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LONDON , England -- A military-grade laser that blinds temporarily is the latest security technology available to wealthy superyacht owners afraid of pirate attacks . The SeaLase laser temporarily blinds pirates -- preventing them from attacking the yacht . The `` SeaLase '' laser , similar to weapons used for crowd control in Iraq and Afghanistan by the U.S. military , has a range of four kilometers and becomes harder to look at the closer an attacker comes . At a distance of one kilometer , attackers develop strong nausea and can no longer see , according to Lasersec Systems , the Finnish company that developed the lasers for commercial use . `` We do n't have guns , so we need non-lethal systems to defend yachts , '' Lasersec CEO Scott Buchter told CNN . Buchter , who recently launched the $ 104,000 multi-colored laser at Monaco Yacht Show , says the loss of eyesight the laser inflicts is only temporary and that no permanent damage is inflicted . Hi-tech military-grade security systems like SeaLase have become increasingly popular with superyacht owners looking to protect multi-millon dollar yachts on the open seas . Pirate attacks on oil tankers and other boats in dangerous waters like the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia -- a maritime link between Europe and Asia -- have fueled the growing worry that superyachts may be the next target . Because law regarding the use of deadly force on ships is ambiguous in some countries and the transport of guns is illegal in most international waters -- yacht crews favor the use of non-lethal weapons for security . This has fueled the recent market boom for weapons like SeaLase , according to Buchter . SeaLase is the latest of these kinds of weapons , which include `` L-Rad , '' a long-range acoustic device that temporarily deafens enemies and the $ 450,000 `` SeaOwl '' tracking system , which combines radar and infrared or thermal cameras to detect incoming threats as far as five kilometers away . BAE Systems , the world 's second largest global defense company , is thinking even bigger with plans for a sophisticated electronic early warning system for supertankers that some experts say could cost several million dollars . `` Piracy is on the rise , '' said Nick Stoppard of BAE systems . `` Attacks in 2008 were double those of the previous year and there is a clear need for better methods to help commercial ships identify and evade pirates before an attack occurs . '' The early warning system would use extremely advanced radars that could see over the horizon , as far as 25 km away . But pirates are not the only enemies of affluent yacht owners . For some , the paparazzi , using long range lens to take pictures of them on their yachts , can pose a privacy headache . According to reports in UK newspaper , The Times , Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has installed an `` anti-pap system '' that would fire light beams at a camera , disrupting its ability to take images . Aside from the anti-pap system , it has been widely reported that Abramovitch 's yacht `` Eclipse '' carries an anti-missile defense system and an escape submarine . The yacht is also said to have doubled in price to $ 1.2 billion since its commissioning three years ago . Michael Howorth , former super-yacht captain and technical editor at SuperYachtWorld magazine , told CNN for a previous article : As a yacht owner , `` you would be an absolute fool if you did n't have this sort of advanced defense technology .
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Lasers that blind pirates are now available to wealthy super-yacht owners . The lasers only temporarily impair eye-sight and make the assailant nauseous . Systems such as SeaLase are on the increase with growing piracy figures .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A brutal , fatal case of suspected cruelty to animals is under investigation in Louisiana , the state 's wildlife department said in a press release Tuesday . The animal cruelty does n't involve the typical household pet . This time , the United States ' national bird was victimized . Agents from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries found a beheaded bald eagle Sunday in a drainage ditch in Franklin Parish , in the northeastern part of the state , according to the release . `` To see any protected animal decapitated in a ditch is disheartening enough , let alone the animal that represents our symbol of freedom , '' said Capt. Alan Bankston of the wildlife department . The agents believe the bird had been dead for a couple of days before it was found . Wildlife and Fisheries spokesman Adam Einck said the eagle was found in a very remote location , and agents are unsure if the bird was killed there , or slain somewhere else and dumped there . Agents are trying to schedule a necropsy to determine how the eagle died , Einck said . Bald eagles are protected by the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act . Anyone who is convicted of violating those acts could be fined $ 5,000 and jailed for up to 18 months for each count , the state wildlife department said . Bankston urged the public to call the department with any information about the beheading . Anyone providing information leading to an arrest or conviction would be eligible for up to $ 2,000 in cash rewards . The agency 's hotline number is 1-800-442-2511 .
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A bald eagle with its head cut off is found in a drainage ditch in northeastern Louisiana . Bald eagles are federally protected ; killing one could bring fines and jail time . A hotline number is available for people who have information about the incident .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An average of $ 32 million a day in national parks revenue could be shut off if the Beltway showdown results in a government shutdown , officials say . The measure would be the first shutdown in more than 15 years , shuttering national parks , seashores and historic sites , and barring some 800,000 daily visitors , according to David Barna , a spokesman for the National Parks Service . Places such as Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona would be closed as a result of the impasse . Tourist draws such as the Smithsonian National Museums in Washington would be locked and parades such as the National Cherry Blossom Festival could be called off , though organizers have pledged to hold a short parade despite the outcome . That festival draws roughly 1 million visitors each year . Congressional lawmakers have been scrambling to negotiate a spending bill set to expire Friday , worrying those reliant on park tourism cash . `` These parks are the economic engines of some communities , '' said Barna . `` They 're often the largest employer in an area , '' referencing a network of restaurants , shops and hotels that often surround historic sites . No budget deal as shutdown looms . Barna , who says he remembers the last shutdown in 1995 , says the potential loss of revenue could stymie local businesses . `` The biggest difference from '95 may be the affect on our website , '' he said . The National Parks Service website tallies roughly 1 million daily hits , catering to would-be travelers and inquisitive students of history . `` It 's the most popular website in the federal government , '' Barna said . As part of the agency 's contingency measures , it plans to post an out-of-service notice in place of the website . Meanwhile , some 17,000 park service employees would be furloughed , with an additional 15,000 private contract workers also forced at least temporarily out of work . The impasse 's affect on tourism is perhaps most visible in Charleston , South Carolina , where Civil War re-enactors are descending . Podcast : What happens in a shutdown ? For years , Charleston has been planning the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War . There , at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor , Confederate artillery opened fire on Union positions on April 12 , 1861 , igniting a bloody conflict that would last for the next fours years . The Tuesday re-enactment of the bombardment is expected to take place regardless of the shutdown , with the firing of guns to take place outside federal land . But the hundreds of blue - or gray-clad re-enactors who planned to camp at the historic fort will find it locked in the event of a shutdown . Money : The price of a shutdown . `` We were expecting 2,000 visitors a day from now until Easter , '' said Fort Sumter Tours owner Rick Mosteller , whose company ferries boatloads of Civil War buffs out to the historic fort . The effects , however , are also anticipated beyond Charleston Harbor . `` This is a tourist town , '' said city resident Robert Mikell . `` A lot of businesses here rely on these national sites . '' Farther to the north on Liberty Island in New York , the possible shutdown had already skewed the plans of some travelers . What would be shut down ? `` We started scheduling this week 's vacation about four weeks ago , '' said Michigan resident Case Vaandering , who toured the Statue of Liberty on Thursday with his wife , Rochelle . The pair said they had changed their route to visit the Smithsonian museums in Washington before venturing up to New York , fearful that a shutdown would block their favored Washington sites and museums . `` We thought the parks were n't going to open for us when we got here , '' Vaandering said . iReport : Looming government shutdown . Others remain more hopeful . Kendra Barkoff , a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of the Interior , said , `` We still believe that there is the opportunity for Congress to avoid a government shutdown . '' But the agency , like others around Washington , is also preparing `` for all possible scenarios , '' she said . In the event of a shutdown , all visitors and nonessential employees at national parks and historic sites would be given 48 hours to leave .
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The shutdown would be the first in more than 15 years . Places such as Yellowstone National Park would be closed as a result of the impasse . Shutdown could crimp plans in South Carolina for 150th anniversary of Civil War start .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The first woman to be president of Kosovo took office Thursday after being elected by the Kosovo Assembly in a special session . Atifete Jahjaga , 35 , is the former deputy general director of Kosovo police . She received 80 votes in the 120-member Assembly . Her election follows a ruling by the constitutional court that the process leading to the election of businessman Behgjet Pacolli as president on February 22 was unconstitutional . Opposition members boycotted the session , leaving fewer lawmakers than required by law , it said . The opposition threatened to repeat the boycott if Pacolli ran again . Jahjaga , who has no political background and is a relative unknown among the Kosovo public , came up as a compromise candidate only Wednesday night in a meeting that included Pacolli , Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and the leader of the main opposition party , Isa Mustafa . The U.S. ambassador to Kosovo , Christopher Dell , took part as a mediator . At a news conference Wednesday night , Thaci said a memorandum of agreement reached in the meeting calls for formation of a committee to alter the constitution so that the president would be directly elected by the people . It says a presidential election is to be held six to nine months after the constitutional change takes effect . The agreement also calls for forming a committee to amend election law in time for parliamentary and local elections in 2013 . Former President Pacolli 's decision to withdraw as a candidate played an important part in ending the crisis , Thaci , Mustafa and Dell said Wednesday night .
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Atifete Jahjaga , a relative unknown , was selected as a compromise candidate . The election of a president in February had been ruled unconstitutional . The constitution is to be amended to allow popular election of the president .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Amanda Garcia 's peaceful life in Saltillo , Mexico , was shaken this past March when she witnessed a military convoy heading at full speed and against traffic on one of the city 's important avenues . The lawyer had taken an alternate route to get home sooner and be with her 7-year-old son . It had been a difficult day in Saltillo , the capital of Coahuila state : Seven people had been killed and four police officers were injured in a series of firefights that caused alarm throughout the city , the state attorney general 's office said . A few yards from reaching her home , she was stopped at a military checkpoint . `` When I parked I saw at least six soldiers in front of my car , getting out of their vehicle and aiming at me , asking me to get out . One came close to my door and I heard a sound I had never heard before , apparently of a weapon when you take the safety off . Few times in my life had I felt so scared , '' she said . After an inspection , the soldiers told Amanda that they were looking for a vehicle similar to hers and that she was free to return home . `` Usually , the presence of the army does not make me nervous at all , to the contrary . But that day , I really thought they were going to shoot at me , '' she said . `` I 've never seen the city so empty . '' Two days later , a soldier died and another was injured in a confrontation with suspected drug traffickers , after four cartel roadblocks were reported in various parts of the city , according to the attorney general 's office . Saltillo , with some 700,000 residents , is a colonial city that until recently was known for its auto industry -- General Motors , Chrysler and Freightliner have plants there -- and construction . However , the situation has changed progressively until the city has reached notoriety for other reasons . According to a report from intelligence company Stratfor , the Gulf and Sinaloa cartels formed the New Federation , an alliance combating the Zetas cartel , and launched an offensive to control the trafficking routes in Mexico 's northeast . `` There were pacts here , and now those pacts are broken and a battle has begun between various criminal groups for this territory . This is evident , '' said Raul Vera , the Catholic bishop of Saltillo . The Coahuila attorney general 's office declined to let any of its officials be interviewed to give their version of escalating violence in the region . `` This was something that has been coming for a while , not only the dispute for control of the territory for the routes , but also for control of the population , through terror , -LRB- and -RRB- control of the economy , '' said Blanca Martinez , director of the Fray Juan de Larios Human Rights Center . In the four years of Felipe Calderon 's term so far , more than 34,612 drug-related killings have been recorded in Mexico , of which 659 happened in northern Coahuila , according to the federal government . Of these , a little more than 3 % occurred in Saltillo . Like neighboring states Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas , all on the U.S. border , Coahuila has seen peaks in violence associated with the capture or killing of important trafficking leaders who had influence in the region . `` The people in the city are afraid . It can be felt in the streets , homes , with friends . All the conversations are about security now , '' said Jorge Muniz , a young graphic designer who lives in the city . The day after the confrontation between security forces and the presumed drug traffickers , a rumor surged on social media that there would be a curfew in Saltillo , something that was denied by Gov. Jorge Torres Lopez . `` Even then the city took its precautions and that false curfew turned into a real curfew , '' Muniz said . `` The city was deserted from five in the afternoon . There were few people in the streets , and after seven at night , it looked like a ghost town , shops closed , with little traffic . '' He added , `` I think this is just the beginning of the violent acts . Other nearby cities , like Monterrey , the capital of Nuevo Leon , also started like this and now are cities where they live a climate of strong violence . '' Another indicator of the growing insecurity in Saltillo and the rest of Coahuila is the increase in the number of disappearances in the past two years , the majority believed to be linked to organized crime . From 2007 to January 2011 , the Fray Juan de Larios Human Rights Center , in coordination with United for Our Disappeared of Coahuila , documented 118 disappearances , of which 91 presumably were related to organized crime , according to a report by the organization . The report indicates that the average age of the victims is 30 , the majority are men , and five of them were minors at the time of their disappearance . Five others were women . Only one out of the 118 cases has evidence that the objective of the disappearance was kidnapping . There was never a request for ransom from the others . Another characteristic of the disappearances in Coahuila is that they happen in groups . Only 17 of the victims disappeared individually , and in 23 cases it is alleged that there was involvement by police or the military , the organizations reported . The state attorney general 's office declined to comment on the disappearances . Saltillo could be considered a refuge for the Zetas , the U.S. consul in Monterrey , Bruce Williamson , said in February 2010 in a diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks . The cable is full of doubt about the effectiveness of the Mexican military in the fight against organized crime . In another cable from 2009 , the consul writes that the security model implemented in Coahuila by then-Gov . Humberto Moreira was inadequate , and described them as `` baby steps . ''
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Firefights have been recorded in Saltillo , Mexico . Two cartels have united to fight a third in the area , an intelligence firm says . More than 100 disappearances have been reported in recent years .
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Tokyo -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The leak of highly radioactive water into the Pacific from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has stopped , Tokyo Electric Power Company said early Wednesday . The leak had stopped as of 5:38 a.m. Wednesday -LRB- 4:38 p.m. ET -RRB- , said the company , which runs the plant . Earlier , Tokyo Electric officials had said an attempt to plug the leak had shown a `` significant difference , '' despite the material not setting as hoped . The company had injected a silica-based polymer dubbed `` liquid glass '' to reduce the leak . The utility 's assessment comes after the country 's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said the substance had not hardened as expected . The material had been pumped from below into the leaking shaft at the plant 's No. 2 reactor . The news was a bright spot amid a series of setbacks Japanese authorities faced Tuesday , including the detection of radiation in a fish and news that the water gushing into the Pacific had radiation levels millions of times above the regulatory limit . Readings from samples taken Saturday in the concrete pit outside the turbine building of the No. 2 reactor -- one of six at the crisis-plagued plant -- had radiation 7.5 million times the legal limit , a TEPCO official said . Newer findings , from Tuesday afternoon , showed a sizable drop to 5 million times the norm . Town near nuclear plant rejects Japanese utility 's ` token ' offer . The utility company also noted Tuesday that the radiation levels diminished sharply a few dozen meters from the leak , consistent with their assessment that the spill might have a minimal effect on sea life . But even in these spots , radiation levels remained several hundred thousand times the legal limit . Both the utility and Japan 's nuclear safety agency said they did n't know how much water is leaking into the sea from reactor No. 2 . But engineers have had to pour nearly 200 tons of water a day into the No. 2 reactor vessel to keep it cool , and regulators say they believe that is the water leaking out . Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the presence of radioactive iodine `` in one sample of fresh fish '' prompted authorities to regulate the radiation in seafood for the first time . While fishing has been forbidden within 20 kilometers -LRB- 12 miles -RRB- of Fukushima Daiichi , there had been no restrictions on seafood , as there were for some vegetables and milk from certain locales . Now , the same radiation standards that apply to vegetables will apply to ocean products as well . Nuclear crisis explainer . `` The `` provisional ingestion limit , equivalent to vegetables and applied to fish and shellfish , will take effect immediately , '' the Cabinet minister said . Meanwhile , the deliberate dumping of radioactive water into the sea continues , Tokyo Electric said Wednesday . On Tuesday , Edano apologized for the decision to dump the water -- all part of the effort to curb the flow of the more toxic liquid spotted days ago rushing from outside the No. 2 unit . TEPCO said that as of Tuesday evening , more than 5,740 tons had been released -- about half the total volume . The process of expelling contaminated water in the plant 's water treatment facility and around several of its reactors began Monday and will take five days , a Tokyo Electric official said . `` The water contains a high level of radiation , '' Edano said of the liquid being dumped into the Pacific . `` We are sorry for this decision we have to make . '' Special coverage : Japan earthquake aftermath . The most contaminated batch of this water comes from outside the No. 6 reactor , likely having gotten in via groundwater -LRB- and not a breach in the unit itself -RRB- , officials said . It has a concentration of iodine-131 that would be 100 times more than the maximum amount in tap water that infants could drink , and 10 times more than what would be OK in food . Overall , the dump equates to about 3 million gallons , noted Gary Was , a nuclear engineering professor from the University of Michigan . Yet Hidehiko Nishiyama , a Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency official , said , `` We 've decided that discharging the contaminated water into the sea poses no major health hazard . '' Experts say this is a fair assessment , given the likelihood the contamination should quickly dilute , especially if the tainted material is largely iodine-131 , which loses half its radiation every eight days . `` To put this in perspective , the Pacific Ocean holds about 300 trillion swimming pools full of water , and they are going to release about five swimming pools full , '' said Timothy Jorgensen , chair of the radiation safety committee at Georgetown University Medical Center . `` So hopefully the churning of the ocean and the currents will quickly disperse this so that it gets to very dilute concentrations relatively quickly . '' John Till , president of the South Carolina-based Risk Assessment Corp. , said he does not expect to see any permanent effects on marine life , even close to the plant . However , he added that officials should monitor radiation levels closely -- in the ocean as well as in seafood that reaches restaurants and markets . U.S. scales back military aid units in Japan . A piece of good news , according to Japanese government reports , is that airborne radiation appears to be steadily falling around northeast Japan . Two measurements from 15 kilometers -LRB- nine miles -RRB- or less from the plant showed amounts of radioactive iodine-131 at 2 to 3.7 times the legal standard , with levels of a far longer-lasting cesium isotope well below the official limit . Also , utility and government officials have described conditions recently in the Fukushima Daiichi plant 's reactors and spent nuclear fuel pools as generally stable . There have been exceptions -- like the new need to pump 3-meter-deep water from a drain outside the Nos. 5 and 6 units for fear it could rise , enter nearby turbine buildings and short out power for the units ' nuclear fuel cooling systems . But such problems are n't occurring at the same pace , or with the same apparent severity , as was evident weeks ago . The top priority , however , is stopping the water that 's been gushing directly into the Pacific through a cracked concrete shaft outside the No. 2 reactor . How to help in Japan relief efforts . Edano said Monday that the decision to dump tainted water from other reactors and the wastewater treatment facility was unavoidable in order to ensure the safety of the No. 2 reactor core . The idea is to expeditiously pump the tainted water from around the No. 2 reactor 's turbine building , lowering levels inside so that water no longer rushes out into the sea , a Japanese nuclear safety official said . This came after the first two failed attempts to plug the problematic crack -- one by pouring in concrete , the other using a chemical compound mixed with sawdust and newspaper . Reactors No. 1 and No. 3 , which have lower levels of water , need to be drained as well . Tokyo Electric 's plan is to pump that water to other storage tanks , including some that still need to be set up . Water in and around the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors is being jettisoned directly in the sea , officials said . Interactive map on Japan crisis . Another big problem may be that authorities still do n't know how exactly the gushing water got contaminated , where it came from or how to fix potential leaks and cracks deep inside the reactor complex and nuclear fuel . Michael Friedlander , a former senior U.S. nuclear engineer , said late Monday that authorities will continue to have problems related to excess , radioactive water -- and the need to dump some of it -- as long as they inject huge amounts in to prevent fuel rods from overheating in reactors ' cores and spent fuel pools . `` This is not a one-off deal , '' Friedlander said of dumping radioactive water into the ocean . `` This issue of water and water management is going to plague them until they can get -LRB- fully operating -RRB- long-term core cooling . '' CNN 's Whitney Hurst , Matt Smith and Kyung Lah and journalist Hiroo Saso contributed to this report .
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NEW : The leak of radioactive water into the Pacific has been stopped . More than 5,700 tons of less radioactive water have been purposefully released so far . Radiation levels drop sharply offshore , but are many times over the legal limit . Water in a pit that 's leaking into the sea had radiation 7.5 million times above the norm .
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Nairobi , Kenya -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Six Kenyan political leaders who are accused of crimes against humanity following the country 's disputed 2007 elections will make their first appearance Thursday before the International Criminal Court in The Hague . The court 's top prosecutor , Luis Moreno Ocampo , named the six as suspects in December , claiming they organized violence that left more than 1,000 people dead and displaced hundreds of thousands more . The suspects are Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta , Cabinet Secretary Francis Muthaura , former national police chief Hussein Ali , former Agriculture Minister William Ruto , radio journalist Joshua Arap Sang and opposition leader Henry Kosgey . Three are from one side of the political dispute , and three are from the other . Last month , Kenya challenged the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court , saying its own authorities will investigate and prosecute the cases on Kenyan soil . The Netherlands-based court calls itself , on its website , as `` an independent international organization ... established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community . '' Kenya 's disputed presidential election sparked chaos that escalated into ethnic violence pitting supporters of incumbent President Mwai Kibaki against those of challenger Raila Odinga , who was later named prime minister in a power-sharing agreement . Muthaura , Kenyatta and Ali are accused of committing or contributing to the killing , rape and other acts of violence against supporters of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement . Ruto , Sang and Kosgey are accused of being co-perpetrators in the murder , deportation and commission of other offenses against supporters of Kenya 's Party of National Unity .
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The six are accused of organizing violence that left more than 1,000 dead . The violence pitted supporters of two political parties following a disputed election . Kenya has challenged the jurisdiction of the Netherlands-based court .
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St. Paul , Minnesota -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The long , complicated legal road for NFL players and owners kicked off in a federal courtroom Wednesday , as both sides made their case for and against lifting a lockout that could delay the start of the football season . At the conclusion of the hearing , Judge Susan Richard Nelson said she expected to make a decision in a couple of weeks . The lockout is the result of an ongoing dispute between the NFL owners and the players who failed to reach a collective-bargaining agreement last month . Tom Brady , Drew Brees , Peyton Manning and seven other players have filed a lawsuit on behalf of other current and eligible NFL players against the league to halt the lockout , which could affect the start of the 2011-12 season scheduled for September 8 . What to expect from Brady v. NFL . They want a preliminary injunction to block the lockout . The players also want a future trial to determine if the NFL lockout is in violation of federal antitrust laws . In his opening statement to the judge , the players ' attorney James Quinn stressed the players face `` irreparable harm '' to their careers , income and health , if a preliminary injunction is not granted . NFL attorney David Boies disagreed with that position . `` They say there is irreparable harm , we say there is not , '' Boies told the judge . `` There are numerous factual disagreements between the parties . '' Nelson asked several times whether an evidentiary hearing is necessary to resolve the factual disputes . But Quinn said , among other things , that would only `` delay '' this process . The players present in the courtroom were Vincent Jackson of the San Diego Chargers , Ben Leber and Brian Robison of the Minnesota Vikings , Mike Vrabel of the Kansas City Chiefs , draft-eligible Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller and retired NFL player Carl Eller . On Monday , Nelson agreed to combine Brady v. National Football League with another class-action lawsuit , Eller v. NFL , filed in March by a group primarily made up of retired NFL players . That second lawsuit is `` potentially more threatening '' because the plaintiffs in Eller v. NFL are not bargaining members of the NFL 's players union , the National Football League Players Association , or NFLPA , and the NFL can not argue that they engaged in bad faith during collective-bargaining discussions , according to SI.com 's legal analyst Michael McCann . `` The NFLPA may be removed from the picture in Eller v. NFL , a point which would take away a key defense the NFL enjoys in Brady v. NFL , '' McCann said . Last month , negotiations between the NFL and players union aimed at preventing a work stoppage broke down . The union decertified itself . By giving up their collective-bargaining rights , the players could file individual antitrust suits against the league and the owners . That move set the stage for a lengthy legal battle with owners . At the time , the NFL accused the union of walking away from `` a very good deal on the table . '' If the players are locked out from playing in September , it would be the first NFL work stoppage since 1987 , with months of labor and legal maneuvering for football fans already confused about how a $ 9 billion industry lacks enough money to satisfy everyone . NFL prepares players for lockout . The heart of the issue between the players and the owners is how to divide the league 's $ 9 billion in revenue . Right now , NFL owners take $ 1 billion off the top of that revenue stream . After that , the players get about 60 % . The owners say that the current labor deal does n't take into account the rising costs related to building stadiums and promoting the game . The players argue that the league has not sufficiently opened up its books to prove this point . In addition , the owners also want to increase the season by two games , which some players are against because of the risk of injuries . While star players earn millions of dollars each year , the median NFL salary is $ 790,000 and the average career lasts about four years . A lockout also affects the league 's employees : the receptionists , ticket salespeople and stadium workers . The New York Jets have announced that they will require all business-side employees to take a one-week unpaid leave each month during any lockout . Poll : Who do you think is to blame ? The lockout will not stop the NFL Draft , which will proceed as scheduled on April 28-30 , the league said . All other regular off-season activity would cease , threatening to delay or cancel the start of the new season . The teams might approach the draft a bit differently in the midst of a lockout , according to Steve Politi , a sports columnist for The Star-Ledger in Newark , New Jersey . `` Teams might -LRB- pick -RRB- based on needs rather than the best players available , because who knows when they 'll be able to address those needs on the free-agent market , '' Politi said . It is possible for the NFL season to go forward with replacement players , but analyst McCann said that is not likely : . `` Practical and legal hurdles would make doing so extremely unlikely , '' he said . But it 's still a possibility . `` The NFL might argue that if NFL players wo n't accept the league 's best CBA -LRB- collective-bargaining agreement -RRB- offer , the league has no choice but to resume games with other players who are willing to play , '' he added . CNN 's Tricia Escobedo reported from Atlanta , and Chris Welch reported from St. Paul .
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NEW : Federal hearing on lifting the NFL lockout wraps up . NEW : Judge says she will make a decision in a couple of weeks . The lockout would affect the start of the next season .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A year ago , the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history began on April 20 -- which , ironically , also marked Earth Day . The catastrophe started with a massive explosion on an offshore oil drilling rig that killed 11 workers and sparked a huge fire that eventually sank the rig . More than 200 million gallons of crude oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico over the next five months , killing thousands of marine animals and affecting thousands of people in the fishing industry -- already struggling in the economic downturn . CNN 's full coverage of the Gulf oil disaster . The exact toll on the Gulf 's ecosystem is still as murky as the ocean waters affected by the disaster . This year , as Earth Day approaches , tragedy and uncertainty may once again temper the mood of the annual event : Japan is still assessing what could be its worst environmental disaster -- the damage to its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami . The situation has forced other countries , including the United States , to take a closer look at the safety of nuclear power plants within their borders . The nuclear issue is still a fierce topic of debate , and environmental experts think it will be an important theme for this year 's Earth Day on April 22 . Recent polls suggest that Americans are divided over nuclear energy . More than half of the 1,012 respondents in a recent CNN poll said they opposed building more nuclear plants , while 46 % said they favored it . When asked by CNN if they are OK with nuclear energy as a source of electricity , 57 % of the respondents said they approved , while 42 % disapproved . Despite the crisis in Japan , nuclear energy is still a centerpiece of President Obama 's clean energy policy . His administration 's fiscal year 2012 budget request includes $ 36 billion in loan guarantee authority to help spur growth in the nuclear industry . Energy secretary defends U.S. nuclear industry . Nuclear energy produces practically no pollution , and it is more reliable than other clean alternative sources -- like wind and solar energy -- that depend on the weather , according to nuclear power advocate Burton Richter , a Nobel Prize-winning physicist . While nuclear is his favorite clean energy source , there are other ways to create electricity that Richter believes can help achieve a reduction in greenhouse gases . Two years ago , Richter and 34 other Nobel laureates wrote a letter to Obama to encourage him to put more money into alternative energy research , including nuclear , wind and solar energy and renewable fuels . Richter , who also teaches at Stanford University , says the American public needs to pay close attention to how Congress is handling environmental issues . He is worried that too many people in Washington are more concerned about politics than the environment . `` We 're not going to see a fee on carbon emissions , we 're not going to see cap and trade , we 're going to see a fight to see whether the EPA -LSB- Environmental Protection Agency -RSB- is going to be able to regulate anything , '' he predicted . `` It 's not going to be a pretty year . '' Richter encouraged everyone to use this year 's Earth Day to speak out about the environmental issues that they care about . `` They should be thinking about their grandchildren and the world that those children are going to get left with , '' he said . `` People need to let their government know , let their representatives know , that they are very concerned about this issue and they are going to hold their representatives accountable for their actions . '' Besides being a call to action , Earth Day also continues to be a good opportunity for public education , he said . On April 22 , Richter says he 'll probably be speaking on campus about nuclear power , because Stanford students are interested in what happened in Japan and want to be assured that nuclear power is safe . Michael Vandenbergh , director of the Climate Change Research Network , says he hopes nuclear concerns do n't overshadow other pressing environmental issues that Americans should remember as Earth Day approaches . `` We have to continue to discuss climate change , because if we get that problem wrong , many of the other things we talk about in the environmental area wo n't matter , '' said Vandenbergh , who also teaches at Vanderbilt University Law School . Both professors were encouraged to see that their students -- although probably not as politically outspoken as their counterparts when Earth Day began in 1970 -- are anxious to learn as much as they can about being environmentally friendly . Everyone should realize the importance of doing his or her part to help improve the environment for future generations , Vandenbergh said . `` Sometimes , people focus on the upfront cost rather than on the net benefit , '' Vandenbergh said , referring to the price of more efficient cars , home weatherization products or new heating and cooling units for our houses . `` Individuals have a much larger role than they realize in both contributing to environmental problems and to the solutions . ''
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Earth Day will be held on April 22 . A year ago , the environmental community was concerned about the Gulf oil spill . The issue of nuclear power is top of mind this year after the crisis in Japan . Experts say individuals can effect change in themselves , government .
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Khartoum , Sudan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A mutiny led by members of the Sudanese Armed Forces ' Joint Integrated Units along the north/south border in Sudan has left up to 50 dead , officials said Monday . Fighting broke on Thursday in the city of Malakal near the airport when south Sudanese soldiers loyal to Gabriel Tang , a southern Sudanese militia leader who fought in a 22-year-old civil war alongside the Khartoum government , refused to turn in their weapons . An agreement to end the war , which pitted the Arab-Muslim-dominated government of north Sudan against the predominantly Christian and animist south , was signed in 2005 . The Joint Integrated Units are a coordinated military force consisting of the northern Sudanese Armed Forces and the southern Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army . Tang 's forces had been merged into the units along with SAF . `` The redeployment of Joint Integrated Units was scheduled to take place starting February 1 in accordance with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement , '' said Maj. Gen. Ahmad al-No , spokesperson for the Joint Defense Council , which oversees security and military arrangements between northern and southern Sudan . `` Tang fled SAF nearly a month ago and is somewhere around Malakal , '' al-No said . Southern Sudanese voted last month in a referendum on whether to remain part of a united Sudan or go independent , with final results to be announced on Monday . Preliminary results show an overwhelming vote in favor of independence . Official independence would be declared in July this year . During the civil war , a number of southern militias loyal to Khartoum fought against the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement/Army -LRB- SPLM/A -RRB- , the rebel group that fought Khartoum and currently governs the south . Noting that it appears Tang is now in opposition to both Sudan 's military and the southern separatists , al-No told CNN , `` I am concerned that he may have and affect on the security in the region . ''
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Fighting broke out Thursday in Malakal , near the border dividing northern , southern Sudan . Soldiers loyal to militia leader Gabriel Tang refused to turn in their weapons . Tang had fought alongside government and loyalist forces in southern Sudan . Southern Sudanese voted last month on a referendum for independence .
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Port-Au-Prince , Haiti -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Anger swept Port-au-Prince on Wednesday as protests erupted throughout the Haitian capital the day after election results were announced . Mobs charging election fraud burned the headquarters of the government-backed candidate and blocked roads using earthquake rubble and flaming tires . At the smoldering headquarters of candidate Jude Celestin , one man shouted that life was better under the Duvaliers , referring to years of Haiti 's father-son dictatorship . At least one person died in the post-election violence , authorities said . `` People are very angry , '' said Franz Large , a Haitian doctor who lives near the burned headquarters . `` People expected there would be a fair election . '' He accused the government of adding the names of those who perished in the earthquake to voter lists , to push the vote in their favor . He also said many people feared they would lose out on cash-for-work programs if they did not vote for the government . `` We need someone who has the trust of the people , '' Lange said . `` It 's a very sad day for people who believe in democracy . '' All flights in and out of Port-au-Prince , including American Airlines flights , were canceled , said Henry Marc-Charles of Haiti 's national airport authority . Early Wednesday , the normally bustling city felt an eerie quiet as residents hunkered down in their homes , fearful of potential danger on streets normally jammed with people and traffic . Many shops and businesses remained shuttered throughout the day . But the quiet was pierced by large protests as thousands marched on the streets yelling that the election had been stolen from them . They chanted `` Tet Kale ! '' which means bald head in Haiti and is the moniker used by the popular musician and presidential candidate Michel Martelly . Some of the protesters wanted Martelly to speak publicly . Martelly had planned a news conference but canceled due to security concerns . Instead he issued a short statement Wednesday evening . `` Since last night , the -LRB- electoral council -RRB- put our country in total chaos by publishing manipulated results , '' he said . `` Since then , the whole country reacted and is now in turmoil . They stood up to defend their votes and asked that they be respected . `` I understand your frustration , '' he said . `` You have the constitutional right to peacefully protest . I am with you and will be all the way to victory . Tet kale . '' Polls had suggested Martelly , a political novice , had emerged as a front-runner , but the Provisional Electoral Council announced Tuesday night that he had come in third behind former first lady Mirlande Manigat and Jude Celestin , the head of the state-run transportation company who was handpicked by President Rene Preval as his successor . No candidate won a majority , forcing a runoff set for January 16 , four days after the first anniversary of the quake . If the results hold , Martelly will not be in that runoff . The Joint OAS -LRB- Organization of American States -RRB- - CARICOM -LRB- Caribbean Community -RRB- election observation mission said Wednesday the results were not the last word on the Haitian election . It said candidates have a legal recourse to pursue a challenge -- and they should use it . The mission said in a statement that it called on the electoral council to `` ensure that these claims and challenges that are part of the contestation process are treated with the strictness , transparency and fairness they deserve in this difficult electoral environment where suspicions abound . '' A final outcome in that process is expected on December 20 . The post-tabulation protests Wednesday were largely fueled by Martelly 's supporters . `` He 's our president , '' they said . Martelly 's political advisor , Daniel Supplice , said that Martelly was huddling with his advisors to decide how he would proceed but the campaign has already said it will challenge the results . Supplice said it was the government 's responsibility to ensure that the protests do not spiral into chaos . `` We did not ask for anyone to take to the streets , '' Supplice said . `` This is only a natural reaction . People have the right to have their vote respected . '' Preval , barred from seeking another term , has grown increasingly unpopular for what Haitians perceive as a lack of progress in their troubled homeland . And it had been feared all along that a win or runoff spot for Celestin would trigger unrest in the Haitian capital . The next president of Haiti will inherit the daunting task of leading this Caribbean nation in its struggle to recover from years of dictatorship and poverty compounded by the killer earthquake , Hurricane Tomas and now a cholera epidemic that has sickened almost 100,000 people . Protests erupted immediately after the result were announced Tuesday night and spilled over into Wednesday . A police commissioner in the northern town of Cap Hatien reported one person had died in violence there . In a radio speech Wednesday , Preval appealed for calm and urged the candidates to thoroughly review the electoral council 's data . The council said Manigat , a Sorbonne-educated professor and a former first lady of Haiti , led the presidential election with 31.37 of the votes . Celestin narrowly ranked second with 22.48 percent of the votes while Martelly received 21.84 percent . But the vote was fraught with allegations of fraud . Martelly said aloud what many others in Haiti were thinking : Preval would go to any lengths to ensure a win for Celestin and preserve the power of his party , INITE . The U.S. Embassy issued a statement Tuesday saying that the United States stands ready to support efforts to review irregularities in the vote so that results are `` consistent with the will of the Haitian people expressed in their votes . `` Like others , the government of the United States is concerned by the Provisional Electoral Council 's announcement of preliminary results from the November 28 national elections that are inconsistent with the published results of the National Election Observation Council -LRB- CNO -RRB- , which had more than 5,500 observers and observed the vote count in 1,600 voting centers nationwide , '' the embassy said . The CNO , a European Union-backed local election monitoring group , had said Celestin was running behind the other two candidates . United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern Wednesday over the post-election violence . He urged the candidates `` to exhaust the formal remedies and legal procedures , which will allow a clearer picture to emerge . '' `` A peaceful solution to the current situation is crucial not only to confront the cholera epidemic in the short-term but also to create the conditions in the medium term for recovery and development from the earthquake , '' Ban said in a statement . The anger voiced on the streets was also targeted at the United Nations after reports suggested the cholera outbreak originated in a Nepalese peacekeepers ' camp . In a tense scene Wednesday , protesters faced off with U.N. soldiers from Brazil tasked with guarding the road at the entrance of the electoral council 's office . `` No peace mission . No MINUSTAH , '' protesters said , referring the United Nations Haiti mission by its French acronym . Veteran Haitian journalist Ernest Moskolot said Haitian people were simply fed up . They endured an earthquake , a hurricane and cholera . It was time , he said , for the government to deliver . `` This is a tough time for Haiti , `` Moskolot said . `` I got a feeling God has something for us . We can not take it anymore . '' CNN 's Devon Sayers contributed to this report .
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NEW : At least one person is dead in post-election violence . Mobs burn the headquarters of the government-backed candidate . Protesters face off against U.N. troops . The airport in Port-au-Prince is shut down ; American Airlines cancels Haitian flights .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A blogger who endured a four-year stint in an Egyptian prison for his writings has been released , saying he was jailed for defying convention . Abdel Kareem Nabil -- known by his blogger name , Kareem Amer -- is a self-proclaimed secularist who was convicted and imprisoned by Egypt for `` spreading information disruptive of public order and damaging to the country 's reputation , '' `` incitement to hate Islam '' and `` defaming the president of the republic , '' according to a statement from the Committee to Protect Journalists . The former law student at Cairo 's Al-Azhar University is a critic of conservative Muslims and has accused his school of promoting extremist ideas , calling Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak a `` dictator , '' it said . Nabil was released from prison November 16 . The now famous blogger said he was jailed because he challenged tradition . `` There are things we inherit without even thinking about them , '' Nabil said . `` I tried to change my way of thinking . `` I tried to read what was forbidden in our house , things written by people who in my home and in religious institutions are considered infidels . '' Nabil had at times been kept in solitary confinement , largely prohibited from communicating with his lawyers until late January , according to an Amnesty International statement . His time in prison has rendered him a cause celebre among bloggers and other advocates of free expression . But the former law student is not the only blogger to be arrested for expressing controversial views in Egypt . In January , police detained Al-Jazeera producer Howayda Taha Matwali after her work on a documentary that examined alleged torture in Egyptian police stations , the statement said . An Egyptian court found Matwali guilty of `` harming Egypt 's national interest '' and `` falsely depicting events , '' sentencing her in absentia to six months in prison , it said . Others , like Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas , say they have faced cyber attacks from state security for years . `` There are troubles that start online , '' he said . Abbas blames the Egyptian government for `` trying to hack your website , trying to block it , trying to disable your account by sending fake reports that you 're posting inappropriate material like they did with my you-tube , with my email , with my facebook . '' While the internet is among few spaces where Egyptians can express themselves freely , it is far from risk-free . Upon his release , Nabil told reporters that police officers beat him just before he left prison , sending him off with a warning not to blog again .
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A blogger who endured a stint in an Egyptian prison for his writings has been freed . The former law student at Cairo 's Al-Azhar University is a critic of conservative Muslims . He said his former school promoted extremism ; he called Egyptian president a dictator .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A man who had a relationship with college student Jenni-Lyn Watson was charged Saturday with second-degree murder after the discovery of a body believed to be hers , authorities in Syracuse , New York , said . A massive manhunt for the dance major , who 'd been missing since November 19 , culminated with the discovery of what are believed to be her remains at 10:30 a.m. at Clay Central Park in North Syracuse , the Onondaga County Sheriff 's Office said . On Saturday , Steven Pieper was charged in her killing . Pieper , 21 , and Watson , 20 , had dated on and off for 18 months , said District Attorney William Fitzpatrick at a Saturday press conference . `` Our indication is Ms. Watson desired this relationship to end in early October ... Apparently that message did n't get through to Mr. Pieper , '' Fitzpatrick said . Authorities believe Watson was killed in her Liverpool residence on the morning of November 19 . Her body was `` dumped , frankly , like garbage '' in a heavily wooded area a couple miles away , Fitzpatrick said . Pieper has been interviewed twice , Fitzpatrick said . `` He has denied involvement . '' The suspect , who was taken into custody Saturday , was arraigned Saturday evening in Clay Town Court , CNN affiliate YNN reported . A judge entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Pieper , who will have a preliminary hearing Friday , YNN said . He is currently being held without bail . Fitzpatrick told CNN Syracuse affiliate WSTM that it appeared someone tried to conceal the body , but that it was not buried . It was behind a utility shed , he said . An autopsy will be conducted Sunday . Watson was last seen at her family 's home . She was on Thanksgiving break from Mercyhurst College in Erie , Pennsylvania . Liverpool is a suburb of Syracuse . `` This -LSB- disappearance -RSB- is extremely uncharacteristic for Jenni-Lynn , '' Sgt. Robert Marshall said earlier this week . Watson 's parents reported her missing the night of November 19 . The college junior 's purse and other personal items were found at the home , but a Verizon LG enV3 phone was missing . One call was made on the phone from a heavily wooded area near other residences , said Marshall , who declined to provide details . Someone other than Watson made the call , Fitzpatrick said . The phone has not been recovered . Pieper is alleged to have been at Watson 's residence on the morning of her disappearance and is believed to be the last to have seen her , the sheriff 's department said in a statement . Detectives are looking for anyone who may have seen Pieper 's black 2008 Volkswagen Jetta in the vicinity of Watson 's home or near the area where the body was found . Fitzpatrick said authorities believe the Jetta carried Watson 's body . The district attorney said he spoke Saturday with Watson 's parents . `` These people are extraordinary people , '' Fitzpatrick said . `` They are now trusting that justice will be done . '' Simultaneous vigils were held Wednesday for Watson . One of the church vigils was organized by the family ; the other was held in a chapel at Mercyhurst College , a Catholic school . About 200 people attended , including members of the football team , which has a NCAA Division II game this weekend . `` You felt overwhelming worry , but you still felt there was reason to hope , '' Mercyhurst spokeswoman Debbie Morton said . Watson was a dance major and ballet dancer at Mercyhurst . `` It is a highly disciplined area , '' Morton said of Watson 's field of study . Mercyhurst College will have a Sunday evening prayer service and will offer counseling beforehand . `` Our Mercyhurst family poured their hearts and souls into finding Jenni-Lyn in a genuine outpouring of humanity , '' college president Tom Gamble said in a statement . `` Her death is devastating to our entire college community . We continue to pray for her family and extend our deepest sympathies . '' CNN 's Phil Gast contributed to this report .
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NEW : A suspect is arraigned in local court . College plans Sunday evening prayer service . Remains of woman found in wooded area near Syracuse , New York . Jenni-Lyn Watson , 20 , was home on Thanksgiving break .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Coming off two days of demonstrations , Saudi Arabia 's Interior Ministry warned Saturday that it would crack down on protesters who continue to take their grievances to the streets . Saudi security forces will be `` authorized to take all measures against anyone who tries to break the law and cause disorder , '' the ministry said , according to the country 's state-run news agency . The government cited how some were trying `` to get around the systems '' and `` achieve illegitimate goals . '' The Interior Ministry spokesman said that kingdom law prevents all kinds of demonstrations , protests , strikes and even a call for them because they 're against Sharia law and Saudi values and traditions . In response , Ibrahim al-Mugaiteeb , president of the Human Rights First Society , told CNN that the Interior Ministry is `` not at all sensitive '' to the massive unrest sweeping the Arab world . `` I 'm hoping that the Ministry of the Interior and the government of Saudi Arabia will not choose to take the security solution road because that was already tested in other Arab countries and , by God , it did not work , '' said al-Mugaiteeb , who 's in Saudi Arabia . On Saturday , the Saudi government downplayed Friday 's protests in the Eastern Province , saying the people were n't calling for a regime change . `` The protests that took place in the Eastern Province were small and were not political in nature , '' a Saudi government official told CNN . `` The protesters were n't calling for regime change , they were asking for more jobs and calling for release of prisoners they feel were imprisoned unjustly . '' The official , who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media , said Friday 's protest was not worrisome . `` We do n't feel they will spread throughout the kingdom or become bigger in nature , '' he said . Demonstrators who protested in Eastern Province were demanding the release of Shiite prisoners they feel are being held without cause . An outspoken Shiite prayer leader who demonstrators say was arrested more than a week ago was a focal point of the `` day of rage '' protest , said Ibrahim al-Mugaiteeb , president of the Human Rights First Society . Sheikh Tawfeeq Al-Amer was arrested Sunday after he gave a sermon two days earlier , on February 25 , stating that Saudi Arabia should become a constitutional monarchy , human rights activists said . Friday 's protest comes on the heels of two similar demonstrations held in the province Thursday , al-Mugaiteeb said , when about 200 protesters in the city of Qatif and 100 protesters in the city of Awamiyya called for the release of Shiite prisoners . Al-Mugaiteeb said authorities arrested 22 people who participated in Thursday 's protest in Qatif . `` We deplore this action by the Saudi security forces , '' he said . Another protest took place in Riyadh after Friday prayer , according to two Saudi activists . The sources asked not to be identified because of concerns for their safety . According to the activists , as many as 40 anti-government demonstrators gathered outside Al-Rajhi Mosque for a short protest . At least one man involved in organizing the protest was arrested by Saudi police , the activists said . The activists said the protesters attracted a crowd of worshipers leaving the mosque . Some of the protesters carried signs showing a map of Saudi Arabia that did not contain the words `` Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , '' a clear affront to the Saudi royal family . The government official told CNN that he was not aware of any protests or arrests in Riyadh . When asked about the various rights groups in the kingdom who have been calling for the creation of a constitutional monarchy over the course of the past 2 weeks , the government official on Saturday stated , `` Yes , there are groups here asking for more rights , calling for constitutional reforms , and that is their right to do so . King Abdullah has always encouraged a national dialogue and continues to do so . '' The official insisted that the king `` is doing all he can to improve things for Saudis . '' `` But in Saudi Arabia -- it 's not like other countries -- we do n't have or allow protests here . If people have a grievance , they can go and address it with the governors of their provinces or they can go to the Royal Court and address grievances directly there , '' the official said . Saudi Arabia has cracked down on protests in the past . Shiites are a minority in Saudi Arabia . They live primarily in the Eastern Province , where many major oil companies operate . The protests come as sectarian violence between Shiites and Sunnis flares in neighboring Bahrain . Analysts believe protests in Bahrain could spill over into Saudi Arabia 's oil fields , located mostly in Shiite provinces . After three months abroad for medical treatment , Saudi King Abdullah returned home late last month to a Middle East shaken by unrest , and announced a series of sweeping measures aimed at relieving economic hardship and meeting with Bahrain 's beleaguered monarch . The Saudi government released three Shiite political prisoners ahead of the king 's return .
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NEW : Security forces can take `` all measures '' against lawbreakers . NEW : Demonstrations are illegal under Saudi and Sharia law . The focus of Friday 's protest is a Shiite prayer leader arrested last week .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Las Vegas police caught two people as they were about to board a plane for Colombia , then charged them with the murder of a woman who went missing hours after being dropped off for a cosmetic surgery procedure . The female victim was dropped off Saturday morning to undergo a cosmetic procedure , according to a statement from the Las Vegas Police Department . The victim 's daughter contacted police after she was unable to find her mother at the same location where she had dropped her off about eight hours earlier . A police report , obtained and posted online by CNN affiliate KLAS , quoted the daughter as saying the office did not even have the same furniture in the office as was there earlier in the day . The report claims that , before she left originally , the daughter saw the victim , identified as 42-year-old Elena Caro , disrobe and be injected in the buttocks by a man later identified by the daughter as one of the suspects , Ruben Dario Mattallana-Galvas . The daughter told police she got a call about an hour later from her mother , and was told to return several hours later . In that span , authorities learned that the woman had been picked up in an ambulance about three miles north from the original location and taken to a local hospital . There , she was pronounced dead , according to the police statement . Las Vegas police detectives soon identified two suspects as Mattallana-Galvas , 55 , and Carmen Olfidia Torres-Sanchez , 47 . Both are from Medellin , Colombia . The pair were arrested Saturday night at McCarran International Airport , while preparing to board a flight for Colombia . The pair actually had tickets for April 22 , but were hoping to leave the United States earlier , according to the police report . Instead , they were taken to the Clark County Detention Center and each charged with one count of murder , police said . Mattallana-Galvas and Torres-Sanchez are due to be formally arraigned in court Tuesday on the charges , according to Las Vegas police . After being informed he was being arrested for murder and being read his Miranda rights , Mattallana-Galvas told detectives that Caro had come into his office that day for a buttocks enhancement procedure , the police report stated . He claimed that , afterward , Caro had walked away from his office . Mattallana-Galvas admitted to authorities that he was not licensed to pr active medicine in Nevada , but claimed he was a homeopathic doctor in Colombia . Also Saturday , Las Vegas detectives interviewed an assistant to Mattallana-Galvas , who claimed that Mattallana-Galvas told her to cancel his appointments for that afternoon because `` something had gone wrong , '' the police report said . The assistant said that her husband eventually took Mattallana-Galvas to the airport . The toxicology report examining the exact cause and timing of Caro 's death is still pending , John Fudenberg , the assistant coroner for Clark County , said Monday evening . CNN 's Marlena Baldacci contributed to this report .
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NEW : The victim 's daughter says her mother was injected by one suspect . NEW : A suspect says the woman left off after getting a buttocks injection . Two Colombian nationals have been charged with murder in Las Vegas . They were caught as they were about to board a plane for South America .
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Oranjestad , Aruba -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Aruban prosecutors plan to release Tuesday the results of tests conducted on a jawbone found on an island beach and disclose whether it belongs to missing U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway , officials said . The tests , conducted at the Netherlands Forensic Institute in The Hague , Netherlands , were to first determine whether the bone is that of a human or that of an animal . If the bone is human , authorities said , they would attempt to determine through DNA testing if it belonged to Holloway . The Alabama 18-year-old was last seen on the island in 2005 . Aruba Solicitor General Taco Stein said prosecutors will issue a statement Tuesday with the test results . Holloway 's dental records were sent to the forensic institute last week , according to the FBI . Tim Miller , director of Texas EquuSearch -- a search-and-rescue organization that has looked for Natalee Holloway -- said the girl 's father believes it is his daughter 's bone . `` Dave has been in contact with Aruban authorities and spoke with FBI this morning , the agent working the case . Dave believes it is Natalee , '' Miller said about Holloway 's father , Dave Holloway . A call to the father was not immediately returned Monday . Part of a jawbone with a tooth was found earlier this month by an American tourist near the Phoenix Hotel , a large resort on the western side of the island , Aruban prosecutor Peter Blanken said . Contacted by CNN , the hotel referred questions to local authorities . The prosecutor said the bone was initially examined by a forensic expert in Aruba , who determined it was from a young woman . But Blanken cautioned the final determination would be made by the forensic institute . Also on Monday , police collected a second bone that was found earlier this month on the beach by a New Jersey family , said Ana Angela , spokeswoman for Aruban prosecutors . However , `` it does not appear to be human , '' said Richard Roy , general manager of the Westin Hotel . The bone was found in the same general area as the first . The family , who was staying at the Westin , put it on their hotel balcony . They told CNN that once they returned home and heard media reports on the jawbone , they called the FBI and then contacted the Westin . Staffers at the hotel found the bone on the balcony and notified police . Holloway was last seen in the early hours of May 30 , 2005 , leaving an Oranjestad nightclub with Joran van der Sloot and two other men . She was visiting the island with about 100 classmates to celebrate their graduation from Mountain Brook High School in suburban Birmingham , Alabama . Van der Slootwasdetained twice in connection with Holloway 's disappearance but never charged . He is now awaiting trial in Lima , Peru , on a murder charge in the death of Peruvian student Stephany Flores . Her body was found in May in a hotel room registered to van der Sloot . A surveillance camera captured images of the two entering the room . Van der Sloot , 23 , is also charged with wire fraud and extortion in Alabama for allegedly attempting to extort more than $ 250,000 from Holloway 's family in return for disclosing the location of her body . CNN 's Rich Phillips , In Session 's Jean Casarez and HLN 's Rupa Mikkilineni contributed to this report .
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NEW : Natalee Holloway 's father reportedly believes the bone belongs to his daughter . The jawbone was found near an Aruba beach hotel . A second found bone does n't appear to be human .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bayern Munich climbed to third place in the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 4-0 victory over Hoffenheim . Luis Van Gaal 's team started brightly and took the lead after two minutes through Germany striker Mario Gomez , who scored his 17th league goal of the season . Gomez 's compatriot Thomas Muller doubled the reigning champions ' advantage with only 15 minutes gone when he fired home from inside the box after a pass from Franck Ribery . Dutch winger Arjen Robben netted a brace in only his fourth game of the season to seal a comprehensive victory . The win sees the 2010 double winners move ahead of Mainz and Hannover who are both in action on Sunday . League-leaders Borussia Dortmund were held to a 1-1 draw away to Kaiserslautern after having defender Neven Subotic sent off . Jurgen Klopp 's team looked to have secured an away victory when Sven Bender put them ahead with nine minutes left , but Subotic picked up his second yellow card four minutes later . With the match entering stoppage time , striker Jan Moravek fired home from the edge of the penalty area to rescue a point for Kaiserlautern . Despite the setback , Dortmund still hold a 10-point lead over second-placed Bayer Leverkusen and are still well-placed to secure their first league championship since 2002 . Leverkusen picked up three points after they earned a 3-0 victory away to Eintracht Frankfurt . German international Simon Rolfes put Leverkusen ahead in the ninth minute when he fired a left-footed shot past Frankfurt goalkeeper Ola Nikolov . Rolfes ' center-midfield partner Renato Augusto made it 2-0 after 32 minutes , before substitute Hanno Balitsch made sure of the win with a third for Jupp Heynckes ' side in the 81st minute . Mid-table Frankfurt have now failed to find the net in their last five Bundesliga outings . Hamburg moved up to seventh position in the table with a 1-0 win over struggling Wolfsburg . A goal from Croatia forward Mladen Petric was enough to defeat Wolfsburg , who recently sacked English coach Steve McLaren . Nuremberg remain in ninth place after a convincing 4-1 defeat at relegation-threatened Stuttgart . Goals from Timmy Simons and Julian Schieber gave Nuremberg a two-goal lead inside 29 minutes , before Patrick Funk reduced Stuttgart 's arrears on the stroke of half time . Jens Hegeler and Mehmet Ekici made sure of victory for Nuremberg in the second half to leave Stuttgart languishing in 17th position . Elsewhere , Jefferson Farfan 's strike was enough to secure a 1-0 success for Schalke over Freiburg and FC St Pauli scored a 3-1 win at home to Borussia Monchengladbach .
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Bayern Munich are third in the Bundesliga after a 4-0 win over Hoffenheim . League-leaders Borussia Dortmund were held to a 1-1 draw by Kaiserslautern . Bayer Leverkusen defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 to go three-points clear in second . There were also victories for Nuremberg , Schalke and FC St Pauli .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- February 18 , 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Middle East & North Africa • Egypt • Iran . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . JOYCE JOSEPH , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : You 're tuned in to CNN Student News , where Fridays are always awesome ! Hi , everyone . Carl Azuz is off today . I 'm Joyce Joseph . Let 's get to the headlines . First Up : Lessons To Be Learned ? JOSEPH : First up , political protests turn violent in some of the Middle Eastern nations we 've been talking about these past few weeks . The U.S. government says it 's `` deeply concerned '' about the crackdown on anti-government protesters in Bahrain . Yesterday , several people were killed and hundreds more were injured in fighting between protesters and security forces . In Yemen , at least 20 people were hurt when groups that support and oppose that country 's government threw stones at each other yesterday . And in Libya , some web sites called for a `` Day of Rage '' Thursday . That could be a sign that anti-government protests are picking up in the country . In all of these countries protesters are calling for change . That 's already happened in Egypt , where long-time President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down . Sandra Endo explains why Egypt should study history to see where things might go from here . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO CLIP -RRB- . SANDRA ENDO , CNN CORRESPONDENT , WASHINGTON , D.C. : A revolution in Iran 32 years ago . Months of bloodshed , protest , but success : the ouster of the Shah and his oppressive government . Three decades later , a similar fight , this time powered by Egyptians . The sweet taste of victory , forcing a dictator out of office . But what 's next ? For Iranians , more than thirty years later , the battle for freedom still remains . Mehdi Amini was 17 years old when he took part in the Iranian revolution . He says the honeymoon was short lived after the Shah 's regime was over and a repressive Islamic republic took charge . He wants Egyptians to learn from Iran 's history . MEHDI AMINI , IRANIAN PROTESTER : We have Iran as a good example of the hopes that people had and what it eventually ended up being . So , I 'm just hoping that they do n't have the same outcome and that they should be under watch . ENDO : A big warning for Egyptians . TRITA PARSI , PRESIDENT , NATIONAL IRANIAN AMERICAN COUNCIL : It 's very positive that there 's so much optimism , but it should not be translated into naivety . This is where the hard work begins , to ensure that getting rid of a dictatorial system actually translates into achieving democracy . And that 's a very , very hard path that the Egyptians will walk . But hopefully , they will be more successful than the Iranians were in 1979 . ENDO : For Iranians like Amini , their fight will continue . AMINI : I hope to see a day where I can go and vote freely for someone who I choose . I hope to see a day when women and men have the right to just , basically , walk with each other , not be fearful of the repercussions of what 's going to happen . And I hope to see , basically , a day when I can go back to my country . ENDO : Sandra Endo , CNN , Washington . -LRB- END VIDEO CLIP -RRB- . This Day In History . JOSEPH : It 's February 18th , and on this day in history ... In 1861 , Jefferson Davis became the president of the Confederate States of America . The Confederacy ended with its loss in the U.S. Civil War . In 1930 , Pluto was discovered by an astronomer at an observatory in Arizona . It was once thought to be the solar system 's 9th planet , but Pluto was downgraded in 2006 . And in 2001 , NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. , `` The Intimidator , '' was killed in a car crash during the last lap of the Daytona 500 . Stimulus : Two Years Later . JOSEPH : It did n't happen on this day in history , but two years ago yesterday , President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law . Most of us know it better as the stimulus bill . This law , which had a final price tag of $ 814 billion , caused a huge controversy . It was designed to give the U.S. economy a jump start , but Democrats and Republicans disagreed about whether or not it would work . Two years later , they still disagree . President Obama 's administration says the stimulus has helped save more than 3 million jobs and kept the country from suffering another depression . Republicans say the stimulus has n't created the kind of recovery that the president promised it would . As part of their argument , Republicans point to the country 's unemployment rate . It 's gone down recently , but it 's higher now than when the stimulus bill was signed . Some experts say it 's hard to judge the success of the stimulus because more than a third of the money from it has n't even been spent yet . Shoutout . JOHN LISK , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mrs. Savannah 's social studies class at Heartland Academy in Radcliff , Kentucky ! What name was associated with U.S. laws that enforced racial segregation ? Was it : A -RRB- John Brown , B -RRB- Jim Crow , C -RRB- Dred Scott or D -RRB- Homer Plessy ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation between the 1870s and 1950s . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! The Green Book . JOSEPH : You might have learned about some of the Jim Crow laws in school : whites and blacks had to use separate water fountains , sit in different parts of the bus , go to different schools . While these laws were in effect , and even after they were overturned , African-Americans were n't welcome everywhere . Fredricka Whitfield shows us how a special book helped people travel safely around the country . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO CLIP -RRB- . FREDRICKA WHITFIELD , CNN ANCHOR , CNN NEWSROOM : The pictures on his wall are from 50 years ago , but Ernest Green remembers it like yesterday . Green was one of the Little Rock 9 , a group of African-American students who enrolled in Central High School in the Arkansas capital in 1957 . While Green was making history in the schools , his family navigated the segregated roads using a little-known guide for African-American families . ERNEST GREEN , LITTLE ROCK NINE : The Green Book was a , I think an institution in black life . It was one of those unknown survival tools for black people that had to move around the country . I was a teenager , so I knew that the Green Book was a necessity for us to have a place to stay . WHITFIELD : A place to stay , a place to eat , even a car repair shop that would be friendly to blacks , all pulled together in this directory . GREEN : I had had a personal experience with the Green Book . My aunt and mother mapping out a program for us to travel from Little Rock to Hampton , Virginia for my sister 's graduation . WHITFIELD : Personal tales like this inspired the playwright , and he learned about the travel guide 's 1936 genesis . CALVIN RAMSEY , PLAYWRIGHT , AUTHOR , `` RUTH AND THE GREEN BOOK '' : Well , Victor Green , an African-American gentleman who had traveled himself and had hardships on the road , embarrassment , embarrassing situations that he did n't want to see his people continue to have . So he said , `` If I can do something about this , I will . '' WHITFIELD : The idea took off . And year after year , the Green Book grew , providing resources for all 50 states . Today , Ramsey takes his children 's book , `` Ruth and the Green Book , '' to elementary schools , bringing old tales to a new audience . And in the process , picking up on a dream that the creator of the Green Book held dearly . GREEN : Travel , exposure , knowledge , all of it is fatal to prejudice . It requires people to think broader to this idea about universality that begins to see people as people . WHITFIELD : Big lessons from the little guide that history almost forgot . Fredricka Whitfield , CNN , Atlanta . -LRB- END VIDEO CLIP -RRB- . Pictures Do n't Lie . JOSEPH : Teachers , we have a documentary we think you 'll want to check out . `` Pictures Do n't Lie '' tells the story of civil rights photographer Ernest Withers , who may have also been an FBI informant ! The program airs at 8 p.m. Eastern this Sunday on CNN . And you can find our discussion guide in the Spotlight section at CNNStudentNews.com ! Blog Promo . JOSEPH : And right underneath the Spotlight section you 'll see a link to our blog . Today 's question : Who are your Black History Month heroes ? They might have made significant achievements in the world of politics , entertainment , sports , business or civil rights . Head to our blog at CNNStudentNews.com . Tell us who you 're picking , and why . Before We Go . JOSEPH : Before we go , I hope you guys are hungry , because somebody 's gon na have to finish all these fish tacos . 260 in all . Of course , before anyone eats them , Emory University in Atlanta , Georgia is hoping they measure up to a world record : the world 's longest taco line . That 's 80 pounds of fish , 45 pounds of veggies , four gallons of salsa . The stunt is helping promote a new menu item at the cafeteria . Goodbye . JOSEPH : So , they may `` taco '' good game about the world record , but it 's also possible they 're fishing for compliments . Either way , it 's food for thought . CNN Student News will cook up our next program on Tuesday . We 're off on Monday for Presidents ' Day . We hope you enjoy the long weekend . I 'm Joyce Joseph .
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Find out why Egypt can learn about its potential future from Iran 's past . Consider the impact of the stimulus bill two years after it became law . Learn about a book that helped African-Americans travel safely around the U.S. Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- March 3 , 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Frankfurt , Germany • Libya • Los Angeles . 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 : Oh say can you see a new edition of CNN Student News ? 'Cause it starts right now ! From the CNN Center in Atlanta , I 'm Carl Azuz . First Up : Frankfurt Shooting . AZUZ : First up , President Obama says the U.S. will spare no effort to learn how an outrageous attack took place . Happened yesterday at Germany 's Frankfurt Airport . Two American troops were shot and killed on a U.S. military bus . Two others were wounded . They were security forces who were being deployed . German police have one suspect in custody . Officials say that what they think happened is that the gunman rushed onto the bus while it was waiting outside the terminal and then started shooting . This would be a federal crime in both the United States and in Germany . This story was developing when we produced this show yesterday . For the latest : CNN.com . Crisis in Libya . AZUZ : The fighting between Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi 's troops and the rebels who are against Colonel Gadhafi is getting worse . Libyan aircraft bombed two parts of the country yesterday where rebels have taken control . In this incident that you 're watching , a CNN crew saw an aircraft drop two bombs near a town that has major oil and natural gas facilities . U.S. officials say one option to try and push Gadhafi out of power is to create a no-fly zone over Libya . Defense Secretary Robert Gates says if Congress orders that , the U.S. military could do it . But he warned lawmakers that in order to set up the no-fly zone , first , the U.S. would have to attack Libya 's anti-aircraft weapons . Shoutout . JOHN LISK , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's first Shoutout goes out to Mr. Brown 's global studies classes at Goodrell Middle School in Des Moines , Iowa ! Which of these documents discusses freedom of speech ? Is it the : A -RRB- Declaration of Independence , B -RRB- Preamble to the Constitution , C -RRB- Gettysburg Address or D -RRB- Bill of Rights ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! Freedom of speech is found in the Bill of Rights . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Free Speech Decision . AZUZ : The First Amendment , to be specific . People have the right to exercise their freedom of speech , even if what they 're saying is hurtful . That 's the ruling that the U.S. Supreme Court made yesterday in a case about the balance between free speech and privacy . On one side was the Westboro Baptist Church . They believe that God is punishing America for `` the sin of homosexuality . '' And they think that U.S. troops deserve to die because they fight for a country that tolerates homosexuality . Church members have raised controversy by protesting near funerals for members of the military . That includes the 2006 funeral for Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder . Matthew 's father Albert -- who says his son was not gay -- is on the other side of this court case . He says the protesters should n't have been at the funeral , and he sued the church for invasion of privacy . The case made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court . And in an 8-1 decision , the court ruled in favor of the Westboro Church and said members had a right to promote their message in public settings . Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that , `` Speech is powerful . It can stir people to action , move them to tears of both joy and sorrow and -- as it did here -- inflict great pain . On the facts before us , we can not react to that pain by punishing the speaker . '' He also pointed out that the protest happened far enough away from the memorial service that there was n't any indication that it interfered with the funeral . But Chief Justice Roberts added that while Westboro believes that America is morally flawed , many Americans might feel the same about Westboro . Blog Promo . AZUZ : Wan na talk about this ? Head to CNNStudentNews.com . We 've posted this story on today 's blog and we 're looking for your thoughts on both the controversy itself and the Supreme Court 's decision . Senate Budget Vote . AZUZ : Americans are split on the possibility of a government shutdown . According to a recent survey , 46 percent of people say a shutdown would be good because it would stop the government from going further into debt . 44 percent say it would be bad because of the federal services that would stop running . It 'll be two more weeks before that possibility comes up again . Yesterday , the Senate voted to keep funding the government through March 18th . The House passed the bill the day before . And once President Obama signs the extension , it 'll be law . Rodney King Anniversary . AZUZ : Many of you might not know the name Rodney King . Back in 1991 , not a lot of other people did either . But that changed after something that happened twenty years ago today . King led Los Angeles police on a high speed chase . The video of what happened when he was caught got attention across the country . A man nearby took this video , which shows the police beating Rodney King . He was arrested , but later released without being charged . And a little more than a year later , four of the officers were acquitted of beating King . The ruling caused racial tensions and set off a week-long riot in L.A. that left 55 people dead . Don Lemon recently sat down with Rodney King to talk about some of the struggles he 's gone through over the past two decades and what his life is like now . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . DON LEMON , CNN ANCHOR , CNN NEWSROOM : In the 20 years since his life was turned upside down , Rodney King has relocated to suburban Rialto , California . He 's 20 years older and , according to him , a lot wiser . He admits his past is riddled with bad decisions . If you could do it all over again , what would you do ? Would you go out that night ? RODNEY KING , POLICE BEATING VICTIM : I would have stayed , stayed home . I think I would have stayed home . LEMON : For years after the beating , Rodney King continued to have run-ins with the law . In 1996 , he was sentenced to 90 days for a hit-and-run involving his wife . He was also arrested several times on charges related to domestic abuse , drug intoxication and indecent exposure . Why , after all that , that 's what people would say , especially black people , why after all that , Rodney , are you still getting in trouble ? KING : I guess the trouble that they see me in is a part of my life that I 'm working on . LEMON : And 20 years later , Rodney King still lives in fear . Years after the beating , you wore a vest ? KING : Oh , yeah . Yeah . LEMON : Do you still wear a vest ? KING : Yeah . I do . I do . LEMON : He wears a bulletproof vest in large crowds because threats against his life were all too real . The FBI once infiltrated a white supremacist plot to assasinate king . UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER : Are you constantly looking over your shoulder ? KING : I never feel safe , just things that happened . When you are part of history , and it changes for the better , you got a lot of devilish people out there that do n't like it . LEMON : When Rodney King had the blood on his face , that mug shot of you with the blood on your face , who was he then ? KING : Oh man . A guy that was almost dead and just , like , happy to be able to still have that face , to be able to see that face . LEMON : And Rodney King now ? All cleaned up , trimmed goatee , beads around his neck . Who is Rodney King now ? KING : I consider myself a decent , you know , good human being . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Web Promo . AZUZ : Teachers , our daily e-mail gives you a sneak preview of what 's coming up in tomorrow 's show . And signing up for it is simple as one , two , three . One : Go to our home page , CNNStudentNews.com . Two : Scroll down to the `` How do I '' box and click on `` sign up for the daily e-mail . '' Three : Just fill out the form . It 's just that easy . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for a Shoutout Extra Credit ! The phrase `` twilight 's last gleaming '' is part of what song ? You know what to do ! Is it in : A -RRB- God Bless America , B -RRB- The Star Spangled Banner , C -RRB- America the Beautiful or D -RRB- My Country 'T is of Thee ? Another three seconds on the clock -- GO ! `` What so proudly we hailed at the twilight 's last gleaming . '' That 's part of the Star Spangled Banner ! That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout Extra Credit ! Before We Go . AZUZ : 80 years ago today , the Star Spangled Banner officially became the U.S. national anthem . But the original is on the move ! This is the manuscript -- the original poem -- of the words that Francis Scott Key wrote while he watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 . That 's where the `` bombs bursting in air '' line comes from . Can you imagine that ? You come up with a poem that , more than 100 years later , becomes your country 's national anthem . Goodbye . AZUZ : That 's what I call a banner achievement . It 's time for us to wave goodbye . But do n't let your spirits flag . CNN Student News returns tomorrow , puns and all . We 'll see y' all then .
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Learn about an attack against U.S. troops at an airport in Germany . Hear how the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on an issue of free speech . Consider the struggles Rodney King has faced since his infamous beating . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A satellite surveillance project spearheaded by actor George Clooney 's organization will monitor violence in Sudan during a January vote that could split the country in two . The program will use satellite images to assess the situation on the ground for any signs of conflict , monitor hotspots in real time and post the findings online , organizers said . The satellites can help capture threats to civilians , keep track of displaced people and inspect razed villages , the organizers said in a statement . `` We want to cast a spotlight -- literally -- on the hotspots along the border to record any actions that might escalate the chances of conflict , '' the statement said . `` We hope that if many eyes are on the potential spoilers , we can all help detect , deter and interdict actions that could lead to a return to deadly violence . '' Clooney said in the statement the program will help avert crime . `` We want to let potential perpetrators of genocide and other war crimes know that we 're watching , the world is watching , '' he said . `` War criminals thrive in the dark . It 's a lot harder to commit mass atrocities in the glare of the media spotlight . '' Humanitarian agencies hope the alert system will prevent human rights violations in a country where attacks in the western Darfur region have killed hundreds of thousands in the past seven years . Not On Our Watch , an organization co-founded by Clooney that focuses on Darfur , is funding the satellite effort . It is collaborating with other groups , including the United Nations , Google and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative , organizers said . The January referendum , which will determine whether southern Sudan will become an independent state , has sparked fears of renewed violence . The vote is part of a 2005 peace agreement that ended two decades of violence between the north and oil-rich south . The conflict led to the deaths of 2 million people , many from starvation . The program , dubbed the Satellite Sentinel Project , launched Wednesday at www.satsentinel.org . The United Nations ' Operational Satellite Applications Programme -- which is part of the effort -- said it is ensuring its `` capabilities for satellite analysis and geographic information '' are utilized to avoid another humanitarian crisis .
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The effort will help reduce violence during the January referendum , organizers say . The satellites will assess the situation on the ground for any signs of conflict . It 's funded by Not Our Watch , co-founded by George Clooney .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Real Madrid kept the pressure on Spanish leaders Barcelona with a 2-1 victory in the capital derby against Atletico on Saturday . Barcelona earlier defeated Getafe by the same scoreline to move eight points clear at the top , but Jose Mourinho 's men responded by beating Atletico for the fourth time this season . Karim Benzema continued his recent hot scoring run to put Real ahead in the 11th minute at the Vicente Calderon , with the France forward netting for the eighth time in five games after a clever stabbed pass from Sami Khedira . Khedira 's fellow Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute with his sixth La Liga goal this season , sidefooting a powerful left-foot effort from Marcelino 's left-wing cutback that Atletico keeper David de Gea could only help into the net . The lead at times flattered Real , who needed a string of fine saves from goalkeeper Iker Casillas to keep Atletico at bay . Striker Sergio Aguero finally scored a deserved goal in the 86th minute after a well-worked one-two with Koke inside the penalty area , but Atletico did not seriously threaten again in the three minutes of time added on . It capped a fine week for Mourinho , who guided Real into the quarterfinals of the European Champions League for the first time since 2004 , with a tie against England 's Tottenham awaiting . Barcelona are also through to the last eight of that competition , facing Ukraine 's Shakhtar Donetsk with the winner to play either Real or Spurs in the semis . Pep Guardiola 's team went into the home match against Getafe without veteran French defender Eric Abidal , who had an operation to remove a liver tumor last Thursday , plus captain Carles Puyol , winger Pedro and Maxwell . But with the likes of Lionel Messi and David Villa in the line-up , the Catalans always had too much firepower against a team which has slumped out of European qualification contention . That star duo did not add to their formidable goal tally this season , as Brazil fullback Dani Alves broke the deadlock in the 17th minute with a fierce half-volley from outside the penalty area . Villa was booked for diving before halftime , then Messi helped 20-year-old Bojan Krkic make it 2-0 four minutes after the break with a low shot that took a huge deflection . It was Krkic 's 100th La Liga outing for Barcelona , and featured his second successive goal and sixth of the campaign . With Barca coasting , Getafe gave the home fans a late scare when Manu del Moral volleyed home a cross in the 87th minute . In Saturday 's other game , Real Mallorca moved up to ninth place with a 1-0 win at home to Real Zaragoza , who remained four points above the bottom three . In Italy , Serie A leaders AC Milan suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at Sicilian club Palermo on Saturday . Defender Dorin Goian 's 11th-minute winner gave defending champions Inter Milan the chance to close to within two points of their city rivals by beating lowly Lecce on Sunday . Third-placed Napoli can cut Milan 's lead to three points by beating Cagliari in Sunday 's late match . In Saturday 's other game , Lazio moved back into fourth place with a 1-0 win at home to struggling Cesena thanks to a second-minute goal from striker Mauro Zarate .
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Barcelona remain five points clear of Real Madrid after both teams win on Saturday . La Liga champions Barca cruise to a 2-1 victory at home to Getafe . Real respond by beating Atletico by the same score in the Madrid derby . Italian Serie A leaders AC Milan suffer a shock 1-0 defeat at Sicilian club Palermo .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jenson Button fears the weather could have a huge impact on the Malaysian Grand Prix as his McLaren team try to haul back Red Bull 's lightning start to the season . Button emerged victorious at the Sepang circuit in 2009 when the race had to be cut short due to torrential rain , and he went on to clinch the drivers ' championship at the end of that campaign . The British McLaren driver finished sixth in the season-opener in Melbourne two weeks ago , as reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel drove from pole to flag to secure an impressive victory for Red Bull . And Button thinks whoever handles the inclement weather best in Asia will stand a good chance of claiming the checkered flag . He told Formula One 's official website : `` It is a fun place to race and the weather can really play a big part here , especially with the four o'clock start , it is pretty much on the dot when it starts raining . `` It makes it tricky for every team in the pit-lane and every driver to really understand the conditions and to make the right call . '' Only 33 laps were possible when Button won in 2009 as thunderstorms and failing light made racing too dangerous . Drivers also have to contend with the humidity in Malaysia and Button has been training in Hawaii for the past week to prepare for the tough conditions . He told British newspaper The Daily Telegraph : `` With the heat and humidity , and with it being a very tough circuit on tires , then we are going to see a very different race to the last one in Melbourne . `` Then you chuck the weather into it and it 's going to be absolute madness . It will still be good , and we 're all looking forward to it because you never really know what 's going to happen . '' Button might well have improved on his sixth place in Melbourne but for a tussle with Ferrari 's Felipe Massa , which resulted in a drive through penalty after he overtook the Brazilian illegally . But the 31-year-old thinks overtaking will be far easier in Malaysia , with the help of the Drag Reductions System -LRB- which helps cars boost speed in passing situations -RRB- . He said : `` It is one of those circuits where you can really have a good tussle as corners flow into each other . I think with the DRS it is going to make overtaking a lot easier than it was in Melbourne . ''
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Jenson Button says the weather could play a big part at the Malaysian Grand Prix . Torrential rain caused the 2009 race to be called off after only 33 laps . Button won that rain-hit race on his way to 2009 drivers ' championship . British McLaren driver also thinks humidity will be a factor for drivers .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Conflicting reports hit the international media this week about whether Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was negotiating a deal with the opposition for a guaranteed safe exit if he relinquished power . Speculation percolated again Wednesday after few details were available about a private Libyan aircraft that landed in Cairo , Egypt . But two questions remain : Will Gadhafi ever step down , and if he did , where would he go ? Gadhafi is sure not to go down easily . He has defiantly vowed to die a martyr on Libyan soil and declared on state television , `` I am Libya . '' At the moment , he has leverage , said David Pollock , a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy . Those who have studied the strongman 's megalomanic ways agree that he would probably not retreat from his revolution or his country without a fight to the end . Analysts have raised the grim prospect of a protracted , bloody war in the vein of Somalia . `` The tipping point was n't reached quickly enough , '' Pollock said . `` Now , this has turned into something that got stuck . It 's grim . Very grim . '' But if it came to a do-or-die scenario , Gadhafi , despite his bravado , would look for a way out , Pollock said . There is no possibility of power-sharing , so if the opposition were to oust him , Gadhafi would have to leave the country , as U.S. President Barack Obama and others have already urged him to do . But few would be willing to welcome a man with such a tarnished reputation , reinforced in recent weeks by the bloody crackdown on unarmed protesters , analysts said . Saudi Arabia 's name pops up in discussions of this nature ; after all , Tunisia 's ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled into exile in the Gulf kingdom . And there were rumors at one time that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would do the same . But Gadhafi is another matter . His relationship with Saudi King Abdullah is , to put it mildly , strained , especially after the Saudis accused Libyans of an assassination attempt on the king several years back . `` I would be extremely surprised if he went to Saudi Arabia , '' said Christopher Boucek , a Saudi Arabia expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace . Boucek suggested that Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe might be more amenable to taking in Gadhafi . The Libyan leader 's adoption of pan-African solidarity drew him closer to the Zimbabwean dictator . The relationship between the two nations blossomed also from the leaders ' shared anti-colonial fervor and a realpolitik bond of being isolated nations , according to Boucek . Others have suggested that Gadhafi could find a home in Cuba or Venezuela . President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is considered Gadhafi 's main ally in Latin America , a love born , again , from a mutual distaste for Western `` imperialism . '' When the uprising began to escalate in Libya last month , rumors surfaced that Gadhafi had already fled to Caracas , the Venezuelan capital . Pollock listed one more possible future home for the Libyan strongman : Sudan . Reva Bhalla , an analyst with the global intelligence company Stratfor , said Gadhafi has reportedly sought friendship from Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and tried to shore up that alliance . But even the Syrians , said Bhalla , are less than enthused . European nations , Bhalla said , would suit Gadhafi 's sons just fine but not the eccentric leader , who has been famously known to travel with female bodyguards and sleep under a tent , even when he came to New York to address the United Nations . After all , she said , Gadhafi remains a hardcore Bedouin . And for the moment , it seems , he will remain in his Bedouin homeland , unwilling to let go of 40 years of power .
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There has been speculation about Gadhafi making an exit deal . But the strongman appears as defiant as ever . If he were to flee , he would have few options on where to go . Zimbabwe , Venezuela and Sudan could take him in .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The commander of U.S. and NATO-led forces in Afghanistan apologized Wednesday after an investigation concluded that coalition troops accidentally killed nine civilians -- including some children -- in a strike Tuesday . Gen. David Petraeus , commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force -LRB- ISAF -RRB- , said he would personally apologize to Afghan President Hamid Karzai after Karzai returns from a trip to London this week . `` We are deeply sorry for this tragedy and apologize to the members of the Afghan government , the people of Afghanistan , and , most importantly , the surviving family members of those killed by our actions , '' Petraeus said in a statement Wednesday . Some children were among the dead , an ISAF spokesman said . Preliminary findings of an investigation show that ISAF forces accidentally killed nine civilians in the Darah-Ye Pech district of Afghanistan 's eastern Kunar province Tuesday , the statement said . The incident happened after insurgents fired rockets at a base used by U.S. and allied troops . `` These deaths should never have happened ... '' Petraeus said . `` Regrettably , there appears to have been an error in the hand-off between identifying the location of the insurgents and the attack helicopters that carried out the subsequent operations . '' In a statement Wednesday , Karzai condemned the incident `` in the strongest terms possible . '' He noted the incident occurred less than 10 days after another incident `` that left many civilians dead in the same province . '' On February 20 , Kunar provincial Governor Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi said 64 civilians had died in a joint operation by ISAF and Afghan security forces over several days . The dead included 20 women and 15 children , he said . Karzai said the children were collecting firewood when they were killed . Karzai emphasized Wednesday that `` NATO needs to focus on the safe havens of terrorists , '' adding that killing innocent civilians will create `` huge problems . '' Civilian casualties have been a hot-button issue in Afghanistan and have hurt the coalition 's efforts to win backing for its efforts . Petraeus recently directed military commanders in Afghanistan to review changes meant to minimize civilian casualties . He has ordered commanders to brief helicopter attack crews again on the changes , he said . Should the facts of the investigation warrant it , he said , the military could take disciplinary action against some of the troops involved . CNN 's Matiullah Mati and Barbara Starr contributed to this report .
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NEW : Karzai condemns the incident . Helicopters attacked after insurgents fired rockets at coalition troops . 9 civilians were killed , including some children . Gen. David Petraeus apologizes .
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FORT LAUDERDALE , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Fort Lauderdale nurse has resigned and more than 1,800 patients have been notified that they may have been exposed to diseases such as HIV and hepatitis , after the nurse allegedly admitted to the hospital that she used disposable IV equipment on multiple patients , a violation of safety standards . Reuse of disposable equipment violates `` universal , standard '' safety policy , a hospital official noted . Fort Lauderdale Police are investigating to determine whether any crimes were committed after an anonymous caller reported seeing the nurse use the same saline bag and a portion of tubing more than once , during adult cardiac chemical stress tests . The hospital , Broward General Medical Center , said that a review of the nurse was conducted when administering intravenous fluids during the stress tests and that she was suspended pending the outcome of a full investigation . The nurse subsequently resigned , according to the hospital . Police have identified the nurse as Qui Lan of Fort Lauderdale . On Friday , an attorney for Lan told CNN : `` Ms. Qui Lan has been a registered nurse for over 37 years providing excellent medical care to all of her patients . She has an excellent reputation in the medical community due to her professionalism and ethical manner . We are confident that once the facts surrounding this incident are revealed , Ms. Qui Lan will continue to be seen in the same light . '' `` She 's not a suspect , '' said police Sgt. Frank Sousa . `` We do n't have a crime at this point ... If any victims come forward , we 're going to investigate . '' Police have not released an incident report . `` It 's heartbreaking to every employee here , '' said Cathy Meyer , a spokeswoman for Broward General Medical Center . `` She was aware that she was doing this . It 's no different than changing a sheet , or a BandAid . This is what nurses go into nursing school for , '' Meyer said . `` It 's a violation of standard nursing infection control procedures , '' she said . `` It 's a universal , standard policy which was violated . '' The hospital says a review of medical files from the nurse 's date of employment , January 2004 , until today identified 1,851 patients to whom the nurse administered cardiac chemical tests . These patients are being urged to get tested for the hepatitis B and C virus , and HIV . Alice Taylor , the hospital 's chief operating officer , said the nurse admitted to a hospital investigator that she should have used new equipment for each patient . When asked why she did n't , the nurse did not respond , Taylor said , through a spokesperson . `` She admitted to inconsistencies in replacing the saline bag , '' Taylor said . A cardiac chemical stress test is designed for people who can not tolerate a traditional stress test , which involves walking on a treadmill with electrodes attached to their body . So , the chemical test is performed , using specific medicines that increase the heart beat as if the person were exercising . It was during this intravenous process that saline bags and tubing were allegedly used more than once , according to the anonymous individual . The hospital believes the risk of exposure is low but said it 's important for patients to be tested and will pay all necessary costs . `` This is an individual 's unacceptable practice that once discovered was immediately corrected , '' said James Thaw , CEO of Broward General Medical Center , in a written statement . As of Tuesday morning , the hospital had already received more than 600 calls and had counseled 30 people inside the hospital . `` It 's prudent for our hospital to go into an investigation and notify every patient . We took a conservative approach , '' said Meyer , the hospital spokesperson . But whether the nurse 's actions result in criminal charges remains to be seen . The police have sealed the incident report and have not yet interviewed the nurse . `` We are investigating to see whether or not there was a crime that was committed , '' said Sgt. Frank Sousa of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department . In the meantime , a 24-hour patient hotline has been established . The hospital asks concerned patients to call 800-545-5716 , or go to their Web site at www.browardhealth.org/patientnotice/# .
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Over 1,800 patients received notification that could 've been exposed to diseases . Hospital said the nurse admitted to reusing disposable IV equipment . Notified patients are being urged to get tested for hepatitis B and C , HIV .
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Beijing -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Holding back tears of nervousness , Zeng Yuhan accepted China 's first peace prize Thursday at a hotel conference room in Beijing , a day before the Norwegian Nobel committee honors imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as this year 's peace laureate in Oslo . The six-year-old local girl received a trophy and a certificate in front of a sea of television cameras from the organizers of the Confucius Peace Prize , which also comes with an award of $ 15,000 . The ceremony 's hosts said Zeng was chosen to accept the award on behalf of Lien Chan , the real winner and Taiwan 's former vice president , because `` children symbolize peace and future . '' Members of the prize jury said Lien , who they deemed had made major contributions to bridging the gap between Taiwan and mainland China , could not attend the event for `` reasons known to everyone '' -- but apparently not to the recipient himself . `` We know who Confucius is , but do n't know anything about this prize , '' Ting Yuan-chao , director of Lien 's office in Taipei , told CNN earlier . The hour-long award ceremony and press conference appeared thrown together at the last minute , jarred by microphone malfunction , awkward moments of silence and egregious English interpretation errors . None of these factors seemed to have deterred the organizers , who promised to make this an annual event . Brushing aside suggestions that their prize was meant to counter the Nobel award , the head of the jury insisted their focus to be promoting the ancient Chinese sage 's philosophy . `` China is a great nation that has been influenced by the Confucian concept of peace for a long time , '' Tan Changliu , chairman of the prize committee , told CNN before the ceremony . `` We want to promote world peace from an Eastern perspective . '' `` Europe is full of small countries that had fought each other for centuries , '' he added . `` We do n't want to see people who do n't understand peace to ruin the concept . '' Other members of the jury launched tirades against the United States , accusing it of destabilizing northeast Asia for staging war games in the region amid current tensions on the Korean Peninsula . Tan declined to give details about his group -- other than stressing it is a non-government organization and the prize money came from an anonymous donor -- or how the five judges selected the nominees and the eventual winner . Candidates for this year 's Confucius prize included Nelson Mandela , Jimmy Carter , Bill Gates and the Panchen Lama , a Tibetan Buddhist leader loyal to Beijing . Of the eight nominees , only a Chinese poet , Qiao Damo , showed up and said it was a great honor to be chosen along with the other men . China has responded furiously since the Nobel committee announced its decision on October 8 . Officials have repeatedly called Liu -- currently serving an 11-year sentence for `` inciting subversion '' -- a common criminal and the award a Western plot against China . A businessman first proposed a rival peace prize in a commentary on the November 17 edition of Global Times , an English-language newspaper published by the Communist Party mouthpiece People 's Daily . Echoing government spokesmen , Liu Zhiqin said that by awarding the prize to a criminal , the Nobel committee created 1.3 billion `` dissidents '' in China . `` We often stress the need to fight for the right to speak , '' he wrote . `` China 's civil society should consider setting up a ` Confucius Peace Prize ' ... to declare China 's view on peace and human rights to the world . '' The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution to praise Liu Xiaobo , prompting strong condemnation from Beijing . `` We urge relevant U.S. lawmakers to realize their mistake , change their arrogant and unreasonable attitude and show respect for the Chinese people and national sovereignty , '' said Jiang Yu , a foreign ministry spokeswoman . Back at the Confucius award ceremony , organizers refused to say if they will watch Friday 's Nobel event . Despite the perceived rivalry between the two peace prizes , they seem to have one important thing in common -- the absence of their recipients at this year 's award ceremonies .
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A six-year-old girl accepted the award for Lien Chan , Taiwan 's former vice president . A spokesman for Lein Chan said he did not `` know anything about this prize '' Organizers of the Confucius Peace Prize said the prize was not created to rival the Nobel Peace Prize .
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London -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Buildings were burning at a prison in southern England on Saturday , more than 12 hours after prisoners started a riot by smashing windows and setting fires . Fires were burning in at least two buildings at HMP Ford , an open prison with numerous one-story residence halls on a grassy campus . At least one of the buildings was destroyed , according to aerial footage of the scene . Two fire engines escorted by specialist prison officers in riot gear went onto prison grounds Saturday afternoon as fires engulfed large parts of two more buildings , sending thick black smoke into the air . The Ministry of Justice said there were no reports of injuries to either prisoners or staff . The incident began around midnight -LRB- 7 p.m. ET Friday -RRB- and forced prison staff to retreat . Police , firefighters and specialist teams of prison officers had to be called in . An additional 140 prison service staff arrived at Ford around midday Saturday to help bring the prison under full control , the Ministry of Justice said , emphasizing it was not an indication the situation was escalating . Ford is in a former Royal Navy station in Arundel , near the coast about two hours south of London . It was converted to a prison in 1960 and houses offenders who have fewer than two years left to serve on their sentences . Prisoners there are convicted of a variety of offenses , though the prison does not accept those convicted of arson , some sexual offenses and harassment .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A doctor at a Pennsylvania weight-loss clinic is scheduled for a preliminary hearing next week on charges that he sexually assaulted at least six female patients , according to the criminal complaint from the Montgomery County , Pennsylvania , district attorney 's office . Dr. Arie Oren , 64 , is charged with multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault that allegedly occurred during patient visits at the Conshohocken Weight Control clinic between the spring of 2008 through November 2010 , the complaint said . Conshohocken is a suburb of Philadelphia . Oren was formally charged earlier this week , with allegations in the district attorney 's criminal complaint including that he told several patients that an orgasm would help them burn calories . The six female victims listed in the affidavit , who range in age from 24 to 59 , described similar experiences with Oren at the clinic . The victims told prosecutors they were all touched inappropriately or groped and he allegedly penetrated most of the victims ' genitals with an electronic massager as an excuse to `` break up the fat . '' One victim recounted that after Oren used the massager and touched her below the waist , he said , `` You know , if you have an orgasm you will burn 200 calories , '' according to the document . Another victim claimed that Oren tried to kiss her after assaulting her and said that the visit was free because she was `` so hot , '' the complaint said . Oren has a valid medical license that expires in December 2012 , according to Pennsylvania 's Department of State website . Efforts by CNN to reach Oren on Tuesday evening were not successful and a person who answered the phone at the Conshohocken Weight Control clinic said personnel there were not commenting on the case . Efforts to reach an attorney reported to be representing Oren also were unsuccessful . Oren is free on bail pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 21 , according to Assistant District Attorney Kate McGill .
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Pennsylvania prosecutors have charged a doctor with sexual assaulting patients . Prosecutors : At least six female patients say the weight-loss doctor assaulted them . The incidents allegedly occurred during patient visits , prosecutors say . Dr. Arie Oren is free on bond with a hearing scheduled for next week .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Reno , Nevada , man is charged with four counts of murder in the deaths of four northern California women dating back more than three decades , authorities said Tuesday . Joseph Naso , 77 , was arrested Monday by Marin County , California , detectives following his release from the El Dorado County jail , also in California , where he had been in custody over the past year on unrelated charges , Marin County District Attorney Ed Berberian told reporters . Naso is charged in the 1977 murder of Roxene Roggash in Marin County ; Pamela Parsons and Tracy Tofoya of Yuba County , California , whose bodies were found in 1993 and 1994 , respectively ; and the death of Carmen Colon in Contra Costa County , California , whose body was found in 1978 , Berberian said . He is eligible for the death penalty . Nancy Grace 's Cold Cases . Roggash 's murder was considered unsolved until Naso was arrested in April 2010 by Nevada parole and probation authorities , Berberian said . During that arrest , police found items that implicated Naso `` in multiple murders of young women , '' he said . CNN affiliate KGO said Naso , who had been convicted of grand theft at a grocery store , had a probation officer visit him at his home near Reno and found weapons . Naso spent a year in the El Dorado County Jail for the violation and was arrested upon his departure Monday , KGO said . A search of his home turned up photographs and writings tying him to the deaths , according to the station . Berberian was tightlipped about details Tuesday , citing the ongoing investigation . He said Marin County has agreed to prosecute Naso for all four murders . Naso 's arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon , Berberian said , and he will be presented with a criminal complaint at the hearing . He was being held without bail in the Marin County Jail on Tuesday , Berberian said . Although authorities have yet to link Naso to any slayings in Nevada , Chris Perry , acting director of the Nevada Department of Public Safety , left open the possibility of more victims . `` We 're hoping that people who have missing relatives will take a look at this and maybe put a couple of the pieces together and get that information to us so we can follow up on it , '' he told reporters . A tip line will be set up for people to offer information , Washoe County , Nevada , Sheriff Mike Haley told reporters .
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Joseph Naso is accused of killing four women in California . Authorities say he will be arraigned on Wednesday . Two bodies were found in the 1970s and two in the 1990s .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- After a three-week trial and one hour of deliberations , an upstate New York jury on Monday found Muzzammil `` Mo '' Hassan guilty of second-degree murder for beheading his wife . In February 2009 , Hassan , who founded a TV network aimed at countering Muslim stereotypes , went to a police station in the Buffalo , New York , suburb of Orchard Park and told officers his wife was dead , police have said . Aasiya Hassan had been decapitated , with prosecutor Paul Bonanno saying during opening arguments that the long knife used by her husband had left marks on his office 's tile floor . Hassan gave his own closing arguments Monday . Earlier in the trial , he had dismissed his attorney , Jeremy Schwartz , who by trial 's end was acting as his legal adviser . `` Mr. Hassan has felt that throughout the tenure of his marriage , no one had listened to his side , '' Schwartz told reporters after the verdict . `` It was important for him in the two hours that he had for summation to get across his side and how he saw his marriage . '' Hassan listened quietly to the jury verdict , Schwartz said . Hassan has the right to appeal after he is sentenced , Schwartz said . According to prosecutors , Aasiya Hassan had filed for divorce less than a week before she died . On the day she died , Aasiya Hassan agreed to take some of her husband 's clothes to his office after he had moved out of their home . He had told her he would not be there , prosecutors said . `` The defendant viciously killed ... and desecrated her -LRB- Aasiya 's -RRB- body because six days earlier she had dared to file for divorce . Dared to seek a better life for herself and the children , '' Assistant District Attorney Paul Bonanno said in the prosecution 's opening statement . Schwartz , then his client 's defense lawyer , said in his opening statement that the couple 's marriage was a `` sad and unhealthy relationship '' and that Aasiya Hassan threatened to embarrass his client and take away his children . `` It ended with ` Mo ' Hassan in fear of his very life , '' he told jurors . `` Mo Hassan killed his wife , but he is not guilty of murder in the second degree . '' During the trial , Michael and Sonia Hassan testified that their father had become violent in the past , CNN affiliate WIVB in Buffalo reported . While both said the couple argued , neither recalled a case in which Aasiya -- their stepmother -- instigated a fight . Police earlier said they had responded to several domestic violence calls at the couple 's home , but no one had ever been arrested . Hassan was the chief executive officer of the network Bridges TV , and Aasiya Hassan was the general manager . He launched Bridges TV , billed as the first English-language cable channel targeting Muslims inside the United States , in 2004 . At the time , Hassan said he hoped the network would balance negative portrayals of Muslims following the attacks of September 11 , 2001 . Hassan fired three defense attorneys before the trial . Schwartz was the fourth to be dismissed , though he stayed as an adviser .
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A New York jury finds Muzzammil `` Mo '' Hassan guilty of second-degree murder . After three weeks of testimony , the jury takes an hour to reach its verdict . Representing himself , Hassan defends his actions .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Barcelona have maintained their eight-point lead at the top of La Liga with a 3-1 victory over bottom-placed Almeria at the Nou Camp . The visitors took a shock lead five minutes into the second half when Miguel Angel Corona finished off a counter attack . But the hosts were back on level terms almost immediately as Almeria goalkeeper Diego Alves brought down David Villa with Lionel Messi converting the resulting spot kick . Barcelona did have to wait long for their second as Thiago Alcantara gave them the lead in the 64th minute , and Messi wrapped things up with his second goal , capitalizing on some sloppy defending in injury time . Real Madrid enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao to put their title challenge back on track after the shock defeat to Sporting Gijon last weekend . Two penalties from Kaka -- one in each half -- and a 70th minute strike from Cristiano Ronaldo -- his 28th league goal of the campaign -- ensured Jose Mourinho 's team remain within striking distance of the Spanish champions who visit the Bernabeu next weekend . Meanwhile in Serie A , Inter Milan kept up the pressure on leaders AC Milan on Saturday night with a 2-0 win over Chievo at the San Siro . Second-half goals from Esteban Cambiasso in the 66th minute and Maicon six minutes from time saw Inter take all three points to move ahead of Napoli who play Bologna on Sunday . The win also moves them to within two points of Milan , who face Fiorentina on Sunday evening . In Serie A 's only other Saturday tie , Roma moved to within one point of fifth-placed Lazio , with a 2-1 victory over fourth-placed Udinese at the Stadio Friuli . The win puts Vincenzo Montella 's side back in contention for the fourth Champions League place . Lazio play Parma on Sunday .
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Two goals from Lionel Messi help Barcelona to a 3-1 win over Almeria . Kaka bags brace as Real Madrid coast to 3-0 victory at Athletic Bilbao . Inter Milan move up to second place in Serie A with 2-0 win over Chievo .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An Iowa community was shut down much of Sunday afternoon while emergency crews remained hard at work , sifting through wreckage caused by a wave of powerful tornadoes that swept across the state overnight . The twisters caused major damage to about 60 % of Mapleton , a city of about 1,200 residents , Monona County Sheriff Jeff Pratt told reporters Sunday . It was all part of a violent storm system that struck overnight , originating in eastern Nebraska and following a warm front across northern Iowa , according to National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Boksa . But despite causing extensive damage , it did not lead to any fatalities , said Stefanie Bond , a spokeswoman for Iowa 's Homeland Security & Emergency Management Division . Wildfires in Texas | Flooding in upper Midwest . Mapleton was among the hardest-hit areas . Initially , concerns about a gas leak had prompted all nonresidents to be barred from the community , which is about 45 miles southeast of Sioux City . By 5 p.m. , people were being allowed back in , though authorities remained on the scene , according to the sheriff 's department . The high winds tossed cars and tractors , tore off roofs , caused a car wash to collapse , uprooted trees and downed power lines . Yet Pratt said there had been only minor injuries , giving credit to advance warning as well as an emergency response effort that included authorities both local and from elsewhere . `` There was major devastation to the southwest portion of town , but no fatalities , '' the sheriff said . Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad issued a disaster proclamation for Monona County , according to a statement from his office . The proclamation allows officials to use state funds to help . He later issued a similar proclamation for Pocahontas County , which also suffered severe damage . He then toured the tornado-ravaged town on Sunday afternoon , posting pictures online of uprooted trees and conversations with residents . On his Twitter page , Branstad wrote , `` Please keep the victims in your thoughts and prayers . '' The twisters struck just before midnight Saturday . Amateur video recorded by storm chasers shows a large funnel cloud spinning across a flat terrain outside Mapleton . In the background , a passenger can be heard exclaiming , `` It 's going to hit that town ! ... Mapleton 's in big trouble ! '' Did you witness the storm ? Share your story . Afterward , National Guard troops were brought into the area , according to Stefanie Bond , a public information officer for the state 's Homeland Security & Emergency Management Division . She also said that natural gas service was temporarily shut off in the city . The Red Cross was also on the ground providing assistance . Bruce Spence , a government liaison for the group , called the damage to the town `` extensive . '' `` The whole town is without power . Main Street is a disaster , '' he told CNN . `` They 've shut down the town . As we speak , I 'm looking down one of the residential streets . There 's debris all over , trees are down . `` This is n't going to get fixed soon , '' Spence said . The National Weather Service in Des Moines , Iowa , reported tornado sightings by storm chasers and trained spotters in as many as 11 towns and cities in northern and west-central Iowa over a four-hour period Saturday night . At least three of the twisters , including the Mapleton tornado , caused significant damage , according to Boksa . In Early , a town of 1,600 residents , a tornado ripped roofs off buildings and homes and uprooted large trees , authorities said . There were no reports of injuries in that town . In Schaller , a twister knocked down a dozen trees and felled multiple power poles , the weather service reported . Tammie Pech , a Red Cross spokeswoman , said the agency was opening shelters in Mapleton and Early to take in storm victims . Only four people slept in the Mapleton shelter overnight Sunday , Spence said . Most displaced residents opted to stay with family and friends , he said . The National Weather Service also reported major damage in Nemaha , possibly from a tornado . Bond noted that strong winds also tore through hog pens in Pocohontas Country , in central Iowa , and Kossuth County , in the east along the Illinois border . Three cities in Fayette County -- Fayette , Westgate and Maynard -- were without power for about an hour Sunday evening due to a blown transformer , the state 's emergency management spokeswoman said . Randy Frank , Fayette County 's homeland security and emergency management coordinator , said that the challenges continued well after the tornadoes came through , with sustained winds blowing at least 50 mph into Sunday evening . `` Our biggest problem right now is fuel fires out of control , '' said Frank , whose county is about 255 miles from Monona County . `` And it 's that way across the state , with the wind , which -LRB- can -RRB- be very dangerous in -LRB- fanning -RRB- the fire . '' CNN 's Greg Morrison , Greg Botelho and Leslie Tripp contributed to this report .
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NEW : A Fayette County official says fuel fires , fanned by strong winds , are a concern . Mapleton had been shut down as authorities probed a possible gas leak . A Red Cross liaison calls the city 's Main Street `` a disaster , '' with debris everywhere . Other Iowa communities are also hit hard by overnight twisters .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The death toll from the latest round of heavy rain and flooding in central Vietnam continues to soar , with 46 people killed and 21 missing , state-run media report . Rescuers were able to save 18 people whose bus was swept away Monday on the north-south highway 1A through Ha Tinh Province , but 19 people remain unaccounted for , according to VietNamNet . The homes of 200,000 people are underwater in Nghe An , Ha Tinh and Quang Bing provinces because of floods caused by storms that began October 14 , official media report . On Sunday alone , about 30 inches of rain fell in parts of the country . The storms have hit the southeast Asian nation 's agricultural sector hard , with waters inundating 8,000 hectares -LRB- 31 square miles -RRB- of rice fields . Prices of some crops have increased 200 to 500 percent as a result . This storm follows rains and floods at the beginning of October in Nghe An , Ha Tinh , Quang Bing , Quang Tri and Thua Thien provinces that caused an estimated $ 137.5 million in damage , according to VietNamNet . The two rounds of flood calamities have contributed to the deaths of 112 people , reported state-run television network VTV4 , which cited Vietnam 's Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control as its source . The Vietnamese government has dispatched 20,000 troops to help with the rescue and recovery process in the latest flooding , with Red Cross staffers from Vietnam , Spain , China , Germany and the United States among those helping the cause , reported VietNamNet . The number of fatalities has climbed significantly in recent days . On Monday , state-run media were reporting that at least 20 people had died . A flood and landslide warning remains in effect for much of the region , with water levels dangerously high in the Ca River in Nghe An province and the Ngan Sau River in Ha Tinh province . Landslides have already dumped tons of dirt and debris , clogging the Pe Ke mountain pass and parts of the Ho Chi Minh Highway . And the situation might get worse , as Typhoon Megi , also known as Typhoon Juan , barrels across the South China Sea after killing 11 people in the Philippines . Besides rain , the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting forecasts strong winds , big waves and rough seas over the next several days .
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Landslides and flooding leave 46 dead , 21 missing in central Vietnam . Homes of 200,000 people and 8,000 hectares of rice fields are underwater . Rescuers saved 18 people after their bus was swept away , but 19 are still missing . Two weeks earlier , 66 people in the region died after record-setting rains caused flooding .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The latest assessment of human rights by the United States is critical of the records of Middle Eastern governments , including those of allies like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain , and adds that it will take `` years '' before the impact of the wave of unrest across the region is understood . In a gripping introduction to its 2010 Human Rights Report released Friday , the State Department said , `` Because we are publishing this report three months into the new year ... our perspectives on many issues are now framed by the dramatic changes sweeping across countries in the Middle East in 2011 . '' `` At this moment , '' it said , `` we can not predict the outcome of these changes , and we will not know the lasting impacts for years to come . '' The detailed report chronicles human rights conditions in 194 countries but it focuses significant attention on events in the Middle East and North Africa . No `` sweeping analysis '' of the entire region is possible , it said , because the internal dynamics of each country are different . But , singling out Tunisia , which sparked the so-called `` Arab Spring '' and Egypt , which threw out one of the most powerful leaders in the region , the report says , `` We are witnessing popular demands for meaningful political participation , fundamental freedoms , and greater economic opportunity . '' `` These demands are profound , they are homegrown , and they are being driven by new activists , many of them young people . These citizens seek to build sustainable democracies in their countries with governments that respect the universal human rights of their own people . If they succeed , the Middle East region , and with it the whole world , will be improved . '' The 2010 Human Rights Report lists three trends that are affecting rights around the world : . The first is the `` explosive growth '' of non-governmental advocacy organizations promoting democracy and human rights issues and causes . `` In many countries `` citizens ' organizations have been created against great odds and only because individual human rights activists were willing to face great personal risk , '' it says . In the last several years , more than 90 governments have sought to pass restrictive laws and regulations hampering the ability of organizations to register , operate freely , or receive foreign funding . The second trend is the explosion of connective technologies like the internet and mobile phones . In Egypt and Tunisia , the report notes , `` while it is the courage of the people themselves that led the way and was the driving force , the amplifying impact of these new technologies , coupled with the power of television stations and the internet to broadcast videos obtained by citizens using these mobile phones , can not be denied . '' More than 40 governments , however , it says , now are using a combination of regulatory restrictions , technical controls on access to the internet , and technologies designed to repress speech and infringe on the personal privacy of those who use these rapidly evolving technologies . In China , for example , it says bloggers and webmasters have been arrested and charged with `` subverting state power '' for re-tweeting a post or operating a website where others posted comments . The third trend , a negative one , the State Department said , is the escalation of violence , persecution , and official and societal discrimination against members of vulnerable groups , such as racial , religious , and ethnic minorities . The discrimination extends to women , children , persons with disabilities ; and lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender -LRB- LGBT -RRB- persons . `` In Uganda , intimidation and harassment of LGBT individuals worsened during the year , '' it said , `` and some government and religious leaders threatened LGBT individuals . Honduras saw an upsurge in killings of members of the LGBT community by unknown individuals . LIBYA . In Libya , currently in a state of civil war as its leader , Moammar Gadhafi , clings to power , the State Department said , `` Colonel al-Gadhafi and his close associates monopolized every aspect of decision-making in the government . '' Read about alleged Libyan rape victim thankful for support . The Libyan government , it says , continues to use torture and arbitrary arrest . `` A large but unknown number of persons remained in detention or prison for engaging in peaceful political activity or for belonging to an illegal political organization . '' SYRIA . In Syria , swept with dissent against its president , Bashar al-Assad , government security forces in 2010 committed `` unlawful killings , detained political and human rights activists , and tortured and physically abused prisoners and detainees with impunity , '' the State Department said . TUNISIA . In an update on Tunisia , however , the report is optimistic , saying the United States is `` encouraged by the creation of a fact-finding committee to investigate human rights abuses that took place during the uprising , '' it said . EGYPT . In Egypt , the State Department says the United States is `` waiting for the government to lift the state of emergency , which the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has promised to do prior to parliamentary elections . '' SAUDI ARABIA . A key U.S. ally , Saudi Arabia , comes in for criticism , with the report noting `` there were severe restrictions on religious freedom and discrimination on the basis of religion was common . '' In addition , the Saudi government , it said , restricted access to the internet and interfered with citizens ' privacy while online , monitoring e-mail and internet chat rooms and blocked sites , `` including pages about Hinduism , Judaism , Christianity , and certain forms of Islam deemed incompatible with Sharia law and national regulations . '' BAHRAIN . In Bahrain , the report cites were `` multiple allegations of mistreatment and torture , especially of Shia activists associated with rejectionist and opposition groups . Authorities arbitrarily arrested activists , journalists , and other citizens and detained some individuals incommunicado , '' it said . Shia Muslims are underrepresented in leadership positions in the civil service , police , and security forces and citizens in general `` did not have the right to change their government . '' The government restricted civil liberties , including freedoms of speech , press , assembly , association , and some religious practices , it notes . ISRAEL . In Israel , the State Department cites `` institutional , legal , and societal discrimination against Arab citizens , Palestinian residents of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip , non-Orthodox Jews , and other religious groups . '' It says there is societal discrimination against persons with disabilities , as well as discrimination and domestic violence against women , particularly in Bedouin society . `` While trafficking in persons for the purpose of prostitution decreased in recent years , trafficking for the purpose of labor remained a serious problem , as did abuse of foreign workers and societal discrimination and incitement against asylum seekers . '' YEMEN . In Yemen , the report cites `` arbitrary and unlawful killings , politically motivated disappearances , and reports of torture and other physical abuse accompanied the use of excessive force against civilians in internal conflict . Human rights abuses included '' severe limitations on citizens ' ability to change their government due to , among other factors , corruption , fraudulent voter registration , administrative weakness , and close political-military relationships at high levels . PAKISTAN . In Pakistan it cites media and non-governmental organization reports on allegations of extrajudicial killings and detention of civilians by the security forces . The total number of reported torture and rape cases of individuals in custody almost doubled , the report notes , compared to 2009 . CHINA . Last year , the state of human rights in China was a hot-button issue , with charges that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was downplaying abuses . The 2010 report says a `` negative trend in key areas of human rights continued . '' The government , it said , `` stepped up restrictions on lawyers , activists , bloggers , and journalists ; tightened controls on civil society ; and increased attempts to limit freedom of speech and control the press , the internet , and internet access in 2010 . '' It notes the increased use of `` forced disappearances , '' strict house arrest , arbitrary detention in `` black jails '' and other forms of `` soft detention '' to silence independent voices and punish activists and their families . It singles out legal activist Chen Guangcheng , along with his wife and child . Chen remained under house arrest , as did other released political prisoners . RUSSIA . In Russia , the report says , the government detained demonstrators and continued to pressure non-governmental organizations , independent media , some religious minorities , independent labor unions , and political opposition . Attacks on and the murder of journalists and activists continued . BELARUS . And in Belarus , the State Department report highlights `` particularly harsh treatment '' of pro-democracy activists and journalists . More than 700 pro-democracy activists , including seven presidential candidates , were arrested during public demonstrations following the flawed December 2010 presidential elections , it says . In the weeks that followed , the offices and homes of civil society representatives , independent journalists , and political activists were raided as part of an effort to stifle expression . The State Department 's Human Rights Report is translated into over 50 languages and made available online . In conjunction with the new report , State Department launched a new website called humanrights.gov .
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State Department releases 2010 Human Rights Report . Report notes `` dramatic changes sweeping across countries in the Middle East in 2011 '' `` We can not predict the outcome of these changes ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ex-Germany international Jens Lehmann is set to make a sensational return to English club Arsenal ten months after announcing his retirement from soccer . Manager Arsene Wenger confirmed the 41-year-old has re-signed for the title-chasing Gunners on a rolling monthly contract three years after leaving for Stuttgart . Lehmann , who made 199 appearances for Arsenal between 2003 and 2008 , also represented Germany on 61 occasions before retiring in May 2010 . He was part of Arsenal 's ` Invincibles ' side who went through the entire 2003-04 season unbeaten as they secured the English Premier League title . Wenger insisted it was a good move for the club , who have been knocked out of three competitions in the last three weeks , given injuries to Wojciech Szczesny , Vito Mannone and Lukasz Fabianski . He told reporters : `` Lehmann is training with us and will sign for the rest of the season . `` We have no cover in the Premier League , so that is why I decided to bring Jens back . I 'm happy because when Jens is in training he is as motivated as ever . `` If he has to play , if I choose to play him , his huge motivational level will be vitally important . '' Lehmann told the club 's website : `` I 'm very excited to be rejoining Arsenal . I have kept myself fit since the end of last season and I 'm ready to contribute at any time for the team . `` I have many great memories from my previous time at the club and Arsenal has always had a place in my heart . It 's special to be coming back . '' Lehmann enjoyed a notoriously fractious relationship with Arsenal 's current number one goalkeeper , Spaniard Manuel Almunia , with several of their disagreements spilling over into the public arena . Lehmann lost his place to Almunia in 2007 with the German calling it `` humiliating . '' He told German television : `` To be sitting on the bench behind somebody who only started to play when he was 30 is not funny . I am very angry . '' Almunia responded by telling British newspaper The Guardian : `` To have someone here who hates me is just amazing . '' But despite the history of acrimony between the pair , Wenger insisted Lehmann 's arrival would not be a problem as Arsenal try to overhaul Manchester United 's three point lead at the top of the Premier League . He added : `` There has been much more said about that relationship than what happened . There is a lot of respect between the two goalkeepers . `` I think Jens Lehmann will get the best out of Almunia , because he will show him every day he is ready to fight for his place -- as he has always been . Almunia will be motivated by that . ''
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirms Jens Lehmann set to re-sign for the club . Lehmann spent five years at Arsenal between 2003-2008 . Former Germany international retired from the game in May 2010 . Lehmann has had controversial career and fell out with Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia .
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Ibadan , Nigeria -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Separate bomb blasts ripped through a polling station and a collation center in northeastern Nigeria Saturday as Africa 's most populous nation began voting in elections marred by violence and delays . The first explosion occurred at a voting station in the city of Maiduguri , National Emergency Management Agency spokesman Yushau Shuaib said . No deaths were reported ; the number of injuries was still unknown . The second blast was also reported in Maiduguri , at the Abba Ganaram collation center , Shuaib said , adding that the explosion caused `` serious casualties . '' It was not immediately clear how many people died . Also in Maiduguri , armed youths set a government building afire , Shuaib said . A new election chief promised `` free and fair '' elections this year , but the election has already been plagued by related bombings , assassinations and logistical problems that delayed the vote . Concerns are that continued violence could derail the vote altogether . Nigerians began voting Saturday for 360 House of Representatives seats and 109 Senate seats . The staggered voting structure will take them back to the polls next Saturday to vote for a president and on April 26 for a gubernatorial vote . Despite domestic and international pressure , Nigeria 's Electoral Commission was forced to put off elections by a week after a nationwide logistical disaster -- many voting materials were not even in the country until voting day and party logos were missing from ballot papers . It was a huge setback , reminiscent of the problems of Nigeria 's 2007 elections , described by the European Union as the worst it had seen anywhere in the world with rampant vote rigging , violence , theft of ballot boxes and intimidation . The legitimacy of the country now rides on the three rounds of polling . On the eve of the vote , a bomb exploded at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Suleja in central Nigeria , officials said . A government official , who was not authorized to speak on the record , told CNN that eight people died in the attack . Shuaib said more than seven people were seriously injured . `` We condemn this cowardly and dastardly action , which seems designed to instill fear in Nigerians and paralyze their aspirations for peaceful and credible elections , '' the chairman of the electoral commission , Attahiru Jega , said in a statement . `` Our deep sympathies go to the families of all these young Nigerians who lost their lives or were injured . '' Human Rights Watch estimates that at least 85 people have been killed in political violence so far . As Africa 's most populous country and its largest oil producer , Nigeria is important . Yet , despite its enormous oil wealth , 80 % of the population lives on less than $ 2 a day , according to the United Nations . `` Make no mistake about it : This test of honour is inescapably a collective one for all Nigerians , '' the Independent National Electoral Commission said in a recent statement . `` It is our national honour at stake , and our relevance in the affairs of the modern world being redefined . '' Separately on Friday , one man was killed and another seriously injured in a blast in the northern city of Kaduna , state news reported . Police rushed to the scene and found unexploded dynamite there , according to the Kaduna State Police Commissioner Haruna John , Voice of Nigeria reported . They found more dynamite at a house belonging to he injured man , the outlet said .
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NEW : Separate blasts rock a voting and collation center . NEW : The second blast caused `` serious casualties , '' an official says . There have been riots , bombings and assassinations ahead of the elections . Nigerians are voting Saturday for House and Senate seats .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Protesters staged fresh demonstrations in Saudi Arabia on Friday , calling on the government to release Shiite prisoners and grant more rights , human rights activists said . The protests , which were peaceful , also called for the withdrawal of regional forces from neighboring Bahrain , according to the activists , who requested their names not be used because they had concerns for their safety . All the protesters were Shiite . The protests took place in the city of Qatif and the village of Awamiyya , both in the country 's Eastern Province , and each the scene of similar protests in March . In Qatif , about 200 people marched through the streets , chanting for the release of the prisoners , the activists said . Some carried Bahraini flags in a 90-minute march that some said was in solidarity with Bahrainis . In Awamiyya , more than 150 Shiite men and women marched for the release of prisoners and for the withdrawal of Gulf Cooperation Council forces from Bahrain . As in Qatif , some protesters carried Bahraini flags . Several members of the council have sent troops to Bahrain to help Manama quell anti-government protests . The protesters in Awamiyya also called for human rights in a march that lasted just over an hour . In both places , security forces were present but did n't interfere , the activists said . CNN was unable to reach the Saudi Interior Ministry for comment . The issue of Shiite prisoners and a demand for more rights have been the focus of similar protests in Saudi Arabia in the past two months , although fewer demonstrations have taken place in recent weeks . Others have demonstrated for the creation of a constitutional monarchy and other reforms .
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Demonstrators call for human rights and the release of Shiite prisoners . They also call for the withdrawal of forces from Bahrain . The protests are peaceful .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The body of a 25-year-old northern California man swept out to sea while trying to photograph the tsunami 's arrival from Japan last month has washed ashore about 380 miles away , in Oregon , officials there said Tuesday . Dustin Douglas Weber of Klamath , California , was standing on a sand bar near the mouth of the Klamath River in Del Norte County , California , when he was swept away March 11 , authorities said . Tsunami 's first moments . He was with two friends who also were carried off by the surge but were able to return safely to shore , authorities said . Weber was identified by a forensic odontologist using dental records , said Eugene Gray , forensic administrator in the Oregon state medical examiner 's office . Tsunami trash headed for U.S. His body was found on the shore south of the Columbia River in Oregon on April 2 by a person walking the beach , Gray told CNN .
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Dustin Douglas Weber of California was swept out to sea by the tsunami from Japan . He was photographing the surge last month . Weber 's body was found on a beach in Oregon near the Columbia River .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Israeli military fired on militants who were trying to plant a bomb near a security fence in northern Gaza , striking three , the military said . Three Palestinian men in their 20s were killed by the Israeli fire , Palestinian medical sources said . About 100 `` terror-related incidents '' happened last year near the security fence in Gaza , the Israeli military said in a statement . Israel blames Hamas , which governs Gaza , the statement said . `` The presence of Palestinian civilians in the area adjacent to the security fence is used by terrorist organizations as cover for their activities , including planting explosive devices , planning terrorist attacks and attempting to kidnap -LRB- Israeli -RRB- soldiers , '' the statement said .
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Israel says it fired on militants who were trying to plant a bomb . Three men in their 20s were killed , Palestinian medical sources said .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- India batsman Sachin Tendulkar became the first player in history to score 2,000 runs at the Cricket World Cup , as the hosts eased to a five-wicket win over the Netherlands on Wednesday . Chasing a target of 189 runs to win , India booked their place in the quarterfinals of the tournament with 13 overs to spare in Delhi . Tendulkar , 37 , was playing in his 40th World Cup match and reached a score of 27 before he was caught by Bradley Kruger off the bowling of Pieter Seelaar . Nicknamed `` the little master '' , Tendulkar made his World Cup debut in 1992 and has hit five centuries and 13 fifties in cricket 's premier 50-over competition . Dutch skipper Peter Borren was top scorer for the minnows as he registered a score of 38 off 36 deliveries . Zaheer Khan was the pick of the Indian bowlers with three wickets for just 20 runs as Netherlands were dismissed inside 47 overs . India made an awkward start to their response after three wickets from Seelar left the hosts in a worrying position on 82 for three . But left-handed batsman Yuvraj Singh steadied the ship for India with a half-century off 73 balls . The victory leaves India top of Group A with seven points and assured of their place in the next phase of the competition .
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India beat Netherlands by five wickets to book their place in the quarterfinals . Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first player to score 2,000 World Cup runs . Tendulkar made his World Cup debut in 1992 and he has played in six tournaments . The win leaves India top of Group A with seven points and assured of a last eight place .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At the intersection of science-fiction and science-fact was William Shatner on Monday . As James T. Kirk , the fictional captain of the Starship Enterprise , Shatner voiced the opening credits of the original `` Star Trek '' TV series and several movies since 1966 . The 79-year-old actor reprised his role to wake up the crew of the space shuttle Discovery at 3:23 a.m. ET Monday . `` Space , the final frontier . These have been the voyages of the space shuttle Discovery . Her 30-year mission : To seek out new science . To build new outposts . To bring nations together on the final frontier . To boldly go , and do , what no spacecraft has done before , '' Shatner said over the `` Theme from Star Trek . '' This is the spacecraft 's final scheduled mission . It has made 39 flights and 13 journeys to the international space station . Discovery undocked from the space station for the final time at 8:37 a.m. , according to NASA , in preparation for its flight home . Discovery is scheduled to land at Florida 's Kennedy Space Center shortly before noon Wednesday -- one day later than originally scheduled . The nearly three-decade shuttle program is scheduled to end later this year . CNN 's Ric Ward contributed to this report .
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NEW : The shuttle separates from the space station for the last time . The space shuttle Discovery is on its final mission . William Shatner played the fictional Capt. James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise . His voice is featured in opening credits for the original `` Star Trek '' series .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- `` Dear Chinese Government , '' began a message sent late Thursday from Twitter CEO Dick Costolo . `` Year-long detentions for sending a sarcastic tweet are neither the way forward nor the future of your great people , '' he wrote on his Twitter profile . Costolo 's edict is no doubt a response to the Chinese woman who had been sentenced to a year in a labor camp for retweeting a message that officials in China disapproved of . The tweet mocked Chinese people who were aligning with the Chinese government by protesting Japanese products . In an hour , Costolo 's message had well surpassed a hundred retweets -- an act similar to forwarding an e-mail , denoting interest in the content . It quickly climbed to the top spot on the list of trending tweets , an automated system that surfaces popular messages on the service . A Chinese government official could not be reached late Thursday for comment on the tweet . The arrested woman , Cheng Jianping , on October 17 retweeted a message from her fiance , which read , `` Anti-Japanese demonstration , smashing Japanese products , this kind of stuff has been done by some people like Guo Quan many years ago . That 's nothing new . Actually the most efficient way should be flying to Shanghai right away and smashing Japanese Pavilion at Expo . '' She added `` Go ! Angry young people ! '' to her retweet , according to a translation by CNN . Chinese leaders have not been keen on information-sharing services like Twitter in the past . China has censored or blocked access to the website during major events , along with other blogs and social networks . Last year it put a wall in front of the site for Chinese Web surfers during the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protest . Google has had a back-and-forth business relationship with China . It initially agreed to censor search results in that country but later backtracked . Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his own website as a platform for talking about China recently , though his message was decidedly less controversial . `` What are the best Mandarin-speaking cities to visit in China ? '' Zuckerberg posed to users of a beta feature called Questions . Zuckerberg is believed to be planning a trip to China , Forbes reports . The Asian country will be important to Facebook 's business , he said at an event last month .
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo sent a message on his Twitter page late Thursday night . The tweet is critical of the Chinese government for detaining one of its citizens . A Chinese woman was sentenced to a year in a labor camp for one of her retweets .
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Seoul , South Korea -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It was code-named `` Dawn of Gulf of Aden , '' and when South Korea gave it a green light Friday , its daring execution led to five hours of chilling drama on the high seas . A South Korean navy destroyer and Lynx helicopters fired warning shots as elite forces , in pre-dawn darkness , silently approached the deck of the freighter Samho Jewelry , hijacked by Somali pirates Saturday , according to the Yonhap news agency . The pirates fired with their AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades . The South Koreans shot back . When it was all over , the South Koreans had rescued 21 sailors , killed eight pirates and captured five others , said Lt. Gen. Lee Sung-ho , a spokesman for South Korea 's Joint Chiefs of Staff . The captain of the 11,500-ton ship was shot in the stomach during the rescue , but no other crew member was hurt . South Korean President Lee Myung-bak praised the bold rescue in a nationally televised address . `` Our military carried out the operation perfectly under difficult circumstances , '' he said . `` We will not accept any actions that threaten the lives of our people . '' Lee said the U.S. military also assisted in the operation . A U.S. Navy helicopter from the USS Shoup performed a medical evacuation in the operation . `` This mission shows that the South Korean government will not negotiate with pirates , '' Lee said . The South Koreans launched their secret rescue mission earlier in the week , chasing the Samho Jewelry for days in the Arabian Sea . When the pirates seemed exhausted and after intelligence that suggested a pirate `` mother ship '' was leaving a Somali port , the South Koreans decided to attempt the rescue , Yonhap said . The Samho Jewelry was carrying chemicals from the United Arab Emirates to Sri Lanka when it was hijacked . Somali pirates have seized seven other South Korean ships . All but one have been released with ransom payments , Yonhap said . CNN 's Paula Hancocks and Charley Keyes contributed to this report .
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The South Korean navy rescued 21 sailors , killed eight pirates and captured five . The freighter was on its way to Sri Lanka when it was seized by Somali pirates . South Korea 's president praises the bold rescue operation .
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Dallas -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Once fearing one of the worst days in the state 's history for battling wildfires , Texas firefighters got the upper hand Sunday on several blazes though others remained out of their control . The six new wildfires reported Sunday , all in different counties , were relatively small and quickly brought under control , the Texas Forest Service said in a statement . '' -LRB- Firefighters were -RRB- pretty lucky today , '' said Alan Craft , a spokesman for the state 's Lone Star Incident Management Team . The most damage -- to an unoccupied mobile home , horse trailer and another building -- occurred over an acre in Newton County , but that fire was controlled . Eleven structures were threatened and one camper was lost over 129 acres in Angelina County , the state agency added . Still , despite successes in squelching these blazes , authorities were fighting to manage 19 other , appreciably bigger blazes . This challenge , as well as the weather outlook , had prompted the Forest Service to state that `` conditions on Sunday could shape up to be among the worst in Texas history . '' Gov. Rick Perry renewed a disaster proclamation in effect for all of Texas ' 249 counties -- even though major fires are occurring in 13 of them -- to expedite assistance in case of new fires , his office said Sunday in a statement . In addition to more than 750 personnel working with the Texas Forest Service , the governor 's statement noted that two Blackhawk helicopters with the Texas Military Forces , bulldozers from the state transportation department and resources from 60 fire departments statewide were part of the effort . Authorities in the Lone Star state have responded to 6,831 fires over 643,000 acres since wildfire season began . The biggest fire still not under control was continuing Sunday in 71,000 acres in parts of Stonewall , Knox and King counties . Air resources , bulldozers , fire engines and other tools and personnel were being used in that fight , the Forest Service said . Another of the hardest slogs may be in Presidio County , where none of the 60,000 imperiled acres was considered to be contained Sunday . The Forest Service has deployed three air tankers , 60 firefighters , bulldozers and other equipment and personnel , in addition to a host of other state and local resources , focused on this blaze . Already , 30 to 40 homes in Fort Davis have been lost due to this fire , according to the Forest Service . Another 34 homes have burned in Midland County , due to a fire over 16,500 acres that the state agency on Sunday described as `` very active '' and not at all contained . A Red Cross shelter has been set up at Midland College for those displaced or otherwise affected by this wildfire . '' -LRB- Firefighters -RRB- ca n't outrun it , '' said Craft . There have been no evacuations yet related to another 60,000-acre blaze , this one in Potter and Moore counties near the city of Masterson . That fire is 50 % contained and is still considered a threat to the towns of Dumas and Sunray . Texas is not alone , as wildfires are burning in large swaths of the Southwest and Midwest , fanned in part by dry , warm and windy conditions . The National Weather Service has issued `` red flag warnings '' through Sunday evening -- indicative of what it calls `` critical fire weather conditions '' -- in New Mexico , Colorado , Kansas , Missouri , Oklahoma and Texas . But by Sunday night , such warnings were only in effect for parts of Texas and New Mexico . Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Sunday extended a state of emergency for seven counties . The designation authorizes state agencies to make emergency purchases needed to quickly deliver resources to local jurisdictions , the state 's emergency operations center said . The National Weather Service has posted fire warnings for the western two-thirds of the state . On Saturday , a grass fire burning just south of Cleveland , Oklahoma , prompted evacuations . As many as 70 firefighters were involved in the response , as well as three helicopters , said Terry Dennis , a spokesman with the Cleveland Fire Department . Twelve families checked into a Red Cross shelter , but more were evacuated , he said . Dennis said Saturday there had been no reports of injuries . In Texas , the fear is that relentless heavy winds and dry weather could spawn a rash of wildfires similar to those that swept across the southern plains states on April 9 , 2009 . Those fires scorched 147,924 acres , destroyed 111 homes and killed four people , the Texas Forest Service stated on its website . CNN 's Stephanie Gallman , Mariano Castillo and Kara Devlin contributed to this report .
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NEW : Firefighters were `` pretty lucky today , '' a state spokesman says . All six new fires reported Sunday are under control , the Texas Forest Service says . Still , several blazes involving more 130,000 acres are uncontrolled . The National Weather Services issues `` red flag warnings '' for parts of six states .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Shock and sadness etched the faces of residents in northeastern Wisconsin as daylight on Monday revealed the damage left behind by a powerful storm that cut a swath through the state . An emergency declaration has been made for the city of Kaukauna , where early estimates were that 157 homes had been either damaged or destroyed Sunday night , the city 's police chief said . City officials , including the police , fire , planning and utility departments , went out in four teams for the morning assessment . `` This tornado , what we believe is a tornado , moved through , hit the back of houses , jumped over the front of those , then hit the front of the houses homes and hit the front of the houses on the other side of the street , '' said Kaukauna Police Chief John Manion . Despite the damage estimates , which officials believe will grow , no injuries were reported in Kaukauna from the storm . `` People were well warned , '' Manion said . `` That contributes to life . '' Kaukauna is about 20 miles southwest of Green Bay . Authorities in Lincoln County , in northern Wisconsin , did a door-to-door search after the Sunday night storm . At least 25 homes suffered severe damage , said Mark Handlin of the Lincoln County Sheriff 's Office . The worst damage was north of Merrill , about 170 miles north-northwest of Milwaukee , he said . Crews are working to clear downed trees and power lines , Handlin said . A shelter has been set up at a motel . Two residents were airlifted to a larger regional hospital because of the extent of their injuries , said Brian Sladek , director of Lincoln County emergency management . Other minor injuries were reported .
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Daylight reveals extensive storm damage across Wisconsin . 157 homes are damaged or destroyed in city of Kaukauna ; no one is hurt . Lincoln County officials do a door-to-door search after the storm .
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Hinkley , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pacific Gas and Electric , the utility company at the center of a long standing water contamination problem in this small agricultural town , is trying to soothe growing unease by offering to buy homes located near a chemical plume . In a letter to residents , which was also provided to CNN , the utility also said it will establish a community advisory group to `` more consistently hear concerns and feedback from the community . '' The town of Hinkley became famous from the Oscar winning film `` Erin Brockovich '' starring Julia Roberts . The movie , released in 2000 , chronicles how Brockovich , a paralegal , helped win a $ 333 million settlement from PG&E . Brockovich has been talking with residents about their renewed concerns . `` I 'm thinking somebody somewhere has been asleep at the wheel , '' she told CNN . The problem arose after a chemical known as chromium 6 seeped into the groundwater . Chromium 6 was used between 1952 and 1966 to prevent rust in machinery at a nearby PG&E plant . The chemical has been proven to cause a number of life threatening illnesses , including cancer . According to Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board , the chemicals have continued to spread and traces of chromium 6 have been recently detected in a previously untainted aquifer . `` The remediation itself has been very effective , but an underground aquifer is something that is just difficult to centralize and keep in one area , '' said Greg Pruett , a senior vice president for PG&E . The utility maintains that the drinking water meets safety standards set by California , but acknowledges that it needs to give residents a sense of confidence that it takes their concerns seriously . To that end , PG&E is giving some residents free bottles of water . In addition , residents who live over or next to the chemical plume will be able to participate in PG&E 's home purchase program . Pruett hopes residents view it as a good faith offer . `` Our attitude is lets work with you . Lets purchase your property -- and let 's help you relocate , '' he said .
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Utility says it will establish a community advisory group . Hinkley became famous from the Oscar winning film `` Erin Brockovich '' starring Julia Roberts . In the movie , a paralegal , helps win a $ 333 million settlement from PG&E .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Some New York police officers still can not communicate with each other with police radios , even though the issue plagued the rescue effort after the 9/11 attacks nearly 10 years ago , a New York state senator says . And that state senator says he plans to send a letter Thursday to President Barack Obama urging him to remedy the situation . NYPD helicopter video shows 9/11 attacks . `` Despite nearly a decade passing since the September 11 , 2001 attacks ... our first responders , the brave men and women who will be standing on the front lines of our next attack and running into buildings as most are running out , still , in far too many instances , do not have proper interoperability they need , and in some cases still can not communicate at all , '' the letter written by state Sen. Greg Ball says . Ball , who is also the chairman of the New York State Homeland Security Committee , said the issue was highlighted last week during a homeland security hearing . At the hearing Robert Morris , a police union official , talked about the problems . `` The officer carries a radio on his belt but he might as well be wearing a brick , '' Morris said . The radios are so bad in some cases that officers have used their cell phones to communicate with each other , Ball said . Officers with the Metropolitan Transit Authority have also been severely plagued with the faulty radios . In 2008 , a New York labor safety board urged the transit police department to fix the issue with the radios but the issue still has not been resolved , Ball said . Ball said he also plans to send his letter to all members of Congress .
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Radios so faulty some officers use cell phones to communicate , state senator says . `` The officer carries a radio on his belt but he might as well be wearing a brick '' The state senator will also send the letter to all members of Congress .
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Sanaa , Yemen -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Yemeni man injured in protests at Sanaa University died of his wounds early Wednesday morning , a medical official said . Mohamed Ali Mutlak , 24 , was among dozens of anti-government demonstrators wounded Tuesday when security forces fired into the air and shot tear gas into a crowd of tens of thousands of protesters who had massed in front of Sanaa University , witnesses said . Eight of them were still in critical condition , said Dr. Waseem Qurashi , head of the medical department at Change Square , Sanaa University . According to witness Ala'a Al-Khowlani , at least 40 anti-government demonstrators were wounded and at least one of them was in critical condition . Other witnesses put the number of wounded as high as 67 . Protests took place across the country Wednesday , witnesses said , but there was no word of violence . Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators were outside Sanaa University . In Taiz , tens of thousands of protesters continued their sit-in protest , calling for Saleh 's ouster . Thousands were also in the streets of Ibb , Aden , Hodeidah , and Dhamar . However , the recent casualties drew condemnation . Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Yemeni authorities to `` end deadly night raids and other attacks on protests . '' `` This is the second time in three weeks that protesters have been killed in late night raids by the security forces in the capital , '' said Philip Luther , Amnesty International 's deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa . `` These disturbing heavy-handed tactics used with lethal effect against protesters must stop immediately . People must be allowed to assemble and protest in peace . '' Amnesty said about 30 people have reportedly been killed in Yemen in the `` ongoing unrest which began early last month . '' Mohammed Abulahoum , a senior government official , Wednesday condemned `` the acts of violence used by the police and the military last night against civilian protesters outside the university . `` There was no need for that force . This will only escalate the tension between both sides , '' he added . He also rejected the official government explanation that tribesmen had tried to sneak arms into a no-weapons zone . `` They had no arms with them and they had no intention of using arms , '' Abulahoum charged , saying he knows those tribesmen . Yaser Al-Hasani , one of the demonstrators , said security forces cracked down after students defied their orders not to take food and blankets into the protest area outside the gates of the university . The supplies were intended for the thousands of anti-government demonstrators who have camped out calling for Saleh to step down . In a statement e-mailed to reporters , the government blamed the violence on people who had tried to sneak weapons into a `` weapon-free area '' outside the university , then resisted arrest . `` The suspects resisted arrest and soon thereafter a gun fight broke out , injuring dozens of suspected militants , policemen and innocent bystanders , '' a government statement said . `` Panic from the shootings set off a raging stampede in the area . There is no official confirmation on casualties at this point . '' The government said early Wednesday that the situation was under control and that the Interior Ministry would investigate the incident . Yemen 's anti-government demonstrations are unfolding in a nation wracked by a Shiite Muslim uprising , a U.S.-aided crackdown on al Qaeda operatives and a looming shortage of water . High unemployment fuels much of the anger among a growing and impoverished young population . The protesters also cite government corruption and a lack of political freedom . Saleh , who has refused to step down , has said he will not run again for the presidency in the next election . CNN 's Christine Theodorou , Mohammed Jamjoom and journalist Hakim Almasmari contributed to this report .
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NEW : Protests took place at locations across Yemen Wednesday . A senior government official condemns the crackdown and rejects the official explanation . Mohamed Ali Mutlak , 24 , was critically injured Tuesday and died early Wednesday , a doctor says . Eight other people are still in critical condition , Dr. Waseem Qurashi says .
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Los Angeles -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Increased security was put in place at Dodger Stadium ahead of Thursday 's baseball game between the Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals in the wake of a March 31 attack in which a San Francisco Giants fan was seriously injured . Bryan Stow , 42 , was put in a medically induced coma following , which followed a Dodgers-Giants game . About 100 witnesses saw Stow attacked as he left a stadium parking lot . The two suspected assailants fled after the beating in a light-colored , four-door car driven by a woman with a young boy inside , authorities have said . Family members said doctors have lowered Stow 's sedation and are hoping he wakes up soon . `` We have received hundreds of tips , but we are far from a solution , '' Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck told reporters Thursday . He appealed to those with information to come forward , saying they can do so anonymously . He showed reporters new composite sketches of the suspects . Officials are offering a $ 100,000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions . `` I have n't had that ` Aha ! ' moment yet , '' said Beck . `` We have n't got where I want to get . '' Fans attending Thursday 's game will notice an increased police presence inside and outside the stadium , Beck told reporters . Officers are tasked with ensuring the no-tailgating rule is enforced and no fans are drinking in surrounding areas before entering the stadium , he said . In addition , increased lighting has been added to the parking lots . At the game , `` if you 're unruly , if you 're threatening , if you 're making comments that would lead to violence , you 'll be ejected , '' Beck said . `` And if they rise to a criminal level , you 'll be arrested . '' In addition , a half-off alcohol promotion at the stadium has been discontinued , and officers will be in the crowd watching for people who appear to be intoxicated , officials said . Other issues being examined include lighting and camera systems , said former Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton , whose risk consulting company Kroll is working with officials . Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said he hopes officials can go even further and bring about changes in fans ' behavior . `` We sincerely hope that the solutions we put in place here at Dodger Stadium will be used at sports and entertainment venues throughout America , '' McCourt said . Stow is hospitalized at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center . As of Wednesday , `` There have been no more seizures for a couple days , '' Stow 's sister Erin wrote on a website launched to provide updates on his condition , www.support4bryanstow.com . Doctors have been lowering his sedation , she wrote . `` Once it 's out of his system , he can be examined and hopefully -LRB- praying -RRB- he responds to commands . Or better yet , wakes up . '' Stow has had no seizures for five days , his cousin , John Stow , told CNN affiliate KRON on Thursday , `` which is tremendous . We 're very thankful . '' He said it 's not known when Stow will wake up . `` Head injuries are unique , '' he said . `` Every case is different , so we 're just going to be patient ... Bryan 's going to do it when he 's ready . '' The family has said they are grateful for the outpouring of support . Since the unprovoked attack , money has poured in from numerous donors and fundraising events to help pay for Stow 's medical costs and support his two young children . At a dual fundraiser Monday at Dodger Stadium and AT&T Park in San Francisco , where the two teams played , more than $ 120,000 was raised , said American Medical Response spokesman Jason Sorrick . In all , more than $ 200,000 has been raised for Stow , who works for AMR . `` We could n't be more proud of Bryan and the way the community has rallied around him , '' John Stow said . Another event was to be held in the San Francisco area Thursday . At Dodger Stadium , collection bins will be available for those wishing to donate , officials said Thursday . CNN 's Stan Wilson contributed to this report .
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San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow was beaten March 31 . Doctors put him in a medically induced coma , but have decreased his sedation . Increased security is in place at Dodger Stadium for Thursday 's game .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Gus Coletti was shaving when he heard a bang on the door of his house on a barrier island in New York . `` Help me ! Help me ! '' a woman pleaded when he opened the door , shaving cream still on his face . Coletti says he dialed 911 as the woman bolted , tripping halfway down his steep wooden staircase before unsuccessfully seeking help at a neighbor 's home . Now , a year later , Coletti is convinced that the woman he saw that morning was Shannan Gilbert , a prostitute whose disappearance triggered an investigation that led police to discover at least eight bodies on a remote stretch of beach in Long Island . In an interview months ago , however , he said he could n't be sure it was Gilbert at his door that day . Police say they suspect a serial killer or killers . Authorities in New York 's Suffolk and Nassau Counties and in New Jersey , along with the FBI , are still searching for Gilbert , a resident of Jersey City , New Jersey . If Coletti did see Gilbert , he may have been the last person known to have seen her before she vanished . Yet he says it took Suffolk County police four months to question him , an assertion the police deny . `` A missing person detective came in August , was asking about her . I said , ` Where have you been ? ' '' Coletti said . Investigators in Suffolk County say Coletti gave them a written statement a month after he called 911 to report seeing the woman at his door , but Coletti disputes that . `` They never got a statement from me in June , '' he says . Coletti has insisted that he gave police a written statement in December , eight months after he says the woman knocked on his door . The Suffolk County police also say they have spoken to Coletti several times since last May 1 , though they did not specify when those discussions happened . His account is chilling . It was about 5 a.m. when Coletti , 75 , says he heard a knock on the door of his home on the barrier island hamlet of Oak Beach , New York . After the woman dashed away from his house , Coletti says , she hid under his boat , elevated and parked on his lawn , as an SUV drove up . Coletti says he walked up to the vehicle and questioned the driver , whom he described a slim Asian man weighing about 150 pounds . `` I went down , and I stopped him , and I said , ` Where do you think you 're going ? ' '' recalled Coletti . The man said he was searching for the woman because she had left a party upset , and he was trying to find her to bring her back to the house , according to Coletti . `` I says , ' I already called the police . Stay right here . ' He says , ` Oh , you should n't have done that . She 's going to be into a lot of trouble . ' I says , ` So are you , ' '' Coletti recalled . Gilbert dashed from the boat and ran around the corner toward the beach , Coletti said . The driver then pursued her . Police arrived about 45 minutes later , and Coletti directed them to the road to the beach . Coletti says a detective showed up in August to ask him about what happened that day . In response to Coletti 's `` Where have you been ? '' question , the detective told him he had just received the missing person report from New Jersey . `` New Jersey dropped the ball . He blamed it on New Jersey , '' Coletti said . Jersey City Police Department spokesman Lt. Edgar Martinez said , `` We have no comment on any ongoing investigation in our jurisdiction . We are investigating a missing person . ''
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Gus Coletti is convinced that Shannan Gilbert came to his door . Gilbert 's disappearance triggered an investigation that led police to discover eight bodies . Police suspect a serial killer or killers are responsible for the bodies .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At least three people were killed in one of three attacks in Afghanistan Thursday morning , officials said . The deadly attack occurred in Paktia province near a police station , said Azad Gull , a district governor . Four suicide bombers attacked the police station and one was able to get inside and detonate his explosives , Gull said . Three police officers were killed in the attack and two were injured , Gull said . A Taliban spokesman said his organization was responsible of the attack . '' -LRB- We -RRB- have killed many local policemen during the attack on a local police center , '' said Zabiullah Mojahed , the spokesman . Police were able to shoot and kill one of the attackers before he could detonate his bomb and the other two attackers were unaccounted for , Gull said . Two women were injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in an area of Kandahar Thursday , police said . Also three police officers and a civilian were wounded after a truck exploded near a district governor 's office in southeast Kabul .
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The deadliest of the attacks occurs in Paktia province . Along with the deaths , that attack injured two police officers . The Taliban claims responsibility for that attack .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Why do food and murder go so well together ? Perhaps because it presents a delicious paradox , a combination of comforting and disturbing elements that tease the imagination and palate simultaneously . `` Murder is the deprivation of life , '' culinary mystery author Diane Mott Davidson said . `` Talking about food is life-affirming . When I read the Spenser novels by Robert B. Parker , I noticed that when Spenser was thinking about a case , he would often prepare a meal . Cooking provided a way for him to reflect on the case . '' Davidson can relate to cooking as therapy that fuels for the writing process . When planning out the plots for her Goldy Schulz catering mysteries , Davidson finds relaxation in her kitchen , simultaneously coming up with recipes to include in the books . `` Food is a very powerful mnemonic , '' culinary mystery author Katherine Hall Page said . `` We remember what we eat from childhood , and we have a very positive association with food . Then you pair it with crime , and it provides a twist . You have the comfort of food , then , what 's going on here ? It gives an element of surprise , of suspense . Poison only further complicates , of course . '' For Denise Swanson , author of the Scumble River mysteries , food is the comfort-aspect in her books . Readers eager to try `` cozy mysteries , '' rather than thriller or suspense novels , psychologically take comfort in the inclusion of food . `` While we 're writing about murder , we 're really writing about everyday life , '' Swanson said . `` Murder is something extraordinary that happens in the everyday lives of our characters . Our sleuths are in the midst of what they always do . '' Half-Italian and half-Swedish , Swanson took inspiration from where she grew up . `` Food plays such a big part in small-town life , '' Swanson said . `` Where else but the Midwest are you served a Jell-O salad with crushed pretzels and strawberries ? I keep a tradition of trying to include family recipes that match the flavor of the book . '' Food is already a basis for relationships in society , a way of connecting to one another or identifying personality traits based on what we eat , Swanson said . Toss in a whodunit murder , and people ca n't help but be intrigued . Regional dishes and flavors also add a twist by either reconnecting readers with their childhood favorites or introducing them to new food cultures . Culinary mysteries combine all the right ingredients for a sumptuous puzzle : quirky amateur sleuths , elements of danger and a fabulous array of food set in locations with a cast of colorful characters . These authors of `` traditional '' and `` cozy '' mysteries know that including food also works to reassure readers . Justice will win out in the end , Page said . `` I 'm not going to leave you with a bleak view of the universe , and there 's good food along the way . '' Authors are inspired to write culinary mysteries because they already enjoy cooking . `` The elements of writing crime are like a recipe , '' Page said . `` You have all the ingredients , or clues , and then follow step-by-step how to put them together . You stick it in the oven , which is the mystery , and then out comes a cake , or your resolution . '' Whether on vacation or needing to unwind from a hectic workday , many women know they can pick up a culinary mystery and lose themselves in the comfort or even sensuality of when food and murder come together . They witness glimpses of their own lives while partaking of the extraordinary . `` The overwhelming majority of mystery readers are women , '' said Natalee Rosenstein , a senior executive editor of the Penguin publishing group . `` They see their own lives reflected in these characters . They 're baking cookies for their kids or church benefits and reading about people that do the same thing , so they get that sense of identification . '' Readers may be comforted by the food while reading about unacceptable violence . `` It 's an interesting combination , death , food and murder , '' Dr. Susan Kavaler-Adler , a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst specializing in mourning , said . `` Loss is not that simple , it involves a lot of issues about aggression . Comfort food can momentarily take away feelings that are frightening or have aggression in them . '' `` When it is on a visceral level , that 's when something like a rich food can alleviate the toxicity of that feeling , but it 's only a temporary fix . It sounds like these -LRB- culinary mysteries -RRB- are using food to counteract something about the fears of rage that are expressed as actual murder . '' Many writers who mix their murders with a good meal cite the well-fed character in the Nero Wolfe mystery books that later became TV series . A Wolfe fan , Page published her first culinary mystery in 1989 . The food in this genre of mystery sets each series apart : Cheese , bakeshop , pizza , tea and White House chef mysteries . `` I think what 's new are the types that tickle people 's imaginations , '' Rosenstein said . `` People are reading for entertainment , and while they do , they have a nice plate of cookies and an iced tea by their side . '' What comes first , the perfect crime or the perfect recipe ? Like Davidson , Page and Swanson , Livia Washburn , author of the Fresh Baked series , develops her recipes while she 's working on each book , constantly tweaking until the last minute so they turn out just so , she said . Like her sleuth working through a puzzle , recipe tweaking is trial and error . `` Trying to solve a murder is much like trying to come up with a good recipe , '' Washburn said . `` You have to try a little of this , a little of that , and see how it all comes together . '' The inclusion of recipes in the backs of books also became a popular aspect for readers . In the beginning , Page did n't include them , but when readers began requesting recipes by mail , Page knew it was time to share them with everyone . But for the amount of time these novels have been popular , why the sudden boom ? `` Culinary mysteries are here to stay , '' Rosenstein said . `` It 's taken a long time for women mystery writers and cozy mystery writers to get the respect of the mystery genre community . They kind of forced their way in the door , so it became hard to ignore . '' Page , also author of `` Have Faith in Your Kitchen , '' a collection of recipes based on those in her Faith Fairchild series , uses a quote from a Frenchman in the late 1800s at the beginning of her cookbook to describe the relationship between murder and food . '' ` Bad taste leads to crime , ' '' Page quoted . `` It 's a wonderful encapsulation of how the two go together . ''
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Culinary murder mysteries have been popular since the days of Nero Wolfe novels . Cooking inspires some plots while writers work out recipes . Psychologist : Comfort foods help ease feelings of fear or aggression . Recipes included in the backs of books are also a popular feature of culinary mysteries .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spanish motorcycling star Dani Pedrosa has had successful surgery to remove a titanium plate from his shoulder , it was announced on Wednesday . The Honda rider , second in last year 's MotoGP world championship , had the plate inserted last October after suffering a double fracture to his collarbone in the Japanese Grand Prix . The 25-year-old experienced numbness during Sunday 's Spanish Grand Prix , so chose to have the operation during a break in the 2011 calendar . The next race in the elite division 's season is not until May 1 in Portugal because this year 's race in Japan was canceled due to the devastation caused by last month 's earthquake and tsunami . `` Dani Pedrosa has undergone successful surgery at Teknon Medical Center , in Barcelona , to decompress his left subclavian artery and is expected to recover satisfactorily , '' the official MotoGP website reported . `` In order to release the arterial compression , the titanium plate and the screws fixed to the collarbone have been removed . `` Pedrosa will remain in hospital for a further 48 hours to continue treatment with analgesia and anti-inflammatories . '' The Sabadell native will be assessed by doctors next week to decide if he will be fit for the next round of competition in Estoril . Pedrosa , who moved up to MotoGP class in 2006 , is currently second in the standings after two races thanks to his second-place finish last weekend in Jerez . He is nine points behind his compatriot Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha , the reigning champion , who won his home race for the second year in a row . A two-time 250cc class world champion and once titleholder in the 125cc class , Pedrosa has won 12 races at the highest level but is yet to claim his maiden title .
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Honda Repsol rider Dani Pedrosa has successful surgery to remove metal plate . Pedrosa had the plate inserted after suffering a shoulder injury at 2010 Japanese Grand Prix . The Spaniard is currently second in the MotoGP standings after two races .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Forget the immensely powerful car or the wealth of up-to-the-minute gadgets at his disposal , if Felipe Massa drives to Formula One glory this season it 'll be thanks to his lucky pants . The Brazilian , who drives for the Ferrari team , came agonizingly close to taking his first ever world title in 2008 but was pipped to the post by Briton Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the final race of the season . The following year he was lucky to survive after being hit on the head by a stray suspension spring that had flown from a rival 's car during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix . But in 2011 he is hoping for no more obstacles as he guns for the world crown , with the help of his underwear . `` I have special underwear which I race in most of the time , '' he told CNN . '' -LSB- I wear them -RSB- just for the Saturday and Sunday I do n't wash but , two days , what 's the problem ? '' Massa replied . His superstitions do n't end there . He always lands on his right foot when he gets out of bed in the morning and makes sure the same foot enters his car first before a race . `` I think the superstition is just something that is inside your brain , '' he explained . `` For sure , you would win because you have the underwear or because you are happy or whatever . `` You win because you are doing the best job , but inside your brain it is important to have everything clean and everything ready and that 's why sporting people are superstitious . '' With some impressive pre-season testing sessions under his belt many pundits are tipping Massa to muscle his way into the title reckoning in 2011 , so could this finally be his year ? `` Yes , I believe in my speed , I believe in the way I drive and I believe I can win many races and the championship . I think that 's very important to have inside your brain , to be stronger and stronger all the time . `` And I know if I have all the possibilities and everything that is automatically for my driving style , for the way I drive I can be there . '' After persistent problems with his car last season Massa thinks the new Pirelli tires to be used in the forthcoming campaign will benefit his racing style . `` Most of the problems I had last year should be alright for this year because the tires are much softer , to get the temperature in the tires it will be easier , so I expect not to have this problem , but we are a little bit early to say that . `` I like the tires , for sure . They 're very different from last year , so maybe we are going to have more pit-stops because otherwise after some laps you are struggling a lot on the tires . So it 's a big change for the championship , it 's a big strategy change , but I enjoy it , '' he said . Massa also rejects the oft-repeated notion that if he is to clinch a world title he will have to leave Ferrari in order to do so . `` I do n't think so , '' he said . `` I think I 'm in a top team , it 's important to have a top car and if I have that I will fight to the maximum level to be the champion . `` Ferrari is just the top in motorsport , it is a dream car on the road , for sure it is the most important thing . When you drive for a team like Ferrari it really is a dream come true . '' Massa showed courage to climb back into a Formula One car just ten weeks after his life-threatening crash in Hungary but he insists he never dwells on what might have been . `` I never dream about the accident , '' he said . `` What is important to say is that it was not my time . I believe in God , I am Catholic , so I 'm sure it was not my time , it was a not the moment to go to a different life . `` There 's nothing to say about that . When it 's not your time , you know , you stay here . ''
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Formula One driver Felipe Massa speaks to CNN about his superstitions . Brazilian wears the same underpants for qualifying and for the grand prix . Massa is hoping to clinch the world title for Ferrari this season . He narrowly missed out in 2008 and was seriously injured in 2009 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Formula One world champion Jenson Button has told CNN that he believes the sport 's decision to switch to Pirelli tires for 2011 will suit his style of racing . The Italian manufacturer are producing tires that are more bio-degradable than previous years , meaning drivers need to place a greater emphasis on the way they handle their cars -- something that Button feels plays to his strengths . With the new Formula One season about to start in Melbourne , Button told CNN Sport 's Don Riddell : `` I am good to my tires , it is something I have worked on for many years . Will new tires decide the Formula One title ? `` For me it is important to be precise with everything I do , the steering , the throttle , the breaks , '' added the Briton . `` And with these new tires there will be more stability , which is something I really look for in a car , so hopefully it will really help me . '' Button is taller than McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton and the cockpit of the MP4-26 has been moulded to his specifications , in sharp contrast to last season when the 2010 McLaren was built around Hamilton 's specifications . Button said : `` Last year was a little bit tricky for me to get into the car . It was built for Lewis , who is shorter than me . `` This new car is fitted around me so I feel a lot more at home . I have got my own steering wheel with buttons fitted exactly where I want them , which is a nice feeling . `` If you do n't feel at home in a car , you do n't feel part of it -- and you need to feel part of it to drive it well . '' Button has already won one world title but believes he has the ability to add to that 2009 success and has not lost the desire to become champion again . `` Racing in Formula One , and trying to win , is the most important thing in my life at the moment and to win the world title again would be a great feeling , '' said Button . `` But I really do n't know if that would be enough for me . You always want more and , at this moment in time , one more world title would be enough for me . `` But if I do win the world title this year , I think it would be very difficult for me to walk away from the sport . ''
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Jenson Button tells CNN that he is happy with the switch to Pirelli tires for 2011 . Pirelli have taken over from Bridgestone as the Formula One tire supplier . Button also reveals that the MP4-26 has been built to suit his own body shape . The Briton confirms that last year 's McLaren was built to suit the smaller Lewis Hamilton .
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Ciudad Juarez , Mexico -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A former police chief known for battling drug gangs in the Mexican border city of Tijuana has been named the new top cop in Ciudad Juarez , another city plagued by cartel violence . Former Baja California state police chief Julian Leyzaola `` is our new boss , '' Juarez police spokesman Adrian Sanchez said Thursday . Sanchez said Leyzaola was credited with cleaning up Tijuana during his tenure there , and `` We hope he can do the same here in Juarez . '' Battles among rival drug gangs were blamed for more than 3,000 killings in Juarez in 2010 . Leyzaola launched a public battle with one of Mexico 's most wanted drug traffickers , Teodoro `` El Teo '' Garcia Simental , after he took office in Tijuana in 2008 . Garcia 's cartel threatened to kill five police officers a week until Leyzaola resigned -- but by January 2010 , Garcia was behind bars . Leyzaola survived a series of assassination attempts and moved his family out of Mexico for a period of time , sleeping on an army base during that period . CNN 's Nick Valencia contributed to this report .
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Julian Leyzaola is credited with taking down a major drug boss in Tijuana . `` We hope he can to the same here in Juarez , '' a police spokesman says .
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-LRB- Wired -RRB- -- No more will soldiers ' vision be limited to the socket-embedded spheres that God intended . The Pentagon now wants troops to see dangers lurking behind them in real time , and be able to tell if an object a kilometer away is a walking stick or an AK-47 . In a solicitation released today , Darpa , the Pentagon 's far-out research branch , unveiled the Soldier Centric Imaging via Computational Cameras effort , or SCENICC . Imagine a suite of cameras that digitally capture a kilometer-wide , 360-degree sphere , representing the image in 3-D onto a wearable eyepiece . You 'd be able to literally see all around you , including behind yourself , and zooming in at will , creating a `` stereoscopic/binocular system , simultaneously providing 10x zoom to both eyes . '' And you would do this all hands-free , apparently by barking out or pre-programming a command -LRB- the solicitation leaves it up to a designer 's imagination -RRB- to adjust focus . Then comes the Terminator-vision . Darpa wants the eyepiece to include `` high-resolution computer-enhanced imagery as well as task-specific non-image data products such as mission data overlays , threat warnings/alerts , targeting assistance , etc. '' Target identified : Sarah Connor ... The `` Full Sphere Awareness '' tool will provide soldiers with `` muzzle flash detection , '' `` projectile tracking '' and `` object recognition/labeling , '' basically pointing key information out to them . And an `` integrated weapon sighting '' function locks your gun on your target when acquired . That 's far beyond an app mounted on your rifle that keeps track of where your friendlies and enemies are . The imaging would n't just be limited to what any individual soldier sees . SCENICC envisions a `` networked optical sensing capability '' that fuses images taken from nodes worn by `` collections of soldiers and/or unmanned vehicles . '' The Warrior-Alpha drone overhead ? Its full-motion video and still images would be sent into your eyepiece . It also has to be ridiculously lightweight , weighing less than 700 grams for the entire system -- including a battery powerful enough to `` exceed 24 hours -LSB- usage -RSB- under normal conditions . '' That 's about a pound and a half , maximum . The Army 's experimental ensemble of wearable gadgets weighs about eight pounds . And it is to SCENICC what your Roomba is to the T-1000 . Here 's how far advanced SCENICC is compared to bleeding-edge imaging and networking capabilities that the Army is currently developing . Right now , the Army 's asking three different companies -- Raytheon , Rockwell Collins and General Dynamics -- to build a wearable platform of digital maps , computers and radios , networked with one another . Soldiers would have warzone maps beamed onto helmet-mounted eyepieces . The system , known as Nett Warrior , needs to weigh less than eight pounds , and it builds on a years-long and ultimately fruitless effort called Land Warrior . -LRB- One of the problems with Land Warrior is it was heavy and cumbersome , owing in part to battery weight . -RRB- The Army hopes to choose one of the Nett Warrior designs by March . By the time it 'll actually roll out Nett Warrior after testing , production and deployment -- a few years , optimistically -- SCENICC will already be hard at work on its replacement . Darpa wants a hands-free zooming function within two years of work on the contract . By year three , the computer-enhanced vision tool needs to be ready . Year four is for 360-degree vision . Then it 's on to development . The Army is generally hot for combat-ready smartphones to keep soldiers linked up with each other . And the buzz-generating tool for the soldier of the near future is mapping technology , delivered onto a smartphone or some other handheld mobile device , at least judging from this year 's Association of the U.S. Army confab . But all of these representation tools are two-dimensional , and require soldiers to look away from their patrols in order to use them . Textron 's SoldierEyes Common Operating Picture , for instance , lets soldiers see icons on a tablet-mounted map telling them where their friends , enemies and neutrals are . It ca n't put those icons onto a 3-D picture sent to a soldier 's eyes , let alone allow a 10x zoom for a kilo-wide 360-degree field of vision . Why would anyone use a map on a smartphone when they could have SCENICC ? Even with all the advances in digital imaging , it 'll be a tall order to put together 360-degree vision and 10x zoom and mapping software and integration with weapons systems and lightweight miniaturization and network connectivity . Darpa does n't really address how the system 's networked optics would work in low-bandwidth areas like , say , eastern Afghanistan -LRB- though maybe drone-borne cell towers can help -RRB- . Indeed , judging from the solicitation , while SCENICC is supposed to be networked , it does n't seem to have any communications requirements for soldiers to talk through what their optics are sharing with each other . Maybe there 's a role for those new soldier smartphones after all . Subscribe to WIRED magazine for less than $ 1 an issue and get a FREE GIFT ! Click here ! Copyright 2010 Wired.com .
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The Pentagon 's Darpa unit unveiled a camera system that can project a 3-D image . You 'd be able to see all around you , including behind yourself , and zooming in at will . An `` integrated weapon sighting '' function locks your gun on your target when acquired .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi flew to Greece Sunday to deliver a personal message from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi , a Greek foreign ministry official told CNN . Libya asked Greece to allow a special envoy to travel there to communicate a message , Greek foreign ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras said . The nature of that message was not immediately known . Obeidi met with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou Sunday night , according to Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas . `` We stressed -- reiterated -- the clear message of the international community . One of full support and implementation for the decisions of the United Nations , immediate ceasefire and an end to violence , particularly against Libyan civilians , '' Droutsas said after the meeting . `` From what the Libyan envoy said , it is clear that the administration is looking for a solution , '' he added . Obeidi is expected to continue talks in Turkey and Malta , according to Droutsas . The envoy crossed the Libyan border into Tunisia Sunday morning , and from there boarded a private Greek plane for Athens . Obeidi is the Libyan deputy foreign minister in charge of European affairs . Journalists Houda Zaghdoudi and Elinda Labropoulou contributed to this report .
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NEW : Libya 's deputy foreign minister for European affairs meets with the Greek prime minister . NEW : The envoy is expected to continue talks in Turkey and Malta , Greek officials say . `` It is clear that the -LRB- Libyan -RRB- administration is looking for a solution ''
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Tokyo -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Students in many districts across Japan brushed off their uniforms and shouldered their bookbags for the first day of the new school year on Wednesday . But while most were worried about meeting their new teachers or what their class schedules might be , some were facing the threat of nuclear contamination or the loss of former classmates . In Tokyo , a group of students evacuated from the Fukushima area began the school year in a new city and a new classroom . Keisuke Takahashi , 7 , is one of several children staying at a youth center in Japan 's capital as their parents in the north work or take care of worse-off family members . `` I just got a letter from my mom , '' he said . `` It says that she is hurting because we 're separated . But she says do n't worry , we will go home together after the nuclear power plant settles down . '' `` I have n't got used to the life yet , because I have to live separately from my mom , '' he said walking into the Minamisuna Primary School . `` I miss her . '' Up in northern Japan , where the worst devastation from last month 's tsunami occurred , the new school year has been delayed several weeks . Dozens of schools were wiped out or too badly damaged to reopen in Miyagi prefecture . Governments and educators are scrambling to repair schools , round up teachers and cope with the tens of thousands of displaced people . A different set of problems in Fukushima , where authorities have begun testing schools , kindergartens and playgrounds across the prefecture after parents expressed worries about high levels of radiation . Teams of researchers will monitor 1,428 locations over three days ending Thursday to try to reassure the public about safety outside the 20-kilometer exclusion zone around the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant . The testing coincides with the beginning of the new school year in the prefecture , as tens of thousands of students return to classes . `` As the elementary schools starts on April 6th , we 've heard many of the concern from the parents whether the schools are safe enough to have their children to attend , '' an officer at Fukushima Disaster Management told CNN . `` In response to it , we conduct to check radiation level to secure the -LRB- safety -RRB- of the children . '' Authorities have announced repeatedly that there is little danger of contamination in the region , but there are monitoring stations across the country on watch . Government surveys are being taken several times daily by authorities from the area directly surrounding the damaged reactor , focusing on radiation `` hot spots '' such as ponds , low spots and drains where snow runoff and wind would naturally concentrate radiation . The spots with the highest levels of radiation Wednesday were just northwest of the plant , outside the 20-kilometer zone , with one spot registering 50.9 microsieverts . In comparison , the J-Village emergency site where workers are stationed at the cusp of the 20-kilometer zone showed a reading of just 1.1 microsieverts . A person in a developed nation is naturally exposed to about 3,000 microsieverts a year . The readings fluctuate over the day and change with wind patterns , but could also be showing that small amounts of radiation from debris and dust continue to come from the reactor site . No information is being released for sites inside the exclusion zone . The information , compiled by the Ministry of Education , Culture , Sports , Science and Technology -LRB- MEXT -RRB- , may eventually help create a `` minefield map '' of spots and transportation routes that are better to be avoided or closed off to the public . And in Tokyo , the radiation level has been dropping over recent days , as low wind speeds have limited the scattering of radiation from the north . CNN 's Junko Ogura , Whitney Hurst and Greg Botelho contributed to this report .
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Some students evacuated from the Fukushima area start school in Tokyo . Dozens of schools in northern Japan are wiped out or too badly damaged to reopen . Some parents stay in northern Japan to work or take care of worse-off relatives .
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Madrid , Spain -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An African man who claimed he could double your money simply by applying a magic potion to currency notes has been arrested at a Madrid bar where the Ecuadorean owner nearly fell victim to the ploy , Spanish national police said on Thursday . Police arrived in time to catch the suspected thief , from Cameroon , with 1,120 euros -LRB- $ 1,556 -RRB- that had been handed over by the bar owner . The suspect , 28 , alleged he had run out of magic potion and would need to go home to get some more , a police statement and spokesman said . `` It was a very unpleasant surprise , '' bar owner Cesar Tepan told CNN . He told police the suspect had come to the bar a week earlier claiming he could double currency notes by applying a magic potion , the police statement said . Taking a chance , the owner provided a 20 euro note -LRB- nearly $ 28 -RRB- , and the suspect mixed it with various white papers , applied a brown liquid and white power , and mixed it up with cotton . Presto , and there were soon three 20 euro notes visible , the owner told police . `` He returned my 20 , '' said Tepan , who 's lived 16 years in Spain and has owned the bar in central Madrid for 11 years . When the suspect came back last Saturday , the owner provided 1,120 euros in various currency notes , after the owner and the suspect agreed on how to split up the proceeds from the doubled money , the police said . The suspect put the bills in an envelope and sealed it with tape . Then he applied the alleged magic potion , repeating this various times , but finally told the bar owner he had run out of the magic potion and would need to go home and get more . But he promised to leave the sealed envelope at the bar . That 's when an argument ensued and someone , possibly the owner or a client , called the police , a police spokesman said . `` I realized he was trying to take the money , '' Tepan told CNN . A neighbor called the police and Tepan 's adult son arrived and locked the door to the street , with the suspect inside the bar . `` He became nervous , '' Tepan said , adding he was determined not to let the suspect leave until the 1,120 euros had been returned . The police arrived and opened the sealed envelope but found only white papers inside . Then they searched the suspect , and found the 1,120 euros hidden in his clothing , the police statement said .
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African man arrested at a bar by Spanish police . He had 1,120 euros bar own had given him to double . The man said he had run out of potion and needed to go home to get more .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Afghan police repelled an attack on an army recruitment center in Kandahar on Thursday , officials said . One suicide attacker died when he detonated explosives , while three others were shot and killed by police , the Kandahar province 's media department said . In addition to the attackers , one person was killed and nine others were wounded , the director of Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar said . One civilian was among the wounded , said Abdul Qayum Pokhla . Zalmai Ayoubi , a spokesman for the provincial government , said the suicide attackers entered a building that was under construction and fired at the recruitment center across the street . The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack . Meanwhile , Afghan forces and coalition troops killed more than 80 insurgents during an anti-terrorism operation in the mountainous Kunar province along the border with Pakistan , NATO said . They also seized numerous weapons , materials for making improved explosive devices , and captured a radio station used to solicit money and direct attacks on civilians , NATO said . CNN 's Matiullah Mati contributed to this report .
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NEW : One victim killed , 9 wounded including a civilian . Four insurgents are killed during attack on police HQ in Kandahar . The Taliban claims responsibility for the attack . Afghan and coalition forces kill 80 insurgents in a separate incident .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Syrian government is freeing some activists while arresting hundreds of others in its back-and-forth bid to placate protesters and crush dissent , a human rights lawyer said . Attorney Razan Zaytouni sent CNN a list Sunday naming more than 500 people she said have been arrested since the start of the unrest a couple of weeks ago . Roughly half of those people have since been released , the list shows . CNN could not independently confirm details of the report . Last week the Syrian Arab News Agency said that a wave of arrests came as government security forces were searching for members of an `` armed group '' that killed `` a number of citizen and security forces . '' SANA reported that an unidentified official said snipers from the group fired at citizens and security forces from rooftops . This is disputed by activists and eyewitnesses who told CNN that government snipers fired shots at unarmed protesters and government forces beat demonstrators . Protesters in Syria are upset at what they see as the nation 's heavy-handed rule . Opponents of the government allege massive human rights abuses and are calling for political and economic reform . They also want the release of all political prisoners and an end to emergency law . The emergency law allows the government to make preventive arrests and override constitutional and penal code statutes . In effect since 1963 , it also bars detainees who have not been charged from filing court complaints and from having a lawyer present during interrogations . Zaytouni said she is part of a group of lawyers that has volunteered to help defend political prisoners . `` But our role is superficial . There is no judicial system in Syria and the security apparatus arrests people and send them to courts directly , '' she said . Amnesty International estimated late last month that at least 93 people were believed to have been arrested by Syrian security forces between March 8 and March 23 and held in unknown locations . The real number arrests is likely to be `` considerably higher , '' the rights group said , adding that the detained include students , intellectuals , journalists and activists . Zaytouni spoke the same day the family of an imprisoned activist said he was freed . Mohammad al-Abdallah told CNN his brother was released Sunday after more than five years in prison . Omar al-Abdallah , 26 , was accused of `` taking actions and making threat -LRB- ening -RRB- statements against the state in Syria , '' his brother said . Their father remains a political prisoner , he added .
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A rights lawyer says more than 500 people have been arrested in the recent crackdown . Roughly half of those people have since been released , she says . Omar al-Abdallah is freed after 5 years in prison , his brother says . Protesters in Syria are calling for the release of all political prisoners .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The more I think about it the more I am convinced I need one of Eric Clapton 's old guitars . Bonhams is hosting an auction of `` Slowhand 's '' gear in New York . I really should be there and as a responsible parent make some investments for my children 's futures . Now nobody should take financial advice from a washed-up , failed rock guitarist like me . But if you will just go with me on this , I do think I may be onto something . No doubt , vintage guitars made by the right company , at the right time , and played by the right people , are a serious investment opportunity . Headlines were made in 2004 when Clapton 's Blackie guitar sold for $ 959,000 . Actually that guitar broke one of the usual rules for collectors because it was not all original . He had swapped parts from other guitars , which usually kills the resale value . But what it did have was provenance . And what provenance . This was the guitar that Clapton had used over two decades , both in the studio and on stage . It also had a lot of people who wanted to buy it -- baby boomers who grew up with Clapton , the provider of soundtracks for their lives . And you can own the very guitar he played those tunes on ? If you had just under a million bucks burning a hole your pocket it would be crazy not to . There is nothing that iconic at these sales , but there is a range of very tasty Clapton stuff . Beyond guitars there are amplifiers -LRB- also very collectable -RRB- , stage clothes and other memorabilia . As an investment , provided you avoid bidding frenzy , these would be instruments of unquestioned authenticity , many of which have been used on record and in public performance by a star who has been making music and selling out concerts for nearly 40 years . The money Clapton raised in these sales goes to the Crossroads Centre , which he founded , which treats drug and alcohol addiction . So , it 's for a good cause , it 's a good investment , and you finish up with a really cool guitar . Guitars can be a great investment . Key vintage Fender guitars more than doubled in value in the last decade . If you have an original `` Strat '' from the 1950s or early 1960s in what as known as a custom color -LRB- taken from popular auto colors of the period -RRB- , you could be looking at a value of up to $ 50,000 -- not bad for something that would not have cost more than $ 100 when new . Of course most people who bought them back then did not do so thinking they were long-term investments so parts were changed , the finishes were battered and repainted and value was subsequently diminished . I bought a 1961 Strat all original expect for having been stripped down to the wood . It cost between half and a third of what it would have done if the paint had still been on . Now there is a thriving trade in so called `` relic guitars '' which are new but treated to give the impression of a battered old road warrior . Worrying , there are also a lot of guitars being sold as original vintage pieces , which have had parts changed out . The money involved makes it worthwhile for the fakers who go to great lengths to disguise the changes . So the buyer beware , and always seek out what provenance and guarantees you can . There is one guitar that is the Stradivarius for collectors . It is the Gibson Les Paul Standard , made between 1958 and 1960 . If you had bought one back then -- and you may well have got a discount because it was not a big seller at the time -- you would now be sitting on a guitar which can change hands for well in excess of $ 250,000 . How does that happen ? Well , it brings us back to Clapton . He played a Les Paul on an album by John Mayall and Blues Breakers . The recording is legendary among guitar players . Suddenly the discontinued Les Paul was in demand . Its value rose , and then soared as it was adopted by one superstar after another . We are talking Keith Richards , Fleetwood Mac 's Peter Green , Led Zeppelin 's Jimmy Page . Music world honors Les Paul . Clapton 's Les Paul is thought to have been stolen while he was in rehearsals with his band Cream . Now if that ever showed up , Blackie might well end up being the second most valuable guitar sold in open auction . So if you want to buy a vintage guitar and have a partner who takes an alternative perspective , point out you are doing it for them , for their future . And if you find yourself bidding against some heavy set , balding guy , who looks like he knows he really should not be there , give him a break and let him win .
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Bonhams auctioneers selling more than 70 Eric Clapton guitars . Collector , CNN editorial chief and sometime musician Tony Maddox explains the joy of guitars . Provenance and a star owner are often key to a good sale price , Maddox says . In 2004 Clapton 's Blackie guitar sold for $ 959,000 ; this sale has a reproduction of the iconic instrument .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World champion Sebastian Vettel has taken an early stranglehold on this year 's championship after his second straight win in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang . Vettel won the season-opener in Austrlia and has now claimed fourth successive victories after two at the end of the 2010 season to clinch the title . Red Bull 's Vettel led from start to finish to come home ahead of McLaren 's Jenson Button with Nick Heidfeld giving Lotus Renault their second podium of the season . Formula One teams , drivers and circuits . The German has 50 points , 24 ahead of Button , with Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber , who was fourth in Malaysia , four further points adrift . Hamilton , who had a difficult afternoon , crossed the line in seventh , but was relegated to eighth after being penalized for a coming together with Ferrari 's Fernando Alonso . It lifted Sauber 's Kamui Kobayashi into seventh , scoring points again for the second straight race . Force India 's Paul di Resta secured his second straight 10th place finish on his F1 debut . Red Bull continue to lead the constructors ' championship as they bid to repeat their success of last year . Drivers ' standings after second F1 race of season in Malaysia : . 1 . Sebastian Vettel Ger - Red Bull 50 points . 2 . Jenson Button GB - McLaren 26 . 3 = Lewis Hamilton GB - McLaren 22 . 3 = Mark Webber Aus - Red Bull 22 . 5 . Fernando Alonso Sp - Ferrari 20 . 6 . Felipe Massa It - Ferrari 16 . 7 = Nick Heidfeld Ger - Renault 15 . 7 = Vitaly Petrov Rus - Renault 15 . 9 . Kamui Kobayashi Jpn - Sauber 6 . 10 . Sebastien Buemi - Sui STR Ferr 4 . Constructors ' standings after round two : . 1 . Red Bull 72 points . 2 . McLaren 48 . 3 . Ferrari 36 . 4 . Renault 30 . 5 . Sauber 6 . 6 = STR Ferrari 4 . 6 = . Force India 4 .
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Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel wins second successive race . The victory gives the Red Bull driver the maximum 50 points after two rounds . Jenson Button lies second in the standings after finishing second in Malaysia . Red Bull lead the constructors ' standings from McLaren .
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Los Angeles -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and four city councilmen were fined for ethics violations for receiving gifts worth more than $ 100 and tickets to Hollywood 's hottest awards shows , the city ethics commission voted Tuesday . Villaraigosa was fined $ 20,849 by the city commission . He had earlier been fined $ 21,000 by the state 's Fair Political Practice Commission . In a statement , Villaraigosa said his failure to report admission to 34 of the 3,000 civic events he attended between 2005 and 2010 was `` unintentional . '' He believed the tickets were n't gifts , he said . He noted the penalties were below the maximum and that he cooperated with the investigations . `` While appreciating that the Fair Political Practices Commission and city Ethics Commission concluded this was ` unintentional ' and that I acted in ` good faith , ' I am fully accountable . It is my responsibility to make sure I act in strict compliance with the applicable rules , '' the mayor said in a statement . `` I will continue to attend these events and have taken the necessary steps to ensure full compliance in the future , '' he added . Councilman Eric Garcetti was fined $ 4,800 for accepting tickets to the 2007 Emmy Awards and the 2007 and 2008 Oscars . `` While I paid the full cost of the awards show tickets , '' Garcetti said , `` I messed up when it came to the dinners afterward . That 's my mistake , and I 'm personally paying for the cost of these three dinners now to clear it up . '' The city ethics commission fined Councilman Herb Wesson $ 3,900 for accepting tickets to the BET Awards in 2007 , 2008 and 2009 . He did n't return messages from CNN . Councilman Tony Cardenas was fined $ 2,500 for accepting tickets to the 2008 Emmy Awards . Cardenas told CNN that he was a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Science , and he accepted the tickets to 2008 Emmy Awards because he thought his membership in the academy justified his attendance . `` The Ethics Commission has concluded that the specific facts of this case , including lack of prior enforcement history , my full cooperation throughout this investigation and my willingness to abide by the commission 's decision have resulted in a penalty below the maximum allowable fines , '' Cardenas said . Councilman Jose Huizar was fined $ 2,100 for accepting tickets to the 2007 Academy Awards . `` This infraction occurred in 2007 and was completely unintentional and resulted from a misunderstanding of the city 's gift rules , '' said Huizar . `` I take full responsibility and agree with the commission 's recommendation . '' The city ethics commission 's vote to fine the five elected officials was unanimous . The fines totaled $ 13,300 . The Oscars were also fined $ 13,250 for giving two tickets worth $ 700 to the mayor for the 2007 Academy Awards and Governors Ball ; two tickets worth $ 2,200 to the mayor for the 2008 Academy Awards and Governors Ball ; a $ 1,100 ticket to the mayor to the 2009 Academy Awards and Governors Ball ; four tickets worth $ 4,400 to the mayor to this year 's Academy Awards and Governors Ball ; and two tickets worth $ 2,200 to Huizar to attend the 2007 Academy Awards and Governors Ball . The city ethics commission also fined the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences , Inc. -- the Grammys -- $ 8,300 for giving the mayor two Grammy tickets worth $ 2,400 in 2008 , one ticket worth $ 1,400 in 2009 and four tickets worth $ 4,800 this year . The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was fined $ 7,900 for giving two tickets worth $ 2,500 to Garcetti for the 2007 Emmy Awards and Governors Ball at Shrine Auditorium . The fine was also for giving the mayor two tickets worth $ 1,200 for the 2007 Emmy Awards , a $ 600 ticket for the 2008 Emmy Awards and two tickets worth $ 2,600 to the 2009 Emmys and Governors Ball . The Black Entertainment Television Networks was fined $ 3,900 for giving four tickets worth $ 1,400 to Wesson for the 2007 BET Awards , four tickets worth $ 1,400 to Wesson for the 2008 BET Awards and four tickets worth $ 1,400 to Wesson for the 2009 BET Awards . The commission fined Anschutz Entertainment Group $ 799 for giving the mayor two tickets worth $ 239 for a Spice Girls concert at the Staples Center in 2007 , two tickets worth $ 160 for a Los Angeles Lakers game against the Utah Jazz at the Staples Center in 2008 and six tickets worth $ 600 for the ESPY Awards at the Nokia Theater in 2008 .
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The five Los Angeles elected officials received tickets to Hollywood 's hottest shows . Those shows included the Oscars , the Emmys , the Grammys . The show organizations were also fined by the city 's ethics commission .
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Tripoli , Libya -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Opposition forces in the rebel-held city of Benghazi called for massive demonstrations on Friday to show solidarity with like-minded Libyans in the capital , Tripoli , which remains under the control of leader Moammar Gadhafi . The developments came as the leaders of the United States , France and England delivered an editorial piece to European newspapers on their vision of Libya 's future . Rebels have been under intense pressure from government forces in several cities . Gadhafi 's troops pounded rebel positions in Misrata on Friday , firing mortar and artillery rounds into the strategic port city , while to the west , in Tripoli , aircraft could be heard circling the city . Libyan state television , meanwhile , reported civilian casualties from Thursday 's NATO airstrikes . The attacks came as the alliance chief asked for more precision fighter jets in order to avoid civilian deaths . At a NATO summit in Berlin , Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told reporters that NATO has the necessary assets to continue aerial strikes , but the tactical nature of the fight has changed . `` Now they hide their heavy arms in populated areas , where before many targets were easier to get to , '' Rasmussen said . `` To avoid civilian casualties , we need very sophisticated equipment . So , we need a few more precision fighter ground-attack aircraft for air-to-ground missions . '' With the conflict at a deadly impasse , Britain and France have been pressuring NATO to step up airstrikes . In a joint op-ed that appeared Friday in three European newspapers , U.S. President Barack Obama , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron wrote about their vision of Libya 's `` pathway to peace . '' `` We are convinced that better times lie ahead for the people of LIbya , '' they wrote . They likened the fighting in Misrata to a `` medieval siege . '' The White House released text of the opinion piece , which called on the Libyan troops to return to their barracks . `` Our duty and our mandate under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 is to protect civilians , and we are doing that . It is not to remove -LRB- Gadhafi -RRB- by force . But it is impossible to imagine a future for Libya with -LRB- Gadhafi -RRB- in power , '' the three wrote . `` The International Criminal Court is rightly investigating the crimes committed against civilians and the grievous violations of international law . It is unthinkable that someone who has tried to massacre his own people can play a part in their future government . '' Gadhafi 's daughter , Ayesha , speaking to a cheering crowd in Tripoli on Thursday , said the United States tried to kill her and other children in 1986 . `` In 1911 , Italy attacked my country and killed my -LRB- great - -RRB- grandfather , '' she said . `` Now in 2011 , they 're trying to kill my father . '' `` My father once said that ` if the Libyan nation does n't want me , then I do n't deserve to live , ' '' Ayesha Gadhafi said . `` The Libyans answered him in a united voice : ` Those who do n't want you do n't deserve to live ! ' '' Ayesha Gadhafi also said rebel forces were being wrongly portrayed . `` Who are those civilians that you 're trying to protect while killing us ? Are they those who hold RPGs and other weapons ? '' The emir of Qatar , meanwhile , told CNN `` it 's possible '' weapons provided by his state have reached Libyan rebels in the past two days . Hamad bin Khalifa told `` The Situation Room '' that the opposition first must be trained in use of the weapons . Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim accused Qatar late Wednesday of providing rebels in eastern Libya with anti-tank warheads , but he did not say when . A week ago , a CNN team in eastern Libya saw the rebels with anti-tank missiles , which they did n't have before . Rebels near Ajdabiya were beginning to show signs of discipline and have received new equipment , CNN 's Ben Wedeman reported . Despite the enhanced organization , they were not ready to take the offensive . Misrata has been under siege for weeks . Reports of civilian casualties are commonplace . U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that in addition to Misrata , the situation also is particularly grave in the cities of Zintan and al-Brega because of critical food and water shortages . Rebels have pushed back the battle lines in the east from the war-weary city of Ajdabiya toward al-Brega . `` We are also deeply concerned with the fate of third-country nationals who are trapped in the areas of fighting , '' Ban said at an Arab League meeting on Libya in Cairo . `` As the fighting rages , the situation will only get worse and the more distant a political solution . '' International delegates attending a meeting on Libya Thursday in Qatar again urged Gadhafi to step down immediately . But the Libyan strongman has shown no signs of backing down . State-run television aired video Thursday of Gadhafi hanging out of the sunroof of a sport utility vehicle and waving to other cars and people on the streets . CNN 's Frederik Pleitgen , Ben Wedeman and Reza Sayah contributed to this report .
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U.S. , French and UK leaders write op-ed piece . Rebels show more discipline , cohesion in Ajdabiya . Misrata and other cities have been under siege for weeks . Emir says `` it 's possible '' rebels have received Qatari weapons .
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Sanya , China -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A leadership summit of five emerging economic powers took a decidedly political turn on Thursday , going beyond customary economic issues with a joint declaration against Western-led airstrikes in Libya and urging a peaceful solution to the conflict . `` We share the principle that the use of force should be avoided , '' the heads of state of Brazil , Russia , India , China and South Africa declared in the Sanya Declaration , which was issued at the conclusion of the annual BRICS Summit in this southern China resort city . Earlier this year , Brazil , Russia , India and China abstained from voting on a United Nations Security Council resolution that authorized a no-fly zone over Libya . By contrast , South Africa had voted in favor of the resolution . This is the third annual BRICS Summit , which adopted a new acronym after South Africa joined Brazil , Russia , India and China for the first time . Chinese President Hu Jintao chaired the one-day meeting , which was also attended by South African President Jacob Zuma , Russian President Dmitry Medvedev , Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff , Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a host of cabinet-level representatives . This year , the BRICS countries angled for greater collective influence in political affairs . Hu , China 's president , called for cooperation to increase the influence of emerging economies in international institutions such as the United Nations and the World Bank . In the joint declaration , the five countries specifically called for reform and diversification of the UN Security Council by adding more emerging economies so `` it can deal with today 's global challenges more successfully . '' `` We underscore our support for multilateralism and the UN system but also agree on the need for the UN , including the UN Security Council , to make it more representative and effective , '' said South African President Jacob Zuma . Indian Minister of Commerce Anand Sharma agreed . `` This platform as such can make a significant and defining contribution to the global architecture as the world is seeing a major shift , '' Sharma told CNN . The BRICS countries also agreed to use their own currencies in place of the U.S. dollar when issuing credit or grants to one another . The declaration , which called for a broad-based international reserve currency system , asserted that such a move would provide more stability and certainty for emerging economies . While the summit focused on major areas of agreement between the five countries , it was apparent that the meeting purposefully steered clear of controversial topics that still plague this diverse group of nations . Controversial issues directly related to trade , including currency valuation , were pointedly avoided on Thursday . `` As of now , there has been no debate on this issue , '' Yu Ping , Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade , told CNN on Thursday . Brazil , which has been sharply critical of the way China values its currency , avoided direct comment . `` Brazil has to do what Brazil has to do , '' said Luciano Coutinho , President of the Brazilian National Development Bank . `` We can not expect others to take care of our problems . '' Together , the BRICS countries account for 40 % of the world 's population , and their combined economic output neared one-fifth of global GDP in 2010 . The BRICS countries are expected to pass the G-7 's output by 2035 , according to official statistics published by the summit . Next year 's BRICS Summit will be hosted in India .
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Leaders of Brazil , Russia , India , China and South Africa meet in Chinese resort city . The five nations also call for more representation on the UN Security Council . Controversial topics such as currency valuation are pointedly avoided . South Africa makes its first appearance at the BRICS Summit .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A proposal by a coalition of Persian Gulf nations to decrease tensions between the government and the opposition in Yemen may have done just the opposite . One day after the Gulf Cooperation Council released a statement urging Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh to transfer powers to his vice president , thousands of protestors returned to the streets Monday for marches and opposition leaders are vowing not to back down . One eyewitness claims protesters number in the tens of thousands at a anti-Saleh march in Abyan province . CNN could not independently verify the estimate . `` The youth protesting today are being used by the JMP who are trying to steal the revolution from them , '' Abdu Ganadi , deputy minister of information for the GCC said Monday . The Joint Meeting Parties bloc , Yemen 's largest opposition group , said the GCC initiative `` does not clearly state that Saleh must step down and only focuses on Saleh 's transferring power . '' `` We all know the VP is not strong and will never be able to tell Saleh no , even if all his powers are transferred , '' said senior JMP official Hasan Zaid . The Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Washington responded to the GCC initiative on Monday in a statement which said Saleh has agreed to transfer powers in accordance with the Yemeni Constitution , which means he will not step down from power until his term ends in 2013 . `` We will not accept any initiative that will have Saleh still in rule whether the initiative is from the GCC or Europe , '' Zaid said . The GCC , a six-nation bloc of oil producing countries , met on Sunday in the Saudi Arabian capital , Riyadh , in an effort bring an end to the current political impasse in the country . `` The opposition wants everything and President Saleh is still the most powerful person in the country , '' GCC 's Ganadi said . `` The opposition is now the one going against the GCC initiative , '' said Ganadi . A leading revolutionary attending a march on Monday in Sanaa spoke out against the coalition 's proposal . `` The youth are not involved in any agreement and in the end , we have the powerful voice , '' said Khaled Anesi . `` No initiative will save Saleh from the crimes he committed against the peaceful youth , '' Anesi said . In addition to pushing the transfer of power , the GCC 's initiative also called for the formation of a national unity government to be chaired by the opposition . There was no mention of that proposal in the statement released by the Yemen government . Last week , Saleh said he welcomes the council 's efforts to help resolve the political crisis in his country . He has said he intends to step down but only under a peaceful and constitutional transition process . Despite increasing pressure from neighboring countries and opposition groups , the Yemeni government has said calling for Saleh 's departure now is going too far . Yemen 's president has promised not to run in the next round of elections . The United States , which has been allied with the Saleh government in its fight against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula , has welcomed past Gulf council initiatives . `` We strongly encourage all sides to engage in this urgently needed dialogue to reach a solution supported by the Yemeni people , '' Mark Toner , spokesman for the U.S. State Department , said Friday . `` President Saleh has publicly expressed his willingness to engage in a peaceful transition of power ; the timing and form of this transition should be identified through negotiation and begin soon . '' Violence and protest have raged in Yemen , where protesters have called for the ouster of Saleh . He has ruled the country since 1978 . An eyewitness claims hundreds of protesters attended an anti-government march in streets of Sanaa , and other cities across Yemen . `` We will not be scared to march and make the regime understand that we will not stop until our demands are met , '' student activist Hareth Abdullah said . `` Every day we increase in power and the regime decreases in power , '' Abdullah said . High unemployment fuels much of the anger among a growing young population who have suffered from poverty . The protesters also cite government corruption and a lack of political freedom . `` We will not differ with the revolution youth and we will support them , '' Yahya Abu Osbaa , a senior JMP official said . `` In the end , I can assure you that we will agree on terms , '' Osbaa said . CNN 's Mohammed Jamjoom , Yousuf Basil , Amir Ahmed and Hakim Almasmari contributed to this report .
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NEW : Gulf Cooperation Council accuses the opposition of trying to steal the youth revolution . NEW : Eyewitness reports tens of thousands gather for anti-Saleh march . Senior opposition official : `` We will not accept any initiative that will have Saleh still in rule '' Yemen president commits to peaceful transfer of power in accordance with Yemeni constitution .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Japan has suspended its annual Antarctic whale hunt because an anti-whaling group is tailing its ship , a government official said Wednesday . Hirosh Kawamura , an official at the Ministry of Agriculture , Forestry and Fisheries , said the hunt has been `` temporarily suspended '' since February 10 due to the actions of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society . `` We have experienced the dangerous attacks from them , it might take the life of crews , '' he said . `` Considering the safety as the first priority , we decided to halt the whaling temporarily . '' Sea Shepherd regularly dogs Japanese whaling vessels during their hunts to make their task more difficult and to lower the number of whales harvested . Japan annually hunts whales in the Antarctic , despite a worldwide moratorium on whaling , under the loophole that a country may legally do so if its purpose is scientific research . Sea Shepherd has said the science argument is a sham , noting that the whale meat is sold in Japan and served in restaurants .
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Japan suspends its annual whale hunt after anti-whaling group chases its ship . The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society regularly dogs Japanese whaling vessels . The group aims to lower the number of whales harvested .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Andy Carroll scored twice , his first goals for Liverpool , to help his club comfortably defeat Manchester City 3-0 in Monday 's Premier League encounter at Anfield . City , who needed a victory to move above Chelsea into third place in the table , were blown away by a devastating first half performance from Liverpool , who have consolidated sixth position with this result . Liverpool began brightly and nearly took a seventh-minute lead when Luis Suarez 's fine strike was tipped onto the post by City 's England goalkeeper Joe Hart . But the visiting defense was struggling to cope with Liverpool 's wave of attacks and the hosts took a deserved lead six minutes later when Carroll 's superbly struck left-footed strike , from just outside the area , swerved past Hart for his first goal since joining the club for a British record transfer fee in January . Liverpool doubled their lead in the 34th minute when City failed to clear a succession of crosses and blocked shots , the ball eventually falling to the feet of Dirk Kuyt who fired through the legs of defender Alexander Kolarov and past Hart . Liverpool made it 3-0 a minute later when Raul Meireles curled in an inviting cross from the left for Carroll to outjump Kolarov and help the ball into the far corner of the net . Liverpool had chances to increase their lead after the break but Hart did well to keep out efforts from Meireles and Kuyt , while Suarez fired wide from an acute angle and Carroll headed over the crossbar from a good position . City 's defeat means they lie just three points ahead of Tottenham , who have a game in hand , in the race for the final Champions League place , with the teams still to play each other this season . A bad night for Roberto Mancini 's side was made worse with the news that talismanic striker Carlos Tevez is now doubtful for Sunday 's FA Cup semifinal against rivals Manchester United at Wembley , after limping off in the first half with a hamstring injury .
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Andy Carroll scores his first Liverpool goals in a 3-0 win over Manchester City . They are Carroll 's first goals since his records transfer from Newcastle in January . Dirk Kuyt also scores as Liverpool consolidate sixth place in the table . Manchester City remain fourth , just three points ahead of Tottenham in fifth .
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Dallas , Texas -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Some people see body painting as semi-nudity and therefore taboo . Others see it as a form of artistic self-expression . A talented few see it as a challenge . Artists from around the world raised their paint brushes in Dallas , Texas , recently with hopes of turning a human body into a prize-winning work of art at the 2011 North American Body Painting Championship . A lot of brightly colored paint was sprayed or brushed on cheeks , lips , chests , backs , arm pits , legs and feet -- and even inside ears . Each team of up to three artists -- all required to be at least 21 years of age -- worked on a human volunteer who would be turned into what looked like a fantasy creature . Because each human body is unique , that can also influence the end product , according to veteran Canadian artist Yvonne Boyd of British Columbia . `` Each person has their own unique energy and shapes . Skin textures pull out different colors in the paint , '' she said . Some of the contestants have years of experience . Others like Dallas resident Brenda Brewer , a face painter on cruise ships , was body painting for the first time . `` Its a form of expression but instead of using a canvas you are using a body as a canvas '' Brewer says . With a curvy and moving body , artists say it can be tough to keep the paint in place for long . `` The most difficult part to paint are the crease like under the arms and neck which have a lot of movement and rubs off , '' said Lymari Mittot , an artist from Mexico . Paul Malachi , a carpenter who occasionally body paints , learned a love for the art from his stepmother who is a face painter . He said body painting is growing in popularity because `` its such an attractive median for the audience , artist and models that it beckons people to look and be curious . '' Casey Crowell , a baker in her unpainted life , volunteered to be a model for the first time at the competition , despite the near-nudity required . `` This the best of any form of creativity you can think of , '' Crowell said , explaining how it also gave her body a new freedom . `` The most exposed I 've ever been -LRB- before -RRB- was giving birth to my son , '' she said . `` But yesterday I walked around Dallas in pasties and a thong . '' Competition rules bar total nudity , but some artists feel that uninformed public perception of body painting gives their artwork a negative connotation . `` The misconception of body painting is that the models pose nude , '' said artist Amber Downs . `` They wear pasties and thongs and those get painted , '' she explained . Lisa Richardson , executive producer of the North American Body Painting Championship , said body painting is not something that should be kept hidden behind closed doors . `` It 's not taboo , it 's not based on sexuality . It 's art that just happens to be alive '' Richardson said . She said having your own body painted can boost your confidence . `` No matter what your flaws are , paint can cover that and make you feel incredibly beautiful and make you feel strong . '' At least one model agreed . `` I 've become more comfortable with myself . I know myself a little bit better , '' Crowell said .
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Artists compete in 2011 North American Body Painting Championship in Texas . They turn human bodies into colorful canvases for prize money . Say their art is misunderstood and is not about nudity . Artists say body curves and movement are challenging .
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Los Angeles -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Authorities confiscated an antique gun and some bullets from the home of Charlie Sheen after a search , the actor 's divorce attorney said Friday . Mark Gross told reporters he did not believe that by having the items his client was in violation of a temporary restraining order taken out against Sheen this month . Gross said no drugs were found and police were courteous during the Thursday night search -- a sentiment authorities echoed about the actor . `` Mr. Sheen was very cooperative and we are done , '' said Los Angeles police spokeswoman Norma Eisenman . The actor took to Twitter immediately afterward , informing his 2.5 million followers , `` the LAPD were AWESOME . Absolute pros ! they can protect and serve this Warlock anytime !!! c. '' The restraining order was filed March 1 after Sheen 's estranged wife , Brooke Mueller , requested it , alleging that he had threatened to kill her . `` I will cut your head off , put it in a box and send it to your mom , '' Mueller claims that Sheen told her late last month . The revelations were in a court document that resulted in a court order that removed Sheen 's twin boys from his home . The restraining order states Sheen can not possess , have , buy or try to buy , receive or try to receive , or in any other way get guns , other firearms or ammunition . It came to the attention of the Los Angeles police department that Sheen is the registered owner of firearms , Eisenman said , and the search was conducted to see if any firearms or ammunition were in his possession . A source close to Sheen told CNN the actor knew authorities were coming to search his home for firearms . Sheen told the source that he had no weapons there . His attorney , Gross told reporters that both he and Sheen were aware beforehand that that the search was going to occur , though Gross did not offer specifics as to when he or Sheen were notified . The attorney said he did not believe Mueller was behind the tip that led to the search . Warner Bros fired Sheen from the hit sitcom `` Two and a Half Men '' on Monday after he conducted a long-running rant against the show 's producers . Warner Bros is owned by Time Warner , as is CNN . CNN 's Denise Quan , Douglas Hyde and Scott Thompson contributed to this report .
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NEW : Police find , confiscate an antique gun and bullets from Sheen 's home . `` The LAPD were AWESOME , '' Sheen says on his Twitter account . A temporary retraining order was filed against Sheen this month . His estranged wife says he threatened to kill her last month .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- England 's flamboyant batsman Kevin Pietersen has been fined by Australian police for speeding in a Lamborghini laid on for him by former spin-king Shane Warne . Pietersen took the $ 466,200 bright yellow car for a drive along the Great Ocean Road near Melbourne , Australia , thanks to former leg spinner Warne 's connection with the car company . The South African-born star is currently with the England team as they take on Australia in the five-match Ashes series . He was named man of the match after making a double century last week as England won the second Test in Adelaide to take a 1-0 lead . Warne comeback talk grows . Pietersen had no problem with the Australian bowling but it was a different matter when he had to face Victoria police just hours after he updated his Twitter site to say : `` Stunning beaches on The Great Ocean Rd. . Gorgeous drive . '' He was reportedly fined $ 235 and docked three points for driving at 121 kph by police . The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed Pietersen had been fined , but said that he would n't face disciplinary action . On Wednesday he had tweeted a picture of the super car and said : `` Massive thanks to Lamborghini Melbourne & @warne888 for letting me play with this for a few days . . '' England 's emphatic victory in the second Test has prompted calls for Warne to make a comeback and attempt to add to the 708 Test wickets he took in a sparkling 15-year career . One group of businessman has even set up a website -- bringbackwarne.com -- to coax the 41-year-old out of retirement . Warne would only say the clamor was `` flattering . '' Another high-profile sports star to fall foul of the Australian police is McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton after he was fined for anti-social driving in his Mercedes in March this year . Meanwhile in the UK , former England footballer Paul Gascoigne -- who rose to prominence during the 1990 World Cup in Italy -- has been handed a suspended jail term for drink-driving .
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Kevin Pietersen fined for speeding in Melbourne , Australia . England batsman had Lamborghini laid on for him by spin legend Shane Warne . Victoria police reportedly fine Pietersen three penalty points and $ 235 . Pietersen hit a double hundred as England won second Test in the Ashes series .
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-LRB- WIRED -RRB- -- Microsoft showed off a host of visual and search enhancements to its search engine Bing Wednesday , in hopes that better packaging will help it eat away at Google 's online dominance . `` We are neck-to-neck in terms of search quality , '' said Bing head Satya Nadella . `` Why would an end user , if you are neck to neck on search quality , use Bing ? That 's the question we ask ourselves every day . '' The answer the company is betting is a combination of a prettier interface , results informed by what your friends think , and focussing on helping people do things faster , whether that 's finding a product review or buying an airline ticket . Wednesday 's announcements includes a new mobile app for Android and the iPhone , that brings some of the design feel of Windows Phone 7 to their competitors ' devices , along with some nifty maps , real time bus directions , and an easy way to make beautiful panoramas . You can also easily make reservations via OpenTable and take a virtual tour of a restaurant 's interior when a restaurant shows up in map search results . Microsoft also redesigned its browser-based image search and maps , reducing the latter 's reliance on the Silverlight plug-in and instead doing more with the power of modern browsers and HTML5 . Traditional search also got a slight makeover , with visual changes being made to how results are returned for musical artists , destinations and movies , among other types of search . One particularly good new search result that Microsoft demoed , but which is not yet live , is for movies that are no longer playing in theaters . The Movie page for that movie will , like those for in-theater movies , show you a preview and links to reviews . But it substitutes direct , deep links to places to watch the movie online , including Netflix , for the typical showtime listings . Bing now has 11.8 % of the U.S. search market , a 48 % hump growth since Bing replaced Live search in the summer of 2009 , according to Nadell . But even better , he said , is that Bing is now gaining adherents , particularly younger users , who like its visual emphasis , use the site regularly and perhaps , most importantly , recommend it to other people . WIRED : Picture this -- Google chases Bing . Certainly , its rival Google has taken notice of Bing 's visual splashiness -- and even disastrously tried to imitate the background images on its famously sparse search home page , only to cut short the trial within hours . Google also revamped its image search earlier this year , clearly imitating Bing 's innovations . While Google 's visual search technology still trumps Bing 's when it comes to identifying images , Bing 's new UI makes it very easy to browse through large images , not just thumbnails . Perhaps most importantly , Bing now has a partnership with Facebook , and one out of five Bing users are candidates for `` instant personalization , '' since they are logged into Facebook and have n't chosen to opt-out . What that meant for searchers when the partnership launched in October was n't much . For instance , if you search for `` how to quiet a baby '' and one of your friends on Facebook has liked one of the articles that shows up in the search results , you will see their picture next to that result . But now Bing is going further . When you search for say `` Tron '' , Bing actually looks into what your friends are interested in , finds stories they have liked via little `` Like '' buttons all over the net , and then inserts that into the top results -- even if that story would n't have shown up in Bing 's natural search results . WIRED : Firefox 4 adds Bing to list of search engines . That could turn into a huge advantage for Bing , if over time there is enough information in social networking profiles to really make search better . `` Even if only a small percentage of queries have moments where the social graph informs and improves search results , it 's a huge difference , '' Nadella said , adding that it is only the beginning of using social sites like Facebook to improve search . Facebook , which sees Google as its biggest rival , is unlikely to share its core user data with Google , which itself is at work on a social add-on to its services . Overall , Microsoft 's emphasis on finding new ways to group information and make doing things easier seems to be stealing a page from its old rival Apple . Design matters . Since Google 's design sense heavily relies on minimalism , that leaves lots of room for Microsoft -LRB- and its search partner Yahoo -RRB- to experiment with alternative , graphics-heavy designs . Being in second place also lets Microsoft play with new visual approaches to search faster than Google can , as there are fewer users who will get upset when the location of a link moves . WIRED : Bing will add video , animation to homepage . Microsoft did n't announce anything today on par with Google 's recent announcement of `` Instant Search , '' a huge engineering feat that lets users see search results before even finishing typing their query . But Microsoft showed today they are still in the lucrative search game , even if they are n't making money at it yet , and if you have n't used Bing in recent months , it 's definitely worth giving it another test spin . You might like what you see . Subscribe to WIRED magazine for less than $ 1 an issue and get a FREE GIFT ! Click here ! Copyright 2010 Wired.com .
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Microsoft shows off visual and search enhancements to its search engine Bing . Managers hopes better packaging will help it eat away at Google 's online dominance . `` We are neck-to-neck in terms of search quality , '' says Bing head Satya Nadella .
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-LRB- WIRED -RRB- -- Apple 's loose-lipped overseas partners are exchanging whispers about the next-generation iPad , claiming it will come in three different versions , one of which would work with Verizon 's network . The iPad 2 will support three different wireless configurations : UMTS , CDMA and Wi-Fi only , according to `` industry sources quoted by DigiTimes '' citing component makers . That 's up from the two versions Apple currently offers : UMTS plus Wi-Fi , and Wi-Fi only . To explicate the alphabet soup , UMTS is the standard used by major 3G carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile , while CDMA is compatible with Verizon and Sprint networks . Currently the 3G iPad ships with a MicroSIM card slot , and in the United States , the only carrier that uses MicroSIM is AT&T . Customers who want to connect to non-AT & T 3G networks must either buy an external wireless hotspot device such as the Verizon MiFi -LRB- Verizon already sells a MiFi plus iPad package -RRB- or trim a standard SIM card down to MicroSIM size , like Wired.com 's Charlie Sorrel . The current 3G model of the iPad is not tied to a contract : Customers pay a flat monthly rate for data and can opt out whenever they please . So if this rumor is true , it means that when the iPad 2 ships , you 'll have to pick a 3G model based on your carrier preference . If you do n't plan to be on the road a lot , there 's still the Wi-Fi option . Support for both major wireless standards in the United States will make the iPad 2 available to a much larger potential audience , whereas before it was only available in the states from AT&T . WIRED : With iPad , Apple still has fatal attraction for AT&T . Whether Apple hammers out sales agreements with Verizon or Sprint remains to be seen . Recent rumors suggestion that the iPad 2 will hit stores April 2011 , one year after the original iPad 's release . Some third-party protective cases for a purported `` iPad 23 have been cropping up in Asia , hinting at the possibility of a bigger speaker and a rear-facing camera . Persistent rumors -- so far unsubstantiated -- have also pointed to a Verizon-compatible iPhone to be released in early 2011 . If Verizon gets the iPhone and the iPad , it would greatly expand Apple 's potential market , and would also likely deal a severe blow to AT&T , which has been roundly criticized for the inability of its 3G network to keep up with iPhone-induced demand . Subscribe to WIRED magazine for less than $ 1 an issue and get a FREE GIFT ! Click here ! Copyright 2010 Wired.com .
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Next generation iPad could come in three different versions . Currently 3G iPad ships with a MicroSIM card slot , which is only used on AT&T . If Verizon gets iPhone and iPad , it would greatly expand Apple 's potential market .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In the beginning was a word , sketched on a legal pad . And the word was Status . That was the working title used by programmer Jack Dorsey in 2000 , when he designed the service that was to become Twitter six years later . An urban-design geek , Dorsey envisaged a city full of people buzzing short messages at each other the way taxi dispatchers and bike messengers do . Where are you ? What 's up ? What 's your status ? Today , five years after its inception , Twitter 's status seems in flux . On the one hand , it is a vibrant virtual metropolis beyond Dorsey 's wildest imaginings . It has garnered 200 million citizens from every corner of the world , yet manages to be more orderly and simple than that noisy Facebook megalopolis down the road . There are no annoying Mafia Wars notifications here , no targeted ads , no anxiety-producing friend requests -- nothing but real-time messages from whomever you 're interested in , be they Lady Gaga or the girl next door . On the other hand , all is not well in Status City . This week 's cover story in Fortune warns that Twitter usage appears to be flatlining . One hundred million of those citizens are absent altogether , and Twitter.com has fewer visitors per month -- about 20 million -- than MySpace , according to comScore . The company has a steady hand on the tiller in new CEO Dick Costolo but lacks a visionary product leader -LRB- Dorsey is equally focused on his next company , Square -RRB- . It still suffers from irritating outages and is n't turning a profit . And as CNN reported on Wednesday , UberMedia , the company behind mobile Twitter apps like Echofon , is planning to build a rival microblogging network , one that may shun the famous 140-character limit . So are the buzzards circling over Status City ? Should tweeters head for the hills or prepare to move to a competing town with fewer regulations ? In a word : no . The city that Jack built is a lot more robust -- and unrepeatable -- than it may seem . First of all , let 's look at those numbers . They vary wildly according to which service you use and how you slice them . Quantcast says there has been a 50 % jump in Twitter usage in the past five months . Most of that is overseas : Google Analytics says international traffic has risen 83 % in the past year . And because so many people are tweeting on their mobile device or third party app , the Twitter.com numbers are incomplete and misleading . But even if we take the extremely conservative estimate of 20 million hardcore Twitter users , that ai n't chopped liver . It 's a phenomenal achievement for a 5-year-old company . These devotees could fill New York and Los Angeles combined . They ensure a neverending stream of news of every kind , perfectly customizable to your needs . You may be overwhelmed in Status City , but you will never be bored . No other service , not even Facebook , gives the impression of immersing you in a global conversation , a fact that becomes abundantly clear any time there is a natural disaster , revolution or major sporting event . As Costolo frequently says , the service has barely reached 1 % of its potential . A hardcore elite of 20 million-plus also represents an unassailable lead over would-be competitors like UberMedia . Many have tried , such as Jaiku -LRB- bought and then abandoned by Google -RRB- and the now-defunct Pownce . But this is n't a medium like TV , where many channels can succeed . This is more like a network where Twitter itself contains all the channels . Barring Twitter doing something phenomenally stupid , like charging users for the service , why would you change the dial ? Indeed , the only successful fellow microblogging services thus far are the ones that build layers on top of Twitter , such as Stocktwits , or open-source additions like Identi.ca . Be they gated communities or anarchic communes at the edge of Status City , they all need the vibrant metropolis itself in order to thrive . And what of that 140-character limit ? Far from being a problem , it remains Twitter 's greatest asset , as much as a tiny minority of users may chafe against it . In urban terms , it is the stop-light system that keeps traffic flowing -- and allows everyone to get a word in edgewise . Art thrives on constriction . Screenwriters and poets have long known that if something is worth saying , it 's worth saying as briefly as possible . With Twitter , the rest of the world is finding that out . Call it the democratization of writing . Anyone can enter the elite of Status City and gain thousands of followers , if they have the wit for it . In short , the ability to churn out interesting tweets has become a much-admired skill -- the ultimate 21st-century status symbol .
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Five years after its inception , Twitter 's status seems in flux -- but it 's actually doing just fine . Quantcast : There has been a 50 % jump in Twitter usage in the past five months . No other service gives the impression of immersing you in a global conversation .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Syrian authorities have arrested at least 117 activists , intellectuals and anti-government supporters since early Monday , a human rights group said . `` The wave of arrests across the country includes journalist Faiz Sarah ... along with many more , '' Wissam Tarif , executive director of the human rights group Insan , told CNN . `` We were able to confirm only 117 arrested but we expect the number to be a lot higher , '' he added . The group said authorities raided homes and arrested opponents in the capital , Damascus , and also in the cities of Latakia , Homs , Aleppo , Jubah , Tartus and Banias . The coastal city of Banias remained sealed off Monday after violence broke a day earlier . At least four people were killed and 17 others injured in clashes between security forces and pro-democracy protesters , according to eyewitnesses . Some people ventured out Monday to bury some of the dead , with more burials expected Tuesday . Phone lines were spotty and are believed to be monitored , eyewitnesses told CNN . Electricity returned in certain parts of the city but remained unreliable . Other parts of the country also were tense as military and security forces gathered around government buildings and university campuses in anticipation of protests . In the capital , for the first time faculty members joined hundreds of students demonstrated Monday at Damascus University 's applied science and law colleges in the city 's central Baramka area , Tarif said . `` They were peaceful , then pro-regime forces closed off the campus and white busses came and detained at least seven people , some were beaten . One student from the city of Jassem , in Daraa province , was severely beaten inside the campus because the forces believed he organized the protest . '' Tarif said . A video on YouTube.com claiming to show the protest showed students chanting slogans in support of Banias and Daraa , where the anti-government protests started in the country last month . The Syrian government blames foreigners and instigators for infiltrating peaceful demonstrations and feeding violent confrontations . The country 's official news agency , SANA , published on Monday the names of six police officers who SANA said were killed and 166 others who were injured `` when militants fired at them over the last few days in Daraa , Reef , Damascus , Homs and Latakia . ''
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An official of a human rights group describes a `` wave '' of arrests across Syria . At least 117 anti-government activists and intellectuals were arrested , the official says . `` We were able to confirm only 117 ... we expect the number to be a lot higher , '' he adds .
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Los Angeles -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cardinal Roger Mahony visited Bryan Stow Tuesday to pray for the 42-year-old , who remains in a medically induced coma nearly two weeks after he was attacked after a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants , a hospital spokeswoman said . `` His condition remains critical and doctors are hoping Bryan 's condition improves over the next 24 hours , '' said hospital spokeswoman Rosa Saca , a spokeswoman for Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center . Relatives of the Giants fan launched a website -- www.support4bryanstow.com -- in part to provide daily updates on his condition . Stow 's sister , Bonnie Stow , told CNN that one priority of the neurosurgeons is keeping him sedated to prevent seizures and swelling in the brain . In a recent Web posting , she wrote : `` The doctors want to limit visitors , noise and physical contact with Bryan . They 're wanting to keep his brain calm and just ... quiet ... to see how that works . ... That way the neurologists can get a better reading of brain activity . Fever down . '' Bonnie Stow said her brother 's seizures have subsided , and over the next 24 to 48 hours doctors want to gradually reduce the sedation he is under and , hopefully , bring him out of the medically induced coma . `` We ca n't wait for Bryan to wake up so he can see for himself just how much people love him , whether they are family , friends or strangers . '' Since the unprovoked attack after the March 31 game at Dodger Stadium , money has poured in from numerous donors and fundraising events to help pay for medical costs and provide support for his two young children . Bonnie Stow said the website also identifies fundraising activity endorsed by Stow 's family . L.A. officials ask two suspects to surrender . `` We are trying to post only legitimate fundraisers that we can confirm because unfortunately there are those trying to take advantage of this tragic situation , '' said Bonnie in a posting . At a dual fundraiser Monday at Dodger Stadium and AT&T Park in San Francisco , where the Giants and Dodgers played Monday , more than $ 120,000 was raised , said American Medical Response spokesman Jason Sorrick . More than $ 200,000 has been raised for Stow , who works for AMR . Meanwhile , investigators continued their search for the two suspected assailants , who fled after the beating in a light-colored , four-door car driven by a woman with a young boy inside , authorities said . Since the release of composite sketches , police have investigated more than 100 clues based on calls and tips , said Los Angeles Police Detective PJ Morris . About 100 witnesses saw Stow attacked as he left the stadium parking lot , and Morris said some of them have provided useful information . Officials are offering a $ 100,000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions . `` Whether it 's the reward money or a Good Samaritan who wants to help solve a horrific crime , there has been a tremendous outpouring of calls from people who might have useful information , '' Morris said . Morris said detectives have compiled and presented photographic lineups of possible suspects to witnesses in the Los Angeles area but no one has identified Stow 's attackers . Another team of detectives has been showing the photos to witnesses in the Bay Area . `` Every call and tip is helpful in some capacity , even if it eliminates someone who may resemble the composite sketches , '' Morris said . `` There is no forensic evidence in this case , therefore that person who comes forward is most likely how we 're going to solve this thing . '' LAPD officials released a tip line for anyone with information : 1-800-222-TIPS -LRB- 8477 -RRB- .
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Cardinal Roger Mahony visits Bryan Stow , 42 , to pray for the injured father of two . Doctors want to gradually reduce the sedation keeping him in a medically induced coma . Stow , a paramedic , was attacked after a baseball game at Dodger Stadium on March 31 . Police have gotten many tips , and money has poured into funds to help with medical bills .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday that the situation in the wake of the Japanese nuclear reactor crisis is static but not yet stable . On the day that Japan bumped up the seriousness of its nuclear accident from a Level 5 to a Level 7 priority , on par with the Chernobyl disaster , a Senate committee heard from U.S. environmental officials , scientists and NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko . `` From the information we have , we believe the situation currently is static , namely we do n't see significant changes on a day-to-day basis with the reactors , '' Jaczko told the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works . `` It is not yet , however , what we believe to be stable : namely that given additional events or other circumstances ... there would not be the potential for significant additional problems at the reactors . '' Thus , Jaczko said , the focus is `` on these efforts to transition from static to stable to ensure -LRB- the -RRB- long-term ... ability to cool the reactors and to provide cooling for the spent fuel pools . '' California Sen. Barbara Boxer 's state has a number of nuclear plants in areas with high seismic activity near millions of people . She pressed Jaczko for reassurances that enough is being done to protect people in the United States , especially California residents . `` We 've got to move beyond talk and get to the serious question -LRB- of -RRB- what do we do , to do everything in our power to make it safe , '' Boxer said . Boxer pointed out that officials once said it was `` very unlikely '' Japan would ever face the kind of crisis it finds itself in today . Questions were raised at the hearing about how far to extend evacuation zones in the United States in the event of a nuclear incident . The NRC has recommended that Americans in Japan stay at least 50 miles away from the damaged reactors . The current standard in the United States is a 10-mile evacuation zone . `` As we 've seen in Japan , nuclear events tend to develop over a long period of time , '' said Jaczko . `` This is three weeks into this event , and we 've had the time and the ability to make protective action recommendations , and to update and modify them as conditions of the plant changed . So that 10 miles is really based around the idea of what do you need to have prepared right away so that if you have an event that develops quickly , you can address that and have prestaged and prepared what to do , '' he said . Boxer pointed out that two of the nuclear plants in California were built to withstand a certain level of earthquake , pointing out in Japan it was 7.5 but the devastating quake was much more powerful . She said nuclear regulatory officials are being too conservative . `` It 's eerie to me , because I do n't sense enough humility from all of us here . You know , as some great scientists once said , we think we have all the answers , but Mother Nature may not agree with us . So a lot of what you 're saying is the same thing that they said , '' Boxer pointed out . `` You ca n't know for sure what 's going to happen , '' she said . Lisa Jackson , administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency , reassured senators that air and water sampling for radiation contamination continue in the United States and that so far there is nothing to worry about . `` Let me be clear , EPA has not seen and does not expect to see radiation in our air or water reaching harmful levels in the United States , '' said Jackson . `` All of the data that we have seen , which we continue to make public and available on our website , indicates that while radiation levels are slightly elevated in some places , they are significantly below problematic levels . ''
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NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko speaks to members of Senate public works panel . `` We do n't see significant changes on a day-to-day basis with the reactors , '' Jaczko says . Sen. Barbara Boxer seeks assurances on safety of U.S. reactors in seismic zones . Questions arise about whether evacuation zones in the U.S. need to be extended .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- April 13 , 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Japan • Chernobyl • Washington , D.C. 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 : To our Facebook fans in Kansas , Ohio , Illinois , Pennsylvania and to everyone who 's watching us around the world , welcome to CNN Student News . From the CNN Center in Atlanta , Georgia , I 'm Carl Azuz . First Up : Japan Nuclear Crisis . AZUZ : First up , Japan 's prime minister wants some answers from the company that runs the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant . Specifically , the prime minister wants to know when the crisis at the plant is going to be over . He 's looking for a timetable from the Tokyo Electric Power Company , and he says one should be coming soon . He 's also promised to get this crisis under control `` at all costs . '' In the meantime , the Japanese government has classified the situation at the Fukushima plant as a level 7 . That means it is among the most serious nuclear accidents ever . That rating is based on how much radiation has been released from the plant , and it means officials expect long-term efforts to deal with all the issues caused by this accident . Thousands of people have had to leave the region around the plant . The prime minister promised to help them find jobs , housing and education . What 's happening in Japan has some people remembering another nuclear accident that took place nearly 25 years ago . It was a meltdown at Chernobyl nuclear plant in the former Soviet Union . Diana Magnay looks at the long-lasting effects of the worst nuclear accident in history . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . DIANA MAGNAY , CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT : We 're driving through the exclusion zone en route to Chernobyl . It does n't feel like a place where the world 's worst-ever nuclear accident happened almost 25 years ago . The sun lends a wintry charm to the derelict homes we passed . In all , nearly 350,000 people were forced to abandon their homes as a radioactive cloud blew over Ukraine , Belarus and Russia . This village is called Zalissya in Ukrainian , which literally means `` behind the forest . '' But as you can see now , it has been completely consumed by the forest . And when the villages were evacuated about ten days after the accident took place , they thought that they 'd be able to come back here , that this village would be inhabitable again . But as you can see , that was n't to be the case . So , this is the memorial . How many people died immediately after the accident ? YURI TATARCHUK , CHERNOBYL GUIDE : Answer , about 30 people in one month died overall . Highly radiated . MAGNAY : Yuri Tatarchuk , who 's our certified guide from Ukraine 's ministry of emergencies , says the final death toll from the nuclear fallout is impossible to calculate , but that it 's less than people feared . Estimates from the International Atomic Energy Agency put the number at 4,000 . But the World Health Organization points to 4,000 incidents of thyroid cancer among children from the affected areas . TATARCHUK : So now , it 's 8.7 , 9 microsieverts . MAGNAY : Radiation 's not down to normal , but Tatarchuk says it 's not a health risk if you 're just here for the day . TATARCHUK : We 're staying here just minutes , but it 's not so sure if such levels of radiation inhabiting here is not allowed . MAGNAY : We 're not the only visitors . A Russian tour group picked their way through frozen tower blocks in nearby Pripyat . The town was evacuated the day after reactor number four exploded , before the Soviet Union admitted it had a serious problem in one of its nuclear plants . This year , the government will remove restrictions to the exclusion zone , turning these Soviet ghost towns into a tourist destination , a chance for people to see for themselves the relics of a nuclear catastrophe frozen in time . Diana Magnay , CNN , Pripyat , Ukraine . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . What 's the Word . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : What 's the word ? When a government spends more money than it takes in , the difference is called a _____ ? DEFICIT . That 's the word ! Budget Battle . AZUZ : In March , the U.S. federal deficit was $ 188 billion . President Obama and Congress are looking at ways to reduce that deficit . Republicans laid out some ideas last week . The president is scheduled to outline his plan in a speech later today . In more immediate budget news , though , we 're getting some details about the spending cuts that could be voted on this week . This is part of the deal that helped avoid the government shutdown last week . $ 38.5 billion in cuts would affect programs from the Transportation , Education , Labor , and Health and Human Services departments . Of course , Congress has to pass that deal before any of it would happen , and votes are scheduled for later this week . Shoutout . STAN CASE , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to the social studies students and teachers at Salisbury High School in Salisbury , North Carolina ! Which space shuttle went into orbit first ? Here we go ! Was it : A -RRB- Atlantis , B -RRB- Columbia , C -RRB- Discovery or D -RRB- Endeavour ? Start the countdown at three seconds -- and GO ! Columbia was the first shuttle to launch into orbit . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Retiring Shuttles . AZUZ : The launch happened exactly 30 years ago this week . And in honor of the anniversary , NASA is announcing where the shuttle fleet is going to spend its retirement . You 'll be able to visit Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Endeavour at a science center in Los Angeles . Discovery is headed to the Smithsonian in Washington . And Enterprise -- a shuttle that never actually went into space -- will be on display at a museum in New York . The 30th anniversary of Columbia 's first flight was also the 50th anniverary of a major milestone for the Russian space program . Matthew Chance has more on that celebration . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . MATTHEW CHANCE , CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT , MOSCOW : It was perhaps the greatest journey one man has ever taken . Propelled 50 years ago into space on a Soviet rocket , Yuri Gagarin made the first ever orbit of the Earth . For 108 minutes , he was crammed inside his tiny capsule , giving the world a vivid commentary of the planet far below . YURI GAGARIN , SOVIET COSMONAUT -LSB- TRANSLATED -RSB- : I am continuing the flight . The overload is somewhat increasing , as well as the vibration . But I am feeling well , and I 'm in great spirits . I can see the Earth and can distinguish the features of its terrain . CHANCE : Well , this is just a replica of the actual Vostok capsule in which Yuri Gagarin made that first historic flight . For some reason , the original is kept in the museum of a state corporation and is n't on general public view . But this space exhibition in Moscow is filled with originals , including a number of contemporaries of Yuri Gagarin himself . Men like Alexei Leonov , the first Soviet cosmonaut to conduct a spacewalk , here to celebrate the achievements of 50 years ago . ALEXEI LEONOV , RUSSIAN COSMONAUT -LSB- TRANSLATED -RSB- : In the past , we used to make a point of whether he or she was an American or a Russian or whatnot . In my view , if we do n't remember what happened 50 years ago , we will forget everything in 100 years . CHANCE : At the height of the Cold War , Gagarin 's success was a high-profile victory over the United States , seen as evidence of Soviet domination in the space race . He was dispatched overseas in what the Kremlin called `` missions of peace . '' It made him a global icon . And his flight on April 12 , 1961 also led president John F. Kennedy to declare that America would put a man on the moon by 1970 . Today , American astronauts are ready to acknowledge Gagarin 's pioneering mission . THOMAS STAFFORD , U.S. ASTRONAUT : Well , there always has to be a first -LRB- inaudible -RRB- . And at the time , you know , there was a big competition -LRB- inaudible -RRB- . I will say here today , without Yuri Gagarin 's flight , I probably would not have flown to the moon . CHANCE : Everybody 's friends now . STAFFORD : Oh , yes . CHANCE : Gagarin did n't live to witness the hundreds who 've journeyed to space since his first flight . He was killed in 1968 in a plane crash . But an untimely death has only added to the mythical status of the first man in space . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Before We Go . AZUZ : Before we go , do you remember the states we mentioned at the beginning of today 's show ? You would if you were in this competition . It 's the U.S. Memory Championship ; we 're talking mental muscle . The tournament involves memorizing names , faces and numbers . For one round , you have to memorize the order of a shuffled deck of playing cards . This year 's champion took home the title -- and broke two U.S. records along the way -- last month in New York . Goodbye . AZUZ : We were going to tell you about it then , but then we , uh , forgot . We hope you remember to tune in for more CNN Student News tomorrow . We 'll see you then .
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Witness the long-term effects of the world 's worst nuclear accident . Hear which U.S. government departments could be affected by spending cuts . Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first person to travel into space . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- He is someone you might want for a son . Except you ca n't adopt him . He 's somebody else 's favorite son . Derrick Rose , raised to be humble , groomed to be great , is Chicago Jr. . The place that gave birth to a bouncing basketball boy is thrilled that the kid , all grown up now , is still living at home . As the human blur of a point guard for the Bulls , Rose could become the team 's first player since Michael Jordan to win the NBA 's Most Valuable Player award . And while Rose may never reach the level of worship enjoyed by Jordan , there 's a certain love for Rose that Jordan never knew . A love only a parent can give . You see it nightly at the United Center , feel it in warm applause , sense it in a basketball season that 's going Chicago 's way . Rose justifies all the fuss with performances that manage to entertain fans and win games , a combination that makes him worth the price of admission alone . Really , what 's not to love about a player with the speed necessary to reach the rim , and an improved outside shot that makes him deadly from 20 feet , and an air of confidence that has him and the city thinking anything 's possible ? Here on the eve of the playoffs , where the Bulls will enter as the No. 1 seed in the East , he 's pumping 25 points a game , good for seventh in the league , which would be fine if that was the whole story . But it is not . He was born in one of the armpits of Chicago , a ` hood that would make Al Capone flinch , a place where kids like Rose do n't need a GPS to find trouble . A quick pair of fists come in handy where Rose comes from , but best we can tell , all he ever beat up were stereotypes . Let 's just say he does n't carry himself in a way society has come to expect from young men raised on That Side Of Town . Ego and me-me attitude ? Oh , sure , he has one . Like any star who makes grown-ups slobber all over themselves , Rose brings a list of demands . A list the size of a postage stamp . And there 's only one item on it : He asks for access to the Bulls ' practice facility at all hours because sometimes the urge to work on his game dawns upon him at the break of dawn . Take last summer . After spending an entire day at his youth camp -- and you do n't know the definition of `` exhaustion '' until you 've worked with a few hundred boys with short attention spans -- Rose recuperated by shooting jumpers for a few hours at the team gym . And the season was still months away . `` I just want to win games and be true to my family , team , my teammates and the city , '' Rose said . `` They 've all given me so much . '' Just recently , on a day off , he drove himself to his old high school to watch a few buddies in a pickup game . Yeah , that sounds exactly like what a famous 22-year-old athlete would do for a thrill in a city like Chicago . `` He had a great time , '' said Robert Smith , Rose 's old coach and still the current coach at Simeon Academy . `` It was a big deal to the kids at school but no big deal to him . He 's just that way . '' Rose will deliver a magnificent game , for example his 39-point effort against Orlando just last Sunday , and then rave about a screen set for him by a teammate . At the All-Star Game in Los Angeles two months ago , when Lenny Kravitz and a smoke machine introduced each player in a Hollywood-style opening , Rose gently waved and smiled slightly and quickly walked off the stage , looking somewhat embarrassed by the attention . In a sports era where players love to pull their jersey to celebrate a big basket , Rose pulls no stunts . No chest-thumping or fist-pumping or shimmy-shaking . He does not teach anyone how to Dougie . He leaves the screaming to the fans . `` He 's just a grounded guy , '' said John Paxson , the Bulls ' executive vice president of basketball operations . `` The things that are most important to him are family and basketball . '' If it seems Rose was made for this , that 's because he was . When he began to outplay high school kids at age 7 , the process began in earnest . His mother , a single parent , put her three oldest sons in charge of Derrick . They formed a brotherly shield around him , blocking out all unwanted intrusions , especially the aggressive reptiles known as street agents . At least one brother shadowed him everywhere : to and from school , games , practices and parties . They did n't want Derrick to fall through the cracks , to end up another sad statistic . Or to become an innocent victim like Ben Wilson , the famed Chicago schoolboy who was gunned down decades ago before he graduated from Simeon . `` The manner in which he was raised while he was little gave him a great perspective on life , '' Paxson said . Derrick chose to wear Ben 's number , 25 , and continue the slain player 's journey as a tribute . With his brothers ' help , he stayed straight and avoided the most vicious double-team a young player can face : temptation and trouble . Perhaps he was protected too much ; his SAT score was voided over suspicions that someone took it for him . Rose has always denied this , but after taking Memphis to the NCAA title game as a freshman , that season was wiped from the books by the NCAA . Rose went to the NBA where , fate had it , the hometown Bulls awaited . `` I was happy , because there was only one team I really wanted to play for , '' Rose said . Not many local players get the chance to start their career , or spend most of it , with the home team . Some of that is merely by chance ; Rose just happened to be the best player in college basketball and the Bulls owned the No. 1 pick in the draft . But some teams are allergic to drafting or trading for locals because they worry about the demands placed on the player : old blood-sucking friends and pressure to play well . When these players fail spectacularly the way Stephon Marbury did in New York with the Knicks , they crumble twice as hard . They 're not locals anymore ; they 're home-groan . `` A lot of these guys did n't grow up in the best areas , and did n't have the best influences in their lives , '' Paxson said . `` Sometimes you bring them back to that element , where people are trying to get something from them . Once we delved into Derrick and his family , if there was going to be an element , it would be handled . His brothers are still around and watching very carefully what 's going on . '' They 're not the only ones . We 're all watching what 's going on : the early evolution of a star who 's taking his status in stride . The most recent example of a local who became a hometown star was LeBron James spending seven seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers -LRB- LeBron 's from Akron , not Cleveland , but close enough -RRB- . And we saw how that turned out . LeBron is welcome in Cleveland like a Steelers Super Bowl trophy . `` One of the things that impresses me about Derrick is he feels the responsibility to be the best , and to carry himself as a great player would , '' Paxson said . `` He understands the position he 's in and what 's expected of him from his coaches , teammates , the organization and the community . There are some young players in this league who understand the right way to play the game , who are professionals and who are fantastic role models for this league . He 's one of them . He gets it . '' Before each home game , when the Bulls ' starting lineup is introduced , the players are announced by position and where they attended college . With one exception . Rose is also announced as being from Chicago . `` There 's a sense of pride involved , and it teaches something to young people around here , '' Paxson explained . `` It 's a story of a guy who did n't grow up with much . With the help of his family , he rose from grim circumstances . That 's something people here need to look at , and also emulate . ''
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Powell : Chicago native Rose was born in `` a ` hood that would make Al Capone flinch '' Rose remains humble : He still lives at home and remains involved in a local youth camp . Rose 's only `` demand '' : 24-hour access to Bulls ' practice facility so he can work on his game . NBA often avoids drafting locals , citing `` old blood-sucking friends and pressure to play well ''
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Tripoli , Libya -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Moammar Gadhafi 's forces Thursday pounded the strategic port of Misrata , his sole daughter defied the coalition and the three leaders of that alliance declared the Libyan leader `` must go and go for good . '' To the west , in Tripoli , antiaircraft fire followed several thunderous explosions , and Libyan state television reported civilian casualties from NATO airstrikes . The attacks came as the alliance chief asked for more precision fighter jets in order to avoid civilian deaths . At a NATO summit in Berlin , Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told reporters that NATO has the necessary assets to continue aerial strikes , but the tactical nature of the fight has changed . `` Now they hide their heavy arms in populated areas , where before many targets were easier to get to , '' Rasmussen said . `` To avoid civilian casualties , we need very sophisticated equipment . So , we need a few more precision fighter ground-attack aircraft for air-to-ground missions . '' With the conflict at a deadly impasse , Britain and France have been pressuring NATO to step up airstrikes . In a joint op-ed that will appear Friday in three European newspapers , U.S. President Barack Obama , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron wrote about their vision of Libya 's `` pathway to peace . '' `` We are convinced that better times lie ahead for the people of LIbya , '' they wrote . They likened the fighting in Misrata to a `` medieval siege . '' The White House released text of the opinion piece , which called on the Libyan troops to return to their barracks . `` Our duty and our mandate under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 is to protect civilians , and we are doing that . It is not to remove -LRB- Gadhafi -RRB- by force . But it is impossible to imagine a future for Libya with -LRB- Gadhafi -RRB- in power , '' the three wrote . `` The International Criminal Court is rightly investigating the crimes committed against civilians and the grievous violations of international law . It is unthinkable that someone who has tried to massacre his own people can play a part in their future government . '' Gadhafi 's daughter , Ayesha , speaking to a cheering crowd in Tripoli , said the United States tried to kill her and other children in 1986 . `` In 1911 , Italy attacked my country and killed my -LRB- great - -RRB- grandfather , '' she said . `` Now in 2011 , they 're trying to kill my father . '' `` My father once said that ` if the Libyan nation does n't want me , then I do n't deserve to live , ' '' Ayesha Gadhafi said . `` The Libyans answered him in a united voice : ` Those who do n't want you do n't deserve to live ! ' '' Ayesha Gadhafi also said rebel forces were being wrongly portrayed . `` Who are those civilians that you 're trying to protect while killing us ? Are they those who hold RPGs and other weapons ? '' The emir of Qatar , meanwhile , told CNN `` it 's possible '' weapons provided by his state have reached Libyan rebels in the past two days . Hamad bin Khalifa told `` The Situation Room '' that the opposition first must be trained in use of the weapons . Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim accused Qatar late Wednesday of providing rebels in eastern Libya with anti-tank warheads , but he did not say when . A week ago , a CNN team in eastern Libya saw the rebels with anti-tank missiles , which they did n't have before . Rebels near Ajdabiya were beginning to show signs of discipline and have received new equipment , CNN 's Ben Wedeman reported . Despite the enhanced organization , they were not ready to take the offensive . In Misrata , at least 23 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded in the dawn attack at the port and a nearby residential area , said the director of one of the four clinics open in the city . He said at least 700 people have died since the violence erupted in Misrata in February . The attacks Thursday destroyed a cement factory and cargo containers at the Misrata port , where a medical aid ship was expected to dock , residents said . `` If people do not die here from shelling , they will die from starving since Gadhafi is preventing aid from arriving to the port , '' said Mohammed , a medical assistant . He said the shelled port had reopened and did not sustain major damage . Misrata residents interviewed by CNN did not want to be identified because of security reasons . CNN could not independently verify the reports but the International Organization for Migration said it chartered an 800-person-capacity boat to evacuate at least 6,000 stranded migrant workers in Misrata , many of whom have been living in warehouses with little food and a lot of fear . The organization said the boat was carrying hundreds of tons of medical aid to Misrata and was en route to the port . `` From reports on the ground , this rescue mission can not come soon enough , '' an IOM worker on the boat said in a news release . `` It is going to be heartbreaking not being able to take everyone out at once . '' Misrata has been under siege for weeks . Reports of civilian casualties streamed in Tuesday and Wednesday . U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that in addition to Misrata , the situation also is particularly grave in the cities of Zintan and al-Brega because of critical food and water shortages . Rebels have pushed back the battle lines in the east from the war-weary city of Ajdabiya toward al-Brega . `` We are also deeply concerned with the fate of third-country nationals who are trapped in the areas of fighting , '' Ban said at an Arab League meeting on Libya in Cairo . `` As the fighting rages , the situation will only get worse and the more distant a political solution . '' International delegates attending a meeting on Libya Thursday in Qatar again urged Gadhafi to step down immediately . But the Libyan strongman has shown no signs of backing down . State-run television aired video Thursday of Gadhafi hanging out of the sunroof of a sport utility vehicle and waving to other cars and people on the streets . CNN 's Frederik Pleitgen , Ben Wedeman and Reza Sayah contributed to this report .
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NEW : Rebels show more discipline , cohesion in Ajdabiya . U.S. , French and UK leaders write op-ed piece . Gadhafi 's daughter rallies supporters . Emir says `` it 's possible '' rebels have received Qatari weapons .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Aircraft will soon shoot high-resolution photos of the Long Island , New York , beach area where the search for a missing woman has led to the remains of at least eight people . Airplanes and helicopters will begin circling the barrier island beach later this week as federal , state and local search efforts continue , Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer told reporters on Wednesday . `` The high-resolution technology should be able to provide a detailed representation of the area and will extend through Nassau County , '' Dormer said . `` We 're hoping the technology will help identify skeletal remains that may still be out there . '' The aerial imagery will supplement police-dog search units , which expected to resume searching later this week . Meanwhile , diver teams are already scouring the waterways on the north side of the barrier island . Eight different sets of confirmed human remains have been found in Suffolk County , Long Island , since December , in what police say could be the work of a serial killer or killers . Additional remains -- including a human skull -- were uncovered Monday . Police have not said whether the latest remains are from different people , or if they could have come from the eight victims . Some of the remains found Monday in a Nassau County wildlife preserve were wrapped in a `` black plastic product '' similar to a plastic bag , a law enforcement source said Wednesday . The remains `` appeared to be part of a lower extremity , '' the source said . Medical examiner investigators are trying to determine the age and sex of the remains and attempt to find out how long they were at the location before being discovered . Federal agents first joined police in their investigation in December , after four bodies had been found . That discovery on a quarter-mile stretch of Oak Beach indicates that `` they were dumped there by the same person or persons , '' Dormer told reporters at the time . `` It 's too coincidental that there were four bodies in the same location . '' They were all found stuffed in bushes along an isolated strip of waterfront property . The grisly find occurred as police searched for 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert , who was last seen alive in May 2010 in the Gilgo Beach area . Gilbert 's sisters said Shannan was an escort who was visiting a client . They said she ran from the man 's house and called 911 , claiming that someone was trying to hurt her . In a strange series of events , a local resident -- who lives a few miles from where the remains were found -- said a young woman who `` looked like she was partying all night '' came to his door at about 5 a.m. on May 1 . `` She was screaming ` Help me , help me ! ' and said somebody was chasing her , '' said Gustav Coletti , who lives in the town of Oak Beach . He described the woman as a `` young , light-brown-haired person in her early 20s . '' Coletti said he called 911 after opening his front door to the woman , prompting her to flee into the weeds along an embankment near his house . Moments later , Coletti said an `` Asian-looking man '' man driving a dark-colored sport utility vehicle pulled up alongside his home , looking for the woman . `` Things got out of hand at a party and I 'm just looking for her , '' Coletti quoted the man as saying . When Coletti told the man that he had called police , the man said he `` should not have done that '' and drove toward where girl had fled , Coletti said . But he says it took police more than four months to question him about the incident , potentially losing crucial evidence over that time frame . Coletti later told CNN that he believes the woman he saw that night was Gilbert . CNN can not independently verify that claim . Dormer said Wednesday that he has `` no idea when the detective spoke to whomever you 're talking about , '' referencing Coletti . Police said they received a written statement from Coletti in June . Gilbert 's body has not been among the remains identified . CNN 's Allan Chernoff and Susan Candiotti contributed to this report .
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8 sets of confirmed human remains have been found in Suffolk County . More remains and a skull were found Monday . Police have not confirmed that the newly found remains were of different people . Resident says it took police more than four months to question him as a potential witness .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- If you 're one of the millions of Americans who get even a portion of your electric power from a nuclear generating plant , for more than three decades you 've been paying a tax , whether you realize it or not , to fund the storage of nuclear waste from that plant in a safe place . Collected at an estimated $ 750 million a year , the Nuclear Energy Institute now says this so-called `` nuclear waste fund '' amounts to close to $ 30 billion . And it is not being used to pay for the storage of a single ounce of spent nuclear fuel . `` The government has made much more of a mess than it should have been , '' Jay Silberg , a Washington lawyer , told CNN . Silberg represents many of the nation 's biggest nuclear power companies and for more than 20 years , he 's been involved in lawsuits against the government , trying to make it pay for what he says it promised to do way back in 1982 . `` That program , when it was set up , was supposed to be science-based , '' he says . At one point , all of the nation 's spent nuclear fuel -- at least the spent fuel used for commercial power generation -- was supposed to end up at a bleak spot in Nevada , about 90 miles north of Las Vegas , called Yucca Mountain . Since the project began , the government has spent close to $ 11 billion in construction , engineering and scientific studies and there have been several blue ribbon commissions examining the safety of Yucca Mountain to hold all that waste . What happened ? `` Rather than let the science take its course , politics has interfered and the plug has been pulled on Yucca , at least so far , '' Silberg told CNN . And by politics , he means politics at the highest level . Almost from the start , Nevada politicians said they wanted nothing to do with the Yucca Mountain Project . But it was n't until Barack Obama began his presidential campaign that Nevada 's opposition gained serious traction . Obama wrote to a Las Vegas newspaper , The Review-Journal , in the spring of 2007 saying he had `` always '' been against storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain . And then after he became president , Obama killed nearly all of the essential government funds for Yucca Mountain . And he did one more thing . Obama appointed Gregory Jaczko as chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission , the government agency with the power to regulate the nation 's nuclear plants and with oversight over Yucca Mountain . Jazcko -LRB- pronounced `` Yaz-Koh '' -RRB- served for years as chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada , who vowed never to allow Yucca Mountain to proceed . The offices of Sen. Reid and Jaczko told CNN that the nation 's spent nuclear fuel is safe right where it is , strung out across 65 storage sites nationwide . That spent fuel ... tiny uranium pellets surrounded by steel rods coated with a zirconium alloy all packaged in a highly engineered assembly ... now totals more than 70,000 tons nationwide . Two thirds of that spent fuel , according to the Nuclear Energy Institute , is now in pools under about 40 feet of water . Some anti nuclear organizations say those pools are too jammed with spent fuel rods and are vulnerable to accident or terrorist attack . The nuclear industry says the spent fuel is safe and NRC officials say they believe the spent fuel can be reliably stored where it is for another 40 years . CNN wanted to visit Yucca Mountain to see what 's become of the project . The most recent television footage available of Yucca Mountain was taken in 2002 . But officials from the Department of Energy , which oversees Yucca , declined , citing safety reasons . Some Republican members of Congress say they , too , were blocked in an attempt to visit Yucca . At a Senate hearing this week in Washington , Sen. Lamar Alexander , R-Tennessee , pointedly told NRC Chairman Jaczko that it was `` important to ask about Yucca Mountain . '' `` We have collected $ 30 billion to pay for an eventual disposal , '' he said . `` Why not use it ? ''
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America 's nuclear waste fund has close to $ 30 billion . Obama opposes Yucca Mountain site for nuclear storage . Spent fuel is stored in 65 storage sites .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Investigators and community members in Tennessee continued their hunt Sunday for a 20-year-old nursing student , offering a fresh appeal for tips on the man they believe forcibly took her from her home last week . Holly Bobo was on her way to school when her brother saw her being led from their Darden , Tennessee , home into the woods by a man wearing camouflage , said John Mehr , special agent in charge for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation . Mehr 's state agency urged people Sunday `` to take notice of anyone whose whereabouts were unaccounted for Wednesday morning , when Holly went missing , and changes in behavior since the incident . '' Police have not yet named anyone who they believe was behind the alleged kidnapping . `` It 's possible the suspect missed work or appointments last Wednesday , Thursday or Friday unexpectedly , '' the bureau of investigation said in a statement . `` He may also have excessively cleaned a car or ATV , suddenly sold a vehicle , or reported it stolen . The suspect may be showing signs of anxiety or stress . '' The community , which is near Parsons , is offering $ 25,000 for information that helps authorities locate Bobo and/or arrest her alleged abductor . While authorities have backed away from their earlier assertion that Bobo was dragged away , they do not believe she went willingly either . `` We feel she was in fear of her life so she was compliant with his demands , '' Mehr has said . As of Sunday , the investigative bureau said law enforcement had gotten more than 250 leads . Search teams were combing for evidence in parts of Decatur and Henderson counties , including in Natchez State Park . On Saturday , the state agency had said teams were looking in parts of Henry , Carroll and Benton counties . Decatur County Mayor Michael Smith told CNN 's Brooke Baldwin on Friday that new evidence had been found in the search for Bobo , who was taking nursing classes at a Tennessee Technology Center campus in Parsons . Smith would n't elaborate on what type of evidence was found , but CNN has learned that a white lunch box was found near a creek eight miles away . Bobo is 5 feet , 3 inches tall and weighs about 110 pounds . She was last seen wearing a pink shirt and light blue jeans . The case has galvanized many in the rural central Tennessee community , which is roughly halfway between Memphis and Nashville . Hundreds of volunteers -- some on horseback and foot , others on all-terrain vehicles -- have turned out in recent days to hunt for clues , while many more have attended memorial services or offered supportive thoughts online via several groups on Facebook . `` We 're just all close , '' one volunteer , Bryan Smith , told CNN affiliate KSMV . `` Everybody 's close in this town and the county . '' Her parents , meanwhile , have struggled to come to grips with their daughter 's disappearance . Her mother , Karen Bobo , cried throughout her husband 's brief statement to reporters Thursday and then spoke directly to Holly and whoever might know what has become of her . `` Holly , I love you so much . Please try to get home to us . '' Karen Bobo said . `` She 's ... so precious , you just do n't even know . I just want her back . ''
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NEW : A volunteer looking for the woman says of the community , `` We 're all just close '' Investigators have gotten 250 leads in their search for Holly Bobo since Wednesday . They are urging people to `` take notice '' of anyone who might have kidnapped her . One official has said Bobo `` was in fear of her life '' when she was led from her home .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Portuguese champions Porto are through to the semfinals of the Europa League after a thumping 5-2 win at Spartak Moscow gave them a 10-3 aggregate victory . Porto went into the match in control of the tie following their 5-1 win in Portugal , and added to that lead when Hulk burst through to score a 28tth-minute opener . Cristian Rodriguez doubled their advantage with a near post header on the stroke of half-time and Fredy Guarin converted Falcao 's pull back early in the second half for the third goal . Is Villas Boas the new ` Special One ' ? Artem Dzyuba gave the home side some pride by pulling a goal back in the 52nd minute but Porto soon regained their three-goal cushion when Falcao headed home . Ari pulled another back for the hosts but Ruben Micael rifled home a late fifth as Porto achieved the highest-ever quarterfinal winning margin in the history of the competition . In what proved to be a famous night for Portuguese football , Porto were joined in the last four by compatriots Benfica and Braga , who will now face each other ensuring a Portuguese representative in next month 's final in Dublin . Braga secured their place thanks to a 0-0 home draw with Dynamo Kiev , putting them through on the away goals rule after a 1-1 first leg draw in Ukraine . And they secured qualification the hard way , playing for over an hour with just 10 men after the dismissal of Paolo Cesar for a late tackle in the 29th minute . Meanwhile , Benfica secured their place after a 2-2 draw at Dutch side PSV Eindhoven gave them a 6-3 aggregate success . PSV threatened to create a shock following their 4-1 defeat in Lisbon , racing into an early 2-0 lead on the night . But goals from Luisao and an Oscar Cardazo penalty ensured Benfica now face their compatriots Braga . Meanwhile , Porto face Villarreal in the other semi , after the Spanish side eased past Dutch champions FC Twente . Already 5-1 up from the first leg in Spain , Villarreal completed the job with a 3-1 victory in the Netherlands for an 8-2 aggregate win . Twente gave themselves a glimmer of hope with Emir Bajrami 's 32nd minute tap in but the visitors levelled on the hour when Giuseppe Rossi scored from the spot after Twente 's Dwight Tiadealli was sent off for fouling Wakaso Mubarak . Marco Ruben added a second penalty on 84 minutes and Cani completed the scoring with a superb left-foot volley late on .
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Portugal have three teams through to the semifinals of the Europa League . Porto lead the way with a 5-2 thrashing of Spartak Moscow for a 10-3 aggregate win . Villarreal are the only non-Portuguese side through after they thrashed FC Twente . Braga and Benfica will face each other in an all-Portuguese semifinal clash .
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Los Angeles -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Thursday 's Los Angeles Dodgers game was a `` safe '' event , police said , after security was beefed up in the wake of a March 31 attack in which a San Francisco Giants fan was seriously injured . `` We had a great safe game , '' said Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Jose Perez , after the Dodgers loss . `` This is the benchmark we will have at future Dodger games . '' As police talked about their efforts to add security to baseball games , Bryan Stow was still hospitalized from being beaten after a recent Dodgers-Giants game . Stow , 42 , was put in a medically induced coma following the attack . About 100 witnesses saw Stow attacked as he left a stadium parking lot . The two suspected assailants fled after the beating in a light-colored , four-door car driven by a woman with a young boy inside , authorities have said . Family members said doctors have lowered Stow 's sedation and are hoping he wakes up soon . `` We have received hundreds of tips , but we are far from a solution , '' Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck told reporters Thursday . He appealed to those with information to come forward , saying they can do so anonymously . He showed reporters new composite sketches of the suspects . Officials are offering a $ 100,000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions . There was increased police presence inside and outside the stadium Thursday . Officers were tasked with ensuring the no-tailgating rule was enforced and no fans were drinking in surrounding areas before entering the stadium , police said . In addition , increased lighting has been added to the parking lots . There were at least 38 people cited for various violations including having an open container of alcohol and drinking in public , Perez said . Perez said he had not heard of any reports of violent offenses Thursday . Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said he hopes officials can go even further and bring about changes in fans ' behavior . `` We sincerely hope that the solutions we put in place here at Dodger Stadium will be used at sports and entertainment venues throughout America , '' McCourt said . Stow is hospitalized at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center . As of Wednesday , `` There have been no more seizures for a couple days , '' Stow 's sister Erin wrote on a website launched to provide updates on his condition , www.support4bryanstow.com . Doctors have been lowering his sedation , she wrote . `` Once it 's out of his system , he can be examined and hopefully -LRB- praying -RRB- he responds to commands . Or better yet , wakes up . '' Stow 's cousin , John Stow , told CNN affiliate KRON on Thursday , it 's not known when Stow will wake up . `` Head injuries are unique , '' he said . `` Every case is different , so we 're just going to be patient ... Bryan 's going to do it when he 's ready . '' The family has said they are grateful for the outpouring of support . Since the unprovoked attack , money has poured in from numerous donors and fundraising events to help pay for Stow 's medical costs and support his two young children . Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum announced on his Facebook page that he plans to contribute $ 25,000 to the Bryan Stow Fund . `` This was a senseless act of violence , and I wanted to help out Mr. Stow and his family , '' Lincecum stated . `` I encourage Giants fans to support Mr. Stow in a positive way and hope there are not any more unfortunate acts between fans in this great rivalry . '' At a dual fundraiser Monday at Dodger Stadium and AT&T Park in San Francisco , where the two teams play , more than $ 120,000 was raised , said American Medical Response spokesman Jason Sorrick . In all , more than $ 200,000 has been raised for Stow , who works for AMR . `` We could n't be more proud of Bryan and the way the community has rallied around him , '' John Stow said . Another event was to be held in the San Francisco area Thursday . CNN 's Stan Wilson contributed to this report .
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NEW : Giants pitcher says he 'll donate $ 25,000 to injured fan fund . San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow was beaten March 31 . Doctors put him in a medically induced coma , but have decreased his sedation . There were at least 38 people cited for minor violations Thursday as police beefed up security .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World number one Rafael Nadal and second seed Roger Federer are through to the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters after straight sets victories on Thursday . Top seed Nadal , who is aiming for a remarkable seventh successive win on the Monaco clay , saw off local favorite and 13th seed Richard Gasquet 6-2 6-4 in 93 minutes . `` I 'm very happy how I played today , '' Nadal told the official ATP Tour website . `` I think I played much better than yesterday . `` In general , I think it was a very positive victory against a very difficult opponent , '' continued the Spaniard . Gasquet , who hails from nearby Nice , has now lost all his eight matches against Nadal , who is unbeaten in Monte Carlo since 2003 . Federer was also in impressive form as he cruised past 15th-seeded Croat Marin Cilic 6-4 6-3 . `` Today was another solid performance , which I 'm very happy about . I 'm happy that I 'm solid on my serve , '' said the Swiss . `` That allows me then to get an opportunity , when I 'm returning , which could be the set if I can then break , '' he added . Third seed Andy Murray maintained his revival with a 6-3 6-3 success over Gilles Simon while fourth seed David Ferrer of Spain continued his progress by crushing Canadian Milos Raonic , who made a staggering 40 unforced errors , 6-1 6-3 . Meanwhile , 11th seed Viktor Troicki is also through to the last eight after opponent Tommy Rodrebo was forced to pull out with a thigh injury while leading 6-3 1-2 . There was a shock when Ivan Ljubicic upset Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-2 -- and the Croatian veteran must now face the daunting challenge of stopping Nadal from reaching the semifinals . Talking about facing Ljubicic , Nadal added : `` He is a very experienced player . He played well against Berdych and it is going to be a really difficult match for me . ''
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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both reach the Monte Carlo Masters last eight . Nadal defeats Richard Gasquet while Federer sees off Marin Cilic in straight sets . Spanish top seed Nadal now faces Ivan Ljubicic , who shocked Tomas Berdych . Fourth seed David Ferrer also impressive in brushing past Milos Raonic .
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Kampala , Uganda -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The leader of Uganda 's main opposition party was taken to a hospital in Kampala on Thursday after being shot in the hand , apparently by a rubber bullet allegedly fired by a member of the military police during a protest march . `` We met all of a sudden a blockade of the military police , '' Kizza Besigye told NTV Uganda after the shooting , his hand wrapped in white gauze . `` Maybe there were about 100 or so , all across the road and beside . And so I kept on walking towards them . It was when I was about 10 meters from them that they started charging onto us and firing all kinds of things . Just shortly after they started firing , I was hit . '' The demonstrations in Kampala -- Besigye 's hometown -- were used by opposition parties to protest the government and recent increase in commodity and fuel prices . Thursday 's incident occurred as Besigye -- the leader of the Forum for Democratic Change Uganda -- was leading hundreds of Ugandans in a march to work in the suburbs of Kampala for the second time this week . `` We just ask people to walk to work two times a week , and we want to do so to show solidarity , '' he said . `` There are already tens of thousands of people who are walking to work every day because they can no longer afford the cost of public transport . '' The shooting occurred when police fired tear gas and what appeared to be rubber bullets at the demonstrators -- who had surrounded Besigye in order to protect him , he said . Video from NTV showed police firing into the air and a number of people laying wounded on the ground . The British High Commission in Kampala and the U.S. Embassy condemned the arrest of Besigye that occurred during Monday 's walk to work . Police released him soon after with a warning . In a statement , a spokeswoman for the Uganda Police Force said the march in Kampala violated the laws governing peaceful demonstrations . `` This has occasioned lawlessness in some areas of the city suburbs , which included blocking roads , throwing stones and general disruption of day to day activities , '' said spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba . She said that police had asked Besigye to walk alone , without being accompanied by his supporters . His insistence on including them led to a standoff that lasted for three hours , `` at which time the gathered supporters became rowdy and started throwing stones and other objectives , '' she said . `` Police officers stepped in to break up the ensuing mob action . '' The report that Besigye was hurt `` in the ensuing scuffle '' is under investigation , she said . In February , Besigye lost in an election bid to replace President Yoweri Museveni , who has led the country since a rebel group with which he was aligned seized power in 1986 . Besigye , a former doctor to Museveni , lost previous presidential bids in 2001 and 2006 . Journalist Tom Walsh contributed to this story .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The remains of a Massachusetts airman missing in action from World War II have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial , the Department of Defense said Wednesday . Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Martin P. Murray , 21 , of Lowell , Massachusetts , took off on October 27 , 1943 , from an airfield near Port Moresby , New Guinea , with 11 other crew members aboard a B-24D Liberator . At the time , plans were being formulated to mount an attack on the Japanese fortification at Rabaul in Papua New Guinea 's New Britain Province , the Defense Department 's POW/Missing Personnel Office said in a statement . The crew was assigned to conduct reconnaissance on nearby shipping lanes in the Bismarck Sea . During the mission , however , the crew was told to land at a friendly air strip nearby due to poor weather , officials said . `` The last radio transmission from the crew did not indicate their location . Multiple search missions in the following weeks did not locate the aircraft . '' After World War II , the Army Graves Registration Service searched for missing airmen , including Murray , in the area , but concluded in June 1949 all of them were unrecoverable , the department said . In August 2003 , a team from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command received information on a crash site from a citizen in Papua New Guinea while investigating another case , according to the statement . The citizen gave the team an identification card from one of the crew members and said there were possible human remains at the site . Other teams attempted to visit the site twice in 2004 , but were unable to because of poor weather and hazardous conditions at the helicopter landing site , authorities said . `` Another team was able to successfully excavate the site from January to March 2007 where they found several identification tags from the B-24D crew as well as human remains . '' Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used forensic identification tools , circumstantial evidence , dental comparisons and mitochondrial DNA to identify Murray 's remains , the statement said . Murray 's remains will be buried Saturday in Marshfield , Massachusetts , the Defense Department said . At the end of World War II , the U.S. government was unable to recover and identify 79,000 Americans , the statement said . Now , that number has decreased to 74,000 .
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Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Martin P. Murray will be buried Saturday . The remains were found at a crash site in Papua New Guinea .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Robert Mugabe said Thursday that Zimbabwe will go ahead with the takeover of foreign-owned companies , a scheme that has rattled investors , and warned Western countries to stop interfering in his country 's affairs . `` We proceed with our indigenization and empowerment policy , and programs must be worked out to ensure that our resources are managed by us , they are controlled and exploited by us , and that they benefit the majority of our people , '' Mugabe said in an hourlong speech at the burial of the deputy director of the nation 's intelligence organization . For most of the time , Mugabe , 87 , was speaking off the cuff in his vernacular Shona language without reading his prepared speech . Zimbabwe 's indigenization law , described as ruinous by Mugabe 's partners in the country 's fragile coalition , compels foreign firms to cede at least 51 percent of shareholding to black locals . The former guerrilla leader said the process will go forward , starting with mines . The policy has been opposed by his coalition partner and political foe , Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change . The two-year-old coalition government of the resource-rich state published regulations in March giving mining companies 45 days to set out their plans for transferring ownership stakes to `` indigenous '' Zimbabweans . `` If our economy is controlled by outsiders , similarly the politics will be controlled by outsiders , '' added Mugabe , who has been at loggerheads with the West after it imposed targeted sanctions on him and senior officials of his Zanu PF party in 2002 , following reports of human rights abuses and rigged elections . `` We do n't worry ourselves about the goings-on in Europe , about the unnatural things happening there , where they turn man-to-man and woman-to-woman , '' Mugabe said . `` We say , well , it 's their country . If they want to call their country British Gaydom , it 's up to them . That 's not our culture . We condemn that filth . We get alarmed when these countries have the audacity to schedule us as an item to discuss in their parliament . '' He urged his supporters to `` unite in opposing and condemning the sanctions '' that he blames for the country 's economic freefall . `` We must demonstrate that we are ready to defend our country and sacrifice our lives . The enemy will try by all means to destroy us , but if we are united , we are strong , '' he said . Without mentioning his political rival , Tsvangirai , by name , Mugabe said `` some of us '' have been asking the West to keep the targeted sanctions in place . Mugabe 's appearance Thursday was keenly watched by observers after his return at the weekend from his fourth trip to Singapore since the end of December . Officials have confirmed that he has undergone medical treatment there on previous visits . Reports said that two weeks ago , at a meeting of Southern African leaders in neighboring Zambia , Mugabe was transported around the venue in a golf cart , looking exhausted . But Thursday , Mugabe appeared energetic for an 87-year-old as he walked to around the gravesite unassisted .
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Zimbabwe President Mugabe says the takeover of foreign-owned companies will go on . Under `` indigenization , '' black locals must be given at least 51 percent share of companies . He condemns other nation 's acceptance of gays , saying `` That 's not our culture . ''
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Ofunato , Japan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More than a month after the devastating tsunami and earthquake that flattened seaside communities across northern Japan , many aid groups are wrapping up operations . One team of volunteers is just ramping up , however . For those wondering what they can still do to help , the U.S.-based charity All Hands has an answer : Buy a plane ticket , and come ready to get to work . `` What we do is come in after natural disasters all around the world and help people by bringing in volunteers in the recovery process , '' said Marc Young , the charity 's operational director in Ofunato , a small port city on Japan 's northeastern coast . Ofunato was swamped in the tsunami that left nearly 500 dead and missing . The survivors are now faced with a mountain of debris to clear and a need to find new homes for more than 6,500 people . By Monday , the U.S.-based secular nonprofit had 23 volunteers from the United States , Canada , Britain and Australia working alongside Japanese from across the country . They were cleaning out houses and businesses and helping people salvage any personal goods and gear they could . Chris Turner , a staff project coordinator for All Hands , just arrived from working in Leogane , Haiti . Unlike Haiti , the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere , Japan is the world 's third-largest economy and its government is functioning . Help is still needed , however . `` Some people , what they most like to donate is their hard work , '' says Turner , a Canadian . `` We kind of give people that opportunity . '' The group is staying at a nearby house donated by a local resident and are getting a campground up and running to service the expected 100 volunteers who are streaming in every day . All Hands also is setting up a `` smart distribution '' warehouse to better allocate donated goods to the people who need them . In the immediate aftermath of the quake , truckloads of donated food , clothes and household goods were sent in . Now there are huge pallets of toilet paper , plates and other scattered goods from people who were well-meaning , but unclear on what was needed . `` We think that there is enough shampoo and detergent here for every person in every shelter to use a bottle a day for a year , '' Young said . There are few baths or working washing machines in the area , and what people really need is fresh food , he said . Most people have temporary shelter , and All Hands is forming a partnership with Habitat for Humanity to build 50 new homes . The group also is working with local leaders to team volunteers with Japanese carpenters to pull out waterlogged floors and walls from homes that are otherwise structurally sound . `` It 's rewarding to get all the debris out of the homes , '' Young said . `` But it 's especially exciting to take the next step and get people back in to their own homes . '' The group members are from all over the world , but All Hands says they had to pick the first volunteers from among thousands of offers based on skills they could contribute . Amya Miller , a volunteer from Boston , was born and raised in Japan , and now works as an interpreter . Miller said she her family and business on hold for two months to come and help in Japan and called in every favor she was ever owed to raise money . `` You ca n't forget about these people , '' she said . `` This is a multi-year recovery process . ''
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All Hands cleans houses and helps families salvage posessions . More than 6,500 people need homes in the city of Ofunato . `` You ca n't forget about these people , '' one volunteer says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An Arizona judge agreed Wednesday with defense attorneys that prosecutors in the manslaughter trial of self-help author James Ray improperly withheld evidence , but he decided not to grant a defense motion for a mistrial . Ray is accused of manslaughter in three deaths at his October 2009 `` Spiritual Warrior '' retreat in the desert . Kirby Brown , 38 , of Westtown , New York , died that night . So did James Shore , 40 , of Milwaukee . Volunteer Lizbeth Marie Neuman , 49 , of Prior Lake , Minnesota , died nine days after the ceremony . At least 15 others who took part in the sweat lodge ceremony became ill . More than 40 others were uninjured . Prosecutors argued that the lodge -- made of willow trees and branches , and covered with tarpaulins and blankets -- was heated to a perilously high temperature , causing the participants to suffer dehydration and heatstroke . Defense attorneys filed a motion Monday accusing prosecutors of intentionally withholding a report from environmental expert Richard Haddow , which suggests that the faulty design of the sweat lodge caused or contributed to the deaths . `` At issue is a report , or an e-mail , drafted by an environmental engineer that states two relevant factors , '' defense attorney Luis Li told Judge Warren Darrow during Wednesday 's hearing . `` One , that carbon dioxide , not heat stroke , is a possible cause of death . ... And secondly , that various environmental conditions created by the design of the sweat lodge -- for which Mr. Ray has no responsibility -- could have contributed to those deaths . '' Li told Darrow that prosecutors ' response to the motion was `` aggressively unrepentant . '' Defense attorneys contend that a `` Brady violation '' has taken place . A Brady violation occurs when the failure to disclose material exculpatory evidence to the defense deprives a defendant of a fair trial . Exculpatory means the evidence could be used to establish a defendant 's innocence ; material means the evidence is relevant and significant . Prosecutor Bill Hughes said the state does n't believe that the conduct met the criteria for a Brady violation . `` It was not disclosed due to an oversight , '' Hughes said , adding that the state has turned over thousands of pages of information . Darrow said he agreed that a Brady violation had occurred but declined to grant a mistrial . The trial is set to continue Thursday . Haddow 's findings were in a report that was e-mailed to lead detective Ross Diskin almost a year ago , on April 29 , 2010 . Ray 's attorneys first learned about Haddow when he was listed as a potential witness in late October . Since November , they say , they asked prosecutors for Haddow 's report four times . They got it last week . Though the state decided not to call Haddow as a witness at the trial , Arizona 's discovery law requires prosecutors to provide the expert 's report . There is also an ongoing obligation by prosecutors to turn over all material that could exonerate a defendant . Because they are receiving Haddow 's report several weeks into the trial , and because that testimony could have had a profound impact on their strategy , defense attorneys argue that the judge has no choice but to grant a mistrial . The sweat lodge ceremony consisted of eight rounds , with each round lasting 10 to 15 minutes . Although they were not prevented from leaving , participants have said they were told to wait until the breaks between rounds . Ray 's attorneys have argued that the deaths were accidental and suggested that exposure to an unknown toxin in the lodge -- perhaps a pesticide , rat poison or something in the type of wood used to heat the rocks -- could have caused the fatalities . The event participants paid up to $ 10,000 to seek `` new areas of consciousness '' at the retreat , according to testimony . Many had attended previous James Ray International seminars . In Session 's Beth Karas and Michael Christian contributed to this report .
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NEW : The trial is set to resume Thursday . Judge Warren Darrow agreed that prosecutors withheld evidence . At issue is an e-mail that was not turned over to the defense . Ray is charged with manslaughter in three deaths at his 2009 retreat .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police and FBI agents finished searching 18 `` spots of interest '' in Long Island , New York on Thursday without uncovering additional evidence in their investigation of a possible serial killer . `` We did n't uncover anything that was noteworthy , '' said Nassau County Police spokesperson Kevin Smith . `` Most of it was debris . '' Their efforts are part of a probe into suspected serial killings that have turned up at least eight bodies -- four of them identified as prostitutes -- since December 2010 . New York State troopers alongside some 30 police officers from Long Island 's Nassau and Suffolk counties hacked their way through the area 's thick brush and bramble , using guidance from a helicopter overhead and , in some cases , using chainsaws to cut through the thick foliage . Aviation teams that flew over parts of Long Island had `` identified a significant number of items that are n't natural for the area , '' said Nassau County Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter . But as of Thursday , authorities had not uncovered any further human remains . Earlier this week , police discovered skeletal remains -- including a human skull -- prompting the widening search . Police have not said whether they are from different people , or if they could have come from the eight victims found previously . Airplanes and helicopters with high-resolution technology are being used in the search effort , Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer explained Wednesday . '' Police also are using canine search units to scour the beaches and diver teams to search the waterways on the north side of the barrier island . But they have met obstacles . `` Canine teams have been of limited assistance , '' said Detective Vincent Garcia . `` The problem with this brush is it 's so thick dogs wo n't even go in . '' Meanwhile , medical examiner investigators are trying to determine the age and sex of the victims from the remains , and how long they were at the locations before they were discovered . `` We 're going back to some of the unidentified people in our system to try to see if we can identify them so we can notify loved ones if we have their remains , '' said Ellen Borakove , a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner 's office . `` Hopefully we 're going to get some IDs and we 'll find out who these people are , and then the families will know , '' she added . The remains found Monday in a Nassau County wildlife preserve were wrapped in a `` black plastic product '' similar to a plastic bag , a law enforcement source said Wednesday . The remains `` appeared to be part of a lower extremity , '' the source said . But police say the remains are not connected to the bodies of four prostitutes found near Atlantic City , New Jersey , in 2006 . `` The indications we have right now is that there 's no connection between the Atlantic City case and the Suffolk County case , '' Dormer said . `` There are other items connected with the two cases '' that would indicate the same killer was not involved in the slayings , he said . Dormer did not provide additional details , but said Suffolk County police officers have been in contact with their Atlantic City counterparts since the early stages of the Long Island investigation . Federal agents first joined police in the investigation in December after the first four bodies were found . That discovery on a quarter-mile stretch of Oak Beach indicates that `` they were dumped there by the same person or persons , '' Dormer told reporters at the time . `` It 's too coincidental that there were four bodies in the same location . '' They were all found stuffed in bushes along an isolated strip of waterfront property . The grisly find occurred as police searched for Shannan Gilbert , 24 , who was last seen alive in May 2010 in the Gilgo Beach area . Gilbert 's sisters said Shannan was an escort who was visiting a client . They said she ran from the man 's house and called 911 , claiming that someone was trying to hurt her . A man who lives a few miles from where the remains were found told CNN that a young woman who `` looked like she was partying all night '' came to his door at about 5 a.m. on May 1 . `` She was screaming ` Help me , help me ! ' and said somebody was chasing her , '' said Gustav Coletti , who lives in the town of Oak Beach . He described the woman as a `` young , light-brown-haired person in her early 20s . '' Coletti said he called 911 after opening his front door to the woman , but she fled , eventually hiding under his boat , which was elevated and parked on his lawn . Moments later , Coletti said , an `` Asian-looking man '' man driving a dark-colored sport utility vehicle pulled up alongside his home . `` Things got out of hand at a party and I 'm just looking for her , '' Coletti quoted the man as saying . When Coletti told the man that he had called police , the man said he `` should n't have done that . '' The woman then fled toward the beach and the driver pursued her , Coletti said . But he told CNN it took police more than four months to question him about the incident , an allegation that police deny . Coletti later told CNN that he believes the woman he saw that night was Gilbert . CNN can not independently verify that claim . `` I have no idea when the detective spoke to whomever you are talking about , '' Dormer told CNN . `` If you want to see somebody after this press conference we 'll certainly follow up on that . '' Police later clarified that they spoke with Coletti on May 1 after he made the 911 call and several times since . Pressed for the dates of the police department 's conversations with Coletti and the length of time between them , they revealed that they obtained a statement from Coletti in June but provided no further specifics . `` They never got a statement from me in June , '' Coletti told CNN . Gilbert 's body has not been among the remains identified . CNN 's Allan Chernoff and Susan Candiotti contributed to this report .
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NEW : Authorities finished searching 18 `` spots of interest '' in Long Island , New York on Thursday . NEW : Their search did not uncover additional evidence in their investigation of a possible serial killer . A helicopter has been hovering over the Tobay Beach area since morning . The remains are not linked to the bodies of four prostitutes found near Atlantic City in 2006 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The National Basketball Association fined Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers $ 100,000 on Wednesday for `` offensive and inexcusable '' comments he made during Tuesday night 's game , the league said in a statement . Bryant used an expletive and an anti-gay slur directed at a referee after receiving a technical foul in a game against the San Antonio Spurs . In a pregame phone call Wednesday night to Joe Solomonese , president of the Human Rights Campaign , Bryant apologized for using the slur , the commission said in a statement . `` We had a very sincere conversation in which he expressed his heartfelt regret for the hurt that his words caused , '' Solomonese said . `` He told me that it 's never OK to degrade or tease , and that he understands how his words could unfortunately give the wrong impression that this is appropriate conduct . At the end of a difficult day , I applaud Kobe for coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions . '' Earlier , Bryant issued a statement saying his remarks should not be taken literally . `` My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game , period , '' he said . `` The words expressed do not reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities and were not meant to offend anyone . '' But , said NBA Commissioner David Stern in a statement , `` Kobe Bryant 's comment during last night 's game was offensive and inexcusable . While I 'm fully aware that basketball is an emotional game , such a distasteful term should never be tolerated . Accordingly , I have fined Kobe $ 100,000 . Kobe and everyone associated with the NBA know that insensitive or derogatory comments are not acceptable and have no place in our game or society . '' The Human Rights Campaign said earlier it supported the fine . `` We applaud Commissioner Stern and the NBA for not only fining Bryant but for recognizing that slurs and derogatory comments have no place on the basketball court or in society at large , '' Solomonese said . `` We hope such swift and decisive action will send a strong and universal message that this kind of hateful outburst is simply inexcusable no matter what the context . '' The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation also issued a statement supporting the decision . `` The NBA has sent a clear message to sports fans everywhere that anti-gay slurs have no place in the game , '' said Jarrett Barrios , president of the organization . '' ... This decision will serve as an important precedent that will help ensure a safer , more inclusive environment for fans and players everywhere , and we look forward to continuing our dialogue with the NBA . ''
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NEW : In pregame phone call , Bryant apologizes to Human Rights Campaign president . Bryant used an expletive and an anti-gay slur about a referee . The NBA says , `` Such a distasteful term should never be tolerated ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Syrian soldier was killed in the restive city of Baniyas on Thursday , Syria 's official news agency said . But an activist says he is hearing that the soldier was shot by a secret police sniper in an effort to frame demonstrators in the city . `` An armed group of snipers opened fire today on a number of elements in the army while they were patrolling in the city of Baniyas , '' the Syrian Arab News Agency said . The slain soldier was identified as Fadi Issa Mustafa . Another identified as Tayseer Omran , was wounded by a `` criminal group , '' the news agency said . Activist Rami Nakhle said a doctor in Baniyas claimed that police shot the soldier . The incident comes as the army has been sent in to replace the secret police and establish order , a move welcomed by many Baniyas residents . Residents are claiming that the secret police have been firing on the government 's own security apparatus to paint the demonstrators as violent , Nakhle said . The developments reported by eyewitnesses and state media reports in Syria can not be independently confirmed . Protests against the Syrian regime have swept through the country and scores of people have died in clashes . Demonstrations have erupted lately in Baniyas , a city of about 40,000 on the Mediterranean coast . Opposition activists say security forces have fired on and beaten peaceful protesters , but the government claims that armed groups are firing at security forces and citizens . CNN 's Arwa Damon contributed to this report .
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NEW : Activist says doctor in Baniyas claimed secret police shot an army soldier . NEW : Residents claim police are trying to portray protesters as violent . Syria says the soldier was killed by `` an armed group of snipers '' Protests against the regime have swept through Syria in the past month .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- There are few careers that can match the pedigree of Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho . Having just set a remarkable nine-year unbeaten home league record -- which spanned 150 matches and four clubs in four different countries -- the Portuguese manager is eyeing yet another remarkable record . As he leads his Real side in the quarterfinal second leg against Tottenham Hotspur tonight , Mourinho is on the trail of becoming the first coach to win three European Cups with three different clubs . But as the 48-year-old aims to push his career to the next level , there may be the birth of a new star in his midst . It was merely a coincidence that Porto clinched their 25th title as Los Merengues were shocked by Sporting Gijon at the Bernabeu -- Mourinho 's first home defeat in nearly a decade -- but what is not coincidental is the way Porto have dominated their domestic championship this season . In a fashion not seen since the heady days of Mourinho between 2002 and 2004 -- when the self proclaimed `` Special One '' plundered two league titles , the UEFA Cup and the Champions League -- the youthful , dynamic and ambitious coach Andre Villas Boas has swept all before him . Will Mourinho 's record ever be beaten ? Villas Boas is Mourinho 's protege and student , but aged just 33 -- seven years younger than Mourinho was when he won his first title with Porto -- the question is whether the apprentice can match his former master 's astonishing achievements at the Estadio do Dragao . Porto have simply outclassed their rivals this season , winning 23 and drawing the other two of their 25 matches to wrap up the title with five games remaining . Along the way , they have scored 61 goals and conceding a miserly 11 , and are also through to the quarterfinals of the Europa League -- a competition Mourinho also won , under its former guise of the UEFA Cup , in his first full season . `` I can find similarities between Villas Boas and Mourinho in the way they started their careers and the way in which they reached immediate success at Porto , '' Rui Orlando , a football commentator for Portuguese-based SportTV told CNN . `` Furthermore , both of them were not known as players and started coaching very early on , working with some really well known coaches . '' CNN Sport anchor Pedro Pinto , who has followed the careers of both men closely , is even more forthright in his comparisons of the pair . `` There is no doubt in my mind that Villas Boas is the second coming of Jose . He is is a young , ambitious , disciplined football lunatic , who has soaked up as much knowledge as he can from working with the best coach in the world . '' It is impossible not to draw comparisons between the two men . Mourinho learned his trade working as an interpreter for Bobby Robson at both Porto and Barcelona , picking up tips from the legendary English coach before eventually impressing with his own coaching acumen . Villas Boas was also at Porto in the mid 1990s . At the tender age of 17 , and with no football apprenticeship behind him , his mastery of English and attention to detail impressed Robson so much that the veteran coach hired the teenager to work as part of his scouting and statistics team -- sending him to Scotland to achieve his first coaching badges . And when Mourinho returned to Porto , after cutting his managerial teeth at Uniao Leiria , he took Villas Boas under his wing , going on to employ the willing student at both Chelsea and Inter Milan in exactly the same manner as Robson had done with him . Like Mourinho , Villas Boas started his coaching career at a small club . Leaving his mentor behind in Italy , Villas Boas took over at bottom of the table Academica last season , performing a minor miracle to steer a club , without a win before his arrival , to mid-table respectability . Porto , looking for a coach after sacking Jesualdo Ferreira following their failure to retain the league title and qualify for the Champions League , quickly came a-calling -- and Villas Boas has more than justified the decision to make him the youngest coach in the Portuguese top flight , with the club suffering just one defeat in all competitions . `` He has had a very strong impact at the club , in the city and in the region , '' continued Orlando . `` He came in after a disappointing season and immediately asserted himself with a positive and confident attitude . `` His philosophy is similar to Mourinho when he was at Porto . He likes to play attacking football based on ball possession and forcing opponents into submission and his planning is superb . He spends countless hours in his office sourcing information to give to his players . '' And Pinto believes Villa Boas will go on to even greater success in the coming years . `` His strength is not only tactical , it is his ability to program players into doing exactly what he tells them to do . `` His organizational and motivational techniques are so good that players really believe they can do what he tells them . '' Even within the pantheon of great football coaches , there are few who have won titles before their 40th birthday ; even Mourinho fails to make the grade . But with Villa Boas claiming silverware at such a young age , maybe `` master '' Jose should beware of the burgeoning talent of his pupil .
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Andre Villas Boas is following in the footsteps of his mentor Jose Mourinho . Villas Boas has led Porto to the Portuguese title at the age of just 33 . Mourinho was seven years older when he won his first league title with the club . Both men are motivated , ambitious and superb at organizing their players .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manchester United 's hopes of winning a treble this season ended on Saturday with a 1-0 defeat to arch-rivals Manchester City in the semifinals of the English FA Cup at Wembley Stadium . Alex Ferguson 's team are on course for a record-breaking 19th English league title and have also reached the semifinals of the European Champions League , but Yaya Toure 's second-half winner gave City the chance of winning a first trophy in 35 years . The Ivory Coast midfielder pounced after consecutive errors by veteran goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and midfielder Michael Carrick allowed him the chance to drill in a low shot seven minutes after halftime . United 's bid to reach the final of the 140-year-old knockout competition for a record 19th time was then sabotaged by a moment of madness from 36-year-old midfielder Paul Scholes . The former England international , the only player of the two squads actually born in Manchester , was sent off with 18 minutes left for a reckless high lunge into the thigh of City 's Argentine defender Pablo Zabaleta . Ferguson casts doubt over Hargreaves future . City last won the tournament in 1969 , and most recently reached the final in 1981 -- one of the modern classics which was won in a replay by Tottenham . Roberto Mancini 's team will face either Bolton or Stoke in the final on May 14 , with the two Premier League teams meeting in Sunday 's second semifinal also at England 's national stadium . The Italian urged his team not to get carried away , with the club still battling to qualify for next season 's Champions League . `` We have everything in our hands . If we have the same spirit we had today , we have the fourth spot , '' he said , having molded City into contenders since taking charge December 2009 after being handed a lavish transfer kitty by billionaire owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan . `` Manchester City was a small team until three , four , five years ago . It 's important to start to win the first trophies . '' United should have taken an early lead after dominating the first half-hour , with Dimitar Berbatov guilty of two bad misses in quick succession . The Bulgarian , starting in place of suspended England striker Wayne Rooney , was first denied by quick-thinking goalkeeper Joe Hart and then belied the form that has seen him become the Premier League 's top scorer this season by inexplicably scooping the ball over the bar from close range after being found by Nani 's inviting low cross . City , missing injured captain and top scorer Carlos Tevez , capitalized on some slack United defending after the interval as the 40-year-old Van der Sar -- who retires at the end of this season -- made a poor clearance and then Carrick gave the ball away to Toure . Hart did well to tip a 65th-minute freekick from Nani onto the crossbar before Scholes ' red card forced a reshuffle with Berbatov replaced by midfielder Anderson . Man of the match Toure was denied by Van der Sar in the final minute and City survived five minutes of time added on to reach the club 's second final since winning the English League Cup in 1976 . The match ended in ugly scenes as United defender Rio Ferdinand had to be restrained after Anderson reacted to City striker Mario Balotelli 's unwise celebrations in front of opposition fans . Ancelotti in troubled waters at the Bridge . In Saturday 's Premier League action , third-placed defending champions Chelsea moved five points clear of City with a 3-1 victory at mid-table West Brom . The London club bounced back from the midweek Champions League exit at the hands of United as striker Didier Drogba leveled the scoring after this time being given the chance to start instead of $ 80 million signing Fernando Torres . West Brom had led through Nigeria striker peter Odemwingie , but Salomon Kalou put Chelsea ahead in the 26th minute and Frank Lampard sealed victory just before halftime . The result eased any fears that Chelsea will not qualify for next season 's top European competition , moving Carlo Ancelotti 's team eight points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham -- who host United 's main title rivals Arsenal on Wednesday . Arsenal can reduce United 's lead to four points by beating sixth-placed Liverpool on Sunday in a match that Kenny Dalglish 's team also need to win in order to beat Tottenham to the sole Europa League spot . Everton consolidated seventh place with a 2-0 victory at home to Blackburn thanks to second-half goals by midfielder Leon Osman and defender Leighton Baines , the latter a penalty . Aston Villa moved up to ninth with a last-gasp 2-1 victory at second-bottom West Ham as substitute striker Gabriel Agbonlahor headed an injury-time winner after teammate Darren Bent canceled out Robbie Keane 's early opener . Sunderland , European hopefuls earlier this season , slumped to an eighth defeat in nine games as the 2-0 loss at Birmingham left both clubs in a group of four teams on 38 points -- five clear of the relegation zone . Wigan moved out of the bottom three with a 3-1 win at Blackpool that dropped the promoted home team into the danger area for the first time this season .
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Manchester City through to English FA Cup final for the first time since 1981 . Yaya Toure 's 52nd-minute winner ends United 's hopes of winning three trophies this season . Roberto Mancini 's team will face either Stoke or Bolton in the final on May 14 . Third-placed Chelsea move five points clear of City with a 3-1 win at West Brom .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A California Republican official has apologized for sending an email that depicts President Barack Obama as a young chimpanzee . `` To my fellow Americans and to everyone else who has seen the email I forwarded and was offended by my action , I humbly apologize and ask for your forgiveness of my unwise behavior , '' Marilyn Davenport said in a statement obtained by CNN . Davenport , who is a Tea Party activist and an elected member of the central committee of the Republican Party of Orange County , said she felt the email was a joke , CNN affiliate KTLA reported . The email contains a doctored photo of what appears to be a family portrait of two adult chimpanzees posing with a young chimpanzee with Obama 's face pasted on it . The caption that ran with the photo says `` Now you know why no birth certificate , '' the affiliate reported . Davenport said she would not repeat her error in the apology that included two Bible passages . `` I am an imperfect Christian lady who tries her best to live a Christ-like honoring life , '' the statement said . `` I would never do anything to intentionally harm or berate others regardless of ethnicity . So I ask for your forgiveness , for I am truly sorry . '' Despite criticism , Davenport told the affiliate that she does not need to resign her position because of the e-mail . Scott Baugh , chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County , said he was surprised by the e-mail . `` There 's no question the e-mail is racist . The only question is what was in Marilyn 's heart , what was her intent . But I do n't think there 's anybody on her committee or anybody in the world really that does n't see it as a racist , '' Baugh said on CNN 's `` AC360 . '' Baugh said he feels Davenport should resign . `` The bottom line is being sorry for something and having a sincere apology does n't undo the action , it does n't stop the consequences , '' Baugh said . `` There 's still consequences for what she 's done and what she 's done will continue to bring controversy to my party so I 'm inclined to think at this time that she should still resign from the committee . '' Watch Anderson Cooper 360 ° weeknights 10pm ET . For the latest from AC360 ° click here .
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The e-mail contains a doctored photo of a young chimpanzee with Obama 's face on it . The official says that sending the email was `` unwise behavior '' Despite criticism , the official says she does not need to resign .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times were awarded two Pulitzer Prizes each Monday for their outstanding work in journalism . The New York Times ' Clifford J. Levy and Ellen Barry won in the international reporting category for their work on the struggling Russian justice system , while the paper 's David Leonhardt won for commentary . The Los Angeles Times won in the public service category for its coverage of Bell , a small California city where officials ' sky-high salaries sparked national outrage and then arrests . The paper 's Barbara Davidson won for feature photography . Surprisingly , given big news stories last year like the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the earthquake in Haiti , the prize board did not name a winner in the breaking news reporting category , a traditional favorite . Finalists in that category included the Chicago Tribune staff , for its coverage of the deaths of two Chicago firefighters , the staff at The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald , for their coverage of the Haiti earthquake , and the staff of The Tennessean for its coverage of a devastating flood , the board said . The Pulitzer Prizes are U.S. awards handed out once a year to recognize outstanding work in journalism and the arts . Read bios and more about this year 's winners . Jennifer Egan 's book , `` A Visit from the Goon Squad , '' won the award for fiction . Her book is about growing up and old in the digital age , the board said . In the music category , Zhou Long won for `` Madame White Snake , '' which was premiered by Opera Boston at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in February 2010 . Paige St. John of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida won the investigative reporting award for her coverage of the state 's property-insurance system . ProPublica 's Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein won in the national reporting category , while three photographers at The Washington Post won for breaking news photography for their work around the earthquake in Haiti . Here is a complete list of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners : . JOURNALISM . Public Service -- Los Angeles Times . Breaking News Reporting -- No Award . Investigative Reporting -- Paige St. John of Sarasota Herald-Tribune . Explanatory Reporting -- Mark Johnson , Kathleen Gallagher , Gary Porter , Lou Saldivar and Alison Sherwood of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Local Reporting -- Frank Main , Mark Konkol and John J. Kim of Chicago Sun-Times . National Reporting -- Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein of ProPublica . International Reporting -- Clifford J. Levy and Ellen Barry of The New York Times . Feature Writing -- Amy Ellis Nutt of The Star-Ledger , Newark , New Jersey . Commentary -- David Leonhardt of The New York Times . Criticism -- Sebastian Smee of The Boston Globe . Editorial Writing -- Joseph Rago of The Wall Street Journal . Editorial Cartooning -- Mike Keefe of The Denver Post . Breaking News Photography -- Carol Guzy , Nikki Kahn and Ricky Carioti of The Washington Post . Feature Photography -- Barbara Davidson of Los Angeles Times . ARTS . Fiction -- `` A Visit from the Goon Squad '' by Jennifer Egan -LRB- Alfred A. Knopf -RRB- . Drama -- `` Clybourne Park '' by Bruce Norris . History -- `` The Fiery Trial : Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery '' by Eric Foner -LRB- W. W. Norton & Company -RRB- . Biography -- `` Washington : A Life '' by Ron Chernow -LRB- The Penguin Press -RRB- . Poetry -- `` The Best of It : New and Selected Poems '' by Kay Ryan -LRB- Grove Press -RRB- . General Nonfiction -- `` The Emperor of All Maladies : A Biography of Cancer '' by Siddhartha Mukherjee -LRB- Scribner -RRB- . Music -- `` Madame White Snake ' '' by Zhou Long -LRB- Oxford University Press -RRB- .
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The papers snag two awards each . A prize is not given in the breaking news reporting category . Jennifer Egan 's `` A Visit from the Goon Squad '' wins for fiction .
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