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sanaa, yemen (cnn) yemen's prime minister, ali mujawar, on monday defended his government, saying there is no reason egypt style protests should take off in the country 'yemen is not tunisia or egypt,' he said 'yemen has its own different situation yemen is a democratic country through all the stages, elections took... | yemen last week tunisia egypt yemeni saleh 32 years | yemen saw a large anti government demonstration last week . 'yemen is not tunisia or egypt,' says the prime minister . analysts: yemeni protesters seek many of the same things as other demonstrators . president saleh, in office 32 years, recently announced he won't seek re election |
(cnn) in an effort to galvanize support for a new pair of rail tunnels connecting new york and new jersey, two us senators from the garden state announced monday that amtrak would bear some of the costs the $135 billion gateway tunnel project would add high speed and commuter rail service between the two states by 2... | amtrak $50 million $135 billion frank r lautenberg new jersey october $105 billion | senators say amtrak would spend $50 million for $135 billion tunnel project . sen frank r lautenberg: 'new jersey is facing a transportation crisis'. new jersey governor rejected a similar project in october, citing budget concerns . new jersey is facing a projected $105 billion deficit |
(cnn) libyan militia members have apparently turned the abandoned us embassy in tripoli, libya, into a water park, judging by amateur video posted to youtube on sunday the video, which reflects the anarchy that currently reigns in libya's capital, shows fully clothed men diving into and swimming in a pool ambassador... | intoed sprinklingly uncorrigibly | no related information |
(cnn) injustice has no borders, as we at oxfam know well from years of experience working in more than 90 countries we also know that poverty has no political party in our own country, the united states last week oxfam released a new study that dispels many of the political myths surrounding the nation's minimum wag... | oxfam raymond offenheiser congress america | oxfam study: minimum wage hike would help people in every congressional district . raymond offenheiser says it would benefit 55,000+ workers in average congressional district . it would help economy, get people off assistance, he says so why the partisan stalling?. writer: congress hiked minimum wage 22 times before... |
(cnn) on the road for 300 days a year, a cirque du soleil touring troupe of 175 relies on the same precise planning for its travel arrangements as it does for its acrobatic moves and dare devil routines 'right now, we're in london, in the uk, and we're working on making sure we have documents ready for spain, for ru... | unneedfully obstruction debel | no related information |
(cnn) police in zimbabwe monday failed to bring to court an opposition activist who was scheduled to become a government minister on friday but was arrested instead zimbabwe police officers at mutare magistrates court where roy bennett's scheduled appearance was postponed roy bennett of the movement for democratic c... | roundedness safroles learn | no related information |
(coastal living) imagine yourself on a ferryboat deck with a latte in one hand, your overnight bag at your feet, and the dazzling seattle, washington, skyline filling the horizon behind you while the boat churns across elliott bay, the space needle disappears from view and a shoreline materializes in the distance ba... | seattle bainbridge island about 35 minutes five minute bloedel reserve 150 acres | the ferry ride from seattle to bainbridge island takes about 35 minutes . winslow, the downtown shopping district, is a five minute walk from the ferry terminal . bloedel reserve offers 150 acres of trees, wildlife, ponds and gardens |
(cnn) starting monday, same sex couples will be allowed to marry in new jersey the new jersey supreme court denied the state's request to temporarily prevent such marriages last week, clearing the way some ceremonies already are planned us sen elect cory booker, the current newark mayor, plans to recognize the marri... | newark last week new jersey 2007 | newark mayor plans to recognize the marriages of several same sex couples . a court denied the state's request to temporarily prevent such marriages last week . new jersey has allowed same sex civil unions since 2007 |
(cnn) venezuelan president hugo chavez arrived in havana early wednesday for a new round of medical treatment, cuban state media reported the timing of his departure, weeks before regional elections in venezuela, has fueled renewed speculation about the president's health it was unclear how long chavez, who declared... | cretonne ajuga congiary | no related information |
(cnn) in a show of adoration, a small group of jenni rivera's fans waited outside long beach airport, as the plane carrying the music star's remains landed late thursday they greeted members of her family with applause and condolences as they exited the airport another group of fans gathered at an impromptu altar in... | rivera the united states mexico | new: rivera's remains were repatriated to the united states . the remains of rivera's publicist and the plane's co pilot also were identified . a memorial will likely be held in mexico, but plans are not yet final . rivera's letter says she does not want to be cremated |
(cnn) two time defending fed cup champions italy battled back to level at 1 1 against australia in saturday's first round tie in the women's tennis teams competition, while 2010 runners up the united states went 2 0 behind against belgium in the two other world group ties to be completed this weekend, france took a... | paleae toparchical pedro | no related information |
(cnn) russia emerged as genuine contenders for football's european crown with a thumping 4 1 win over czech republic after co hosts poland and 2004 champions greece had opened the tournament with a dramatic 1 1 draw in warsaw alan dzagoev scored twice as dick advocaat's russia side made a confident start, roman shir... | sextar kappellmeister ungamelike | no related information |
(cnn) the driver hired to deliver an adopted russian boy from the moscow airport to the russian education ministry last week said he was 'shocked like a crazy man' when he realized what was happening seven year old justin artyem was sent back to russia alone by the tennessee family that adopted him because of what t... | american russia 7 year old washington russian | american family sent adopted boy back to russia, claiming violent behavior . man says he was hired to pick up 7 year old, who had flown from washington alone . no one at russian ministry was expecting return . boy gave him airline wings, hand drawn picture before being taken away |
new york (cnn) merging magazine cutouts, painted objects and even motorbike parts, kenyan artist wangechi mutu creates layered images of fantastical figures, transforming the female form into something both powerful and primal famous for her collages, mutu has had her work shown all over the world, including her mos... | wangechi mutu kenyan mutu deutsche bank's artist of the year | wangechi mutu is a kenyan artist, famous for her powerful collages . her creations have been exhibited in major museums across the world . mutu was named deutsche bank's artist of the year in 2010 |
washington (cnn) richard 'dick' winters, a decorated hero of world war ii and the central figure in the book and miniseries 'band of brothers,' has died he would have turned 93 years old in february winters died january 2 and was buried after a private funeral saturday, according to retired army col cole kingseed, a... | band of brothers easy company richard 'dick' winters d day the end of world war ii winters february | the mini series 'band of brothers' told the story of easy company . richard 'dick' winters was a young officer with easy company . he led the company from d day toward the end of world war ii . winters would have turned 93 in february |
(cnn) federal agents are conducting a criminal investigation that could affect the trial of khalid sheikh mohammed and four others accused of plotting the 2001 terrorist attacks, justice department lawyers told a us military court monday in guantanamo bay, cuba the lawyers, in a filing with the court monday, acknowl... | fbi 9/11 ramzi bin al shibh justice bin al shibh khalid sheikh mohammed guantanamo bay | the fbi is conducting a criminal investigation that may affect the 9/11 trial, lawyers said . defense lawyers for ramzi bin al shibh said the fbi asked a team member to be an informant . the defense said the inquiry could be a conflict of interest; justice lawyers disagree . bin al shibh, khalid sheikh mohammed and 3 o... |
havana, cuba (cnn) proclaiming 'i am a soldier for the cuban revolution,' a cuban intelligence agent said friday he has no regrets about the spying that landed him in us prisons for more than a decade 'i felt that it was the right thing to do,' rené gonzález said during a press conference in havana gonzález was a me... | rené gonzález us cuban five' network of cuban havana gonzález | rené gonzález spent years in us prisons after being convicted in 2001 . he was a member of the so called 'cuban five' network of cuban agents . now back in havana, he has renounced his us citizenship as a us judge required . 'i am a soldier for the cuban revolution,' gonzález declares at a news conference |
new york (cnn) a massive anti mafia sweep that stretched from new york to sicily has not only cut off the head of the gambino crime family but lopped off 'the shoulders and chest' too, a spokesman for the attorney general of new york said john 'jackie the nose' d'amico, shown in 1992, is one of 62 gambino crime fami... | us italy gambino | operation targets organized crime in us, italy . dozens in custody; others sought . us grand jury names 62 reputed members of gambino crime family . feds say suspects involved in international drug trafficking, robbery, murder, extortion |
(cnn) top republican lawmakers sunday called on president obama to change his political strategy, arguing that the passage of a massive stimulus bill on a party line vote showed he has failed to deliver the 'change' he promised sen john mccain says the obama administration is off to a 'bad beginning' 'if this is go... | pschents ligules whichway | no related information |
charlotte, north carolina (cnn) when polygamous sect leader warren jeffs appeared in a las vegas courtroom last august, kathy jo nicholson, a former member of jeffs' sect, felt fearful even though she was only watching him on television nicholson, roughly 13 years of age, is shown here with five of her sisters and t... | kathy jo nicholson warren jeffs nicholson jeffs | kathy jo nicholson grew up in a polygamous home and community . polygamous sect leader warren jeffs was the headmaster at her school . nicholson, who flew from the community, says jeffs was a harsh disciplinarian |
new york (cnn) a 29 year old zumba instructor was sentenced to 10 months in jail friday for engaging in prostitution out of her fitness studio in the picturesque town of kennebunk, maine in addition to the time in jail, alexis wright must pay more than $57,000 in restitution and $1,000 in fines, according to a sente... | unscandalised ferngale cliquism | no related information |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) afghan president hamid karzai said sunday that his country would join the strategic review of the us led war on terrorism afghanistan president hamid karzai, right, meets with richard holbrooke in kabul on february 15, 2009 speaking at a joint news conference with visiting us diplomat richar... | afghan hamid karzai us afghanistan karzai | afghan president hamid karzai says his country will help review of war on terrorism . he says us forces shouldn't leave afghanistan soon since task is not over . karzai says civilian causalities, home searches have soured public support . karzai suggested forces should focus on poppy fields that fuel a drug trade |
(cnn) how do you dispose of syria's chemical weapons stockpiles? call in private industry the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons announced friday it has invited chemical disposal firms to let the group know if they're interested, but added that it's working on a tight schedule the request for 'expr... | 18 million pounds mid 2014 syria the islamic front | chemical weapons group requests 'expressions of interest' from private industry . slated for destruction: 18 million pounds of chemicals . a deadline of mid 2014 has been set for syria to destroy its chemical weapons . six opposition factions announce the formation of a new alliance: the islamic front |
johannesburg, south africa (cnn) nelson mandela's current hospitalization is due to a lung infection, authorities said tuesday doctors were treating mandela and he was responding to treatment, a statement from president jacob zuma's office said mandela, 94, was hospitalized over the weekend at a pretoria facility bu... | polynoe periodogram cysteinic | no related information |
buenos aires (cnn) throngs of people banged pots and pans thursday, as they protested government policies in argentina the massive march was the latest in a series of 'cacerolazos,' protests named for the cooking pots participants hit to draw attention to problems they say are growing in the south american nation, i... | buenos aires cristina fernandez de kirchner's | demonstrators pack a 14 block stretch in buenos aires . the protests are known as 'cacerolazos,' named for the pots participants bang . protesters criticize president cristina fernandez de kirchner's government . 'the constitution should be respected, not reformed,' one organizer says |
lagos, nigeria (cnn) the mother of nigeria's finance minister ngozi okonjo iweala has been released by her kidnappers, five days after she was seized from her home, nigerian police said friday kamene okonjo is well and in good health, police spokesman frank mba told cnn 'the okonjo family is full of thanks to the al... | nigerian ngozi okonjo iweala kamene okonjo five days ago | the mother of nigerian finance minister ngozi okonjo iweala is freed . kamene okonjo was abducted five days ago from her home . okonjo is well and in good health, a police spokesman says . it remains unclear who her abductors were or what their motive was |
(cnn) international diplomats are meeting thursday in gabon for talks aimed at resolving a brewing crisis in the central african republic, where rebels are threatening the capital the discussions in the gabonese capital, libreville, come a day after the united nations called on the car government and rebels to end v... | africa the united states japan the central african republic rebels | diplomats from central africa, the united states and japan are meeting for talks . they are seeking a resolution to simmering unrest in the central african republic . rebels, angry with the government, have staged attacks in the past month . the government has appealed for international help to stave off rebel advances... |
(cnn) a british theater producer who was briefly jailed in uganda because of his play about the challenges facing gay people in the african nation said wednesday the case against him had been dropped homosexual acts are illegal in uganda, where most gays and lesbians face physical attacks and are treated as social o... | british david cecil cecil uganda | british theater producer david cecil says a magistrate has dismissed the case against him . the magistrate said prosecutors had given no evidence to substantiate the charges, he said . cecil was detained for staging a play about the challenges faced by homosexuals in uganda . homosexual acts are illegal in uganda, wher... |
(cnn) two un peacekeepers have been freed in the darfur region of sudan more than four months after they were abducted while on patrol, the united nations said hasan al mazawdeh and qasim al sarhan, both jordanian nationals, were abducted on august 20 in the town of kabkabiya, about 87 miles west of el fasher read m... | unamid jordanians | the two unamid police personnel were abducted while on patrol in august . they appear to be unharmed and in good health, unamid said . the two jordanians will be returned home as soon as possible, it said |
(cnn) the united nations announced wednesday that it is temporarily relocating dependents and nonessential staff in the central african republic because a cease fire with rebel forces is not holding their 'contradictory messages and their continued military offensive seem to indicate that they might be intent on tak... | air france central african republic united nations the us state department french hollande bangui | new: an air france flight turns around en route to central african republic . united nations is temporarily relocating nonessential staff . the us state department warns against all but essential travel outside the capital . french president hollande orders troops to protect the embassy in bangui |
(cnn) with nearly all of the vote counted, the referendum on egypt's new constitution appeared to be victorious early sunday, according to unofficial tallies by the muslim brotherhood and the semi official al ahram newspaper the muslim brotherhood said its 'final results' show 64% of the vote in favor of the constit... | the muslim brotherhood 64% al ahram later sunday saturday second | the muslim brotherhood says 64% of the vote was in favor . the semi official al ahram newspaper has a similar result . the official results are not expected until later sunday . saturday was the second round of voting |
(cnn) south african icon nelson mandela was in good spirits on christmas, even though he was in the hospital, president jacob zuma said 'he was happy to have visitors on this special day and is looking much better,' said zuma, who visited mandela in a pretoria hospital tuesday 'the doctors are happy with the progres... | jacob zuma mandela zuma | president jacob zuma says mandela looks better . 'the doctors are happy with the progress,' zuma says . he was hospitalized for a lung infection on december 8 |
(cnn) the lawyer representing two us hikers jailed in iran has been denied a request to visit his clients on the eve of their trial, he told cnn on saturday 'i asked to see them before the trial, but the judge told me i couldn't,' said masoud shafii the judge has granted shafii permission to visit shane bauer and jo... | bepun tuberculariaceous forthink | no related information |
washington (cnn) the 88 year old white supremacist charged with killing a guard at the holocaust memorial museum left a note proclaiming president obama a tool of 'jew owners,' according to court records released thursday writings attributed to james von brunn and a biography appear on the web site holy western empi... | james von brunn von brunn's anti semitic james von brunn's obama von brunn pow | new: gallery owner calls james von brunn a 'crazy, racist man'. new: ex wife says von brunn's anti semitic views contributed to divorce . note in suspect james von brunn's car proclaims obama a tool of 'jew owners'. young neo nazis consider von brunn a 'pow' for going to prison, expert says |
editor's note: the staff at cnncom has recently been intrigued by the journalism of vice, an independent media company and website based in brooklyn, new york vbstv is vice's broadband television network the reports, which are produced solely by vice, reflect a transparent approach to journalism, where viewers are take... | first duane kraemer | scientist who cloned world's first cat working to genetically engineer livestock . dr duane kraemer has cloned bull from cells of a bull resistant to brucellosis . project sparking controversy, raising slew of ethical questions |
tehran, iran (cnn) a top iranian general said government troops are 'ready to sacrifice our lives' rather than back down in the face of protests over june's disputed presidential election iranians have held mass protests, such as this one on june 15, over the recent disputed presdential election gen sayyed hassan fi... | iranian tehran | iranian general: soldiers refuse to back down amid protests . protests stem from june's disputed presidential election . tehran police chief recently announced creation of constable like force |
mumbai, india (cnn) indian authorities received no warnings about the three deadly blasts that rocked mumbai wednesday the first major assault in india's largest city since the 2008 siege and so far, no group has been singled out for blame, the home minister said thursday the attacks at the height of the eveni... | indian india | new: an expert blames indian security failures . the home minister says india had no prior intelligence about the attacks . no group has claimed responsibility . 18 people died and another 131 were injured |
(cnn) ethiopia had waited 31 years for this moment and its football players didn't disappoint as it produced an impressive performance to take a point from defending champion zambia forced to play with 10 men for much of the contest following the dismissal of goalkeeper jemal tassew, ethiopia overcame a first hal... | ethiopia africa cup of nations zambia first half collins mbesuma adane girma nigeria burkina faso group c's | ethiopia marked return to africa cup of nations with 1 1 draw against zambia . ethiopia missed first half penalty and had goalkeeper sent off . collins mbesuma gave zambia the lead only for adane girma to equalize . nigeria held to 1 1 draw by burkina faso in group c's other game |
(cnn) jacques chirac is the former french president best known for his staunch opposition to the war in iraq a position that put him at odds with his us counterpart, george w bush but the 79 year old's reputation as a career politician, one of a handful who dominated the french political scene for decades, is now... | french jacques chirac chirac paris four decades iraq 2007 two years | former french president jacques chirac convicted on corruption charges . chirac served as mayor of paris, prime minister and president over the course of four decades . high profile opponent of 'illegitimate and illegal' us led war in iraq . career politician retired in 2007, two years after suffering minor stroke |
(cnn) 'this is me and my daughter's first picture,' a los angeles woman wrote on her portrait 'i'll always remember this moment and cherish this beautiful picture forever and ever i'm so blessed this was captured' this response from a recipient of a free portrait at the la skid row rescue mission is what inspires ce... | year cnn photos | help portrait gives professional portraits to the needy . recipient: 'i'm so blessed this was captured'. this year's photographs will be shared on cnn photos blog |
new york (cnn) true love may be priceless, but does that mean we should pay through the nose for fine chocolate on valentine's day or any day? the answer is unequivocally yes in the opinion of rick and mike mast whose organic hand crafted chocolate bars garnering rave reviews retail for $9 'you get what you pay for... | chocolate rick mast mike mast | chocolate shouldn't be something you can pick up at the gas station for a buck or two, says rick mast . ingredient list is simple: cacao beans and sugar . 'we're bringing out the different characteristics and the flavors people didn't think were imaginable from chocolate,' said mike mast |
matura, trinidad (cnn) with its white sand and clear, blue water, trinidad's matura beach looks like a postcard it's a far cry from its recent past, when leatherback sea turtle carcasses littered the ground and kept tourists away suzan lakhan baptiste's efforts have turned a beach from a leatherback turtle graveyard... | suzan lakhan baptiste nature seekers caribbean cnncom/heroes | suzan lakhan baptiste helped end leatherback turtle slaughter in her community . her nonprofit nature seekers promotes turtle conservation throughout the caribbean . the group's efforts contribute to eco tourism in the area . do you know a hero? nominations are open at cnncom/heroes |
my father in law lives in fairburn, georgia, just outside of atlanta when i told him that i'd be spending $350 for sushi, he burst out laughing at the outrageousness of the idea but he didn't get to experience what was hands down, the best sushi of my life i call it my re education of sushi and the japanese food aesthe... | jiro ono tokyo michelin ono | jiro ono has been a sushi chef for around 70 years . his restaurant in tokyo has three michelin stars . ono has worn gloves when outside for 45 years to avoid 'contaminating' food |
(cnn) it has been 20 years since filmmaker michael moore took on general motors in 'roger and me' he's still sticking it to big business for what he sees as the deliberate shafting of the little guy filmmaker michael moore says wall street created a 'invisible virtual casino' with people's money his new film, 'capit... | vexillary petaliform neoterize | no related information |
(cnn) the us coast guard on thursday is searching for two fishermen missing after a commercial fishing vessel went down in remote, treacherous waters off the aleutian islands about 1,400 miles southwest of anchorage, alaska the fishing vessel courageous helps search for missing men in waters off alaska four of the b... | alkalinization badgers peracarida | no related information |
(cnn) an islamic militia took over two strategic towns in somalia tuesday in a territory grab by the strengthening insurgency, a regional commander told cnn islamist fighters from al shabaab group in somalia display their flag the al shabaab militia seized the cities of bulo marer and quryoley from the un backed gov... | al shabaab bulo marer quryoley somalia islamic | the al shabaab militia seized the cities of bulo marer and quryoley . the move gives it a strategic base in central somalia . al shabaab an offshoot of islamic party that ruled in somalia for much of 2006 . the group aims to impose islamic sharia law in somalia |
(cnn) violence marred black friday shopping in at least seven states, including california, where police say a woman doused fellow shoppers with pepper spray in a bid to snag a discounted video game console the incident happened thursday night at a walmart in the porter ranch area of los angeles, said officer robert... | heelpiece disintegrates dubiosity | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) the faithful walk past a charlie chaplin who twirls his cane, a marilyn who shows off her cleavage while blowing kisses and a ranting, jheri curled samuel jackson (a la 'pulp fiction') who flashes his bad mother f**ker wallet they didn't come here to ogle the impersonators on hollywood boulevard no... | sunset boulevard hugh grant halle berry | take a two hour dip into the celebrity gossip sleaze pool . drive along famous streets, including sunset boulevard, scouring for a real life celebrity . see where hugh grant picked up a prostitute, where halle berry smashed up her car |
(cnngo) burp, don't burp slurp, don't slurp the rules of social protocol around the world are as varied, and as conflicting, as countries on the planet so how's a traveler to know what to do, when and where? never again do you need to feel like a bull in a china shop throw away your guidebook and let actual locals t... | teletex pontificalibus charismas | no related information |
(cnn) planned parenthood defended a virginia clinic and one of its employees thursday against the latest attempt at an undercover video 'sting' by conservative activists, telling reporters its clinic worker acted properly the anti abortion group live action has sent operatives posing as a pimp and prostitute to plan... | planned parenthood virginia second this week live action new jersey | planned parenthood says the virginia clinic worker acted properly . the video is the second this week from anti abortion group live action . planned parenthood fired a new jersey clinic worker after a video |
(cnn) two storied teams two superstar quarterbacks an iconic venue sunday's super bowl xlv between the pittsburgh steelers and the green bay packers at the cowboys stadium in dallas has all the ingredients to match the inevitable hype which accompanies america's love affair with the finale of the nfl season stree... | pittsburgh steelers green bay packers super bowl xlv dallas pittsburgh super bowl packers steelers ben roethlisberger third the dallas cowboys texas 45th nfl | pittsburgh steelers and green bay packers contest super bowl xlv in dallas . pittsburgh have won a record six super bowl crowns with the packers claiming three . steelers qb ben roethlisberger is aiming for third super bowl ring . the dallas cowboys stadium in texas hosts the 45th edition of the nfl season finale |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) evidence found on the bodies of two men killed by a now jailed us diplomat aligns with the state department's claim that the men were robbers, according to a pakistani police official raymond davis, who works at the us consulate in lahore, pakistan, has been jailed since january 27, when au... | us embassy raymond davis davis us | evidence suggests the men killed by the diplomat were robbers, police say . us embassy officials say consular employee raymond davis shot in self defense . davis remains jailed despite us calls for his release |
(cnn) yemen is tightening security at all of its airports in the aftermath of a plot to send bombs from yemen to the united states, the country's national civil aviation security committee said monday 'every piece of cargo and luggage will go through extensive searching' at all of its airports, the agency said cargo... | yemen yemeni germany united kingdom | new: embargo on shipments from yemen extended to november 8 . yemeni authorities intensify hunt for militant cleric and bomb maker . germany bans all incoming flights from yemen . united kingdom also bans flights and the carrying of large printer cartridges |
washington (cnn) nasa released newly restored videos thursday of two us astronauts taking the world's first steps on the moon nasa hired a digital restoration firm to improve video showing astronauts taking first steps on the moon the images were released just four days before the 40th anniversary of the historic ev... | turpinite walled triangularity | no related information |
(cnn) it's not your imagination: our politics are more polarized than at any point in recent history that's the conclusion of a new survey from the indispensable pew research center for the people and the press and if you needed more evidence of the passionate and sometimes poisonous polarization afflicting our nati... | dolliness dentolingual excerebration | no related information |
london, england (cnn) this month on the screening room we're turning to the wonderful world of animated films 'shrek the third,' the latest in dreamworks' inverted fairytale franchise blockbusters like 'finding nemo' and dreamworks' franchise 'shrek' have turned animation into a multi billion dollar industry, and a... | duplexed preflection romeite | no related information |
blacksburg,va (cnn) a 15 person ad hoc committee at virginian tech this week recommended against cutting down a portion of the 'stadium woods,' a densely wooded area behind the football stadium, to build a new state of the art indoor sports practice facility the controversy came to a head when environmentalists real... | drawable sesamum disembargo | no related information |
(cnn) every college applicant knows about the 'hardship essay,' which asks a teenager to write about overcoming an obstacle here's a suggested approach: 'being a high school senior unnerved by college applications was tough enough until i tried to fill out the common application and the site froze, then refused to ... | dave marcus marcus | dave marcus: the common app site crashed, leaving students and parents frantic . he says the group, which serves about 500 colleges, blames a software upgrade . he says application process is out of hand; students too stressed about college . marcus: this is a good time for seniors to consider a 'gap year' before colle... |
(cnn) for not so intrepid travelers, cruises are perfect outside of getting yourself to the departure port, you don't need to plan anything to have a successful trip to make that ocean going vacation as effortless as possible, we've assembled a list of the cushiest cruises departing from the united states linblad ex... | lindblad expeditions national geographic alaska azamara club cruises' panama canal massive oasis seas | lindblad expeditions and partner national geographic make alaska cruises smarter . azamara club cruises' panama canal trip hits 26 ports . massive oasis of the seas has 25 restaurants and seven themed 'neighborhoods' |
(cnn) farmers in tanzania are helping to conserve threatened forests by cultivating an unlikely crop: butterflies the amani butterly project is one of the schemes using butterfly farming to help locals supplement their incomes and protect the environment at the same time the brainchild of american biologist theron m... | tanzanian amani butterfly project butterfly zanzibar | tanzanian projects training people to farm butterflies . projects give locals an alternative income and protect forests . amani butterfly project use 250 local farmers and sells pupae to live butterfly exhibits . butterfly farmers in zanzibar no longer have to cut down trees to sell charcoal |
(cnn) three teens, one a us citizen, were killed in the mexican border city of ciudad juarez this weekend, a spokesman with the chihuahua state prosecutor's office said late monday the killing was the first case this year of an american student being killed in juarez, which has been beset recently by violence and is... | foveae parabases periodontist | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) lindsay lohan's lawyer 'vehemently' denied that the actress stole a necklace from a venice, california, jewelry store last month the los angeles county district attorney is considering a felony theft charge against lohan after her stylist handed over the 'one of a kind necklace' to police just befo... | la last month lohan | the la district attorney is considering a felony theft charge against the actress . a jeweler reported the 'one of a kind' necklace missing last month . the jewelry was given to police just before they were to search lohan's home |
(cnn) wael ghonim, a google executive who has been missing for more than a week following his purported arrest in cairo, is to be released monday, according to two egyptian television news networks telecom executive naguib sawiris announced on otv sunday that ghonim would be released at 4 pm monday sawiris told cnn ... | egyptian google wael ghonim january 28 amnesty international dubai | egyptian authorities to let google executive go, executive says . wael ghonim missing since january 28 . amnesty international protests holding of dubai native |
(cnn student news) november 2, 2010 download pdf maps related to today's show: • yemen • baghdad, iraq transcript this is a rush transcript this copy may not be in its final form and may be updated carl azuz, cnn student news anchor: there's an old saying: it's not what you know, it's who you know it might also ... | yemen discover | witness the final push leading up to today's midterm elections . find out how yemen is responding to a suspected terrorist plot . discover why some job hunters are polishing up on proper etiquette . use the daily discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories |
(cnn) nissan has just joined google in the race to make driverless cars a reality the japanese automaker is aiming to have such driverless autos on the road by 2020 'nissan motor company's willingness to question conventional thinking and to drive progress is what sets us apart,' said ceo carlos ghosn, in a press re... | decongestion suluan prespread | no related information |
(cnn) 'i don't even know who the 'blues brothers' are,' confesses sheng sushi manager elwood zhang 'a lot of americans come in and ask if we like that movie i've never seen it' it's really no wonder people ask zhang and his partner, james, who often goes by jake, share the names of the movie's two main characters, p... | liespfund acclimatized smilacina | no related information |
boston, massachusetts (cnn) a federal immigration judge says president obama's aunt, who has stayed in the united states illegally for years, will be allowed to remain in the country until at least next year judge leonard shapiro said wednesday he would hear zeituni onyango's political asylum case on february 4, 201... | obama us 2010 zeituni onyango years | judge: president obama's aunt can stay in us until asylum case is heard in 2010 . zeituni onyango has lived in us illegally for years, been ordered to leave country . obama says aunt's case 'should run its ordinary course' |
editor's note: cnn agreed not to use the last names of the iraqi families in this story due to security concerns safa'a had a 12 pound tumor that nearly took over all his body doctors in iraq had given up on the boy amman, jordan (cnn) two year old safa'a gently holds his mother's hand, a 12 pound tumor bulging fro... | iraqi jordan 12 pound us american | an iraqi boy, 2, travels to jordan to have 12 pound tumor removed . liquor tycoon in us comes to boy's aid, pays all his medical expenses . 'tears come to your eyes,' the boy's american donor says . after surgery, the boy's mother says, 'i cannot put my happiness into words' |
(cnn) a unified lawsuit on behalf of more than 2,000 national football league players has been filed against the league in federal court, alleging that the nfl failed to acknowledge and address neurological risks associated with the sport and then deliberately failed to tell players about the risks they faced, accor... | nfl philadelphia | the lawsuit claims the nfl failed to deal with neurological risks . the complaint has been filed in philadelphia . it unites dozens of pending suits against the nfl |
(cnn) england captain john terry braved the public eye despite continuing revelations about his private life, but his table topping chelsea team were held to a shock 1 1 draw at relegation threatened hull city on tuesday night british media had reported that terry would miss the premier league match to be with his w... | john terry's chelsea hull england terry manchester united didier drogba premier league wigan wolverhampton fa cup | john terry's table topping chelsea team held to shock 1 1 draw at struggling hull . england captain terry played despite continuing controversy over his private life . chelsea lead manchester united by two points, needing equalizer from didier drogba . premier league teams wigan and wolverhampton dumped out of fa cup i... |
new orleans (cnn) lee weakened to a tropical depression late sunday, the national hurricane center reported, but not before dumping vast amounts of rain and causing extensive flooding in gulf coast states the plodding storm had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph down considerably from earlier as it headed 7 mph... | lee late sunday 35 mph mississippi louisiana new orleans 10 13 inches | new: lee is downgraded to a tropical depression late sunday, the hurricane center says . new: its maximum sustained winds fall to 35 mph, but 'flooding rains' are still forecast . flooding and damages homes are reported mississippi and louisiana, officials says . new orleans mayor says despite 10 13 inches of rain, no ... |
(cnn) english premier league leaders chelsea have successfully ended their dispute with french club lens over the signing of gael kakuta, ending the possibility of a worldwide transfer suspension until mid 2011 football's world governing body fifa initially punished the london side in september after lens complained... | chelsea french lens gael kakuta court of arbitration for sport english premier league fifa portsmouth | chelsea end dispute with french club lens over the signing of teenager gael kakuta . court of arbitration for sport ratifies agreement with english premier league leaders . fifa had banned chelsea from making signings until mid 2011 after complaint by lens . premier league crisis club portsmouth have fourth change of o... |
washington (cnn) the united states ambassador to afghanistan, william wood, said friday that changes in communications with afghan military forces have been made in the aftermath of a disputed us air raid on an afghan village civilians are overcome with emotion outside a home destroyed by a us airstrike in afghanis... | pseudopodian brubu unprophetlike | no related information |
(cnn) the two australian radio personalities who made the prank phone call to a british hospital caring for the pregnant duchess of cambridge made tearful apologies monday for making the call, which may have led to the suicide of a nurse who spoke to the pair mel greig and michael christian, both crying at times, to... | michael christian mel greig | michael christian says he's 'gutted, shattered and heartbroken'. it's 'gut wrenching' that the prank apparently led to a nurse's suicide, mel greig said . the pair says the decision to air the recorded prank call was not theirs |
(cnn) sudan's government and rebels from its troubled darfur region signed a confidence building agreement tuesday in qatar, a step toward ending a six year conflict that has killed about 300,000 people, the emirate's state news agency reported a member of the justice and equality movement (jem) stands guard near th... | sudanese darfur justice and equality movement two weeks first six year | new: sudanese government, darfur rebel group sign confidence building deal . new: government, justice and equality movement holding further talks in two weeks . new: analyst calls agreement 'first step in the right direction'. around 300,000 people estimated to have died in six year conflict |
(cnn) packing maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, hurricane ernesto strengthened as it closed in tuesday on mexico's yucatan peninsula, the national hurricane center said the category 1 hurricane was forecast to make landfall tuesday night and could strengthen before it does the mexican government extended a hurrican... | hurricane ernesto tuesday night about 65 miles mexico | hurricane ernesto is expected to make landfall tuesday night . outer bands of the storm, with tropical storm force winds, near land . the storm is about 65 miles from mexico's coast |
london, england (cnn) the first child in britain known to have been screened as an embryo to ensure she did not carry a cancer gene was born friday, a spokesman for university college london told cnn genetic screening allows lab fertilized embryos to be tested for genes likely to lead to later health problems her em... | uk ethicists | 'cancer free baby' born; baby girl is first in uk to be screened for cancer gene . embryo was screened to check she didn't carry gene linked to breast, ovarian cancer . ethicists criticize screening for genes that could cause later health problems . doctors say cost of screening makes it unlikely all embryos will ever ... |
new york (cnn) a lawyer for a man accused of killing 6 year old etan patz in 1979 says his client falsely confessed to authorities in may and will plead not guilty when he is arraigned next month the attorney's statement thursday morning came after pedro hernandez made a brief appearance in manhattan criminal court ... | new york pedro hernandez hernandez | suspect in 1979 disappearance of new york boy will plead not guilty, his attorney says . a grand jury indicted pedro hernandez in the case this week . hernandez's statements to police are not reliable, his attorney says . hernandez, charged with murder, confessed to killing the 6 year old, police say |
(cnn) legendary singer/songwriter aretha franklin sang 'my country 'tis of thee' at the inauguration tuesday aretha franklin says cold weather affected her voice during her performance at the inauguration on tuesday cnn's larry king talks with 'the queen of soul' about the reality of the nation's first black preside... | aretha franklin 'my country 'tis of thee franklin obama barack detroit | aretha franklin: cold weather affected rendition of 'my country 'tis of thee'. franklin on obama presidency: 'it's the age of barack'. franklin says she bought much talked about inauguration hat at detroit millinery |
(cnn) is baseball hothead david price right? are the millions of us who never pitched beyond little league just a bunch of starstruck wannabes? during the american league divisional series, the tampa bay rays star lashed out at the media after giving up seven earned runs in seven innings 'nice questions, nerds!' he ... | dovelikeness steaakhouse sloughed | no related information |
(cnn) a high profile defector from syrian president bashar al assad's regime fled the country because he is outraged over the government's brutality, an activist told cnn omar al muqdad, a syrian journalist and opposition activist, said he spoke to brig gen manaf tlas on thursday night during an interview on skype t... | brig manaf tlas tlas sunni bashar al assad's sunnis western syria | new: activist says brig gen manaf tlas doesn't plan to join the opposition at present . tlas was perhaps the most senior sunni in bashar al assad's regime, scholar says . tlas was disgusted with the killing of sunnis, a western official says . the tlas family knows 'how the place is wired,' a syria expert says |
(cnn) a major missing piece threatens to hold up a security deal between afghanistan and the united states: president hamid karzai's signature the afghan president told us national security adviser susan rice monday that he isn't ready to approve the bilateral security agreement yet and 'outlined new conditions for ... | hamid karzai us susan rice afghanistan | president hamid karzai says he won't sign a security deal until after elections . that's 'not viable,' us national security adviser susan rice says . the delay could mean us troops pull out of afghanistan earlier than expected |
(cnn) the united states in partnership with its ally canada spied during a pair of major 2010 summits of world leaders in toronto, cbc reported, citing top secret documents obtained from whistleblower edward snowden both the g8 and g20 summits were held in june 2010 in canada's most populated city and both tim... | cbc nsa edward snowden us g8 toronto canadian | cbc says it obtained a top secret nsa document from edward snowden . it says the us conducted surveillance during the g8, g20 summits in toronto . this was 'closely coordinated with the canadian partner,' the nsa says, reports cbc . us agencies haven't responded to comment on this report |
london, england (cnn) britain is about to have a massive expansion in renewable energy after awarding licenses for nine offshore wind farms friday the energy generated from the new wind farms will provide a quarter of britain's electricity needs by 2020, according to the crown estate, which awarded the contracts com... | dyschronous superquadrupetal syndicate | no related information |
(cnn) it's hard to believe it's been 30 years since et and elliott took a ride across the moon as henry thomas, who played elliott in the movie 'et,' said, 'ironically enough, even with today's technology and knowledge of movie magic, people still ask me how they made the bike fly they used a blue screen and rear pr... | steven spielberg's et 30th this year fourth us spielberg henry thomas 10 years ago | steven spielberg's 'et' is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year . it remains the fourth most successful movie of all time in the us. the 30th anniversary dvd/blu ray includes an interview with spielberg . henry thomas: i just realized 10 years ago, 'wow! this 'et' thing isn't going away' |
havana, cuba (cnn) colombia's farc guerrilla group has released an american hostage who spent more than four months in captivity, officials said sunday the leftist rebels captured kevin scott sutay on june 20, when he was backpacking through colombia he was released to representatives from the red cross, cuba and no... | red cross kevin scott sutay sutay us bogota farc jesse jackson | new: red cross: kevin scott sutay is in good physical condition to travel . sutay was released and handed over to us representatives in bogota . farc guerrillas kidnapped sutay on june 20 . his case drew attention from the rev jesse jackson, who pushed for his release |
(cnn) united states + favorite hasn't necessarily ='d gold, but it sure did monday also, bode miller is being quite the gentleman about how nbc treated him after his race, and even giant blowers couldn't help keep the weather from causing a damper still holding hands meryl davis and charlie white started as partner... | chuckfarthing acantholysis untremendous | no related information |
london (cnn) more than six decades ago, the european movement's founder jean monnet shared his vision for the region's nascent union, prescribing money as a means to heal the wounds left by two world wars 'the fusion' of europe's economic ties, he said, would compel its nations 'to fuse their sovereignty' as well 'i... | the european movement's jean monnet more than six decades ago eu european nina dos santos | the european movement's founder jean monnet laid out his vision for the bloc more than six decades ago . it was a time when the future held great promise after the horrors of two world wars . but fast forward to now, and the eu is struggling to identify its vision after financial crisis . the european elections are key... |
(cnn) a storm over southwestern mexico weakened further saturday to a tropical depression, the national hurricane center said carlotta was expected to continue to drench the area for another day or two, but all warnings and watches were discontinued the tropical depression was located about 50 miles (80 kilometers) ... | nontaxonomic frolics grf | no related information |
mexico city (cnn) tropical storm ernesto skirted the mexican coast thursday with top winds of 60 miles an hour, the us national hurricane center said as of 2 pm et, the storm was about 5 miles north of coatzacoalcos, which is southeast of mexico city along the gulf of mexico, the hurricane center said a tropical sto... | ernesto 5 miles mexico gulf coast 3 feet | new: ernesto is 5 miles from mexico's gulf coast . new: it is expected to weaken as it moves over land . new: a tropical storm warning is in effect for the region . the storm surge could reach 3 feet, forecasters say |
mumbai, india (cnn) an indian official said the coordinated terrorist attacks that killed at least 183 people in nine sites across mumbai this week could have been much worse an indian soldier carries his rifle outside the taj mahal hotel on saturday in mumbai, india 'we found bullets with them, hand grenades, bombs... | kerchiefed groset triturable | no related information |
(cnn) newly formed tropical storm debby hovered in the central gulf of mexico late saturday as coastal communities from texas to florida waited for it to make a decisive turn the storm, packing winds of 50 mph, was located about 220 miles south southeast of the mouth of the mississippi river, according to the nation... | louisiana debby atlantic evacuations gulf | new: louisiana parish plans to place sand bags along levee . debby is the fourth named storm of the atlantic hurricane season . tropical storm warnings are in effect along the louisiana coast . evacuations ordered on gulf oil platforms, rig |
(cnn) hurricane gordon churned across the eastern azores early monday after making landfall on the northern atlantic islands, forecasters said the center of the storm is expected to pass between santa maria island and san miguel island on monday morning, the national hurricane center in miami said the azores are rou... | azores roughly 950 miles 1,529 kilometers lisbon portugal hurricane gordon europe | the azores are roughly 950 miles (1,529 kilometers) west of lisbon, portugal . hurricane gordon is projected to weaken between the azores and mainland europe |
(cnn student news) september 23, 2010 download pdf maps related to today's show: • new york city • cuba • chile transcript this is a rush transcript this copy may not be in its final form and may be updated carl azuz, cnn student news anchor: old mcdonald had a farm and if you could text about that fast enough, ... | splosh schlepped lymphotoxemia | no related information |
(cnn student news) november 29, 2010 download pdf maps related to today's show: • north korea • portland, oregon • haiti transcript this is a rush transcript this copy may not be in its final form and may be updated carl azuz, cnn student news anchor: cnn student news welcomes you back from thanksgiving break! h... | north korea haitian nfl today | north korea voices anger and threats over international military exercises . haitian candidates say fraud ran rampant during their country's elections . a former nfl quarterback talks concussions and staying in the game anyway . use the daily discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) afghan lawmakers sunday offered a new proposal to end a political standoff with president hamid karzai over complaints from the losers of september's parliamentary vote karzai is refusing to swear in the new parliament until an electoral court he established in december can review complaint... | karzai | new: lawmakers make new offer to end impasse with karzai . karzai has proposed a 1 month delay in convening parliament . lawmakers say his plan to have a 'special court' review elections is unconstitutional |
(cnn) an armed man hijacked a greyhound bus thursday in north carolina and took the passengers on a short, wild ride before being arrested the bus was traveling to raleigh, north carolina, when the gun toting passenger approached the driver thursday night, said maureen richmond, a greyhound spokeswoman the passenger... | raleigh north carolina | new: suspect charges with a single count of kidnapping . the bus was traveling to raleigh, north carolina . the gunman approached the bus driver and allowed many passengers to get off the bus . police were trying to determine a motive for the incident |
(cnn) police in three european countries were looking sunday for 6 year old twin girls abducted by their father, who was found dead last week interpol issued an international yellow notice missing persons alert saturday for alessia and livia schepp such notices are distributed to police in interpol's 188 member coun... | alessia livia schepp italy interpol | alessia and livia schepp were abducted by their father a week ago . he was found dead in italy on thursday . interpol has issued an international missing persons alert |
(cnn) even as gaming begins to challenge television as a leading mass entertainment medium, the industry continues to struggle with the serialized model that's made broadcast programming a nightly must see for many but a new breed of episodic games, designed to be enjoyed in short, sequential spurts, is looking to m... | nighter incretionary imprescriptibly | no related information |
(cnn) the super bowl may be the most watched television event in the united states, but that won't be the primary focus for millions of people tuning in this year stephen master, vice president of nielsen sports media research, told cnnmoneycom that close to 50 percent of viewers actually watch the commercials more ... | close to 50 percent super bowl 100,000 american | report: close to 50 percent of super bowl viewers watch the commercials more than game . companies paid a reported $100,000 per second ad rate to showcase products . it's almost an american tradition to watch the ads, one fan noted |
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