Latest Technology News: September 2013

Monday, September 30, 2013

U.S. deadline passes; government shuts down

For the first time in 17 years, the U.S. closes non-essential services, furloughing around 800,000 federal workers in a move that will cost the country billions.

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Report: War on drugs failing

The global war on drugs is failing, new research suggests, as the price of heroin, cocaine and cannabis has fallen while their purity has increased.

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Syrian hospitals operate in secret

As violence in Syria continues, a medical crisis looms. CNN's Atika Shubert reports.

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Two popes get dates for sainthood

Pope Francis is expected Monday to announce the timing for the canonization of two of his predecessors, John XXIII and John Paul II.

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Chinese fishing boats sink, 72 missing

Seventy-two people are missing after three Chinese fishing boats sank in the South China Sea amid stormy weather caused by a typhoon, state media reported.

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Why attacks show Al-Shabaab is losing

The rebel group's recent attacks on Kenya are a sign that it is losing, writes Ethan Bueno de Mesquita.

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NSA mines Facebook for clues

In addition to phone records and email logs, the National Security Agency uses Facebook and other social media profiles to create maps of social connections -- including those of American citizens.

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What Syrian minister told the U.N.

In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Syrian FM denied the violence in his country was a civil war.

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Obama, Netanyahu discuss Iran

President Barack Obama once again finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes, tension-fraught meeting with a key leader from the Middle East.

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Abbott has 'frank' talks on asylum

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sought to present a united front on the controversial issue of asylum seekers Monday, as the two leaders held talks in Jakarta.

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Court orders new tests in Knox retrial

The latest chapter in Amanda Knox's long legal battle begins Monday in Florence, Italy, with a retrial over the 2007 killing of her British roommate Meredith Kercher.

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Jet makes amazing foam landing

An Alitalia aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Rome's Fiuminco airport on Sunday night after landing gear failed to function, Italy's state-run ANSA news agency reported.

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Top gambler accused of cheating

His was a rags-to-riches tale. A Greek immigrant who came to the United States and made it big. A waiter who gambled in his spare time. A poker prodigy who turned $50 into $40 million in just three years.

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African fashion drives catwalk trends

African designers are making a splash on the world stage - here are seven African designers to watch out for.

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Poll: Politicians acting like children

Crossfire hosts talk with Brad Woodhouse and Andy Roth about rhetoric and leaders acting like spoiled children.

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Abbott has 'frank' talks on asylum

Australia-bound asylum seekers top the agenda during PM Tony Abbott's trip to Indonesia. CNN's Anna Coren reports.

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Everton continue unbeaten run

Everton held on to their mantle as the only unbeaten team in the Premier League this season with a 3-2 win over Newcastle.

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Obama blasts one political 'faction'

President Obama says avoiding government shutdown is not a concession to him but a basic responsibility of lawmakers.

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Venezuela expels top U.S. envoy

Venezuela's president said Monday that he is expelling three U.S. diplomats for their alleged involvement in acts of sabotage to destabilize the South American country.

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Water discovered in Martian soil

Scoop up some soil on Mars, heat it up, cool down the steam and ... slurp, slurp! You've got water!

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America's Cup: Australia building team

Australian tycoon Bob Oatley turns from wine to water as he announces plans to build a team to challenge defending America's Cup champions Oracle Team USA.

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Ex-NSA contractor designs 'surveillance-proof' font

A designer and former NSA contractor has created four new fonts that he suggests Google won't be able to read with its current software

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Website maps 1.2 billion Facebook faces

A new Web page shows profile photos of 1.2 billion Facebook users, arranged in order of when they joined.

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Apple's iOS 7 making some users sick

Some customers say the animated apps on Apple's iOS 7 are leaving them reeling from motions sickness. Alison Kosik reports.

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Woman charged in Boston bombs con

A woman accused of scamming nearly half a million dollars from a nonprofit fund benefiting the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings was indicted on Monday, according to a Massachusetts Attorney General.

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Miss Philippines crowned Miss World

A new Miss World was crowned Saturday, and though she competed as Miss Philippines, she hails from the United States.

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Pope Francis shows road to tolerance

Lincoln Chafee says Pope Francis is showing the way for us to renew our civic purpose.

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Clock ticks to U.S. shutdown

In a battle over healthcare and government funding, U.S. lawmakers are play a game of chicken that could hit the world economy.

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20 answers: The looming shutdown

Let's start with the obvious question: Will the government shut down this week? Most likely.

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Website maps 1.2 billion Facebook faces

A new Web page shows profile photos of 1.2 billion Facebook users, arranged in order of when they joined.

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Rouhani gets mixed welcome home

A shoe is reportedly thrown at Iranian President Rouhani as those opposed to dialogue with the U.S. gather alongside his supporters on his return to Tehran.

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Soccer: Mancini moves to Galatasaray

The managerial merry-go-round has stopped for Roberto Mancini -- the Italian has been named as the new boss of Galatasaray.

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How does Al-Shabaab get its money?

Following the Nairobi attack attention focused on the 40 Americans who fought for Al-Shabaab in Somalia. Less attention has focused on the group's U.S. backers.

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Alicia Keys: Let's fight HIV together

Bernadette's father died from AIDS complications when she was a child. Her mother never even knew he had HIV until she and her daughter tested positive years later.

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Nigerian gunmen kill sleeping students

Under the cover of darkness, gunmen approached a dormitory in a rural Nigerian town and opened fire, killing and wounding students who sleeping.

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Be cautious with new Iran

How to react to Iran's new smiley-faced president, Hassan Rouhani?

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'There is no civil war,' Syrian foreign minister tells U.N.

Syria is fighting "a war against terror," Walid Moallem says, promising the U.N. that Syria will meet its chemical weapons obligations.

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U.N. approves Syria resolution

In a 15-0 vote, the U.N. has approved a plan demanding Syria turn over its chemical weapons. Nick Paton Walsh reports.

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Bashar al-Assad: Syria will comply

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the country is ready to respect the U.N. resolution to remove chemical weapons.

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Meet the Rules of the Internet

Hello! Welcome to the Internet. It's a big place, so let me show you around.

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The device that could change the Internet

Depending whom you ask, Chad Russell and Charles Butkus' invention is either a step forward for the Internet -- or a death knell for free content.

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Apple passes Coke as 'top brand'

Move over, Coke. It looks like Apple is the real thing.

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Apple passes Coke as world's 'top brand'

Move over, Coke. It looks like Apple is the real thing.

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Yemen: Militants kill 4 soldiers

Four Yemeni soldiers were killed and more than 20 injured when suspected al Qaeda militants stormed the headquarters of the Army's 2nd Division in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla on Monday, three local security officials told CNN.

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Dozens hurt in U.S. train collision

Two commuter trains crashed Monday near Chicago, injuring dozens of people, CNN affiliate WLS reported.

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Gallery: Car bomb rocks Peshawar

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Life, ruined

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Families seek closure

With many people still missing after the Kenya mall terror attack, families face an agonizing wait to find out what has happened to loved ones.

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Source: Kenya mall gang rented store

The Nairobi attack was planned for more than a year by conspirators who rented a store in the Westgate Mall, an official says.

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Why Rouhani deserves praise

The thaw in U.S.-Iran relations has evoked euphoria at one end of the spectrum and alarmism at the other.

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CNN Poll: Americans favor Iran talks

Three-quarters of Americans say they favor direct diplomatic negotiations with Iran in an attempt to prevent that country from developing nuclear weapons, according to a new national poll.

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Fifth of HK residents live in poverty

Hong Kong, with its glittering skyscrapers and luxury malls, is home to some of the world's richest people but new government figures show that a fifth of its population lives in poverty.

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Pakistan blast: 'Women, kids burning'

At least 40 people die -- with one family losing 18 members -- after a bomb explodes at a bazaar in Peshawar, Pakistan.

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High-stakes game of chicken as U.S. shutdown looms

Unless a deal is reached in 24 hours, a U.S. government shutdown -- and the fate of the world's largest economy hangs in the balance.

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What would a shutdown mean?

Ticktock. Ticktock.

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Decorator blamed for Mumbai collapse

The death toll from the five-story building collapse in Mumbai rose to 60 on Sunday, authorities said.

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Details reveal attackers' brutality

New details about the Kenyan mall attackers' brutality and new questions about the security forces' response.

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Kenya warned before mall attack

Kenyan officials were warned about the possibility of a Westgate-style attack a year before gunman stormed the Nairobi mall, sources say.

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Additional suspect arrested

An additional suspect was arrested Sunday in connection with this month's terrorist attack at a mall in Kenya's capital, the country's interior minister said.

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12 Baghdad car bombs explode

A dozen car bombs exploded across Baghdad during rush hour Monday morning, killing 33 people, police in Baghdad said.

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Pope to set John Paul II sainthood

How can mall stores protect you?

In the wake of the Westgate shopping mall horror in Kenya, your local mall wants you to know it is doing everything possible to protect you.

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Opinion: Al-Shabaab is losing

NSA mines Facebook for clues

Fire hits boat on London Duck Tours

People had to leap into the River Thames on Sunday after the amphibious tour boat taking them around London caught fire near Parliament.

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Stakes high for Obama, Netanyahu

President Barack Obama once again finds himself in the middle of a high stakes, tension fraught meeting with a key leader from the Middle East.

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74 missing as Chinese ships sink

Seventy-four people are missing after two Chinese fishing boats sank in the South China Sea amid stormy weather caused by a typhoon, state media reported Monday.

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Amanda Knox retrial begins in Italy

Pope to set John Paul II sainthood

Pope Francis set to announce the date or dates on which his predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II will be canonized.

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Cleric: Driving could hurt ovaries

A leading Saudi cleric warned women who drive cars could cause damage to their ovaries and pelvises and that they are at risk of having children born with "clinical problems."

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Jet makes emergency landing in Rome

Italy's PM seeks to shore up support

Enrico Letta, Italy's centre-left prime minister, is seeking urgently parliamentary support for a new government after centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi pulled his ministers out of their five-month-old coalition, risking a financial market backlash.

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U.S. smokejumper dies in fall

A smokejumper in Idaho died in a parachuting accident Friday, according to the Bureau of Land Management.

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Pastor shot dead while preaching

Bond is set at $1 million for a Louisiana man accused of shooting and killing a church pastor as he preached in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Friday night.

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100 missing in Nigeria boat accident

Nigerian authorities on Saturday were looking for survivors after a boat carrying traders capsized, killing at least 42, an emergency agency official said.

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Egypt: New government by spring

Egypt will have a new government by next spring, following parliamentary and presidential elections, its foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday.

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Asylum seekers on Abbott agenda

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono meet in Jakarta Monday amid escalating tensions over asylum seekers arriving by boat from Indonesia.

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Vikings stir up football fever in London

Minnesota Vikings help gain further ground in the NFL's sporting invasion of the British Isles.

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Obama in historic call to Iran

U.S. President Barack Obama confirms he spoke by phone with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the first communication between U.S. and Iranian leaders since 1979.

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Miss Philippines crowned Miss World

Bacteria kills man in Florida

The family of a man who died of a bacteria that shut down his liver and kidneys says the public needs to be warned.

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Atletico stun Real in Madrid derby

Atletico Madrid recorded their first victory in the league over Real Madrid this century with a 1-0 victory at the Bernabeu on Saturday.

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Maduro: 'Kidnapped' Chavez tape fake

Venezuela's president says right-wing opponents have unleashed a new weapon in their push to destabilize his government and demoralize his supporters: an imitation of Hugo Chavez's voice.

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Top gambler accused of cheating

Rouhani gets mixed welcome home

Suicide bomber kills 30 at Iraq funeral

At least 30 people were killed and 42 injured Sunday when a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest attacked a mosque south of Baghdad, according to police and health officials.

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Soccer: Suarez fires up Liverpool

Luis Suarez returned to reignite Liverpool's Premier League campaign as the Reds moved up to second with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland.

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U.S., Iran: No overnight miracles

There is a story that the first time a Persian 'Qajar dynasty' king attended a concert during a European tour, he was asked what he liked most about it. "The beginning," he answered, having assumed that the sound check was part of the performance.

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Gunmen open fire on Nigeria students

Alicia Keys: Let's fight HIV together

Refugees die in Indonesia boat capsize

Twenty-one bodies have been recovered from a boat that sank off the coast of Indonesia on Friday.

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Behind the science of 'Gravity'

How does Hollywood magic work with real science? Nischelle Turner looks at the science behind 'Gravity' to find out.

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Soccer: Chelsea draw, United slump

Jose Mourinho and Andre Villas-Boas might be poles apart personally, but their teams could not be separated at White Hart Lane on Saturday as Chelsea drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League.

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New powerful quake hits Pakistan

A new powerful earthquake struck Saturday in southwestern Pakistan, shaking an area already trying to recover from a quake that killed more than 300 people.

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NSA: Spy powers used to tail lovers

The National Security Agency's internal watchdog detailed a dozen instances in the past decade in which its employees intentionally misused the agency's surveillance power, in some cases to snoop on their love interests.

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Israel accuses Iranian of spying

Israel has arrested an Iranian-born man, accusing him of spying for Tehran.

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Pictures from the scene

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Analysis: Tackling Pakistan violence

All Saints Church was designed to look like a mosque -- to symbolize unity amidst a community of many religions. Completed in 1883, it was built within the old walled city of Peshawar during a century of relative peace and harmony.

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Dozens of families wait for closure

Propped up by strangers, a woman wails outside Nairobi's main city morgue, unable to control her grief.

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Mumbai's dangerous buildings

CNN's Mallika Kapur reports recent building collapses in Mumbai have pushed the government to do something about safety.

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Why Rouhani deserves praise

Syria activists: 10 die in school strike

At least 10 students were killed and dozens others were wounded when a Syrian fighter jet bombed a high school in northern Syria, opposition activists said.

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Pilot suffers heart attack in mid-air

A passenger airline pilot had a heart attack in midair late Thursday, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing, an airport spokeswoman said.

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29 people killed in Pakistan blast

At least 29 people were killed and 70 others were injured after a bomb explosion in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's volatile province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, authorities said.

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Vote brings U.S. to shutdown brink

In a move that makes a government shutdown very likely, House Republicans approved a spending plan early Sunday morning that would delay Obamacare for a year and repeal its tax on medical devices.

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Is Golden Dawn a 'criminal gang'?

The leader of Greece's extreme right wing Golden Dawn party and four party lawmakers were charged Sunday with forming and participating in a criminal gang.

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Saturday, September 28, 2013

What a U.S. shutdown would mean

Ticktock. Ticktock.

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Death toll rises in Mumbai collapse

Details reveal attackers' brutality

Disarray as Berlusconi's ministers quit

Italy's left-right coalition government was on the edge of collapse on Saturday night after former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi pulled out his five ministers from the alliance he formed with Enrico Letta's Democrats last April.

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'We need climate common sense'

When we go to major sporting events, my kids love to play the "Shuffle Hat" game on the Jumbotron screen. A ball is placed under a hat, and the hats are shuffled around quickly to distract you. If you keep your eye on the hat with the ball, you can usually find it.

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Kenya warned of attack threat

A number of Kenya's Cabinet members and defense officials were warned about the possibility that the terror group al-Shabaab was planning to carry out a Westgate-style attack a year before gunman stormed the Nairobi mall, according to several police and intelligence sources.

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How can mall stores protect you?

Opinion: Al-Shabaab is losing

Architect of the brink

One of the most prominent developers of the plan that could shut the government down is a little-known congressman who has been in office only eight months.

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Kenyans agonize over Somalia role

Twenty men are engaged in fiery debate on a sidewalk near Nairobi's Westgate mall, where terrorists stormed the shopping center and killed at least 67 people.

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U.N. pressures Syria to scrap weapons

The U.N. Security Council votes unanimously to adopt a binding resolution that requires Syria to eliminate its chemical weapons.

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Man snags 13-foot, 1,100-lb gator

An Arkansas man caught a record breaking 13-foot, 9 inch alligator that weighed 1,100 pounds.

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Obama to Rouhani: God be with you

CNN's Fareed Zakaria translates President Barack Obama's greeting, and says hardliners say something else.

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Jackson: FARC to free U.S. captive

The release of an American held since June by Colombia's FARC rebel group is "imminent," U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said Saturday.

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Cuba to let athletes go pro

Ever since the Cuban Revolution more than 50 years ago, athletes on the communist island have been able to garner gold medals and glory, but not big paychecks.

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Teen USA knew 'sextortion' accused

The college student accused of hijacking the webcam of Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf and other young women is a former high school classmate of the pageant winner.

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Priest accused of raping altar boy

A Philadelphia priest who narrowly escaped prosecution during a recent clergy abuse scandal that rocked the city's archdiocese has been arrested on charges that include raping an altar boy.

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U.S. smokejumper dies in jump

Pastor shot dead while preaching

100 missing in Nigeria boat accident

Egypt: New government by spring

Pussy Riot inmate hospitalized

Her requests for parole and a prison transfer recently denied, a member of the punk rock collective Pussy Riot was hospitalized amid a hunger strike Friday, according to Russian state-run media.

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Philippines military frees final hostages

The hostage standoff between Philippines forces and separatist rebels is over, a military spokesman said Friday.

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Obama in historic call to Iran

Miss Philippines crowned Miss World

Syria team to probe nearly 50 sites

When inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons arrive in Damascus on Monday they'll face a daunting task. They'll need to visit nearly 50 different sites as part of the effort to rid Syria of its chemical weapons.

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Texas abortion law challenged

A federal lawsuit filed Friday seeks to overturn portions of Texas' new abortion law, considered among the most restrictive legislation in the nation, just weeks before it takes effect.

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'Likely' humans caused climate change

Scientists are 95% certain that human activity has caused at least half of climate change in the last 50 years, a U.N. report concludes.

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Golden Dawn members charged

Greek police have arrested and charged members of the ultra-right-wing Golden Dawn party with 'forming a criminal gang'.

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Nairobi mall: What went wrong?

The chaotic response to the Westgate mall attack may have contributed to the casualty toll. David McKenzie reports

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New quake strikes hard-hit Pakistan

Mumbai's dangerous buildings

Jury deliberating Jackson death verdict

Jurors began deliberations Thursday afternoon in the Michael Jackson wrongful-death trial, potentially bringing the contentious case to a close after five months of testimony and three days of closing arguments.

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Right wing Greek leader arrested

The leader of Greece's extreme right wing Golden Dawn party, Nikos Michaloliakos, and a member of parliament for the party, Elias Kassidiaris, have been arrested on charges of forming a criminal gang, Athens police said Saturday.

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Friday, September 27, 2013

Pilot suffers heart attack in mid-air

U.N. approves plan 15-0

Boat sinks off Indonesian coast

Mumbai building collapse kills 13

Rescuers in Mumbai are searching for survivors in the rubble of a residential building which collapsed early Friday, trapping an unknown number of people.

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Heroism during moment of terror

In the midst of tragedy and fear, there were moments of heroism during the terrifying mall attack in Kenya.

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How government shutdown affects you

Ticktock. Ticktock.

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Son of 'singing general' jailed for rape

A Beijing court sentenced Li Tianyi, the son of a famous Chinese "singing general" in the People's Liberation Army, to 10 years in jail on Thursday over a gang rape that unleashed public outrage at the behavior of China's "princelings," or children of the political elite.

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Dozens reported dead in Sudan protests

Clashes in Sudan between protesters and police about rising gasoline prices have left dozens dead, according to protest groups and the Sudanese government. Demonstrators have been calling for President Omer Hassan Ahmed Albashir to step down.

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'We need climate common sense'

Open Mic: Tehran on America

Iranians in Tehran step up to CNN's Open Mic and tell Americans what they really feel about them.

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Pakistan's first gay website blocked

Pakistan, ranked by the Pew Research Center as one of the least tolerant countries in the world for gays, has pulled the plug on its only online resource for the Muslim nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

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Inside chemical weapons lab

CNN's Fred Pleitgen got exclusive access to the lab where evidence from the Syrian chemical attack was scrutinized.

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Rebels groups embrace Sharia

A collection of some of Syria's most powerful rebel brigades have rejected a Western-backed opposition group that announced the creation of an interim government in exile this month.

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Photos: Alleged chemical attack

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Syria's civil war in photos

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U.N.: Syria must get rid of chemical weapons

The U.N. Security Council votes unanimously to adopt a resolution that requires Syria to eliminate its chemical weapons. The resolution places binding obligations.

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Hans Zimmer plays the piano of the future

Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer plays the 'Seaboard keyboard' -- a tech forward interpretation of the piano, which attempts to reimagine what a keyboard can do. Its inventor believes that it opens up the expressive potential of the instrument, and serves to counter the 'direct and unbending' nature of notes played on a piano.

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Obama to Rouhani: God be with you

Bypass Washington, save America

As Congress heads implacably toward another shutdown showdown, the fate of the federal government hangs in the balance. And America is yawning. Or, at least, not panicking. Why?

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Feds: Ex-soldier hired team of hitmen

A former Army sergeant is under arrest in a federal sting operation that focused on a team he allegedly supervised in international drug trafficking and planned killings, according to the U.S. attorney in Manhattan.

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Obama: Just spoke to Rouhani

President Obama delivers a statement about foreign policy and the U.S. talks with Iran's new president.

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Iran: Potential for direct talks

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says his election helped pave the way for better relations between the Iran and the West.

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Hardware heroes in our gadgets

Next time you marvel at the computer hardware in your hand, spare a thought for the tiny transistors contained within. Without them our modern gizmos wouldn't work.

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Teen USA knew 'sextortion' accused

Soccer star Messi testifies in fraud trial

Soccer star Lionel Messi and his father testified in a Barcelona court Friday in a preliminary hearing over allegations they defrauded Spanish tax authorities of more than $5 million.

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The death of the stereo system

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U.S. Senate passes spending plan

In a congressional version of hot potato, the Senate on Friday passed a short-term spending plan that would prevent a looming government shutdown and sent it to the House for a weekend showdown between Republican tea party conservatives and their more moderate party leaders.

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U.N. could vote on Syria draft Friday

The 15 members of the U.N. Security Council are being called to a consultation regarding text for a resolution on Syria's chemical weapons disarmament.

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Pakistan quake toll rises to 359

The death toll from the strong earthquake that struck southwestern Pakistan this week has risen to 359 as rescue workers struggle to reach victims, authorities said Friday.

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Philippines military frees final hostages

Pussy Riot inmate hospitalized

Rouhani: EU, U.S. sounding 'different'

Western leaders have said Iran seems to sound different under the leadership of newly elected President Hassan Rouhani. On Friday, it was Rouhani's turn to return the compliment, saying European Union officials and U.S. President Barack Obama sound "different compared to the past."

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Prince George's christening set

Prince George will be christened on October 23 at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, announced Friday.

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Interpol issues alert for 'White Widow'

Interpol issues a red notice for Samantha Lewthwaite, the so-called "White Widow," at the request of Kenyan authorities and following the deadly mall siege.

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Attackers planned Kenya mall siege for more than a year

Terrorists using Twitter as a tool?

It was the first major terrorist attack in history in which the group that mounted the operation used Twitter to announce to the world it was responsible.

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U.S., Iran officials in historic talks

The U.S. and Iran end more than 30 years of frozen diplomacy. Their officials met with members of the U.N. Security Council about Iran's nuclear program.

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Human remains found in Concordia

Human remains have been found on the wreck of the capsized Costa Concordia, 10 days after the ill-fated ship was righted.

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Pilots snoozed in cockpit at 30,000 feet

Cruising at 30,000 feet, pilots snoozed in the cockpit of a 300-passenger airliner en route to Britain last August, UK aviation authorities told CNN on Thursday.

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The death of the home stereo system

For many years, it was a rite of fall.

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U.S., Iran: No overnight miracles

How to end the elephant slaughter

The heads of five major conservation groups say a new initiative to cut demand for ivory could save the elephants

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Alicia Keys: Let's fight HIV together

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Pilot suffers heart attack in mid air

Philly priest accused of raping altar boy

5-story Mumbai building collapses

A five-story residential building collapsed in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai early Friday, trapping an unspecified number of people in the wreckage, an emergency response official said.

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Heroism during moment of terror

NSA: Spy powers used to tail lovers

Son of 'singing general' jailed for rape

Radio personality mourned

David McKenzie reports on Ruhila Adatia-Sood, a media personality who was killed during the mall shooting in Kenya.

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Marines fortify U.S. embassy in Nairobi

More U.S. Marines are fortifying security at the American Embassy in Nairobi following the deadly shopping mall attack there, CNN has learned.

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'We need climate common sense'

Open Mic: Tehran on America

Pakistan's first gay website blocked

Man buys billboard to find love

Gordan Engle purchased a Chicago billboard to try to find a wife.

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Tennis star Djokovic gets engaged

It's a love match for Novak Djokovic.

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Suspect eyed after ammunition falls out

A machine-gun magazine falls out of the pockets of a man who cast himself as a victim of the mall attack, raising concerns some perpetrators escaped posing as civilians.

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Ex-Nokia CEO: Won't return €18.8m

Nokia's chairman asked Stephen Elop, the Finnish group's former chief executive, if he would forgo part or all of his €18.8m pay-off several days ago as the furore over it grew.

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Arrest in Miss Teen USA 'sextortion'

A college student was arrested Thursday for allegedly hijacking the webcams of young women -- among them reigning Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf -- taking nude images, then blackmailing his victims to send him more explicit material or else be exposed.

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Bypass Washington, save America

Kerry: Iran's different vision

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Iran has presented a different vision than in the past for the country's future.

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Re-trial for woman sentenced 20 years

An appellate court on Thursday ordered a new trial for a Florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a gun to scare off her allegedly abusive husband, ruling that a jury was improperly instructed on self-defense.

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Jury to decide Jackson death trial

Baseball commissioner retiring

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will retire when his current term ends January 24, 2015, Major League Baseball said Thursday.

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158 killed in Philippines standoff

At least 158 people have been killed since fighting broke out between separatist rebels and soldiers in the Philippines, state news reported Wednesday.

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Rouhani: Nuclear disarming priority

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the United Nations stressing all nations to give up nuclear ambitions.

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U.N. council nearing Syria deal

What's happening at the U.N.?

Hundreds of diplomats are in New York for the 68th session of the U.N. General Assembly. Richard Roth reports.

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How good is the iPhone 5S camera?

Very soon, you will be sick of slow-motion videos. They will fill up your Facebook, Instagram and Vine feeds. The amateur clips will show pets jumping and playing, objects falling and breaking, and people dancing about in glorious, high-quality slow motion.

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U.N. to release climate change report

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sums up climate change studies in reports issued every five or six years. The latest one is due to be released Friday.

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U.S. rapist freed after 1 month in jail

Stacey Dean Rambold, a former high school teacher who served a month-long sentence for raping a 14-year-old girl, was released Thursday from a Montana jail, a state Department of Corrections official told CNN.

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Bill Gates: Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake

If you pressed Control-Alt-Delete to log on before reading this, Bill Gates says he's sorry.

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Lawyer: Jackson killed by his choices

Michael Jackson's last concert promoter is trying Wednesday to convince a jury that it is not responsible for the pop icon's death.

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Saudi women push to end driving ban

Women who want the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to lift a de facto ban that prohibits them from driving have launched an online campaign urging Saudi females to stage a demonstration by driving cars on October 26.

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UK probes slavery case

Erin McLaughlin reports on a grisly discovering in the Wales countryside that raised concerns about modern-day slavery.

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Interpol issues red alert for 'White Widow'

Morales: Let's take U.S. to court

It's no secret that Bolivian President Evo Morales is not a fan of the U.S. government, and at the U.N. General Assembly he took his complaints to a wider audience, calling for action against the Obama administration.

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Rouhani urges 'elimination' of nukes

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made a strong call for an end to nuclear weapons, saying such disarmament "remains our highest priority."

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Africa 'testing ground' to end poverty

Africa will be the testing ground for new strategies to reduce poverty and inequality, says Liberian President.

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Can a performer be an introvert? Yes.

"What?! You do theater, you've been a television anchor, you dance like you're possessed at nightclubs, you emcee events, you interview celebrities, and you call yourself an introvert? Get out!"

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Pilots snoozed in cockpit at 30,000 feet

Human remains found on Costa Concordia wreck

Concordia families still waiting

CNN's Matthew Chance reports on the families of two victims of the Costa Concordia wreck whose bodies were never found.

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Concordia judges agree to ship search

Judges in the trial of the captain of the wrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia agreed Wednesday to his request for a new examination of the ship, Costa Cruises spokesman Davide Barbano told CNN from inside the court.

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Ship righted

Engineers succeeded Tuesday in righting the Costa Concordia cruise liner off the Italian island of Giglio, where it had capsized when it ran aground in January 2012, killing dozens of people.

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U.S. senator in 21hr Obamacare attack

He read the children's book "Green Eggs and Ham," impersonated Darth Vader and recited a detailed history of risks faced by the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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Iran: No place for nuclear weapons

For years it was a United Nations General Assembly annual ritual: Iran's president would denounce the United States, and the American president would fire back. But this year the talks in New York are brimming with the possibility of diplomacy.

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Who owns $2M check found in Madrid?

It's a check for $2 million, issued to a man with a California driver's license. And it was found in a subway car in Madrid, police say.

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Hillary, don't run for president

James Moore says it is time for America to move on to a new generation of leaders.

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Kenya mall attack: Families' agony at morgue

Relatives unsure if their loved ones are dead or alive face a gruelling search with dozens still missing after the Kenya mall attack.

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Families search for victims

At a morgue in Nairobi, family members try to find their loved ones caught in the mall siege.

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Aftermath of the Nairobi mall seige

CNN's David McKenzie takes a personal look at how Kenya has been affected by the deadly mall attack in Nairobi.

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How safe is Kenya for tourists?

Kenya remains a safe place to visit despite an attack on a Nairobi shopping mall over the weekend in which at least 68 people, including foreigners, died, the country's tourism minister said yesterday.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Earthquake rescue efforts hindered in Pakistan

Rescue workers struggle to reach areas of southwestern Pakistan struck by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake earlier this week. It has killed 348 people, an official says.

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Did quake cause island to appear?

CNN's Mari Ramos explains the dynamics behind Pakistan's deadly earthquake, and whether it caused an island to appear.

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Rescue efforts hindered

Khalid Bin Majeed of Red Crescent says rescuers are racing to reach victims in remote Balochistan, Pakistan.

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History of U.S.-Iran relations

Becky Anderson looks at how U.S.-Iran relations have become increasingly hostile over the past 60 years.

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1 month jail sentence ends for rapist

His lenient sentence and the judge's comments about his victim sparked national outrage and protests.

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Terrorists ignored negotiation bid

CNN's Zain Verjee reports on the latest developments as the siege of a Nairobi mall comes to an end.

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Is France filling U.S. power void?

CNN's Christiane Amanpour asks French President Francois Hollande why he is so keen to project French power.

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Ex-Nokia CEO: Won't return €18.8m

Did Iran sanctions work?

Sanctions on nations may be a debatable strategy, but it appears to have worked on Iran's new leadership.

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American conspired to help Taliban

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced an American citizen to 25 years in prison for conspiring to sell missiles, rifles and other weapons to the Taliban, the U.S. attorney's office for Manhattan announced.

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Twitter launches emergency notification

A new service from Twitter allows government agencies and non-governmental organizations to send emergency messages directly to users' phones during natural disasters or times of crisis, the company announced Wednesday.

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Israel: Iran using smokescreen

Israeli government spokeman Mark Regev talks about Israel's reaction to the speech by Iran's president at the U.N.

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Panera CEO: 'No clue' about hunger

Panera CEO Ron Shaich thought he knew a thing or two about hunger until he lived for a week eating food that was affordable on food stamps.

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Questions linger in rubble of Kenyan siege

Work remains to learn how Al-Shabaab, a terror group thought to be badly bruised by recent losses in Somalia, was able to pull off such a brazen attack.

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Bo Xilai: Justice or political purge?

Every non-democratic government faces the following problem: when they tell the truth, everyone thinks it is a lie.

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Suarez fails to bite for Liverpool

Luis Suarez made his return to competitive action after serving a 10-match ban for biting an opponent. The Liverpool striker played in his side's cup clash at fierce rival Manchester United Wednesday.

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158 dead in Philippines standoff

Amazon introduces new Kindle Fires

Amazon on Wednesday announced three new Kindle Fire tablets: a 8.9- and 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX and a lower-end Kindle Fire HD. The tablets feature faster hardware, better screens, improved software and a subtle new look.

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Samsung to make curved smartphone

Samsung plans to introduce a smartphone with a curved display screen, an executive of the South Korean company said Wednesday.

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America's Cup: A stunning win

Oracle Team USA produced a stunning comeback to retain the America's Cup and leave Emirates New Zealand heartbroken following a titanic tussle.

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Gas prices spike spurs Sudan protests

Civic unrest over a spike in gas prices roiled Sudan for a fourth straight day Wednesday, with gunshots ringing out around the capital of Kharthoum and elsewhere as government forces tried to clamp down.

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Lawyer: Jackson killed by his choices

U.N. to release climate change report

America's Cup: U.S. ties series 8-8

You've heard of the Miracle on Ice?

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One day, a U.S.-Iran handshake?

Arriving with the Iranian supreme leader's blessing to show "heroic flexibility" in global diplomacy, and having built up to his U.N. General Assembly appearance with weeks of conciliatory gestures, tweets and media engagement, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani carried the prospect of a sudden breakthrough in the 34-year U.S.-Iran impasse in his right hand. But despite fevered global attention, no dramatic handshake with President Obama ever happened.

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Arrests in Paris flight cocaine case

Venezuelan authorities on Wednesday announced additional arrests in connection with a massive shipment of cocaine in an Air France flight from Caracas that landed in Paris.

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Netiquette: Saying farewell

So many folks manage to lose their netiquette heads when they scramble, legs flailing and akimbo, toward the denouement of events and life chapters. So here is the ultimate (get it?) digital-etiquette guide to a polite big finish.

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FBI: Navy Yard shooter 'delusional'

Aaron Alexis, the man who went on the deadly shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard, was under the "delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by electro-magnetic waves," the FBI's Valerie Parlave said Wednesday.

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10 smartphone habits to avoid

How annoying and rude and antisocial have we all become with our smartphones? We're embarrassing ourselves all over the place. Please stop.

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Five texts you should never send

We're texting more than ever, and, like society, the texts themselves are getting worse and worse. Read on to learn just how terrible silent cell phone users are these days.

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An open letter to texting-mad teenagers

Put your phone down for a second, teen texters -- there are some things you've got to hear.

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General Assembly: 5 things to look for

It's an annual spectacle of diplomacy, dialogue and debate: the U.N. General Assembly session.

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Amazon CEO talks new Kindles, newspapers

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos discusses his company's new line of tablets and his new newspaper. Dan Simon reports

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Kenya: American teens among gang

The militants carrying out a terrorist attack at a mall in Kenya include American teenagers, the Kenyan government says.

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1 dead in New York shooting

One person was killed and another was wounded after a man walked into a suburban New York business and opened fire Wednesday, local officials said.

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What attack means for Kenya security

Kenya shares a 600km border with Somalia, where the attack was reportedly planned. Does it show that a different response to threats is now needed?

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Samsung to make curved smartphone

Samsung plans to introduce a smartphone with a curved display screen, an executive of the South Korean company said Wednesday.

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Floods hit Winter Olympics host Sochi

Sochi has embarked on an Olympian effort to clear the dirt and debris from its roads after the 2014 Winter Games host was hit by severe flooding.

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New Kindle Fires get faster, add personal support

Amazon on Wednesday announced three new Kindle Fire tablets: a 8.9- and 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX and a lower-end Kindle Fire HD. The tablets feature faster hardware, better screens, improved software and a subtle new look.

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Arrests made

CNN's Zain Verjee reports on the latest arrests being made in connection to the Kenyan terror attack.

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U.S. senator in 21hr Obamacare attack

Iran: No place for nuclear weapons

Zimbabwe: 87 elephants poisoned

More than 80 elephants in Zimbabwe have been poisoned with cyanide -- the latest victims of poachers keen to feed soaring global demand for illegally trafficked ivory.

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Officers arrested over Mexico kidnap

As Mexico City authorities unravel the workings behind the mass kidnapping and killing of 13 bar-goers, some unsettling developments have surfaced. Four of those arrested in connection with the crimes are police officers.

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Hillary, don't run for president

James Moore says it is time for America to move on to a new generation of leaders.

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Syrian rebels reject interim government

Attack in Iraq leaves 10 dead

Attackers shot dead at least 10 people in a strike on government targets in the northern Iraqi city of Hawija on Wednesday, police said.

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Lotus: Why Raikkonen wasn't paid

Kimi Raikkonen is leaving Lotus because he has not been paid his salary -- and the Formula One team now admits its philosophy is to prioritize spending on the car not its star drivers.

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U.N. team looks at new weapons claims

U.N. inspectors returned to Syria on Wednesday to look into at least a half-dozen claims of chemical weapons use -- some allegedly by the regime, others allegedly by rebels.

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Pink Star diamond: You got $60M?

The Pink Star diamond is expected to go for more than $60 million, the highest price in history for any diamond ever purchased, auctioneer Sotheby's says.

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Hundreds killed in Pakistan quake

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocks Pakistan and kills hundreds. CNN's Saima Mohsin has more.

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Women admit Peru cocaine smuggling

An Irish woman accused with a Scottish woman of trying to smuggle 25 pounds of cocaine from Peru back to Europe has admitted to the charges, her lawyer said Wednesday.

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