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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi announced his retirement from Test cricket after his side slumped to a 150-run defeat to Australia at Lord 's on Friday . It was a thumping victory for Australia in the first Test of a two-match series , being held in England because of the security situation in Pakistan . Afridi , who was dismissed for two runs in the second innings , revealed his decision in the post-match interview , saying he no longer had the temperament required for the longest form of the game . `` I 've not been fully fit with a side strain and so I will not play Test cricket after the match in Leeds , '' Afridi told gathered reporters . Afridi , nicknamed `` Boom Boom '' because of his big-hitting exploits in one-day and Twenty20 cricket , had only just returned to the Test arena after a four-year absence to take over the captaincy of a youthful Pakistan side . He had been criticized for his carefree tactics in the first innings , hitting 31 in quick fire time before attempting one big hit too many and being caught . Pakistan , chasing a world record fourth innings victory total of 440 , were bowled out for 289 , with Salman Butt , who is likely to replace Afridi as Test captain , top scoring with 92 . When he was dismissed by part-time off spinner Marcus North , the Pakistan effort faltered . North eventually finished with a six wickets for 55 runs -- with Afridi one of his victims -- as well as promising young middle-order batsman Umar Akmal . It was Australia 's 13th straight Test win over Pakistan . The second Test starts at Headingley next Wednesday which is set to be Afridi 's farewell . Yawar Saeed , the Pakistan tour manager , told AFP : `` Yes , he has told us he is not feeling comfortable with the injury and has told us he does n't want to play -LRB- Tests -RRB- but we will talk to him and then decide . '' Pakistan have been forced to play their international cricket abroad since gunmen attacked a coach carrying the Sri Lanka team at a Test match in Lahore in March 2009 .
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Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi quits Test cricket after thumping defeat to Australia . Afridi says he will stand down after second Test at Leeds next week . Marcus North takes six wickets as Pakistan fall 150 runs short at Lord 's .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Three-time champions Germany marched into the semifinals of the World Cup after destroying Diego Maradona 's highly-rated Argentina side 4-0 on Saturday in a rematch of the 1986 and 1990 title matches . Veteran striker Miroslav Klose celebrated his 100th international appearance with two goals in Cape Town , taking him level second in the tournament 's all-time scoring list alongside compatriot Gerd Muller on 14 . Thomas Muller , one of the finds of the month-long football showpiece , headed the opening goal inside the third minute , his fourth of the South African tournament , while Arne Friedrich bundled home his first in 76 internationals to make it 3-0 . Maradona told reporters after the match that he was unsure about his future with Argentina , who also lost to Germany at the same stage in a penalty shootout in 2006 . `` We will see what happens . I have n't thought about leaving . I have to check that with my family and the players , and there are things I have to consider , '' he said . `` But as coach and player , the type of football people like is this one . Touch the ball , rotate , run -- Argentina ca n't play a different style . '' The star-studded Argentina team rarely looked like breaking down the well-organized German line-up , and when they did put the ball in the net in the 36th minute Gonzalo Higuain was clearly offside . Argentina 's world player of the year Lionel Messi now goes home without having scored a goal at the event , having come into it with huge expectations surrounding him . Germany will next face European champions Spain , who beat Paraguay 1-0 in Saturday 's final last-eight tie . Muller will miss that match due to suspension after picking up his second booking . `` The fact that we wo n't have him is a serious blow because he has shown how dangerous he is , '' Germany coach Joachim Low later told reporters in quotes carried by AFP . `` I saw his yellow and do n't see why he got it . The ball touches his thigh then his arm from a short distance . I really question the yellow . `` But in the past we have been able to replace people like Muller and we will continue to do so as we move forward . '' The 20-year-old , who has played only seven international matches , glanced in an early header from Bastian Schweinsteiger 's teasing cross which Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero could only deflect into the net with his right leg . Muller then presented Klose with a glorious chance to make it 2-0 , but the 32-year-old blazed his shot over the bar . The South Americans thought they had equalized when Tevez fed the ball to Higuain , but at least four Argentines were in offside positions in the build-up play . Klose , who spent most of last season on the substitutes ' bench at German champions Bayern Munich while Muller grabbed the headlines , made it 2-0 from close range in the 68th minute after being set up by Lukas Podolski . The 31-year-old Friedrich killed off Argentina with 16 minutes to play after Schweinsteiger waltzed past three defenders and laid on a perfect pass for his teammate . Coach Maradona -- who led Argentina to victory as captain against the Germans in Mexico in 1986 but suffered defeat in Italy four years after that -- took off right-back Nicolas Otomendi , who struggled to fill what has been a problem position for the team throughout the tournament . He also brought on striker Sergio Aguero , but Germany continued the clinical counter-attacking display that so ruthlessly ended England 's hopes in the previous round as Klose moved to within a goal of Brazil star Ronaldo on the all-time list with an 89th-minute volley from Mesut Ozil 's cross .
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Miroslav Klose scores twice as Germany thrash Argentina 4-0 in Cape Town . Thomas Muller heads opening goal of World Cup quarterfinal in the third minute . Arne Friedrich nets his first for Germany in rematch of 1986 and 1990 World Cup finals . Germany will next play European champions Spain in Wednesday 's second semifinal .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manchester United 's Brazilian midfielder Anderson has been involved in a serious car accident in Portugal -- the English Premier League club have reported on their official website . The 22-year-old spent several hours in hospital after the accident in Braga in the early hours of Sunday morning . Anderson , who is currently recuperating from a serious knee injury , was reported to have been pulled unconscious from his Audi R8 vehicle shortly before it exploded . The United website also reported that the crash is now subject to a police investigation . The crash occurred at 7am when the car came off the road and hit a farm wall before entering a field . Two other people , a man and a woman , were also in the car along with Anderson and all three were treated for whiplash , concussion and shock .
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Brazilian midfielder Anderson has been involved in a serious car accident in Portugal . The Manchester United star was pulled unconscious from his Audi before it exploded . The 22-year-old spent several hours in hospital following the accident in Braga . The crash occurred at 7am on Sunday morning when his car came off the road .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Real Madrid midfielder Kaka is facing a spell of up to four months on the sidelines after undergoing knee surgery , the Spanish club have confirmed . The Brazil star had been with Jose Mourinho 's side on their pre-season tour of the United States but left their base in Los Angeles to travel to see a knee specialist in Belgium . Kaka had a disappointing World Cup with his country , as they were knocked out in the quarterfinal by Netherlands , and was troubled by a groin injury during the tournament in South Africa . He joined Real Madrid from Italian giants AC Milan in June 2009 for a then world record fee of $ 88 million but only made 22 appearances as his new club finished second to champions Barcelona . The half hour operation in Antwerp on Thursday morning was hailed as a success but Real fans may have to wait until December to see the 28-year-old back in action . A statement on the club 's official website read : `` The operation performed on the left knee of Real Madrid C.F. 's Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite ` Kaka ' by Dr. Marc Martens at Antwerp 's AZ Monica Hospital was a success . `` The arthroscopic surgery confirmed an injury to the left meniscus with minimal inflammation of the cartilage . The player is expected to miss three to four months . '' Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner as Real Madrid beat Mexican side Club America 3-2 on their warm up tour of the U.S. and afterwards Mourinho told reporters the club could cope in Kaka 's absence . `` It 's no big deal if we have to lose him for a while , '' he said . `` We have other players and that is that . He is one of the best players in the world . `` Kaka is loved by all his teammates and he is an excellent player , but we want him to be 100 per cent so that he is happy . '' Real Madrid begin their quest to deny Barcelona a third straight Spanish title away to Mallorca on August 29 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Last Thursday was back-to-school night in many of the communities that dot the peninsula below San Francisco , California . Off-duty firefighters and police officers who went to schools with their children and families soon learned something horrible had happened in a San Bruno residential neighborhood . Speculation ran from an airplane crash , to an earthquake , to terrorism . It was only later that they learned that is was a gas transmission line explosion . South San Francisco firefighter Anthony Ottoboni was at his son 's baseball practice when he got the news . `` My wife looked right at me and said , ` Go . ' '' Capt. Bill Forester of the San Bruno Fire Department was on duty . `` We looked out the back door and saw a fireball , '' he said . John Priolo , also with the fire department , recalls rushing to work and seeing the `` walking wounded '' arrive at the station . Tuesday , first-responders gathered near the fire site to talk about the heroics of others , including citizens , last week . They spoke of the strong fraternity of the 400 firefighters , paramedics and police officers who thronged to the neighborhood . They mentioned how their training prepared them , but there are some things training ca n't foresee . `` Somebody said it was like they took a Saturn V rocket and tipped it upside down at the blastoff , '' said Forester . The high-pitched roar of gas sounded like a jet engine , he added . Chaos greeted them as they moved into the area . Many people were running away . Bystanders were taking photos . Always , there was the wall of fire and oppressive heat . `` I realized immediately how overwhelmed we were going to be , '' said Sgt. Mike Guldner of the San Bruno Police Department . Guldner and some civilians helped a seriously injured man . `` Thank God to the people and citizens of San Bruno who stepped up to provide assistance to me , '' Guldner said . Firefighters quickly learned the water mains had been taken out by the explosion . `` It 's a sinking feel to say the least because you count on that water being there , '' said Forester . `` If there was ever a time you need it , it was there . '' But firefighters improvised , stretching lines from another water grid . The responders , many of whom knew people who lived in the Crestmoor Canyon neighborhood , went to smoke-filled homes , making sure people got out . They were assisted by several residents . `` We got as close to the flame as we possibly can without getting ourselves burned , '' said Officer Ken Chetcuti of the South San Francisco Police . Lt. Ron Carlino of the South Francisco Police Department recalled the dazed homeowners who grabbed a few belongings . `` Some people wanted to grab just anything , '' he said . `` They felt like they could n't leave empty-handed . '' Four people died in the fire and three are still missing , officials said Tuesday . Thirty-seven homes were destroyed . Homeowners have since returned to Crestmoor Canyon and are trying to patch their lives back together . But the people of San Bruno have changed , according to local police officer Scott Rogge . `` We had everyday people running into houses , helping us , '' he said . Since then , the community has received and given donations , opened a shelter , provided food , clothing and more . `` People that normally you see maybe wave -- they are exchanging emails , phone numbers , hugs and tears , '' Rogge said . `` Those are the true heroes , the people of the community ... We do this every day . We 've chosen to do this . But those people stepped up . ''
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Residents assisted firefighters and police officers in San Bruno . Firefighters recall sinking feeling when they realized there was no water . Some residents grabbed a few belongings before fleeing . Community came together following tragedy .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Casey Anthony 's defense team is now six attorneys strong . At a news conference held outside Anthony 's lead defense attorney 's office in Kissimmee , Florida , on Tuesday , Jose Baez introduced three new members to its `` dream team . '' Baez and fellow defense attorney , Cheney Mason , said Dorothy Clay Sims and Ann Finnell will now represent Anthony at her criminal trial . Charles Green of Orlando will take over Anthony 's civil case . When asked by reporters how many lawyers are needed , Baez quickly responded that he would `` rather be accused of being over prepared than under prepared . '' `` You ca n't buy this type of dream team , '' Mason said . `` Well , Bill Gates can buy it . '' Baez said building the team has been no easy task . In March , a Florida judge ruled Anthony was indigent , despite having been paid $ 200,000 for her personal photographs by ABC News . `` It takes a lot to ask a lawyer to sign on , '' Baez said . `` Many times they believe in the cause and that has been the one driving factor ... -LSB- we -RSB- all believe in the cause for justice . '' Mason , a prominent Orlando attorney , said another hurdle has been the location of the murder trial . He said Florida is `` probably the toughest state to try criminal cases . '' `` We 're up against the State Attorney 's office , '' he said . `` They have a law firm of 150 people . '' Casey Anthony is charged with capital murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee . The girl was reported missing in July 2008 , and investigators found her body after five months of intense searches and speculation . Anthony 's murder trial is set for May 2011 .
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Casey Anthony 's defense team adds three new attorneys . Two of them will join Anthony 's criminal defense team , one will join her civil defense team . `` I would rather be accused of being over prepared than under prepared , '' lead attorney says .
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Jerusalem -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , who has stopped well short of agreeing to a continued freeze on building Israeli settlements in the West Bank , made comments that suggested that he might be willing to compromise on the issue . Construction of settlements is a major sticking point between Israel and the Palestinian Authority , which recently resumed direct peace talks for the first time since 2008 . `` The Palestinians are demanding that after the 26th of September there will be zero growth in the West Bank , and that wo n't happen , '' Netanyahu said during a Sunday meeting with Middle East Quartet Representative Tony Blair , a diplomatic source briefed on the discussions told CNN . The Quartet consists of the United States , Russia , the United Nations and the European Union . `` Israel will not be able to continue with the moratorium , '' Netanyahu said . `` On one hand , we wo n't be building all the tens of thousands of housing units that are waiting in the pipeline , but on the other hand we wo n't be freezing the lives of the inhabitants of the West Bank when we wo n't freeze the building . '' `` I do n't know if there will be a comprehensive freeze , '' Netanyahu said at a Sunday Cabinet meeting , according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz . `` But I also do n't know if it is necessary to construct all of the 20,000 housing units waiting to be built . In any case , between zero and one there are a lot of possibilities . '' Last year , Israel instituted a 10-month moratorium on building Israeli settlements in the West Bank . Netanyahu is under pressure from the Palestinians and the from the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to extend the freeze , which is currently set to expire toward the end of September . Netanyahu 's conservative coalition government wants the prime minister to end the moratorium . An Israeli settlement watch organization called Peace Now says groundwork construction already is complete on 2,000 Israeli housing units in the West Bank , on which building could resume as soon as the moratorium ends . Another 11,000 units have been approved for construction , according to the group . Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Netanyahumet in Washington for direct talks earlier this month . The two pledged in front of the cameras to move the peace process forward , but privately were said to have gotten stuck on the question of whether the Israeli settlements should continue . Abbas and Netanyahu are scheduled for a meeting Tuesday in Egypt , where U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and George Mitchell , the U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace , are also expected to attend . Netanyahu said that if all sides are serious in their efforts , it would be possible to arrive at a framework for lasting peace within the year . `` Just as we are asked to recognize the Palestinian national state ... we also demand and expect the Palestinians to recognize a Jewish state , the State of Israel , as the national state of the Jewish People . This is the true foundation of peace , '' he said , according to Haaretz . Palestinian negotiators have said they will walk away from peace talks if Israel resumes settlement construction in the West Bank . `` I 'm not demanding as a pre-condition for talks the recognition of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people , and I do n't say that , if they do n't do so , I will stand up and leave the negotiating table , '' Netanyahu said , according to the diplomatic source . `` In the same fashion , it 's not logical that the Palestinians are placing pre-conditions and threatening to leave the negotiating table . That is not the way to move forward seriously to a peace agreement . '' CNN 's Kevin Flower contributed to this report .
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Netanyahu is under pressure to extend the 10-month moratorium on building in the West Bank . The settlements issue has emerged as a major sticking point in peace negotiations . Settlement watch group : Israel has already done groundwork for 2,000 housing units .
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JAKARTA , Indonesia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Search crews have rescued nine more passengers who survived a ferry capsizing off the coast of Indonesia , though more than 230 people are still missing . A woman grieves after learning her son is one of the victims in the Indonesian ferry accident . The nine survivors were rescued by a navy ship Monday afternoon , bringing the total number of survivors from Sunday 's accident to 30 , said Col. Jaka Santosa , chief of search and rescue operations for the Indonesian navy . One body was also recovered Monday . The search and rescue operations continued Tuesday , with five navy ships joining the effort . The ferry was carrying 267 people . Rescue efforts have been hampered by severe weather , including heavy rains and strong winds , according to local officials . The Teratai Prima ferry left Pare Pare on Sulawesi island in central Indonesia on Saturday evening for Samarinda , East Kalimantan . The ferry overturned about 4 a.m. Sunday off the coast of Majena in west Sulawesi after being pummeled with waves as high as 19 feet , survivors said . Indonesians rely heavily on ferries , since they are the easiest way to navigate throughout the country 's 17,000 islands . CNN 's Kathy Quiano contributed to this report .
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NEW : Total number of survivors raised to 30 ; over 230 people are still missing . Severe weather hampered rescue efforts late Sunday , local officials say . Vessel overturned off Majena , West Sulawesi , after pummeled by waves . Teratai Prima ferry left Pare Pare in South Sulawesi on Saturday evening .
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Jakarta , Indonesia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The death toll from the massive landslides in Indonesia rose to 17 Wednesday , officials said . Rescue workers were also trying to find 29 people who were still missing after landslides buried some 50 homes with debris , said Priyadi Kardono , spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency . The landslides occurred on Tuesday in the area of Ciwidey in the province of West Java after torrential downpours , Kardono said . Rescuers were just able to get heavy machinery to the landslide area Wednesday morning because roadways were clogged . After the landslide : Mud , sweat , tears , death . Hundreds of rescue workers , the police , the army and volunteers dug frantically , some with their bare hands , trying to find survivors although some began feeling their efforts would bring grim results . `` The chances of survival are zero , because this landslide is entirely mud . There will be no chance of air pockets '' said Sumarsono , the Indonesian Red Cross disaster management chief . CNN 's Andy Saputra and Kathy Quiano contributed to this report .
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17 people confirmed dead after landslides in Indonesia . 29 still missing after landslides buried some 50 homes . Clogged roads and downed communication lines hampering rescue effort . Landslides occurred in area of Ciwidey in province of West Java .
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San Bruno , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pacific Gas & Electric planned in 2009 to replace a section of its gas pipeline just a couple of miles from the section that exploded last week in San Bruno , California , but never spent the $ 5 million of rate increases to do the work , a consumer watchdog group said Wednesday . And further , said TURN -LSB- The Utility Reform Network -RSB- , the utility asked for another $ 5 million for the same project in 2009 -- the year it should have completed the work it has n't even started -- saying it would n't be completed until 2013 . `` The money was spent on what they call higher priority work , '' said TURN senior attorney Mike Florio . `` You ca n't track the dollars one by one , but we do know they spent $ 62 million more on management incentive business than they had forecast in 2009 , '' he said . `` They spent $ 60 million on going back and re-doing gas leak surveys that they had botched elsewhere on their system . '' PG&E responded that it `` is committed to performing the work necessary to assure the safety of its gas transmission system . '' The utility said it had identified the line section as a `` high priority project '' in the earlier transmission rate filing , but `` rescheduled the project '' after an updated assessment in 2009 . But the company did not explain why it needed an additional $ 5 million and three years to complete repairs on a section it said in its most recent rate filing was in the top 100 risks for failure . `` Coupled with the consequences of failure of this section of pipeline , the likelihood of a failure makes the risk of a failure at this location unacceptably high , '' the company said in that filing . TURN officials think they know where some of the money went -- in 2009 , the year PG&E did n't spend $ 5 million on fixing the pipeline , the company did spend $ 5 million on bonuses for six top executives . `` The company 's priorities appear to be skewed , '' TURN executive director Mark Toney said . The line that exploded in San Bruno was laid down in 1948 , as was the section PG&E was supposed to replace . In the first filing , the utility noted that the `` vintage 30-inch pipeline '' runs through `` several High Consequence Areas . '' In the second , it said the pipeline was `` located in a heavily urbanized area . '' Four people were killed in Thursday 's explosion and fire in the San Francisco suburb , and three are still missing . The blast blew in the doors of a grocery store a quarter-mile -LRB- 400 meters -RRB- away , and the explosion and resulting fire injured 52 people and destroyed 37 homes . The explosion blew a 28-foot section of the pipeline 100 feet in the air . In the filing documents -- provided by TURN -- the section of pipe to be replaced is identified as in the top 100 for highest risks of failure . And since exact locations of pipelines are generally kept secret because of terrorism threats , residents may not even know they live near one until it 's too late . `` If they fixed that section that they said wanted to fix maybe they would have found something that led them to look a mile or two south of there , '' Florio said . `` We do n't know that . We do know that the project was slated for 2009 . It did n't get done . Now they 're proposing to do it again in 2013 . '' The California Public Utilities Commission has not made a decision on this latest increase request . PG&E has agreed to set up a $ 100 million fund to help rebuild parts of San Bruno .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A key witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug trial denied Wednesday that she was coached by the prosecutor on testimony the defense argued is false . The judge is considering striking the testimony of one of Smith 's former nannies after a defense lawyer accused the prosecution of `` suborning perjury '' -- coaching the witness to lie . The judge also released dozens of personal photos of the actress with her infant daughter , Dannielynn , and boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern . The defense showed the pictures to jurors to counter the argument that Smith was drugged during much of her last months . Stern and Drs. Khristine Eroshevich and Sandeep Kapoor are on trial for allegedly conspiring to provide drugs to an addict and using false names on prescriptions for Smith . The trial , in its seventh week , took a dramatic turn Wednesday when defense attorney Steve Sadow accused prosecutor Renee Rose of knowingly having Nadine Alexie , a former Smith nanny , lie on the stand . `` The people -LRB- prosecution -RRB- know this is fraudulent , '' Sadow said at the end of the direct testimony of Alexie . If Judge Robert Perry accepts a defense motion to strike the entire testimony of the nanny , it would be a major blow to an already staggered prosecution case . `` I am thinking about it , '' Judge Perry said . He already ordered the jury to ignore a portion of the testimony of Alexie 's sister-in-law , Quethelie Alexis , because he found it unreliable . Alexie and Alexis were supposed to be star witnesses for the prosecution . They both worked for Smith in the Bahamas for several months after the birth of her daughter in September 2006 . They were fired two months before Smith died in a Florida hotel in February 2007 . The two nannies , both Haitians who live in the Bahamas , have recanted key portions of statements they made earlier concerning Smith 's drug use in the last months of her life . On Wednesday , Alexie recanted an earlier statement that she had seen Stern melt pills in a soup spoon and then inject the drug into Smith during cross-examination Wednesday . Instead , Alexie said she only saw a spoon that appeared to be burned in Smith 's bathroom . She assumed it had used that way `` because I saw it on TV '' in a movie . She also backed away from earlier testimony that she had been threatened by unknown people , which prompted her to go into hiding a week after Smith 's February 2007 death . She explained Wednesday that she became afraid after getting phone calls at her home from CNN 's Larry King and Fox News . She and her sister-in-law had both testified that they demanded the prosecution pay to relocate them to new homes in the Bahamas as a condition for their testimony . Fear for their safety was the reason , they both said . `` I tell them -LRB- if -RRB- I come to testify I 'm going to need to move from where I am , '' Alexie said . The defense has also highlighted other financial benefits the Los Angeles district attorney has given the women in order to convince them to fly to the United States to testify . The prosecution not only paid for the two witnesses to travel to Los Angeles , but they were allowed to bring seven other family members at taxpayer expense . `` I tell them I would not leave my family behind , '' Alexie said . A nephew tagged along with her three children and her husband . Quethelie Alexis brought her two children with her . Prosecutor Rose worked to convince jurors that the taxpayer-funded trip has been no luxury vacation , given as a reward for testimony . The children have not been taken to Disneyland or even a movie in the eight days they 've been staying in a Los Angeles hotel , Alexie testified . They 've stuck close to the hotel watching television and swimming in the pool , Alexie said . The only outing was for two hours to a `` little park '' on Sunday , she testified . Judge Perry has suggested several times in recent weeks that the prosecution had fallen short so far in proving the core of its case , including that Smith was a drug addict . The defense contends that Smith suffered chronic pain , justifying the drug prescriptions in question . `` If she 's being treated for pain , it 's not illegal , '' Judge Perry said Tuesday .
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NEW : The court released dozens of personal photos of Anna Nicole Smith . NEW : Smith 's nanny recants statement she saw Stern melt pills in a spoon . NEW : The nanny says calls from Larry King and Fox News scared her . The judge says he 's considering striking testimony from a key witness .
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Srinagar , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Four people were killed and eight others wounded Wednesday when police fired on demonstrators in the town of Mendhar in India 's Jammu and Kashmir state , a local official said . Later , in the northern Kashmiri town of Sobore , police opened fire to quell stone-pelting protesters . One person was critically injured and later died in hospital , police said . The protests , triggered by allegations of the desecration of the Quran in the United States , quickly turned into the violent anti-India demonstrations that have taken place all summer in India 's restive Kashmir region . Monday was the bloodiest day yet : 18 people were killed and 80 others wounded in demonstrations against India and the United States . Protesters torched two Christian missionary schools and several government buildings , after which the Indian government imposed a round-the-clock curfew , forcing a complete lock-down on the region and creating shortages in essential items including baby food , milk and produce . All flights in and out of Srinagar , the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state , were suspended for the first time in a decade . Indian police were out in force on the streets of Srinagar , keeping residents hunkered down in their homes . But demonstrations in support of Kashmiri independence have continued and police have met angry crowds with the force of batons and the sting of teargas . So far this summer , 89 people have died in anti-India demonstrations in Kashmir , the predominantly Muslim part of Jammu and Kashmir state where many favor severing ties with New Delhi . Divisional Commissioner Pawan Kotwal told CNN that protesters tried to burn down another school run by Christian missionaries in Mendhar , a Muslim town southwest of Srinagar that is in the predominantly Hindu area of the state . He said an indefinite curfew has also been imposed in Mendhar .
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The anti-India protests were fueled by Quran desecration reports . India has imposed a strict curfew in the city of Srinagar . But violent demonstrations are continuing .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Prosecutors in Boston , Massachusetts , say they plan to release their files on accused `` Craigslist killer '' Philip Markoff , who killed himself in jail in August , after formally dropping the murder case against him Thursday . The Suffolk County District Attorney 's office said Wednesday it plans to file paperwork requesting a dismissal of their case Thursday morning . The case was short-circuited when Markoff took his own life August 15 , but District Attorney Daniel Conley said at the time that the evidence against the suspect was `` overwhelming . '' Conley is slated to discuss the case with reporters Thursday morning after requesting the case be dropped , a move his office said will set the stage for the release of `` all relevant documents '' at an unspecified later date . `` Prosecutors are currently reviewing and redacting those documents and assembling the physical evidence , '' the district attorney 's office said in a statement issued Wednesday . `` We expect that it will be ready for media review within the next few weeks . '' Markoff , 24 , was a second-year student at Boston University 's School of Medicine when arrested in April 2009 in the killing of Julissa Brisman , 25 , at Boston 's Copley Marriott Hotel . Police said that Brisman , a model , advertised as a masseuse on the online classifieds service Craigslist , and Markoff might have met her through the site . Authorities said Markoff killed himself in his jail cell by cutting himself multiple times with a makeshift scalpel crafted from a pen and a piece of metal . In addition , a large , clear plastic bag of a type issued to inmates was fastened around his neck with a piece of gauze . The name of his former fiancee , who called off their wedding after his arrest , was scrawled in what appeared to be blood on the wall of his cell when he was found , Conley told reporters at the time .
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District attorney to file for dismissal after suspect Markoff 's suicide . Prosecutors expect to release their file on Markoff `` within the next few weeks '' The former medical student killed himself in jail August 15 .
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Jerusalem -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two of nine mortars fired from Gaza into Israel on Wednesday contained white phosphorous , Israeli police told CNN . Bomb disposal experts examined the mortars and confirmed that two contained white phosphorous , a police spokesman said . It was not the first time that Hamas has attempted to target Israel using mortars containing white phosphorous , the spokesman said . White phosphorus ignites and burns , creating white smoke when it is exposed to oxygen . Militaries use it as a smoke screen to protect troops during combat . If it comes in contact with skin , however , white phosphorus creates an intense and persistent burn . Israel itself has been roundly criticized for firing white phosphorus shells over densely populated areas during the Gaza offensive that began in late 2008 . However , in a July report to the United Nations , Israel pledged to limit the use of munitions containing white phosphorus and to make greater efforts to protect civilians during conflicts . The latest allegations and violence come amid a fresh round of Middle East peace talks that began Tuesday in Egypt and continued Wednesday in Jerusalem .
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Bomb experts examined the mortars . White phosphorous can create an intense and persistent burn . Israel has been criticized for using the material during the Gaza offensive .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Investigators have narrowed their probe into the disappearance of Oregon boy Kyron Horman and will reassign some deputies involved in the search , the local sheriff said Wednesday , but he denied the effort was being `` scaled back . '' Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton said eight to 10 of his deputies will remain assigned to the case as part of a multi-agency task force . But with no sign of Kyron since early June , Staton said his department has to put some manpower that has been devoted to the search back onto the streets of his county , which includes Portland . `` We have taken critical hits in all of the units throughout the agency to support this investigation , '' he said . Kyron , whose eighth birthday was last week , was last seen June 4 . His stepmother , Terri Horman , said she dropped him off at school on the morning of June 4 . Terri Horman has been the subject of intense scrutiny for several months . In divorce filings , her ex-husband , Kaine Horman , said he believes that Terri Horman `` is involved '' in the boy 's disappearance , but no arrests have been made . Staton said investigators have ruled out enough possibilities to give the probe a tighter focus with fewer people , and he disputed any characterization that the investigation was being `` scaled back '' or relegated to `` cold case '' status . Without disclosing details , Staton said the case was advancing `` in a very successful fashion '' that will allow him to return deputies to their normal duties . `` I think there will be things coming out of this investigation that will surprise you , '' he told reporters , adding , `` We have knowledge of things we wish we did n't . '' But Staton said his department has spent more than $ 1 million on the effort so far . `` We 've reached the point where if we do n't go to a task-force model , this is going to critically affect the services we provide to the community , '' he said .
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Sheriff wants a task force to take up Kyron Horman probe . Kyron has been missing since June , but the case is n't `` cold , '' the sheriff says . More than $ 1 million has been spent on the case so far , he says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A woman in outrageous flared trousers kisses the cheek of a young girl . A snake slithers around another woman wearing a two-piece bathing suit . And elsewhere , a camel crosses ponderously in front of a gleaming Rolls Royce . To Western eyes more used to the region portrayed through images of religion , conflict or conservative societies , it may come as a surprise to learn these photographs represent a snapshot of life in the Middle East . But these and 300,000 more gathered in an archive in Beirut tell a different story : One of a long-forgotten belle epoque of glamour and innocence . This sprawling photographic collection is the work of the Arab Image Foundation , a non-profit organization dedicated safeguarding a local perspective often overshadowed by the works of Western photographers . `` We were interested in showing the Arab world as we know it ; as we see it in our photographic album , '' foundation director Zeina Arida told CNN . This lovingly-curated collection boasts many gems , not least the noir-ish work of Van Leo , an Armenian-Egyptian portrait photographer who attracted the rich and famous to his Cairo studio . Active during the 1940s and 50s , Van Leo also pursued his own artistic vision , posing for fantasy self-portraits , re-imagining himself as a heroic pilot , prisoner -- or even a chiffon-robed young woman . Says Arida , Van Leo , whose work predates similar projects by celebrated American photographer Cindy Sherman by almost 40 years , is among several `` enthusiastic '' supporters of the 13-year-old foundation . But , with most of its funding coming from Europe and the United States , she says more Middle Eastern donors , who tend to back charitable rather than cultural organizations , need to step up to help preserve their own past . The foundation 's new research center in Beirut , where white-gloved curators carefully handle the slides , plates , prints and negatives that make up the collection , should help , she says . It is hoped the research will offer new insight , not only into a golden era for the region , but also into the techniques of those who strove to capture it . Adds Arida : `` We do have important historical documents , but the main interest in these images were what the images can tell us about the relationship between the photographer and his clients . '' CNN 's Rima Maktabi contributed to this story .
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Arab Image Foundation has collected more than 300,000 photographs . Aim is to preserve archive of images of Middle East by local photographers . Foundation funded mainly from U.S. and Europe but is seeking regional backers .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- February 18 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Port-au-Prince , Haiti • Miami , Florida • West Valley City , Utah . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : One year after it became law , what is the reaction to the government 's stimulus program ? I 'm Carl Azuz , and this is CNN Student News ! First Up : Stimulus One Year Later . AZUZ : An absolute success that 's created or saved millions of jobs . A massive waste that has raised the country 's debt . Two opinions on the very same subject : the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act . Most folks just call it the stimulus plan . It was passed one year ago yesterday with a price tag of around $ 787 billion . That has since been re-estimated at $ 862 billion . The goal was to boost the country 's economy by cutting taxes and through government spending . And that is exactly what President Obama says the stimulus has done . U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA : One year later it is largely thanks to the Recovery Act that a second Depression is no longer a possibility . It 's one of the main reasons the economy has gone from shrinking by 6 percent to growing at about 6 percent . So far , the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about two million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed . AZUZ : But other people disagree . In a recent CNN poll , nearly three-quarters of the people surveyed think that at least half of the stimulus money spent so far has been wasted . Earlier this week , Republican Representative John Boehner , the House minority leader , said that people , `` are n't getting their money 's worth from the trillion-dollar ` stimulus , ' and struggling families and small businesses are rightly asking ` Where are the jobs ? ' '' Blog Promo . AZUZ : So in your view , has the stimulus worked ? Got a few comments for you . Sean is saying : `` Without it , we would be struggling in an even deeper recession . '' From Leisha : `` What stimulus ? Well , we have seen only more jobs cut and more schools closed in my state . '' And Sabrina writes that `` the process takes a long time , so maybe the key points just have n't been fully recognized . '' What do you say ? Blog with us from A to Z at CNNStudentNews.com . Toyota Troubles . AZUZ : Another story we are following for you today : Toyota -- Japanese carmaker -- says it 's going to hire more quality control workers , do more testing , and get an outside agency to help fix its cars ' problems . The news comes in the middle of a massive recall of more than 8 million Toyota vehicles worldwide . Problems include sudden acceleration brake pedal issues , and some new complaints -- Toyota says fewer than a hundred -- involve the steering in some Corollas , Toyota 's second-most popular model . Later this month , the U.S. Congress is planning hearings to ask Toyota about safety . The company says it will cooperate , and its president has repeatedly apologized . AKIO TOYODA , TOYOTA PRESIDENT -LSB- TRANSLATED -RSB- : Toyota is not perfect . But when we find a problem or are made aware of it , we act as quickly as possible . We are sincerely working on that . As VP Sasaki said , we never covered anything up or ignored any problems . I hope you understand this . TSA Swabs . AZUZ : Get your boarding pass . Check in your luggage . Put out your palms . What ? That last one could be what some air travelers hear . The Transportation Security Administration is trying out a new safety check , scanning passengers ' hands for traces of explosives . Experts say there 's a better chance of finding these kinds of materials if you check someone 's hands rather than checking baggage . The goal , of course , is to help increase airline security . The government says that part of the way it does that is by using different kinds of technology , like these hand swabs . A privacy expert says this policy should n't violate passengers ' privacy as long as the scans are conducted randomly . Fast Facts . MATT CHERRY , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for some fast facts ! Haiti and the Dominican Republic make up the Caribbean island of Hispaniola . Spain controlled the island for a time , but Haiti became a French colony in 1697 . The nation gained its independence from France in 1804 . Today , Haiti is home to about 9 million people , and its capital is Port-au-Prince . Haiti Update . AZUZ : France controlled Haiti for more than a century , but this week marked the first time that a French president ever visited the country . Nicolas Sarkozy , whom you see on the left here , was in Haiti yesterday . President Sarkozy met with Haitian leaders and toured some of the areas damaged by last month 's earthquake . The French president was expected to announce an aid program for Haiti during his visit . This has been the scene at the airport in Port-au-Prince : planes being used to bring in relief supplies . That could change on Friday , though . American Airlines says it will start flying passenger planes into Haiti . All passenger flights were stopped after the quake hit . One company official said that offering transportation to and from the country will be a major step toward helping Haiti rebuild . Haiti Survivor Story . AZUZ : Some Haitians have already left the country ; they were evacuated to hospitals in the U.S. . One of them , a classical musician , had injuries that could have affected his career . But as John Zarrella tells us , a gift from an American singer will help him keep making music . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . JOHN ZARRELLA , CNN CORRESPONDENT : For 18 hours , Romel Joseph lay buried in the rubble of his music school in Port-au-Prince . For 18 hours until his rescue , the concert violinist stayed alert and alive going over in his head , one by one , every concerto at every concert hall he 'd ever played . Romel was badly broken . His legs crushed , bones in his left hand shattered . But the concrete that covered him would not , could not kill him . ROMEL JOSEPH , VIOLINIST : I thought my time was up under the ground , and God says no , you have things to do . ZARRELLA : Three weeks ago , we met Romel , who is legally blind , for the first time . He mentioned he 'd like a keyboard to help strengthen the fingers in his left hand so that some day he could again play the violin . Stevie Wonder heard and answered Romel 's request . STEVIE WONDER , SINGER/SONGWRITER : What better way to really express our God 's love than to give something that is special to you to someone else who is in need . So , that 's why I did what I did . ZARRELLA : Wonder 's keyboard was packed and shipped , arriving Tuesday at Miami 's Jackson Memorial Hospital . Romel did n't know it was on the way . ZARRELLA : Romel . JOSEPH : Yes , sir . ZARRELLA : Hey , John Zarrella from CNN . How are you ? JOSEPH : Oh , my goodness . ZARRELLA : It 's so good to see you again . You look terrific . I think we have something for you . JOSEPH : Oh , it came ? ZARRELLA : It came . It 's coming in the door right now . JOSEPH : Oh , my goodness . ZARRELLA : Now , who sent this to you ? Stevie Wonder . JOSEPH : Oh . ZARRELLA : As the keyboard was set up , Romel was carefully moved to a wheelchair . UNIDENTIFIED MALE : The chair is over here . JOSEPH : OK . UNIDENTIFIED MALE : So , I 'm going to have you go sideways . Keep your legs on the bed . ZARRELLA : He sat over the keyboard , his legs , one held together with metal rods , resting on pillows . JOSEPH : I 'll play something . ZARRELLA : He began to play . Of course , a Stevie Wonder song . Even the fingers on his damaged left hand glided across the keys with a gentle touch . Romel will be out of the hospital soon . When that happens , he 'd like nothing more than to play a concert for Haiti . He on the violin and Stevie Wonder on the keyboard . JOSEPH : I mean , you know , nothing is impossible . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mr. DeWerff 's American History class at Pawnee High School in Pawnee , Illinois ! How far above the Earth 's surface is the international space station ? Is it : A -RRB- 100 miles , B -RRB- 250 miles , C -RRB- 375 miles or D -RRB- 1,000 miles ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! The international space station orbits the Earth from an altitude of about 250 miles . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Room with a View . AZUZ : The astronauts on that station have a brand new window to the world -- seven of them , actually . It 's a new part of the ISS that was installed during a spacewalk yesterday , the third and last planned spacewalk of space shuttle Endeavour 's mission to the international space station . You can see the window covers opening up here . They 're on a cupola , the top part of a new section of the ISS . And this is the view it gives : Earth from 250 miles up . That center window is about 32 inches across . The cupola , designed to give astronauts a better view of spacewalks and other activities outside the ISS . Facebook Promo . AZUZ : Well , the big night is tonight . I will be live on Facebook , 7:00 p.m. Eastern , 4:00 p.m. Pacific , answering your questions . Log on and ask away ! The address : Facebook.com / CNNStudentNews . Before We Go . AZUZ : Before we go , this might qualify as a half-baked idea . Everything seems calm at first , but then -- please , y' all , there 's enough cake to go around . There 's actually a matrimonial method to this madness . That is because one of these lucky ladies ended the day with a proposal : her boyfriend using the ring that she found in that cake . It 's valued at around $ 3,100 , which makes this a true karat cake . Goodbye . AZUZ : Finding the ring is awesome . The on-the-spot proposal , just the frosting on the cake . CNN Student News returns tomorrow , but we hope to hear from you tonight at Facebook ! I 'm Carl Azuz .
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Consider the impact of the stimulus package one year after it became law . Hear how a special gift is helping one Haitian quake victim 's recovery . Check out what Earth looks like through the ISS 's new window to the world . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- February 16 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Afghanistan • Georgia • China . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : As the three-day weekend was winding down , we were here at the CNN Center last night , putting together your Tuesday edition of CNN Student News . You know who I am ; let 's get right to today 's headlines ! First Up : Afghan Offensive . AZUZ : Making progress , but there 's still a long way to go . That is how one reporter in Afghanistan described a military offensive there . The goal of Operation Moshtarak , which means `` together '' in the local language , is for coalition and Afghan troops to work together in order to remove the Taliban from Helmand province . The militant group has a strong presence in that region . And this is the largest military operation since 2001 , when the war in Afghanistan started . It includes about 15,000 troops . And one thing they 're trying to do is draw Taliban fighters into combat . Commanders say they expect that to last a while . But one of the challenges in fighting the Taliban is doing so without hurting civilians . On Sunday , 12 Afghan civilians were killed when a coalition rocket hit the building they were in . Military officials said the troops were aiming for the right building ; what they did n't know is that there were civilians inside of it . Challenges Abroad . AZUZ : The war in Afghanistan is just one of the challenges facing President Obama right now . Another one : Iran . Over the weekend , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she believes that the Middle Eastern nation is becoming a `` military dictatorship , '' and she thinks that could be dangerous for other countries . Jill Dougherty examines that issue and some of the other global challenges facing the U.S. president . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . JILL DOUGHERTY , CNN FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT : Two costly wars , an economy still reeling , no health care reform yet , and a political upset in Massachusetts torpedoes his Senate supermajority . U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA : We 're trying to , you know , bring some change that you can believe in . DOUGHERTY : With his change agenda bogged down at home , what hope is there for President Obama 's change agenda abroad ? DOUG PAAL , CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR INTL. . PEACE : When American presidents get weak at home , it really does affect their ability to act abroad . DOUGHERTY : In his first year , Mr. Obama visited 21 countries . His mantra : engagement , even with your enemies . HILLARY CLINTON , U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE : It 's almost hard to remember how poorly much of the world viewed the United States when President Obama came into office . DOUGHERTY : The secretary of state says she sees a lot of positive trends . But the score card , so far , is mixed . Iran still hounds its opponents and defends its nuclear program , now boasting it 's enriching its own uranium . North Korea still wo n't return to nuclear talks . The Mideast peace process is stalled . Even the president 's friends say America 's credibility is on the line . KING ABDULLAH II , JORDAN : I personally believe that the president is extremely committed to it , but we also know that America is dealing with many other issues internally , health plan , other issues . Massachusetts was , I think , something that hit the news . DOUGHERTY : But after the reset button was pressed with Russia , relations did improve . Moscow is helping the U.S. to pressure Iran and it 's close to a new arms control agreement with Washington . But in Beijing , cyber attacks against U.S. companies like Google , disputes over arm sales to Taiwan , and a controversial visit to the White House this week by the Dalai Lama have relations with China at a boil . Surprisingly , the administration does claim one success , in a war Barack Obama opposed . U.S. VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN : I am very optimistic about Iraq . I think it 's going to be one of the great achievements of this administration . ROBERT GIBBS , WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY : Putting what was broken back together and getting our troops home , which we intend to do in August of this year . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Luge Accident . AZUZ : When we recorded this show last night , the U.S. was leading the medal count at the 2010 Winter Olympics . But the Vancouver games got off to a tragic start . A 21-year-old Olympian from the Republic of Georgia , a country between Russia and Turkey , died in an accident on the luge track . A memorial was set up for Nodar Kumaritashvili . Just a couple hours before the opening ceremonies , he was on his last training run at the Whistler Sliding Center when he lost control of his sled and crashed . The International Luge Federation said the crash happened because Kumaritashvili did n't make up for a mistake he 'd made on his run . A lot of people are afraid this course was just too fast , and since the crash , Olympics workers have shortened it and made it safer by building up the walls near where the crash happened . Multi-Car Pile-Up . AZUZ : It 's been relatively warm in Vancouver , but winter weather is taking a toll on parts of the U.S. Look at this pile-up that shut down a Kansas overpass on Sunday ! Unbelievable . Dozens of cars involved , traffic shut down for hours . There were injuries in this wreck , but everyone did survive . This is really interesting , though : We want you to take a listen to what it was like to be in the pile-up . SAM SKRAMSTAD , MOTORIST IN CAR PILE-UP : It happened too fast . It was just there and I headed for the guardrail and it did n't move . And then I just kept getting nailed . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Ms. Smith 's 7th grade class in Phoenix , Arizona ! How many animals are included in the Chinese calendar ? If you think you know it , shout it out ! Is it : A -RRB- 5 , B -RRB- 7 , C -RRB- 12 or D -RRB- 24 ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! There are 12 animals associated with the Chinese calendar . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Chinese New Year . AZUZ : And we are now in the Year of the Tiger ! Sunday marked the start of the Chinese New Year , and this is actually year 4708 on the Chinese calendar . And as it began , China 's premier , Wen Jiabao , praised the country for working through the worldwide economic crisis , but he warned that this new year could be a complicated one . The traditional celebrations to ring in the Year of the Tiger were massive . Parades , performances , fireworks seen all over the country and in other parts of the world . Hundreds of millions of people across China traveled home for the holiday . That is why some folks believe that Chinese New Year is the world 's biggest , annual human migration . Mardi Gras . AZUZ : Another big celebration taking place in New Orleans right now . It 's Mardi Gras ! What you 're seeing here is the Bacchus parade . It 's one of the many events that are part of the celebration . And the King of Bacchus , at least this year , is Saints quarterback Drew Brees ! The city of New Orleans is still riding high after their recent Super Bowl win . And the crowds came out to see Brees , who was the MVP of the game , and maybe catch one of the mini-footballs he threw from the float . Mardi Gras is a French name that means Fat Tuesday . It 's celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday , which is tomorrow , and that -- Ash Wednesday -- marks the start of Lent . Shoutout Extra Credit . MATT CHERRY , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for a Shoutout Extra Credit ! Which of these equations represents acceleration due to gravity on Earth ? You know what to do ! Is it : A -RRB- a2 + b2 = c2 , B -RRB- g = 9.8 m/s2 , C -RRB- a = pi r2 or D -RRB- E = mc2 ? Rewind the clock to three seconds -- GO ! Acceleration due to force of Earth 's gravity is equal to 9.8 meters per second , squared . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout Extra Credit ! Math and Science . AZUZ : So , can getting rid of gravity help inspire education ? One company thinks so , and it 's hoping students will too . Some folks are worried that the U.S. is falling behind in math and science because not enough students are interested in the subjects . They 're hoping that seeing this will change that . It 's a program where teachers float around in zero gravity and prove there 's a fun side to math and science . Brian Todd recently went along for the ride . BRIAN TODD , CNN CORRESPONDENT : How does it work ? We 're seated when the plane first starts to climb . Then , after we level off , we all have to lie on the floor of this padded cabin . We 're taken on a series of so-called parabolas . The plane makes a steep climb , then practically dives for about 30 seconds . We have to lie on our backs . We 're about to do the first parabola , called a partial parabola . We 're going to be at about one-third of our body weight when this thing hits its peak and then starts descending . When the plane dives , we 're at zero gravity . Promo . AZUZ : Cool stuff . Well , you are looking at CNNStudentNews.com , and this is where you can find every show we 've done so far this school year . On the right-hand side of your page , you see where it says `` Archive '' right in the middle there under `` Shows and Transcripts '' ? You click that , it 'll get you to our archive ; you can see every show . We 're also available online on iTunes . Just search `` CNN Student News . '' Before We Go . AZUZ : Before we go , check out one of those typical , college bonding moments ... when everyone runs at full speed at each other and then tries to nail everyone else with a ball ! It 's dodgeball , and what might be the world 's biggest dodgeball game ever . It looks awesome . It happened at the University of Alberta in Canada . With 400 balls and more than 1,200 players , we 're not sure how the organizers could really keep score of it . Goodbye . AZUZ : We guess that when anyone asked , they just dodged the question . That wraps up today 's edition of CNN Student News . We will be back tomorrow and look forward to seeing you then .
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Survey the largest military operation that Afghanistan has seen in years . Take a look at some of the international challenges facing President Obama . Get a glimpse of the roaring celebrations ringing in the Chinese New Year . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A spokeswoman for a group headed by Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has been arrested by Iranian authorities less than 48 hours before the country marks the first anniversary of its election fallout , according to a human rights group . Narges Mohammadi , a member of Ebadi 's Defenders of Human Rights Center -- known as Iran 's leading human rights group -- was arrested overnight at her Tehran home , the U.S.-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported Friday . No information is available about the arrest of Mohammadi , whose whereabouts are unknown , said Hadi Ghaemi , a spokesman for the campaign . Ghaemi noted that a television program on an official Iranian station aired a segment Friday attacking Ebadi 's character and her human rights record . The program included clips of Ebadi 's husband , who was arrested after the June 12 , 2009 , elections and released , making disparaging remarks about his wife . Her husband , Javad Tavasolian , was `` subjected to physical and psychological abuse '' while he was detained , the Human Rights Campaign in Iran said . `` He was videotaped while in detention and coerced to make defamatory statements about her . He informed Ebadi about his ill treatment after his release . '' Ebadi , who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 , has been a vocal critic of Iran 's human rights record , especially in the aftermath of last year 's election . Thousands were arrested during the mass demonstrations that followed -- including former lawmakers , political activists , local and international journalists , filmmakers and foreign nationals -- and hundreds were accused of engaging in a `` soft revolution '' and tried in court . In a commentary published on CNN.com Friday , Ebadi stated , `` Most recently , in order to put more pressure on political and social dissidents , and in addition to regular arrests , the Iranian government has resorted to other tactics . For example , the government has been taking hostage and imprisoning the close relatives of these individuals to inflict more intimidation and psychological pressure , in order to have their demands met . '' She named her sister , Nushin Ebadi , a dentistry professor who was detained for 17 days in December , among the examples of those arrested without cause . The Islamic government has steadily been tightening its grip throughout the year , said a report issued Thursday by Human Rights Watch , a group that also has been monitoring the situation through interviews with people in Iran . The government and police have issued warnings to Iranians not to participate in any gatherings Saturday , and opposition leaders called off protests to mark the anniversary for fear of another crackdown . Human Rights Watch said the atmosphere inside the country is markedly different from the images of defiance that filled the internet and television screens starting a year ago . `` While the international community has focused on Iran 's nuclear ambitions , Tehran has been methodically crushing all forms of dissent inside the country , '' Joe Stork , deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch , told CNN this week . `` Journalists , lawyers , and civil society activists who used to speak to foreign media and human rights groups are increasingly reluctant , fearing phone and internet surveillance , '' he said in a statement released with the latest report . The rights group says Iran 's crackdown extends beyond election protesters . The 19-page report lists abuses including arbitrary arrests , extrajudicial killings , rapes , torture and violations of the rights to freedom of assembly and expression . Scores of journalists and human rights activists have been targeted , the report says , and the government has executed at least seven Kurdish political dissidents , while more than a dozen sit on death row . Iran has defended its record before the U.N. Human Rights Council . Mohammad Javad Larijani , the secretary general of Iran 's High Council for Human Rights , has said that the government goes after only those who incite violence . `` Nobody is jailed because of the protest , '' Larijani said in February . `` The only reason for jailing is the violence which was attached with the protests . Any government has a duty to bring an end to the violence . I think the beating of our police is much more less than the New York and Los Angeles police . ''
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Associate of Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi arrested in Iran . Arrest comes less than 48 hours before Iran marks election anniversary . Ebadi 's husband and sister , others arrested over past year . Iranian goverment inflicting `` intimidation , '' Ebadi says .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- John Boyd is a man on a mission . Beginning Thursday , the founder and head of the National Black Farmers Association can be seen driving a spluttering tractor called `` Justice '' around Capitol Hill , pressing political leaders to provide funds to settle a discrimination case involving minority farmers . Boyd , a fourth-generation black farmer himself , tells CNN that he wants Congress and the Obama administration to `` step up '' and deliver the money needed to fund the settlement . `` We 've been waiting for years , '' he said . `` And when we entered into this settlement agreement back in February , the administration announced it like it was a done deal . '' `` They put out in the media that they were ` turning the page ' at the USDA , '' Boyd continued . `` But the bottom line is that the black farmers do n't have the money . '' The 1997 Pigford v. Glickman case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture claimed that black farmers were systematically denied government farm loans and support from federal programs because of the color of their skin . Eleven years ago it was settled out of court . Under a federal judge 's terms dating to 1999 , qualified farmers could receive $ 50,000 each to settle claims of racial bias . But tens of thousands of farmers missed the filing deadline to submit claims . Then-Senator Barack Obama sponsored a measure in the 2008 Farm Bill that reopened the case , known as Pigford II . And in February , the Department of Justice released a statement announcing a resolution to Pigford II . But the statement said the settlement agreement was contingent on the appropriation of funds by Congress . After that the Senate failed to approve funds already passed by the House . Boyd says the situation facing black farmers in the United States is a `` national disaster . They 're dying every day , I 'm going to more and more funerals every day . Black farmers are dying when they were supposed to have received this settlement years ago . '' `` I decided to drive my trusty tractor here -- Justice -- all over Washington , so people can see what a real farmer looks like , '' Boyd said , adding that he wants political leaders to understand `` the lives they 're affecting when they deny justice . That 's what this is about . It 's about a group of people who 've proven their case in front of a court , who 've won time and time again in Congress . Now we have a bill , a passed bill , and Congress should enact it . We already have a hundred million dollars out there . Where 's that at ? '' Boyd founded the non-profit National Black Farmers ' Association in 1995 . He 's worked to represent the rights of minority farmers since the 1990s , meeting with all sorts of political figures , from lowly bureaucrats to presidents . And this is n't the first time he 's mounted a somewhat unique , farm-oriented action in the U.S. capitol , either . He 's driven an older tractor into Washington from his Virginia farm before . He 's also driven a mule and wagon into the city as well . He chose this tactic because he says the black farmers `` are just marched out . You know they 're older now , they 're dying . And we 're trying to get more young people involved in agriculture and farming and it 's been difficult . Even my own son who really should ... has n't expressed any interest in -LRB- farming -RRB- . And deep down I know it 's because he watched how damn bad I suffered with the government and how bad the government treated us , you know with getting loans and things of that nature . So I know that 's really what it is . Of course he 's never said that to me , but I know really what that is . '' Now , Boyd says he hopes to remain in Washington until a bill is passed funding the settlement . He says he will visit the White House Friday morning to talk about what he believes the Obama administration can do to `` push this thing along . '' He says he is considering making stops at the U.S. Supreme Court , along with the headquarters of both the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee . Boyd says he 'll put his question to leaders of all stripes : `` Why ca n't we get this done if we have the support they say we do amongst Republicans and Democrats and the president ? Why are we still out here chasing our tail in the Senate , begging and pleading for leaders to do the right thing ? '' Ultimately , however , Boyd says his protest is for everyone . `` There are other bills that are pending , '' he says . `` It 's time for Congress and leaders in the Senate to start working for the American people and that includes the black farmers , too . '' CNN 's Shawna Shepherd contributed to this report .
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Head of Black Farmers ' Association arrives in Washington for a tractor-riding protest . John W. Boyd , Jr. wants Congress to approve money to fund settlement . Black farmers have waited for years for compensation money after settling discrimination lawsuit .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Britain 's advertising watchdog has censured an Italian ice cream manufacturer over an advertisement depicting a heavily pregnant nun that appeared ahead of a papal visit to the UK . The ad featuring the strapline `` immaculately conceived '' over an image of the expectant sister spooning from a tub of Antonio Federici ice cream was `` likely to cause widespread offense , '' the Advertising Standards Authority ruled . The ASA said the publishers of Lady magazine , which carried the ad , had received several complaints from readers . The watchdog rejected the manufacturer 's claims that it was `` using gentle humor '' to convey the message that `` ice cream is our religion . '' `` We considered the use of a nun pregnant through immaculate conception was likely to be seen as a distortion and mockery of the beliefs of Roman Catholics , '' the ASA ruling said . `` We concluded that to use such an image in a light hearted way to advertise ice cream was likely to cause serious offence to readers , particularly those who practised the Roman Catholic faith . '' The Antonio Federici ad is the company 's second invoking religious imagery to fall foul of the ASA . An advertisement featuring a nun and a priest eyeing each other for a kiss was banned in July last year . The ice cream company said the ASA 's ruling amounted to censorship of artistic freedoms ahead of Pope Benedict XVI 's visit to Britain this week . It said it had also been banned from showing another advertisement showing two men dressed as priests apparently on the brink of sharing a kiss . The ASA has not published any ruling on the ad . A statement from Antonio Federici said the company was seeking to relaliate by securing a series of billboard advertisements along the route the pope 's motorcade is expected to take during his visit to London . `` The ASA is unable to distinguish between the ` virgin birth of Jesus Christ , ' which formed the basis of their complaint notification , and the ` immaculate conception ' which they are now referring to and which we have received no complaints about , '' the statement said .
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Britian 's advertising watchdog says ad featuring a pregnant nun could cause offense . Ice cream company behind ad says it is being censored because of papal visit . Antonio Federici says it will retaliate with billboard ads on the pope 's route .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lindsay Lohan acknowledged through Twitter postings Friday night that she failed a recent drug test , but the actress said she 's `` working hard to overcome '' her drug addiction . Lohan 's supervised probation for a 2007 drunken driving conviction requires frequent drug tests . The judge warned her last month any failure could send her back to jail . `` Regrettably , I did in fact fail my most recent drug test and if I am asked , I am prepared to appear before judge Fox next week as a result , '' Lohan tweeted Friday evening . She spent 23 days in a court-ordered drug rehab program last month , which followed a 13-day jail stint imposed when a Los Angeles judge ruled that Lohan violated her probation . Judge Elden Fox , who took over Lohan 's case when she was released , imposed a new set of rules for her to follow until November . It included weekly counseling sessions for alcohol and drug rehab , random drug tests and behavioral therapy . `` Substance abuse is a disease , which unfortunately does n't go away overnight , '' Lohan tweeted . `` I am working hard to overcome it and am taking positive steps . ''
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Lohan says she failed a recent drug test . The actress says she is `` working hard '' to overcome her drug problem . The judge warned a failed drug test could mean more jail time .
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Mexico City , Mexico -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Chihuahua attorney general 's office said Friday it is investigating whether the car in which two photojournalists were shot Thursday in northern Mexico belonged to a human-rights activist who may have been the intended target . A photographer for El Diario newspaper in Ciudad Juarez was gunned down Thursday , the paper said on its website . A second photographer was wounded in the shooting . Luis Carlos Santiago , 21 , was declared dead at the scene . He and his 18-year-old co-worker , Carlos Manuel Sanchez , were inside a silver Nissan sedan in the parking lot of a shopping mall , the newspaper said . Santiago was in the driver 's seat . Unidentified gunmen followed the pair to the Rio Grande Mall , near the newspaper 's offices , a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN . At 2:20 p.m. , the gunmen -- who were in a compact gray car -- opened fire , killing Santiago , the newspaper said , citing witnesses . Despite having been struck in the chest and arm , Sanchez got out of the car and entered the mall , the newspaper said . The gunmen continued firing , without striking him again , then left , it reported . The wounded journalist was taken to a hospital in stable condition , the official said . The journalists were using a car that belongs to an attorney and human-rights activist , Gustavo de la Rosa , who lives in the United States , said Arturo Sandoval , a spokesman for the Chihuahua attorney general . Officials were investigating whether the elder de la Rosa was the intended target , he said . De la Rosa 's son , an editor at the newspaper , had loaned the car to the two photojournalists to use to drive to the mall , where they were planning to attend a photography class taught by a newspaper staff member , El Diario reported . Ciudad Juarez is one of the deadliest cities in Mexico , with 2,185 killings since January 1 and the country is one of the most dangerous for journalists . Much of the violence stems from turf wars between rival cartels and battles between the cartels and the Mexican authorities . The source said it was not clear whether Thursday 's killing was related to drug violence . The gunmen used 9mm handguns , the official said . The newspaper reported Friday that witnesses cited at least two gunmen . Santiago is the ninth journalist killed in Mexico this year , according to the Committee to Protect Journalists . Drug cartels pressure journalists and editors in Mexico to avoid reporting on them and to print unflattering stories about rival drug cartels . The result has been increasing self-censorship from many media outlets throughout the country . Press freedom organizations say Mexico does not do enough to investigate the killing of journalists . A recent CPJ report found `` systemic failures that , if left unaddressed , will further erode freedom of expression and the rule of law . Vital national and international interests are at stake . '' CNN 's Nick Valencia contributed to this story .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pakistan took big steps towards leveling the two-Test cricket series against Australia after bowling out their opponents for just 88 runs in Britain on Wednesday . The Australians , who won the first match by 150 runs , failed to reach three figures in an innings for the first time since 1984 as captain Ricky Ponting paid for his decision to bat first in bowler-friendly conditions after winning the toss . Pakistan , led by new captain Salman Butt after Shahid Afridi ended his brief return to the Test arena following that defeat at Lord 's , then reached 148-3 before rain cut short the opening day in Leeds . Teenage paceman Mohammad Aamer and fellow opening bowler Mohammad Asif took three wickets each as Australia crashed to the nation 's lowest first-innings score since 1956 -- when dismissed for 80 , also by Pakistan . `` There was moisture under the wicket so I think it was a shocking decision , especially for Australia , '' Pakistan bowler Umar Gul told reporters . `` I do n't know what the captain and coach 's decision was going to be but if we won the toss we were ready to bowl first . This morning it was swinging a lot and the ball was seaming . '' Tim Paine 's leading knock of 17 was Australia 's fourth-lowest in a Test innings in which all 11 players have batted . The No. 7 was last man out in a fighting 47-ball stay , scoring one more run than all-rounder Marcus North . Gul also claimed two wickets while Umar Amin dismissed North and was also involved in the run-out of tailender Ben Hilfenhaus . The Pakistanis went into a 13-match losing run against Australia that goes back to 1995 , but struck an early blow when the 18-year-old Aamer trapped opener Simon Katich leg before wicket for 13 . Afridi quits Tests after 150-run defeat at Lord 's . That opened the floodgates as Asif sent Shane Watson -LRB- 5 -RRB- and Ponting -LRB- 6 -RRB- back to the pavilion at Headingley in similar fashion , and Gul bowled Michael Clarke -LRB- 3 -RRB- . From 29-4 , Australia slumped further to 73-6 at lunch as Mike Hussey -LRB- 5 -RRB- also went lbw to Gul and North was caught behind off the medium pace of Amin . Aamer then took wickets with the first two balls of the middle session , bowling Steven Smith and Mitchell Johnson , but Hilfenhaus avoided becoming the hat-trick victim . Australia 's bowlers could not extract the same amount of swing from the overcast conditions , and Butt put on 80 for the first wicket with Imran Farhat before being bowled by Hilfenhaus . Farhat also fell short of a half-century as he was trapped lbw by Watson for 45 with the score at 133 , and the all-rounder then dispatched Azar Ali -LRB- 30 -RRB- seven runs later . Amin -LRB- 1 -RRB- and Umar Akmal -LRB- 8 -RRB- were unbeaten when bad light and then rain ended a day on which 13 wickets fell for just 236 runs . The series is being played in England due to security issues in Pakistan .
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Australia collapse to 88 all out on opening day of second Test against Pakistan in Leeds . Pakistan , seeking to level two-match series , reached 148-3 when bad light stopped play . Australia captain Ricky Ponting surprisingly chose to bat first in overcast conditions . His team failed to reach three figures in a test for the first time since 1984 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Virender Sehwag was the star with bat and ball as he offered India a glimmer of hope as they bid to win the third Test and level the series against Sri Lanka . The batsman completed his 21st Test century soon after the start of play on Thursday morning after India resumed on 180-2 in reply to Sri Lanka 's first innings total of 425 . And after half centuries from VVS Laxman and Suresh Raina had helped India to 436 all out , Sehwag took two wickets to reduce Sri Lanka to 45-2 at the close and heap pressure on their middle order . Sehwag quickly passed the hundred mark in the first session but fell soon after for 109 , caught by Chanaka Welegedara off the bowling Suraj Randiv . Sachin Tendulkar made 41 before he was caught behind by wicketkeeper Mahela Jayawardene off the bowling of Lasitha Malinga . Laxman then added 56 and Raina made 62 before they were both removed by Ajantha Mendis . Abhimanyu Mithun and Amit Mishra both added valuable runs to see India past Sri Lanka 's total before Randiv removed both players to bring an end to the innings . Sri Lanka were unable to negotiate the final session without losing a wicket as both opening batsman fell to Sehwag . Tharanga Paranavitana was caught behind by captain MS Dhoni before Sehwag snagged Tillakaratne Dilshan thanks to a catch from Murali Vijay . Sri Lanka will resume on day four just 34 runs ahead of their rivals , with eight wickets remaining . They lead 1-0 in the three match series .
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Sri Lanka reduced to 45-2 in their second innings against India . Hosts lead by 34 runs with eight wickets remaining in third Test . Virender Sehwag takes two late wickets to offer India hope of victory . Sri Lanka lead the three match series 1-0 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World number two Novak Djokovic beat John Isner in a grueling four hour 16 minute encounter to secure Serbia 's passage into the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup on Sunday . Serbia led the United States 2-1 overnight in Belgrade with Djokovic favored to beat the giant Isner to clinch the tie , but he was given an almighty scare before winning 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 . They will now play Croatia at home on July 9-11 in the quarterfinals of the premier team event in tennis after their first-ever victory in the World Group . Djjokovic , urged on by a partisan home crowd , looked headed for a routine win as he took the opening set , but he was broken twice in the second as Isner leveled . Djokovic returned the compliment in the third set to lead two sets to one , but he could not force home the advantage and he lost a fourth set tiebreak 8-6 as Isner set up a decider . A single break in the first game gave Djokovic a crucial advantage , but his American opponent proceeded to save six match points before finally netting a forehand , the home hero sinking to his knees after an exhausting ordeal . The defeat means Patrick McEnroe 's U.S. team face a relegation playoff later this year to maintain their record of playing in the World Group every year . In other ties , defending champions Spain shrugged off the absence of the injured Rafael Nadal to beat Switzerland 4-1 to set-up a quarterfinal clash with France . Russia edged out India 3-2 and will face Argentina who defeated Sweden 3-2 in Stockholm . Returning from injury David Nalbandian was Argentina 's match winner in Stockholm as he beat Andreas Vinciguerra 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the deciding rubber after Swedish number one Robin Soderling had drawn them level with a straight sets win over Leonardo Mayer . 2005 champions Croatia , last year 's runners-up Czech Republic and France sealed their quarterfinal places on Saturday against Ecuador , Belgium and Germany respectively . France 's home clash with Spain is already whetting the appetite of tennis fans . `` It 'll be like a final , it 's the kind of thing you dream about , '' France captain Guy Forget told the official Davis Cup Web site www.daviscup.com .
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Novak Djokovic beats John Isner in five-set marathon as Serbia beat USA in Davis Cup tie . Serbia reach quarterfinals of the World Group for the first time . Defending champions Spain will play France in pick of the last eight ties .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Andy Roddick cruised to victory in the Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday with a straight sets triumph over Tomas Berdych in the final in Miami . The sixth-seeded American -- who had not won a Masters title on the ATP Tour for four years -- fired 13 ace and did not face a single set point in a 7-5 6-4 win . Roddick finally finished opff his Czech opponent in one hour and 43 minutes to secure his 29th career title . Berdych had beaten top seed Roger Federer en ropute to the final , while Roddick dumped out Rafael Nadal in the semifinals . However , 16th seed Berdych never approached the form that saw him stun the world number one , as well as French Open finalist Robin Soderling . `` It 's great . I won my first ever match here and it 's nice to see it come full circle and I could n't be happier , '' said 27-year-old Roddick in his courtside interview . `` Tomas had a great tournament and is always a guy you do n't want to see in your part of the draw . '' Berdych added : `` Andy was really too strong so I would like to congratulate him . `` It 's been a great few weeks for him and a good two weeks for me so I 'm really looking forward to next week . ''
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Andy Roddick defeats Tomas Berdych in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open . Roddick hammered down 13 aces as he eased to a 7-5 6-4 victory . The victory saw Roddick claim his first ATP World Tour Masters title since 2006 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As the oldest major tennis championship , Wimbledon can boast a heritage and tradition second to none . After 133 years of action at the All England club in south-west London , there are many memorable moments to choose from , and CNN World Sport has selected its top 10 . Not necessarily dictated by the on-court action , our list incorporates the ridiculous as well as the sublime , the embarrassing alongside the triumphant . A host of the tournament 's best-loved players are in there , from John McEnroe to Boris Becker , Virginia Wade to Jana Novotna , as well as some lesser-known faces , like that of the Centre Court 's first streaker in 1996 . Has your favorite Wimbledon moment made the cut ? If you disagree with our selections , let us know why in the comments section below .
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CNN World Sport selects 10 iconic moments in Wimbledon 's 133-year history . John McEnroe 's famous rant towards the umpire in 1981 is included . Australian Pat Cash 's dash to the players ' box in 1987 makes the cut too . Wimbledon 's first Centre Court streaker -- in 1996 -- is also there .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- 2005 champions Croatia take on neighbors and arch-rivals Serbia in the Davis Cup quarterfinals this weekend -- their first tennis clash since becoming independent nations following the break-up of the old Yugoslavia . The tie in Split gives Croatia home advantage , but in terms of world rankings Serbia , headed by Novak Djokovic , will start as narrow favorites to reach the last four . What is guaranteed is a tinderbox atmosphere in a Spaladium Arena filled to the brim with about 1,000 Serbian fans in the 10,000 capacity crowd . Mindful of recent incidents at the Australian Open where Serb and Croat fans have been involved in ugly scuffles , extra security measures have been laid on by local police . Yugoslavia reached the Davis Cup semifinals three times , the last being in 1991 , the year Croatia declared independence , leading to a bloody Balkan war with the Serbs . Fortunately , relations have improved at all levels between the countries and Djokovic told CNN 's Open Court earlier this year that players in the Croatian team were among his best friends on the circuit . `` I mostly get along with tennis players from my country , from Serbia , Tipsarevic , and from Croatia , Ljubicic , Ancic and Cilic , all these guys that I speak the same language with , it gets easier to have a friendship with and have a good connection , '' he revealed . That friendship will be put aside when action in the best-of-five tie gets underway on Friday with the opening singles rubbers . Croatia have been hit by injuries to Mario Ancic and big-serving Ivo Karlovic , with Ivan Ljubicic coming out of Davis Cup retirement especially for this tie . With the reshuffles , a heavy weight of expectation falls on the shoulders of Croatian number one , 21-year-old Marin Cilic , who said the tie was going to be a `` memory for life . '' `` It 's going to be a clash of two great nations , '' he told the official Davis Cup website . `` There 's going to be a lot of tension in the air but hopefully everything is going to go all right . '' Cilic , who lost in the first round at Wimbledon , like Ljubicic is at his best on the indoor hard court surface being used in Split . They will need to be with Djokovic , newly installed as world number two , leading a Serbian team boasting Viktor Troicki , Janko Tipsarevic and doubles world number one Nenad Zimonjic . Djokovic is confident of victory but also wary of Croatia 's home advantage . `` Given the quality of our team , it is logical to expect victory , '' he told his official website . `` Of course , it is hard to predict what will happen there , because being a host in Davis Cup matches is an advantage . Djokovic wants top spot in rankings . `` But , as I said , we have quality , which we 've been confirming years back and we can challenge any team on any surface in any country . I am optimistic , '' he added . Serbia knocked out the United States 3-2 in their last 16 World Group tie to reach the quarterfinals for the first time but Djokovic wants them to go all the way . `` We have a good chance to pass the Croats , and I think we can go all the way to the finals , '' he concluded . Djokovic opens against Ljubicic in the first singles match Friday , with Cilic then playing Troicki . In Saturday 's key doubles clash , Croats Ivan Dodik and Antonio Veic are up against Tipsarevic and Zimonjic . In other ties , defending champions Spain will be without world number one and Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal as they take on France at Clermont - Ferrand . Spain are bidding for a hat-trick of titles while France are hampered by the loss through injury of their top-ranked player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga . Another absentee this week is Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych who misses the Czech Republic 's visit to Chile in Coquimbo . Russia have Nikolay Davydenko back for their Moscow tie against Argentina , who are missing injured U.S. Open champ Juan Martin del Potro .
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Croatia take on Serbia in Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in Split . First tennis clash between the nations since the break-up of the old Yugoslavia . Serbian number one Novak Djokovic confident his team can secure victory . Defending champions Spain without Rafael Nadal for tie against France .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former world number one Jelena Jankovic won her first tournament since last August with a straight sets 6-2 6-4 victory over Caroline Wozniacki in the final of the WTA tournament at Indian Wells . Serbian ace Jankovic has flourished in the Californian desert and dominated Sunday 's final to claim a 6-2 6-4 victory , her 12th career title . `` It 's been a great two weeks for me , really amazing , '' Jankovic told the official WTA Tour Web site . `` I 'm so happy and so thrilled that I was able to win this title . '' Djokovic leads Serbian tennis revolution . Wozniacki had guaranteed she will attain second spot in the world behind Serena Williams in the new rankings with her semifinal victory over Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland . But she was unable to maintain that form against Jankovic , who had beaten her on four previous occasions . Jankovic , who last won a title in Cincinatti , survived some early round scares to ease past Samantha Stosur in the semifinals of the Premier tier event . She had Wozniacki in trouble early , achieving a double break to lead 4-0 before being broken on her own serve as the Dane cut the lead to 4-2 . But Jankovic , who topped the rankings back in 2008 , broke back immediately and claimed the set on her own service as Wozniacki went long with a forehand . The second set followed a similar pattern with Jankovic gaining an early break before holding her own service throughout . At 5-4 , she set up a match point with a backhand winner and sealed it when Wozniacki went long with a service return .
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Jelena Jankovic beats Caroline Wozniacki to win WTA title at Indian Wells . Former world number one Jankovic has won all five matches with Wozniacki . Sixth seed Jankovic of Serbia was winning first title of 2010 . Wozniacki will rise to number two in new world rankings this week .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Veteran American Paul Goydos has become just the fourth player in PGA Tour history to break the 60-shot barrier after carding a remarkable 12-under-par 59 in the opening round of the John Deere Classic on Thursday . Goydos follows in the footsteps of Al Geiberger -LRB- 1977 -RRB- , Chip Beck -LRB- 1991 -RRB- and David Duval -LRB- 1999 -RRB- after his 12-birdie blitz at the TPC Deer Run , Silvis , Illinois . However , Goydos , who at 46 is the oldest player to achieve the feat , is the only one of the quartet to break the barrier on a par-71 . The Californian closed out the back nine in just 28 shots , with eight birdies in nine holes , while he took just 22 putts all day . Michael Letzig and Australian Matt Jones head the chasing pack after carding seven-under-par 64s , with Letzig also keeping a bogey off his card . Japan 's Ryo Ishikawa is the only player to shoot a round of 68 , which he achieved in the final round of The Crowns on his home tour on May 2 . Meanwhile , Irishman Darren Clarke leads the field after the opening round of the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond . The former Ryder Cup player carded a six-under-par 65 to hold a narrow advantage over Graeme Storm , Damien McGrane and Edoardo Molinari in the traditional British Open warm-up . The 40-year-old Clarke has still not secured a place in the St Andrews field next week and he told reporters : `` This is the first round and there 's an awful long way to go , but of course I would love to qualify . '' A further seven players , including American John Daly , are a further stroke behind , while world number two Phil Mickelson is off the pace after an opening round level par 71 .
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Veteran American Paul Goydos cards a 12-under-par 59 in the John Deere Classic . The 46-year-old becomes the fourth player to achieve the feat in PGA Tour history . The Californian is the first player to break the milestone on a par-71 course . Irishman Darren Clarke cards a six-under-par 65 to lead the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Paula Creamer defied the odds to win her first major trophy at the 65th U.S. Women 's Open on Sunday after recovering from a career-threatening thumb injury . The 23-year-old American thought she would never play golf again after aggravating her injured left thumb while playing in the season-ending LPGA Championship in Houston last year . The win at Oakmont Country Club is even more impressive given that Creamer had surgery as recently as March and had to play through the pain in her thumb during the final day , when she played 23 holes due to earlier rain delays . `` You do n't have surgery on your thumb and win a championship , '' she told reporters , quoted on the U.S.G.A. website . `` I do n't think the odds are very good after that . `` I had my surgery , and yes , there was a time before my surgery where I thought , ` Oh , my gosh , I may never play golf again ' or , you know , if the surgery goes wrong . `` But it was what I had to do , and here we are with a U.S. Open championship next to me . So it 's been pretty cool . '' Creamer , who had previously won eight LPGA Tour titles , went into her fourth tournament since the surgery far from 100 percent fit . The Californian , who is limited to hitting mostly shots off a tee in practice , said her win shows how important the mental side is to the sport . `` I do n't even think I 'm 80 percent -LSB- fit -RSB- , '' she said . `` Jeez , I 've said this whole time I think I 'm about 60 . `` It just shows , you know , how much the mental side of golf can really take over . You know , I believed I could do this . I believed I could do this when I had a cast on my hand . `` That 's what I just kept thinking about was Oakmont , Oakmont , Oakmont . '' Creamer , nicknamed the `` Pink Panther '' because of her fondness for wearing the color , beat joint second-placed Na Yeon Choi of South Korea -LRB- 66 -RRB- and Norway 's Suzanne Pettersen -LRB- 69 -RRB- by four strokes . She completed her rain-delayed third round of 70 before carding a closing 69 , at three-under for the tournament making her the only player to break par . She was in tears after watching her final putt sink in the hole to end years of questions from the media as to whether the former teenage amateur star would ever win a major tournament . Creamer became the first American to win the U.S. Open since Cristie Kerr in 2007 and the second after Meg Mallon 's 2004 triumph . `` It 's incredible , it really is , '' Creamer said . `` It 's been amazing . `` I 've always thought of my career as I 've always been a pretty solid player , but yes , that question always lurked : How come you never won a major ? `` And now we have , and we never get to get asked that question again ! ''
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Paula Creamer battled through the pain to win the 65th U.S. Women 's Open . The 23-year-old played a final round of 69 to win her first major trophy by four strokes . The American went into her fourth tournament since having surgery only 60 percent fit . Creamer follows 2007 champion Cristie Kerr as the second American to win in last six years .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A survivor of the fatal Gaza flotilla incident in May headed out Saturday on a new convoy to bring medical supplies to the Palestinian territory . Kevin Ovenden departed London on Saturday morning with about a dozen vans and more than 30 international volunteers as part of the Viva Palestina Lifeline 5 convoy . Two other convoys were being organized at the same time from Casablanca , Morocco , and Doha , Qatar , his group said . The three convoys will aim to meet in Syria before traveling together to Gaza , organizers said . `` Our mission last time was to take aid in and to highlight the siege , '' Ovenden told CNN . `` That 's our mission this time . '' Nine Turkish activists died May 31 when Israeli troops boarded the Mavi Marmara , a flotilla of activists heading to Gaza . Israel has maintained its troops used force on the activists after they were attacked by those onboard , but passengers on the boat insisted they were fired on without provocation . `` I witnessed the man one meter in front of me being shot in the leg , a man 50 centimeters to the back right of me being shot through the abdomen , '' Ovenden said of the experience . `` Neither of them had anything in their hands . There was no Israeli commandos within the immediate proximity . They were shot from above , so it was simply unfeasible -- in that incident I saw -- for anyone to claim they were in fear of their lives when they rang out those shots . '' The incident drew international outrage and badly shook a wide-ranging military and diplomatic alliance between the Jewish state and Turkey , its powerful regional ally . Israel maintains it must inspect all goods entering Gaza so that weapons do not get into the hands of militants . Gaza is run by Hamas , the Palestinian Islamist movement that has said it is dedicated to the destruction of Israel . Unlike the flotilla in May , the convoy aims to enter Gaza by land , through the Rafa border crossing with Egypt , Ovenden said . When the three convoys meet in Syria , they plan to be shipped past the point at which the Mavi Marmara was attacked and down to the Egyptian port of Al Arish before going to Rafah , he said . Organizers said it is the largest convoy set to break the Gaza embargo . CNN 's Eileen Hsieh contributed to this report .
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The convoy includes two survivors of the flotilla incident in May . Two other convoys are departing from Morocco and Qatar . Nine Turkish activists died in an aid flotilla to Gaza in May .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Of the 14 `` Bachelors '' and five `` Bachelorettes '' who 've handed out roses to prospective life partners on ABC 's hit reality show , only four couples are still together and only two have actually gotten married . So how does a reality dating show with a 9.5 percent success rate reel in about 8 million viewers week after week ? `` It 's the fairytale aspect , '' said Sarah Polonsky , the entertainment editor at BettyConfidential.com , a site covering pop culture and relationships . `` What man or woman would n't want all these guys vying for our love ? ... It speaks to the part of us that wants to be the bad girl or the bad boy . The part of us that wants what is n't good for us . '' It 's definitely about the fairytale for viewer Gilmar Gomes , 55 , who says the show `` is like a fantasy . '' Gomes said he does n't mind being heckled by his friends for watching the show , which he first came across last season while flipping through channels . He said it gives him hope that true love is out there somewhere . `` It has all the ingredients , '' he added . `` Beautiful places , beautiful people . ... I remember when -LSB- Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi -RSB- were on a date in California . That seemed like the right place to fall in love . '' However odd it may seem , some folks believe the show 's failed couplings have been a key ingredient in the show 's continued success . According to Polonsky , `` We just love it because we feel so much better about our own lives . '' `` It 's been a tough few years -- a lot of people have lost their jobs and their money . We all wish we could fall in love in Iceland and Italy and Hawaii , but if we ca n't , why not watch it -LSB- on TV -RSB- . '' Steve Carbone , who has recapped `` The Bachelor '' and `` The Bachelorette '' since their infancy on his spoiler site RealitySteve.com , agrees . `` It 's never really been about the ending , '' he said . `` People are more just invested in the dates and the journey and cattiness in the house -- that 's what people tune in for . They like the drama . '' And ABC is well-aware of that , which is why not all of Ali 's 25 hand-picked suitors this season appear to be a perfect match for this single girl . In order to produce such a show , ABC casts characters they know will deliver , Carbone added . `` They 're not actually looking for the 25 best matches for Ali . ... They know what they 're doing -- they 're producing great dramatic TV . '' Janet Matuscak Gamin is one of thousands of viewers who turns to Facebook Tuesday through Sunday to fill her `` Bachelorette '' void . Matuscak Gamin , who started watching the reality series last season when contestant Rozlyn Papa was sent home for allegedly having a relationship with one of the show 's producers , says she watches `` The Bachelorette '' not as a dating show but as a comedy . `` I laugh at it all night long because I ca n't believe the things people say and the things they do , '' Matuscak Gamin said . Carbone adds that it 's important not to confuse the character ABC wants you to see with the real person . `` Anybody that says they want to date somebody from the show . ... You only want to date what you saw on TV , '' he says . `` I 'd hook up with Ali , but I do n't know her . I do n't know anything about Ali other than what the show presents to me . And the infatuation with past contestants does n't end with the final rose ceremony . Either they 're jumping to `` Dancing With the Stars '' as Melissa Rycroft and Pavelka did , covering tabloid magazines and blogs or appearing in ABC 's `` Bachelor '' spin-off -- `` The Bachelor Pad '' -- to air in August . `` It 's a great way to get your 15 minutes , '' Polonsky says .
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Only two of the 14 `` Bachelors '' and five `` Bachelorettes '' are married . Shows have a 9.5 percent success rate , yet reels in about 8 million viewers each week . ABC 's `` Bachelor '' spin-off -- `` The Bachelor Pad '' -- will air in August .
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-LRB- The Frisky -RRB- -- Back in 2007 , `` Bachelor '' viewers were shocked when lame-oid Brad Womack decided not to choose either of the final 2 contestants -LRB- Jenni Croft or DeAnna Pappas -RRB- in the show 's last episode . Uh , did n't he get that memo about the point of the show ? DeAnna was totally heartbroken , but picked herself up and became `` The Bachelorette . '' Only she and her final choice -- Jesse Csincsak -- did n't work out , either . Now , DeAnna has found her new love . And oddly enough , it happened because of `` The Bachelor . '' One of DeAnna 's good friends is Holly Durst , a contestant on `` The Bachelor '' who was let go by Matt Grant . -LRB- Bizarre side note : she also dated Jesse . -RRB- Holly later got together with Michael Stagliano , who tried to win over Jillian Harris on `` The Bachelorette . '' Holly and Michael decide to set up DeAnna with Michael 's twin , Stephen , and -- shocker -- it worked . DeAnna is currently home in Georgia , planning her wedding to Stephen , which will apparently be going down very soon . According to RadarOnline , before she left for the trip , Stephen tweeted , `` The love of my life leaves me today to go home to Georgia :-LRB- . '' There 's something oddly inspiring about seeing someone who was crushed on `` The Bachelor '' find love in real life . And we were happy to discover a few other `` Bachelor '' and `` Bachelorette '' alums who went from heartbroken to giddily happy in a very short time . The Frisky : `` Bachelorette '' Ali 's 6 steps make any man fall madly in love . 1 . She sought out her ex after public humiliation . Melissa Rycroft had one of the most disappointing runs on `` The Bachelor '' ever . After picking her and proposing in the final episode , Jason Mesnick changed his mind and very publicly dumped her for runner-up Molly Malaney on the `` After the Final Rose '' special . It was bad . Really , really bad . But Melissa leaned on a close friend and ex , Tye Strickland , after it all went down . Six months later they were engaged and they tied the knot last December , having their first kiss as a married couple to an instrumental version of the `` Monday Night Football '' theme song . She told Us Weekly , `` We 've been really good friends , but the timing was never right , '' she said . `` It 's funny how things happen . -LSB- Jason dumping me -RSB- was one of the best things that has happened to me in my life . '' The Frisky : 8 celebrity dudes describe their dream woman . 2 . Double rejections led to double happiness . Both Tara Durr and John Presser got rejected the first night they appeared on the series . The `` Bachelor '' Lorenzo Borghese just was n't feeling Tara , the real estate agent from Florida . And the `` Bachelorette '' Jillian sent John packing without much of a chance . But through assorted reunions of the show , these two met and fell in love . `` We probably never would have met if it was n't for the show . He 's actually from Indiana , and I 've never even been to Indiana , and he 's now in Connecticut , and I had never been to Connecticut , '' Tara said . John is pumped , too . In an interview with People , he revealed -LRB- TMI ? -RRB- , `` Her morals were there . She saved herself for marriage , and for a girl like her , extremely attractive , to save herself for marriage , '' he said . `` I 'm just an extremely lucky guy . '' The Frisky : 10 celebrity couples who look related -- eww ! 3 . He went from being bashed to being matched . It 's a little harder to feel sorry for Aaron Buerge , who had his choice of ladyfolk on season two of `` The Bachelor '' and ended up with Helen Eksterowicz . But they broke up after a few months , and Helen penned a book bashing him called Nobody 's Perfect : What to Do When You 've Fallen for a Jerk but You Want to Make It Work . So we 're happy that he finally found love and asked Angye McIntosh to marry him last year . In an interview with People magazine , he explained how they met : `` My ex-girlfriend and I thought we would get together for some beers with some other people , and that 's how I met Angye , '' he said . `` Long story short , I got some hot dog mustard on her the first time we met . '' Cute ! The Frisky : Did you notice ? 10 startling character switcheroos . TM & © 2010 TMV , Inc. | All Rights Reserved .
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Some heartbroken `` Bachelor '' contestants have found new love because of the show . Melissa Rycroft married her ex after Jason Mesnick publicly dumped her . Tara Durr and John Presser were rejected the first night , but met on reunion episodes .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Six-time champion Roger Federer has failed to make the title match at Wimbledon for the first time since 2002 after being dumped out in the quarterfinals on Wednesday . Federer 's title defense came crashing to a halt in the face of an inspired performance from Tomas Berdych in London . The Swiss star was knocked out at the last-eight stage of a tennis grand slam event for second successive time following his similar exit at the French Open a month ago . Czech 12th seed Berdych triumphed 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 in front of a stunned crowd on Centre Court to set up a semifinal clash with No. 3 Novak Djokovic . Federer , the top seed ahead of world No. 1 Rafael Nadal -- who reached the semis by beating sixth seed Robin Soderling -- later revealed that he had been hampered by injuries . `` I am struggling with a little bit of a back and a leg issue . That just does n't quite allow me to play the way I would like to play . So it 's frustrating , to say the least , '' the 28-year-old star told reporters , as quoted by AFP . Baseline bard : Wimbledon serves up poetry ace . `` The leg injury came in the finals of Halle . That never really went away , and the back 's been feeling really badly stiff for the last five or six days . When you 're hurting , it 's just a combination of many things . You just do n't feel as comfortable . `` Under the circumstances , I think I played a decent match . But I 've been feeling bad for the last two , three matches now . It 's just not good and healthy to play under these kind of conditions . So if there 's anything good about this , it 's that I 'm going to get some rest , that 's for sure . '' Federer was sluggish throughout the match , and though Berdych wobbled in the final games , he held his nerve to record the biggest victory of his career to date . Berdych broke Federer 's serve in the seventh game of the opening set to take it 6-4 , but the world number two looked to have regained control as he powered to a 6-3 triumph in the second . Wimbledon 's humble beginnings . But Federer 's game fell apart in the third set as Berdych took it 6-1 in just 27 minutes . Another vital break in the fourth set took Berdych to the brink of victory , and he took his second match point to seal an impressive win . It was only Federer 's sixth defeat on Centre Court , but the former champion was still afforded a huge ovation as he waved to the crowd upon leaving the arena . Berdych reached his second grand slam semifinal , having also reached the last four in Paris earlier this month before losing to eventual runner-up Soderling . `` It 's amazing to play in this stadium against such a great player and to leave as the winner is an amazing feeling , '' he told the BBC . `` So far it was the toughest game in my career to serve to close out the match . '' Earlier , Djokovic brushed aside the challenge of Yen-Hsun Lu to clinch a place in the last four . John Isner on his marathon match at Wimbledon . The Serbian had little trouble dispatching Lu , from Taiwan , 6-3 6-2 6-2 in just one hour and 51 minutes on Court No. 1 . Djokovic 's unseeded opponent , who beat American Andy Roddick in the previous round , did n't force a single break point in the entire match . Djokovic told the BBC : `` Nothing is easy these days especially at this stage of the tournament but the way I played I deserved to win . I hit all the shots , played the rallies and was solid from all parts of the court and I am very happy . `` I sincerely hope I can continue with this level of my game but you never know how you are going to wake up in two days but the way I am playing match after match is very encouraging . `` You have nothing to lose in the semifinals and definitely this time I am physically fitter than in my last one three years ago . '' Nadal , who beat Federer in the final in 2008 but missed out on last year 's event due to knee problems , was again too strong for Soderling as he followed up his Roland Garros triumph with another win over the Swede . The Spaniard came from behind to win 3-6 6-3 7-6 -LRB- 7-4 -RRB- 6-1 . He will now face Andy Murray after the British fourth seed beat French No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7 7-6 6-2 6-2 . Murray dropped the opening set on a tie-break but took the second by the same method . After that , Tsonga capitulated and Murray wrapped up the third and fourth sets with the minimum of fuss . Speaking of his clash with Nadal Murray told the BBC : `` It will be a great match , it 's always fun . I think we 've played four times in Grand Slams and won two each . I 'm looking forward to it . ''
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Tomas Berdych knocks top seed Roger Federer out of Wimbledon in the quarterfinals . Czech 12th seed beats six-time champion Federer 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 . He next faces Novak Djokovic in semis after Serbian No. 3 beat Yen-Hsun Lu . World No. 1 Rafael Nadal through to last four after beating sixth seed Robin Soderling .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Venus and Serena Williams ' bid for a fifth consecutive Grand Slam doubles title ended when they were beaten in the Wimbledon quarterfinals . The defending champions were beaten 3-6 6-3 6-4 by Russian pair Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva -- their first defeat at the championships since 2003 . Zvonareva could potentially meet Serena in the single 's final if both win their semifinals on Thursday . The Russian plays Tsvetana Pironkova , from Bulgaria , who beat Venus on Tuesday . Serena is due to play unseeded Czech Petra Kvitova . The Williams ' sisters raced through the opening set but were pegged back by their Russian opponents in the second . Zvonareva and Vesnina broke early in the deciding set and never looked back as they powered into the final four . It means Wimbledon is over for Venus -- the first time she will leave the All England Club in London without a trophy since 2006 . During the last three years the sisters have only been beaten five times in 60 matches and only twice in 29 matches at Wimbledon . Venus and Serena became the top ranked female doubles pair in the world after winning the French Open in Paris earlier this month .
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Venus and Serena knocked out of ladies ' doubles at Wimbledon . Williams ' sisters beaten by Russians Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva . It is Venus and Serena 's first defeat in the doubles at Wimbledon since 2003 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams charged into her sixth Wimbledon final where she will play Russian Vera Zvonareva on Saturday . Williams ended the dreams of unseeded Czech Petra Kvitova with a 7-6 6-2 victory in their semifinal on Centre Court on Friday . Earlier , Zvonareva came from a set down to beat another unseeded player , Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova , 3-6 6-3 6-2 . Williams was extended by Kvitova in a near hour-long first set , which saw both exchange breaks before going into a tiebreak . The world number one raced into a 4-0 lead before Kvitova fought back and it needed a strong service winner from Williams to close it out 7-5 . Williams broke the left-hander in the fifth game of the second set and extended her advantage in the penultimate game . But that was not before Kvitova had won the rally of the match , a 19-stroke thriller , to save a break point . But Williams eventually took the game to go up a double break and served out for the match . Only Zvonareva stands between her and a fourth Wimbledon title to add to her victory in the Australian Open earlier this year . But the tournament favorite is still wary of the challenge of her talented opponent . `` I 've had some unbelievable matches against her , she 's really tough , '' she told BBC Sport . The 25-year-old Zvonareva reached her first grand slam final after seeing off Pirinkova , who beat Venus Williams in the quarterfinals . `` I have n't quite realized what I 've done yet , '' Zvonareva told AFP . `` It is very exciting . It 's one of my dreams to be in the final . '' The turning point of their match came in the sixth game of the second set as Zvonareva made the breakthrough on Pirinkova 's service and went on to level at a set all . A break in the very first game of the decider put Zvonoreva on top and she broke again as Pirinkova missed a forehand . But she will need to be at her best in Saturday 's showpiece as Williams bids for her 13th grand slam singles title .
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Serena Williams to take on Vera Zvonareva in women 's singles final at Wimbledon . Top seed Williams beats unseeded Czech Petra Kvitova 7-6 6-2 . 21st seed Zvonareva of Russia saw off Bulgarian outside Tsvetana Pironkova in three sets .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Defending champion Martin Kaymer will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the French Open after Alejandro Canizares suffered a nightmare finish to Saturday 's rain-delayed third round . Spanish golfer Canizares , the halfway leader , was three clear going into the final three holes at Le Golf National in Paris , but twice found the water hazards . A bogey at the par-three 16th and another at the par-four 18th saw him finish the day tied for second with England 's Steve Webster on eight-under-par 205 after carding a two-over 73 . Kaymer made two birdies and two bogeys on his front nine after the morning 's play was washed out by rain , and then came home in nine pars for a level 71 . `` You want to play well to get into the lead and I did n't play well , to be honest , '' the German told the European Tour website . `` I hit a lot of bad iron shots , but I kept it together . This is one of the biggest tournaments we have on the European Tour . To win it once is a big once , but to win it twice would be awesome . '' Canizares needs to win the tournament to qualify for this month 's British Open and appear at his first major event . Webster played at the 1995 British Open , when he was top amateur ahead of Tiger Woods . A group of six players were tied for third place on 206 , including world No. 7 Luke Donald -LRB- 67 -RRB- , veteran Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez -LRB- 66 -RRB- and first-round leader Robert-Jan Derksen -LRB- 72 -RRB- . World No. 10 Rory McIlroy was tied for 12th on 208 after a four-birdie 69 , while third-ranked Lee Westwood was in a group two shots back along with No. 8 Ian Poulter as both Englishmen carded 71 . French veteran Jean Van De Velde was unable to reproduce the form of his opening 66 as he followed up his second-round 76 with a 74 to be in a group tied for 62nd along with Italian teen prodigy Matteo Manassero -LRB- 76 -RRB- .
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Martin Kaymer in pole position to defend his title after carding level-par 71 on Saturday . German leads French Open by one shot after Alejandro Canizares suffers late lapses . Halfway leader twice hits water hazards for two double-bogeys to be tied for second . England 's Steve Webster is also on 205 after carding 70 in his third round in Paris .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- U.S. golfer Stewart Cink has promised a `` fiercely competitive '' defense of his British Open title at St Andrews next week . Cink , the world number 34 , was a surprise winner of the Claret Jug last season , beating veteran Tom Watson in a play-off to land his first major title . The British Open will celebrate its 150th anniversary at the sport 's spiritual home in Scotland when the event gets underway on Thursday , July 15 . `` St. Andrews will be special , '' Cink told CNN 's Living Golf . `` Obviously it will be my third Open that I 've played there . I just have so much respect for it , the way it has developed over the years and it 's -LSB- ... -RSB- amazing that it 's remained this good for this long . `` It will also be a time to be fiercely competitive because I really do n't want to give that up again . '' A year ago at Turnberry , Cink finished level with five-time champion Watson on two under par , before storming to a six-shot victory in the four-hole play-off . Ranked 33 at the time and with only one previous top-10 finish at the championship , Cink says he was inspired by fellow American Lucas Glover , who shocked better-known rivals to land the U.S. Open title last year . `` I looked back and thought , well , if Lucas Glover can win the U.S. Open then why ca n't I win a major ? What 's stopping me ? `` At the end of a major championship , there 's always one guy that just seems to have the poise to come and step through the threshold -- that was me that Sunday . It was humbling and satisfying . '' Cink will playing at a St Andrews Open for the third time and thinks he knows the secret to success on the Old Course . `` You need to avoid the bunkers , that 's the main thing '' he said . `` It 's probably got the most severe set of bunkers of any Open venue . You really have to position your second shots . '' While Watson will be making another bid for his sixth title at St Andrews , another of the sport 's legends wo n't be there . Australia 's Greg Norman , the 1986 and 1993 winner , has pulled out of the tournament because of a shoulder injury . The 53-year-old , who finished joint third at Royal Birkdale in the 2008 Open , has not played an event since undergoing shoulder surgery in September . `` I 'm disappointed that I will not be able to participate in this year 's Open Championship , but unfortunately , it is taking me longer than expected to regain my competitive form , '' Norman told the Open 's official website . Norman has been replaced in the field by his fellow Australian Jason Day , who won the Byron Nelson Championship in May at the age of 22 .
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Stewart Cink promises `` fiercely competitive '' British Open defense at St Andrews . Cink says he was inspired by Lucas Glover in 2009 Turnberry success . The Open will celebrate its 150th anniversary at the home of golf next week . Two-time winner Greg Norman pulls out of tournament with a shoulder injury .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bayern Munich were left tantalizingly close to a 22nd German Bundesliga title after closest rivals Schalke suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to third-placed Werder Bremen in the penultimate round of the league season on Saturday . Leaders Bayern beat second-bottom Bochum 3-1 to move three points clear of Schalke , and now have a 17-goal better for-and-against differential ahead of the final match against relegated Hertha Berlin . Felix Magath 's Schalke side travel to Mainz next Saturday knowing they can not be overtaken in second place by Bremen , who hold the third and final Champions League place for next season by a margin of two points from Bayer Leverkusen . Bayern , who last won the title in 2008 and played in a new retro strip in front of 69,000 home fans , romped to victory thanks to a hat-trick from young midfielder Thomas Mueller , who also hit the post . The 20-year-old Germany international opened the scoring in the 18th minute with his 11th goal this season , netted his second two minutes after and sealed victory on 69 to all-but guarantee Louis Van Gaal 's team a first of three possible trophies this season . The Bavarians qualified for the Champions League final in midweek , and can also claim the German Cup if they beat Schalke in the title match . Van Gaal was in celebratory mood as he looked forward to officially sealing his first trophy in his first season at Bayern . `` We 've hit our most important target , winning the Bundesliga , '' the Dutchman told the club 's Web site . `` The first 20-25 minutes today were outstanding . It was the best we 've played at the Allianz Arena this season . Then it was just a case of waiting to see what Schalke did . `` This trophy means a lot to me . There are n't many coaches in Europe who 've been fortunate enough to win the league in three countries . I 'm very proud of that . We want to win more trophies now . Bayern is the best club I 've ever worked for . '' Bochum , for whom Christian Fuchs scored a consolation 85th-minute free-kick , face relegation unless they can beat Hannover next weekend . Magath had been seeking to follow up last season 's title success while in charge of Wolfsburg , but Schalke 's hopes ended with defeat against Werder Bremen . The hosts went close to a vital opening goal when top scorer Kevin Kuranyi headed against the bar in the 22nd minute , but it was former Schalke midfielder Mesut Ozil who netted first with a fine solo effort 10 minutes after halftime . Ozil further silenced the home fans nine minutes later when he set up Portuguese striker Hugo Almeida for the second goal from close range . Bayer Leverkusen 's hopes of playing in the Champions League suffered a big blow with a 1-1 draw that condemned Hertha Berlin to the second division . Hertha took the lead through Rafael after just 12 minutes , but Manuel Friedrich equalized for the home side in the 59th minute to leave Leverkusen -- who seemed title contenders for the first half of the season -- just a point above Borussia Dortmund . Dortmund were also held 1-1 at home , by eighth-placed Wolfsburg , as Marco Stiepermann canceled out Edin Dzeko 's 69th-minute goal for the visitors . Sixth-placed Stuttgart failed to take advantage of Dortmund 's slip , drawing 2-2 at home to Mainz to be three points adrift in the race for the second Europa League berth . Stuttgart , who were in relegation trouble when Christian Gross took over as manager in December , needed two second-half goals from Romanian striker Ciprian Marica to earn a point . Hannover moved out of the relegation zone with a surprise 6-1 hammering of 13th-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach , while Nuremburg dropped into the bottom three after a 4-0 defeat at Hamburg . Freiburg guaranteed another season in the Bundesliga with a 2-2 draw at Cologne , who moved above Gladbach on goal difference . In Saturday 's other game , ninth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt lost 2-1 at home to Hoffenheim .
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Bayern Munich celebrate imminent 22nd German league title after beating Bochum . Bavarians three points clear of second-placed Schalke ahead of final round of season . Schalke lose 2-0 at home to Werder Bremen and have hugely inferior goal difference . Bremen move two points clear of fourth-placed Bayer Leverkusen , who draw with Hertha .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Real Madrid 's Germany international defender Christoph Metzelder is returning to the Bundesliga after signing a three-year contract with title-chasing Schalke , the German club 's official Web site has confirmed . The 29-year-old -- who has endured an injury-ravaged three seasons in Spain -- will be contracted to Felix Magath 's side until June 2013 . Metzelder , who spent some time at Schalke as a junior , made his name at the Blues ' bitter rivals Borussia Dormund -- winning the Bundesliga title in 2002 and featuring in the Germany side that lost to Brazil in that year 's World Cup final . He also played a crucial role in helping his country to third place on home soil in the 2006 World Cup finals , as well as featuring in the final of Euro 2008 , where Garmany lost to Spain 1-0 . Metzelder has won 47 international caps , but a succession of injuries since joining Madrid from Dortmund in 2007 means that he is unlikely to feature in the Germany squad for the South Africa 2010 finals . Magath revealed he had tried to sign Metzelder when he has in charge of Wolfsburg , telling the Kicker Web site : `` At that time I got to know him and came to value him and I am ecstatic that he has chosen us . `` He is not only a former Schalke youth player , but also a player with a real sense of responsibility , a leader . '' Schalke are level on points with Bayern munich at the top of the Bundesliga with just two matches left and guaranteed a place in the Champions League next season .
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German international defender Christoph Metzelder has signed for Schalke . The 29-year-old agrees a three-year contract with Bundesliga title chasers . Metzelder has endured an injury-ravaged three-season spell with Real Madrid .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World champion Jenson Button returned to form after his third lap retirement at the Monaco Grand Prix , by leading opening practice ahead of Sunday 's Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park . Button , who is aiming for his third race victory of the season , clocked one minute 28.28 seconds beating the morning time of McLaren teammate and fellow-Briton Lewis Hamilton . Hamilton could not repeat his time in the afternoon , finishing fourth quickest after the Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel -- who currently share the lead in the world drivers ' championship . `` There is still more to come , which is always the case after a Friday , '' Button told the official Formula One Web site . `` I am happy with the car at the moment , even though there are always some things that you want to sort out , '' he added . Ferrari 's Fernando Alonso came home fifth fastest -- half-a-second off the pace -- while the Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher were sixth and seventh respectively , followed by the Renaults of Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov . The second Ferrari of Felipe Massa , who won the race three times in a row from 2006 to 2008 , completed the top 10 .
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Jenson Button is quickest in practice ahead of Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday . The world champion finishes ahead of Red Bull pair Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel . Button 's McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap in the morning session .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Formula One is set for a return to the United States in 2012 , after an agreement was reached to build a brand-new racing track in the Texan state capital Austin . The decision for the southern American city to host F1 on a ten-year deal was confirmed on Wednesday , by the sport 's rights owner Bernie Ecclestone . `` For the first time in the history of Formula One in the United States , a world-class facility will be purpose-built to host the event , '' he told the official F1 Web site . `` This will be the first time a facility is constructed from the ground up specifically for Formula One in the US . '' Is America interested in Formula One ? The U.S. Grand Prix was last held at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2007 and America has hosted F1 Grand Prix 's in a number of locations across the country since the 1950 's . However , the U.S. 's relationship with the sport ended amidst controversy when a dispute between tire manufacturers in 2005 led to most drivers boycotting the race and only six competing . But speculation has been rife over F1 returning to the country for some time , after Ecclestone made no secret that he wished to make a fresh attempt to crack the U.S. market . New York , San Francisco and Miami were some of the other locations in the frame to host a revamped U.S. Grand Prix , but it was the surprise contender Austin that won the race in the end . And organizers in Austin are confident that after its five-year break F1 can become more popular in the U.S. that it was last time around . `` We realize that over the last 30 years there have been one or two missing pieces from the previous editions of the United States Grand Prix , '' Tavo Hellmand , managing director of US Grand Prix promoters Full Throttle Productions told the F1 Web site . `` We have a tremendous opportunity at hand to do it right - to feature Austin as the backdrop and produce one of the great sporting events in the world . '' The American company Goodyear is also competing to provide the tires for the next F1 season -- along with Italian tire firm Pirelli and French firm Michelin -- which could further increase American influence in the sport . There is also the prospect of the all-American team USF1 taking part in future F1 racing -- the team failed to line up on the grid for the 2010 Championships due to financial troubles , but the sport 's governing body , the Federation Internationale d' Automobile , are considering the possibility of the team taking part in the 2011 season .
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Formula One to return to U.S. at a new track in Austin , Texas . F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone confirmed the move on Wednesday . Last U.S. Grand Prix was held in Indianapolis in 2007 . Austin was one of several new locations for the grand prix including New York .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Italy 's Valentino Rossi edged out Yamaha teammate and title rival Jorge Lorenzo to claim pole position for the French MotoGP at Le Mans . The top spot on the timesheets changed hands several times in an exciting qualifying session on Saturday , with defending champion Rossi setting the fastest time on the 28th of his 30 laps . Rossi lapped in one minute 33.408 seconds to edge championship leader Lorenzo by just 0.054 seconds . Spain 's Dani Pedrosa claimed the third spot on the front row for Honda . Australian Casey Stoner also strongly challenged on his Ducati , but had to settle for fourth fastest , just ahead of teammate Nicky Hayden . Home rider Randy De Puniet and Andrea Dovizioso of Italy were sixth and seventh fastest . Colin Edwards of the United States , Suzuki 's Loris Capirossi were eighth and ninth best with Aleix Espargaro completing the top ten with his last lap . Rossi , who has won three times at Le Mans , trails Lorenzo by four points in this year 's title race after both have secured wins in the opening two races of the season . The 31-year-old has been troubled by a shoulder injury after a motocross accident in April and admitted it was still a problem . `` I am still worried about my shoulder because after 10 or 15 laps today I started to lose power , but I hope adrenalin will take over in the race and that I will be able to stay fast right to the end , '' he told the official MotoGP Web site . Lorenzo is hoping to double up after winning at Le Mans last year . `` I need to try to get a good start tomorrow and be stronger during the first few laps , then I think I can fight for victory , '' he said .
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Valentino Rossi on pole for the French MotoGP at Le Mans . Rossi edges Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo in final qualifying . Dani Pedrosa third on the grid in his 150th MotoGP race . Lorenzo leads Rossi by four points in the title race after two rounds .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Six people died Saturday when a church van overturned and rolled on Interstate 87 north of New York City , police said . The incident occurred around 3 p.m. in the town of Woodbury in Orange County , said State Police Sgt. David Malone . An undetermined number of people were taken to nearby hospitals with injuries , he said . One of the first on scene , Second Assistant Fire Chief Pat Prozzillo told CNN affiliate YNN that the accident was caused by a blown tire and that `` the van rolled approximately three to four times . About six to seven people were ejected , '' he said . Good Samaritan Hospital received four female passengers , two of whom were in intensive care , said Deborah Marshall , a spokeswoman for the Suffern medical center . The four most critically injured were taken via air to Westchester Medical Center , according to Prozzillo . Malone said details on the accident were hazy . CNN 's Logan Burruss contributed to this story .
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NEW : Tire may have blown on van , causing it to roll . At least 4 people were injured in the New York wreck . 2 were in intensive care .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- English double winners Chelsea have failed in a big-money move to sign Brazilian teenage sensation Neymar -- after the 18-year-old decided to remain with his home town club Santos . The London giants were reported to have offered in the region of 35 million euros for the midfielder , who scored for his country against the United States in a friendly last week . `` I feel very happy with Santos , that 's why I 'm staying , '' Neymar told reporters on Thursday . Brazilian media have claimed that the player 's annual salary of $ 1 million per year is to be increased with merchandising deals following his decision to stay . In other transfer news , former Arsenal captain Williams Gallas is on the brink of a shock switch to rivals Tottenham . Gallas , who failed to agree a new contract with the Gunners at the end of last season , would become the first player to move across the north London divide since Sol Campbell 's controversial switch from Tottenham to Arsenal in 20002 . The 33-year-old is expected to sign a one-year contract and will be eligible to play in the Chamions League should Tottenham overcome Swiss side Young Boys in the second leg of their qualifying round tie . There has also been a surprise transfer in the Championship , the second tier of English football , with Crystal Palace luring former Dutch international Edgar Davids out of retirement . The 37-year-old former Juventus and Ajax star retired two years ago , but has been persuaded to return after signing a one-year contract with the London club . Meanwhile , Italian giants Juventus have signed Serbian winger Milos Krasic from CSKA Moscow for a fee of 15 million euros . The 25-year-old will be presented to the Italian media on Saturday after agreeing a five-year contract with the Turin club . And Manchester United have confirmed that defender Nemanja Vidic has now signed a new four-year contract with the club . United announced last month that the 28-year-old had agreed to extend his stay at Old Trafford and the Serbian international center-half has officially sealed the deal .
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English double winners Chelsea fail in a big-money move to sign Brazilian Neymar . The 18-year-old Santos midfielder turns down a 35m euros move to the London club . Former Arsenal captain Williams Gallas is on the brink of a shock switch to Tottenham . Italian giants Juventus have signed Serbian winger Milos Krasic from CSKA Moscow .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Arsene Wenger has admitted he rejected several offers from other clubs before committing his future to Arsenal . The French coach signed a three-year contract extension before his team opened their English Premier League season with a 1-1 draw at Liverpool on Sunday . Wenger 's contract had been due to expire at the end of this season but now his stay at Arsenal will be extended to 18 years if he sees out the new deal . In that time the 60-year-old has become Arsenal 's most successful manager of all time , winning the league title three times and the FA Cup four times . But Wenger 's last trophy came back in 2005 , with many Arsenal fans restless at their lack of silverware since . `` I love the club and I do n't see myself going anywhere else , '' Wenger told reporters after the game at Anfield . `` I believe I have one way only to show my commitment to this club - by signing a contract I have been offered . `` I did n't put the gun to anyone 's head and I can only show one way how much I want to do well for the club . `` I get offers but I always keep a note in my job that I go to the end of my contract . I was n't ready to talk and for me it is important to focus and not talk about other clubs or opportunities that I have . `` The best way to focus is to extend the contract but the day I feel I can not focus or take the team further I will go . '' Wenger recently persuaded Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas to stay with the club for another year after Spanish champions Barcelona tried to sign the 23-year-old . Fabregas was part of Spain 's World Cup winning squad and joined Arsenal from Barcelona as a teenager . The influential midfielder is seen as key to Arsenal 's title chances this season . Their next Premier League game is at home to newly-promoted Blackpool on Saturday .
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Arsene Wenger signs a new three-year deal with Arsenal . Frenchman has been in charge of English Premier League club since 1996 . Wenger is Arsenal 's most successful manager of all time . Arsenal began their season with a 1-1 draw against Liverpool .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- English Premier League side Aston Villa have confirmed that Martin O'Neill has resigned as manager of the club . The Northern Irishman led Villa to sixth place in the league for the past three seasons but has decided to walk out of the club just five days before the start of the new season . O'Neill took over at Villa Park in August 2006 and was afforded millions to spend in the transfer market by the club 's American owner Randy Lerner . But a year ago midfielder Gareth Barry was sold to Manchester City , and England international James Milner is reportedly on the verge of following Barry to Eastlands . There was speculation that O'Neill was only persuaded to stay at the end of last season after talks with Lerner but now his departure has been confirmed . A statement on the club 's official website read : `` Aston Villa can confirm that Martin O'Neill has resigned as manager of the football club with immediate effect . `` Kevin MacDonald , reserve team manager , has assumed the role of caretaker manager and will prepare the team for the opening Barclays Premier League game of the season against West Ham on Saturday at Villa Park . '' O'Neill said : `` I have enjoyed my time at Aston Villa immensely . It 's obviously a wrench to be leaving such a magnificent club . `` I would like to pay tribute to the Villa players , my coaching staff and the Villa supporters for all the support and encouragement they have given both the club and me personally during my time as manager . `` I wish them all the best for the future . I will obviously be assisting the club in the immediate short-term with regard to the handover of my duties . '' O'Neill transformed Villa into genuine contenders to finish in the top four and qualify for the European Champions League but he could n't secure the club 's first trophy since 1996 . Villa lost 2-1 to Manchester United in last season 's Carling Cup final and were beaten in the FA Cup semifinal by eventual winners Chelsea . Before Villa , O'Neill had successful spells with English clubs Wycombe Wanderers and Leicester City , as well as Scottish giants Celtic . He can boast eight major trophies and three promotions in his 20-year long managerial career . Paul Faulkner , chief executive of Aston Villa , added : `` The club would like to thank Martin for the great work he has done at Aston Villa over the past four years . `` He has helped to establish the club in the upper echelons of the Premier League , has taken us to Wembley and we have also qualified for European competition for the past three seasons under his management . We wish him the best in the future . ''
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English Premier League club Aston Villa confirm manager Martin O'Neill has resigned . O'Neill walks out after four seasons in charge of the club . Villa finished sixth in the league for the least three seasons .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- English double winners Chelsea have completed their second major signing of the summer after swooping for Benfica 's Brazilian international midfielder Ramires on Friday . The 23-year-old -- who starred for Brazil at the World Cup finals in South Africa -- has signed a four-year contract for a fee in the region of 20 million euros . The protracted transfer , which was held up because of work permit issues , has signed too late to make his debut in the opening Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday . Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti told a press conference : `` He is a fantastic player , a fantastic midfielder . `` He is very young and will be the future of the Brazilian national team , and I hope he will be the future of Chelsea . '' Speaking to the club 's official website , former Cruzeiro midfielder Ramires added : `` Every player in the world would love to play for Chelsea . `` It 's a great opportunity that was given to me , I will give my best to repay this chance , and I am very happy . '' Ramires joins Yossi Benayoun , who joined from Liverpool , in signing for the London club this summer . However , a number of players have left Stamford Bridge since the ` Double ' was won in May with Joe Cole , Michael Ballack , Juliano Belletti , Deco , Ricardo Carvalho and Scott Sinclair all departing over the close season .
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English double winners Chelsea completed their second major signing of the summer . Chelsea swoop for Brazilian midfielder Ramires from Benfica for a fee of 20m euros . The Brazilian international midfielder signs a four-year contract with the London club . The 23-year-old joins Yossi Benayoun in moving to Stamford Bridge during the summer .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- UEFA have rejected Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp 's call for artificial pitches to be banned after his side lost 3-2 to Young Boys in the Champions League playoffs . Redknapp was scathing about the plastic surface in Switzerland and said he was forced to rest several of his players due to their concerns about picking up injuries on the hard ground . Tottenham struggled to adjust to the pace of the pitch and the English Premier League side conceded three goals in a nightmare first 28 minutes of the match . Goals from Cameroon defender Sebastian Bassong and Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko brought Spurs back into the game but Jermain Defoe was forced off with a groin injury . Redknapp later called for the astroturf pitch to be banned for the Champions League -- a suggestion that UEFA swiftly rebuffed . A spokesman told CNN : `` All stadiums are inspected several times before a match to make sure the pitch , among others , complies with the enclosed regulations , would it be a natural or artificial turf . `` UEFA 's regulations state that only the final of the Champions League must be played on grass . '' Tottenham 's narrow defeat means they should still be favorites for the return leg at White Hart Lane next week , but after the match Redknapp called for a change to the rules . `` I could n't say it 's a preferred surface , '' Redknapp told reporters . `` It 's a good pitch but you have to get used to playing on it . It 's not an excuse . `` I played on astroturf and hated every minute of it . We had it at QPR but we do n't have it any more in England and personally I do n't agree with it and I do n't think astroturf should be used in a competition like this . `` I had a nasty feeling . I kept looking at the players training on the pitch and they did n't look happy . I had four players out because they were n't comfortable on the pitch in training . `` Aaron Lennon was n't comfortable , Robbie Keane had a problem with his knee and Tom Huddlestone , the last time he played on astroturf he was out for six weeks . '' Article 13.08 of UEFA 's Champions League regulations states : `` With the exception of the final which must be played on natural turf , matches in the competition may be played on artificial turf in accordance with the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations and provided that such artificial turf meets the FIFA Recommended 2-Star Standard . ''
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UEFA rejects Tottenham 's call for a ban on artificial pitches . Tottenham lost 3-2 to Young Boys in Champions League playoff . Spurs manager Harry Redknapp criticized plastic pitch at Stade de Suisse . UEFA says only the final must be played on a grass surface .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- France 's Sebastien Ogier underlined his growing promise with a storming drive to win the Rally of Portugal , his maiden victory in the world championship . The 26-year-old led a sweep of the podium positions for the C4 Citroen team with reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb in second place , 7.9 seconds adrift . Spaniard Dani Sordo finished third at one minute 17.6 seconds . `` I 'm incredibly happy , we had a perfect weekend , with a perfect car from start to finish , '' Ogier told the official WRC Web site . `` We attacked from the first to the last special without making a mistake even though we were under pressure from the best driver in the rally . It could n't have been better . '' Ogier , the junior world rally champion in 2008 , has moved into second place in the title standings behind the all-conquering Loeb , who has 126 points after six rounds . Ogier , who finished second in New Zealand three weeks ago , is on 88 points with Finland 's Mikko Hirvonen on 76 . He went into the final day with a 21.1 seconds advantage on seven-time world champion Loeb , who mounted a late charge . Loeb pulled back 14 seconds by claiming the first four specials on Sunday , but could make no further impression . 2009 championship runner-up Hirvonen finished fourth in a Ford Focus as he overtook Norway 's Petter Solberg , who crashed out in his Citroen C4 in the final SS18 near the finish .
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Sebastian Ogier of France wraps up maiden win in world rally championship . Ogier holds off compatriot and seven-time champion Sebastien Loeb in Portugal . Citroen C4 teammate Dani Sordo finishes third .
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New Delhi , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One of two Taiwanese nationals injured in a shooting at a popular Old Delhi , India , tourist site remained in critical condition Monday after doctors removed a bullet from his abdomen , a hospital official said . Amit Banerjee , the medical superintendent of the hospital where the two tourists were being treated , added the other tourist is expected to be discharged soon . Meanwhile , the U.S. and Australian governments have issued safety advisories to their citizens after the shooting on Sunday . And two of India 's largest cities -- Delhi and Mumbai -- are on red alert . Gunmen on a motorcycle fired multiple rounds at a tour bus , Karnail Singh of Delhi police told CNN sister network CNN-IBN on Sunday . `` One of the bullets grazed the head of one tourist and one has been hit in the stomach , '' Singh said . India 's tourism minister , Kumari Selja , downplayed Sunday 's shooting as a `` stray '' event aimed at creating panic . `` This attack on tourists shows desperation of those elements who want to create panic in the society by attacking innocent people , '' Selja said , according to a statement from her ministry . `` Investigation agencies are at work '' to apprehend the culprits , she said . India , she insisted , is a safe destination for tourists . Police , who continue the search for the suspects , said they think the attack is more likely to be the work of a criminal gang than a terror attack . The attack comes two weeks before the Commonwealth Games , which are expected to draw large crowds to the city . Thousands of athletes from around the world will converge on the city October 3 for the multi-sport event that is held every four years . `` U.S. citizens are urged to always practice good security , maintain a heightened situational awareness and a low profile , '' the U.S. Embassy posted on its website . `` U.S. citizens are advised to monitor local news reports and consider the level of security present when visiting public places , including religious sites . '' The message follows a travel alert issued earlier this month about the Commonwealth Games in general : . `` The U.S. Mission in India alerts U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in India to safety and security issues related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in New Delhi , India , between October 3 and October 14 , 2010 , especially in light of the worldwide caution issued by the Department of State on August 12 , 2010 , regarding the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world . '' Athletes from more than 70 countries in Africa , North and South America , Asia , Europe , the Caribbean island nations and the South Pacific region are expected to take part in the games , which feature such sporting events as basketball , archery , table tennis , squash , badminton , bowling , gymnastics and swimming . On Monday , Australia warned its citizens in a travel advisory that the event carries a `` high risk of terrorism . '' `` Australians in New Delhi should be aware that the Commonwealth Games will be held in a security environment where there is a high risk of terrorism , '' the advisory said . It added that New Delhi has seen at least 14 major terrorist attacks since 2000 in public places , such as markets and train stations . Police in New Delhi insist Sunday 's shooting was not targeted at the games . `` It was a local mischief , '' police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said Monday . Security has , however , been stepped up in the Indian capital , he added . `` We assure full security not only for the games but also for the city , '' Bhagat said . CNN 's Harmeet Shah Singh contributed to this report .
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The U.S. and Australia issue safety advisories before the Commonweath Games . Gunmen on a motorcycle fired multiple shots at a tour bus , striking two Taiwanese tourists . Tourism official : India is a safe destination for visitors .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two U.S. tourists unknowingly bought six human skulls in Greece , which they learned when they were stopped at the airport in Athens . The Americans carried the skulls in their hand luggage , which was scanned during a layover on their way back to the United States from the island of Mykonos . The pair were arrested Thursday , accused of desecrating the dead . A coroner later confirmed that the skulls were human , police said . `` The two young tourists said they had bought the skulls in a souvenir shop on the island of Mykonos and believed they were fake , '' a police spokesperson said . `` They bought them ahead of Halloween to decorate their homes . Both tourists were then released and took a flight back to the U.S. '' There was no immediate word on where the skulls originated .
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The Americans were stopped during a layover in Athens . The skulls were discovered when their luggage was scanned . They were arrested , then released , police say .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Serbia will face France in the final of the Davis Cup after a tense 3-2 semifinal victory over the Czech Republic in front of a passionate home support in Belgrade . The Czechs led 2-1 after winning Saturday 's doubles rubber , meaning the hosts had to claim victory in both reverse singles to secure their first-ever appearance in the final . World number two Novak Djokovic , who missed Friday 's opening singles with a stomach complaint , drew the two nations level at 2-2 when he recovered from the loss of the opening set to defeat Czech No. 1 Tomas Berdych 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 . It completed a miserable weekend for Wimbledon finalist Berdych , who lost both of his singles rubbers . That result means Janko Tipsarevic had to defeat the previously unbeaten Radek Stepanek to seal Serbia 's final place and he did just that , winning 6-0 7-6 6-4 to send the 15,000 home supporters into raptures . There was less drama in the other semifinal , where France completed their domination over Argentina with a 5-0 whitewash victory in Lyon . The French led 3-0 going into the final day , meaning nothing rested on the results of the reverse singles rubbers . However , Gilles Simon 's 7-6 6-7 6-3 defeat of Eduardo Schwank meant the whitewash became a possibility -- and it was completed when Arnaud Clement beat Horacio Zeballos 7-5 6-1 . The victory ensures France , who dumped out holders Spain in the previous round , reached their first Davis Cup final since 2002 .
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Serbia secured their first Davis Cup final appearance , where they will face France . The home side defeated Czech Republic 3-2 in a tense semifinal in Belgrade . Janko Tipsarevic secured the winning point with victory over Redek Stepanek . France secured their place in the final with a crushing 5-0 success over Argentina .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More than 42 years after Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger died on a Laotian mountaintop , President Barack Obama on Tuesday awarded him the Medal of Honor , saying , `` It 's never too late to do the right thing . It 's never too late to pay tribute to our Vietnam veterans and their families . '' Etchenberg 's three sons were at the White House for the ceremony . For decades they did n't know about their father 's heroism . Cory Etchberger was in third grade in 1968 , when he was told that his father had died in a helicopter accident in Southeast Asia . At age 29 he learned the truth , when the U.S. Air Force declassified his father 's story . `` I was stunned , '' he told CNN during a visit to his hometown of Hamburg , Pennsylvania . During the Vietnam War , U.S. troops were n't supposed to be in neutral Laos , so Richard Etchberger and a handful of colleagues shed their uniforms and posed as civilians to run a top secret radar installation high on a Laotian cliff . Called Lima Site 85 , it guided U.S. bombers to sites in North Vietnam and parts of Laos under communist control . `` Dick and his crew believed they could help turn the tide of the war , perhaps even end it , '' said Obama . The North Vietnamese wanted to eliminate the installation , and early on the morning of March 11 , 1968 , its soldiers succeeded in scaling the 3,000-foot precipice and launching an attack . Timothy Castle , of the CIA 's Center for the Study of Intelligence , wrote the book `` One Day Too Long : Top Secret Site 85 and the Bombing of North Vietnam . '' He calls Etchberger `` a hero . '' Castle said Etchberger , a technician , picked up an M-16 rifle , which he barely knew how to use , and ferociously protected his colleagues . One of them was Stanley Sliz . `` I got hit in both legs , '' Sliz remembered , `` and everybody was screaming and hollering , but they were n't able to get close because of Etch firing at them . '' John Daniel still has scars from the shrapnel wounds he got that day . `` He -LRB- Etchberger -RRB- was the only one that did n't get injured in the firefight , '' Daniel recalled . `` They kept throwing grenades and shooting , and we kept picking up hand grenades and throwing them , or kicking them to the other side of the mountain . '' When a helicopter flown by CIA-affiliated Air America arrived to evacuate them , Etchberger braved enemy fire to load three wounded comrades , including Daniel and Sliz , onto hoists . `` Thank God for Dick Etchberger . If it was n't for him , I would not be alive today , '' Daniel told CNN . Etchberger made it onto the chopper alive and unwounded . But as it began to pull away , enemy shots rang out . Sliz said he saw a splotch of red , and realized the man who had saved his life had lost his own . One round had hit Etchberger and killed him . `` I live it every day , '' said Sliz . `` I live it every day . It haunts me . '' President Obama said Etchberger `` lived the airmen 's creed -- to never leave an airman behind , to never falter , to never fail . '' Shortly after Etchberger 's death , he was secretly awarded the Air Force Cross for bravery . He was recommended for the Medal of Honor , but then-President Lyndon Johnson rejected the idea , fearing it would expose the U.S. military 's activities in Laos . A few years ago an airman who had never even known Etchberger wrote his congressman asking that the matter be reconsidered . Said Obama , `` The greatest memorial of all to Dick Etchberger is the spirit that we feel here today , the love that inspired him to serve ... the love for his country and love for his family . '' The president noted that the same love motivates troops serving today , `` And as Americans , we remain worthy of their example ... by remaining true to the values and freedoms for which they fight . '' CNN 's Jim Spellman , Sara Weisfeldt and Floyd Yarmuth contributed to this report .
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Richard Etchberger is awarded the military 's highest award for bravery . He was posted in Laos during the Vietnam War . Etchberger is credited with saving the lives of three wounded comrades . He was shot and killed after he saved his fellow airmen .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The storm previously known as Hurricane Igor sped past Newfoundland Tuesday , leaving behind downed trees , washed out roads and a desperate search for a missing elderly man . Igor slipped into a post-tropical status late Tuesday afternoon , losing its hurricane moniker in the process . But the storm still carried hurricane-force winds with a top sustained rate that had jumped to 86 mph -LRB- 139 kph -RRB- , according to the Canadian weather office . Sgt. Boyd Merrill of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said that the Mounties have responded to reports that an 80-year-old man was swept out to sea Tuesday morning when his driveway collapsed beneath him from the rain-fed water flow . The incident took place on Random Island near Britannia , Merrill said , and the harsh weather conditions have made the search difficult . With impassable roads and no air or sea travel available , he said , only local residents have been able to search the area . Marine Search and Rescue from St. John 's was unable to get a helicopter into the air , and the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Ann Harvey was dispatched to the area and then recalled over safety concerns . A hurricane watch remained in effect for the Newfoundland coast from Stones Cove to Fogo Island , and a tropical storm warning was in effect for the entirety of the coast . But forecasters said they expected the hurricane watch to be discontinued later Tuesday night as the storm moves further from shore . A gust of 90 mph -LRB- 144 kph -RRB- was reported at Bonavista , Newfoundland , according to the Miami , Florida-based National Hurricane Center . Igor 's forward speed was slowing -- 27 mph -LRB- 43 kph -RRB- -- and rainfall associated with the storm was decreasing . Igor was still expected to dump a total of 4 to 8 inches on the province , the Hurricane Center said . As of 8 p.m. ET , the center of Igor was about 240 miles -LRB- 385 kilometers -RRB- east-northeast of Gander , Newfoundland . Forecasters said Igor would hold onto its hurricane-force winds for the day or so but gradually weaken as it crosses the into the Labrador Sea and onward to the Davis Strait , which separates Greenland and Canada . `` The center of Igor will continue to move away from the island of Newfoundland , '' forecasters said . It is expected to turn north-northeast and then north and to slow Tuesday night and Wednesday before heading northwest toward Baffin island . Large swells associated with Igor are expected to affect the U.S. East Coast through Tuesday and the southern coastlines of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland for the next couple of days , the Hurricane Center said . Swells will be slowly subsiding in Puerto Rico , the Virgin Islands , the island of Hispaniola and portions of the Bahamas over the next couple of days but could cause rip currents and heavy surf , forecasters said . The center of Igor reached its closest point to Bermuda -- about 40 miles -LRB- 65 kilometers -RRB- west of the island -- late Sunday night and continued bringing fierce winds to the island on Monday . There were no reports of serious damage , injuries or deaths , but residents experienced widespread power outages . Some might not have power restored for weeks , CNN meteorologist Reynolds Wolf said , reporting from Bermuda . Meanwhile , Tropical Storm Lisa formed Tuesday in the eastern Atlantic Ocean but posed no immediate threat to land . As of 5 p.m. ET , Lisa was barely moving about 535 miles -LRB- 845 km -RRB- west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands , according to the National Hurricane Center . Lisa carried maximum sustained winds of 45 mph -LRB- 75 kph -RRB- . Forecasters said Lisa could increase rapidly in the next 24 hours .
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NEW : Igor no longer a hurricane , but still carries hurricane force winds . NEW : Elderly man reportedly swept away when his driveway collapsed . NEW : Weather has kept searchers away . Tropical Storm Lisa forms in eastern Atlantic .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- `` Grow old along with me ! / The best is yet to be , / The last of life for which the first was made . '' Robert Browning , 1864 . How quaint Browning 's celebratory ode to aging is these days . Americans seem gripped with dread about an aging society . The alarm `` we ca n't afford it '' is ringing loudly all over the place , from congressional hearing rooms to corporate boardrooms to policy think tanks . The reason for the alarm is the federal government 's rising tide of red ink . Retirement looms for the roughly 76 million baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 . The oldest members of the Woodstock generation could start collecting Social Security in 2008 and they 'll be eligible for Medicare next year . And the core of the federal government 's long-term debt-and-deficit problem is entitlement spending . Yet the widespread perception that Social Security , the oldest entitlement , is a basket case is deeply wrong . -LRB- In sharp contrast , health care spending is the driving force behind the scary budget projections . -RRB- There are looming financial concerns , but they 're manageable from an economic point of view . There is no crisis . For one thing , when it comes to Social Security , and all public and private pensions for that matter , what really matters is the health of the economy . For example , the future Social Security tab is easy to meet if the U.S economy continues its average annual per capita growth rate of around 2 percent , which it has for the past half-century or so . Read the opposite view on retirement age . For another , the real Social Security concern lies with the consensus on how to shore up the system 's finances : Raising the age of retirement to , say , 70 . It 's the signature change that has gathered around it as close to a bipartisan consensus as is possible in today 's fractured politics . Average life expectancy , so goes the argument , is about 78 years . That 's way above the average expectancy of 61 years when Social Security became law in 1935 . We 're also healthier and better educated . Therefore , we 're told , it 's feasible for most Americans to work longer and the change will relieve some of the system 's long-term financial pressure . What 's not to like ? Everything . Mandating that folks retire later is a big step backward . Before the 1950s , retirement was for the rich . Most elderly Americans needed to earn an income and work was often hard to get . Yet with Social Security , and Medicare in 1965 , a majority of aging workers could look forward to a period of fulfillment at the end of their working lives . It was a major social and economic achievement of the 20th century . The richer a society becomes , the more people spend on health care , education , leisure and , yes , early retirement . That 's what wealthy societies do . This suggests that the public policy goal should be to lower the retirement age to , say , 50-something . Again , that 's an age of retirement only the rich can afford . Why not create a comparable option for everyone ? It sounds crazy , does n't it ? The idea is well outside the mainstream . But too much of the discussion about Social Security has taken a narrow bean-counter view of the system . The goal of reform should be to make the system better by enabling people to enjoy greater freedom of choice in the last third of life . Now , the choice may be work , full-time or part-time , paid or volunteer . It could mean learning more and heading off on various adventures . For many people it might involve nourishing their spiritual well-being and making a difference in their community . `` Today , ordinary people wish to use their liberated time to buy those amenities of life that only the rich could afford in abundance a century ago , '' writes Nobel laureate and University of Chicago economist Robert Fogel in `` The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism . '' `` These amenities broaden the mind , enrich the soul , and relieve the monotony of much earnwork . '' Fogel offers up a possible blueprint for accomplishing the goal of an earlier retirement . The transition might take several generations . It would require that everyone save when they 're younger -- a universal mandatory savings requirement . Yet under very reasonable economic growth assumptions households that were required to set aside nearly 15 percent of their annual income into retirement savings would be financially free to pursue their passions in the mid-50s . For low-income people , he recommends boosting their savings with a tax of 2 or 3 percent `` applied progressively to the top half of the income distribution . '' There are other ideas that would accomplish the same goal . Fogel 's is one possible blueprint . To be sure , in these times it 's hard to imagine that the economic resources are there to finance early retirement . But America remains the world 's wealthiest nation . Social Security reform should build on economic opportunity , not embrace penury . We can afford it and , yes , the best is yet to be . The opinions in this commentary are solely those of Chris Farrell .
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Chris Farrell : `` We ca n't afford early retirement '' is alarmist ; there 's no Social Security crisis . Farrell says public and private pensions depend on economy 's 2 percent steady growth . Mandating older retirement is a step backward , he writes . Wealthy societies do n't do that . The goal should be giving people freedom of choice in the last third of life , Farrell says .
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Hassan Khail , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The white bags land with a thud , a small cloud of dust billowing around them . But for Pakistanis like Tariq Jan , the simple sack may as well be gold . Each 30-kilogram sack contains enough animal feed to keep a donkey satisfied for a month . Without the United Nations donations , Tariq Jan would have no chance of restarting the life that he lost , washed away by the massive flooding that began in Pakistan almost two months ago . He used to own more than 40 animals . But many of them died when his house and his land drowned under torrents of gushing water . His family depends on the milk from the cows . `` They have gotten much thinner , '' he said of his animals . `` I am having a lot of trouble getting anything to eat for them . '' The floodwaters submerged about 10 million acres , much of it in Punjab province , Pakistan 's breadbasket , where people live off the soil and their livestock . The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has been trucking in animal feed and seeds to plant anew . `` We have to try and and get seeds in here and make sure they can get off food aid as fast as possible , '' the group 's Truls Brekke said of the flood survivors . Tariq Jan used to profit from several acres of syrupy sugar cane . But now , without any help , it will take perhaps five years before he can clear the sludge and see new shoots again . But even the food aid is falling short . Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a few days ago that the United Nations is seeking another $ 1.594 billion for flood victims , bringing the total to more than $ 2 billion . The world body has received about 70 percent of the $ 460 million it initially requested . Farther south in Sindh , the floods are still adding to the ranks of the homeless . Every day , the United Nations is seeing 20,000 to 30,000 more people who have just lost their homes to rising waters . In all , more than 20 million people were affected by the floods . Waters from Lake Manchar are overflowing in five directions . Some people are referring to it as a `` lake burst , '' said Fawad Hussain , a U.N. relief coordinator for Sindh . `` First we had the rain , then the waters from the river and now the lake , '' Hussain said . `` We have not been able to scale up -LSB- the response -RSB- as quickly in the far south due to lack of funding . '' There are people marooned in Pakistani villages who are still waiting for help . `` The monsoon rains may be over , but the floods are not , '' said Andro Shilakadze of UNICEF . CNN 's Fred Pletigen contributed to this report .
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The United Nations has been trucking in seed and animal feed . The U.N. wants to wean people off food aid . In some areas , floods are still adding to the displaced .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Three current or former Bell , California , city officials , accused of misappropriation of public funds , won bail reduction Wednesday . The arraignment for them and five others arrested in the case was postponed until October 21 after a defense attorney asked for more time . The bail for former City Manager Robert Rizzo was reset from $ 3.2 million to $ 2 million . Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia 's bail went from $ 377,000 to $ 350,000 , and Mayor Oscar Hernandez won a $ 10,000 reduction to $ 275,000 . City Council member Luis Artiga , former council member George Cole and Vice Mayor Teresa Jacobo showed that their bail funds come from legitimate sources and can post it anytime , a judge ruled . The charges allege that the officials misappropriated more than $ 5.5 million , including being paid for phantom meetings , District Attorney Steve Cooley said Tuesday . Rizzo , Spaccia and Police Chief Randy Adams resigned after media reports that they were making several hundred thousand dollars a year each . Adams was not charged , Cooley said . `` The complaint alleges they used the tax dollars collected from the hard-working citizens of Bell as their own piggy bank , which they looted at will , '' Cooley said . Other defendants are council member George Mirabal and former councilman Victor Bello . Rizzo , who was being paid nearly $ 800,000 annually , is charged with 53 counts of misappropriation of public funds and conflict of interest . Among the allegations are that he wrote his own employment contracts and that they were never approved by the City Council , prosecutors said . Cooley alleges that Rizzo , hired as Bell 's chief administrative officer in September 1994 , gave nearly $ 1.9 million in unauthorized loans to himself , Spaccia , Artiga , Hernandez and dozens of others . Rizzo is responsible for $ 4.3 million of the city 's losses , Cooley said . Rizzo 's attorney , Jim Spertus , said Cooley ensured that reporters witnessed the arrest of his client and called it `` grossly unprofessional . '' `` Candidate Cooley wants some good campaign material , '' Spertus said , making reference to the district attorney 's candidacy for California attorney general . '' -LSB- Rizzo 's -RSB- salary was openly transparent to the City Council , and the council approved it , '' he said , adding that his client will fight the charges . Spertus also said the city 's loan program followed procedures and that Cooley 's office did not interview many pertinent witnesses . Prosecutors charged Hernandez , Jacobo , Mirabal , Cole , Bello and Artiga with nearly two dozen counts of misappropriating approximately $ 1.2 million of public funds . Cooley alleges that they held `` bogus meetings '' that lasted only minutes at a time -- or not at all -- and collected payment . `` The -LSB- council -RSB- for their part provided no checks , no balances , '' Cooley said . `` The council members were busy enriching themselves for collecting money for meetings that never occurred . '' California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown recently sued several of the former officials `` to recover the excess salaries '' that Bell officials were being paid . He also was pursuing a reduction of their pension benefits . `` This is a very serious matter when public officials breach their duty to the public and enrich themselves with enormous obscene salaries which then trigger pensions of similar magnitude , '' Brown said . The suit accuses officials of fraud , civil conspiracy , waste of public funds and breach of fiduciary duty . It also alleges they deliberately misled citizens about the accurate amount of their pay . Bell , in southeast Los Angeles County , had 36,624 residents as of the 2000 census . The median annual income is less than $ 35,000 . Rizzo 's last annual base salary was $ 787,638 , Adams earned $ 457,000 , and Spaccia received $ 336,000 , according to Brown 's office . Before recently cutting their pay , Bell City Council members received $ 96,000 a year , compared with $ 4,800 a year earned by council members in similar-sized cities . Since 1993 , the council raised Rizzo 's salary 16 times , with an average jump of 14 percent yearly , the attorney general said . In 2005 , he received an increase of 47 percent . Since 2001 , City Council members also awarded themselves 16 percent raises yearly . Brown , who is running for governor , said Rizzo prepared a memo for the public saying council members received $ 673 a month and he was paid $ 15,478 a month , which would amount to annual salaries of about $ 8,000 and $ 185,000 respectively . CNN 's Phil Gast contributed to this report .
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NEW : Bail reduced for three defendants . Arraignment delayed until late October . High salaries in Bell sparked outrage in July . Defense attorney says case is about politics .
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New Haven , Connecticut -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A man accused of killing three members of a Connecticut family and setting their home ablaze in a 2007 home invasion told police after his arrest that he was `` desperate for money , '' the officer who interviewed him testified Wednesday . Steven Hayes is charged with capital murder , kidnapping , sexual assault , burglary and arson in the July 2007 deaths of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters , Hayley Petit , 17 , and Michaela Petit , 11 . Hayes and co-defendant Joshua Komisarjevsky -- who will be tried separately -- also are accused of beating and tying up Dr. William Petit and leaving him in the basement while they attacked Hawke-Petit and Michaela Petit , ransacked the home and set it afire . Hayes , who has pleaded not guilty , could face the death penalty if convicted . Public defender Thomas Ullmann conceded in the defense 's opening statement that Hayes killed Hawke-Petit but said that , otherwise , much of what happened is unclear . `` No one was supposed to be hurt , '' he said . `` What is known is that Steven Hayes kills and assaults Mrs. Petit . ... We concede much , but not all . '' Connecticut State Police Detective Anthony Buglione testified that he was assigned to interview Hayes after the incident and noted `` a strong odor of gasoline emanating from Mr. Hayes ' body . '' `` There was no emotion , '' Buglione testified . `` I remember him being very flat , pretty quiet . '' Hayes told the detective that he and Komisarjevsky met in a halfway house while both were on parole about a year and a half earlier and the two attended Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings together and became friends , according to Buglione 's report . Buglione said Hayes told him `` that lately life sucked and he was on a downhill slide . He said that he had no money , no car and not enough food to eat . '' Hayes said he had been working as a laborer in Stamford until his mother told him he could no longer use her car to get to the job , the report says . And she had given him until the end of the week to move out of her house , it says . `` He had called Josh and told him he was desperate for money , '' the detective testified . `` Josh asked him how serious he was , and Mr. Hayes said he was very serious . '' The two devised a plan to `` break into a house , tie some people up , grab some money and get out as fast as they could , '' Buglione said . They purchased a BB gun , he said , `` to just scare some people . '' On July 23 , fortified with a beer and a shot from a visit to a bar , the two men parked Komisarjevsky 's mother 's van , covered their faces with masks and `` walked up to the back of a house '' after 2 a.m. , the report says . Hayes recounted that the two saw a man asleep on the rear porch ; Komisarjevsky entered the home through an unlocked basement door , walked to the porch and struck the man in the head four to five times with a baseball bat , Buglione said . The two tied up the man with rope they found in the basement , Buglione said . `` They began to search for money but did n't find as much as they thought there should be , '' Buglione said . The two men then went upstairs and found Hawke-Petit and Michaela asleep in the master bedroom , he said . After tying Hawke-Petit to her bed , they led the girl to her room , tied her to her bed and put a pillowcase over her head , he said . They then found Hayley Petit in her room and did the same , he said . After finding a Bank of America account that contained $ 20,000 to $ 30,000 , they decided to wait until morning and have the mother go to the bank and withdraw money from her account , Buglione says Hayes told him . `` Hayes said that they spent the rest of the night drinking beer from the family refrigerator , '' the report says . At one point Hayes drove to a gas station to fill up some gallon jugs with gasoline , Buglione testified Hayes told him . While Hawke-Petit and Hayes were at the bank , Komisarjevsky was to put the others in one of the family 's cars and burn down the house to destroy evidence , Buglione said . Hayes said he drove Hawke-Petit to the bank and she withdrew $ 15,000 , the report says . Jurors saw bank surveillance video of Hawke-Petit explaining her predicament to the teller . The teller testified Monday that she notified her manager after Hawke-Petit said she needed the money `` because she and her family were being held hostage at her house . '' When they returned to the house , Komisarjevsky tied up Hawke-Petit , Buglione said , recounting what Hayes told him . Hayes also said that Komisarjevsky told him he had assaulted Michaela , according to Buglione . `` Hayes said that Josh told him that he had to have sex with the mother to square things up , '' the report says . Hayes said he then raped the mother , it says . After that , Hayes told police , `` things began to get out of control , '' Buglione said . Hayes recounted smelling gas and said Komisarjevsky yelled that Petit had escaped and they needed to get out of the house . The two men grabbed the cash , the masks and a bag containing jewelry , and jumped into the family 's Chrysler Pacifica and drove off , it says . Buglione said Hayes said nothing about a fire being set . By this time , police had been alerted . After Hawke-Petit had left the bank , the manager called 911 at 9:21 a.m. , and the first unit arrived at the home about 9:30 a.m. . The officers testified that they were instructed to not enter the home , so they instead secured the street and awaited further instruction . By 9:58 a.m. , the house was on fire , and the suspects had already departed in the family 's Pacifica . They did n't get far . The suspects collided with two police cars and were forced to a stop , Detective Joseph Vitello testified . Inside the car , police found items allegedly taken from the home , including an iPod station , pearl necklaces belonging to Hawke-Petit and Michaela , and a Louisville slugger baseball bat from the garage . Inside the home , Hawke-Petit , 48 , was found strangled , while Hayley and Michaela died of smoke inhalation . William Petit , the sole survivor of the attack , and a number of the victims ' relatives left the courtroom before testimony from Dr. Wayne Carver , Connecticut 's chief medical examiner , who warned jurors , `` You 'll be seeing some very disturbing photos . '' In his testimony , Petit reconstructed the timeline of events . He testified that he had spent the evening before the attack with his family eating dinner and reading the newspaper while the others watched `` Army Wives '' in the family room . He awoke around 3 a.m. to find blood running down his face and two men standing over the couch . Birds were singing when the men took him to the basement , tied him to a pole -- his wrists and ankles bound -- and left him there , he testified . Petit said that , at one point he heard `` three loud noises , like someone was throwing 20 - or 30-pound sacks on the living room floor . '' With his ankles still tied together , Petit said , he managed to make it out of the home and to the home of his neighbor , who called 911 . The trial was interrupted last Thursday because of concerns over Hayes ' health . It was further delayed when presiding Superior Court Judge Jon Blue fell ill Sunday and was hospitalized . Blue was released from the hospital Monday and returned to court Wednesday and told the court he had passed his medical tests `` with flying colors . '' The deaths shocked the affluent Connecticut suburb of Cheshire , where Petit is a prominent endocrinologist . His wife was a pediatric nurse who did not let multiple sclerosis keep her from working or raising a family . Hayley had just graduated from Miss Porter 's School , a prestigious private school that counts Gloria Vanderbilt and Jackie Kennedy among its alumnae . The deaths also led to a public outcry for Connecticut to strengthen its laws against repeat offenders when it was learned that the suspects had been convicted of multiple felonies . Citing the Cheshire case , Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed a resolution that would have eliminated the death penalty in the state . In Session 's Michael Christian and Sunny Hostin contributed to this report .
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Detective testifies Hayes was `` desperate for money '' Hayes told police the suspects did n't find as much money as they hoped . Trial in slayings of three Connecticut . Judge tells court he had tests but `` passed with flying colors ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A view prevalent in Europe is that older workers should retire to make room for younger people . This view is often referred to as the `` lump of labor '' theory , whereby the number of jobs is fixed and any job held by an older worker is one less available for a younger person . In Europe , this view has resulted in very early retirement ages under countries ' public pension systems . Fortunately , the lump of labor theory has never gained much traction in the United States , where economists and policymakers believe that the internal dynamics of a market economy will tend to create enough jobs to accommodate available workers . And , during periods of recession , monetary or fiscal policy can help return the economy to full employment . The most dramatic evidence of the economy 's ability to absorb new workers is the flow of women into the labor force both here and abroad in the last few decades . In the United States , between 1970 and 2000 , the number of women working increased by about 34 million , as the percentage of women employed moved from 40 percent to almost 60 percent of the female population . Click for the opposite view on retirement age . Despite this enormous influx of women , the employment rate of men changed relatively little . Further , an international comparison shows no relationship between the increase in the female employment rate and change in the male employment rate . A similar relationship should apply to older and younger workers . A preliminary analysis across states shows no evidence that states with more older people in the labor force have fewer young people working . Thus , with proper policy , the U.S. labor market should be able to absorb young and old , as well as men and women . Rejecting the lump of labor theory , the United States has always had much later retirement ages than its European counterparts . This pattern has held down the cost of the U.S. public pension system . Going forward , longer work lives , both here and abroad , will be necessary in order to have affordable and secure retirements . People are living longer ; those retiring at 65 can expect to live for almost 20 years in retirement , on average . The probability of living longer than average is significant . A 65-year-old married couple has a 50 percent chance that one member will live to age 92 . Given the prospect of such a long retirement , people need a very large pile of retirement assets to support themselves . For most people , it is not possible to accumulate that much over their work lives as they raise and educate their families . The need to accumulate more retirement assets coincides with a contraction in our retirement income system , which consists of Social Security and publicly supported and regulated employer-sponsored plans . At any given retirement age , Social Security benefits will replace a smaller fraction of pre-retirement earnings as the full retirement age rises from 65 to 67 , higher deductions for Medicare premiums further reduce benefits and an increasing share of benefits will be subject to taxation under the personal income tax . At the same time , less than half the private sector work force is covered by any type of employer-provided plan at any moment in time . And those lucky enough to have coverage have seen defined benefit plans replaced by 401 -LRB- k -RRB- s , where balances for those approaching retirement average only about $ 60,000 . The answer to longer life expectancy and a contracting retirement system is for people to stay in the work force longer . This adjustment should be entirely feasible given that older people are healthier and better educated than they have been in the past and jobs are less physically demanding . A longer work life provides enormous financial benefits . A person retiring at 70 receives a Social Security monthly benefit 75 percent greater than someone retiring at 62 . Delaying retirement also allows time for 401 -LRB- k -RRB- balances to grow . And working longer sharply reduces the period over which people have to support themselves with accumulated retirement assets . Work also keeps people mentally and physically healthy by providing structure , social interaction and a sense of accomplishment . In normal times , extending the work lives of older Americans should have no effect on the ability of younger workers to find a job . The United States is a dynamic economy , which -- on its own and through appropriate policy decisions -- can accommodate all those looking for employment . Of course , these are not normal times , and the fact that older workers have been so much more successful during this recession at holding on to their jobs than younger workers has allowed the `` lump of labor '' theory to surface as a plausible model . But no evidence exists to support such a theory . And in the long run , both young and old will be better off if work lives are extended . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Alicia H. Munnell .
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Alicia Munnell : `` Lump of labor '' theory says older workers must retire to make way for young . But economy creates jobs for young workers without older ones retiring early , she writes . Munnell says the huge increase in women working shows economy absorbs new workers . People are living longer , she says , and retiring later increases well-being and financial benefits .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A southeastern South Carolina school reopened Wednesday , a day after a student opened fire at a school police officer and bomb squads dismantled several pipe bombs . A 14-year-old student was in custody in connection with the incident at Socastee High School in Conway , said a statement from the Horry County Police Department . Officers responding to a call of shots fired at the school about 2 p.m. found that the student allegedly confronted Horry County Police Officer Erik Karney and drew a gun , the statement said . `` A struggle ensued , and during the altercation , the student shot at Officer Karney . '' Karney was not shot , but was injured from shrapnel , the statement said . Sgt. Robert Kegler of the Horry County Police Department said Tuesday the bullet struck a wall and shrapnel hit Karney 's face . He was treated and released from a hospital after the student was detained . CNN affiliate WMBF reported the student was in Karney 's office and opened fire with a handgun . The school was evacuated , and students were sent to the football field , police said . Authorities later heard allegations of explosive devices at the school , and summoned the bomb squad , which located `` several suspicious devices . '' The devices , which were rendered safe , were later identified as pipe bombs , police said . The bomb squad went to the home of the student and executed a search warrant , the statement said . `` Horry County Police did locate and seize items consistent with the construction of pipe bombs and other incendiary devices '' at the home . The 14-year-old resides in Myrtle Beach , authorities said . He was in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice in the state capital , Columbia , on Wednesday . The case remained under investigation , and charges had not yet been determined , police said . Teal Britton , spokeswoman for Horry County Schools , confirmed to WMBF that metal detectors were not used on students entering the school Tuesday morning . That will change Wednesday morning , she said . . CNN 's Shawn Nottingham contributed to this report .
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NEW : Devices identified as pipe bombs . Several devices found in South Carolina school after shooting . Male student detained by police .
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Harare , Zimbabwe -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Zimbabwe 's government has dropped charges against six health workers accused of dispersing AIDS/HIV drugs without appropriate documentation . `` The state is withdrawing charges against the accused , '' Chris Mutangadura , a senior lawyer with Zimbabwe 's attorney general , told a Harare magistrate court Wednesday . Four Americans , a New Zealander , and a Zimbabwean were arrested in Harare two weeks ago . Police had accused the American health workers of dispensing AIDS drugs without proper registration and licences , claims they flatly denied . Before their arrest , the U.S. health workers had been working in Zimbabwe for almost a decade on HIV/AIDs projects and were given a farm by the government to operate from in Mutoko , about 200 kilometers east of Harare . They have numerous patients , most of whom were AIDS orphans , at the farm . They also operated an AIDS clinic in Harare . The Americans belong to the Allen Temple Baptist Church AIDS Ministry in Oakland , California . The church serves a predominantly African-American congregation . Three or four times a year since 2000 , members have paid their own way to Zimbabwe to give antiretroviral medicine , vitamins , clothing and food baskets to impoverished people with AIDS . `` The AG has been sympathetic to them because they are assisting the public , '' said Jonathan Samukange their lawyer as he left the magistrate court with his clients . The Americans are Dr. Anthony Jones , nurses David Greenberg and Gregory Miller , and Allen Temple Baptist Church AIDS Ministry administrator Gloria Cox-Crowell . They were working with two other doctors -- Reid Andrew Cheyne of New Zealand and Tembinkosi Ncomanzi of Zimbabwe .
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The four Americans were from a California AIDS ministry . Two others were from Zimbabwe and New Zealand . They have operations in Harare and Mutoko .
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New Delhi , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- India approved a distinct symbol for its currency , the rupee , Thursday , joining the league of currencies identifiable by their unique signs . Up to this point , the Indian rupee has been denoted by `` Rs '' or the abbreviation INR . The new symbol , which looks like an R in Hindi , with an intersecting horizontal line , was selected after a public contest involving 3,000 designs , Ambika Soni , India 's information and broadcasting minister , said . The move to give to its currency a new recognition stems from the country 's economic growth , the minister said . `` The symbol for the rupee would lend a distinctive character and identity to the currency and further highlight the strength and robustness of the Indian economy as also a favored destination for global investments , '' Soni said . She also noted that the symbol would help distinguish the Indian rupee from the namesake currencies of several other nations like Pakistan , Nepal and Sri Lanka . Apart from citing her country 's rapid integration with the global economy as a reason for adopting a symbol for the Indian rupee , Soni also noted the cultural importance to the new currency , because of its resemblance to Hindi 's R . The symbol `` reflects and captures the Indian ethos and culture , '' she said . One of the world 's few growth markets after the global recession , India expects its gross domestic product to grown 8.5 percent in 2010-11 , despite being faced with a consolidated fiscal deficit of 8.4 percent .
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India designates unique symbol to represent its currency , the rupee . The move is to `` highlight the strength and robustness of the Indian economy '' The new symbol will help distinguish the Indian currency .
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Jerusalem -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Indian nanny who saved the life of an Israeli boy during the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008 has been granted honorary citizenship and temporary residency in Israel . At a ceremony Monday , the Israeli interior ministry in Jerusalem handed Sandra Samuel her identity card . `` I hope I will honor the citizenship and love Israel . I would give my heart and soul for Israel , '' she said . Samuel has been caring for the boy , Moshe Holtzberg , since his parents died in the terror attacks on a Jewish cultural center , Chabad House , and several luxury hotels in India 's financial capital . They were among six people who were killed at Chabad House . Altogether , more than 160 people died in the attacks . During the raids , 10 men also attacked buildings including the luxury Taj Mahal Palace and Tower and Oberoi-Trident hotels and the city 's Chhatrapati Shivaji train station . The only surviving gunman , Mohammed Ajmal Kasab , a Pakistani , was convicted of murder , conspiracy , and waging war . Moshe 's father , Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg , and his pregnant wife , Rivka , ran the Mumbai headquarters of the Chabad community -- a Hasidic Jewish movement . Samuel , who worked as a cook and nanny at the Chabad House , found Moshe -- who turned 2 just after the attacks -- standing between the bodies of his slain parents . She returned to Israel and has continued to care for the boy , helping his grandparents to raise him . `` Sandra Samuel stepped into the fire and abyss and did not think of herself , '' said Rabbi Shimon Rosenberg , Moshe 's grandfather , at the ceremony . `` She saved Moshe from the fire and we as Jews must thank and respect her . '' CNN 's Michal Zippori contributed to this report .
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Samuel : `` I would give my heart and soul for Israel '' She has been caring for the boy since his parents died in an attack on Chabad House in India . She found the boy standing between his parents ' bodies .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It 's not as audible as the noise from vuvuzelas , but internet buzz over the 2010 FIFA World Cup has observers calling the tournament the biggest event in Web history . The tournament has surpassed the historic election of President Obama , which held that honor until now . According to Akamai , a content delivery network , the Web peaked at more than 12 million users per minute just two hours after the kickoff between South Africa and Mexico . By comparison , about 8.5 million people were logging on per minute the November evening that Obama was elected in 2008 . Noisemakers were also sounding out on Twitter , which has been seeing big spikes in the number of tweets every time a big goal is scored . The site , which sees a daily average of 750 tweets per second , recorded a skyrocketing 2,940 after Japan scored against Cameroon last Monday . Nearly as much traffic was reported after Brazil 's first goal against North Korea in its 2-1 victory that same day , as well as after Mexico 's tying goal against South Africa on June 11 . Still , it was an American favorite that scored Twitter 's single-biggest moment . The Los Angeles Lakers ' victory against the Boston Celtics at the NBA Championship last Thursday generated a record 3,085 tweets per second as the game ended . Read about fans keeping track of matches during office hours . Nonetheless , World Cup numbers have been so consistently high that Twitter was struggling to keep its ship afloat . The social networking site reported several outages attributed to high traffic specific to the World Cup . The site said on its blog that it is `` making real-time adjustments so that we can grow our capacity and avoid outages during the World Cup , '' and will allow users to monitor the status of the site . And it 's not just the average -LRB- or angry -RRB- soccer fan who 's tweeting . When the United States was denied a miracle comeback against Slovenia last week after a referee 's controversial , late-game call , FIFA President Sepp Blatter turned to Twitter for a `` response '' to the resulting hullabaloo . He wrote : `` Thanks for all the questions on refereeing . My views on improving refs and video technology are here . '' The link directs readers to a statement he made in March , explaining why there would be no instant replay at the World Cup , or anywhere else in world soccer , reported TIME.com . Twitter said Monday it could not immediately provide statistics on the number of tweets it received during that match . Blatter has been tweeting regularly since the start of the matches , with his vuvuzela tweet attracting nine followers per second , according to FIFA . The federation 's website , FIFA.com , also has seen record-breaking numbers . Close to 300 million pages were accessed by nearly 10 million visitors when Brazil beat North Korea . It 's a similar picture on TV . According to a report in Mediaweek , the first 14 matches of the World Cup , as seen on ESPN and ABC , have delivered an average of about 3.3 million viewers , which is a 64 percent increase from the same period in 2006 , CNN.com reported Monday . The U.S.-England match , which ended in a tie June 12 , drew 13 million viewers to ABC , making it the most-watched first round World Cup game in U.S. broadcast history .
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The Web peaked at more than 12 million users per minute at the start of the World Cup . World Cup numbers are so high that Twitter is struggling to keep its ship afloat . The 2010 World Cup has surpassed Obama 's election in Web traffic .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Now that video game sales have eclipsed Hollywood box office revenues and sales of music CDs , you can bet your bitmaps some extraordinarily good games were released in 2009 . In fact , therein lies the problem . With more than 1,500 games released each year -- for computers , consoles and handheld devices -- it 's hard to narrow them down to a `` Best of '' list , let alone choose one as a holiday gift . Video game trends for 2009 included sequels -LRB- which is n't a bad thing in the gaming world -RRB- , co-op play -LRB- working together rather than against one another -RRB- , social games -LRB- though the music/rhythm genre is getting saturated -RRB- and of course , the growth of handheld gaming . But how do you know which games are worth getting blisters over and which ones will quickly become drink coasters ? Fortunately , you 've come to the right place . The following are the top picks for the best video games of the year -LRB- each of which cost $ 59.99 unless otherwise specified -RRB- , divided by genre for your convenience . Best shooter . Activision 's `` Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 '' -LRB- for Microsoft Xbox 360 , Sony PlayStation 3 , PC ; rated M -RRB- is a gripping near-future military shooter that challenges you to face off against a Russian terrorist organization in locations such as Afghanistan , Rio de Janeiro and Washington . Along with the single-player campaign are a handful of cooperative and competitive multiplayer maps and modes that give this first-person game plenty of replayability . Runners-up : Valve/EA 's `` Left 4 Dead 2 '' and 2K Games ' `` Borderlands . '' Best action/adventure . `` Uncharted 2 : Among Thieves , '' from Sony 's Naughty Dog studio , provided the most memorable adventure in 2009 . This outstanding PlayStation 3 sequel -LRB- rated T -RRB- once again stars Nathan Drake as he searches for a legendary jewel with extraordinary power . With excellent dialogue , huge set pieces and plenty of action -LRB- including multiplayer modes -RRB- , this cinematic third-person tale makes you feel like the star of an interactive movie . It also just won game of the year at Spike TV 's Video Game Awards . Runners-up : Ubisoft 's `` Assassin 's Creed II , '' Warner Bros. / Eidos ' `` Batman : Arkham Asylum '' and Electronic Arts ' `` Brutal Legend . '' Best platformer . For kids and kids at heart , Nintendo 's `` New Super Mario Bros. . Wii '' -LRB- $ 49.99 ; rated E -RRB- reinvents the classic `` side-scroller '' -- whereby characters run , jump and battle from the left side of the screen to the right -- by letting up to four gamers play at the same time . Collect coins , don special suits and discover hidden passages as you race to save the kidnapped princess . This Nintendo Wii exclusive is simply one of the year 's most fun party games . Runner-up : Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment 's `` Scribblenauts . '' Best music game . By spinning , scratching and mixing with the included wireless turntable controller , Activision 's `` DJ Hero '' -LRB- from $ 119.99 ; for Xbox 360 , PlayStation 2/3 , Nintendo Wii -RRB- proved to be the most innovative and immersive music experience of 2009 , as you must `` mash-up '' two separate songs to create more than 100 mixes for the dance floor . Multiplayer modes , guitar and microphone support and unlockable characters all add to the fun in this T-rated game . Runners-up are MTV Games/EA 's `` The Beatles : Rock Band '' and Activision 's `` Band Hero . '' Best sports game . More so than any other sports games this year , the savvy team at EA Sports responsible for `` FIFA Soccer 10 '' -LRB- for Xbox 360 , PlayStation 2/3 , Nintendo Wii ; rated E -RRB- has delivered an exceptional soccer simulation featuring myriad game modes -LRB- including online leagues for most versions -RRB- , smart artificial intelligence , enhanced control and a revamped animation engine for ultra-fluid player and ball movement . Runners-up are EA Sports ' `` NHL 10 '' and 2K Sports ' `` NBA 2K10 . '' Best role-playing game . Outstanding storytelling , intense action and many dozens of hours of game play are all hallmarks of Bioware 's award-winning role-playing games -- and their latest is no exception . `` Dragon Age : Origins '' -LRB- for Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , PC ; rated M -RRB- is a fascinating fantasy adventure in which your decisions will affect how the single-player tale plays out . Travel through a huge world , use might or magic to defeat foes and unravel an epic story along the way . Best strategy game . One of the most surprisingly addictive games of the year is PopCap Games ' amazing `` Plants vs. Zombies '' -LRB- for PCs ; $ 19.95 -RRB- , a `` tower defense '' - style strategy game that pits you against slow-moving zombies who are trying to break into your home . Your tactical task is to pick the best plants , flowers and fungi to attack the undead . This T-rated game features many modes to indulge in , dozens of humorous zombie and plant types , and an unlockable music video to reward you for a job well-done . Best racing game . Get your motor running with Microsoft Game Studios ' `` Forza Motorsport 3 '' -LRB- rated E -RRB- , an incredibly detailed racing game for the Xbox 360 . Climb behind the wheel of more than 400 dream cars and tackle the more than 100 real-world tracks around the globe . Simulation fans will appreciate the authentic physics and handling of this driving game , while beginners can turn on a number of driving assists to help them win races . You can also log online within the game to show off your modified vehicles or race against others . Runner-up is Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment 's `` DiRT 2 . ''
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The following are our top picks for the best video games of the year , divided by genre . 2009 's trends included sequels , co-op play , social games , handheld gaming . `` Uncharted 2 : Among Thieves '' provided most memorable adventure in 2009 . Activision 's `` DJ Hero '' was most immersive music experience of 2009 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rafael Nadal fired an ominous warning that he is ready to reclaim his French Open crown from Roger Federer after picking up a record-equaling sixth consecutive Monte Carlo Masters title on Sunday . The world No. 3 earned his first tournament success in 11 months as he routed fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-0 6-1 to complete a triumphant return to his favored clay surface . The 23-year-old has had a difficult past year after his shock defeat at the French Open to eventual losing finalist Robin Soderling , with Federer earning his first win at Roland Garros . Nadal needed surgery on his knees after that setback , and his hiatus allowed Federer to take both his Wimbledon title and the No. 1 ranking . The Mallorcan reached the semifinals in his past two tournaments on hardcourts surfaces in the United States , and blitzed his opponents in Monaco as three times he dropped only one game in a match . `` For me , it is very emotional , '' Nadal , who equaled the 106-year-old record of six Monte Carlo titles held by Englishman Reggie Doherty , told the ATP Tour Web site . `` It is probably my favorite tournament . I love this tournament . To win here another time is a dream for me . The atmosphere here is unbelievable . I feel like I 'm at home . `` No one match during seven years have I felt the crowd against me . I just can say thank you very much everybody . '' Nadal 's only defeat at the tournament was against Guillermo Coria as a 16-year-old in 2003 , and world No. 12 Verdasco never looked like registering his first win over his compatriot in 10 encounters . `` He had an unbelievable day and he played really good . I also did n't maybe have a good day , because I was trying to force and made more mistakes than unusual , '' said Verdasco , who was playing in his first Masters 1000 tournament final after thrashing world No. 2 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 on Saturday . Nadal , by comparison , drew level with Federer on 16 Masters titles , behind only the 18 won by American Andre Agassi . He has now won 54 successive matches on clay in the month of April , with six titles in Monte Carlo and five in Barcelona in that time . Federer , who has not played since the Miami Masters last month , is set to make his return to the circuit at the Rome clay event starting on April 25 . Nadal will be top seed at the Barcelona Open starting next week , with the draw also including Sweden 's Soderling , Verdasco , Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Monte Carlo semifinalist David Ferrer . The French Open , the second grand slam tournament of the tennis season , begins in Paris on May 24 . Meanwhile , Samantha Stosur of Australia won her second title on the women 's WTA Tour circuit on Sunday . The fourth seed , ranked 11th in the world , drubbed Russian No. 7 Vera Zvonareva 6-0 6-3 in the final of the Family Circle Cup on green clay in Charleston , South Carolina . Zvonareva had made it into the title match after world No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki retired with an ankle injury during their semifinal on Saturday .
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Rafael Nadal wins a record-equaling sixth consecutive Monte Carlo Masters title . World No. 3 matches mark set by Englishman Reggie Doherty early in 20th century . Nadal crushes fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-0 6-1 in the final on Sunday . Samantha Stosur claims her second WTA Tour title with victory at Family Circle Cup .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A human rights group issued a new report detailing the widespread practice of female circumcisions in Iraqi Kurdistan , calling on Kurdish authorities to outlaw it . The 73-page report , released Wednesday by the group Human Rights Watch , cites previous studies estimating the circumcision rate for young women to range from 41 percent in a smaller sample of women up to 80 percent in larger studies . The Kurdish government does not keep statistics on female circumcisions or post-operative medial consequences . Human Rights Watch refers to the circumcisions as `` female genital mutilation . '' The procedure involves partial or total removal of the clitoris , and is also known as clitoridectomy . The report describes the pain , fear , and physical and emotional distress that girls experience as they undergo the procedure . Although Islam does not mandate female circumcisions , some girls say it comes from the belief that anything they touch is unclean `` until they go through this painful procedure , '' according to the group . Critics say the intent is to oppress women , and to curtail female sexual desire , even if the surgery poses a health risk . The report , entitled '' ` They Took Me and Told Me Nothing : ' Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan , '' describes the pain and fear the girls and young women endure as they undergo the procedure , and the physical and emotional distress suffered afterward . It calls on the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government to ban the practice . `` FGM violates women 's and children 's rights , including their rights to life , health , and bodily integrity , '' said Nadya Khalife , Middle East women 's rights researcher at Human Rights Watch . `` It 's time for the regional government to step up to the plate and take concrete actions to eliminate this harmful practice because it simply wo n't go away on its own . '' The authors interviewed Baxcha A. , 22-year-old Kurdish married woman , in 2009 . `` I was five , '' said Baxcha . `` My mother took us , me and my sister , to a midwife , and I ran away . They -LSB- later -RSB- held me by force and removed a piece of flesh from my body . They opened up my legs , and it was very painful . They put water and then ash on the wound . '' The report says the previous regional government in Kurdistan decreed that anyone performing female circumcisions should be arrested and punished , but Human Rights Watch says it found no evidence the law is being enforced . The group acknowledged it wo n't be easy to change long-existing mindsets and traditions . `` Eradicating it in Iraqi Kurdistan will require strong and dedicated leadership on the part of the regional government , including a clear message that FGM will no longer be tolerated , '' Khalife said .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A federal judge Thursday sentenced a Pakistani scientist convicted of attempting to kill Americans in Afghanistan to 86 years in prison . A jury in Manhattan convicted Aafia Siddiqui on seven charges , including attempted murder and armed assault on U.S. officers , in February . She will serve her sentence at a facility in Texas where she was previously held while awaiting trial . Prosecutors said Siddiqui picked up a rifle and shot at two FBI special agents , a U.S. Army warrant officer , an Army captain and military interpreters while she was being held unrestrained at an Afghan facility on July 18 , 2008 . The agents returned fire shooting her in the abdomen . Afghan police had arrested her outside the Ghazni governor 's compound in central Afghanistan after finding her with bomb-making instructions , excerpts from the `` Anarchist 's Arsenal , '' papers with descriptions of U.S. landmarks , and substances sealed in bottles and glass jars , according to the charges . The indictment said Siddiqui had `` handwritten notes that referred to a ` mass casualty attack ' '' listing several locations in the United States and `` construction of ` dirty bombs . ' '' Upon her conviction , the American-educated neuroscientist , blasted the decision as `` a verdict from Israel , not America . '' Siddiqui 's family said she had been unjustly convicted . At her sentencing Thursday morning , the 38 year-old MIT graduate shook her head in defiance and wagged her finger in a `` no '' gesture as U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman laid out the case against her . But Siddiqui was more subdued when Berman allowed her to speak before the packed courtroom filled with family , spectators and foreign and national press . Clad in a khaki suit and a hijab that covered most of her face , Siddiqui repeatedly asked her Muslim supporters to not `` get emotional . '' `` I do n't want any violence in my name , '' Siddiqui said of demonstrations in her native Pakistan , where her case has become a cause celebre . `` If you do anything for me , please educate people about Islam because people do n't understand that it is a religion of mercy . '' Before the judge sentenced Siddiqui to more than eight decades in prison , defense attorney Dawn Cardi told the court that it was the most difficult case of her career . `` Dr. Siddiqui is an enigma , '' Cardi said of her client , who had attempted multiple times to fire her team of attorneys hired by the government of Pakistan . Cardi said there were many unanswered questions in her client 's case , including where she was between the years of 2003 and 2008 , when Siddiqui claims to have been held in a secret prison . `` The government has not admitted to secret prisons or torture . But the information is going to come out , '' Cardi said , noting that solitary confinement had taken a visible toll on Siddiqui who `` had diminished mental capacity . '' Since 2003 , the whereabouts of Siddiqui had been the source of much speculation . According to Amnesty International , Siddiqui and her three small children were reported apprehended in Karachi , Pakistan , in March 2003 , shortly after the FBI issued an alert requesting information about her location . Several reports indicated that Siddiqui was in U.S. custody after her arrest in Karachi . But in May 2004 , then-Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller identified Siddiqui as being among several sought-after al Qaeda members . Siddiqui was extradited to the United States in August 2008 , after the shooting incident . `` We are going to look back on this era in our country and we are going to say that fear is what drove our sentences , '' Cardi said . `` Despite the fact that this is a woman of peace who has repeatedly said she does n't support any acts of vengeance in her name , I fear that the injustice done to her will cause outrage throughout the Muslim world , '' said Tina Foster , executive director or International Justice Network and spokesperson for the Siddiqui family . Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara hailed the sentence , commending federal and military investigators in the case . `` As a unanimous jury found beyond a reasonable doubt , Aafia Siddiqui attempted to murder Americans serving in Afghanistan , as well as their Afghan colleagues . She now faces the stiff consequences of her violent actions . '' But Elaine Sharp , one of Siddiqui 's defense attorneys , said , `` We just put someone in prison for the rest of her life who is mentally ill . '' CNN 's Kiran Khalid contributed to this report .
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Aafia Siddiqui was convicted in a U.S. court in February . Prosecutors said she tried to kill Americans in Afghanistan . Her attorney calls Siddiqui `` an enigma ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A 400-year-old tradition is facing some new challenges this year at this week 's annual running of the bulls in Spain . Celebrations for the San Fermin festival are already underway , but the first running of the bulls will be held Wednesday in the northern Spanish town of Pamplona . The city is once again handing out 100,000 leaflets to local and foreign festival-goers explaining how to minimize the risk of accidents during the spectacle . It 's a warning and a reminder of the dangers and even death that can occur when hundreds of runners sprint alongside the half-ton bulls and steers . Last year saw the first fatal goring in more a decade . For the sixth year now , Pamplona has sprayed the entire 825 meter route with a special anti-slipping chemical to help avoid injury to the bulls and the red-and-white clad runners . The run in Pamplona started 400 years ago and became popular worldwide after author Ernest Hemingway wrote about it in the 1920s in his book `` The Sun Also Rises , '' also published under the title `` Fiesta . '' The event is held July 7-14 . Six bulls and a pack of tame steers run from the corrals , through Pamplona 's old town , to the bullring -- where the bulls will die later in the day in a bullfight . Including the recent death , 14 people have been killed in the runs since 1924 , when record-keeping began . But while the narrow cobblestone streets of Pamplona are expected to be as packed as ever , the tradition of bullfights , or `` corridas '' is under pressure elsewhere . The economic downturn is certainly taking its toll . With nearly one in five Spaniards out of a job there are fewer spectators packing the rings . And struggling towns are looking for ways to slash spending . Some local governments are cutting the expensive spectacles to save money for basic services like schools and police salaries . But there is also pressure brewing to change cultural attitudes about the tradition of bullfighting as well . Just as most other years , People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -LRB- PETA -RRB- and other animal rights groups organized a rally Sunday featuring semi-nude protesters covered in red paint in Pamplona , but also have staged protests outside Spanish embassies around the world . The tactics may be gaining some traction . A 2006 Gallup poll showed more than 70 percent of those surveyed said they have `` no interest '' in bullfighting , while 82 percent of those aged 15 to 24 held that same view . And now the tradition has begun facing legal and political challenges . The government in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia plans to hold a vote on banning the practice , potentially making it the second region in Spain to outlaw bullfighting after the Canary Islands in the Atlantic did so in 1991 . While Pamplona embraces tradition , one thing you wo n't be seeing -- or hearing -- this year ... the incessant buzz of the `` vuvuzela ! '' The government there has banned the sale of the plastic horns along the bull-run route , saying they would be dangerous and distracting to the animals .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of an openly lesbian former Air Force major who was dismissed from the military under the government 's `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy . Judge Ronald Leighton of Tacoma , Washington , made his ruling Friday . It is the latest legal and political setback for the Obama administration , which is seeking to end the policy through a legislative and executive solution . Maj. Margaret Witt , a decorated flight nurse with 20 years of service , had sued to return to the Air Force Reserve . She was honorably discharged in July 2007 on the grounds that she had a six-year relationship with another woman , a civilian . `` Her discharge from the Air Force Reserves violated her substantive due process rights under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution . She should be restored to her position as a flight nurse with the 446th AES as soon as is practicable , '' wrote the judge . An Air Force spokesman said the Air Force believes that `` Major Witt 's discharge was fully consistent with the law and thus appropriate . '' `` While we are disappointed the district court judge did not agree that important Congressionally-recognized military interests were furthered by Major Witt 's discharge , we are pleased he allowed the government to develop a more detailed factual record for the appellate courts to consider , '' said Lt. Col. Todd Vician . The `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy enacted in 1993 prevents gay men and lesbians from openly serving in the military and bars officials from inquiring into a service member 's sexuality . The Senate this week temporarily turned aside legislation to repeal the law . Witt joined the Air Force in 1987 and was suspended in 2004 , after her superiors discovered her personal relationship with the civilian woman . At the time , she worked for an air-medical transport unit that evacuated and treated wounded soldiers . She was described in employee reports and by trial witnesses as an `` exemplary officer '' who was an effective leader , caring mentor , and skilled clinician . She had hid her homosexuality for years . The judge found no compelling reason for her dismissal . `` The application of ` do n't ask , do n't tell ' to Major Margaret Witt does not significantly further the government 's interest in promoting military readiness , unit morale and cohesion , '' he wrote . In 2006 , Leighton had ruled against Witt , but a federal appeals court had ordered him to take another look at the case . A six-day federal trial had wrapped up earlier this week , and Leighton had openly indicated he would likely rule in Witt 's favor . `` My colleagues -- my friends -- said , ` Ron , you got it wrong , '' ' Leighton said near the end of the trial , referring to his earlier decision . `` They told me what I needed to do , what I needed to ask . '' The judge is a 2002 Bush appointee . Witt 's lawyers from the ACLU argued that the Spokane native 's sexuality never led to any problems within her unit . Several members of her squadron had testified they would welcome her back . `` Today we heard the hammer of justice strike for Major Margaret Witt , '' said ACLU of Washington Executive Director Kathleen Taylor . `` We look forward to the day when all members of our military can serve our country without invidious discrimination . To discharge her simply because of her sexual orientation was entirely unfair to her and unwise for the military , which needs her significant skills . '' Witt was released just before she was set to retire with full benefits . The judge rejected a separate argument from Witt that her procedural due process rights were violated . Leighton said the Air Force gave her full notice of the charges against her and she was given the opportunity to challenge the charges . Air Force lawyers argued the military -- not the courts -- was in the best position to evaluate and enforce the `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy . A federal judge in California earlier this month had similarly ruled the policy unconstitutional . That judge will soon rule on whether the Pentagon will be barred from enforcing it . President Barack Obama is pushing for a repeal of the controversial policy . A bill that would overturn the measure after a Pentagon review is completed in December is currently before Congress . More than 12,500 gays have been booted from the military since `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' went into effect .
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NEW : Air Force : `` Witt 's discharge was fully consistent with the law '' The judge says Witt 's discharge violated constitutional due process rights . She was a decorated flight nurse with 20 years of service . Judge : Her dismissal did not promote military readiness , unit morale or cohesion .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One person was killed and four police officers were wounded Saturday when police in Brazil traded fire with gunmen who fled into a luxury hotel and took people hostage , police said . The incident occurred around the Intercontinental Hotel in Rio de Janeiro , where gunmen kept 35 people hostage . Ten people have been arrested , and the hostages were freed , police said . Police identified the deceased as 41-year-old Adriana Duarte de Oliveira dos Santos , who was wanted in connection with drug dealing . Police said the incident began outside the hotel when they `` intercepted '' at least 40 people who they believe have drug-dealing connections . The gunmen were in vans , motorcycles and cars and wielded rifles and guns . Police exchanged fire with the gunmen for about 20 minutes . An unknown number of gunmen fled into the hotel , where they took people hostage . The gunmen kept the hostages in a kitchen as police surrounded the area , negotiated with the hostage-takers and ended the siege . Police searched the hotel for other gunmen but could n't find any . CNN 's Luciani Gomes contributed to this report .
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NEW : Police identify shooting victim . The confrontation started outside a luxury hotel in Rio . More than three dozen people were briefly taken hostage . Four police officers were injured .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cricket 's leading wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan has confirmed that he will retire from Tests later this month . The 38-year-old Sri Lanka spin bowler will bow out of the five-day game on home soil against the world 's top-ranked team India in Galle from 18-22 July . He had been expected to quit during November 's series against the West Indies , but has brought forward his retirement . Muralitharan , who has taken 792 wickets in 132 Test matches , will still be available for limited-overs internationals and may yet play at the 2011 World Cup which Sri Lanka will co-host along with India and Bangladesh . He has taken 84 more wickets in Tests than his closest rival Shane Warne , who retired in 2007 , and 437 more than the highest-ranked player to have played a Test this year -- India 's Harbhajan Singh . `` Champion spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has decided to retire from Test cricket , '' said a statement on Sri Lanka Cricket 's official website on Tuesday . `` Mr Muralitharan has had discussions with the national selectors , SLC officials and has had the blessings of His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapakse and the Minister of Sports , Hon. C.B. Ratnayake . '' The SLC said it would hold a press conference in `` due course '' to announce further details of the cricketer 's retirement . Muralitharan is widely considered to be the greatest bowler his country has ever produced . In addition to his Test feats , he has also taken a record-breaking 515 wickets in 337 one-day internationals . However , over the course of his 19-year career the Sri-Lankan 's unusual bent-arm bowling action has come under scrutiny from umpires and players , who have questioned its legality . But despite several investigations , the International Cricket Council failed to find the bowler guilty of any wrongdoing . Muralitharan 's manager said the player had changed his mind about retiring in November when the three-match India series -- which begins in Galle and finishes in Colombo next month -- was added to the Test calendar . `` Murali took a decision to retire from Test cricket during the West Indies series in November , but with an unscheduled Indian series coming up he has fast-tracked his retirement from Test cricket , '' Kushil Gunasekara told the Cricinfo website . `` The selectors want Murali to be around just in case they do n't find a suitable replacement for him for the 2011 World Cup . They probably want the spinners to work around Murali . '' Cricinfo reported that Muralitharan would not be available for the one-day tri-series after the India matches , which also involves New Zealand .
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Spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan has confirmed that he will retire from Test cricket . Sri Lanka Cricket released a statement about the 38-year-old record-holder on Tuesday . Muralitharan has taken 792 wickets in 132 Tests and 515 wickets in 337 one-day internationals . He will still be available for selection for the 2011 World Cup co-hosted by Sri Lanka .
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Dover Air Force Base , Delaware -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The bodies of nine U.S. service members who were killed in Tuesday 's helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan were flown back to Dover , Delaware , on Wednesday . The military released the identities of the crash victims . From the Army : Maj. Robert Baldwin from Illinois , Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Wagstaff from Utah , Chief Warrant Officer Jonah McClellan from Minnesota , Staff Sgt. Joshua Powell from Pleasant Plains , Illinois , and Sgt. Marvin Calhoun from Elkhart , Indiana were killed in the crash , said Lt. Rusty Ridley , an Air Force spokesman . From the Navy : Lt. Brendan J. Looney of Owings , Maryland ; Senior Chief Petty Officer David B. McLendon , of Thomasville , Georgia ; Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam O. Smith of Hurland , Missouri ; and Petty Officer 3rd Class Denis C. Miranda of Toms River , New Jersey . Looney , Smith and Miranda were Navy SEALs ; McLendon was a cryptologic technician , the Navy said in a statement . CNN 's Doug Schantz contributed to this report .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- September 22 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Afghanistan • Washington , D.C. • Orange Beach , Alabama . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Hi , I 'm Carl Azuz , and welcome to this Wednesday edition of CNN Student News . We ask you guys a lot for your opinions on our blog . Today , we 're gon na share some of what you 've had to say and ask for your thoughts on another story we 've covering . First Up : War in Afghanistan . AZUZ : Well , first up today , we 're going to Afghanistan . U.S. and coalition troops have been fighting in that country for nine years . They 're battling the Taliban , the militant group that used to control Afghanistan and that refused to turn over Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States . Right now , there are around 100,000 American forces in Afghanistan . And for them , living and operating in what can be a very violent setting , safety is no guarantee . A sad reminder of that fact yesterday , when a helicopter crash claimed the lives of nine U.S. troops . Officials are trying to figure out what happened . There were no reports of enemy fire when the helicopter went down . During this year , 2010 , the coalition has suffered more losses than any other year since the troops arrived in Afghanistan in 2001 . Medal of Honor . AZUZ : We want to tell you about another military operation now . This one took place in 1968 , during the Vietnam War , in the southeast Asian country of Laos . A group of Americans was running a radar post on top of a mountain in Laos . The North Vietnamese attacked it , and nearly all of the Americans were killed or wounded , except for one : Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Richard Etchberger . He fought off the enemy , loaded the wounded men onto a rescue helicopter , and then climbed in . That is when a single bullet hit him , and Sergeant Etchberger died in the helicopter . He was recommended for the Medal of Honor , the military 's highest award . But he did n't get it . You see , U.S. troops were n't supposed to be in Laos during the Vietnam War , so Etchberger 's heroic act was a secret for decades . Not anymore . Yesterday , during a ceremony at the White House , President Obama presented the Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Etchberger 's family . The president said that the Medal of Honor pays tribute to Sergeant Etchberger 's courage , and it reflects the gratitude of the entire country . What 's The Word . APRIL WILLIAMS , CNN STUDENT NEWS : What 's the Word ? the study of traits that are passed down from one generation to the next . GENETICS . That 's the word ! Great Salmon Debate . AZUZ : Genetic engineering is when you use technology to take a trait from one thing and put it into something else . You might have seen that in a science fiction story somewhere . But could you see it on your dinner table ? That is what the FDA , the Food and Drug Administration , is considering . The agency is deciding whether or not to approve genetically-engineered salmon as food . You can see the difference in it . The modified salmon is twice as big , and it 'll get that big in half the time . The company that 's making the modified fish says this could help make the fishing industry more efficient and help make more food . But one big question : Is it safe to eat ? Some critics argue that there has n't been enough testing to see how this kind of genetic engineering will affect people or the salmon 's ecosystem . Blog Promo and Report . AZUZ : So , would you eat it ? CNN.com took a vote on this : About 17 percent of readers said they 'd eat genetically-modified salmon `` in a heartbeat . '' Almost half of them said `` not on your life . '' You can comment on our blog at CNNStudentNews.com . It 's the same place where you 're talking about the recession , which the National Bureau of Economic Research says has been officially over since June of ' 09 . Here 's what you say : No , the recession is n't over , according to 78 percent of you . Now , these numbers were yesterday when we recorded the show ; they might 've changed a bit . Fifteen percent of you think the recession is over . Seven percent say they do n't know . Dolly says `` jobs are n't improving , and it seems like prices are getting higher in food , gas , insurance . If the recession were over , there 'd be more people with jobs and not so many struggling . '' Markus says in his community , `` there 's always at least one house with a foreclosure sign in the front yard , '' and that before the recession , he `` did n't have a clue that foreclosure existed . '' Saying the recession is over is n't accurate to Kenni , though that 's what the economic studies say . Kenni would like to `` see more data behind the facts . '' Some of you , like Mary , say things are getting better . She writes that `` jobs are bouncing back and doing well , and that with time , unemployment and home sales will improve . '' But another student named Mary says the worst may be over , but she asks `` how many budget cuts have been made since June of 2009 ? We still have a long way to go , '' Mary writes . This Day In History . -LRB- ON SCREEN GRAPHIC -RRB- . September 22 , 1789 -- The U.S. Congress makes the position of Postmaster General part of the new government . September 22 , 1862 -- President Lincoln issues the first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation , setting a date for the freedom of U.S. slaves . September 22 , 1961 -- President Kennedy creates the Peace Corps , an organization of volunteers to work in underdeveloped nations . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for the Shoutout ! What is Ray LaHood 's job in the U.S. government ? If you think you know it , then shout it out ! Is he the : A -RRB- Secretary of Transportation , B -RRB- Secretary of State , C -RRB- CIA Director or D -RRB- Federal Reserve Chairman ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! Secretary LaHood is in charge of the Transportation Department . That 's your answer and that 's your shoutout ! Distracted Driving Summit . AZUZ : Part of Secretary LaHood 's job is to make sure that the U.S. transportation system is fast , efficient and safe . That last part is what he 's focusing on right now . Yesterday , Secretary LaHood kicked off a meeting about distracted driving . The meeting was in Washington , D.C. , and this is an issue that we 've talked a lot about ; it 's one that you 've discussed on our blog . Last year , we asked if you think the government should ban texting while driving . Nearly 80 percent of you said yes . Well , more than half the states agree . Right now , it 's illegal to text when you 're behind the wheel in 30 states . The transportation department is looking for other ways to cut down on distracted driving . At this meeting yesterday , Secretary LaHood announced new rules banning train operators and some bus and truck drivers from texting on the job . After the Oil . AZUZ : Every year , people pitch in to help clean up Alabama 's beaches . It 's a project called the Alabama Coastal Cleanup . Usually , these volunteers are just picking up trash . This year , though , as you might guess , they have to deal with oil that has washed up on the beaches from the spill out in the Gulf of Mexico . It creates some challenges , and it creates some opportunities . Check this out . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO CLIP -RRB- . SPENCER RYAN , EXECECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT , ALABAMA PALS : I think this year 's been a little unusual year , with the oil spill and that type of thing , having to address those issues . APRIL BOONE , ORANGE BEACH , ALABAMA ZONE CAPTAIN : We do have an information sheet today that is about oil and what to do if they encounter it , which is basically to leave it alone . RYAN : This year , we are expecting probably the numbers to be a little bit down , especially as far as amount of litter picked up , because of BP 's work , you know , cleaning the beaches for the last several months . MIKE FOSTER , VICE PRESIDENT , ORANGE BEACH , ALABAMA TOURISM : I think the people here have had a feeling of frustration , because there really was n't anything that they could do . They could n't do anything about the oil . They could n't do anything about the tar balls . This is something that they can do to help us come back . LUCY ANN BUFFETT , OWNER , LULU 'S HOMEPORT , GULF SHORES , ALABAMA : It was a really rough going , but we have come through it like we do . We 're coastal people . We live in the hurricane corridor.You just get up and you deal with it . AMELIE MONTJOY , VICE PRESIDENT , THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY : It 's particularly good to be here this year and to see the energy and momentum and dedication of the people in Alabama to ensure that their beaches are cleaner and more productive than ever before . FOSTER : People want us to be OK , and they want to hear somebody say it 's OK , and we 've had a lot of signs that are saying that . The fishing is now re-opened . MONTJOY : What 's wonderful about having children participate in these cleanups is that they are our future . And it reminds us adults that we have a legacy to leave to them , an environmental legacy , because if what we have now is not protected , they and their children and grandchildren will never have the opportunity to enjoy it . -LRB- END VIDEO CLIP -RRB- . Before We Go . AZUZ : Okay , finally , you know how your parents told you not to play with your food ? They might make an exception for this art project . It 's called canstruction , and it 's on display at a mall in California . Each sculpture is made entirely out of canned goods . Creative and consumable . It 's actually part of a fundraiser that 's trying to fight hunger . After the exhibit ends , all the cans go to a local food bank . Goodbye . AZUZ : The goal of the project : to show that everyone can make a difference . You might 've seen that coming . Either way , it 's all for now . CNN Student News is back tomorrow . We hope you 'll join us then . Bye bye !
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Discover why an American airman 's heroics were held secret for decades . Study up on genetically engineered salmon , and consider whether you 'd eat it . Join the volunteers who are cleaning up an Alabama beach . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- Mashable -RRB- -- Facebook has launched a page devoted to U.S. politics , located at Facebook.com / USpolitics . Rolled out at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City , the page monitors how U.S. politicians , elected officials and political campaigns use Facebook to connect with citizens . Facebook is an important part of U.S. politics today . Barack Obama has an incredibly popular page , with more than 8.6 million fans . Recently , U.S. President George W. Bush started his own Facebook page , amassing over 70,000 fans in a very short timespan . Facebook also has a similar page devoted to sports , as well as all of the celebrities who use Facebook . © 2010 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
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Facebook has launched a page devoted to U.S. politics . The page monitors how politicians use Facebook to connect with citizens . Barack Obama has more than 8.6 million fans .
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-LRB- RealSimple.com -RRB- -- Some parents and kids admit to some creative fibbing . I say that the ice cream truck that drives through our neighborhood is the `` music truck . '' It plays music for people to enjoy during the summertime . -- Breeze Watson ; Lansing , Michigan . When I do n't feel like playing with the toy that my toddler chooses , I tell her that it is out of batteries , even if the toy does n't take batteries . It works with TV shows , too . `` Sorry , honey , Dora must need new batteries . We 'll check back later . '' -- Christine Stevens ; Issaquah , Washington . RealSimple.com : 50 family recipes kids actually like . I pretend fortune-cookie fortunes say things like `` Your bedtime tonight will be 15 minutes earlier . '' Unfortunately , this works only until they can read . -- Rebecca Einstein Schorr ; Fountain Valley , California . `` Yes , we 're having chicken for dinner . '' -LRB- I actually served fish . -RRB- -- Doreen Saiz Flores ; Barstow , California . That the car wo n't start unless everyone is buckled in . I just jiggle the keys in the ignition until the last belt clicks . -- Jennifer Nilson ; Roscoe , Illinois . RealSimple.com : `` You did what ? '' When my daughter begged to stop at a playground , I said , `` Sorry , all the playgrounds are closed now . '' She wisely asked why other children were playing at one we passed . I answered that they were not following the rules . -- Carol Catena ; New York , New York . My two-year-old believes that certain toys `` live '' at the store and are there to be visited . -- Cyn Rielley ; Sutton , Massachusetts . `` The tooth fairy did n't come last night because she was sick . Her substitute must have been very confused by the new route . I am sure she will come tonight . '' -- Julie Nichols Forrer ; Plano , Texas . `` Things in the checkout aisle are for decoration and we are n't supposed to mess them up . '' -- Erin Seebaldt Olson ; Detroit , Michigan . To get our picky three-year-old to eat , we say that vegetables will make him super strong . At the table , we let him attempt to lift our arms . By the end of the meal , he can hoist our hands over our heads with one finger ! -- Michele Buzek Bakker ; McKeesport , Pennsylvania . `` It 's not red cabbage -- it 's purple spaghetti . '' -- Anne-Marie O'Neill ; Brooklyn , New York . RealSimple.com : Vegetables in disguise . My son had a crush on a girl on Barney . I made spinach balls -- something he would n't ordinarily touch -- and told him they were her recipe . He politely ate them ! -- Christine Mills Searle ; Cleveland , Ohio . When I 'm getting ready in the bathroom and the kids start banging on the door , I pretend that it 's stuck when I really have it locked . -- Sherry Whelchel Corbett ; Bostic , North Carolina . `` McDonald 's is closed for a private party . '' -- Michelle Suchand Mcpherson ; Virginia Beach , Virginia . I told my friend 's son that the compass on the dashboard of my car was a tracking device so that his mom could immediately find us if he misbehaved . Rogenia Argoe Lembo Manassas , Virginia . RealSimple.com : 6 road trip games for kids . That I 'm still 29 . -- Deb Ward ; Richfield , Wisconsin . `` That lady on the cover of the fashion magazine is a drawing . No one looks like that in real life . '' -- Katie Penland ; Dyersburg , Tennessee . `` The sugar cookies that Grandma made are kind of spicy . '' -LRB- So I could have them all for myself . -RRB- -- Rebecca Scott ; Sauk Rapids , Minnesota . My son thinks he has a heated seat in the back of our car , and I have n't had the heart to tell him the truth . I love to ask him if he feels his tush getting warm . -- Tracy Smith Goldberg ; Hastings-on-Hudson , New York . Before moving into our house , I told my kids that we paid extra to have it sprayed for ghosts . -- Amy Talcott Kennard ; Peoria , Illinois . RealSimple.com : How to remove crayon , glue , and more kid stains . `` No , darling , I 'm not upset that you ate SpaghettiOs in the living room and spilled them all over the tan couch and the beige carpet . '' -- Jennifer Thornton ; Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . `` The vacuum cleaner will suck up all your toys . '' You should see my kids rush to clean up whenever they hear the vacuum going . -- Shasta Brucker ; Buckley , Washington . Kids , What Little Lie Have You Told Recently ? `` Mom said I could have an ice cream sandwich for breakfast . '' -- Roland , age 3 . `` Yes , I brushed my teeth . '' -- Jack , age 9 . RealSimple.com : The best kid 's toothpastes . -- `` I got hit by a limo and the stars inside the car stole my homework . '' Jason , age 11 . -- When asked how her lunch suddenly disappeared : `` A big monster with green teeth and purple hair came into the kitchen and stole it . '' Claire , age 3 . -- `` I told my dad I could n't clean my room because I was depressed that my cat died . He started laughing because my cat died two years ago . '' Anu , age 11 . -- While covered in bright orange dust : `` No , I have not been eating Cheetos . '' Reece , age 3 . -- `` My mommy is having another baby . '' Maclyn , age 6 . RealSimple.com : Outrageous kids ' quotes . -- `` No , Mommy , I did n't pick the flowers . They just fell off . '' Kimberly , age 7 . -- `` I told people that I never told a lie before . '' Ayanna , age 9 . Get a FREE TRIAL issue of Real Simple - CLICK HERE ! Copyright © 2010 Time Inc. . All rights reserved .
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Parents and children share some of their favorite white lies . Cars wo n't start until seat belts are buckled ; a fish dinner `` is chicken '' `` McDonald 's is closed for party ; special toys live at the store . Kids : The flowers just fell off ; a monster stole my lunch .
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Editor 's note : CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com , which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com . -LRB- CareerBuilder.com -RRB- -- Finding a career that allows you to travel is not always an easy task , but if you 're a college grad looking to make an adventure of your gap year , a professional looking for a change of pace or anyone looking for cultural exposure , a job abroad may be the right choice for you . A tourist gets a traditional massage in Thailand . Not all jobs are translatable to international positions without a little extra learning or language proficiency -- and you will need to acquire working permits and other legal documentation -- but here are some jobs that can take you away if you 're up for the move : . 1 . Teacher It 's not news that teachers are n't highly paid , but if you 're an instructor in South Dakota , you 're among the lowest-paid in the nation , with an average salary of $ 33,236 , according to a 2003-04 survey by the American Federation of Teachers . Try taking your skills abroad . Learning English is in high demand internationally , and Germany , Switzerland and South Korea are among the countries that pay the largest teacher salaries . South Korea 's median teacher salaries range between $ 25,000 and $ 60,000 , and the country has a positive reputation for providing high income to educators . Salaries in Switzerland range from $ 65,000 to $ 80,000 . An added perk to employment in Germany is that state employees are regarded as permanent workers , meaning that they are paid necessary social insurances . Requirements : A four-year degree in education or a related field , teaching experience and a TESL/TEFL certificate . You will also need an international work visa and work permits , which can be obtained personally or through the school that employs you . 2 . Chef If you are an established chef , international hotels and restaurants may offer the opportunity to build on your career overseas while , in many cases , offering you room and board for a minimum costs . In the United States , the median annual income of a head chef/chef is $ 40,000 , and $ 43,000 if you work as a chef for a hotel . Kingsbrook USA Inc. is one company that works to place chefs in international regions . They reported England 's hotel chef positions as offering # 14000 , or roughly $ 26,730 U.S. dollars per year for Chef deParties . Kingsbrook also reported between $ 32,458 and $ 38,186 per year for Sous Chefs and between $ 38,186 and $ 47,732 per year for Head Chef . Requirements : An associate degree and at least three years of culinary experience . Letters of Reference , transcripts and health records and exams will also be required . 3 . Massage therapist Massage therapists in the United States make a median annual salary of $ 30,000 . But take your expertise to the seas , and you could earn between $ 33,600 and $ 45,600 , according to Cruise Job Line . In addition to changing stationary surroundings , working on cruise lines offers the opportunity to see new people and network beyond the limitations that can be created in a spa environment . The living accommodations may be small , but they save money on housing costs , and cruise lines usually offer full health coverage onboard the ship and within United States territory . Requirements : You 'll need a high school diploma or associate degree , and a certification in massage therapy . Requirements for accreditation vary by state . U.S. citizens pursuing massage therapy for cruise lines also need a passport that is valid for at least three months after the end of the contract . A physical examination , and in some cases , immunization may be required . 4 . Au Pair/Nanny In exchange for caring for your boss ' children and caring out light housekeeping or cooking duties , au pair positions offer a chance to travel abroad with room and board and a living stipend . The job will enable access that tourists are not privy to , but the work should n't be taken lightly . The median annual income for company-employed nannies is $ 29,500 in the United States . An au pair in France can expect to earn between 240 and 250 euro , or an estimated $ 309 to $ 322 per month for a 33-hour week . The pay varies internationally , but the overall perk is the opportunity to afford to see another part of the world . Requirements : A passport , work visa and an international driver 's license . You will also need to acquire medical insurance and undergo health screenings . Agency placement is a better choice for acquiring an au pair position for both safety reasons and to aid with acquiring your work permit . While au pair experience is not necessary , most au pairs have held related positions . 5 . Caterer Catering managers make an average median salary of $ 35,590 in the United States , and while other countries offer this position , the commute from national to international can literally be a matter of taste . Caterers who create a name for themselves in the U.S. industry can earn a trusted reputation and follow clients to overseas events . Rock stars and celebrities may have a variety of different catering companies working for them throughout the United States , but larger acts and A-listers like to have a trusted source to make sure their diet is in line with their requests . Working for one of these companies may put you on tour with the band , and if national gigs go well , you could find yourself overseas for the next tour . Requirements : Chefs and management have culinary training , but staff servers may have little or no experience . To garner a spot on a worldwide tour , a caterer will generally have a lot of experience . Passports are needed for international work . E-mail to a friend . Copyright CareerBuilder.com 2007 . All rights reserved . The information contained in this article may not be published , broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority . Candace Corner is a writer for CareerBuilder.com .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Three U.S. senators introduced legislation Monday to specifically ban so-called `` crush videos '' -- depictions of small animals being tortured to death by humans . The legislation came in response to a Supreme Court ruling this year striking down a broader congressional law dealing with animal cruelty . The bi-partisan Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act would criminalize the creation , sale and marketing of these specific kinds of videos . Penalties of up to seven years in prison would be possible . The videos mostly depict women -- with their faces unseen -- stomping helpless animals such as rabbits to death with spiked-heel shoes or with their bare feet . The videos apparently satisfy a sexual fetish for those who produce and watch them , said animal rights activists who supported the new bill . `` Our legislation would ban animal crush videos that fit squarely within the obscenity doctrine -- a well-established exception to the First Amendment , '' said Sen. Jon Kyl , R-Arizona , a co-sponsor . `` It also takes the important step of banning non-commercial distribution of animal crush videos , which is necessary given the nature of the Internet and the propagation of file-sharing and peer-to-peer networks that exist today . '' Sens. Jeff Merkley , D-Oregon , and Richard Burr , R-North Carolina , also helped draft the legislation . The lawmakers said the high court ruling opened the door for Congress to craft a `` narrowly tailored '' bill aimed at banning this specific type of commercial activity . The justices by an 8-1 margin struck down a broader 1999 federal law designed to stop the sale and marketing of videos showing dogfights and other acts of animal cruelty , saying it was an unconstitutional violation of free speech . That specific case dealt with a Virginia man who sold videos of dogs fighting each other at an overseas location . But in dissent , Justice Samuel Alito focused his attention on crush videos . `` The animals used in crush videos are living creatures that experience excruciating pain . Our society has long banned such cruelty , '' he said . The courts , he said , have `` erred in second-guessing the legislative judgment about the importance of preventing cruelty to animals . '' Alito at the time predicted more crush videos would soon flood the underground market , because the ruling has `` the practical effect of legalizing the sale of such videos . '' Lawmakers had promised to craft bills banning those types of videos . It was unclear if further legal challenges would result if the legislation passes with the president 's signature . When it came to dog-fighting videos , `` The First Amendment itself reflects a judgment by the American people that the benefits of its restrictions on the government outweigh its costs , '' said Chief Justice John Roberts . He concluded Congress had not sufficiently shown `` depictions '' of dogfighting were enough to justify a special category of exclusion from free speech protection . Nearly every state and local jurisdiction have their own laws banning mistreatment of wild and domesticated animals , and usually handle prosecutions of animal cruelty . Several media organizations had supported Robert Stevens -- the man behind the dogfighting videos -- worrying the federal law could implicate reports about deer hunting , and depictions of bullfighting in Ernest Hemingway novels . Roberts suggested last April a law specifically banning crush videos might be valid , since it would be narrowly tailored to a specific type of commercial enterprise . Alito noted that would not help dogs forced to fight each other , where , he said , `` the suffering lasts for years rather than minutes . '' The government had argued a `` compelling interest '' in stopping people who would profit from dog-attack tapes and similar depictions . Roberts dismissed suggestions by the Justice Department that only the most extreme acts of cruelty would be targeted . `` The First Amendment protects against the government , '' Roberts said . `` We would not uphold an unconstitutional statute merely because the government promised to use it responsibly . '' The Humane Society , other animal rights groups and 26 states backed the government . If that 1999 law had been upheld , it would have been only the second time the Supreme Court had identified a form of speech undeserving of protection by the First Amendment . The justices in 1982 banned the distribution of child pornography .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The princess birthday cake for a 3-year-old girl was one of the few things left untouched after a brawl that police said involved 75 people at a hall in suburban Cincinnati , Ohio . Some 150 people were at a party at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall in Elmwood Place when the fight started early Tuesday , CNN affiliate WCPO reported . Seven police jurisdiction were called in to quell the fighting . `` When -LRB- first responding -RRB- officers arrived there it was a pretty intense fight going on inside , '' Elmwood Place Police Chief William Peskin said . `` They actually had to wait until they got back-up there in order to make entry because there were so many people throwing bottles and chairs , so they had to actually wait . '' Police said the hall the was being rented out and the fraternal organization 's membership was not involved . `` We got caught up in a family feud , '' Eagles member David Frost told CNN on Tuesday night , referring to the group that rented the Eagles ' hall for the party . `` We 're embarrassed by this . '' Members cleaned up the shards of glass and damaged chairs and a table Tuesday , said Frost , adding that his organization may revisit its policies on rentals . The party organizers brought their own alcohol , he said . `` I hate to see anybody get hurt , '' Frost added . The fight apparently broke out between the birthday girl 's father and her mother 's boyfriend , police said . Police charged the girl 's 26-yaer-old father with disorderly conduct , WCPO said . Four others possibly face charges in the fracas . Fifteen people were injured in the melee , with at least five hospitalized , including one person who required surgery to the eye due to a cut from a beer bottle , police said . Police told WCPO beer bottles were the primary weapons used in the bloody melee . One person in the back threw as many bottles as he could find , Peskin said . A total of 20 officers responded to the scene , where about 30 children were in attendance . CNN 's Phil Gast contributed to this report .
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Brawl breaks out at birthday party for toddler . About 20 officers swarm to hall in Cincinnati suburb . Girl 's father and her mother 's boyfriend got into fight , police say .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- French air traffic controllers went on strike Tuesday as labor unrest continued to roll across Europe despite the suspension of a strike by Lufthansa pilots after just one day . Half of Tuesday 's flights at Orly Airport in Paris , France , were canceled , along with 25 percent of flights at Charles de Gaulle Airport , as a result of a planned strike by four civil aircraft staff , including air traffic controllers , for Tuesday through Saturday . Authorities at French airports advised passengers to check with their airlines before traveling to airports . The action comes a day after German-based Lufthansa and its pilots ' union agreed to suspend its standoff and return to the bargaining table . The suspension will expire on March 8 , barring an agreement before then , both sides said in a Frankfurt labor court . Also on Monday , British Airways cabin crew voted to strike , although no dates were announced . A planned 12-day walkout by Unite , the union which represents the workers , during the Christmas holidays was blocked by a judge . Are you fed up with all the strikes ? Unite said it is continuing negotiations with the airline . Like Lufthansa pilots , British Airways staff are concerned about wages and job security as larger , older airlines deal with the twin blows of the global recession and increased competition from low-cost carriers . `` These are not mindless militants looking to bring the company down , these are ordinary , decent people who do a highly professional job , and very evidently they have a deep set of grievances , '' Len McCluskey , assistant general secretary of Unite told CNN . `` We accept that change is needed and we accept that British Airways is in serious financial trouble ... the problem we 've got is British Airways decided to impose change instead of doing it through negotiations . '' Airline industry : Strike , strike , everywhere a strike . European airlines were not the only ones hurting . Japan Airlines de-listed its shares from trading in Tokyo Saturday as part of its bankruptcy restructuring . And in Australia , Qantas Airlines announced this week it would eliminate first class travel from its flights . Industry watchers expect to see more industrial actions at airlines across the world . `` The -LSB- airline -RSB- industry is going to be losing approximately $ 10 billion for 2009 , and projected to be over $ 5 billion in 2010 , so you 're going to see a lot more of these kinds of issues crop up as airlines try to cut costs in the face of all these losses , '' said Rick Seaney , CEO of Farecompare.com . `` Airlines used to be able to fly with planes a quarter empty , now they have to fill them to capacity , which is causing all kinds of consumer issues as well , which hurts their brand and hurts the industry overall , '' Seaney said . Beyond the airline industry , other labor disputes are spilling into industrial action in Europe . French gas giant Total said about 100 of 4,000 gas stations in the country are beginning to run out of fuel as a strike by oil refinery workers enters a second week . And in Spain , trade unions protested on Wednesday in Madrid , Barcelona and Valencia against a government plan to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67 . It was the first major protest by the unions against Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero since he took office six years ago . Spain is the only major industrial economy still in recession and has one of the European Union 's highest unemployment rates , of 19 percent . For workers under 25 , the jobless rate is 40 percent , the government reports . The government plan to raise the retirement age to 67 aims to prevent , in the coming decades , the pension system from going bust , as Spaniards live longer and collect retirement benefits for longer periods , with a project declining number of workers paying in to the social security system , government officials have said publicly in recent weeks . Widespread strikes are also expected in Greece Wednesday over austerity measures the government plans to implement to cut its large public debt , which has caused stock market jitters and concerns that sovereign debt problems will spill across the world . CNN 's Al Goodman contributed to this report .
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French air traffic controllers go on strike Tuesday . Lufthansa pilots agreed to suspend their strike until March 8 . Striking French oil workers are causing gasoline shortages . Widespread strikes are expected Wednesday in Greece ; protests in Spain .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- `` The moment I got into the modeling industry , I knew I had to be an entrepreneur , '' says former supermodel Iman . One of the most recognized models of the 1970s and '80s , Iman has used her entrepreneurial skills to great effect in the fashion industry , with her own cosmetics business and in her charitable fund-raising work . Married to rock star David Bowie and now residing in New York , Iman was born in Somalia in 1955 . Her father was an ambassador , but her comfortable upbringing was disrupted in 1969 with the assassination of Somalia 's president , forcing her and her family to flee to Kenya . `` We left Somalia with nothing but the clothes on our back . Not even photographs , nothing . So it 's a total loss of everything and a total loss of your own self , your own country , your own place in terms of your people . If you 're lucky you 're in a country that will give you a second chance , '' she told CNN . She was lucky and her adopted home of Kenya provided her with a scholarship at Nairobi University , and it was also in the Kenyan capital that she was discovered as a model . Stopped on a Nairobi street by fashion photographer Peter Beard , she was soon signed by a top model agency and moved to New York in 1975 . With her exotic looks she caused a stir in the fashion world , helped in part by a fanciful story about her background spread by Beard . `` They wanted to believe because it 's kind of like ` My Fair Lady ' . Everything about that article was fabricated ... I was discovered herding goats and discovered in the jungle ; I 've never seen the jungle in my life . I was a city girl , '' she said . Iman admits she was complicit in the fabrication , suggesting an early realization that the fashion industry was built around control and manipulation . `` I had to be very clever about not over exposing myself , not under exposing myself . I had to make sure that I knew my worth that I would not settle if they gave me less . I knew how to walk away . It 's very key . '' After facing numerous challenges being a black model , she launched Iman Cosmetics in 1994 , designed for models no matter the color of their skin . A hugely successful catwalk career as a model ended in 1989 , but she faced up to the transitory nature of her career and gained a greater sense of self long before that when she was injured in a car accident in 1983 . `` Where everything was about what you do and about how you look , it changed to more security about me . It was not about ` how will I look ten years from now ? ' It all became about what kind of person would I be ten years from now . `` Because of it I became very comfortable in my own skin . In a weird way I did n't think about outward looks anymore , '' she said .
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Former supermodel Iman now has own multi-million dollar cosmetics business . Discovered by photographer Peter Beard in Kenya ; married to David Bowie . Organizes fund-raising events for charities including , Keep A Child Alive . `` Iman : The moment I got into the modeling industry , I knew I had to be an entrepreneur ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Eleven Somalis convicted of piracy-related crimes are heading to prison in the island nation of Seychelles , the archipelago 's department of legal affairs said in a press release . The Seychelles ' Supreme Court Monday convicted and sentenced eight of the Somalis for committing an act of piracy and the other three for aiding and abetting an act of piracy . Each of the 11 was sentenced to 10 years in prison , said the statement . The presiding judge of the Supreme Court acquitted the suspects on five other charges related to `` acts of terrorism . '' On December 5 and 6 , the pirates -- who were in two small boats -- attacked the Seychelles coast guard vessel Topaz with automatic weapons . `` The aiders and abettors were found in a mother skiff not very far from the attack , '' said the statement . `` Evidence has revealed that the mother skiff had provided ammunitions and firearms to the two attack skiffs before they effected the attack . '' The international piracy cases are the first to be prosecuted in the Seychelles . The department of legal affairs said the convictions `` will serve as a deterrent for prospective Somali pirates who would otherwise have thought that they would have come into Seychelles waters with impunity . '' `` There are 29 other suspected and accused Somali pirates who are still awaiting trial in Seychelles or transfer from the Republic of Seychelles to Somalia , '' the statement said . The Seychelles are a group of more than 110 islands located off the east coast of Africa in the western Indian Ocean .
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NEW : Seychelles hopes the convictions will be a `` deterrent '' to other Somali pirates . The piracy cases are the first to be prosecuted in the Seychelles . 29 other alleged Somali pirates are awaiting trial .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Washington woman who admitted to throwing a corrosive liquid on her own face pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three counts of theft . Bethany Storro appeared at her arraignment in a Clark County court with a red , scarred face and her hair pulled back in a bun . Prosecutors said she made up a story that she was attacked on August 30 by an African-American woman , after which a California resident sent her money , and two businesses held fundraisers to contribute to her treatment . The theft counts stem from those donations . In Washington state , theft against a person acting as a good Samaritan is considered an aggravating circumstance . Two-and-a-half weeks after the incident , police announced the 28-year-old grocery store employee admitted doing the damage herself . They say Storro bought drain cleaner at a hardware store and applied it to her face with a towel in a park restroom . Michael Kite , a California resident , sent Storro $ 1,000 via a PayPal account . Anytime Fitness , a gym Storro belonged to , and a Safeway store , where Storro worked , both held fundraisers . Storro has spent about $ 1,500 of the nearly $ 28,000 donated to her , CNN affiliate KING reported , citing court documents . She bought a train ticket for her sister , went on a shopping spree at Target and took her parents out to dinner , KING said . Det. Wallis Stefan , the lead investigator in the case , said his initial interviews with Storro uncovered a number of inconsistencies -- including that the chemical burns on her face appeared to have been applied and not splashed . Further , he wrote , Stefan found no evidence in or around Storro 's vehicle of an acid attack , and photographs of Storro 's face did not match photos of other recorded acid attacks . Storro came clean , he said , when detectives arrived at her home on September 16 to serve a search warrant . Storro admitted buying drain cleaner at a hardware store and applying it to her face with a towel in a park restroom . `` Storro told me the reason she applied the caustic substance was to first , kill herself , '' Stefan wrote . `` Secondly , she stated , if that proved not to be fatal , then she could get her face redone . '' Storro told him she `` thought there would be no evidence of me doing it to myself '' and that police `` would give up on trying to find the person and it would be done . '' Stefan said Storro acknowledged her Miranda rights and waived them before giving him a 90-minute statement .
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Bethany Storro faces three counts of theft . She claimed a woman threw acid in her face . Storro later confessed to doing the damage herself .
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Des Moines , Iowa -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that China 's currency is undervalued , resulting in a trade advantage for Chinese goods over American goods that contributes to the U.S. trade deficit . Responding to a question at a town hall-style meeting , Obama addressed one of the major current issues in relations between the world 's two largest economies . `` The reason I 'm pushing China about their currency is because their currency is undervalued , '' he said , adding that '' people generally think they are managing their currency in a way that makes our goods more expensive to sell there and their goods cheaper to sell here . '' The resulting imbalance was a major factor contributing to the U.S. trade deficit , Obama said . Last week , Obama urged Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to speed up the revaluation of the yuan currency , telling him in a two-hour meeting at the United Nations that the slow pace of reforms was affecting both the global and U.S. economies , a top U.S. aide said . The meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly followed a speech by Wen the night before in which he told the business community in New York that China will continue reforming and opening its markets under a policy it started in 1978 by officially ending decades of isolation . However , demands by U.S. lawmakers that China revalue its currency by more than 20 percent would bankrupt Chinese companies and lead to `` major unrest '' in his country , Wen said in the speech . The U.S. House is considering a bill to allow the United States to retaliate against China 's handling of its currency . Jeff Bader , Obama 's special assistant and senior director for Asian affairs , said the president noted to Wen in their meeting last week `` that there had not been much movement since '' China said in June that it would implement a more liberal currency policy . Obama told Wen that the Chinese inaction `` had consequences for the global economy and the U.S. economy , '' according to Bader . Obama said the United States `` looked for a more rapid and significant revaluation in coming months , '' Bader said . Bader declined to characterize Wen 's response to Obama , saying only that Wen `` did reiterate Chinese intention to continue with reform to their exchange system . '' In remarks to reporters , Obama and Wen emphasized cooperation between their governments and the need for frank discussions on their differences . `` Obviously , we continue to have more work to do , '' Obama said . `` On the economic front , although the world economy is now growing again , I think it 's going to be very important for us to have frank discussions and continue to do more work cooperatively in order to achieve the type of balance and sustained economic growth that is so important and that we both signed up for in the context of the G-20 framework . '' Obama praised Wen for `` extraordinary openness and cooperation with us as we try to strengthen the relationship between our two countries , a relationship that is based on cooperation , on mutual interest , on mutual respect . '' Wen noted that `` common interests far outweigh our differences '' and that despite `` disagreements of one kind or another between our two countries , the differences can be resolved . '' CNN 's Tom Cohen contributed to this story .
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NEW : The U.S. House is considering a bill to allow trade retaliation . President responds to a question at a town hall-style meeting . The issue is a major one between the world 's two largest economies .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Forget two turntables and a microphone -- New York City experienced two tornados and a microburst Thursday , according to the National Weather Service . Spokesman Gary Conte told reporters at the Office of Emergency Management late Friday.that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Brooklyn and an EF-1 tornado touched down in Queens . `` EF '' numbers -- the Enhanced Fujita scale -- are a method of estimating wind speed based on damage . An EF-0 tornado likely brought 3-second bursts of winds between 65 and 85 mph , while an EF-1 carried gusts of 86 to 110 mph . The strongest winds and greatest damage , which also took place in Queens , were caused by what Conte described as a `` microburst . '' Conte said this was `` a sudden acceleration of winds coming out from fast moving storms . '' It produced wind gusts up to 125 miles per hour , he told reporters . National Weather Service meteorologist Ross Dickman told reporters that the service and emergency management and spent the day reviewing radar data , interviewing residents , touring the ground and flying around different parts of the city to determine the types of storms that hit the area Thursday . `` I want to first say that I 'm very sorry for those that experienced extensive damage with this storm , '' he said . Crews in New York worked early Friday morning to clean up damage left behind by a fast-moving storm that killed one person when it ripped through the city . The storm 's strong winds and torrential rains toppled trees and left more than 20,000 customers without power Thursday . A 30-year-old woman was killed in Queens when a tree fell on the car she was driving , the New York Police Department said . `` The good news is that most people were safe , just annoyed , traffic being bad or a tree coming down in their yard , '' he said . Both New York City 's La Guardia and New Jersey 's Newark airports experienced two-hour outbound delays Thursday , while John F. Kennedy airport reported three-hour outbound delays . The storm also caused a headache for commuters on Thursday . All Long Island Railroad service going east out of Manhattan was suspended Thursday after the storm , as was service on certain subway lines running from Manhattan into Queens and Brooklyn . . CNN 's Sean Morris , Jesse Solomon , Logan Burruss , Rob Frehse , Cheryl Robinson , and Kristen Hamill and Eden Pontz contributed to this report .
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NEW : Queens , Brooklyn took tornado hits . NEW : Microburst caused greatest damage , weather service says . One death was storm-related , the New York Police Department says . The storm left thousands without power and triggered delays on rail lines and at airports .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni slammed the pitch in Colombo after the second Test against hosts Sri Lanka petered out into a high-scoring draw Friday . India were hoping to hit back after losing the first match of the series , Mutiah Muralitharan 's triumphant Test farewell , but were frustrated by batting-friendly conditions . Dhoni 's team scored a massive 707 in reply to Sri Lanka 's 642 for four wickets . Sri Lanka were 129 for three wickets in their second innings when play was called off an hour early with no chance of a positive result . Skipper Kumar Sangakkara was unbeaten on 42 and Thilan Samaraweera was on 10 as they steadied the ship after the early loss of wickets . `` This one was very unsporting , there was nothing in it for the bowlers , '' Dhoni told AFP after a total 1,478 runs were scored and only 17 wickets claimed over the five days . `` If there is nothing for fast bowlers in a wicket it should help spinners . This was just for batsmen , '' Dhoni added . `` The bowlers got spanked all around the park . '' India 's massive knock was highlighted by a double century from Test-leading run scorer Sachin Tendulkar , while debutant Suresh Raina made 120 and Dhoni 76 . The 37-year-old Tendulkar shows no signs of easing up in his pursuit of yet more records . `` As long as you are mentally strong and prepared to go through the grind , age really does not really matter , '' he said . Sri Lanka will go into the final Test from next Tuesday with a 1-0 series lead after their thumping 10-wicket win in Galle where Muralitharan topped off his incredible career by reaching 800 Test wickets . In other Test cricket action Friday , James Anderson celebrated his 28th birthday with a superb five-wicket haul as Pakistan slumped to 147 for nine on the second day of the first Test against England at Trent Bridge . Anderson swung the ball in trademark fashion to finish with five wickets for 49 runs in 20 overs as Pakistan were left 207 adrift of England 's first innings 354 when bad light forced an early close . Young paceman Steven Finn supported Anderson with three for 20 in 11 overs as Pakistan collapsed to 47 for six before Umar Gul 's 30 not out at better than a run a ball took them to within eight runs of avoiding the follow-on . Earlier , England had lost their last six wickets for just 17 runs as Mohammad Asif took five wickets for Pakistan .
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Second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo ends in high-scoring draw . Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni slams the featherbed pitch . Sri Lanka lead the series 1-0 going into third and final Test next week . NEW : James Anderson takes five wickets as Pakistan collapse against England .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Six people have died in an apparent murder-suicide in Riviera Beach , Florida , police said Monday . A police officer was investigating a suspicious car when he heard shots and saw a man walk out of a home shortly after 2 a.m. ET , according to a statement from the Riviera Beach Police Department . The man shot and killed himself when he spotted the officer , the statement said . Authorities identified him as Patrick Dell , 41 . Inside the house , police found the bodies of the man 's 36-year-old estranged wife , Natasha Whyte Dell , and four of his stepchildren , ranging in age from 10 to 14 , the statement said . A fifth stepchild was hospitalized with a gunshot wound . Two biological children of Dell and his wife , believed to be 1 and 3 , apparently were not hurt . The police statement says that they are being cared for by relatives . Investigators identified the children who were killed as Daniel Barnett , 10 ; Javon Nelson , 11 ; Diane Barnett , 13 and Bryan Barnett , 14 . Grief counselors plan to go to the children 's schools Monday , the police said . `` This is a sad day for Riviera Beach , '' Police Chief Clarence Williams said in the statement . `` Many families have been tragically impacted by this unfortunate incident . `` Had it not been for excellent police work , this suspect could have escaped the scene and possibly injured or killed other innocent victims . '' Investigators believe `` Dell acted alone , '' the police statement said .
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A woman and four of her children were shot to death in Florida . The woman 's husband shot and killed himself when he saw police , authorities said . Four of the man 's stepchildren were killed , and a fifth was wounded . Two of his biological children apparently were not hurt .
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Jerusalem -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The executive director of the organization sending a Libyan-backed ship laden with humanitarian goods to Gaza -- in violation of an Israeli blockade -- said Tuesday that the ship 's captain has no plans to alter course . `` We confirm that the ship is definitely heading to Gaza ; we have no other destination other than Gaza , '' Gadhafi International Charity and Development Foundation 's Yusuf Sawani told CNNI in a telephone interview from Tripoli , Libya . `` This is where we think humanitarian assistance and relief material should go . '' Sawani said he was speaking hourly with those aboard the ship , which was located some 60 to 70 km -LRB- 37 to 43 miles -RRB- from Gaza . It was due to arrive at the Palestinian territory about 10 a.m. Wednesday , he said . The Israeli navy has approached the vessel and given the chief of mission and the ship 's captain an ultimatum : Divert to the Egyptian port of al-Arish , he said . `` But our answer will remain as always , '' he said . `` We started sailing toward Gaza and Gaza is our target , and we hope that every party concerned will come to their senses and realize that this is a humanitarian , peaceful mission . '' He added , `` This is not a propaganda stunt . '' Sawani said Sunday that the activists on the boat would not resist if confronted by the Israeli military . Earlier Tuesday , an Israeli official with knowledge of the communications between the Israeli military and the vessel said the ship 's captain had agreed to change course and go to Egypt instead . An Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman , Hossam Zaki , said Egypt is prepared to grant the Libyan ship docking rights . `` We have n't received an official request yet but if we do we will grant permission , '' Zaki said . The Israel Defense Forces had said its navy earlier was making `` preparations to stop '' the ship from delivering aid directly to Gaza , in violation of an Israeli blockade . The IDF asked the ship to change course for the Egyptian port of al-Arish , a military spokesman told CNN , adding that the military had not intercepted or boarded the ship . Israel came under fierce international criticism for killing nine Turkish activists in the course of boarding a Gaza-bound ship in May . Israel said the activists attacked its troops when they boarded the boat . The new aid ship was launched by a charity headed by the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi . It set sail from Greece on Saturday carrying 2,000 tons of aid . Israel says it must inspect all goods that enter Gaza so that weapons do not get into the hands of militants . Gaza is run by Hamas , a Palestinian Islamist movement . The Gadhafi Foundation refers to the ship as the Hope , although it appears to be registered as the MV Amalthea . It is Moldovan-flagged and run by ACA Shipping , based in Greece . Sawani said thatin addition to the crew members , nine others were on board : Six Libyans , one Moroccan and one person from Niger , all of whom work with the Gadhafi Foundation , plus a journalist from the Al Jazeera network . Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Sunday called the ship `` an unnecessary provocation . '' Barak said Israel would not allow the aid ship to dock in Gaza , but said it could unload goods elsewhere and Israel would allow them to enter the Palestinian territory by land after Israel inspects them . `` Goods can be transferred into Gaza through the port of Ashdod after they are inspected , but we will not allow the transfer of weapons or ammunition into Gaza , '' he said . `` We recommend to the organizers ... to allow navy vessels to escort it to the port of Ashdod or sail directly to al-Arish '' in Egypt . A report Monday on the findings of an Israeli military investigation into the boarding of the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara in May , in which nine people were killed , criticized some aspects of the operation . The operation prepared only one course of action and had no backup plan , military commanders were not presented with options other than boarding the ship , and different branches of military intelligence did not coordinate well enough , the report found . But the report said the commando team that boarded the ship operated properly , with bravery and professionalism , and that the use of live fire was justified . Israel has resisted demands for an international inquiry into the incident . Meanwhile , upheaval continued in Gaza on Tuesday evening , when the Israeli military fired at least one shell into a house in Gaza , Palestinian security and medics said . The dead included a woman and the injured included two women and two children from the the Al-Bureij neighborhood in central Gaza , medics said . An IDF spokesman said its forces identified suspected militants along a security fence and fired on them ; reports of casualties were under investigation . CNN 's Izzy Lemberg and Talal Abu-Rahma and Paul Colsey contributed to this report .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Argentina 's Juan Martin Del Potro made a disappointing comeback from injury at the Thailand Open in Bangkok on Tuesday , where he was defeated 7-6 6-4 by Olivier Rochus of Belgium in the opening round . The 22-year-old has not played on the ATP Tour since losing in the fourth round of the Australian Open in January , after sustaining a wrist injury which has seen the former world number four slip to 36 in the world rankings . But despite serving 16 aces during the match , the 2009 U.S. Open champion 's return to the game was cut short by world number 78 Rochus in just under two hours . A foot shorter than his two-meter , Rochus came through a close first set and a break down in the second to book his place in the second round of south-east Asian tournament where he will play Kazakhstani Mikhail Kukushkin . After the match fifth seed Del Potro was full of praise for his victor and said he was just happy to be playing again despite the loss . `` I played a good match , '' Del Potro told the official ATP website . `` I had my chances in the first-set tie-break and he played some great points . He served very good , which was important on this kind of surface . He played very well today . `` I 'm just happy to be back on the circuit and I hope I get better and better . '' The result opens up the draw for world number one Rafael Nadal , who would have faced Del Potro in the quarterfinal . The Spaniard will be playing in the tournament for the first time , after arriving in the Thai capital on Tuesday . The newly crowned U.S. Open champion will face Belgian qualifier Ruben Bemelmans in a second round match on Wednesday . Meanwhile in Tuesday 's other first round matches , Germany 's Rainer Schuttler defeated Brazil 's Ricardo Mello , Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain beat German Michael Berrer , and world number 13 Jarkko Nieminen saw off home favorite Danai Udomchoke .
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Juan Martin Del Potro loses on comeback to tennis after wrist injury . Argentine ace was playing first match since Australian Open in January . Belgium 's Olivier Rochus beats Del Potro in straight sets in Thailand . World number one Rafael Nadal begins his campaign in Bangkok Wednesday .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nigeria will not fall into violence over his decision to stand for elections next year , President Goodluck Jonathan said in an exclusive interview with CNN . `` I can tell you very clearly that violence will not break out because of my interests . I can tell you very clearly , '' Jonathan said in a wide-ranging interview at the presidential palace in Abuja ahead of October 1 celebrations marking 50 years of independence . Read a transcript of the interview . In September , Jonathan declared his intention to run in the October presidential primaries for his party , the People 's Democratic Party . Under Nigerian `` zoning '' rules , power must rotate between the north and the south every eight years . Jonathan -- a native of the Niger Delta region in the south -- was vice president under President Umaru Yar ` Adua , from the north , when he died in May three years into his first term . `` In the first place if this country had agreed the presidency rotates between north and south I would not be the president today . I could n't have been if there is an agreement in this country that it rotates between north and south , '' Goodluck reasoned . `` I could n't have been the president the day Yar ` Adua died -- another northerner would have taken over and I could have continued as the vice president . Goodluck acknowledged that Nigeria is grappling with limited resources , corruption and high poverty , despite being a world leader in oil production . However , he said , `` one thing that I know and I feel Nigeria will celebrate is continuity and peace . Yes we experienced civil war that lasted 13 months . Some other countries experienced civil wars that lasted for years . ''
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Jonathan intends to run in the October presidential primaries for PDP . Jonathan was vice president under late President Yar ` Adua . Yar ` Adua 's death upset `` zoning '' rules , under which power rotates every eight years between regions . Jonathan is from the south ; Yar ` Adua is from the north .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- I lived through 9/11 . Now I live two blocks from ground zero . This Sunday , I walked over to view two competing rallies - pro and con - over the Islamic cultural center -LRB- with mosque -RRB- that is to be built on Park Place , near the site of the former World Trade Center . The rally against the center was predictably more crowded . Perhaps 2,000 people clustered on West Broadway -- off-duty firefighters , construction workers and family members of the fallen from 9/11 -- all watched over by New York City 's finest . The cranes of ground zero were visible in the background . Looking at the signs and talking with the people , it soon became clear that the battle over the center has become a proxy war for other issues . It is a powerful magnet for passionate feeling in a combustible political environment . Many signs warned about sharia law , as if the center represents a first step toward the unconstitutional imposition of Islam 's religious principles on Americans . At the side of the speaker 's stage , two mock missiles had slogans painted on their side referring to Iran 's pursuit of a nuclear weapon . Beneath one of the `` missiles '' was written `` Obama : With a middle name is Hussain -LRB- sic -RRB- . We understand . Bloomberg : What is your excuse ? '' -LRB- Mayor Michael Bloomberg has strongly supported the building of the Islamic center . -RRB- . And there were flashes of wing-nuttery . A man in a Confederate flag shirt and a cowboy hat held a sign that read `` I 'm afraid the Mosquerade has ended . '' A man in a plastic Obama mask with devil 's horns affixed to its side held a sign saying `` Evil Mosque . '' For some folks , the Islamic center near ground zero has become a metaphor for what they fear Obama wants to do to the nation . This helps to explain the troubling rise in the number of people who believe fear-mongering emails that claim that the president is Muslim or not born in the nation . But the vast majority of the signs I saw were sobering : `` It 's Not About Freedom of Religion , its about Respect for the -LRB- 3000 -RRB- Dead ; '' `` The mosque is salt in the wound of 9/11 ; '' `` It 's my first amendment right to protest this travesty ... just because you have the right does n't mean you should . '' These are not signs of so-called `` Islamophobia , '' let alone hatred of all Muslims , as the wife of the Imam , Daisy Kahn , sweepingly asserted this week . They are instead common sense and easily anticipated concerns in a community that lost so many lives to Islamist -LRB- not Islamic -RRB- terrorism less than a decade ago . If the goal of the center is really to promote healing , the reaction so far is evidence of failure . A genuinely inter-faith center on that site would better accomplish those aims . The counter protest was pitifully small by comparison ; a few dozen people , no stage set or amplifiers , signs with earnest slogans like `` grief is no excuse for bigotry or war '' or self-righteous non-sequiturs like `` America , when did it become O.K to be a bigot and a racist again . '' Conflict between the two protests was kept to a minimum by the police , but there were angry debates and heated exchanges . One man walked by the center protestors and said `` die peacefully . '' He said his name was Al. . I asked Al what he meant by that . He backed away and said that he hoped the protestors would find peace before the hereafter . `` This has nothing to do with the mosque . They are just racist haters . That 's not the America we know . I 've been living here 40 years . '' He pointed to a 10-year old boy in a red baseball cap , who I assumed was his grandson . `` His father is a United States Marine . Where are we going to go ? This is our country ... They have opinions , that 's fine . But do n't hate Islam . Those who did wrong , they should be punished . But the same thing is true for the group in the White House that killed 1.5 million Iraqis . They should be punished . '' `` Are you comparing President Bush to terrorists ? , '' I asked . `` Oh , absolutely , '' he said . `` Look at what happened in Abu Ghraib . You think Muslims are going to forget that ? '' The truth is rarely pure and never simple . Attempts to paint all opponents of the center 's location as bigots are wrong . Attacks on the center 's organizers as a fifth column flank for Osama bin Laden are ignorant . The majority of people I spoke to seemed clear on the constitutional right to build an Islamic cultural center/mosque , as President Obama asserted . The real issue is what the president later called `` the wisdom '' of the site 's selection . The fact of this debate -- however messy -- is evidence of America 's freedom and pluralism . We are debating whether or not we should override our own sensitivities in an attempt to teach the world a larger lesson , or whether our openness is being exploited by people who would undo it . The stakes are heightened because we are engaged in a non-optional war against Islamist terrorism . But as President Bush and President Obama have repeatedly emphasized , our enemy is most assuredly not Islam as a whole . People who are trying to exploit this debate for political gain are playing a dangerous game . America is great because we are good , and the example of our magnificent pluralism is the ultimate repudiation of the intolerance of extremists and fundamentalists . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of John Avlon .
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John Avlon went to protests over Islamic center , says it 's become proxy for other issues . Protesters held inflammatory signs , he says , some from right-wing extreme . But some protesters earnestly opposed , others just conflicted , he says . Avlon : Islam as a whole is not the enemy ; exploiting issue for political gain is dangerous .
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- Before the curtain rose for `` American Idiot '' at Manhattan 's St. James Theater last night , an announcer listed the house rules and then added , `` By the way , the role of St. Jimmy will be played by Billie Joe Armstrong . '' The subsequent shrieking was likely the loudest ever for a Broadway stand-in . Green Day 's buildup to the ` breakdown ' : A look back at the punk trio 's career . It was an impressive Broadway debut for the Green Day frontman , whose character is an evil influence on the punky protagonist Jesus of Suburbia -LRB- played by John Gallagher Jr. -RRB- . It was also a rare opportunity to see Armstrong in the role : He is filling in for Broadway vet Tony Vincent -LRB- who is on short leave for a family matter -RRB- for eight performances , the last one of which happens Sunday night . His lines were few , but the 38-year-old fell naturally into the flow of the choreography , and of course , he gave inimitable , passionate performances of his own songs -LRB- `` Homecoming , '' `` She 's a Rebel , '' `` Last Night on Earth , '' and `` Know Your Enemy . '' -RRB- . ` American Idiot ' musical : Meet the show 's rocker cast . Armstrong appeared 30 minutes into the show , atop a moving staircase , where he howled the `` 1-2-3-4 '' count-off during `` St. Jimmy . '' The applause was deafening as he sang the first lines : He strutted down the stairs , grabbed his crotch during the thrashing breakdown , and joined the rest of the cast in their choreographed moves , shooting them up with heroin . As the track 's final note was struck , he grasped hands with Gallagher , and remained in the position for a full minute , to huge applause . Video : Green Day on ` American Idiot ' `` It turns out he 's a really good actor , '' Michael Alden , a fan in his early twenties , told Rolling Stone after the show . `` He actually danced . There was choreography , and I believed his character . '' Since the musical -LRB- which is based on the 2004 Green Day album of the same name , which itself sold five million copies and won a Grammy for Best Rock Album -RRB- debuted in April , Billie Joe has promoted it tirelessly , once surprising the audience with a short Green Day set , performing with the cast on Monday Night Football and appearing on local New York television . `` These people were on a stage singing my songs -- it was kind of like being invited to your own funeral , '' Armstrong told `` Rolling Stone '' after witnessing the play last spring . `` It blew me away . '' Peter Travers reviews ` American Idiot ' Playing St. Jimmy amounts to Armstrong 's biggest show of support yet for the show , which last week played to half-full houses . -LRB- Last night appeared to be sold out . -RRB- He was respectful of the role , and seemingly intent on not overshadowing the cast -- he never broke character or sang numbers outside of his role . Still , he brought 20 years of stage experience to the role . He stood on a television during `` Know Your Enemy , '' making his trademark bug eyes and pantomiming a gun to his head , and ripped off his shirt during `` The Death of St. Jimmy '' -LRB- revealing plenty of chest tattoos -RRB- as the cast crowded around him until he fell backward into their arms . After the full-cast bow -LRB- Armstrong did n't take his own -RRB- , the curtain reopened while the full cast held acoustic guitars . Armstrong picked the opening notes to for `` Good Riddance -LRB- Time of Your Life -RRB- , '' taking the full first verse -- typically , the cast trades lines -- then left rest of them to the actors . Afterwards , the audience spilled onto 44th Street and a massive mob waited for Armstrong to emerge -LRB- he eventually did , but went straight to his car . -RRB- `` It was surreal to see -LSB- Armstrong -RSB- singing what he wrote up close and personal , '' 19-year-old Natalie Kolbo said outside . `` From the first moment he was there , I was in awe . '' Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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Green Day singer kicks off eight performances as St. Jimmy in the struggling musical . The `` American Idiot '' musical is based off the album , which won a Grammy for Best Rock Album . `` He actually danced . There was choreography , and I believed his character , '' fan says .
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- Jon Stewart says that his Rally to Restore Sanity -- and Stephen Colbert 's sister event , March to Keep Fear Alive -- are not meant to counter Glenn Beck 's Restoring Honor event of last August . `` The march is like everything that we do , just a construct ... to translate the type of material that Stephen and I do on `` The Daily Show '' and `` Colbert Report , '' Stewart said at a Q&A last night at New York 's 92nd Street Y. Instead , the rallies are meant to satirize the political process , and the news coverage spawned from it . `` I 'm less upset about politicians than the media , '' Stewart , who was quoted by The Hollywood Reporter , said , adding that he `` very much '' wanted to avoid claims that his rally was a response to Beck 's . Obama in command : The Rolling Stone interview . The Rally to Restore Sanity and March to Keep Fear Alive will take place in Washington , D.C. on October 30th . -LRB- Halloween costumes will likely be involved . -RRB- . `` Think of our event as Woodstock , but with the nudity and drugs replaced by respectful disagreement ; the Million Man March , only a lot smaller , and a bit less of a sausage fest ; or the Gathering of the Juggalos , but instead of throwing our feces at Tila Tequila , we 'll be actively not throwing our feces at Tila Tequila , '' goes a description on the Rally to Restore Sanity site . Matt Taibbi : The truth about the Tea Party . Conservative host Bill O'Reilly has declined Stewart 's invitation to appear at his rally . President Barack Obama , meanwhile , said he was `` amused '' by the idea . Speaking to students yesterday about how the media has become `` very splintered , '' with extreme tones from both conservative and liberal commentators , Obama said , `` Jon Stewart , the host of `` The Daily Show , '' apparently he is going to host a rally called something like Americans in Favor of a Return to Sanity or something like that . And his point was , you know , seventy percent of the people , it does n't matter what their political affiliation are , seventy percent of the folks are just like you , which is they 're going about their business , they 're working hard every day , they 're looking after their families . '' Gallery : Obama Through the Years . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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The Rally to Restore Sanity and March to Keep Fear Alive will take place on October 30th . The rallies are meant to satirize the political process and news coverage spawned from it . President Barack Obama says he is amused by the idea .
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Paris , France -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A woman has been charged over the discovery of the bodies of eight newborn babies at two locations in northern France , the French Interior Ministry said Thursday . Gendarmes found the remains in the village of Villers-au-Tertre , south of Lille , some in a home and others in the garden of another home . The woman has admitted giving birth to and killing the babies and has been charged with voluntary manslaughter , prosecutor Eric Vaillant said . But her husband has not been charged after telling investigators he knew nothing of the pregnancies and deaths , he said . The couple are in their mid-forties . The woman is a nursing assistant while her husband is a member of the local council , a neighbor told AFP . `` These are attractive , helpful , polite and courteous people , who did nothing to make you think them capable of anything abnormal , '' he said . Another resident said the couple had two grown-up daughters and were grandparents , AFP said . The pair had lived in the village for at least 15 years , neighbors said . Former mayor Daniel Collignon said Villers-au-Tertre was a quiet , rural community . `` I 'm still in shock , '' he told AFP . Police said a man digging in his backyard found the remains of two newborn children and called police . The man said he bought the home from another couple who live a few minutes ' drive away . When police searched the couple 's home with sniffer dogs they found the bodies of six infants , they said . Psychotherapist Lucy Beresford told CNN that very little was known about the circumstances of infanticide because it was a taboo subject . Research suggested that women who denied or concealed their pregnancies , for whatever reason , were a `` high-risk '' group , she said . But other factors could trigger infanticide as well . `` It could actually be to do with the social isolation of the mother , or it could be their psychopathology prior to pregnancy , '' Beresford told CNN . `` For example , do they have a history of substance abuse or other mental health concerns that have contributed to them being in this situation which they can not accept as a reality ? '' Postnatal depression could also be a possible contributory factor , she said . `` That could be because when they 're depressed they 're not really of sound mind . It could be that they genuinely believe they are unworthy to be a parent . Or it could just be the level of disordered thinking that comes with being depressed . '' CNN 's Phil Black contributed to this report .
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The bodies of eight infants were found in village in northern France . Woman charged with voluntary manslaughter . Neighbors say couple are in their mid-40s ; Former mayor `` shocked ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It 's common for newlyweds to honeymoon abroad . It 's less common for them to fix kids ' bikes during their trip -- but Aaron and Kristen Berlin did just that two days after saying their vows . The Massachusetts twentysomethings got married in October and spent five days volunteering at an orphanage in southern Thailand before exploring Bangkok , northern Thailand and Cambodia . `` We learned a lot about the culture , '' Aaron Berlin said . `` That was one of the great things about volunteering . We were really incorporated into the daily lives of the children and the volunteers who ran the orphanage . '' The two are examples of what some call `` honeyteers '' -- - newlyweds whose honeymoons double as volunteer projects . These couples not only tour distant locales but also get involved with the communities they find there . `` I think it 's just , going to Cabo is getting really old , '' said Alexia Nestora , who writes the blog Voluntourism Gal . `` This is a way to give back to the community and connect a bit more . Before , you had a bit of a stereotype of going out Peace Corps style . Now it 's a bit more mainstream . '' Today 's newlyweds were in college when the `` volunteer boom '' began , she adds . Now that they have grown up and found jobs , they want to go back . Do celebs like Jolie inspire voluntourism ? Lisa and Yvan Lagasse had long dreamed of visiting Africa by the time they booked their flight to Moshi , Tanzania , for their honeymoon . There , they taught English and French to teenagers in a boys ' home through a Cross-Cultural Solutions volunteer program . The two had also talked about going to a beach , but the Moshi trip won out in the end . Both said the trip would n't have been the same without their companion . `` It 's such a life-changing experience , '' said Lisa Lagasse , `` such a humbling experience , that to have someone there with you , - especially your partner , who understands what you went through and learned -- without that , the experience would have almost died on us . '' Complete coverage : Humanitarian Travel . During their four-week stay , the couple stayed in separate men 's and women 's housing during their honeymoon . It did n't matter , because they were there to volunteer -- and getting to know the local kids was the highlight of their trip . The Lagasses are incorporating Swahili into their own children 's names and have even started looking into adoption . One day , they hope to bring their young son with them for a visit . `` We just want him to grow up to understand that there are other people in the world less fortunate than us , and we have to be thankful for everything we have , '' said Yvan Lagasse . Kam Santos of Cross-Cultural Solutions said the organization 's volunteer projects all lead to an overarching goal . In other words , the work does n't end after four weeks . The next group of volunteers moves the project forward . `` The relevance is in the continuity of the relationship and ongoing support of the organization , '' Santos said . `` What we see globally is increased attendance in schools and increased awareness of issues faced by the organizations . '' Finding volunteer trips that actually help . For some couples , these kinds of trips also raise awareness about the life they will share with their partner . Lina Fenequito and Ray Mancini married in June 2008 . They went on their honeymoon in Xi'an , China , about a year later when they could get time away from the web design company they own . Mancini said the trip was an opportunity to learn about his wife 's heritage . `` Lina 's mom is from China , and I know Chinese people here , but it really gave me an appreciation for the culture and the incredible history , '' he said . `` When you go there , it 's just overwhelming . When we have children , they 'll have a part of this . It 'll be part of their heritage and their history . It sounds very sentimental , but that 's what I felt . '' The couple taught English to students ages 8 to 14 , collaborating with translators on lesson plans . In one of the scenarios they designed , students `` bought '' clothes using fake money , then modeled them in a classroom fashion show . The experience showed Mancini another side of his wife . `` I saw her as a teacher , as there with the children , and that 's exciting for someone hoping to be a father some day . You see her as a leader . She knows a little Chinese , and I do n't know a lot , so it was nice to see her getting us around and helping me out . '' `` It 's a bonding experience , '' Fenequito added .
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`` Honeyteers '' are newlyweds whose honeymoons double as volunteer projects . One couple taught French and English in Moshi , Tanzania , on their honeymoon . Trip was an opportunity to learn about wife 's heritage for one husband .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell -- who for nearly six months has blogged about an openly gay college student -- has taken a voluntary leave of absence , the state 's attorney general 's office confirmed to CNN Friday . The office does not know the length of Shirvell 's leave , but says that it will hold a disciplinary hearing upon his return . Earlier this week , Attorney General Mike Cox defended his assistant 's constitutional right to wage the internet campaign against Chris Armstrong , even though he said he considers Shirvell a `` bully . '' `` Here in America , we have this thing called the First Amendment , which allows people to express what they think and engage in political and social speech , '' Cox told Anderson Cooper on CNN 's `` AC 360 '' on Wednesday night . `` He 's clearly a bully ... but is that protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution ? Yes . '' `` Mr. -LSB- Andrew -RSB- Shirvell is sort of a frontline grunt assistant prosecutor in my office , '' Cox said . `` He does satisfactory work and off-hours , he 's free to engage under both our civil service rules , Michigan Supreme Court rulings and the United States Supreme Court rule . '' But Gov. Jennifer Granholm disagreed . Late Thursday she tweeted , `` If I was still attorney general and Andrew Shirvell worked for me , he would have already been fired . '' For nearly six months , Shirvell has blogged about Armstrong , an openly gay student assembly president at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor . Shirvell has been banned from the Ann Arbor campus , said university spokeswoman Kelly Cunningham . The ban was in the form of a `` trespass warning '' issued by the university on September 14 . Shirvell launched his blog in late April using the online moniker `` Concerned Michigan Alumnus . '' `` Welcome to ` Chris Armstrong Watch , ' '' Shirvell wrote in his inaugural blog post . `` This is a site for concerned University of Michigan alumni , students and others who oppose the recent election of Chris Armstrong -- a RADICAL HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVIST , RACIST , ELITIST , & LIAR -- as the new head of student government . '' Among other things , Shirvell has published blog posts that accuse Armstrong of going back on a campaign promise he made to minority students ; engaging in `` flagrant sexual promiscuity '' with another male member of the student government ; sexually seducing and influencing `` a previously conservative -LSB- male -RSB- student '' so much so that the student , according to Shirvell , `` morphed into a proponent of the radical homosexual agenda ; '' hosting a gay orgy in his dorm room in October 2009 ; and trying to recruit incoming first-year students `` to join the homosexual ` lifestyle . ' '' In a written statement from his office on Tuesday , Cox distanced his office from Shirvell 's comments . `` Mr. Shirvell 's personal opinions are his and his alone , and do not reflect the views of the Michigan Department of Attorney General , '' Cox said in the statement . `` But his immaturity and lack of judgment outside the office are clear . '' Shirvell said he works on the blog during his off-hours . On `` AC 360 '' on Tuesday , Shirvell made no apologies for his blog postings , which include a picture of Armstrong with `` Resign '' written over his face . The same picture also had a swastika superimposed over a gay pride flag , with an arrow pointing toward Armstrong . Shirvell acknowledged protesting outside of Armstrong 's house and calling him `` Satan 's representative on the student assembly . '' `` I 'm a Christian citizen exercising my First Amendment rights , '' Shirvell told Cooper . `` I have no problem with the fact that Chris is a homosexual . I have a problem with the fact that he 's advancing a radical homosexual agenda . '' Armstrong has supported gender-neutral housing at the university for transgender students who have n't had sexual reassignment surgery . Armstrong told CNN he has hired an attorney and is pursuing legal action against Shirvell . Watch Anderson Cooper 360 ° weeknights 10pm ET . For the latest from AC360 ° click here .
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NEW : University of Michigan wo n't allow blogger on campus . Michigan assistant attorney general takes leave of absence . He 's been under fire for blogging about gay college student . Attorney general previously defended Andrew Shirvell 's right to blog on own time .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It was supposed to be a day celebrating Afghan achievements in education . Instead , Afghanistan 's embattled president broke down crying at an official gathering commemorating International Literacy Day . In his emotional speech , Hamid Karzai lamented the estimated 10 million Afghans who are illiterate and repeated an appeal to Taliban militants to lay down their arms and expressed fear that his son might one day be forced to flee his country . `` I have pain in my heart , '' Karzai said , his voice breaking and his eyes red with tears . `` I 'm afraid that my son , my own son will become a refugee one day . Please , I do n't want my son and your son to be a foreign citizen . I want him to grow up here ... I want him to serve his nation , '' Karzai said , addressing an auditorium full of teachers , government ministers , foreign ambassadors and Girl Scouts gathered to celebrate the event . After wiping his face with a handkerchief , Karzai urged Afghans to do more to educate their children . Several bearded men in the audience brushed away tears as the Afghan leader concluded his speech . It 's not clear what prompted the president 's tearful soliloquy . But there is no question , Afghan observers say , that he and at least one close family member are currently facing strains on many fronts . `` Mr. Karzai is under a lot of pressure right now , '' said Mahmoud Saiqal , a former deputy foreign minister who served as a diplomat for several years under President Karzai . `` The constant drumbeat of negative news about progress in the country and news of problems with his family must be really having an effect on his ability to think clearly , '' said Candace Rondeaux , a Kabul-based analyst with the International Crisis Group . The growing Taliban-inspired insurgency claimed another prominent Afghan government victim Tuesday morning when a bomb ripped through the vehicle of the deputy governor of Ghazni province on his morning commute to work . The blast killed deputy governor Mohammad Kazem Allahyar , his brother , his son , and two civilian bystanders and wounded at least eight people including two bodyguards , said Ismail Jihangir , a spokesman for the Ghazni governor . In a statement on Tuesday , President Karzai 's office condemned the attack , calling it an act of terrorism . Meanwhile , according to a report this week in the Wall Street Journal , one of the Afghan president 's brothers , Mahmood Karzai , is currently being investigated by federal prosecutors in New York on charges of tax evasion . The New York Times reports the Afghan-American businessman is also being wiretapped by the U.S. National Security Agency . Speaking to CNN by telephone from Dubai on Tuesday , Mahmood Karzai denied any wrongdoing , calling allegations that he committed extortion and racketeering `` absolutely false '' and `` ridiculous . '' He also said he was up to date on paying his U.S. taxes . `` All tax returns dating back to 1976 have been filed and completed . '' Mahmood Karzai is an American citizen who splits his time between the United States , Dubai and Afghanistan . At the time of the overthrow of the Taliban , nearly nine years ago , Mahmood Karzai ran several Afghan restaurants in the United States . Today , he is the first vice chairman of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries and one of the most powerful businessmen in Afghanistan . Karzai is also a major shareholder of Kabul Bank , which is struggling to survive after a series of risky real estate investments in Dubai helped lead to a run on the bank by investors earlier this month . The chairman of Kabul Bank , Sherkhan Farnood , is also the chairman of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce . President Karzai has faced a drumbeat of criticism from Western governments in recent months , urging the Afghan government to crack down on corruption . Until the recent Kabul Bank crisis , much of the criticism was focused on another Karzai brother , Ahmad Wali Karzai . He is the chairman of the provincial council in Kandahar and one of the biggest power brokers in southern Afghanistan . In private conversations , Western diplomats often accuse Ahmad Wali Karzai of having links to Afghanistan 's booming opium industry , charges Karzai routinely denies . `` It 's not surprising that the U.S. government has turned its sights on members of the Karzai family , '' said Rondeaux of the International Crisis Group . `` The question is ... is this a pressure tactic that 's being used on the part of the American diplomatic corps to get a more vigorous response to the corruption question ? '' In his phone interview with CNN , businessman Mahmood Karzai said he had not yet been contacted by American officials regarding the reported investigations , but vowed to cooperate fully with U.S. prosecutors if they came calling . `` I have nothing to hide . It should be easy for them to investigate me . '' The U.S. Attorney 's office in the Southern District of New York will not confirm or deny to CNN whether prosecutors are investigating the Afghan president 's brother . Asked about the reported investigation , U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden answered , `` We refer you to the Department of Justice because we do not comment on legal matters . '' Some Afghan analysts , however , welcome the development . `` How long should we tolerate criminal activities and corruption at higher levels and let it go ? '' asked Saiqal , the former Afghan diplomat . `` The majority of Afghans voted for Mr. Hamid Karzai , not his brother , not his cousin , not his tribe . Why anyone with the surname of Karzai should be in a position of power , that is an important question . ''
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Karzai says tearfully , `` I have pain in my heart '' The president is facing a drumbeat of criticism . News report emerges about probe of a brother .
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