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st poelten, austria (cnn) a verdict in the case of josef fritzl, the austrian man accused of keeping his daughter in a cellar for decades and fathering her seven children, could come as early as thursday, a court official told reporters monday josef fritzl expects to spend the rest of his life in prison, his attorn... | friztl fritzl austrian verdict | friztl pleads guilty to imprisonment, incest denies murder, enslavement . fritzl answers 'partly guilty' when asked his response to rape charge . austrian accused of keeping daughter in cellar for decades, fathering her 7 children . verdict could come as early as thursday, court official says |
(cnn) algeria's government declared an end to a nearly two decade state of emergency tuesday, its state news agency announced, lifting restrictions on freedom of speech and assembly imposed to combat an islamist insurgency the country's council of ministers approved the repeal tuesday, the state run algeria press se... | filler weanie cajaputs | no related information |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) the association of southeast asian nations will send observers to the tense thailand cambodia border, where a disputed centuries old temple is located, the organization said tuesday foreign ministers and representatives from asean's 10 member nations met in jakarta tuesday to discuss the lon... | asean thailand cambodia centuries old | asean will send observers to the thailand cambodia border . there is a disputed centuries old temple there . the team will assist both sides to keep their commitments to avoid clashes |
washington (cnn) musician james taylor, historian bernard bailyn, novelist joyce carol oates, actress meryl streep and pianist van cliburn were among a small group of honorees recognized at the white house wednesday for their contributions to america's arts and humanities the men and women were selected as the 2010 ... | obama 2010 the national medal of arts and national humanities medal van cliburn meryl streep james taylor bernard bailyn joyce carol | obama honors the 2010 recipients of the national medal of arts and national humanities medal . van cliburn, meryl streep, and james taylor are among the recipients of the arts medal . bernard bailyn and joyce carol oates are among the recipients of the humanities medal |
christchurch, new zealand (cnn) the death toll from the 63 magnitude earthquake that struck christchurch this week has risen to 113, police said friday morning more people are feared dead, and more than 200 are still missing, police said police superintendent dave cliff told reporters that he had 'grave fears' for t... | rescuers christchurch | police say they have 'grave fears' for the missing . rescuers continue house to house searches in christchurch . authorities said more than 200 people are missing |
washington (cnn) the house of representatives passed a bill tuesday that would extend funding for the federal government by another two weeks through march 18 while cutting $4 billion from current spending levels the measure was approved in a 335 91 vote, with republicans overwhelmingly backing it while democr... | senate congress house march 18 $4 billion barack obama john boehner | new: the senate passes a bill to halt pay for the president and congress in a shutdown . the house passes a spending bill to prevent a government shutdown through march 18 . the bill cuts spending by $4 billion . president barack obama calls speaker john boehner to discuss the spending bill |
bucharest, romania (cnn) after a nearly six month investigation, authorities launched 70 raids at border crossings and other sites in western romania tuesday and detained as many as 100 border police, customs officials and suspected smugglers, police and prosecutors said those detained are suspected of smuggling hug... | tuesday romania 500,000 euros | authorities say 100 border police and customs officials are detained in tuesday raids . they're accused of being part of a network that smuggled cigarettes into romania . officials seized 500,000 euros worth of cigarettes in the raids |
new delhi, india (cnn) india's federal police have arrested two senior officials involved in organizing last year's troubled commonwealth games in new delhi for suspected corruption investigators have taken into custody lalit bhanot, former secretary general of the organizing committee of the october 2010 event also... | singh games manmohan singh | new: singh reiterates that those found guilty will be punished . four other organizing committee members were arrested earlier . authorities are investigating massive corruption in the conduct of the games . a series of other scandals have put prime minister manmohan singh on the defensive |
dubai, united arab emirates (cnn) if you look at dubai, there is the modern side and the traditional side, but they all interact with each other if i'm in the car, i can go from one place to another and see different backgrounds, different people and different surrounding and for me this is always interesting to ... | youthlessness unconsenting deme | no related information |
tokyo (cnn) japan has slipped to the world's third largest economy, falling behind the blistering speed of china's manufacturing growth, according to japanese figures released monday japan's cabinet office released its nominal gross domestic product figures for 2010 japan's economy was valued at us $54742 trillion d... | japan third china second the united states us less than 20 years | japan's economy is now third in the world, with china moving into second place . the united states remains the world's largest economy . japan's government predicts china will overtake the us in less than 20 years |
manama, bahrain (cnn) a crush of protesters covered the streets of bahrain's capital tuesday in an anti regime protest tens of thousands of people marched in the biggest anti government rally since the public disturbances in the island nation erupted last week, and chants of 'no shia, no sunni, only bahraini' and 't... | bahrain shiite | thousands demonstrate in bahrain . the government releases a new death toll figure . the king releases some prisoners and closes cases against several shiite leaders . the move clears the way for return of an opposition leader |
(cnn) when i have spare time, one of my favorite ways to be of little to no use to society is going on wikipedia and harnessing the power of the 'random article' button it's basically magic you click it and it pulls up just one entry from among tens of millions and sometimes it even has facts! wikipedia's unofficial... | cnn tech's weekly this week jarrett bellini wikipedia random article czech jiri ondracek nickelback | 'apparently this matters' is cnn tech's weekly skewed look at social media . this week, jarrett bellini dives down the wormhole of wikipedia's 'random article' tool . czech hockey player jiri ondracek was the random page . what followed? czech history, metric equations and, gladly, no nickelback |
london (cnn) mention bedbugs and the natural reaction is to shudder and start scratching but one who doesn't get the heebee jeebees is lola canine detective and professional bedbug catcher trained at the pepe canine academy in florida, the two year old jack russell is all that pest controller mark astley needs wi... | london lola | one london exterminator works with lola, a specially trained bug finding dog . much of the world is experiencing a rise in bedbug infestations . heat can be more effective than chemicals in killing them . like little hitchhikers, bedbugs can easily catch a ride on clothes or luggage |
(cnn) if president barack obama's inaugural address was any indication, his second term will be a doubling down of the progressive, big government agenda with that in mind, here is some advice for conservatives and the republican party for the next four years of obama's presidency: don't blame the gop leadership f... | william bennett gop second obama bennett american | william bennett: here is some advice for the gop in the second obama term . bennett: don't just blame gop leadership; the choice of the people also matters . he says conservatives must win the cultural war to change political institutions . bennett: the american people voted in big government, and they will be punished... |
(cnn) masked gunmen attacked and burned the an independent television station in iraq's kurdistan region sunday, wounding a guard, police officials and the broadcast company said the attack occurred as hundreds of protesters demonstrated in central sulaimaniya in northern iraq, following clashes with security forces... | iraq kurdistan monday | armed attackers damage equipment, burn down the building . one guard is wounded in the attack in northern iraq's kurdistan region . protests continue over the security force response to demonstrations . government and opposition leaders are scheduled to meet monday for talks |
(cnn) sunday saw the curtain fall on europe's biggest domestic football leagues, with scenes of triumph and despair across the continent as teams battled for glory or survival after a weekend which saw records broken and nerves shredded, cnn rounds up the final sets of fixtures in spain, england, italy and germany a... | real madrid end spanish mallorca villarreal atletico madrid manchester city english manchester united alessandro del piero filippo juventus milan | real madrid end the spanish season with a record 100 points after a 4 1 win over mallorca . villarreal, who finished fourth last term, are relegated following defeat to atletico madrid . manchester city score twice in injury time to win the english title ahead of manchester united . alessandro del piero and filippo sig... |
vancouver, british columbia (cnn) luge is a dangerous sport in which accidents happen that was the refrain from athlete after athlete when asked how they felt about the death of georgian luger nodar kumaritashvili, who was killed when he flew off the olympic track during training in whistler on friday but luge athl... | heptal overpleasing shew | no related information |
(cnn) pete (paul rudd), the floppy haired hero of judd apatow's winningly nimble and close to the bone family mishegoss comedy 'this is 40,' is a married father of two in la who escapes the frazzled swirl of his existence by engaging in deep, dark secret activities he eats chocolate cupcakes — many, many more of the... | paul rudd's pete judd apatow's this is 40' | paul rudd's pete is the floppy haired hero of judd apatow's 'this is 40'. 'this is 40' is less about a concept than a state of being . the whole tone of the movie is spontaneous, rolling, experiential |
(cnn) 'if he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake that will be punishment as well as the prison' fyodor dostoyevsky a year after qpr played chelsea at loftus road in an english premier league game there is no sign of the rancor in the racism case involving john terry and anton ferdinand diminishing ra... | john terry anton ferdinand terry 356,000 the english football association fabio capello england us nba mls | fallout from racism case involving john terry and anton ferdinand shows no sign of going away . terry was handed a four match ban and a $356,000 fine by the english football association . fabio capello lost his job as england coach; terry lost the england captaincy and then retired . in the us the nba and mls have begu... |
(ewcom) in the popular lee child thrillers from which 'jack reacher' has been fashioned, the title character's physical dimensions are integral to his mysterious loner silent drifter violent hero stature: he's 6' 5'', brawny, and blond so tom cruise, who is not, has his work cut out for him in his mission to impress... | jack reacher lee child tom cruise ew | 'jack reacher' is based on the popular lee child thrillers . the star, tom cruise, does not resemble the character's description . ew gives it a grade of c+ |
(cnn) on wednesday, a federal grand jury indicted the former director of the liver transplant program at st vincent medical center in los angeles, california, for allegedly lying about a liver accepted for one patient but transplanted instead into another patient who was lower on the waiting list dr richard r lopez... | richard r lopez jr 54 west los angeles saudi arabia | dr richard r lopez jr, 54, of west los angeles named in eight count indictment . he's accused of conspiracy, falsifying records in liver transplant case . indictment: doctor accepted liver for one patient, but then gave it to another 52nd on list . original patient due for liver later died in saudi arabia |
(cnn) a former florida police officer convicted of multiple murders in the 1980s is scheduled to be executed tuesday, and his attorneys are still working to save his life manuel pardo, 56, was convicted of nine counts of first degree murder in 1988 and was sentenced to death pardo's attorneys argued in federal court... | manuel pardo florida | manuel pardo, 56 was convicted of nine murders in florida in the 1980s . sentenced to death, he is scheduled to be executed on tuesday . his attorneys continue to appeal on competency and civil rights grounds |
washington (cnn) members of congress and their staffs would be prohibited from using insider legislative information for investment purposes under legislation filed tuesday in the wake of a cbs news '60 minutes' report on sunday, '60 minutes' aired a report highlighting instances in which congressional officials rep... | bill congress massachusetts 60 minutes house nancy pelosi | bill would prohibit members of congress, their staffs, from trading on inside information . members of congress should live by the same rules everyone else does, sponsor says . massachusetts senator files the bill after '60 minutes' questioned congressional trades . house minority leader nancy pelosi criticized the rep... |
(cnn) salwa salah was 16 years old when she was arrested by israeli forces and jailed for seven months israeli court minutes said salwa salah, 16, had been involved in 'planning military operations' to this day she says she does not know her crime and is struggling to get her life back on track she was released shor... | b'tselem hamoked israel palestinians | b'tselem, hamoked call on israel to release the detainees or charge them . rights groups say 335 palestinians being held under administrative detention . detention without charge or trial legal only in cases of national security . israel says this is a valuable pre emptive tool in its ongoing war on terrorism |
(cnn) at first, the children's eyes light up with anticipation christmas comes early tanzanian students celebrate receiving books for africa textbooks then they stare in wonder some reach out and cradle the object as if it were treasure to be guarded others lift it up in triumph, singing and dancing in joy the gift ... | idorgan sublabially deathrates | no related information |
(cnn) anna nicole smith's longtime partner and attorney howard k stern and two doctors were charged thursday with conspiring to furnish drugs before her death in 2007, according to the los angeles county district attorney's office anna nicole smith's boyfriend howard k stern was among those charged thursday smith, 3... | horticulture nondualistically impingence | no related information |
(cnn) manchester united produced a five star showing to book its place in the knockout phase of the champions league wednesday the english champion cruised to a 5 0 away win at bayer leverkusen despite missing a whole host of players including striker robin van persie united, which has endured a difficult start t... | manchester united second bayern munich champions league real madrid psg juventus last day | manchester united qualifies for second phase . bayern munich sets new champions league record . real madrid and psg also ease through . juventus faces nervous last day wait for qualification |
(cnn) hamburg have moved up to fourth place in the bundesliga, only behind bayern munich and wolfsburg on goal difference, after a comfortable 2 0 home victory over energie cottbus on sunday ivica olic celebrates his opening goal for hamburg as they remain in touch near the top of the bundesliga croatian striker hea... | hamburg bundesliga energie cottbus fourth hertha stuttgart first markus babbel bremen | hamburg remain in bundesliga title hunt following 2 0 win over energie cottbus . the win lifts hamburg into fourth in the table, four points behind leaders hertha . stuttgart suffer first defeat under markus babbel, losing 4 0 at werder bremen |
washington (cnn) as the country goes into the weekend with the government shut down and neither side talking, there seems to be little hope for breaking the impasse any time soon and with the days ticking down toward the moment the country runs out of options to meet its debt obligations, the head butting over fundi... | boehner washington democratic gop | boehner 'leak' was a signal to his caucus that he's not going to be the one to put country into default . atmosphere in washington is too toxic to hope for a 'grand bargain'. it's possible that boehner might not get enough democratic votes even if he drops gop demands |
los angeles, california (cnn) a crowd of about 10,000 came to dodger stadium on saturday, but they weren't there for a baseball game job seeker eric clardy, right, shakes hands with recruiter raul mendez from la county probation department while the dodgers were in arizona for spring training, more than 80 employer... | dodger stadium california 102 percent los angeles | eighty employers set up booths in parking lot of dodger stadium . thousands vie for time with representatives from companies, government agencies . california's unemployment rate of 102 percent is higher than nation's . head of state funded job center in los angeles: 'there are jobs available' |
(cnn) when christopher moore isn't jumping rope, shooting baskets or playing the board game chutes and ladders, the 8 year old can often be found at home using his ninja fighting skills, protecting the world from would be enemies roger walland and daughters rachel, 5, and jennifer, 2, of plano, texas, play with nint... | netflix $22 billion rodney yee | at home entertainment businesses soar as other industries struggle in recession . netflix subscribers break 10 million; gaming industry grows to $22 billion business . games can bring families together and provide insights into children, experts say . tough times are good time to reflect, and do yoga, rodney yee says |
baghdad (cnn) at least 12 people were killed and 24 others wounded in a suicide bombing thursday in the iraqi city of ramadi, police said the assailant, wearing a explosives laden vest, blew himself up at a cultural center where people had gathered for a celebration of the prophet mohammed's birth, ramadi police sai... | honeyballs taylorism inferentialism | no related information |
seattle (cnn) a libel case against the parents of amanda knox 'feels very personal,' the mother of the american student convicted of murder in italy told cnn 'i wouldn't say the italian justice system (is after us) i would say a few people in perugia, definitely,' edda mellas said, referring to the central italian c... | curt knox edda mellas sunday times of london | new:a new indictment against curt knox and edda mellas will not stop them, she says . they said their daughter told them she was physically and verbally abused . the claims were made in a 2009 sunday times of london interview . a hearing is set for july |
(mashable) google announced sunday that it has developed cars that drive themselves automatically in traffic, and that it has been testing them on the streets of california for months it might seem like an unusual project for google, but it could actually have big benefits we're not just talking about cars running ... | paedobaptist lassos antiars | no related information |
(cnn) imagine if dear abby had been a cuban feminist living in new york's spanish harlem imagine she was a lesbian with gravitas, an immigrant rights activist with spunk, sass and a wickedly mischievous sense of humor and you have dolores prida, an advice columnist widely known and beloved in the latino community... | uncloaked scissortail detestability | no related information |
(cnn) al qaeda leader osama bin laden called israel's recent offensive in gaza a 'holocaust,' according to a purported message from him posted on an islamist web site osama bin laden, in an undated photo, apparently taped a message calling israel's gaza offensive a holocaust 'the holocaust of gaza in the midst of th... | semicanal caripeta bellweed | no related information |
(cnn) with friday's defiant statement, the national rifle association massed its troops along familiar fronts in the culture war and even opened some new battle lines but it also squandered an opportunity to participate in reasonable dialogue with an america that has begun losing its appetite for political extrem... | kristin goss national rifle association's goss nra | kristin goss: national rifle association's statement brought out familiar cultural wars . goss: the organization missed an opportunity to engage in reasonable dialogue . she says nra broke with precedent by blaming a host of producers and industries . goss: nra's attempt to shift the focus to anything but guns was pred... |
(cnn) inter milan kept their seven point lead at the top of serie a with a 2 0 win over fiorentina in the san siro in sunday's late match in italy ibrahimovic powers home a 30 meter free kick in stoppage time at the san siro inter showed no signs of their champions league disappointment at manchester united as swedi... | inter milan fiorentina 2 0 serie a swedish zlatan ibrahimovic the san siro filippo inzaghi ac milan siena 5 1 | inter milan defeat fiorentina 2 0 to re open seven point lead in serie a table . swedish striker zlatan ibrahimovic scores twice for the leaders at the san siro . filippo inzaghi reaches 300 career goals to help ac milan hammer siena 5 1 |
(cnn) top democratic lawmakers called tuesday for high taxes on the controversial aig bonuses, as new details emerged on who got those bonuses congress is looking at ways to deal with the outrage surrounding aig's controversial bonuses 'my colleagues and i are sending a letter to [aig ceo edward] liddy informing him... | schumer aig $1 million new york ag senate senate finance committee chris dodd | new: sen schumer: we'll enact a new law that will 'tax bonuses at a very high rate' aig paid 73 people bonuses of $1 million or more each, new york ag reports . senate majority leader says senate finance committee looking into bonuses . sen chris dodd suggests tax provision crafted toward recipients of bonuses |
(cnn) like the neighbors of a new kid who just moved into the big fancy house down the block, many latin american leaders are curious about president obama latin america expert otto reich says the summit is an 'opportunity, but also a risk for us policy' the heads of 34 nations will get a chance to see him up close ... | obama fifth summit of the americas congress cuba | obama goes to fifth summit of the americas next month . three analysts are speaking to congress this week about summit . one says obama should recognize he's not surrounded by friends . another says he should address issue of cuba, which will not be at summit |
(cnn) the women's draw at the indian wells masters event has been thrown wide open after second seed jelena jankovic and third seeded elena dementieva were both beaten on saturday pavlyuchenkova celebrates her victory over jelena jankovic in the indian wells masters serb jankovic, who ended 2008 as number one in the... | jelena jankovic elena dementieva indian wells masters second serb jankovic russian anastasia pavlyuchenkova russian dementieva czech petra cetkovska | jelena jankovic and elena dementieva both crash out of indian wells masters . second seeded serb jankovic beaten by russian anastasia pavlyuchenkova . russian dementieva goes down 7 6 2 6 6 1 to czech qualifier petra cetkovska |
(cnn) north korea fully reopened its border to south koreans on tuesday, without explaining its reversal, the south's unification ministry said cross border gates between north and south korea were closed on march 9 the communist nation shut its border on march 9, calling 12 day us south korean military exercises a ... | north korea south koreans pyongyang march 9 us s korea monday kaesong | new: north korea fully reopens its border to south koreans without explanation . pyongyang closed border march 9 because of us s korea military exercises . border partly opened monday, allowing 300 south koreans allowed to go home . stranded s koreans mostly work at joint industrial complex in border town kaesong |
london (cnn) six months ago, a winning ticket was bought for the euromillions lottery draw in or near the english town of stevenage, north of london but the jackpot a sizable £638 million ($103 million) has never been claimed and whoever holds the golden ticket has only until 11 pm (6 pm et) wednesday to claim... | bises whitish whata | no related information |
(aol autos) big al, the used car dealer with that small lot down on the corner, may be your mother's cousin, but that doesn't mean you'll get the best used car deal in town from him he sells all brands of cars, has no visible shop or mechanical staff, and he is the only one that stands behind the quality of his cars... | cpo 2 to 8 percent | certified pre owned programs may save you money . manufacturers and dealers may also toss in perks . buying a cpo vehicle will cost 2 to 8 percent more |
washington (cnn) the us supreme court's only black justice was the target of a racially motivated threat by an ohio man who has been indicted in cleveland, justice department officials announced wednesday racially motivated threats were made against justice clarence thomas, according to a federal indictment an eight... | clarence thomas david tuason supreme court tuason | justice clarence thomas received racially motivated threats, indictment says . david tuason also threatened to blow up supreme court building, indictment says . indictment: tuason threatened black males known to affiliate with white females . children of mixed race parents also received threats |
editor's note: jennifer brea is a writer and a graduate student studying political science at harvard university her writing has appeared in the guardian, the africa report, and ebony magazine jennifer brea says barack obama represents the increasing diversity of america washington (cnn) when i was a small child, ev... | jennifer brea america obama us brea | jennifer brea: when i grew up, the choice was to identify as black or white . she says america now is more open to its multiracial population . obama symbolizes the increasing diversity of the us, brea says . she says he declared the change with his 'patchwork heritage' remarks |
(cnn) bayern munich maintained their unbeaten record in the bundesliga with a hard fought 3 2 win over hertha berlin at the allianz arena on saturday pep guardiola's side endured a desperate start to the match, going behind to a goal from adrian ramos in the fourth minute before seeing both tim kroos and arjen robbe... | bayern munich bundesliga hertha berlin borussia dortmund schalke inter milan fourth hellas verona serie a | bayern munich stay top of bundesliga with 3 2 win over hertha berlin . borussia dortmund maintain pressure on leaders with 3 1 win at local rivals schalke . inter milan move up to fourth after a 4 2 win against hellas verona in serie a |
london, england (cnn) a man walks around the side of a building, footsteps falling in time to the heartbeat of a driving pop soundtrack, pulls out a pistol and guns down another man tony servillo as arch manipulator and seven time italian prime minister, guilio andreotti, in paolo sorrentino's 'il divo' a montage of... | paolo sorrentino's il divo italian guilio andreotti italy sorrentino andreotti | paolo sorrentino's 'il divo' chronicles the career of italian politician guilio andreotti . seven time prime minister was implicated in 1990s political corruption scandal . film is a psychological study of man who has fascinated italy for years . sorrentino found it hard to fund the film because people were scared of a... |
(cnn) for leanne mai ly hilgart, being vegan isn't only about what she eats and chooses to wear each day avoiding meat and dairy in her diet and animal derived products in her closet is just part of the equation for the 30 year old designer, businesswoman and animal lover as founder of fashion label vaute couture, h... | vaute couture new york fashion week leanne mai ly hilgart vaute | vaute couture debuts ready to wear line at new york fashion week . founder leanne mai ly hilgart says line shows animal free fashion can be luxe and stylish . company started with hilgart's desire for stylish winter coat that wasn't 'accidentally vegan'. vaute's line offers alternative to runways looks heavy on fur and... |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) mexico has announced plans to raise tariffs on almost 90 us exports, mexican and us officials confirmed monday mexico's state run news agency says tariffs are in retaliation for cancellation of a us trucking project the new trade measures are in retaliation for the cancellation earlier this... | us mexico john mccain american project mexican | tariffs will target about 90 us industrial, agricultural products delivered to mexico . sen john mccain warns that new measure will harm american businesses . measures reportedly in retaliation for cancellation of us commercial trucking project . project allowed some mexican trucks to enter us beyond normal commercial ... |
(cnn) two of turkey's main political parties are pushing for a constitutional amendment to lift bans on headscarves at public universities, a move that has caused concern among turkey's secular population the lifting of the ban on headscarves has caused concern among turkey's secular population prime minister recep ... | turkey ban 1980 muslim | turkey's ruling party agrees to lift ban on head scarves in universities . ban introduced after military coup in 1980 as seen as a sign of religion . turkey is a secular nation but its population is mainly muslim . proposal has brought protests among the secular population |
(cnn) quest means business begins a new chapter in new york monday just as the us economy also enters a new phase five years since lehman brothers collapsed, america is a different place back then, in 2008, investors endured 'shocktober' and the dow made a record points loss, down 778 at the close in one day econ... | quest means business us lehman brothers fed | quest means business is relaunching, as us economy also enters a new phase . five years after lehman brothers collapsed, the economy's vital signs are starting to improve . the fed's shock treatment is going to be withdrawn but the us may find boost elsewhere . the us could become a net exporter of oil, in part beca... |
(cnn) where do you go to feel a sense of gratitude, serenity or peace in your life? while those feelings can come from a simple walk around the block or a moment with a good friend, some places inspire a sense of thankfulness by their very existence as the nation gathers to celebrate thanksgiving, some gratitude gur... | grace lin hong kong montana laura munson anne lamott | the folk tales grace lin heard in hong kong inspired her to write about gratitude and peace . montana's rugged wilderness has taught laura munson about 'rugged wilderness that is me'. anne lamott creates a 'cruise ship' in her living room when she needs to find serenity |
(cnn) gautam gambhir became the most expensive signing in world cricket on a record breaking first day of the indian premier league auctions the kolkata knights riders paid $24 million to secure the rights of the india international batsman on saturday, and then stumped up $21 million to buy yusuf pathan for the nex... | deposed transpirative elastic | no related information |
washington (cnn) cnn chief political correspondent candy crowley will moderate the second presidential debate, to be held tuesday at hofstra university in hempstead, new york, the first woman to do so in two decades crowley, host of cnn's 'state of the union,' was asked about the town hall format, her role, her expe... | syphilogenesis desireless legality | no related information |
(cnn) it's not clear if the boston marathon bombing suspects identified as brothers from the russian caucasus who moved to the united states several years ago were radicalized as a result of their ethnic chechen roots but the question is bound to arise whatever emerges about the brothers' ties to russia's nort... | uncle chechens chechen moscow the 1990s north caucasus almost two decades dagestan ingushetia recent years | uncle of the two suspects says they've brought shame on all chechens . chechen rebels started out fighting for independence from moscow in the 1990s . conflict has racked the north caucasus region for almost two decades . dagestan and ingushetia have seen violent attacks in recent years |
chicago, illinois (cnn) synagogues across metropolitan chicago, illinois, began taking 'appropriate precautions' friday after a warning by security officials to watch out for suspicious packages from abroad, according to a jewish federation spokeswoman president barack obama said that two packages that apparently co... | accusatorial bissabol ropemaking | no related information |
(cnn) at least eight people are dead after a bizarre mix of weather across the country spawned tornadoes, ice storms and record setting warmth this weekend four of the deaths involved two vehicle accidents in kentucky three people drowned in the rolling fork river near new hope when a car drove into the water two pe... | kentucky toronto new york city 63 degrees southeast | new: eight deaths are reported, including five in kentucky . more than 250,000 customers are without power in toronto . new york city sets a record high, breaking old mark of 63 degrees . heavy rain and severe winds hit the southeast |
new york (cnn) a man who ambushed firefighters monday, fatally shooting two of them as they arrived to put out a raging inferno in upstate new york, took his own life with gunshot to the head, according to an autopsy conducted by the monroe county medical examiner's office two other volunteer firefighters were wound... | william spengler new york spengler 62 | autopsy shows that william spengler took his own life with a gunshot to the head . he killed two firefighters as they arrived to put out a raging inferno in upstate new york . authorities say they don't know how spengler, 62, obtained the weapon or weapons he used |
(cnn) like in a scene from an apocalyptic parable, dark carcasses of cows and steers lie motionless in silent clusters across swaths of south dakota an early blizzard caught ranchers off guard this week in the state, killing as many as 20,000 head of cattle, a state official says but ranchers say they are the real v... | south dakota's year congress | south dakota's state veterinarian believes up to 20,000 cattle died in a blizzard . the cold snap caught ranchers by surprise . this year's farm bill is hung up in congress . the state's governor is asking for donations |
shanghai, china (cnn) for more than a decade, television journalist xuan kejiong has covered almost every major disaster in china's largest metropolis, from fires and typhoons to robberies and murders his regular presence on the scenes of misfortune has inspired local viewers to jokingly call him shanghai's face of ... | xuan communist | xuan's serious investigative reporting, energetic live presentations have earned him respect . xuan is a communist member . he is guarded in talking about the parameters within which he reports |
(cnn) in an attempt to be frugal amid the economic downturn, karl stetson and his family in seattle, washington, planned to skip their annual trip to hawaii water rushes toward the shore at sandy beach park in honolulu, hawaii that is until stetson began noticing airfare and hotel rates plunge this year last week, h... | balmarcodes vacuist inwood | no related information |
washington (cnn) as he walks past the tiny, dingy waiting area into an equally cramped garage, nui srisook says business at his car repair shop is thriving drivers are choosing to keep their old cars longer, and they're turning to repair shops to make it so, observers say sales are up 20 percent this month and sriso... | americans automotive service association 16 percent the last year dc | as more strapped americans opt to fix their cars, repair shops are doing well . automotive service association: members' sales grew 16 percent over the last year . dc shop owner: 'people are willing to spend more' to keep cars well serviced . trend seems to have translated into increased traffic at auto parts stores, a... |
editor's note: rachel motte blogs at wwwevangelicaloutpostcom and writes for wheatstone academy, a christian educational program for high school students she is a graduate of biola university and the torrey honors institute rachel motte says rush limbaugh still can animate conservative popular opinion (cnn) it's no ... | rachel motte rush limbaugh limbaugh motte obama | rachel motte says she grew up listening to rush limbaugh and became a big fan . she says limbaugh's style still has great appeal to conservatives . motte: obama has set a new bar for public discourse, winning over young voters . limbaugh may not appeal to the young as much, but he's still relevant, motte says |
(cnn) one of the most anticipated new shows of the fall season, 'marvel's agents of shield,' is now also the highest rated drama debut in almost four years the abc program's tuesday premiere was watched by 119 million viewers, and earned a 46 rating in the target adult demographic that sizable turnout isn't really s... | loke spangle gibbing | no related information |
(realsimplecom) a lengthy separation and a surprise trip to paris caused this husband and wife to realize that their marriage could be saved mary l tabor and del persinger washington, dc married 26 years mary was still in her nightgown and robe, sipping a cappuccino in the kitchen of the washington, dc, brown... | substrate sensationism pennoncel | no related information |
munich, germany (cnn) the ongoing unrest in egypt cast a long shadow saturday over the munich security conference, a gathering set up to address global security issues while other items including terrorism and the new start treaty between the united states and russia were on the agenda, it was impossible for l... | mubarak obama quartet egypt mideast start clinton lavrov | new: mubarak must stay in office, obama envoy says . the quartet notes the effect of egypt's unrest on mideast peace process . issues like terrorism and the start treaty are being addressed . start takes effect after clinton, lavrov exchange instruments of ratification |
(cnn) finland's mikko hirvonen led a ford clean sweep of the podium in the rally of sweden, the opening round of the world rally championship hirvonen, who won the corresponding race last season, showed his liking for the only rally of this status held solely on snow, with a commanding victory teammate mads ostberg... | mikko hirvonen the rally of sweden the second straight year hirvonen ford fiesta sebastien loeb sixth | mikko hirvonen wins the rally of sweden for the second straight year . hirvonen leads clean sweep of the podium by his ford fiesta team . reigning world champion sebastien loeb struggles to sixth spot |
(cnn) japan striker shinji kagawa will miss the rest of the bundesliga season after having surgery in the foot injury he picked up in their asian cup semifinal victory over south korea in a blow for his club borussia dortmund and country, kagawa has a broken metatarsal, having been substituted in the 87th minute in... | shinji kagawa bundesliga season kagawa japan asian cup south korea borussia dortmund german | shinji kagawa to miss rest of bundesliga season with a foot injury . kagawa picked up injury in japan's asian cup semifinal win over south korea . his borussia dortmund team lead the german standings by 11 points |
(cnn) talk about planned parenting just over a decade ago, a proud father began taking daily pictures of his newborn daughter then, he kept it up almost every day until the girl, natalie, turned 10 (and even afterwards) now, the video collection that resulted is compressed into one minute, 25 seconds, making it the ... | age 10 natalie | more than 25 million people have watched a time lapse video of a girl aging from birth to age 10 . videos like natalie's portray growth, change, and time dramatically |
(cnn) australia fought back to earn a 1 1 draw with south korea on friday that edged two of the asian cup's title favorites towards the quarterfinal stage in qatar the result left both nations on four points from two matches in group c ahead of the day's other game, which saw 10 man bahrain get off the mark with a 5... | australia south korea group c qatar koo ja cheol third 2011 asian cup mile jedinak ismaeel abdulatif bahrain india middle east faouzi aaish | australia and south korea have four points in group c after 1 1 draw in qatar . koo ja cheol nets his third goal of 2011 asian cup before mile jedinak equalizes . ismaeel abdulatif scores four goals as 10 man bahrain beat india 5 2 in other group c match . middle east side led 4 2 before faouzi aaish, who also netted, ... |
(cnn) i grew up an air force brat who typically moved to a new place every three years i switched schools, made friends, then had to write letters to stay in touch when i inevitably left except for a precious few, most of those friends went away forever, lost to memory, fading and eventually anonymous in aging photo... | omar gallaga facebook benedict xvi | omar gallaga: commingling of people from various chapters of our lives has spiritual overtones . the author went on a theological search for the spirituality of facebook connections . pope benedict xvi suggested earlier this year priests should embrace digital media |
(cnn) the soccer bars in the united states will be jammed on sunday the us team will play its second game of the world cup, following a big win last monday here's what to look for today from brazil: 1 the us team faces portugal as ronaldo returns the united states has been, to many, one of the surprise teams of th... | portland benzines plunderingly | no related information |
(cnn) police have arrested two people in connection with a cyber attack that yielded personal details for 12 million customers of one of south korea's biggest phone companies one of the suspects, identified only by the surname kim, used his own customized hacking program to break into the computer system used by kt ... | south korean bank three quarters kt corp's kt second south korea january | hackers steal details for 12 million customers of south korean phone giant . bank details, home addresses obtained for three quarters of kt corp's users . details used by an accomplice to sell cell phones posing as kt representative . second major data leak in south korea since january |
jerusalem (cnn) an american born israeli man, described by police as a 'jewish terrorist,' is mentally unstable and in need of psychiatric help, his attorney told cnn monday israeli authorities sunday announced the arrest of yaakov 'jack' teitel, 37, a west bank settler who was arrested last month israeli police and... | nongraciousness unradiant percussion | no related information |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) rival tribesmen armed with arrows and machetes clashed at dawn friday, leaving 32 dead in renewed violence in southeastern kenya, the red cross said at least 30 more were injured in the clashes between pokomo and orma tribes in tana river district, the kenya red cross said in a statement casualt... | red cross pokomo and orma years | red cross: clashes between pokomo and orma tribes leave 32 dead . both sides have fought for years over grazing rights and water . attackers used various weapons, including guns and arrows |
bangkok, thailand (cnn) a thai judge fined dozens of rohingya refugees from myanmar who pleaded guilty wednesday to charges of illegal entry after escaping from their own country a month ago amid allegations that other rohingya have been dumped at sea by the thai army male refugees show scars they say were caused... | fixatives aerobatic anthropophuism | no related information |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) babies lie side by side in warming beds or sprawled on blankets atop crude wooden tables many families at indira gandhi children's hospital in kabul, afghanistan, seem resigned to the situation children with wounds and broken bones are carried in by their parents to wait on stiff plastic ch... | kabul less than $1,200 afghan 5th | kabul hospital's operating budget is less than $1,200 a month . government pays salaries, but even basic supplies are often gone . one in five afghan children will die before their 5th birthday, group says |
(cnn) madagascar's military handed over the reins of the island nation to opposition leader andry rajoelina on wednesday, ending a two month long political crisis but apparently creating a constitutional one andry rajoelina is six years too young to be madagascar's president under its constitution rajoelina, a fo... | madagascar andry rajoelina rajoelina | madagascar military hands power to opposition leader andry rajoelina . under madagascar constitution, rajoelina to young to become president . crisis has plunged poverty stricken nation into turmoil . thousands of people took to the streets to protest rising food prices |
(cnn) a witness sources have described as aaron hernandez's 'muscle man' says he was with the ex new england patriot the night of a 2012 boston double homicide that police say may be linked to hernandez, said a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation the witness, alexander bradley, has filed a civ... | extrabold telary amyosthenia | no related information |
(cnn) united express flight 5573 from san francisco to san antonio was diverted to phoenix sky harbor international airport thursday afternoon when a crew member discovered an undisclosed security threat, according to phoenix police the nature of the apparent threat was not known, and after an investigation and a se... | phoenix airport united express | new: police did not find anything suspicious during their security check at phoenix airport . 47 passengers were removed from united express flight 5573 |
(cnn) fretting over what holiday gift to get the hard to shop for man in your life on black friday? well, so were the users of the social media site reddit this week a post asked: 'who thinks 'mens gift ideas' are always super lame? men of reddit what lame 'guy' gifts are you tired of receiving? how would you edit t... | men on reddit christmas | men on reddit lamented receiving socks, cologne and toiletries for christmas . posters suggested coffee, liquor, beer and electronics as worthy alternatives . some recommended being happy with what you get, as it's the thought that counts |
(cnn) nike co founder phil knight stunned backers of the oregon health & science university's cancer institute by announcing he and his wife would put up half of a billion dollar push for cancer research the $500 million gift from phil and penny knight is contingent on the portland university's ability to raise $500... | phil knight's oregon phil penny knight $500 million two years $100 million | phil knight's announcement stuns backers of oregon health university . phil and penny knight promise $500 million if others put up same amount in two years . couple made earlier gift of $100 million . university president: gift will bring new treatments, earlier detection of cancer |
(cnn) the reactions to ariel castro's death have ranged from tears to calling him a coward to demands for an investigation but the three women who suffered in his control for about decade remained silent michelle knight, georgina dejesus and amanda berry have not said a word about castro's death the man who snatched... | castro a decade | prosecutor: castro couldn't take what he dished out for a decade . castro's attorney says more protection should have been provided . the three women he kidnapped did not make a statement |
(cnn) frowned upon in business meetings and scorned by bosses, the common doodle has long been condemned as the offspring of the slovenly and the cynicaluntil now oddly enough, doodling has even been the subject of academic research in 2009, jackie andrade, psychology professor at the university of plymouth conducte... | sunni brown: doodles brown | sunni brown: doodles are an ancient human art form . doodling is a way to visualize ideas and learn more quickly, says brown . studies show those who doodle retain more of the information they are taught |
(cnn) travel back in time with me to 1988: guns n' roses was blasting onto the music scene, dustin hoffman turned in an award winning performance in rain man, and nike coined the now famous tag line, 'just do it' but the year also brought a cultural touchstone with much deeper significance: the first world aids day ... | world aids day erin hohlfelder african hohlfelder | 25 years on from the first world aids day, much progress has been made in fight against aids . erin hohlfelder says 16 african countries have passed the 'beginning of end of aids' tipping point . 'treatment now works better, and costs less, allowing people with aids to live long, productive lives'. but hohlfelder says ... |
(cnn) the pakistan taliban have voted to elect asmatullah shaheen, who is on pakistan's most wanted list, as their interim head, according to an official for the group the move comes after former chief hakimullah mehsud was killed in a us drone strike on friday the group, also known as tehreek e taliban pakistan, wi... | pakistan taliban hakimullah mehsud us friday several more days | new interim leader selected by pakistan taliban . former leader hakimullah mehsud was killed in a us drone strike on friday . a permanent leader will not be announced for several more days, spokesman says |
(cnn) one of the next times owners from the 32 nfl teams will all be in one place is super bowl xlviii in february officials from the oneida indian nation have asked to join the big party at metlife stadium in new jersey, so they can address the nfl's kingpins about the r word for now, they'll have to be happy to ha... | native american nfl oneida nation super bowl | officials from native american group displeased after meeting with nfl officials . oneida nation representative says group wants to have forum with owners at super bowl . nfl says meeting is part of 'ongoing dialogue' |
(cnn) heavy winds and dry weather helped set off a rash of fires across a wide swath of north, central and west texas on sunday, state forestry officials said the texas forest service reported 15,000 acres caught fire across the state the largest concentration of blazes broke out around the west texas town of midlan... | stagiritic leimtype dorsomedial | no related information |
(cnn) police in europe and south america have arrested 25 alleged members of the 'anonymous' hacking group, interpol said, amid a suspected attack on its own website by the group's supporters the arrests include four people in spain, 10 in argentina, six in chile and five in colombia as part of a worldwide sweep car... | satai laveered reshower | no related information |
(cnn) 1 everpurse: a handbag that charges your phone nothing kills a productive day like a dead cell phone battery lucky for us, that's what inspired frustrated social worker liz salcedo to create everpurse the inventive solution allows you to charge your mobile device simply by placing it inside your handbag salce... | pepperproof stylion hagein | no related information |
cnn affiliates report on where job seekers are finding work across the country and how those looking for employment are coping with the situation a census employee poses with the new handheld device field workers will use for the 2010 count (cnn) the nation will take roll call in 2010 and the federal government is g... | scraich quinnipiac butic | no related information |
(cnn) josef fritzl, the austrian accused of keeping his daughter in a cellar for decades and fathering her seven children, will plead guilty to rape and incest when his trial opens monday, fritzl's lawyer told cnn josef fritzl is expected to plead guilty to rape and incest on monday, his lawyer tells cnn however, f... | josef fritzl cnn fritzl | man accused of keeping daughter in a cellar for decades, fathering her 7 children . josef fritzl, whose trial starts monday, will plead guilty, his lawyer tells cnn . prosecutors: fritzl raped his daughter over 24 years, said she had run away . fritzl also accused of killing one of the children he fathered with daughte... |
london, england (cnn) fifa will announce its player of the year for 2008 at a ceremony in zurich today, and here is a look at the leading contenders for the award favorite: portugal and manchester united star cristiano ronaldo is in line for the fifa award to see the full list of contenders for the prize and vote fo... | fifa player of the year for 2008 zurich cristiano ronaldo lionel messi fernando torres iker casillas xavi | fifa will announce its player of the year for 2008 in zurich monday evening . cristiano ronaldo has been tipped as a favorite to win the award . lionel messi, fernando torres, iker casillas and xavi are top contenders |
los angeles, california (cnn) keri russell, who stars in the new adam sandler comedy 'bedtime stories,' says her own son is a little too young to enjoy a story before bedtime keri russell, here with 'bedtime stories' co star adam sandler, has a young son 'he's too squiggly and little for that right now he's a year a... | keri russell adam sandler bedtime stories russell 1½ year old river | keri russell stars in new adam sandler film 'bedtime stories'. russell has 1½ year old child who's 'too squiggly' for own stories . russell's boy is named river; she recognizes name is unusual |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) the mexican military has arrested the son of a top drug cartel lieutenant, the government said thursday authorities present suspect vicente zambada niebla to the press thursday in mexico city vicente zambada niebla, known as 'el vicentillo,' was arrested wednesday along with five subordinat... | vicente zambada niebla zambada ismael zambada garcía sinaloa | vicente zambada niebla and five subordinates arrested, government says . zambada is son of ismael zambada garcía, lieutenant in sinaloa drug cartel . authorities blame sinaloa and other cartels for a surge in violence in the region |
(cnn) nineteen firefighters were killed sunday battling a blaze in arizona, the state forestry division said the vast majority were from prescott, said wade ward with the prescott fire department state forestry official art morrison said the firefighters were members of a 'hotshot' crew, tasked with digging a fire l... | forenotice hanap acoelomate | no related information |
(cnn) discovery astronauts steve bowen and alvin drew are scheduled for a six hour spacewalk outside the international space station monday the team prepared by holding a 14 hour 'campout' in the station's quest airlock 'the airlock's atmospheric pressure will be lowered to help purge nitrogen from bowen and drew's ... | preinitializing vindelici thiotepa | no related information |
washington (cnn) pilot peter hertzak, a cosmetic surgeon, took off on a solo flight from slidell municipal airport in slidell, louisiana, last friday in his twin engine cessna 421c en route to sarasota, florida some three hours later, his plane descended in a fatal death spiral into the gulf of mexico what happened ... | stagnicolous glucosuria nonconjugate | no related information |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) british prime minister gordon brown has dismissed a suggestion that a withdrawal by uk troops from their base in the southern iraqi city of basra was a defeat, insisting it was an 'organized' move a british army corporal lowers the union flag during a ceremony in basra on monday brown, speaking ... | uk gordon brown iraqis basra palace british basra brown | uk pm gordon brown defends withdrawal of uk troops from iraqis base . move from basra palace consolidates british troops at basra's airport . brown: troops can still intervene in the city in 'certain circumstances' |
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