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(cnn) north korea is sending an onslaught of faxes to south korea, blaming its neighbor for tensions over a disputed island, an official said wednesday earlier this month, faxes started arriving at south korean companies, south korean unification ministry deputy spokeswoman lee jong joo said wednesday the faxes blam... | south korean south korea yeonpyeong island north korea | faxes start arriving at south korean companies this month . they blame south korea for a november 23 artillery attack on yeonpyeong island . most companies that received faxes had prior contact with north korea |
(cnn) the missouri supreme court tuesday overturned a lower court ruling that terminated the parental rights of a guatemalan woman whose son, the woman says, was adopted without her consent while she was imprisoned following an immigration sting in 2007 the court ruled that the state violated its own laws in termina... | encarnacion bail romero missouri supreme court | encarnacion bail romero was in prison when her son was put up for adoption . missouri's supreme court sends the case back for a retrial . the state failed to comply 'with the investigation and reporting requirements,' the court says |
johannesburg, south africa (cnn) fifteen girls at oprah winfrey's south african leadership academy blew open the abuse scandal that the talk show host says shook her to her very core oprah winfrey tells a monday news conference how she found out about abuse charges and what she did winfrey, on monday, praised the te... | pinfeathery furfuroid rearly | no related information |
(cnn) tropical storm raymond strengthened into a hurricane sunday off mexico's pacific coast, threatening to dump heavy rains a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning were in effect from acapulco to tecpan de galeana, according to the national hurricane center a hurricane warning was issued for tecpan de galeana... | alined venue mowra | no related information |
(cnn) nfl offensive lineman richie incognito has been on the defense since november after fellow miami dolphins player jonathan martin abruptly left the team citing emotional abuse by incognito on and off the field incognito adamantly maintains the two were friends who just had a crass rapport, though an nfl sanctio... | ecstaticize apophyeeal debones | no related information |
(cnn) as afghan president hamid karzai's calculated and risky backtracking on the us afghan security agreement puts him on a collision course with most afghans, the united states needs to demonstrate patience, take the afghan public's side and be tactful at a sensitive time in a highly volatile part of the world obs... | omar samad afghans karzai samad the past 12 years us | omar samad: most afghans upset at karzai's balking at deal to let some troops stay on . samad: karzai jockeying to protect his political, financial interests after his term ends . he says afghans worry about security but also want to keep the gains of the past 12 years . samad: afghans will deal with karzai; us must be... |
london (cnn) in a youtube video produced by activists from #supportyemen, a yemeni civil society organisation, in march 2013, an interviewer asks people in yemen's capital sanaa what they think of their forthcoming national dialogue they give a range of well thought out answers, ranging from tempered optimism to nea... | yemen peter salisbury yemenis | yemen's economic problems are equally political, peter salisbury writes . the government needs to provide a wider range of jobs for yemenis . to succeed, the voice of yemen's poor must be heard, he says |
(cnn) the vatican on monday recalled its envoy to ireland in the wake of a blistering report accusing church leaders of covering up extensive abuse of young people by priests archbishop giuseppe leanza was recalled to rome 'for consultations with the (vatican) secretariat of state,' the official vatican information ... | giuseppe leanza vatican weeks irish | archbishop giuseppe leanza is recalled to consult with vatican officials, the church reports . the move responds to 'allegations of abuse of minors by clergy'. it comes weeks after the irish government released a report claiming a church cover up . director of holy see press office says some criticisms of vatican go to... |
(cnn) latino activists said monday they are planning a national 'day of action' to protest president barack obama and demand an end to a controversial program involving local officials in immigration enforcement actions are scheduled for tuesday in 10 us cities, including atlanta, new york, houston and san francisco... | us secure communities obama hispanic latino 2008 | actions are expected in 10 us cities . protesters want an immediate end to the secure communities program . obama won two thirds of the hispanic and latino vote in 2008 |
washington (cnn) the united states has obtained intelligence indicating that iran 'may be planning' a retaliatory strike against the american embassy in baghdad if the united states launches a military strike against syria, a senior us official told cnn he said that iran has 'a lot of shi'a friends' in iraq that wou... | us wall street journal the united states iran the state department baghdad | us official said intelligence pointed to planning for possible retaliation, if strike ordered . wall street journal said the united states intercepted an order from iran to militants . the state department had no comment, but said it had not taken security steps in baghdad |
(cnn) captain carlos tevez scored twice as manchester city went top of the english premier league after winning a seven goal thriller at home to lowly wolverhampton on saturday the result put city a point ahead of local rivals manchester united, who have played three fewer matches ahead of sunday's trip to tottenham... | pumpable pedality cosufferer | no related information |
(cnn) benazir bhutto, who was assassinated thursday in rawalpindi, was the first female prime minister of pakistan and of any islamic nation she led pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996 benazir bhutto died thursday after a suicide bombing at a political rally in rawalpindi, pakistan bhutto, 54, spe... | goodsome needlemaking cliffweed | no related information |
sanaa, yemen (cnn) as the ninth day of protests left six wounded saturday, yemen president ali abdullah saleh blamed the roiling unrest on foreign agendas and a plot against yemen's stability, according to the state run saba news agency 'everybody has the right to express his views peacefully and has the right to ha... | yemen saturday the ninth consecutive day | new: one protester reportedly killed actually survived a gunshot wound to neck . yemen's president says foreign agendas threaten country's stability . at least six are wounded from most recent clashes . saturday marks the ninth consecutive day of protests in yemen |
(cnn) authorities said they were searching the taj mahal hotel in mumbai, india, on saturday morning after killing several militants, and other standoffs across the city appeared to have ended by friday an indian police officer takes position during an operation at the chabad house jewish center friday officials sai... | taj mahal chabad house oberoi british indian | new: three militants killed at taj mahal hotel; authorities continue search . two gunmen, five hostages dead at chabad house . security forces clear oberoi hotel, where 36 people found dead . british authorities: indian navy looking into ship where boats may have originated |
new orleans, louisiana (cnn) two years after hurricane katrina devastated coastal areas of louisiana and mississippi, residents say much of america has forgotten their plight president bush and first lady laura bush pause for a moment of silence wednesday at a new orleans school but president bush said wednesday th... | bush 80 percent $114 billion mississippi hurricane katrina | president bush says federal recovery effort ongoing . 80 percent of of $114 billion in federal rebuilding aid distributed, bush says . mississippi mayor says his coastal city still years away from full recovery . hurricane katrina left 1,800 dead in five states in 2005 |
(cnn) andy roddick denied rising canadian star milos raonic his second straight atp tour title as he rounded off a three set final victory in memphis with a diving forehand passing winner it wrapped up a 7 6 (9 7) 6 7 (11 13) 7 5 victory for the american top seed after sunday's epic battle with his 20 year old oppo... | andy roddick atp memphis american canadian milos raonic world no roddick jo wilfried tsonga france davis cup austria | andy roddick wins atp tour title in memphis to claim 30th career crown . american top seed outlasts new canadian star milos raonic in three sets . world no 8 roddick seals victory with a spectacular diving passing shot . jo wilfried tsonga pulls out of france's davis cup tie in austria due to injury |
(cnn) to some, she was a lifelong role model others call pakistan's former prime minister and the first female prime minister of any muslim nation a source of inspiration to women everywhere one i reporter acknowledges, 'i never was a political supporter of benazir bhutto but now after her death i feel that her loss... | pakistani benazir bhutto pakistanis | former pakistani prime minister benazir bhutto is assassinated . i reporters from around the world offer condolences, memories . 'we pakistanis are proud to acknowledge her,' says one i reporter . i report: share your memories, condolences, photos of benazir bhutto |
manama, bahrain (cnn) bahrain's king ordered the release of a number of prisoners and closed cases against several shia leaders accused of plotting against the kingdom, the country's state news agency said early tuesday king hamad ibn isa al khalifa named the leaders during a national unity speech last year, leading... | mushaimaa bahrain interpol | new: the decision means a self exiled opposition leader won't be arrested when he returns tuesday . 'i know that thousands will be waiting for me,' says mushaimaa . bahrain had requested interpol to help in arresting mushaimaa in september . bahrain postpones formula 1 race because of protests |
sol kerzner is the founder, ceo and chairman of the board of kerzner international holdings limited (formerly sun international) mr kerzner has gained international acclaim for his imaginatively designed, high quality resorts and business acumen his career spans some 40 years in the hotel/resort and casino industries h... | kerzner johannesburg south africa the palace hotel durban non american the us gaming hall of fame | kerzner was born in johannesburg, south africa, in 1935 . his first hotel purchase was the palace hotel in durban, in 1960 . kerzner was the first non american in the us gaming hall of fame |
(cnn) south korean president lee myung bak held a special meeting thursday morning to discuss an urgent plan to evacuate south korean construction workers in libya there are 1,398 south koreans in the country working on almost 300 building sites the presidential office tells cnn it's sending an egypt air plane to tr... | south koreans libya south korean lee myung bak south korea egypt air $364 billion | there are 1,398 south koreans in libya working on almost 300 building sites . south korean president lee myung bak holds special evacuation planning meeting . south korea chartering egypt air plan, looking to charter even more aircraft . ongoing construction projects in libya estimated to be worth $364 billion |
(cnn) former pakistani president gen pervez musharraf defended pakistan's role in the fight against terrorism amid criticisms that it falls short on that front 'pakistan has always been accused of not doing enough but i totally disagree with this statement pakistan is doing enough,' musharraf said in an interview th... | pakistani musharraf 2008 2013 | the pakistani military is 'doing enough' to fight terrorism, musharraf says . musharraf was president until 2008 . he intends on running again in 2013 |
(cnn) virender sehwag smashed a career best one day innings of 175 as india opened the 2011 cricket world cup with a convincing 87 run victory over co hosts bangladesh in dhaka on saturday opening batsman sehwag put on 203 for the third wicket with virat kohli, who was unbeaten on 100, as india compiled 370 4 in the... | sehwag india world cup dhaka fourth virat kohli a century bangladesh the last 11 | batsman virender sehwag stars as india win world cup opener by 87 runs in dhaka . opener equals the fourth highest score in tournament's history with 175 runs . virat kohli also scores a century as india compile a daunting 370 4 in 50 overs . co hosts bangladesh lose six wickets in the last 11 overs, ending on 283 4 |
washington (cnn) the house of representatives voted wednesday to strip $450 million from funds slated for a controversial program to build an f 35 joint strike fighter second engine, a next generation aircraft development program that has been riddled with cost overruns and labeled unnecessary by critics the amendme... | house second the f 35 joint strike fighter barack obama john boehner ohio | the house votes down funding for a second engine for the f 35 joint strike fighter . the amendment ending funding passed 233 198 with bipartisan support . president barack obama has urged elimination of the program . house speaker john boehner, r ohio, supports the program |
(cnn) '127 hours' isn't just the name of james franco's oscar nominated film, it also could describe the length of time he waits before delving into a new career musical producer; college lecturer, bar owner; walmart greeter which of these titles won't franco be adding to his résumé in the coming months? if you g... | james franco freaks & geeks franco | james franco is adding musical producer, college lecturer and bar owner to résumé . actor first became known for his role in 'freaks & geeks' tv series more than a decade ago . franco is nominated for an academy award for best actor in '127 hours' |
fort lauderdale, florida (cnn) a judge put former new york yankees catcher jim leyritz on probation for a year for a wreck that killed a south florida woman in 2007, but spared the onetime world series hero jail time leyrtiz had faced up to six months in jail after his november conviction for driving under the influ... | unbegged tournamental habitability | no related information |
(cnn) sultry singer ke$ha is known for her party anthems about binge drinking and dating and maybe that was the reason malaysian authorities pulled the plug on her concert set for saturday at a kuala lumpur stadium but whatever the reason for the show cancellation, ke$ha wasn't happy about it the singer took to twit... | harbourward tarsome credulous | no related information |
(cnn) right now, it's nothing more than an empty plot of land, covered by just a few shrubs and the odd neem tree but within a few years, these grass plains just outside accra, ghana, could be transformed into a fertile breeding ground for world class innovation earlier this month, ghanaian president john mahama lau... | hope city accra ghana | hope city is a planned high tech hub outside accra, ghana . the technopolis will house 25,000 residents and create jobs for 50,000 people . construction is expected to begin by june and to be completed within three years |
(cnn) they're young, fabulously wealthy and have blue blood coursing through their veins meet the '20 hottest young royals' in the world, compiled by influential fortune tracker, forbes magazine britain's prince william has been named 'hottest young royal' in the world by forbes magazine the magazine used the 'winni... | prince william forbes british | prince william tops list of 'hottest royal' list compiled by forbes magazine . british young royals came in top four spot of the list . forbes: list based on combinations of looks, money, popularity on the web |
(cnn) the head of the irish catholic church, cardinal sean brady, admitted wednesday that the church's response to abuse had been 'hopelessly inadequate' 'the church must continue to deal with the enormity of the hurt caused by abuse of children by some clergy and the hopelessly inadequate response to that abuse in... | endopleurite ismailian propitiator | no related information |
(cnn) start ups are fighting a war for talent in silicon valley, and the companies that actively welcome men and women are going to win it smart companies don't recruit 'brogrammers' the term brogrammer is a joke, of course male software engineers don't actually pop their collars, wear sunglasses and lift weights wh... | silicon valley gina trapani trapani | silicon valley has a problem with brogrammer culture of frat house fun . gina trapani: tech start ups that want to hire the best people will reject brogrammers . she says sexist offenders are likely to be shamed into modifying their bad behaviors . trapani: inclusive tech companies that value diversity will win the war... |
london, england (cnn) a specter is haunting eastern europe: the ghost of communism past twenty years after the collapse of soviet backed communist governments across the bloc, symbolized by the fall of the berlin wall, support for multiparty democracy has fallen in almost every country in the region, according to a ... | eastern europeans russians russia | study: most support democracy over communism in all but one of nine countries . but support for capitalism has fallen in all countries surveyed . eastern europeans see gap between how they want things to work, how they actually work . just less than half of russians say it is 'natural for russia to have an empire' |
clearwater, florida (cnn) one of four missing boaters was found monday clinging to an overturned fishing vessel off florida's gulf coast, and the search for the other three, including two nfl players, has narrowed, the coast guard said nick schuyler clings to an overturned boat in this coast guard photo 'we now kno... | diaschistic tetracoccus hydrargyric | no related information |
(instyle) while the academy of motion picture arts and sciences has been celebrating film's best and brightest for more than 80 years, the glamour we associate with the oscars truly started in the 1950s, when stars such as audrey hepburn, grace kelly and janet leigh brought high style to the ceremony anne hathaway a... | instyle anne hathaway kate winslet freida pinto oscars natalie portman sarah jessica parker amy adams heidi klum's | instyle: anne hathaway, kate winslet, freida pinto among best dressed at oscars . natalie portman, sarah jessica parker, amy adams praised for color choices . heidi klum's wore red in hopes of raising awareness of women's heart health |
(mashable) update we've just heard from the nhl, who tell us: 'the nhl is not in discussions with youtube to stream live games the nhl has not had conversations with the google spokespeople mentioned in the bloomberg report' youtube may be a hot bed for lip dub videos and life casting teens, but soon sports fans co... | obley caponizing entophytically | no related information |
(cnn) while most eyes will be on the likes of tiger woods, lee westwood and martin kaymer at the world match play this week, italian teenager matteo manassero will be making his own slice of history in tucson at the tender age of 17 years and 310 days, he will become the youngest player to line up at a world golf ch... | matteo manassero world golf championship 17 year old italian 2010 japan ryo ishikawa manassero 44 year old american steve stricker $14 million sunday | matteo manassero will become youngest golfer to play at a world golf championship event . the 17 year old italian will beat the 2010 record of japan's ryo ishikawa . manassero plays the oldest man in the field, 44 year old american steve stricker . the elite 64 man field is seeking to claim the $14 million for the winn... |
(cnn) at least 27 people were killed and 52 injured after an oil pipeline exploded sunday morning in central mexico, the state run news agency said the cause of the explosion in san martin texmelucan, in puebla state, was under investigation, but preliminary reports pointed to the illegal extraction of oil from the ... | graciosity nephelinic leary | no related information |
(cnn) a missing virginia girl and her alleged abductor were panhandling outside a san francisco supermarket when someone nearby spotted them on friday and alerted law enforcement, police said brittany mae smith, 12 for whom police have been searching since monday was found friday afternoon, as was 32 year old ... | virginia california | new: the alleged abductor of a virginia girl is a suspect in her mother's murder . new: the girl and suspect were soliciting money outside a california store friday . new: they started driving west shortly after the girl's mother was killed in virginia . the 12 year old virginia girl is 'safe' and the suspected abducto... |
(cnn) among the thousands of diplomatic documents obtained by wikileaks, there is talk of iranian missiles, german politicians and a myriad of other issues, including one cable about a british prince and his views on geography teachers, the french, journalists and russian influence in central asia back in 2008, t... | us kyrgyzstan prince andrew france | the us ambassador to kyrgyzstan had lunch with prince andrew in 2008 . 'the discussion at times verged on the rude,' she wrote . he joked that the corruption in kyrgyzstan reminded him of france, she wrote |
washington (cnn) israel must halt west bank settlement activity and the palestinians need to increase west bank security to advance the middle east peace process, president obama said thursday after meeting with palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas, left, meets ... | obama mahmoud abbas palestinian authority mideast abbas white house israeli middle east | obama says he's 'confident' the peace process can go forward . mahmoud abbas says palestinian authority committed to 2003 mideast road map . obama, abbas talk at white house week after obama met with israeli pm . observers believe this is a pivotal time in the middle east peace process |
washington (cnn) us secretary of state hillary clinton and her south korean and japanese counterparts jointly condemned north korea on monday for recent attacks and nuclear arms proliferation that the three diplomats said threaten stability and peace in the korean peninsula and, more broadly, the far east the trio p... | us asia japan china korean japanese s korean n korean us joint chiefs south korea | new: another us delegation will go to asia, sources say . new: japan sending an envoy to china to discuss the korean crisis . top us, japanese and s korean diplomats condemn recent n korean actions . us joint chiefs chairman to head to south korea to demonstrate support |
giglio, italy (cnn) a hungarian was among at least 11 people who died after the cruise ship costa concordia ran aground and rolled on its side last week off a tuscan island, officials said wednesday the mayor's office in grosseto, the provincial capital, identified the victim as sandor feher, a member of the crew hi... | hungarian lloyd's august the costa concordia's | new: hungarian among the dead, officials say . lloyd's list editor discusses august incident . a prosecutor says he may appeal the captain's release to house arrest . the costa concordia's sister ship sails by the wreckage |
new york (cnn) outgoing new york state sen pedro espada jr and his son, pedro, were charged tuesday with embezzling $500,000 from a federally funded health care nonprofit, according to a statement from the us attorney for the eastern district of new york federal prosecutors slapped both men with five counts of embez... | pedro espada jr 500,000 soundview health care network | sen pedro espada jr and his son are accused of embezzling $500,000 . they are accused of abusing their positions with soundview health care network . lawyer says the pair deny any wrongdoing |
(ewcom) look here, it's jep, si and willie robertson at new york fashion week! which begs the question: why were the duck dynasty stars mingling with models backstage at the evening by sherri hill fashion show? members of the robertson clan were in town to watch willie's 16 year old daughter sadie make her runway de... | logomachies artocarpous scolopendrellidae | no related information |
washington (cnn) leaders of the different branches of the us armed forces gave sharply divergent answers to the senate armed services committee on friday when asked whether the military's controversial 'don't ask, don't tell' policy should be repealed, and what the consequences of a repeal might be they appeared uni... | scott brown massachusetts mccain the marine corps | sen scott brown, r massachusetts, says he supports a repeal . mccain predicts that over 40 senators will oppose a bill repealing 'don't ask, don't tell'. different service leaders present different views on repeal . the head of the marine corps appeared most resistant to repealing the policy |
(cnn) minnesota vikings quarterback brett favre was fined $50,000 wednesday by the national football league for failing to cooperate with an internal investigation into whether he sent sexually explicit texts to a new york jets hostess but nfl commissioner roger goodell, citing a lack of evidence, 'could not conclud... | vikings jets favre nfl | the vikings quarterback was accused of sending sexually explicit texts to a jets hostess . favre didn't cooperate with a nfl inquiry into the alleged misconduct, the league says . the nfl says it is unable to determine whether he violated workplace rules |
jiuquan, china (cnn) the first thing i noticed were the bicycles those who weren't riding them were walking i was beginning to wonder if we'd taken a wrong turn we were looking for china's super secret space center our four hour drive from jiuquan in china's west had taken us past picture postcard fields and fish po... | appreciation shorefront christened | no related information |
(cnn) you could say that a simple pair of running shorts was the trigger that launched a multimillion dollar business and radically shifted the lives of basketball coaches susan walvius and michelle marciniak in august 2007, walvius, who was then the head women's basketball coach at the university of south carolina,... | wnba marciniak walvius | ex college, wnba guard marciniak, ex head coach walvius team up for business . 'the biggest similarity between coaching and what we do now is raising capital,' walvius says . marciniak often is asked about 2002 suspension, fine after fight on the court . they say sports has gender based differences, but bottom line mat... |
havana, cuba (cnn) pope benedict xvi arrived in havana on tuesday amid speculation over whether he will meet with the island's former president, fidel castro, and how far he'll press the country for greater political and religious freedoms benedict visited both privately and publicly with president raul castro on tu... | benedict xvi havana raul castro cuba second church about 60% catholic | new: pope benedict xvi arrives in havana, meets with president raul castro . cuba was once an atheist state; this is only the second papal visit there . church officials say the island is about 60% catholic, though few openly practice |
(cnn) the coast guard ended its search tuesday for two professional football players and a third man lost at sea, leaving the families to cope with unknown fates of the men and to organize a private search loved ones of one of the missing boaters react tuesday to the news the coast guard's search would end 'there's... | isentrope planchets yeses | no related information |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) the tabloid friendly tale of the so called california 'octomom' continues to stir debate this time 2,000 miles away in the georgia state capitol, where lawmakers say they're trying to prevent a repeat proposed legislation regulating in vitro practices came after nadya suleman gave birth to ... | georgia octomom nadya suleman bill | georgia state senator says bill was inspired by 'octomom' nadya suleman . bill would limit women under 40 to two embryos, women 40 or older to three . critics call it a backdoor effort to outlaw abortions in the state . bill faces long odds of passing because of timing in georgia legislature |
(lifewire) jennifer bilotta thought she and her husband michael had the perfect present for his cousin's wedding the gift in question a fused glass plate decorated with a 'tacky scene of a bride and groom,' she recalls had been given to bilotta at her own wedding a few years earlier nothing wrong with a little... | 200 peggy post | expert: $200 is appropriate spending for wedding gift to close friends . tv host: shot glasses and knives are bad wedding gifts . peggy post: it's ok to split cost of high ticket gift with other guests |
london, england (cnn) it doesn't have the brutality of rugby or the physical intimidation of a boxing match, yet sailing is still one of the most dangerous sports in the world capsized: this french catamaran flipped near new zealand while attempting to win the jules verne trophy this danger is never more evident tha... | volvo ocean race alicantes spain october september of this year 1979 | volvo ocean race begins in alicantes, spain in october . sailors have died in yacht races as recently as september of this year . the 1979 fastnet yacht race saw 15 people die in huge storms |
mumbai, india (cnn) inside the blacked out taj mahal palace hotel, hallways were littered with bloodied bodies a commando in disguise give details of what went down in the taj hotel when commandos went in terrorists were still holding 200 people 33 hours after the assault began knowing next to nothing about what the... | commandos taj mahal hotel | disguised commando tells reporters rescuers entered unknown layout in the dark . commandos had to avoid hurting civilians, convince them they were not terrorists . attackers knew layout well, moved around frequently, commando says . 33 hours after siege, commandos rescued 200 people from taj mahal hotel |
(cnn) piracy off the coast of somalia rose nearly 200 percent in 2008 compared to the year before, with bolder attacks over greater distances, an international piracy monitor said friday the french military on patrol in the gulf of aden somalia and the gulf of aden were the worst areas for piracy in 2008, according ... | somalia gulf of aden 2008 piracy reporting center prc | somalia, gulf of aden confirmed as worst area for piracy in 2008 . 42 of 49 hijackings in 2008 were in the region, says piracy reporting center . prc says international navies are the only ones capable of effective response |
new delhi, india (cnn) the mumbai high court rejected the appeal monday of the only surviving gunman from the 2008 three day terror attack on the indian financial capital a trial court handed down a death sentence last year for mohammed ajmal kasab, a pakistani, on charges of murder, conspiracy and waging war on ind... | photoelectricity angiopathy chintziest | no related information |
(cnn) a commercial flight from fort lauderdale, florida, to minneapolis was aborted shortly after takeoff sunday morning because of an indicator warning that one of the aircraft's engines had been damaged, according to airline officials delta air lines flight 1846 returned to the fort lauderdale hollywood internatio... | delta fort lauderdale florida minneapolis | delta flight returns to fort lauderdale, florida, after engine damage detected . the flight was bound for minneapolis |
(cnn) lee westwood and rory mcilroy's decision to skip the players championship at sawgrass in may has been defended by their manager andrew chandler world number one westwood and northern ireland's rising star mcilroy are giving the tournament, dubbed the 'fifth major' a wide berth, saying it did not fit their sche... | lee westwood rory mcilroy pga tour's players championship westwood mcilroy andrew chandler tpc | lee westwood and rory mcilroy to miss pga tour's players championship . the flagship event has moved from the end of march to mid may . westwood and mcilroy's manager andrew chandler says decision down to scheduling . world number one westwood finished fourth in last year's tpc |
(cnn) it's hard to believe, but tv veteran bob newhart has just snagged his very first emmy newhart, 84, has been nominated seven times throughout his 52 year career, and on sunday night he finally won at the primetime creative arts emmys he was named outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for his work on cbs' '... | signeted trellising denaturisation | no related information |
london, england (cnn) singer annie lennox was honored by queen elizabeth ii on friday for her charity work, receiving an award for her role as an ambassador with oxfam the former member of the eurythmics, famous for songs such as 'sweet dreams (are made of this)' and solo hits including 'walking on broken glass,' wa... | theologer empall flightiness | no related information |
(cnn) i have the utmost respect for dr cornel west and tavis smiley their accomplishments are vast dr west, an academic philosopher at princeton university, has for decades spoken up for the poor tavis smiley, talk show host and author, has always used his platform to discuss the issues of the black community and th... | cornel west tavis smiley obama etan thomas thomas | cornel west, tavis smiley critical of obama's first term . etan thomas rejects view that obama has failed . he says president has directed aid to those in need . thomas: if obama loses, the poor will get much less help |
new york (cnn) the boyfriend of a 33 year old swimsuit designer, whose bruised body was found in a bathtub at an exclusive new york hotel on thursday, has been charged in her death, officials said nick brooks, 24, whose father joseph brooks is the oscar winning composer and director who produced the song 'you ... | nick brooks city medical examiner new york thursday sylvie cachay | new: nick brooks is charged with attempted murder and strangulation . city medical examiner says the initial autopsy is inconclusive . a swimsuit designer was found dead in a bathtub at an exclusive new york hotel on thursday . sylvie cachay sustained bruising on her neck and bite marks, police said |
washington (cnn) the debate over government spending is heating up on the campaign trail and raising greater focus on which presidential candidate will really change the way washington does business sen john mccain has criticized politicians who request millions in so called earmarks but will that sway the american ... | typhlitis ensue individuous | no related information |
new delhi, india (cnn) the chief financial officer of india's satyam computer services ltd was arrested saturday, the third person taken into custody in a scandal that began when the company's chairman admitted inflating profits with 'fictitious' assets and non existent cash satyam founder b ramalinga raju is shown ... | panoplying bute cabineted | no related information |
(cnn) foreigners are making a run to get out of volatile libya, with thousands hustling to the egyptian border and foreign governments scrambling to help their citizens around 12,000 people have crossed into egypt from libya, officials say, in an effort to flee the violence engulfing the north africa nation 'there i... | disendowment troupers outscolds | no related information |
(cnn) the chairman of the association of southeast asian nations on tuesday pushed for talks between thailand and cambodia to end deadly clashes that have erupted over a temple along the border the issue 'can only be addressed bilaterally,' said marty m natalegawa, who is also the indonesian foreign minister he add... | asean cambodia thai tuesday | asean official believes there is overwhelming commitment for a peaceful resolution . cambodia handed over a captured thai soldier on tuesday . asean says 5 people have been killed in the clashes . there have long been sporadic clashes over the preah vihear temple |
(cnn) the mother of the 14 year old massachusetts boy who allegedly killed his teacher said saturday her 'heart is broken' for the teacher's family and that she is struggling to understand the crime diana chism, in a statement released by her son philip's attorney, also asked for prayers for all involved philip was ... | tambourgi spasmolysant candystick | no related information |
(cnn) a ride operator has been charged with three felony counts of assault after several people were hurt on the vortex at the north carolina state fair, a sheriff's office said saturday timothy dwayne tutterrow, a 46 year old from quitman, georgia, faces felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting seri... | timothy dwayne tutterrow vortex the nc state fair | more arrests are possible, sheriff says . timothy dwayne tutterrow is charged with assault with a deadly weapon . he was operating the vortex ride at the nc state fair . three of those injured remain hospitalized |
(cnn) the mother of missing maine toddler ayla reynolds on tuesday disclosed new details about purported blood evidence discovered in the home where the 20 month old was reported missing december 17, 2011 trista reynolds told cnn that police shared the information with her in confidence last january, but in revealin... | toddler ayla reynolds december 17, 2011 20 month old cnn reynolds ayla | toddler ayla reynolds was reported missing december 17, 2011 . the mother of the 20 month old tells cnn of details about purported evidence . reynolds says she was shown photographs of what appeared to be her daughter's blood . the photos were taken in the house ayla shared with her father and other relatives |
(cnn) it seems everyone knows a college degree is important but few have a plan to keep it affordable just this past academic year, tuition went up twice as fast as inflation and the cost of textbooks rose faster than tuition meanwhile, the new york times recently reported that 'wages have fallen to a record low as ... | florida texas lz granderson granderson 89% | florida, texas governors want state colleges to charge less for stem degrees . lz granderson: government has no business deciding value of any subject to society . granderson: but recent grads fact a jobless rate of 89% and huge costs . granderson: students should consider whether they can get a job to pay back loans |
bangkok, thailand (cnn) thousands of people hit the streets of bangkok saturday, extending the weeks long anti government protests, police said police estimated that as many as 10,000 members of the group united front for democracy against dictatorship were in the heart of bangkok, blocking intersections near luxury... | thai shinawatra group | thousands of supporters of ousted thai premier shinawatra take to streets . group knowns as 'red shirts' demanding that the pm dissolve the parliament soon . demonstrations began on march 14 and protesters say they will continue until demands are met |
(cnn) it's been more than 30 years since high level officials from the united states and iran sat down together to talk face to face that drought ended thursday secretary of state john kerry and iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif met in new york as part of a meeting between the middle eastern country and ... | john kerry iran mohammad javad zarif us state | john kerry and iran's foreign minister have a quick bilateral discussion . fm mohammad javad zarif says 'satisfied with this first step'. 'there's a lot of work to be done,' says the us secretary of state . the us and iran have had no high level face to face contact since the 1979 revolution |
(cnn) the war between natives and immigrants is ending the natives have won it was a bloodless conflict fought not with bullets and spears, but with iphones and floppy disks now the battle between the haves and have nots can begin the post millennial 'digital native,' a term coined by us author marc prensky in 2001 ... | us marc prensky prensky shah | us author marc prensky says that at no time in history has technology moved so fast . prensky defines digital natives as those born into 'new culture' while the immigrants are old world settlers . shah says that the works of science fiction may offer the most accurate insight into a futuristic society |
salt lake city (cnn) jurors on friday reached a verdict in the trial of brian david mitchell, accused of kidnapping 14 year old elizabeth smart in 2002, a court spokesman said the jurors who began deliberating thursday were to decide whether mitchell, 57, was legally insane when he snatched smart at knifepoint... | femalist spinulosociliate suzerain | no related information |
(cnn) ski queen lindsey vonn has put her return to racing on ice for now the new world cup ski season begins in the austrian resort of soelden this weekend but the olympic downhill champion will not take part as she continues her comeback from a serious knee injury vonn was airlifted to hospital february after sh... | lindsey vonn world cup soelden austria vonn olympic bode miller | lindsey vonn will not compete in the opening world cup skiing event in soelden, austria . the american olympic champion is recovering from a serious knee injury . 'not racing is very hard for me,' says vonn . olympic super combined champion bode miller returns to world cup racing |
(cnn) too often the daydream of lounging under palm trees on some enchanted island is punctured by the reality of sky high hotel and resort prices but there's no need to despair or settle for some landlocked compromise we've pinpointed affordable island hotels that span the globe, from destinations usually reserved ... | amelia island florida southern puerto rico's faraglioni la tosca capri | amelia island combines the tropical lushness of florida with southern charm . copamarina occupies prime oceanfront real estate on puerto rico's southern coast . catch glimpses of the faraglioni rocks from the terrace at la tosca in capri |
washington (cnn) lenient enforcement of a law requiring us citizens to have passports when re entering the country at land border crossings has heightened the risk that an imposter might get in, according to a government report released monday under the law, which took effect in june 2009, us citizens must show pass... | homeland security ig us canadian mexican | a homeland security department ig report looks at enforcement of a new passport law . the study finds that many people get in the us, by land, without required documents . compliance rates are much higher along the canadian border than the mexican one . the border patrol agency says its phased in compliance effort is w... |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) temperatures were slowly warming thursday across the south, where freezing rain glazed roads with ice, but a sprawling winter storm system remained in place across the upper plains states the national weather service issued winter storm warnings and advisories for more than a dozen states the ... | south georgia alabama mississippi the united states | new: temperatures warming in south . new: winter storm warnings still posted for numerous states . weather related accidents piled up vehicles in georgia, alabama and mississippi . the weather system could bring more snow and freezing rain to parts of the united states |
(cnn) dan hyatt's wife, shelley, had been worried for a while by the time he hit 337 pounds her husband had a short fuse and a bad attitude because he hated the way he looked and felt he was on multiple medications for high blood pressure and used a cpap machine at night to treat his sleep apnea she tried to dance a... | dan hyatt 337 pounds 202 pounds ironman cnn | dan hyatt went from 337 pounds to 202 pounds . rather than set a weight loss goal, he trained for an ironman . though he's already come a long way, 'i'm not going to quit,' he says . do you have a weight loss story? share it with cnn ireport |
(ewcom) another 2013 movie is on hold george clooney told the los angeles times tuesday that his world war ii drama 'the monuments men' would not meet its scheduled december 18 opening and will instead hit theaters in early 2014 a representative from sony pictures, who is distributing the film, confirmed the news to... | george clooney's the monuments men december 18 early 2014 first 2013 | george clooney's drama 'the monuments men' has been pushed back . it was originally scheduled for december 18 . now the movie will open in early 2014 . it's not the first film to drop off the 2013 schedule |
(cnn) the inflatable armbands community is rejoicing asia's first legoland water park opened in malaysia this week with more than 20 water attractions, 70 lego models and 3 million liters of water, the 300,000 square meter space is the world's largest legoland water park, say park officials before you get too awe... | asia first legoland water park malaysia about 50 kilometers singapore 300,000 square meters legoland malaysia hotel next year | asia's first legoland water park opens in malaysia, about 50 kilometers from singapore . at 300,000 square meters, it's the world's largest legoland water park . legoland malaysia hotel to open next year |
(cnn) days before russia hosts the world for the winter olympics, authorities have acted to punish those they say violated a ban on 'gay propaganda,' a prohibition derided by activists and defended by conservatives, who say it protects young people those penalized include lena klimova, the creator of an online suppo... | roer unembarrassedness superselect | no related information |
(cnn) president obama on tuesday outlined an ambitious agenda that requires 'significant resources,' even as he aims to halve the deficit by the end of his first term president obama says the united states will overcome its current economic struggles in his first speech to a joint session of congress, obama said it... | obama marines jindal gop | 'we will rebuild, we will recover,' obama says . obama's budget priorities are energy, health care and education . obama says budget will pay for more soldiers and marines . gov jindal calls stimulus bill 'irresponsible' in gop response |
(cnn) the next train arriving at platform three will be completely stuck that was nearly the scenario in france where, it's been revealed, the country's main train company ordered a fleet of new trains that were too big to fit in hundreds of stations sncf, whose swift and efficient services are normally a point of p... | france mixup rff sncf 50 million euros | france's rail operators face embarrassment after a mixup led to trains being ordered that can't fit through some stations . media reports say operator rff took measurements from newer stations, overlooking hundreds of older, narrower platforms . rff and and train company sncf say a budget of 50 million euros is being s... |
(cnet) well, here's what we've all been waiting for apple put out a couple of announcements on tuesday related to its desktop computers apple on tuesday announced a new mac pro high end desktop powered by intel's 'nehalem' processor the company unveiled a new mac pro high end desktop powered by intel's 'nehalem' pro... | snigged nahuatlan leucoxene | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) as the united nations was preparing friday to debate a resolution branding israeli settlement activity in the west bank as illegal, palestinian officials called obama administration efforts to head off the vote as evidence that american policy is 'biased' and 'seriously wrong' 'this is a moment of tr... | variegate cooniness musician | no related information |
(ewcom) we haven't seen much of the new movie 'the necessary death of charlie countryman,' which premieres at sundance this week — not even the trailer is out but we do know that it takes place in romania and tells the story of a young man (charlie countryman, played by shia labeouf), who falls for a romanian girl... | plastodynamia beckelite trimethyl | no related information |
(cnn) investigators have arrested a suspect from russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in russia in 2009, the spanish national police said thursday authorities in spain arrested konstantin mrykhin, who was the commercial director of a nightclub in perm, russia where fireworks trigger... | russian 2009 konstantin mrykhin russia | man arrested over russian nightclub fire in 2009 . 156 people killed when fireworks triggered a fire and panic . konstantin mrykhin had been wanted in russia over the blaze |
(cnn) a federal judge on tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging alaska sen lisa murkowski's write in election victory last month, clearing the way for murkowski to be sworn in for a second term next week state officials have scheduled a thursday morning ceremony to sign the election certification, according to shar... | thursday morning miller murkowski gop | new: the vote count is to be certified at a thursday morning ceremony . new: miller says he is 'evaluating the ruling and determining' the next step . sen murkowski won as a write in candidate after losing the gop primary . murkowski's campaign says the judge's ruling ends her opponent's legal challenge |
(cnn) chad dickerson's shoulder bag is made out of an old bomber jacket, sewn together by a craftsman in germany out of it he pulls a few of his favorite things a linen laptop case, and a travel document holder made from johnny cash's 'i walk the line' album cover it's a little dog eared, but then it is from 1964 ... | initialness polyarchist dahlia | no related information |
(cnn) an advocate for honoring women on british currency was thanked for her efforts on twitter with dozens of rape threats a female writer who recently spoke out against rape jokes, almost predictably, got the same treatment meanwhile, facebook was called to task for not being quick enough to stamp out pages such a... | england twitter facebook | social media sites are wrestling with how to police hateful speech . a man in england was arrested after a feminist received rape threats on twitter . sites have difficulty policing millions of users . but expectations are high as twitter, facebook have become more mainstream |
(ewcom) here's a few new names coming to nbc's breakout hit 'the blacklist' this season the show has booked the following guest stars for an upcoming episode: william sadler (the shawshank redemption) will play 'sam,' a man from liz's past who is gravely ill and reaches out to liz comedian andrew dice clay (e... | the blacklist justin kirk monday night | 'the blacklist' has rounded up some guest stars . justin kirk from 'weeds' will play a criminal . monday night's show matched its highest ratings |
palo alto, california (cnn) if your company bans you from using twitter, facebook, linkedin and other social media in the office, that policy is 'brain dead', entrepreneur vivek wadhwa told me wadhwa, listed as one of the 40 most influential minds in tech, is right of course and here are five reasons, borrowing from... | andrew keen keen | bosses should be relaxed about employees going on social media at work, says andrew keen . it increases creativity and benefits the company or organization, he argues . and anyway, you won't be able to stop it, keen warns employers |
(cnn) a court hearing to determine whether a high ranking cleric convicted of child endangerment will be placed under house arrest rather than jailed until his sentencing in august was delayed monday until tuesday monsignor william lynn was found guilty friday of one count of child endangerment, the first time a us ... | peep snickered sinistrorse | no related information |
(cnn) a pennsylvania woman told police she was attacked at an atm in pittsburgh by a robber who became angry when he saw a john mccain bumper sticker on her car, a spokeswoman for the pittsburgh police department said thursday police cannot confirm whether a man attacked this woman because she had a mccain sticker o... | outtraveled ornithocephalic anacruses | no related information |
(rollingstonecom) lady gaga gave rolling stone an advance preview of four songs from her upcoming album 'born this way' an hour before the first show of the final leg of her monster ball tour in atlantic city though gaga's people were quick to point out that these were not the final mixes, the tracks certainly sound... | unwarrantedness chinos anidian | no related information |
london, england (cnn) predatory mice are threatening the albatross population on a remote south atlantic island and have caused the birds' worst nesting season on record, a british bird charity says baby albatross on a remote atlantic island are threatened by killer house mice the research from the royal society for... | atlantic house | predatory mice are threatening the albatross population on a south atlantic island . house mice not native to the island are killing and eating chicks . mice are also threatening the native population of large finches |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) a least one person was shot dead and 55 others including four police were wounded wednesday when private security guards and iraqi security forces opened fire on hundreds of demonstrators outside the governor's office in the eastern city of kut, health officials said police officials in kut... | wasit province iraqi | protesters are angry at the governor of wasit province . after an initial confrontation with security guards and police, protesters set fire to buildings . the iraqi army has imposed a curfew on the city |
(cnn) ten co workers from new jersey say they will split a $216 million mega millions jackpot, thanks to the five bucks they each kicked into a pool melanie jacob, linda harrington and bob space, who bought the tickets, are three of the lucky winners the 10, who work for chubb commercial insurance in whitehouse sta... | new jersey 5 $216 million 26 years about $140 million 32 35 43 52 | 10 winning new jersey co workers work for an insurance company . they each kicked in $5 in an office pool and bought 50 sets of numbers . payout is $216 million over 26 years or about $140 million for immediate payout . those oh so valuable winning digits are 26, 32, 35, 43, 52 and 10 |
teachers and parents: watch with your students or record 'pictures don't lie' when it airs on cnn on saturday, february 26 at 8 pm et by recording the documentary, you agree that you will use the program for educational viewing purposes for a one year period only no other rights of any kind or nature whatsoever are gra... | ernest withers fbi | 'pictures don't lie: a black in america special' examines the legacy of civil rights photographer ernest withers . withers may have led a double life as a paid fbi informant . use this educator's and parent's guide to debate withers' place in civil rights history . the guide includes before viewing and post viewing que... |
(cnn) playboy magazine issued an apology monday for the cover of its mexican edition, which features an argentine model in what many observers say is meant to be a depiction of the virgin mary playboy issued an apology after outrage erupted over this cover of the magazine's mexican edition playboy mexico has said th... | model maría florencia onori mary' december virgin mary catholics playboy | model maría florencia onori featured on cover above caption, 'we adore you, mary'. december plays host to several religious holidays honoring virgin mary . priest: 'it's totally offensive to a billion catholics in the world'. playboy says cover was never meant to portray any religious figure |
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