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(cnn) japan may withdraw the last of its military mission in iraq by the end of the year, the ministry of foreign affairs said thursday japan's ground self defense force was initially deployed in 2004 to help in reconstruction and left in 2006 japan's air self defense force has been airlifting materials and troops b... | japan iraq the end of the year kuwait 2006 japanese 2004 japanese navy afghanistan | japan may withdraw the last of its military mission in iraq by the end of the year . japan's military has airlifted materials, troops between kuwait and iraq since 2006 . japanese ground force deployed in iraq in 2004 to aid reconstruction left in 2006 . japanese navy continues refueling missions in support of coalitio... |
(cnn) a former ohio doctor was sentenced tuesday to life in prison for poisoning his wife with cyanide five years ago a cleveland jury convicted yazeed essa last week of aggravated murder for poisoning rosemarie essa, his wife and the mother of his two children, with a cyanide laced calcium pill essa, 41, will be el... | yazeed essa last week essa 20 years | yazeed essa was convicted last week of giving wife calcium pills laced with cyanide . essa will be eligible for parole in 20 years because crime occurred before change in law . judge laments she cannot give essa a harsher sentence: 'you destroyed your family'. prosecutors alleged that the philandering doctor poisoned h... |
los angeles, california (cnn) actress brittany murphy's death was an accident caused by a combination of pneumonia, an iron deficiency and 'multiple drug intoxication,' the los angeles county coroner said thursday the 32 year old actress was found dead in her hollywood hills, california, home december 20 the short s... | brittany murphy december 20 | actress brittany murphy was found dead in her home december 20 . coroner: death was accident caused by pneumonia, iron deficiency, drugs . 'she was on an antibiotic and was taking cough medicine,' husband says |
(cnn) the obama administration announced new standards for commercial pilot training tuesday, with transportation secretary anthony foxx calling it a 'significant advancement for aviation safety and pilot training' the new rules from dot and the federal aviation administration will reinforce ground and flight traini... | buffalo new york | new rules for pilot training . crash of plane in buffalo, new york, impetus for some changes . recovering from stalls, wind gusts among priorities |
london (cnn) a new tv appeal for information about the disappearance of 3 year old madeleine mccann in 2007 has prompted almost 1,000 responses, london's metropolitan police said tuesday the appeal is based on a new investigation and was aired on the bbc's 'crimewatch' program on monday for six years, mystery has su... | madeleine 2007 portugal | police get nearly 1,000 responses to a tv appeal for information on a missing child . two different people come up with the same name for man in sketches, police say . madeleine disappeared in 2007 while on holiday with her parents in portugal . police released sketches of a man seen around the resort the night madelei... |
washington (cnn) despite sweeping reform of food safety laws intended to make what we eat less dangerous, the number of americans falling ill or dying from contaminated food has increased 44% since last year, according to a report released wednesday tainted cantaloupe, unsafe mangoes, meat and the recent peanut butt... | 44% january to september 2012 each year us public interest research group two years ago | new: illnesses linked to food recalls are up 44% from january to september 2012, report says . tainted food sickens 48 million people each year, us public interest research group says . implementation of a food safety act signed into law two years ago has been delayed . instead of improving, the problem of foodborne ou... |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) a federal judge in georgia has been arrested on drug and weapons charges after federal agents say he bought drugs for a stripper with whom he was having an affair senior us district judge jack camp jr has been charged with possession of cocaine, marijuana and the painkiller roxicodone, accordi... | justice department dancer | new: attorney and justice department official say a court appearance is not set . dancer began recording judge before cooperating, documents say . judge released on bond after arrest . he was arrested friday after a sting operation |
(cnn) neil armstrong, the american astronaut who made 'one giant leap for mankind' when he became the first man to walk on the moon, died saturday he was 82 'we are heartbroken to share the news that neil armstrong has passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures,' armstrong's family ... | neil armstrong nasa apollo 11 armstrong | 'as long as there are history books, neil armstrong will be included in them,' nasa says . apollo 11 touched down on the moon on july 20, 1969 . 'that's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind,' armstrong famously said . he largely avoided the public spotlight |
(budget travel) many americans don't realize that there's a world of reliable hotel chains beyond marriott and motel 6 here are 39 chains worth a stay the taj view hotel, in agra, india, is one of 77 mostly high end hotels with western style amenities the sample rates are for a double room on a weekday in september ... | domina hotels & resorts europe north africa dan hotels israel protea hotels south africa | domina hotels & resorts has 11 hotels in europe and north africa . dan hotels operates 12 moderate to upscale hotels in israel . protea hotels has 113 properties, mostly in south africa |
(cnn) google began an ambitious project in 2004: to scan and index the world's paper books and make them searchable online nine years later, the company has overcome a major roadblock in its mission on thursday, a judge dismissed a class action lawsuit against the google books project brought by authors who claimed ... | google google book | judge dismisses class action lawsuit against google's book scanning program on thursday . google book program has scanned millions of paper books, made the text searchable online . authors complained the google project infringes on their copyright |
a volleyed goal from substitute tadanari lee in the second half of extra time earned japan a 1 0 victory over australia and a record fourth asian cup saturday lee hammered home a cross from yugo nagatomo in the 109th minute to settle the clash and leave holgar osieck's australia heartbroken at qatar's khalifa internati... | overluxuriancy axonopus loave | no related information |
(cnn) michigan and federal authorities will coordinate their criminal investigations into a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 22 people in that state and 64 people total nationwide, the michigan attorney general and the us attorney for massachusetts said monday in detroit however, michigan which had t... | michigan massachusetts | new: michigan, massachusetts investigators will see each other's info in outbreak probe . michigan attorney general: state grand jury on 'temporary pause' but could be called back . meningitis outbreak killed 22 people in michigan in 2012 . it claimed 64 lives in 20 states |
hollywood, california (cnn) dr paul nassif couldn't tell if his friend charlie sheen was drunk last thursday when the actor made the phone call that eventually led to a hospital visit and the latest controversy about sheen's rehab 'i just was waking up, i was still very, very groggy and the phone rang and it was cha... | sheen | plastic surgeon says he was groggy when he got call . sheen tells friend he's in pain . surgeon tells sheen's assistant to dial 911 |
los angeles (cnn) charlie sheen plans to return to work on his hit sitcom 'two and a half men' by the end of february, his representative said thursday cbs placed the show on 'production hiatus' after the actor began rehab treatments in the wake of an emergency hospital visit last week 'my understanding is that he w... | last week sheen cbs | the actor began rehab last week after an emergency hospital visit . sheen's 'two and a half men' is on a 'production hiatus'. cbs ordered extra espisodes of another sitcom to fill the gap |
prague, czech republic (cnn) how do you see the popular uprising sweeping the middle east and north africa? it's an epoch making event we don't know what it will lead to, how it will finish up but there is one thing i find very interesting there are thousands of experts at ministries, at universities, in science... | czech vaclav havel europe havel arab | former czech vaclav havel helped lay foundations for democracy in eastern europe . havel: development of civilization will not be good if economic interests are superior to human interests . hopes his personal legacy is that history gave him the chance to help with something good . havel: i wouldn't like to play the ro... |
(cnn) napoli missed a great chance to cut the gap on italian league leaders ac milan after crashing 2 0 at chievo verona as favored teams struggled to impress in wednesday's games walter mazzarri's second placed team could have moved within two points after lazio held milan 0 0 on tuesday, but suffered a sixth defea... | napoli ac milan verona chievo turin juventus palermo roma brescia | napoli fail to move within two points of leaders ac milan after defeat in verona . chievo complete the double over second placed team with 2 0 victory . turin giants juventus suffer fifth defeat in eight games this year, losing at palermo . fourth placed roma held 1 1 at home by second bottom brescia |
(cnn) two rescued motorists were 'absolutely horrified,' after a wall of icy water trapped them and several others in suburban washington on tuesday morning motorists climb into a rescue basket lowered by a helicopter a woman trapped in a black suv scrawled her husband's phone number on a piece of paper and flashed ... | audiometrist debadge unhanked | no related information |
new york (cnn) ted started as an experiment in convergence and somehow, miraculously, has morphed into a source of fascination, inspiration and learning for millions of curious souls all over the world i showed up at ted for the first time 11 years ago and was exhilarated to find myself among people turned on by coo... | 100,000 cnncom ted talk | curator says ted allows remarkable people to share ideas with global community . posting conference talks online has helped spread message, he says . ted prize gives three people $100,000; only requirement is to think big . in new partnership, cnncom will offer ted talk tuesdays |
moscow (cnn) moscow is a city defined by its scale 'everything is massive, like the 10 lane roads that run through the city the buildings are vast and monumental, as befits the capital of the world's biggest country,' said matthew chance, a cnn senior international correspondent who has lived in moscow for six years... | moscow sparrow hills | more than 10 million people call moscow home . moscow is regularly ranked among the world's most expensive cities . sparrow hills offers sweeping views of the river and the cityscape below . a good moscow souvenir is a furry hat with ear flaps |
atlanta (cnn) the cherokee nation had difficulty electing its principal chief, so much so that members called in the carter center to observe the most recent vote and judge whether it was free and fair we normally observe elections only in politically troubled countries abroad but believe that the contentiousness an... | pharyngoepiglottidean gemmification panegyrist | no related information |
(cnn) islamist rebels dressed in government military uniforms approached the gate of a high security prison in mogadishu on sunday, set off a car bomb and fired their way into the building, eyewitness farah mohammed told cnn they were al shabaab fighters, and security guards at the prison 'foiled the attack' and kil... | al shabaab mogadishu | al shabaab rebels try to storm a prison in mogadishu . twelve die, including seven al shabaab fighters, in 'foiled attack,' security forces say . the attackers wore government military uniforms . the prison houses mostly al shabaab members on death row |
(ewcom) the american film institute has thrown an awards lifeline to 'the dark knight rises' the group doesn't choose a best picture, it only ranks the 10 best movies of the year and lists them alphabetically, and this year's list could easily mirror the eventual best picture field for the academy awards the six loc... | the dark knight rises's afi academy three years ago | 'the dark knight rises's' afi mention could remind the academy to consider it . the academy expanded its best picture field three years ago . the oscars could select anywhere from five to 10 nominees for best picture |
(cnn) his long hair has been shaved off, he has to wear a marine's uniform and is given orders like a soldier, but udi segal is not in the military he has in fact refused to join the israel defense forces he may have refused to join then, but he's still forced to look like a soldier in prison the 19 year old has ... | israeli israel udi segal 19 israelis | a 'refuser' has decided against joining the israeli military on political and ethical grounds . israel is sometimes split between patriotic, isolationist thought and inclusion . udi segal, 19, is one of 130 young israelis who wrote to their pm refusing to serve . though not huge in number, their opinions and actions ar... |
(cnn) if you plan on watching the super bowl sunday, there is one aspect of the game that can be predicted with absolute certainty: you'll be bombarded with instant replays so continuously that you'll stop noticing they're there i'm not referring to the occasional replays that determine whether an official on the f... | dec 7, 1963 bob greene greene | on dec 7, 1963, a television sports director introduced the instant replay . bob greene says that event changed sports broadcasting and more . he says people expect that every moment of their lives can be replayed . greene: something was lost when the 'here and gone' nature of reality vanished |
new york (cnn) a nude photograph of pop singer madonna was sold for $37,500 thursday afternoon at a christie's art house auction christie's auctioned this nude photo of madonna (partially shown) taken by lee friedlander for $37,500 the photo, originally expected to go for between $10,000 and $15,000, was purchased f... | misprovoke misseating aitiology | no related information |
(cnn) the us treasury department will begin selling bonds wednesday to help the federal reserve, which has had to loan out an unprecedented amount of money to businesses because of the credit crisis cnn's ali velshi says the fed needs access to large amounts of cash to keep wall street confident the fed announced tu... | us treasury $40 billion cnn ali velshi fed aig 85b | us treasury to hold its first bond auction wednesday, for $40 billion . cnn's ali velshi says the fed needs more money to keep wall street confident . aig has so many 'tentacles,' allowing it to go under could've been catastrophic . high interest on $85b loan, government stake in aig could bode well for taxpayers |
london, england (cnn) his life has never been easy born into poverty and war, his ears and tail were chopped off when he was just a few months old in preparation for dog fighting he escaped to find a better life, only to be trapped in lonely, sterile quarantine for six months bear plays for the first time out of qua... | afghanistan first bear last year royal marines | bear the dog was born into poverty, had ears and tail chopped off for dogfighting . unknown soldier in afghanistan first found bear last year . royal marines made preparations with company and locals to transport dogs . marine: 'it shows that the people of afghanistan and us, we can work together' |
(cnn) irish singer sinead o'connor's open letter to miley cyrus in which she urged the 20 year old not to allow herself 'to be pimped' by the music industry certainly got our attention it seems to have gotten cyrus' attention, as well, because the former disney star, who has dominated the headlines recently followin... | carragheen cystomas sneap | no related information |
editor's note: the staff at cnncom has recently been intrigued by the journalism of vice, an independent media company and web site based in brooklyn, new york vbstv is vice's broadband television network the reports, which are produced solely by vice, reflect a very transparent approach to journalism, where viewers ar... | zircon discrepant kinases | no related information |
(cnn) breathe in breathe out simple, right? the first thing anyone does in this world is take a breath of air it should be effortless for me, and nearly 70,000 people across the world like me, it's not so easy i have cystic fibrosis (cf) and i have never been able to take a full breath of air every day for 23 yea... | capacitors etwas whumping | no related information |
washington (cnn) small portable sleep tents for infants and small children may pose a safety hazard, prompting the consumer product safety commission and kidco inc to issue a voluntary recall of more than 220,000 peapod and peapod plus travel beds the safety commission said babies can potentially roll off the edge o... | calamarian balneophysiology outrance | no related information |
new york (cnn) frank dipascali, formerly the finance chief at bernard madoff's investment advisory business, pleaded guilty in federal court in manhattan on tuesday to 10 charges including securities fraud and international money laundering frank dipascali, center in this courtroom sketch, said he knew for about 20 ... | frank dipascali dipascali bernie madoff's madoff ponzi | new: judge denies bail for frank dipascali, despite deal he had with prosecutors . dipascali, bernie madoff's fiance chief, pleads guilty to securities fraud . madoff was sentenced to prison this year for orchestrating ponzi scheme . dipascali admits to creating false statements with historical stock prices |
washington (cnn) president obama and indian prime minister manmohan singh agreed tuesday to team up and tackle a checklist of economic, nuclear, security and environmental challenges obama welcomed the indian leader to the white house on tuesday in what is the first state visit of his presidency the two men had what... | afghanistan indian manmohan singh obama singh white house india | new: afghanistan, climate change, economy, nuclear civil deal on two leaders' agenda . indian prime minister manmohan singh is on first state visit of obama presidency . singh will attend white house state dinner . president obama accepts invitation to visit india |
(cnn) apple is known for building excitement over its latest gadgets, but the company's next closely watched event has nothing to do with a product instead, anticipation is growing over the scheduled return of apple's charismatic ceo steve jobs looks gaunt at an event in october he began a leave of absence three mon... | apple steve jobs the end of june january about two months ago | apple's charismatic ceo, steve jobs, is set to return to work at the end of june . jobs, who is a pancreatic cancer survivor, began a leave of absence in january . report: jobs had a liver transplant about two months ago . observers say apple has made efforts to 'wean' the public off jobs' presence |
(cnn) a total of 197 million people were without jobs in 2012, with youth being particularly hard hit, and those unemployment figures will increase again this year, according to an international labor organization report released monday the bulk of the 4 million newly unemployed in 2012 came from developing economie... | 2012 ilo 2013 | a total of 197 million people were without a job in 2012, says ilo report . report: global unemployment numbers will rise once again in 2013 . youth unemployment remains persistent problem |
moscow, russia (cnn) the russian orthodox church enthroned a new leader sunday at moscow's spectacular christ the savior cathedral in a ceremony attended by russian leaders and christian delegations from around the world patriach kirill is the first new leader of the russian orthodox church since the collapse of com... | strychnine dukhobor fruitade | no related information |
(cnn) gunmen on a motorbike killed a russian military instructor and wounded a second tuesday in yemen's capital of sanaa, two senior police officials said they used silencers and needed only seconds for the attack, eyewitnesses said 'we only realized when the two russians were on the floor and a motorcycle was seen... | dues expiscating altruist | no related information |
(cnn) chelsea's big spending on europe's transfer deadline day has been criticized by one of the club's english rivals, who questioned how the premier league champions can meet uefa's new financial fair play rules the london team announced a loss of $113 million on monday for the year ended june 30, 2010 but then... | pyrola ringless dentatosinuate | no related information |
(cnn) while he fell short of bluntly saying, 'i told you so,' alexei miller, arguably russia's most powerful energy executive, warned the west that it may not be able to count on mideast and north african energy supplies as it once did coming from miller, the chief of russian energy giant gazprom, it was a not too s... | interleague minciers national | no related information |
(cnn) in his first public speech since being inaugurated as president of yemen, abdu rabu mansour hadi promised a strong fight against al qaeda and political reconciliation at home hadi spoke saturday before military graduates at the yemeni military academy 'the real battle against the terrorist al qaeda organizatio... | regenerance substile overelate | no related information |
(cnn) former rep gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly have launched what they hope will mark a new era in the battle over gun rights in america on the second anniversary of a mass shooting in arizona that wounded giffords and killed six others, the couple launched a political action committee, americans for... | giffords kelly connecticut | new: giffords and kelly cite overall figure for gun deaths which includes suicides . the two launched a political action committee to raise money to counter the gun lobby . a connecticut lawmaker apologized for telling giffords to 'stay out'. giffords and kelly want background checks for private sales of firearms |
washington (cnn) haitians being treated on a us navy hospital ship are requiring longer care than expected, forcing the us and other international agencies to scramble for an alternative the solution involves plans for a 3,000 to 5,000 bed temporary hospital on land, for continued care, because the ship is reaching... | us usns comfort | us, aid agencies scramble for alternative because ship is nearing capacity . solution involves plans for a 3,000 to 5,000 bed temporary hospital on land . usns comfort has performed more than 200 surgeries, treated more than 1,000 . officials say patients are requiring a longer stay time than expected |
los angeles (cnn) former linebacker junior seau's family sued the national football league on wednesday, claiming his suicide last may was the result of a brain disease caused by violent hits he endured playing the game, the lawsuit said last year, seau, 43, committed suicide in his bedroom in oceanside, california,... | seau riddell nfl | seau became forgetful, depressed, self destructive, prone to drinking and gambling . helmet maker riddell is confident of 'ability to successfully defend our products'. junior seau's family alleges his suicide was the result of a brain disease . disease came from violent hits he sustained as a nfl linebacker, suit stat... |
(cnn) a 27 year old mother surrendered her baby girl to firefighters in los angeles on christmas eve, authorities said saturday she told firefighters at fire station 46 that the newborn was just 6 hours old the firefighters accepted the girl, wrapping her in a blanket she was healthy and did not appear to have been ... | christmas eve los angeles 27 year old only 6 hours old california | a baby was surrendered on christmas eve at a los angeles fire station . the 27 year old mother said the girl was only 6 hours old, a fire spokesman says . she is healthy and will be placed in protective custody, he adds . in california, a parent can drop off a newborn at fire stations with no fear of arrest |
washington (cnn) three chinese nationals accused of importing thousands of counterfeit luxury handbags in the united states have been arrested in the past two days, federal authorities announced thursday shoppers sort through counterfeit brand name luxury bags and wallets on a hong kong street 'this was a sophistica... | pseudography neowashingtonia ecclesiology | no related information |
(cnn) zhang xin is an example of true grit success she rose from the faceless assembly line of a beijing factory to a property magnate richer than donald trump and oprah her company, soho china, literally changed the landscape of beijing and shanghai over the past two decades forbes magazine has listed her family's ... | stockpiling microcosmos upbuy | no related information |
london (cnn) argentinian president cristina fernandez de kirchner has again opened the dispute over sovereignty of the falkland islands in the south atlantic, accusing the british government of blatant colonialism known to the argentinians as las malvinas, the two countries went to war over the territory in 1982 aft... | falklands islands argentina britain argentinians british | several countries have disputed falklands ownership since first recorded landfall in17th century . islands have been coveted as strategic shipping stopover and potential wellspring of resources . argentina and britain fought over the islands in 1982 . more recently, the argentinians have accused the british of blatant ... |
(cnn) fifty thousand soldiers will patrol the streets of bogota, colombia, after violent protests that left at least two people dead and dozens injured, president juan manuel santos announced friday speaking on colombian national television, the president said he may also send troops to other locations around colomb... | bogota colombia vandals santos colombian | 50,000 soldiers will patrol the streets of bogota, colombia, after violent protests . vandals have smashed windows at foreign businesses, banks and restaurants . president santos says vandals infiltrated protests by farmers seeking government support . colombian analyst: 'in general, this social movement has not been i... |
london, england (cnn) a 23 year old british student has designed a 'super green superyacht' built using only sustainable materials and which produces virtually no carbon emissions 600 square meters of solar panels and three giant 'wings' mean 'soliloquy' can run on wind energy or solar power 'soliloquy's' unique ec... | solarize preacting morgue | no related information |
(cnn) inter milan moved into third place in italy's serie a after inflicting yet more misery on bottom placed bari with a 3 0 win late goals from houssine kharja, giampaolo pazzini and wesley sneijder sealed three points for the nerazzurri, who are now seven points behind city rivals and league leaders ac milan with... | inter milan bari second serie a houssine kharja giampaolo pazzini wesley sneijder inter third ac milan | inter milan win 3 0 away at bari to move second in serie a . houssine kharja, giampaolo pazzini and wesley sneijder all scored . inter are now third, seven points behind leaders ac milan |
(cnn) two pilgrims from iran have contracted the h1n1 virus, according to reports from the country's official news agency december 2008: a saudi policeman directs pilgrims at mount arafat, southeast of holy city of mecca every year about two million muslims go on pilgrimage to mecca the holiest place in islam as ... | sporocyst filberts metroscope | no related information |
(cnn) with snow in the forecast almost daily, municipalities in much of the country have been sprinkling roads and sidewalks with salt for safety but this brutal winter has left some cities struggling to get stockpiles of salt to hard hit areas, authorities said others have turned to alternatives such as cheese brin... | new york city long island | brutal winter has left some cities struggling to get stockpiles of salt for roads and sidewalks . facing shortages, new york city and long island to get salt from the state . around the nation, municipalities have used everything from a pickle juice like mix to cheese brine |
(beijing, china) (cnn) the mood at the 120th anniversary of chairman mao zedong's birthday is relatively muted, by chinese standards no spectacular fireworks, no big parades, as would have been expected during mao's three decade rule but the chinese remembered mao properly in beijing, a big crowd solemnly gathered i... | mao zedong's china chinese mao | mao zedong's 120th anniversary in china is more muted . chinese have mixed feelings on mao's legacy . mao's mistakes have been publicized through books and pronouncements |
(cnn) an april fool's day computer worm was launched on wednesday but so far has not caused problems for the millions of computers that are believed to be infected this piece of computer code tells the worm to activate on april 1, researchers found 'i think joke's on us a little bit, which you would have expected wi... | articulacy illustriously mohican | no related information |
washington (cnn) the bush pentagon tried to find loopholes in the geneva conventions for its 'ghost detainee' program in iraq and to delay the release of guantanamo bay prisoners to avoid bad press, three human rights groups contend the pentagon considered delaying the release of detainees from guantanamo bay becaus... | nonpapistical overskirt leadin | no related information |
(cnn) as typhoon haiyan's trail of destruction in the philippines unfolds, cnn reporters have been on the ground from the beginning building up a picture of the devastation and heartache caused by the most powerful ever storm to make landfall click on the videos below to follow their powerful stories andrew stevens ... | uncategoricalness clip xenacanthine | no related information |
(cnn) manchester city manager manuel pellegrini bracketed his striker sergio aguero with lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo as one of the 'three best players in the world' after the argentine led his side's 6 0 rout of tottenham hotspur sunday aguero contributed two goals in an all action display at the etihad stadi... | manchester city epl tottenham hotspur sergio aguero champions manchester united cardiff juventus italy tuscany | manchester city rout epl title rivals tottenham hotspur 6 0 . doubles for jesus navas and sergio aguero . champions manchester united held 2 2 at cardiff . juventus go top in italy after 2 0 win in tuscany |
(cnn) afghan president hamid karzai said thursday that a recently reached security agreement with the united states should not be signed until after elections in april his comments in kabul to thousands of tribal elders at a meeting known as a loya jirga, or grand assembly are at odds with what us officials wa... | afghan us america karzai | the afghan president says the pact should not be signed until after april elections . his comments are at odds with what us officials want . 'my trust with america is not good i don't trust them, and they don't trust me,' karzai says |
(cnn) the anti gay rights activist who recently toured europe with a male escort has resigned from a group that promotes counseling for people who 'struggle with unwanted homosexuality,' though the man insists that he is not gay george rekers resigned from the board of the national association for research & therapy... | baptist george rekers rekers | anti gay rights activist resigns from group that promotes counseling for homosexuals . baptist minister george rekers insists he is not gay . rekers says he has hired lawyer to fight 'false media reports'. rekers has been prominent, effective foe of gay rights legislation across country |
editor's note: steve politi is a sports columnist for the star ledger in newark, new jersey, who has covered bob hurley sr's career bob hurley sr is about to hit a milestone few basketball coaches on any level have reached: 1,000 victories he has won them the hard way at st anthony high in jersey city, new jersey, swee... | rectilinearity diptera psychoclinic | no related information |
(cnn) real madrid will face arch rivals barcelona in the final of the spanish cup after both teams won the second legs of their semifinals on wednesday barcelona progressed first with a 3 0 win at struggling almeria which sealed an 8 0 aggregate victory to surpass athletic bilbao's 34 final appearances real then kno... | barcelona copa del rey almeria 3 0 josep guardiola's real madrid sevilla jose mourinho's | barcelona reach copa del rey final for the 35th time after beating almeria 3 0 . josep guardiola's team will seek to clinch record extending 26th title on april 20 . real madrid qualify for record 37th final after eliminating cup holders sevilla . jose mourinho's side win 2 0 at home to seal a 3 0 aggregate victory in ... |
houston, texas (cnn) the doctor currently in charge of gabrielle giffords' neurological recovery, the man who's had his very hands in giffords' brain, was once mistaken for a kung fu expert it was 1972, and the second graders at ed smith elementary school in syracuse, new york, didn't quite know what to make of don... | dong kim gabrielle giffords' kim the university of texas medical school first | dr dong kim in charge of gabrielle giffords' neurological recovery . kim is chairman of the dept of neurosurgery at the university of texas medical school . doctor says medicine was not his first love; it was writing |
(cnn) andrew ferguson makes the college admissions process feel a lot like an m night shyamalan movie: plenty of drama and tension maybe a little terror and plot twists that will leave parents saying, 'i did not see that coming' ferguson's new book, 'crazy u: one dad's crash course into getting his kid into college'... | scavengership paniconograph masticatory | no related information |
new york (cnn) a decorated us army soldier allegedly admitted he killed a 4 month old girl he and his wife were trying to adopt, police said friday pfc jeffrey sliker was charged in the death of laurne clark, also known as mollie sliker, after police responded to a call from the couple's house on wednesday, accordin... | frondose wardenries borlase | no related information |
(cnn) mad cow disease, sars and now swine flu: some diseases grab the headlines but thousands of people worldwide suffer from very rare conditions, many of which few people have ever heard of england's king george iii may have suffered from porphyria, a disorder that affects the nervous system from the alice in wond... | morgellons progeria | a look at some of the rarest diseases in the world . morgellons sufferers say strange fibers emerge from their bodies . others like progeria sees the aging process accelerate much faster than usual |
(cnn) welcome to the brutal realities of english football eden hazard last summer, when arguably europe's most talented youngster was bought by chelsea for $50m, the future looked so bright the newly crowned european champions made a blistering start to the english premier league season, with the belgian the focal p... | chelsea swansea west ham premier league | chelsea's eden hazard sent off after kicking ball boy . hazard apologizes, says he was trying to kick the ball . swansea reaches first major final in its 100 year history after goalless draw . arsenal thrashes west ham 5 1 in premier league |
(cnn) the biggest surprise on a busy night of international football on wednesday came in duesseldorf, where euro 2008 finalists germany were beaten by norway for the first time in 73 years norway players celebrate christian grindheim's (no16) goal in their shock victory over germany midfielder christian grindheim s... | carbethoxy nonvicariousness zoospermatic | no related information |
(cnn) a commuter airliner that crashed thursday in upstate new york, killing 50 people, underwent violent pitching and rolling seconds before impact, with passengers experiencing twice the normal force of gravity, a federal investigator said sunday only a few pieces of the continental connection dash 8 turboprop we... | ntsb thursday new york plane's de 11 minutes | ntsb: people aboard experienced twice the normal gravitational force before crash . plane rolled past the vertical point before it crashed into home, ntsb official says . thursday's crash in upstate new york killed all 49 aboard plane, one in house . plane's de icing system was turned on 11 minutes after takeoff, ntsb ... |
(cnn) why do we watch? bob greene says athletes like lebron james show us the difference between ordinary effort and excellence the question applies not just to sunday's nba all star game, although that is the immediate case in point the outcome of the game is not important few people remember who wins the all st... | bob greene americans greene | bob greene: what explains why americans watch sports so intently?. he says professional athletes depress us with steroid and scandal stories . greene: we watch for the greatness the greatest athletes can achieve . he says it reflects the top flight effort everyone can strive to contribute |
rome, italy (cnn) a un report says hunger is on the rise globally and blames higher food prices populations within conflict zones such as the democratic republic of congo are particularly vulnerable the food and agriculture organization has issued preliminary estimates classifying 963 million people as undernourishe... | un food and agriculture organization the past year | un agency says food prices are to blame for an increase in hunger . food and agriculture organization issues estimates 963 million undernourished . it is an increase of 40 million people over the past year |
(cnn) sen john mccain said wednesday that if the financial rescue bill fails in congress again, 'the present crisis will turn into a disaster,' and sen barack obama told lawmakers it's time to 'step up to the plate' both presidential candidates stressed bipartisanship as they called for congress to act before headin... | obama congressional black caucus john mccain barack obama congress mccain joe biden washington clinton florida | new: obama asking congressional black caucus members to vote for bailout . john mccain, barack obama call on congress to act . obama, mccain, joe biden returning to washington for vote . former president clinton campaigns for obama in florida |
(cnn) the international committee of the red cross expressed its concern wednesday over what may have been the improper use of its emblem in the daring rescue last month of 15 hostages in colombia what seems to be part of a red cross is seen on a man involved in the rescue in this official image 'we are in contact w... | international july 2 farc | new: defense minister blasts leak of video from hostage rescue . international committee probing use of symbol by military rescuer . 15 hostages were rescued july 2 from rebel organization farc . misuse of emblem could be war crime, legal expert says |
(cnn) the turkish military bombed pkk rebel targets saturday in northern iraq in response to clashes that left at least 15 turkish troops dead, the pkk and the military said sunday members of turkey's honor guard carry flag draped coffins of two soldiers killed in clashes with the pkk the pkk, or kurdistan workers' ... | pkk kurdistan workers' party air turkish iraqi | air operation was conducted on the pkk's 'hiding positions'. pkk, kurdistan workers' party, said it sustained no casualties in the operation . air attack follows clashes blamed on pkk that killed at least 15 turkish soldiers . the central iraqi government has labeled the pkk a terrorist organization |
(cnn) longtime abc news personality barbara walters will retire from tv journalism in 2014, abc reported late sunday, closing a chapter on one of the most storied careers in broadcast journalism history she is expected to make the announcement monday on 'the view,' a daytime talker she created in 1997 walters, 83, w... | dissection troched germless | no related information |
(cnn) a massachusetts teen was convicted wednesday of homicide as a result of texting while driving and will serve one year in prison in a landmark case for the state, aaron deveau, 18, was found guilty on charges of vehicular homicide, texting while driving and negligent operation of a motor vehicle in a 2011 crash... | aaron deveau a year deveau 18 donald bowley 55 bowley | defendant says he wishes he could take back 'mistake'. aaron deveau is sentenced to serve a year in prison on charges . deveau, 18, denied texting at the time of the crash . the crash fatally injured donald bowley, 55, and injured bowley's girlfriend |
(cnn) danish golfer thomas bjorn made himself the player to beat at the qatar masters with a late surge on saturday, claiming a one shot lead going into the final round of the european tour tournament the 39 year old birdied four of the last five holes on saturday to card a six under par 66 which moved him up to 11 ... | intimates uneducate heterogamous | no related information |
(cnn) former pakistani president pervez musharraf, who was due in court thursday for his trial, has been hospitalized after falling ill, his lawyer told cnn he was taken to a hospital on his doctor's orders, lawyer ahmad raza kasuri said his trial was subsequently postponed until monday asiya ishaq, a supporter and ... | nonopposition anglemeter pectinirostrate | no related information |
(gametapcom) the uncertainty that confronts consumers and investors in the us is staggering there's the price of gasoline, which creeps higher almost daily; a housing market that month after month gets gloomier and gloomier; and the conflict in iraq that has cost the us an estimated $3 trillion is it any wonder that... | lichi termwise iconodulist | no related information |
(cnn) it was a moment vividly depicted in the movie about her life: 7 year old helen keller, holding one hand under a water pump as her teacher spelled 'w a t e r' into her other hand the statue of helen keller will be 'a wonderful addition' to the national statuary hall, one expert said in that moment, keller, an ... | first capitol helen keller 1864 | statue will be first in capitol of a child, as well as a person with a disability . helen keller statue depicts moment she began to learn language . governor: statue will show there are 'no limits to what people can accomplish'. since 1864, each state has been allowed to place two statues in the capitol |
puerto vallarta, mexico (cnn) a lifelong nature lover, oscar aranda studied biology in college and knew he wanted to work somehow with animals at sea but he didn't find his calling until years later, when he was summoned to a beach and saw a gruesome scene that would change his life 'i found a turtle chopped in piec... | overwintered belligerently antiseptics | no related information |
washington (cnn) the democrats' top investigator in congress reacted angrily friday to a report that the former blackwater usa employee accused of killing an iraqi vice presidential guard was hired by another us contractor weeks later rep henry waxman says the state department is covering up 'an epidemic of corrupti... | anorthosite procellarian bathes | no related information |
(cnn) there is compelling evidence that the economic security of women and their families is more fragile today than ever women are one half of the nation's workforce, yet disparities in pay, the shrinking of the public sector and stagnant wages have left too many women and families on the losing end of our nation's... | nancy pelosi rosa delauro mad men house democrats america | nancy pelosi and rosa delauro: women and their families are worse off than ever . writers: we need fair, equal pay for women, early education for children, access to job training . they say old policies and 'mad men' view of the world add to women's money woes . house democrats agenda: 'when women succeed, america succ... |
los angeles (cnn) the los angeles district attorney will decide if lindsay lohan will be charged with stealing a necklace from a jewelry store last week, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor said 'they presented the evidence about mid day,' spokeswoman sandi gibbons said wednesday afternoon 'we have the case under revie... | anaesthesia autocades phosgenite | no related information |
tucson, arizona (cnn) arizona shooting victim james eric fuller sent his apologies monday for telling a tea party leader, 'you are dead' dorothy deruyter, a companion of fuller's, provided cnn with a statement 'i would like to tender my sincerest apologies to mr (trent) humphries for my misplaced outrage on saturday... | fuller arizonan tucson | fuller: 'it was not in spirit of our allegiance'. arizonan was committed for a psychiatric evaluation . fuller was one of 13 wounded in the tucson shooting that killed 6 |
(cnn) former haitian first lady mirlande manigat will face popular musician michel martelly in the second round of presidential elections in haiti, the electoral commission announced thursday the government backed candidate, jude celestin, was eliminated from the race the announcement followed pressure from the unit... | us haiti mirlande manigat michel martelly manigat jude celestin the united states oas | new: the us ambassador calls it a 'good day' for haiti . former first lady mirlande manigat will now face musician michel martelly . originally, manigat was to face government backed candidate jude celestin . there was pressure from the united states and oas for the change |
washington (cnn) president barack obama and his administration 'strongly condemn the outrageous and deplorable violence that's taken place on the streets of cairo today' and want it to end quickly, white house press secretary robert gibbs said wednesday supporters of egyptian president hosni mubarak attacked anti go... | us egyptian gibbs egypt mubarak | us officials stop short of blaming egyptian government for attacks on protesters . gibbs: change in egypt has to begin now . a us source says mubarak might try to wait out the protesters . more than 1,900 us citizens and family members have been evacuated |
(cnn) professional kiteboarder sean reyngoudt is unique and it is not just the dangerous stunts he performs that set him apart 'i'll be out there doing all my tricks and everything having a good time and then i come in to the beach and people realize that i'm missing my leg and they are totally shocked by it,'... | sean reyngoudt reyngoudt | sean reyngoudt is a professional kiteboarder, which includes dangerous stunts . he learned the sport after losing his leg in an accident . before his accident, reyngoudt played football, baseball, soccer and ran track . reyngoudt: 'live life every day as you can and enjoy it' |
(cnn) mclaren have officially unveiled the car they hope will rocket lewis hamilton and jenson button into the formula one title reckoning in 2011 the team's english drivers were on hand as their new mp4 26 car was assembled part by part with the help of competition winners in the center of the german capital berlin... | mclaren mercedes 2011 one season english jenson button lewis hamilton mp4 26 berlin bahrain march 13 | mclaren mercedes unveil their car for the 2011 formula one season . english drivers jenson button and lewis hamilton showcase mp4 26 in berlin . the new car has a raft of innovative features to help with the aerodynamics . formula one season begins in bahrain on march 13 |
london, england (cnn) nine crew members aboard the french speed sailing trimaran l'hydroptere were injured on sunday when the boat flipped while traveling at more than 60 knots (over 110 kilometers an hour) off the southern coast of france capsized: french trimaran l'hydroptere floats upside down after flipping in h... | french sunday france several months | french speed sailing trimaran l'hydroptere capsized on sunday off france . the nine crew on board received minor injuries but all escaped serious harm . the boat may be out of action for several months due to fears the mast broke |
(cnn) a danish court sentenced a somali man to nine years in prison friday for the attempted attack on a cartoonist who drew an image of the muslim prophet mohammed wearing a bomb shaped turban mohamed geele will be permanently expelled from denmark when his prison term is complete, according to the sentence prosecu... | danish mohamed geele denmark geele mohammed | a danish court issued a nine year prison sentence in an attack on a political cartoonist . mohamed geele will be permanently expelled from denmark after his sentence . geele's target was a cartoonist who drew a picture of mohammed wearing a bomb turban |
(cnn) citing recent attacks, the united states on wednesday announced that it has suspended public services at its embassy in sanaa, yemen 'due to recent attacks against western interests in yemen, we have temporarily suspended operations of our embassy in sana'a to the public,' state department spokeswoman jen psak... | overdramatized swipper overtrims | no related information |
(cnn) secretary of state hillary clinton will finally take questions from members of congress on wednesday about the deadly terror attack on the us diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya lawmakers have long wanted clinton's full accounting of the september 11 assault that killed ambassador christopher stevens and thr... | rhynchocoele miliolitic heiressdom | no related information |
(cnn) european champions chelsea breezed into the fifa club world cup final with a 3 1 defeat of concacaf champions league winners monterrey on thursday the english premier league team's triumph in yokohama, japan set up a tie with copa libertadores winners corinthians on sunday goals from spanish duo juan mata and ... | chelsea monterrey 3 1 fifa club world cup european brazil corinthians juan mata fernando torres darvin chavez copa libertadores al ahly | chelsea beat monterrey 3 1 to reach fifa club world cup final . european champions chelsea to play brazil's corinthians in sunday's showpiece match . goals from juan mata, fernando torres and an own goal from darvin chavez sealed win . copa libertadores winner corinthians beat al ahly on wednesday |
washington (cnn) when rep joe wilson yelled 'you lie!' at president obama, the south carolina republican's political team quickly launched an online strategy to capitalize on the incident rep joe wilson, r south carolina, shouts 'you lie!' during president obama's speech to congress wilson's heated outburst came on ... | republican joe wilson obama wilson democratic twitter | republican rep joe wilson drew fire for yelling 'you lie!' at president obama . after comment, money poured in for both wilson, his likely democratic opponent . both candidates take advantage of twitter, other social media |
(cnn) two photographs of madonna set to appear in a christie's auction next month will probably sell for at least $10,000 each, according to estimates posted on the company's web site christie's will auction a nude photo of madonna (partially shown above) taken by lee friedlander one, a full frontal nude black and w... | christie's madonna lee friedlander $10,000 to $15,000 | christie's to auction madonna photos . one is full frontal nude shot taken by lee friedlander . nude photo expected to sell for $10,000 to $15,000 |
washington (cnn) the senate on tuesday gave final approval to cia director leon panetta's nomination to become defense secretary when robert gates steps down at the end of june panetta's approval on a unanimous 100 0 vote was widely expected after the former congressman and clinton administration official received b... | panetta senate cia robert gates david petraeus | new: panetta says he is honored by the senate's approval . the senate votes unanimously in favor of the cia director succeeding robert gates . senate confirmation was expected . gen david petraeus is nominated to succeed panetta at the cia |
washington (cnn) pilots at amerijet international have nice big planes, but nowhere to go pilots are shown picketing against amerijet international in a youtube video none of the cargo carrier's eight boeing 727s have lavatories, pilots say, forcing the pilots and crews to use plastic bags for all their elimination ... | amerijet youtube faa osha | amerijet flight crews went on strike august 27, chiefly over pay issues . lack of bathrooms on planes has caused more of stir with public, strikers says . on youtube video, striking pilot shows bag in which crew must urinate . faa says it doesn't regulate lavatories, and osha says issue isn't its jurisdiction |
(cnn) olympic swimming champion michael phelps will not face criminal charges in connection with a november party at which he was photographed using a bong, a south carolina sheriff said monday michael phelps admitted 'regrettable behavior' after a photo of him using a bong was published 'we do not believe we have ... | nonopinionativeness lacey unpleadable | no related information |
(cnn) al qaeda fighters in syria have seized another town on the border with turkey, consolidating their grip on a swath of northern syria the islamic state in iraq and the levant (isil) took control of the town of atimah at the end of last week, further tilting the balance away from more moderate factions of the fr... | underprice cymbalon noncivilian | no related information |
(cnn) this month icon will be with the berlin philharmonic orchestra 'it's like watching incredible shoals of fish in the maldives just move together there's an organic feeling in how the orchestra wants to play, and it's like a type of breathing,' sir simon rattle the orchestra has played everywhere from disused wa... | bestowage sepiolite regest | no related information |
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