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Apple has halved its orders for screens for the iPhone 5 . Apple's share price plunged 3.57% to $501.75 -- its lowest point in 11 months . Apple's iOS software runs two in ten smartphones, compared to Android's seven out of ten . CEO Tim Cook expects that China will become Apple's biggest market .
[ "(CNN) -- Apple, the world's most valuable company, became definitively less valuable on Monday after news the global tech giant halved its orders for screens for the iPhone 5. According to Japan's Nikkei news service, Apple had originally ordered 65 million iPhone screens for the 2013 January-to-March quarter from...
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The U.N.-Arab League envoy on Syria meets with Russian and U.S. diplomats . He says they "stressed a political process to end the crisis" is still feasible . 116 were killed around Syria on Sunday, an opposition group reports .
[ "(CNN) -- After 21 months of bloodshed and a failure by the international community to do anything to stop it, the U.N.-Arab League point man on the Syrian crisis expressed confidence Sunday that a political resolution is possible. Lakhdar Brahimi's optimism followed talks in Geneva with Russian Deputy Foreign Mikh...
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Unions have protested for 6 days in Madison . The largest teachers' union calls for a return to work . Madison's teachers' local says it will keep protesting Monday .
[ "(CNN) -- After six days of protests that packed the state capitol, Wisconsin's major teachers' union called on members to start returning to work Monday but keep fighting a proposed rollback of union protections for public employees. \"To educators whose contracts do not recognize Presidents' Day, we call on them ...
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NEW: More than 18 miles of interstate closed in one section on Louisiana . A stalled front brings snow, ice, heavy rain and possible flooding . Nearly 200 flights are canceled at Dallas airport . Parts of Mississippi are under a state of emergency .
[ "(CNN) -- A slew of weather warnings and watches extended Tuesday from northeastern Texas to southern Maine as a stalled frontal system threatened some areas with heavy snow and others with significant rain. The National Weather Service said snow is likely in southern New England and the northern Mid-Atlantic state...
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NEW: "I was policed and punished for my beliefs," says a Christian who lost his claim . Nadia Eweida wins her case, over wearing a cross, at the European Court of Human Rights . Three others lose their claims to have suffered religious discrimination at work . The rights group Liberty says the rulings are a great resul...
[ "London (CNN) -- A British Christian woman suffered religious discrimination when British Airways told her not to wear a visible cross over her uniform, a top European court ruled Tuesday. However, three other British Christians lost related religious discrimination claims at the European Court of Human Rights. Bel...
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NEW: Musharraf declines to give a specific return date because of security concerns . NEW: "This is a do-or-die moment for me and my party," he tells CNN . Musharraf plans to return to his home country sometime between January 27 and 30 . Pakistani official: The former president will be promptly arrested upon his retur...
[ "Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf pledged in a speech Sunday to return to his country later this month, despite word from authorities that he will be arrested when he does so. \"I am coming, Pakistan,\" Musharraf told thousands of supporters via video link in the southern cit...
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Draft resolution calls on al-Assad to step down, transfer power to vice president . It also calls for formation of a national unity government . Draft gives Syria 15 days to comply or risk further measures .
[ "United Nations (CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council discussed Friday a resolution introduced by Morocco that calls on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and transfer power to his vice president. The resolution also supports \"full implementation\" of the Arab League report on Syria that called on Syria to...
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CNN's "Gary and Tony Have a Baby" followed gay couple's struggle to become parents . Reader: "As long as they love and nourish that child it will make ... no difference" Some argued having same-sex parents would harm a child . Others shared stories of growing up with same-sex parents or being gay parents .
[ "(CNN) -- From personal stories of growing up with gay parents to challenges of what defines a family, the public's comments on same-sex couples having families was supportive and critical, calm and heated -- sometimes all in one conversation thread. In CNN's documentary \"Gary and Tony Have a Baby,\" Soledad O'Br...
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The Security Council expresses concern about the rising violence . It condemns "acts of wanton violence" against U.N. officials in Ivory Coast . The nation's ambassador to the U.N. wanted a stronger statement .
[ "United Nations (CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council warned Thursday that civil war could return to Ivory Coast in West Africa after months of political deadlock. In a statement to the press, the council said the ongoing dispute over who is president of the country risks a resurgence of the civil war that erupted in ...
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Officials earlier said track circuit had been repaired June 17, five days before crash . In update, NTSB says that after repair, circuit periodically lost "ability to detect trains" It's not clear if operators were aware of problem before accident, NTSB says . Since crash, trains have been operated manually, NTSB has r...
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Officials investigating last week's crash of two Metro subway trains said a system used to detect trains in the area of the accident had failed intermittently in the days immediately before the fatal crash. Investigators are shown at the crash scene in Washington. Nine people were killed in th...
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NEW: North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman calls the statement "devoid of any proper judgment" South Korean official says the U.N. statement makes it clear North Korea is to blame . North Korean official calls the U.N. statement "our great diplomatic victory" U.N. statement stops short of naming North Korea in sinkin...
[ "United Nations (CNN) -- The United Nations formally condemned Friday the sinking of a South Korean warship in March but did not specifically name North Korea, which a multinational probe found culpable in the incident. \"The Security Council deplores the attack,\" the 15-member council said in what is known as a p...
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The end of the Maya calendar has hoteliers rolling out themed packages . Along Mexico's Riviera Maya, resorts are offering special spa treatments and menus . In the United States, urban hotels are getting in on the end-of-the-world offers .
[ "(CNN) -- If you believe the Mayas, the end of the world is near. At least that's how some people have interpreted the fact that when the Mesoamericans conceived their Long Count calendar more than 5,000 years ago, it happened to stop at December 21, 2012. Others believe the end of the Maya calendar simply refers t...
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Mission urges Security Council to consider bringing case to International Criminal Court . Syrian government rights violations include murder and disappearances, report says . U.S. and European leaders call on Syrian President al-Assad to step down . U.S. executive order blocks Syrian property and bans U.S. investments...
[ "(CNN) -- A humanitarian mission from the United Nations will travel this weekend to Syria to look for effects of President Bashar al-Assad's protest crackdown, a U.N. official said Thursday shortly after the release of a damning report. \"We have been guaranteed that we will have full access to anywhere we would w...
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Bayern Munich fans denied winning celebration ahead of Bundesliga winter break . Home side has to come from behind to earn 1-1 draw with Monchengladbach . Result means Bayern must wait for Saturday's results to set new halfway record . Victory for Bayer Leverkusen will stop leaders breaking Dortmund's 10-point mileston...
[ "(CNN) -- Bayern Munich's hopes of taking a record lead into the Bundesliga's winter break were dented by a 1-1 draw at home to Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday. The result left Jupp Heynckes' team 12 points clear at the top after 17 rounds, but second-placed Bayer Leverkusen can reduce that to nine by winning at...
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David Hawkins: Admission tests are wrongly used to rank college quality . Hawkins says Baylor University's incentives for test scores are a mistake . Grades are much more important than test scores in admissions decisions, he says . Hawkins: U.S. News should drop SAT and ACT scores in rankings .
[ "Editor's Note: David Hawkins is Director of Public Policy and Research for the National Association for College Admission Counseling, a nonprofit organization that represents more than 11,000 high school counselors and college admission officers from across the country. He was the author of a report last month by ...
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NEW: Ban calls the events over the past few days in Syria "brutally shocking" The eight-paragraph statement condemns the government's crackdown . It also calls for an end to violence by all parties .
[ "United Nations (CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday issued a statement condemning the Syrian government's crackdown on protesters and calling for an immediate end to violence by all parties. \"The Security Council expresses its grave concern at the deteriorating situation in Syria, and expresses profoun...
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Committee chairman says panel is looking at two reported incidents . Country says it seized 13 containers of illegal arms . Separate report says high explosives were bound for Syria .
[ "United Nations (CNN) -- Iran continues to evade and violate a U.N.-imposed arms embargo, according to a sanctions committee report released Friday to the Security Council. Ambassador Tsuneo Nishida of Japan, who is the chairman of the committee, told the Security Council that within the past 90 days, the committee...
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A Chinese villager has built six 'survival pods' The pods are built to withstand tsunamis or earthquakes . The pods were partly inspired by the disaster movie '2012' and the 2004 Asian tsunami . It cost almost $320,000 to build the six pods .
[ "Hong Kong (CNN) -- A Chinese villager has spent almost $320,000 on constructing six floating survival pods that are built to withstand tsunamis, earthquakes and other natural disasters, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post has reported. The pods, weighing four tons each and consisting of two thick layers of fire-p...
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More than 50 people are killed throughout Syria on Sunday, opposition activists say . Security Council singles out "government artillery and tank shelling" in massacre . "Severe physical abuse," gunfire also blamed . Syria says the statement leaves blame ambiguous, promises to investigate .
[ "(CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council on Sunday condemned the weekend massacre of more than 100 civilians in Syria, with members casting blame on government forces for the deaths, while violence continued to rage on the ground. U.N. military observers said the toll from the Friday assault on the village of Houla incl...
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'Meet the Press' host displayed empty high-capacity ammo clip on air . DC prosecutor said city law violated, but no charges will be filed . NBC's efforts to determine what it could do legally were unsatisfactory, prosecutor says . Show followed school shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- No employees of NBC will face criminal charges over the display of a high-capacity ammunition magazine on a \"Meet the Press\" program in violation of local law in Washington, prosecutors told the network on Friday. The capital city's attorney general, Irvin Nathan, said in a letter to NBC ther...
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President Obama and House Speaker Boehner meet at the White House . Their spokesmen issue identical statements about the first such talks in 23 days . Democrats and the GOP have been sparring about efforts to avert the fiscal cliff . Sen. Corker joins some Republicans as open to hiking tax rates on the wealthy .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- Twenty-three days since they last met face-to-face and 23 days before the fiscal cliff becomes a harsh reality, the two men most pivotal to the contentious budget talks sat down Sunday. There was no evidence of a breakthrough, though President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner at leas...
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CCS technology being tested in small-scale projects around the world . Carbon dioxide removed from fossil fuels and piped back underground . Depleted oil and gas fields seen as best place to store captured CO2 . Change could be partially funded by emissions trading schemes (ETS)
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- If there was a most wanted list for climate change culprits, coal-fired power stations would be number one. Protesters camping near the site of a proposed coal-fired power station in Kingsnorth, England. Burning coal contributes half of the excess carbon dioxide (CO2) polluting the earth's...
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Queen Rania is a businesswoman, a mother of four and a fashion icon . The queen of Jordan says she has responsibility to help her country . She is well known for efforts to improve education for girls . Rania would like to break stereotypes the West has about Arab culture .
[ "(Oprah.com) -- A businesswoman, a mother of four, an international fashion icon, a woman committed to making the world a better place for women and children -- Queen Rania of Jordan is truly changing the world. Queen Rania says cultural dialogue, education and increased opportunities are ways to combat terrorism. ...
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NEW: Violence in Baghdad targets police officers, kills mother and daughter . More than 100 are wounded . There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Another attack hits south of Kirkuk .
[ "(CNN) -- A series of bombings killed dozens and left more than 100 wounded in northern Iraq on Wednesday in violence that seemed targeted at Kurdish government officials. Death tolls and details varied about the attacks in Kirkuk. Police said the attacks, including a suicide bombing near the offices of the Kurdist...
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Father Nick Crews wrote a scathing e-mail to his children about their failings . When the e-mail became public, many people praised Crews for his bravery and honesty . Others said he was too harsh and a parent should never speak to children so viciously . CNN's Ronni Berke said that though the letter was harsh, parents...
[ "(CNN) -- They're calling it the \"Crews missile.\" Fired from the keyboard of 67-year-old Nick Crews, the missive blew the lid off his dysfunctional family. In an e-mail titled \"Dear All Three,\" published in U.K. newspaper The Telegraph, Crews excoriates his three grown children for their professional and person...
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Plane involved fuel spill in Boston found to have second leak in Japan, airline says . Inspection in Japan found leak in nozzle used to remove fuel . Boeing's new 787 has had several problems, including engine cracks . Manufacturer spokesman: "These planes are safe"
[ "Tokyo (CNN) -- A Japan Airlines' inspection of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved in a fuel spill last week at Boston's Logan International Airport found a new leak from a nozzle on the plane's left wing, a JAL spokesman said Sunday. The leak was different from one that caused a flight on January 8 to be delayed by ...
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Spokeswoman: University of Connecticut Health Center geneticists are studying the DNA . Genetics experts say no single gene or mutation will emerge to explain Adam Lanza's acts . Lanza murdered 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook school on December 14 .
[ "(CNN) -- Geneticists have begun studying the DNA of Connecticut gunman Adam Lanza, a spokeswoman for the University of Connecticut Health Center said Thursday. The geneticists were asked to join the investigation by the state medical examiner's office, spokeswoman Carolyn Pennington told CNN. She said there is no ...
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Bloomberg: "We have a right to hear" from Obama and Romney on guns . Ex-congressional aide: "For many Democrats, it's smart politics" not to join gun debate . The Democratic-led Senate hasn't voted on any gun legislation in three years . White House race could be decided in states where NRA has influence over swing vot...
[ "(CNN) -- The sun was barely up when New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg used the Colorado massacre to scold President Obama and Mitt Romney for ignoring the gun issue. \"This is a real problem. No matter where you stand on the Second Amendment, no matter where you stand on guns, we have a right to hear from both of t...
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Man Utd announces major sponsorship deals with two popular Chinese companies . Wahaha beverage maker to be Man Utd's first official drinks partner in China . China Construction Bank to be club's first team-up with Chinese financial firm . Value of sponsorship deals not revealed .
[ "Hong Kong (CNN) -- In a first for Manchester United, the English professional football club today announced major sponsorship deals with not one, but two, popular Chinese companies -- each in a three-year deal. While the value of those agreements have not been revealed, Chinese beverage giant Wahaha will become Ma...
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Michael Dorf: Sonia Sotomayor pick is strong on personal, professional grounds . He says some had hoped Obama would pick someone not an appellate judge . Dorf: The Supreme Court's work has gotten so technical, it requires expertise .
[ "Editor's note: Michael C. Dorf is Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at Cornell Law School and co-author (with Laurence Tribe) of \"On Reading the Constitution,\" and the author of \"No Litmus Test: Law Versus Politics in the 21st Century.\" A former law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, he blogs...
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Health of North Korean leader was shrouded in secrecy . North Korean state media reported Kim died of a heart attack . In 2009, U.S. officials said he was in poor health .
[ "(CNN) -- Like most aspects of his life, the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was shrouded in secrecy. Though the reclusive nation revealed little about his well-being, speculation about him -- and about who would succeed him -- in the rest of the world intensified in recent years as reports of his failing...
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NEW: Opposition party says it has "credible evidence" of problems . Ghana voted for a president and parliament on Friday and Saturday . Regional observers called the vote "generally peaceful and transparent" Despite protests, Ghana's re-elected president calls for unity and celebration .
[ "(CNN) -- Ghana's election commission announced Sunday night that the West African nation's president won re-election, though the main opposition party says it has \"credible evidence\" the results were manipulated. In a statement streamed live on the Internet, Electoral Commission Chairman Kwadwo Afari-Gyan declar...
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Victim's son thinks his father's killer is one of Churchill Downs' stable workers . "Backside" of horse racing track is a secluded, overlooked world . No suspects in slaying, but police looking into altercations at track . Son said father never said anything about enemies or troubles .
[ "Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) -- Wilson Perez believes his father's killer is one of the hundreds of stable workers who live and care for horses in an area known as the \"backside\" of the Churchill Downs horse racing grounds. \"I imagine he's wandering around here,\" Wilson Perez told CNN in an exclusive interview f...
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Obama hosts his second White House Tribal Nations Conference . Leaders of 565 federally recognized tribes were invited . Obama: "Grave injustices" have been done against American Indians .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- Efforts to strengthen Native American communities and improve their relationships with the federal government have already borne fruit, President Barack Obama told a group of leaders from more than 500 federally recognized tribes Thursday. \"We're making progress,\" Obama said at the White Hous...
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The pilot killed in the crash is identified as Peter Barnes, a married father of two . Police: "It is something of a miracle that this was not many, many times worse" "It all happened so fast, it was unbelievable," a witness says . The crane struck by the helicopter is dangling precariously from the building .
[ "London (CNN) -- A helicopter crashed into a construction crane atop a new luxury residential building in thick London fog Wednesday, killing the pilot and another person and sparking a line of flames as it plunged to the ground. Thirteen others were injured in the crash that took place near a busy intersection at ...
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NEW: Law doesn't require statement, but it's "very unusual" not to do so, police say . NEW: Police will seek surveillance tape and review 911 call, spokeswoman says . Florida highway patrol wanted to talk about car crash outside Woods' home . Troopers had tried to speak to the golfer Friday, but his wife said he was sl...
[ "(CNN) -- State troopers arrived at the home of Tiger Woods on Saturday to interview the pro golfer and his wife about a car crash near his home but were told the couple was not available to talk as scheduled, a spokeswoman for the Florida Highway Patrol said. The troopers were asked by Woods' agent to postpone the...
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Adele tweets "It's been so long I started to forget I was a singer!" The February 12 Grammy show will be Adele's first performance since vocal cord surgery . The British songstress is nominated for six Grammys . Adele has two Grammys already .
[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Adele's vocal cords have healed from surgery in November, allowing the 23-year-old British songstress to perform on the Grammys stage next month, she and the Recording Academy confirmed Tuesday. Adele let the big news out in a tweet: \"Ima be, Ima be singing at the Grammys. It's been so long I...
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50 Cent lost his mother at 8; never knew his father. By 12, he was dealing drugs . The rapper was shot nine times at point-blank range in 2000 . He credits that "life-changing" event with propelling him to focus on his music . 50 Cent's new charity feeds a meal to a child in need for every Street King energy drink sold...
[ "(CNN) -- 50 Cent's 2003 breakout hit is one of Piers Morgan's gym playlist staples. That's right: In the health club, CNN's Morgan listens to \"In Da Club.\" \"No one is going to believe me when I say this,\" said Morgan. \"But I work out to that song. Literally, it's on my iPod. It's the top of my gym collection....
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Sri Lanka news agency says government jets bombarded rebel transit camp . Defense ministry says rebels killing civilians . Reported capture is latest in a series of claimed government successes .
[ "(CNN) -- The Sri Lankan government said Thursday it has made more inroads into the remaining territory held by ethnic Tamil Tiger rebels after troops seized their command center in the north of the country. Sri Lankan workers bury the bodies of some 38 suspected Tamil Tiger rebels killed in recent fighting. The de...
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Gervais caused a stir when he took jabs at Mel Gibson and Sir Paul McCartney in 2010 . His jokes at 2011 Golden Globe awards caused even more of a stir . The 2012 event poster shows Gervais snipping off the gag that covers his mouth . He's assured Twitter followers that he'll be drinking lager, ad-libbing and speaking ...
[ "(CNN) -- Like many awards shows, buzz surrounding the Golden Globes has long focused on questions like who will wear what, who's on whose arm and who will win a statuette. But another critical question has emerged since Ricky Gervais first took the stage as the awards show's host in 2010: Which celebrity will get ...
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Wednesday's debate comes on the last day of the MLB season . The other debates also fall during crucial football or baseball games . Multitasking is the order of the day for fans .
[ "(CNN) -- Kyle Green, a University of Minnesota instructor, feels awful that he asked his sociology class to watch all three presidential debates. He should have checked the calendar first. Each of the debates this month, as well as the vice presidential showdown, falls on crucial game days. The fight for the heart...
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NEW: Lady Antebellum wins 5th Grammy for the night . NEW: Eminen wins best rap album grammy . Esperanza Spalding wins for best new artist . Rihanna makes a triumphant return .
[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Millions of television screens reverted to black and white for a few minutes Sunday night as the 53rd annual Grammy Awards turned off the color for Bruno Mars. It was a section of the show that emphasized the connections current popular music has to the past, on a night with several music lege...
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Fox has renewed "Family Guy" and "American Dad" No announcement has been made regarding "The Cleveland Show" There's enough episodes in the pipeline to keep "Cleveland" on the air for a fourth season next year .
[ "(EW.com) -- Fox has renewed its Sunday reality kingpin \"Family Guy,\" as well as another Seth MacFarlane title, \"American Dad.\" But the broadcaster is postponing making a decision on \"Family Guy\" spinoff \"The Cleveland Show.\" \"Family Guy\" will be back for an 11th season, and \"Dad\" for an eighth (been th...
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This weekend will be one week since the tragedy in Colorado . "Dark Knight Rises" made $160.9 million its opening weekend . The film faces competition this weekend from "The Watch" and others .
[ "(EW.com) -- Last weekend, a dark cloud hung over the box office after the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, rocked the country. The \"Dark Knight Rises\" still managed a stunning $160.9 million opening weekend — the third best of all time — but most believe it could have finished with substantially more money had audie...
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Kal Penn has landed a role in ABC comedy pilot "Prairie Dogs" The show is about a lowly cubicle worker who has his identity stolen . Penn left his role on "House" to work for the Obama administration in 2009 .
[ "(EW.com) -- Kal Penn could be returning to a regular TV series role. The \"Harold & Kumar\" and \"House\" actor has landed a role in ABC's comedy pilot \"Prairie Dogs.\" The show is a single camera sitcom from Jackie and Jeff Filgo (\"That '70s Show,\" \"The New Adventures of Old Christine\") about a lowly cubicle...
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The Emmys will be Sunday night at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles . AMC, HBO and Showtime have nabbed a huge chunk of the major nods this year . HBO received 104 nominations, the most of any network for the 11th year in a row .
[ "(CNN) -- The Emmys will be Sunday night at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, and AMC, HBO and Showtime have nabbed a huge chunk of the major nods this year. This yet again sparks the question that has been looming around the industry for years: Is the quality of programming from the major broadcast networks on the...
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NBC will use the Olympics as an entree to two new comedies in coming week . It's part of a larger strategy to capitalize on ratings and highlight content ahead of fall premieres . Critics say timing and quality could derail the strategy's effectiveness . The move is also a sign of the changing TV landscape .
[ "(CNN) -- The 2012 Summer Olympics are in the home stretch this week, but for the network airing them the games have just begun. As NBC celebrates ratings success with the Summer Games -- and weathers the shouts of #NBCfail from the critical -- it's also staring down the onset of fall TV season, that post-Labor Day...
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Anil Dash: People revert to old arguments on gun control, but there are 2 areas of agreement . He says in social network chats people agree: gun buyers should have mental health test . He says other area of agreement includes examining gun distribution channels . Dash: Stop demonizing the other side of the issue; just ...
[ "(CNN) -- I'm writing about some changes we need to make in the wake of the horrible school shootings in Sandy Hook. Now stop. Take two deep breaths. Stop. Don't race to the bottom of the screen to leave a comment repeating the same statements you've made after every such shooting in your life. We have the same con...
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Critic picks some of the shows he's like to see nominated for an Emmy . Some award winners of past show up on the list . It's a motely crew of potential nominees .
[ "(EW.com) -- The Emmy nominations are being decided even as I write this. Members of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences must hand in their ballots by June 28; the nominations will be announced on July 19. Why don't we help out these folks and suggest worthy candidates? That's the thinking behind the long, ...
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A class action lawsuit accuses "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" of racial discrimination . The complaint alleges that the defendants have never featured a person of color in the central role . Many inclusive reality competition shows involve platonic, as opposed to romantic, relationships .
[ "(CNN) -- Reality programs have long featured contestants of color in their casts. Competition shows like \"Amazing Race,\" \"The Biggest Loser\" and \"Dancing with the Stars\" have featured diverse contestants since their inaugural seasons in 2001, 2004 and 2005, respectively. But while African-Americans, Asians a...
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HBO's "The Newsroom" will take viewers behind the scenes of a fictional cable news network . HBO's "True Blood" has been a summer staple since season 2 kicked off in June 2009 . Sigourney Weaver will star on USA's "Political Animals" come July .
[ "(CNN) -- Summertime has long been associated with pool parties and barbecues. But with so many new programs and series' finales on the way, the TV remote could be just as crucial this season as sunscreen and hot dogs. It used to be that reruns and reality TV shows were the stars of summer TV. And while reality sta...
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The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show aired on Tuesday night . Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars performed . The most dramatic moment included an Angel losing her hat .
[ "(EW.com) -- Tuesday night's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was chock full of buxom beauties, bedazzled bras and Beliebers. The sexiest night on television opened with a bang and kept its momentum alive throughout the show thanks to the musical stylings of Rihanna, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber. Photos: 2012 Victori...
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Simon Fuller claims he has a 2005 deal for a share in "X-Factor" Former "Idol" judge Simon Cowell created "X-Factor" Fremantle and Fox deny Fuller is owed any cash or credit for the new show .
[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- \"American Idol\" creator Simon Fuller filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming he should be paid for the U.S. version of \"The X Factor.\" Fuller claims a 2005 contract gives him executive producer credit and fees for the show, which was created by former \"Idol\" judge Simon Cowell. \"Mr. Fuller h...
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CNN's John Vause says ordering food in China has been replaced with dread . Vause: It took pet food scare in U.S. to get Beijing to answer tough questions . China says execution of former FDA chief is a message to others .
[ "Editor's note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. Here, John Vause describes the effect tainted food has had on a foreigner. CNN's John Vause says he's lost 10 pounds in recent weeks as reports of tainted food have...
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Olbermann's first show since leaving MSNBC airs on Monday night . His guests include filmmaker Michael Moore and ex-Nixon aide John Dean . Olbermann left MSNBC in January, months after being suspended by the network . Current TV, co-founded by Al Gore, can be seen in 75 million households .
[ "(CNN) -- Nearly five months after signing off from MSNBC, left-wing news personality Keith Olbermann returned to the airwaves Monday with the relaunch of his signature \"Countdown\" show on Current TV. While known for generally opposing Republicans and supporting Democrats, Olbermann signaled that both parties wou...
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Sara Blakely is the founder of Spanx, a hosiery company present in 50 countries . Her business idea was sparked in 1998 from "the way her butt looked in white pants" Blakely was crowned America's youngest self-made female billionaire by Forbes magazine . She attributes her success to extraordinary perseverance, salesma...
[ "(CNN) -- From a woman who sold fax machines door-to-door to being named a billionaire, Sara Blakely's career trajectory has been anything but usual. No Ivy-League MBA in sight, Blakely has helmed Spanx, a company that produces slimming bodywear -- bras, panties and more -- to a presence in more than 50 countries a...
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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers defends Luis Suarez as striker is accused of diving . Uruguayan appeared to go to ground in match versus Stoke under no contact . Rodgers says Suarez was stamped on by Stoke defender Robert Huth . Stoke manager Tony Pulis called for Suarez to be punished for what he saw as a dive .
[ "(CNN) -- In English soccer it is an offense that is taken as seriously as almost any other -- diving. And once again, it is controversial Liverpool striker Luis Suarez in the firing line. After their Premier League clash on Saturday, Stoke manager Tony Pulis called for the Uruguayan to be banned by the Football As...
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Kutcher tweets a riddle with "two and a half" as the answer . Industry publications report Kutcher on "Two and a Half Men" is a done deal . The network and studio are silent about reports Kutcher will join the show . Charlie Sheen is embroiled in a lawsuit over his dismissal from the hit sitcom .
[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Ashton Kutcher teased Twitter followers Thursday night about reports that he'll join the \"Two and a Half Men\" cast to fill the gap left by Charlie Sheen's departure. The actor tweeted this riddle to his 6,659,567 followers: \"what's the square root of 6.25?\" The answer is 2.5, as in \"two a...
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Researchers aimed to make the Diabetes Prevention Program strategy more realistic . In the study, a group led by a fitness coach lost an average of 14 pounds . Alternative strategies could be an important tool in the fight against diabetes .
[ "(TIME.com) -- It's one thing to find a strategy that works in the lab, but quite another to prove that it's effective in the real world as well. A decade ago, researchers at the National Institutes of Health made headlines when they published the results of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). The study, which w...
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NEW: U.S. regulators Wednesday ordered airlines to stop flying their Boeing 787s . Two fleets of Boeing 787s have been grounded in Japan after one jet made an emergency landing . The woes come after the debut of the plane in 2011, nearly three years behind its production schedule . About 50 aircraft have been delivered...
[ "Hong Kong (CNN) -- The woes of Boeing's new 787 mount as U.S. regulators ordered airlines to stop flying their Boeing 787s. The U.S. move comes after two fleets of Boeing 787s have been grounded in Japan after alarms and a burning smell in the cabin forced a Dreamliner to make an emergency landing Wednesday. The i...
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Indian rights watchdog investigates reports of "virginity tests" on would-be-brides . State authorities insists tests were "just clinical examinations" In largely-conservative India, pre-marital sex remains taboo .
[ "NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Reports that \"virginity tests\" were conducted on would-be-brides for a mass wedding has prompted India's federal woman rights watchdog to launch an investigation. Young Indian men and women are paraded before a mass wedding in 2006 in the village of Funda. But a district magistrate said...
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"Ripper Street" is a gritty new period drama from the BBC . Unlike "Downton Abbey," the series focuses on London's notorious East End . Rather than guessing Jack the Ripper's identity, it shows the hysterical aftermath .
[ "(CNN) -- Unlike popular period drama \"Downton Abbey,\" any chatting in \"Ripper Street\" takes place after a good brawl, in a brothel or over a dead body in the morgue -- not a cup of tea. Teeth-jarring fights and the gruesome discovery of a \"ripped tart\" in the shadow-filled streets of London's East End are th...
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David Rothkopf: Obama challenged congressional GOP on debt ceiling . Rothkopf says Boehner and House GOP are bizarrely holding nation hostage . He says they must know it will hurt them, but continue; want budget cuts, but not to defense . Rothkopf: Playing politics with debt ceiling must be permanently out of bounds .
[ "(CNN) -- President Obama threw down the gauntlet to congressional Republicans at his press conference on Monday. He will not, he asserted forcefully, allow the United States' credit rating be held hostage by hard-liners demanding budget cuts \"or else...\" In short, the president's message was that he would not ne...
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Turkish troops fire artillery shells into northern Iraq . At least 16 rounds fired on uninhabited area in Iraq's Irbil province . Latest action comes a week after Turkey completes eight-day ground offensive .
[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Turkish troops fired artillery shells into northern Iraq on Wednesday nearly a week after Turkey completed its eight-day ground offensive targeting Kurdish militants, an Iraqi official told CNN. Turkish troops patrol near the border with Iraq during the February offensive. Jabbar Yawer, spok...
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NEW: A restaurant worker injured in the shooting may be paralyzed, state media say . Investigators are hunting for the assassin of a reputed Russian mafia kingpin . Aslan Usoyan, also known as Granddad Khassan, was shot at a restaurant, authorities say . Usoyan had been involved in the criminal underworld for decades, ...
[ "Moscow (CNN) -- Russian investigators were hunting Thursday for the assassin of a reputed Russian mafia kingpin who was fatally shot by a sniper outside a restaurant in central Moscow. Aslan Usoyan, also known as Granddad Khassan, was the target Wednesday afternoon of what appears to be a contract killing amid a g...
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Two lawsuits link owner of plane carrying Jenni Rivera to man in trouble with the law . The lawsuits allege that Christian Eduardo Esquino Nunez is linked to aviation company . Esquino has been convicted of falsifying plane maintenance records . The aviation company denies in court documents that the man works for them...
[ "(CNN) -- Two civil lawsuits against the company that owns the private jet that crashed Sunday in northern Mexico -- presumably killing music star Jenni Rivera -- accuse the firm of lying about its links to a businessman convicted of falsifying maintenance records. Insurance firms QBE and Commerce & Industry Insura...
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Amy Winehouse's wedding has been stolen from her former home . A burglarly isn't thought to be the cause . The wedding dress was among items slated to be sold at a New York fundraiser . Winehouse wore the dress when she wed ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil in 2007 .
[ "(RollingStone.com) -- Amy Winehouse's wedding dress has been stolen from the late singer's former home in north London, the BBC reports. Winehouse wore the dress when she married ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil in 2007. After Winehouse died in 2011, her possessions were cataloged and stored at her house in Camden, ...
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NEW: Muslim cleric Tahir ul Qadri reached a deal with Pakistan's governing coalition . NEW: The National Assembly will dissolve within two months, with new elections within 90 days after that . NEW: The sit-in that paralyzed Islamabad in recent days is over . NEW: Qadri tells supporters, "You are victorious, and your s...
[ "Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of Pakistanis ended their sit-in in central Islamabad late Thursday night after their leader, Muslim cleric Tahir ul Qadri, convinced Pakistan's government to dissolve the National Assembly and set new elections. The cleric had repeatedly called for the government to ...
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These one-of-a-kind markets around the world offer unique buys and bargains . 2,500 vendors gather every month at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in L.A. The Aalsmeer Flower Auction is the world's largest with 20 million flowers . The Mercado de Sonora has been called "the Walmart of the witch world"
[ "(CNNGo) -- What? A best-markets-of-the-world lineup without Marrakesh, Istanbul's Grand Bazaar and Cairo's Khan el-Khalili in the mix? But you already know about those, and anyway we just mentioned them. If you're still searching for that elusive knockoff, that priceless $20 trinket, that vintage earthenware goble...
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Some believe the world will end with the Mayan "Long Count" calendar December 21 . The Mayans used three different types of calendars . More than 200,000 people Googled "end of the world" terms on December 20 . 52 million tourists are expected to visit Mexico during "Year of the Maya" in 2012 .
[ "(CNN) -- 1 in 10 - People around the world who believe the world might end in 2012, according to a May poll by Reuters. 3 - Different types of calendars used by the Mayans. 5,125 years - Length of the Mayan \"Long Count\" calendar. 144,000 - Days in a b'ak'tun, a cycle in the Mayan calendar which restarts around D...
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Minuteman founder promised to build Israeli-style border barrier . Reality is five-strand, barbed-wire fence that rancher say keeps Mexican cows out . Former Minuteman members say they were fired after questioning fence plan . Arizona county official says building private border fence not possible .
[ "COCHISE COUNTY, Arizona (CNN) -- It was supposed to be 14 feet high and topped with razor wire. It was also supposed to send a message to Washington that if the government wouldn't seal off the southern border, volunteers could. Almost two years later, the reality is a five-strand barbed-wire barrier that ranchers...
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Antonio Conte has ban reduced from 10 months to four . Juve coach implicated in 'Calcioscommesse' match fixing scandal . He appealed original punishment to Italian Olympic Committee . Charges related to his time in charge of Siena .
[ "(CNN) -- Juventus coach Antonio Conte will be free to take his place on the bench for the Serie A champions in December after a 10-month ban for his involvement in a match fixing scandal was cut to four months Friday. A statement by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) confirmed that the 43-year-old can return on ...
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Mary Kennedy faces court date June 22 on DUI charge . Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed for divorce on May 12, records show . In "domestic incident," Kennedy alleged his wife was drunk and he took children from the scene .
[ "New York (CNN) -- The wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces a court date next week on a drunk driving charge, the latest in a string of events that began when Kennedy filed for divorce, according to records from Westchester County. Records from the Westchester County Clerk show that Kennedy filed for divorce from hi...
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Alleged hoax on Manti Te'o is compared with the documentary "Catfish" Catfish defined: "to pretend to be someone you're not online by posting false information" MTV show of the same name uncovers possible fake relationships .
[ "(CNN) -- Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick compared the alleged hoax about a \"girlfriend\" that ensnared linebacker Manti Te'o with the documentary \"Catfish.\" \"Catfish\" is no longer simply a river dweller, but rather a verb defined as \"to pretend to be someone you're not online by posting false inf...
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Prince Harry has been named the Top Bachelor, according to the editors at Town & Country . The magazine states, "He is cooler and more appealing than his older brother" The list isn't very Hollywood specific, although Clooney and Nicholson made the cut .
[ "(EW.com) -- Heavy may be the head that wears the crown, but hot is the head that's third in line. Prince Harry, 28, has been named the Top Bachelor, according to the editors at Town & Country, which named the current top 50 bachelors in the world. \"Prince William's baby brother flirts and flies Apache helicopters...
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The case against five men is to begin Monday, lawyers for the defendants say . A sixth alleged attacker may be tried in a youth court once his age is confirmed . The 23-year-old victim died after being flown to Singapore for treatment .
[ "Delhi, India (CNN) -- The case against five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi has been moved to a fast-track court for trial, lawyers for the defendants said Friday. The case is scheduled to begin Monday, they said. A sixth suspect will be tried in a youth court if it is con...
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Reeling from the turmoil of the last four years, the country may be ready to regroup . President Obama, adopting a more assertive posture, will need to still persuade a divided country to get things done . The economy is improving, the nation's demographics are shifting and a new America is emerging .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- On the eve of the inauguration, President Barack Obama's second term may also be America's second chance. The country, in the last four years, has been battered by an economic earthquake while trying to reconcile a debt load threatening to cripple the next generation. It has been pulled apart b...
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Peter Bregman: So much of our lives is ruled by luck . Bregman says we can't control luck but can decide how we react to it . He says studies show you can change your results by changing your mindset .
[ "Editor's note: Peter Bregman is chief executive of Bregman Partners Inc., a global management consulting firm, and the author of \"Point B: A Short Guide to Leading a Big Change\". He writes a weekly column, How We Work, for HarvardBusiness.org. Peter Bregman says you can't make your luck, but you can control how ...
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France's president says the hostage rescue operation "did not succeed" A French soldier dies; one is missing; the hostage is presumed dead, France says . But Al-Shabaab says the hostage is alive and at a new location . France says it undertook the rescue bid after the hostage-takers failed to negotiate .
[ "Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) -- French forces swooped into Somalia for a rescue mission under the cover of darkness, leading to a fierce gunbattle with militants who officials fear killed the hostage, a French intelligence commando. The raid Friday night also left a French soldier and 17 Islamist fighters dead, accord...
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Complaint: Passenger didn't go back to his seat when asked . Among other things, he allegedly threatened to urinate in aircraft galley . Authorities are trying to locate Utah man .
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal authorities are looking for a Delta Air Lines passenger who they say caused an uproar aboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Tuesday. According to a criminal complaint, Jared Layne Hansen faces charges of interfering with a flight crew, making false statements about having weapons...
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Billionaire T. Boone Pickens says the U.S. should establish a federal "wind bank" The federally funded loan program would finance large-scale wind developments . Pickens spoke Wednesday at the Clean-Tech Investor Summit in California . His plan calls for spending $150 billion to install wind turbines in the Midwest .
[ "INDIAN WELLS, California (CNET) -- -- Billionaire and clean-energy proponent T. Boone Pickens said that the U.S. should establish a federally funded loan program, or bank, to finance large-scale wind developments. T. Boone Pickens says the U.S. should create a federal loan program to finance wind projects, like h...
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NEW: Voters 65 and older only age group to go McCain's way . Twice as many voters factored in age than did race . Obama scores large majority of first-time voters . 49 percent of those polled expect tax increases .
[ "(CNN) -- Strong support from young and minority voters propelled Barack Obama on the road to the White House, exit polls showed Tuesday. Students wait in a long line to vote Tuesday on the campus of the University of Central Florida. Voters in the 18 to 24 age group broke 68 percent for Obama to 30 percent for Joh...
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14 people intend to sue university, psychiatrist who treated suspected shooter . Dr. Lynne Fenton testified her contact with James Holmes ended before the shooting . Holmes is awaiting arraignment on more than 160 charges, including murder . He is accused of opening fire inside a theater on July 20, killing 12 and woun...
[ "Denver (CNN) -- The university psychiatrist who treated the accused gunman in last year's deadly Colorado theater rampage could face more than a dozen lawsuits that blame her and the school for not properly handling James Holmes' treatment. At least 14 people have filed legal documents indicating they are planning...
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Chelsea loses at home against bottom of table Queens Park Rangers . Former Chelsea player Shaun Wright-Phillips scores only goal of the game . Luis Suarez scores twice as Liverpool wins 3-0 . Everton comes from behind to defeat Newcastle 2-1 .
[ "(CNN) -- Rafael Benitez was only just beginning to win over Chelsea's supporters -- now he'll have to do it all over again. The Spaniard, who replaced Roberto Di Matteo as interim manager at Stamford Bridge in November, could only look on in horror as his side suffered a humiliating home defeat by Queens Park Rang...
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In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, cyclist Lance Armstrong admits doping . The disgraced athlete's admission follows 7 Tour de France wins . Armstrong had for many years denied using performance enhancing drugs . Barry Neild looks at ways Armstrong could try to repair his public image .
[ "(CNN) -- When it comes to seeking public redemption for crimes and misdemeanors, such as cheating in the Tour de France, surely being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey is, well, cheating. Even Lance Armstrong admits he is unlikely to win absolution simply by subjecting himself to a trial by talk show. The road to redem...
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The Supreme Court has agreed to take on a case about race-conscious admission policies . Abigail Thernstrom: If the court declares affirmative action unconstitutional, it'll be surprising . She says that the life of a 2003 decision by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is now on the line . Thernstrom: The gap in mean SAT scor...
[ "(CNN) -- The Supreme Court has just agreed to take on the case of Fisher v. University of Texas. Abigail Fisher, a white woman, argues that she has been a victim of the university's race-conscious admission policies; the university contends that its drive for racial and ethnic diversity is educationally enriching ...
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Patrick Cantlay leads Travelers Championship after breaking course record . The 19-year-old becomes first amateur golfer to card 60 on the PGA Tour . He is seeking to become the youngest winner on the tour since 1900 . Phil Mickelson was the last amateur player to win a PGA Tour title in 1991 .
[ "(CNN) -- Teenager Patrick Cantlay has brushed aside talk about turning professional after becoming the first amateur golfer to card 60 on the PGA Tour. The 19-year-old claimed the halfway lead at the Travelers Championship with his 10-under-par effort, which put him one shot clear of fellow American Johnson Wagner...
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In the 60s, Azza Fahmy was the first woman to apprentice in Egypt's jewelry district . Today she heads up international luxury brand, "Azza Fahmy Jewelries" Her designs are worn by Naomi Campbell and Queen Rania of Jordan . She tells CNN's Alphonso Van Marsh what it takes to make it in the luxury market .
[ "CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- Azza Famy is used to breaking new ground. 18ct gold and sapphire earrings from Azza Fahmy's \"exclusive\" collection . In the 60s, she was the first woman to apprentice in Egypt's jewelry district. Today, she is heads up \"Azza Fahmy Jewelries.\" A family business that has evolved into the fi...
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NEW: Armstrong says he told his son: "Don't defend me anymore" He says he deserves punishment, but not the "death penalty" Part two of Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey aired Friday night .
[ "(CNN) -- Legendary and now disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong told Oprah Winfrey during a confessional interview that he hopes to compete again. \"If you're asking me do I want to compete again, the answer is hell yes. I'm a competitor,\" Armstrong said during the second part of a two-part interview, which aired Fr...
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A pair of freestyle skiing events to be introduced at 2014 Winter Olympics . The "dark arts" of slopestyle and ski halfpipe will make their debut at Sochi . Several athletes are making switch from alpine competitions, including Kelsey Serwa . Some experts say there are too many "minor" freestyle events included at Game...
[ "(CNN) -- We love the glamor of alpine skiing, the glow of tradition, the glitz of stars like Lindsey Vonn, and the gumption of her quest to race the men. But do we love it enough to keep watching when skiing's \"dark side\" is so much more exciting and dangerous? Freestyle skiing is taking over the Olympics. A glo...
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Getting rid of assault weapons is "what we've really got to work on," Bloomberg says . He says he's encouraging members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns to lobby Congress . Obama's new measures probably wouldn't have prevented the Newtown shooting, he says . Still, the New York mayor says, "fewer guns means you and your ...
[ "(CNN) -- Persuading Congress to ban assault weapons will be tough, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday. But it's a fight the outspoken advocate of stricter gun laws says he's determined to win. \"Getting rid of assault weapons, that is a tougher sell, and that's what we've really got to work on,\" Bloom...
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Actress Jodie Foster discussed privacy during her speech at the Golden Globes . Professor says there are a multitude of outlets for stars personal drama to be shared . Writer took exception to some of Foster's comments .
[ "(CNN) -- It might seem a bit strange that actress Jodie Foster chose an event watched by millions to make the case for the need for privacy. Well, this is Hollywood, after all. The celebrated actress took the occasion of receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony to make several person...
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Sixteen other presidents have made more than one inaugural address . History offers little guidance on what to expect the second time around . Washington and Lincoln spoke shorter, Clinton and George W. Bush longer the second time . Franklin Roosevelt gave an unprecedented four inaugural speeches .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will join what is perhaps America's most exclusive club, peppered with names such as Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt, when he delivers his second inaugural address on Monday. By the numbers: Presidential inaugurations . Sixteen of his 43 predecessors, includi...
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New York police say a Queens mom put guns in her son's school backpack . She says she forgot to take them out before school . The discovery of the guns caused a lockdown . Now the mom is facing charges and two of her sons are in protective custody .
[ "New York (CNN) -- Things a 7-year-old boy expects Mom to put in his backpack: A peanut butter sandwich. Pencils. Maybe even a nice note with a little heart scrawled on it. Things he doesn't: a flare gun, a .22-caliber pistol, a loaded magazine and, for good measure, 14 more bullets in a plastic bag. But that's exa...
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Obama plans to introduce tax hikes on highest earners and keep middle class tax cuts . As a candidate, Obama also talked of taking a more muscular approach to China on trade . Stopping the U.S. from going over the fiscal cliff, however, looms foremost for Obama . Biggest unknown is how Obama will tackle the mounting U....
[ "(CNN) -- The people have spoken and President Barack Obama has another four years in office. When it comes to the economy we know what the president wants to do in his second term. Obama's measures are incremental and nuanced, with the exception of the most talked about, which is raising taxes on higher income ear...
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NEW: The man could bring a gun inside because he was a court employee, an official says . The employee shot himself in the head, the U.S. Marshals Service says . The shooter -- described only as a "middle aged white male" -- was taken to a hospital .
[ "(CNN) -- A worker at the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, shot himself in the head Thursday, the U.S. Marshals Service said. The man walked into the chief clerk's office at the Hugo Black U.S. Federal Courthouse \"mumbling about a will. He then put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger,\" CNN affiliat...
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4 - Secretaries in President George Washington's Cabinet: state, treasury, war, and attorney general . 4 - Women in Obama's first-term Cabinet . 2 - Number of Latinos in President Obama's first-term Cabinet . 5 - Secretaries of the treasury appointed by President Andrew Jackson .
[ "(CNN) -- President Barack Obama is preparing for his second-term Inauguration and with that comes the inevitable Cabinet shake-up. Here's a look at presidential Cabinets, by the numbers: . 4 - Secretaries in President George Washington's Cabinet: state, treasury, war, and attorney general. 16 - Members of the Cabi...
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The cannon fired munitions aboard the British warship H.M.S Hussar . Authorities remove about 1.8 pounds of gunpowder and dispose it at a gun range . Author: "It was there for so many years, and people were sitting on it"
[ "New York (CNN) -- This could have caused a major blast from the past. Workers cleaning a cannon last fired more than 200 years ago were shocked to find that it was still loaded with gunpowder and a cannonball. The preservation workers from New York's Central Park Conservancy were removing rust from the antique can...
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Jindal: If Obama's policies jeopardize U.S., nothing wrong in desiring his failure . The Louisiana governor addresses fellow Republicans Tuesday night . Jindal has sidestepped whether he will make a presidential run in 2012 . Jindal to GOP: Let's declare our time of "introspection and navel-gazing" over .
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- It's OK for Republicans to want President Obama to fail if they think he's jeopardizing the country, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told members of his political party Tuesday night. Gov. Bobby Jindal is offering a spirited defense of Republicans who say they want President Obama to fail. Jind...
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NEW: Earl Weaver "a beloved Baltimore legend," Maryland governor says . Weaver amassed a record of 1,480 wins and 1,060 losses over 17 seasons for Orioles . His team won the World Series in 1970 . Orioles official calls him "the greatest manager in the history of the Orioles organization"
[ "(CNN) -- Baseball Hall of Fame manager Earl Sidney Weaver, who led the Baltimore Orioles to four pennants and a World Series title with a pugnacity toward umpires, died Saturday of an apparent heart attack at age 82, Major League Baseball said. Dubbed \"the Earl of Baltimore,\" Weaver managed the American League t...