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Monday, April 20, 2015

Americans left behind in Yemen



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FBI admits to decades of flawed testimony

A report says the FBI's hair comparison unit routinely gave flawed forensic testimony that favored prosecutors. The Washington Post's Spencer Hsu broke the story.

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300 arrests over anti-migrant attacks



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Timberlake, Biel share first photo of son

Justin Timberlake introduced his "greatest gift ever" to the world Sunday night.

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Iran flashes military might amid nuclear deal



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Woman eats 13 lbs. of steak in 20 mins

It didn't seem like a fair fight.

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Tulsa deputies reassigned after threats

Two deputies involved in the fatal attempt to arrest Eric Harris in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have been reassigned because of threats against them and their families, Sheriff Stanley Glanz said Monday in a news conference.

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6 in U.S. caught 'trying to join ISIS'

A group of six young Minnesota men conspired to sneak into Syria and join ISIS "by any means necessary," federal prosecutors said Monday.

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Source: Bobbi Kristina isn't 'awake'

A source with knowledge of the condition of Bobbi Kristina Brown tells CNN that the 22-year-old daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston remains in the same neurological state that she has been in for over 12 weeks.

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Gulf oil spill: What's long-term damage?



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Strong quake strikes off Taiwan

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

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Immigrant: I'm scared to go into town



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Does Italy care enough about its crumbling treasures?



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Getting ahead with a racy helmet -- but how's it made?



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Surge in migrant deaths at sea

Joel Millman from the International Organization for Migration tells CNN that almost 2,000 immigrants have been lost at sea in the past week.

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Wealthy couple launch migrant-saving mission



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Man dies after police chase and tackle

Freddie Gray was in perfect health until police chased and tackled him in Baltimore over a week ago, his lawyer said. Less than an hour later, he was on his way to a trauma clinic with a spinal injury, where he fell into a coma.

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Why India's cotton farmers are killing themselves



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Will U.S. say 'yes' to a made in China car?

Volvo says it will begin exporting its S60 Inscription sedan to the United States next month, the first time Chinese-built cars will hit U.S. showrooms.

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Branding South Africa violence xenophobic 'misses point'

Violence against newcomers in South Africa is often explained away as hate-fuelled, but this fails to tell us about the extreme poverty many blacks now live in.

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Avoid red and other ways to be creative

Have you ever found the creative inspiration you were seeking at the most unexpected time, or thought you were having that long-awaited problem-solving epiphany just as you nodded off to sleep?

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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi reigns in Argentina

Valentino Rossi's dream start to the 2015 season continued in Argentina on Sunday after he clinched a dramatic MotoGP victory at the expense of world champion Marc Marquez.

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The quick hit history of medical marijuana

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the many uses of medical marijuana throughout history.

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Tennis: Wawrinka separates from wife

Stan Wawrinka and his wife have separated after the Swiss star admitted the "challenges" of his professional career made it no longer possible for them to live as "a team and a family."

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Exploring creepiest, craziest abandoned spaces of NYC



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Houthi leader: We will not surrender

The leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels vowed not to back down on Sunday as a top Saudi military official claimed weeks of airstrikes had significantly weakened the Shiite group.

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Rugby player collapses, dies after tackle

Australian rugby has been rocked by the death of a young player following a match in New South Wales.

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First look inside new Dr. Seuss book

The announcement this year of a new, original Dr. Seuss book sent a wave of nostalgic giddiness across Twitter, and months before publication, the number of pre-orders for "What Pet Should I Get?" continues to climb.

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Details of 'Star Wars: Rogue One' revealed



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Yemeni city gripped by chaos and desperation

CNN's Nima Elbagir has an exclusive at the human toll of fighting and airstrikes inside the coastal city of Aden, Yemen.

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What's behind xenophobic attacks in South Africa?



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As Europe squabbles, desperate migrants cast off

On October 31st 2014, the Italian government announced the end of "Mare Nostrum" -- a naval mission that rescued would-be migrants in peril as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to seek security and a new life in Europe.

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ISIS video shows Christians beheaded



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Coalition retakes key oil refinery from ISIS



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Ronaldo vs. Messi: Football's biggest rivalry



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Report: FBI admits testimony faulty

The Washington Post says the FBI admits some of its experts gave flawed testimony in cases dating back more than 20 years.

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'Anne of Green Gables' actor dead at 48

Canadian actor Jonathan Crombie, who co-starred in the "Anne of Green Gables" TV movies, died this week at age 48.

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Hundreds believed killed in boat disaster

A Bangladeshi survivor from a migrant boat that capsized in Mediterranean waters tells investigators that many on board were trapped behind locked doors, according to a statement by Italian prosecutors.

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Survivor says up to 950 aboard ill-fated ship

Hundreds feared dead after migrant boat capsizes. CNN's Ben Wedeman has more.

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Why migrants risk their lives to reach Italy's 'promised land'

A destination for the destitute, Sicily is the "promised land" for thousands of migrants and refugees making the desperate journey from North Africa to Europe's Mediterranean coast. More than 10,000 people have arrived from Libya since last weekend alone, according to the Italian Coast Guard.

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Al Shabaab claims attack on U.N.

The terrorist group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the United Nations in a northeastern Somali city on Monday.

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Iraq's Assyrians battle ISIS for survival

When ISIS overran their villages near Mosul in August 2014, a small group of Assyrians, a Middle Eastern minority with a history reaching back more than 4,000 years, picked up weapons and formed their own militia: Dwekh Nawsha -- "The Sacrificers."

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What price will 'perfect' 100-carat diamond fetch?



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Ethiopia: Site of the Ark of the Covenant?

Ethiopia is often overlooked as a top destination for spiritual pilgrimage. This is an unfortunate oversight.

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Robot captures glow inside stricken Fukushima plant

A second robotic probe sent into the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has captured images of a strange green glow.

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'Dancing with devil?' Iran, Australia to share intel



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Hubble Space Telescope turns 25

It's up there right now -- flying about 340 miles over the Earth and circling us every 97 minutes. It's a telescope -- in the sky. Just think about that for a bit.

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Bribery scandal shakes up Seoul

A South Korean business tycoon implicates top politicians of corruption then commits suicide. CNN's Paula Hancocks looks at the complex case.

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Scarlett O'Hara dress sold



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Is U.S. fanning flames of Middle East?



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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Video shows 'Syria gas attack'





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FBI terror sting nabs 6 in U.S.

The FBI has arrested at least six men in what officials called an ISIS-inspired terror plot.



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Hillary Clinton's evolving positions

Hillary Clinton is making a double-feature debut in New Hampshire on Monday: Her new presidential campaign and her new policy positions.



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Why India's cotton farmers are killing themselves





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FBI agent testifies in cyberstalking case

The FBI special agent who brought the David Petraeus-Paula Broadwell cyberstalking case to the attention of law enforcement recently testified that the FBI handled the case under political pressure because of the 2012 presidential election, "marginalizing" and making crude insinuations about the victim in the case, Jill Kelley, whom they cast as "some femme fatale."



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Baltimore man dies a week after arrest

A lot of questions. Not too many answers.



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ISIS claims beheadings of Ethiopian Christians

ISIS has posted a video in which it claims it is beheading Ethiopian Christians.



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'They feel this is a holy war': ISIS expert

Expert and author Michael Weiss joins Michael Holmes to discuss ISIS' latest video, showing the murder of what they claim are Ethiopian Christians in Libya.



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Kim Jong Un summits North Korea's highest peak





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Does Italy care enough about its crumbling treasures?





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ISIS motorbike bomber kills 33 at bank in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up in front of the Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. CNN's Poppy Harlow has more.



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Houthi leader: We will not surrender

The leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels vowed not to back down on Sunday as a top Saudi military official claimed weeks of airstrikes had significantly weakened the Shiite group.



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Car babes banned at Shanghai show





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Conviction in 'thrill kill' of Australian





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Details of 'Star Wars: Rogue One' revealed





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Latest S. African attacks leave 6 dead

Attacks in Durban that have left at least six people dead see businesses owned by immigrants looted and set ablaze.



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Network 'exported U.S. high-tech to Iran'





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Scores of bodies in waters

Roughly 700 people are reported to have been on board a boat that capsized in the Mediterranean. Rescuers say they have found scores of bodies in the waters off Libya.



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Italian PM: We will do whatever it takes

Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, discusses how the country will respond a boat capsizes in Mediterranean with roughly 700 people reported on board.



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ISIS ousted from Iraq's biggest oil refinery





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ISIS video shows Christians executed





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Vet posts pic of cat shot with arrow, triggers firestorm

Hey, look what I did. That small boast on social media can trigger a whirlwind that spins into real-life grief, as a Texas veterinarian found out after shooting a cat.



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Designer brand causes online frenzy; Sells out in minutes





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'Anne of Green Gables' actor dead at 48

Canadian actor Jonathan Crombie, who co-starred in the "Anne of Green Gables" TV movies, died this week at age 48.



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What's behind xenophobic attacks in South Africa?

Shops looted and set ablaze. Terrified foreigners hiding in police stations and stadiums. Machete-wielding attackers hacking immigrants to death in major cities in South Africa.



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The week in 40 photos





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Car explodes after woman rescued

The overturned convertible was smoldering, when police pulled up to it on a New Jersey roadway. The driver was pinned inside -- and unconscious.



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Think these are just some toy soldiers? Look again





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Does more money make you happier at work?





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Who enables spring break rapes?





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What a shot! 36 amazing sports photos





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Time for a medical marijuana revolution?





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Gruesome treatments from medicine's murky past





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After hours at sea, chaos and desperation at Yemeni city





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Swimmers 'make the best lovers' -- survey

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but new research suggests you can tell a lot about someone just by looking at what sports they play -- and it seems swimmers make the best lovers.



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Painkiller makes you feel less pleasure





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Grandad scores soccer fan's Wembley dream

Sometimes it takes a grandad to turn a lifelong dream into reality.



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Motorbike suicide bomber kills dozens





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Mysterious ailment kills within hours

A mysterious affliction has killed at least 13 people in southwestern Nigeria, leaving health officials scrambling to determine its cause.



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Replica ship sets sail in reminder of U.S. liberty





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Under armed guard: Last male northern white rhino





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Why migrants are dying to reach Italy

A destination for the destitute, Sicily is the "promised land" for thousands of migrants and refugees making the desperate journey from North Africa to Europe's Mediterranean coast. More than 10,000 people have arrived from Libya since last weekend alone, according to the Italian Coast Guard.



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Danger and despair in the Mediterranean

Italy is coping with a rising wave of desperate migrants from Africa and Middle East hoping to make it to Europe.



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Migrant boats capsizes in Mediterranean





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Police officer: 'I don't want to shoot you'

An Ohio police officer showed amazing restraint when he was confronted by a charging homicide suspect. CNN affiliate WLWT has more.



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Threat lingers, 20 years after Oklahoma City bombing





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The world's coolest new buildings





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Teens held after 'ISIS-inspired' plot thwarted

Five young men were arrested Saturday in Melbourne, Australia, in what police called a major counterterrorism operation.



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Spacecraft to make dive into Mercury





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Australian PM Abbott guzzles beer

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been caught on camera guzzling a glass of beer in seven seconds amid raucous cheers from onlookers.



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Saturday, April 18, 2015

Bought for $20, Scarlett O'Hara dress sells for $137,000





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Video shows alleged gas attack in Syria





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Tulsa deputy's training records released

The lawyer for Robert Bates, an Oklahoma reserve deputy who fatally shot a man he meant to subdue with a Taser, on Saturday released documents that he says verify some of Bates' training as a law enforcement officer.



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Boston parents: Don't execute Tsarnaev





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French officials make record drugs haul

French customs officers say they have seized a record 2.25 tons of cocaine aboard a sailboat that was falsely flying an American flag in the Caribbean.



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Sanders edges toward joining 2016 race

Bernie Sanders was preaching to the choir. And the choir was eating it up.



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GOP hopefuls take potshots at Clinton

They mocked her black "Scooby Van" and chided her tipless trip to Chipotle. They ripped her use of a personal email server, her family foundation's acceptance of foreign gifts and her tenure as secretary of state.



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Iraqi insurgent leader 'killed'





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Saudi Arabia executes Indonesian maid





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The force is strong in this one: ANA's 'Star Wars' plane





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Police: 2 teens held in Australia terror plot

Police conducted raids at five locations in southeast Melbourne to thwart an alleged terror attack. Seven Network has the story.



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Australian ex-model killed fighting for ISIS in Syria

A former model and DJ from Melbourne, described by his former agency as having a promising future, is the latest Australian believed to have been killed while fighting alongside ISIS militants in Syria.



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25-year-old Sharky Jama reportedly dies fighting in Syria

25-year-old Sharky Jama, a former male model and DJ from Australia, has reportedly been killed while fighting for ISIS in Syria. CNN's Jonathan Mann reports.



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BMW recalls 91,000 Mini Coopers

BMW of North America will recall 91,800 Mini Coopers because of a faulty sensor that might not trigger the front-passenger air bag during a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Saturday.



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Car babes banned at Shanghai Auto Show





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Conviction in 'thrill kill' of Australian

College student Christopher Lane, above, was gunned down at random in 2013. FULL STORY



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Boko Haram kills 16 in Cameroon

Suspected Boko Haram militants this week attacked civilians inside Cameroon for the first time in a month, killing at least 16 villagers, a military spokesman told CNN Saturday.



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Magic Messi joins 400 club

Lionel Messi reached yet another milestone as Barcelona secured a vital 2-0 home win over Valencia in its quest to regain the La Liga title.



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Chelsea in narrow win over Man Utd

Premier League leaders Chelsea took a huge step towards the EPL title thanks to a closely fought 1-0 victory over third-placed Manchester United Saturday.



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Hamilton takes 4th straight pole in Bahrain

Lewis Hamilton followed up last week's Chinese triumph by claiming his first fourth straight poll of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix Saturday.



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Bullish and proud: Meet Africa's youngest billionaire





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Djokovic defeats Nadal in Monte Carlo

Novak Djokovic battled into the final of the Monte Carlo Masters with a hard-fought 6-3 6-3 victory over Rafael Nadal Saturday.



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Van Gogh's left ear, cloned from stem cells





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Xenophobic violence spreads in South Africa

Attacks in Durban that have left at least six people dead see businesses owned by immigrants looted and set ablaze.



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Iranian network 'exported U.S. high-tech to Iran'





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Palestinian tax revenues released

Israel has agreed to release hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues and customs duties that it had withheld from the Palestinians for months, officials on both sides said Saturday.



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RIP Alfred Taubman, creator of indoor malls

American suburbanites who can do all their shopping without getting wet, driving from point-to-point or looking for a new place to park, have one man to thank -- Alfred Taubman.



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Student creates a Batman outfit - and it works

Jackson Gordon is no ordinary 21-year-old. By day he is an industrial design student at Philadelphia University, but Gordon has another side to him -- a side altogether darker, tougher and more enigmatic.



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It's the vinyl countdown! Classic record stores thrive





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Jellyfish invade Pacific Northwest beaches

Otherworldly goo lumps in blue and purple speckled beaches in Oregon and Washington states this week, after strong wind got caught in their sails.



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Cambodia seeks healing from genocide





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GOP candidates woo party faithful

Republican presidential hopefuls descended on New Hampshire Friday as part of the Republican Leadership Summit, a two-day event that has drawn about 500 GOP activists and the party's entire 2016 field to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nashua.



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The 11 best videos of the week

A look at Oklahoma City, 20 years later. A fly-by of Pluto, 4 billion miles away. And the struggle to save the last male northern white rhino in the world.



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From the Stones to Metallica, Corbijn's shot them all

Rock legends from The Rolling Stones to Metallica share a venue in The Hague. CNN's Neil Curry reports on a unique musical exhibition.



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Gorilla cracks exhibit glass at zoo

Video shows gorilla charging toward exhibit window and cracking the glass at a zoo in Nebraska. KMTV has the story.



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Outrage after vet shoots cat with arrow

Hey, look what I did. That small boast on social media can trigger a whirlwind that spins into real-life grief, as a Texas veterinarian found out after shooting a cat.



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Friday, April 17, 2015

What's behind xenophobic attacks in South Africa?

Shops looted and set ablaze. Terrified foreigners hiding in police stations and stadiums. Machete-wielding attackers hacking immigrants to death in major cities in South Africa.



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Yemen: A terrified line up for bread





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Han, Chewie in new 'Star Wars' promo: 'We're home'





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Motorbike suicide bomber kills 22 at bank in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up in front of the Kabul Bank in Jalalabad city early Saturday, a local government spokesman said.



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Texas hunter: I'll save black rhinos by killing one

Corey Knowlton is, at last, moving forward with plans to hunt a black rhinoceros in Namibia this year, re-kindling a debate over conservation methods and the future of an endangered species.



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The American dancing in the Kremlin for $8 a day

Joy Womack is taking part in her first ballet class of the day at the Kremlin Ballet Theatre, kicking her legs up to her head, jumping and spinning across the room. After class, she eats boiled sweets, one after another -- they are a cheap form of energy.



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Journalist, 71, jailed over state secrets leak





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Italian navy retakes boat seized by gunmen off Sicily

The Italian navy has boarded and retaken control of a fishing boat that had been seized by gunmen off the coast of Sicily and steered toward the Libyan port of Misrata on Friday.



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ESPN reporter: I'm on TV; you're in a trailer





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Bullish and proud: Meet Africa's youngest billionaire





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Violence 'like unofficial language' in South Africa

Eusebius McKaiser, a South African writer and radio talk show host, speaks with Fred Pleitgen about the flaring xenophobic violence in his country.



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Government vows all welcome

Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba tells Fred Pleitgen, in for Amanpour, that it's an "exaggeration" that South African leaders have fueled xenophobia.



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Children lie bleeding, as rebels fight in sewage





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Round-the-world solar plane grounded





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'Every day, migrants are living in this fire'

Police fire rubber bullets as deadly anti-immigrant attacks spread to South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg, sending terrified foreigners fleeing.



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'Miracle doctor' quits Bayern Munich

Essence of calves' blood and extracts from the crest of a cockerel.



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Introducing the 'Theory of Messi'





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Why did mobs with machetes target foreigners?





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S. Africa: 5 foreigners hacked to death





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40 years on: Still reeling from genocide of 1.7 million





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Gruesome treatments from medicine's murky past





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Van Gogh's left ear, cloned for art and science





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Student creates a Batman outfit - and it works

Jackson Gordon is no ordinary 21-year-old. By day he is an industrial design student at Philadelphia University, but Gordon has another side to him -- a side altogether darker, tougher and more enigmatic.



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'Snoring sickness' that leaves you gasping for breath

Glenn Keller remembers the first time he realized something was wrong. Doctors surrounded his bed after a routine surgery on his wrist, asking him questions about dizziness, shortness of breath, and being lightheaded.



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What Saudi Arabia wants in Yemen

Supported by American intelligence and supplied with advanced U.S.-made weaponry, Saudi jets began airstrikes in Yemen late last month in the name of what the kingdom's Washington ambassador described as "restoring the legitimate government" and protecting a "Yemeni constitution and elections."



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Footballer hit by rape suit

Erica Kinsman, a former Florida State University student who has accused star football player Jameis Winston of rape, has filed a lawsuit against the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, her lawyer said Thursday.



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Han, Chewie in new 'Star Wars' promo: 'We're home'





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After hours at sea, chaos, desperation at Yemeni city

Hugging the coast, a CNN team avoids Saudi air strikes to enter the battle-torn city of Aden, where street by street fighting, shelling and is pushing desperate civilians out.



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Children caught in the crossfire in Yemen

CNN's Nima Elbagir visited a military hospital in Yemen now used primarily for civilians injured in Saudi airstrikes.



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Hope amid the carnage: U.N. aid reaches victims of Yemen bloodshed

As the transport plane comes in to land at Sanaa Airport, the deep scars of the brutal conflict tearing Yemen apart are only too clear: wrecked aircraft line the runway, and nearby buildings lie in ruins.



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The nightmare for women taken by jihadis

ISIS and other jihadi groups see women as crucial in role of caliphate they want to create, says former CNN correspondent Frida Ghitis, tying them to a long outdated view of how society should work.



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Navy tests new sub-hunting drone ship

Silently moving deep beneath the ocean's surface, combat submarines can employ the element of surprise to carry out devastating attacks on naval fleets and land targets.



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Supermodel Gisele's last catwalk strut





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Could flat antenna finally mean good plane Wi-Fi?





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The Rio statue guy's guide to taking epic selfies

There are selfies -- and then there are selfies that make people say "Jesus Christ!"



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Barber turns hair into works of art

Derek Hernandez is one of a growing number of "super barbers" who use people's heads as a canvas to create stunning works of art. CNN affiliate KPIX reports.



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What are the world's coolest new buildings?





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24/7 armed guards for last male northern white rhino

The last male northern white rhino in the world is being protected around the clock by armed guards in Kenya.



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Syria's death toll doubles in one year

Would more people care about a perpetual massacre in someone else's country, if the death toll just about doubled in a year's time? Take Syria.



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Photo of hunter, giraffe causes storm

Five years ago, Rebecca Francis posed for a photo while lying next to a dead giraffe.



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Australian model killed fighting for ISIS





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Police: Muslim migrants threw Christians into sea





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China busts 133,000 in war on drugs

Chinese police have arrested more than 133,000 people and seized 43.3 tons of illegal narcotics during a six-month anti-drug campaign, the country's Ministry of Public Security has announced.



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Why people are lining up for 'the unicorn of pastries'





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Royal baby fever spreading across London

Media outlets and dedicated Royal fans eagerly await the arrival of the Royal baby, which is due sometime before the end of April. CNN's Max Foster reports.



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Putin defends missile sale to Iran

CNN's Brian Todd reports on Vladimir Putin's staged Q&A about a variety of topics including Russia's sale of advanced missiles to Iran.



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Sheriff's dept forged deputy's records

Amid growing scrutiny over whether a 73-year-old volunteer deputy who killed a suspect during a sting operation was qualified to be policing the streets, a new report raises a troubling allegation.



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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Michigan business bans 'openly gay' people

A Michigan car repair shop owner says openly gay people are not welcome at his business. And gun owners are.



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MH370 search area may double

The underwater search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 looks set to double in size.



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Saudi Arabia executes second Indonesian maid in a week

Saudi Arabia has executed a second Indonesian maid despite protests from Jakarta, which is itself facing fierce criticism for its failure to heed calls for clemency for a number of foreigners on death row.



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Is this the droid you're looking for? No, it's ANA's new plane

It's been a wild week for "Star Wars" fans, what with the release of a new trailer for "The Force Awakens" leaving many fans openly in tears on Thursday.



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Cargo hold nap ramp agent banned

Emergency operators get lots of crazy calls, but few start like this.



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Hong Kong woman uses rare skin condition to inspire





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Think these are just some toy soldiers? Look again





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Royal babies: Five things you didn't know





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Hernandez convicted of murder





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400 feared missing in the Mediterranean

Italy is coping with a rising wave of desperate migrants from Africa and Middle East hoping to make it to Europe.



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Airstrikes helping but time running out -- Iraqi official

Strikes by warplanes appear to have cut off ISIS' logistical resupply routes, preventing the group from advancing its position, a provincial official says -- but reinforcements are needed.



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Sunni versus Shia -- how they differ

CNN's Nic Robertson examines the differences between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam dating back to the death of the Prophet Mohammed in 632 AD.



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Ukrainian Holocaust survivors forced to flee again





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Driver hits Israel pedestrians in suspected terror attack

One Israeli citizen was killed and another injured in what police are calling a suspected terror attack Wednesday night near Hebrew University in Jerusalem.



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Florida gang rape: End of spring break

Authorities in Panama City Beach, in the spotlight after video of an alleged gang rape went viral, say it's not the first video of its kind they've seen, and they are sick of it.



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'Sopranos' ending details revealed

"Sopranos" theorists now have a little more to chew on.



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Where U.S. is falling behind Egypt

If you imagine countries where women and girls have it worst, the United States probably doesn't come to mind.



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U.S. Navy testing swarm drones

The U.S. Navy is developing small, inexpensive drones that operate in "swarms" after being deployed.



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Mobs attack foreigners with machetes, 5 die





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Putin shrugs off sanctions questions

Russian President Vladimir Put shrugged off repeated questions about the impact of Western sanctions against his nation during a nationally broadcast annual Q&A session.



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Gruesome treatments from medicine's murky past

A thousand-year-old Anglo-Saxon potion has been shown to be effective in fighting the modern-day superbug MRSA. But what about some of the more gruesome medical practices used to treat people throughout history?



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What are the world's coolest new buildings?

Architecture website Architizer has just announced the winners of its 3rd annual A+ Awards, highlighting the best new building designs from around the world.



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Bullish thrill-seeker: Meet 'Africa's youngest billionaire'

From banking to hospitality and real estate to e-commerce, Ashish Thakkar built his vast business empire from scratch. The Ugandan tycoon started small with a little computer shop that kept him busy after leaving school at 15. These days, his Mara Group spans over 20 countries and he's been called "Africa's youngest billionaire."



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Japan halts restart of nuke reactors

A Japanese court has issued a landmark injunction halting plans to restart two nuclear reactors in the west of the country, citing safety concerns, a court official told CNN.



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Woman sees her assault on video

A young woman was watching a video on the news when she discovered a nightmare scenario: She may have been drugged and gang-raped on a crowded Florida beach in broad daylight, as bystanders watched.



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Can you solve Singapore's logic question?





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U.S. to tell why people on no-fly list

Americans on the United States' no-fly list will now be privy to information about why they have been banned from commercial flights and be given the opportunity to dispute their status, according to court documents filed by the Justice Department this week.



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WWII shipwreck yields $50M in silver





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This student's created a Batman outfit - and it works

Jackson Gordon is no ordinary 21-year-old. By day he is an industrial design student at Philadelphia University, but Gordon has another side to him -- a side altogether darker, tougher and more enigmatic.



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What makes a pram fit for royalty?

Silver Cross, the first maker of baby carriages and a British institution, will make the new pram for the second royal baby. CNN's Erin McLaughlin reports.



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Introducing the 'Theory of Messi'





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On This Day: Arthur Ashe retires from tennis





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Top tips for creativity: Why to avoid red

Have you ever found the creative inspiration you were seeking at the most unexpected time, or thought you were having that long-awaited problem-solving epiphany just as you nodded off to sleep?



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British workers stuck in 'wage trap'

CNN's Nina dos Santos explores the wage and productivity gap facing UK workers today.



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Sirens ring out to mark Holocaust

Israel pauses as sirens ring out to remember six million Jews killed in the Holocaust. CNN's Oren Liebermann reports.



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Tulsa sheriff's staff told to forge Bates' records -- report

Some supervisors at the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office were told to forge Robert Bates' training records, and when three of them refused, they were reassigned to less desirable assignments, the Tulsa World reported.



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Under armed guard 24/7: The last male northern white rhino





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Study: Popular pill reduces pleasure

Feeling so happy you just can't stand it? You might want to try some Tylenol.



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Australian model, DJ, killed fighting for ISIS in Syria, family says

A former model and DJ from Melbourne, described by his former agency as having a promising future, is the latest Australian believed to have been killed fighting alongside ISIS militants in Syria.



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Where Egypt leads U.S. on women's rights





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Ramadi could fall as ISIS militants lay siege, Iraqi official warns

Falih Essawi shouted on the phone as he described his situation. From his point of view, ISIS militants might be just hours away from taking the key Iraqi city of Ramadi.



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Miracle crash landing for Yemen aid plane

As the transport plane comes in to land at Sanaa Airport, the deep scars of the brutal conflict tearing Yemen apart are only too clear: wrecked aircraft line the runway, and nearby buildings lie in ruins.



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133,000 busted as China steps up war on drugs

Chinese police have arrested more than 133,000 people and seized 43.3 tons of illegal narcotics during a six-month anti-drug campaign, the country's Ministry of Public Security has announced.



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IOM: Wave to Europe 'is not an invasion'

William Swing, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration, tells Christiane Amanpour we're in a period of "unprecedented human disasters."



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Civilians flee Ramadi as ISIS closes in

An Iraq official has warned that the key city of Ramadi could fall to ISIS in a matter of hours. CNN's Arwa Damon reports from Baghdad as civilians flee for their lives.



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Mailman breaches airspace, lands at Capitol





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MH370 search area may double

The underwater search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 looks set to double in size.



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Rare chance to question Putin





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Why migrants cross

Italy is grappling with a wave of migrants who have braved the treacherous Mediterranean Sea in search of a better life. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.



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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Kenya terror response delayed by personal plane use

An elite police commando unit waited hours for transport to Garissa, where Al-Shabaab terrorists had taken over a university. One of the aircraft was being used to pick up a chief's relatives.



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A Yazidi captive's tale: Sold by ISIS as a sex slave

In the canvas expanse of the Shariya refugee camp, thousands of Yazidis live within hearing distance of one of Iraqi Kurdistan's frontlines with ISIS.



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Want to be a good lover? Start swimming

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but new research suggests you can tell a lot about someone just by looking at what sports they play -- and it seems swimmers make the best lovers.



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What's next for Aaron Hernandez?





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'I grabbed my children and ran': Families flee ISIS





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What will prison life be like for Aaron Hernandez?





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'I enter Europe or I die': African migrants' desperation





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Why migrants are dying to reach Italy





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South Korean President: Wreck to be raised 'as soon as possible'

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday called for the raising and salvage of the sunken ferry Sewol "as soon as possible."



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Why migrants are dying to reach Italy





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Caught between ISIS and Syrian bombs





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See how ISIS is losing territory

U.S. releases a map this week showing coalition forces have taken back 25-30% of Iraqi territory seized by ISIS. Here's what you need to know.



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Clinton asked about emails in 2012

Congressional investigators asked then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, along with 17 other cabinet secretaries, whether she used a personal email in 2012, a question she reportedly ignored.



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NASA's new car can drive sideways





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Blossoming buildings: 10 beautiful sky gardens





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Yemen toll mounting

Thursday will mark three weeks since Saudi Arabia began airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. But there is as yet little sign that the rebels are being driven back, that the fighting in Yemen is dying down or that lives there are being saved.



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NFL superstar Hernandez guilty of murder





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How Blackwater and Abu Ghraib horrors fuel ISIS today





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All-girl quintuplets born in U.S.

It's been a busy few weeks for multiples.



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Hillary Clinton's no-frills campaign

There is no fizzle and no fanfare.



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Why is this elephant in a porcelain store?





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Juergen Klopp calls it quits at Dortmund





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Prince challenges politician to swordfight

A Polish Prince has challenged populist British politician Nigel Farage to a duel in London's Hyde Park over his immigration policy.



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Dashcam shows Arizona cop hitting man with car





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'400 drown' in Mediterranean Sea

Italy is coping with a rising wave of desperate migrants from Africa and Middle East hoping to make it to Europe.



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Pope's engraved iPad sells for $30K

It seems iPads hold their value pretty well, especially if they have papal connections



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Mother's joy as teen son speaks for the first time

"I didn't know what to do. I didn't know how to help my child." These are the words no parent ever wants to say.



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Once powerful, al Qaeda's influence is on the wane





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Water on the surface of Mars?

It's not going to be enough to slake the thirst of the elusive Mars bunny, but scientists say new research seems to support the theory that what looks like a bone-dry red planet during the day could be dotted with tiny puddles of salty water at night.



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Woman sees her rape on video

A young woman was watching a video on the news when she discovered a nightmare scenario: She may have been drugged and gang-raped on a crowded Florida beach in broad daylight, as bystanders watched.



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Japane halts restart of nuke reactors

A Japanese court has issued a landmark injunction halting plans to restart two nuclear reactors in the west of the country, citing safety concerns, a court official told CNN.



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A festival devoted to rotten fish?

A look at the signature dish of Egypt's annual Shem En-Naseem festival -- a putrid fish called faseekh.



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This Somali sister act is set for stardom

Iman and Siham Hashi fled Somalia as children following an outbreak of civil war. Now in LA with a unique sound -- a fusion of hip-hop, world pop and afrobeats -- this Somali sister act is ready to take on the music world.



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Planes' wi-fi could leave controls vulnerable





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Woman, 65, pregnant with quadruplets

Annegret Raunigk, 65, used artificial insemination to get pregnant. The mother of 13 children and 7 grandchildren is set to have quadruplets this summer.



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Noodles so good they win awards

In clear broth? With a dollop of spicy butter? No matter how you eat it, the capital city's iconic dish is award-worthy.



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Bizarre ball games mark North Korean founder's birth





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Highway barrier falls, kills family in car

A couple in their 20s who led a youth ministry and their baby boy were driving underneath a highway overpass in a Seattle suburb when other motorists heard the crackle of a pending collapse.



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Pickpocket artist shares how you are targeted

James Freedman, a pickpocket artist known as the "Man of Steal," shares the secrets of his trade and tells you how to avoid becoming a victim.



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Pearl Harbor bodies to be exhumed

Remains of up to nearly 400 unaccounted for service members tied to the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor will be exhumed this year, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.



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These cities are key to the fight against ISIS

CNN's Tim Lister looks at where the battle for ISIS is raging and why those regions are strategically important.



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Study: Popular pill reduces pleasure

Feeling so happy you just can't stand it? You might want to try some Tylenol.



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SpaceX rocket lands, falls over





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Nuke site robot abandoned in Japan





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The foreign volunteers training anti-ISIS fighters

The U.S. military says it's making great strides training the Iraqi army. But there's also a growing contingent of Western fighters who have joined Kurdish Peshmerga troops on the front lines in the war on ISIS.



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Teenage girl sold by ISIS as a sex slave

In the canvas expanse of the Shariya refugee camp, thousands of Yazidis live within hearing distance of one of Iraqi Kurdistan's frontlines with ISIS.



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Carnage as plane lands in war zone

As the transport plane comes in to land at Sanaa Airport, the deep scars of the brutal conflict tearing Yemen apart are only too clear: wrecked aircraft line the runway, and nearby buildings lie in ruins.



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'Back down now,' U.N. tells Houthis

The U.N. Security Council voted Tuesday in favor of an arms embargo on Houthis -- the minority group that has taken over large swaths of Yemen, including its capital, Sanaa -- and supporters of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.



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Iraqi official warns Ramadi could fall to ISIS





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Ramadi in danger of falling to ISIS

The Deputy Governor of Ramadi says ISIS has made significant advances upon the city, and it's unclear how long Iraqi forces can hold them off. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.



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Twins drown as mom fends off bee

Two 18-month-old twins drowned after their mother tried to fend off a bee and let go of their stroller, which rolled into a canal, Arizona police said.



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Deputy in Tulsa shooting case surrenders himself

The Tulsa County reserve deputy who fatally shot a man instead of using his Taser turned himself in to authorities Tuesday at the Tulsa County Jail.



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TSA officers fired after grope plot revealed

Two Transportation Security Administration screeners have been fired after conspiring to grope attractive men at Denver International Airport, Denver police said.



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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Snapped: North Korea's first couple





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Plane diverted after man found in cargo





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U.S. army back training Iraqi forces

Part of the support Washington is giving Iraq is retraining its security forces, but as CNN's Arwa Damon reports, there are key differences this time.



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NASA probe beams back first color image of Pluto





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Man on horse beaten by deputies: Felt like an eternity

Brooke Baldwin welcomes Francis Pusok, the man on horseback who was beaten by deputies as part of an event caught on camera



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Curiosity finds liquid water below Mars surface

NASA's Curiosity rover has found liquid water just below the surface of Mars. Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri explains.



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No laughing matter? Soccer star caught inhaling nitrous oxide

Play hard ... play hard -- Raheem Sterling goes from Liverpool high to legal high.



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UK jets intercept Russian bombers

The UK Royal Air Force on Tuesday scrambled jets to intercept Russian bombers flying near British airspace, the British Defence Ministry said.



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Iraq killings: U.S. contractors jailed





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Bring back our girls: One year, one man, 365 pleas





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See Cuba before investors ruin it





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Russia gives Clinton video 18+ rating

Hillary Clinton's first campaign video, which features a gay couple holding hands, has been hit with an 18+ rating by a Russian TV channel.



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Plane overshoots Hiroshima runway

An Asiana Airlines plane overran a runway while landing at Japan's Hiroshima Airport on Tuesday evening, prompting the airport to temporarily close, the Japanese transportation ministry said.



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Extra troops to defend oil refinery from ISIS

Hundreds of additional Iraqi troops are being sent to reinforce colleagues who are trying to fend off ISIS' attempt to overrun Iraq's largest oil refinery, a key paramilitary force said Tuesday.



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Abandoned son: Mom charged with attempted murder

Police added attempted murder to the list of charges against the mother of a quadriplegic man who was left in the woods for days, Philadelphia police spokeswoman Christine O'Brien said Tuesday.



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Rowers attacked by flying fish

The Washington University crew team had a short practice at Creve Coeur Lake outside of St. Louis when their boats were attacked by a swarm of Asian Carp.



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Where do Africa's multimillionaires live?

Wealthy Nigerians used to travel abroad to get their fix of luxury goods.



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Duel challenge for UKIP's Farage

A Polish Prince has challenged populist British politician Nigel Farage to a duel in London's Hyde Park over his immigration policy.



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Dead fish plague '16 Olympic lagoon

The bad news for the City of Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Olympic Games in 2016 just doesn't stop.



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Boko Haram: What you need to know

CNN's Nima Elbagir looks at the rise of the militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria.



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Olivia Munn joins 'X-Men: Apocalypse'

Add another fan-favorite character to the cast of next year's "X-Men: Apocalypse," with director Bryan Singer announcing via Instagram that Olivia Munn will play the telepathic Psylocke in the follow-up to "X-Men: Days of Future Past."



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Nigeria and the world remember missing schoolgirls

One year after it was perpetrated, the kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls by a jihadist group in Nigeria remains a crime almost too horrifying to comprehend.



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How world has changed since Chibok kidnappings

On April 14, 2015, Boko Haram militants kidnapped some 276 teenage girls from their boarding school in Chibok, in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state. Despite pleas from their families to bring them home, a year later, most are still missing. While they've been gone:



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Memories of the day the girls went missing

CNN digital producer, Stephanie Busari shares her memories of the day Boko Haram kidnapped the school girls from Northern Nigeria.



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One year on: 'We should all feel shame'





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Children for sale in ravaged Nigeria

"It really depends what you want. Boy? Girl? Young? Old?"



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GOP: Clinton is 'yesterday's' news

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says he won't wait his turn to run for president because there's no time for the outdated ideas of politicians from "yesterday."



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Stephen Hawking sings Python song

Famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking has proved his comedy chops on shows like "The Big Bang Theory," and now he's trying his hand at musicals.



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Is this the world's politest biker gang?

You'd expect an infestation of leather vest-wearing ne'er-do-wells. Instead there were yards of tweeds, bow ties and Bermuda shorts.



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North Korea's first couple: Kim Jong Un and Ri Sol Ju





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U.S. warships head for ISIS fight

Watch as the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group passes through the Suez Canal on its way to joining the fight against ISIS.



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Chile warms to same-sex civil unions

Civil unions between people of the same sex will soon be recognized in Chile.



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Will clay be the tonic for Rafael Nadal?

Can Rafael Nadal find his form on clay? Can Novak Djokovic win in Paris? Those are some of the pressing questions as the clay-court swing got underway.



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It's hot: Chernobyl is now a tourist zone





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Tracking a trail of historical obliteration: ISIS' destruction of Nimrud

ISIS continues to bulldoze its way through the cultural heritage of Iraq and Syria, releasing a new propaganda video showing its fighters destroying Iraq's ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in March.



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'Please know this: We will never forget you'





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Gunmen storm Somalia ministry

Gunmen stormed Somalia's Education Ministry building in the country's capital on Tuesday, engaging in a gunbattle with security guards and prompting authorities to try to rescue others who were inside, witnesses said.



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Released Chinese feminists: Out of jail but not free





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Miracle children dwell in 'deepest circle of hell'





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China releases 5 female activists





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U.S. college lockdown after shooting

Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina, is on lockdown after one person was shot in the library, said Daniel Wiggins, assistant operations manager for Wayne County.



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TEPCO abandons Fukushima robot

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has given up trying to recover a robotic probe after it stopped moving inside one of the reactors.



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Hidden video: Airport workers stealing from luggage





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100 sickened on cruise ship

Gastrointestinal illness has gripped 100 people on the cruise ship Celebrity Infinity, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control.



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800,000 kids displaced in Nigeria

The abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls a year ago this week captured global attention and inspired the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, but the horrors for Nigeria's children are widespread.



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Madonna smooches a flailing Drake

Madonna has a thing for making out with fellow performers on stage.



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Monday, April 13, 2015

Twins drown in canal as mom tries to fend off bee

Two 18-month-old twins drowned after their mother tried to fend off a bee and let go of their stroller, which rolled into a canal, Arizona police said.



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Russia paves the way for Iran weapon sales





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Chess star cheats with app

Sometimes the best ideas come from the bathroom. But Gaioz Nigalidze's ideas from the loo were a little too good.



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Iraqi forces struggling to keep ISIS from advancing

CNN's Arwa Damon reports on the ISIS advance in Iraq even as Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al- Abadi heads to Washington.



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Knock knock: Plane diverted after man found in cargo





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Saudi-led forces brace for Yemen battle

CNN's Nic Robertson is on the front line with Saudi Arabia's army as a battle looms against Yemen.



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Watch a jewelry heist straight from Hollywood

CNN's Phil Black reports on video showing a brazen jewelry heist in London. Now, the hunt is on for the thieves.



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Sold by ISIS as a sex slave

19-year-old Hanan was among the women captured when ISIS took Sinjar. Her nightmare began when she and other young women were separated from their families, then sold as property.



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Tiny island paradise where everyone is a musican





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Did deputy accused of shooting pay to be a cop?





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Russian jet intercepts U.S. plane





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Bookmaker backtracks over 'beatings' tweet

Irish betting company Paddy Power is backtracking after tweeting that "Newcastle have suffered more Kop beatings over the last 20 years than an unarmed African-American male."



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Hottest thing on Game of Thrones: The scenery

The plot lines are full of sex, but when it comes to the scenery on "Game of Thrones," the carefully chosen European locations are sexier.



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Read what cop said after shooting

The police say it's meaningless, but many casual observers are appalled after hearing an Oklahoma police deputy tell a dying man who'd just been shot, "F**k your breath."



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When can we talk to aliens?





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Tracking a trail of historical obliteration





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Malala offers 'love, and hope'

On the eve of the one-year mark since nearly 300 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria, Malala Yousafzai released an "open letter" to the girls Monday.



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Ohio baby dies in accidental shooting

A 1-year-old child was shot and killed Sunday, possibly by a toddler, after a firearm was left unattended, authorities in Cleveland said.



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Terrified refugees describe ISIS raid

A sea of masked men flooded into the Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus and slaughtered people in the streets. Refugees describe the horror unleashed by ISIS -- with an estimated 18,000 now trapped.



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Dramatic video of a refugee camp under siege

CNN's Atika Shubert reports on the state of Palestinian residents of the Yarmouk refugee camp as ISIS and Syrian forces battle for control of the camp.



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Inside one of world's most beleaguered places





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Masters star: Autistic sister is my inspiration

Jordan Spieth hailed his sister, who has autism, as a huge influence on his life and career after he swept through the field to become Masters champion.



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China releases 3 of 5 female activists

Chinese police on Monday released three of five female activists detained last month, family and friends of the women tell CNN.



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U.S. college lockdown after shooting

Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina, is on lockdown after one person was shot in the library, said Daniel Wiggins, assistant operations manager for Wayne County.



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Boko Haram + ISIS = Marriage from Hell

For sheer cruelty, they are well matched. They also share an apocalyptic "end-of-days" vision. Now there are signs that Boko Haram -- the most feared group in West Africa -- may be edging toward a formal pledge of allegiance to the self-declared Caliph of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.



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Former captives return to school

Some of the 200 Nigerian girls who escaped capture by Boko Haram almost a year ago, are defying their captors again. Nima Elbagir reports.



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Madonna smooches a flailing Drake

Madonna has a thing for making out with fellow performers on stage.



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Boko Haram displaces 800,000 kids

The abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls a year ago this week captured global attention and inspired the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, but the horrors for Nigeria's children are widespread.



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Foreign runners gain N. Korea access

Runners from around the world got a rare chance to run through the streets of North Korea's capitol. CNN's Jessica King reports.



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China's 'Great Cannon' blasts web servers





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Pope: Armenian deaths 'genocide'





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Chess star cheats with app

Sometimes the best ideas come from the bathroom. But Gaioz Nigalidze's ideas from the loo were a little too good.



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ISIS targets Iraq's largest oil refinery

ISIS claimed it controlled part of Iraq's largest oil refinery Sunday, posting images online that purported to show the storming of the facility, fierce clashes and plumes of smoke rising above the contested site.



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SpaceX to land on floating platform?

Launching rockets is a complicated thing. Landing them upright on a platform floating in the ocean? Well, that's never been done before. But SpaceX, the private space exploration company founded by billionaire Elon Musk, plans to give it a try Monday.



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Jordan Spieth smashes golfing records





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Tiny island paradise where everyone is a musican

Cape Verde is seeking to tap-into the spoils of its rich cultural heritage in a bid to help its economy flourish.



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Quadriplegic man found abandoned

For more than four days, police say, a 21-year-old quadriplegic with cerebral palsy was left lying in the woods of Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek Park with only a blanket and a Bible.



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Attacks in Egypt leave 12 dead

At least 12 people were killed Sunday, and more injured, in separate attacks on a police station, a checkpoint and along a highway in Egypt's northern Sinai, authorities said.



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Boy falls into cheetah exhibit at zoo

Zoo officials in Cleveland are considering child endangerment charges against the parents of a 2-year-old boy who fell into a cheetah exhibit.



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Iraq aims to oust ISIS from Anbar province

CNN's Arwa Damon reports on Iraq's next military mission against ISIS.



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The ISIS terror threat

The aim of the ISIS militant group is to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and Syria.



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Race cyclists narrowly avoid train

Cyclists during the Paris-Roubaix race took their life into their own hands at a level crossing, not stopping as the barrier went down and a train approached.



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Brazilians aim to impeach president

Throngs of protesters packed the streets of major Brazilian cities on Sunday, pushing for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.



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'Tin Drum' author Grass dies

Nobel literature laureate Günter Grass, best known for his novel "The Tin Drum," has died, his publisher said Monday. He was 87.



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Supercars wrecked in city crash

A Lamborghini was allegedly racing a Ferrari on the streets of Beijing when it lost control, plowing into a tunnel wall and a road divider. Miraculously, only one passenger was injured.



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Olympic donuts: How many no's can you take?

What would you do if a complete stranger asked you for $100, or offered you an apple in a parking lot without explanation?



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Dream or nightmare? Place where every day is Christmas

Can't wait until December 25? One luxury Lapland company is offering year-round yuletide



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Why does ISIS destroy antiquities?

CNN's Ben Wedeman explains why the terror group is ruining Iraq's cultural history.



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Well-death Neanderthal gives DNA

About 150,000 years ago - give or take 20,000 - a guy fell into a well. Last month he made science history as the oldest Neanderthal to have DNA extracted.



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Lamborghini passenger killed in Disney racetrack crash

What was supposed to be a fantasy sports car ride at Walt Disney World Speedway turned deadly when a Lamborghini crashed into a guardrail.



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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Hillary Clinton launches presidential bid





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Deadline nears for Chinese feminists charges

Five young Chinese feminists may face up to five years in prison over their campaign for gender equality. CNN's David McKenzie reports.



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'SNL': 'The Clintons are baaack'

Saturday Night Live sketched the return of the Clinton family -- "such a fun, approachable dynasty," in comedian Kate McKinnon's Hillary Clinton portrayal -- on the eve of Clinton's entrance into the 2016 presidential race.



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NASA: We'll find alien life in 10 years

They may not be "Star Trek"-type extraterrestrials, but we may be close to finding evidence of alien life, a NASA scientist says.



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500 corgis invade California beach

A California beach was invaded over the weekend by a terrifyingly cute horde of waddling corgis.



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Masters champ Jordan Spieth talks to CNN

Don Riddell sits down with 2015 Masters Champion Jordan Spieth and discusses everything from family to the menu at next years Masters.



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Australia cuts benefits for anti-vaccination parents

Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children can lose up to $11,000 of welfare benefits a year under a new government policy, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced.



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Fleeing ISIS terror: A Yazidi family's horrifying tale

Now safely in a refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan, one Yazidi family tells CNN's Arwa Damon of the misery and horror of their time as captives of the hated, feared ISIS.



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Jailed for fighting for equality: China's message to women





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Iran to try WashPo bureau chief on spying charges





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Saudis: Over 500 Houthi rebels killed

More than 500 Houthi rebels have been killed since the start of Saudi-led military operations against Yemeni Shia fighters, a Saudi defense ministry official said Saturday, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency.



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Kurd militants killed in clashes

Five militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party were killed and another was wounded in clashes with Turkish armed forces in eastern Turkey, the country's military said Saturday.



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U.S. to China: Free detained feminists

The United States is urging China to release five young feminists who face years in prison over their campaign for gender equality.



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Andy Murray weds Kim Sears in 'royal wedding of Scotland'

The quaint town of Dunblane, Scotland, has been set abuzz by the wedding of tennis legend Andy Murray to his long-term girlfriend, Kim Sears.



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Obama: Clinton 'would be excellent'

President Barack Obama says he thinks Hillary Clinton would make an "excellent" President if she were to run.



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Conservation is war: Inside battle to save elephants





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Send a raven: 'Game of Thrones' is back

Where do you go from here?



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Castro's surprising words on Obama

At the Summit of the Americas, Raul Castro praised President Obama, calling him "an honest man."



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Russian jet intercepts U.S. plane





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978 migrants rescued in day at sea

Desperate migrants from Africa and the Middle East keep heading to Europe, with 978 rescued Friday in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian Coast Guard said Saturday via Twitter.



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Students mistake blast for attack -- leap out windows





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Timberlake, Biel welcome baby

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, welcome to parenthood.



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Students accused of gang rape

Two Alabama college students are accused of gang raping a woman while on spring break at Florida's Panama City Beach.



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Castro: 'In my opinion ... Obama is an honest man'





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Soccer player attacked on plane

A passenger on an Atlanta-bound Air Canada flight told a CNN reporter on the plane Friday that a stranger sitting behind him tried to choke him.



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Most bizarre $300M fight in history?





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Clooney: Armenian genocide hasn't been acknowledged

George Clooney talks with CNN's Richard Roth about his efforts to stop genocide and other human rights abuses through his group Not on Our Watch, at an event in New York where Not on Our Watch joined forces with 100 Lives to announce the new Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, for those who have overcome adversity and gone on to help others. 100 Lives was founded to show the impact of the Armenian genocide.



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Francis begins mending schism with Orthodox Christians

Christianity is a religion frayed over the centuries into many denominations. On Sunday, Pope Francis and the head of a major one vowed to heal one of the church's oldest splits.



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The world's fastest-growing religion is ...

If tech futurists are to be believed, by the year 2050, robots will do many of our errands and drive our cars. If a new study on religious trends is to be believed, many of those robot-controlled cars will stop and park at mosques and churches.



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A Mr. and Mrs. President?

If Hillary Clinton gets elected, what would we call a husband and wife who are both presidents? Gloria Borger posed the question to some leading Democrats.



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Buildings that seem to defy gravity





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What is Clinton thinking?





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The hidden city where time stands still





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Kenya: Move U.N. refugee camp

Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday gave the United Nations' refugee agency three months to relocate refugees from the Dadaab camp -- the world's largest -- to Somalia, or "we shall relocate them ourselves."



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Vacationers sought in pesticide probe

Government officials are trying to track down vacationers who stayed at villas in the Virgin Islands who may have been exposed to a deadly pesticide.



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China's 'Great Cannon' blasts web servers -- study

China's cybercensors have long used a "Great Firewall" to block its citizens from reading critical articles from Western news websites or consuming other content it disapproves of.



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Egypt court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to death

CNN's Ian Lee reports from Egypt, where Mohamed Badie and 13 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood have been sentenced to death.



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6 things you need to know about Yemen





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Militia of female warriors guarding Senegal





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Sheriff 's office releases Tulsa shooting video, says accidental

Deputies wanted evidence on camera.



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Pope risks Turkish anger with "genocide" reference

Pope Francis risked Turkish anger on Sunday by using the word "genocide" to refer to the mass killings of Armenians a century ago under the Ottoman Empire.



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F1: Hamilton wins in China, frustrates teammate Rosberg

Buckle up for another Mercedes battle in the Formula One world championship.



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Militants attack South Korean embassy in Libya -- report

An Islamic militant group attacked the South Korean embassy in Libya killing one embassy guard and wounding another, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday, citing a South Korean foreign ministry official.



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Woman married 10 times in scams

When Liana Barrientos was 23 years old, she got married in Westchester County, New York.



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Boy falls into cheetah exhibit at zoo

Zoo officials in Cleveland are considering child endangerment charges against the parents of a 2-year-old boy who fell into a cheetah exhibit.



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Protesters defy Spanish law with holograms





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Saturday, April 11, 2015

ISIS 'takes parts of Ramadi'

ISIS fighters seized several districts in the Iraqi city of Ramadi in an hours-long assault Friday that included suicide and car bombs, an Iraqi provincial official said.



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Malala gets asteroid named after her





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Tennis star Andy Murray weds





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Raped at 16, jailed for adultery -- then forced to marry rapist





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Clinton to announce presidential bid

Dr. Jason Johnson sits down with Victor Blackwell to discuss Hillary Clinton's presidential bid and how this campaign will be different from 2012.



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Who's turning 50 in 2015?

View pictures of celebrities turning 50 in 2015.



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Muslim Brotherhood leader sentenced to death





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Did debris found in Oregon come from Japan tsunami?





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Video claims to show UK jets escorting Russian bomber

CNN's Hala Gorani reports on the latest military encounter between British jets and Russian warplanes.



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Is U.S. Air Force superiority under threat?

As U.S. Air Force fighter jets and bombers carry out airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Air Force officials are waging a campaign of their own on Capitol Hill.



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Police in Walter Scott procession





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How to survive world's biggest water fight





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Stuck at 8,500 feet on Alaska glacier

The situation looked dire this week for three hikers stranded on an Alaskan glacier more than a mile and a half above sea level.



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Rapper Nelly arrested in Tennessee

Hip-hop star Nelly has been arrested on drug charges in Tennessee after a state trooper pulled over the private bus in which he was traveling, authorities said.



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Most bizarre $300M fight in history?





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The superpower + the small island

Professor Chris Sabatini speaks to CNN's Jonathan Mann about the historic meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro.



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From Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, to this

A decades-long standoff between the leaders of the U.S. and Cuba looks set to end as Presidents Obama and Castro prepare to meet for talks on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas.



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Many Clouds wins Grand National

It was all set for a fairytale ending for record breaking jockey AP McCoy. In the end it was a different but familiar name who won the Grand National on Saturday.



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Paltrow cuts back for food stamp challenge

Gwyneth Paltrow, the actress turned lifestyle guru, is known for promoting detoxes and health cleanses on her site, Goop.com.



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Clinton to launch 2016 bid Sunday

Hillary Clinton will launch her presidential campaign Sunday with a video on social media announcing her candidacy, followed immediately by travel to build on the announcement, according to a source close to Clinton's campaign in waiting.



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Kenya to U.N.: Relocate world's largest refugee camp or we will

Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday gave the United Nations' refugee agency three months to relocate refugees from the Dadaab camp -- the world's largest -- to Somalia, or "we shall relocate them ourselves."



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