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(cnn) it is 10 years since maria sharapova became the darling of wimbledon's hallowed center court just 17 and with a mere six grand slam appearances to her name, she was a huge underdog against serena williams then already a formidable force in women's tennis but sharapova did the unthinkable, demolishing the de... | maria sharapova wimbledon serena williams russian | maria sharapova won wimbledon title as a teenager a decade ago . she was underdog against then six time grand slam champion serena williams . now both are favorites to win prestigious grass court title in 2014 . russian has built a successful business empire since her maiden slam success |
(cnn) premier league big spenders manchester city are set to fine record signing robinho for his training ground walk out in tenerife last week manchester city have confirmed robinho will be fined following his tenerife walk out last week the 25 year old striker made an unscheduled departure, flying home to brazil w... | wordspinner sulpholipin rachis | no related information |
(cnn) a central arizona prison remained in lockdown friday, a day after 10 inmates were injured in a lunchroom brawl the 'inmate on inmate altercation' broke out during lunch thursday in a part of the red rock correctional center that houses prisoners from california, the facility said friday in a news release forty... | thallogenic unwaving handygripe | no related information |
(cnn) two late goals from robin van persie and andrey arshavin gave arsenal a 2 1 win over spanish champions barcelona in their last 16, first leg tie at the emirates wednesday night barcelona led through a 26th minute goal from david villa and might have added to their tally as lionel messi endured a frustrating n... | skiagraphed arthrozoa halomorphic | no related information |
hollywood, california (cnn) larry king, america's interviewer in chief, ended his record setting career as cnn's prime time, talk show host thursday night with a serenade from tony bennett, a greeting from president obama and a 'larry king day' proclamation from california gov arnold schwarzenegger those guests and ... | larry king cnn 25 years | larry king amassed 6,120 shows in cnn's archives over 25 years . he fought back tears several times and ended his show with 'instead of a goodbye, how about so long'. king will next work on special projects for cnn |
(cnn student news) april 8, 2010 download pdf maps related to today's show: • bishkek, kyrgyzstan • thailand • north korea • rio de janeiro, brazil 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: bringing you 10 minutes of commerc... | year atlantic asian new york 60 feet today | find out the forecast for this year's atlantic hurricane season . learn about political protests taking place in two asian countries . hang out with new york teens who learn job skills 60 feet in the air . use the daily discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories |
(cnn) oprah winfrey will announce on friday's 'the oprah winfrey show' that she will end her talk show, said a spokesman for winfrey's harpo productions 'oprah will be ending her talk show,' harpo spokesman don halcombe said thursday 'she will be speaking about it on tomorrow's live show' the show will air live from... | oprah winfrey 2011 friday 23 consecutive seasons us weekly 1984 chicago winfrey around $1 billion forbes 2004 | oprah winfrey to announce she'll end show in 2011 during a live broadcast friday . it has been the highest rated talk show for 23 consecutive seasons, her web site says . an estimated 42 million us viewers watch it weekly; show had its origins in 1984 in chicago . winfrey's wealth was estimated at around $1 billion by ... |
bogota, colombia (cnn) two hostages freed by a colombian rebel group reunited with their family members in the country's capital friday speaking to reporters, one of the freed hostages called for renewed dialogue between the government and insurgents 'humanitarian exchange is the first step toward a friendly underst... | colombia farc | the hostages released friday are a politician and a marine . they are part of a group of five hostages rebels pledged to release as a humanitarian gesture . colombia's president accuses the farc of a 'double standard' after two workers are kidnapped . two more hostages are scheduled to be released sunday |
kampala, uganda (cnn) uganda's incumbent leader appeared destined saturday to extend his 25 years in office but as results trickled in, the opposition front runner charged fraud in the east african nation's presidential election president yoweri museveni, who has led uganda since a rebel group he was aligned with se... | uganda yoweri museveni five years museveni 25 years | new: the opposition front runner says voters and polling officials were bribed . uganda's incumbent president took an early lead in the polls . election could extend the term of president yoweri museveni by five years . museveni has been in power for 25 years |
los angeles, california (cnn) california first lady maria shriver on sunday endorsed sen barack obama for the democratic nomination for president, becoming the latest member of the kennedy clan to line up behind the senator from illinois shriver, the wife of california republican gov arnold schwarzenegger, told supp... | nile untumidly bizonia | no related information |
(cnn) ronaldinho rounded on critics who said he was finished after he helped lead brazilian side atletico mineiro to the copa libertadores title after a penalty shootout victory over olimpia the 2002 world cup winner and two time world player of the year helped his side edge past their paraguayan opponents via a pen... | brazilian atletico mineiro the copa libertadores paraguay olimpia brazil ronaldinho mineiro first 90 minutes | brazilian club atletico mineiro win the copa libertadores by beating paraguay's olimpia . former brazil striker ronaldinho leads mineiro to first major international title . mineiro win via a penalty shoot out after the teams were locked at 2 2 after 90 minutes . ronaldinho says mineiro's triumph show he isn't finished... |
new york (cnn) four people have been charged in connection with a fight between fans caught on camera at an nfl game on sunday, including the woman who was seen in the video being punched in the face, according to police amanda macdowell, 25; jaclyn nugent, 26; david james sacco, 28; and kurt paschke, 38, were all c... | sunday metlife stadium patriots jets | two women, two men charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct, police say . four accused of fighting at sunday game at metlife stadium . three were in patriots' colors, one in a jets jersey, video from incident shows |
washington (cnn) the president of south korea has vowed 'resolute' measures against north korea for its alleged attack on a south korean warship, south korea's yonhap news agency reported thursday a five country committee announced thursday morning in seoul that they had concluded a north korean submarine fired a to... | glassfish kiluba sensific | no related information |
washington (cnn) russian military exercises near ukraine are raising concerns that moscow may be putting troops in position to move across the border if such orders are issued, a senior us official familiar with the most recent administration assessment told cnn thursday but the united states still believes that rus... | russia us russian ukraine | new: about 150,000 personnel are participating in the exercises, russia says . us has not yet seen signs russian forces are prepping for a move into ukraine . but a senior administration official says military exercises are raising concerns . 'let's see no provocative actions by anyone,' us defense secretary says |
(cnn) relief teams dug through rose gardens at the headquarters of the bangladesh rifles sunday, looking for more than 70 army officers still missing and presumed killed after a deadly uprising by paramilitary forces last week bangladeshi firefighters continued to uncover bodies friday of bangladesh rifles off... | asocial curbline cumbre | no related information |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) even though she was born without arms, jessica cox never says 'can't' jessica cox, 25, uses her life story to inspire young people to face challenges head on she was determined to become a pilot, and she did not only has she mastered flying with her feet, but she also earned a black belt in ta... | jessica cox cox tae kwon | jessica cox, 25, was born with no arms . accustomed to not having arms, she decided against using prosthetics . cox is a certified pilot, black belt in tae kwon do and licensed driver . her advice: don't let fear stand in the way of opportunity |
clearwater, florida (cnn) two nfl players are among four boaters missing since saturday night off florida's gulf coast, officials told cnn corey smith, left, and marquis cooper are missing after a boating trip off the florida coast, officials said oakland raiders linebacker marquis cooper and nfl free agent corey s... | florida nfl corey smith marquis cooper coast guard | new: 'it feels like my greatest fear coming true,' wife of missing man says . four boaters missing off florida's western coast, officials say . nfl's corey smith and marquis cooper among the missing . boat set out early saturday; coast guard began search sunday |
(cnn) after 34 years of invitations, the 'boss' finally said yes to the national football league bruce springsteen was first asked to play the super bowl in 1975, his bandmate says bruce springsteen and the e street band headline the super bowl xliii halftime show in tampa, florida, on sunday e street guitarist nils... | nils lofgren springsteen jennifer hudson faith hill super bowl sunday | e street guitarist nils lofgren promises show will be 'a very cool thing'. he won't say what four songs springsteen and band will play . jennifer hudson, faith hill also will sing at super bowl xliii sunday |
(cnn) sporting continued their worst start to a season since the portuguese league was founded in 1933 as they lost 3 1 at home to benfica, with fans of the lisbon club further suffering as their city rivals went top of the table already knocked out of the portuguese cup and the europa league, sporting are now 18 po... | effigiated plasticimeter pranava | no related information |
beijing, china (cnn) chen xiao had pretty much given up making her own decisions and so decided to throw open her life to the whims of china's hundreds of millions of internet users, known in china as netizens beijing resident chen xiao decided to put her life up for sale after an unhappy 2008 'it's your right to ar... | chen xiao chen | 26 year old chen xiao put her life online, asking people to fill it with tasks . decision came when she discovered she didn't know what to do with her life . charging $3 per hour, chen has attended births, met strangers among other tasks . chen will not do anything illegal, immoral or violent |
(cnn) cape verde and ethiopia showed over the weekend that david remains very capable of dealing goliath a knockout blow in international football as both nations advanced to the 2013 africa cup of nations cameroon missed out on a second successive cup of nations tournament after a 3 2 aggregate defeat to cape verde... | cameroon second africa cup of nations samuel eto'o's cape verde ethiopia first 30 years sudan angola algeria burkina faso togo niger equatorial guinea | cameroon fail to qualify for second successive africa cup of nations . samuel eto'o's team suffer a 3 2 aggregate defeat to cape verde . ethiopia reach can for the first time in 30 years after beating sudan . angola, algeria, burkina faso, togo, niger and equatorial guinea also qualify |
(cnn) liz lee is not your typical mtv reality show star as friend jake fogelnest puts it, 'while (the 'jersey shore' cast) is out fist pumping, liz is in her dorm room watching netflix' lee's show, 'my life as liz,' chronicled the self described nerd's senior year of high school in texas during its first season last... | iffinesses orometric demonish | no related information |
(cnn) caroline wozniacki moved a win nearer to reclaiming the world number one spot from kim clijsters but her passage to the last 16 in dubai only came after her russian opponent, anna chakvetadze, fainted on court chakvetadze was serving to level their match at one set all when she collapsed and fell to the groun... | caroline wozniacki danish dubai anna chakvetadze chakvetadze scot andy murray atp | caroline wozniacki moves to within two wins of reclaiming world number one spot . danish star reaches last 16 in dubai as opponent anna chakvetadze faints on court . chakvetadze retires after incident and is treated for a stomach upset . scot andy murray pulls out of next week's atp event in dubai through injury |
(cnn) the us government for the first time has provided legal notice that it plans to prosecute a defendant using information gathered by a controversial national security agency surveillance program the friday notice to lawyers in a terror case against jamshid muhtorov is significant because it allows the defendant... | mesoplastron combe beshag | no related information |
(cnn) cyndi lauper is one fabulous and fun sage the girl had it goin' on way back in 1984 when she sang 'money changes everything' it does oh, i hear you everybody knows that but not so fast fresh off her 'we were dead broke' when we left the white house gaffe, hillary clinton told the british newspaper the guardian... | bushongo trined christless | no related information |
washington (cnn) attorney general eric holder angrily responded friday to republican critics of his handling of a controversial gun enforcement operation, charging them with using 'irresponsible and inflammatory rhetoric' 'i simply cannot sit idly by as a (republican) member of the house committee on oversight and g... | gop the oversight committee committee | holder strikes back after a comment by a gop member of the oversight committee . 'such irresponsible and inflammatory rhetoric must be repudiated,' he says . he rejects accusations that he knew details about a gun operation earlier than he testified . committee spokesman calls his denial 'factually questionable (and) e... |
(cnn) last week the news broke that the world's largest permissions based e mail marketing company, epsilon, had been hacked compromising the security of an unknown number of e mail addresses and names major companies with millions of customers, such as jp morgan chase and target, sent e mail notices alerting cus... | epsilon mobile | epsilon, the largest permissions based e mail marketing company, was hacked . mobile users are more at risk of falling prey to phishing scams, according to a security firm . users should be skeptical of e mails from companies they do business with |
(lifewire) at sara champion's previous job as a project engineer for one of the country's top construction firms, visible tattoos for professional staff were against company policy sarah champion's former employer told her that she had to conceal her tattoos while at work she found this ironic not to mention frus... | 24 percent americans | report: 24 percent of americans ages 18 to 50 have at least one tattoo . some companies have policies that require employees to conceal body art . curious about a company's policy? visit the parking lot see how they dress |
(mashable) south korean filmmaker park chan wook the director of 2003's critically acclaimed 'oldboy' says his new film was shot entirely on the iphone the fantasy horror film 'paranmanjang,' which means 'life full of ups and downs' in korean, is about half an hour long, and was made on a budget of 150 millio... | south korean park chan wook paranmanjang park | south korean filmmaker park chan wook says new film was shot on the iphone 4 . fantasy horror film 'paranmanjang' is about a half hour long . park says the iphone's small size and light weight made it a good tool |
london, england (cnn) the ever budget conscious boss of ryanair has suggested the discount airline may start charging passengers for using the toilet on board its flights whatever you do, don't drink too much before your flight ryanair's investigating onboard fees for flushing michael o'leary said the airline had re... | bulbous unwindowed hyperplasic | no related information |
(cnn) yahoo! announced monday that the search is on for the internet giant's next ceo jerry yang, yahoo! co founder, speaks at an electronics show in las vegas in january the new ceo will replace yahoo! co founder, jerry yang, who assumed the position in june 2007 and has since come under fire for failing to turn ar... | jerry yang yahoo yang microsoft june 2007 | jerry yang plans to resume his former role as 'chief yahoo'. the yahoo! co founder will still have a seat on the board . yang criticized for not reaching deal to sell yahoo! to microsoft . yang took over as ceo in june 2007 |
charlotte, north carolina (cnn) james ian tyson acknowledges that he is a political activist he admits he has been arrested a couple of times for relatively minor offenses but he insists he's not a terrorist tyson, who describes himself on his facebook page as a carpenter with a 'veggie farm,' says he has no idea ho... | benzidin nonsudsing handcart | no related information |
(cnn) a teen bull rider was kicked at least once in the chest after she was thrown and later died, florida authorities said saturday brooke ann coats, 16, died from injuries friday evening at tampa general hospital, according to the hillsborough county sheriff's office coats was able to walk out of the ring after th... | lithoprinter jacksonite hostager | no related information |
(cnn) the colombian military says it has seized a submarine capable of transporting more than seven tons of cocaine from colombia to mexico this is the most sophisticated tool ever found to traffic drugs from colombia, local media reported in a short news release, the colombian military said that the submarine was r... | more than 7 tons 31 meter long 9 meters mexico 2008 | military: vessel was capable of transporting more than 7 tons of cocaine . 31 meter long sub could submerge to a depth of 9 meters, authorities say . similar vessel was seized in mexico in 2008 |
washington (cnn) rapid advances in communications are eroding police departments' abilities to conduct wiretaps, and congress needs to take steps to ensure that new telephone, computer and wireless systems are designed to allow lawful police access, fbi and police officials told congress thursday but other witnesses... | fbi mumbai house | new technology is giving suspects the edge over authorities, an fbi official says . 'i worry about things like a mumbai style attack,' the fbi's general counsel says . but changes might bring security risks and stifle innovation, critics tell a house panel |
(cnn) a pennsylvania woman was arrested and charged wednesday with endangering the welfare of a child after showing police a photo of her 2 year old child duct taped to a chair caira ferguson, 21, revealed the photo as part of her claim that someone had stolen her identity, according to a chester township police sta... | caira ferguson 21 | a woman was arrested after showing police a photo of her child duct taped to a chair . caira ferguson, 21, was arrested after showing police the photo . she was charged with unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, endangering the welfare of a child |
(cnn) philippine seismologists issued an alert on mount bulusan sunday after the luzon island volcano erupted twice during a 24 hour period, according to a bulletin released by the nation's volcano monitoring agency however, the philippine institute of volcanology and seismology (philvocs) said the eruptions posed l... | philippine mount bulusan | philippine seismologists declare alert level 1 for mount bulusan volcano . volcano erupted twice in 24 hours . nearby villagers warned to stay out of 'permanent danger zone' |
(cnn) public safety officials in texas thursday released a video of a man throwing a molotov cocktail at the governor's mansion in 2008, hoping it and a suspect sketch will lead to his identification the department of public safety and its texas rangers division are offering a $50,000 reward for information that lea... | texas austin jeep | texas authorities release videos of austin fire, vehicle . they say people in jeep are tied to anarchist group . no one has been charged in the arson . fire caused heavy damage to governor's mansion |
(cnn) a florida exterminator and father of four children adopted from florida's foster care system has told police that a body found in the pest control truck he was driving is one of them his 10 year old daughter, authorities said wednesday jorge barahona, 53, already faces a charge of aggravated child abuse for... | barahona jorge barahona's | new:barahona charged with aggravated child abuse . the couple's remaining two children have been placed in foster care, court officials said . the girl's body was in a plastic bag, an affidavit said . jorge barahona's son is in intensive care, police say |
(rolling stone) britney spears received the loudest, longest applause at the start of her first taping as a judge on fox's 'the x factor' on thursday, but it was fellow newcomer demi lovato who appeared ready to steal the spotlight during the second season of the popular talent search show during the first of two da... | auxanology postreduction girnal | no related information |
(cnn) yemeni authorities working with the us navy intercepted a ship carrying a 'substantial' cache of 'illegal arms' such as surface to air missiles, potent explosives and rocket propelled grenades, a us official and yemen's government said monday the incident took place in yemeni territorial waters in the arabian ... | yemen us the arabian sea obama | yemen and us authorities work together in intercepting a ship in the arabian sea . us forces boarded the vessel with yemen authorities, obama administration official says . the vessel had surface to air missiles, explosives and more aboard, yemen's embassy says |
(cnn) it was certainly an unprecedented surprise when saudi arabia announced on 18 october, only a day after its election to one of the 10 rotating seats on the un security council that it was turning down the chance to participate in the world's top forum for discussion of international issues after all, the ... | saudi arabia un security council phillips saudis un syria palestinian iran | saudi arabia blasts un security council, rejects offer to join . phillips: saudis are deeply dissatisfied with un's handling of regional issues . phillips: saudis disappointed with un's failure to resolve syria, palestinian crisis . saudis also worried that limp response to syria will lead to capitulation with iran |
washington (cnn) former vice president dick cheney told a special prosecutor in 2004 that he had no idea who leaked the identity of cia agent valerie plame, according to newly released fbi documents cheney was questioned as part of an investigation on how journalists came to know the identity of plame, the wife of f... | fbi dick cheney cia valerie plame plame robert novak july 2003 scooter libby cheney | fbi: dick cheney didn't remember details of cia agent valerie plame's outing . plame's name was published in column by robert novak in july 2003 . scooter libby, cheney's former chief of staff, was convicted in cia leak case |
(cnn) us secretary of state john kerry's claim that terrorists 'can run but they can't hide' following two operations in africa over the weekend is a reminder that america's military is increasingly active on the continent it also raises questions about the international legality of such operations, and their long ... | alex vines us africa america vines | counter terrorism policies live on the edge of international law, alex vines writes . us raids in africa show that america's military is increasingly active on the continent . building up professional, accountable militaries is only part of the solution, vines says |
(cnn) a college of the holy cross basketball player accused her coach of being 'verbally, emotionally and physically abusive' in a lawsuit filed this week in a new york court and on wednesday, that coach, bill gibbons, announced to the team that he would 'step back' from his duties while the college reviews the alle... | ashley cooper 20 holy cross bill gibbons gibbons | a former basketball player says she was physically abused by her coach . ashley cooper, 20, says holy cross coach bill gibbons hit her, yanked her collar . holy cross will review the allegations; gibbons is on administrative leave |
(cnn) a gunman killed three people and wounded at least five at the house of a mayoral candidate in the philippines before polls opened on monday, a military spokeswoman said the attack happened around 2:30 am (2:30 pm sunday et) when an unidentified gunman raided the house of a mayoral candidate in zamboanga del su... | dilemi antrectomy concertise | no related information |
(cnn) its coach, lucio antunes, is an air traffic controller, but not even he would have predicted that the tiny island of cape verde would soar into the quarterfinals of the africa cup of nations sunday the smallest ever nation to score and win at the tournament, cape verde defeated angola 2 1 in port elizabeth, so... | cape verde africa cup of nations angola south africa morocco bafana bafana group a | cape verde books its place in quarterfinal of africa cup of nations with 2 1 win over angola . cape verde, with a population of 500,000, is the smallest ever nation to compete at the tournament . host nation south africa qualifies for last eight with 2 2 draw against morocco . bafana bafana tops group from cape verde i... |
mumbai, india (cnn) on sunday night, azharuddin ismail and rubina ali were in hollywood, california, getting celebrity treatment as eight oscars were awarded to the movie they starred in, 'slumdog millionaire' rubina ali, who starred in 'slumdog millionaire,' is greeted by crowds in mumbai, india, on thursday thursd... | bountihead desmitis lionhood | no related information |
(cnn) the bad economy and downturn in the housing market aren't the only painful things for realtor anne stephens her knees, hips and ankles hurt from arthritis anne stephens, 61, was in her late 30s when she was diagnosed with osteoarthritis 'i can't sit too long i can't stand too long, and i can't walk too long,' ... | americans under 65 | osteoarthritis, the most common form of the disease, affects 27 million americans . arthritis is not a disease of the old: two thirds of those diagnosed are under 65 . prescription and over the counter drugs can help with pain, as can exercise |
new york (cnn) new york police said friday they have new video showing what they called a 'person of interest' in the case of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase earlier this week detectives from new york's 23rd precinct, in the city's harlem neighborhood, made the video public two days after the victim's bod... | depullulation synonymies publican | no related information |
new delhi, india (cnn) indian sports officials have downplayed fire safety concerns at the venue for the final match of the 2011 cricket world cup in mumbai, promising full compliance well before the april 2 event lalchand rajput, joint secretary of mumbai's cricket association, told cnn on friday that fire inspecto... | punks staffless ward | no related information |
parker, colorado (cnn) when the sniper's bullet hit his neck, staff sgt matthew keil nearly blacked out 'i had heard the gunshot, and it felt like someone had kicked me right in the back a ton of bricks swung and hit me in the back, and i fell,' he said 'i couldn't feel my body i could only feel my head, and it felt... | iraq matthew keil tracy va | a sniper's bullet in iraq left staff sgt matthew keil paralyzed . his wife, tracy, works around the clock to care for him . they are waiting for a law that will provide money and training for wounded vets' caregivers . until the law takes effect, tracy says 'it's like i'm working for the va for free' |
(cnn) ac milan captain gennaro gattuso has been charged for head butting tottenham's assistant manager at the end of his side's champions league loss on tuesday football's european governing body told cnn on thursday that gattuso faces a charge of 'gross sporting misconduct' after he clashed with former milan player... | gennaro gattuso tottenham champions league ac milan uefa monday london | gennaro gattuso faces charge of 'gross sporting misconduct' over head butting incident . gattuso clashed with tottenham assistant manager at end of champions league match . ac milan captain's case will be discussed at a uefa disciplinary hearing on monday . midfielder already banned from return leg in london, and suspe... |
madrid, spain (cnn) spain's supreme court on tuesday outlawed a leftist political party for its links to the basque separatist group eta, and ordered its immediate dissolution supporters of the bma attend a demonstration in april 2008 just hours after the ruling, a bomb was found attached to the underside of a spani... | churchyard watercup petrologists | no related information |
(cnn) president barack obama has expressed regret over a nato air strike earlier in the week that resulted in the deaths of nine afghan boys, according to a white house statement released thursday the president, during a video teleconference wednesday with afghan president hamid karzai, indicated his 'deep regret fo... | circumagitation shays subopaqueness | no related information |
(cnn) he didn't win, but tiger woods showed why he is still the no 1 drawcard in golf with a brave bid for victory at the barclays tournament sunday he had been tied for the lead after three birdies on his opening nine holes, but a recurrence of his back injury seemed to have scuppered his chances of a sixth pga tou... | adam scott barclays world no tiger woods second woods | adam scott wins the barclays by one shot after a dramatic final round . world no 1 tiger woods ties for second place after a brave effort . he overcomes back spasms to set up chance for playoff . however, as with other contenders, woods' chances end at final hole |
copenhagen, denmark (cnn) rio de janeiro, brazil, will host the 2016 summer olympic games, the international olympic committee announced friday confetti flies in rio de janeiro after the ioc announces the city will host the 2016 games the announcement brought tears to brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva, w... | international olympic committee rio de janeiro 2016 rio madrid spain chicago tokyo | international olympic committee names rio de janeiro as host of 2016 games . the final vote was between rio and madrid, spain . chicago and tokyo were eliminated from contention in earlier voting . a city must receive a majority of votes in order to win |
(cnn) europe's top soccer teams will play their champions league semifinals this week after opting to undertake grueling bus journeys to avoid the flight restrictions enforced due to the volcanic ash from iceland which has paralyzed air travel in the region titleholders barcelona have begun a 1,000 kilometer road tr... | panel trothlessness dunne | no related information |
(cnn) two hijackers who took over a plane flying from sudan's darfur region on tuesday and diverted it to libya surrendered to authorities wednesday, libyan state media said the hijacked plane took off from near the darfur refugee camp of kalma, which was attacked earlier in the week the official news agency jana sa... | pessimum sicklemia chierete | no related information |
minneapolis, minnesota (cnn) president bush surveyed this week's bridge collapse in minneapolis, minnesota, and pledged the government would 'eliminate roadblocks' and 'cut through paperwork' to get it rebuilt 'i bring prayers from the american people to those who have suffered loss of life as a result of the collap... | bush 50 foot | new: president pledges to get bridge rebuilt 'as quick as possible'. new: transportation secretary promises help for city's transit needs . bush praises people who disregarded danger to help victims . federal investigator notes 50 foot shift of part of bridge |
(cnn) world number one rafael nadal will return to davis cup action for the first time since 2009 next month, when he leads spain in its world group first round clash against belgium it will be the first time the 24 year old has played in the competition since he was part of the spanish side that beat the czech repu... | unbrewed bagasse anthropologic | no related information |
(cnn) luci baines johnson was just 16 years old when she approached her father, president johnson, with what she considered a reasonable request luci baines johnson, left, and her older sister, lynda bird, pose inside the white house in 1963 'i asked my father if we could have the beatles come to play at the white h... | luci johnson first the years | luci johnson describes being a first daughter as an 'extraordinary privilege'. it was 'the best of times and sometimes the worst of times,' she says . first daughters often followed by media for remainder of their lives . the pressure on first daughters has intensified over the years, historian says |
(cnn) venezuela accused the united states on thursday of denying president nicolas maduro's plane permission to enter us airspace a claim that a state department official denied foreign minister elias jaua said us officials have blocked plans for maduro's presidential plane to fly through puerto rican airspace on... | wilbur decameronic mastodont | no related information |
kathmandu, nepal (cnn) geeta was 9 when she began wearing makeup, staying up until 2 am and having sex with as many as 60 men a day 'i used to be really sad and frustrated with what was happening in my life,' she said the daughter of nepalese peasant farmers, geeta now 26 had been sold to a brothel in india by... | winner uricaciduria recognizingly | no related information |
(cnn) cabinet reshuffling is common practice as a president begins a second term, and getting those new nominations confirmed quickly is a priority after the inauguration president barack obama has new candidates for three top positions pending before the senate they include the top jobs at the pentagon, the state d... | octahydrated perforate cabaa | no related information |
(cnn) south africa it's the part of the continent most of us know at least a little about now almost two decades removed from apartheid, the country at the bottom of the continent has taken up the place it deserves as one of africa's top tourist destinations the country of approximately 52 million people is alrea... | two decades past south africa africa upington cape point 170 kilometers limpopo province | with apartheid two decades past, south africa has claimed a spot as a top africa destination . in west of the country, upington has a designated space shuttle emergency landing runway . cape point isn't the most southerly point in africa that's 170 kilometers farther east . the world's biggest baobab tree is said to be... |
port au prince, haiti (cnn) israeli rescuers pulled a 22 year old man from the ruins of a three story building on friday, 10 days after the massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people the man, who was not immediately identified, was rescued near the quake ravaged presidential residence south of the capital... | port au prince sanjay gupta | new: man rescued near the quake ravaged presidential residence south of the capital . new: massive blaze consumes a textile factory in port au prince friday night . a 44 aftershock rattles port au prince thursday, following worse one wednesday . supplies pile up at airport but no distribution system seems to exist, san... |
(cnn) the future in video games is usually depicted in one of two ways there is the techno version of the future, filled with personal electronic implants, space travel and laser weapons or there is the apocalyptic version, where a world has been bombed back into the stone age and somehow still has laser weapons ... | call of duty: black ops ii tuesday the 1980s 2025 peter singer 2010 'call of duty: black ops us | 'call of duty: black ops ii' hit stores tuesday . the game transports players to the 1980s and the not so distant future of 2025 . creators tapped peter singer to help them imagine and design a near future world . 2010's 'call of duty: black ops' sold more than 137 million units in the us |
istanbul (cnn) turkey's government announced friday that at least 682 inmates were participating in a hunger strike in at least 67 prisons across the country, but it insisted that no protesters were in critical condition the statement by turkey's justice ministry directly contradicted reports issued by members of tw... | turkey | government: there are at least 682 hunger strikers in at least 67 prisons across turkey . opposition says some prisoners are in critical condition, but government disputes that . strikers call for use of alternate language in courts and schools, seek freedom for activist . turkey's prime minister has shown little sympa... |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) militants set fire to a hotel at pakistan's only ski resort thursday, as security in the swat valley continued to deteriorate despite a month old peace deal pakistani soldiers on patrol in the swat valley, which is home to the country's only ski resort militants forced their way into the st... | benightmare teleangiectasia sniggoringly | no related information |
(cnn) local security forces and coalition soldiers in western afghanistan killed several insurgents thursday in what the nato command called a 'successful operation against high priority taliban targets' british troops detain suspected taliban militants during a recent operation in afghanistan the operation took pla... | nato taliban uk s afghanistan mullah bismullah akhund afghanistan airstrike | nato: 2 taliban leaders and 'significant number of insurgents' were killed . uk said its troops in s afghanistan killed another senior taliban leader . mullah bismullah akhund described as 'a senior key facilitator and logistician'. w afghanistan: airstrike launched after a coalition convoy was attacked |
washington (cnn) southwest airlines will pay $75 million to settle complaints that it flew unsafe aircraft, and the fine will double unless the airline completes additional safety measures within a year, federal regulators announced monday the faa found southwest operated jets on nearly 60,000 flights without perfor... | a year faa southwest 30 months | fine will double unless airline completes additional safety measures within a year . faa found southwest flew 46 jets without checking for fatigue cracks in fuselages . faa documents: aircraft flew for 30 months after inspection deadlines passed . southwest happy to have settled 'all outstanding issues with the faa' |
(cnn) climate protesters demonstrating against donald trump's plans for a sports resort broke into a scottish airport tuesday, setting up a small golf course and scaling the roof of a terminal building climate protesters broke into aberdeen airport in the early hours of tuesday to demonstrate against plans for expan... | scotland donald trump 1,400 acre ne coast aberdeen runway | protest caused a backlog of flights at the airport, a major gateway for scotland . donald trump plans a golf resort on a 1,400 acre site alongside scotland's ne coast . activists claim that the airport in nearby aberdeen will have to expand as a result . trump project director: runway issue was ongoing long before we g... |
(cnn) cnn's larry king talked with republican gov bobby jindal in a prime time exclusive interview monday night lousiana gov bobby jindal on barack obama: 'i'm certainly not nearly as good of a speaker as he is' jindal gave the republican response after president obama's address to congress last week jindal received... | louisiana bobby jindal cnn larry king jindal limbaugh republicans washington | louisiana gov bobby jindal talks with cnn's larry king in prime time exclusive . jindal says he hopes people judge content of his speech, not just delivery . 'i think rush [limbaugh] is a great leader for conservatives,' jindal says . jindal: republicans became captive to washington politics, lost elections as result |
(cnn) your saliva is doing all kinds of useful things for you all the time for instance, helping you chew and taste food it's also home to more than 600 species of bacteria, which are harmlessly enjoying the moisture of your mouth there's a slew of bacteria floating around in your mouth, but it's generally harmle... | saliva streptococcus | saliva contains more dna than blood because of all of the oral bacteria . most common type of bacteria in saliva is streptococcus, in a mostly harmless form . saliva spreads molecules to the taste receptors on the tongue |
zurich, switzerland (cnn) turkey and armenia signed an agreement saturday night establishing diplomatic relations after nearly a century of animosity armenian and turkish ministers sign accord as dignitaries, including us secretary of state hillary clinton, look on the signing was delayed because of armenian objecti... | furfurals psychopompos moustached | no related information |
(cnn) new liverpool manager kenny dalglish's first taste of european football ended in a goalless draw with sparta prague in the europa league the scot led the club to three titles and two fa cups in his first stint as manager between 1985 91 but never competed in europe due to a ban on english clubs but his europea... | monophysitical gothonic revolving | no related information |
sanaa, yemen (cnn) hurling rocks and brandishing daggers and sticks, supporters of longtime president ali abdullah saleh plunged into a crowd calling for his ouster in sanaa on friday as rising momentum in yemen sprouted similar protests in other towns reports of excessive force prompted calls for restraint amid int... | obama us sanaa university yemeni ali abdullah saleh 32 years | new: obama: us condemns violence 'by governments against peaceful protestors'. rival demonstrators clash at sanaa university . scores of injuries reported . yemeni president ali abdullah saleh has been in power for 32 years |
(cnn) as one of the most anticipated games of 2011, 'marvel vs capcom 3: fate of two worlds' (capcom) doesn't disappoint with new characters, a story line with uber villain galactus and a new mode designed to make it easy to get involved in the action after a 10 year hiatus, the popular fighting game brings the batt... | marvel capcom 10 years | 'marvel vs capcom,' the popular fighting game, returns after 10 years . revised fighting system allows beginners to start playing right away . thirty six characters are playable, with others available for download |
(cnn) veteran actor len lesser died in his sleep wednesday morning in burbank, california, of complications from pneumonia he was 88 'it was very peaceful,' his daughter, michele lesser, told cnn, saying the family had hoped for a quick and painless death 'he was a great grandpa, and an amazing father he had a heart... | len lesser world war ii | len lesser was a world war ii veteran . he appeared in hundreds of television shows and movies |
(cnn) sina weibo, china's most popular microblogging platform, has introduced a vip paid membership package in an effort to monetize its vast community of 324 million users who use its services for free the vip membership includes fifteen 'special privileges' under the categories of user personalization, functions, ... | porus adipescent captainly | no related information |
new delhi (cnn) the lawyer for one of the men accused in the gang rape and murder of a 23 year old woman wants the trial moved out of new delhi, where emotions have run high over the case the defense lawyer will argue before the indian supreme court on wednesday that transferring legal proceedings outside the indian... | india new delhi delhi | police in eastern india report allegations of a new gang rape at the weekend . five men accused of raping and killing a woman in december face trial in new delhi . defense lawyers say shifting the case outside delhi would ensure a fair hearing . the 23 year old victim in that case, which transfixed india, died from her... |
paris (cnn) police in france have arrested a man in connection with the killing of three kurdish activists in paris this month, prosecutors said monday the suspect, omer guney, is a 30 year old turkish national who, prosecutors said, has been a member of the kurdish nationalist pkk for two years the same group co... | turkish earlier this month kurdish last week thousands turkey | prosecutors say the suspect is a turkish national . the killing of three activists earlier this month shocked the kurdish community . last week thousands took to the streets in turkey to mourn the slayings |
(cnn) the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court said thursday that the un security council is not doing enough to root out sudanese war criminals suspected of genocide fatou bensouda said her team of investigators had uncovered an 'ongoing pattern of crimes committed pursuant to the government avowed ... | fatou bensouda icc sudanese omar hassan al bashir darfur the united nations | fatou bensouda says investigators had uncovered an 'ongoing pattern of crimes'. the icc has been seeking the arrest of sudanese president omar hassan al bashir . some 300,000 people have died in darfur, the united nations estimates |
(cnn) did andi dorfman choose wisely with her final rose? at the very least she chose geographically, as the atlanta based former assistant district attorney selected former baseball player josh murray, who also lives in her city no long distance romance for this pair, but plenty of speculation about whether their e... | mapau vitrified unprotracted | no related information |
havana (cnn) cuban president raul castro on thursday met with a delegation from the us chamber of commerce, a powerful lobbying group championing capitalism and free markets 'we talked about steps forward that might be taken by both countries' to improve us ‪cuba relations, thomas donohue, the head of the us chamb... | cargill amway cuba us | the 12 person delegation included executives from cargill and amway . most trade between cuba and the us is outlawed by latter's 52 year embargo . the delegation met owners of small businesses in cuba |
(cnn) some 518 days after she first set off alone in her sailboat, 16 year old laura dekker glided into a caribbean port on saturday to complete her historic, and controversial, voyage around the globe the dutch citizen arrived in sint maarten around 3 pm (2 pm et), her spokesman anton van de koppel told cnn and a p... | laura dekker 518 days 27,000 nautical miles sint maarten dutch | laura dekker was at sea or in port for 518 days, her website states . she traversed 27,000 nautical miles before docking in sint maarten . the teen fought efforts by dutch authorities who didn't want her to sail |
havana, cuba (cnn) former cuban president fidel castro published a thinly veiled complaint tuesday that he is not being kept up to date on happenings in cuba in a short note signed by castro, 87, on the front page of the cuban communist party daily granma, castro lamented that he was tardy in paying his respects at ... | fidel castro castro some hours later | fidel castro writes that he was tardy in paying respects after the death of a well known coach . 'comrades noticed the absence of a floral arrangement from us,' writes the former leader . castro adds, 'i always admired him but did not know of his passing until some hours later' |
(cnn) when i hear about an outrageous story involving kids and we know there is another crazy one just about every day i often try to put myself in the shoes of the parents at the center of the controversy how would i have acted? what would i have wanted my daughters to do? in the case of a teen recently punis... | erin cox cox | erin cox went to a party to pick up a friend who was too drunk to drive, according to reports . cox's school charged she violated its zero tolerance policy against drug and alcohol use . cox was demoted as captain of the volleyball team and suspended for five games . reaction online has been fierce, with most expressin... |
washington (cnn) former president george w bush left the white house more than five years ago and has since stayed out of most washington debates but it would be hard to tell that if you have been listening to hillary clinton over the past month from defending her record at the state department to defining her econo... | hillary clinton bush democrats republican | hillary clinton has used bush to defend her record, explain vision for the future . democrats applaud her strategy but there are risks as bush's popularity rises . republican strategist says pointing fingers at bush won't help member of 'status quo' |
washington (cnn) top house democrats tuesday proposed a 'war surtax' to pay for the war in iraq, a plan quickly condemned by republicans and opposed by the house leadership rep dave obey tuesday said the surtax is a way for 'this generation' to pay for the iraq war the surtax would be 'a percentage of your tax bill,... | house democrats $140 to $150 billion iraq 2 percent 12 to 15 percent nancy pelosi gop | top house democrats propose a $140 to $150 billion surtax to pay for war in iraq . taxpayers would add 2 percent to tax bill, higher income families 12 to 15 percent . house speaker nancy pelosi opposes the measure . house gop leader says the proposal is 'playing politics' with national security |
(cnn) if you have lived a happy, normal, american life, you have probably never heard of something so tedious and alien as a miscellaneous tariff bill i envy you but strange as it sounds, the obscure mtb is at the heart of a very small but very significant fight for american freedom so, what is an mtb? it work... | jim demint congress demint republican democrat | sen jim demint: manufacturers who want tariff exemptions must get ok from congress . he says the result is a process akin to budget earmarks in which lobbying is key . demint, who is republican, and a democrat are sponsoring legislation to change system . demint: our legislation would level the playing field for small ... |
juarez, mexico (cnn) jose molinar knew something wasn't right he hadn't heard from his wife for a few hours, which was not sitting well with him marisella molinar was killed while driving her boss, a target of cartels, across the border into el paso, texas marisella molinar worked as a secretary for a top prosecutor... | gandered ascham bobsleds | no related information |
(cnn) joan rivers could turn anything into a joke, and that includes her own funeral as unearthed by mashable's brian ries, the comedian concocted a very specific, and very funny, burial service wish list in her 2012 book, 'i hate everyone starting with me' needless to say, rivers was not planning a simple farewell... | joan rivers hollywood meryl streep | joan rivers wrote about her funeral in a 2012 book . she joked that she wanted a glitzy hollywood affair . rivers: 'i want meryl streep crying, in five different accents' |
(cnn) for canada, the cost of either meeting its commitments under the kyoto protocol, or failing to do so, was too much to bear on monday, the country became the first signatory of the landmark climate treaty to back out of the deal, citing the huge potential cost of legally binding commitments confirming the move,... | canada kyoto protocol durban russia japan | canada pulls out of the 1997 kyoto protocol on climate change . claims financial costs of accord were too great . says new deal agreed in durban is 'the way forward'. russia, japan may also announce formal intention to leave |
(cnn) a wyoming man was charged friday with four counts of first degree murder after, authorities say, he shot dead three of his children and another relative inside his home according to the warrant for his arrest, everett e conant iii is also charged with attempted first degree murder, aggravated battery and posse... | everett conant iii friday wyoming first conant | new: everett conant iii faces 4 first degree murder charges, one for attempted murder . new: at friday's arraignment, a wyoming magistrate orders him held without bond . police first meet his wife outside, who had been shot and said her children had been, too . after conant is coaxed from the house, police find the fou... |
london, england (cnn) if fifa president sepp blatter is to be believed, it's the biggest issue that faces football no, not diving, or premiership hegemony or even the tackle from behind but rather the naturalization of players from other countries, especially brazil, becoming common currency in the international gam... | decenter monotocous noneligibly | no related information |
(cnn) american football is continuing its love affair with london the nfl announced tuesday it will stage another regular season game in the british capital in 2014 the jacksonville jaguars, atlanta falcons and oakland raiders will each host a home game at wembley stadium next season a regular season game was first ... | nfl london 2014 jacksonville jaguars atlanta falcons oakland raiders wembley stadium roger goodell uk | the nfl will hold three regular season games in london in 2014 . jacksonville jaguars, atlanta falcons and oakland raiders to play in london . the games will be held at wembley stadium . nfl commissioner roger goodell praised enthusiasm of uk fans |
washington (cnn) what do you do for an encore after a landslide re election victory? how about taking your show on the road and that's just what new jersey gov chris christie will do later this month, as he takes over as chairman of the republican governors association, giving an already very visible governor with n... | christie gop republicans | christie follows big re election win with yearlong stint as head of gop governors . the position offers christie networking opportunities but also makes him target . republicans next year elect governors in key states that are also key states in 2016 primaries . a big challenge for christie is convincing conservative r... |
(cnn) treacherous storm conditions have plagued southern brazilian states for nearly a week, causing flooding and landslides and displacing thousands of people, a senior official told cnn saturday a power outage affects traffic lights in brazil's sao paulo area after a heavy storm in santa catarina, the severe weath... | brazil santa catarina | flooding, landslides wreak havoc across southern brazil . five people have died, dozens hurt in weather related incidents . sixty seven municipalities in santa catarina have declared states of emergency |
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