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cairo (cnn) former egyptian president hosni mubarak was admitted to a hospital tuesday after complaining to his doctor that he felt unwell, according to a spokesman for the egyptian military a military source said mubarak's condition was stable, not critical, and that his wife and elder son were with him egyptian st... | rectilinearness komitadji caduac | no related information |
(cnn) if you missed sunday night's 65th primetime emmy awards, don't worry we can bring you up to speed here are five things that will help you contribute to the morning buzz about television's biggest night: 1) get ready to hear a lot about merritt wever you're forgiven if you said, 'who?' when the 'nurse jacki... | chondrin uiguric tightest | no related information |
(cnn) the arrest of a connecticut town's finance director who is accused of embezzling $23 million while financially supporting his mistress in florida has left the small community in financial crisis henry l centrella jr, 59, was arrested in august on five counts of first degree larceny after several months o... | henry l centrella jr more than $2 million winchester connecticut | henry l centrella jr, 59, was arrested in august on five counts of first degree larceny . investigation has found that more than $2 million has been misappropriated . winchester, connecticut, has been left scrambling for a way to pay its bills |
(cnn) rita moreno is one of the rare performers to have won an oscar, emmy, tony and grammy award but it took her nearly a lifetime to feel comfortable playing herself the 81 year old puerto rican legend, who will be awarded a screen actors guild life achievement award in january, credits her ability to adapt quickl... | rita moreno's spanish rosita dolores alverio puerto rico new york moreno | actress rita moreno's new memoir is out in spanish . she was born rosita dolores alverio in puerto rico, raised in new york . moreno: 'i spent a good part of my life looking for an identity that was safe' |
buenos aires (cnn) argentine president cristina fernandez de kirchner was released from a buenos aires hospital sunday, days after undergoing surgery there, state media reported doctors operated on fernandez on tuesday to remove a blood clot on the surface of her brain 'the president is in very good spirits and due ... | argentine cristina fernandez de kirchner | spokesman: 'due to her excellent recovery she will be released from the hospital'. argentine president cristina fernandez de kirchner underwent surgery tuesday . last weekend doctors diagnosed her with a subdural hematoma |
(cnn) argentine president cristina fernandez de kirchner is doing well as she recovers from surgery, officials said tuesday 'the operation has been satisfactory; it has turned out very well the president is in her room and is in very good spirits,' presidential spokesman alfredo scoccimarro said in a statement docto... | fernandez buenos aires | spokesman: 'the president is in her room and is in very good spirits'. doctors say there were no complications in surgery to treat a subdural hematoma . fernandez remains hospitalized in buenos aires |
(cnn) myanmar convened its first parliament in more than two decades on monday in the capital, naypyidaw members are expected to vote for chairman and vice chairman during the session november's elections, which were also the first in 20 years, drew fire from critics, who said the voting was aimed at creating a faca... | transvaluate forestays ophthalmoblennorrhea | no related information |
(cnn) a 26 year police veteran who headed the dallas crime stoppers has been indicted for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the tipster based crime fighting program, us attorney james t jacks of the northern district of texas said thursday dallas police department senior cpl theadora ross, 50, of ro... | cpl theadora ross the dallas crime stoppers at least $250k ross | senior cpl theadora ross is head of the dallas crime stoppers program . she and another defendant are accused of collecting at least $250k in rewards for bogus tips . indictment alleges ross altered codes sent to bank for distributing rewards securely . accomplice called bank and collected money using altered codes, in... |
(cnn) new chelsea signing fernando torres said his transfer deadline day move to the english premier league champions from division rivals liverpool was a 'step forward' in his career after much media speculation over the striker's future, torres joined the blues on a five and half year contract on monday, in a dea... | fernando torres chelsea tv epl liverpool spain andy carroll luis suarez chelsea david luiz | fernando torres speaks to chelsea tv after signing for the club on monday . epl champions agreed a deal with liverpool just before the transfer day deadline . spain striker's first game for blues could be against liverpool on sunday . liverpool signed strikers andy carroll and luis suarez; chelsea also secured david lu... |
(cnn) european union finance ministers on sunday agreed on an 85 billion euro (us $113 billion) bailout package for ireland the announcement comes a day after protesters snarled the streets of dublin irish prime minister brian cowen requested the loan last sunday after days of insisting ireland did not need help the... | european 85 billion euro ireland irish | european finance ministers announce 85 billion euro bailout . ireland is slashing government spending after bailing out banks . 50,000 people demonstrate against irish austerity plans, police estimate |
washington (cnn) a federal appeals panel on wednesday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that halted enforcement of the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy banning openly gay and lesbian soldiers from the military the ruling by a three judge panel of the 9th circuit court of appeals gave the government the delay it... | aclu appellate defense department | new: aclu, service members group express disappointment . appellate panel says it needs more time to make a final decision . defense department says it will obey the law as set by courts . the administration favors repealing the policy, but not abruptly |
(cnn) after 40 years of appearing on the silver screen, actor amitabh bachchan is the elder statesman of indian cinema and is possibly the most recognized man in india the big b: the patriarch of indian cinema has appeared in over 180 films born to a famous indian poet, bachchan made his screen debut at the age of 2... | indian 40 years sholay 1975 | indian actor has been superstar of bollywood cinema for 40 years . known as 'the big b'; became icon to millions after 'sholay' film of 1975 . blogs regularly and seen great changes in attitudes to indian film and its influence . caused furore when mistakenly reported to have criticized 'slumdog millionaire' |
(cnn student news) march 11, 2009 quick guide education reform examine the details of a proposal to overhaul the us education system afghan women at risk learn about the plight of women in afghanistan under taliban rule tibetan chinese relations trace the history of the tense relationship between tibet and c... | antioptimistical triodia gawkily | no related information |
washington (cnn) the family of a man who fought alongside us troops in vietnam have been told their relative will not be allowed to be buried at arlington national cemetery major general vang pao led thousands of hmong soldiers as they fought alongside the united states against the north vietnamese army during the w... | vang pao us the vietnam war arlington national cemetery arlington | vang pao fought alongside us troops in the vietnam war . his family wants him buried at arlington national cemetery . arlington denied the request for exception to its burial policy |
(cnn) a texas produce distributor has recalled nearly 7,000 cases of cilantro and curly parsley after samples in quebec, canada, and michigan tested positive for salmonella, the company said monday the latest recall comes days after dozens of people fell sick after consuming bacteria tainted alfalfa sprouts in an ap... | canadian little bear fda tiny greens organic farm november 1 | new: a recall of parsley and cilantro affects 14 states and 2 canadian provinces . no one has reported getting ill eating the little bear branded items, the company says . separately, the fda calls tiny greens organic farm a source of a alfalfa salmonella outbreak . that outbreak first appeared on november 1, with many... |
london, england (cnn) from bedroom creators to big studios, hand drawn to cgi, animation has charmed and entertained children and, increasingly, adults for many years the screening room went to annecy in france to discover the secrets of success in animated films annecy has hailed animators like director tim b... | marmink discolorate overcropping | no related information |
(cnn) here's a tip for dairy farmers: if you want your cows to produce more milk, get to know them better herdsman paul nelson of eachwick red house farm, newcastle, england, with highlight the cow so says a study out of newcastle university in northeast england, published online wednesday in the academic journal a... | uk farmers annually the united kingdom | study in the uk finds cows treated with personal touch increase milk production . farmers who named their cows got almost 500 more pints annually . dairy farmer: 'we love our cows and every one of them has a name'. researchers questioned 516 dairy farmers in the united kingdom |
(cnn) personal computer maker lenovo, expecting to report a loss for the third fiscal quarter ending december 31, announced it would cut 2,500 jobs as part of a restructuring expected to save $300 million a woman walks past a lenovo advertisement at a computer shop in hong kong the cuts comprise about 11 percent of ... | lenovo approximately $150 million | chairman of the board cites last quarter's below expectations performance . job cuts to include management and executive positions . company is ranked as the world's no 4 pc maker . lenovo anticipates taking pre tax restructuring charge of approximately $150 million |
(cnn) the united nations' nuclear watchdog agency confirmed monday that uranium enrichment has begun at a nuclear facility in northern iran on sunday, a fundamentalist iranian newspaper with ties to the nation's supreme leader said the enrichment had begun at the plant, which is 'immune to any military attack' secur... | occipitally presalvation atnah | no related information |
juarez, mexico (cnn) a deadly trade is occurring along the us border with mexico, federal officials say a flood of guns, heading south, used by drug thugs to kill mexican cops authorities recently seized these 50 caliber bullets, already belted to be fed into a machine gun in mexico, guns are difficult to purcha... | mexico united states us mexican | firearms difficult to purchase in mexico are more easily obtained in united states . drugs and money go north to us while guns go south to mexico, authorities say . mexican drug cartels blamed for killings of police officers |
(cnn) once upon a time, the us census bureau was a thriving hub of technological innovation before the 1890 census, for example, the bureau commissioned the first punch card machine for data entry, enabling the bureau to tabulate its surveys of the national population in three years instead of seven then, in the 194... | the us census bureau canada us | critics say the us census bureau should adapt to the internet age . canada gives residents the option of submitting forms online; the us doesn't . others urge the bureau to use smartphones in data collection |
(cnn) electronics giant sony launched its eagerly anticipated social networking site thursday for playstation 3 users a gamer plays sony's playstation 3 playstation home, which can be downloaded free of charge, will allow ps3 gamers to interact, communicate and share gaming experiences through their own personal 'av... | playstation home 3 d second life | playstation home can be downloaded free of charge by ps3 users . users communicate, share gaming experiences through their own avatars . designed along the lines of 3 d second life virtual world |
congressman jared polis (d) colorado: district 02 congressman jason chaffetz (r) utah: district 03 | cnn jared polis democrat colorado second jason chaffetz republican utah third district | two freshman representatives document their experience for cnn . rep jared polis is a democrat representing colorado's second district . rep jason chaffetz is a republican representing utah's third district |
buenos aires (cnn) argentina's president will undergo surgery next week after doctors diagnosed her with thyroid cancer, a spokesman said tuesday routine medical tests last week uncovered papillary carcinoma in president cristina fernandez de kirchner's thyroid gland, presidential spokesman alfredo scoccimarro said ... | cristina fernandez de kirchner january 4 | president cristina fernandez de kirchner's surgery is scheduled for january 4 . medical exams indicate the cancer has not spread beyond the thyroid, a spokesman says . spokesman: a routine medical exam uncovered papillary carcinoma in the president's thyroid . doctors detect papillary carcinoma, the most common type of... |
ip 455 press release 8 february 2008 the findings of a scotland yard inquiry into how mohtarma benazir bhutto died after being attacked during a political rally in rawalpindi were presented to the government of pakistan today the bomb explodes near bhutto's vehicle following a political rally in rawalpindi the conclu... | scotland yard benazir bhutto uk | scotland yard releases report into assassination of benazir bhutto . only apparent injury was a major trauma to the right side of the head . uk experts all exclude the injury being a wound as a result of gunshot . injury consistent with her head impacting upon the lip of vehicle escape hatch |
washington (cnn) 'there's no doubt' that the deadly attack on india's financial capital last month was planned inside pakistan, secretary of state condoleezza rice told cnn on sunday people in new delhi, india, take part in a candlelight vigil for the victims of the mumbai attacks on sunday her comments to cnn's 'la... | condoleezza rice pakistani rice pakistan india islamic mumbai | condoleezza rice: 'no doubt' pakistani territory used by 'probably non state actors'. rice: pakistan is obligated to root out terrorists within its borders . india has alleged pakistan based islamic militant group linked to mumbai attacks |
lone grove, oklahoma (cnn) a scene of devastation emerged wednesday as circling helicopters broadcast images of housing developments smashed by tornadoes and severe storms that killed at least eight people in south central oklahoma tuesday rescue personnel search for potential trapped victims wednesday in lone grove... | 170 mph oklahoma lone grove about 90 miles oklahoma city | new: cleanup begins after tornadoes reaching 170 mph tear through oklahoma . storms rip off roofs, scatter sheets of metal, other debris . hardest hit is lone grove, about 90 miles south of the capital, oklahoma city . resident says post office is gone and a church is damaged |
washington (cnn) as e book readers and tablet computers become more common, one prominent tech mogul says that physical books could disappear sooner than expected in an interview with cnn's howard kurtz on 'reliable sources,' author nicholas negroponte, founder of one laptop per child, said the physical book's days ... | maltine destroyers achaean | no related information |
(cnn) the search for avonte oquendo, a 14 year old autistic boy who ran out of his school two weeks ago, focused friday on the sunnyside east rail yard, a large railroad yard for passenger cars, in long island city, queens, according to a source close to the investigation the teenager is fascinated by trains, his fa... | avonte oquendo 14 october 4 avonte | avonte oquendo, 14, has been missing since october 4 . source says bloodhounds initially traced his scent to a marshy area . a previous notion that avonte did not like water may not be correct, source says |
(cnn) lebanon could have no more fitting symbol of its tumultuous history than its national flag emblazoned with a green cedar tree against a white background, framed between two red bands, an official account states the white represents peace, the red, the blood that has been spilled in the name of liberation and t... | mediterranean sea capital beirut paris 1975 to 1990 | country on eastern edge of mediterranean sea has a tumultuous recent history . capital beirut was once known as 'paris of the east', city now renowned for nightlife and culture . country has what is known as a 'confessional democracy' developed after civil war from 1975 to 1990 |
(cnn) new jersey gov chris christie on friday said he'd accept a medical marijuana bill that would expand options for patients including allowing qualified children to consume edible forms but only if certain changes are made christie told the legislature that he would sign the bill if it stipulated that edibl... | christie bill new jersey | gov christie recommends two changes to bill before he signs it . bill would eliminate limit on strains that dispensaries can offer in new jersey . that could give patients access to useful types that otherwise wouldn't be available . bill also would make it simpler for children to qualify |
(cnn) washington the nationwide retail pharmacy chain cvs has agreed to pay the federal and several state governments more than $17 million to settle claims the pharmacy overcharged medicaid cvs, with 7,000 pharmacies in 41 states, allegedly submitted inflated prescription claims in 10 states the case against cvs wa... | comessation upthrew fatherlike | no related information |
(cnn) with its past midnight resolution (at least temporarily) of the fiscal cliff, washington gave us a clearer picture of what the next two to four years of federal action might look like: lengthy periods of legislative gridlock, persistent partisan finger pointing and short bursts of incremental activity that ult... | washington years states | washington has been mired in dysfunction for years, authors say . they say the good news is local governments are stepping up . states and localities are finding innovative solutions to problems, they say . authors: small government units tackling transit, education, economy |
(cnn) a jury convicted baltimore mayor sheila dixon on tuesday of embezzlement for improperly using gift cards intended for the needy, the chief investigator for the state prosecutor's office said she was found guilty of a single misdemeanor count of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary she could be removed fr... | sheila dixon dixon 500 target up to five years baltimore first | jury finds mayor sheila dixon improperly used gift cards intended for the needy . developer testified dixon requested $500 best buy card and $500 target card . no sentencing date set; dixon faces up to five years in prison . baltimore's first black female mayor, dixon says she's not stepping down |
(cnn) a small plane landed on a new jersey highway on monday, fire officials said the two seater craft was heading toward an airport in teterboro, new jersey, but instead touched down on interstate 80 in hackensack, new jersey, after the pilot reported a loss of fuel pressure, said the city's fire chief, thomas free... | unsatisfactoriness equiglacial greenbugs | no related information |
(cnn) a man who lost a recent social security claim opened fire with a shotgun in a federal courthouse monday, killing a court security officer and injuring a deputy us marshal, authorities said law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity identified the man as johnny wicks, a las vegas resident the ... | johnny wicks las vegas vegas fbi courthouse nevada john ensign harry reid | new: suspect in shooting identified as johnny wicks, a las vegas resident . suspect was shot and killed; slain guard identified as former vegas police officer . fbi: man pulled a shotgun from underneath his jacket and began shooting . courthouse holds offices of nevada sens john ensign and harry reid |
(cnn) don crisman has never missed a super bowl 'my family knows not to die on super bowl sunday,' he said, 'because i won't make it to the funeral' and with great game attendance comes myriad memories the 74 year old rhode island native paid $8 to see green bay defeat kansas city at the first afl nfl championship i... | don crisman a super bowl never miss a super bowl club 45th super bowl | don crisman and three other men have never missed a super bowl . when a reporter introduced the men to one another, the 'never miss a super bowl club' began . on sunday, they will attend their 45th super bowl |
(cnn) the immigration debate took center stage thursday as us president barack obama fielded questions in a forum broadcast live online by the spanish language univision network 'i want you to acknowledge that you did not keep your promise,' co host jorge ramos said in spanish, noting that the president didn't deliv... | obama latino latinos november | obama says stalling of immigration reform was 'not for lack of trying'. recent polls have showed president obama leading among latino registered voters . latinos are considered a crucial bloc for the november election . the forum comes after co host criticizes lack of latino moderator in upcoming debates |
(cnn student news) march 6, 2009 quick guide wasteful spending? hear how wasteful spending has presented problems for us presidents pet benefits learn about some of the health benefits that come with owning a pet women's history month celebrate women's history month with some famous firsts from the 1980s tra... | us celebrate women's history month | hear how wasteful spending has presented problems for us presidents . learn about some of the health benefits that come with owning a pet . celebrate women's history month with some famous firsts from the 1980s |
(ewcom) shia labeouf's short film 'howardcantourcom' wasn't exactly a new thing the labeouf directed short premiered at the cannes film festival critic's week sidebar in 2012, and, despite some acclaim, little was made of his portrait of an online film critic 'charlie countryman' redband trailer: shia labeouf, urina... | unseraphic hatbox cirsotome | no related information |
buenos aires (cnn) argentina's president is scheduled to temporarily hand over power wednesday as she undergoes thyroid cancer surgery doctors were set to operate on president cristina fernandez de kirchner at austral hospital, located about 60 kilometers (35 miles) outside buenos aires, the state run telam news age... | buenos aires cristina fernandez de kirchner january 24 | doctors are set to operate in a hospital outside buenos aires . president cristina fernandez de kirchner will hand over power until january 24 . medical tests uncovered papillary carcinoma in her thyroid gland . supporters gather outside the hospital, posting banners and flags on the gate |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) suspected taliban militants blew up a government run school monday in pakistan's violence plagued swat valley, bringing to 183 the number of schools destroyed since fighting began in the area six months ago, officials said students gather outside a destroyed school on january 17 in kundar i... | nonanonymousness semilunate focalized | no related information |
birmingham, england ethiopia's kenenisa bekele broke the two mile world record at an international indoor meeting in birmingham on saturday bekele shaved 034 seconds off the record held by gebrselassie the reigning olympic 10,000 meters champion, on the same track where compatriot haile gebrselassie achieved the pre... | kenenisa bekele two mile birmingham 8 minutes 0435 seconds 034 seconds haile gebrselassie's | kenenisa bekele breaks the world two mile record in birmingham . he wins the event in 8 minutes 0435 seconds. he is 034 seconds faster than compatriot haile gebrselassie's old record |
(cnn) christine beatty, chief of staff for former detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick, pleaded guilty monday to charges stemming from their text messaging sex scandal case and will serve four months in jail, according to the wayne county prosecutor's office under a plea deal, christine beatty, shown in august at an arrai... | christine beatty detroit michigan four months 100,000 | christine beatty pleads guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice . chief of staff for former detroit, michigan, mayor will serve four months in jail . she gets probation, $100,000 fine; perjury, misconduct charges to be dropped . charges stemmed from text messaging sex scandal involving mayor |
(cnn) motogp is the latest branch of motorsport to be hit by the global economic downturn as japanese manufacturer kawasaki ended a week of speculation by withdrawing their team american john hopkins rode for kawasaki in the 2008 season with limited success aside from a brief spell in the 1970s, kawasaki have been ... | subdure goave cyancarbonic | no related information |
(cnn) a bill that would compensate ariel castro's three kidnapping victims up to $25,000 for each year they were held captive, plus other benefits, has cleared a committee in the ohio house of representatives the bill is named the 'michelle knight, amanda berry, and gina dejesus survivors of abduction act,' after th... | ariel castro's ohio house house | ariel castro's three kidnapping victims would be paid for each year they were held as captives . the bill would apply to anyone held captive for eight years or more . an ohio house committee has approved the bill; it now goes to the full house |
(wired) for those of you with lengthy tech toy wish lists and not so deep pockets, t mobile's new tablet offering may provide the answer you've been waiting for beginning february 2, the dell streak 7 tablet will be available for $200, after a $50 mail in rebate and two year contract, t mobile has announced off con... | sermonoid rallied culinarily | no related information |
(cnn) northern michigan university officials say the situation 'is under control' after a telephone threat against students, faculty and others prompted a lockdown of the marquette, michigan, campus wednesday morning however officials continued to urge students to remain in their dormitories and visitors to stay awa... | northern michigan university nmu early wednesday marquette | new: northern michigan university police say situation is under control . officials continue to urge students and others not to wander on campus grounds . nmu put the campus on lockdown early wednesday because of threat against students, others . public schools in marquette were also closed, the interim superintendent ... |
cairo, egypt (cnn) opposition leaders and intellectuals met with egypt's vice president saturday to discuss avenues for easing embattled president hosni mubarak from power, the number one demand of of tens of thousands of demonstrators among the proposals under discussion is article 139 of the constitution, which al... | tahrir square cairo | new: demonstrators try to prevent tanks from passing in tahrir square . protesters in tahrir square form new opposition group . some opposition leaders meet with the government; others dig in . anti government protesters are still gathered in central cairo |
(cnn) days after launching a manhunt along highways and online for the so called east coast rapist, connecticut police on friday took into custody a man they claim is behind sexual assaults on at least 17 women in four states the us marshal's fugitive task force arrested aaron thomas, 39, without incident at his hom... | failles osmosis soothless | no related information |
(mental floss) some companies find their niche and stick to it others, though, have to adapt to changing markets in order to thrive here's a look at some companies that switched industries at some point in their histories, usually for the better tiffany's may know how to prettily wrap jewelry because the company be... | wrigley nokia hasbro | 14 famous companies switched industries or at least products . wrigley's first bubbles came from soap, but gave gum away to customers . telecom giant nokia began with a pulp plant to make paper . hasbro started with textiles, moved into school supplies then into toys |
(cnn) a 34 magnitude earthquake rumbled through northern california early sunday, the us geological survey said the quake hit 5 miles southwest of napa, the center of california's famed wine country there are no reports of damage so far, the napa county sheriff's office said it comes a week after a 60 magnitude quak... | chloral nestled possum | no related information |
(cnn) when i was eight, my mother enrolled me in ballet classes i loved it every saturday we would trek across town to the building that housed the big bright room with the large mirrors we would sit in the waiting room with the other girls my age, all of us in our pink leotards and soft pink satin shoes, with our m... | russia mikhailovsky theatre's nacho duato duato first a century ago | in russia there is a great respect for the heritage of ballet . mikhailovsky theatre's new artistic director is nacho duato . duato is the first foreigner to lead a major dance company in russia for over a century ago . there is a great debate over the merits of contemporary ballet versus those of the classics |
moscow (cnn) an anti government protest in moscow turned violent sunday, with some demonstrators clashing with police after they veered off their agreed upon route more than 250 people were arrested, including leading opposition figure boris nemtsov, leftist radical group leader sergei udaltsov and popular blogger a... | vladimir putin state | thousands protest against president elect vladimir putin and his political allies . some demonstrators veer off the agreed route and throw objects at authorities . state media reports police 'clubbed' some protesters; police deny using tear gas . more than 250 are arrested, including key opposition figures, police say |
washington (cnn) capitol police arrested a man friday after an officer spotted a rifle in his car when he stopped the officer to ask for directions two blocks from the capitol building police inspect the suspect's vehicle in washington on friday christopher shelton timmons, 27, has been charged with carrying a deadl... | inmeat rocketor improvisors | no related information |
(cnn) celebrities are no strangers to charity work: bono created his one campaign to fight global poverty, angelina jolie travels the world as a united nations good will ambassador, and the recently named 'sexiest man alive' bradley cooper reportedly donated thousands of dollars worth of winter clothing to homeless ... | outhurl aunthoods exclosure | no related information |
new york (cnn) consumer advocates wednesday hailed the settlement of a class action lawsuit over sears stoves in which the retailer agreed to install safety brackets for free to prevent the appliances from tipping over or provide other reimbursements stoves in danger of tipping over can be fixed for free under terms... | sears the next three years more than $545 million | sears agrees to install anti tip safety brackets on stoves for free . stoves tipping over blamed for than 100 deaths or injuries . sears will install brackets for free on new stoves over the next three years . consumer group says settlement may cost retailer more than $545 million |
peshawar, pakistan (cnn) seven teachers were kidnapped thursday from pakistan's volatile tribal khyber agency for having supported a polio vaccination campaign, an official told cnn saturday 'they were not the polio workers, but they had been picked up by the unknown kidnappers for allowing polio vaccination in thei... | khyber agency pakistan this year last year's | new: they were kidnapped for having supported a polio vaccination campaign, official says . the school is in the volatile tribal khyber agency . pakistan is the sole country in the world where cases so far this year exceed last year's toll |
bogota, colombia (cnn) preliminary dna tests indicate a 3 year old foster child is the son of a woman being held captive by leftist rebels, colombian officials announced friday clara rojas appears in a video released by the kidnappers in july 2002 'there is a very high probability that juan david belongs to the fami... | colombian 3 year old | colombian government: 3 year old in foster home was likely born in captivity . child was at center of hostage release drama . rebel group had promised to release the boy, his mother, and another woman |
bogota, colombia (cnn) colombian president alvaro uribe announced wednesday he is releasing all information on his and his family's income to show he did not invest in or make money from pyramid schemes that have defrauded millions colombian president alvaro uribe says he's releasing the information to help the gov... | at least $200 million this year colombia alvaro uribe | pyramid schemes took in at least $200 million from 3 million this year, officials say . colombia's leader says people falsely said he and his sons invested in schemes . president alvaro uribe: 'there's been slander against the good name of my family'. firms defrauded public by purporting to offer a sure investment, gov... |
(cnn) it happened in just seconds, by all accounts a pistol in the hands of a 4 year old boy went off saturday, killing josephine fanning, the 48 year old wife of wilson county sheriff's deputy daniel fanning the tragedy has shaken the town of lebanon, tennessee, a community just east of nashville beside itself with... | new jersey 4 year old tennessee cnn wkrn wilson county | two young boys are involved in a shooting in new jersey . a pistol in the hands of a 4 year old boy fired, killing a deputy's wife in tennessee . the deputy describes what happened in an unusual e mail to cnn affiliate wkrn . deputy: wilson county officers 'do not make a habit of leaving loaded guns simply lying around... |
(cnn) it was an odd sight in ethiopia's capital this week: a standing ovation for sharif sheikh ahmed, the man whom ethiopian forces had removed from power in neighboring somalia two years ago sharif sheikh ahmed, somalia's new president, answers questions at the african union summit in addis ababa he once led the i... | islamist somalia ethiopian islamists | moderate islamist is new leader of war torn somalia . moderate leader has chance to form inclusive government, analyst says . radical islamist group still controls parts of somalia . with departure of ethiopian troops, radical islamists lose rallying cry |
(cnn) american amanda knox will not return to italy for a retrial in the 2007 death of her british roommate, a spokesman for the knox family said david marriott said knox had never agreed to attend, and there's 'no requirement she be there' still, there remains the possibility that italy could request her extraditio... | amanda knox italy us knox | amanda knox is set for a trial in italy in the 2007 death of her roommate . a family spokesman says she won't return to italy for the retrial . italy could appeal to us for knox's extradition |
(cnn) the continental airlines plane that crashed in clarence center, new york, late thursday is one of several major incidents over the past two months the wreckage of a continental airlines 737 sits off a runway at denver international airport in december • on february 12, continental flight 3407 crashed en route ... | thursday buffalo us airways hudson river january 15 continental flight 1404 denver international airport | thursday's deadly plane crash in buffalo is part of a spate of recent incidents . us airways flight 1549 landed in hudson river on january 15 . continental flight 1404 slides off runway during takeoff at denver international airport |
(cnn) [breaking news update at 12:35 am friday] a biker was indicted thursday night in connection with the clash with a new york suv driver, according to the manhattan district attorney's office officials did not release what charges robert sims was indicted on he is the only one of seven charged who has been indic... | robert sims new york james kuehne brooklyn 200,000 kuehne | new: robert sims is the first person indicted in the biker clash with an suv driver in new york . james kuehne, a 31 year old brooklyn resident, pleaded not guilty . he is released on $200,000 bond . kuehne is the seventh person charged in connection with the attack |
(cnn) new jersey gov chris christie made headlines when he backed away from his opposition to same sex marriage in new jersey although he had initially indicated that he would challenge the recent court decision, christie reversed course and announced that he would follow the law of his state most pundits agreed tha... | chris christie new jersey julian zelizer gop zelizer | chris christie chose not to appeal decision allowing same sex marriage in new jersey . julian zelizer: gay rights movement was wise to focus on marriage issue . by marrying their cause to family values, they won over some in gop, he says . zelizer: same sex marriage is unlikely to be source of continuing conflict |
(ewcom) there's no replacing bill murray, dan aykroyd, and harold ramis as the original 'ghostbusters,' but if you were staging a one night only live version of the classic comedy, well whom might one contact? seth rogen, jack black, and rainn wilson are going to cross the streams the event is one of the monthly li... | dementedness dreariness danceress | no related information |
(cnn) chelsea's chances of retaining the english premier league title suffered another setback on sunday as struggling aston villa snatched a last gasp 3 3 draw in london carlo ancelotti's team had fought back to lead 3 2 with two goals in the last 10 minutes, but poor defending allowed young villa fullback ciaran c... | baryphony simulations mesothoraxes | no related information |
(cnn) women at two kansas colleges are on edge after warnings that the same man may have raped 13 women at the schools in the last eight years kansas attorney general steve six says each victim has described her attacker in a similar way the university of kansas and kansas state university have alerted students to p... | kansas university of kansas kansas state | police believe same person may be responsible for 13 rapes . attacks took place near two college campuses in kansas during spring break . the rapes began eight years ago, police say . students at university of kansas, kansas state have been alerted |
(cnn) the sisters kardashian kim, kourtney, and khloe don't have to spend millions on focus groups and dynamic pr strategists to get noticed: twitter does it for them in an interview to air on thursday's 'piers morgan tonight,' morgan pointed out that all three are in the top 100 list of people being followed ... | kardashian piers morgan kim kardashian 115,000 kim kourtney kardashian piers morgan tonight | the kardashian sisters credit twitter with helping them make major decisions . the sisters tell piers morgan their marketing and fashion savvy help keep their brand going strong . kim kardashian says her most extravagant purchase was a $115,000 wristwatch . see the full interview with kim and kourtney kardashian on 'pi... |
moscow (cnn) the death toll has risen to seven in a boat collision sunday in the center of the russian capital, state media reported a private boat carrying 16 people collided with a cargo barge on the moskva river in moscow then sank, according to russia's ria novosti official news agency the people onboard had bee... | unwelted woolwich everett | no related information |
(cnn) a high school dropout who stole the identity of a missing south carolina woman and used it to gain admission to two ivy league colleges has been arrested, police said sunday esther reed, who allegedly used a missing woman's id to get into colleges, was arrested by us marshals a fugitive for more than a year, e... | saree axilla uncontrovertibly | no related information |
(cnn) the powerful leader of the lebanese shiite militant group hezbollah weighed in on the conflict in syria on wednesday and defended the country's embattled president 'a majority of the syrian people believe in the regime and support bashar al assad,' said hassan nasrallah, speaking on television in lebanon it wa... | counterespionage crossweb scrawnily | no related information |
(cnn) a texas man has been arrested in connection with a slaying in pennsylvania 45 years ago richard keiper, 67, of boyd, texas, was taken into custody by pennsylvania state police and texas rangers on thursday, two days shy of the 45th anniversary of alfred barnes' death, a state police news release said keiper wi... | richard keiper boyd texas alfred barnes monroe county pennsylvania barnes' | richard keiper, 67, of boyd, texas, will face murder, robbery and theft charges, police say . he is accused of killing alfred barnes, 40, in monroe county, pennsylvania, 45 years ago . barnes' body, with multiple gunshot wounds, was found in a field |
(cnn student news) october 23, 2013 the us economy leads off wednesday's program, as we examine some economic indicators and hear how americans think the economy is doing after a report on the spread of wildfires in australia, we consider how an invasive species of fish is affecting some atlantic ocean ecosystems p... | the daily curriculum key concepts | this page includes the show transcript, the daily curriculum, and maps . use the transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . the daily curriculum offers the media literacy question of the day, key concepts, fast facts and discussion questions . at the bottom of the page, please share your fe... |
(mental floss) we all know about the confederate states leaving the union but that was far from the only secessionist movement in american history here are some rebellious regions you won't find in too many history books this map shows some rebellious regions that have tried to seceed from the united states 1 the ki... | mormon james strang beaver island michigan key west florida union 1982 northern california oregon 1852 yoopers | mormon leader james strang named himself king of beaver island, michigan . key west mayor declared florida keys were seceding from union in 1982 . northern california and southern oregon have been trying to merge since 1852 . 'yoopers' and 'trolls' are forced to get along in michigan |
(cnn) it has been a busy 10 days for andros townsend the 22 year old scored on his england debut, signed a new four year contract with tottenham and then duly rewarded the club by helping them to a 2 0 victory at aston villa in sunday's only premier league match the winger pumped in a left footed cross which curled ... | andros townsend tottenham aston villa roberto soldado spurs premier league townsend | andros townsend scores opening goal for tottenham in aston villa defeat . roberto soldado adds a second goal for spurs . defeat sees aston villa drop to 13th in premier league, spurs up to fifth . townsend signed a new four year deal with spurs earlier in the week |
(cnn) mark webber has a maiden formula one title in his sights to banish memories of an agonizing end to his 2010 campaign the australian led the crivers' championship for red bull for most of the season only to be pipped at the post by team mate sebastian vettel, who secured the title in the final race at abu dhabi... | nonculpably ocuby moccasins | no related information |
tokyo, japan (cnn) yoshiko sato would love to give her only son a brother or a sister but money struggles and japan's cost of living have pushed the mother to wait japanese mother yoshiko sato says the proposal 'would help us with a second child' a proposal to pay parents about $3,400 a year per child has got her t... | mutilations redissect animalculum | no related information |
(cnn) former vice president al gore will not face prosecution on an allegation of sexual assault from 2006 the allegation, brought forth by molly hagerty, claims gore sexually abused her during a professional massage at the hotel lucia in portland on october 24, 2006 cnn policy is to not name the alleged victim in a... | portland 2006 | district attorney's office cites numerous 'deficiencies' in the alleged victim's case . portland police recommended no prosecution . da's office cites 'lack of credible evidence'. alleged incident took place during 2006 massage |
(cnn) italy recorded the biggest rugby world cup win in their history on tuesday as they crushed russia 53 17 in nelson, new zealand the azzuri ran in nine tries against world cup debutants russia and now sit third on point difference in pool c, level on five points with second placed australia italy flew out of the... | humanitarian marcando ghuz | no related information |
(cnn) sonic booms and at least one fireball in the sky were reported in texas on sunday, less than a week after two satellites collided in space and a day after the federal aviation administration asked us pilots to watch for 'falling space debris,' authorities said video captured in austin, texas, shows a meteor li... | austin texas sunday morning faa us | video shot in austin, texas, shows meteor like object in sky sunday morning . fireball sightings, reports of sonic booms come days after satellite collision in space . faa told us pilots to watch for 'falling space debris'. no reports of ground strikes or interference with aircraft, faa spokesman says |
moscow, russia (cnn) russia is planning a 'comprehensive rearmament' of its military, president dmitry medvedev said tuesday a russian t 90 tank rolls through red square during 2008's victory day parade the announcement comes amid concerns in moscow over the performance of its forces during last year's invasion of g... | russia moscow last year's georgia russian 2011 dmitry medvedev 70 percent 2020 | russia planning 'comprehensive rearmament' of its military, moscow announces . analyst: last year's invasion of georgia revealed russian military weaknesses . 'large scale rearmament' to begin in 2011, president dmitry medvedev says . russia aiming for 70 percent of its weaponry to be 'modern' by 2020 |
(cnn) when the arab league asked for un security council endorsement of its call for a new government in syria and sought the imposition of sanctions to pressure syrian president bashar al assad, the russians went toe to toe with the united states, publicly and behind closed doors the russians forced significant con... | russia arab league syria china george lopez un lopez | russia vetoed arab league call for sanctions on syria; china went along . george lopez: the veto is effort to keep un from imposing sanctions, period . russia believes the un must be limited in its response to crises, he writes . lopez: china, russia want to curb un's ability to promote peace, human rights |
(cnn) elaine dang pretended to be dead, and maybe because she did, she is alive to tell her story she survived last month's terror attack at nairobi's westgate mall at least 67 people were killed during the four day siege amid the chaos, dang, 26, an american expat, said she managed to keep her wits 'in my head i wa... | pastoralizing folkright upsmite | no related information |
(cnn) serena williams became the first woman through to the semifinals of the season ending wta championships on thursday, winning her third successive match in istanbul the world no 1 trounced former wimbledon champion petra kvitova 6 2 6 3 in just 72 minutes to secure top spot in the red group the american has now... | serena williams wta championships american petra kvitova agnieszka radwanska germany angelique kerber china li na victoria azarenka | world no 1 serena williams wins her third successive match at wta championships . american beats petra kvitova in straight sets to reach semifinals of season ending event . third seed agnieszka radwanska is out after losing to germany's angelique kerber . china's world no 5 li na wins again in other group, faces victor... |
dekalb, illinois (cnn) eric mace says he thought he was giving his daughter good advice by asking her to sit up front in class ryanne mace was 19 when she was killed last year in a shooting rampage at northern illinois university 'i'd like you to sit in the front row of every class that you're in and constantly drag... | devocalizing paulist ensorcerize | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) on a recent day in los angeles, hordes of depeche mode fans made their way toward the intersection of hollywood and vine for a free concert by their heroes on 'jimmy kimmel live' a smiling (!) dave gahan performs in los angeles in late april most were clad in black t shirts and black pa... | 'sounds of the universe dave gahan | depeche mode's new album is 'sounds of the universe'. new work features songs by singer dave gahan, which is unusual . band, known for 'personal jesus' and other songs, is nearing 30 years in music |
(cnn) jose mourinho's imminent return to chelsea appears to be the worst kept secret in world football and the english premier league has already jumped the gun by announcing his reappointment before a deal has been done the epl's website published a story on sunday, dated monday, with the headline 'jose mourinho... | english premier league chelsea jose mourinho epl mourinho stamford bridge real madrid florentino perez the next four years | english premier league apologizes to chelsea after publishing a story about jose mourinho . epl website reported that mourinho has returned to stamford bridge after leaving real madrid . the story was later taken down and the epl insists it has no prior knowledge of his return . real madrid president florentino perez w... |
(cnn) medical workers expressed alarm friday over the increase in hospitalizations and deaths in haiti's cholera outbreak as the earthquake devastated nation's already strained health system overflowed with the sick on the outskirts of the capital city of port au prince in the slum of cite soleil, medecins sans fron... | mistutors plagiograph sordamente | no related information |
cairo (cnn) egypt's prosecutor general, appointed to the job just last month by president mohamed morsy, gave into demands of lower prosecutors by agreeing to resign next week the protesters converged on the prosecuting general's office at the high court sunday, refusing to leave until talaat abdallah resigned the s... | tribuneship gastrocnemii overcapability | no related information |
(cnn) after an apparent attempted military coup on saturday, the people of the african nation of lesotho are doing their best to return to every day life according to the south african department of international relations, prime minister thomas thabane has been forced into hiding because of the unfolding security s... | hyperconfidence duodecillion nonattachment | no related information |
(cnn) the thing about north korea is that once in a while, it does something that sends the international community into a flurry of talk about the hermit nation, even though little is known about what's really going on this week, pyongyang fired a long range unha 3 rocket and sent a satellite into orbit nervous wor... | kim jong un kim | with rocket launch, kim jong un can bolster domestic support . ahead of his father's death anniversary, leader can say he fulfilled a promise to his people . experts say kim has positioned himself to make economic changes . it's unclear what will happen next in the reclusive nation |
(cnn) the drug enforcement administration is investigating the company that owned the plane that crashed this week, killing music star jenni rivera and six others, the agency said friday court records that surfaced after sunday's fatal crash revealed that the aviation company, starwood management, had two planes aut... | jenni rivera dea this year | the company that owns the plane that crashed, killing jenni rivera, faces dea probe . authorities confiscated two of firm's planes this year, court records show . dea spokeswoman confirms the investigation is ongoing |
clarence center, new york (cnn) president obama on friday praised beverly eckert, the widow of a september 11 victim and a prominent post 9/11 activist, who was one of the passengers who died in a plane crash outside buffalo, new york sean rooney and wife beverly eckert in an undated photograph 'beverly lost her hus... | algomian toluole pentametrize | no related information |
remember the days when a washing machine lasted for decades? if it broke down it could be fixed but now it seems it is cheaper to discard our broken products and buy new ones the side effects of our throwaway society are ever larger waste mountains festering with toxic chemicals and the depletion of natural resources s... | redtops unconvulsed orunchun | no related information |
(cnn) for five generations, the meserve/kunhardt family has been the collector and custodian of some of the most valuable photographs and memorabilia of abraham lincoln peter w kunhardt, left, philip b kunhardt iii and peter w kunhardt jr co authored 'looking for lincoln' in fact, eminent lincoln historian harold ho... | kunhardt lincoln frederick hill meserve 16th | meserve kunhardt family has been collecting lincoln items for five generations . frederick hill meserve began collecting endangered lincoln photographs . he published groundbreaking work on images of the 16th president . his descendants have carried on and expanded his work |
washington (cnn) the us navy arrested nine more suspected pirates off the coast of somalia thursday the second capture in two days after receiving a distress call from an indian flagged commercial ship suspected pirates are arrested in the gulf of aden according to the navy announcement, at 4 am local time the... | somalia second two days united states kenya | nine suspects arrested off the coast of somalia . second arrests in two days . united states, kenya working out legal details |
(cnn) for years, allan munroe refused to leave his wife's side norma, his bride of more than six decades, was battling stage four lung cancer as her health declined, munroe welcomed the distraction of his second love: the boston red sox he kept his tv tuned to his favorite team's games to keep his mind off losing th... | allan munroe 87 red sox norma may munroe gofundme fenway first 50 years next weekend | allan munroe, 87, is a lifelong red sox fan . his wife, norma, died in may . munroe's granddaughter set up gofundme page to raise money for trip to fenway . he'll see his first in person game in 50 years next weekend |
(cnn) before there was the famous red bull, there was krating daeng, a sweet energy drink sold in thailand and a few other countries its labels feature two red bulls charging one another chaleo yoovidhya, who with an austrian entrepreneur transformed his noncarbonated concoction into the global brand red bull, died ... | chaleo yoovidhya red bull austrian chaleo thailand | chaleo yoovidhya co founded red bull, the energy drink company . he and an austrian entrepreneur started the brand in the mid 1980s . chaleo had created an early version of the drink in thailand |
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