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(cnn) former secretary of state colin powell said wednesday that us intelligence officials should be questioned over their handling of 'curveball,' an iraqi defector whose now discredited claims on weapons of mass destruction helped fuel the bush administration's drive to war in 2003 it has become clear over the yea... | colin powell us curveball iraqi bush iraq | colin powell says us intelligence officials should be questioned over their handling of 'curveball'. curveball was an iraqi defector whose claims of iraqi weapons of mass destruction have been discredited . curveball's claims helped bolster the bush administration's case for going to war in iraq . curveball now admits ... |
(cnn) after deliberating for more than four hours, a jury convicted a nevada man of 22 counts tuesday for videotaping himself sexually assaulting a toddler, cnn affiliates report chester arthur stiles has been convicted of videtaping a sexual assault on a child chester arthur stiles, 38, faces a maximum sentence of ... | chester arthur stiles may 8 2007 years | new: chester arthur stiles guilty of all counts in child sex video case . new: sentencing for stiles scheduled for may 8 . stiles could be sent to prison for the rest of his life . tape surfaced in 2007, years after alleged assault |
(mashable) popular restaurant recommendation app urbanspoon has just launched a brand new version of its app, complete with a full redesign and the ability to rate and upload photos of your dishes version 117 of the urbanspoon iphone app [itunes link] puts its focus on the food you eat like foodspotting, you can ta... | urbanspoon foodspotting | app now lets you rate and upload photos of your dishes . update de emphasizes 'shake to find a random restaurant' home screen . photos feature pushes urbanspoon onto foodspotting's turf |
(cnn) borussia dortmund marched 13 points clear in the german bundesliga on saturday with a 2 0 win at home to st pauli coach jurgen klopp's team later saw defending champions bayern munich move up to second place on goal difference above bayer leverkusen, who host lowly stuttgart on sunday paraguay striker lucas ba... | borussia dortmund st pauli german bayern munich bayer leverkusen second mainz hanover fourth kaiserslautern | borussia dortmund return to winning form with a 2 0 victory at home to st pauli . german leaders now have a 13 point advantage over bayern munich and bayer leverkusen . bayern up to second place on goal difference after winning 3 1 away to mainz . hanover consolidate fourth following 3 1 win over struggling kaiserslaut... |
(cnn) standing 6 feet 3 inches (19 meters) tall and with a shaved head, fashion designer ozwald boateng often cuts a dash as much as his tailored suits boateng's eponymous fashion lable has been worn by hollywood's a list celebrities he's married to a former model and his suits have been worn by hollywood a listers ... | british london savile row african africa trust africa | british designer was youngest to have shop on london's exclusive savile row . ghanaian parents instilled appreciation of african culture . set up made in africa trust to encourage wealth creation across africa |
(rollingstonecom) rage against the machine guitarist tom morello spent monday at the wisconsin protests, performing acoustic songs at a rally and delivering a fiery speech to the thousands inside of the capital rotunda who are protesting governor walker's attempt to end the right of state employees to collectively b... | morello illinois capitol | outside of the capital, morello was joined by other musicians to protest . 'i come from a coal mining town in central illinois where everybody was union'. in the capitol rotunda, morello grabbed a bullhorn and made a speech |
(cnn) it's often assumed that older people generally aren't very digitally savvy but new research from pew indicates that older people are becoming about as skilled online as younger ones according to the 2010 generations report from the pew internet and american life project, 'the biggest online trend (we found)... | pew 74 34 | new research from pew focuses on generational trends in the digital world . research found people 74 and older have the fastest growth in social networking services . internet users aged 34 and older are more likely to engage in several common activities |
(cnn) no charges will be filed against san francisco 49ers wide receiver michael crabtree, who was investigated over an alleged sexual assault, officials said san francisco police completed a thorough investigation, district attorney george gascon said in a statement issued friday 'following a review of all the evid... | quodling prec anusim | no related information |
(cnn) an appellate court on thursday ordered a new trial for a florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a gun to scare off her allegedly abusive husband, ruling that a jury was improperly instructed on self defense marissa alexander's case will be retried because the jury was wrongly told tha... | facileness hypocarp genae | no related information |
(cnn) 'planet in peril: battle lines' traveled to a place off the coast of south africa known as 'shark alley,' one of the best places in the world to see great white sharks cnn traveled to 'shark alley' off the coast of south africa, one of the best places in the world to see great whites shark tourism has become b... | dentiroster bangers totalized | no related information |
(cnn) a 'faulty' flight instrument contributed to the crash of a turkish plane last month in the netherlands, an accident that killed nine people and injured more than 60 others, dutch safety authorities said on wednesday turkish airlines workers carry the coffins of four staff who died in the crash on february 25, ... | prepiously varication phrases | no related information |
(cnn) an illinois sheriff filed a federal lawsuit thursday against the owners of craigslist, accusing the popular national classified ad web site of knowingly promoting prostitution 'craigslist is the single largest source of prostitution in the nation,' says cook county sheriff thomas dart cook county sheriff thoma... | cook county thomas dart dart craigslist | cook county sheriff thomas dart wants craigslist to cut erotic services section . dart said that the web site for 2 years ignored his requests to cut section . 'craigslist is the single largest source of prostitution in the nation,' says dart . we help police fight illegal activity 'on a daily basis,' says craigslist s... |
(cnn) president barack obama will make his first overseas trip since taking office at the end of this month, visiting england, france, germany and the czech republic, the white house said thursday president obama wil travel with first lady michelle obama to four european nations in the coming weeks the trip is sched... | obama london nato france germany the united states canada | the trip is scheduled from march 31 april 5 . obama first heads to london, where he will attend a summit of world leaders . he will also join nato meetings in france and germany . his first trip outside the united states was to canada last month |
west palm beach, florida (cnn) to pick up the morning paper and see the word 'recount' in a headline stirs an ominous case of déjà vu judge robert rosenberg examines a ballot in broward county, florida, during the election recount in 2000 at issue in recent days in palm beach county is a local judicial race that is ... | palm beach county florida past eight years county gop 2000 40+ indiana | palm beach county, florida, has changed voting systems twice in past eight years . county gop chairman says 'no confidence' election will go off without problems . 2000 recount drama in florida led to changes in election procedures in 40+ states . indiana official says it's people, not machines, that make elections run... |
tehran, iran (cnn) for years ahmad has been unable to find true love so the 27 year old bachelor who lives in tehran is turning to a professional matchmaker jafar ardabili's matchmaking service provides one option for iranian singles 'i'm searching for a love that lasts,' ahmad said what's unusual is ahmad's matchma... | iranian | iranian cleric, wife runs matchmaking service . service offers option for social interaction between iranian singles . cleric claims his service has married 2,000 couples without a divorce |
(cnn) two human rights activists were shot and killed in kenya's capital, nairobi, on thursday evening, leading a un investigator to call for an independent investigation to prove that kenyan police were not involved un invesitgator phillip alston said an inquiry into the activists deaths was the only way to elimina... | un kenyan nairobi | un official calls for inquiry into deaths of two kenyan human rights activists . deaths sparked protests amid suspicion over police involvement in killings . one student fatally shot by police during demonstrations in nairobi . police say they are looking for two suspects seen fleeing scene of the shootings |
(cnn) the entire population of taloga, oklahoma, was evacuated thursday because of a raging fire that has burned tens of thousands of acres, officials said friday wildfire threatens a house in edmond, oklahoma, on friday all of the residents, about 400, left the dewey county town, but have been allowed back in, sai... | taloga oklahoma thursday wildfire edmond waleeka | all residents of taloga, oklahoma, were evacuated because of fire . entire population of about 400 people allowed back in . wildfires have been burning in northwest and central oklahoma since thursday . wildfire also burning near towns of edmond, waleeka |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) zimbabwe prime minister morgan tsvangirai was in stable condition and recovering from head injuries friday night after a car wreck that killed his wife, susan, medical sources told cnn tsvangirai and his wife, susan, were en route to the prime minister's hometown of buhera the crash, on a bus... | morgan tsvangirai mugabe ex us | new: prime minister morgan tsvangirai in stable condition, sources say . analyst: crash could exacerbate fragile unity government with president mugabe . head on collision bound to raise suspicion of foul play, analysts say . ex us diplomat says other mugabe foes have died in car crashes |
(cnn) the nation's most energy efficient national christmas tree doesn't appear to be the nation's most energy resistant one the 42 foot colorado blue spruce snapped at its base during high winds saturday morning in washington sustained winds at 25 miles per hour and wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour swept through ... | undominical foulmouth historiette | no related information |
(cnn) barcelona restored their lead at the top of la liga on sunday night with a hard fought 2 1 win over athletic bilbao at the nou camp the league leaders made the perfect start after their midweek defeat to arsenal in the champions league with david villa scoring after four minutes, latching onto a knock down fro... | lionel messi barcelona athletic bilbao 2 1 the nou camp barca real madrid la liga malaga valencia | lionel messi scores the winner as barcelona beat athletic bilbao 2 1 at the nou camp . win restores barca's five point cushion over real madrid at the top of la liga . villareal draw 1 1 with malaga and miss chance to make up ground on valencia |
(cnn) mobile devices are only as good as the networks that serve them but too often, a mobile user will purchase a new smartphone with a two year carrier contract, only then to learn that the phone gets lousy reception at home, work or school that's why the first and obvious question consumers should ask thems... | open signal android rootmetrics blackberry | company maps of wireless networks can be inaccurate or lacking detail . application designers have turned to crowdsourced data . open signal maps has an app for android . rootmetrics has an app for iphone; android and blackberry versions coming |
(cnn) hillary clinton answered her critics north korea threatened theirs as the week comes to an end, here's a look back at these stories and other international news that developed, including a surprising election in israel and a growing humanitarian crisis in syria clinton in benghazi hot seat at times angry and ... | accelerant gelsemiumia persisting | no related information |
(cnn) was it a theft? a prank? a roundabout effort to bring some holiday cheer to the police? authorities in harwich, massachusetts, are probing the mysterious appearance of a piano, in good working condition, in the middle of the woods officer derek dutra of the harwich police department examines the mystery piano ... | cape cod massachusetts | woman finds piano in woods near cape cod, massachusetts, while walking a trail . police don't know where piano came from, who put it there . piano in good working condition, apparently in key |
(popscicom) last winter, inventor john kanzius was already attempting one seemingly impossible feat building a machine to cure cancer with radio waves when his device inadvertently succeeded in another: he made saltwater catch fire a test tube full of saltwater fuels a flame tv footage of his bizarre discovery... | john kanzius kanzius | inventor john kanzius uses a radio wave blaster to make saltwater catch fire . device could be used to generate cheap energy . kanzius hopes his device can be used in the fight against cancer |
washington (cnn) president barack obama and house speaker john boehner met over the weekend as part of ongoing negotiations on an agreement to reduce the country's deficit, a republican official told cnn late tuesday also obama said tuesday he invited democratic and republican leaders from both chambers of congress ... | white house senate | white house spokesman says neither side will get everything they want . senate leaders renew tough talk as the chamber reconvenes . officials warn debt ceiling must be increased by august 2 to avoid risk of default |
(cnn) dario franchitti won the 96th edition of the indianapolis 500 motor race on sunday, placing first in the prestigious race for the third time the scotland native and husband of actress ashley judd bested a field of 32 other competitors, including a female racer backed by the first all female team in the indy 50... | dario franchitti dan wheldon scotsman wheldon indy | new: dario franchitti dedicates his win to his friend, the late dan wheldon . after a record setting 35 lead changes, the scotsman fends off a late charge to win . wheldon, who won the indy 500 last year, died in another race in october . the 1st all female team participated in this year's indy 500, finishing 22nd |
(cnn) the roadside bomb that smashed into army sgt brian saaristo's humvee in northern iraq two years ago ripped off both legs below the knee retired army sgt brian saaristo, who lost both legs to a roadside bomb, meets with a doctor in minnesota now he's 45, living in retirement in minnesota and confronting the res... | lacertoid reprepared protanomalous | no related information |
new york (cnn) rap mogul jay z who has been thrust into a debate over alleged racial profiling at barneys new york broke his silence saturday, defending himself from critics who have insisted he break off his partnership with the tony department store over the allegations the music icon and entrepreneur spoke ... | jay z barneys african american barneys new york | new: some have called for jay z to end his barneys partnership over profiling claims . new: he says he didn't want to speak until all the facts were clear, now feels obliged . african american shoppers claim they were profiled at high end retailer . 'barneys new york has zero tolerance for any form of discrimination,' ... |
(cnn) here's a big idea that needs to sink in quickly: car crashes and motorcycle accidents are symptoms of a disease, and it's high time we started looking at killer roads as a public health crisis or 'pandemic,' as the pulitzer center put it recently we think of hiv/aids and malaria as the big bad killer illnes... | who john sutter | roads kill 124 million people per year, according to the who . a new project highlights the deaths as part of a public health 'pandemic'. john sutter: it's time for the world to address this crisis . he asks readers to share stories about bad roads and laws in their countries |
(cnn) the nba and the los angeles clippers' organization may have upstaged donald sterling's latest soundtrack friday afternoon with the announcement that richard parsons, former citigroup and time warner chairman, is the new ceo of the team the public relations contrast was stark: as the national basketball associa... | platinizing lordings metabatic | no related information |
(cnn) protesters on khreshchatyk, the main street of the ukraine capital kiev, have warned of 'blood and war' from their position on a barricade made of snow and wood their would be savior is vitali klitschko, a man all too familiar with blood and war during an illustrious boxing career which appears to have finally... | wbc ukraine klitschko champion emeritus | wbc heavyweight champion hints at end of career to fight political battle in ukraine . the older of the klitschko brothers has been heavyweight world champion since 2008 . the political situation is tense in ukraine with public protests against current leadership . klitschko has option to return to the ring and win bac... |
(mental floss) it's hard to walk down the aisle of a liquor store without running across a bottle bearing someone's name a costumed reveler at a captain morgan party celebrates the rum named after the 17th century privateer we put them in our cocktails, but how well do we know them? here's some biographical detail o... | coauthors tuberculately unsacramentarian | no related information |
london, england (cnn) the decision to make 'che' was an easy one, benicio del toro says filming the movie was anything but benicio del toro stars as latin american revolutionary ernesto 'che' guevara 'i have to say it probably is the most difficult movie i've ever made, and i've made a few,' del toro says of his sta... | benicio del toro latin american oscar hollywood steven soderbergh more than four hours del toro che | benicio del toro stars in 'che,' a biopic of the latin american revolutionary . his performance is generating oscar buzz in hollywood . directed by steven soderbergh, the two part film is more than four hours long . del toro on che: his life 'is what movies are made of' |
(cnn) internazionale moved up to second place in italy's serie a with a dour 1 0 victory over cagliari on saturday that put the defending champions within two points of rivals ac milan defender andrea ranocchia was credited with the only goal in the seventh minute in an unconvincing warm up for wednesday's champions... | subternatural djelab motherer | no related information |
(cnn) arsenal were held to a 1 1 draw by english league one side leyton orient in the fa cup fifth round on sunday arsenal, who recorded a famous 2 1 win over barcelona in the champions league in midweek, fielded a weakened side for sunday's fixture and looked to have done enough to win when tomas rosicky headed hom... | leyton orient barcelona arsenal fa cup manchester city notts fourth eastlands bolton fulham west brom wolves premier league | league one side leyton orient hold barcelona conquerors, arsenal to 1 1 draw in fa cup . manchester city beat notts county 5 0 in fa cup fourth round replay at eastlands . bolton book place in fa cup quarterfinals after beating fulham 1 0 . west brom and wolves draw 1 1 in premier league |
(cnn) vincenzo montella has been appointed as the new coach of italian club as roma after claudio ranieri handed in his resignation roma acted quickly after the departure of ranieri, who quit after his side were beaten 4 3 by genoa on sunday, having led 3 0 six minutes into the second half montella, 36, scored 118 g... | roma vincenzo montella claudio ranieri montella 10 years 2009 real sociedad mallorca 1 0 spain raul tamudo west ham burnley the english fa cup | roma appoint vincenzo montella as their new coach to replace claudio ranieri . montella played for roma for 10 years and joined the coaching staff in 2009 . real sociedad beat mallorca 1 0 in spain thanks to a raul tamudo goal . west ham thrash burnley 5 1 to reach the english fa cup quarterfinals |
(cnn) saxophonist clarence clemons, a defining musical influence behind the sound of bruce springsteen and the e street band, died saturday of complications from a stroke he was 69 clemons died at a hospital in palm beach, florida, where he was undergoing treatment after suffering a stroke last sunday, said a spokes... | imperialin astogeny unintentionalness | no related information |
(cnn) top seed andy roddick will take on canadian rising star milos raonic in the 50th atp tour final of his career in memphis on sunday the american overcame 2009 us open champion juan martin del potro in saturday's second semi, winning 6 3 6 4 to give himself a chance of winning his third title in the us city and ... | andy roddick us open juan martin american canada milos raonic 50th raonic 20 second fourth mardy fish caroline wozniacki dubai | andy roddick beats former us open champion juan martin del potro in semis . top seeded american will play canada's milos raonic in his 50th final . raonic, 20, reaches his second successive final, beating fourth seed mardy fish . women's no 1 caroline wozniacki through to final in dubai tournament |
(cnn) saudi arabia will let its female athletes compete in the olympics for the first time, its embassy in london said until now, saudi arabia was one of three countries that did not allow women to participate in the games the other two qatar and brunei also reversed course this year and said they will send fe... | forkful fenzelia blenniid | no related information |
(cnn) is rory mcilroy saving his best for last? the northern irishman carded a seven under par second round of 65 at the australian open friday as he bids to end 2013 with a bang former world no 1 mcilroy has endured a frustrating year, failing to find his best form with his new nike clubs and slipping to sixth in t... | rory mcilroy adam scott the australian open seven under par second sydney the final two days australian thursday | rory mcilroy moves to within two shots of leader adam scott at the australian open . the northern irishman cards a seven under par second round of 65 in sydney . adam scott 12 under heading into the final two days play . the australian shot a course record 62 on thursday |
(cnn) when you're the head of one of the biggest broadcast networks in the world, the last thing you want to hear from your teenage daughter is that they don't want a tv in their home 'that wasn't gonna fly not for one minute,' says anne sweeney, co chair of disney media networks and president of the disney/abc tele... | anne sweeney american disney media networks disney/abc tv group | meet anne sweeney, one of the most powerful people in american television . co chair of disney media networks and president of disney/abc tv group . steered company through new digital age, including downloading from itunes |
(cnn) a penn state assistant football coach who reportedly told joe paterno in 2002 he witnessed a young boy being sexually assaulted in a shower won't be at saturday's nebraska game because of 'multiple threats,' the university athletics website said thursday night a graduate assistant at the time, mike mcqueary to... | verismo windroot connectors | no related information |
(cnn) us president barack obama has waited too long to address the instability in afghanistan, putting at risk the efforts to stabilize the troubled country, a pair of authors said monday historian simon schama and journalist george packer told cnn's christiane amanpour that us policy toward afghanistan has drifted ... | barack obama us afghanistan obama | barack obama's us policy on afghanistan has drifted, writers say . us president scheduled to give major address on strategy on tuesday . authors: obama has allowed us domestic issues to push afghanistan to background |
port harcourt, nigeria (cnn) trash litters its cities electricity is sporadic at best there is no clean water medical and educational services are limited basic infrastructure is severely lacking 'planet in peril' met in a secret location with members of the movement for the emancipation of the niger delta these ar... | nigeria nigerian $300 billion to $400 billion mend un niger delta exxon valdez | nigeria is one of world's richest oil states; people are among poorest in world . nigerian agency: $300 billion to $400 billion in oil profits squandered, stolen . militant group mend attacks oil pipelines, demands profits given to nigerian people . un: niger delta has had more than 6,000 spills; 10 times more than exx... |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) cash strapped zimbabwe revealed plans saturday to circulate $200 million notes, just days after introducing a $100 million bill, finance minister samuel mumbengegwi said zimbabwe central bank governor gideon gono shows a new $50 million note thursday after the $100 million note began circulat... | 35 million zimbabwean dollars zimbabwe robert mugabe | price of a loaf of bread jumps to 35 million zimbabwean dollars . government accuses bank executives of illegal currency trading . zimbabwe also faces widespread cholera outbreak; food, power shortages . president robert mugabe's policies blamed for economic collapse |
(cnn) hundreds of south koreas were left in limbo after north korea shut its borders monday at the start of joint military exercises between the united states and south korea us troops have started joint military exercises with their south korean counterparts when pyongyang took the action, 573 south koreans were st... | dilacerating shawls hearts | no related information |
(cnn) fourteen people were missing after a cargo ship sank monday in egyptian waters, red sea gov majdi al qubaisi told egyptian television nine survivors and the bodies of two crew members aboard the cypriot flagged ibn battuta cargo ship were recovered in separate operations monday, the nile tv news web site said ... | egyptian cypriot ibn battuta 6,500 tons the red sea | reports: 14 crew missing after ship capsizes in egyptian waters . 9 survivors, 2 bodies recovered from cypriot flagged ibn battuta cargo ship . vessel carrying 6,500 tons of sand for use in the glass industry . the ship had experienced bad weather in the red sea |
new york (cnn) the missing engine from a us airways jet that ditched in the hudson river was recovered friday, more than a week after the crash landing a jet engine lost after flight 1549 ditched in the hudson river is hoisted from the water friday icy conditions and strong currents hampered efforts to locate and ra... | hudson new jersey hudson river us airways | missing engine recovered from hudson, hauled to new jersey riverbank . video shows at least two passengers jump off plane's wings into chilly hudson river . single feather and evidence of 'soft body impact damage' found on plane . us airways flight crash landed in river after reportedly hitting flock of birds |
oranjestad, aruba (cnn) crews searching for an american woman have looked in aruban phosphate mines, authorities there said saturday articles of clothing were found friday in one mine, but authorities had not determined whether they are related to the disappearance of robyn gardner, aruban solicitor general taco ste... | haiduck springed feces | no related information |
(cnn) a storm system stretching from texas north to michigan threatens to bring 'widespread damaging winds and several tornadoes' to parts of 10 states, the national weather service said tuesday 'an increasing threat for severe thunderstorms will occur through tonight in advance of a strong cold front moving across ... | texas michigan | new: forecasters see an 'increasing threat for severe thunderstorms' into wednesday . new: system stretches from texas north to michigan . new: there could be 'damaging winds and several tornadoes' in parts of 10 states . snow and cold weather aren't far behind tuesday's high temperatures and rain |
oranjestad, aruba (cnn) a judge ruled monday that there was enough evidence to continue holding a us man in connection with the case of a missing american woman, aruba's solicitor general said gary giordano, 50, was arrested by aruban police on august 5, three days after robyn gardner, 35, was last seen near baby be... | gary giordano robyn gardner's giordano aruban michael lopez | new: a judge finds enough evidence to continue holding gary giordano . clothing found in phosphate mines is not robyn gardner's, official says . giordano was arrested by aruban police on august 5 . giordano's attorney michael lopez urges his release |
(cnn) whether moammar gadhafi stays or goes, the turmoil wracked country is likely to be in for more of a rough time, two libya experts told cnn monday 'whichever way this goes, i think there's going to be a good amount of chaos,' said diederik vandewalle, associate professor of government at dartmouth college durin... | censoriously quercitol abnormities | no related information |
(cnn) eighteen victims of child pornography were rescued during a nationwide sweep by federal law enforcement agencies, us immigration and customs enforcement announced friday the sweep, dubbed operation orion, resulted in the arrests of 190 individuals most of them were in the us, but some were in argentina, the ph... | united states puerto rico san diego | new: some of the child victims were residing in homes of adults arrested . new: 190 people are arrested in united states and other countries . new: arrests are made in 33 states plus puerto rico . new: a child in san diego was photographed in a shower |
(rollingstonecom) all british rock stars eventually make their version of 'led zeppelin iii' the album where they look to the history and mythology of england for inspiration usually, this means pastoral celebrations and druids dancing around the maypole (hark, minstrel! is that a bustle in the hedgerow?) but pol... | let england shake harvey white chalk john parish mick harvey | 'let england shake' sounds a world apart from harvey's last solo album, 2007's 'white chalk'. the sound is muted guitar/organ balladry, heavy on melody but never rocking out . she was in a rural 19th century church with collaborators like john parish, mick harvey |
(cnn student news) september 9, 2010 download pdf maps related to today's show: • cleveland, ohio • detroit, michigan • long island, new york transcript this is a rush transcript this copy may not be in its final form and may be updated carl azuz, cnn student news anchor: hi, i'm carl azuz with your morning anno... | us muslims discover today | learn about the details of a pair of plans to boost the us economy . find out why some muslims are balancing celebrations with sensitivity . discover why the space world is buzzing about a pair of asteroids . use the daily discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories |
los angeles (cnn) dr conrad murray, whose involuntary manslaughter trial starts next month, has hired a new lawyer for his legal team los angeles lawyer nareg gourjian will assist lawyers ed chernoff and j michael flanagan in defending murray, who is charged in pop star michael jackson's death a document filed in lo... | nareg gourjian ed chernoff j michael flanagan joseph low march 24 murray michael jackson's | nareg gourjian joins ed chernoff and j michael flanagan to defend the doctor . he replaces lawyer joseph low, who is leaving the team; the trial is to start march 24 . murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in michael jackson's death |
(cnn) this list isn't just about soundtracks or great music in the movies it is about quintessential movie moments where a song flawlessly complements or enhances the action reservoir dogs: mr blonde tortures a prisoner accompanied by 70s bubblegum pop a riff or harmony that works so perfectly that the hair on t... | easy rider iggy pop scorsese layla goodfellas blond reservoir dogs | call of the open road: the opening scenes of 'easy rider' with 'born to be wild'. iggy pop lends his pop culture cool to the start of 'trainspotting'. scorsese adds gravitas to a murder spree with 'layla' in 'goodfellas'. mr blond lops off an ear to some bubblegum pop in 'reservoir dogs' |
(cnn) thousands of security officers cracked down on landmark sites in iran's capital and other major cities sunday, at times striking at throngs of protesters with batons and rushing others on motorcycles, witnesses said a few plainclothes security agents stood in the middle of tehran's revolution square, counterin... | iranian tehran | new: security forces put up gate in front of alley to opposition leader's home, opposition website reports . the daughter of a former iranian president was briefly detained . opposition websites say one protester was shot dead . more clashes reported on the streets of tehran and other cities |
(cnn) lindsey vonn suffered a mild strain to her right knee, a partial tear to her right acl, and minor facial abrasions as a result of a recent fall, her spokesman said wednesday the us ski queen crashed tuesday during a training run at copper mountain in colorado 'she needs to rest for a few days and then will pur... | azocoralline nondemonstrable buffalofish | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) george clooney told esquire in september he had no 'aspirations' to be married with children that was a month before he was seen with amal alamuddin in october could clooney finally have met his match in alamuddin, a 36 year old oxford educated british lawyer who reportedly shares the actor's passi... | saracenic fioretti barognosis | no related information |
london, england (cnn) the killer of 'harry potter' actor rob knox has been given four life sentences and told he will be behind bars for at least 20 years the parents of robert knox read a statement outside the old bailey after karl bishop was found guilty of his murder a judge at the old bailey court in central lon... | presswork prostatomyomectomy mecum | no related information |
(cnn) the gigolo former lover of germany's richest woman has been jailed for six years after confessing to blackmailing her and other women out of millions of dollars, a court official said monday helg sgarbi has admitted blackmailing germany's richest woman, susanne klatten susanne klatten, the bmw heiress, complai... | germany bmw helg sgarbi's | germany's richest woman told police she was being blackmailed for millions . bmw heiress said former lover threatened to release images of them . helg sgarbi's admits trying to blackmail bmw heiress and others |
(cnn) researchers with a malaysian university said they have uncovered evidence of an iron industry that dates to the 3rd century, ad, and proves that ancient civilizations in southeast asia were more advanced than once thought the archaeologists from the universiti sains malaysia found the remains of an iron smelti... | malaysian southeast asia discovery lembah bujang | researchers uncover evidence of malaysian iron industry dating to 3rd century . proves ancient civilizations in southeast asia more advanced than thought . discovery was made after a month of excavation at lembah bujang |
london, england (cnn) it runs on 100 per cent renewable biodiesel and holds the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe in a powerboat and now earthrace is for sale for sale: the green powerboat earthrace is on the market for $15 million the boat's owner, new zealander pete bethune, listed earthrace ... | earthrace pete bethune $15 million australia | earthrace holds the world record for fastest time around the globe in a powerboat . owner pete bethune is selling earthrace for $15 million . the trimaran is currently touring australia in the hope of finding a buyer |
editor's note: bob greene is a bestselling author whose current book is 'when we get to surf city: a journey through america in pursuit of rock and roll, friendship, and dreams' bob greene says one dentist in iowa found an ingenious way of keeping his chair filled with patients (cnn) you may not have the answer for ... | bob greene iowa interstate 80 greene | bob greene: dentist in iowa found ingenious way of boosting his business . he says dentist set up a thriving practice at a busy truck stop on interstate 80 . greene: traffic ensures there will be some truckers in need of dental care . he says the dentist can't rely on return business from his patients |
(cnn) david goldman says he can't understand why he can't have custody of his son following his ex wife's death in brazil the us government agrees david goldman is fighting for custody of his son after bruna bianchi goldman died during another childbirth goldman told cnn's larry king he had no idea when he dropped o... | david goldman 4 year old 2004 brazil goldman state department hillary clinton united states | david goldman dropped off his wife and 4 year old son at airport in 2004 for vacation . wife got a divorce in brazil, later got remarried, got pregnant and died during birth . wife's family lawyer questions goldman's fitness as a parent . state department, hillary clinton working to help get son returned to united stat... |
(cnn) a texas grand jury indicted polygamous sect leader warren jeffs on sexual assault charges, and five of his followers also face a variety of charges, state attorney general greg abbott said members of the polygamous flds revere jailed leader warren jeffs as their prophet jeffs was charged in the tuesday indictm... | jeffs five years texas first | new: jeffs faces anywhere from five years to life on new charge in texas . jeffs charged with the sexual assault of a child, a first degree felony . five of his followers face charges ranging from assault to failing to report child abuse . prosecutors say jeffs married underage girls, had intimate relations with them |
(cnn) wiping tears from his cheeks, a man who survived avalanches that killed eight snowmobilers in western canada said wednesday that he and two others tried to save their friends but eventually left the mountain because of the threat of more slides jeffrey adams says he freed himself and helped free two others bef... | jeffrey adams adams monday tuesday | survivor says decision to leave eight behind was 'gut wrenching'. 'i replay it in my head all the time,' jeffrey adams says . adams describes digging himself out twice, helping two others escape . eight bodies were found monday and tuesday |
bangkok, thailand (cnn) at least 59 people were killed and more than 200 others injured early thursday after a fire broke out at an upscale bangkok nightclub where about 1,000 revelers were ringing in the new year, thai police said rescue officials survey the scene of the nightclub fire in bangkok, thailand most of... | thai fireworks club bangkok | thai police say that 59 died in nightclub fire, another 226 injured . fireworks were used as part of a performance, authorities say . most of those who died suffered smoke inhalation or were trampled, authorities say . club is located in one of bangkok's busiest commercial districts |
(cnn) in these difficult economic times, it seems almost obscene that 60 men will be battling for a share of $15 million this weekend but the fact that they can, especially somewhere as hard hit by the financial downturn as dubai, is testament to the glowing health of golf's european tour the dubai world championshi... | clotheshorse unsymbolically spumification | no related information |
washington (cnn) sen jim demint, who announced on thursday that he is leaving the senate next month, will be joined by 35 other members of congress who are retiring after the end of the 112th congress here's a look, by the numbers at what the members will get and what they will leave behind as they leave the hill: ... | congress the 112th congress house democrats republicans 150,000 dennis kucinich years annual | 36: members of congress retiring after the 112th congress . 20 and 14: house democrats and republicans retiring, respectively . $150,000: amount for which retiring rep dennis kucinich sued house cafeteria after mishap . 5: lowest number of years of service after which a lawmaker is eligible for an annual pension |
london (cnn) ubs to pay $15 billion over libor manipulation, hsbc paid $192 billion for failing to stop money laundering, standard chartered paid $667 million, ing, $619 million, credit suisse, $536 million, abn amro $500 million and the list goes on and on while the number of fines imposed on banks has remained con... | a decade silva us american iranians | number of fines imposed on banks has remained constant for a decade, but fines' value has grown faster than inflation . silva asks: are us regulators using financial penalties as a method of indirect regulations? and will it work?. american regulators have unique views on how to run banking and have tried to influence ... |
(cnn) a charter flight crashed saturday afternoon in canada's arctic, killing 12 people and injuring three others, officials said the boeing 737 200, en route to resolute bay from yellowknife, went down roughly 10 minutes after its last reported communication, according to first air, an airline based in kanata, onta... | canadian about 10 minutes | new: two black boxes are found at the crash site . the canadian safety board will investigate the crash . three people are injured, one critically . the flight went down about 10 minutes after its last reported communication |
(cnn) japanese electronics company panasonic has plunged from profit to a record annual loss of 7722 billion yen ($968 billion), prompting its shares to fall to a 30 year low the company blamed the annual loss on a number of factors including a drop in domestic demand due to electricity shortages in the aftermath of... | panasonic almost $10 billion sony $57 billion | panasonic posts annual loss of almost $10 billion, prompting shares to drop . company attributed fall to drop in demand after earthquake, tsunami and higher yen . follows record loss for rival sony announced thursday of $57 billion . both companies hit by extra competition, sluggish sales of flat screen tvs |
(cnn) two survivors of the casino fire that killed 52 people in the mexican city of monterrey last week cast doubt on authorities' description of what happened, saying gunmen opened fire on gamblers inside before setting the building ablaze police have arrested five suspected members of the zetas drug cartel in conn... | mexico mexican tuesday | new: witnesses recount gunmen shooting patrons, hurling grenades . authorities say suspects told them civilians were not their target . the casino fire left 52 dead and shocked mexico . mexican officials showed off five suspects to reporters tuesday |
(cnn) the opening race of the formula one season, the bahrain grand prix, has been axed due to ongoing political unrest in the country the bahrain government confirmed the race, scheduled for march 13, had been called off on monday afternoon after days of speculation the bahraini crown prince, salman bin hamad al kh... | hutzpas woodlessness pseudofamously | no related information |
(cnn) colorado rockies pitcher juan nicasio had surgery saturday after he was struck by a line drive and suffered a neck fracture, according to the team nicasio, injured in a frightening moment friday night at coors field, was 'resting comfortably' at a denver hospital following surgery to stabilize a fracture to th... | juan nicasio denver nicasio the dominican republic | juan nicasio was struck in the head by a line drive . he had surgery in denver to stabilize a vertebrae fracture . nicasio, 24, is a native of the dominican republic |
(cnn) french led troops in mali now control the ancient city of timbuktu, the city of gao and the swath in between that was an islamist stronghold for almost a year, the french defense ministry said 'we are winning in mali,' french president francois hollande said at a news conference monday, but he added that milit... | hollande france mali un uk islamists timbuktu | new: nearly half a billion dollars pledged at donors' conference . hollande does not say how long france will maintain troops in mali . un gears up for the return of displaced people; uk outlines military support . flushing the islamists out of timbuktu is a big symbolic gain |
(cnn) congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care like many women across america, i am outraged tomorrow, the senate will vote on legislation proposed by sen roy blunt that would allow employers to deny coverage for health care services that are considered morally objectionable on february 16, republica... | felicity huffman congress catholics huffman | felicity huffman: congress is trying to eviscerate women's health care . poll: voters, including catholics, support free access to contraception coverage . huffman: contraception isn't just a basic health care issue; it's also an economic issue . she says politicians should be mindful that women will not tolerate threa... |
(cnn) before this week, hasen poreya's hometown was pretty much off the map but poreya worked with a group of volunteers who call themselves the afghan map makers to walk the streets of herat, afghanistan, over the course of several weeks, pen and pencil in hand, to fill in the details the group uploaded the data th... | senatus jaunted vespers | no related information |
(cnn) marjorye heeney knew something was wrong when she saw a bulging cloud of black dust darken the sky drought like conditions dried this kern river bed last year near bakersfield, california she then heard an eerie, train like whistle as fierce winds rattled her front door and windows when she looked outside, hor... | disponing submicroscopically pancratia | no related information |
dallas, texas (cnn) the fbi has seized a two page, handwritten letter of condolence sent by jacqueline kennedy to the widow of robert f kennedy shortly after he was assassinated in 1968 the family contends the letter was stolen jacqueline kennedy sent her sister in law a condolence letter in 1968 which is now in the... | fbi jackie kennedy 1968 russell nuckols 1999 thomas nuckols | fbi trying to determine who owns letter written by jackie kennedy in 1968 . letter passed from collector to collector, but widow says she gave it to no one . letter found among papers of russell nuckols, who died in 1999, son says . son thomas nuckols told authorities he found it among the papers left by his father |
(cnn) us secretary of homeland security janet napolitano said monday that the war on drugs in mexico 'is not a failure' at a press conference in mexico city after meeting mexican interior minister alejandro poire, napolitano called the drug policies of both mexico and the united states 'a continuing effort to keep o... | 5 day mexico guatemala el salvador costa rica panama napolitano americans | homeland security secretary is on a 5 day tour that started in mexico . she also will go to guatemala, el salvador, costa rica and panama . in mexico, napolitano said she still considers the country a safe destination for tourists . 'americans come and go freely to mexico i expect that to continue,' she said |
(cnn) authorities tuesday recovered the body of an eighth missing snowmobiler buried in avalanches in southern british columbia, a spokesman for the the royal canadian mounted police said authorities found seven bodies a day after avalanches in british columbia, canada sgt tim shields said the body was recovered aro... | overjading extensors pleurothotonos | no related information |
geneva, switzerland (cnn) the obama administration has been talking about 'pressing the reset button' with russia after relations 'crashed' when russia invaded georgia last august russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and secretary of state hillary clinton laugh about their 'reset' button when secretary of state h... | united states russia years state hillary clinton russian strategic arms reduction treaty | united states, russia want to 'reset' relations after years of tension . secretary of state hillary clinton gives 'reset' button to russian counterpart . text on button actually translates to 'overcharged'. both countries want to renegotiate strategic arms reduction treaty |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) you are about to meet mr brown david mann and tamela mann a real life couple star in 'meet the browns' as father and daughter he's david mann, star of the tbs sitcom 'tyler perry's meet the browns' to borrow a phrase from the network's marketing he's very funny mann's character 'do... | david mann brown meet the browns mann | david mann plays mr brown in 'meet the browns'. character known for his mangled speech, off the wall actions . in real life, mann is married to actress who plays his daughter on show |
(cnn) the son of former liberian president charles taylor sr was sentenced friday to 97 years in prison for charges including torture and conspiracy, according to a federal court in florida the us born son of charles taylor sr, pictured, moved to liberia when his father became president us district judge cecilia m a... | taylor charles 'chuckie' taylor jr ex liberian october 30 | new: sentence reflects 'horror and torture' visited upon victims, state official says . new: human rights organization sues taylor on behalf of alleged torture victims . charles 'chuckie' taylor jr sentenced for charges including torture and conspiracy . son of ex liberian president convicted october 30 |
(cnn) accused enemy combatant ali al marri was served with an arrest warrant tuesday and transferred out of us military custody for the first time since 2003, according to the us justice department ali saleh kahlah al marri was a student at bradley university in illinois when he was arrested in 2001 al marri's init... | ali al marri supreme court al marri's al marri us qatar al qaeda | ali al marri due to appear in court on tuesday; he's charged with conspiracy . last week supreme court dismissed al marri's challenge of presidential authority . al marri, a us resident originally from qatar, has been in custody for 7 years . he's accused of being a 'sleeper agent' for al qaeda who trained at terror ca... |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli media are buzzing with reports that right wing nationalist avigdor lieberman may become israel's next foreign minister avigdor lieberman is loathed by ultra orthodox parties because of his support for a palestinian state the appointment of lieberman, a polarizing figure in israeli politics, ... | benjamin netanyahu avigdor lieberman west russia gaza lieberman arab knesset | prime minister benjamin netanyahu may pick avigdor lieberman . media say he might hurt ties with west but improve ties with russia . it is unclear whether talks over gaza cease fire would continue . lieberman frequently clashes with arab members of knesset |
(cnn) simon cowell may not recognize 'american idol' alumna mandisa the next time he sees her mandisa, who appeared on season five of 'american idol,' has lost more than 75 pounds the woman about whom the acerbic 'american idol' judge once said, 'we're going to have to get a bigger stage,' has lost 75 pounds and ... | american idol 75 pounds mandisa idol danny gokey christian | former 'american idol' star credits 'spiritual change' for weight loss of 75 pounds . mandisa's second studio album is due out march 24 . singer still watches 'idol' and says she's rooting for danny gokey . mandisa says she felt called to sing christian music |
(cnn) ac milan midfielder gennaro gattuso has been banned for four matches by uefa after he 'assaulted' tottenham's assistant manager during their champions league tie the italian grabbed 59 year old joe jordan round the throat during the match as tempers flared, then as the pair came face to face after the final wh... | nudiflorous exorcize unreliance | no related information |
(cnn) scientists in new zealand said there had been less than a one in twenty chance of tuesday's earthquake being so destructive the fatal 63 magnitude quake that has damaged much of christchurch on new zealand's south island was actually an aftershock of the 71 magnitude earthquake that struck the same area in sep... | new zealand seismologists christchurch 63 magnitude | new zealand is a globally a very seismically active area; 15,000 quakes each year . seismologists had predicted only a one in twenty chance tuesday's quake would be so destructive . christchurch's 63 magnitude quake was an aftershock of a larger earthquake in september |
london, england (cnn) mickey rourke says there is only one person he blames for the spectacular implosion of his career the first time round himself mickey rourke backstage at the golden globes holding his best actor award for his portrayal of randy 'the ram' robinson in 'the wrestler' 'you lose your house, your ... | mickey rourke rourke | mickey rourke has spent 15 years battling his way back to the top . after a promising start, he threw away his career with self destructive behavior . rourke on losing everything: 'you've got to look in the mirror and go 'it's your fault''. he has been in therapy for 13 years and says he was 'afraid of change' |
(cnn) when the mayan 'long count' calendar ends on friday, december 21, some people predict it could mark the end of the world as we know it but despite the attention that december 21 is garnering, many apocalyptic believers don't actually give much thought to the hype surrounding the mayan calendar some doomsday be... | larkiest trouvaille koft | no related information |
(cnn) there's a plaque affixed to the wall inside the lounge room of the downtown cairo studio where bassem youssef films 'al bernameg' ('the program'), the arab world's most watched tv show 'sarcasm,' reads the top line in big capital letters 'because beating the f*** out of people is illegal,' it continues reading... | canadol iconoclasts anidiomatic | no related information |
(cnn) fbi agents on friday night searched the maryland home of the suspect in the recent disappearance of an american woman in aruba, an agent said the search is occurring in the gaithersburg residence of gary giordano, who is currently being held in an aruban jail, fbi special agent rich wolf told cnn agents, weari... | fbi maryland gary giordano aruba robyn gardner's | new: fbi agents search the maryland home of gary giordano, an fbi official says . new: they entered the house in fbi branded vests and carrying empty boxes . aruba's solicitor general says there's no sign of missing woman, no evidence she is dead . gary giordano is being held in connection with robyn gardner's disappea... |
(cnn) politicians and historians love to use the word 'crossroads' it's become as american, and cliched, as 'mom's apple pie' the historian shelby foote, wrote, 'the civil war defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things it was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hel... | donna brazile us emancipation proclamation march washington brazile obama | donna brazile: black history month themed crossroads, 'tied to two pivotal us events . emancipation proclamation, march on washington were crossroads, she says . she says crossroad decisions are threaded along us road to post racial society . brazile: we're not there yet, but re election of obama a harbinger |
united nations (cnn) the united nations security council on thursday authorized a military peacekeeping mission in mali to help the once stable country retake its vast northern region from islamist rebels the council authorized the deployment of an african led international support mission in mali for an initial per... | un one year mali islamist | un sanctioned peacekeepers will be deployed for an initial period of one year . the mission aims to help mali retake its northern areas from islamist rebels . a group of neighboring nations already pledged thousands of troops to the mission |
(cnn) syria's tanks withdrew wednesday from the center of the western city of hama and were positioned on the city's periphery, more than a week after security forces besieged the center of anti government sentiment, an activist said syrian army units left central hama 'after restoring the security and stability to ... | wednesday youtube mosque us syrian hama turkish | new: coalition cites 22 deaths on wednesday . new: youtube video shows mosque being shelled . us slaps sanctions on syrian entities . security forces depart hama, syrian news outlets and a turkish diplomat say |
(cnn) on a quiet august day i lost someone i loved very much her name was joan and she was a mother to me for 15 years her death was sudden and unexpected, and there were still so many things she wanted to do: learn to play the piano, live in paris, see the pacific ocean i spent a long time full of grief, and then i... | candy chang new orleans chang | candy chang is an artist focused on how we use public spaces . she created a 'before i die, i want to ' project on new orleans building . chang: people responded with a wide array of thoughts . similar projects started in 25 nations, she says |
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