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NEW: Photographer Paula Bronstein has been documenting the flooding in Pakistan . NEW: 'People have nothing,' she says . NEW: Thousands are enduring empty bellies . NEW: Desperate people rush aid trucks as they come through .
[ "(CNN) -- The boy stood out because of the bright blue shirt he was wearing, not for his arms stretched toward the heavens or the look in his eyes that said: I am hungry. All the other boys were desperate, too. Photographer Paula Bronstein looked down at them from the Pakistani military helicopter about to drop foo...
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Study: It's common for couples to place more emphasis on the man's career . Book author battles with NASA pilot over whose career is most important . Wife found herself dealing with subtle power plays at home . Possible fixes: Long-distance marriage, trading places, honest conversations .
[ "(LifeWire) -- Misti Guertin was a publicist with a full roster of clients and a growing salary when her husband, Gary, 56, was offered a job managing a luxury resort on a private island in the Caribbean. \"It takes some heartfelt conversations to begin balancing the career scales in a marriage,\" says an expert. ...
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Omar Thornton killed eight people at a Connecticut beer distributor this month . His mother says he was being racially harassed and had reached his limit . Hartford Distributors says it caught Thornton stealing and selling alcoholic beverages . Thornton killed himself as police closed in on him .
[ "(CNN) -- The mother of the man who gunned down eight of his colleagues at a beer distributor in Connecticut earlier this month says her son was \"no monster,\" but a \"gentle spirit\" who had reached his limit after being racially harassed at work. Omar Thornton, 34, called his mother, Lille Holliday, before fatal...
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NEW: Shaquan Duley was "extremely sad and tearful" in court, lawyer says . Duley faces two counts of murder in the deaths of her two children . She is accused of smothering her toddler sons and submerging their bodies in a river . Sheriff Larry Williams: "She just wanted to get rid of the children"
[ "(CNN) -- Shaquan Duley made a tearful first appearance Wednesday in a South Carolina courtroom to face murder charges in the deaths of her two toddler sons, her lawyer said. Handcuffed and dressed in orange jail coveralls, Duley sniffled and sobbed through her arraignment, which lasted less than three minutes. She...
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North Carolina deputy spent three hours in car because of bees . Two beekeepers came to his assistance, using smoke and sugar water . Wake County deputy: "At some point, it was hard to see out of the windows" Eventually, nearly 50,000 bees were driven into hive box .
[ "(CNN) -- Tuesday was anything but a routine day for Deputy Brandon Jenkins, who spent three hours in his patrol car after nearly 50,000 honeybees decided to park on it. The Wake County Sheriff's Office officer had responded around 9:40 a.m. to a call of a person possibly being attacked by bees. He found a disabled...
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Highway patrol says surgeon died when his Jeep plunged down embankment . He performed a number of procedures on reality TV actress Montag . Ryan defended Montag's 10 procedures as a "calculated career move"
[ "Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who remade Heidi Montag died when his Jeep plunged off a Malibu highway into the ocean Monday, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said. Dr. Frank Ryan, 50, had just finished hiking with his border collie on a giant sand dune along the Pacific Co...
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NEW: The FBI has agreed to review the incident . Officers received "appropriate" discipline, city official says . Mayor seeks to "ensure justice is appropriately served" Officers involved were disciplined for filing a false report .
[ "Denver, Colorado (CNN) -- The FBI said Tuesday it will look into an April 2009 beating of a man by Denver, Colorado, police, an incident that resulted in disciplinary action against two officers but no charges. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper requested the investigation Tuesday, arguing that a federal probe would \...
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LZ Granderson says he was at a club of mainly white people singing along to hip hop music . He was shocked when they all began shouting the n-word along with Kanye West song . "What is it with white people and that word?" he asks, but then notes that Kanye brought it up . Writer: Word too freighted and hurtful to be to...
[ "(CNN) -- I was out roaming the streets of east London with a group of friends back in 2007 when we stumbled across this sweaty hipster club tucked between an old church and a bank. It wasn't a very large space, holding maybe a couple of hundred people, but what it lacked in size was more than made up in the energy...
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NEW: Research will expand knowledge of prisoners' daily life . Open house will follow Wednesday's formal announcement . Major archaeological find at site of Civil War prison camp . Learn more from the Virginia Historical Society .
[ "Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The discovery of the exact location of a stockade and dozens of personal artifacts belonging to its Union prisoners is one of the biggest archaeological Civil War finds in decades, federal and Georgia officials said Monday. Outside of scholars and Civil War buffs, few people have heard of...
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South Florida researchers find oil traces in undersea Gulf canyon . Plankton showed "strong toxic response" to the crude, initial results show . Researchers say the oil could resurface later .
[ "St. Petersburg, Florida (CNN) -- Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill may have settled to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico further east than previously suspected and at levels toxic to marine life, researchers reported Monday. Initial findings from a new survey of the Gulf conclude that dispersants may have sent t...
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The city of Florence and the Italian government are in dispute . Who owns Michelangelo's David? The issue is who gets the 8 million euros tickets generate each year .
[ "Rome, Italy (CNN) -- The city of Florence and the Italian government are embroiled in a dispute -- again -- over who owns one of the world's most famous statues, Michelangelo's David. The issue has been simmering for years. The Florence mayor's office said the debate began in the early 1990, and the city's various...
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NEW: Clinton, Brennan blast decision to release al Megrahi . Two U.S. senators call for the British and Scottish governments and BP to furnish information . UK: Celebrating bomber's release would be "offensive and deeply insensitive" Al Megrahi was released a year ago on humanitarian grounds .
[ "London, England (CNN) -- Two U.S. senators from New Jersey intensified their calls for the British and Scottish governments -- and oil giant BP -- to provide information surrounding the circumstances of the convicted Lockerbie bomber's release a year ago. The British government urged Libya on Friday not to celebra...
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"Eden from Ashdod" is seen in photos with blindfolded prisoners . Israeli military calls it "shameful behavior" by the soldier . It is not clear if the military can take any action against her .
[ "Jerusalem (CNN) -- A former Israeli soldier has posted photos of herself on Facebook posing in front of blindfolded Palestinian prisoners, prompting harsh reactions. The former soldier, identified online as \"Eden from Ashdod\" in Israel, is seen smiling sitting on a blast barrier next to a blindfolded man. In ano...
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California's Proposition 8 defines marriage as only between one man and one woman . On August 4, a federal judge ruled that Prop 8 violates federal civil rights laws . Monday's appeals court ruling sets aside that ruling pending further hearings . Arguments will now be held before the appeals court in early December .
[ "(CNN) -- A federal appeals court in San Francisco, California, has blocked same-sex marriages in that state from resuming immediately, until the three-judge panel hears broader questions over the constitutionality of such marriages. The brief order from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals late Monday set aside a fede...
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New vaccine cut risk of HIV infection by 31 percent in world's largest HIV trial . Combination of prime, booster vaccines prove effective, researchers say . Researchers tested strains in Thailand; not known if vaccine would work elsewhere .
[ "(CNN) -- A vaccine to prevent HIV infection, the virus that leads to AIDS, has shown modest results for the first time, researchers have found, raising hopes that a disease that kills millions every year may someday be beaten. Researchers found those who received the vaccine combination were 31 percent less likely...
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NEW: The gunman is dead, a college spokeswoman says . The shooting incident took place near a police station and campus . It's not clear whether police killed the gunman or if he shot himself . The campus of Collin College was locked down immediately .
[ "Dallas, Texas (CNN) -- A gunman who fired shots at a Texas police department near a college campus has been killed, the college said. Shots were fired Tuesday at the McKinney Police Department near Collin College's Central Park Campus in McKinney, Texas, according to campus spokeswoman Lisa Vasquez. The incident t...
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"Eden from Ashdod" says she has apologized to those she hurt . She said the pictures had no political message . One commentator regrets that she doesn't understand what she did wrong .
[ "Jerusalem (CNN) -- The former Israeli soldier who posted photos of herself on Facebook posing in front of blindfolded Palestinians waved off criticism of her actions, arguing that her behavior was no different than that of news outlets. \"This was just a military (service) experience,\" Eden Abergil said in an int...
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NEW: U.S. still sending aid to Pakistan . An alert is issued for southern Sindh province . What were once villages and towns are now lakes . Pakistanis grow angry at the president for leaving the country .
[ "Chachran Sharif, Pakistan (CNN) -- Imam Baksh used two cots as shelter over his head and a third to shield him from the drenched earth. The 80-year-old man was among thousands in Chachran Sharif who could see his home submerged under water -- about half of the Pakistani town looked more like a lake than a communit...
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U.N. estimates more than a billion dollars damage from the Pakistan flooding . U.N. preparing initial flood emergency response plan to address the immediate needs . U.N. estimates 1,400 people killed by the flood waters so far, but says number may rise .
[ "United Nations (CNN) -- The United Nations estimates more than a billion dollars damage from the Pakistan flooding. In a phone conference to reporters in New York Friday, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan said the cost to rebuild the affected parts of the country \"has to be measured in terms...
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Kelly Nolan went missing in June 2007; her body was found two weeks later . She had been drinking at a bar when she split with friends . Witness says man in bar was "giving her the creeps" Know something? Call (608) 266-6014. A reward is offered .
[ "(CNN) -- It was a Friday night in June 2007 when 22-year-old college student Kelly Nolan left her home to meet friends at a bar in Madison, Wisconsin. Kelly Nolan's body was found two weeks after she disappeared after a night out with friends. Police say she and three girlfriends spent the evening at a bar in the ...
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Lashkar-e-Tayyiba blamed for attack on Mumbai, India, hotels in November 2008 . Organization has "complex mix of indigenous and international targets," State Department says . Lashkar-e-Tayyiba says it is focused only on freeing Kashmir from Indian rule, experts say . Lashkar-e-Tayyiba joined Taliban in attacks on U.S....
[ "(CNN) -- The United States and its allies have plenty to worry about in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with al Qaeda, two Talibans, the Haqqani Network and a plethora of other militant groups active. But the United States and intelligence analysts believe another group, one of Pakistan's most powerful and well-establis...
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Soccer City will host a rugby union international between South Africa and New Zealand . Johannesburg stadium was the scene of South Africa's most famous freedom rallies . Rugby in the country has traditionally been dominated by whites . The August 21 fixture will be Springboks' first home game of 2010 Tri-Nations seri...
[ "(CNN) -- Soccer City, once the venue of South Africa's most significant black freedom rallies, will next month host a sport that was open only to whites in the country's apartheid-rule era. Rugby officials announced on Wednesday that South Africa's Springboks will take on New Zealand's All Blacks at the Johannesbu...
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Bureau of Land Management OKs motorcycle race in the Johnson Valley Open Area . That's where eight died when a truck crashed into a crowd during an event, killing eight . Mohave Desert Racing events remain suspended, the bureau says .
[ "(CNN) -- Federal officials have given the go-ahead for a motorcycle race in California's Johnson Valley Open Area, where a truck race turned deadly Saturday, killing eight and injuring nine, officials said Friday. The Bureau of Land Management issued a statement announcing it has granted the American Motorcycle As...
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Nita Hanson called Laura Schlessinger for advice on racial comments . The radio talk-show host ended up using the N-word repeatedly . Schlessinger apologized but Hanson says she ought to have known better . Schlessinger, 63, came under fire and said she would end her show .
[ "(CNN) -- The African American woman who called Dr. Laura Schlessinger for advice and heard the radio talk show host use the N-word 11 times said Thursday that she was confused and hurt by the call. \"I was calling her to get some help,\" Nita Hanson told CNN's \"American Morning.\" \"I did not expect to hear the t...
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Peter Cammarano III was Hoboken's youngest mayor . He was arrested after just three weeks in office . Cammarano pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy and extortion .
[ "(CNN) -- The former mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for accepting bribes in one of the state's largest political corruption scandals, according to the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey. Peter Cammarano III, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jose L. Lina...
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Singer George Michael has been charged for possessing cannabis . He was also charged for driving while unfit through drink or drugs . It follows reports that he crashed his car into a shop in July .
[ "London, England (CNN) -- Singer George Michael has been charged with possession of cannabis and driving while unfit through drink or drugs, London's Metropolitan Police Service said Thursday. Michael, 47, was released on bail and told to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court in north London on August 24, pol...
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Study charts discrimination, violence, intimidation in 198 countries, territories . It looks at how legal restrictions, social tensions restrict freedom of religion . Brazil rates lowest in religious legal controls, social conflict among 25 largest nations . Japan, U.S., S. Africa, Italy, UK score well in religious fre...
[ "(CNN) -- Intan Suci Nurhati was on her way to a religious gathering when her sisters called to say they were under attack. \"They were running for their safety as they called,\" she said. \"When I heard, I realized how far it was to the main compound, and I was like, 'Oh, my God.' \" Nurhati and her family are mem...
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Psychologists: Look for authors, teachers backed by research and formal training . Some programs don't screen for conditions that might make someone ill-suited, expert says . "The Secret" user: Changes in my life are all the proof I need that it works .
[ "(CNN) -- Amber Lemna says studying \"The Secret\" is changing her life for the better. The 2006 book and film discusses the law of attraction, something adherents say allows people to attract what they want by envisioning it and believing it will come. Lemna says she's used it to kick-start a business idea: attach...
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Football Fanzone presents a rundown of 11 infamous pitch punch-ups . The tension of competition has even seen teammates turn against one-another . Let us know what you think by commenting in the Sound Off box .
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- An ill-tempered CONCACAF Gold Cup match between Mexico and Panama recently saw three players and Mexico coach Javier Aguirre sent off amid violent scenes in Houston, Texas. Newcastle teammates Lee Bowyer (left) and Kieron Dyer turn against one-another. The 1-1 draw, which saw the referee a...
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Organizers of a race that turned deadly are barred from racing on public land . The California Highway Patrol says it will not file criminal charges against the driver . The driver says he is devastated by the incident . Saturday night's crash left eight people dead .
[ "Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Federal officials Thursday barred the promoters of last week's deadly off-road race in Southern California from holding future races on public land while an investigation is under way. Saturday night's crash in the desert east of Los Angeles left eight people dead and nine injured ...
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Zeyno Baran: Obama's speech shows deep understanding of Turkey . She says administration needs to make good use of Turkey's role in region . Baran: Using Turkey to make peace with Taliban would be a mistake . She says Turkey can help rebuild Afghanistan and provide security .
[ "Editor's note: Zeyno Baran, a native of Turkey, is senior fellow for the Center for Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World at the Hudson Institute, a Washington-based think tank that says it is dedicated to \"global security, prosperity and freedom.\" From January 2003 until 2006, Baran directed the I...
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African-Americans could buy houses in Pontchartrain Park in the 1950s . Residents established a strong middle-class community, despite the limits of segregation . Hurricane Katrina uprooted the community, damaging every home . Today, more than half of Pontchartrain Park's residents have returned .
[ "(CNN) -- \"This can be yours,\" the black-and-white newspaper advertisement promised above an image of a tree-lined ranch home in Pontchartrain Park. At the bottom, it said \"Available to Negroes.\" It was the 1950s in segregated New Orleans, Louisiana, and the promise of a slice of suburbia for black Americans lu...
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E-mail of President Obama's schedule includes back-and-forth between staffers . Staffers suggest changes to "put more emphasis on the real people aspect" White House blames slip-up on a sleep-deprived staffer .
[ "(CNN) -- The White House Press Office accidentally e-mailed a draft version of President Obama's Thursday schedule on Wednesday night that included the back-and-forth between White House staffers. Members of the media got a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into President Obama's schedule. The e-mail, sent on a ...
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Louisiana mayor faces up to 65 years in prison . He's accused of accepting bribes .
[ "(CNN) -- The mayor of a small Louisiana town was indicted on several charges for allegedly accepting bribes from businesspeople, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Thomas A. Nelson Jr., 40, the mayor of New Roads, Louisiana, is charged with violating the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act, the U.S. Att...
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Dozens of western Washington residents reported feeling the rumblings . The jets were scrambled in response to a plane that entered restricted airspace . President Barack Obama was in the region Tuesday . The plane left the restricted airspace before it was intercepted .
[ "(CNN) -- Residents in Seattle, Washington, were shaken Tuesday afternoon by what sounded like explosions after two F-15s were dispatched in response to a report of a small plane that entered restricted airspace where President Barack Obama was campaigning for Sen. Patty Murray. The rumblings -- caused by sonic boo...
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If a woman is in good health, she can conceive and give birth into her 50s . Most fertility centers stop treating after 55, but there aren't any laws to enforce this . Doctors say tougher regulations would hinder their ability to treat patients . Florida woman was able to have her miracle baby at 51 .
[ "(CNN) -- The average American woman can live long enough to celebrate her 80th birthday, so if a woman is able to become pregnant using in vitro fertilization with a donor egg at 56, she could still watch her child grow into an adult. But just because it's possible, does that mean she should? Some feel that having...
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Military had estimated troop strength at 56,000 on Wednesday . Obama has promised to draw down to 50,000 by September 1 . More than 90,000 U.S. troops have left Iraq in the past 18 months . All troops are to be out by the end of 2011 .
[ "Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The number of U.S. troops remaining in Iraq is about 52,000, the U.S. military said Thursday. That puts U.S. Forces-Iraq on track to draw down to 50,000 troops by September 1, when Operation New Dawn is to begin and forces are to switch to an advise-and-assist role. The Pentagon on Wednesday...
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Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador wins Tour de France for the third time in four years . Astana rider enjoys customary winner's cruise into Paris on Sunday with 39-second lead . British rider Mark Cavendish wins final stage for the second year in a row . Stage was delayed as Lance Armstrong's team had to change out of s...
[ "(CNN) -- Alberto Contador was crowned Tour de France champion for the third time on Sunday as Mark Cavendish won the final stage of cycling's premier event, which was delayed after seven-time winner Lance Armstrong's team were ordered to change their jerseys. Contador had the customary winner's cruise into the Cha...
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Horton Plains slender loris only seen four times since 1937 . Conservationists have photographed endangered primate for the first time . Loris is native to Sri Lanka but threatened by deforestation . Researchers believe Horton Plains slender loris could be a distinct species .
[ "(CNN) -- Wildlife researchers in Sri Lanka have photographed one of the world's most reclusive primates for the first time. Sightings of the Horton Plains slender loris -- a small nocturnal primate with extremely thin arms and legs and huge round eyes -- are so rare that the creature has only been seen four times ...
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Former Spain coach Javier Clemente will take charge of Cameroon's national team . The 60-year-old will replace Paul Le Guen when he signs a two-year contract next week . Cameroon lost all three matches at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa . Clemente returns to management after short stint at relegated Real Valladolid ...
[ "(CNN) -- The Cameroon Football Federation has appointed veteran Spaniard Javier Clemente as the coach of the African country's national team. The 60-year-old, who has previous international experience with Spain and Serbia, returns to management after a short stint at relegated La Liga club Real Valladolid at the ...
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NEW: "I am optimistic and hopeful for the first time" in years, Jesse Friedman says . In 1988, Friedman pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children . Team of New York prosecutors to work with panel of experts . 2nd Circuit Court: Officials "did everything they could to coerce a guilty plea"
[ "New York (CNN) -- A team of prosecutors and a panel of law enforcement, legal and social science experts are being assembled to reinvestigate the case of a man convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing children, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Nassau County District Attorney's office. \"A prosecutor'...
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Kwame Kilpatrick is serving 5-year sentence in Michigan . His wife visited him in prison on July Fourth . Prison officials say he touched his wife on her breast . The sexual misconduct charge could lead to a reduction in privileges .
[ "(CNN) -- The imprisoned former mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, was charged with sexual misconduct during a visit by his wife on July Fourth, according to a report released by the Michigan Bureau of Prisons. \"A correctional officer observed him touch the wife on her breast,\" said Russ Marlan, a spokesman for ...
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Experts say military list includes Abraham Lincoln's handwriting . The list, from the Black Hawk War, says Lincoln had an $85 horse and $15 of equipment . Historians say an organizing member of the Donner Party carried the documents . They are part of a collection at the California State Library .
[ "(CNN) -- Researchers have made an unexpected discovery among the items a member of the Donner Party kept in a carpetbag on the group's ill-fated journey to California: a military document with Abraham Lincoln's handwriting on it. Donner Party member James Reed and his family carried muster rolls with Lincoln's nam...
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Authorities say Steven Giardini thought he was communicating with a 15-year-old girl . But, they say, he was really communicating with the FBI . NEW: Giardini resigned as a prosecutor after his home was searched last year .
[ "(CNN) -- A former Alabama assistant district attorney who specialized in prosecuting sex crimes against minors is accused of enticing what he thought was a teenage girl online for sexual purposes, authorities said. Steven Giardini was indicted on charges of enticement and solicitation crimes over the computer with...
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A decorated Chicago police veteran was shot and killed Sunday morning . The officer had just finished his shift and was at his home . Police have no suspects in custody .
[ "(CNN) -- A Chicago, Illinois, police officer was shot and killed Sunday morning after finishing his shift, police said. Officer Michael Bailey, a decorated 20-year veteran of the department, had returned to his home on the south side of Chicago. He was shot outside his personal vehicle about 6 a.m. (7 a.m. ET), po...
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NEW: Suspected gunman's action "not a surprise" to those who knew him, police say . Mayor: Suspect spoke poor English, "felt people were looking down on him" President Obama: "I am heartbroken for the families" Fourteen people, including gunman, died Friday in N.Y. immigration center shootings .
[ "BINGHAMTON, New York (CNN) -- People who knew the suspected gunman in Friday's shooting at an immigration services center were not surprised by his actions, the police chief in Binghamton, New York, said Saturday. Police tape cordons off the crime scene in Binghamton, New York, on Saturday. \"From the people close...
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Leaders of the U.S. and Britain condemn the release of the Lockerbie bomber . Cameron says the Scottish government released al Megrahi without BP influence . He pledges to cooperate with a congressional inquiry into the release . Cameron says he "understands" American anger over the BP oil spill .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday blasted Scottish authorities' decision to release the convicted Lockerbie bomber last year and agreed on the need to push for a more transparent disclosure of the circumstances surrounding Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al M...
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It takes longer to read books on a Kindle or an iPad versus a printed book, a study found . Reading speeds declined by 6.2 percent on the iPad and 10.7 percent on the Kindle . Some people might shy away from e-readers if further studies prove they affect reading speed .
[ "(Mashable) -- It takes longer to read books on a Kindle 2 or an iPad versus a printed book, Jakob Nielsen of product development consultancy Nielsen Norman Group discovered in a recent usability survey. The study found that reading speeds declined by 6.2 percent on the iPad and 10.7 percent on theKindle compared t...
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Officers were to discuss sinking of South Korean warship . United Nations says meeting could be precursor to higher-level meetings . North Korea maintains its innocence in the incident .
[ "Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A much-anticipated meeting Tuesday between military officers of the U.S.-led U.N. Command and North Korea in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea has been postponed, the command said. A new meeting time was not immediately proposed, the command said. They planned to disc...
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Friend says pressure of financial problems was too much for Mayor Jayne Peters . Doug Stover, her predecessor as mayor, says Peters was anti-gun . Her behavior before she died was "not characteristic of the way she lived," he says . Police say it appears that Peters killed herself and her 19-year-old daughter .
[ "Dallas, Texas(CNN) -- Financial troubles and despair over her husband's death were weighing heavily on the mayor of a Texas city who apparently killed herself and her daughter last week, her close friend told CNN. \"I think that the weight of it all became too much for her,\" said Doug Stover, who preceded Jayne P...
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Jenna Lord, 23, of Pennsylvania, was missing for two weeks . Police said her body was found Sunday in a vacant lot in Camden . Authorities are still working to determine the cause of her death .
[ "(CNN) -- Police have identified the body of a missing mother found Sunday in a vacant lot in Camden, New Jersey. A family member found the body of Jenna Lord, 23, of Collingdale, Pennsylvania, on Sunday in a vacant lot in Camden, according to Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. F...
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NEW: Police Lt. says crowds were vocal but orderly . No arrests as opposing groups demonstrate over transit killing . Groups demonstrate about a transit officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man . Officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting of Oscar Grant .
[ "Walnut Creek, California (CNN) -- Dueling rallies took place Monday involving a former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed passenger. Several hundred people gathered in this suburban community, some 25 miles northeast of San Fra...
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Jamie Laiaddee last seen March 18 . Disappearance not reported for 10 weeks . Boyfriend found driving Laiaddee's car, using her credit cards, police say . "We fear that she could be dead," police spokesman says .
[ "(CNN) -- The boyfriend of a missing Arizona woman is being held without bond on fraud and other charges while police seek additional information into his girlfriend's disappearance, Chandler police said Tuesday. Jamie Laiaddee went missing from the home she shares with her boyfriend in the early morning hours of M...
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Experts: Presidents work best when they take regular breaks from the job . Press secretary: When Clinton worked too hard, decision-making suffered . Ford said he could think about things while swimming, his press secretary says .
[ "(CNN) -- Presidents need a break. Really. President Bush, shown playing horseshoes in 2004, also enjoys mountain biking. In long days scheduled in 15-minute increments, presidents are asked to make decisions affecting millions -- sometimes life-or-death decisions. \"When you get to the Oval Office, there are no ea...
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Roma deported to Romania say they will return to France . 132 Roma are on Friday's flight, Romanian officials say . France offered $384 to each Roma adult who got on the flight . France put 79 Roma on a charter flight out of the country Thursday .
[ "Paris, France (CNN) -- Some of the Roma deported from France said Friday they plan to return as soon as possible. They flew Thursday to Romania on a French flight, the first of several scheduled to take Roma out of France in the coming days. The French government says the deportations are part of a crackdown on il...
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Michigan woman, man convicted of trying to extort money from actor John Stamos . Defendants accused of threatening to sell what they said were compromising photos . Prosecutors say the compromising photos were never found .
[ "(CNN) -- A Michigan man and woman were convicted Thursday of trying to extort $680,000 from \"Full House\" actor John Stamos by threatening to sell compromising photos that prosecutors say were never found. Scott Edward Sippola, 31, and Allison Lenore Coss, 24, could face up to nine years in prison for convictions...
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Cane toads have been blamed for mass crocodile deaths in Australia . Small Indian mongoose one of the world's "worst invaders" Red fox responsible for "dozens of mammal extinctions"
[ "HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Setting one species up to scare off or even kill another is nothing new. One of the world's most fearsome killers? Me? The heart-stoppingly infamous cane toad. Toads, bees, mongoose and even moths have all been utilized with varying degrees of success over the years in the hope that they ...
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WikiLeaks has said it plans to post thousands more leaked documents . A Pentagon official countered reports that the Pentagon had contact with the website . A phone call was planned but the WikiLeaks attorney was a no-show, the Pentagon says . That lawyer says he never agreed to a call .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- The top lawyer for the Pentagon tried to talk to an attorney who said he represented the WikiLeaks website on Sunday, August 15, but the attorney never showed for the 10 a.m. telephone call, according to a Defense Department spokesman. Late Wednesday, the Pentagon released a letter from Defense...
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Travel with a military unit was approved, then "disapproved," the reporter says . Embedding is a "privilege, not a right," a Pentagon spokesman tells CNN . Michael Hastings' article helped end McChrystal's career . McChrystal did not dispute the accuracy of the piece .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Rolling Stone magazine journalist whose article about Gen. Stanley McChrystal helped end the Afghanistan commander's career has been denied permission to embed with a military unit in Afghanistan, a Pentagon spokesman told CNN Wednesday. \"Embeds are a privilege, not a right. The unit decid...
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Take a day to learn your phone, because configuring it for your personal use requires time . If you rely on iCal, you don't have to switch to Google Calendar . Accept that you'll have to let go of some treasured tools .
[ "(CNN) -- After being an avid iPhone user for two years, I finally gave up. A couple of weeks ago I picked up my first Android phone: an HTC Droid Incredible, offered through Verizon Wireless. I'd owned my iPhone for two years and for the most part liked it. Having a smartphone improved my life and work in several ...
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WikiLeaks.org founder Julian Assange makes rare public appearance . He says the site has been overwhelmed by disclosures from whistle-blowers . Assange said site has disclosed more classified documents than rest of world's media combined . He said WikiLeaks will defend Army private accused of leaks but site won't name ...
[ "(CNN) -- A surprise appearance by WikiLeaks.org founder Julian Assange at the TED Global conference in Oxford, England, has cast new light on the activities of the site and its mysterious leader. Assange's site, which released video of a U.S. air strike in Iraq that killed a dozen civilians, claims to have reveale...
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John Avlon says Pew poll found 18 percent of Americans believe Obama is Muslim . The misconception ranges across political spectrum. Why is this happening, he asks? Political opponents are smart enough to know the truth, but like the controversy, he says .
[ "(CNN) -- As the mosque debate dominates the summer spin cycle, a new Pew Research Poll shows that an increasing number of Americans believe that Barack Obama is a Muslim -- now up to 18 percent from 11 percent in March 2009. At the same time, only a third of Americans say Obama is a Christian, down from nearly 50 ...
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5 cases of E. coli contamination may be linked to bison meat . Some consumers may have frozen meat . Meat distributed to retail establishments and food distributors in Utah and Arizona .
[ "(CNN) -- A Colorado company is recalling about 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison meat that may be contaminated with a potentially deadly strain of E. coli, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. Five cases of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Colorado from...
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A charge of annoying beach-goers was added Wednesday . Snooki also faces disorderly conduct and public nuisance charges . Her lawyer entered "not guilty" pleas on all counts .
[ "(CNN) -- Reality TV star Snooki must prove in court next month that she was not annoying to people when she was on a beach in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, last month. Police charged the 22-year-old star of MTV's \"Jersey Shore\" with disorderly conduct and creating a public nuisance when they arrested her on July ...
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Baskin-Robbins is retiring five of its 31 flavors of ice cream . The flavor purge marks the company's 65th anniversary . French Vanilla and Caramel Praline Cheesecake are out . Sunday is National Ice Cream Day in the U.S.
[ "(CNN) -- Baskin-Robbins is putting five of its signature 31 flavors in the deep freeze. The company, which has thousands of outlets around the globe, is replacing some old flavors with new ones to celebrate National Ice Cream Day in the U.S. on Sunday, and Baskin-Robbin's 65th anniversary. Caramel Praline Cheeseca...
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Shirley Sherrod says her remarks were taken out of context . Sherrod says the point of her story was to unite people . NAACP backs agriculture secretary's decision to accept resignation of Shirley Sherrod . Sherrod says she didn't use "the full force" to help white farmer while at nonprofit .
[ "(CNN) -- A black Agriculture Department employee who resigned after a video clip surfaced of her talking about a white farmer said Tuesday her remarks were taken out of context. Shirley Sherrod, the department's former state director of rural development for Georgia, told CNN the incident she discusses in the clip...
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Some 1930s-era subway cars are back in service this month in New York . Some feature wicker seats, overhead fans and old advertising posters . Rehabilitated subway cars from 1930s to 1970s go from Manhattan to Queens . Transit official: Old cars make riders smile, talk with each other .
[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- The Great Depression is in full swing. Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years behind bars for tax evasion. Dick Tracy debuts in the comics. The George Washington Bridge opens. The old subway cars have concrete floors, overhead fans and open windows. The year is 1931. And New Yorkers are ste...
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The 20-year-old man was in line for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror . He was not badly injured and was treated and released from a hospital . The incident temporarily shut down the ride .
[ "(CNN) -- A 20-year-old man waiting in line for a ride at Disney's California Adventure Park fell 25 to 30 feet Wednesday night, Anaheim police spokesman Sgt. Rick Martinez said Thursday. The man was in the building housing the queue for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, when he put his leg over the railing and fe...
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The 130-pound blue catfish beats the world record by 6 pounds, an official says . "It hasn't hit me yet, I'm still in shock," fisherman Greg Bernal says . Only some paperwork stands in the way of an official world record . "He'll be considered royalty in the fishing world," store manager says .
[ "(CNN) -- All hail to the king and queen -- of catfish. Greg Bernal of Florissant, Missouri, and girlfriend Janet Momphard of St. Charles, Missouri, on Tuesday hauled what is believed to be a world record catfish into their boat while fishing on the Missouri River. The monster blue catfish weighed in at 130 pounds ...
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NEW: Three suspects, one of them wounded, are in custody . Officer wounded while looking into stolen motorcycles report . The Georgia Capitol police officer was grazed in the shooting .
[ "Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- A Georgia Capitol police corporal was grazed by a bullet Wednesday afternoon during an exchange of gunfire with a man suspected of being part of a chop shop ring, authorities said. Three suspects, one of them wounded, were in custody, said Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Ba...
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"It's definitely gonna happen," Raekwon says of the remix . "I think, at the end of the day, shorty [Bieber] is a sensation," Raekwon says . Kanye has taken to Twitter to sing Wu Tang Clan's praises .
[ "(Rolling Stone) -- When Kanye West suggested a remix, with Raekwon, of Justin Bieber's \"Runaway Love\" to Bieber over Twitter this past weekend, few would have guessed the collaboration might actually happen. But Raekwon has told XXL that the remix is already in the works, and Kanye tweeted that he was hitting th...
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Van parked illegally outside funeral home for three hours, police say . Funeral director tells newspaper he left to get paperwork, make phone call . Body was to be transported to Newark for an airplane flight .
[ "New York (CNN) -- For one New Yorker, the journey to the Pearly Gates involved a detour to the city's car pound. On Monday, the New York City Police Department towed an illegally parked van carrying a body. The van, parked outside Redden's Funeral Home on West 14th Street, was to transport the body to Newark for a...
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Approximately 5,000 residents are evacuated, some by court order, officials say . Authorities coordinate the 60-kilometer transfer of cows out of the affected zone . Regional airports are shut Thursday after satellite photos show the air full of ash . Clouds of ash cover nearly a third of Argentina, the meteorological ...
[ "PUERTO MONTT, Chile (CNN) -- Nearly a week after a volcano erupted in Chaiten, Chile, disgorging its contents across a wide area of the Andes Mountains, authorities finished evacuating the area most affected. Though the eruption has been continuous, it increased at midnight Wednesday, powered by a massive explosio...
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Interest in social games, such as Facebook's "FarmVille," may be waning . Some experts claim social-network games put business concerns before artistic ones . Zynga designer: Social games "emphasize fun and playability" over complex technology .
[ "(CNN) -- Even as Facebook titles like \"FrontierVille\" and \"Restaurant City\" continue to attract millions of players, interest in social games may be waning. A rise of tongue-in-cheek parody games that poke fun at these popular outings points to rising discontent amongst both gaming fans and industry insiders. ...
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NEW: Guayaquil Airport closed until Saturday afternoon . Emergency agency: No deaths, injuries reported, no more evacuations planned . Tungurahua volcano has erupted periodically since 1999 .
[ "(CNN) -- Lava and ash from Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano forced the closure of Guayaquil Airport until Saturday afternoon, an airport spokesman said Friday. The glacier-capped, 16,478-foot (5,023-meter) volcano has erupted periodically since 1999, with major eruptions occurring in August 2006 and February 2008, the...
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Roma are also called Gypsies or Romany . They live mainly in southern and eastern Europe . They have suffered persecution throughout their history .
[ "Paris, France (CNN) -- This week, France began deporting members of the Roma population as part of what it says is a crackdown on illegal immigration. It has put the focus back on the Roma, who remain widely misunderstood despite being one of Europe's largest minorities. France begins controversial Roma expulsion ...
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For four weeks during Ramadan CNN looks at what it means to be Muslim today . Correspondents all over the world will be telling compelling stories about modern Muslims . Online we ask some of the top thinkers in the Islamic world to comment on tough issues .
[ "(CNN) -- CNN International's four week-long series on modern Islam running throughout Ramadan. The series will look at what it means to be Muslim and how people live as Muslims in the 21st century. Watch Muslim in 2010 every day on TV by tuning in to CNN's prime time show, Prism, with Stan Grant, which comes out o...
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Bobby Thomson, who hit one of baseball's most memorable home runs, died this week at 86 . Russ Hodges' call, "The Giants win the pennant!" is part of baseball legend . Larry Goldberg of Brooklyn captured the only known recording at the time of the call . His son, a CNN.com producer, remembers his late father's story of...
[ "Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- When I was a little boy, my dad and I would sit on the floor next to his old reel-to-reel tape deck, taking turns talking into it and playing our voices back -- the same reel-to-reel he unwittingly used to gain his 15 minutes of fame. It was October 3, 1951, when Larry Goldberg, a 26-year...
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Source: It's important to choose an actor who resembles the bandit . One casting director says "Percy Jackson" star Logan Lerman should play the role . The movie will most likely follow the tone of "Catch Me If You Can," a source says .
[ "(CNN) -- Hollywood producers couldn't have written Colton Harris-Moore's story better if they had dreamed it up themselves. No one was surprised to hear that 20th Century Fox jumped at the chance to purchase the rights for a film based on the 19-year-old Washington native's exploits. Harris-Moore, suspected of ste...
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Hawkins was part of collaboration that recorded "Oh Happy Day" Had fought pancreatic cancer . Grammy winner's albums sold more than 1 million copies .
[ "San Francisco (CNN) -- Walter Hawkins, a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, composer and pastor, has died of pancreatic cancer, his church said Monday on its website. He was 61. Born in Oakland, California., Hawkins' musical career began at a young age as a member of the Northern California State Youth Choir. He ...
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People in four African countries are facing malnutrition after a drought last year . The coming weeks will be difficult for Niger, Chad, Mali and Mauritania . The drought left a weak harvest, the coming rainy season will make transportation difficult .
[ "United Nations (CNN) -- U.N. officials are pleading for immediate economic assistance for four African countries where people are facing malnutrition in the wake of a drought last year. The coming weeks ahead will be the toughest for these countries in the Sahel -- the stretch of African countries including Niger,...
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One writer recalls his childhood experience praying he wasn't gay . His parents struggled to understand and accept his sexuality . Gallup: More than 50 percent of Americans now accept gay relationships . Study says 78 percent of Americans now believe gays should be allowed to serve in the military .
[ "(OPRAH.com) -- In Jackson, Mississippi, Ceara Sturgis has grown up with her classmates for the past 12 years. Day in day out, she was a well-liked, self-described \"tomboy,\" an academically gifted student. Yet, when her senior picture and any mention of her went missing from the yearbook, it became clear she'd be...
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President Obama met Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou . The meeting is the last on a four-country tour centering on the nation's financial crisis . He hopes to win support for more regulation of speculative practices . Papandreou is asking U.S. and other leaders to restrict use of credit default swaps...
[ "Washington (CNN) -- Global financial reform topped the agenda Tuesday as President Obama huddled with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is at the center of Europe's debt crisis. The White House meeting marks the conclusion of a four-country financial relief tour for the beleaguered Greek leader...
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Consumer Reports says many people don't use half their phone minutes . Car insurance can go down if you've made life changes that make you safer . Internet sites allow you to swap CDs and DVDs instead of buying new ones .
[ "New York (CNN) -- If saving money in 2010 is on top of your list, we have some simple ways you can cut costs. 1. Your cell phone . Cell phones are a big expense for a lot of folks. The cost of an average plan is $65 per month or $780 a year, according to Myvalidas.com. Chances are you're overpaying. Consumer Repor...
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Author and pop culture columnist Maki Fukasawa coins the term 'herbivore men' She says these men are changing the country's ideas about what is masculine . These men are less interested in making money, sex . Fukasawa says the trend may indeed be a return to the norm for Japanese men .
[ "TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- They are young, earn little and spend little, and take a keen interest in fashion and personal appearance -- meet the \"herbivore men\" of Japan. Former CNN intern Junichiro Hori is a self-described 'herbivore.' Author and pop culture columnist Maki Fukasawa coined the term in 2006 in a serie...
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Girl, 12, dies in flooding near Flagstaff, Arizona . Her younger sister ran to get help . The area lost vegetation in a recent large fire .
[ "(CNN) -- A 12-year-old girl died Tuesday after falling into floodwaters near Flagstaff, Arizona, authorities said. Shaelyn Wilson had gone to see runoff from a flash flood around 2 p.m., according to the Coconino Sheriff's Department. A younger sister ran back to tell the father that Shaelyn had fallen into a wash...
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NEW: Utah questioning eight more Dept. of Workforce Services employees . AG Mark Shurtleff says the investigation into potential crimes "needs to be swift" He says the list is "like a hit list ... to put people at fear, to terrorize" Utah Gov. Gary Herbert plans immigration round-table meeting for Tuesday .
[ "(CNN) -- Eight more employees from the Utah Department of Workforce Services are being questioned in connection with a leaked list containing personal information of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants, Dave Lewis, a department spokesman, said Monday afternoon. He said that makes a total of 10 employees questioned, i...
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Temperature in Tallahassee drops to 18 on Monday morning . Crops may have been damaged by 28-degree cold overnight Saturday and Sunday . Florida produces 40 percent of world's orange juice .
[ "(CNN) -- Frigid temperatures threatened Florida citrus crops as much of the Southeast into plunged into the teens Monday morning. State capital Tallahassee had plunged to 16 degrees by 5:25 a.m. ET, while temperatures in the 30s or below could be found well south of Orlando. The cold made Florida cities like Winte...
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Obama: "The United States and the United Kingdom enjoy a truly special relationship" Obama has used the term "special relationship" with only one other country, Israel . Cameron describes the U.S.-U.K. link similarly, calling it "an absolutely essential relationship"
[ "Washington (CNN) -- Like a couple renewing their vows, U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron once again reaffirmed the \"special relationship\" between the United States and the United Kingdom during a joint press conference at the White House on Tuesday. Calling it an \"opportunity ...
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How some childhood icons are now making a living . Brittany Daniel of "Sweet Valley High" TV show is producing "Ruby" -- about woman's weight loss . New Kids on the Block's Jonathan Knight still sings, but also sells real-estate . Joe Millionaire's Evan Marriott has left TV and returned to job in construction .
[ "(CareerBuilder.com) -- We all have our childhood icons. Some never seem to leave the spotlight and continue their careers in the public eye for decades, but others seem to disappear. Here are 10 examples of the latter, and how they've been making a living, post-stardom. 1. Dominique Moceanu . Famous for: Her Olymp...
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Analysts explain why 1915 killing of Armenians remains emotive issue . "Turkey has always refused to accept that it was a planned event," says Katerina Dalacoura . "Turkey is becoming more liberal... genocide is no longer a taboo word," said Fadi Hakura .
[ "London, England (CNN) -- Turkey has reacted angrily to a U.S. congressional panel decision to pass a resolution calling the 1915 killing of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey a genocide. Turkey recalled its envoy to the United States and condemned the narrow 23-22 vote in favor by the House Foreign Affairs Committee reco...
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"Inception" is a spectacular fantasy thriller based on director Christopher Nolan's screenplay . Leonardo DiCaprio digs around in people's subconscious while they dream . "Inception" is the summer's best bet to bust the blocks .
[ "(CNN) -- \"I hate my dreams. They're so ... infantile.\" Heaven knows what artist Laurie Anderson would make of Christopher Nolan's first film since \"The Dark Knight,\" but if audiences don't go for it, we're more likely to hear a different complaint: It's just too darned complex. A spectacular fantasy thriller b...
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NEW: Some owners were able to restart their Zune music players Thursday morning . Microsoft on Wednesday said problem should resolve itself after 7 a.m. ET Thursday . Users should allow internal battery to fully drain, then recharge, Web site says . Thousands of older 30GB Zune players froze simultaneously late Tuesday...
[ "(CNN) -- Many Zune owners successfully revived their failed music players Thursday morning, while others were still unable to overcome a leap year-related glitch that caused thousands of the devices to simultaneously stop working on New Year's Eve. Microsoft issued the first Zune portable music player in 2006 to c...
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Emotions flare during a meeting of the Landmarks Preservation Commission . The commission's vote is expected in August . If the commission rules that the building is not worth saving, the mosque project can proceed . The mosque is to be built near the site of the destroyed twin towers .
[ "New York (CNN) -- A leading opponent of a proposed mosque and community center near Ground Zero is asking a question that looms as large as the towers that stood nearby less than nine years ago: \"Why there?\" Pamela Geller, a conservative blogger who leads a group called Stop the Islamicization of America, posed ...
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Sources say the administration will soon loosen rules regarding Cuba . The changes will affect some travel and Americans' ability to send economic assistance . The Bush administration tightened regulations that had been set by Clinton . One aide says, "It's a return to Clinton, plus some"
[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration is preparing to announce new rules allowing some travel to Cuba, along with an expanded ability for Americans to send economic assistance, a senior U.S. official and congressional sources said Wednesday. According to two congressional aides briefed informally on the pla...
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NEW: 1 baby is critical after catheters were "disrupted" in neonatal intensive care unit . NEW: Hospital conducted an internal review in February . NEW: Police have determined the incidents involved "intentional patient harm" Hospital says 14 catheter "disruptions" are reported in unit .
[ "(CNN) -- The Nevada State Board of Nursing has suspended the licenses of two nurses named by police in a criminal investigation of \"disrupted\" catheter lines at a hospital neonatal intensive care unit, the board's executive director said Wednesday. The two nurses, identified in board documents as Jessica May Ric...
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Norma Lopez, 17, disappeared last Thursday . A body found Tuesday afternoon was confirmed Wednesday to be the missing teen . Police are now treating the case as a homicide investigation .
[ "(CNN) -- A body found near where a California teen vanished last week on her way home from summer school was confirmed Wednesday to be that of 17-year-old Norma Lopez, a Riverside County Sheriff's Department spokesman said. The identification was made through dental records, according to Sgt. Joe Barja. Authoritie...
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Amber White, 12, was last seen Sunday heading to her neighborhood pool . Police in Shreveport, Louisiana, have arrested two men in her disappearance . One of the men knew White's family and spent time at Amber's home, mom says .
[ "(CNN) -- The mother of a missing Shreveport, Louisiana, girl said Tuesday that one of two men suspected in her daughter's disappearance spent time at their home, playing video games and hanging out with their family. Henry Lee was \"always very polite, very nice. We thought he was a very decent person,\" Karen Whi...
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NASA collaborating with recording artist Mary J. Blige . A public service announcement begins running this week on NASA TV . The collaboration encourages women to reach for the stars .
[ "(CNN) -- NASA said Wednesday that it is collaborating with recording artist Mary J. Blige to encourage girls and young women to pursue careers by studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- collectively known as STEM. A public service announcement featuring shuttle astronaut Leland Melvin and Blig...
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Native American farmers say USDA loan practices were discriminatory . Recent African-American farmers' settlement gives them hope their lawsuit will be settled . Lawyers say Native American farmers need government loans to sustain their businesses . USDA official: "We want to put this behind us and focus on the future"
[ "Porter Holder vividly remembers the day in 1998 when he left a U.S. Department of Agriculture loan office in Oklahoma empty-handed. He had applied for a low-interest USDA loan to help keep a farm in family ownership. He says he expected his application to be accepted. He had kept his debt at a minimum and develope...