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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Kim Clijsters beat the returning Justine Henin in a special exhibition match in their native Belgium Thursday . The pair were playing in the Diamond Games in Antwerp with Henin testing herself after being out since mid-season with an elbow ligament injury . Her last competitive match was her fourth round loss to Clijsters at Wimbledon in June . Clijsters , fresh from retaining her U.S. Open crown then rounding off her season by claiming the WTA Championships in Doha , proved too sharp for Henin . She won the first set 6-1 in just 25 minutes , but Henin recovered from falling an early break down to win the second 6-3 to level . That set in train a super tiebreaker , with the first player to 10 points winning the match and it was Clijsters who pulled ahead . She set up four match points at 9-5 and closed it out at the first attempt . The pair will now stop up their preparations for the opening grand slam of 2011 in Australia with Henin taking part in next month 's Hopman Cup in Perth . Before their match , both players hinted that they may pair up to play doubles for Belgium at the 2012 Olympics in London . `` 2012 is still far away and we have not seen each other since July , '' Clijsters told the official tournament website . `` But we will certainly talk about it . '' Meanwhile , Andy Roddick has confirmed he will turn out for the United States Davis Cup team next year after being unavailable in 2010 . New U.S. captain Jim Courier will field Roddick in their opening World Group first round tie in Chile on March 4-6 . `` I 'm very excited to be back , '' said Roddick who helped the U.S. to win the Davis Cup in 2007 and has a 31-11 record in the competition . `` Having Andy commit to the 2011 campaign is huge for our team , '' Courier said .
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Kim Clijsters beats Justine Henin in special exhibition match in Belgium . Henin playing for the first time since July after elbow injury . Pair hint they could represent Belgium at doubles in 2012 Olympics . Andy Roddick to return to U.S. Davis Cup line-up in 2011 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Retired tennis star Pete Sampras has revealed that most of the trophies and memorabilia collected during his 15-year career have been stolen . Speaking to the Los Angeles Times the former World No. 1 said the trophies were stolen from a public storage rental unit . The missing items include two Davis Cup trophies , an Olympic ring and his first Australian Open title which he won in 1994 . He said his other 13 grand slam trophies are safe , but none of the stolen items were insured . The seven-time Wimbledon champion told the Los Angeles Times that the items were placed in storage after he had moved homes twice . Sampras , who retired in 2003 , is publicizing the theft which took place three weeks ago in the hope that someone might provide a new lead .
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Former World No. 1 's trophies have been stolen from a storage facility in Los Angeles . First Australian Open and two Davis Cup trophies taken three weeks ago . Sampras spoke to Los Angeles Times in hope that it might provide new lead .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An Antarctic cruise ship was under way again Wednesday after spending a day slowed by electrical malfunctions in rough weather and crashing cold waves , the organization that promotes the southernmost cruises said . The MV Clelia II was making its way northbound back to Argentina Tuesday when a large wave crashed over the 290-foot ship , `` breaking the starboard bridge window and dousing some electrical circuitry , '' the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators said . `` This caused a temporary loss of communications and affected engine performance , '' the organization said . `` Both engines remained operational and speed was reduced . '' No passengers were injured , but a member of the crew suffered minor injuries , the group said . Another Antarctic cruise ship , the National Geographic Explorer , stayed with the Clelia II while repairs were made , and the ship resumed its journey across the Drake Passage when the repairs were complete . The association said all 88 of the Clelia 's passengers were Americans and that most of the ship 's 77 crew members were Filipinos . The Clelia II is expected to join with an Argentine channel pilot Thursday evening and arrive in Ushuaia , Argentina , early Friday .
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The Clelia II is returning on its own power to Argentina . A large wave doused electrical circuitry and broke a bridge window . The ship 's engines remained operational but speed was reduced .
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London -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted bail Tuesday after a hearing at Westminster Magistrate 's Court in London , but a lawyer representing Swedish prosecutors immediately filed an appeal . That means Assange will remain in jail until the next hearing , which should be before the High Court within 48 hours , lawyers said . The 39-year-old Australian handed himself over to London police last week to answer a European arrest warrant over alleged sex crimes in Sweden . Assange is facing accusations of rape , sexual molestation and illegal use of force in separate incidents in August in Stockholm . He could be sentenced to two years in prison if convicted . His lawyers deny the allegations and have vowed to fight any attempts at extradition . The magistrate agreed to grant bail Tuesday after Vaughan Smith , a former British army officer who founded London 's Frontline Club , testified that Assange could stay at his mansion in Suffolk . Smith will keep Assange `` if not under house arrest , at least under mansion arrest , '' said defense attorney Geoffrey Robertson . At that , Assange , dressed in a white shirt and a blue jacket and sitting in a glassed-in corner of the court with three security guards , smiled wryly . The magistrate set bail at 200,000 pounds -LRB- about $ 315,000 -RRB- plus two sureties of 20,000 pounds each -LRB- about $ 31,500 -RRB- . Assange 's passport must remain with police , and he will be monitored by a location tag . Assange must be at Smith 's mansion , about two hours outside of London , for at least four hours overnight and four hours during the day . He will be required to report to police daily between 6 and 8 p.m. . The next court hearing was scheduled for January 11 . After the conditions were set , Assange stood and said , `` I understand , '' with a neutral expression . His mother Christine told reporters after the hearing that she was `` very , very happy '' and thanked `` the media for all your support of my son . '' But several hours later , Sweden filed its appeal . Outside the court , about 100 people demonstrated in support of Assange , holding signs saying `` Julian Assange is a political prisoner '' and `` Why are you shooting the messenger ? '' and `` This is not 1984 . '' During the hearing , Assange 's team of attorneys argued that since he is only wanted for questioning and has not been formally charged , he is presumed innocent . The magistrate agreed . But , said Gemma Lindfield , the attorney representing the Swedish prosecution , `` The court has already found that Mr. Assange is a flight risk . Nothing has changed in this regard . '' She said if the alleged offenses had occurred in Britain , `` it undoubtedly would have been a charge of rape in this jurisdiction . '' Robertson disputed that . Celebrity supporters of Assange at the hearing included Bianca Jagger , who sat next to Fatima Bhutto , niece of the late Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto and current Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari , and prominent left-wing journalist John Pilger . Socialite Jemima Khan came to court but it is not clear she got into the very crowded hearing room . Many were turned away for lack of space . Judge Howard Riddle denied Assange 's first request for bail at a hearing on December 7 on the grounds that there was a risk he would fail to surrender . On Tuesday , he cited four reasons for his insistence a week earlier on keeping Assange in jail : his lack of fixed residence , confusion over when and how he last entered the United Kingdom , the evidence against him in Sweden , and a dispute over whether Assange is wanted only for questioning or for prosecution . Smith 's offer of his mansion satisfied Riddle on the question of an address , and testimony from someone who arrived in the U.K. with Assange from Switzerland answered that question , he said . He said he was not taking a position on the Swedish evidence against Assange , and that a future hearing would have to determine whether Assange was wanted for questioning or prosecution . WikiLeaks ' release of thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic and military documents is under criminal review in the United States . Almost half of Britons believe that the sex charges against Assange are `` an excuse '' to keep him in custody so that the U.S. government can prosecute him for releasing secret diplomatic cables , a new poll for CNN shows . The ComRes poll of British opinion , released Monday on the eve of Assange 's bail hearing , finds that 44 % of respondents in Great Britain believe that Sweden 's sex charges are just a pretext , while only 13 % flatly disagree . The remaining 43 % say they do n't know . Last week , U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said he had authorized `` significant '' actions related to a criminal investigation into WikiLeaks ' publication of the materials but has declined to elaborate . WikiLeaks inflamed U.S. authorities last month by publishing the first of a large group of confidential U.S. diplomatic cables . Only a small fraction of the 250,000 U.S. State Department documents have been released and more are being published daily . U.S. authorities and other Western leaders say the documents ' publication threatens lives and national security . WikiLeaks and its supporters say that the public has a right to know what is going on behind diplomatic doors . CNN 's Richard Allen Greene , Atika Shubert and Hilary Whiteman contributed to this report .
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NEW : High court will hear bail appeal within 48 hours . Julian Assange 's mother thanks the media for their support . About 100 people demonstrate support for Assange outside court . Assange is accused of sex crimes in Sweden .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is `` flawed , '' according to ex-Formula One star Stirling Moss , who claimed the German will not be in the hunt for motor racing 's biggest prize in 2011 . Schumacher returned to F1 this year with the new Mercedes team , having retired in late 2006 , but the 41-year-old struggled to make an impact as he finished the season in a disappointing ninth place . Moss , 81 , wrote off Schumacher 's chances of winning an eighth world title , and stated the former Ferrari racer 's previous triumphs devalued the achievement of becoming world champion . `` He 's flawed , we 've seen that all over the place , '' Moss told reporters at the British Racing Drivers ' Club 's -LRB- BRDC -RRB- annual awards . `` The fact he is carrying on next year is interesting , although quite frankly , I would n't be worried if I was up against him , The fact he was a seven-time world champion ruins what being a world champion is all about . '' The BRDC vice-president , who never won the drivers ' championship in his 10-year racing career as he finished runner-up four times in a row , also cast aspersions on Schumacher 's success . `` We 've never seen him at his best when he had a really good driver alongside him . We 've never seen him with a driver of similar talent , '' the Englishman said . Schumacher has expressed his determination to improve next season , and said the whole Mercedes team is focused on winning in 2011 . `` There is really only one goal , and that 's winning , '' the former Benetton driver told Swiss newspaper Blick . `` We are extremely motivated to come into a position to be able to win , that is the basic requirement -LSB- for next season -RSB- . I said already at the start -LSB- of 2010 -RSB- that I do n't want to drive around in the midfield . ''
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BRDC vice-president Stirling Moss has criticized Michael Schumacher as `` flawed '' The 81-year-old does not believe Schumacher can compete for the 2011 title . Schumacher has stated his desire to improve with Mercedes next season .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A woman convicted of murder and adultery and sentenced to die by stoning confesses to her part in the plot to kill her husband on an Iranian television program aired Friday night . But the family of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has steadfastly denied that she played any role in her husband 's death -- and a human rights organization that is trying to help Ashtiani called the program `` a theatrical melodrama . '' `` There was a complete disregard for due process , bringing her out and making her a part of this theatrical melodrama is an attempt to try to convince the international public opinion that she is guilty , '' said Hadi Ghaemi , director of International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran . Iran has drawn sharp criticism from the international community after Ashtiani 's 2010 sentence to death by stoning . Officials ranging from Pope Benedict XVI to the European Union 's top foreign policy official , Catherine Ashton , urged Iran not to carry out the sentence . `` Since the international outcry , the Iranian government is tap-dancing , trying to justify executing her , '' said Ghaemi . Press TV , Iran 's government-backed English language station , aired the half-hour special on `` Iran Today . '' The program included interviews with -- among others -- Ashtiani and her son . The program brought Ashtiani back to her home in Osku `` to produce a visual account '' of the death of her husband `` at the crime scene . '' `` This is highly unusual because according to Iranian authorities this is a woman who is in prison convicted of adultery and murder and now she has apparently been plucked out of her jail cell and featured in this documentary , '' said CNN 's Reza Sayah . `` This was a program designed to promote the government 's position , '' said Sayah . This is not the first time Ashtiani has been brought out in front of cameras for an alleged confession . The program also condemns the public campaign to free her . `` It was a very disturbing piece , it was the Iranian government turning a judicial case into a public relations case , '' said Ghaemi . Press TV 's release of still photographs of Ashtiani and her son from the interview , which took place on Sunday , fueled some speculation that they had been released , but there was no evidence or confirmation to support that conjecture . Ashtiani was convicted of adultery in 2006 . She also received a 10 year prison sentence for her alleged cooperation in the plot to kill her husband . `` The key point here is not just about Ashtiani , but about abolishing stoning in Iran . That is what the Iranian government is trying to diverge attention from . They do n't want to talk about abolishing stoning or Iran 's human rights record , '' said Ghaemi . Two German journalists who interviewed Ashtiani were arrested in October and charged with espionage . Ashtiani 's son and lawyer also were arrested , but it was not clear on what charges .
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Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani confesses to her part in the death of her husband . Iranian authorities have brought her before TV camera to confess in the past . Her sentence to die by stoning has drawn sharp international criticism . Human rights official : Program is attempt to convince the world Ashtiani is guilty .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Auburn quarterback Cam Newton won the 2010 Heisman Trophy on Saturday night , his on-field heroics enough to overcome off-the-field questions about his role in a purported pay-for-play scheme . Newton bested a field that included Oregon running back LaMichael James , Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck , and Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore . The award , given in New York City , is voted on by hundreds of media members and past winners . The junior from College Park , Georgia , leads Auburn , the nation 's top-ranked team . The Tigers will play likewise undefeated Oregon on Jan. 10 in the Bowl Championship Series title game for what amounts to a national championship . Newton has thrown for 28 touchdowns and run for another 20 scores this season , helping the Tigers win the Southeastern Conference Championship . His performance came despite his being dogged all fall by allegations that his services were being shopped around before he landed at Auburn . On November 30 , the NCAA cleared him to play -- one day after Auburn declared him ineligible because the interscholastic sports body had determined there had been a violation of amateurism rules . The NCAA changed course , it said , after concluding that Newton was n't aware that his father , the Rev. Cecil Newton , and an unnamed owner of a scouting service tried to market the star quarterback `` as a part of a pay-for-play scenario in return for Newton 's commitment to attend college and play football . '' It has been widely reported that the school involved in the attempt was Mississippi State . The NCAA said that , given the information it had at the time , it did `` not have sufficient evidence that Cam Newton or anyone from Auburn was aware of this activity . '' Auburn did limit Newton 's father 's access to its athletic program and Mississippi State has cut off relations with the other person , the NCAA said . The Rev. Newton did not attend Saturday 's Heisman presentation , though Cam 's mother , Jackie Newton , was in the audience .
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Auburn 's Cam Newton wins the Heisman Trophy as college football 's best player . He is the quarterback of top-ranked Tigers , who will play in the national title game . NCAA cleared him to play after probe of pay-for-play scheme .
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Seoul , South Korea -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- South Korea conducted its largest-ever nationwide civil defense drill Wednesday afternoon to prepare the public for a potential military attack from North Korea after Pyongyang shelled a South Korean island less than a month ago . `` After the bombing , we believed it was important for the public to know where to take shelter since the South is within five-minute-distance from a North Korean air raid , '' Kim Kwang-hee , the director of civil defense said . The drill involved 12 fighter jets which flew over the airs of Seoul and the country to mock an enemy air drill . More than 250,000 public workers helped civilians take shelter in underground facilities and subway stations , according to the National Emergency Management Agency -LRB- NEMA -RRB- . Traffic was stopped all across the country , and students were escorted out of school buildings into underground locations . Office workers were asked to move into basement parking lots for cover . Civil defense drills take place on a regular basis and in the past have been ignored by many . However , the threat of war is felt at a greater degree after North Korea shelled the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong in November which resulted in the death of four people . `` We actually do n't participate very well , because nothing happened between North Korea and South Korea . But recently it has happened , so it 's very serious for us to think about these kinds of events , '' said Chung Woo-sub , a university student . South Korea plans on boosting its underground shelter facilities along the border regions and in the island areas in the Yellow Sea where the island attack occurred , according to NEMA . Also the Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that it has nominated Gen. Kim Sang-ki , commander of the Third Army , for the newly vacated post of South Korea 's Army chief , Yonhap news agency reported . Gen. Hwang Eui-don , the former chief of the Army , resigned this week after being accused of using insider information to make money off of a property investment , Yonhap reported .
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The drill starts Wednesday afternoon . The drill comes as tensions have ratcheted up on the Korean peninsula . South Korea also appointed a new Army chief .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jeff Peterson and his 30 volunteer comrades with the Community Fire Department in suburban Charlotte , North Carolina , were enjoying an early Christmas dinner Sunday afternoon when someone looked out a window and saw smoke , thinking it might be a car fire . A few donned gear as others rushed outside the North Belmont station house to find it was an SUV that had struck a tree . Video taken at the scene showed flames shooting out of the engine compartment and the driver 's white door blackened from the fire . Local resident Kathy Lamberth apparently had lost control of the Suburban , CNN affiliate WSOC reported . `` You could n't see in the vehicle , '' which was about 35 yards from the station , Peterson , 36 , told HLN on Wednesday . Within moments , Peterson and fellow paramedic Neil Jones , along with firefighter/EMT Jake Beatty , found the doors were jammed . They opened the rear swinging doors of the vehicle and saw Lamberth , whose seat had been pushed back by the impact , trying to reach her 3-week-old son , Landen . `` We knew while it was an urgent situation we could make the rescue without harming ourselves , '' said Peterson , who provided aid to the mother and son after Jones and Beatty brought them out of the burning vehicle . `` I thought as long as he made it I was happy , '' Lamberth said , referring to her son . Landen did not suffer injuries , WSOC said . Lamberth , 23 , who was treated at a hospital and released , had gratitude for the firefighters . `` They were our guardian angels , '' she said . Officials credit part of the quick response to the fact they had gathered for the meal . `` We were miraculously all there for dinner , '' Peterson said . HLN 's Tracey Jordan and CNN 's Phil Gast contributed to this report .
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A mother and infant son were trapped in the vehicle . Volunteer firefighters in a North Carolina town pulled them from the burning SUV . The accident occurred a short distance from the fire department .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Americans around the world paused Thursday to pay tribute to the country 's military veterans and honor their ongoing sacrifices in Afghanistan , Iraq and elsewhere . Vice President Joe Biden led remembrances at the Veterans Day National Ceremony in Virginia 's Arlington National Cemetery , participating in a wreath-laying ceremony under clear blue skies at the Tomb of the Unknowns . `` I look out at all of you who have served our nation ... and I see the most tested among us , the most tested of all Americans , '' Biden said . The more than 23 million surviving veterans today are `` the heart and soul , the very spine of this nation , '' the vice president added . Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki , a retired U.S. Army general , called it a day for `` promises that returning warriors will not bear their wounds alone . '' They will be `` embraced and cared for by a grateful nation , '' he declared . President Barack Obama , participating in the G-20 economic summit in South Korea , marked the day with a visit to the U.S. Army garrison in Yongsan , near Seoul . In remarks to U.S. military personnel and their families , the president praised both American and South Korean troops who fought during the 1950-53 Korean War . `` Their service , through six decades , is a powerful reminder that security , democracy , and prosperity reinforce each other , '' he said . Other civilian and military leaders also took part in ceremonies honoring veterans . Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was scheduled to assist in a wreath-laying and deliver remarks at the Coast Guard 's World War I Memorial in Arlington . Countless mourners made their way past the Vietnam Memorial on the National Mall . Parades and commemorations -- large and small , boisterous and quiet -- were held in cities and towns across the country . Birmingham , Alabama , was scheduled to hold its 63rd annual Veterans Day parade . Concerts were planned in Durham , North Carolina ; Bath , New York ; and Tucson , Arizona , according to the Department of Veterans Affairs . New Haven , Connecticut , prepared to hold its third annual Veterans Run/Walk . Twenty-five veterans were scheduled to take the oath of citizenship at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery in Texas , the VA noted . Over three million disabled veterans played a prominent role in this year 's remembrances . On Wednesday , ground was broken for a new monument in Washington -- the Americans Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial . The memorial , to be located on 2.4 acres near the U.S. Capitol , will center around a star-shaped reflecting pool with an eternal flame . Roberto `` Bobby '' Barrera , a severely injured Vietnam-era Marine who now heads the Disabled American Veterans , called the groundbreaking `` a direct reflection of all disabled veterans and their journeys that began when they answered the call to duty . '' `` Those journeys continue throughout their honorable service , through the trauma of injuries , and it continues today through their recovery and their renewal of purpose . '' Veterans Day originated as a commemoration of Armistice Day , which marked the conclusion of World War I. President Woodrow Wilson , America 's commander-in-chief during the conflict , called it a day to `` be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country 's service . '' CNN 's Alan Silverleib , Lindy Royce and Paul Courson contributed to this report .
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NEW : Ground was broken Wednesday for a new memorial honoring disabled veterans . VP Joe Biden led Veterans Day remembrances at Arlington National Cemetery . President Barack Obama marked Veterans Day at a U.S. military base in South Korea . Parades and ceremonies were scheduled in cities and towns across America .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Georgia youth football coach who made disparaging comments on Facebook about ethnic groups and women wants to continue coaching and hopes people accept his apology , his attorney said Wednesday . Frank Samuelson , who coached 10-year-old athletes at the Brookwood Football Association in suburban Atlanta , made an apology Tuesday night to members of the association . But some parents were unmoved . `` Frank Samuelson , by name , is a racist , '' said Joseph Clark , who said he is taking his son out of the program in the upscale area in Gwinnett County . The coach should have stepped down , Clark added . Blake Fleming , a parent of a player in the association , told HLN Wednesday night that he heard complaints from other parents earlier this fall and sent complaints to officials . The postings stayed up and there was no immediate action , he said . Samuelson eventually resigned from the association board after the comments went public . Attorney Chris McClurg , who said he also has been Samuelson 's friend for about five years , said the coach made a public apology and `` is a nice guy '' who made `` insensitive '' remarks . The coach said in a statement the comments were meant for friends and in some cases he was responding to comments . The coach described south Asians as `` Red Dots '' and Hispanics as `` Beaners , '' according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , which said he mocked other ethnic groups and women . Samuelson told the newspaper one posting represented inside jokes between friends : `` How to solve illegal immigration : Arrest the 30 + million illegals that are here first . Have them build a huge brick wall across the border -LSB- those guys do great brick work -RSB- , and make them build it from the Mexican side of the border . Mount 50 calibre machine guns across the top and shoot anyone trying to climb over . '' According to the newspaper , another posting , also with spelling errors , read : `` I was dining in an Asian buffet today -LSB- big surpise -RSB- , and I heard this morning how Asian students are suppodely so much smarter than American kids . My personal observation is that those fishheads still eat with chopsticks . It took Western ingenuity to invent the fork . I 'm just saying . ... they a ` int that friggin ' smart . '' The coach 's Facebook page was not visible to the public Wednesday and McClurg would not release its contents . He would not comment on specific allegations in the Journal-Constitution report , but said that his client acknowledged making inappropriate remarks . `` He wants to move on , '' said McClurg , indicating Samuelson was not available for comment Wednesday . Samuelson told CNN affiliate WSB in a statement that the `` things I remarked about were meant to be humorous or at least thought provoking in front of the eyes of my friends who make up a variety of different people ... it was meant to either respond to some of my friend 's posts or poke at them in turn . '' CNN affiliates WSB and WXIA broadcast video from Tuesday night 's meeting , including Samuelson 's apology and Clark 's comments . `` If there is somebody offended by it I definitely apologize from the bottom of my heart , '' the coach told WSB , adding some of the posts were `` locker room talk '' among friends . And he said , many of his postings , were taken out of context . After Samuelson 's speech to the association , a large number of those in the crowd stood and applauded . `` All you need to know is that 90 percent of the audience stood up and gave him a standing ovation , '' McClurg told HLN . Samuelson hopes to continue coaching at Brookwood next year , McClurg said . `` Frank is loved by all those kids , '' the attorney said . The association on Tuesday night passed a new bylaw that gave board members the power to `` expel from the membership '' anyone whose activities are considered detrimental , according to the Journal-Constitution . A message left with the Brookwood board president was not immediately returned Wednesday . CNN 's Phil Gast and HLN 's Lisa Camp contributed to this report .
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Port-Au-Prince , Haiti -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Already devastated this year by a killer earthquake and a deadly cholera outbreak , Haiti felt the brute force Friday of Hurricane Tomas , which could dump up to 15 inches of rain and trigger flash floods and mudslides . The hurricane 's punishing rain continued to pound Haiti even as the storm churned away from Hispaniola . As of 8 p.m. ET , the storm 's center was about 135 miles -LRB- 220 kilometers -RRB- east of Guantanamo , Cuba , and about 50 miles -LRB- 80 kilometers -RRB- south of Great Inagua island in the Bahamas , according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami , Florida . Earlier Friday , Tomas had passed within about 140 miles -LRB- 230 kilometers -RRB- of Port-au-Prince . In the westernmost tip of Haiti , which juts into the Caribbean Sea and is closest to the hurricane , there were reports from the town of Jeremie of destroyed houses , downed trees and flooded rivers , said Francois Desruisseaux , an emergency team leader with CARE in Haiti . Also , he said , CARE workers near the coastal city of Leogane reported the area has been inundated with several feet of water . Downtown streets turned into rivers , said Desruisseaux . Tomas was also felt in Port-au-Prince , the nation 's capital , but the worst of the storm appeared to have passed there after rain pounded the city overnight . By Friday afternoon , rain had stopped falling . It started again in fits and spurts later . `` We were expecting something perhaps a little larger , but it 's still quite significant , '' Desruisseaux said about Hurricane Tomas , adding that rescue teams throughout Haiti are still working to assess the damage . `` In the capital so far , we 've been relatively lucky , all things considered . '' The threat of ongoing rain remains real , as does the possibility of the spread of waterborne diseases , Desruisseaux said . Relief worker Roseann Dennery of Samaritan 's Purse was near Cabaret , about 20 miles north of Port-au-Prince , on Friday morning , touring camps that hold some of the 1 million people left homeless by January 's 7.0-magnitude earthquake , which killed some 250,000 people . `` It 's almost eerie , '' she said . `` It 's rainy , it 's dark and there 's really not a lot of movement . '' The few people moving from tent to tent were wrapped in sheets and cloth to provide some protection against the constant rain , she said . The ground was soaked and some low-lying areas had minor flooding . Some people rode out the storm in open-air community centers with supposedly sturdy roofs , she said . But many just huddled in their tents , waiting for the wind and rain to pass . Most did n't have anywhere else to go . `` A lot of them do not have families or relatives , '' said Dennery . Many structures that would usually be used for storm shelters -- schools and hospitals -- are no longer standing . She said her agency , an international Christian relief organization , evacuated 30 staff members from Leogane out of fear of mudslides there . Michael Dockrey , the director in Haiti for the International Medical Corps , also expressed his deep concern Friday . `` Particularly , '' he told CNN , `` with mudslides that can cut off whole communities . We have pre-positioned medical supplies , tents , tarps and staff in areas that we know will be isolated . '' Aid workers already were struggling to keep up with the cholera outbreak , which has killed nearly 450 people and hospitalized about 7,000 . The bacterial disease causes diarrhea and vomiting that can lead to deadly dehydration within hours . `` It 's obviously stretched us all real thin , '' Dockrey said . `` We could certainly use more help ... as can all the other responders . '' The hurricane will likely only make matters worse . `` Even if Tomas only brushes Haiti , it may exacerbate the epidemic , facilitating the spread of the disease into and throughout metropolitan Port-au-Prince , where a third of the population remains homeless and in camps , '' the International Organization for Migration said . Tomas became a Category 1 hurricane as it approached Haiti early Friday , forecasters said . It was previously a Category 2 hurricane and then weakened to a tropical depression before reintensifying . Forecasters predict the storm could strengthen during the next 24 hours before weakening again Saturday night and Sunday . The biggest threats were mudslides and flash flooding , said CNN meteorologist Reynolds Wolf . Port-au-Prince is bounded on three sides by hills , and rain runoff could cause flooding , Wolf said . The low-lying port city also borders the Caribbean Sea . Winds from the storm had slowed to 75 mph -LRB- 120 kph -RRB- , the Hurricane Center said Friday evening , adding that Tomas was moving northeast at 14 mph -LRB- 22 kph -RRB- . The eye of the storm was expected to pass near or over the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands Friday night or early Saturday . Rain associated with the storm started falling on Haiti on Thursday as aid agencies scrambled to move as many people as possible into storm shelters . As it did after the earthquake , the United States offered its assistance . The U.S Agency for International Development had pre-positioned supplies , but rushed more into the country before the airport closed ahead of the storm , said Mark Ward , acting director of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance . Citing Haitian authorities , Ward said at a Friday briefing for reporters that about half the residents at temporary camps left those facilities overnight to stay with family or friends . He said the Haitian government has confirmed one fatality . In addition , the U.S. Navy redirected the USS Iwo Jima to Haiti from Suriname , where the ship 's crew was conducting a four-month humanitarian mission . In addition to search-and-rescue-trained helicopter crews , the ship is carrying more than 200 medical personnel and 60 Navy construction engineers who can help with recovery efforts . The ship is also carrying a 500-member Marine task force and personnel from nongovernmental relief agencies . Negus , who participated in the Navy response to the earthquake , said he did not expect the fallout from Tomas to be anywhere near as severe . `` It 's everyone 's prayer here that our capabilities will not be required , '' Negus said . `` But everyone should be very confident that we are prepared if they are . '' CNN 's Michael Pearson and Ashley Hayes contributed to this report .
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NEW : Leogane appears to be one of the hardest-hit cities . Reports tell of destroyed houses , downed trees and flooded rivers . Aid workers are already struggling to keep up with a cholera outbreak . Tomas could dump 15 inches of rain over Haiti and cause flash flooding and mudslides .
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Port-Au-Prince , Haiti -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pivotal elections will proceed as planned in Haiti despite the cholera outbreak that has now sickened more than 60,000 people and threatens to keep spreading . The death toll now stands at 1,415 , the Ministry of Public Health and Population reported Wednesday , citing data collected as of November 20 . More than 25,000 people have been hospitalized . Some of the 19 presidential candidates have urged a postponement of Sunday 's vote . 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 key moment at the polls since the devastating earthquake in January . `` We have a cholera problem here , which is something that the Haitians and we are all grappling with , which is a major public health challenge here , '' Merten said at a news conference Tuesday . `` And we have the elections which should take place , need to take place , and we are here to support that effort . '' 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 in Haiti . `` 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 . '' CNN 's Ivan Watson contributed to this report .
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Despite the outbreak , officials say elections are on track . Haitians go to the polls Sunday . More than 60,000 Haitians have fallen sick with cholera .
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Lagos , Nigeria -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Nigerian army has arrested a militant gang leader believed to be behind the kidnapping of 19 people , authorities said Saturday . Fifty-one of his followers were also arrested , said Lt Col Timothy Antigha , a spokesman for the military taskforce in the Niger Delta . Nigerian authorities on Wednesday freed the 19 hostages seized in the oil-rich Niger Delta region . They were 12 Nigerians , two Americans , two Frenchmen , one Canadian and two Indonesians . Nigeria has launched an offensive targeting Delta , Bayelsa and Rivers states , the largest military campaign in the Niger Delta region since the government offered an amnesty program in 2007 . The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta is one of several militant groups in the region that has been battling the government for years over the distribution of the country 's oil wealth . CNN 's Christian Purefoy contributed to this report .
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Fifty-one of his followers are also arrested . Nigerian authorities freed the 19 hostages earlier this week . Nigeria has launched a major offensive in the Niger Delta region .
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Sydney , Australia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More than 4,000 people were isolated by flood waters and as many as 1,800 have been evacuated in the Australian state of New South Wales after a week of heavy rains , the government said Monday . As a result of this week 's rains , the government has so far issued disaster declarations in 17 of the state 's rural and suburban districts , predominantly in the south and west . They join 17 other districts declared disaster areas after flooding in October . The flooding , which is expected to continue as a new storm front is forecast to bring extended heavy rains through Friday , has already destroyed an estimated $ 500 million in crops in the region , according to a statement issued by New South Wales Emergency Services . The hardest-hit communities include Wagga Wagga and Coonamble , both located in the southern part of North South Wales , which is located in Australia 's southeast . The community of North Wagga Wagga was completely isolated on Monday , the emergency services agency said . Some evacuated residents of Eastern Coonamble have been allowed to return to their homes , although the government warned further flooding expected from the rains forecast for later this week could renew the danger . Flood warnings remained in effect Monday for communities along 13 rivers in New South Wales , including Castlereagh River , MacQuarie River and Murrumbidgee River . The Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued a flood watch Monday for northwest , southwest and central New South Wales , warning that another significant storm approaching the region could cause additional flooding . Since the most recent flooding began Nov. 29 , emergency workers have executed 67 flood rescues and received more than 1,300 requests for assistance , the emergency services agency said . Most of the requests involved damage caused by flash flooding .
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Heavy rains this week have resulted in major flooding in parts of New South Wales . More than 4,000 people remained isolated by flood waters . Additional rain is expected to renew the threat mid-week .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The South Korean navy began live-fire exercises on the seas surrounding the Korean peninsula Monday in the midst of bristling tensions with the North , South Korean state media reported . The military exercises are taking place in the waters off all three coasts of the Korean peninsula , officials at the South 's Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Yonhap news agency . They are scheduled to last through Friday and come on the heels of joint military drills between the United States and South Korea that ended last week and nearly two weeks after the North 's November 23 shelling of South Korea 's Yeonpyeong Island . The attack killed four South Koreans -- two civilians and two military personnel -- and the South returned fire . The live-fire drills are a routine monthly exercise aimed at securing the safety of ships in the area , the South 's Joint Chiefs of Staff told CNN last week . But they come amid rising tensions on the divided peninsula . North Korea 's official news agency , KCNA , lambasted the planned exercises in an article Sunday -- claiming South Korea 's government was trying to orchestrate another clash around the border island `` at any cost and ignite a war come what may under this pretext . '' South Korea 's new defense minister said Friday his country would respond with airstrikes if North Korea attacks it again , in some of the strongest rhetoric since the conflict broke out late last month . `` We will definitely air raid North Korea , '' Kim Kwan-jin said at his confirmation hearing when asked how the South would respond if struck again , according to Yonhap . Kim was appointed defense minister last week amid growing tensions on the Korean peninsula following an exchange of gunfire between the two sides . He took office on Saturday . His comments reflect a potential shift in South Korea 's policy toward provocations from the North . Previously , South Korean President Lee Myung-bak warned of severe consequences if the North launched another attack , but declined to name specifics . `` If the North commits any additional provocations against the South , we will make sure that it pays a dear price without fail , '' he said in a nationally televised address a week ago .
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The exercises are scheduled to last until Friday . Tensions on the Korean peninsula are high after an attack on a South Korean island . South Korea 's president says North Korea will pay `` a dear price '' for future provocations .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The United States and Japan started joint military exercises Friday , the Japanese defense ministry said , as tensions simmered on the Korean peninsula . About 10,500 U.S. service members are taking part in the drills , officials said . The `` Keen Sword '' exercise will continue until December 10 on military sites in Okinawa , mainland Japan and the waters surrounding it , according to officials . `` Keen Sword will cap the 50th anniversary of the Japan-U.S. alliance as an ` alliance of equals , ' '' said Maj. William Vause , chief of operational plans , training and exercises . `` It is the largest bilateral exercise between the United States and Japan military forces . -LSB- The exercise -RSB- will better enhance both of our countries ' readiness to respond to varied crisis situations . '' The drill is not directed to any nation , officials said . `` The goal of Keen Sword is to increase and improve our bilateral relationship to further enhance the Japan and U.S. alliance , '' Vause said , `` and to provide a realistic training environment that allows Japan Self Defense Force and U.S. forces to respond to a wide range of situations . '' The drill starts days after South Korea and the United States wrapped up joint military exercises on the Yellow Sea .
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The `` Keen Sword '' exercise will continue until December 10 . About 10,500 U.S. service members are taking part in the drills .
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Kathmandu , Nepal -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nepal 's former crown prince was arrested Tuesday on charges of firing a pistol in a public place and threatening others , authorities said . Paras Shah allegedly fired several rounds at Rubel Chaudhary , a Bangladeshi national and the son-in-law of Nepal 's deputy prime minister Sujata Koirala , after an argument Saturday in a wildlife resort in Chitwan , about 100 kilometers -LRB- 62 miles -RRB- south of Kathmandu , according to reports . No one was injured . `` The ex-prince took out a pistol and started to open fire , accusing the Koirala family of conspiring to abolish the monarchy in this country , '' Chaudhary said Monday , according to media reports . Police spokesman Bigyan Raj Sharma told CNN the investigation is ongoing . Koirala 's Nepali Congress party , the nation 's second-biggest political party , demanded Shah 's arrest on Monday . He was arrested in the tourist resort of Pokhara , about 200 kilometers -LRB- 124 miles -RRB- west of Kathmandu , and police were questioning him , according to Ramesh Kharel , superintendent of police . Shah , 39 , traveled to Pokhara from Chitwan on Sunday following the incident . Nepal abolished the monarchy in 2008 , and members of the royal family became commoners . At the time , Koirala 's father , Girija Prasad Koirala , was the prime minister . The hard-partying Shah reportedly has a history of reckless behavior . There have been previous reports of his using firearms in public places in the past . He was also believed to have killed a popular singer , striking him with his car , about a decade ago , when Nepal 's monarchy was in place . However , Tuesday was the first time police have arrested Shah , who splits his time between Kathmandu and Singapore .
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Paras Shah allegedly fired a pistol at the son-in-law of the deputy prime minister . Shah accused him of conspiring to abolish the country 's monarchy . The former crown prince has a history of reckless behavior .
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Madrid , Spain -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Spanish government put the military in control of air space late Friday to get commercial jets flying again after a surprise air traffic controller strike stranded tens of thousands of travelers , the deputy prime minister announced . `` The prime minister has signed an order giving the Ministry of Defense control of air space in the whole nation until there are guarantees that -LRB- civilian -RRB- air traffic controllers will provide normal service , '' Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba announced in a nationally televised statement . He said the measure was taken because of the `` extraordinary circumstance of the closure of air space , provoked by the air traffic controllers '' and added the government is acting in accord with `` the Constitution and existing legislation . '' Many of the stranded passengers sent twitters or called in to newsrooms describing how they were stuck on planes on airport tarmacs . This included families with young children trying to set off on a vacation over the long holiday that continues in Spain through next Wednesday . CNN affiliate CNN + reported that military officers had moved to take control at towers at 10 airports before midnight . There are about 47 airports in Spain . The months-long dispute between the government and the air traffic controllers over conditions and pay reached a climax around 5 p.m. -LRB- 11 a.m. ET -RRB- on Friday when controllers at airports in Madrid and Spain 's Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean walked off en masse . Just a few remained to guide a some remaining planes in the air toward safe landings , officials said . The wildcat strike soon spread to most airports across the nation , affecting hundreds of flights . The airport authority AENA estimated up to 250,000 people might be affected , including those at airports and those waiting to go on flights that would be delayed or canceled . AENA advised travelers to stay away from airports until they were sure their flights would take off . The prime minister 's Cabinet earlier Friday approved a measure regulating the controllers ' shifts and work conditions . In addition , the new rules allow the government to put the military in control of air space in case of a wildcat air controller strike . As the strike carried on late Friday , the government assessed whether controllers were showing up for the late shifts , a senior aide to Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told CNN . When it was determined the controllers were not returning in significant numbers , except at Barcelona 's airport , Zapatero signed the order giving the military control , and the deputy prime minister announced it soon after . Many people holding tickets on the commercial flights scheduled for Friday afternoon and evening said they had little hope of getting out , since Saturday flights were expected to be fully booked for the long holiday . The government apologized for the inconvenience to travelers in repeated statements and added extra trains from the state-run railway , but not enough to handle everyone who was stranded at airports . CNN + reported the government was holding a crisis meeting over the walkout and leaders of the air traffic controllers union were headed to the meeting for talks with the government . At a news conference , AENA President Juan Ignacio Lema apologized to Spaniards for the disruptions . `` This irresponsible decision is provoking grave consequences across Spain , '' he said . `` It could lead to firing and could be a crime under the criminal code for abandoning a post for unjustified reasons . '' He called on controllers `` to immediately return to work and stop holding Spaniards as hostages . '' Lema added that since many controllers had alleged medical reasons for leaving their posts , AENA was sending doctors to the airports to attempt to verify the medical conditions of those controllers . Concha Garcia Campoy , a Cuatro television show host and journalist , said she and her family were stuck aboard a plane on the tarmac at the Madrid airport . `` We entered the plane at 4:50 p.m. , '' Garcia Campoy told CNN + by phone at 7 p.m. -LRB- 1 p.m. ET -RRB- . `` We were going to London . The plane is full of families and children . ''
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NEW : The Spanish military is called in to replace striking air traffic controllers . Air traffic controllers walk out after approval of a measure covering work conditions . Millions of people are traveling on Spain 's long holiday weekend .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- New Indian Premier League franchise Kochi has been given 30 days to resolve issues over its ownership or be thrown out of cricket 's lucrative Twenty20 competition . The Board of Control for Cricket in India held an emergency meeting on the matter in Nagpur on Wednesday , and president Shashank Manohar said the dispute between Rendezvous Sports World and a group of investment firms who share the ownership must be resolved . `` The governing council has invoked clause 12 -LRB- 1 -RRB- against the Kochi team and served a 30-day notice . If they fail to provide a satisfactory reply the franchise would get cancelled on the 31st day . This was an unanimous decision , '' Manohar said , the UK Press Association reported . Rendezvous owns 26 percent of the $ 333 million franchise , which was bought at a public auction in March , and the five other firms hold 74 percent . Both parties had filed separate replies to a 10-day notice from the BCCI , PA reported . `` We discussed both . The board felt that the dispute still exists , '' Manohar said . Rendezvous spokesman Satyajit Gaikwad told Indian television channel NDTV that he believed the matter could be resolved . `` We are thankful that they have given us enough time to tie up our differences . We had asked for a grace period of 10 days but we got 30 , so I am sure we will do it at the earliest , '' he said . Manohar insisted that the issue was different to that which saw the Rajasthan Royals and the Kings XI Punjab thrown out of next year 's IPL , leaving the limited-overs tournament with just eight teams . `` Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab had changed their shareholding pattern without informing the BCCI . There is no such breach in this instance , '' he said . `` There is no transfer of control issue here , and this is only a dispute within the owners . Therefore , this is a remedial case . '' The Royals , who won the inaugural IPL in 2008 , have taken their case to the high court in Bombay and it has been adjourned until October 29 . Meanwhile , Australia expect Doug Bollinger , Simon Katich and Ryan Harris to be fit for the first Ashes Test against England starting on November 25 . Fast bowler Bollinger suffered a stomach strain in the first Test in India and was ruled out of the rest of the tour plus the upcoming home one-day series against Sri Lanka . Batsman Katich also returned home with a thumb injury and quick bowler Harris had knee surgery in July . However , Cricket Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said all three should be ready to play for their state teams next month and be available for the first match of five against the tourists in Brisbane . The Australians are seeking to win back the Ashes following last year 's 2-1 series defeat in England .
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Ownership issue threatens Kochi 's introduction to Indian Premier League . Indian cricket 's ruling body gives Kochi 's owners 30 days to resolve differences . IPL already reduced to eight teams after Rajasthan and Kings XI Punjab were thrown out . Australia expect key trio to be fit for start of Ashes series against England in November .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A former Guyana parliament member was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after he was convicted of plotting to detonate explosives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York . Abdul Kadir is one of four people who faced charges in a 2007 plot to explode fuel tanks and the fuel pipeline under the airport , according to a statement from the U.S. Eastern District Court of New York . `` The sentence imposed on Abdul Kadir sends a powerful and clear message , '' U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch said . `` We will bring to justice those who plot to attack the United States of America . '' A federal jury convicted Kadir and co-conspirator Russell Defreitas in July after a nine-week trial , the statement said . Defreitas , former JFK cargo worker , was found guilty on all six counts : conspiring to attack a public transportation system , to destroy a building or other real property by fire or explosive , to attack aircraft and aircraft materials , to destroy or damage international airport facilities and to attack a mass transportation facility ; and surveillance of a mass transportation facility . Kadir was found guilty on five counts but not guilty of surveillance of a mass transportation facility . His attorney , Kafahni Nkrumah , was not immediately available for comment . A third defendant , Abdul Nur , pleaded guilty in June to providing material support to terrorists ; a fourth man , Kareem Ibrahim , faces the same charges as Defreitas and Kadir , the statement said . Prosecutors have said the men tapped into an international network of Muslim extremists to develop the plot and start work toward carrying it out . A criminal complaint accused the men of obtaining satellite photos of the airport and using DeFreitas to conduct surveillance and identify potential targets and escape routes . An informant secretly taped conversations in which DeFreitas described the symbolic importance of targeting JFK , the complaint says .
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Former Guyana parliament member convicted of plotting to blow up airport fuel tanks . He was found guilty of five counts in July . `` We will bring justice '' to those who target U.S. , attorney says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The last couple of weeks have been busy ones for news about Facebook . `` The Social Network '' movie hit theaters , CEO Mark Zuckerberg donated $ 100 million on Oprah and , if rumors are correct , the world 's biggest social-networking site will be partnering with online phone service Skype to help you chat with your Facebook friends through the site . According to All Things D 's Kara Swisher , Facebook and Skype are about to announce a partnership that includes `` integration of SMS , voice chat and Facebook Connect . '' It 's not clear exactly what this deal would entail , but possibilities include Facebook Chat over a browser to cell phones , and video chat among Facebook friends . The question is : Do people actually want to interact with their Facebook friends on a more intimate level ? According to Facebook , the average user has 130 friends . But these connections likely include your ex-boyfriends or ex-girlfriends , casual acquaintances and maybe even that weird person who sat behind you in seventh-grade biology -- in other words , not necessarily people you 'll want to chat with on the phone . Skype already has a huge following , but a connection to a 500-million-member social network would n't hurt . Skype 's appeal overseas also would make Facebook much more attractive abroad . But to truly succeed , the partnership will have to go beyond voice chat , because people already can use Skype to talk to people they really care about .
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A rumored deal would enable Skype calling between Facebook friends . Skype 's following is already huge , but a connection to Facebook would n't hurt . Users would also be able to use Facebook Chat over a browser to cell phones .
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Sydney , Australia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Qantas is considering legal action against engine-maker Rolls-Royce after one of the manufacturer 's engines sparked a fire on a flight last month , the airline said Thursday . The Federal Court of Australia granted the Australian carrier an injunction Thursday allowing it to pursue legal action against Rolls-Royce in Australia if a commercial settlement is not possible , Qantas said . Qantas said it has already started discussions with Rolls-Royce . A Sydney , Australia-bound Qantas Airbus A380 was forced to turn back to Singapore on Nov. 4 when an oil fire badly damaged one of the plane 's four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines . The fire resulted in part of the engine casing falling off in flight . The Australian Transport Safety Bureau issued a safety recommendation Thursday about the Trent 900 engines , which are installed on some A380 superjumbos , the world 's largest airliner . The ATSB said it had identified a potential manufacturing defect with the Trent 900 on some A380s that could have been a factor in last month 's fire on the Qantas flight . `` The problem relates to the potential for misaligned oil pipe counter-boring , which could lead to fatigue cracking , oil leakage , and potential engine failure from an oil fire within the HP/IP bearing buffer space , '' the ATSB said in a statement . Rolls-Royce said checks conducted immediately after the Nov. 4 incident showed the problem was specific to the Trent 900 and that it was confined to a specific component in the turbine area of the engine . That in turn caused an oil fire , Rolls-Royce said . A Rolls-Royce spokesman said Thursday the ATSB recommendation was consistent with those findings . `` We have instituted a regime of inspection , maintenance , and removal which has assured safe operation , '' the spokesman said . `` This program has been agreed in collaboration with Airbus , our airline customers , and the regulators . '' Qantas grounded its A380 fleet for several weeks while it inspected the problem . It said Thursday it is doing further one-off inspections of the engines for possible tubing defects . The ATSB plans to hold a media briefing Friday when it releases its preliminary report into the mishap . CNN 's Melissa Gray contributed to this report .
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NEW : Australian court grants Qantas permission to pursue legal action . NEW : Qantas says it has already started discussions with Rolls-Royce . Officials issue a safety recommendation about the Rolls-Royce engine . The problem could have been a factor in last month 's Qantas fire .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Britain 's second-largest airport was closed for a second day Thursday because of unseasonal wintry weather that was also affecting the European continent . All flights into and out of London 's Gatwick Airport were canceled until 6 a.m. -LRB- 1 a.m. ET -RRB- Friday , the airport said . It asked passengers to check with their airlines before heading to the airport . Planes sat at the gates covered in snow and a spokesman said the snow was falling on the airport 's lone runway faster than crews could clear it . `` We are doing everything we can to resume operations , `` the airport said in a statement . `` Our teams are working around the clock to make the runway safe for aircraft to use and get our passengers flying again . '' Thursday , airport officials handed out 1,000 blankets along with food and water to stranded passengers who had little to do but sit around and hope for the weather to improve . The United Kingdom has seen the heaviest and most widespread amount of snow since 1993 and the deepest November snow since 1965 , the Met Office , Britain 's weather forecaster , said . Forecasters issued severe weather warnings Thursday , predicting heavy snow for many parts of the country including Scotland , northeast England , parts of central England , and the entire south from Cornwall to London and the southeast . Edinburgh Airport in Scotland was closed because of heavy snow , the airport said . London 's Heathrow Airport was open , but said some airlines were experiencing delays and cancellations because of snow disruptions at other airports . Eurostar , which operates trains between London and the continent , said it was operating a `` significantly reduced '' timetable on Thursday with a number of cancellations , along with delays of as much as 90 minutes . It said disruptions were expected through the weekend , and it advised passengers booked to travel through Sunday to postpone their journeys if not essential . The main reason for the snowfall is the cold polar air sweeping across the North Sea , said Mari Ramos of the CNN World Weather Center . The sea is still relatively warm , at 9-10 degrees Celsius -LRB- 48-50 degrees Fahrenheit -RRB- , so as the water evaporates and is hit by the cold polar air , it turns to snow . `` You normally have this change in the wind pattern later in the season , but it wo n't bring snow because the ocean will be colder , '' Ramos said . Snowfall has also been widespread across Europe , with unseasonably low temperatures -- easily 10 degrees below average for this time of year -- lasting much longer than normal , Ramos said . Snow was expected across France , from the northern part of the country into the southern parts , near Switzerland and Italy , Ramos said . As much as six centimeters -LRB- 2.4 inches -RRB- were expected in some areas . Meteo France issued an orange weather warning -- it 's second-highest -- across central France , and forecasters predicted icy conditions and heavy snowfall . A quarter of flights out of Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport and 10 percent of flights out of Orly were canceled Thursday , air traffic control said . Trains were delayed throughout France but were expected to run regularly Friday . The snow was stretching into northern Portugal and central and southern Spain , with an unusual snowfall in Grenada earlier in the week , she said . Temperatures were another big concern . `` The temperature will be in many cases 8-12 degrees below the average , and that 's not factoring in the wind , '' Ramos said . The chilly weather began over the weekend and is scheduled to last for a week , she said . CNN 's Alex Felton in London , England , and Saskya Vandoorne in Paris , France , contributed to this report .
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NEW : Forecasters issue severe weather warnings . NEW : Edinburgh Airport is closed and Eurostar experiences delays . All flights are canceled at Gatwick Airport . Snow also snarls roadway , rail traffic .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- There is one thing people seem to like about flying : Southwest . In a new survey from Zagat , Southwest Airlines swept several satisfaction categories , including best value among domestic airlines for the third year in a row . The airline also got nods for best luggage policy , best check-in experience , best consumer on-time estimates , and most eco-friendly -- the most top finishes of any airline . `` Customer service is the core of our business , '' said Whitney Eichinger , a spokesperson at Southwest . `` Bottom line , we have fun . Southwest takes our business very seriously , but is known for having employees who care about our customers which , in this industry , separates us from our competitors . '' Eichinger added that Southwest will continue to offer customers the chance to check their first two bags free , a major draw for the airline since other popular carriers began charging up to $ 25 to check one bag . The survey , conducted on Zagat.com , includes 8,000 opinions from frequent fliers and travel professionals , flying an average of 17 times per year . It covers 16 domestic airlines and 74 international airlines , as well as 30 airports within the United States . Continental Airlines and JetBlue Airways topped the survey for premium seating and economy seating , respectively . This is Continental 's third year winning the premium seating category among large domestic airlines . Singapore Airlines was the top-rated international airline for both premium seating and economy seating , receiving a survey-high score of 28 out of 30 for its premium seats . As for airports , Portland International topped the Overall Quality ratings with 22.47 out of 30 , while New York 's LaGuardia stayed at the bottom with 6.18 out of 30 . This is LaGuardia 's fourth year as America 's least favorite airport . `` It 's very , very crowded . ... They 're having trouble keeping up with the traffic , '' said Tim Zagat , co-founder , co-chair and CEO of Zagat Survey . `` I think a lot of the infrastructure is out of date . '' In order to move up in the rankings next year , Zagat said they should `` knock it down and start over . '' Travelers said that direct routes were the most important factor when choosing a flight , followed by ticket price and past experience with an airline . Forty-five percent of people try to avoid flying airlines that charge for checked luggage . `` My bags get better service , but they pay extra , '' one survey respondent joked . Check out the full survey results here .
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Southwest swept several customer satisfaction categories in a Zagat survey . Southwest is one of the few airlines that allows customers to check their bags for free . Singapore Airlines was the top-rated international airline for both premium and economy seating . For the forth year in a row , LaGuardia was voted the worst airport .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rep. Mike Rogers , a former FBI agent and vocal critic of the Obama administration 's dealing with terrorists , will head the House Intelligence Committee when Republicans take control of the House next year . Incoming House Speaker John Boehner announced Wednesday his choice of the Michigan Republican to lead the panel which oversees the secret work and the budgets of the 16 agencies and departments which make up the intelligence community . Rogers is not one to mince words . He has made it clear where he stands on a number of fronts which could be a thorn in the side of the Obama administration . He does n't think the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba should be closed . Rogers wants terror suspects to be considered enemy combatants who would not be read their Miranda rights and would be put on trial before military tribunals held at Guantanamo . Rogers has accused the administration of treating terrorism as `` lawfare '' instead of warfare . `` We do not need Eliot Ness on the battlefield ; what we need is Gen. George S. Patton , '' said the lawmaker . The five-term congressman is a former FBI agent and has been critical of the bureau for its failure to solve its computer problems and its inability to integrate its 2,800 analysts . Rogers beat out Rep. William `` Mac '' Thornberry , R-Texas , for the job . In a prepared statement , Boehner said , `` Mike Rogers ' experience and expertise has proven invaluable throughout his tenure on the Intelligence Committee . '' The outgoing ranking member of the committee called Rogers the right man at the right time for the job . Rep. Pete Hoekstra , R-Michigan , said `` intelligence is at the tip of the spear in the fight against terrorists and America 's foreign adversaries , and Mike is a strong leader to conduct oversight of such a critical issue to the U.S. '' Since the Intelligence Committee is considered a select committee , the speaker has the sole responsibility of appointing its chairman . But Boehner did seem to offer Thornberry a possible consolation prize . The speaker-elect said he will recommend to the Republican Steering Committee that Thornberry be appointed the vice chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee .
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Rep. Mike Rogers , former FBI agent , will head the House Intelligence Committee next year . Michigan Republican has been a vocal opponent of Obama administration 's terror policies . Rogers does n't think Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba should be closed .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg , an Independent , joins several leading Democrats , Republicans and other Independent political leaders in the launch of a new group that hopes to find non-partisan solutions to some of the nation 's problems and to impact the next Congressional session . The organization , known as No Labels , kicked off Monday in New York with a series of panels discussing some key political problems in America , such as hyper-partisanship and electoral reform . During the day the group 's leaders and speakers explore how it can help find common ground to help solve those and other issues . Besides Bloomberg , among those participating in the kick-off : Sens. Evan Bayh , D-Indiana ; Kirsten Gillibrand , D-New York ; Joe Manchin , D-West Virginia ; Joe Lieberman , I-Connecticut ; Reps. Mike Castle , R-Delaware and Bob Inglis , R-South Carolina ; former Republican congressman Tom Davis and Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist , who ran for Senate this year as an Independent . Later in the day during the kick-off event Bloomberg is expected to speak about non-partisan redistricting . `` Parties have a place , but party loyalty , I do n't think , should get in the way of doing what you as an elected official believes what 's right . I think that 's what most of the public wants , '' Bloomberg told NBC 's Meet the Press Sunday . Led by columnist and CNN contributor John Avlon , Republican political consultant Mark McKinnon , Democratic consultant Kiki McLean , and veteran Democratic fundraiser Nancy Jacobson who conceived the idea , the No Labels group aims to look at politics through a new prism and wants to urge political leaders not to abandon their political labels but set them aside in order help find solutions . `` No Labels will create a space where ideas can be judged on the merits , not their conformity to pre-fabricated stereotypes . The point is not whether America moves left or right ; it 's whether we move forward . And that 's what the majority of Americans are yearning for , '' the group described as its mission . Veteran political analyst Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution said it will be difficult for this type of group to change the political dynamics . `` They are obviously confronting very strong head winds , '' he told CNN but added `` why not throw something into the mix . '' Bloomberg grabbed national headlines and renewed talk he might mount an independent run for the presidency in 2012 with a high profile speech last week saying government needs to chart `` a middle way '' to help fix the economy and criticized the partisanship in today 's government . `` The country is growing more and more frustrated with government 's inability to keep America prosperous and fair and more skeptical that the jobs we need are coming soon . As families struggle to get by , they have seen little but partisan gridlock , political pandering and legislative influence-peddling , '' Bloomberg said as he outlined steps to tackle unemployment , spur job creation and push growth . `` Both parties follow the mood of the moment -- instead of leading from the front . They incite anger instead of addressing it -- for their own partisan interests . '' Bloomberg 's participation in the No Labels group is helping to stoke the speculation . `` You can see why Bloomberg is involved , '' Mann told CNN . It helps `` to create a market for an independent candidacy . '' `` We have seen these efforts before to explore some alternative , a third party candidacy ... they have n't gone anywhere , '' Mann added . On Sunday Bloomberg denied any intentions of seeking the presidency . `` I 'm not going to run for president , the job . I have a great job . I 'm going to finish my 1,100 whatever number of days it is left go to , and I 'll leave the politics to the experts , '' he told NBC 's Meet the Press . When pressed he repeated his stance . `` I 'm not looking at the possibility of running . I 've got a great job . And I 'm going to stay with this . '' Recently there have been some bipartisan initiatives in Washington to try to come up with solutions particularly regarding the nation 's growing debt , including the presidentially appointed commission . However , political experts are doubtful those initiatives will result in any concrete action in the near future . `` I am skeptical of any short-term agreement between the two parties on the big fiscal questions confronting the country . There are real differences '' that will have to be argued out in the political process , Mann said . With the Republicans taking control of the House next month , it is unclear whether Washington 's partisan atmosphere will improve because of necessity or get worse . Princeton University political science professor Fred Greenstein pointed to the compromise for the temporary extension of the Bush-era tax cuts reached by the White House and congressional Republicans as a sign compromise is possible . As for the new No Labels group , Greenstein for one said it could help . `` If they are trying to join the crowd let 's work together rather than sink together , I think they will be widely perceived as doing something useful , '' he told CNN . `` I think they add to kind of a groundswell of recognition '' that government officials should strive for that type of cooperation . Both Mann and Greenstein said any effort that could help bring some honesty and clarity to the political debate will help the process . Group officials say they expect more than 1,000 ordinary citizens from all 50 states to participate in the launch event Monday . They are aiming to build chapters in all 435 congressional districts . Polls after the mid-term election show Americans want political leaders to reach across the political aisle to get things done . Forty-seven percent said it is more important to compromise to get things done than to stick to their beliefs , according to a USA Today-Gallup poll last month . According to state registration statistics , about a quarter of Americans on average consider themselves as independent . In several states the number of people registered as independents tops those affiliated with either political party : Alaska , Connecticut , Iowa , Massachusetts , New Jersey and Rhode Island .
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The group kicks off Monday with a series of panels . Lieberman , Bayh and Crist will also take part . The group wants leaders to set aside political labels to fix problems . Group expects participation from all 50 states .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A group of Chilean miners who spent 69 days trapped underground have traveled to Britain as the guests of football team Manchester United . A collapse at the San Esteban mine in Chile on August 5 left 33 men stranded , but they were rescued amid jubilant scenes as the world 's media watched in October . Twenty-three of those miners are visiting England , having been invited to cities around the world after becoming international celebrities . They took part in a training session with United manager Alex Ferguson at the club 's Carrington headquarters on Monday ahead of watching that night 's Premier League visit by title rivals Arsenal . `` It 's fantastic that they 're coming , '' the 68-year-old told United 's website . `` These are people who showed real substance and perseverance to make sure they survived . There are examples in life which you should always take note of . `` I mean , the life of a miner , having to work in the bowels of the earth and not being able to see anything . That 's a great sacrifice to earn your living . I 'm sure they 'll enjoy themselves on their trip . '' Former United star Bobby Charlton also met the club 's South American guests . `` I ca n't believe these are the same people the whole world dropped everything for , '' Charlton said . `` You took it in your stride and everyone around the world is very proud of you . '' Last month the miners were saluted with a standing ovation at the CNN Heroes event in Los Angeles , California . Heroes show opens with salute to Chilean miners . In October Manchester United invited them to visit , while Spanish football star David Villa sent two shirts from his club team Barcelona to the families of the men while they were still trapped to show his sympathy . Former Chile defender Elias Figueroa , who played in three World Cups and collected 47 caps for his country , accompanied the miners on their trip .
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Manchester United have welcomed 23 of the rescued Chilean miners to the club . The men spent 69 days trapped underground at the San Esteban mine in Chile . They were invited by the club to Britain in October after emerging from their ordeal .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offered support Monday to state and local officials in western Washington battling fast-moving floodwaters and rising rivers . Six teams , including 39 flood fighters , were sent to the Olympic Peninsula and the Chehalis , Nooksack , Skagit , Snohomish and Puyallup river basins to monitor areas of concern and provide real-time river condition observations to the local and federal emergency operations centers , officials said . The Corps also supplied two pumps to the city of Orting at its request and 15,000 sandbags to Snohomish County . Monday morning , the National Weather Service was reporting major flooding on the Snoqualmie River at Carnation and moderate flooding on the Snohomish River at Snohomish . Flooding also was occurring or was predicted for areas along the Green , Nooksack , Skagit , Skokomish and Chehalis rivers , according to the weather service 's Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service . The Stillaguamish River , which Sunday evening rose to a record level at Arlington , had receded below flood stage Monday morning and will continue to drop , the prediction service said . The rain that led to the flooding also triggered mudslides that shut down passenger trains north and south of Seattle over the weekend . About 300 people are staying in shelters after homes flooded in several cities north of Seattle , said Rob Harper an emergency management spokesman for Washington . He said they evacuated voluntarily . `` Swift-water teams were called out Sunday , '' Harper said . `` Rescue operations are still being mobilized to be available if needed . '' Rivers in nine counties had crested at or above flood stage by Sunday morning , the state Emergency Operations Center reported . And a mudslide north of Vancouver , Washington , just across the state line from Portland , Oregon , shut down Amtrak 's Cascades train route until Tuesday morning , Amtrak said . `` They have to make sure where the mudslide occurred or anywhere else along that track , that the slope is stable enough to where there will not be any chances of an additional mudslide occurring before they release passenger traffic back onto the track , '' said Washington Department of Transportation spokeswoman Vickie Sheehan . Mudslides occurred north of Seattle as well , shutting down train service that connected the city to Canada , Sheehan said . But shutting down the Portland-to-Seattle run has `` a much bigger impact that affects a lot more people , '' she said . Amtrak will provide bus service for all ticketed passengers throughout the weekend and until the rail line reopens , Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said . CNN 's Antoinette Campbell , Jessica Jordan , Shelby Lin Erdman , Leslie Tripp and Greg Morrison contributed to this report .
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NEW : U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sends six flood flight teams to Washington state . Damage assessments begin Monday on flooded homes , an official says . Flooding reported on several rivers , with some still rising . Nine counties report flooding , Washington state says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police said Thursday that evidence and a surviving victim tie a man killed while trying to rob an Illinois tanning salon to a two-state shooting spree earlier this year . Gary Amaya , 48 , was killed Saturday after he walked into LA Tan salon in Orland Park , Illinois , brandishing a .38 Colt revolver . A customer , Jason McDaniel , rushed at Amaya and killed him after turning the gun on him , according to surveillance video . Will County , Illinois , Sheriff Paul Kaupas said Thursday that the weapon used by Amaya in this weekend 's botched robbery was similar to the one used in two shootings October 5 along the Illinois-Indiana line . One person was killed and three were wounded in those shootings , police have said . In addition , Amaya 's vehicle outside the Orland Park shooting matched one seen in Washington Township , Illinois , and Lowell , Indiana , where the October incidents took place , Kaupas said . The Indiana survivor , too , told detectives it was Amaya who shot him . `` The evidence at this time ... tells us that the suspect that was killed in the armed robbery at Orland Park ... does match the information from the previous homicide-slash-shooting in Lowell , Indiana , '' Kaupas said . Yet Kaupas did not go as far as saying definitively that Amaya was behind all three shootings , noting that he was awaiting results of more forensic tests . Police on Thursday did not expand on widespread reports that the gunman in the first two shootings randomly discussed honey bees before shooting his victims -- leading media to brand him `` the Honey Bee Killer . '' But Kaupas did say Amaya previously worked at a hunting lodge in rural Grundy County , Illinois , where he cared for honey bees . Authorities also elaborated on Saturday 's botched robbery and shooting . Orland Park Police Chief Tim McCarthy said McDaniel , who was in the shop with a worker , offered Amaya his money and explained that he had a young child . `` The comment by Amaya was , ` Whatever , ' '' McCarthy said at the Thursday news conference . `` At that point , both feared for their life , that this was going to be more than a robbery . '' Video shows McDaniel , 29 , rushing at robber and , during the struggle , Amaya being shot . McDaniel told CNN affiliate WGN that he acted after coming to the conclusion that there was something wrong with Amaya . `` There was no ... hurry , '' McDaniel said . `` He was very calm , like he wanted to hurt somebody -- like that was his intended goal . '' This weekend 's shooting come more than two months after a gunman killed one construction worker and hurt two in Washington Township . An hour later and about 10 miles away in Lowell , Indiana , authorities believe the same gunman struck again -- this time firing on a farmer . Keith Dahl was shot in the left shoulder , arm and elbow , and then was robbed . The farmer talked with police detectives after this weekend 's incident . `` Mr. Dahl has unequivocally identified Gary Amaya as the person who shot him , '' Lake County , Indiana , Sheriff Roy Dominguez said at Thursday 's news conference . Amaya is not the first person arrested in connection with the October shootings . Lynwood , Illinois , police officer Brian Dorian was charged with first-degree murder , but four days later was released from jail after authorities were able to verify his alibi . `` I feel horrible that Brian Dorian went through this , '' said Will County State 's Attorney James W. Glasgow . `` At no time did we stop looking for exculpatory evidence . ''
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Gary Amaya was shot and killed Saturday while trying to rob an Illinois tanning salon . Police say the gun Amaya used matches that in two shootings . In those , a gunman killed one and wounded three near the Illinois-Indiana line . That gunman reportedly asked his victims about bees ; police say Amaya tended bees .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- After a rough night spent wrapped in tablecloths and dozing on floors , stranded showboat passengers walked to safety Sunday from their disabled vessel via a 30-foot plank , a spokeswoman for the company that owns the boat said . By noon Sunday , all 567 passengers and 76 crew members had been escorted off the Showboat Branson Belle , according to Lisa Rau , a spokeswoman for Herschend Family Entertainment . Marine experts onboard the ship Sunday afternoon were focusing on the boat 's propulsion system , including its paddle wheel , as a possible reason the ship ran aground the previous day in a remote area of Missouri 's Table Rock Lake , Rau said . The grounding left all those trapped and forced to spend the night on a boat without any sleeping accommodations . Earlier , the arduous task of reaching the boat 's remote location involved bulldozing vegetation to create a pathway . Gusty winds and freezing temperatures made that and the disembarking process difficult , according to Rau . `` We are moving heaven and earth to get to them , '' Rau said earlier Sunday , . The boat left the dock in Branson , Missouri , at 4 p.m. Saturday and ran aground after the captain had problems with the thruster during the cruise , which was scheduled to last two and a half hours . The boat did have heat and electrical power , Rau said , and passengers were provided food and beverages . `` It 's not the best case scenario , but we 're doing everything we can to make sure everybody 's as comfortable as possible , '' Rau said earlier . Jim Wellborn , a passenger stranded in the boat , said that they were in the middle of a comedy show when the captain interrupted and told the audience that the boat 's propellers had hit something under water . `` We were almost back to the dock , when we heard a couple of loud noises . The comedian said something funny and we all laughed , '' he said . The Showboat Branson Belle is a 750-seat paddle boat with no gambling or alcohol , she said . Its featured `` Showstoppers '' performance includes 30 songs , according to the cruise website . All those passengers stranded overnight will get annual passes to the Silver Dollar City theme park in Branson that , like the boat , is owned by Herschend Family Entertainment , along with a full refund for the cruise , said Rau . CNN 's Paul Chambers and Adam Shivers contributed to this report .
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NEW : All 576 passengers are now off the boat , having left via a 30-foot plank . NEW : Investigators are probing the paddle wheel as a possible cause . The boat ran aground in a remote area of Table Rock Lake on Saturday afternoon . Gusty winds and freezing temperatures made the disembarking process difficult .
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Ciudad Juarez , Mexico -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In one of Mexico 's most violent cities , it was a startling scene : clinics closed , with no doctors to treat patients . Doctors in Ciudad Juarez , Mexico , said Monday that they would stop working for 24 hours to demand that the government do more to deal with the violence ravaging their city . `` Many of us have been asked to save the lives of burglars , extorters and kidnappers of our own colleagues . It 's outrageous that we are saving the lives of people that are attacking and killing us , and we are going to look for the legal means to avoid doing that , '' said Alejandro Flores , a member of the Citizens ' Committee of Ciudad Juarez Doctors . Banners hanging outside hospitals and clinics in Ciudad Juarez -- located across the border from El Paso , Texas -- read : `` Stop impunity . We demand justice . '' `` We know that patients have the right to healthcare , but nonetheless , we the doctors can not offer our services if we live trapped in our homes for fear of going out to work , if we are kidnapped , or even worse , if we lose our lives , killed with impunity , '' a statement from the doctors ' organization said . The statement noted the recent deaths of three colleagues -- one who died in a car bomb explosion , and two others who died after being kidnapped . The group also issued a list of demands that they asked authorities to meet within seven days , including releasing more information about an investigation into the recent killings of two doctors and bringing more federal agents to the city to investigate unsolved crimes . `` The doctors feel that there is no protection . There are no guarantees of security from the police or the government , '' attorney Angel de la Torre said . Journalists Arturo Chacon and Edgar Roman contributed to this report .
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Doctors say they are increasingly the victims of violence . One says they want to deny treatment to criminals . A group demands that more federal agents investigate unsolved crimes . The protest occurs in Ciudad Juarez , across the border from El Paso , Texas .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Leaders around the world Tuesday mourned the death of the diplomat who spearheaded the end of the Bosnian war on the 15th anniversary of the peace deal he helped design . Richard C. Holbrooke , 69 , died Monday after doctors performed surgery to repair a tear in his aorta . He most recently served as the Obama administration 's point man in the volatile Afghan-Pakistani war zone . `` You 've got to stop this war in Afghanistan , '' he told a Pakistani surgeon at George Washington University Hospital as he was being sedated for surgery , according to a senior administration official . That was one of his final comments , the official said . Holbrooke was perhaps best known for his role as the chief architect of the Dayton Peace Accords -- signed December 14 , 1995 -- which ended the deadly ethnic conflict that erupted during the breakup of Yugoslavia . `` I had the honor and privilege of working with Richard through many international crises over several decades , most particularly the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo , '' former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said . `` He could always be counted on for his imagination , dedication and forcefulness . '' After President Barack Obama took office in 2008 , Holbrooke took one of the toughest diplomatic assignments -- U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan , the region Obama regards as critical to the fight against terrorism . Holbrooke 's assertive style worked in the Balkans , but it brought perils for diplomats in Afghanistan and Pakistan , where long stretches of chatting and tea-drinking are the norm . He was frank in his assessments about the region and officials in both countries regarded him as abrasive , including Afghan President Hamid Karzai . In April 2009 , there were reports of a heated argument between Holbrooke and Karzai after charges of fraud surfaced in the Afghan presidential election . Karzai 's office issued a brief statement Tuesday , describing Holbrooke as `` a veteran and seasoned diplomat who had served greatly to the government and the people of the United States . '' `` Achieving peace and stabilization of a country with complex realities on the ground , as well as in the region , is not an overnight task , but there was no doubt that he was pursuing his mission not only objectively , professionally and patriotically as an American , but at the same time as a friend of Afghanistan , '' said Dr. Abdullah Abdullah , Afghanistan 's former foreign minister . `` That was what we admired most . '' In an interview with CNN , Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari called Holbrooke an `` extremely hard-working man '' who can `` get things done which would otherwise take weeks to get through . '' One of the world 's most recognizable diplomats , Holbrooke 's career spanned from the Vietnam War era to the war against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan , coinciding with presidencies of the past five decades , from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama . He also worked as a journalist and an investment banker . But as a diplomat , he was plain-speaking , accessible , and known for his tough-mindedness . Obama called Holbrooke `` a true giant of American foreign policy who has made America stronger , safer , and more respected . '' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the nation had lost `` one of its fiercest champions and most dedicated public servants . '' `` He was the consummate diplomat , able to stare down dictators and stand up for America 's interests and values even under the most difficult circumstances , '' Clinton 's statement said . `` Few people have ever left a larger mark on the State Department or our country . '' A statement appearing on numerous radical Islamist websites used Holbrooke 's death to condemn the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan . `` People can not turn a blind eye to the presence of -LRB- U.S. and allied -RRB- troops and can not be fooled by -LRB- Gen. David -RRB- Petraeus , Holbrooke and others who should know that their fate is a scandal , madness , fainting , or worse than that , '' the statement read . Shortly after taking office , Obama appointed Holbrooke to the special representative job and Holbrooke dove in headfirst to tackle the challenges . In an October interview with CNN , Holbrooke cautioned patience in the struggle against the militants and for democracy in the so-called AfPak region , a mission that he said was of the `` most vital importance to our national security interests . '' `` We are determined to see it through , '' he said , and he made reference to the Vietnam War and the Dayton Accords in his insights . He noted that dealing with so many foes on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border made the process difficult . `` A peace deal requires agreements , and you do n't make agreements with your friends , you make agreements with your enemies , '' he said . Holbrooke mentioned a range of militant groups , such as the Afghan Taliban , the Pakistani Taliban , the Haqqani Network , and Lashkar-e Tayyiba , and noted that `` an expert could add another 30 . '' `` There 's no Ho Chi Minh . There 's no Slobodan Milosevic . There 's no Palestinian Authority . There is a widely dispersed group of -- of people that we roughly call the enemy . There 's al Qaeda , with which there 's no possibility of any discussion at all . '' `` There is no clear single address that you go to , '' Holbrooke said . CNN 's Jill Dougherty , Nic Robertson , Joe Sterling and Elise Labott contributed to this report .
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President Obama calls Holbrooke a true giant of U.S. foreign policy . Albright praises his `` imagination , dedication and forcefulness '' Holbrooke was known as the `` chief architect '' of the accords that ended the war in the Balkans . The diplomat ruffled feathers in a career that ranged from Vietnam to Afghanistan .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police have ratcheted up charges against the girlfriend of an Alabama father , days after searchers found fragmented remains they say are of the second of the man 's young children , tossed along the side of a remote highway . Mobile , Alabama , police spokesman Christopher Levy said Monday that Heather Keaton would be charged with two counts of aggravated child abuse and two counts of abuse of a corpse -- one count each for the deaths of Jonathan DeBlase , 3 , and his sister Natalie , 4 . The children 's father , John Joseph DeBlase , 27 , was arrested December 3 and is now charged with two counts of murder and two counts of abuse of a corpse . John DeBlase 's lawyer , Jim Sears , said Monday that his client maintains `` his innocence in regards to the death of the children . '' Sears added that DeBlase might consider pleading not guilty by reason of disease or mental defect -LRB- equivalent to an insanity plea in other jurisdictions -RRB- . The investigation kicked off November 18 , when Keaton told Louisville , Kentucky , police that she needed protection from DeBlase , who she claimed was holding her against her will . She was arrested in early December and charged , at the time , with two counts of willful abuse and neglect of a child . Around 1 a.m. Monday , Keaton arrived from Kentucky to face the four additional charges , according Levy . By early in the afternoon , she had not been questioned by Mobile police . Her arrest followed the discovery Saturday morning of remains that authorities believe are those of young Natalie DeBlase . Searchers had planned to canvas woods abutting a six-mile stretch of highway just northwest of Citronelle , Alabama , about 50 miles north of Mobile , based on information provided by John DeBlase . But they found the remains -- less than half of a young body , including a skull and miscellaneous bones -- around 9 a.m. , within 30 minutes of starting the search . `` We did n't cover hardly any of it , because we found her so quickly , '' said Levy . `` She was where he said she would be . '' Levy said the girl was not buried , but had been laid `` in the woods , not far from the roadway , '' just as DeBlase had told authorities . The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences is examining the remains to confirm that they belonged to Natalie . The girl was last seen in March , when authorities believe she was killed . Jonathan DeBlase had not been seen since June , police said . Investigators believe he was slain around that time . Remains that police believe are those of the young boy were found last Wednesday near Vancleave , Mississippi . The cause of death for both sets of remains has not yet been determined , police said . DeBlase and Keaton blame each other for the siblings ' deaths , authorities said . Police , who did not know the children were missing until November 19 , contend that DeBlase allowed Keaton to abuse the children by restraining them with tape , putting socks in their mouths and confining them . A day earlier , Keaton signed a domestic violence petition in Louisville that said , `` I feel he may have murdered his children , because he said they were non-responsive . He would not let me check on them . '' She said DeBlase had told her `` choices were made ... and he had to do what he had to do . '' According to a police complaint , DeBlase between March 1 and November 19 allowed Keaton to tape Natalie 's hands and feet , put a sock in her mouth and place her in a suitcase that was put in a closet for 14 hours . He also allowed Keaton to tape Jonathan 's hands to the side of his legs , tape a broom handle to his back , place a sock in his mouth and then make the child stand in a corner all night when the couple went to bed , according to the complaint . DeBlase and Keaton have one infant daughter together , according to Keaton 's account in the Kentucky police report . Police said one reason Keaton claimed she needed protection from DeBlase was that she feared for the safety of the infant , who was with her in Kentucky . HLN 's Natisha Lance contributed to this report .
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NEW : John DeBlase maintains his innocence in his children 's deaths , his lawyer says . Heather Keaton is being charged Monday with two counts of abuse of a corpse . Alabama police say they believe the remains of both children have been found . The case opened in November , though the children had n't been seen for months .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- If recent trends are any indication , cartoon self-caricatures are becoming more popular than the clichéd photo in the mirror headshot . Cartoon avatars , both classic and new , are hot right now . The cartoon-spawning series `` Mad Men '' is back . The critically and commercially successful AMC show about 1960s ad execs has revived its popular `` Mad Men Yourself '' campaign , which lets you create an animated doppelganger that smokes like a train and would n't be out of place in a film noir . Since `` Mad Men Yourself '' launched a year ago , thousands of people adorned their Facebook profiles with the retro caricatures . The trend was not unlike the personalized knockoffs of Shepard Fairley 's striking Obama Hope design during the 2008 presidential election . The Wall Street Journal , which is mentioned in the `` Mad Men '' season opener , created an iconic `` hedcut '' of the show 's lead character , Don Draper . In other words , the WSJ made a real hedcut of a fake person on a TV show , just as `` Mad Men Yourself '' encouraged real people to make fake versions of themselves . One artist , David Lanham , uses Apple 's iPhone 4 video-chat capabilities to create user avatars . For $ 50 , Lanham will do a cartoon portrait of you after chatting with you for about 20 minutes via the phone 's FaceTime app . Lanham is not basing the portraits on photos but on videos -- although he will snap a screen shot of you for reference if he needs it . Will this cartoon-avatar trend last ? Probably not for long , as people may get sick of looking the same as all their Facebook friends . But it may return with the next easily modifiable cartoon-portrait app . In the meantime , feel free to pre-emptively block the return of the bathroom mirror self-portrait -- there 's a Facebook group for it .
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The AMC show `` Mad Men '' has revived its popular `` Mad Men Yourself '' campaign . The Wall Street Journal created an iconic `` hedcut '' of character Don Draper . Many Facebook profiles have been taken over by caricatures . One artist is enabling the portrait trend by using iPhone 4 video chats to create user avatars .
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Eminem got sober , Arcade Fire got spooked , Katy Perry flashed her hits and Kanye sang one for jerk-offs everywhere . -LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- 5 . Arcade Fire , `` We Used to Wait '' `` Now our lives are changing fast , '' sings Win Butler , spooked and sleepless . But his empathetic croon -- and his band 's orchestral - rock wallop -- make high anxiety sound almost sublime . 4 . Katy Perry , `` Teenage Dream '' Co-written by Max Martin and Dr. Luke , this buoyant electro-pop singalong is 2010 's catchiest tune . As for that `` teenage dream , '' Perry does n't mince words : `` Let 's go all the way tonight . '' 3 . Sade , `` Soldier of Love '' Nobody knows where Sade disappears to for years at a time between hits , but `` Soldier of Love '' proves she knows how to make a hell of a re-entrance . She sings about emotional devastation over a beat that mixes quiet-storm synths with acid-damaged riffs straight out of TV on the Radio 's playbook . It 's as close as she 's ever come to blowing her cool . Rolling Stone 's top five albums of 2010 . 2 . Cee Lo Green , `` F *** You '' The title alone would have guaranteed hundreds of thousands of Web clicks . But Cee Lo did n't just say `` F *** you '' -- he said it with humor and serious panache . Despite the bummed-out lyrics , the Motown-style beat is DayGlo-bright , and Cee Lo 's lovelorn lament doubles as an anthem for lean times : `` If I was richer/I 'd still be with ya/Ha , now ai n't that some shit ? '' 1 . Kanye West feat . Pusha T , `` Runaway '' It takes a special kind of dark , twisted genius to raise the white flag of surrender while raising a middle finger . Kanye West is that genius . `` Runaway '' is Kanye 's musical response to the Taylor Swift affair , but it 's much more than that : a nine-minute meditation on romantic failure and public infamy . Kanye creates a huge , eerie beat out of thunderous drums and plinking piano , and he turns the phrase `` Let 's have a toast for the douchebags '' into a refrain nearly as catchy as `` She loves you -- yeah , yeah , yeah . '' In 2010 , no other song was so crazily epic or jaw-droppingly gorgeous -- not on the radio , not anywhere . Now , everyone raise your glasses . See the full list at RollingStone.com . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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Arcade Fire 's `` We Used to Wait '' makes high anxiety sound almost sublime . Sade sings about emotional devastation in `` Soldier of Love '' Kayne West 's `` Runaway '' was named the number one single of the year by Rolling Stone .
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Port-au-Prince , Haiti -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was in Haiti on Sunday , urging the U.S government and other Americans to do more to help the earthquake-ravaged country . `` Not to get political , but if some of the politicians would come here and see the conditions perhaps they would see the need for , say , a military airlift to bring the supplies that are so needed here , '' she said . Palin spoke at a brief press conference at a warehouse owned by the Samaritan 's Purse organization north of Port-au-Prince . '' -LRB- I -RRB- do n't want Americans to forget the need that is here , '' she said . `` More importantly , for Americans and people across the world to know what an individual can do to make a difference , to contribute , to kind of get out of your comfort zone and volunteer to help . '' Palin praised Samaritan 's Purse for `` doing God 's work . '' Samaritan 's Purse describes itself on its website as `` a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world . '' Palin said she would not take questions from reporters . `` The reason I wo n't be answering questions is because we do n't need to be getting political here today , '' Palin said . The former Republican vice-presidential nominee thanked her husband and daughter Bristol for joining her on the trip and said she hopes Bristol could help raise awareness of Haiti 's needs among young people . As she was whisked off the makeshift stage to her waiting car , Palin answered one question from CNN 's Gary Tuchman , who asked what was different from what she expected to find in Haiti . `` Much harsher than I had expected , the conditions are much rougher , '' Palin replied . Palin is widely thought to be considering a run for president in 2012 . Her visit comes as Haiti is fighting a massive cholera outbreak that has killed more than 2,000 people and sickened nearly 100,000 . The country has been struggling to recover from January 's massive earthquake that left more than 220,000 dead . A disputed presidential election has threatened to plunge the country into further chaos .
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Palin holds a brief press conference outside Port-au-Prince . She declines to take questions from reporters . Palin is traveling with Samaritan 's Purse evangelical aid organization . The visit comes as Haiti is fighting a massive cholera outbreak .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A California county sheriff said on Friday that a couple executed what he called a `` cold , calculating plan '' to lure a mother to their home , strangle her , then run off with her baby . Merced County sheriff 's deputies Wednesday arrested Teresa Ceja Robles , 33 , and her husband , Jose Augustine Velarde , 37 , and charged them with murdering Ana Lila Diaz DeCeja inside their Planada house . The victim 's infant boy reunited with his surviving family members , including his father and grandmother , the following night -- nine days after being abandoned in frigid conditions on a stranger 's front stoop . Sheriff Mark Pazin told HLN 's `` Nancy Grace '' that the pair killed the 26-year-old woman because they wanted to have her two-month-old boy , a desire that began after Diaz let Robles hold the baby in a medical clinic shortly after his birth . `` That 's when she fell in love with the infant and had to have that baby , '' Pazin said of Robles . `` The only word I can use to categorize -LRB- their actions -RRB- is despicable . It 's just bizarre . '' Neighbors last saw Diaz and her young son together December 2 , getting into a blue 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche in Planada , the sheriff 's office said . Pazin said that Robles and Velarde got Diaz to come over to their house , where the mother `` was `` immediately attacked by the husband , savagely strangled ... and lit on fire to hide the evidence . '' A charred body , identified using dental records as that of Diaz , was found later that day in an almond orchard in Snelling , less than a 30-mile drive to the north . Pazin said Friday that the couple had `` an absolute plan -LRB- for -RRB- every move they made . '' Beyond befriending Diaz , the sheriff said that store surveillance video shows Robles shopping for baby items on the same day -- December 2 -- that she and her husband allegedly kidnapped the boy and killed his mother . Robles had three children of her own before the incident , and she and her husband even introduced the baby to them . But eventually , the couple decided to change course . The couple told detectives that they planned to tell Robles ' children that the infant had gone to a nearby Fresno hospital and , in a few days , `` were going to then tell the children that the little infant had died , '' according to Pazin . `` They were compounding what they had already done , '' the sheriff said . `` And here , they had wanted to raise this little infant . '' Pazin credited `` intense media scrutiny '' with turning up the heat on Robles and Velarde , who eventually dropped the baby off on a doorstep four days after allegedly kidnapping him . On Thursday , members of Diaz 's family -- including her husband and mother -- gathered for a bittersweet reunion with the baby boy , whom they had not seen in nearly two weeks . `` This is really a joyful moment , and we are really happy to have -LRB- the baby -RRB- here , '' the victim 's brother Rodolfo Diaz told CNN affiliate KPGE . `` But still , we want justice for my sister . ''
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NEW : A California sheriff says a couple schemed to kill a mother and steal her baby . Merced County 's sheriff said the victim was strangled to death , dumped , burned . Police say they 're working to determine whether the couple tried to sell a baby . The victim 's 2-month-old son was found alive and reunited with his family .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- On my last day on a visit to Beirut , Lebanon , I participated in a long conversation with a Hamas political leader . I agreed that the conversation would be off the record , but without direct quotation , I can summarize what was said . The peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is dead , in the view of Hamas . Likewise , economic growth in the West Bank is illusory , a product only of Western aid . The Palestinians are divided , and the international community has lost interest in us . That might sound like a negative assessment . Yet my Hamas interlocutor insisted that today 's desperate outlook would soon yield to tomorrow 's glorious victory . With the peace process dead , the Palestinian Authority would break apart . West Bank Palestinians would realign themselves with Hamas . Those who refused would be eliminated as collaborators . The Hamas man did tacitly acknowledge that Palestinian attacks on Israel have failed in the past . He declined to agree that the 2000-2003 intifada was a failure or that Hamas had been defeated in the December 2008 Gaza war . But he did not argue that these wars were successes either . But next time , things would be different , the `` resistance '' would be global : Hamas , he suggested , would call Muslims around the world to join the fight against Israel , just as Muslims worldwide joined together in Afghanistan in the 1980s to fight the Soviet Union . This next fight -- he said -- would force Israel to rethink its continued existence . He said that just as his generation was more radical than his father 's , so the next generation would be more radical than his own . The Hamas man asked with sinister humor : `` If you Americans care so much about the Israelis , why do n't you give them California ? '' The tone was defiant , belligerent , confident . Yet through it all , I also heard a despairing undertone . The Hamas man lamented that nobody understands Hamas . Those who try to talk to them -- like U.S. president Jimmy Carter -- end up paying a heavy political price . He veered from boasting that they would never negotiate with the Israelis to complaining that Israel had ignored their offer of a truce in 2004 . He claimed the flotilla organizers who tried to bring aid to Hamas-controlled Gaza had achieved a great success -- then later complained that nothing had changed , that Israel controlled the flow of goods into Gaza as tightly as ever . The plan seemed to be : for Hamas and the radical Palestinians to suffer defeat after defeat until finally Israel collapsed . That does not sound like a very good plan . Earlier on the trip , another Hamas representative had explained this point of view very succinctly : `` To emerge from the fight with your steadfastness undiminished : that is victory . '' But actually ... no it 's not victory . Fighting and losing , followed by more fighting and more losing is a formula for prolonging the pain of defeat . Hamas promises its supporters a far-off day of apocalyptic retribution and redemption . If my source is right , there will be another outburst of violence soon . Almost certainly it will end the way the previous rounds of violence have ended . Israel will be left standing more strong and secure and prosperous than ever - and its attackers will be more frozen in their refusal to do the thing most necessary to end this conflict : recognize Israel , reject war , and make the best deal they can get based on today 's realities . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of David Frum .
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David Frum : Hamas political leader expects peace process to fail . Frum says Hamas expects next conflict with Israel will attract broader support . Hamas ' policy is self-defeating , wo n't change Mideast reality , says Frum . He says Palestinians should recognize Israel , make best deal they can .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- England 's Lee Westwood showed no signs of buckling under the pressure of his new status as golf 's world number one , hitting a round of 70 to sit one shot behind leader Francesco Molinari after day two of the HSBC Champions challenge in Shanghai , China . The Italian led the field on Friday , after a two-round score of nine-under-par gave him a one-shot lead over Westwood , with the man who was displaced at the top of world rankings , Tiger Woods , five shots off the lead . South African Ernie Els was the day 's big mover , his round of 65 put him within two shots of the lead on seven-under-par , alongside compatriot Jaco Van Zyl and Richard Ramsay of Scotland . The English pair of Luke Donald and Ross Fisher are currently on six-under and five-under respectively , with Westwood 's rivals for number one status , Martin Kaymer , and defending champion Phil Mickelson , both six shots off the lead on three-under . Westwood had no complaints over his form , and was pleased with his performance given his recent lack of competitive action and injury problems . `` It 's a good performance the first two rounds to come back to , '' Westwood told the PGA Tour 's official website . `` I did n't know what to expect , and I 'm pleasantly surprised with how well I 've played . '' Woods was in philosophical mood when discussing his round , admitting his score could have gone either way . `` My score could have been worse , but it also could have been a lot better , '' said Woods .
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Francesco Molinari leads the HSBC Champions challenge after day two . Lee Westwood is one shot behind the Italian , who is on nine-under par . Tiger Woods is five shots of the lead on four under .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has topped the list of Forbes magazine 's list of the world 's most powerful people , besting U.S. President Barack Obama who slipped to the second spot . The magazine said it used four criteria to define power -- whether the person has influence over a lot of people ; whether they have significant wealth compared to their peers ; whether they are powerful in more than one sphere and whether they actively wield power . In that respect , said the magazine , the editors picked Hu as the most powerful man in the world . The annual list was released Wednesday evening . As the leader of China , Hu presides over 1.3 billion people -- one-fifth of the world 's population , and over the world 's largest army . Under him , China has become the world 's second-largest economy . And , says Forbes , `` Unlike Western counterparts , Hu can divert rivers , build cities , jail dissidents and censor Internet without meddling from pesky bureaucrats , courts . '' Julian Assange , the editor of WikiLeaks , makes the list -LRB- No. 68 -RRB- , as does Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg -LRB- No. 40 -RRB- . In addition , several accused criminals do too , including al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden -LRB- No. 57 -RRB- . The top 10 most powerful people , according to the magazine : . 1 . Hu Jintao , president of China . 2 . Barack Obama , president of the United States . 3 . Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud , the king of Saudi Arabia . 4 . Vladimir Putin , the prime minister of Russia . 5 . Pope Benedict XVI . 6 . Angela Merkel , the chancellor of Germany . 7 . David Cameron , prime minister of the United Kingdom . 8 . Ben Bernanke , chairman of the Federal Reserve . 9 . Sonia Gandhi , president of the Indian National Congress . 10 . Bill Gates , founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- April 16 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Blacksburg , Virginia • Iceland • Kyrgyzstan . 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 : Some fast facts to get us going today : I 'm Carl Azuz . This is CNN Student News . Fridays are awesome ! Today 's show is out of this world , or at least , that 's where it starts . First Up : Space Strategy . AZUZ : Space . What parts of it are we going to explore ? How much money are we going to spend to get there ? President Obama has a new strategy that answers those questions . He talked about it in a speech at the Kennedy Space Center yesterday . The president says he is 100 percent committed to NASA and its mission . He 's proposing that the agency get an additional $ 6 billion over the next 5 years , with a goal of sending humans to Mars by the 2030s . But under this plan , what you wo n't see is this : people walking on the moon . President Obama 's strategy would cancel plans to send astronauts back there . He says , `` We 've been there before . There 's a lot more of space to explore . '' Buzz Aldrin , one of the first men to walk on the moon , agrees with the president . But Aldrin 's NASA crewmate , Neil Armstrong , the first man to walk on the moon , disagrees . He 's part of a group of astronauts that have criticized the president 's plan . Other NASA officials argue that the proposal could cost thousands of people their jobs . The president believes it 's a way to move forward . U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA : This is the next chapter that we can write together here at NASA . We will partner with industry , we will invest in cutting-edge research and technology . We will set far-reaching milestones and provide the resources to reach those milestones . And step by step , we will push the boundaries , not only of where we can go , but what we can do . Mine Safety . AZUZ : The president 's also ordering a review of mines that have bad safety records . This comes after last week 's tragedy at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia . President Obama has criticized the company that owns the mine , specifically because of its safety record . The company called that criticism `` regrettable '' and said the president may be misinformed about the mine 's safety record . Meantime , the governor of West Virginia has asked all of the state 's miners to show up for work today . But instead of producing coal , he wants them to spend the day re-evaluating safety procedures . GOV. JOE MANCHIN , -LRB- D -RRB- WEST VIRGINIA : What better honor can we give those fallen miners than to say we 're gon na dedicate this day , re-evaluate , have seminars , re-inspect . And those that have repeated violations will be heavily inspected . That 's all we can do in honor of those miners , so that we never have another family or miner go through this . Tea Party Rally . AZUZ : Switching over to politics , the Tea Party movement is getting ready for the midterm elections coming up in November . The group has released a list of `` heroes and targets . '' The `` heroes '' on the list are candidates that the Tea Party plans to support in the elections . The `` targets '' are anyone that the group would like to see voted out of office . Of course , lists are not the only way that the Tea Party gets its message out . Rallies are the group 's bread and butter . This one in Washington , D.C. yesterday was wrapping up a three-week tour across the U.S. . The timing : no coincidence . Yesterday , of course , was Tax Day , and the group is opposed to what it sees as government overspending . VA Tech Remembrance . AZUZ : In Blacksburg , Virginia and all over the U.S. , people are taking time today to honor the victims of a deadly shooting . It happened on the campus of Virginia Tech University three years ago today . Police say a student at the school went on a shooting spree , killing 32 people before killing himself . Today , Virginia Tech and the local community are holding memorial ceremonies like this remembrance run from last year . Candlelight vigils and a community arts project are also scheduled to mark the day . Word to the Wise . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : A Word to the Wise ... dormant -LRB- adjective -RRB- temporarily inactive , or in a state of no external activity . source : www.m-w.com . Iceland Volcano . AZUZ : A volcano in Iceland had been dormant for more than 180 years . But then a few weeks ago , this started . The volcano is erupting , and some scientists say it could last for more than a year . That 's about how long it went the last time this happened . That was back in the 1820s . This time , the impact is being felt all across Europe . Here , you see London 's Heathrow Airport , planes on the ground . Where you do n't see them is in the sky . The UK is not alone in this . More than half a dozen countries canceled flights yesterday ; up to 6,000 total across the European continent . The problem is ash . When the volcano erupted , it sent this huge cloud of smoke and ash high up into the air . If a jet were to fly through that , it could cause the plane 's engines to shut down . So , that 's why there are so many cancellations . Rob Marciano looks at how weather and winds are playing a part in all of this . ROB MARCIANO , CNN WEATHER ANCHOR : The way the weather pattern is set up right now -- and Iceland , obviously , to the north -- but we 've got this funky upper air pattern about 30,000 feet , which is where that ash went to , up where the jets fly . And it 's scooting around towards Scandinavia , back through parts of the UK and also into other parts of Western Europe . Here is the , here it is on the infrared satellite picture . You see it right there kind of heading this way . That 's the cloud itself . Kyrgyzstan Unrest . AZUZ : Major political change in Kyrgyzstan . The president of the central Asian country has resigned . Kurmanbek Bakiev left for neighboring Kazakhstan yesterday after he was forced out of power last week . This was all part of a deal between Bakiev and Kyrgyzstan 's new government . Russia , the United States and several international groups helped in the negotiations . Kyrgyzstan 's temporary government told the U.S. State Department that it plans to hold elections in six months . The U.S. says it hopes that Kyrgyzstan will become a model for democracy in the region . The country is important to the U.S. because there 's a military base there . And that base supports NATO operations in Afghanistan . Shoutout . MATT CHERRY , CNN STUDENT NEWS : As we wrap up National Library Week , today 's Shoutout goes out to all the librarians out there ! Where would you find the largest library in the world ? Is it in : A -RRB- Athens , B -RRB- London , C -RRB- Washington , D.C. or D -RRB- Cairo ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! Washington , D.C. is home to the U.S. Library of Congress , the largest library in the world . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Escape to Charity . AZUZ : Mackenzie Bearup 's collection is n't quite that large , but she has rounded up more than 30,000 books . And just like a library , her goal is to share them with other people . Who she shares them with , and why , are what make Mackenzie a CNN Hero . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . MACKENZIE BEARUP , CNN HERO : I was in the fifth grade when I hurt my knee . UNIDENTIFIED MALE : Ready ? BEARUP : Yeah , I 'm ready . The doctor diagnosed me with reflex sympathetic dystrophy . When something touches it , it 's like a bomb goes off in my knee . Even though I 've tried many different treatments , the only thing able to get my mind off the pain was reading . Do you guys like to read ? My pediatrician told me about a home for abused children . Any child being in horrible pain like this , they need something , and something that I knew that helped me was books . OK . This is called `` Screaming Millie . '' But the people in these shelters are just like you and me . They need things to get their mind off of whatever they 're going through . I put flyers in mailboxes and I set up a Web site . Thank you so much for donating . My original goal was to get 300 books . Before I knew it , I had 3,000 books . My total right now is 38,000 books . And I 've delivered books to libraries and reading rooms in 27 different shelters in six states . And take as many books as you want . If one child finds a love of reading through books I 've given them , then that will help them in school and just turn their life around entirely . I really think that reading can do that for someone . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Promo . AZUZ : Unless you 're a librarian , there is one -- and only one -- way to get a Shoutout on our show . Teachers , you head to our home page , CNNStudentNews.com , it 's whatyou are looking at right now . Now , in the Spotlight section , which you see , click on that iReport link . And once you get there , hit the `` share your story '' button to upload a picture of your school . That 's it ! That 's all you got ta do . So start today at CNNStudentNews.com , and be on the lookout for your Shoutout . Before We Go . AZUZ : Before we go , we are bringing you the ultimate in extreme sports . Get ready to shred ... with your fingers ? Well , why not . No helmets , no pads , no problem , right ? It 's called fingerboarding ; it 's kind-of like skateboarding . Maybe not like skateboarding . Everything 's scaled down to size . But these guys are trying to land jumps and kick-flips , just like those of you who skateboard . It may look a little strange ; maybe it 's just the next generation of boarding . Goodbye . AZUZ : I mean , after all , it seems like the perfect sport for the digital age . We 're sure they wo n't get board with it . I do n't know . We wo n't have any more puns ; we 're just sitting here , spinning our wheels . Hope you have a great weekend . We 'll see you next Monday . For CNN Student News , I 'm Carl Azuz .
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Discover why some famous astronauts disagree about a new space proposal . Find out how a volcano in Iceland is affecting flights across Europe . Hear how one teenager is giving back through a massive book drive . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Liberian president dismissed all but one of her Cabinet ministers this week in a move she says will help give her administration a fresh start . President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf announced Thursday that she has asked her Cabinet to `` take administrative leave effective immediately . '' She made the announcement during an emergency meeting the night before . The administration is entering a critical stretch and this provides an opportunity to start with a fresh slate , she said in a news release . Johnson-Sirleaf -- currently the only elected female head of state in Africa -- is up for re-election next year . The mandate will not create a power vacuum , she said . Designated deputies will take over until Cabinet leaders are asked to return or their successors appointed , according to the statement . `` Cabinet restructuring will be made in the shortest possible time and ... several ministers could be reappointed , '' she said . The president urged commitment from those who will make it to the next phase . `` I want this administration to be the most effective going forward , '' she said . Ministers who are overseas on assignment will not be affected by the directive until they complete their missions . One minister retained his position amid the shakeup . Edward McClain , the minister of state for presidential affairs , will work with Vice President Joseph Boakai while the president is out of the country . Other government agencies may also undergo a shakeup , according to the president . The Harvard-educated economist and grandmother of eight took the helm in 2006 after a bloody civil war that left her country in shambles . Liberia faced 14 years of civil war and strife under the Charles Taylor regime that ended in 2003 . Johnson-Sirleaf has said she is rallying world support to get the nation back on its feet . The president 's political resilience and tough reputation have earned her the nickname `` Iron Lady . '' The tiny west African nation has a population of about 3.4 million .
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President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf appoints deputies in their places . It provides an opportunity to start with a fresh slate , she says . She makes the announcement at an emergency meeting . Johnson-Sirleaf is currently the only elected female head of state in Africa .
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Sydney , Australia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A design issue rather than poor maintenance is likely to blame for the mid-flight failure of a Qantas airliner 's engine , the CEO of the Australian carrier said Friday . One of the four engines on the Qantas Airbus A380 shut down six minutes after takeoff Thursday from Singapore 's Changi Airport , forcing it to return and make an emergency landing . The plane -- with 440 passengers and 26 crew members -- was headed to Sydney , Australia . But while above the western Indonesian island of Batam , part of the engine 's covering , or cowling , tore off . `` This issue does not relate to maintenance ; this is an engine issue , '' CEO Alan Joyce told reporters Friday . `` And the engines have been maintained by Rolls-Royce since they 've been installed on the aircraft . '' `` So we believe that this is probably most likely a material failure or some sort of design issue that we 're tracking and trying to understand , '' he added . `` We do n't believe this is related to maintenance in any way . '' On Friday , Airbus announced that it had asked all operators of A380s with Rolls-Royce engines to inspect them as a precaution . Following the Qantas CEO 's comments , a Rolls-Royce spokesman referred back to his company 's earlier news statement , which said : . `` Since Qantas QF32 suffered an engine failure and returned safely to Singapore Changi Airport , we have been working closely with our customer and the authorities . In situations like these , Rolls-Royce has well established processes to collect and understand information relating to the event and to determine suitable actions . '' After the incident , Qantas -- Australia 's national airline -- grounded its Airbus A380 fleet . The airline said flights of the twin-deck planes -- the world 's largest airliners -- will remain suspended until an investigation is complete . On Friday , Joyce said Qantas hopes to resume A380 flights within 48 hours , after completing engine safety checks . `` We believe over the next 24 to 48 hours , those checks will be complete on all of the A380s , and if we do n't find any adverse findings out of the checks , the aircraft will resume operations , '' he said . Qantas has six A380s in its fleet of 191 planes . Airbus will at some point deliver 14 more , the airline said . Passengers on the detoured Qantas flight spent the night in Singapore , then flew to Australia on Friday . `` Passengers left on a special Qantas flight at 10:30 a.m. local back to Sydney , '' said airline representative Ashley Edwards Knapp . CNN 's Zain Verjee and Ben Brumfield contributed to this report .
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NEW : Airbus requests inspections on all 380s with Rolls-Royce engines . Part of a plane 's engine cover falls off mid-flight . Qantas says its Airbus A380 fleet may be flying again within 48 hours . The A380 is the world 's largest airliner .
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Athens , Greece -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A series of parcel bombs targeting embassies in Greece and officials across Europe `` are not related to international terrorism and groups like al Qaeda , '' Greek government spokesman Giorgos Petalotis said Wednesday . Police spokesman Maj. Thanassis Kokkalakis added that two suspects arrested in the case are `` domestic terrorists without international connections . '' The country suspended air shipments of all mail and packages for 48 hours after the parcel bombs were sent from the capital , the Public Order Ministry announced Wednesday . European authorities discovered packages Tuesday addressed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi . Neither package reached its target and police destroyed both in controlled explosions . Both packages had arrived on flights from Athens , Greece , authorities said . Two other parcels containing explosives were discovered in the cargo section of the Athens airport on Tuesday , Kokkalakis said . They were addressed to the European Union law enforcement agency Europol , based in The Hague , Netherlands , and the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg , he said . Authorities detonated both parcels , he said . At least nine bombs or suspicious devices have been sent in recent days to various embassies in Athens . Police intercepted and destroyed most of them , though one person at a courier office was wounded when a package addressed to the Mexican Embassy exploded , and another device was thrown at the Swiss Embassy and exploded in its courtyard . Kokkalakis described the bombs as `` booby trap bombs . They are hidden in books and some of them are hidden in files , in dossiers . '' Two men arrested after the explosion at the courier office have been charged in connection to terrorism . The Citizens Protection Ministry named them as Panagiotis Argyrou , 22 , and Gerasimos Tsakalos , 24 . Both are Greek nationals , police said , and one of them is a suspected member of the Greek leftist militant group Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire . `` Now we have a good start to continue our efforts to disarm these terrorists , '' said Kokkalakis , who said there was a warrant on one of the arrested men , saying he was a member of the militant group . `` The other one is an anarchist , '' he said . `` We just know he is an anarchist . ... They want to disturb the daily life of Greek society . They try to disturb everything we have built as a country . '' Police said they are looking for five other men in their 20s who seem to have links to the same group , but they have not yet linked the group to the spate of bombings . Vassilis Papadimitriou , a spokesman for the prime minister , called the suspects `` amateurs . '' `` You have to call them terrorists , but what they were trying to do no doubt is something symbolic , '' he said . `` They were caught with bus tickets and cards to make telephone calls . A professional would n't do this . '' Kokkalakis and Papadimitriou both said that private air-mail shipping companies are responsible for security of packages . CNN 's Ivan Watson and journalist Elinda Labropoulou contributed to this report .
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NEW : Police : Bombs were `` booby trap bombs '' hidden in books and files . NEW : PM 's spokesman : The suspects are terrorists , but not professional . The government names 2 suspects arrested in connection with the bombs . Packages were sent Tuesday to the leaders of Germany and Italy .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Swedish security police have launched an investigation into `` unlawful intelligence activities '' conducted by the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm , according to a statement released Saturday . The investigation was opened one day after the U.S. Embassy there told authorities its employees had been conducting surveillance activities , similar to what was recently discovered in Norway , according to the security police statement . The work was primarily aimed at protecting the American embassy , the security police said . The scale of surveillance is not known , but according to the statement , operations have been ongoing since 2000 . They were conducted without the knowledge of the Foreign Affairs office , the Justice Department , the security or the local police in Sweden , the statement said . `` I think it 's regrettable they have conducted these activities without informing Swedish authorities , '' Sweden 's Justice Minister Beatrice Ask told reporters Saturday , as reported by CNN affiliate TV4 . `` I think it is very serious if these activities have been carried out in breach of Swedish law , '' she added . The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm released a statement Saturday that recognized the existence of a program to detect suspicious activities around U.S. facilities , and pointed to past terrorist attacks as evidence for why such a program is necessary . `` It is not a secret program , nor is it an intelligence program , '' the embassy said . `` The United States fully respects Swedish law , and welcomes Justice Minister Ask 's remarks at her press conference . The U.S. stands ready to answer any questions the Government of Sweden might ask us on this program . '' Anders Thornberg , head of the security measures department at the security police , said it is too soon to say whether the work was a breach of Swedish law or not . `` We have contacted the head prosecutor and are now working on gathering more information to see if the activities have been a breach of Swedish law , and if so , whether we need to open a formal criminal investigation , '' Thornberg said . Also Saturday , officials from the Swedish foreign ministry met with the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden to discuss the operations , Teo Zetterman , a spokesman for the foreign ministry told CNN . `` I do n't want to go into any details of what was discussed , but it was regarding their surveillance activities , '' he said . `` Sweden has good ties with the United States and it is still too early to say whether this will affect our relationship , '' he added . `` We will continue to talk with the Americans about this . '' Earlier in the week , authorities in Norway launched an investigation into whether the United States engaged in illegal surveillance in the Nordic country . The investigation there followed a report by Norway 's TV2 , which claimed the U.S. Embassy in Oslo has been conducting an `` illegal systematic surveillance of Norwegian citizens . '' The channel reported the embassy hired former police officers and defense staff to take pictures and register people who behave in a suspicious way in order to stop attacks on American targets in Norway . Without specifically mentioning TV2 , the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm said it was disappointed by the story 's impact . `` We regret that inflammatory and inaccurate press reporting which began in Norway about this program has caused unease and concern among some of our friends , '' the embassy said in its statement . Earlier in the week , U.S. State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley had said Norwegian authorities were fully informed of the program . A similar kind of surveillance has been reported by media organizations in Denmark and Germany . Danish TV2 has said the same kind of group operating in Oslo has also been working for a number of years at the American Embassy in Copenhagen . Frankfurter Rundschau , a German newspaper , reported American and German security experts have monitored activities around the American Embassy in Berlin .
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London -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A court in central London this week found itself in the world 's spotlight , as a small army of celebrities staked their reputations by turning up to offer support -- and bail money -- to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange . The 39-year-old Australian , who handed himself over to British police last week to answer a European arrest warrant over alleged sex crimes in Sweden , remains in custody pending an appeal by Swedish authorities against a judge 's decision to grant him bail . Assange has vowed to fight attempts to extradite him , arguing that the charges against him are politically motivated and designed to deflect attention from the sensitive material exposed by his whistle-blowing website . Sweden to appeal bail decision Thursday . This stance has won him some high-profile backing , as was shown during the hearing Tuesday when some notable faces trooped into Westminster Magistrates Court determined to demonstrate their solidarity , even if it meant staking part of the # 200,000 -LRB- $ 315,000 -RRB- bail or a spare room in your country mansion . Despite having never personally met Assange , Ken Loach , the veteran British director of movies including `` Kes '' and `` Sweet Sixteen , '' said he had offered # 20,000 -LRB- $ 31,444 -RRB- towards his bail . `` I think the work he has done has been a public service , '' he told reporters , in quotes carried by Britain 's Guardian newspaper . `` I think we are entitled to know the dealings of those that govern us . '' Jemima Khan , British socialite and ex-wife of former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan , offered a similar amount before releasing the following statement : `` I make no judgment of Julian Assange as an individual as I have never met him . I am offering my support to him as I believe in the universal right to freedom of information and our right to be told the truth . '' The daughter of the late financier and politician , James Goldsmith , Khan has also been active on Twitter , and tweeted : `` What happened to innocent until proven guilty ? He has n't even been charged , let alone convicted . '' Assange also found prominent support from across the Atlantic , as controversial U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore pledged $ 20,000 from `` his own pocket . '' The director of thought-provoking documentaries such as `` Bowling for Columbine , '' which looked at U.S. gun control in the wake of 1999 Columbine High School massacre , wrote on his website that he would be offering the assistance of his website , servers , domain names and `` anything else I can do to keep WikiLeaks alive and thriving as it continues its work to expose the crimes that were concocted in secret and carried out in our name and with our tax dollars . '' He added : `` We were taken to war in Iraq on a lie . Hundreds of thousands are now dead . Just imagine if the men who planned this war crime back in 2002 had had a WikiLeaks to deal with . They might not have been able to pull it off . '' Meanwhile , Vaughan Smith , the founder of London 's Frontline Club which claims to `` champion independent journalism , '' offered to accommodate Assange , who has no British address , at his sprawling family home in order to meet another of the bail conditions issued by the court Tuesday . Assange would also be electronically tagged and required to report daily to a police station close by . In a statement on his website he explained that his support was being offered `` on a point of principle . '' He added : `` In the face of a concerted attempt to shut him down and after a decade since 9/11 that has been characterized by manipulation of the media by the authorities , the information released by WikiLeaks is a refreshing glimpse into an increasingly opaque world . `` I am suspicious of the personal charges that have been made against Mr. Assange and hope that this will be properly resolved by the courts . Certainly no credible charges have been brought regarding the leaking of the information itself . '' Other prominent supporters at the hearing included award-winning Australian journalist and documentary-maker John Pilger , British gay rights activist Peter Tatchell , and human rights activist Bianca Jagger . Pilger , a long-time critic of U.S. foreign policy , has been particularly vocal in his support for Assange and the work of WikiLeaks . However he questioned why Assange had reportedly been held in solitary confinement in London 's largest prison . `` He called me from Wandsworth Prison at the weekend and his state of mind seemed pretty good , '' he told reporters , in quotes carried by Britain 's Press Association . `` He is in solitary confinement . He is in what is known as a punishment block and we are not quite sure why . He is an innocent man who has not been charged with anything , sitting in solitary confinement -- what is going on ? '' Tatchell , meanwhile , also appeared outside the court on Tuesday to express his support for the work of WikiLeaks . He told reporters : `` It 's quite clear that the U.S. government and other governments have kept secrets hidden from us . And we the people have a right to know . These revelations are in the public interest . It 's shocking that it 's taken a whistleblower to bring them to our attention . '' When asked about the allegations against him he replied : `` No one can know . But he is innocent until proven guilty . '' However in a post on his Twitter page the previous week , he wrote : `` Julian Assange might be guilty of sex crimes . But the charges look like a fix to silence & discredit him . The US is out to destroy him . '' In another post he claimed the U.S. government tried to discredit Vietnam War whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg in the 1970s . Ellsberg , a former military analyst , famously leaked the `` Pentagon Papers '' in 1971 , a classified study into U.S. decision-making during the conflict . Bianca Jagger , human rights advocate and former wife of Rolling Stones singer Mick , also gave her support to Assange , telling reporters in central London that she was concerned that the case had become politicized . `` If the police have any accusations they should let him answer for them , '' she said , adding that he should be treated fairly .
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Juilan Assange has vowed to fight attempts to extradite him amid sex crime claims . Assange claims accusations are attempt to discredit him following WikiLeaks revelations . Remains in UK custody pending appeal by Swedish authorities against his bail . Celebrities including Ken Loach , Jemima Khan and Michael Moore offer to help post bail .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rapper Ja Rule will face two years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon on Monday , according to a Manhattan District Attorney statement . The 34-year-old hip-hop star , whose real name is Jeff Atkins , faced a single second-degree weapons charge after police found a loaded semi-automatic firearm -- with the serial number scratched off -- hidden in the backseat of his luxury Maybach sedan , the statement said . The incident occurred on New York 's Upper West Side in July 2007 , it said . Atkins , who was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2001 , will be registered as a gun offender , according to the statement . `` Despite having some of the strongest anti-gun laws in the nation , gun violence continues to plague this city , '' District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said . `` Gun crimes are serious offenses , and today 's guilty plea should send a serious message to anyone thinking of illegally bringing a gun into New York City . '' Atkins ' attorney , Stacey Richman , called the deliberations `` unreasonable '' after the rapper `` stepped up and took responsibility '' for the violation . Monday 's ruling comes less than a week after a months-long police sting led to the arrest of a 20-year-old accused of dealing cocaine and guns ; he was charged with selling 25 illegal firearms to an undercover detective , prosecutors said . Shootings , and homicides by way of shootings , increased slightly in Manhattan this year , while nearly a quarter of the 240 defendants indicted on gun possession charges in 2010 were identified as 18 years old or younger , according to the district attorney 's office . `` These are kids that should be headed to school , not a prison cell or an early grave , '' Vance said . `` So we have a full-court press on those who possess loaded firearms in Manhattan , or who those sell loaded firearms . ''
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Ja Rule will face two years in prison after pleading guilty to gun charges . 34-year-old faced one second-degree weapons charge . Former Grammy nominee will be registered as a gun offender .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez has revealed that he wanted to leave the English Premier League club in the previous transfer window . The Argentina forward handed in a transfer request at the weekend , which was rejected by the club -- who claimed his representatives had been seeking to renegotiate the 26-year-old 's lucrative contract , which expires in 2014 . British media have widely speculated that Tevez , whose family live in South America , will leave Eastlands when the transfer window reopens in January . `` I wanted to leave in the summer , but was convinced to return to the club , '' Tevez said in a statement . `` Sadly , my feelings have not changed . `` I hugely resent the management 's suggestions that I have been unduly influenced by others . I am disappointed that the management should now see fit to try to portray the situation in another light . '' Manchester City reject Tevez transfer request . Manchester City released a statement on Sunday to confirm that Tevez 's transfer request had been rejected . `` The written transfer request is in stark contrast to Carlos ' stated position in both public and club contexts , '' it said . `` Significantly , over recent months , the club has also received numerous requests from Carlos ' representative to renegotiate and improve his playing contract , as well as more recently a request to extend that contract by another year . '' The former Manchester United player , who has scored 10 league goals this season , made his announcement on Saturday , hours after his team 's 3-1 win over West Ham lifted City to second place in the table . Toure on target for Man City . He missed that match due to suspension , and had appeared to clash with manager Roberto Mancini after being substituted against Bolton earlier this month . Tevez said he had no problems with Mancini , but wanted to leave because his relationship with `` certain executives and individuals at the club '' had broken down `` beyond repair . '' Since September 2008 , the club has been owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan , an Abu Dhabi billionaire who has financed many high-profile player acquisitions including Spain midfielder David Silva and Ivory Coast 's Yaya Toure . Tevez has been in sensational form since his arrival from United , scoring 39 goals in 59 appearances for the Citizens . His move across Manchester in mid-2009 angered his former manager Alex Ferguson , as Tevez turned down the offer of a new contract to join the club 's fierce rivals .
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Carlos Tevez says he wanted to leave English club Manchester City in pre-season . City captain denies claims his transfer request was initiated by his representatives . The Argentina striker handed in a transfer request after City 's win over West Ham on Saturday . He has been a key figure at City since joining from rivals Manchester United .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Richard Holbrooke believed in Bosnia . As we mourn his passing , we also mark the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords , the agreement that culminated his efforts in the Balkans . The physical damage of the war has been largely repaired . While many psychological scars linger , progress is evident in Bosnia and Herzegovina . Ambassador Holbrooke knew that progress here was attainable . He was not only a great diplomat but also a true friend to our country . We should honor him by living out his dream for us to succeed and flourish as a nation . As we reflect on the past 15 years , there are still skeptics and critics who express their concerns about political stability . The country has challenges ahead , including the difficult task of changing its constitution . But the world should not have a short memory -- the political situation has improved tremendously since the official end of war on December 14 , 1995 . Tributes to Richard Holbrooke , architect of Bosnian peace . Bosnia has signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement -LRB- SAA -RRB- with the EU and is well on its way to NATO membership . On December 15 , the citizens of Bosnia will gain visa-free travel to the EU countries covered by the Schengen agreement . And Bosnia currently serves as a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council and assumes its presidency in January 2011 . That 's a significant achievement for a post-conflict country . These are all clear signs of improvement . There is one key element required for further progress -- economic growth . Productive foreign investment will open markets , encourage stability and speed government reform . Bosnia 's pre-war industries were destroyed , and a lack of domestic capital has meant that the country 's export and hard currency earning potential in agriculture and food processing , lumber and wood working , hydroelectric power and tourism remain untapped . Most analysts expect foreign investment will be stimulated by the country 's entry into NATO and eventually the EU . It is true that after the war , Bosnia entered into a transitional phase with a corrupt administration and an economic environment that discouraged foreign investment , but many difficulties with post-war corruption are behind us . The investment environment has improved with foreign investments peaking at $ 1.7 billion in 2007 just before the global recession . That 's an impressive number considering Bosnia has only 4.6 million residents . Bosnia and Herzegovina has a stable macro-economic environment that includes a strong convertible currency , low inflation and the most developed banking system in southeastern Europe . The fact that investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina have grown indicates that investors have confidence in Bosnia , even before NATO membership , and these early investors will reap the greatest rewards . Bosnia will become a member of the EU , an ally of the west and follow the path of Bulgaria , the Czech Republic , Slovakia , Hungary and Romania . I was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina to an ethnically mixed family . After surviving the war , I immigrated to the United States in 1994 . I lived for 14 years in Rochester , New York , started a family , studied business at Monroe Community College and electronic business management at Rochester Institute of Technology . My first job was as a stack clerk at the liquor store , and I later applied my schooling and worked in technology companies , higher education and for an industrialist , Dutch Summers , who later became one of the chief sponsors of American University . After gaining a valuable education and work experience , I decided that I wanted to return to Bosnia to help rebuild a country and region by providing others the opportunity I had to gain a quality education . I wanted to help the people of Bosnia and region to build better lives and a better future . With the support of people I had met during my time in the states , I started the American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina -LRB- AUBiH -RRB- , partnering with State University of New York at Canton . In 2006 , the school opened its doors with 21 students , and today AUBiH has more than 500 students at three campuses . Our goal was to overcome ethnic differences and allow young people to learn and work together to build the future of their country . We were committed to building a university with a multi-ethnic body of students who will be future leaders in business and government and who have a shared vision of the country 's successful integration into Europe . We are building a work force of educated leaders for the new century will be able to support and implement investments in Bosnia . Their ability to prosper with expanded employment will drive the necessary reforms to modernize government . Bosnia is a relatively small market , but it offers some unique resources , a favorable geographic location and , as a member of the Central European Free Trade Agreement , access to millions of consumers in the region . And it offers a diaspora motivated to return and ready to help their homeland by taking positions in the government and opening their own businesses . The readiness of a new generation of Bosnians to commit to their country over a more comfortable life in the West is proof that young Bosnians are very optimistic about the nation . With increased investment and a new multi-ethnic generation of educated leaders Bosnia and Herzegovina will have the bright future Richard Holbrooke believed in . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Denis Prcic .
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Richard Holbrooke negotiated Dayton Accords , which ended Bosnia war in 1995 . Denis Prcic says Bosnia has overcome challenges and become more stable . He says economy is gaining strength and offers growth potential . Prcic : A generation of Bosnians is motivated to return and help their homeland .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Senate approved a controversial $ 858 billion tax cut package Wednesday , overwhelmingly voting to extend the Bush-era tax reductions despite a series of objections from both the left and the right . The measure passed 81-19 to advance to the House of Representatives , which will take it up on Thursday , according to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer , D-Maryland . The package includes a two-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts set to expire December 31 . It also would extend unemployment benefits for 13 months , cut the payroll tax by 2 percentage points for a year , restore the estate tax at a lower level and continue a series of other tax breaks . President Barack Obama praised the vote and urged the House of Representatives to quickly approve the bill , which the White House negotiated with Senate GOP leaders . The Senate vote is `` a win for American families , American businesses , and our economic recovery , '' Obama said in a written statement . `` As this bill moves to the House ... I hope that members from both parties can come together in a spirit of common purpose to protect American families and our economy as a whole by passing this essential economic package . '' House Democrats , however , have repeatedly warned that they may change the measure , particularly a provision dealing with the estate tax . Currently , the estate tax is scheduled to exempt inheritances up to $ 1 million and tax amounts above that at a rate of 55 % . Under the tax package , it would be reduced to a rate of 35 % on amounts above a $ 5 million individual exemption . Conservatives argue that a full return of the estate tax would , among other things , make it nearly impossible for many family-owned small businesses to be passed down from one generation to the next . Liberals contend that a lower or nonexistent estate tax would merely benefit the wealthy while doing little to aid the economy . A number of House Democrats , including Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-California , want to change the estate tax to levels previously approved in a separate House bill that would exempt inheritances up to $ 3.5 million and tax amounts above that at a 45 % rate . Pelosi said Wednesday the change would bring in an additional $ 25 billion instead of providing tax protection to only 6,600 more families through the lower rate and higher exemption in the negotiated tax deal . However , more than two dozen moderate House Democrats submitted a letter to their House leadership Tuesday , calling for the tax package to be passed unchanged so it can go directly to Obama to be signed into law . `` This bipartisan compromise is by design a temporary measure and , with its passage , we must acknowledge that our work is not done , '' said the letter signed by 27 House Democrats as of Tuesday evening . `` We must continue to work together in a bipartisan fashion -- with a sense of shared responsibility -- toward solutions that address our economic and fiscal challenges . It is time for us to put aside the partisan talking points and accomplish what the American people sent us here to do . ''
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NEW : The House Rules Committee will allow a vote on changing the measure . The House will consider the tax cut package Thursday . The Senate passes the $ 858 billion tax cut package . Lower Bush-era tax rates are set to expire at the end of the year .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The New York Jets on Monday suspended a strength and conditioning coach through the 2010 season 's playoffs for intentionally tripping a Miami Dolphins player during Sunday 's Jets-Dolphins game , the Jets said on their website . The Jets said they suspended Sal Alosi without pay and fined him $ 25,000 for tripping Dolphins rookie cornerback Nolan Carroll on the Jets ' sideline as Carroll was covering a punt in the third quarter of Miami 's 10-6 victory . `` After reviewing the facts and consulting with the league office , we determined that this was the most appropriate discipline , '' Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum said on the Jets ' site . `` I have spoken with Sal . He understands the severity of his actions and has apologized to all parties involved in the incident . '' Alosi , who will be barred from the Jets ' practice facility until the end of the season , said in a statement that he accepts responsibility for his actions and respects the team 's decision . Carroll , covered by two Jets players , was running along the sideline toward the Jets ' punt returner when the incident happened at the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey . Video shows Carroll was out of bounds and trying to run back in the field of play when Alosi -- standing with his hands in his pockets -- leaned his left knee forward . The knee caught Carroll , who tumbled to the ground . Carroll was shaken up but eventually walked to his sideline on his own power . He returned to the game in the fourth quarter . Before the suspension was announced , Alosi told reporters Monday that he was sorry for the incident , and that he was n't thinking during the play . `` If I could go back and do it again , I sure as heck would take a step back . It was just a situation where I was n't thinking , '' Alosi said during a news conference Monday afternoon at the Jets ' facility in Florham Park , New Jersey . He said he apologized after the game Sunday to Carroll , Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano and Jets owner Woody Johnson , among others . He said he had n't offered to resign but would accept whatever disciplinary action he received . `` I let everybody down yesterday with my actions . My actions were inexcusable and irresponsible . I 'm extremely thankful that my actions yesterday did n't result in any significant injury to Nolan or any other player , '' he said . Noting that the Dolphins had been penalized earlier in the game for running out of bounds , a reporter asked Alosi whether someone had instructed him and other Jets personnel to stand close to the sidelines to prevent such moves . `` No , that was n't anything that was instructed , '' Alosi said . `` Our inactive players -- guys that do n't play -- we try to keep those guys focused on the game , root those players on . ... We wanted to cheer on our guys . '' Meeting with reporters before the suspension was announced , Jets head coach Rex Ryan said the Jets and the NFL were working together on Alosi 's punishment . Ryan said he wanted to apologize to Carroll and the Dolphins . `` That 's a thing that has no business in this league or anywhere else . Sal made a huge mistake . He knows that . He 's apologized for it , '' Ryan said . Sparano , before he had a chance to review the tape , told reporters after the game Sunday that his coaches upstairs were telling him that Carroll had been tripped . `` I talked to the referee at that point ... -LSB- and -RSB- I told him at that point that it was on tape and that the people upstairs are telling me that that 's what they see , '' Sparano said . Carroll told South Florida 's Sun Sentinel newspaper that he was n't angry . But some of his teammates were . `` Come on , man . That 's dirty ! ... There 's no place for that in football , '' Dolphins linebacker Karlos Dansby said Sunday , according to the Sun-Sentinel . `` Hopefully they 'll be fined for it . I 'll leave it up to the league . '' Alosi , who played linebacker at Hofstra , joined the Jets as an intern in 2002 before serving as their assistant strength and conditioning coach from 2003 to 2005 . He worked one year with the Atlanta Falcons before returning to the Jets as their head strength and conditioning coach in 2007 .
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Jets suspend strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi without pay , fine him $ 25,000 . Alosi tripped Dolphins rookie cornerback Nolan Carroll on Jets ' sideline on Sunday . In statement , Alosi says he accepts responsibility for his actions , respects decision . Jets head coach : `` That 's a thing that has no business in this league or anywhere else ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The mayor of Springfield , Illinois , was found dead in his home Tuesday morning , the day he had been ordered to present an accounting of his cousin 's estate to a judge . Illinois State Police say they are looking into the death of Mayor Tim Davlin , and no cause of death was disclosed Tuesday . Frank Kunz , a Springfield alderman who serves as mayor pro tem , said investigators `` did n't say much of anything '' at a news conference held shortly after Davlin was found dead in his home . `` Basically , what they confirmed was , it was the mayor , and he 's dead , '' Kunz said . `` They actually did n't say much of anything . '' The 53-year-old , two-term Democrat was scheduled to appear before a judge Tuesday morning and account for the balance of his cousin 's $ 845,000 estate , for which he served as executor . Margaret Ettelbrick , who died in 2003 , had willed the remainder of her estate to Springfield Catholic Charities after leaving $ 635,000 to other beneficiaries , court documents show . In May , Catholic Charities told the court it had received only a partial payment of $ 25,000 . The same month , the Internal Revenue Service filed a lien against Davlin 's home , seeking nearly $ 90,000 in back taxes from 2003 , 2005 and 2006 , according to property records . In September , Davlin 's lawyer quit , telling the court that the mayor had not provided him with the needed paperwork to account for the balance of the estate . Davlin told the judge last week that he had hired a new attorney , and he was ordered to report back to court Tuesday . In November , Davlin announced that he would not seek a third term in 2011 . Kunz said the city of about 115,000 was `` stunned '' by news of his death . `` Even when they had a press conference , they were n't sure all the relatives had been notified , '' he said . `` But he was the mayor , so they had to do something . '' Kunz said city council members would name a new mayor at some point , but officials were still examining the laws governing mayoral succession . The city 's administrative staff remains intact , and `` If they had to sign anything , I can sign it , '' he said . Davlin was divorced and had four children . Police were called to his home about 8:50 a.m. and found the mayor `` unresponsive , '' Springfield Police Chief Robert Williams said . He was declared dead soon afterward , and the investigation was turned over to state police , he said . `` It 's very early , '' Illinois State Police Capt. James Wolf said . `` And as information develops and we are in a position to provide the media with more information , we will do so . '' CNN 's Kara Devlin contributed to this report .
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The mayor was found dead in his home Tuesday morning . Alderman says Springfield was `` stunned '' by the news . Davlin had been ordered into court in an estate lawsuit . The IRS had also placed a lien on his home for unpaid taxes .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A test of the United States ' only long-range missile defense system failed Wednesday -- the second failure this year in two tries . The Pentagon 's Missile Defense Agency said both the intermediate-range ballistic missile target and the long-range interceptor missile launched successfully , radar and sensors worked properly and the `` kill vehicle '' deployed . But the `` kill vehicle '' did n't hit the target . `` Program officials will conduct an extensive investigation to determine the cause of the failure to intercept the target , '' the agency said . `` The next flight test will be determined after identification of the cause of the failure . '' The last test , in January , failed because of a problem with the sea-based X-band radar , the agency said . The X-band radar sits atop a modified floating oil platform and provides information about incoming missiles so military officials can launch a response . In both Wednesday 's test and the test launched earlier this year , the target missile launched from Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands , and the interceptor launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California . The $ 100 billion missile shield program has had numerous problems . In December 2008 , an interceptor launched from Vandenburg `` killed '' a target launched from Kodiak , Alaska . But the test was n't able to determine a key aspect -- whether the interceptor could tell the difference between a decoy and a real missile -- because the decoy failed to launch . Riki Ellison , chairman and founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance , a nonpartisan organization that advocates for the deployment of missile defense systems , said the failure `` is a tremendous setback , '' noting three major test failures in the past two years . Ellison said many of the country 's interceptors are nearly identical to the one that failed Wednesday , and he questioned the military 's confidence in the ground-based system deployed in Alaska and California . So far , the Defense Department has deemed eight of the program 's 15 tests successful .
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Missile Defense Agency is investigating how the `` kill vehicle '' missed the target . A similar test in January failed because of a problem with sea-based radar . Nearly half of the systems tests have failed .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Formula One drivers will face tougher penalties for improper driving in the 2011 season , while race stewards will have more power to hand out sanctions . Stewards were already able to issue drive-through and 10-second penalties or a drop of any number of grid positions , and they will now be able to exclude drivers from race classification and suspend them from future grand prixs . The changes were released by ruling body the FIA in the wake of last Friday 's World Motor Sport Council meeting in Monaco , at which the 2011 regulations were set . The FIA also released details of driving practices it considers improper , including more than one change of direction when defending track position . It also announced that backmarkers -- cars at the rear of the field who have been lapped by faster drivers -- will have to move aside for leading racers , or face being reported to the stewards . F1 bosses drop ban on team orders . Another change for the forthcoming season is the introduction of a curfew on team personnel , which will prevent mechanics working on their cars through the night on a race weekend . The curfew will be between midnight and 6 a.m. ahead of practice on a Friday and between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. before qualifying on a Saturday . Each team will be allowed to break the curfew on four occasions throughout the season . The 2011 season will begin with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 11-13 .
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Formula One race stewards will have more power for the 2011 season . Stewards can now impose race bans on drivers who have broken the rules . Backmarkers must make way for faster drivers when they are being lapped . A curfew has been applied to team personnel to prevent mechanics working overnight .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Nigerian man accused of attempting to detonate an explosive device in his underwear aboard a flight to Detroit last Christmas pleaded not guilty Thursday to new charges , authorities said . Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab was indicted on two new counts -- conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries and possession of a firearm or destructive device in furtherance of an act of violence . He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison on the new charges and on six counts brought against him in early January if he 's convicted . During a 20-minute hearing Thursday , AbdulMutallab stood mute when asked his plea , so U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds entered a not guilty plea on his behalf , said Rod Hansen , court spokesman . `` The government asked for a trial date , but the judge said that because the superseding indictment had just been filed the day before , she wanted to give the defendant and his standby attorney time to look it over , '' Hansen said . A pretrial conference was set for January 12 . The initial charges against AbdulMutallab included attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and willful attempt to destroy and wreck an aircraft within the jurisdiction of the United States . However , the first batch of charges did not include the specific word `` terrorism . '' AbdulMutallab entered a not guilty plea in January . In September , AbdulMutallab told Edmunds he did not want to be represented by the public defenders assigned to his case and would like to act as his own lawyer . Edmunds agreed but appointed a standby counsel for him in case he needs help . Asked on Thursday by Edmunds if he still wants to represent himself , a calm AbdulMutallab answered , `` Yes , ma'am , '' according to Hansen . The defendant was wearing a khaki-colored prison jumpsuit . He was handcuffed and shackled as he was led into court , but the cuffs and chains were removed before the judge entered . Also in September , AbdulMutallab asked Edmunds how to proceed if he would like to plead guilty to some charges . The judge told him that was something his standby lawyer could assist him with . AbdulMutallab was a passenger on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 en route from the Netherlands to Detroit on Christmas Day . According to the indictment , he went to the bathroom shortly before the plane was to land . When he returned to his seat he said his stomach was upset and he pulled a blanket over himself . Prosecutors allege he then tried to ignite an explosive device made of PETN and TATP that was hidden in his underwear . Passengers and flight crew members subdued him . U.S. officials say the terror group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was behind the alleged bombing attempt . CNN 's Susan Candiotti and Deb Feyerick contributed to this report .
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AbdulMutallab pleads not guilty to new charges . New conspiracy and possession charges are filed against AbdulMutallab . He is accused of trying to set off an explosive device aboard a plane . The incident occurred on a plane coming into Detroit last Christmas .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Following the shootings at Fort Hood , Texas , in November 2009 , the attempted car bomb in Times Square in May and a number of other domestic cases , including the recent arrest of a Somali-American teenager in Portland , Oregon , U.S. security agencies are sharply focused on the potential `` radicalization '' of American-Muslims and how to prevent it . Many look across the Atlantic to the experience of Britain . Following the July 2005 attacks on London 's transport system , a `` counter-radicalization '' strategy known as Preventing Violent Extremism was introduced . Dubbed Prevent for short , the strategy aims to intervene in the dynamics of Muslim communities to win over hearts and minds and secure allegiance to Western liberal democracy . Prevent has two prongs . First , it seeks to sponsor moderate Muslim organizations to oppose `` the ideology of violent extremism '' -LRB- a British government phrase that is deliberately obscure -RRB- and promote accommodation with the West . Hundreds of millions of pounds of government funding have been made available to those willing to take on this task . Second , it seeks to profile individuals suspected of drifting toward `` radicalization , '' that is , the adoption of extremist ideas . Through an elaborate system of surveillance involving teachers and youth workers among others , would-be radicals are identified and given counseling , mentoring and religious instruction in an attempt to divert them from their extremist views . Many in Washington tout a Prevent-like program as an essential weapon in what they see as the `` war within , '' the next phase of America 's War on Terror . Governments can not wait , they argue , until terrorist ideas turn into terrorist actions ; there has to be some form of intervention earlier in the process to discourage those ideas from circulating . And in a liberal society , where ideas themselves can not easily be criminalized , something like Prevent is a viable and necessary alternative , they argue . With the U.S. government already dedicating vast resources to profiling would-be extremists and recruiting Muslim groups as homeland security partners , the building blocks of an American version of Prevent are already in place . But in Britain , the harm done by Prevent has far outweighed any advantages . I spent a year researching the effects of Prevent on England 's Muslim communities . I got documents detailing the full extent of the surveillance involved and spoke to community leaders , grassroots activists , women and young people . There was overwhelming concern that the policy construed the entire British Muslim population -- roughly two million citizens -- as uniquely and collectively responsible for preventing terrorist incidents . That perception was graphically illustrated by Preventing Violent Extremism funding , which was allocated in direct proportion to the number of Muslims in each local authority area , counted according to the 2001 census -LRB- the first to include a question on religion -RRB- . As it became clear that the program constructed Muslims as a suspect community , more and more of the government 's Muslim community partners began to disengage . In addition , sponsoring moderates to promote the government 's anti-extremist message meant , in practice , funding religious scholars and imams to advance an official interpretation of Islam . In this way , Prevent involved state intervention in theological debates about the true meaning of religion , a paradoxical violation of the very secular principles that Muslims were otherwise being exhorted to uphold . More generally , the government 's search for moderate Muslims often seemed like a search for Muslims who agreed with it , which meant that `` moderate '' Muslims were quite hard to find . The vague language of `` moderate '' and `` extremist '' was easily exploited to silence nonconformist views , whether from an Islamist ideological viewpoint or simply individual opinions about Britain 's foreign policy . This in turn undermined precisely the sort of radical democratic dissent that might have been helpful in winning people away from those who said democracy was pointless , particularly as teachers and youth workers were pressured to inform the police of young Muslims expressing radical views . The level of distrust and alienation that Prevent generated among British Muslim communities has by now become clear , leading to the recent announcement of a review of the policy by the new coalition government . But it remains to be seen whether policymakers in London and Washington will interpret Prevent 's failures as resulting from the bad implementation of a fundamentally sound idea or as the inevitable product of the program 's flawed assumptions . The underlying problem with the Prevent strategy is that it assumes that a democratic government can impose political or religious opinions on its own citizens . In the 21st century , such an approach is bound to backfire . Western governments are right to recognize that political legitimacy is a key asset in countering terrorism . After all , in the majority of cases since 9/11 , including the recent Oregon arrest , the original intelligence has come from Muslim communities . But governments will find it easier to gain the allegiance of Muslims if they take democratic principles more seriously when it comes to criticism of their foreign policy and refrain from demonizing whole communities . If , on the other hand , they launch ideological campaigns against a minority among their own citizens , they inevitably conjure memories of the last century 's witch hunts of communists and black nationalists . And then any hope of winning hearts and minds is lost . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Arun Kundnani .
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Arun Kundnani : Some urge a U.S. government program aimed at extreme Muslim views . He says a British program known as `` Prevent '' has done more harm than good . He says government should not target the entire Muslim community . Government interference in religious debate and views is unwise , he says .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The son of an Oscar-winning composer was indicted Thursday in the strangulation death of his girlfriend , whose body was found last week in a New York hotel bathtub . The details of the indictment of Nick Brooks , 24 , are sealed and will not be revealed until his next court appearance , on January 4 , said Manhattan District Attorney spokeswoman Joan Vollero . Police say the bruised body of swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay , 33 , was found at the exclusive Soho House club and hotel . Brooks , whose father , Joseph Brooks , is the music director who produced the song `` You Light Up My Life , '' was arraigned on charges of attempted murder and strangulation , police said . He pleaded not guilty . His attorney , Jeffrey C. Hoffman , said Brooks believes at least one other person had been in the room . `` I believe he is , in fact , not guilty , '' Hoffman said . According to court documents , police said the only person in the hotel room with Cachay , besides Brooks , was a hotel employee who delivered ice and was inside for about one minute . Brooks escorted the employee into the room and remained after the worker left , police said . Authorities said they relied on interviews with hotel employees and surveillance videos from the location . On Sunday , Cachay 's brother said -- in comments issued through her spokeswoman -- that his parents `` are devastated by the loss of their daughter , so much so that they can not make a coherent statement at this time . '' `` Nobody should have to make arrangements to bury a child , '' Patrick Orlando-Cachay said in the statement . `` It 's a day-by-day grieving and healing process . '' Police said they are investigating a time frame in which the killing occurred . Cachay 's body sustained bruising on the neck and bite marks , and was found clothed in the hotel room bathtub , the spokesman said . An autopsy indicated that the designer suffered injuries that were consistent with neck compression , court records show . Cachay suffered internal hemorrhaging , injuries to her scalp and cuts to her lips and mouth . The medical examiner 's office will provide more details surrounding Cachay 's death `` pending toxicology and tissue testing , which would take a few weeks , '' spokeswoman Grace Burgess said . `` Sylvie Cachay was one of those rare individuals who truly sparkled when she spoke , '' said publicist Kate Godici . `` She will be deeply and painfully missed , yet celebrated , honored and never forgotten . ''
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Son of an Oscar-winning composer was indicted in the strangulation of his girlfriend . The details over the indictment of Nick Brooks , 24 , are currently sealed . The body of swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay was found at Soho House club and hotel .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- English Premier League leaders Manchester United have confirmed that midfielder Anderson has signed a contract extension that will keep him with the club until June 2015 . The Brazil international , who joined United from Porto in 2007 , has been rewarded for some recent superb performances , after returning to the side following a knee ligament injury . And the 22-year-old was particularly impressive in United 's 1-0 win over Arsenal on Monday -- a result that saw Alex Ferguson 's side return to the top of the table and keep alive their unbeaten league record this season . Speaking to the official United website , Ferguson said : `` We are delighted he has signed a new contract . `` Anderson has developed tremendously since joining us and he has fantastic potential at only 22 -- he is going to be a really top player . '' The player himself added : `` This is the best club to be at and I would like to thank everyone for the great support I have received over the years . `` I am looking forward to winning many more trophies with United and I am so pleased to have signed a new deal . '' The news ends speculation about Anderson 's future , with French side Lyon and Panathinaikos of Greece amongst those rumored to be interested in buying the player .
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Manchester United confirm that midfielder Anderson has signed a new contract . The deal will keep the 22-year-old Brazilian with the club until June 2015 . Anderson joined United in 2007 from Porto and has impressed in recent weeks .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been named TIME magazine 's Person of the Year . Rick Stengel , the magazine 's managing editor , made the announcement Wednesday on NBC 's `` Today '' show . Zuckerberg created the widely popular and influential social networking site , which reflects a major transformation in the way people communicate and do business . `` Facebook has merged with the social fabric of American life , and not just American but human life : nearly half of all Americans have a Facebook account , but 70 % of Facebook users live outside the U.S. It 's a permanent fact of our global social reality . We have entered the Facebook age , and Mark Zuckerberg is the man who brought us here . '' TIME noted that in less than seven years , `` Zuckerberg wired together a twelfth of humanity into a single network , thereby creating a social entity almost twice as large as the U.S. '' If the service were a country `` it would be the third largest , behind only China and India , '' TIME wrote . `` It started out as a lark , a diversion , but it has turned into something real , something that has changed the way human beings relate to one another on a species-wide scale . We are now running our social lives through a for-profit network that , on paper at least , has made Zuckerberg a billionaire six times over . '' Read the TIME essay explaining `` Why We Chose Him . '' The annual Person of the Year award is a staple of American journalism . Others considered for the honor this year were Afghan President Hamid Karzai , the trapped Chilean miners , the Tea Party movement in the United States , and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange . Film-goers got a taste of Zuckerberg and the early days of the site in this year 's movie , `` The Social Network . '' Zuckerberg grew up in Dobbs Ferry , New York , and graduated from high school at Phillips Exeter Academy . There , he studied Latin and became a fan of the classics . At Harvard University , which he attended for two years before dropping out to pursue Facebook , Zuckerberg `` was known for reciting lines from epic poems such as `` The Iliad , ' '' writes Jessica Vascellaro in The Wall Street Journal . From Shakira to `` ending desire , '' the interests Zuckerberg has listed on his private Facebook page are certainly unexpected . Among the others are `` Eliminating Desire , Minimalism , Making Things , Breaking Things , Information flow , Revolutions , Openness . '' His favorite musicians include Daft Punk and Lady Gaga . Among his favorite TV shows , he lists `` The West Wing , '' which , as The New Yorker 's profile of Zuckerberg points out , was written by Aaron Sorkin , who wrote the screenplay for `` The Social Network . '' Friends and co-workers call him `` Zuck . '' But Zuckerberg has earned other nicknames , too . The Wall Street Journal says his mom used to call him `` Princely '' when he was young . When he joined the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity at Harvard , his friends took to calling him `` Slayer , '' writes Rebecca Davis O'Brien , who attended Harvard with Zuckerberg and wrote a piece about him in The Daily Beast .
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The annual award is a staple of U.S. journalism . Others considered were Julian Assange , Hamid Karzai .
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Fall River , Massachusetts -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In a coastal city south of Boston , a community often known for its veterans is grappling with the loss of four young men who died this year while on active military duty . Army Sgt. Robert Barrett and Army Spec . Scott Andrews were both 21 years old when they were killed in Afghanistan , according to the city 's official veterans agent , Manuel DaPonte . Marine Cpl. Paul Fagundes , 29 , died in a swimming accident earlier this year near the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . And the city 's latest casualty , Army Spec . Ethan Goncalo , succumbed to injuries suffered in Afghanistan last week , just days before his scheduled return home , DaPonte said . He was also 21 years old . `` The city of Fall River has never ended its grieving process with this being the fourth military funeral this year , '' Fall River mayor William Flanagan told CNN affiliate WHDH . `` Especially given this news around the holiday season . '' Specialists Barrett and Andrews died within two months of each other . Like many grieving families across the country , their mothers at times question the war that has claimed both their sons ' lives . `` I know that our sons did not die in vain . Ours sons fought for freedom , '' said Andrews ' mother , Jo Ann Mello . `` They believed in what they were doing . But I 'm not so sure that I believe . '' Mello 's comments came as America 's top military official announced that the U.S. review of strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan `` shows us that we are on the right track , '' offering a personal glimpse into the homeland costs of a near-decade long conflict often fought in the harsh terrain of a country accustomed to war . `` I think we 're tired , '' said Barrett 's mother , Carlene . `` Enough 's enough , and it 's time for this to come to an end . '' Her son died from a suicide attack just south of Kabul International Airport earlier this year , according to icasualties.org , which notes military deaths . `` They say we 're fighting a war . We 're not fighting a war , '' she said . `` My son was n't fighting when he got killed . He was leaning against a truck and a suicide bomber got in on the base . '' Scott Andrews died from a bombing near Forward Operating Base Lagman , considered a key outpost for U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan . `` It 's not always someone else 's son , '' Mello said . `` It 's ours . '' Her kitchen refrigerator is covered with photographs of the two men , recalling parades the city organized in efforts to honor the fallen soldiers . `` Remember that there are parents , families , mothers and fathers that are hurting individually , '' DaPonte said . `` The rest of the country need not forget , please do n't forget that we 're at war . '' On Thursday , President Obama said the United States is making significant progress in the nine-year war in Afghanistan , but warned that the conflict `` continues to be a very difficult endeavor . '' Obama said the U.S. is `` on track to achieve our goals '' of disrupting , dismantling and defeating al Qaeda and eroding `` its capacity to threaten America and our allies in the future , '' he said . The gains , however , are fragile . The president noted , among other things , that there has been a `` successful increase '' in the recruitment and training of Afghan forces due partly to the July 2011 deadline set by the administration to start withdrawing the U.S. military .
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4 soldiers from Fall River have died this year while on active duty , officials say . Military mother : `` Enough 's enough and it 's time for this to come to an end '' Obama Thursday said the U.S. is making significant progress in the 9-year war in Afghanistan .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Researchers in Germany are reporting that they may have cured a man of HIV infection . If true , that would represent a scientific advance , but not necessarily a treatment advance , said researchers familiar with the work . In the study , published last week online in the journal Blood , researchers at Charite-University Medicine Berlin treated an HIV-infected man who also had acute myeloid leukemia -- a cancer of the immune system -- by wiping out his own immune system with high-dose chemotherapy and radiation and giving him a stem-cell transplant . Stem cells are immature cells that can mature into blood cells . At the time of the transplant , which occurred in February 2007 , he stopped taking anti-HIV medications . Why HIV advance is n't a universal cure . Thirteen months later , after a relapse of the leukemia , he underwent a second round of treatment followed by another stem-cell transplant from the same donor . The donor 's stem cells contained a rare , inherited gene mutation that made them naturally resistant to infection with HIV , according to the authors , led by Kristina Allers , who hypothesized that HIV would nevertheless rebound over time . But that has not happened . After three-and-a-half years off of anti-HIV drugs , the patient shows no sign of either leukemia or HIV replication and his immune system has been restored to normal health , the researchers reported , concluding , `` our results strongly suggest that cure of HIV has been achieved in this patient . '' But AIDS researchers predicted the report will have little impact on practice . `` This probably is a cure , but it comes at a bit of a price , '' said Dr. Michael Saag , professor of medicine and director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham AIDS Center . `` For him to receive the donor cells , his body had to have all of his immune system wiped out '' and then receive a bone marrow transplant , Saag noted . `` The Catch-22 here is that the best candidates for a cure , ideally , are people who are healthy '' and do n't have leukemia . The treatment associated with wiping out the immune system `` is very hazardous , '' he said in a telephone interview . `` Even if somebody does n't die from a transplant , there are complications that make it very unpleasant for people to live with , '' he said , citing graft-versus-host disease , where the infused donor cells attack the body . In a number of cases , the transplant proves fatal . The study is a proof of the concept `` that our understanding of HIV biology is correct , and that if you eliminate -- not just in theory but in practice -- all of the cells in the body that are producing HIV and replace them with uninfected cells , you have a cure , '' Saag said . But remaining infected with HIV is not always associated with the same grim outcome that was the norm prior to the mid-1990s , when more effective anti-HIV drugs were developed , he said . `` We can keep people alive for a normal life span , '' he said . `` That means a 25-year-old diagnosed today with HIV has a reasonably good chance of living to 80 , 85 , 90 . '' Further limiting the treatment 's potential appeal is the fact that it could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for each patient who gets it , he said . `` It 's not going to be applicable unless they develop leukemia or lymphoma and need a bone-marrow transplant , `` Saag said . Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , called it impractical . `` It 's hard enough to get a good compatible match for a transplant like this , '' he said in a statement . `` But you also have to find -LRB- a -RRB- compatible donor that has this genetic defect , and this defect is only found in 1 % of the Caucasian population and 0 % of the black population . This is very rare . '' But HIV itself is not . According to the World Health Organization , 33.4 million people worldwide have the virus that causes AIDS .
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A Berlin man has been off anti-AIDS medication for 3-1/2 years . But the stem-cell transplant credited for ridding him of HIV is costly , dangerous . `` This is probably a cure , but it comes at a bit of a price , '' says one AIDS doctor .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Inter Milan cruised into the final of the Club World Cup after beating Asian champions Seongnam Ilhwa 3-0 in Abu Dhabi . The European champions , who have struggled to replicate last year 's form , when they claimed the Champions League , Italian Serie A title and Italian Cup , will now face African champions TP Mazembe in Saturday 's showpiece after this comfortable victory . Despite the setback of playmaker Wesley Sneijder limping off injured early in the match , Inter were always in control and took the lead in just the third minute when Dejan Stankovic coolly slotted the ball home from the edge of the area . And that advantage was doubled in the 32nd minute when same superb interplay between Argentine duo Javier Zanetti and Diego Milito resulted in captain Zanetti sliding the ball past Seongnam goalkeeper Jung Sung-Ryong . The victory was sealed 17 minutes from time when Milito , making his return to action after five weeks on the sidelines , stabbed home a rebound after Samuel Eto'o 's shot was parried by Jung . Meanwhile , the fifth-place play-off was won by Mexican side Pachuca , who rallied from going two goals behind to defeat local side Al-Wahda on penalties , after the match finished 2-2 . A late double from Dario Cvitanich sent the match into extra time , where no further goals were scored . That left the lottery of the shoot-out and it was the Mexican side who prevailed , winning 4-2 on penalties .
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European champions Inter Milan cruise into the final of the Club World Cup . Inter defeat Asian champions Seongnam Ilhwa 3-0 in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday . They will now play African champions TP Mazembe in Saturday 's showpiece .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A huge winter storm was affecting the West Coast on Sunday , poised to dump up to 10 feet of snow in some higher elevations , and causing flooding and potential mudslides in lower spots while impacting driving conditions and air travel , forecasters said . A winter storm warning remained in effect through Monday afternoon for California 's Sierra Nevada mountains , from Yosemite to Kings Canyon , according to the National Weather Service . `` Storm totals of 5 to 10 feet above 7,000 feet are likely , '' the weather service said , and periods of heavy snow will continue through Monday . High winds are also forecast for the region . `` Travel into the high country of the southern Sierra Nevada may be difficult , if not impossible , '' according to forecasters . That possibility exists for the northern Sierras as well . At 3:56 p.m. PST , the National Weather Service was predicting blizzard conditions with winds of up to 70 mph along the higher mountain passes . That could shut down traffic along Interstate 80 , state Highway 50 and state Highway 88 . The Weather Service was urging residents in the higher mountain areas to check their generators and buy extra food and supplies . `` It 's going to be an all-day onslaught , '' said CNN Meteorologist Reynolds Wolf . Areas from Denver westward will see rain , he said . At lower elevations , heavy rain was causing flash flooding in a number of locations . Flood advisories and watches were posted almost the entire length of California , from Redding to San Diego . Los Angeles had received 2 to 3 inches of rain as of about 2:30 a.m. Sunday -LRB- 5:30 a.m. ET -RRB- , and `` more significant rain '' was on the way , forecasters said . Flooding in the San Joaquin valley , which includes Fresno and Sacramento , is a `` firm possibility , '' said Wolf . Footage from Sacramento showed drivers creeping through water on roadways . As of Sunday afternoon , the California Emergency Management Agency was reporting localized flooding across the state , prompting road closings in San Luis Obispo , Fresno , Tulare , Amador , Venture County , Kern County and Humboldt County . And with the heavy rain comes the threat of mudslides , especially in areas near Los Angeles affected by this year 's wildfires , where there is no vegetation to hold the soil in place , Wolf said . The soil becomes saturated and gravity pulls it downward . `` Some minor debris and rock slides have already been reported early this morning , '' said a southern California flood advisory issued by the National Weather Service , `` and this threat will likely continue through this morning . '' The threat could also be delayed , meaning it will not abate when the rains stop and could occur later , Wolf said . In Placer County a minor mudslide forced the closing of one of two lanes on Interstate 80 on Sunday . The storm -- actually a series of storms -- were triggered by `` deep persistent moisture '' originating from the subtropical Pacific and surging northeastward , said CNN Meteorologist Sean Morris . The phenomenon is often called the `` Pineapple Express , '' he said , because the moisture originates near the Hawaiian islands . The series will affect the region through Wednesday , with the strongest portions yet to come , Morris said Saturday . Rainfall amounts could reach 10 to 12 inches in some spots , and up to 18 inches in some isolated areas , he said . The storms could be the strongest to hit southern California since January 2005 , he said , when up to 32 inches of rain came in a five-day period . On Saturday , there were more than 260 freeway crashes in Los Angeles County and unincorporated areas because of the rain , said California Highway Patrol Officer Ed Jacobs . That is compared to 48 last Saturday , when it was not raining , he said . Most of the crashes were `` minor fender benders , '' he said , but two people died in a crash in Santa Clarita . `` We think the driver was just going too fast in that case , '' he said . About 5,000 customers lost power in southern California , said Steve Conroy of Southern California Edison , but noted that is a small percentage of the company 's 5.4 million customers . The biggest problem the company faced on Saturday was drivers traveling too fast and sliding into poles , causing some service interruptions , Conroy said . The company serves some of the mountain areas , and have crews in place there , he said . `` Overall , we 're in good shape . '' About 2,100 customers lost power early Sunday in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles , but power had been restored as of about 6:30 Sunday morning , said Maychelle Yee , spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power . The outages were likely weather related , she said . Further north , high winds affected Seattle , downing trees and power lines , and knocking out power to about 100,000 people . Most of those had been restored as of Sunday . Footage from Spokane , Washington , showed drivers crashing as they slid down a snowy hill . Besides the potential for road closures , air travel could be affected in cities including San Francisco ; Los Angeles ; Seattle ; Portland , Oregon ; and Salt Lake City , Wolf said . Those delays could have a ripple effect elsewhere as a busy holiday travel week approaches . CNN 's Nick Valencia contributed to this report .
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NEW Weather Service warns of 70 mph blizzard in northern Sierra Nevadas . NEW Minor mudslide shuts down portion of I-80 in Placer County , California . Up to 10 feet of snow is possible in the Sierra Nevadas . Lower elevations will see up to 18 inches of rain .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When Ryan Arnold died after donating a piece of his liver to his brother , Chad , his friends and family mourned the loss of a hero who risked his life to save his brother . The death affected someone else , too -- someone who 'd never met the Arnolds . Her name is Laura Fritz , and when she learned about Ryan 's death in August in an online television news piece , she was `` devastated . '' `` It hit really close to home , '' she told CNN . `` Because I knew that could have been me . '' Four living liver donors have died in the United States since 1999 , according to the United Network for Organ Sharing , including Arnold and another patient who died earlier this year at the Lahey Clinic in Massachusetts . About 38 % of liver donors have some kind of complication , according to the Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study , a project to disseminate information about living donor liver transplants . Some experts think some of these deaths and complications could have been prevented if there was a change the way hospitals exchanged information about complications with organ donations . `` My body was just shutting down '' Like Ryan Arnold , Laura was young and feeling great when she gave away part of her liver . Both had surgery at the University of Colorado Medical Center , one of the world 's most respected transplant centers . In Laura 's case , it was her mother , Jane Fritz , who had a debilitating liver disease and needed a transplant . Laura was 26 and her mother 59 when Laura had 60 % of her liver surgically removed and given to her mother on September 30 , 2009 , less than a year before Ryan Arnold had the same surgery . At first , everything seemed fine . The surgery went well , and both were discharged from the hospital without complications . When Laura Fritz got home , everything changed . `` I realized I was n't doing as well as I was supposed to be doing , '' she remembered . `` I was n't eating anything . I was n't keeping anything down , fluids or anything . '' Jane Fritz took her daughter back to the hospital , where doctors admitted her and diagnosed a small bowel obstruction , which meant a section of her intestines was blocked . After three days of treatment in the hospital , she was able to eat and move her bowels , and she was discharged . Back at her home in Denver once more , Laura again started to feel ill , and three days later , she went back to the hospital . `` I was really pale . My lips were turning blue , and they could n't find a blood pressure on me , '' she said . `` My body was just shutting down . ... No one at the hospital said I was going into organ failure , but my mom 's a nurse , and she put two and two together . '' Laura was rushed to surgery . Afterward , the doctors told her parents that Laura had a hole in her intestines , a medical emergency because if the hole is n't repaired in time , bacteria inside the intestines leak out and cause deadly infections . Laura fought for her life in the intensive care unit , and she spent the next 36 days in the hospital . `` There was a time when the doctors came to -LSB- my mother -RSB- and my father and said if this infection does n't clear up within 24 hours , I 'm not going to make it , '' she said . `` They went to the chapel and prayed . '' Laura recovered completely , and she hopes doctors learn from her complication and from Ryan Arnold 's death , which happened about 10 months apart . She added that she 'd donate to her mother again in a heartbeat . `` It was a terrible , terrible situation , but what came out of it is my mom is alive , and I 'm alive , '' she said . Surgeon : `` A devastating feeling '' Laura Fritz and Ryan Arnold had the same surgeon : Dr. Igal Kam , chief of the division of transplant surgery at the University of Colorado . In the past 22 years , the University of Colorado Hospital has performed 142 living liver surgeries , and Kam says he 's been the surgeon for nearly all of them . Out of those 142 surgeries , there 's been one death -- Ryan Arnold 's -- and three major complications , including Laura 's . He says Arnold 's death and Fritz 's complications are unrelated . Ryan Arnold was fine after surgery , and he was up and walking around just two days later . `` I checked on him personally at 8 o'clock on the third evening after his surgery , and everyone said he was doing great , '' Kam said . Then at midnight , he said , he received a call saying Arnold needed to be resuscitated . `` By that time , he was already dead , '' Kam said . `` He went to sleep and never woke up . '' After Arnold 's death , the University of Colorado issued a statement saying it was conducting a `` thorough review '' of his case . Kam said Laura Fritz 's complication was ultimately caused by a pre-existing condition that was impossible to detect before the surgery . In her case , he said , one loop of her intestines `` kinked on itself '' and stuck to another loop of her intestines , and this adhesion caused swelling , which caused the hole in her intestines . Sometimes in abdominal surgery , a surgical instrument can poke a hole in the intestines , but that was n't the case with Fritz , Kam said . He said the hole was in a section of the intestines far from her surgical site . Plus , he said , the pathologist who looked at the adhesion after it was removed reported that it was chronic and existed before the surgery . Kam says he gets a `` devastating feeling '' whenever there 's a major complication or death of a living liver donor . `` I do n't wish anybody , good friends or enemies , to have this type of feeling , '' he said . `` It 's hard to live with . '' He said Arnold 's death hit him especially hard . `` I 've lived with it every day , every minute of my life , since then , '' he said . After Arnold 's death , the University of Colorado stopped doing liver transplants that involved living donors , but it expects to start up again in the next few weeks with new procedures for monitoring patients after the surgery , Kam said . Velvet Kelm , a spokeswoman for Ryan Arnold 's widow , Shannon Arnold , declined comment when asked if they planned legal action . A call for a living donor death task force . When a donor has a complication , the hospital is expected to do its own investigation and report to the United Network for Organ Sharing , or UNOS , which oversees transplants for the federal government . `` This is n't acceptable , '' says Dr. Lloyd Ratner , director of renal and pancreatic transplant surgery at Columbia University . `` Never in a million years would we say to BP , ` Oh , you had an oil spill in the Gulf , why do n't you do your own investigation and just tell us about it ? ' '' he said . `` That would be just crazy . It 's not acceptable in other industries to do that , so why is it acceptable in ours ? '' In an article published recently in the American Journal of Transplantation , Ratner said that a national living donor death task force should be established to systematically review organ donor deaths , and that these findings should be disseminated to all hospitals that perform live donor transplants . He says that right now , the lessons a hospital learns from the death of a donor are not disseminated to other hospitals , and that surgeons tend to learn from one another based on `` serendipity . '' For example , in 2006 , he and colleagues from another hospital were having lunch when they started discussing patients who 'd died , or had severe complications , when a certain type of surgical clip was used . He said the clip would fall off the stump of a renal artery after the kidney had been removed from the donor . They published their observations in a medical journal , and the major manufacturer of the clips alerted hospitals to stop using them for kidney donors . `` We found a suboptimal surgical technique , but it never would have happened if we had n't just gotten interested in this and started to talk about it , '' he said . `` There should be a system for reporting these problems and learning from each other . '' UNOS told CNN that its Operations and Safety Committee recently advocated a process similar to the one that Ratner suggested in his article , but it might not be adopted . `` While promising , we must weigh procedural and legal issues in determining whether and how to develop such a system , '' according to a statement from UNOS . Sharing data with the public . Transplant centers are required to inform UNOS when they 've had a death or major complication , but UNOS does n't share that information with the public , which means patients ca n't look up a hospital 's transplant safety record . Donna Luebke , a registered nurse who donated a kidney to her sister and once served on the board of UNOS , says the organization ought to share that information with the public . Donors can make a fully informed decision only `` if all the data is out there , and we do n't have that data , '' she said . In a statement to CNN , UNOS emphasized that serious complications and deaths are rare , and that `` through data collection and the input of many who have personal experience with living donation , we will do our utmost to minimize risks for future potential donors . '' CNN 's John Bonifield contributed to this report .
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Ryan Arnold died after donating a piece of his liver to his brother , Chad . He and Laura Fritz , who also donated part of a liver , had the same surgeon . Arnold 's death and Fritz 's complications are unrelated , surgeon says . Some fault system under which hospitals do own investigations of donor complications .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- North Korea attempted to reach out to the United States through Mongolia in 2009 , suggesting that the Mongolians host disarmament talks between Washington and Pyongyang , American diplomats reported in a document obtained by the website WikiLeaks . A Mongolian diplomat passed that information to the U.S. Embassy in Ulaan Baatar after an August 2009 meeting with Kim Yong Il , North Korea 's vice foreign minister , a leaked embassy cable recounts . `` There are no eternal enemies in this world , '' the Mongolian official quoted Kim as saying . `` VFM Kim said the DPRK is spending too much on weapons rather than on its children , but that the current reality dictates that they can not get away from weapons for now , '' the cable states , using shorthand for the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea . `` Kim said the DPRK is not a threat and was only interested in self-protection . '' The document is among the vast cache that the website WikiLeaks began releasing Sunday to widespread condemnation from the United States and its allies . The Mongolian diplomat who recounted the meeting described it as `` notable '' since the North Koreans `` did not read from a prepared script , they were not aggressive and made no criticism of the United States , and they criticized China and Russia ` three or four times ' for supporting recent U.N. resolutions aimed at the DPRK , '' the cable states . The North Koreans repeated their insistence that they would not return to the six-party regional talks aimed at convincing Pyongyang against dismantling its nuclear weapons program , according to the document . As they had in the past , they indicated that they wanted to discuss disarmament and the normalization of relations with Washington in one-on-one talks , which an embassy official suggested could be held in Mongolia , according to the Mongolian diplomat . The cable quotes Kim as saying that former President Clinton 's visit to North Korea `` has greatly improved the prospects for such talks . '' Clinton had gone to Pyongyang a week earlier to retrieve two American journalists held on charges of entering the country illegally .
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Mongolian diplomat recounted `` notable '' meeting with North Korean officials . North Korean officials criticized longtime allies , suggested talks in Mongolia . North Korea `` only interested in self-protection , '' document says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Afghanistan and several African nations are the most at risk to have a food shortage , an organization that works with the United Nations said in a report Thursday . Afghanistan was named as the country with the most vulnerable food supply , according to the study by Maplecroft , a British-based research agency . After Afghanistan , African nations were on the rest of the top 10 list . In order , the next were the Democratic Republic of Congo , Burundi , Eritrea , Sudan , Ethiopia , Angola , Liberia , Chad and Zimbabwe . In all , African nations were 36 of the top 50 on the list . `` Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to food insecurity because of the frequency of extreme weather events , high rates of poverty and failing infrastructures , '' the organization said . Maplecroft said it worked with the U.N. 's World Food Programme to develop the criteria to judge 163 countries . The group came up with 12 categories to help make evaluations . Those categories included the nutritional and health status of populations , cereal production and imports , Gross Domestic Product per capita , natural disasters , conflict and the effectiveness of government , the group said . The United States was ranked No. 158 . Finland got the best rank and was considered least at risk .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The forthcoming season of MotoGP will carry an extra dash of glamour after socialite Paris Hilton announced she is to launch her own team . The American heir to the Hilton hotels fortune has joined forces with the BQR set-up to form her own 125cc team , which will be called SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton . It will comprise of Spanish riders Sergio Gadea and Maverick Viñales with legendary mechanic Rossano Brazzi , who has worked with six-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi among others , taking care of the technical details . Hilton posted a link to the story on her official Twitter page on Tuesday saying : `` This is going to be fun ! '' and an earlier Tweet read : `` I love motorcycles . '' Both riders will be present at the launch in Madrid this weekend , alongside Hilton and her partners Nano , Xavi Montero and Ricard Garriga . The 125cc category is the entry level competition in MotoGP . The 250cc category is now called Moto2 , while the top level MotoGP is 500cc . SuperMartxé VIP is a dance-party series that hosts club nights in Spain . Hilton has starred in a music video to promote their events , and now their name will appear with hers on the team 's livery . Hilton is the latest in a long line of celebrities to get involved with motorbikes . Earlier this year film star Antonio Banderas supported a MotoGP team but it has recently collapsed after its major sponsor pulled out .
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Socialite Paris Hilton lends name to new MotoGP team . SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton team will compete in 125cc category . Hilton said of the venture on Twitter : `` This is going to be fun . ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One of the nightmare scenarios of the 21st century is a `` rogue state '' or terror group getting its hands on nuclear material that could be sufficiently enriched to make a weapon . And diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks show that from central Africa to central Asia , it 's a constant preoccupation of U.S. officials . Two cables from 2007 detailed the discovery of uranium in `` multiple containers '' in the Democratic Republic of Congo . `` All items have marking and labels indicating that they were produced in Belgium , '' one says . The cables , written by the U.S. Embassy in neighboring Burundi , quote an unnamed informant as saying the uranium was found in a fortified bunker . `` It took four months to open the bunker . In the process of opening the bunker two men were killed by a grenade booby trap . There were also land mines planted around it , '' one cable says . The informant , described by the Guardian newspaper as a local elder , added : `` One container weighing 3 kg is currently located in Bukavu and another 3 kg container is located in Goma , '' two towns in eastern Congo . And he said he knew of `` someone who has 3 containers who would be willing to sell them . '' Regarding the motivation of the man and his associates , the cable quoted them as saying `` they did not want these items to fall into the wrong hands , specifically mentioning that they did not want Muslims to possess the items . '' And they were reluctant to notify the Congo authorities because `` they were afraid that the corrupt Congolese police would steal the items and sell it themselves . '' For U.S. diplomats , one of the challenges is to work out what might amount to a real danger , and what might be a scam . The Congo informants were `` anxiously waiting for some sort of indication from us that we are willing to pay for it , '' according to the cable . `` The men did not know if the uranium was weapon-usable fissile material , highly enriched uranium , what the percentage of uranium-235 isotope or other isotopes were , or how its content was determined . '' In the end U.S. diplomats concluded : `` This case fits the profile of typical scams involving nuclear smuggling originating from the eastern DRC . '' In 2006 , another cable -- from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania -- discussed the possible shipment of African uranium overseas . It says that `` according to a senior Swiss diplomat , the shipment of uranium through Dar es Salaam is common knowledge to two Swiss shipping companies . '' The uranium was supposedly from Democratic Republic of Congo and was destined for Iran -- though embassy officials pointed out that the reports were unsubstantiated . Security at nuclear installations has been another cause for alarm . In 2006 , U.S. diplomats toured a non-functioning nuclear research center that included two reactors in the Congo capital , Kinshasa . One , according to the director of the center , contained `` 5.1 kilograms of enriched uranium , '' which is U-235 , enriched to 20 percent . The visitors noted : `` External and internal security is poor , leaving the facility vulnerable to theft . The fence is not lit at night , has no razor-wire across the top , and is not monitored by video surveillance . There is also no cleared buffer zone between it and the surrounding vegetation . '' As for the guards , `` some are elderly , and some are occasionally caught sleeping on the job , '' the cable adds . `` It is relatively easy for someone to break into the nuclear reactor building or the nuclear waste storage building and steal rods or nuclear waste , with no greater tool than a lock cutter . '' In fact , two fuel rods had vanished from the facility in 1998 . One was subsequently found when the Mafia in Italy tried to sell it to unidentified buyers from the Middle East . The other was never recovered . Guarding nuclear materials appears to have been a problem in Yemen , too . A cable from the U.S. Embassy there earlier this year noted , `` The lone security guard standing watch at Yemen 's main radioactive materials storage facility was removed from his post on December 30 , 2009 , according to -LRB- name redacted -RRB- . '' And it adds , `` Very little now stands between the bad guys and Yemen 's nuclear material . '' U.S. President Barack Obama has made it a priority to secure vulnerable nuclear stocks within four years in a global drive to pre-empt nuclear terrorism . While some progress has been made , data from the International Atomic Energy Agency show there is plenty of nuclear material on the loose . In the year to June 2010 , the IAEA reported 61 incidents involving theft or loss . Five of the incidents involved high enriched uranium or plutonium , including one of illegal possession . Several cables refer to attempts to sell nuclear and radiological materials stolen in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union . One of the more bizarre incidents occurred in Portugal in 2008 , when a man walked into the U.S. Embassy to try to help sell `` uranium plates '' owned by an unidentified ex-Russian general living in Portugal . `` The material was allegedly stolen from Chernobyl , '' the cable says . `` The walk-in stated he is not on any medications and has not consulted any mental health specialists . '' Several incidents are reported in cables from the Caucasus nations -- the most recent so far published referring to an incident last year . A car carrying three Armenians set off a gamma alarm as it crossed into Georgia . `` The driver of the vehicle said that he had recently had surgery , during which time a radioactive isotope was injected into his body , '' an explanation that apparently satisfied the Georgian border guards . But the alarm sounded again when the car crossed the border at a later date and an inspection `` determined that the car was contaminated with Cesium-137 , '' a radioactive isotope frequently found in the low-level waste from medical or research labs which in the wrong hands could be an ingredient for a `` dirty bomb . '' However , a search of the vehicle failed to produce any radioactive material and the occupants were allowed to go . The Cesium-137 had apparently been delivered . One interesting aspect of that incident was that the alarm was set off by a `` radiation detection portal monitor , '' hundreds of which have been installed at border crossings in many parts of the former Soviet Union as part of a program run by the U.S. Department of Energy . However , the effectiveness of the devices has been questioned . One cable on the incident says it `` reveals that some training gaps remain within the patrol police on how to appropriately handle alarms . '' In another case that is not covered by the leaked cables published so far , two Armenians pleaded guilty last month to smuggling highly enriched uranium into the nation of Georgia , hiding it in a lead-lined box on a train from the Armenian capital , Yerevan , to Tbilisi in Georgia . Their illicit cargo was not detected by alarms , but they were eventually caught by a good old-fashioned sting operation . The two Armenians , a physicist and the former owner of a dairy business , are now serving long jail terms in Georgia .
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WikiLeaks cables show U.S. concerns about nuclear material on the world market . Cables from 2007 describe a Congo incident thought to be a scam . Other cables discuss the possible shipment of uranium from Africa .
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Pyongyang , North Korea -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Saturday he is concerned about escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula , where he is urging `` maximum '' restraint ahead of scheduled military exercises . `` This is a tinderbox , '' he told CNN 's Wolf Blitzer , who is traveling with the governor in North Korea . `` Right now , my objective is to say -- tamp things down . '' Both Koreas have traded tough talk and conducted aggressive military drills in the weeks after North Korea shelled a South Korean island last month . The tough talk continued Friday as North Korea warned it would launch a military strike against the South if Seoul goes ahead with live-fire drills near Yeonpyeong Island during the next few days , North Korea 's state-run KCNA reported . The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday that the exercises would take place in the seas southwest of the island between December 18 and 21 . Richardson , a former U.N. ambassador , arrived in North Korea Thursday on a four-day trip he hopes will help to ease tensions in the region . `` Let 's cool things down . No response . Let the exercises take place , '' said Richardson , who added : `` On all sides , I 'm urging restraint . '' He met with a vice minister of North Korea 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday and is scheduled to meet with North Korea 's senior nuclear negotiator Kim Gye Gwan on Saturday . The governor is also expected to meet with a top military leader while in North Korea , though he did not say who . `` Meeting a top military person is significant , '' said Richardson , who has hosted a North Korean delegation in New Mexico in the past . `` Hopefully , we can keep things from firing up . '' `` My sense from the North Koreans is they are trying to find ways to tamp this down ... Maybe that will continue today . That 's my hope , '' he said . Richardson is not in North Korea as an official U.S. envoy . Tensions mounted between the Koreas on November 23 , when North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong Island , which lies in South Korean territory . The attack killed two marines and two civilians and injured 18 people . The North has accused the South of provoking the attack because shells from a South Korean military drill landed in the North 's waters . Last month 's attack was the first direct artillery assault on South Korea since 1953 , when an armistice ended fighting . The U.S. military has said it is concerned that South Korea 's scheduled exercises could spark an uncontrollable clash with the North , but the State Department said the exercises are not meant to be threatening or provocative . Still , the Obama administration and South Korea have established contingency communication plans in the event North Korea retaliates against the South for holding military exercises , a U.S. military official said Friday . The scheduled South Korea exercise has sparked concern from Washington to Moscow . Russia asked South Korea to cancel the drills after North Korea vowed to strike back if they proceed . `` It 's obviously a very , very tense situation , '' said CNN 's Blitzer . `` People are very very worried that one miscalculation could cause a disaster . '' Watch The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer weekdays at 5pm to 8pm ET and Saturdays at 6pm ET . For the latest from The Situation Room click here .
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Richardson says he hopes to calm tensions . The governor is scheduled to meet with top nuclear and military leaders . He urges restraint `` on all sides ''
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Los Angeles -LRB- -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Federal agents have arrested a California man who allegedly attempted to export a U.S. military fighter jet to Iran , authorities announced Friday . The arrest followed a seven-month government sting operation , authorities announced . Marc Knapp , 35 , also was charged in a criminal complaint with two felony counts of attempting to export other aircraft parts and controlled technology . Knapp has agreed to plead guilty to the charges , according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Kravetz , who is prosecuting the case . According to unsealed court documents , the case began to unfold after `` a cooperating defendant '' in the operation introduced Knapp to an undercover agent . As part of the sting , the agent met with Knapp on several occasions at locations in California , Pennsylvania , Delaware , and Budapest , Hungary , the court papers say . The documents say Knapp broached to an undercover agent the idea of obtaining an F-5B fighter jet from a source in California . Knapp allegedly told the agent that the `` Iranians '' might be interested in the fighter jet and other items , and allegedly said he wlould not be concerned if the jet or the other items ended up in Iran . In July , Knapp allegedly sent a contract for the fighter jet to the undercover agent and demanded a $ 3.25 million purchase price . Knapp was arrested in Delaware in July while negotiating plans to fly the aircraft from California to the East Coast , where it subsequently was to be crated and shipped to Hungary and eventually Iran , the documents state . The Northrop-designed supersonic fighter jet is part of a group of aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and by the Navy and Marines as a stand-in for `` aggressor '' fighters in training exercises . But it has primarily been an export plane sold to other militaries . During their meetings , Knapp also informed the agent that he had various defense parts and allegedly admitted procuring an F-14 ejection seat , which was sold to the agent by another source . Over the course of their interaction , Knapp provided the agent with various lists containing items for sale , including fighter jet emergency manuals , survival radios and antigravity suits , according to court documents . `` Homeland Security Investigations will continue to pursue those who are willing to put America 's national security at risk , '' John P. Kelleghan , special agent in charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , said in a news release . `` The export of technology to Iran is prohibited so that our innovations can not be used to harm Americans or our allies . '' If convicted , Knapp would face a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison and a $ 2 million fine .
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The arrest came after a seven-month sting operation , court papers say . An undercover agent was brought into the case by `` a cooperating defendant '' Marc Knapp said he could obtain an F-5B fighter jet for $ 3.25 million , the papers say . Knapp to plead guilty , prosecutor says .
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-LRB- EW.com -RRB- -- `` TRON , '' the original 1982 light-show video-game thriller starring Jeff Bridges as a software programmer trapped inside a brave new computer world of his own devising , is a movie that I , like many others , found to be such a tinny , dehumanized piece of techno-kitsch that I was shocked to learn it has since become a cult film . Seeing it again , though , I think I know why . Twenty-eight years later , `` TRON '' exerts a campy-surreal , here 's what the future looked like before it arrived fascination that it never enjoyed during its initial run . In 1982 , when it was the closest thing Disney had to a picture for adults , it was basically a demo reel of special effects in search of a movie . Yet if you see it today , it can stand as the first prehistoric Hollywood version of cyberspace , and it 's fun to behold the eager , at times shockingly primitive ways that it imagines the '' wondrous '' computer future : as a frictionless Colorforms grid that looks like the most analog of head trips . Few science-fiction films have been simultaneously so ahead of their time and so instantly , touchingly dated -- so behind the eight ball of their own technology . `` TRON '' made the virtual almost leadenly literal . It was the soul of a new machine locked inside the hardware of an old one . The cult of `` TRON '' is hardly so big that you could accuse `` TRON : Legacy '' of being a cynical attempt to cash in on a franchise . -LRB- More than just a bomb , the first `` TRON '' was a major embarrassment for Disney ; out-of-print DVD copies are now about as hard to hunt down as VHS head cleaners . -RRB- . That said , the studio has had a long time to ponder its mistake , and `` TRON : Legacy , '' unlike its predecessor , really does make novelty look cool . It 's a sleeker , sharper , far more visually intoxicating machine dream of a movie , with a darkly liquid electronic texture all its own . When Sam -LRB- Garrett Hedlund -RRB- , the son of the now mysteriously vanished Kevin Flynn -LRB- Bridges -RRB- , visits his dad 's dusty , abandoned Flynn Arcade and ends up getting sucked -- through a `` TRON '' videogame ! -- into the virtual world of the Grid , he gets outfitted for action -LRB- black uniform with neon piping -RRB- , and then is thrust onto the combat stage of a gladiatorial thunderdome . There , he faces off against assorted digital soldiers , all wielding lethal Frisbees of light . The kitsch element is still there -- basically , this is the story of what it 's like to be turned into a kill-or-be-killed videogame icon -- but the director , Joseph Kosinski , stages the extreme fighting with a fleet and threatening charge . The FX in `` TRON : Legacy '' have an almost Einsteinian elegance : They infuse light with gravity . If one of the discs hits a combatant , he 'll shatter into glassy fragments , and Sam , absorbing the physics of the game , must learn to treat his body almost as part of the surrounding architecture . He becomes a ruthless digital specter . As long as it 's engaged in light-hurling bouts of force , or motorcycle chases through a landscape so ominously enveloping it looks like `` Blade Runner '' after gentrification , `` TRON : Legacy '' is a catchy popcorn pleasure . The movie has a seductive , percolating , what 's - old-is-new-again musical score by the French electronica duo Daft Punk , and for lengthy swatches of it I grooved on the look and the atmosphere . Joseph Kosinski 's direction is just intriguing enough to leave you hoping that when Sam finally locates his father amid all those irradiated bytes and bits , the story will really take off . But `` TRON : Legacy '' turns out to be a little too much like one of those logy trapped-on-Planet X sci-fi movies from the 1950s : There 's a lot of dramatic stasis undergirding the visual wow . It transpires that Bridges ' Flynn has n't been doing much for 20 years but sitting around -- the portal that would allow him to leave has been sealed off -- and his fascist nemesis , returning from the first film , is once again Clu , now played by a digitized version of the young Bridges . In his rubbery Botox-android way , he 's creepy to look at -LRB- and he makes you wonder if this will be the future for aging movie stars -RRB- , but there is n't much to Clu besides his telegenic blank stare . Here , as in `` TRON , '' there are limits to how much technology can really express . As Flynn , Bridges acts very beatnik Zen , like a weary cyber version of the Dude , and Michael Sheen is on hand as a sinister nightclub impresario who primps and soft-shoes like an albino Davy Jones wearing David Bowie 's Aladdin Sane shag . Olivia Wilde , as Sam 's cybernetic love interest , does some pretty standard punk-arm-candy posing . One reason the original `` TRON '' was greeted with so much hostility is that it seemed , in its cheesy synthesized way , to represent a brave new world not just of digital outer space , but of movies consumed by their own effects . At the time , this was a future a lot of people did n't want to see Hollywood embrace . But , of course , it 's the future that won out . And that may be the true legacy of `` TRON . '' The sequel , more successfully -LRB- if less innocently -RRB- , injects you into a luminous action matrix and asks you to be happy with the ride . But it 's easier now not to object . At the movies , the fantastical-synthetic has become a state of mind that we 're never allowed to escape . EW.com rating : B . See more 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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`` TRON '' is the original 1982 light-show video-game thriller starring Jeff Bridges . The sequel , ` TRON : Legacy , ' successfully injects you into a luminous action matrix . It 's hard to accuse `` TRON : Legacy '' of being a cynical attempt to cash in on a franchise .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An Obama administration initiative that aims to create jobs and economic growth has been derailed in some states while it speeds along in others . The loss of a total of $ 1.2 billion in high-speed rail funds in Wisconsin and Ohio means the promise of thousands of new jobs in those states will not be realized , according to proponents of the fast passenger trains . The Obama administration wants to use large-scale infrastructure projects like high-speed rail to boost the economy much in the way that public works projects put people back to work during the Great Depression . Mayor Ron Krueger was hoping a high-speed line that was planned to go through Watertown , Wisconsin , would spur development of retail and apartments in his town of about 23,000 . But some newly elected officials have put the brakes on those plans , raising questions about whether it 's still possible to build big in the United States . Citing two incoming governors ' opposition to high-speed rail projects in the Midwest , Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood redirected $ 810 million away from Wisconsin and $ 400 million from Ohio to other states . California is getting the lion 's share , $ 624 million for its link between Los Angeles and San Francisco . $ 342 million is going to Florida with the remainder divided among Washington and 10 other states . Is the U.S. turning a corner on high-speed rail ? Along with the money comes jobs . In Wisconsin , the outgoing governor Jim Doyle claimed over 4,700 jobs directly related to the high-speed rail line between Milwaukee and Madison would have been realized at the height of construction . Proponents claimed thousands of indirect jobs would have been created as a result of the projected economic growth along the line . `` Rail creates value , '' said Petra Todorovich at the Regional Plan Association , a transportation and public policy think tank in New York . She 's the director of America 2050 , a national initiative to meet the needs of the country over the next 40 years based on a projected population growth of 100 million . `` It 's a permanent investment both residential and commercial investors can look at . There are the construction jobs in working on the railroad , '' Todorovich said . People in the area are also put to work building the locomotives and rail cars . There are also indirect benefits that come with a new rail line , according to Todorovich . `` There are jobs related through real estate and commercial investment . These are long-term jobs . '' But Wisconsin 's Republican Governor-elect Scott Walker said he has serious doubts about the projected job benefits related to the project . `` The estimates , I think , are woefully optimistic . '' Scott Walker campaigned on a promise to kill high-speed rail in Wisconsin , saying that it would leave the state with an annual operating cost of anywhere between $ 7.5 million and $ 15 million . `` There are plenty of examples of federal Interstate Highway projects in the state of Wisconsin that have terrible , terrible needs right now that are being unmet that to me would be a much better use of transportation dollars , '' Walker said . Officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation said that up to 90 % of the operating costs could have been covered by federal grants . Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood tried unsuccessfully to change Governor-elect Walker 's mind before the funds were pulled . `` There is no shortage of enthusiasm and energy in almost all 50 states in America for some form of high-speed inter-city rail , '' LaHood said . Some of that enthusiasm was found in Florida which put out a request for proposals for a high-speed rail line to link Tampa with several locations in and around Orlando . Even though Florida received an additional $ 342 million from the Department of Transportation for the project , Governor-elect Rick Scott , a Republican , has n't made up his mind on whether he 'll allow it to proceed . Scott has said he is concerned that the price tag for the line would exceed estimates . He is also concerned about operating costs , he said . Florida 's Department of Transportation claims close to 10,000 people would be employed in jobs directly related to the high-speed rail line during the height of construction and thousands more would be employed in indirect jobs . Meanwhile , work is beginning on a section of a high-speed rail line in California that planners hope will one day link Los Angeles with San Francisco .
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Wisconsin , Ohio lose $ 1.2 billion in high-speed rail funds . Officials question whether it 's still possible to build big . 4,700 jobs would be created , outgoing governor said . `` The estimates , I think , are woefully optimistic , '' says governor-elect .
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Philadelphia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Helen Gym threw her arms around Duong-Nghe Ly . `` We did it , '' she said , before pulling back to look at Ly , a Vietnamese immigrant and senior at the South Philadelphia High School named in the complaint . `` We did it . '' The Philadelphia School District on Wednesday signed a 2 1/2 - year civil rights agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to address anti-Asian immigrant violence at South Philadelphia . The agreement requires the school to submit an anti-harassment action plan and continue implementing policies and procedures to prevent harassment based on race , color and/or national origin . The action serves as a nationwide standard for bullying prevention at schools , said Maureen Costello , director for Teaching Tolerance at the Southern Poverty Law Center . `` Every school needs a policy , but a policy is n't always enough , '' Costello said . `` Everyone needs to know what to look for and how to respond . '' Looking at the school system as a whole , versus creating policies that focus solely on perpetrators , is a more beneficial way to combat the issue of bullying , Costello said . `` Bullying does n't occur in a vacuum , it occurs where it 's allowed , '' Costello said . `` What this -LRB- agreement -RRB- says to schools is do n't wait until there 's a problem , every school should be self-auditing . '' Complaints were triggered by events on December 3 , 2009 , during which large numbers of Asian immigrant students from South Philadelphia High School were assaulted in and around the school throughout the day . Several students were sent to the hospital . The attacks followed years of harassment against Asian students at South Philadelphia High School , according to the complaints filed with the state and federal government . In the days after the incident , more than 50 Asian students organized an eight-day boycott of the school in efforts to draw attention to what they felt was an inadequate response by the school staff to the ongoing harassment and violence . The December 2009 boycott brought nationwide attention to the violence against Asian students at South Philadelphia . Months later , a federal investigation was launched after a formal civil rights complaint was filed by the Asian American Legal Defense Fund . The Justice Department , which announced its investigation in August , instructed the school system to improve the treatment of Asian students . `` We will always remember December 3 , but we will refuse to be defined by that day , '' Wei Chen , who was a senior at the time of the melee , told the members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission when the settlement was announced . `` A year ago we came to you as victims . Today we come to you as youth activists , as organizers and leaders who have shown the power to make change . '' According to the complaint , `` the district and the school acted with ` deliberate indifference ' to the harassment against Asian students and ` intentional disregard for the welfare of Asian students ' '' at the school . The settlement proves the violence at South Philadelphia High School was racial , not gang related as once rumored , making it a bittersweet accomplishment , because the school district failed the students , said Gym , a board member for Asian Americans United , a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the Asian American community . `` We celebrate the lasting gains of these agreements , '' said Gym , who helped many Asian students document their experiences . `` We hope that they are also welcomed with a measure of abiding humility and deep sorrow for the lack of action that required it . '' The settlement agreement , which holds the district responsible for implementation and oversight , resolves eight discrimination complaints alleging widespread harassment of Asian students at South Philadelphia High School , and will remain in effect until June 2013 . The settlement terms `` will in no way impact what is happening '' unless the individuals who have been doing the bullying are brought to justice , said Steve Perry , CNN Education Contributor and principal at Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford , Connecticut . `` It 's not going to change anything , '' Perry said , adding that a coordinated , united front must be in place between school and home . `` Parents need to monitor what happens at home , and schools need to monitor what happens at school . '' It is important to understand what bullying is , Perry said , adding that school administrators are responsible for knowing how to detect it . `` To be bullied is to have an individual or group experience systematic or focused actions , '' he said . `` Bullying is that behavior that makes you not want to go to school , or not want to live anymore . '' Additional settlement terms require the school and/or district to retain an expert consultant in the area of harassment and discrimination based on race , conduct training of faculty , staff and students on discrimination and harassment based on race ; to maintain records of investigations and responses to allegations of harassment ; and to provide annual compliance reports to the department and Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission , as well as makes harassment data publicly available . Litigation is not the solution to prevent bullying , said Michael Josephson , founder of the Josephson Institute Center for Youth Ethics . `` You can make the district police it , but as soon as they go off campus it 's not dealt with , '' he said . In order to combat bullying , students and schools need to do more than translating correspondence into designated languages or submitting annual compliance reports to officials , Josephson said . `` The reality is we have to create a sense of solidarity . We need a kinder , gentler society where respect is the norm , '' he said . `` Yes , we have to pay attention to this , but we ca n't litigate our way out of this problem . ''
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Schools need to be proactive about stopping bullying , expert says . CNN education contributor Steve Perry says bullies must be brought to justice . Another expert says we can not rely solely on legal measures to solve problem .
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PARIS , France -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- No one was expecting it , but there it was . The `` f '' word so rarely uttered in the world of high fashion had just slipped through the lips of one of the world 's most stylish women . Carine Roitfeld wears a pink goat-hair coat to the William Rast Fall 2009 show during New York fashion week . `` I think we need to become more frugal , '' says Carine Roitfeld , editor in chief of Vogue Paris . `` Not on quality , '' she hastens to add , `` just on organization . '' The fashionista 's favorite fashion editor is sitting on a leather chair in her sparse white office . The shelves are all but empty . There 's no in-tray on her desk and certainly no computer . `` They 're not my specialty , '' she shrugs . An orange blossom candle twinkles in its glass casing and pictures stand -- some still in their wrapping -- against the wall . She 's been in this office for eight years but it looks like she moved in last week . She has n't even had time to hang her pictures , and it 's not hard to see why . Every month , Roitfeld and her small team pull together what is considered to be the world 's most fashion-forward magazine . Watch Carine Roitfeld Revealed '' Vogue Paris may have a fraction of the circulation of its American stable mate -- 139,000 versus 1.3 million -- but what it lacks in numbers it makes up in prestige . Still , Roitfeld recognizes that even the upper end of the magazine market is not immune to the deepest global recession in decades . She 's prepared to make cuts . And rather than begrudgingly canceling a coffee order or two , she 's almost relishing a return to the pre-boom days when challenges were overcome with creativity rather than cash . `` It 's become ridiculous , '' she tells CNN , explaining that where once eight people may have gathered around a table to discuss a photo shoot , now there are 25 . `` Some things got too far away . There were people who were flying private jets -- we need to go back to reality . `` I do n't want to take the money out of the beauty of the picture , I do n't want to change the paper of the magazine , I do n't want to change the materials , but we can do it another way . '' `` When it 's more difficult you have to be more creative . '' CNN 's Revealed joined Roitfeld and five members of her team as they gathered round a glass table to choose the cover of the April edition of French Vogue . It does n't happen often -- usually the cover is a fait accompli -- but this time U.S. actress Scarlett Johansson has confused the issue by unexpectedly dying her hair . `` This cover , it was very difficult , '' Carine explains , `` because we want people to recognize Scarlett and then she changed her hair color . '' Three mock-ups lie on the table ; different fonts , colors and wording cover Johansson 's lascivious poses . It 's clear which one Carine prefers and , rather predictably , it 's her choice that will hit news stands this week . `` I think this is a Vogue image and I want to stick to being Vogue , '' she says of her decision . `` The cover is like the publicity for your magazine . It 's very important . We need the more appealing one , the more visible one . '' Carine Roitfeld was a highly respected and well-connected fashion stylist with no experience in magazine editing when she took the job as editor-in-chief at Vogue Paris in early 2001 . See photos from Carine 's personal album '' She was already an old friend of renowned photographer Mario Testino ; they met 25 years ago when both were yet to make their names . He 's now Godfather to her two children , Vladimir and Julia , who are 28 and 27 respectively , and who both now live in New York . Roitfeld and Testino later teamed up with U.S. designer Tom Ford during his first years as creative director at Gucci to reinvigorate the brand with an innovative advertising campaign . Roitfeld was approached by Jonathan Newhouse , chairman of Conde Nast International to take the role at French Vogue . During her time there , advertising revenue has increased almost 10 percent and circulation is up 27 percent . `` It is probably a ` Carine effect ' , '' concludes Xavier Romatet , the president of Conde Nast Publications , which owns Vogue magazine . `` Carine 's probably the most creative person I 've met in my life , '' he told CNN , describing her as a savvy business woman with a finely-tuned intuition as to what her readers want . Roitfeld scoffs at suggestions that she has an acute business mind , saying , `` I think I 'm a terrible business woman . '' Still , what she 's doing at French Vogue is obviously working and despite persistent rumors that she may soon announce her departure , she insists she has no plans , as yet , to leave . `` I 'm very happy here , '' she tells CNN before adding cryptically , `` but I 'm sure something new is going to happen in the next year . '' Many in the industry have tipped Roitfeld to replace Anna Wintour in New York , should the esteemed editor of American Vogue choose to retire . Read more about Roitfeld 's views on the New York job . Roitfeld says she has n't been approached about the job , and if she were , she probably would n't take it . `` Of course you 'd be proud to be offered a job at this Vogue , because it 's the biggest Vogue . `` But I 'm not sure I 'd be happy to work at the biggest Vogue . It 's too big ; you have to talk to too many different people . I 'm very happy at French Vogue to be able to do everything -- almost everything -- I want to do in the magazine . `` Anyway my husband does n't want to go , '' she adds later with a smile . Roitfeld is anxious not to feed any speculation of a competitive rift between her and Wintour , referring to her U.S. counterpart as the `` First Lady '' of fashion . `` Anna does a great job ... I respect her a lot , '' Roitfeld says .
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As editor in chief of Vogue Paris , Carine Roitfeld sets the benchmark for style . She told CNN the industry needs to become more frugal during the recession . Originally a fashion stylist , Roitfeld is admired for her creativity and originality . She refutes rumors that she 's poised to replace Anna Wintour at U.S. Vogue .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A late equalizer from Jo ensured Manchester City got the draw they needed at Italian giants Juventus to top their Europa League group , but holders Atletico Madrid are out . The English Premier League side , deprived of Argentina striker Carlos Tevez who handed in a transfer request last week , fell behind on 43 minutes when Niccolo Giannetti tapped home Alessandro Del Piero 's cross . But England winger Adam Johnson found Jo with a defence-splitting pass in the 77th minute and the Brazilian made no mistake from inside the penalty area . It meant Juventus , who were already out of the competition , drew all six of their matches . After the game City manager Roberto Mancini told reporters : Mancini said : `` I am very happy , because we wanted this , and it was very important to finish top of the group . `` We have a chance to go all the way , but it is important to have a good draw for the next round , and after that we will see . '' City 's point sees them finish top of Group A , ahead of Lech Poznan on goal difference . The Polish side won 1-0 against Salzburg , of Austria , thanks to Semir Stilic 's goal . Atletico Madrid , who won last year 's Europa League , were knocked out after a 1-1 draw in Germany with Bayer Leverkusen . Patrick Helmes put the hosts in front before Fran Merida leveled shortly after . The Spanish club had to better Aris Salonika 's result against Rosenborg to go through but failed on both counts after Aris triumphed 2-0 and clinched second place . Lille took second place in Group C from Belgian side Gent with a 3-0 victory in France . Ludovic Obraniak , Pierre-Alain Frau and Moussa Sow all found the net . Levski Sofia , from Bulgaria , claimed their second victory in the competition with a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon . The Portuguese club had already qualified as group winners . In Group G , Russian outfit Zenit St Petersburg maintained their perfect record with a 3-0 win over AEK Athens of Greece . Alexander Bukharov , Alessandro Rosina and Igor Denisov were all on target . Belgian club Anderlecht compounded AEK 's misery by securing qualification in second place after a 2-0 victory over Hadjuk Split of Croatia . They went through by virtue of a better goal difference . Matters had already been decided in Group H and German side VfB Stuttgart maintained their impressive form with a 5-1 thumping of Odense , from Denmark . Russian striker Pavel Pogrebniak was on target as they finished top . Switzerland 's Young Boys were beaten 1-0 in Spain by Getafe thanks to Adrian Corpa 's goal but finished two points clear in second place . In Group I , Sampdoria 's miserable run continued as the Italian side went down 2-0 to Debrecen of Hungary . Peter Kabat grabbed both goals . Dutch side PSV Eindhoven finished top of the group after a 0-0 draw with Metalist Kharkiv . The Ukrainian club go through in second place .
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A late goal from Jo ensured Manchester City a 1-1 draw with Juventus . English club City finish top of their Europa League group as a result . Holders Atletico Madrid are dumped out of the competition at Bayer Leverkusen . Zenit St Petersburg make it six wins out of six with a 3-0 victory over AEK Athens .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was arrested at a Las Vegas casino on a misdemeanor battery charge after he allegedly assaulted a security guard at his housing complex , a police official said Friday . Mayweather was arrested just before midnight Thursday , police spokeswoman Barbara Morgan said . He was released from the Clark County Detention Center on Friday , police said , and is expected to appear in court Tuesday , according to Clark County court spokeswoman Jillian Prieto . Mayweather 's legal representation declined to comment . He last fought in May , beating Shane Mosley , but has since been embroiled in domestic violence claims from his former girlfriend . He faces criminal charges in court in January . Mayweather is represented by Oscar De La Hoya 's Golden Boy Promotions but has been linked with legendary entrepreneur Don King .
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Boxer was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge , police say . He is accused of assaulting a security guard at his housing complex . Mayweather is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An American professor doing research in London stumbled across a series of previously unknown letters written by , to , and about Benjamin Franklin , a stunning find that sheds new light on early U.S. history . The letters cover Benjamin Franklin 's success in dealing with a British general . The collection of 47 letters are hand-written copies made 250 years ago , when Franklin lived in London . That they were filed under the copyist 's name , not Franklin 's , may explain why they were overlooked by historians until now , said a curator at the British Library , where the letters are held . The find is reported in the April issue of the William & Mary Quarterly , a journal of early American history and culture . The letters are important in large part because they offer a `` wealth of new details '' that affect modern understanding of Franklin , writes Alan Houston , the political science professor who discovered the letters in the spring of 2007 . They also raise the question of how many other documents remain waiting to be found on Franklin and his life . Houston , a professor at the University of California at San Diego , discovered the letters on the last day of his last research trip to London , just before the library 's closing time . `` The first item was a letter from Benjamin Franklin to the secretary of the governor of Maryland , and I looked at it and I started to read , and I thought , ` This does n't look familiar , ' '' Houston told CNN . `` I 've read everything Franklin ever wrote . '' Houston said he quickly began to realize he had uncovered something previously unknown to historians . `` I swear , I just about shot through the ceiling I was so excited , '' he said . `` It 's like finding a treasure chest . '' Houston had been working at the time on a book on Franklin , `` Benjamin Franklin and the Politics of Improvement , '' published last year . The letters cover Franklin 's success in dealing with British Gen. Edward Braddock , who had been sent to Pennsylvania in 1755 to defeat the French at Fort Duquesne , in modern-day Pittsburgh . The march to retake the fort was part of the French and British battle for control of the western lands in the colonies , part of a larger struggle for control of North America , Houston said . The problem was that Braddock was given no horses or wagons when he arrived in America -- no means of transport for him and his 2,000 redcoats . Braddock started to blame his hosts , so Franklin -- the Pennsylvania assembly 's leading politician -- stepped in to help . Franklin went all over Pennsylvania trying to persuade farmers to lend their horses and wagons to Braddock and his men . It was n't easy , because the farmers were tough negotiators who were also anxious and suspicious of the effort . Eventually , Franklin managed to get the farmers to agree , and within weeks , Braddock and his men were on the march . Braddock suffered a devastating defeat before he even reached the fort , however , when a much smaller contingent of French and Indian soldiers surprised the British . They killed Braddock and about 1,000 of his men . Despite the defeat , Franklin 's success -- in what became known as `` the wagon affair '' -- highlighted his skill as a colonial leader , Houston said . When Franklin was sent to London in 1757 as a representative of the assembly , he brought with him a collection of letters detailing that success . It was proof of his political value to Great Britain and that the assembly 's loyalties had been on the right side . This collection of letters , which Franklin referred to in his autobiography as his `` quire book , '' was never found , however -- until now . Houston said he believes the documents he read at the British Library are copies of that collection . They were made by Thomas Birch , an industrious and obsessive transcriber of historical documents who copied anything he could get his hands on . `` There was a vogue . It was very common for letters to be copied , '' said Matthew Shaw , curator of the U.S. collections at the British Library . `` Birch was very well known for being a copyist . '' Birch and Franklin were friends in London , both members of the Royal Society , and Houston said he believes the copies were made sometime between 1757 and 1758 . `` Birch undoubtedly found Franklin 's quire book captivating , and he appears to have copied anything that remotely interested him , '' Houston writes in the journal . Also , Braddock 's campaign and defeat were widely discussed in London , and `` Birch may have wanted to capture a crucial moment in the life of the -LRB- Royal -RRB- society 's most famous American member . '' Birch 's transcripts were filed in the British Library as `` Copies of Letters relating to the March of General Braddock . '' They form part of the massive Birch Collection containing the hundreds of volumes of his copies that Birch bequeathed to the library on his death , said Shaw . They were n't properly catalogued until the early 1970s , Shaw said , which is largely why they have n't been used by scholars . `` It 's the first time they 've really been shared with a wider audience , '' Shaw told CNN . `` We 're very pleased . ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A 65-year-old man 's remains were stashed in containers across South Florida , police said Thursday , releasing the victim 's identity one day after charging another man in his murder . Police began looking into the case last month after finding body parts strewn around three counties in the southern part of the state . On Thursday , Fort Lauderdale police said in a statement that those remains belonged to Warren Danzig , whose last known mailing address was in Davie , about 10 miles southwest of downtown Fort Lauderdale . Police contended a day earlier that Jamie Saffran killed Danzig sometime between November 2 and November 5 and then dismembered his body . Saffran then stole Danzig 's credit card and used it to pay his own daughter 's college tuition and buy tires for his Jeep , authorities said . According to the Broward County Medical Examiners Office , Danzig died from `` blunt force trauma . '' The police affidavit says the gruesome discoveries of his remains began in Fort Lauderdale on November 6 , when police responded to a call about a suspicious container . Inside that bucket they found human legs and arms , poorly masked by concrete . Additional agencies became involved in the investigation as more body parts -- which included the victim 's head and torso -- were found in similar containers in three counties , the affidavit says . `` As the multijurisdictional investigation progressed , further evidence led investigators to suspect Saffran 's involvement in the homicide , '' Fort Lauderdale police said . During a search at Saffran 's home , authorities discovered a shovel covered with concrete and a sledgehammer `` that presumptively tested for human blood , '' the affidavit says . They also found two bags of cement and several sharp tools , it says . DNA testing conclusively linked the strewn body parts to Danzig , authorities say . Saffran told detectives that he and the victim had been friends for several years . He added that the two even shared a home mailing address , although Saffran claimed that Danzig more recently lived in the Dominican Republic . According to the police report , Saffran said the two last saw each other about October 31 . InSession 's Adam Blank contributed to this report .
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Fort Lauderdale police say Warren Danzig wasa killed and dismembered . Jamie Saffran , 51 , was with first-degree murder in Danzig 's death . Saffran told police that he 'd been friends with the victim for years , an affidavit says . Danzig 's body parts were found in separate containers stashed across South Florida .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday led jubilant legislators and soldiers discharged under the `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy in singing `` God Bless America '' to celebrate the upcoming repeal of the controversial law . President Barack Obama will sign the repeal bill on Wednesday , and Pelosi did her part at the ceremony attended by hundreds of supporters of the repeal by signing the measure passed by Congress to send it to the White House . The `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy enacted in 1993 banned openly gay and lesbian soldiers from military service . More than 14,000 military members have been discharged because of it . Pelosi , a California Democrat , said the military will be made stronger by including all Americans who want to serve without making gay and lesbian members lie about who they are . `` Is n't this a joyful day ? '' she said , adding that the repeal measure will `` change the law , improve the policy , make life better for many Americans , and make our country stronger . '' Pelosi then asked all in attendance to sing `` God Bless America . '' At the end , Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts , one of the first openly gay House members , could be seen wiping his eyes . Earlier , Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania told the gathering of an e-mail he received from a company commander in Afghanistan , who mentioned how he often had to counsel soldiers who received divorce papers or `` Dear John '' letters from spouses or opposite-sex partners . Murphy continued : `` This young company commander , this captain , on his fourth deployment , wrote in that e-mail saying , ' I never thought I 'd see the day when I got one of those letters myself . And I 'm sitting here at three o'clock in the morning in Kabul , Afghanistan , and I have no where to go because I happen to be gay , and I ca n't walk to the chaplain , and I ca n't go to a battle buddy , and I ca n't walk to my commander 's office , so I 'm sitting here cradling my 9 mm pistol thinking about blowing my brains out . But I read this article about this Iraq war veteran named Patrick Murphy from Pennsylvania that 's fighting for me , and it gives me hope . ' '' The repeal bill , a campaign promise by Obama , won Senate approval on Saturday in the final days of the lame-duck session . The House passed it twice -- first as part of a broader defense bill that was blocked by Senate Republicans , and then in the separate measure passed by the Senate . Conservative Republicans opposed the repeal , saying it would put too much stress on a military fighting two wars . However , Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen both called for a congressional repeal with a set phase-in timetable , warning that `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' could otherwise be abruptly overturned by the courts . Under the repeal measure , the Pentagon will finish developing an implementation plan that rewrites policies , regulations and directives . Once that potentially lengthy process is complete , Obama , Gates and Mullen will each have to certify that the repeal can move ahead without negatively affecting military readiness and unit cohesion . After the certification , another 60 days will need to pass before the repeal is officially enacted . CNN 's Tom Cohen contributed to this story .
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NEW : Rep. Murphy tells about a gay soldier 's email to him . President Obama will sign the repeal bill Wednesday . House Speaker Pelosi calls it a `` joyful day '' Pelosi leads a celebrating crowd in singing `` God Bless America ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A school security chief gave an emotional account Thursday of his shootout with a Florida man who held school board members hostage before opening fire . Mikes Jones with Bay District Schools in Panama City told HLN `` Prime News '' he was afraid the system 's superintendent was dead after Clay Duke , 56 , pointed a handgun at the leader and opened fire Tuesday afternoon . Everything around me was just silent . It was in slow motion , '' said Jones , a former school board member and a retired Panama City police officer . Superintendent Bill Husfelt then raised his head above the counter after the shooting incident , in which at least 15 shots were fired . `` I could n't believe he was alive , '' Jones told HLN . After a day spending time with his pastor and family , Jones talked with the media about the gun battle that took place during a routine school board meeting . `` When he fired the first shot , I had no recourse . It was a gun battle , '' Mike Jones told reporters about his encounter with Duke . `` I 'm not a hero . I had just done my job . '' Jones , who is known as the affable `` Salvage Santa '' for his charity work , said his `` heart goes out '' to the family of Duke , who his wife described as having bipolar disorder . `` I just want to get right with God about this and right with my church about what had happened , '' said Jones . Duke 's widow , Rebecca Crowder-Duke , apologized for her husband 's actions and said she understood that Jones was doing what he was `` trained to do . '' Jones was n't supposed to be at the routine meeting , but swung by in case there were questions about a remodeling matter related to his job . `` I was n't in the building five minutes that I got into the gunfight . '' He said he got a call about the dramatic confrontation and went downstairs . Inside , Duke had approached the front of the room , spray-painted a red `` V '' with a circle around it on the wall and brandished a handgun . He ordered the room cleared of everyone but six men and got into a discourse with board members and Husfelt about several issues , including the termination of Duke 's wife . Jones did a `` peeka-boo '' look into the room , hoping Duke would come out . The officer , who recently received rapid response training , went to his vehicle to get a protective vest and more ammunition and returned . `` I was peeking through the crack of the door and when I saw his back and he was squared up with both hands I knew that the fight was fixing to happen , '' said Jones . But the officer said he could not get a clear line of fire on Duke . A chilling video of the meeting , from a live internet feed provided by CNN affiliates WJHG and WMBB , shows Husfelt attempting to reason with Duke . Husfelt pleaded with Duke to allow the other members to leave the room . `` Will you let them go ? You 're obviously upset at me , so why are they here ? '' he asked on the video . At one point , Husfelt told Duke , `` I do n't want anybody to get hurt . I 've got a feeling that 's what you want , is you want the cops to come in and kill you because you are mad , because you said you are going to die . But why ? This is n't worth it . '' Duke then pointed the pistol at Husfelt , who said , `` Please do n't . Please do n't . Please . '' But Duke pulled the trigger as Husfelt and the others hit the floor . The gunman fired several times , missing everyone . Crowder-Duke told WJHG on Wednesday that her husband , who she described as having bipolar disorder and unable to get work recently because of his prior criminal record , intentionally fired over the people and did not intend to harm them . `` If he really wanted to shoot anybody , they -LRB- would have -RRB- already been dead , '' said Crowder-Duke , who police say was terminated as a teacher this year . She said she had received praise from her principal . Jones said he believed the superintendent had been shot . He opened the door with one hand and opened fire with the other , wounding Duke three times in a gunfire exchange . The suspect fell to the floor and fatally shot himself in the head , police said . WJHG reported that Jones was taken to a hospital with chest pains after the incident . The officer said he first struck Duke in the back and was worried he might go to jail . `` There 's just so many things that go through your mind . It was instinct and training . '' Jones told reporters he feels Husfelt deserved the accolades for asking Duke to let the other school board members go . `` Mike and his timing saved our lives , '' Husfelt said . But it was evident at Thursday 's press conference the incident took a toll on Jones . `` The first thing that came to mind -LRB- was -RRB- what is this community going to think of me ? '' he said . `` I 'm known as Salvage Santa , this nice guy . Now I 've taken somebody 's life . '' Crowder-Duke said she has no animosity toward Jones . `` I do n't fault you for -LRB- the shooting -RRB- . I know you were just doing what you were trained to do , and I 'm sorry that God had to choose you to do that because you are a very kind , sweet , generous man , '' Crowder-Duke told WJHG . Husfelt said the district would re-evaluate security in the wake of the incident but said he doubted security would have made a difference . `` We could have had this place like Fort Knox . ... There was nothing we could have done to stop him . '' For 27 years , Jones has restored bicycles , raised money and collected toys to be given away to needy children , according to the Panama City News Herald . The officer said he would be at a local store Thursday night to further the effort .
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Security chief said he was afraid gunman killed superintendent . Gunman 's wife : Mike Jones did what he was `` trained to do '' School security officer recounts gun battle at a school board meeting . Jones is known as `` Salvage Santa '' for his charitable work .
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Madrid , Spain -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spanish authorities have arrested 25 people suspected in a 10 million euro -LRB- $ 13 million -RRB- fraud scheme targeting German owners of timeshare vacation property in the Canary Islands , police said Friday . The suspects contacted the timeshare owners , offered lucrative terms to buy their shares and lured the owners into paying what turned out to be non-existent taxes or transfer fees , Spanish national police said in a statement . The timeshare property never actually changed hands , and the suspects vanished , only to surface elsewhere and repeat the alleged scam , police said . With help from the German Embassy in Madrid , investigators identified a web of suspects spread among numerous businesses and locations , mainly on Tenerife Island -- one of the largest of the Canary archipelago of seven islands in the Atlantic Ocean . Authorities arrested 23 German suspects , one Polish suspect and one Swiss suspect late last week , police said . It was not immediately clear how many of the suspects had been arraigned or whether a judge had ordered them to jail or ordered their release . If convicted of fraud , they could face up to six years in prison , a police spokeswoman said . Several million Germans visit Spain annually , especially the Canary Islands and also the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean , and many also own property in the country . They , along with other property owners -- foreigners and Spaniards alike -- have felt the deep economic downturn after Spain 's real estate bubble and construction boom collapsed . Many owners have tried to sell their property , usually finding depressed prices , not the lucrative terms that the suspects allegedly offered to the German timeshare owners .
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Canary Islands vacation properties are the target of the scam . Police say suspects convinced owners to pay fees for sales that never went through . The German Embassy helps uncover a web of suspects . Twenty-three German suspects , one Polish suspect and one Swiss suspect are arrested .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Four key GOP senators who have announced their support for a `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' repeal are prepared to join Democrats in voting to let the bill proceed , aides to the four said Friday . The aides said Susan Collins , Olympia Snowe , Lisa Murkowski and Scott Brown will vote Saturday to end debate on the ban on openly gay and lesbian people in the military , regardless of whether the Senate passes a stopgap spending bill , a continuing resolution to keep the government funded . The four have previously said that bill must be approved first . The Senate is currently working to craft a temporary spending bill , made necessary after Democratic leadership pulled a $ 1 trillion spending bill after Republicans abandoned their support of it . The four senators ' support for the `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' repeal would ensure the 60 votes needed to clear the way for the bill to advance even if Joe Manchin , a West Virginia Democrat , votes against it , as is expected . Sen. Joseph Lieberman , who co-sponsored legislation that would repeal the policy , said Friday that the four senators have `` shown courage '' in supporting the measure . Lieberman said he believes that the Senate will have more than the 60 votes needed , adding that the bill 's co-sponsors had worked closely with the Defense Department in crafting its language . But Pentagon officials are warning gay and lesbian soldiers that the current law will temporarily remain in place , if the bill passes , as they review the legal technicalities of the repeal . A guidance memo would be sent to military personnel informing them of the change , which would remain in effect for at least 60 days after it is signed into law , Pentagon spokesman Col. David Lapan said . Conservative Republicans have argued that , among other things , a repeal would place an unreasonable burden on the military at a time when it is facing severe strains in Afghanistan and elsewhere . The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn the ban in a `` standalone '' measure not tied to any other legislative items . It passed 250-175 on mostly partisan lines . The House had passed a repeal of the ban as part of a larger defense policy bill , but the measure stalled last week in the Senate . Obama and Democratic leaders are trying to push through a repeal before the end of the current lame-duck congressional session . The more conservative incoming Congress , which will be seated the first week of January , is considered far less likely to overturn the Clinton-era ban . CNN 's Barbara Starr contributed to this report .
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NEW : Senators withdraw their requirement that spending bill pass first . Current law will remain for at least 60 days if bill passes . The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn the ban .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A professional BMX rider remained hospitalized Saturday in Las Vegas , Nevada , after he suffered injuries in a horrific crash during a qualifying run , officials said . Lavin , 33 , of Las Vegas , was rushed to University Medical Center after Thursday 's accident at the three-day Dew Tour Championship . Video showed Lavin soaring high over a dirt ramp before crashing to the ground . Lavin was wearing a helmet , tour spokeswoman Nicole Mancuso told CNN . `` T.J. is an important member of the Dew Tour family -- the Tour , athletes and action sports industry are all keeping him in our thoughts and prayers , '' race officials said in a statement . Lavin 's mother told CNN affiliate KTNV that Lavin broke his eye socket and wrist , and is in a medically-induced coma to reduce swelling on his brain . She said she 's confident her son , a veteran of the pro dirt circuit , will pull through . The competitor remained in critical condition Saturday , hospital spokeswoman Danita Cohen said . Lavin , the host of MTV 's `` Real World/Road Rules Challenge '' program , has won the gold at several X Games and has produced a music album , according to MTV . The Dew Tour was established in 2005 and features five events with a combined $ 2.5 million purse . Skateboarding and freestyle motocross are featured this weekend , along with the BMX competition . CNN 's Phil Gast contributed to this report .
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NEW : Lavin remains in critical condition after Friday accident . Pro dirt circuit bicyclist crashes in Las Vegas competition . Lavin is the host of an MTV reality competition program .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Folashade Abugan is the third Nigerian athlete to have failed a drugs test at the Commonwealth Games in India , where she won two silver medals , it was revealed on Friday . Abugan , who came second in the women 's 400 meters last week and the 4x400m relay on Tuesday , has been stripped of both of her medals after testing positive for the banned anabolic substance testosterone prohormone . The 20-year-old , who was world junior champion in 2008 , has waived her right to have her `` B '' sample tested , the Commonwealth Games Federation said a day after the four-yearly event finished in New Delhi . `` Folashade Abugan returned an adverse analytical finding from a test conducted on October 8 , 2010 , after competing in the women 's 400 meter final , '' the CGF said in a statement . The news comes as a blow to the Nigeria team , who were already reeling following the failed tests of both women 's 100m champion Osayemi Oludamola and Samuel Okon , who came sixth in the men 's 110m hurdles . That duo tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexanamine . The CGF statement also said Abugan has admitted liability for the failed test , and she has been disqualified from all the events she participated in . `` Ms Abugan wrote to the CGF waiving her rights to have her `` B '' sample analyzed and a hearing , as provided for within the CGF Anti-Doping Standard -LRB- ADS -RRB- . She also admitted liability . `` She has been disqualified from all events she participated in during the Games , with the results nullified . This includes her silver medal in the women 's 400 meters . `` As she was also a member of her country 's second placed 4x400m relay team , that result is also nullified . '' The silver medal she obtained in the 400m will now go to Aliann Tabitha Pompey of Guyana , with Christine Amertil of the Bahamas being promoted into the bronze medal position . England 's quartet of Kelly Massey , Victoria Barr , Meghan Beesley and Nadine Okyere have been elevated to second position in the 4x400m relay , with Canada 's Amonn Nelson , Adrienne Power , Vicki Tolton and Carline Muir now claiming bronze .
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Nigeria 's Folashade Abugan has tested positive for a banned substance . She has been stripped of the silver medals she won in the 400m and 4x400m relay . She is the third Nigerian to fail a drugs test at the Commonwealth Games .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The permanent council of the Organization of American States has approved a resolution asking troops to withdraw from the disputed border area between Costa Rica and Nicaragua . In a resolution issued early Saturday , the council said both nations should `` avoid deployments of the armed forces or security forces in the area where their presence could generate tensions . '' Tensions between Nicaragua and Costa Rica have flared over Calero Island , a parcel of land on the Atlantic coast . Managua claims the area is Nicaraguan and denies its troops are in Costa Rican territory . Costa Rica claims it has been invaded . The resolution supported a report by OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza that said both sides should resume binational talks and not escalate the military and police presence near the disputed area . The council 's Washington meeting was contentious , however , beginning Friday afternoon and lasting until early Saturday as diplomats tried to reach consensus . Ultimately , the resolution passed with 22 votes , the organization said in a statement . Three countries abstained and two voted against it . Denis Ronaldo Moncada , Nicaragua 's ambassador to the Organization of American States , said early Saturday that officials from his country would challenge the resolution . `` In the end , an agreement was reached that is really without any value , '' he said . `` We are going to challenge this resolution . We are going to question it , and we are going to document our position against this resolution , which was flawed from the outset and flawed in its conclusion , '' he said . Costa Rican officials claimed the vote was a `` triumph of peace and law . '' `` Now , more than ever , the Nicaraguan authorities must know to listen to the clamor of all of the hemisphere in favor of peace and peaceful relations between neighboring nations , and withdraw their armed forces from Costa Rican territory , '' Costa Rica 's foreign ministry said in a statement . Costa Rica claims that in addition to the Nicaraguan troops , a dredging project in the river is dumping sediment on its side of the border , and that a Costa Rican flag in the area was replaced with a Nicaraguan flag . Nicaragua has accused Costa Rica of breaking diplomatic relations between the countries . Wednesday , Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla said her country would take its border dispute with Nicaragua to the . United Nations and the International Court of Justice if a resolution is not found . Chinchilla has said her country accepted the recommendations made by Insulza , but that before there are binational talks , the Nicaraguan troops must move back into undisputed Nicaraguan territory . If the Nicaraguan troops pull back from the disputed area , Chinchilla said she gives assurances that Costa Rican police will not move in . In response , Nicaraguan Vice President Jaime Morales Carazo acknowledged that Costa Rica may have no standing army , but said that means little , given that members of the Costa Rican police are better armed than Nicaragua 's soldiers . In an earlier interview with CNN en Espanol , he called on Costa Rica and Nicaragua `` to resolve this as brothers '' and `` for a ceasefire in the verbal war , '' but added that Nicaragua is not the aggressor . `` We can not invade our own floor of our own house , '' he said . `` Neither can we accept from anyone conditions or ultimatums . '' CNN en Espanol 's Ione Molinares contributed to this report .
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NEW : A Nicaraguan ambassador says his country will challenge the resolution . NEW : Costa Rica 's foreign ministry says the vote is a `` triumph of peace and law '' The Organization of American States says both countries should resume talks . Officials are unable to come to consensus , but the resolution passes with 22 votes .
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Islamabad , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. military says only one supply route to Afghanistan has been closed by the Pakistani government after fighting that led to the deaths of three Pakistani soldiers , and a military spokesman said Thursday that United States is hopeful the situation is only temporary . Pakistan banned NATO supply convoys from entering Afghanistan after the deaths of the three soldiers , whom the government says were killed in Pakistani territory during fighting between NATO troops and militants , according to a military official from the NATO-led command in Afghanistan . Lt. Col. John Dorrian , an ISAF spokesman , said the Torkham Gate in the Khyber Agency has been closed since about midday on Thursday . Chaman Gate , the other border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan , remains open . `` We do n't think it 's a very serious problem , '' Dorrian said . `` it 's a throroughfare we use a lot so it is significant . But we can work around it . '' `` We do expect these matters to be resolved . '' The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is talking with Pakistan to resolve the situation . Supply convoys are all-important for the Afghan war effort , and officials from NATO 's International Security Assistance Force -LRB- ISAF -RRB- were trying to persuade Pakistan to lift the ban . Coalition forces rely heavily on convoys from Pakistan to bring in supplies and gear . Torkham Gate is one of the main ports of entry for materiel coming into the war zone . But he emphasized it 's not the only way of getting supplies in , he said . Khyber Agency is one of the seven districts in Pakistan 's tribal region . About half the cargo that flows into Afghanistan comes in via one of the two gates from Pakistan , the Defense Department says . Another 30 percent uses two major routes through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan , one via Russia and the other via the Caucasus . The remaining 20 percent -- mostly sensitive items like weapons , ammunition and other critical equipment -- comes in by air . ISAF said in a statement Thursday that its forces saw what they thought were insurgents trying to fire mortars at a coalition base in the Dand Patan District of Afghanistan 's Paktiya province , near the Pakistani border . An air weapons team targeted the suspected insurgents ' firing position , located inside Afghanistan along the border area , and the aircraft entered Pakistani airspace briefly `` as they engaged this initial target , '' the ISAF statement said . After this strike , the `` aircraft received what the crews assessed as effective small arms fire from individuals just across the border in Pakistan '' and the ISAF aircraft , operating in self-defense , entered into Pakistani airspace and killed `` several armed individuals . '' Later , Pakistani military officials told ISAF that coalition aircraft struck its border forces . `` ISAF and Pakistani forces are reviewing the operational reporting to verify the exact location of the two engagements and the facts in this case , and we will work together to fully investigate this incident . `` Both sides have in mind that it is the insurgents , operating on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and violating the territorial sovereignty of both countries , that we are focused on fighting , '' the ISAF statement said . ISAF issued `` sincere condolences to the Pakistani military and the families of those who were killed or injured . '' The Pakistani government said two helicopters from Afghanistan appeared to have crossed the border into Pakistan in the Mandata Kandaho , Ali Mangola area of the upper Kurram Agency and engaged an outpost of Frontier Corps through cannon fire . The post , manned by six soldiers , is located 200 meters inside Pakistan , and troops fired their rifles to indicate that the helicopters were crossing into Pakistani territory . Instead of heeding the warning , the choppers fired two missiles and destroyed the post , killing the three soldiers and injuring three others . `` This is the third incident of its kind during past one week . In the wake of the last incident on 27 September , contact was made at the highest military level and the incident was regretted by the USA , '' the government said . NATO helicopters crossed into Pakistani airspace from Afghanistan in pursuit of insurgents over the weekend , killing 49 people , a spokesman told CNN Monday . Crossing the border did not violate the International Security Assistance Force rules of engagement , Maj. Michael Johnson said . Pakistan is very sensitive about U.S.-led military operations on its territory and issued a strong protest Monday . Pakistan called the incursions `` a clear violation and breach '' of U.N. rules for foreign forces in Afghanistan . The United Nations `` mandate terminates/finishes at the Afghanistan border . There are no agreed hot pursuit rules , '' Pakistan 's Foreign Ministry said in a statement . A commander of international forces in the western part of Afghanistan said Thursday that Pakistan 's recent ban on use of supply routes is `` not a problem '' for troops in his area of the country . Italian Gen. Claudio Berto , talking to reporters in the Pentagon via satellite from Afghanistan , said , `` In my point of view , it 's not a problem , we are really far away from Pakistan , and if you mean the goods for the soldier , they 're coming through other borders , for example Turkmenistan . And we have no problem with this issue . ''
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NEW : About half of U.S. cargo comes into Afghanistan via Pakistan , Pentagon says . ISAF spokesman says Torkham Gate in the Khyber Agency is closed . Spokesman : `` We do n't think it 's a very serious problem '' Pakistan says 3 of its soldiers were killed during NATO attack on insurgents .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Talk about burying the hatchet . When former President Bill Clinton turned out to rally for California Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown on Friday night , the former rivals hugged and made up . Really , they embraced . The two have a bitter political history dating to 1992 , when they ran against each other in the Democratic presidential primary . Back then , Brown earned Clinton 's animus by refusing to drop out until well after it was clear Clinton had locked up the nomination . Speaking before a crowd on the campus of the University of California , Los Angeles , Brown heaped praise on the former president . `` Let me tell you about President Clinton . I do n't need to say much . Not only was he great in office , but he has been great after he left office , '' Brown said . `` He did n't retire to Palm Springs to play golf , he 's out there doing stuff . He 's helping people in Haiti . He 's fighting AIDS . '' He cheered the former president for `` motivating ... the highest angles of our spirit . '' Clinton returned the favor , telling the crowd of screaming students , `` I 've known Jerry Brown for almost 35 years . When we were governors together , we strongly supported to push for green energy ... he knew it was good economics when most people thought it was a fools errand . '' Reviewing Brown 's history as a two-term California governor , then mayor of Oakland and now attorney general , he enthused , `` I watched him consistently choose the future over the present , but not take a meat axe to the present '' insisting `` that 's what you need now . '' Brown is in a tight race with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman , who has funded her campaign with more than $ 119 million of her own money . It was Whitman who first brought Clinton into this race -- when she ran an ad featuring old footage of then-Gov . Clinton ripping into Brown during the 1992 campaign . A clearly irked Brown responded by making a snarky remark about Clinton 's honesty and tossing in a reference to the affair with Monica Lewinsky . Brown later said he called Clinton 's office to apologize and the former president announced plans to endorse his old rival . There were times during Clinton 's speech that Brown seemed to lose patience , staring at the ground or stonily straight ahead . But there were no openly tense moments . For most of his remarks , the former president talked about the economy , accusing Republicans of digging America into a fiscal ditch and insisting `` the last thing you want to do is put the shovel brigade back in the hole . '' He made a special appeal to the crowd of mostly college students , imploring them `` if young people vote as the same percentage of the electorate they did two years ago , then the good guys win . '' He also gave praise to the other candidate on the stage , lieutenant governor hopeful Gavin Newsom , who is a Clinton friend and a supporter of Hillary Clinton 's candidacy during the last election . But Clinton offered a special compliment for Brown . `` He 's the only politician in America I 've heard say this except me '' and went on to insist that `` as horrible '' as the recession has been `` when we come out of it , if we learn right lessons from it , we will be stronger for it . '' He criticized Whitman 's policy positions and closed with a Brown endorsement saying , `` The candidates have radically different ideas : one will lead us to a brighter future and the other will lead us to a movie we 've seen before . '' When they left the stage , the former adversaries went their separate ways . Brown walked off while Clinton worked the ropeline , crossing through the barricade and into the crowd to shake hands with just about every waiting visitor .
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Jerry Brown is a Democratic gubernatorial nominee for California . The two have a bitter political history dating to 1992 . They ran against each other in the Democratic presidential primary .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. diplomatic cables obtained and released by WikiLeaks frequently rely on unnamed sources for delicate information . But one such source -- a businessman in Mozambique -- has furiously denied making remarks about high-level corruption attributed to him by a U.S. diplomat . A cable dated January 2010 sent by then Charge d'Affaires Todd Chapman at the U.S. Embassy covered allegations about officials enabling drug trafficking by accepting bribes . They were based on a source who said he had `` personally seen '' one senior official -LSB- who is named in the cable -RSB- `` receiving pay-offs quite openly . '' But now that source insists such words never left his mouth . `` I feel I have been used . This is all Todd Chapman 's own agenda . He obviously imagined I would never read what he had written , '' the source told the state-run Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique -LRB- AIM -RRB- . Several current and former officials came under attack in the cable in question . Chapman wrote that his source had told him the country 's ruling party , FRELIMO , `` brazenly squeezes the business community for kickbacks . '' The source also supposedly called the country 's president a `` vicious scorpion who will sting you , '' and said FRELIMO and an alleged drug lord had their own clearing agent at a port . In an interview with AIM , Chapman 's source admits meeting him in 2009 but says he only told the diplomat of problems he was having with his business . When asked about other things , the source said , `` I just told him I did n't know . I only knew what I read in the papers . '' A similar case surfaced in a leaked cable from Peru . In March 2009 , the U.S. Embassy in Lima sent a dispatch insinuating that a regional Army commander , General Paul da Silva , was involved in drug trafficking . The source 's name was redacted , but he suggested the general was coordinating drug shipments with another man who was later arrested for smuggling drugs hidden in consignments of frozen fish . Da Silva , now the head of Peru 's military , strongly denied the allegation and has threatened to bring legal action against the ambassador who wrote the cable . The wife of Zimbabwe 's president has sued a Zimbabwean newspaper for $ 15 million following its publication of allegations contained in a leaked cable that she was linked to and profited from illegal diamond sales in the southern African country . The accusations in the Mozambique cable echo comments in several others from the country between July 2009 and January of this year . There are reports of officials routinely taking payoffs to turn a blind eye to drug shipments . One summary says bluntly : `` Mozambique has been called the second most active narcotics transit point in Africa . '' The State Department would not comment on the leaked cables that were supposedly authored by Chapman . A profile on the networking website LinkedIn lists Chapman as now working at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan . In a cable from November 2009 , Chapman writes , `` The decrease in drug-related arrests at Maputo International Airport is not attributable to improved interdiction efforts but rather increased police and customs involvement in drug smuggling . A high level law enforcement official admits most police drug seizures are not reported to his office because traffickers and police make on-the-spot arrangements to allow the drugs to continue to flow . '' Several attempts by CNN seeking comment from Mozambique 's government were unsuccessful , but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation released a statement denying the accusations . `` This information does not have any support base and undermines the image , prestige and good name of the Mozambican state and its leaders , '' said the statement reported by Radio Mozambique . Chapman said one prominent businessman , Mohamed Bashir Suleman , was `` described by multiple contacts as the largest narcotrafficker in Mozambique '' with contacts at senior levels of the government . Suleman is also a donor to the ruling party . Earlier this year , President Barack Obama identified Suleman under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act , and the U.S. Treasury Department subsequently sanctioned businesses he owned , calling him a `` large-scale narcotics trafficker . '' Suleman strenuously denied the allegations in a news conference , saying he had never been involved with drugs . As for his relationship with FRELIMO , he said : `` I am a member of the party , and I gave financial support for the good of the country and the good of the party . '' He denied receiving any favors from the ruling party and said all of his goods passed through port scanners . A cable from July 2009 said a source within FRELIMO had described a customs official as `` the King of Corruption . '' Six months later , Chapman wrote that same official had purchased real estate `` valued at well beyond what his government salary should be able to afford . '' The official 's office told CNN he was on vacation and would n't be available for comment until later this month . Chapman contended that of the more than ten drug seizures during 2009 , none had led to prosecutions as of January 2010 . He said a senior law enforcement officer admitted most seizures are n't made public because officials ask for bribes and keep the drugs for resale . Chapman also said police told Embassy officers they were n't willing `` to go after ` big fish ' narcotraffickers because of their ties to senior officials . '' Not every official is accused of living a double standard . `` Mozambique 's Tax Authority -LRB- AT -RRB- has garnered a reputation for honesty and transparency , '' Chapman wrote in July 2009 . `` Mozambique most certainly is not yet a thoroughly-corrupted narco-state , '' he says . But , `` money laundering , related government corruption -LRB- possibly even official support -RRB- , and ties to South Asia mean that the problem has the potential to get much worse . '' Transparency International , which monitors corruption worldwide , said in a 2009 report that `` the end of hostilities provided increased corruption opportunities , through the development of a market economy in the context of a weak state . '' CNN 's Marilia Brocchetto contributed to this report .
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Leaked cables have unnamed sources furious . Cables deal with alleged bribery , drug trafficking in Mozambique . U.S. State Department refuses comment on cables supposedly written by ex-charge d'affaires .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Forecasters say the United Kingdom will remain in the grip of bitter winter weather through at least Monday . `` Heavy snow showers Sunday will affect northeast England and eastern parts of Scotland as a snow system comes in off the North Sea , '' said Met Office Special Forecaster Tony Burgess . `` Southern England should not see much snow Sunday , Heathrow and Gatwick will hopefully improve , and northern Ireland will see a bit of respite , '' he said . Burgess added that another series of weather systems will move into the area , warning , `` There is another risk of -LSB- heavy snow -RSB- across England and south Wales on Monday . '' A spokesman for Heathrow airport operator BAA told CNN , `` We have a team working very hard around the clock to do everything to prepare the airport for operation . '' BAA is sending similar information out as Twitter messages . Frigid temperatures and extreme conditions continued to pummel Europe Saturday . Snow , ice and fog have caused travel chaos ahead of a busy holiday travel week . From Northern Ireland to Bulgaria , blizzard conditions left airports with heavy delays or shut them entirely . London 's Heathrow and Gatwick airports closed all runways Saturday afternoon because of heavy snow and ice , though Gatwick reopened at 3 p.m. after clearing 4 inches of snow from the tarmac . Despite the reopening , the airport warned of `` inevitable '' delays and cancellations throughout the day . British Airways canceled all Saturday domestic and European flights at Heathrow . On Saturday night the airport announced it would be closed indefinitely . All easyJet and British Airways flights -- with the exception of a flight to Egypt -- were canceled out of Gatwick as well . Police closed several access roads surrounding the airports due to dangerous driving conditions . The delays and cancellations extended across Europe -- to Amsterdam , the Netherlands ; Geneva , Switzerland ; Munich , Germany ; Paris , France ; and Copenhagen , Denmark . Heavy snowfall also forced the closing of Hungary 's Budapest Ferihegy International Airport on Saturday . It had reopened by 4:30 p.m. . The relentless weather caused approximately 250 flights to be cancelled and thousands of passengers stranded at Amsterdam 's Schiphol airport on Friday , according to airport spokeswoman Antoinette Spaans . `` We are expecting more delays due to weather conditions , '' Spaans said Saturday . `` The most delays and cancellations are expected to affect air traffic within Europe , '' she added . Katherin Kujit and her husband spent four hours at Schiphol and still did n't make their flight . `` Some people seemed very calm , but many were agitated , '' Kujit said . `` You could not sit , suitcases everywhere . People squashed closely together because they do n't want to lose 4 inches in line . '' They eventually gave up and booked a Monday flight to the United States . Ireland braced for an icey Saturday as the Irish Meteorological Service , Met Eireann , forecast widespread frost , ice and freezing fog for the morning , and some sleet and snow showers for later in the day . Temperatures were expected to drop down to between 4 and 8 degrees Celsius below zero -LRB- between 18 degrees and 25 degrees Fahrenheit -RRB- Saturday night . Northern Ireland was blanketed at the end of this week with its worst snowfall in 25 years , according to CNN affiliate TV3 . The government issued emergency snow warnings Friday night , and more snow was expected Saturday . The Police Service of Northern Ireland warned motorists to avoid treacherous roads and travel `` only if absolutely necessary . '' A British Airways flight from Boston and bound for London 's Heathrow airport was flying over Ireland when passengers looking at their seat-back video screens noticed the map showed their plane making a U-turn . The aircraft later landed in Reykjavik , Iceland . Passengers alternately groaned and laughed when airline officials told them they had no idea when the flight to the United Kingdom could continue . At Frankfurt Airport Saturday approximately 240 flights were canceled and delays are expected to continue , according to airport officials . Airport personnel worked frantically Saturday morning to de-ice airplanes and return the airport to full operations , Ross said . He added that while about 3,000 passengers were stranded Friday , after having passed through passport control , the situation has improved Saturday and that stranded passengers were provided food and water for the wait . Travelers were experiencing similar delays in Berlin . `` Our holiday plans seem to be on the verge of being frozen for now , '' said Arundhati Banerjee of the United Kingdom , who was stranded at the airport . Meanwhile in Bulgaria , the eastern part of the country has been under snow for three days , with accumulation at nearly 1 meter -LRB- 40 inches -RRB- in some areas , according to CNN affiliate bTV . The main highway , airport and port in Varna , Bulgaria , were closed Friday for several hours . Four regions in Bulgaria -- Silistra , Dorbich , Varna and Burgas -- elevated the weather advisory , and the country was still expecting heavy snowfall and strong winds , bTV 's website said . Many roads remain closed , and town and villages were without water or electricity . In Belgium , the weather forced truck drivers to spend a freezing night in their cabs after authorities banned trucks over seven tons from travelling on icy roads . Italy 's ANSA news agency reported that two people had died because of the bad weather -- a truck driver who was killed in a car accident and a man who died of a heart attack while cleaning up snow outside his house . Hundreds of passengers were stranded in Florence , Italy , after snow and ice stopped high-speed trains from entering the city 's train station , the agency said . In northeastern Greece near Macedonia , heavy snowfall mid-week caused massive problems on several highways , where snowchains were declared mandatory , according to national news Athens News Agency . Meteorologists say the cold weather is caused by a negative phase of the Arctic Oscillation , which means that cold Arctic air is flowing into southern latitudes that are normally much warmer . Forecasters do n't expect conditions to change anytime soon . The next wave of snowy weather is expected to bring up to 20 centimeters -LRB- 8 inches -RRB- to some parts of the U.K. , with London expected to receive 5 to 10 centimeters -LRB- 2 to 4 inches -RRB- of snow . The weather system will move across France and Germany on Saturday night and Sunday . Below-normal temperatures are expected to continue in northern Europe into the beginning of next week . CNN 's Kathryn Tancos , Mila Sanina , Boriana Milanova , Hada Messia , Per Nyberg , Peter Taggert and Charley Keyes contributed to this report .
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NEW : A UK forecaster predicts heavy snow will affect parts of England through Monday . Heathrow airport is closed indefinitely . 240 flights are canceled in Frankfurt , Germany . Airports across Europe are experiencing significant delays .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More than three years ago , the outgoing U.S. ambassador in Zimbabwe , Christopher W. Dell , wrote a valedictory note about the government of President Robert Mugabe . It was titled simply `` The End is Nigh . '' His advice to the U.S. State Department : `` Stay the course and prepare for change '' in the southern African nation . Today , President Mugabe is still in place , though he now heads an uneasy power-sharing government with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change -LRB- MDC -RRB- . The cable , dated July 2007 , is one of thousands obtained by WikiLeaks , some of which were published Sunday in The New York Times and four European newspapers that had advance access to the documents . Dell goes on to characterize Mugabe , who has been in power since 1980 , as `` a brilliant tactician '' who is `` more clever and more ruthless than any other politician in Zimbabwe . '' He also believes Mugabe is `` hampered by several factors : his ego and belief in his own infallibility . '' He notes that contacts within the ruling party , the ZANU-PF , are desperately seeking reform but acknowledge that it wo n't happen while the `` Old Man '' is still there . Mugabe has been in power in Zimbabwe since its independence in 1980 . Once one of Africa 's wealthier nations , with a thriving agricultural sector , it has deteriorated into economic and social turmoil . In 2007 , the same year the cable was written , Zimbabwe had the highest inflation rate in the world at 66,212 percent , according to the International Monetary Fund . Fuel and food shortages prompted Dell to say `` for the first time the president is under intensifying pressure simultaneously on the economic , political and international fronts '' and that Mugabe was `` running out of options . '' He says it up to the U.S. `` once again , to take the lead , to say and do the hard things . '' He admits in 2007 that Mugabe will `` not wake up one morning a changed man , resolved to set right all he has wrought . He will not go quietly nor without a fight . He will cling to power at all costs . '' Dell added : `` Mugabe and his henchman are like bullies everywhere : if they can intimidate , you they will . But they 're not used to someone standing up to them and fighting back . '' According to the cable , Dell said the `` optimal outcome ... is a genuinely free and fair election , under international supervision . '' Thabo Mbeki , former president of South Africa , had been trying to mediate in Zimbabwe and had , according to Dell , `` the best , albeit very slim , hope of getting there . '' When considering possible Mugabe successors , Dell is less than impressed with the options . He calls the MDC `` far from ideal '' and is `` convinced that had we -LSB- the U.S. -RSB- had different partners , we could have achieved more already . '' He goes on to lament that the current leadership would `` require massive hand-holding and assistance should they ever come to power . '' Morgan Tsvangirai , prime minister and MDC head , is characterized by Dell as a `` brave , committed man '' with `` star quality . '' However , Dell criticizes Tsvangarai as being `` not readily open to advice , indecisive and with questionable judgment in selecting those around him . '' Perhaps most tellingly Dell says of the MDC leader : `` Zimbabwe needs him , but should not rely on his executive abilities to lead the country 's recovery . '' Last week , Tsvangirai took President Mugabe to court , claiming he was making unilateral decisions regarding important Cabinet and judicial appointments in violation of the power sharing arrangement .
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WikiLeaks releases 2007 cable from outgoing U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe . Christopher W. Dell likens President Robert Mugabe to a bully , predicts change . Dell was n't optimistic about Morgan Tsvangirai and other leadership options . Inflation and turmoil have plagued the southern African nation for decades .
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Seoul , South Korea -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- South Korea will hold its largest-ever winter live-fire drills Thursday in an area adjacent to North Korea , the South Korean Army said on Wednesday . The drills are scheduled as tensions between the two countries remain high . South Korea held live-fire military exercises earlier this week , a move that North Korea said could ignite a war . Both Koreas have traded tough talk and conducted military drills in the weeks after North Korea shelled a South Korean island last month . See more of CNN.com 's Koreas coverage . The attack killed two marines and two civilians .
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The drills come as tensions between the two Koreas remain high . South Korea held live-fire military exercises earlier this week .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- DNA has linked the slayings of three women , Philadelphia police said Tuesday night in announcing they are looking for a serial killer . Authorities are offering a $ 30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in recent homicides and assaults on women . `` We now know that this predator is responsible for three murders in this area , '' task force Capt. James Clark said at a news conference . The reward offer comes as police and federal agents petition neighborhood residents for information in their joint investigation of the three killings and three other attacks on women in the Kensington area of Philadelphia . The partially clothed body of the latest victim , Casey Mahoney , 27 , was discovered December 15 , according to police spokeswoman Jillian Russell . Mahoney had been sexually assaulted and strangled . Police say Elaine Goldberg , 21 , and Nicole Piacentini , 35 , were killed in strangulation attacks in November . Analysis showed the three were killed by the same assailant , Clark said . Previously , DNA from the scene of the two earlier homicides was found to be from a single person , police spokesman Ray Evers said . Authorities believe the attacker likely is still in the 10-block radius where the attacks occurred . `` We have detectives working day and night , following every tip , '' Clark said . `` It 's time to bring this offender to justice , '' said Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey . `` Help us stop this brutal violence from occurring in the future . '' The location , the similar nature of the attacks and the descriptions of the attacker led police to suspect they are connected . The victims all were choked , police said . But authorities say they lack corroborating DNA evidence linking the assaults to the homicides because too much time had elapsed between the initial two assaults in October and when the victims notified police . `` The assault victims did not come forward until police began combing the Kensington -LRB- neighborhood -RRB- for suspects and potential victims following the November homicides , '' Evers said . Federal agents joined the investigation earlier this month , bringing in resources from the FBI 's behavioral analysis unit , violent criminal apprehension program , and National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime . `` The investigation appears to be limited to Philadelphia , '' said FBI spokesman J.J. Klaver . `` This could change if there are any indications that the subject or subjects responsible for the crimes ... are linked to similar crimes elsewhere . '' The assault victims described the attacker as an African-American male in his early 20s , weighing between 160 and 170 pounds . Police said a third assault victim was pulled into an alley earlier this month . Despite being choked , punched and hit on the head with a brick , the 33-year-old woman escaped , and her assailant fled the scene , according to a police report . All victims were white females involved in prostitution and narcotics , police said .
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NEW : DNA links three killings , police say . Authorities are offering a $ 30,000 reward in recent homicides and assaults . Police are investigating three killings , three assaults they believe are connected . All six victims were choked , police say ; survivors gave similar descriptions .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Residents of the two largest U.S. cities will finally be able to tap into Sprint Nextel 's 4G wireless network soon . Sprint plans to launch its speedier , fourth-generation internet in New York on November 1 . The 4G network will come to Los Angeles , California , at the beginning of December and to San Francisco , California , in late December , the company said . Sprint , the third-largest U.S. cellular provider by number of subscribers , rolled out its first 4G city network two years ago in Baltimore , Maryland . Since then , the telecom has added 54 cities , a mix of large metropolitan areas like Chicago , Illinois , and Las Vegas , Nevada , as well as smaller ones . With the three imminent additions , Sprint can color in some crucial sectors of its 4G coverage map . It 's an important weapon to have in the face of plans by Verizon Wireless , the largest U.S. cell carrier by subscribers , to cover 38 cities with its 4G network this year . Moreover , the upcoming launches push Sprint closer to achieving its goal of covering the homes of 120 million Americans with its 4G network by the end of the year -- 10 million more than Verizon 's plan . But Verizon 's 4G network can reach speeds faster than Sprint 's . The new infrastructure Sprint uses is in partnership with Clearwire , so the major telecom is reliant on Clearwire -LRB- in which Sprint owns a majority stake -RRB- to determine where it will build the so-called Wi-Max 4G technology . `` Wireless is a very competitive arena , '' acknowledged Sprint spokeswoman Kathleen Dunleavy . Teresa Kellett , Sprint 's director of 4G , said she does n't foresee Verizon 's -LRB- and eventually AT&T 's -RRB- speed advantage being an issue . `` The speeds with our 4G is significantly better than anything -LSB- customers -RSB- have experienced to date on a wireless device , '' Kellett said . `` They just need it to be responsive enough and fast enough for what they 're doing . '' Kellett boasts that Sprint subscribers can receive access to unlimited wireless data on 4G , whereas she expects other carriers will put caps on how much customers can download . AT&T has already put a halt to unlimited data plans for new customers . After Sprint 4G was launched in Baltimore , 20 months passed before a phone maker built a handset compatible with the faster network . With that Evo 4G smartphone from HTC and another from Samsung Electronics -- and 10 other miscellaneous devices -- Sprint is confident with its lead . However , T-Mobile began selling its first phone designed to take advantage of its next-gen HSPA + network last week -- another HTC phone , called the G2 . Verizon says it will have 4G cards for laptops this year and will have a half-dozen 4G-capable products to show in January . Verizon may add another gun to its arsenal . Rumors are flying that Apple will build an iPhone compatible with Verizon 's network , a phone which may or may not use 4G . `` We feel very strongly about our Evo , '' Dunleavy , the Sprint spokeswoman , said . `` We feel it can stand head to head with the iPhone . ''
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Sprint plans to launch its 4G data network in New York on November 1 . The telecom plans to roll out 4G in Los Angeles and San Francisco in December . The major-city launches come in the face of increased competition in 4G internet .
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London -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lisa Suarez 's voice breaks as she stands in the snow outside London 's Heathrow airport , unable to get a flight home to Dallas , Texas . `` It 's very hard , '' she says . `` All I want for Christmas is to hug my daughter . '' She and her family are among hundreds of thousands of people stranded by `` freak weather conditions '' that dumped unexpected tons of snow on Europe this weekend , snarling flight schedules at the continent 's busiest airports . Heathrow planned to cancel all arrivals Sunday , but later said it might allow three planes to land . A dozen long-haul flights are scheduled to take off Sunday night , spokesman Andrew Teacher said . He did not say which ones . Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris told travelers to expect two-hour delays and cancellation of a quarter of flights . One in five flights was being canceled at the French capital 's second airport , Paris-Orly , with delays of an hour expected , Aeroports de Paris said on its website . Germany 's Frankfurt airport said at least 500 of a planned 1,300 flights would be scrapped Sunday . And more snow is expected in Germany during the day , which will put further strain on flight schedules , spokesman Waltraud Riehemann said . More than 200,000 passengers were due to take off from Heathrow on Sunday , said Donna O'Brien , a spokeswoman for Heathrow airport operator BAA . Most wo n't be able to , she said . Workers were trying to remove 30 metric tons of snow from each of the airport 's 200 aircraft parking stands , according to the airport 's website . Meanwhile , ground travel in France was also snarled by heavy snowfall and cold temperatures . The U.K. 's Foreign and Commonwealth Office said Sunday that French authorities reported they are preventing all cargo trucks and buses from using roads in northern france and the greater Paris metropolitan area , and that car travel is `` unadvisable . '' Air and rail services were also affected , the office said . The adverse weather in France even affected pop singer Lady Gaga , who said on her Facebook page that all 28 of her tour trucks had been detained by the government for more than 24 hours . The Lady Gaga concert set for Sunday night was rescheduled for Tuesday , according to the website of the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , where it was to be held . A Monday concert remains scheduled . Paris police said that since noon Saturday , more than 1,300 trucks had been barred from entering Paris , and no trucks were being allowed to circulate in the city . They could not confirm whether Lady Gaga 's trucks were among them . In other travel news : . -- Britain 's Automobile Association helped more than 3,000 drivers by 10:30 Sunday morning , and was getting 800 calls for assistance every hour , it said . It expected 14,000 call-outs by the end of the day , nearly twice the average on a Sunday . Another organization , the RAC , said it was getting 1,500 calls an hour to help drivers , mostly in Scotland . -- London 's Gatwick airport says its runway is open and `` operations are gradually returning to normal . '' -- Heathrow will have no flights from Terminals 1 or 4 , and only a small number from Terminals 3 and 5 , it says . Terminal 2 is closed for renovation . -- Heathrow urges passengers to check with airlines before flying . Contact numbers are listed on its website , www.heathrowairport.com . -- British Airways tells passengers to check www.ba2go.com before coming to the airport . Customers who need to rebook in the U.S. should call 1-800-247-9297 . Those in the UK should call 0800 727 800 . BA warns of high call volume despite hiring extra call center staff and urges people to call only if necessary . -- BMI cancels all flights to and from Heathrow and asks passengers not to come to the airport . -- British train operator Network Rail says trains are running more or less normally , but advises passengers to check before traveling . Heathrow is Europe 's busiest airport -- and one of the busiest in the world . Paris Charles de Gaulle is second , and Frankfurt sees the third-highest traffic on the continent . Forecasters say the United Kingdom will remain in the grip of bitter winter weather at least through Monday . Heathrow employees are working to try to make the airport fully operational by Monday . `` We 've got a few thousand people that have , unfortunately , had to spend the night , '' BAA spokesman Teacher said Sunday . `` We 've been making them as comfortable as possible with blankets , with food and water . '' Teacher said ice is the main problem affecting flights . `` We are extremely sorry for the disruption that 's been caused to people 's journeys today , but the decision has been made simply to avoid any kind of potential risk , '' Teacher said . `` These are absolutely ... freak weather conditions , '' he added . `` We 've not seen a storm like this in 20 years . '' On Saturday , frigid temperatures and extreme conditions pummeled Europe . From Northern Ireland to Bulgaria , blizzard conditions left airports with heavy delays or shut them entirely . Snow , ice and fog have caused travel chaos ahead of a busy holiday travel week . And severe weather could continue on Monday as another series of weather systems move in , said Met Office special forecaster Tony Burgess . `` There is another risk of -LSB- heavy snow -RSB- across England and south Wales on Monday , '' Burgess said . The next wave of snowy weather is expected to bring up to 20 centimeters -LRB- 8 inches -RRB- to some parts of the United Kingdom , with London expected to receive 5 to 10 centimeters -LRB- 2 to 4 inches -RRB- of snow . The weather system will move across France and Germany on Sunday . Below-normal temperatures are expected to continue in northern Europe into the beginning of next week . Journalist Nina Dos Santos and CNN 's Frederik Pleitgen , Katy Byron , Kathryn Tancos , Mila Sanina , Boriana Milanova , Hada Messia , Per Nyberg , Peter Taggert , Denise Quan and Charley Keyes contributed to this report .
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Trucks stopped outside Paris because of heavy snow . U.K. authorities issue travel advice for France . London Heathrow may let a handful of planes land , a spokesman says . Airports across Europe are dealing with significant delays .
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-LRB- CNET -RRB- -- Ceatec did n't officially start until Monday , but Toshiba was already getting the lion 's share of the buzz here on the show floor , with its glasses-less 3D TV . The device was announced Sunday night , and people flocked to the demonstration in a dark makeshift theater Monday , where the wait was nearly an hour . The reason ? Because finally , mercifully , a TV maker has come up with a way to watch 3D at home without those ridiculous plastic glasses . There were three sizes on display : 12 inches , 20 inches , and 56 inches . While the smaller size models are destined for the Japanese market in December , the 56-incher is just a prototype and there are no imminent plans to make it into an actual product , according to a Toshiba representative here . The 3D Regza TV uses the Cell Broadband Engine that takes a 2D image and then simultaneously creates nine images of it from nine different directions , in real time . It 's displayed on a high-definition LED TV . CNET : Watch an explanation video of how the technology works . After spending some time in the theater , we found the TV works surprisingly well . It 's not a 3D cinema-quality experience , and there 's clearly room to improve , but again , you do n't have to wear any glasses . Still images fare better than moving images . And you have to sit -LRB- though we stood during the demo -RRB- very close to the center of the screen to get the effect . With the 12-inch version , move more than a few inches to the left or right and the 3D effect is lost . However , the viewing angle was better on the 20-inch model , and the best on the 56-inch one . And there 's another matter of practicality : to get the best effect , you have to stand pretty close to the LED TV , closer than any normal person would want to for fear singeing their retinas . That 's why the glasses-less 3D laptop , a Toshiba Dynabook , is a far more realistic application of the glasses-less technology : It 's the same size as the 12-inch TV , but since it 's natural to sit very close to a laptop and look at it straight on , the aforementioned problems are negated . The 12-inch 3D TV goes on sale in Japan at the end of this year for 120,000 yen , or $ 1,500 . The 20-inch will have a 240,000 yen price tag , or about $ 2,900 . Sorry , rest of the world , you 'll have to wait , since there 's no timetable for bringing either to other markets . © 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. . All rights reserved . CNET , CNET.com and the CNET logo are registered trademarks of CBS Interactive Inc. . Used by permission .
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Toshiba is getting lion 's share of buzz at Ceatec with glasses-less 3D TV . Device was announced last night and people flocked to demonstration . You have to sit very close to the center of the screen to get the effect . The 12-inch 3D TV goes on sale in Japan at the end of this year for $ 1,500 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sixteen-year-old Valery Bianco and his 13-year-old sister Marina Bianco take extra care in preparing and wrapping their shoe box gifts for `` Operation Christmas Child . '' They know firsthand what these gifts could mean to a child . `` I was almost 10 when I received my shoe box , and it was touching to receive a gift as an orphan , someone people do n't care about , '' Valery says . Those shoe boxes were the first gifts that Valery and Marina received during their life at a Russian orphanage . When they were sent to the orphanage years earlier , they were not allowed to bring any possessions with them . Birthdays were not celebrated and there were no toys to be found on Christmas morning . All the two siblings had was each other . At times , it was hard for them to see how the tough life at the orphanage affected each other . `` I would see him fight with other boys and I would run into my room and hope he was OK . There were so many fights , '' Marina said . For Marina , the shoe box gift came when she needed it the most . She was 6 years old when it arrived . At that point , she was becoming very angry , finding herself in a lot of fights as well . She started believing that she had nothing to fight for . `` I did not care what happened to me , '' Marina said . `` People would want to beat up on me . I thought , well that is what life is . But when I received the shoe box , I realized that someone did care for me in the world , and I thought that I should live a good life . '' Her shoe box had the simplest items : A small towel , a few toiletries , a coloring book and stickers and a small stuffed animal . For Marina , these possessions meant she was worth something . `` I realized you can be anyone you want , that you can control your own life , '' Marina said . Four years after receiving those first gifts , Valery and Marina were adopted by a family in the United States . As they were adjusting to an American life , learning English and a different culture , their new older sister came home from school one day with a shoe box present that she was wrapping for `` Operation Christmas Child . '' The `` Operation Christmas Child '' program was started in 1993 by Samaritan 's Purse , a Christian international relief group . That first year , Operation Christmas Child collected 28,000 shoe box gifts . Since then , the organization has received more than 8 million shoe boxes , which have been shipped to more than 100 countries . For this holiday season , they are accepting gifts through December 25 and have created a `` Build-A-Box '' online tool , where the gifts can be virtually selected and purchased . Then a Samaritan 's Purse volunteer packs and wraps the shoe box gift . `` I knew how it felt to receive that box , how it changed my life . If there is a person right now , a child in trouble , thinking of running away , that box could comfort him . That is how I felt , '' Marina said . `` I realized I could help others . '' As Marina started her own shoe box to send , she included a coloring book , a toothbrush , hard candy , a ball and a puzzle . In Russia , she loved puzzles because they would give her a focused activity during the many hours she was alone with her thoughts in the orphanage . Valery 's shoe box had similar items , but he made sure his also included a toy car . It brought back memories of the one he received in his shoe box gift . `` I know they will have fun with that , I know I enjoyed it as a kid . I put my love in there and what I thought would comfort them . To let them know this is for you . You can own something now , '' Valery said . One ingredient requested for every shoe box , whether built online or prepared at home , is a personalized note of encouragement for the child who will receive it . Marina 's note was easy for her to write . `` I told them about myself , that I received a box , and that I hope this box touches their life . I also wrote my address and e-mail in case they ever wanted to reach me , '' Marina said . When Valery thinks of a child reading his words of support , he recalls the note he received . `` I used to think about who sent my box , I wondered what they were like and what they enjoyed doing . I knew it was a good person with love in them , '' Valery said . Valery and Marina were silent as they wrapped their shoe boxes and realized that they are now the people making a difference . To find out how to participate , order materials or find shoe box drop-off locations , call 1-800-353-5949 or go online to the Samaritan 's Purse Operation Christmas Child .
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`` Operation Christmas Child '' ships shoe boxes of presents to children in 100 countries . Valery and Marina Bianco received shoe box gifts in a Russian orphanage . Valery and Marina say the shoe box gifts gave them a sense of worth .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to finalize a comprehensive partnership with Indonesia during his two-day stop in the Southeast Asian nation where he spent part of his childhood . However the Indonesia volcano that threatened President Obama 's visit is now `` likely '' to shorten an already brief stop to the capital city of Jakarta . Obama met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and held a news conference with him . He is also scheduled to attend an official dinner ; and visit the Istiqlal Mosque , the largest mosque in southeast Asia . White House spokesman Robert Gibbs , who earlier told reporters that officials were closely monitoring the ash cloud from Mount Merapi , said forecasting shows air traffic might again be disrupted . Gibbs said the president still hopes to deliver a speech at the University of Indonesia . `` My sense is , our hope is that while we may have to truncate some of the morning we can get the speech in , '' Gibbs told reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight from New Delhi to Jakarta . Obama lived in the Indonesian capital from 1968-1971 , leaving aged 10 . Click through CNN 's photo gallery above to see what Indonesians are thinking of his upcoming visit and to learn about his time there .
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U.S. President Barack Obama lived in Indonesia from 1968-1971 . He will be in Jakarta as part of a 10-day Asian tour to boost trade , ties . Obama is expected to finalize a comprehensive partnership with Indonesia .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Inter Milan beat African underdogs TP Mazembe 3-0 to win FIFA 's Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Saturday . First half goals from Goran Pandev and Samuel Eto'o and a late strike from substitute Jonathan Biabiany sealed victory for the European champions at the Zayed Sport City Stadium . Congolese side Mazenbe had shocked Internacional of Brazil in the semifinals but found themselves outclassed by the Serie A champions . The win will take a little of the pressure off Inter manager Rafael Benitez , whose side are trailing arch rivals AC Milan in the Italian title race this season . Inter took the lead after 14 minutes when Pandev was found by Eto'o with the Macedonian scoring neatly . With three minutes , Inter had extended their advantage after Javier Zanetti 's cut-back found Cameroon star Eto'o to fire home . Mazembe goalkeeper Muteba Kidiaba , one of the stars of their passage to the final , came to the rescue with two fine saves to deny Diego Milito as Inter looked to kill the game off for good . But Mazembe had few chances , the best falling to Dioko Kaluyituka , who saw a first half stoppage time volley blocked by Ivan Cordoba and was denied by Julio Cesar with time running out . Maicon hit the post for Inter after the break but sealed victory as Biabiany run on to a through ball to score the third with five minutes left . Earlier , South American champions Internacional took third place with a 4-2 win over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea with Alecsandro scoring twice .
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Inter Milan crowned FIFA Club World Champions in Abu Dhabi . Inter beat TP Mazembe of the Congo 3-0 in the final on Saturday . Goals from Goran Pandev , Samuel Eto'o and Jonathan Biabiany seal victory . Internacional of Brazil beat Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4-2 in third place playoff .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Competitors and judges describe entries for their contest as wild , crazy , baffling and just plain cool . Some of the ideas are `` way impossible , '' but that 's sort of the point , they say , when a bunch of bright , young and talented designers and architects imagine a moon colony in 2069 . The design competition , created by the nonprofit urban planning group SHIFTboston , produced wildly creative illustrations and concepts that touch on subjects as diverse as moon-based athletic games and a lunar cemetery . As entertaining as some of the designs were , they proposed solutions to serious issues such as world hunger and shrinking energy resources . `` The most important thing was bringing together two completely different industries , '' said Kim Poliquin , SHIFTboston 's founding executive director . `` Architecture is changing as our society and technology changes . This shows how architecture could become a part of the astronautics industry . '' Of course humans have been imagining space colonies in drawings and models for more than half a century , as popsci.com reminded readers last month . SHIFTboston 's Moon Capital 2010 competition aimed to smash together two fields that often find themselves at odds : architecture and engineering . `` The tension between what is mostly ideal or perhaps impossible and what is logical and clearly achievable is necessary to arrive at passionate and creative solutions , '' said contest judge Madhu Thangavelu , a professor of space systems design at University of Southern California . The entries `` are mostly exercises in vision and architecture and wholly meant to inform engineers where humanity 's priorities lie with respect to human space activity on the moon . '' The winning entry by designer Bryna Andersen imagines a moon base surrounding a massive satellite dish that would collect solar energy and beam it back to Earth . Another concept puts a moon colony in a hole in the ground called a lava tube . How about this : a giant sports stadium that would serve as the venue for the first site-neutral international athletic games . New sporting events would be introduced that make use of the moon 's low gravity , say its designers -- two architecture students at California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo . `` We researched a lot of energy producing and capturing technologies that we could incorporate into the project , '' said Keith Bradley , 23 . Bradley 's collaborator , 22-year-old Brian Harms said the colony would include `` places for algae farms and other plant life to grow -- for food and to produce oxygen . '' Space is a perfect place to creatively imagine the impossible , Thangavelu said . `` There is something in the American psyche that caters to the stuff of ` Star Wars ' and ` Star Trek ' and ` Avatar , ' do n't you think ? '' Bradley and Harms acknowledged the influence of science fiction seeping into the project . `` The illustration of the elevator core -- looking up -- I kept coming back to ` Tron ' for that one , '' said Harms . `` Now the new ` Tron ' movie is coming out in December and we 're excited about that . '' One of the contest designs prompted urban planning blogger Nick Azer to mention another Hollywood sci-fi flick . `` The visual , to me , evokes ` The Matrix 's ' human farms ... seeing how warm and fuzzy I am for the moon , not quite my vision :-RRB- '' Is it possible Harms or Bradley or another of the competition 's designers will someday contribute to an actual design project built on the lunar surface ? `` It 's totally possible , '' said Poliquin . `` We just have to be willing to spend the money on it . Let 's just say it 's probably going to happen , we just do n't know when . ''
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Architects , designers show their ideas for lunar colony in 2069 . Wild , crazy , impossible designs include international sports stadium , giant solar collector . Contest was exercise to combine architecture with engineering . Illustration for one design was inspired by 1982 film `` Tron ''
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