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washington (cnn) two weeks after losing his bid for the presidency in an electoral landslide, sen john mccain is beginning the thorny transition back to life out of the spotlight as he weighs his future role in the senate sen john mccain is looking forward to returning to the senate full time, aides say aides say mc... | john mccain senate mccain obama republicans washington | john mccain likely to seek an active role in senate, former aides say . mccain could position himself as a powerful ally of the obama administration . republicans face slimmest minority in senate in nearly three decades . it's unclear just how much political capital mccain has left in washington |
(cnn) weapons, creepy critters and bodily fluids are timeless sources of inspiration for children's toys but perhaps no franchise capitalized on all those themes better than 'garbage pail kids,' the gross out trading cards of the 1980s that parodied cabbage patch kids to many from that generation, they were the radd... | garbage pail kids art spiegelman john pound | a new book compiles a complete series of 'garbage pail kids' images . the gross out trading cards were popular in the 1980s . art spiegelman and john pound among artists who designed the images |
donetsk, ukraine (cnn) pro russian activists and ukrainian riot police clashed thursday inside the compound of the prosecutor's office in the eastern city of donetsk, as simmering tensions escalated into violence as a result of the clashes, 26 people sought medical help, four of them for gunshot wounds, the donetsk ... | imf $171 billion ukraine christine lagarde russia russian | new: donetsk health authority says 26 people sought medical help, 4 with gunshot wounds . imf chief says $171 billion bailout for ukraine is not without risk but is necessary . christine lagarde: russia has seen 'consequences' for its actions in ukraine . ukraine says it is expelling a russian naval diplomat after alle... |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistani protesters flooded onto constitution avenue in islamabad for another day of demonstrations sunday, demanding a solution to the growing political crisis wracking the country at least three people have died in the fighting so far, according to dr ayesha isani, the spokeswoman for th... | lslamabad islamabad | new: three people have died in the violent unrest since saturday . new: news crews from several lslamabad stations have been attacked by police . about 450 people were injured in clashes, health officials say . protesters have taken to the streets in islamabad for two weeks |
(cnn) damn those extreme republicans president obama and white house press secretary jay carney have found republicans guilty of extortion and blackmail joe biden, per a report in politico, once christened republicans as terrorists liberals have led a media assault, calling the gop anarchists, jihadists, 'gun to hea... | alex castellanos gop democrats castellanos elizabeth warren hillary clinton 2016 | alex castellanos: while everyone focuses on gop's right, the democrats are being ignored . he argues that democrats as a party have moved much further, in this case, to the left . democrats are celebrating the shift to a more liberal view of role of government, he says . castellanos: elizabeth warren wing of party coul... |
(cnn) in shandong province in northeastern china, the nation's grain heartland, the worst drought in 60 years has raised the specter of shortages for the world's largest wheat producer russia still reeling from a drought that slashed wheat harvest by nearly 40% and spurred moscow to ban exports last summer hop... | counterwill atoke quadrisect | no related information |
chicago, illinois (cnn) president elect barack obama said 'a very affectionate thanks' to the people of illinois in a letter published sunday in the chicago sun times and other newspapers across his home state obama announced on thursday that his resignation from the us senate is official as of sunday 'today, i am ... | musicianly horme carwitchet | no related information |
(cnn) slowed, but not daunted, by antarctic winds topping 100 mph, low visibility and snow, rescuers saturday pounced on improving weather conditions to move closer to where a plane carrying three canadians sent out emergency beacon signals the condition of the three crew members on the twin otter operated by calgar... | canadians the south pole terra nova bay antarctica new zealand | rescue aircraft move closer to airplane beacon . three canadians were flying from the south pole to terra nova bay in antarctica . the plane did not arrive, and the emergency locator activated, new zealand officials said . calling terrain inhospitable an understatement |
new york (cnn) a new york post cartoon wednesday drew fire from civil rights activist al sharpton and others who say the drawing invokes historically racist images in suggesting an ape wrote president barack obama's economic stimulus package al sharpton says he wonders whether the cartoon 'is making a less than casu... | pasterns diswere rancio | no related information |
(cnn) a vintage p 51 mustang aircraft crashed in the gulf of mexico near galveston, texas, wednesday, killing two people on the plane, authorities said the world war ii era aircraft, owned by the lone star flight museum and known in recent years as the 'galveston gal,' was used to give rides to people seeking a flyi... | propale brunches fairyland | no related information |
(cnn) i've never been one to attend the performances of symphony orchestras, but off and on, for more than 35 years, i gave myself the gift of something even better: paul harvey received the presidential medal of freedom from president bush in 2005 i would go and sit with paul harvey as he broadcast his radio show ... | bob greene paul harvey harvey greene | bob greene: i was privileged to watch paul harvey prepare and deliver the news . he says harvey wrote his own scripts and was a master of spare language . greene: harvey was a craftsman who words were flawlessly delivered |
washington (cnn) top bush administration officials are shifting into damage control mode after a house committee narrowly approved a resolution that labels the killings of armenians in turkey during world war i as 'genocide' the house foreign affairs committee passed the measure 27 21 wednesday evening, even though ... | rice turkish house armenian turkey armenians world war | new: rice to call turkish leaders to express 'deep disappointment' with vote . house panel approves armenian genocide resolution with 27 21 vote . decision called 'unacceptable' in statement on web site of turkey's president . house resolution calls killing of armenians during world war i 'genocide' |
(cnn) use of tobacco in flavors like dreamsicle and chocolate mint may be a growing problem among teenagers, according to a centers for disease control report more than two out of every five middle and high school students who smoke report using flavored little cigars or flavored cigarettes, according to the report... | almost 60% us | more than 2 out of 5 teens who smoke use flavored little cigars . almost 60% of the kids who do 'are not thinking about quitting'. smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the us |
(cnn) saddam hussein let the world think he had weapons of mass destruction to intimidate iran and prevent the country from attacking iraq, according to an fbi agent who interviewed the dictator after his 2003 capture iraqi leader saddam hussein in an unknown location in iraq after his capture in 2003 according to a... | puddock sacrospinal apomict | no related information |
(cnn) key facts about bahrain, the persian gulf island state now facing protests similar to those that have wracked other middle eastern countries, as compiled by the cnn wire: geography and population: bahrain is a chain of small islands off the eastern shore of the arabian peninsula, nestled between saudi ara... | glaucodote diarrhetic centauress | no related information |
cairo (cnn) i took a long stroll through the cavernous egyptian museum, just off tahrir square, this month it was the first time i went though the museum without breathless egyptologists yanking me around, impatient children or a looming deadline the place was packed, not with tourists, but mostly with egyptian scho... | merestone nonrecalcitrant keelvat | no related information |
washington (cnn) as americans paused wednesday to remember the extraordinary life of sen edward kennedy, political observers also took note of a rare development caused by his passing former rep joe kennedy may try to launch a political comeback amid all the kennedy nostalgia for the first time in 25 years, the stat... | state senate massachusetts kennedy democratic | state likely headed for its 1st hotly contested senate race in a quarter century . massachusetts law requires a special election for kennedy's seat within 160 days . list of possible contenders is deep, and unabashedly democratic |
(cnn) myanmar will allow rohingya refugees back into the country if they can prove that they are bengali, thailand's foreign ministry said a photograph released by the thai navy shows a group of men captured on december 12 the agreement was reached in side talks between the thai and myanmese foreign ministers during... | resegregated suicidist starchiness | no related information |
(cnn) sometime around the mid 1990s, the reality show was born since then, the genre has taken the world by storm: audiences continue to love these shows and they cost next to nothing to make (cheap video, cheap sets, amateur 'actors,' etc) so the profit margins are huge if you're a producer, what's not to like? of ... | pyromorphous vedda swirling | no related information |
washington (cnn) one of the marines shown in a famous world war ii photograph raising the us flag on iwo jima was posthumously awarded a certificate of us citizenship on tuesday the marine corps war memorial in virginia depicts strank and five others raising a flag on iwo jima sgt michael strank, who was born in cze... | michael strank iwo jima strank czechoslovakia us world war ii tuesday | marine sgt michael strank was among six who famously raised flag on iwo jima . strank, born in czechoslovakia, became a us citizen after his father was naturalized . strank, killed on iwo jima in world war ii battle, didn't receive citizenship papers . certificate given to his sister on tuesday |
(cnn) in the 1980 clint eastwood action comedy film 'any which way you can,' prizefighter jack wilson (played by william smith) assesses the strengths of his soon to be opponent, philo beddoe (played by eastwood) 'you're fast, and you like pain,' he says 'you eat it like candy i've seen a few cases like that in my t... | ruben navarrette ted cruz washington cruz navarrette senate texas obamacare | ruben navarrette says ted cruz has shaken up washington . he says cruz, a smart and able lawyer, shouldn't be underestimated . navarrette: cruz isn't worried about making friends and being part of the senate club . he says the texas senator's critique of obamacare is right on the money |
washington (cnn) a northwest montana town where asbestos contamination has killed more than 200 people will get more than $130 million in cleanup and medical assistance from the obama administration, the environmental protection agency announced wednesday libby, montana, will get new help dealing with asbestos cont... | forwardness evenhandedly keennesses | no related information |
(cnn) sudanese president omar al bashir, wanted for crimes against humanity by the international criminal court, arrived in libya saturday to visit with the country's post gadhafi leaders libya's national transitional council will use the one day visit by al bashir to discuss 'unsettled matters' between the two coun... | sudanese omar al bashir libya saturday morning libyans the international criminal court libyan | new: rights group official criticizes sudanese leader's visit . omar al bashir arrived in libya saturday morning . the libyans will not turn him over to the international criminal court . he will discuss a number of issues with the libyan government |
berlin, germany (cnn) a german court monday refused to intervene in the case of bishop richard williamson, who is facing prosecution for denying the holocaust a crime in germany bishop richard williamson, shown in the recent swedish tv interview, has been removed from his seminary post in argentina williamson ask... | richard williamson germany swedish nazi jews holocaust | bishop richard williamson loses bid to restrict access in germany to a tv interview . he told swedish tv he did not believe there was a nazi plan to wipe out jews . he wanted swedish tv to be banned from airing interview in germany or on internet . holocaust denial is a crime in germany if the denial is publicized in g... |
(cnn) the bangladeshi capital dhaka was transformed into a wall of noise and color thursday as a lavish ceremony officially opened the cricket world cup a spectacular four hour performance at the bangabandhu stadium showcased the cricket crazy culture of the country, which is hosting the tournament along with south ... | amblyaphia quippishness undeciding | no related information |
(cnn) president barack obama recast the us fight against terrorism as no longer a 'boundless global war' but a targeted effort to dismantle specific extremist networks he said america was at a 'crossroads' and should no longer see it as a 'self defeating' perpetual fight, but one that must at some point end, 'like a... | obama america guantanamo bay cuba gitmo | obama says america at 'crossroads,' and fight against terror must be more targeted . he defends the use of drones against terror suspects overseas . obama makes new push to close guantanamo bay detention facility in cuba . woman interrupts speech, urged obama take action on 'gitmo' |
romulus, michigan (cnn) part of an explosive device that failed to take down a plane last week was sewn into the underwear of the nigerian man accused of igniting it, a law enforcement official told cnn monday umar farouk abdulmutallab is being held for allegedly trying to blow up a flight carrying 300 passengers on... | al qaeda obama us | al qaeda blames 'non complete explosion' on 'technical problem'. president obama vows to use 'every element' in us arsenal to combat terror . part of explosive device was sewn into suspect's underwear, official says . al qaeda says it tested new explosive that got through security; threatens more attacks |
(cnn) a 12 meter yacht bobbing off the coast of england is about to be blown to smithereens or at least, that's the plan in a scene reminiscent of a james bond film, the boat is slowly filled with gas while a sailor in a nearby vessel holds his finger over the detonator, ready to blow the floating target sky high th... | syllabus photoist beauism | no related information |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) as afghan authorities announced the arrest of an alleged militant for planning last week's assault on kabul, a bomber targeted a us base outside the capital, the latest attempt by militants to strike the seat of western and afghan power the nato led command said the latest explosion occurred... | taliban us kabul | taliban claims responsibility for attack near us base outside kabul . militant group says attack killed at least 25 soldiers . security forces arrest man over last week's assault on government sites in kabul . militants wielding bombs and firearms killed at least five people, including two policemen |
(cnn) it was the question every player was ready for 'being a member of the german national side, how you do feel about playing in israel given your country's history?' a deep breath, a nod, a look of 'what can i say?' pierre michel lasogga is used to thousands of fans shouting at him on the football field he's a... | gutwise rostrums dentirostral | no related information |
washington (cnn) the obama administration's efforts to help struggling homeowners will aid 'responsible' borrowers, not deadbeats or speculators, housing secretary shaun donovan said sunday the plan is aimed at 'folks who are playing by the rules,' housing secretary shaun donovan says president barack obama announce... | spermatophyta pugilistically quintuplicated | no related information |
new york (cnn) the new york police department denies it is actively searching for the mysterious street and graffiti artist known as banksy, according to a spokeswoman yet, new york city mayor michael bloomberg suggested banksy is breaking the law with his guerrilla art exhibits annette markowski, an nypd public inf... | banksy new york city michael bloomberg | the street and graffiti artist known as banksy has been active in new york city . mayor michael bloomberg calls graffiti 'a sign of decay and loss of control'. but police say they are not actively looking for banksy |
(cnn) gross is everywhere it's in the food we eat: in the cheese that shares chemical properties with bad breath and stinky feet and in the bread that is leavened by microbial excretions it's in nature: in the viruses that make us sick, in the monstrous shape of reptiles and deep sea fish and in the terrible parasit... | oregon up to 35,000 tons colma california | gruesome medical specimens show the miraculous functioning of the human body . a museum cabinet is filled with 2,000 plus swallowed objects removed by a single doctor . under oregon parkland, there's a huge mushroom estimated to weigh up to 35,000 tons . the dead outnumber the living 900 to 1 in the community of colma,... |
(cnn) south korean golfer in kyung kim retained the lead at the halfway stage of the season opening lpga thailand event on friday, but is being chased by world no 1 yani tseng and michelle wie the 22 year old kim, seeking her fourth victory in successive years on the top women's circuit, faltered with a one over par... | nonretention expressionful photomicrography | no related information |
chimaltenango, guatemala (cnn) in rural guatemala, all it takes is a few minutes for tons of heavy mud to plow into a vulnerable hillside community and swallow its people and their homes sometimes, the devastation is there for all to see but not always 'i met a couple who lost their children and their home all of i... | anne hallum guatemalans hallum 2011 | anne hallum is helping rural guatemalans prevent mudslide tragedies . through her nonprofit, hallum is showing villagers how some trees can provide protection . the group also provides educational resources and agricultural know how . do you know a hero? nominations are open for 2011 cnn heroes |
hong kong (cnn) they stepped onto the evening ferries in hong kong's crowded harbor to watch the sky light up with fireworks to celebrate china's national day instead, the night ended in chaos and tragedy two ferries collided monday night, upending one of the vessels and sending passengers into the water at least 38... | nubias implicate dissimulations | no related information |
tokyo (cnn) japan may set standards for long term radiation exposure that would effectively extend the evacuation zone around the damaged fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant, a top government official said thursday, as a strong new aftershock rattled the area government readings show that people beyond the curren... | overstirs satisfiedly enshrining | no related information |
london, england (cnn) it only takes one injury to end an athlete's career anything that impairs an athlete's performance could mean they're no longer good enough for the top flight that's why the best athletes need the best treatment if they're to recover from injury owen hargreaves (l) in action before his caree... | adonidin weaselsnout downier | no related information |
(cnn) the ambush by up to a dozen gunmen of a bus carrying members of the sri lankan cricket team in lahore is the realization of fears long held by the sport's leading players pakistani policemen outside the national stadium after masked gunmen attacked the sri lankan cricket team in lahore on march 3, 2009 the sri... | lankan india pakistan mumbai australian last year icc champions trophy | sri lankan team agreed to replace india in pakistan after mumbai attacks . international teams have long expressed concern about security in pakistan . australian team pulled out of tour of pakistan last year after suicide bombings . icc currently investigating other venues for postponed champions trophy |
editor's note: cnn has asked its journalists across the country to offer their thoughts on how the economic crisis is affecting their cities in this installment, all platform journalist jim spellman reports from denver, colorado hari dallakoti says business at his ups store in denver, colorado, is down 25 percent denve... | cnn denver colorado at least 25 percent mile high city | cnn journalist in denver, colorado, weighs in on how economy affecting city . ups store owner says business down at least 25 percent . business brisk at guitar store, but many selling instruments to obtain money . housing market's slowdown also felt in mile high city |
(travel + leisure) nothing, but nothing, has the power to spoil new orleans' appetite the people of this city love to eat, and they eat it all from simply fried oysters and perfectly dressed po' boys to cutting edge dishes served cajun style here, a meal by meal primer of the big easy from a lucky visitor who cam... | the central business district parkway bakery & tavern john besh french august | mother's serves hearty breakfasts on the edge of the central business district . parkway bakery & tavern is known for its po' boy sandwiches . chef john besh celebrates regional ingredients in french style at august |
lagos, nigeria (cnn) nigeria's ruling party on friday declared incumbent goodluck jonathan its presidential candidate in the april elections after he won a primary vote in africa' most populous nation the president got 777% of the vote in the people's democratic party primary, election officials said he beat rival a... | ordnance uncontemptibly mettlesome | no related information |
(cnn) a worker at san francisco general hospital alerted a supervisor about a body in a stairwell four full days before the facility announced that a long missing patient's body had been found in the same locale, a lawyer for the patient's family said thursday haig harris, an attorney representing the children of th... | frogeater anapestically econometric | no related information |
(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 |
(cnn) 'when a man is tired of london, he is tired of life,' memorably proclaimed samuel johnson whereupon that man presumably is buried in london lucky him (or her) the city has some of the best, most atmospheric, cemeteries in the world luminaries from karl marx (highgate cemetery) to the suffragette emmeline... | london richard burton douglas adams | the best tombs in london belong to the famous and lesser known alike . explorer richard burton rests in extravagant digs . one coffin hangs permanently in the air . author douglas adams wastes few words on his headstone |
(cnn) nearly 69 years ago, theodore 'dutch' van kirk navigated a us b 29 superfortress called the enola gay over hiroshima, japan, on a sunny august day once over its target, the enola gay unloaded the first atomic bomb dropped in war a single bomb blast killed some 140,000 people and helped end world war ii and ... | sucks viatorially unkindest | no related information |
london, england (cnn) the uk government has clashed with the judiciary amid claims that washington pressured london into not releasing documents that reveal the torture of a terrorism suspect, uk media report binyam mohamed has been held at guantanamo bay for more than four years ethiopian binyam mohamed, 30, former... | binyam mohamed guantanamo bay mohamed pakistan morocco afghanistan uk us london | binyam mohamed has been held at guantanamo bay since september 2004 . mohamed's supporters allege he was tortured in pakistan, morocco, afghanistan . uk media loses appeal against release of information relating to case . uk judges, in ruling, say us govt has pressured london to supress documents |
modesto, california (cnn) some of the people hit hardest by this bad economy are the youngest almost 2 million children nationwide have had or will have their lives disrupted by home foreclosures, according to one study there are more empty desks in suzell tougas's fourth grade classroom after 10 students have stop... | california modesto 4th | california hit hard by foreclosures, falling home values, families moving . modesto 4th graders say they miss friends, some of whom left without goodbyes . study: children who move twice in year are half as likely to be able to read proficiently . children are resilient, teacher says, but have hard time focusing on the... |
children and teens who have a parent with bipolar disorder are 14 times more likely than their peers to have bipolar like symptoms themselves, and are two to three times more likely to be found to have an anxiety or mood disorder, such as depression, according to a report in the march issue of the archives of general p... | age 18 the united states | kids with a bipolar parent are 14 times more likely to have bipolar like symptoms . they're also more likely to have a diagnosis of an anxiety or mood disorder . bipolar disorder affects 57 million people over age 18 in the united states . findings might help families recognize problem, get help for a child earlier |
new york (cnn) nonnie dotson, a nurse in the us air force, was decompressing from a hard fought child support battle when she disappeared hundreds of miles from her home base us air force nurse nonnie dotson disappeared on the way to the mall on november 19, 2006 dotson, 33, was staying with her brother at his home ... | nonnie dotson denver colorado air force san antonio texas november 2006 jefferson county | nonnie dotson was visiting brother in suburb of denver, colorado . she was an air force nurse based in san antonio, texas . she won court battle before november 2006 disappearance . have a tip? call jefferson county sheriff's office at (303) 271 5612 |
dubai, united arab emirates (cnn) sudanese president omar el bashir on tuesday accused the international media of 'exaggerating' the situation in darfur to detract from atrocities in iraq, the palestinian territories and somalia refugees from darfur gather at a camp in chad sudan's president says the crisis in darf... | sudanese omar el bashir darfur iraq palestinian somalia el bashir un | sudanese president omar el bashir: crisis in darfur region is a 'media fabrication'. plan is to detract from atrocities in iraq, palestinian territories and somalia, he says . el bashir says less than 10,000 people have died and less than 500,000 displaced . un says 200,000 people have died, and 25 million have been d... |
newport news, virginia (cnn) a federal bankruptcy judge has denied the chapter 11 bankruptcy plan presented by suspended nfl quarterback michael vick football player michael vick listens as his lawyers make the case for chapter 11 bankruptcy us bankruptcy judge frank santoro urged vick, 28, to offer the eastern dist... | schoolchildren precover nonentries | no related information |
(cnn) i clung white knuckled to the back of my friend's motorbike as the two of us zipped around the streets of hanoi we buzzed past a man sitting in a barber's chair on the sidewalk of a main road the man was peering into an oval mirror tacked to a tree as the barber clipped away 'see! oiv!' my friend said 'what?' ... | first vietnam cat ba halong bay hanoi | a first time visit to vietnam includes rock climbing and cooking school . cat ba, a backpacker's island paradise, is an affordable getaway in halong bay . experiencing hanoi means embracing the chaos at street level |
(cnn) david cameron's announcement that the uk will hold a referendum on european union membership if his party wins another election has sparked strong reaction from cnn commenters on what the move could mean for britain and europe cameron, who gave his remarks in a speech in london on wednesday, said 'difficult qu... | british britain eu europe cameron | british pm had said 'difficult questions' needed to be asked about britain's eu membership . the 'europe question' has long dominated british politics and proved challenging for successive british leaders . commenters had diverse reactions to cameron's move, from praise to ridicule |
(cnn) university of north carolina whistle blower mary willingham did not just review numbers on a spreadsheet, she emphasized to cnn, but worked with the 'overwhelming majority' of the athletes she analyzed in a study about literacy one that was summarily dismissed by university officials the same day her findin... | businesslike tetroxids dillydallier | no related information |
(cnn) serena williams continued her miserable run at grand slam tournaments in 2014 crashing to defeat against france's alize cornet in the third round at wimbledon on saturday the five time champion, who lost in the second round at roland garros last month and in the fourth round at the australian open in january, ... | serena williams france alize cornet american wimbledon nine years nadal federer fourth | serena williams loses in three sets to france's alize cornet . defeat is american's worst result at wimbledon for nine years . in men's draw, nadal and federer safely through to fourth round |
(cnn) when the fbi called martha huie's house in 2005, she didn't think much of it 'i answered the phone, and he identified himself and wanted to speak with ernest withers i said, 'this is not ernest withers!'' huie recalled, laughing last year, she learned the likely reason for the call was no laughing matter in 20... | annuler repaints subideas | no related information |
(cnn) a long island man was arrested friday after investigators say he attempted to travel to yemen to join al qaeda and conspired with the terror group from the united states, according to an indictment from the us department of justice marcos alonso zea, 25, also known as 'ali zea,' was arrested at his home in bre... | caplet reinstructed transitron | no related information |
(cnn) her curriculum vitae makes for impressive, if exhausting, reading dr nahed taher tells cnn her views on currencies, the saudi economy and whether women should be allowed to drive while fulfilling a demanding role as the first female head of a saudi investment bank which she founded dr nahed taher also s... | mme nahed taher gulf one investment bank first a saudi investment bank naher gcc saudi arabia | mme speaks with dr nahed taher of gulf one investment bank . first female head of a saudi investment bank, respected economist . dr naher: intra trade and intra production should be encouraged in gcc . says in saudi arabia 'driving for women is definitely a necessity now' |
washington (cnn) with a series of potential disasters hovering over the nation like a demon storm, the most prominent words of a washington based word cloud would be: government shutdown, continuing resolution, debt limit and obamacare although a potential shutdown and the need to raise the debt limit are different ... | next week obamacare the affordable care act | the federal government is facing a potential government shutdown next week . meanwhile, if debt ceiling isn't raised, the government will soon be unable to pay its debts . many are confused about the difference between the two and their link to obamacare . the affordable care act is being used as a bargaining chip in b... |
(cnn) nineteen political prisoners were released by the government of myanmar over the weekend, the human rights group amnesty international reported tuesday protesters demand democracy for myanmar at a demonstration in new delhi, india earlier this month among those released was ma khin khin leh, who was serving a ... | toke untackling jussive | no related information |
(cnn) alex caizergues toasts danger with a glass of bubbly in one hand and a clenched fist in the other the frenchman has good reason to celebrate after smashing the world sailing speed kitesurfing record over 500 meters, reaching an average speed of 5662 knots (1048 kph) the record was officially confirmed by the w... | alex caizergues frenchman over 500 meters 5662 knots the mistral france | alex caizergues sets new world speed kitesurfing record . frenchman broke record over 500 meters after averaging 5662 knots . run aided by the mistral a fierce cold wind which blows down south of france coast . caizergues now looking forward to next run in fierce conditions |
sanaa, yemen (cnn) one person was killed and more that two dozen were hurt in a fresh round of anti government protests in yemen on thursday, eyewitnesses and an opposition lawmaker reported an 18 year old demonstrator died in aden when police fired to disperse protesters, said aref al qubati, a participant who said... | yemen nearly a week daily yemeni ali abdullah saleh 32 years the european union | yemen has seen nearly a week of daily demonstrations as protests sweep the region . yemeni president ali abdullah saleh has been in power for 32 years . the european union 'deplores' the violence and calls for restraint |
los angeles (cnn) the drama that is hollywood's awards season reaches its midpoint sunday night with the 19th annual screen actors guild honors the only industry awards that solely recognize performers will steven spielberg's 'lincoln' regain its best picture front runner status lost when ben affleck's 'argo' won... | soothsayer implicational unwifelike | no related information |
washington (cnn) using a facebook profile, police arrested a suspect in an attack on the georgetown university campus the victim searched through facebook profiles to identify his attacker the university sophomore appeared in court friday, charged in connection to what police called a hate crime attack near campus n... | facebook a georgetown university september 9 georgetown georgetown university | police use facebook to locate, charge suspect in hate crime . suspect is a georgetown university sophomore . the victim was attacked on september 9 near georgetown's campus . georgetown university is now investigating the incident |
(cnn) police believe they found the skeletal remains of a 3 year old alabama boy and were charging his father with two counts of murder as they prepared to search for the man's missing young daughter, also believed dead, authorities said wednesday authorities are working to verify the remains found wednesday near va... | citronelle alabama jonathan chase deblase | father is being charged with murder . body of sister may be in citronelle, alabama . police are confident the remains are those of jonathan chase deblase . authorities believe the siblings were killed by their father and his girlfriend |
washington (cnn) sophisticated submarine like boats are the latest tool drug runners are using to bring cocaine north from colombia, us officials say semi submersible boats used to smuggle drugs are gaining in quality, the coast guard says although the vessels were once viewed as a quirky sideshow in the drug war, t... | coast guard colombia us million dollar | small boats can travel almost completely submerged, coast guard says . semi subs carry narcotics from colombia to us. million dollar vessels built in jungle, sometimes assembled elsewhere . they've been around awhile, but now more sophisticated, carry more cargo |
(cnn) a salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts has sickened some 94 people in 16 states and the district of columbia, the centers for disease control and prevention reported tuesday health officials said those first cases became known november 1, with many getting ill after eating alfalfa sprouts in products ... | fda tiny greens organic farm november 1 canadian little bear | the fda calls tiny greens organic farm a source of the outbreak . that outbreak first appeared on november 1, with many cases traced to a sandwich chain . separately, a recall of parsley and cilantro affects 14 states and 2 canadian provinces . no one has reported getting ill eating the little bear branded items, the c... |
(cnn) rescuers towing a giant disabled freighter in frigid alaskan waters were attempting to avoid bad weather on sunday, a move that will delay its arrival in dutch harbor, alaska, the coast guard said the tor viking ii vessel, towing the golden seas freighter, had 'moved south a little bit' to avoid 20 foot seas a... | coast guard dutch harbor tuesday the aleutian islands 738 foot | new: 'right now, everything is going as planned,' a coast guard spokesman says . new: the golden seas is expected to reach dutch harbor on tuesday . the freighter suffered engine problems off the aleutian islands . the 738 foot freighter is carrying canola seeds, oil and diesel |
madrid (cnn) early editions of spain's leading newspaper thursday displayed a large front page photo claiming to be an 'unprecedented' and 'exclusive' look at venezuelan president hugo chavez's medical treatment in cuba but the intubated man lying in a hospital bed shown in the photo wasn't chavez, the newspaper soo... | el pais venezuela spanish | new: el pais says it will revise its verification procedures . venezuela's government says it plans to pursue legal action against newspaper . el pais publishes a photo of an intubated man in a hospital bed, then later retracts it . the spanish newspaper apologizes to its readers |
montreal, quebec (cnn) given montreal's proximity to substantially sized american cities it's just over five hours driving from boston, massachusetts and hartford, connecticut you might not think quebec's largest city would be so different than these new england metropolises old montreal, seen from a pier at t... | montreal new england old montreal european mcgill university mont royal french | montreal is a little more than a five hour drive from major new england cities . old montreal has beautiful european style buildings and borders the port . mcgill university has a beautiful campus in front of mont royal . poutine, a dish of french fries with sauce and cheese, is a well known snack |
(cnn) a police chief from southeastern new hampshire who planned to retire in a few days has been shot to death while trying to execute a search warrant, authorities said friday chief michael maloney of the police department in greenland, a town of about 3,500, was killed in a shooting that wounded four other office... | greeland new hampshire a few days greenland portsmouth | the police chief in greeland, new hampshire has been shot to death . he planned to retire in a few days . greenland is a town 3,500 people located just south of portsmouth . 'this is a tragedy for our community,' official says |
(cnn) a 20 year old florida international university baseball star was charged last week with the rape of two females in nassau, police said monday the athlete, garrett wittels, has been released on $10,000 bail, bahamas police department press officer sgt chrislyn skippings told cnn 'we are aware of the case and we... | garrett wittels bahamas 10,000 wittels | new: 'i really think all of them are innocent,' said the mother of one of the group . garrett wittels and four friends are charged with rape in the bahamas . the infielder has been released on $10,000 bail . wittels finished the 2010 season on a 56 game hitting streak |
london (cnn) new figures show that tough trading conditions across europe are forcing many firms to making even tougher financial decisions particularly when it comes to their travel budgets paul tilstone, the managing director of the global business travel association (gbta) in europe, says it's not surprising t... | european france italy spain 2012 2013 | european businesses are putting 'critical only' travel plans in place . report: france, italy and spain have cut business travel spending in 2012 . some fear employee productivity could suffer . growth projections for 2013 remain cautious |
(cnn) there will be no room for homophobia at the 2014 nfl draft, according to san francisco 49ers owner and co chairman john york when the three day event, taking place between may 8 10, rolls into town, much of the media's attention is likely to be focused on michael sam the former missouri tigers defensive end... | revindicate pokeout cathartically | no related information |
(cnn) administration officials have said that neither the un security council nor the actions of allies would affect their response to syria apparently producing conclusive evidence to link the regime of syrian president bashar al assad to the use of chemical weapons against the nation's citizens may not matter eith... | mary ellen o'connell us un syria iraq war o'connell obama | mary ellen o'connell: us says un approval won't affect plans for response to syria . she says ignoring international law, facts can produce tragic results such as iraq war . o'connell: obama right to denounce chemical weapons, shouldn't react outside un law |
(cnn) jean jennings bartik, the last of six women programmers who debugged and operated the earliest general purpose computer, has died bartik, 86, died wednesday in new york, said jon rickman, vice president of information systems at bartik's alma mater, northwest missouri state university, and director of the jean... | jean bartik wwii bartik eniac binac univac half a century later this year | jean bartik was among the women recruited to do ballistics calculations during wwii . bartik went on to work on the eniac, binac and univac machines . half a century later, their work is only beginning to get recognition . bartik wrote an autobiography, which editors hope will publish this year |
(cnn) a rosary service and funeral were scheduled this week for jaime zapata, the us immigration and customs enforcement agent who was killed in mexico last week the slain agent will be buried in his hometown of brownsville, texas he was killed and another agent was injured on a highway in mexico's san luis potosi s... | conjugated pamunkey trichoepithelioma | no related information |
new york (cnn) when stock markets are soaring, people think they're making money because they're geniuses but when the market tanks which it always does, sooner or later people look for villains to blame for their losses allan sloan says the real lesson of the madoff case is not to rely on others to protect yo... | impectinate illision terminologies | no related information |
(cnn) one of the dallas cowboys' major donors is a named plaintiff in a class action lawsuit, seeking more than $5 million, over unavailability of seats at super bowl xlv, according to documents filed monday at a us district court in texas the cowboys, along with team owner jerry jones, the national football league ... | super bowl the dallas cowboys' suit nfl | class action is filed on behalf of super bowl fans who showed up to find they had no seats . one of the named plaintiffs is one of the dallas cowboys' top paying seat owners . suit claims information about problems in finishing construction was concealed . plaintiffs say nfl's offers of triple refund, future tickets, t... |
(cnn) mexican president felipe calderon announced the resignations tuesday of three high level government officials, most notably communications and transport secretary luis tellez kuenzler the government of mexican president felipe calderon, seen here in january, is facing elections in july abraham gonzalez, a key ... | mexican july mexico | analyst says timing of resignations linked to mexican midterm elections in july . communications and transport secretary resigns amid controversy over comments . key official for ministry that oversees mexico's government leaves |
(cnn) an oakland, california, police officer critically injured in one of two saturday shootings that killed three fellow officers was pronounced brain dead on sunday, a police spokesman told cnn clockwise from top left: john hege, sgt daniel sakai, sgt ervin romans and sgt mark dunakin initially, oakland police spo... | refederalizing durant parachor | no related information |
cairo, egypt (cnn) authorities in egypt have frozen the assets of former president hosni mubarak and his family, state run media reported monday attorney general abdel meguid mahmoud requested the action, according to the state run egynews website along with mubarak's assets, those belonging to his wife, suzanne, we... | hosni mubarak's mubarak british david cameron cairo | the assets of hosni mubarak's sons have also been frozen . mubarak's wealth has been the subject of false reports, his attorney says . british prime minister david cameron is in cairo to meet with officials |
(cnn) whether it's dining, shopping, culture, nightlife or people, everybody has a favorite city some cities are great places to live and raise a family others provide the backdrop for that once in a lifetime vacation the cathedral basilica of saint francis in santa fe, new mexico i reporters have been telling us ab... | us america australia | rate your favorite us city by taking the america's favorite cities survey . the survey ends on july 15; enter to win a trip to australia . i reporters weigh in with photos and comments about their favorites |
(cnn) saudis have been awaiting october 26 anxiously organizers of an online campaign are hoping the date will mark a turning point in the history of saudi arabia, as women across the kingdom take their husbands, brothers or fathers' car keys and drive themselves across town in a show of independence, defiance and s... | saudi fahad nazer | saudi women are preparing to defy a ban in the kingdom on women driving . campaign pits those who've embraced modernity against ultra religious conservatives . fahad nazer says the problem with the ban on women driving is that compromises are difficult |
blacksburg, virginia (cnn) erin sheehan was a freshman last year when seung hui cho peeked through the door of her german class the next hour of her life would become a struggle for survival erin sheehan played dead while the virginia tech shooter went on a rampage 'i still have trouble sleeping' 'the gunman entered... | tech american afghanistan | thousands of items sent from around globe are housed on tech campus . items range from letters from kids to an american flag from afghanistan . 'it is really remarkable that so many people cared to reach out to us,' survivor says . archivist: 'there are a few that i will not ever forget reading' |
(cnn) it is 20 years since poland's solidarity movement defeated the communist party in an historic election that prompted the fall of communism across central and eastern europe solidarity leader lech walesa takes the oath in front of poland's national assembly on december 22, 1990 cnn international marks this sign... | poland solidarity the communist party new poland fionnuala sweeney cnn | 20 years since poland's solidarity movement defeated the communist party . the new poland is a week of programming examining the transformation of poland . culminates in autumn of change, a look at the events that led to the election . fionnuala sweeney will anchor cnn's live coverage from poland |
(cnn) for a legendary gambler who thinks nothing of betting a million dollars on one horse, irish businessman jp mcmanus is by all accounts a surprisingly reserved man from humble beginnings as a bookmaker, mcmanus earned a reputation as the fearless man on the track who would take on any wager no matter how big ... | mcmanus cheltenham more than $820m british $15m a dream come true | legendary billionaire gambler jp mcmanus big player at cheltenham . more than $820m bet at four day british horse racing festival . top betting stories include stable boy turned millionaire . lucky punter who won $15m on horse called a dream come true |
washington (cnn) federal and state health officials said monday that salmonella linked last week in minnesota to king nut peanut butter was caused by the same strain of bacteria responsible for an ongoing outbreak of 410 salmonella cases in 43 states salmonella bacteria are transmitted to humans by eating contamina... | virginia cdc minnesota king nut | new: virginia officials confirm two salmonella related deaths in the state . cdc: salmonella outbreak sickens at least 410 people in 43 states . officials link salmonella in minnesota to same strain responsible for outbreak . minnesota bacteria traced to institutionally distributed king nut peanut butter |
new delhi, india (cnn) indian police swiftly handled a 'security scare' at new delhi's major airport early friday amid heightened concern in the wake of last week's terror attack in which gunmen killed 179 people in mumbai an indian soldier joins the beefed up security detail at new delhi airport new delhi police sp... | new delhi security press trust of india december 6 india | new: 'there's no cause of panic,' says new delhi police spokesman . security raised at all the nation's airports amid intelligence on terrorist activity . press trust of india: reports suggest possible strike on december 6 . india's top military officials discuss country's security plans |
(cnn) actor alec baldwin says he is 'very, very interested' in running for political office but to leave acting would be 'extremely painful' the '30 rock' star made the comments in an interview to air wednesday on cnn's 'parker spitzer' knowing baldwin's long running interest in politics, eliot spitzer asked him if ... | baldwin nbc playboy 60 minutes | baldwin stars in the nbc show '30 rock'. he has long flirted with running for political office . baldwin has expressed a similar interest in interviews with playboy and '60 minutes' |
(cnn) the indian city of mumbai exploded into chaos early thursday morning as gunmen launched a series of attacks across the country's commercial capital, killing scores of people and taking hostages in two luxury hotels frequented by westerners cnn's christiane amanpour says india and pakistan might be warming towa... | pakistani india amanpour nations region of kashmir | pakistani leader has gone far in reaching out to india, amanpour says . nations may even join together to fight terrorism, correspondent says . region of kashmir has been flashpoint for neighboring nations |
new york (cnn) a man arrested in connection with the death of 28 year old betty williams, whose body was found in a suitcase, has confessed to bludgeoning her with a frying pan and strangling her with an electrical cord, authorities said tuesday hassan malik, 55, was arraigned tuesday on one count of second degree m... | semisentimentally huronian unciform | no related information |
(cnn) relations between the vatican and ireland deteriorated sharply as the holy see appeared to ignore a commission looking into complaints of physical and sexual abuse of children by irish priests, according to us diplomatic cables obtained by wikileaks one cable from earlier this year says the vatican was angered... | choir uncontrovertibly superaccumulate | no related information |
(cnn) the obama administration is sending letters to all 50 states warning that it will limit road construction spending beginning august 1 unless congress acts to fund a dwindling federal trust fund that helps pay for such projects for motorists, that could mean everything from renewed encounters with axle crunchin... | states obama congress | states being notified that the federal government will limit road construction financing . it means potholes won't get filled and bridge repairs won't get done . road construction financed by federal trust fund that may become insolvent soon . president obama making another pitch to congress to invest robustly in trans... |
(cnn) you know what's relatively easy? fixing a website you know what's really hard? ensuring access to affordable, quality health insurance for every single american and improving our broken health care system in the process in the back and forth about the obamacare exchange websites, let's not lose sight of the ul... | trenchlet brelan brights | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) sonia peres, the wife of israeli president shimon peres, died at her tel aviv home thursday morning, a president's spokeswoman said she was 87 the president was making his way to tel aviv from jerusalem on thursday, said spokeswoman meital jaslovitz the couple has lived separately since shimon peres ... | scalpel berengarianism anamorphote | no related information |
(cnn) the stepmother of a disabled girl whose remains were found after she went missing in north carolina has been indicted on a bigamy charge elisa baker, the stepmother of zahra baker, 10, is accused of marrying the girl's father before divorcing her previous husband, a catawaba county court official said tuesday ... | north carolina november 11 just over a month zahra | the disabled girl's remains were found after she went missing in north carolina . they were found november 11, just over a month after she was reported missing . authorities say the stepmother married zahra's father before divorcing her previous husband |
new york (cnn) the fall that seriously injured an actor in the stage musical 'spider man: turn off the dark' was caused by human error, an actors' union said wednesday the 'spider man' company met tuesday with officials from the union, the actors equity association, and members of occupational safety and health admi... | julie taymor wednesday matinee christopher tierney | director julie taymor calls fall 'heartbreaking'. wednesday's matinee performance has been postponed, a spokesman says . performer christopher tierney is listed in serious condition after fall |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistani authorities have arrested two top leaders of the islamic militant group india blames for the november massacre in mumbai, pakistan's prime minister confirmed wednesday prime minister yousuf raza gilani said pakistani security forces had rounded up a number of militant figures the ... | miscolors protensive unbuoyant | no related information |
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