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Members of Japan's fishery association met Wednesday with Tokyo Electric officials . They say the utility ignored their pleas not to dump tons of radioactive water at sea . The group cites "rage" among fishermen for what it called "irresponsible behavior" A Japanese official says fishermen will get money for suffering ...
[ "(CNN) -- Japanese fishermen have taken the offensive in their fight against the owner of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant, angrily calling the utility's actions insulting, incompetent and \"unforgivable\" over the course of the weeks-long nuclear crisis. The National Fishery Corporative Joint Association...
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AC Milan move five points clear of second-placed champions Inter with 3-0 derby win . Striker Alexandre Pato scores first two goals as Inter's Christian Chivu is sent off . Substitute Antonio Cassano nets third from penalty spot but is then booked twice . Brescia out of the relegation zone on goal difference after a 3-...
[ "(CNN) -- AC Milan took a giant step toward wresting the Italian Serie A title off Internazionale after Alexandre Pato scored twice in Saturday's 3-0 derby victory at the San Siro, which ended with both teams reduced to 10 men. Inter's reign stretches back to the 2005-06 season, but the second-placed Nerazzurri -- ...
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Some 31,690 people committed suicide in Japan in 2010 . 424 people killed themselves because they failed to find a job in 2010 . More than twice as many students kill themselves because they can't find jobs .
[ "(CNN) -- The number of people in Japan who killed themselves last year because they couldn't find a job jumped 20%, the National Police Agency reported Thursday. The figures were released as part of the agency's annual study of suicides. In 2010, 424 people killed themselves because they failed to find a job, acco...
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Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . You've heard many different places mentioned this week on CNN Student News . Show you know your news by identifying the location described in each clue . Write your answers in the space provided . Today's Newsquiz includes the Media...
[ "(CNN Student News) -- February 25, 2011 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . How do you think that images in the media of athletes from diverse backgrounds may empower young people? * . * . Where in the world? -- You've heard many different places mentioned this week on CNN Student News. Show you know your news ...
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Leaders Manchester United come from two goals down to beat struggling West Ham . Wayne Rooney nets his fourth Premier League treble after passing 100-goal milestone . Champions Chelsea held 1-1 with Stoke ahead of European clash with United . Second-placed Arsenal seven points adrift after drawing 0-0 with 10-man Black...
[ "(CNN) -- Wayne Rooney's second-half hat-trick helped Manchester United move seven points clear in the English Premier League on Saturday as title rivals Arsenal and Chelsea were both held to draws. United trailed 2-0 after only 25 minutes against relegation-threatened West Ham, but Rooney scored three goals in 14 ...
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Manchester City thrash Sunderland 5-0 to move into third place in Premier League . Fit-again Adam Johnson opens scoring for City at Eastlands . Edinson Cavani scores hat-trick as Napoli go second in Serie A with 4-3 win over Lazio . Sevilla beat Real Zaragoza 3-1 to go fifth in Spain's La Liga .
[ "(CNN) -- Manchester City thrashed Sunderland 5-0 to keep alive their slim English Premier League title hopes and to cement their position in the top four Champions League places. England international Adam Johnson, making his first start since injuring his ankle in January, opened the scoring in the ninth minute ...
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Sen. Schumer: NTSB investigation will yield greater safety standards . Rep. Velazquez: Probe will restore consumer confidence in low-cost tour buses . N.Y. governor has ordered investigation into how the driver got a commercial license . Two passengers have filed multimillion-dollar lawsuits .
[ "(CNN) -- The National Transportation Safety Board will probe part of the country's tour bus industry in the wake of a deadly crash in New York last month, two lawmakers announced Sunday. The NTSB will \"launch a broad investigation into the entire safety regime that governs the low-cost tour bus industry,\" Sen. C...
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Arquette entered rehab over the New Year's weekend . The actor has completed his treatment, his rep says .
[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actor David Arquette ended a one-month stint in a rehab facility, his representative said Sunday. \"He has left after completing treatment,\" Arquette representative Cindy Guagenti said. Arquette, who split from wife Courteney Cox in October, entered a live-in rehab facility over the New Year'...
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Travarious Daniel, 29, was arrested on March 20 for allegedly breaking into a car . Daniel was struck repeatedly in the course of the arrest . Daniel is black; the officers involved in the arrest are white . The incident occurred in Birmingham, Alabama -- a city with a history of racial strife .
[ "(CNN) -- Birmingham, Alabama -- a city with a long history of racial strife -- has been shaken by the release this week of a video recording showing a group of white police officers hitting an African-American man accused of attempting to steal a car. Travarious Daniel, 29, was arrested outside a nightclub in down...
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NEW: At least 55,000 youths were marching toward the Republican Palace in Sanaa . At least 14 reportedly were killed and hundreds injured in violent protests in Taiz . An opposition leader urges international help to stop bloodshed . Field hospitals are full after bloody clashes in Taiz, a medical team leader says .
[ "Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- For the first time since the start of unrest in Yemen's capital, youth protesters numbering in the tens of thousands marched toward the Republican Palace on Monday, eyewitnesses said, in an act of defiance against President Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime. Witnesses told CNN that security forces ...
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Police official won't say what teen wrote for fear of violating blasphemy law . The laws came into focus after a liberal politician was killed last year . Ullah is the latest Pakistani to be accused of blasphemy . He wrote the comments during a school exam last year .
[ "Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Police have arrested a Pakistani teenager accused of writing insulting comments about Muslim prophet Mohammed in a school exam, a senior police official said. Police arrested 17-year-old Sami Ullah in Karachi after receiving a complaint from the local board of education, said Karachi p...
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D.C. court rules in 2008 case that involved a Danish vessel . Man and rest of crew held ship for 71 days .
[ "(CNN) -- A Somali man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for armed piracy in an attack on a Danish merchant ship that began in 2008 and lasted for 71 days. Jama Idle Ibrahim, aka Jaamac Ciidle, and other pirates held the vessel, the M/V CEC Future, from November 7, 2008, until January 16, 2009 in the Gul...
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Man was known for BET's "106 & Park" Arrests were made Wednesday in Staten Island shooting .
[ "New York (CNN) -- Two men have been arrested in the death of a popular television and radio disc jockey who was shot to death on Staten Island early Sunday morning, according to New York City police. Corey McGriff, known to fans as DJ \"Megatron,\" died of a gunshot wound to the torso near his home shortly after 2...
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Taylor's swimsuit in "Suddenly Last Summer" is one of the sexiest on-screen suits . Taylor is at her most irresistible in "A Place in the Sun" Her "Father of the Bride" dress bears a resemblance to Grace Kelly's wedding gownADDITIONAL SNAPSHOT LINK .
[ "(InStyle.com) -- Elizabeth Taylor appeared in over 50 films in her seven-decade career, and InStyle compiled some of the legend's most memorable on-screen looks. From the elegant lace wedding gown she wore in \"Father of the Bride\" to the sexy one-piece swimsuit in \"Suddenly Last Summer,\" check out Taylor's top...
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Eddie Canales' son was paralyzed playing high school football in 2001 . Today, his nonprofit helps other teenagers who are also dealing with spinal cord injuries . CNN producer finds that despite their injuries, these athletes still love the game . Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes .
[ "(CNN) -- As we approached Cowboys Stadium on the outskirts of Dallas in December, I knew we were in for quite an experience. After all, football is almost a religion there. Fans of all ages were filling the huge stadium, not to see a professional game but to watch the state's high school football championships. I ...
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Hundreds of people are quacking their hearts out in auditions to be the Aflac duck . They're quacking like ducks in love, answering the phone or getting bad news . Winner gets a six-figure salary and benefits for their quacking perfection . New duck replaces comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who was fired for tweets about J...
[ "Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Tired of all the squawking about America's unemployment? Try out for a job as a corporate duck. People are lining up in six major cities to audition Monday and Tuesday to be the next quacksperson for the insurance company Aflac. The scene in Atlanta was like the duck itself: grating, cons...
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Umar Patek is accused of being part of attack in Bali that killed 203 people . Patek reportedly was arrested in Pakistan on March 2 . Indonesia official says he does not know why Australia issued the warning .
[ "(CNN) -- Australian authorities issued a warning Friday to its citizens who may be traveling to Indonesia that the recent arrest of a terror suspect could lead to terror attacks there. \"The reported arrest in Pakistan of Umar Patek, an Indonesian national alleged to be involved in several major terrorist attacks,...
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NEW: Three appear before the ICC . NEW: The allegations sound like 'a movie,' one says . The six are accused of organizing violence that left more than 1,000 dead . The violence pitted supporters of two political parties following a disputed election . Kenya has challenged the jurisdiction of the Netherlands-based cour...
[ "Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Three Kenyan political leaders accused of crimes against humanity following the country's disputed 2007 elections had their first appearance Thursday before the International Criminal Court at The Hague. Another three are scheduled to appear Friday. The court's top prosecutor, Luis Moreno O...
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The judge says he was following a Utah statute . Johnson has been diagnosed with a cognitive disorder . He faces numerous counts of sex offenses against children . Alleged victim's mother says Johnson is faking a mental illness to avoid trial .
[ "(CNN) -- A Utah judge has ordered a registered sex offender who faces nearly two dozen charges of child sex abuse released on the basis that he is mentally incompetent to stand trial. At a hearing on Thursday, Fourth District Judge James Taylor, who previously ruled Lonnie Johnson incompetent to be tried on sex cr...
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Missing-person posters appearing in Madrid and on Spanish media . Austin Taylor Bice, 22, was last seen outside a Madrid disco February 26 . Bice's father has come from the U.S. and says he plans to stay "as long as I need to"
[ "Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- The family of an American college student who has been missing for more than a week in Madrid has hired private investigators from California to help search for him, the student's father told CNN on Monday. A small team of investigators from the Halo Corp. is due to arrive in Madrid on Tuesd...
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Glazer family reacts to speculation that Qatar royal family wants to buy the club . Manchester United's owners insist no offers have been made or talks started . English Premier League leaders release results for second financial quarter . The club's gross debt has gone down while turnover has increased .
[ "(CNN) -- Manchester United's American owners have again insisted that the English club is not for sale, releasing a short statement while announcing second-quarter financial results on Friday. British media have renewed speculation that Qatar's royal family will make an offer of a reported £1.8 billion ($2.9 billi...
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NEW: Phillip and Nancy Garrido plead not guilty in kidnapping and rape case . Garrido and his wife are accused of snatching Jaycee Dugard when she was 11 . Nancy Garrido entered not-guilty pleas last year, but re-entered them Thursday . Phillip Garrido is accused of fathering two daughters with Dugard during her captiv...
[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Phillip and Nancy Garrido pleaded not guilty Thursday to all 18 charges relating to the kidnapping and rape of a young California girl who was held captive from age 11 through 29, according to the El Dorado County Superior Court and an attorney. Phillip Garrido earlier had been expected to ent...
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Authorities discover eight mass graves in northern Mexico . At least 59 bodies were recovered . The local governor and the president of Mexico condemned the violence .
[ "(CNN) -- Eight mass graves were uncovered in northeastern Mexico Wednesday, holding at least 59 bodies, the Tamaulipas state attorney general's office said. Authorities found the graves during an investigation into a report of the kidnapping of passengers from a bus in late March. The investigation led them to the...
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The suspects are wanted for crimes ranging from money laundering to murder . They are located in Italy, Germany, Canada and Australia . The operation follows a similar crackdown in July last year .
[ "Rome (CNN) -- Authorities have in custody 34 people and are seeking the arrest of seven more as part of another major crackdown on the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate, a prosecutor said Tuesday. The operation, dubbed \"Crime 2,\" follows a similar one in July 2010, appropriately named \"The Crime.\" \"Crime 2\" seeks ...
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NEW: Witness: Syrian security forces move to disperse protesters in Daraa . NEW: Mysterious black-shirted men terrorize residents in Latakia, witness says . Daraa is extremely tense, according to a witness . U.N.: At least 37 people have died in clashes between protesters and security forces .
[ "(CNN) -- Syrian security forces flooded the restive cities of Daraa and Latakia on Monday, patrolling the streets, protecting government buildings and in at least one case clashing with protesters, according to witnesses. Both cities have been the scene of violent clashes between protesters and security forces in ...
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Tiger Woods' caddie Steve Williams says world number two will come good in 2011 . Woods failed to win a single tournament in 2010 and remodeled swing . Williams says Woods gained more confidence during the year . Woods relinquished his number one ranking to England's Lee Westwood .
[ "As you would expect for a loyal caddie of 12 years, Steve Williams is backing Tiger Woods to bounce back from his slump in form as he prepares for the new season. Woods' annus horribilis was completed when he relinquished his world number one status to England's Lee Westwood in October after a record-breaking 281-...
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A Pakistani-born woman is accused of keeping a slave in the United Kingdom . Mwanahamisi Mruke worked for Saeeda Khan for years without pay, prosecutors say . Mruke was not allowed to go home to see her dying parents, the jury hears . Khan denies the charges .
[ "London (CNN) -- A Pakistani woman went on trial in London Monday, charged with keeping a woman from Tanzania as a slave. Saeeda Khan, 68, is accused of overseeing the visa and travel arrangements that brought Mwanahamisi Mruke, 45 from her home in Tanzania to London in October 2006. When Mruke arrived in London, p...
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Germany and the United Kingdom pull all but essential staff out of their missions . Yemen has been wracked by protests since the beginning of the year . President Saleh has offered to step down by 2012 . The opposition demands that he resign immediately .
[ "(CNN) -- Germany and the United Kingdom are pulling nonessential embassy staff out of Yemen, they said Thursday, with the British citing \"the rapid deterioration in the security situation.\" Both nations are keeping small core staffs in place in Sanaa, they said. Yemen, a key U.S. ally and a central battleground ...
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The tourist mecca has seen its murder rate soar due to drug violence . Spring breakers were no-shows this year . But foreigners who live in Acapulco say they feel safe; real estate values remain strong . "Once you're here, you won't want to leave," says an American resident of Acapulco .
[ "Acapulco, Mexico (CNN) -- Pascal Clemens arrived in Acapulco 17 years ago. The native of Germany who owns a real estate company in the Mexican beach resort says he immediately fell in love with the place. His original plan was to move to New York, but he couldn't get enough of the sunny beaches, friendly people, c...
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Ai Miyazoto, Mika Miyazoto and Momuku Ueda launch a website to help Japan . The trio were all in their native country when the recent earthquake and tsunami struck . They have designed a button which will raise awareness of their fundraising side . The button have been handed out to all the players at this week's LPGA ...
[ "(CNN) -- Leading Japanese golfers Ai Miyazoto, Mika Miyazoto and Momuku Ueda have joined forces in launching a website to aid the rescue effort in their native country following the recent earthquake and tsunami. Speaking ahead of this week's $1.7 million Kia Classic in California, the trio revealed they have crea...
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Riccardo Ricco is suspended by his Dutch-based Vacansoleil cycling team . The team say they have found enough proof of a doping infraction to suspend him . Ricco was admitted to an Italian hospital last week with a high fever and kidney problems . Italian media claimed the 27-year-old fell ill after injecting infected ...
[ "(CNN) -- Riccardo Ricco has been suspended by his Dutch-based Vacansoleil cycling team amid claims that the Italian gave himself a blood transfusion. Ricco -- who only returned to the sport last March after being handed a 20-month ban for doping during the 2008 Tour de France -- was admitted to a hospital in Moden...
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Actor Andy Garcia will be among the celebrities at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am . The annual PGA Tour event in California pairs celebrities with professional golfers . The tournament was started by Bop Hope in 1937 and has raised $85 million for charity . American Dustin Johnson has won the event the last two years in a row...
[ "(CNN) -- In his Oscar-nominated role as Vincent Mancini in The Godfather: Part III, Andy Garcia played a ruthless, murderous mob boss with a violent temper. But this week the Hollywood star is doing his shooting on the golf course. And the Corleone family will have to accept that every score he brings in at the Pe...
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Sepp Blatter and Mohammed Bin Hammam are the only candidates in FIFA's presidential vote . The Qatari has been head of the Asian Football Confederation since 2002 . Incumbent Blatter, 75, has been president of world football's governing body since 1998 . He has not been opposed since the 2002 elections, when he beat Is...
[ "(CNN) -- Asian football chief Mohammed Bin Hammam will be Sepp Blatter's only opponent in the forthcoming FIFA presidential elections, the sport's governing body confirmed on Monday. The 75-year-old Blatter, who has held office since 1998, will go head-to-head with the Qatari on June 1 in Zurich, Switzerland. Elia...
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The launch of the Xoom tablet from Motorola Mobility is scheduled for late February . Google began asking developers to start testing apps for the tablet-optimized Android . The new documentation details how a gadget with no physical buttons will work .
[ "(CNN) -- The launch of the first Google-backed Android tablets is drawing near. Flashing another sign of the new software's imminence, Google has posted an updated version of its development kit. This new set of tools for application developers works with the upcoming Android 3.0 operating system. Android was desi...
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World champion Jorge Lorenzo wins Spanish MotoGP at Jerez . Spaniard takes victory after Marco Simoncelli slides off while leading . Former champion Valentino Rossi collides into polesitter Casey Stoner . Rossi able to carrry on to claim fifth in wet conditions which claim many riders .
[ "(CNN) -- World champion Jorge Lorenzo triumphed in his home MotoGP on Sunday after an incident-packed race at Jerez. It was a Spanish one-two with Dani Pedrosa finishing second for Honda with Ducati's Nicky Hayden completing the podium. But it proved a heartbreaking afternoon for Italy's Marco Simoncelli, who loo...
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NEW: Southwest Airlines says as of 3:30 p.m., it had inspected 67 of its 79 grounded jets . NEW: The joint where the breach opened had been visually, not electromagnetically, inspected in past . The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to mandate inspections of certain 737s . About 175 planes, including about ...
[ "(CNN) -- Just days after a Boeing 737 flown by Southwest Airlines made an emergency landing with a hole in its fuselage, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a press release Monday that it will mandate operators of about 175 specific older Boeing 737s to conduct inspections for wear and tear. The FAA said t...
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NEW: Top U.S. envoy says Laurent Gbagbo stole the vote . Gbagbo says he'll lift a siege on his rival's hotel, but the blockade continues Wednesday . Gbagbo is open to talks, Kenyan prime minister says .
[ "Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- Ivory Coast's diplomatic squabble centered Wednesday on a siege laid to a posh waterfront hotel where the president-elect has been holed up under the protection of United Nations peacekeepers. The world body, meanwhile, said it would ask the Security Council to approve up to 2,000 mor...
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Man accused of sparking one fire with a metal grinder . More than 130,000 acres have burned in 63 fires in Texas, the state forest service says . At least one fatality is reported from fire, according to authorities . Calmer winds may help firefighters, forestry officials say .
[ "(CNN) -- Firefighters in Texas worked Monday to contain fast-moving wildfires that had destroyed at least 60 homes, burned more than 130,000 acres, and caused an accident that killed a 5-year-old child, state forestry officials said. The fires broke out about noon on Sunday, said Lewis Kearney, a spokesman for the...
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Boy's Brazilian grandmother: He is "very sad" to leave, "disappointed" not to have a say . Family must hand over Sean Goldman at 9 a.m. (6 a.m. ET) Thursday . Attorney: Family is just looking for a peaceful handover of Sean Goldman to his father . Family plans on starting dialogue to allow transfer to happen immediatel...
[ "(CNN) -- Brazilian relatives of a 9-year-old boy, caught in an international custody battle with the child's father, will not file any further appeals after the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled against them, their attorney told CNN Wednesday. The family is just looking for a peaceful handover of Sean Goldman to his f...
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Verizon users reported just 1.4 percent of calls were dropped unexpectedly . While AT&T users reported a 4.6 percent rate of dropped calls . If voice calls are a primary reason you use a smartphone, Verizon is probably a better choice .
[ "(ArsTechnica) -- The latest mobile phone user survey from market research firm ChangeWave reveals similar levels of overall satisfaction between iPhone 4 users on Verizon versus those on AT&T. However, Verizon iPhone 4 users seem to suffer from dropped calls far less often than their AT&T peers, supporting early a...
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Examine President Obama's proposed 2012 budget and the reactions to it . Consider the results of a study about caffeine in some energy drinks . Find out how Japan is affected by China's growing economic strength . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories .
[ "(CNN Student News) -- February 15, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Iran • Algeria • Tokyo, Japan . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: This is for you, Carl! CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Got...
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The incident occurs in Olten . The pair suffers minor injuries . Japan disaster has affected the Swiss nuclear industry .
[ "(CNN) -- Two people were injured when a parcel bomb exploded on Thursday in the offices of a Swiss umbrella group for the nuclear industry, police said. The incident occurred in the offices of Swissnuclear in the town of Olten. The pair suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital. Police are investigating...
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Computer software matches incompatible donors for five-way organ swap . San Francisco surgeons did all five transplants on the same day . All patients are doing well two days later, the hospital says . Live kidney donations are down as the waiting list grows .
[ "(CNN) -- Five who desperately needed new kidneys got them Friday in an unusual five-way kidney transplant swap at a San Francisco hospital made possible by a computer program. \"It's just an amazing gift,\" said April Langstraat, a 65-year-old Selma, California, woman who waited on a transplant list for five years...
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Examine the debate over India with regard to the U.N. Security Council . See why cholera is becoming more widespread in Haiti's capital . Learn how dolphins are helping veterans deal with postwar stress . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories .
[ "(CNN Student News) -- November 9, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • India • Haiti . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. MR. KOCZOT'S CLASS, BROAD CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, NEWPORT, NORTH CAROLINA: We are students at Broad Creek Middle S...
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Xoom invites the comparison for Apple's market-leading tablet . There's an optional dock with speakers built in . We think fewer people are likely to jump on the Xoom bandwagon .
[ "(WIRED) -- As Sly Stone said, the nicer the nice, the higher the price.The question is, is the more expensive Xoom nicer than the comparable iPad? The experience is markedly different, that's for sure. Anyone familiar with Apple's market-leading tablet -- and the Xoom invites the comparison -- will face a few mome...
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Real Madrid overpower 10-man Tottenham 4-0 in Champions League quarterfinal . Emmanuel Adebayor scores twice with Andel Di Maria and Cristiano Ronaldo also netting . Tottenham have Peter Crouch sent off in the first half for two sliding tackles . The result leaves Real Madrid on target for a semifinal clash with rivals...
[ "(CNN) -- Emmanuel Adebayor scored a header in each half, while Angel Di Maria and Cristiano Ronaldo added further goals, as Real Madrid overpowered 10-man Tottenham 4-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal at the Bernabeu. Real boss Jose Mourinho is attempting to become the first coach in histor...
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Eman al-Obeidy's mother says she could strangle Gadhafi for her daughter's mistreatment . The Libyan government tries to discredit her as un-Islamic . Al-Obeidy has not been seen in public since Saturday's incident . It's no small thing for a woman to claim rape in a conservative Muslim society, analyst says .
[ "Tobruk, Libya (CNN) -- Like everyone else, Aisha Ahmad watched the riveting drama unfold in a Tripoli hotel as a desperate woman burst into a dining room filled with journalists, sobbing, screaming, wanting the world to know she had been raped by 15 of Moammar Gadhafi's militia men. The arresting images of how swi...
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A charter flight brings 144 Americans home from Japan . The passengers are family members of U.S. military personnel serving in Japan . Megan Pencook returns with her 5-week-old son . The quake was "the scariest experience of my life," she says .
[ "Denver, Colorado (CNN) -- A charter flight carrying family members of U.S. military service members serving in Japan landed Thursday on U.S. soil in Denver. The flight contained 144 people who voluntarily left Japan in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami and ongoing concerns about the crippled Fuku...
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A bald eagle with its head cut off is found in a drainage ditch in northeastern Louisiana . Bald eagles are federally protected; killing one could bring fines and jail time . A hotline number is available for people who have information about the incident .
[ "(CNN) -- A brutal, fatal case of suspected cruelty to animals is under investigation in Louisiana, the state's wildlife department said in a press release Tuesday. The animal cruelty doesn't involve the typical household pet. This time, the United States' national bird was victimized. Agents from the Louisiana Dep...
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"We are helpless now" U.N. estimates 172,000 people have fled Libya . Most of them are migrants returning home . 10,000 are expected to leave daily, a Tunisian airport official says .
[ "Djerba, Tunisia (CNN) -- The evacuation of the tens of thousands of refugees who have streamed across the Libyan border to Tunisia has stepped up dramatically. Tunisian authorities have established an air bridge from a provincial airport on the island of Djerba that is now moving out thousands of migrants a day. \...
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NEW: One person dies from a gunshot wound and 42 people are detained . Military launches predawn raid on Tahrir protesters . The demonstrators are seeking the prosecution of former President Hosni Mubarak . They are also unhappy with the military's secretive 20-man council .
[ "Cairo (CNN) -- Predawn gunfire and clashes from a violent military crackdown on protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday left Egyptians feeling shocked, confused and angered in the hours that followed. Long bursts of machine-gun fire erupted overnight starting around 3 a.m., when scores of soldiers backed b...
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Atifete Jahjaga, a relative unknown, was selected as a compromise candidate . The election of a president in February had been ruled unconstitutional . The constitution is to be amended to allow popular election of the president .
[ "(CNN) -- The first woman to be president of Kosovo took office Thursday after being elected by the Kosovo Assembly in a special session. Atifete Jahjaga, 35, is the former deputy general director of Kosovo police. She received 80 votes in the 120-member Assembly. Her election follows a ruling by the constitutional...
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The six are accused of organizing violence that left more than 1,000 dead . The violence pitted supporters of two political parties following a disputed election . Kenya has challenged the jurisdiction of the Netherlands-based court .
[ "Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Six Kenyan political leaders who are accused of crimes against humanity following the country's disputed 2007 elections will make their first appearance Thursday before the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The court's top prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, named the six as suspects i...
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The shutdown would be the first in more than 15 years . Places such as Yellowstone National Park would be closed as a result of the impasse . Shutdown could crimp plans in South Carolina for 150th anniversary of Civil War start .
[ "New York (CNN) -- An average of $32 million a day in national parks revenue could be shut off if the Beltway showdown results in a government shutdown, officials say. The measure would be the first shutdown in more than 15 years, shuttering national parks, seashores and historic sites, and barring some 800,000 dai...
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Fighting broke out Thursday in Malakal, near the border dividing northern, southern Sudan . Soldiers loyal to militia leader Gabriel Tang refused to turn in their weapons . Tang had fought alongside government and loyalist forces in southern Sudan . Southern Sudanese voted last month on a referendum for independence .
[ "Khartoum, Sudan (CNN) -- A mutiny led by members of the Sudanese Armed Forces' Joint Integrated Units along the north/south border in Sudan has left up to 50 dead, officials said Monday. Fighting broke on Thursday in the city of Malakal near the airport when south Sudanese soldiers loyal to Gabriel Tang, a souther...
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Earth Day will be held on April 22 . A year ago, the environmental community was concerned about the Gulf oil spill . The issue of nuclear power is top of mind this year after the crisis in Japan . Experts say individuals can effect change in themselves, government .
[ "(CNN) -- A year ago, the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history began on April 20 -- which, ironically, also marked Earth Day. The catastrophe started with a massive explosion on an offshore oil drilling rig that killed 11 workers and sparked a huge fire that eventually sank the rig. More than 200 million g...
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Firefights have been recorded in Saltillo, Mexico . Two cartels have united to fight a third in the area, an intelligence firm says . More than 100 disappearances have been reported in recent years .
[ "(CNN) -- Amanda Garcia's peaceful life in Saltillo, Mexico, was shaken this past March when she witnessed a military convoy heading at full speed and against traffic on one of the city's important avenues. The lawyer had taken an alternate route to get home sooner and be with her 7-year-old son. It had been a diff...
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NEW: Federal hearing on lifting the NFL lockout wraps up . NEW: Judge says she will make a decision in a couple of weeks . The lockout would affect the start of the next season .
[ "St. Paul, Minnesota (CNN) -- The long, complicated legal road for NFL players and owners kicked off in a federal courtroom Wednesday, as both sides made their case for and against lifting a lockout that could delay the start of the football season. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Susan Richard Nelson said ...
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A blogger who endured a stint in an Egyptian prison for his writings has been freed . The former law student at Cairo's Al-Azhar University is a critic of conservative Muslims . He said his former school promoted extremism; he called Egyptian president a dictator .
[ "(CNN) -- A blogger who endured a four-year stint in an Egyptian prison for his writings has been released, saying he was jailed for defying convention. Abdel Kareem Nabil -- known by his blogger name, Kareem Amer -- is a self-proclaimed secularist who was convicted and imprisoned by Egypt for \"spreading informati...
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NEW: The leak of radioactive water into the Pacific has been stopped . More than 5,700 tons of less radioactive water have been purposefully released so far . Radiation levels drop sharply offshore, but are many times over the legal limit . Water in a pit that's leaking into the sea had radiation 7.5 million times abov...
[ "Tokyo (CNN) -- The leak of highly radioactive water into the Pacific from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has stopped, Tokyo Electric Power Company said early Wednesday. The leak had stopped as of 5:38 a.m. Wednesday (4:38 p.m. ET), said the company, which runs the plant. Earlier, Tokyo Electric offic...
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NEW: At least one person is dead in post-election violence . Mobs burn the headquarters of the government-backed candidate . Protesters face off against U.N. troops . The airport in Port-au-Prince is shut down; American Airlines cancels Haitian flights .
[ "Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Anger swept Port-au-Prince on Wednesday as protests erupted throughout the Haitian capital the day after election results were announced. Mobs charging election fraud burned the headquarters of the government-backed candidate and blocked roads using earthquake rubble and flaming tire...
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NEW: A suspect is arraigned in local court . College plans Sunday evening prayer service . Remains of woman found in wooded area near Syracuse, New York . Jenni-Lyn Watson, 20, was home on Thanksgiving break .
[ "(CNN) -- A man who had a relationship with college student Jenni-Lyn Watson was charged Saturday with second-degree murder after the discovery of a body believed to be hers, authorities in Syracuse, New York, said. A massive manhunt for the dance major, who'd been missing since November 19, culminated with the dis...
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NEW: Security forces can take "all measures" against lawbreakers . NEW: Demonstrations are illegal under Saudi and Sharia law . The focus of Friday's protest is a Shiite prayer leader arrested last week .
[ "(CNN) -- Coming off two days of demonstrations, Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry warned Saturday that it would crack down on protesters who continue to take their grievances to the streets. Saudi security forces will be \"authorized to take all measures against anyone who tries to break the law and cause disorder,...
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NEW: Natalee Holloway's father reportedly believes the bone belongs to his daughter . The jawbone was found near an Aruba beach hotel . A second found bone doesn't appear to be human .
[ "Oranjestad, Aruba (CNN) -- Aruban prosecutors plan to release Tuesday the results of tests conducted on a jawbone found on an island beach and disclose whether it belongs to missing U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway, officials said. The tests, conducted at the Netherlands Forensic Institute in The Hague, Netherlands,...
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Lasers that blind pirates are now available to wealthy super-yacht owners . The lasers only temporarily impair eye-sight and make the assailant nauseous . Systems such as SeaLase are on the increase with growing piracy figures .
[ "LONDON, England -- A military-grade laser that blinds temporarily is the latest security technology available to wealthy superyacht owners afraid of pirate attacks. The SeaLase laser temporarily blinds pirates -- preventing them from attacking the yacht. The \"SeaLase\" laser, similar to weapons used for crowd con...
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NEW: The victim's daughter says her mother was injected by one suspect . NEW: A suspect says the woman left off after getting a buttocks injection . Two Colombian nationals have been charged with murder in Las Vegas . They were caught as they were about to board a plane for South America .
[ "(CNN) -- Las Vegas police caught two people as they were about to board a plane for Colombia, then charged them with the murder of a woman who went missing hours after being dropped off for a cosmetic surgery procedure. The female victim was dropped off Saturday morning to undergo a cosmetic procedure, according t...
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Bayern Munich are third in the Bundesliga after a 4-0 win over Hoffenheim . League-leaders Borussia Dortmund were held to a 1-1 draw by Kaiserslautern . Bayer Leverkusen defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 to go three-points clear in second . There were also victories for Nuremberg, Schalke and FC St Pauli .
[ "(CNN) -- Bayern Munich climbed to third place in the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 4-0 victory over Hoffenheim. Luis Van Gaal's team started brightly and took the lead after two minutes through Germany striker Mario Gomez, who scored his 17th league goal of the season. Gomez's compatriot Thomas Muller doubled the ...
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NEW: Karzai condemns the incident . Helicopters attacked after insurgents fired rockets at coalition troops . 9 civilians were killed, including some children . Gen. David Petraeus apologizes .
[ "Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The commander of U.S. and NATO-led forces in Afghanistan apologized Wednesday after an investigation concluded that coalition troops accidentally killed nine civilians -- including some children -- in a strike Tuesday. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the NATO-led International Securit...
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Jenson Button says the weather could play a big part at the Malaysian Grand Prix . Torrential rain caused the 2009 race to be called off after only 33 laps . Button won that rain-hit race on his way to 2009 drivers' championship . British McLaren driver also thinks humidity will be a factor for drivers .
[ "(CNN) -- Jenson Button fears the weather could have a huge impact on the Malaysian Grand Prix as his McLaren team try to haul back Red Bull's lightning start to the season. Button emerged victorious at the Sepang circuit in 2009 when the race had to be cut short due to torrential rain, and he went on to clinch the...
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Barcelona remain five points clear of Real Madrid after both teams win on Saturday . La Liga champions Barca cruise to a 2-1 victory at home to Getafe . Real respond by beating Atletico by the same score in the Madrid derby . Italian Serie A leaders AC Milan suffer a shock 1-0 defeat at Sicilian club Palermo .
[ "(CNN) -- Real Madrid kept the pressure on Spanish leaders Barcelona with a 2-1 victory in the capital derby against Atletico on Saturday. Barcelona earlier defeated Getafe by the same scoreline to move eight points clear at the top, but Jose Mourinho's men responded by beating Atletico for the fourth time this sea...
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The effort will help reduce violence during the January referendum, organizers say . The satellites will assess the situation on the ground for any signs of conflict . It's funded by Not Our Watch, co-founded by George Clooney .
[ "(CNN) -- A satellite surveillance project spearheaded by actor George Clooney's organization will monitor violence in Sudan during a January vote that could split the country in two. The program will use satellite images to assess the situation on the ground for any signs of conflict, monitor hotspots in real time...
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Learn about an attack against U.S. troops at an airport in Germany . Hear how the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on an issue of free speech . Consider the struggles Rodney King has faced since his infamous beating . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories .
[ "(CNN Student News) -- March 3, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Frankfurt, Germany • Libya • Los Angeles . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Oh say can you see a new edition of CNN Student News...
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Find out why Egypt can learn about its potential future from Iran's past . Consider the impact of the stimulus bill two years after it became law . Learn about a book that helped African-Americans travel safely around the U.S. Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
[ "(CNN Student News) -- February 18, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Middle East & North Africa • Egypt • Iran . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. JOYCE JOSEPH, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: You're tuned in to CNN Student News, where F...
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There has been speculation about Gadhafi making an exit deal . But the strongman appears as defiant as ever . If he were to flee, he would have few options on where to go . Zimbabwe, Venezuela and Sudan could take him in .
[ "(CNN) -- Conflicting reports hit the international media this week about whether Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was negotiating a deal with the opposition for a guaranteed safe exit if he relinquished power. Speculation percolated again Wednesday after few details were available about a private Libyan aircraft that...
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A six-year-old girl accepted the award for Lien Chan, Taiwan's former vice president . A spokesman for Lein Chan said he did not "know anything about this prize" Organizers of the Confucius Peace Prize said the prize was not created to rival the Nobel Peace Prize .
[ "Beijing (CNN) -- Holding back tears of nervousness, Zeng Yuhan accepted China's first peace prize Thursday at a hotel conference room in Beijing, a day before the Norwegian Nobel committee honors imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as this year's peace laureate in Oslo. The six-year-old local girl received a t...
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Landslides and flooding leave 46 dead, 21 missing in central Vietnam . Homes of 200,000 people and 8,000 hectares of rice fields are underwater . Rescuers saved 18 people after their bus was swept away, but 19 are still missing . Two weeks earlier, 66 people in the region died after record-setting rains caused flooding...
[ "(CNN) -- The death toll from the latest round of heavy rain and flooding in central Vietnam continues to soar, with 46 people killed and 21 missing, state-run media report. Rescuers were able to save 18 people whose bus was swept away Monday on the north-south highway 1A through Ha Tinh Province, but 19 people rem...
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Joseph Naso is accused of killing four women in California . Authorities say he will be arraigned on Wednesday . Two bodies were found in the 1970s and two in the 1990s .
[ "(CNN) -- A Reno, Nevada, man is charged with four counts of murder in the deaths of four northern California women dating back more than three decades, authorities said Tuesday. Joseph Naso, 77, was arrested Monday by Marin County, California, detectives following his release from the El Dorado County jail, also i...
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Two goals from Lionel Messi help Barcelona to a 3-1 win over Almeria . Kaka bags brace as Real Madrid coast to 3-0 victory at Athletic Bilbao . Inter Milan move up to second place in Serie A with 2-0 win over Chievo .
[ "(CNN) -- Barcelona have maintained their eight-point lead at the top of La Liga with a 3-1 victory over bottom-placed Almeria at the Nou Camp. The visitors took a shock lead five minutes into the second half when Miguel Angel Corona finished off a counter attack. But the hosts were back on level terms almost immed...
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Pennsylvania prosecutors have charged a doctor with sexual assaulting patients . Prosecutors: At least six female patients say the weight-loss doctor assaulted them . The incidents allegedly occurred during patient visits, prosecutors say . Dr. Arie Oren is free on bond with a hearing scheduled for next week .
[ "(CNN) -- A doctor at a Pennsylvania weight-loss clinic is scheduled for a preliminary hearing next week on charges that he sexually assaulted at least six female patients, according to the criminal complaint from the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, district attorney's office. Dr. Arie Oren, 64, is charged with mu...
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A New York jury finds Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan guilty of second-degree murder . After three weeks of testimony, the jury takes an hour to reach its verdict . Representing himself, Hassan defends his actions .
[ "(CNN) -- After a three-week trial and one hour of deliberations, an upstate New York jury on Monday found Muzzammil \"Mo\" Hassan guilty of second-degree murder for beheading his wife. In February 2009, Hassan, who founded a TV network aimed at countering Muslim stereotypes, went to a police station in the Buffalo...
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State Department releases 2010 Human Rights Report . Report notes "dramatic changes sweeping across countries in the Middle East in 2011" "We cannot predict the outcome of these changes"
[ "Washington (CNN) -- The latest assessment of human rights by the United States is critical of the records of Middle Eastern governments, including those of allies like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, and adds that it will take \"years\" before the impact of the wave of unrest across the region is understood. In a grippi...
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Buildings are still burning 12 hours after the riot started . At least one of the buildings was destroyed . No injuries have been reported . HMP Ford is near England's southern coast .
[ "London (CNN) -- Buildings were burning at a prison in southern England on Saturday, more than 12 hours after prisoners started a riot by smashing windows and setting fires. Fires were burning in at least two buildings at HMP Ford, an open prison with numerous one-story residence halls on a grassy campus. At least ...
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NEW: A Fayette County official says fuel fires, fanned by strong winds, are a concern . Mapleton had been shut down as authorities probed a possible gas leak . A Red Cross liaison calls the city's Main Street "a disaster," with debris everywhere . Other Iowa communities are also hit hard by overnight twisters .
[ "(CNN) -- An Iowa community was shut down much of Sunday afternoon while emergency crews remained hard at work, sifting through wreckage caused by a wave of powerful tornadoes that swept across the state overnight. The twisters caused major damage to about 60% of Mapleton, a city of about 1,200 residents, Monona Co...
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Over 1,800 patients received notification that could've been exposed to diseases . Hospital said the nurse admitted to reusing disposable IV equipment . Notified patients are being urged to get tested for hepatitis B and C, HIV .
[ "FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (CNN) -- A Fort Lauderdale nurse has resigned and more than 1,800 patients have been notified that they may have been exposed to diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, after the nurse allegedly admitted to the hospital that she used disposable IV equipment on multiple patients, a violation of...
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirms Jens Lehmann set to re-sign for the club . Lehmann spent five years at Arsenal between 2003-2008 . Former Germany international retired from the game in May 2010 . Lehmann has had controversial career and fell out with Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia .
[ "(CNN) -- Ex-Germany international Jens Lehmann is set to make a sensational return to English club Arsenal ten months after announcing his retirement from soccer. Manager Arsene Wenger confirmed the 41-year-old has re-signed for the title-chasing Gunners on a rolling monthly contract three years after leaving for ...
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NEW: Separate blasts rock a voting and collation center . NEW: The second blast caused "serious casualties," an official says . There have been riots, bombings and assassinations ahead of the elections . Nigerians are voting Saturday for House and Senate seats .
[ "Ibadan, Nigeria (CNN) -- Separate bomb blasts ripped through a polling station and a collation center in northeastern Nigeria Saturday as Africa's most populous nation began voting in elections marred by violence and delays. The first explosion occurred at a voting station in the city of Maiduguri, National Emerge...
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India beat Netherlands by five wickets to book their place in the quarterfinals . Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first player to score 2,000 World Cup runs . Tendulkar made his World Cup debut in 1992 and he has played in six tournaments . The win leaves India top of Group A with seven points and assured of a last eight ...
[ "(CNN) -- India batsman Sachin Tendulkar became the first player in history to score 2,000 runs at the Cricket World Cup, as the hosts eased to a five-wicket win over the Netherlands on Wednesday. Chasing a target of 189 runs to win, India booked their place in the quarterfinals of the tournament with 13 overs to s...
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Demonstrators call for human rights and the release of Shiite prisoners . They also call for the withdrawal of forces from Bahrain . The protests are peaceful .
[ "(CNN) -- Protesters staged fresh demonstrations in Saudi Arabia on Friday, calling on the government to release Shiite prisoners and grant more rights, human rights activists said. The protests, which were peaceful, also called for the withdrawal of regional forces from neighboring Bahrain, according to the activi...
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NEW: The shuttle separates from the space station for the last time . The space shuttle Discovery is on its final mission . William Shatner played the fictional Capt. James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise . His voice is featured in opening credits for the original "Star Trek" series .
[ "(CNN) -- At the intersection of science-fiction and science-fact was William Shatner on Monday. As James T. Kirk, the fictional captain of the Starship Enterprise, Shatner voiced the opening credits of the original \"Star Trek\" TV series and several movies since 1966. The 79-year-old actor reprised his role to wa...
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Radios so faulty some officers use cell phones to communicate, state senator says . "The officer carries a radio on his belt but he might as well be wearing a brick" The state senator will also send the letter to all members of Congress .
[ "(CNN) -- Some New York police officers still cannot communicate with each other with police radios, even though the issue plagued the rescue effort after the 9/11 attacks nearly 10 years ago, a New York state senator says. And that state senator says he plans to send a letter Thursday to President Barack Obama urg...
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo sent a message on his Twitter page late Thursday night . The tweet is critical of the Chinese government for detaining one of its citizens . A Chinese woman was sentenced to a year in a labor camp for one of her retweets .
[ "(CNN) -- \"Dear Chinese Government,\" began a message sent late Thursday from Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. \"Year-long detentions for sending a sarcastic tweet are neither the way forward nor the future of your great people,\" he wrote on his Twitter profile. Costolo's edict is no doubt a response to the Chinese woma...
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Israel says it fired on militants who were trying to plant a bomb . Three men in their 20s were killed, Palestinian medical sources said .
[ "(CNN) -- The Israeli military fired on militants who were trying to plant a bomb near a security fence in northern Gaza, striking three, the military said. Three Palestinian men in their 20s were killed by the Israeli fire, Palestinian medical sources said. About 100 \"terror-related incidents\" happened last year...
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Daylight reveals extensive storm damage across Wisconsin . 157 homes are damaged or destroyed in city of Kaukauna; no one is hurt . Lincoln County officials do a door-to-door search after the storm .
[ "(CNN) -- Shock and sadness etched the faces of residents in northeastern Wisconsin as daylight on Monday revealed the damage left behind by a powerful storm that cut a swath through the state. An emergency declaration has been made for the city of Kaukauna, where early estimates were that 157 homes had been either...
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Dustin Douglas Weber of California was swept out to sea by the tsunami from Japan . He was photographing the surge last month . Weber's body was found on a beach in Oregon near the Columbia River .
[ "(CNN) -- The body of a 25-year-old northern California man swept out to sea while trying to photograph the tsunami's arrival from Japan last month has washed ashore about 380 miles away, in Oregon, officials there said Tuesday. Dustin Douglas Weber of Klamath, California, was standing on a sand bar near the mouth ...
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NEW: Firefighters were "pretty lucky today," a state spokesman says . All six new fires reported Sunday are under control, the Texas Forest Service says . Still, several blazes involving more 130,000 acres are uncontrolled . The National Weather Services issues "red flag warnings" for parts of six states .
[ "Dallas (CNN) -- Once fearing one of the worst days in the state's history for battling wildfires, Texas firefighters got the upper hand Sunday on several blazes though others remained out of their control. The six new wildfires reported Sunday, all in different counties, were relatively small and quickly brought u...
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Utility says it will establish a community advisory group . Hinkley became famous from the Oscar winning film "Erin Brockovich" starring Julia Roberts . In the movie, a paralegal, helps win a $333 million settlement from PG&E .
[ "Hinkley, California (CNN) -- Pacific Gas and Electric, the utility company at the center of a long standing water contamination problem in this small agricultural town, is trying to soothe growing unease by offering to buy homes located near a chemical plume . In a letter to residents, which was also provided to C...
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NEW: Protests took place at locations across Yemen Wednesday . A senior government official condemns the crackdown and rejects the official explanation . Mohamed Ali Mutlak, 24, was critically injured Tuesday and died early Wednesday, a doctor says . Eight other people are still in critical condition, Dr. Waseem Quras...
[ "Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- A Yemeni man injured in protests at Sanaa University died of his wounds early Wednesday morning, a medical official said. Mohamed Ali Mutlak, 24, was among dozens of anti-government demonstrators wounded Tuesday when security forces fired into the air and shot tear gas into a crowd of tens of...
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Culinary murder mysteries have been popular since the days of Nero Wolfe novels . Cooking inspires some plots while writers work out recipes . Psychologist: Comfort foods help ease feelings of fear or aggression . Recipes included in the backs of books are also a popular feature of culinary mysteries .
[ "(CNN) -- Why do food and murder go so well together? Perhaps because it presents a delicious paradox, a combination of comforting and disturbing elements that tease the imagination and palate simultaneously. \"Murder is the deprivation of life,\" culinary mystery author Diane Mott Davidson said. \"Talking about fo...
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The South Korean navy rescued 21 sailors, killed eight pirates and captured five . The freighter was on its way to Sri Lanka when it was seized by Somali pirates . South Korea's president praises the bold rescue operation .
[ "Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- It was code-named \"Dawn of Gulf of Aden,\" and when South Korea gave it a green light Friday, its daring execution led to five hours of chilling drama on the high seas. A South Korean navy destroyer and Lynx helicopters fired warning shots as elite forces, in pre-dawn darkness, silentl...
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The deadliest of the attacks occurs in Paktia province . Along with the deaths, that attack injured two police officers . The Taliban claims responsibility for that attack .
[ "Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- At least three people were killed in one of three attacks in Afghanistan Thursday morning, officials said. The deadly attack occurred in Paktia province near a police station, said Azad Gull, a district governor. Four suicide bombers attacked the police station and one was able to get i...