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A Wesleyan University student who says she was raped in front of onlookers at a "wildly out of control" campus fraternity party has filed a lawsuit against Xi Chapter of Psi Upsilon, 11 of its members and the alleged assailant, according to court documents. Cabri Chamberlin, then a freshman, said she was raped by another student last May at the Xi Chapter of Psi Upsilon fraternity house in Middletown, Connecticut, at a pledge "strip show," says the suit, which was filed Tuesday in a Connecticut federal court. CNN does not usually identify victims of sexual assault but has done so in this case because the woman wanted to make her name public. "I'm proceeding in this case with my real name instead of 'Jane Doe' because as the victim of a heinous violent crime I've done nothing wrong and have nothing to be ashamed of," Chamberlin said in a statement provided by her lawyer. "I can't even describe the pain of being raped, or how much it alters a life, and no other person should ever be forced to have that experience. I hope my experience and lawsuit will create changes that protect others." At the party, the lawsuit says, many "underage and extremely intoxicated" young people danced with naked pledges and "spilled alcohol throughout the area." Chamberlin, who has taken a leave from her studies, said she became extremely uncomfortable, put on her jacket and attempted to leave when a male student picked her up from behind and raped her in the presence of "numerous others," according to the lawsuit. Wesleyan public safety officers then took her to a nearby hospital, where a diagnosis of sexual assault was documented, the lawsuit says. "Psi Upsilon Fraternity takes all reports of risk management violations, especially those with regard to sexual assault, very seriously," Tom Fox, executive director of Psi Upsilon Fraternity, said on the fraternity's website. "We are currently investigating the incident and gathering further information." After an internal investigation, the university expelled the alleged perpetrator and imposed "sanctions against the fraternity and members," according to a statement by Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth. The student named in the lawsuit, who has not been charged criminally, did not return calls seeking comment. Middletown police confirmed that they responded to a sexual assault complaint from the Psi Upsilon Fraternity house on May 4, 2013, spokeswoman Lt. Heather Desmond said. The investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been filed, she said. Desmond said police were having difficulty finding witnesses and urged anyone who attended the party from May 3 into May 4 and may have witnessed anything to call police. The lawsuit says the fraternity contractually demands self-governance from Wesleyan, relinquishing the public safety and housing services the university generally provides to students. The fraternity allegedly failed to adequately provide its own security, and the defendants failed to train themselves in safety and risk management issues, including sexual abuse prevention, hazing and the misuse of alcohol, according to the lawsuit. Chamberlin's lawyer, Douglas Fierberg, said that because the fraternity sets itself apart from the university, officers from the university's Department of Public Safety can enter the fraternity only in "exigent circumstances" or when specifically asked to come in. "This lawsuit seeks to hold this fraternity responsible for its gross mismanagement which it does under the guise of self-management," Fierberg told CNN. "Fraternity self-management has historically proven itself to be flawed and dangerous. Women have been raped because of this mismanagement. People have died because of this mismanagement. And this victim will hold the fraternity responsible for its tradition of dangerous mismanagement." Wesleyan University would not comment on the fraternity's arrangement with the Department of Public Safety, but Roth's statement acknowledged that the university's fraternities have "some autonomy." "All have seen increased scrutiny over the past few years," Roth said of fraternities. "We intend to focus our attention on improving the safety of these spaces." Wesleyan University was not named in the lawsuit. "On behalf of the university community, I want to express our horror at this shameful assault," Roth said in the statement. "Sexual violence will never be tolerated on our campus. Sexual violence on college campuses is a national problem, and it's important to raise awareness about this issue. At Wesleyan we are committed to caring for survivors, vigorously pursuing perpetrators, and creating a positive campus climate in which sexual violence and misconduct have no place." Chamberlin has taken a leave of absence from the university since the attack and is receiving "intensive counseling, trying to pull her life together," her lawyer said. Chamberlin is seeking $10 million in damages, the lawsuit says. In 2012, a Wesleyan student sued the university and another fraternity, which Wesleyan no longer recognizes as a student organization, after she said she was raped in its frat house two years before. The fraternity had garnered the on-campus reputation as the "Rape Factory," according to the lawsuit. Her assailant pleaded guilty to assault and unlawful restraint, court papers said. The case was settled in court-ordered mediation in August 2013. Ending rape on campus: Activism takes several forms . | Cabri Chamberlin says she was raped in front of others at a campus fraternity party .
She's using her name, says "as the victim of a heinous violent crime I've done nothing wrong"
The school expelled the alleged perpetrator, imposed sanctions on fraternity and members .
Middletown police said a sexual assault complaint at the frat house was under investigation . | 028ead68886640b09d648b8c82f611099b0ed6f7 | [
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"control\" campus fraternity party has filed a",
"lawsuit against Xi Chapter of Psi Upsilon, 11 of",
"its members and the alleged assailant, according",
"to court documents. Cabri Chamberlin, then a",
"freshman, said she was raped by another student",
"last May at the Xi Chapter of Psi Upsilon",
"fraternity house in Middletown, Connecticut, at a",
"pledge \"strip show,\" says the suit, which was",
"filed Tuesday in a Connecticut federal court. CNN",
"does not usually identify victims of sexual",
"assault but has done so in this case because the",
"woman wanted to make her name public. \"I'm",
"proceeding in this case with my real name instead",
"of 'Jane Doe' because as the victim of a heinous",
"violent crime I've done nothing wrong and have",
"nothing to be ashamed of,\" Chamberlin said in a",
"statement provided by her lawyer. \"I can't even",
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"many \"underage and extremely intoxicated\" young",
"people danced with naked pledges and \"spilled",
"alcohol throughout the area.\" Chamberlin, who has",
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"attempted to leave when a male student picked her",
"up from behind and raped her in the presence of",
"\"numerous others,\" according to the lawsuit.",
"Wesleyan public safety officers then took her to",
"a nearby hospital, where a diagnosis of sexual",
"assault was documented, the lawsuit says. \"Psi",
"Upsilon Fraternity takes all reports of risk",
"management violations, especially those with",
"regard to sexual assault, very seriously,\" Tom",
"Fox, executive director of Psi Upsilon",
"Fraternity, said on the fraternity's website. \"We",
"are currently investigating the incident and",
"gathering further information.\" After an internal",
"investigation, the university expelled the",
"alleged perpetrator and imposed \"sanctions",
"against the fraternity and members,\" according to",
"a statement by Wesleyan President Michael S.",
"Roth. The student named in the lawsuit, who has",
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"seeking comment. Middletown police confirmed that",
"they responded to a sexual assault complaint from",
"the Psi Upsilon Fraternity house on May 4, 2013,",
"spokeswoman Lt. Heather Desmond said. The",
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"The lawsuit says the fraternity contractually",
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"relinquishing the public safety and housing",
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"and risk management issues, including sexual",
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"\"exigent circumstances\" or when specifically",
"asked to come in. \"This lawsuit seeks to hold",
"this fraternity responsible for its gross",
"mismanagement which it does under the guise of",
"self-management,\" Fierberg told CNN. \"Fraternity",
"self-management has historically proven itself to",
"be flawed and dangerous. Women have been raped",
"because of this mismanagement. People have died",
"because of this mismanagement. And this victim",
"will hold the fraternity responsible for its",
"tradition of dangerous mismanagement.\" Wesleyan",
"University would not comment on the fraternity's",
"arrangement with the Department of Public Safety,",
"but Roth's statement acknowledged that the",
"university's fraternities have \"some autonomy.\"",
"\"All have seen increased scrutiny over the past",
"few years,\" Roth said of fraternities. \"We intend",
"to focus our attention on improving the safety of",
"these spaces.\" Wesleyan University was not named",
"in the lawsuit. \"On behalf of the university",
"community, I want to express our horror at this",
"shameful assault,\" Roth said in the statement.",
"\"Sexual violence will never be tolerated on our",
"campus. Sexual violence on college campuses is a",
"national problem, and it's important to raise",
"awareness about this issue. At Wesleyan we are",
"committed to caring for survivors, vigorously",
"pursuing perpetrators, and creating a positive",
"campus climate in which sexual violence and",
"misconduct have no place.\" Chamberlin has taken a",
"leave of absence from the university since the",
"attack and is receiving \"intensive counseling,",
"trying to pull her life together,\" her lawyer",
"said. Chamberlin is seeking $10 million in",
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"2013. Ending rape on campus: Activism takes",
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(CNN) -- Since China took part in the Olympic Games in 1984 after a three-decade absence, competitive sports have served one purpose -- to build national pride. Athletes' victories on the global stage made us proud of the new China. The new "open" China was full of hopes, dreams and opportunities. A strong, united nation working together to build a better tomorrow was the higher calling for all of us. To serve this calling, many kids who were identified as potential elite athletes were enrolled into the government supported "sports schools." If they trained hard and were talented enough, they would make it to represent their city, their province and then one day their country. When there is a demand, there was also a reward. Chinese Olympic champions were well rewarded through national and local government, both in terms of compensation and social status. Lang Ping, the star of the 1984 women's volleyball team that won a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, was the Michael Jordan of China. As the son of a sports reporter, I was fortunate enough to know her when I was a kid. The fact that I knew her made me very popular at school, pretty much like telling everybody at school today that Kobe Bryant is your friend. In 2008, China won 51 gold medals (100 medals overall) and topped the gold medal tally at the Beijing Olympic Games. After this astounding success, many started to ask what's next? Economic growth means that people have more options in terms of career. It is more and more difficult to find kids (and parents) who want to join the "sports school" system and aim for that one-in-a-million shot to become an Olympic gold medalist. Academic performance offers a more certain path to success. Better grades means better universities, better universities means better jobs. At least that has been (and will probably still be for a long time) the belief of many parents and teachers. There is nothing wrong with the obsession towards winning, after all, that's what elite competitive sports is all about but there are other emerging trends that might change the face of sports in China. A growing urban population and middle class are seeking a better quality of life and personal well-being. In 2013, more than 750,000 people participated in a running competition or marathon, up 50 percent on 2012, according to the China Track and Field Association . In 2014, there will be 53 marathons registered at the China Track and Field Association and this number is projected to grow at least at 20 percent annually. Compared to the 200 marathons held each year in Japan, China still has a long way to go but there is a new enthusiasm for sport at the grassroots level. However, we also see that more kids (and parents) are embracing sport and the values it teaches. We operate a sports academy in Shanghai that teaches fencing, squash and Thai boxing. Through a season of sports training and competition, we help kids to build confidence, work in teams and develop leadership skills. These are the qualities that will help them to secure that better future over and beyond their academic performance. The Chinese government and many Chinese educators are starting to see the value of sports in education. They could do more by making sports an important part of school grades. Six years after the Beijing Olympic Games, there is another Olympic Games currently taking place in China this month -- the 2nd Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. This Games is different. At the opening ceremony, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach urged participants to take selfies to show off their good fortune and stressed the importance of sharing, learning and making friends. Most people don't know who won the first gold medal or how many gold medals China has won. In today's China, the demand for sports has gone beyond Olympic gold medals and national pride. Sport in China: What's wrong with winning? | The meaning of competitive sports is changing in China .
A growing urban population and middle class are seeking a better quality of life and personal well-being through sports .
In 2013, more than 750,000 people participated in a running competition or marathon .
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday passed the GOP leadership's 2013 budget plan -- a measure that has no chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate but creates a clear contrast between the two parties on a number of critical tax and spending issues ahead of the general election. The resolution passed in a strongly polarized 228-191 vote. No Democrats backed the measure; only 10 Republicans opposed it. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's $3.53 trillion blueprint includes an overhaul of the nation's tax code and major changes to popular entitlements such as Medicare -- expensive programs that in the past have been considered politically untouchable. Why the budget may never be balanced . Republicans say the plan is necessary to slow the growth of exploding federal deficits and put the federal government on the road to fiscal stability. "We have one of the most predictable economic crises in this country coming. It's a debt-driven crisis. And so we have an obligation -- not just a legal obligation but a moral obligation -- to do something about it," Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, said Thursday morning. GOP leaders "think the key components are to get spending under control, reform our entitlement programs" and help stimulate economic growth. Democrats, however, consider the plan a betrayal of last year's bipartisan deficit reduction deal and a GOP giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of the middle class and vulnerable seniors. "In our view, we certainly don't want to return to some of the economic policies that got us into the mess to begin with. And we are concerned that the Republican budget does that," said Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a member of the House Democratic leadership. "It disrupts the fragile recovery and undercuts investments that are going to be important for the long-term economic strength of the United States of America." White House Press Secretary Jay Carney released a statement after the vote blasting House Republicans for banding "together to shower millionaires and billionaires with a massive tax cut paid for by ending Medicare as we know it and making extremely deep cuts to critical programs needed to create jobs and strengthen the middle class." Romney garners two endorsements . Over the past two days, the sharply divided House has overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's budget proposal, a House Democratic plan, a more conservative Republican alternative, and a bipartisan blueprint containing controversial spending cuts and tax hikes opposed by majorities in both parties. The blueprint -- derived from proposals advanced by a special commission led by former Clinton White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Wyoming GOP Sen. Alan Simpson -- includes roughly $2 trillion in cuts and more than $1 trillion in new tax revenues over the next decade. The measure failed in a 382-38 vote. While a budget resolution is not binding, it is used to guide congressional appropriators responsible for allocating federal dollars. Both chambers of Congress have not agreed on such a measure since the spring of 2009. Among other things, the Ryan plan calls for a reduction in individual tax rates and brackets. Instead of today's six brackets, with rates from 10% to 35%, it calls for just two: 10% and 25%. The proposal would eliminate the alternative minimum tax while dropping the top corporate tax rate from 35% to 25%. GOP leaders would compensate for lost revenue by closing a series of tax loopholes and ending numerous deductions. They have declined to offer any details, however, on exactly which loopholes and deductions would be affected, instead insisting that the matter will be taken up at the congressional committee level in the future. Returning to one of the most controversial points from last year's budget fight, the proposal includes dramatic changes to the Medicare program. It would offer future seniors a choice of staying in the traditional fee-for-service plan or opting instead for a Medicare-approved private plan, all of which would be available via a new Medicare exchange. No matter which plan they chose, including the traditional Medicare plan, seniors would receive a government subsidy to help pay for their choice. While Republicans insist the change is necessary to ensure the program's long-term fiscal viability, Democrats accuse the GOP of trying to destroy a key legacy of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. The Republicans "want Medicare to wither on the vine, to die," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, said this month. Medicaid, which provides health coverage for the poor, would be converted under the GOP plan into a series of block grants for states. Individual states would be empowered to tighten eligibility rules or revise enrollees' cost-sharing obligations. The GOP proposal also protects defense spending by undoing a scheduled $55 billion cut in the Pentagon budget, replacing the reduction with cuts elsewhere. Ryan has previously called the scheduled Pentagon cuts -- part of the agreement reached in last summer's Budget Control Act -- "devastating to America's defense capabilities." On Thursday, Ryan said senior military officials defending lower Pentagon spending proposals have not been honest. "We don't think the generals are giving us their true advice," he said, accusing them of following an administration line. "I think there is a lot of budget smoke and mirrors in the (administration's) Pentagon budget, which is not really a true, honest and accurate budget. When you confront military experts -- retired or active -- they concede these things to us." Republicans would compensate for higher defense spending in part by requiring greater federal worker pension contributions and more means-testing of entitlement benefits. Overall, Ryan's plan caps 2013 domestic discretionary spending -- programs other than entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare -- at $1.028 trillion. Democrats immediately cried foul when the new proposed cap was unveiled, noting that it's nearly $20 billion below the total agreed to in last summer's deficit reduction deal. House GOP leaders insist they can propose any amount under the $1.047 trillion level, because that figure simply represents the top limit for discretionary spending, not a level up to which Congress must spend. While the House Republicans' proposed budget has no chance of becoming law, it could have a significant impact on this year's presidential and congressional campaigns. Democrats believe the proposed Medicare changes in particular could damage GOP hopes in key swing states such as Florida, which has a large elderly population. Numerous Republicans, however, believe they'll be rewarded for having the political courage to tackle politically sensitive issues. They also argue that it's important to draw clear distinctions with Democrats before voters go to the polls in November. CNN's Deirdre Walsh contributed to this report. | House of Representatives passes GOP Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan .
Ryan budget includes big changes in Medicare, tax code .
Democrats say the plan would hurt the elderly and middle class .
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"strength of the United States of America.\" White",
"House Press Secretary Jay Carney released a",
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"Republicans for banding \"together to shower",
"millionaires and billionaires with a massive tax",
"cut paid for by ending Medicare as we know it and",
"making extremely deep cuts to critical programs",
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"class.\" Romney garners two endorsements . Over",
"the past two days, the sharply divided House has",
"overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's",
"budget proposal, a House Democratic plan, a more",
"conservative Republican alternative, and a",
"bipartisan blueprint containing controversial",
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"in both parties. The blueprint -- derived from",
"proposals advanced by a special commission led by",
"former Clinton White House Chief of Staff Erskine",
"Bowles and former Wyoming GOP Sen. Alan Simpson",
"-- includes roughly $2 trillion in cuts and more",
"than $1 trillion in new tax revenues over the",
"next decade. The measure failed in a 382-38 vote.",
"While a budget resolution is not binding, it is",
"used to guide congressional appropriators",
"responsible for allocating federal dollars. Both",
"chambers of Congress have not agreed on such a",
"measure since the spring of 2009. Among other",
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"it calls for just two: 10% and 25%. The proposal",
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"choice. While Republicans insist the change is",
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"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California,",
"said this month. Medicaid, which provides health",
"coverage for the poor, would be converted under",
"the GOP plan into a series of block grants for",
"states. Individual states would be empowered to",
"tighten eligibility rules or revise enrollees'",
"cost-sharing obligations. The GOP proposal also",
"protects defense spending by undoing a scheduled",
"$55 billion cut in the Pentagon budget, replacing",
"the reduction with cuts elsewhere. Ryan has",
"previously called the scheduled Pentagon cuts --",
"part of the agreement reached in last summer's",
"Budget Control Act -- \"devastating to America's",
"defense capabilities.\" On Thursday, Ryan said",
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"\"We don't think the generals are giving us their",
"true advice,\" he said, accusing them of following",
"an administration line. \"I think there is a lot",
"of budget smoke and mirrors in the",
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"active -- they concede these things to us.\"",
"Republicans would compensate for higher defense",
"spending in part by requiring greater federal",
"worker pension contributions and more",
"means-testing of entitlement benefits. Overall,",
"Ryan's plan caps 2013 domestic discretionary",
"spending -- programs other than entitlements such",
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"trillion. Democrats immediately cried foul when",
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"GOP leaders insist they can propose any amount",
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"figure simply represents the top limit for",
"discretionary spending, not a level up to which",
"Congress must spend. While the House Republicans'",
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"could have a significant impact on this year's",
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"states such as Florida, which has a large elderly",
"population. Numerous Republicans, however,",
"believe they'll be rewarded for having the",
"political courage to tackle politically sensitive",
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The ancient world was full of strange animals that have gone extinct, such as a group of marine species with claw-like structures emerging from their heads. A new study suggests that these creatures were related to spiders and scorpions. Researchers discovered the fossilized remains of a species in southwest China that provides new insights into the evolution of animals in the modern era, scientists said. They report their findings in the journal Nature. Scientists believe that the creature -- 1 inch long, and with two pairs of eyes -- lived 520 million years ago and that it crawled or swam in the ocean. They were able to reconstruct the creature's nervous system to gain insights about its evolutionary relationships to animals familiar to us. "For the first time, we are able to use fossilised neural anatomy to sort out how fossil animals are related to animals today," study co-author Xiaoya Ma of the Department of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum in London wrote in an e-mail. This creature belongs to the Alalcomenaeus genus, and its place in the animal kingdom lies in "a group of weird extinct animals" called the "megacheiran" or "great appendage" arthropods, Ma said. The species of the Alalcomenaeus group had elongated, segmented bodies with about 12 pairs of appendages they used for swimming or crawling. They also had a pair of long, scissor-like head claws, most likely for grabbing or sensing. Scientists say the reconstruction of the new creature's nervous system is the most complete for an arthropod living at that time, in the Cambrian geological period. Discovery makes a splash: The rarest whale . The brain and central nervous system of the creature are organized in a way that is similar to those of the chelicerata, the group that includes horseshoe crabs and scorpions. This suggests a close evolutionary relationship between the ancient Alalcomenaeus and the living chelicerata. A distinct group of arthropods called the mandibulates includes lobsters, insects, centipedes and millipedes. Last year at the same site in China -- called the Chengjiang formation near Kunming -- Ma and colleagues discovered a 520 million-year-old crustacean-type nervous system in an animal called Fuxianhuia. Taken together, these discoveries suggest that by 520 million years ago, the two major groups of arthropods had diverged. Their common ancestor must have been older, researchers said. "This means the ancestors of spiders and their kin lived side by side with the ancestors of crustaceans," co-author Nick Strausfeld, neuroscience professor at the University of Arizona, said in a statement. Strausfeld's team used sophisticated imaging techniques to look at the inch-long Alalcomenaeus fossil. One kind of scan revealed that iron had built up in the nervous system as the creature fossilized. They also used a technique called computed tomography that reconstructs 3-D features. By combining these images and discarding any data that weren't in both, they were able to create a sort of negative X-ray photograph, "and out popped this beautiful nervous system in startling detail," Strausfeld said. It confirmed what scientists had believed from the creature's outward appearance: The extinct genus Alalcomenaeus was related to chelicerates (spiders, scorpions and others). They also saw that the brain in the fossil was like the brains found in modern scorpions and spiders. If researchers find a fossil with features shared by this creature and the crustacean-like fossil Ma and colleagues found last year, that could be a common ancestor of both. There's plenty more weirdness from ancient history to uncover. 18-foot oarfish discovered . | The fossil is 520 million years old and was found in China .
Using multiple images of the animal, the researchers discovered the nervous system .
They also saw the brain was like those of today's spiders, scorpions .
The work shows the early evolutionary differences, researcher says . | 029050376967d7c47a862ade09bf39a64cc97f92 | [
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(CNN) -- After he announced the resignations of four top officials in his administration in 1973, Richard Nixon swore he was done with talking about Watergate, according to the last batch of tapes released by the National Archives. Gone were his chief of staff, H.R. "Bob" Haldeman; his domestic affairs adviser, John Ehrlichman; White House lawyer John Dean; and Attorney General Richard Kleindeinst, a longtime friend. Nixon broke the news in his first public address about the scandal that would eventually bring down his presidency -- and as he tried to console the jettisoned Haldeman, he insisted it was his last. "Well, its a tough thing, Bob, for you, for John, the rest," he said after the April 30, 1973, speech. "But goddammit, I'm never gonna discuss this son of a bitch Watergate thing again. Never, never, never, never." Of course, like much of what he had just told Americans, it didn't turn out to be true. Nixon would be forced to deal with Watergate over and over again in the next year or so, culminating with his own resignation in August 1974 -- a development forced by the discovery of conversations like those released Wednesday by the National Archives. The 340 hours of recordings are the last installment of a record that has kept historians busy for four decades. They run from April 1973 through that July, when the microphones were turned off after a probing Congress learned of the tapes. The new batch includes calls of support from two future presidents following the April 30 speech: Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. "We're still behind you out here, and I wanted you to know that you're in our prayers," said Reagan, then governor of California and a rising conservative star. Story behind 'Our Nixon's' unique home movies . "How nice of you to say that," Nixon replied. "Well, let me tell you this. That we can be -- all each of us has a different religion, you know? But goddammit, Ron, we have got to build peace in the world, and that's what I'm working on." Bush, then the Republican Party's chairman, told Nixon, "I was really proud of you, and my golly, I know it was tough, and I just wanted to tell you that." Nixon replied, "Well, good for you, George." The Watergate scandal began to unravel with the June 1972 break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. Five operatives of the Nixon re-election campaign were arrested in the attempt to illegally wiretap phones at the offices, located in the Watergate office building in Washington. The inner demons that drove Nixon . The subsequent investigations revealed that within days of the arrests, Nixon had discussed warning FBI agents away from the burglary probe by having the CIA claim the break-in was part of a national security operation. Nixon resigned shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered him to turn over a recording of that conversation to investigators. Other tapes out Wednesday include Nixon discussing China with National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger and meeting with evangelist Billy Graham, the widow of baseball star Roberto Clemente and the Brazilian soccer legend Pele, who spoke of wanting to spread his sport to the United States. He's heard speaking with a variety of world leaders, including West German Chancellor Willy Bradt and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The tapes captured a June 1973 summit meeting between Nixon and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev, in which Brezhnev bemoaned complaints about the world's two superpowers. Four lessons from Nixon's failed presidency . "There are some people who keep throwing in this idea of there being two superpowers in the world who are out to dictate their, as they say, dictate their will, to foist their will upon others, and so forth," Brezhnev said. "Now, but, are we to blame for being big? Are we to blame for being strong? What can we do about it? That is the way it is." And Nixon talks of winding down the war in Vietnam and the return of American prisoners of war, justifying the December 1972 bombing raids on Hanoi that he credited with their release. "The North Vietnamese had reneged on the agreement, they had attached conditions with regard to return of POWs, they had attached conditions on the return of civilians themselves," he told Roger Shields, a Pentagon official working with the former prisoners. "We said no conditions. That's why we had to bomb. One of the major reasons we had to bomb. And it worked." CNN's Athena Jones and Brian Rokus contributed to this report. | Last round of Watergate tapes include Nixon's talks with aides, Brezhnev, Kissinger .
After aides resigned, Nixon said he was done with Watergate .
Nixon said he would "never, never, never, never" talk about it again .
The White House recordings helped drive him from office more than a year later . | 02907b8a76079e56ff670091a21a0d08d00ac6db | [
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"were his chief of staff, H.R. \"Bob\" Haldeman; his",
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"House lawyer John Dean; and Attorney General",
"Richard Kleindeinst, a longtime friend. Nixon",
"broke the news in his first public address about",
"the scandal that would eventually bring down his",
"presidency -- and as he tried to console the",
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"the rest,\" he said after the April 30, 1973,",
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"this son of a bitch Watergate thing again. Never,",
"never, never, never.\" Of course, like much of",
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(CNN) -- The first clue was a boat floating in the ocean with no one on board. So teams of rescuers took off, unsure of they were looking for when one crew saw the unmistakeable second clue. There on a sandbar were three huge letters -- S.O.S. And there on a nearby rocky island were five people on a rocky outcrop off the northeastern coast of Australia, happy to see a helicopter after eight hours of waiting. The incident occurred Monday when five people were snorkeling in the Pacific Ocean. They anchored their boat near the sandbar, the Courier-Mail newspaper of Brisbane reported, but the boat drifted away after its anchor broke. They stamped out a large distress signal in the sand, but they knew it was only a matter of time before the tide claimed the signal. The rocks were high enough, but the group had no phones or food, which floated away with the boat. "We were a bit (sun)burned and it would have been fairly cold (if they had to stay out through the night)," Lyn Forbes-Smith told The Courier-Mail. She said they had gone diving at 8 a.m. and were picked up about 4 p.m. A helicopter rescue crew from Central Queensland took off and after an hour spotted the SOS. "We did two sweeps and then when we came across some guys on the rocks and we saw SOS written in the sand so we knew it was them straight away," crew member Damien Kross told Seven Network. "It was actually quite good because we knew we found them." By the time the helicopter got there, the water level had made it impossible to send a boat in for a rescue attempt. The crew used a winch and basket to bring the three men and two women into the helicopter. Kross said the five were in good spirits despite being a little dehydrated. | Five people were snorkeling off northeastern coast of Australia when boat got away .
They made a giant SOS on a sandbar and retreated to a rocky outcrop .
Worried tide would wash away their message, helicopter crew finds them .
They were lifted up to the helicopter in a basket rescue . | 0290feb13240ea14c3401f17448905eb60a382ae | [
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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Sixty-four cases of measles have been diagnosed in the United States this year, the most in seven years, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles is a respiratory disease whose familiar symptom is red blotches on the skin. In all but one of the cases, the people who contracted measles had not been vaccinated. Some were too young to have gotten the shots, which are administered from 12 to 15 months of age. The CDC released the statistics Thursday to "serve as a reminder that measles can and still does occur in the U.S. Ongoing measles virus transmission was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but the risk of cases and outbreaks from imported disease remains," the organization said in a news release. Interactive: More about measles » . In 54 of this year's cases the victims imported the measles from other countries, the CDC said. Dr. Anne Schuchat, the director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said many of the imported cases came from European nations and Israel. Watch more on the measles outbreak » . "Many people have forgot about measles in the United States," she said Schuchat at a news conference Thursday. "It is very important for travelers heading off to Europe to make sure their immunizations are up to date." The cases were reported in nine states, it said, and cases are being treated in Wisconsin, Arizona, Michigan and New York. Measles is a viral disease that can be deadly if not treated. The 64 patients ranged in age from 5 months to 71 years. Fourteen patients were hospitalized but no deaths were reported. E-mail to a friend . | CDC: 64 confirmed measles cases in nine states since January .
64 patients ranged in age from 5 months to 71 years .
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(CNN) -- One night in late July this year, the Japanese supertanker M. Star was making its way through the Strait of Hormuz -- the chokepoint at the southern tip of the Persian Gulf. It was en route to Japan with 3 million barrels of crude oil. There was a loud thud at the front of the ship. Its hull suffered a substantial square-shaped dent above the waterline. Theories about the cause quickly abounded: a giant wave, a collision with a submarine or another vessel. And then -- six days later -- a militant Sunni group that had been active in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan claimed it had attacked the ship with an explosives-laden boat. The Abdullah Azzam Brigades said the attack on the M. Star "sought to weaken the infidel global order which is thrust into Muslim lands and which loots its resources." For the Brigades, such an attack was a significant departure from previous targets. To begin with, intelligence analysts were skeptical of the claim. But U.S. officials now say it is credible. "Government and industry sources can confirm that the claim by the Abdullah Azzam brigades ... is valid," the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration said in an advisory last week. "The group remains active and can conduct further attacks on vessels in areas in the Strait of Hormuz, southern Arabian Gulf, and western Gulf of Oman,' it said. The Saudis are already anxious about the foothold that al Qaeda has established in neighboring Yemen. Now the Brigades -- spawned in the squalor of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon -- may be an emerging player in the region's terror landscape. The Brigades are named after a Palestinian close to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Abdullah Azzam was killed in Pakistan in 1989 by a bomb explosion. The group is led by one Saleh al-Qarawi, who fought U.S. forces in Iraq and got to know al Qaeda's now-dead leader there -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Born in the Saudi city of Barida, al-Qarawi is only 28, but is already on the kingdom's most wanted list. When that list was first published in February 2008, he was described as "one of the key suppliers of facilities, finances, fake documents" for al Qaeda. And he has ambitious aims, telling an extremist website earlier this year: "All the jihadist battlefields now are fields of fighting." The Brigades have certainly shown themselves capable of audacious attacks. They claimed responsibility for an unsuccessful rocket attack on a U.S. warship anchored in the Jordanian port of Aqaba in 2005, as well as for bombings in 2004 and 2005 aimed at tourists in Egypt's Red Sea resorts. Well over 100 people were killed in those attacks. In the interview he gave to the al-Fajr Media Center, al-Qarawi described how al-Zarqawi had sent him on a mission beyond Iraq. He'd been arrested in Syria and spent a brief spell in a Saudi jail. Describing his priorities, al-Qarawi said they include kidnapping U.S. and British citizens in the Arabian peninsula. "American interests are our most important aims," he said, according to a translation by intelligence website Flashpoint Partners. It is also clear from the interview that al-Qarawi is very much a Sunni purist. He has little time for the Shiite Hezbollah, accusing it of attacking Lebanon's Sunnis. He also accuses Lebanese Shiites of "malice" toward the country's Sunnis. That suggests the Brigades would not have looked to Shiite Iran for help or harbor in attacking the M. Star (even if Saudi officials insist al-Qarawi once operated from Iran.) And it prompts this question: where did that small boat, laden with explosives, come from on the night of July 27 to attack the M. Star? If not Iran, did it set out under cover of darkness from the United Arab Emirates, Oman or even Saudi Arabia -- undetected by authorities? | The Abdullah Azzam Brigades may be an emerging player in the Persian Gulf landscape .
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(CNN) -- The fallout from Adam Lambert's risqué American Music Awards performance keeps coming with "Good Morning America" canceling the singer's live performance scheduled for Wednesday morning. ABC was flooded with more than 1,500 complaints, and the network sent an e-mail to potential concert goers letting them know that Lambert would not be performing on Wednesday. "Given Adam Lambert's controversial live performance on the AMAs, we were concerned about airing a similar concert so early in the morning," a spokesperson for the network said. "The Early Show" on rival network CBS was quick to announce that they have booked Lambert to perform and discuss the controversy on Wednesday morning. Lambert shocked viewers with his sexually suggestive dance sequence that included simulated oral sex as well as Lambert kissing his male keyboardist. The Parents Television Council, a Media watchdog group, also attacked the show as vulgar and urged its members on Monday to contact ABC, Dick Clark Productions and the show's advertisers with complaints about the content. "Last night's 'American Music Awards' broadcast was nothing short of tasteless and vulgar. Adam Lambert, the second-place finisher in last season's 'American Idol' competition, chose to treat American families to simulated oral sex and other demeaning behavior," the PTC posted on its Web site. Melissa Henson, director of communications and public education for the PTC, said the council wasn't concerned about Lambert's gay kiss. Its issue and focus are on the simulated oral sex, she said. "The gender has nothing to do with it," Henson said. "It would be true if it had been a woman's face that was thrust into his crotch." Henson also noted that this is not an anti-Adam Lambert campaign and said the council would have had no problem with Lambert performing live on "Good Morning America." "As long as he keeps it clean," Henson said. | "Good Morning America" cancels Adam Lambert's live performance .
Lambert shocked viewers with his sexually suggestive dance sequence on the AMAs .
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Oceanside, New York (CNN) -- Deployed to a volatile outpost in southern Afghanistan where U.S. Marines routinely face a mix of skirmishes and hidden explosives, Greg Buckley Jr. sensed that an attack was imminent. And he knew that it would come from within. The 21-year-old Marine was posted to Garmsir in Helmand Province, where he was training local security forces as part of NATO's planned withdrawal in 2014. It was during a static-filled phone call to his father over the summer that the Long Island native mentioned a run-in he had with an Afghan trainee while on guard duty. NATO releases details of brazen raid on base in Afghanistan . The encounter was the first in which the Buckley family's eldest son seemed to sense something was wrong, according to what he told his family in phone conversations and a letter. "The guy turned around and said to Greg, 'We don't want you here. We don't need you here,'" his dad said. "Greg turned around again and said, 'Why would you say that?'" according to Greg Buckley Sr. But the trainee apparently wouldn't relent, repeating the phrases for hours over the course of a night in which the young Marine was on guard watch. "Greg said, 'I thought I was going to lose my mind,'" his father said. "Pitch black out, and all he kept saying over and over again is, 'We don't want you. We don't need you. We don't want you.'" "It was just tormenting for him." The two men then finally confronted each other, yelling until a group of officers separated them, he told his father. "One of his superiors came over and had Greg apologize to the guy," said the elder Buckley. The 21-year-old agreed and extended his hand, but the man refused. About a month later, Greg phoned his father again. "He told me if I have to stay here until November... I'm not going to come home." Greg also asked his father to prepare to tell his mother and his two younger brothers that he'd be killed. "I don't understand," his father said. "Out in the field?' "No, in our base," Greg replied. 4 NATO troops killed in 'insider' attack in Afghanistan . On August 10, 2012, Greg Buckley Jr. was gunned down by the very forces he had been training, just days after learning that he was to head home early. "It was only two days he had left there in Afghanistan," his father told CNN. The phenomenon is known as "green-on-blue," due to a color-coding system used by NATO. It has become disturbingly more frequent in Afghanistan, with more than 50 NATO troops killed this year by local forces, the first time that's happened in a single year in the U.S.-led war. Last year, 35 people died in such insider attacks, and even less the year before, according to NATO figures. The killings have prompted suspensions of training new recruits while eroding the trust between NATO and its Afghan allies. The gunman involved in Greg's death attacked from inside his outpost and killed two other fellow Marines, his dad said. But Greg Sr. said his son had informed his superior officers that "one day they are going turn around and turn those weapons on us." CNN cannot independently confirm that Greg informed superior officers. Calls and emails to NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan were not immediately returned. More than a decade after the war began, the Buckley family is now struggling to cope with the loss of its eldest son. More than 2,000 other U.S. service members have been killed in Operation Enduring Freedom. "It's not really day-by-day," said Greg's mother, Marina Buckley. "It's more minute-by-minute." Back in Oceanside, the Buckley family on Friday attended the town's first home football game, where their fallen son had intended to watch his youngest brother play varsity for the first time. "Greg was supposed to be home for this game," said Justin, 17, who wore the number 30 on his back, Greg's old basketball number. "I would tell him I love him and I miss him." The senior running back, who donned a camouflage jersey along with his team, broke to the outside on Friday for a 25-yard score that helped cement the Sailors' improbable second-half comeback against top-ranked East Meadow. After crossing into the end zone, Justin raised his hand to salute -- honoring his fallen brother. NATO admits killing civilians in Afghan strike . | Greg Buckley Jr. was gunned down by the forces he had been training .
"He told me, if I have to stay here until November... I'm not going to come home," his dad said .
The phenomenon is known as "green-on-blue" and is disturbingly more frequent in Afghanistan .
Buckley warned superiors an insider attack could happen, his father says; CNN could not confirm . | 0293107dc735291995305b2b55496637ebb21253 | [
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"was posted to Garmsir in Helmand Province, where",
"he was training local security forces as part of",
"NATO's planned withdrawal in 2014. It was during",
"a static-filled phone call to his father over the",
"summer that the Long Island native mentioned a",
"run-in he had with an Afghan trainee while on",
"guard duty. NATO releases details of brazen raid",
"on base in Afghanistan . The encounter was the",
"first in which the Buckley family's eldest son",
"seemed to sense something was wrong, according to",
"what he told his family in phone conversations",
"and a letter. \"The guy turned around and said to",
"Greg, 'We don't want you here. We don't need you",
"here,'\" his dad said. \"Greg turned around again",
"and said, 'Why would you say that?'\" according to",
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"\"Pitch black out, and all he kept saying over and",
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"you. We don't want you.'\" \"It was just tormenting",
"for him.\" The two men then finally confronted",
"each other, yelling until a group of officers",
"separated them, he told his father. \"One of his",
"superiors came over and had Greg apologize to the",
"guy,\" said the elder Buckley. The 21-year-old",
"agreed and extended his hand, but the man",
"refused. About a month later, Greg phoned his",
"father again. \"He told me if I have to stay here",
"until November... I'm not going to come home.\"",
"Greg also asked his father to prepare to tell his",
"mother and his two younger brothers that he'd be",
"killed. \"I don't understand,\" his father said.",
"\"Out in the field?' \"No, in our base,\" Greg",
"replied. 4 NATO troops killed in 'insider' attack",
"in Afghanistan . On August 10, 2012, Greg Buckley",
"Jr. was gunned down by the very forces he had",
"been training, just days after learning that he",
"was to head home early. \"It was only two days he",
"had left there in Afghanistan,\" his father told",
"CNN. The phenomenon is known as \"green-on-blue,\"",
"due to a color-coding system used by NATO. It has",
"become disturbingly more frequent in Afghanistan,",
"with more than 50 NATO troops killed this year by",
"local forces, the first time that's happened in a",
"single year in the U.S.-led war. Last year, 35",
"people died in such insider attacks, and even",
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"The killings have prompted suspensions of",
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"dad said. But Greg Sr. said his son had informed",
"his superior officers that \"one day they are",
"going turn around and turn those weapons on us.\"",
"CNN cannot independently confirm that Greg",
"informed superior officers. Calls and emails to",
"NATO's International Security Assistance Force in",
"Afghanistan were not immediately returned. More",
"than a decade after the war began, the Buckley",
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"service members have been killed in Operation",
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"said Greg's mother, Marina Buckley. \"It's more",
"minute-by-minute.\" Back in Oceanside, the Buckley",
"family on Friday attended the town's first home",
"football game, where their fallen son had",
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"number. \"I would tell him I love him and I miss",
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Japanese fishermen have captured a rare albino dolphin and killed 11 other dolphins in a shallow cove, according to conservation activists protesting the hunt. The albino dolphin currently sits in a small holding pen where it is being trained to eat dead fish and adapt to human interaction, said members of the Sea Shepherd conservationist group, which monitors dolphin hunts in the region. They speculate the rare dolphin will be sold for up to $500,000 to be displayed in captivity. The controversial hunt takes place annually between September and March in Taiji, Japan. Most dolphins are killed for their meat, while some are sold live to aquariums around the world. Locals defend the hunt, a long-held tradition, as no different than slaughtering any other animal for meat. But activists say the hunt is driven by greed. "This brutal hunt is carnage carried out in the name of profit, not culture," said Melissa Sehgal, a Sea Shepherd campaign coordinator. "These dolphins do not belong to Japan; they belong to the ocean." The group says that 15 pods of Risso's dolphins have been slaughtered in the cove since this year's hunting season began, with approximately 170 Risso's dolphins killed. The Taiji Town Office declined CNN's request for comment on Sea Shepherd's newest report. READ MORE: Dolphins killed as Taiji's controversial hunting season resumes . Japan officials defend controversial hunt . | Japanese fishermen have captured a rare albino dolphin and killed 11 other dolphins .
Activists speculate the rare dolphin will be sold for up to $500,000 to be displayed in captivity .
Locals defend the hunt, a long-held tradition in Japanese town of Taiji . | 029349034f859b64c21daf39b3eaf56a56e069a8 | [
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"protesting the hunt. The albino dolphin currently",
"sits in a small holding pen where it is being",
"trained to eat dead fish and adapt to human",
"interaction, said members of the Sea Shepherd",
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"hunts in the region. They speculate the rare",
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"their meat, while some are sold live to aquariums",
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(CNN) -- The Boston Bruins put down their hockey sticks on Monday and got decked out "Frozen"-style for a good cause. Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton would never have been Disney's first choice for Elsa, the cartoon star of the hit "Frozen" movie. But he and forward Matt Fraser (now known as Elsa's sister, Anna) brought a bit of Halloween fun to the sick children at Boston Children's Hospital. Rounding out the cast were Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller (Kristoff), forward Seth Griffith (Hans), defenseman Matt Bartkowski (Sven) and defenseman Torey Krug (Olaf). "We're all fans of it. I've seen the movie, and I'm a fan so I'm not going to lie about that," Hamilton said on the team's blog. "It's fun to be able to be something that's popular and they all know it and make them smile." It appears the movie's hit song "Let It Go" has even made its way into the players' song lists. "I've heard the song a lot of times, especially with my niece singing," Krug said. "I know the lyrics." | Boston Bruins hockey players dress up "Frozen"-style for Halloween .
The team made their annual visit to Boston Children's Hospital .
Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton was decked out as Elsa .
A few players knew the words to the movie's hit song, "Let It Go" | 0295c4f86921f5ce138643c929e86a06c8d698a8 | [
"(CNN) -- The Boston Bruins put down their hockey",
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Open any fashion magazine and you're instantly bombarded with a collection of blindingly beautiful celebrities, bedazzled with shimmering jewels and perfectly coiffed "messy hair." Anna Boccia Lewis has been a DVF fan since the 1970s. Do you own a wrap dress? Tell us why. They teeter on gorgeous stilettos strutting their perfectly toned figures in clothing that could cost as much as a typical mortgage. Close that same fashion magazine -- or maybe ever-so-gently hurl it at the wall -- and perhaps you're left feeling slightly inadequate and envious. After all, why should we be left out of all the fun just because we can't afford the clothing in the magazine? But there is one fashion item that has arguably been bridging the gap for more than three decades between the wealthy elite and the average woman. This item is Diane Von Furstenberg's wrap dress. Just like the "Little Black Dress," Furstenberg's wrap dress is considered an essential in many womens' wardrobes. Diane Von Furstenberg, or DVF as she's known, sold her first wrap dress in the 1970s. "It has been a unique phenomenon, " the Belgian designer told CNN. "What was new about my wrap dress was that I did it in jersey and therefore it molded the body and it was very flattering to the body." Technically speaking, a wrap dress is like a kimono. "It's a very traditional form of clothing, it's a dress that has no buttons and no zipper," said Von Furstenberg. Since its inception, millions have flown off the racks. But that isn't to say the dress didn't see its dark periods as well. There was a time when the trend for wrap dresses was declared over, but like any good (or bad) fashion, it experienced a revival. "Fashion changed completely and things went away," said Von Furstenberg. "Ten years ago I started again because I saw that very hip young girls were buying them in thrift shops." That trend continues today. While the dresses are stocked in DVF stores, they are regularly bought and sold in vintage stores and through online auction sites, such as eBay. "My love affair with the DVF wrap dress began in the 1970s," says Anna Boccia Lewis, a self-confessed "DVF addict" from California. "One of my first purchases was a yellow floral vintage DVF shirtdress that I found at Goodwill in South San Francisco for $4.75. "I think what I love the most about Diane's designs is that each one has its own special personality -- just like the woman who is wearing it," Anna said. CNN asked other women to tell us what it is about DVF dresses that make them so special. Tell us your story -- "Sound Off" below. "They make me feel not only sexy, but successful, sophisticated and timeless," said Carolyn Yapp, a 24-year-old DVF devotee from Jamaica. Melissa Calivis Green from Baltimore told us: "For me, the iconic prints represent a sense of powerful femininity and the promise of endless possibilities." Tracey Jennings of the United Kingdom has been wearing DVF dresses for the last ten years. She said: "Like a lot of women, I have varied in size from year to year. As a result, my wrap dresses range from size four to size 10." Kirsty Palmer, also from the United Kingdom, recently sold one of her DVF dresses on eBay. "I like to change my selection," she said. "Buying vintage wrap dresses makes them more affordable for me, yet I still get the benefit as if I were buying new due to their classic cuts and their durability." Do you own a wrap dress? If so, we want to hear from you. Why did you buy it and what does it mean to you? "Sound off" below or Email us a picture or go to CNN's facebook page -- facebook.com/cnnintl. | Diane Von Furstenberg's wrap dress has been a fashion staple for decades .
The DVF wrap dress is made with jersey which flatters female shapes .
Readers told CNN about their devotion to their wrap dresses since the 1970s .
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"of blindingly beautiful celebrities, bedazzled",
"with shimmering jewels and perfectly coiffed",
"\"messy hair.\" Anna Boccia Lewis has been a DVF",
"fan since the 1970s. Do you own a wrap dress?",
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"strutting their perfectly toned figures in",
"clothing that could cost as much as a typical",
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"the body.\" Technically speaking, a wrap dress is",
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(CNN) -- Pakistan cricket legend Imran Khan has described how the unfolding crisis in Haiti revived harrowing memories of a similar earthquake in his own region. The devastating 7.6 magnitude quake struck northern Pakistan and the divided Kashmir region in October 2005, claiming the lives of almost 80,000 people, according to official estimates, and leaving millions homeless. Khan, who is now a prominent politician and campaigner for social issues in Pakistan, told CNN Thursday that he was left numbed by the scenes which greeted him as he traveled to some of the worst-affected areas in the aftermath. "It was one of the most traumatic experiences I've ever had. Just watching human suffering, he said. "It was the children that really disturbed me ... their crushed limbs. "There were so many people needing attention. I remember seeing makeshift hospitals where they were amputating. That was difficult to take. "Families were torn apart as parents lost their children and children were orphaned. Whole families were caught inside buildings, while few escaped." Khan recalled being overwhelmed by the sight of an entire town being reduced to rubble. "We arrived in the town of Balakot and it was totally flattened. You don't know what to do or say. So many people needing help at one time and you don't have the infrastructure, you don't have the hospitals to help." Desperation grips Haitian capital . Balakot was one of the worst-hit places, with one in 10 of about 20,000 residents killed, according to the local government of the Mansehra district, where the town of is located. Thousands more were injured. Pakistani authorities later planned to move the town in the country's North West Frontier Province to a completely new location, owing to its current position on a volatile fault line. The destruction of Balakot brought home to Khan how much people had lost. "Their livelihoods disappeared overnight," he said. "They had nothing, no business, money, food. "From what I've seen on television it's similar to what is happening now in Haiti. Clearly they (Haiti) won't have the resources to cope with it, so it will require a real outside effort." While acknowledging the importance of the international aid effort, Khan pointed to role ordinary Pakistanis played in 2005. "It was incredible. The government was incapacitated but there were little charities and groups forming all over the area trying to help. "I was in an earthquake-hit area on the second day and I'll never forget seeing a three-mile queue of people trying to get to what was a largely remote area to help with whatever they could put in their cars. "The government was paralyzed but people came forward, from rich to poor, young to old." He also pointed to the success volunteer networks had in adopting villages and towns, taking responsibility for providing basic shelter, food and medicine. "Everyone took responsibility," recalled Khan. "Each group would look after a specific issue until the local population was able to get back on its feet. "It's so important that the aid effort continues months after the disaster." | Earthquake struck northern Pakistan, divided Kashmir region in 2005, claiming 80,000 lives .
Imran Khan recalled being overwhelmed by the sight of an entire town being reduced to rubble .
Khan: "Their livelihoods disappeared overnight. They had nothing, no business, money, food"
The politician and former cricketer said Haitians must be supported in the longer term . | 02985072d3451ce27557f96b2d1ab28d01796d30 | [
"(CNN) -- Pakistan cricket legend Imran Khan has",
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"magnitude quake struck northern Pakistan and the",
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"the lives of almost 80,000 people, according to",
"official estimates, and leaving millions",
"homeless. Khan, who is now a prominent politician",
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"told CNN Thursday that he was left numbed by the",
"scenes which greeted him as he traveled to some",
"of the worst-affected areas in the aftermath. \"It",
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"difficult to take. \"Families were torn apart as",
"parents lost their children and children were",
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Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- More than a million anti-government youth gathered for protests in virtually all of Yemen's provinces, witnesses said Friday, a day the protesters dubbed "Friday of victory from God." The largest protest was in Taiz, where more than 500,000 went into Freedom Square, numerous eyewitnesses estimated. "We will not stop marching and protesting. We feel that victory for the Yemeni revolution is near, and our patience will pay off very soon," said Mansoor al-Mukbili, a youth protester in Sanaa, the nation's capital. He said the regime is gasping its last breath and the protesters will continue seeking peaceful change and denounce any sort of violence. Fuad Himyari, the head of prayers in Sanaa's Change Square, called on youth protesters to stand firm, saying the battle against the oppressive regime is coming to an end. Pro-government protests were also witnessed in the capital as President Ali Abdullah Saleh's followers continue to gather, though in small numbers. More than 50,000 supporters showed up in Sabeen Square, 2 kilometers from the Presidential Palace. Pro-Saleh chants were repeated for more than two hours. "Saleh, Saleh, we will defend you and support you," his supporters repeated. Protests demanding the ouster of Saleh have been going on for eight months. The ruling General People's Congress has been continuously urging dialogue. "In the end the only way to solve the Yemeni crisis is through dialogue. We call opposition forces to the dialogue table," said Hasan al-Lawzi, the information minister. Abdu al-Ganadi, the deputy information minister, advised the opposition that Yemen is not Egypt and Tunisia, and that no one side will be able to solve the current crisis. "We need to work together to rid the country from the political stalemate," he said. Opposition parties insist they will not be involved in any dialogue with the Saleh regime. "The Gulf power transfer proposal was on the table for months and Saleh refused to sign it," said Ahmed Bahri, head of the political circle for the opposition Haq party. "He was guaranteed immunity and we cannot guarantee he will get it in the end." The proposal was put forward in May by the Gulf Cooperation Council, made up of six nations on the Arabian Peninsula. Saleh had initially indicated he would go along with it, but then refused to sign. In the southern Abyan province, government forces are gaining ground in the fight against suspected al Qaeda militants. The government said troops succeeded Thursday night in taking over al-Kod, a strategic town in the outskirts of Zinjibar, the capital of the province. The armed militants fled the town and are regrouping as government forces attempt to enter Zinjibar, officials said. | Witnesses say more than 500,000 protesters gather in Taiz .
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Washington (CNN) -- In what one member of Congress called "a charade," a couple that showed up at President Obama's first state dinner -- uninvited, the White House claims -- declined to answer questions surrounding the event before a House committee Wednesday. Under questioning from House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, and others, Tareq Salahi repeated over and over again, "On the advice of counsel, I respectfully assert my right to remain silent and decline to answer your question." The Salahis' attorney notified the committee in December that because of a pending investigation by federal prosecutors, they would not answer questions about how they gained entry to the White House on November 24, despite not being on the guest list to attend that night's state dinner for the prime minister of India. In a brief statement that opened the often-contentious hearing, Salahi chastised the committee for requiring the couple to appear despite having been told the two would invoke their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if subpoenaed. That, he alleged, is against the ethical rules of the Washington bar. He incensed some committee members by reiterating the couple's respect for U.S. troops, the Secret Service and the president. "You have shown effrontery here," said Daniel Lungren, R-California. He called it "an abomination" that the Salahis would invoke the name of those in uniform "and suggest that somehow what you do provides support to them." "The Constitution protects fools," Lungren said. "The Constitution protects stupidity. The Constitution protects errant thought. Thank God it does." "This was not a hearing looking for information," the couple's attorney, Stephen Best, told reporters after the hearing. "This was an opportunity for a public flogging." "I think today's procedure is a charade," Rep. Mark Souder, R-Indiana, said in the hearing, referring to the Salahis' refusal to answer questions. Other committee members also lambasted the couple, alleging they put their own desire for celebrity before the security of the president and are wasting the committee's time and taxpayers' money. "I don't respect your right to take the Fifth Amendment. Not at all," Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, told the couple. "Were you there?" he asked Salahi, referring to the dinner. When Salahi began, "On the advice ..." Pascrell interrupted him, asking, "Are you here right now? You gonna get an answer from your attorney on that?" Pascrell noted the committee had offered to allow the couple to speak behind closed doors. After conferring with his attorney, Salahi said, "Yes, but you didn't offer us any legal protection." Salahi's wife, Michaele, also invoked her Fifth Amendment right under questioning by committee members, but replied, "yes," when asked if she would return to testify after the investigation has concluded. Asked by Thompson whether the state dinner appearance was part of a "reality TV stunt," Tareq Salahi said the couple was under a non-disclosure agreement and "should not discuss matters related to the television matter." The Salahis contend they were told they could attend the program to honor India's prime minister, but the White House says they were not invited and were not on the guest list for the exclusive affair. Best said after the hearing the couple received "representations that they relied upon" that they were invited guests. Two Secret Service investigators were privy to this information from a person who knows the Salahis, he said. "This was not a stunt, and they committed no criminal act." 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House panel looking into how the couple attended state dinner in November .
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(CNN) -- Filipino hero Manny Pacquiao scored a comprehensive 12-round points victory over Timothy Bradley to regain the WBO welterweight title he controversially lost to the previously unbeaten American two years ago. At 35, many had believed that the Pacman's best years were behind him, but he was an easy winner Saturday night in Las Vegas on all three of the judges' scorecards after dominating the bout. Pacquiao improved to 56-5 with two drawn and predicted he would continue to ply his trade in the ring for some time yet. "I think I can go another two years," said Pacquiao. "I'm so happy to be world champion again. Tim Bradley was not an easy fight." Bradley had won their 2012 clash on a disputed points decision and Pacquiao also lost his next fight when knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez in the sixth round. But he beat the promising young Brandon Rios last November to revive his fortunes and was back to his peerless best to take Bradley's perfect record. The WBO may mandate Pacquiao to face the winner of the Marquez-Mike Alvarado clash next month although the bigger prize may be a long-awaited clash with American superstar Floyd Mayweather. Contractual and legal wrangles have to date prevented a money-spinning bout between the two boxing icons but Pacquiao's performance in beating Bradley has certainly restored his reputation. A star-studded crowd watched the fight in the MGM Grand Arena and aside from a spell in the fourth round, Pacquiao was in control. Back home in the Philippines, thousands watched the fight on big screens, cheering wildly as their national hero took command. "The people of the nation are united in cheering on the victory of the nation's fist," President Benigno Aquino's spokesman told AFP after the victory. Many Filipino's are still recovering from the devastating impact of Super Typhoon Haiyan last year and Aquino said Pacquiao was a symbol of resistance in the face of adversity, having himself recovered from the defeats to Bradley and Marquez. | Manny Pacquiao regains WBO welterweight crown .
'Pacman' beats Timothy Bradley on unanimous points decision .
Bradley beat Pacquiao in controversial circumstances in 2012 .
Pacquiao is a national hero in his native Philippines . | 029af794302766dfb3f5dd1e33f499d3aa187a2e | [
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(CNN) -- Andy Griffith's death certificate says the actor died of a heart attack, after years of suffering from other illnesses, including coronary artery disease. The North Carolina native had long endured hypertension and hyperlipidemia, his certificate said, which can suggest high cholesterol or high triglycerides. The heart attack occurred about 24 hours before he died, the certificate says. Griffith passed away at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning and was buried less than five hours later. He was 86. 'Mayberry' remembers Andy Griffith . Most known for his role as the sheriff of Mayberry on the CBS series "The Andy Griffith Show," Griffith "has been laid to rest on his beloved Roanoke Island," the family said in a statement issued Tuesday. He was buried in the Griffith Family Cemetery in Manteo, North Carolina. A member of the Televison Hall of Fame, Griffith also was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007. His 1996 album, "I Love to Tell the Story -- 25 Timeless Hymns," netted him a Grammy Award. Born in Mount Airy, North Carolina, in 1926, he graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1949 with a degree in music. He made his film debut in "A Face in the Crowd" in 1957 and made his final film appearance in "Play the Game" in 2009. In between, he had two successful television series -- "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock" -- and appeared in dozens of other TV shows and movies. Griffith is survived by his wife and two children. Officials, stars and fans react to his death . Theme song part of Americana . What we love about Andy . Why we need our slice of Mayberry . The Throwback: Sheriff Andy Taylor's many women . | Andy Griffith's death certificate says the actor died earlier this week of a heart attack .
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(CNN) -- It's the height of summer in Paris, and the director of the most famous art museum in the world is queuing like any other tourist. Three-and-a-half hours later, Jean-Luc Martinez finally enters the Louvre, putting his bag through security, asking for directions, stopping to buy snacks and drinks. It's a familiar story for anyone brave enough to join the snaking line during peak season. Less so, when you're the man who holds the key to the front door. A few months after taking the top job at the Louvre, 49-year-old Martinez went on a covert mission to see what it's really like for the average Joe jostling against the snap-happy masses. Why? "If you are a professional, there is a risk at certain times you are only going to look at the museum with the eyes of a professional," he told CNN in his first television interview with the international press, since taking the role in April. "The people who visit the Louvre might only stop by once, and a trip to Paris is the holiday of their life. We have to make sure that they are received with a certain dignity." The people's museum? With over 9.7 million tourists streaming through the turnstiles last year -- easily making it the most popular museum on the planet -- the biggest challenge the institution now faces is not how to increase numbers, but how to improve the experience. How will Martinez, one of the institution's youngest ever directors, make that happen? "I hope it will be more welcoming, which means that when you arrive at the museum there are less queues, that the people of foreign origin find reference points in their language, that with the help of Wi-Fi and apps you understand what you see," he said. "I picture a museum in which everyone finds their space. What threatens museums is that it is only an elite which understands the works of art. I want a museum where there are young people, children, elderly people -- and that requires work." Modest Martinez . It's an ambitious vision for the 220-year-old gallery, an institution so steeped in prestige that Martinez underwent an interview with French President Francois Hollande before being offered the role. But then, Martinez isn't like previous directors. Growing up in social housing just outside of Paris in the 1960s, his father was a postman, his mother a caretaker of an apartment building. A former archeology and art history professor, Martinez was head of the Louvre's Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities department before taking over from 12-year director Henri Loyrette -- himself the son of a business lawyer. Described by colleagues as a "quiet intellectual with a penchant for tweed and sweater vests," Martinez says the first time he visited the gallery as an 11-year-old on a school trip, it revolutionized his view of the world. "I was a kid that lived in a modern city, almost entirely dating from the 1960s," he said. "And there I was, in the heart of Paris, shown works of art that were more than 5,000 years old and that history is profound." Beyond the stars . Yet gaze across at the crowds scrambling to get a photo of the Mona Lisa -- while a room of precious Rembrandt paintings stands almost empty -- and you get the feeling not everyone shares Martinez's appreciation for the Louvre's vast collection. "The majority of people want to see the works of art that are the most famous -- the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and the Winged Victory of Samothrace," said Martinez. "We have to do some profound work to valorize the other collections." How? Through exhibitions of lesser-known works, new educational centers, and translating information plaques into English. Brand Louvre . Of the Louvre's 460,000 works, just 35,000 are exhibited, the rest in storage deep under the famous building. That's where Louvre Lens comes in -- a €150 million ($200 million) sister gallery in a former mining town in northern France. Opened last year, the gleaming new building displays around 200 pieces on loan from Paris. It's part of a growing Louvre empire, with another gallery set to open in Abu Dhabi in 2015, exhibiting 300 works from French museums. The United Arab Emirates is paying €400 million ($538 million) for the prestigious Louvre name. And in times of austerity, it's a deal which will help the French institution revamp its entrance and ticket areas. Does the deal also devalue the Louvre brand? "No," says Martinez. "It's an agreement, a scientific partnership, an economic partnership." With Martinez at the helm, it's also the beginning of a brave new era for the beloved institution. | Jean-Luc Martinez, new director of the Louvre, reveals plans to shake-up establishment .
49-year-old comes from modest background, father was a postman, mother a caretaker .
Wants visitors to be treated with "dignity," plans multimillion revamp of ticket area .
Says $538m deal to build Louvre Abu Dhabi will help pay for makeover of French institution . | 029bc476dd93f81bf355f8e8717b7943704e0162 | [
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(CNN) -- The church where Colleen Ritzer's family worshiped was filled with mourners for the slain Massachusetts math teacher's funeral Monday. "You can see the effect she has had and how the community has bonded together to commemorate and celebrate Colleen's life," Ritzer's cousin, Gina McDaniel, said in her eulogy. About 400 Danvers High School students were among the estimated 1,000 people who gathered to pay final respects to Ritzer, who was killed allegedly by one of her own students -- 14-year-old Philip Chism -- a week earlier. "Colleen loved her brother and sister very much and always did her best to be a sister, friend, and mentor to them," McDaniel said. "She is the daughter that every parent hopes their children will become once they grow up." Many mourners wore pink clothing -- Ritzer's favorite color -- and pink flowers decorated the outside of Andover's St. Augustine Church. "Colleen's gift was that of inspiration," McDaniel said. "In such a short period of time, one person has made a world of difference." The Rev. Peter G. Gori, in his homily, offered advice on how to approach Ritzer's death. Â "Perhaps we should ask not why, or even how she died, but rather why and how did she live," Gori said. Ritzer's parents, brother and sister followed the hearse to a private burial for family and close friends. Ritzer, 24, was found dead in woods near the campus where she taught Tuesday morning. Authorities are still investigating the motive for her killing. Documents filed in a Tennessee court 12 years ago may shed light on Chism's past. The documents showed that Chism's father agreed during a separation from his mother to have restricted time with his son, who was then 2, because of "prior physical and emotional abuse as well as alcohol abuse." The documents, however, said the parents were attempting to reconcile. Chism's uncle, Terrence Chism Blaine, told CNN that the boy's parents are now separated and that the father -- a former military man -- now lives in Florida. Blaine told CNN affiliate WKRN in Nashville, Tennessee, last week that something may have provoked his nephew. "Might could have been upset," Blaine said. "You know -- teenagers go through that. He's 14, he's growing up still. That's the only thing that I can imagine. I can't imagine anything else because he's like a storybook kid -- a perfect family." Chism's mother, Diana Chism, released a statement through her son's attorney saying her "heart is broken for the Ritzer family and the loss of their daughter and sister Colleen Ritzer." "Her son was born in love and is dear to her, very dear," the statement said. "She is struggling to understand this." CNN's Sheila Steffen and Chris Boyette contributed to this report. | 400 students were among the estimated 1,000 people at Colleen Ritzer's funeral .
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Oslo, Norway (CNN) -- The man accused of killing 77 people in a bomb-and-gun rampage in Norway last summer said his actions were justified to save the country from multicultural forces as he went on trial Monday. Anders Behring Breivik raised his arm in a fascist-style salute -- a symbol of "strength, power and defiance against Marxist tyrants," to quote the 1,500-page manifesto attributed to him -- as soon as his handcuffs were removed in court Monday. "I acknowledge the acts but do not plead guilty," he told the court. His trial on charges of voluntary homicide and committing acts of terror is expected to last up to 10 weeks. He is accused of setting off a bomb in central Oslo that killed eight people, then fatally shooting 69 people at a youth camp run by the ruling Labour Party on nearby Utoya Island. Dressed in a black suit and sporting a jawline beard, Breivik listened impassively as prosecutor Inga Bejer Engh read the charges, describing how dozens of young people were shot to death. Breivik says his rampage was meant to save Norway from being taken over by multicultural forces and to prevent ethnic cleansing of Norwegians, said his lawyer, Geir Lippestad. In his manifesto, Breivik railed against Muslim immigration and European liberalism, including the Labour Party, which he said was allowing the "Islamification of Europe." And in court, he called the trial political and objected to the judge's friendship with a former justice minister. "I do not recognize the Norwegian court. You've gotten your mandate from political parties that support multiculturalism," he said. "OK, we will make a note of that general objection," Judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen said curtly. Prosecutors played a recording of a terrified girl phoning for help during the shooting rampage, a recording punctuated by constant firing in the background. They also showed security camera video of the central Oslo bomb blast that killed eight people, images that participants in the trial watched with ashen faces. Breivik sat in court without restraints, behind a bulletproof glass barrier set up to protect him during the six hours of proceedings. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg vowed to double down on Norway's traditions of liberal democracy in response to the attacks, and Breivik's trial appears to be no exception. "He was so close to having a bullet between his eyes. The police were so close," said Jorn Overby, who rescued some 15 people from the waters off Utoya during the massacre. But Overby told CNN that he owes Breivik only "a punch in the face for firing at me." "He will get the treatment he needs," Overby said. Experts have given different opinions about Breivik's sanity, which will be a factor in determining what punishment he receives if convicted. Norway does not have the death penalty, and sentencing options could include imprisonment or confining him to a mental facility. But Breivik's defense will try to prove he was sane at the time of the killings, Lippestad said Monday. Lippestad told reporters after the hearing that the defendant had his reasons, but would not disclose them. It is important to Breivik that he be considered sane, Lippestad said after the hearing. Prosecutors outlined Breivik's life before the killings, showing a photo of the messy room where he lived at his mother's house, listing his six failed businesses and referring to his many hours playing the online game "World of Warcraft." Prosecutors said he had "no job, no salary, no money from the government" and was "living off his savings." The defendant smiled briefly when his "Warcraft" character was shown, one of the few times he showed emotion on Monday. He also appeared to be overcome with emotion, fighting back tears, when part of his video manifesto "Knights Templar 2083" was played in court. Lippestad declined to say why Breivik wept, citing attorney-client privilege. But lawyers for the victims said: "No one thought he was crying for the victims." A survivor of Utoya Island, Tore Sinding Bekkedal, said he was surprised to experience "a strange feeling of relief" when prosecutors switched from listing the names of the dead to those of the wounded. "It was an intense gratitude, Bekkedal said during a break in the proceedings. "It took me by surprise that I felt it, that these wonderful people are still among us, that we managed to save these ones at least." Breivik is to begin testifying Tuesday, and asked Monday for his testimony to be broadcast, claiming it as a human right. Most of the relatives of the victims do not want that to happen, according to lawyers who represent the families of victims and survivors. "It's going to be 10 weeks of hell ... to hear this man, to hear his explanation of why he did it and how he did it," said Trond Henry Blattmann, whose son was killed on Utoya Island. In November, prosecutors said psychiatrists had determined that Breivik was paranoid and schizophrenic at the time of the attacks and during 13 interviews experts conducted with him afterward. However, the court sought a second opinion because of the importance of the question of sanity to Breivik's trial. In a report released this month, two court-appointed psychiatric experts said Breivik was sane at the time of the killings. The victims on Utoya Island were among 700 mostly young people attending a Labour Party camp, the same camp Stoltenberg said he had attended every summer since 1974. "I think that one of the main messages from Norway after the tragedy ... was that we were going to protect our democracy. And part of our democracy is the divisions of responsibilities between the government and the courts. It's up to the courts to decide whether this man is going to be sentenced or not, whether he is insane or not. It's not a question which is going to be decided by politicians. That's part of our democratic society," Stoltenberg said. Tore Bjorgo, a terror expert and professor at Norwegian Police University College, said Breivik appears to be overly concerned about his self-image and sees himself in the role of a "fantastic, great person who will save Europe." "It's we who should decide what kind of a society we want; it's not the terrorists," he said. "And the logic of terrorism is to try to provoke responses to get people to act in ways the terrorists want, and it was important that we didn't do that. We didn't go down that road, and that was, I think, a big victory." CNN's Per Nyberg and Marilia Brocchetto contributed to this report. | NEW: Survivor says he owes Breivik "a punch in the face"
Breivik's lawyer says it is important to his client that he be seen as sane .
Prosecutors play a recording of a call for help during the shooting spree .
Breivik is accused of killing 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage . | 029d493db1c6f4d2a3b29d5395b9f27a2983c76d | [
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(CNN) -- The president of Guinea-Bissau was assassinated Monday morning, a day after an explosion killed the head of the West African country's military, the prime minister said. Circumstances of Joao Bernardo Vieira's death are unclear. It was not immediately clear how President Joao Bernardo Vieira, 69, died. Prime Minister Carlos Gomes confirmed the death to CNN. Early Monday, gunfire and rocket explosions that lasted for about an hour were heard near the presidential palace in the capital, Bissau, according to local media. Looting was later reported at the presidential palace. Army spokesman Zamora Induta said an aide to the president was killed during the gunfire. He added that the gunmen remained at-large and that a 10-member-commission will manage the army until a new chief of staff is named. The army, he said, will remain neutral. Gen. Tagme Na Waie, chief of Guinea-Bissau's military, was killed in a bomb explosion in his office Sunday, according to local news reports. Five other high-ranking military officials were wounded, two of them critically. After the attack, all local radio stations were ordered to immediately suspend their programs. The United Nations said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed dismay over the killings. "The secretary-general strongly condemns these violent acts, which have occurred soon after successful legislative elections which paved the way for enhanced U.N. support to the country's peace-building efforts," the statement said. "The secretary-general calls urgently for calm and restraint, and urges the national authorities of Guinea-Bissau to fully investigate these assassinations and bring to justice those responsible for them." The British government issued a statement advising against "all but essential travel" to the country. Na Waie's predecessor also was assassinated. Soldiers shot and killed Gen. Verissimo Correia Seabra in October 2004. Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony, has a history of military coups. Monday's development is the latest violence over four months as the army and Guinea-Bissau's president have clashed. See location map of Guinea-Bissau » . The tiny west African country, located between Guinea and Senegal, has a population of 1.5 million and is considered one of the five poorest countries in the world, according to the CIA Factbook. The country has been in a near-constant state of political upheaval since independence from Portugal in 1974. In 1980, Vieira became president after a military coup. He was accused of purging political rivals and suppressing dissent, but several coup attempts throughout the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994, the country held its first free elections, and Vieira was elected president. He held the post for five years, until a military mutiny ousted him, and the country plunged into civil war. Successor Kumba Yala took office in 2000. He also was unseated in a military coup after three years. Yala's ouster paved the way for Vieira to run for office again. In 2005, he was re-elected president, pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation. CNN's Umaro Djau contributed to this report. | NEW: U.N. appeals for calm and restraint after assassination of president .
Not immediately clear how President Joao Bernardo Vieira died .
Death comes day after head of military killed .
West African country in a near-constant state of political upheaval since 1974 . | 029e07f312857dea43264baf0baf7bcf03bdb227 | [
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Munyonyo, Uganda (CNN) -- Heads of 35 African nations observed two minutes of silence Sunday to honor more than 70 people killed in terrorist bomb blasts in Uganda earlier this month as the African Union summit opened. "Our condolences go to the people of Uganda for the tragic loss of lives following that tragic incident," said Bingu Wa Mutharika, AU chairman and Malawian president. "Terrorism has no place in Africa; it has no place in the developing world," he said. "Let us all condemn these acts." The summit, which formally opened Sunday following a week of conferences, is being held at a resort hotel in Munyonyo, about 12 kilometers south of the Ugandan capital of Kampala on the shore of Lake Victoria. On July 11, three bombs at two sites in Kampala killed 74 people and injured more than 80. Many of the victims had gathered to watch the World Cup finals. The Al-Shabaab militant group, which is currently battling the weak transitional government in war-torn Somalia, claimed responsibility for the bombings, saying they were in retaliation for Uganda's contribution of troops for peacekeeping operations in Somalia. About 6,000 Ugandan and Burundian troops were deployed for the peacekeeping mission more than two years ago in the Horn of Africa nation, which has been at war for more than a decade. Mutharika, in his remarks, stopped short of making any commitment toward AU peacekeeping missions in Somali and the Darfur region of Sudan. However, AU Commission Chairman Jean Ping said on Friday that Guinea and Djibouti have battalions of soldiers ready to be be deployed to Somalia. Forty-three heads of state have said they will attend the Summit. Thirty-five had arrived by Sunday, including Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan. "While people were enjoying the World Cup, Uganda was having the dark side of it," Jonathan told the conference. "Nigeria condemns that terrorist attack on innocent people in totality and we stand in solidarity with Uganda." While the theme of the three-day summit is maternal, infant and child health, the subject has been overshadowed by the Ugandan attacks, the deteriorating security situation in Somalia and the attacks by Al-Shabaab. "We find the terrorist bomb attacks in Kampala despicable," Ping told attendees Friday. "We welcome the pledges of other countries in providing the troops to Somalia, including from Djibouti, which already has a battalion ready." Ping said he has been discussing the issue throughout the week with various African authorities and by the end of the summit, he expects more nations to pledge troops to Somalia peacekeeping efforts. The attacks are cause for Africa to change its stance on terrorism, Adris Piebalgs, European Union commissioner for development, told reporters at the summit. "The recent bombings in Kampala have changed things greatly. We have just witnessed AU leadership during the opening of the summit today paying more attention on terrorism coming (from) Somalia," Piebalgs said. "We are seeing real commitment, with more countries contributing to the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia." The EU will continue its support of the mission, he said, and urges more African nations to get involved and "deal with the problem." U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder also spoke at the summit, saying the United States "recognizes that ending the threat of al-Shabaab to the world will take more than just law enforcement. That is why we are working closely with the AU to support the African Union's mission in Somalia ... we pledge to maintain our support." The United States also recognizes that ending the threat of al-Shabaab to the world will take more than just law enforcement. That is why we are working closely with the AU to support the African Union's Mission in Somalia. The United States applauds the heroic contributions that are being made on a daily basis by Ugandan and Burundian troops, and we pledge to maintain our support for the AU and the AU Mission in Somalia. Some 20 people have been arrested in connection with the Kampala blasts, Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni told the summit, and have been giving investigators "useful" information about terrorist operations. "The organizers of these attacks have been arrested. Their interrogations are yielding useful information," Museveni said. "I have great contempt for the authors of terrorism," he told the summit. "... They attack innocent people. I recommend (to) the AU leaders not to accept this terrorist arrogance." Museveni told the summit the mandate of the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia should be changed, with troops able to beyond Mogadishu and hunt Al-Shabaab and other militant groups. Piebalgs said he would support a wider mandate for the mission from the United Nations Security Council, and urged AU leadership to seek it. Somali insurgents reportedly killed two Ugandan peacekeepers this week in attacks on AU and government military positions in Somalia's battered capital, Mogadishu. "How can these people dare attack the AU flag?" Museveni said. "These terrorists can be and should be defeated. Let us act in concert and sweep them out of Africa. Let them go back to Asia and the Middle East where they came from." | African leaders offer their condolences for the Uganda bombings .
Guinea and Djibouti have pledged to offer troops for Somalia peacekeeping mission .
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"\"These terrorists can be and should be defeated.",
"Let us act in concert and sweep them out of",
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Baghdad (CNN) -- At least 29 people were killed and more than 120 others wounded in a dozen car bomb explosions in Baghdad and Kirkuk on Wednesday, police said. In Baghdad, 10 car bombs exploded in the predominately Shiite neighborhoods, killing 24 people and wounding 110 others Wednesday evening. The 10 car bombs exploded within two hours in the Baghdad communities of Kadhimiyah, Sadr City, Saidiya, Mashtal, Baghdad al-Jadida, Al-Husseiniyah and Zafraniyah. Two car bombs exploded in the oil-rich and ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk, about 240 kilometers (149 miles) north of Baghdad. The blasts killed five people and wounded 10 others Wednesday morning, police said. These attacks came amid growing tensions between Sunnis and Shiites, especially after an incident in Hawija in Kirkuk province, where Iraqi security forces raided a site used by Sunni protesters to demonstrate against the Shiite-led government. A clash between security forces and gunmen last month killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 85 others. Sunnis, who comprise a minority of Iraqis, had clout during the Saddam Hussein era but have been politically marginalized since his overthrow. Shiites, who make up a majority of Iraqis, now dominate the government. Since December, tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of predominately Sunni provinces -- including Anbar, Nineveh, Salaheddin and Diyala -- demanding that the Shiite-led government stop what they call second-class treatment of Iraq's Sunni community. Such turnouts include protests at al-Atisam Square in Hawija. More people died violently in Iraq in April than in any other month since June 2008, the United Nations said. A total of 712 people died and 1,633 more sustained injuries "in acts of terrorism and acts of violence," the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq said. Civilians made up most of the fatalities, 595 in total. They were also the vast majority of injured, numbering 1,438. Baghdad saw the most deaths with 697 fatalities. CNN's Michael Martinez contributed to this report. | Ten car bombs in Baghdad explode within two hours, killing 24 people .
Two car bombs in Kirkuk in northern Iraq kill five people .
April is deadliest month since June 2008, United Nations says .
Tensions are roiling between Sunnis and Shiites . | 029e659b2cbb8a7a46d83f1984efec378aec7c54 | [
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(CNN) -- The mother of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police demanded an investigation Thursday, saying he was "slaughtered" and that she wants to know why. Kimani Gray, 16, died over the weekend. His death triggered protests in Flatbush, a community in Brooklyn where distrust of the police runs deep. "I'm still waiting for Kimani to come home," Carol Gray told reporters during an emotional news conference. She wore dark sunglasses and struggled to speak as she recalled picking the color of her son's casket. "He has a curfew," she said. "Sometimes he's late. Sometimes he's early depending on the night. But whatever time he gets there, I'll be real happy to see him as soon as the bell rings. And for the past couple of days, the bell hasn't rung." According to police, plainclothes officers were on patrol in their car in Flatbush when they saw a group of men gathered on the street at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday. As the officers got closer, Kimani Gray broke from the group and adjusted his waistband. The teen "continued to act in a suspicious manner," so the officers got out of their unmarked car and tried to get his attention, said a NYPD statement. Kimani Gray then "turned on them," it said, and pointed a .38-caliber revolver at the officers. They fired at the teenager, striking him. The teen died at a hospital, and a loaded .38 was recovered from the scene, the statement said. One officer fired four rounds; another fired seven, according to NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne. Both are now on administrative duty. The officers were taken to a hospital and treated for what the department described as trauma and tinnitus, a ringing in the ears. Gray said that her son was killed in front of his best friend's house. She described him as a typical teenager, into girls and hanging out with friends. Most people in the city likely don't believe what police say happened Saturday, said Councilman Charles Barron, who appeared with the teen's mother at the news conference. For her part, Carol Gray said she did not think her son had a gun, but added, "I wasn't there." "He is not the public's angel, but he's my angel, and he's my baby, and he was slaughtered and I want to know why," she said. By Monday, anger at the shooting boiled over, with a mob of young people interrupting a vigil by running wildly into local businesses, according to an eyewitness. Police said they arrested two people that day. On Tuesday, another protest brought out a mostly calm crowd that returned Wednesday, anticipating that Gray's mother would speak, said iReporter and professional photographer Joel Graham. But the hope for a peaceful crowd faded when about 30 young men showed up across the street from the vigil, he said. "They were not coming out of the shadow. They were staying in the dark area of the street. You just knew it was going to turn into the cops trying to contain those kids who were obviously gonna go for it," Graham said. "That just stopped the original intention of the night." Graham began to take photos, watching as kids crossed the street toward the protesters. Community leaders started shouting for everyone to calm down and asked anyone taking pictures to stop so they could talk to the young men and calm things down, the photographer told CNN. "These kids broke loose and took off. The police were caught off-guard," Graham said. "Those kids really know the streets, and they're spreading out and going down side streets away from the main street." Next came the sound of breaking glass and rolling trash cans, Graham said, and business owners quickly pulled down their metal store-front security coverings. One officer received a gash to his face while another was pushed off his scooter, police said. Forty-six arrests were made, including two juveniles, with the majority charged with disorderly conduct. On Thursday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg offered condolences to Gray's family and said that more must be done to stop gun violence. "I can promise you that we will conduct a full and fair investigation," he said. "I understand there's anger in the community, but the ways to get answers is not through violence or law breaking. We cannot tolerate that and we will not tolerate that." The mayor said, "there's nothing we can do to undo the tragedy for the family, but we've just got to get guns out of the hands of kids and of the people who should not have them." Flatbush is a place where many people distrust the police, and gun violence is part of everyday life, some residents say. "As a black man growing up in Flatbush, you just expect to be harassed by the cops, pulled over, arrested and now just straight up killed," said Shanduke McPhatter, a 35-year-old former gang member who works with young men in the neighborhood. "That's what's happening out here. And kids are doing it to themselves to -- they doing the crime, too -- and you got cops who don't live here coming in here so hard, too hard. That's how we got a situation like Kimani Gray." The violence over Gray's death will eventually subside, but the intense distrust of police will rear itself again violently soon enough in Flatbush, said Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele, a senior organizer with the NAACP. A Brooklyn resident for 41 years, he and McPhatter told CNN there are big problems to address. "There are no community centers here," McPhatter said. "That has to change. You have to be here and get involved. "And for the cops, they just need to take that badge away and talk, talk to us like human beings. We're asking them to do that, and we've gotta open up and talk to them. We have to do our part, too. Otherwise, this is just going to keep happening." CNN's Mary Snow and Eliott C. McLaughlin contributed to this report. | Carol Gray calls for an investigation into her son's death .
"I'm still waiting for Kimani to come home," she says .
Kimani Gray, 16, was shot and killed over the weekend; his death triggered protests .
Police say Gray pointed a gun at them . | 029ef16ef7a3288cb3ee71d01a17d3764753c243 | [
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Lisbon, Portugal (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI made one of his strongest statements to date on the sex abuse scandal sweeping the Roman Catholic Church, saying Tuesday the reality he has seen is "terrifying." And he distanced himself from criticism of the media by senior Vatican officials, saying the most important attacks on the church don't come from the outside, they come from the sins of the members of the church, CNN senior Vatican analyst John Allen said. Benedict was speaking on his plane en route to Portugal, where he is making a four-day visit. He has said very little in public about the scandal, which has swept Western Europe this year, leading bishops to quit or offer to quit in Ireland, Germany and Belgium. Hundreds of people have come forward this year saying they were abused by priests or other Catholic authority figures there and in Austria, Netherlands and the United States. He said three weeks ago he was "greatly moved" by meeting victims of abuse in Valletta, Malta. He said he gave the victims "assurances of the church's action" after the April 18 meeting. It is not clear if he plans to meet victims of abuse in Portugal, which has not been as badly shaken by the scandal as many other European countries. | Pope Benedict XVI says reality of church child abuse scandal is "terrifying"
Pontiff says most serious attacks on the church come from within .
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SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Imagine collecting thousands of empty plastic bottles, lashing them together to make a boat and sailing the thing from California to Australia, a journey of 11,000 miles (17,700 km) through treacherous seas. This 60-foot sailboat, the Plastiki, is being built from more than 12,000 recycled plastic bottles. You'd have to be crazy, or trying to make a point. David de Rothschild is trying to make a point. De Rothschild hopes his one-of-a-kind vessel, now being built on a San Francisco pier, will boost recycling of plastic bottles, which he says are a symbol of global waste. Except for the masts, which are metal, everything on the 60-foot catamaran is made from recycled plastic. "It's all sail power," he said. "The idea is to put no kind of pollution back into the atmosphere, or into our oceans for that matter, so everything on the boat will be composted. Everything will be recycled. Even the vessel is going to end up being recycled when we finish." De Rothschild's vessel, scheduled to set sail from San Francisco in April, is called the Plastiki. Its name is an homage of sorts to Thor Heyerdahl, the fabled Norwegian explorer who in 1947 sailed 4,300 miles across the Pacific on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made from balsa wood. De Rothschild is something of an adventurer himself. The scion of a wealthy British banking family, he is one of only several dozen people to traverse both the Arctic and Antarctic ice caps. In 2005 he founded Adventure Ecology, an organization that uses field expeditions to call attention to environmental issues. Watch how the boat is constructed » . Joining him on the Plastiki will be a permanent crew of three sailors and scientists plus a handful of other crew members who will rotate through the voyage. The Plastiki is expected to stop in Hawaii, Tuvalu and Fiji on its way to Sydney, a trip estimated to take more than 100 days. The plastic sailboat is taking shape in an old pier building not far from this city's famous Fisherman's Wharf. Here, thousands of two-liter soda bottles are being stripped of their labels, washed, filled with dry-ice powder and then resealed. The dry ice sublimates into carbon dioxide gas and pressurizes the bottle, making it rigid. The vessel's twin hulls will be filled with 12,000 to 16,000 bottles. Skin-like panels made from recycled PET, a woven plastic fabric, will cover the hulls and a watertight cabin, which sleeps four. "This actually is the same material that is made out of bottles," said de Rothschild of the PET fabric. "We actually wrap the PET fabric over the PET foam and then basically put it under a vacuum, heat it, press it and create these long PET panels. So that means the boat is, technically, one giant bottle." Two wind turbines and an array of solar panels will charge a bank of 12-volt batteries, which will power several onboard laptop computers, a GPS and SAT phone. Only about 10 percent of the Plastiki will be made from new materials, de Rothschild said. He declined to reveal how much it's costing him to build the boat. "We could potentially put together a boat that costs a fraction of what normal conventional boats are made of," he said. "The idea is to take the Plastiki, break it down [after the voyage], and put it back into the system. So, it may come out being a jacket, a bag, more bottles. It's infinitely recyclable." The ultimate goal of the Plastiki voyage is not just to encourage people to embrace clean, renewable energy but also to see consumer waste as a potential resource. That's what this is all about -- showcasing cradle-to-cradle products rather than cradle-to-grave," de Rothschild said. Whether the Plastiki will successfully complete its unique journey remains to be seen. But to conservationists concerned about the amount of energy required to manufacture and distribute plastic bottles, its symbolic message is a welcome one. "Anything that gets in the news and makes people stop and think about plastic can be very helpful," said Betty McLaughlin, executive director of the Container Recycling Institute. "But it strikes me as a long way to go. I flew from Los Angeles to Australia once, and it took forever. This trip strikes me as kind of dangerous." | An adventurer is building a sailboat out of thousands of recycled plastic soda bottles .
He plans to sail it this spring from California to Australia, a journey of 11,000 miles .
Expedition leader is David de Rothschild, scion of a wealthy British banking family .
Boat, the Plastiki, will be a symbol of how consumer waste can be repurposed . | 02a27a18b0eed52ab39670f007b6b77da518b4ce | [
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(CNN) -- Martin Kaymer increased his lead in the Race to Dubai with a superlative final round of 66 at St.Andrews to claim a three-shot victory in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday. The German birdied the final two holes at the home of golf to hold off a determined challenge by England's Danny Willett as he finished on 17-under 271. But there was disappointment for Lee Westwood who needed a top two finish to immediately dislodge Tiger Woods as world number one, but struggled to a one-over 73 for a tie for 11th. Westwood, who has been struggling with a recurrence of a calf injury, then confirmed he will not play again until the end of the month at the latest. But due to a quirk of the rankings, it could mean the Englishman will take over at the top in three weeks' time unless Woods changes his plans and enters a tournament before next month's HSBC Champions in China. "It's just got more aggravated and achy as the week has gone on," Westwood told Sky Sports after his round. Kaymer, who claimed his first major title with victory at the PGA Championship, was winning his third straight tournament and again showed his cool under pressure. With Willett challenging, Kaymer needed to get down in two from just off the green at the famous 17th Road Hole to stay at 15 under. But he proceeded to hole his putt to suddenly open up a two-shot lead and despite finding a tricky lie on the road at the 18th hit his approach to within 10 feet. Kaymer duly holed the putt to complete one of his ambitions of winning at St.Andrews and claim his fourth title of a superb season which has seen him move nearly $1.5 million clear of Ryder Cup teammate Graeme McDowell at the top of the European Tour money list. He had his own views on the ongoing battle to top the rankings. "To be honest I think at the moment Lee Westwood is number one in the world," Kaymer said. "He plays unbelievable golf." Overnight leader John Parry of England recovered from a mid-round crisis to finish with a level-par 72 for 13-under and sole third. Another Englishman, Gary Boyd, finished a further shot back for fourth after a fine 68. | Martin Kaymer of Germany wins the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship .
The victory increases his lead over second-placed Graeme McDowell in the Race to Dubai .
Lee Westwood fails in his bid to take over as world number one from Tiger Woods .
Danny Willett of England finishes with a 67 to claim second place . | 02a2af5abc2c9b140b8ded1f73daf85fb75ed1e0 | [
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Washington (CNN) -- A Chicago man who planned to travel to Somalia to fight for a terrorist group pleaded guilty on Monday to terrorism-related charges. Shaker Masri, a 28-year old U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support for Al-Shabaab, a group he knew the United States had designated as a foreign terrorist organization, according to prosecutors. In his plea agreement, Masri said that on July 19, 2010, he told an associate he "wanted to travel to a conflict zone to engage in jihadist fighting" and that he had the choice of going to Afghanistan to help al Qaeda or travel to Somalia to aid Al-Shabaab. Masri told his associate he had decided to go to Somalia but he needed money. The associate -- who was actually a source assisting law enforcement -- said he would help Masri but insisted on going to join Al-Shabaab as well. Masri agreed, according to the plea agreement. Over several weeks Masri and his associate worked on their travel plans including "how to conceal their departure, the financial costs of the journey, the necessity of supplies, and the weapons they would need to acquire in Somalia." The plea agreement says the associate asked Masri how they would link up with Al-Shabaab once they arrived in Somalia. Masri explained that they would be traveling to a part of southern Somalia that was controlled by Al-Shabaab and said "he expected that they would be placed with a brigade of al-Shabaab's militia comprised of foreign fighters." According to the plea agreement, Masri said to avoid suspicion they should not travel directly to East Africa. Instead Masri decided on a route through California, Mexico, and then a "Latin or South American country that did not work with United States' law enforcement" and then on to East Africa. Masri told his associate that once they left for Somalia they would be "wanted men." Masri also told his associate that he needed to get rid of his laptop because it had information that could be incriminating, and buy a new one. In late July Masri and the man he believed to be his co-conspirator purchased one-way tickets to California to begin their circuitous journey. On August 3, 2010 -- the day before their scheduled departure -- Masri and his associate drove to a liquor store where the associate allegedly picked up $18,000 to fund their trip. Next they went to a store to buy a new laptop. Masri was arrested when he left the store. Earlier in his case Masri also was charged with attempting or conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction outside the United States. A criminal complaint charged he wanted to wear a suicide vest and become a martyr with an attack on "infidels." Under the terms of the plea agreement that charge was dropped. Masri is scheduled to be sentenced on October 16, and his plea agreement calls for a sentence of nine years and 10 months in prison on the conspiracy to provide material support charge. Chicago terror suspect's long road to seeking martyrdom . | The 28-year-old U.S. citizen told an associate he wanted to engage in "jihadist fighting"
The associate was actually a source assisting law enforcement .
The man's plea agreement calls for a sentence of nearly 10 years in prison . | 02a300f080fbcc72542d250b40220919af9d0c27 | [
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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (CNN) -- The office of Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas has a bank of six flat-screen televisions covering most of one wall, showing all the main international English-language news channels, and several local ones besides. Major General Athar Abbas addresses a news conference in Rawalpindi on April 28, 2009. This is one of the rooms where Pakistan's media war is being fought, and Abbas, the Pakistan army's main spokesman, is a key part of the battle. I kid with him that CNN isn't among the channels on his screens, and he seems slightly hurt, insisting it is. He's right and I'm wrong -- CNN was on a commercial break. In fact, I rather get the impression Abbas, who has become the face of the army's operation against Taliban militants in the Swat Valley, watches our coverage closely. One of his subordinates complains about one of our reports -- not the accuracy, but something in the general tone. Perhaps CNN has been just a little too questioning of the army's daily press releases, which claim hundreds of enemy fighters killed, and tightly controlled media trips. Whatever Abbas thinks of CNN, he is more than willing to explain how the Pakistan army sees the broad picture as it fights in the Swat Valley. The current conflict there is intricately linked to the situation in Afghanistan, in his view. He sees Swat as a political problem, which can only be partially solved by military intervention. He claims many of the Taliban's arms are coming across the border from Afghanistan. I ask if that includes NATO weapons, as suggested in recent reports, and he agrees. He says Washington is too focused on the safety of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. The United States should "stop worrying about the nukes and start worrying about the weapons lost in Afghanistan," he says. A U.S. government report last month warned that the Pentagon did not have "complete records" for about one-third of the 242,000 weapons the United States had provided to the Afghan army, or for a further 135,000 weapons other countries sent. The Afghan army "cannot fully safeguard and account for weapons," the Government Accountability Office found. I ask how well armed the Taliban are, and he says they are "very well equipped from the border area." He also conspiratorially suggests they also are getting weapons and support from "foreign intelligence agencies." When I ask what that means, he smiles and says he can't elaborate -- declining to repeat the speculation in the press here that India, Pakistan's traditional rival, may be somehow involved in stirring up trouble on Pakistan's northwestern border. India denies that. But the very suggestion plays to a military strategist's nightmare scenario -- the Pakistan army bogged down in the northwest, unable to focus on the disputed province of Kashmir, a key element of its conflict with India. The military wants to get done in Swat as soon as possible, but the general acknowledges its troops will be there for some time. He estimates that 10 to 15 percent of the Taliban there are foreign fighters: "Well-trained Arabs, Afghans, with a sprinkling of central Asians and North Africans." He also says there are Yemenis, Saudis and Uzbeks fighting, as Pakistan has become the destination du jour of the international jihadist, with Arabs in commanding positions and the other foreign fighters bringing in expertise. He thinks that perhaps Mingora, the main town at the gateway to the Swat Valley, may be secured in 48 hours, but it may be much, much longer before the area is totally pacified. "First you have to disarm the Taliban and then re-establish the writ of government," he says. He admits that Swat and neighboring Bajur Districts "were lost to the state" and that now "we are paying in blood for areas we had already occupied." Now, he says, the army is set for a long fight. "We are prepared for that -- we are mentally prepared." But they are also prepared for the conflict to be taken to other parts of Pakistan. A building belonging to the country's powerful intelligence agency, the ISI, was bombed in Lahore this week. The Taliban claimed they carried out the attack and Abbas says the security services expect more attacks. Just hours after I left him, his fears were confirmed, as details came in of more bombings in Peshawar. And then there is also the risk of the Taliban using the mass exodus of civilians from the Swat Valley as cover to penetrate other towns and cities. Already almost 3 million people have flooded out of what was once a tranquil tourist destination, and the military fears that among the mass movement of humanity there will be those plotting to strike at the heart of Pakistan's cities. "It's a very big issue -- a serious concern," Abbas says. He describes the conflict in Swat as "an existential threat" -- a fight for the very existence of Pakistan in its current form. And he seems acutely aware that the portrayal of that conflict to the West will be critical. | Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas says Taliban's arms coming across border from Afghanistan .
He says Washington is too focused on the safety of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal .
He considers conflict in Swat a fight for the existence of Pakistan in its current form .
He seems acutely aware that the portrayal of that conflict to the West will be critical . | 02a3ebc55777174ee7db6c5bcd0a5b2fb993444b | [
"RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (CNN) -- The office of Maj.",
"Gen. Athar Abbas has a bank of six flat-screen",
"televisions covering most of one wall, showing",
"all the main international English-language news",
"channels, and several local ones besides. Major",
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"in Rawalpindi on April 28, 2009. This is one of",
"the rooms where Pakistan's media war is being",
"fought, and Abbas, the Pakistan army's main",
"spokesman, is a key part of the battle. I kid",
"with him that CNN isn't among the channels on his",
"screens, and he seems slightly hurt, insisting it",
"is. He's right and I'm wrong -- CNN was on a",
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"The current conflict there is intricately linked",
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"be partially solved by military intervention. He",
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"arsenal. The United States should \"stop worrying",
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(CNN) -- The bad news kept piling on the National Football League on Wednesday with the arrest of an Arizona Cardinals player. Police in Phoenix arrested Jonathan Dwyer after practice on multiple allegations of felony assault. It was the latest public relations blow for the most popular sports league in America, which has been the subject of public scorn and scrutiny after half a dozen players recently got into trouble or were disciplined. Here is a quick look at those players and their travails. Adrian Peterson . One of the top players in the NFL, he left the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday to deal with child abuse accusations in Texas. Peterson had been deactivated by the Vikings and missed Sunday's game, then reactivated Monday. But the team said it needed to correct its mistake and deactivated him again. Peterson then took a leave of absence and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell placed him on the exempt list, which gives the team the opportunity to continue to pay him while he deals with his legal issues. At no point has Peterson been suspended. Greg Hardy . The Carolina Panthers' defensive star also took a leave of absence because of legal troubles. As with Peterson, Hardy will be paid while he is away from the team. Hardy was convicted by a judge in July on misdemeanor assault charges. He asked for a new trial in front of a jury, which is scheduled for mid-November. Hardy played one game then was deactivated as the outrage against the NFL grew over how it was dealing with domestic violence issues. He has proclaimed his innocence of the charges, which were filed after police said he assaulted his then-girlfriend and threatened to kill her. He was sentenced to 18 months probation and a 60-day suspended . Jonathan Dwyer . The most recent player to be arrested, the running back is alleged to have assaulted a 27-year-old woman and an 18-month-old child. A Phoenix police spokesman, Sgt. Trent Crump, said it would be reckless to identify the victims. Dwyer, 25, was spending Wednesday night in the Maricopa County jail and the Arizona Cardinals deactivated him. He won't be able to take part in any team activities, if he is released from jail. Crump said two incidents were reported by neighbors in July. The woman didn't allege any violence until last week when she called from another state, where she had moved with the child. The most serious of six charges were three counts of assault, one of which caused a fracture. Dwyer was being held in the Maricopa County Jail and couldn't comment. CNN's attempt to reach his agent was unsuccessful. Ray Rice . The running back without a team is appealing his indefinite suspension by the league. While Rice has called punching his future wife in the head and knocking her out "inexcusable," he is seeking to have the opportunity to play in the NFL again. The players' union has complained that Rice didn't receive due process from Goodell, who suspended him in June to a two-game ban, then increased the penalty to an indefinite suspension. That came earlier this month after TMZ Sports posted a video that showed the punch. Rice was three days away from completing the original suspension when the indefinite ban was handed down and when the Baltimore Ravens terminated his contract. Ray McDonald . Three days after Goodell created a new NFL policy against domestic violence on August 28, San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald was arrested on an accusation of felony domestic violence. The new policy imposes a minimum six-game unpaid ban for first-time offenders and up to a lifetime ban for second-time offenders. No charges have been filed in the incident involving McDonald. Neither the team nor the league has levied any discipline in the case and the starter at left defensive tackle played the first two games of the season. Quincy Enunwa . The Jets practice squad player's arrest went practically overlooked outside of the New York area. According to USA Today's "NFL Players Arrests" tracker, he was arrested September 4. Enunwa was charged with simple assault after a woman told police he pulled her off a bed at a hotel, causing her a head injury, ESPNNewYork.com reported. He pleaded not guilty, ESPN said, adding that the player was still practicing with the team. | The National Football League has seen several of its players appear in mug shots .
Two of those players took leave on Wednesday .
The day also brought another arrest in a new domestic violence investigation . | 02a3eeff8a17721bd8ec8ffa0a6c9bfd98a48ce7 | [
"(CNN) -- The bad news kept piling on the National",
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(CNN) -- One half Indian, the other Pakistani, they are the most talked-about partnership in tennis. Dubbed "the Indo-Pakistan Express," Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi hope to end their breakthrough year with a showdown at the infamous Wagah border that divides their countries. Bopanna, an Indian Hindu, and Qureshi, a Pakistani Muslim also aged 30, reached their first major doubles final at the U.S. Open in September and climbed to eighth in the world rankings. Yet their work off the court has attracted just as much attention as they try to soften the often-fractious relationship between their two nations since partition in 1947. The pair have been honored with a string of awards for their humanitarian work in the past 12 months, and are determined to start picking up tournament titles in 2011. Can champion duo's reunion spark an Indian tennis boom? But a showpiece clash at the notorious border crossing that hosts a nightly pageant between India and Pakistan's border forces would be the perfect way to carry their "Stop War, Start Tennis" campaign into the new year. "We're thinking how to get to a wider audience and spread the message of peace through our partnership and thought," Qureshi told CNN's Open Court. "How about playing a match at the Wagah border, with Rohan playing on the Pakistani side and me on the Indian side for a gesture of friendship? "At the U.S. Open the ambassadors to the United Nations for Pakistan and India both came to watch the semifinals and finals. That was a huge deal because normally you don't see two diplomats cheering for one cause -- it was a really positive sign. I just hope in the near future we can have that match at the border, that would be great." The village of Wagah, near the Indian city of Amritsar and the Pakistani city of Lahore, is the only road border crossing between the two countries, and the daily ceremony -- which includes a lot of strutting, stamping and saluting -- regularly attracts a crowd of thousands. A match there could be a watershed moment for a pairing that first emerged in 2003 but did not make a major impact until this season. Their burgeoning partnership on court is allied to a deep-rooted desire to strengthen links between two countries which have a long and deep distrust of each other. "We're both brand ambassadors for an organization called Peace and Sport," Bopanna said. "Right now we're trying to see if we can help tennis in both our countries, promote it and keep the sport growing as much as we can." As well as receiving the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year award at the recent ATP World Tour Finals in London, they were also given the Peace and Sport Award for 2010 at a glittering ceremony in Monaco. The citation read: "Their commitment to promoting peace between the two countries and their conviction that peace was possible was shown amply during the year." Joel Bouzou, president of the Peace and Sport Foundation, added of the proposed Wagah match: "The sport is ready for peace. Will the two governments rise to the occasion?" Their partnership may have attracted plenty of headlines but for Qureshi, teaming up with his Indian counterpart made perfect sense. "I've been playing with Indian players ever since I started playing tennis," he said. "Unfortunately there are not that many Pakistanis on the tour, and playing with an Indian was actually the most natural thing that came to me -- having the same language, most of the time having the same dinner, Indian or Pakistani foods in the evening. "The first time I ever traveled to India when I was 16, I was one of the top [Pakistani] juniors and he was one of the top juniors in India and that's how I got to know him. "Knowing his attacking style of play, I always knew if we played together we'd be able to make a really good impact. I think results clearly show in that way I was right, though normally he tells me that I am always wrong!" As well as their run to the final of the U.S. Open, where they were beaten by the Bryan brothers from America, they also enjoyed success at Wimbledon which made them household names back home. "This year we made the quarterfinal at Wimbledon and that was very, very big in Pakistan," Qureshi said. "I've always told him I think he's the most popular Indian guy in Pakistan this year! "I can thank him enough for that because obviously without him I wouldn't have been able to achieve all those goals, and with him being my best friend on the tour it makes it the icing on the cake. It's been a great journey so far." | Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi are the most talked about doubles pairing in tennis .
Bopanna is an Indian Hindu while Qureshi is a Pakistani Muslim .
The pair are known for their Humanitarian work to strengthen links between their countries .
They made the 2010 U.S. Open final and want to stage a match on the India-Pakistan border . | 02a44826ef0b55c6f772774890603178fcf8df3c | [
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London (CNN)A UK public inquiry into the 2006 death of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko opened Tuesday at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, after years of wrangling over what evidence can be heard. In a deathbed statement, Litvinenko blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for ordering his poisoning by tea at a London hotel. The Kremlin has always strongly denied the accusation. Sir Robert Owen, who's chairman of the inquiry, said Tuesday that sensitive material relating to possible Russian state involvement in Litvinenko's death would be heard behind closed doors. The British government initially rejected requests to hold a public inquiry, but the decision was reversed last summer after Litvinenko's widow, Marina Litvinenko, challenged it in court. She argued that a public inquiry would enable the fullest possible investigation. An inquest -- a coroner-led investigation that is held as a matter of course in the case of unnatural deaths in England -- had been opened after her husband's death. But unlike a public inquiry, it cannot hear evidence behind closed doors. In Alexander Litvinenko's case, such evidence could involve matters of national security. "The issues to which his death gives rise are of the utmost gravity and have attracted worldwide interest and concern," Owen said. Litvinenko, a former KGB agent and fierce critic of Putin, came to Britain in 2000 after turning whistle-blower on the FSB, the KGB's successor. He died at a London hospital on November 23, 2006, after being poisoned by the radioactive material polonium-210 while drinking tea at the Millennium Hotel in London's Grosvenor Square. UK prosecutors have asked for the extradition of two men, Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun, from Russia in connection with Litvinenko's murder. But Moscow has refused, saying Russia's constitution does not allow the extradition of Russian citizens. Both men deny involvement in Litvinenko's death. Owen said that Lugovoi and Kovtun had been invited to give evidence to the inquiry by video link from Russia and that he hoped they would do so. The public inquiry will look at possible Russian state involvement in Litvinenko's death. However, it will not address the question as to whether the UK government could, or should, have taken steps to prevent the murder. Litvinenko is said by his widow to have been a British agent, with a handler at MI6, Britain's foreign security service. In 2012, the counsel to the inquest, Hugh Davies, said evidence provided by the UK government showed Russian involvement and "does establish a prima facie case as to the culpability of the Russian state in the death of Alexander Litvinenko." The inquest has been put on hold while the public inquiry is held. Owen, the coroner in the inquest, said the open hearings in the inquiry should conclude before Easter; that is, early April. More than 70 witnesses are due to be called over the coming weeks, including family and friends of Litvinenko, those who worked with him before his death, medical staff who treated him after he fell ill and the pathologists who conducted his autopsy, the court heard. The pathologists will testify Wednesday on the postmortem results. The presence of radiation in Litvinenko's body complicated the autopsy, the inquiry heard. A nuclear scientist will also give evidence Wednesday about polonium-210, its qualities, where it can be found and what effect it has on the body once ingested. In the course of the inquiry, evidence may also deal with the contamination risk posed to the wider public by the transfer of such highly radioactive material. Owen said polonium could have been used to "kill large numbers of people or spread general panic and hysteria among the public." | A public inquiry into the former KGB agent's poisoning death opens in London .
Alexander Litvinenko died in 2006 after being poisoned by radioactive material .
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Tokyo (CNN) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to move forward swiftly with his plans to revive Japan's staggering economy after weekend elections gave his Liberal Democratic Party control of the upper house of parliament. The conservative LDP and its coalition partner together won 76 of the 121 seats in the House of Councillors, giving them a total of 133 votes in the 242-member chamber. Afterward, Abe said he wanted to press ahead with his plans -- including his economic programs -- "with speed." "I would like to meet the expectation of the Japanese people," Abe said after Sunday's vote. "Since the inauguration of my administration, we have been appealing that our policies are the only way to go. We believe that the Japanese people pushed us to make policy decisions and bring about the result." The LDP controls the lower house of the Diet, Japan's parliament. But until Sunday, the House of Councillors was led by opposition parties that had made it difficult for Abe to get his program through the chamber. Abe took office in December, becoming Japan's seventh prime minister in six years and taking a second turn at the job. He immediately launched a program nicknamed "Abenomics," a combination of coordinated government spending, structural reforms and central bank stimulus. The plan was to boost prices and end 15 years of deflation, leading to more robust growth for the world's third-largest economy. And Japan's economy surged in the first quarter of 2013, growing a faster-than-expected 3.5% -- but a stock-market skid in June raised questions about whether policymakers can pull off the high-wire act in the heavily indebted country. CNN's Yoko Wakatsuki reported from Tokyo; Matt Smith reported and wrote from Atlanta. | "Our policies are the only way to go," Abe says .
His ruling Liberal Democrats won control of Japan's upper house on Sunday .
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(CNN) -- Bryan and Donna Scott married a year and a half after meeting on the beach in their home state of Florida. For their wedding, they received several antiques that they often spent weekends fixing up. The hobby became a habit as they frequented garage and estate sales, looking for old lighting fixtures they could make new. Eventually, requests came in from family and friends who wanted them, and then from an online store Bryan set up. By 2008, when recession caused many small businesses to close shop, the Scotts left their day jobs to grow the business, Barn Light Electric Company. "I always tell people I became an accidental business owner," founder and owner Bryan said. "It just happened. It was so successful and grew so much." The Scotts, both 48, left careers in law enforcement and nursing to focus on Barn Light. The company, based in Titusville, Florida, manufactures and sells vintage-inspired lighting fixtures and has expanded into other industrial-styled goods. Last year, Scott reported, the company pulled in $10 million in revenue. It wasn't always easy. They used their first profits to pay off bills in the event their success was only a flash. "After we quit our jobs, it was scary at that point. I didn't know if it was going to last," he said. Going from "fixed income to being responsible for your own paycheck," they realized that the livelihood of their three children and then-staff of three employees depended on Barn Light's success. It motivated them to keep working hard and stay grounded. They've been married for 29 years, Scott said, and building Barn Light made them stronger. He is the "gas," and Donna is the "bricks," he said of their collaborative management of the company; he runs the manufacturing while she heads the administration, sales and marketing. He has some advice for others interested in turning their hobbies into a business. "First, have a passion for what you're doing and don't approach it as a money-making opportunity," he said. "Second, find that unserved niche within your hobby and aggressively go after it. Third, be a good blogger/copywriter or find someone who can do this for you." Scott attributes their success largely to being unique. They're manufacturing vintage-inspired lighting styles and specialize in porcelain enamel finishes, a process the company says "has not been seen in America for over 50 years." The company bought the patents of old lighting businesses, including Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Company, and allows employees and customers to suggest ideas for new styles. A sense of family within the workplace and a strong connection to their Florida town has helped sustain and grow the business, they said. The Scotts both grew up in Titusville, famous for the Kennedy Space Center. They've hired an eclectic group of employees, including longtime workers on the space shuttle program, coal miners and about a dozen convicted felons with whom that Bryan developed relationships and offered a second chance. "They put heart and soul into the company. [They're] some of our best workers," Scott said, and noted that some of them are now in managerial positions. Johnny Bragg, manufacturing general manager for Barn Light and Bryan Scott's uncle, calls Barn Light the best job he's ever had. "I'm a veteran. I like American-made products," he said. "Employees take pride in their work." Bragg thinks of his fellow employees as close friends, he said. They "don't just leave because it's the end of the day but because they've done a good job for Barn Light." The company pays well, employees said, and has a sense of humor, too. After a string of visitors became pregnant after drinking from a certain water fountain, they hung a sign that says, "Warning! Drinking from this water may cause pregnancy." One employee's wife intentionally drank from the fountain to test the myth -- and turned out to be pregnant. They grew from a spare bedroom, to the garage, to a storefront and eventually, to three facilities -- shipping and assembly, porcelain enamel production and administration. The company is planning a move into one large building to bring their 80 employees under one roof in September, although projected growth suggests they might need to move in a few years. Locals may see a new building and go "Oh, its Barn Light, they're getting bigger again," Barn Light's communications coordinator Betty Lynne said. "It speaks to his heart," Lynne says of Bryan and the work ethic of the couple. "He's one of the few people I know that loves going to work every day and loves what he does." | Barn Light Electric Company started as an interest in refurbishing antique lighting .
Its husband-and-wife founders left their jobs to grow the company .
Barn Light's presence has helped to keep jobs in their hometown of Titusville, Florida .
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(CNN) -- England coach Fabio Capello has been forced to go back on his previously iron-clad rules in selecting his preliminary squad for the World Cup in South Africa. The Italian has always said he would not pick players who are injured or out of form, but has brought Liverpool's Jamie Carragher out of international retirement to bolster his defensive options as cover with injury-prone captain Rio Ferdinand and Ledley King also in the 30-man line-up. Neither Carragher nor versatile Tottenham star King have yet played for Capello, who retained his midfield mainstay Gareth Barry despite the Manchester City player being in doubt for the June 12 opener against the United States due to injury. Carragher made himself unavailable in 2007 after not being often used by previous managers Sven-Goran Eriksson and Steve McClaren despite being regularly named in squads. Blog: Will "the Force" be with Capello at World Cup? Capello also asked Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes to become available again following his own international retirement in 2004, but the 35-year-old turned down the opportunity. "He said no, he preferred to stay with the family. But I tried," Capello told the UK Press Association. Liverpool fullback Glen Johnson was named despite being sidelined with injury, while striker Emile Heskey retained his place although he has not been a first-choice selection for his club Aston Villa. Key forward Wayne Rooney was named despite his niggling groin problem, with Tottenham's Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch taking the other striking spots along with Sunderland's 25-goal Darren Bent. Winger Aaron Lennon was included after only recently returning with Tottenham after a long-term absence, as was fellow right-sided player Shaun Wright-Phillips despite his failure to win a regular place at Manchester City, who also have 22-year-old Adam Johnson in the squad. Midfielder Joe Cole also got the nod, having last played for England in 2008, after a strong end to a season that saw him on the fringe of league champions Chelsea's first team. Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning coach Marcelo Lippi has stuck with the players who qualified for South Africa in his 30-man squad, resisting suggestions that he should bring in-form Roma striker Francesco Totti out of international retirement. Totti's on-loan teammate Luca Toni also missed out along with veteran Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero, with Villarreal's Giuseppe Rossi one of seven strikers named. Inter Milan's controversial Italy under-21 forward Mario Balotelli missed out as Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Marco Borriello (Milan), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina) and Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria) were picked. Lippi omitted his former Juventus player Nicola Legrottaglie despite the defender being included in a recent 29-man training squad. France coach Raymond Domenech left out young Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema in his 30-man selection, while the omission of veteran midfielder Patrick Vieira means Thierry Henry is the only survivor from the 1998 World Cup-winning squad. Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri also missed out, but four of his clubmates in England -- Gael Clichy, William Gallas, Abou Diaby and Bacary Sagna -- were included. However, defender Gallas has been warned by Domenech that he must prove his fitness, having been sidelined since March with a leg injury. Veteran Netherlands striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy has missed out on a place in coach Bert van Marwijk's 30-man, potentially signaling the end of the 33-year-old's international career. Van Nistelrooy left Real Madrid to join German club Hamburg to revive his hopes following a serious knee injury, but Van Marwijk said the player had not returned to a high enough level to be selected. "I told him that we have followed him closely and admire his commitment and dedication to get to the World Cup," Van Marwijk told AD Sportwereld. "I believe that Ruud is fit, but after his lengthy knee injury he does not have time to get back to his old level." Dutch champions Twente have only two players in the squad, which features 14 overseas-based names. Feyenoord defender Giovanni van Bronckhorst, 35, has announced he will retire after the month-long tournament. Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz named a 24-man squad due to doubts over a couple of players including Real Madrid defender Pepe, who has only just returned to training after being sidelined since December. Goalkeepers Beto and Daniel Fernandes were named as deputies to Braga's Eduardo despite not playing in any of the qualifiers, but there were no other surprises for the 2006 semifinalists, who will be led by Real superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is giving injured stars Andreas Iniesta, Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas every chance to be fit, naming the key trio in a 30-man squad including five goalkeepers. Uncapped Barcelona No. 1 Victor Valdes and Atletico Madrid's 19-year-old David De Gea were selected along with Real Madrid's Iker Casillas, Liverpool's Jose Reina and Diego Lopez of Villarreal. Barcelona winger Pedro Rodriguez, Osasuna defender Cesar Azpilicueta and Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez were named despite having won only under-21 caps. Barca 19-year-old Bojan Krkic, who missed Spain's Euro 2008 success at his own request due to fatigue, has again been omitted. Slovakia defender Martin Skrtel, Filip Holosko and fellow striker Robert Vittek were named in a 29-man squad by coach Vladimir Weiss despite their recent injury problems. Liverpool's Skrtel has not played for three months since breaking a bone in his foot, while Holosko is struggling to get over a broken leg suffered last year and Vittek -- who is also based in Turkey -- has had a knee problem. Weiss also selected his 20-year-old son and namesake Vladimir of English club Manchester City, who as loaned to Bolton this season. Serbia coach Radomir Antic named just five home-based players in his 30-man squad, with six from English Premier League clubs including key defender Nemanja Vidic of Manchester United. Slovenia boss Matjaz Kek kept faith with the players who helped the small East European nation qualify for the second time when he named his 30-man squad. Denmark coach Morten Olsen picked Thomas Sorensen in his 26-man squad despite the goalkeeper suffered a dislocated elbow on duty with English club Stoke last month. Olsen, who won more than 100 caps as a player and took Denmark to the 2002 World Cup, gave defender Patrick Mtiliga his first call-up since his debut in November 2008. Greece coach Otto Rehhagel has picked Christos Patsatzoglou and Giorgos Seitaridis despite the duo's struggles with injuries this season. The German selected nine overseas-based players including qualifying campaign top scorer Theofanis Gekas of Hertha Berlin, Celtic striker Georgios Samaras and Liverpool defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos. Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld named an experienced 23-man squad for the finals, with seven players in reserve. The German has stuck with the likes of Blaise Nkufo of Dutch champions Twente, fellow striker Alexander Frei and midfielder Hakin Yakin, who are all 30 and above. Defender Philippe Senderos was included despite his lack of action with English club Arsenal, while Sampdoria midfielder Marco Padalino and Kosovo-born Swiss under-21 international Xherdan Shaqiri were also included. | England coach Fabio Capello brings Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher out of retirement .
Italian names 30-man provisional World Cup squad featuring several injured players .
Italy coach Marcelo Lippi omits veterans Francesco Totti, Luca Toni and Alessandro Del Piero .
Spain name injured stars Andreas Iniesta, Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas . | 02a60291ec2f525279bb4e6bbb8f4be7fde40974 | [
"(CNN) -- England coach Fabio Capello has been",
"forced to go back on his previously iron-clad",
"rules in selecting his preliminary squad for the",
"World Cup in South Africa. The Italian has always",
"said he would not pick players who are injured or",
"out of form, but has brought Liverpool's Jamie",
"Carragher out of international retirement to",
"bolster his defensive options as cover with",
"injury-prone captain Rio Ferdinand and Ledley",
"King also in the 30-man line-up. Neither",
"Carragher nor versatile Tottenham star King have",
"yet played for Capello, who retained his midfield",
"mainstay Gareth Barry despite the Manchester City",
"player being in doubt for the June 12 opener",
"against the United States due to injury.",
"Carragher made himself unavailable in 2007 after",
"not being often used by previous managers",
"Sven-Goran Eriksson and Steve McClaren despite",
"being regularly named in squads. Blog: Will \"the",
"Force\" be with Capello at World Cup? Capello also",
"asked Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes",
"to become available again following his own",
"international retirement in 2004, but the",
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"Liverpool fullback Glen Johnson was named despite",
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"Heskey retained his place although he has not",
"been a first-choice selection for his club Aston",
"Villa. Key forward Wayne Rooney was named despite",
"his niggling groin problem, with Tottenham's",
"Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch taking the other",
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"Darren Bent. Winger Aaron Lennon was included",
"after only recently returning with Tottenham",
"after a long-term absence, as was fellow",
"right-sided player Shaun Wright-Phillips despite",
"his failure to win a regular place at Manchester",
"City, who also have 22-year-old Adam Johnson in",
"the squad. Midfielder Joe Cole also got the nod,",
"having last played for England in 2008, after a",
"strong end to a season that saw him on the fringe",
"of league champions Chelsea's first team. Italy's",
"2006 World Cup-winning coach Marcelo Lippi has",
"stuck with the players who qualified for South",
"Africa in his 30-man squad, resisting suggestions",
"that he should bring in-form Roma striker",
"Francesco Totti out of international retirement.",
"Totti's on-loan teammate Luca Toni also missed",
"out along with veteran Juventus forward",
"Alessandro Del Piero, with Villarreal's Giuseppe",
"Rossi one of seven strikers named. Inter Milan's",
"controversial Italy under-21 forward Mario",
"Balotelli missed out as Fabio Quagliarella",
"(Napoli), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Antonio",
"Di Natale (Udinese), Marco Borriello (Milan),",
"Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina) and Giampaolo",
"Pazzini (Sampdoria) were picked. Lippi omitted",
"his former Juventus player Nicola Legrottaglie",
"despite the defender being included in a recent",
"29-man training squad. France coach Raymond",
"Domenech left out young Real Madrid striker Karim",
"Benzema in his 30-man selection, while the",
"omission of veteran midfielder Patrick Vieira",
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"1998 World Cup-winning squad. Arsenal midfielder",
"Samir Nasri also missed out, but four of his",
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"Gallas, Abou Diaby and Bacary Sagna -- were",
"included. However, defender Gallas has been",
"warned by Domenech that he must prove his",
"fitness, having been sidelined since March with a",
"leg injury. Veteran Netherlands striker Ruud Van",
"Nistelrooy has missed out on a place in coach",
"Bert van Marwijk's 30-man, potentially signaling",
"the end of the 33-year-old's international",
"career. Van Nistelrooy left Real Madrid to join",
"German club Hamburg to revive his hopes following",
"a serious knee injury, but Van Marwijk said the",
"player had not returned to a high enough level to",
"be selected. \"I told him that we have followed",
"him closely and admire his commitment and",
"dedication to get to the World Cup,\" Van Marwijk",
"told AD Sportwereld. \"I believe that Ruud is fit,",
"but after his lengthy knee injury he does not",
"have time to get back to his old level.\" Dutch",
"champions Twente have only two players in the",
"squad, which features 14 overseas-based names.",
"Feyenoord defender Giovanni van Bronckhorst, 35,",
"has announced he will retire after the month-long",
"tournament. Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz named a",
"24-man squad due to doubts over a couple of",
"players including Real Madrid defender Pepe, who",
"has only just returned to training after being",
"sidelined since December. Goalkeepers Beto and",
"Daniel Fernandes were named as deputies to",
"Braga's Eduardo despite not playing in any of the",
"qualifiers, but there were no other surprises for",
"the 2006 semifinalists, who will be led by Real",
"superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Spain coach Vicente",
"del Bosque is giving injured stars Andreas",
"Iniesta, Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas every",
"chance to be fit, naming the key trio in a 30-man",
"squad including five goalkeepers. Uncapped",
"Barcelona No. 1 Victor Valdes and Atletico",
"Madrid's 19-year-old David De Gea were selected",
"along with Real Madrid's Iker Casillas,",
"Liverpool's Jose Reina and Diego Lopez of",
"Villarreal. Barcelona winger Pedro Rodriguez,",
"Osasuna defender Cesar Azpilicueta and Athletic",
"Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez were named",
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"19-year-old Bojan Krkic, who missed Spain's Euro",
"2008 success at his own request due to fatigue,",
"has again been omitted. Slovakia defender Martin",
"Skrtel, Filip Holosko and fellow striker Robert",
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"loaned to Bolton this season. Serbia coach",
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"Premier League clubs including key defender",
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"Matjaz Kek kept faith with the players who helped",
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"second time when he named his 30-man squad.",
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"Greece coach Otto Rehhagel has picked Christos",
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"Theofanis Gekas of Hertha Berlin, Celtic striker",
"Georgios Samaras and Liverpool defender Sotiris",
"Kyrgiakos. Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld",
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(CNN) -- Rizana Nafeek was a child herself -- 17 years old, according to her birth certificate -- when a four-month-old baby died in her care in Saudi Arabia. She had migrated from Sri Lanka only weeks earlier to be a domestic worker for a Saudi family. Although Rizana said the baby died in a choking accident, Saudi courts convicted her of murder and sentenced her to death. On Wednesday, the Saudi government carried out the sentence in a gruesome fashion, by beheading Rizana. Read more: Outrage over beheading of Sri Lankan woman by Saudi Arabia . Rizana's case was rife with problems from the beginning. A recruitment agency in Sri Lanka knew she was legally too young to migrate, but she had falsified papers to say she was 23. After the baby died, Rizana gave a confession that she said was made under duress -- she later retracted it. She had no lawyer to defend her until after she was sentenced to death and no competent interpreter during her trial. Her sentence violated international law, which prohibits the death penalty for crimes committed before age 18. Rizana's fate should arouse international outrage. But it should also spotlight the precarious existence of other domestic workers. At least 1.5 million work in Saudi Arabia alone and more than 50 million -- mainly women and girls -- are employed worldwide according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). Read more: Indonesian maid escapes execution in Saudi Arabia . Again according to the ILO, the number of domestic workers worldwide has grown by more than 50% since the mid-1990s. Many, like Rizana, seek employment in foreign countries where they may be unfamiliar with the language and legal system and have few rights. When Rizana traveled to Saudi Arabia, for example, she may not have known that many Saudi employers confiscate domestic workers' passports and confine them inside their home, cutting them off from the outside world and sources of help. It is unlikely that anyone ever told her about Saudi Arabia's flawed criminal justice system or that while many domestic workers find kind employers who treat them well, others are forced to work for months or even years without pay and subjected to physical or sexual abuse. Read more: Saudi woman beheaded for 'witchcraft and sorcery' Conditions for migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia are among some of the worst, but domestic workers in other countries rarely enjoy the same rights as other workers. In a new report this week, the International Labour Organization says that nearly 30% of the world's domestic workers are completely excluded from national labor laws. They typically earn only 40% of the average wage of other workers. Forty-five percent aren't even entitled by law to a weekly day off. Last year, I interviewed young girls in Morocco who worked 12 hours a day, 7 days a week for a fraction of the minimum wage. One girl began working at age 12 and told me: "I don't mind working, but to be beaten and not to have enough food, this is the hardest part." Many governments have finally begun to recognize the risks and exploitation domestic workers face. During 2012, dozens of countries took action to strengthen protections for domestic workers. Thailand, and Singapore approved measures to give domestic workers a weekly day off, while Venezuela and the Philippines adopted broad laws for domestic workers ensuring a minimum wage, paid holidays, and limits to their working hours. Brazil is amending its constitution to state that domestic workers have all the same rights as other workers. Bahrain codified access to mediation of labor disputes. Read more: Convicted killer beheaded, put on display in Saudi Arabia . Perhaps most significantly, eight countries acted in 2012 to ratify -- and therefore be legally bound by -- the Domestic Workers Convention, with more poised to follow suit this year. The convention is a groundbreaking treaty adopted in 2011 to guarantee domestic workers the same protections available to other workers, including weekly days off, effective complaints procedures and protection from violence. The Convention also has specific protections for domestic workers under the age of 18 and provisions for regulating and monitoring recruitment agencies. All governments should ratify the convention. Many reforms are needed to prevent another tragic case like that of Rizana Nafeek. The obvious one is for Saudi Arabia to stop its use of the death penalty and end its outlier status as one of only three countries worldwide to execute people for crimes committed while a child. Labor reforms are also critically important. They may have prevented the recruitment of a 17 year old for migration abroad in the first place. And they can protect millions of other domestic workers who labor with precariously few guarantees for their safety and rights. Read more: Malala, others on front lines in fight for women . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Jo Becker. | Saudi authorities beheaded Rizana Nafeek, a Sri Lankan woman .
She was convicted of killing a baby of the family employing her as a housemaid .
This was despite Nafeek's claims that the baby died in a choking accident .
Becker says her fate "should spotlight the precarious existence of domestic workers" | 02a609b00c6d7ca522b5ae7297eb3f673c16ab50 | [
"(CNN) -- Rizana Nafeek was a child herself -- 17",
"years old, according to her birth certificate --",
"when a four-month-old baby died in her care in",
"Saudi Arabia. She had migrated from Sri Lanka",
"only weeks earlier to be a domestic worker for a",
"Saudi family. Although Rizana said the baby died",
"in a choking accident, Saudi courts convicted her",
"of murder and sentenced her to death. On",
"Wednesday, the Saudi government carried out the",
"sentence in a gruesome fashion, by beheading",
"Rizana. Read more: Outrage over beheading of Sri",
"Lankan woman by Saudi Arabia . Rizana's case was",
"rife with problems from the beginning. A",
"recruitment agency in Sri Lanka knew she was",
"legally too young to migrate, but she had",
"falsified papers to say she was 23. After the",
"baby died, Rizana gave a confession that she said",
"was made under duress -- she later retracted it.",
"She had no lawyer to defend her until after she",
"was sentenced to death and no competent",
"interpreter during her trial. Her sentence",
"violated international law, which prohibits the",
"death penalty for crimes committed before age 18.",
"Rizana's fate should arouse international",
"outrage. But it should also spotlight the",
"precarious existence of other domestic workers.",
"At least 1.5 million work in Saudi Arabia alone",
"and more than 50 million -- mainly women and",
"girls -- are employed worldwide according to the",
"International Labour Organization (ILO). Read",
"more: Indonesian maid escapes execution in Saudi",
"Arabia . Again according to the ILO, the number",
"of domestic workers worldwide has grown by more",
"than 50% since the mid-1990s. Many, like Rizana,",
"seek employment in foreign countries where they",
"may be unfamiliar with the language and legal",
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"flawed criminal justice system or that while many",
"domestic workers find kind employers who treat",
"them well, others are forced to work for months",
"or even years without pay and subjected to",
"physical or sexual abuse. Read more: Saudi woman",
"beheaded for 'witchcraft and sorcery' Conditions",
"for migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia are",
"among some of the worst, but domestic workers in",
"other countries rarely enjoy the same rights as",
"other workers. In a new report this week, the",
"International Labour Organization says that",
"nearly 30% of the world's domestic workers are",
"completely excluded from national labor laws.",
"They typically earn only 40% of the average wage",
"of other workers. Forty-five percent aren't even",
"entitled by law to a weekly day off. Last year, I",
"interviewed young girls in Morocco who worked 12",
"hours a day, 7 days a week for a fraction of the",
"minimum wage. One girl began working at age 12",
"and told me: \"I don't mind working, but to be",
"beaten and not to have enough food, this is the",
"hardest part.\" Many governments have finally",
"begun to recognize the risks and exploitation",
"domestic workers face. During 2012, dozens of",
"countries took action to strengthen protections",
"for domestic workers. Thailand, and Singapore",
"approved measures to give domestic workers a",
"weekly day off, while Venezuela and the",
"Philippines adopted broad laws for domestic",
"workers ensuring a minimum wage, paid holidays,",
"and limits to their working hours. Brazil is",
"amending its constitution to state that domestic",
"workers have all the same rights as other",
"workers. Bahrain codified access to mediation of",
"labor disputes. Read more: Convicted killer",
"beheaded, put on display in Saudi Arabia .",
"Perhaps most significantly, eight countries acted",
"in 2012 to ratify -- and therefore be legally",
"bound by -- the Domestic Workers Convention, with",
"more poised to follow suit this year. The",
"convention is a groundbreaking treaty adopted in",
"2011 to guarantee domestic workers the same",
"protections available to other workers, including",
"weekly days off, effective complaints procedures",
"and protection from violence. The Convention also",
"has specific protections for domestic workers",
"under the age of 18 and provisions for regulating",
"and monitoring recruitment agencies. All",
"governments should ratify the convention. Many",
"reforms are needed to prevent another tragic case",
"like that of Rizana Nafeek. The obvious one is",
"for Saudi Arabia to stop its use of the death",
"penalty and end its outlier status as one of only",
"three countries worldwide to execute people for",
"crimes committed while a child. Labor reforms are",
"also critically important. They may have",
"prevented the recruitment of a 17 year old for",
"migration abroad in the first place. And they can",
"protect millions of other domestic workers who",
"labor with precariously few guarantees for their",
"safety and rights. Read more: Malala, others on",
"front lines in fight for women . The opinions",
"expressed in this commentary are solely those of",
"Jo Becker."
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Lawyers for former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn urged a judge on Wednesday to dismiss a civil suit brought against him by the New York hotel housekeeper who accused him of assaulting her last year. The case "must be dismissed," asserted lawyer Amit Mehta, because Strauss-Kahn enjoyed diplomatic immunity as an "executive of a multilateral organization." Judge Douglas McKeon told the Bronx courtroom that he would "expeditiously issue a decision" deciding whether the case could proceed. Strauss-Kahn headed the IMF, an international organization consisting of 187 member-states with headquarters in Washington, D.C. The IMF provides loans to countries that are suffering economic difficulties. He resigned his position soon after his arrest by New York police in May 2011, when he was charged with criminally assaulting a housekeeper in a Manhattan hotel suite. The housekeeper, Nafissatou Diallo, accused Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her when she walked into his suite. Police subsequently removed him from an Air France flight about to depart New York's Kennedy Airport and jailed him before his arraignment in criminal court. The arrest of such a high-profile international political figure who was preparing a presidential run in his native France sparked worldwide media interest. But, the criminal case against Strauss-Kahn was later dropped by New York prosecutors, because of credibility issues they cited in Diallo's account. The interesting life of Dominique Strauss-Kahn . In August, Diallo's lawyers served Strauss-Kahn with a civil suit seeking damages stemming from the alleged assault in the hotel. Lawyer Douglas Wigdor told the court Wednesday that Strauss-Kahn "brutally sexually assaulted" Diallo, arguing that Strauss-Kahn does not enjoy blanket diplomatic immunity from civil action. As head of the IMF, Strauss-Kahn did enjoy some immunity, but a key sticking point is whether it extended to situations beyond his official duties. "Immunity is only provided for official actions," argued Wigdor. "Absolute immunity does not apply to all situations." Strauss-Kahn's lawyers did not invoke his immunity from prosecution during the criminal case. Wigdor ridiculed the fact that they would invoke it in the civil case, but not the criminal case as "piecemeal immunity." But, Mehta countered that Strauss-Kahn was eager to assert his innocence in the criminal proceedings, and so he didn't invoke whatever immunity he enjoyed as IMF chief. In the months following the hotel accusation last year, other allegations surfaced. Anne Mansouret, a Socialist member of the French parliament, said Strauss-Kahn had attacked her daughter. A complaint was filed, alleging a 2002 attack, though it could not be pursued because the statute of limitations had expired. Currently, Strauss-Kahn faces another legal battle -- this time the case centers on an investigation into a high-profile prostitution network operating out of luxury hotels in the French city of Lille. Strauss-Kahn has been formally warned by French authorities that he is under investigation for "aggravated pimping," and has been released on 100,000-euro bail. CNN's Simon Rushton contributed to this report. | Dominique Strass-Kahn was head of the International Money Fund .
Criminal charges that he assaulted a New York hotel housekeeper were dropped .
But the housekeeper filed a civil suit .
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(CNN) -- Manchester United ended 10-man Chelsea's hopes of winning a trophy this season with a 2-1 home victory that put Alex Ferguson's side into the semifinals of the Champions League for the fourth time in five seasons. A goal in each half from Javier Hernandez and Park Ji-Sung ensured a 3-1 aggregate win for the English Premier League leaders, who beat Chelsea in the 2008 final on penalties in Moscow. United will next face either defending European champions Inter Milan or Schalke, who hold a 5-2 lead ahead of Wednesday's second leg in Germany. The future of Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti is now in considerable doubt after a disappointing season which has seen the London side's domestic title reign realistically over with seven games to play. Ancelotti in troubled waters at the Bridge . The Italian raised eyebrows when he chose to start misfiring $80 million signing Fernando Torres up front with Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda flanking him, leaving former spearhead Didier Drogba on the bench. The Ivory Coast striker made an immediate impact after replacing Torres at halftime, and got Chelsea back into the match soon after Ramires' 70th-minute sending-off -- only for poor defending to allow United to regain a two-goal overall lead straight away. "A lot of people thought Drogba would play," Ferguson told reporters. "I thought having signed Torres for the money they did they had to play him. I wasn't 100% sure but I couldn't see how they could leave Torres out." Ancelotti admitted he might have made a mistake in starting the Spain striker, who has not scored since leaving Liverpool at the end of January. "Maybe. Could be. I told you a lot of times this season I wanted to start with Fernando for this kind of game, these type of tactics," the former AC Milan coach said. "Didier played well in the second half. I wanted to put more pressure up front because we needed to score. Didier was fresh and he could use his power up front. This was the reason I took out Fernando." The home side, having survived some early scares, thought they had scored in the 27th minute when Hernandez stole in at the near post to head home Wayne Rooney's cross, but the Mexico international strayed marginally offside. The breakthrough came two minutes before halftime as veteran Ryan Giggs combined well with John O'Shea to burst into the right side of the penalty area and slide a pinpoint low cross with his favored left foot to an unmarked Hernandez at the far post. Messi record as Barcelona go through . Ancelotti replaced Anelka, the club's top scorer in Europe this season, with Salomon Kalou after an hour but United could have gone further ahead as goalkeeper Petr Cech did well to keep out a low shot from Nani and then Giggs aimed a weak header after more good work by Rooney. Ramires, who was denied a penalty in injury-time in the first leg at Stamford Bridge last week, received his second yellow card after a tackle from behind on Nani. The first, also for a foul on the Portugal midfielder in the opening half, had already meant the Brazil midfielder would have been suspended for the first leg of the semifinal if Chelsea had progressed. With Nani replaced by Antonio Valencia in the 75th minute, Chelsea took advantage to level on the night as Michael Essien picked out Drogba with a lofted through pass and the 33-year-old chested the ball down and fired a low shot past Edwin van der Sar. Rooney gives Manchester United the edge . But Chelsea's excitement lasted less than 30 seconds as United surged forward, with Rooney and Giggs combining to set up hard-working South Korean midfielder Park -- who slotted in a low left-foot shot. It was the 37-year-old Giggs' third assist of the quarterfinal, having also set up Rooney's first-leg winner. The win kept United, the European runners-up in 2009, on course for a treble this season ahead of Saturday's FA Cup semifinal against local rivals Manchester City. | Manchester United win all-English semifinal 3-1 on aggregate after home victory .
Javier Hernandez and Park Ji-Sung score either side of Didier Drogba's equalizer .
Veteran Ryan Giggs sets up both United goals to add to his first-leg assist .
Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti faces the sack as last chance of silverware ends . | 02a6460c4793528eba2bb29aa5eac995edfad8e2 | [
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(CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius will once again don the blade-shaped prosthetic legs, which he has made famous, and dash around a track, his family said. But the Olympic athlete charged with premeditated murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, is not training to compete again. He is running for the sake of his emotional health, the statement said. "His focus at this time remains entirely on the court case," the family said Thursday. They have pushed him to spend time on the track in hopes it will help him "process his trauma and prepare for the trial." Pistorius is scheduled to appear in court again on August 19, which would have been Steenkamp's 30th birthday. The double amputee track star killed the woman he calls the love of his life on Valentine's Day in his apartment. He says he mistook her for a home invader. EXCLUSIVE: Oscar Pistorius heartbroken, uncle says . | Pistorius is accused of killing his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp .
His family is pushing the Olympic runner to train again .
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(CNN) -- A Russian jetliner crashed on landing in the city of Kazan, killing all 50 aboard, authorities there reported Sunday. Tatarstan Airlines flight 363 carried 44 passengers and a crew of six, Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Irina Rossius said. There were no survivors. The dead included Lt. Gen. Alexander Antonov, the regional chief of Russia's Federal Security Service, and Irek Minnikhanov, the son of Tatarstan regional President Rustam Minnikhanov, Russia's state news service RIA Novosti reported. A British national was also among those killed, the UK foreign ministry said. The Boeing 737 took off from Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport, about 700 kilometers (450 miles) west of Kazan, Rossius said. There was no immediate indication of the cause of the crash, which occurred about 7:25 p.m., the ministry said. Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee has launched an investigation, and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and Boeing are assisting. Boeing said it "extends its deepest condolences to the families of those who perished." The jet was 23 years old and had been in service with at least eight airlines, including Air France, Uganda Airlines and Bulgaria Air, according to aviation industry websites. In a November 2012 flight, it was forced to cut short a flight to Moscow and return to Kazan after losing cabin pressure, according to the website AeroInside. Russia has tried to improve its checkered reputation for air safety in recent years. In 2011, then-President Dmitry Medvedev grounded two classes of Soviet-era aircraft after a pair of crashes that killed more than 90 people, including a charter plane crash that killed an entire professional hockey team. Medvedev said Russia would have to upgrade its aircraft fleet, step up safety standards and radically cut the number of airlines. 4 die in Bahamas plane crash . Plane crashes in Bolivia, killing 8 . Southwest Airlines pilot tells passengers "We're going down" | NEW: NTSB, Boeing to aid Russian investigation .
The Tatarstan Airlines jet had 44 passengers and a crew of six aboard .
The Boeing 737 was flying from Moscow to Kazan when it crashed on landing .
Security official, regional leader's son aboard crashed jet . | 02a72ce1e1ddcf0b58d7c12c3dd4dcdab9f970ea | [
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Most New Yorkers and visitors to Times Square know of The Naked Cowboy. The Naked Cowboy is part of the scenery at New York City's Times Square. For the past 10 years, he's the guy you've seen on the sidewalk, with the great body, strumming his guitar and singing, dressed in a cowboy hat, cowboy boots and underwear -- and nothing else, even in the dead of winter. As a native New Yorker, I will admit that at times, it has been my guilty pleasure to walk or drive by The Cowboy to see if he can bear the elements. To my amazement, he's always there and pretty naked -- in rain, sleet, snow, heat or bitter cold. I've even taken pictures. Watch The Naked Cowboy in his natural habitat » . Well, it seems that Mars Inc., the makers of M&Ms, also knows about Robert Burck (The Cowboy's real name). Burck sued Mars this week for $6 million in federal court in New York. The allegations: trademark infringement under the Lanham Act and violation of his right of publicity under New York Civil Rights Law §51, arising from a video billboard for M&Ms. The video ad depicts an M&M frolicking around New York, in what kind of looks like Times Square, in what kind of looks like The Naked Cowboy's outfit -- briefs and nothing more than a smile. There have been plenty of jokes about the lawsuit, and I'm especially fond of the ones found on The Wall Street Journal Law Blog on Thursday, such as: . All jokes aside, I think he may have a case. In order for him to show trademark infringement, The Naked Cowboy has to be trademarked; has to prove that Mars, without his consent, infringed upon the trademark; and has to show there's a "likelihood of confusion" between his trademark and the allegedly infringing mark -- in this case the naked M&M. To state a claim under New York's civil rights law, Burck has to show that Mars used his name, portrait or picture for purposes of trade or advertising, and without his written consent. Surprising to some -- at least to me -- The Naked Cowboy's name and likeness are in fact registered trademarks owned by Burck. According to the complaint, Burck has licensed The Naked Cowboy name and/or likeness to companies for the purposes of advertising and endorsement. Mars, Inc., had no immediate comment. His character is part of the USA Network's "Characters Welcome" campaign; he appeared in a music video for the song "Rockstar" by the multiplatinum artist Nickelback; and he's featured singing in the video game "True Crime: New York City at Times Square." He also has appeared in several movies and television programs, including "Starship Dave," "Survive This," "Mulva: Zombie A** Kicker," "Steve Harvey's Big Time," "New York Minute," "Creature Feature," "Lonely Planet," "Troma's Edge," "American Icon" and "The Howard Stern Show." He even appeared in a Chevrolet commercial that debuted during Super Bowl XLI. And this isn't the first time a pseudo-celebrity (sorry Cowboy) has sued and won. Remember Vanna White? She was awarded $403,000 when Samsung used a robot, wearing a blond wig, jewelry and a dress, that turned letters on a game board similar to White's role on "Wheel of Fortune," the TV game show. Still laughing? I'm not. At the end of the day, this lawsuit may be the end of the era of the "naked" cowboy. I predict he will be able to afford some very nice duds. E-mail to a friend . | The Naked Cowboy, aka Robert Burck, registered his trademark .
He has filed a federal lawsuit against Mars Inc., the maker of M&Ms .
His suit seeks $6 million . | 02a73fa6165efae4df3711a37c6beb0e328d8f86 | [
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"Cowboy is part of the scenery at New York City's",
"Times Square. For the past 10 years, he's the guy",
"you've seen on the sidewalk, with the great body,",
"strumming his guitar and singing, dressed in a",
"cowboy hat, cowboy boots and underwear -- and",
"nothing else, even in the dead of winter. As a",
"native New Yorker, I will admit that at times, it",
"has been my guilty pleasure to walk or drive by",
"The Cowboy to see if he can bear the elements. To",
"my amazement, he's always there and pretty naked",
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"I've even taken pictures. Watch The Naked Cowboy",
"in his natural habitat » . Well, it seems that",
"Mars Inc., the makers of M&Ms, also knows about",
"Robert Burck (The Cowboy's real name). Burck sued",
"Mars this week for $6 million in federal court in",
"New York. The allegations: trademark infringement",
"under the Lanham Act and violation of his right",
"of publicity under New York Civil Rights Law §51,",
"arising from a video billboard for M&Ms. The",
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"what kind of looks like The Naked Cowboy's outfit",
"-- briefs and nothing more than a smile. There",
"have been plenty of jokes about the lawsuit, and",
"I'm especially fond of the ones found on The Wall",
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"All jokes aside, I think he may have a case. In",
"order for him to show trademark infringement, The",
"Naked Cowboy has to be trademarked; has to prove",
"that Mars, without his consent, infringed upon",
"the trademark; and has to show there's a",
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MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russian authorities are investigating the recent killing of a model-turned-bodyguard. Anna Loginova in a photo shoot for the Russian edition of Maxim magazine. Anna Loginova, a 29-year-old former successful model, ran a private security firm of female bodyguards, highly trained in martial arts, demanding high prices to protect Russian billionaires. One notable client was Russian boxer Kostya Tszyu. A carjacker pulled Loginova out of her Porsche Cayenne Sunday in Moscow. Loginova grabbed onto the door handle as the car picked up speed and she was dragged along the street before letting go as the car sped away. "An intruder just threw her out of the car" Russian police stated, "She grabbed the door handle, but when the car picked up speed, she let go." Her fearlessness proved fatal. Loginova died on the scene from serious cranial injuries. The vehicle was later found abandoned in southern Moscow. Luxury car theft is common in Moscow. Loginova told Maxim magazine in a recently taped interview that she fought off a car thief just four months ago. "I stepped out of my car and closed the door when I suddenly saw a young man near me. He grabbed me by the arm in which I was holding the car keys," she was quoted as saying. "By reflex, I used a jiu-jitsu technique. I twisted his arm and hit him on the face with my elbow. The guy obviously was not expecting such a reaction. He fell down on the rear windshield, which gave me enough time to grab my gun. He immediately jumped into his Honda and drove away," Those who knew her said she was never deterred by danger. For many Russians she was a feminine icon, bridging the glamorous world of modeling and the rough underbelly of Russian crime. "I think she was kind and sweet, not like a terminator, not like Sigourney Weaver in 'Aliens'" said Igor Cherski from Maxim magazine "but I feel that she was not afraid of anything, there was no fear in her eyes." E-mail to a friend . | Russian model-turned-bodyguard Anna Loginova killed in Moscow during carjacking .
Loginova recently told a magazine that she fought off a car thief four months ago .
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(CNN) -- The man who led Germany to a World Cup win both as a player and a coach admits he has lost faith in FIFA due to the way the voting process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments was handled. Franz Beckenbauer, a member of FIFA's executive committee, criticized football's governing body after the amount of votes each bidder received was made public. Beckenbauer was one of the 22 FIFA members who voted in the process and claims he was assured that the details would remain private. Yet soon after it was announced that Russia had won the right to host the 2018 competition, and Qatar had secured the 2022 version, media were reporting that two of the favorites, England and Australia, attracted just two votes and one vote respectively. It led to an angry reaction from representatives of the England and Australia bid teams and Beckenbauer acknowledges his faith in FIFA has been shaken as a result. "I am disappointed with the way FIFA dealt with the result. The seven losing countries were treated disgracefully, particularly England and Australia, Beckenbauer told German newspaper Bild. "All of us ExCo members were told ahead of the ballot that neither we nor the public would ever know the exact number of votes for each country. After each round of voting we were told only which country had been ruled out. "Then, a few hours later, I was hearing from journalists what the exact voting had been. It's certainly affected my confidence in FIFA." England were particularly vociferous in their criticism of FIFA and claimed several committee members promised them votes that didn't materialize. Ron Walker, a member of the Australian Football Federation, claimed the voting process had been "contaminated" in the year leading up to the announcement on December 2. Beckenbauer was instrumental in taking the World Cup to Germany in 2006 having won the tournament as a player in 1974 and as a coach in 1990. He announced in November that he will step down from his current role with FIFA in March in order to spend more time with his family. | Franz Beckenbauer says he's lost faith in FIFA after the World Cup voting process .
Germany legend says losing bidders were treated "disgracefully"
Beckenbauer is to step down from FIFA's executive committee in March . | 02a801fd7eaf84885445d70e9b865abfbad74291 | [
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(CNN) -- The number of cases of E. coli stemming from a county fair in North Carolina has grown to 38, including one child who died, the state's department of health said Monday. More than 165,000 people attended the Cleveland County Fair, which ended October 7. Eight people have been hospitalized for E. coli infections. Two-year-old Gage Lafevers of Bessemer City died Friday, CNN affiliate WBTV reported. There are more than 700 strains of the bacteria E. coli. Although most of them are harmless, some can cause serious problems by attacking the intestinal tract. Contracting certain forms of E. coli can lead to diarrhea, nausea, dehydration and in some cases, death. Symptoms of E. coli infection can occur as late as 10 days after exposure, the North Carolina health department said. "Not much we can say until things are definitely connected and hopefully we can know soon," Cleveland County Fair Manager Calvin Hastings said. "All we can do is hope and pray for the families." WBTV reported that as many as 75 people who attended the fair have been interviewed by officials, but authorities have yet to discern a possible source of the infection. Health officials said 22 of the people sickened are children. The outbreak comes about a year after one at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh affected 27 people. The source of that outbreak was a building that housed animals, officials said. Food recall roundup . Kroger recalls bagged spinach . Food safety tips from a pro . E. coli outbreak sickens 14 in six states . CNN's Joe Sutton contributed to this report. | 2-year-old dies after going to fair in N. Carolina .
38 people have shown signs of the infection .
Officials have yet to pinpoint possible source .
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(CNN) -- It's no shock that people love to hate Facebook. On Friday, for some, the emphasis shifted to hate as Facebook went public, turning its CEO into a billionaire and, as CNNMoney gracefully put it, making "thousands of millionaires" out of the rest of its staff and stockholders. "Well most Americans are bitter and hateful toward anyone and anything more successful than themselves," one commenter wrote on that story. "Just me or anyone else really hoping for Facebook stock to take a nose dive and never come back up? I want to watch it drop like a rock," one Twitter user wrote on the eve of Facebook's initial public offering Thursday. The anti-social network: Life without Facebook . Here's a rant from one financial analyst, spotted by Time.com, which shares a parent company with CNN and authored a recent post called "Sick of hearing about Facebook? You're not alone." "But do I really need to see another article about how the Ferrari dealers in Silicon Valley have brought in extra inventory in anticipation of all the new millionaires? Or how Menlo Park and Palo Alto housing prices, which were already sky-high, are soaring even higher from all the new money?" the analyst, Tracey Ryniec, wrote. "I can't wait for this week to be over so we can talk about some other companies." Some of the venom online was directed at the Winklevoss twins, those rowing-happy Harvard kids who repeatedly have been suing for part of Facebook. Dubbed "the Winklevii" in the film "The Social Network," Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are set to make millions off of Facebook's IPO despite the fact that some courts have rejected their claims that Zuckerberg stole their idea for his blockbuster website. They could make $228 million for their 6 million shares in the company, according to a CNNMoney gallery on Facebook's new billionaires. At The New Yorker, Silvia Killingsworth writes that we all should give the Winklevii a bit of a break -- especially since they've been good sports about their anti-fame: . "Sure, the Winklevii may sound a little cheesy finishing each other's sentences -- a well-enunciated mix of locker-room pep talk and well-worn entrepreneurial Web-2.0 jargon -- and they will be subject to Al Gore-style Internet-invention jokes until the end of time. But who'd have known they'd be such good sportsmen about it? In the movie, Cameron gets frustrated at one point and hollers. 'Screw it! Let's gut the frigging nerd!' In real life, the twins seem to have become entirely content with chasing the nerd around the courts, and collecting their cut of the biggest tech I.P.O. in history." Others are teasing CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself. The comedian Andy Borowitz posted a fake letter from the 28-year-old to potential investors. It opens: . "For years, you've wasted your time on Facebook. Now here's your chance to waste your money on it, too." It ends like this: . "One last thing: what will, I, Mark Zuckerberg, do with the $18 billion I'm expected to earn from Facebook's IPO? Well, I'm considering buying Greece, but that would still leave me with $18 billion. LOL. Friend me, Mark" According to The New York Times, Facebook's new billionaires may spend their money in subtle (but still over-the-top) ways. On Thursday, the paper looked at spending culture in Silicon Valley, finding that the really rich types spend money in ways that are difficult to detect without a rich-person radar: . "Fabulous home theaters are tucked into the basements of plain suburban houses. Bespoke jeans that start at $1,200 can be detected only by a tiny red logo on the button. The hand-painted Italian bicycles that flash across Silicon Valley on Saturday mornings have become the new Ferrari -- and only the cognoscenti could imagine that they cost more than $20,000," Somini Sengupta writes for the paper. "Even at Facebook, ground zero for the nouveau tech riche, peer pressure dictates that consumption be kept on the down low." Part of the reason some people are frustrated with Facebook this week is that all of us -- the users of Facebook -- are essentially the ones making the company so much money. My colleague Doug Gross looked at this on Wednesday. If you want to make the point really personal, check out this widget, which will tell you exactly how many dollars your Facebook page is making for the company. It's an estimate, of course, but it brings the point home. Here are details on the math they're using to make the calculations, in case you're feeling brainy. Others used the opportunity to gripe about Facebook's privacy settings, which are notoriously complicated (perhaps since the company wants info to be public): . "Why is Facebook going public? They couldn't figure out the privacy settings either," wrote one Twitter user. Not all of the reaction is negative, of course. Many tech bloggers and Wall Street watchers are cheering on Facebook's run at the market, saying it's yet another Steve Jobsian expression of the American Dream. "In 2004, who could have predicted that a Harvard sophomore would be destined to lead his dorm-room creation to a gajillion-dollar IPO eight years later?" wrote Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg at The Atlantic. "The life and times of Mark Zuckerberg are dramatic, even epic, and -- you might say -- lyrical." For more on that, check out this faux-musical about the company's rise. "I'm happy for Facebook, Zuck and others put in their own time efforts and own capital they deserve this reward," another Twitter pundit said. "American Dream!" Some people will see this post and say, "Yeah, yeah yeah. Haters gonna hate." That's the tack Facebook appears to be taking. According to the blog TechCrunch, Facebook's Toronto office created a poster that counters all the negativity by saying "Likers gonna like" -- a riff on the site's mechanism for sharing content with friends. The blog post ends with this little bit of sappy futurism: . "Facebook's mission is 'making the world more open and connected.' Sometimes that means making people uncomfortable at first. You don't have to agree with how Mark Zuckerberg does things, and you can hate if you want to. But remember, Facebook's just the messenger. The message is the future." Feel free to complain about that in the comments section. | Facebook IPO is set to create "thousands of millionaires"
That has led some to resent the site, which makes money off its users' data .
Facebook tries to counter all the negativity by saying "Likers gonna like" | 02a969f66b83ef0da3a960abde2f02e7bae01109 | [
"(CNN) -- It's no shock that people love to hate",
"Facebook. On Friday, for some, the emphasis",
"shifted to hate as Facebook went public, turning",
"its CEO into a billionaire and, as CNNMoney",
"gracefully put it, making \"thousands of",
"millionaires\" out of the rest of its staff and",
"stockholders. \"Well most Americans are bitter and",
"hateful toward anyone and anything more",
"successful than themselves,\" one commenter wrote",
"on that story. \"Just me or anyone else really",
"hoping for Facebook stock to take a nose dive and",
"never come back up? I want to watch it drop like",
"a rock,\" one Twitter user wrote on the eve of",
"Facebook's initial public offering Thursday. The",
"anti-social network: Life without Facebook .",
"Here's a rant from one financial analyst, spotted",
"by Time.com, which shares a parent company with",
"CNN and authored a recent post called \"Sick of",
"hearing about Facebook? You're not alone.\" \"But",
"do I really need to see another article about how",
"the Ferrari dealers in Silicon Valley have",
"brought in extra inventory in anticipation of all",
"the new millionaires? Or how Menlo Park and Palo",
"Alto housing prices, which were already sky-high,",
"are soaring even higher from all the new money?\"",
"the analyst, Tracey Ryniec, wrote. \"I can't wait",
"for this week to be over so we can talk about",
"some other companies.\" Some of the venom online",
"was directed at the Winklevoss twins, those",
"rowing-happy Harvard kids who repeatedly have",
"been suing for part of Facebook. Dubbed \"the",
"Winklevii\" in the film \"The Social Network,\"",
"Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are set to make",
"millions off of Facebook's IPO despite the fact",
"that some courts have rejected their claims that",
"Zuckerberg stole their idea for his blockbuster",
"website. They could make $228 million for their 6",
"million shares in the company, according to a",
"CNNMoney gallery on Facebook's new billionaires.",
"At The New Yorker, Silvia Killingsworth writes",
"that we all should give the Winklevii a bit of a",
"break -- especially since they've been good",
"sports about their anti-fame: . \"Sure, the",
"Winklevii may sound a little cheesy finishing",
"each other's sentences -- a well-enunciated mix",
"of locker-room pep talk and well-worn",
"entrepreneurial Web-2.0 jargon -- and they will",
"be subject to Al Gore-style Internet-invention",
"jokes until the end of time. But who'd have known",
"they'd be such good sportsmen about it? In the",
"movie, Cameron gets frustrated at one point and",
"hollers. 'Screw it! Let's gut the frigging nerd!'",
"In real life, the twins seem to have become",
"entirely content with chasing the nerd around the",
"courts, and collecting their cut of the biggest",
"tech I.P.O. in history.\" Others are teasing CEO",
"Mark Zuckerberg himself. The comedian Andy",
"Borowitz posted a fake letter from the",
"28-year-old to potential investors. It opens: .",
"\"For years, you've wasted your time on Facebook.",
"Now here's your chance to waste your money on it,",
"too.\" It ends like this: . \"One last thing: what",
"will, I, Mark Zuckerberg, do with the $18 billion",
"I'm expected to earn from Facebook's IPO? Well,",
"I'm considering buying Greece, but that would",
"still leave me with $18 billion. LOL. Friend me,",
"Mark\" According to The New York Times, Facebook's",
"new billionaires may spend their money in subtle",
"(but still over-the-top) ways. On Thursday, the",
"paper looked at spending culture in Silicon",
"Valley, finding that the really rich types spend",
"money in ways that are difficult to detect",
"without a rich-person radar: . \"Fabulous home",
"theaters are tucked into the basements of plain",
"suburban houses. Bespoke jeans that start at",
"$1,200 can be detected only by a tiny red logo on",
"the button. The hand-painted Italian bicycles",
"that flash across Silicon Valley on Saturday",
"mornings have become the new Ferrari -- and only",
"the cognoscenti could imagine that they cost more",
"than $20,000,\" Somini Sengupta writes for the",
"paper. \"Even at Facebook, ground zero for the",
"nouveau tech riche, peer pressure dictates that",
"consumption be kept on the down low.\" Part of the",
"reason some people are frustrated with Facebook",
"this week is that all of us -- the users of",
"Facebook -- are essentially the ones making the",
"company so much money. My colleague Doug Gross",
"looked at this on Wednesday. If you want to make",
"the point really personal, check out this widget,",
"which will tell you exactly how many dollars your",
"Facebook page is making for the company. It's an",
"estimate, of course, but it brings the point",
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"to make the calculations, in case you're feeling",
"brainy. Others used the opportunity to gripe",
"about Facebook's privacy settings, which are",
"notoriously complicated (perhaps since the",
"company wants info to be public): . \"Why is",
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"tack Facebook appears to be taking. According to",
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"of sappy futurism: . \"Facebook's mission is",
"'making the world more open and connected.'",
"Sometimes that means making people uncomfortable",
"at first. You don't have to agree with how Mark",
"Zuckerberg does things, and you can hate if you",
"want to. But remember, Facebook's just the",
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(CNN) -- The first time an assassin's bullet tried to find her, Maria Santos Gorrostieta escaped, but her husband was killed. That was in 2009, when she was mayor of Tiquicheo, a small town in the Mexican state of Michoacan, which has seen some of the most brutal drug-related violence. President-elect: More than drugs define Mexico . The bullets found her in January of 2010, but again, she survived. She remained defiant, lifting her shirt at one point to show reporters her bullet wounds and scars after the second attack. Gorrostieta finished her term as mayor in 2011 and remarried. But the forces who wanted her dead prevailed this month, kidnapping her while she drove her daughter to school. Gorrostieta's body was found last week, her hands bound. No bullets this time. Investigators said there was evidence of a blow to the back of the head. It was a shocking end to a public servant who vowed to put her small town's interests first while she held a position that many try to influence. "I will rise up again as many times as God allows me to so that I can keep on seeking, fighting for, and working out plans, projects and actions for the benefit of the people, especially those most in need," Gorrostieta, who was also a medical doctor, said after one of the unsuccessful attacks against her. Michoacan is the scene of a turf war between rival drug cartels, and smaller organized crime groups operate there as well. In 2009, she spoke about the importance of entrusting the mayor's office to a woman. "The most important thing is not to be afraid," she said then, gaining a reputation for civic-mindedness. Stories of heroes and villains constantly emerge from Mexico, where acts of bravery and savagery coexist in the midst of a plague of drug violence. Mexican beauty queen killed in shootout . Mexican president-elect: Not just drugs . Gorrostieta's story appears to fall easily within the heroic category, though a report published Tuesday in the leading newspaper El Universal is a reminder that the most accurate tales often include shades of gray. Even though a majority of Mexico is safe from drug violence, the newspaper described Gorrostieta's city of Tiquicheo as one where the local drug trade called the shots and, citing unnamed sources, may have factored in its politics. Investigators are not ruling out any possible motives -- political, personal or criminal -- in her killing, the state's deputy attorney general, Marco Aguilera, told CNN. The investigation is focusing on reconstructing the 11 months of Gorrostieta's life since leaving office and whether there is anything that indicates impending danger. The former mayor did not reach out to authorities to seek protection or to report threats at any time, Aguilera said. The deputy attorney general said that her first husband, Jose Sanchez, had been the target of a failed assassination attempt before the first attack against his wife, in which Sanchez died. Between them, the couple was targeted a total of four times, and a motive for the attacks was never established, Aguilera said. | Maria Santos Gorrostieta was fearless in the face of assassination attempts .
She was hailed for her bravery, but was found dead last week .
A report says the local drug trade called the shots in her town of Tiquicheo .
Investigators aren't ruling out any possible motives -- political, personal or criminal . | 02aa74a714235c99df4cd71b02065625d259b7c8 | [
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"the Mexican state of Michoacan, which has seen",
"some of the most brutal drug-related violence.",
"President-elect: More than drugs define Mexico .",
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(CNN) -- New Sunderland owner Ellis Short insists that he will not interfere on the football side following his takeover of the English Premier League club. Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn, left, and new owner Ellis Short at the club's final game of the season. The American billionaire will buy out the controlling interest of the Drumaville Consortium headed by club chairman Niall Quinn, upping his stake from 30% to 100%. Based in Texas, he has made the North-East club the fourth in the Premier League to have American owners, alongside Aston Villa, Manchester United and Liverpool. His move came hot on the heels of news on Wednesday that Portsmouth owner Alexandre Gaydamak had agreed to sell his club to United Arab Emirates businessman Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim -- who was previously instrumental in the Abu Dhabi United Group's takeover of Manchester City. Short, who saw Sunderland avoid relegation on the final day of the season last weekend, told the club's Web site that he will be sticking to the financial side of the business and allowing former Black Cats striker Quinn to deal with football operations. "Niall runs the club," the 48-year-old said. "Niall is a very smart footballer, very smart about the Premier League and is a wonderful chairman of the club who knows more about football than I ever will, so I will be in the background and Niall will be running the show. "I will be involved in things like finance. With me coming in, you get all of these other good ingredients that are already in place at the club and can add to that a streamlined decision making process, a streamlined board and with some financial ability to make some moves -- and we think that is the missing piece that this club has needed." Short funded Sunderland's transfer business last summer, with former manager Roy Keane spending large before surprisingly quitting in December after a poor run of results. His replacement Ricky Sbragia stood down last weekend after guiding the team to safety, and Sunderland have now been linked with a move for Wigan boss Steve Bruce. Short said he was prepared to further invest money in new players for next season. "It's a very big club with a lot of fans, a big stadium and a lot of revenue -- and when you are in a position where we are, trying to improve it, it takes money," he said. "But if that money is invested wisely, and the personnel decisions that you make are good ones, then I'm not worried at all. I fully expect that Niall will be able to make good personnel decisions going forward." Sunderland announced on Thursday that veteran Dwight Yorke was one of seven players to be released ahead of next season. The 37-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international, who is out of contract, will depart the Stadium of Light along with striker David Connolly, midfielder Arnau Riera, goalkeepers Darren Ward and Nick Colgan and young defenders Peter Hartley and Niall McArdle. Meanwhile, prospective Portsmouth owner Al Fahim has told fans he intends to build a "great football club" once his takeover is completed. Pompey have accepted an offer from the Arab property magnate, and a period of due diligence will take place in the next few weeks. "Everything I have seen makes me sure that we can build a great football club in the years to come," he told arabianbusiness.com. "Portsmouth has incredible history, and its fans are some of the most loyal in the world of football. I look forward not just to working with them, but listening to their views on how they want to take the club forward. "I am the investor, but this is their club and their community -- and it is a privilege to be taking charge." | New Sunderland owner Ellis Short insists he will not interfere with football matters .
American billionaire will leave chairman Niall Quinn to run that side of club .
Sunderland release seven players including veteran Dwight Yorke .
Portsmouth's prospective new owner outlines his dreams for the club . | 02aafe38ea456f761cc0fd92e428a1d7b25a49ae | [
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"left, and new owner Ellis Short at the club's",
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(CNN) -- After more than a dozen trips to the Middle East and 14 months of unbridled optimism on the prospects for peace in the region and his own ability to negotiate it, John Kerry on Friday finally sounded defeated. While Kerry has made the peace process his priority since taking office, his focus has been challenged by the civil war in Syria, nuclear negotiations with Iran and, now, Russian moves against Ukraine. He acknowledged the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was still a global concern, but that the United States had a full agenda. "We have an enormous amount on the plate," he said, adding what were possibly the toughest comments he has made about the parties' intransigence. "There are limits to the amount of time and effort that the United States can spend if the parties themselves are unwilling to take constructive steps in order to be able to move forward," Kerry said. The past week was particularly frustrating for Kerry. Israel reneged on a scheduled release of Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinians responded by signing on to join 15 international bodies in defiance of their own commitment not to seek international recognition as a state. Kerry blindly stated the obvious when he called both moves "not helpful." Since beginning his peace mission, Kerry's lofty goals have become significantly more modest. In July, he announced a bid to reach a peace deal within nine months. But as time rolled by with little progress, Kerry sought to get Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to agree to a framework, which would form the basis for a comprehensive peace treaty. With the deadline set to expire on April 29, Kerry and his aides have struggled to get the parties to extend the talks, even putting the potential release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard on the table to secure the Palestinian prisoner release. Kerry said "neither party has said that they've called it off." And one Palestinian source close to the negotiations told CNN's Ben Wedeman that Palestinians were still committed to the talks until the April deadline. After that, he said, "we are free." Neither of those are ringing endorsements. Even if both sides are willing to mark time for another month, it's clear the peace process is on life support. While Kerry isn't ready to pull the plug entirely, he said the United States would "evaluate what is possible and what is not possible," suggesting Washington may recalibrate its role as broker of the peace process as a result. "We're not going to sit there indefinitely. This is not an open-ended effort," Kerry said Friday in Morocco. "It's reality check time." | Kerry had high hopes of deal in announcing talks nine months ago .
He has made more than a dozen trips to the region to facilitate negotiations .
He had been optimistic, but now he sounds resigned with deadline for progress fast approaching .
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(CNN) -- President Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF party dismissed Monday a "confidential" cable released by WikiLeaks that claims the Zimbabwean leader has cancer. WikiLeaks claimed Friday that Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono had told the former U.S. ambassador Christopher Dell during a private meeting in 2006 that Mugabe had prostate cancer that had spread to other organs. "If he was that ill (in 2006), how come he is still going strong? I have seen him for a long time and even last week, he has no health problems. There is a lot of things that are not true in that," said Rugare Gumbo, Zanu PF spokesperson, referring to the WikiLeaks cable. The cables claimed that Grace, Mugabe's wife, had told Gono that the 87-year-old was "out of it about 75% of the time." "The governor (Gono) confided that Mugabe appeared to be deteriorating mentally and losing his capacity to balance factional interests," Dell wrote in his report after meeting Gono who has repeatedly denied claims of having an affair with Grace. "She (Grace) wanted him (Mugabe) to step down." Gono did not answer several calls made to him by CNN. | Zimbabwe leader has no health problems, party spokesman says .
Cable says ex-U.S. envoy told in 2006 that Mugabe has prostate cancer .
Mugabe's wife said he was "out of it," cable says . | 02abcd3931c8bf78a0531f6ce0d7f21f72bee963 | [
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(CNN) -- Those aboard an American Airlines airplane from London got to see a little more of America than they expected Friday, after their flight was diverted to Tulsa, Oklahoma, due to engine trouble. Flight 79 took off from Heathrow Airport at 3 p.m. (10 a.m. ET), destined for Dallas, Texas, according to American Airlines' website. The Boeing 777-200 airliner made it over the United States, but not to its final destination. It was diverted to Tulsa due to an issue with the plane's left engine, American Airlines spokeswoman Laura Masvidal told CNN. She did not specify what the issue was. Its flight crew declared an emergency before landing at Tulsa's airport shortly after 6:30 p.m. CT (7:30 p.m. ET). One problem -- besides whatever happened to the left engine -- is that Tulsa's airport doesn't have U.S. Customs and Border Protection workers on hand to handle incoming international travelers. That means the aircraft's 230 passengers and 14 crew members have to wait on the airport's tarmac, according to Masvidal. The aircraft that will take them to Dallas was set to leave that Texas city around 9:15 p.m. for Tulsa. According to American's website, it should have Flight 79's passengers and presumably crew on board when it departs Oklahoma at 10 p.m. If all goes according to plan -- this time around -- this aircraft should arrive at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport a few minutes after 11 p.m. local time. For those keeping score at home, that amounts to 14 hours after Flight 79's passengers first took off from London. CNN's Mayra Cuevas contributed to this report. | American Airlines Flight 79 took off from London, destined for Dallas .
Spokeswoman: Its crew declared an emergency due to a left engine issue .
The 777 had to sit on the tarmac because Tulsa didn't have Customs agents .
A new aircraft will pick up the passengers and fly them to Texas . | 02abf8300c2187cc1b810e501bbe5258e908c62b | [
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America's first permanent English settlement, a military club for African-American officers, an unused airline terminal and Houston's Astrodome have all been labeled "endangered" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The trust's 26th annual list of America's 11 most endangered historic places spotlights significant architectural, cultural and other structures and places at risk of destruction by human or natural forces. "The listing on the '11 most endangered list' has a tremendous effect in mobilizing constituencies to find a productive way" to save these places and "usher them into their next chapter," said Stephanie Meeks, president and CEO of the nonprofit National Trust for Historic Preservation. Over the last 25 years, "we've had a 97% success rate" of saving places on the list, Meeks said. Local coalitions "get a big boost and additional support emerges from the shadows when people learn for the first time that a resource is threatened." Airports where architecture soars . A black officers' club in Arizona, the spiritual center of African-American life in Maine and a general store/residence for Chinese-American laborers in California also made the list this year, a result of the trust's outreach to minority communities "to represent diverse facets of American history," she said. Anyone can nominate a place for inclusion on the list, she said. Trust employees decide the final list, looking at the national significance of the structure or place, the urgency of the threat facing the place (whether by people or nature) and the possibility of a successful resolution. The existence of a coalition with a plan to save the place also helps. View the photo gallery above to see the full list of 11 endangered places. 8 amazing outdoor music venues . | A military club for African-American officers is in danger of demolition, the trust says .
The river abutting the first permanent English settlement in America is in jeopardy .
The structures of a significant Alaska salmon canning factory need to be stabilized . | 02ac690764cdfa11cb24be085f3337552471f612 | [
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(CNN) -- Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is giving people whiplash. In the last month, he has shifted, flip-flopped and pandered so strikingly on a range of positions and statements that it makes you wonder whether he has suddenly developed a deep disregard for his own convictions, or never had any to begin with. At the Urban League's National Convention in Cincinnati in July, Paul expressed support for the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act and talked about the necessity of protecting the rights of minorities. Kudos to him for even showing up, not a usual move for Republicans. But we must hold him accountable for his past statements that private businesses had the right to deny service to anyone they wanted, something the Civil Rights Act specifically forbids. Last year when the Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, Paul seemed to suggest it wasn't necessary, since we had an "African-American president." Just a few days ago, in a flip-flop worthy of the International House of Pancakes, a straight faced Paul denied ever saying the United States should stop sending any military aid to Israel. Does he really think that little of American voters? Let's refresh the senator's memory. In 2011, Paul put forth a budget proposal that would have cut $500 billion from the federal budget and would have ended all foreign aid, including to Israel. He has since engaged in pretzel-like messaging maneuvers trying to rewrite history to fit reality -- one where a Republican candidate perceived as even the slightest bit anti-Israel can kiss any chance of the Republican presidential nomination good-bye. It gets better. Or at least more cringe-worthy. Paul has repeatedly said he is a huge proponent of immigration reform and understands how wrong his party has been on this issue. Frankly, this is one instance on which I have given Paul props for being on the right side of history, the American people and the long-term viability of his party with at least a glimmer of hope and an opening to start a conversation with Latino voters. That hope fizzled recently when first, Paul decided to go campaign for Rep. Steve King of Iowa, the most anti-immigrant/anti-immigration reform member of Congress. Then, in a grand gesture, a profile in courage, Paul could not have fled faster as Erika Andiola, an undocumented "Dreamer" confronted King at an event, with Paul sitting right next to him. According to his staff, Paul left so abruptly because he was late for a media interview. Maybe. Or maybe, he didn't have the guts to reconcile his hypocritical pro-immigration reform statements with his support of someone like King. At least King, who stayed and spoke with the young woman, had the courage of his convictions, twisted as they are. Maybe there is something in the water in Iowa. Or something in the voters. Oh, yes, they get to decide presidential nominees. That must explain why Paul, in another rewrite of his record, said he didn't think anyone there wanted to ban birth control. This is a tad bit different from reality. Paul's staff should remind him we can all do Internet searches for what our elected officials have said and done in the past. In 2013, Paul introduced the personhood amendment that would not only have banned abortions but also would have in effect banned many forms of birth control, including some forms of the pill. Paul also supported the Blunt Amendment, which would have given employers an excuse to deny contraceptive health care coverage based on their conscience. When this was defeated in the Senate and the issue made its way to the Supreme Court in the form of the Hobby Lobby case, Paul praised the decision that lets employers deny such coverage on religious grounds. Every one of these flips underscores how the GOP has flopped in gaining traction with key demographics it will need to be competitive in a 2016 general election. This last one underscores how nervous Republicans are that even in the midterms, the ever-growing gender gap might be big enough to deny the "Republican wave" the party is dreaming about--and that would include taking over the Senate. As a strategist, I understand Paul's (and his party's) frustration and the need to try to bamboozle the public into thinking he supports something he has denied in the past, and sometimes vice versa. It's very confusing. But as a woman and a Latina, a member of two key constituencies where Republicans desperately need to gain support if they are ever to see the inside of the Oval Office, I am offended. I can read. I can do research. This is not George Orwell's "1984." Paul does not get to rewrite history and pretend he is not doing so. | Maria Cardona: Rand Paul has been shifting positions so often, it could give you whiplash .
She says he's talking now about minorities' rights, but previous statements will haunt him .
She says he denies saying U.S. should stop aid to Israel. But he did. Voters can use Internet .
His moves on reproductive rights, immigration will alienate groups he needs, she says . | 02adb281396578efbc76766bb3c81143b07c196b | [
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"people whiplash. In the last month, he has",
"shifted, flip-flopped and pandered so strikingly",
"on a range of positions and statements that it",
"makes you wonder whether he has suddenly",
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"convictions, or never had any to begin with. At",
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"Cincinnati in July, Paul expressed support for",
"the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights",
"Act and talked about the necessity of protecting",
"the rights of minorities. Kudos to him for even",
"showing up, not a usual move for Republicans. But",
"we must hold him accountable for his past",
"statements that private businesses had the right",
"to deny service to anyone they wanted, something",
"the Civil Rights Act specifically forbids. Last",
"year when the Supreme Court struck down key",
"provisions of the Voting Rights Act, Paul seemed",
"to suggest it wasn't necessary, since we had an",
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"ever saying the United States should stop sending",
"any military aid to Israel. Does he really think",
"that little of American voters? Let's refresh the",
"senator's memory. In 2011, Paul put forth a",
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"from the federal budget and would have ended all",
"foreign aid, including to Israel. He has since",
"engaged in pretzel-like messaging maneuvers",
"trying to rewrite history to fit reality -- one",
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"huge proponent of immigration reform and",
"understands how wrong his party has been on this",
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"first, Paul decided to go campaign for Rep. Steve",
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"courage, Paul could not have fled faster as Erika",
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"King at an event, with Paul sitting right next to",
"him. According to his staff, Paul left so",
"abruptly because he was late for a media",
"interview. Maybe. Or maybe, he didn't have the",
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"something in the voters. Oh, yes, they get to",
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"why Paul, in another rewrite of his record, said",
"he didn't think anyone there wanted to ban birth",
"control. This is a tad bit different from",
"reality. Paul's staff should remind him we can",
"all do Internet searches for what our elected",
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"2013, Paul introduced the personhood amendment",
"that would not only have banned abortions but",
"also would have in effect banned many forms of",
"birth control, including some forms of the pill.",
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"contraceptive health care coverage based on their",
"conscience. When this was defeated in the Senate",
"and the issue made its way to the Supreme Court",
"in the form of the Hobby Lobby case, Paul praised",
"the decision that lets employers deny such",
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"need to be competitive in a 2016 general",
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"ever-growing gender gap might be big enough to",
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(CNN) -- Two catchphrases have dominated stories about women in the election cycle this year: "the war on women" and "having it all." It is time to change the conversation. Women are the voters most likely to matter on November 6 -- they make up the majority of undecided voters and they outvote men. But to win women's votes, Mitt Romney and President Obama must talk about what really matters to them. I know something about that from my students. The young women in my classes look to the future and want to know how to create workable lives for their families. They know about the pay gap. They know their earnings will matter to their families. They know their mothers are often starved for time. "How are we supposed to do it?" they ask, over and over. We have not been giving them good answers. Undoubtedly, the issues raised in claims about a "war on women" and the difficulty of "having it all" are important. But those arguments don't fully address my students' questions. In order for the candidates to speak directly to women, they need to talk about jobs, but not just any jobs. What matters are good jobs that make family lives sustainable. Pay equity is the tip of the iceberg. Consider this from the Center for American Progress: Including all workers, the median full-time female worker earned $10,784 less in 2010 than the median full-time male worker. Over a 40-year career, that wage gap adds up to more than $400,000. This pay discrepancy affects the economic well-being of American households. Women comprise two-thirds of American family breadwinners and co-breadwinners. Inequality in pay means families have less money for quality child care, less education, fewer doctor visits and more scrambling to make ends meet, year in and year out. It's not just households and family life that suffer. So does the economy. Studies confirm that stretched workers mean lower productivity. But pay alone won't make the difference. All workers have family responsibilities. When women ask about fair pay, they are also asking about how to get jobs that make it possible to take a sick child to the doctor. They are asking about how to make sure fathers can get away from work early enough to make dinner, too. Flexibility is a universal concern for American workers, not simply a women's issue. As President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers reported in 2009, workplace flexibility increases productivity and reduces turnover and absenteeism. It's good for the economy, and good for families. A Reuters poll this month showed that women make up 54% of the undecided voters and their No.1 concern is family well-being. Contraception and reproductive rights, of course, matter a great deal to female voters. But if that's the only issue the candidates talk about, they ignore the worries that women wake up to every morning as they hustle children through bowls of cereal and pile out the door to work. Here is what the candidates can do: . First, fight for the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would expand 1963's Equal Pay Act and make it easier for women to compare their pay with that of fellow workers. Paycheck Fairness was blocked this year in Congress; it needs to be reintroduced. In our service economy, women still dominate in the lowest-paid jobs. Because women's pay has become more and more essential to their families, those historic inequities matter more and more. Second, fight for workplace flexibility. Family responsibilities burden all workers, men as well as women, regardless of pay. This is a social and economic reality that the nation must face. America needs leaders who will drag our workplaces out of the 1950s and into the 21st century. Finally, support paid sick days nationwide. Forty percent of the people in the work force do not have paid sick days, which puts them in danger of losing their jobs when they are sick; millions more cannot take sick days to care for their children. Support for the Healthy Families Act before Congress is critical. This legislation would grant workers up to seven job-protected paid sick days each year, to use not just when they are ill, but for helping sick family members and preventive care. There is still time, but not much, for me to tell my students that the candidates have some answers to their questions. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Kirsten Swinth. | Kirsten Swinth: Time to go beyond catchphrases "war on women" and "having it all"
Women's votes are crucial for both candidates, she says, but they need to talk about jobs .
Swinth: Women bring home all or a share of household income and family is top concern .
She says pay equity, sick leave and workplace flexibility are priorities in the real world . | 02adb7a44a6ebbeccc564796c1dfa4c441ea0272 | [
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Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN)At least 15 people, including two members of Parliament and a deputy mayor, were killed Friday when militants attacked a hotel frequented by government officials in the heart of Somalia's capital, police said. The bloodshed began when a car packed with explosives blew up near the main gate of the high-profile Central Hotel, which is a few miles from Somalia's presidential palace, Mogadishu police Capt. Hassan Abdi told CNN. The explosion was followed by heavy gunfire between the attackers and hotel guards, witnesses said. Then came a second blast -- a suicide bombing carried out by a woman near a mosque inside the hotel -- as other attackers shot their way in, Abdi said. "I saw ... several people burned by the flames of the explosions lying on the blood-filled ground inside the hotel," said Mustaf Mohamed, who runs a small shop nearby. Government ministers, members of Parliament, army officers and other officials often go to the Central Hotel. Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed Omar Arte was among those inside at the time of the attack, having just attended traditional Friday prayers there. He suffered minor injuries but survived, according to state media, as did Transportation Minister Ali Jama Jangeli. But other prominent politicians did not make it. They include Parliament members Hajji Gafe and Ali Omar, as well as Mohamed Aden Guled, Mogadishu's deputy mayor, Abdi said. In addition to the dead, 20 others were wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab, an Islamist extremist group blamed for terrorist acts in Somalia and beyond over the years, claimed responsibility, Sheikh Abdiaziz Abu Musab, a spokesman, said on militant-run Andulus radio. Villa Somalia, the East African country's equivalent of the U.S. White House, sharply condemned what it called "today's outrage." The presidential palace tweeted, citing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, "#AlShabaab are un-Islamic and anti-democracy." Since emerging in the mid-2000s, Al-Shabaab has been intent on taking control of Somalia, one of the world's poorest countries, with a gross domestic product per person that ranks 226th out of 228 countries. Its militants have repeatedly targeted Somali officials, soldiers and institutions in the East African nation. The group's focus has broadened, especially since then-leader Ahmed Godane announced in 2012 that his followers "will march with (al Qaeda) as loyal soldiers." What is Al-Shabaab, and what does it want? The following year, Al-Shabaab carried out its most high-profile operation yet at the upscale Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Shoppers were gunned down, held hostage and tortured. Four days later, the siege ended with as many as 67 dead and parts of the mall destroyed. Al-Shabaab has never forgotten its home base of Somalia. The Somali government, helped by allies including the United States and African Union, has managed to strike significant blows against the group, including a 2014 U.S. operation that killed Godane. But Al-Shabaab has continued its campaign of violence in attacks such as a suicide blast last month on a Somali army convoy in Mogadishu, the bombing of a bus carrying Kenyan teachers in Galkayo, Somalia, and an attack on an African Union military base. Journalist Omar Nor reported from Mogadishu, and CNN's Greg Botelho wrote from Atlanta. | Al-Shabaab was behind the attack, a spokesman for the group says .
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Navy arrested nine more suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia Thursday -- the second capture in two days -- after receiving a distress call from an Indian-flagged commercial ship. Suspected pirates are arrested in the Gulf of Aden. According to the Navy announcement, at 4 a.m. local time the Indian-flagged Premdivya sent a distress call to all ships in the area reporting that she had been fired upon by a small skiff, and suspected pirates were attempting to board it. A U.S. Navy helicopter crew was launched from the USS Vella Gulf and fired two warning shots at the small boat to get them to stop. A Navy boarding team was then launched to investigate the skiff's crew and found rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons on board the small craft, according to Navy officials. The suspected pirates were taken aboard the USS Vella Gulf and processed. They'll be moved to a temporary holding facility aboard the larger USNS Lewis and Clark, according to the statement. The Navy is now holding a total of 16 suspected pirates while the U.S. and Kenyan governments work out legal details on how the suspects will be moved to Kenya for prosecution. Last month, the United States and Kenya signed an agreement saying that suspected pirates captured by U.S. ships will be moved to Kenya to be tried for their crimes. The capture Wednesday of seven suspected pirates marks the first time the United States was able to capture and hold pirates since its forces began patrolling the dangerous waters off Somalia. Piracy has become a chronic problem off the Horn of Africa in recent years, with some pirates operating from largely lawless Somalia. Pirates attacked nearly 100 vessels and hijacked as many as 40 in the waters off the coast of Somalia in 2008, according to the International Maritime Bureau. The task force led by the Vella Gulf was set up in January in an effort to clamp down on the attacks in the region, the southern approach to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. | Nine suspects arrested off the coast of Somalia .
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Miami (CNN) -- After weeks on the run and days in immigration detention, American technology pioneer John McAfee arrived in Miami on Wednesday. He said he had no choice in the matter, that Guatemalan authorities expelled him to the United States and put him on a plane to a destination they determined. "I was whisked out of prison," McAfee told CNN affiliate broadcaster WSVN in front of his South Beach hotel. "I was forcibly separated from Samantha, and now here I am." Samantha Venegas is McAfee's girlfriend. When the plane landed, U.S. officials boarded the aircraft to greet him and escort him off. Former girlfriend: McAfee 'frightened for his life' It was unclear whether he planned to stay in Miami or where he might go next. For the past week, McAfee waged a public battle, requesting an asylum in Guatemala and arguing that police in Belize were persecuting him. Authorities turned down his request and told him he would have to leave the country. "He opted to return to his country of origin," said attorney Telesforo Guerra, who has represented McAfee since he arrived in Guatemala last week. Authorities in Belize, where McAfee had lived since 2008, say they want to talk to McAfee about the November 11 killing of his neighbor, American businessman Gregory Faull. McAfee said he had nothing to do with the death and insists he left Belize to escape police persecution. Guatemalan authorities took him into custody on accusations of entering the country illegally, and his asylum bid was rejected. McAfee told WSVN he has openly criticized Belize's government for seven months, making himself a "thorn in their side." "Unfortunately, now that I'm here, they can't shut me up," he said. CNN en Español's Adriana Hauser reported from Miami. CNN's Joe Sutton and Ana maria Luengo-Romero reported from Atlanta. Journalist Miguel Salay reported from Guatemala City. | John McAfee says in Miami that he had no choice in the destination .
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"Gregory Faull. McAfee said he had nothing to do",
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"\"Unfortunately, now that I'm here, they can't",
"shut me up,\" he said. CNN en Español's Adriana",
"Hauser reported from Miami. CNN's Joe Sutton and",
"Ana maria Luengo-Romero reported from Atlanta.",
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The Pentagon's most expensive weapons program ever, the F-35 warplane, is cleared for takeoff again. The limited flight clearance, approved by Navy and Air Force officials Monday, allows the aircraft to fly with an engine inspection regimen and restricted flight envelope following the fleet's grounding after an engine fire last month. Defense Department spokesman Mark Wright said in a statement Tuesday the restrictions would "remain in effect until the root cause of the June 23 engine mishap is identified and corrected." It had been hoped that the stealth fighter would be able to make an appearance at the famed Farnborough air show, under way now, but Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said Tuesday afternoon that won't happen. "The Department of Defense, in concert with our partners in the U.K., has decided not to send Marine Corps and U.K. F-35B aircraft across the Atlantic to participate in the Farnborough air show," he told reporters. "This decision was reached after a consultation with senior leaders and airworthiness authorities, despite the decision by airworthiness authorities to clear the aircraft to return to flight -- to limited flight." The 2014 Farnborough International Airshow began Monday, and runs through July 20 in Farnborough, England. The opening day brought $42 billion of orders and commitments for commercial aircraft and engines, according to a statement from the show's organizers. The F-35 was developed at a cost of nearly $400 billion so far and beset for years by cost overruns and delays. The so-called Joint Strike Fighter was temporarily grounded following a fire on the runway at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. No one was hurt. Engine maker Pratt & Whitney worked with Air Force investigators to inspect all engines in the fleet. "We have great confidence in the F135 engine powering the F-35, and we have worked very closely with DoD and the Services to return the aircraft to flying status," Matthew Bates, communications manager for Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, said in a statement Tuesday. The F-35's lead contractor, Lockheed Martin, which is producing variants of the plane for the U.S. Navy, Marines and Air Force, also worked with investigators following the fleet's grounding. F-35 future . The Pentagon wants more than 2,400 of the fighter jets ultimately, while hundreds more are expected over time to go to allies such as South Korea, Japan and Australia. More than 100 planes have been built so far, most for testing, but the program is still in its development and training phases. The military says the stealthy fighter will be "the most affordable, lethal, supportable and survivable aircraft ever to be used" by so many services worldwide. But its production has been controversial for its soaring cost history -- the price tag has nearly doubled from early estimates, to $135 million per unit as of last year, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report in March -- as well as its schedule, software and other setbacks. Test flights began in 2007. While all models have been grounded in the past for various problems, the version for the Marines, the F-35B, has had more issues. Experts say that's mainly due to its design for shorter takeoffs and vertical landings. Richard Aboulafia, a Teal Group analyst, said earlier this month that every component of the F-35 overall "is pushing the frontiers of technology" as engineers combine extraordinary engine power with a lighter weight design. He said the program has made gradual progress in recent years where glitches get resolved pretty quickly compared with 18 to 24 months ago, when setbacks seemed to come one right after another. "It's a tremendously complex project," he said, adding that cost issues remain a concern. | The F-35 won't participate in the Farnborough air show, Pentagon spokesman says .
The return to flight order is a limited flight clearance .
The F-35 fleet was grounded after an engine fire in June .
Pratt & Whitney, Lockheed Martin working with investigators to find cause of fire . | 02b08807ee1c317289075a00c15a39b52c560b20 | [
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New York (CNN) -- A New York district attorney recommended Monday that charges be dropped against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was accused more than three months ago of sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper. In "a recommendation for dismissal" filed in court Monday, two prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney's office laid out their arguments for requesting that numerous charges -- including attempted rape and sexual assault -- be dismissed, citing fresh evidence and questions about the accuser's credibility. "The nature and number of the complainant's falsehoods leave us unable to credit her version of events beyond a reasonable doubt, whatever the truth may be about the encounter between the complainant and the defendant," the document states. "If we do not believe her beyond a reasonable doubt, we cannot ask a jury to do so." The prosecutors voiced concern that the case appeared to rest exclusively on the housekeeper Nafissatou Diallo, predicting her "falsehoods" would be "devastating" if revealed during a trial. They claim she "has not been truthful in matters great and small," including lying about a "gang rape, as well as other details about her life in (her native) Guinea." In the document, the district attorney's office notes that DNA testing indicated semen on her dress matched Strauss-Kahn and shows there was a sexual encounter. There was "no trauma to her body or oral cavity" and "scrapings from underneath her fingernails ... yielded no results." Moreover, prosecutors claim Diallo's current story of her "prompt outcry to her first supervisor is inconsistent with certain aspects of that supervisor's account." "All of the evidence that might be relevant to the contested issues of force and lack of consent is simply inconclusive," wrote the prosecutors. The decision to drop charges -- which still needs to be approved by a judge -- was cheered by Strauss-Kahn's attorney and jeered by the alleged victim's lawyer, as well as some women's rights advocates. A status hearing for the case is scheduled for Tuesday. Kenneth Thompson, who represents Diallo, addressed reporters after meeting with prosecutors Monday afternoon for less than half an hour. Hours earlier, he filed his own motion asking a judge to halt proceedings in the case and appoint a special prosecutor. "Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has denied the right of a woman to get justice in a rape case," Thompson said. "He has not only turned his back on this innocent victim, but he has also turned his back on the forensic, medical and other evidence in this case. "If the Manhattan district attorney, who is elected to protect our mothers, our daughters, our sisters, our wives and our loved ones, is not going to stand up for them when they're raped or sexually assaulted, who will?" But Strauss-Kahn's U.S.-based attorneys, William W. Taylor and Benjamin Brafman, lauded the decision to drop charges, saying it vindicates their consistent claims that their client is innocent and his accuser "was not credible." "Mr. Strauss-Kahn and his family are grateful that the District Attorney's office took our concerns seriously and concluded on its own that this case cannot proceed further," the attorneys said in a statement. Aside from the court filing, there was no immediate comment from the office of District Attorney Vance on the attorneys' statements, and his office earlier declined to comment on the motion. Thompson had said before the meeting Monday that he believed Vance was going to drop the charges. A grand jury indicted the then-IMF chief in May over allegations he sexually assaulted housekeeper Diallo in his New York hotel suite. He pleaded not guilty and, after several days behind bars, was ordered held on house arrest. But on July 1, a judge freed him after prosecutors learned Diallo had lied about the specifics of her whereabouts after the incident and past details of an asylum application and information on tax forms. Prosecutors said she admitted lying on the asylum application about having been a victim of a gang rape, even providing details of an attack and later admitting it never happened. Strauss-Kahn's attorneys have insisted that any sexual encounter was consensual. Diallo, who has conducted high-profile interviews about the case, and her attorneys have said Strauss-Kahn attacked her, and that her case should go to trial. Attorneys for Diallo complain she is being treated by prosecutors like a criminal defendant and not an alleged victim. And in a rally after the district attorney's court filing Monday, some of her supporters urged prosecutors to still pursue the case and warned about the message sent by dropping charges. "Are we telling (sexual assault victims) that if they dare to name a powerful, politically connected man as their abuser, they will see their whole life laid out to be judged publicly?" asked New York City councilwoman Letitia James. "What does it take for a low-income immigrant -- a woman of color -- to publicly name one of the most powerful men in Europe as a sexual abuser?" Diallo has filed a civil lawsuit against Strauss-Kahn, without specifying the financial damages she was seeking. Entering Monday's meeting, Thompson said he suspected -- based on the contents of a letter he received Friday -- that Vance intended to drop charges. That prompted the alleged victim's motion filed Monday, which cites allegations of "abuse of confidence, unfair treatment and bias and prejudices" by Vance that, Diallo's attorneys claim, should disqualify him from the case. This motion is Thompson's second effort to remove Vance from the case. In July, he asked Vance to step down and appoint a special prosecutor. Vance then declined. "This is not a 'he said, she said' case," Thompson said Sunday. "If you go back to the hearing on May 16, when (an assistant district attorney) called the evidence against Strauss-Kahn 'substantial' and he said the medical exam (of Diallo) supports her account, this is not a 'he said, she said' case. "There is overwhelming evidence to support that a sex assault occurred," Thompson said. After Diallo took her case public, Strauss-Kahn's attorneys, William Taylor and Benjamin Brafman, put out a statement saying, "Ms. Diallo is the first accuser in history to conduct a media campaign to persuade a prosecutor to pursue charges ... against a person from whom she wants money." Attorney Douglas Wigdor, who is working on Diallo's behalf in Paris, said Monday that he was to meet with several people prior to a news conference scheduled for Tuesday. Wigdor would not reveal with whom he is talking Monday and Tuesday, however a source familiar with the meetings said one of them is a French journalist, Tristane Banon, who filed a formal complaint against Strauss-Kahn in France for an alleged attack in 2002. The accused has filed a counter-suit for slander. Banon's mother also claims she was attacked by Strauss-Kahn. CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin says that Strauss-Kahn should now be able to breathe easier and "return to some semblance of his former life." But he said that no one involved in the case "comes out of it looking very good." "This is a case that looks like it has nothing but losers -- the alleged victim, the defendant, and the prosecutor," Toobin said. "The conclusion is likely to be entirely satisfying to no one." | NEW: The DA says evidence related to "force and lack of consent" is "inconclusive"
The DA's office says it doesn't believe the accuser "beyond a reasonable doubt"
Strauss-Kahn is "grateful" the DA "took our concerns seriously," his lawyers say .
The alleged victim's attorney says the DA "turned his back" on his client . | 02b2f9523b5d2e9bf07d36ed725aff453ebc9224 | [
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"\"Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has",
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"our wives and our loved ones, is not going to",
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"Prosecutors said she admitted lying on the asylum",
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Rome (CNN) -- Mario Monti, the economist nominated to become Italy's new prime minister, began talks with political leaders Monday to discuss forming a government. The 68-year-old's talks with political parties will continue Tuesday. In comments after several meetings Monday, Monti said some of the delegations had discussed a "temporal outlook" for how long his government might last. The time for the government "which I am trying to create is that period between today and the end of spring 2013," he said, according to a CNN translation. At any time the parliament could dissolve his government "because of lack of trust," he said. It is "obvious" that the task at hand is an emergency, and that to achieve economic growth and social equity "should be the priorities," Monti said. The new prime minister designate will face an arduous task, as Italy has one of the highest national debts in Europe at €1.9 trillion ($2.6 trillion) -- about 120% of GDP -- and has seen low growth in recent years. To take the helm, Monti needs the approval of the Italian Parliament, which is composed of multiple parties with diverse interests. Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party remains the strongest force in parliament, and Berlusconi has said he plans to remain active in it. Those diverse political interests and the pain of austerity measures could weigh heavily on Monti as he steers Italy through economically troubled waters. Some politicians in Italy have already called for elections to take place sooner than their scheduled time of spring 2013. Italian party leaders spoke in support of the new prime minister designate on Italy's senate TV after exiting deliberations with Monti on the composition of a new government. Antonio Di Pietro, leader of the Values Party, said his group is "happy that the Berlusconi government could be replaced by the Monti government." His party will not block a Monti-led government, he said. But when asked specifically whether he would give Monti a vote of confidence, Di Pietro stressed that he would not answer until he learned more about Monti's plans and the composition of his Cabinet. Franceso Rutelli, leader of the Alliance for Italy, also told reporters his block will support Monti's government. Emma Bonino of the Radical Party expressed support for Monti as well. Speaking to reporters, Bonino called for reforms to address Italy's political and economic crisis. Monti was nominated Sunday to replace Silvio Berlusconi as Italy's prime minister. Berlusconi resigned Saturday amid the country's ongoing financial crisis. His role in Italy's political future is uncertain. "For the time being he is waiting to see what is happening under the buildup of the new government under Mr. Monti," said Deborah Bergamini, a member of Italy's Parliament and former assistant to Berlusconi. On Monday, Bergamini said Berlusconi told her he wants to continue acting as the chair of his PDL party. Berlusconi's resignation was greeted with cheers and dancing in the streets, as people waved the Italian flag and sang the nation's anthem. If he becomes prime minister, Monti could bring a distinctly different approach to governing than Italy has experienced over the past three years. "It may be that the strong opposition ... against Berlusconi that has been going on in these years maybe will disperse itself, maybe will finish, and then we'll have a cooperative approach on the part of all the political forces. ... Let's hope that the international credibility of Mr. Monti will be able to work in this direction," Bergamini told CNN. While the hot-blooded Berlusconi was for many years a master of forming political alliances, Monti is known for his achievements as a "Eurocrat," at the heart of Europe's institutions. Dubbed Super Mario for his work in international finance, he served as a leading European Commission member for a decade -- including as commissioner for its financial services, market and taxation committee between 1995 and 1999 and as head of its competition committee from 1999 to 2004. In announcing Monti's nomination, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said the former European Union commissioner is "gifted, competent, experienced" and well-respected in Europe and internationally. "This is the moment of his test," Napolitano said. Monti must return to Napolitano within days to accept the nomination fully, at which point he would be sworn in and officially become prime minister. Within days of the oath of office, Monti would have to go to parliament to present his government -- essentially his Cabinet and his government plan. The upper and lower houses of parliament have 10 days from the time Monti is sworn in to hold separate votes of confidence on the new government. Berlusconi is the second prime minister to resign this month over the debt crisis sweeping across Europe. Greece's George Papandreou was replaced Wednesday by Lucas Papademos, a former European Central Bank official. Investors were watching Italian bond yields closely Monday, after €3 billion worth of five-year bonds generated decent demand. Yields on both the five-year and 10-year bonds still remain around 6.5%. Last week, the 10-year Italian yield spiked to a record high above 7% -- a level that eventually led to bailouts for Greece, Portugal and Ireland. Economists said Monday's bond yields could indicate that markets are still nervous about Italy's economic prospects, even with Monti in charge. "Now what we are seeing today is that markets probably don't like so much politics being so effective and so active in financial matters. So my feeling is that the challenge today will be rebalancing ... politics and financial matters," Bergamini told CNN Monday. CNN's Hada Messia, Matthew Chance, Laura Smith-Spark and Zain Verjee and the CNNMoney staff contributed to this report. | Monti says his government would aim to continue through spring 2013 .
Heads of some key parties express support for Mario Monti .
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Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigeria's ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua, who gave amnesty to armed militants in the troubled oil-rich Niger Delta region, died Wednesday, the country's information minister said. He was 58. Yar'Adua had not been seen in public since November, when he went to Saudi Arabia for treatment of an inflammation of tissue around his heart. He was diagnosed with that condition, acute pericarditis, last fall after he complained of chest pain. He returned to Nigeria in February but had remained out of sight. Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has served as the country's acting leader since Yar'Adua fell ill. Yar'Adua took office in 2007 in an election mired in controversy and accusations of vote-rigging. "There was ballot snatching, voters were molested, voters were beaten ... and also payment inducement to vote for certain candidates," said Eneruvie Enakoko of the Civil Liberties Organization, a human rights group in Lagos. The president, a soft-spoken and unassuming figure who did not bask in the media spotlight like past leaders of the West African nation, pledged to fight to improve the country of 150 million people despite the accusations. "Our collective goal is to deliver for our children a Nigeria better, stronger, more peaceful, more secure and more prosperous than we met it," Yar'Adua said. President Barack Obama issued a statement late Wednesday expressing his condolences to Yar'Adua's family and the Nigerian people. "President Yar'Adua worked to promote peace and stability in Africa through his support of Nigerian peacekeeping efforts as well as his strong criticism of undemocratic actions in the region," Obama said in the statement. "He was committed to creating lasting peace and prosperity within Nigeria's own borders, and continuing that work will be an important part of honoring his legacy." His election followed wide support from his predecessor, leading critics to label him a puppet of the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. After he was elected, Yar'Adua replaced some of Obasanjo's top officials, including the head of the army, a move analysts said was aimed at shedding off his predecessor's influence. One of Yar'Adua's biggest successes was offering amnesty to militants in the troubled oil-rich Niger Delta region, a move that brought fragile peace to the area after years of conflict. The well-armed Niger Delta rebels have been battling Nigeria's armed forces over oil profits, which they say are unequally distributed. While he has hospitalized in Saudi Arabia, the militants called off the truce, dealing a blow to plans to end violence that has crippled oil production in the nation. Analysts say he did little to institutionalize reform in a country where two-thirds of the population lives on less than a dollar a day. "Because many people feel disillusioned economically and as long as they have those sentiments -- I think the risk of radical uprisings in places like northern Nigeria and certainly southern Nigeria in the Delta will continue regardless of who is in power," said Rolake Akinola, an analyst at Control Risks West Africa. Yar'Adua, a former chemistry teacher, was married twice and has nine children. CNN's Faith Karimi and Christian Purefoy contributed to this report. | Nigeria's information minister says President Umaru Yar'Adua has died .
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(CNN) -- Doctors at the Technical University of Munich have conducted the world's first double-arm transplant on a 54-year-old farmer who had lost both his arms in an accident, officials said. After transplant surgery, this farmer has new arms. His condition "is very good under the circumstances." The operation was conducted at the university's "Klinikum rechts der Isar" last week, the clinic said in a statement Friday, following several years of preparatory work. The man's condition "is very good under the circumstances," the statement said. "Now it is a matter of avoiding future wound healing disorders, infections, strong side-effects caused by the drugs and in particular any rejective reaction." A team of 40 people participated in the transplant surgery, conducted July 25 and 26. The donor matched the host in sex, age, skin color, size and blood group, the statement said. The transplant subject had lost both his arms at the upper arm level six years ago, and two attempts with artificial limbs had been unsuccessful. | Technical University of Munich doctors transplant arms on 54-year-old farmer .
Farmer had lost both his arms in an accident six years ago .
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LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- At least 84 Nigerian children have died after ingesting teething medicine that contained a solvent typically found in antifreeze, the country's health minister said Friday. The My Pikin teething medicine has been reomved from shops in Nigeria. Some 111 babies and children have been sickened since November by the tainted batch of My Pikin, which was found to contain diethylene glycol, which is used in some antifreeze and brake fluid. Tests on the teething formula showed high concentrations of diethylene glycol, Health Minister Babtunde Osotimehin said in a statement released Friday. Exposure to the solvent can damage the kidney, heart and nervous system, Osotimehin said, and it can be fatal. The dead ranged from age 2 months to 7 years, he said. "The death of any Nigerian child is a great loss to the nation," he said. Several officials with pharmaceutical company Barewa Pharmaceutical Ltd have been charged with negligence. And the Nigeria National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, which is investigating the issue with the Ministry of Health, has shut the drug maker down. Former officials of the company could not be reached for comment. The food and drugs agency has said it believes the company thought it was buying propylene glycol, a normal ingredient in the teething medicine. The government has asked that all My Pikin teething formula be returned; however, it was not immediately clear if that had been done. Symptoms of diethylene glycol exposure include: abdominal pain; nausea or vomiting; dizziness; drowsiness; confusion; and decreased or lack of production of urine. | Drug company taints My Pikin teething medicine with antifreeze ingredient .
84 children and babies die as a result, Nigerian government says .
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(CNN) -- As an American, I am appalled by Dick Cheney and his relentless, pathetic and ultimately doomed effort to revise the history of his failures. But as a Democrat, I am thrilled that an incompetent, dishonest and reviled figure is hell-bent on making himself the face of the Republican Party, hogging the spotlight from rising stars like Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio -- and eclipsing more honorable Republicans from the Bush era, like Colin Powell. Cheney's endless media appearances, including this remarkable interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, reveal a nearly sociopathic refusal to admit any error, express any remorse, apologize for any mistake. And so let us review the Cheney record: No vice president has done more damage to our country, not even Vice President Aaron Burr, who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton 210 years ago. In the first months of the Bush-Cheney administration, Cheney was ordered to convene a task force on terrorism. Instead, he ignored the problem, the Cheney terror task force never met, and the warnings about an impending terrorist attack were ignored. Later, instead of apologizing, Cheney cravenly blamed the White House counterterrorism czar (PDF), Dick Clarke, who had tried to warn anyone who would listen that an attack was coming. "Richard Clarke was the head of the counterterrorism program in the run up to 9/11," Cheney said. "He obviously missed it." Blaming the guy who did his job when you're the one who didn't do yours. From there, it was off to the races, as Cheney did and said anything to drag America into a war with Iraq. The good folks at Vox have compiled a damning indictment of Cheney's deep dishonesty about Iraq. In the interest of brevity, let me focus on a few lowlights: . He said the lead 9/11 hijacker "did go to Prague, and he did meet with a senior official of the Iraqi intelligence service ... several months before the attack." Wrong, according to a Senate Intelligence Committee report. He said Saddam had "an established relationship with al Qaeda." Wrong (PDF). Cheney claimed there was "irrefutable evidence" Saddam had reconstituted his nuclear program. Wrong. He said Saddam "had an established relationship with al Qaeda, providing training to al Qaeda members in areas of poisons, gases and conventional bombs." Wrong (PDF). He said there was "overwhelming" evidence of ties between al Qaeda and Iraq. Wrong. He said that we'd be "greeted as liberators" and that the insurgency was in its "last throes" nine years ago. Wrong and wrong. And that's just on Iraq. Need I mention that, as CEO of Halliburton, Cheney opposed President Clinton's sanctions on the terrorist regime in Iran, calling the Clinton administration "sanctions-happy"? And he breezily defended doing business with the terrorists in Tehran -- through an overseas-based subsidiary -- explaining that "the good Lord didn't see fit to always put oil and gas resources where there are democratic governments." Need I mention he told Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill that "deficits don't matter"? One can debate whether Cheney's misstatements were the result of willful mendacity or incompetence. I believe the former. But at a deeper level, it does not matter. Regardless of whether Cheney is a liar or a fool, thousands of heroic American troops are dead. Tens of thousands are injured. Iraq is a disaster -- and will be for years to come. And America is weaker and poorer because of Cheney. I know that powerful people don't like admitting error. But Hillary Clinton did so in her new book, candidly admitting that in voting for the Bush-Cheney war in Iraq, "I got it wrong. Plain and simple." Cheney, however, has no room for such candid introspection. When he turned 70, he was asked his greatest regret. He did not mention the death and devastation he brought to Iraq or that he and others ignored the terror threat before 9/11. He didn't mention his votes in Congress against banning plastic guns or opposing the release of Nelson Mandela. He said, "My misspent youth." Seriously. A three-word oblique reference to a couple of drunken driving incidents a half century ago are the biggest regrets of this man's life. Other than that, Cheney sees his life as a flawless, virtuous existence. Were it not for the tragedies of 9/11 and Iraq, perhaps the thing Cheney would be remembered for was that he was the second vice president to shoot a man, albeit Cheney's was in a hunting accident and Harry Whittington, thank God, survived. Still, as a longtime quail hunter, I have no doubt Cheney was in the wrong. Every hunter is responsible for knowing where his buddies are. And Cheney violated a cardinal rule: He was drinking before he picked up the gun. (He claims to have had only one beer, but even one is too many when you're hunting.) But here's the thing: Even after Cheney shot him in the face, there's no indication he ever apologized to Harry Whittington. I suppose being a sociopath means never having to say you're sorry. Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly indicated an affiliation between the Washington Post and the independent news website Vox. | Paul Begala says he is appalled by Dick Cheney and his relentless effort to revise history .
Begala: Cheney won't admit any error, misgiving or remorse or apologize for any mistake .
Begala: Cheney misled, lied and did anything to drag America into a war with Iraq .
He says whether Cheney is a liar or fool; thousands of troops are dead; Iraq is a disaster . | 02b56fb7ef2386c54451fd7db6f3ab386e20b897 | [
"(CNN) -- As an American, I am appalled by Dick",
"Cheney and his relentless, pathetic and",
"ultimately doomed effort to revise the history of",
"his failures. But as a Democrat, I am thrilled",
"that an incompetent, dishonest and reviled figure",
"is hell-bent on making himself the face of the",
"Republican Party, hogging the spotlight from",
"rising stars like Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Marco",
"Rubio -- and eclipsing more honorable Republicans",
"from the Bush era, like Colin Powell. Cheney's",
"endless media appearances, including this",
"remarkable interview with CNN's Jake Tapper,",
"reveal a nearly sociopathic refusal to admit any",
"error, express any remorse, apologize for any",
"mistake. And so let us review the Cheney record:",
"No vice president has done more damage to our",
"country, not even Vice President Aaron Burr, who",
"shot and killed Alexander Hamilton 210 years ago.",
"In the first months of the Bush-Cheney",
"administration, Cheney was ordered to convene a",
"task force on terrorism. Instead, he ignored the",
"problem, the Cheney terror task force never met,",
"and the warnings about an impending terrorist",
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"apologizing, Cheney cravenly blamed the White",
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"that an attack was coming. \"Richard Clarke was",
"the head of the counterterrorism program in the",
"run up to 9/11,\" Cheney said. \"He obviously",
"missed it.\" Blaming the guy who did his job when",
"you're the one who didn't do yours. From there,",
"it was off to the races, as Cheney did and said",
"anything to drag America into a war with Iraq.",
"The good folks at Vox have compiled a damning",
"indictment of Cheney's deep dishonesty about",
"Iraq. In the interest of brevity, let me focus on",
"a few lowlights: . He said the lead 9/11 hijacker",
"\"did go to Prague, and he did meet with a senior",
"official of the Iraqi intelligence service ...",
"several months before the attack.\" Wrong,",
"according to a Senate Intelligence Committee",
"report. He said Saddam had \"an established",
"relationship with al Qaeda.\" Wrong (PDF). Cheney",
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"had reconstituted his nuclear program. Wrong. He",
"said Saddam \"had an established relationship with",
"al Qaeda, providing training to al Qaeda members",
"in areas of poisons, gases and conventional",
"bombs.\" Wrong (PDF). He said there was",
"\"overwhelming\" evidence of ties between al Qaeda",
"and Iraq. Wrong. He said that we'd be \"greeted as",
"liberators\" and that the insurgency was in its",
"\"last throes\" nine years ago. Wrong and wrong.",
"And that's just on Iraq. Need I mention that, as",
"CEO of Halliburton, Cheney opposed President",
"Clinton's sanctions on the terrorist regime in",
"Iran, calling the Clinton administration",
"\"sanctions-happy\"? And he breezily defended doing",
"business with the terrorists in Tehran -- through",
"an overseas-based subsidiary -- explaining that",
"\"the good Lord didn't see fit to always put oil",
"and gas resources where there are democratic",
"governments.\" Need I mention he told Treasury",
"Secretary Paul O'Neill that \"deficits don't",
"matter\"? One can debate whether Cheney's",
"misstatements were the result of willful",
"mendacity or incompetence. I believe the former.",
"But at a deeper level, it does not matter.",
"Regardless of whether Cheney is a liar or a fool,",
"thousands of heroic American troops are dead.",
"Tens of thousands are injured. Iraq is a disaster",
"-- and will be for years to come. And America is",
"weaker and poorer because of Cheney. I know that",
"powerful people don't like admitting error. But",
"Hillary Clinton did so in her new book, candidly",
"admitting that in voting for the Bush-Cheney war",
"in Iraq, \"I got it wrong. Plain and simple.\"",
"Cheney, however, has no room for such candid",
"introspection. When he turned 70, he was asked",
"his greatest regret. He did not mention the death",
"and devastation he brought to Iraq or that he and",
"others ignored the terror threat before 9/11. He",
"didn't mention his votes in Congress against",
"banning plastic guns or opposing the release of",
"Nelson Mandela. He said, \"My misspent youth.\"",
"Seriously. A three-word oblique reference to a",
"couple of drunken driving incidents a half",
"century ago are the biggest regrets of this man's",
"life. Other than that, Cheney sees his life as a",
"flawless, virtuous existence. Were it not for the",
"tragedies of 9/11 and Iraq, perhaps the thing",
"Cheney would be remembered for was that he was",
"the second vice president to shoot a man, albeit",
"Cheney's was in a hunting accident and Harry",
"Whittington, thank God, survived. Still, as a",
"longtime quail hunter, I have no doubt Cheney was",
"in the wrong. Every hunter is responsible for",
"knowing where his buddies are. And Cheney",
"violated a cardinal rule: He was drinking before",
"he picked up the gun. (He claims to have had only",
"one beer, but even one is too many when you're",
"hunting.) But here's the thing: Even after Cheney",
"shot him in the face, there's no indication he",
"ever apologized to Harry Whittington. I suppose",
"being a sociopath means never having to say",
"you're sorry. Correction: An earlier version of",
"this article incorrectly indicated an affiliation",
"between the Washington Post and the independent",
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(CNN) -- David Bill isn't annoyed when Twitter gets so bogged down with traffic that he can't post a message. Twitter's "fail whale," which appears when the site is overrun, is so popular it's on T-shirts and even tattoos. That's because in the moment when frustration would hit, he's greeted on the popular Web site by a cartoonish image he loves: a giant whale being lifted out of an ocean by a small flock of tweeting birds. The icon -- which Twitter users call it the "fail whale" because the creature appears only when the site has failed to load -- has gained a cult following as the social media site grows at breakneck pace. The conversational Web site, which lets users post 140-character microblogs, saw a 1,374 percent jump in unique visitors between February 2008 and February this year, up to 7 million from only 475,000, according to Nielsen NetView. By comparison, Facebook grew 228 percent, to 65.7 million users, during the same period. With all of those new Twitterers, fail whale sightings and site crashes seem more frequent. Bill (mr_bill on Twitter) and other fail-whale followers aren't bothered, though. The 36-year-old San Franciscan has organized parties in honor of the whale. The most recent, held in California in February, was attended by more than 300 people, including Yiying Lu, the artist in Australia who created the image. Bill says the whale represents a contrarian philosophy. "It's sort of an adorable whale but also this thing that represents the Herculean tasks that we sometimes go about from day to day," he said. "We're all trying to do a lot of things that seem pretty impossible," Bill said. "It's nice to identify something positive with those failures." Not every Twitterer is sympathetic to the site's troubles, though. Some users say Twitter has outgrown its core audience and is irrelevant to the technophiles who made it popular in the first place. Others are annoyed by the flood of spammers and profiteers who now use the site's popularity to make a buck. Celebrities and members of Congress have been jumping onto the site in recent months, adding to the site's mainstream popularity and, some users say, causing glitches in the system. "I keep getting the fail whale. Twitter got too popular too quickly. I blame Shaq," wrote Jessica Roy, a 21-year-old New York University student who goes by suchamessica on Twitter. Basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, or THE_REAL_SHAQ, has more than 470,000 followers on the site. Nova Spivack, a blogger whose article "Can Twitter Survive What is About to Happen to It?" has been passed around the site, said a rift is developing between Twitter's original "in crowd" and its newer, more mainstream users. Early adopters find many of the new users annoying, he said. "A lot of people come in, and they take that 'What are you doing?' question literally, and so they put very inane things on Twitter," he said. iReport.com: How do you feel about tweets and status updates? The site used to feel "insulated" from the mainstream, and now it doesn't, he said. But for all the complaints, there seem to be just as many people who are almost excited about Twitter's growing pains. It is inevitable that a Web site seeing Twitter-style growth would face some glitches and a backlash from early adopters, said Laura Fitton, a consultant and co-author of the book "Twitter for Dummies." "There's going to be all kinds of people using it all kinds of different ways," she said. "The purists can go pound rocks." Major news such as the Mumbai terrorist attacks and the Hudson River plane landing has broken over Twitter, and that's added to the site's popularity, she said. Amy Gahran, who writes on social media at contentious.com, said the backlash against Twitter stems from the fact that people are uncomfortable with change. Early users see new people coming to the site, and that creeps them out, but it shouldn't, she said. "Change is freaking good," she said. "Roll with it." As the site gets filled with fresh users, people are creating pieces of software to help Twitterers sort through the noise, Gahran said. She said Twitter is popular because it mimics real-life conversation and because it's easy to use. She also expects Twitter to expand, especially as people in developing countries use cell-phone text messages to communicate through the site. "People talk. That's what we do," she said. "We're social creatures. We're kind of wired for this." Twitter says it is addressing breakdowns in that wired communication. "We have made amazing progress from a technical perspective as far as accommodating this rapid growth goes and will continue to improve system and subsystem performance moving forward," Twitter co-founder Biz Stone wrote in a statement to CNN. Critter Gewlas of Cary, North Carolina, believes so much in the site's ability to overcome adversity that he recently got a tattoo of the fail whale on his leg. "The site itself has suffered a few scrapes and bumps along the way, but for the most part, I definitely think it's a good thing," said the 36-year-old. The fail whale's account on Twitter has more than 2,265 followers. A Facebook group dedicated to the whale has more than 4,400 members. The whale has spawned art and merchandise, from coffee mugs to baby clothes. A Current.com parody of the whale has spun around the Internet, too. Bill, whose fail whale parties have featured an aquamarine martini in honor of the icon's color, said the whale's popularity comes from the idea that failures are worth celebrating and learning from. Twitter will use that philosophy to continue to grow, he said. "Twitter is a powerful enough thing that it should succeed in a broad way, and I would like it to succeed in a broad way," he said. | Twitter saw growth of more than 1,300 percent in the year up to February .
Its swift growth has caused a backlash among some of the site's early users .
Other rally around the "fail whale," an icon of the site's shortcomings .
Site users host parties in honor of the whale; one even has a tattoo of the image . | 02b6a9e383f0b5831f176a2a2045de9358082ca5 | [
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(CNN) -- Evan Lysacek became a household name in February when he won the Olympic gold medal in men's figure skating. Since his rise to fame, he has made it a point to get involved with charitable work. He currently works with Help USA, a nonprofit organization that provides housing and support services so the homeless and other people in need can become self-sufficient. Lysacek, a supporter of CNN Heroes, recently spoke to CNN producer Megan Clifford about the Heroes campaign and his humanitarian work. Below are excerpts from that interview. Megan Clifford: Why did you decide to get involved with Help USA? Evan Lysacek: Well, I've always looked up to -- in my lifetime and in my career -- athletes and people who are strong members of the community. As I've gained a little bit of success, I thought the most important thing to do, first and foremost, was to give back and help out. Homelessness can happen to anyone within the blink of an eye. Job loss is so prevalent in the country today with the state of our economy ... a lot of people have become homeless or jobless very quickly, and they did not see it coming. Help USA is the largest homeless advocate in the country. Knowing their reputation, I wanted to get involved immediately and asked how. They said, "Come on down, we'll film a public service announcement." Clifford: What exactly does Help USA do? Lysacek: Help USA helps [its] clients by teaching the skills that they're going to need to go out and reclaim their lives ... life skills, education, job placement and training, child care, as well as counseling. They provide a variety of services at their residences to help their clients get their lives back on track. Clifford: How has your work with Help USA affected you? Lysacek: It's inspired me more than I could have imagined. I thought I would be signing on to teach and give as much as I could ... but in turn, they've taught me so much about working and remaining positive with the circumstances that you're dealt. As gratifying as it was for me to work my entire life for my Olympic dream and somehow, someway achieve it in Vancouver by winning gold, I get so much more appreciation and I feel so much more heart when I can help more than one person. As memories of competitions, of medals and podiums, fade away, there are pictures that are embedded in my head with families in need that will really stick with me for the rest of my life. Clifford: You're a sports hero to many people. What is a hero to you? Lysacek: A hero to me is a person that leads by example, and they don't always take the easy road. Sometimes, they're the only one on a certain path, but they always do what they think is right and they're positive members of their community. Clifford: Why did you get involved with CNN Heroes? Lysacek: CNN Heroes honors everyday people who've given extraordinary things to their communities. It inspires everyone to get up, go out and do something -- take a stand for what you believe in, team up with an organization you really care about, help someone in need. That's something everyone in this world could learn from -- seeing a positive force within their community. It's sometimes difficult to comprehend how you can possibly make a difference, but when it's right there in front of your eyes through a program like CNN Heroes, it's easy to believe that you truly can. And that's why I feel like this is so important. | Olympic champion Evan Lysacek supports Help USA, the nation's largest homeless advocate .
Help USA provides housing and support services so people can get back on their feet .
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SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Two light rail transit cars collided Saturday in San Francisco, causing multiple injuries, but none appeared life-threatening, a rail system spokesman said. Medical personnel treat the injured Saturday at West Portal Station, where a light rail car hit another. "Apparently the conductor for one of the trains miscalculated a turn. It's still under investigation right now," a police officer told CNN. He would not provide his name. At least 44 people were injured, a fire official said. None of the injuries was extremely serious, said Leslie Dubbin, administrator for operations at San Francisco General Hospital. "There were no fatalities and everybody looks good." The cars are part of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, commonly called Muni. Initial reports indicated a one-car train traveling at low speed collided with a stopped one-car train, Muni spokesman Judson True said in a written statement. The accident occurred on the outbound platform of West Portal Station, he said. As of 2:57 p.m. (5:57 p.m. ET), all Muni Metro light rail service that travels through West Portal Station in either direction was halted, he said. Watch scenes from the collision site » . "There are reportedly multiple injuries as a result of the collision, but none of the injuries have yet been described as life-threatening," Judson said. Shuttle buses were providing substitute service between West Portal and Castro stations and West Portal Station and western destinations for the K/T, L and M Muni Metro lines. There was no estimated time for the resumption of normal Muni service. | Conductor miscalculated a turn, police officer says .
No life-threatening injuries reported, Muni spokesman says .
Collision occurred at West Portal Station, spokesman says .
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(CNN) -- Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the man behind the kingdom's committed policy to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has stepped down from his intelligence post, according to the country's official news agency. Considered one of the most familiar faces in the Saudi Royal House, Prince Bandar was relieved of his post as chief of General Intelligence on Tuesday "upon his request." General Staff Yousif bin Ali Al-Idreesi has been assigned to act as Chief of General Intelligence immediately, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Prince Bandar bin Sultan served as the Saudi ambassador to the United States for 22 years until 2005, and was appointed the chief of General Intelligence in 2012. "Even though he was ambassador to the United States for 22 years and very close to the Bushes, he was no friend of the United States for the last three or four years," Christopher Dickey, foreign editor at The Daily Beast, said Wednesday in an interview on CNN. Bandar took on the thorny task of building and implementing Saudi Arabia's policy on Syria. He became a staunch supporter of the rebel cause, supporting the Syrian Free Army in trying to topple al-Assad's government, and leveraged his close ties with his traditional friends in the West, calling on them to arm the Syrian opposition. However, a lack of international action on Syria and a thawing of Western ties with Iran marked a watershed in Saudi's global orientation. Iran backs the al-Assad regime. "Bandar was extremely hawkish on Iran even before he had this official position," said Dickey. "One time or another he's tried to take on Iran, and he hasn't been very successful at that." In October, Prince Bandar was widely quoted as saying the kingdom would be making a "major shift" in dealings with Washington. This new stance, analysts say, could signal a pendulum swing when it comes to Saudi Arabia's policy toward Syria. "I think the American Saudi partnership in the region will probably be less rocky than when Bandar was running the show," Dickey said. U.S. President Barack Obama, who visited Riyadh in March for the first time since 2009, discussed "tactical" differences with Saudi Arabia over the question of the arming of the Syrian rebels. A senior administration official told reporters after President Obama's face-to-face meeting with Saudi's King Abdullah that the United States and Saudi Arabia are "very much aligned" despite recent policy differences over Syria and Iran. "I think the moderates are coming in and they are going to set the agenda for the next stage," said Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, professor of political science at UAE University. The United States and Saudi Arabia have a longstanding history, an alliance forged most notably by oil and most recently by the rise of al Qaeda-affiliated networks in the region. | Prince Bandar bin Sultan was appointed as the chief of intelligence in July 2012 .
He served as the country's ambassador to the United States for 22 years until 2005 .
General Staff Yousif bin Ali Al-Idreesi takes on role as acting chief of General Intelligence . | 02b80df4f96c33f13f97c762781f814052104301 | [
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(CNN) -- After nearly going to war last year over a Colombian military raid inside Ecuador, the two nations seemed to be patching relations when their foreign ministers met a few weeks ago. Then an Ecuadorian judge issued an arrest warrant this week for the head of the Colombian armed forces, pushing relations back one giant step. Colombian Gen. Freddy Padilla, the armed forces chief whose arrest is sought, canceled a meeting scheduled for Friday with Ecuadorian Gen. Fabian Varela. Padilla thought he might be arrested if he traveled to Ecuador. It's not the first pothole on the path to normalization. Ecuador previously issued an arrest warrant for former Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, who held the post during last year's raid. Colombia has dismissed both warrants, saying Ecuador has no jurisdiction to investigate and judge Colombian officials. Analyst Patrick Esteruelas of the Eurasia Group consulting firm calls Ecuador's actions "schizophrenic." Two former U.S. ambassadors to the area agree this is par for Ecuadorian foreign policy. "That's the history of Ecuador, unfortunately," said Peter Romero, ambassador to that nation from 1993 to 1996. "One step forward, two steps back." Myles Frechette, U.S. ambassador to Colombia from 1994 to 1997, said Friday that "Ecuador is a specialist in bonehead plays. It has been for years. Nothing's changed much." Former Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Heinz Moeller, who served from 2000 to 2003, called the arrest warrant "lamentable." "It's absurd that these things happen," he said Friday. Tension between the two nations has existed for years. The latest enmity started in March 2008, when Colombia bombed a guerrilla base inside Ecuador. The raid killed a top leader for the Revolutionary Armed Force of Colombia, commonly known as the FARC. The Marxist guerrilla group has been waging war on Colombia since the 1960s and often takes refuge on the Ecuadorian side of the border. At least 25 people were killed, most of them said to be FARC guerrillas. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe hailed the attack, saying "terrorism ... does not respect borders." Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa called the attack "aggression" and a "massacre" and severed diplomatic relations with Colombia. Both nations went on war footing but stopped short of military action. Over time, tensions seemed to dissipate and Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez and his Ecuadorian counterpart, Fander Falconi, met last month. After the meeting, Colombia signed a statement saying it would never attack inside Ecuador again. Friday's meeting between the two nations' top generals was supposed to further repair the damage. Then came the arrest warrant. What happened? Perhaps politics. Definitely one branch of the government acting without the consent of the other. Falconi quickly pointed out that the nation's judicial branch, not Correa's administration, decided to issue the warrant. Analysts agree that it wasn't Correa's doing. "That's not a very coordinated government," said Frechette, the former envoy to Colombia. "The executive branch didn't issue that order." Moeller, the former Ecuadorian foreign minister, said the judge who issued the arrest warrant is "motivated by political criteria." "I don't have another explanation," said Moeller, who also served as president of the Ecuadorian Congress three times. Normalization of relations will be a slow process, Eurasia analyst Esteruelas said. "We're going to see a lot of stops and starts," he said. Alejandro Santos, editorial director of La Semana weekly news magazine in Colombia, said relations will not improve until the two countries "can close the chapter" on last year's bombing raid. "That chapter can be closed when the Colombian government promises not to do that. They have done that (promise)," Santos said. "Now Ecuador needs to start avoiding those types of judicial measures against Colombian officials." Esteruelas said Ecuador felt justifiably aggrieved over the attack and wants to make sure it never happens again. But he also sees another issue at play: Ecuadorian President Correa's plummeting poll numbers and domestic problems with indigenous movements and other political issues. "It's usually convenient to remind everyone that Correa is fighting for Ecuadorian sovereignty," Esteruelas said, adding that such nationalism "resonates very broadly" across the political spectrum. But Frechette said, "Correa really does want to reach some kind of agreement." The problems between the two nations are long-standing and have a lot to do with the 45-year-old war between Colombia and the FARC. From Ecuador's perspective, the war has displaced about 250,000 Colombians who have sought refuge in Ecuador. Those refugees need services and jobs, further straining a poor area that's already on the brink. Ecuador also resents that the FARC have set up camps inside the country, causing security problems for a nation that is not technically at war with the guerrillas. From Colombia's point of view, Ecuador is not doing enough to combat the FARC and is allowing the guerrillas to have a sanctuary that Colombian troops cannot reach. Further complicating the relationship, Ecuador's Correa is politically aligned with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is no friend of Colombia and its leader, Uribe. Chavez threatened to attack neighboring Colombia after the military raid in Ecuador. "This has been developing for many years," Moeller said. But there are great advantages to normalizing relations, most of them economic. Ecuador, for example, is Colombia's third-largest export market. Walter Spurrier, president of Grupo Spurrier and director of Weekly Analysis in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Maria Velez de Berliner, president of the Latin Intelligence Corp. in Alexandria, Virginia, talked with the Inter-American Dialog policy institute last month about Colombia-Ecuador economic activity. "Re-establishing relations could lead Ecuador to lift sanctions against Colombian products, which forced many small- and medium-sized businesses to collapse on both sides of the border," Velez told the Washington-based think tank. Said Spurrier, "For Colombia, Ecuador is an important market. Not so the other way around. But the goods Ecuador sells Colombia are difficult to relocate to other markets. Ecuador now attempts to sell Libya and Iran the rice it would have otherwise sold Colombia. Also, Ecuadorian importers have to look for other sources." Moeller, the former foreign minister, wants normalization to get back on track. "We have to close the parenthesis," he said. "I hope this passes ... and that they start talking again." | Ecuadorian judge issues an arrest warrant for head of Colombian armed forces .
Colombian Gen. Freddy Padilla cancels trip to Ecuador for fear of arrest .
Tensions between neighbors stem from FARC rebels taking refuge in Ecuador . | 02b81fb9f6c2cdcc0e7cb7745f45bba275b950e2 | [
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"Moeller, the former Ecuadorian foreign minister,",
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"\"motivated by political criteria.\" \"I don't have",
"another explanation,\" said Moeller, who also",
"served as president of the Ecuadorian Congress",
"three times. Normalization of relations will be a",
"slow process, Eurasia analyst Esteruelas said.",
"\"We're going to see a lot of stops and starts,\"",
"he said. Alejandro Santos, editorial director of",
"La Semana weekly news magazine in Colombia, said",
"relations will not improve until the two",
"countries \"can close the chapter\" on last year's",
"bombing raid. \"That chapter can be closed when",
"the Colombian government promises not to do that.",
"They have done that (promise),\" Santos said. \"Now",
"Ecuador needs to start avoiding those types of",
"judicial measures against Colombian officials.\"",
"Esteruelas said Ecuador felt justifiably",
"aggrieved over the attack and wants to make sure",
"it never happens again. But he also sees another",
"issue at play: Ecuadorian President Correa's",
"plummeting poll numbers and domestic problems",
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"issues. \"It's usually convenient to remind",
"everyone that Correa is fighting for Ecuadorian",
"sovereignty,\" Esteruelas said, adding that such",
"nationalism \"resonates very broadly\" across the",
"political spectrum. But Frechette said, \"Correa",
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"are long-standing and have a lot to do with the",
"45-year-old war between Colombia and the FARC.",
"From Ecuador's perspective, the war has displaced",
"about 250,000 Colombians who have sought refuge",
"in Ecuador. Those refugees need services and",
"jobs, further straining a poor area that's",
"already on the brink. Ecuador also resents that",
"the FARC have set up camps inside the country,",
"causing security problems for a nation that is",
"not technically at war with the guerrillas. From",
"Colombia's point of view, Ecuador is not doing",
"enough to combat the FARC and is allowing the",
"guerrillas to have a sanctuary that Colombian",
"troops cannot reach. Further complicating the",
"relationship, Ecuador's Correa is politically",
"aligned with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez,",
"who is no friend of Colombia and its leader,",
"Uribe. Chavez threatened to attack neighboring",
"Colombia after the military raid in Ecuador.",
"\"This has been developing for many years,\"",
"Moeller said. But there are great advantages to",
"normalizing relations, most of them economic.",
"Ecuador, for example, is Colombia's third-largest",
"export market. Walter Spurrier, president of",
"Grupo Spurrier and director of Weekly Analysis in",
"Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Maria Velez de Berliner,",
"president of the Latin Intelligence Corp. in",
"Alexandria, Virginia, talked with the",
"Inter-American Dialog policy institute last month",
"about Colombia-Ecuador economic activity.",
"\"Re-establishing relations could lead Ecuador to",
"lift sanctions against Colombian products, which",
"forced many small- and medium-sized businesses to",
"collapse on both sides of the border,\" Velez told",
"the Washington-based think tank. Said Spurrier,",
"\"For Colombia, Ecuador is an important market.",
"Not so the other way around. But the goods",
"Ecuador sells Colombia are difficult to relocate",
"to other markets. Ecuador now attempts to sell",
"Libya and Iran the rice it would have otherwise",
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"look for other sources.\" Moeller, the former",
"foreign minister, wants normalization to get back",
"on track. \"We have to close the parenthesis,\" he",
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Hong Kong (CNN) -- Millions of Chinese netizens were prevented from accessing huge swathes of the Internet Tuesday, with many rerouted to a website owned by a U.S. company with ties to a group outlawed in China. The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), a state-run department, blamed a "malfunction in root servers" that blocked access to top-level domain names in China such as .com and .net, according to a post on its Sina Weibo account, the Twitter-like micro-blogging service. Security analysts quoted by the official Xinhua news agency said this could have been the result of a cyber attack by hackers -- though this has not been proved. Dynamic Internet Technology (DIT) confirmed it owns the web address users were redirected to but denied any involvement. It said the company's IP address is already blocked in China so users would have been met by a blank web page. DIT President Bill Xia told CNN Wednesday that the Internet outage was likely caused by China's own web censorship system, more widely known by its infamous "Great Firewall" moniker, which controls access to content on the Internet inside China deemed unsuitable. China 'employs 2 million to police internet' "Their DNS hijacking system is used to redirect visits to certain websites to the wrong IP address," he said. "But this time it was likely a temporary misconfiguration that affected all domain names." According to its website, the U.S.-based company provides a range of services including anti-censorship solutions and has worked "to provide web access to forbidden sites for Internet users in China," with the Epoch Times, a newspaper run by the Falun Gong, listed among its clients. The Falun Gong is a spiritual movement that has been banned in China since 1999, accused of "spreading fallacies, hoodwinking people, inciting and creating disturbances and jeopardizing social stability." | Access to domain names such as .com blocked Tuesday afternoon in China .
State media quoted security experts saying this could have been cyber attack .
Internet users rerouted to U.S.-owned website with links to banned group in China .
Dynamic Internet Technology said problem likely caused by China's own censors . | 02b840e0d53d83fbf885632ded4424b1683d32f8 | [
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(CNN) -- Lake Urmia in Iran used to be a site to reckon with. Twenty years ago, it ranked as the sixth largest saltwater lake in the world, and the largest in the Middle East. Tourists would revel in the lake's buoyancy (like the Dead Sea, the salt level made it impossible to sink), and the flocks of flamingos, pelicans and yellow deer that once inhabited the surrounding areas. Today, Urmia is a shadow of its former self. Decades of poor water management, aggressive agricultural policies and drought have rendered it almost completely dried up (according to the United Nations Development Program, the lake has shrunk by two-thirds since 1997). Rusted boats lay abandoned in what is now essentially a giant salt flat. The tourists are long gone, as are many of the animals that once called the lake home. "It's like seeing a scene from a different planet. I saw caterpillars and bobcats taking salt from the dead body of the lake," recalls Gary Lewis, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Iran. "It's a testament to how rapidly we can break something." It's a problem that President Hassan Rouhani is aware of, and one he wants to fix. Last month, he agreed to spend $500 million in the first year alone of a ten-year recovery plan (the total bill is $5 billion). "If the lake dries up, this kind of threat will not be comparable to any other threat," he said in a public statement in January. It's not an overblown statement. According to experts, Iran is on the brink of a water crisis. "In the year 1956, the per capita water available in Iran was 7,000 cubic meters. Today, it is 1,900 cubic meters. In the year 2020, it is likely to be only 1,300 cubic meters," says Lewis. The estimates fall far short of the 30 million cubic meters he believes will be needed to accommodate the burgeoning population -- which could reach 90 million in the next decade. Shortages are cited throughout the country, not just at Lake Urmia, but in the Hamoun Wetlands in the east of the country -- a one-time oasis surrounded by fishing villages that has since dried up. In 2012 alone, the Hamoun water crisis sent 600,000 environmental refugees into the north of the country. Lewis worries that as water shortages become the norm, not only will Iran face repercussions to the economy and public health, but that it will start to have a knock-on effect on the Middle East as a whole. "People are vulnerable when they migrate. When they come crashing into someone else's neighborhood, they become a threat to those people's economic security. Add in ethnic or linguistic differences, and that can be a real source of conflict," he says. A new Iran? Iran is doing more than throwing money at the problem. In March, Iran's Department of Environment, together with the UNDP, held a conference with hundreds of international experts on how to solve Iran's water shortage problem, and ultimately approved 24 separate projects. "When Rouhani took power, in the first government meeting, he ordered the formation of a special group to save Urmia and the other dying wetlands," recalls Naser Agh, a professor at the Artemia and Aquatic Animals Research Institute at Urmia University, and a member of the steering committee of the Lake Urmia restoration program. The mission to save the lake is complex, and Agh admits that even in ten years, it will only restore Urmia to half its original size. "No single measure can help the lake. Lots of things have to be done at the same time," he says. The influx of money and manpower demonstrates a sizable shift in how the new administration is addressing the problem -- partly, in that they're willing to address it at all. Thus far, Iran's environmental record has been pretty poor. The country is the world's ninth top producer of greenhouse gasses, according to according to the US Energy Information Administration, and is home to the world's eighth most polluted city. "The past government would say we needed to save the lake, and would even form a national committee and ministers would come together, but there was never a budget, and without a budget, you can't do anything," says Agh. "This new government is very different. They also approved a large amount of money, so it can really help save the lake." | Lake Urmia was once one of the world's largest lakes .
Over the last 20 years it has almost completely dried up .
Iran's water crisis puts security, the economy and public health at risk .
President Rouhani has committed $5 billion to save the lake . | 02bb059892fba309ca11ad374b18ef0d8a7623ec | [
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"\"It's a testament to how rapidly we can break",
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New York (CNN) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg found himself facing questions Thursday about why the city was paying for more than 100 vacant hotel rooms when thousands were displaced after Superstorm Sandy. The rooms were reserved for storm victims who were pushed out of their homes by Sandy, which hit the area October 29. According to Bloomberg's office, a total of 1,014 people were housed in 416 rooms, while another 120 rooms designated as emergency housing were vacant. "We've gone out and we've gotten housing for people in case they might need it, but the wonderful thing is we haven't needed it so far," Bloomberg said Thursday. "We have hotel rooms in advance, particularly now because as you get toward the holiday season the hotel occupancy goes up, and if we need it -- and I hope we don't -- we're going to have those," he added. That's a surprise to Nicole Neal, whose whose apartment in the Queens neighborhood of Far Rockaway hasn't had heat or power since the storm hit. "I would go to the hotel," Neal told CNN on Thursday. "It's freezing in my apartment. I got to wear four pairs of socks every day." Yisroel Schulman, president of the New York Legal Assistance Group, said scores of families are staying in cold, dark homes because they are concerned about looting or they don't want to pull their children from school. "We believe strongly the minute that first snow hits, and it's really cold, these people are going to need housing," Schulman said. "It's a very prudent move on apart of the city to have as much temporary housing as possible." The city says canvassers have knocked on more than 12,600 doors to tell people that housing assistance is available for those who still lack heat, and they leave flyers on the doors of units where no one answers. Residents are being told about restoration centers where they can be connected with hotels if their heat is still out. Sandy victims outraged over business-as-usual power bills . Neal said she had not been contacted about the available hotel rooms. She has been staying with her mother in a crowded Brooklyn apartment while she awaits repairs to her apartment, where she said the walls are caving in and mold is growing on the walls. She said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has given her $1,700 and that the city took over responsibility for the housing complex she lived in because the landlord abandoned it. "That's why I am so mad," she said. "We still don't have lights. It's crazy." Bloomberg's office said the city expects FEMA to reimburse it for the hotel rooms. FEMA spokesman Dan Watson told CNN that the agency would consider that, provided the city could provide some justification for the costs. As of Wednesday, 473,785 households in New York and New Jersey had applied for disaster relief assistance with FEMA. While not all of the families were requesting housing assistance, officials said they continue to work with state and local officials to help all victims of the deadly storm. Meanwhile, the agency started exploring the possibility of housing some displaced residents on boats, posting a request for information in hopes of finding rapid, cost-effective housing options on small vessels. Opinion: Let's not forget superstorm victims . FEMA said the purpose of the request was for market research only and to explore whether the maritime industry could offer viable options for residents who remain homeless. Officials said the vessels they requested ideally would sleep two to six adults, either as stand-alone boats or interconnected to create a single dwelling made of multiple units. The request for information specifically said the agency isn't looking for cruise ships as a solution to the crisis caused by the colossal storm that pounded the Northeast last month. FEMA faced criticism from residents and politicians for its decision to house first responders and emergency personnel on cruise ships docked in New Orleans and other cities after Hurricane Katrina. Sandy slammed ashore near Atlantic City, New Jersey after forming in the Caribbean and sweeping northward, killing a total of 182 people from Haiti to Canada. It caused widespread flooding and damage and destroyed or damaged more than 30,000 homes and businesses in New Jersey alone, state officials said. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the latest estimates of Sandy-related storm costs in his state were $36.8 billion, while New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters earlier this week the total cost in his state was $41 billion. | NEW: New York paying for vacant hotel rooms for storm victims .
NEW: Bloomberg says they're booked in advance as a precaution .
NEW: "I would go to the hotel," Queens woman tells CNN .
FEMA asks about housing some storm victims on small boats . | 02bb6879a7a844062794e0244ad6ebaa35a4b714 | [
"New York (CNN) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg",
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"surprise to Nicole Neal, whose whose apartment in",
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"had heat or power since the storm hit. \"I would",
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"\"It's freezing in my apartment. I got to wear",
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"has been staying with her mother in a crowded",
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"her apartment, where she said the walls are",
"caving in and mold is growing on the walls. She",
"said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has",
"given her $1,700 and that the city took over",
"responsibility for the housing complex she lived",
"in because the landlord abandoned it. \"That's why",
"I am so mad,\" she said. \"We still don't have",
"lights. It's crazy.\" Bloomberg's office said the",
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(CNN) -- Within minutes of the news of his death, the backlash started. In the comments section of his CNN.com obituary, on Twitter feeds, in blog posts. Nelson Mandela shouldn't be revered as a civil rights icon, the statements screamed: He should be exposed for what he is: A communist. A terrorist. A racist. To be sure, Mandela can't be neatly grouped with Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King, Jr. Unlike them, he wasn't always the pacifist he was known for in his later life. But should that be grounds for such bile-spewing vitriol? We take a look at the three most common sentiments in these online accusations and put them in context. CONTENTION 1: . Nelson Mandela was a communist . What they're saying: . "Before you go all wet and runny over Mandela, remember he was a communist, and he never changed his views." "So Nelson Mandela was a communist who supported Saddam Hussein and befriended Gadaffi apparently...." What's the basis: . Mandela was branded a communist by the white apartheid government, which made it a crime to be one. And it was a label the United States was all too content to accept. The Cold War between the United States and the Russian Soviet Union was in full swing. The Soviets had constructed the Berlin Wall just months before, and the world was dividing up into opposing camps -- allies of the United States or allies of the Soviet Union and China. This included many African nations. South Africa's government came down on the side of the West -- and communist or not, Mandela was squarely on the other side. What's the truth: . Mandela's close association with Marxists goes back at least to the 1940s, when he was enrolled in law school. He began a life-long friendship with Joe Slovo, "an ardent communist," the anti-apartheid icon wrote in his autobiography "Long Walk to Freedom." Mandela described Slovo as of the people, "without whom I would have accomplished very little." A watershed moment tightly bonded Mandela to Slovo and other communist allies. Police gunned down 69 unarmed protesters in the town of Sharpville in March 1960. Then the government banned the communist party and the African National Congress, which fought for the freedom of black South Africans. With Slovo and other Marxists, he co-founded the militia movement Umkhonto we Sizwe. It's meaning: "Spear of the Nation." On December 16, 1961, the group carried out its first attacks on government installations and handed out leaflets announcing its existence. But was Mandela a dyed-in-the-wool communist? Not really, believes South African historian Sampie Terreblanche. "You must understand it all against the apartheid struggle." Mandela found the ANC too tame and had begun to push for a violent struggle in the 1940s, when he headed its youth league, the former professor of economics at Stellenbosch University said. The communists were for the use of violence, and Terreblanche believes it led to the alliance. After his release from prison, Mandela made some high-profile appearances with communist leaders. He visited Fidel Castro in Cuba. And to commemorate the relaunch of South Africa's communist party in 1990, he gave a speech. But he also made a point of distancing his own party. "The ANC is not a communist Party," he said. CONTENTION 2: . Nelson Mandela was a terrorist . What they're saying: . "It's amazing we forget he was a terrorist" "Please explain how it is racist to point out that biographical articles about Mandela are leaving out his terrorist actions pre-1991." What's the basis: . The United States government placed Mandela on a terror watch list, where he stayed until 2008 -- long after his term as President of South Africa, and even longer after his receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. He was placed on it because of his group's militant fight against apartheid. At the time that Umkhonto we Sizwe carried out its first attacks, Mandela was at its helm. The next year, in 1962, he left for Morocco and Ethiopia, where he secretly studied guerrilla warfare. When Mandela returned home later that year, he was arrested and charged with illegal exit of the country and incitement to strike. Undeterred, Umkhonto we Sizwe built a militia and in 1963 made plans to start a civil war. Police intercepted the plan and arrested Mandela and other ANC leaders. Mandela received a sentence of life in prison. What's the truth: . It's true that Mandela once believed that civil disobedience was not enough to vanquish racism and apartheid. He felt he had to decide between the better of two evils -- submit or fight. He may not have been directly behind the attacks, said Hermann Giliomee, a historian from South Africa. "He was on the run, so I don't think he had time for the planning on this." Giliomee finds the 1963 plan amateurish, not exactly the design of a master terrorist. "I think it's a very naïve plan with very little outlook for success," the former professor of political science at the University of Cape Town said. Mandela changed his views on violence during his 27 years of incarceration. The rebel transformed into a pacifist. "As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison," Mandela said after he was freed. CONTENTION 3: . Nelson Mandela was a racist . What they're saying: . "How convenient that we choose to ignore that he once sang, 'Kill white people'" "If apartheid was racist toward blacks, Mandela was equally racist towards whites" What's the basis: . Umkhonto we Sizwe beat the war drum against the "white supremacy" and "the white state." Its members often sang a song called "Bring Me My Machine Gun." What's the truth: . Though he despised white minority rule that kept the black majority down, he didn't dislike whites. "He was rather strong against racism," Terreblanche said. "The day before he was sent to Robben Island, he made a speech in parliament that he was against all forms of racism." He was prepared to die for non-racialism, the historian said. Joe Slovo, one of Mandela's best friends, was white -- as were many other revolutionaries who joined him in the militant group. "Umkhonto we Sizwe is a new, independent body, formed by Africans, It includes in its ranks South Africans of all races," the group said in its manifesto. Mandela has long espoused the way of reconciliation and called for there to be no racial violence in retribution for apartheid. In transitioning from the segregationist regime to a non-racial democracy, he partnered closely with his white predecessor, former President Frederik Willem de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with him. At a sports match in 1995, as President, Mandela made a gesture of support to white South Africans that drew gasps. Rugby was the dominant sport of white South Africans of Dutch heritage -- Afrikaners -- and was reviled by blacks. During a world championship match against New Zealand, Mandela walked onto the pitch wearing the jersey of his team's captain. The scene inspired the 2009 Hollywood movie "Invictus" directed by Clint Eastwood. The crowd began chanting his name. They were almost all white. | A backlash poured in against Mandela's positive eulogies .
Detractors accused him of being a Communist, terrorist, racist .
There is some truth to some of the claims .
Mandela had a close association with Communists and cofounded a militant group . | 02bb8bf46b2ba5aec79ba570ea12bf502250dc07 | [
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"Mandela's close association with Marxists goes",
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"that Mandela once believed that civil",
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"I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind,",
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The national controversy over a surge of Central American immigrants illegally crossing the U.S. border established a new battleground this week in a Southern California small town where angry crowds thwarted detained migrants from entering their community. In a faceoff Tuesday with three buses carrying the migrants behind screened-off windows, the demonstrators chanted "Go back home!" and "USA" and successfully forced the coaches to leave Murrieta, CNN affiliate KFMB reported. The buses instead took the 140 or so undocumented immigrants to U.S. processing centers at least 80 miles away, in the San Diego and El Centro areas, federal officials say. Counter-protesters squared off with the demonstrators, and a shouting match erupted over the nation's immigration system, which recently has been overwhelmed with a tide of Central American minors illegally entering the United States alone or with other children. A mix of poverty, violence and smugglers' false promises is prompting the Central American inflow. Unlike undocumented Mexican migrants, who are often immediately deported, the U.S. government detains and processes the Central Americans, who are eventually released and given a month to report to immigration offices. Many never show up and join the nation's 11 million undocumented population, says the National Border Patrol Council, the union representing Border Patrol agents. The Latin American immigrants rejected by Murrieta protesters were initially held in Texas, where U.S. facilities are so overflowing that detainees are sent to other states for processing. The government doesn't have the room to shelter the children with adults: there's only one family immigration detention center, in Pennsylvania. To assist the unaccompanied children, President Barack Obama's administration opened shelters last month on three military bases because federal facilities more designed for adults were overrun with minors. Tuesday's busloads of detained Central American immigrants didn't include any unaccompanied minors, said Murrieta Police Chief Sean Hadden, who put the number of protesters at 125. The children on the buses were apparently in the company of relatives or other adults, said an official with the National Border Patrol Council. 'Deport! Deport!' The protesters, who shouted "Impeach Obama!" and "Deport! Deport!" confronted the buses a day after the town posted a notice on its website: "Murrieta Opposes Illegal Immigrant Arrival." "This is a failure to enforce federal law at the federal level," Mayor Alan Long said in a statement Monday about the pending arrival of the 140 immigrants to the U.S. Border Patrol station. "Murrieta continues to object to the transfer of illegal immigrants to the local border patrol office." Long spoke to CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" later Wednesday. "It's not against the immigrants," he said. "They're trying to leave a less desirable place and come to the greatest nation in the world. We can't blame them for that ... No one's protesting that. What we're protesting is the product of a broken system that finally reached the doorstep of our community." Long said that neither side in the national debate is coming up with a solution: "The problem still is there. The problem is in Washington, D.C." The local controversy was to continue with a town hall meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m PT Wednesday. The U.S. government is scheduled to send another group of undocumented immigrants to Murrieta for processing on Friday, the union official for Border Patrol agents said. Chief Hadden also said he was told to expect 140 immigrants every 72 hours, with the next group scheduled to arrive on Friday, the Fourth of July. Earlier Wednesday, immigration rights advocates denounced the protesters. "It is deplorable that people espousing anti-immigrant hate language created unnecessary tension and fear for immigrant mothers and their children," Pedro Rios, a community representative of the San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium, said in a statement. "Even more concerning is that elected officials in the City of Murrieta instigated this tension. Mothers and their children on these buses have suffered through enough trauma." At a Murrieta City Council meeting Tuesday night, Long seemed more conciliatory than his statement posted a day earlier on the city's website. Long thanked police and others. "Please remember these are human beings that are fleeing the violence in their home countries," Long said. "The problem is that they need to come into this country the legal way." Journey from Texas . The U.S. government earlier flew the 140 Central American immigrants from south Texas to San Diego. Federal agents were busing them to Murrieta for processing at the Border Patrol station when the standoff took place Tuesday, CNN affiliates reported. After the buses turned around, the 140 immigrants were taken to the U.S. Border Patrol's San Ysidro station in San Diego, said Ron Zermeno of the National Border Patrol Council . On Wednesday, Zermeno told CNN that at least 136 immigrants were fed and screened. Among the group, 10 children were taken to local hospitals, though it's unclear why, Zermeno said. Seven more children were diagnosed with active scabies, an itchy and highly contagious skin disease. Those children are being kept separate from the others at the San Ysidro station, he said. Seventeen of the immigrants were taken to the Boulevard station in eastern San Diego County, Zermeno said. The U.S. government is struggling to detain and accommodate an influx of undocumented immigrants, particularly a wave of unaccompanied children from the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The U.S. government doesn't have enough beds, food or sanitary facilities. Authorities estimate 60,000 to 80,000 children without parents will cross the border this year in what the White House has called an "immediate humanitarian crisis." To help relieve crowded facilities in Texas, undocumented immigrants are now being sent elsewhere to be processed. But Zermeno contended that processing immigrants, rather than enforcing the borders, is only making the situation worse. "My concern is they are going to be eating in the same holding cells as someone sitting five feet away using the bathroom," he said. Intense debate . The furor in Murrieta illustrated the conflict between protecting the borders and ensuring the safety of detained immigrants and children. Protester Ellen Meeks said the country's identity has eroded with an influx of undocumented immigrants. "I just wish America would be America again because it's not, and it's not just pointed to the Hispanics," Meeks said. "Everybody needs to go through the legal ways." Other protesters told CNN affiliate KGTV said they wanted immigrants to follow the legal process to enter the United States. "Everybody that wants to come to this nation is entitled to, but they should come the right way," Bob Cuccio told the news outlet. "You bring in all these children and they're going to take over our schools," Bel Reeves added. "What's going to happen to the kids that were born and raised here?" But immigration rights advocate Enrique Morones likened the migration to a refugee crisis and suggested racial antipathy was motivating protesters. "If these children were from Canada, we would not be having this interview," Morones said. "The parents have had enough. They are saying, 'If I don't send my child north, they are going to die.'" Last month, the Obama administration unveiled a plan to spend almost $100 million in aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to help reintegrate the undocumented migrants whom the United States will deport, and to help keep them in their home countries. The administration also will set aside $161.5 million this year for the Central American Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) programs in an effort to "help stem migration flows as well as address the root cause of the migration," the White House said. The Obama administration has accused syndicates in Latin America of waging a deliberate campaign of misinformation about relocating to the United States that has caused people in poor Central American countries and Mexico to risk their lives to cross the U.S. border illegally. Obama to take executive action on immigration . Vargas: Undocumented and hiding in plain sight . Crossroads of hope and fear: Stories from a desert bus station . | "The problem still is there. The problem is in Washington, D.C.," says Murrieta mayor .
Immigrant rights advocate denounces "anti-immigrant hate language"
140 undocumented Central American immigrants arrive in California from Texas .
Protesters block them from being processed at the Murrieta Border Patrol station . | 02bcc64bbd846c06a29c4c4a149ccfef601ddbb3 | [
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"demonstrators, and a shouting match erupted over",
"the nation's immigration system, which recently",
"has been overwhelmed with a tide of Central",
"American minors illegally entering the United",
"States alone or with other children. A mix of",
"poverty, violence and smugglers' false promises",
"is prompting the Central American inflow. Unlike",
"undocumented Mexican migrants, who are often",
"immediately deported, the U.S. government detains",
"and processes the Central Americans, who are",
"eventually released and given a month to report",
"to immigration offices. Many never show up and",
"join the nation's 11 million undocumented",
"population, says the National Border Patrol",
"Council, the union representing Border Patrol",
"agents. The Latin American immigrants rejected by",
"Murrieta protesters were initially held in Texas,",
"where U.S. facilities are so overflowing that",
"detainees are sent to other states for",
"processing. The government doesn't have the room",
"to shelter the children with adults: there's only",
"one family immigration detention center, in",
"Pennsylvania. To assist the unaccompanied",
"children, President Barack Obama's administration",
"opened shelters last month on three military",
"bases because federal facilities more designed",
"for adults were overrun with minors. Tuesday's",
"busloads of detained Central American immigrants",
"didn't include any unaccompanied minors, said",
"Murrieta Police Chief Sean Hadden, who put the",
"number of protesters at 125. The children on the",
"buses were apparently in the company of relatives",
"or other adults, said an official with the",
"National Border Patrol Council. 'Deport! Deport!'",
"The protesters, who shouted \"Impeach Obama!\" and",
"\"Deport! Deport!\" confronted the buses a day",
"after the town posted a notice on its website:",
"\"Murrieta Opposes Illegal Immigrant Arrival.\"",
"\"This is a failure to enforce federal law at the",
"federal level,\" Mayor Alan Long said in a",
"statement Monday about the pending arrival of the",
"140 immigrants to the U.S. Border Patrol station.",
"\"Murrieta continues to object to the transfer of",
"illegal immigrants to the local border patrol",
"office.\" Long spoke to CNN's \"Anderson Cooper",
"360\" later Wednesday. \"It's not against the",
"immigrants,\" he said. \"They're trying to leave a",
"less desirable place and come to the greatest",
"nation in the world. We can't blame them for that",
"... No one's protesting that. What we're",
"protesting is the product of a broken system that",
"finally reached the doorstep of our community.\"",
"Long said that neither side in the national",
"debate is coming up with a solution: \"The problem",
"still is there. The problem is in Washington,",
"D.C.\" The local controversy was to continue with",
"a town hall meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m PT",
"Wednesday. The U.S. government is scheduled to",
"send another group of undocumented immigrants to",
"Murrieta for processing on Friday, the union",
"official for Border Patrol agents said. Chief",
"Hadden also said he was told to expect 140",
"immigrants every 72 hours, with the next group",
"scheduled to arrive on Friday, the Fourth of",
"July. Earlier Wednesday, immigration rights",
"advocates denounced the protesters. \"It is",
"deplorable that people espousing anti-immigrant",
"hate language created unnecessary tension and",
"fear for immigrant mothers and their children,\"",
"Pedro Rios, a community representative of the San",
"Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium, said in a",
"statement. \"Even more concerning is that elected",
"officials in the City of Murrieta instigated this",
"tension. Mothers and their children on these",
"buses have suffered through enough trauma.\" At a",
"Murrieta City Council meeting Tuesday night, Long",
"seemed more conciliatory than his statement",
"posted a day earlier on the city's website. Long",
"thanked police and others. \"Please remember these",
"are human beings that are fleeing the violence in",
"their home countries,\" Long said. \"The problem is",
"that they need to come into this country the",
"legal way.\" Journey from Texas . The U.S.",
"government earlier flew the 140 Central American",
"immigrants from south Texas to San Diego. Federal",
"agents were busing them to Murrieta for",
"processing at the Border Patrol station when the",
"standoff took place Tuesday, CNN affiliates",
"reported. After the buses turned around, the 140",
"immigrants were taken to the U.S. Border Patrol's",
"San Ysidro station in San Diego, said Ron Zermeno",
"of the National Border Patrol Council . On",
"Wednesday, Zermeno told CNN that at least 136",
"immigrants were fed and screened. Among the",
"group, 10 children were taken to local hospitals,",
"though it's unclear why, Zermeno said. Seven more",
"children were diagnosed with active scabies, an",
"itchy and highly contagious skin disease. Those",
"children are being kept separate from the others",
"at the San Ysidro station, he said. Seventeen of",
"the immigrants were taken to the Boulevard",
"station in eastern San Diego County, Zermeno",
"said. The U.S. government is struggling to detain",
"and accommodate an influx of undocumented",
"immigrants, particularly a wave of unaccompanied",
"children from the Central American countries of",
"El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The U.S.",
"government doesn't have enough beds, food or",
"sanitary facilities. Authorities estimate 60,000",
"to 80,000 children without parents will cross the",
"border this year in what the White House has",
"called an \"immediate humanitarian crisis.\" To",
"help relieve crowded facilities in Texas,",
"undocumented immigrants are now being sent",
"elsewhere to be processed. But Zermeno contended",
"that processing immigrants, rather than enforcing",
"the borders, is only making the situation worse.",
"\"My concern is they are going to be eating in the",
"same holding cells as someone sitting five feet",
"away using the bathroom,\" he said. Intense debate",
". The furor in Murrieta illustrated the conflict",
"between protecting the borders and ensuring the",
"safety of detained immigrants and children.",
"Protester Ellen Meeks said the country's identity",
"has eroded with an influx of undocumented",
"immigrants. \"I just wish America would be America",
"again because it's not, and it's not just pointed",
"to the Hispanics,\" Meeks said. \"Everybody needs",
"to go through the legal ways.\" Other protesters",
"told CNN affiliate KGTV said they wanted",
"immigrants to follow the legal process to enter",
"the United States. \"Everybody that wants to come",
"to this nation is entitled to, but they should",
"come the right way,\" Bob Cuccio told the news",
"outlet. \"You bring in all these children and",
"they're going to take over our schools,\" Bel",
"Reeves added. \"What's going to happen to the kids",
"that were born and raised here?\" But immigration",
"rights advocate Enrique Morones likened the",
"migration to a refugee crisis and suggested",
"racial antipathy was motivating protesters. \"If",
"these children were from Canada, we would not be",
"having this interview,\" Morones said. \"The",
"parents have had enough. They are saying, 'If I",
"don't send my child north, they are going to",
"die.'\" Last month, the Obama administration",
"unveiled a plan to spend almost $100 million in",
"aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to",
"help reintegrate the undocumented migrants whom",
"the United States will deport, and to help keep",
"them in their home countries. The administration",
"also will set aside $161.5 million this year for",
"the Central American Regional Security Initiative",
"(CARSI) programs in an effort to \"help stem",
"migration flows as well as address the root cause",
"of the migration,\" the White House said. The",
"Obama administration has accused syndicates in",
"Latin America of waging a deliberate campaign of",
"misinformation about relocating to the United",
"States that has caused people in poor Central",
"American countries and Mexico to risk their lives",
"to cross the U.S. border illegally. Obama to take",
"executive action on immigration . Vargas:",
"Undocumented and hiding in plain sight .",
"Crossroads of hope and fear: Stories from a",
"desert bus station ."
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(CNN) -- Two U.S. spacecraft are set to crash on the moon Friday. On purpose. And we're all invited to watch. An artist's rendering shows the LCROSS spacecraft, left, separating from its Centaur rocket. NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite is scheduled to drop its Centaur upper-stage rocket on the lunar surface at 7:31 a.m. ET. NASA hopes the impact will kick up enough dust to help the LCROSS probe find the presence of water in the moon's soil. Four minutes later, the LCROSS will follow through the debris plume, collecting and relaying data back to Earth before crashing into the Cabeus crater near the moon's south pole. The LCROSS is carrying spectrometers, near-infrared cameras, a visible camera and a visible radiometer. These instruments will help NASA scientists analyze the plume of dust -- more than 250 metric tons' worth -- for water vapor. The orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will watch, and photograph, the collisions. And hundreds of telescopes on Earth also will be focused on the two plumes. Watch animation of how the moon will be "bombed" » . NASA is encouraging amateur astronomers to join the watch party. "We expect the debris plumes to be visible through midsized backyard telescopes -- 10 inches and larger," said Brian Day at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California. Day is an amateur astronomer who is leading education and public outreach for the LCROSS mission. Ames will host "Impact Night," an event with music and food starting Thursday evening before a live transmission of the lunar impact will be shown around 4:30 a.m. PT Friday. Other science observatories and amateur astronomy clubs across the country will be hosting similar events. iReport: Are you planning to watch? "The initial explosions will probably be hidden behind crater walls, but the plumes will rise high enough above the crater's rim to be seen from Earth," Day said. The Cabeus crater lies in permanent shadow, making observations inside the crater difficult. Watch CNN's Jeanne Moos ask if lunacy is behind the moon "bombing" » . The impacts will not be visible to the naked eye or through binoculars. If you don't have a telescope, or you live in areas where daylight will obscure the viewing, NASA TV will broadcast the crashes live. Coverage begins at 6:15 a.m. ET Friday. The two main components of the LCROSS mission are the shepherding spacecraft and the Centaur upper stage rocket. The spacecraft will guide the rocket to its crash site. Data from previous space missions have revealed trace amounts of water in lunar soil. The LCROSS mission seeks a definitive answer to the question of how much water is present. NASA has said it believes water on the moon could be a valuable resource in the agency's quest to explore the solar system. LCROSS launched with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on June 18. Friday's lunar impact will be visible best in areas that are still dark, particularly in the Western United States. The Fremont Peak Observatory near Monterey, California, will open up its doors early Friday to allow people to watch the event through its 30-inch telescope. It's "the most accessible public telescope in the [San Francisco] Bay Area," said Dave Samuels, the observatory's vice president. So far, at least 50 people have signed up, Samuels said, noting that number is "really phenomenal, especially on a school night [and] work night. It's really incredible." Students, retirees and board members are among those scheduled to attend. Samuels said a special low-light, infrared video camera will be hooked up to the telescope so that the audience can watch the rocket strike the moon. The observatory is in Fremont Peak State Park, which is on a list of California parks that could close because of recent budget cuts. Samuels said he hopes Friday's event triggers more interest in astronomy, particularly among young children, and possibly help the park to stay open. "It's things like this that get kids interested [in science]," he said. "It will probably be a defining moment for them." Darrick Gray, who teaches atmospheric sciences at Ray-Pec High School near Kansas City, Missouri, said he's planning to take 17 students -- all juniors and seniors -- to watch the lunar impact . "This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime thing," Gray said. He said he's arranged for a school bus to pick up the kids early Friday and take the class to the Powell Observatory in Louisburg, Kansas. "It's weather-dependent; we've got rain right now," Gray said. "It's going to be a call I make at 5 a.m." Gray, who is also the director of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City, said his students will try to take photos of the impact through the eyepiece of their telescopes. He said he hopes the event will influence his students to pursue careers in science. "Being as we do live here in Missouri, we're away from the hub [of astronomy]," Gray said. "We're not in Florida, we're not in Texas, we're not in Silicon Valley -- it's not something they're used to seeing. "So any time you can show them something that's never been done, and they say, 'Oh this is pretty cool,' I think they buy into that." | A NASA spacecraft is set to drop a rocket on the moon at 7:31 a.m. ET Friday .
Four minutes later, the LCROSS probe will follow and crash onto the lunar surface .
The LCROSS probe will relay data back to Earth about water vapor in moon dust .
The debris plumes will be visible through midsize backyard telescopes . | 02bcf4a693c5d7ee6ca36f9a525978eaac91dcc1 | [
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"invited to watch. An artist's rendering shows the",
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"encouraging amateur astronomers to join the watch",
"party. \"We expect the debris plumes to be visible",
"through midsized backyard telescopes -- 10 inches",
"and larger,\" said Brian Day at NASA's Ames",
"Research Center at Moffett Field, California. Day",
"is an amateur astronomer who is leading education",
"and public outreach for the LCROSS mission. Ames",
"will host \"Impact Night,\" an event with music and",
"food starting Thursday evening before a live",
"transmission of the lunar impact will be shown",
"around 4:30 a.m. PT Friday. Other science",
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"iReport: Are you planning to watch? \"The initial",
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"walls, but the plumes will rise high enough above",
"the crater's rim to be seen from Earth,\" Day",
"said. The Cabeus crater lies in permanent shadow,",
"making observations inside the crater difficult.",
"Watch CNN's Jeanne Moos ask if lunacy is behind",
"the moon \"bombing\" » . The impacts will not be",
"visible to the naked eye or through binoculars.",
"If you don't have a telescope, or you live in",
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"LCROSS launched with the Lunar Reconnaissance",
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"through its 30-inch telescope. It's \"the most",
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"be hooked up to the telescope so that the",
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"which is on a list of California parks that could",
"close because of recent budget cuts. Samuels said",
"he hopes Friday's event triggers more interest in",
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"he said. \"It will probably be a defining moment",
"for them.\" Darrick Gray, who teaches atmospheric",
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"take the class to the Powell Observatory in",
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"we're not in Silicon Valley -- it's not something",
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(CNN) -- Still reeling from the January earthquake, Haiti is now in the grip of a deadly cholera outbreak. Aid organizations, already struggling to provide the most basic necessities, now face the possibility of a catastrophic epidemic. With this health crisis unfolding, relief leaders shared with CNN their views of where Haiti stands today, and what the country needs to get through to tomorrow. The International Rescue Committee was concerned that a waterborne disease outbreak would occur. Workers stockpiled rehydration salts, cleared water channels, and dug hundreds of emergency latrines. Even with planning for the worst, the IRC's director of humanitarian affairs, Gerald Martone, was not surprised when the outbreak was identified as cholera. "It is the most feared disease in disaster relief, because it spreads extremely quickly and is lethal. People can die in as short as four hours," he said. Much of the group's health staff is returning to Haiti for this outbreak, and the IRC is trying to help stop the spread of the disease by protecting water sources, educating about proper hygiene, and improving disposal of human waste. Martone's biggest concern is a possible outbreak of cholera in a crowded camp, which he likens to holding a match to a tinderbox. Thousands of Haitians have lived in densely populated tent camps since the earthquake destroyed their homes. "In addition to preventing the spread of this disease," Martone said, "you have to aggressively treat the people affected, as you only have a few hours before someone can die. This challenge will overwhelm the Haiti health system." For those wishing to help respond to the crisis, Martone suggests supporting charity medical organizations working in Haiti. The International Medical Corps is also responding to the outbreak, repositioning its doctors and nurses and setting up mobile clinics to create a perimeter around the contaminated zone. The group is calling for more nurses to volunteer and preparing its doctor and nurse networks abroad in case this becomes an epidemic. "Cholera is not endemic to Haiti. It is a new disease and health professionals in Haiti do not have experience with it," said Margaret Aguirre, director of global communications for International Medical Corps. IMC's medical teams are teaching Haiti's health professionals how to identify, treat and prevent the disease, in addition to educating the community about proper hygiene and clean water. For Martone, the outbreak reflects the level of hygiene in Haiti. When he saw the squalid conditions in the camps in April, he realized that, despite the IRC's best efforts, the longer people were forced to live in these unhealthy, filthy conditions, the more likely it was that cholera would break out. Aguirre also sees the continual displacement of the Haitian people as a constant concern. "Water and shelter has been the continuing problem, it is a health issue," she said. The IMC medical staff is trying to transition from the acute emergency phase to a transitional phase, with more emphasis on long-term care. "There is less wound care and a great need for more mental health care and chronic disease care," Aguirre said. However, IMC is still addressing the struggles with nutrition and hygiene that were present immediately after the earthquake. CAN-DO founder Eric Klein finds advancing the relief process challenging, especially when the initial needs are still not met. "Food, water, housing, jobs and medical -- those are still the same five things that they need," Klein said. "But now we also have to look to the longer goals, more permanent housing and infrastructure. We have to move to another phase, but the first is still not finished, so we have two phases at once now." His CAN-DO foundation is trying to do both. Workers are training Haitians to construct home, school and medical domes. "You have so many camps with tents and tarps that have now rotted and are duct-taped together," Klein said. "People will take anything. They need more tents, they will take them, tarps, anything, but that is like putting a Band-Aid on it. There needs to be a better solution." While his team tackles housing and the CAN-DO Orphanage Revitalization Project, it is still trying to conduct water and food truck drops. On delivery runs, Klein said he finds areas that have not seen distribution in months. Charity organizations are in the midst of transitioning their work force to address the desperate need for jobs. The IMC staff has changed since the earthquake to a more local face. CAN-DO has been training Haitians for housing construction and plans to help bring a factory to the country. "Jobs is the biggest thing -- every single person you talk to wants to work, they are looking for jobs," Klein said. Until now, IRC was focused on education and training programs, instead of direct aid. "Creating self-reliance is the goal," Martone said. | Emergency conditions make containing the cholera outbreak difficult .
Aid groups focus on building houses and finding jobs for Haitians affected by the quake .
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"identified as cholera. \"It is the most feared",
"disease in disaster relief, because it spreads",
"extremely quickly and is lethal. People can die",
"in as short as four hours,\" he said. Much of the",
"group's health staff is returning to Haiti for",
"this outbreak, and the IRC is trying to help stop",
"the spread of the disease by protecting water",
"sources, educating about proper hygiene, and",
"improving disposal of human waste. Martone's",
"biggest concern is a possible outbreak of cholera",
"in a crowded camp, which he likens to holding a",
"match to a tinderbox. Thousands of Haitians have",
"lived in densely populated tent camps since the",
"earthquake destroyed their homes. \"In addition to",
"preventing the spread of this disease,\" Martone",
"said, \"you have to aggressively treat the people",
"affected, as you only have a few hours before",
"someone can die. This challenge will overwhelm",
"the Haiti health system.\" For those wishing to",
"help respond to the crisis, Martone suggests",
"supporting charity medical organizations working",
"in Haiti. The International Medical Corps is also",
"responding to the outbreak, repositioning its",
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"to create a perimeter around the contaminated",
"zone. The group is calling for more nurses to",
"volunteer and preparing its doctor and nurse",
"networks abroad in case this becomes an epidemic.",
"\"Cholera is not endemic to Haiti. It is a new",
"disease and health professionals in Haiti do not",
"have experience with it,\" said Margaret Aguirre,",
"director of global communications for",
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"identify, treat and prevent the disease, in",
"addition to educating the community about proper",
"hygiene and clean water. For Martone, the",
"outbreak reflects the level of hygiene in Haiti.",
"When he saw the squalid conditions in the camps",
"in April, he realized that, despite the IRC's",
"best efforts, the longer people were forced to",
"live in these unhealthy, filthy conditions, the",
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"Aguirre also sees the continual displacement of",
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"and shelter has been the continuing problem, it",
"is a health issue,\" she said. The IMC medical",
"staff is trying to transition from the acute",
"emergency phase to a transitional phase, with",
"more emphasis on long-term care. \"There is less",
"wound care and a great need for more mental",
"health care and chronic disease care,\" Aguirre",
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"struggles with nutrition and hygiene that were",
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"needs are still not met. \"Food, water, housing,",
"jobs and medical -- those are still the same five",
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"also have to look to the longer goals, more",
"permanent housing and infrastructure. We have to",
"move to another phase, but the first is still not",
"finished, so we have two phases at once now.\" His",
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"and medical domes. \"You have so many camps with",
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"transitioning their work force to address the",
"desperate need for jobs. The IMC staff has",
"changed since the earthquake to a more local",
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"factory to the country. \"Jobs is the biggest",
"thing -- every single person you talk to wants to",
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(CNN)The story of his selfless act went viral, but for Raymond Burse it was simply second nature. "I'm not extraordinary," said Burse. "I've assumed that people do those kinds of things all the time." In summer 2014, Burse, who is president of Kentucky State University, gave up $90,000 of his almost $350,000 salary so that 24 of the university's lowest paid workers could earn $10.25 an hour. The move gave them a 40% pay increase. "I don't mind giving up some of what I have been able to obtain through life in order to be a small help to them in their own lives," Burse said. Burse's help didn't end there. The 63 year-old later surprised KSU football player Deshon Floyd with the remaining $2,000 he needed to do an internship abroad. In December, Burse offered high school shooting victim Javaugntay Burroughs a full scholarship. "With all the things they had to deal with, one of the things they shouldn't have to deal with is whether this young man was going to be able to go to college," said Burse. Burse's actions spurred a pay-it-forward movement around the university, with an increase in small acts of kindness and donations to the school. "I was amazed at how many people got involved," said Burse. "It really mushroomed, so it has not stopped. We are still talking about paying it forward." Did you have an inspirational coach? Share your story . It is not often you meet a person who is ingrained with a giving spirit. Burse said he has his mother and father to thank for grooming him to be both a giver and an achiever. "My mother was very active in the community. We didn't have much, but she would always share a part of what we had," Burse said. A country boy at heart, Burse grew up as the youngest of 13 children in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. "There wasn't a lot of money to go around," said Burse. "Going through that process I learned a lot about sacrificing, waiting your turn and being thankful for what you have." Although his father attended school only through the third grade and his mother the seventh, Burse was a Rhodes Scholar, a graduate of Harvard Law School and a university president by age 30. "What they believed was if their children got an education, the education would serve them well for their entire lives," said Burse. That education did indeed serve Burse well. After serving as Kentucky State University's president for eight years in the '80s, he went on to have a highly successful career with General Electric as vice president and general counsel of GE Consumer & Industrial. After working at GE, Burse didn't have plans to come out of retirement. "We would say that for every year you work at GE it is like working eight years somewhere else, just in terms of what GE required and demanded of you," said Burse. Burse remembers going into his retirement "happy, content and enjoying" himself. But when KSU President Mary Evans Sias announced her retirement in May 2014, Burse immediately got a call about filling her seat. At first, he said he wasn't interested. "I did that for three to four weeks and finally I went to lunch with a couple of my friends, a couple of them Kentucky State graduates," said Burse. "They played the guilt card on me." Burse discussed it with his wife for a few weeks, and then decided he could come back for at least a year to help the university stabilize. Burse came in expecting to be at KSU for a year, but he's now signed on to be there another three-plus years. "I think we are all placed on this Earth to do something, to do something good," Burse said. "I consider Raymond Burse to be an ordinary individual who works hard, who believes in people and in the power of people. If you give and work with people, good things will happen," he said. Discover more Extraordinary People . | Raymond Burse volunteers to take a $90K pay cut to give livable wage to 24 workers .
Move by Burse, president of Kentucky State University, gave them a 40% raise .
Burse also has given a shooting victim a scholarship, a football player $2,000 to study abroad . | 02bda97709c5810c96d5d75ffd1d532d7a5c7de3 | [
"(CNN)The story of his selfless act went viral, but",
"for Raymond Burse it was simply second nature.",
"\"I'm not extraordinary,\" said Burse. \"I've",
"assumed that people do those kinds of things all",
"the time.\" In summer 2014, Burse, who is",
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"to do an internship abroad. In December, Burse",
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"Burroughs a full scholarship. \"With all the",
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"talking about paying it forward.\" Did you have an",
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"often you meet a person who is ingrained with a",
"giving spirit. Burse said he has his mother and",
"father to thank for grooming him to be both a",
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"Although his father attended school only through",
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"card on me.\" Burse discussed it with his wife for",
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"something good,\" Burse said. \"I consider Raymond",
"Burse to be an ordinary individual who works",
"hard, who believes in people and in the power of",
"people. If you give and work with people, good",
"things will happen,\" he said. Discover more",
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New York (CNN) -- An estimated 1 million people marked the passing of one year and the beginning of another in New York's Times Square with the descent of an iconic ball. With the help of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, the dazzling crystal ball began its 70-foot drop at 11:59 p.m. Friday to the harmonious chants of New Year's Eve revelers counting down the final seconds of 2010. More than one ton of confetti was released at midnight, with personal individual wishes written in more than 25 languages, a tradition from the past three years. Weighing in at 11,875 pounds with a diameter of 12 feet, the sparkling sphere is covered with 2,668 triangular crystals and is powered by 32,256 LED lights. By mixing red, blue, green and white light elements, the ball's lighting system is capable of producing a kaleidoscopic array of 16 million hues and colors, and billions of patterns, the event's website says. Each giant New Year's numeral making up "2-0-1-1" will stand seven feet high and the numerals will use a total 453 9-watt LED bulbs. As in the past three years, the numerals were designed to be more energy efficient, as Duracell Batteries set up a lab in which visitors rode stationary bikes to provide the stored battery power that will light the numbers on the ball Friday night. Times Square has served as one of the most popular sites of New Year's festivities since 1904, though the New Year's Eve ball made its inaugural drop down the flagpole at One Times Square in 1907. That first ball, built with iron and wood, featured one hundred light bulbs and was designed by Jacob Starr, a young immigrant metalworker. The New Year's Eve ball has beamed and dropped every year since with the exceptions of 1942 and 1943, when the United States was embroiled in World War II and New York City observed a city-wide "dim-out" to cut energy costs. According to New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, this New Year's Eve celebration, like years in the past, is a product of a lot of hard work and planning by many people. "We don't ever take it for granted," Kelly said. "The situation changes somewhat, we have sort of a core plan but we always add to it or change it -- we don't want to get stuck in a rut where we simply take a plan off the shelf." As in previous years, security will be tight. Times Square will be closed to traffic at approximately 3 p.m. on Friday. Backpacks and alcohol are prohibited at the event and party-goers can expect a beefed-up police presence, according to the statement from the New York Police Department. "It is a big complex operation and you know you always breathe a sigh of relief when it's over," Kelly said. | NEW: Mayor, medal of honor winner start the ball drop .
Since 1907, a ball-drop in Times Square has marked the changing of the year .
This year, the ball will have lights that can mix to produce millions of colors . | 02be886ce41a622931fbe24b2096546c925589f2 | [
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(CNN) -- San Francisco police say they are investigating an allegation of sexual abuse against 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree. The inquiry comes as the San Francisco football team is preparing for an important playoff game. "Michael Crabtree has been interviewed with his lawyer present and has cooperated in this investigation," a San Francisco police statement said. "Michael Crabtree has not been detained or arrested and has agreed to make himself available to investigators in the future." The complaint is about an alleged assault that occurred in a San Francisco hotel Sunday morning, police said. A day before, the 49ers scored a playoff victory, beating the Green Bay Packers at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Crabtree had two touchdowns in the game, continuing his sterling play that has propelled him to being the team's best wide receiver this year. "We are aware of the allegation against Michael and understand that he has fully cooperated with authorities," 49ers General Manager Trent Baalke said. "The 49ers take such matters very seriously. We will have no further comment at this time as the legal process is ongoing." The 49ers will play the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday with the winner going to the Super Bowl. | Crabtree has not been arrested, police say .
The complaint is about an alleged sexual abuse that occurred in a San Francisco hotel .
Police say the wide receiver has been interviewed .
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"take such matters very seriously. We will have no",
"further comment at this time as the legal process",
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] | (CNN) -- San Francisco police say they are against 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree. The "Michael Crabtree has been interviewed with his said. "Michael Crabtree has not been detained or to investigators in the future." The complaint is about an alleged assault that occurred in a San take such matters very seriously. We will have no |
The video of Mitt Romney deriding the 47% of Americans "who are dependent upon government" re-ignited a debate about social class in America this week, exactly one year after the Occupy Wall Street movement first took to the streets to protest rising inequality. At a $50,000-a-plate fundraiser, Romney scoffed at that 47% "who pay no income tax" and "believe they are victims." Romney's comments bothered many Americans because he seemed to be attacking some of the most vulnerable members of our society. Aside from whether they actually "believe they are victims," research has consistently shown that people lower on the social totem pole suffer significantly worse mental and physical health than those better off, including higher rates of heart disease, depression, suicide, several forms of cancer and death. Yet a new line of psychological research suggests there's another victim of inequality: the rich themselves. In fact, Romney's comments could make him the poster child for this research. Opinion: It's not all over for Romney . In a series of studies, researchers have found that attaining high social status impairs key social and emotional skills. For instance, a 2010 study published in Psychological Science found that people of higher socioeconomic status were worse at reading other people's emotions, a skill known as "empathic accuracy," a basic part of empathy. In a follow-up experiment, the researchers -- including Dacher Keltner, my colleague at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center -- made people feel higher or lower on the social ladder. Regardless of their actual socioeconomic status, people temporarily made to feel upper class had a harder time reading other people's emotions; people made to feel lower class showed better empathy. This suggests that there's something about the experience of high status that hurts our ability to connect with others emotionally. Other studies have suggested that high status makes people less compassionate, less generous and less interested in connecting with others in general . Here's why the people at that $50,000-a-plate dinner should care about this research: The skills that seem to be impaired by elevated status are the same skills that research has strongly linked to leading a happy, meaningful life. So as the super rich in this country assume an ever-loftier status above the 47% (or the 99%), they risk depleting their own reserves of happiness. "Being compassionate, having empathic accuracy, being trusting and cooperative -- these are keys to social connection and, in turn, happiness," says UC Berkeley post-doctoral researcher Paul Piff, the lead author of a study that found that people of higher socioeconomic status were less willing to share money with a stranger or make charitable donations. (However, when they were made to feel lower status, they became more generous; the opposite was true for people made to feel high status -- they became stingier.) Opinion: Romney better off as a Latino? Indeed, perhaps the dominant finding to emerge from positive psychology research over the past decade is that our happiness (and health) is largely determined by the quality and quantity of our social connections. Perhaps that's why "pro-social" behaviors and emotions -- compassion, empathy, altruism -- have been so strongly linked to happiness. Consider: Research by Sonja Lyubomirsky, a leading happiness researcher, has consistently found that people report feeling happier after doing nice things for others. Several neuroscience studies have found that giving to others activates pleasure regions of the brain. Research by psychologists Lara Aknin and Elizabeth Dunn has even suggested that spending money on others makes you happier than spending on yourself. And a Canadian study published last year, led by Myriam Mongrain, found that after people supported others compassionately for just five to 15 minutes every day for a week, the compassionate people reported significant gains in happiness and self-esteem six months later. These findings suggest an explanation for why, once Americans attain an annual income of $75,000, more money doesn't seem to bring more happiness: Beyond that point, perhaps our elevated sense of status brings with it the harmful social and emotional effects that undercut the joys of more money. Sure enough, one recent study found that people who were wealthier, or were just temporarily made to feel wealthier, were worse at savoring everyday pleasures, a key to happiness, according to prior research. The research linking wealth and empathy certainly suggests one reason why Romney has seemed to demonstrate callousness and trouble connecting with voters on the campaign trail, with his comments about the 47% being just the latest example. In light of this research, the video of Romney carries another troubling implication: that inequality may be self-perpetuating, making the rich less likely to feel compassion for the poor, thereby increasing the economic gap between them. Opinion: Romney, Americans are not moochers . But we probably don't need to read too much research to appreciate how this empathy gap is bad for Romney's happiness. Just look at a new Pew Research Center poll , which shows that he trails President Obama by 8 percentage points, and 43 points in the area of "connects well with ordinary Americans." Follow CNN Opinion on Twitter. Join the conversation on Facebook. | Jason Marsh: Romney 47% comment bothered many as attack on most vulnerable .
But, he says, research shows wealthy like Romney have impaired social emotional skills .
More money linked to less generosity, empathy, few social connections, less happiness .
Marsh: Inequality may be self-perpetuating; rich less likely to feel compassion for poor . | 02bf37d6cb5e618b03c5e732a3bde9af81e47ef8 | [
"The video of Mitt Romney deriding the 47% of",
"Americans \"who are dependent upon government\"",
"re-ignited a debate about social class in America",
"this week, exactly one year after the Occupy Wall",
"Street movement first took to the streets to",
"protest rising inequality. At a $50,000-a-plate",
"fundraiser, Romney scoffed at that 47% \"who pay",
"no income tax\" and \"believe they are victims.\"",
"Romney's comments bothered many Americans because",
"he seemed to be attacking some of the most",
"vulnerable members of our society. Aside from",
"whether they actually \"believe they are victims,\"",
"research has consistently shown that people lower",
"on the social totem pole suffer significantly",
"worse mental and physical health than those",
"better off, including higher rates of heart",
"disease, depression, suicide, several forms of",
"cancer and death. Yet a new line of psychological",
"research suggests there's another victim of",
"inequality: the rich themselves. In fact,",
"Romney's comments could make him the poster child",
"for this research. Opinion: It's not all over for",
"Romney . In a series of studies, researchers have",
"found that attaining high social status impairs",
"key social and emotional skills. For instance, a",
"2010 study published in Psychological Science",
"found that people of higher socioeconomic status",
"were worse at reading other people's emotions, a",
"skill known as \"empathic accuracy,\" a basic part",
"of empathy. In a follow-up experiment, the",
"researchers -- including Dacher Keltner, my",
"colleague at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science",
"Center -- made people feel higher or lower on the",
"social ladder. Regardless of their actual",
"socioeconomic status, people temporarily made to",
"feel upper class had a harder time reading other",
"people's emotions; people made to feel lower",
"class showed better empathy. This suggests that",
"there's something about the experience of high",
"status that hurts our ability to connect with",
"others emotionally. Other studies have suggested",
"that high status makes people less compassionate,",
"less generous and less interested in connecting",
"with others in general . Here's why the people at",
"that $50,000-a-plate dinner should care about",
"this research: The skills that seem to be",
"impaired by elevated status are the same skills",
"that research has strongly linked to leading a",
"happy, meaningful life. So as the super rich in",
"this country assume an ever-loftier status above",
"the 47% (or the 99%), they risk depleting their",
"own reserves of happiness. \"Being compassionate,",
"having empathic accuracy, being trusting and",
"cooperative -- these are keys to social",
"connection and, in turn, happiness,\" says UC",
"Berkeley post-doctoral researcher Paul Piff, the",
"lead author of a study that found that people of",
"higher socioeconomic status were less willing to",
"share money with a stranger or make charitable",
"donations. (However, when they were made to feel",
"lower status, they became more generous; the",
"opposite was true for people made to feel high",
"status -- they became stingier.) Opinion: Romney",
"better off as a Latino? Indeed, perhaps the",
"dominant finding to emerge from positive",
"psychology research over the past decade is that",
"our happiness (and health) is largely determined",
"by the quality and quantity of our social",
"connections. Perhaps that's why \"pro-social\"",
"behaviors and emotions -- compassion, empathy,",
"altruism -- have been so strongly linked to",
"happiness. Consider: Research by Sonja",
"Lyubomirsky, a leading happiness researcher, has",
"consistently found that people report feeling",
"happier after doing nice things for others.",
"Several neuroscience studies have found that",
"giving to others activates pleasure regions of",
"the brain. Research by psychologists Lara Aknin",
"and Elizabeth Dunn has even suggested that",
"spending money on others makes you happier than",
"spending on yourself. And a Canadian study",
"published last year, led by Myriam Mongrain,",
"found that after people supported others",
"compassionately for just five to 15 minutes every",
"day for a week, the compassionate people reported",
"significant gains in happiness and self-esteem",
"six months later. These findings suggest an",
"explanation for why, once Americans attain an",
"annual income of $75,000, more money doesn't seem",
"to bring more happiness: Beyond that point,",
"perhaps our elevated sense of status brings with",
"it the harmful social and emotional effects that",
"undercut the joys of more money. Sure enough, one",
"recent study found that people who were",
"wealthier, or were just temporarily made to feel",
"wealthier, were worse at savoring everyday",
"pleasures, a key to happiness, according to prior",
"research. The research linking wealth and empathy",
"certainly suggests one reason why Romney has",
"seemed to demonstrate callousness and trouble",
"connecting with voters on the campaign trail,",
"with his comments about the 47% being just the",
"latest example. In light of this research, the",
"video of Romney carries another troubling",
"implication: that inequality may be",
"self-perpetuating, making the rich less likely to",
"feel compassion for the poor, thereby increasing",
"the economic gap between them. Opinion: Romney,",
"Americans are not moochers . But we probably",
"don't need to read too much research to",
"appreciate how this empathy gap is bad for",
"Romney's happiness. Just look at a new Pew",
"Research Center poll , which shows that he trails",
"President Obama by 8 percentage points, and 43",
"points in the area of \"connects well with",
"ordinary Americans.\" Follow CNN Opinion on",
"Twitter. Join the conversation on Facebook."
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(CNN) -- The player tumbles to the ground, writhing around as if he has been mortally wounded. Television replays, however, show that his opponent has made no contact at all. It's an ever-increasing sight on football grounds around the world, and -- in the English Premier League, at least -- it's becoming an increasingly emotive issue. Santi Cazorla was labeled a "con artist" after his theatricals earned Arsenal a match-turning penalty kick in a game against West Brom on Saturday. Earlier this season, Liverpool's Luis Suarez was the subject of countless negative headlines as he went to ground in the penalty area, and Tottenham's Gareth Bale has been booked four times for diving -- double that of any other EPL player. The scourge of trying to win free-kicks, and especially penalties, in such a way has long been a thorn in football's side, with fans often outraged by what they see as sporting fraud. CNN's very own Arsenal fanatic Piers Morgan took to Twitter to decry Cazorla's actions, saying he was "ashamed to see an Arsenal player cheat so badly." One man who has also never been short of opinions on the subject of cheating is former World Anti-Doping Agency chairman Dick Pound. The Canadian lawyer presided over WADA from its inception in 1999 until 2007, a year when cycling's governing body tried to sue him for critical comments about its former chief Hein Verbruggen. Pound had earned the wrath of Union Cycliste Internationale for saying it could do more to target doping, but his words were comprehensively borne out years later by the U.S. Anti Doping Agency's report into Lance Armstrong, in which everyday items such as butter (apparently short-hand for the hormone EPO) and olive oil (the vehicle for absorbing testosterone) took on very different meanings. Pound believes there are five main reasons why athletes resort to performance-enhancing drugs -- considered by most sports fans to be the worst form of cheating. "There are reasons but then there are also excuses," he told CNN. "1. A desire to win at all costs -- even if that means lying. 2. For financial reasons -- with professionals trying to extend a career. 3. National pressures -- as exemplified by the old East German system. 4. Individual pressure from coaches -- who get paid better if they coach winners, and that can apply for administrations too. 5. Finally, they dope because they believe they will not get caught -- they believe they are invincible." On the latter point, the sad truth is that many do successfully beat the drug testers, as did Armstrong and his former U.S. Postal teammate George Hincapie, who confessed all in a plea bargain in October. 'Leveling the playing field' "Early in my professional career, it became clear to me that, given the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs by cyclists at the top of the profession, it was not possible to compete at the highest level without them," said Hincapie, who decided to end his 18-year top-level career. His account tallies with the view of Ellis Cashmore, a professor of culture, media and sport at Staffordshire University in England who has conducted research into the use of drugs in sport. "I don't think there's a conscious motivation when people dope to gain an unfair advantage. My strong belief is that they are trying to level the playing field, knowing that there are so many others doping that they will be disadvantaged if they don't," says Cashmore, whose low opinion of drug testers and high hopes for healthier athletes makes him that rarity -- a public advocate for the use of drugs in sports. "I won't divulge names but one sprinter, who doped with impunity, told me: 'For several years, I was coming fourth or fifth despite training as hard as I could. Yet I knew that the people beating me weren't training as hard nor did they have the same athletic capacity.' " So the sprinter doped -- with the "leveling the playing field" argument used by many sportsmen, including Ben Johnson's coach Charlie Francis, who said the disgraced Canadian was left with no alternative given the riddled nature of athletics at the time he was winning, then losing, the 1988 Olympic 100 meters final. The plunge into drugs is also tempting because it tends to lead to ever-increasing fortunes, with better performances leading to better results and hence greater earnings. "If you use drugs, it's because you want a shortcut -- a shortcut to everything," says South African athlete Hezekiel Sepeng, a silver medalist at the 1996 Olympics whose career ended in controversy when he tested positive for an anabolic steroid. "Once you start winning, sponsors will be attracted and then money will come. It is an easy way to make money. Some athletes will dope for four to five years without being caught and will make a lot of money in that time," the former 800m specialist, now 38, told CNN. "The big problem in South Africa is that our sportsmen compare themselves internationally. They are young, they've heard about doping and their mind tells them that they need drugs to beat the rest -- it's all about meeting goals and people wanting quick money." Pre-USADA, Armstrong had amassed a $70 million fortune according to Forbes magazine, while fellow American Marion Jones had several multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals before the sprinter's drug admission prompted her supersonic fall from grace. 'Sophisticated skulduggery' At the other end of the scale, lying to earn more money is rampant in African football, where countless "promising" players have concocted false -- and younger -- ages in a bid to appear more enticing to any potential Western suitors (and thus secure a way out of poverty). This year Somalia was thrown out of the 2013 African Under-17 Championship qualifiers, while Niger was disqualified from the 2009 tournament for fielding a 22-year-old and its host Nigeria dropped several of its squad following age tests. While that might seem an almost understandable form of cheating, the infamous actions of Soviet pentathlete Boris Onishchenko at the 1976 Olympics are anything but. The three-time Soviet world champion employed sophisticated skulduggery as he rewired his epee so that it would score points when it did not deserve to, as he tried to turn the silver medal he had won four years previously into gold. His "desire to win at all costs" earned him the nickname "Dis-Onishchenko" -- though little was heard of him after the Montreal Games. It is unclear whether Onischenko had acted with the help of the Soviet team, a subject that had great relevance at the time given the ideological battles -- and sporting subterfuge -- of the Cold War. Onischenko aside, the 1976 Olympics were also notable for the second-place finish in the medal table achieved by East Germany. A country of just 16 million, it was one of the dominant powers in sports such as swimming and track in the 1970s and early '80s -- which was later explained by the state-sponsored doping system that was uncovered after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Many athletes were unwittingly doped, with British newspaper The Guardian reporting in 2005 that an estimated 800 later suffered serious health issues. The most public face of the scandal was Heidi Krieger, a female shot-putter who was given so many steroids that she later opted to have a sex change and is today known as Andreas. While East Germany's rulers felt sporting glory suitably reflected the successes of their political ideology, so prompting their top-down approach, soccer star Diego Maradona did it the other way -- waging war, quite literally, single-handed. After his "Hand of God" goal in the 1986 World Cup helped Argentina beat England, one of football's all-time greats justified his deception by referencing his country's unhappiness over the 1982 Falklands War. Argentina lay claim to the islands, which it calls Las Malvinas, over which the British have sovereignty. As clearly seen, the pressure to succeed often takes sportsmen and women into unexpected territory. We are often told that tiny factors make the difference in top-level sports, yet the measures used to gain them are often anything but insignificant. Examples abound -- but how many can prove the point better than Nelson Piquet Jr.'s intentional crash in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, following team orders, which enabled Renault teammate Fernando Alonso to win the race after the safety car came out? With F1 teams spying on one another, boxers loading their gloves with weights, marathoners crossing the finishing line without running the distance, rugby players using fake blood capsules to feign injury (and so enable a team substitution) and Spain's 2000 Paralympic basketball gold medalists later stripped of their title after nearly all their team were revealed to have no disability, arguably the very concept of "sport" has been defeated. There may even be a measure of sympathy for the international sports bureaucracy -- the men and women running global sport's governing bodies. They would seem to need a full-time investigation unit to weed out all the ingenious methods being used to cheat. With that in mind, is it any wonder that FIFA -- as it tackles the debilitating threat of organized match-fixing in soccer -- has enlisted the help of worldwide police agency Interpol in recent years? | Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla's theatrics reignite debate about diving in football .
Former anti-doping chief gives five reasons why athletes choose to cheat .
World's major sports organizations face major battle to combat sporting fraud . | 02bfe6e0e81ef1664ddf2d1deeb69b8939e4d3fc | [
"(CNN) -- The player tumbles to the ground,",
"writhing around as if he has been mortally",
"wounded. Television replays, however, show that",
"his opponent has made no contact at all. It's an",
"ever-increasing sight on football grounds around",
"the world, and -- in the English Premier League,",
"at least -- it's becoming an increasingly emotive",
"issue. Santi Cazorla was labeled a \"con artist\"",
"after his theatricals earned Arsenal a",
"match-turning penalty kick in a game against West",
"Brom on Saturday. Earlier this season,",
"Liverpool's Luis Suarez was the subject of",
"countless negative headlines as he went to ground",
"in the penalty area, and Tottenham's Gareth Bale",
"has been booked four times for diving -- double",
"that of any other EPL player. The scourge of",
"trying to win free-kicks, and especially",
"penalties, in such a way has long been a thorn in",
"football's side, with fans often outraged by what",
"they see as sporting fraud. CNN's very own",
"Arsenal fanatic Piers Morgan took to Twitter to",
"decry Cazorla's actions, saying he was \"ashamed",
"to see an Arsenal player cheat so badly.\" One man",
"who has also never been short of opinions on the",
"subject of cheating is former World Anti-Doping",
"Agency chairman Dick Pound. The Canadian lawyer",
"presided over WADA from its inception in 1999",
"until 2007, a year when cycling's governing body",
"tried to sue him for critical comments about its",
"former chief Hein Verbruggen. Pound had earned",
"the wrath of Union Cycliste Internationale for",
"saying it could do more to target doping, but his",
"words were comprehensively borne out years later",
"by the U.S. Anti Doping Agency's report into",
"Lance Armstrong, in which everyday items such as",
"butter (apparently short-hand for the hormone",
"EPO) and olive oil (the vehicle for absorbing",
"testosterone) took on very different meanings.",
"Pound believes there are five main reasons why",
"athletes resort to performance-enhancing drugs --",
"considered by most sports fans to be the worst",
"form of cheating. \"There are reasons but then",
"there are also excuses,\" he told CNN. \"1. A",
"desire to win at all costs -- even if that means",
"lying. 2. For financial reasons -- with",
"professionals trying to extend a career. 3.",
"National pressures -- as exemplified by the old",
"East German system. 4. Individual pressure from",
"coaches -- who get paid better if they coach",
"winners, and that can apply for administrations",
"too. 5. Finally, they dope because they believe",
"they will not get caught -- they believe they are",
"invincible.\" On the latter point, the sad truth",
"is that many do successfully beat the drug",
"testers, as did Armstrong and his former U.S.",
"Postal teammate George Hincapie, who confessed",
"all in a plea bargain in October. 'Leveling the",
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"it became clear to me that, given the widespread",
"use of performance-enhancing drugs by cyclists at",
"the top of the profession, it was not possible to",
"compete at the highest level without them,\" said",
"Hincapie, who decided to end his 18-year",
"top-level career. His account tallies with the",
"view of Ellis Cashmore, a professor of culture,",
"media and sport at Staffordshire University in",
"England who has conducted research into the use",
"of drugs in sport. \"I don't think there's a",
"conscious motivation when people dope to gain an",
"unfair advantage. My strong belief is that they",
"are trying to level the playing field, knowing",
"that there are so many others doping that they",
"will be disadvantaged if they don't,\" says",
"Cashmore, whose low opinion of drug testers and",
"high hopes for healthier athletes makes him that",
"rarity -- a public advocate for the use of drugs",
"in sports. \"I won't divulge names but one",
"sprinter, who doped with impunity, told me: 'For",
"several years, I was coming fourth or fifth",
"despite training as hard as I could. Yet I knew",
"that the people beating me weren't training as",
"hard nor did they have the same athletic",
"capacity.' \" So the sprinter doped -- with the",
"\"leveling the playing field\" argument used by",
"many sportsmen, including Ben Johnson's coach",
"Charlie Francis, who said the disgraced Canadian",
"was left with no alternative given the riddled",
"nature of athletics at the time he was winning,",
"then losing, the 1988 Olympic 100 meters final.",
"The plunge into drugs is also tempting because it",
"tends to lead to ever-increasing fortunes, with",
"better performances leading to better results and",
"hence greater earnings. \"If you use drugs, it's",
"because you want a shortcut -- a shortcut to",
"everything,\" says South African athlete Hezekiel",
"Sepeng, a silver medalist at the 1996 Olympics",
"whose career ended in controversy when he tested",
"positive for an anabolic steroid. \"Once you start",
"winning, sponsors will be attracted and then",
"money will come. It is an easy way to make money.",
"Some athletes will dope for four to five years",
"without being caught and will make a lot of money",
"in that time,\" the former 800m specialist, now",
"38, told CNN. \"The big problem in South Africa is",
"that our sportsmen compare themselves",
"internationally. They are young, they've heard",
"about doping and their mind tells them that they",
"need drugs to beat the rest -- it's all about",
"meeting goals and people wanting quick money.\"",
"Pre-USADA, Armstrong had amassed a $70 million",
"fortune according to Forbes magazine, while",
"fellow American Marion Jones had several",
"multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals before the",
"sprinter's drug admission prompted her supersonic",
"fall from grace. 'Sophisticated skulduggery' At",
"the other end of the scale, lying to earn more",
"money is rampant in African football, where",
"countless \"promising\" players have concocted",
"false -- and younger -- ages in a bid to appear",
"more enticing to any potential Western suitors",
"(and thus secure a way out of poverty). This year",
"Somalia was thrown out of the 2013 African",
"Under-17 Championship qualifiers, while Niger was",
"disqualified from the 2009 tournament for",
"fielding a 22-year-old and its host Nigeria",
"dropped several of its squad following age tests.",
"While that might seem an almost understandable",
"form of cheating, the infamous actions of Soviet",
"pentathlete Boris Onishchenko at the 1976",
"Olympics are anything but. The three-time Soviet",
"world champion employed sophisticated skulduggery",
"as he rewired his epee so that it would score",
"points when it did not deserve to, as he tried to",
"turn the silver medal he had won four years",
"previously into gold. His \"desire to win at all",
"costs\" earned him the nickname \"Dis-Onishchenko\"",
"-- though little was heard of him after the",
"Montreal Games. It is unclear whether Onischenko",
"had acted with the help of the Soviet team, a",
"subject that had great relevance at the time",
"given the ideological battles -- and sporting",
"subterfuge -- of the Cold War. Onischenko aside,",
"the 1976 Olympics were also notable for the",
"second-place finish in the medal table achieved",
"by East Germany. A country of just 16 million, it",
"was one of the dominant powers in sports such as",
"swimming and track in the 1970s and early '80s --",
"which was later explained by the state-sponsored",
"doping system that was uncovered after the fall",
"of the Berlin Wall. Many athletes were",
"unwittingly doped, with British newspaper The",
"Guardian reporting in 2005 that an estimated 800",
"later suffered serious health issues. The most",
"public face of the scandal was Heidi Krieger, a",
"female shot-putter who was given so many steroids",
"that she later opted to have a sex change and is",
"today known as Andreas. While East Germany's",
"rulers felt sporting glory suitably reflected the",
"successes of their political ideology, so",
"prompting their top-down approach, soccer star",
"Diego Maradona did it the other way -- waging",
"war, quite literally, single-handed. After his",
"\"Hand of God\" goal in the 1986 World Cup helped",
"Argentina beat England, one of football's",
"all-time greats justified his deception by",
"referencing his country's unhappiness over the",
"1982 Falklands War. Argentina lay claim to the",
"islands, which it calls Las Malvinas, over which",
"the British have sovereignty. As clearly seen,",
"the pressure to succeed often takes sportsmen and",
"women into unexpected territory. We are often",
"told that tiny factors make the difference in",
"top-level sports, yet the measures used to gain",
"them are often anything but insignificant.",
"Examples abound -- but how many can prove the",
"point better than Nelson Piquet Jr.'s intentional",
"crash in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, following",
"team orders, which enabled Renault teammate",
"Fernando Alonso to win the race after the safety",
"car came out? With F1 teams spying on one",
"another, boxers loading their gloves with",
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Rockets flew between Israel and Hamas as tensions in the region continue their upward climb. Hamas security sources reported at least 60 Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Monday night into Tuesday, including from F-16s, Apache helicopters and drones. The sources said at least 10 people were injured. "Operation Protective Edge is underway. Targeting #Hamas capabilities that are terrorizing #Israel," Israel Defense Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner tweeted. The position of the IDF has changed, the spokesman said at an earlier news briefing. Last week they were focused on de-escalation, but now Israel is preparing for a possible deterioration of the situation, he said. Lerner said the IDF has already called up several hundred reservists and is prepared to add 1,500 more. During the last offensive on Gaza in November 2012, 30,000 reservists were called up. Eight Palestinian militants were killed in more than 25 Israeli airstrikes and 39 rocket attacks across Gaza on Sunday night into Monday, said Ashraf Al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Health Ministry in Gaza. At least 15 people were injured, he said. CNN originally reported nine killed but the death toll was lowered because one man believed to have been killed in a tunnel in Rafah was found to be alive and in critical condition. "The enemy has crossed the red lines and will be made to pay the price for its crimes," Mushir Al-Masri, a Hamas leadership figure and member of the Palestinian parliament, wrote on his Facebook page. "The blood of our martyrs is precious ... and is fuel for the intifada and the resistance." After that statement, 70 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel, with Hamas claiming responsibility. Israeli air raid sirens were heard near Yavne in central Israel as militants in Gaza stepped up their attacks. At least one person was wounded by shrapnel in Ashdod, according to Israeli rescuer services. In another tweet, Lerner said that all summer camps, kindergartens and schools within a roughly 25 mile (40 kilometer) radius of Gaza have been forbidden because of the threat of rockets. Suspects questioned . The escalation of military action comes after the slaying of a Palestinian teenager, which was perhaps an act of retaliation for the killing of three Israeli teens earlier. Israeli police have questioned six suspects about what they did "before and during the murder" of the Palestinian teen who was abducted and burned to death, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Naftali Schwartzburger, the lawyer of one of the six suspects, said on CNN affiliate Israeli Channel 2 on Monday that Israeli police conducted re-enactments of the killing of Mohammed Abu Khedair. Flare-up in Israeli-Palestinian violence: Why now? The fallout from the slayings might damage Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political future. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, head of Yisrael Beiteinu party, said in a press conference Monday that he told Netanyahu of his intention to dissolve his party's joint faction with Netanyahu's Likud party, saying it was "not working." Lieberman criticized Netanyahu's handling of Gaza. Netanyahu on Monday spoke with the father of the Palestinian teenager who was burned alive in Jerusalem last week, expressing shock at what he called an "abhorrent" murder. As anger continues to boil over the death of 16-year-old Abu Khedair, Netanyahu talked by phone with Hussein Abu Khedair, telling him that the killers will be brought to trial and "will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law." Police have said there is a "strong indication" the attackers may have been motivated by a desire for revenge over the deaths of the three Israeli teenagers, whose bodies were found a week ago in a field in the West Bank. "Israel stands thoroughly against this. We promised to investigate. We promised to bring the perpetrators of that crime to justice and guess what? We delivered. We've done exactly that," said Mark Regev, spokesman for Netanyahu. The teen's father said later Monday that he did not recall speaking with the Prime Minister. "I was up until 5 a.m. this morning and tried to go to sleep around then," Hussein Abu Khedair said. "Around 7 or 7:30, I started getting phone calls from many Hebrew speaking people. I was tired and could not make out what or who I spoke to. I can't recall speaking to Netanyahu." . In a region that has experienced decades of fighting and mistrust, the past week's events have still managed to shock -- and to further embitter relations between Israelis and Palestinians. Israeli police also announced Sunday a confession in the killing of a Jewish Israeli teen a month ago. Shelly Dadon, 19, was kidnapped and stabbed to death by an Arab Israeli taxi driver, who has now provided details of the killing, according to Rosenfeld. 'Stop this disgusting cycle of violence' Meanwhile, the Abu Khedair family is irate over the treatment by Israeli police of one of the burning victim's cousins, an American high school student. Relatives say Tariq Abu Khdeir, a 15-year-old high school sophomore from Florida, was beaten while being detained amid protests over his cousin's death. (The American branch of the family uses a different spelling of the family surname.) Khdeir, who was in Jerusalem to visit family during his summer vacation, was released on bail Sunday. The magistrate court ordered that he stay under house arrest for nine days at a relative's house in a different neighborhood from the family home. "We're extremely concerned that he's under house arrest right now without really facing any legitimate charges that have been made public, and that those who beat him apparently are walking free," his family attorney said Monday, speaking from Florida. Senior State Department officials told CNN that the United States was instrumental in securing the release of the youth. Senior officials in the Obama administration said they were shocked at two videos in which Khdeir was seen being held down and pummeled by men in the uniform of Israeli security forces, the officials said. The officials said they expect Tariq will be able to return home to Florida with his family in the next few weeks. Israeli authorities say Khdeir was part of a group of youths who attacked police. "From what I understand about the facts of the case, this is not just an innocent bystander who was pulled off of a schoolyard," Israel's ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, told "Fox News Sunday." "He was with six other people. They were masked. They threw petrol bombs and Molotov cocktails at our police. Three of them had knives. ... That does not excuse any excessive use of force, and our Justice Ministry is opening an investigation." But State Department officials questioned Dermer's remarks. "They are investigating whether he was throwing rocks," another senior State Department official said. "Even if he was, the question is, was this the right response to that? Obviously we don't think so." Regev, Netanyahu's spokesman, agreed. "This is no excuse for this sort of behavior and we're currently investigating it. It's not the police investigating themselves. We've initiated an impartial, objective, independent inquiry into exactly what happened," he said. 'Demolish their houses' Abu Khedair's mother, Suha, said she wants equal justice for the people who abducted him in the early morning as he was heading from his home to a mosque for prayers. He died after being burned alive and hit on the head with a blunt object, authorities say. "If they sentence them and demolish their houses and give them life sentences, it might satisfy me a little," Suha Abu Khedair said. The Israeli military destroyed the homes of the two main suspects in the killings of the three Israeli teenagers. Those suspects are still at large. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the United Nations to set up an international investigation into recent crimes against Palestinian people, including the killing of Abu Khedair, the Palestinian state news agency WAFA reported. Officials from both sides have called for restraint amid fears that the cycle of horrific violence could continue. | "Operation Protective Edge is underway," says Israeli spokesman .
IDF calls up several hundred reservists, is prepared to add 1,500 more .
Eight Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes, rocket attacks .
Police have arrested six Israeli suspects over the killing of a Palestinian teenager . | 02c01b2a1b1721a8c86d243fb6386f4bb85f1dbe | [
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent out a warning to hospitals about a new antibiotic-resistant bacteria, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE. While this strain of bacteria is not new, it has become more common in the last 10 years or so and has now become prevalent enough to warrant a higher level of concern. It's worth backing up for a second to discuss what all of this means. We use antibiotics to treat bacterial infections. When we first started developing antibiotics, such infections were easier to cure. But over time, the bacteria evolved. They developed the ability to fight the antibiotics that we use. They pass on this ability to resist treatment to bacteria that follow. Over time, we are often forced to develop new antibiotics to beat infections that were previously treated easily. News: CDC: 'Nightmare bacteria' spreading . This is what has happened here with CRE. Over time, these bacteria have become harder and harder to treat. The old antibiotics don't work as well. In this case, CRE infections kill about half of patients who have bloodstream infections. This is more than twice as many people who die from similar infections with antibiotic-susceptible strains. Right now, CRE only are of concern to certain susceptible patients in the hospital. It's not common in the community, and most of the warnings are directed at hospitals, imploring them to take precautions to isolate patients and prevent spread in the inpatient setting. The nightmare scenario, though, is that this bacteria will get out into the community. This isn't fear-mongering. Years ago, Staphylococcus aureus infections were also relatively easy to treat. Over time, though, a strain of bacteria, known as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, became a problem in hospitals. The CDC issued warnings to hospitals to take precautions to prevent its spread. Over time, though, it got out into the community. A 2008 study of children who came into an emergency department with skin abscesses, or infections, found that about 75% of them were caused by MRSA. Luckily, we still have medications, such as trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, to treat these infections. When that fails, though, things will become even more concerning. Put another way, when I was training, we would have almost never considered MRSA as the cause of a skin infection. These days, though, we pretty much assume it's the cause, and treat with stronger drugs. Most people believe that the injudicious use of antibiotics is to blame for these developments. Every time we use antibiotics, we give bacteria a chance to evolve. We kill off those susceptible to the drugs and leave those that have developed resistance. Each time we use antibiotics unnecessarily, say to treat a virus, we make the problem worse. Each time we use them improperly, or for too short a period of time, we do the same. These days, we're putting them in everything, from soap, to lotion, to the food that animals eat. This is a real public health issue. Creating more resistant strains is a serious long-term problem. The new warning is panicking a lot of people, but for the wrong reasons. You're very, very unlikely to get a CRE infection anytime in the near future. It's important that hospitals work to prevent that problem from getting worse, but almost everyone reading about it this week will be unaffected by it. It's much, much more likely, though, that these same people will ask for antibiotics when they get a cold. That's the kind of thing that will lead to future problems. That's the kind of thing we need to stop now. | Aaron Carroll says rise in drug-resistant bacteria CRE should concern us all .
He says bacterial strains -- like MSRA a few years ago -- evolve to resist antibiotics .
Concern is over spread in hospitals now, but bug could get out into community, he says .
Carroll: Misuse of antibiotics gives bacteria chance to evolve -- a real public health danger . | 02c11d3ebc0556cbfc6557ea0b4dad9092aaca27 | [
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(CNN) -- Hours after losing Victoria Azarenka to injury, organizers of the Dubai Tennis Championships were dealt another major blow on Wednesday when Serena Williams also pulled out of the event. The 31-year-old Williams, who became the oldest women's tennis player to be crowned world No. 1 on Monday, said she was forced out because of a back injury. "I've just had some back problems the past couple of weeks," the American told an impromptu press conference. "I thought it would get better as the week went on but it didn't. I don't want to keep pushing it and make it worse." Williams took to the court to apologize to fans who had arrived for her second-round match with Marion Bartoli of France. The absences of both Williams and previous No. 1 Azarenka represent a severe dent to a popular $2 million tournament which had already been without the sport's two reported highest earners, Maria Sharapova and Li Na (according to Forbes magazine). It is also a blow to the Women's Tennis Association, which has worked hard to introduce incentives and regulations to reduce the number of withdrawals from its events. Wednesday's unexpected withdrawal follows that of second-ranked Azarenka, which ensured that Williams will hang on to top spot until the Sony Ericsson Open, which starts in Miami on March 18. Williams said her back also troubled her in last week's Qatar Open, where she was beaten in the final by the Belorussian, who withdrew from the Dubai championships with a foot injury. The 15-time grand slam winner added that, having returned to the pinnacle after two and a half years during which her life and career were threatened following a freak foot injury in 2010, being No. 1 is no longer her primary goal. "OK, I have done it, let's focus on my next goals which are the grand slams," Williams said, admitting that she already had at least half an eye on the French Open in Paris, starting on May 26. "I really want to continue doing really well in those." After winning Wimbledon and the US Open last year, Williams' total of grand slam titles is only three fewer than Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, who together are second on the all-time list behind Steffi Graf with 22. Williams' absence increases the chances of world No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska making a successful defense of her title, which began with the Pole grinding out a 7-, 6-3 win over Yulia Putintseva, a promising 18-year-old wild card entry from Kazakhstan. Bartoli, who received a wild-card invite after making a late entry, will face former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals. The Dane, now ranked 10th and a winner of the tournament in 2011, progressed with a 6-0 6-1 drubbing of China's former Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie. . | Serena Williams pulls out minutes before scheduled clash with Marion Bartoli .
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(CNN) -- Inmates at a prison in Cuba have made a set of hidden-camera videos to expose the conditions there, publicizing the filth and decrepitude of the facilities despite the risk of retribution. "The conditions here at Combinado del Este are subhuman, and the food is unfit for human consumption," says inmate Douglas Moore, who says he is an American convicted of a drug offense. Because he is an American, he says in the video, "I am singled out for abuse. I cannot count all the times that I have been chained by my hands and legs and beaten mercilessly, then robbed of my meager possessions by the guardia frontera here at Combinado del Este." He pulls up his pants to show bruises on his leg, and is seen walking with a cane. He points out his cracked and broken sink, and then shows how his toilet is too broken to sit on, so if he wants to use it he has to place a chair frame over it. The videos -- obtained by CNN through a dissident journalist -- show derelict cell blocks overlooking a seedy exercise yard. The grime on the walls is so thick that when an inmate wipes it with a napkin, the paper becomes blackened with filth. Some of the toilets shown are barely more than a hole in the floor. Prisoners, including the narrator, complain in Spanish of dubious food, meager rations, dilapidated cells, moldy walls, overcrowding, and limited exercise hours. They say sewage leaks are persistent. Combinado del Este is a Cuban maximum security prison about 10 miles southeast of Havana. It is believed to hold both ordinary prisoners, like violent criminals and drug runners, as well as political prisoners jailed for criticizing the ruling Castro brothers. Representatives of the Cuban government in Havana, Washington, and New York did not respond to requests from CNN for comment. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it is unable to investigate conditions at Combinado del Este. "Unlike in many other countries in the region," said spokesman Steven Anderson, "the ICRC does not have access to prisons in Cuba." But photos from a media tour of the prison in 2004 depicted a far rosier picture, with inmates being taught computer skills and exercising on a lawn. CNN cannot verify the authenticity of the videos, obtained through Dania Virgen Garcia, a dissident journalist in Cuba whose blog is called Cuba por Dentro. Two of the 10 videos are posted on a YouTube channel associated with Cuban dissidents. Her blog address is shown on the videos. Garcia said the footage was shot in January using a camera smuggled into the prison. The prisoners who made the tapes may be in danger of retribution, according to Frank Calzon, a Castro critic who is executive director of the Center for a Free Cuba. But this month's visit to Cuba by the pope may shield them from retribution, at least in the short term, he said. And in the long term, he added, the prisoners may believe it is worth the risk to make the videos and publicize their conditions. "The only hope a prisoner has," he said, "is for the outside world to know about their plight. Getting attention is a way of forcing the government not to mistreat you." CNN's Javier de Diego and Patrick Oppmann contributed to this report . | The videos are said to show conditions at Combinado del Este prison .
An American prisoner says he is "singled out for abuse" and "beaten mercilessly"
Prisoners complain in Spanish of dubious food, meager rations and dilapidated cells .
CNN cannot confirm the videos, obtained through a dissident journalist, are authentic . | 02c413121f5f44798088ceeaa5e59eb3a919e2b1 | [
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ABUSIR, Egypt (CNN) -- Today, I met Cleopatra's lawyer. Well, not her lawyer but someone who is determined to defend the legendary queen against centuries of bad publicity. Kathleen Martinez, an archaeologist from the Dominican Republic, wants to mend Cleopatra's tattered reputation. Kathleen Martinez is a young archaeologist from the Dominican Republic who has toiled for three years on a barren hillside overlooking the coastal highway linking Alexandria with the Libyan border. According to the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, it's here, at a spot known as Abusir, that the tomb of Marc Antony and Cleopatra might be located. I met Martinez in a dusty tomb full of bones at the excavation site. She recounted to me that, as a young girl, she listened in on a scholarly discussion in her father's library about Cleopatra. "They were speaking very badly about her and about her image," she recalled. "I got very upset. I said I didn't believe what they are saying, that I needed to study more about her." Martinez went on to earn a law degree but continued to be fascinated by the saga of Cleopatra. Four years ago, she managed to convince Zahi Hawass, the untiring director of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, to allow her to start excavating at Abusir. Her fascination with -- and admiration for -- Cleopatra is intense. The last queen of Ancient Egypt, she told me, "spoke nine languages, she was a philosopher, she was a poet, she was a politician, she was a goddess, and she was a warrior." In short, Martinez believes, Cleopatra was a woman way ahead of her times. And given that history is written by the victors -- in Cleopatra's case, the Romans -- her press was somewhat less than complimentary. It was "bad propaganda," in Martinez's words. For that reason, she told me, "I want to be Cleopatra's lawyer." With Hawass, Martinez is now working on a book about Cleopatra to repair all that damage. The tale of Antony and Cleopatra has fueled the popular imagination for centuries. Ill-fated lovers were a favorite theme for William Shakespeare, and the Roman noble and the Egyptian queen certainly fit the bill. Marc Antony was a no less fascinating character than Cleopatra. In his youth, he led a life of heavy drinking and womanizing. According to the Roman historian Plutarch, Antony accumulated debts of 250 talents, the equivalent of $5 million, before reaching 20. To escape his creditors in Rome, he fled to Greece, where he studied with the philosophers of Athens, before being called to join the Roman legions in the east, then serving under Julius Caesar. After Caesar's assassination, Marc Antony became embroiled in a series of power struggles and eventually ended up in Egypt. Egypt was the enemy of his former ally, Octavian, who would go on to become the Emperor Augustus, the first emperor of Rome. Octavian defeated Antony's forces at the battle of Actium in 30 B.C. Shortly afterward, Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide, he by his own sword, she by a poisonous asp. Octavian, according to Plutarch, allowed them to be buried together "in splendid and regal fashion." But no one knows where. The sudden focus on Antony and Cleopatra has also reignited an old debate over the latter's looks. Was Cleopatra a stunning beauty a la Elizabeth Taylor, or somewhat less spectacular? Researchers from Newcastle University in England claimed in 2007 that, based upon coins found from the period, she was quite homely, with "a shallow forehead, long, pointed nose, narrow lips and a sharply pointed chin." See gallery of tomb that might be Cleopatra's » . The same researchers didn't have a very flattering assessment of Marc Antony either, saying he had "bulging eyes, a large hooked nose and a thick neck." No Richard Burton. This does contradict Plutarch's description of Marc Antony as having "a noble dignity of form; and a shapely beard, a broad forehead, and an aquiline nose [that] were thought to show the virile qualities peculiar to the portraits and statues of Hercules"? Hawass hasn't had much to say in defense of Marc Antony, but he claims the coins found in Abusir show Cleopatra was "beautiful." At Abusir, he showed me one of the coins with Cleopatra's likeness. "The only thing you can see here is her nose is a bit big." That's because, Hawass insisted, "when you draw a face on a coin you cannot draw the beauty of a queen, and therefore I think that the lady who captured the hearts of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony cannot have been ugly." Egyptians, who are intensely proud of their country and its ancient heritage, may be forgiven for their insistence on this point. I tend to take the middle ground on this one. Beauty is more than skin deep, and what seems to have captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony was not physical but rather inner beauty. Watch report from CNN's Ben Wedeman on Cleopatra » . Plutarch wrote in his "Life of Antony" that "for her beauty was in itself not altogether incomparable, nor such as to strike those who saw her." In other words, she was plain. Plutarch goes on to write, however, that she was intelligent, charming and has "sweetness in the tones of her voice." The mystery of what Cleopatra really looked like may never be solved. In any event, it's just one of many mysteries in Egypt. Others include the obvious ones: How were the pyramids built? Who built them? Why were they built? How old is the Sphinx? Hawass dismisses with lusty contempt the people who espouse the more fantastic theories (that aliens built the pyramids, that the Sphinx is more than 10,000 years old), labeling them "pyramidiots." But there are other historical mysteries out there that have yet to be answered. Some archaeologists are trying to find the tomb of Alexander the Great (who died in Babylon but, according to some ancient historians, was buried in Egypt). Others are searching for the remains of the lost army of Cambyses -- 50,000 soldiers dispatched on a mission by the Persian Emperor to attack the Oracle of Amon (today's Siwa Oasis in western Egypt) only to disappear during a sandstorm in the Sahara Desert. There has been plenty of excitement in the past few days over reports that Martinez and her team are about to find the long-lost tomb of Antony and Cleopatra. Alas, the enthusiasts are going to have to be patient. The summer residence of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is just down the road from the site. For security reasons, no one is allowed on the hillside where the excavations are taking place from May through November. So unless Mubarak decides to overrule his security detail, the solving of this mystery will have to be put on hold for at least another five months. We've waited 2,000 years. I guess we can wait a few more months. | Kathleen Martinez has toiled for three years in Egypt looking for Cleopatra's tomb .
Martinez says the Egyptian queen has gotten an unfair reputation over the centuries .
Cleopatra spoke nine languages and was a philosopher and poet, Martinez says .
So was Marc Antony's lover beautiful or plain or ugly? That debate rages on . | 02c4bd643c56ba95d43934c2eb00bed5c6372a05 | [
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"Hercules\"? Hawass hasn't had much to say in",
"defense of Marc Antony, but he claims the coins",
"found in Abusir show Cleopatra was \"beautiful.\"",
"At Abusir, he showed me one of the coins with",
"Cleopatra's likeness. \"The only thing you can see",
"here is her nose is a bit big.\" That's because,",
"Hawass insisted, \"when you draw a face on a coin",
"you cannot draw the beauty of a queen, and",
"therefore I think that the lady who captured the",
"hearts of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony cannot",
"have been ugly.\" Egyptians, who are intensely",
"proud of their country and its ancient heritage,",
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"point. I tend to take the middle ground on this",
"one. Beauty is more than skin deep, and what",
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"Antony was not physical but rather inner beauty.",
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"» . Plutarch wrote in his \"Life of Antony\" that",
"\"for her beauty was in itself not altogether",
"incomparable, nor such as to strike those who saw",
"her.\" In other words, she was plain. Plutarch",
"goes on to write, however, that she was",
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"tones of her voice.\" The mystery of what",
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"Egypt. Others include the obvious ones: How were",
"the pyramids built? Who built them? Why were they",
"built? How old is the Sphinx? Hawass dismisses",
"with lusty contempt the people who espouse the",
"more fantastic theories (that aliens built the",
"pyramids, that the Sphinx is more than 10,000",
"years old), labeling them \"pyramidiots.\" But",
"there are other historical mysteries out there",
"that have yet to be answered. Some archaeologists",
"are trying to find the tomb of Alexander the",
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"ancient historians, was buried in Egypt). Others",
"are searching for the remains of the lost army of",
"Cambyses -- 50,000 soldiers dispatched on a",
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"Egypt) only to disappear during a sandstorm in",
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"enthusiasts are going to have to be patient. The",
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"security reasons, no one is allowed on the",
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"from May through November. So unless Mubarak",
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(CNN Student News) -- March 31, 2014 . This Monday on CNN Student News, step inside a tremendous facility where first responders get on-the-job training for potential disasters. We'll also cover a tense region near Ukraine's border with Russia, and we'll explain how NASA is turning to the public for its ideas on spacesuit style. And if you've ever asked, "What does the fox say?" we have your answer. On this page you will find today's show Transcript, the Daily Curriculum, and a place for you to leave feedback. TRANSCRIPT . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published. DAILY CURRICULUM . Click here for a printable version of the Daily Curriculum (PDF). Media Literacy Question of the Day: . How might media coverage of disaster training affect public perceptions of first responders? Key Concepts: Identify or explain these subjects you heard about in today's show: . 1. geopolitical . 2. epicenter . 3. prototype . Fast Facts: How well were you listening to today's program? 1. According to the video: Why are some Ukrainian citizens guarding the northeastern border of their country? What are these volunteer troops lacking? What evidence is there that they have popular support in this region? Why are Ukrainian troops on high alert along the border? Why is there a sense of disbelief among some Ukrainian troops over the current situation? How is the Russian government responding to the Ukrainians' concerns? 2. Where was the epicenter of a magnitude 5.1 earthquake that hit Southern California this weekend? About how many aftershocks have occurred? When was the last time that a major earthquake struck this area? 3. What is Guardian Centers? Where is this facility located? Who are some of its clients? What gave the facility's founder the idea to build it? According to the video, how has the center "changed the game" for disaster response training? 4. Why is NASA redesigning its spacesuits? How is the agency asking the public to participate in this redesign? What is the actual purpose of NASA's spacesuits? What has been the cost of previous suits? Discussion Questions: . 1. In the video, we hear the reporter refer to Russia and the U.S. as "Cold War foes." What do you know about the Cold War? What kind of event was it? When did it take place? What countries were involved? Why do you think that the Cold War has been referenced in some reports concerning the situation in Ukraine? Do you think this is appropriate? Why or why not? 2. Why do you think that a disaster training facility like Guardian Centers uses "real props"? How might realistic settings and objects provide a better training experience for first responders? 3. Have you ever participated in a disaster drill at your school? What value do you think these kinds of drills have for students, staff and others who participate? Why? CNN Student News is created by a team of journalists and educators who consider the Common Core State Standards, national standards in different subject areas, and state standards when producing the show and curriculum. We hope you use our free daily materials along with the program, and we welcome your feedback on them. FEEDBACK . We're looking for your feedback about CNN Student News. Please use this page to leave us comments about today's program, including what you think about our stories and our resources. Also, feel free to tell us how you use them in your classroom. The educators on our staff will monitor this page and may respond to your comments as well. Thank you for using CNN Student News! Click here to submit your Roll Call request. | This page includes the show Transcript and the Daily Curriculum .
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(CNN) -- Teenage golf sensation Noh Seung-Yul has entered the sport's record books as the youngest player to top the Asian Tour's money list. The 19-year-old, who won $822,361 on his way to becoming the Asian Tour's No. 1, was honored for his achievements at an award ceremony in Thailand following the conclusion of the 2010 season. As well as claiming the Order of Merit trophy, the South Korean was also named the Players' Player of the Year, but was unable to accept the accolades in person after having recently undergone corrective eye surgery. "I am honored becoming the youngest-ever Asian Tour champion in history," the world No. 66 said in a video message played at the event. "It is also special for me to win the Players' Player of the Year Award as this is nominated by my fellow professionals." Noh's season highlights include victory at the Malaysian Open in March and four other top-10 finishes on the Asian Tour, and he did not miss a halfway cut in all of its events that he played. He also made the weekend rounds in two of the three major tournaments in which he gained entry, finishing tied for 40th place at the U.S. Open and equal 28th at the PGA Championship. "The Asian Tour has done so much in my career and I am thankful for the opportunities that I have enjoyed since coming through from qualifying school in 2008," he said. "My game has become better over the years through the high level of competition and I will continue to represent the tour proudly." Another qualifying school graduate, Rikard Karlberg of Sweden, was named Rookie of the Year after finishing third in the Order of Merit in his debut season. Japan's Tetsuji Hiratsuka finished fifth overall on $333,000 after winning Sunday's closing tournament, the Black Mountain Masters in Thailand. The 39-year-old claimed his third title this season as he beat young home hope Namchoak Tantipokakul in the first hole of a playoff in Hua Hin. | Noh Seung-Yul is the youngest golfer to top the Asian Tour money list .
19-year-old was crowned Order of Merit Champion at an awards ceremony on Sunday .
South Korean also named Players' Player of the Year at season-ending event .
Malaysian Open winner finished 40th at the U.S. Open and 28th at the PGA Championship . | 02c600858dcc92bf6b460ad67098f97e1c594f8f | [
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party won Sunday's parliamentary elections, but appeared to fall just short of obtaining a super majority, according to preliminary results released early Monday. Merkel's bloc -- the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) -- garnered 41.5% of the vote, according to semi-official results released by the Federal Election Office. Merkel's party was within two seats of obtaining a super majority, a majority greater than a simple majority of half-plus-one. The results appeared to validate Merkel's policies and leadership style as she has guided Germany through the Eurozone's economic crisis amid criticism that she has held back bailout help to struggling EU nations. "This is a super result," Merkel, who was running in her third election, said in remarks to supporters at CDU headquarters that were televised. Read more: Angela Merkel: Europe's Mrs. Nein . "It's too early to say how we will proceed," she said. "But today we should celebrate." It's a far cry from her first election in 2005, when Merkel's pre-election musings about tax increases went down badly with voters. She took office with a small plurality after her party was forced to build a coalition with her opponent's party, the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD). Merkel also took a hit in the 2009 elections amid German discontent over the country's role in Afghanistan. The only hiccup of the night Sunday appeared to be for Merkel's junior coalition party, which appeared to be coming up short with 4.8% of the 5% needed to remain in parliament, according to the preliminary results. Read more: Merkel: World's most powerful woman? If Merkel fails to pull a super majority, she will be forced to build a coalition with an opposition party. Merkel's CDU consistently polled in the lead up to nationwide balloting between 40% and 42% -- a 10-year high for CDU -- while the SPD, her closest competitor, dipped at one point to a historic low of 23%. The last time a party had a super majority in Germany was in 1957 with Konrad Adenauer, the country's first post-World War II chancellor. Merkel is only the third post-war chancellor to win three successive elections. Read more: Why the German election matters . | Angela Merkel wins third election .
Merkel's party comes within two seats of a super majority, early results show .
Her bloc's CDU and CSU parties garnered 41.5% of the vote, results show .
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"was in 1957 with Konrad Adenauer, the country's",
"first post-World War II chancellor. Merkel is",
"only the third post-war chancellor to win three",
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Three speeches, three days. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is starting to look a lot like someone who is picking up the pace of a presidential campaign -- complete with the perks and the challenges that come with it. On Wednesday, she spoke to the University of Buffalo. Thursday, she returned to Washington for her place in the lineup of high-profile public figures at a conference the Center for American Progress was hosting. Friday night she did Colgate University's "distinguished speakers" series in upstate New York. Asked in Buffalo what her ideal presidential candidate in 2016 would look like, she said: "I'm not as interested in what the candidate looks like as what the candidate stands for and what the candidate really believes needs to be the agenda for America's future, particularly as it relates to young people like students at this great university." Three big takeaways from Hillary Clinton's return to politics . And in what could be interpreted as either a slight dig at President Barack Obama -- or at least a way of differentiating herself -- she added, "and what the candidate brings to the table in terms of being able to not only present the agenda but have a very specific set of plans of implanting the agenda and bringing the country along." Candidate Obama, of course, was viewed by critics as a powerful speaker with less experience and less of a vision to implement, and Clinton could be playing on buyer's remorse. But the tests she might face on the left and the right were in play this week. Clinton on possible presidency . She didn't veer far to the left in her remarks before the wonky liberal crowd at the St. Regis in Washington for the Center for American Progress gathering, but her presence was notable. CNN contributor Ron Brownstein cautioned that if she faces a challenge in a Democratic primary, it's likely to be from the liberal left. "It is very hard to imagine somebody beating Hillary Clinton from the center of the party," he said. "If there is going to be anybody who could even give her a tough time, it would be somebody coming from more of a fringe of the party, something kind of a tangent of the party -- either a generational argument or a populist argument." Brownstein specifically mentioned Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has become a hero to the populist wing of the party, as a potential challenge to Clinton. How long can Hillary wait? And yet, advantages come for politicians who are considered overwhelming frontrunners like Clinton. Just this week, liberal billionaire George Soros said he's jumping on the bandwagon to draft Clinton into the 2016 race by becoming a co-chair of the "Ready for Hillary" super PAC's finance team. Even though Clinton is not exactly lining up donors and bundlers for her own campaign just yet, the commitment to her is a significant one in what could be a quest to sew up her left flank. But she'll have other issues on the right, if she reaches the general election. On Wednesday, a protestor in Buffalo heckled her over the biggest black mark on her record, the death of four Americans at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, during her tenure as Secretary of State. Democrats and Republicans alike say it could be her biggest weakness if she becomes her party's nominee. "Benghazi. You let them die," the protestor said. And that weakness leads some to wonder why Clinton is sticking her neck out so far so soon. Brownstein said he's surprised by how visible and vocal she's been this fall. "I think a lot of people thought that she would basically go under the radar for as long as possible to stay out of the fray, kind of shorten the race," he said. "So it is a somewhat different strategy -- maybe they are trying to sort of avoid the sense that she is kind of an imperial candidate who believes that this is hers by birthright or succession." Opinion: Hillary, don't run for president . | Hillary Clinton has made a series of public appearances in the past week .
Moves are fueling the speculation of a possible White House bid in 2016 .
She may also be trying to differentiating herself from President Obama . | 02c70baf610fb3a66d4b00ab74dd907e848b56ce | [
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Isa Saharkhiz and his son Mehdi haven't seen each other in nearly a decade. But the dream of a reunion between the dissident journalist and his 32-year-old son came one step closer to fruition when Iranian authorities unexpectedly released the elder Saharkhiz last week after imprisoning him for more than four years. "Yes, it was a surprise," said Saharkhiz, speaking by phone to CNN from his home in Tehran. The longtime critic of the Iranian regime described how last Thursday, a prison official made an unannounced visit to the hospital room where he had been detained for months due to his deteriorating health conditions. "He told me that 'you are released now,'" Saharkhiz said. Within hours, he was back at his home surrounded by his wife and daughter and friends. Mehdi was at the design company in northern New Jersey where he works as a production manager when his relatives in Iran called with news of his father's release. "I was really shocked," he recalled. Father was rounded up during 2009 unrest in Iran . Since 2009, the younger Saharkhiz has led a one-man digital campaign from his home in New Jersey aimed at liberating his father. "I confess that I am not ashamed that my father is in prison. And I am proud of him...his bravery has made life harder for the cowards in power," Mehdi announced on camera in Farsi, in a 2009 video he posted on YouTube. The young man appeared in the video wearing a T-shirt printed with his father's portrait. Iranian security forces first arrested Isa Saharkhiz, 59, during the summer of 2009. The former journalist had been working as an international spokesman for the campaign of Mehdi Karroubi, a moderate politician who ran for president in June 2009. Huge street protests erupted that month after Iranian authorities declared the firebrand incumbent candidate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad winner of the election. Opposition groups accused the Iranian regime of rigging the results in favor of Ahmadinejad, a claim Tehran vehemently rejected. In the ensuing crackdown on what became known as the Green Movement, Karroubi and another opposition presidential candidate, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, were placed under house arrest. Security forces used brute force and widespread arrests to crush the street protests, while also rounding up top officials from Mousavi and Karroubi's political campaigns, including Isa Saharkhiz. "They tortured me," he said, describing how officers beat him and broke his ribs during his initial detention. Iranian authorities justified the 2009 crackdown by frequently accusing opposition leaders of being part of a foreign conspiracy aimed at overthrowing the government. Iranian officials also accused some protesters of being mohareb, or enemies of God. Chinese journalist Shi Tao released after 8 years in prison . Saharkhiz later received a sentence of three years in prison for conspiring against the government and insulting the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Singled out as a former insider? During his incarceration, the writer said he was subjected to physical and emotional abuse, while also being held in solitary confinement for long periods. "In January, in the winter, they sent me on the roof of the jail for two hours when the weather was very cold," Saharkhiz said. "They put me out without any shoes, any socks, and very few clothes." Experts say Iranian authorities reserved especially harsh treatment of well-known intellectuals such as Saharkhiz because he was a former regime insider, who had risen to prominence after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. For a decade, he worked as a reporter for one of the main state news agencies. He also founded a free-speech advocacy group called the Society for the Defense of Freedom on the Press. "Saharkhiz is not an outsider to the regime. Like others in the reformist movement that emerged from within the ranks of the government of the Islamic Republic, Saharkhiz angered many, including the Supreme Leader," said Behzad Yaghmaian, an Iranian-American academic and author of "Social Change in Iran." Yaghmaian commended Saharkhiz for his "principled resistance to the government and the supreme leader." "People like Saharkhiz are considered even more dangerous than those opposing the regime from outside," he added. As the elder Saharkhiz languished in prison in 2009, his son Mehdi became an opposition activist from the relative safety of exile in New Jersey. Using Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, Mehdi distributed amateur videos smuggled from Iran showing Iranian security forces beating and arresting demonstrators. "The least I can do is get their voices out," he said, in a 2010 interview with CNN. Election of Rouhani may have had impact . Mehdi has lived in the United States for many years, and last year became a naturalized American citizen. His father was stationed in New York for several years in the 1990s while working for IRNA, the official Iranian news agency. During that time, Mehdi attended high school in suburbs outside New York City. Four years after his arrest, the elder Saharkhiz said there was no formal reason given for his release. But he said the move was likely linked to the recent election of Hassan Rouhani to the post of president. Several other dissidents detained during the 2009 crackdown were released last month, according to the English-language daily Tehran Times. The Iranian government never issued a formal explanation for why these political prisoners were freed. Rouhani campaigned on a platform of reform and an end to Iran's international isolation. Last month, he called for a negotiated end to Tehran's long feud with Washington over its nuclear program. His charm offensive during a visit to the United Nations General Assembly climaxed with a brief phone conversation with Barak Obama. It was the first direct contact between American and Iranian presidents in more than 30 years. "Not the system, but the situation has changed," explained Isa Saharkhiz, during his interview with CNN. Though optimistic about Rouhani's presidency, Saharkhiz warned that Iran was a "double state," where true power lies in the hands of Supreme Leader Khamenei and senior military commanders. He argued that expanded relations with Washington and the removal of crippling economic sanctions would help moderate figures such as Rouhani engaged in policy and power struggles with Iranian hard-liners. Removal of American embargoes would also help ordinary Iranians who could no longer afford life-saving foreign phamaceuticals, he said. Saharkhiz's note of cautious optimism was echoed by his son. "There's a lot of hope from what Rouhani did in the U.S. and there's a lot of good response from the people," Mehdi said. "But then you have a lot of people who were in charge before the election and are still in charge and don't like it." Son not sure when he can travel to Tehran . For now, Mehdi says it is not safe for him to return to Iran to visit his father. He has yet to fulfill his mandatory Iranian military service, and he fears he could be detained due to his own outspoken criticism of the regime. "Maybe in a few years I will be able to go back, but it's a really big risk," he said. Meanwhile, his father predicted he is still at risk of being thrown back in prison. "I will support freedom in Iran, and maybe criticize the leadership in Iran," he said. "So it is possible that they will come here and capture me again." Both father and son hope, however, that the authorities will lift an earlier travel ban that prevented the veteran journalist from leaving Iran. If so, the two hope to reunite for the first time in more than a decade in a third country such as the United Arab Emirates or Turkey. "It will be a very emotional time," Isa Saharkhiz said. It would be, his son said, a dream come true. In April: Four Italian journalists released from captivity in Syria . | Dissident journalist recently released from prison .
Isa Saharkhiz had criticized country's supreme leader .
His son, Mehdi, lobbied for his release from the U.S. | 02c7c055138c9d1dabca7915b07ef8ae9e779c5c | [
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"Opposition groups accused the Iranian regime of",
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(CNN)The measles outbreak in California is growing. The number of cases has increased to 68, with 48 of those cases linked to an outbreak at Disneyland, state health officials reported Friday. Two days ago, the health department reported 59 cases, 42 with a Disney connection. In addition, nine cases have been reported in Arizona, Utah, Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Mexico. A new case was reported in Nevada, but the Southern Nevada Health District said it's unknown whether that case is Disney-related. The disease outbreak apparently surfaced when visitors reported coming down with measles after visiting the park December 15-20. At least five Disney employees have been diagnosed with measles, Disney said. Measles is a highly communicable respiratory disease caused by a virus and spread through the air, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles starts with a fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes and sore throat, the CDC said. Dr. Gil Chavez, deputy director of the state's Center for Infectious Diseases, recommended that children under 12 months and people who've never had a measles vaccination stay away from the park while the disease event continues. He made the same recommendation for other places where large numbers of people congregate, such as airports and shopping malls. However, Chavez said Disneyland would be "perfectly safe" if you've been immunized. Opinion: Heed the lesson from Disneyland measles outbreak . When asked for a comment, Suzi Brown of Disney media relations said, "We agree with Dr. Chavez's comments that it is safe to visit Disneyland if you have been vaccinated." For the most part, measles spreads among those who have not been vaccinated against the virus. The California Department of Public Health said Orange County had the most measles cases with 21, followed by San Diego County with 13. 5 things to know about measles . | Number of measles cases in California has grown to 68, public health officials say .
48 of those cases have been linked to California Disneyland, they said . | 02c896288dab2e9bfb80e8668c81b2d2902006bb | [
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"reported 59 cases, 42 with a Disney connection.",
"In addition, nine cases have been reported in",
"Arizona, Utah, Washington, Colorado, Oregon and",
"Mexico. A new case was reported in Nevada, but",
"the Southern Nevada Health District said it's",
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"among those who have not been vaccinated against",
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(WIRED) -- Hackers who commandeer your computer are bad enough. Now scientists worry that someday, they'll try to take over your brain. Scientists can use brain signals to control computers -- hands free. In the past year, researchers have developed technology that makes it possible to use thoughts to operate a computer, maneuver a wheelchair or even use Twitter -- all without lifting a finger. But as neural devices become more complicated, and go wireless, some scientists say the risks of "brain hacking" should be taken seriously. "Neural devices are innovating at an extremely rapid rate and hold tremendous promise for the future," said computer security expert Tadayoshi Kohno of the University of Washington. "But if we don't start paying attention to security, we're worried that we might find ourselves in five or 10 years saying we've made a big mistake." Hackers tap into personal computers all the time. But what would happen if they focused their nefarious energy on neural devices, such as the deep-brain stimulators used to treat Parkinson's and depression, or electrode systems for controlling prosthetic limbs? According to Kohno and his colleagues, who published their concerns July 1 in Neurosurgical Focus, most devices carry few security risks. But as neural engineering becomes more complex and more widespread, the potential for security breaches will mushroom. "It's very hard to design complex systems that don't have bugs," Kohno said. "As these medical devices start to become more and more complicated, it gets easier and easier for people to overlook a bug that could become a very serious risk. It might border on science fiction today, but so did going to the moon 50 years ago." Some might question why anyone would want to hack into someone else's brain, but the researchers say there's a precedent for using computers to cause neurological harm. In November 2007 and March 2008, malicious programmers vandalized epilepsy support Web sites by putting up flashing animations, which caused seizures in some photo-sensitive patients. "It happened on two separate occasions," said computer science graduate student Tamara Denning, a co-author on the paper. "It's evidence that people will be malicious and try to compromise peoples' health using computers, especially if neural devices become more widespread." In some cases, patients might even want to hack into their own neural device. Unlike devices to control prosthetic limbs, which still use wires, many deep brain stimulators already rely on wireless signals. Hacking into these devices could enable patients to "self-prescribe" elevated moods or pain relief by increasing the activity of the brain's reward centers. Despite the risks, Kohno said, most new devices aren't created with security in mind. Neural engineers carefully consider the safety and reliability of new equipment, and neuroethicists focus on whether a new device fits ethical guidelines. But until now, few groups have considered how neural devices might be hijacked to perform unintended actions. This is the first time an academic paper has addressed the topic of "neurosecurity," a term the group coined to describe their field. "The security and privacy issues somehow seem to slip by," Kohno said. "I would not be surprised if most people working in this space have never thought about security." Kevin Otto, a bioengineer who studies brain-machine interfaces at Purdue Universty, said he was initially skeptical of the research. "When I first picked up the paper, I don't know if I agreed that it was an issue. But the paper gives a very compelling argument that this is important, and that this is the time to have neural engineers collaborate with security developers." It's never too early to start thinking about security issues, said neural engineer Justin Williams of the University of Wisconsin, who was not involved in the research. But he stressed that the kinds of devices available today are not susceptible to attack, and that fear of future risks shouldn't impede progress in the field. "These kinds of security issues have to proceed in lockstep with the technology," Williams said. History provides plenty of examples of why it's important to think about security before it becomes a problem, Kohno said. Perhaps the best example is the Internet, which was originally conceived as a research project and didn't take security into account. "Because the Internet was not originally designed with security in mind," the researchers wrote, "it is incredibly challenging -- if not impossible -- to retrofit the existing Internet infrastructure to meet all of today's security goals." Kohno and his colleagues hope to avoid such problems in the neural device world, by getting the community to discuss potential security problems before they become a reality. "The first thing is to ask ourselves is, 'Could there be a security and privacy problem?'" Kohno said. "Asking 'Is there a problem?' gets you 90 percent there, and that's the most important thing." Subscribe to WIRED magazine for less than $1 an issue and get a FREE GIFT! Click here! Copyright 2009 Wired.com. | Scientists can use thoughts to operate computers, wheelchairs and Twitter .
As tech develops, risk of "brain hacking" become more real, scientists say .
Neurosurgical Focus article says risks are slim now .
But security "should proceed in lockstep with the technology," expert says . | 02c8d13d4cee60210a9cb986afcb3262725c5984 | [
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"said. \"Asking 'Is there a problem?' gets you 90",
"percent there, and that's the most important",
"thing.\" Subscribe to WIRED magazine for less than",
"$1 an issue and get a FREE GIFT! Click here!",
"Copyright 2009 Wired.com."
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Editor's Note: Matthew Continetti is the associate editor of The Weekly Standard. His book "The Persecution of Sarah Palin" is slated for publication by Penguin Sentinel in the spring of 2010. Sarah Palin's charisma is such that she doesn't need to hold an office to wield influence, Matthew Continetti says. (CNN) -- "Everything changed on August 29 in politics in Alaska," Sarah Palin told NBC's Andrea Mitchell this week. The reference was to the day last year when John McCain announced that Palin, a 44-year-old mother of five who became Alaska's governor only in December 2006, would be his presidential running mate. McCain's surprise pick altered the trajectory of the 2008 campaign -- for a few weeks, at least -- and launched Palin, until then an unknown political neophyte, on the path to global celebrity. But it also set in motion a chain of events that, a little more than 10 months later, would culminate in Palin's surprise announcement that she would leave her office effective July 26. Before the day she joined the 2008 Republican presidential ticket, Alaskans saw Sarah Palin as a champion of ethics in government who had twice defeated oil interests, governed with Democrats in a bipartisan manner and brought down powerful members of her own party. She enjoyed record approval ratings, and her major initiatives had all been signed into law. But the good times didn't last. By the following July, Palin's approval numbers had sunk to the mid-50th percentile, the coalition on which she governed had collapsed, and most of her time was spent combating a hostile media and frivolous ethics complaints. What happened? The campaign. The reaction to Palin's nomination was as visceral as it was unhinged. Knowing almost nothing of the feisty hockey mom turned political dragon-slayer, some in the media turned rumors -- had Palin supported Patrick Buchanan? Had she been a member of the Alaska Independence Party? Did she believe that dinosaurs were around a couple thousand years ago? -- into established facts. Not content to examine Palin's actual record, the press did its best to transform the unconventional, pragmatic politician into a fire-breathing social conservative who was outside the American mainstream. Democratic partisans committed to Barack Obama's election demonized Palin until she became the emblem for everything liberals think is wrong with America. Comedians lampooned her accent, her looks, her religion, her education and her family. The same McCain aides who championed Palin for vice president later turned on her and leaked damaging (and false) information to a press eager for any tidbit confirming its view that the governor was unqualified and reckless. One lousy interview with Katie Couric didn't help. Something about Sarah Palin riles people up. After the McCain-Palin ticket lost the election and the governor returned to Alaska, the onslaught against her did not cease. The Democrats in the state legislature who once had been Palin's allies turned on her. Her opponents, continuing their never-ending search for dirt, inundated the governor's office with 150 Freedom of Information Act requests for documents relating to Palin's schedule and contacts. The Anchorage Daily News counts 18 ethics complaints filed against Palin. All of them have been dismissed, but at great cost to the state in man-hours and wasted resources. The Palin family's personal legal liability is around half a million dollars. Meanwhile, the father of her grandchild went on a publicity tour flacking "intimate" details about her family, and David Letterman joked on national television about Alex Rodriguez impregnating her underage daughter Willow. (He later apologized, saying he intended for the joke to be about Palin's 18-year-old daughter, Bristol. As if that would make it any more tasteful.) And McCain sources kept providing ridiculous insinuations about her to reporters (all on background, of course). Palin did nothing to deserve the acrimonious venom that has been flung at her non-stop since she first appeared onstage with McCain. The professional, emotional and financial toll on her has been incredible. Partisan agendas and personal animosities have left her with few friends and many opponents in Alaska. And so, last week, she did what she is used to doing. She shook up the playing field. On July 26, Palin will be a free woman. No longer will she have to juggle official responsibilities, a national political following and her children. She can travel freely to the Lower 48 without worrying about how it may affect her standing back home. She can defend herself and her family against slander without the controversy distracting from the duties of high office. She can make money to pay the bills. She can pick her battles without being hemmed in by the state legislature and bureaucracy. Palin is impulsive. Her charisma is such that she does not need to hold an office to command attention or wield influence. She resigned from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission all of a sudden in 2004, plunged into a Republican gubernatorial primary in October 2005 and joined McCain's campaign without hesitation. Two of these three dizzying moves ended up in victory, and one did not. Two out of three isn't bad. Why shouldn't Palin think another gamble might pay off? Palin herself may not know her next move. Speculation about her presidential ambitions is premature, though it will be much easier for her to build a national organization now that she has no professional ties to Alaska. Whatever she does will be noticed, that's for sure. Because the attention lavished on Palin's decision is further evidence of her unwitting ability to bring out deep-seated feelings of admiration -- and loathing -- in people. We will be hearing from Palin, and from the Palin-haters, for a long while to come. | Palin's impulsive moves have yielded positive results in the past, Continetti says .
He says speculations about her presidential ambitions are premature .
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(CNN) -- Holders Bayern Munich equaled the record for successive Champions League wins held by their manager Pep Guardiola's former side Barcelona as they reached the knockout stages Tuesday. Bayern eased past Czech champions Viktoria Pilsen 1-0 for a ninth straight victory and a perfect record in Group D with 12 points from four games. They were joined in the last 16 by Manchester City, who thrashed CSKA Moscow 5-2 to remain in second place in the same group with nine points. Bayern had won the home match against Pilsen 5-0, but made harder work of it on the road and had to wait until Mario Mandzukic's 62nd minute headed winner. He connected with a Philipp Lahm cross, only six minutes after coming on as substitute, helping the Bundesliga giants to maintain their remarkable winning streak in Europe's premier club competition. It was the sixth successive time Bayern have made it to the last 16, while City were making it for the first time after two previous attempts. Having beaten Norwich 7-0 in an English Premier League match at the City of Manchester Stadium Saturday, Manuel Pellegrini's team again ran riot against their Russian opponents. Sergio Aguero provided the initial impetus with an early penalty and then a delightful second before setting up Alvaro Negredo for the third. Negredo went on to complete his hat-trick in the second half, but defensive frailties saw Seydou Doumbia twice pull back goals for CSKA, the second from the penalty spot. CSKA, who were given a partial stadium ban by UEFA for racist chanting aimed at City midfielder Yaya Toure in the reverse fixture in Moscow, which the visitors won 2-1, have only a Europa League place to play for now. The thumping victory was particularly sweet for Toure. "I think today is a special day for the club to go through to the second round for the first time," he told Sky Sports. City's neighbors Manchester United stayed top of Group A after a goalless draw at Real Sociedad, but had Marouaune Fellaini sent off in the second half. Robin van Persie also missed a penalty after coming on as a late substitute for United. Shakhtar Donetsk and Bayer Leverkusen shared a goalless draw in the Ukraine in the other match played in the group. In Group B, Juventus kept their qualification hopes alive as they held Real Madrid to a 2-2 draw in Turin. Juve led through Arturo Vidal's first half penalty before Cristiano Ronaldo and the world's most expensive player Gareth Bale scored fine goals to put Real ahead. Fernando Llorente scored a crucial leveler for Antonio Conte's men to deny Real for now their passage into the last 16. With FC Copenhagen's 1-0 home win over Galatasaray, Juve dropped to last in the group, but trail the Danes and the Turks by just one point with two rounds to play. Galatasaray must also next travel to Real, who are all but mathematically assured of their place in the knockout stages. Paris Saint Germain must also wait to progress from Group C and needed Zlatan Ibrahimovic's equalizer to secure a 1-1 home draw against Anderlecht. Olympiakos beat Benfica 1-0 to improve their chances of going through, moving to within three points of PSG in the standings. | Holders Bayern Munich and Manchester City qualify for knockout stages .
Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale on target in 2-2 draw at Juventus .
Manchester Utd held by Real Sociedad after Robin Van Persie misses penalty .
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores PSG equalizer against Anderlecht . | 02cda7baa5ffb66030294542e7372ed3d5742b22 | [
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(CNN) -- After 18 months of terror and grave devastation, Syrian children are plagued with trauma from witnessing the horrors of war firsthand, an international aid group says. Save the Children released a report on Tuesday called "Untold Atrocities," a collection of accounts from Syrian refugee children. "A massacre took place in my village. Around 25 people were killed -- I witnessed it with my own eyes," said Mohamad, 15, who has fled to Jordan with his family. "They used different ways to kill people -- electric shocks, throwing machinery and cement blocks on people's heads." Hassan, 14, described the use of children as human shields, echoing reports from opposition activists that the Syrian regime had done so. He said his cousin and uncle died when a rocket "caused a massacre." "Almost every child we've spoken to has seen family members killed," Save the Children said. Even those who survive attacks face dire circumstances. "When we were being bombed, we had nothing. No food, no water, no toys -- nothing. There was no way to buy food -- the markets and shops were bombed out," Ala'a, 10, said. "My father went without food for days because there wasn't enough. I remember watching him tie his stomach with rope so he wouldn't feel so hungry." Wael, 16, summarized the trauma this way: . "I have seen children slaughtered. I don't think I'll ever be OK again." In other developments: . Diplomatic front: Obama pledges support, Qatar offers a new plan for Syria . U.S. President Barack Obama used his keynote speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to pledge American support for those working for a "common good" for Syria -- and sanctions against those doing harm. "In Syria, the future must not belong to a dictator who massacres his people," he said. "If there is a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, it is a regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. And we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding their rights does not end in a cycle of sectarian violence." French President Francois Hollande also had strong words on Syria, saying that areas "liberated" by opposition forces should be protected by the United Nations. "There have been almost 30,000 deaths in the last 18 months -- how many more deaths will we wait for before we act? How can we allow the paralysis of the United Nations to continue?" he asked. Hollande said France would recognize an opposition government once it is formed, and that the current regime had lost its right to represent the country on the international stage. France has been at the forefront of international efforts to bring about a resolution in Syria. In his address to the General Assembly, Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani said the violence in Syria had reached "an unacceptable phase" and urged fellow Arab nations to intervene. "We have used all available means to get Syria out of the cycle of killing, but that was in vain," he said. In light of the U.N. Security Council's failure to act effectively, he said, "It is better for the Arab countries themselves to interfere out of their national, humanitarian, political and military duties and do what it necessary to stop the bloodshed in Syria ... in order to guarantee a peaceful transition of power in Syria." His words come a day after he proposed a "Plan B" for solving the Syrian crisis, saying a nonviolent solution is still possible despite more than a year of relentless bloodshed. In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Monday, Al Thani said the plan would include havens -- which would require a no-fly zone -- and greater humanitarian aid. "We wish and we believe that we can solve it peacefully," Al Thani said. But, he said, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has only one solution: "killing his people to win the war." "I believe within weeks, we should have a Plan B. And there is a responsibility among us," he said. "We are talking about saving the people of Syria." UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, who spoke to Amanpour on Tuesday, described the situation in the U.N. Security Council with respect to Syria as being at a "diplomatic impasse." "We are blocked in the United Nations Security Council from the world being able to put its full weight behind a transitional government in Syria, something that it is obvious solution, obviously part of the solution," he said. Hague was referring to Russia and China, which have repeatedly blocked draft resolutions that would take stronger action against al-Assad's regime. The secretary is scheduled to meet with Russian leaders this week to discuss the ongoing crisis. On the ground: Blasts strike a Damascus compound . Dual attacks rattled a Syrian intelligence security compound in Damascus, the regime and opposition activists said Tuesday. The compound was also the site of a major explosion in March. Syrian state-run TV said the two improvised explosive devices were "planted by terrorists" in a school building and caused seven injuries. Opposition activists said the Syrian military was using the school building as a base. The new school year has not yet started, Syrian state TV said, so it seems unlikely that children would have been at the site. In June, Human Rights Watch described cases of "sexual torture" at the compound, reported by male and female detainees -- many of whom were political activists or simply attended protests. At least 148 people were killed across Syria on Tuesday, according to the Local Coordination Committees of Syria, an opposition group. The highest number of deaths, 44, was reported in Damascus and its suburbs, where regime forces and rebel fighters are engaged in fierce clashes and communities are under aerial bombardment, the LCC said. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz, Saad Abedine, Holly Yan, Samuel Burke and Claire Calzonetti contributed to this report. | The UK foreign secretary describes the Security Council as being at an impasse .
France's Hollande says the United Nations should protect "liberated areas" in Syria .
Obama: Future "must not belong to a dictator who massacres his people"
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(CNN) -- A journalist who was interviewing a key political protest leader in Bangkok said the sniper bullet that struck the man came so close that it "felt like it grazed my head." Describing a chaotic scene on the streets of the Thai capital Thursday night, Thomas Fuller of the International Herald Tribune described to CNN how Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdipol was shot in the head as he was interviewing the opposition figure. "I was facing him, he was answering my questions, looking at me and the bullet hit him in the forehead, from what I could tell," Fuller told CNN's Michael Holmes. "It looks like the bullet came over my head and struck him. I don't have any way of confirming this beyond what I remember from the scene, but it felt like it grazed my head." Thomas Fuller describes scene in Bangkok . Fuller and other journalists were interviewing the general -- better known as Seh Daeng -- in makeshift barricades that protesters have set up in downtown Bangkok. The United Front for Democracy (UDD) has turned the posh commercial center of Bangkok into a makeshift fortress, as they continue to demand that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva dissolve the lower house of Parliament and call new elections. The protesters' barricades appear as a combination "of 'Mad Max' and some medieval scene," Fuller said. Bamboo pikes and rubber tire barricades have been formed as a makeshift camp by the protesters, Fuller said. iReport: Are you there? Send your images, video . Fuller said he was just inside the barricades when he was interviewing Seh Daeng. The opposition figure was facing out of the barricades and into Bangkok's business district of tall office buildings. "He was standing in the same location for a while when I was talking to him but he was moving around, he was gesticulating," Fuller said. "He wasn't standing still, he was bobbing his head." Seh Daeng did not appear to be armed or have bodyguards but was dressed in camouflage jacket and a floppy hat, Fuller said. The opposition leader was listed in critical condition from the shooting, his guards said. Violence erupted after Thai authorities set a new deadline to seal off the Bangkok intersection where protesters have gathered by the thousands for the past month. Escalating violence in Bangkok . The government said it has been forced to take action after demonstrators disregarded an ultimatum by Abhisit to vacate the intersection by Wednesday. The Red Shirts support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a bloodless military coup in 2006. What are the protests about? Seh Daeng -- or Red Commander -- is a controversial public figure, even within the protest movement, Fuller said. Some Thai opposition leaders see him as an impediment to a peaceful resolution to the political stalemate that has gripped Thai politics, Fuller said. "He's a renegade in all sense," Fuller said. "He's a renegade from the army, a hardliner within the protest movement. He told me today he thought they (other opposition leaders) were being cowardly, and he wanted to carry on." More than two dozen civilians and military personnel have died in police-protester clashes in the ongoing unrest. | Reporter was interviewing Thai opposition figure when man was shot in head .
Many Thai protesters has set up a makeshift barricade, reporter says .
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(CNN) -- Manchester United returned to the top of the Premier League on Sunday after a 0-0 draw against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. A close fought affair -- which marked the 600th league appearance of Ryan Giggs -- ended with honors even despite United defender Rafael Da Silva being sent off for two bookable offences in the 74th minute. His second yellow for a trip on Assou-Ekotto was adjudged to be deliberate, but a clearly incensed Rafael thought otherwise as he remonstrated with referee Mike Dean about the decision. Spurs had the better chances to win the match with Rafael Van der Vaart missing a glorious opportunity to claim three points in the 80th minute after a mistake in the United defence gave him a unopposed shot on goal. But the Dutch international could only curl his shot narrowly over the bar. Kenny Dalglish earned the first point of his second spell in charge of Liverpool as the Merseyside derby against Everton ended in a 2-2 draw at Anfield. Raul Meireles' first goal for Liverpool gave the Reds a deserved lead after 30 minutes in a half in which they dominated. But Everton hit back after the break with two goals in six minutes to take the lead. Sylvain Distin headed home after 46 minutes and Jermaine Beckford stunned the home supporters as he drilled home past Jose Reina to hand the Toffees the lead. But when Tim Howard brought down Maxi Rodriguez following a corner in the 66th minute, Dirk Kuyt made no mistake from the penalty spot. Liverpool and Everton both have 26 points, with Everton one place above their rivals thanks to a superior goal difference. In the other two matches played Sunday, the Tyneside derby ended in a 1-1 draw as Sunderland's Asamoah Gyan scored four minutes into injury time to deny Newcastle the three points and a season double over their arch rivals. A neat backheel by Kevin Nolan had given the Magpies the lead seven minutes into the second half. Newcastle looked destined to win the match until the Ghanaian striker put the ball in the net after a shot from Phil Bardsley shot had been saved by Steve Harper. Sunderland stay in sixth place, while Newcastle are ninth. Aston Villa have moved out of the relegation zone after salvaging a 1-1 draw with local rivals Birmingham at St Andrews. Roger Johnson volleyed home early in the second half to give the home side the lead but James Collins squared things up after 73 minutes when he drove a shot home after Gabriel Agbonlahor had flicked the ball onto him. Birmingham remain in 16th place with 23 points on points, one place and one point ahead of Villa. | Man U draw 0-0 with Spurs to return to the top of the Premier League on goal difference .
Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton ends in 2-2 draw at Anfield .
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(CNN) -- When your grandmother is one of the most famous cosmetics moguls in history, it might put a little pressure on you to succeed. But for Aerin Lauder, the 44-year-old granddaughter of Estée Lauder, who founded the eponymous make-up company, the legacy has been an inspiration rather than a burden. Lauder worked her way up through the ranks of the billion-dollar family company for 25 years to the position of style and image director. In 2012, she decided to combine her passion for home décor with her knowledge of beauty, to launch her own lifestyle brand, called AERIN. The businesswoman spoke to CNN's Kirstie Lu Stout about her drive, the importance of saying "no," and how beauty transcends borders or race. CNN: Are you living out your dream today with your own brand, AERIN? Aerin Lauder: I'm definitely living my dream. As a little girl, I've always loved beauty and I loved home, so I've managed to combine the two into a brand. CNN: What is it like to live up to the heritage of Estee Lauder? AL: It is an amazing legacy and I think she is always looking down at me very proud. She taught me the importance of excellence; so has my uncle, my cousin and my aunt, everyone who works at the company as a family member has really re-emphasized the importance of excellence and perfection. CNN: You had a very international upbringing, growing up in Vienna, Austria, where your father was the U.S. ambassador, then moving to Manhattan. How did that shape who you are today? AL: It shaped a tremendous amount of my vision, style and taste. When we moved to Europe when I was a teenager I really did not want to go. I was happy in my school, with my friends, but looking back on it, it was the best experience I've ever had. We traveled every weekend, I experienced incredible new cultures, museums, cities and it really opened up my eyes. CNN: You worked your way through the ranks of Estee Lauder and managed to extend the reach of the brand to all corners of the world, partially through casting diverse models. In 2003 you hired the Ethiopian model Liya Kebede, then in 2011, models Liu Wen and Joan Smalls from China and Puerto Rico. Why is that an important thing to do in this business? AL: Because beauty is global. It's the idea that every woman can be beautiful, which is a concept Estée has which is still so modern today. It's the idea of beauty from all over the world. CNN: Are you a detail-oriented person? AL: I'm very detail-oriented, which is good and bad. Because I will wake up in the middle of the night, thinking about something or seeing a mistake, thinking about it and I immediately send an email -- I'm very focused on details. But I think that is really important because it is my name on that product, and I think it should be the best it can possibly be. CNN: What has been the biggest mistake you have made in your career and how did you overcome it? AL: I think it is very important to learn to say "no." I think it is sometimes important for brands or the creative director to learn to say "this might be on trend but it is not right for us." I launched products and campaigns which I thought might bring in new consumers but in reality would make the existing Estée Lauder one maybe discouraged. CNN: In your business schedule you are balancing work and family. How do you find time and get inspired? AL: I think you can get inspiration from anything. It can be a walk on the beach, it can be a moment with your children, and also the Internet has been a wonderful source for inspiration. You can Google it, search it, look at the beaches for the sensibility of there and feels like you are there. I think the Internet is a great way to get inspiration. CNN: Is luxury attainable? AL: Luxury is definitely attainable. I think it could be anything from a beautiful little gold bowl on your desk, to a very glamorous chandelier, and everything in between. Inspire: Building a billion-dollar empire the Tory Burch way . Learn: Iconic fashion designs, from Coco Chanel to DVF . | Meet Aerin Lauder, glamorous granddaughter of make-up mogul Estee Lauder .
In 2012, she stared her own lifestyle brand, AERIN .
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