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(cnn) ted haggard, the former megachurch pastor and former national association of evangelicals chief whose career was undone by a sex and drugs scandal in 2006, will appear in a cable tv special this month 'ted haggard: scandalous' will explore his fall from grace, he said 'it shows the drama and the intrigue' that... | trimesinic lucifee semibouffant | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) the united nations moved wednesday to calm tensions along the blue line separating lebanon and israel, a day after violence erupted in an extraordinary meeting, the commander of the united nations interim force in lebanon, major general alberto asarta cuevas, led talks between top representatives of ... | unifil israelis lebanese un israel israeli | new: unifil chairs talks between israelis, lebanese . un probe says israel was on its side of the border in deadly clashes . israeli and lebanese troops fired on each other tuesday . differing narratives emerge from israeli, lebanese sides |
belfast, northern ireland (cnn) irish victims of sexual abuse are 'disgusted' by a newly revealed letter in which a vatican official expresses 'serious reservations' about requiring bishops to report suspected abuse by priests to police, they said wednesday abuse survivors will question the cardinal leading a specia... | friday 1997 irish 1996 | victims will grill a cardinal representing the pope on friday, they say . a 1997 letter warns bishops to follow canonical law . victims groups say it is a smoking gun proving a systematic cover up . irish bishops have had mandatory reporting rules since 1996, their spokesman says |
hong kong (cnn) in china, a sex scandal is often more than just a sex scandal because it often involves public money so jilted mistresses have stepped forward as graft busters in china's crackdown on corruption consider the fate of liu tienan the party official lost his job earlier this year after a former mistre... | bioinstrumentation nephrectomised calash | no related information |
(rolling stone) even with just 10 tracks and no session details, this companion to martin scorsese's 2011 documentary deserves a brass band welcome six outtakes come from the presumptuous stages of george harrison's 1970 triumph, 'all things must pass,' including a sweet nashville reading of 'behind that locked do... | harriosn harrison all things must pass bib dylan everyl brothers | the new album is a companion to the 2011 scorsese documentary on harriosn . six of the 10 outtakes from from harrison's 1970 album all things must pass . there are bib dylan and everyl brothers covers |
(cnn) a barge collision near new orleans spilled oil into the mississippi river on friday, prompting authorities to close a five mile stretch of the waterway the st charles parish department of waterworks shut down both of its water intakes located in new sarpy and luling because of the spill, but said the incident ... | less than 10,000 gallons the mississippi river early friday | new: less than 10,000 gallons of crude oil have spilled, officials say . two barges collided on the mississippi river early friday . no one was injured |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) iraq's anbar province once dominated by sunni insurgents but now a bastion of tribal opposition against the militants will soon be run by the iraqi military iraqi soldiers will soon be responsible for running the once militant riven province of anbar the us military said it would transfer s... | iraqi anbar us sunni | iraqi military set to run the once militant riven anbar province . us military transferring responsibility for anbar to iraqi military this week . sunni tribes helped us and iraqi troops turn the tide against militants |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) the trial of an iraqi journalist charged with throwing his shoes at us president george bush has been postponed, iraq's council of ministers and one of the journalist's lawyers said tuesday amman protesters support muntazer al zaidi, the iraqi journalist held for throwing his shoes at president ... | python armadilla hexanitrate | no related information |
(cnn) a day after miriam carey ran a barricade and led police on a high velocity chase through the middle of the nation's capital, authorities were searching for clues to explain the bizarre chain of events that led to her death although carey was shot while driving with her baby, the child was uninjured many questi... | lithochromatic lifters glorioles | no related information |
washington (cnn) when a grenade bounced off his chest and fell to the floor near his fellow troops, petty officer 2nd class michael monsoor acted out of instinct his actions didn't stem from a lack of training his instant reaction was to protect his comrades the navy says he committed a selfless act: jumping on the ... | autostandardization rationalizes swerveless | no related information |
las vegas (cnn) when 150,000 industry execs, entrepreneurs, salespeople, celebrities, publicists, tech reporters and hangers on gather here for the annual consumer electronics show, it's a five day carnival even by las vegas standards glowing screens flash everywhere long lines greet attendees in conference rooms... | the consumer electronics show this week las vegas ces | the consumer electronics show is underway this week in las vegas . the massive trade show attracts some 150,000 attendees . ces is a showcase for tech companies and startups alike to unveil new gadgets |
havana, cuba (cnn) the united states and cuba should show some flexibility and take steps to improve relations, new mexico gov bill richardson said friday during a weeklong trade mission to the island nation new mexico gov bill richardson calls for 'concrete steps' to improve ties between the united states and cuba... | new mexico bill richardson us cuba richardson cuban cuban americans | new mexico gov bill richardson cites 'good atmosphere' between us, cuba . trade embargo has been source of contention between both countries . richardson offers to broker talks between cuban government, cuban americans |
(cnn) a nasa review released wednesday found no evidence that astronauts flew aircraft or spacecraft while under the influence of alcohol nasa found no evidence to back up claims that intoxicated astronauts have been allowed to fly the agency carried out the review after anecdotal evidence emerged of astronauts flyi... | viscontial recliners qurush | no related information |
(cnn) spanish police announced friday the arrest of one of the most sought after narcotraffickers in the world, edgar guillermo vallejo guarin, also known as 'beto the gypsy' edgar guillermo vallejo guarin on his wanted posters vallejo guarin was arrested outside a luxury hotel in central madrid with the collaborati... | iliofemoral bicepses nullum | no related information |
(cnn) bill gates is putting out a call to inventors, but he's not looking for software, or the latest high tech gadget this time he's in search of a better condom on its grand challenges website, the bill and melinda gates foundation is offering a $100,000 startup grant to the person who designs 'the next generation... | bill melinda gates foundation 100,000 africa us | bill and melinda gates foundation issues $100,000 challenge . condoms widely available; goal is to create one that people will actually want to use . aids continues to grow in africa and in us minority communities . new design would not need extensive clinical testing, foundation says |
tokyo, japan (cnn) four japanese nationals have been arrested in china, and are being investigated for entering a military zone without authorization and videotaping military targets, chinese state media said the arrests come amid the two nations' diplomatic battle over japan's detainment of a chinese fishing captai... | chinese beijing tokyo | one of the four sent their company a text message that said, 'help me'. the four are being investigated for entering a military zone without authorization . they also may have videotaped military targets, chinese state media says . beijing has made escalating diplomatic threats against tokyo over a separate arrest |
(cnn) the oil disaster in the gulf of mexico was the most searched term on yahoo in 2010, the search engine said wednesday 'people turned to the web to watch the live feed of the oil leak, search for answers to the spill's impact, and get details,' yahoo said in announcing its annual look back at the top trends of t... | the world cup every four years | the search engine compiles its list from user search terms . celebrities dominate the top 10 . the world cup is held every four years |
washington (cnn) a us commander in iraq said he believes it's not possible to withdraw troops from his region south and east of baghdad by year's end as an influential senator called for a day earlier maj gen rick lynch said his forces would lose the edge they have gained if troops were withdrawn army maj gen rick ... | gop john warner bush iraq democratic warner | gop sen john warner asks president bush to announce iraq withdrawal plan . democratic leadership aide presses for warner to vote for pullback |
washington (cnn) about 100 people, including students majoring in homeland security and criminal justice, were arrested tuesday in an undercover drug sting at san diego state university, officials said officials say the evidence seized includes 50 pounds of marijuana, four pounds of cocaine and 350 ecstasy pills amo... | san diego state university dea | new: officials: about 100 arrested at san diego state university . officials: 75 student arrested; one dealing coke and working for campus police . dea helped campus police conduct a yearlong undercover operation . text message sent to customers advertised cocaine at 'discounted prices' |
(cnn) which came first, the troubles or the fame? after the suicide of a former contestant on gordon ramsay's 'kitchen nightmares,' the spotlight shined bright on the issues of reality tv stars new jersey restaurant owner joseph cerniglia plunged into new york's hudson river in september 2010, and the new york city ... | olivaster misrehearsed agnomen | no related information |
(cnn) the indian city of mumbai exploded into chaos early thursday morning as gunmen launched a series of attacks across the country's commercial capital, killing scores of people and taking hostages in two luxury hotels frequented by westerners deepak chopra says extremists could be reacting to barack obama's gestu... | deepak chopra barack obama muslims chopra | 'this is a global problem,' author deepak chopra says . barack obama must use chance to get muslims' help, he says . officials must not go after the wrong people, chopra says |
moore, oklahoma (cnn) oklahomans will 'rise again' and will have the nation behind them as they struggle to bounce back from tornadoes that tore through the state last week, officials said sunday, a day of quiet reflection and prayer 'as fellow americans, we're going to be there as shelter from the storm for the peo... | jesus loves me sunday | children sing 'jesus loves me' during a memorial service sunday night . 'it's going to take a long time for this community to rebuild,' the president says . 'when we say that we've got your back, i promise you that we keep our word,' he says . funerals continue to be held for some of the 24 killed |
(cnn) a nationwide sweep by federal agents targeting the violent ms 13 street gang has resulted in hundreds of arrests, including 263 gang members, the us immigration and customs enforcement agency announced friday those arrested in the july and early august sweep include suspects wanted on murder, assault, sexual a... | ms 13 fbi | new: federal agents also seize drugs, firearms and cash . gang sweep nabs 158 members and associates of notorious ms 13 gang, among others . immigration agents made the arrests in july and early august . the fbi calls ms 13 an 'exceedingly violent' gang |
(cnn) over the past few weeks almost a third of all americans headed back to classrooms from early learning centers to universities, as students and as teachers accompanied by the usual seasonal mix of joys and jitters or perhaps not lately it seems we've been inundated with bad news: the nation's report card ... | leah cohen cohen | this year's high school grads will have been entirely taught under no child left behind . leah cohen: there's too much emphasis on memorizing the right answer rather than encouraging inquiry . she says people are deathly afraid of admitting that they don't know something . cohen: our fear of ignorance keeps us from lea... |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) lynne lucas is taking herself off the meat market monique brown is sick of having to look cute all the time and scott hayes is searching for his inner child imari havard, co founder of playdate, dances with some participants on the dance floor it's saturday night at playdate in atlanta, georgi... | tetrarchies squashing justine | no related information |
washington (cnn) the us supreme court on monday declined to hear an appeal from a female death row inmate who said fetal alcohol syndrome should have been considered by the state court that reviewed her sentence the us supreme court has closely monitored louisiana's capital punishment system in recent years the just... | avadavat geotonus artifactitious | no related information |
(cnn) tiger woods battled to three under 69 on the north course at torrey pines as he made a solid start to his 2011 pga tour campaign woods, who has slipped to number three in the world rankings behind european pair lee westwood and martin kaymer, carded three birdies without a bogey to leave himself well placed i... | tiger woods first the farmers insurance open torrey pines this year 2010 korean sunghoon kang john daly | tiger woods shoots a solid 69 in his first round at the farmers insurance open at torrey pines . the former world no 1 is playing his first event of this year after winless 2010 . he is five shots off the leading pace set by korean rookie sunghoon kang . john daly in contention after a five under 67 on south course |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli officials are seeking a meeting with turkey's ambassador to protest a show on turkish television that reportedly depicts israeli soldiers murdering palestinian children israeli foreign minister avigdor lieberman says the turkish tv show 'is being done with state sponsorship' turkey has been ... | turkish israeli palestinians turkey israel | turkish tv show reportedly shows israeli soliders killing young palestinians . israeli official says show 'constitutes the most serious level of incitement'. israeli officials seek a meeting with turkey's ambassador to protest show . ties between nations strained after turkey excludes israel from military exercises |
(cnn) world number two phil mickelson has indefinitely suspended his pga tour schedule after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer phil and amy mickelson have been married for 13 years and have three children three time major winner mickelson was due to play at the byron nelson championship starting on thursday ... | phil mickelson pga tour mickelson amy | world number two phil mickelson has suspended his pga tour schedule . mickelson has withdrawn to be alongside his wife amy who has breast cancer . the pair have been married for 13 years and have two daughters and one son |
london, england (cnn) rory mcilroy may be tipped for great things but according to the 'cnn living golf' producer, chris eldergill, his home course is on the road to success as well the cnn crew with rory mcilroy at the lough erne golf resort, northern ireland in these troubled times, you're hard pushed to find a go... | rory mcilroy lough erne golf resort belfast the faldo course nick faldo padraig harrington | teenager rory mcilroy is resident pro at lough erne golf resort near belfast . the resort plans to open its new championship course this summer . 'the faldo course' was created by six time major champion nick faldo . rory mcilroy will take on padraig harrington in its inaugural event on july 22 |
(cnn) security forces rescued a us citizen from the taliban on sunday during an operation in eastern afghanistan, officials said dr dilip joseph was kidnapped wednesday by insurgents in kabul province, the nato led international assistance security force said in statement he was believed to be in imminent danger of ... | physophorous resented plethora | no related information |
(cnn) nigerian born entrepreneur kase lawal is the epitome of the american dream arriving to the us a young, idealistic student, lawal has carved a name for himself in one of the most competitive industries in the world: oil now head of a multi billion dollar empire, his houston based company, camac, is one of the l... | samson obscura precede | no related information |
london (cnn) it is a guilty pleasure of anyone supposed to be working, and a time waster that has kept millions of us up far too late at night viral videos from pop videos to advertising, parodies to accidental hits have been entertaining, and occasionally informing, us like never before in 2012 here is cnn's ... | maltreats filiform tactics | no related information |
(cnn) the world's best female golfer, lorena ochoa of mexico, has exclusively revealed to cnn that a meeting with tiger woods in her youth inspired her to become the player she is today tiger woods and lorena ochoa pose at the golf writer's association of america awards in 2007 the pair first met at tory pines when ... | allegiances monteith accable | no related information |
(cnn) she's been compared to the dalai lama, the chinese tibetan buddhist leader, but the name rebiya kadeer doesn't ring a bell to many people outside of china rebiya kadeer has been dubbed 'the mother of all uyghurs' nevertheless, the world famous man and the relatively obscure woman share similarities that chime ... | rebiya kadeer uyghur muslims china chinese kadeer uyghur | rebiya kadeer emerges as leader of minority uyghur muslims in china . chinese government reviles kadeer, blames her for stoking unrest . kadeer mirrors the non violent sentiment espoused by the dalai lama . this is a 'very dark time for the uyghur people,' kadeer says |
new york (cnn) olympic gold medalist michael phelps has acknowledged he engaged in 'regrettable' behavior and 'demonstrated bad judgment,' after a british newspaper published a photograph of the swimmer smoking from a bong sports attorney ryan smith thinks michael phelps should speak to public about his opposition t... | bskt sirree traipsed | no related information |
(cnn) customs officials in australia have cried fowl after searching a airline traveler and allegedly finding two live pigeons stuffed in his tights customs officials in australia allege that a man tried to smuggle pigeons hidden in his tights the 23 year old man was stopped at melbourne international airport sun... | customs dubai 70,000 | customs officers stopped 23 year old man as he returned from dubai . photographs show live birds were rolled in newspaper and polythene . maximum penalty for wildlife smuggling is 10 years jail and/or $70,000 fine |
(cnn) questions continued to swirl thursday over the president's decision to withdraw a pardon for a new york developer involved in a long island mortgage fraud scheme president bush withdrew the pardon of isaac toussie after a firestorm of criticism isaac toussie, 36, was convicted in 2001 of mail fraud and of maki... | isaac toussie new york white house toussie gop | isaac toussie was involved in mortgage scheme in new york . answers wanted about how thorough of an investigation there was before his pardon . questions remain about whether pardon was due in part to political connections . white house learned toussie's father made contributions to top gop politicians |
berlin, germany (cnn) german investigators thursday acknowledged 'credible information' indicating that one of the world's most wanted nazi war criminals died almost 20 years ago in egypt the former the hotel in cairo where heim spent his final days the announcement from the baden wuerttemberg state criminal investi... | german nazi egypt aribert heim death zdf cairo tarek farid hussein | german broadcaster reports nazi hiding in egypt died in 1992 . aribert heim known to inmates as 'dr death' performed experiments on prisoners . zdf reports he lived lived in cairo as tarek farid hussein; died of cancer . nazi hunter groups says it expects to see documentary evidence thursday |
washington (cnn) president barack obama claimed the second major legislative victory of his young administration wednesday, signing a bill to provide federally funded health care to an estimated 4 million children president obama says the schip bill is a downpayment on his 'commitment to cover every single american'... | obama state children's health insurance program house schip senate last week | new: president obama signs state children's health insurance program into law . house approves the bill in vote that falls largely along party lines . schip passed the senate last week . schip makes additional 4 million kids eligible for federally funded health insurance |
moscow (cnn) pilot error, slight intoxication of the navigator, and a failure of the crew to interact properly caused a plane crash that killed 47 people in june of this year, russia's interstate aviation committee (iac) said monday the crew should have circled to make a fresh attempt at landing in poor weather cond... | nonvibratile pangens cruces | no related information |
(cnn) a new york businessman says tampa, florida, socialite jill kelley asked him for an $80 million commission if she used her influence to win a south korean business contract kelley, who triggered an fbi investigation that led to the resignation of cia director david petraeus, claimed she was a high level represe... | kelley white house between september and november petraeus south korean jill kelley special operations command | kelley visited the white house three times between september and november . businessman: woman who triggered petraeus probe offered to influence south korean deal . he says jill kelley claimed to be a high level south korean government representative . kelley went skydiving with a special operations command team, milit... |
washington (cnn) the us military's 'don't ask don't tell' policy could be overturned in the first year of president elect barack obama's administration, according to the lead sponsor of a bill that would repeal the law a bill that would repeal the us military's 'don't ask don't tell' policy has 149 co sponsors in th... | anaphroditous sweepback uneroded | no related information |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) a vicious turf war between drug cartels and mexican authorities that has left as many as 4,300 dead so far this year may have caused a breach in the internal security systems of interpol, the international police organization a member of the federal investigative agency participates in an n... | interpol mexico ricardo gutierrez vargas operation cleanup gutierrez vargas | new: interpol sending team to mexico to check if sensitive info compromised . ricardo gutierrez vargas detained under mexico's 'operation cleanup'. gutierrez vargas is head of interpol operation in mexico . previous 'cleanup' arrests have involved charges of selling info to drug cartels |
(cnet) three state attorneys general were scheduled to meet with craigslist representatives to begin negotiations toward eliminating advertisements from the site for prostitution and other suspected illegal sexual activities philip h markoff is suspected of killing a 25 year old masseuse he met through craigslist at... | craigslist tuesday philip markoff | craigslist has been under fire over its listings for suspected illegal sexual activities . three state attorneys general plan to meet with craigslist representatives tuesday . two sides are expected to discuss eliminating ads for prostitution from the site . philip markoff is suspected of killing a masseuse he met thro... |
(cnn) venezuelan president nicolas maduro is unapologetic about his government's response to opposition protesters during weeks of unrest in the south american country think about what the us government would do if a political group laid out a road map for overthrowing president barack obama, maduro said thursday in... | washings presentment overrigidness | no related information |
(cnn) ifa, one of europe's largest consumer electronics exhibitions kicked off this week in berlin with manufacturing giants such as samsung, sony and lg all rumored to be launching new products at the show, cnn asked stephen graves, online editor at stuff magazine, to select five of his favorite gadgets from the ex... | filoplumaceous pnxt staddling | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) seven months in the los angeles county jail have taken a physical toll on conrad murray, the doctor convicted in michael jackson's death, his lawyer told cnn monday 'he looked horrible,' attorney valerie wass said, describing a visit last week with murray 'i've never seen him like that i'm shocked'... | conrad murray murray seven months 16 months next monday third michael jackson's | 'i may not make it out of here alive,' conrad murray tells his lawyer . murray complains he's getting sick in his moldy, fly infested, 5 by 7 foot cell . after serving seven months, murray has 16 months to go in jail . next monday is the third anniversary of michael jackson's death |
(cnn) carefully maneuvering around a jumble of slippery rocks, josephat torner slowly steps inside a cluster of dark caves in northeast tanzania ahead of him, leading the trail with an air of assurance, walks a local witchdoctor aided by a couple of artificial lights, the two figures venture deeper into the darkness... | tanzania josephat torner in the shadow of the sun | in recent years, there's been an increase in the deaths of albinos in tanzania . at the heart of the problem, are rumors that albinos' body parts can bring wealth and good luck . josephat torner has been spreading awareness about albinism in tanzania . his efforts have been captured in the documentary 'in the shadow of... |
(cnn) it's almost that time: the once a decade moment when the us bureau of the census tries to determine the population counting more than 300 million residents is a complex and costly operation (an estimated $14 billion), but the results yield the basis for how we apportion congress, distribute more than $400 bill... | 2010 audrey singer latino us singer | as the 2010 census gets underway, the counting process will be especially difficult . audrey singer says recession has led to people doubling up in living quarters . she says latino leaders are split over how to deal with the census . the census aims to count everyone, whether they're legally entitled to be in us, sing... |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) militants carried out a deadly attack on a government building in eastern afghanistan and fired rockets near kabul's main airport monday as the taliban began their annual spring offensive an armed group stormed the provincial justice department in the city of jalalabad on monday morning, cla... | jalalabad kabul taliban year spring afghan | new: attackers kill seven in jalalabad fighting . militants clashed with security forces after storming a government building in the city . rockets land near military buildings in the area around kabul's international airport . the taliban say this year's spring offensive will target foreigners, afghan authorities |
(cnn) sri lanka's president declared wednesday that the country's tamil insurgents are on the verge of total defeat, saying their demise has helped unite the island nation on the 61st anniversary of its independence sri lankan president mahinda rajapaksa 'we are today a nation that has defeated a powerful enemy tha... | callum indignity pauperized | no related information |
washington (cnn) now that un ambassador susan rice has withdrawn her name from consideration for secretary of state, her supporters are criticizing those who brought her down as well as president barack obama, a long time friend, who they say left her twisting in the wind 'i'm not just disappointed that president ob... | mesochilium grandad stonepecker | no related information |
(cnn) the latest constitutional amendment being floated by some senate republicans to deny citizenship to children born in the united states to unauthorized immigrants is not new calls for modification of the 14th amendment's birthright citizenship guarantee have appeared during other moments of immigration re... | us cristina rodriguez constitution | 14th amendment guarantees us citizenship to anyone born on us soil . cristina rodriguez says that's been crucial for cohesive, casteless us society . she argues modifying constitution would not reverse tide of illegal immigration |
(hong kong) (cnn) the day after the biggest murder trial in recent chinese history, the country's state media ran stories about the defendant, gu kailai, the high powered wife of deposed chinese politician bo xilai, but kept headlines off the front page the court is still deliberating the case against gu she and a f... | chinese gu kailai gu | chinese media published the same story about gu kailai . discussions about murder trial have been banned on chinese social media . gu's murder trial on thursday lasted 7 hours |
(cnn) airlines canceled thousands of flights for a second day and began to regroup as a historic winter storm pushed through the upper midwest and into the northeast on wednesday o'hare international airport was expected to have limited or no flight operations as up to two feet of snow was forecast to fall on the wi... | museum overcold cytidines | no related information |
(cnn) a norwegian shipping firm has ordered its vessels to avoid the waters off the horn of africa and criticized governments for failing to curb a wave of piracy after somalia based hijackers seized their largest prize to date image taken by the us navy of pirates leaving a captured merchant vessel in the gulf of a... | odfjell africa gulf pirate aden this year | odfjell: ships will take additional time, expense to sail around south of africa . company to sail through gulf of aden only if contractually obliged to . pirate attacks have increased sharply in perilous gulf of aden region this year . multinational naval force has been patrolling the area to provide protection |
bangkok, thailand (cnn) flights into thailand have been thrown into chaos wednesday after explosions at two bangkok airports wounded four people and triggered the closure of its main international gateway a major hub in the region for travelers, authorities said passengers face a long wait inside suvarnabhumi air... | suvarnabhumi airport don muang international airport people's alliance for democracy may | new: authorities cancel all flights at suvarnabhumi airport after blast; one wounded . three people wounded at blast at don muang international airport . pro and anti government protesters exchange gunfire . people's alliance for democracy has been leading protests since may |
(cnn) so what really goes on at the world's busiest airport? since midnight tuesday, a team of more than 30 journalists from cnn has descended on hartsfield jackson atlanta international airport the world's busiest by volume of passengers to find out cnn is looking at the areas we never see when we travel b... | ultraexcessive obcordiform nontenableness | no related information |
london, england (cnn) days after thick snow brought london to a standstill, the traditional drizzle has returned and it is business as usual in the bustling british capital the snowmen who populated london during the heaviest snowfall in 18 years are looking worse for wear the pavement might be slippery with ice but... | bradynosus quadrangled ungirdle | no related information |
(cnn) yahoo! announced monday that the search is on for the internet giant's next ceo jerry yang, yahoo! co founder, speaks at an electronics show in las vegas in january the new ceo will replace yahoo! co founder, jerry yang, who assumed the position in june 2007 and has since come under fire for failing to turn ar... | jerry yang yahoo yang microsoft | jerry yang plans to resume his former role as 'chief yahoo'. the yahoo! co founder will still have a seat on the board . yang criticized for not reaching deal to sell yahoo! to microsoft . yang took over as ceo in june 2007 |
london, england (cnn) the worst snowstorm to hit britain in 18 years forced the cancellation of more than 650 flights at london's heathrow airport monday and shut down the city's bus network, partially paralyzing the british capital a group of men push a giant snowball across kensington gardens, west london monday h... | uk $17 billion england 18 years heathrow gatwick monday, tuesday | uk business spokesman: disruptions would likely cost $17 billion . meteorologists said snow is worst in southeastern england in 18 years . major international airports including heathrow, gatwick badly affected . uk weather service issues severe weather warnings for monday, tuesday |
(cnn) a fire on the back porch of a home in coatesville, pennsylvania, was the town's 18th arson fire of the year, authorities determined wednesday morning the latest in a string of arson fires was quickly extinguished on a back porch of this coatesville house john hageman from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firear... | coatesville pennsylvania fire | back porch fire is ruled an arson in coatesville, pennsylvania . the town, population 11,000, has had 18 arsons so far this year . at least 30 fires were deliberately set in the town in 2008 and 2009 . fire swept through 15 coatesville homes the weekend of january 24 25 |
(cnn) as anti american furor raged in the home of the arab spring, the top us diplomat on friday sternly warned countries where the unrest has been most pronounced: stop the violence and seek justice against those attacking diplomatic missions, or else the united states will from morocco to malaysia, thousands of mu... | interdependent khakis cricketed | no related information |
mexico city (cnn) mexican president felipe calderon outlined a series of economic recovery measures wednesday, including freezing gasoline prices for the rest of the year and lowering natural gas prices by 10 percent mexican president felipe calderon announces his economic recovery proposals on wednesday calderon al... | mexico year billions of pesos mexicans | mexico leader says gasoline prices will be frozen for rest of year . also planned is ambitious program to rebuild nation's infrastructure . billions of pesos will be spent to help mexicans weather financial storm . plan also calls for steps to aid small and medium size companies |
(cnn) fannie mae and freddie mac were created to help individuals realize the american dream of home ownership, but they now find their survival at risk in the us mortgage crisis steps to shore up fanniemae and freddie mac could eventually stabilize home prices friday's closure of california based indymac bank by fe... | fannie mae freddie mac us | fannie mae, freddie mac own or guarantee almost half of us home loans . government announces steps to shore up mortgage giants if necessary . steps could stabilize home prices |
bangkok, thailand (cnn) oscar winning actress angelina jolie has asked thailand to permit greater freedom for thousands of refugees stuck in camps after fleeing neighboring myanmar, according to a un statement released friday angellina jolie and brad pitt visited refugees in northern thailand on wednesday jolie and ... | angelina jolie thai myanmar jolie un | angelina jolie calls on thai leaders to grant more freedom to refugees . thousands of refugees are stuck in camps after fleeing myanmar . jolie is currently goodwill ambassador for un high commissioner for refugees |
cnn years ago, a frustrated boy with a violent temper attacked his own mother with a hammer (his older brother restrained him) he stabbed a schoolmate over a dispute about which radio station to listen to; the knife blade luckily hit a belt buckle carson wants to continue educational efforts and find ways to reform ... | johns hopkins carson baltimore maryland | doctor overcame troubled youth to head pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins . carson won medal of freedom and shares his biography to motivate others . surgeon's biography inspired baltimore, maryland, teen that anything is possible |
(cnn) long before chen guangcheng became internationally known as a human rights crusader, villagers near his home knew him as the man to go to when they had trouble with local authorities despite having little formal legal education, chen began advocating on behalf of villagers in 1996 at the age of 25, according t... | ruckling crassities paaraphimosis | no related information |
(cnn) a louisiana appeals court ruled it was too early to consider a motion to release a black teenager who allegedly took part in beating up a white classmate in jena, louisiana, last year mychal bell, 17, is accused with five others of severely beating justin barker in a school fight the tuesday ruling is the lat... | tandour linguodistal kidlet | no related information |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) bp, which is responsible for the greatest oil spill in american history, has made the right call in deciding to suspend dividend payments this year dividends are not legally required; they are optional if bp does not pay a dividend, a shareholder cannot go into court and sue bp dividends are t... | bp dorothy brown | bp decided to suspend dividends for rest of year as it creates escrow fund for liability . dorothy brown says it's impossible to say how much liability bp will have for oil leak . she says bulk of dividends go to people who have high income . investors in oil company that drills offshore assume risk, she says |
(cnn) alvaro quiros triumphed at the qatar masters on sunday when the spaniard finished three shots clear of former champion henrik stenson and louis oosthuizen spaniard quiros clinched his third european tour title and now looks set for a first appearance at the masters the 26 year old survived a late scare to card... | spaniard alvaro quiros the qatar masters henrik stenson louis oosthuizen quiros masters | spaniard alvaro quiros triumphed by three strokes at the qatar masters . former champion henrik stenson and louis oosthuizen shared second . quiros is in line for his masters debut after climbing into the world top 30 |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) a high level kenyan delegation has agreed with the international criminal court to set up a tribunal by july 2010 to prosecute those who instigated last year's devastating post election violence residents of a nairobi slum shout during clashes between two rival groups in january 2008 failing tha... | kenya tribunal | violence after december 2007 elections nearly tore kenya apart . nearly 1,500 people were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced . tribunal was part of deal to end ethnic violence |
(cnn) us president obama and russian president dmitry medvedev announced wednesday that their countries will soon begin negotiations on reducing their nuclear arsenals, according to a joint statement from the two leaders russian president dmitry medvedev and president obama talk wednesday in london ahead of the g 20... | russia joint us russian moscow white house obama china | nuclear talks announcement with russia comes ahead of g 20 summit . joint statement: 'new agreement will mutually enhance security of the parties'. presidential meeting also aimed to set up us russian summit in moscow . white house: obama will visit china and 'resume the human rights dialogue' |
washington (cnn) private military contractor blackwater usa 'delayed and impeded' a congressional probe into the 2004 killings of four of its employees in falluja, iraq, the house oversight committee said thursday in a report family members of the slain blackwater employees listen during a congressional hearing ear... | house 2004 falluja company blackwater | house probe: blackwater tried to delay, impede investigation into 2004 killings . four blackwater employees ambushed, killed in falluja in 2004 incident . company said unclassified documents were classified, report says . blackwater calls report 'a one sided version of this tragic incident' |
new delhi, india (cnn) an indian court in the western state of gujarat has convicted 31 of the 94 people charged with conspiracy and murder for setting fire to a passenger train in 2002 which triggered widespread religious violence, resulting in the death of more than 1,000 people sixty three of the accused, includi... | democracy turnabouts escapists | no related information |
(cnn) actress ashley judd says a wolf management program backed by alaska gov sarah palin is 'incredibly savage it's not right, it's not appropriate, it makes no sense on any level' ashley judd is criticizing the aerial hunting of wolves, a program supported by alaska gov sarah palin appearing on cnn's 'larry king ... | bandsmen hominal effigiating | no related information |
pyongyang, north korea (cnn) the crowd cheers as the stars make their way to the ring for first pro wrestling bout north korea has seen in almost 20 years back then, we're told the spectators thought the action was real now, they're more savvy, and appreciative, clapping loudly as the former american stars execute t... | nutwoods sunburn blastoporphyritic | no related information |
(cnn) world champion valentino rossi pipped fiat yamaha team mate jorge lorenzo on the finish line in a thrilling finale to the catalunya motogp rossi shows his delight after clinching a thrilling victory over jorge lorenzo in barcelona on sunday with lorenzo starting on pole, the two riders dominated the race throu... | semibiographically boneheads shiel | no related information |
(cnn) the southeast is among the areas of the united states with the highest concentration of cases of hiv and aids, according to a new online tool called the national hiv/aids atlas in this map of aids prevalence rates in the southeast, red represents the highest (0593 percent or greater) aids experts in the region... | us african americans atlas | hiv epidemic is not uniformly distributed throughout the us. disproportionate number of african americans have hiv/aids . atlas is based on data from public health departments from 2006 |
(cnn) globalization washes like a flood over the world's cultures and economies floods can be destructive; however, they can also bring blessings, as the annual floods of the nile did for ancient egypt the world's great universities can be crucial instruments in shaping, in a positive way, humankind's reaction to g... | sourweed parole cattily | no related information |
johannesburg, south africa (cnn) south africans voted wednesday in elections that the ruling african national congress is expected to win in a landslide a woman votes in a church in soweto during wednesday's elections but the anc, led by jacob zuma, could see its two thirds parliamentary majority reduced by the cou... | south africans african national congress anc controversial jacob zuma | south africans vote in election african national congress expected to win . opposition parties hoping to slash anc's parliamentary majority . poverty, rising crime among top issues south africans face . controversial jacob zuma expected to become president |
(cnn) aiman youssef can't catch a break with the weather first, superstorm sandy leveled his home and devastated most of his neighborhood in the new york city borough of staten island now, an arctic blast that forecasters warn can have deadly consequences is gripping the region a gas powered heater and a tent was th... | the national weather service four inches the ohio valley mid atlantic freezing rain georgia tennessee carolinas | the national weather service warns the bitter cold is expected to continue . forecasters predicted up to four inches of snow in the ohio valley and mid atlantic . freezing rain is forecast for northern georgia and portions of tennessee and the carolinas |
washington (cnn) as absentee ballots pour in from us troops overseas, officials are voicing concerns that many of those votes won't be counted an absentee ballot from arlington county in virginia shows the names of the general election candidates 'it's dismal,' said rosemary rodriguez, who works for the us elections... | states election season 30 percent 2004 2000 florida | states' rules for absentee ballots vary; rules can change during election season . 30 percent of overseas military ballots returned, counted in 2004, official estimates . mail from war zones sometimes does not get to county registrars in time . military ballots were a focus in the 2000 recount in florida |
(cnn) saturday saw protests across the united states, held to express solidarity with the anti government demonstrations currently roiling egypt whether on the east coast or the west coast, crowds carried banners, flags and signs as they chanted, hoping their support could be felt thousands of miles away in cairo, a... | un new york mubarak | new: solidarity demonstrations are held in cities large and small . new: many ethnic groups and ages are represented among the demonstrators . hundreds attend a protest outside the un in new york, chanting 'mubarak must go' |
(cnn) architecture buffs savor chicago's buildings, but you don't have to be a connoisseur to appreciate the city's masonry and steel marvels some of america's most influential architects worked in the windy city the chicago architecture foundation conducts more than 70 different kinds of tours and expects to lead m... | the chicago architecture foundation america windy city chicago the 1880s | the chicago architecture foundation conducts more than 70 different tours . some of america's most influential architects worked in the windy city . chicago's reputation for world class architecture took root in the 1880s |
washington (cnn) lt gen martin dempsey, the acting commander of us central command, spent wednesday in beirut, lebanon, to discuss the security crisis with officials there and assure them that us military aid will continue, a us military official said the lebanese army has been out in force in beirut following battl... | us central command lebanon last week us lebanese 1991 | acting commander of us central command in lebanon to discuss security crisis . at least 62 died last week after battles between govt forces, anti govt militants . discussions centered on continued us military assistance to lebanese army . the violence is the worst to hit lebanon since the end of its civil war in 1991 |
(cnn) the board of jamaica's anti doping commission (jadco) resigned after several of the caribbean nation's sprinters were caught cheating earlier this year and a former head of the body highlighted a lack of testing jamaica's minister responsible for sport, natalie neita headley, announced the news while also sayi... | remarkers numerate predeclare | no related information |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) a recently retired mexican army general whose bullet riddled body was found tuesday near cancun had taken over as the area's top antidrug official less than 24 hours earlier, officials said a soldier guards the forensics office where the body of a slain former general was taken in cancun, ... | unfinishable unindividualize tectospondylous | no related information |
editor's note: brian levin is director of the center for the study of hate & extremism and an associate professor at california state university, san bernardino he is the editor of the recently published book: 'hate crimes: understanding and defining hate crime' (praeger, 2009) and was a 2004 summer seminar scholar at ... | magnetron harasses conned | no related information |
washington (cnn) pledging to take 'the air out of golden parachutes,' president obama announced wednesday that executives of companies receiving federal bailout money will have their pay capped at $500,000 under a revised financial compensation plan $500,000 will be the limit on executive salaries at companies recei... | 500,000 obama over $500,000 citigroup | new: pay for executives at companies that take bailout money capped at $500,000 . new: obama pledges further rules on compensation . compensation over $500,000 will have to be in stocks with sales limit . the plan will affect companies getting 'exceptional assistance,' like citigroup |
beijing (cnn) if the latest us intelligence reports are true then north korea is planning to test fire not one but multiple missiles, the latest provocative act by its unpredictable young leader while the region has become used to the posturing from pyongyang, the recent wave of rhetoric has been unusually sustained... | north korea china kim jong un xi jinping kim | new intelligence reports suggest north korea planning multiple missile launch . traditional ally china increasingly irritated by regime under kim jong un . president xi jinping: no country should be allowed to throw region into chaos . analysts believe kim is under pressure to justify his position at home |
(healthcom) stepped up colon cancer screening has helped slash death rates from the disease across the us in recent years, but not all regions of the country have benefited equally according to a new study from the american cancer society, the drop in death rates has been considerably faster in the northeast than in... | the deep south appalachia southerners | within a decade, highest rates could be found in the deep south and appalachia . southerners more likely to be obese and to smoke both known risk factors . colonoscopies can be prohibitively expensive if not covered by insurance |
(cnn) the country music association awards show is billed as 'country music's biggest night' and it certainly was for married stars blake shelton and miranda lambert, who cemented their status as nashville's golden couple by winning male and female vocalist of the year for the fourth year in a row shelton also pi... | blake shelton miranda lambert george strait taylor swift brad paisley carrie underwood obamacare | blake shelton and wife miranda lambert are named male and female vocalist of the year . george strait wins entertainer of the year . taylor swift receives the pinnacle award . co hosts brad paisley and carrie underwood mock obamacare in skit |
(cnn) former egyptian president hosni mubarak's health is deteriorating as he struggles with complications from stomach cancer, his lawyer said monday 'he has cancer in the stomach, and it's getting worse,' said farid el deeb, the lawyer for mubarak and his family the news on mubarak's condition comes five weeks ahe... | mubarak german farid el deeb hosni mubarak june 2010 august 3 | new: mubarak's lawyer has requested a german doctor be allowed to visit him . lawyer farid el deeb says hosni mubarak had major surgery in june 2010 . his trial on charges he ordered protesters shot is set to start august 3 . doctors say he has a host of problems, but an expert says the trial should go on |
(cnn) last week the un's senior official for extrajudicial executions, philip alston, argued in a critical report and remarks delivered in geneva, switzerland, that the united states should explain the legal rationale for the cia's campaign of drone strikes in northwest pakistan, which he characterized as 'a vaguely... | uncorruptive neighed dyehouse | no related information |
cankiri, turkey (cnn) in the searing heat of an anatolian afternoon, work continues busily on the vast building site that fills an entire block of cankiri's otherwise quiet town center polls suggest the erdogan's akp is heading for another victory a massive western style shopping complex is rising from the ground n... | reinfect joiningly faithworthiness | no related information |
(cnn) the mother of a 25 year old woman killed in a boston hotel more than a week ago said friday that she will remain haunted by her daughter's death for the rest of her life the mother of julissa brisman says she remains haunted by her daughter's death 'our family has been devastated by the loss of our beautiful d... | julissa brisman philip markoff brisman markoff | mother of craigslist victim julissa brisman says family 'devastated' by loss . philip markoff, 23, charged in brisman's death . police say markoff met brisman on popular online classifieds web site . markoff's family, fiance maintains his innocence of charges |
(cnn) the legacy of us sen edward kennedy, who died on tuesday, spreads far and wide, and across the ocean to now independent bangladesh there, he is still revered for calling attention to what many deemed an unfolding genocide massachusetts sen ted kennedy, known as the 'lion of the senate,' died tuesday at 77 it m... | kennedy bangladesh us pakistan india bangladeshis pakistani beatle george harrison | kennedy spoke out about bangladesh when us policy was supporting pakistan . kennedy visited east india, then wrote report on displaced bangladeshis . in report, he accused pakistani army of 'systematic campaign of terror'. beatle george harrison also highlighted refugees' plight with benefit concert |
johannesburg, south africa (cnn) prosecutors dropped corruption charges monday against south africa's ruling party president jacob zuma, who is expected to win the presidential race later this month jacob zuma is expected to win the country's upcoming presidential election the leader of the african national congress... | jacob zuma anc south africa zuma | jacob zuma is president of the anc, the most powerful party in south africa . he is widely predicted to win the presidential vote, expected to take place in april . zuma has denied claims of accepting bribes, money laundering, among others . opposition parties accuse prosecutors of buckling under pressure |
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