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Chicago , Illinois -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was found guilty Tuesday of making false statements to the FBI , but escaped convictions on 23 other counts in a trial that is seen as at least a partial victory for Blagojevich . The jury , which deliberated for 14 days , said it was hung on 23 counts against him and on the counts against the former governor 's brother , Robert Blagojevich . The former governor faced charges including racketeering , wire fraud , attempted extortion and bribery . A two-term Democrat , he was removed from office in January 2009 amid accusations that he attempted to sell the U.S. Senate seat that had been occupied by Barack Obama before Obama was elected president . `` On every charge except for one , they could not prove that I did anything wrong , '' said Rod Blagojevich , shorty after the jury was dismissed . `` I told the truth from the very beginning . '' He added he would appeal the one conviction and thanked members of the jury for finding what they did . The next court date in the case is set for August 26 , though prosecutors said they will try the former governor again . The maximum penalty for making false statements is five years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine . Conviction on the counts of wire fraud , racketeering and attempted extortion would have carried a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $ 250,000 , while a conviction on the count of solicitation of bribery would have had a maximum sentence of 10 years and a fine of up to $ 250,000 . Blagojevich 's brother , Robert , stood trial with him on four of the charges . Robert Blagojevich testified that his brother was `` trying to politically work something to his benefit '' in handling the Senate appointment but was thinking in terms of political horse-trading , not corruption . In one conversation recorded by federal agents , the former governor told an aide , `` I 've got this thing , and it 's -LSB- expletive -RSB- golden . I 'm just not giving it up for -LSB- expletive -RSB- nothing . '' `` It did n't seem out of the ordinary , because Obama was taking a lot of people from Illinois with him to D.C. , '' said Robert Blagojevich , who raised money for his brother . He said the governor `` was interested in the idea of being the head of Health and Human Services . '' While awaiting trial , the ousted governor repeatedly asserted his innocence in interviews and on Twitter , as well as during his appearances on the `` Celebrity Apprentice '' reality show . `` Unfortunately , the pain and embarrassment that this whole situation has caused our great state will not come to a complete close today , '' said U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. , D-Illinois , who was cited in the criminal complaint against Blagojevich . CNN 's Katherine Wojtecki contributed to this report .
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NEW : Government prosecutors say they will try Blagojevich again . Jurors found Blagojevich guilty of making false statements to the FBI . The jury said it was hung on the other 23 counts against him . The former Illinois governor was accused of attempting to sell Obama 's former Senate seat .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Internet media giant Yahoo! has secured exclusive rights to publish online highlights of the English Premier League until 2013 . The content will be provided to British-based consumers only , from the start of the 2010/11 season in August . The move adds to the basketball -LRB- NBA -RRB- , golf -LRB- PGA -RRB- , ice hockey -LRB- NHL -RRB- and baseball -LRB- MLB -RRB- action the company already supplies to its U.S. users . The agreement will allow football fans access to five-minute highlights of every Premier League game via its Web site . Yahoo 's European managing director Rich Riley claimed the deal shows their intent to supply high-quality sport action . `` The acquisition of Premier League rights shows how serious Yahoo! is about providing the best in video content , '' said Riley . `` Sport is a passion for our target audiences and the Premier League rights are a key part of our efforts to build on Yahoo 's reputation for engaging , original content . '' Sport Industry Group 's Drew Barrand told CNN the announcement underlines a wider trend of sport broadcasting increasingly finding a home on digital platforms . `` In the world that we live in , there is less time to watch television in its traditional format , '' said Barrand . `` Mobile rights and online rights are very much the future in how the consumer will interact with sport -LSB- broadcasts -RSB- . Every outlet will need to react to that and change their strategy accordingly . '' In an official statement sent to CNN , Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore acknowledged the significance of online highlights . `` The way fans access Barclays Premier League action is growing ever more diverse and sophisticated , '' explained Scudamore . `` The online highlights package is an important medium for supporters of all our clubs to be able to follow match action . ''
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Yahoo! has secured exclusive rights to publish online highlights of the English Premier League . The internet giant will provide five-minute highlights of each Premier League game . Yahoo! already provides NBA , PGA , NHL and MLB highlights to its U.S. users .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The European Commission is looking into France 's expulsion of more than 8,000 ethnic Roma , commonly referred to as gypsies , the commission 's president told CNN Tuesday . `` The European Commission , working with the French authorities , is now making an independent assessment '' of the situation , Jose Manuel Barroso said on CNN 's `` Quest Means Business . '' Recent raids against camps in Lyon , France , and other cities forced out a total of 8,300 Romanian and Bulgarian nationals of Roma origin . Close to 10,000 were expelled in 2009 . Barroso said in his first state of the union speech on Tuesday that governments `` must respect human rights . '' That was n't specifically aimed at France , he told CNN , though he noted that France is in the middle of a `` very politicized debate . '' `` I do not want to interfere in that debate , '' he said , but he added that the commission is investigating how France is implementing European law . The European Commission is the executive arm of the European Union . `` In Europe there is no room for discrimination , '' Barroso said . `` That 's why we are going to make these independent assessments with the French authorities and with the other countries , because , in fact , the Roma issue is a general problem . `` We have to be sure that the European directives are properly transposed and implemented in all the European member states , '' he said . Roma are a group of people who live mainly in southern and eastern Europe , often in poverty . They tend to live in camps , caravans , or informal settlements and have been the target of persecution throughout history . The expulsions from France followed proposals from President Nicolas Sarkozy officially aimed at fighting crime . The proposals include stripping French citizenship from immigrants convicted of certain crimes . Immigration policy has long been a top issue for the conservative Sarkozy . As interior minister , he advocated the deportation of foreign nationals caught in violent riots across France in 2005 . But the recent crackdowns have spawned criticism even within Sarkozy 's government . Local media reported that Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said he was shocked by the president 's anti-crime proposals . Last month 's ousting of Roma gypsies without valid identity papers drew international criticism , with some comparing it to the deportation of Jews during World War II . The government called the comparison absurd since those being expelled were being sent back to their homelands with financial compensation of 300 euros -LRB- $ 381 -RRB- per adult and 100 euros -LRB- $ 127 -RRB- per child , according to France 's immigration ministry . French officials have said the deportations are part of a broader crackdown on illegal immigration . CNN 's Jim Bittermann and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report .
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The European Commission is investigating France 's action , its head says . Barroso : There is no room for discrimination in Europe . France says it is trying to crack down on crime . Roma , or gypsies , have faced prejudice for generations .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Robert Kubica has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Renault until the end of the 2012 season . The Polish Formula One driver is lying sixth in the drivers ' championship after a string of impressive performances this season . He finished second at the Australian Grand Prix , third in Monaco and fifth in Valencia at the European Grand Prix . The 25-year-old 's strong form meant he was linked with a move to rivals Ferrari but he has opted to prolong his stay with Renault . He told Renault 's official website : `` It was a straightforward decision to continue with a team where I feel at home . `` What 's important for me is to be in the right atmosphere , with a good group of people , where everybody is pulling in the same direction . `` This is what we have tried to build from the beginning of my time with Renault . I think we have already achieved a lot together , and I believe that with plenty of effort , time and the right approach , we can move even further forward . `` That is certainly our target , so we will keep working hard and pushing on every front , not just for the rest of this season but also for next year when there are more big rule changes on the way . I am really looking forward to the challenge . '' Kubica has finished outside the top ten only once this season and he currently stands 44 points off championship leader Lewis Hamilton , of McLaren . This is Kubica 's first season with Renault but team principal Eric Boullier said he was delighted to secure Kubica 's future . `` We are delighted that Robert will remain with us for the next two seasons and I would like to thank him for the faith he has shown in this team , '' said Boullier . `` There have been many rumors surrounding his future in recent weeks , which were a tribute to how well he has driven this year , and we are very happy to have agreed a multi-year deal . `` Our clear goal is to become title contenders over the next two years . To do so , we need a driver of Robert 's caliber -- somebody who is fast , totally committed and does n't make mistakes . `` His performances during the first half of the 2010 season were flawless , and we hope to achieve great things together in the future . ''
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Robert Kubica extends contract with Formula One team Renault . Kubica signs a deal that takes him to end of 2012 season . Polish driver is in his first full season with Renault . Kubica is currently sixth in drivers ' championship standings .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned the planned burning of Qurans on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States as criticism mounts from Muslims around the world . Speaking Tuesday at an iftar meal in Washington to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan , Clinton said she welcomed the concerns . `` I am heartened by the clear , unequivocal condemnation of this disrespectful , disgraceful act that has come from American religious leaders of all faiths ... as well as secular U.S. leaders and opinion makers , '' she said . On Wednesday the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan also condemned the Florida church 's plan to burn the Quran , the Muslim holy book , as `` disrespectful , intolerant and divisive , '' in a statement . The statement comes days after the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan , Gen. David Petraeus , warned that the plan could put U.S. troops ' lives at risk . The pastor of the church , Terry Jones , told CNN Tuesday his flock was taking the warning seriously but had not decided to cancel the event , planned for September 11 . Jones , pastor of Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville , Florida , told CNN 's `` American Morning : `` We have firmly made up our mind , but at the same time , we are definitely praying about it . '' Later Tuesday , Jones had a response to the statement from Petraeus . `` The general needs to point his finger to radical Islam and tell them to shut up , tell them to stop , tell them that we will not bow our knees to them , '' Jones said on CNN 's `` AC360 . '' `` We are burning the book , '' Jones said . `` We are not killing someone . We are not murdering people . '' The planned action has drawn sharp criticism from Muslims around the world and from U.S. officials . The U.S. Embassy in Kabul , Afghanistan , on Tuesday issued a statement saying the U.S. government `` in no way condones such acts of disrespect against the religion of Islam , and is deeply concerned about deliberate attempts to offend members of religious or ethnic groups . '' It emphasized that it strongly condemned `` the offensive messages , which are contrary to U.S. government policy and deeply offensive to Muslims especially during the month of Ramadan . '' With about 120,000 U.S. and NATO-led troops still battling al Qaeda and its allies in the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban movement , Petraeus warned that burning Qurans `` is precisely the kind of action the Taliban uses and could cause significant problems -- not just here , but everywhere in the world we are engaged with the Islamic community . '' Petraeus said he was concerned about the political repercussions of the church 's plan . `` Even the rumor that it might take place has sparked demonstrations such as the one that took place in Kabul yesterday , '' he said . `` Were the actual burning to take place , the safety of our soldiers and civilians would be put in jeopardy and accomplishment of the mission would be made more difficult . '' Thousands of Indonesians gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta , Indonesia , on Sunday to protest the planned Quran burning . `` The burning is not only an insult to the holy Quran , but an insult to Islam and Muslims around the world , '' said Muhammad Ismail , a spokesman for the hard-line Indonesian Muslim group Hizb ut-Tahrir . Jones said his congregation was aware that the action was offensive . `` We realize that this action would indeed offend people , offend the Muslims . I am offended when they burn the flag . I am offended when they burn the Bible . But we feel that the message that we are trying to send is much more important than people being offended . '' Jones said Muslims are welcomed in the United States , if they observe the Constitution and do n't try to impose Sharia law , or Muslim law . The message , he said , is directed toward the `` radical element of Islam . '' `` Our message is very clear , '' he said . `` It is not to the moderate Muslim . Our message is not a message of hate . Our message is a message of warning to the radical element of Islam , and I think what we see right now around the globe provides exactly what we 're talking about , '' he said . The center says it was founded in 1986 as a `` total concept church for the rich , the poor , the young and the old . '' Its purpose is to `` stand up for righteousness and for the truth of the Bible . '' It stresses that `` Christians must return to the truth and stop hiding . '' `` We need to speak up against sin and call the people to repentance . Abortion is murder . Homosexuality is sin . We need to call these things what they are and bring the world the true message : that Jesus is the way , the truth , and the life , '' it says on the church 's website . It also emphasizes its dislike of Islam , and on its website , it blog posts an item called `` Ten Reasons to Burn a Koran . `` Any religion which would profess anything other than this truth is of the devil . This is why we also take a stand against Islam , which teaches that Jesus is not the Son of God , therefore taking away the saving power of Jesus Christ and leading people straight to Hell , '' the site says . CNN 's Atia Abawi contributed to this report .
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemns planned burning of Qurans . U.S. Embassy in Pakistan also slams Florida church 's plan . Pastor calls on Petraeus to confront radical Islam . He says congregation is aware of warning that act could cause problems for U.S. troops .
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Havana , Cuba -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro said Friday that he was misinterpreted when he recently told an American journalist that the Cuban model no longer works . In a speech at the University of Havana that was then broadcast on Cuban TV , Castro said he meant `` exactly the opposite '' of what was understood by Jeffrey Goldberg , who was interviewing him for The Atlantic . According to Goldberg , when he asked Castro during an interview last week if the Cuban model could be exported , the 84-year-old former leader answered : `` The Cuban model does n't even work for us anymore . '' The comment was widely interpreted as Castro 's admission that the Soviet-style economic model he introduced after his revolution no longer works . Goldberg wrote on The Atlantic 's blog that he turned to Julia Sweig of the Council on Foreign Affairs , who was present at the interview , `` to interpret this stunning statement for me . '' `` She said , ` He was n't rejecting the ideas of the revolution . I took it to be an acknowledgment that under `` the Cuban model '' the state has much too big a role in the economic life of the country , ' '' he wrote . On Friday , Castro said he was correctly quoted , but that , `` in reality , my answer meant exactly the opposite of what both American journalists interpreted regarding the Cuban model . '' `` My idea , as the whole world knows , is that the capitalist system no longer works for the United States or the world , '' he said . `` How could such a system work for a socialist country like Cuba ? '' Castro called Goldberg `` a great journalist . '' `` He does not invent phrases , he transfers them and interprets them , '' he said . `` I await with interest his extensive article . '' He told an audience that included some of his former soldiers who were there to mark the publication of his 608-page autobiography that the capitalist system `` leads from crisis to crisis , each one more serious . ''
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The former Cuban leader said , `` The Cuban model does n't even work for us anymore . '' He was correctly quoted but misunderstood , he says . He says he was emphasizing how his opinion of capitalism is even lower .
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Miami , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- What was Hurricane Karl was losing its punch in Mexico Friday , while Category 2 Hurricane Igor turned toward Bermuda , which is bracing for landfall late Sunday . A third hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean , Julia , continued to sputter , forecasters said . Karl 's eye came ashore just north of the city of Veracruz , Mexico , around 11:30 a.m. -LRB- 12:30 p.m. ET -RRB- Friday . Karl was gradually downgraded to a tropical storm , with 70 mph -LRB- 115 kph -RRB- winds at 8 p.m. ET , according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center . The storm 's biggest threat may come from torrential rainfall . Some areas may receive between 5 to 10 inches , with isolated amounts of 15 inches possible . At least 3,000 homes in central Mexico were damaged when Karl came ashore , the state-run Notimex news agency reported . The Hurricane Center said the storm is expected to weaken to a tropical depression soon and dissipate over the mountains of Mexico on Sunday . Some local flooding was reported , the Mexican Interior Ministry said . The Mexican government canceled all coastal warnings and watches . Meanwhile , the two other hurricanes in the tropical trio churned in the open Atlantic Ocean . A storm system south of the Cape Verde Islands has a 10 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone , forecasters said . At 8 p.m. -LRB- 7 p.m. ET -RRB- , Hurricane Igor , downgraded to Category 2 , had maximum sustained winds near 105 mph -LRB- 165 kph -RRB- . It was moving toward the northwest at 10 mph -LRB- 17 kph -RRB- , but forecasters said its forward speed and strength are expected to increase in the next couple of days , followed by gradual weakening . Igor was about 600 miles -LRB- 965 kilometers -RRB- south-southeast of Bermuda . A hurricane warning was in effect for the island , which was already feeling effects from the storm , the Hurricane Center said . The United Kingdom 's Foreign and Commonwealth Office called Igor a `` dangerous '' storm and said Bermudan authorities are making appropriate plans for its arrival late Sunday or early Monday . British nationals are getting updated travel advice . Home Affairs Minister David Burch warned island residents to be ready for storm surge and high winds . `` It is my sincere hope that you and your families take the remainder of today to finalize your hurricane preparations , by securing your homes , your property and ensuring that you have adequate supplies , '' he said . Officials expect to close the main airport Saturday . A British frigate will be stationed offshore , ready to offer any assistance . Large swells generated by Igor will continue to affect the Leeward Islands , Puerto Rico , Hispaniola , the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands , according to the weather agency . These swells are expected to cause dangerous surf - and rip-current conditions in Bermuda over the next several days . The swells will reach the eastern coast of the United States , including Florida , on Friday and continue through the weekend , possibly causing rip currents . In the far eastern Atlantic , Category 1 Hurricane Julia continued to weaken . As of 5 p.m. -LRB- 4 p.m. ET -RRB- , Julia 's maximum sustained winds were 75 mph -LRB- 120 kph -RRB- . The storm was moving west-northwest at about 18 mph -LRB- 30 kph -RRB- . The storm 's center was about 1,525 miles -LRB- 2,450 kilometers -RRB- southwest of the Azores Islands .
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NEW : Karl is downgraded to a tropical storm . Storm system brewing off Cape Verde Islands . Bermuda taking Igor seriously ; warning issued .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the stoning deaths of a young man and woman in northern Afghanistan over the weekend , calling the executions by the Taliban `` unforgivable . '' `` Executing these two young people without trial is a crime , an act of inhumanity , and is counter to Islam , '' the president said in a statement Tuesday . The Taliban stoned to death a man and a woman in northern Afghanistan for allegedly having an affair , officials said Monday . The stoning took place Sunday in Dasht-e-Archi district , in the village of Mullah Qali -- a village dominated by the Taliban in Kunduz province . The pair was accused of having an illicit sexual relationship , a spokesman for the Kunduz governor said . The woman was about 20 years old and the man was about 27 , said Mohammed Ayuob , district governor of Amam Sahib , which is also in Kunduz province . The woman was engaged , and the man was married to another woman . The two had been held by the Taliban for about a week , Ayuob said .
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President Karzai says execution without a trial is counter to Islam . The stoning took place in an Afghan village dominated by the Taliban . The man and woman were accused of having an illicit sexual relationship .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police in a Chicago , Illinois , suburb Wednesday were investigating a pipe-bomb explosion that decapitated a man . The body of Colin Dalebroux , 21 , was found near a middle school close to his apartment in Evanston , Illinois , on Tuesday , CNN affiliates reported , citing local police . WGN-TV reported that a man walking his dog in a park found the body when his pet tugged at his leash . The man , Dale Wyatt , and another pedestrian saw the body and called police . `` Honestly , at first I thought it was a mannequin , like somebody was playing a sick prank , '' Wyatt said . Wyatt said the body `` was laying , his legs were underneath his body like he was laying down . His right arm was up and then everything from the neck up was completely gone . '' Police on Tuesday said an explosion was heard in the area about 3:53 a.m. and residents thought it was a blown transmitter . Police responded but could n't identify the source of the sound . Nearly two hours later , police were called again when the man 's body was discovered . Police arriving on the scene saw what they thought was an `` operable explosive device '' and called the Cook County Bomb Squad . Officers immediately established a safety perimeter and went door-to-door to notify residents . The device was safely rendered inoperable , authorities said . Police believe the victim had two explosive devices , thought to be pipe bombs : the one that was dismantled and `` one of which detonated ending his own life . '' Police searched the area and went to what was thought to be the victim 's residence . `` While at this location , Evanston Police determined that no immediate public safety risk existed , '' police said Tuesday . Investigators were working with the FBI to examine the man 's computer . The school , Nichols Middle School , is closed for the second day in a row because of the blast and the probe into the incident .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- George Steinbrenner was a `` cracker who made a lot of African-American millionaires , '' conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said Tuesday of the New York Yankees owner who died earlier in the day from a heart attack . `` He fired a bunch of white guys as managers left and right , '' Limbaugh said . The comments prompted civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton to rebuke the radio talker , calling his comments `` repugnant and offensive whether they were intended to be facetious or tongue and cheek . '' `` For the last 20 years I have known George Steinbrenner , and we have quarrelled over diversity and community programs , but I always found him fair , direct , and genuinely prone to do what he felt was right , '' Sharpton said , adding that Limbaugh owed the Steinbrenner family an apology `` that the first day of their mourning to have to be subjected to this type of rhetoric . '' Premiere Radio Networks , which broadcast Limbaugh 's show , has not responded to requests for comment . It 's not the first time Limbaugh , sports and race have caused a stir . He resigned from ESPN in 2003 after saying on air that `` the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well . '' `` They 're interested in black coaches and black quarterbacks doing well , '' he said during a discussion of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb . `` I think there 's a little hope invested in McNabb , and he got a lot of credit for the performance of his team that he really did n't deserve . '' That comment came back to haunt him last year when he joined a consortium that sought to buy the St. Louis Rams . He was ultimately dropped from the group after a firestorm of criticism swarmed around his presence . Limbaugh has frequently lambasted celebratory dances performed by National Football League players after scoring touchdowns -LRB- `` a cultural problem ... that has resulted in a total lack of class '' -RRB- and assailed the game itself for its aggressive nature . `` Look , let me put it to you this way : the NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons . There , I said it , '' he said in 2007 . Limbaugh denies any of his comments are racist .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When Hallie Leighton received the letter from her doctor with the results of her recent mammogram , she opened it tentatively , afraid of what it might say . Her mother and grandmother had both had breast cancer , and she did n't want to suffer the same fate . She was relieved , then , when she read this sentence : `` We are pleased to inform you that the results of your recent breast imaging examination on 04/16/2009 are normal . '' A year later , during her annual visit to her gynecologist , Leighton 's relief turned to shock . `` My doctor felt a lump , and it was so big , she asked me if I 'd gotten implants , '' Leighton , 39 , remembers . `` I said no , I do n't have implants , and she had me feel it . The whole top of my breast was hard . '' The lump was cancer and it was large -- between 6 and 9 centimeters -- and the disease had already spread to her spine . Leighton says her breast surgeon told her the tumor was probably there when she 'd had the mammogram the year before . Leighton wondered how the mammogram might have missed a tumor so large . Months later , when she saw the report from the radiologist who 'd read the mammogram , she got her answer . Toward the end of the report , the radiologist made this note : `` The breasts are extremely dense , which lowers the sensitivity of mammography . '' In layman 's terms , this meant Leighton 's breast tissue was so thick with fibrous tissue and milk ducts that it was hard to see any cancers that might be there . `` Think of the breast as the sky , '' explains Dr. Mark Helvie , the chief of breast imaging at the University of Michigan Health Center . `` On a clear day , you can see objects in the sky . But when a breast is dense , it 's like a foggy day . There are objects in the sky , but you ca n't see them . '' One woman 's breast cancer milestones . Not only is it hard to see cancers on a mammogram of a dense breast ; just having dense tissue makes you more likely to get breast cancer , Helvie adds . `` I wish I had known all this before , '' Leighton says . `` This was a very important piece of information . '' Unfortunately , Leighton 's story is n't unusual , says Courtney Bugler , spokeswoman for the Young Survival Coalition , a group of young breast cancer patients and survivors . `` We hear about situations like this all the time , '' Bugler says . `` Mammograms are not a perfect screening tool -- far from it -- but for young women especially , they are often not helpful at all . '' Here 's how to know when a mammogram might not be enough for you . 1 . If you have a strong family history of breast cancer , get an MRI . The American Cancer Society recommends that women with a strong family history of breast cancer get an MRI and a mammogram . The group also recommends MRIs -LRB- in addition to mammograms -RRB- for women with a BRCA gene mutation , or for women whose parent , brother , sister or child has a BRCA gene mutation . Helvie also recommends getting a digital mammogram , as they are more accurate than a film mammogram . If your insurance company wo n't pay for it , you can appeal the decision , noting the recommendation to get one from your doctor and from the Cancer Society . If you do n't have insurance , contact the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program , the YWCA and your local chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation for help finding free or low-cost screening . 2 . Get a copy of your mammogram report . As Leighton learned , a letter saying your mammogram is normal is n't always enough . Ask either your gynecologist or the radiologist who performed the mammogram for a copy of the actual report , and then check it to see if there 's a notation about the density of your breasts . 3 . If you have dense breasts , consider having an ultrasound or MRI . The American College of Radiology recommends that women with dense breast tissue get an MRI . The American Cancer Society says that for women with dense breasts , getting either a mammogram and an ultrasound or getting a mammogram and an MRI can be more effective than getting a mammogram alone . Again , if your insurance company wo n't pay for an ultrasound or an MRI , appeal the decision , noting your doctor 's recommendation to have one plus the information above . 4 . Look for your BI-RADS score . Your radiology report should include a BI-RADS score , which indicates how likely you are to have breast cancer . A `` 1 '' on this scale means your mammogram showed no cancer , and a `` 5 '' means the mammogram is highly suspicious for cancer . `` Often , a radiologist letter might say everything is fine , when in fact the BI-RADS score might suggest coming back sooner or being followed more closely , '' Bugler says . 5 . Talk to your radiologist . Usually , a woman never meets the person who reads her mammograms , but you certainly can try . `` I no longer leave my mammograms without speaking to the radiologist personally , '' says Bugler , whose breast cancer was diagnosed when she was 28 . `` I ask the doctor to come out and tell me to my face that everything is fine . '' Leighton , who 's being treated for her cancer , says it 's still not clear to her why her doctors failed to recommend she have an MRI despite her dense breasts and her family history . She says her radiologist and her gynecologist knew that her mother , grandmother , aunt , great-aunt and cousin had had breast cancer . In addition , her other grandmother had ovarian cancer , which is genetically linked to breast cancer . She now wishes she 'd asked more questions and used another method of breast cancer detection : her hands . `` That 's how my cousin found her breast cancer -- she 's an advocate now and even made a video about it , '' Leighton says . `` In my 20s , I was vigilant about doing my breast exams , but I 'd fallen out of the routine , '' she says . `` There 's a tendency to forget that we have a tool right at our disposal . '' CNN 's Sabriya Rice contributed to this report .
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If breast cancer runs in your family , get a mammogram and an MRI . Consider getting an ultrasound or an MRI if your breasts are considered dense . Ask the person who performed the mammogram for a copy of the radiology report .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A man in Kentucky shot and killed five people before turning the gun on himself after a domestic dispute on Saturday , Breathitt County Sheriff Ray Clemons told CNN . The gunman was identified as 47-year-old Stanley Neace , said Trooper Jody Sims of the Kentucky State Police , which took over the investigation . Clemons said Neace 's wife and stepson are among the dead . The shooting happened around midday at a mobile home community of about a dozen trailers , Clemons said . He declined to give the victims ' ages and names . Officers heard a gunshot as they arrived on scene and later found a 12-gauge shotgun , Sims said . The suspected gunman was found dead on the front porch of his house , while the victims were found in two separate residences , he added . Sims declined to provide details on the victims . `` We are in the process of getting the names of these five victims and making final family notifications , '' he said . Neighbor Martha Jackson told CNN affiliate WLEX that Neace ran up to her and asked to use her phone . `` I said , ` Do you want me to call 911 for you ? ' and he said , ` yes , ' and told the police ... ` Stanley Neace was shooting , running in people 's homes , killing 'em , ' '' Jackson said . Jackson said Neace was told not to go back , but Neace said , `` I 've got to go , my wife is there . '' Breathitt County is located in rural eastern Kentucky .
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Police identify the suspected gunman as Stanley Neace , 47 . Neace 's wife and stepson are among the dead . State police are taking over the investigation , sheriff says . Authorities are trying to notify relatives of the victims .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- South Africa 's `` Blade Runner '' Oscar Pistorius is still struggling to qualify for the Commonwealth Games despite smashing his own Paralympic record in Britain on Saturday . The 23-year-old , a double-amputee , triumphed at the 400 meters T44 event at London 's Crystal Palace , setting a new leading time of 47.03 seconds . Pistorius , who won the right to compete against able-bodied athletes in 2008 , was a clear winner in the Paralympics-ratified race as he finished 4.61 seconds ahead of British runner-up Ian Jones . However , with South Africa due to name its team for the October 3-14 Games in Delhi later this month , time is running out for him to attain the qualifying standard of 45.95 . Pistorius did not qualify for the 2008 Olympics but set his previous world 400m record of 47.49 in winning gold at the Paralympics in Beijing . He ran in a 400m B race in London on Friday night , but the damp conditions were unsuited to his carbon-fiber prosthetic limbs and he finished outside of the qualifying time with 46.93 as he placed seventh . Meanwhile , American runner Jeremy Wariner clinched his fifth consecutive Diamond League victory this season when he won the 400m in London on Saturday . The triple Olympic gold medal winner came home in 44.67 to head off Jamaicans Jermaine Gonzales -LRB- 44.80 -RRB- and Ricardo Chambers -LRB- 45.18 -RRB- . His compatriot Allyson Felix followed up her 200m win on Friday by claiming a double as she triumphed in the 400m from Russia 's European champion Tatyna Firova and fellow U.S. runner Debbie Dunn . Marshevet Myers won the women 's 100m from fellow American Carmelita Jeter , and their compatriot Wallace Spearmon won the men 's event . David Oliver romped to his fifth victory of the series in the 110m hurdles to seal a successful night for U.S. athletes .
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Oscar Pistorius breaks his Paralympic 400-meters record in race in London . South African sets new time of 47.03 seconds to beat his mark from Beijing in 2008 . Double-amputee still outside qualifying time needed for Commonwealth Games . Americans Jeremy Wariner and Allyson Felix dominate at Diamond League meeting .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Double winners Chelsea began the defense of their English Premier League title with a 6-0 drubbing of West Brom , while another promoted club provided the shock of the day as Blackpool thrashed Wigan 4-0 . Didier Drogba scored a hat-trick as Chelsea bounced back from last weekend 's 3-1 Community Shield defeat by main rivals Manchester United , who take on the third promoted side , Newcastle , on Monday evening . Florent Malouda put the London team ahead in the sixth minute on Saturday evening after West Brom goalkeeper Scott Carson spilled Drogba 's free-kick , and the Ivory Coast striker made it 2-0 on the stroke of halftime when he curled another set-piece through a poorly-assembled defensive wall . Ten minutes after the break , Drogba scrambled in his second after John Terry 's header was blocked on the line , and midfielder Frank Lampard slotted in on 63 after England teammate Ashley Cole squared the ball into his path . Drogba was the Premier League 's top scorer last season with 29 goals , and is on target to repeat that feat after his 68th-minute shot was deflected past Carson off the head of defender Gabriel Tamas . English Premier League preview . It lifted him up to sixth on the club 's all-time scoring list with 133 goals , putting him above Jimmy Greaves , who played for Chelsea from 1957-61 . France winger Malouda sealed a miserable day for West Brom manager Roberto Di Matteo , a former Chelsea player , as he beat the offside trap and fired in off the post in the 90th minute . It was the biggest opening-day win since the Premier League began in 1992 . Blackpool , unable to pay their players bonuses for winning promotion via the playoffs until this month , took a 3-0 lead at halftime against Wigan as striker Gary Taylor-Fletcher netted before a double from new signing Marlon Harewood . Goalkeeper Chris Kirkland was at fault for both Harewood ' efforts , and was again exposed in the second half as he was beaten at the near post by Alex Baptiste 's shot from the touchline . It was a remarkable day for Blackpool , overwhelming favorites to be relegated in the club 's first season in the top flight since 1971 , as they ended the day second in the table despite a fruitless summer in the transfer market that finally saw free agent Harewood and three little-known Frenchmen arrive this week . `` I will take a photograph of the table and then retire , '' manager Ian Holloway said . `` It has been a horrible summer and I am quite worn out . This is quite a scary place to be . '' In the opening match of the season , Tottenham drew 0-0 with big-spending Manchester City in an early-afternoon battle between last season 's fourth and fifth-placed teams . City boss Roberto Mancini fielded three of his five new signings in Yaya Toure , David Silva and Aleksandar Kolarov , but needed young England goalkeeper Joe Hart -- starting ahead of last season 's first choice Shay Given -- to keep out a wave of Tottenham attacks . The London side , who face Swiss side Young Boys Berne in the final round of Champions League qualifiers next week , also hit the post through Gareth Bale . City lost Serbia defender Kolarov to injury at halftime , but should have taken the lead through Shaun Wright-Phillips as the winger lost the ball in front of goal . Both sides had several half-chances before Bale also squandered a great chance , and the game petered out in a draw despite a raft of substitutions as Spurs brought on forwards Robbie Keane , Roman Pavlyuchenko and Giovani Dos Santos while City introduced Adam Johnson and Emmanuel Adebayor . Aston Villa , still seeking to replace departed manager Martin O'Neill , crushed West Ham 3-0 in Avram Grant 's first Premier League match in charge of the London team . Stewart Downing and Stiliyan Petrov gave the home team a 2-0 lead , then James Milner sealed victory with a 66th-minute strike in what could be the England midfielder 's final game for Villa before joining Manchester City . The 24-year-old was given a standing ovation by the crowd when he was substituted late in the game . Blackburn won 1-0 at home to Everton as young Croatian striker Nikola Kalinic took advantage of a mistake by United States goalkeeper Tim Howard to score the 15th-minute winner . Birmingham came from 2-0 down to secure a draw at Sunderland , who had new captain Lee Cattermole sent off in the first half . The home side led in the 24th minute with a penalty from last season 's top scorer Darren Bent , then midfielder Cattermole received two yellow cards before defender Stephen Carr -- who had conceded the spot-kick -- headed into his own net 11 minutes into the second half . Scott Dann pulled one back with a header on 78 then defender Gary Ridgewell earned a point two minutes from time . Wolverhampton beat Stoke 2-1 as the visitors lost record signing Kenwyne Jones to injury . Jones , a $ 12 million buy from Sunderland , hit the crossbar early on but needs a scan after suffering an ankle problem soon after . Wolves took a 2-0 lead at halftime as David Jones and new strike Steven Fletcher scored just before the break , then Abdoulaye Faye gave Stoke hope with a header 10 minutes after the restart . Fulham drew 0-0 at Bolton in manager Mark Hughes ' first game in charge , with the home side hitting the post through U.S. midfielder Stuart Holden in the second half . Hughes did not pick veteran Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer , who handed in a transfer request during the week as he seek to join Arsenal . Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger signed a new three-year contract ahead of his team 's opening match of the season at Liverpool on Sunday . The 60-year-old , the club 's longest-serving manager after joining in 1996 , is now tied to the London side until June 2014 .
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English champions Chelsea begin title defense with 6-0 thrashing of West Brom . Didier Drogba scores hat-trick and Florent Malouda nets twice against promoted team . Unfancied Blackpool shock critics by going second with 4-0 drubbing of Wigan . Tottenham draw 0-0 with big-spending Manchester City in opening match of season .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War says his receiving the prestigious award is bittersweet . `` All of this is great , '' U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta said during a teleconference Wednesday . `` But it does bring back a lot of memories of people that I would love to share this moment with . And I am just not going to have this opportunity because they are no longer with us . '' Giunta said the day his unit came under attack was quiet and started out like any other day in Afghanistan . `` We are all soldiers and we are all out on a mission , '' he said . Giunta , 25 , was a specialist serving with the Airborne 503 Infantry Regiment on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan when his unit was attacked on the night of October 25 , 2007 . He recalls himself as an average soldier , saying he did n't do anything that someone else would n't have done . According to Defense Department documents seen by CNN , Giunta and his fellow soldiers were walking back to base along the top of a mountain ridge when the enemy attacked from their front and their left . Taliban fighters barraged the Americans with AK-47s , rocket propelled grenades and Soviet era large machine guns . Giunta saw several of his fellow soldiers go down . He ran forward throwing grenades and returning enemy fire to help one soldier who had been shot but was still fighting . Then he noticed one of the wounded soldiers was missing . He ran over a hill where moments before Taliban fighters were shooting at him to find his wounded friend , Sgt. Josh Brennan . But now he was alone , out of sight of his fellow soldiers , in an area that the Taliban had controlled just moments before . Giunta saw two Taliban fighters dragging Brennan away . He ran after them , killing one Taliban and wounding the other , who ran away . He instantly started providing first aid to Brennan , who had been shot at least six times . Brennan was later evacuated by a helicopter to a hospital , but he died of his wounds . Giunta himself was shot twice in the incident , with one round hitting his body armor and the second destroying a weapon slung over his back . He was not seriously hurt . His quick response to the Taliban attack helped his unit repulse the enemy fighters before they could cause more casualties , the Defense Department documents note . Giunta said his actions were not something he thought about but something he was trained to do . `` After the medevac bird comes in and starts picking people up , it 's not over , you 're not out of Afghanistan , you 're not off the side of the mountain , you 're just minus some buddies and there 's no time to talk , you still have to complete the mission , '' he said . Giunta 's wife , Jenny , sat beside him during the teleconference from the base Giunta is stationed at in Vicenza , Italy . She said she is proud of her husband . The two married last November and are unsure about what the future will bring . Jenny Giunta said she hopes her husband does not deploy again . `` Having your husband ... your loved one get deployed and knowing that they 're going to be somewhere that 's dangerous ... . It 's an awful feeling , '' she said .
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NEW : Staff Sgt. Giunta says he did only what anyone else would have done . People he would like to share the honor with `` are no longer with us , '' he says . His actions help reduce casualties for his unit , the Defense Department says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In an audio message released Sunday , a speaker identified as al Qaeda 's second-in-command offers condolences to the Turkish people on the loss of nine activists in a May 31 Israeli raid on an aid flotilla headed for Gaza . The incident badly frayed Israel 's once-close relationship with Turkey . The speaker , who was identified as Ayman al-Zawahiri , said in the message the incident underscores the need for Turkey to stop cooperating with or recognizing Israel . `` Change will come when the Turkish people demand that their government ceases all aspects of cooperation with Israel and stop recognizing Israel and when they ask their government to stop sending their -LRB- Turkish -RRB- armed forces to fight the Muslims in Afghanistan and end their battle against Islam and the Sharia , '' al-Zawahiri said . The message is identified as being a production of As-Sahab production , a company typically handles al Qaeda communications . Although CNN can not independently authenticate the audio message , it appeared on various radical Islamist websites known for posting similiar statements , messsages and recruitment videos by al Qaeda figures . In the message , titled `` A Message to the Turkish Muslim people , '' the speaker said the blockade of Gaza by Israel `` is another form of the criminal acts waged against the Muslim world by the Crusader Zionist alliance . '' `` We must change this disgusting reality that we live in , '' he said . `` This will not take place by sending -LRB- a -RRB- few relief aid ships or starting one demonstration or another . '' `` The Turkish people need to restore the glorious role of the Ottoman Empire when they used to defend every Muslim land from all outsiders , '' he said . `` The role of the Turkish Muslim people can not be minimized into an aid ship or two that are being sent to Gaza . '' Israel has maintained its troops used force on the activists after they were attacked by those on board one boat in the flotilla , the Mavi Marmara . Soldiers were attacked with knives , metal poles and other objects , Israeli officials have said . But passengers on board the boat insist Israeli troops fired on them without provocation . In the Sunday message , the speaker said Turkey condemns the `` Israeli crimes against our Muslim brothers in Gaza , but still they commit the exact crimes against the Muslims in Afghanistan ... The Turkish people must stand up and be responsible for their government 's action in recognizing those who violated and stole the land in Palestine and end the collaboration with the crusaders in killing Muslims in Afghanistan . '' The last message purporting to be from al-Zawahiri was on July 27 , when he mourned the loss of al Qaeda senior commander Sheikh Mustafa Abu Yazid , killed along with family members . He also called on Muslims to unite behind al Qaeda and wage jihad against their governments if they want change . CNN 's Saad Abedine contributed to this report .
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Ayman al-Zawahiri says Turkey should stop recognizing Israel . In audio message , he decries blockade of Gaza . The May 31 flotilla incident left 9 Turkish activists dead .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. Embassy in Jordan warned Wednesday that `` credible information '' has been received about a possible imminent threat in the region of the Gulf of Aqaba , the branch of the Red Sea that lies between Egypt , Israel , Jordan , and Saudi Arabia . The embassy warned U.S. citizens to avoid the downtown and port areas of the city of Aqaba , a tourist destination that lies on the Red Sea near the border with Israel . It recommended that all non-official and personal travel to Aqaba be deferred for at least 48 hours . The embassy issued a similar warning last month , after two rockets hit a street near the Intercontinental Hotel in Aqaba on August 2 . News reports said a Jordanian civilian was killed . Rockets were also fired the same day at the Israeli Red Sea resort city of Eilat , according to news reports . However , Ali Al Ayed , Jordan 's minister for media affairs and communications , told the state news agency Petra that the security situation was assessed and is considered stable . He said the U.S. Embassy warnings pertained only to U.S. citizens .
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The embassy says it has `` credible information '' about a possible threat . It warns U.S. citizens to avoid travel to Aqaba for the next two days .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nancy Grace 's new novel , `` Death on the D-List , '' is the sequel to her debut thriller , `` The Eleventh Victim . '' The mystery once again features Grace 's heroine , Hailey Dean , along with many other carryover characters . Grace spoke to CNN.com about the novel , her toddler twins Lucy and John , and more . CNN : How did you come up with the title ? Nancy Grace : Well , it 's funny , I was thinking and thinking and could n't come up with a good title , and on `` The Eleventh Victim , '' I came up with about 20 titles , all of which I liked a little bit , and I just picked one and it was `` The Eleventh Victim . '' `` Death on the D-List , '' I had been racking my brain for the right title , and one night it was late , and I was rocking Lucy , who would not go to sleep , and it was completely dark and I was holding her against my shoulder , rocking and humming , and it hit me -- it hit me in the dark , `` Death on the D-List . '' That was it ! Read an excerpt from `` Death on the D-List '' CNN : Who are some of the main characters from `` The Eleventh Victim '' that we 're going to find in `` Death on the D-List '' ? Grace : Well of course you 're going to see Hailey Dean , who managed to live through a murder attempt in `` The Eleventh Victim . '' She returns to New York , where she gets lured into the TV industry , and murder ensues . You know what ? You 've got to watch out hanging around Hailey Dean -- someone 's going to die ! Also , we see Lt. Ethan Kolker . Kolker is the one who wrongfully pursued Hailey and arrested her for serial murder . And here you see him in an entirely different light . You also learn something disturbing about his past that makes him who he is today . Also , of course , you ca n't have a great book without a drunk photographer , so Frank LaGrange Haddon III is back again with his camera causing all kinds of trouble . Last time , he caught the judge in a toilet stall with a transvestite . Well , this time , he 's back on it ! And actually , Frank LaGrange Haddon III is an homage to my law school study partner , the REAL Frank LaGrange Haddon III , who is now a clerk to the Mississippi Supreme Court . And Mike Walker , who works for The Enquirer , he 's their gossip editor , makes a rather large appearance in this case , under his name -- Mike Walker -- but he is now working for Snoop magazine . Of course , Hailey 's parents , Elizabeth and Matt Dean , are back . CNN : `` Death on the D-List '' features a daytime talk show host . Who is he modeled after ? Grace : Harry Dodd is modeled after a character that I saw in a movie called `` For Your Consideration . '' He is modeled after the character played by Fred Willard . He 's a 50 - to 60-year-old entertainment reporter who 's desperately trying to convince himself he 's about 28 to 31 years old . He follows every fashion trend . He 's just vapid , but wildly popular . CNN : Is the Hailey Dean character based on you ? Grace : Well , there are some similarities , but Hailey Dean is by far a finer and better person than I could ever be . She 's extremely brave , she 's fast on her feet , she 's a great lawyer , she 's sharp-witted and she 's got a pretty good right punch . CNN : Are any scenes in your book based on events you 've witnessed in your own life ? Grace : Well , a lot of scenes take place in studios . So some parts reflect experiences I 've had in studios across the country . CNN : Why is `` Death on the D-List '' a good end-of-summer read ? Grace : Well , I had such a blast writing it that I hope people are going to have the same blast when they read it . I do n't think you can guess who the killer is until the very end , and I 'm going to be very interested to see who can guess who the killer is ahead of time without flipping to the back and spoiling the surprise . It 's a great , fun read . I utilized a lot of what I learned as a prosecutor about crime scenes , autopsies and forensic evidence ... a lot of pop culture . Plus , a lot of what I 've learned from being on the air since the early '90s , all in one ball of wax ! CNN : Can we expect to see more Hailey Dean mysteries in the future ? Grace : Oh yes ! I 've already planned out two more Hailey Dean murder mysteries . CNN : Would you like to see the Hailey Dean mysteries made into feature films ? Grace : Oh gosh , yeah , I think it 'd be a great movie . CNN : How are the twins ? Grace : I 'm on my way home to give them a bath now . And they each have to have their individual bath times . They do not like to share a bath . Very often , I go to the set completely soaking wet . Several people have asked me who I dedicated the book to . And it 's dedicated to Bigness , Gerger and Man-man . Bigness is my husband -- he 's 6-foot-4 , and I 'm 5-foot 1 1/2 -- and I 've called him Bigness ever since I 've known him . Gerger is Lucy , and my little baby Man-man is John David . And if you look in the back , you 'll see that I wrote a specific note thanking -LRB- CNN Worldwide President -RRB- Jim Walton and -LRB- CNN Worldwide Vice President -RRB- Ken Jautz , who are NOT the inspiration for any of the characters in this book that I murdered , especially after all the opportunities they 've given me . Nobody that gets murdered or appears in these pages is modeled after them . CNN : Tell us about the charity that will benefit from the book . Watch : Nancy Grace pledges proceeds from book . Grace : A portion of the book 's proceeds are going to Wesley Glen Ministries through my Methodist church to support a home for the mentally handicapped that need homes that do n't necessarily have anywhere to go .
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Nancy Grace 's new novel , `` Death on the D-List , '' goes on sale Tuesday . The mystery-thriller features many of the characters from her first novel . Grace anchors `` Nancy Grace '' nightly at 8 p.m. ET on HLN .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- `` Abusive '' Taliban officials , like the one who ordered the stoning of a young man and woman in northern Afghanistan , should n't have positions of authority after a peace deal , a Human Rights Watch official said Thursday . In considering negotiations between the Taliban and coalition and Afghan government officials to end the conflict there , authorities have been amenable to the idea of reconciliation with low-level Taliban , but not all of them -- especially those who 've committed violent acts . The question remains of how much sacrifice should be made for the sake of peace . `` The Afghan government has said there will be negotiations with the Taliban . The U.S. government supports that ultimately because we all know that that 's the only way to end the war , '' Tom Malinowski , the Washington advocacy director for Human Rights Watch , said on CNN 's `` American Morning . '' `` When all is said and done , the question is , think about the stoning case up in Kunduz . Can we live with the deal in which the man who ordered the stoning becomes the mayor of that town ? `` The question is not whether there will be negotiations , but what the terms of the final deal will be . Will we be able to live with allowing these most abusive Taliban commanders to get positions of authority in the country , and I think that 's what needs to be ruled out -- not just because it 's wrong but because I think a deal like that wo n't last , it wo n't be sustainable . We wo n't get peace from a deal like that . '' The Taliban stoned to death a man and a woman in northern Afghanistan for allegedly having an affair , officials said Monday , an execution President Hamid Karzai called `` unforgivable . '' The stoning took place Sunday in Dasht-e-Archi district , in the Taliban-dominated village of Mullah Qali in Kunduz province . The pair was accused of having an illicit sexual relationship , a spokesman for the Kunduz governor said . The woman was about 20 years old and the man was about 27 , said Mohammed Ayoub , district governor of Amam Sahib , which is also in Kunduz province . The woman was engaged , and the man was married to another woman . The two had been held by the Taliban for about a week , Ayoub said . Malinowski there 's been `` a lot more brazen behavior by the Taliban in the parts of the country that they pretty much control , such as executions of people regarded , for example , as collaborators or against women who try to go to school . `` This is the first time they 've actually publicly executed somebody in front of a crowd of people , '' Malinowski said . `` It tells me there are a lot of parts of Afghanistan where the government is just absent . There 's no government there . There 's no U.S. military there . There 's no formal justice system there , and so the Taliban can fill the vacuum -- and when they do , this is what they do . ''
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Reconciliation should n't include abusive Taliban , HRW official says . Two were stoned to death in Taliban town . The stoning case raises questions about which Taliban can be dealt with .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nine-time winners Real Madrid were handed a monumental task as the draw for the group stages of this season 's Champions League was made in Monaco on Thursday . Jose Mourinho 's new charges were paired with seven-time winners AC Milan , four-time champions Ajax Amsterdam and French side Auxerre in Group G. Real have failed to progress beyond the last 16 knock out stages for the past six seasons , but will need to be at their best to reach the second round with only the top two from each of the eight groups going through . Title holders Inter Milan , coached to their triple triumph by Mourinho before he departed for the Bernabeu , have also been handed a difficult group . English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur , Bundesliga Werder Bremen and Dutch champions FC Twente will be their opponents in Group A. Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said the two Milan clubs had been given very tough tests . `` Our group and Inter 's are definitely the most difficult , '' he told AFP . `` It 's a group of death , but we 'll do what we need to . '' The draw has also thrown up another `` Battle of Britain '' with three-time champions Manchester United in Group C alongside Scottish champions Rangers . La Liga side Valencia and Champions League new boys Bursaspor of Turkey complete the group . The 2009 winners Barcelona , one of eight top seeds , have been installed as the early favorites after drawing Greek side Panathinaikos , FC Copenhagen of Denmark and Russian league winners Rubin Kazan in Group D . The opening set of group games will take place on September 14 and 15 , with the final scheduled for England 's famous Wembley stadium on May 28 , 2011 . Full draw : . Group A . Inter Milan -LRB- ITA -RRB- . Werder Bremen -LRB- GER -RRB- . Tottenham -LRB- ENG -RRB- . Twente -LRB- NED -RRB- . Group B . Lyon -LRB- FRA -RRB- . Benfica -LRB- POR -RRB- . Schalke -LRB- GER -RRB- . Hapoel Tel-Aviv -LRB- ISR -RRB- . Group C . Man Utd -LRB- ENG -RRB- . Valencia -LRB- ESP -RRB- . Rangers -LRB- SCO -RRB- . Bursaspor -LRB- TUR -RRB- . Group D . Barcelona -LRB- ESP -RRB- . Panathinaikos -LRB- GRE -RRB- . Copenhagen -LRB- DEN -RRB- . Rubin Kazan -LRB- RUS -RRB- . Group E . Bayern Munich -LRB- GER -RRB- . Roma -LRB- ITA -RRB- . Basel -LRB- SUI -RRB- . CFR Cluj -LRB- ROM -RRB- . Group F . Chelsea -LRB- ENG -RRB- . Marseille -LRB- FRA -RRB- . Spartak Moscow -LRB- RUS -RRB- . Zilina -LRB- SVK -RRB- . Group G . AC Milan -LRB- ITA -RRB- . Real Madrid -LRB- ESP -RRB- . Ajax -LRB- NED -RRB- . Auxerre -LRB- FRA -RRB- . Group H . Arsenal -LRB- ENG -RRB- . Shakhtar Donetsk -LRB- UKR -RRB- . Sporting Braga -LRB- POR -RRB- . Partizan Belgrade -LRB- SRB -RRB- .
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Real Madrid and AC Milan in same Group G in Champions League draw . Ajax and Auxerre also in ` Group of Death ' who have won competition 20 times between them . Champions Inter Milan to open against Tottenham , Werder Bremen and FC Twente . Top two from each of eight groups go through to last 16 knockout stage .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Walking a mile in someone else 's shoes might be challenging , but it 's probably not as emotionally taxing as spending every moment with that person for eight straight days . Filmmaker Andrew Jenks , 24 , discovered this when he set out to star in , direct and produce his latest project , MTV 's `` World of Jenks . '' The docu-series follows Jenks as he jumps from various people 's worlds : A rapper , a homeless girl , a cage fighter and others . This is n't the first time Jenks has laced-up a pair of someone else 's shoes . At 19 , he spent the summer as a resident of an assisted living facility in Florida . During his time at the facility , Jenks starred in , directed and produced `` Andrew Jenks , Room 355 , '' a feature film that HBO eventually bought the rights to and aired in 2008 . '' ` Room 335 ' was pretty much just humanizing senior citizens , '' he told CNN . `` It was nothing more , nothing less . They 're just incredible character portraits of these people -- of these senior citizens that just had no voice , but had so many incredible things to say . '' Each episode of `` World of Jenks '' could be compared to a shorter `` Room 355 , '' he said . `` I feel like this show is that , but for my generation , '' he said . `` That 's what kind of makes it special for me . '' CNN spoke with Jenks about his show , which will premiere on Monday at 10 p.m. , ET , on MTV . How has this experience affected your personal life ? Well I do n't have one . It 's easy . How do you have these experiences and then go back to being Andrew ? I do n't really . No one 's ever asked that before . I do n't know . It 's weird because every time I leave one of these worlds , I 'm back for like , a week , then we go and we shoot another one . And for that week that I 'm back , it 's kind of weird -- I almost feel like I am that person still . Like , after we hung out with the poker player , I realized the week after I was kind of walking like he did . There was another cage fighter who just had a certain way of speaking and I kind of started to use a lot of the words he was using . ... To be with someone for eight days , nonstop , and be trying to get who they are and what they stand for -- it 's really , really intense . If anything , it kind of screws with your head a little bit in that you 're speed living . Do other people notice these changes ? No . It 's not that crazy . It 's not like I 'm a schizo or something . It 's just something I kind of notice myself . ... I think anyone would do this if they spent eight days with somebody -- just start picking up some of the funnier words they 've been using , or if they walk a certain way or if they carry themselves a certain way . After I was with the rapper , I remember , for the next week I was cursing so much . I was like , `` What am I doing ? '' You get absorbed into that world . Is one week enough time to spend in someone else 's shoes ? Oh yeah . One week . It 's interesting because it 's kind of almost like a science : The first two or three days , the subject is a little bit skeptical , a little bit apprehensive about really opening up . Once they really get to know me and what , I think , myself and our team is really about , they kind of buy into it a little more . Then , by day five or six , they 're really opening up . And then by seven or eight , you 've really gotten to know this person and , if you 're not friends with them for life , you definitely will have their number in your cell phone . How did you find each subject ? It 's really tough . That 's the hardest part because there 's so many unique young people out there that are doing incredible , incredible things . To narrow it down to 12 was really hard . We have a research team -- for instance , I 'll say , `` We 're interested in doing a homeless kid , or we 're interested in following someone with autism or we 're interested in a cage fighter , '' and then our research team will investigate those worlds and see who are the different characters out there that are interesting . The one thing we 're really , really , conscious of is trying to find people that do n't necessarily want to be on reality TV , or be on a TV show , I should say . What 's one an example of a great subject ? We went to an exceptional children 's school in Westchester -LSB- New York -RSB- and we just interviewed the 30 kids there . And there was this one kid who popped up from the interview that just had an incredible , incredible objective sense of what he had , which was autism . And he still had the ability to be really funny . You did n't feel bad for him . He kind of shed a new light on autism . You 're the star of `` World of Jenks '' and you 're behind the scenes as well ? Yeah . I consider myself more of a director than anything . I 'm directing the episodes , I 'm an EP -LSB- executive producer -RSB- on the show . I 'm definitely involved in the editing process as much as I can be , when I 'm not actually on the road shooting . ... If anything , it 's a bit odd to be in front of the camera . ... I 'm almost in front of the camera by default , if anything . How important was it for you to have creative control ? Any director would be crazy to say that 's not something they seek . I 've been in on all of the creative control and I really mean this ... -LSB- MTV -RSB- has really let me and my team execute our vision in terms of the show that we really want to put on screen . That 's something I was extremely conscious of going into the process . I want to be a filmmaker . I want to make movies down the road ... so , venturing into this sort of terrain , I was certainly apprehensive . I did n't want to be labeled as being in a reality show . Not that there 's anything wrong with that , of course , but I just did n't want to take that career route . What 's one thing you 've taken away from this experience ? It 's incredible what 's at stake for each individual that we live with . The cage fighter that we followed , he was just this big bulky cage fighter and you thought he just beats people up for a living in a cage . But I think , really , we got to know him and he took us to his father 's grave site . His dad had been brutally murdered . He just started -- we had the cameras a little bit farther away so he was able to forget about them a little bit -- and he just started crying and talking to his dad . He just started to get really emotional and crying and opening up about what that was like . He said he feels like he 's fighting still for his dad and it reminds him of when he used to do karate with his father . It 's those sort of moments , where you realize , `` Geez , there 's so much as stake for this person . '' I kind of find that in every experience .
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Docu-series `` World of Jenks '' will premiere on Monday at 10 p.m. , ET . Jenks starred in , directed and produced `` Andrew Jenks , Room 355 '' `` I consider myself more of a director than anything , '' Jenks says .
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Istanbul , Turkey -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Kurdish separatist movement has denied involvement in a bombing Thursday that killed nine people in a southeastern Turkish province , an explosion that drew swift condemnation and a vow to respond from Turkey 's prime minister . The Kurdistan Workers ' Party , known as the PKK , said the cease-fire it declared last month , which is slated to expire September 20 , `` is still continuing . '' `` Our decision will definitely remain the same unless a new serious situation emerges , '' said a PKK statement published on Firat News Agency , a pro-Kurdish website . The casualties -- which included four wounded -- occurred when a minibus drove over a landmine in a Hakkari province village . Provincial officials initially said 10 people had died , but amended that count . In a news release sent to CNN , the PKK blamed the attack on what it called pro-government contra-guerrillas . Later , the PKK warned the Turkish government , saying , `` The people of Hakkari is -LSB- sic -RSB- not alone . '' The cease-fire had been declared for the Muslim month of Ramadan , which ended last week . It was issued in response to a call from Kurdish intellectuals and civil society organizations . Speaking at an event in Istanbul , Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that `` terrorism '' is forcing Turkey to `` pay a price . '' `` This will not be without a response , '' he said . The volatile southeastern region is home to Turkey 's ethnic Kurdish minority and the PKK , a one-time separatist group considered a terrorist organization by the Turkish government . Turkey is reeling from a bloody summer of clashes with the PKK , the latest in a conflict that has simmered for more than 25 years . More than 30,000 people , mostly ethnic Kurds , have been killed . Initially , the PKK fought to carve out a separate homeland for Turkey 's ethnic Kurdish minority , which makes up roughly 20 percent of the Turkish population . But in recent years , the rebels have said they are giving up their demands for an independent Kurdish state , and are instead fighting for more cultural freedoms . CNN 's Ivan Watson contributed to this story .
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Erdogan vows to respond to explosion in southeast Turkey . The death toll stands at 9 . PKK denies involvement in the attack .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The man once known as Canada 's `` prince of pot '' is now a federal inmate in the U.S. system after a judge in Washington sentenced him Friday to five years in prison . Marijuana activist Marc Emery pleaded guilty in May in U.S. District Court in Seattle , Washington , to a single count of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana after an 18-month investigation into the seed-selling business Emery operated from his head shop in Vancouver , British Columbia . By imposing the five-year sentence , which includes four years of supervised probation , U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez honored a plea deal that Emery , 52 , entered into with U.S. authorities to avoid a lengthier sentence . `` There is no question your actions were illegal and criminal and your actions ensured that others broke the law and suffered the consequences , '' the judge told Emery during the hearing . Dozens of Emery 's supporters gathered outside Seattle 's federal courthouse to protest the sentence , which marks the end of a five-year legal battle against a man once described by U.S. authorities as one of its most wanted international drug trafficking targets -- and the only one from Canada . Emery is the founder of the British Columbia Marijuana Party and the website CannabisCulture.com . His status in Canada as a tireless advocate for marijuana legalization has been cemented through years of sit-ins , demonstrations and runs for political office . By his own account , he has been arrested at least a dozen times since 1995 related to his activism , and Vancouver police have raided his shop several times since it opened in 1994 . In his plea agreement , Emery admitted to operating a marijuana seed selling business with two co-defendants , who entered pleas this year to lesser offenses and were placed on probation in Canada . He also admitted to selling seeds to customers in the United States through mail and telephone orders and in his Vancouver retail store . `` Marc Emery decided that U.S. laws did not apply to him , but he was wrong , '' said U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan in a statement Friday . `` Emery put his personal profits above the law . He made millions of dollars by shipping millions of seeds into the U.S. . He sold to anyone who would pay him -- with no regard for the age or criminal activities of his customers . Now , Emery is paying the price for being part of the illegal drug trade that damages lives , homes and the environment . '' But Emery and his supporters worldwide have maintained from the start that his prosecution was politically motivated , citing a 2005 DEA press release touting his arrest as a `` significant blow '' to the marijuana legalization movement . `` Hundreds of thousands of dollars of Emery 's illicit profits are known to have been channeled to marijuana legalization groups active in the United States and Canada . Drug legalization lobbyists have one less pot of money to rely on , '' former DEA Administrator Karen Tandy said in the July 2005 statement , which can no longer be found on the DEA 's website . iReport : Emery 's wife speaks . Emery 's lawyer reminded the judge of the press release in his presentencing memorandum , claiming there are other seed selling businesses in Canada that the U.S. government chose not to go after . `` The only thing that makes Mr. Emery unique or different from most of these other seed sellers is that Marc donated his proceeds to help fund lawful marijuana legalization efforts throughout the United States and Canada . On this record , no one can -LRB- or should -RRB- take the government seriously when it claims that this case was not politically motivated , '' Richard Troberman wrote . But the U.S. Attorney 's Office said that Emery 's personal politics had nothing to do with his prosecution . `` Through the years , and in various contexts , Marc Emery has meant different things to many people . But in the context of this federal criminal prosecution , Emery stands before the court as many others have before him -- as an admitted drug dealer who has entered a plea of guilty to a large scale marijuana trafficking conspiracy , '' the U.S. attorney 's office wrote in its presentencing memo . `` The government 's case was investigated and prosecuted without regard for Emery 's personal politics , his political agenda or the ways in which he chose to spend the proceeds of his drug crimes . '' With Emery in prison , his wife , Jodie , has become the face behind their cause , which has not fallen dormant in his absence . Rallies to support Emery and the legalization movement will be held in more than 70 cities across the globe on September 18 , she said . `` It 's going to be a long , difficult road ahead , but we 'll be able to make it with all the support we have , '' she said . Emery also remains firm in his beliefs , though in a letter to the court , he admitted his means may have been self-defeating . `` It was my sincere belief that the prohibitions on cannabis are hurtful to U.S. and Canadian citizens and are contrary to the U.S. and Canadian constitutions . I was , however , overzealous and reckless in pursuing this belief , and acted arrogantly in violation of U.S. federal law . I regret not choosing other methods -- legal ones -- to achieve my goals of peaceful political reform . ''
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Marijuana activist Marc Emery sentenced for selling marijuana seeds to U.S. customers . In plea deal with federal prosecutors , Emery admitted to operating seed-selling business . Emery 's lawyer , supporters , claim his prosecution was politically motivated . `` I regret not choosing other methods -- legal ones -- to achieve my goals , '' Emery says .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Dutch soccer legend Edgar Davids is confident that South Africa can make a good job of hosting the World Cup , and that the Rainbow nation will benefit from the continent 's first staging of football 's showpiece tournament . The 37-year-old , who won 74 caps in an 11-year international career , was named in FIFA 's team of the tournament after helping the Netherlands finish fourth in France in 1998 . He has not played at the top level since his contract with Dutch club Ajax finished in 2008 , since when he has focused on personal projects and ambassadorial roles , and played in Zinedine Zidane 's Haiti charity match in January . Davids told CNN that he visited South Africa last year and was impressed by the set-up . Have your say on the World Cup . Click here to become a CNN Super Fan . `` I think they will get a lot out of it because you get a lot of media attention and also a financial injection , of course , '' he said . `` They can show the world how warm the African population is . I was there three months ago and I was very surprised about how everything is going . I felt very welcome . '' Can an African team win the World Cup ? Born in the small South American country of Suriname , Davids was dubbed `` The Pitbull '' in his early years at Ajax by coach Louis Van Gaal , and his Juventus boss Marcelo Lippi called the midfielder `` my one-man engine room . '' Davids believes African teams can shine at the World Cup , especially now many of their stars have adapted to the European style of play . `` There 's always an African team that will be a dangerous outsider because , at the end of the day , a lot of African players now play abroad , '' he said . `` They have adapted to the European style that was always lacking in the African culture . I think they can adapt a bit and maybe have a run from the outside for a chance at the title . '' Nurturing football 's grassroots . Since leaving Ajax , Davids has concentrated on his Street Soccer projects , which include his own video game and clothing brand , and he turned down a chance to join English second division club Leicester last October . South Africa 's football fanbase has long resided in its poor black population , and Davids believes nurturing the grassroots level is vital . `` It has a social purpose where we go to the bad neighborhoods and help them in a way to really lift up a community , '' he said of Street Soccer . `` I was so involved with that that I left my football aspirations aside , and I only want to return if there 's something really really good for me to let this go . I was very fortunate to have a career like this , I wanted to put a lot back for the community . Interactive : Discover Johannesburg 's new Soccer City stadium . `` Almost every football player played on the streets . And also a lot of people , not ending up as football players , play on the streets . It 's the beginning of a lot of social gathering . And nowadays kids , with the media of mobile phones , computer games , television , they stay in the house instead of moving and just enjoying themselves . Also the social context is very important nowadays . `` Through soccer , you see also with the World Cup -- it attracts so much more , it 's binding a lot of things . It 's the same thing that happens with Street Soccer , there 's so many things around it . `` We get approached by a lot of schools to work together with them and develop a program where we can help younger guys who drop out of school to stay in school and then say they can work in our projects . '' Dutch prospects at South Africa 2010 . At the World Cup , which kicks off on June 11 , Davids has high hopes for the Netherlands , who face Denmark , Japan , Cameroon in Group E in South Africa . `` I think they will go through to the finals . If they play as a team , they will definitely go to the finals , '' he said . `` If you look at the players individually , we have very good players . The thing is being a team . They already have the experience of the last two big tournaments , I expect them to harvest now what they did in the past . ''
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Davids believes South Africa can make a good job of hosting the World Cup this year . Dutch football legend tells CNN he was impressed by South Africa during a visit last year . Davids says African teams have outside chance of making it to the final and winning . He has spent the past two years focusing on his Street Soccer projects .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Toyota has reached a settlement with two families over product liability claims following a crash that killed four family members , a spokesman for the automaker said . California Highway Patrolman Mark Saylor ; his wife , Cleofe Lastrella ; a 13-year-old daughter , Mahala ; and Saylor 's brother-in-law , Chris Lastrella , were killed when a Lexus sedan they were in accelerated uncontrollably on a freeway near San Diego last year and crashed over an embankment . Lexus is a division of Toyota . `` Toyota and the Saylor and Lastrella families reached an amicable agreement in mediation that fully resolves their product liability claims against Toyota and a Lexus dealership , '' Brian R. Lyons said . `` Through mutual respect and cooperation , we were able to resolve this matter without the need for litigation . '' Lyons said the company and two families `` wish to keep the amount of the settlement confidential . '' Saylor family attorney John Gomez told CNN affiliate KGTV in San Diego that as part of the settlement , Toyota did not admit liability . An investigation revealed the accelerator pedal in the car probably became trapped on an all-weather floor mat that had been incorrectly installed in the vehicle . Toyota issued a recall to address possible floor mat entrapment . A 911 recording obtained by KGTV reveals a desperate call from inside the car as it approached the end of the freeway . `` We 're in trouble . We ca n't ... there 's no brakes , '' Chris Lastrella said . `` End freeway half mile . '' CNN 's Greg Morrison contributed to this report .
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NEW : Attorney : Toyota does not admit liability . Four family members were killed in a Lexus crash last year . 911 call : `` There 's no brakes '' Investigation : An accelerator pedal probably became stuck on a floor mat .
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Cavite City , Philippines -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Not many people recognized Efren Peñaflorida as he left the Philippines last fall to attend a Hollywood gala for CNN Heroes . But when Peñaflorida returned from the event as CNN 's Hero of the Year , he was greeted by hundreds of screaming fans at the airport in Manila . `` The moment we got home , I ... seemed to have become a celebrity , '' he said . Peñaflorida was honored for creating mobile `` pushcart classrooms , '' carts stocked with books , chalkboards and other supplies , that bring education to poor children in the Philippines . Since 1997 , he and more than 12,000 teenage volunteers have taught basic reading and writing skills to more than 1,800 children living on the streets . `` The award and the title -LSB- are -RSB- really significant , '' said Peñaflorida , 29 . `` It gave me and my co-volunteers an affirmation that what we are doing is a worthy cause . '' The plaudits did n't stop there . Back home , parades were arranged in both Manila and Cavite City , where Peñaflorida was born and raised . And then-President Gloria Arroyo conferred him with the Order of Lakandula -- one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a Filipino civilian -- for his dedication to the welfare of society . `` I received the medal but shared the honor with my co-volunteers , my mentor and the children we reach out to , '' he said . `` The government heads received an instruction from the president to have the pushcart schools replicated all over the country . '' With Peñaflorida 's consultation , the pushcart classroom model started by his nonprofit organization , Dynamic Teen Company , has been replicated more than 50 times by different organizations and institutions across the Philippines . And according to Peñaflorida , more classrooms are pending as President Benigno Aquino 's administration reviews plans to expand the infrastructure of the mobile classroom system . `` The duplication of the pushcart school system ... is happening now in different provinces and regions of the country , and we receive numerous letters from other parts of the world , '' Peñaflorida said . `` Filipinos have become more aware of the need for these children to be educated , fed and taken care of . Before , they saw -LSB- a pushcart -RSB- as a symbol of poverty , but now they see a pushcart as a symbol of hope and education . '' In Cavite City , construction is nearly complete on the Dynamic Teen Company 's new educational center , which is designed to resemble the iconic pushcart . Partially funded by the CNN Heroes grant of $ 125,000 , the educational center will include a computer lab , a library , a health clinic , a kitchen used for feeding programs and a garage to store the pushcarts . `` We will call it Care for Poor Children Learning Center , where children will experience having a place to exercise their rights freely and learn life-changing principles , '' Peñaflorida said . `` It is intended to be finished by early next year ... and -LSB- it -RSB- shall be able to serve hundreds of kids . '' Peñaflorida says he knows firsthand what these children lack . He spent his childhood in a shanty near a dump site in Cavite City . He founded his organization to provide impoverished children an empowering alternative to gang induction . `` They need education to be successful in life , '' he said . `` It 's just giving them what others gave to me . '' Peñaflorida 's selflessness has inspired documentaries and TV movies about his life in the Philippines and several other countries , including Japan , Korea , Germany , Spain and Canada . Recently , he was invited to bear the torch at the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore . And he can be seen hosting his own search for heroes on the Philippine television show `` Ako Mismo '' -LRB- `` I Myself '' -RRB- . The show features people working in the Philippines to better the lives of others . `` I was told ... that they came up with this TV show inspired by the speech I gave at the Kodak Theater , that each person has a hidden hero within ... waiting to be unleashed , '' he said . `` Since I was instrumental in the concept , I must live up to the principles I share and help our country find its heroes and probably help our nation heal herself . '' November 22 will be Efren Peñaflorida Day in Cavite City , but Peñaflorida will likely miss the celebration as he plans to be back in Hollywood honoring this year 's CNN Heroes . `` They are all awesome , '' he said . `` The works of those 25 souls are so inspiring and truly remarkable . I personally salute them all . '' The 2010 Top Ten CNN Heroes will be announced Thursday , September 23 at 1 p.m. on CNN.com . At that time , online voting will begin to select the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year . The Hero of the Year will be revealed Thanksgiving night during `` CNN Heroes : An All-Star Tribute , '' hosted by Anderson Cooper at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles , California .
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Efren Peñaflorida was named CNN Hero of the Year at a Hollywood event in 2009 . He started a nonprofit organization that educates poor children in the Philippines . Since being named Hero of the Year , `` pushcart classrooms '' have spread across the country . Peñaflorida has also become famous ; he hosts a TV show that features selfless Filipinos .
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Boston , Massachusetts -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At one time in the Stem Cell Program at Children 's Hospital in Boston , we had two liquid nitrogen containers , one labeled P , the other NP . These containers were used to store batches of stem cells . The P , or presidential container , held some of the 21 embryonic stem cell lines that researchers could study using federal funds under the terms of President George W. Bush 's August 2001 executive order . The NP , or nonpresidential , container held those embryonic stem cells derived from later lines , which researchers could not study using federal funding . We were required to purchase and store separately the pipettes and culture dishes , duplicating effort and costs . The separation included detailed record keeping , and I hired a grant manager to deal with these issues . From a logistical standpoint this was a nightmare . We offered courses on how to proceed in the lab while monitoring the funding source . This separation greatly inhibited progress in the study of many diseases , from blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia to Parkinson 's to juvenile diabetes , and the development of potential therapies . Fast forward to March 2009 , when President Obama lifted the ban on using federal funds to study stem cell lines developed after the Bush order went into effect . Scientists were freed to work collaboratively within labs , across labs and across continents . Single studies could now evaluate more embryonic stem cells and use different types of stem cells -- not only embryonic , but the newer induced pluripotent stem , or iPS , cells . But now stem cell research -- a promising avenue in biomedical research for curing a host of deadly and debilitating diseases -- has been dealt an enormous setback by a U.S. District Court 's injunction against the Obama executive order . In ruling that federal monies can not be used for any research involving embryonic stem cells , Judge Royce Lamberth 's decision creates significant uncertainty in the field . A stay was ordered this week , rescuing the funding of the research for a short time until the case is heard . The fact that research can be shut down and then started again in a matter of weeks has created confusion for proceeding with the work . With Judge Lamberth 's decision , American scientists have been put at a disadvantage against their counterparts all over the world . The U.S. is in danger of being surpassed as the leader in biomedical research by several countries , including South Korea , Singapore , and Great Britain . The loss of research competitiveness undermines our biotech and pharmaceutical companies ' ability to bring new therapies to patients . Judge Lamberth 's decision places American researchers in a difficult position . Promising avenues of research will need to be halted . NIH grant decisions on major diseases were halted this month , even for studies including a small number of experiments on embryonic stem cells , and millions of dollars that have been committed to stem cell researchers is at risk . The economic impact of this injunction on the United States could surely be huge . Scientists run increased risks of running afoul of the law and will be increasingly isolated from their colleagues overseas . While many will seek private and foundational funding for their research , this also comes with a price . Before the Obama order , many elite researchers were spending up to 20 percent of their time on fundraising . We risk that the U.S. will fall increasingly behind . This decision is driven both by ideology as well as continuing confusion over the science of stem cells . Eighty percent of Americans are in favor of stem cell research , and Congress has twice passed a bill in favor of stem cell research . More education is necessary so that everyone understands these cells . At Children 's Hospital , we have created a website that provides basic information about stem cells , their biology and potential for therapies . Despite the plaintiff 's allegations and the judge 's apparent concurrence , it makes no sense from either a research or therapeutic standpoint to pit adult stem cell against embryonic stem cell research . Think about the chaos that would be created if a heart researcher could file an injunction saying they were harmed and poorly funded because they are in competition with diabetes research . Giving artificial and unmerited research preference to one type of organs or cells over another would completely undermine the federal peer review process and funding strategy , and more important , would absolutely constrain ongoing searches for treatments and therapies . As a hematologist , I have used adult blood stem cells from bone marrow to treat patients with leukemia . I can not think that any scientist or patient would view blood stem cell research as `` in competition '' with embryonic stem cell research . Embryonic stem cells were the essential key to discovering how to reprogram adult skin cells , and the ultimate therapeutic success of these new reprogrammed cells absolutely will require additional embryonic stem cell research . Unlocking the potential of stem cells to cure disease requires comparisons of both adult and embryonic tissues . These are not two warring sciences ; they are both integral parts of the single field of stem cell research . As the founding president of the International Society for Stem Cell Research , I know that the most respected scientists and researchers who work on adult and embryonic tissues are working together . The position of embryonic stem cell and reprogrammed stem cell research now is similar to where we were in the mid-1970s with bone marrow transplantation . In 1975 , the science was still relatively young and no transplants had yet taken place . But over the next decade , bone marrow transplants moved from unknown and experimental to widely accepted and standard therapy . In issuing an injunction against President Obama 's order , Judge Lamberth cited the potential harm to federal funding of adult stem cell research from the federal support of embryonic stem cell research . The irony is that this decision is a blow to all research , and with it to America 's economic competitiveness and to the hopes of countless families for a cure . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Leonard I. Zon .
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Federal judge halted federal funding for research using embryonic stem cells . Leonard I. Zon : Adult stem cells not perfected , work in combo with embryonic cells . Zon warns U.S. risks being overtaken by many countries in biomedical research . Ideology , confusion behind ruling , he writes , 80 percent of Americans support research .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Christine O'Donnell 's upset win over Rep. Mike Castle in the Delaware Republican Senate primary is also another major victory for the Tea Party Express and for Sarah Palin . `` I also want to thank the Tea Party Express , '' said O'Donnell in her victory speech Tuesday night . The Tea Party Express , a leading Tea Party organization , endorsed O'Donnell on July 21 and spent more than $ 250,000 to help the once long shot candidate defeat Castle , a brand name in Delaware thanks to two terms as governor and the past 18 years as the statewide congressman . O'Donnell 's victory comes two weeks after Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded to Joe Miller in Alaska 's GOP Senate primary . The Tea Party Express pumped in about $ 600,000 to help the once unknown Miller edge out Murkowski , part of a political dynasty in Alaska . Tea Party Express is one of the most recognized national Tea Party organizations , thanks to its three high-profile bus caravans and rallies . The group , based in Sacramento , California , has also become a major player in Republican Party politics , spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads for Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown in Massachusetts , who in January upset Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election to fill the late Sen. Ted Kennedy 's seat . More recently , the organization helped the little-known Sharron Angle win the Republican primary in Nevada , endorsing her and spending about a half-million dollars on ads . Angle now faces off in the general election against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , the top Democrat in the chamber . Tea Party Express , along with other Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations , also targeted incumbent Republican Sen. Bob Bennett in Utah for his vote on the Troubled Assets Relief Program and helped defeat his bid for a fourth term . Tea Party Express then backed underdog Mike Lee 's successful primary campaign in Utah and Lee now is heavily favored to win the general election in November and join the Senate next year . The group also endorsed Rand Paul in Kentucky . The son of former GOP presidential hopeful and Texas Rep. Ron Paul topped Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson , the establishment Republican candidate , in the state 's Senate primary . They also endorsed Marco Rubio in Florida . The former Florida House speaker , once a long shot to win the Republican Senate nomination , is now the party 's nominee . The onetime front-runner , Gov. Charlie Crist , dropped his bid for the GOP nomination and is running for the Senate as an independent candidate . Among its rare statewide defeats : The Tea Party Express backed state lawmaker Chuck DeVore in California 's Senate primary . He lost to Carly Fiorina . It also supported Rep. Todd Tiahrt in Kansas . Fellow Republican Rep. Jerry Moran beat Tiahrt in the primary . So what 's the secret to the Tea Party Express ' success ? `` They have cut right to the chase . They have a very uncomplicated message that resonates with voters who think Washington 's problems are quite simple and quite obvious : We 're spending too much money , government is too big and we ca n't trust career politicians to fix these problems . And voters are indicating they would much rather try something or someone new instead of sticking with the status quo or the safe pick , '' said Republican strategist Kevin Madden . But not all the news for the Tea Party Express has been positive . Earlier this summer , the National Tea Party Federation , which seeks to represent the Tea Party political movement around the country , expelled the Tea Party Express because of an inflammatory blog post that one of its leaders , Mark Williams , wrote responding to criticism of the Tea Party movement from the NAACP . The story made national headlines and Williams later stepped down as spokesman for Tea Party Express . O'Donnell 's victory is also a big win for Palin . `` Thank you Gov. Palin for your endorsement , '' said O'Donnell . `` She got behind us war-weary folks and gave us a boost of encouragement when we needed it . '' On September 9 , the former Alaska governor and the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee endorsed O'Donnell . One day before the primary , a recording of Palin urging Delaware Republicans to vote for O'Donnell was blasted to voters by robo-calls across the state . Many statewide candidates that Palin has endorsed have done well in this year 's Republican primaries . Alaska 's Miller was one of three Palin-backed statewide candidates running in the August 24 primaries who went on to victory . She also endorsed Arizona Sen. John McCain , the former presidential candidate who rocketed Palin to stardom in 2008 when he selected her as his running mate . Though members of the Tea Party movement lined up against the longtime Arizona senator , Palin stayed loyal to McCain and appeared at a campaign event with him in March . Addressing long-standing concern among conservatives McCain is too centrist , Palin said the Arizona senator is driven by `` common-sense conservative principles '' and touted his steadfast opposition to the Obama administration . McCain beat former Rep. J.D. Hayworth by more than 30 points . In the race for Florida attorney general , Palin backed Pam Bondi , a Tampa prosecutor who faced the better-known Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp for the job . Palin 's endorsement of Bondi came about a week before the vote and even surprised Bondi , who had no notice Palin would take to her Facebook page to back the campaign . Bondi came out on top in a three-candidate field . In August , several Palin-endorsed candidates suffered losses in statewide Republican primaries . She backed Tea Party activist and former NFL player Clint Didier , who was easily defeated by Dino Rossi for the Senate nomination in Washington . Wyoming State Auditor Rita Meyer , who had Palin 's backing , narrowly lost her bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination . Palin campaigned in person with former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel , who lost a runoff to former Rep. Nathan Deal for the state 's Republican nomination for governor . Palin also endorsed Tea Party Express-backed Tiahrt , who was defeated in the battle for the Senate nomination in Kansas . Earlier in the primary season , Palin successfully backed statewide candidates such as Nikki Haley in South Carolina , Terry Branstad in Iowa and Susana Martinez in New Mexico , who all won gubernatorial nominations , and Fiorina in California and Paul in Kentucky , who captured Senate nominations . CNN 's Alex Mooney , Peter Hamby and Allison Harding contributed to this report .
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GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell gives Palin , Tea Party Express a win . Tea Party Express pours cash into campaigns of its favored candidates . Palin surprises some of her favorites with Facebook endorsements .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nigeria 's ruling party has set its presidential primaries for next month , a spokesman said Thursday . The primaries will be held between October 18 and 20 , said Rufai Alkali , a spokesman for the People 's Democratic Party . A single candidate will be ratified on October 23 , Alkali said . On Wednesday , President Goodluck Jonathan said he intends to run , and will make a formal declaration on Saturday . `` In presenting myself for service , I make no pretense that I have a magic wand that will solve all of Nigeria 's problems or that I am the most intelligent Nigerian , '' Jonathan wrote on his Facebook page . `` Far from it . What I do promise is this -- if I am elected president in 2011 , I will make a covenant with you , the Nigerian people , to always do right by you , to tell you the truth at all times , to carry you along and most importantly to listen to you , fellow citizens in our communities , and also those of you on this page . '' Jonathan 's eligibility was in question until last month , when the Peoples Democratic Party said he could run in an open race with other candidates next year . Under Nigerian `` zoning '' rules , power must shift to different regions and ethnic groups every eight years . Jonathan -- who is from the Niger Delta , in the south -- was part of the joint ticket of the late President Umaru Yar ` Adua , who was from the north . Yar ` Adua 's death in May , after a long illness , upset the order of the zoning . Yar ` Adua was elected in 2007 and his southern replacement threatened to halt the north 's turn at holding power . CNN 's Christian Purefoy contributed to this report .
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President Jonathan says he will formally declare his candidacy Saturday . He made the announcement on his Facebook page . Authorities approved his eligibility last month .
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Mexico City , Mexico -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An 80-year-old Roman Catholic priest was found stabbed to death in his church in the city of Oaxaca , in southern Mexico , CNNMexico.com reported Thursday , citing state police . The Rev. Carlos Salvador Wotto was found in the church office Wednesday night with several stab wounds and bound hands and feet , CNNMexico reported . Wotto had been the parish priest at Nuestra Senora de las Nieves -LRB- Our Lady of the Snow -RRB- for eight years . State and local authorities were investigating and no motive was immediately given . Jose Guadalupe Barragan , a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Antequera , said church officials would wait for the investigation to end before commenting . Barragan said there is a shortage of priests in Oaxaca . The national norm is one priest for every 5,000 parishioners , he said , while there are only 140 priests for Oaxaca 's 3 million inhabitants . That amounts to one priest for about every 21,400 residents . Wednesday 's homicide was the second recent incident in the state of Oaxaca involving a priest . The Rev. Martin Octavio Garcia Ortiz from the town of San Jose del Progreso was abducted June 19 in a dispute over a local mine . State police rescued Garcia and then arrested him on charges that he was responsible for the deaths of two officials who were shot after an anti-mine rally . Garcia , who said he was tortured by his pro-mining abductors , was hospitalized with head and body injuries .
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NEW : No motive was immediately given . NEW : Another priest in the same state was abducted in June . The slain priest was found in the church office with bound hands and feet . The Rev. Carlos Salvador Wotto had been the parish priest for eight years .
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-LRB- Health.com -RRB- -- Are you pessimistic , chronically worried and stressed-out , and ill at ease socially ? You may be at higher risk of heart attack and other heart problems , a new study suggests . People with a history of heart disease who are prone to negative thinking , gloom , and inhibition -- a personality profile known as Type D -LRB- for `` distressed '' -RRB- -- are nearly four times more likely to experience heart attack , heart failure , heart rhythm disorders , death , and other negative outcomes compared to heart patients with a different personality profile , the study found . Health.com : Surprising heart attack risks . `` There is a clear connection between heart risk and psychological risk factors , and those people who have this personality and lack social support have higher risk of health problems , '' says Nieca Goldberg , M.D. , director of the Women 's Heart Program at New York University 's Langone Medical Center . -LRB- Goldberg was not involved in the new study . -RRB- . The lead author of the study , Johan Denollet , Ph.D. , a professor of medical psychology at Tilburg University , in the Netherlands , first proposed a Type D personality in the mid-1990s , after he and his colleagues observed that distressed heart-attack survivors had higher short-term mortality rates than people with more upbeat personalities . Type D personalities are `` characterized by negative emotions like anxiety , frustration , and anger , and at the same time score high on social inhibition , meaning that they are less likely to disclose emotions , '' Denollet says . Health.com : 10 things to say -LRB- and not say -RRB- to someone with depression . The Type D personality was modeled after the better-known Type A and B personalities , which grew out of heart research conducted in the U.S. in the 1950s . The aggressiveness , impatience , and hostility that characterizes the Type A personality has long been linked to an increased risk of heart disease . Experts do n't fully understand why the Type D personality appears to affect heart risk . Genes may be partly responsible , but the chronic stress associated with Type D traits is also a likely culprit . Consistently high levels of one stress hormone , cortisol , are a known risk factor for heart attack . `` Stress hormones and stress reactions are great in fight-or-flight -- like when a prehistoric man was being chased by a saber-toothed tiger -- but they are not so good when they flood your body 24/7 , '' says Karol Watson , M.D. , the co-director of preventive cardiology at UCLA 's David Geffen School of Medicine . Health.com : Job killing you ? 8 types of work-related stress . Type D personalities may also turn to smoking , alcohol , overeating , and other unhealthy behaviors as a way of coping with their emotions , Watson adds . And , as Denollet points out , `` Type D 's are less likely to exercise , and -LSB- are -RSB- also rather poor at adhering to medical treatment or advice by their doctors . '' In the study , which appears in the journal Circulation : Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes , Denollet and his colleagues re-analyzed data from 19 studies comprising more than 6,000 people . -LRB- Denollet led many of the studies himself . -RRB- . They found that heart patients with type D personalities were 3.7 times more likely than those with other personality types to experience future heart problems . In addition , the Type D patients were three times more likely to experience depression , anxiety , and other forms of emotional distress . The link between heart risk and Type D personality persisted even after the researchers took into account whether the study participants were depressed . This suggests that Type D personality presents a health risk independent of depression , a condition that itself increases the risk of heart disease . Health.com : Loneliness hurts the heart . Type D personality and depression are not the same thing , although there is some overlap between them . While depression tends to occur in episodes , the emotional distress associated with Type D personality is chronic and may never reach the level of clinical depression , according to the study . The findings shine a light on a high-risk population , Goldberg says , adding that doctors should ask patients about their social support systems in an effort to identify those who may have Type D traits . -LRB- For just that purpose , Denollet and his colleagues have developed a questionnaire that asks patients to rank how well 14 statements -- such as `` I take a gloomy view of things '' and `` I find it hard to start a conversation '' -- apply to them . -RRB- . Health.com : 7 types of therapy that can help depression . Type D personalities are n't doomed to heart problems , but they should be aware of their risk and take precautions , such as enrolling in cardiac rehabilitation if they 've had a heart attack , the researchers say . `` Type Ds need to take a more active approach toward their own health , '' Denollet says . `` They may benefit from counseling , so that they can learn how to deal with everyday stressful situations in a more adaptive way . There are some proactive tools and actions that these people can take to get rid of the negative emotions they keep inside . '' Enter to win a monthly Room Makeover Giveaway from MyHomeIdeas.com . Copyright Health Magazine 2010 .
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If you 're pessimistic and chronically worried you may be at higher risk of heart attack . A person with a Type D personality is four times more likely to have heart problems . As a way of coping , Type D personalities may turn to smoking , alcohol , and overeating . Type D personalities are n't doomed to heart problems , but should take precautions .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Juventus remain without a win after two Italian Serie A games after being held to a 3-3 home draw by Sampdoria . Two goals from Nicola Pozzi and another from Antonio Cassano helped the visitors to a point , with Claudio Marchisio , Simone Pepe and Fabio Quagliarella all on target for the home side . The result leaves Luigi del Neri 's side still without a win and struggling near the foot of the table following their opening 1-0 defeat by Bari two weeks ago . Unfancied Verona-based minnows Chievo are the unlikely early Serie A leaders and have a 100 per cent record after two games following their 3-1 win at Genoa . On Saturday , defending champions Inter Milan secured their first victory of the season with a 2-1 win over Udinese . However , last season 's runners-up Roma were thrashed 5-1 at Cagliari while big-spending Milan slumped to a 2-0 defeat by Cesena with strikers Robinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic both making their debuts for the Rossoneri . Meanwhile , in the only English Premier League match on Sunday , Liverpool were held to a dour 0-0 draw at Birmingham City .
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Juventus ' poor start to the new Italian Serie A season continues on Sunday . Juve still without a win after sharing a six-goal thriller against Sampdoria . Nicola Pozzi scores twice for Sampdoria who have four points from two games . Chievo have won both their opening two matches of the season after a 3-1 win at Genoa .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Novak Djokovic and his female counterparts Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic have transformed Serbia into one of the leading tennis nations in the world with their well-chronicled achievements in the past few seasons . Djokovic reached a career high ranking of number two in the world earlier this year , Jankovic went one better and briefly topped the women 's rankings in 2008 while Ivanovic claimed grand slam glory at the French Open in the same year . It is a remarkable record for a country of approximately 10 million people and with no great tradition in tennis , rather a passion for team sports such as football -LRB- Serbia qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals -RRB- and basketball . Djokovic aside , Serbia has also produced Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki , who are both ranked in the top 50 on the ATP tour , giving them a formidable Davis Cup team . With Djokovic leading the way and winning the conclusive rubber against John Isner , Serbia beat the might of the United States in the World Group first round earlier this month to reach the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time . They will now play neighboring Croatia for a place in the semifinals . In times past the two countries formed part of the old Yugoslavia , who reached the last four of the competition in 1988 , the following year , and 1991 . The Serbian women 's team reached the World Group playoffs of the Fed Cup in 2007 , but with Jankovic and Ivanovic in the ranks have the potential to challenge for top honors in years to come . Djokovic puts an unusual slant on the reasons for the success of the current crop of Serbian players , tracing it back to the crisis of 1999 when NATO planes bombed Belgrade before the regime of president Slobodan Milosevic was removed . Djokovic celebrated his 12th birthday during the bombings and like other youngsters was not allowed to go to school because of the dangerous situation . It left him and other leading players with no alternative but to practice tennis for four or five hours on end day after day . `` But still you know it -LRB- the war -RRB- gave me a lot of hours on the tennis court and I was very happy about it , '' he told CNN . `` But in those conditions , in those times , you have players like Jelena Jankovic , Ana Ivanovic , Tipsarevic , myself , all these guys went through that . `` I think it is a question that has been raised and asked to all of us , for last two , three years , how come you are coming from such a small country with so many problems and you still managed to become top players you know , '' he added . Djokovic says that the bonds that were forged in those trying times has given all those involved a double sense of purpose . `` As a small country we got united in those critical times and we supported each other and right now that the country is prospering and it has turned its intentions towards the West and I am happy with the situation as it is now , '' he added . Prior to the current clutch of star players , the most famous home-grown talent produced by Serbia was former world number one Monica Seles , who fostered her talent in the old Yugoslavia . Seles was born in Novi Sad and at the age of 11 won her category at the renowned Orange Bowl tournament in Florida where she was spotted by noted coach Nick Bollettieri . It prompted a move to the United States where she later became a naturalized citizen and multi grand slam champion .
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Djokovic reached a career high ranking of number two in the world in 2010 . Ana Ivanovic claimed grand slam glory at the French Open in 2008 . Serbia also has Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki ranked in the top 50 on the ATP tour .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- English giants Manchester United have splashed out a reported $ 10 million on an unknown 20-year-old striker whose only previous professional experience is playing in the third-flight of Portuguese football . Tiago Manuel Dias Correia , known as `` Bebe '' , has signed from Vitoria de Giumaraes and will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani in making a big impression at Old Trafford . Bebe has a compelling story , having been raised in a youth shelter in his home town of Cacem on the outskirts of Lisbon . He played his early football for CAIS , an organization responsible for Portugal 's National Homeless Team , and was soon spotted by his first professional club Estrela Amadora . Bebe 's displays for them attracted the attention of scouts from more prominent clubs and he was snapped up by Portuguese first division Vitoria de Giumaraes just five weeks ago . He has yet to play a game in the top flight of his national league , but his performances in warm-up matches were enough for United to step in , leaving Giumaraes with a quick profit . Reports say that Carlos Queiroz , Alex Ferguson 's former assistant , tipped off the Manchester United manager about Bebe 's talents after he scored four goals in seven friendly appearances and earned rave reviews . Gonçalo Sequeira dos Santos of CAIS and the manager of Portugal 's National Homeless World Cup Team told CNN that he had spoken to Bebe Thursday to congratulate him on his move . Bebe told him : `` I am very happy . Football can change lives , very much . '' Dos Santos added : `` Bebe is responsible , with one big heart and an all-round awesome boy . We are truly happy for this opportunity he has to make his dream come true and improving his life . '' He is the third signing of the summer for United , who lost their English Premier League crown to arch-rivals Chelsea last season . Defender Chris Smalling from Fulham and Mexico striker Javier Hernandez from Chivas de Guadalajara are the other signings . Bebe may struggle to gain a regular starting slot as he competes with the likes of Hernandez , Wayne Rooney , Dimitar Berbatov , Michael Owen and Federico Macheda . In other transfer news Thursday , Italian international midfielder Mauro Camoranesi 's transfer from Juventus to Premier League Birmingham City is in doubt because of the English tax regime , his agent claimed . `` Nothing has been concluded , '' Sergio Fortunato told Calciomercato.it , a website specializing in transfer dealings .
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Manchester United sign 20-year-old striker Bebe from Portugal club Vitoria Guimaraes . Bebe played his early football for an organization in Portugal which helped the homeless . He was reportedly recommended to United by their former assistant manager Carlos Quieroz .
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Bangkok , Thailand -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More than 10,000 anti-government demonstrators gathered in the heart of Bangkok 's shopping district Sunday to mark the fourth anniversary of a bloodless coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra . The peaceful demonstration lasted about four hours under scattered rain . One of the city 's main intersections was again flooded with `` Red Shirt '' demonstrators -- so named for the color of their clothing -- resembling the picture when the group occupied the area from March to May until a crackdown by the government 's security forces that left 91 people dead and more than 2,000 injured . The crowd chanted `` there are deaths here ! '' Several symbolic activities were performed by the demonstrators , including tying red robes and forming a giant spider web , lying on the street to represent the dead , and lighting red candles around the area . Balloons tied with letters were released into the sky . Red Shirt leader Sombat Boon-ngamanong , who organized the demonstration , told his supporters to leave the area around 5 p.m. -LRB- 6 a.m. ET -RRB- , although some people lingered . The demonstration ended peacefully . Similar activities were held in Chiang Mai , Nong Khai , and in the north and northeastern parts of the country , according to local media . Bangkok and six other provinces remain under emergency rule , which the government imposed in April . The decree allows authorities to detain suspects without formal charges up to three months . The Red Shirts support Thaksin , who was ousted in a bloodless military coup in 2006 while he was attending a U.N. assembly . His supporters protested for weeks , demanding that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva dissolve parliament and call new elections . Thaksin briefly returned to Thailand to fight a corruption charge , but fled again in 2008 . He left before Thailand 's Supreme Court convicted him of abusing his power and purchasing land owned by his wife .
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a bloodless coup . Anti-government demonstrators gathered Sunday to mark the anniversary of his ouster . The demonstrations conjured images of a monthslong protest earlier this year . 91 people were killed and 2,000 injured in a crackdown in May .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A man `` angered '' by Manchester United 's defeat to Barcelona in the final of the Champions League killed four people when he drove a minibus into a crowd celebrating the Spanish side 's victory , police in Nigeria have told CNN . Barcelona fans celebrate in the city 's Las Ramblas thoroughfare early Thursday morning . Ten people were also injured in the incident in the town of Ogbo , where the driver was subsequently arrested , a Port Harcourt Police spokesperson said . `` He was displaying his anger at his team losing the match . The driver had passed the crowd then made a U-turn and ran into them , '' spokesperson Rita Inomey-Abbey said . Both Manchester United and Barcelona have a large fan base across the African continent , with millions tuning in to watch European football on a weekly basis . Meanwhile , more than 100 people were arrested in Barcelona city center in the early hours of Thursday morning following the Catalan team 's 2-0 victory in Rome in the final of Europe 's top club competition . Police arrested 119 young people after violence flared at a special celebration party in Place de Catalunya near the Las Ramblas thoroughfare , while 238 people suffered minor injuries . City officials estimated the damage at up to 100,000 euros -LRB- $ 140,000 -RRB- as the youths attacked police with bottles and damaged shops , parks and public utilities such as lamp-posts . The trouble took some of the gloss off the achievement of Barcelona , who became the first team to win the Champions League , Spanish League and Spanish Cup titles in one season . Manager Josep Guardiola led the club to glory in his first season in charge , ending a period of three years without a trophy .
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Man drives minibus into a crowd celebrating Barcelona 's Champions League win . The Manchester United supporter was angry after his team 's defeat in final . Nigerian police confirm that 10 people were also injured in the attack . Man was arrested after incident that took place in the town of Ogbo .
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-LRB- CNET -RRB- -- Symbian and Android will dominate the mobile operating system market by 2014 , research firm Gartner said Friday . Gartner expects that Symbian and Android together will account for 59.8 percent of the total worldwide mobile OS market by 2014 , split almost equally -- Symbian with 30.2 percent , and Android with 29.6 percent . Android is already closing the gap with the market leader . By the end of 2010 , Gartner says , Google 's Android will sneak into second place behind Nokia-backed Symbian with 17.7 percent market share , compared to Symbian 's 40.1 percent . At the end of 2009 , Android OS had just 3.9 percent market share , the research firm reported . Gartner 's predictions do n't bode well for RIM 's BlackBerry OS and Apple 's iOS . Those platforms , which ended 2009 with 19.9 percent and 14.4 percent of the market , respectively , are expected to take the third and fourth spots this year . In fact , Gartner believes RIM will end the year with 17.5 percent market share , while Apple will capture 15.4 percent of the space . Windows Phone will trail far behind with just 4.7 of the market . But by 2014 , when Symbian and Android will be soaring , Gartner expects BlackBerry OS to have just 11.7 percent of the mobile market and iOS to own 14.9 percent . Gartner thinks Symbian will still lead the mobile market in 2014 due to `` Nokia 's volume and the push into more mass-market price points . '' Android 's success can be attributed to `` communication service providers ' marketing and vendor support , '' Gartner said . The research firm 's findings echo what fellow market researcher IDC announced earlier this week . IDC likewise said that Android OS will take the second spot behind Symbian in 2014 , but it pegged Android 's worldwide market share at 24.6 percent , compared to Symbian 's 32.9 percent . It also believes that Apple 's iOS platform will be lower than Gartner 's predictions , capturing 10.9 percent of the worldwide market in 2014 . RIM 's BlackBerry will have 17.3 percent of the mobile market in 2014 , IDC predicted . Of course , four years is a long time . And things can change . Nowhere is that more evident at the moment than at Nokia . Late Thursday night , the company announced that it is appointing Stephen Elop , president of Microsoft 's Business Division , as its new CEO . Nokia said that Elop will help lead its `` substantial transformation '' from a hardware company to a software company . © 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. . All rights reserved . CNET , CNET.com and the CNET logo are registered trademarks of CBS Interactive Inc. . Used by permission .
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Symbian and Android will dominate mobile operating system market by 2014 , research firm says . Gartner expects two together will account for 59.8 percent of the total mobile OS market . Its predictions do n't bode well for RIM 's BlackBerry OS and Apple 's iOS .
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Tehran , Iran -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One of Iran 's biggest soccer stars has been kicked off his team for refusing to fast during the holy month of Ramadan , the team 's website reported . According to Steel Azin Football Club 's website , star player Ali Karimi was fired from the club after dismissing several warnings by a club official . `` Respecting God 's laws and honoring the sacred laws of Islam are of the utmost importance to Steel Azin and unfortunately these matters have not been adhered to by the named player , '' the report said . The club also accused Karimi , 31 , of insulting Iranian Football Federation officials . According to Iran 's semi-official ISNA news agency , Karimi denied any wrongdoing of that he had insulted Iran 's Football Federation . `` I am a Muslim and I do respect Islam , '' Karimi said , according to ISNA . Karimi -- dubbed the ` Maradona of Asia ' and the ` Wizard of Tehran ' -- is one of the most recognizable faces in Iranian sports . After a four-year stint with UAE-based side Al-Ahli Karimi moved to Bundesliga side Bayern Munich where he played in the title-winning side led by Felix Magath . Karimi grew into a pivotal attacker for Iran 's national team , becoming the second most capped player in the sides ' history and scoring 36 goals in 112 appearances . National law in Iran states that all Muslims are required to observe fasting during the holy month of Ramadan which started on Thursday .
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Team says player refused to honor Ramadan fast . Top player Ali Karimi fired from team though attacking midfielder denies accusation . Karimi is second most capped player in the history of the Iranian national side .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manchester United got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start with a 3-0 victory over newly-promoted Newcastle United at Old Trafford . Dimitar Berbatov , Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs all got on the scoresheet as Newcastle were reminded of the tough task they face to prevent making an instant return to the Championship . Alex Ferguson 's side rarely looked threatened as they began their quest to regain the title from Chelsea with a confident showing . But it was Newcastle who had the first clear chance of the game as Andy Carroll met Joey Barton 's corner only to head wide from just six yards out . Soon after , Manchester United began to dominate the game as the visitors sank deeper and deeper into their own half . They broke the deadlock on the half hour mark as Argentina midfielder Jonas Gutierrez lost possession and Paul Scholes fed Dimitar Berbatov to power a low shot past Newcastle keeper Steve Harper . Just eight minutes later the home side doubled their advantage due to some sloppy defending from Newcastle . Patrice Evra 's cross from the left was n't dealt with before it ricocheted into the path of Darren Fletcher and the Scotland international had the simple task of turning the ball home from six yards out . Berbatov should have grabbed his second after the break when a neat flick from Rooney put him clear but though his shot beat Harper it rolled the wrong side of the post . Wayne Rooney was taken off after an hour so new Mexican signing Javier Hernandez could get his first taste of Premier League action , as 35-year-old Scholes began to pull the strings . Portugal winger Nani was next to go close as he fired a left foot shot narrowly wide of the far post before Patrice Evra drilled a low cross across the face of goal . Berbatov 's neat footwork allowed him a shot on goal inside the area as the game entered the final ten minutes but Harper saved well with his feet . Ryan Giggs replaced Nani and he grabbed the third on 85 minutes with an angled volley into the far corner from a pinpoint Scholes cross . After the match Ferguson purred over Scholes ' performance . He told Sky Sports : `` He showed that even at his age you do n't lose what you 've got . `` His range of passing and vision was marvellous and he 's still got the passion to play . He and Ryan Giggs are blessed with something special . `` Three points is always important in your first game and I thought we controlled most of it . It was a steady performance . ''
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Manchester United beat Newcastle United 3-0 in the Premier League . Dimitar Berbatov , Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs grab the goals . Andy Carroll misses a glorious early chance for newly-promoted Newcastle .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Giorgia Boscolo spent hundreds of hours on the canals in Venice , Italy , learning the intricate waterways and how to handle and steer a distinctive banana-shaped boat , according to Italy 's ANSA news agency . Her effort paid off . This week , Boscolo passed her final exam and is likely to become Venice 's first female gondolier , the ANSA agency said , after she applies for her full license . Boscolo , 24 , said she inherited her love for navigating the canals from her gondolier father , reported ANSA . The ancient profession used to be passed from father to son , making the group of Venetian gondoliers distinctly male . But now there are courses . `` I 'm so happy for Giorgia and in a little way share her joy because it was under my presidency that the first woman was admitted to the gondolier 's course , '' Aldo Rosso , former head of the city 's gondola group , told ANSA . The agency added two other women enrolled in the course , but did not pass the exam . Male gondoliers have often questioned whether women would be strong enough to control the large boats , but Boscolo dismissed her critics . `` Childbirth is much more difficult , '' ANSA reported she said .
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Giorgia Boscolo passed her final exam this week . She can ask next for her full license . Boscolo follows in the footsteps of her gondolier father .
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CNN -- Ajax midfielder Evander Sno has suffered a heart attack whilst playing in a reserve match against Vitesse Arnhem on Monday . A statement on the club 's website said the 23-year-old Dutch midfielder had to be resuscitated before later being transferred to hospital , where he is expected to stay for two weeks . The incident occurred after 60 minutes with Sno , who came on as a half-time substitute , having to be resuscitated three times . As a result of the former Celtic player 's trauma the match was abandoned and he was treated on the pitch for more than ten minutes before regaining consciousness . Sno has played in for Bristol City in England , following earlier spells with NAC Breda and Feyenoord . Spain international Antonio Puerta died in 2007 after suffering a heart attack in his club side Sevilla 's 4-1 win against Getafe . In 2004 , Cameroon international Marc-Vivien Foe died after collapsing during an international match in France .
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Ajax 's Evander Sno suffers a heart attack during a reserve match on Monday . Sno has to be resuscitated three times following the incident . He is now expected to stay in hospital for three weeks .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An oil pipeline that on September 9 began leaking crude oil just southwest of Chicago , Illinois , was back up and running Friday morning , owner Enbridge Energy Partners LP announced . The line , 6A , runs from Superior , Wisconsin , to Griffith , Indiana , and transports 670,000 barrels per day , according to Enbridge . The company this summer has had to close three pipelines to investigate and/or make repairs . The first and largest was a rupture in line 6B that dumped more than 800,000 gallons into Michigan 's Kalamazoo River . The company also shut down a pipeline this Monday after oil was detected near a construction site , but the company noted this incident did not appear to be a leak as the investigation stemmed from the discovery of less than a gallon of oil . Spills spark spikes in gasoline prices . Large or small , pipeline incidents have been grabbing headlines , not to mention the eyes of politicians . And since there 's about 200,000 miles of liquid pipeline and 300,000 of gas lines , it 's an issue than can affect just about every part of the country . The recent liquid pipeline failures in combination with the deadly gas pipeline explosion and fire that killed four people in San Bruno , California , helped lead to a Wednesday hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , where politicians voiced concerns over the industry 's regulatory standards . More questions surround California gas line . `` This is a very timely hearing , as we are unfortunately experiencing a high level of pipeline accidents that have caused significant death and destruction , '' said Rep. Corrine Brown , D-Florida , chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads , Pipelines , and Hazardous Materials . `` Our subcommittee ... has found significant problems with reporting and inspections , '' she said . Enbridge has taken significant heat over the notion that it waited too long to report the incident . `` The spill likely occurred sometime the day before Enbridge reported it to the National Response Center , '' said Rep. Jim Oberstar , D-Minnesota , chair of the committee . He noted that in a hearing prior to the spill in Michigan , Enbridge 's vice president of U.S. operations touted his company 's ability to detect problems in the pipes . Oberstar cited Adam 's quote from the previous hearing : `` Our response time from our control center can be almost instantaneous , and our large leaks are typically detected by our control center personnel . '' The pipe ruptured 10 days after he made that statement . `` Enbridge knew about hundreds of defects in the line , '' Oberstar added , `` and we know that PHMSA -LSB- the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration -RSB- was made aware of them and failed to do anything to address Enbridge 's inaction . That is not a culture of safety . '' Denise Green , who testified at the hearing , wept as she described how she and her two daughters had been exposed to benzene , a volatile carcinogen , after the spill . `` My 12-year-old asks me frequently , ` Am I going to get cancer ? ' '' said Green during her testimony . `` The only way I can answer that is ' I do n't know . The only thing we can do is pray that everything will be OK . ' '' Residents near spill urged to evacuate . In his prepared testimony , Enbridge President and CEO Patrick Daniel said he was `` deeply concerned '' by the Michigan incident and that `` for Enbridge , no spill is acceptable . '' The Detroit Free Press reported this week that the pipe that broke in Michigan had been marked for defects three times in the past five years but that , since those defects were declared to be minor , no repairs were required under current federal regulations . So , would more stringent rules make things any better ? Perhaps , said leading industry analyst Richard Kuprewicz , but he said care should be taken not to enact rules simply as a means of punishment . `` We just want to be sure that those improvements are effective . We do n't just want regulation for the sake of regulation , '' he said . Overall Kuprewicz said he feels gas pipelines need the most overhaul , for a combination of reasons . Part of it , he said , is because gas can do so much damage when it ignites . `` The gas guys have got to really come to the table and start saying , ` We 've got an issue here . We 've got to have more rational regulation . ' '' Nonetheless , the majority of the hearing this week centered on liquid pipelines , which , Kuprewicz said , can certainly use `` incremental '' changes . He said he would see it as `` overkill '' to force companies to repair every problem . `` You ca n't eliminate all anomalies in a pipeline , '' he added . `` All pipelines corrode . The question is , does the operator have that corrosion under control so the pipeline does n't go to failure ? '' Kuprewicz also added that while it may seem like the companies should be able to more quickly identify an issue , it 's not always so cut and dry . `` I 've been in the control room operating this stuff . It 's hard to find major releases , even ruptures , by pressure loss . There 's so much information coming into these control rooms , so it is n't as easy as the public thinks it is . '' He then added that he is by no means defending Enbridge over its response time in the Michigan spill . He concluded by saying the industry has taken a `` quantum leap '' forward over the years but `` it needs to continually progress because obviously we 're getting these ruptures and it 's not good . '' `` Something is not right here . '' The Subcommittee on Railroads , Pipelines , and Hazardous Materials is scheduled to hold a hearing on the Department of Transportation 's inspection and enforcement of gas and hazardous liquid pipelines . -- CNN 's Thom Patterson and CNNMoney 's Aaron Smith contributed to this report .
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Leaking Enbridge oil pipeline near Chicago back up and running , company says . Congress holds hearings after recent incidents -- including 800k-gallon Michigan oil spill . Hearing witness : `` My 12-year-old asks me frequently , ` am I going to get cancer ? ' '' Enbridge president `` deeply concerned '' by the Michigan incident .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pick up a television remote control in your Las Vegas , Nevada , hotel room today and you are guaranteed to find a program to teach you how to play craps , blackjack and roulette as well as be inundated with 30-second messages about who to vote for in the Nov. 2 election . Wait , who to vote for ? That 's correct . The television airwaves in Las Vegas are so saturated with political TV commercials that in the past week alone , these ads took up 180,600 seconds or 3,010 minutes , according to a new analysis of TV ads for CNN by Campaign Media Analysis Group . To boil it down into a more recognizable number , more than 50 hours was dedicated to TV commercials on Las Vegas stations in the last seven days , said Evan Tracey , CMAG 's president and CNN 's consultant on TV advertising . An astonishing figure , yes , but when you pause it suddenly makes sense . After all , the battle for control of Congress is being waged in this Western state where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is fighting for his political life and Republicans have a very good shot of defeating a Democratic incumbent in its march to try and retake the House majority . Add in the race for governor and other state offices and the airwaves quickly become cluttered with political TV commercials . And Tracey noted that seven in 10 commercials currently running on Las Vegas airwaves are negative . What is happening in Las Vegas is playing out in cities across the country such as Portland , Oregon ; Orlando and Tampa , Florida ; Denver , Colorado ; Cleveland , Ohio ; and Sacramento and Los Angeles , California . These are all media markets where more than 5,000 political ads ran on TV stations in the past week . `` This is crunch time for politicians as they start to try and reach the all important independent and late deciding voters who will determine the outcomes of close races , '' Tracey said . `` Even though most voters are locked in for one candidate there are still a significant percentage of people just tuning in and deciding who to vote for . '' But does this saturation help ? Wo n't voters turn off and tune out ? Maybe so , but you still have to have skin in the game . `` Even though there is tremendous waste in this on return for investment , it is right now influencing the undecided voters who will decide these close elections , '' Tracey contended . `` Politics is still the only business that spends the most amount of money and has the least amount of people to influence . '' A snapshot of all television advertising in the past week shows that $ 40 million was spent on Senate races , while more than $ 46.6 million was dedicated to House races . In the Senate , Republicans spent about $ 4 million more than Democrats , thanks to ads run by outside interest groups . Meanwhile , the GOP spent more than $ 2 million more than Democrats in the battle for the House , also due to spending by outside groups . Now , to really give you an even bigger mind-boggling figure : $ 182 million was spent on television ads for federal , local and state races combined in the past week . This was a 17 percent increase from the prior week . And if that does n't surprise you , check this out : Tracey predicts that by year 's end -- the final spending figure for all political and issue TV advertising in the 2010 midterm elections will exceed $ 3 billion . Just in time for the start of the 2012 presidential race . Remember , the first commercial of the 2008 presidential contest was aired in December 2006 by then-Rep . Duncan Hunter , R-California .
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Fifty hours dedicated to political TV commercials on Las Vegas stations in last seven days . Nationwide $ 40 million in ads spent on Senate races , $ 46.6 million spent on House races . Analyst predicts all political and issue TV advertising in 2010 will exceed $ 3 billion .
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Atlanta , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A restaurant vestibule normally is a place for patrons to exchange greetings and hold the door for each other . What occurred at an Atlanta restaurant last year turned into much more than that , with allegations of punches , kicks , racial invective and spitting . Testimony providing two different views of the confrontation ended Friday in Clayton County Superior Court , with a man accused of punching and kicking a female patron at a Cracker Barrel restaurant agreeing to a plea deal . He received six months in jail . `` Justice was served , '' District Attorney Tracy Graham Lawson told CNN on Saturday , acknowledging that her case became unraveled when jurors learned the accuser faces charges of her own . Troy Dale West Jr. , who is white , was accused of screaming racial slurs while beating Tasha Hill , an African-American female Army reservist , at the Morrow restaurant in September 2009 . The Poulan , Georgia , resident faced 44 years if convicted of all charges . Felony charges of aggravated assault and false imprisonment were dropped and he pleaded guilty to four misdemeanors : battery , two counts of disorderly conduct and cruelty to children in the third degree , Lawson said . He has no prior criminal convictions . The state asked for 48 months in jail . West 's attorney , Tony Axam , asked for time served . The judge gave him 36 months and suspended all but six . West , who has served 40 days already , was sent to jail . Axam was not immediately available for comment Saturday . West , then 47 , was arrested on misdemeanor charges after the incident , but Lawson took the case to a grand jury asking for more serious charges . Hill was with her 7-year-old daughter when the incident occurred at the entrance to the restaurant . Hill , then 35 , testified the attack occurred after she warned West to be careful , after she said he almost hit her daughter with the restaurant door as she was leaving . West claimed he was trying to let the girl enter the restaurant . West told police after the arrest that he hit Hill `` after she spit on me and accused me of trying to hit her daughter with a door . '' `` She said , ` I 'm a U.S. military soldier . I 'll kill you , '' West testified Friday . `` As I start to turn away , she spits in my face , '' CNN affiliate WXIA reported Friday . The defendant said he used an open hand rather than a fist . Hill said she did nothing to provoke the alleged attack , adding that West yelled racial epithets at her during the beating . `` I do n't feel I 've done anything wrong , '' West said to Judge Geronda V. Carter on Friday about his plea . `` But it 's in my best interest . '' Hill was angry that West did not get more time . `` I did n't ask you to hit me . You beat me down and you need to pay for it , '' she said . `` You said you did n't do anything wrong . You can at least apologize if you did . '' Lawson said facts she learned since the indictment and during the trial affected the case . A Cracker Barrel employee who claimed to have witnessed the confrontation was in the back of the restaurant and could n't have seen it , she said . And two `` very credible '' witnesses were adamant about seeing Hill spit on West , she said . Hill has previous cases involving violent and verbal altercations and is currently charged with disorderly conduct from an incident this summer , Lawson said . Hill is accused of threatening to shoot two boys , claiming they burglarized her home , Lawson told CNN . Lawson said she heard a 911 call about the incident just before the trial began . Hill 's attorney declined to comment Saturday . Lawson and an assistant prosecutor said they spoke with jurors after the plea deal . They confirmed they would likely not have convicted West of felonies . `` They felt the resolution was fair , '' the prosecutor said . The district attorney declined to answer whether she would have handled the case differently once she learned about the spitting testimony and cases against Hill . She said she knew of only one previous incident before the trial . During the trial , assistant district attorney Jason Green asked West if it is acceptable to strike a woman . West replied , `` it depends . '' Lawson believes West needed to be punished for hitting Hill and using racial epithets . `` I wanted him convicted of something , '' she said .
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The incident occurred at a Cracker Barrel in suburban Atlanta . A woman claims Troy Dale West Jr. used racial epithets against her and struck her . West and other eyewitnesses claim the woman spit on him .
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NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- With strong sales and equally powerful praise , the July issue of Italian Vogue can be judged a resounding success . Chanel Iman is one of several models of color featured in the `` Black Issue '' of Italian Vogue . Dubbed the `` Black Issue , '' the magazine celebrates models of color from the past and present , including Donyale Luna , Liya Kebede , Naomi Campbell , Iman and Chanel Iman . Within 72 hours , the magazine sold out in the United States and Great Britain . Blog posts and e-mails about the beauty and historical significance of the issue began to flow -- and industry insiders were equally pleased . Praising renowned photographer Steven Meisel , who shot most of the issue 's fashion pictures , The New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn gushed , `` I think they are some of the best he 's done . ... They are crazily , softly beautiful , plainly the work of someone who knows women and fashion . '' See what all the fuss is about '' Another 40,000 copies of the `` Black Issue '' were recently reprinted to meet the still strong demand . But will the all the hoopla translate into tangible change for black models in the fashion industry ? Will more color be seen on the runway and in magazines ? Many observers have their fingers crossed . `` All the agents were happy about the issue because it gives us hope that other people will catch on and decide that it 's OK to use more black girls , '' said Carlos Ojeda , an agent at New York Models . `` It 's OK to have more than just one , and she does n't have to always be Naomi . '' `` Italian Vogue is very influential around the world on an artistic level , '' said Constance White , style director at eBay . `` That is the book that all the art directors , the photographers , any fashion editor looking for inspiration turns to ... and always has . It has always been the trendsetter , so hopefully people will look at it and say using black models is both relevant and right and will start doing it too . '' Bethann Hardison , a legendary model agent-manager , said she has noticed a shift in the industry since she began holding town hall meetings last September to address the lack of diversity in fashion . The packed-to-the-rafters events quickly became the talk of the industry , and Hardison is widely credited with sparking the current movement . `` I started seeing more black models on the runway back in February , '' she said , pointing to the shows of designers like Diane Von Furstenberg and Michael Kors as examples . `` I have already seen change , and I know that I will continue to see change . '' Not all are nearly as optimistic , and fear the diversity issue will become as passe as the skinny-model debate of a few years ago . `` I hate to sound cynical , but by January , I feel like it will be back to business as usual , '' Ojeda said . `` I want to be hopeful and positive , but a part of me does not want to get my hopes up . '' `` Let 's see if Italian Vogue is going to be able to live up to the standards that they 've now set , '' added one prominent New York-based stylist . `` You ca n't have an issue with all black girls , pat yourself on the back and say ` that 's it for the year . ' '' Hardison is working hard to make sure that does n't happen . She 's already scheduled another town hall meeting for September , and she 's also planning a mixer to introduce fledgling models of color to industry players . `` We just have to keep the bar high , '' Hardison said , `` and keep showing beautiful women and pictures . '' Lola Ogunnaike is the entertainment correspondent for CNN 's American Morning .
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Italian Vogue recently ran `` Black Issue '' highlighting women of color . Issue was huge success -- sold well , earned great reviews . Observers wonder if impact will last .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Wisconsin man was recovering Friday after being bit by a 7-year-old Siberian tiger , the local sheriff 's office said . The tiger , `` Khan , '' grabbed the arm of 38-year-old volunteer John Meeker and pulled the arm into his cage at the Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue and Educational Center in Rock Springs , said Chief Deputy Chip Meister with the Sauk County Sheriff 's Office . Meeker had been watering the tiger when he was attacked , Meister said . He added that other volunteers were able to get him away from the animal and began first aid . The man was flown from the scene by an air ambulance service based at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison , Wisconsin . The south-central Wisconsin incident is under investigation , said Meister .
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Volunteer John Meeker has been flown from the scene for treatment . Meeker had been watering the tiger when he was attacked . Other volunteers were able to get Meeker away from the tiger . Incident at Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue and Educational Center is under investigation .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A girl taken to a clinic for a skin rash had to be treated with a drug cocktail to prevent HIV and hepatitis after she was accidentally pricked by contaminated needles on the floor , according to the attorney for the family . Hailey Rodriguez , who turned 3 on Monday , is sick from the side effects of the drug cocktail she was given by Montefiore Medical Center after the ordeal , Susan Karten , Maklad 's attorney told CNN . Nadia Maklad took her daughter to the Montefiore Medical Pavilion in the Bronx on October 7 because Hailey had a minor skin rash . Maklad was talking to the doctor in the examination room when she heard her daughter screaming and crying . `` I asked her what happened . She lifted up her dress , her stomach was bleeding and her hand was bleeding . She pointed to a bin : it was a red bio hazard bin on the floor , '' Maklad told CNN . `` The top was n't securely on , the opening where you put the needles was broken , the bin was full of uncapped dirty needles . '' Steve Osborne , a spokesman for Montefiore , told CNN , `` We 've been consulting with the family regarding the incident , and working with them to see that appropriate care is provided . '' `` How this could happen at an institution like Montefiore is beyond me , '' Susan Karten , Maklad 's attorney told CNN . Rodriguez is at risk for HIV infecton and hepatitis ; she is taking the drug cocktail as preventative treatment as it takes six months to find out if she is infected with HIV , Karten explained to CNN .
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New York girl had to be treated with a drug cocktail to prevent HIV and hepatitis . She was accidentally pricked by contaminated needles left on the floor . Her mother said top was n't securely on bio hazard bin full of uncapped dirty needles . She 'll take drug cocktail for six months before determining whether she 's infected .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Militants in Pakistan 's tribal region attacked a truck carrying supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan -- killing the driver and his assistant , officials said Friday . Gunmen opened fire and threw petrol bombs , setting the truck and its container on fire , said Muhammad Arshad Khan , a senior government official in Khyber Agency . They then fatally shot the occupants of the truck , Khan said . The torched truck was part of two-truck convoy headed toward the Torkham border crossing . The second truck was not damaged in the incident . Pakistan had closed off the crossing after U.S. helicopter strikes across the border killed two Pakistani soldiers . But it was reopened Sunday . It is the main land route for NATO supplies crossing from Pakistan to Afghanistan . Convoys have repeatedly come under militant fire in recent days . Since October 1 , at least six people have been killed in attacks on supply vehicles -- in addition to the latest casualties . The convoys are generally operated by contracted Pakistani firms , using Pakistani trucks and drivers . The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for some of the attack , saying they were in retaliation for drone strikes . The group said it has set up a special squad to hit U.S. interests in Pakistan , especially NATO supply efforts . The latest suspected drone strike came Friday when four alleged militants were killed in North Waziristan , two Pakistani intelligence officials said . Two missiles hit a vehicle in the area of Machi Khel in the district -- one of seven in Pakistan 's volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan . The intelligence officials asked not to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the media .
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NEW : Drone strike kills 4 in tribal region . Gunmen set the truck on fire , then shoot the occupants . Convoys have come under repeated attack in recent days . The Pakistani Taliban says it has set up a special unit to attack U.S. interests .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Five years ago this month , Katrina hit New Orleans . What it created is a tale of two cities , the haves vs. the have-nots . Enormous progress in the city 's Business District overshadows the lingering blight in the 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish , where folks are still struggling to rebuild and many lots remain empty . Unfortunately , Katrina attacked the two poorest states in America , Mississippi and Louisiana . It destroyed or disrupted the economic engines of both states : their tourism , shipbuilding , fisheries , port operations industries and petroleum production in the Gulf . Katrina left about 1,836 people dead , destroyed about 275,000 homes in Mississippi , Alabama and Louisiana , and cost the federal government about $ 114 billion . But there is good news . Post-Katrina tax incentives have had a dramatic impact . The region has more hotels and restaurants than it had before the hurricane , and its major infrastructure -- sewer , water , public service buildings , police and fire departments , National Guard -- has new or rebuilt buildings . Federal money has transformed the schools in New Orleans , reorganizing them into charter schools , which are a far cry from pre-Katrina 's dysfunctional schools operating in dilapidated buildings . Public health in New Orleans before Katrina meant treatment in run-down , understaffed public hospitals . Chief of those was Charity Hospital , known as `` Big Charity , '' the state-run teaching hospital for Louisiana State University Medical School . But it is no more . The Veterans Hospital , next to Big Charity , was also destroyed during Katrina . Afterward , much discussion revolved around whether to repair or replace Big Charity . The Federal Emergency Management Agency insisted on providing only repair money versus money to replace Charity with a hospital that could share a campus with a new Veterans Hospital . It took four years to get a FEMA decision on helping to pay for replacing Charity , yet during this period of indecision , the city and state public health systems built community-based clinics . This is a 21st-century medical system far superior to pre-Katrina hospital-based public health . New Orleans ' levee and water control systems have been steadily improved by upgrading pumps with backup generators . Gates have been installed at critical canals to help block water from entering the city during storm surges . About 325 miles of levees are around the city and surrounding parish , and work on the levees continues . But seemingly intractable problems that affect the poorest residents still beset the city . Two years ago , during Hurricane Gustav , water was splashing over the levee protecting the 9th Ward , the neighborhood most devastated by Katrina . Gustav reminded us the city remains vulnerable to levee failure -- any levee is no match for nature . The enduring erosion of the coastline , caused by bad water management all the way from the upper Mississippi River and the coastal canals , erodes the marshes and leaves coastal Louisiana exposed to the full brunt of future hurricanes . Public safety and housing remain the most difficult issues . Crime is a major problem in the Big Easy , and the police department is under enormous strain . Several groups of New Orleans Police Department employees are under federal investigation , accused of abuse of power -- including murder charges . Today , in these tough economic times , police officers are being asked to accept a 10 percent pay cut . Most officers can not take their police cars home without paying for that privilege . Public safety has a long way to go . Also , more bad than good has been said of Louisiana 's `` Road Home '' program , designed to help displaced residents get back into their houses . The shining star of home rebuilding , instead , is the enormous amount of volunteers who work tirelessly to help poor folks get back into their homes . Many middle-class neighborhoods still include blighted houses . The only option for the owners , who do n't have the cash to rebuild , is to tear them down . The 9th and 7th Wards and St. Bernard Parish have the worst problems . Many people remain frustrated with the `` Road Home '' program . Although some got enough money to rebuild , most complain that the amount of provided by insurance and FEMA falls far short of actual repair costs . FEMA used pre-Katrina values to determine repair costs , but the costs of building materials and labor were a lot higher after the hurricane . New Orleans also had one of the highest number of renters in the country , at about 37 percent of residents . Initially , FEMA did not provide funding to rebuild rented housing . The slow economy that followed Katrina put limits on the amount of cash for building affordable housing . Most of the city 's public housing projects were demolished . The city and private companies are building mixed-use public housing , but most of the poor people I speak with are suspicious of the effort . The Business District is in better shape than ever , but the legacy of Katrina 's destruction lives on in the poorer neighborhoods of the 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Russel L. Honoré .
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Russel Honoré : Post-Katrina New Orleans is a tale of two cities , haves vs. have nots . Progress in the Business District but lingering blight in poorer neighborhoods , he says . Honoré points to new hotels , restaurants , public service buildings , charter schools . But crime remains high , many homes still a wreck , little public housing for poor , he says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- British TV host Piers Morgan said taking over for retiring Larry King is like replacing Frank Sinatra 's Las Vegas show . `` How can you follow a legend like that ? '' Morgan said after news that he will take over Larry King 's prime-time hour starting January . `` And then you think what a challenge , what an honor to be able to fill the shoes of someone like Larry King -- for me as a TV interviewer , which is primarily what I do back in England . I have watched him over the last 25 years interviewing the most interesting people in the world and to be ... without a doubt the most famous TV interviewer in TV history . '' Morgan will replace King 's longtime show with `` a candid , in-depth newsmaker interview program , '' CNN announced Wednesday . Morgan , best known to American viewers as a judge on NBC 's `` America 's Got Talent , '' has most recently hosted `` Piers Morgan 's Life Stories '' on television in the United Kingdom . `` Piers has made his name posing tough questions to public figures , holding them accountable for their words and deeds , '' said CNN-US President Jon Klein . `` He is able to look at all aspects of the news with style and humor with an occasional good laugh in the process . '' Morgan 's show , which was not named in the CNN news release , will air live on CNN-US at 9 p.m. ET and will air worldwide on CNN-International in more than 200 countries , the network said . Morgan will be based in New York , but also will work from Los Angeles and London , CNN said . Morgan named Lindsay Lohan , Mel Gibson , Hillary Clinton , Sarah Palin as some people he 'd like to interview . But whom would he want for his first interview ? '' `` Larry King would be it , '' Morgan said . `` He knows everybody . I find him fascinating . He has an amazing recall for people and events . I love his enthusiasm . '' King announced this summer that he was stepping aside from CNN 's `` Larry King Live , '' a show he began hosting in 1985 . Morgan , 45 , began his journalism career as a newspaper reporter in the United Kingdom for The Wimbledon News . In 1994 , when he was 28 , Morgan became the youngest editor ever at Rupert Murdoch 's News of the World . He moved to the Daily Mirror as editor-in-chief in 1995 , a post he held for nine years . He left the Mirror under a cloud of controversy in 2004 , after the publication of photos purported to be of abused Iraqi prisoners . The newspaper later acknowledged the images were faked , saying it was the victim of a hoax . Morgan went on to become a television personality , hosting interview programs on the BBC and ITV . Simon Cowell hired Morgan as a judge on the top-rated `` Britain 's Got Talent . '' His print journalism career continued beyond the Mirror , including a monthly interview column for GQ magazine . Morgan also writes two regular columns for the Mail on Sunday newspaper , which he will continue . In addition , he will provide regular columns to CNN.com , the network said .
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NEW : Morgan says he 'd like to have Larry King as his first interview . Morgan `` made his name posing tough questions to public figures , '' CNN-US chief says . He has been a judge on `` America 's Got Talent '' and `` Britain 's Got Talent ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Germany 's Martin Kaymer beat Bubba Watson after a three-hole playoff to win the 92nd PGA Championship at Whistling Straits and claim his first major title . Dustin Johnson should have joined Kaymer and fellow American Watson in the playoff but was controversially penalized two-shots for an infringement on the final hole in regulation play . Johnson initially finished on 11-under 277 but was ruled to have grounded his club in a bunker before playing his second shot to the 18th green and his five became a triple bogey seven , putting him back to nine-under . Watson initially made the running in the playoff as he made a birdie at the first extra hole , but Kaymer hit back with a birdie of his own on the next . The 18th proved the decider and Watson found the water with his approach to the green and could only make a double bogey . Kaymer was also in trouble , but made a two-foot bogey putt to clinch victory after a dramatic final day in Wisconsin . `` I hope it is one of many majors I win in my career . It 's spectacular , '' the 25-year-old told gathered reporters . Long recognized as a star of the future , Kaymer becomes the second German after Bernhard Langer to win a golfing major . He is also the third first-time major winner this season after U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland and British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa . Phil Mickelson , who won the first of the season at the U.S. Masters made a last day charge , but his five-under 67 left him in a tie for 12th . It means Tiger Woods remains as world number one , but he finished well off the pace after a fine round one-over 73 , still searching for the first win of his truncated season . Northern Ireland 's Rory McIlroy and another American Zach Johnson shared third , both having their chances to claim victory , but missing the playoff by one shot . Overnight leader Nick Watney lost his three shot lead on the first hole and carded a sorry nine-under 81 to slip into a tie for 17th . But it was hard not to feel sorry for Johnson , who had blown a three-shot final round lead at the U.S. Open in search of his first major title . A superb birdie two on the short 17th had left him needing a par four on the final hole to emerge on top after a fluctuating final day . But his tee shot found a sandy lie in an area trampled by spectators , one of many such areas at Whistling Straits . Johnson did not believe it constituted a regular bunker and illegally placed his club face on the ground before making his shot . After he finished his round with a bogey five , officials examined television footage of the incident and handed down the penalty . `` It never crossed my mind I was in a sandtrap , '' said Johnson . `` That was one situation where I should have looked at the rule sheet a little harder . '' Whistling Straits , which has the look of a seaside links course , has nearly 1,000 sanded areas and under local rules all of them are designated as bunkers . Johnson finished in a tie for fifth with compatriot Jason Dufner and Australian Steve Elkington . China 's Liang Wen-chong , who set the course record with a 64 on Saturday , shot a final round one-over 73 and finished in a tie for eighth .
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Germany 's Martin Kaymer claims 92nd PGA Championship at Whistling Straits . Kaymer beats American Bubba Watson in three-hole playoff in final major of season . Dustin Johnson penalized two shots on final hole to miss out on playoff . Phil Mickelson finishes tied 12th so Tiger Woods still world number one .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A computer hacker responsible for creating and operating a massive scam that infected as many as 12 million computers worldwide has been identified and arrested , authorities said Wednesday . The FBI said in a news statement a 23-year-old Slovene known as `` Iserdo '' was arrested last week for his role in a cyber scam that stole passwords from websites and financial institutions . Authorities believe the Slovenian citizen is responsible for creating and selling the Mariposa botnet . Botnets are a network of computers infected with a malicious kind of robot software which allow remote access , often without the owner 's knowledge . Police suspect this particular botnet was built with a computer virus known as the `` Butterfly Bot , '' the news statement said . It was designed to steal computer users ' credit card and bank information , launch a denial of service attacks and spread viruses . `` In the last two years , the software used to create the Mariposa botnet was sold to hundreds of other criminals , making it one of the most notorious in the world , '' said FBI Director Robert Mueller . `` These cyber intrusions , thefts and frauds undermine the integrity of the Internet and the businesses that rely on it ; they also threaten the privacy and pocketbooks of all who use the Internet . '' The significant arrest comes about five months after Spanish authorities arrested three suspected Mariposa botnet operators . These individuals are being prosecuted in Spain , the FBI said . Where `` Iserdo '' is being held was not disclosed .
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Computer hacker responsible for stealing passwords to financial institutions arrested , says FBI . Police identified and arrested a 23-year-old Slovene known as `` Iserdo , '' officials announced Wednesday . `` Iserdo '' is suspected of creating and operating a computer scam that infected some 12 million computers . This computer software was one of the `` most notorious in the world , '' said FBI Director Robert Mueller .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Britney Spears accused a former bodyguard of trying to `` make a name for himself '' by suing her for sexual harassment . Fernando Flores , who worked for the pop star earlier this year , filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Wednesday claiming Spears intentionally inflicted emotional distress on him . The lawsuit claims Spears made `` repeated unwanted sexual advances '' on Flores , had `` vigorous '' sex in front of him and near her two children and violently argued with her boyfriend . A statement posted on Spears ' website said the suit was `` another unfortunate situation where someone is trying to take advantage of the Spears family and make a name for himself . '' Spears said the California Department of Children and Family Services already investigated the accusations and closed the case without any action . `` Ms. Spears and her attorneys have every expectation that this matter will be dismissed by the courts , '' her statement said . The filing said the harassment began after Flores was hired as a guard at her Calabasas , California home last February by Advanced Security Concepts Corporation . Spears made `` repeated unwanted sexual advances to Plaintiff , summoning Plaintiff to her room at her residence for no other purpose or reason that to expose her naked or near naked body to Plaintiff , '' the suit claimed . Flores was `` shocked and disgusted by the incident , '' it said . When he reported it to his supervisor , Flores was told `` You know you liked it , '' and his complaints were `` ignored or mocked , '' it said . Spears allegedly `` engaged in numerous sex acts in front of Plaintiff , including but not limited to sexual intercourse . '' The suit detailed an alleged incident at a California hotel where Flores heard Spears `` loudly having sexual relations while her two children were in the suite with her . '' Flores claimed he saw Spears `` having vigorous sexual relations '' when he entered her home on two occasions . He also said he witnessed `` violent quarrels with her boyfriend '' while her children present . Flores claimed he was `` humiliated and traumatized '' when Spears cursed and threatened to fire him because he was unable to purchase her a frozen `` slurpee '' at a Hollywood movie theater .
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A former bodyguard says he was `` humiliated and traumatized '' by Spears . Flores says his supervisors `` ignored or mocked '' his complaints . Spears says state officials have already cleared her on the child accusations .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The government will provide $ 680 million in compensation to settle a class-action lawsuit by Native American farmers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture , according to a proposed agreement announced Tuesday . Under the agreement , which requires federal court approval , Native Americans can file claims for discrimination involving farm loans that occurred in the period from 1981-1999 , said statements by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Eric Holder . `` Today 's settlement can never undo wrongs that Native Americans may have experienced in past decades , but combined with the actions we at USDA are taking to address such wrongs , the settlement will provide some measure of relief to those alleging discrimination , '' Vilsack said in his statement . The $ 680 million will compensate eligible members of the class-action suits with valid claims , the statements said . The agreement has two payment tracks -- one provides $ 50,000 to those who provide substantial evidence of discrimination to an impartial adjudicator , and the other pays up to $ 250,000 to those who can show economic losses caused by discrimination . `` Actual monetary awards are subject to reduction based on the amount of available funding and the number of meritorious claims , '' the statements said . The settlement also includes $ 80 million for debt relief , as well as other assistance for Native American farmers . In a White House statement , President Barack Obama called the agreement `` an important step forward in remedying USDA 's unfortunate civil rights history . '' The lawsuit alleged discrimination against Native Americans regarding their access to and participation in the Agriculture Department 's farm loan programs , according to the statement . `` This settlement marks a major turning point in the important relationship between Native Americans , our nation 's first farmers and ranchers , and the USDA , '' said a statement by Joseph M. Sellers , the lead plaintiffs ' attorney . `` After three decades , Native American farmers and ranchers will receive the justice they deserve , and the USDA has committed to improving the farm loan system in ways that will aid Native Americans for generations to come . '' George and Marilyn Keepseagle , whose name is on the lawsuit against the government , said they were unfairly denied operating loans and had to sell portions of their sprawling farm on the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota . `` This is a great day for us , not only for us but our people , '' Marilyn Keepseagle said . `` It 's been a long time brewing and finally today it came to a positive end . And I 'm happy about that . '' She said she wants to use some of the money to pay off bills and to make much needed repairs to their home of 40 years . Claryca Mandan of the Mandan , Hidatsa and Arikara Nation , who is a member of the lawsuit , said she was unfairly denied farms loans in the past . Mandan and her husband still reside on land that was allocated by the Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887 , which intended to settle Native American tribes and turn them into farmers and ranchers . `` It definitely was long , and it definitely was worth it , to voice some measure of justice for our community , '' Mandan said of the settlement . `` It 's always a rare day and one we rejoice in . We are very happy to be put back on equal footing again with the rest of America . '' The settlement also calls for future changes to the USDA 's farm loan program . It will create the Native American Farmer and Rancher Council , a new federal advisory committee , which lawyers said will bring together Native American and USDA officials to discuss the USDA 's programs . `` I think the leadership in the USDA genuinely wants to see them succeed , '' Sellers said , adding that it will take time to implement the changes . `` But we have the mechanism that will begin the process of delivering these services to Native Americans so -LSB- with -RSB- the next generation of farmers , the USDA will be a better partner than it has in the past . '' He praised the leadership of Marilyn Keepseagle and Claryca Mandan and others , saying their perseverance showed such a case could succeed . `` This illustrates the power of the individuals , '' Sellers said , adding they had `` pursued this with great courage and determination , and it 's a great tribute to them and others like them who may want to take on a mission like this . '' The agreement follows a similar settlement in February on behalf of African-American farmers against the USDA , known as Pigford II . However , that settlement depends on congressional appropriation of the necessary funds , which has n't happened . Obama 's statement called on Congress to authorize the more than $ 1 billion in funding for the Pigford settlement . Payment to the Native American farmers will come from the Judgment Fund maintained by the Department of Justice . The fund was established to provide monetary awards for court judgments and settlements against the government , and therefore needs no separate congressional authorization for the Native American farmers settlement . According to the 2007 Census of Agriculture , there are about 60,000 Native American farmers in the United States -- double the number of African-American farmers .
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Plaintiffs say the long wait was worth it . No congressional authorization required to pay settlement . The agreement includes $ 680 million in compensation for discrimination . The U.S. Department of Agriculture was sued in the class-action lawsuit .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The 48th season of the Bundesliga will commence this week with champions Bayern Munich looking to defend their title against Steve McClaren 's Wolfsburg . So what 's new ? After Die Mannschaft 's exhilarating performances at the World Cup , the profile of German football is higher than ever before . Star performers in South Africa , Werder Bremen 's Mesut Ozil and Stuttgart 's Sami Khedira may have been snapped up by Real Madrid but with the likes of Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben still at Bayern Munich and Spain legend Raul signing for Schalke , the race for the Bundesliga title could be the closest yet . Bayern Munich may have won all the baubles last term but their championship defense will be far from straightforward . The likes of Schalke , Wolfsburg , Werder Bremen , Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen all stand a chance of snatching the crown from Bayern -- a club nicknamed ` FC Hollywood ' because of its reputation for big-name stars and high-octane drama . Ballack and Ozil : Will recent fortunes be reversed ? Surprisingly , however , the team that has made the transfer headlines this summer has n't been the Bavarians but Schalke . Under the management of Felix Magath , the club secured the signature of Spain 's record top scorer Raul as well as the injury-plagued but highly talented center-back Christoph Metzelder -- both from the Bernabeu . Magath is n't the only manager who 's signed some ` new ' old talent . Veteran German captain Michael Ballack has been lured from Chelsea to his alma mater Bayer Leverkusen by boss Jupp Heynckes . At the other end of the table , Kaiserslautern return to the Bundesliga for the first time in four years and eccentric outfit St Pauli are back in the top flight for the first time in eight . They replace Vfl Bochum and HSC Hertha and will be expected to battle for survival against Nurnberg , Koln , Hannnover and Mainz . Key players : All eyes will be on new boy Raul as he looks to make an impression on the Bundesliga . Initial signs look promising for the former Madrid captain as he scored a brace on his debut against Bayern in a 3-1 victory in the LIGA total ! Cup final . Raul and Metzelder 's arrival at Schalke combined with the return of Jermaine Jones from long-term injury could help Felix Magath close the gap -LRB- just five points last term -RRB- on title favourites Bayern . The big news for Bayern is their having retained the services of superstars Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery . Add to that the blossoming of World Cup golden boot winner Thomas Muller and the maturing Bastian Schweinsteiger means the champions will certainly prove a tough test . The challenge for Louis Van Gaal however will be to keep his stars fit . Although Ribery -- who suffered a nightmare last season because of recurring injuries -- looks set to be ready for the opening game , Robben has been ruled out of action for up to eight weeks with a torn muscle . Key clubs : Despite the dominance of Bayern Munich , three clubs have won the title in the last four years -- making the Bundesliga one of the most competitive in Europe . This season , Van Gaal 's side will be considered favourites but Felix Magath , who won the championship twice with Bayern and once with Wolfsburg , will be looking to repeat that feat as Schalke coach . One outside bet for the title is Wolfsburg under new manager Steve McClaren . The former England boss had left the Three Lions under a cloud -- albeit beneath a nice big umbrella -- when they failed to qualify for Euro2008 but subsequent success with Dutch side FC Twente has seen his stock rise once again . If McClaren , the first Englishman to manage in the Bundesliga , can successfully retain his Bosnians : striker Edin Dzeko and midfielder Zvjezdan Misimovic , then the Wolves could mount a serious challenge this season . Expert view : CNN 's Kate Giles - `` It always feels like a mistake to bet against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga ... and it might be more based on hope than conviction ... but I think that in 2010 Bayern might just have to settle for second . `` I ca n't deny Bayern do have the best squad in all of the German league , plus a very experienced and capable coach in Louis Van Gaal . And yes , this is his second season in charge , so they probably wo n't have the same rocky start to this campaign as they did the last . They also go into the new season as reigning league and cup champions . `` So they 're pretty much a safe bet . It 's the Bundesliga . Bayern are always a safe bet . But -- and here 's something I never thought I 'd say -- I think Schalke have what it takes to beat them . `` They 're a new force under Felix Magath . The coach proved how far he can take a pretty average side when he took Wolfsburg to the title in 2009 . In his first season at Schalke he took them to second place . `` This season , he 's brought in some much-needed experience to the side , not to mention goal-scoring prowess in the form of Raul . I admit there are big question marks . How quickly will Raul adapt ? And will Schalke manage the added burden of the Champions League ? However , I think they will have the heart to triumph over perennial champions Bayern , who might have misplaced confidence after last season 's trophy haul . `` I ca n't say I have much confidence that any of the other sides can mount a challenge but there 's a few worth keeping an eye on . I 'm hoping to be impressed by Steve McLaren at Wolfsburg -- after the club managed to hold on to Grafite and Edin Dzeko . `` And Hamburg , Leverkusen and Stuttgart should be battling for the Champions League -- but they 'll probably have to settle for a tier lower . Whilst Bremen saw their chances of challenging walk out the door with Mesut Ozil 's exit to Real Madrid . ''
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Arjen Robben injury could hinder Bayern Munich 's defence of Bundesliga . Real Madrid captain Raul signs for challengers Schalke . Wolfsburg new boss Steve McClaren is league 's first English manager .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- CNN senior international correspondent Nic Robertson analyzes the fallout from the publication of tens of thousands of U.S. military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan by whistleblower website WikiLeaks . Q : What do these documents tell us about the war in Afghanistan ? A : It 's more detail than we 've ever seen before about the war . The newspapers -- the New York Times , the Guardian in the UK and others -- have had access to the documents for several weeks and have had the chance to do the most digging . What they 've been able to do -- and this is just the tip of the iceberg because nobody has had time top go through all 92,000 of them -- is to make a comparison with some of these individual documents and then the information and reporting that came out in the subsequent days after those documents were filed . What they 're able to show is that there is sometimes a discrepancy , or there is sometimes some very revealing information . So it 's in those small details that you really see how the war is being played out . That 's what WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange wants to do . He wants to put that out in the public domain . Q : So what have we learned that we did n't know before ? A : I think what we 're hearing here is what a lot of people have suspected about many situations . For instance , this allegation that the Pakistani intelligence service -- the Inter-Services Intelligence -- has been supporting the Taliban fighting U.S. troops in Afghanistan . We 've known for a long time that Pakistan sees huge importance in having a government that supports it in Afghanistan . They fear India on the other side of the border and therefore they want a friendly government on the other side of the country . These are things that have been discussed before and that 's the tone of what you are seeing . These are things that have been suspected ; now you have some factual evidence about them . Q : Just how sensitive is this information ? A : All of these documents that we 're seeing at the moment are , at their most sensitive , `` secret , '' as opposed to `` top secret . '' Some of them do say `` not for foreign eyes , '' so perhaps there is an indication there that they 're not for coalition partners inside Afghanistan . So they 're clearly very sensitive , but not at the most senior level . Q : How damaging are these documents to the U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan ? A : They 're absolutely damaging , the military says , because it puts troops in harm 's way , it gives away factual details about how troops operate ; for instance , the fact U.S. troops know heat-seeking surface-to-air missiles are being used against them is something they did n't want to put in the Taliban 's domain . They say the Taliban will use this against U.S. troops , they will look at all the analysis and they will use that to their advantage in the field ; they will use these details of civilian casualties in their own propaganda . Of course , the people who are putting this out are saying : `` Look , if you 're going to fight a war everyone really needs to know the details of what is happening . '' We are learning here details of things that we have n't found out and would n't have been able to find out on the ground . It is revealing information and it is only when you can go through all of these documents that you can really fit it all together into a bigger analysis and really frame it , rather than just seeing this snapshot that we 're getting so far .
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Documents reveal unprecedented wealth of detail about Afghan war . Analysis suggests discrepancies between documents , reporting at the time . Documents suggest Pakistan 's Inter-Services Intelligence backs Taliban . U.S. military leaders say documents could put troops at risk .
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Manila , Philippines -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As the bodies of eight tourists killed in a bus hijacking in the Philippines arrived in Hong Kong , China , on Wednesday , the Hong Kong government urged citizens not to take their grief and anger out on Filipinos despite `` the poor way '' the hijacking was handled by authorities . The Cathay Pacific flight , which also carried eight survivors and 19 relatives as well as dozens of officials , was greeted by a large crowd on its arrival at Hong Kong International Airport . In a somber ceremony , bagpipers played `` Amazing Grace '' as coffins were carried from the plane and wreaths laid upon them . Several people were helped down a flight of stairs from the plane ; one man 's hand and arm were bandaged . Chief Secretary Henry Tang received the arrivals and then told reporters his government would urge its Philippine counterpart to conduct an `` comprehensive , thorough , and impartial '' investigation . `` The truth is the best consolation for the victims and their families , '' he said . He added that Hong Kong is prepared to aid the Philippine authorities during the investigation . `` In order to facilitate a fair and thorough understanding of the incident , we believe it is imperative that the investigation report should at least cover a detailed account of the whole incident ; and a detailed account of the causes of death and injuries , '' he said . Two of three remaining hospitalized victims had been expected to be released from Philippine hospitals in time for the flight , but it was not known if they were on the plane that landed in Hong Kong . A third , more seriously injured tourist , remained in an intensive care unit in the Philippines . Hong Kong 's Chief Executive , Donald Tsang , was to lead a ceremony to raise the flag and lower it to half-staff on Thursday , and a three-minute period of silence was scheduled for 8 a.m. , according to the Hong Kong government . Citizens were urged to join the ceremony or pay tribute in other ways during that time . Meanwhile , residents in the Philippines observed a national day of mourning Wednesday in the aftermath of this week 's bus hijacking in Manila . Hong Kong 's Equal Opportunities Commission said in a statement it `` understands the strong feelings of Hong Kong people on the poor way that the crisis had been handled by the Philippine authorities . '' `` The EOC urges all members of the community to stay calm and , in line with our good tradition of tolerance and understanding , refrain from shifting our anger towards an innocent group , particularly the Filipinos who are living and traveling in Hong Kong , '' the statement said . `` The people of Hong Kong have every reason to take pride in the racial harmony of this city , and we should guard against any action that may cause racial hatred or discord . '' Former police officer Rolando Mendoza , who was apparently upset about having lost his job , took hostage a busload of tourists from Hong Kong on Monday . Witnesses said Mendoza was initially willing to cooperate , but he was shot dead by police after authorities say he became violent and started shooting hostages . Rodolfo Matibay , district director of Manila police , took responsibility for how the incident was handled , saying he ordered the police assault on the bus , according to Gen. Leocaldo Santiago , regional director of Manila police . He has been placed on administrative leave while the case is being investigated . Four men and four women were killed in the standoff . One passenger was critically wounded and six others were hospitalized with less serious injuries . The gunman had previously released nine of the hostages , including a mother and her three children , a man with diabetes and two photographers . The bus driver escaped . Santiago said police killed none of the hostages , though a ballistics investigation has yet to be completed . Philippine President Benigno Aquino ordered all flags at public institutions in the Philippines , its embassies and consulates around the world lowered to half-staff . In Hong Kong , flags also were lowered and traders at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange paused in silence . The Chinese territory , meanwhile , issued a black travel alert for the Philippines , advising residents to avoid all travel there . The government 's Home Affairs Department has set up 18 condolence points around Hong Kong to allow people to mourn the victims and offer messages of sympathy . Tsang made an appearance at one of them on Tuesday to observe a minute of silence . A Facebook page also honors the victims . At the Hong Kong Management Association David Li Kwok Po College , students and faculty remembered Jessie Leung , 14 , who was killed along with her father and sister . Her brother remains in critical condition ; her mother also survived the incident . `` Jessie was a helpful girl -- cheerful , lovely , a good academic , '' said Catherine Chan , the school 's development manager . `` We hope her brother will recover soon . '' In Manila , a makeshift shrine was erected in front of the bus , with flowers left for the victims . The deadly standoff unfolded live on television , which the gunman was able to watch on a monitor on the bus . Santiago blamed the live broadcasts for contributing to the violence as the standoff quickly deteriorated while police surrounded the vehicle . `` We do not want to pass sweeping judgment or make early conclusions except to say that our intention to peacefully end this hostage drama was spoiled when the hostage-taker suddenly exhibited violent behavior and began shooting the hostages , '' Philippine National Police Chief Director Gen. Jesus A. Verzosa said Tuesday in a statement . National police said officials noted `` some observations and defects during their close monitoring of the unfolding events . '' The statement did not provide details . However , it listed poor handling of the hostage negotiations ; inadequate capability , skills , equipment and planning of the assault team ; improper crowd control ; inadequate training and competence of the assault team leader ; and noncompliance to media relations procedures in hostage situations . `` The investigation has got to find out , what was the turning point ? What happened ? '' said Richard Gordon , chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross . Gordon said survivors said the situation inside the bus changed dramatically toward the end of the 10-hour standoff . `` Apparently the man went berserk . He was telling everybody he was not going to harm -LSB- them -RSB- . ... He said that nobody 's going to get harmed . He said that he was probably going to die , but not the hostages , '' he said . Santiago said that Mendoza 's family members spoke with him early in the standoff and that he appeared `` very reasonable and very psychologically stable . '' Mendoza was a decorated police officer , winning several accolades . But his career spiraled downward when he was dismissed a year ago for extortion , Manila Vice Mayor Ikso Moreno said , and he wanted his motion for reconsideration to be heard . Moreno said that Mendoza 's brother was arrested during the standoff because he was `` guilty of conspiring with his brother '' and allegedly helped instigate the shooting . Gordon said the brother 's arrest may have pushed the gunman over the edge . `` When he saw his brother getting accosted by the policemen , he went berserk and he started firing , '' he said . CNN 's Anna Coren and Elizabeth Yuan contributed to this report .
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Hong Kong government urges restraint in aftermath of hijacking . Bodies , remaining tour group members arrive in Hong Kong . Condolence points have been set up around Hong Kong . A police official says he ordered the assault .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More than two-thirds of the passengers survived an airplane crash Monday morning in southeastern Venezuela , government officials said . Fifteen people were confirmed dead and 36 survived when the plane , carrying 51 passengers and crew , crashed in the state of Bolivar , Gov. Francisco Rangel Gomez said . Many of the survivors were taken to hospitals in the city of Guayana , he said . At least two of the victims died at the hospital , said Yanitza Rodriguez , director of the Hospital Uyapar . Rangel Gomez declared three days of mourning but called it a `` miracle '' that so many people survived . The survivors `` are with some problems , but they are alive , thank God , '' he said . Authorities had identified all but six of the deceased . A names of the victims would be withheld until they are all identified , Rangel Gomez said . The aircraft belongs to the government-owned Conviasa airline . Aerial photographs showed that the plane crashed in an industrial storage yard . Best Western hotel clerk Ivan Maradey said he saw the plane tumble into some power lines before hitting the ground and exploding . The aircraft was an ATR42 , a twin-turboprop , short-haul airplane built in France and Italy , Rangel Gomez said . Conviasa Flight 2350 was en route from Isla Margarita to Guayana when it crashed , the governor said . The cause of the crash had not been determined and remained under investigation , Rangel Gomez said . He identified the pilot as Ramiro Cardenas . The officials made their comments on the CNN-affiliated Globovision TV station . Federal investigators arrived at the scene Monday afternoon to begin examining the crash site , the state-run AVN news agency reported .
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Fifteen people confirmed dead , governor says . The aircraft belongs to the government-owned Conviasa airline . The plane crashed in southeastern Venezuela .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mexico celebrates its bicentennial Wednesday , an event known as `` El Grito , '' the shout for independence first credited to a Catholic priest who demanded freedom from Spain . For many Mexicans today , though , it 's a quiet shout of despair . The country is mired in a bloody drug war that has seen more than 28,000 people killed in less than four years . The economy has barely begun to rebound from the global downturn , which hit Mexico harder than most Latin American countries . Tourism , a major lifeblood for the nation , is drastically down because of the violence and a flu pandemic last year that began in Mexico . And oil revenues , long a rich sustenance for the nation 's economy , also have suffered a major collapse . Despite government efforts to hold a vast celebration that one leading newspaper called part Disney and part infomercial , many Mexicans are just not feeling it . `` The climate in which we 're living in this country does not lend itself to a real celebration , '' said Adrian Jesus Garrido Gomez , who owns a car rental company and chauffeur service in Villahermosa , the capital of southeastern Mexico 's Tabasco state . Garrido sounds leery of the nearly $ 232 million -LRB- about 2.97 billion pesos -RRB- the government says it has spent on celebrations in Mexico City . The lavish events Wednesday night will feature a parade , fireworks and a show that has merited visits by five Latin American presidents and dignitaries from 50 nations . `` They are grabbing it as an effort to make us forget everything that is happening in the country , '' Garrido said . `` It 's more of a distraction . '' That distraction does not seem to be working . `` Mexico is downbeat , '' said Peter Hakim , president emeritus of the Inter-American Dialogue , a non-partisan policy institute in Washington . `` People are nervous about the future . '' Andrew Selee , director of the Woodrow Wilson Center 's Mexico Institute , sees Mexico at a crossroads . `` It 's a time of soul-searching , '' he said Wednesday . It 's also a time of anxiety for authorities , who want to make sure the festivities go off without any major incidents or violence from the nation 's organized crime groups . A bombing at a Grito celebration two years ago in Michoacan state left eight dead and more than 100 wounded . More recently , narcotrafficking cartels have taken to setting off car bombs , an unprecedented event in the nation 's drug wars . Authorities have dispatched more than 14,000 police and troops to the streets of Mexico City to guard the peace . More than 2 million people are expected to throng the streets of the central city to watch the parade . Mexico formally recognizes its independence day each September 16 -- Thursday -- but the major celebration traditionally begins the night before . Close to midnight , President Felipe Calderon will make the symbolic shout `` Viva Mexico '' in the city 's Plaza de la Constitucion , better known as the Zocalo . It is one of the largest plazas in the world . The shout pays tribute to a priest who called for sparked Mexico 's struggle for independence from Spain on Sept. 16 , 1810 . Other cities have canceled celebrations . Juarez , the most violent city in the country , is one of them . Celebrations also were canceled in Tabasco state . That 's probably a good thing , Garrido said . `` You ca n't openly go out and celebrate , '' he said . Besides the security concerns , there 's another reason Garrido does not feel like celebrating -- the economy . Rain and recent storms have washed over much of Villahermosa , damaging the tourist trade upon which the father of two young boys relies for his chauffeur and car rental business . `` The little that I make goes to pay bills , '' he said . Gone this year , he said , is the usual trip over the holiday to visit his wife 's parents in nearby Veracruz . `` We 're going to have to do it in a more simple way , '' he said . Despite the problems and the worries , Selee says Mexicans will rally around the flag this week . `` By tonight , people will celebrate , '' he said Wednesday morning . `` When people around the country shout , ` Viva Mexico , ' they will come together with pride about Mexico . '' But how long will that last ? `` People will put aside their differences for 24 to 48 hours , '' Selee said . Some might say it 's not much of a reprieve for a country celebrating 200 years since it first tried to gain independence .
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The 200-year anniversary comes amid drug-war deaths and a slumping economy . Some residents see lavish celebrations as an attempt to try to distract the population . Analysts see Mexico as `` downbeat '' and `` nervous ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A man eating at his favorite fast-food restaurant took action Sunday night during an attempted armed robbery , teaming up with the store 's manager to tackle the gunman and hold him down until police arrived . The incident took place at a Miami Subs in Fort Lauderdale , Florida . Richard Barret told CNN affiliate WSVN that he did n't see the gunman enter , but he later saw him scuffling with restaurant manager Steve Lebrun . `` I went up and I grabbed the guy with like a WWE -LSB- wrestling move -RSB- , '' Barret said Wednesday , describing how he and Lebrun drove the gunman into the floor headfirst . The scene was caught on the restaurant 's surveillance video . Lebrun told WSVN he attacked the gunman after the gunman pulled the trigger and it did not go off . `` That 's when I rushed and grabbed his wrist , took the gun from his hand and beat the living daylights out of him , '' Lebrun said . Another customer had dialed 911 during the scuffle , and he handed the phone to Barret while the gunman was incapacitated . `` He hands me the phone , and I 'm laying on top of this guy , and I was there with the phone , and I 'm going , `` Well , hello . I 'm a little busy . ' ... Now , looking back , it was kind of a comedy , but it sure was n't at the time , '' Barret said . A 16-year-old suspect was arrested and , because he is a minor , was not identified . Police told WSVN they are investigating his possible connection with other robberies in the area . Read the WSVN story for more on the incident .
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Richard Barret was eating at his favorite fast-food restaurant when a gunman entered . Barret helped the store 's manager bring down the would-be robber . He also spoke to authorities over the phone while he held the robber down .
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Morganton , North Carolina -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Investigators spent another fruitless day Thursday looking for a 10-year-old North Carolina girl missing since last weekend and now believed dead , the local sheriff said . Authorities spent a third day combing an area about 20 miles north of Zahra Clare Baker 's home in Hickory , North Carolina . This time , as many as 70 searchers were backed by dogs and a backhoe that was used to clear piles of wood and mulch , Burke County Sheriff John McDevitt said . The goal of Thursday 's effort was to eliminate the possibility that Zahra 's body had been dumped on the roughly 60 acres , McDevitt said . `` For the community 's sake , we wanted to clear this area , '' he said . `` And for a large majority , we did that . '' Zahra was reported missing Saturday afternoon . Her disappearance is being investigated as a homicide , and her stepmother has been arrested on charges of obstructing justice . The searches near Morganton started Tuesday as investigators focused on a lot where Zahra 's father , Adam Baker , frequently worked hauling loads of wood and brush to be mulched . Wednesday , investigators came up empty after draining a pond next door . Police said this week that the stepmother , Elisa Baker , admitted to writing a fake ransom note that was left at the family 's home . She was arrested Sunday on an unrelated charge of passing bad checks , prosecutors said . Elisa Baker remained jailed on those charges Thursday . Her bail has been set at a combined $ 70,000 , an amount her lawyer called `` excessive . '' Police said Adam Baker also faces bad-check charges , but is not being arrested while he assists police . `` At this point , he 's doing what we ask him to do . If we need him to do something , he shows up , '' said Clyde Deal , Hickory 's deputy police chief . Deal said other searches have been conducted , but the warrants have been sealed and no details are being released . Police said earlier this week that no one outside the girl 's immediate family had reported seeing her for nearly a month . But Deal said Thursday that another witness had come forward to say they had seen Zahra in mid - to late September . Zahra reportedly suffered from bone cancer and used a prosthetic leg and hearing aids . The hearing aids have been found , but not the prosthesis , Hickory Police Chief Tom Adkins has said . Relatives and friends of the family have alleged that Elisa Baker physically abused Zahra and said she was reported to state social services officials . The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has declined comment on the case . Hickory is about 60 miles northwest of Charlotte . HLN 's Natisha Lance and Beth Carey contributed to this report .
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A third day of extensive searching turns up nothing . Zahra Clare Baker was reported missing Saturday . Her stepmother has been charged with obstructing justice .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Attention , please ! Did you know that you should not talk about `` fat '' this week . That includes phrases like : • Does this make my butt look big ? • I look so bloated . • I 'm still trying to lose weight after the baby . • You look big-boned in that swimsuit . This idea that `` friends do n't let friends fat talk '' is part of the Fat Talk Free Week international campaign which encourages women to end fat talk . `` I believe all women deserve to feel good about themselves . We need to prevent negative body images and get away from this obsession over the thin ideal . We should focus on our health instead of our size and weight , '' says Stacy Nadeau , a former model for Dove soap 's Campaign for Real Beauty . Nadeau is the official spokeswoman for Fat Talk Free Week . The fraternity Tri Delta and The Center for Living , Learning and Leading have teamed up with partners and sponsors to raise public awareness about the campaign . Nadeau is traveling to college campuses and promoting the end of fat talk . She has been busy this week , writing on the campaign 's Facebook page and participating in events like writing fat phrases on pieces of paper , then crumpling them up and tossing them in the air . Another activity is compiling a list of prominent women from history who did something significant that had nothing to do with their looks . `` I think this week is important for people to be aware of because it has unfortunately become a norm to bash our bodies and talk awful about ourselves . This week is a great week to encourage women to stop talking fat talk , '' Nadeau said . Since it began three years ago , Fat Talk Free Week has gained sponsors and partners like The Academy for Eating Disorders . And as the active participants increase , so has media attention . Rosie O'Donnell addressed the issues on Sirius Radio . `` For people who have been overweight for a long part of their life , it 's part of the vernacular -- you always say , ' I look so fat , ' or ` I 'm so fat . ' You berate yourself . It 's just part of the culture , '' O'Donnell said . Twenty-five million Americans suffer from anorexia , bulimia and binge eating disorders , According to Jeff Cannon at the National Eating Disorders Association . Ninety percent of those sufferers are women . Psychology Professor at Trinity University , Carolyn Becker , helped found the Reflections Body Image Program , through which Fat Talk Free Week runs . `` Fat talk causes an incredible amount of misery among women . Statistics show that body dissatisfaction leads to eating less fruits , vegetables and even exercise . So body dissatisfaction likely also contributes to the problems we have with weight gain , '' Becker said . `` It 's like a car . Imagine you have one you hate . How do you treat it ? Terribly . But when you have a car you love how do you treat it ? Much better . When we hate our bodies we treat them badly . When we care about them we treat them with respect , '' Becker said . The research used to create Fat Talk Free Week is based on the understanding of psychological dissonance . `` We do n't like it when our beliefs and actions do n't match up , '' Becker explained . `` So by having people speak and act against this ideal thin female beauty we create an uncomfortable psychological state . '' This is the third year the one-week public awareness program has been in effect and according to Tri Delta 's Director of Education Initiatives , Sarah Williamson , the viral videos and social media 's expansion has greatly increased knowledge of the campaign . One YouTube video from 2008 has been viewed by over 140,000 people . The footage reports , `` 54 percent of women would rather be hit by a truck than be fat '' and `` If mannequins were women they would be too thin to bear children . ''
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Do n't use the `` F '' word on final days of `` Fat Talk Free Week '' Banned are phrases like , `` Does this make my butt look big '' Campaign is aimed at ending negative body images and the thin obsession . Professor : If you do n't like your body , you 're more likely to treat it badly .
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Hong Kong , China -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Typhoon Megi cut a deadly path into Asia on Friday , triggering mudslides that killed seven people and trapped more than 400 others in automobiles in Taiwan , officials said . At least 23 people , including 19 passengers on a tour bus , remained missing Friday night , Taiwan 's official Central News Agency reported . Rescuers were searching for the missing and providing food to other stranded tourists trapped in the mountainous region of northeastern Taiwan . Helicopters were able to evacuate about 70 people , China 's state-run Xinhua news agency reported . The driver and a passenger of a second tour bus were also listed as missing Friday after their vehicle was buried by a landslide , CNA reported . Soldiers were deployed to rescue those trapped , including about 200 visitors from China , said Cai Min , a spokesman for Taiwan 's National Disaster Prevention and Protection Commission . More than two dozen travelers had been rescued by late afternoon Friday , officials said . The rock slides happened mainly along the Suhua Highway , in northeast Taiwan , Cai said . Megi , which killed at least 11 people in the Philippines , is expected to reach the Asian continent in southern China early Saturday , according to the Hong Kong Observatory . On the streets of Hong Kong , there were no signs of the typhoon yet . `` Although it is difficult to predict Megi 's exact track , the public should stay alert and attend to their personal safety . They should stay away from the shoreline , avoid unnecessary outdoor activities and ensure drains are not blocked , '' acting Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok said . As precautions , crews in Hong Kong were deployed to pile sandbags , inspect and trim trees and check drains . Temporary shelters were being opened , and myriad boats were moored . Megi may be the strongest typhoon to hit China this year , the state-run Xinhua news agency has said . In southern China , strong gales arrived ahead of Megi . Domestic and international flights have been cancelled , and ferry services have been suspended in Guangdong , Fujian and Hainan , state-run China Daily said . In Guangdong , crews have fanned out to inspect reservoirs , dikes and water-conservation projects , in an effort to prevent storm-related injuries and deaths . Nearly 130,000 fishing boats have been recalled in Fujian , Guangdong and Hainan provinces , and more than 150,000 people have fled for safety in Fujian , according to Xinhua . Officials have issued the highest of four warnings , bracing for possible devastation in coastal areas , Xinhua said . The warning allows local officials six hours to evacuate residents , close schools and airports , and recall vessels that are considered at risk . On Thursday in the Philippines , lawmakers placed the province of Pangasinan under a state of emergency , to help municipalities recover from Megi , which was known in the Philippines as Typhoon Juan . The typhoon affected an estimated 258,844 Filipinos , leaving thousands homeless . CNN 's Helena Hong contributed to this report .
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NEW : At least 23 people are missing , including 19 on a tour bus . NEW : Helicopters are able to evacuate 70 stranded tourists . Megi is advancing on southern China after deadly triggering mudslides in Taiwan .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- FIFA have announced the seedings for Friday 's 2010 World Cup finals draw in a statement on their official web site . Hosts South Africa take their place in Pot One with the seven top placed sides in the world rankings as of October , these being Brazil , Spain , Holland , current holders Italy , Germany , Argentina and England . A new formula to decide the seedings has been implemented for the first time which sees teams selected on rankings places alone , rather than basing the decisions on rankings and previous tournament performances . Under the previous formula France , who qualified in controversial fashion with a playoff victory over the Republic of Ireland , would have been seeded instead of Holland . Had November 's rankings been used France could have been seeded instead of England , FIFA 's general secretary Jerome Valcke told the British Press Association this would have been unfair . `` We made the decision last month that the October rankings would be used because they were fairer , '' said Valcke . `` Countries who had been involved in the play-offs would have had an unfair advantages because they would have played more games and that affects their rankings . '' Portugal , semi-finalists in 2006 , join France and the other European qualifiers in Pot Four . As always geographical criteria is taken into consideration with the draw , meaning each group will contain a maximum of two European teams but no two teams from the remaining confederations can be drawn together . Pots for Friday 's World Cup draw : . Pot One -LRB- Seeds -RRB- : South Africa , Brazil , Spain , Holland , Italy , Germany , Argentina , England . Pot Two -LRB- Asia , Oceania and North/Central America -RRB- : Japan , South Korea , North Korea , Australia , New Zealand , USA , Mexico , Honduras . Pot 3 -LRB- Africa and South America -RRB- : Ivory Coast , Ghana , Cameroon , Nigeria , Algeria , Paraguay , Chile , Uruguay . Pot 4 -LRB- Europe -RRB- : France , Portugal , Slovenia , Switzerland , Greece , Serbia , Denmark , Slovakia .
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FIFA announce seedings for Friday 's 2010 World Cup draw . Hosts South Africa are in Pot One with current holders Italy . France miss out on the seedings , based on October world rankings .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The cold has cleared the sunbathing crowds from New Jersey 's beaches , yet the freezing temperatures wo n't keep some surfers out of the water . They have grown up with `` ice cream headaches '' -- the painful ache when you eat something cold too fast -- they are the surfers from New Jersey . `` I 've had times when icicles form in my hair , '' says surfer Andrew Gesler . Even the smallest waves will have the hardcore surfer walking over the snow-covered sand to take advantage of the power of the chilly Atlantic Ocean . For years , professional surfer and cancer survivor Dean Randazzo has been among those in the frigid waters , wearing a full wet suit , hoodie , gloves and booties . `` You just deal with your surroundings , '' says Randazzo , `` if you love something so much you just keep doing it . '' Randazzo kept surfing year-round and it paid off in 1990 when he started making a living off the ocean . Early in his career at contests around the world , he would often be asked , `` Are there waves in Jersey ? '' As filmmaker Alex DePhillipo shows in his newly released surfing documentary `` Dark Fall '' , not only is the surf good in New Jersey , but there are a lot of good surfers in the state . The movie credits Randazzo , a New Jersey native , with proving that East Coast surfers are worthy contenders . `` He has absolutely paved the way for any surfer that wants to become a professional from New Jersey , '' says DePhillipo . Randazzo now just started his own line of surfboards . Gesler -- the narrator of `` Dark Fall '' and a professional surfer -- concurs , `` Randazzo is our big brother , coming from New Jersey you do n't have a lot of people that have made the impression that Dean has . '' It was the impression of a surfer and a state that took years for Randazzo to change . The money to be made in surfing comes from sponsors , appearances and editorial photographs . Only a few in the profession make enough money in surf contests to support themselves . Randazzo became a professional surfer in 1990 , yet he still could n't find a sponsor to support him . A sponsor pays the athletes to use or wear their product and they usually pick up the expenses incurred when traveling to contests . Randazzo could n't find a sponsor to believe in him , no one wanted to get behind a surfer from the Garden State . `` I had to win money , '' recalls Randazzo , `` there were places on the tour when I was n't eating if I did n't win money in that contest , or I did n't have a plane ticket home . '' Winning money meant winning contests and in 1996 Randazzo became just one of 44 surfers to qualify for the World Championship Tour . `` Somehow I managed to do that with no sponsorship , '' says Randazzo , then dryly adding the word `` barely . '' He also managed to put credibility into the New Jersey surf scene . `` Dean has paved the way , '' DePhillipo says , `` There 's never been a surfer from New Jersey or the Northeast that 's made the World Tour . '' The success Randazzo has enjoyed is no surprise when you learn a bit more about this Jersey boy . Fighting to be respected in the surf scene was nothing compared to the four battles Randazzo fought and won against cancer . It was in 2001 when he was first diagnosed with Hodgkin 's Lymphoma , a cancer of the lymph nodes . `` Everyone has their hometown hero , but in this case Dean 's just like a state hero , '' says DePhillipo , `` he 's even motivation for people who are n't from Jersey because of his fights , his battles . '' When Randazzo is n't in the water he uses his celebrity status along with the sport he loves to raise money for the Dan Randazzo Cancer Foundation . Currently residing in California , Randazzo frequently returns to New Jersey . Not forgetting where he came from , the foundation sponsors an annual event called `` Surf for a Cause '' in his hometown of Margate . `` It 's just one of those events that everybody wants to support even if they 're not surfing , they want to support Dean , '' says Stacey Marchel , a Jersey surfer and the owner of Stacey 's Surf Camp . As the film `` Dark Fall '' points out , it is because of Randazzo that being a surfer from New Jersey is no longer , as he puts it , `` like trying to be a professional snowboarder and growing up in Miami Beach . '' Florida does n't have snow but as captured in this new surf film , New Jersey definitely has waves . The state also experiences winter and that freezing season is what separates the surfing fraud from the fanatic . But as Randazzo or actually any Jersey surfer will tell you , the passion does n't waiver with the weather .
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Dean Randazzo surfed year around off the New Jersey shore until he went pro . There were times on pro-tour when he says `` I was n't eating if I did n't win money '' Randazzo also fought and won four battles against cancer . Surfing documentary `` Dark Fall '' shows freezing weather does n't keep surfers off the water .
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Beijing , China -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Family members of 19 Chinese tourists , who went missing in Taiwan after Typhoon Megi triggered rock slides , are headed to the island , China 's state media said Monday . The tourists from Zhuhai city in southern China went missing about 10 p.m. Thursday . Two other people -- a Taiwanese bus driver and a Chinese tour group leader from another tour bus -- also are missing , according to official Taiwanese media . Emergency crews rescued hundreds of other people who were trapped by the rock slides , which happened mainly along the Suhua Highway , in northeast Taiwan . Sections of the scenic highway , which is perched along a cliff on Taiwan 's eastern coast , gave way . Typhoon Megi made landfall in China 's southeastern province of Fujian on Saturday , affecting nearly 650,000 people and destroying 500 houses , China 's Xinhua news agency said . About 270,000 people had evacuated . Damage in Fujian from the strongest typhoon of the year was estimated at 1.59 billion yuan -LRB- $ 238 million -RRB- . No deaths or significant injuries were reported , thanks to rigorous typhoon precautions in Fujian , Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces , the state-run China Daily said Monday . Megi killed at least 13 people and injured nearly 100 others in Taiwan last week . It struck the Philippines earlier in the week , affecting an estimated 258,844 people and leaving thousands homeless .
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Typhoon Megi triggers the rock slides . Sections of a scenic highway , perched along a cliff , gives way . Emergency crews rescue hundreds of other people who were trapped . Megi also causes an estimated $ 238 million in damage in China 's Fujian province .
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WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Obama announced new steps to help unemployed Americans on Friday , targeting people who are out of work and want to go back to school . President Obama has made education reform a top legislative priority . The president outlined a plan under which the Department of Education will send colleges legal guidance , encouraging them to increase financial aid packages for the unemployed so they can enroll in educational and training programs while keeping their unemployment benefits . Under Obama 's initiative , colleges would consider a person 's current financial situation to make it possible for them to receive Pell grants , which are available for low-income students . The unemployed person would not lose any unemployment benefits and the maximum Pell grant would be increased in July by $ 500 to $ 5,350 . Current unemployment rules create a Catch-22 : In most cases , if you are receiving unemployment compensation , you have to be actively looking for a job . If you want to get more education or training , you have to give up unemployment benefits . But if you return to school , you do n't qualify for federal education grants since , in most cases , your qualification is based on the previous year 's income . The government has started a Web site with information on the plan : www.opportunity.gov . The Labor Department will also issue guidance `` strongly encouraging '' states to modernize their rules to allow more unemployed to continue their education without forfeiting their benefits . `` In a 21st-century economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge , education is the single best bet we can make , '' Obama said . The unemployment system should not just be a safety net but `` a stepping stone to a new future . ... It should offer folks educational opportunities they would n't otherwise have and give them the measurable and differentiated skills they need to not just get through these hard times but to get ahead when the economy comes back . '' Obama 's remarks came shortly after the government announced that the unemployment rate hit a 25-year high in April , rising to 8.9 percent from 8.5 . percent in March . There were signs of hope , however , as the monthly job loss total fell to the lowest level in six months . CNN 's Jill Doherty and Chris Isidore contributed to this report .
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NEW : President Obama says `` education is the single best bet we can make '' His aim is to allow the unemployed to go back to school and not lose benefits . Department of Education will start sending colleges legal guidance .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At least one tornado ripped through northeast Texas Sunday evening , destroying homes , turning over vehicles and knocking train cars off tracks , local authorities said . A tornado struck Rice Texas at 5:30 p.m. , Navarro County Chief Deputy Mike Cox said . The twister destroyed three homes , damaged at least two more , turned over an 18-wheeler truck onto a passenger car and knocked cars from a freight train off their tracks , he said . It also caused extensive damage to Rice Elementary School . Four people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries , Cox said . In addition to `` significant damage '' from a tornado moving through Navarro County , witnesses have also spotted possible tornados in other parts of northeast Texas , the National Weather Service said . Betty Montgomery of the Lone Oak Fire Department said callers had reported a debris cloud and structural damage to homes , but authorities had not confirmed whether a tornado had touched down . At least one home in Lone Oak was destroyed , Red Cross spokeswoman Anita Foster said . Joey Romero , 24 , said he and his girlfriend rode out the storm in the freezer of a Sonic restaurant at a service station in Rice . They were driving from Dallas to Houston when it started to hail , he said . `` We pulled over under some covering . Hail the size of golf balls started falling . Then , we saw hail the size of baseballs , '' he said . Someone screamed when they saw the tornado forming behind Sonic , he said . The wind roared and the station lost power . `` The first few seconds it was all sort of surreal . I could n't really believe it was happening ... We all walked back in the freezer . It was cold in there and there was n't light and people were starting to cry , '' he said . The hail shattered car windows , Romero said . The second-year medical student at University of Texas , Houston , said he helped treat injuries . A police officer told him a truck and a car had flipped over on the highway . After several hours inside Sonic , Romero was on the road back to Houston late Sunday . `` Even now , we can see the storm off to the east of us . The sky is pitch black , '' he said . CNN 's Jacqui Jeras , Catherine E. Shoichet and Jessica Jordan contributed to this report .
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NEW : A tornado destroys homes and knocks train cars off their track . `` Significant damage '' is reported in Navarro County , Texas . A witness says he saw a funnel form and rode out the storm in a restaurant freezer . The National Weather Service says a high school was hit .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Defending champions Chelsea marched five points clear at the top of the English Premier League on Saturday with a 2-0 victory that left Wolverhampton in the relegation zone . Carlo Ancelotti 's team bounced back from last weekend 's goalless draw at Aston Villa to put the onus on title rivals Manchester City , Arsenal and Manchester United . Arsenal travel to City on Sunday , while United face a potentially tricky clash with Stoke in the club 's first match since England striker Wayne Rooney -- who is sidelined with injury -- made a surprise turnaround and decided to sign a new five-year contract after threatening to leave . Chelsea faced a Wolves team who had not won since the opening day of the season , but made hard work of the victory after taking the lead in the 23rd minute . Nicolas Anelka helped Yuri Zhirkov -- his fellow goalscorer in the midweek Champions League win over Spartak Moscow -- set up France winger Florent Malouda for the opener . The visitors belied their lowly league position and squandered several chances to equalize , coming closest when halftime substitute Stephen Hunt 's header was cleared off the line by Michael Essien . Hunt was booed when he came on the pitch by the home fans , who have still not forgiven him for the collision that left Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech with a fractured skull four years ago . Salomon Kalou replaced Malouda with 18 minutes to play , and the Ivory Coast forward made it 2-0 on 81 when he finished off a series of passes involving him , Essien and Didier Drogba , who returned from injury to lead the attack . Tottenham Hotspur moved up to third place with a 1-1 home draw against Everton in Saturday 's early kick-off , after Rafael van der Vaart 's first-half strike equaled Leighton Baines ' goal for the visitors . Defender Baines put David Moyes ' men ahead at White Hart Lane in the 17th minute with a deftly-struck left-foot free-kick that sailed into the top right-hand corner from the edge of the area , but the advantage proved to be short-lived . Spurs , who made three changes to the side who lost 4-3 to Inter Milan in the Champions League in midweek , equalized three minutes later . Capitalizing on a defensive mix-up between Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard and Phil Neville from a deep cross , Van der Vaart celebrated his return from European suspension to slot home his fourth of the season on 19 minutes when the ball fell at his feet just yards from the goal line . Everton looked to have greater energy as the game progressed though Yakubu , who had managed well as Everton 's only forward , was replaced with France striker Louis Saha after sustaining an injury . The move prompted Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp to shuffle his pack and introduce the presence of striker Roman Pavlyuchenko in place of speedy winger Aaron Lennon , as both sides gambled for the win . Promoted West Brom joined Tottenham on 15 points with a 2-1 victory at home to Fulham , moving up to fourth place ahead of Arsenal and Manchester United . Roberto Di Matteo 's team , had to come from behind after Scott Carson could only push Zoltan Gera 's ninth-minute effort onto the post -- and the ball bounced back off the former England goalkeeper and into the net . But Congo midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu leveled eight minutes later after collecting Chris Brunt 's throughball and beating keeper Mark Schwarzer . Striker Marc-Antoine Fortune made it 2-1 five minutes before halftime with a cool finish after winger Jerome Thomas cut the ball back from the byline . Fulham boss Mark Hughes brought on former England striker Andy Johnson for his first appearance since January , but his team could not equalize and have now not won away since the opening day in August . Sunderland moved up to seventh place after beating Aston Villa 1-0 to end a run of five successive draws , as Richard Dunne 's first-half own-goal proved the difference between the teams . The Republic of Ireland defender could only divert French midfielder Steed Malbranque 's 25th-minute cross into his own net , and Villa earlier saw winger Stewart Downing hit the post and striker Emile Heskey completely miskicked in front of goal in the second half . Sunderland have scored just 11 times in nine league matches -- seven from England striker Darren Bent , two from record signing Asamoah Gyan , and two own-goals . Bolton joined Sunderland on 12 points with a 1-1 draw at Wigan , who moved above Fulham into 14th place . Wigan took the lead just before the hour mark through Colombia striker Hugo Rodallega , but Sweden forward Johan Elmander leveled in the 66th minute . Birmingham moved up to 12th place with a 2-0 win over Blackpool , who also have 10 points along with Everton , Stoke and Wigan . Defender Liam Ridgewell scored Birmingham 's first home goal since August 21 in the 36th minute , nodding in from close range after Nikola Zigic headed against the crossbar . The giant Serbia striker scored his second goal in successive matches 10 minutes after the halftime break when Blackpool could not clear Ridgewell 's cross . Newcastle won 2-1 at bottom club West Ham in the late match to move above Villa on goal difference , with young striker Andy Carroll netting a 68th-minute winner for his fifth league goal this season . West Ham went ahead in the 12th minute through striker Carlton Cole 's first of the campaign , but visiting captain Kevin Nolan leveled 10 minutes later .
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Chelsea beat lowly Wolverhampton 2-0 to move five points clear of Manchester City . City host Arsenal on Sunday , when title rivals Manchester United travel to Stoke . Tottenham move up to third place with a 1-1 draw at home to mid-table Everton . Promoted West Brom climb up to fourth , also on 15 points , after beating Fulham .
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-LRB- Mashable -RRB- -- Sony has announced that it will drop the price of the PSP Go portable gaming system from $ 249 to $ 199 just in time for the holiday rush . The price cut is already effective -- just check out any online retailer like Gamestop or Amazon and you 'll see the device selling at its new price point . It 's a welcome change , and it makes the device more competitive with the Nintendo DSi -LRB- $ 149 -RRB- and the iPod touch -LRB- $ 229 -- $ 399 -RRB- . Given the capabilities of the device , $ 199 seems like the perfect price point . The PSP targets the core gamer market , which is willing to pay a little bit more for impressive graphics than it would get on the DSi . Still , neither device is as dynamic as the iPod touch . Sony boasts that the PSP has moved 61 million units since it debuted in 2004 , but the various DS models have sold more than 140 million units in roughly the same time period . The iPod Touch has sold at least 45 million since its 2007 launch -- and that 's not counting iPhones , which play the same games . © 2010 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
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Price of the PSP Go drops from $ 249 to $ 199 in time for the holiday rush . Price cut is already effective online at GameStop and Amazon . Change makes device more competitive with the Nintendo DSi and the iPod Touch .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The stepmother of a missing 10-year-old North Carolina girl joined police as they searched for the girl 's body Monday , the same day the girl 's father landed behind bars . Elisa Baker , who police said last week admitted to writing a fake ransom note a day after the girl 's disappearance was reported , was taken by police to a search site near a home she lived in three years ago , according to CNN affiliate WSOC . Earlier on Monday , shortly after 3 a.m. , Adam Troy Baker was arrested in Catawba County on eight charges , including five counts of submitting worthless checks and three counts of failing to appear in court . Police earlier acknowledged that Adam Baker faced bad-check charges , which are unrelated to the disappearance of his daughter , Zahra Clare Baker . But they did not initially arrest him , as he had been helping authorities in their search . Zahra was reported missing October 9 . But no one other than a family member has reported seeing her since September 25 , when a woman saw her at a furniture store . Elisa Baker was arrested on October 10 , initially on several charged unrelated charges , including writing worthless checks . Last week , she was additionally charged with obstruction of justice -- a felony -- after leaving the ransom note at the family 's home . Authorities on Friday ended an unsuccessful search at a North Carolina landfill for a mattress connected to Zahra 's disappearance , said police in Hickory . The adolescent 's disappearance is being investigated as a homicide , police said . Local , state and federal authorities , along with cadaver dogs , are continuing to search Caldwell County and thereabouts for signs of Zahra . Zahra 's father , Adam Troy Baker , was at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport picking up a family member Sunday before he voluntarily went to the police department in Hickory , about 60 miles northwest of Charlotte , to talk to authorities . At the request of Adam Baker -- an Australian citizen -- the closest Australian consulate , in Atlanta , Georgia , was notified of his arrest . The disappearance of Zahra , a freckle-faced youngster who wears a prosthetic leg and hearing aids , has made international news . The girl lost her leg to bone cancer , according to CNN affiliate WCNC-TV in Charlotte . Family members and neighbors have told reporters that Zahra 's stepmother abused her -- an allegation her attorney has denied . Police also have said they had been in contact with Zahra 's biological mother in Australia and asked for the girl 's medical records .
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NEW : The arrested stepmother of a missing 10-year-old joins police on search . Police said that Elisa Baker had earlier admitted to writing a fake ransom note . The missing girl 's father was arrested before dawn Monday on unrelated charges . As they look for Zahra Baker , authorities have launched a homicide investigation .
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New Haven , Connecticut -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Steven Hayes , convicted of killing three members of a Connecticut family , has shown `` suicidal tendencies '' and expressed concern his food was tainted , a psychiatrist testified during the penalty phase of Hayes ' trial Monday . Dr. Justin Schechter , a Stamford , Connecticut , forensic and clinical psychiatrist , said that Hayes exhibited signs of depression after his 2007 arrest , but told him , `` I would rather they kill me '' -- reflecting Hayes ' apparent hope that he 'd be executed for his role in in the deaths of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters , 17-year-old Hayley Petit and 11-year-old Michaela Petit . The jury must decide whether to sentence Hayes to death . Hayes was n't in solitary confinement or considered `` actively suicidal , '' said Schechter , though there were concerns he had a seizure disorder , depression and anxiety . The high school dropout said he had a long history of substance abuse and had fathered two children out of wedlock , Schechter said . Hayes believed that a doctor was `` manipulating '' his food and would n't eat it , said Schechter , though he did eat food from the prison commissary . The court session ended with Schechter 's testimony on Monday afternoon , and will resume Tuesday . Hayes , 47 , was convicted this month of 16 of the 17 charges against him -- including nine counts of murder and capital murder and four counts of kidnapping -- in the deaths of Hawke-Petit and her daughters . Prosecutors allege that Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky invaded the Petit home in Cheshire , beat Jennifer Hawke-Petit 's husband bloody , strangled Hawke-Petit , set the house afire and tried to flee . Komisarjevsky is to be tried separately . Earlier in the day , Fred Levesque , former director of offender classification and population management for the state Department of Correction , testified that Hayes was written up for 24 disciplinary reports during a stretch in state prison . One of those was for hoarding medication , a charge to which Hayes voluntarily pleaded guilty . Asked by the defense if he had any knowledge of whether Hayes was a threat to the general population , Levesque answered `` no . '' Last week , a forensic psychiatrist testified that Hayes attempted suicide several times since his arrest and has said he wants to receive the death penalty . On cross-examination , Dr. Paul Amble said his panel did not address the question of whether Hayes ' suicide attempts were sincere . But in his opinion , he said , Hayes was `` making decisions that were rational , given his situation '' when he said he wanted to receive the death penalty . `` I want to plead guilty to everything now , because I just want it over now , '' Hayes told an evaluation team , said Amble , the assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine . Hayes described a plan to `` look like a monster '' to the jury , expressing no remorse , in an attempt to move the jurors to sentence him to death , Amble wrote in his evaluation of the defendant . Prosecutor Michael Dearington asked Amble whether Hayes truly wanted to be executed . `` I do n't know , '' the doctor said . `` I 'm not here to say I can exactly divine his thoughts , only what he said . '' In March , Hayes told a psychologist that he no longer wanted to commit suicide `` but intended to let the state do it , '' said Amble , who had been asked by the judge in the case to determine whether Hayes was competent to stand trial . Police testified that in the 2007 home invasion , Hayes and Komisarjevsky found evidence of a bank account containing $ 20,000 to $ 30,000 and forced Hawke-Petit to go to a bank in the morning and withdraw money from the account . Prosecutors said Hayes took her to the bank while Komisarjevsky stayed behind . When Hayes and Hawke-Petit returned with the money , officials said , the two men set the home afire and fled . Inside the home , authorities said , Hawke-Petit , 48 , was found raped and strangled . Her two daughters , one of whom had been sexually assaulted , died of smoke inhalation . Petit , the sole survivor , escaped to a neighbor 's home . CNN 'S Brian Vitagliano contributed to this report .
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NEW : A psychiatrist says Hayes has exhibited `` suicidal tendencies '' NEW : The doctor says Hayes was worried his food was being tainted . A former Correction official testifies about Hayes ' disciplinary reports . Hayes was convicted of capital murder in the 2007 home invasion .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda wants to merge his forces with the Democratic Republic of Congo 's army as part of a peace agreement , a mediator said Monday . Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda has urged the Congolese government to find ways to protect minority groups . Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo told reporters that talks between Nkunda and Congo 's government are progressing . Nakunda `` has made demands that I do not consider outrageous and demands that the government of Congo can meet , '' said Obasanjo . The rebel leader has also urged the Congo government to find ways to protect minority groups in the country , Obasanjo said . Obasanjo , a U.N. special envoy , said the ongoing talks may quell violence in the country . More negotiations have been scheduled for Friday . The recent fighting has prompted the U.N. Security Council to approve sending more than 3,000 troops in coming weeks to bolster the 17,000-strong peacekeeping force already there . The goal is to stop the violence that has deepened the stark humanitarian crisis in North Kivu province of Congo . The fighting has displaced an estimated 250,000 people many who have fled to refugee camps . Fighting broke out in eastern Congo at the end of August between government forces and Nkunda 's rebels . The fighting is spurred by lingering tensions over the 1994 slaughter of ethnic Tutsis by majority Hutus in neighboring Rwanda . Nkunda says his forces are fighting to defend Congolese Tutsis from Hutu militants who escaped to Congo .
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Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda wants to meld his forces with army , mediator reports . Talks progressing between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nkunda . Recent fighting spurs U.N. to approve sending more than 3,000 troops to nation . Goal is to relieve humanitarian crisis resulting from fighting in North Kivu province .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The mother of an 11-year-old boy who hanged himself after allegedly being bullied at a Georgia school says her daughter also has been a victim of taunting . Masika Bermudez-Carrasquillo , who Friday asked the White House for help in a campaign to end school bullying , said her daughter , 12 , was also recently harassed by a boy who kept referring to her dead brother . The boy was disciplined but still taunted the girl before he was suspended and his mother withdrew him from a middle school , she said . Since then , the boy 's mom has failed to meet with her , Bermudez said . `` I guess she does n't care . '' The mother , who wrote a letter to President Barack Obama about bullying , held a news conference Friday to ask for help . Jaheem Herrera was found dead in his closet in April . `` Til this day , I live with that memory of seeing my son hanging in the closet ; my daughters are so hurt too , '' Bermudez wrote in the letter . Bermudez told CNN that Jaheem , a fifth-grader , had been complaining about bullying at Dunaire Elementary School in DeKalb County . Bermudez said that at the time , she did not know that the bullying had gotten so bad . Friday , she indicated Jaheem once passed out after boys put him in a sleeper hold at the school . Administrators and others wo n't take responsibility for this and other incidents at the school , she said . `` I feel like I failed him , '' Bermudez said of Jaheem . `` I ca n't get justice . A year has passed , and they keep denying it . '' Her letter asked for assistance from the White House . `` Mr. President , bullying is still an issue here in Georgia , and all over the United States . Our children are dying , because they think this is the only way out . I think parents and administrators should be held accountable for the safety problems in the nation 's classrooms , '' Bermudez said . She says her son 's case helped to get a new anti-bullying law passed in Georgia . The law , which pushes schools to aggressively investigate bullying incidents and provide counseling to victims , is scheduled to go into effect in 2011 . But Bermudez said more needs to be done . `` No other parent should feel the pain I feel . Mr. President , I need your help , '' she wrote . `` It is my hope that you hear my plea and join the campaign for Justice for Jaheem . '' Families of bullying victims should be able to file federal lawsuits against local officials and parents of those who bully , she said . Gerald Rose , who heads the nonprofit New Order National Human Rights Organization , said the type of discipline that might prevent bullying needs to begin at the home . `` We need to get justice for this mom , '' Rose said . CNN 's Max Newfield contributed to this report .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Houston Rockets team physician Tom Clanton has said the foot injury currently sidelining Chinese center Yao Ming could threaten the seven-foot-six-inch player 's career . Yao Ming 's entire basketball future could be in danger due to his persistent foot injury . `` At this point , the injury has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career-threatening , '' Clanton told the Houston Chronicle regional newspaper . `` One of the things we are trying to get is a consensus opinion on that , to make certain there is no option we are overlooking that would provide an earlier return or would be an option for treatment that he would prefer rather than doing additional surgery , '' he added . Yao fractured his left foot last month during a semifinal match against the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Western Conference semifinals and has been visiting specialists ahead of treatment since then . Clanton continued : `` At this stage , he is having no symptoms or physical signs , he has no tenderness , no swelling , no redness . When he came back in , he was feeling like everything was perfect , and he would start rehabilitation and get ready to play . `` The findings on the CT were shocking for him and for us . You do n't treat a CT scan ; you treat a patient . We are looking for every reason to treat this on clinical findings but do n't want to put him at risk for a greater fracture , '' he added . The diagnosis raises doubt over the playing future of one of the biggest stars in the National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- and one of the most famous celebrities to hail from China . Yao is a national hero in his homeland , and the news has prompted a frenzy of postings on the internet , arguing about the why 's and wherefore 's of his injury . `` He is really tired , '' says one Netizen posting on Sina.com . `` He needs to rest , we can not let the giant fall ! '' `` I wish everything will work out well for Yao Ming , '' says another teenage basketball fan . `` There is always a way to deal with injuries . We should not give up . '' Some Yao supporters think he should take a long break -- even for the whole season -- and make a comeback later . `` I think his injury is very bad , '' opines Ma Jian , a TV commentator who played for the Chinese national team . `` With all the weight training the team have put him through in the past seven years , Yao has gained about 20 kilos in his upper body . But his lower body , especially his feet , did not gain much strength to hold his large frame . '' The 28-year-old Yao has been a perennial pick for the NBA All-Star teams since moving from the Shanghai Sharks to the Rockets in 2002 . Yao also captained the Chinese team as hosts at the 2008 Beijing Games , as well as taking the role of flag-bearer in the opening ceremony . Yao was awarded the honor of `` model worker '' in 2005 by China 's ruling Communist Party . However , despite his popularity , Yao still has his share of detractors . Known as `` Yao hei '' -- they are people who are out to smear the player . `` He is a man made of glass , '' says one posting on Sina.com . `` Should we call him Yao the glass or Yao the porcelain ? '' asks one rhetorically . Yao is now a multi-millionaire , earning millions of dollars yearly , not just from his NBA team but from lucrative commercial endorsements . Admirers say Yao has done more for improving China 's image overseas than any modern-day politician or diplomat . Next to the giant panda , Yao is perhaps China 's best known and much loved , icon , in part because exudes a wholesome , feel-good image . `` He is such an affable , likeable guy , '' recalls Colin Pine , who used to serve as his personal translator during his years as an NBA rookie in Houston . His demeanor on and off the court has endeared him to the media and multitude of basketball fans overseas , who admire his modesty and maturity . His loyal fans hope Yao will get an extension of his already long and successful career .
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Houston Rockets physician says Yao Ming injury could `` threaten his career '' Yao fractured his left foot playing for Houston against the L.A. Lakers in May . The 28-year-old was flag-bearer for China at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games . Yao has been perennial All-Star selection since he moved to the U.S. in 2002 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It should come as no surprise that even after consumer-friendly bank reform it costs more than ever to use your own money . A veritable credit card fee frenzy over the past decade meant many banks could easily offer free checking and other perks , subsidized by the big fees generated elsewhere . -LRB- A checking account costs the typical bank $ 100 to $ 200 to set up and maintain . -RRB- . But now that these fees have been tamed by new rules , fees are rising elsewhere . New analysis by Bankrate.com shows fewer banks offer free checking and the costs associated with your bank account are rising . You can be charged by the bank to hold your money for you , if you do n't have a minimum balance . You can be charged to take your own money out of an ATM . And you will still pay if you bounce a check or overdraw your account with a debit card . Average ATM fees are up 5 percent , to an all-time high of $ 2.33 , and the average out-of-network charge to use an ATM for another bank is $ 1.41 . Overdraft fees rose another 3 percent to $ 30.47 and the cost to maintain a checking account rose on average to $ 13.04 a month -- that 's the cost for not keeping the minimum in an interest bearing account . The typical consumer pays $ 620 year in unnecessary and avoidable fees , Bankrate 's senior financial analyst Greg McBride figures . Here 's how to avoid paying the bank for the use of YOUR money : . Never use an out of network ATM machine . Walk or drive the extra distance . It is literally the easiest money you can save in your budget . Avoid overdrafts . Avoiding one overdraft a month saves you $ 360 a year . There are new rules to protect you from the most egregious overdraft fees , but make no mistake , you ca n't spend money you do n't have in the account . Do not opt in for overdraft protection for your debit card . Unfortunately , the consumers getting dinged by overdraft fees tend to be what I call `` fee-quent fliers . '' Bank of America reported last week that 10 percent of its customers generate 70 percent of its overdraft fees . Strive to not be a fee-quent flier . Shop around for bank accounts . If you have a low balance and your bank will charge you a few dollars for dipping below a minimum level , check out community banks and credit unions . Bottom line , do n't pay to use your own money .
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Fewer banks offer free checking , according to new analysis by Bankrate.com . Costs associated with checking accounts are rising ; ATM fees are up 5 percent . To save -- avoid overdrafts , shop for best rates , only use in-network ATMs .
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Princeton , New Jersey -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- With all eyes focused on how the Democrats will do this November , the story about the divisions unfolding within the Republican Party have equally important long-term consequences for national politics . And now with the Tea Party movement as an additional force in the party , Republican leaders are struggling to contain tensions between right-wing activists and fiscal conservatives . In recent months , these tensions have been growing because new faces have emerged within the Republican Party that do n't fit neatly within the Tea Party fold . One of the candidates who has received the most buzz in Republican circles is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie , dubbed `` Gov. Wrecking Ball '' by one columnist . How Christie fares in the coming year will be a critical test to gauging where the GOP might be in 2012 . The blunt and humorous Republican who replaced Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine has been making a name for himself by taking on New Jersey 's fiscal mess . Christie , a former U.S. attorney general who looks and sounds like the kind of guy you would sit next to at a New York Jets game , has focused all of his energy on reducing the budget and limiting property tax increases . He has been willing to challenge powerful interest groups like the teachers ' unions , and he did n't budge when citizen protesters took to the streets and railed against the impact of his budget . Christie also instituted reforms to the pensions of government workers . He has received some grudging support from Democrats and has persuaded the state legislature to go along with many controversial proposals , primarily because most experts acknowledge tough steps are needed to avoid having New Jersey become another California . The first test for Christie will be the political response when New Jersey residents see the impact of the budget cuts . Historically , at the national level , Republicans have often backed off from tough talk about spending reduction when programs proved to be more popular than conservatives expected . This is what happened when President Ronald Reagan was forced to back off Social Security cuts in 1981-1982 and the Republican Congress stepped away from Medicare cuts in 1995-1996 . In New Jersey , it is one thing for voters to hear tough talk on controlling spending coming out of Trenton , but quite another to see your child 's school program shut down . Now that congressional Democrats are on the verge of passing legislation to provide aid to the states in these areas of government , the contrast will be even sharper . There are also many questions about whether Christie 's actions will really be able to stop property taxes from rising . The second test has to do with whether Christie , assuming that he continues to be successful , can find a place at the national Republican Party table . In the era of the Tea Party , the Republican leadership has been moving toward the right on many nonfiscal issues . Last week , Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he favored the idea of reviewing the 14th Amendment -- originally passed to protect the citizenship rights of freed African-American slaves . Some Republicans , including South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham , want to make sure that citizenship rights are not granted to children who are born to illegal immigrants in the United States . Also , the ruling by a federal judge that California 's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional is sure to generate pressure on Republicans to take a tough stand on this issue . Following the 2008 election , the conservative commentator and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush , David Frum , a CNN contributor , had warned that Republicans needed to be cautious about doing things to win in 2010 that would harm them in 2012 and beyond . The threat is to radicalize the party by moving it so far off center that future Republican candidates would have trouble winning national office . As Frum wrote in his blog post with regard to health care reform , `` We followed the most radical voices in the party and the movement , and they led us to abject and irreversible defeat . '' If Republicans want to rebuild their party , they must make room for more pragmatic , fiscally minded conservatives like Christie , who are generating excitement in famously blue states . If Christie can survive politically from the fallout of the budget cuts , he and other Republicans like him could cause significant trouble for Democrats by focusing on issues like taxes , deficits and spending that , at least on the campaign trail , have often had far more impact than the social issues that tend to excite the Republican Party 's base . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Julian Zelizer .
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Julian Zelizer : New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is earning praise for tackling budget problems . He says Christie 's focus on cutting spending is a test for the Republican party . It runs counter to a national GOP trend of stressing issues such as birthright citizenship , he says . Zelizer : Christie , others in GOP like him could give Democrats trouble in many states .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The owner of one farm at the center of a massive egg recall apologized to anyone who may have been sickened by his product Wednesday , while another refused to answer questions about conditions at his operation . Orland Bethel , president of Hillandale Farms of Iowa , invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when asked whether he knew about unsanitary conditions at one of his farms before an August e-mail from a production manager . Bethel was appearing before a House subcommittee investigating the outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis that sickened more than 1,600 people and triggered the recall of more than half a billion eggs . Duane Mangskau , Hillandale Farms production representative , told the committee that the recall has forced his firm `` to take a hard look at our operations . '' `` And even if the source of the salmonella illness is never confirmed , where we have fallen short in Iowa , we are committed to improving our operations , '' Mangskau said . He said Hillandale has cut its marketing relationship with another DeCoster-owned farm `` because we were disappointed with the test results there . '' Meanwhile , the owner of the other agribusiness firm involved in the recall said he was `` horrified '' that eggs from his company may have sickened anyone . `` We apologize to everyone who may have been sickened by eating our eggs . I pray several times each day for all of them and for their improved health , '' Austin `` Jack '' DeCoster , the owner of Wright County Egg , told the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee . DeCoster -- whose chicken and hog farms have been repeatedly cited by state regulators in the Northeast and Midwest -- said his company 's compliance with food safety regulation suffered as it grew , and `` I am sorry for those failings . '' `` I accept responsibility for those mistakes in our operations , '' he told the committee . And DeCoster 's son Peter , Wright County Egg 's chief operating officer , told the subcommittee that `` while we always believed we were doing the right thing , it is now very clear that we must do more . '' But the DeCosters faced sharp questions throughout the hearing from lawmakers , including the chairman of the full committee , Rep. Henry Waxman . Salmonella occurs naturally in chickens , but Food and Drug Administration inspectors reported in August that neither Wright County nor Hillandale fully followed their plans to prevent Salmonella enteritidis , the strain behind the outbreak . Federal investigators reported finding salmonella bacteria in chicken feed and in barn and walkway areas at the farms , as well as rodents , heaping piles of manure , dead animals and uncaged birds and flies too numerous to count . `` It 's hard for me to reconcile your words , that you wanted to clean up and you did clean up the facility , with the record before the committee , '' said Waxman , D-California . `` The conditions in your facility were not clean . They were not sanitary . They were filthy . '' But the committee 's ranking Republican , Texas Rep. Michael Burgess , also questioned why Department of Agriculture inspectors failed to report conditions at Wright County Egg to the FDA . `` If you know this is a high-risk food and a high-risk practice -- and the deCosters kind of have a history -- why would n't someone say something ? '' Burgess asked Dr. Joshua Sharfstein , the FDA 's principal deputy commissioner . Burgess suggested the outbreak could have been averted `` if one federal agency had used common sense and talked to another feeral agency . '' Sharfstein said the FDA and the USDA , which regulate different aspects of the industry , `` are working on improving communication . '' But he said new regulations on egg producers and a food-safety bill pending in the Senate `` would allow us to make those inspections as effective as possible . '' At the outset of the hearing , Waxman said the DeCoster family has had `` warning after warning '' about conditions at its operations for decades . Despite those warnings , DeCoster family companies `` continue to raise chickens in slovenly conditions and make millions of dollars by selling contaminated eggs , '' he said . And DeCoster 's remarks were briefly interrupted by a protester the Farm Animal Rights Movement , a group critical of industrialized agriculture . The man carried a banner that proclaimed , `` Recall ALL egg production . '' `` DeCoster and his cohorts are a mere piece of a larger picture , '' the man said before being escorted from the hearing room . There were fireworks among members of the committee as well , as its ranking Republican tried to rebut Democrats ' criticism of Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn , who is fighting new food safety legislation supporters say could have prevented the outbreak . At one point , subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak , D-Michigan , cut off Burgess 's microphone when he tried to read a statement blaming the Senate 's Democratic leadership for stalling the bill . Burgess later accused Stupak of `` censorship . '' Stupak said Burgess -- who supported the legislation -- tried to `` back-door '' a statement from Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn into the record after his time had expired and without the consent of the committee . One of those sickened in this summer 's outbreak was Sarah Lewis , who told the subcommittee she ended up in an intensive-care unit after eating a custard tart at a party for her sister 's college graduation . Her sister also fell ill . She said she still suffers from severe abdominal cramps , diarrhea and fevers and has to take between five to 10 drugs a day . `` I lost 30 pounds , '' she said . `` My sick joke is , ` You can cure my salmonella in 30 more pounds , ' you know what I mean ? But it 's not funny . ''
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NEW : Hillandale CEO takes the Fifth Amendment in salmonella hearing . Wright County Egg owners say compliance fell off as the company grew . Congressman says farms had `` warning after warning '' about conditions . Protest and partisan friction punctuates the hearing .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Portuguese Football Federation has banned national coach Carlos Queiroz for a month following an incident involving an anti-doping team before the 2010 World Cup . The 57-year-old will miss next month 's opening Euro 2012 qualifiers against Cyprus and Norway for his part in the confrontation when the drug test controllers visited Portugal 's training camp in Covilha in June . Queiroz had initially fought the charges , and brought in his former mentor Alex Ferguson of English club Manchester United as a character witness . The former Real Madrid coach was also fined $ 1,280 for his part in the matter , as the FPF said on its website on Thursday that his `` aggressive behavior '' had disrupted the testing procedure . The Ministry of Youth and Sport filed a report after the Sports Institute of Portugal complained about Queiroz . He will now miss the home match against Cyprus on September 3 and the trip to Norway four days later . Queiroz is under pressure to produce results , having needed to go to the playoffs to qualify for the World Cup and then losing to eventual champions and neighbors Spain in the second round in South Africa . Portugal failed to score in three of the four World Cup matches despite being led by the world 's most expensive player , Real 's Cristiano Ronaldo .
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Carlos Queiroz will miss Portugal 's opening Euro 2012 qualifiers after being banned . He was in trouble after incident involving anti-doping controllers before the World Cup . Coach has also been fined $ 1,280 after confronting the drug team at training camp .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A flat-faced frogfish , bug-eating slug and carnivorous sea sponge are some of the top new species named by scientists . They appear on a `` top 10 '' list of new species released Saturday amid warnings from the United Nations that the world is not doing enough to protect vulnerable eco-systems . `` Biodiversity loss is moving ecological systems ever closer to tipping point beyond which they will no longer be able to fulfill their vital functions , '' said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the International Day for Biological Diversity , which is being marked in 11 countries . More coverage : Environment . A report released in late April by researchers from the United Nations Environment Program showed that world leaders had failed on a 2002 commitment to reduce the global rate of biodiversity loss by 2010 . It found that since 1970 animal populations had dropped 30 percent , the area covered by mangroves and sea grasses was down 20 percent and the coverage of living corals had fallen 40 percent . `` The deadline has arrived , yet the deterioration of our natural resources continues apace , '' the secretary-general said in a statement . He warned that communities everywhere would `` reap the negative consequences , '' but that the `` poorest people and most vulnerable communities will suffer most . '' A number of events were held around the world Saturday to mark the International Day of Biodiversity . A garden was created along Paris ' Champs-Elysees , children in Brazil were encouraged to dress up as animals , and the European Environment Agency unveiled a `` living wall '' at its headquarters in Copenhagen , Denmark . The release of a top 10 list species for 2009 continues an annual tradition that marks the anniversary of the birth of Carolus Linnaeus , who initiated the modern system of classifying plants and animals . The new list , issued by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University , was chosen from 18,225 species new to science in 2008 , the most recent year for which data has been compiled . They come from Africa , Indonesia , Madagascar , Myanmar , New Zealand , the Philippines , Thailand , the U.S. and Uruguay . The new discoveries include a golden orb spider able to spin webs of more than a meter in diameter . It is the first of its species named since 1879 . A minnow with fangs found in Myanmar is the first example of oral teeth-like structure found in the largest family of freshwater fishes . And , the sea slug that eats bugs was an unusual find in Pak Phanang Bay in the Gulf of Thailand as nearly all sacoglossans , or sea slugs , eat algae . `` Most people do not realize just how incomplete our knowledge of Earth 's species is or the steady rate at which taxonomists are exploring that diversity , '' said Quentin Wheeler , director of the International Institute of Species Exploration .
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Top 10 new species list includes frogfish , golden orb spider , bug-eating slugs . Coincides with International Day of Biodiversity being marked in 11 countries . United Nations says not enough is being done to reduce rate of biodiversity loss . UNEP report found animal populations have dropped 30 percent since 1970 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A major rainstorm washed over the water-weary Northeast Tuesday , flooding much of the already saturated region but focusing its withering power on the tiny state of Rhode Island . `` Right now , most of our eyes are on the Pawtuxet River in Cranston , '' said Tom Econopouly , a senior hydrologist at the Northeast River Forecast Center in nearby Taunton , Massachusetts . The river was predicted to crest Wednesday morning near 20 feet -- flood stage is 9 feet , he said , adding , `` It 's very high . '' Another record was set in Yantic , Connecticut , where the Yantic River crested Tuesday at 13.6 feet , 4.6 feet above flood stage , he said . Yet another record was predicted for Saxonville , Massachusetts , where the Sudbury River was expected to reach 13.4 feet Wednesday afternoon . Flood stage is 10 feet . `` I 've been working here for over 10 years and I really have n't seen anything like this in my career , '' Econopouly said . Is it flooding near you ? Share photos , videos and stories . The cause of all the records was a storm system `` that just did n't move '' since it formed Sunday night , he said . By late Tuesday , the storm was lifting , but several rivers had not yet crested , he said . In all , the storm system dumped 8.75 inches of rain in East Providence , 7.6 inches in downtown Providence , and 5 inches in Cranston , all in Rhode Island , he said . Compounding the misery was the fact that parts of the region were still trying to shake off the effects of a storm two weeks ago . And this week 's system -- with heavy winds and rain -- has left thousands of customers without power . On the National Weather Service map posted on its Web site , the coast was covered in bright green from Maine to Delaware , indicating widespread flood warnings . `` We have n't seen the worst of it yet , '' Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri told reporters Tuesday night after seven to eight inches of rain had inundated much of the state . He pleaded with state residents to stay off the roads . `` We are very concerned about flooding on the highways , '' he said . The Blackstone River in Woonsocket , Rhode Island , and the Pawcatuck River in Charleston , Rhode Island , were not expected to crest until 8 a.m. Wednesday , he said . `` None of us alive have seen the kind of flooding we are experiencing now , '' he said , calling the downpour an event that occurs once every 100 years to 500 years . Sewage treatment plants around the state were swamped , with one in Warwick , Rhode Island , `` completely inundated , '' he said . That led the Department of Health to order the closure of all beaches in the state . Emergency officials asked residents of affected areas to try to conserve water . Decisions about school closings were to be announced in the morning , he said . Carcieri urged residents of low-lying areas not to jeopardize their safety by refusing to comply with officials ' requests to evacuate . He noted that some members of the National Guard have been deployed to help . Cranston Mayor Allan Fung said about 120 homes had been evacuated in the western part of the city . Dam safety was to be monitored overnight , said Dave Smith , director of the Emergency Management Agency . `` The water that 's running through the throats of some of those dams is remarkable , '' he said . A spokesman for National Grid Energy Services said 12,000 to 14,000 customers were without electricity in the Cranston area , where a substation was underwater . In Westerly , Rhode Island , another 9,600 customers were in the dark , the spokesman said . He told area residents to expect rotating outages throughout the night and predicted they would continue for `` a period of days . '' Gas was turned off in some areas , too , he said . Shelters have been set up throughout the state , said Rhode Island Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts . `` We are looking at historic levels , '' said Luke Peterson , the assistant town manager for West Warwick , Rhode Island . The Pawtuxet River in Cranston and West Warwick , about 13 miles southwest of Providence , flooded a few weeks ago at record levels . This time , Peterson said , the town has received reports predicting that the river , which reaches flood stage at 9 feet , will crest at 17.5 feet at nearby Cranston . The river crested at 14.98 feet more than two weeks ago . `` There 's not a whole lot we can do , '' Peterson said . `` If we try to hold back on our side , we 'd make it worse for the neighboring community . '' Still , no deaths have been reported in Rhode Island . That was also the case in Massachusetts , where four to seven inches of rain had fallen in the eastern part of the state during this latest storm , said Scott MacLeod , a public information officer with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency in Framingham , Massachusetts . Most of the flooding in Massachusetts occurred in the Bay State 's southeastern corner county of Bristol , Massachusetts , where about 200 people were evacuated , he said . On Monday , Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard , which was prepared to assist overnight , MacLeod said . A handful of shelters were open , though few people were staying there , and there were no reports of power outages in the state , MacLeod said . `` It 's mainly flooding issues -- closed roads , flooded roadways and basements . '' Though the rain was expected to stop overnight in Massachusetts , `` the flooding will continue throughout the week for a number of our rivers and streams , '' MacLeod predicted . The storm delayed flights at Boston 's Logan International Airport , all three New York-area airports and Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania , according to the Federal Aviation Administration 's Web site . Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell said she was putting the state National Guard on alert to assist with flood control and sandbagging efforts . By Tuesday night , a spokesman for the state 's Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security said rivers were still rising . `` We do have significant flooding in the southeastern part of the state , '' said public information officer Scott DeVico . Particularly affected were the areas around the Connecticut cities of Norwich , Stonington and Groton City , he said . But no fatalities had been reported and fewer than 400 customers were without power , he said . Though no major highways were shut , a number of secondary roads were closed in low-lying areas , he said . In New Jersey , the city of Wayne issued a flood warning but said it was not issuing evacuations . In Paterson , New Jersey , minor flooding was reported , the city fire department said . In Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , and the Delaware Valley , the National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory .
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Pawtuxet River in Cranston , Rhode Island may crest 11 feet above flood stage . Storm system `` just did n't move '' once it formed , hydrologist said . Sewage treatment plants around Rhode Island swamped . Power outages , road closings and airport delays also blamed on storm .
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Las Vegas , Nevada -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle just might be the Tea Party 's biggest gamble yet . A staunch conservative with a history of making bold and sometimes controversial comments , Angle insists her comments have been taken out of context in her campaign to oust Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in upcoming midterm congressional elections . `` I 'll be a mainstream senator , '' said Angle . A grandmother of 10 children who secured the backing of Tea Party leaders on her way to winning the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate , Angle has been both praised and criticized for her views . In past remarks during the campaign , Angle has said Social Security and Medicare should be phased out . She 's also advocated the elimination of the Departments of Education and Energy , the Environmental Protection Agency and the IRS . Angle established herself as an ardent conservative during her six-year tenure in the Nevada State Assembly . `` Sharron Angle was the Tea Party before the Tea Party existed , '' Nevada political journalist Jon Ralston said of the Republican , adding she was a `` far right '' candidate . While Angle 's controversial stances have bolstered her standing with the Tea Party , they have provided fodder for Democrats , who perceive the 60-year-old Tea Party candidate a threat to one of Washington 's most prominent Democrats . In response , Reid has called his opponent `` too extreme '' in TV ads airing across the state , and even President Obama weighed in at a July event for Reid , saying , '' -LSB- Angle -RSB- favors an approach that 's even more extreme than the Republicans we 've got in Washington . That 's saying something . '' When CNN caught up with Angle at one of her Las Vegas , Nevada , campaign stops , she complained some of her more controversial statements had been taken out of context . `` As you speak , as we 're conversationally speaking , sometimes when you pick out words , they 're not the best words you could have used , '' she told CNN in a rare one-on-one interview . `` When taken out of context , you can make anybody look like they do n't know what they 're talking about , '' she said . `` It 's a little hard to take out of context when they say they want to phase out Social Security , '' Reid responded to CNN . `` Her words are what she is . My words are what I am . So I do n't think you can run from what you say and what you do . '' Angle has also made some contentious comments on friendly conservative talk radio programs , which have bolstered her detractors ' views that she is an extremist . In a January appearance on the Reno , Nevada-based Bill Manders Show , Angle implied the purpose of the Second Amendment right to bear arms might be to keep the federal government in check . `` I 'm hoping that we 're not getting to Second Amendment remedies . I hope that the vote will be the cure for the Harry Reid problems , '' she said , generating a slew of questions about her intent . When CNN asked about Angle 's ominous-sounding warning , she laughed off the notion she was promoting an armed revolution . `` Those are not the issues people are concerned about . They 're concerned about our economy , our homes , our jobs . That 's what people are concerned about , '' she said , not offering an explanation of her remarks . CNN also asked Angle about her affirmation of the same conservative host 's observation that there are `` home-born , homegrown '' enemies operating in Congress . `` The larger focus of that conversation is what has happened domestically here and our country for the last 18 months , '' Angle said , pointing out that no names were mentioned during the conversation , and again not addressing directly the intent of her statement . It 's easy to see how Angle 's staunch views appeal to the Tea Party , but even some of her fellow Nevada Republicans are wary that she is too conservative . In an interview with CNN affiliate KLAS , Reno Mayor Bob Cashell , who is a Republican from Angle 's hometown , called Angle `` an ultra-right winger '' who he will not support in November . Another prominent Nevada Republican , former Rep. Barbara Vucanovich described Angle as `` rigid '' in her beliefs in an interview to the Las Vegas Review Journal . `` She 's a very difficult person . She 's very positive in her own way , but when you 're elected you have to work for everybody , '' Vucanovich told the newspaper . But it 's not just politicians who are concerned . In a poll released by the Las Vegas Review Journal on August 27 , 71 percent of Nevada Republicans admit they would prefer to see a different Republican candidate take on Reid . Of those Republicans who voted for Angle in the primary election , 66 percent now say they 'd like another nominee . Reid fares better with his own party , but is still far from a perfect candidate in the eyes of Nevada voters , many of whom see the high-profile Democrat as a Washington insider who brokered deals infamously known as the `` Cornhusker Kickback '' and `` The Louisiana Purchase '' to pass health care reform . `` Harry Reid is the most negatively viewed person in this state and there is a hardened opposition to him . I think Sharron Angle could be arrested for a felony tomorrow and still get percent 40 percent of the vote , '' Ralston told CNN . That explains why , despite Angle 's controversial candidacy , polls show Nevada voters evenly split between the `` extremist '' challenger and the `` establishment '' senator . The high-profile race is considered a statistical dead heat where , even in the gambling capital of the world , there is no odds-on favorite , making it a bellwether of just how influential the Tea Party might be in future elections .
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Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle insists her words have been taken out of context . Angle challenging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada . Reid has called his opponent `` too extreme '' in TV ads airing across the state . Despite her controversial candidacy , polls show Nevada voters split between Angle and Reid .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked the White House to make a federal disaster declaration in the aftermath of last week 's pipeline explosion and fire in San Bruno , California , his office said Wednesday . `` This event has destroyed and caused serious damages to homes , infrastructure , and other public facilities in San Mateo County , '' Schwarzenegger said in a letter to President Obama . `` The response and recovery costs for this event are estimated at nearly $ 10.4 million . '' A disaster declaration from the White House would free federal funds to cover those costs . The request came as a consumer watchdog group said pipeline owner Pacific Gas & Electric had planned in 2009 to replace a section of its gas pipeline just a couple of miles from the section that exploded , but never spent the $ 5 million in rate increases to do the work . TURN -LSB- The Utility Reform Network -RSB- also said 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 the September 9 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 . 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 . Watch Anderson Cooper 360 ° weeknights 10pm ET . For the latest from AC360 ° click here .
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A disaster declaration frees federal funds to pick up some of the tab . Pacific Gas & Electric got $ 5 million to replace pipeline in 2009 . PG&E says it 's `` committed '' to `` the safety of its gas transmission system '' Watchdog group says PG&E spent $ 5 million in bonuses in 2009 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Roger Federer cruised into the quarterfinals of the Toronto Masters tournament with a 7-6 6-3 win over Frenchman Michael Llodra on Thursday . It earns the former world number one a rematch with Czech Tomas Berdych , who beat him in the quarterfinals to end his reign as Wimbledon champion in a massive upset . Earlier , seventh seed Berdych continued his fine form this season with a hard-fought 6-3 6-7 6-4 win over Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine . Federer , who is playing his first tournament since the grass court grand slam , showed he is returning to best form after an early scare . Llodra went up an early break in the first set , but once Federer drew level it was one-way traffic . The third seed claimed the subsequent tiebreak seven points to two and early breaks of service in the second put him in command . Federer , who has slipped behind Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the rankings , will be intent on revenge when he faces his Wimledon nemesis . `` Playing Berdych is going to bring back memories , some not so nice , '' he told Sky Sports . Defending champion Andy Murray survived a second set slump to record a 6-2 0-6 6-3 victory over 15th seed Gael Monfils . Scot Murray was in total command in the opener but his French opponent hit back with a vengeance as he whitewashed him in the second . But fourth seed Murray regained his composure and with the injury-hit Monfils receiving treatment for a shoulder problem in the decider , he eased to victory . Washington champion David Nalbandian is also into the last eight , claiming the scalp of fifth seed Robin Soderling as he claimed his 11th straight victory on the ATP Tour , a personal record . The Argentine won 4-6 6-4 6-1 as he broke the Swede 's powerful service six times , sweeping through the decider after falling a set behind . Sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko is also out , the Russian beaten 6-3 6-2 by unseeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy . World number one Rafael Nadal was playing his last 16 match later Thursday in the night session , taking on giant South African Kevin Anderson .
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Roger Federer reaches quarterfinals of Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto . Former world number one eases past Michael Llodra in straight sets . He next plays Tomas Berdych who beat him at Wimbledon in big upset . Rafael Nadal is top seed in the Masters Series tournament .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Somalia may need to triple its peacekeeping troops to 20,000 in the coming months to combat a surging threat by militants , a U.N. official said . `` The threat level in Mogadishu and in southern-central Somalia has actually increased , '' Augustine Mahiga told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday . Mahiga said he is concerned about the security in the country and its impact in the region . `` A scaled up assistance from the international community is needed to make a difference , '' said Mahiga , the special envoy to Somalia . The additional troops , he said , will help fight Islamist rebels who have been battling peacekeeping troops and government forces . The African Union Mission in Somalia has been helping government forces fight al Shabab rebels in the country . African Union peacekeepers are mostly from Uganda and Burundi . The troop currently has about 6,000 troops -- 2,000 short of its authorized limit , Mahiga said . The envoy said plans are under way to submit a request for more troops in Somalia to the United Nations Security Council . Al Shabab has claimed responsibility for July suicide attacks in Uganda that left more than 70 people dead . The United States considers the group , which is al Qaeda 's proxy in the country , a terrorist organization . Al-Shabaab is waging a war against Somalia 's government in an effort to implement a stricter form of Islamic law , or sharia . Somalia has not had a stable government since 1991 , and fighting between the rebels and government troops has escalated the humanitarian crisis in the famine-ravaged country .
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The threat level is going up , a U.N. envoy says . Additional troops will help combat a rising threat by Islamist rebels .
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ATLANTA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Last year , downtown Atlanta lost a convention to another Southern city because the visiting group perceived the other city as `` greener '' than Atlanta . The loss propelled Holly Elmore into action . Hotel food waste is diverted from Atlanta landfills , turned into compost soil , which is then sold to urban gardens . `` Environmental practices are fast becoming a strong consideration in business decisions , '' explains the Green Foodservice Alliance founder . Elmore teamed up with Atlanta Recycles and Laura Turner Seydel -- eco-awareness consultant and an Atlanta native -- to create the South 's first Zero Waste Zone . First stop : The downtown Atlanta convention district , where the EPA estimates hundreds of thousands of tons of `` waste '' are sent to landfills -- `` waste '' that could be recycled into reusable products . If it grows , it goes . In 2008 , the Hyatt Regency Atlanta served an average of 8,143 meals per week , a total of 423,433 meals in a single year . Imagine the `` waste '' that was sent to rot and pollute the overflowing landfill . Watch how the project saves landfill space and grows food '' The hotel already recycled common goods such as plastic and glass , but now every little bit that is able to be reused , is . The food residuals are organic matter that when sent to landfills actually formed into dangerous greenhouse gases . Now that the Hyatt is part of the ZWZ , an estimated 928,000 pounds of residual food product will be diverted from the landfill and instead be turned into valuable compost . Every single plate returning from the dining area is scraped clean into the compost containers -- berries , salad , meat and bones -- everything . Excess food , in accordance with the Good Samaritan Food Donation Act , is donated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank , which aids in feeding the city 's hungry . Even spent grease from frying is captured in bins and then suction-collected and turned into bio-fuel . The full circle effect . Grease into gas . The grease is transformed into commercially available biodiesel fuel , now selling for $ 2.29 a gallon at a pump for any engine that runs on diesel . `` We use only locally collected used fryer oils ... By sourcing this way , we avoid issues related to the food versus fuel debate , and issues surrounding land use change and deforestation ... we make a local fuel in the most sustainable way , '' explains Refuel Biodiesel program manager Robert Del Bueno . With Chick-fil-a and Emory University , Del Bueno 's group collects their fryer oils , converts them into biodiesel and supplies the biodiesel back to them for use in their produce trucks and bus fleets . Crumbs , compost , cabbage . Greenco Environmental collects the residual food from places like the Hyatt and blends that with wood and yard `` waste '' from tree companies , landscapers and municipalities . After 90 days , a high-quality organic compost is ready for landscapers , farmers and gardeners to fertilize their soil . `` We are running out of room on our planet with the amount of waste we produce , '' says Tim Lesko , founder and president of Greenco Environmental . `` Paper and food waste are the highest proportion of garbage in our landfills , and food waste composting is the next step in recycling in the U.S. '' `` Due to land clearing , development and erosion , our soils have been stripped of their natural , beneficial nutrients , '' Lesko explains . Compost added to soil replenishes the nutrients and promotes plant growth . `` Adding compost to the soil dramatically increases its ability to hold water , aiding in water conservation , '' he adds . Eco-friendly Daron `` Farmer D '' Joffe then buys this soil and uses it in his urban gardens and at his Organic Garden Center . Farmer D believes `` good compost is an essential ingredient in organic gardening , as it rapidly improves the structure and vitality of the soil , thus increasing the health of the plants growing there , making them more resistant to disease , drought and pests . '' `` Organic gardening helps foster healthy soils , clean water and nutritious food , '' he says . Farmer D closes the circle : `` If more people grew their own food and ate locally , it would greatly reduce the amount of fuel , chemicals and energy that are exhausted to put food on the table , while keeping money in the local economy and improving the quality of life for everyone . '' Money does grow on trees . There also are direct financial benefits for Zero Waste Zone participants . `` In addition to our commitment to responsible , sustainable practices , recycling is just good business . Increasingly , our customers share our commitment to sustainability , and demand these efforts from the hotels where they choose to stay , '' says Randall Childers , senior director of engineering at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta . `` The economics of recycling are also good , with most of these efforts representing cost savings to our operation , or at least are cost-neutral . With respect to our food waste recycling , we expect to save $ 8,000 this year , '' Childers says . Reduce , reuse , recycle . Georgians dispose of more than 17 million tons of solid waste in municipal solid waste landfills per year , according to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division . Recoverable products -LRB- paper , organics , and plastics -RRB- make up 82 percent of the recyclable materials disposed in landfills , says the Georgia Department of Community Affairs . With the ZWZ , these tons of perfectly reusable products are effectively being recycled . What 's next ? Holly Elmore and the ZWZ crew hope to expand the program across the state and nation soon with the strong support of the federal Environmental Protection Agency .
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Hotel now turns food scraps into compost rather than sending them to landfill . Spent grease from frying is converted into biodiesel , used in vehicles . `` We are running out of room on our planet '' for waste . Zero Waste Zone sees tons of perfectly reusable products effectively recycled .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Anjali Thakur is living in fear in India . She is a mother afraid for her son . `` We are all having sleepless nights , '' Thakur says . Sourabh Sharma -- one of the Indian students attacked in Melbourne . Her son is n't in a war zone or even a country known to be dangerous . He is a student in Melbourne , Australia . `` Three years back when we sent him , '' she says , `` it was one of the safest places for the children to go . '' The Australian government says it is still safe but a spate of vicious attacks on Indian students in recent weeks has parents like Thakur and hundreds of students shaken and angry . From Melbourne to Victoria to Sydney Indian students say they are targets of racially motivated attacks . At least 10 Indian students have been attacked over the past month , the most severe case left an Indian student in a coma , another student was stabbed in the stomach , and a third left with a nasty black eye . So far more than a dozen arrests have been made . Australia authorities say they do n't believe the attacks and robberies are racially motivated but instead crimes of opportunity against soft targets : students who typically travel alone at night on public transportation . But hundreds of Indian students see it differently . They have reacted with protests in at least three Australian cities . Police say at one point Indian students decided to take the law into their own hands and retaliate which has been condemned in both India and Australia . The situation has gotten so much attention Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has made several statements on the matter , insisting the attacks are isolated incidents . In an interview on Australian radio he said : `` Every city has violence , let 's put this into perspective , and Australia I 'm advised on the statistics is one of the safest countries in the world for international students . '' In India though the perception of a safe Australia has been shattered partly due to the widespread publicity of the recent cases . The story has been front page news for days while local television media has been going with breaking news every time it receives a report of an Indian student attacked anywhere in Australia . Political tension has even bubbled up between India and Australia with India 's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressing the attacks and asking Australia does something to safeguard India 's young people . Australia has responded with a 10-point action plan to help safeguard students . A helpline has also been set up . As for Anjali Thakur , she says her son has lived in Australia for three years and never experienced violence ; in fact she says he did n't even know about the attacks in Melbourne where he lives until she called him to warn him . But Thakur has been watching the news in India and seeing a totally different picture of Australia . `` It 's a lovely beautiful peaceful country , '' Thakur says , `` but now what you see on TV and what you hear , that 's a total contrast to what we know of Australia . '' The Thakur family has responded by refusing to let the youngest son study in Australia and keeping their eldest son from enrolling in a master 's program at his university . If that kind of sentiment spreads , it could have serious consequences for Australia 's $ 12.6 billion-a-year education export industry . More than 80,000 students from India study in Australia . `` Any parent will tell you , '' Thakur says , `` they are not going to send a child for the best education in the world at the cost of his life . ''
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Spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia makes headlines in India . Students say attacks racially motivated ; authorities say they are crimes of opportunity . Attacks have stoked political tensions between New Delhi , Canberra . More than 80,000 Indian students attend Australian universities .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor scored a timely hat-trick as Manchester City all but guaranteed their passage into the knockout stage of the Europa League with a 3-1 win over Lech Poznan at Eastlands . It was the first goals of the season for Adebayor and a reminder of his talents to manager Roberto Mancini with City heavily linked with a move for Manchester United 's star striker Wayne Rooney in the January transfer window . Rooney would be reunited with Carlos Tevez should he choose to join United 's city rivals , the Argentine rested by Mancini for Thursday 's match against spirited Polish opposition . Adebayor put City two-up early in the first half , but Lech hit back through Joel Tshibamba just after the break and had chances to equalize before the striker sealed victory with his third goal late in the second half after being set up by the excellent David Silva . England winger Adam Johnson nearly scored a superb individual fourth , but the night belonged to Adebayor , who might have also added to his tally . The win sees them top of Group A ahead of Lech , with Juventus in third after their 1-1 draw in Salzburg . Earlier , fellow English Premier League side Liverpool battled to a goalless draw against Napoli in the southern Italian city . There was a massive police presence at the San Paolo stadium after attacks on Liverpool supporters prior to the tie . Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson , under pressure after their dismal start to the English Premier League season , fielded an inexperienced side lacking Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres and they did him proud . With five points from three games , they remain top and favorites to qualify from Group K . `` We 're going through a very bad passage in the league , things have n't gone our way for a variety of reasons and that 's why we find ourselves down the bottom and desperate to get away , '' Hodgson told AFP . In other Europa League action , Portuguse giants Porto scored their third win from three as they triumphed 3-1 at Turkey 's Besiktas - despite having two men sent off . Falcao hit the opener and Hulk scored the other two goals before Bobo netted a consolation for the hosts . Paris St Germain remain unbeaten in Group J as the French side thanked Clement Chantome for a late equaliser against Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund . The Germans had gone ahead through Nuri Sahin penalty . Spain 's Sevilla are chasing PSG in second in a tough group , one point behind , after a 1-0 win at Karpaty Lviv with Frederic Kanoute scoring the winner .
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Emmanuel Adebayor scores a hat-trick as Manchester City beat Lech Poznan 3-1 . City head Europa League Group A after fine victory at Eastlands . Liverpool hold Napoli to 0-0 draw in match held with strong police presence . Porto make it three wins from three with 3-1 victory over Besiktas .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two planes collided in midair Saturday in Boulder , Colorado , killing three people , authorities said . One of the planes , a single-seat Piper Pawnee , was towing a glider . The pilot of the Piper died in the collision , said Rick Brough of the Boulder County Sheriff 's Office . But the pilot of the glider , which was carrying two passengers , detached from the plane and landed safely , Brough said . Two people on the second plane , a Cirrus SR 20 , also died , Brough said . Authorities began receiving reports of a plane crash around 1:30 p.m. MT , Brough said , adding that people had seen flames in the air in an area less than five miles from the Boulder Municipal Airport . The collision was described as `` immediate disintegration and explosion of both planes , '' said Jennifer Rodi , an air safety investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board . Rodi called the glider 's occupants `` very lucky '' during a news conference Sunday and praised the glider 's pilot . `` The glider was attached to the Piper Pawnee when the pilot observed the Cirrus aircraft out of the corner of his eye , '' she said . `` He immediately noted they were on a collision course and elected to separate the tow strap from the Piper Pawnee . '' `` He did his job that he signed up for as a commercial pilot , '' Rodi said . Rodi said the Cirrus was traveling south and the Pawnee was traveling west at the time of the collision . The debris field was spread out over a couple of miles , Brough said . `` I was in my house and I heard a loud bang , '' iReporter Zac Mitchell , of Boulder , told CNN . `` I looked out my window and saw a giant fireball in the sky . '' When he went outside , he said he saw smoke and two objects , including a parachute , falling from the sky . Cirrus aircraft come equipped with an airframe parachute system that deploys in the event of an in-air emergency . It 's designed to safely lower the plane to the ground . The NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration are involved in investigating the incident , Brough said . CNN 's Leslie Tripp , John Branch and Nick Valencia contributed to this report .
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Three people were killed Saturday in a midair collision over Boulder , Colorado . One of the planes was towing a glider , Boulder County Sheriff 's Department says . The glider pilot was able to detach and land safely , sheriff 's department says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- South Korea 's Red Cross has offered $ 8.4 million in flood aid to North Korea , the Yonhap news agency said Tuesday . The aid includes medical kits , food and emergency supplies , South Korea Unification Ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung told reporters . The Red Cross is Seoul 's main channel for humanitarian aid to North Korea . The communist nation has not replied to the offer , Chun was quoted as saying . The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies blamed a flash flood for displacing more than 23,000 people in a North Korean province bordering China . `` The whole city of Sinuiju with its 350,000 residents is without piped drinking water at the moment because the main pumping station was inundated , '' said Henk Schipper , Red Cross water and sanitation delegate in North Korea . In August , nearly 260,000 people in northeastern China and North Korea fled their homes as heavy rains caused the Yalu River to overflow its banks , state news outlets in those countries reported Sunday . Tensions between North Korea and its southern neighbor have escalated since a May report from Seoul blamed North Korea for the sinking of a South Korean warship in March . The report , whose findings have been endorsed by the United States , alleged that a North Korean sub sank the ship , the Cheonan , with a torpedo , killing 46 sailors . North Korea denies it was responsible for the sinking .
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The Red Cross is South Korea 's channel for aid to North Korea . The communist nation has not replied to the offer . In August , heavy rains caused rivers to swell over .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Fantasia Barrino did not deny an alleged relationship with a married man , but a statement from her manager said the singer-actress did not wreck his marriage . A North Carolina woman , in a child custody case filing , charged that Barrino carried on a year-long affair with her husband , Antwaun Cook , who is the father of her two young children . Paula Cook alleged her husband and the `` American Idol '' winner `` have at times recorded their illicit sexual activity , '' although her lawyer stopped short of explaining whether a sex video existed . The woman is seeking full custody of her sons , 2 and 6 , along with child support , alimony , the family home and a car . The suit was filed last week in Mecklenburg County , North Carolina . `` Fantasia is certain that she is not responsible for the deterioration of the Cook 's marriage , '' manager Brian Dickens said in a statement to CNN Monday . Barrino has said in past interviews that she was friends with a married man , but she has consistently denied there was a sexual relationship . Photos of Barrino and Cook together , including on a personal watercraft and also walking hand-in-hand , have circulated on the internet for months . Paula Cook 's petition said her husband `` frequents bars , restaurants , nightclubs and the like '' with Barrino . She accused her husband of enjoying `` the lavish benefits associated with the high-profile relationship . '' `` Ms. Barrino flew defendant/husband to places such as Atlanta , Miami , New York , Philadelphia , Los Angeles , and Barbados '' where he `` attended celebrity parties , concerts , photo shoots and award shows with Ms. Barrino . '' The petition , which said the couple separated in June , described a phone conversation in July in which Barrino allegedly told the wife : `` He do n't want you . ... Maybe the next time that you get a husband , you 'll know how to keep him . ... That 's why he is here with me . '' While Barrino is not directly involved in the current legal case , North Carolina is one of only a few states that allow a spouse to sue a third party who interferes with a marriage for alienation of affection . `` Fantasia will weather this storm with the dignity and grace that she has exemplified throughout a life in which she has repeatedly overcome obstacles and challenges , '' Barrino 's manager said . The High Point , North Carolina , native has enjoyed a successful recording and acting career since winning `` American Idol 's '' third season .
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A North Carolina woman 's petition claims her husband had a year-long affair with Barrino . The wife 's filing says her husband and Fantasia `` recorded their illicit sexual activity '' The document says Fantasia told the wife : `` He do n't want you '' Fantasia manager says the singer will `` ride out this storm ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A drive to turn China 's only tropical island into a golfing haven is causing uproar among environmental groups . Luxury golf resorts are springing up in all corners of Hainan as the local government steps up its campaign to transform the island into the Hawaii of the east . The biggest project is Mission Hills Hainan , a vast undertaking that when finished will have at least 10 courses and cover an area nearly one and a half times the size of Manhattan . Environmentalists are alarmed by the potentially damaging effects of golf course construction on an island featuring rainforests , mountains , volcanoes and more than 300 endangered species . `` Where does this begin and where does it end ? '' said Jonathan Smith , chief executive of the Golf Environment Organization , a non-governmental organization aimed at promoting sustainable golf . `` What level of economic development can Hainan sustain while still having functioning ecosystems ? You have to set a threshold on the level of development that can hit a region otherwise you will simply destroy its natural and cultural aspects , '' Smith told CNN . Golf development in Hainan has gone into overdrive since January , when the state announced plans to make the island an international tourist destination by 2020 , sparking a full-scale property boom . Clearwater Bay Golf Club is planning to compliment its three courses with a six or seven star hotel , while Yalong Bay Golf Club has bought the land to open a second course . But those developments are dwarfed by the scale of Mission Hills , where there are three courses , a 525-room hotel , 11 restaurants and plans for three conference rooms , three shopping malls and a spa . In October , Hollywood actors including Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey will join multiple major winners Greg Norman and Nick Faldo for the Mission Hills Star Trophy , with the winner set to scoop $ 1.28 million . The sheer scale of development has also raised eyebrows at international environmental activists Greenpeace . `` Because Hainan is known for its vast and dense rainforest , it is very important to China and to the world , '' Yi Lan , a forest campaigner for Greenpeace China , told CNN . `` Any large-scale construction of golf courses would damage the local ecosystem . `` We are very concerned about the rapid development of golf courses in Hainan and we think the local government should take strong measures to ensure the golf projects do not damage the local ecosystems . '' Dan Washburn , a China-based journalist who has visited the Mission Hills complex in Hainan , says although the development mostly occupies an area designated as wasteland , fruit trees have been uprooted and local residents displaced from their homes . He told CNN : `` I met with the head of a local environmental group who thought he had secured rights to open up a forest park on part of the land . They had worked for years to get approvals from the government and local village groups . `` Then , all of a sudden , they were told their plans had been shelved . They soon found out the reason why . It was because of the Mission Hills project . '' Mission Hills , which also owns a massive 12-course golf complex in Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland , say their Hainan project has created thousands of jobs and was subject to stringent environmental impact assessments . `` Mission Hills has always strived to balance economic benefits to the community with proper stewardship of the environment , '' Dr Ken Chu , Group Executive Vice Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Mission Hills Group , told CNN by email . `` By incorporating low-density development with vast open-space greenbelts , our current project in Haikou has transformed a barren , lava-rock landscape into an economically productive community . '' Their claims are backed up by the local government , with spokesman Mr. Zhao telling CNN that the location of the complex followed `` careful '' investigation . `` Therefore , the project will not pollute the environment , '' he said . But those statements are not enough to pacify environmental groups , with Greenpeace vowing to investigate the case . `` You have to say that the Mission Hills developments have been high-impact in environmental terms , '' says Smith . `` You ca n't deny that when there 's the level of earth-shifting and movement of land form that there has been in the previous development . It 's large-scale and each development could n't really be defined as light touch . `` Then you have the longer-term concerns over where does the water come from , where does the energy come from ? Is it all fossil fuels ? How much energy is required to desalinate or treat the sewage water ? '' Shane Templeton , a golf course consultant on Hainan for six years , says the sport can bring huge benefits to the island 's economy if it is kept in balance with the local infrastructure . `` Golf is great for Hainan and it 's a vehicle for bringing a lot of foreign exchange , but it 's got to be done carefully and within reason , '' he told CNN . `` I do n't know who is regulating these people . You do n't want 50 golf courses but no buses and no sewage systems -- it 's got to grow together with everything . '' Smith wants to see an end to the clandestine culture surrounding golf course construction in China . `` What we would like to see is more transparency , '' he said . `` We would like to see the government 's plans for the levels of development in Hainan clearly depicted so that people can understand the levels and type of development that are likely to take place in such regions . '' `` There comes a point , particularly on an island setting , where too much development puts too much pressure on the natural resources , and the cultural heritage and the landscape of that particular region . ''
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Hainan is at the center of an environmental row over development of golf courses . Mission Hills has three courses , a 525-room hotel , restaurants and plans for shopping malls . Greenpeace alarmed by trend on island which has rainforests and rare species . Golf Environment Organization calls for transparency over course development .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Four months after a criminal investigation began into the disappearance of an Oregon boy , officials continue to ask the public for leads and tips . Thursday marks Kyron Horman 's 8th birthday . Desiree Young , Kyron 's biological mother , said she will celebrate the birthday by releasing red balloons outside a church in Medford , Oregon . His stepmother , Terri Horman , said she dropped him off at Skyline Elementary School on the morning of June 4 . She 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 . Court documents also allege Terri Horman attempted to hire a man to kill her husband . Meanwhile , Skyline Elementary began its first day of classes for the year on Tuesday with additional security measures to protect the children and staff . In a letter to parents , Principal Ben Keefer said video cameras will be installed this weekend at Skyline . `` These cameras will show external views of the building as well as the main hallway , '' he wrote . Also , security procedures will be reviewed to ensure they are effective , he added . Tributes , messages , posters and cards that adorned a `` Wall of Hope '' for Kyron were moved from school property to a fence outside a nearby fire station , said the Multnomah County Sheriff 's Office . `` We 're happy that the fire district can provide this service to the community , '' said Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Communications Officer Brian Barker . `` Our hearts go out to Kyron 's family and we all hope for a positive resolution to this case . ''
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The investigation into Kyron 's disappearance continues . His mother says she will release balloons to celebrate his birthday . Video cameras are being put in place at Skyline Elementary .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Top seed Rafael Nadal made short work of fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the U.S. Open with a 7-5 , 6-3 , 6-4 win . Mikhail Youzhny now stands between Nadal and his first final at Flushing Meadows after the Russian edged out Stanislas Wawrinka in five sets , 3-6 , 7-6 , 3-6 , 6-3 , 6-3 . Five-times winner Roger Federer will face Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the other semifinals after the Swiss second seed battled high winds to beat fifth seed Robin Soderling in a repeat of their 2009 quarterfinal 6-4 , 6-4 , 7-5 . Nadal started slowly on a cold and windy evening in New York and dropped his serve for the first time in the tournament early in the first set . But he finished the match with just 16 unforced errors to complete a routine victory over eighth seed Verdasco . `` It 's great news for me , especially this year without losing a set , '' Nadal said . `` Today I played , for the conditions , I think I played a great match against very difficult opponent like Fernando . `` So for me , to be in semifinals is amazing . But I have to keep going and keep playing better if I really want to have a chance to be in the final . '' Federer 's victory reaffirmed his dominance in the tournament ; the five-time champion has not dropped a set in New York , and remains on course for a record-breaking sixth U.S. Open crown . Federer beat world number three Djokovic in the 2007 final at Flushing Meadows and in the semifinals the past two years . `` Here we go again , '' Federer said in comments carried by AFP . `` He has been playing great . He 's hungry to make a breakthrough . It 's going to be a tough match . '' Home hopes distant ahead of U.S. Open . Soderling 's only victory over Federer came in the French Open quarterfinals this year , ending the Swiss champion 's run of 23 consecutive grand slam semifinals . Federer saved three break points in the second game of the match and another in the sixth before snatching the set by converting his first break point . The Swiss broke again in the fifth game of the second before closing out for a 2-0 lead . Soderling broke in the eighth game of the third and served for the set , but Federer came roaring back with four straight games to surge into the last four . `` I just feel happy that I played a good match under tough circumstances against a player who 's really hard to beat these days , especially on the hard courts , '' Federer told the U.S. Open website . `` It really favors his game , and he 's had a wonderful run the last couple of years . For me , this is obviously a big victory . '' Djokovic earlier thrashed Gael Monfils in the quarterfinals amid high winds 7-6 -LRB- 2 -RRB- , 6-1 , 6-2 . Rock 'n' Roll tennis in the Big Apple . The Serb came from a break behind to take the opener on a tie-break before running away with the second and third sets against the 17th seed from France . `` Maybe the wind helped me a little bit more because it neutralized his serve , '' the U.S. Open 's Web site quoted Djokovic as saying . Monfils , meanwhile , was playing in his third grand slam quarterfinal after becoming the first Frenchman into the last eight at this event since Arnaud Clement in 2000 .
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Nadal beats Fernando Verdasco to reach U.S. Open semifinals . Federer beats Soderling in quarterfinal ; will face Djokovic in last four . Federer has yet to drop a set in this year 's U.S. Open in New York . Federer remains on course for record-breaking sixth U.S. Open crown .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A new study released Thursday suggests mammograms might not be as effective in reducing deaths from breast cancer in women over 50 as previously thought . The study , published in the New England Journal of Medicine , analyzed data from more than 40,000 women with breast cancer . It concluded the availability of mammography screening corresponded with a reduction in the rate of death from breast cancer , `` but the screening itself accounted for only about a third of the total reduction . '' The study involved women in Norway between ages 50 and 69 . Researchers from Norway and Harvard University compared the death rates from breast cancer in four groups : one group of women from 1996 through 2005 who were living in Norwegian counties with screening ; another group in the same time period who were living in counties without screening ; and two similar groups from 1986 through 1995 . `` Among women in the nonscreening group , there was an 18 percent reduction in the rate of death from breast cancer , as compared with the preceding 10-year period , presumably as a result of increased breast-cancer awareness , improved therapy , and the use of more sensitive diagnostic tools , '' the findings state . `` Among women in the screening group , there was a 28 percent reduction in mortality from breast cancer during the same period . Thus , the relative reduction in mortality that was causally related to the screening program alone was 10 percent . '' The publication notes that in 2002 , the World Health Organization concluded that mammography screening for women between ages 50 and 69 reduced the death rate from breast cancer by 25 percent . Researchers said challenges in measuring the effectiveness of mammography screenings include increases in breast-cancer awareness and advances in treatment .
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Study : The difference in mortality related to a screening program alone was 10 percent . The study says advances in awareness and treatments have likely improved survival . Study focuses on women with breast cancer in Norway .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been charged with improper conduct by the English Football Association -LRB- FA -RRB- after his angry disagreement with a match official following his side 's 1-1 draw against Sunderland . Arsenal appeared set for three points at the Stadium of Light on Saturday as they led 1-0 deep into injury time . But the home side equalized through Darren Bent 15 seconds after the end of the allotted four minutes of extra time . Clearly furious , Wenger confronted fourth official Martin Atkinson and appeared to shove him in the back . The Frenchman faces an # 8,000 -LRB- $ 12 , 440 -RRB- fine and one-match touchline ban if he accepts the charge under the FA 's new fast-track disciplinary process . `` Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been charged with using insulting and/or abusive language and behavior amounting to improper conduct , '' a statement on the FA 's official website read . Wenger has until Thursday September 23 to respond to the charge and could opt for the case to be heard by a disciplinary panel . On Saturday he was unrepentant about his actions . `` Take the pictures and look at it . I complained to nobody , '' Wenger insisted in the post-match press conference . Meanwhile , Cesc Fabregas , who scored Arsenal 's freak opener at the Stadium of Light , but then limped off injured could make a quick return to action . The Spain World Cup hero told his official Twitter account : `` Good news on my injury . `` I have some fluid but nothing bad in the muscle . I hope I can be playing in two weeks . '' Fabregas has been in inspirational form in Arsenal 's strong start to the season , putting close season speculation of a move to Barcelona behind him .
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Arsene Wenger charged by the English Football Association with improper conduct . Wenger confronted fourth official Martin Atkinson after his side 's 1-1 draw at Sunderland . Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will be out for two weeks with leg injury .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It is a problem of massive plastic proportions -- a giant floating debris field , composed mostly of bits and pieces of plastic , in the northwest Pacific Ocean , about a thousand miles off the coast of California . Researchers recover nets from the Pacific Ocean on August 3 , 2009 . It 's called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and it covers a vast area of hundreds , maybe even thousands , of miles of open ocean . Now researchers are trying to learn more about the sea-bound trash zone and perhaps find answers to basic questions . A crew of scientists from the University of California 's Scripps Institution of Oceanography has embarked on a three-week mission aboard the research vessel New Horizon , heading for the debris field to study it . The mission is not as straightforward as it sounds . `` There may be a misapprehension ... that if you got out there and stood on the middle of a deck you 'd see nothing but plastic litter from horizon to horizon , '' said Robert Knox , deputy director for research at the Scripps Institution . `` It 's relatively sparse , and you might or might not see something visible to the human eye at any particular location out there , '' Knox says . `` Certainly one does encounter pieces of plastic stuff that are big enough to see . But the other side of the puzzle is all the little bits and pieces of plastic that you ca n't even see unless you scoop up a sample of seawater and see what 's in there . '' `` I think it 's a little misleading to think of it as a great big island that you could practically get out and walk on , but the point is it 's a big area of ocean . So even a few pieces of plastic per square meter amounts to a lot of plastic when you add it up over this enormous ocean area . '' There has been some previous research on this garbage field , but not much . It 's been very poorly studied in a scientific sense . Major questions remain : . How how much stuff is there ? What size is the stuff ? Where is it distributed in the ocean , at the surface or at what depth ? What does it do to the food chain , especially the small particles of plastic that may be ingested by smaller organisms at the bottom of the food chain ? While the main focus of the Scripps mission is the impact of this plastic trash on marine life , researchers will gather information on a wide variety of issues . Here 's what scientists do know : They know the size of this zone is huge , maybe as big as Texas . And they know that all the plastic accumulated in the patch has mostly broken down into smaller bits , floating just under the water 's surface like confetti , basically a soupy mix of plastic-filled seawater that stretches for maybe thousands of miles . They know the garbage patch has been growing for many years , and scientists first became aware of the problem years ago when fisherman reported encountering widespread debris . They know there are other debris fields in other oceans of the world , but this one is the biggest . Rusty Brainard with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says this giant garbage patch , in addition to plastic , also contains huge masses of fishing nets , which destroys ecosystems around the Hawaiian Islands . But the plastic is really the toxic killer . While it slowly degrades , it turns into increasingly smaller bits of plastic . Seabirds mistake it for food and they dive down and eat it . Brainard says they find a lot of skeletons of seabirds on the Islands and `` their gut content is just filled with plastic . '' Brainard says that has scientists wondering what other animals are eating this plastic . As the larger animals and marine life eat the smaller animals , this plastic eventually ends up in the human food supply , too . But even the size is of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is uncertain . `` It 's not a hard and fast number . It 's a little bit like a whirlpool on the surface of a river or a lake . You 'd be hard-pressed to tell me where the edge is . All you know is that it 's stronger in the middle than it is in the outer reaches . But it 's an area of many hundreds of miles -- perhaps thousands -- in which the ocean currents tend to bring it together , '' according to Knox . NOAA has tracked the Great Pacific Garbage Patch movement to some degree . Scientists know it moves as much as a thousand miles north and south in the Pacific seasonally . And during warmer ocean periods , known as El Nino , it drifts even further south . A kind of large , clock-wise circulation of currents driven by the wind around the Pacific ocean basin causes the plastic and other garbage to mix together in convergence zones , forming this giant trash zone and making its movements comparable to a whirlpool . Researchers believe this enormous trash zone accumulated over many years from trash being dumped off boats and ocean-going ships , and from trash accumulated on beaches , where it eventually washed in the Pacific Ocean and into the huge zone . This study mission may even help scientists determine whether there 's any way to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and , if so , the best way to do it . CNN 's Ninette Sosa contributed to this report .
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Researchers are trying to learn the effects of the plastic and debris on wildlife . Experts from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography will spend three weeks at sea . Scientists say this sea-bound trash zone is largest among worldwide debris fields . Researchers believe this enormous trash zone accumulated over many years .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A goal from striker David Villa handed Spanish champions Barcelona a deserved 1-0 victory against Sporting Gijon . Villa struck four minutes after halftime from a tight angle inside the box after a ball from Brazilian full back Dani Alves . Barcelona 's win takes them to within one point of Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table . Jose Mourinho 's side are level on ten points with Valencia , who drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid thanks to a late Aritz Aduriz strike . Elsewhere , Sergio 's goal was enough for Levante to claim three points at Almeria while Real Zaragoza and Hercules drew 0-0 . How CNN asked Alex Ferguson your questions . In Italy , defending champions Inter Milan ran out 4-0 winners over Bari in the San Siro . Two goals from Argentina striker Diego Milito and two penalties from Cameroon 's Samuel Eto'o took Rafael Benitez 's team top of the Serie A table . Inter 's city rivals AC Milan drew 1-1 at Lazio . Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave the Rossoneri a 66th minute lead but Sergio Floccari rescued a point for Lazio . Ten-man Roma were beaten 2-1 at Brescia after defender Philippe Mexes was sent off while Genoa and Fiorentina drew 1-1 . Napoli lost 3-1 at home to Chievo , Bologna beat Udinese 2-1 while Cagliari and Sampdoria drew 0-0 . In Germany , Schalke finally recorded their first win of the season after beating Freiburg 2-1 . Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar grabbed the decisive goal . Lucas Barrios scored twice as Borussia Dortmund thumped Kaiserslautern 5-0 , while a last minute penalty from Arturo Vidal helped Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt . Grafite grabbed two goals as Wolfsburg ran out 3-1 winners at Hamburg and Nurnberg beat Stuttgart 2-1 thanks to Javier Pinola 's injury-time strike . Newly-promoted St Pauli recorded their second win of the season after beating Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 .
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Spanish champions Barcelona beat Sporting Gijon 1-0 thanks to David Villa 's goal . Valencia and Atletico Madrid draw 1-1 at the Mestalla . Inter Milan thump Bari 4-0 while AC Milan draw 1-1 with Lazio . Schalke grab their first win of the season beating Freiburg 2-1 .
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Phoenix , Arizona -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jorge Ramos has been the face of Univision 's News broadcast for 24 years . The program 's estimated audience of more than 2 million viewers exceeds most English language news broadcasts . Ramos is also a best-selling author of 10 books . His latest is `` A Country for All : An Immigrant Manifesto . '' CNN spoke to him in Phoenix where he was covering Arizona 's controversial immigration law , SB1070 : . CNN : You came to the United States as an immigrant yourself . What is your story ? Jorge Ramos : Well I was working as a journalist in Mexico , and one day when I was very young out of college they censored one of the stories that I was doing on the president of the country . And back then I was very idealistic -- and I still am -- and I decided to quit . I quit my job in Mexico . I sold my car for $ 2,000 , got a student visa and came to the United States . And it was supposed to be for only one year , that was January 2 , 1983 , and that year has become 27 years . So this country gave me the opportunities that my country of origin , Mexico , could n't give me . CNN : How were you able to stay in this country on a student visa ? JR : The student visa became a work permit . With the work permit I started working as a reporter in Los Angeles and then after being a few years in Los Angeles I became at 28 the anchorman for Univision news . CNN : You have written 10 books in your time here , often focusing on Latinos . But why immigration ? Why now ? JR : It 's a book on the urgent need to have immigration reform . As we can see what happened in Arizona -LSB- the overturning of parts of SB 1070 -RSB- it 's a step in the right direction for Latinos and immigrants , but it 's simply not enough . Things are exactly the same as two weeks ago or two months ago or two years ago or even 20 years ago because we still have 11 million people in the U.S. without any rights whatsoever . It 's really incredible that the most powerful country in the world is treating 11 million people as second-class citizens or second-class human beings . CNN : You 're getting a lot of criticism with this book not for criticizing the conservatives who are targeting immigrants , rather for accusing President Obama of breaking a campaign promise . Please explain this . JR : Yea , when Barack Obama was running for president he told Univision in an interview that he was going to have an immigration bill during his first year in office . It was an important promise because back then Barack Obama was trying to the get the Democratic nomination against Hilary Clinton . Hillary Clinton had promised that she was going to do it during the first 100 days . Anyway , Latinos believed Barack Obama ; 67 percent of Latinos voted for Barack Obama and at the end President Barack Obama did n't keep his promise . He broke a promise . So , Obama broke his promise , Democrats do n't have the political will to push for immigration reform right now and Republicans are missing in action during immigration . Nobody is really doing anything for immigrants right now . CNN : As an anchor for one of the largest Spanish-speaking news networks in the world , have you been able to get the Democratic leadership or the president to tell you what is behind the delay ? JR : I think it 's politics , simply politics . Democrats are very scared of losing the elections in November . The Democrats are afraid of losing control of the House of Representatives , if not the Senate . So they are not willing to push their luck right now on immigration and since immigrants , especially undocumented immigrants , ca n't vote there is really nothing to gain . But it was a campaign promise . Democrats were , most of them , for immigration reform and right now when they see the political wings are going the other way they are doing nothing . Because of the lack of action and leadership in Washington , that 's why things like this are happening in Arizona . Other states realize that nothing is happening in Washington and they 're taking immigration into their own hands . It 's wrong , but that 's what they 're doing . CNN : Let 's talk about the Republican Party at the national level . There 's a movement within Christian Republicans , many of whom are Latino , who are trying to promote a `` Not Arizona but not Amnesty '' position . Is the Republican Party listening to them ? JR : I do n't think honestly that the Republican Party is listening to them . The Republican Party has to make peace with Latinos , otherwise they 're going to keep on losing election after election after election . Latinos will become the majority in this country in less than 100 years . We wo n't be here to see it , but without the Hispanic vote , no one can make it to the White House . If Republicans do n't make peace with Latinos , Texas is going to become a blue state and Republicans are going to keep on losing elections . They do n't get the fact that immigration is the most important symbolic issue for Latinos . Other issues are more important jobs , education , health care , but immigration is the most important issue . If Republicans do n't get it , they are going to keep on losing the Hispanic vote . CNN : Millions of Spanish-speaking people living in America watch Univision . During the SB1070 story when you were in Phoenix at the State Capitol , you were surrounded by hundreds of people watching your live shots . What do your viewers want in the way of immigration reform ? JR : It 's very simple . They want to be legal in this country . They know that they are not criminals . They know that they are not terrorists , yet they 're being blamed for the crime in this country . Those who are criticizing them , they 're completely wrong . Crime is down in all the United States . Most immigrants are not terrorists or criminals . They pay taxes . They create jobs . They do n't abuse the system and they are very frustrated because no one is paying attention to them . So what they see in Univision -- the Spanish language media -- is the kind of leadership that they do n't see in politicians . I mean look , Latinos are 15 percent of the population and we only have one U.S. senator , so there is a lack of leadership in the Hispanic community . The only way for them to communicate is through Spanish language media . That 's why you see hundreds of people whenever we go , you know ? CNN : As a journalist you know that we must remain objective . Seeing all these admirers , I can not help but wonder how you can remain objective on this story . JR : I think it is a fair question and I think its something that I that I have to answer very honestly . As a journalist , I am not allowed and I will never give my opinion on the air when I 'm doing the newscast . I have to give both points of view and that 's exactly what I do all the time . But as an immigrant with a voice , because I have the privilege of having a voice , there are times when I have the need to talk for those who do n't have a voice . As long as you 're very clear on your roles , as long as you tell people exactly what you 're doing , I think I am being fair and honest . CNN : Will your next book be based on this immigration coverage ? JR : I do n't know , I do n't know . But right now I know that immigration reform has to be won in English . I mean the book in Spanish has sold very well , but it really does n't matter because I 'm speaking to the converted . Immigration reform has to be won in English and that 's the only way . Even with an accent , you know ?
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Jorge Ramos is the main news anchor for Spanish language station , Univision . He came to the United States from Mexico in his 20s . He is critical of Obama for not getting an immigration bill in his first year in office .
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-LRB- EW.com -RRB- -- Shad Gregory Moss has n't gone by the name Lil ' Bow Wow for some time now . But if you squint hard enough and try to ignore the barrage of broad African-American stereotypes in his latest film , `` Lottery Ticket , '' it 's easy to see that the former pint-size Snoop Dog protégé has grown into a likable leading man . In this frenetic , family-friendly riff on the Friday formula , Bow Wow plays Kevin , an honest , hard-working high school grad who lives in an Atlanta housing project and punches the clock selling Air Jordans at the local Foot Locker . That is , until he realizes he 's holding the winning ticket in a $ 370 million lottery . After his loose-lipped , Bible-thumping grandma -LRB- Waiting to Exhale 's Loretta Devine -RRB- spills the beans about his imminent payday , a flood of characters -LRB- or , to be more accurate , caricatures -RRB- cozy up to him to get their cut . Gangsters , gospel preachers , gold diggers -- Kevin sees through their greed and ulterior motives . But not before going on a wild spending spree that would make Pretty Woman proud . The problem is , music video director Erik White 's blue-collar fantasy wants to have it both ways : For every well-intentioned speech Kevin gives about the lottery being a rigged game designed to keep poor folks down , there 's a montage of him giddily blowing wads of cash on sneakers and sports cars . If `` Lottery Ticket '' had as much conviction as laughs , it could have hit the jackpot . EW Grade : B - . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2010 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. . All rights reserved .
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Shad Gregory Moss , formerly known as Lil ' Bow Wow , has grown into a likable lead . For every well-intentioned speech , it shows a montagge of him blowing wads of cash . If `` Lottery Ticket '' had as much conviction as laughs , it could have hit the jackpot .
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