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WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- North Korea has begun fueling its long-range rocket , according to a senior U.S. military official . A satellite image shows a rocket sitting on its launch pad in the northeast of the country . The fueling signals that the country could be in the final stages of what North Korea has said will be the launch of a satellite into space as early as this weekend , the senior U.S. military official said Wednesday . Other U.S. military officials said the top portion of the rocket was put on very recently , but satellite imagery shows a shroud over the stage preventing a direct view of what it looks like . The officials said the payload appears to have a `` bulbous '' cover , which could indicate that there is a satellite loaded on it . Such a cover protects a satellite from damage in flight . Although the sources did not know for sure what the payload is , they said there is no reason to doubt that it is a satellite , as indicated by North Korea . Pyongyang has said it will launch the rocket between April 4 and April 8 . Pentagon officials worry less about the payload and more about the launch itself , saying that any kind of launch will give the North Koreans valuable information about improving their ballistic missile program . The United States believes that the North Koreans have the technology to hit Alaska or Hawaii with a missile and that the country is working on advancing that technology so it could hit the west coast of the United States .
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Nation could be in the final stages of launch , which could come this weekend . Sources say `` bulbous '' shroud atop rocket could indicate satellite aboard . Pentagon worries launch of any kind will help nation develop missile program .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Fernando Alonso refused to comment on Renault 's upcoming hearing about alleged race-fixing at last year 's Singapore Grand Prix as he chose to focus on this weekend 's race in Monza . Fernando Alonso won the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix after Renault teammate Nelson Piquet Jr. crashed . The Spaniard 's Renault team face a probe from world motorsport 's governing body the FIA on September 21 over claims that Nelson Piquet Jnr crashed on purpose , making it easier for his teammate to win the race due to the introduction of the safety car . Piquet , who was sacked by Renault after the Hungarian Grand Prix in late July after failing to score a point this year , has reportedly already made a sworn statement about his involvement . However , two-time Formula One world champion Alonso gave little away at a press conference on Thursday ahead of the Italian Grand Prix . `` For me , it 's difficult to understand this situation and these investigations , '' the 28-year-old said . `` It 's another day . I 'm preparing for this grand prix , trying for a good result here . I 'm fully concentrated on the job . `` Of course , I 'm very surprised . I ca n't imagine this situation , but it 's time to start thinking about this race . I 'm not spending any time on this . `` After the hearing on the 21st everything will be clarified , and that will be the time to say something . '' Piquet was outspoken in his criticism of influential billionaire Renault boss Flavio Briatore after his departure , but Alonso believes the Brazilian still has a future in F1 . `` We were teammates for a year and a half , and I never had a problem with him . He has the talent to be in Formula One , '' Alonso said . `` After a year and a half with Renault in not the most competitive car , he needs a competitive car . I 'm sure he is capable of good results in the future . '' The F1 future of Briatore , and his Renault team , would be in major doubt if they are found guilty by the FIA , but Alonso backed his boss . `` He is nice person , a nice boss with me , '' he said . `` He is a friend who has always supported my career from the time I was at Minardi . `` Flavio is one of the good people here , and he always has my support . '' Meanwhile , Ferrari -- who have been linked with a move for Alonso in 2010 -- announced on Thursday that Banco Santander will be one of the team 's title sponsors for the next five years . The Spanish banking group had sponsored Ferrari 's rivals McLaren for the past three seasons , but decided not to renew the deal .
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Fernando Alonso evades questions about Renault 's upcoming FIA hearing . Team faces probe over alleged race-fixing at last year 's Singapore Grand Prix . Alonso , who won race , says he will only comment after September 21 inquiry . Former teammate Nelson Piquet Jnr 's crash is at center of the investigation .
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Jerusalem -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A day after a senior figure in a Gaza-based Islamist group was slain in an Israeli targeted killing , another militant organization has released a Hebrew language audio message threatening continued rocket fire into Israel . The message , addressed to `` the attacking Jews '' , was posted on website used by Islamic radical groups and came from a Gaza-based organization calling itself the Jemma Ansar al-Sunna or the Community of Sunna Supporters . In Arabic accented Hebrew the speaker on the tape warned `` the killing of our brothers will not stop us from continuing the Jihad ... and our rockets will continue if you do not leave the land of Palestine . '' The message referenced the killing of Islam Yassin the day before in Gaza City . Yassin and his brother were driving Wednesday afternoon when their car exploded . In a joint-statement released shortly after the explosion , Israel 's air force and internal security organization , known as the Shin Bet , acknowledged carrying out the strike claiming the target was a member of a known radical group . `` Islam Yassin was a senior operative in the Army of Islam terror organization ... '' the statement said . `` Most recently , Yassin had been personally involved in planning and directing a terror attack in which Israelis would be kidnapped from the Sinai Peninsula . '' The strike against the Army of Islam marks the second time this month that Israel has employed targeted killings against the group which it considers a radical Salafist organization with ideological ties to al Qaeda . On November 3 , in a similar strike , another Army of Islam leader , Mohammed al-Namnam was killed by Israel . A military spokeswoman at the time called him a `` ticking bomb '' who was involved in attacks against Israeli and American targets in the Sinai Peninsula .
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Group threatens to continue rocket launches into Israel . Message referenced killing of Islam Yassin the day before in Gaza City . Israeli air force and security organizations claim responsibility .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Megi has climbed to 11 as the powerful storm moved away from the country . According to civil defense officials , four people died in Pangasinan province : Three were killed by a falling tree , and the fourth by lightning . Three more died in a storm surge in Isabela province , and one person drowned while trying to cross a river in Nueva Ecija province . Additionally , the National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council reported that one person drowned in the town of Cagayan , one was killed by a falling tree in Kalinga province , and one was killed by another tree in the city of Baguio . On Tuesday , Megi carried sustained winds of about 167 kph -LRB- 104 mph -RRB- off the coast of the Philippines in the South China Sea , CNN meteorologist Jennifer Delgado said . But parts of the Philippines could still be vulnerable to mudslides and landslides . The typhoon could approach Hong Kong and mainland China in the next few days . Megi could bring heavy rain to already-drenched areas such as Hainan and Vietnam , where state media said at least 20 people have died from recent flooding . Journalist Eduardo Lingao in Manila contributed to this report .
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NEW : Megi could bring more rain to already-drenched Hainan and Vietnam . 11 people are dead from Megi 's wrath in the Philippines . The typhoon is over the South China Sea .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Children in war-ravaged Afghanistan are safer than those growing up in London or New York , NATO 's top civilian envoy says . Mark Sedwill , the senior civilian representative for NATO , made the comments on an episode of CBBC 's `` Newsround , '' which is airing Monday . In the show -- a BBC current-affairs program for children -- several youngsters in Kabul , Afghanistan , say they are afraid of daily violence and the frequent explosions in their war-torn country . In response , Sedwill says : `` Here in Kabul , and other big cities actually , there are very few of these bombs . The children are probably safer here than they would be in London , New York or Glasgow or many other cities . `` Most children can go about their lives in safety . It 's a very family-oriented society . So it is a little bit like a city of villages , '' he added . A U.N. report released earlier this year seems to contradict Sedwill 's assessment . The February report , by the special representative for children and armed conflict , says that children in Afghanistan are increasingly the victims of roadside attacks , crossfire between militants and international forces , and air strikes . In addition , they have been used as human shields and recruited as suicide bombers . The report also said boys are sexually abused and exploited by armed groups and girls schools have been burned down . Earlier this year , there was a rash of poisonings involving schoolgirls , and several instances of acid attacks have been reported . On Monday , Sedwill elaborated on what he meant in his remark . `` Any comment you have to clarify obviously was n't very well put and the comparison I made with western cities distracted attention from the important point I was seeking to make , '' he said . `` I was trying to explain to an audience of British children how uneven violence is across Afghanistan . Half the insurgent violence takes place in 10 of the 365 districts , and , in those places , children are too often the victims of IEDs and other dangers . But , in cities like Kabul where security has improved , the total levels of violence , including criminal violence , are comparable to those which many western children would experience . `` For most Afghans , the biggest challenges are from poverty -- the absence of clean water , open sewers , malnutrition , disease -- and many more children are at risk from those problems than from the insurgency . ''
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NEW : Remark took away from point he was trying to make , Sedwill says . Despite Afghan children 's fears , there are few bombs in Kabul , the envoy says . He makes his comments on a BBC current-affairs program for children . `` Most children can go about their lives in safety '' in Kabul , he says .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Saudi prince was found guilty Tuesday of murdering an aide at a London hotel in February , in a case prosecutors said had a sexual element . Prince Saud Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al Saud was found guilty of both murder and grievous bodily harm in the killing of Bandar Abdulaziz . Abdulaziz died after a severe beating left him with swelling and bruising of the brain and fractured ribs and neck . He also had bite marks on his face , ears and arm . The prince had not denied killing the aide , but said he had not intended to do so . He is due to be sentenced Wednesday and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison . He did not take the stand in his own defense . Because the prince did not deny killing Abdulaziz , the jury 's job was to determine if he was guilty of murder or manslaughter . To do that , jurors had to determine the prince 's state of mind and his intent at the time he killed Abdulaziz . The jury took just over an hour and a half Tuesday to reach its verdict . The prince -- who is both a grandson and a great-nephew of Saudi King Abdullah , since his parents are cousins -- showed no reaction as the jury 's unanimous verdict was read in court . Police said after the verdict that the prince had shown no remorse when he was questioned about his servant 's death , instead `` concocting a story '' about how he died . `` When that was found to be a pack of lies , he tried to claim diplomatic immunity , '' but did not qualify for it , John McFarlane of London 's Metropolitan Police told journalists outside the court Tuesday . Prosecutors said the prince 's systematic mistreatment of the victim had a sexual element . The bitings suffered by Abdulaziz were not a factor in his death , but had `` an obvious sexual connotation , '' prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw said in his opening statement two weeks ago . The two men were in London earlier this year as Al Saud took in Morocco , the Maldives and other European cities on a long global holiday with Abdulaziz as his companion . Al Saud 's lawyer , John Kelsey-Fry , said in his closing argument Monday that Al Saud `` must live with the consequences '' of having killed Abdulaziz , but he never intended to harm him . Kelsey-Fry reminded the jury that a pathologist had been unable to determine how Abdulaziz died but that only one of his injuries , by itself , could have killed him -- a compression of the neck , the barrister said , that could have been caused when Al Saud grabbed Abdulaziz briefly by the throat . An `` awful , reprehensible , culpable act , '' he said , `` but an act of murder ? '' Kelsey-Fry also challenged the prosecution 's assertion that the defendant and the victim had a master-servant relationship , telling the jury that the two men had `` enjoyed a genuine friendship . '' He also disputed suggestions from the prosecutor and several witnesses that the prince and his aide had a gay relationship . During their visit to London , the two men shared a hotel room , went shopping together and stayed out late in bars and nightclubs . Earlier in the day , prosecutor Laidlaw presented his closing argument . He told the jury they might consider drawing an `` adverse inference '' from the prince 's refusal to face questions . The case `` cries out for an explanation , '' he said , adding that the jury might care to reflect on how the prince might have answered questions about the nature of his relationship with Abdulaziz , why it was that he attacked him on more than one occasion , his account of what happened the night his aide died and why it was that he waited hours before informing anyone of his death . When he did contact authorities , Al Saud said that Abdulaziz had been assaulted by robbers three weeks earlier . He is a man , said Laidlaw , `` incapable of telling the truth . '' CNN 's Andrew Carey contributed to this report .
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Prince shows no remorse , police say after the verdict . He admitted killing his aide , but says he did n't intend to . Bandar Abdulaziz died after a severe beating caused swelling of the brain . Witnesses speculated that the prince and aide had a gay relationship , but his lawyer denies it .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Egypt began the defense of their Africa Cup of Nations crown with an emphatic 3-1 victory against title rivals Nigeria in Angola on Tuesday . The Pharaohs , who have won the tournament a record six times , had to come from behind after conceding a 12th-minute goal in the Group C opener in Benguela . Nigeria , seeking a third title , took the lead when striker Chinedu Obasi , who plays for German club Hoffenheim , cut in from the right and lashed in a fierce left-foot effort that goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary could only tip into the net . Obasi 's strike partner Aiyegbeni Yakubu thought he had earned a penalty when his cross hit the arm of Egypt defender Mahmoud Fathalla , but referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn ruled it was not intentional . Egypt leveled in the 34th minute when Emad Moteab ran onto Ahmed Hassan 's throughball , rounded Vincent Enyeama as the goalkeeper rushed out of his area , and slotted the ball into the empty net . Captain Hassan put his side ahead nine minutes after halftime , with his shot wrong-footing Enyeama after taking a massive deflection off the backside of Taye Taiwo following a layoff from Mohamed Zidan . Nigeria coach Shaibu Amodu surprisingly took off Chelsea midfielder Jon Obi Mikel with 10 minutes to play and replaced him with veteran Portsmouth striker Kanu . But the move backfired as Egypt substitute Mohamed Gedo drove in a low right-foot shot on 88 to seal his side 's first victory over the Super Eagles in 23 years . In Tuesday 's other Group C match , Mozambique came from two goals down to deny Benin a historic first victory at the tournament . The Squirrels did earn their first point , but were expecting much more after scoring twice before halfway through the opening period . Striker Razak Omotoyossi , who plays for French club Metz , netted the opener from the penalty spot in the 14th minute after being brought down by Mozambique goalkeeper Joao Rafael . Dario Khan then put through his own net seven minutes later as he stabbed the ball past Rafael while trying to clear a loose ball , but Almiro Lobo pulled a goal back after half an hour when he headed home as Benin defended woefully at a corner . Substitute Goncalves Fumo leveled the score 10 minutes after halftime as goalkeeper Yoann Djidonou , who had flapped ineffectually to allow Lobo to score , was caught out after coming out of his area to clear the ball . With the multi-ball system in operation , Mozambique took a quick throw-in and Elias Pelembe set up Fumo with Djidonou scrambling in vain back to his goal .
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Egypt begin defense of their Africa Cup of Nations crown with a 3-1 victory over Nigeria . Nigeria took the lead in 12th minute through Chinedu Obasi but Emad Moteab leveled . Second-half goals from Ahmed Hassan and Mohamed Gedo give Egypt win in Group C opener . Mozambique come from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Benin in other Group C match .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Heavy snow in northern and central China has killed 21 people since Monday , the country 's Ministry of Civil Affairs said Friday , according to state-run media . Xinhua news agency said the ministry did not provide the causes of the deaths , except to note that two school canteens had collapsed in Hebei and Henan provinces since Wednesday , killing four children . The snow began to fall Monday on northern and central Chinese provinces , including Hebei , Shanxi , Henan , Shandong , Hubei and Shaanxi , and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region , Xinhua reported . More than 9,000 buildings have collapsed since then , Xinhua said . Citing the ministry , it said the snow has caused an estimated 4.5 billion yuan -LRB- nearly $ 660 million -RRB- in damages . The ministry said about 159,000 people have been evacuated from their homes or stranded vehicles , Xinhua reported . Civil Affairs Minister Li Xueju has ordered local authorities to provide food , water and clothing to those who are still stranded , `` and to make proper arrangements for people who lost their homes in the snow to get through the winter , '' Xinhua reported . It said the Civil Affairs Ministry and the Ministry of Finance have allocated 20 million yuan -LRB- about $ 3 million -RRB- from their central budgets to Shanxi and Hebei provinces to help move those affected by the snow and to help them build houses . Heavy snow has also fallen on Beijing , but no deaths have been reported there , Xinhua said .
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Rio De Janeiro , Brazil -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Brazil 's ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff garnered the most votes in Sunday 's presidential election but fell short of the majority she needed to avoid a runoff . With 99.98 percent of the votes counted , Rousseff led the race with 46.9 percent of the vote , according to the Superior Electoral Court . She needed 50 percent plus one vote to avoid a second-round runoff . She will now face Jose Serra , a former mayor of Sao Paulo and one of the county 's most experienced politicians . He had 32.61 percent of the vote , the court said . If she ultimately prevails , Rousseff -- a former Marxist guerrilla -- would be her country 's first female president . The runoff election is scheduled for October 31 . `` Thank you very much to all of you , and tomorrow we will again continue the conversation that we have been having since the beginning of this electoral campaign , '' Rousseff said soon after the count , according to video on Bandeirantes television . Sunday 's general election spanned across all levels of government , from local offices to the presidency . Nine candidates vied for the nation 's top job . Rousseff is the hand-picked successor of President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva , who has an 80 percent approval rating . The outgoing president has steered Brazil into a major global economy , and his choice for the next president appears to be influencing voters . The president is barred from running for a third consecutive term . Brazil has the world 's eighth-largest economy , which has grown 7 percent a year on the strength of a commodities boom and market-friendly policies . And the country will get more worldwide attention in the coming years , hosting events such as the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 . Voting is mandatory in Brazil for anyone over age 18 and under age 70 . Some 136 million people were eligible to vote . CNN 's Shasta Darlington and Umaro Djau contributed to this report .
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Dilma Rousseff , a former Marxist guerrilla , wins the first-round vote . She falls short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff . President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva campaigned for her . Rousseff will face Jose Serra in the second round .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bayern Munich 's hopes of retaining the German Bundesliga title suffered another blow on Saturday as Louis van Gaal 's team were held 1-1 at third-placed Bayer Leverkusen . The Bavarians now trail leaders Borussia Dortmund by 14 points after 13 rounds , having missed out on the chance to move into the top-five after conceding an equalizer right on halftime . Germany striker Mario Gomez continued his hot scoring run to put Bayern ahead in the 34th minute from close range after Bastian Schweinsteiger flicked on Thomas Muller 's cross . But Danijel Pranjic brought down Sidney Sam , allowing Arturo Vidal to slot in the resulting spot-kick . Van Gaal brought on France midfielder Franck Ribery in the 61st minute , but the closest Bayern came to a winner was when Gomez headed Philipp Lahm 's injury-time cross over the bar . `` It was bitter to draw , because I could have scored in the last few minutes , '' Gomez , who has netted eight goals this season and five in the last four games , told AFP . `` Leverkusen were very strong in the second half , so we have to be happy with the point . '' Borussia Dortmund came from behind to win 2-1 at Freiburg and maintain the club 's seven-point margin at the top . Freiburg took the lead in the 26th minute with a farcical own-goal as Neven Subotic 's attempted clearance hit fellow defender Mats Hummels and bounced into the net after Dortmund keeper Roman Weidenfeller failed to hold onto a free-kick . The visitors leveled with 15 minutes to play though substitute Robert Lewandowski , whose header from Marcel Schmelzer 's cross came within seconds of coming on and followed up his midweek double for Poland . Three minutes later Lewandowski 's compatriot Lukasz Piszczek delivered a low cross which Mensur Mujdza turned into his own net , and Freiburg were denied a late equalizer when Julian Schuster hit the bar . Early-season pacesetters Mainz stayed second , two points ahead of Leverkusen , winning 3-2 at Borussia Monchengladbach after twice coming from behind . Marco Reus scored the opener in the 53rd minute and the 21-year-old put Gladbach back ahead on 69 after 20-year-old Andre Schurrle leveled . Substitute Sami Allagui won it for Mainz , equalizing soon after coming on in the 75th minute with a volley from Christian Fuchs ' cross . Then , with two minutes left , the Tunisian striker ran onto a fine through-ball from Fuchs , lifted the ball over goalkeeper Christofer Heimeroth and headed the ball into the net . The result means Gladbach could drop to the bottom of the table if Cologne win at Stuttgart on Sunday . Hannover moved up to fourth place on 22 points with a 3-2 win at home to Hamburg , as striker Mike Hanke headed a late winner . Hannover led in the 31st minute through Lars Stindl , but Chinese midfielder Heung-Min Son leveled from close range five minutes before halftime and then headed Hamburg ahead nine minutes after the interval . Christian Schulz equalized five minutes later with a superb individual effort as the Hannover captain flicked the ball up and beat goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny with an overhead kick . Son then hit the post before Hanke popped up in the final minute to leave Hamburg in ninth place after a fifth defeat in 13 games . Hoffenheim moved above Freiburg on goal difference , claiming fifth place on 21 points with a 4-0 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt . Boris Vukcevic headed the opener in the 31st minute from Sebastian Rudy 's corner , then seconds later Vedad Ibisevic had an effort cleared off the line . But the Bosnia striker killed off the game with goals in the 69th and 70th minutes , the first from Andreas Beck 's cross and the second after a surging run by Peniel Mlapa . The Togo-born teenager wrapped it up in time added on as Frankfurt dropped to seventh after the home side 's seven-match unbeaten run came to a crashing halt , leaving the club on 20 points and above Bayern on goal difference . Promoted Kaiserslautern moved away from the relegation zone with a 3-1 win at Nuremberg , who remained on 18 points behind Hamburg on goal difference . The visitors led 3-0 after 33 minutes with goals from midfielder Stiven Rivic -- his first for the club -- and fellow Croatian Ivo Ilicevic before their compatriot Srdjan Lakic headed his seventh of the season . Substitute Robert Mak pulled one back in the 67th minute before Lautern 's Athanasios Petsos was sent off for an elbow on Andreas Wolf with 11 minutes left . Nuremberg captain Wolf hit the bar with a penalty for minutes later as his team 's four-match winning run at home came to an end . Schalke climbed out of the bottom three and up to 14th on 13 points with a morale-boosting 4-0 thrashing of Werder Bremen as the teams warmed up for midweek Champions League action in starkly contrasting fortunes . Veteran Spanish striker Raul netted a hat-trick after Christoph Metzelder opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with a header that hit the bar and then rebounded into the net off the back of helpless goalkeeper Tim Wiese . Raul doubled the lead on the stroke of halftime after Wiese could only parry Edu 's free-kick and then pounced on Per Mertesacker 's clearance 11 minutes after the break . The 33-year-old then chipped Wiese after a defensive lapse by substitute Daniel Jensen before Bremen had Philipp Bargfrede sent off for two late bookings . The visitors slumped to a third defeat in four games , and will fall to 12th if Wolfsburg earn a point at St. Pauli on Sunday .
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Champions Bayern Munich trail German leaders Borussia Dortmund by 14 points . Bayern in eighth place after drawing 1-1 at third-placed Bayer Leverkusen . Dortmund stay seven points clear of second-placed Mainz after beating Freiburg 2-1 . Schalke move out of bottom three with 4-0 thrashing of Werder Bremen .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As criticism of his war on organized crime mounts , Mexican President Felipe Calderon is under increasing pressure to introduce a new security policy . Calderon , who announced a crackdown on cartels shortly after taking office in 2006 , has asked his country 's congress to approve fresh measures to help in the fight . Police reforms are a key target of his administration . `` Our primary objective is to ensure that no matter who governs or which party he belongs , the Mexicans are protected by an honest and professional police , by an effective and transparent justice system , '' Calderon told his nation 's security council when he announced the proposed reforms in June . But taking a new tack in the controversial drug war may be difficult for Calderon , as vocal politicians express their skepticism . The president 's political future -- and Mexico 's security -- hang in the balance . Calderon , whose term ends in 2012 , has proposed a plan to eliminate more than 2,000 local police forces , combine them with state law enforcement agencies and unite them under federal control . He and his top security officials have argued that the move will better combat corruption and crime . `` This initiative is a response to the people 's demand to have reliable police , and the necessity to strengthen the institutions of security in order to face the criminals that plague Mexico , '' he said earlier this year . Federal officials have said the lower salaries of local police officers make them more susceptible to corruption . More than half of them receive monthly salaries of only 4,000 pesos -LRB- about $ 325 -RRB- . Government estimates indicate that corruption has caused the dismissal of 3,000 police officers in recent years . While some lawmakers support the reform , others are critical of the current strategy , which has the Mexican military as the principal enforcers of public security . Calderon 's government has dispatched about 50,000 troops to the nation 's trouble spots . `` The big question for us in congress is , ` how long we will have armed forces at the forefront of the fight ? ' '' lawmaker Carlos Navarrete said . Calderon has said the military will not retreat in the short term , but a police overhaul would be a key step in guaranteeing security . Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna has also proposed eliminating 2,000 local councils to strengthen security in areas with a strong presence of organized crime . But some Mexican politicians have said they are skeptical that such reforms will do much to combat corruption . Alejandro Gertz Manero of the left-wing Convergence Party has suggested the legislation would only be financially profitable for certain parties within congress and politically advantageous for certain officials , principally that of Calderon 's right-wing National Action Party . `` So basically what 's in this -LSB- legislation -RSB- is something that is in the interest of the local mayors , who are not from the same party as the governors , '' he said . Meanwhile , Calderon 's administration has said it is dealing severe blows to organized crime , citing such examples as the seizure of an estimated $ 12 billion in drugs . The Mexican navy has also had high profile takedowns of drug kingpins , including the capture of American-born cartel boss Edgar Villarreal alias `` La Barbie . '' But with persistent public perception about drug cartels gaining ground , Calderon has a tough battle to fight before his term ends in 2012 . A top official in Mexico 's opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party has said the war on drugs can not succeed if it remains a `` fight of firepower between criminals and the state . '' Mexico 's government must create jobs and improve education to help fight drug trafficking , Sen. Manlio Fabio Beltrones Rivera said . `` We have seen 30,000 people die in the past four years , '' he said . `` And we are very close to seeing , at the end of this six-year term , an equal number of dead as in the Vietnam War . '' CNN 's Catherine E. Shoichet and Mario Gonzalez contributed to this report .
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Felipe Calderon wants to overhaul the nation 's police . Some politicians are skeptical of the proposed reforms . `` How long will we have armed forces at the forefront of the fight ? '' one lawmaker asks . Calderon says the changes are necessary to combat crime and corruption .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Airport security policies `` have to evolve '' to ensure the safety of passengers while minimizing invasive procedures such as enhanced pat downs , White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday . Gibbs stopped short of signaling any imminent change in the enhanced screening , which some passengers complain amounts to legal groping . However , Gibbs made clear that the government is open to adjusting the procedures in response to public feedback and intelligence gathered on possible plots . `` This is a process that , based on intelligence and based on feedback , is and will continue to evolve and change . '' Gibbs told reporters , adding the goal is to `` maximize the security and protection and minimize that invasiveness . '' He noted that airport screening has evolved in recent years to include the banning of most liquids , removing shoes and other steps in response to specific threats , and added : `` The policies have to evolve . '' Travelers who set off metal detectors at airport security are asked to undergo extra screening . If they refuse to go through an enhanced visual device that shows the body through clothing , they are required to submit to the thorough pat down in order to fly . Incidents such as last December 's failed bombing of a U.S.-bound flight by a man with explosives in his underwear and the recent detection of explosives in air cargo packages from Yemen prompted the enhanced screening . However , the more thorough pat-down process has generated alarm and anger , with some travelers complaining they were given little warning of the procedure and that they felt violated by the touching of private parts . In interviews and statements Sunday and Monday , the head of the Transportation Security Administration said the enhanced screening was necessary for now , but the policies could be revised as time goes on . `` We welcome feedback and comments on the screening procedures from the traveling public , and we will work to make them as minimally invasive as possible while still providing the security that the American people want and deserve , '' TSA Administrator John Pistole said in a statement released Sunday . `` We are constantly evaluating and adapting our security measures , and as we have said from the beginning , we are seeking to strike the right balance between privacy and security . '' Pistole also told CNN that the outcry over the new screening was overblown . `` Very few people actually receive the pat down . In spite of all the public furor about this , very few people do , '' he said . On Friday , Pistole issued a public service video announcement offering travelers guidance on what to expect from TSA security officials ahead of the holiday travel season . `` As you enter the checkpoint , you 'll be directed to go through either a walk-through metal detector , or in some airports , an Advanced Imaging Technology -- AIT -- unit , '' he said in the video . `` If you are directed to pass through an AIT , you may opt out . If you choose to opt out you will receive a thorough pat down by someone of the same gender , '' he said . `` We very much appreciate your involvement , cooperation and assistance in assuring the safety of you , the traveling public . ''
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White House spokesman stops short of calling for changes . Some travelers complain that enhanced pat downs are too intrusive . TSA says enhanced security is necessary for now .
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Fort Lauderdale , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jim Leyritz is seven years removed from pro baseball , 11 years from his last World Series home run . But he 's itching to get back on the field . Three years ago this December , after having a few drinks with friends on his 44th birthday , the car he was driving hit that of 30-year-old Freida Veitch . She died as a result , and Leyritz soon found himself staring down the prospect of up to 15 years in prison after being charged with vehicular manslaughter while driving drunk . On Saturday , a South Florida jury decided his fate : not guilty of vehicular manslaughter , though guilty of a lesser drunken-driving charge . A bailiff unlocked his handcuffs , and an emotional Leyritz hugged his mother and girlfriend . He hugged three of the jurors as well , showing them pictures of the three boys of whom he had primary custody . And soon thereafter , he heard from his boys ' baseball program -- which had barred the former New York Yankee from being on the bench during practices and games alongside his sons . `` They ... said , ` OK , springtime , we want you back out here coaching , ' '' he said Sunday from a Fort Lauderdale , Florida , youth baseball complex he said he often goes to several times a week with his kids . `` It 's one of the things I miss the most . '' After his retirement , Leyritz traded off his athletic celebrity , giving motivational speeches tied to his postseason heroics as well as doing radio and TV work . On the morning of December 28 , 2007 , after the crash , he said he was wearing a large World Series ring when he told law enforcement officers , `` I 'm Jim Leyritz , the baseball player . '' Before he was charged criminally , Leyritz settled a civil lawsuit filed by Veitch 's family , saying he did so out `` of the goodness of my heart '' to help out the victim 's two children . Still , he said he feels his high profile worked against him -- and contributed to the vehicular manslaughter charge -- because `` people wanted to get their 15 minutes -LSB- of fame -RSB- . '' Well before the trial started this month , Leyritz said he had to breathe into a breathalyzer regularly -- to assure that he had n't been drinking -- at home for three months , temporarily lost his license , then had to breathe into a car breathalyzer every time he got behind the wheel . He went through `` DUI school '' as well as nine weeks of counseling , he said . Because of his legal troubles , Leyritz said he lost his jobs in the media as well as speaking engagements . It could have been worse , said Leyritz , had Major League Baseball not stepped up and helped him pay his bills . All the while , the former player said he threw himself into the criminal case , regularly returning to the accident scene , poring over testimony , talking with his lawyer . Still , Leyritz said he felt helpless as he awaited the verdict of the jury that had , the day earlier , told the judge it was deadlocked . `` I used to be a catcher , controlling the entire game , Before I put my hand down , the game did n't start , '' he said . `` This was totally different . This was totally something over which you have no control . '' Prosecutors claimed that Leyritz was legally drunk when he sped through a red light and hit Veitch ; the defense countered that Veitch did n't have her lights on and that the light was yellow when Leyritz drove through . A defense expert , Dr. Stefan Rose , testified that Leyritz told him he had seven drinks shortly before the crash , a number that the defendant said was n't right but `` a number we had to use . '' Jury foreman Brian Haul told CNN 's sister network TruTV that , while all six people quickly agreed Leyritz was n't guilty of the greater charge , they felt compelled to hold him responsible on some grounds . `` Are we going to go in front the public and say it 's OK to have four or five drinks within an hour or so period of time and then hit the road ? I think that was the deciding factor , '' he said . Yet one juror , Sharon Wessinger , said she had also wanted to acquit Leyritz of the lesser drunken driving charge . She told Leyritz , who came over to show the jurors ' pictures of his three boys after the verdict , that she changed her mind to avoid a hung jury that may have led to another trial . `` The thought of it going into another trial later and you possibly being convicted of manslaughter , when we were n't doing that , I could n't let that happen , '' Wessinger told Leyritz . Jurors said they did n't believe the defense 's argument that the crash occurred 10 minutes earlier than investigators had said . But they also said that they did n't believe Leyritz ran the red light , and said that Veitch 's drinking -- her blood-alcohol level was 0.18 , more than twice the legal limit -- and the fact she was n't wearing a seat belt were critical factors in her death . The victim 's husband , Jordan Veitch , left the courtroom with his parents , saying only that Leyritz `` did n't get what he deserved . '' Leyritz 's legal travails are n't over ; prosecution and defense attorneys will meet December 1 , to settle on a sentencing date on the drunken driving charge . But the most jail time he could face is six months , far short of what could have awaited him . And for now , Leyritz is free on bond and required to breath into a device every time he gets behind the wheel . Speaking Sunday , the day after the verdict , Leyritz said he has some bitterness : toward the prosecutor , over the fact he had not been able to see his brother before he died of ALS , and because his children had to go through the whole ordeal . Since it 's an anniversary of the crash , he said every birthday will remind him of Veitch `` and I 'll say my prayers and condolences . '' Still , Leyritz said that the entire thing will be worth it , if his and Veitch 's story might convince someone not to drive after a few drinks . And he said that it 's also strengthened his faith , and made him all the more grateful to be free and with family . `` The difference is , you come home and your little 9-year-old boy comes up to you and says , ` Daddy , it 's over , ' '' he said of his relief after the verdict . `` I was fighting for these three boys , who needed their father . '' In Session 's Grace Wong contributed to this report .
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Jim Leyritz describes his experience after tried for DUI manslaughter . The former baseball star says he was `` fighting for -LSB- his -RSB- three boys '' He is acquitted of one charge , convicted of a lesser charge . Leyritz could have faced 15 years in prison for killing a woman while driving drunk .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Fantasia Barrino testified in her boyfriend 's child custody case in a Charlotte , North Carolina , court Monday , according to a court spokesman . Barrino 's controversial relationship with Antwaun Cook led his wife , Paula Cook , to accuse the `` American Idol '' winner of wrecking her marriage and stealing her husband . The singer testified that she knew from the first day of her relationshsip with Cook that he was married and still living with his wife , according to two sources who were in the courtroom . The sources asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the information . Her manager offered no response when contacted by CNN Monday . Barrino publicly acknowledged the relationship last summer , but she insisted then that she did not know Cook was a married man . Paula Cook alleged in a court filing that her husband and Barrino engaged in a year-long affair in which her husband enjoyed `` the lavish benefits associated with the high-profile relationship . '' Barrino was treated at a Charlotte hospital for a `` sleep aid '' overdose several days after Cook 's wife filed her child custody petition in Mecklenburg County District Court in August . She later said she purposefully overdosed . Barrino 's raw talent as a songstress , combined with her hard-luck story as a teenage mother , won her many fans , starting with her winning `` American Idol 's '' third season . Her six-year-long entertainment career has been pockmarked with adversity , including being sued by her own father and well-publicized financial troubles . She is currently touring the United States supporting her `` Back to Me '' album . In Session 's Jean Casarez contributed to this report .
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NEW : Fantasia Barrino admitted she knew her boyfriend was married from the start . Barrino claimed in August she did not know Antwaun Cook was married . The singer was called as a witness in the North Carolina child custody case . She overdosed on a `` sleep aid '' after Cook 's wife filed court papers .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Charlie Sheen has filed a lawsuit against adult film actress Capri Anderson , claiming she tried to extort money from him following an October incident at New York 's Plaza Hotel , a representative for the actor told CNN Monday . The lawsuit , filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court , states that Anderson `` fabricated a sensational tale about being assaulted , battered and held against her will , and used that fictional story as a basis for an extortion plot against Sheen . '' Anderson , whose real name is Christina Walsh , appeared with her attorney on ABC 's `` Good Morning America '' Monday to speak out about an alleged violent encounter she had with Sheen at the hotel . In the interview , Anderson said Sheen sent her an apology through a text message , and `` offered money for her silence . '' `` Charlie Sheen has never offered her a dime to keep her quiet , '' Sheen 's attorney , Yale Galanter said later Monday on CNN 's `` The Joy Behar Show . '' Anderson 's attorney , Keith Davidson told CNN Monday evening that a civil suit would be filed `` very soon '' and that a complaint against Sheen had been filed Monday with the New York Police Department . However , a police representative said no complaint had been received as of 5:10 p.m. . According to Sheen 's complaint , Anderson 's lawyers contacted Sheen 's lawyers on October 28 to inform them that the actress would go to the authorities and appear on morning talk shows `` unless Sheen paid her a seven-figure sum . '' `` There was definitely never an offer for money to silence her or anything else , as a matter of fact , when her lawyers approached us , we told them to go pound salt because we knew that Mr. Sheen had done absolutely nothing wrong , '' Galanter said during `` The Joy Behar Show . '' Galanter said Anderson did not make allegations of wrongful conduct against Sheen on the night of the incident and that she posted on her website `` that she was ` fine ' and if you wanted to see more of her , for a price , one could enter the website . '' Davidson defended his client 's right to receive compensation `` for the damage to her body , to her emotional state , and to her purse , '' but would n't go into details about whether there had been any talk of a financial settlement . `` We know that the room was trashed , we know that Capri was chased and locked into a bathroom , '' said Davidson , `` and we know that one person was brought away from the hotel against their will . '' ABC questioned Anderson about why she called a girlfriend while locked in a bathroom instead of calling the police . She answered that she was in shock , `` I never expected the night to unfold the way it did , '' said Anderson . It is still unclear who called police to the hotel that night . `` We 're going to defend these charges vigorously and she will never get a check from Charlie Sheen , '' Galanter said . Anderson said she was offered $ 3,500 to appear at a dinner party with the actor . She said Sheen was drinking heavily and `` grew more intense . '' She said the actor `` put his hands around her neck . '' She also accused Sheen of `` snorting a white , powdery substance . '' Galanter denied the allegations . `` He was searched , she was searched , the room was searched by the New York Police Department , it 's a total fabrication , '' Galanter said . `` There was no cocaine , there was no white , powdery substance , she never saw him doing anything illegal . '' Sheen spent several hours in a New York hospital in October after police responded to an early morning call about `` an emotionally disturbed person '' at The Plaza Hotel , a law enforcement source said . Sheen 's representative blamed an `` adverse allergic reaction '' to a medication for the hospitalization . Sheen , the son of actor Martin Sheen , signed a contract last summer to continue with his CBS sitcom `` Two and a Half Men . '' CNN 's Alan Duke contributed to this report .
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NEW : Complaint says actress asked for money . NEW : Sheen did not have drugs , lawyer says . Adult film star 's attorney : Civil suit is coming .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend , Oksana Grigorieva , agreed on something Monday : how to dress for battle . The actor and the mother of his 1-year-old daughter , Lucia , both wore dark sunglasses , black business suits and emotionless expressions as they walked into a Los Angeles courtroom for a child custody hearing . Since reporters were dismissed soon after Judge Scott Gordon called their case , it is unknown if the former couple agreed on anything else . It would be unexpected , judging from their split earlier this year . Grigorieva was on the stand Monday morning , while her mother and the woman who works for Gibson as the baby 's nanny were waiting to testify in the afternoon session . Gibson and Grigorieva last met in the same courtroom on November 10 for a daylong hearing that included squabbles over attorneys ' fees , child support and whether they should be allowed to talk freely to the media about the family law case . Gordon stopped sort of imposing a gag order , but Gibson 's lawyers have followed a self-imposed silence , citing routine confidentiality requirements in a family law case . Grigorieva , a Russian musician , decided to talk publicly -- to CNN 's Larry King -- about her claims of domestic violence by Gibson . The public has already heard several recordings of angry Gibson phone calls to Grigorieva , but she told King she did not give them to celebrity news website Radaronline . Details about the case have flowed at a steady pace on celebrity news website TMZ over the past two weeks . Hundreds of pages of sealed court documents were somehow leaked , including affidavits , deposition transcripts and dental records . Even beyond the family law case , two related criminal investigations are under way . The Los Angeles County district attorney is considering evidence gathered by sheriff 's investigators to decide if a domestic violence case will be made against Gibson , according to a spokeswoman for the prosecutor . Detectives are also investigating Gibson 's charge that Grigorieva tried to extort him with phone recordings she made of his calls , a sheriff 's spokesman said .
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NEW : Mel 's nanny and Grigorieva 's mom are waiting to testify . Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva are spending Monday on opposite sides of court . Grigorieva accused Gibson of domestic violence ; Gibson says Grigorieva tried to extort him .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Actor Michael Douglas sat among a thousand other friends , family and clients of slain Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen as tears were shed and laughs shared at her funeral Sunday . Chasen , 64 , died from gunshots fired into her Mercedes-Benz as she turned off Sunset Boulevard on her way home from a star-studded premiere celebration for the movie `` Burlesque '' last Tuesday morning . Her mysterious murder in a posh Beverly Hills neighborhood not only stunned her friends , but it sent fear through the exclusive community . Chasen was master at creating Oscar buzz . Beverly Hills Police Chief David Snowden asked journalists Friday to keep `` erroneous information , theories or speculation '' out of their stories about the killing . The chief assured residents it was `` a rare , isolated incident and that the Beverly Hills community remains one of the safest in the nation . '' There is no prevailing theory on whether the attack was road rage or a planned hit , a police official said . No motive or suspects have been identified , he said . The chapel at Culver City , California 's Hillside Memorial Park was packed Sunday with the actors , composers , producers , publicists and journalists the public relations veteran worked with for the last three decades . Douglas , who suffers from throat cancer , did not speak at the funeral for his former publicist . Lili Fini Zanuck , a film producer and friend , told mourners that Chasen 's death brought the Los Angeles entertainment industry to `` a standstill . '' Reporters were kept at the cemetery gate , but publicist Stephen Jaffe described the service to CNN as `` very moving '' and full of `` a whole lot of love and respect '' for Chasen . Speakers , including Chasen 's brother , television producer-writer Larry Cohen , brought laughter as they shared stories about her life . Composer Hans Zimmer , who was a longtime Chasen client , also spoke at the funeral .
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Chasen 's death brought the entertainment industry to a standstill , a producer says . The slain publicist 's funeral was closed to the news media . Beverly Hills police still have no motive or suspect in the shooting .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a superb century as Sri Lanka forced their way back on the second day of the first Test against India in Ahmedabad . Dilshan smashed 112 and featured in solid partnerships with fellow-opener Tharanga Paranavitana -LRB- 35 -RRB- and captain Kumar Sangakkara -LRB- 31 -RRB- as Sri Lanka completed a day of dominance . Fast bowler Zaheer Khan opened a window of opportunity for the hosts by snaring Dilshan and Sangakkara in successive overs in the final session , but Mahela Jayawardene -LRB- 36 not out -RRB- and Thilan Samaraweera , five from a half-century , denied the home side further inroads as Sri Lanka ended on 275 for three , 151 in deficit . Zaheer had looked menacing with the new ball , but with little assistance from the pitch , Sri Lanka were off to a good start and Dilshan looked comfortable . Together with left-handed Paranavitana , Dilshan added 74 for the opening wicket at a brisk pace , effectively putting the pressure back on the home side . Ishant Sharma eventually severed that stand , forcing Paranavitana to fend at a delivery that moved away a touch and he edged to wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who held an excellent catch in front of first slip . Save for that burst from Zaheer with the new ball , India 's attack had looked ordinary and it allowed Sangakkara to hit his stride . With the Sri Lankan skipper holding up one end , Dilshan continued to play freely and eventually reached his 10th Test hundred -- his fifth this year -- by cutting leg-spinner Ishant for a boundary . The two had added 115 for the second wicket when Zaheer produced another fine burst to snare both batsmen . Dilshan was tempted with a short ball , but mistimed his pull and ended up presenting Rahul Dravid a simple catch at gully . Sangakkara was also done by a short ball , the captain top edging to Sachin Tendulkar at fine leg . The twin dismissal left Sri Lanka at 194 for three , but Mahela and Samaraweera put the visitors ' pursuit back on track . Both batsmen began cautiously until Samaraweera , who has already scored 1083 runs in eight Tests in this calendar year , shed the shackles by driving Mishra for consecutive boundaries . The fourth-wicket pair have so far added 81 in an unbroken stand . In the morning , master spinner Muttiah Muralitharan finished with three wickets as the hosts were bowled out in the first session . Muralitharan , who had snared Yuvraj on Monday , added the wickets of tailenders Harbhajan Singh and Ishant to his tally , while fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara removed Dravid , the batsman falling without adding to his overnight score of 177 . Dravid fell in the third over of the morning , Welegedara collecting his fourth wicket by bowling the batsman via an inside edge as he attempted to drive . Harbhajan , two overnight , then added 25 for the eighth wicket with Zaheer taking India 's total past the 400-run mark in the process . But Sri Lanka 's spinners made short work of the tail . Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath trapped Zaheer in front , while Muralitharan claimed the wickets of Harbhajan and last man Ishant to finish with a three-wicket haul .
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Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scores a superb century for Sri Lanka against India . The ton helps Sri Lanka force their way back on the second day of the first Test . Sri Lanka end the day on 275 for three , 151 in deficit of India 's first innings total in Ahmedabad .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jenn Sterger , the woman to whom pro football quarterback Brett Favre allegedly sent sexually explicit text messages and pictures , has hired a law firm to represent her , as the National Football League carries out its investigation into the allegations , her manager and the lawyer told CNN Wednesday . `` After much deliberation , LaRusso & Conway has been retained to represent Jenn Sterger and to advise her throughout the process , '' said Phil Reese , Sterger 's manager and CEO of the firm Player Relations/Public Relations . `` Joseph Conway will serve as lead counsel in this matter . '' Reese said the Long Island-based firm was retained Tuesday . Conway confirmed the arrangement . The NFL initiated an investigation into Favre 's actions after the sports website Deadspin.com reported in August that the athlete sent voice messages , texts and pictures of his penis to Sterger in 2008 , when he was the Jets ' quarterback and she was working for the team as a sideline personality and host . Deadspin reported Wednesday that Milton E. Ahlerich , a vice president in the league 's security department , asked Deadspin Editor A.J. Daulerio -- who wrote the Favre stories -- to meet `` to determine the possibility of you sharing any and all details you and your media organization may have on this matter . '' Daulerio said in a website posting that he told Ahlerich he would `` be willing to cooperate with the NFL 's thorough investigation into Brett Favre 's sexting habits , '' but would not divulge his source for the original story . `` I told Mr. Ahlerich that any and all information we have to offer is available on the site and that I 'm unwilling to give anything more than that right now . To this , he responded that he 's read over what has been on the site many , many times , meaning this poor man ... has been looking at penis pictures for close to a week . Pity him . '' Daulerio said Ahlerich also told him he met Tuesday with Favre and that the meeting was `` even-handed '' and that the parties involved were `` well-represented . '' Daulerio has acknowledged that third-party sources were paid for the story about Sterger and that he could not say definitively that the messages or photos the site posted came from the 41-year-old quarterback . Ahlerich did not immediately return a call seeking comment Wednesday . Favre has not publicly addressed the investigation . Asked Wednesday why he had not denied the stories , he told a reporter , `` That 's something that 's within the league and I just have to leave it at that . '' Sterger , 26 , is co-host of `` The Daily Line , '' a sports program on Versus , a sports cable television channel . The Jets have given National Football League officials all the information they have regarding the incident , a team spokesman said last week . Jesse Derris , a spokesman for the Jets , told HLN 's `` Prime News '' that the team has no role in the allegations against Favre , who played one season in New York and now plays for the Minnesota Vikings . Favre , who has been married for 14 years , signed with the Minnesota Vikings in August 2009 after emerging from retirement for the second time in as many years . Deadspin has also reported that a second woman has come forward to allege that she received other lewd messages from the quarterback and that a third woman , whom the site did not identify , also received similar messages . The site reported the two women were massage therapists hired by the Jets , and identified them only by pseudonyms . Derris said the therapists were hired for two days in the team 's 2008 training camp and would not confirm whether they had any direct contact with Favre . CNN could not independently confirm whether the voice in the recordings belongs to Favre , or whether he sent the notes . Favre played most of his career with the Green Bay Packers , leading the team to a Super Bowl title in 1997 . He was traded to the Jets after the 2007 season .
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Jenn Sterger allegedly received lewd messages from NFL star Brett Favre . The decision to retain counsel came `` after much deliberation , '' her manager says . The NFL is investigating the allegations against Favre . Sterger worked for the New York Jets when the messages were allegedly sent .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Roger Federer said Andy Murray can claim multiple Grand Slam titles after the eight ATP World Tour finalists were introduced to British Prime Minister David Cameron . Ahead of the season-ending event in London , Mr Cameron invited Federer , Murray , world number one Rafael Nadal , Novak Djokovic , Andy Roddick , David Ferrer , Tomas Berdych and Robin Soderling to a reception at Downing Street . The week-long tournament gets underway on Sunday when British number one Murray takes on Soderling in the opening match at the O2 Arena . Top eight ready for London showdown . `` It 's fantastic that the ATP World Tour Finals tournament is back in London for the second year running . It 's great for London and great for the country , '' Mr Cameron was quoted as saying by the ATP Tour website . `` I hope that seeing the world 's top players compete right on our doorstep , including Britain 's very own Andy Murray , will inspire our next generation of sporting heroes . '' Murray , who has yet to win a Grand Slam title , said : `` It 's the second time I 've been here . It was nice . He -LSB- David Cameron -RSB- likes tennis , which we knew beforehand . We spoke about tennis and some of the past players . It was good fun , I really enjoyed it . '' But on the eve of the tournament , Federer , who has 16 Grand slam titles to his name , said Murray had the potential to dominate the sport if he can clinch his first major crown . `` If Murray wins a first grand slam title , that could possibly open the floodgates , '' Federer told British newspaper The Daily Telegraph . `` And he could start dominating and winning slams , but I guess you just never know until he does it . `` It 's important that you believe that you can do it , and Murray clearly has the game to do it , as otherwise he would n't have a winning record against me or so many titles already . '' Murray will play Federer in the round robin stage and boasts a good record against his opponent , winning eight of their last 13 meetings . But Federer rejected suggestions that Murray holds a psychological edge over him . `` I never really thought about it from that perspective about having a psychological advantage , '' Federer said . `` He has very strong things on his side , and I have very strong things on my side , and that 's why these days when we play each other it comes down to who has the better day . `` I do n't feel as though necessarily he or I have an advantage over the other . I just think he 's become a really good player . ''
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Eight ATP World Tour finalists meet British Prime Minister David Cameron . World number two Roger Federer says Andy Murray can win multiple titles . Federer believes Murray has the game to dominate tennis . ATP World Tour Finals start on Sunday in London .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A young boy fell to his death from a luxury suite at Los Angeles ' Staples Center on Sunday night , according to the Los Angeles Police Department . The 2-year-old boy fell from the suite around 9:15 p.m. -LRB- 12:15 a.m. ET -RRB- , police said in a statement . The boy was transported to the USC Medical Center , where he later died , Sgt. Frank Alvelais told CNN . The toddler fell a few minutes after the conclusion of a NBA game between the Los Angles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors , CNN affiliate KTLA reported . After the game , the boy 's family and others in his group were taking pictures while still in the luxury suite section of the arena , police said . The third deck of the Staples Center -- where the luxury suite is located -- has a roughly 50-foot drop , according to KTLA . The boy was identified by Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter as Lucas Anthony Tang . An autopsy is pending , Winter said . Witness said the child was still moving his legs and arms as he was being put on a stretcher , KTLA reported . Detectives said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the boy 's death .
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NEW : Lucas Anthony Tang , 2 , fell at the Staples Center in Los Angeles . NEW : An autopsy is pending . The boy fell from a luxury suite shortly after a Lakers-Warriors game . Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the boy 's death .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- After more than three days of deliberations , jurors on Monday convicted Ingmar Guandique of two counts of first-degree murder in the 2001 death of Washington intern Chandra Levy . As the verdict was read , Levy 's mother , Susan , stared intently at Guandique . Several jurors wiped their eyes afterward . Levy , a 24-year-old California native , was in Washington working as an intern for the Bureau of Prisons when she was last seen on May 1 , 2001 . Her skull was found over a year later , on May 22 , 2002 , in Washington 's Rock Creek Park . But police did n't arrest Guandique until February 2009 . He was then serving a 10-year sentence for attacking two other women in the park and had reportedly spoken about killing Levy . `` It 's been nearly 10 years since the promise of a young life was lost in Rock Creek Park , '' Ronald Machen , the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia , told reporters Monday afternoon . `` Today 's verdict does send a message for a murderer to be held accountable . It 's never too late for justice to be served . '' Following an 11-day trial , jurors deliberated for three days and then for another two hours Monday . They notified Superior Court Judge Gerald Fisher about 11:45 a.m. that they had reached a verdict , entering the courtroom at 12:35 p.m. ET . Speaking after their dismissal , jurors told reporters they took the time to examine each piece of evidence and consider it . `` We were very careful to evaluate all the evidence , and it was a decision based on everything we had , '' said juror Susan Kelly , a journalist . Guandique , 29 , will face a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole when he is sentenced February 11 . The jury convicted him of one count of murder with kidnapping and a second count of murder with attempted robbery . After the verdict , Susan Levy asked reporters , `` What difference does it make , '' and then answered her own question . `` You , the prosecutors , defense , the jury , the police , the public and individual citizens , as well as the media , both the written media and the visual media , we all make a difference , '' she said . '' ... It makes a difference to find the right person who is responsible for my daughter 's death or for anybody else 's death . '' Regardless of the sentence Guandique is given , `` I have a lifetime sentence of a lost limb missing from our family tree , '' she said . `` It 's painful . I live with it every day . ... There 's always going to be a feeling of sadness . '' Emily Grinstead told reporters that she and fellow jurors were mindful not to rush a decision . While confident they reached the right verdict , she said that `` does n't mean that I do n't wish we did n't have to be here today . '' `` You 're dealing with somebody 's life , '' Grinstead said . `` Two people 's lives . I do n't take that lightly . '' Asked what she would say to Susan Levy , juror Linda Norton said , `` I think she has to take from this what she will . We can not bring back her daughter . ... We did the best we could with the evidence we were given . '' Prosecutors argued that Guandique , a reputed member of the Salvadoran gang Mara Salvatrucha , attacked Levy while she was jogging in Washington 's Rock Creek Park . After her skull was found , a search turned up other remains of Levy 's , as well as clothing later identified as hers strewn down the side of a ravine . Her running shoes were unlaced , and her clothes were turned inside out . Her pants were knotted in tight restraints around her legs . Prosecutor Amanda Haines , during her closing argument , cited what she portrayed as confessions that Guandique allegedly made to a cellmate as he served time for other attacks , as well as remarks he allegedly made to a female pen pal . Defense attorney Santha Sonenberg emphasized the largely circumstantial nature of the case , including what prosecutors have acknowledged was a lack of DNA evidence , a lack of witnesses and only secondhand accounts of Guandique 's alleged confessions . Both the women who Guandique also attacked in the park -- including one on the same day Levy went missing -- spoke at the trial , testimony that Kelly called `` powerful . '' He had pleaded guilty for his role in those attacks , and was set to be released in September 2010 . The disappearance of Levy drew national attention after her parents discovered a connection with Gary Condit , who was then a sitting congressman from California . Condit was never a suspect in the case , but he was questioned intensively for details about Levy 's whereabouts . He testified in the trial earlier this month , but refused to address a question about whether he had sex with Levy . An FBI forensic expert later confirmed Condit 's semen had been found in underwear retrieved from Levy 's apartment in the days after her parents reported her missing . `` We 've lost our feeling for common decency . I did n't commit any crime . I did n't do anything wrong , '' he said . Condit said several times during his testimony that the media frenzy surrounding Levy 's disappearance was hard to handle , including a helicopter flight over his California home while his daughter and her friends were sunbathing at the family 's pool . `` They reported that I had young women in bikinis at my house , '' he said . Juror Grinstead pointed out that it was n't just police that were sidetracked and focused for weeks on the wrong person . Asked who also was on the wrong track , she told reporters , `` You all . '' Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier defended authorities ' handling of the case Monday afternoon , saying it sometimes takes time to find evidence and suspects . The U.S. attorney 's office in the District of Columbia recently opened a `` cold case '' unit , which Machen credited for leading to four convictions in the past year for murders that dated back as far as 20 years . `` It 's not like it is on TV . Cases can be very complicated , '' said Lanier , who became chief in 2007 . `` You never give up , regardless of criticism , regardless of mistakes . And I think that 's what happened in this case . '' CNN 's Paul Courson contributed to this report .
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NEW : U.S. attorney says verdict shows murderers will be held accountable . NEW : Police chief defends handling of case , which first focused on Gary Condit . The body was found over a year after she disappeared ; charges came 9 years later . Chandra Levy 's mother : `` There 's always going to be a feeling of sadness ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Chelsea named former Nigeria defender Michael Emenalo as the assistant first team coach of the English Premier League side , promoting the 45-year-old from head opposition scout . Emenalo has been at the London-based club since 2007 , after being brought in to the backroom staff by then manager Avram Grant , who he had played under at Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 1990 's . A former Major League Soccer and U.S. college player , Emenalo retired from football in 2000 after a career that also saw him play in Belgium , England and Germany , as well as representing his nation in the 1994 World Cup . In a statement on their official website Chelsea said that Emenalo 's new position at the club reflects the good-work he has done for them over the last three years . `` Michael has been an important part of the first team management structure since his arrival , and his promotion is recognition of his efforts to date , '' the statement read . `` Michael will continue to oversee the first team scouting operation as he makes the transition to coaching and takes on this bigger and more influential role . '' Emenalo replaces former Chelsea player Ray Wilkins , after the Englishman was dismissed from his post by the club on 11 November . Current first team coach Paul Clement had been previously favored to take over the role .
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Former Nigerian defender Michael Emenalo has been appointed assistant first team coach at Chelsea . The 45-year-old has been at the London club as head opposition scout since 2007 . Chelsea say promotion is a recognition of Emenalo 's efforts at the English Premier League side . Emenalo replaces Englishman and former Chelsea-player Ray Wilkins in the role .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- India 's hosting of the 2010 Commonwealth Games ended on a high note on Thursday as badminton player Saina Nehwal won a dramatic final gold of the 11-day competition to put her country second in the overall medal table . India had earlier suffered a humiliating defeat in one of its most popular sports when Australia registered a resounding 8-0 victory in the men 's hockey final for a leading 74th gold medal and 177 in total . But Nehwal came back from the brink of defeat to secure India 's 38th victory , edging England into third place , as she won the women 's singles event . She became the first Indian to claim a Commonwealth gold in the sport , surviving a match-point in the second set before going on to beat Malaysian second seed 19-21 23-21 21-13 Wong Mew Choo . It was a much-needed boost for India , which had to deal with controversies about child labor , questions as to whether the venues in New Delhi would be ready in time , technology faults , disputed qualifications in athletics events and three positive drug tests -- one of whom was a home competitor , female walker Rani Yadav . With the sporting events concluded , the chairman of the New Delhi Organizing Committee , Suresh Kalmadi , applauded his country 's efforts during the handing-over ceremony to the 2014 host city , Glasgow of Scotland . `` For the athletes it has been a life-changing experience . For India it has been a new beginning in sports , '' he told the crowd at a packed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium after being greeted with boos . `` For the world it has been evidence of what India can do on the sporting stage . This is a new era for Indian sport . All this has made what has turned out to be the largest , the most-watched and the most enjoyable Games ever . '' Australia , the host four years ago in Melbourne , was the dominant country throughout the competition -- which is contested by nations from the former British Empire , but was hit this year by the absence of many top athletes such as sprint star Usain Bolt of Jamaica . The Australian men 's field hockey team has now won gold every time since the sport was first included , in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 , and had little problems in brushing aside India on Thursday . Luke Doerner and Jason Wilon scored two goals each as their team followed up their World Cup triumph at the same Major Dhyan Chand stadium in March to seal a hat-trick of titles in 2010 along with the Champions Trophy . New Zealand won the bronze medal with a surprise victory over fourth seeds England , winning 5-3 in a penalty shootout after the match was tied 3-3 after extra-time . However , Australia 's world netball champions were unable to add Commonwealth Gold to their CV as longtime rivals New Zealand retained their title with a 66-64 victory in a rematch of the 2006 final . Kenya edged out Australia as the top nation in the track and field events , winning both the marathon races on Thursday . John Kelai ended the African country 's 20-year wait to win the men 's title as he triumphed in a time of two hours 14 minutes and 35 seconds from Michael Shelley and compatriot Amos Matui . Irene Kosgei gave Kenya a historic first success in the women 's event , edging past teammate Irene Mogake late in the race to win in a time of 2:34.32 , with Australia 's Lisa Weightman claiming bronze . Singapore dominated the closing table tennis events , continuing a gold rush that saw their players give up just one gold -- to India in the men 's doubles on Wednesday . Yang Zi beat compatriot Gao Ning 4-1 in the men 's singles final , while in another all-Singapore affair second seeds Li Jiawei and Sun Beibei upset the favored Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu 3-2 in the women 's doubles . But Singapore suffered defeat in the badminton arena , with top-seeded Shinta Sari and Yao Lei losing to India 's second-ranked Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Michimanda in straight sets . Malaysian top seeds Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong won the men 's doubles , beating England 's second seeds Nathan Robertson and Anthony Clark 21-19 21-14 . Robertson also had to settle for silver in the mixed doubles , despite being the top seeds , as he and Jenny Wallwork lost 22-20 21-12 by Koo Kien Keat and Chin Ee Hui , also of Malaysia .
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Commonwealth Games come to a close with host India winning the final gold medal . Saina Nehwal 's dramatic success in badminton event puts India second ahead of England . Australia 's men 's hockey team thrashes India 8-0 in final to cap leading 74 golds overall . The Scottish city of Glasgow will host the next event in 2014 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Serious crowd trouble has led to Tuesday 's soccer match between Italy and Serbia in Genoa being abandoned after just six minutes . Disturbances in the area of the Marassi stadium where visiting Serbian fans were congregated meant the kick-off had to be delayed by more than 30 minutes . And , when play began , referee Craig Thomson stopped the match after flares were thrown from the same end as the earlier disturbances , with one appearing to strike Italian goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano . Following consultations between European football 's governing body UEFA , Italian and Serbian officials , the players left the pitch , without returning . Italy coach Cesare Prandelli told reporters : `` We 're not playing this game . I have never seen anything like this before . '' Before kick-off , three Serb fans climbed onto a security screen and initially refused to get down , while police , firefighters and stewards surrounded the visiting fans as flares and objects were hurled at the Italian fans . The match was a Group C qualifier for the Euro 2012 championships . In the other Group C matches , Slovenia claimed a vital 1-0 win in Estonia to move up to second place in the table , level with Italy who still lead the way on goal difference . Meanwhile , Northern Ireland , who held Italy to a 0-0 draw in Belfast on Friday , needed a late Kyle Lafferty goal to scrape a 1-1 draw in the Faroe Islands . Elsewhere , world and European champions Spain were given a fright by Scotland in Glasgow , eventually securing a thrilling 3-2 Group I victory . A David Villa penalty and an Andres Iniesta goal looked to have given Spain the three points but Steven Naismith and a Gerard Pique own goal gave the Scots hope . However , substitute Fernando Llorente headed home the winner for the visitors with 11 minutes remaining . Spain are three points clear of the Czech Republic , who lie second in the table after a 2-0 win at bottom-of-the-table Liechtenstein . Germany continued their 100 per cent record in Group A with a comfortable 3-0 win at Kazakhstan , who are still pointless after their four matches . After a goalless first half , Joachim Loew 's side made their class tell after the break courtesy of goals from Miroslav Klose , Mario Gomez and Lukas Podolski . Austria are now second in the table on seven points following a remarkable 4-4 draw with Belgium in Brussels . The visitors led 3-2 with three minutes left but Belgium scored two quick-fire goals before an injury time Martin Harnik goal secured the point for Austria . Turkey are a further point behind in third after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat in Azerbaijan , who collected their first victory . Russia lead the way in Group B after an eight-minute Aleksandr Kerzhakov goal gave them a vital win in Macedonia . They lie on nine points , two ahead of Ireland , Armenia and Slovakia who are locked in a three-way tie for second place . Slovakia and Ireland drew 1-1 in Zilina , while Armenia crushed bottom side Andorra 4-0 in Yerevan . France head Group D with nine points from their four games after struggling to a 2-0 win over minnows Luxembourg in Metz . Karim Benzema and Yoann Gourcuff netted for Laurent Blanc 's side , who lead unbeaten Belarus -- 2-0 victors over Albania in Minsk -- by a point . World Cup runners-up Netherlands continue to impress in qualifying and they maintained their 100 per cent Group E record with a stunning 4-1 victory over Sweden in Amsterdam . Klass-Jan Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay both scored twice as the Dutch remained three points clear of second-placed Hungary , who needed a goal four minutes into injury time from Balazs Dzsudzsak to claim a 2-1 success in Finland . The remaining group game saw Moldova win 2-0 in San Marino , who remain bottom of the group without a point . Group F remains the tightest of the nine groups with three nations still unbeaten after four rounds of matches . Greece lead the way with eight points after a 2-1 home win over Israel , while Georiga remain third on six points after conceding a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw in Latvia . In Group G , England failed to score for the first time in their revamped Wembley home after being held to a 0-0 draw by table-toppers Montenegro . Both nations remain unbeaten and look to have the group between them . The other match saw Switzerland thrash Wales 4-1 in Basel , with the Welsh bottom of the table without a point from their three matches . Portugal are up to second place in Group H after a 3-1 victory in Iceland , who remain bottom of the table without a point . They trail leaders Norway , who did not play , by two points while Denmark are third after defeating Cyprus 2-0 .
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Euro 2012 Group C qualifier between Italy and Serbia abandoned after just six minutes . The match in Genoa is called off following serious crowd disturbances . Spain , Netherlands and Germany all retain their 100 per cent qualifying records . But England lose theirs after being held to a 0-0 home draw with Montenegro .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One lucky ticket picked up the United Kingdom 's biggest ever lottery prize of just over # 113 million -LRB- $ 180 million -RRB- on Friday night . Alison Baldwin , a spokeswoman for the Camelot Group , which operates the UK National Lottery , said the Euromillions ticket could belong to an individual or a syndicate , but the winner or winners have not yet come forward to claim the prize . Emma Lucas , a senior media relations manager for Camelot , told CNN that the odds of winning the money were just over 76 million to one . If the winning ticket belongs to an individual , he or she will instantly overtake the likes of rocker David Bowie , singer Robin Gibb from the Bee Gees and pop star Robbie Williams on the UK rich list . The prize is not , however , the largest Euromillions win . That honor belongs to a Spanish ticketholder who hit the nine-country-wide lottery in May .
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It is the largest lottery prize to be won in the United Kingdom . The winner or winners have not yet come forward . The odds of winning were over 76 million to one .
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Alexandria , Virginia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An American-born man accused of posting an online attack against the creators of the animated TV series `` South Park '' due to a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed agreed to plead guilty Wednesday to providing material support to terrorists and other charges . Under the agreement announced in federal court , Zachary Chesser , 20 , also pleaded guilty to charges of communicating threats and soliciting crimes of violence . The three charges carry a total maximum prison sentence of 30 years , and U.S. District Judge Liam O'Grady told Wednesday 's court hearing that Chesser 's defense agreed to a sentence of at least 20 years for acts `` intended to promote a federal crime of terrorism . '' O'Grady accepted the plea agreement and declared Chesser guilty as charged , setting the sentencing for February 25 , 2011 . Chesser , dressed in a green prison jumpsuit with the word `` prisoner '' stenciled on the back , answered questions from the judge but made no statement . His once-long hair had been cut short . Michael Nachmanoff , Chesser 's federal public defender , said the case was different from other recent terrorism cases . `` Mr. Chesser has renounced violent jihad , '' Nachmanoff said . `` He has accepted responsibility and is deeply remorseful . He is a young man who has taken the first steps towards putting his life back together . You saw one of those first steps today . '' As part of the plea agreement , federal authorities agreed not to seek charges of aiding and abetting against Chesser 's wife - Proscovia Kampire Nzabanita . She already is charged with making a false statement , which carries a sentence of up to five years in prison upon conviction . The couple has an infant son . During the half-hour hearing , Chesser 's defense said federal prosecutors agreed not to request that Chesser serve his time in the federal `` supermax '' prison in Colorado . Chesser , a convert to Islam , is accused of posting an online attack against the creators of the animated TV series `` South Park , '' as well as information on explosives meant to be used to kill civilians . Prosecutors also say Chesser , of Fairfax County , Virginia , had exchanged e-mails with Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki , whose name has been linked to an attack and an attempted attack on the United States . Chesser was questioned in 2009 about his internet postings and e-mail communications with al-Awlaki . U.S. officials revealed that they had been staging court-ordered electronic surveillance of Chesser . In April , Chesser , who also goes by the name Abu Talhah al Amrikee , authored a post on a radical Islamic website that included a warning to the creators of `` South Park '' after an episode of the cartoon series depicted the Prophet Mohammed in a bear suit . The posting on Revolutionmuslim.com says : `` We have to warn Matt -LSB- Stone -RSB- and Trey -LSB- Parker -RSB- that what they are doing is stupid and they will probably wind up like Theo van Gogh for airing this show . This is not a threat , but a warning of the reality of what will likely happen to them . '' Van Gogh , a Dutch filmmaker , was murdered by an Islamic extremist in 2004 after making a short documentary on violence against women in some Islamic societies . The internet posting features a graphic photograph of van Gogh with his throat cut and a dagger in his chest . The entry goes on to advise readers : `` You can contact them -LSB- the makers of `` South Park '' -RSB- , or pay Comedy Central or their own company a visit at these addresses ... '' and lists Comedy Central 's New York address and the Los Angeles , California , address of Parker and Stone 's production company . Chesser told CNN at the time that providing the addresses was not intended as a threat but to give people the opportunity to protest . An affidavit from prosecutors details other videos and postings from Chesser , including a link to an Army Ranger handbook with information on explosive devices and a post about `` desensitizing '' police by leaving fake suspicious bags around in public places . An FBI agent who spoke with Chesser on July 14 said that `` Chesser stated that he was an influential person in the Jihadi community , and could be considered one of the top individuals in this area . '' Chesser tried to fly to Uganda on July 10 and then on to Somalia . According to an affidavit , he tried to take his infant son with him , telling his wife it was part of his `` cover '' to make it less likely anyone would suspect he was trying to go to Somalia to join the militant group Al-Shabaab . The court documents said Chesser was not allowed to depart the country July 10 but was told by the airline he was on the `` no-fly list '' and was questioned by a Secret Service agent . He was not arrested , and according to the documents , he contacted an FBI agent and said he wanted to provide information about Al-Shabaab . In subsequent interviews with the FBI , Chesser allegedly said he had been in contact with Al-Shabaab , felt that he would have no problem joining the group when he reached Somalia and knew it had been designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. government . Court documents say Chesser thought that after training , he would be placed in the group 's media branch but that people in that position still engage in fighting . Chesser was arrested on July 21 . A search of Chesser 's home uncovered a handwritten note called `` How to Destroy the West '' that contained a bulleted list of activities . `` Under the attacks on personnel , '' the affidavit said , Chesser wrote `` put out a message to the Muslims to go buy guns and kill soldiers '' and `` Fill a tanker with explosives and Ricin , '' a toxic protein extracted from castor beans . CNN 's Tom Cohen and William Mears contributed to this story .
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Prosecutors agree not to ask for Zachary Chesser to serve time in `` supermax '' prison . Chesser 's lawyer says he has renounced violent jihad . Chesser could receive up to 30 years in prison at February 25 sentencing . Judge says defense agrees to a sentence of at least 20 years .
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-LRB- Mashable -RRB- -- A Facebook phishing attack is on the loose this weekend -- the third widespread attack on the site in the past three weeks . The attack attempts to steal your Facebook login credentials , install malware on your computer , and even get your home address . The attack is spread via a `` hilarious video '' posted to Facebook walls , reports WebSense -- when clicked , a form appears requesting your Facebook login . The attack then returns you to Facebook , installs an app called `` Media Player HD , '' and asks you to download the `` FLV player '' -- doing so installs malware on your machine . It gets worse : Depending on your location , you may also be presented with a contest to win an iPad ... if you just enter your home address . To avoid getting caught , simply remove the `` hilarious video '' if you find it on your Facebook wall . If you see it elsewhere on Facebook , do n't click it ... and of course remember the obvious rule : Do n't enter your Facebook login anywhere other than Facebook.com . If you already fell for the attack , change your Facebook password , uninstall the Facebook app -LRB- often called `` Media Player HD '' -RRB- , and run a virus/malware scan on your computer . This video explains the attack . © 2010 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
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Attack attempts to steal your login , install malware on your computer and get your address . The attack is spread via a `` hilarious video '' posted to Facebook walls . To avoid getting caught , remove the video if you find it on your Facebook wall .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two decades after pummeling Nintendo Entertainment System owners into submission with classic boxing title `` Mike Tyson 's Punch-Out ! , '' former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is returning to the video game ring . A new Tyson boxing game for the iPhone is coming to Apple 's App Store next month from Rock Software , and veteran players will note it bears more than a passing resemblance to the helium-voiced bruiser 's original interactive debut . The new arcade sports simulation stars a fictional scrapper named `` Little Sammy , '' who must battle his way past 10 fighters to earn a shot at socking it to Tyson himself . Rock Software CEO John Shahidi recently told Mashable.com that he used his own high school buddies as inspiration for these fighters . `` Tyler is a friend who was a bully , '' he said . `` Luke is another friend who was the first of my friends to have kids ; Franco -LSB- Italian boxer -RSB- is my best friend and lawyer . '' Additional sports celebrities you can box with will also be available for purchase from Rock Software , which creates custom apps for such personalities as NBA star Carmelo Anthony , Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and his new teammate Terrell Owens . Some may find the as-yet-untitled game , which will cost 99 cents , a welcome waltz down memory lane . Others might simply view it as a clever novelty . We ca n't help but wonder whether it underscores the app store 's brilliance or a fundamental tragic flaw . Fans of the 1987 original may appreciate the ability to quickly recreate similar thrills anytime , anywhere on a portable device . Some might even view the inclusion of Shahidi 's friends as one man 's realization of a childhood dream . But game developers are n't as likely to be pleased by the principle it illustrates . Today anyone can quickly and cheaply clone popular game titles on mobile handsets . These digital diversions can also be made much more convenient to access and less expensive to buy than official updates and remakes -- for example the recent `` Punch-Out !! '' for Wii . The knock-offs are n't always as polished or enjoyable as proper updates . These quickie games also help drive prices down in a field where margins are already razor-thin , making it harder for actual license-holders to compete and invest in higher-quality game experiences . Worse , such `` homages '' only add to the confusing glut of titles already available on the iPhone and iPad , which are currently home to over 40,000 game titles . No matter how good or innovative an original game may be , it 's difficult for fans to discover it amid suffocating competition . This offers less incentive for game creators to raise the bar . Rock Software 's game will naturally benefit from Tyson 's celebrity in addition to its bargain-bin price and nostalgic boxing action . But will the game really add to the boxer 's legacy ? Or is it simply a novelty act designed to cash in on Tyson 's recent resurgence in fame ? Only time will tell . In fairness , we admit to being intrigued at the prospect of lacing up the old virtual gloves again and delivering flying uppercuts to the face of a certain ear-biting pugilist .
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Mike Tyson boxing iPhone game will be availabe next month for 99 cents from Rock Software . Game 's creator says he used his own high school buddies as inspiration for these fighters . iPhone and iPad are home to over 40,000 titles .
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Windsor , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The choice of Westminster Abbey as location for the most eagerly awaited royal wedding in 30 years has taken most royal experts by surprise ; their consensus of opinion over the past week suggested that St. Paul 's would oversee the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton . But on reflection , the abbey is the most obvious and perfect venue . By choosing it , William is showing an astute awareness of his royal status and ultimate destiny as king of England . As a modern royal couple in a modern royal family , William and Kate will start their married life in the most ancient of royal buildings , stepping into the future with one foot firmly in the past and an obliging nod to those kings and queens buried there . Designed and built as a life 's work by Edward the Confessor , Westminster Abbey was consecrated in 1065 . Edward was too ill to attend the abbey 's opening ceremony and rounded off a particularly miserable Christmas by dying a few days later on January 5 in the fateful year of 1066 , the year of the Norman conquest -LRB- he is the first monarch to be buried there -RRB- . Since then , Westminster Abbey has ruled supreme as the ultimate royal venue . Every monarch since 1066 has been crowned at the abbey , and 17 monarchs are buried beneath its huge Gothic arches . It has also seen more than its fair share of royal marriages . The current queen was married there , as was her father , King George VI , and two of her children , Anne and Andrew . But inevitably , in the modern world , Westminster Abbey is inextricably linked to the funeral of Princess Diana , and this is the reason many considered it an inappropriate venue for William and Kate 's wedding . -LRB- Even today , some 12 years after the event , the harrowing image of Diana 's coffin being carried into the abbey , draped in the royal standard and covered in lilies , reduces many to tears . -RRB- . Still , by all accounts , William and Kate are indeed determined to be a traditional royal couple ; despite the current recession , their wedding will be a celebration , with the pomp and circumstance only Great Britain can produce . Neither Kate nor William is making any radical concession to the modern world or demanding any changes in their royal duties . They scarcely have to . His parents had laid much groundwork for the updating of the monarchy . As strange as it may seem today , Charles and Diana were once considered a thoroughly modern couple . They decided , for example , that Diana would not promise to `` obey '' her husband at the marriage ceremony , their first-born would be the next monarch -LRB- as opposed to the first male child -RRB- , and any children they did have would be brought up as close to a `` normal '' childhood as possible . -LRB- That the marriage ended in divorce is sad , but 50 percent of marriages in the UK today end in divorce ; again , they were a thoroughly modern couple . -RRB- . When William brought Kate out to face the world 's press last week , standing together as equals , so obviously in love , you could see how successful Charles and Diana have been . William and Kate are now the golden couple of a very modern monarchy , and it is predominantly because of the influence of his parents -LRB- and some help from the queen -RRB- that Britain 's future king has embraced this position with such maturity . The monarchy today is a vastly different institution from the one Diana joined all those years ago . The queen now reigns over a multiracial , multifaith , multiethnic population . Prince Charles has acknowledged this fact by promising to be defender of faith , as opposed to defender of the faith when he is crowned king . Such realities give the lie to the doom merchants crawling out of the woodwork and condemning the monarchy as an archaic institution that has no role in the modern world . The marriage of William and Kate at Westminster Abbey will be just the tonic a jaded Great Britain needs . Some may scoff , but it is interesting how fast the front pages of the world 's newspapers and the schedules of the news channels were cleared once the official announcement was made last week ; proving yet again that the House of Windsor is the longest-running , and best-loved , news story of them all . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Mark Saunders .
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Mark Saunders says many royal watchers thought William and Kate would wed at St. Paul 's . But Westminster Abbey is future king 's nod to the past , he says . It has power of tradition as site of royal weddings , Princess Diana 's funeral , he says . Saunders : Couple embraces tradition in monarchy modernized by Charles and Diana .
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Beijing , China -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- China on Tuesday stepped up criticism of Norway and the awarding of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo , a leading Chinese dissident . Liu is serving an 11-year prison term after repeatedly calling for human rights and democratization . `` The Norwegian Nobel committee 's decision to give Liu the Nobel Peace Prize will damage bilateral relations . There is reason for every Chinese person to be unhappy , '' Ma Zhaoxu , spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , said at a news briefing . `` We already made our position clear . Since reform and opening up , China has made remarkable progress , '' Ma said . `` By giving a convicted person the Nobel Peace Prize , they show no respect for China 's judicial system . '' `` It not only disrespects China , but also reveals their true intentions . If you try to change China 's political system from the outside , or if they are trying to stop Chinese people from moving forward , that is obviously making a mistake , '' he added . Liu was sentenced in 2009 for inciting subversion of state power . He is the co-author of Charter 08 , a call for political reform and human rights , and was an adviser to the student protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989 . Asked about Liu 's wife , Liu Xia , Ma responded : `` I do not know who you are talking about . I am not familiar with this person . '' Liu Xia remains under house arrest in Beijing and has been banned from talking to friends or media , Liu Xiaobo 's lawyer said . She is trying to visit the attorney to discuss an appeal to her husband 's sentence . `` She is negotiating with the police on the terms of the visit , '' Shang Baojun , the lawyer , told CNN . `` The issue of an appeal is not if , but when and how . '' Shang confirmed that Liu Xia said her husband wanted her to go to Oslo to accept the award in December , but he is not optimistic about the prospect . `` It 's way too early to think about her Norway trip , considering she ca n't even leave her house , '' he said . Liu Xia briefly re-gained phone access Tuesday , talking to Shang and several friends , as well as a few media outlets , from a new mobile phone after police broke her old one . The new number has been disconnected again , her friends tweeted Tuesday evening . On U.S. President Barack Obama 's call for Liu 's release , Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma said : `` We oppose anyone making issue of this and anyone interfering in China 's internal affairs . '' Asked whether Liu might be allowed to collect his Nobel in person , Ma said that , as a criminal , what he can or ca n't do is determined by China 's legal system .
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NEW : Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo wants his wife to accept his prize , Liu 's lawyer says . `` There is reason for every Chinese person to be unhappy , '' the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says . Liu has repeatedly called for human rights and democratization . The prize shows disrespect for China , a spokesman said .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Villarreal were denied the chance to return to the top of Spain 's La Liga after an incident-packed 2-2 draw at promoted Hercules on Monday night in which three players were sent off . Hercules led 2-1 with goals from new signings Nelson Valdez and David Trezeguet , but the latter was sent off just before halftime and Villarreal leveled through Borja Valero -- who later left the field for a second yellow card before defender Mateo Musacchio received a straight red . The visitors , who would have moved a point clear of Real Madrid with victory in Alicante , hit the post early on through Brazilian striker Nilmar but fell behind in the 26th minute when Paraguay striker Valdez scored following Royston Drenthe 's free-kick . Spain full-back Joan Capdevila equalized from close range three minutes later following a low Angel Lopez cross , then teammate Giuseppe Rossi hit the post . However , Trezeguet pounced to net his fourth league goal since arriving from Juventus when Villarreal could not clear Drenthe 's right-wing cross , but the 33-year-old former France star was dismissed for two quickfire yellow cards for dissent after Valero fouled Valdez . Villarreal made their extra man pay off just after the hour mark when Valero drilled in a right-foot low shot after home goalkeeper Jose Calatayud blocked efforts from Nilmar and Rossi . Villarreal wasted several more chances before losing Valero in the 81st minute when the on-loan midfielder was booked for handball , then three minutes later Musacchio brought down Drenthe with the Argentine ruled to be the last line of defense . That gave Hercules the advantage , but Drenthe and Abraham Paz were denied in injury-time by goalkeeper Diego Lopez . The result left Villarreal in second place above Barcelona and Valencia on goal difference , with all three teams having 16 points from seven matches . Hercules are 10th in the 20-team league , with eight points -- nine behind Real and above Real Mallorca , Sporting Gijon and Levante on goal difference . Meanwhile , Blackburn Rovers survived the first-half dismissal of key defender Christopher Samba to earn a 0-0 draw at home to Sunderland in Monday 's only English Premier League clash . The Congo international was sent off in the third minute of injury-time after bringing down Sunderland 's on-loan striker Danny Welbeck just outside the penalty area . The draw -- Sunderland 's fifth in a row -- left both teams just three points above the bottom three after eight games .
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Former France star David Trezeguet scores and is sent off as Hercules draw with Villarreal . The visitors also have two players dismissed in Spanish league clash in Alicante . Villarreal end the night in second place on goal difference , a point behind Real Madrid . Blackburn draw 0-0 at home to English rivals Sunderland despite having a man sent off .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A wrongful death lawsuit filed in the aftermath of a July boat accident questions the safety of amphibious tour vessels , but the so-called duck boats ' record indicates just two fatal accidents in more than 50 years of service . On July 7 , a 250-foot sludge barge pushed by a tugboat overran a disabled 33-foot Ride the Ducks tour boat , plunging the amphibious vessel with its 35 passengers and two crew members under the surface of the Delaware River in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Two student tourists from Hungary , Dora Schwendtner , 16 , and Szabolcs Prem , 20 , drowned . Ten other passengers suffered minor injuries , according to a National Transportation Safety Board initial report released September 10 . Ride the Ducks has suspended its Philadelphia operation since the accident , but company President Chris Herschend said he expected tours to resume soon . The company is working out details with the U.S. Coast Guard and the city . In a statement released to the media , Herschend pointed to the tugboat 's failure to heed repeated radio calls alerting it to the disabled vessel in its path . A lawsuit filed on behalf of the students ' parents claims , among other things , that duck boats are inherently unsafe . `` There is no doubt that Dora and Szeb , on their first trip to America , thought they were safe when they boarded the duck boat . They had no idea they were on an accident waiting to happen , '' said Holly Ostrov Ronai , one of the attorneys who filed the suit . But officials with the Coast Guard and Ride the Ducks say the vessels have an excellent safety record . `` Thirty-three years we 've been in this business , Ride the Ducks , and we 've never had so much as a wet shoelace before this tragedy , '' Herschend told CNN . Since starting operations in Philadelphia in 2003 , Ride the Ducks has safely transported more than 1 million passengers on more than 42,000 tours in the Pennsylvania city , a company statement said . Ride the Ducks is a subsidiary of Herschend Family Entertainment of Norcross , Georgia . The company owns Ride the Ducks operations in six locations , as well as the Dollywood theme park in Tennessee , Stone Mountain Park in Georgia , and other attractions . The original duck boat , with a standard Army six-wheel truck frame and a propeller , was designed to ferry troops and materiel from warships to land during World War II . General Motors Corp. built 21,000 of the vessels , officially called DUKWs , between 1942 and 1945 , when production ceased . Most were scrapped after the war , but entrepreneurs converted a few dozen for jolly excursions across land and water for tourists . Herschend 's 90 or so boats are latter-day replicas , manufactured at a Branson , Missouri , shop and designed to look like the WWII workhorses . Today , 128 duck-style boats have certificates to remain in service with several companies , according to the U.S. Coast Guard . Only one other fatal accident involving a DUKW has been documented . In 1999 , the Miss Majestic -- owned by a now-defunct company -- sank in Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs , Arkansas ; 13 passengers drowned . The NTSB investigated the accident and recommended several changes to ducks ' design and operation standards , but the Coast Guard did not concur . Read the NTSB 's preliminary report on the accident . Citing `` an unacceptable level of risk to passenger safety , '' the NTSB recommended in May 2002 that duck operators and refurbishers `` provide reserve buoyancy through passive means , '' such as installing watertight compartments or buoyant foam in the hull . Modern boats include such features . The NTSB also found that several of the Miss Majestic victims were trapped under the vessel 's canopy as it rapidly sank and recommended that duck canopies be removed or modified to come off easily in an emergency . In a September 2002 response , the Coast Guard said existing regulations and standards , if followed , were sufficient to ensure passenger safety . `` When you follow the navigation rules , usually everything goes fine , '' Capt. Eric Christensen , chief of the Office of Vessel Activity at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington , told CNN recently . `` The Coast Guard does n't certificate inherently unsafe vessels , '' he said . Robert Mongeluzzi , an attorney representing the Philadelphia victims ' families , says that 's not a good answer . `` If they had canopies that were retractable and foldable -- like we 've had on convertible cars for about 100 years -- they would n't have that problem '' of trapping passengers underwater , he said . Coast Guard regulations do not require duck passengers to wear personal flotation devices -LRB- PFDs -RRB- , which puts them in danger of drowning , Mongeluzzi said . But the devices could pin their wearers against the vessel 's canopy , which is what happened to several victims in the Arkansas accident , according to the NTSB . `` If you keep the canopy on , then you 're damned if you do and damned if you do n't , '' said Mongeluzzi , who characterizes the canopies as `` death cages . '' `` If you put your PFD on , it 's harder to get out . If you do n't put your PFD on , you 're more likely to drown . Passengers on a sightseeing cruise should never be faced with that life-or-death decision . '' The preliminary NTSB report on the Philadelphia accident did not indicate whether passengers were wearing PFDs , but eyewitness accounts and images from the scene showed some were and some were n't when they were rescued . Ride the Ducks ' Herschend says the circumstances of the 1999 Arkansas disaster and this summer 's accident in Philadelphia were completely different , but his company 's focus is always on safety . `` None of us are OK with this , and none of us want to ever go through it again , '' he said . The lawsuit is not likely to come to trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas for two to three years , Mongeluzzi said .
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NTSB warned in 2002 that canopies on excursion vessels could trap passengers . Records show only two fatal accidents involving amphibious tour boats . 2 students killed in Philadelphia crash in July ; 13 drowned in 1999 sinking in Arkansas . Coast Guard disregarded NTSB recommendations after 1999 tragedy .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A decorated flight nurse who had been dismissed under the `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' military policy , will be reinstated with the U.S. Air Force , the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington announced Tuesday . The ACLU of Washington represented Maj. Margaret Witt in a four-year-long lawsuit seeking her reinstatement . In September , the U.S. District Court for Western Washington ordered the Air Force to reinstate Witt . The court found that Witt 's sexual orientation does not negatively impact unit morale or cohesion . On Tuesday , the Justice Department filed an appeal of that ruling , but it is not seeking a stay of the order to reinstate Witt , clearing the way for her to rejoin the service . `` I am thrilled to be able to serve in the Air Force again , '' Witt said in statement released Tuesday . `` The men and women in the unit are like family members to me , and I 've been waiting a long time to rejoin them . '' There was no immediate Justice Department response Tuesday to a CNN request for comment . The case is one of a number of challenges to the 1993 policy that prevents gay men and lesbians from openly serving in the military and bars officials from inquiring into a service member 's sexuality . Legislation that would repeal the `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy has passed the House and is expected to be voted on the Senate in coming weeks . In the summer of 2004 , Witt was notified that the Air Force had begun an investigation into an allegation that she had engaged in homosexual conduct . She was placed on unpaid leave and told she could not participate in military duties , pending formal separation proceedings . In 2006 she was discharged on grounds of homosexual conduct . In 2008 , the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Air Force must prove that Witt 's discharge was necessary for purposes of military readiness . The ruling sent the case back to the trial court . saying that before discharging a soldier under the `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy , the military must prove that the individual 's conduct hurts morale and unit cohesion . The requirement is now known as the `` Witt Standard . '' In September , Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Todd Vician said the Air Force believed that `` Maj. Witt 's discharge was fully consistent with the law and thus appropriate . '' During her 19-year career in the Air Force , Witt served in the Persian Gulf .
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The government files an appeal , but Maj. Margaret Witt is being reinstated in the Air Force . The openly gay major says she is `` thrilled to serve '' Her 19-year career included time in the Persian Gulf .
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Copiapo , Chile -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rescuers in Chile have just another 89 meters -LRB- 292 feet -RRB- left to drill and are expected to break through into the area where 33 miners are trapped by Saturday , Chilean Mines Minister Laurence Golborne said Thursday . Depending on whether engineers decide to encase the rescue shaft with steel casing , the 33 miners could be extracted from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine within two to 10 days after breakthrough , Golborne added . The miners have been trapped in a chamber since August 5 . They are in contact with the outside world through a small bore hole that is being used to send them food , water , supplies and other necessities . Rescue crews have been drilling three separate , wider holes to send down a rescue capsule that will bring the men to the surface . Those rescue attempts have been labeled Plans A , B and C. `` We 're advancing pretty well in Plan B . We restarted the drilling process and are hoping we can get contact more or less this Saturday . Depending -LSB- on -RSB- if we have to change the drill hammer or not it could be a bit earlier , but we 're predicting -LSB- the -RSB- date for Saturday , '' Golborne said . Mine engineers will have to decide whether they need to encase the shaft with steel tubing to prevent rockfalls and further collapses as they extract the miners . `` We have to wait two , three or four days if we do not encase and eight to 10 days if we do the encasing . That will be based on technical matters decided by technical experts , '' he added . . The so-called Plan B drill , a Schramm T-130 rig , hit a depth of 535 meters by 8 a.m. Thursday following a 20-hour stoppage to change drill hammers and to survey the rescue shaft with a miniature camera . Earlier this week , the Plan B drill cut through 53 meters in just 12 hours , which means technically it could cover the remaining 89 meters down to the miners in just 20 hours . One of the rescue coordinators , Rene Aguilar , an engineer for state copper company CODELCO , said earlier this week they may encase the first 100 meters of the shaft , a process that could take just 10 hours . Once the miners are extracted they will undergo about two hours of health checks at a field hospital that has been set up at the mine . They will then be reunited with one or two immediate family members . Next , all 33 will be flown by military helicopter to the regional hospital in the city of Copiapo -- approximately a 15-minute flight . Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Sept. 19 during his last visit to the mine that he planned to personally hug each of the 33 miners as they were pulled from the rescue shaft . He is due to depart on a government tour to Europe mid-month . First lady Cecilia Morel de Pinera is expected to arrive at the San Jose mine sometime Friday , Golborne said . `` Her plan is to spend some time with the miners ' families , '' he said . Maria Segovia , sister of trapped miner Dario Segovia , said relatives would begin a vigil Thursday night that they will keep until a drill breaks through to the miners .
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NEW : `` Plan B '' drill has just another 89 meters to go to break through . NEW : Engineers still have to decide whether to put casing in rescue shaft . NEW : With casing , it may be up to 10 days before miners are freed . NEW : Chile 's first lady is expected to meet with miners ' families Friday .
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Lagos , Nigeria -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The court date of a man held after deadly bombings in Nigeria has been postponed because of fears about his safety in custody , his lawyer said Monday . Henry Okah is being held in a Johannesburg , South Africa , prison , but his lawyer , Rudi Krause , wants him separated from the general prison population for his safety , he said . He is being charged under terrorism legislation , Krause said . Extradition has not been discussed , he added . The prosecutor and police have applied for the hearing to be postponed to Tuesday morning , the lawyer said . Okah is suspected of being an influential member of the group that took responsibility for the bombings that killed 12 people and injured 50 in Nigeria on Friday . The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta , known as MEND , issued a statement Saturday saying it had given the Nigerian government advance warning . The Nigerian Intelligence Service said Monday that nine people have been arrested and are being questioned in connection with the blasts Friday in the nation 's capital , Abuja . Authorities are still seeking two men , identified as Chima Orlu and Ben Jessy , whom they accuse of being the `` masterminds '' of the plot . But sources close to MEND told CNN that the two men are `` not known to be MEND operatives or known to be active on the Niger Delta issue . '' They also raised concerns about the nine other arrests , calling them an `` attempt by the Nigerian government to be seen to act . '' Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Andrew Azazi , his former chief of defense staff , to be the country 's national security adviser in the wake of the bombings , Jonathan 's office told CNN on Monday . The attack came as the West African country celebrated 50 years of independence . MEND blamed the government for the deaths . `` The irresponsible attitude of the government security forces is to blame for the loss of lives , '' the MEND statement said . `` The security forces were also warned one full hour to the first bomb blast ahead of the general alert sent to the media and told to steer the public from all parked cars which was not done , '' the statement continued . Jonathan later called the action a terrorist attack that was designed to `` disrupt '' the anniversary , presidential spokesman Imo Niboro said . But he said it had nothing to do with Niger Delta issues or MEND . MEND , which represents militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta , is an umbrella organization of several rebel groups . It has been battling the government for years over fairer distribution of the country 's oil wealth . MEND said Okah had been harassed by authorities in South Africa , where he lives , but denied his involvement . `` Okah has never been involved in any MEND operations but has always been blamed for every attack , which is strange to us , '' MEND 's statement said . CNN 's Nima Elbagir contributed to this report .
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Henry Okah is thought to be a top member of the group that said it bombed Nigeria 's capital . Nine people have been arrested in Nigeria in connection with the attack . MEND , which claims responsibility , says it gave the government notice of bombings . The president says the attack was an attempt to disrupt independence celebrations .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Headlines and pundits once again declare that we have a crisis on our hands in the wake of discovering that North Korea is building a new nuclear reactor and a uranium enrichment plant . More ominously , Tuesday brought news of direct artillery barrages between North and South Korea , heightening tensions and costing lives . But as provocative and serious as this is , neither is a crisis . Both fit a clear pattern of North Korean behavior -- a pattern that ultimately holds out the opportunity for progress . Unfortunately , so far the U.S. response also fits a pattern of rhetorical condemnation but little in the way of creative or effective engagement . Some key lessons need to be re-learned in light of these developments . First , the fundamental security situation with respect to North Korea has not changed . Pyongyang 's estimated stockpile of plutonium bombs remains the same -LRB- four to eight bombs ' worth -RRB- . It does not have the capability to deliver these devices by aircraft or missile and its plutonium program remains frozen or perhaps even further eroded , as described in a report by Dr. Sig Hecker , who visited the North 's nuclear facilities two weeks ago . Tuesday , in a briefing in Washington , Hecker , the former head of the Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory , said that his report had been `` hyped '' in the media . He detailed how the new facilities , while potentially capable of producing material for bombs , are hardly the quickest route for North Korea to do so . Here 's why . Uranium weapons are bigger than plutonium weapons , thus more difficult to shrink to the size needed for a missile warhead . The facility Hecker visited could only produce one or two bombs ' worth of material a year , it is not clear when it will be fully operational and it has been built to replace the plutonium production facilities , not add to them . The new , small light-water reactor under construction is actually not very good for producing weapons-grade plutonium . If North Korea wanted to expand its nuclear arsenal , it makes much more sense for it to restart the plutonium reactor it has , not replace it with this new one . Finally , the North Koreans said they would scrap their plutonium capabilities completely in exchange for improved relations with the United States . In short , it is conceivable that the facilities are what the North claims , its attempt at home-grown nuclear energy , a goal the North has had for decades . As Hecker said , the trip raised `` as many questions as it answered . '' Second , as difficult as engagement is , it is preferable to the alternative , isolation and instability . Remember that North Korea succeeded in acquiring or building these new facilities during a time when sanctions were extreme and U.S. engagement was absent . In fact , we only know about the facilities because of an unofficial visit by Americans whom the North wanted to use to reveal them . Before that , the Bush administration 's years-long policy of complete isolation allowed North Korea to produce plutonium , fashion it into bombs and test two of them . Only in the last two years of the Bush era did a change in U.S. approach bear some fruit in freezing North Korea 's programs . `` Strategic patience '' has been the nickname for the U.S. approach to North Korea since the early weeks of the Obama administration , when Pyongyang rejected early overtures of dialogue . What the administration failed to grasp is that diplomacy with the North is pretty much the most difficult exercise one can do in international relations . But that does not mean you should n't continue to try , even when -- or maybe especially when -- the response is a poke in the eye . So where does this leave us ? What can or should the United States do to respond to these latest developments ? Here again , everything old is new again : Creative , thoughtful approaches to engaging North Korea have to be designed and tested -- persistently . Yes , U.S. overtures will annoy allies in the region , but not if done in concert with or through consultation with them . Yes , the administration will suffer reactionary criticism from the right for `` dealing with evil '' or similar screeds . But the stakes are too high to allow the long-term threats that North Korea poses to be hamstrung by near-term political scorekeeping . President Obama has to be bold . A number of ideas about how to proceed are offered in a recent piece by Lee Sigal of the Social Sciences Research Council . These suggestions , including economic incentives and diplomatic measures such as a trip by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to North Korea and the conclusion of a peace declaration involving both Koreas and China , are a good starting point . Sun-tzu , an ancient Chinese expert on the region , advised , `` Keep your friends close and your enemies closer . '' Good advice and as relevant as ever for the United States regarding North Korea . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Paul Carroll and Joe Cirincione .
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North Korea 's artillery barrage was serious , but this is not a crisis , say co-authors . They say the action fits pattern of North Korea 's behavior and does n't preclude progress . Revelation of a uranium enrichment plant does n't signal escalation in its weapons capability , they say . U.S. needs to try economic and diplomatic measures to move ahead , they say .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two additional homicide charges were announced Thursday against a suspected serial stabber who was trying to board an overseas flight when he was arrested , Michigan authorities said . Elias Abuelazam is a suspect in 18 stabbings in three states . Five of the attacks were fatal -- all of those in Genesee County , Michigan , said the county 's prosecutor , David Leyton . Four of the 18 attacks occurred in Ohio and Virginia . Abuelazam has been charged with homicide in three of the five deaths . Earlier , defense attorney Edwar Zeineh told CNN that he expected `` up to four new murder charges '' to be announced Thursday . However , Leyton said Thursday that the remaining cases are still under investigation . `` There is a lot we have to comb through , '' the prosecutor said . Previously , Abuelazam , 34 , faced one murder count , five counts of assault with intent to commit murder and one charge of malicious destruction of property -- all related to attacks in Michigan . The new charges stem from separate fatal stabbings of two Michigan men , one 43 and another 60 . In the first case , a witness identified Abuelazam as the stabber after seeing his photo on television , Leyton said . In the second , police obtained a search warrant for Abuelazam 's luggage after he boarded a plane in Louisville , Kentucky , that was bound for Atlanta , Georgia . He was arrested August 11 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport , where he was set to board a flight to Israel , police said . Investigators found a pair of sneakers in his baggage with evidence of blood matching the DNA of the 60-year-old victim , Leyton said . Abuelazam was indicted last week by a grand jury in Toledo , Ohio , in the stabbing of a church janitor . Zeineh said he does not believe investigators have insurmountable proof against his client . `` I still feel strongly there is reasonable doubt based on my review of the evidence so far , '' he said , without mentioning specifics . Abuelazam 's mother recently flew from Israel to Flint , Michigan , to see her son , and has made several jailhouse visits . `` Her presence there as a mom was to empower her son , '' Zeineh said . `` She helped him gather his thoughts and be -LSB- a -RSB- productive member of his defense team . '' The three-state string of attacks began in May and ended in August . Most of the stabbing victims were African-American . Federal officials have not provided a motive for the attacks . Leesburg , Virginia , Police Chief Joseph Price has said he believed the attacker was targeting African-Americans . Abuelazam is believed responsible for three attacks in Leesburg . If convicted in Michigan , Abuelazam could face life in prison without parole . The state does not have the death penalty . Authorities had Abuelazam in custody twice in a two-week stretch , both within hours of reports of stabbings , but he was released . Police said he had not been linked to the attacks at the time . Abuelazam was arrested August 5 after a traffic stop and July 29 for allegedly providing alcohol to a minor . He was fined $ 125 in July . In the traffic stop arrest , in Arlington , Virginia , police arrested Abuelazam after learning he had an outstanding warrant for assault . A knife and hammer were found in his car . Authorities now believe both weapons were used in the string of stabbings . One of the attacks took place in Virginia hours after Abuelazam was released . CNN 's Susan Candiotti contributed to this report .
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Two more homicide charges are filed against Abuelazam , who is jailed in Michigan . He 's been linked to attacks in Michigan , Ohio and Virginia . His attorney says investigators do not have strong enough evidence .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Facebook gets a lot of attention for being , uh , your space -- a handful of entry fields in which to sum up your awesomeness , right down to the bewildering `` Write something about yourself '' box . Researchers fixate on what your profile says about you , while increasingly complex pages , plug-ins and boxes -LRB- what are those all about , anyway ? -RRB- make it clear that Facebook is all about you . Still , at least one tab of your Facebook profile is largely left to others ' devices : the wall . Here , controlled chaos reigns as friends and sometimes even strangers add uncensored commentary to your digital persona . The wall 's a totally bizarre concept , if you think about it : You 're writing a message to your friend , but instead of getting it to him directly -LRB- Hey , the `` send message '' button is right there -RRB- , you post a thought for the world to see . It 's an opportunity for your friends to showcase their wit , trot out inside jokes and flirt publicly . It 's also an opportunity for your pals to completely screw you over . When it comes to interacting on the FB , we suggest you cease and desist with the following : . Boneheaded move : Dirtying up a friend 's wall . Just because you are wise enough to say `` no '' to friend requests from your Aunt Susie , your former co-worker and your little cousin Tyler does n't mean the same is true of your friends . Swearing or making mention of a friend 's questionable -LRB- or even questionably legal -RRB- early-morning decisions on his or her wall is just as unclassy as her 3 a.m. dip into the never-dry pool of bad decisions . Yeah , your bud might don an uber-short denim romper and cuss up a storm in a Peaches cover band on the weekends , but let her be the gatekeeper of that intel . Boneheaded move : `` Liking '' your friend 's sob story . Your journo friend wrote a heartbreaking article about a passel of homeless kittens being drowned at the local shelter . The headline is `` Hundreds of Kittens Killed in Shelter Sham . '' Admiring your friend 's grabby lede and use of alliteration , you click to give the article a thumbs-up . In fact , you `` like '' it . Oops . You sick animal-hating freak , you . Let 's try another one . Your friend writes a lengthy and hilarious note about his hapless Tuesday , complete with food poisoning , an awkward run-in with an ex at the used bookstore and an uninsured visit to the hospital after a precarious light fixture gave up hanging by its cord and crashed onto his cranium . You , appreciative of the comedic tone and spot-on delivery , `` like '' the description of said friend 's terrible , horrible , no-good , very bad day . Yeah . Real nice . Look , if a status update is n't overtly cheerful , skip straight to a pleasant comment , OK ? Or just buy homeboy a beer . That , he 'll really `` like . '' Boneheaded move : Blowing an announcement . Oh em gee , oh em gee , Ricky finally proposed to his girlfriend ! Oh em gee , oh em gee , you must immediately share your opinion that it 's about damn time , and even though you do n't believe in marriage as an institution , you are pumped for the celebration and hope he 'll consider letting your glam rock glittered-out indie band play at the reception ! Sans further ado , you rush to the book of faces , fingers aflutter , and hit the caps-lock key before filling in a long and detailed wall post , full of much congratulations and merriment . Except that Ricky has n't made this announcement himself yet , and he and his fiancée are feverishly calling up dozens of loved ones and convincing each that he or she is very first to hear the good news . Now the remaining handful of VIPs make the discovery at the same time as the mouth-breathing masses , thanks to your TMI wall post . Ricky 's friends and relatives are pissed at him , Ricky 's pissed at you , and you sure as hell ai n't getting the wedding-band gig that would almost certainly send you soaring toward a record deal and indie rock stardom . All because you could n't keep your mouth shut . This goes for bad news , as well : Major life events such as train wreck-like break-ups , unforeseen job losses and the tragic deaths of beloved pet parakeets are best announced by he who is most personally affected . The simple fix : Send a Facebook message instead . You could also try an e-mail or even -LRB- gasp ! -RRB- pick up the telephone , but we know interpersonal communication is about as passe as those chill beach-rock beats your band was pumping out six months ago .
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Swearing or making mention of a friend 's questionable behavior on his or her wall is unclassy . Do n't blow a friend 's major announcement by putting it on Facebook before they do . `` Liking '' a friend 's sob story could make you look like a jerk , even if you 're kidding .
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Editor 's Note : The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE , an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn , New York . VBS.TV is VICE 's broadband television network . The reports , which are produced solely by VICE , reflect a very transparent approach to journalism , where viewers are taken along on every step of the reporting process . We believe this unique reporting approach is worthy of sharing with our CNN.com readers . Four Corners region of U.S. -LRB- VBS.TV -RRB- -- Earlier this fall . VBS.TV went to the Four Corners region of the United States to hang out with indigenous cowboys of the Navajo -LRB- Diné -RRB- tribe . These riders were all from the Triple B Association -- a bronc-riding , bull-riding and barrel-racing league catering to the Native American community of the U.S. Southwest . Given the difficult economic circumstances under which most of these cowboys and their families live , it 's an unusual portrait of Americana in the 21st century . Early this year , it was reported that more than 56 percent of Navajos live below the poverty line , one of the highest rates in the U.S. , even among the traditionally marginalized indigenous communities . Add to that a frightening unemployment rate climbing above 50 percent -- disconcertingly higher than the national rate , which hovers around 9.5 percent -- and the picture is extremely bleak . Many of these families throughout New Mexico , Arizona , Utah and Colorado also lack electricity , running water or telephones . Still , theirs is a spiritually rich culture , based on family-operated , small-scale farming and ranching . Though the professional rodeo circuit offers a slight opportunity for some of the best riders , by and large members of this community are relegated to the Navajo league . The best many can hope for is a berth at the Indian National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas , Nevada , each year . The winnings are not high and neither is the exposure compared with many of the larger stadium rodeo events . Triple B , like several other rodeo associations , provides young riders with an opportunity to sign up and compete against each other from March to November each year . The cost to enter can be high , and if you do n't win , you have to find a way home , struggle to get back in the circuit in upcoming weeks and somehow find the resources to feed the livestock that await back home . The Navajo riders have managed to get a degree of mainstream exposure over the years , mostly because bull and bronc riding are becoming a big-buck industry elsewhere in the U.S. Over the course of a week , we tailed several of the group 's riders all across the region , accompanying them during training and traveling with them to and from assorted events . Over that time , we came to know their families , witnessing as they coped with personal struggles and sharing in occasional successes . For more on this story , head to the VBS.TV site .
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VBS.TV spends time with Navajo cowboys who are part of a bronc and bull riding league . VBS.TV says it 's an unusual portrait of Americana in the 21st century . Navajo riders face difficult economic hurdles as they seek success in rodeo circuit . Navajo riders have managed to get some mainstream exposure .
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TOKYO , Japan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sony blamed the global economic slowdown , increased competition and an appreciating yen for a 95 percent drop in third-quarter profits , as the company announced its results Thursday . Customers check Sony 's Bravia brand LCD TVs at an electronics shop in Tokyo , Japan . Profits for the quarter , which ended December 31 , fell from nearly 200 billion yen -LRB- $ 2.2 billion -RRB- in 2007 to about 10 billion yen -LRB- $ 110 million -RRB- in 2008 . Across the company , sales were down 25 percent , but electronics and games sales were especially hard hit . Sales of games , including the company 's popular PlayStation series , fell 32 percent over the year . Sales of electronics decreased by nearly 30 percent . The appreciation of the yen also cut into profits . A stronger yen makes Japanese products more expensive or forces companies to lower their profit margins to keep prices the same . Last week , Sony warned that it will close out the fiscal year , which ends March 31 , with an operating loss of 260 billion yen -LRB- $ 2.9 billion -RRB- , its first in 14 years . Watch what lies ahead for Sony ''
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Sales were down 25 percent across the company . Electronics and games especially hard hit , with sales falling 30 percent or more . Sony warned last week it will close out fiscal year with operating loss of $ 2.9 billion .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Since 1992 , Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow has dedicated his life to helping people in need . Today , his Mary 's Meals program , run from a tin shed in the Scottish Highlands , provides free daily meals to more than 400,000 children around the world . Below are his thoughts on being chosen as a Top 10 CNN Hero . Q : Where were you when you got the call that you 'd been selected as a Top 10 CNN Hero ? Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow : When I got the call , I was actually in a car on the way from Edinburgh , Scotland 's capital . Mary 's Meals was chosen to be part of the festivities to celebrate the pope 's visit and his historic meeting with the queen . Mary 's Meals volunteers turned out in force and spent the day on the streets , collecting cans and handing out Mary 's Meals literature . As usual , we were astounded by people 's generosity . Your incredible news made an already fantastic day even more wonderful . I was genuinely shocked to learn I had made the Top 10 , especially because I have been so moved and impressed by all those other people featured as Heroes . Q : What do you hope it will mean to Mary 's Meals for you to be a Top 10 CNN Hero ? MacFarlane-Barrow : I still feel a little embarrassed by this whole thing . Mary 's Meals is a movement -- thousands of people all over globe doing small things every day so that hungry children can be fed , no one doing anything spectacular , just lots and lots of little acts of love . So to be singled out can sometimes feel slightly embarrassing . But at the same time , I know that this is the most incredible opportunity we have ever had to raise awareness of this vital work . I have no doubt that by highlighting the work of Mary 's Meals to a global audience , CNN is going to enable many more hungry children to start receiving daily meals in school . And that makes me so , so happy . Q : What do you want people to know most about your work ? MacFarlane-Barrow : In this world of plenty , no child need starve . And yet today , thousands will die of hunger-related causes . Our vision -- that every child in the world receive one good meal every day in a place of education -- can be realized .
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Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow started Mary 's Meals to ensure a meal a day for children in school . He says thousands die every day of hunger-related causes . Mary 's Meals , based in Scotland , feeds more than 400,000 children around the world .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Best known for its luxury massage chairs , Osim opened its first commercial outlet in the Philippines in February 2003 . Osim considers itself a global leader in branded healthy lifestyle products . Just two months later it launched iSymphonic , the world 's first massage chair synchronized to music , voted `` Invention of the Year '' by Time magazine . In January 2007 it launched uPilot , a designer massage chair featuring ROBO-Stic technology for extensive personal massage control . Other pioneer products include iDesire , iMedic , iSqueez , iSense and iTango . Today Osim considers itself a global leader in branded healthy lifestyle products , offering more than 100 innovative products covering its four focuses of health , hygiene , nutrition and fitness , from massage chairs and air purifiers to health supplements and treadmills . Listed in the Singapore Stock Exchange , Osim operates an international point-of-sales network of over 1,100 outlets in more than 360 cities in over 28 countries in Asia , Australia , Africa , Middle East , United Kingdom and North America . Osim has also invested in the communities in which it operates . It has set up an ongoing endowment fund with the NUS Business School -LRB- National University of Singapore -RRB- called the Osim Professorship in Branding and Innovation . In Hong Kong , it involved celebrity Andy Lau to lift Hong Kong residents ' spirits during the critical SARS period . In 2004 , it helped raise funds for victims of the Asian Tsunami . Osim also supported The Healthy Walk Event in Taiwan , as well as major cultural events in Malaysia in 2005 and 2006 . Osim was Awarded the Most Transparent Company Award -LRB- Commerce -RRB- in SIAS Investors ' Choice Awards 2004 and 2005 . E-mail to a friend .
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Osim launched iSymphonic , world 's first massage chair synchronized to music . In 2007 it launched uPilot massage chair , featuring ROBO-Stic technology . Osim operates in Asia , Australia , Africa , Middle East , UK and North America .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mexican marines have captured an alleged top leader of the Beltran Leyva cartel , handing authorities a major victory in their fight against powerful drug organizations , the government said Sunday . Sergio Villarreal , who is known to Mexican officials as `` El Grande , '' was taken in the central Mexican state of Puebla , Alejandro Poire , a spokesman for Mexico 's president on security issues , told reporters . Villarreal has appeared on the attorney general 's list of Mexico 's most wanted and had a bounty of more than $ 2 million on his head . He offered no resistance when he was arrested mid-afternoon , along with two suspected accomplices , said Poire . He added authorities also recovered weapons and armed vehicles in the operation . `` This afternoon , the federal government ... dealt another blow to the criminal organizations that threaten Mexicans ' security , '' Poire said . Villarreal 's capture comes soon after the August arrest of American-born `` La Barbie , '' or Edgar Valdez , believed to be one of Mexico 's most ruthless drug traffickers . Valdez is similarly thought to have belonged to the Beltran Leyva cartel . The former leader of that group , Arturo Beltran Leyva , was killed in a shootout with Mexican officials last year . Beltran 's brother Carlos was later arrested , creating what authorities said was a vacuum and power struggle in one of Mexico 's strongest cartels . More than 28,000 people have died in drug-related violence since Mexican President Felipe Calderon intensified the government 's fight against cartels and organized crime after taking office in 2006 , according to government figures .
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NEW : Two suspected accomplices were also arrested , an official says . Sergio Villarreal has appeared on a list of Mexico 's most wanted . He is an alleged leader of the powerful Beltran Leyva drug cartel . His capture follows the August arrest of `` La Barbie , '' who was said to belong to the same group .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bermuda , which has n't seen a major hurricane in some seven years , is about to get walloped by Igor , which forecasters termed large and dangerous Saturday night . The eye of the Category 2 storm may pass just to the west of the Atlantic Ocean island late Sunday , sharply increasing the likelihood of damaging winds , forecasters said . Such a landfall would spare Bermuda `` the worst of the storm surge , but will inflict some of the highest wind speeds ... on the island , '' said CNN meteorologist Angela Fritz . `` A direct hit would be the worst-case scenario , because the island would have to endure the extremely strong winds in the eyewall , as well as a dangerously high storm surge , '' said added . The hurricane is currently going through an `` eyewall replacement cycle , '' and , during this time , accurately forecasting its track becomes more difficult , said Fritz . A new eye begins to develop around the old eye of a hurricane during the replacement cycle . `` Fortunately , the forecast is that Igor will not strengthen more before approaching Bermuda . It is expected to maintain Category 2 status , '' Fritz added . Conditions on the island were deteriorating late Saturday ahead of Igor 's expected passover late Sunday or early Monday , according to the National Hurricane Center . Tropical storm-force winds extend 345 miles -LRB- 555 kilometers -RRB- from Igor 's center . `` The winds are definitely a concern , '' said CNN weather producer Judson Jones . `` Igor is expected to remain a dangerous hurricane as it approaches Bermuda , '' the Hurricane Center said . `` Igor is a very large hurricane . '' As of 11 p.m. EST Saturday , Igor was about 285 miles -LRB- 455 km -RRB- south of Bermuda , packing sustained winds of about 100 mph -LRB- 160 kph -RRB- as it headed north-northwest at 13 mph -LRB- 20 kph -RRB- . Hurricane-force winds extended up to 90 miles -LRB- 150km -RRB- from the center . The storm could also produce as much as 9 inches of rainfall over the island , according to the Hurricane Center . Hurricane Fabian hit Bermuda in 2003 , killing at least four people . It came ashore with 120 mph -LRB- 193 kph -RRB- winds . Large waves generated by the storm were already pounding beaches Saturday afternoon , said CNN iReporter Michael Branco . `` A dangerous storm surge is expected to produce significant coastal flooding on Bermuda , '' the Hurricane Center said . `` The surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves , especially along the southern coast . '' The weather agency said swells will affect the East Coast of the United States , Puerto Rico , the Leeward Islands , Hispanola and parts of the Bahamas over the weekend . `` These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip currents , '' the Hurricane Center said . Branco , a native Bermudian , spent Saturday morning putting up storm blinds on his windows and securing his pets inside the house . On Friday , he stocked up on bottled water , canned food and batteries . He said that despite riding a number of storms out on the island , `` this one has my attention thus I am taking it very seriously . '' Branco said he 's most worried about potential damage to the roof of his home , which faces the island 's southern shore -- the frontline for the approaching Igor 's northerly track . `` Our roofs , which we use to catch our drinking water , can sometimes be vulnerable to high winds and pressure changes , so fingers crossed our roof is OK , '' he said . Meanwhile , Tropical Storm Julia continued to diminish Saturday farther east in the Atlantic . As of 11 p.m. EST , Julia 's maximum sustained winds were at 50 mph -LRB- 85 kph -RRB- , the Hurricane Center said . No coastal warnings or watches were in effect from Julia , and the storm is forecast to become a remnant low by early Monday , according to the hurricane center .
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Igor termed a large and dangerous hurricane . Residents in Bermuda are bracing for a direct hit . Conditions are expected to deteriorate Saturday . The storm is projected to pass over the island late Sunday or early Monday .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lewis Pugh was standing in the Arctic in a Speedo about to plunge into water just shy of the freezing point when he came to grips with the challenge he was facing . `` My most dominant thought as I was standing on the edge of the sea ice , '' Pugh said , `` was just how frightened I was . The water 's completely black ; there are chunks of white ice in the water . '' Pugh said he remembered thinking that if things went wrong , `` How long would it take for my frozen body to sink to the bottom of the ocean ? '' Pugh did n't sink , and he completed a one-kilometer swim in 29-degree Fahrenheit -LRB- or -1.7 degree centigrade -RRB- water . -LRB- Since it was salt water it was below the normal freezing point of water . -RRB- But it came at a price . He lost feeling in his hands for four months . Watch an interview with Lewis Pugh . Pugh , a 40-year-old former reservist in Britain 's special forces regiment , the Special Air Service , has gained worldwide attention for his extreme adventures , designed to dramatize the environmental threats to the planet . Whether it 's swimming at the North Pole , or in a meltwater lake on Mount Everest , Pugh is constantly testing his own limits and calling attention to urgent issues . `` Swimming has been a very effective medium for telling a story about the state of our planet , '' Pugh told CNN . TED.com : Ben Saunders skis to the North Pole . The son of an admiral in the British navy , Pugh and his family moved to South Africa when he was 10 . Educated there and at Cambridge University , Pugh became a maritime lawyer but grew dissatisfied with the profession . A friend said to him , `` Lewis , if you do n't follow your own dreams in life , then you 're going to be following somebody 's else 's dreams . '' TED.com : John Wooden on true success . Swimming is his dream . His adventures have taken him to every ocean and many other bodies of water ; swimming Norway 's longest fjord , swimming the English Channel , swimming in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean , swimming the full length of the River Thames , swimming from Robben Island to Cape Town . `` I want to swim until the last day of my life , '' Pugh says . Pugh says he was driven to attempt record-setting coldwater swims because the warm-water swimming challenges had already been conquered . He does n't think that his ability to survive cold-water swimming adventures is due to any physical advantage over others , but rather to a resolve never to give up . As he was about to dive into the Arctic , he says , that mental attitude came into play . `` The most immediate thing you have to do is to just squeeze out the fear , because otherwise the fear will just paralyze you . And then commit 100 percent ... . I wanted to swim a kilometer across the North Pole . And I wanted to do it to demonstrate graphically to the world what was happening in the Arctic , because the North Pole should be frozen over . TED.com : Aimee Mullins on running . `` I remember thinking to myself , if things go bad , I 'll get out after 500 meters ... if you think about a swim like that , that 's the worst way of thinking . What you 're doing is confusing your subconscious , because you 're planning for victory and defeat at the same time . `` So the only way I could get into that water was to get as aggressive as possible -- not wild aggression , controlled aggression -- and to get really focused , and then commit 100 percent to doing the full kilometer and then just dive in , go for it . `` It took me 18 minutes and 50 seconds , it was just grueling , make no bones about it . The human body is not designed for swimming in minus 1.7 degree centigrade water . The passengers of the Titanic perished in water of 5 degrees centigrade . So this water is 7 degrees centigrade colder . It 's very grueling on the body , and afterward when I came out , my fingers were swollen . `` We 're made partially of water , so the cells in my fingers had actually frozen and expanded and burst . It damaged the nerve cells , it took me four months to feel my fingers again , but now everything 's fine . `` But the more lasting damage is the psychological impact it has on you because if you have n't felt your hands for four months , you are cautious about going and pushing the boundaries again . '' Yet Pugh did n't let that stop him . In May , two and a half years after the Arctic swim , he was on Mount Everest , swimming in rarefied air at a high altitude . `` One of the hardest things was to get back in water which was very , very cold , and at 5.5 kilometers above sea level . '' Given the physical damage he suffered after the North Pole swim , Pugh says he `` had to work hard on putting that swim behind me , forgetting about it , and starting with a fresh clean slate . '' `` It 's almost like when a computer 's got a virus , you clean that hard drive ... that 's what I had to do in my mind , clean my mind . '' In the SAS , the special forces , he said , there is a saying that its initials stand for `` speed , aggression , surprise . '' He adopted that approach in the world of coldwater swimming , swimming as fast as he could , with as much adrenalin as possible , to `` fend off the cold . '' It did n't work in the high-altitude conditions of Mt. Everest . `` You ca n't bully Mt . Everest , it 's very difficult to breathe up there ... So I had to adopt a much calmer approach , one with a lot of humility , and I had to work with the mountain rather than against the mountain . '' Pugh swam more slowly , using the breaststroke , and completed the kilometer in just under 23 minutes . -LSB- In more normal water conditions , he swims a kilometer in about 14 minutes . -RSB- . Pugh says his father and mother , who was a nursing officer in the British navy , set an example of persistence . `` Those people from that generation were not quitters . '' `` I just never , ever want to give up . Most battles are won in the 11th hour , and most people give up , '' he says . `` If you give up once , it 's quite hard . If you give up a second time , it 's a little bit easier . Give up a third time , it 's starting to become a habit . '' Pugh is planning for another epic challenge , but he wo n't say what it will be . The only hint he will give is that it will dramatize a threat to another of the world 's major ecosystems . `` The problem with climate change is that it 's quite complicated for the ordinary person to understand . '' Scientists will constantly refine their work , giving new and varied interpretations of the data , and people may get confused . He 's hoping his swims can help : . `` They 're not confused when they see somebody swimming across the North Pole , across an open patch of sea . ''
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Swimmer Lewis Pugh uses extreme adventures to dramatize environmental perils . Swimming in the Arctic helped demonstrate impact of climate change , he says . Pugh says mental toughness is the key to completing great challenges . Once you start giving up , failure can become a habit , he says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Real Madrid took a big step toward reaching the second round of the Champions League with a 2-0 home win over Group G rivals AC Milan on Tuesday night , while Chelsea , Bayern Munich and Arsenal also maintained their perfect start to Europe 's premier club competition . Real were beaten at home by the Italian side in the group stage last season , but the Spanish league leaders are now a different proposition under new coach Jose Mourinho , who led Inter Milan to final glory in May . The game was virtually over after only 14 minutes as Cristiano Ronaldo and Mezut Ozil scored within 60 seconds of each other . Ronaldo followed up his weekend double against Malaga with a free-kick that went straight through the middle of a poor defensive wall , leaving unsighted goalkeeper Marco Amelia with no chance . It was his fifth goal in three matches . The world 's most expensive player then broke down the left and passed inside to Germany midfielder Ozil , whose shot took a wicked deflection off Daniele Bonera and looped over Amelia into the net . Milan went close to pulling a goal back in the 29th minute , but keeper Iker Casillas did well to tip Andrea Pirlo 's fierce free-kick onto the crossbar . Real could not translate their attacking dominance into more goals , and in the 83rd minute needed captain Casillas to stop former Madrid forward Robinho from setting up a tense finale after coming on to replace Ronaldinho . Dutch side Ajax moved level with Milan on six points after beating Auxerre 2-1 at home in a match which saw three players sent off in the second half . Netherlands midfielder Demy de Zeeuw fired the four-time champions ahead in the seventh minute and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez made it 2-0 four minutes before halftime . But Ajax were reduced to 10 men in the 56th minute when defender Andre Ooijer brought down Dennis Oliech , allowing and Slovenia international Valter Birsa to score from the subsequent free-kick . However , Auxerre 's hopes of earning a first point -- and perhaps a place in the Europa League -- faded when Oliech received his second yellow card for handball . Substitute Jean-Pascal Mignot did not even get on the field as he was ordered from the bench for dissent . German champions Bayern Munich needed two-own goals from Romania 's CFR Cluj in order to come from behind and seal a 3-2 home victory in Group E. Ricardo Cadu headed the visitors in front in the 28th minute , but the Portuguese defender deflected a shot by Toni Kroos into his own net four minutes later and teammate Cristian Panin did the same from Holger Badstuber 's effort on 37 . Germany striker Mario Gomez made it 3-1 from close range with 13 minutes to play for a Bayern side missing several key players before Argentine midfielder Emmanuel Culio scored a late consolation for Cluj , who suffered a second defeat . Swiss side Basel made it three teams on three points with a 3-1 victory away to previously second-placed Roma . Alexander Frei put the visitors ahead in the 12th minute after being set up by a header from strike partner Marco Streller , but Italy forward Marco Borriello leveled nine minutes later from Francesco Totti 's first-time throughball . Ghana fullback Samuel Inkoom restored Basel 's lead just before the break with a fierce shot , while Roma 's Rodrigo Taddei hit the post after the interval before substitute Cabral sealed victory in injury-time . Chelsea clinched a third successive victory in Group F with a 2-0 victory away to previously unbeaten Spartak Moscow in Tuesday 's opening match . Russia international Yuri Zhirkov chose the perfect time to score his first goal for the English Premier League champions , lashing home a left-foot volley in the 24th minute after the home defense failed to properly clear a long ball forward . Nicolas Anelka doubled the lead just before halftime after Michael Essien won the ball in midfield and set him free , with the former France striker making up for wasting a similar earlier opportunity . French side Marseille kept alive hopes of reaching the second round , beating Slovakia 's MSK Zilina to register their first points . Senegal defender Souleymane Diawara headed the only goal four minutes after halftime for the 1993 champions . Arsenal top Group H after crushing main rivals Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 at home , with captain Cesc Fabregas marking his return from injury with a second-half penalty . Alexandre Song and Samir Nasri netted in the first half before Spain midfielder Fabregas struck from the penalty spot on the hour mark . Young midfielder Jack Wilshere and striker Marouane Chamakh made it three goals in less than 10 minutes before Croatia striker Edoardo came off the bench to score against his former club in the 82nd minute . Portugal 's Sporting Braga won the battle of the group 's two pointless teams , winning 2-0 at home to Partizan Belgrade . Lima 's long-range free-kick put the competition debutants ahead 10 minutes before halftime , while fellow Brazilian striker Matheus condemned the Serbian side to a third successive defeat from a counter-attack in the final minute .
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Real Madrid avenge last season 's defeat by Milan to win third successive Group G match . Under-strength Bayern Munich similarly top Group E after beating CFR Cluj 3-2 . Chelsea on verge of reaching second round after 2-0 win at Spartak Moscow in Group F . Arsenal poised to join them after crushing Group H rivals Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Andy Murray crushed Roger Federer in straight sets in a one-sided final to claim victory in the Shanghai Masters on Sunday . The Briton , who also defeated the former world number one in the Toronto Masters final in August , took just under 90 minutes to secure a 6-3 6-2 victory . World number four Murray has now beaten Federer eight times in their 13 meetings , although has crucially lost both times they have met in the final of a grand slam -LRB- U.S. Open in 2008 and this year 's Australian Open final -RRB- . And there was never any doubt that Murray would continue his fine record against Federer , with the Swiss making a remarkable 30 unforced errors while failing to convert six break points . `` I enjoy playing Roger , '' Murray told the official ATP Tour website . `` I do n't find it easy at all . It 's incredibly difficult every time . `` But I love the challenge of playing against him . Everytime I go on court , I know I need to play great tennis to win against him . I do n't know if my game matches up well against his or not , but I 've played some of my best tennis against Roger . `` I hit a lot of great shots on the run and you have to come up with a lot of great shots against Federer if you want to beat him . '' Federer , who moves back up to second place in the world rankings behind Rafael Nadal despite losing the final , added : `` I had a good tournament and thought I played well this week . `` I had some great wins against Robin Soderling , John Isner , Andreas Seppi and Novak Djokovic and I 'm very happy with where my game is at . `` Today could have been better , but Andy was the best player in the tournament so he deserved it . ''
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Andy Murray crushes Roger Federer in a one-sided final for victory in the Shanghai Masters . The British world number four takes under 90 minutes to complete a 6-3 6-2 win . Despite the defeat , Federer will return to second place in the latest ATP rankings .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- China closed 1,355 small coal mines this year , according to Xinhua , the country 's state-run press agency . The effort is part of a larger plan to restructure the mining industry to prevent deadly accidents and reduce greenhouse gas emissions , Xinhua reported , citing the National Energy Administration -LRB- NEA -RRB- . China has one of the world 's deadliest records for miners , with poor safety standards accounting for thousands of deaths each year . According to the China Mining Association , the goal is to eventually boost the industry . Small coal mines , which use outdated technology , will be replaced with larger coal mines , increasing capacity . Davitt McAteer , former press secretary for the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration , called the move a response to the consequences of China 's `` unmitigated economic growth . '' `` If you emphasize production so much ... and you fail to balance the needs of the individual with the needs of the community , you get all kinds of disasters in terms of health and environment , '' he said . China is the largest global producer and consumer of coal , comprising 75 percent of China 's total energy consumption . Approximately 11,000 small coal mines are still in operation .
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Effort targets deadly accidents , pollution . China will switch to larger mines with newer equipment , increased capacity . Coal makes up 75 percent of China 's energy use .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Daily doses of vitamin B can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment -LRB- MCI -RRB- , which can be a precursor to Alzheimer 's , researchers at Oxford University said Thursday . The two-year clinical trial is the largest to study the effect of vitamin B on MCI and one of the first disease-modifying trials in the Alzheimer 's field to show positive results , the researchers said . The study followed 168 volunteers with mild memory problems , half of whom took a high-dose vitamin B tablet for two years and the other half who took a placebo . Around one in six people age 70 and older has MCI and experiences problems with memory , language , or other mental functions , but not to a degree that interferes with daily life , the researchers said . Around half of those with MCI develop dementia , mainly Alzheimer 's , within five years of diagnosis . Certain B vitamins such as folic acid , vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 , are known to control levels of the amino acid homocysteine in the blood . High levels of homocysteine are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimers . Researchers used MRI scans to measure the rate of brain shrinkage over a two-year period . They found that on average , the brains of those taking a tablet that combined folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 shrank at a rate of 0.76 percent a year , while those in the placebo group had a mean brain shrinkage rate of 1.08 percent . Those with the highest levels of homocysteine benefited most , with atrophy rates on treatment that were half of those taking the placebo , researchers said . Because the rate of brain shrinkage is known to be more rapid in those with MCI who go on to develop Alzheimer 's , it is possible that the vitamin treatment could slow down the development of the disease , they said . The researchers cautioned , however , that the relatively small number of participants and the short time span of the study meant more research is needed . `` These are immensely promising results , but we do need to do more trials to conclude whether these particular B vitamins can slow or prevent development of Alzheimer 's , '' said David Smith of the Department of Pharmacology at Oxford and a co-leader of the trial . `` So I would n't yet recommend that anyone getting a bit older and beginning to be worried about memory lapses should rush out and buy vitamin B supplements without seeing a doctor . '' The study was co-funded by the Alzheimer 's Research Trust , a British research charity . Chief Executive Rebecca Wood said the results are important but also said they require further study . `` The strong findings must inspire an expanded trial to follow people expected to develop Alzheimer 's , and we hope for further success , '' she said . The Alzheimer 's Association also raised concerns about the study noting the small size , the fact that it was conducted at a single research center and that one of the researchers involved has patents in this area and might , under certain circumstances , result in his financially benefit . `` I do n't think age was an issue in the effectiveness of the intervention , in this study . Homocysteine levels were . Only people with elevated homocysteine in the study showed benefit from the intervention . People with the lowest homocysteine levels in the study saw no benefit . So , B vitamins -- if it shown to be effective in further studies -- are unlikely to be beneficial for everyone , particularly if you already have healthy homocysteine levels , '' said William Thies , chief medical and scientific officer of the Alzeimer 's Association . `` Clearly , this is not enough data to go on . No conclusions can be drawn from this single study about use of B vitamins in MCI -LRB- or Alzheimer 's disease or related dementias -RRB- . No recommendations can or should be made to doctors or the public regarding use of B vitamins based on this study . No clinical or personal habits should be changed as a result of this article . '' The findings were published in the September issue of PLoS ONE , the journal of the non-profit Public Library of Science . The trial was supported by grants from Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust , Medical Research Council , Alzheimer 's Research Trust , Henry Smith Charity , Thames Valley Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network of the National Institute for Health Research , John Coates Charitable Trust , Sidney and Elizabeth Corob Charitable Trust , and Meda AB/Recip AB , which also donated the vitamin and placebo tablets .
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Vitamin B could halve the rate of brain shrinkage in those with mild cognitive impairment . MCI can be a precursor to Alzheimer 's and other forms of dementia . The benefits of certain B vitamins are already known . Researchers caution that further and larger studies are needed to confirm the results .
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Philadelphia , Pennsylvania -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- They were roaming the halls of South Philadelphia High School looking for a fight . Their target , according to police : Asian students . By the end of the school day , as many as 30 students of Asian descent had been physically attacked and many were sent to the hospital for treatment , according to school and law enforcement officials . Wei Chen , who was a senior at the time , remembers December 3 , 2009 , like it was yesterday . `` They were sitting along the wall , '' he recalled . `` I saw the one student , his whole T-shirt -LSB- was bloody -RSB- because his nose is broken . '' Wei was not injured in last year 's melee , but he said the violence was racial tension between black and Asian immigrant students reaching its breaking point . After being attacked as a freshman and witnessing other attacks on Asian students , Wei founded the Chinese Student Association to help new Chinese students -- many who recently immigrated to the country -- adjust to life at South Philly High . He also kept track of the incidents of violence against Asian students . Last year 's altercation was the final straw . Wei and 50 other students organized an eight-day boycott of the school . They wanted to draw attention to what they felt was an inadequate response by the school staff to the ongoing harassment and violence leading up to the December 3 incident . `` School should be safe , '' he said . `` The school should be responsible for students ' safety . This is important . '' Bach Tong , a native of Vietnam , was one of the students who participated in the boycott . He said standing up for what he believed in helped him find his voice . `` You know , I see not everyone speak up , so I need to stand up for myself 'cause I see myself in there , I see trouble in there , '' said Tong , who was a sophomore at the time of the incident . `` I can not be selfish and stay aside to watch other people fixing stuff for me . I mean , I need to stand up and -LSB- fix -RSB- stuff for myself . '' During those eight days , Wei , Tong and the other students met in Philadelphia 's Chinatown neighborhood during school hours , doing their schoolwork , holding rallies , and talking about ways to deal with violence at the school . Despite taking a stand , Tong transferred out of South Philly High a year later , fearing for his safety and concerned about his education . Nevertheless , the boycott helped trigger nationwide attention to the violence against Asian students at South Philly High . Months later , a federal investigation was launched following a formal civil rights complaint filed by the Asian American Legal Defense Fund . `` It 's huge , '' said Cecilia Chen , staff attorney for the Asian American Legal Defense Fund . `` It 's basically the federal government coming in and saying that the school district has failed to protect the constitutional rights of its students , which they have an obligation to do , '' Chen said . According to the complaint , `` the District and the School acted with ` deliberate indifference ' to the harassment against Asian students and ` intentional disregard for the welfare of Asian students ' '' at the school . The Justice Department , which announced its investigation in August , has instructed the school system to improve the treatment of Asian students . And today , the perception among students and their families is that things are slowly changing . The school 's principal resigned in May , security has been increased , and the school district has said there have been fewer reports of student assaults . The superintendent of schools did not return CNN 's calls for a comment , but the school 's new principal , Otis Hackney , says security at South Philly High is his top priority . `` There is no room for bullying at school , '' Hackney said in a recent phone interview . `` As principal , my No. 1 priority is to make sure my building is safe . '' Hackney is the fifth principal in six years at South Philly High . A West Philadelphia native , Hackney wants his school off the state 's `` persistently dangerous '' list , as well as meeting the Adequate Yearly Progress requirements , something his school has not achieved , he said . Hackney used education `` to change his situation , '' he said . `` I care because I was built this way , '' he said . `` I just truly see education as the way . '' Next month , South Philly High students will launch a campaign for nonviolent schools with the help of the city 's youth-led Philadelphia Student Union . The campaign seeks to improve school climate and enhance the trust between students and staff . Student Union member Shania Morris was in the eighth grade when last December 's violence erupted at South Philly . Moved by the boycott , she wanted to make a difference in schools . `` We just want to fight to make a change in our schools so that they 're nonviolent , '' said Morris , now a high school freshman . `` What we believe is that nonviolence is power that helps people rather than hurts . '' While things have improved , it is a bittersweet accomplishment , says advocate Helen Gym , a board member for Asian Americans United . `` For all the wonderful students that we 've worked with who stood up around the issue , we 've lost dozens more , '' said Gym , who helped many Asian students document their experiences . `` Kids who just dropped out , kids who just gave up , kids who are lost . You know this is some small consolation , but ... we lost a generation of kids . '' But for Wei Chen , who now attends Community College of Philadelphia , speaking out helped him find his inner strength . `` We have the power to change ; we can do something , '' he said . `` It 's not only adults who can do something , we can do something . I trust this . ''
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Last December , as many as 30 Asian students were attacked at South Philly High . Asian students boycotted the school to protest what they felt was a lack of response . The Justice Department has instructed the school to better protect Asian students . New principal Otis Hackney says security is his `` No. 1 priority ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mark Webber 's second place behind Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel in the Japanese Grand Prix sees the Australian stretch his lead in the world title race to 14 points . Fernando Alonso of Ferrari is also still in the championship race after finishing third at Suzuka , but Germany 's Vettel has drawn level on points with him after his superb victory . Alonso keeps second place by virtue of races won , but with three rounds to go the challenge from Red Bull looks ominous . Lewis Hamilton could only finish fifth for McLaren after gearbox problems and has slipped to fourth in the standings , just ahead of reigning world champion and teammate Jenson Button , who claimed fourth . The title race is between the leading five , but Button is now 31 points adrift and his hopes of a successful defense look to be receding . Red Bull have also strengthened their advantage of McLaren in the constructors ' championship with Ferrari in third . The 17th round is being held in Seoul , South Korea , the first F1 race at the new track . Drivers ' Championship -LRB- after 16 rounds -RRB- : . 1 . Mark Webber -LRB- Aus -RRB- Red Bull 220 points . 2 . Fernando Alonso -LRB- Spa -RRB- Ferrari 206 . 3 . Sebastian Vettel -LRB- Ger -RRB- Red Bull 206 . 4 . Lewis Hamilton -LRB- GB -RRB- McLaren 192 . 5 . Jenson Button -LRB- GB -RRB- McLaren 189 . 6 . Felipe Massa -LRB- Bra -RRB- Ferrari 128 . 7 . Nico Rosberg -LRB- Ger -RRB- Mercedes 122 . 8 . Robert Kubica -LRB- Pol -RRB- Renault 114 . 9 . Michael Schumacher -LRB- Ger -RRB- Mercedes 54 . 10 . Adrian Sutil -LRB- Ger -RRB- Force India 47 . Constructors ' Championship : . 1 . Red Bull 426 points . 2 . McLaren 381 . 3 . Ferrari 334 . 4 . Mercedes 176 . 5 . Renault 133 . 6 . Force India 60 . 7 . Williams 58 . 8 . Sauber 37 . 9 . Toro Rosso 11 .
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Mark Webber extends lead at top of the Formula One world championship race . The Australian leads Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel by 14 points . Lewis Hamilton slips back to fourth after fifth place at Suzuka circuit . Red Bull stretch lead again in constructors ' standings over McLaren .
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Islamabad , Pakistan -- The data recorders for the plane that crashed and killed 152 people in Pakistan have been found , a government official said Saturday . Junaid Amin , the head of Pakistan 's Civil Aviation Authority , told CNN the plane 's voice and the flight data recorders have been found at the crash site . He says the analysis of the data and completing the crash investigation could take several months . Amin said the items will be sent to Germany or France since Pakistan does n't have facilities to perform the analyses . The Airblue plane was headed to Islamabad from the sea port city of Karachi on Wednesday when it crashed in a hillside while trying to land . Pakistan observed a day of mourning Thursday for victims of the accident - the worst passenger plane crash on Pakistani soil . Officials do not know if weather played a factor in the crash Wednesday . Pakistan is in the midst of the annual monsoon season , when rain sweeps across the subcontinent from June until September . The deadliest crash involving a Pakistani airline occurred in September 1992 , when a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus crashed into a mountain in Nepal , killing all 167 people on board , the Associated Press of Pakistan reported . The Airbus A321 was carrying 146 passengers and six crew members , the airline said . The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan said two of the people aboard were American citizens .
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The data recorders will be sent to Europe . The crash investigation could take months . Pakistan is enduring its annual monsoon season .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iran has freed an Iranian-American detained for more than two years , his lawyer said Saturday . Reza Taghavi , a retired businessman from Orange County , California , was released at 4 p.m. local time -LRB- 8:30 a.m. ET -RRB- on Saturday , after being held in Iran 's notorious Evin prison since his arrest in May 2008 on suspicion of supporting an anti-regime group , the lawyer said . Los Angeles-based attorney Pierre-Richard Prosper said Taghavi has been reunited with his family and is hoping to return to the United States next week . `` It 's obviously a happy day , a great day for the Taghavi family , '' Prosper said by phone from Tehran . A report on Iran 's state-run Press TV showed Taghavi alternately smiling and weeping after his release . Prosper has been negotiating Taghavi 's release since September 2009 . Saturday 's release was the product of three trips to Iran , meetings with Iranian officials in New York and Europe and close to 300 e-mails with Iranian officials , he said . On Saturday he held a final round of negotiations with Iranian authorities , who he said `` persuaded the judge to release him today . '' Taghavi , 71 , traveled frequently to Iran to visit family and friends without incident , according to Prosper . In April 2008 , Taghavi went to Tehran with his wife . Before he left , he was asked by an acquaintance in Los Angeles named Imran Afar to take $ 200 for a friend in Tehran `` who was down on his luck , '' Prosper said . Los Angeles has a large Persian community . Taghavi did not know the individual to whom he was asked to deliver the money , Prosper said . He handed it over and two weeks later was detained by Iranian authorities , after the recipient of the money was arrested on charges of association with an anti-regime group called Tondar . Prosper said Afar provided him with information he shared with the Iranian government that proved that Taghavi was not part of Tondar , which seeks to restore the monarchy in Iran . The group claimed responsibility for the April 12 , 2008 , bombing of the Hosseynieh Seyed al-Shohada mosque in the city of Shiraz . `` This is the product of fourteen months of non-stop negotiations with the Iranian government and authorities , '' Prosper said Saturday . `` They finally got to the point where they realized he was used by this organization and he does not pose a threat to them . '' Prosper said Taghavi 's case has thus far been `` suspended , '' but that he hopes after working out `` some final details '' with Iranian authorities the case will be dismissed outright . Although Taghavi continues to maintain his innocence , Prosper said a condition of his release was that he travel to Shiraz before leaving the country to visit the sight of the mosque bombing and to meet with a survivors group . Taghavi also agreed to share the story of the circumstances of how he was taken advantage of by Tondar . `` He is more than happy to that , as he feels aggrieved '' by the group , Prosper said . Taghavi has been reunited with his wife , who has been in Tehran since July , and with his brother , who lives in the country . He has spoken to his son and daughter in California , Prosper said . Taghavi 's brother posted the deed to his home as collateral for his eventual release . Prosper said that returning the deed is among the `` final paperwork '' he hopes to resolve later this week to arrange for Taghavi to leave the country . `` The most important thing is we get him on a plane , '' Prosper said . The family has said it would not speak about his release until Taghavi returns safely home . Taghavi 's is a rag-to-riches story , his 36-year-old daughter , Leila Taghavi , told CNN in March . He brought his family to the United States in 1979 , before the Iranian Revolution , and stayed on in California to keep his family safe . Leila Taghavi said her father taught himself English , started a video game company in his garage and grew it into a successful corporation , which he handed over to his son when he retired 10 years ago . `` His life was the American dream , '' Leila said . `` He learned everything the hard way , sacrificed for his children and taught us to be grateful for the good things . He is wonderful , honest and generous , the kind of father every daughter would want . '' The family was silent for more than a year about his arrest , fearful that speaking out would politicize the case in Tehran and Washington . `` It was blind faith , really , '' Leila said , explaining the silence . `` Not knowing it would take this long , and fear of the system . There was never a doubt of his innocence . '' In September 2009 , with no movement on the case and losing hope he would be released , the family hired Prosper to contact the State Department and initiate a dialogue with the Iranian government . The United States and Iran do not have formal relations , and Switzerland serves as the `` protecting power '' for the U.S. in Tehran . Prosper , who served as the ambassador-at-large for war crimes under the Bush administration and as a prosecutor for the Rwanda tribunal at the Hague , said he kept the State Department informed about the case , but did not ask for U.S. intervention out of fear Taghavi would become a political pawn by Iran in its standoff with the United States over Tehran 's nuclear program . `` It was a conscious decision not to engage them in the effort , '' he said . He added that political upheaval in Iran after 2009 's disputed presidential election and the government 's subsequent violent crackdown on demonstrators had complicated his efforts . Prosper said he had not yet notified the U.S. about Taghavi 's release , but would be working through the Swiss to get his client a U.S. passport to travel home . He described his client as `` surprisingly upbeat '' but emotional and physically tired . Taghavi suffers from diabetes and Prosper said his health deteriorated in prison . `` It 's too early to say what his emotional and physical state is , '' Prosper said . `` There is going to be an adjustment period . '' Other Americans remain in prison in Iran . American hikers Josh Fattal , Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd were detained in Iran on July 31 , 2009 . According to their families , they accidentally strayed across an unmarked border into Iran while on a hiking trip in Iraq 's Kurdistan region . Shourd was released last month , while Bauer and Fattal are still being held on espionage charges . Kian Tajbakhsh , an Iranian-American scholar who spent four months in jail in 2007 , was arrested in July after the disputed presidential election and sentenced to 15 years in jail for spying . An appeals court later reduced his sentence to five years . The United States has no information about Robert Levinson , a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran almost three years ago .
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Retired businessman Reza Taghavi is released Saturday , his lawyer says . In 2008 , Taghavi is arrested on suspicion of supporting an anti-regime group . Taghavi suffers from diabetes and his health deteriorated in prison , his lawyer says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Florida man picked the wrong day to tickle Elmo . The man who police say assaulted another man dressed in an Elmo suit left the altercation with two broken fingers and was detained for a mental health evaluation , police said . The dust-up between the suspect and the man dressed as the beloved Sesame Street character occurred Saturday afternoon in a guitar store in the city of Winter Park . The suspect came into the store and began assaulting customers , including the man in the red furry suit , police said . `` The man who was wearing the Elmo costume was already in the store when the suspect entered the store and was physically aggressive towards customers and staff , '' Winter Park police said in a statement . `` The suspect in this case suffered broken fingers and was taken to the hospital where he would receive treatment for his injuries and undergo a mental evaluation . The man dressed as Elmo was the victim in this incident and was not injured . '' CNN affiliate WFTV said the man had been hired to perform as Elmo at a children 's event and the attacker began throwing punches at the costumed man . The scuffle sent the guitar store into chaos , according to store employees who called 911 . `` He has physically hit customers ; he knocked over a display , '' an employee said on 911 tapes that police released . `` The place is in complete disarray right now . '' CNN 's Shawn Nottingham contributed to this report .
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Police say a suspect attacked another man who was dressed in an Elmo suit . The incident occurred in a Florida guitar store . Elmo is a character on the kids ' television show `` Sesame Street ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lori Hyde was hunting for a unique vacation experience when her curiosity was piqued by Pretty Joe Rock , a tiny speck of land in the waters off Marathon in the Florida Keys with just enough room for a two-bedroom home and a few clusters of mangroves . She and her husband spent a week on the petite island in February , relaxing and enjoying each other 's company , with no one else around but the resident birds . `` I was looking for a rental that would be private so that came up as I was searching around and we were like , well it ca n't get much more private than that , '' said Hyde , 43 , a stay-at-home mom who lives in Woodbridge , Virginia . `` It 's not an exclusive sort of thing . We 're just ordinary people who just did something cool . '' Indeed , the idea of renting a private island usually conjures up images of multimillionaires spending a fortune to jet off to a tropical paradise in the Caribbean or the South Pacific . If you have a lot of money to shell out , the possibilities are endless . But while a big budget will give you more options and luxurious accommodations , you do n't have to be rich to rent your own island for a vacation . It can sometimes take as little as a few hundred dollars a week , a sense of adventure and the willingness to look at locations closer to home . The island mystique . Pretty Joe Rock , for example , can be yours for under $ 3,000 a week , which includes the use of a boat to get you to and from the island . Owner Bob Rainek said he gets a broad spectrum of renters , from blue collar to white collar ; from families with kids to couples . `` It 's almost a universal thing that people have this romantic kind of feeling for islands , '' Rainek said . `` It 's a mystique to be on your own private island , to have water 360 degrees -LSB- around you . -RSB- It 's a primal type emotion , as I look at it . '' Business has been brisk despite the economy , partly because people who might otherwise go to Mexico for a vacation have been scared off by that country 's drug-related violence and are looking for something exotic closer to home , Rainek said . He was proud to tout the Florida Keys , which he called `` America 's Caribbean , '' as an alternative . Some of the most popular places to rent islands may surprise you . They include the northern United States and Canada , said Chris Krolow , the CEO of Private Islands Inc. , a company based in Toronto , Ontario , that has about 200 islands for rent all over the world in its database . Clients come from all walks of life , spending as little as $ 550 for a week on Republic Island in Michigan -LRB- which comes with a log cabin -RRB- or more than $ 66,000 for a week on The Rania Experience in the Maldives -LRB- which comes with three villas , a private chef , a yacht and other ultra-luxurious touches . -RRB- . ` Robinson Crusoe ' experience . For something in between , a budget of several thousand dollars a week is usually a good start . `` We 're even finding more and more people who are saving and planning a honeymoon on an island . It 's a little bit more expensive than what they had originally planned but it seems to be a growing trend , '' Krolow said . `` It 's probably the most romantic experience that you could ever imagine just being on this tiny island with the person that you just married . '' You can choose a self-catering island , which gives you the use of a home but requires you to bring your own food and make your own meals -LRB- the less expensive option -RRB- , or a full-service island that comes with a staff , according to Vladi Private Islands , a company based in Hamburg , Germany . Its database of about 150 islands for rent includes everything from Île de Chantemesle near Paris , France , to Forsyth Island , New Zealand . Some people seek the thrill of being dropped off in a remote place that 's completely undeveloped . On `` Robinson Crusoe '' islands , you are left to your own devices , make your own meals , bring a tent or hammock and anything else you may need , the company said . Nova Scotia , Canada , is one part of the world that offers such opportunities , added Sabine Rollinger , a Vladi spokeswoman . Krolow recalled a CEO who last year spent 10 days on a deserted spot in the Marshall Islands bonding with his 13-year-old son . `` It 's pretty much the closest you 'll get to being stranded on your own private island , '' Krolow said . Spending a lot or a little . On the other end of the spectrum , there 's Necker Island , Sir Richard Branson 's 74-acre paradise in the British Virgin Islands complete with luxurious accommodations and a large staff . It 's all yours for at least $ 53,000 a night for up to 28 guests , though you can rent individual rooms for a fraction of that price during a select few `` Celebration Weeks . '' YouTube : See what $ 53,000 a day gets you on Necker Island . It may sound like the ultimate getaway , but people who are looking for that private island feel might be a little disappointed by such a huge resort , Krolow said . And if the idea of having an island all too yourself is too expensive or intimidating , you can try one with a single lodge or hotel perched on top , like the quaint five-room bed-and-breakfast on East Brother Light Station near San Francisco , California . Starting at about $ 300 a night , it 's an island stay that 's both private and not too hard on the wallet . Whatever your budget , an island may be waiting .
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Many islands can be rented for a few thousand dollars a week . If you have a sense of adventure , some can be had for a few hundred dollars . `` It 's a mystique to be on your own private island , '' owner says . Necker Island is on the other end of the spectrum at $ 53,000-plus a night .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Minnesota man who put up a website asking people to help him and his wife decide whether to have an abortion admitted Tuesday they never intended to terminate the pregnancy . Pete Arnold , who describes himself as a conservative/libertarian and has stirred controversy for his conservative posts on several websites , said he wanted to stimulate conversation about the politically charged subject . Arnold told CNN he bought the domain name `` birthornot.com '' before wife Alisha became pregnant about four months ago . He said he had been mulling the idea `` for some time , '' adding that his wife is pro-choice but agreed that abortion was not on the table for them . `` We chose our words very carefully , '' Arnold told CNN , insisting the site was not a hoax even though there were never any plans to accept the vote results if abortion won . `` A lot of people elect representatives based on this issue alone , yet nothing happens , nothing comes of it , nothing changes . '' he said , adding that the couple called the baby `` Baby Wiggles '' to give people more to think about . `` My intent is not to deceive people , but at the same point , I do want people to talk about this . This seemed like a pretty good way to further the discussion , because people do n't ever seem to want to talk about it for real if there 's no name on it , no Baby Wiggles , '' he said . Media reports have identified Arnold as a regular commenter -- frequently anti-abortion -- on such websites as Gawker and the DailyKos , typically using the name `` Zeeboid , '' which is also the name on his vanity license plate . He also has a website by that name and a channel on YouTube , but both were offline Tuesday afternoon . He has also been a regular contributor to a Minnesota radio program called `` Race to the Right . '' Last week , the Arnolds insisted that their website was legitimate and that they had no agenda . Arnold said the couple intended to end the vote December 7 , two days before the last day Alisha Arnold could legally get an abortion , their blog says . But on Tuesday , Pete Arnold said , `` We 're talking about ending it early . I think people are getting it . '' Arnold said that the site has brought the couple about $ 225 through Google ads but that he 's spent $ 500 on it . On Friday , Arnold had said that the site had made about $ 40 and that he 'd spent $ 215 . CNN 's Ted Rowlands contributed to this report .
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Pete Arnold says site was n't a hoax , but couple would n't have had an abortion . Arnold : `` I do want people to talk about this '' Site owner is a conservative commenter on several websites .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Visitors to the Tate Modern gallery in London on Friday have been stopped from walking on a porcelain sunflower seed art installation by the maverick Chinese artist Ai Weiwei . Members of the public had previously been encouraged to interact with the installation by walking among and handling the 100 million hand-crafted porcelain seeds . But Tate officials now say that walking on the artificial seeds , which lay in an inch-thick carpet in the gallery 's massive Turbine Hall , has generated more dust than expected . `` Although porcelain is very robust , the enthusiastic interaction of visitors has resulted in a greater than expected level of dust in the Turbine Hall . Tate has been advised that this dust could be damaging to health following repeated inhalation over a long period of time . `` In consequence , Tate , in consultation with the artist , has decided not to allow visitors to walk across the sculpture , '' the statement by Tate Modern said . The installation is still open to the public , who can view the replica seeds from a first floor platform . A spokesman for Tate Modern told CNN that the public are unlikely be allowed to interact with the exhibit again . This is not the first time the gallery has experienced problems with an exhibit in the Turbine Hall . In 2006 the Tate had to hand out cloth sacks to visitors for an exhibition that consisted of metal slides by the artist Carsten Höller . Officials were worried that members of the public could experience burns on the slides . And in 2007 the gallery had to put up warning signs for a sculpture by Doris Salcedo called Shibboleth -- a huge artificial crack in the floor of the Turbine Hall . The sculpture by Ai -- described by some as China 's `` Andy Warhol '' -- is the 11th commission in the internationally acclaimed Unilever Series at the gallery , an annual series kicked off in 2000 by Louise Bourgeois 's spiders and mirrors . Ai 's seeds are porcelain , each one individually handcrafted by laborers in the Chinese city of Jingdezhen . Each tiny piece has been individually molded and hand-painted , according to the gallery . Sunflower seeds are a popular Chinese street snack and one of the country 's most famous exports , according to the gallery . But they hold greater significance for Ai , who spent his childhood in Xinjiang as the son of a celebrated poet exiled by the Chinese communist government during the Cultural Revolution . He told CNN : `` It was very poor and rural there , we had nothing else to enjoy . Sunflower seeds were something basic that everyone could have . Every holiday , wedding or even just going to the movies , we would all share sunflower seeds with one another . I think it 's a very common , very inconspicuous object , but it also has a special relationship to our daily lives ... Of course , during the cultural revolution we all knew that the Sun symbolized the leader , and sunflowers represented the people . So I think these seeds carry multiple meanings . '' Ai is a well-known and controversial figure in China , probably best-known today for the design -- in collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron -- of Beijing 's `` Bird 's Nest '' stadium , built for the 2008 Olympics . Shortly after , Ai -- who is one of China 's leading social activists and bloggers -- distanced himself from the Olympics calling for a boycott and saying the Chinese government was using them as propaganda . In the 1990s , Ai came to international attention when he helped establish the avant-garde East Village in Beijing where a group of artists took up residence in impoverished migrant workers housing on the city 's outskirts . It became a Mecca for radical Chinese contemporary artists like Ma Liuming . Other notable large-scale artworks that have filled the Tate Modern 's Turbine Hall include Carsten Hollers ' slides which had visitors shouting with excitement as they slid down ; Olafur Eliasson 's giant projection of the sun in `` The Weather Project '' and a huge crack in the floor courtesy of Doris Salcedo 's `` Shibboleth . '' CNN 's Eileen Hsieh contributed to this story .
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Visitors stopped from walking on carpet of seeds . Interaction with porcelain seeds generating too much dust , says Tate Modern . Ai famous for co-designing Beijing 's `` Bird 's Nest '' stadium . Also well-known blogger and outspoken critic of Chinese government .
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Jerusalem -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Israeli Cabinet has approved an amendment to a citizenship law that requires new citizens to declare their loyalty to a `` Jewish and democratic state , '' the prime minister 's office said Sunday . A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's office confirmed vote , saying 22 ministers voted for the change and eight voted against it . Now that the proposal has passed the Cabinet , it will be taken up by Israel 's parliament , the Knesset , for passage into law . Before his government 's weekly Cabinet meeting , Netanyahu made a forceful plea Sunday for changing the nation 's Citizenship Law . He challenged criticism that the revision is undemocratic and could harm relations with the minority Arab population . Netanyahu cited the nation 's Declaration of Independence , which says Israel is both the `` national state of the Jewish people '' and a democratic state `` in which all its citizens -- Jewish and non-Jewish -- enjoy fully equal rights . '' `` Democracy is the soul of Israel and we can not do without it , '' Netanyahu said , according to a statement from his media adviser . He noted that Israel was the only democracy in the Middle East , and that `` there is no other Jewish state in the world . '' `` The combination of these two lofty values expresses the foundation of our national life and anyone who would like to join us needs to recognize this , '' Netanyahu said . Netanyahu announced last week he would push now for adding language to Israel 's citizenship and entry law that would declare a new citizen 's allegiance to `` a Jewish and democratic state . '' After the prime minister announced the push , but before Sunday 's Cabinet vote , Arab Knesset member Hanin Zoabi said that Israel is `` discriminative in its policies and laws against all who are not Zionists . '' Zoabi went on to say the law `` not only discriminates between Jews and non Jews , it also discriminates between Zionist Jews and non Zionists Jews . '' Another Arab Knesset member Ahmed Tibi , from the Ra'am - Ta'al party , criticized the move as well , saying that `` the values of Jewish and Democratic can not be in the same definition because democracy is the equality of all the citizens . '' `` But an ethnic definition as Jewish is the preference of the Jew over that of the Arab and therefore it fixates an inferior status to 20 percent of the population , '' Tibi said . Israel is home to roughly 6 million Jewish citizens and 1.5 million Arab citizens . In describing the reasons for the timing of the proposed change of language , Mark Regev , a spokesman for Netanyahu , said , `` What we are asking others to accept we have to demand of ourselves '' -- a reference to the recent Israeli government demand that Palestinians recognize Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people . The language of the new oath would not apply to immigrants coming to Israel under what is called the `` Law of Return '' that allows converted Jews and people with Jewish ancestry the right to settle in Israel and acquire citizenship . Israel 's right-wing coalition government is divided over the proposal . Minister of Social Affairs Yitzhak Herzog from the Labour Party , which questions the change , told Israeli Army radio that political pressure was behind Netanyahu 's push for the move . The problem with the amendment , Herzog said , `` is not in the essence but the influence this will have on the dialogue with the Arab minority in Israel . '' Recently resumed peace talks with the Palestinian leadership appear to hinge on whether Israel will extend a moratorium on construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank . The moratorium expired on September 26 . The right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party , also a member of the coalition government , welcomed the proposed change and denied it had anything to do with a possible extension of the settlement freeze . `` It is definitely not connected to the settlement freeze , '' said David Rotem , a Knesset member for the party . `` We have been talking about passing this law even before the elections and it is part of our coalition agreement . '' Before the changes were approved by the Cabinet , Rotem told CNN the oath was `` very similar to the citizenship law in the United States , England , Australia , France and many other countries who all demand a declaration of loyalty . '' CNN 's Shira Medding , Michal Zippori , Kevin Flower and Tom Cohen contributed to this story .
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Israeli Cabinet approves changes to citizenship law . Changes approved by Cabinet face passage in Knesset . The coalition government appears divided over the proposal . An Arab party member criticizes the proposal as undemocratic .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pop star Lady Gaga will headline a rally in Portland , Maine , on Monday calling on the state 's two Republican senators to vote yes on taking up a defense bill that includes authorization to repeal the military 's `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy toward gay and lesbian servicemembers . A crucial Senate vote is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon , and supporters of the repeal say that as of now , they do not have the 60 votes needed to overcome a GOP filibuster blocking the bill . Maine Republicans Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe are publicly undecided , and could each potentially provide Democrats the votes they need to bring the issue before the Senate . Lady Gaga 's rally is being organized by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network -LRB- SLDN -RRB- , a gay rights group mobilizing grassroots support to repeal the controversial policy . The organization also helped the singer set up a lengthy YouTube video posted Friday urging her fans to call their senators and ask them to support Tuesday 's procedural vote . The singer sent word of the planned rally via twitter Sunday night . A spokesman for SLDN says Gaga will be accompanied at Monday 's rally by both gay and straight military veterans . Both of Maine 's GOP senators have been generally supportive of the gay rights community , and this issue in particular . Collins voted to authorize the Pentagon to repeal the do n't - ask-don ` t-tell policy when the issue was before the Senate Armed Services Committee this summer , and SLDN executive director Aubrey Sarvis calls both Collins and Snowe `` key to breaking the filibuster '' on Tuesday . Republican leaders are trying to keep all 41 GOP senators on board to block the bill , arguing that Senate Majority leader Harry Reid , D-Nevada , is unfairly limiting the amendments allowed to try to change the bill once it is on the Senate floor . GOP leaders are also ridiculing Reid for trying to bring what they call a purely political vote to the Senate floor right before the election , to appease the gay community , which has been frustrated with Democrats for inaction on this issue . On Friday , aides to both Collins and Snowe told CNN they were still undecided about how they would vote . GOP leadership sources told CNN they feel confident they can keep all their members in line and prevent the defense bill from coming to the Senate floor . Lady Gaga 's rally will take place at 4 p.m. ET at Deering Oaks Park in Portland , Maine , near the University of Southern Maine campus .
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Lawmakers need 60 votes to overcome GOP filibuster of the defense bill . The two Maine Republican senators are publicly undecided . The pop singer is expected to be accompanied by military veterans .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre will meet this week with an NFL official as part of the league 's investigation into allegations that he sent sexually explicit messages to women , an NFL spokesman said Monday . `` It 's no secret , '' NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said . `` Any time you review a matter like this , you 're going to talk to the person involved . What we 've said is , ` Yes , we will be interviewing him as part of the process . ' '' Aiello said the meeting with Favre would not include Commissioner Roger Goodell , but the spokesman would not divulge with whom or where the meeting was to take place . `` We do n't generally provide these kind of details , '' Aiello said . Asked Sunday what he expects to come out of the meeting , Favre said , `` I do n't expect anything . As I said last week , during the week , tonight , I 'm concerned about the next game . I 'll let that take its course . '' Sunday 's news conference came after Favre led the Vikings to a 24-21 victory over the Dallas Cowboys , going 14 for 18 with 119 yards , one touchdown and one turnover . The claims were first published by the sports website Deadspin.com , which has posted nude pictures , text and voice messages it alleges he sent to a model and former television host who worked for the New York Jets in 2008 . The Jets have given National Football League officials all the information they have regarding the incident , a team spokesman said last week . Jesse Derris , a spokesman for the Jets , told HLN 's `` Prime News '' that the team has no role in the allegations against Favre , who played one season in New York and now plays for the Minnesota Vikings . Favre , who has been married for 14 years , has had no public comment on the allegations . He signed with the Minnesota Vikings in August 2009 after emerging from retirement for the second time in as many years . Deadspin first reported in August that Favre sent text messages , left voice mails and sent pictures of himself naked from the waist down to Jenn Sterger , who worked as a sideline personality and host for the Jets at the time . It also published what it said were excerpts from the messages . Afterward , Deadspin reported that a second woman had come forward to allege that she had received other lewd messages from the quarterback and that a third woman , whom the site did not identify , had received similar messages . The site reported the two women were massage therapists hired by the Jets and identified them only by pseudonyms . Derris said the therapists were hired for two days in the team 's 2008 training camp and would not confirm whether they had any direct contact with Favre . CNN could not independently confirm whether the voice in the recordings belongs to Favre or whether he sent the notes . Sterger 's representatives have declined comment . A.J. Daulerio , Deadspin 's editor-in-chief and author of the Favre stories , told CNN last week that no one from the NFL has contacted him about an investigation into Favre . He acknowledged that third-party sources were paid for the story about Sterger and that he could not say definitively that the messages or photos the site posted came from the 41-year-old quarterback . Favre played most of his career with the Green Bay Packers , leading the team to a Super Bowl title in 1997 . He was traded to the Jets after the 2007 season .
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Vikings quarterback to meet with NFL official over conduct investigation . Meeting will not include Commissioner Roger Goodell . Favre : `` I 'll let that take its course ''
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- John Lennon would be turning 70 years old on October 9 . At first , Yoko Ono herself did n't realize the significance of that date . `` I do n't think about age so much , '' she tells `` Rolling Stone '' . `` But I was getting messages from all corners of the world : ` We 're celebrating John 's birthday as a tribute to him . ' I said , ` What is going on here ? ' It seems like with 70 , there 's an explosion -LSB- of sentiment -RSB- . '' Over the next two months , Lennon 's birthday will be commemorated with tribute concerts , reissues , a new documentary , the annual lighting of Ono 's Imagine Peace light tower , even an Ono-Lady Gaga summit . Why is all this happening now ? `` The reason has to do with the social climate , with wanting some of John 's energy , power and conviction , '' says Ono . Here are some of the highlights . Documentary on the New York Years . `` LENNONYC , '' which premiered at the New York Film Festival September 25 and will debut on PBS November 22 , focuses exclusively on the last decade of Lennon 's life , from the time he and Ono moved to New York in 1971 until his death in 1980 . `` New York offered him a chance to disconnect from the shackles of the Beatles , '' says director Michael Epstein . `` It allowed him to be John Lennon and not Beatle John . It offered simple freedoms , like going to Burger King and buying a Whopper , which he liked to do . '' The film explores Lennon 's immersion in the city 's downtown arts scene and his raucous rock & roll work with Elephant 's Memory , as well as the depression that followed the critical drubbing of his `` Some Time in New York City '' album and 1972 Madison Square Garden concert -LRB- which is seen here in newly restored footage -RRB- . It also covers his `` lost weekend '' in Los Angeles , reconciliation with Ono and the creation of `` Double Fantasy '' . Epstein says Ono had to stop and start several times while talking about Lennon 's death , but she gave her blessing to the film nonetheless . `` It 's ` Gim me Some Truth , ' as John put it , so it 's fine , '' Ono says . `` Let it all hang out there . '' Photos : John & Yoko : A New York love story . Ono , Gaga , and Others to Play Los Angeles . On October 1 and 2 , Ono will revive the Plastic Ono Band , the avant-garde outfit she and Lennon started in 1969 , at the Orpheum Theater in L.A. Joining her for renditions of classic POB material will be Iggy Pop , Perry Farrell , Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth , and Lady Gaga -- who signed up after recently meeting Sean Lennon in Japan . `` Lady Gaga and I speak the same language , '' Ono says . `` I respect her . I saw her show , and it was incredible . Everyone was mesmerized . John would 've loved it . He 's like me -- he went for wild things . And she 's wild . '' `` John Lennon Signature Box '' As with last year 's Beatle reissues , Lennon 's solo catalog -- `` Plastic Ono Band , '' `` Imagine , '' `` Sometime in New York City , '' `` Mind Games , '' and `` Walls and Bridges , `` along with two albums with Yoko Ono , `` Double Fantasy '' and `` Milk and Honey '' -- has been remastered , and will be re-released on October 5 . Ono was heavily involved , according to Paul Hicks , a former Abbey Road engineer who worked on the project : `` She knows everything about the songs , and she knows exactly how John 's vocals should sound . '' For Ono , though , the experience was unexpectedly difficult . `` I thought it was going to be fine -- listening to John 's songs has been a routine thing for me for the last 30 years , '' she says . `` But this time , maybe because I listened to all of them , it was very hard , emotionally hard . ` I 'm Losing You ' -- that really hit me . '' `` Double Fantasy '' will also be packaged with a special `` Stripped Down '' edition , featuring bare-boned versions of the original tracks . `` John 's voice is right up there , and it 's so beautiful , '' Ono says . `` His diction was very unique . It 's like listening to a Shakespearean actor . It choked me up . I wanted to tell him but he was n't here , and that really upset me . '' For fans , a box set , `` Gim me Some Truth '' , will be particularly enticing ; a bonus disc includes previously unreleased home recordings of songs from 1970 's volcanic `` Plastic Ono Band '' -LRB- `` God , '' `` I Found Out , '' `` Mother , '' `` Love '' -RRB- along with other tracks from his subsequent records . Top ten Beatles songs of all time . `` Nowhere Boy film '' This independently-made U.K. movie takes an unexpected focus : It 's a biopic concerned solely with Lennon 's teenage years in Liverpool . The film , which is based on a memoir by Lennon 's half sister Julia , hinges on the relationship between the future Beatle ; his guardian , Aunt Mimi ; and his free-spirited mother , Julia , who abandoned Lennon at four and then reappeared when he was 15 . `` It 's a love triangle that happens to be about John Lennon , '' says director Sam Taylor-Wood . `` There were two strong women then -- and that -LSB- dynamic -RSB- played out throughout his life . '' Ono 's Iceland Celebrations . On October 9 , Ono will preside over the annual lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower -- 15 searchlights pointed skyward -- on an island off ReykjavÌk , Iceland . She 'll also present LennonOno Grant for Peace awards to four recipients -- authors Michael Pollan and Alice Walker , public health advocate Barbara Kowalcyk , and documentary filmmaker Josh Fox -- whose work is `` based on their courage and commitment to peace , truth , and human rights . '' To cap it off , she 'll give a special Plastic Ono Band performance with a lineup that will include her son Sean along with Cornelius , Yuka Honda , and other members of the current POB . The show will be dedicated to Lennon , who once asked Ono to turn her conceptual idea for a light tower -LRB- from her book `` Grapefruit '' -RRB- into an actual sculpture . `` John invited me over and said , ' I want this in my backyard , ' '' she recalls . `` And I said , ` This is just an idea . ' But for him , it was real . He was the first person who picked up on that concept . '' Rockers Cover Lennon in Concert . Jackson Browne , Patti Smith , Cyndi Lauper , Aimee Mann , and Shelby Lynne will be among the musicians participating in a Lennon tribute concert on November 12 at New York 's Beacon Theatre . The proceeds will benefit the Playing for Change Foundation , which brings music education programs to impoverished communities around the world . The show will feature covers of songs from throughout Lennon 's entire career -- `` It 'll be all John , '' says organizer Mark Johnson . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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John Lennon would be turning 70 years old on October 9 . Celebrations will include a documentary on his years in New York . Lady Gaga will be performing with Yoko Ono at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles .
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-LRB- Rolling Stone -RRB- -- Neil Young has announced on Facebook that his new album will be called `` Le Noise , '' and that it will be released on CD , vinyl and iTunes on September 28th . In late November it will then become available on Blu-Ray , and in the form of an iPhone and iPad app . `` The app will be free , '' Young wrote . `` It gives you an interactive album cover . Forgive my use of the word ` album . ' I am old school . When you buy the songs/movies from I-tunes they show up in your APP . '' Young and producer Daniel Lanois recorded the album in a Los Angeles mansion earlier this year . `` We cut a couple of solo acoustic songs , but the rest is very electric , '' Lanois told Rolling Stone last month . `` There 's no band , but I got in there with my sonics . There 's nothing else out there like it . '' Young previewed many of the tracks on his recent solo theater tour . You can to see his performance of `` Hitchhiker , '' at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville , here . Young first performed the autobiographical tune -- which features a list of the drugs he has ingested over the decades -- on the 1992 `` Harvest Moon '' tour . Neil Young also took to the web recently to address negative fan comments on the popular Neil Young fansite Thrasher 's Wheat . -LRB- The site 's commenters have complained about Young 's ticket prices , charity work with Tyson Foods , and that he has n't played with Crazy Horse for years . -RRB- . `` This is the most respected site on the net for this type of activity , '' Young wrote about Thrasher 's Wheat on his own web site . `` Let me take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in what I am doing , '' he continued , addressing the site 's operators . `` There is always negativity with any internet endeavour . Now it has perhaps worn you down . It is alright to say goodbye ... Whether you choose to continue or just hang it up and get on with your life is up to you . '' Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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`` Le Noise '' will be released on CD , vinyl and iTunes on September 28th . It will later become available on Blu-Ray and in the form of an iPhone and iPad app . Young recorded the album in a Los Angeles mansion earlier this year .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Yemeni court Monday sentenced to death one of the leaders of the terrorist group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula , Yemen 's state-run news agency reported . Prior to his capture , trial and sentencing , Saleh al-Shawsh had been one of the three most wanted members of the group , an arm of Osama bin Laden 's broader terrorist organization formed last year . The Specialized Criminal Court in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa sentenced al-Shawsh after finding him guilty of killing Yemeni soldiers and attacking oil installations and security checkpoints in the province of Hadramout , reported Saba , the Middle Eastern nation 's state-run news agency . Referring to al-Shawsh as a member of an `` armed gang , '' the report said that the incidents he was involved in occurred between 2007 and 2010 . Yemen has become a main battleground for al Qaeda , with the government carrying out air strikes and a ground campaign against the group this weekend . President Barack Obama 's counterterrorism adviser , John Brennan , met the president of Yemen a month ago to discuss al Qaeda and U.S. support for Yemen , the U.S. Embassy announced at the time . Brennan delivered a letter to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh affirming U.S. support for Yemen , the embassy said . The Obama administration is considering adding armed CIA drones to help fight the increasing threat of al Qaeda in Yemen , a U.S. official said in August . A U.S. counterterrorism official told CNN that the administration recognizes that `` not enough is being done in Yemen '' to meet the growing challenge posed by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula . Al Qaeda activity in Yemen grabbed the attention of the West with the Christmas Day attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines trans-Atlantic flight as it approached Detroit , Michigan . The suspect , Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab , who has pleaded not guilty to six federal terrorism charges , was reportedly trained and armed in Yemen . Yemen has launched at least two offensives against the group since then , including one this weekend . `` Yemen 's security forces have been in engaged in a ground and air campaign for two days in Abyan province against al Qaeda , '' a government official told CNN Sunday . CNN is not naming the official , who is not authorized to speak to the press about the campaign . The official said the battle is fierce and bloody and is part of a larger low-intensity conflict with al Qaeda in the region . The campaign follows `` an attempt by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to kill the governor and junior regional security officials this past week , '' the official said . At least six militants have been killed , the official said , as airstrikes -- which began Saturday and continued on Sunday -- targeted militant gatherings in the province 's Lawdar and Moudeya districts . `` Western embassies in Sana'a were put on high security alert -- especially the British and American embassies , '' the official said , referring to Yemen 's capital . `` The government of Yemen has increased security outside those embassies and they were heavily fortified in fears of AQAP retaliation . '' Tribesmen from Abyan province are supporting the provincial governor after al Qaeda members killed his brother in an ambush aimed at assassinating the governor himself , the official said . Saturday night , two suicide bombers were killed after their vehicle , which was rigged with explosives , attempted to ram a military motorcade in Moudeya , the official said . The car exploded after Yemeni forces shot at the suspicious vehicle with high-caliber machine guns . On Friday , the Interior Ministry offered a reward of 20 million Yemeni riyal -LRB- about U.S. $ 100,000 -RRB- for information leading to the capture of eight suspected members of al Qaeda in Yemen . The nation 's official Saba news agency identified the eight , urging the public to cooperate and warning citizens not to shelter any of the suspects . And a wanted al Qaeda in Yemen member turned himself in to Saudi Arabian authorities on Friday , Saudi Arabia 's official Saudi Press Agency reported , citing a security spokesman at the country 's Ministry of Interior . The statement added that the man , Jaber bin Jibran bin Ali al-Afifi , a former Guantanamo Bay detainee , had rejoined al Qaeda in Yemen after he had returned from captivity . In the past week , al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is suspected of being behind three separate attacks that have killed at least two Yemeni security officials , according to a government official . Last week also saw the release of an audio recording purported to be from Qassim al-Rimi -LRB- also known as Abu Hurira al-Sanaei -RRB- , the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula , that was posted on radical militant websites . The speaker promised that Yemen 's President Saleh would be punished `` for his crimes '' and announced that a new army would rid the country of `` crusaders and apostates . '' CNN could not verify the authenticity of the recording . CNN 's Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report .
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Saleh al-Shawsh was one of the most wanted militants in Yemen . He is purported to be a member of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula . Yemen is a major al Qaeda battleground . Washington recently underscored its support for Yemen .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley was found dead Monday afternoon in a Colorado home . Authorities said it appeared McKinley died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound . He was 23 . `` Deputies discovered a male in the second-floor master bedroom of the home and determined that male was deceased , '' the Arapahoe County sheriff 's department said in a statement . `` Although the death of Mr. McKinley appears to be the result of a self-inflicted gunshot , the investigation into this matter ... is ongoing . '' Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels will speak to the media Tuesday about McKinley 's death . McKinley was selected by the Broncos in the fifth round -LRB- 141st overall -RRB- of the 2009 NFL draft from the University of South Carolina , where he set the school records for receptions . He attended South Cobb High School in Austell , Georgia . He played in eight games with the Broncos as a rookie , but was placed on injured reserve before the start of the 2010 season after suffering a knee injury , according to the team . `` Everyone with the Broncos is shocked and saddened by the loss of Kenny McKinley , '' Broncos President and CEO Pat Bowlen said in a statement on the Broncos ' website . `` He was part of the Broncos family and will be greatly missed by our organization . My most heartfelt condolences go out to Kenny 's family and friends . '' Read more about pro athletes and depression on SI.com . McKinley is at least the third Bronco to have died since 2007 . Cornerback Darrent Williams , 24 , was fatally shot near downtown Denver , Colorado , on January 1 , 2007 . Running back Damien Nash , 24 , died after collapsing at a charity basketball game later that winter . McDaniels , the Broncos coach , called the death tragic . `` Kenny had a promising future on the football field , but more importantly , he was a great teammate whose smile and personality could light up the room . This is a tragic loss for our football team , and his family is in all of our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time , '' McDaniels said .
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Kenny McKinley is found dead Monday afternoon . The Denver Broncos president says the team is shocked . McKinley is at least the third member of the team to die since 2007 .
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-LRB- InStyle.com -RRB- -- When `` The Mary Tyler Moore Show '' premiered on September 19 , 1970 , it was almost revolutionary : the first television series focused on an independent -LRB- read : unmarried -RRB- career girl . And Mary 's wardrobe was a little bit revolutionary too -- working women across the country were quick to copy her colorful dresses and wide-legged pantsuits . To celebrate the iconic program 's fortieth anniversary , InStyle takes a look back at five fashionable TV shows -- and characters -- that have influenced women 's at-work style . `` The Mary Tyler Moore Show '' Mary Richards lived in wintry Minneapolis and therefore had no shortage of cute cold-weather staples , including double-breasted coats , knee-high boots , and that famous blue tam . But it was her 70s work-wear that most women sought : colorful scarves , two-piece suits , and bright , office-appropriate dresses . See all 10 shows that influenced women 's at-work wardrobes . `` Dynasty '' Okay , so the Carrington women were n't exactly your typical 9-to-5ers . Nevertheless , the big-shouldered , wasp-waisted creations worn by oil mogul Alexis -LRB- Joan Collins -RRB- and her longtime rival Krystle -LRB- Linda Evans -RRB- were popular enough with fans that the show spawned a signature fashion line , `` The Dynasty Collection '' which was designed by the show 's costumer , Nolan Miller . `` Ally McBeal '' In 1998 , shortly after the show 's first season finale , Ally McBeal 's disembodied head appeared on the cover of Time magazine along with the question , `` Is Feminism Dead ? '' Despite the conclusions reached by that article -LRB- is it really fair to compare a fictional character to activists and thinkers like Susan B. Anthony and Gloria Steinem ? -RRB- , women do owe something to the flighty young lawyer played by Calista Flockhart : She almost singlehandedly made the workplace safe for bare legs , freeing us from the tyranny of mandatory pantyhose . InStyle.com : Fall 's top trends for the office . `` Sex and the City '' The amount of money that Carrie -LRB- Sarah Jessica Parker -RRB- , a freelance writer , spent on shoes was so improbable that it eventually became a plot point ; her clothes only got more prohibitively expensive as the show went on . Still , `` Sex and the City `` had an enormous impact on regular women 's style : Aside from all of those quickly knocked off -LRB- and forgotten -RRB- nameplate necklaces and oversized faux corsages , the ladies ' willingness to play with fashion inspired legions . InStyle.com : See Carrie Bradshaw 's best looks ever . `` Mad Men '' It 's set in the early 1960s , but the best ensembles on `` Mad Men '' for example , almost anything worn by Joan -LRB- Christina Hendricks -RRB- would look chic , virtually unaltered , in today 's offices . In fact , the show has heavily influenced fashion in the four years it 's been on the air . This fall 's runways were dominated by richly colored dresses , circle skirts and camel coats , straight from the `` Mad Men '' era . InStyle.com : See Mad Men 's mod season 4 style . Want more ? Check out the other shows that influenced women 's at-work wardrobes , only on InStyle.com ! Get a FREE TRIAL issue of InStyle - CLICK HERE ! Copyright © 2010 Time Inc. . All rights reserved .
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InStyle takes a look back at five fashionable TV shows . The `` Mary Tyler Moore Show '' brought colorful scarves , two-piece suits and bright dresses . `` Sex and the City '' made a major impact on women 's willingness to play with style .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- For decades they have been showered with abuse from almost every corner of the football ground ; from managers , players and fans alike . But it seems that Scottish referees have blown the whistle and decided that enough is enough . Next weekend officials from the Scottish Premier League -LRB- SPL -RRB- have voted to stage a walkout in protest at what they see as an unacceptable level of abuse they have received in recent months , abuse that they believe has threatened their safety . The Scottish Football Association -LRB- SFA -RRB- immediately vowed to avert the planned action with president George Peat calling the referees ' decision `` a sad day for Scottish football . '' He told reporters : `` We will do everything we possibly can to broker a deal before the weekend because it 's obviously important that officials are on duty . `` We do not condone the strike but we must sympathize with the grievances of the referees . It 's built up until they could take no more . `` The behavior of some people in recent weeks has tarnished the image of Scottish football . It has demeaned the game . The climate of inference , innuendo and conspiracy theories must stop . '' There have also been reports of referees receiving death threats and being abused in the street by supporters . Last week , the Scottish National Party 's sport spokesman , MP Pete Wishart , suggested SPL referees should be forced to declare which team they support , an idea backed by Celtic chairman John Reid . Celtic have been at the forefront of the debate , with Reid last week calling for the resignation of referee Dougie McDonald after a controversial incident during the club 's 2-1 victory at Dundee United on October 17 . McDonald reversed his decision to award Celtic a penalty after claiming his assistant Steve Craven had alerted him to the mistake . But McDonald later admitted that it was he alone who overturned the decision and was warned by the SFA as a result . Reid was quoted as saying : `` If the SFA had any sense of their own integrity , they should look at it again . His position is completely untenable . The SFA 's position on this issue is also untenable . '' At his press conference Peat called Reid 's remarks `` unhelpful '' and insinuated Celtic 's behavior over the past few weeks had contributed to the referees ' decision to strike . Peat said he hoped the strike would be called off but admitted that the SFA would look at bringing officials in from other parts of the UK in a bid to ensure this weekend 's matches go ahead .
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Scotland 's top referees vote to go on strike after their integrity is questioned by clubs . Officials have come in for sustained criticism from top flight clubs in recent weeks . SFA president George Peat called it a `` sad day for Scottish football '' Celtic last week called for the resignation of referee Dougie McDonald .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- India 's women claimed an historic gold medal in the 4x400m relay at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Tuesday , as women 's 100m champion Osayemi Oludamola was officially stripped of her title . A packed Jawarhalal Nehru Stadium witnessed India 's women collect their first-ever track gold , shocking race favorites Nigeria and England in the process . But India 's joy was tempered by the confirmation that Nigerian Oludamola was formally disqualified after testing positive for the banned stimulant methylhexanamine . That decision resulted in Natasha Mayers of St Vincent and The Grenadines , who herself served a two-year drug ban from 2005 , being promoted to the gold medal position with England 's Kathryn Endacott taking silver and Bertille Atangana of Cameroon awarded the bronze . And Nigeria were hit with more doping controversy on Tuesday when 24-year-old Oludamola 's teammate , Samuel Okon , also tested positive for the same substance following his sixth position in the men 's 110m hurdles . Elsewhere on the track , Kenya completed their domination of the distance races with world champion Vivian Cheruiyot winning the women 's 5,000 m and Silas Kiplagat taking the men 's 1,500 m. Those results meant Kenya won eight out of the 10 races over 800m with Ugandan Moses Kipsiro taking the other two -- the men 's 5,000 m and 10,000 m. England won the men 's 4x100m relay gold medal ahead of Jamaica , with India claiming bronze , while England 's women also secured sprint relay gold , with Ghana and India completing the podium . And Australia won the final track event , the men 's 4x400m relay , ahead of Kenya and England . In the other field events , Nigeria 's Tosin Oke leapt 17.16 m to win the men 's triple jump while Australia won the men 's javelin -LRB- Jarrod Bannister -RRB- and women 's pole vault -LRB- Alana Boyd -RRB- . On a great day for India , the hosts also defeated England 5-4 on penalties to reach the men 's hockey final for the first time in their history , after they had fought back from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 . India are now through to meet three-time winners Australia in the final on Thursday . New Zealand won a record fourth consecutive gold in rugby sevens , defeating rivals Australia 24-17 in a tight final . South Africa beat England 17-14 in the bronze medal match . Meanwhile , Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie won his third gold of the Games , and ninth of his career , after he and compatriot Reuben Ross won the men 's 3m springboard synchro title . The current medals table sees Australia well clear on 68 golds , with India on 32 and England back in third place on 30 .
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India 's women made Commonwealth history in the 4x400m relay in New Delhi . The victory gave the host nation their first-ever women 's track gold medal . Women 's 100m champion Osayemi Oludamola is officially stripped of her title . Fellow-Nigerian , 110m hurdler Samuel Okon , also tests positive for banned stimulant .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- We watch more than 2 billion YouTube videos every day , but let 's admit it -- we 're usually viewing a top 25 clip , a video forwarded by a friend or an old standby like David After Dentist -LRB- some of those 66 million views must be repeats -RRB- . But what happens to the gazillion other videos that are uploaded to YouTube only to languish in obscurity ? The sheer volume of stuff on YouTube -- 24 hours of video are uploaded to the site every minute -- means that for every breakaway , million-view hit , there are thousands of clips that almost nobody ever sees . Luckily , we now have Zero Views , a new blog that scrapes the bottom of the YouTube barrel for the most entertainingly awful clips . At the time they were discovered on YouTube and re-posted , each of these videos had attracted literally zero views . Watch the clip `` Aw yo , listen , '' of a bandana-covered teen doing a Macarena/hip-hop solo boogie in his bedroom to Middle Eastern dance music . Admire the 23 seconds of `` Do n't give her no meat , '' featuring pet hamsters sharing a meal with a family at the dinner table . With new videos posted daily , Zero Views videos remind us how boring , mundane and disgusting some people can be -- something that 's easily forgotten if all you watch is popular videos . Zero Views democratizes the online platform . At worst , it 's a place to get a laugh , or maybe feel better about your own awkward attempts at YouTube fame . At best , it gives equal footing to all of us -- even people who , measured solely by online viewership , nobody cares about . If you need to cleanse your video-watching palate afterwards , watch the `` 100 GREATEST HITS OF YOUTUBE IN 4 MINUTES '' a clever compilation of skateboard wipeouts , cute babies and keyboard-playing cats . It 's gotten more than 7 million views . But after spending some time with Zero Views , the popular videos may seem a little less real .
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Zero Views is a new website that scrapes the bottom of the YouTube barrel . The site 's videos remind us how disgusting or boring some people can be . Zero Views gathers mundane clips that , as of their posting , had attracted no viewers .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Hoping to quell growing concerns in Congress about enhanced security procedures for airline passengers , top administration officials who oversee airport security went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to explain the new methods and why they are needed . The closed , nearly two-hour briefing for congressional staff members included a detailed explanation of new advanced imaging technology that has sparked outrage from some passengers because it captures an image of their bodies through their clothing . Also , Transportation Security Administration officials demonstrated the invasive pat downs required for passengers who either refuse a full body scan or who need a follow-up inspection after an image is taken . `` I feel bad for the girl they put in front of 50 people when they were doing a pat down , '' said one Republican senate staff member about the female TSA employee who was part of the demonstration , reflecting the concerns of many passengers about being touched in their private areas by security agents . However , a Democratic staffer who was there said it was all very professional . `` I do n't think there was an emotional reaction one way or another , '' the aide said . `` They explained -- based on what we know and what the threat is -- we think this is the best way to mitigate the risks . '' Another aide , who refused to say if he was a Democrat or a Republican , said the briefing would help lawmakers `` understand the difference between a standard pat down and a more rigorous one . '' A Department of Homeland Security undersecretary and two TSA assistant administrators conducted the briefing , the second of two such meetings on Capitol Hill this week . The security agency set up the briefings after being `` deluged '' by calls for more information from congressional offices , which were themselves getting questions from angry and confused constituents , according to an administration official who asked not to be identified because he was n't authorized to speak about the closed briefing . `` Folks are getting a lot of concern from the constituents and they just want to be able to answer phone calls that they get at their offices , '' said the official , who described the session as `` a very grown-up exchange of questions and answers . '' One Democratic aide said the TSA 's effort to boost security has become a public relations problem because images of the tough new procedures are disturbing to many people . `` It 's always tough for the government to get their side of the story out compared to how quickly someone with YouTube video , Facebook , Twitter , all those things , can . For all the things they are trying to do to get the word out , one single isolated incident gets a lot more press than all the efforts they 're trying to do , '' the aide said . Two GOP aides who spoke to CNN complained that despite the briefing being labeled by Transportation Security Administration as `` SSI '' -- containing `` security sensitive information '' -- staffers were not required to show identification when they arrived . They simply signed an attendance sheet that was passed around . `` They have no clue who was in there , '' one of the Republican aides said .
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Session provides information for members of Congress to tell concerned constituents . The TSA is holding two such briefings to explain the new procedures . Passenger complaints raise questions that the enhanced pat down goes too far .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Englishman John Parry holds a one-stroke halfway lead at the Austrian Open in Atzenbrugg . The 23-year-old carded a bogey-free five-under-par 67 to lie on eight-under-par after 36 holes . U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell -LRB- 68 -RRB- Spain 's Jose Manuel Lara -LRB- 71 -RRB- and Pelle Edberg of Sweden -LRB- 68 -RRB- head the chasing pack . `` It 's a bit early to be looking at leaderboards -- we 're only in the second round , '' Parry told the official European Tour website . `` It is a lead , though , so I 'm happy going into the weekend in front . I 'd always prefer to be in the lead than not . '' Parry is hoping a good result in Austria will help secure his place on next year 's Tour . He currently lies 117th in the Race to Dubai , with only the leading 115 retaining their playing cards for 2011 . Lara -LRB- 130th -RRB- and Pellberg -LRB- 114th -RRB- are also battling to be on Tour next season , with a victory here certain to secure their place . Meanwhile , McDowell is playing in his final event before turning out for Europe in the Ryder Cup and the Northern Irishman is bang in contention after posting four birdies in his first five holes . And fellow-Celtic Manor teammate Miguel Angel Jimenez is also not far off the pace after posting a 68 to lie four strokes behind . Overnight leader George Coetzee of South Africa was in contention coming to the 16th hole , but he found water twice off the tee for a quadruple bogey eight and eventually carded a 76 to lie five strokes off the pace .
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Englishman John Parry holds a one-stroke halfway lead at the Austrian Open . The 23-year-old cards a bogey-free five-under-par 67 to lie on eight-under-par . U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell -LRB- 68 -RRB- is among three players in second . Overnight leader George Coetzee of South Africa fell away after a five-over 76 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- If you 're part of the nearly 40 percent of Americans who are independent or centrist , it 's easy to feel frustrated and politically homeless . As activists rally around the most polarizing figures in both parties , we need to play offense from the center and organize across party lines . To that end , I 've compiled two lists of centrist candidates -- six Republicans and five Democrats -- in competitive elections this fall . Their success or failure will say a lot about the strength of the center after a season of RINO hunting and DINO hunting -LRB- that 's `` Republican In Name Only '' and `` Democat in Name Only '' -RRB- , and it will indicate the chances of a constructive Congress in the year to come . You 'll notice that each list reflects candidates running outside their party 's geographic base -- Republicans in the Northeast and Pacific Coast , Democrats in the Mountain West and South . Neither group of candidates can afford to be captive to its party 's special interests , and so it exerts its independence . These are the kind of candidates who keep the two-party system flourishing in states that otherwise would revert to one-party rule and reinforce regional red vs. blue stereotypes . They are also the kind of candidates our country is going to rely on , after the elections are over and it 's actually time to govern . Government can not be a warfare of interests , and neither party has a monopoly on good ideas or good people . We need to define the common ground that exists and then build on it . Hyper-partisanship is hurting our country because it is stopping us from uniting to solve the serious challenges we face . And here 's an open secret : The centrists in both parties often agree more on issues than they do with extreme members of their own party . Whether that ultimately results in a third party will be seen down the line , but I know that a centrist coalition will be essential in Congress to bridge close divides and to allow common-ground decisions . Two quick notes : I almost never used the word `` moderate , '' because it connotes a mushy middle that splits the difference on every issue . The word `` centrist '' better communicates the decisiveness , principle and sense of responsibility that I believe the position can contain . Second , I 'm an independent rather than a Democrat or Republican , and later in the week , I 'll publish a column looking at some of the independent candidates running this year . In the meantime , take in this list of stand-out centrist candidates from both parties and across the country in 2010 . Republicans . Meg Whitman , California . Yes , this self-funded GOP nominee for governor has spent an unprecedented amount money to remain competitive as a Republican in the Golden State . She is in many ways a classic centrist : fiscally conservative but liberal on social issues and committed to the politics of problem solving . She 's betting that her CEO experience at the head of eBay will help her in tough but inevitable negotiations with public sector unions and restore this great but troubled state to fiscal sanity . Mark Kirk , Illinois . He should be a GOP hero this election cycle : a Republican with a more than fighting chance to take President Obama 's Senate seat . He 's got fiscal conservative credentials as the first member of the House Appropriations Committee to renounce earmarks . He was a Naval Reservist . But he was opposed by Rush Limbaugh and other conservative opinion makers in the GOP primary largely because he is pro-choice and the co-chairman of the centrist Tuesday Group in the House . Nonetheless , he 's running neck-and-neck to win in November , and if he wins , he will be a major player in the constructive center of the Senate for decades to come . Chris Dudley , Oregon . This former NBA star is giving former Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber a run for his money . Dudley ca n't convincingly be painted as a far-right zealot -- he 's pro-choice and pro-environment as well as pushing a pro-business agenda . Oregon has a mail-in only ballot , so the election in this Pacific Northwest jewel is already well under way . Robert Ehrlich , Maryland . He established a more than 60 percent approval rating as a Republican governor in Maryland -LRB- his lieutenant governor was Michael Steele -RRB- before the Democratic tidal wave of 2006 swept him out of office . Now , he 's back in a rematch with the man who beat him , former Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley . He 's been a businessman and a congressman , championing some of the toughest anti-crime and innovative environmental initiatives in the country . Nan Hayworth , New York . She does n't represent Carl Paladino 's Republican Party , but she 's a return to the NY GOP of Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki . This upstate doctor and small-businesswoman is pro-choice and is running for Congress against Democratic incumbent John Hall . It 's a Republican-leaning swing district that went narrowly for George W. Bush in 2004 and Obama in 2008 . Hayworth 's running a few points up against Hall , but she 'll have to get past the drag of Paladino at the top of her ticket . Charlie Bass , New Hampshire . The centrist standard-bearer lost his congressional seat in the Democratic sweep of 2006 , and now he 's aiming for a return . He had the guts to push for Tom DeLay 's removal as party leader in 2005 after the scandals involving imprisoned lobbyist Jack Abramoff . He 's been a charter member of Republican Majority for Choice , Republicans for Environmental Protection and a former director of the Republican Main Street Partnership . Democrats . John Hickenlooper , Colorado . This popular mayor of Denver is narrowly leading in polls to take the helm of this center-right state as governor in a three-way race against immigration hardliner Tom Tancredo and GOP nominee Dan Maes . Hickenlooper , an entrepreneur and owner of a local microbrewery , got national attention this year for an ad featuring him taking a shower as a way of washing off all the `` mud '' from negative campaigns . Gabrielle Giffords , Arizona . This `` Blue Dog '' Democrat won Jim Kolbe 's vacated congressional seat in 2006 and was re-elected in 2008 despite home-state hero John McCain running for president . She 's pro-choice , pro-gun and pro-energy independence . Her husband is the only active-duty military spouse in Congress . Jack Spratt , South Carolina . This old-school budget hawk was one of the leaders of the 1990s budget compromises in Congress that brought the country from deficit to surplus under Clinton and Gingrich . He 's facing a predictably tough House race in a red state like South Carolina this year , but the nation is going to need his experience to get out of its fiscal hole , given the likelihood of divided government again . He 's been appointed to the bipartisan Deficit Reduction Commission , which is set to release its report in December . Blanche Lincoln , Arkansas . This centrist senator is facing the longest odds of anyone on this list in her re-election bid against Republican congressman John Boozman . Critics say she 's alienated her base . Lincoln responds that her fight against the labor unions that pumped $ 1 million into a primary campaign to unseat her because of her opposition to bailouts and the public option shows her independence from party labels in a state that is increasingly conservative . Michael Bennet , Colorado . The nominee to replace Ken Salazar in the Senate was always a tough fit for Colorado -- a former investment banker turned superintendent of the Denver public school system . In this , his first campaign for public office , he 's already fended off a well-financed primary challenge backed by labor unions from a former state legislative leader , who argued that Bennet had n't been liberal enough in Washington . Now he 's locked in a surprisingly tight race against Tea Party favorite Ken Buck , who was expected to be comfortably ahead at this stage of the campaign . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of John P. Avlon .
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John Avlon says in polarized political climate , centrists offer best shot at actual governing . Centrists from both sides of aisle agree more with each other than extremists in own party , he says . He offers 11 candidates who will close partisan divides , find common ground .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Drug Enforcement Agency wants people around the country to raid their medicine cabinets this week and get rid of any old or unused prescriptions that may still be lying around . But instead of throwing them in the toilet or trash can , the DEA wants people to bring them to one of more than 3,400 sites this Saturday for safe disposal . It 's part of a campaign called National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aimed at preventing increased pill abuse and theft . `` The National Prescription Drug Take-Back campaign will provide a safe way for Americans to dispose of their unwanted prescription drugs , '' DEA Acting Administrator Michele Leonhart said in a statement . `` This effort symbolizes DEA 's commitment to halting the disturbing rise in addiction caused by their misuse and abuse . '' Medicines in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion , misuse , and abuse , the DEA says , adding that studies show a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family , friends , and the home medicine cabinet . Many Americans also do n't know how to dispose of their unused medicine away , the DEA says . Flushing it down the toilet and throwing it away are both potential safety and health hazards , it says . `` Prescription drug abuse is the nation 's fastest-growing drug problem , and take-back events like this one are an indispensable tool for reducing the threat that the diversion and abuse of these drugs pose to public health , '' said Gil Kerlikowske , director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy . `` The federal , state , and local collaboration represented in this initiative is key in our national efforts to reduce pharmaceutical drug diversion and abuse . '' The Take-Back Day event , which is free , takes place Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. People who want to get rid of their prescription medicines can log onto the DEA website to find their local drop-off sites .
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Drug Enforcement Agency launches National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day . It aims to get rid of drugs safely and prevent pill abuse and theft . Prescription drug abuse is the nation 's fastest-growing drug problem .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- England striker Wayne Rooney has changed his mind and signed a new five-year contract at English Premier League side Manchester United , the club announced Friday . Rooney said on Wednesday that he wanted to leave the Manchester giants , after complaining they lacked ambition , but has now agreed a deal which ties him to Old Trafford until at least June 2015 . The shock development comes after a day of talks Thursday between manager Alex Ferguson , the club 's chief executive David Gill and Rooney 's representatives . Ferguson , admitted he had been `` shocked and disappointed '' that his star forward wanted to leave the club , but said the club would now `` get behind '' Rooney after his change of heart . How CNN pundit correctly predicted U-turn . Rooney , who has struggled for form this season after lackluster displays for England in their dismal World Cup campaign , explained his jaw-dropping U-turn . `` In the last couple of days , I have talked to the manager and the owners and they have convinced me this is where I belong , '' he told the club 's official website . `` I said on Wednesday the manager is a genius and it is his belief and support that have convinced me to stay . `` I 'm signing a new deal in the absolute belief that the management , coaching staff , board and owners are totally committed to making sure United maintains its proud winning history -- which is the reason I joined the club in the first place . '' Ferguson was delighted he had persuaded Rooney to stay after he looked set to exit Old Trafford in the January transfer window . Ferguson shows his genius in Rooney affair . `` Sometimes , when you 're in a club , it can be hard to realize just how big it is and it takes something like the events of the last few days to make you understand . I think Wayne now understands what a great club Manchester United is , '' he said . `` I 'm pleased he has accepted the challenge to guide the younger players and establish himself as one of United 's great players . It shows character and belief in what we stand for . `` I 'm sure everyone involved with the club will now get behind Wayne and show him the support he needs to produce the performances we know he is capable of . '' United urge fans to be patient over Rooney . Rooney , who injured his troublesome ankle in training Tuesday , will be out of action for up to three weeks , and could make his return against arch-rivals Manchester City . A move to cash-rich City looked the most likely as Rooney decided his future , a prospect which angered fans of the Red Devils who protested outside the striker 's Cheshire home on Thursday night . Little did they know that Rooney had changed his mind , after the club had put out a holding statement earlier in the evening , urging fans to show patience . The 24-year-old 's original deal was due to run out at the end of next season , but his agent Paul Stretford told United on August 14 that Rooney wanted to leave the club he joined from Everton in 2004 . Ferguson eventually broke the news of Rooney 's apparent departure only last Tuesday after intense media speculation .
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Wayne Rooney signs new five-year contract at Manchester United . Rooney changes his mind after saying he wanted to leave the Premier League giants . Rooney says United manager Alex Ferguson had persuaded him to stay . England striker will be sidelined for up to three weeks with an ankle injury .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It 's a cottage industry lately . One week we led with CNN President Jon Klein being relieved of his duties . Another week it was Rick Sanchez getting the boot for his remarks about Jews . On Sunday , we 'll look at NPR 's decision to ax Juan Williams over remarks about Muslims that he made on Fox News . This is not shaping up as a left-right slugfest . While Fox has practically declared war on National Public Radio , many liberals from Salon editor Joan Walsh to CNN contributor Donna Brazile to Whoopi Goldberg of `` The View '' criticized the radio network for axing Williams . It did n't help that NPR chief executive Vivian Schiller suggested he was seeing a psychiatrist . She later apologized . I 've known Juan since he was at The Washington Post , and his unpredictable views have a tendency to tick people off . He 's an African-American who got roasted by the liberal black community for backing Clarence Thomas against Anita Hill 's allegations . The decision to dump Williams , in my view , has as much to do with his Fox News connection as his admission that he gets nervous when he sees people in Muslim garb on his plane . I find those remarks unsettling , but do they constitute a firing offense ? We 'll tackle that question with the Chicago Tribune 's Clarence Page , CBS 's Chip Reid and commentator S.E. Cupp . We 'll also discuss the latest tensions between Republican candidates and the press . I 'll also have a wide-ranging conversation about politics and culture with New York Times columnist Frank Rich . Plus , how did Jon Stewart land President Obama as a guest , and is his upcoming Washington rally an appeal to moderation or sheer entertainment ? Time magazine critic James Poniewozik will join that discussion . That 's the lineup -- at least , if no one gets fired between now and Sunday morning .
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Howard Kurtz is the host of CNN 's `` Reliable Sources '' on Sundays . NPR fired Juan Williams after he admitted he gets nervous seeing Muslims on his plane . Other high-profile journalists have been fired recently for expressing opinions . Kurtz : Decision to dump Williams has as much to do with Fox News connection as statements .
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Berlin , Germany -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Germany has indefinitely closed off access to the general public to the cupola and the rooftop terrace of the Reichstag parliament building , the parliament 's press office said Monday . Accredited groups of visitors can still access the building , as can visitors to the restaurant on the roof . A cupola is a dome-like accent , normally located on the top of a building . The Reichstag cupola is multi-storied providing views of the Berlin landscape and also the main hall of parliament below . The German Bundestag is the only parliament building in the world to house a public restaurant , according to its operators . The press office said access to the building was limited due to security reasons , but did not elaborate . On Saturday , German police denied a news report that said terrorists may have been planning a strike on the parliament building , saying no specific attack threat exists . `` We have no firm lead on a specific location of a potential attack , or names or groups , '' said Joerg Ziercke , head of the Federal Criminal Police Office . Der Spiegel , a German weekly magazine , reported earlier Saturday that members and associates of al Qaeda were planning an attack on the building in Berlin . The building is a top tourist destination . The magazine did not identify its sources , which reportedly said the group would seek to take hostages . `` What Der Spiegel wrote is to be seen and understood in context with the overall assessment of potential targets being possibly highly symbolic places , buildings , venues , '' said Ziercke . `` We investigate some specific persons , but we can not yet make connections to specific threats on specific locations or type of attacks . Der Spiegel is speculating . '' The magazine reported that information about the planned attack came from a `` jihadist '' who wants to abandon the group . According to the tipster , the terror cell is made up of six people , two of whom are already believed to be in Berlin , Der Spiegel said . Earlier this week , Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said concrete evidence had emerged of a possible attack planned in Germany , but he did not offer specifics . The United States issued a general travel alert for Americans in Europe last month amid concerns that al Qaeda or related groups might be planning attacks similar to the 2008 massacre in the Indian city of Mumbai .
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Der Spiegel reports an attack may have been planned on the Reichstag building . The publication does not identify its sources . The building is a top tourist destination .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- South African star Erne Els is in no mood to rest on his laurels after his `` big surprise '' at being inducted into World Golf 's Hall of Fame . `` The Big Easy '' told CNN he was `` very honored '' to be picked at the relatively tender age of 40 . He will be officially inducted next May in a ceremony at the Players Championship in Florida . But despite landing the ultimate lifetime achievement award , Els is still keen to add to his 62 global victories and wants to round off his season by coming out on top at this week 's PGA Tour Championship at East Lake . Els earned his place in the top 30 qualifiers after successive victories at the WGC-Doral and Arnold Palmer Invitational tournaments , both held near to his Florida home . `` It 's a huge week , player of the year honors are up for stakes and I maybe have an outside chance if I win here , '' he said . Els has claimed three major crowns , two at the U.S. Open and a British Open triumph , but he has not added to his tally in eight years , often running into the Tiger Woods juggernaut . He puts it down to a `` confidence thing '' but has a burning desire to win the U.S. Masters at Augusta , where he has twice been runner-up in 2000 and 2004 . `` You can only speak to people around me . I really work hard at it and feel I can still do it , '' he told CNN . `` Sometimes I have tried a bit too hard , in the past I was more carefree and I 'm trying to get back to that mode . '' An Els victory at Augusta would certainly be massively popular with golf galleries , who have taken the smooth-swinging South African to their hearts over the years . His election at the first opportunity also underlined the affection with which he is held . Els received 66 per cent of the vote from a panel of journalists , golf dignitaries and Hall of Fame members , easily topping the poll .
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Ernie Els elected into World Golf 's Hall of Fame at first attempt . 40-year-old South African `` very honored '' to be picked . Els still hungry to add to his major tally and has targeted a win at the U.S. Masters .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Anuradha Koirala is fighting to prevent the trafficking and sexual exploitation of Nepal 's women and girls . Since 1993 , she and her group , Maiti Nepal , have helped rescue and rehabilitate more than 12,000 victims . Below are her thoughts on being chosen as a Top 10 CNN Hero . Q : Where were you when you got the call that you 'd been selected as a Top 10 CNN Hero ? Anuradha Koirala : The day I found out that I 'd been selected as a Top 10 CNN Hero , I was in Delhi , India . I 'd had meetings with Indian and Nepalese government officials , police officers and -LSB- nongovernmental organizations -RSB- that are partnering with us regarding rescue and repatriation of Nepali girls . I also went to meet Nepali girls at a government remand home in Delhi . We had four girls rescued last week , so I was talking to all the children . The police officers were very positive , but one lawyer was acting very `` smart '' -LSB- about not wanting the girls to return home to Nepal -RSB- . I said to him : `` We are all working for the benefit of the children . So legal things are one part , but when there are girls , you have to send the girls back to their own country . That is all I want . '' So the whole morning and afternoon , I had been fighting . I was very excited and thankful to get the news . I have a big family , about 2,000 children and girls . This was a moment for us to cry , hug and remember how we started , what we have gained and where we are today . Q : What does it mean to you to have been selected by the Blue Ribbon Panel ? Koirala : It means they have given priority to this heinous crime against humanity . We have to fight against this crime and protect the children from this . Q : What do you want people to know most about the importance of your work ? Koirala : I would like to urge all the human beings around the world : Please close your eyes and imagine these girls are your daughters , and you will feel the pain of being trafficked .
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Anuradha Koirala and her group , Maiti Nepal , have helped more than 12,000 escape sex slavery . Koirala was chosen as a Top 10 CNN Hero for her efforts in Nepal . Koirala : `` We have to fight against this crime and protect the children from this ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spain 's Jose Manuel Lara claimed only the second European Tour title of his career with victory over Englishman David Lynn in a playoff at the end of the Austrian Open in Atzenbrugg . The 33-year-old , the winner of the 2007 Hong Kong Open , carded a best-of-the-day eight-under-par 64 to finish on 271 -LRB- -17 -RRB- , level with joint overnight leader Lynn -- who posted a 68 for his final 18 holes . The pair finished three strokes clear of Sweden 's Alexander Noren , England 's Danny Willet , who led with Lynn after the third round before falling away with a 71 , and European Ryder Cup star Graeme McDowell -LRB- 69 -RRB- . However , on the first extra hole , Lynn needed three shots to find the green and Lara was abe to putt out for a par to seal victory -- and secure his European Tour card for 2011 in the process . Lara had missed nine cuts in a row before his fourth-place finish at last week 's KLM Dutch Open and he carried that form over into this week 's event . `` I was expecting something good . I was hitting the ball really well last week , '' Lara told the official European Tour website after his win . `` I wanted to win this tournament and the way I played this week , in my best dreams , I never imagined that . '' Lynn 's runner-up performance ensured he kept up an impressive record of finishing inside the top 100 on the Race To Dubai for an 11th consecutive season . `` Second place is a good finish so I can take heart from that and I 've played some great golf this week . It 's just disappointing it has n't come off in the end , '' said the 36-year-old .
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Jose Manuel Lara claims the second European Tour title of his career . The Spaniard defeats David Lynn in a playoff at the end of the Austrian Open . Lara , 33 , adds the Austrian Open to his success in the 2007 Hong Kong Open . European Ryder Cup star Graeme McDowell finishes in a tie for third position .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Arjun Atwal 's narrow victory at the Wyndham Championship secured a slice of golfing history as he became the first Indian-born player to win on the PGA tour . The 37-year-old from Calcutta sank an eight foot par putt on the final hole to win by a shot from American David Toms , and become the first qualifier to triumph on the Tour in 24 years . Atwal lost his Tour card in July but shot a final round 67 at Sedgefield Country Club to finish on 20-under-par and scoop the top prize of $ 918,000 . `` I told my caddie , ` We 've got nothing to lose this week . Just go out there and try and win it ' , '' Atwal told the official PGA Tour website . `` Guys are going to be out there trying to secure their FedExCup spots or whatever . We 've got nothing . I do n't have a card . I do n't have anything . Just go out there and free-wheel it , and that 's what I did this week . `` I 'm pretty sure it 's going to be huge back home , '' Atwal added . `` My in-laws called my wife Saturday and said the coverage was just unreal with me leading . I know there were a lot of people in India and Dubai that watched me play . I 've had a lot of messages . '' Atwal started the final round three shots clear of the chasing pack but his lead was gradually whittled away until he was briefly locked in a seven-way tie . But a vital birdie at the 16th saw him regain control . He then recorded par on the final hole by firing his second shot towards the spectators ' tent at the back of the green , taking a free drop and getting up and down in two for the win . His victory gives him a two year Tour exemption and a place at the 2011 Masters at Augusta . `` That was huge , '' Atwal said after his landmark victory . `` I was really nervous over that -LSB- last -RSB- putt . My heart rate was probably 150 . '' Atwal used to be a practice partner for world number one Tiger Woods but lost his Tour card last month after slipping too far down the money list when his minor medical exemption ran out . Three years ago Atwal was questioned over an incident in which the driver of a car who was allegedly trying to race him down an Orlando street crashed and died . He was cleared of any wrongdoing after a year-long investigation . Atwal has won on the European , Asian and Nationwide tours , but his first PGA victory was warmly greeted back in his home country . `` I am delighted that Atwal has this great victory on the PGA Tour , '' Sports Minister Manohar Singh Gill said in a statement carried by AFP . `` It is truly a remarkable achievement and puts Indian golfers on an even higher level internationally . ''
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Arjun Atwal becomes first Indian-born player to win on the PGA Tour . Atwal claimed the Wyndham Championship by one stroke from David Toms . Indian lost his Tour card last month after slipping down the money list . The 37-year-old is the first qualifier to win on the Tour for 24 years .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It is one of the most iconic moments in tennis history . A young Pat Cash clambers into the stands at Wimbledon to greet his loved ones after winning the men 's singles title . Plenty of players have followed in his footsteps since , snaking their way up to greet their family and friends above the famous SW19 scoreboard , but Cash was the first . And now thanks to CNN , you can put your questions to one of the most recognizable faces in the game . Why not quiz him on why he decided to embark on the ` Cash dash ' or the feeling of winning Wimbledon -- the only major he managed to win during his 15-year career ? Home hopes distant at U.S. Open . Or maybe you 'd like his take on the modern game . Is Roger Federer 's crown slipping ? Can Rafael Nadal dominate tennis like the Fed Express did before him ? When will Andy Murray win a major ? And what does he think of state of the women 's game ? All you have to do is leave your question at the foot of the page and Cash will reveal all on Friday 's 1530 GMT edition of World Sport . Cash turned professional in 1982 and the following year , at just 18 , became the youngest player to participate in the Davis Cup final , winning the decisive rubber to secure the title for Australia . At the U.S. Open in 1984 , Cash lost in the semifinal to Ivan Lendl after a five-set thriller , on the same day as an epic women 's final between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova . With John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors also contesting another five-set classic , it is regarded as one of the greatest days in tennis history and became known as ` Super Saturday . ' Cash also made the final of the Australian Open in 1987 but lost to Stefan Edberg in a five-setter , but his moment of destiny was to come at Wimbledon later that year . He knocked out Mats Wilander and Connors en route to the final , where he beat Czech Lendl to seal his first grand slam title , and give birth to that famed celebration . Cash was forced to retire in 1997 through injury but still occasionally turns out on the Champions Tour , as well as commentating on several tournaments throughout the year .
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Your chance to quiz 1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash . Cash is famed for his climb into the stands to greet his loved ones after winning Wimbledon . The Aussie now hosts CNN 's monthly tennis show Open Court .
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Denmark 's Caroline Wozniacki is the new women 's world number one after reaching the quarterfinals of the China Open . The 20-year-old overtook Serena Williams in the WTA world rankings following her comfortable 6-3 6-2 success over Czech Petra Kvitova on Thursday . The top seed knew that reaching the last eight in Berlin would ensure she becomes the first Dane to top the world rankings when the new list is released on Monday . Williams missed the tournament because of the foot injury she suffered following her fourth Wimbledon victory in July . The victory , Wozniacki 's 56th of an impressive season , means she becomes the 20th player in WTA history to hit the top spot and has been attained after tournament wins in Ponte Vedra Beach , Copenhagen , Montreal , New Haven and Tokyo . WTA Tour chief Stacey Allaster told reporters that Wozniacki was a worthy world number one , despite never winning a grand slam title . `` There are only two players this year that have reached the fourth round of all four grand slams events -- Caroline and Venus Williams , '' Allaster told reporters . `` She has won more matches than any other player on tour this year and right now Caroline is the most consistent player over this 12-month period . '' Wozniacki will face Ana Ivanovic in the quarterfinals after the Serb continued her recent good form with a surprise 7-6 7-6 success over seventh seed Elena Dementieva . Meanwhile , ninth seed Li Na of China also booked her place in the last eight with a 6-2 6-0 crushing of Germany 's Angelique Kerber .
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Denmark 's Caroline Wozniacki is the new women 's world number one tennis player . The 20-year-old overtakes Serena Williams after reaching the China Open quarters . Wozniacki defeated Czech Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-2 to ensure she topped rankings . She becomes the 20th women to become world number one since the rankings were formed .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two F-16 fighter jets briefly took to the sky over Washington on Monday after a small passenger aircraft violated the capital 's airspace restrictions , according to military officials . A portion of the White House grounds was briefly evacuated during the incident . The passenger plane -- a Cessna 182 -- was intercepted by the F-16s at 2:19 p.m. EST , a statement from the North American Aerospace Defense Command noted . The plane was escorted to an airport in nearby Manassas , Virginia , where it landed at 2:32 p.m. EST. . The Cessna pilot was a student pilot who initially took off from Warrenton , Virginia , the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed . The Secret Service will interview the pilot , a spokesman for the agency told CNN .
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Two F-16s were scrambled as a Cessna 182 briefly violated Washington 's airspace . The plane was escorted to a Manassas , Virginia , airport .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Japan 's Kimiko Date Krumm has failed in her bid to become the oldest-ever winner of a WTA Tour event , losing in the final of the Japan Open to Thailand 's Tamarine Tanasugarn . Date Krumm , who at 40 would have beaten the record set by Billie Jean King who won a tournament in Birmingham , England , aged 39 years , seven months and 23 days , was defeated 7-5 6-7 6-1 in a marathon match lasting over three hours . The Osaka victory gave 33-year-old Tanasugarn her fourth career title , following her victories in 2008 and 2009 at 's - Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands and in 2003 in Hyderabad , India . Date Krumm , who had beaten top seed Samantha Stosur and third seed Shahar Peer en route to the final , told the official WTA Tour website : `` I just tried my best and fought as hard as I could . `` Nobody wants to lose , so I tried everything . Now I will play some ITF events followed by the Asian Games -- so I will be continuing to play tennis for the rest of the year . '' Meanwhile , former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic claimed her first title in two years after defeating Patty Schnyder to win the Austrian Open in Linz . The seventh-seeded Serb , who had failed to win a tournament since she triumphed at the same event in 2008 , proved a class above the Swiss to claim a 6-1 6-2 win in just 47 minutes . Schnyder has also now gone two years without a tournament victory -- and this defeat means she has now lost three finals in Linz following reverses in 2005 and 2007 .
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Kimiko Date Krumm fails in her bid to become the oldest winner of a WTA Tour event . The 40-year-old beaten by Thailand 's Tamarine Tanasugarn in the Japan Open final . Ana Ivanovic defeats Switzerland 's Patty Schnyder to win the WTA event in Linz .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World number two Novak Djokovic continued his impressive form with a straight-sets victory over Ivan Ljubicic on Wednesday , sealing a 6-3 6-3 success at the Shanghai Masters in China . The Serb defeated his opponent in 81 minutes , and was rarely threatened en route to his 50th win of the season . The second seed said he is feeling confident and full of energy at the moment , speaking to the official ATP website , Djokovic said : `` I definitely am satisfied with the performance , satisfied with my game , physical state -LSB- and -RSB- my condition . `` I 'm playing well , moving well , motivated mentally , and full of energy . I 'm hoping that it 's going to stay that way . '' Andy Murray was similarly untroubled in the second round , enjoying a 6-2 6-2 triumph over Chinese wild card Yan Bai . The world number four will meet Jeremy Chardy of France in the next round , and he was satisfied with his performance . Also talking to the ATP website , Murray said : `` I thought it was good . I hit the ball cleanly , he played well with some good points and he was quick . `` It was definitely a good first match -- I hit a lot of balls and did n't make too many mistakes . The 23-year-old will attempt to adopt the same approach for his third round encounter with the 59-ranked Frenchman . `` I 'll try and play similar to today , I 'll try and dictate the points when I get into the rallies , he likes to use his forehand a lot so I 'll try and keep it away from the middle of the court and see what happens . '' Another man through to the third round is fifth seed Robin Soderling , who defeated Djokovic 's compatriot Janko Tipsarevic 6-3 7-6 . The Swede took one hour and 44 minutes to come out on top in a hard-fought match .
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Novak Djokovic defeats Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-3 at Shanghai Masters event . Andy Murray joins him in the third round after a 6-2 6-2 win over Yan Bai . Robin Soderling is also through after victory over Janko Tipsarevic .
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Editor 's Note : The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE , an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn , New York . VBS.TV is VICE 's broadband television network . The reports , which are produced solely by VICE , reflect a very transparent approach to journalism , where viewers are taken along on every step of the reporting process . We believe this unique reporting approach is worthy of sharing with our CNN.com readers . Four Corners region of U.S. -LRB- VBS.TV -RRB- -- Earlier this fall , VBS.TV went to the Four Corners region of the United States to hang out with indigenous cowboys of the Navajo -LRB- Diné -RRB- tribe . These riders were all from the Triple B Association -- a bronc-riding , bull-riding and barrel-racing league catering to the Native American community of the U.S. Southwest . Given the difficult economic circumstances under which most of these cowboys and their families live , it 's an unusual portrait of Americana in the 21st century . Early this year , it was reported that more than 56 percent of Navajos live below the poverty line , one of the highest rates in the U.S. , even among the traditionally marginalized indigenous communities . Add to that a frightening unemployment rate climbing above 50 percent -- disconcertingly higher than the national rate , which hovers around 9.5 percent -- and the picture is extremely bleak . Many of these families throughout New Mexico , Arizona , Utah and Colorado also lack electricity , running water or telephones . Still , theirs is a spiritually rich culture , based on family-operated , small-scale farming and ranching . See more of this story at VBS.TV . Though the professional rodeo circuit offers a slight opportunity for some of the best riders , by and large members of this community are relegated to the Navajo league . The best many can hope for is a berth at the Indian National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas , Nevada , each year . The winnings are not high and neither is the exposure compared with many of the larger stadium rodeo events . Triple B , like several other rodeo associations , provides young riders with an opportunity to sign up and compete against each other from March to November each year . The cost to enter can be high , and if you do n't win , you have to find a way home , struggle to get back in the circuit in upcoming weeks and somehow find the resources to feed the livestock that await back home . The Navajo riders have managed to get a degree of mainstream exposure over the years , mostly because bull and bronc riding are becoming a big-bucks industry elsewhere in the U.S. Over the course of a week , we tailed several of the group 's riders all across the region , accompanying them during training and traveling with them to and from assorted events . Over that time , we came to know their families , witnessing as they coped with personal struggles and sharing in occasional successes . For more on this story , head to the VBS.TV site .
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VBS.TV spends time with Navajo cowboys who are part of a bronc and bull riding league . VBS.TV says it 's an unusual portrait of Americana in the 21st century . Navajo riders face difficult economic hurdles as they seek success in rodeo circuit . Navajo riders have managed to get some mainstream exposure .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised South Korea 's bid to host the 2022 World Cup on Monday and said that the sport had the power to unite the divided northern and southern halves of the country . The hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be announced by FIFA on 2 December , with Australia , Japan , Qatar and the U.S. also competing to host the 2022 competition . `` There is no doubt that Korea should be ready to organize a good World Cup , '' Blatter told reporters at a joint press conference with South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak in the capital Seoul , after being awarded the country 's Order of Merit for Sports . `` Football is more than a game , as it has a socio-cultural impact and can therefore connect people all over the world . '' South Korea were joint hosts of the 2002 World Cup with Japan , and the country 's team became the first from Asia to reach the semifinals of the tournament that year . At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa they reached the last 16 for the first time away from home , while North Korea took part in the event again after a 44-year absence . President Lee agreed with Blatter and said he believed football could bridge the gap between the North and South of the penninsula , which have been separated by a fortified border since conflict ended in a truce in the 1950 's . The chairman of the country 's bid committee Han Sung-Joo has also expressed his desire for North Korea to be involved in the bid , should it prove successful . `` FIFA and football play a very important role in fostering peace and friendship across the world , '' Lee said . `` Football is the only common link which can unite the people of the two Koreas . Organizing the FIFA World Cup would bring a message of hope and peace not only to the Korean peninsula , but also to the world . ''
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Sepp Blatter said Korea 's bid to host 2022 World Cup could unite the divided North and South parts of the country . FIFA president speaking in Seoul ahead of the announcement of the hosts for 2018 and 2022 events on 2 December . South Korea hosted the 2002 World Cup with Japan . President Lee Myung-Bak said football is the common link between the two Korea 's .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Canada , which is ending its combat mission in Afghanistan in July , on Tuesday announced `` a new role '' to play in the war-torn nation , with a focus on security , diplomacy , human rights and development . `` Building on strengths and accomplishments over the past years , Canada is committed to helping build a more secure , stable and self-sufficient Afghanistan that is no longer a safe haven for terrorists , '' said Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon . The government says the estimated cost from 2011 to 2014 `` is $ 700 million -LRB- US $ 694.5 million -RRB- a year over three years , although final costs will not be known until after 2014 . '' `` The combat mission will end in 2011 , '' Cannon said in a statement . `` As we continue to work alongside the Afghan people and the international community , Canada will continue to play an important role in supporting efforts toward a better future for all Afghans . '' Based in the Kandahar area , Canadian forces have been one of the major troop contributors to NATO 's International Security Assistance Force . There are more than 2,900 troops at present , ISAF said , and 152 Canadian service members have lost their lives in the conflict , according to a CNN count of the fatalities . After next year and until March 2014 , Canadian troops will continue training Afghan security forces and will provide up to 950 military trainers and support personnel . `` Since this mission began , Canada , along with our international partners , has helped to train and mentor about 50,000 Afghan troops . The post-2011 non-combat training mission will further contribute to the goal of preparing Afghans to assume responsibility for their own security , '' said National Defence Minister Peter MacKay . Canadians will work to improve the lives of Afghan women and back the G-8 Initiative on Maternal , Newborn and Child Health . Canada also will help with other humanitarian efforts . `` The future of Afghanistan resides in the hands of women , children and youth , '' said International Cooperation Minister Beverley Oda . `` Thanks in part to our investments , we have achieved significant progress in helping improve life for women and children , but more progress is required , especially in Afghanistan 's education and health sectors . Canada will continue to place an important focus on women in its development work in Afghanistan . '' Canada also will work in the area of regional diplomacy , continuing its efforts in areas such as border cooperation . `` Canada will continue to facilitate dialogue and advance concrete activities to improve cooperation among the countries in the region , in particular between Afghanistan and Pakistan , '' the government said . `` Canada is well-placed to continue this leading role and will further support projects that counter violent extremism in border regions . ''
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Canada has played a major ISAF role . There will be up to 950 trainers and support personnel . Canada will focus on women 's lives .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- China will host the World Athletics Championships for the first time in 2015 , when Beijing will become the fourth Asian city to stage the biennial event . Beijing , which hosted the 2008 Olympic Games , will follow in the footsteps of Japan 's Tokyo -LRB- 1991 -RRB- and Osaka -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , and South Korea 's Daegu -- which will host next year 's 13th edition . `` To help build up our sport and the culture of athletics in a country of 1.6 billion inhabitants is a great opportunity , '' International Association of Athletics Federation president Lamine Diack said in a statement on Saturday . `` As we sometimes say , China is not a country , it 's a continent . So this is a fantastic opportunity for our sport and for the sport in China . '' China , which hosted the 2006 World Junior Championships in Beijing , has targeted top athletics events since the 1980s . `` This is the most important sporting event for China since the 2008 Olympic Games , '' Beijing 's Vice-Mayor Liu Jingmin told the IAAF website . `` We thank you for your trust . We will deliver a high standard event in Beijing which will open a new chapter in the Championships ' standards . '' Meanwhile , China continued its dominance of the Asian Games it is hosting in Guangzhou on Saturday , extending its gold medal tally to 138 . South Korea remained second with 52 golds , while Japan has 29 ahead of Iran on eight and Hong Kong and Thailand -LRB- both seven -RRB- . China completed a clean sweep of the seven table tennis titles , with No. 1 Ma Long coming from behind to beat compatriot and defending champion Wang Hao 9-11 11-8 11-7 11-3 4-11 12-10 in the men 's final . Li Xiaoxia won the women 's gold , beating her doubles partner and defending champion Guo Yue after saving a match-point in the sixth game . Wang Shixian won the women 's badminton singles title in another all-Chinese final , upsetting top-ranked Wang Xin . But China was denied gold in the men 's snooker , with Hong Kong 's Marco Fu beating two-time defending champion Ding Junhui 4-2 in the final . And its women 's football team will not contest Monday 's title match after losing 1-0 in the semifinals to Japan , with Shinobu Ohno scoring an extra-time winner . Japan will face North Korea , who also needed extra-time before beating South Korea 3-1 .
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The 15th edition of the World Athletics Championships will be held in China . Beijing , which hosted the 2008 Olympics , named as fourth Asian city to stage event . China continues dominance of the Asian Games it is hosting in Guangzhou . Clean sweep of seven table tennis titles extends China 's gold medal tally to 138 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- AC Milan moved four points clear in Italy 's Serie A with a 1-0 win at home to Fiorentina on Saturday night , as Zlatan Ibrahimovic was again the hero . The Sweden forward scored the winning penalty in last weekend 's derby clash with Inter , and he settled this match with a spectacular effort in first-half injury-time . He flicked the ball up and hooked it over his shoulder into the far corner to give Milan a ninth win in 13 league games , and put pressure on second-placed Lazio to win at Parma on Sunday . Milan , who travel to French club Auxerre in the Champions League on Tuesday , earlier had the ball in the net through Robinho but the Brazilian forward was ruled offside . Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri omitted Ronaldinho from his starting line-up , having been angry that the Brazilian was pictured out partying late at night during the week , but brought him on as a late substitute . Fiorentina stayed in 12th place on 15 points after a sixth defeat this season . Roma claimed third place in the table with a 2-0 win at home to Udinese , despite having Nicolas Burdisso sent off with 10 minutes to play . Young French winger Jeremy Menez gave the capital club a 24th-minute lead with a fine solo effort as he took the ball from just inside the visitors ' half , beat two opponents and curled a shot past goalkeeper Samir Handanovic . The 23-year-old then provided Roma 's second goal in the 56th minute , finding Marco Borriello inside the penalty area -- and the Italy striker beat the Slovenian at his near post . Roma coach Claudio Ranieri took off both goalscorers with half an hour to play , ahead of Tuesday 's Champions League visit by Bayern Munich . Argentine defender Burdisso was sent off after an altercation in the penalty area , and Udinese 's Chile midfielder Alexis Sanchez then hit the post before teammate German Denis had an effort ruled out for offside . The defeat left Udinese in eighth place on 17 points . On Sunday , fourth-placed Napoli host Bologna in the late match , fifth-placed Juventus travel to Genoa in the early kickoff and defending champions Inter visit Chievo .
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores winner for leaders AC Milan for second game in a row . Swede 's overhead kick is the only goal of the game against visiting Fiorentina . Roma move into third place in Serie A table with a 2-0 victory at home to Udinese . French winger Jeremy Menez scores opening goal and then sets up Marco Borriello .
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Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Getting a 4-year-old to eat his lunch of pizza and applesauce on a recent Saturday afternoon was n't exactly what Sam and Diane McMutrie thought they 'd be doing after their three kids grew up . The couple , in their 50s , are raising Fredo after his birth mother in Haiti gave him to an orphanage . `` In so many ways he 's changed us , '' said Diane McMutrie . `` I 'm glad that he 's here , I 'm glad that we can make a difference in his life . '' `` He makes us smile everyday , he makes us laugh , he says the cutest things and he 's just now the love of our life . '' Fredo arrived in Pittsburgh six months ago -- just a week after the January 12 earthquake devastated his home country and destroyed his orphanage . The McMutries ' daughters played a key role in getting Fredo out of Haiti and into their parents ' lives . About two years ago , daughters Jamie , 30 , and Ali , 22 , were working at an orphanage in Haiti when they called with an unusual request : They wanted to know if their parents would be willing to adopt Fredo . It was the beginning of a long process -- and the McMutries did n't go into it with any illusions . `` I do n't consider ourselves special , '' said Sam McMutrie . `` We just happen to be adopting a Haitian boy who our daughters love and thought it would be great for us . '' Sam McMutrie admitted he needed some convincing , but in the end , both he and Diane knew what they were getting into . `` It changes your life , just like when you 're first married , '' he said . `` It 's an adjustment , but it 's an adjustment you make that 's important . '' He and Diane , who have been married for 33 years , look at their grown children as examples of how to live life with passion . Jamie started traveling to Haiti to volunteer in 2002 and in 2006 the two sisters moved to the island nation to work at Brebis de Saint-Michel de L'Attalaye -LRB- BRESMA -RRB- orphanage in Port-au-Prince . `` My kids have taught us about what it means to sacrifice and help someone because that 's what you 're supposed to do , '' said Sam McMutrie . `` To live your dream means more than anything to me . I 'm so thankful that we allowed them to do what they wanted to do . '' After the earthquake ravaged Haiti 's capital and damaged the BRESMA orphanage beyond repair , Jamie and Ali had 54 kids with nowhere to go . They refused to leave Haiti without the children in their care . Back in Pennsylvania , the McMutries and their son , Chad , 27 , started calling local politicians pleading for a humanitarian waiver that would allow the children to come to the United States and be placed with other families across the country . A week after the earthquake , their calls were answered . Jamie , Ali , and the 54 kids from the orphanage flew to Pittsburgh on a trip organized by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire . Among those children , was their new little brother , Fredo . `` We are so excited about our parents ' adoption , we really could n't be happier , '' Jamie wrote CNN in an e-mail from Haiti . `` Actually getting to be with Fredo and watch him grow and develop , and seeing the love and happiness he has brought to our whole family is so special for us . Our parents are completely in love with him , and he 's the best little brother in the world . '' The other kids from the orphanage , like Fredo , have been matched with families across the United States and most are in the process of being adopted . Jamie and Ali have since started their own nonprofit organization , Haitian Orphan Rescue , in hopes of building a new orphanage . The McMutries , who had expected Fredo to arrive later this year , are still working out the details of the adoption process . That does n't mean he wo n't be able to keep his ties to his family in Haiti , they said . `` We already told his mom that when he 's old enough and if he wants to go back to Haiti , that we would not hold onto him , '' Diane McMutrie said . `` We 'll do what we can for him and then when the time comes , we 'll let him make his decisions . '' Fredo now speaks English and has recently begun talking about Haiti and the earthquake . `` It just happened one day when we were in the car , '' said Diane . `` I am so glad he 's starting to get it out . He 's young enough to be traumatized , but also young enough to work through it . ''
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Two years ago , Diane and Sam McMutrie decided to adopt 4-year-old Fredo from Haiti . The adoption process was sped up after the January quake devastated his orphanage in Port-au-Prince . The McMutries ' grown daughters played a key role in getting Fredo into their lives . They plan to allow Fredo to keep in touch with his family in Haiti .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Punctuating the scenes of heroic rescue and devastating death in Haiti is another drama : moments of connection . A man in Haiti identifies a woman he sees on the street as the missing person whose photo is posted on CNN 's iReport . A husband reels off the names of missing college students and a stranger hundreds of miles away confirms they are safe . It is a scenario being played out again and again . Somehow , desperate pleas relayed mouth-to-mouth , through the Internet , on television and in text messages become fodder for celebration with the confirmation : They 're alive . iReporter Wolin Delerme sent in a frantic video about her sister who had left for Haiti on Monday , a day before the 7.0-magnitude quake struck . Minutes after her plea aired on CNN , a man in Haiti contacted her . `` He saw my sister not too far from where he 's standing , '' Delerme said . Watch Delerme describe the amazing connection with her missing sister . Choking back tears , she said , `` I am very overwhelmed , and full of joy in my heart . There 's just no words that can explain it . I am just so happy . '' She has since spoken with her sister . Kristy Springer sought information on her mother and several church members who were in Haiti on a missionary trip . `` I am here waiting for you mom . You need to be OK , '' Springer told iReport . Her mother sent a text message at 1:30 a.m. Thursday . Everyone was `` at least safe for now . '' See how Springer found her mom . iReporter Darius Hyworon found similar good news . His wife , Mariah Levin , was with a group of Tufts University students in Haiti at the time . In the quake 's aftermath , he scrambled to learn their fate . The U.S. Embassy was able to tell him everyone is OK . Read Hyworon 's words of thanks . `` Thank you for those who helped in the effort , '' he said . `` Please pray for the millions of people who are affected by this tragedy . '' iReport : Are you looking for loved ones ? Much of Haiti 's infrastructure crumbled during the quake , knocking out power and other communication networks , further hampering people 's efforts to get word of missing relatives and friends . Mark Frohardt is heading to Haiti with two `` radio suitcases , '' mobile communication devices with a range of about 30 miles that can tap into radio waves . A veteran of disaster efforts in the 2004 tsunami and the 2008 Pakistan quake , Frohardt hopes to disseminate critical information about humanitarian efforts over the radio in Haiti . As of Friday , 13 radio stations were up and running . `` Part of that is ` family tracing , ' '' he said , `` working with organizations and radio stations on getting the word out -- who 's alive and getting messages back to loved ones . '' iReport : I 'm alive -- messages from Haiti . There is no confirmed death toll from the earthquake . Bodies litter the streets of the capital , Port-au-Prince , and barely functioning clinics are overwhelmed with injured . Survivors wander the streets . For loved ones seeking information on the missing , the wait is anguishing . Sometimes the answers that come are not reliable . Len Gengel and his wife have endured a parent 's worst nightmare . Their daughter Brittany was visiting Haiti with a group of students from Lynn University in Florida . The parents were initially told their daughter survived . Upon reaching South Florida for what they thought was going to be a reunion , the parents learned the original information was wrong . Brittany was still missing , along with three other students and two professors . On Monday , Gengel spoke to Kenneth Merten , the U.S. ambassador to Haiti , on CNN `` We need American soldiers up there rescuing our children now , '' Gengel said . `` Time is of the essence . I beg you . '' Merten said he would do all he could . Read an iReporter 's list of people reported to be safe . The International Committee of the Red Cross has set up a Web site for people trying to find information on the fate of relatives in Haiti . However , inside Haiti , the Red Cross has not been able to collect and publish identities and whereabouts of survivors . Frohardt , a vice president for Internews Network , hopes to help change that . `` The focus , '' he says , is `` connecting the community so they know where all their loved ones are . ''
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Family connections are sometimes made with breathtaking speed . One woman learns her sister is still alive after her photo is seen by a man in Haiti . For others , the wait is anguishing . One family initially told daughter was rescued , but it was n't true .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Stone Age door in `` exceptional condition '' has been found in the heart of the Swiss city of Zurich , a city official said Friday . The artifact -- thought to be more than 5,000 years old -- was recovered during an archaeological excavation before the construction of a parking lot for the Zurich Opera . `` It is one of the oldest doors ever found in Europe , '' said Niels Bleicher , Zurich Monument Preservation Department 's chief scientist . He said the door remains on the ground and workers will try to pull it up next week . It will then be stabilized , preserved , and probably put into a museum , he said . Bleicher said the door , about 1.5 meters high , hails from the Horgen archaeological culture and dates to the late 4th millennium B.C. `` It is made from poplar wood . The technique and design are solid , '' he said . `` The door is in an exceptional condition . Even the wooden handles are preserved . ''
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It 's possibly one of the oldest doors found in Europe . The door dates to the late 4th millennium B.C. The object was spotted in a Zurich dig .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- AC Milan reclaimed second place in Italy 's Serie A with a tempestuous 2-1 victory at Napoli on Monday night which saw the home side reduced to 10 men for half the game before a near-brawl erupted late in the match . Milan reduced Lazio 's lead to two points after eight rounds thanks to a goal in each half from forwards Robinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic , putting Massimiliano Allegri 's team two clear of third-placed city rivals Inter . Napoli , who were left in sixth place , had midfielder Michele Pazienza sent off in first-half injury-time for a second handball offense but managed to reduce the deficit with 12 minutes to play with an ingenious effort from striker Ezequiel Lavezzi . Milan went into the match hoping to capitalize on defending champions Inter 's 1-1 draw with Sampdoria on Sunday , and made the perfect start when Robinho opened the scoring in the 22nd minute . The Brazil star , starting in place of injured compatriot Ronaldinho , calmly sidefooted home a left-foot shot from the edge of the area following a fine cutback from substitute Massimo Oddo . Oddo , who came on for defender Luca Antonini , had found space down the right with Napoli down to 10 men as Christian Maggio received treatment for a head injury suffered in the collision that saw the Milan player leave the field 10 minutes earlier . Maggio was then replaced by Algeria international Hassan Yebda , and matters got worse for Napoli when Pazienza was sent off in the first minute of time added on . However , Lavezzi almost equalized before the halftime whistle blew with a superb header that required a flying save from Milan keeper Christian Abbiati . Abbiati was again called into action on the hour mark when he denied a fierce effort from Slovakia midfielder Marek Hamsik as Napoli continued to press forward , but Ibrahimovic made it 2-0 in the 71st minute with his third league goal since returning to Serie A from Barcelona . The Sweden striker bulleted in a powerful header from another Oddo cross that keeper Morgan De Sanctis could only deflect into his net . But Napoli hit back seven minutes later when Lavezzi picked himself off the floor following a goalmouth scramble to scoop a delightful flick over Abbiati and in off the crossbar . Tensions boiled over in the 83rd minute when Salvatore Aronica appeared to catch Robinho in the face with a flying arm , resulting in Kevin Prince-Boateng racing in with a rash challenge on the Napoli midfielder before confronting him . Aronica and the Ghana midfielder were both booked along with Napoli 's Argentine defender Hugo Campagnaro as players piled in from both sides , including Ibrahimovic -- who appeared to be sent off after encroaching on the pitch following his earlier substitution . Napoli forced two corners in the five minutes of time added on but could not level despite De Sanctis joining in the attacks , giving Milan a morale-boosting win ahead of this weekend 's clash with fifth-placed Juventus . Meanwhile , promoted Real Sociedad moved up to 11th place in Spain 's La Liga after a 3-0 win at home to struggling Deportivo La Coruna on Monday night . Striker Joseba Llorente opened the scoring in the 17th minute from from Alberto de la Bella 's cross , and 19-year-old French winger Antoine Griezmann made it 2-0 with 20 minutes to play with a second headed strike before a bizarre celebration which saw him jump behind the wheel of a car parked on the side of the pitch . Striker Imanol Agirretxe sealed the victory in the 86th minute after being set free by fellow substitute Jeffrey Sarpong to leave 1999-2000 Spanish champions Deportivo languishing second from bottom in the table .
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AC Milan move above city rivals Inter with a 2-1 win at 10-man Napoli . Rossoneri close gap on leaders Lazio as Robinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic score . Napoli 's Michele Pazienza sent off in first-half injury-time but Ezequiel Lavezzi reduces deficit . Real Sociedad move up to 11th place in Spain after crushing struggling Deportivo 3-0 .
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Rome , Italy -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Four English football fans were attacked in Italy on the eve of a game Thursday between Liverpool and Naples , Naples police told CNN . Two were stabbed and have been hospitalized with serious but not life-threatening conditions , police said . Two were beaten with sticks and one is hospitalized in serious condition , they said . The other one , who was attacked in a different incident , is not badly hurt . Three men have been arrested . Police blamed the attacks on `` football fanaticism '' and are looking for the other attackers , they said . An Italian restaurant owner also was attacked Wednesday night after confronting masked men who were harassing British tourists eating in his restaurant , police said Thursday . Tempers already were running high in Naples because tons of uncollected garbage is piling up , a result of landfills in the region being full . Police said security for Thursday 's match pitting Liverpool against Serie A side Napoli is tighter than usual because of the garbage crisis . Liverpool Football Club warned supporters traveling to Italy for the Europa League match to `` be careful , stick together and heed the safety advice printed on your ticket . ''
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Two Liverpool supporters are stabbed and two are beaten with sticks . An Italian man is injured defending British tourists . Police arrest three men and continue looking for others . Liverpool is set to play SSC Napoli Thursday night .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sevilla moved into sixth in La Liga after beating ten-man Valencia 2-0 at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Spain . Goals from Alvaro Negredo and Alejandro Alfaro sealed victory for the hosts -- a task that was made much easier when Valencia midfielder Mehmet Topal was shown a straight red card . Sevilla 's fifth win of the season took them above Real Sociedad and into the European places on 17 points , nine behind leaders Real Madrid . Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano wasted two good early openings for the home side while at the other end Juan Manuel Mata forced Javi Varas into a smart save . But the game turned on 25 minutes when Mehmet Topal flew into a challenge on Martín Cáceres and got his marching orders . The ten men of Valencia held on until halftime despite almost constant Sevilla pressure , but the deadlock was finally broken on 54 minutes . Negredo found the bottom corner of the net with a left footed shot from a tight angle after a quick counter attack . Minutes after that Fabiano hit the bar before Negredo headed wide from inside the area . But it was 2-0 on 77 minutes when Alfaro headed home Mouhamadou Dabo 's cross from close range . There was still time for Diego Capel to hit the post with a fierce shot in stoppage time as Sevilla completed a comfortable win .
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Sevilla beat Valencia 2-0 to go sixth in the Spanish Liga . Alvaro Negredo and Alejandro Alfaro scored the goals for Sevilla . Valencia 's Mehmet Topal was shown a straight red card on 24 minutes .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- He was compared to a computer game machine by the man whose dreams of European glory he destroyed , but Lionel Messi 's coach preferred to focus on his human qualities . Messi underlined his status as the world 's best soccer player on Tuesday night with a stunning four-goal display that put his Spanish club Barcelona into the semifinals of Europe 's premier club competition , the Champions League . The 22-year-old took his goal tally for the season to a staggering 39 as he netted a hat-trick in the first half against English side Arsenal , his fourth treble this season . Blog : Is Messi better than Maradona ? The Argentina international became only the sixth player in the competition 's history to score four in a game , and the first this season . He equaled former Brazil star Rivaldo with a record 25 career goals in the tournament . He has already scored one more goal than he did last season -- in eight fewer games , with a possible 11 still to play . Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was left in no doubt about Messi 's seemingly superhuman abilities . `` He 's like a PlayStation , '' the Frenchman told reporters . `` I think he can take advantage of every mistake you make . `` He is very young , but can achieve a lot -- I do n't know how many players in the world could score that fourth goal he scored . It looks impossible , but he makes it possible . `` Messi has something exceptional and is in his prime . This boy now has six or seven years in front of him and if nothing happens to him he can reach unbelievable levels . '' Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said that Messi 's greatest quality is his humble character . `` The good thing is about Messi is that tomorrow he will get up and look for the affection of his people and his team-mates , '' Guardiola said of the young man who has overtaken David Beckham at the top of football 's rich list . `` I like the love he has for football and his anonymous character . Leo was brilliant and he was decisive tonight . It is not something you can describe because you have to see it to believe it . '' Messi himself was typically understated in his summation of the match , which saw Barcelona win 4-1 for a 6-3 aggregate victory . `` We are happy to go through tonight , but we have to keep going , '' he said . Barcelona will continue the defense of their European title in the semifinals against Italian champions Inter Milan , who progressed with a 1-0 win away to CSKA Moscow on Tuesday to defeat the Russians 2-0 on aggregate . The two-leg last-four clash will see Inter manager Jose Mourinho return to the club where he was part of the coaching staff in the 1990s .
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger hails Barcelona 's four-goal hero Lionel Messi . Frenchman compares Argentina forward to a computer game machine . Barcelona coach says Messi 's greatest quality is his humble character . Spanish champions move into semifinals of Europe 's top club competition .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As public health officials across the country look into the salmonella outbreak that began in the spring , the state of California believes it has identified its earliest cases -- and says its investigation helped tip off the rest of the country to the source of the problem . On May 28 and 29 , several people became sick after attending either a prom or a graduation party in Clara County , according to Joy Alexiou , a spokeswoman for the Santa Clara County Public Health Department . Tests on some of the victims , including a catering worker who nibbled on the food , determined that the culprit was salmonella , she said . That finding triggered an investigation . By interviewing prom - and party-goers about what they had eaten , the Santa Clara County Health Department found at least one common link -- a delicate custard-filled pastry called profiteroles that was served at both events . According to Michael Sicilia , a spokesman for the California Department of Health , the caterer had run out of pasteurized filler , and made the rest of the fillings with shell eggs . Throughout June and early July , county officials noted more clusters of two or more salmonella cases . In all , 42 people in Santa Clara County tested positive for salmonella , including six who ended up in the hospital , Alexiou said . Similar clusters were popping up all over California , including four in San Diego County -- one traced to a Korean restaurant -- and another incident involving food served on a movie set in Los Angeles , an incident under investigation by Los Angeles County . In Santa Clara County , investigators were faced with a dilemma . Because the link to eggs did n't emerge for several weeks after people fell ill , there were no eggs left to test . Local investigators relied on interviews with food preparers and companies to draw a trail back to a company in Iowa : Wright County Egg . In other counties , too , the trail led in the same direction , according to health officials . On July 29 , the California Department of Health sent a notice to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture , warning of a connection to Wright County Egg . Sicilia said the alert helped confirm the suspicions of officials in other states who were also investigating a surge in salmonella cases . California is just one of 23 states that received eggs potentially contaminated by salmonella from Wright County Egg or Hillandale Farms of Iowa , the distributors at the center of the recall of more than half a billion eggs . In Minnesota , the agriculture department noted its first seven cases between May 5 and 7 . Investigators have been able to link those illnesses to a Mexican restaurant in Bemidji , which bought eggs that were produced at Hillandale Farms and distributed by a North Dakota-based wholesaler . Michigan is the latest state on the list of 23 . The Michigan Department of Agriculture told CNN on Tuesday that eggs associated with the recall have been distributed in the state . As the federal government investigates the egg recall and the related salmonella outbreak that it says has sickened about 1,300 Americans , the regulatory process is coming under scrutiny from the agencies responsible and people affected by the food safety crisis . Thomas R. Frieden , the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , said Wednesday the investigation took a while because of its complexity . `` The clusters were very small . Two or three patients here , two or three patients there . '' Frieden also indicated the organism and its DNA fingerprint are common , making it harder to isolate . It took weeks to determine the illnesses came from eggs and the producers who shipped them , he told the Atlanta Press Club . Frieden , who indicated federal , state and local health agencies are better now at working together , said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 's new egg safety measures , along with a stalled food safety bill , are essential . `` I think the major focus has to be prevention . '' John Boyd Jr. , the founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association , said that a lack of regulation by the federal government allowed this public health scourge to happen . `` The bottom line here is there should have been more inspections before the outbreak . I know Congress is looking at ... legislation to bring more enforcement , '' Boyd , who said he 's been a poultry farmer for 14 years , said on Tuesday 's `` CNN Newsroom . '' Speaking on a conference call with reporters Monday afternoon , Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said federal regulations that took effect in July could have prevented the situation . The new regulations went into effect July 9 requiring egg producers with more than 3,000 hens to take measures designed to prevent the spread of salmonella . The current outbreak began in May and was traced to two Iowa farms , according to the FDA . One of them , Wright County Egg , has recalled 380 million eggs ; the other , Hillandale Farms , recalled 170 million eggs . `` We believe that had these rules been in place at an earlier time , it would have very likely enabled us to identify the problems on this farm before this kind of outbreak occurred , '' Hamburg said . While FDA inspectors typically did n't inspect farms until after an outbreak of illness , Jeff Farrar , the associate commissioner for food safety at the Food and Drug Administration , said under the new rule , `` We will be beginning routine inspections of egg farms throughout the United States . '' Food safety regulators do n't expect any more recalls after last week 's withdrawal of about 550 million eggs from the U.S. market , but inspections are still going on . Farrar would not release details of the inspections , which also involve a third operation that supplied the two egg producers , but the results could be released later this week , he said . While the recall involves hundreds of millions of eggs , they represent less than 1 percent of the 80 billion eggs produced in the United States each year , said Krista Eberle , director of the food safety program at the Egg Safety Center . The Egg Safety Center is run by United Egg Producers , a trade group that describes itself as a cooperative of egg farmers from all across the United States , representing the ownership of approximately 95 percent of all the nation 's egg-laying hens . CNN Senior Medical Producer Caleb Hellerman contributed to this report .
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NEW : 42 people in county tested positive for salmonella . California 's health department believes it has discovered the earliest outbreak there . Minnesota 's first related case was as early as May 5 . About 1,300 cases of salmonella are linked to eggs .
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-LRB- EW.com -RRB- -- Jennifer Lopez has inked a deal to join `` American Idol 's '' judging panel for its upcoming 10th season , an industry source tells People . The news dropped just hours after Ellen DeGeneres confirmed her exit from the show , despite having only served one year of a reported multi-season deal . Lopez served as an `` Idol '' mentor on Latin night during the show 's sixth season , garnering generally positive reviews for her warm , candid style , and her ability to extract a not entirely terrible performance of `` Bésame Mucho '' from widely maligned contestant Sanjaya Malakar . A Fox spokesperson declined to comment on the reported deal with Lopez . Calls and emails to Fremantle Media , `` American Idol '' spokespersons , and Lopez 's reps were not immediately returned . See full article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2010 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. . All rights reserved .
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An industry source says Jennifer Lopez has signed a deal to judge `` American Idol '' Lopez served as an `` Idol '' mentor on Latin night during the show 's sixth season . A Fox spokesperson declined to comment on the reported deal with Lopez .
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Tehran , Iran -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iran has successfully test-fired a new version of its Fateh missile , which has a longer range than previous models , Iranian news agencies reported Wednesday . The Fateh-110 was designed by Iranian scientists and is also more accurate than older versions , Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi , Iran 's defense minister , told state-run Press TV and the semi-official Fars news agency . It was n't immediately clear whether the Fateh-110 is a short - or medium-range missile . Press TV reported it is 9 meters -LRB- 29.5 feet -RRB- long and weighs 3,500 kilograms -LRB- 7,716 pounds -RRB- . Vahidi claimed that the production of the missile was `` another victory in the field of defense and technology , and was another example of busting the sanctions and getting rid of them , '' Fars quoted him as saying . He also denied that Iran 's implementation of the Fateh missile was linked to the recent purchase of U.S.-made Patriot missiles by Kuwait , according to Fars . `` Kuwait is not a threat to us because we have friendly relations with Kuwait ... however , there was no need to have that system -LRB- Patriot -RRB- in Kuwait , '' the minister said . The test-firing of the missile came days after Iran unveiled the first long-range military drone manufactured in the country , state media reported . On Saturday Iran also began fueling its first nuclear energy plant in the southern city of Bushehr , according to the nation 's state media . Press TV said the effort would help the country create nuclear-generated electricity . But some Western nations have questioned whether the nuclear fuel will be used solely for electricity , suggesting that Iran would eventually try to enrich uranium on its own , providing material for nuclear weapons . The United States has questioned Iran 's motives in continuing to enrich uranium within its borders . The five permanent U.N. Security Council members plus Germany offered Iran a deal last October : send the low-level uranium out of the country to be enriched elsewhere in exchange for fuel for its reactor . Tehran did not accept and instead made a counteroffer : make the swap a simultaneous one and carry it out on Iranian soil . The U.S. State Department called the Iranian proposal a stalling tactic and said world powers would not `` front '' the fuel to Iran . A stalemate ensued . The United States is now seeking support for expanded sanctions , saying Iran is unlikely to negotiate unless sanctions are in place . CNN 's Shirzad Bozorgmehr contributed to this report .
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The new version of the Fateh missile has a longer range , Iranian news outlets say . Defense minister denies missile is response to Kuwait 's Patriot missile purchase . Iran began fueling first nuclear energy plant at weekend , raising fears in West .
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