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Tokyo , Japan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Toyota Motors said Wednesday it 's halting shipments to Iran following international moves to put financial and commercial pressure on Tehran to curb its nuclear ambitions . `` It is true that Toyota has stopped exports of vehicles bound for Iran , '' Toyota spokesman Keisuke Kirimoto said in Tokyo . The company says the hold on shipments of its popular Land Cruiser , and other cars and trucks is indefinite at this point . `` We plan to continue to closely monitor this sensitive international situation , '' Kirimoto said . The world 's largest automaker made the move in light of U.S. and United Nations sanctions slapped on Tehran in June . The move is largely symbolic . Toyota exported just 222 vehicles to Iran through May of this year , and a similar number in all of 2009 . Toyota does n't have any factories in Iran , and says it stopped shipping vehicles to its Iranian-owned distributor there in June . That move coincided with the United Nations Security Council decision that same month to impose more sanctions on Iran . That package included measures to restrict financial transactions and tighten an existing arms embargo . Iran has consistently denied U.S. and other international claims that its atomic energy program is aimed at producing nuclear weapons .
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The company says the hold is indefinite at this point . Toyota 's move is to put pressure on Tehran to curb its nuclear ambitions . The automaker exported just 222 vehicles to Iran through May of this year .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Beaten U.S. Open finalist Novak Djokovic believes he can put aside the disappointment of losing to Rafael Nadal in the Flushing Meadows final , to guide Serbia to their first-ever Davis Cup final this weekend . The 22-year-old told the ATP Tour website that he is fully focussed on helping his nation defeat the Czech Republic in Belgrade . `` I can not hide the disappointment -- but I 'm not gon na cry or complain about that . Of course , I am feeling bad about my loss but I know I gave my maximum to beat Nadal . '' World number two Djokovic will open the tie against Radek Stepanek , with the second singles rubber seeing Janko Tipsarevic taking on world number seven Tomas Berdych . Serbia have beaten the United States and Croatia on their way to the last four whilst the Czech Republic will be looking to reach the final for a second successive year . Meanwhile , the other semifinal will see nine-times champions France -- who shocked holders Spain in the quarterfinals -- take on Argentina in Lyon . World number 15 Gael Monfils , who will lead France in the absence of the injured Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , told the official Davis Cup website : `` For an emotional player like me to play in the Davis Cup is just something unbelievable . '' Argentina , the beaten finalists in 2006 and 2008 , will be looking to claim another away victory after fifth-rubber wins in both Sweden and Russia in their previous two matches .
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Novak Djokovic leads Serbia against the Czech Republic in Davis Cup semifinal . Djokovic is aiming to lead Serbia to their first final despite his U.S. Open final defeat . France , who beat holders Spain , will face Argentina in the other semifinal in Lyon .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm has reached the Japan Open final with a 3-6 7-6 -LRB- 7-5 -RRB- 7-5 victory over third seed Shahar Peer of Israel in Osaka . Krumm became the oldest woman to beat a top-10 player on the WTA Tour when she defeated Australia 's Sam Stosur on Friday . Now the unseeded 40-year-old , who came out of retirement in 2008 , is in line to replace Billie Jean King as the oldest player to win a WTA singles title . Twelve-time grand slam winner King was 39 years , seven months and 23 days old when she won her last WTA Tour title back in 1983 . `` Considering my age and the years I was away from the tour , I would say this is a miracle . I just hope that my physical and mental health will last one more game , '' Date Krumm said , BBC Sport reported . Date Krumm will play 33-year-old Tamarine Tanasugarn from Thailand in Sunday 's final . The finalists combined age of 73 years makes it the oldest final in WTA Tour history , according to WTATour.com . Meanwhile , Ana Ivanovic made it to her first final in 19 months after she defeated Italy 's Roberta Vinci 6-3 7-5 in the semi-finals at the Generali Ladies Linz event in Austria . The Serb , who was handed a wildcard entry for the tournament took just 70 minutes to overcome Vinci . She will face Switzerland 's Patty Schnyder in Sunday 's final . Schnyder , who had to save two match points in her semi-final , eventually overcame German sixth seed Andrea Petkovic 6-2 4-6 7-5 in two hours 15 minutes .
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Kimiko Date Krumm makes Japan Open final after beating third seed Shahar Peer . Date Krumm now aiming to succeed Billie Jean King as oldest player to win WTA title . Ana Ivanovic reaches first final in 19 months at Generali Ladies Linz event in Austria .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Juan Martin Del Potro is confident he can return to his best form in a month after crashing to a 6-3 6-0 defeat against Spain 's Feliciano Lopez in the first round of the Japan Open . Del Potro is still working his way back to full fitness after an eight-month absence with a wrist injury , and world number six Lopez took just 82 minutes to dispose of the Argentinean . Speaking to the ATP World Tour website , the 22-year-old said : `` It is difficult to come back and play against these players , especially Feliciano on such a fast court . `` I need time , I need to work on a few things to get back to my best level . If I work in a good way , I will be in good shape in a month or so . '' Elsewhere in the draw , Russia 's Dmitri Tursunov earned an impressive win over seventh-seed Ernests Gulbis , defeating the Latvian in straight sets 6-3 6-4 . Tursunov did not suffer one break of serve in the match , completing his victory in a swift 72 minutes . On the women 's tour , Jelena Jankovic suffered a shock defeat at the China Open , going down 6-2 2-6 6-2 against fellow Serb Bojana Jovanovski . It was a disappointing result for the third seed , who exited in the second round alongside Agnieszka Radwanska . Radwanska lost 5-7 7-6 7-5 in a hard-fought match against Angelique Kerber of Germany .
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Juan Martin Del Potro is out of the Japan Open in Tokyo . He was defeated by Spain 's Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-0 . Jelena Jankovic is out of the China Open after defeat to Agnieszka Radwanska .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- France have secured their place in the Davis Cup final after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in their semi-final against Argentina in Lyon on Saturday . The win came courtesy of Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement who defeated U.S. Open semi-finalists Horacio Zeballos and Eduardo Schwank 6-4 7-5 6-3 in two hours and 28 minutes . France were 2-0 ahead overnight thanks to singles wins by Llodra who defeated Juan Monaco , and by Gael Monfils overcame David Nalbandian in four sets . The nine-time winners have n't been in a Davis Cup final since 2002 . `` I am very excited and I am very , very happy because the crowd was unbelievable , '' France 's team captain Guy Forget said , DavisCup.com reported . `` The emotions are here , the spirit is here , the quality of the players is unbelievable . I am so proud to lead a team like this one . They have gone through a lot of things together ... They struggled a bit last year but to see them on the court celebrating emotionally is very strong , '' Forget added , DavisCup.com reported . But Argentina 's captain Tito Vasquez was stunned by the defeat . `` I never thought the result would be so bad . We always thought we could win it , '' Vasquez said , AFP reported . France will face either last year 's runners-up Czech Republic or Serbia -- who have yet to reach a Davis Cup final -- in December 's final . The Czechs are 2-1 ahead after Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek defeated U.S. Open runner-up Novak Djokovic and partner Nenad Zimonjic 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-1 . But there is all to play for on Sunday . Djokovic is favorite to beat Berdych in the first reverse singles . Should that match go to form then the tie will be decided by the match between Stepanek and Janko Tipsarevic -- who on paper are separated by just two ranking places .
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France are through to December 's Davis Cup final after beating Argentina . Llodra and Clement defeat Zeballos and Schwank in four sets to take 3-0 lead in tie . Nine-time winners will face Czech Republic or Serbia who play to a finish Sunday .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former world number one Ana Ivanovic has climbed to a year high of 26th in the rankings after breaking her WTA Tour title drought . The Serb ended a run of two years without a winner 's trophy on Sunday , defeating Patty Schnyder in straight sets in the final of the Generali Ladies Linz tournament in Austria . Ivanovic -- who was a last-minute replacement in the draw for the injured Serena Williams -- took just 47 minutes to dispose of her Swiss opponent 6-1 6-2 . It was her second success at the hard-court event , with her win there in 2008 her last on the women 's singles circuit . `` It 's just amazing how some things turn out . This is my first title since I won here in 2008 , so it 's very special . I feel very good here and am really happy to have come back this week , '' the 2008 French Open champion told the official WTA website after claiming her ninth career title . Since rising to the top of the world rankings in 2008 , the 22-year-old has suffered a dip in form due to illness and injury that has seen her fall to as low as 65 in the world earlier this year . But seeded seventh in Austria , Ivanovic did not drop a set all week and Schnyder was unable to provide much of a challenge to the rejuvenated champion in the final . `` I had confidence from my last few matches and that helped me stay aggressive today . I took a lot of risks and stepped in a lot , '' she said . `` I believed in my shots and made them count , and I 'm very pleased with that . ''
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Ana Ivanovic won her first title for two years in Linz , Austria on Sunday . Former world No. 1 defeated Patty Schnyder 6-1 6-2 to win hard-court event for second time . Serbian did not drop a set for the duration of the tournament . The 22-year-old is now ranked 26 in the world after falling to a low of 65 this year .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Scotland 's Andy Murray will face Roger Federer in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday after both men eased past their semi-final opponents in straight sets on Saturday . World number four Murray powered past Argentina 's Juan Monaco 6-4 6-1 in 85 minutes at the Qi Zhong center to reach his second straight final at a Masters 1000 event . Murray broke Monaco 's serve early in the first set to open up a two game lead , but the South American refused to lie down , and when Murray double-faulted to squander his service game in the ninth game , it looked as though the Scot might drop his first set of the tournament . But the 23-year-old did n't panic and broke back instantly to secure the opening set 6-4 . It was one-way traffic from there on in as Murray broke the South American 's serve twice to comfortably secure his passage to the final . `` In each match I felt better . I feel like I move well on these courts and I can still get my serve through the court to get enough free points , Murray said after the match , AFP reported . Murray , who is looking for his second title of the season will face Roger Federer in the final after he beat Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 in the second semi-final . The record-breaking Swiss produced some vintage form to overcome Djokovic , who beat Federer in the semi-final at the U.S. Open last month . But it was n't easy going for the former world number one as he took just over an hour to secure the first set . Federer had to save four break points in the fourth game to square up the set 2-2 . And it was n't until the 11th game that the Swiss was finally able to break the Serb 's serve . Federer served out the first set and rammed home his advantage with an early break in the second , which was quickly followed by another . Djokovic claimed one of the breaks back but could n't stop Federer reaching his fourth final of the season . Sunday 's final is a repeat of the previous Masters event in Toronto in August . Murray won that encounter and currently holds a 7-5 career lead over the 16-time grand slam champion . Federer 's semi-final win means he switches places in the world rankings with Djokovic , rising to second , behind current number one Spain 's Rafael Nadal .
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Andy Murray will face Roger Federer in Sunday 's Shanghai Masters final . Scot beat Juan Monaco 6-4 6-1 ; Federer defeated Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 in semi-finals . Final is a rematch of previous Masters tournament in Toronto which Murray won .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Top seed Caroline Wozniacki eased into the second round of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows , by beating qualifier Chelsey Gullickson in straight sets . The Dane , who is seeded first in the absence of the injured Serena Williams , recorded a 6-1 , 6-1 victory over American wild card Gullickson , though the match ended late in the night . The 20-year-old told the tournament 's official website that she was happy with the victory : `` It 's a long night . The matches before on the center court were so long . But , a win is a win , so it does n't really matter what time I get on . As long as I win , I 'm happy . '' Last year 's beaten finalist will now face Kai-Chen Chang of Chinese Taipei in the second round . Home hopes distant at U.S. Open . Elsewhere in the draw , Maria Sharapova fought back from one set down to defeat Australia 's Jarmila Groth in three sets . In temperatures approaching 100 degrees , the 2006 champion survived the early set-back to secure a 4-6 , 6-3 , 6-1 victory . Serbia 's Jelena Jankovic recovered from match point down to beat world number 96 Simona Halep in a contest which lasted over two hours . Romania 's Halep served for the match with the score at 5-4 in the third and final set , but Jankovic eventually prevailed , winning 6-4 , 4-6 ,7 -5 . Eighth seed Na Li of China was the highest-placed seed to be eliminated on Tuesday , succumbing to Russia 's Kateryna Bondarenko . Bondarenko , who reached the quarter-finals of this competition last year , lost the opening set before taking the match 2-6 , 6-4 , 6-2 . There were no such problems for seventh seed Vera Zvonareva , who took less than an hour to dispose of Slovakia 's Zuzana Kucova . Zvonareva , who won the U.S. Open doubles title in 2006 , breezed into the next round with a 6-2 , 6-1 success . There was reason for the American fans to cheers on day two also , with wild card Beatrice Capra celebrating a comfortable win over Croatia 's Karolina Sprem . Competing at her first grand slam , 18-year-old Capra took the match 6-1 , 6-3 .
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Top seed Caroline Wozniacki eased into the second round of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows , by beating Chelsey Gullickson . Maria Sharapova fought back from one set down to defeat Australia 's Jarmila Groth in three sets . Serbia 's Jelena Jankovic recovered from match point down to beat world number 96 Simona Halep .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Top seed Caroline Wozniacki remained on track for a first grand slam singles title after a straight sets win over Slovakia 's Dominika Cibulkova saw the Dane progress to the semifinals of the U.S. Open . Wozniacki got the better of another night of windy conditions at Flushing Meadows , dominating her 21-year-old opponent to win 6-2 7-5 . Last year 's runner up in New York made just 18 unforced errors in the match , compared to 43 from 45th ranked Cibulkova who also struggled to hold serve on the Arthur Ashe court . `` It felt like playing in a hurricane , '' world number two Wozniacki told the official U.S. Open website . `` But it was the same for both players and I was happy to get through . '' Home hopes distant ahead of U.S. Open . The 20-year-old will now face Vera Zvonareva in Friday 's semifinal , after the Russian beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-3 7-5 . `` She 's playing aggressively so it 's going to be a really tough match , '' Wozniacki , who could reclaim her world number one title from the injured Serena Williams should she lift the title in New York , said of her semifinal opponent . `` She 's a great player . I 'm going to go out there and do my best . '' Zvonareva will be playing in the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time after her straight sets win over 31st seed Kanepi . The seventh seed got to grips with the wind much better than 25-year-old Kanepi , who racked up a total of 60 unforced errors over the course of the match . `` I do n't think she was just making errors for no reason , '' Zvonareva , who is yet to drop a set during the tournament , told the official U.S. Open website . `` I think I was making it difficult for her . '' The result also means 26-year-old Zvonareva has now reached the last four in two successive grand slams , following her run to the Wimbledon final in June . Meanwhile , in the other half of the draw defending champion Kim Clijsters came through a tough three-set quarterfinal to set up a last-four clash with former winner Venus Williams . The Belgian second seed battled past Australian Sam Stosur 6-4 5-7 6-3 , while third seed Williams overcame Italy 's Francesca Schiavone 7-6 6-4 to book her place in the semifinal . The pair will meet for the 13th time in their careers in Friday 's semifinal , with their head-to-head tied at 6-6 . They are both chasing their third titles at Flushing meadows .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The world 's two biggest economies are facing off over tensions that could ignite a trade war and lead to a catastrophic split between the United States and China , says analyst Fareed Zakaria . President Barack Obama says an undervalued currency is giving Chinese companies an unfair advantage in selling products , and this week the House of Representatives passed a bill that would let the United States put tariffs on goods from China . China has retaliated against earlier trade sanctions by the United States and strongly opposes the bill passed by the House . `` One has to hope a lot of it is bluff because the consequences of a significant trade war between China and the United States would be very dramatic , '' Zakaria said . `` We need the Chinese to still have enormous faith in the U.S. economy , not just to buy Treasury bills , but to maintain all the links they have with the U.S. economy . '' Zakaria conducted a rare interview with China 's prime minister , Wen Jiabao , his first with a Western journalist since a similar interview by Zakaria two years ago . The interview is being shown this weekend on Zakaria 's Sunday show , `` Fareed Zakaria GPS . '' The author and host spoke to CNN Thursday . Here is an edited transcript : . CNN : What are the chances that we 'll see political reform in China ? Fareed Zakaria : The Chinese clearly feel that they need to open up but they do n't quite know how and they do n't know how to do it without letting go of their monopoly on power . ... . They 're very sure-footed now on economic power and economic reform , they really feel they have complete mastery over that area , but on political reform , they 're very tentative . Wen Jiabao has been clearly somebody who 's talked a lot about political reform for a long time . ... . My own sense is that he is clearly of the mind to keep things moving in this direction but obviously there are other people who feel otherwise . It is n't clear to me that the forces of political reform are in the ascendancy in China . ... CNN : What sense do you have of the current state of China 's economic relationship with the United States ? Zakaria : Clearly the U.S. is pushing very hard on the issue of the Chinese currency and I think that a lot of it has to do with the realities of a bad economy here , coupled with a kind of sense that there are very few other levers that the U.S. has . So you 're seeing a lot of rhetoric focused around Chinese currency and the fact that the House just passed this week a measure that would punish the Chinese for having artificially undervalued their currency . The Chinese central bank has actually driven its currency even lower as a kind of response to all this . Now the Obama administration has managed to maintain a pretty good overall relationship , and I think that the Chinese understand that some of this is pre-election politics , but I do n't think its fundamentally good because these are the two biggest economies in the world and they should be trying to find a way to avoid getting into what appears to be the beginnings of a trade war . Remember the vast numbers of companies that are exporting from China that are American companies . The Chinese have opened up their economy to a huge number of American firms . ... Now this is all interdependence , no one is doing anyone a favor here . CNN : What 's the impact of an undervalued Chinese currency ? Zakaria : The Chinese benefit . We benefit enormously from having cheap Chinese goods . The big charge against the Chinese that is being made by Congress and even being made by the administration is that they are keeping their currency artificially low , and that favors Chinese manufacturers , that they have an unfair advantage to sell their goods more cheaply . OK , that 's basically true . But one has to keep in mind two things . One is that a large number of those so-called Chinese manufacturers are actually American companies manufacturing out of China . The second thing is that these Chinese goods that are now cheaper are bought by Americans and Americans benefit enormously from cheaper goods . The reason there is almost no inflation in America is largely due to cheap Chinese manufacturing . The reason that the Federal Reserve has been able to maintain interest rates so low without any fear of inflation is that they have China acting as a deflationary machine pushing down the price of manufactured goods , which has allowed the Federal Reserve to rescue the American economy by keeping rates so low even now . Americans get cheap mortgages for that reason , get cheap credit , get cheap interest rates for their credit cards . So it 's not as if Americans do n't benefit from the Chinese having the currency cheap . In fact there are many economists who think we should send the Chinese a thank-you note for keeping the prices of our goods so low . ... I 'm not sure I 'd go so far but I 'd say there are many , many benefits the Americans derive from having cheap Chinese goods . CNN : Do you think this is a relationship that can continue to exist or is it an imbalance that has to change at some point ? Zakaria : There 's a structural problem , which is that the U.S. is the established superpower in the world , China is the rising power . Those kinds of relationships have often ended up badly . Think about Japan as it rose in the 1930s , think about Germany as it rose in the 1890s and 1920s , think about the Soviet Union . But it does n't always have to be that way , and today the world is so interdependent that it would be a catastrophe if the United States and China were to have a serious schism . There are going to be these points of tension constantly , and the question is can we navigate those periods of tension and get over them ... for the last 10 or 15 years we have . The big shift that 's taken place is that the Chinese are much more confident and much more powerful than they 've ever been . CNN : How is that greater power being used ? Zakaria : Look at what happened with the Japanese . The Japanese had picked up a Chinese captain of a trawler who had wandered into what the Japanese regard as Japanese waters . They picked him up and arrested him . The Chinese demanded that they release him ; the Japanese said no . But eventually the Japanese bowed to Chinese demands . Why ? Because they sensed that the balance of power had shifted . It was only a few weeks earlier that the news came out that China had overtaken Japan as the second largest economy in the world . If you look at the way the Chinese stimulus has been so successful at restimulating the Chinese economy , which is now growing at 9 percent again , and you compare it to the fate of Western economies , you can understand why the Chinese are more confident , assertive and sure of themselves . CNN : So if the relationship with China is helping the U.S. in the short term , is it causing long-term damage to the U.S. manufacturing base and the overall economy ? Zakaria : I think that suggests that you have an alternative to being engaged with China . It 's an open world economy . It 's not just China that is manufacturing stuff , it 's Vietnam , it 's India , it 's Brazil , it 's Indonesia , it 's all over the world . The way I would put it is that China represents a challenge to the United States . The best way to solve that challenge is for us to get our act together . The real threat China poses is not a cheap currency . It 's a competitive economy that is producing things at every level cheaper than we are , and the question is what should we be doing to be a competitive economy . While we do many things very well ... we have lost too much manufacturing capacity in America . We could revive it . Look at Germany , a case of a very high wage economy that still has maintained a manufacturing capacity , but they did n't do that by isolating themselves from the world economy . To the contrary , Germany is a huge trading nation . They 've gotten their act together , they 've gotten their workers better training , they 've gotten their manufacturing to be more high end and more complex , so what they make is more in the BMW model , highly skilled , complex engineering , putting out premium products and commanding premium prices , which allows you to have a high wage structure . We 've done that in some areas ... but by and large we 've let manufacturing erode . But that 's not China 's fault , that 's our fault . CNN : Is the Obama administration taking the right approach in dealing with China ? Zakaria : I think the Obama people have been very serious about the Chinese relationship . They approached it from the start as a major strategic partnership . I think you ca n't really fault the Obama administration for some of the friction , some of it is congressional short-term re-election stuff . Some of it frankly is that the Chinese have been somewhat unpredictable in their responses . They dis-invited -LSB- Defense -RSB- Secretary Gates from visiting China , which seemed a bad idea , because the one thing you do want to maintain is constant contact and collaboration between these two countries . The Chinese military clearly wanted to send some kind of a signal and withdrew an invitation , which has now been re-extended ... the Chinese are engaging in somewhat unpredictable behavior , which is unfortunate , but I think it reflects their growing pains as a great power . CNN : What 's driving that unpredictable behavior ? Zakaria : They 're becoming more assertive , they 're getting more arrogant , which is natural given their success and their size , but I do n't think they 're becoming more threatening . I think the problem is that they have n't figured out what their national interests are , what kind of a great power do they want to be in the world . What are their broader interests with regard to nuclear nonproliferation , with regard to the Middle East ? I do n't think they 've thought that through . Twenty years ago , they were a struggling Third World nation that never thought about any of that stuff ; now they have to have a foreign policy for everything .
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President Obama has warned of dangers of undervalued Chinese currency . House passed bill to allow tariffs against nations that undervalue currency . Fareed Zakaria says U.S. and China both benefit from cheap Chinese currency . Zakaria conducted rare interview with China 's prime minister , Wen Jiabao , airing Sunday , 10 a.m. ET .
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-LRB- EW.com -RRB- -- On Feb. 11 , 2009 , when Joaquin Phoenix made his infamous monosyllabic , grunged-out appearance on `` Late Show With David Letterman , '' it inspired an orgy of media gossip fueled by a basic question : Was Phoenix having some sort of mental breakdown -- or was his whole shambling , beatnik-derelict routine an elaborate hoax ? `` I 'm Still Here , '' Casey Affleck 's fascinating and scary documentary about his brother-in-law , is powerful evidence that the answer is neither -- and that , in fact , it 's much sadder . The movie , an artful piece of exploitation vérité , follows Phoenix 's self-righteous retirement from acting , his awkward attempt to relaunch himself as a hip-hop star , and his wasted retreat from human relationships . The Joaquin we see in `` I 'm Still Here '' is a slurry , bloated shell of his former self , with taped sunglasses that never come off and unwashed hair that 's matted into crusty dreads . On stage in Miami , during the notorious performance where he dove into the audience to brawl with a spectator who ticked him off -LRB- apparently an easy thing to do -RRB- , the hapless violence that we all saw 100 times on YouTube is less shocking than the extraordinary , dilapidated numbness of Phoenix 's demeanor during his abbreviated rap song . Standing there in his shades and overly tight suit jacket , holding his cigarette as if he could n't be bothered to put it out for his act , Phoenix , without doing much of anything , radiates such smarmy contempt that you may think : Who is this -- the second coming of Andy Kaufman 's Tony Clifton ? A reincarnation of the last days of Lenny Bruce ? In `` I 'm Still Here , '' Phoenix keeps saying that he wants to be a hip-hop musician , but he communicates a borderline indifference even to his own performance . And that suggests that his real mission is n't to be a rap star at all but to act out his superiority : to the curiosity seekers in the audience , to the legion of fans and movie industry colleagues whom he 's turned his back on . After all , why could n't he try to launch a music career without giving up his day job -- the way that , say , Jamie Foxx -LRB- who appears briefly on the same stage as Phoenix in a club in Las Vegas -RRB- has done ? The answer is that it 's all about '' street cred . '' By trashing what he 's done before , Phoenix thinks he 's not just another lowly entertainer on puppet strings but a pure artist who does n't give a damn about celebrity . -LRB- Even though his celebrity is the only reason anyone would begin to pay attention to his rap career . -RRB- . He 's become the kind of convoluted narcissist who flogs his sincerity until it becomes a twisted form of phoniness . That bedraggled desire to declare himself above and apart from everyone else is the defining feature of what now passes for Joaquin Phoenix 's '' conversation . '' As `` I 'm Still Here '' goes on , he talks and talks but never really listens , gushing forth instead in a slovenly , rambling mash-up of self-pity and self-glorification . The look Phoenix is going for is late-period Jim Morrison -LRB- with worse hygiene -RRB- , but he sounds like a Gen-X Dennis Hopper before rehab . What the film reveals is that Phoenix , whom we see repeatedly snorting cocaine -LRB- and surrounded by empty beer bottles -RRB- , is less an enigmatic head case than a toxically ego-fueled drug casualty . Some of the movie is funny in a hungover , `` Entourage '' - meets-Christopher Guest sort of way . When Ben Stiller shows up , with the script of Greenberg in hand , to offer Joaquin a role in the movie , Phoenix is so blurry and out-of-it that it 's clear he has never even looked at the script and has absolutely no idea which role he 's being pitched . He assumes that Stiller wants him to play Greenberg -- which only caps how annoyed Stiller is to be wasting his time with this bum . The story is n't over , though . When Stiller shows up as a presenter on the Academy Awards , in full-bearded Joaquin costume , it 's now clearer , in hindsight , that he was getting his revenge . That Phoenix 's handlers -- and Casey Affleck -- enable his behavior by never attempting an intervention amounts to an ethical lapse . Yet the film 's unflinching honesty is , in the end , its own justification . Affleck uses Phoenix 's descent to forge a riveting -- and , in its way , cautionary -- case study of a celebrity self-destructively addicted to his own psychodrama . Phoenix may say that he 's left acting behind , but whether he 's trolling the Internet for hookers , trying -LRB- hilariously -RRB- to convince Diddy to produce his rap album , getting huffy with an entertainment journalist at a junket for Two Lovers , or lashing out at fame while still enjoying all of its perks , the movie understands that his Last Honest Man in Showbiz routine is really a performance -- even if it 's one the actor himself is only dimly aware of . The real hoax is the one that Phoenix has perpetrated on himself . It 's the illusion -LRB- to quote one of his bad hip-hop songs -RRB- that he 's a '' compli-f -- in ' - cated '' rebel rather than just another vain burnout who needs help . EW grade : A - . 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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`` I 'm Still Here '' follows Joaquin Phoenix 's self-righteous retirement from acting . In the movie , Phoenix is a slurry , bloated shell of his former self . The film 's unflinching honesty is , in the end , its own justification .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- France must pull its troops from Afghanistan if it wants to ensure the well-being of five French nationals taken hostage in Niger , the head of al Qaeda 's north African wing said . `` If you want safety for your citizens who are held captive by us , then you must move quickly to take your soldiers out of Afghanistan according to a specific time table that you announce officially , '' said Abu Musab Abdul-Wadud , the head of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in an audio message broadcast on Al-Jazeera television Wednesday . The group has said it is responsible for the five French citizens who were kidnapped in September . The five were among seven people linked to a French nuclear energy company who were abducted in the northern town of Arlit in Niger . The other two are from Togo and Madagascar . Areva has been mining uranium for decades in Niger , one of the poorest countries in the world . In a televised interview with reporters Tuesday , French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged citizens not to visit areas where al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghrib operates . `` The situation on the terrorism front is troubling . I do not want to alarm the French , '' he said . `` But , we will not change even an iota of our policies because we are threatened . '' France has already said it may begin to withdraw some troops from Afghanistan next year . Minister Herve Morin told French radio station RTL in late October that France will begin to transfer the control of certain districts to Afghans in 2011 . `` There is a fixed date by NATO in the framework of its new strategy . That is the start of 2011 , '' he said . `` In 2011 , we are going to transfer a whole series of districts to the Afghans . '' `` At this moment , there could be the first movements or withdrawal of allied forces from Afghanistan , '' Morin said . France has 3,750 troops in Afghanistan , according to NATO 's International Security Assistance Force .
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NEW : We will not change our policies because of threats , Sarkozy says . The message is issued by the head of the al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb . The five french nationals are among seven people kidnapped in September . France has already indicated it will begin withdrawal next year .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Despite a high-profile push from pop star Lady Gaga and other gay rights supporters , the outcome of a key Senate vote Tuesday on whether to begin debate on legislation that includes a repeal of the military 's `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy remains too close to call . Republicans appear united against the measure , including some GOP senators who favor lifting the Pentagon 's requirement that gays and lesbians keep their sexuality a secret . The Republican opponents are upset that Democratic leaders so far refuse to allow GOP amendments to the broader National Defense Authorization Act that includes the `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' provision . Lady Gaga spoke at an afternoon rally in Maine to pressure the state 's two Republican senators -- Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins -- to join Democrats in overcoming an expected filibuster attempt . To loud cheers from the crowd , Gaga said she was proposing a new law titled , `` If you do n't like it , go home , '' which would remove homophobic straight soldiers from the military instead of gay soldiers . `` If you are not honorable enough to fight without prejudice , go home , '' she shouted . Without the support of the Maine senators , Democrats are unlikely to muster the 60 votes needed to proceed with debate on the defense authorization plan . Both oppose the policy , and Collins was the sole Republican vote in the Senate Armed Services Committee in support of getting rid of it . But in a statement issued Monday night , Collins said she would side with the rest of the GOP because the Democratic leadership of the Senate `` intends to shut Republicans out of the debate . '' Collins said she agreed with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , Adm. Mike Mullen , that the law is `` simply not fair . '' But she said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nevada , should give Republicans and Democrats `` an equal opportunity '' to offer amendments to the defense bill . `` Now is not the time to play politics , and I again call on the majority leader to work with Republican leaders to negotiate an agreement so that the Senate can debate the defense bill this week , '' Collins said . In a separate statement , Snowe also indicated she would support a Republican filibuster , saying the chamber should be allowed a full debate on the measure . Snowe also questioned why the Senate would vote on repeal before the military has completed its review . `` We should all have the opportunity to review that report which is to be completed on December 1 , as we reevaluate this policy and the implementation of any new changes , '' Snowe 's statement said . The defense authorization act , which is a broad defense policy bill , would not rescind `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' until after the Pentagon completes a review of the repeal 's impact on the military . The review is due in December and would serve as the basis for necessary certification by the president , defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that the military could handle repealing the policy . Many Republicans complain that Congress should not step in until after that military review is completed . Sen. John McCain of Arizona , the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee , said approving a repeal provision before finishing the review process would amount to an insult to military personnel . McCain also is unhappy that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nevada , opted to include in the defense bill a controversial immigration provision that offers a path to citizenship for students who are children of illegal immigrants . Reid `` is turning legislation on our national defense into a political football , '' McCain said last week . `` Politically controversial amendments are crowding out our limited time to debate actual military and defense-related legislation . '' A GOP leadership aide criticized Reid for planning to debate the `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' and immigration amendments before the Senate breaks for mid-term elections , even though Reid has said a final vote on the bill would not happen until a post-election session . `` The vote tomorrow is not to get on the defense bill , it 's to set up a series of votes on a political wish list , '' the aide said . Reid denied last week that his scheduling was motivated by politics . Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen , the Joint Chiefs chairman , have said publicly they support repealing `` do n't ask , do n't tell . '' The military already has working groups looking at how it would implement the change if ordered . The groups are looking at everything from housing to entitlements , and even personal displays of affection . CNN 's Chris Lawrence contributed to this report .
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NEW : Collins lines up behind GOP . A broad defense policy bill includes the repeal provision . Republicans threaten a filibuster over limits on debate . Reid includes non-defense measures in the bill .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Barack Obama welcomed Saturday 's news that China 's central bank will allow its national currency to float ahead of the G-20 summit in Toronto , Canada , next week . In a statement issued Saturday , Obama praised China 's decision to increase the flexibility of its exchange rate , which officials hope will help balance China 's trade deficit with the United States and Europe . `` China 's decision to increase the flexibility ... is a constructive step that can help safeguard the recovery and contribute to a more balanced global economy , '' the president said in the statement . `` I look forward to discussing these and other issues at the G-20 Summit in Toronto next weekend , '' he said . Will currency move help U.S.-China relations ? China 's official Xinhua news agency said The People 's Bank of China -- China 's central bank -- announced Saturday it would push further its rate reform to make the the yuan , also known as the renminbi , more flexible . The move could appease international criticism against China 's weak exchange rate , which has created trade imbalances between Western nations and China . `` The decision was made in view of the recent economic situation and financial market developments at home and abroad , and the balance of payments -LRB- BOP -RRB- situation in China , '' Xinhua quoted the Central Bank 's spokesperson . `` The stability of the RMB -LRB- renminbi -RRB- exchange rate has played an important role in mitigating the crisis ' impact , contributing significantly to Asian and global recovery , and demonstrating China 's efforts in promoting global rebalancing , '' he said . The International Monetary Fund 's managing director , Dominique Strauss-Kahn , released a statement on China 's move , which he described as a `` welcome development . '' `` A stronger renminbi is in line with findings of the G-20 Mutual Assessment Process , to be presented in Toronto next week , and will help increase Chinese household income and provide the incentives necessary to reorient investment toward industries that serve the Chinese consumer , '' he said . China 's move comes ahead of the Group of 20 and the Group of 8 meetings in Canada 's Province of Ontario scheduled next week , with finance ministers and central bank governors of major trading powers will discuss trade issues and the world financial crisis . Representatives of several industrialized nations including India , Brazil , the United States and European countries have previously asked China to allow its currency to float .
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China 's central bank announced Saturday it will allow currency to float . Announcement welcomed ahead of G-20 summit next week . China previously criticized for weak exchange rate , creating trade imbalances . Several nations including U.S , Brazil , India had asked China to allow float .
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-LRB- EW.com -RRB- -- `` Going the Distance '' is a light and tasty morsel of a romantic comedy in which two smart , funny , and basically sweet people try to conduct a cross-country relationship . The movie , which sounds like it was spun out of an advice column , is very high-concept , except that it has a gently authentic tone , a flavor rooted in its affection for the shrewd innocence of the 1980s . For the first 15 minutes or so , I actually wondered if it was set in the '80s . Erin -LRB- Drew Barrymore -RRB- , who 's 31 , is finishing up her internship at a bustling newspaper , The New York Sentinel , and would do anything to land a job there . -LRB- I do n't know too many 31-year-olds these days who even read newspapers , let alone dream of working at one . -RRB- . Garrett -LRB- Justin Long -RRB- , an easy-come-easy-go womanizer , works for a medium-size New York record label , and what he does there sounds a lot like being an A&R guy -- a job that may be even more tied to a bygone era than newspaper reporter . The two meet at a quiet , homey bar that , miraculously , does n't have a blaring sports TV , and they proceed to bond over a round of the classic videogame Centipede . That night , back at Garrett 's apartment , they confess their mutual passion for `` Top Gun , '' and Garrett 's roommate -LRB- Charlie Day -RRB- , a scruffy loser who is listening to their every move , blasts the film 's immortal Wagnerian-sap power ballad , '' Take My Breath Away , '' as they approach their first kiss . It 's funny , in a hot-tub-time-machine sort of way . After two love montages set to the Cure 's '' Just Like Heaven '' and the Pretenders ' '' Do n't Get Me Wrong , '' I began to think : Between this feel-good '80s jukebox and the fact that no one in the film has yet sent a text message , which year is this ? As it turns out , `` Going the Distance '' is quite contemporary , but the wistful retro vibe is no accident . The director , Nanette Burstein , is a veteran of documentaries -LRB- she made American Teen and codirected The Kid Stays in the Picture -RRB- , and here , making a major gear shift to mainstream Hollywood comedy , she 's out to take us back to an earlier vibe -- to a time when pop music was optimistic , and so were movie romances . Erin and Garrett do n't just fall into glorified lust . They fall in love because they like each other 's company , and Barrymore and Long have just the right sort of chemistry ; they act out the rhythms of companionship . `` Going the Distance '' is mercifully free of the Styrofoam plot twists that drive most romantic comedies , but it substitutes a development that , by comparison , may seem borderline inconsequential . Erin is set to go to grad school at Stanford , and she and Garrett know they 're going to be together only for six weeks . Once she moves to the Bay Area , though , they realize they want to keep it going . And so they have to fly back and forth . And they 're frustrated . And horny . And jealous . -LRB- Each has a workmate flirt buddy . -RRB- Gee , what do you think they should do ? The script , by Geoff LaTulippe , is full of lines that pop . And Long , who 's always had a unique -- and , to me , not entirely appealing -- way of making floppy-haired boyishness reptilian , comes alive as a movie star for perhaps the first time . He plays Garrett as the kind of guy who uses his wit as an antenna for connectivity . Burstein , as a director , is drawn to the Apatow school of humane obscenity . `` Going the Distance '' is filled with raunch -- a lot of it , delightfully , delivered by Barrymore 's Erin -LRB- she does a great , original bit about receiving oral sex -RRB- . But none of it is shock humor . This is comedy that catches the casual dirtiness of how men and women really talk . The blue dialogue liberates Barrymore , who has never been this womanly and confident on screen . So where 's the dramatic conflict ? `` Going the Distance '' introduces real-world complicating factors that are meant to reflect the stagnant economy . That 's why Erin and Garrett ca n't solve their long-distance problem . This gives the movie a surface topicality , though it also keeps it low-key , episodic , benign , and quaintly everyday . Not that that 's such a bad thing . `` Going the Distance '' may be a minor movie , but it 's also the rare romantic comedy in which you can actually believe what you 're seeing . EW grade : B + . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2010 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. . All rights reserved .
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`` Going the Distance '' is quite contemporary , but the wistful retro vibe is no accident . Barrymore and Long have the right chemistry ; they act out the rhythms of companionship . The movie is free of the plot twists that drive most romantic comedies .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a hearing Monday as it considers whether to approve genetically engineered salmon for human consumption . If approved it would be the first genetically modified animal permitted by the food safety agency . A company , AquAdvantage Salmon , has injected growth hormones into Atlantic salmon that enable the fish to reach maturity in half the normal growth time , 16 to 18 months , rather than 30 months . The FDA in an analysis dated Monday , wrote : `` We therefore conclude the food from AquAdvantage Salmon that is the subject of this application is as safe as food from conventional Atlantic salmon and that there is a reasonable certainty of no harm from the consumption of food from this animal . '' But critics worry about the possible health effects of eating fish containing the growth hormone . Eatocracy : What does `` genetically modified '' salmon mean ? `` It 's impossible to talk about the risks other than saying they have n't been properly assessed , other than process has been rushed and we do n't know , '' said Wenonah Hauter , executive director of Food and Water Watch . She added that the FDA is a `` very stressed agency '' with all the latest recalls and outbreaks , that it `` ca n't ensure the safety of the foods they currently regulate . '' Hauter said that the FDA has relied too heavily on information provided by AquAdvantage and that there should be a more extended time given to thoroughly vet and discuss risks . A final decision is expected in a few weeks .
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If OK 'd the salmon will be the first genetically modified animal permitted by the FDA . Injected growth hormones make the fish reach maturity in half the growth time . Critics question the possible health effects .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The techno music thumps in the background , but Michelle Phan 's voice is a contrast , soothing like a lullaby . In precisely seven minutes and 33 seconds , if you follow Phan 's meticulous instructions , she can transform you into the wide-eyed Lady Gaga from the `` Bad Romance '' video . Nearly ten million people have watched this florid romance-inspired makeup tutorial produced by Phan . Some tried to emulate Lady Gaga 's dramatic eyes defined by creamy white eyeliner and fluttering lashes . Others clicked on the video just to catch a glimpse of Phan , a self-made styling sensation who reigns as the No. 1 beauty stylist on YouTube . `` I love how one thing can transform the face , '' said Phan , who lives in Los Angeles , California . `` I 'm an artist , so I love how just one medium can transform a canvas . Eyeliner can really make a woman 's eye more accentuated . A red lipstick can make a woman look sexier . '' YouTube officials estimate there are thousands upon thousands of self-made beauty tutorials on their site since its inception in 2005 . The company says these beauty videos are revolutionary in many ways -- connecting with millions of viewers , redefining the role of social media and changing the way some novice stylists launch their careers . `` YouTube has become a video encyclopedia of make up , '' said Sadia Harper , a YouTube manager who oversees the how-to and styling videos . At just 23 , Phan 's YouTube popularity has even landed her a gig as a representative at beauty giant Lancôme . Before her videos debuted , Phan recalls applying for a sales job at a Lancôme makeup counter in Florida in 2007 . They told her she did n't have enough experience . After the rejection , Phan returned to her college apartment , where her first do-it-yourself styling video was born . She relied on a relatively simple combination of her Macbook Pro and basic film editing programs . Phan appears in all her videos as the instructor : a petite , soft-spoken young woman with a versatile face that effortlessly pulls off the wide range of looks she teaches . `` I 'm really passionate about makeup , and I should n't let one person who said no not let me achieve my dreams , '' she said . `` I thought : ` What do I have to lose ? ' It was summer vacation , and I did n't have a job . '' Three years later , she now boasts about 100 videos on her channel MichellePhan . They are neatly documented , easily searchable and the best part : They are free . Viewers can learn how to achieve seductive , smoky eyes and kissable cheeks . They can even copy the `` Avatar '' look by using blue and lavender eye shadows . If it sounds hard , there are no worries . Phan guides them , step by step . On average , she receives at least a million views for each video . `` These days , social media is a really important place for personal expression of body image and for circulating new ideas on what can be done with body , '' says Victoria Pitts-Taylor , a professor of sociology at the City University of New York . She has studied how people think about their bodies and the web . Similar to successful blogs about cooking , dining and interior decorating , YouTube videos with styling and makeup advice can be a way for professionals , especially women , to build their entrepreneurial skills , Pitts-Taylor said . Samantha Maria , who declined to give her last name for privacy , is an aspiring stylist who hopes her videos will help her strengthen her beauty career . Better known as BeautyCrush on YouTube , she considers herself an ordinary 20-year-old student studying in Southampton , England . Her makeup and beauty videos are inspired by what she sees on the streets , she says . With her charming British accent , she narrates dozens of videos . She says she was recognized once by a stranger who followed her videos . `` I was so shocked , but it was great as the girl was lovely , '' she said . `` I shouted her out in a video because I was still excited about it . '' And it 's not just how-to tutorials on make up that have garnered the attention of viewers . Patricia Otegwu specializes in hair and fashion on her channel , BritPopPrincess . She is a 23 year old with an affable smile , who lives in her parent 's London home . She had difficulty finding a job in rocky economic times , so she 's continuing with her video ventures hoping they will help her launch her own hair products . `` It 's an exciting but daunting experience , '' Otegwu said . Jonah Berger , assistant professor of marketing at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania , said social media can be a creative and promising way to launch career . `` Before social media , you either worked your way through the ranks or you had to know the right people , '' Berger said . `` Social media democratized the progress to some degree . '' But Berger points out most self-made stylists do n't become famous . For Michelle Phan , standing out from the pack online has n't been a problem . Phan laughs when she talks about how her mother wanted her to become a doctor in college for the lucrative salary . But Phan told her mother she 'd rather follow passion for makeup . Now , her videos and skin care line allow her to help financially support her mother and siblings . Despite her internet fame , she still finds time to connect with her fans . She has Twitter and Facebook pages , where she writes back to as many fans as she can each day . `` Michelle you are such an amazing artist you have inspired me in so many ways , to be more creative in everything . thank you for everything :-RRB- xx , '' writes Facebook user Becky Wyburn on Phan 's wall . Sometimes the comments are n't so kind , but Phan , like many self-made stylists online , have learned to take the good with the bad . `` It 's like art , '' she said . `` Of course not everyone is going to like a Picasso painting , but at the end of the day , I know I put a lot of thought through the process . ''
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Michelle Phan , 23 , is the No. 1 self-made YouTube beauty stylist . YouTube officials say do-it-yourself beauty videos have become more popular . Some styling mavens say they are working on launching their own beauty products . Phan recently signed on with Lancôme to be a representative .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Togo 's Football Association elected Gabriel Ameyi as its new president during a congress held in Lome on Friday . Ameyi , the founder and owner of the Maranatha first division club , won 33 votes ahead of Boukpessi Essoyaba -LRB- 19 -RRB- and Têtê Amouzou -LRB- 0 -RRB- . `` I am very happy . My victory is like delivering sport in my country because we suffered too much . My happiness is also the happiness of Togo football fans as a whole , '' Ameye told CNN in an exclusive interview . Ameyi said he won the election because of his `` passion '' and `` commitment '' for football . `` We needed a committed person at the head of our football and we have got it , '' said Togo football fans ' president , a woman popularly known as `` Maman Togo . '' The president-elect said his priority will be to put the country 's football back on track , as stadiums throughout the country have been closed down for over a year . He also said that he would do all he can to qualify Togo for the next African Cup of Nations that will be jointly held in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in 2012 . Togo 's sports world has been hit hard by tragedy and misfortune . Twenty sports officials , including Sports Minister Richard Attipoe , died in 2008 when their helicopter exploded in Lungi , Sierra Leone . In January , gunmen attacked the Togo team bus on its way to the 2010 Africa Cup tournament , killing three and wounding many more . The team withdrew from the tournament and was promptly banned from the next two Africa Cup tournaments by the Confederation of African Football and fined $ 50,000 . And in September , the Togo Football Association declared that a match the team allegedly played earlier in the month against Bahrain was actually played by a fake team put together by a former team manager .
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Fan president , Maman Togo , is pleased with Gabriel Ameyi 's election . Ameyi is the founder and owner of the Maranatha club . Togo football has been wracked by tragedy and misfortune .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Borussia Dortmund are back on top of the German Bundesliga table after a 2-0 victory at title rivals Mainz on Sunday . Teenager Mario Goetze opened the scoring for the visitors in the 26th minute when he punished a mistake from Niko Bungert before firing home . Mainz then wasted a golden opportunity to level matters when midfielder Eugen Polanski 's 47th-minute penalty was well saved by Dortmund captain Roman Weidenfeller . And Dortmund made the home side pay for missing that spot-kick when they added a second goal midway through the second half , Paraguayan striker Lucas Barrios netting his fifth of the season from a tight angle . The result means Dortmund overtake Mainz by a point at the top of the table with 25 points from their 10 matches . Despite the defeat , Mainz remain six points clear of Hoffenheim , who moved up to third on Sunday , ahead of Bayer Leverkusen on goal difference , with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Hanover . Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson scored twice for Hoffenheim with Demba Ba and Peniel Mlapa also on target . Meanwhile , in Spain 's Primera Liga , third-placed Villarreal lost ground on Real Madrid and Barcelona at the top of the table after a 1-1 draw at Sporting Gijon on Sunday . Diego Castro opened the scoring for the home side in the 68th minute and Villarreal needed a last-gasp penalty from Italian forward Giuseppe Rossi -- his sixth goal of the season -- to salvage a point . The result extends Villarreal 's unbeaten league run to eight matches , but they are now three points behind Real Madrid at the top of the table . Elsewhere , Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at home to strugglers Almeria and go into next weekend 's Madrid derby against Real down in seventh place in the table . Sergio Aguero put Atletico ahead but Pablo Piatti levelled for the visitors on the stroke of half-time . Earlier on Sunday , Deportivo La Coruna finally recorded their first win of the season with a 3-0 home victory over Espanyol at the Riazor Stadium .
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Borussia Dortmund are back on top of the German Bundesliga table . Dortmund defeat Mainz 2-0 to overtake their title rivals by a single point . Hoffenheim up to third position after thrashing Hanover 4-0 on Sunday . Villarreal need a late penalty to claim a 1-1 draw against Sporting Gijon in Spain .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Wayne Rooney must be prepared for criticism from fans when he returns from injury for Manchester United , his former England teammate David James told CNN . The striker has not played for the club since his controversial statement last month that he wanted to leave , which was followed by a quick change of mind and a subsequent lucrative new five-year contract . Rooney went to the United States for conditioning treatment on his injured ankle , but is now being assessed ahead of a possible comeback in Saturday 's Premier League match against Wigan . The 25-year-old 's apparent rift with manager Alex Ferguson split United fans , some of whom accused him of engineering the situation to get a better pay deal , and James said Rooney needs to accept that he will remain firmly in the media spotlight . `` You have to accept that if you 're going to put yourself out there , then you 're going to have some good press and bad press , '' the 40-year-old James told CNN . `` The reality is that if you 're going to accept people cheering you out of hand , for something you do n't think needs cheering , then you 've got to accept people booing you . `` If you 're going to put yourself in the spotlight for accolade , then you 've got to accept the reverse consequences . '' James has sympathy for Rooney , who became a Premier League player with Everton at the age of just 16 and has had to deal with intense media pressure -- this year he was accused by newspapers of sleeping with a prostitute while his wife Coleen was pregnant . `` It is difficult , the likes of Wayne Rooney - he was a kid when he was in the first team and not much older than a kid when he was playing for England , so I think the reality is very subjective , '' James said . `` And when you have n't experienced normality through a career , it 's very difficult to work out how to pitch yourself . A bit of advice is do n't believe the hype . `` You 're there to do a job , and as long as you 're doing your job -- it 's not easy but do n't get carried away with it . I think when I was younger I was fortunate to be involved in a modeling campaign once , and at that moment in my life I thought I was the best thing since sliced bread . I think somewhere near the end of the season it all went wrong . '' The goalkeeper , who now plays in England 's second division with Bristol City , rates Rooney as the toughest striker he has faced . `` I 'm going to go for Wazza , only because he chipped me and then laughed about it . I still love him , I think he 's great , '' James said . World Cup shortcomings . The former Liverpool , Manchester City , West Ham and Portsmouth keeper became the oldest World Cup debutant in June 's 0-0 draw with Algeria , when he admits England failed to take their opposition seriously . `` I think , generally , the level of football was underestimated to the extent that you 're playing teams like Algeria , and when the group was announced you 're kind of like , ` Well they 're the easy team , everybody 's going to beat Algeria , maybe the only issue is with America . ' `` And as result after result came through , the only staggering result was Portugal against North Korea -LSB- Portugal won 7-0 -RSB- . Other than that , most games were tight -- really , really tight . `` It was almost as if teams had gone in to the World Cup to not lose matches , and then we suffered because teams were capable of nullifying what we had as an attacking option . '' England coach Fabio Capello was vilified by the UK media following the 4-1 second-round crushing by Germany , but James backed the Italian . `` He 's pedantic , without a doubt . The one thing I liked about it was I came into a squad , and he told me what he wanted to do . He instructed the players , '' James said . `` Even in training , if he saw something he did n't like , he 'd stop . He 's full-on 100 percent , everything is about winning and that 's it . I can deal with that , I can deal with that sort of environment . I did n't need him coming up to me asking me how I was , I like him . '' Role models in sport . While James has set up a foundation to carry out charity work in the African country of Malawi , he does not believe that footballers have to be role models . `` I do n't think as a footballer you have to be out there doing charity work . I 'm not doing it because I 'm defending the football industry , I 'm doing it because it 's the way that I am -- and it gives me the opportunity to go a little bit further because of football perhaps , '' he said . `` I think I 've been out three times , and my expertise is not farming . I appreciate that I 'm going out there and having a few photos taken , but that 's not what we 're about , not what I 'm about . `` The idea of doing something on an agricultural level , excuse the pun , but it was a small seed at the beginning . The idea is n't so much that there 's a particular food source that we 're trying to grow , it 's just that there 's a template of education and knowledge which , given the right sort of teaching , then people can implement that in the areas that need to do that . ''
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Former England goalkeeper David James has sympathy for Wayne Rooney . But he says Manchester United striker needs to accept any criticism from fans . The 40-year-old says England underestimated opponents at the 2010 World Cup . But he backs coach Fabio Capello , for whom he says `` winning is everything ''
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Fernando Alonso insists he can still drive Ferrari to the Formula One world title , despite losing ground on his rivals after a disappointing Belgian Grand Prix . The Spaniard is 41 points behind the current leader in the drivers ' championship standings , McLaren 's Lewis Hamilton , after he span out in the latter stages at Spa . But with six races left in the season , Alonso is convinced he can still force his way into the reckoning -- starting with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on September 12 . `` With this points system and the way races swing one way or another , I am convinced we still have a significant chance , '' Alonso wrote on his Ferrari blog . `` There are 150 points up for grabs , enough to turn the situation around . We must remain calm and concentrate , to try and make up the difference as soon as possible . `` Clearly , there are now three of us who need to make up for ground lost in Spa . It was not the Belgian Grand Prix we were expecting , that 's for sure . '' Alonso is now focusing on the Italian Grand Prix as a chance to close the gap on Hamilton , and the other three in front of him -- Red Bull pair Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel , as well as Jenson Button , of McLaren . But he admits his first trip to the famous Monza track as a Ferrari driver will add extra pressure on him to deliver the goods and that a bad result could deliver a fatal blow to his championship hopes . `` There is no denying that the Monza race will be very important , '' he added . `` At our home circuit we will have to do everything to avoid losing any more points . `` A good result here would be a great boost . If things go badly , it wo n't be over but it would be a hard knock for team morale . `` Racing at Monza for the first time as a Ferrari driver will definitely be a nice feeling . Our team is made up of 95 per cent Italians and you can feel the passion and the will to do well for this special event . `` I ca n't wait to be there and look forward to seeing the grandstands packed with fans -- we need their support . ''
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Fernando Alonso says he can still win the Formula One drivers ' championship . Ferrari driver is currently 41 points behind leader Lewis Hamilton with six races left . The Spaniard is targeting a good result in his first Italian Grand Prix with Ferrari .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jorge Lorenzo continued his charge towards a maiden MotoGP world title with his seventh victory of the season in the Czech Grand Prix in Brno . The 23-year-old Spaniard held off compatriot and pole sitter Dani Pedrosa with Australia 's former world champion Casey Stoner completing the podium . Reigning world champion and Lorenzo 's Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi continued his remarkable comeback after a broken leg by claiming fifth . Yamaha has dominated this season with Lorenzo drawing level with the record held by Michael Doohan and Giacomo Agostino of finishing first or second in the first 10 races of the season in motorcyling 's elite category . `` It was a very difficult day as I had crashed in qualifying so my confidence was not so high . The wind made it difficult for the riders but for me its a fantastic win , '' he told the official MotoGP website . Rossi signs for Ducati in two-year deal . Honda 's Pedrosa was overtaken by Pedrosa on the first of the 22 laps and had to settle for second . He trails Lorenzo by 77 points in the title race . 2007 world champion Stoner was content to settle for third after a late change to the set-up of his Ducati on the morning of the race . Ben Spies of the United States finished fourth , just ahead of Rossi with two more Americans , Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards , in sixth and seventh . A massive crowd of nearly 150,000 saw a Spanish hat-trick in the championship races . Toni Elias won the Moto2 category with Nicolas Terol leading a Spanish clean sweep of the podium in the 125cc race .
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Jorge Lorenzo wins Czech MotoGP in Brno for his seventh win of the season . Spanish star matches record of legends Giacomo Agostino and Michael Doohan . Compatriot Dani Pedrosa finishes second with Casey Stoner in third . Reigning world champion Valentino Rossi claims fifth place .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nick Heidfeld has left his role as reserve driver at Mercedes to become a tester for Pirelli ahead of the Italian company 's return to Formula One as the sport 's sole tire supplier next year . The 33-year-old German had driven in F1 for a decade but was left without a seat when BMW ended its association with the Sauber team at the end of last season . He was given a lifeline when Mercedes took over the world champion Brawn GP team this year , becoming back-up to returning seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg . `` I would like to thank Ross Brawn , Norbert Haug and Nick Fry for allowing me the opportunity to become Pirelli 's official test driver , '' Heidfeld told F1 's official website . `` The team has always said that they would not stand in my way if such a chance arose , and they have kindly allowed me to take up this exciting new role . '' Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn said : `` Nick is an extremely experienced driver and we are confident that his racing knowledge and technical feedback will prove extremely useful to Pirelli and therefore of benefit to the sport as a whole . '' Mercedes-Benz Motorsport vice-president Haug said the move might help Heidfeld find a drive for 2011 . `` It would be great to see Nick in a competitive car in next year 's world championship and I am sure his leading role in the new tire development , in addition to his skills , puts him in a good position for the remaining seats in 2011 , '' Haug said . `` There could be no more experienced and knowledgeable driver in the cockpit to steer the tire development for next season . We thank Nick for his contribution to our team over the last nine months and wish him well with his new challenge . '' Pirelli will begin testing this week in a Toyota TF109 car from last season , with Bridgestone stepping aside at the end of 2010 . The Milan-based company has not been involved in F1 since 1991 , but has landed a three-year contract to provide all teams with tires to go with its exclusive deals with motorcycling 's World Superbike and British Superbike categories .
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Nick Heidfeld has become a tester for F1 's 2011 sole tire supplier Pirelli . The 33-year-old leaves his role as reserve driver at Mercedes in his native Germany . Mercedes officials believe the Pirelli deal may help him earn a race drive for next year . Pirelli returning to F1 on a three-year deal after last being involved in 1991 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso believes the Formula One title race is now wide open with seven races to go following Ferrari 's recent resurgence . Alonso followed up his controversial victory at the German Grand Prix with second place behind Mark Webber in Hungary , and is now just 20 points behind Red Bull 's new series leader . Ferrari face possible further sanctions for the incident at Hockenheim last month that saw Felipe Massa allow Alonso to take the lead , having already been fined $ 100,000 for breaching the ban on team orders ahead of a September 8 disciplinary hearing of the World Motor Sports Council . But the Italian team are now just 74 points behind leaders Red Bull , with McLaren second after Lewis Hamilton failed to finish in Budapest and world champion Jenson Button was eighth . `` We are in a position now that we are able to take the lead of the championship if we win one race , '' Alonso told Ferrari 's website . `` I think we have to remain calm . We know that four or five drivers will fight until the last race , but we need to use our experience as a team . Schumacher says sorry to Barrichello . `` Ferrari have won so many championships , and my personal experience as well , fighting for three championships . We have to stay calm , and in these seven races get as many podiums as possible . I think continuity will be key to winning the championship . '' Hamilton is hoping to bounce back at the next race , the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on August 29 after having to retire for the second time this season due to mechanical problems . `` It was a disappointment , yes , but you have to put it behind you . And you should never think too hard about the ` what ifs ' or the missed opportunities , '' the English driver told his website . F1 standings after Hungarian Grand Prix . `` It happened , and we move on -- it 's that simple . And , despite it being a difficult race , I can take some positives away from the Hungary weekend . I was able to pass a car on track , and the guys once again pulled off a perfect pit stop , to put me ahead of Felipe . `` And I also know we can come back even stronger in the final seven races . We have some very promising developments in the pipeline , and we 're making progress in lots of other areas , too . We have dug deep before , and I know absolutely that we will dig deep once more . `` With the championship so closely balanced , this is the perfect time for a break . In effect , we 'll resume the season as if it 's the start of the year again : with everything to play for , and none of the top three teams lagging behind on points . That 's really exciting ! '' The 2008 world champion said the three-week hiatus was also a chance for the teams ' support crew to recharge their batteries . Webber claims F1 lead with Hungary win . `` You can see on TV how hard the mechanics and engineers work at the racetrack , but you do n't get to see how many hours the men and women are putting in back at the factory , '' Hamilton said . `` And , believe me , it 's a proper shutdown -- it gives everybody the opportunity to forget about Formula One for a while and spend time away on their families , which is really important . As for me , I 'm looking at getting away from it all for a little while . '' Button revealed that he would be competing in this weekend 's London Triathlon , raising funds for charity . `` I 'm really looking forward to the event , and I 'm still raising money for the Make A Wish Foundation . It 's for a great cause , making dreams come true for very ill young children , and I 'm proud to be playing my part to help them raise funds , '' he told his website . `` My trainer Mikey will be joining me and some of my friends . After the tri , I 'll definitely be looking to get away from it . But even though it 's a nice feeling to get away from Formula One for a while , you can guarantee that all the drivers will be desperate for the break to end because we 'll want to get back into the car . ''
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Fernando Alonso believes the most consistent F1 team will win the 2010 world title . Ferrari driver has revived his chances of third crown with a win and second placing . Spaniard trails leader Mark Webber by 20 points with seven races to go . The circuit will take a break until the Belgian Grand Prix on August 29 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The young upstart upstaged the returning legend as Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix while returning Michael Schumacher was back in seventh on the grid for Sunday 's race . Red Bull 's Vettel finished last season by winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and claiming second in the championship behind Jenson Button and started this year in the same emphatic style . His best lap of one minute 54.101 seconds was a tenth of a second faster than Felipe Massa in his Ferrari , who was returning to action after his horrific crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix last July . Massa 's new teammate and two-time former world champion Fernando Alonso was third fastest in a good start to the season for Ferrari . 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton was fourth best ahead of Schumacher 's Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg . Mark Webber in the second Red Bull edged out seven-time world champion Schumacher with Button eighth on the grid . But it was Vettel who dominated for his sixth career pole and his pace was demonstrated by the gap to fourth-placed Hamilton of more than a second and 1.4 seconds better than his 41-year-old German compatriot Schumacher . `` For me it is a big surprise and it is clear there are four teams out in front with close performances . So it is thanks to the long night of work the boys did that we have the speed and pole position , '' Vettel said at his post-qualifying press conference . Schumacher admitted that he had found his return difficult : . `` I did n't really find it easy to find the peak performance and speed of the car in the time available . But I am happy because we are working well as a team . It is a long race and the season is even longer . '' While the top teams prospered , the three new lineups , Virgin , Lotus and Hispania , struggled and will occupy the last six places on the 24-car grid for Sunday 's 49-lap race at the Sakhir circuit .
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Sebastian Vettel claims pole position for Sunday 's Bahrain Grand Prix . Vettel won the final race of last season in Abu Dhabi for Red Bull . Returning legend Michael Schumacher has to settle for seventh in his Mercedes . Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso second and third on grid .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- May 21 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Korean Peninsula • Washington , D.C. • London , United Kingdom . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : We know that Fridays are awesome , but you know what today 's show could use ? A mascot ! And we 've got one coming up for you in about eight minutes . I 'm Carl Azuz . Let 's get to it . First Up : Gulf Oil Spill . AZUZ : First up , top kill . It sounds like something pretty bad . Officials are hoping it 'll do something good , though : stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico . The top kill -- it 's also called a `` dynamic kill '' -- is something we mentioned earlier this week . You basically clog up the well with a special kind of mud . BP , the company that owns the well , has been trying a bunch of ways to deal with this leak . One strategy is using dispersants , chemicals that help break up the oil . The Environmental Protection Agency is worried about the specific kind of chemical that 's being used . It 's ordered BP to start using a different dispersant in the next couple days . The Minerals Management Service is part of the U.S. Interior Department . It 's in charge of regulating offshore oil drilling . It 's gotten some criticism lately for being too close to the industry it 's supposed to oversee . There 've been accusations of improper gifts or improper behavior . Ken Salazar is the secretary of the interior . He 's in charge of the Interior Department . He says he 's working to clean up the Minerals Management Service , and he 's keeping an eye on the different strategies to clean up this oil spill . KEN SALAZAR , SECRETARY OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : If something does n't work , you need to immediately fall back to other alternatives . We , every day , are on top of BP , relative to the different work streams that they have going on . This particular work stream that they call the dynamic kill is something that should come , according to their schedule , in play on Sunday . That will be an effort to essentially kill the well through the insertion of mud . We 're doing everything we can to hold BP accountable , and we will hold them accountable on behalf of the American people . Blog Report . AZUZ : You 've been talking about what you think the worst part of the oil spill is ; most of you have discussed its impact on marine life . Listen to what Keenan says : `` The thing that will be affected most is the fishing industry . If oil spilled near my town , it would ruin the economy because about 90 percent of it is fishing . '' From Tara : `` Our seafood will become more expensive , and I 'm not ready to cut back on my favorite food just yet . '' Brian says `` this spill is becoming eerily similar to the Exxon Valdez spill back in 1989 . Once we get this cleaned up , '' he says , `` we 're gon na be reluctant to build another oil rig . '' Aaron thinks `` we should get neighboring countries to try to help us in such a bad ecological crisis . '' Carley notes that `` ocean life is the base of the food chain ; when we pollute the oceans , we are affecting ourselves too . '' And Jonathan says `` it 's obvious the fishing industry is taking a hit . The disaster will damage hundreds of years worth of marine life and the ecosystem . '' Economy Check . AZUZ : We have a quick look at some economic headlines for you now , starting with a drop in the Dow . The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 376 points yesterday . Not good news ; the Dow indicates how the whole stock market is doing . Some experts argue that the debt crisis that 's happening over in Europe is making investors nervous , and that 's causing some of the declines in the U.S. market . Next up , jobless claims . We 're talking about the number of people who are filing for unemployment for the first time . The number went up last week for the first time in a month . And finally , a Wall Street reform bill is moving forward in the U.S. Senate . Yesterday , they voted 60 to 40 to end debate and have a final vote on the bill . That could happen within days . Is this Legit ? TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Is this legit ? The Yellow Sea is off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula . Not legit . Actually , it 's next to the Korean Peninsula . The Iberian Peninsula is in Europe . Korean Tensions . AZUZ : It 's the Korean Peninsula that 's getting a lot of attention right now because of something that happened in the Yellow Sea back in March . A mysterious explosion tore a South Korean warship in half . The ship sank . 46 sailors were killed . It was near part of the Yellow Sea that both North and South Korea say belongs to them . Several countries -- including South Korea and the U.S. -- investigated the incident . The results point the finger at North Korea , that a North Korean submarine launched a torpedo that sank the South Korean ship . The North denied the accusation . The South vowed to respond . Here 's why all of this is important . The U.S. has an agreement with South Korea to defend it against any aggression . So , if a military conflict breaks out , the U.S. will have to get involved . The tension on the Korean Peninsula goes back decades . The Korean War , fought from 1950 to 1953 , killed millions of people on both sides . When it ended , the Demilitarized Zone -- or DMZ -- was established as a kind of barrier between the two countries . Eunice Yoon takes us there now . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . EUNICE YOON , CNN CORRESPONDENT : We 're on Freedom Highway driving towards the Demilitarized Zone . It splits the North from South Korea , and it 's been described once by former President Bill Clinton as the scariest place on earth . After the Korean War , a line was drawn at the 38th parallel , two-and-a-half miles wide , cutting 155 miles across . The DMZ was set up as part of a truce in 1953 , but no peace treaty was ever finalized . So , the two Koreas are technically still at war . Here , the Cold War lives . This is the joint security area in the truce village of Panmunjom . This is a very highly controlled part of the DMZ , and only certain soldiers and military officers are allowed here . This is one of the conference rooms where the United Nations command led by the Americans would meet with the North Koreans , and they would discuss all matters regarding the border and the armistice . These mikes record everything in this room , and they also happen to be right on the demarcation line . So , if I cross over here , I 'm in North Korea . There are reminders of the hostilities . This is the Bridge of No Return . Over there is the North Korean side of the demarcation line . And the prisoners of war , after the Korean War , were brought here and told to choose a side . Once you cross this bridge , you could never go back . This is the only place where you 're going to see South and North Korean soldiers staring each other down . The South Korean soldiers are chosen for their stature , so they look more intimidating . They also are highly trained in martial arts , hence the Tae Kwon Do stance . What 's so surreal about this place is that it 's become a tourist attraction for both sides . We were just with a tour of U.S. war veterans , and over here , the North Koreans are holding their own tour . And 60 years on , we 're still waiting for peace . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Address to Congress . AZUZ : Mexican President Felipe Calderon wrapped up his trip to the U.S. with a speech to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress . On Wednesday , he and President Obama talked about some of the issues that affect both of their countries . President Calderon brought up those same concerns in his speech yesterday . He pointed out the benefits of working together . MEXICAN PRESIDENT FELIPE CALDERON : Mexico and the United States are stronger together than they are apart . Together , we can renew our partnership to restore stronger and faster economic growth on both sides of the border . A stronger Mexico means a stronger United States . Shoutout . STAN CASE , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Ms. Bisom 's intervention class at Fourth Avenue Junior High in Yuma , Arizona ! In what city would you find Piccadilly Circus , Trafalgar Square and part of the River Thames ? You know what to do ! Is it : A -RRB- London , B -RRB- Athens , C -RRB- Moscow or D -RRB- Vancouver ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! London , the capital of the United Kingdom , is home to all of these famous landmarks . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! London Mascot Unveiled . AZUZ : London is also home to ... these . They 're the mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics . We promised you a mascot ; we never said it 'd be recognizable . London is hosting the 2012 Olympics , and it unveiled the face of the games this week : Wenlock -- that 's the thing on the left -- and Mandeville . The designer that came up with these guys says they were inspired by the steel that was used to build London 's Olympic stadium . He designed them specifically for kids , and says he hopes that the mascots will help connect young people with sports and the legacy of the Olympics . Before We Go . AZUZ : Well , before we go , you 've heard of the leaning tower of Pisa ? This is the leaning press box of Giants Stadium . That 's leaning pretty far . Do n't worry about it ; it 's not a disaster . It 's a demolition ! The stadium 's being torn down , or pulled down , in this case . The Giants and Jets are moving into a new home next door , and the old stadium 's spot is being turned into a parking lot . Goodbye . AZUZ : So , you 've got demolition , you 've got a parking lot . Sounds like it requires car-ful planning . You guys keep standing tall ; the weekend 's just hours away . We 'll see you on the other side of it . I 'm Carl Azuz for CNN Student News .
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Find out why officials are hoping for good things from special ` mud ' Journey into an area that 's been called the scariest place on earth . Meet the mascot of the 2012 Olympics , and hear what inspired its design . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- June 3 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Japan • Kabul , Afghanistan • Guatemala City , Guatemala . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Our penultimate program of the school year includes a mission to Mars that will never get off the ground . The explanation 's coming up . I 'm Carl Azuz . You 're tuned in to CNN Student News ! First Up : Oil Spill Disaster . AZUZ : First up , BP officials are hoping to get to the `` cap '' part of the `` cut and cap '' plan today . This is the latest attempt to try to fix the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico . Before they can put the cap in place , they needed to cut part of the well so that they have a smooth surface to put the cap on . Yesterday , the `` cut '' part of the plan hit a snag : The blade got stuck in one of the pipes . This video came in later in the day . You see that yellow thing that looks kind of like a box ? That 's the blade . And the fact that it 's moving around is a good thing ; it means the blade got unstuck . BP expected to start cutting again sometime yesterday . Meanwhile , some of the oil is washing onto shore in more places . These balls of tar and patches of oil started showing up on beaches in Alabama and Mississippi yesterday . Forecasters say that shifts in the weather could affect where the oil that 's out in the Gulf is going . Chad Myers has more on that . CHAD MYERS , CNN WEATHER ANCHOR : The weather pattern is in fact shifting . High pressure is now in control in the Gulf of Mexico . This reduces the threat of hurricanes , but it also moves the wind to be in this direction . The direction that the people here , all the way back from let 's say Apalachicola all the way back -- which is just a rich oyster bed right through there -- all the way back along Fort Walton Beach , in through Destin and all these areas that people know of these white sand beaches . That 's where the water is going to be pushed next because of this high pressure that 's just not going to move for many , many days . I.D. Me . MATT CHERRY , CNN STUDENT NEWS : See if you can I.D. Me ! I 'm an Asian country that was founded more than 2,500 years ago . I 'm made up of thousands of islands , and I 'm home to more than 126 million people . My capital city is Tokyo . I 'm Japan , and my government is run by a prime minister . Resignation Announcement . AZUZ : Well , right now , Japan is looking for a new prime minister . Yukio Hatoyama , who took over the job less than a year ago , is now stepping down . In Japan 's government , the prime minister comes from the party that has the most people in parliament . Another member of Hatoyama 's party will take over for now . The next parliamentary elections are scheduled for July . Having your country 's leader resign after such a short time in office might seem a little strange to us . But in Japan , it 's not that unusual . At least , not recently . Kyung Lah explains what we mean and examines Hatoyama 's path from candidate to former prime minister . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . KYUNG LAH , CNN CORRESPONDENT , TOKYO : Yukio Hatoyama lead a political upheaval . Japan 's voters , sick of political business as usual , were reinvigorated by Hatoyama 's Obama-style message of change last fall , ousting a ruling party that held control for almost 50 continuous years . Japan 's new prime minister and his party , the Democratic Party of Japan , pledged major government reform and economic recovery . But the euphoria did n't last long . The world 's second largest economy continued to struggle , weighed down by deflation and a ballooning national debt . Then this anger from Okinawa : Candidate Hatoyama promised to move a U.S. Marine base off the island . Prime Minister Hatoyama could n't keep that promise , as he came under pressure from the U.S. . The issue overshadowed Hatoyama 's entire agenda and helped drive his approval ratings into the teens . Hatoyama is Japan 's fourth prime minister in less than four years . Shinzo Abe resigned exactly one year after he took the job . Yasuo Fukuda did n't quite make it a year . Neither did the next prime minister , Taro Aso . And now , Yukio Hatoyama , on the job months short of a year . As Japan faces critical economic challenges and the fastest aging population , it must once again put those issues aside and once again focus on finding yet another leader . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Peace Meeting . AZUZ : Moving to Afghanistan , where a gun battle broke out outside of a peace conference . Afghan President Hamid Karzai was leading the event . He was speaking when rockets and explosives started going off outside . Incredibly , he finished his speech ! But he left immediately afterward . The Taliban , the militant organization that used to control Afghanistan , said it was responsible for the attack . Ironically , President Karzai planned the meeting to talk about including members of the Taliban who turn their back on violent attacks like this one . All of it happened in the capital city of Kabul . The fighting kept going after President Karzai had left the area . Two people who were described as suicide bombers were killed in the violence . Another person was arrested . Guatemala Sinkhole . AZUZ : Parts of Central America are recovering from Tropical Storm Agatha . It hit the region last weekend . One of the countries that was hit the hardest was Guatemala . More than 150 people were killed there . The storm triggered mudslides , destroyed homes , caused more than a dozen bridges to collapse . It also caused this ! Looks like someone drilled straight into the earth . It 's a sinkhole . This one 's about a hundred feet deep , more than 60 feet wide . It swallowed several buildings ; there are buildings down there ! Fortunately , no one was injured by the sinkhole . Experts say sinkholes can be caused when water dissolves minerals in certain kinds of rocks . They can also be caused by different kinds of construction . One official thinks that might have contributed to this one . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for the Shoutout ! In Roman mythology , who was the god of war ? If you think you know it , shout it out ! Is it : A -RRB- Thor , B -RRB- Mars , C -RRB- Saturn or D -RRB- Kratos ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! Mars was the god of war and one of the most important gods in Roman mythology . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Mars Simulation . AZUZ : Of course , that 's whom the planet is named for . Mars is the second closest planet to Earth , and scientists have talked about going there for years . Today , a group of explorers is doing it . Except , not really . It 'll be like they 're going to Mars , though . These guys have volunteered to take part in a simulation , spending the next year and a half in a fake spacecraft . Imagine a reality show , but in space . The goal is to find out what the 520-day trip to Mars would be like , how the isolation and cramped spaces would affect people . The crew will conduct nearly 100 experiments and even fake a Mars landing . The volunteers can walk away any time they want . Why Teach ? AZUZ : We 've talked a lot about how the recession has impacted your education . Teachers are affected , too . We 've seen layoffs ; we 've seen budget cuts . Considering all of the challenges that teachers face , it raises the question , why teach ? Well , recently , we asked educators to send in iReports and tell us why they do it , what they love about their jobs . Take a listen to some of their replies . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . OMEKONGO DIBINGA , WASHINGTON , D.C. : I became a teacher because there is a quotation that says children are the messages that we send to a future that we just do n't know . And I thrive every day with the possibility that I can help shape a positive message for the future . JASON GATSON , FORT WORTH , TEXAS : I believe in knowledge and I believe that very few professions offer you the chance to influence the future like teaching does . Granting somebody the gift of knowledge can lead them to a better life that they otherwise would not have had . W. J. O'REILLY , NEW YORK CITY : If , as a teacher , I can supress my own egotistical idea that I know the truth , then I give my students the chance to test their opinions and follow those intellectual threads inward to their own self discovery , with guidance of course . This is inner-motivation , and it 's why I call myself a teacher every day . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . iReport Promo . AZUZ : Well , teachers , we welcome your iReports , but teachers are n't the only ones who can send them in . Students , you can too ! In fact , you can send us one about how you 're spending your summer break . It 's as easy as this : You make the video . Go to the Spotlight section which you see right now on CNNStudentNews.com . And you click the iReport link . And once you 're on the page , what you do : scroll down just a bit and click where it says `` share your story . '' That will get your video to our staff . You fill out the information you see there , and we will have what we need to take your iReport . Now , there is one rule you have to remember : You have to be at least 13 years old . The address again : CNNStudentNews.com . Before We Go . AZUZ : Before we go , you get 10 seconds to shoot a free throw in the pros . So , how many do you get to shoot 50 ? Bob Fisher 's going to take one minute , which ties his own world record . 50 free throws , one minute . He also holds the title for the most free throws in two minutes . He set both of the records at the school where he 's -- you guessed it -- a shooting coach . A local reporter challenged fisher recently . The reporter only netted 20 . Goodbye . AZUZ : We probably would n't do much better , but it 'd be worth a shot . I mean , if it 's free , why not throw your hat in the ring ? Those puns were foul . Thankfully , just one more day to go . For CNN Student News , I 'm Carl Azuz .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- May 3 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Times Square , New York • Arkansas & Tennessee • Arizona . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . MICHAEL BLOOMBERG , MAYOR , NEW YORK CITY : Let me say that we are very lucky . Thanks to alert New Yorkers and professional police officers , we avoided what could have been a very deadly event . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : That story out of New York City leading off our show today . I 'm Carl Azuz . This is CNN Student News . First Up : Times Square . AZUZ : Things are more or less back to normal in New York 's Times Square . The area was put on lockdown for a while over the weekend , and here is why : Saturday night , someone left an SUV with the engine running on the street . A T-shirt vendor noticed it , saw smoke coming out of it , told a nearby police officer . The officer looked inside and spotted what authorities think might have been a bomb . That 's what triggered the lockdown . Times Square is usually filled with tourists and people going to the theater . Authorities immediately evacuated the area . You can see some of that in this iReport . Some people were moved out of Times Square . Others were kept inside the hotels or theaters they were already in . Eventually , the bomb squad was called in . That 's the guy in the gray suit just to the left of center of your screen there . Inside the SUV , they found a device made from gasoline cans , propane tanks , fireworks and electric clocks . Police say it apparently did n't work . Instead of exploding , it just filled the SUV with smoke . The vehicle was taken out of Times Square yesterday . Officials have started an investigation into the whole thing . They 're checking the vehicle and its contents for fingerprints . They 're going over surveillance footage and amateur videos from Times Square to see if they can identify who left the SUV there . Authorities are treating this incident as a potential terrorist attack . Gulf Coast Oil Spill . AZUZ : Next stop , Louisiana . Officials there are making some predictions about an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . Ken Salazar , the secretary of the interior , is warning the region to prepare for the worst . Several government officials think the leak could continue for weeks . The fishing industry in part of the Gulf will be shut down for at least 10 days . All of this started with an explosion on an offshore oil rig last month . The rig sank ; it caused a leak . And now , more than a million and a half gallons of oil have spilled into the Gulf . The Coast Guard and the company that owns the rig are both doing what they can to contain this spill . President Obama , who visited the region yesterday , says those efforts will keep going for as long as it takes . U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA : I 'm not going to rest , and none of the gentlemen and women who are here are going to rest or be satisfied , until the leak is stopped at the source , the oil on the gulf is contained and cleaned up , and the people of this region are able to go back to their lives and their livelihoods . Currently , the most advanced technology available is being used to try and stop a leak that is more than 5,000 feet under the surface . Because this leak is unique and unprecedented , it could take many days to stop . That 's why we 're also using every resource available to stop the oil from coming ashore and mitigating the damage it could cause . Severe Storms . AZUZ : North from the Gulf Coast , a couple states are recovering from severe weather . Parts of Arkansas were hit by heavy storms , possible tornadoes on Friday . One person was killed . About two dozen others were hurt . Meanwhile , `` extremely dangerous '' flooding in Tennessee is responsible for at least five deaths over the weekend . Nashville got between 6 and 10 inches of rain in just 12 hours on Saturday . The city 's mayor called it `` one of the most severe rain events Nashville has ever experienced . '' He urged people to stay home and off the roads . There was more rain in the forecast for Tennessee yesterday . Teacher Appreciation Week . AZUZ : Well , it 's time to give a little thanks to your teachers ! This is Teacher Appreciation Week . And to celebrate , we want you to head to our blog and talk about your favorites . But put some thought into this one . Tell us how your teachers make a difference in your lives . It could be by showing you CNN Student News . If you want to go for some extra credit , and we know you want some extra credit , send us an iReport for Teacher Appreciation Week . You can do it all at CNNStudentNews.com . Immigration Reform . AZUZ : The issue of immigration getting a lot of attention right now . Part of the reason seems to be a new law in Arizona . We covered that last week . The law requires any immigrants in Arizona to have immigration documents with them at all times . It also requires police to question anyone who might be in the U.S. illegally . Over the weekend , thousands of people protested the Arizona law . Officials said 50,000 people marched in this demonstration in Los Angeles . There were similar protests in New York , Washington and Arizona . Critics of the law argue it will lead to racial profiling . They claim police will question people about their immigration status based mostly on their race . Now , Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is working to address that criticism by making some changes to the law . She signed those changes into effect Friday . This is the big difference . Originally , police officers in Arizona could stop anyone based simply on a `` reasonable suspicion '' that they might be in the country illegally . Now , officers can only ask people about their immigration status while the officers are enforcing some other law ; maybe speeding , maybe loitering . Governor Brewer says the changes `` make it crystal clear and undeniable that racial profiling is illegal and will not be tolerated in Arizona . '' Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Ms. Killey 's social studies classes at Haven Middle School in Evanston , Illinois ! What type of musician is most likely to perform a cappella ? You know what to do ! Is it a : A -RRB- Cellist , B -RRB- Guitarist , C -RRB- Drummer or D -RRB- Singer ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! Since a cappella means `` without instrumental support , '' a singer is the right choice here . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Virtual Choir . AZUZ : Nearly 200 singers raised their voices in a choir performance recently . They did n't need any instrumental support , but they did get some help from technology . When the curtain went up , they were n't really there ! John Vennavally-Rao takes note of how the ethereal ensemble came together . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . JOHN VENNAVALLY-RAO , REPORTER , CTV NEWS , TORONTO : At first , it may seem strange that Patrick Murray is all alone , given choirs are all about making music together . PATRICK MURRAY -LSB- SINGING IN LATIN -RSB- : Singing `` Lux Aurumque . '' VENNAVALLY-RAO : The 20-year-old music major at the University of Toronto , singing to his computer a popular choral piece called `` Lux Aurumque . '' MURRAY : I recorded a video on my webcam along with the audio and then uploaded it to YouTube . VENNAVALLY-RAO : On its own , a rather ordinary video . But Karen Koh of Singapore did the same . So did Steven Hansen in Sweden . And Melody Myers of Tennessee . Videos that kept coming in on YouTube , the different parts of the same song . MELODY MYERS OF TENNESSEE , -LSB- SINGING IN LATIN -RSB- : Singing `` Lux Aurumque '' VENNAVALLY-RAO : All singing to an instructional video from composer-conductor Eric Whitacre . MURRAY : Everybody had to sync up their video to his video at the start of this beep . VENNAVALLY-RAO : Producer Scott Haines put all those clips together ; this , the extraordinary result : the conductor and the 185 voices on YouTube . MURRAY : These people are from everywhere . 12 different countries represented in this video . VENNAVALLY-RAO : A choir unlike any other . MURRAY : There are people in Austria in this video . I 've never been to Austria and maybe I never will , but here I am in this video singing with someone in Austria . VENNAVALLY-RAO : Composer Whitacre wrote he found the final product overwhelming . The poetic symbolism about our shared humanity and the need to connect . MURRAY : All you needed to participate was a webcam and a microphone . I think it 's the future of creating music . VENNAVALLY-RAO : And Whitcare says he hopes to one day compose an original piece for the virtual choir with hundreds , perhaps thousands , of people singing alone , together . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Before We Go . AZUZ : Really great stuff there . Well , last but not least today , it 's not a sun dress . It 's a Capri-Sun dress ! And it 's not just for senior prom , it 's for a senior project ! If not Project Runway . The ingredients : 117 packets of juice ! One boyfriend to help drink all that juice . Some thread , some hot glue , three weeks to assemble . All of it added up to a passing grade and a one-of-a-kind , if not comfortable-kind , of couture . Goodbye . AZUZ : Now , if you 're unsure how to address such a dress , just remember that in fashion , you always reap what you sew . We are piecing together more stories for you , so tomorrow , be sure to try us on for size . I 'm Carl Azuz ; we 'll see you then !
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Find out how a t-shirt vendor helped defuse an attempted bomb attack . Consider the long-term impact of an oil spill on the U.S. Gulf Coast . Take note of a recent choir concert that none of the singers attended . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- May 25 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Korean Peninsula • Gulf of Mexico • Haiti . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Haitians getting a helping hand from hoops ? You 're going to see it for yourself in today 's edition of CNN Student News . I 'm Carl Azuz . Game on ! First Up : Korean Tensions . AZUZ : North and South Korea do n't get along too well under the best of circumstances . And right now , is not the best of circumstances . South Korea is calling off trade with the North , closing off access to its waters for North Korean ships , and setting up a new military plan with regard to the North . All of this is in response to the sinking of a South Korean warship in March . The South says North Korea fired the torpedo that sank the ship . The North denies that . The U.S. is involved here , too . President Obama ordered military commanders to work with South Korea to prevent any aggression from the North . Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging North Korea to share what it might know about the sunken ship . Plus , the U.S. and South Korea just announced yesterday that they 're going to run a military exercise together as a direct response to the March incident . North Korea says that it 's considering the situation as the first phase of a war , and that if the South does anything , the North will respond . Stopping the Leak . AZUZ : Tension on the rise in Asia . Frustration on the rise in the U.S. over this oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . Some of you have talked on our blog about your frustrations with the spill . You are not alone . According to a new CNN poll , 76 percent of Americans disapprove of how BP handled the oil spill , and 51 percent of Americans disapprove of how President Obama has handled the spill . That brings up another question : Who should be in charge of the cleanup efforts ? The government says it should be BP . Since the company owns the well , the government argues that BP is responsible for stopping the leak and for the cleanup . But BP says the government has the ultimate control over the efforts in the Gulf . The one thing that both sides seem to agree on is that they 're frustrated -- like you , like all of us -- with the efforts so far . KEN SALAZAR , SECRETARY OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : I am angry and I am frustrated that BP has been unable to stop this well from leaking and to stop the pollution from spreading . If we find that they 're not doing what they 're supposed to be doing , we 'll push them out of the way appropriately . DOUG SUTTLES , CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION , BP : I am probably just as frustrated as the secretary is . You know , we 've been at this every day for more than a month now , trying to get this flow stopped and actually trying to fight this thing offshore . So , what I would say is we 're doing everything we can . We 've got the brightest people , the best people , every resource available putting at it . And we 're going to stay at it , despite the frustration , despite the setbacks we have . We wo n't quit until we get this job done . I can promise you that . Impact Your World . AZUZ : While BP and the government work to stop the underwater leak , other groups are dealing with the effects of this spill on the surface of the water and on land . And you can help out . Go to the Spotlight section on our home page , CNNStudentNews.com . Click on the `` Impact Your World '' link . Find out how you can volunteer to help make a difference . Is this Legit ? TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Is this legit ? You lose consciousness whenever you get a concussion . Not necessarily ! In fact , most people who 've had concussions did n't black out . Head Injuries in Football . AZUZ : One thing that every concussion does have in common is that they all temporarily interfere with how your brain works . They can affect things like your memory , speech or reflexes . And anyone who 's had a concussion is more likely to have another one . Most concussions are caused by a hit to the head . It 's part of the reason you hear so much about them so much in sports , especially contact sports like this one . A congressional committee is looking at the long-term impact of these head injuries and how to prevent them . It held a hearing on the issue yesterday . Nolan Harrison , who played for 10 years in the NFL , says that the pressure of the pro game can sometimes work against concerns about concussions . NOLAN HARRISON , RETIRED NFL PLAYER : There was always pressure to get back out on the field . There 's still no parameters in place on the sidelines that you can say , `` OK , this guy has had this type of a hit . We 're going to keep him out for a certain amount of time . '' AZUZ : The NFL is trying to tackle the issue of concussions , but it 's also pushing states to look at how younger players can be affected by concussions . One of the lawmakers who 's part of this hearing says it 's important for the pros to set an example . REP. LINDA SANCHEZ , -LRB- D -RRB- CALIFORNIA : And what we 've seen with the NFL is , young kids in sports at all levels emulate their favorite players . And if the NFL is n't doing things correctly , it 's , you have very little chance that it will trickle down , you know , to youth sports like it should . So , the NFL really needs to take the lead and really highlight safety . This Day in History . -LRB- ON SCREEN GRAPHIC -RRB- . May 25 , 1787 - The Constitutional Convention begins in Philadelphia . May 25 , 1961 - President John F. Kennedy announces goal of sending an American to the moon by the end of the decade . May 25 , 1977 - Star Wars opens , taking audiences to `` a galaxy far , far away '' Shoutout . STAN CASE , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to the students and teachers at Robinswood High School in Bellevue , Washington ! Where is Drake University located ? If you think you know it , shout it out ! Is it in : A -RRB- Idaho , B -RRB- Illinois , C -RRB- Indiana or D -RRB- Iowa ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! You 'll find Drake 's campus in Des Moines , Iowa . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Healing Hoops . AZUZ : Amy Stephens is no stranger to the basketball court . She played in college , she 's coached for around 20 years , and she 's led Drake 's women 's basketball team to more than a hundred wins . Recently , she took her hoops know-how out of Iowa and down to Haiti . Eric Hanson of affiliate KCCI explains why and what happened when Coach Stephens arrived . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . ERIC HANSON , KCCI REPORTER : When your whole world is shaken before age 12 , escapes are simple and rare , especially for girls . You see , boys near the epicenter of Haiti 's earthquake do n't let a flat basketball derail a good time . But girls , their green pigtails stay on the sidelines , until a Division I women 's coach shows up ... . AMY STEPHENS , DRAKE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL COACH : I might be just as nervous as they are . HANSON : ... And convinces 40 young Haitians to trade their green dresses for Bulldog blue . STEPHENS : Put your arms out in front , and if they can touch someone , they 're too close . HANSON : Even though not one of them can understand a word she 's saying ... STEPHENS : One , two , three -- oh . HANSON : ... Or why in the first 15 minutes of a basketball camp , baskets are n't being shot ... STEPHENS : We 're making the number eight around our legs . HANSON : ... Once ball handling became comedic , the coach used to precision decided she might as well turn them loose ... STEPHENS : OK . Lay-ups . We 're doing right-handed lay-ups . HANSON : ... On the baskets they 'd been eyeing . STEPHENS : Yes . Oh , almost . HANSON : Air balls , there were plenty , until baskets started falling . And when they did , 6th grade girls became 6th grade girls . STEPHENS : That 's the beauty of the age group . It does n't matter if you 're Haitians or Americans . When you get excited and you high five , all of a sudden it really breaks down , it breaks down barriers . ISAAC FILS , HAITIAN COACH : They 're just so happy about playing . They 're playing , so they feel very , very happy . You know ? So , they 're enjoying themselves , you know . HANSON : Suddenly , the boys were the jealous ones . SANDY HATFIELD CLUBB , ATHLETIC DIRECTOR , DRAKE UNIVERSITY : This is a group of girls who , they said , do n't play basketball . HANSON : And the girls burdened with adult-sized problems discovered it 's OK to play . CLUBB : Their joy , their excitement , just to watch them playing . They 're playing just like 5th and 6th graders play . It 's hard to believe , especially when you look behind them and they 're living in these tents and there is rubble from the earthquake . It 's overwhelming . FILS : When they play , they forget about the awful earthquake that happened in Haiti . Sport is very , very , very good for them to make them forget some things like the earthquake . It 's a good thing , you know ? -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Before We Go . AZUZ : It is indeed . Before we go , a little problem-solving question . 33 students in a school band want to play drums . The school only has 6 drums . There 's no money to buy new drums . The answer ? You make the drums yourself ! That 's the solution Mike Hernandez came up with . He 's the music teacher at Cove Road Elementary School in New Jersey dreamed about making drums out of buckets , so that 's what he did . Goodbye . AZUZ : All he had to do was drum up some support from the community for his creative solution . You just ca n't beat that with a stick ! You need two of them . I 'm Carl Azuz , keeping time for CNN Student News .
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Hear how the U.S. is involved in tension between North and South Korea . Consider some of the frustration surrounding efforts to stop an oil leak . Find out why a college basketball coach is taking her game to Haiti . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- May 11 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Washington , D.C. • Gulf Coast • United Kingdom . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : What you 've learned in government and civics classes is unfolding right now on Capitol Hill . How the lessons apply in life -- our first story on CNN Student News ! First Up : Supreme Court Nominee . AZUZ : Elena Kagan is a name you 're going to be hearing in the weeks ahead . She is the solicitor-general -- the Obama administration 's top lawyer . It 's her job to argue cases for the government at the U.S. Supreme Court . President Obama now wants her to serve on that court ; Kagan is the president 's top choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens . U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA : While we ca n't presume to replace Justice Stevens ' wisdom or experience I have selected a nominee who I believe embodies that same excellence , independence , integrity and passion for the law and who can ultimately provide that same kind of leadership on the court . AZUZ : But as you know from your government classes , President Obama ca n't just give her the job . He needs the `` advice and consent '' of the U.S. Senate , who 'll make the final decision on Kagan . They 'll be looking at her resume : Her law degree from Harvard University . Her work as dean of that university 's law school . Her service as a lawyer for the former Clinton administration . But one major concern for some senators : Kagan has no experience as a judge , unlike all the current members of the Supreme Court . So she 's likely to face some tough questions from senators ; they 're going to be trying to get an idea of how she would rule in certain situations before they decide whether or not to confirm her . If the 50-year-old New Yorker gets the job as associate justice , she would be the fourth woman to serve in the history of the Supreme Court . Cleanup Health Hazards . AZUZ : While BP considers different ways to stop and clean up an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico , other folks are trying to help out . Their livelihood depends on it . Rob Marciano shows us how dirty a job the clean-up is . And you 're going to hear him mention `` Valdez '' -- that 's a reference to the Exxon Valdez , a ship that spilled 11 million gallons of oil near Alaska back in 1989 . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . ROB MARCIANO , CNN METEOROLOGIST : Clearing the oil is a big job , and the pros ca n't do it alone . UNIDENTIFIED MALE : This is a safety training class . MARCIANO : So the call has gone out to recruit the locals . UNIDENTIFIED MALE : If you 're going to be working in contaminated water , you 'll have to have boots -- rubber boots . MARCIANO : Hundreds have already volunteered to help and safety trainings like this one are being held across the coast . CAROL VAUGHN , BEACH CLEAN-UP VOLUNTEER : Why are they getting volunteers when they have contractors ? MARCIANO : A reminder that cleaning up oil is a dangerous job . VAUGHN : Hearing today , the type of equipment you have to wear to pick up trash off the beach , was a realization that this is real and it 's happening . MARCIANO : Some volunteers who pitched in after the Valdez spill are still sick . Due to financial settlements , many ca n't even talk publicly about their health problems , but it is bad . DEBBIE TAYLOR , BILOXI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER : They have long-term effects , some central nervous system effects and who 's to say we wo n't see that here . It think it 's just going to be a wait-and-see game . MARCIANO : Debbie Taylor is on the frontlines at Biloxi 's Regional Medical Center where preparations are already underway . Some of Taylor 's first patients could be these fishermen . Normally , these boats would be out trying to net some shrimp . But the oil spill has put a stop to that , so they sit and they wait . Some of these boats may actually be out working for BP trying to clean up the mess . UNIDENTIFIED MALE : BP 's here to ask for your help . MARCIANO : BP is already holding informational sessions . Phillip Nguyen attended , and now wants a long-term contract to clean up . He runs two shrimp boats that now sit idle . PHILLIP NGUYEN , SHRIMP BOAT OPERATOR : Unpredictable for the future of the shrimp business and shrimp industry , we need to get some sort of financing income from somewhere . MARCIANO : The Coast Guard performs safety checks before each vessel is approved for duty . Safety for the boat , but what about the crew ? RICK COW , FISHERMAN : We 're worried about that too , but working and we 've got to do it , you know ? You got to take risks on that . MARCIANO : So you need the money so you just start doing it ? COW : Yes , sir . Yes , sir . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . I. D. Me . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : See if you can ID Me ! My goals include freedom and peace for almost 500 million citizens . I 'm a partnership of 27 European countries . I have one official currency : the euro . I 'm the European Union , and my main trading partner is the U.S. Rescue Plan . AZUZ : All right , so you get an idea from that how the economies of Europe and America are linked together . Take what 's happened in Greece . It has huge debt -- money it owes that some investors are worried it may not be able to repay . Because that 's bad for Europe -- and Europe has that close trading partnership with the U.S. -- the American stock market dropped last week , after Greece 's bad news . Well , here 's some better news . The European Union has just come up with a new plan to deal with European debt . It 's set aside almost a trillion dollars to stabilize and protect Europe 's economies . And that has investors in America , and around the world , breathing a sigh of relief . As proof , the Dow Jones Industrial Average -- part of the American stock market -- jumped up hundreds of points yesterday . A good economic sign . Brown Steps Down . AZUZ : Britain will be getting a new leader . Its current prime minister , Gordon Brown , whom you see right here -- he 's asking his political party -- the Labour Party -- to get ready for a new leadership contest . But he wo n't be a candidate . This is all because of Britain 's election last week . Three of Britain 's political parties shared most of the vote . But none of them got enough votes , to form a government on its own . So it looks like two of them will have to get together , form an alliance to get leadership in place . Which two parties that will be has n't been decided yet . But what 's interesting about all this is that an election like this has n't happened in Britain since 1974 . Shoutout . MATT CHERRY , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Tchaparian 's students at River Bluff School in Fresno , California ! Where would you find Hampton University ? You know what to do ! Is it in : A -RRB- Virginia , B -RRB- New York , C -RRB- Arkansas OR D -RRB- South Carolina ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! A historically black university , Hampton is located in Virginia ! That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Obama Commencement . AZUZ : Speaking at a graduation ceremony at Hampton University , President Obama talked about the importance of education . It 's hard for anybody to disagree with that : The national unemployment rate is at 9.9 percent . The president pointed out that the rate is more than twice as high for people without a college degree than it is for those with a college degree . What might cause more disagreement , though , is what the president had to say about certain types of technology . Listen to this . OBAMA : This class is graduating at a time of great difficulty for America and for the world . You 're entering a job market , in an era of heightened international competition , with an economy that 's still rebounding from the worst crisis since the Great Depression . You 're accepting your degrees as America still wages two wars ; wars that many in your generation have been fighting . And meanwhile , you 're coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds of arguments , some of which do n't always rank that high on the truth meter . And with iPods and iPads ; and Xboxes and PlayStations ; none of which I know how to work ; information becomes a distraction , a diversion , a form of entertainment , rather than a tool of empowerment , rather than the means of emancipation . So all of this is not only putting pressure on you ; it 's putting new pressure on our country and on our democracy . Blog Promo . AZUZ : Okay , it 's your turn . We want to know what you think about this . Not everyone has an iPad or an iPod , but we 've almost all played video games . You 've grown up with computers in your classes , many of you . Do you agree with the president that the information you get from these things is a distraction ? Or do you think you learn something from them ? Talk to us today at CNNStudentNews.com ! We 're looking forward to seeing what you have to say . Before We Go . AZUZ : When I told a friend today that our last story was about clogging , she wanted to know what people were clogging . In this case , shoes ! The event may not feature the fanciest of footwork . But when it comes to sheer numbers , it stomped the old record -- that was 425 people dancing for less than five minutes . This , this event , included more than 2,500 stepped out for more than six minutes . They clogged the streets with victory . Goodbye . AZUZ : ... that all depended on de-feet . With that foot-note , we 're stepping away til tomorrow . I 'm Carl Azuz , and I 'm just gon na put a sock in it .
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Discuss what senators will consider about the president 's Supreme Court pick . Suit up to see just how dirty a job it can be to clean up a massive oil spill . Think about the benefits and drawbacks of the gadgets we love . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- April 30 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Gulf of Mexico • Santa Clara , California . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Arbor Day is awesome ! Especially when it falls on a Friday . To celebrate , we are branching out into a bunch of topics in today 's show . I 'm Carl Azuz . Let 's get to it . First Up : Oil Update . AZUZ : The federal government will use `` every single available resource '' to help contain that oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . The secretary of Homeland Security declared it an incident of `` national significance . '' What that means is that resources from other parts of the country can be used to try and control the spill . Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal already declared a state of emergency to help free up resources for the effort . Yesterday afternoon , the oil was about 16 miles off the Louisiana coast and headed toward shore . When it does start hitting the coast , it could threaten hundreds of species of wildlife : birds , shrimp , crabs , otters . In fact , the entire Gulf Coast fishing industry could be affected . Yesterday , we told you that the Coast Guard was going to try and contain part of the spill by setting it on fire . They did ; you can see the smoke from that fire right here . They were hoping to set another controlled burn yesterday , but the weather was n't cooperating . Some authorities think this spill is getting worse , much worse . At first , the estimate was that the spill was leaking out about a thousand barrels of oil per day . Now , the Coast Guard is saying that 's increased to as many as 5,000 barrels . That 's more than 200,000 gallons per day . Financial Reform . AZUZ : The Senate is ready to debate a financial reform bill . When you hear the word debate , you mighty think of people being on opposite sides of something . This time , everyone agrees ! They all want to debate . Republicans and Democrats had been working on this bill in private sessions . They disagreed on some parts of it , and the Republicans -- plus a few Democrats -- blocked it from moving forward until those differences could be worked out . Late Wednesday , they changed their minds . Every senator , Republican and Democrat , voted to start debate . Immigration Reform . AZUZ : The Senate 's looking at taking up another controversial issue : immigration reform . Some Democratic senators were planning to release a new proposal late yesterday . It would increase the number of border patrol officers and make it tougher to hire illegal workers . Plus , it outlines a process to legalize the millions of illegal immigrants in the U.S. . One Republican leader says the proposal is just an attempt to get voters out for November 's midterm elections . He says there 's no chance that immigration reform will move through Congress . Some Democratic sources say the same thing , that the odds of this passing the Senate this year are pretty slim . Word to the Wise . MATT CHERRY , CNN STUDENT NEWS : A Word to the Wise ... calorie -LRB- noun -RRB- a unit of energy or heat that is often associated with food . Fast Food . AZUZ : Your body needs calories for energy ; they fuel everything you do . But if you get too many of them or do n't burn them off with exercise , those calories can turn to fat . Lawmakers in part of California say that some fast food kids ' meals have too many calories . They believe one way to discourage kids from wanting those meals is to ban the toys that come with them . So , the new rule in Santa Clara , California : kids ' meals with more than 485 calories get no toy . Kids ' meals with less calories can still include the toy . There are also limits on fat and sodium , or salt . One lawmaker says this will help fight childhood obesity and `` breaks the link between unhealthy food and prizes . '' But the California Restaurant Association thinks the rule goes too far , and some critics say parents should be responsible for what their children eat . Blog Promo . AZUZ : This led us to consider a question that 's kind of like the video game question we asked the other day : Who 's responsible here ? Who should decide on calories ? Is it the government ? Should restaurants be responsible ? Should parents be responsible ? Go to our blog , tell us your opinion . The address : CNNStudentNews.com . This Day in History . -LRB- ON SCREEN GRAPHIC -RRB- . April 30 , 1789 - George Washington is inaugurated as first president of the United States . April 30 , 1803 - Negotiations conclude on Louisiana Purchase , which doubles the size of the United States . April 30 , 1975 - South Vietnam surrenders to the North , ending the Vietnam War ; remaining Americans are evacuated from Saigon . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to everyone whose parents serve in the U.S. Armed Forces ! What branch of the U.S. military was founded first ? If you think you know it , shout it out ! Is it the : A -RRB- Army , B -RRB- Navy , C -RRB- Air Force or D -RRB- Marines ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! The U.S. Army was established first , way back in June of 1775 . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Military Child . AZUZ : The Month of the Military Child pays tribute to people whose parents serve in all branches of the military . 1.7 million American kids have a parent who serves , and this month recognizes their sacrifices ; for example , when your mom or dad is away for months at a time . Sandra Endo shows us how the military is helping families stay in touch . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . SANDRA ENDO , CNN CORRESPONDENT , WASHINGTON , D.C. : So , where 's your daddy at ? AMARI LUNN , MILITARY CHILD : On a ship . ENDO : On a ship ? ENDO : Three-year-old Amari Lunn ca n't wait for daddy to come home . FAINA LUNN , MARRIED TO U.S. NAVAL OFFICER : I have to explain to him that daddy 's working . But he 's like , `` But when is daddy coming home ? '' ENDO : Daddy is Navy Chief Gary Lunn , currently on the USS Dwight Eisenhower , deployed in the North Arabian Sea . Lunn has been deployed for six months ; his family eagerly awaits his return . F. LUNN : Where do you see daddy ? Do you see daddy on the TV ? A. LUNN : Yeah . ENDO : This is Lunn 's 9th deployment . But this one is different thanks to a program his kids affectionately call the `` Daddy Show . '' F. LUNN : Press play . Back up so you can see daddy . ENDO : Through a non-profit program called United Through Reading , deployed service members can choose a book and record videos from their base to read aloud to their children . CHIEF GARY LUNN , U.S. NAVY : Today , I 'm going to read , the book is called `` The Ear Book . '' A. LUNN : `` The Ear Book ! '' ENDO : Programs like this one that help keep families connected are becoming increasingly popular in the military . When service members with kids are deployed for long stretches , psychologists say it 's the children who feel it the most . LYNETTE FRAGA , ZERO TO THREE : Some children may withdraw and you have a difficult time talking about their experience . Or some children are very aggressive and you might see them crying a lot or having trouble sleeping . ENDO : But with these videos , smiles often replace tears , especially for the Lunn family . ROMELLO LOVINSKY , MILITARY CHILD : It 's , like , better because I get to see him and he 'll get to talk with me and stuff on the videos . ENDO : Do you see a difference in your kids ? F. LUNN : Yes , yes . Now , he thinks daddy 's around more . ENDO : It 's also a major morale boost for the parent serving far away . G. LUNN : I know it 's helping me out a lot , especially knowing the response that 's coming from it . Just mentally , calming me down and enabling me to stay focused at my job . I love you . I love all of you . Muah ! A. LUNN : Muah ! ENDO : With the country engaged in two wars and many service members facing multiple deployments , the military is expanding and promoting programs which help ease the strain on families . Sandra Endo , CNN , Norfolk , Virginia . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Comments . AZUZ : Okay , at Facebook.com / CNNStudentNews , a student named Adrian called our attention to the Month of the Military Child . He told us about his experience as one -- the service and the sacrifice -- and we asked for your experiences as well . Cory described it as an adventure , just by moving around and making new friends along the way . Ryan says it can be hard to keep friendships with the frequent moves , but that he 's grown up learning respect and flexibility . Nate says the hardest part is the time his dad spends away from home , but that he could n't be any more proud as his son . And Kevin says it 's hard because his family makes sacrifices , but it 's for a big cause . We thank and salute all of you military kids out there for your sacrifices . Before We Go . AZUZ : And before we leave you today , you 've heard of electronic music . This would be the literal version : a mechanical marimba player . He 's not just banging out some pre-planned tune , either . This is jazz , and he 's improvising , learning what his fellow musicians are doing and then adapting to it . At least , that 's what they claim . Now , before any of you get worried about robots ruling the music industry , the point here is the interaction : man and machine working together . Goodbye . AZUZ : And that sounds just fine to us , because do you really think a robots-only band would play jazz ? There 's no chance . They 'd totally be metal . Sunday starts National Teacher Appreciation Week . So , while you 've got some time over the weekend , why not send us an iReport with a Shoutout to your favorite teacher ? You , and I mean you , could be featured on our show ! Find out how to send us an iReport at CNNStudentNews.com . We 'll see you on Monday . Have a great weekend .
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Learn why an oil spill is being called an incident of national significance . Hear the details of a debate over removing toys from fast food kids ' meals . See how the U.S. military helps keep troops in touch with their families . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- May 6 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Athens , Greece • Chandeleur Islands , Louisiana • Sacramento , California . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Hi , I 'm Carl Azuz , and this is CNN Student News . Give us 10 minutes , we 'll give you today 's commercial-free headlines , starting with protests over in Greece . First Up : Greek Debt Crisis . AZUZ : The country has a massive debt . We 're talking nearly $ 400 billion . That is bigger than the entire nation 's economy . The Greek government is considering some plans to get try to that debt under control . Those plans include spending cuts , and those are not popular with a lot of workers . Yesterday , thousands of Greeks went on strike . They walked off the job because of the proposed cuts and they took to the streets to protest . This one is at the Greek parliament building . Lawmakers were inside going over those proposals to cut spending . The people outside are workers : teachers , doctors , transportation employees . They were demanding that members of parliament come outside and face them . Of course , police were out all over the country to deal with these protests . In some spots , that led to fighting between the police and the protesters . Some people in the crowds threw bottles , rocks and sticks at the officers . In the capital city of Athens , a fire bomb hit a bank , killing three people inside . Parliament lawmakers held a moment of silence for the victims . In terms of Greece 's debt , the country is getting some help from the European Union . On Sunday , it agreed to an aid package worth $ 145 billion . But in order to get that package , Greece must adopt some of those cost-cutting measures that it 's considering . Is this Legit ? MATT CHERRY , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Is this legit ? The U.S. government has a list of people who are not allowed on board airplanes . Legit ! It 's called the No Fly list . No-Fly . AZUZ : And the government is making some updates to it , specifically , how often airlines have to check it . This is based on changes to the No Fly list or when names are added to it . In the past , airlines had 24 hours to check the list after they were told about an update . Now , they 'll have to do it within two hours . The goal of this is to prevent a repeat of what happened on Monday . That 's when Faisal Shahzad , a suspect who 's been arrested in connection with the failed bombing plot in Times Square , was allowed to get on a plane even though his name was on the No Fly list . Shahzad 's name had been added to the list earlier in the day . But because it was within that old , 24-hour window , the airline had n't checked the updated list when it sold him a ticket . As we told you yesterday , there were other things that did raise red flags , including the fact that Shahzad bought his ticket in cash . So , authorities were able to find and arrest him before his plane took off . Oil Spill . AZUZ : One leak down , two to go . BP says the smallest of three leaks in the Gulf of Mexico has been sealed . More than 200,000 gallons of oil have been leaking into the Gulf every day . Plans are now underway to stop the biggest leak . In the next few days , officials expect to place a pollution containment chamber -- the four-story , steel box you see right here -- over that leak . If it works , a second box will be used to cover the last leak . The plan is to collect the oil inside those boxes and then pipe it up to ships on the surface . Reports indicate that the oil is getting closer to shore . Miles of booms -- these sort of floating barriers -- have been put in place to try to control the spill . Gary Tuchman gives us a closer look . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . GARY TUCHMAN , CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT : We 're 35 miles south of Gulfport Mississippi . These are the Chandeleur Islands , actually in Louisiana waters , and right now you are looking at the oil that is threatening to come on this island . Protective boom 's right here ; this yellow thing is the boom . It looks like foam . But this is the oil from the massive oil slick . People on the coastline , obviously in Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama and Florida , are very concerned . But we can tell you , because we took a three-and-a-half hour boat ride to get out here , that the oil is still at least 35 or 40 miles away . I mean , you could see it right now : If it was n't for this protective boom , it would be on these islands . These islands are amazing wildlife refuges . They are places where migratory birds come on their way between North , Central and South America . And you can see the birds as the sun is going down on these islands . These islands used to be about 20 miles long , north to south . But because of hurricanes over the years -- Katrina , George -- it 's now about 16 miles . And ultimately , the fear is that in the years to come and if there 's more damage here , the islands will be gone . They 're uninhabited ; no one lives here . Although about a couple hundred years ago , there were a couple hundred people who lived on the islands . Now , it 's a wildlife refuge . The oil you see is right here next to the boom , and there 's great concern it will go over the boom , on these islands , and then on the coastline . This is Gary Tuchman , CNN , on the Chandeleur Islands , Louisiana . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . This Day in History . -LRB- ON SCREEN GRAPHIC -RRB- . May 6 , 1915 - George Herman `` Babe '' Ruth hits his first major league home run . May 6 , 1937 - The Hindenburg , the largest airship ever built , explodes as it arrives in New Jersey . May 6 , 1954 - Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in less than four minutes . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Ms. Neal at Tarkanian Middle School in Las Vegas , Nevada ! Which of these events takes place in the month of May ? You know what to do ! Is it : A -RRB- Armed Forces Day , B -RRB- Veterans Day , C -RRB- Armistice Day or D -RRB- Flag Day ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! Armed Forces Day is a salute to all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces , and it falls on May 15 . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Wounded Warriors . AZUZ : From tanks to Humvees and even back to cavalry horses , troops are used to riding into battle . But the Soldier Ride is something that happens after the fighting is over . It 's part of the Wounded Warriors program , which honors and helps members of the military who have been injured . Last week marked the fourth cycle of the annual Soldier Ride . You can have a look at it right here . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . TED WADE , WOUNDED WARRIOR : It 's like the doors are opening and you 're walking outside for the first time . UNIDENTIFIED MALE : Come on . You can do it . Keep going , man . UNIDENTIFIED MALE : All cyclists , you must stay in the lane the cruiser is in when you 're over there for them to accept the responsibility of the escort . STEVEN NARDIZZI , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT : This is a great event . It 's progressed into a rehab ride where we 've got over 30 warriors here right now participating in a ride and getting out , sometimes for the first time , of a hospital and learning what they can accomplish again in life . SARA WADE , TED 'S WIFE : I also always see a big change in his mood with the bike ride coming up . There 's a lot of anticipation and a lot of excitement . T. WADE : I 've been going to the gym and riding exercise bikes for several hours . S. WADE : Ted had neurosurgery over in Germany and spent about two weeks in a neurosurgery intensive care unit there . It was doubtful that Ted was going to survive . It 's kind of surreal and it definitely puts things into perspective . I think it definitely helps you stay motivated when sometimes it 's easy this far post-injury to burn out from rehabilitation . T. WADE : It 's continuing my momentum for the future , and with the way things are looking , good into the future . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Blog Report . AZUZ : Really like that story . Well , Ashleigh is talking to us . She says teachers are like her second parents . They help her fix her mistakes and learn from them . She 's just one of hundreds of people paying tribute to teachers this Teacher Appreciation Week ! Renee and Andrea say Mrs. MacDonald inspired them to be better people and to remember equality . Helen calls Mr. Giampetro a big influence on her decision to become a teacher . Mrs. Kelley is a teacher that Elijah can really relate to . She 's also the only one in class who laughs at my puns . I 'm glad someone 's laughing , Mrs. Kelley ! Zach , Hannah , Wendy and Chase all think Mrs. Vann is the best teacher ever , saying her sense of humor helps them learn . Shelby , Matthew , Lacey and Hannah all praise Mrs. Chapp for making learning fun . We wish we could read all of these comments on air , but you can see them all on our blog at CNNStudentNews.com ! Before We Go . AZUZ : Before we go , lawmakers have to deal with some serious issues . For example , serious questions about wildlife , like whose frog can jump the farthest . Apparently , annoying the frog is a viable strategy , but not a winning one . This frog jumping competition is an annual event at the California state capitol , one that 's sure to put a little hop in your step . The winner has a name that is just perfect for government work . Goodbye . AZUZ : And that name is Tad-poll worker . It is a great thing when they write the puns for us . That ribbeting competition brings today 's show to a close . For CNN Student News , I 'm Carl Azuz .
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Examine the cause and impact of massive protests across Greece . See how booms help to contain an oil spill off the Louisiana coast . Ride along with the U.S. military 's Wounded Warriors program . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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Wichita , Kansas -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A few years ago , Cessna , one of the most renowned names in aviation , was selling hundreds of multimillion-dollar airplanes annually . Then the recession hit . The company lost half of its orders and half of its jobs -- 6,000 jobs in Wichita alone . `` I think now every day we wake up , we feel we have to go out and earn our right to be that number-one manufacturer in general aviation , '' said Cessna CEO Jack Pelton . As a result , Cessna has re-examined its manufacturing methods on the aircraft production line . They 've stepped up customer service and they say they 're looking for new ideas , new savings and new efficiencies . Take a tour through Cessna 's production line . The company cleared out an entire part of a production building , Pelton said , so managers could reconsider `` how we build airplanes and how we can become better at it . '' Full coverage : Building Up America . `` Innovate or die , '' Pelton said . `` You ca n't just hunker down and hide during this period of time . You have to continue doing your best . ''
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Cessna Aircraft Company lost 6,000 jobs in Wichita , Kansas , a few years ago . Managers revamped the aircraft production line and improved customer service . `` Innovate or die , '' said company CEO Jack Pelton .
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Stockholm , Sweden -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A suspected serial shooter is keeping a city in southern Sweden on edge . Police say as many as 15 shootings in Malmo over the last year may be linked to a single perpetrator who is targeting immigrants living in the city . Investigators have no suspects . The shootings have all been well planned , under the protection of darkness and at places familiar to the shooter , according to CNN 's Swedish affiliate TV4 , citing police . Several of the shootings have occurred in recent weeks , police say . On Thursday evening , two immigrant women were wounded when shot through their apartment window . `` I 'm almost afraid of turning on the light in my apartment at night now , '' Shukrije Berisha , who lives in the same building , told the Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet . In similar incidents , two men of an `` ethnic minority background '' were recently shot while waiting at bus stops , according to police . One of them `` was lucky to be alive after being shot in the torso , '' Malmo police superintendent Hans Nilsson told CNN . `` The shooter was most likely waiting in the bushes before firing his weapon , '' Nilsson said . Victim Basi Hassan told TV4 , `` I was standing here at the bus stop when I suddenly heard a shot . I do n't know where it came from . Then I saw my own blood and I started feeling dizzy . '' The latest report of a shooting came late Friday evening , when a male immigrant reported he was shot at while riding his bicycle . The Swedish National Murder Commission and the Swedish National Criminal Police have launched a major operation together with local police to find the gunman . A group of psychologists is trying to profile the shooter 's behavior before , during and after the attacks . Police have also increased the number of officers and K-9 units patrolling the city . In Malmo , where nearly a third of the residents are immigrants , many now fear for their safety . One 17-year-old girl , identified only as Fatima , told TV4 that she refuses to go to school by bicycle or bus and will only travel by car now . `` I could n't sleep last night . I just could n't stop thinking about it , '' she said . The shootings also bring back memories of Sweden 's `` Laser-man , '' a shooter who was targeting immigrants in Stockholm in the 1990s with a laser-aimed rifle . `` We have n't had anything this big here in Sweden since the Laser-man was around , '' Nilsson said . The recent slew of shootings has also prompted a mobile phone text message that has circulated among Malmo 's youth . According to Nilsson , the text states : `` A killer is loose in Malmo so stay indoors . '' `` We are very clear that we are not behind this text message , but we can also understand that people are worried , '' he said . Malmo Mayor Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh says she is angered by the shootings . `` It is awful that people should have to be worried and feel fear for walking our streets , '' she said .
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Shooter targeting immigrants , police say . 15 cases could be linked to unknown shooter . Attacks have happened in southern town of Malmo .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed on Tuesday that Wayne Rooney wants to leave the English Premier League club in a series of interviews aimed at ending speculation over the soccer star 's future . `` We can not quite understand why he would want to leave , '' Ferguson told reporters , revealing he had first known in August that Rooney would not sign a new contract . `` We do n't understand it . I ca n't answer any questions about why he is doing it . `` We can speculate . We can have opinions . It wo n't matter a dickie-bird , simply because the player is adamant he wants to leave . We have to deal with the next part of that , which we will do , as best we can , in relation to this request . `` I can do no more than I have said at the moment because we still , to my mind , have the door open . '' Has Wayne Rooney made the right decision ? Rumors had been building that the striker had refused to extend his United deal -- which expires in mid-2012 -- following an apparent rift with Ferguson , with the player having publicly contradicted the Scot in statements about his fitness . Ferguson has rarely selected Rooney in his starting line-up since newspaper reports emerged last month with claims about alleged marital infidelities , at first saying he was protecting the player and then that he had an ankle injury . Read CNN World Sport anchor Alex Thomas ' Twitter feed . But the 24-year-old last week said he has had no fitness problems this season after returning to action in England 's Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro , sparking widespread reports that he was unhappy with Ferguson . `` Why he was saying he was n't injured , you can only guess yourself . It 's disappointing , '' Ferguson told the United website on Tuesday . `` We 've never had any argument , not a bit . I think you have to understand the mechanics of these situations when people want to leave the club . It 's an easy one to say he 's fallen out with the manager , a very easy one to say . '' Ferguson said United chief executive David Gill had begun new contract negotiations with Rooney before the World Cup started in June . `` David , in the early part of the summer , had opened talks with his agent . And that was to be continued after the World Cup , '' Ferguson said . `` I was in the office on August 14 when David told me he 'd had a call from his agent saying that Wayne was n't going to sign his contract . So then David came across to see me . He said he could n't believe it and neither could I. `` I was dumbfounded , I could n't understand it at all because only months before he 'd said he was at the biggest club in the world and he wanted to stay for life . We just do n't know what 's changed the boy 's mind . David was shocked , I was shocked . `` I had a meeting with the boy and he reiterated what his agent had said . He wanted to go . I said to him , ` Just remember one thing : respect this club . I do n't want any nonsense from you , respect your club . ' `` What we 're seeing now in the media is disappointing because we 've done everything we can for Wayne Rooney , since the minute he 's come to the club . We 've always been there as a harbor for him . Any time he 's been in trouble , the advice we 've given him -- I 've even been prepared to give him financial advice , many times . '' No January signings , say Real Madrid . Ferguson opted to rest Rooney for the match against his former club Everton in the light of newspaper allegations that the player had slept with prostitutes . Rooney then played in the Champions League clash with Scottish club Rangers , but came off with an injury . `` He got an ankle injury in the Rangers game . He was seen clearly hobbling at halftime . He confirmed it himself in an interview with Sky , '' Ferguson told reporters at another press conference . `` My idea , based on the fact he was n't playing that well , was to leave him out of the Sunderland game , make sure his ankle is properly prepared for the next game , and give him a 10-day recovery so he could play for England . '' Ferguson said he decided to clear the air by talking publicly because the situation was affecting United 's on-field performances , most recently dropping points against promoted West Brom on Saturday . Van Der Sar gifts West Brom a point . `` There 's been no falling out . That 's why we need to clarify the situation now for our fans . Because what we saw on Saturday was unacceptable . When we were at 2-2 and the fans were chanting for Wayne Rooney , it put pressure on the players and it did n't do any good for the team . `` So we 've got to clarify the situation and try to do it right . There 's no -LSB- specific -RSB- offer on the table for Wayne -LSB- at the moment -RSB- . `` Of course . David 's prepared to offer the best terms possible for any player in the country . We realize and recognize the quality of the player , that 's why negotiations were started early summer , two years before his contract was up , to extend that contract . And also extend at the behest of the player itself . `` He said he wanted to stay for life . We were honoring that request from Wayne to stay at the club , at the club he loved . He said the best thing he 'd ever done was to sign for Manchester United . `` So David was prepared , with the discussions with our owners , to offer Wayne the best contract that anyone could have in the country . '' Meanwhile , Rooney has been ruled out of Wednesday 's home Champions League clash with Turkish club Bursaspor after suffering another ankle injury in training . He was stretchered off the pitch in the morning session , meaning he joins veteran Ryan Giggs , defender Jonny Evans and striker Michael Owen on the sidelines . United 's website said the extent of Rooney 's injury was not yet known .
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Alex Ferguson reveals that Wayne Rooney said in August he would not sign a new deal . Man Utd manager speaks out as rumors spread about apparent rift with Rooney . He insists he has never fallen out with England striker and is disappointed by situation . Ferguson says United were willing to offer Rooney the best contract in Premier League .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lewis Hamilton surrendered his Formula One drivers ' championship lead to Mark Webber after failing to finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix . The Australian 's victory meant Red Bull also moved to the top of the team standings above McLaren , whose world champion Jenson Button finished eighth after starting 14th on the grid . Webber moved 14 points clear of Hamilton , while teammate Sebastian Vettel moved up to third as he salvaged a podium place behind Fernando Alonso after a 25-second drive-through penalty ended the German polesitter 's hopes of victory . The top-five drivers are within 20 points of Webber with seven races left , with Fernando Alonso remaining fifth despite his second placing for Ferrari . Webber wins as Vettel pays for error . The Italian team trail Red Bull by 74 points after Felipe Massa finished fourth on his return to the Budapest circuit where a freak accident in qualifying last year ended his season . Drivers ' Championship -LRB- after 12 rounds -RRB- : . 1 . Mark Webber -LRB- Aus -RRB- Red Bull 161 points . 2 . Lewis Hamilton -LRB- GB -RRB- McLaren 157 . 3 . Sebastian Vettel -LRB- Ger -RRB- Red Bull 151 . 4 . Jenson Button -LRB- GB -RRB- McLaren 147 . 5 . Fernando Alonso -LRB- Spa -RRB- Ferrari 141 . 6 . Felipe Massa -LRB- Bra -RRB- Ferrari 97 . 7 . Nico Rosberg -LRB- Ger -RRB- Mercedes GP 94 . 8 . Robert Kubica -LRB- Pol -RRB- Renault 89 . 9 . Michael Schumacher -LRB- Ger -RRB- Mercedes 38 . 10 . Adrian Sutil -LRB- Ger -RRB- Force India 35 Constructors ' Championship : . 1 . Red Bull 312 points . 2 . McLaren 304 . 3 . Ferrari 238 . 4 . Mercedes GP 132 . 5 . Renault 106 . 6 . Force India 47 . 7 . Williams 40 . 8 . Sauber 23 . 9 . Toro Rosso 10 .
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Mark Webber moves four points clear of previous F1 drivers ' leader Lewis Hamilton . Australian wins Hungarian Grand Prix while McLaren 's 2008 world champion fails to finish . Red Bull take lead in team standings as polesitter Sebastian Vettel finishes third . McLaren 's world champion Jenson Button claims team 's only points in eighth place .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The 2011 Formula One grid will not have any new teams on it after world governing body , the FIA , announced that their criteria for entry has not been met . The current grid has 12 teams and 24 cars on it but various organizations -- including an American outfit involving former world champion Jacques Villeneuve -- had expressed an interest in becoming a 13th team for next season . However , in a meeting at its Paris headquarters , the FIA confirmed in a statement : `` None of the candidates meet the requirements to be granted an entry . '' Meanwhile , the same meeting also confirmed that 2011 will see a record 20 races , with the Indian Grand Prix getting ratification . Formula One supremo Bernie Eccleston had confirmed earlier in the year that a race in India was in the pipeline -- and a slot has been found in the calendar on October 30 , although the circuit near New Delhi would still need to pass an inspection before being granted complete approval . In other changes for 2011 , Abu Dhabi will now be the penultimate race on November 13 and the traditional season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos will be on November 27 . The 2011 Formula One season begins in Bahrain on March 13 . Formula One 2011 calendar : . March 13 - Bahrain Grand Prix . March 27 - Australian Grand Prix . April 10 - Malaysian Grand Prix . April 17 - Chinese Grand Prix . May 8 - Turkish Grand Prix . May 22 - Spanish Grand Prix . May 29 - Monaco Grand Prix . June 12 - Canadian Grand Prix . June 26 - European Grand Prix . July 10 - British Grand Prix . July 24 - German Grand Prix . July 31 - Hungarian Grand Prix . August 28 - Belgian Grand Prix . September 11 - Italian Grand Prix . September 25 - Singapore Grand Prix . October 9 - Japanese Grand Prix . October 16 - South Korean Grand Prix . October 30 - Indian Grand Prix -LRB- subject to circuit passing inspection -RRB- . November 13 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . November 27 - Brazilian Grand Prix .
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The 2011 Formula One grid will not have any new teams on it after an FIA meeting . No teams have met the FIA 's criteria meaning the 2011 grid will still have only 12 teams . There will be 20 races in 2011 with a slot found for the India Grand Prix in New Delhi . The race will be held on Ocotber 30 providing the circuit passing an inspection first .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso set the pace during practice for Sunday 's Belgian Grand Prix . The Spaniard was quickest in both the morning and afternoon sessions as his rivals for the drivers ' championship lagged behind . Alonso posted a lap of two minutes , 0.797 seconds in a rain-hit morning session but improved to record a second lap of one minute , 49.032 seconds in the more favorable afternoon conditions . Force India 's Adrian Sutil was 0.125 seconds behind Alonso , while McLaren 's Lewis Hamilton came third . Drivers ' championship leader Mark Webber was left trailing by a full 2.6 seconds . Webber told Formula One 's official website : `` Today was a bit of a messy day with the changing conditions , but it was actually pretty good for us . We got some good information to go through and I 'm looking forward to tomorrow . `` There are a few quick guys out there , but we 're not slow either . It 's hard to get a feel for what everyone 's doing with the changing weather . It 's a beautiful track here , it 's special - today we got to sample it in all conditions . '' After the morning session was dominated by rain , the afternoon stint was delayed by a red flag , then concerns for the crowd after spectators appeared to climb onto fences for a better view of the track . It led to a chaotic end to the final session , but Alonso managed to complete his quickest lap of the day shortly before time ran out . Alonso told the Formula One website : `` The impression one gets on Friday does not always get confirmed on Saturday and Sunday , therefore we have to evaluate today 's results with a lot of care . `` Having said that , it has definitely been a positive day , because the car seems to respond well in all track conditions that we encountered today . '' Renault 's Robert Kubica came fourth , Alonso 's teammate Felipe Massa was fifth , Sebastian Vettel came sixth in the Red Bull , while Jenson Button was seventh overall -- four places behind McLaren teammate Hamilton . `` The weather made it a bit of an up-and-down day , '' Hamilton said . `` It started off very wet , so we did n't do too much running in the morning . But we got a few more laps this afternoon on the intermediates and then the option tire . `` Because the rules do n't allow us to use too many wet-weather tires - we only have three extremes and four intermediates - we really need to look after them , so we were very cautious , just in case we need to use them later on in the weekend . `` We 're definitely making small steps forward . This track does seem to suit our car better -LSB- than in Hungary -RSB- , but let 's not get ahead of ourselves . `` If it rains , then we seem to be competitive , but we have realistic expectations for this weekend - I did n't score in the last race , so it 's important that we get more points on the board on Sunday . ''
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Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso is quickest in practice for Sunday 's Belgian Grand Prix . Alonso posts lap of one minute , 49.032 seconds at Spa circuit . Force India 's Adrian Sutil came second with McLaren 's Lewis Hamilton third . Championship leader Mark Webber of Red Bull was 2.6 seconds off Alonso .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former European champions Feyenoord suffered an astonishing 10-0 defeat to Dutch league leaders PSV Eindhoven on Sunday . The Rotterdam side are one of the traditional powerhouses of Netherlands ' football but find themselves second bottom with coach Mario Been under intense pressure . This latest humiliation , easily the worst result in their history , they were beaten 8-2 by arch-rivals Ajax in 1982 , came at PSV 's Phillips Stadium . Their cause was not helped by the red card for Kelvin Leerdam after 34 minutes when they were a solitary goal behind through Jonathan Reis , who went on to grab a hat-trick . Jeremain Lens -LRB- 2 -RRB- , Balazs Dzsudzsak -LRB- 2 -RRB- , Ibrahim Afellay , Ola Toivonen and Orlando Engelaar also scored for the table toppers . But the immediate future looks bleak for both Been and Feyenoord , who have won 14 Dutch titles , 11 Dutch Cups to go with their 1970 European Cup triumph and two UEFA Cup crowns . Been told the official Feyenoord website that it was a `` dark day in the club 's history . '' Fellow Dutch giants PSV have achieved a 10-goal victory margin twice in their history against the Go Ahead Eagles and FC Volendam in 1973 and 1998 respectively . They top the Dutch standings ahead of defending champions FC Twente who kept up the chase with a 3-2 win over Den Haag , with Marc Janko scoring the crucial goal .
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PSV Eindhoven rout fellow Dutch giants 10-0 in league match . Jonathan Reis hits a hat-trick as 10-man Feyenoord crumble . PSV top the standings ahead of defending champions FC Twente .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Indonesia has urged Saudi Arabia to take legal action against a Saudi employer accused of grossly abusing an Indonesian maid , Indonesian government officials said Thursday . The 23-year-old woman is recovering in a Saudi hospital after being severely beaten , according to Indonesian consulate officials . The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry said Thursday that it had followed up on the case , which has outraged many in Indonesia . `` At first , we already called the Saudi Arabia ambassador here in Jakarta a few days ago to the ministry , and at that occasion we expressed the position of the Indonesian government , which condemns the act , inhumane act , against our nationals , '' ministry spokesman Michael Tene said . `` We also ask the Saudi government to ensure that they will be responsible for that and take appropriate action according to the law . '' Sumiati binti Mustapa Salan went to work in Saudi Arabia four months ago to support her family in a small fishing village in Indonesia . She was tortured since the first day of her employment in a Medina household , said Didi Wahyudri , Indonesia 's citizen protection consul in Saudi Arabia . `` She was beaten badly . But she is recovering , '' Wahyudri said . A migrant rights group and Indonesian officials have said Sumiati also suffered from cuts to her face and possibly burns from an iron . `` We are asking for justice , '' said Wahyudri , who added that Indonesian officials had reported the case to Saudi police . Sumiati has been hospitalized since November 6 at the King Fahd Hospital in Medina . CNN was not able to reach Saudi officials for comment . Offices were closed because of Hajj , the annual Muslim pilgrimage . Sumiati 's case is one of several involving Asian migrant workers in Middle Eastern nations that have made headlines in recent months . Last summer , doctors removed nails that had been hammered into the body of a Sri Lankan maid , allegedly by her Saudi employers . Human rights groups have expressed alarm about the poor treatment of these workers , though it has been difficult to document abuses of domestic workers that take place behind closed doors in private homes . A Human Rights Watch report earlier this year said migrant domestic workers often face isolation and forced confinement that contribute to psychological , physical and sexual violence , forced labor and trafficking . Nisha Varia , a senior researcher for women 's rights at Human Rights Watch , said the problem is compounded by the fact that Saudi labor laws do not cover migrant workers and , often in such cases , justice has been slow or non-existent . `` The overall justice system is riddled with problems , '' Varia said . `` It 's not good for Saudis . It 's much worse for migrant women . '' On top of that , once a woman reports a case of abuse , she is then held at a shelter in her nation 's embassy until the case is resolved , said Varia , who has visited such shelters in several Middle Eastern nations . Often , a woman could be held for months , maybe years , without being allowed to work , which deters many women from reporting abuse , Varia said . Millions of workers from Asian countries travel to the Middle East to make money and shed lives in their homeland that are rooted in poverty . Sumiati was one of them , according to the Jakarta Globe newspaper . It reported that her parents were unable to support her and her four siblings and in July , after she graduated from high school , Sumiati left for Saudi Arabia with the help of a labor recruiting agency . A statement from a migrant rights group said Sumiati 's abusers ought to be punished . It urged the Indonesian government to take appropriate action on her behalf . The Indonesian government said it plans to send to Sumiati 's uncle to Saudi Arabia to be with her for moral support , the state-run Antara News Agency reported , adding that the government will help bring her back home . CNN 's Moni Basu and Lucia Isman contributed to this report .
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The woman is recovering after being severely beaten . Sumiati binti Mustapa Salan went to work in Saudi Arabia four months ago . She was trying to support her family in a small fishing village in Indonesia . Allegations of maid abuse have outraged Indonesians .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Al Qaeda 's North African wing , known as al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb , said it is responsible for last week 's kidnapping of five French nationals in Niger , the Arabic-language news network Al-Jazeera reported Tuesday . The news agency broadcast an audio recording of a voice it identified as that of Salah Abou Mohammed , a spokesman for AQIM . CNN was not immediately able to independently confirm the report . `` Even though security was tight in the location and the security guards were many , the soldiers of Islam took control of all security and kidnapped five French nuclear experts that work at the company Areva . And we claim responsibility for this blessed operation , '' he said , as reported by al-Jazeera . `` And we would like to tell the French government that the mujahedeen will make their demands soon . We warn you against taking any unwise actions . '' Seven people linked to a French nuclear energy company were kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger last week . An employee of Areva and his wife were among those abducted in the northern town of Arlit , the company has said . Areva has been mining uranium for decades in Niger , one of the poorest countries in the world . The other five were subcontractors who worked for the French construction firm Vinci , Leila Touiti , a company spokeswoman has said . Five of the abducted are French nationals , French foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero has told reporters . It was not immediately clear Tuesday whether AQIM was also claiming responsibility for the other two hostages .
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Al Qaeda 's North African wing claims responsibility , Al-Jazeera reports . The group says it will make its demands to the French government soon . Five of the people abducted are French nationals , foreign ministry says .
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WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bo the Portuguese water dog made his White House debut under cloudy skies Tuesday afternoon , spending several minutes taking his new family on a lively romp over the South Lawn with frequent stops for hearty sniffs at his new surroundings . Malia Obama practices walking Bo as her parents and sister , Sasha , wait their turn . Bo landed on all four feet at his fourth home in his six short months of life , fulfilling President Obama 's campaign promise to get his daughters a dog in return for all the time he spent on the road during the long presidential fight . `` He 's a star . He 's got star quality , '' the president said of the black curly pup with white front feet and chest and a lion-cut tail . The Obamas ended up with a purebred dog , despite the president 's preference for a mutt , largely because of 10-year-old Malia 's allergies -- Portuguese water dogs do n't shed -- and because of opportunity . Watch Bo frolic on the White House lawn '' Bo did n't fit in well with his first owners and was returned to the breeder in March . That breeder happened to be the breeder of Sen. Ted Kennedy 's Portuguese water dogs , and when Kennedy learned the puppy was available , he arranged to offer him to the Obamas . Bo spent a month with Kennedy 's trainer before coming to the White House for an initial visit over the weekend and for his official welcome Tuesday . `` Dog Whisperer '' Cesar Millan said on Tuesday afternoon that Portuguese water dogs are an active breed and will need long walks and will need to understand quickly who is the `` pack leader . '' `` Very important everybody plays the leadership role -- the girls , Ms. Michelle , obviously , the president , '' he said . `` Everybody has to learn to walk the dog , to master the walk . '' The Obamas , Millan said , have an opportunity to model good behavior for dog owners . `` This is definitely the most popular dog in the world right now , '' he said . `` This is why it 's very important for everybody -- all the Obama family -- to practice the exercise , the discipline and affection . '' While out with his family and the dog Tuesday afternoon , Obama said Bo had `` a bunch of possibilities '' of where to sleep , but his own bed was n't one of those . Bo will be allowed into the Oval Office , he said , and the family will take turns with walks . The president and his family also shared some of their newfound knowledge about Portuguese water dogs . `` The only concern we have is that apparently , Portuguese water dogs like tomatoes . Michelle 's garden is in danger , '' he said . `` We do n't have tomatoes , '' the first lady said . `` Not yet , '' Obama reminded . `` He does n't know how to swim , '' chimed in 7-year-old Sasha . `` Apparently they have to be taught how to swim , '' the president said . `` They have webbed feet . And they herd fish for the fishermen in Portugal . That is what we 've heard . ''
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Portuguese water dog cavorts on South Lawn with Obama family . 6-month-old pup fulfills president 's campaign promise to daughters . Puppy is gift to Obama girls from Sen. Ted Kennedy , who owns several of the dogs .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As our nation salutes the men and women who risked their lives for our country , CNN iReporters share the innovative ways they made a positive impact on veterans ' lives . iReporter Roger J. Stavitz decided to give back to the VA clinic in Lincoln , Maine , that he credits with saving his life from post-traumatic stress disorder and diabetes . This Vietnam vet got his hands dirty in the grounds surrounding the new VA building , planting $ 500 worth of flowers to bring some color and fragrance to his brothers in arms . This small change made a major transformation in not only the austere building , but also Stavitz himself . `` The trip is 90 miles , round trip , but it is worth it for my own therapy , '' Stavitz said . `` It pleased the veterans , it pleased the staff , and veterans would stop to talk to me about what I was doing . '' Those chats about shared experiences became an important part of their healing process . Stavitz recently visited his flowers , marveling that they were still alive at this time of year in Maine . `` They looked like old friends , '' Stavitz said , `` the gift that keeps on giving . '' He admits his gift may be small , but believes it is not insignificant . He hopes that people find one thing that makes them smile , like planting flowers does for him , and think about how that small act can help themselves as well as those who have given so much to our country . Watch Roger 's beautifying efforts , on CNN iReport . For Debbi Fisher , it all started because of Root Beer , her late husband 's horse . `` He needed a job ! '' laughs Fisher , who founded the Rainier Therapeutic Riding Program in Washington state . The program , near the Joint Base Lewis-McChord , is the Northwest 's first branch of the NARHA Horses for Heroes program . In this program , healing occurs on horseback . The horses ' mission is to help injured soldiers overcome the difficulties of returning home after battle , especially physical and mental disabilities . Each soldier is paired with a horse and a lead volunteer for an eight-week program , completely free of charge . `` We teach them to understand how the horse thinks , '' Fisher said , `` to use the thinking side of the brain instead of the reactive one . And all of a sudden a light bulb goes off , and the soldiers think , ' I can apply this , too . ' '' By developing a close relationship with their horse during their time at Rainier , soldiers learn to trust again in a way that is difficult for them to do with people . `` I ca n't say enough good things about the program , '' Fisher said . `` My heart has always been there , and they have done so much for our country ... This really helps them get back to society . '' For Fisher , who has a son in Afghanistan and a daughter in the Air Force , it is a personal joy for her to make this difference . See work being done at the Rainier Therapeutic Riding Program , on CNN iReport . Dentist Michael Teitelbaum was looking for a way to help his young patients avoid cavities , when he came up with a campaign that would also benefit our soldiers ' sweet tooth . After every Halloween he offers a candy buyback , where candy-sharing children receive a dollar coin for every pound of candy they bring in for overseas troops . This November , he has already received about 200 pounds of candy . In eight years of Teitelbaum 's candy buyback program , he has collected over 2,000 pounds . Teitelbaum chuckled when considering the children 's surprising generosity . `` The kids that are quick to give up their candy have the Halloween bags that have been clearly picked clean of their favorite treats , '' Teitelbaum said . He helps those children struggling to give up their Halloween haul with a certificate of patriotism , a picture , and of course , the dollar coins . The soldiers , Teitelbaum said , give away much of the candy to the children in Iraq and Afghanistan , who have never tasted American sweets . But he has also received letters that the troops devour a lot of it themselves , and want more . `` Over there they really do n't get to celebrate Halloween or other holidays , '' Teitelbaum said , `` so it gives them a little taste of home . '' See the candy donations pile up , on CNN iReport . Have you helped make a positive impact for our Veterans ? Share your story with iReport and Impact Your World .
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iReporters share innovative ideas they 've used for the benefit of veterans and troops . Roger J. Stavitz 's garden made a visible and personal impact for Maine veterans . Debbi Fisher applies horse sense to therapy for combat veterans . Michael Teitelbaum , dentist by day , is Candyman to troops overseas .
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CNN -RRB- -- Australian paceman Peter Siddle took six wickets including a hat-trick as England were skittled for 260 on the first day of the Ashes series at the Gabba in Brisbane . The home side were 25 without loss in reply at the close with Simon Katich 15 not out and Shane Watson on nine , the openers having survived a testing half hour to round off a superb day for Ricky Ponting 's men . But it was the heroics of birthday boy Siddle , 26 today , which put them in a strong position with his hat-trick the 11th by an Australian in Test cricket history . England were 197 for four wickets when he struck , removing Alastair Cook for 67 then Matt Prior and Stuart Broad for ducks in successive balls . `` It was amazing , but I hope it 's just the start of a great series for us . I was just trying to bowl fast , pitch it up and get it straight and they were three good players to get out , '' Siddle told Sky Sports . `` It 's a good list to join , Australian hat-tricks in Test cricket . '' A battling 76 by Ian Bell until he was the ninth man out to Test debutant Xavier Doherty lifted England to some respectability . Journeyman left-arm spinner Doherty , a surprise inclusion in the Australian team , wrapped up the England innings in the same over as he bowled James Anderson to finish with two wickets for 41 . England had begun their previous series in Australia , which resulted in a 5-0 thrashing , in disastrous fashion with paceman Steve Harmison 's well-chronicled wide . This time around , it was scarcely better as captain Andrew Strauss was dismissed for a duck to the third ball of the morning , edging Ben Hilfenhaus to Mike Hussey at gully . Blog : England 's Ashes hopes could turn to dust . Cook and Jonathan Trott set about repairing the damage on a wicket with a green tinge and helpful to the bowlers , but with the score on 41 , all-rounder Watson bowled Trott for 29 . Kevin Pietersen played well for his 43 , but Siddle accounted for him and Paul Collingwood for just 4 in his second spell as he found the right length to bowl on the slow surface . Bell and Cook looked to be lifting England into a strong position , but Siddle , returning again to the fray , then struck in devastating fashion and also later accounted for Graeme Swann to finish with six wickets for 54 . Bell , who had been in fine form in the warm-up game in Tasmania , continued where he left off , but attempting to up the scoring rate only chipped a Doherty delivery to Watson in the covers . England , who hold the Ashes having beaten Australia on home soil in 2009 , have gone into the series as narrow favorites but will have work to do on the second day of the first Test , if they are to prevent the home side from building up a sizeable first innings lead .
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Peter Siddle takes hat-trick as England dismissed for 260 in first Test in Australia . Siddle ends with 6-54 at the Gabba as home side dominate opening day . Ian Bell top scores for England with 76 and Alastair Cook makes 67 . Australia 25 without loss at stumps in reply .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lionel Messi underlined his status as the best player in the world with two inspirational goals and an assist as holders Barcelona cruised into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 4-0 victory at home to Stuttgart on Wednesday night . While Cristiano Ronaldo , the world 's most expensive player , was unable to stop Spanish rivals Real Madrid crashing out of Europe 's premier club competition last week , Messi made sure that Barcelona suffered no such embarrassment ahead of Friday 's last-eight draw . The Spanish champions will join Inter Milan , CSKA Moscow , Lyon , Manchester United , Bayern Munich and Arsenal in the hat along with Wednesday 's fellow victors Bordeaux . The Argentina forward scored the opening goal in the 13th minute to give the Catalan giants a 2-1 lead on aggregate , then helped set up Pedro Rodriguez nine minutes later before killing off the German visitors with an opportunist third on the hour . Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola opted to start with Thierry Henry up front alongside Messi , leaving expensive pre-season signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic -- who scored the equalizer in Stuttgart last month -- on the bench . Influential midfielder Xavi was ruled out by an injury suffered in training on Tuesday . The hosts started with a fluidity sometimes missing in their European play this season , and Messi made Stuttgart pay for giving him too much space as he took the ball from near halfway and lashed in a left-foot shot from just outside the penalty area for his 30th goal of the season . Messi , who netted a hat-trick against Valencia on Sunday , then set Yaya Toure free in the penalty box with a delightful angled ball behind the Stuttgart defense , and the Ivory Coast midfielder 's low cross gave young winger Pedro a simple chance to sidefoot into the net . Messi teed up Toure 10 minutes after halftime , but his resulting shot was dragged wide of Jens Lehmann 's goal . The 22-year-old showed him how to do it five minutes later as he took a clever flick from Daniel Alves , turned his man and then placed a low shot into the left-hand corner of Lehmann 's net . Ibrahimovic came on for injured midfielder Sergio Busquets in the 65th minute , and soon after Messi was denied his hat-trick by the veteran Lehmann . The former Germany international belied his 40 years as he got down to his left to keep out Messi 's header from a towering Alves cross . Messi went close again in the 86th minute as he skipped through the Barcelona defense and dinked a chip past Lehmann , but wide of the goal . But Lehmann could do nothing to stop substitute Bojan Krkic slotting in Barcelona 's fourth goal three minutes later as the 19-year-old ran onto Ibrahimovic 's well-timed pass . French champions Bordeaux also progressed into the last eight with a 2-1 victory at home to nine-man Olympiakos , beating the Greek side 3-1 on aggregate despite also having a man sent off . Yoann Gourcuff put Bordeaux ahead in the fifth minute with a fine free-kick , and also hit the post with another set-piece . Olympiakos had striker Matt Derbyshire sent off for a second booking on the hour mark , but equalized on the night five minutes later through substitute Kostas Mitroglou . Bordeaux were also reduced to 10 men in the 69th minute when captain Alou Diara was booked for the second time after a seemingly innocuous challenge on Ieroklis Stoltidis . Striker Marouane Chamakh sealed the tie with two minutes to go when he powerfully headed in a left-wing cross from Benoit Tremoulinas at the far post , then Olympiakos saw Swedish defender Olof Mellberg dismissed for a second booking five minutes into time added on .
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Lionel Messi scores twice as holders Barcelona cruised into quarterfinals of Champions League . Spanish champions beat Stuttgart 4-0 in second leg of last-16 tie at the Nou Camp . Pedro and substitute Bojan Krkic also net in 5-1 aggregate victory over Germans . French champions Bordeaux also through after beating Olympiakos 2-1 at home .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Republicans effectively gained control over Congress on Tuesday . The GOP won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives , thus overturning the gains Democrats made in 2006 and 2008 . In the Senate , where the procedural power of the minority has already given Republicans the power to shape deliberations , the narrowed Democratic ranks will further weaken the majority . In the weeks running up to the election , there were some commentators who concluded that the current situation would be the best outcome for President Obama . Pointing to the example of the 1994 midterms , which gave Republicans control of Congress , they have argued that a bad outcome for Democrats would ironically allow Obama to regain his standing . Obama could use Republicans as a foil to attack extremism -- just as Clinton did with Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1995 and 1996 -- and he would have political cover and incentives to move closer toward the center , where voters would like him more . Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico said , `` I do see a similarity to the Clinton experience . The divided government result , if it happens , is good for the president , because he now has some potential enemies but he also has some potential partners to get things done where he did n't have them before . '' Yet this analogy rests on a selective memory of what happened after 1994 , which is particularly surprising from someone who worked in the administration . The period that followed those midterms was among the most contentious in recent American politics . Republicans conducted a series of investigations into the Clinton administration , which consumed an enormous amount of time and political energy from the White House . The investigations culminated in Clinton 's impeachment proceedings . The partisan battles took their toll . While Osama bin Laden and his minions were preparing to attack the United States , Washington was engaged in bitter partisan wars over Clinton 's relationship with an intern . As the historian Steve Gillon recounted , the partisanship also drowned a secret effort by Gingrich and Clinton to reach a bipartisan pact on Social Security reform . The process damaged both parties , not just Democrats . Republicans were left without their own leaders . Gingrich essentially was forced to resigned because the Republican Conference lost confidence in his leadership . His slated successor , Louisiana 's Robert Livingston , had to resign because of personal problems . The 2000 election revealed how divided the parties had become . Democrats and Republicans squared off in the courts after questions about the vote in Florida , making the electoral process itself fair game in the scandal wars taking place between the parties . Divided government will make a fragile legislative process even more difficult to maneuver . Although political scientists have shown how important legislation has passed in periods of divided government , it is unclear how this model holds up in recent times . There was not much legislative progress on big issues such as Social Security or health care reform in the second half of the 1990s . These years were not some high point in policymaking . In fact , it was just the opposite . Most key issues were pushed aside . The situation will only be worse today . The intensified partisan polarization that exists in today 's never-ending campaign cycle makes it even more difficult for the parties to reach deals on major issues . With the exodus of moderate Democrats as a result of Republican victories , the parties in Congress will move farther apart . The 24-hour polarized media will fuel the conflict and facilitate scandal warfare . For those who liked what they saw in the second half of the 1990s : Obama will have more trouble doing what Clinton did politically when he painted Republicans as right of center . After all , the nation does n't have divided government , it has a divided Congress . So if Obama attacks the Congress for failing to produce results , voters will not only turn to see the face of Speaker John Boehner but they also will see whoever ends up as leader of the Senate Democrats . This makes the argument hard to sell . Additionally , there is no reason to believe that either President Obama or congressional Republicans will have much incentive to enter a grand bargain such as welfare reform in 1996 . If there was ever a time that Republicans had reason to compromise it was after their disastrous showing in the election of 2008 . Yet Republicans did not compromise . Now , with 2012 over the horizon , the GOP will have more incentives to oppose the president . Indeed , Sen. Mitch McConnell , leader of the Senate Republicans , recently said : `` The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president . '' At the same time , Obama faces a significant risk if he tries to appease Republicans in Clinton-like fashion . After all , many liberals are already frustrated with the kinds of compromises Obama has made . Going too far -- for example , declaring that the era of big government is over -- could trigger a challenge to the president in the Democratic primaries . We should hope that the United States is not about to live through a repeat performance of what occurred after 1994 . The nation faces too many pressing economic and foreign policy problems to have that happen again . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Julian E. Zelizer .
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Julian Zelizer says GOP gained control of Congress and some predict that will help Obama . They say when Clinton faced this in 1994 , it gave political cover to press agenda , he says . But what really happened , he says , was years of gridlock , investigations , division . Zelizer : We should hope Obama does not face this , as too many issues need real attention .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Russia 's president visited the disputed Kuril Islands on Monday , over Japanese protest , Russian state media said . The Japanese government , which had urged against the visit , quickly responded after the trip . Prime Minister Naoto Kan told reporters President Dmitry Medvedev 's visit was '' extremely regrettable . '' Medvedev visited the island of Kunashiri , the first time a sitting Russian president has set foot on any of the chain of more than 50 islands in the northwest Pacific . He made the stop during an Asian tour that included a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations over the weekend in Vietnam . `` To bring the people 's living standards on the islands up to the level of Russia proper , it is necessary to make sure that the services that the citizens receive in this remote region are comparable to those in ... the rest of the country , '' Medvedev said on state television . `` It is necessary to ensure that doctors and other specialists go there . '' Medvedev said on state television that after speaking with residents , he believes the islands do not have enough medical specialists , and called for a plan that would include a housing construction program to provide housing to those who choose to move there as an incentive . The Kurils stretch between Russia in the north and Japan in the south . Following Japan 's defeat in World War II , the Soviet Union in 1945 annexed the four southernmost islands , which previously belonged to Japan . Ever since , the islands -- called the South Kurils by Russia and the Northern Territories by Japan -- have been the subject of dispute . That dispute has prevented the two countries from signing a formal peace treaty following World War II . In a speech on Russian state TV , Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called Japan 's reaction to the visit `` unacceptable . '' `` It is our land , '' he said . `` The Russian president visited Russian land , Russian territory , a Russian region . We have explained that to our Japanese partners . The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on its website that it told Masaharu Kono , the Japanese ambassador in Moscow , that Japan 's protests over the visit were impermissible . `` It was indicated to the Japanese side that its attempts to influence the choice of domestic routes by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev were totally unacceptable and incompatible with neighbourly relations between Russia and Japan that have taken place in recent years , '' the statement said . Lavrov had said earlier that the ambassador would be summoned to the ministry `` and we will once again clearly and unequivocally reiterate our position . We will not take any steps that might impede the Russian-Japanese cooperation , but the Japanese side should , of course , draw conclusions . '' CNN 's Maxim Tkachenko contributed to this report .
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Japanese ambassador told protests are `` unacceptable '' Russian president says better medical care needed in region . The Japanese government had urged against such a visit . Japan 's prime minister called the trip `` regrettable ''
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-LRB- RealSimple.com -RRB- -- My mother was no domestic goddess . She was a golfing , blackjack-playing , martini-drinking sort who had little to do with cooking , sewing , or , God forbid , `` crafts . '' Throughout my childhood , we ate Thanksgiving dinner at the golf club . This was essentially my parents ' place of worship . Both my sister and I were eventually married there , and we recently scattered my mother 's ashes on the ninth hole . The best thing about Thanksgiving at the club , as far as I was concerned , was the magnificent centerpieces the staff assembled : towering assemblages of nuts , fruit , chocolates , and candles in the shape of Pilgrim children that made my sister and me twitch with acquisitive longing . RealSimple.com : Upgrade your Thanksgiving table settings . Once I left home , I did things rather differently . Starting at the age of 19 , I cooked myself silly every Thanksgiving . Even during my vegetarian years , and on through brining and turducken and other frivolities , I compensated for my mother 's uninterest . This particular rebellion of mine was just fine with her , as she was widowed early on and happy to have a reason to visit me . She would come clear across the country if necessary , always bringing her contribution : the centerpiece , a creation soon known as Mr. Turkey . Mr. Turkey had a simple red-felt turkey head , with a black-bead eye on either side , and was attached to the butt end of a pineapple with straight pins . You laid the fruit on its side so that the leaves took the place of tail feathers and ... ta-da ! Faux fowl ! RealSimple.com : 7 authors share tales of family Thanksgiving traditions . Even though the S-shaped seams of the neck were ironed together in the manner of a third-grade art project , I am quite sure my mother did not make the turkey head herself . Perhaps it was a gift from one of the ladies at the bridge table . When an eye fell off , we drew one on with a Sharpie . And it was charming , in an outsider art-meets-Lillian Vernon kind of way . I put it at the center of my table every year , always surrounded by a flock of hand-carved apple swans I had learned how to make in my early 20s from a chef friend . RealSimple.com : The best turkey essentials . We found Mr. Turkey 's head up in the closet with the wrapping paper after my mother died , its edges rotting slightly from seeping pineapple juice . Since she has been gone , I somehow feel less like cooking . Last year I stuck his head on a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau in the dining room of a nearby hotel . I ordered the smoked-salmon appetizer . I know my mother would have approved . Get a FREE TRIAL issue of Real Simple - CLICK HERE ! Copyright © 2010 Time Inc. . All rights reserved .
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The author compensated for her mother 's uninterest in Thanksgiving by cooking . The author 's mother brought a centerpiece known as Mr. Turkey every Thanksgiving . It was at the center of the table every year , surrounded by hand-carved apple swans .
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Port-Au-Prince , Haiti -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Within a year that saw a massive earthquake , a spreading cholera epidemic and recurring signs of government instability , the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere is gearing up for its latest battle : presidential elections . Nearly all of the 19 candidates have campaigned on similar platforms : fighting corruption , creating jobs and addressing a series of natural disasters that has left the Caribbean nation reeling and prompted many to urge for a postponement of Sunday 's vote . Haiti , which has endured near constant health and environmental crises , is facing a growing cholera epidemic affecting nearly 70,000 people that many fear could further scare voters from the polls . The death toll stands at 1,603 , the Ministry of Public Health and Population reported Friday . More than 29,000 people have been hospitalized , with a stunning 18.3 percent mortality rate in the country 's cholera-affected northeast , it said . But Ken Merten , the United States ambassador to Haiti , said the election process was on track . He said 250,000 new voters were registered and more than 11,000 voting stations have been identified in the fifth presidential election since the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship and the first since the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake in January . Among the candidates is perhaps Haiti 's most flamboyant politician , Michel Martelly , who is perhaps better known by his street name : Sweet Micky . Martelly 's penchant for dressing in drag and organizing raucous street parties in the Haitian capital has made him a popular choice among portions of the electorate . `` Yes , I 've been the bad boy , '' Martelly told CNN . `` But the people of Haiti believe in that rebel status that I 'm selling . You know , in able to fight the system , you must be strong , must be courageous . '' His style clashes sharply with that of a more soft-spoken front-runner and former first lady , Mirlande Manigat . The 70-year-old conservatively dressed Sorbonne Ph.D stands to be Haiti 's first female president . Her husband , Leslie Manigat , was elected president in 1988 under the Assembly of Progressive National Democrats -LRB- RDNP -RRB- party but managed to hold on to the office only four months after his election . `` It was a coup d'etat , '' Manigat told CNN . `` A military coup against him . And we had to go again in exile for two years . '' Manigat ran again in 2006 , losing to current outgoing President Rene Preval in a controversial election in which Preval failed to secure more than 50 percent of the vote , but managed to avoid a mandatory runoff . In a country accustomed to political upheaval , angry crowds in the Haitian capital last week tore down posters of Preval 's hand-picked candidate , Jude Celestin , amid frustrations with the country 's corrupt and often ineffective leadership . Celestin , whose well-funded campaign has occasionally featured airplanes dropping confetti , leads the largest bloc of politicians competing for seats in both houses of the Haitian parliament . But with no clear front-runner , elections could be forced into a runoff in January if no candidate gains more than 50 percent of the vote . Last week , days of violent protests brought Haiti 's second-largest city , Cap-Haitien , to a standstill amid voter frustration about government corruption and the growing cholera outbreak . `` There 's a history of some violence -LSB- during Haitian elections -RSB- , '' International Crisis Group spokesman Bernice Robertson told CNN . `` Some irregularities , some accusations of fraud , before , during and sometimes after the elections . '' Despite billions of dollars pledged by international donors , little has been done to clean up mountains of rubble or resettle the 1.3 million homeless people living in tents who have often suffered most from the spreading epidemic . Meanwhile , the Pan American Health Organization said it was planning to treat 400,000 cholera cases within the next year , up from a previous estimate of 270,000 over several years , as a result of the outbreak . `` We need to plan for up to half of those cases occurring in the next three months because of the explosive nature of this epidemic , '' the organization 's deputy director , Dr. Jon Kim Andrus , told reporters in Washington on Tuesday . `` We need more of everything , '' he said . `` More training for staff in Haiti , more doctors , more nurses , more treatment centers , more medications , more toilets , more clean water . '' Sunday 's election could be among the most important in recent history , as incoming lawmakers will grapple with campaign promises meant to address the country 's staggering range of problems .
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19 candidates have campaigned on similar platforms ahead of Sunday 's elections . Elections could face a runoff in January if no candidate gains more than 50 percent of the vote . Haiti 's cholera death toll stands at 1,603 , the Ministry of Public Health and Population said . Cholera epidemic affects nearly 70,000 people .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police say they are investigating the disappearance of more than $ 400,000 worth of jewelry from a photo shoot involving Lindsay Lohan in London on June 6 . Jewels are missing from an Elle magazine photo shoot of Lindsay Lohan . `` Items of jewelry went missing from an Elle photoshoot ... and the matter is now being investigated by the police , '' the fashion magazine said in a statement to CNN . `` Elle has no reason to believe that Lindsay Lohan was in any way responsible and has no further comment to make . '' Lohan 's representative told CNN the actress was `` happy to cooperate , '' and that `` No one has contacted Lindsay '' about the investigation . The magazine would not say whether the 22-year-old actress wore the jewelry in the photo shoot , and could not say when the photos would be published . `` The theft was reported to a central London police station on 8 June 2009 after earrings and a necklace , believed to be diamond and estimated to be worth in the region of # 250,000 -LSB- $ 410,000 -RSB- , were found to be missing approximately two days earlier , '' London 's Metropolitan Police said in a statement . No arrests have been made , the police said . Big Sky Studios in London , where the shoot took place , refused to comment . CNN 's Nicola Goulding , Max Foster , Laura Perez Maestro and Jonathan Wald contributed to this report .
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Police are investigating disappearance of jewelry from Lindsay Lohan photo shoot . Lohan was doing photo spread for Elle magazine . Magazine : `` No reason to believe that Lindsay Lohan was in any way responsible '' Lohan 's representative told CNN the actress was `` happy to cooperate ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The fourth quarter of 2009 for the music and video game industries is shaping up to be all about the Beatles . And both could use some `` Help ! '' The video game industry has high hopes The Beatles ` Rock Band ' will pull it out of recession . The band , which released its last full album of original music in 1970 , is the focus of the simultaneous Wednesday release of `` The Beatles : Rock Band '' for the Rock Band video game franchise , as well as the digitally remastered box set of the Beatles 13-album discography by EMI . Analysts expect a spike in video game and CD sales , which have been declining through the year . For audiophiles the release of the remastered CDs in mono and stereo is the first re-release of the Beatles catalogue since 1987 . `` It 's probably the biggest catalogue remaster that has ever happened , '' said Paul Bromby , EMI 's senior marketing manager heading the re-release for the London-based company . Watch more about the 21st century Beatles '' Given the state of CD sales , it may also be the last major event of its kind : Sales of CDs in the United States last year dropped 19 percent , according to entertainment market researcher the NPD Group , while purchases of digital downloads increased by 29 percent . Forrester Research estimates digital downloads will outstrip CD sales by 2012 . Why do the Beatles mean so much to the music industry ? '' The remastered CDs are also a first step toward the Beatles catalogue eventual release for digital download . Allan Rouse , project coordinator on the reissue for EMI , told CNN the new masters are ready for digital download if and when EMI and Apple Corp. -- which represents surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Star , and the estates of George Harrison and John Lennon -- make them available for release . Still , the increase in the release of digital music -- which now accounts for a third of all sales , according to NPD -- is n't enough to make up for the total loss of sales . In 2008 , there were 13 million fewer U.S. music buyers than the previous year . That is making video game releases by Rock Band and Guitar Hero , where players compete to strum in time on plastic guitars to original recordings , an increasingly important crossover player in the music industry . `` There 's a lot of excitement -LRB- in the video game industry -RRB- because this is the first game since the Wii Fit that is aimed for a mass market , '' said Michael Pachter , a video game analyst for Wedbush Morgan Securities , who first tried his hand at The Beatles game with George Harrison 's son , Dahni , at the E3 Expo , where the game debuted in June . Like the Wii Fit -- an exercise-along Nintendo game that was a breakout hit since its global release in 2008 -- `` The Beatles : Rock Band '' is expected to attract game buyers beyond `` hardcore gamers , '' Pachter said . `` Guitar Hero and Rock Band expanded gaming more to families , something that parents in their 40s could play along with their teenage girls , '' Pachter said . `` But most of these compilations have bands that probably half the parents never heard of . Everyone knows the Beatles . You ca n't say that about many bands . '' `` The Beatles : Rock Band '' will have 45 songs representing a cross-section of their career . Additional music from The Beatles catalogue will be made available for purchase and download including `` Abbey Road , '' `` Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band '' and `` Rubber Soul , '' to be released in October , November and December , respectively -- giving a boost to the sale of Beatles songs through the end of the year . See images of Abbey Road studios '' Pachter estimates the video game will sell 5 million units globally by the end of the year , with prices ranging from more than $ 50 to $ 250 for a limited-edition package with Beatles guitar and drum set controllers . Video games sales have dropped nearly 20 percent from last year . The Beatles release is expected to be a boon for music-based video games , which had U.S. revenues of $ 452 million the first half of this year , compared to $ 840 million during the same period last year , according to NPD . Console wars heat up '' Another industry closely watching the Beatles game release and the popularity of plastic fake guitars are the makers of real musical instruments . Sales of guitars exploded with the popularity of the Beatles in the 1960s . Will new Beatles fans via Rock Hero be inspired to buy the real thing ? While the guitar is still the most popular musical instrument , guitar sales in the U.S. -- which accounts for 42 percent of global sales -- dropped 6.6 percent to $ 1.6 billion last year , the largest drop in more than a decade , according to Music Trades . `` There has been some evidence of people crossing over to real guitars after playing the games , however , it 's not large enough to be measurable , '' said Brian Majeski , editor of Music Trades . . `` Most in the industry view it as a net positive -- making music is better than shooting bad guys . ''
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`` The Beatles : Rock Band '' video game , digitally remastered box release Wednesday . Analysts expect spike in video game , CD sales , which have been on the decline . Analysts say video game expected to attract buyers beyond ` hardcore gamers ' Real musical instruments industry watching the Beatles game release .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Move , Sony 's new motion controller for the PlayStation 3 , has been nearly everywhere in the days and weeks leading up to its official release September 19 . Gaming fans and critics alike have seen what the new device can do , how it will behave and even how it will affect their current and future gaming . But as complex and complicated as it seems , the Move had a very basic beginning . To paraphrase Walt Disney , it all began with a ball . At a demo event in Washington , the man behind the Move , Richard Marks , talked about how the motion controller came to be and where he hopes it will take gaming in the future . As the manager of research and development for Sony , Marks said that work on the Move started after they developed the EyeToy camera for the PlayStation 2 and discovered they needed a ball to help it focus . `` Early work with the EyeToy camera got it to recognize specific shapes and colors to help it with tracking , '' Marks said . `` We figured out that lighting is key to tracking . '' Marks and his team found that the EyeToy , which is now a part of the Move system , was able to find and follow items that were sphere - or ball-shaped . It 's not surprising , then , that the hand controllers for the Move , which started showing up in online stores this week , are topped with colored balls that have led some to compare them to ice cream cones . `` The sphere looks the same no matter what angle you hold it , '' he said . `` The camera then tracks the location by the size of the sphere . Bigger sphere means closer to the screen , while smaller means further away . '' The development team used foam spheres with some success until a researcher wanted to make the spheres light up . It turned out that lighting the ball helped the EyeToy track the device even better . '' -LSB- The researcher -RSB- wanted the sphere to change colors to reflect different things in potential gameplay , '' Marks said . `` What we found was that the camera worked better because the colored light in the ball makes it stand out from any background . '' The Move and EyeToy actually examine the surroundings of a player for color pixels and then assign a completely different color to light up the sphere . The result is a smoother tracking of movement in three dimensions , something that a similar controller for another console ca n't do . Once they got the camera to track a lighted , colored sphere reliably , how could they turn that into a game device ? Marks said that for his very first rudimentary Move controller , he took a regular controller for the PS3 and put the ball on one end . `` I cut the ends off because I wanted to make something that would feel good in one hand and had buttons to help with gameplay , '' he said . `` It was n't pretty . '' The research-and-development team began to tweak the look and feel of the proto-Move controller , adding a gyroscope and accelerometer to assist with game movement . Marks insisted that the new device keep the buttons from the PS3 controller because he said they are needed to do specific , in-game movements . `` You want to know you are having an effect in the game . Buttons give you instant feedback instead of just waving a hand to get something done , '' Marks said . `` Not only can you quickly change from item to item using buttons , the T-button -LSB- an analog button located where your fingers wrap around the device -RSB- allows you to control how much of something you want to do . It gives the players more feedback and more freedom . '' Marks envisions the Move controller as a device that will allow players the opportunity to explore 3-D environments and games in ways that previously were seen in science fiction movies . He said the Move can pinpoint the position and angle of the player 's hand in a way that 's perfect for point-of-view games . Although his team had a good controller in hand , it was too expensive in the beginning . Eventually , pricing of the components , specifically the gyro and accelerometer , came down . Marks said sensor technology also got better over time . `` We could have done something early , but it would n't have been as good , '' he explained . And if one Move is good , two are better . `` Two Move controllers allow for more detail , '' Marks explained . `` It opens up so many more possibilities for game developers to really put players in the middle of the action . There are a lot of things you can do as long as the platform is good . '' He said first-person shooter games like `` SOCOM '' and individual sports games such as tennis , golf and archery will be the early success stories for the Move . But he 's not counting out any game genre because , he said , developers are testing out the Move to find out what it can and ca n't do . `` I want new ways to show up to do things we have n't even thought of , '' Marks said . `` The Move is n't going away any time soon . ''
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The Move system grew out of the EyeToy camera for PlayStation 2 . Researchers found the EyeToy tracked sphere shapes the best . Using two Move controllers instead of one allows for more detail . Sony 's Move controller will be officially released for sale on September 19 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Free elections 20 years ago this week in Poland marked the unraveling of the Soviet bloc of Eastern European nations and the beginning of market reforms . Shipyard workers hold Solidarity trade union flags on the anniversary of free elections in Poland . The events of June 1989 also marked the turning point for companies like KGHM , which has grown into a global player in the world 's copper market and one of Poland 's largest companies with 18,000 employees . `` A lot of changes have happened since that moment , since 1989 , '' said Zbigniew Klich , a development engineer who has worked at a company copper smelter near Lubin for more than 30 years . `` This is the Poland of my dreams , '' Klich said . `` Even though I will probably retire in the next few months I feel so fortunate to have seen the last 20 years in my professional career . '' The financial crisis has had minimal impact on the company so far . `` In comparison to other sectors of the Polish economy , the commodity business has been doing quite well , '' said Jarek Romanowski , sales director of KGHM . Poland 's export prowess has led the nation to become one of the great success stories of former communist bloc economies . In 2008 , it ranked 22nd in the world with more than $ 190 billion in exports , ahead of Australia and India , according to the CIA Factbook . The country 's economy has grown every year since 1992 , and bucked the recessionary trend of other European Union nations by expanding its economy by just under 1 percent in the first quarter of this year . `` Poland is not an island and we are very much linked to other EU countries so a lot depends on the performance of the German economy , '' said Dominik Radziwill , Poland 's deputy finance minister . `` But even with the current forecasts which are really pessimistic for the German economy , we still think Poland should be doing relatively OK . '' Leszek Balcerowicz was the country 's first Finance Minister after the fall of communism and initiated Poland 's free market reforms . `` Socialism -LRB- was -RRB- a very bad system and everybody knew that it was a bad system without any hope for a better life , '' he said . `` Transition to a better system is sometimes difficult but you have to overcome these difficulties on the way to a better regime . '' One industry that exploded was Poland 's once state-run media industry , which now includes eight daily national newspapers plus dozens of television channels and radio stations . `` The transformation had many phases in Poland . The state totally withdrew from the press market and step-by-step , private TV stations appeared , '' said Polish journalist Adam Mischnik . `` So , today we have a pluralist media which represents very different tendencies . '' Janusz Weychert and Mariusz Walter founded the ITI group , a leading private media company in Poland with television stations - including the influential news network TVN24 - as well as a home video , new media and theatrical production operations . `` Under one umbrella there 's various projects put together , '' Weychert said . `` The advantage it gives us is the free flow of content and information between all the platforms . '' Communism and absolute media control may have only been twenty years ago - but in Poland today , certainly for the country 's youth and the media , it 's a lifetime . Maciej Popowicz set up `` Nasza-Klasa '' - Poland 's equivalent to Facebook -- with three friends in 2006 . Its success made 25-year-old Popowicz one of Poland 's youngest millionaires . He 's also too young to remember what life was like under Communism . `` I 'm very glad that I live in these times because we have so many more opportunities than our older friends so for example , you could n't manage your own business twenty years ago , now there is an opportunity to do that , '' Popowicz said . `` So you can develop your ideas , create your own firms . '' But market reforms have n't been kind to the historic shipyards of Gdansk , where the Solidarity Union movement began with union leader and future Polish president , Lech Walesa . Marching with him was Brunom Baranowski , a shipyard worker for more than 30 years who spent nearly a year in jail for civil disobedience for his role in the union . In the 20 years since the end of communism , he 's seen the shipyard workforce shrink from 18,000 to about 2,700 today . The shipyard , in danger of going bankrupt , was given a lifeline this week when Neelie Kroes , European Commissioner for Competition , met with Polish officials and told the press an EU bailout of the shipyard was likely . Still , Baranowski said `` shipyard workers do n't have much reason to be happy . Over the past 20 years we have been trying to save our jobs . '' While the fortune of his nation improved , he still lives in the same tiny apartment as he did in 1989 and has the same worries about his job . But Brunom says it was all worth the fight . `` Of course it 's much better . In the old days all you could get at the shop was vinegar and mustard . To get anything else you had to know people . Now everything is available , '' he said . CNN 's Fred Pleitgen and Fionnuala Sweeney contributed to this report .
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Twenty years after democracy Poland has strongest economy in former Soviet bloc . The country 's economy has grown every year since 1992 . By export it ranks 22nd in the world , ahead of Australia and India . Shipyards like Gdansk , home of the democracy movement , struggle to survive .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai -- whose country harbored the al Qaeda terror network when the group attacked the United States nine years ago -- used the September 11 anniversary to deplore the assault and call for an effective counterterrorism strategy in the longstanding Afghan war . `` The Afghan government is asking the international community for a lasting counterterrorism strategy , '' said Siamak Herawi , a Karzai spokesman who relayed the president 's message Saturday . `` Afghanistan 's villages are not the sanctuaries for these terrorists and Afghan lives should not be sacrificed for terrorism that has another base and home , '' the message said , making reference to militant bases across the Afghan border in Pakistan . Al Qaeda terrorists were allowed to operate in Afghanistan by the ruling Taliban government when New York and Washington were attacked by plane hijackers on September 11 , 2001 . A U.S.-led invasion later ousted the Taliban government . But militants have been able to maintain havens along the Afghan-Pakistan border for years and have tenaciously squared off with the NATO-led coalition attempting to keep the Karzai government and its nascent government afloat . The Karzai message , making reference to the toppling of the Taliban , called 9/11 `` an act of international terrorism which consequently rescued Afghanistan from terroristic domination and resulted in the destruction of terrorist bases and sanctuaries inside of Afghanistan . '' Karl Eikenberry , the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan , said memorial events have been staged in Afghanistan to remember September 11 and honor victims of attacks in Afghanistan . `` As a country we can not let the passing years dull our memories . Many of us have personal recollections of September 11 , 2001 , and many more painful memories have been created since . As we now know , the events of that fateful day in September 2001 began here in Afghanistan . The al Qaeda murderers gathered here to train . They gained a foothold in this country so that more terrorist acts could be launched from Afghan territory , '' he said . Eikenberry said the United States is in Afghanistan `` to prevent international terrorists from again establishing a safe haven for extremists who would plot to wreak havoc '' throughout the world . Speaking a week before parliamentary elections in Afghanistan , Eikenberry said it is important to remember how the conflict began and what must be done to keep the United States secure . President Barack Obama has called the Afghanistan-Pakistan region the central front in the fight against terrorism . `` Our part of this task is to help Afghanistan achieve the stability , respected fair governance , economic well-being , and status in this part of the world so that international terrorists will find no ground on which to openly stand in this great country , '' Eikenberry said .
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The Afghan war has persisted . Karzai speaks of a better counterterrorism strategy . The U.S. envoy counsels all to remember the September 11 attacks .
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Tokyo , Japan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The detained captain of a Chinese trawler was released by Japan and returned to his home country , the state-run Xinhua news agency reported , citing the Chinese Foreign Ministry . Zhan Qixiong , who had been held by Japanese authorities since September 8 , arrived safely early Saturday morning in Fuzhou , the capital of southeast China 's Fujian Province , according to Xinhua . The captain left Japan with officials from China 's Foreign and Agriculture ministries . `` We decided to suspend the charges in consideration of the Japan-China relationship , '' said the Japanese prosecutor in the case . In China , the captain 's wife , Chen Tingting , said she was thrilled . `` We are so happy , we are just really very happy to hear the news , '' she said . His home is Jinjiang city , in Fujian . The captain was arrested off the disputed Diaoyu Islands , in the East China Sea , after his vessel crashed into two Japanese patrol boats . He was accused of obstructing Japanese public officers while they performed their duties . `` The Japanese side bears full responsibility for the current situation , and it shall bear all the consequences that arise , '' Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Tuesday in New York , as China escalated demands for the captain 's release . Wen was in New York for the U.N. General Assembly . Word of his release quickly followed the arrest of four Japanese nationals in China . The four are being investigated for entering a military zone without authorization and videotaping military targets , Chinese state media said . Neither country linked the captain 's case with the arrest of the four Japanese nationals , however . The four Japanese nationals were sent to China for a Japanese government project to reclaim World War II chemical weapons left by Japan 's Imperial Army , their company said Friday . A Chinese national also is missing and presumed arrested with his Japanese co-workers on Wednesday in northern Hebei Province . They work for Fujita Corp. , a mid-size Japanese construction company that Goldman Sachs Group acquired in April 2009 . Japan 's foreign ministry officials said Friday that China had informed them of the arrests , but they had no information about any charges or why the Japanese nationals had been detained . `` Currently , the case is being investigated , '' is all that Chinese security authorities in Shijiazhuang said in a statement , the state-run China Daily reported . But Beijing had plenty to say about Japan detaining the Chinese fishing captain . Japan `` illegally arrested '' him and his crew of 14 , China said . Beijing says the Diaoyu Islands and most of the South China Sea belong to China , disputing neighboring countries ' claims . In Japan , the islands are known as the Senkaku . The clash over territorial waters and islands -- and the natural resources that go with them -- is a flash point in the Asia-Pacific region . Japan earlier this month freed the fishing captain 's crew . China 's Foreign Ministry said that Japan had `` seriously damaged Sino-Japan bilateral relations '' with the arrest of the captain and his crew . In response , China halted talks with Japan about increasing civil flights and expanding aviation rights between the two countries . Officials and nationals on both sides also canceled trips to each other 's nations . CNN 's Jo Kent contributed to this report .
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NEW : The captain has arrived in China . China had warned of `` consequences '' if he was not freed . Four Japanese nationals were arrested in China on Friday .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Titleholders Inter Milan relieved the pressure on under-fire manager Rafael Benitez by qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League along with Group A rivals Tottenham on Wednesday night . The Italian champions scraped a 1-0 win at home to Dutch league winners Twente to go through to the last 16 ahead of the final round of matches on December 7 . Veteran Argentine midfielder Esteban Cambiasso scored the winner in the 55th minute after Wesley Sneijder 's free-kick hit the defensive wall . The Dutch midfielder had earlier hit the woodwork from a similar situation and missed an early chance from close range for injury-hit Inter . Third-placed Twente hit the crossbar through second-half substitute Denny Landzaat in the 75th minute , but now face a drop into the second-tier Europa League . England 's Tottenham , playing in Europe 's top club competition for the first time , remained top of the table after crushing Werder Bremen 3-0 . The German club next host Inter in their final match , having only two points from five matches -- three behind Twente with a worse goal difference , meaning their European season is effectively over . Tottenham went ahead in the sixth minute when defender Younes Kaboul followed up his match-winning goal from Saturday 's London derby against Arsenal to volley in a right-wing cross from winger Aaron Lennon . Croatia midfielder Luka Modric made it 2-0 in the first minute of first-half injury-time as he calmly poked in a volley after striker Peter Crouch headed down a cross from fullback Alan Hutton . Gareth Bale hit the bar with a free-kick five minutes after the break , but had a penalty saved by goalkeeper Tim Wiese soon after when Modric was fouled by Felix Kroos . However , Crouch sealed victory with 11 minutes to play as he converted Lennon 's low cross after Bale 's floated center hit the top of the bar . Barcelona qualified from Group D with a 3-0 victory away to Panathinaikos , which eliminated the Greek side . Winger Pedro scored twice while Leo Messi continued his sensational scoring run to give the Catalan club an unassailable 11 points from five games . Daniel Alves set Pedro free for the 27th-minute opener , firing in a low shot , then the Brazil fullback charged forward to start a super move that ended in Messi converting Adriano 's cross in the 63rd minute . Six minutes later , Alves and Andres Iniesta combined to give Pedro a simple second goal . The Spanish champions finished top following Rubin Kazan 's earlier 1-0 win at home to second-placed Copenhagen , which left the Russians just a point behind the Danes ahead of their trip to Barca 's Nou Camp next month . Christian Noboa 's penalty in first-half injury-time gave Rubin a first home win in the competition in six attempts . The club 's captain scored after Bebras Natcho 's free-kick was handled by veteran winger Jesper Gronkjaer , and his side held on for victory after Copenhagen 's Dame N'Doye hit the crossbar and goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov denied substitute Kenneth Zohore in time added on . Manchester United qualified from Group C with a 1-0 win away to Scottish side Rangers , as Wayne Rooney scored the winner in his first start since early October . The England striker netted an 87th-minute penalty after Brazilian defender Fabio da Silva was fouled by Steven Naismith . It was Rooney 's second match in four days , having come on as a substitute on Saturday following an ankle injury and the controversy over whether he would stay at the English club which ended in him signing a new five-year contract . Third-placed Rangers will now drop into the Europa League regardless of the result of their final match against Bursaspor . The Turkish club will finish bottom following the 6-1 thrashing at Valencia , who need to beat United to finish top . The Spanish side , however , are guaranteed a place in the second round following a four-goal first-half blitz at the Mestalla . Juan Mata 's 17th-minute penalty was followed by the first of striker Roberto Soldado 's two goals , then fellow striker Aritz Aduriz netted at the near post at the second attempt and winger Joaquin whipped a deflected effort into the top corner . Soldado rounded the keeper and fired into the roof of the net 10 minutes after halftime before Pablo Batalla converted a low cross at the far post , then Alejandro Dominguez wrapped up Valencia 's win with 12 minutes left . French club Lyon went through for the eight successive year despite losing 3-0 at Schalke , who also qualified from Group B . The German side led 2-0 inside the first 20 minutes through Peruvian midfielder Jefferson Farfan and Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar , who capped victory with his second goal with a minute to play . Veteran Spanish striker Raul set up Farfan with a deflected pass after pouncing on an attempted clearance by Pape Diakhate , then Peer Kluge 's cross provided Huntelaar with the second . Lyon had key midfielder Yoann Gourcuff stretchered off with an ankle injury in the second half , then Huntelaar 's late deflected effort gave Schalke a perfect home record and put his side a point clear ahead of the December 7 trip to Portugal . Schalke will face a Benfica side who surprisingly crashed 3-0 at bottom club Hapoel Tel Aviv . The Israelis picked up their first victory to leave Benfica three points behind Lyon , as attacking midfielder Eran Zahavi scored in each half either side of defender Douglas da Silva 's 74th-minute goal from a corner .
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Tottenham and Inter Milan qualify for knockout stages of Champions League . Barcelona go through from Group D after eliminating Panathinaikos with 3-0 win . Manchester United and Valencia seal last-16 places with Group C victories . Lyon progress from Group B despite 3-0 defeat at Schalke , who also qualify .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal prevented Novak Djokovic from reaching the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals and kept his own hopes alive by beating the Serbian in London on Friday night . The Spaniard notched his second Group A win this week , triumphing 7-5 6-2 in the season-ending men 's tournament . He will face Tomas Berdych on Friday in a rematch of this year 's Wimbledon final , with the Czech having earlier earned his first victory with a result that left American eighth seed Andy Roddick needing to win his final match in straight sets . Nadal is seeking to reach the final for the first time , having failed to win a match at the same venue last year . He defeated Djokovic in the U.S. Open final in September to complete his collection of Grand Slam titles , and needed to overcome a strong first-set challenge this time from the world No. 3 . Djokovic , who beat Berdych in his opening match , appeared to be the stronger player in the early games but then had his serve broken by Nadal before immediately replying in kind . Nadal broke again in the 11th game and held serve to claim the first set as Djokovic appeared troubled by problems with his contact lenses , then raced to a 4-0 lead in the second set before winning in one hour and 52 minutes . `` It was a very good match for me . I was very sorry for Novak for what happened with his eye , I hope he is okay . It was my best match in this tournament , '' Nadal told reporters . The 23-year-old Djokovic said he was disappointed he was not given more time to solve his eye problem . `` I 'm just really annoyed by the fact that something like this can affect the match . It did because my right eye got irritated and from the five-all I could not see a ball , especially the return . It was just terrible , '' he told AFP . `` I do n't want to find any excuses for my loss , but the fact of the matter is that I just could not play . I needed some time to make it right , but I did n't have time . Everybody was hurrying me up , saying come to the court , play your match . '' Berdych , who lost to Nadal in the final of this year 's third Grand Slam in July , won 7-5 6-3 against Roddick as he saved two set-points at 4-5 on his serve in the opener . The 25-year-old then stunned his opponent with a winning forehand return off a 110-mile-per-hour second serve and was untroubled as he closed out the set . The sixth seed hit 28 winners and made 27 unforced errors , while winning 12 of 16 net approaches and serving six aces . `` The last couple of weeks , I was in this position many times but not often was I able to get back , to do a couple of good serves , get to deuce , then win the game , '' Berdych said . `` That 's the thing that 's going to give you a lot of confidence . Then the next game I managed a quick break and that was the key to the match . '' Roddick , who lost his opening match to Nadal after qualifying for the event for the eighth consecutive year , will play Djokovic in the closing Group A match on Friday evening . On Thursday , second seed Roger Federer takes on No. 4 Robin Soderling in their third Group B match , then Britain 's Andy Murray plays Spain 's David Ferrer . Federer has won both matches so far , while seventh seed Ferrer has lost his two . No. 5 Murray and Sweden 's Soderling both have a 1-1 record .
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Rafael Nadal keeps his ATP World Tour Finals hopes alive by beating Novak Djokovic . Serbian falls to his first defeat this week after suffering from eye problems . Nadal 's 7-5 6-2 victory means that American Andy Roddick needs to win his final match . Eighth seed earlier lost his second match , being beaten by Czech Tomas Berdych .
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Rio De Janeiro , Brazil -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Fourteen people died and another 25 were arrested Wednesday in drug-gang violence in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , military police said Wednesday . That brings the total to 22 dead and 153 arrested since Sunday , police said . The gangs have shot up a police station and torched at least five buses and 11 cars in the attacks , officials said . It was not immediately clear if all the dead were gang members , or if civilians and police also suffered fatalities . The violence stems from the transfer of prisoners from local institutions to federal lockups in other states , the government-run Agencia Brasil news outlet reported , citing Rio de Janeiro Public Security Secretary Jose Mariano Beltrame . Some of those prisoners ordered the violence , Beltrame said . The attacks also came as a result of police trying to remove some drug gang members from Rio 's slums , called favelas . Beltrame said two rival gangs joined forces to launch the attacks . The security chief also said he mobilized all police in the city to try to restore order and to step up police presence in 17 of Rio 's slums . Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addressed the situation Tuesday . `` I called the justice minister and told him to attend to Rio de Janeiro with whatever he needs , '' Lula told CNN affiliate TV Record . Officials are concerned about crime in Brazil as the nation prepares to host the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament and the 2016 Summer Olympics , which will be held in Rio . Journalist Luciani Gomes contributed to this story .
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NEW : 153 suspects have been arrested since Sunday , police say . The violence was caused by the transfer of prisoners , security official says . Two rival drug gangs collaborated to launch the attacks , he says . The attacks started Sunday in Rio de Janeiro .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iran has charged two German journalists who interviewed the son and lawyer of a woman condemned to die by stoning with espionage , Iranian media reported Tuesday . `` Their reports and propaganda in Tabriz proved that they are in the country for spying , '' Malek Ajdar Shafiee , the head of the Justice Department of East Azarbaijan , was quoted as saying by the semi-official Fars News Agency . The two men , identified only as a reporter and photojournalist , were arrested last month in the northwest city of Tabriz after they interviewed the son and lawyer of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani , who was convicted of adultery in 2006 and sentenced to death by stoning . The Iranian government also says Ashtiani was involved in her husband 's murder , a charge her family has denied . The charges against the two Germans comes the day after they were shown on Iranian state-run television . The program produced by Iran 's Channel 2 , quoted one of the men saying that they were `` tricked '' by an activist with the German-based International Committee Against Stoning , into entering the country illegally . The unnamed man told the television station that the committee 's spokeswoman , Mina Ahadi , used the journalists for her own gain . `` Mina Ahadi sent me to Iran because she knew she would benefit from my arrest , and I 'll sue her when I get back to Germany , '' the man said . Ahadi denied that the journalists traveled on behalf of the anti-stoning organization . Meanwhile , a German diplomat based in the embassy in Tehran was granted consular access for a second time Tuesday to the two German nationals , the German Foreign Office said in a statement . Monday 's broadcast also showed a woman identified as Ashtiani . The woman , whose face was blurred and whose words were translated from the Azeri language to Farsi , blamed Ahadi for spreading false information about her case around the world . Ashtiani 's son Sajjad Gaderzadeh and her lawyer Hootan Kian , were also interviewed on the program , the first time they have appeared on television since their arrests last month . Kian , a government-appointed lawyer , has been critical of the government 's handling of Ashtiani 's case . He said in August that she was being tortured while in prison and that he also feared for his own life . Gaderzadeh said Kian had told him that his mother was being tortured . `` Unfortunately I listened to them and lied to the foreign media about everything , '' he said on the program . This is the third time Ashtiani has appeared on state-run television confessing to the charges of adultery and murder . `` I am a sinner , '' she said Monday on the program . The International Committee Against Stoning condemned the televised confession . `` The Islamic Republic of Iran 's goal in airing this program is to agitate public opinion against Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani and Mina Ahadi , yet despite all efforts , in and of itself the program is a powerful reflection of the international campaign to save Sakineh , '' said a statement from the organization . Iranian courts have said Ashtiani 's case is still under review .
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The Germans were arrested after interviewing a woman 's son and lawyer . They said on Iranian TV they were tricked and used by anti-stoning activists . The two men were identified only as a reporter and photojournalist . Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was sentenced to die by stoning for adultery .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- If George Orwell and Lucille Ball had a love child , his name would be Stephen Colbert . In the last century , the great critics of corrupt political language were British authors who wrote dystopian novels . In `` 1984 , '' Orwell described a totalitarian society in which meaningless political language , dubbed Newspeak , veiled horrible truths . Earlier , In `` Brave New World , '' Aldous Huxley described toddlers conditioned in laboratories to be afraid of books . And in `` A Clockwork Orange , '' Anthony Burgess imagined a world in which ultraviolent teens rampaged in a distinctive English-Russian patois that defined their alienation from society and authority . Now in the 21st century , there is Colbert 's `` truthiness '' -- political half-truths , quarter-truths and what the website Politifact describes as `` Pants-on-Fire '' prevarications . On his Comedy Central show , `` The Colbert Report , '' he introduced `` The Word , '' a regular deconstruction of language contortion designed , in Orwell 's notion , to defend the indefensible . -LRB- One example : `` A Perfect World , '' as in , journalists should demand to investigate torture , but it 's not a perfect world . -RRB- . It 's sharp political humor and a canny critique of American culture , language and iconography . And it 's helped the comic emerge as this nation 's court jester , licensed by the youthful cable TV audience to speak truth to power . Such is Colbert 's power and influence that he has been invited to testify before Congress today on the issue of illegal immigration -- and to testify in character . It 's as if the Congress of the Eisenhower years invited Harpo Marx to offer testimony by beeping his bicycle horn . Colbert has long been on to something important about the nature of our political discourse at the beginning of a new postmodern millennium : that ideology has become the lens through which Americans found their particular truth , let the evidence be damned . As a caricature of Fox 's Bill O'Reilly , he has turned deconstruction of the culture wars into an art form , adopting the slogans and symbols of America 's ideologues , even as he reveals their emptiness . Of course , during the last century , there were always comic voices -- from Will Rogers to Lenny Bruce to Pat Paulson to George Carlin -- who could be counted on to deflate the pretensions of the rich and powerful using their own words . But cable television has created a different breed of comic cat with vast media reach . And on Fox , Glenn Beck offers himself up as a `` rodeo clown '' -LRB- his words -RRB- , a character who embodies the disaffection and alienation of the right , but whose acolytes experience him as real enough to follow him in the thousands to the Lincoln Memorial for a rally . Jon Stewart insists that his `` Daily Show '' is comedy entertainment and not journalism , and yet it has become the main source of political news for millions . Even as President Obama is seen by some to have lost his campaign mojo , Stewart and Colbert plan their own Washington rally , making them arguably the most potent antidote to the blustery right . Is it possible we are reaching the point in political history when a fictional character can be elected to office ? Viewers and fans should remember what 's real about all this and what 's not . I was reminded of this firsthand when I encountered the Colbert comic persona during one of the 2004 presidential conventions in which he declared himself a worthy presidential candidate because of his humble origins . He was a descendant , he said , of `` goat turd farmers from France . '' As producers explain to guests on `` The Colbert Report , '' it is not their job to be funny , but to act as foil for the self-important and clueless cable talk show host . The guest tries to disabuse Colbert of his ridiculous view of politics and the world , an effort that never works , of course . What happens when Colbert is questioned by members of Congress promises to be a comic hall of mirrors in which illusion and allusion , reflection and deflection , truthiness and reality collide and converge . Members of Congress might treat the spectacle as entertainment , but they would be wise to look a level deeper , to see that the followers of Colbert 's circus may one day cast off their ironic pose and step up to cast their votes . When I was the age of Colbert 's legion of fans , I turned to the novels of Orwell , Huxley and Burgess to sharpen my skepticism toward the language of those in power . Such fiction is likely to wane in influence in an era when so many read less and care less . In its place is something quite different but , in its own way , quite good : comedy and satire shining a disinfecting light on the language of scoundrels . Turn on the telly . Pass the popcorn . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Roy Peter Clark .
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Roy Peter Clark says Stephen Colbert is heir to social comment tradition of Orwell , Huxley . Comedian 's sway is so great , he says , he 's testifying in character on immigration to Congress . He says Colbert -LRB- and Beck too -RRB- knows Americans find `` truth '' through own ideological lens . Clark : But Colbert uses power of satire to shine disinfecting light on language of scoundrels .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced Friday he is donating $ 100 million toward improving public schools in Newark , New Jersey . `` Every child deserves a good education , and right now it 's not happening '' Zuckerberg said . His donation will be the first grant handed out by his new foundation , Startup : Education , an entity financed by him and focused on bettering education in the United States . Zuckerberg appeared on `` The Oprah Winfrey Show '' on Friday , alongside Newark Mayor Cory Booker and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie . Booker told Winfrey that Zuckerberg wanted the donation to be anonymous at first , but was persuaded to make the announcement public , hoping it would inspire others to donate as well . With an estimated net worth of $ 6.9 billion , Zuckerberg ranked 35th on this year 's Forbes 400 list of richest Americans -- up from 158th last year . At 26 , he and Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz are the youngest billionaires on the list . The announcement comes a week ahead of the release of `` The Social Network '' -- a highly anticipated movie about the early years of the social networking powerhouse . The movie and the book it is based on -- `` The Accidental Billionaires '' by Ben Mezrich -- do not depict Zuckerberg in the most favorable of lights . Responding to critics who have suggested that the donation is being timed to counteract the effects of the movie , Zuckerberg said : `` It 's a movie . It 's fun . A lot of it is fiction ... This is my life . I know that it 's not that dramatic . '' But some in the tech community say that , regardless of the timing , Zuckerberg 's gift could have far-reaching ramifications on charitable giving . `` Skeptics might question the timing of the move , but it would be foolish to underestimate the significance of the gesture -- not only in its direct impact on public schools , but in its lasting imprint upon the technology industry , '' wrote Pete Cashmore , CEO of social media blog Mashable in a column for CNN . `` Zuckerberg 's donation should be praised , as it will likely provide inspiration to the growing ranks of newly minted technology founders , '' he said . According to Booker , 50 percent of high school students in Newark do not graduate . Booker and Christie hope that their new plan will provide a model for education reform nationwide . Control of Newark public schools has been in the hands of the state since 1995 . Under an agreement between Mayor Booker and Governor Christie , the state will maintain legal control over the district , but will authorize the mayor to develop a comprehensive education plan . Zuckerberg grew up in Westchester County , New York , and founded Facebook in 2004 , while studying computer science at Harvard University . CNN.com 's Doug Gross contributed to this story .
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Facebook founder appears on `` Oprah '' Newark schools will get the money . Zuckerberg has a net worth of $ 6.9 billion . The donation comes ahead of the release of a critical movie and a book .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- There 's nothing funny about the issue of migrant farm labor -- unless Comedy Central 's Stephen Colbert is discussing it . Colbert , accompanied by a media swarm , sarcastically testified on Capitol Hill Friday about the conditions facing America 's undocumented farm workers . The popular host of `` The Colbert Report '' told members of a House Judiciary subcommittee that he hoped to bring attention to the workers ' hardships . `` I certainly hope that my star power can bump this hearing all the way up to C-SPAN 1 , '' he joked . `` America 's farms are presently far too dependent on immigrant labor to pick our fruits and vegetables , '' he told the subcommittee , keeping in character with the arch-conservative he plays on television . `` Now , the obvious answer is for all of us to stop eating fruits and vegetables . And if you look at the recent obesity statistics , many Americans have already started . '' Colbert told the panel that `` we all know there is a long tradition of great nations importing foreign workers to do their farm work . '' `` After all , '' he said , `` it was the ancient Israelites who built the first food pyramids . But this is America . I do n't want a tomato picked by a Mexican . I want it picked by an American , then sliced by a Guatemalan , and served by a Venezuelan in a spa where a Chilean gives me a Brazilian . '' `` My great-grandfather did not travel across four thousand miles of the Atlantic Ocean to see this nation overrun by immigrants , '' he declared . `` He did it because he killed a man back in Ireland . That 's the rumor . '' Colbert appeared before Congress the day after `` The Colbert Report '' showed video of him packing corn and picking beans on a farm as part of a challenge from a pro-immigrant-labor group . `` I 'll admit I started my work day with preconceived notions of migrant labor , '' Colbert said . `` But after working with these men and women ... side by side in the unforgiving sun I have to say -- and I do mean this sincerely -- please do n't make me do this again . It is really , really hard . '' The brief experience , he said , `` gave me some small understanding why so few Americans are clamoring to begin an exciting career as seasonal migrant field workers . '' Colbert appeared alongside , among others , United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez , whose group over the summer launched `` Take Our Jobs , '' a campaign that challenged U.S. citizens to replace immigrants in farm work . The group , which says only seven citizens or legal residents have taken it up on the offer , argues that immigrant workers are n't taking citizens ' jobs , and is pushing for a bill that would give undocumented farm workers currently in the United States the right to earn legal status . On his show Thursday night , Colbert mocked those deriding his appearance before the committee , saying he agreed that showing up in character would `` sully the good name of experts that Republican-controlled Congresses have actually called to testify in the past , '' like Elmo , the Sesame Street character who promoted music education before a House subcommittee in 2002 . Republicans on the subcommittee were not impressed or swayed by Colbert 's appearance . `` Maybe we should be spending less time watching Comedy Central and more time considering all the real jobs that are out there -- ones that require real hard labor and ones that do n't involve sitting behind a desk , '' said Rep. Steve King , R-Iowa . `` If we did we 'd realize that every day ... Americans perform the dirtiest , most difficult , most dangerous -LRB- jobs -RRB- that can be thrown at them . '' Many of these workers , King said , `` would prefer the aroma of fresh dirt to that of the sewage of American elitists who disparage them even as they flush . '' `` It 's an insult to me to hear that Americans wo n't do this work , '' he added , arguing that the hiring of undocumented workers is driving down wages and taking jobs away from those in the country legally . Rep. Lamar Smith , R-Texas , used the occasion to rip the Obama administration 's immigration policy . The notion that there 's little competition for jobs between citizens and undocumented workers is a `` myth , '' he claimed . `` We could make millions of jobs available to American citizens ... if the federal government simply enforced our immigration laws , '' Smith asserted . `` Unfortunately this administration is turning its back on American workers . '' Democrats were quick to challenge the Republicans ' claims . While Americans will take tough jobs , `` study after study '' shows that `` people would rather have no income and no welfare than take the back-breaking jobs that the migrant farm worker has to do every single day , '' said Rep. Howard Berman , D-California . `` Were it not for immigrant farm workers in this country , there would be no seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables , '' he said . Most of the media attention , however , remained focused on Colbert . The chairwoman of the subcommittee , Rep. Zoe Lofrgen , D-California , told CNN 's Dana Bash before the hearing that she did n't think Colbert 's appearance was a stunt . `` Celebrities add pizzazz to an issue , '' she said . `` I hope his celebrity will bring attention '' to this one . But another Democrat , Michigan Rep. John Conyers , initially seemed unimpressed with Colbert , asking him to leave the committee room and merely submit his written statement instead . Colbert noted that he was testifying at Lofgren 's invitation , and said that he would remove himself at her request . Conyers later told CNN he feared Colbert would create a `` circus '' atmosphere . But Colbert , who engaged in a question-and-answer session with the subcommittee , actually turned out to be `` profound , '' he said . CNN 's Jason Hanna , Deirdre Walsh , Alison Harding and Catherine Shoichet contributed to this report .
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Comedy Central 's Stephen Colbert testified about conditions facing migrant farm workers . He delivered sarcastic testimony before a House Judiciary subcommittee . Colbert worked a day on a farm in response to a pro-immigration labor group 's challenge . Republicans argue that undocumented workers are taking jobs from U.S. citizens .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Family , friends and classmates turned to prayer and Facebook on Wednesday amid an ongoing search in upstate New York for a missing college student . Jenni-Lyn Watson , 20 , of Liverpool , was last seen Friday morning at her family 's home , said Sgt. Robert Marshall of the Onondaga County Sheriff 's Office . Watson was on a Thanksgiving break from Mercyhurst College in Erie , Pennsylvania . Liverpool is a suburb of Syracuse . `` This -LSB- disappearance -RSB- is extremely uncharacteristic for Jenni-Lynn , '' said Marshall . Watson 's parents reported her missing Friday night . The college junior 's purse and other personal items were found at the home , but a Verizon LG enV3 phone is missing . One call was made on the phone from a heavily wooded area near other residences , said Marshall , who declined to provide details . The phone has since been turned off or is not operating , he said . Authorities are looking at records of Watson 's cell phone calls . `` We 're still looking at everything , '' spokesman Sgt. John D'Eredita said Wednesday night . Detectives are following leads from numerous phone calls , but D'Eredita was not aware of any sightings of the young student . Authorities consider Watson 's disappearance a missing-person case , Marshall said . Detectives traveled to Mercyhurst , where they met with faculty and staff , the Onandaga County Sheriff 's Office said . Searchers had covered about 600 acres by Wednesday evening . Sheriff 's deputies are trying to identify the driver of a dark pickup truck that was seen near her residence the day Watson disappeared , D'Eredita said . Watson is described as 5 feet , 2 inches tall and weighing about 100 pounds . She has dirty blond hair and brown eyes . As of Wednesday afternoon , when simultaneous vigils were held for Watson , nearly 21,000 people had become members of a Facebook page about her disappearance . One of the church vigils was organized by the family ; the other was held in a chapel at Mercyhurst College , a Catholic institution . `` It was amazing today to see the turnout during fall break , '' college spokeswoman Debbie Morton said of the vigil held there . About 200 people attended , including members of the football team , which has a NCAA Division II game this weekend . `` You felt overwhelming worry , but you still felt there was reason to hope , '' Morton said . Watson is a dance major and ballet dancer at Mercyhurst . `` It is a highly disciplined area , '' Morton said of Watson 's field of study . Authorities asked people with information to call 315-435-3081 . CNN 's Phil Gast contributed to this report .
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NEW : Authorities looking at cell phone records . Simultaneous prayer vigils are held . College student disappears while on Thanksgiving break . Searchers are looking for Jenni-Lyn Watson near Syracuse , New York .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 's appearances in New York this week are part of a shrewd strategy that is aimed at enhancing his standing in Iran and the Middle East , says analyst Fareed Zakaria . Ahmadinejad , who came to the United Nations for the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly , met with journalists and was interviewed on Larry King Live , where he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a `` skilled killer '' and parried questions about his nation 's nuclear program . `` The reality about Iran is that it 's a middle-rank power , a regional power , and if not for Ahmadinejad 's outlandishness , it would not deserve as much attention as we 're giving it , '' Zakaria said . `` But we give it and him enormous attention and almost give Iran and Ahmadinejad free power . '' The author and host of CNN 's `` Fareed Zakaria GPS '' spoke to CNN on Wednesday . Here is an edited transcript : . CNN : What do you make of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 's appearances in New York this week ? Fareed Zakaria : One of the annual traditions of the U.N. week has become breakfast with Ahmadinejad . He throws a breakfast for 10 or 12 of us in the media , and its always interesting to see . He has certainly become more schooled and practiced at it . He 's now very comfortable in the limelight , he 's very comfortable with the media attention . I was struck by the fact that while he 's clearly having some troubles at home , he showed no weakness , no hesitation , no nervousness , in fact quite the contrary , he was very confident and quite tough in a lot of the things he said . CNN : What is his game plan ? Zakaria : At one level he enjoys the limelight and getting all this attention . He also recognizes that it gives him a certain kind of status at home . There 's that perverse dynamic at play here where the media understands this and yet ends up building up this person . But beyond that he 's often pursuing a very shrewd definition of of Iran 's national interest . CNN : What makes it shrewd ? Zakaria : For example , the issue that gets the most attention is almost always the comments he makes on the Palestinian issue . His goal clearly seems to be to appropriate that issue from the moderate Arab states -- Egypt and Saudi Arabia -- who are of course his key rivals for leadership of the Middle East . He goes much further than they can in his zealous defense of the Palestinian cause , in attacks on Israel and yet is almost always just short of saying something that is truly belligerent . He may have said a few things in the early years that could be interpreted as threatening to attack Israel , but now he 's very careful . It makes it impossible for the Egyptian president , say , to make an anti-Iranian speech or an anti-Ahmadinejad speech because on the streets of Egypt , people regard Ahmadinejad as a friend of the great Arab cause . CNN : Is it in his interest to try to doom the peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians ? Zakaria : I asked him why he was opposed to the peace talks if the Palestinians wanted to get into them and would he support any deal that the Palestinian people approved of ? And he was uncomfortable , because on the one hand he has often said that he wants the Palestinian people to get what they want and here of course , he 's criticized the peace talks . The honest answer is no , he does not want the peace talks to succeed , and he 's trying to find a way to be an obstructionist without seeming to be an obstructionist . He redirects the question into an attack on either Israel or an attack on the United States , arguing that we ca n't be a fair broker of these talks because we are too one-sided . It helps him to have tension between Israel and the Palestinians . CNN : What 's behind the remarks he made about Netanyahu ? Zakaria : He made some very inflammatory remarks about Netanyahu , he called him a dictator , which is truly bizarre because he 's a duly elected prime minister . And then he called him a killer who should be on trial for the death of Palestinians , and that I have n't heard him say before . He 's looking for ways where he can be tougher on Israel and more zealous in defense of the Palestinians than anyone else in the Middle East . He wants that mantle . CNN : Did he make any news on the nuclear issue ? Zakaria : Again I was struck by how tough he was . He did say he would always be willing to talk , but when asked if he was willing to be more cooperative or provide more documents , he was very resistant . It was almost as if he had got his back up on that and felt as though Iran had made enough concessions already . CNN : There have been reports that the clerical hierarchy in Iran has strong doubts , or fears , about Ahmadinejad ? Zakaria : He now knows how to parry that kind of question pretty well . He did n't back down from a few things he had said that have gotten him into trouble in Iran . One of them was that he had praised Cyrus the Great , the pre-Islamic Iranian monarch , and he had been criticized by some of the conservative clergy who said you should not be highlighting Iran 's pre-Islamic past , you should be highlighting Iran 's Islamic heritage . And he in effect doubled down on his praise . He said he was a great king , he abolished serfdom , he abolished slavery , I do n't see what 's wrong with praising him . He said , there are people who disagree with me in Iran , but I am the elected president . It did n't seem as though he was trying to backtrack . He was more comfortable than in the past in admitting that there was opposition in Iran , but at the same time holding to his position pretty strongly . CNN : Does Ahmadinejad 's tough stance present a dilemma for the Obama administration ? Zakaria : Sure , it presents a real dilemma . Basically the Obama administration 's Iran policy was premised on the idea that we would reach out to the Iranians and say let us agree to disagree on the fundamental issues of your legitimacy and our legitimacy and just come up with a workable deal that will give you some benefits and us some benefits . That strategy was premised on the idea that the Iranians would be willing to talk , to engage . It does n't appear as if they are , or if they are , we have n't found the magic key to unlocking the gate . The reality is that the Iranian regime has as its core a kind of anti-Americanism , and maybe that 's the DNA and it 's just very difficult for them to move out of it . It also may be that at this moment , they face certain internal forces that make it difficult for them to change that basic dynamic and start negotiating with the United States . CNN : So what 's the result ? Zakaria : For whatever reason , they are not willing to play ball , so the Obama administration is left to figure out , in the absence of Iranian cooperation , what 's the best strategy . So they 've pushed sanctions , and actually been very successful at getting the sanctions passed by the U.N. , implemented by the Europeans , supported by the Russians and the Chinese , but it remains to be seen whether in the short-term it will produce the ultimate goal , which is to make the Iranians cut some kind of a deal on the nuclear issue . CNN : Do you think the U.S. has to make a decision imminently or does it have more time ? Zakaria : I think it has time . I think the biggest mistake we could make is to inflate the importance of Ahmadinejad , to inflate the importance of Iran , inflate the importance of this issue . Iran is a problem . It is a regional power on a path which might end up with its acquisition of nuclear weapons . This is not an imminent threat to the United States certainly , and I do n't believe it 's an imminent threat to Israel . The reality is that Israel has a very strong nuclear deterrent , probably 200 to 250 nuclear weapons . The Iranians are not crazy . Seeing Ahmadinejad once more made me feel that these are very savvy calculating characters , and time is not really on their side . Sanctions are having an effect , the economy is in a mess , the regime faces internal problems , so why should we feel any pressure ? Let them feel the pressure .
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Iran president made annual trip to New York for U.N. General Assembly . Fareed Zakaria says Ahmadinejad 's tough remarks are part of a strategy . He says media attention elevates his profile in Iran and the Middle East . Zakaria : Iran is middle-rank power that gets more than its share of attention .
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New Delhi , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A verdict on a holy site claimed by both Hindus and Muslims will not be delivered Friday , as was previously expected . India 's Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily stayed the verdict . The order postpones a judgment that will decide ownership of long-disputed land in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya . Supreme court lawyer Mukul Rohatgi told reporters that the hearing on the petition would resume Tuesday . India stepped up security ahead of the anticipated decision and on Wednesday , temporarily banned mass text messages over fears that the ruling might spark sectarian passions . The order came from the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Home Affairs to telecommunications companies , instructing them not to deliver bulk text messages `` in all service areas with immediate effect for the next 72 hours . '' The northern Indian town has been a religious flashpoint for more than 400 years . Hindus believe that Lord Rama , one of the religion 's most revered deities , was born there . In 1859 , British colonial administrators annexed the site because of growing religious disputes and created separate Muslim and Hindu places of worship there . Two years after independence , in 1949 , the gates were locked after Muslims claimed Hindus had placed deities of Rama in their area . Hindu groups have pushed to build a temple in Ayodhya , to replace a Muslim mosque razed by a Hindu extremists 1992 . The destruction of the 16th-century Babri mosque sparked widespread riots in which more than 2,000 people died nationwide . A court battle over who has rights to build on the site has dragged on for years . This month , Hindus and Muslims were urged to pray for peace after the judgment date was announced , and some Ayodhya residents fled to avoid any violence . Rohatgi said the supreme court has sent notices to both sides in the lawsuit in an attempt to find a compromise over the explosive issue .
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Both Hindus and Muslims claim rights to land in Ayodhya . The ancient town has been a religious flashpoint for 400 years . Hindu mobs razed a 16th-century mosque that once stood there . The government braced for more Hindu-Muslim violence and banned text messaging .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The first of three surgeries needed to construct the right ear of 9-year-old Aidan Sullivan came one step closer over the weekend after a New York charity donated $ 7,000 to replace money stolen from child 's fund-raiser . Aidan 's parents , Tim and Colleen Sullivan , received a call from The Vincent Crotty Memorial Fund of Suffern , New York , on Saturday to tell them it would contribute $ 7,000 toward the cost of the boy 's upcoming surgery . `` They heard about our story on news and in the papers , '' Colleen Sullivan said . `` They called us up and came over and presented us with the check . '' She said she and her husband `` feel honored '' that the charity chose their son , who suffers from a congenital disorder that has caused deformities in his jaw and skull . The money replaces cash reported stolen after a fund-raiser in Connecticut last weekend . Danbury , Connecticut , police Lt. Tom Michael said $ 7,000 in cash and $ 1,000 in checks were missing after a November 20 event sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians , an Irish Catholic fraternal organization . Peter Crotty , whose charity 's contribution matches the missing cash , said the donation `` seemed like the right thing to do . '' Crotty said he read about the stolen donations on Thanksgiving and was saddened by the emotional distress inflicted on the Sullivans . Crotty founded his charity after the March death of his 18-year-old son and his son 's best friend , Chris Konkowski , in a car accident while driving to baseball practice . He said Aidan 's story caught his attention because of his own family 's experience , `` because it was about a young boy and the emotional sadness and anxiety that people feel due to loss . '' Crotty said his organization has received four other contributions nationwide from families who want to get involved . The $ 7,000 will go toward a scheduled March 1 procedure needed to reconstruct Aidan 's missing right ear . While this will not cover all of his needed surgery , his parents are said they were grateful and excited . `` I was crying and touched , '' Colleen Sullivan said . `` There was this feeling of everything is going to be OK . ''
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Charity donates $ 7,000 to replace cash reported stolen from child 's medical fund . Founder said he was touched by Aidan Sullivan 's story . Surgery to replace Aidan 's missing right ear is scheduled for March 1 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- FedEx on Friday found a package containing radioactive material that went missing a day earlier at one of its shipping stations in Knoxville , Tennessee , the company said . The package contained a radioactive rod used in CT scans , which use X-rays to create images of patients ' bodies . The shipment was lost in transit between its origination point , a hospital in North Dakota , and the equipment 's manufacturer in Tennessee . FedEx spokeswoman Sandra Munoz said the rod was enclosed in a metal cylinder that was itself enclosed in a rectangular box . That rectangular box had originally been placed in another box that had the shipping information on it . `` We are trying to track down how the package became detached from the original shipment , '' Munoz said . FedEx employees found an unlabeled container Friday afternoon and opened it , revealing the metal cylinder , which remained closed . `` FedEx employees were never exposed to the radiation , '' Munoz said . Earlier , Munoz had said that if the metal container were opened , there would be some exposure to radiation , but at a low concentration . `` There would be some very low-level energy skin absorption there . It would take 1,000 hours of exposure to get skin blisters , '' she said . CNN 's Greg Morrison contributed to this report .
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A missing package containing a radioactive rod is found , FedEx says . It was misplaced in a shipping station in Knoxville , Tennessee , it says . `` FedEx employees were never exposed to the radiation , '' a spokeswoman says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Chicago police officer processing a burglary scene and another person were fatally shot Friday afternoon , police said . The officer , an evidence technician , died at 2:30 p.m. , one hour after the shootings in the 8100 block of South Burnham Avenue , said Police Superintendent Jody Weis . Police identified the officer , a father of four , as Michael Flisk , 46 . Another man also died , Weis said , adding there was no information on a motive . The second victim was a retired Chicago Housing Authority officer , CNN affiliate WLS reported . `` The thought that someone can shoot and kill a police officer is unacceptable , '' Weis said . `` We will find those responsible . We shall squeeze that neighborhood and we will find who did this . '' The gunman is described as a black male wearing a gray thermal shirt , a blue vest and a gray skull cap , according to WLS . Flisk was collecting evidence at a garage involved in a burglary , Weis said . The officer was a 19-year veteran of the police force and is survived by his wife and four children . He also has three siblings serving in the department . Flisk received 67 awards during his career , police said . The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation offered a $ 10,000 reward late Saturday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whomever killed Flisk . The officer is the sixth to die in the city this year , according to WLS . Officer David Blake was shot to death inside his car Monday while off duty .
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NEW : Reward offered in officer 's death . Slain officer identified as Michael Flisk . A Chicago evidence technician is fatally shot along with another man , police say . A gunman is being sought ; no details on the circumstances of the shooting have been released .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- High ranking officials in North Korea on Wednesday paid their respects during the state funeral of the country 's second-highest ranking military officer , Jo Myong Rok , according to the official Korean Central News Agency . Jo , 82 , was vice marshal of the Korean People 's Army . He died of a heart attack on Saturday , state media said . The high-ranking army official made history in 2000 when he became the first North Korean military officer ever to enter the U.S. Pentagon , later meeting then-President Bill Clinton . Jo 's casket was carried by an armored car and escorted by motorcycles away from Pyongyang 's Central Hall of Workers where mourners were permitted to gather , state media reported . The country 's longtime leader Kim Jong Il and his son Kim Jong Un were among members of the funeral committee , state media said . Jo 's death has fueled speculation over new leadership in North Korea . `` The old guard is fading in influence , '' said Scott Snyder , North Korea expert at the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations . `` It 's not clear if Kim Jong Un actually needs more titles to make it clear that he is on the rise , '' he said , referring to Kim Jong Il 's son . North Korea has been ruled by the Kim family since 1948 , and it is widely anticipated that Kim Jong Un will eventually succeed his father , but little is known about the apparent successor . The son of Kim 's third wife , who died in 2004 from breast cancer , Kim Jong Un reportedly studied under a false name at the International School in Bern , Switzerland , before attending the Kim Il Sung military academy in Pyongyang . Some North Korea analysts believe , on the other hand , that he may never have left North Korea .
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High ranking officials attend state funeral of the country 's second-highest ranking military officer . In 2000 , Jo became the first North Korean military officer ever to enter the U.S. Pentagon . Jo 's death fuels speculation over leadership in North Korea as the `` old guard ' ages .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Department of Justice expects to bring fraud charges next week against a major construction firm -- Secaucus , New Jersey-based Schiavone Construction Company -- for its work on two of the biggest government construction projects in the New York region , according to a source with knowledge of the investigation . The case involves work on upgrades of New York 's subway system and the Croton Water Treatment Plant . Schiavone is likely to be charged with violations of rules designed to assure minority - and female-owned contractors receive portions of federal contracts , the source said . Schiavone , according to the source , actually received the bulk of such subcontracts for major projects in the New York region and farmed out work to a trucking firm with ties to organized crime . The New York Times reported that Schiavone is in negotiations to settle the charges by paying more than $ 20 million . The source confirmed the accuracy of that report . Another person with knowledge of the case said the settlement is still in the process of being negotiated and has not yet been finalized . A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York , which is reportedly handling the case , declined comment . Austin Campriello , an attorney for Schiavone Construction Company , had no comment .
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The company worked on two of the biggest government projects in the New York area . A source says fraud charges are expected to filed next week . The company is reportedly in negotiations to settle the allegations .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- They are the iconic images of a thrilling 2009-10 soccer season in England that helped Bradley Ormesher claim his very own Premier League title . The Times newspaper photographer is one of a legion of snappers who pitch up at matches the length and breadth of England and -- come rain , come shine -- chronicle the many magic moments from a grueling , nine-month campaign . Ormesher 's hard graft and spectacular imagery reaped rewards this year when , for the second time since 2008 , he was crowned the Barclays Photographer of the Year , one of the most prestigious gongs in the field of football photography . The Manchester derby proved a rich hunting ground for Ormesher , whose portfolio of five photos features three from clashes between Manchester United and City . He captured the joy and despair on show from both sets of players after Paul Scholes 's injury-time goal secured a victory for United at City to keep Alex Ferguson 's title hopes alive , and Rio Ferdinand 's pained reaction after Craig Bellamy had scored in the return fixture at Old Trafford . Ormesher also snapped Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson laughing in the middle of an August rainstorm , Fernando Torres holding off Rio Ferdinand prior to scoring for Liverpool and a sea of delighted faces at Everton , after Jack Rodwell had just scored the clinching goal in their win over Manchester United . Here the man who created the images talks to Fanzone about the inspiration behind the photos and how he achieved an award-winning end product .
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The Times newspaper Bradley Ormesher is crowned Barclays Photographer of the Season . Ormesher 's portfolio of five photos from the 2009/10 season are picked out by judging panel . Two of his pictures encapsulate the joy and despair of the Manchester derby .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Robert Levy , father of the Capitol Hill intern found slain nine years ago in Washington 's Rock Creek Park , revealed to The Washington Post recently something he had never shared before but that all parents understand . When he dropped off Chandra , 24 , at the Metro a week before she was reported missing , `` Something inside of me knew it was going to be the last time I ever saw her . I just wish I had done something . '' He did n't tell anyone , including his wife , about his misgiving . Not during the investigation of U.S. Rep. Gary Condit , who was having an affair with Chandra . Not when a day laborer from El Salvador was arrested for Chandra 's murder . Only now , nine years later , can Robert Levy admit the guilt he still feels . Surely , he knows that he 's being irrational . Chandra was living and working in the nation 's capital , not a war zone . What was he going to do ? Tell her to get back in the car ? Do not be embarrassed , Mr. Levy . We all have these feelings about our children . And we rarely act on them . According to Bureau of Justice statistics , violent crimes against Americans 12 and older are at their lowest level in more than three decades . As young people move through their 20s , their victimization rate , already low , declines further . We in the media fail to remind people enough of these things . We sometimes forget such statistics , however , because new and old forms of media feed us a 24-hour-a-day diet of menace and mayhem -- the constancy of which previous generations of parents did n't experience . As Alfred Blumstein , a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and criminal justice expert , says , `` We 're inundated with information about crimes . The more bizarre and horrendous , the more saliency they get . '' The steady drumbeat of crime pumps up our anxiety that something bad may happen to our child that we could have or should have prevented . Maybe it surfaces the first time we leave our infant with a baby sitter . Or when we give our elementary school-age daughter permission to start walking home from school by herself and she does n't call us at work the minute she gets there . It 's not just criminals we fear . We agree reluctantly to let our 17-year-old son , a newly licensed driver , drive his friends home from soccer practice . It 's 8 p.m. , he 's not home yet and we start to fret . Or we put our college student on an airplane and for a split second think , `` What if that thunderstorm they 're predicting takes the plane down ? '' When my grown son went scuba diving for the first time on the Great Barrier Reef , I woke up in the middle of the night worrying that his oxygen tank might fail . Had I talked enough with him about precautions he should take ? Did the tour guide know how to reach my husband and I right away should something happen ? I told myself , `` He 's 25 , for God 's sake . '' That helped , but not much . We question ourselves less frequently as our children get older , but not a lot less . Why ? Daniel Keating , a psychology professor at the University of Michigan , suspects there 's more to it than media coverage . Parents are more deeply involved in their older children 's private lives than previous generations were , he says . College is no longer the `` declaration of independence '' it used to be , for child or parent , but rather a continuation of credit card charges , daily phone calls and regular texts . We continue to prop up our children long after they actually need us to . It 's not surprising , then , that when something bad happens , we assume we could have done something to prevent it . The ability to stay connected round-the-clock may be the clincher . Remember when we were in college and our parents had to phone the front desk of our dorms in the hopes of reaching us ? They knew there was a good chance we would n't get the message until the next day , if at all . Logistics made it silly , if not useless , for them to worry immediately . With texting and Twitter , Keating says , `` We have the technical ability of constant surveillance . This keeps our children constantly in our minds . '' We need not cut connections , although fewer peeks on Facebook might not be a bad idea . And , says Keating , we need not -- indeed we should not -- repress our fears . Instead , he advises parents to identify the specific event they 're afraid of and counter with the evidence that it 's really unlikely . `` If possible , let it fly away as rapidly as it flew in , '' he says . The opinions in this commentary are solely those of Laura Sessions Stepp .
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Laura Stepp : Robert Levy , Chandra 's dad , feared he would n't see her again . He did n't tell anyone , Stepp says , but now acknowledges the guilt he feels . All parents share fears about losing a child they love , Stepp writes , but do n't act . She says media drumbeat of crime , parents ' deeper involvement exacerbate fears .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spain 's 2010 World Cup heroes dominate the list of nominees for this year 's FIFA Ballon d'Or , the award given to the world 's best footballer . Barcelona 's Andres Iniesta , the man whose goal beat the Netherlands and handed Spain their first World Cup , is on the list alongside his midfield partner Xavi and star striker David Villa , who found the net five times during the tournament . In all , the reigning World and European champions have seven players in a 23-strong shortlist , Real Madrid pair Iker Casillas and Xabi Alonso , Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal and Barcelona defender Carles Puyol completing the Spanish contingent . The award is a combination of the FIFA World Player of the Year award and the France Football Ballon d'Or trophy , which have previously been run separately . The winner of the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or will be announced in Zurich on January 10 . Argentine superstar Lionel Messi , who won both trophies in 2009 , is one of six Barca players nominated , Daniel Alves of Brazil being their final contender . Real Madrid duo of 2008 winner Cristiano Ronaldo and Germany play maker Mesut Ozil , who enhanced his growing reputation with a string of impressive displays during Germany 's run to the semifinals in South Africa , also make the elite list . Another German who shot to stardom during the World Cup is Bayern Munich 's golden boot winner Thomas Mueller , who is nominated with club and national team colleagues Miroslav Klose , who hit four goals in July 's football showpiece , full-back Philipp Lahm and midfield dynamo Bastian Schweinsteiger . Inter Milan 's UEFA Champion 's League triumph has not gone unnoticed among the selectors , with their Dutch talisman Wesley Sneijder included after a hugely successful year which also saw him reach the World Cup final with Netherlands . Inter 's Brazilian duo of right back Maicon and goalkeeper Julio Cesar have also been short listed with Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o . Africa is represented further by Ghanaian Asamoah Gyan after his contribution to the Black Stars ' World Cup quarterfinals appearance , and Ivorian Didier Drogba is on the list after a fine season with English Premier League champions Chelsea . Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan is also nominated after a year which saw him win the Europa League with his club and reach the last four of the World Cup with Uruguay . No English players are on the shortlist after a disappointing World Cup for Fabio Capello 's team . The nominees are selected by football experts from FIFA 's Football and Technical and Development Committees . Full list of 23 players nominated for 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or : . Xabi Alonso -LRB- Spain -RRB- , Daniel Alves -LRB- Brazil -RRB- , Iker Casillas -LRB- Spain -RRB- , Cristiano Ronaldo -LRB- Portugal -RRB- , Didier Drogba -LRB- Ivory Coast -RRB- , Samuel Eto'o -LRB- Cameroon -RRB- , Cesc Fabregas -LRB- Spain -RRB- , Diego Forlan -LRB- Uruguay -RRB- , Asamoah Gyan -LRB- Ghana -RRB- , Andres Iniesta -LRB- Spain -RRB- , Julio Cesar -LRB- Brazil -RRB- , Miroslav Klose -LRB- Germany -RRB- , Philipp Lahm -LRB- Germany -RRB- , Maicon -LRB- Brazil -RRB- , Lionel Messi -LRB- Argentina -RRB- , Thomas Mueller -LRB- Germany -RRB- , Mesut Ozil -LRB- Germany -RRB- , Carles Puyol -LRB- Spain -RRB- , Arjen Robben -LRB- Netherlands -RRB- , Bastian Schweinsteiger -LRB- Germany -RRB- , Wesley Sneijder -LRB- Netherlands -RRB- , David Villa -LRB- Spain -RRB- and Xavi -LRB- Spain -RRB- .
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Spain have seven players nominated for the FIFA Ballon d'Or . 2009 winner Lionel Messi is on the shortlist with 2008 winner Cristiano Ronaldo . Barcelona have six players short listed for the award . Africa has three nominees for the annual accolade .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Authorities in northeast Texas were assessing damage Monday morning after a tornado destroyed homes , knocked train cars off their tracks and injured at least four people . Five homes in Rice , Texas , were destroyed as 125 mph winds whipped through a seven-mile swath of Navarro County Sunday evening , said Eric Meyers , the county 's emergency management coordinator . Meyers rode out the tornado inside a vehicle and videotaped the twister as it tore the roof off a school about a block away . `` We are in the tornado ! We are in the tornado ! '' Meyers yells several times in the video . `` The sheer power was just amazing , '' Meyers said in an interview Monday on CNN 's `` American Morning '' program . The storm , which struck around 5:30 p.m. -LRB- 6:30 p.m. ET -RRB- , also turned over an 18-wheeler truck onto a passenger car , knocked 11 cars from a freight train off their tracks and caused extensive damage to Rice Elementary School , Navarro County Chief Deputy Mike Cox said . Video : ` People screamed , cried , and prayed ' as tornado passed . Four people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries , he said . In addition to `` significant damage '' from the storm moving through Navarro County , witnesses also reported possible tornadoes in other parts of northeast Texas Sunday evening , the National Weather Service said . Callers reported four tornadoes in Lone Oak , Texas , Fire Chief Chris Moore said , but authorities had not yet confirmed whether a twister had touched down there . The storm destroyed one home , damaged three others and knocked down power lines there , Moore said . Authorities called off a youth football game as winds picked up speed and hail pelted the county , he said . Are you there ? Share your stories , photos and videos . Sonia Butler hunkered down in the bathroom of her Rice home with her brother as the storm hit . `` You could just hear the wind coming through the house and it felt like a big suction , '' she told CNN affiliate WFAA . `` And then it sounded like a loud train , and it only lasted -- not very long , but after that , after we came out of the restroom , our house was just gone . '' Her husband , Raymond Butler , sought shelter in another part of the home as the storm hit . The room he stayed in remained untouched , but the storm demolished most of their home , ripping off the roof , shattering light bulbs and breaking their deceased daughter 's track trophies . The storm also destroyed two trucks , a trailer , and a giant pecan tree on the property -- but it spared the grave of their daughter , who died last year . `` I just got down on my knees and said , ` Lord be with us , ' '' Raymond Butler told WFAA . Joey Romero , 24 , said he and his girlfriend rode out the storm in the freezer of a Sonic restaurant at a service station in Rice . They were driving from Dallas to Houston when it started to hail , he said . `` We pulled over under some covering . Hail the size of golf balls started falling . Then , we saw hail the size of baseballs , '' he said . Someone screamed when they saw a funnel forming behind Sonic , he said . The wind roared and the station lost power . `` The first few seconds it was all sort of surreal . I could n't really believe it was happening . ... We all walked back in the freezer . It was cold in there and there was n't light and people were starting to cry , '' he said . The hail shattered car windows , Romero said . The second-year medical student at University of Texas , Houston , said he helped treat injuries . A police officer told him a truck and a car had flipped over on the highway . After several hours , Romero was on the road back to Houston late Sunday . `` Even now , we can see the storm off to the east of us . The sky is pitch black , '' he said . Later Sunday , a possible tornado swept through Baldwin County , Alabama , knocking down power lines and tree branches , destroying a mobile home and shifting another mobile home off its foundation , said Leigh Ann Ryals with the county 's Emergency Operations Center . One person was injured , Ryals said , and crews planned to continue surveying damage Monday . CNN 's Jacqui Jeras , Catherine E. Shoichet , Jessica Jordan , Rick Martin and Leslie Tripp contributed to this report .
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NEW : `` We are in a tornado , '' emergency official says on videotape of twister . `` Significant damage '' is reported in Navarro County , Texas . The county 's emergency management coordinator says winds were about 125 mph . A witness says he saw a funnel form and rode out the storm in a restaurant freezer .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- He 's started in a record 291 consecutive games , but Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre 's streak could be intercepted by injury this weekend . In a press conference Monday , Vikings head coach Brad Childress said Favre had two fractures , including a stress fracture , and was wearing an ankle boot . `` He 's had ankle and heel problems for a long time , so that walking boot makes him a little bit more comfortable , '' Childress said . The Vikings will play the New England Patriots this Sunday . `` I would n't rule anything out in terms of the end of the week , '' Childress said . But he added , `` You ca n't put a guy that 's a sitting duck out there . ... His competitive nature , I 'm sure , will come into it , but a lot of times you 've got to protect people from themselves . '' The Vikings are coming off a 28-24 loss Sunday to the Green Bay Packers . `` You feel like you 've let everybody down , '' Favre said in a press conference after the game . `` It 's tough . '' Childress said he 's handling Favre 's situation day by day . It 's unclear whether Favre 's marathon record will end this weekend . `` Once he 's functional , he can play , '' the coach said . Favre recently made headlines due to allegations that he sent explicit material to a woman who worked for the New York Jets when he was the Jets ' quarterback two years ago . The National Football League initiated an investigation into Favre 's alleged actions after the sports website Deadspin.com reported in August that Favre sent voice messages , texts and pictures of his penis to Jets sideline personality and host Jenn Sterger in 2008 . Favre 's record for most consecutive starts by any player in the history of the NFL spans about 19 seasons , according to NFL.com .
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Quarterback Brett Favre has two fractures . Favre holds the record for most consecutive starts in the NFL at 291 . He made headlines recently after allegations that he sent explicit pictures to a Jets employee .
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Baghdad , Iraq -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Tariq Aziz , one of the best-known faces of the Iraqi government for more than two decades , was sentenced to death Tuesday by the Iraqi High Tribunal for his role in eliminating religious parties during Saddam Hussein 's regime , court officials told CNN . His family was shocked by the verdict , his daughter told CNN . They had no idea he was going to be sentenced Tuesday , Zainab Aziz said from Amman , Jordan . `` Until last week they were hearing new witnesses in this case , '' she said , criticizing both the verdict itself and its timing . `` My father served his country for more than 22 years . He delivered himself to the U.S. Army -LSB- after the fall of Hussein -RSB- because he was n't afraid . He did n't do anything wrong . He served his country , '' she told CNN International 's `` iDesk '' program . `` He has been wronged , '' Zainab Aziz said . `` He feels that way and we feel that way because we know he did n't do anything wrong , he only served his country as a foreign minister and that did n't include anything of these bloody crimes he 's been tried for right now , '' she argued . `` I think it 's very unfair , '' she said . She said her father had little expectation that an appeal would help . `` I do n't think he has any hope of coming out '' of prison , she said , adding that he is `` old and frail . `` He does n't have any hope , but he is really happy that we are OK , that we are doing fine , '' she said . `` That is his only consolation . '' Badi Arif , an attorney who used to represent Aziz , said there is a political motive behind the death sentence . `` Mr. Aziz used to always tell me , ` They 'll find a way to kill me , and there is no way for me to escape this , ' '' Arif told CNN . `` But from a legal perspective , this sentence is wrong ; this is illegal and this is unexpected . '' In March 2009 , Aziz was sentenced to 15 years in prison in connection with the 1992 executions of 42 merchants . Aziz was deputy prime minister from 1981 to 2003 , also holding the post of foreign minister for part of that time . Abed Hameed Mahmoud and Sadoon Shaker , top former regime Baathists , also were sentenced to death for their involvement , court officials said . Amnesty International urged Iraq not to carry out the sentences , even as it acknowledged the brutality of Hussein 's regime . `` Saddam Hussein 's rule was synonymous with executions , torture and other gross human rights violations , and it is right that those who committed crimes are brought to justice , '' said Malcolm Smart , Amnesty International 's director for the Middle East and North Africa . `` However , it is vital that the death penalty , which is the ultimate denial of human rights , should never be used , whatever the gravity of the crime , '' he said in a written statement . The Vatican also opposed the death sentence , spokesman Federico Lombardi told CNN . `` This is not the most adequate way to promote reconciliation and reconstruction of justice and peace in a country that has suffered so much , '' he said . CNN 's Mohammed Tawfeeq , Fionnuala Sweeney , Mohammed Jamjoom and Hada Messia contributed to this report .
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NEW : The Vatican opposes the death sentence as `` not the best way to promote reconciliation '' He did nothing wrong and the trial was unfair , his daughter tells CNN . Aziz was Iraq 's deputy prime minister from 1981 to 2003 . Two other Baathists are also sentenced to death .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange is defending the group 's recent leak and said it poses no real risk to soldiers or civilians in Iraq . `` This material does n't mention any soldiers ' names , does n't mention any names of Iraqi civilians , '' he told CNN 's Larry King Monday . `` The only thing at risk here is the reputations of the politicians and bureaucrats that put these soldiers into harm 's way -- and who put Iraqis into harm 's way , '' he said . Last week , the whistle-blower website published some 400,000 classified documents detailing the war in Iraq . They showed , Assange said , the deaths of 109,000 people , including soldiers and civilians . The release also revealed that roughly 15,000 more Iraqi civilians died during the conflict than previously thought , he said . The Pentagon has denounced the leak and has warned it could put U.S. troops in greater danger -- an accusation Assange denied . Earlier this year , WikiLeaks released more than 70,000 documents related to the war in Afghanistan . The website was heavily criticized then by the U.S. government , the military and some human rights groups for failing to withhold civilians ' names , potentially putting them at risk of retaliation . Assange said WikiLeaks redacted the new round of documents , which included 391,832 reports . He also addressed an interview he gave last week to CNN 's Atika Shubert . Assange walked out after she started to ask questions about investigations in Sweden , where he has been accused in separate cases of rape and molestation . King , who appeared to be watching footage of the old interview , momentarily thought Assange had walked out on him . `` I did n't walk off Larry just then , but perhaps I should , '' Assange said . He called such claims false and urged media groups not to conflate the content of the leak with `` any sort of tabloid journalism . '' `` It should be obvious that these things are not in balance and they are not proportionate . It is not right to bring in sensational , and -- in fact false claims -- a relatively trivial matter compared to the deaths of 109,000 people , '' Assange said . He also blasted an argument , which he said has been made by the Pentagon , that the recent leak does not contain any significant or new information . `` Of course , there 's nothing new to them in the material . But there 's a lot new to the rest of the world , '' he said . CNN was offered access to the Iraq documents in advance of the release but declined because of conditions that were attached to accepting . The New York Times and The Guardian , a British newspaper , were among a handful of organizations provided early access to the documents . The Guardian said the reports detail torture , summary executions and war crimes . U.S. authorities failed to investigate hundreds of reports of abuse , torture , rape and murder by Iraqi police and soldiers , the documents show , it said . Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell has said field reports do not contain evidence of war crimes . The Times wrote that hundreds of reports of beatings , burnings and lashings suggested that `` such treatment was not an exception . '' Most abuse cases contained in the new batch of leaks appear to have been ultimately ignored , the paper said .
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Julian Assange talks to CNN 's Larry King . He says no names appear in the leaked documents . The Pentagon has said it fears the release could put U.S. troops in greater danger . Assange addresses the CNN interview he walked out of last week .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pakistan 's foreign minister expressed disappointment Friday over what he called `` a very harsh sentence '' for a Pakistani scientist convicted of attempting to kill Americans in Afghanistan . A federal judge issued Thursday the 86-year sentence for Aafia Siddiqui , who was convicted by a jury in February on seven charges , including attempted murder and armed assault on U.S. officers . `` I think she has not been given the benefit of the doubt , '' Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi told CNN Friday . `` But she does have a right to appeal . I 'm sure her family and the government will consult and will think of going with the appeal . '' Qureshi said the sentence has sparked reaction in Pakistan , where `` people have protested , people have demonstrated . Many people feel that she is innocent and she was framed and she should have got a fairer chance . '' He added , however , that Pakistanis `` also understand the government did its best , and we have our limitations . There is due process of law and we have to stay within the process of law . But there is a disappointment and that has been expressed on the streets of Pakistan . '' He spoke to CNN while in New York to attend sessions at the United Nations . `` I 'm disappointed at the sentence , '' he said . `` I think it 's a very harsh sentence . '' Prosecutors said Siddiqui picked up a rifle and shot at two FBI special agents , a U.S. Army warrant officer , an Army captain and military interpreters while she was being held unrestrained at an Afghan facility on July 18 , 2008 . The agents returned fire , shooting her in the abdomen . Siddiqui was extradited to the United States in August 2008 , after the shooting incident . At her sentencing Thursday morning , the 38-year-old MIT graduate shook her head in defiance and wagged her finger in a `` no '' gesture as U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman laid out the case against her . But Siddiqui was more subdued when Berman allowed her to speak before the packed courtroom filled with family , spectators and foreign and national press . Clad in a khaki suit and a hijab that covered most of her face , Siddiqui repeatedly asked her Muslim supporters to not `` get emotional . '' `` I do n't want any violence in my name , '' Siddiqui said of the demonstrations in Pakistan , where her case has become a cause celebre . `` If you do anything for me , please educate people about Islam because people do n't understand that it is a religion of mercy . '' CNN 's Becky Anderson and Kiran Khalid contributed to this report .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Crews in Taiwan have found body parts as the search unfolds for victims of rock slides unleashed by Typhoon Megi last week , official media said . Four sets of body parts have been found , with DNA testing to be done , Taiwan 's official Central News Agency said . Nineteen tourists from southern China , a Chinese tour group leader and a Taiwanese bus driver went missing Thursday along the Suhua Highway , in northeast Taiwan . Sections of the scenic highway , which is perched along a cliff on the island 's eastern coast , gave way . Three dozen family members of the missing Chinese tourists arrived in Taiwan on Monday night . They were to visit the site of the rock slides on Tuesday , China 's state media said . Megi killed at least 13 people and injured nearly 100 others in Taiwan last week . It struck the Philippines earlier in the week , affecting an estimated 258,844 people and leaving thousands homeless . Typhoon Megi made landfall in China 's southeastern province of Fujian on Saturday , affecting nearly 650,000 people and destroying 500 houses , China 's Xinhua news agency said . About 270,000 people had evacuated . Damage in Fujian from the strongest typhoon of the year was estimated at 1.59 billion yuan -LRB- $ 238 million -RRB- . No deaths or significant injuries were reported , thanks to rigorous typhoon precautions in Fujian , Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces , the state-run China Daily said .
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Four sets have been discovered , with DNA testing to be done . Typhoon Megi unleashed the slides last week . Nineteen tourists from southern China are among the missing . A search also is on for a Chinese tour group leader and a Taiwanese bus driver .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A political group of gay conservatives will begin airing ads against a handful of Democratic candidates on Monday , including a spot against openly gay congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts . In a statement , GOProud declares that this is `` the first time ever a national gay organization is airing a television advertising campaign going after Democrats . '' `` Barney Frank is an absolute embarrassment , '' said Christopher R. Barron , Chairman of GOProud 's Board of Directors . `` He represents the worst kind of Washington politician . '' In addition to Frank , the $ 50,000 purchase of airtime by GOProud will pay for ads against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Barbara Boxer -LRB- D-Calif . -RRB- , two progressives who pride themselves as champions of gay rights . The group will also run commercials in support of Rep. Charles Djou -LRB- R-Hawaii -RRB- , a freshman who was one of five House Republicans who voted to repeal `` do n't ask , do n't tell . '' All of the ads will air on the Lifetime and Bravo channels , whose demographics have a large share of women and members of the LGTB -LRB- lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender -RRB- community . Citing `` out of control debt , runaway spending , and the loss of millions of jobs , '' GOProud Executive Director Jimmy LaSavia says the advertising campaign `` will show the American people what the real Democrats of Washington , D.C. are all about and make it clear , that under Democrats , reality bites . ''
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GOProud cites the campaign as a first . The group will air ads against Frank , Pelosi and Boxer . The ads will air on Bravo and Lifetime cable channels .
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Tokyo , Japan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Japan 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says relations with China are `` extremely important , '' but Beijing 's demand for an apology and compensation over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain is `` completely groundless and is utterly unacceptable for Japan . '' The statement Saturday went on to assert Japanese jurisdiction over the islands where the captain was detained and declared that the dispute was handled in accordance with Japanese law . Zhan Qixiong was detained earlier this month after his trawler collided with Japanese vessels near disputed islands in the East China Sea . He was freed on Friday . Earlier , Satoru Sato , a spokesman for the Japanese Foreign Ministry , made similar statements to Japan 's Kyodo news agency in response to China 's apology demand . Despite this call for an apology , China 's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the two sides should resolve the problems through dialogue and consultation , according to Chinese state media . Zhan was accused of obstructing Japanese public officers while they performed their duties , China 's Xinhua news agency said . He arrived home safely on Saturday , according to Xinhua . `` We decided to suspend the charges in consideration of the Japan-China relationship , '' the Japanese prosecutor in the case said . The arrest tensions between the two countries , with Beijing accusing Japan of `` unlawful and invalid '' arrest of the captain and his crew of 14 , according to Xinhua . China considers the Diaoyu Islands and most of the South China its property , disputing neighboring countries ' claims . In Japan , the islands are known as the Senkaku . The clash over territorial waters and islands -- and the natural resources . that go with them -- is a flash point in the Asia-Pacific region . Word of the captain 's release quickly followed the arrest of four Japanese nationals in China . The four are being investigated for entering a military zone without authorization and videotaping military targets , Chinese state media said . Neither country linked the captain 's case with the arrest of the four Japanese nationals . CNN 's Kyung Lah contributed to this report .
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NEW : Statement asserts Japanese jurisdiction over disputed islands . Japan says China 's call for an apology is ` groundless ' Detention of Chinese captain sparked bitter row between China and Japan .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- This week the who 's who of the United Arab Emirates rubbed shoulders at a Gala dinner . Business people talked deals , swapped business cards and rubbed shoulders with government elite -- in China . Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed al Maktoum with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao . The Chinese government invited Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum on an official visit to the country . The ruler responded by arriving with an entourage of 50 business leaders and throngs of government support -- an obvious symbol of the importance the U.A.E. has put on growing relations with China . `` China is a booming market . We 're here exploring opportunities with Chinese government entities as well as Chinese private sector companies , '' said Sultan Al Jabar CEO of sustainable energy company , Masdar . The U.S. and Europe arguably identified the exploding opportunities in China 15 years ago and , in fact , make up the bulk of the investment into the country . Compared with the huge amounts of dollars pouring in from these countries , Middle Eastern nations do relatively little business in China . Trade has mostly centred on oil imports coming out of the Gulf and cheap Chinese goods coming into the region from the other direction . Neverthess , trade between the two countries reached $ 19 billion last year and the U.A.E is keen to strengthen and diversify ties with the booming Chinese economy by investing in areas like finance , real estate and construction . `` China , India , the U.A.E. are considered fast growing emerging markets . So , what it is , is we have to see what are the niche markets and some growth where we can complement each other rather than compete , '' Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi , the U.A.E. Minister of Foreign Trade told CNN . Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem is Chairman of Dubai World , the Dubai government 's powerful holding company which supervises a portfolio of businesses -- including the third largest ports operator in the world , DP World . The company is looking at investing in China and considers real estate and finance attractive investments , according to Bin Sulayem . `` We would like to do business in a sector we are familiar with . We 're big in real estate . We 're big developers . We also look at the financial sector because we have a merger with a mortgage company in Dubai . We are investing in financial institutions , '' he said . Bin Sulayem thinks that in today 's climate it is easier to invest in the East than the West : `` We are concentrating in China , concentrating in Africa , because these are places where they 're hungry for capital and there is growth potential , '' he said , `` The officials in the East are encouraging while the officials in the West are creating noises unnecessarily . So , naturally , people will look at more investment in the East , '' he continued . To drive home the U.A.E. 's interest in doing business with China , Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum met with Chinese president Hu Jintao in Beijing . He also oversaw the signing of a private investment deal between telecommunications firm , Etisalat announcing plans to set up a research center with a Chinese partner , Huawei Technologies . The two companies have been working together for about five years but getting things done in China is still far from easy , according to Etisalat CEO , Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar : `` At the beginning of our relationship with Huawei , there was a communication issue . But that has been overcome . With others , we have to approach different people to get a decision made . So , in business , time is the most valuable thing and we do n't have time to waste , '' he said . Very few of the U.A.E. delegation have any experience working with the Chinese , which is why the government is conducting a seminar especially for Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum 's executives on the basics of doing business in China . They hope the lessons which include talking about the country 's laws and business culture will help any future business collaborations to go smoothly . The Chinese are working to bridge the cultural gap too . `` We tell Chinese companies to be careful of eating pork and drinking alcohol in the U.A.E. , to learn English and Arabic and not to sell fake goods . Chinese firms are still finding their way , '' Qiu Yong Xiang , General Manager of state-owned investment company , China International Intellectech Corp. . China and the U.A.E. are certainly building closer ties and striving for more profitable partnerships . E-mail to a friend .
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Dubai 's ruler met Chinese president , Hu Jintao this week during an official visit . The two countries -- both booming -- hope to strengthen business ties . U.A.E. telecommunications firm Etisalat signed a deal with Huawei Technologies . The Chinese conducted seminars on doing business in China for executives .
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-LRB- Budget Travel -RRB- -- As the masses descend on America 's most colorful country roads this season , why not try an alternate route ? Autumn 's gold-and-yellow leaf show is just as breathtaking from the deck of a boat -- and fantastically free of those distracting red taillights . Casco Bay , Maine . Operating out of South Freeport , Maine -- home to the L.L. Bean flagship store -- Atlantic Seal Cruises offers passengers the chance to see more than just the changing maple trees . On the nearly three-hour-long outings through Casco Bay , passengers often spot cruisers often spot photo-worthy wildlife like seals basking on the shore , and the crew occasionally hauls up lobster traps along the route to demonstrate how to measure and band the tasty crustaceans . atlanticsealcruises.com , September 15 - October 31 , $ 35 . Timing Tip : Check up on how the leaves are changing at the state 's official fall foliage site , which starts publishing reports September 15 . Atlantic Ocean , New England and Canada . Talk about making a splash . With 12 departures this fall , MSC Cruises ' full-scale ocean voyages cover some of North America 's most spectacular leaf-peeping territory . For its inaugural stateside season , the Europe-based company is sending the 2,550-passenger MSC Poesia between New York and Quebec , with ports of call at Prince Edward Island ; Halifax , Nova Scotia ; Newport , Rhode Island ; Boston , Massachusetts ; and Bar Harbor , Maine , to name a few . Not quite ready to kiss warm weather good-bye ? MSC 's October 23 cruise , Autumn Leaves to Palm Trees , drops travelers at Fort Lauderdale for one last beach fling . Select departures in September and October , from $ 599 -LRB- price is for a six-night cruise and includes meals -RRB- . msccruises-us . com . Timing Tip : For updates on foliage around New England , visit Yankee Magazine 's fall foliage chronicles . Budget Travel : Most amazing hotel pools . Hudson River , New York . Times Square , the Empire State Building , world-class fall foliage . One of the Big Apple 's best-kept secrets comes to life each year north of Manhattan . Circle Line Downtown 's five-hour cruises depart from the city 's South Street Seaport select Saturdays at 11 a.m. , bound for the Hudson River Valley , where they sail past a handful of well-groomed state parks and historic small towns like Sleepy Hollow . With an open sundeck and two enclosed lower decks , there 's plenty to do on board : continental breakfast and lunch , a complimentary wine tasting , and college football games broadcast on satellite TV . But once the boat passes Bear Mountain Bridge , all eyes turn to the banks . Watching the pops of red , burnt orange , and yellow on either side of the 400-passenger catamaran , you 'll feel like New York City is worlds away . Book and arrive early -- there 's no reserved seating . circlelinedowntown.com , Saturdays October 23 - November 6 , $ 120 -LRB- includes meals -RRB- . Connecticut River , Connecticut . It 's only been operating for about 40 years , but the Essex Steam Train and Riverboat package transports passengers straight back to the 19th century . After boarding a vintage railcar at the 1892 Essex Station in Essex , Connecticut , riders sip warm apple cider as the coal-powered train chugs up to Deep River Landing , about four miles north . There , the three-level , 220-passenger Becky Thatcher riverboat waits to take sightseers on a 90-minute cruise from Deep River to East Haddam , providing a spectacular survey of birch , dogwood , sumac , and maple trees -- plus the state 's trademark white oaks -- along the way . Reserve tickets ahead for weekend trips , which often sell out ; typically , colors are at their peak for two to three weeks following Columbus Day -LRB- this year that means October 8 to 24 -RRB- . essexsteamtrain.com , Thursdays through Mondays September 30 - October 25 , $ 26 . Timing Tip : Before the `` all-aboard ! '' peruse the state 's foliage reports . Budget Travel : World 's weirdest hotels . Tennessee River , Alabama . What other afternoon cruise claims a hospitality director as part of its crew ? On the Pickwick Belle , that 's just one part of its old-school Southern charm . Other genteel touches on the old-fashioned , 149-passenger paddlewheeler : plenty of upper-deck benches for relaxing through a 90-minute ride , and lunches in the lower dining room for longer trips . Bonus : The state 's warmer climate means the trees -LRB- mainly poplar , dogwood , maple and hickory -RRB- do n't hit peak color until late October , so you have more time to plan your departure . Cruises depart from Florence Harbor Marina in Alabama or Pickwick Landing State Park in Tennessee . pickwickbelle.com , select Tuesday , Thursday , and Saturday departures starting Oct. 9 , $ 22 . Timing Tip : Check out the Alabama Tourism Department 's official website for more details on foliage . Illinois River , Illinois . Consider it a vote of confidence that most of the Spirit of Peoria 's two - and three-night itineraries from Peoria , Illinois , to St. Louis are already sold out . Luckily , latecomers can still book the 487-passenger paddleboat 's overnight trip , which combines a 70-mile journey through vibrant sycamores , maples , and oaks with a one-night stay at Starved Rock Lodge , in Utica , Illinois . The package provides onboard entertainment like live banjo and ragtime piano music and covers all meals , drinks , lodging , and a guided hike through Starved Rock State Park in the afternoon . Owner and captain Alex Grieves , who goes on nearly every Spirit of Peoria excursion , says his favorite -LRB- read : the best -RRB- weekend is usually in mid to late October . This year , he 's looking forward to the October 18 to 19 cruise for optimal colors . spiritofpeoria.com , select Monday -- Tuesday cruises through October 25 , from $ 279 -LRB- includes ticket , overnight at Starved Rock Lodge , guided hikes , and all meals and drinks -RRB- . Budget Travel : 8 places every American should see . Lake Taneycomo , Branson , Missouri . After an unseasonably wet summer , Missouri is primed for a rare explosion of fall colors . And Lake Taneycomo , just northeast of Branson , is a perfect place to revel in it . Branson Landing Cruises ' two boats , the elegant Lake Queen paddleboat and the tricked-out , 100-foot luxury yacht Landing Princess cover five different options , including lunch cruises , dinner cruises , and no-frills sightseeing itineraries that depart each morning and afternoon . Because the Ozarks are home to a wider range of trees than many Northeast forests , and they all turn colors in different time frames , it pays to be aware of when your favorites will be in top form . -LRB- Sassafras and sumac trees typically go earlier , while oaks , hickories , and others continue to turn well into October . -RRB- . Whenever you go , there 's another sight worth keeping an eye out for : the memorable morning show of eagles and herons drying the day 's dew from their wings . bransonlandingcruises.com , select departures in September and October , $ 16 for sightseeing cruises , $ 26 for lunch cruises , $ 40 for dinner cruises . Timing Tip : Check Missouri 's fall color guide for more details on foliage . Columbia and Snake Rivers , Oregon/Washington . What Oregon lacks in autumnal Technicolor splendor it makes up for in pure ruggedness . On one of 13 cruises sailing this fall from Cruise West , leaf peepers can take in the picturesque Multnomah Falls , the 4,000-foot-deep Columbia gorges , and the snowcapped Cascades while tracing nearly 1,000 miles of Lewis and Clark 's famous route . -LRB- Also featured on the weeklong round-trip cruises sailing out of Portland : stops at wineries in Walla Walla , Washington -RRB- . The trips are made exclusively by the Spirit of Discovery and Spirit of ' 98 , two small-scale coastal steamers that max out at about 100 passengers . If your travel dates are flexible , sign up for Cruise West 's Stowaway option , you 'll get 25 percent off to take any slot within a 30-day travel window . cruisewest.com , September and October departures for eight-day cruises , from $ 3,299 -LRB- includes everything except alcohol -RRB- . Timing Tip : For more on the area 's colors , check up on foliage reports online or call Oregon 's Fall Foliage Hotline -LRB- 800/547 -5445 -RRB- . 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Autumn 's gold-and-yellow leaf show is free of the distracting red taillights from a boat . Cruises range from elegant paddleboats to 100-foot luxury yachts . Enjoy warm apple cider or complimentary wine on some voyages .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Leonard Skinner , the gym teacher who inspired the name of the legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd , has died . The band announced his death on its website , saying Skinner died in his sleep early Monday morning . He was 77 . `` Coach Skinner had such a profound impact on our youth that ultimately led us to naming the band , which you know as Lynyrd Skynyrd , after him , '' wrote Gary Rossington , guitarist and a founding member of the band . `` Looking back , I can not imagine it any other way . Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time . '' Band lore has it that Skinner was a coach and gym teacher at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville , Florida -- and a stickler for the school 's policy against long hair . He reportedly sent several students to the principal 's office for violating the policy , including some who would go on to form an up-and-coming band with a tongue-in-cheek variation on his name . The band formed in the early 1970s and had a string of acclaimed songs , including `` Freebird '' and `` Sweet Home Alabama . '' In October 1977 , a plane crash in Mississippi killed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant ; guitarist Steve Gaines ; Gaines 's sister , vocalist Cassie Gaines ; an assistant road manager ; and the pilot and copilot . But the band soldiered on , released more than 60 albums and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 .
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Skinner , 77 , dies in his sleep , the band says . He was a stickler for the school 's policy against long hair . He reportedly sent several students to the principal 's office . The band has had several hits , including `` Freebird ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals for the first time as Real Madrid retained top spot in Spain with a 6-1 thrashing of Racing Santander on Saturday . Defending champions Barcelona had briefly gone to the La Liga summit with a 2-0 victory at bottom club Zaragoza thanks to two goals from Lionel Messi , but Ronaldo upstaged the world player of the year as Real ran riot . The Portugal forward took his tally to 11 goals in 11 games this season -- eight coming in his last three league matches . Santander came to the Spanish capital just one point above the relegation zone , and tried a defensive line-up of three center-backs which was exposed time and again in the first half . Gonzalo Higuain put Real ahead in the 10th minute with a calm finish after collecting Angel Di Maria 's superb long pass for his fifth league goal this season , then five minutes later he set up Ronaldo 's first of the night with a low cross from the right . Ronaldo made it 3-0 in the 27th minute despite coming from an offside position , sidefooting home again this time with his left foot as Mesut Ozil mirrored Higuain 's assist . Santander switched to a 4-4-2 formation at halftime , but it made no difference as Ronaldo completed his hat-trick two minutes after the break as he showed good balance to turn and guide in a low cross from Di Maria which went behind him . The world 's most expensive player then made it 5-0 from the penalty spot in the 55th minute after Di Maria was brought down just inside the area , and Germany midfielder Ozil put Real further ahead from Xabi Alonso 's throughball on 63 . Santander took small consolation 10 minutes later when midfielder Papa Diop 's shot took a wicked deflection off the back of teammate Markus Rosenberg , leaving Real captain Iker Casillas helpless in goal . The victory means Real have scored 16 goals in three league games , and kept Jose Mourinho 's unbeaten team one point ahead of Barcelona . `` We 've been playing well for several games now , doing a good job overall and pressurising our opponents as a whole team . Individual quality starts to shine through sooner when a team works well collectively , '' Mourinho told the Real website . `` We have to start working on our game against Murcia -LSB- on Tuesday -RSB- as of now . Ozil , Carvalho and Xabi Alonso will have a three-day holiday . The rest will be called up for the match . -LSB- Karim -RSB- Benzema will be a starter , and so will Ronaldo . '' Messi took his tally to four goals in a week as he followed up his two-goal effort from Barcelona 's 2-0 Champions League win over Copenhagen . The Argentina forward put the Catalans ahead three minutes before halftime after being set free by Spain striker David Villa 's surging run on the counter-attack . Zaragoza , rock bottom with just three draws from eight matches , then had midfielder Leonardo Ponzio red-carded soon after halftime following an incident also involving Barcelona fullback Dani Alves . Barca took advantage in the 66th minute as Messi lashed home the loose ball after the home defense failed to clear , while Villa hit the outside of the post later on . Valencia could have joined Barcelona on 19 points , but lost 2-1 at home to Mallorca in the late match . The islanders led 2-0 before half an hour had been played as a much-changed home side suffered a second successive league defeat . Chori Castro netted both goals -- the first a sixth-minute penalty after striker Pierre Webo was clipped from behind , the second an opportunist header after an earlier shot was blocked . Valencia , who drew 1-1 away to Scottish club Rangers in the Champions League in midweek , pulled one back from the spot in the 35th minute through Roberto Soldado but could not capitalize on an improved second-half showing . Third-placed Villarreal , who also have 16 points , can move ahead of Barca on goal difference with victory against Atletico Madrid on Sunday . In Saturday 's only Italian Serie A match , Fiorentina moved up to 12th place with a 2-1 win at home to Bari -- a result that left both clubs in a bunch of six on eight points , eight behind leaders Lazio . Midfielder Marco Donadel opened the scoring in the 34th minute and Alberto Gilardino doubled the lead with eight minutes to play before Alessandro Parisi 's late consolation . Former Juventus coach Ciro Ferrara has been named new coach of Italy 's Under-21 team , replacing Pierluigi Casiraghi .
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Real Madrid lead Barcelona by a point after defeating Racing Santander 6-1 . Cristiano Ronaldo scores four for first time as unbeaten Real continue recent goal glut . Lionel Messi nets both goals as Barcelona beat 10-man bottom side Zaragoza . Valencia lose 2-1 at home to Mallorca , staying in fourth place four points behind Real .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A classified U.S. military document appears to lend credence to claims that Iran crossed the Iraqi border to arrest three American hikers . The field report was one of 400,000 the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks released Friday concerning U.S. and coalition operations in Iraq . The report lists a number of military grids where the Americans were believed to have been hiking or had been detained -- all on the Iraqi side of the border , according to The New York Times , which reviewed the document with aid from an American government official . `` This has been suggested publicly before , '' State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told CNN on Friday . `` The simple answer is , we do n't know . All we know is that two hikers remain in Iranian custody and should be released today . They have done nothing wrong . '' The July 12 edition of The Nation magazine cited two witnesses who said they saw members of Iran 's national police force in July 2009 cross the border into northern Iraq to apprehend Shane Bauer , Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal . Shourd has since been released . Bauer and Fattal remain jailed in Tehran 's Evin prison . The hikers described themselves as tourists . Tehran contends they are spies . The military document , dated July 31 , 2009 , the date the hikers were detained , has been heavily redacted . It includes references to Kirkuk and Baghdad , cities in Iraq . A fourth hiker who became ill and did not go on the trip `` reported that a kidnapped female called him saying that they were being surrounded by armed men , '' according to the report . A drone aircraft was sent to look for the missing Americans , and two F-16 jet fighters were alerted , the Times says of the document . The military dispatch ended with an assessment . `` The lack of coordination on the part of these hikers , particularly after being forewarned , indicates an intent to agitate and create publicity regarding international policies on -LSB- Iran -RSB- , '' the assessment read in part . CNN 's Jill Dougherty contributed to this report .
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Three American hikers were arrested in July 2009 . Military document says Iranians crossed into Iraq to detain them . State Department says Americans have done nothing wrong . Drone aircraft was deployed to look for hikers , document says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When talking about so-called family values , pastors , popes , and politicians routinely quote the Bible as if it were an unassailable divine authority -- after all , they assume , God wrote the Bible , and therefore it is absolutely and literally true . But that is a misconception . As the Bible itself makes clear , its authors were human beings , many of whom are named : David , Isaiah , Luke , and Paul . These human writers wrote over the course of more than a thousand years , and their writings reflect their own views and the values they shared with their contemporaries . So it 's not surprising that inconsistencies are frequent in the Bible , both trivial and profound . Although Jews and Christians , individually and collectively , have for the last 2,000 years accepted the Bible as authoritative in principle , in practice many of its values have been rejected . On issues such as slavery , no one today would maintain that slavery is acceptable , even though , according to the Bible , it was a divinely sanctioned institution . In the debates about slavery in the 19th century those opposed to its abolition cited the Bible in support of their position , but despite such biblical warrant , their views were renounced . According to biblical law , a father could sell his daughter as a slave , and the last of the Ten Commandments lists as off-limits a neighbor 's possessions -- his house , wife , slaves , and livestock . But the majority of modern Jews and Christians no longer accept the biblical view of women as men 's property and hence subordinate to them , as they have also abandoned the biblical practice of polygamy . In current debates about family values , most of which have to do with sex , opponents of abortion and advocates of a woman 's right to choose both cite the Bible in support of their conflicting views , even though the Bible in fact says nothing specifically about the issue . And with regard to same-sex marriage , although the few biblical writers who mention same-sex relationships , especially between men , were unequivocally opposed to them , many contemporary believers would argue that , as with slavery and the status of women , it is time to recognize that the values of the biblical writers are no longer necessarily our own . Opponents of same-sex marriage cite Leviticus , which says that when a man sleeps with a man as with a woman it is an abomination . They 're right : It does say that . But it later calls for the death penalty for such activity , which only the most rabid opponents would insist on . The Bible also calls eating pork and a woman wearing a man 's clothes abominations , yet many would no longer enforce such prohibitions . Individual biblical texts should not be appealed to selectively : Such cherry-picking is all too easy because of the nature of the Bible as a multi-authored book . Rather , as with another formative text , the Constitution , one needs first to understand it historically -- what did its words mean when they were written -- and then attempt to determine what its underlying values are , not just what it says in a specific passage . Only in this sense can the Bible be considered to have timeless relevance that transcends the historical particularities of its authors . What are those underlying values ? I would argue that they are rooted in love of neighbor , which Jewish and Christian commentators over the ages have identified as the essential and enduring message of the Bible . Here are three of them . The great Rabbi Hillel , who when asked what the basic principle of the Torah was , replied : `` What is hateful to you do not do to your neighbor : That is the whole Torah ; the rest is commentary . '' His words are echoed both by his near-contemporary , another rabbi , Jesus of Nazareth , who put it this way : `` Whatever you wish people to do to you , so you should do to them : for this is the Law and the Prophets , '' and by an early leader in the movement that Jesus started , the rabbinically trained Paul , who pronounced that `` Love is the fulfilling of the law . '' So , I suggest , the essence of the Bible -- its ultimate authority -- is not in its individual pronouncements , but in its underlying message : equal , even loving , treatment of all persons , regardless of their age , gender , socio-economic status , ethnicity , or sexual orientation . The opinions in this commentary are solely those of Michael Coogan .
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Michael Coogan : Bible seen as unassailable divine authority , but it was written by men , not God . Written over course of 1,000 years , each writer reflecting values of his day , he writes . Much in Bible rejected : Slavery , women as property , pork as abomination , Coogan says . Coogan : Bible 's true timeless message is equal , even loving , treatment of all people .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In a previous posting about voting issues , I mentioned J. Alex Halderman , an assistant professor of engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan , whose `` resume '' includes hacking into voting machines in the name of exposing security flaws . Analysis : Our votes are counted accurately -- are n't they ? At the time , his best-known exploit involved accessing a supposedly tamper-proof voting machine and getting it to play Pac-Man . It turns out that as I was writing that , Halderman and his students pulled off another coup , exposing vulnerabilities in an internet-based system for overseas and military voters that the District of Columbia planned to test in the November election . `` Within 36 hours of the system going live , our team had found and exploited a vulnerability that gave us almost total control of the server software , including the ability to change votes and reveal voters ' secret ballots , '' Halderman wrote on his blog . This link is Halderman 's how-we-did-it . Along the way , Halderman 's team `` collected crucial secret data stored on the server , '' `` modified all the ballots that had already been cast to contain write-in votes for candidates we selected , '' `` installed a back door that let us view any ballots that voters cast after our attack , '' and -- best of all -- `` left a ` calling card ' on the system 's confirmation screen , which voters see after voting . '' Official ballot : District of Columbia mock election -LRB- pdf -RRB- . After 15 seconds , the page plays the University of Michigan fight song . Here 's a demonstration . The `` Wolverines '' attack on D.C. 's experiment went undetected , Halderman said , until the fight song -LRB- `` Hail to the Victors '' -RRB- was discovered . To be fair , the people running the D.C. pilot program made a couple of weeks available for outsiders to have a crack at their system . While Halderman and his students did their best in the name of protecting the sanctity of the voting process , it appears that there were others with potentially less-friendly motives also taking advantage of the test period . Testifying before the D.C. Board of Ethics and Elections -- in a virtually empty room , according to news reports -- Halderman dropped this bomb : `` While we were in control of these systems we observed other attack attempts originating from computers in Iran and China . These attackers were attempting to guess the same master password that we did . And since it was only four letters long , they would likely have soon succeeded . '' Halderman 's team even changed the D.C. system 's password -LRB- who uses a four-letter password ? -RRB- to thwart the foreign intrusions . Granted , this was a test and only a test of a small pilot program . But the idea of attempts from outside of the United States to compromise the security of the most basic of American rights should worry anyone who cares about the political process . Flaws in the D.C. system was n't the only issue making news : . • The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University 's School of Law spotlights three potential threats : voter registration problems -LRB- 3 million people were unable to vote in 2008 because of such issues and registration efforts are notably fewer than the last election -RRB- , ballot `` security '' operations -LRB- often allegations of voter suppression or intimidation -RRB- and voting machines . Another read on voter suppression concerns . • The controversy over the Justice Department 's handling of the `` Black Panther '' voter intimidation case in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , on Election Day 2008 has not faded ; if anything , it 's grown as an issue for political conservatives . • The Sentencing Project reports that between 1997 and 2010 an estimated 800,000 people convicted of felonies regained their right to vote , as 23 states have , in varying fashions , changed their laws on the subject . • Concerns remain about U.S. military personnel stationed overseas getting ballots from their home states in time to vote and mail back before Election Day . Several states received waivers from a new requirement that ballots be mailed out by 45 days before the election , to ensure their return on time . • If you 're interested in following current court cases involving voting issues , check out this website from the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Borussia Dortmund restored their seven-point lead over Mainz at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday after beating bottom-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-1 . Dortmund went a goal down in the 33rd minute when Marco Reus scored for the visitors , but hit back with goals from Serbian defender Neven Subotic and Shinji Kagawa to open up a 2-1 lead . Two more goals from midfielder Kevin Grosskreutz and Lucas Barrios late in the game wrapped up another impressive win . Bayern Munich moved up to fifth place as they thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 at the Allianz Arena . Anatoliy Tymoshchuk opened the scoring in the 29th minute for Bayern only for Frankfurt 's Theofanis Gekas to cancel it out four minutes later . But goals in the 59th minute by Thomas Mueller and Mario Gomez two minutes later ensured three points for the home side and Tymoshchuk claimed his second of the match shortly before the final whistle . The win means the reigning champions are now unbeaten in seven matches but still trail leaders Dortmund by 14 points . Bayer Leverkusen 's 2-2 draw at Hoffenheim sees them lose ground on Mainz -- who beat Nuremberg 3-0 on Friday night . Leverkusen were unlucky not to claim all three points . A penalty by Gylfi Thor Sigurdsson in the fourth minute of stoppage time added to Vedad Ibisevic 38th minute strike for Hoffenheim and cancelled out two goals from Leverkusen 's Sidney Sam and Arturo Vidal early in the first half . Leverkusen remain in third while Hoffenheim drop to sixth place . Goals from Jan Schlaudraff , Didier Ya Konen and Mike Hanke earned Hannover a 3-0 home win over Freiburg and leaves them in fourth with 25 points . Hamburg are seventh after a 4-2 victory over 10-man Stuttgart . Piotr Trochowski opened the scoring after three minutes for the home side only to see for Ciprian Marica -- who was sent off in the 16th minute -- equalize six minutes later . Jonathan Pitroipa and Mladen Petric gave Hamburg a two-goal cushion , before Christian Gentner pulled a goal back for Stuttgart . But Ruud van Nistelrooy scored the hosts ' fourth in the 60th minute to make sure of the victory . In the bottom half of the table , Schalke were beaten 5-0 at Kaiserslautern . The win moved them up to 11th place , while Schalke are 15th . On Sunday , Werder Bremen take on St Pauli . Wolfsburg travel to Cologne .
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Borussia restore seven point lead over Mainz at top of Bundesliga with 4-1 victory . Bayern Munich coast to 4-1 home win over Frankfurt to move up to fifth . Third-place Bayer Leverkusen 's 2-2 draw at Hoffenheim sees them lose ground on Mainz .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- 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 following a salmonella outbreak traced to two Iowa farms , federal officials said Monday . Jeff Farrar , the associate commissioner for food safety at the Food and Drug Administration , said it was `` a little premature '' to discuss the findings of those inspections . FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said on Sunday night that farms involved in the recall fell short of safety standards . 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 . About 1,300 cases of salmonella have been linked to eggs from Wright County Eggs and Hillandale Farms of Iowa , forcing a recall of their products in at least 17 states , the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control reported . Wright County Egg has recalled 380 million eggs , while Hillandale Farms recalled 170 million eggs . `` We have a very complicated network of food distribution in this country , '' Hamburg told CNN 's `` American Morning '' on Monday . `` You start with a couple of farms in Iowa and you can get nationwide exposure . '' Speaking on a conference call with reporters Monday afternoon , Hamburg said federal regulations that took effect in July could have prevented the recall . The new regulation 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 , according to the FDA . `` 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 , Farrar said under the new rule , `` We will be beginning routine inspections of egg farms throughout the United States . '' The FDA said some companies that bought and resold eggs from Wright County or Hillandale could issue sub-recalls , meaning they would ask their customers to return the products . But that wo n't add to the more than half a billion eggs already recalled . The Danielson family of Watertown , Minnesota , was among those afflicted by the outbreak . `` Everybody had diarrhea . That was kind of the first thing , '' Todd Danielson told CNN affiliate KARE , `` and then headaches and then throwing up and then it was body aches . I could n't even move . I mean it was like in your joints it hurt so bad . It was worse than any flu I 've ever had . '' Brittany Danielson , 10 , added , `` We thought we had the flu , but then we saw the egg recall and we figured that 's what it was because my dad read off the symptoms from the computer and those were all the symptoms we had . '' The Danielsons and their neighbors both told KARE they bought Hillandale Farms eggs at Wal-Mart . Hillandale Farms , one of the largest U.S. producers , said in a statement Sunday it is devastated by the possible connection between its product and salmonella . The company said it would work with the FDA to review `` every phase of our operation '' and fix any problems . Both Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms were supplied by another company , Quality Egg , which provided feed and young birds . Both Wright County and Quality Egg are owned by the DeCoster family , which has a string of agribusiness interests in the Midwest and Northeast . Those companies ' records have come under new scrutiny since the recalls were announced earlier this month . In June , company owner Jack DeCoster admitted to 10 civil counts of animal cruelty in Maine after a nonprofit animal welfare group conducted an undercover video investigation and forwarded its findings to Maine animal welfare officials . Dr. Donald E. Hoenig , the Maine state veterinarian , said the allegations included keeping too many birds in cases , failing to treat injured chickens or promptly remove dead animals , and improper euthanization . Hoenig said DeCoster and his company agreed to a $ 25,000 fine and made a $ 100,000 payment to reimburse the state for future monitoring of the facility . In 1996 , the Labor Department accused DeCoster of maintaining `` sweatshop conditions '' for migrant workers at its Turner , Maine , chicken farm , where then-Labor Secretary Robert Reich said workers risked salmonella by handling dead chickens and manure with their bare hands . The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the company $ 3.6 million . In January 2002 , the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hit another DeCoster company with allegations that its supervisors sexually assaulted and harassed female employees , some of whom were in the country illegally , and threatened to retaliate against them if they complained . The managers were fired for `` unrelated reasons , '' the EEOC said , and DeCoster agreed to pay a settlement of more than $ 1.5 million . In 2000 , Iowa 's attorney general declared DeCoster a `` habitual violator '' of state environmental laws after a series of discharges of manure from his hog-farming operations . He paid a $ 150,000 penalty and had to build six concrete storage structures , and his company was barred from expanding those operations . In a statement issued Monday morning , Wright County Egg said it was working with the FDA on the current recalls and defended its record . `` Wright County Egg strives to operate our farms in the most responsible manner , and our management team has worked closely with FDA through their review of our farms . We have reviewed Commissioner Hamburg 's comments to the media , but because we have not received any written reports from FDA to date , it would be inappropriate to respond to her remarks . It is important to note that any concerns raised verbally during FDA 's on-farm visit were immediately addressed or are in the process of being addressed , '' the statement said . `` When issues have been raised about our farms , our management team has addressed them swiftly and effectively , working with recognized outside experts to identify and implement corrective measures for our operations , '' it said . `` We are approaching our work with FDA in the same forthright manner . '' 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 , a trade association entity . `` This is one of the larger recalls that have happened , '' Eberle said . But she added , `` This is an extremely rare occurrence . '' CNN 's Don Lemon , Sandra Endo and Matt Smith contributed to this report .
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NEW : Inspections continue , but no further recalls expected , FDA says . A Minneapolis family says eggs caused diarrhea , headaches and vomiting . Wright County Egg says it 's working to implement corrective measures . `` Complicated '' food distribution network can expose the entire nation , official says .
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-LRB- Budget Travel -RRB- -- For years , Budget Travel has been advising readers to rent short-term apartments whenever they plan to spend more than a few days in expensive cities like Paris and New York . Short-term apartment rentals can help travelers save money on both lodging and meals , while providing a more authentic experience . Regardless of recent headlines concerning new rules -- or supposed new efforts to enforce old rules -- for short-term rentals , we still endorse the option as a smart , fun and safe way to stay . While there may be new implications for owners seeking to rent out their properties in these cities , renters themselves face no possibility of fines or problems of any kind with the local authorities . `` There 's nothing illegal that the traveler is doing when staying in a vacation rental , '' says Carl Shepherd , chief development officer of direct-from-owner rental specialist HomeAway . `` None of these cities have any penalties for renters . '' The announcements of lawmakers and housing officials seem to imply otherwise , hinting that because some home owners may technically be violating unenforced local ordinances by renting out their properties , renters are somehow guilty by association . The truth is that based on years of precedent -- and the fact that restrictions are vaguely worded and that the municipalities involved are uninterested or incapable of enforcing them -- the risks encountered by renters are extremely minimal . So fear not . Arm yourself with our 6 tips for safer , smarter rentals , and read on for specific advice about Paris , San Francisco and New York . Budget Travel : World 's weirdest hotels . PARIS . Here 's the deal : Late last year , city officials started to enforce a 2005 law that restricts owners from renting their properties for periods of less than one year . Citing a lack of affordable housing in the central city -- always a popular topic among voters , and , yes , this began in a run-up to elections -- Mayor Bertrand Delanoë ordered a local housing agency to warn some of the estimated 38,000 offenders that they were violating the law by renting flats for shorter spans . How many warning letters did the housing authority send out ? As of midsummer 2010 , about 25 . `` For the moment , '' says one property owner who prefers to remain anonymous , `` any enforcement of this law is minimal to the point of being invisible . '' If enforcement efforts are ever ramped up substantially , short-term rentals could be harder to come by in Paris . Even though no owners have been hit with the maximum $ 25,000 -LRB- more than $ 32,000 -RRB- fine for violating housing regulations , the possibility of such a fine will probably be enough to turn some short-term listings into long-term rentals . Bottom line : In Paris , there has been no noticeable drop-off in owners posting short-term apartment rentals . At last check , homeaway.com listed an all-time high of 1,605 properties in Paris . Budget Travel : The coolest small towns in America . SAN FRANCISCO . Here 's the deal : San Francisco 's obscure , long-ignored law prohibiting rentals of less than 30 days is nearly 30 years old , but few people thought about it until news arose about crackdowns on tourist rentals in other cities . Rather than inquire as to the legality of such rentals , the city has traditionally preferred to subject owners to the local 14 percent hotel tax , bringing in millions annually that would not have been raised had the properties been occupied year-round by owners or long-term renters . For the sake of the city budget , there 's an obvious incentive to keep ignoring the ordinance . NEW YORK CITY . Here 's the deal : Of the trio of cities , New York is the only one to actually pass new rental legislation . As in Paris and San Francisco , the primary target is not the small-time owner who rents out a place from time to time . Instead , the focus is on `` illegal hotel '' operations : large-scale attempts to convert residential apartments intended for permanent occupants into travel accommodations . So how will the law be enforced , and exactly what rental scenarios will be deemed illegal when the rules become effective as of May 1 , 2011 ? No one 's entirely sure . Budget Travel : Confessions of ... A Disney cast member . State Assembly Member Richard Gottfried , the cosponsor of the bill , was quoted as saying , `` Somebody who is going away on vacation and once in a blue moon rents the apartment is probably not going to be affected by this . '' Probably . That 's right : Even the bill 's cosponsor ca n't say exactly how the law will play out . Nominally , the purpose behind the legislation is to provide more affordable housing for city residents and to protect travelers from sketchy quasi hotels . But the law might not have become a reality had it not been for the lobbying of hotel and motel associations -- which obviously compete with vacation rentals , and which would obviously benefit if travelers turned away from short-term rentals en masse . Among all the confusion and uncertainty , one thing is clear : Travelers want their vacation rentals . In the second quarter of this year , HomeAway recorded a 104 percent increase in inquiries for New York City apartments compared with the same period in 2009 . Budget Travel 's Meg Zimbeck contributed to this report . Get the best travel deals and tips emailed to you FREE - CLICK HERE ! Copyright © 2010 Newsweek Budget Travel , Inc. , all rights reserved .
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Renting a short-term apartment in cities like Paris and New York City can cut back expenses . Though some cities have passed laws prohibiting short-term rentals , renters face no penalty . Even with new laws , short-term vacation rental inquiries in New York City increased .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The father of three missing Michigan boys has no `` established relationship '' with a mystery woman that he claimed he left his sons with before unsuccessfully trying to commit suicide , a police chief investigating the boys ' disappearance said Monday . John Skelton , the father , told police that he dropped the boys off Friday morning with a woman he identified as Joann Taylor , in part to ensure that they did not witness his suicide . Authorities said Skelton 's suicide attempt was not successful , and he is being held at a mental health facility . `` There is no established relationship between he and the person that he described to us as Joann Taylor , '' Chief of Morenci Police , Larry Weeks , told reporters . The police chief asked for the public 's help with information regarding Skelton 's blue 2000 Dodge Caravan , later discovered by police , that was believed to be carrying the boys between 2:30 p.m. Thursday to 1:30 p.m. Friday . Skelton told police that Taylor was supposed to take the boys to the boy 's home in Morenci , a southern Michigan town of about 2,400 people about 40 miles west-northwest of Toledo , Ohio , around 3 p.m. Friday . But the boys -- 5-year-old Tanner Skelton , 7-year-old Alexander William Skelton and 9-year-old Andrew Skelton -- never arrived and police are n't sure whether John Skelton 's story is true . They say they do n't know whether Taylor is real . `` We remain hopeful , '' Weeks said Monday . `` That 's why we 're doing what we 're doing , and hope to bring these boys home . '' Authorities issued an Amber Alert on Friday . The last nonfamily member saw the boys at 5 p.m. on Thursday , according to the chief . The alert notes that Tanner is 3 feet , 6 inches tall , has strawberry blond hair , blue eyes and weighs about 40 pounds . Alexander is 3 feet , 9 inches tall , has brown hair and eyes , weighs about 45 pounds and has scars on his hairline and chin . The oldest brother , Andrew , is 4 feet , 1 inch tall , has brown hair and eyes and weighs roughly 57 pounds . Kathye Herrera , a family spokeswoman , spoke to reporters Sunday , thanking neighbors who have searched for the boys and prayed for their safe return . `` We 've got three great little boys out there , and we 're going to get them back , '' she said . Authorities asked the public Sunday for help in locating three young boys missing for several days . `` We need calls . We need tips . Anything that 's out there , no matter how incredible you may think it is , call . Let us know , '' said Andy Arena , a special agent with the FBI .
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NEW : Police : father of missing boys has no relationship with a mystery woman he claimed he left his sons with . Tanner , Alexander and Andrew Skelton have been missing for several days . Dad John Skelton told police he dropped them off with a woman before attempting suicide . Police still do n't know whether the woman he mentioned is real or not .
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-LRB- Mashable -RRB- -- Facebook is apparently testing a new subscription feature that would allow users to receive alerts any time a specific friend takes certain actions on the social network . AllFacebook reports that it has noticed the new feature popping up on friends ' profiles . Facebook told the blog , `` This feature is being tested with a small percent of users . It lets people subscribe to friends and pages to receive notifications whenever the person they 've subscribed to updates their status or posts new content -LRB- photos , videos , links or notes -RRB- . '' In other words , when you click to subscribe to a user , you 'll get a new Facebook notification in your notifications bar at the top of the site or on the mobile device of your choosing any time that other user posts content . Mashable.com : Old Digg crushed new Digg in reader vote . We 're not sure yet if you can subscribe to someone who 's not a friend , which is much more stalker-like , or if notifications include likes and comments -LRB- right now , it sounds like they wo n't -RRB- . We at Mashable are hoping this is an opt-in -LRB- or at least an opt-out -RRB- feature . Mashable.com : Skype introduces 10-way video calling . If Facebook thinks subscriptions are a useful for the majority of average users , people who might want to get special notifications for family members ' or loved ones ' activities , they 're also potentially damaging if rolled out to jealous `` frenemies , '' vindictive exes or nosy bosses . © 2010 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
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Facebook testing feature that allows users to receive alerts when a friend takes action . When you subscribe to a user , you 'll get a notification when they post content . Not sure yet if you can subscribe to someone who 's not a friend .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A loft office collapsed at a Colorado Salvation Army thrift store , sending debris onto people below and launching a frantic search for someone who may have been missing , authorities said Friday . The second-story loft collapsed around 3 p.m. , when 22 people were in the thrift store and warehouse complex in Grand Junction , fire department spokesman Mike Page told CNN . Authorities initially believed one person may have been missing , but later learned that everybody had made it out of the building . The search took several hours because of the large quantity of rubble that was being removed by hand , Page said . Police dogs were assisting with the search . Rescuers used thermal imaging at the facility on Ute Avenue , Page said . Teams drilled a hole into the wall on the opposite side of the building to continue the search operation . Michele Mahoney , who works at a nearby business , said she heard a loud noise around 3:15 p.m. and came outside to discover a chaotic scene . Dan Wilson of the Salvation Army said staff at the store assisted after the collapse . `` I am proud of our employees and how they responded , '' he said . `` They helped a couple customers and got everybody out of the building in a safe and orderly manner . '' CNN 's Greg Morrison contributed to this report .
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NEW : The Salvation Army says staff members helped customers get out . Everybody escaped from the building . Canines are brought in to assist in the search .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- England striker Wayne Rooney apologized to fans Friday for the way his contract dispute with Manchester United played out in October . `` We 've seen many players leave the club and not do so well , so I am delighted I have stayed , '' he said on the team 's website . `` I apologize -LRB- to the fans -RRB- for my side of things . '' Rooney said in October he wanted to leave the English Premier League team after complaining it lacked ambition , something manager Alex Ferguson said left him `` shocked and disappointed . '' The star 's original deal was due to run out at the end of next season , and his agent had told United in the summer that Rooney wanted to leave the club he joined from Everton in 2004 . He was linked with a January transfer window move to arch-rivals Manchester City . Rooney changed his mind a day later , however , after talks with Ferguson , club chief executive David Gill , and Rooney 's representatives . He signed a deal keeping at Manchester United until at least June 2015 . `` Everyone is saying I was definitely going to join Manchester City , '' Rooney said Friday . `` Believe me , if I 'd have gone , it would n't have been to another club in England . '' Wednesday night , Rooney celebrated his first start in two months by scoring the only goal of the game against Glasgow Rangers in the European Champions League . Rooney said it was `` such a great feeling , after a hard couple of months , '' but that criticism of his performances has been `` a bit overboard . ''
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Wayne Rooney says he is `` delighted '' he stayed at the club . He said in October he wanted to leave Manchester United . He changed his mind after a meeting with club bosses .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Hugo Almeida scored a hat-trick and was then sent off as he helped Werder Bremen to end a miserable run of results on Sunday with a 3-0 victory at home to St. Pauli , who also ended the game with 10 men . Thomas Schaaf 's team , knocked out of the Champions League in midweek and already out of the German Cup , won for the first time in eight Bundesliga matches . Bremen had not scored for 450 minutes , but Portugal striker Almeida ended that drought after just 52 seconds . St. Pauli 's Gerald Asamoah headed against the bar a minute later , but Almeida extended the lead in the 20th minute as Marko Marin set him up on the counterattack from a corner at the other end . St. Pauli again hit the woodwork in the second half when Tim Wiese tipped Marius Ebbers ' shot onto the bar , but Almeida sealed victory in the 64th minute with his ninth league goal this season after a fine pass by Said Hsejinovic . Kagawa on target as Dortmund win . However , he was sent off with 10 minutes to go after lashing out at St. Pauli defender Carlos Zambrano , whose teammate Markus Thorandt saw red in the final minute for a foul on Torsten Frings . The result means promoted St. Pauli have now not won for six matches and have fallen to 14th in the table , two points above the bottom three . Mainz make ground on German leaders . Relegation-threatened Cologne moved up to 16th and out of the bottom two despite conceding a late equalizer in the 1-1 draw at home to Wolfsburg . Slovenia striker Milivoje Novakovic put Cologne ahead six minutes after halftime , scoring from close range when keeper Diego Benaglio could not hold a free-kick by Portuguese midfielder Petit . Wolfsburg , who lost striker Grafite to injury late in the first half , earned a point in the 81st minute through substitute Cicero -- who smashed in a superb overhead kick soon after coming onto the pitch . Steve McClaren 's team ended the weekend in 13th place on 16 points -- 21 behind leaders Borussia Dortmund .
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Werder Bremen end poor run with 3-0 win over St. Pauli , with both teams reduced to 10 men . Portugal striker Hugo Almeida scores a hat-trick before being sent off late in match . Promoted St. Pauli , who have not won since round eight , then lose Markus Thorandt . Cologne remain in bottom three after conceding late equalizer against Wolfsburg .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An alleged gang member who police say was behind 80 percent of the killings in Ciudad Juarez , Mexico , over the past 16 months was arrested over the weekend , officials said . Police believe that Arturo Gallegos Castrellon , known as `` El Farmero , '' was the leader of the Aztecas gang , a group closely linked with the Juarez cartel and its enforcement arm , La Linea . Gallegos confessed to authorities that he ordered the killings of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Juarez in March , as well as the attack on a party of young people that killed 14 , federal police said . The 32-year-old was arrested Saturday . Gallegos `` is allegedly responsible for homicides , extortions and distribution of drugs in all the sectors of Ciudad Juarez , '' the federal police said in a statement . He was captured as part of an operation to dismantle the Aztecas gang , police said . Surveillance and tips from the public led authorities to a house occupied by armed men , where Gallegos was arrested . According to authorities , the gang leader also admitted to the killings of five federal police officers . Two others were captured along with Gallegos . Carlos Rodriguez Ramirez , 41 , is accused of smuggling drugs between Juarez and El Paso , Texas . Gisela Ornelas Nunez , 32 , was identified as being in charge of transporting drugs and weapons to Juarez , police said . Police seized two assault rifles and two handguns , along with 228 cartridges for different weapons . They also found 90 grams of what police believe is marijuana . Two cars and two trucks , including one that was armored , were also taken . In 1996 , Gallegos was arrested in the United States for drug trafficking , Mexican authorities said . There have been more than 2,500 drug-related killings in Juarez this year alone , signifying that if Gallegos ' claim is accurate , he would be responsible for more than 2,000 murders . Those numbers would be comparable to those of some of the most ruthless war criminals . But Tony Payan , a professor of political science at the University of Texas at El Paso , said that such staggering statistics must be examined with skepticism . The number does not specify whether he was directly responsible for those deaths or marginally linked through his role in the gang . Still , `` no doubt this is a big bust , '' Payan said , describing Gallegos as one of the heads of the Azteca gang . The Azteca gang is dedicated to doing the bidding of the Juarez cartel and is in a battle with a rival gang , the Artistas Asesinos , who work for the Sinaloa cartel . As a whole , the Azteca gang is certainly responsible for thousands of deaths over the past four years , Payan said . Gallegos was key because he worked closely with the Juarez cartel leadership and directed side enterprises , such as robbery , extortion and kidnappings . `` He 's probably the brains behind the strategy of a self-financing gang , '' Payan said . The arrest is a victory for President Felipe Calderon 's offensive against the drug cartels , and taken together with other recent killings or arrests of high-level leaders , shows the police strategy , Payan said : to go after the big fish in the drug trafficking organizations . `` To cut the legs off at the street level , we have to cut the head , '' he said of the plan . Among the killings Gallegos admitted to are the high-profile shooting deaths of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in the city . The shootings occurred March 13 when consulate employee Lesley Enriquez and her husband , Arthur Redelfs , were gunned down as they left a birthday party in their SUV . Jorge Alberto Salcido Ceniceros , the husband of another consulate employee , was killed in a separate vehicle . Because Gallegos ' arrest might be linked to the ongoing investigation into the killings of the Americans , an FBI spokesman declined to comment on the development .
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Arturo Gallegos was arrested Saturday . He is the leader of the Aztecas gang in Juarez . Police say he was behind 80 percent of the killings there over the past 16 months .
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Dubai , United Arab Emirates -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Security forces in Saudi Arabia have arrested 149 people alleged to be members of al Qaeda , the Saudi Interior Ministry said Friday . Gen. Mansour al-Turki , Interior Ministry spokesman , said the people were plotting to kill government officials , security forces , and media employees . `` Their general motives are spreading an ideology of hate by calling others disbelievers , collecting money to finance the deviant al Qaeda group inside and outside the kingdom , easing travel for some individuals for training in destabilized places and executing criminal plots to spread chaos and insecurity . '' al-Turki said . The arrests occurred over an eight-month period , and the people seized were dispersed among 19 active terrorist cells throughout the kingdom . Security forces found 2.24 million riyals -LRB- or about $ 600,000 -RRB- among the cells . Saudi state-run TV reports said of the 149 people , 124 were Saudi nationals . There were also Yemenis and Egyptians . The cells have external links , al-Turki said , a reference to al Qaeda in Yemen , Somalia and Afghanistan . The people were involved in collecting money and financing terrorism , targeting oil refineries and government buildings , weapons training , and making hand grenades . Al-Turki said the suspects were trying to using the hajj , or Muslim pilgrimage , season to create unrest and pursue recruiting . The suspects pursued internet recruiting , and used nicknames in their recruiting efforts . Some of the names included God 's beloved , the killer , the immigrant lion , the newcomer , and the daughter of beloved Najid . Among those arrested was a woman , who was sent back to her family after she was seized . CNN 's Rima Maktabi contributed to this report .
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The arrests occurred over an eight-month period . Most of those seized were Saudis . The militants tried to sow unrest during the hajj , officials say .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A prosthetic leg thought to be that of missing 10-year-old Zahra Baker has been found in a brushy area off a North Carolina road , Chief Tom Adkins of the Hickory , North Carolina , police said Wednesday . Police launched a search for Zahra on October 9 , but no one other than a family member has reported seeing her since September 25 , when a woman saw her at a furniture store . The girl 's disappearance is now being probed as a homicide . Adkins said that the prosthetic leg is `` consistent with '' that of Zahra , a freckle-faced youngster who lost her leg to bone cancer at age 5 and developed lung cancer a few years later , according to CNN affiliate WCNC . The prosthetic was found late Tuesday afternoon off Christie Road in Caldwell County , he said , and authorities are using its serial number to confirm it belonged to the young girl . Zahra got the leg in Australia , where both her birth parents are from . Meanwhile , authorities focused anew Wednesday on the Hickory home that Zahra Baker lived in with her father , Adam Troy Baker , and her stepmother , Elisa Baker . Police officers and FBI agents were inside the residence late into the evening , finishing up their search focusing in the back of the home . A backhoe and other construction machinery began digging into grounds around the family 's home early in the morning , with investigators using rakes to comb through the dug-up dirt and with police dogs canvassing the area . Additionally , police removed at least one bag of evidence from the house Wednesday morning . `` New information '' led to the renewed search inside and outside the home , said Adkins . `` We 're looking for any piece of evidence that can help in that investigation , '' he added . A day earlier , employees at Foothills Environmental Landfill in Lenoir , North Carolina , found a mattress that investigators believe belonged to Zahra and was thrown out by her parents in early October -- just days before she was reported missing . The disappearance of Zahra , who had persevered through numerous health battles and wore hearing aids , has made international news . Police said the missing girl 's stepmother , Elisa Baker , admitted last week that she planted a fake ransom note the day after the girl 's disappearance was reported . Initially arrested on October 10 on several charges unrelated to Zahra 's disappearance , including writing worthless checks , Elisa Baker was additionally charged with obstruction of justice for leaving the note . That charge is a felony . She is now cooperating with investigators , Hickory police said in a statement issued Tuesday . The previous day , she had joined police as they searched for evidence at a site near a home she lived in three years ago . Zahra 's father was arrested just after 3 a.m. Monday in nearby Catawba County on eight charges , including five counts of submitting worthless checks and three counts of failing to appear in court . Police earlier acknowledged that Adam Baker faced bad-check charges , which are unrelated to the disappearance of his daughter . But they did not initially arrest him , as he had been helping authorities in their search . Adam Baker was at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport picking up a family member Sunday before he voluntarily went to the Police Department in Hickory , about 60 miles northwest of Charlotte , to talk to authorities . Family members and neighbors have told reporters that Zahra 's stepmother abused her . Her attorney has denied the allegation . Police have said they had been in contact with Zahra 's biological mother in Australia and asked for the girl 's medical records . HLN 's Rupa Mikkileni contributed to this report .
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NEW : FBI and police searched late into the night inside Zahra Baker 's home . Investigators earlier used a backhoe and rakes to outside the missing girl 's home . Police say a prosthetic leg they believe belonged to the 10-year-old girl has been found . Both the father and stepmother have been arrested , mostly on unrelated charges .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Democrat Alex Sink will debate Republican Rick Scott on Monday , setting up a nationally televised showdown between the two Florida governor hopefuls on CNN . The debate , co-sponsored by CNN , the St. Petersburg Times and the University of South Florida will be moderated by CNN Chief National Correspondent John King . It will air live at 7 p.m. ET during a special edition of `` John King , USA . '' The Florida governor 's race is considered to be one of the most hotly contested contests of the midterm election cycle . It pits Sink , the state 's chief financial officer , against Scott , a billionaire health executive who shocked the GOP establishment to win his party 's nomination . During their last debate on Wednesday , the two did not shy away from personal attacks or sharp-tongued remarks . Scott attempted to capitalize on the election season 's anti-incumbent fever when he referred to Sink as a `` Tallahassee insider . '' Sink returned fire when she referred to Scott as a `` corporate raider , '' and questioned his business dealings . But the gloves really came off when the candidates got down to business , answering - and in some cases , not answering - specific questions about their positions on policy and how they would govern if elected . Scott threw a major jab when he attacked Sink 's plans to deal with the state 's budget problems . `` We 're walking into a two-plus billion-dollar deficit , '' Scott said . `` We know we have to save money . Obama math does n't work here . '' Sink shot back , `` I do n't know what Obama math is . What I do know is I was a 4.0 math major at Wake Forest University and I know how to add numbers . '' Sink called Scott 's charge that she planned to raise taxes a `` fairytale fabrication '' and accused the Republican candidate of running a smear campaign . `` Rick , we ca n't trust anything you say , '' Sink said . `` You have been throwing mud and negative advertisements since the Republican primary and your charges have been outlandish . '' Continuing a theme he has used throughout the campaign , Scott tied Sink 's views on policy to those of President Barack Obama . `` If you believe Obama 's plan is the right plan for the country , vote for my opponent , '' Scott said . `` Obamacare is a disaster , his stimulus is a disaster , and on top of that , she believes his economic policies are the right solution . They 're not . '' But Scott had to defend his own positions when the panel asking questions raised the issue of Scott 's stewardship of the hospital chain Columbia/HCA . During Scott 's tenure , the company was fined $ 1.7 billion for Medicare fraud . Scott characterized the experience as a teachable moment : `` In business , if something goes wrong , you focus on it , you get better at it , and that 's what I 've done , '' Scott said . On social issues , Scott did not give a direct answer when asked if he believed homosexuality was immoral ; instead , he pledged his opposition to gay marriage and gay adoption . Sink was quick to point out Scott 's evasion and state her position on gay adoption , saying that judges and social workers should decide what is in the best interest of the child . In the most recent CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation poll , Scott and Sink were locked in a near tie among likely voters . CNN 's Mark Preston contributed to this report .
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The debate will air live during a special edition of `` John King , USA '' The race is one of the most hotly contested of the midterm election . Scott is a billionaire executive who shocked the GOP to win nomination . Sink is the state 's chief financial officer .
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