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Nigerian international Olubayo Adefemi killed in a car accident in Greece . The 25-year-old Greek Super League player was returning to Nigeria to finalize wedding plans . Defender represented his country five times, appearing at 2008 Beijing Olympics .
[ "(CNN) -- Nigeria international defender Olubayo Adefemi has been killed in a road accident according to police in the Greek city of Kavala. Kavala police say Adefemi lost control of his car on the Engatia Highway on the outskirts of Kavala, in northern Greece early on Monday morning, colliding with the central res...
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France and the United States call on Saleh to allow peaceful assembly . Saleh, the president of Yemen, declares a state of emergency . An Interior Ministry official says casualties happened on both sides . Security forces open fire and use tear gas, witnesses say .
[ "(CNN) -- At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 hurt Friday in clashes between tens of thousands of anti-government protesters and security forces outside Sanaa University in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital, medical officials on the scene said. President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced that a state of emergency h...
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Incheon boasts a golf course, spa, private sleeping rooms, casino, indoor gardens . Survey asks 8.6 million passengers at 190 airports to rate facilities . Incheon barely edges out Hong Kong's and Singapore's airports . Dubai voted tops for duty-free shops; Helsinki-Vantaa voted least likely to lose bags .
[ "SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea's Incheon International Airport has been voted the best in the world, according to a 10-month survey of airline passengers. Seoul's Incheon, pictured, edged out Hong Kong's International Airport and Singapore's Changi Airport. Incheon, located about 70 km (43 miles) from Seo...
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NEW: "It will be life before the fire and life after the fire, it's that big a deal" "We've been given a break in the weather," Texas official says . Elias Jaquez, 49, is killed trying to fight a brush fire, becoming the second fatality . More than a million acres have burned in Texas since April 6 .
[ "Dallas (CNN) -- Wildfires that have raged through parts of Texas have killed a second firefighter. Elias Jaquez, 49, died Wednesday, 11 days after getting trapped in a fire and suffering burns, Cactus City Manager Steve Schmidt-Witcher said Thursday. \"We're a very small, tight-knit community. Everybody knew Elias...
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There is a 20-kilometer exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility . A 9.0-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami hit northeastern Japan March 11 . The twin disasters devastate the nuclear power plant .
[ "Minamisoma, Japan (CNN) -- The scene of sheer devastation left by powerful tsunami waves looked sadly familiar: trucks slammed into houses, uprooted trees and downed power lines soaked in muddy water, while time stood still inside abandoned homes with unmade beds and scattered stuffed toys. It was the eerie combin...
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Obama and Calderon announced the agreement last week . It comes after 16 years of disputes . Mexico truckers would go through three phases before authorization .
[ "Mexico City (CNN) -- Mexican officials are revealing details of a recently announced agreement that ends a 16-year trucking dispute between Mexico and the United States. U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced the agreement during a visit by the Mexican leader to Washington last...
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Experts: Restoring electric power is essential to stabilizing Fukushima Daiichi . Work is ongoing to establish a new power supply system, says TEPCO . It's unknown whether the plant will need to be sealed off, as Chernobyl was .
[ "(CNN) -- Anything can still happen at the quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant at Japan, but experts are hopeful that the situation will stabilize. In the best-case scenario, electrical power and cooling would be restored to all of the six units of the plant, said Tom Kauffman, spokesman for the Nu...
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His father says the family plans a belated Christmas celebration . Christopher Tierney cannot wait to return to the Broadway show, his father says . He says his son is up and walking .
[ "New York (CNN) -- A Broadway actor injured when he fell more than 20 feet while performing a stunt in the \"Spider-Man\" musical is set to be released from a rehabilitation center this week, his father told CNN Sunday. Christopher Tierney, 31, was moved into the center after being discharged from New York's Bellev...
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Charlie Sheen's Twitter account has 2.8 million followers . The first two shows sold out in 18 minutes . Warner Brothers fired Sheen from the hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men" last week . Time Warner Inc. owns Warner Brothers and CNN .
[ "(CNN) -- Dripping with tiger blood and coursing with warlock power, fired \"Two and a Half Men\" star Charlie Sheen has announced five more stops on his tour, \"My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not An Option Show.\" The first two shows -- in Chicago and Detroit -- sold out in minutes. The newly announced show...
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NEW: Republicans reject warnings of catastrophe without a higher debt ceiling . Conservative senator breaks from his previous pledge of no tax increase . Tax reform would lower rates and end loopholes, Sen. Coburn says . Coburn is one of six senators in bipartisan talks on deficit reduction .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- A leading Senate conservative said Sunday he can accept tax reform that increases overall tax revenue as part of a comprehensive deficit reduction plan. Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma told the NBC program \"Meet the Press\" that if lowering tax rates and eliminating loopholes and deduct...
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NEW: Secretary of State Clinton, NATO welcome news . The announcement is part of long-awaited plan to hand over security . Karzai credits the surge of international forces with improving security on the ground .
[ "Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Seven areas of Afghanistanwill begin to be handed over to Afghan forces to maintain their security in July, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday. The announcement from the president marks the first step in NATO's long-awaited plan to hand over security to a series of provinces ...
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Ministry spokesman: Electrical circuit malfunction may be to blame . The fire has been extinguished . Protesters deny setting the blaze . The ministry was the scene of a protest earlier Tuesday .
[ "Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- A fire broke out in the Egyptian Interior Ministry on Tuesday in downtown Cairo following a protest earlier in the day. Flames could be seen on the roof of the multistory building, and a dark plume of smoke loomed over the city. People could be seen fleeing the building as it burned. The blaz...
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India beat the West Indies by 80 runs to finish second in Group B at World Cup . Chennai victory means the co-hosts will next face four-time champions Australia . Windies will play Group A winners Pakistan in Wednesday's opening quarterfinal . Zimbabwe beat fellow minnows Kenya by 161 runs in closing Group A match .
[ "(CNN) -- Co-hosts India set up a much-anticipated quarterfinal clash with four-time Cricket World Cup champions Australia on Sunday, beating the West Indies by 80 runs at Chennai. The victory meant India finished second in Group B, while Australia ended third in Group A after their 34-match unbeaten run at the 50-...
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Fernando Alonso tells CNN that Michael Schumacher is still the best F1 driver . The Ferrari driver believes Schumacher remains a cut above his F1 rivals . Alonso confirmed he would still be satisfied even without another world title .
[ "(CNN) -- Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has told CNN Sport's Don Riddell that Michael Schumacher is still the fastest driver on the Formula One grid. Speaking ahead of the opening grand prix of the season in Melbourne, Australia, Alonso -- himself a double world champion -- believes that seven-time world champion Schum...
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King is cited for driving without a license . Twenty years ago, King was beaten by police after he was stopped for speeding . Rioting followed after the four officers charged in the beating were acquitted . King has had a handful of run-ins with the law since then .
[ "(CNN) -- Some 20 years after his beating at the hands of Los Angeles police, Rodney King was pulled over in Arcadia, California, this week after allegedly running a red light, his fiancee said Thursday night. Cynthia Kelly said she was riding with King on Tuesday when the traffic stop occurred. King was then was c...
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Comet Hartley 2 passes just 435 miles from spacecraft . EPOXI Deep Impact is the first spacecraft to have visited two comets . Scientists hope to learn more about comets from close imagery .
[ "(CNN) -- A spacecraft survived the closest encounter ever with a comet on Thursday, tracking it just 435 miles from the comet's nucleus. Mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, broadcast live coverage of the event on NASA Television's Media Channel. Controllers broke into appla...
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Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel "A Visit from the Goon Squad" Egan also just landed a spot on Time's 100 most influential list . Egan's inspiration for "Goon Squad": She saw a wallet lying exposed in a woman's bag . The author works in a very low-tech fashion .
[ "(CNN) -- Best-selling author Jennifer Egan is having, by all accounts, a great week. She won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel \"A Visit from the Goon Squad.\" She made a deal with HBO to potentially turn the book into a TV series, and she won a spot on Time magazine's 100 most influential list. CNN talked to the a...
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Larry Marek, 53, was trapped when the roof of the mine collapsed . Marek was a 12-year employee of Hecla Mining Company . The cause of the collapse has not been determined .
[ "(CNN) -- The body of an Idaho miner trapped when the roof of the mine he was working in collapsed nine days ago was recovered Sunday afternoon, the company that owns and operates the mine said. \"Words cannot express the deep sorrow we feel at the tragic loss of our friend, colleague and 30-year veteran of the min...
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Current procedures were developed after Chernobyl, the IAEA's chief says . Those plans reflect "the realities of the 1980s, not the 21st century," he says . He urges the release of more information about the Japanese situation .
[ "(CNN) -- International regulators need to rethink their procedures for handling nuclear accidents in the wake of the crisis in Japan, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Monday. The current framework for responding to emergencies dates back to the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident in 1986 and \"refl...
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Snow forecast from the Rockies into the mid-South by Wednesday . Much of Oklahoma is under a winter storm warning . The latest storm follows last week's historic weather system .
[ "(CNN) -- Snow began falling over Colorado and Kansas on Tuesday as yet another round of winter weather began marching across the United States barely a week after a record-setting winter storm roared across the Midwest. A powerful weather system poised over the Rockies is forecast to dump several feet of snow in t...
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Pippa Mann hoping to become the first British woman to race in Indianapolis 500 . The Londoner will attempt to qualify for Conquest Racing team next month . Mann is one of four women and 42 overall entries in Indy 500's centennial edition . She believes her qualifying record on super speedways will help earn one of 33 ...
[ "(CNN) -- Pippa Mann is hoping to make history after becoming the first female British driver to enter the prestigious Indianapolis 500 race. The Londoner is among 42 entries for the 100th anniversary of the U.S. motorsport event next month, and joins three other women vying for one of 33 available grid slots. 2010...
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Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser is among those dealing with the spill . "A year later, I can't look you in the eye and tell you who's in charge," he says . Oil continues to hit the shores of Louisiana, Nungesser tells CNN's Eliot Spitzer . "We need full disclosure by BP and the Coast Guard, so this never h...
[ "(CNN) -- A year after the onset of the worst oil spill in U.S. history, one of the most prominent Louisiana figures dealing with the disaster's aftermath remains frustrated. \"A year later, I can't look you in the eye and tell you who's in charge,\" Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said in an interview...
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A transgender woman was allegedly beaten outside a bathroom by two female suspects . One 14-year-old suspect was charged as a juvenile . The attack was caught on videotape by a McDonald's employee . The state attorney's office is reviewing the case to see whether more charges are appropriate .
[ "(CNN) -- Prosecutors in Maryland are weighing whether to bring additional charges against the two suspects who appear to be attacking a transgender woman at a McDonald's in a videotape made by one of the restaurant's employees, officials said Monday. The video, which went viral last week, shows two women kicking, ...
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E la Carte tablets allow customers to browse a full menu and talk with the kitchen . The company will soon be launching tablets in 20 restaurants on the West coast . They come loaded with social games and a calculator for check splits and tips .
[ "(Mashable) -- As the mainstream tablet war rages, a similar device battle is heating up in the restaurant industry. Tablets that take orders, entertain guests and accept check payments are coming to a table near you. One company that is selling those tablets, E la Carte, announced on Tuesday that it has raised mor...
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846 protesters and 26 policemen died during Egypt's unrest, commission says . The commission report says security forces intentionally opened prisons . Those who were trying to film the unrest were shot at, according to the report .
[ "Cairo (CNN) -- Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was complicit in shootings of anti-regime protesters during a period of upheaval in the country, a member of an official fact-checking commission said Tuesday. \"Whether the president gave the official order or remained silent knowing the shooting of protester...
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Top-ranked Rafael Nadal extends his unbeaten run on clay to 31 matches . Spaniard sets up quarterfinal clash with seventh seed Gael Monfils in Barcelona . David Ferrer to play Jurgen Melzer in rematch of Monte Carlo semifinals . Last year's runner-up Sam Stosur beats women's No. 3 Vera Zvonareva in Stuttgart .
[ "(CNN) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal continued his winning ways on clay as he reached the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open with a 6-3 6-1 win over Colombia's Santiago Giraldo on Thursday. The Spaniard's serve was surprisingly broken early by his 54th-ranked opponent, but from 3-3 he dominated the match to set up a...
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The MV Hannibal's crew is safe and in good health, the ship owner says . The waters off Somalia are dangerous for ships due to piracy .
[ "(CNN) -- Somali pirates released a chemical tanker after holding it for more than four months, the European Union's naval protection force said Thursday. The MV Hannibal II was seized November 11 off the Horn of Africa, EU NAVFOR said. All 30 members of the crew of the Panama-flagged vessel are safe and in good he...
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Jayme Biendl had worked with the corrections department since 2002 . She was found strangled, with her keys and radio missing . An inmate who told officers he had planned to escape is considered a suspect .
[ "(CNN) -- A female correctional officer at a Washington state prison was strangled and an inmate who told officers he had planned to escape is under investigation, authorities said Sunday. Jayme Biendl, 34, was discovered late Saturday night after workers at the Monroe Correctional Complex noticed her keys and radi...
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Exelon wants to build a $16 billion nuclear plant near Victoria . Supporters say it will be a boon to the small town's economy . The plant would lie on a "growth fault" that opponents say could be unsafe . Exelon says growth faults are not seismic and do not pose a risk .
[ "Victoria, Texas (CNN) -- This small Texas town is half a world away from the nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan. Nevertheless, the calamity is having a ripple effect. This week, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission held a scheduled two-day public hearing on a nuclear power plant near Victoria. There, Texans for...
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NEW: U.N. chief is "troubled" by clashes along Thai-Cambodian border, urges talks . NEW: Cambodia's military blasts what it calls "repeated deliberate acts of aggression" NEW: A Thai official says Cambodia fired first, saying its forces acted in self-defense . The tension revolves around who controls territory along th...
[ "Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Renewed clashes in a disputed area along the Thai-Cambodian border killed at least one Thai soldier and left 11 people injured Saturday, Thailand's MCOT news agency reported. The skirmish came a day after officials said three Thai soldiers and three Cambodian soldiers were killed in figh...
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NEW: Prime minister resigns after parliament rejects austerity plan . NEW: Supporters of the plan say the defeat could create political turmoil . NEW: Opponents say the plan placed too much on the backs of the poor . Portugal is struggling with fiscal problems that could require a bailout .
[ "Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates resigned Wednesday in a televised speech to his debt-ridden nation after parliament rejected his government's austerity plan intended to ease the financial crisis. Opposition parties combined to vote down the plan, which they viewed as hurting Portugal...
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Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations are helping Bahrain quash protesters . Bahraini royal family and Saudi Arabia are Sunni . Iraqi protesters decry violence against Shiite protesters in Bahrain .
[ "(CNN) -- Hundreds of angry Iraqis demonstrated in the holy Shiite city of Karbala on Thursday, protesting the use of foreign troops in the crackdown against anti-government protests in Bahrain. This week, military forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council -- including Saudi Arabia -- arrived in Bahrain to help the ...
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Royal Emirates Group completes takeover of Spanish club Getafe . Madrid-based team's captain and former owner go to Dubai for official signing . Group hopes to build a bridge between Europe and the Middle East . Malaga and Racing Santander also bought by overseas investors in the past year .
[ "(CNN) -- Getafe became the third Spanish football club to pass into foreign ownership on Thursday after signing a deal with Dubai's Royal Emirates Group. The Madrid-based team followed in the footsteps of Malaga and Racing Santander, which were also taken over by overseas interests in the past year. Royal Emirates...
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Nintendo 3DS may be the greatest hoax ever perpetrated, says Steinberg . Steinberg: Nintendo won't say directly, but system is portal for loads of 3-D multimedia . The system will play 3-D versions of premium game franchises like "Street Fighter"
[ "(CNN) -- Nintendo 3DS, a glasses-free 3-D handheld video game system, arrives March 27 for $249.99. Nintendo hopes it will make the strongest case yet for 3-D special effects affordability and relevance. But calling it a gaming console may be the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American public. Gaming, it tu...
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Experts weigh in on the Arab unrest and describe what they think will happen next . Several are optimistic about the possibility of more regime change . The exception might be Syria, where the odds seem to be stacked against protesters . Even if more change is slow to come, "the tide of history has turned," one expert ...
[ "(CNN) -- It all happened so fast. In January, less than a month after fruit vendor Mohammed Bouazizi lit himself on fire, nationwide protests in Tunisia forced out President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. One month later, Egypt experienced its own revolution, and unrest spread across the region to other countries such a...
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Moshe Katsav pulls out of an earlier plea deal . He is guilty on multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment . He resigned the presidency in 2007 because of the sexual assault allegations . The case involved three women -- two in the president's office and one in the Tourism Ministry .
[ "Jerusalem (CNN) -- A Tel Aviv district court Tuesday sentenced former Israeli President Moshe Katsav to seven years in prison on multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment. The case involved three women -- two in the president's office and one in the Tourism Ministry. In late December, the three-judge panel fo...
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Long-time leaders Borussia Dortmund must wait another week to clinch seventh title . Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen keep race alive with victory over Hoffenheim . Dortmund's lead cut to five points with three games left after Gladbach defeat . Bayern's Champions League hopes dented by 1-1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt .
[ "(CNN) -- Borussia Dortmund's title celebrations have been put on hold for another week after the champions-elect suffered a shock defeat on Saturday and closest rivals Bayer Leverkusen won. Dortmund would have clinched a first German crown since 2002 with victory against the Bundesliga's bottom team if Leverkusen ...
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Learn about the devastation caused by a powerful earthquake in New Zealand . Contrast the political unrest unfolding in the nations of Libya and Bahrain . Discover how some art students plan to use their creativity for a cause . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories .
[ "(CNN Student News) -- February 23, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • New Zealand • Libya • Bahrain . 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: It is Wednesday, February 23rd, and we have a lot of intern...
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NEW: Forest Service responded to 4 new fires Wednesday totaling more than 1,000 acres . Evacuation orders were lifted for Coke County and Palo Pinto, Texas . Possum Kingdom resident Jackie Fewell has set up a blog to provide updates . New fires emerge in Stephens and Garza counties in northern Texas .
[ "Dallas (CNN) -- Texas firefighters Wednesday battled blazes that have scorched more than a million acres and have been burning for more than a week, according to the Texas Forest Service. \"We're actually seeing Texas burn from border to border. We've got it in west Texas, in east Texas, in north Texas, in south T...
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Moammar Gadhafi led a military coup in 1969 that began in Benghazi . He now faces his first real popular unrest in 42 years centered in Benghazi . Gadhafi has been controversial internationally and has become more a statesman lately . His government has restricted communication and freedom, experts and critics say .
[ "(CNN) -- Moammar Gadhafi's first grab at power occurred 42 years ago in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, when he led a crew of fellow military officers in taking over key government institutions on his way to usurping the nation's monarchy. Ever since, he's referred to himself as the Leader of the Revolution -...
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Robinho's late winner puts AC Milan eight points clear with four games to play . Five-time defending champions Inter move up to second place with 2-1 win over Lazio . Napoli's title hopes suffer another blow with second successive defeat . Bari drop down to Serie A following 1-0 defeat by fellow strugglers Sampdoria .
[ "(CNN) -- AC Milan edged closer to a first Italian league title since 2004 after Saturday's 1-0 win at lowly Brescia, whose fellow strugglers Bari dropped into Serie B. Massimiliano Allegri's Milan, seeking to end years of dominance by Inter and claim an 18th scudetto, moved eight points clear of their city rivals ...
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Singapore Airlines A380 superjumbo completes historic maiden flight . Luxury first class cabins have separate leather seats and double beds . One passenger paid $100,000 for the first Singapore to Sydney trip .
[ "(CNN) -- It was two years late and billions of dollars over budget, but this week the Singapore Airline-owned A380 completed its maiden passenger journey between Singapore and Sydney. Making history: the first double bed on a commercial jet . On board were nearly 500 passengers who had bid thousands of dollars for...
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Barcelona eight points clear in Spain as Lionel Messi scores record 50th goal of season . Argentine comes off the bench in much-changed team for 2-0 win over Osasuna . Real Madrid continue from cup win with 6-3 thrashing of third-placed Valencia . Fifth-placed Athletic Bilbao beat Basque rivals Real Sociedad 2-1 at hom...
[ "(CNN) -- Lionel Messi scored a record 50th goal this season as Barcelona bounced back from midweek Spanish Cup heartache to maintain an eight-point lead in La Liga on Saturday. The two-time world player of the year became the first player to reach the half-century mark in a Spanish season as he moved past Real Mad...
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Rerouted passengers are put up in hotels . Airport closed after a tornado struck Friday . St. Louis is the country's 30th-busiest airport .
[ "(CNN) -- A travel website on Saturday flashed the word \"CANCELED\" in blinking red letters across an online flight schedule for Missouri's largest airport after a rash of severe weather stranded travelers across the region. Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, the country's 30th busiest, was closed after a to...
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Data is scare on radioactivity coming from Japan's damaged reactors . Experts need good data in building computer models to track radioactivity . Official: "There's a lot of genuine confusion about what is going on" Experts say radiation from Japan does not pose a significant health threat to the U.S.
[ "Washington (CNN) -- U.S. government experts trying to construct a model of radiation plumes emanating from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant are being hampered by a \"paucity of good data,\" a senior administration official told CNN. \"We have done some (computer) modeling,\" the official said, noting the gove...
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NEW: The decision is not meant as a criticism of the Quantico facility, an official says . The conditions of Bradley Manning's detention have been controversial . He is being moved to the Joint Regional Correctional Facility . Officials say a mental-health evaluation has been completed .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, suspected of leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website, is being moved to the Joint Regional Correctional Facility at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, defense officials said Tuesday. \"At this juncture of the case, given the likely continued period of pre-...
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3 civilians and a police officer were killed Wednesday in a rocket attack . Police say the attack injured an additional 15 people . Quetta is Balochistan's provincial capital .
[ "Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Three civilians and a police officer were killed Wednesday after militants fired two rockets at security checkpoints in Pakistan's western city of Quetta. Police spokesman Abdullah Afridi said militants fired the rockets along Saryab Road, injuring an additional 15 people. Earlier this...
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Obama visiting Brazil, Chile, El Salvador amid war in Mideast, post-quake crisis in Japan . Analysts say the U.S. can't afford to ignore Latin America despite those challenges . Obama makes case for economic opportunities for U.S. businesses in Latin America . Despite their problems, Latin American countries have made ...
[ "(CNN) -- It's his first trip to South America, one that many doubted would happen at all. President Obama's five-day tour to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador happens as a nuclear and humanitarian crisis unfolds in Japan after a powerful earthquake and tsunami hit the island. And a civil war rages on in Libya, threate...
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NEW: Electoral commission postpones voting in two states . The president tells protesters to avoid violence . "There are ... no grievances that our laws and courts cannot address," he says . Protesters in the mostly Muslim north charge the vote is rigged after Jonathan's election .
[ "Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Concerned about ongoing violence, Nigerian election officials Thursday delayed gubernatorial elections in two states. Voters in Kaduna and Bauchi states will now go to the polls on April 28, said Attahiru M. Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Elections will con...
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"Bulletstorm" follows Grayson Hunt, an assassin-turned-mercenary . In the game, the more outlandish the killing, the more points you get . It is not only about using the different weapons, but also the environment .
[ "(CNN) -- While most first-person shooter games want players to kill as a means of completing a mission,\"Bulletstorm\" takes that premise to the next level by having players \"kill with skill.\" The new first-person shooter from Epic Games, People Can Fly and Electronic Arts ends up being a campy, over-the-top off...
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High levels of radioactive substances have been found in seawater . The impact on marine life is unclear, and tests are expected to continue . Tests also reveal radiation in milk and spinach . Japan's chief Cabinet secretary urges consumers "not to panic"
[ "Tokyo (CNN) -- Japanese officials' concerns over food contamination expanded beyond the country's borders Tuesday as tests detected radiation in ocean water offshore. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that high levels of radioactive substances were found in seawater near the plant, but said that the res...
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NEW: The ship owner doesn't know the cause of the fire . Most of the crew is rescued from the Athena . It's heading for Falmouth, England, under its own power . The vessel caught fire more than 200 miles from land .
[ "London, England (CNN) -- A fishing ship whose crew had to be rescued from a fire is limping to port in the United Kingdom, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency told CNN Wednesday. Ninety-eight crew members were rescued from the Athena early Wednesday, while 13 remain on board to keep the fire under control and pilot...
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Marriage industry is rare bright spot in Japan . 30% more people call matchmaker after disasters . Importance of family highlighted, woman says .
[ "Tokyo (CNN) -- In her cramped downtown office where wedding dress displays fight for space with file cabinets, Miyuki Uekusa has been busy answering the phone for the past month. \"Before the quake, many of our members were just thinking about marriage vaguely,\" said the professional matchmaker, whose agency Marr...
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Tsvangirai seeks end of current coalition government . Zimbabwe's finance minister says the country's poor performance cannot finance elections this year . Tsvangirai says his party will form the next government and resuscitate the economy .
[ "Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe's prime minister Thursday said the country will hold an election in \"12 months\" and he wants an outcome that can't be contested. \"In 12 months time we have an election in this country. Let it be free and let it be peaceful,\" said Morgan Tsvangirai, speaking in Bulawayo -- a...
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NEW: BP claims blowout preventer had faulty design and manufacture . Gov. Jindal: Some BP promises "have still not been kept" "We need to see the sense of urgency," a parish president says . 11 victims are remembered as heroes .
[ "(CNN) -- On the first anniversary of an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling platform, which triggered the biggest oil disaster in U.S. history, BP filed suit Wednesday against the manufacturer of the rig platform's blowout preventer. \"BP has sued Cameron for its faulty design and manufacture of t...
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A Thai military spokesman says another soldier died from the clashes . Military source: Unit-level commanders agreed to a cease fire Thursday . Ancient temples are at the core of the dispute . Indonesia offers to help resolve the crisis .
[ "Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Fighting raged on along the turbulent Thai-Cambodian border Friday, one day after a military source said local commanders from both sides had agreed to a cease-fire. Thai military spokesman Col. Sansern Kawekumnerd said Friday that another Thai soldier died and four soldiers were injured...
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Hundreds chant outside the courthouse in support of the defendants . In February, a mob of about 1,000 attacked 25 members of the Ahmadiyah sect . Video shows people with knives and stones taking part . Rights groups want the government to revoke a decree banning Ahmadiyah .
[ "Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- The trial of 12 men charged in a deadly attack against a minority Muslim sect began Tuesday under heavy security in West Java. \"We deployed about 1,095 personnel,\" said Senior Commissioner Budiarto, the operations head of the police department in Banten province. Two water cannons and...
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Most of the pirate attacks are occurring near Somalia, group says . Seven people have been killed during these attacks . One of the attacks was in February on a yacht where four Americans were killed .
[ "London (CNN) -- Piracy, mostly in the dangerous waters near Somalia, has surged this year and may be at an all-time high, according to a new report Thursday. There have been 142 pirate attacks worldwide in the first three months of this year, according to the report from the International Chamber of Commerce's Int...
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Police arrested Victor Manuel Felix and seven other members of the Sinaloa cartel . Felix is the father-in-law of one of Joaquin Guzman's children . Guzman is one of the most-wanted men in Mexico .
[ "Mexico City (CNN) -- Eight drug traffickers belonging to Mexican drug lord Joaquin \"El Chapo\" Guzman's organization have been captured, including a man presumed to be Guzman's relative and confidant, officials said Wednesday. Federal police captured Victor Manuel Felix, alias \"El Senor,\" who worked for the Sin...
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was a teenager when she had a Harvard boyfriend . A collection of her letters to him is now being auctioned . The writings are described as Onassis's earliest letters .
[ "(CNN) -- Letters by a teenage Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis to her Harvard boyfriend in the late 1940s show the future first lady writing about adolescent love, kissing and her loathing of attending a finishing school. The 22 letters and a printed telegram are being auctioned by Christie's, which estimates th...
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Edin Dzeko breaks his Premier League duck as Man City beat Blackburn 1-0 . Bosnian striker had gone nine games with an English league goal . City move clear of Spurs in fourth while Blackburn are deep in relegation trouble . Real Zaragoza beat struggling Almeria 1-0 in Spain's La Liga .
[ "(CNN) -- Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko finally broke his English Premier League duck for Manchester City, as his goal helped Roberto Mancini's side to a 1-0 victory at Blackburn Rovers. Dzeko moved to City from German club Wolfsburg in January for a fee reported to be in the region of $44.5 million but had gone nine ...
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Director of Kandahar's prison is among 20 held . The escape was an embarrassment to authorities . The Taliban claimed responsibility for the escape .
[ "Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The head of a Kandahar prison where a mass escape occurred this week was among 20 people arrested Thursday on suspicion of assisting the jailbreak, a senior prison official told CNN. Suspicions have run high that -- given the ease and scale of the escape -- there was some inside help at...
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A Russian and a Nigerian were convicted in connection with $100 million worth of cocaine . The men were convicted on conspiracy charges related to at least three large shipments . Konstantin Yaroshenko and Chigbo Peter Umeh were arrested in May . They tried to bribe Liberian government officials, including the son of L...
[ "New York (CNN) -- A Russian cargo pilot and his Nigerian broker were found guilty on Thursday of conspiring to traffic more than $100 million worth of cocaine into the United States and Europe from ports in West Africa. Federal prosecutors say Konstantin Yaroshenko, 42, and Chigbo Peter Umeh, 43, were arrested in ...
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Hu Jintao tells business leaders China is not pursuing an expansionist policy . Congressional leaders discuss human rights and economic issues with Hu . The session follows Hu's meeting Wednesday with President Obama .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao wrapped up his visit to the U.S. capital Thursday, telling an audience of American business leaders that Beijing is seeking closer ties and greater trust with the United States on a range of issues. He sought to assuage concerns about China's rising economic and mili...
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The African Union's cease-fire proposal was rejected by the Libyan opposition Monday . The organization was created nearly 10 years ago with Moammar Gadhafi's help . The African Union has provided the continent with a diplomatic and economic boost . But some experts say its history with Gadhafi creates a conflict of in...
[ "(CNN) -- Hopes for a Libyan cease-fire were raised briefly this week when it was announced that longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi had agreed, in principle, to the African Union's \"road map\" proposal for peace. Gadhafi's opposition later rejected the proposal, but its leaders said they would be open to any other pr...
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Consular section expected to reopen on or about Monday . State Department continues to warn against travel to Ivory Coast . Statement indicates there are continued reports of lawlessness in Abidjan .
[ "Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- The U.S. Embassy consular section in Abidjan may reopen Monday, but it initially will provide limited services, according to the State Department. The department continues to warn American citizens against traveling to Ivory Coast despite the arrest of former President Laurent Gbagbo,...
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NEW: Sexual assaults by armed men increase, international agency says . The International Criminal Court is poised to investigate Laurent Gbagbo . Human rights monitors accuse pro-Ouattara forces of atrocities, as well . Ensuring justice in Ivory Coast will be critical to its future, experts say .
[ "(CNN) -- The former leader of Ivory Coast may have to face international charges for alleged crimes committed during his time in office, President Alassane Ouattara announced Wednesday, as he outlined his plans to bring peace and security to his nation. Ouattara told reporters that he was setting up a Truth and Re...
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NEW: Obama calls President Alassane Ouattara . EU announces recovery package for Ivory Coast . Military leaders pledge support for Ouattara . Laurent Gbagbo rejected immunity, influence and a university position, a source says .
[ "Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- The European Union announced a recovery package of 180 million euros for the Ivory Coast on Tuesday as residents of the African nation attempted to adjust to life with a clear leader and relative stability after months of bloodshed. Forces arrested former President Laurent Gbagbo afte...
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Latest group includes 37 former Cuban political prisoners and their relatives . They are the last of a group of political prisoners whose release was negotiated last year . They boarded buses headed for 15 destinations around Spain .
[ "Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- A total of 37 former Cuban political prisoners landed in Madrid on Friday from Havana, boosting to 115 the number of former Cuban prisoners who have come to Spain since last July, a Spanish Foreign Ministry statement said. The latest group includes Cuban dissident Orlando Fundora, arrested i...
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The Irish president and the head of the Catholic church in Ireland offer their condolences . The incident occurred in Omagh, site of a deadly bombing in 1998 . The victim was a Catholic police officer . The officer recently joined the Northern Ireland police service .
[ "Omagh, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- A Catholic police officer was killed in a blast on Saturday in Northern Ireland, said police and politicians at the scene. Police said an explosive device detonated under a car in the Highfield Close area of Omagh, Northern Ireland, in the afternoon. The victim -- Ronan Kerr -- was...
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NEW: Kandahar resident: "Impossible to call this system a government" Taliban claims 106 of the escapees were military commanders . Afghan president's office calls jail break a "disaster" The Taliban claims to have facilitated the prison break by digging a tunnel .
[ "Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Hundreds of inmates, many of them insurgent fighters, slipped out of a southern Afghanistan prison early Monday through a nearly quarter-mile tunnel dug beneath the compound from the outside. The Taliban issued a statement taking responsibility for the escape from the prison in Kandahar...
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Survivors say the boat was carrying about 300 people . It capsizes off Lampedusa in Maltese waters . 53 people have been rescued . Many of them came from African countries, newspaper reports .
[ "Milan, Italy (CNN) -- Rescue crews continued their search Thursday for more than 200 people after the boat they were in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. The boat was carrying about 300 people, survivors told rescue officials, according to Italian Coast Guard spokesman Cosimo Nicastro. It sank Tuesday about 62 ki...
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In all, seven deaths are reported in clashes that erupted nationwide . A defected general leads forces clashing with the regime . Yemen's attorney general theratens to resign unless previous deaths are probed .
[ "Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Five people were killed in clashes between rival forces in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as nationwide protests against the government continued Wednesday. Of the dead in Sanaa, two were loyal to Gen. Ali Muhsen Al-Ahmar, who has defected to the opposition, a government security official said. The...
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Krista Dittmeyer, 20, has not been seen since Saturday . Her 14-month-old daughter was left in her running car . Relatives say she never would have left the child alone .
[ "(CNN) -- Police in New Hampshire are searching for a missing mother after her baby daughter was discovered in an abandoned car with its engine running and hazard lights flashing, authorities said. Krista Dittmeyer, 20, has not been seen since Saturday, when the 14-month-old was found alone in her car, parked in th...
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Attorney for blogger is not aware of any charges against him . About 10 men pick up Ahmed Mansoor from his apartment, his wife says . Dubai police promises to look into the matter . Mansoor was part of a group that petitioned the president for direct elections .
[ "Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- An Emirati blogger who has called for reform in the United Arab Emirates is being held in Al Wathba prison in Abu Dhabi, his wife said Wednesday . Ahmed Mansoor is being treated well, according to wife Nadia, who said she spoke to him Tuesday evening. Mansoor's attorney, Ab...
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Main bulk of iPad text content consumption is from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Data doesn't reveal if folk are multitasking by watching TV at the same time . It's something of a return to a traditional leisure hour image .
[ "(Fast Company) -- The iPad is changing how folks read stuff online -- no surprise if you think how different a gizmo it is to a PC. But a new study shows it's moving online reading into primetime TV hours, which is big news. Is evening reading coming back, just in a digital style? The study comes from internal da...
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Angie Cooper had been having an affair for one year before her husband found out . Angie: "I didn't feel important to Greg beyond being our children's caregiver" Greg: Didn't know Angie was lonely-- thought she didn't love love me . Relationship seminars helped heal Greg and Angie's emotional wounds .
[ "(RealSimple.com) -- The shocking discovery of an affair nearly devastated their marriage, but a series of couples support seminars helped repair and strengthen their bond. Angie and Greg Cooper Duluth, Georgia Married 20 years . One afternoon in the fall of 2002, Greg sat down at the family's computer with the int...
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Senior officials might be hit with asset freeze, travel ban . Washington concerned about increased violence against protesters . Syria has proved immune to U.S. pressure during protests . Administration had feared destabilizing Bashar al-Assad regime .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. is preparing new sanctions against members of the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad who are overseeing the violent crackdown against protesters, according to several senior U.S. officials with knowledge of the action. A new Treasury Department executive order targeting senior officials ...
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NEW: Haynesworth denies the accusation through his lawyer . Tackle indicted, set to be arraigned May 10 . Prosecutors say football player fondled a waitress .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- Football player Albert Haynesworth has been charged with misdemeanor sexual abuse involving a waitress at a Washington hotel bar. A defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins, Haynesworth, 29, allegedly stuck a credit card down the front of a server's dress and fondled her breast, according t...
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CNN Hero Roseanna Means gives homeless women in the Boston area free medical care . She says women have more health issues than men, and they're often victims of assault . Means: Preventive care can help these women cope and save costs to the health care system . Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN He...
[ "Boston (CNN) -- More than 2,000 women in Boston are homeless, but CNN Hero Roseanna Means is giving them something they can count on -- free, quality medical care. Means is the founder of Women of Means, a nonprofit organization that sends volunteer doctors and nurses into homeless shelters in and around Boston. S...
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NEW: Two teeth that appear to be human are discovered by investigators . NEW: The teeth are found near where a human skull was uncovered in Nassau County . NEW: Nassau County official says this is a step toward bringing "this killer to justice"
[ "New York (CNN) -- Two teeth that appear to be human were discovered by investigators Friday in a thicketed and remote oceanfront stretch of Long Island, according to police. The teeth were found near where a human skull was uncovered in Nassau County last week, and are the latest discovery in an ongoing search tha...
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Get up to speed on a coalition operation involving airstrikes against Libya . Understand the challenges of assessing the toll of a disaster in Japan . Gaze up at a moon that appears bigger because it is literally closer to Earth . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories .
[ "(CNN Student News) -- March 21, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Libya • Japan: Disaster-affected Areas • Haiti . 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: Military action is underway in the skies over...
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NEW: Clinton says the United States is "deeply concerned" Each side blames the other for the violence, which erupted near two temples . Thousands have been evacuated from nearby villages .
[ "Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Clashes over a disputed area along the Thai-Cambodian border erupted for a fourth consecutive day Monday, resulting in the death of a Thai soldier, a military official said. Four other Thai soldiers have been killed since the fighting started Friday, according to Col. Sansern Kaewkumnerd...
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NEW: Police are trying to determine why the men were at a housing project . Two men found shot dead Saturday in Sarasota, Florida . Shooting occurred in a residential area on a one-way street .
[ "(CNN) -- A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in the murder of two British men, found shot dead at 3 a.m. Saturday in Sarasota, Florida, police say. Sarasota Police have identified the victims as James M. Cooper, 25, and James Thomas Kouzaris, 24, both from England. The juvenile, who police said was arrested previo...
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NEW: Death toll rises to 98 . Japan's Asahi Shinbun interviewed two students pulled alive from the rubble . 27 Japanese students are still missing amid Christchurch devastation . Authorities are conducting house-to-house searches for victims .
[ "(CNN) -- At least 98 people have been killed by the earthquake in New Zealand and the death toll could rise, Prime Minister John Key said Thursday, as hundreds remain missing -- among them, nearly 30 Japanese students. As more bodies are recovered and as the identification process continues, authorities acknowledg...
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Hawaii's governor says he will tour damaged areas . Governor is seeking federal funds to help rebuild .
[ "(CNN) -- Hawaii's Governor Neil Abercrombie said the tsunami has caused tens of millions of dollars in damage and he plans to visit some of the damaged areas Tuesday. The tsunami that devastated Japan brought powerful waves to the Hawaii islands last week. Abercrombie has signed a \"state of disaster proclamation\...
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Taliban claims 106 of the escapees were military commanders . Afghan president's office calls jail break a "disaster" The Taliban claims to have facilitated the prison break by digging a tunnel . Kandahar resident: "Impossible to call this system a government"
[ "Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan authorities said Tuesday they have recaptured 65 of the more than 400 inmates who slipped out of a southern Afghanistan prison a day earlier through a nearly quarter-mile tunnel dug beneath the compound. A massive search operation continues to find the others -- many of them insu...
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A bomb blast on Monday kills 3 people . President Goodluck Jonathan calls for peace . Police blame Boko Haram, an Islamist sect, for the attacks . Northern Muslims in some areas charge the presidential election was rigged .
[ "Borno, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigeria will proceed with national gubernatorial elections Tuesday, despite continuing violence that has raised fears that an Islamist group will step up attacks against voters. Bomb blasts Monday in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno killed three people and wounded dozens, police said. ...
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Jose Mourinho tells his players that willpower can overcome the most powerful forces . Real Madrid play Barcelona for the third time this month in first leg of semifinal . Mourinho guided Inter Milan to victory over Barca in last-four stage in Europe in 2010 . Spanish champions boosted by return of captain Carles Puyol...
[ "(CNN) -- Coach Jose Mourinho has told his Real Madrid players to heed the wisdom of Albert Einstein ahead of Wednesday's Champions League semifinal first leg against Spanish arch-rivals Barcelona. Having been crushed 5-0 by Barca in this season's first \"Clasico\" clash in the Catalan capital in November, Mourinho...
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NEW: A friend of the yacht's owners say they were worried about piracy . The yacht is owned by an American couple . The yacht was hijacked in the Indian Ocean en route from India to Oman . U.S. officials say they are monitoring the situation .
[ "(CNN) -- Somali pirates hijacked a yacht with four Americans onboard in the Indian Ocean, U.S. military officials said Saturday. The identities of the Americans were not immediately known, but the yacht, the S/V Quest, is owned by Jean and Scott Adam, according to Ecoterra International. It is not clear whether th...
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Learn about the details of a deadly gunfight at an Afghan airport . Consider the debate over continuing subsidies to the oil industry . Check out a CNN documentary that looks at science education in the U.S. Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories .
[ "(CNN Student News) -- April 28, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Afghanistan • Hawaii . 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: I'm Carl Azuz, and in today's show, we're talking about the U.S. econom...
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Barcelona celebrate 2009 success with six-trophy parade before home clash with Villarreal . Barca remain on course to repeat success as they head Spanish League by two points from Real Madrid . Real Madrid resume their La Liga campaign away to Osasuna on Sunday .
[ "(CNN) -- Barcelona will parade their incredible six-trophy haul from 2009 as they begin the New Year with a home league clash against Villarreal on Saturday in the Camp Nou. Barca won an historic treble of Spanish league, Spanish Cup and and Champions League titles last season, their first under former captain Pe...
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Self-help guru James Arthur Ray is on trial for manslaughter of three persons . They died participating in a "sweat lodge" retreat in the Arizona desert . One participant says he saw people vomiting and foaming at the mouth .
[ "(CNN) -- A deadly 2009 \"sweat lodge\" retreat in Arizona left participants so sickened that the scene resembled \"a battleground\" with people vomiting, foaming at the mouth and with their eyes nearly popping out, according to one survivor who testified Thursday. \"I saw people agonizing,\" said Lou Caci, a parti...
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The opposition party says it concurs with the findings . The UN panel says both the government and rebels likely committed war crimes . It recommends an immediate Sri Lankan investigation . The report focuses on the final stages of the war, which ended in May 2009 .
[ "United Nations (CNN) -- The Sri Lankan government cried foul Tuesday after a U.N. panel said it has found credible allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both sides during the final stages of the country's civil war. A government spokesman called the panel's report \"unacceptable,\" whi...
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NEW: All three fatalities came from a single bomb blast . Governorship elections slated for Tuesday . Police blame Boko Haram, an Islamist sect, for the attacks .
[ "(CNN) -- Bomb blasts Monday in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno killed three people and wounded dozens, raising fears that an Islamist group will step up attacks against voters on the eve of national governorship elections, police said. In one of three blasts, a bomb thrown from a motorcycle on which two youn...
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Two Air Force fliers went down over Libya on March 21 . Both were rescued, with the military keeping quiet on details . Now, an Air Force video from their welcome-home ceremony provides some of the story . "You feel the weight of ... the entire military ... making sure you get home," says one .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- For hours on March 21, U.S. Air Force Maj. Kenneth Harney of Lexington, Kentucky, and Capt. Tyler Stark of Littleton, Colorado, were the focus of nearly every U.S. service member in the Mediterranean Sea region. Nearly a dozen aircraft, a platoon of Marines and even Libyan civilians worked to r...
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The FBI wants to study the laptop of Joran Van der Sloot . He was the last person to be seen with Natalee Holloway . The Alabama teen disappeared during a trip to Aruba in 2005 . Van der Sloot is accused of killing Stephany Flores in Lima, Peru, last year .
[ "(CNN) -- FBI agents are traveling to Peru to study a laptop belonging to Joran Van der Sloot -- who was arrested twice in connection with the Natalee Holloway case, but was not charged -- according to a Lima court document. The Alabama teen disappeared during a high school graduation trip to Aruba in 2005. Van der...
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Jose Mourinho defends his post-match tirade after his side lost to Barcelona . Mourinho was sent to the stands for complaining about red card for Pepe . Portuguese coach says pictures of the incidents back up his claims .
[ "(CNN) -- Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has stood by his post-match tirade against officialdom after his side lost 2-0 to bitter rivals Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal tie Wednesday. Mourinho spoke of a \"scandal\" and favoritism towards Barca as both he and central defender Pepe w...
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Sri Sathya Sai Baba is buried in a state funeral . A multitude of devotees and politicians attend the rites in southern India . The spiritual leader died on Sunday at age 85 . Critics have accused him of fraud -- allegations he denied .
[ "New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Famed Indian spiritual guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba was laid to rest Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of followers bid a tearful farewell to the ascetic they revered as a living god. Hymns rang through his ashram at his hometown of Puttaparthi in southern India as his body was sprinkled wit...
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Police are searching for other bombs in the neighborhood . No other explosive devices have been found . About a dozen homes in Vacaville, California, are evacuated . The wounded man was airlifted to a hospital .
[ "(CNN) -- An explosive device hidden inside a newspaper exploded when a Vacaville, California, man picked it up near his doorstep Sunday morning, a city official said. The wounded man was airlifted to a hospital, and residents of a dozen neighboring homes were evacuated, Vacaville city spokesman Mark Mazzaferro sai...