Latest Technology News: August 2013

Saturday, August 31, 2013

NBA's Liggins jailed for assault

Oklahoma City Thunder guard DeAndre Liggins was in jail early Sunday morning on charges of domestic abuse.

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Why Russia, Iran, China stay loyal

Despite the pressure growing on the Syrian president, he still has powerful friends.

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3 year sentence sparks protest

One of five suspects in the deadly gang rape of a female med student in India is convicted. CNN's Sumnima Udas reports.

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U.S. charges for Suriname leader's son

The son of Suriname's president is facing drug charges in New York federal court.

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Golf: 8 birdies for Rose in Boston

For the second straight day at the Deutsche Bank Championship, a player who won a major this season hit a 63.

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UK: Seized data is 'security risk'

Data seized from the partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald, who has led The Guardian newspaper's reporting on secret U.S. surveillance programs, would cause harm to UK national security and could expose British spies to risk if it is disclosed, London's High Court heard Friday.

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Read: Obama's letter to U.S. Congress

Whereas, on August 21, 2013, the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria, killing more than 1,000 innocent Syrians;

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Obama's delays at 11th hour

After signaling he was on the verge of delivering a strike against Syria, President Barack Obama made a last-minute decision Friday evening to seek congressional authorization before any military action, senior administration officials told reporters Saturday.

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U.S. Open: Czech Kvitova crushed

Petra Kvitova hasn't had much luck in New York. Suffering from an illness, the 2011 Wimbledon champion claimed a mere three games in a third-round loss.

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Football: PSG win but leave it late

French champion PSG was close to being held by newly promoted Guingamp in Paris. Then two goals came for the host in injury time. Lyon's struggles, though, continue.

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Reports of second chemical attack?

Evidence of another deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria has surfaced, opposition activists said Friday.

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460-mile megacanyon discovered

British and American scientists watching Greenland's massive ice sheet have found what appears to be a 460-mile "megacanyon" far beneath the frozen surface of the world's largest island.

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State TV: 3 killed in Egypt clashes

Three people were killed and 60 others were injured in clashes amid protests in Egypt on Friday, Egyptian state TV reported, citing the health ministry.

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'Freedom fries' forgotten for U.S. ally

Mon Dieu, how things change! A decade ago, France's opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq caused such disdain that restaurants across the United States began calling French fries "freedom fries."

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Foes in U.S. Congress both anti-strikes

Congress is a stalemated cesspool of government shutdown showdowns that could come straight from an Aaron Sorkin TV series. But on the issue of using military force in Syria, bipartisanship is coming from unexpected places.

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Colombia deploys troops after protests

Fifty thousand soldiers will patrol the streets of Bogota, Colombia, after violent protests that left at least two people dead and dozens injured, President Juan Manuel Santos announced Friday.

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Adventurer tries Cuba-U.S. swim again

If Diana Nyad never realizes her dream of swimming the Florida straits, it won't be for lack of trying. The 64-year-old says she will begin her fifth and last bid to swim from Cuba to the United States early Saturday.

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Manchester City labors past Hull

It was far from convincing but Manchester City beat Hull 2-0 in the English Premier League to bounce back from a defeat against another newly promoted side.

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Kate: First appearance since birth

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, made her first public appearance Friday alongside her husband, Prince William, just over a month after she gave birth to Prince George.

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Drone strikes 'kill AQAP leaders'

U.S. drone strikes in Yemen on Friday killed six militants, including two senior leaders of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, four local security sources said.

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Obama 'mulls the least bad option'

Aaron David Miller says a limited strike against al-Assad's regime is less risky than doing nothing or pushing for regime change.

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Irish poet Seamus Heaney dies at 74

Seamus Heaney, the poet whose deeply felt descriptions of rural life in Ireland managed to carry larger echoes of the island's violent sectarian split, died Friday at the age of 74, his publisher said.

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Pope appoints new secretary of state

Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Pietro Parolin to succeed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as the Holy See's secretary of state, the Vatican said Saturday.

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Neighbors prepared for the worst?

Possible punitive air strikes on Syria hang heavily over a nervous Middle East.

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Who wants what?

CNN's experts explain what key nations around the world hope to achieve in Syria.

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N. Korea 'in grip of drugs epidemic'

North Korea's sanction-hit regime has long been accused of drug trafficking as a source of hard currency, but a new report claims drug producers are finding a ready market closer to home and that as many as two-thirds of North Koreans have used methamphetamines.

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Girl, 4, crushed by bulldozer in China

The death of a four-year-old girl run over by a bulldozer in rural China has triggered outrage on Chinese social media, rekindling anger over the issue of forced evictions.

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India teen guilty in gang rape

A teenage boy accused in the New Delhi gang rape in December has been found guilty and sentenced to three years, authorities said. The victim, a medical student, later died in Singapore.

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Bombing kills 6 near Afghanistan bank

Six people died Saturday in a suicide bomb attack in front of a bank in southern Afghanistan, the Kandahar provincial governor's office said.

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Why U.S. needs U.N. approval

Mary Ellen O'Connell says flouting international law ban on resorting to force in a murky conflict will only undermine America's standing to condemn the crimes of others

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Syrian crisis: Latest developments

A day after the United States made its case for launching a military strike against Syria, U.N. inspectors left the war-ravaged nation Saturday carrying evidence from the sites of the chemical weapons attacks

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U.S. response 'expected in days'

CNN's Elise Labott explains why she expects the U.S. 'limited military action' in Syria to occur within days.

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British grandma loses execution appeal

Time is running out for a British grandmother facing execution for drug trafficking in Indonesia, after her second appeal was rejected.

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N. Korea cancels invitation over captive

North Korea has rescinded an invitation for a U.S. envoy to visit North Korea and try to secure the release of a detained American.

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U.N. inspectors leave Syria

U.S. says 1,429 people killed in chemical attack It has "high confidence" that Syrian government responsible Obama "war-weary" but says response is required U.S. weighing options but rules out boots on ground Syria vows retaliation to any possible strike Russia say U.S. threats against Syria "unacceptable"

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Chemical weapons data released

U.S. says 1,429 people killed in chemical attack It has "high confidence" that Syrian government responsible Obama "war-weary" but says response is required U.S. weighing options but rules out boots on ground Syria vows retaliation to any possible strike Russia say U.S. threats against Syria "unacceptable"

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U.S. footballers accused of sex assault

Three members of a suburban Boston junior varsity boys' soccer team were arrested Friday in connection with an alleged sexual assault at a sports camp, according to authorities.

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Girl 6, killed in crash; brother, 8, driving

A 6-year-old girl has died after her 8-year-old brother took her on a joyride in their mother's car and crashed Wednesday night in South Phoenix, police said.

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Remote Chinese province shaken

At least one person has died after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck a remote part of southwestern China.

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Friday, August 30, 2013

Mandela returns home from hospital

Former South African President Nelson Mandela returned to his Johannesburg home after a long hospital stay, two sources close to him said Saturday.

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Syria's 'challenge to the world'

President Obama says the chemical attack in Syria is a "challenge to the world" and requires a response.

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U.S.: Threat to decapitate lawmaker

A man who allegedly threatened to decapitate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii appeared in court in San Diego, California, Friday and was ordered to remain in jail for now.

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U.S. man, 18, guilty of shooting baby

After deliberating for nearly two hours, a Georgia jury found 18-year-old De'Marquise Elkins guilty Friday of multiple charges, including felony murder, for shooting and killing 13-month-old Antonio Santiago during a robbery.

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Opinion: Why U.S. must intervene

The steady drumbeat of preparations for some sort of a U.S. strike in Syria is stirring up old anxieties. Americans have no appetite for another military campaign in a foreign land.

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Woman offered rare stamps to 'hitman'

A Brooklyn woman is facing conspiracy and solicitation charges after allegedly offering an undercover police officer $60,000 worth of rare postage stamps to kill her husband, the New York Police Department says.

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Hospital 'threw out' transplant kidney

An Ohio man intended to save the life of his older sister by donating a kidney to her -- a sacrifice on his part that ended in vain a year ago when a nurse mistakenly threw away the donated organ.

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Subway-stopping NYC kittens named

The fearless felines that risked at least some of their nine lives meandering the New York subway Thursday now have names -- Arthur and August.

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5.9 quake strikes southwest China

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in southwestern China, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Crucifixions in Paraguay bus protest

They're lying on top of wooden crosses arranged flat on the ground.

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NBA's Odom arrested on DUI charge

Basketball star Lamar Odom was arrested early Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the California Highway Patrol said.

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Apple launches iPhone trade-in program

Confirming earlier rumors, Apple launched a new program Friday that will allow customers to trade in old iPhones at U.S. Apple stores for credit towards a newer model.

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Behind those player ratings on 'Madden 25'

Donny Moore watches at least part of every NFL game, every week, every year. After all, it's part of his job.

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Case for and against U.S. strike

The Syrian crisis has sparked a debate on if the U.S. should intervene. Jonathan Mann speaks with experts on either side.

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Tennis: Lisicki stumbles in New York

What a difference a slam makes as Sabine Lisicki again found to her cost Friday at the U.S. Open.

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What are Obama's options?

As more than one pundit has noted, President Barack Obama now has three choices in Syria: Bad, worse, and horrible. At least the evidence is steadily stacking up to suggest that is the case.

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Why Russia, Iran, China stay loyal

Key points from intelligence report

The United States government on Friday released a declassified summary of why it says it believes Syria's government used chemical weapons in an attack in the Damascus suburbs on August 21.

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UK: Seized data is 'security risk'

Yosemite fire may burn for weeks

It was a rare bright spot on an otherwise hazy, smoke-filled horizon.

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Golf: Mickelson sets pace in Boston

Phil Mickelson is making a habit of setting pulses racing with inspired birdie filled charges this year and Friday was no exception on the TPC Boston.

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N. Korean ship 'violates embargo'

Cuban weapons found in July aboard a North Korean ship trying to cross the Panama Canal violated United Nations weapons sanctions, Panamanian officials said, citing an unpublished U.N. report on the incident.

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Syrians flee country fearing strikes

As Syrians prepare for possible strikes by the U.S. and its allies, Lebanon fears an influx of more refugees.

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World media reaction to UK vote

"The British aren't coming! The British aren't coming!" screams the headline of New York's Daily News, describing Britain as "normally reliable" but now a surprising let-down for U.S. President Barack Obama.

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7.0 quake strikes near Alaska

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck in the Pacific Ocean just south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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Platini pushes 2022 winter World Cup

UEFA president Michel Platini repeated his support for moving the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to the winter Friday with a sideswipe at the English Premier League (EPL) who are opposed to the change of date.

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Another chemical attack suspected

3 killed reported in Egypt clashes

Colombia deploys troops after protests

F1: Ferrari-Alonso rift denied

Ferrari team principal Stefano Demenicali has rejected suggestions a power struggle between him and driver Fernando Alonso is the reason behind the Italian team's faltering Formula One season.

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Fenerbahce ban aids soccer minnows

Two of Europe's smaller clubs got lucky on Friday following match-fixing sanctions imposed on Turkish teams.

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Kate: First appearance since birth

Drone strikes 'kill AQAP leaders'

Obama 'mulls the least bad option'

5 lessons from invasion of Iraq

The U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq led to nearly 10 years of occupation, nearly 5,000 deaths among the U.S. military and the few allies that joined "Operation Iraqi Freedom," a visceral sectarian-based insurgency and the meddling of neighbors all seeking to influence post-Saddam Iraq. What was intended as an act of liberation -- then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld expected the troops to be coming home in a few months -- became a quagmire.

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Poet Seamus Heaney dead

Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney died Friday, his publisher said.

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Israeli soldiers danced in West Bank

When a group of armed Israeli soldiers strode into a Palestinian club there this week, someone in the crowd there captured them on cell phone video and posted it to Youtube. But they didn't go in shooting.

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China general's son in gang rape storm

A gang rape allegedly involving the teenage son of a famous Chinese "singing general" has caused outrage in China, unleashing a tide of public anger over the behavior of so-called "princelings," the children of elite families.

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Analysts: Strikes may worsen war

The United States and its allies face a variety of risks in taking direct military action against Syria over allegations that it used chemical weapons against civilians, including more poison gas attacks and retaliation against American interests.

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Jackson's mom: My 'sweet little boy'

Michael Jackson's life began on August 29, 1958, as the seventh child in a family crowded into a tiny home in Gary, Indiana.

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Huge canyon under frozen land

Radar imagery from NASA reveals a 460-mile canyon underneath the ice sheet that covers Greenland.

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MERS coronavirus cases top 100

Eight new cases of the MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia have brought the global total to 102, including 49 deaths.

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Girl, 4, crushed by bulldozer in China

N. Korea 'in grip of drugs epidemic'

India arrests 'most wanted terrorist'

Indian intelligence agencies have arrested Yasin Bhatkal, one of the country's most wanted terrorists, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said Thursday.

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Afghan mosque bomb kills 8

At least eight people, including a district governor from Kunduz province, were killed and 12 others were wounded following a suicide bombing at a mosque in northeastern Afghanistan early Friday, a provincial official said.

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British grandma loses execution appeal

U.S. mission to free captive American

A U.S. special envoy is expected to fly to North Korea on Friday to try to secure the release of Kenneth Bae, an American citizen imprisoned there for carrying out "serious crimes" against Kim Jong Un's regime.

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Crowds leave Damascus

Frederik Pleitgen says crowds are leaving Damascus, and there are reports of military institutions being evacuated.

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Ghana court: president 'validly elected'

Ghana's Supreme Court Thursday declared President John Dramani Mahama "validly elected" as the court dismissed all claims of voter fraud, mismanagement and irregularities in the West African nation's December 2012 presidential election.

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Attacks leave 23 dead in Iraq

At least 23 people were killed and dozens wounded in a series of attacks targeting Sunni areas across northern Iraq on Thursday, police officials told CNN.

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5 reasons U.S. must intervene in Syria

Don't rush into war

Sen. Rand Paul says the Constitution grants the power to declare war to Congress, not the President.

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MJ's fatal search for sleep

A nurse who tried to help Michael Jackson find sleep with vitamin infusions said the singer became convinced that propofol was the only cure for his insomnia.

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Fergie welcomes baby Axl Jack

Don't be surprised if Fergie is singing "Sweet Child O' Mine" today.

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School: Cheerleader skirts too short

Instead of rah, rah, rah, some Florida schools are saying no, no, no -- to cheerleader skirts they say are too revealing for the classroom.

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Kids' host charged in sex inquiry

British authorities have charged a veteran children's television host with more than a dozen counts of child abuse stemming from an ongoing investigation into another TV personality.

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U.S. feds ease up on pot laws

The Justice Department said it won't challenge state laws that legalize marijuana and will focus federal enforcement on serious trafficking cases and keeping the drug away from children.

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California weighs making 'revenge porn' illegal

In the aftermath of a failed relationship, jilted lovers have been known to lash out by posting sexually explicit photos or videos of their exes online.

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Twitter conversations are now easier to follow

Twitter released an update Wednesday that makes it easier to keep up with conversations on the social network.

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Case for and against U.S. strike

Why intervention is a bad idea

TV images will show U.S. bombs creating carnage in yet another Muslim country, writes one commentator.

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What Syria strike might entail

Tom Foreman and Maj. Gen. James Marks look at what type of action would be involved in a strike on the al-Assad regime.

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Senior MB leader arrested in Egypt

Egyptian security forces arrested a senior Muslim Brotherhood leader on suspicion of inciting violence after last month's ouster of then-President Mohamed Morsy, state-run media reported Thursday.

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Heated moments in UK debate

The British House of Commons debates a motion and amendment on possible military action against Syria.

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Open mic: How to respond?

CNN asks Londoners their opinions on the Syrian crisis and how they would respond.

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Syrian group linked to NYT outage?

The New York Times website was still experiencing some issues late Wednesday and early Thursday following a widespread outage. Evidence continued to mount that it was the result of an attack by the Syrian Electronic Army.

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What UK lawmakers said

British Prime Minister David Cameron opened an emergency debate on Syria Thursday, calling it an issue of how to respond to one of most "abhorrent uses of chemical weapons in a century."

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N. Korean ship 'violates embargo'

Football: Bayern drawn with Man City

European Champions League holders Bayern Munich have been drawn to face Manchester City in the group stages of the continent's most prestigious club competition.

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Can you really be liable for texting a driver?

Three New Jersey judges surprised phone owners everywhere Tuesday with a new message: You don't have to be texting and driving to get in trouble. You might be legally liable for a crash if you're on the other end of the phone, too.

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Report: NFL concussion lawsuit settled

The National Football League has reached a settlement with retired players who accused the league of deliberately concealing the dangers of head trauma, NFL.com reported Thursday, citing a league source.

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Israel prepares

The chemical weapons crisis in Syria has Israeli citizens on edge. CNN's Jim Clancy reports from Jerusalem.

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Fort Hood jury recommends death

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Football: Samuel Eto'o joins Chelsea

Together they shared two all-conquering years at Inter Milan, now Jose Mourinho and Samuel Eto'o are to be reunited in London.

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Drinking water tainted by worms

The water supply in a small town in Oklahoma has been contaminated by worms, as KJRH's Lee Carter reports.

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Syrian crisis: Latest updates

Western powers on Thursday were debating using military power against Syria's government to counter a chemical weapons attack in Damascus' suburbs last week.

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F1: Ferrari-Alonso rift denied

Bin Laden search doctor faces retrial

A Pakistani judicial commissioner has overturned the conviction of a doctor who is accused of helping the United States find Osama bin Laden, and has ordered a new trial, the official's office said Thursday.

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'Eerie calm' in Damascus

CNN's Fred Pleitgen is one of the only western correspondents in Damascus, and describes and "eerie calm" there.

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Text a driver in N.J. and you could be liable

We've all heard the dictum: Don't text and drive. Now, a New Jersey state appeals court has an addendum: Don't text a driver -- or you could be held liable if he causes a crash.

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Is this the city of the future?

It is a bright cold day in April, and the walls are gently throbbing. You open your eyes in time to see the Wall Smart paint of your brand new apartment slowly brightening from black to white as nano-particles rearrange themselves to absorb a different part of the spectrum.

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Survivors made own gas masks

More bodies and stories of survival coming from the suburbs of Damascus. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.

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Yosemite hikers escape wildfire - just

They were on a 10-day trek through the wilderness, just four guys and six llamas. Expecting to commune with nature, they instead faced its sheer, raw power when their hike was cut short by the huge wildfire ravaging northern California.

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Tennis: Venus bows out at U.S. Open

Two-time champion Venus Williams is out of the U.S. Open following a battling 6-3 2-6 7-6 (7-5) first-round defeat to world No. 56 Zheng Jie.

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Obama marks King's 'Dream' moment

President Barack Obama's address Wednesday from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, representing a symbolic moment in U.S. history.

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Israeli soldiers danced in West Bank

Analysts: Strikes may worsen war

China general's son in gang rape storm

192,000 acres, $39 million up in flames

These are scary times for the folks of Tuolumne, a picturesque northern California community threatened by a historic wildfire.

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Bar patron swallows a human toe

Even in the best of circumstances, Dawson City's famed Sourtoe Cocktail doesn't go down smoothly.

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MERS coronavirus cases top 100

The world's most liveable city is...

Melbourne made it three years in a row as the world's most livable city, according to the 2013 Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Global Livability Survey.

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UK to release intel on Syria attack

U.N. weapons inspectors set to leave Syria by Saturday UK to publish some of its intelligence on chemical attack U.S. concludes Syrian regime responsible for attack Russia and China walk out of U.N. Security Council meeting CNN obtains video of survivors of the suspected chemical attack

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India arrests 'most wanted terrorist'

What justifies intervention?

Why does the use of chemical weapons justify international retribution with military force, in a way that two years of brutal repression with tanks and planes does not? And where in international law is the legal "cover" for such action?

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Obama on Syria: No strike decision

U.S. concludes Syrian regime conducted chemical attack Russia and China walk out of U.N. Security Council meeting NATO: Attack "clear breach of international norms and practice" CNN obtains video of survivors of the suspected chemical attack 6-year-old boy: My father fainted, then I fainted

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Dozens die in Kenya bus crash

At least 41 people were killed following a bus crash west of Nairobi, the Kenya Red Cross said on its official Twitter account Thursday.

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Merkel: Greece entry in EU mistake

CNN's Diana Magnay reports on comments made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel about Greece's impact on the EU.

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Topless reporter irks mayor

A Canadian journalist shocked a local politician when she bared her breasts during an interview.

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5 reasons U.S. must intervene in Syria

Militants in Afghanistan kill at least 12

At least 12 people were killed and dozens were injured Wednesday in separate attacks in Afghanistan, including an insurgent assault near a post for coalition and Afghan forces, local authorities said.

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U.S. spy satellite launched into orbit

A massive rocket carrying a new U.S. spy satellite lifted off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base Wednesday.

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What's killing all those dolphins?

The primary cause for hundreds of recent dolphin deaths along the East Coast is likely a virus, and there's no way to stop its spread right now, federal officials say.

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Oxford Dictionary adds 'twerk.' Srsly!

Hey, twerk.

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Case for and against U.S. strike

Who is the Syrian Electronic Army?

The Syrian Electronic Army, a group of pro-Syrian regime hackers that has aggressively targeted major news organizations and activists, has claimed credit for a 20-hour-long outage of the New York Times website.

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Nightmare of chemical attacks

Laurie Garrett says the effects of sarin and other organophosphates on the human body are shocking and terrible.

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What a U.S. strike might look like

Husain: Intervention is a bad idea

Girl raped, kills self; rapist gets 30 days

A mother in Montana is outraged that a high school teacher who admitted raping her 14-year-old daughter received only a month in prison, while her daughter took her own life.

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Syrian group cited for NY Times outage

As an outage of the New York Times website stretched into its second day Wednesday, evidence continued to mount that it was the result of an attack by the Syrian Electronic Army.

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AC Milan win Champions League place

Seven-time European champions AC Milan breezed into the group stages of the Champions League with a 4-1 aggregate victory over Dutch side PSV Eindhoven.

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Quiet market reveals Syrians' fears

ALT HEADLINE: Syrians defiant but fearful

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Gingrich: Stay out of Syria's civil war

Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich says the atrocities in Syria are deplorable -- but there's no desirable side to back in the civil war.

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Syria: U.S. making a big mistake

CNN's Frederik Pleitgen sits down with Syrian Information Minister Omran al Zoubi in an exclusive interview.

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Syrian civil war? Not on al-Assad's Instagram

August in Syria kicked off with an ammo depot blast killing 40 people, followed by news that U.N. inspectors were probing claims that regime forces had used chemical weapons.

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Facebook reports 26,000 government requests for user data

The United States government requested information on more than 20,000 Facebook users in the first half of 2013, according to the social network's latest transparency report.

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Google's Nexus 4 gets price cut

Google's Nexus 4 made a splash last fall simply because it was well-built and inexpensive, and yet it didn't require a two-year contract with a wireless carrier. Now, it's even cheaper.

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Scientists grow mini brains from stem cells

We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells. Now researchers have taken another important step forward by growing mini brains from these programmable cells.

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Mini brains grown from stem cells

We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells. Now researchers have taken another important step forward by growing mini brains from these programmable cells.

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Brazilian Willian joins Chelsea

At last it appears the pieces in soccer's latest transfer window jigsaw are slowly falling into place.

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Ft. Hood jury urges death penalty

[Breaking news alert at 3 p.m.]

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Rubin: Is Syria another Kosovo?

James Rubin Talks with CNN's Hala Gorani about a possible military strike in Syria and if this could be another Kosovo.

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Zimmerman's wife guilty of perjury

Shellie Zimmerman, the wife of acquitted neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of perjury.

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Global view: What key nations want

CNN correspondents and experts explain the different positions of some key nations involved in preparing for -- or warning against -- international military attacks on Syria.

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F1: McLaren admits 'big mistakes'

Honesty is often a rare virtue at the highest level of sport, especially when it comes to admitting mistakes, so McLaren fans may give Martin Whitmarsh some begrudging respect after the team principal accepted responsibility for a catalog of errors this season.

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Brain parasite boy's organs donated

The family of Zachary Reyna, the 12-year-old Florida boy stricken with a brain-eating parasite, has donated Zachary's organs, according to a Facebook page that's been providing detailed updates from the Reyna family.

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Football: Fenerbahce's ban upheld

Turkish football club Fenerbahce have been excluded from European competitions for two years after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld a ban issued by UEFA.

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Why Russia is sticking by Syria

CNN's Jill Dougherty reports on Russia's close ties to Syria.

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String of Baghdad bombs kill 30

A string of bombings in and around Baghdad on Wednesday killed 32 people and wounded 170 others, police said.

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Obama to mark King's 'Dream' moment

'Asian Ryder Cup' to tee off in '14

Asia's emergence as a golfing power has received a boost with the announcement the continent's top golfers will face off against their European counterparts in a competition similar to the Ryder Cup.

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Yani Tseng: Bouncing back to #1?

After becoming the youngest golfer to win five major championships, Yani Tseng has slipped down the rankings. Can she come back?

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Analysts: Strikes may worsen war

Attack shuts down New York Times' website

The New York Times website was experiencing widespread outages Tuesday afternoon as the apparent result of a malicious attack.

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Hasan draws a gasp in courtroom

After weeks of mostly silence in his defense, convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan had little more to say Tuesday in the capital sentencing phase of his court-martial, telling the jury panel three short words: "The defense rests."

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4,000 firefighters tackle Yosemite fire

Horror stories from Syria

Bar patron swallows human toe

World's most liveable city is...

Syria chemical attack site

CNN's Fred Pleitgen obtains exclusive video from scene of suspected Syrian chemical weapons attack

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What justifies intervention?

West escalates Syria strike talks amid terse warnings

A military coalition is forming in the West as leaders consider the merit and potential costs of a Syrian strike, as Iran issues a warning: Don't do it.

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'Thrill kill' victim laid to rest

The Australian victim of an alleged "thrill killing" in the United States was laid to rest in his hometown today, as an autopsy report revealed he was killed by a single shot to the back.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Iran warns West against strike

Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned any possible military intervention in Syria Wednesday, warning of "graver conditions," should strikes be carried out, Iran's Fars state news agency reported.

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Arab League weighs in

Arab League calls for justice while refugees flee Syria. CNN's Muhammed Jamjoom reports.

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Suspect held over China eye attack

A 6-year-old boy was recovering in hospital in China's Shanxi province on Wednesday after his eyes were gouged out in an attack that has left him permanently blind, according to state media reports.

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Miley Cyrus is sexual - get over it

Pepper Schwartz says we need to tell kids that in real life, there are better ways to be attractive.

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Russia: U.S. 'monkey with grenade'

Phil Black reports from Moscow, where the Russian government continues to stand by Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria.

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Photos: Blaze enters park

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Federer advances at U.S. Open

Five-time champion Roger Federer breezed through a potentially testing first round match at the U.S. Open Tuesday to lift some of the pessimism surrounding his latest title bid.

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U.S. bid to free citizen in N. Korea

A State Department special envoy will travel to North Korea this week to try to free Kenneth Bae, the U.S. citizen detained there since November, the State Department and White House said Tuesday.

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26,000 U.S. requests on Facebook data

The United States government requested information on more than 20,000 Facebook users in the first half of 2013, according to the social network's latest transparency report.

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N.Y. Times down in likely attack

The New York Times website was experiencing widespread outages Tuesday afternoon as the apparent result of a malicious attack.

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Guardiola's Bayern drop first points

Bayern Munich dropped their first Bundesliga points of the season under new manager Pep Guardiola Tuesday -- frustrated by a late SC Freiburg equalizer in a 1-1 draw.

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Gingrich: Stay out of Syria's civil war

U.S. nuclear plant to be shut down

The Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor will shut late next year and be decommissioned, its owner announced Tuesday, citing low prices for natural gas and high operating costs.

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Hagel: We are 'ready to go'

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel tells the BBC that the U.S. is ready to strike Syria if President Obama gives the order.

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Hush-hush military meeting

As world's military chiefs gather in Jordan to debate Syria, the host nation craves secrecy.

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Report: Apple to offer iPhone trade-in

For the first time Apple stores will soon let iPhone owners trade in their old phones for credit toward a new one, according to multiple reports.

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Reports: Apple will offer trade-ins for new iPhone

For the first time Apple stores will soon let iPhone owners trade in their old phones for credit toward a new one, according to multiple reports.

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Your phone is hackers' next target

In the world of cyber security there are some well-known designations for anyone that considers him or herself to be a hacker, the term being so broad in scope now.

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Teen wakes to wolf biting head

A Minnesota teen was sleeping outside of his tent while camping when he was attacked by a wolf. WCCO reports.

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Israelis fire at Palestinian camp

Israeli security forces opened fire on a group of Palestinians at a refugee camp early Monday, killing at least two of them and wounding others.

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Bo: Whistleblower had crush on wife

The trial of former high-flying Chinese politician Bo Xilai concluded Monday in eastern China, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

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Yosemite fire threatens power station

The numbers are staggering and the prospects are absolutely scary as a massive California wildfire menaces Yosemite National Park.

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Fifth arrest over India gang-rape

Indian police arrested a fourth suspect Sunday in the alleged gang rape of a female photographer in Mumbai, and are looking for an additional man.

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Would MLK have been spied on today?

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as Public Enemy No. 1? Well, 50 years ago, that was nearly true.

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Six dead in Brazil building collapse

At least six people died and 20 were injured when a building collapsed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, the state-run Agencia Brasil news agency reported.

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New security at Newtown school

Students in Newtown, Connecticut, return to school under a cloud of fear and new security measures.

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Brain parasite boy's organs donated

Hagel: We're ready if order comes

With a flurry of diplomatic signals and activity, U.S. officials sought Tuesday to lay the groundwork for a possible military attack on Syria in response to last week's suspected chemical weapons attack that Washington blames on President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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F1: McLaren admits 'big mistakes'

Mudslides kill 13 as storm hits Mexico

Mudslides killed at least 13 people after Fernand slammed into the east of coast of Mexico, state media reported Monday.

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Tuning 'car city' into green city

Houston may be a city built on the profits of oil and gas, but it has a green dream.

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Why disc drives are an endangered species

Could the phrase "burn a disc" soon be interred in the computing graveyard, resting peacefully alongside 8-bit graphics and the chirping, buzzing hum of a dial-up modem? Some of the most influential computer makers in the world say yes.

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Sniper fire doesn't stop U.N.

U.N. inspectors are evaluating their findings from a visit to an area allegedly hit by a chemical weapons attack.

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Ft. Hood shooting hearing nears end

Heartbreaking testimony from victims and family members of the Fort Hood shooting will continue Tuesday, as the court-martial of convicted shooter Nidal Hasan moves closer to a dramatic conclusion.

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Boeing reveals new 787-9 Dreamliner

It's been a year of mishaps, but Boeing finally has some good news. The latest Dreamliner is longer, carries more people and has greater range.

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Assange dons wig in spoof vid

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a spoof election video for a run at the Australian Senate.

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Facebook rolls out shared photo albums

Next time you host a soiree, you can collect photos of the event from your guests in one album on Facebook.

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10 most controversial violent video games

The long-running debate about violence in video games was rekindled over the weekend with reports that an 8-year-old boy who police say shot and killed his elderly caregiver had been playing "Grand Theft Auto IV," a game rated as appropriate for adults.

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Amanda Knox won't return for trial

American Amanda Knox will not return to Italy for a retrial in the 2007 death of her British roommate, a spokesman for the Knox family said.

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Lebanon bomb suspect arrested

One suspect has been arrested in connection to a pair of car bombings that killed at least 45 people in northern Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported.

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Syria: Inspectors can go anywhere

CNN's Fred Pleitgen spoke exclusively with Syria's deputy foreign minister about U.N. weapons inspectors in Syria.

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'This man did not just kill 13 people'

A military jury on Monday will begin confronting the second phase of the court-martial of Maj. Nidal Hasan: whether he deserves to die for the massacre at his hands four years ago on this sprawling U.S. Army base.

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Japan tires of Fukushima efforts

Attempts by the operator of Japan's stricken nuclear power plant to deal with alarming leaks of toxic water are like a game of "whack-a-mole," the country's industry minister said Monday.

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Racial clichés drive murder stories

As scores of people head to the National Mall this week commemorating 50 years since the March on Washington, some corners of the media are still featuring passionate debate over whether African-Americans have ignored "a culture of violence" in their midst.

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The latest from inside Syria

CNN's Fred Pleitgen is the only western network correspondent in Damascus, as U.S. responds to suspected chemical attack

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Al Gore hurricane hubbub

Gretchen Goldman says Al Gore's reasonable comments on climate change got obscured by a controversy over hurricane categories

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Egypt: Why protesters missing?

CNN's Karl Penhaul reports on those who have gone missing during Egypt's unrest.

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'Into the Wild' obsessive found dead

Before he went missing, Jonathan Croom had developed an obsession with the movie "Into the Wild," in which a young man leaves society to go live off the land.

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Germany: No more Greek-style bailouts

There will be no more Greek-style bailouts for ailing eurozone countries if Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition party is successful in next month's election, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said.

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Facebook rolls out shared albums

Next time you host a soiree, you can collect photos of the event from your guests in one album on Facebook.

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Transgender death a hate crime?

The death of a transgender woman who was beaten in New York is being investigated as a hate crime, authorities said.

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U.N. pushes ahead with probe of alleged Syria chemical sites

U.N. inspectors are expected to continue examining sites of reported chemical weapons attacks around Damascus Tuesday, as the U.S. issues Syria a stern warning.

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Monday, August 26, 2013

U.S. nukes base fires security chief

A nuclear missile base in Montana that failed a safety test this month has let its security chief go.

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Brazil foreign minister resigns over row

Antonio Patriota, Brazil's foreign minister, stepped down Monday night amid a diplomatic row with neighboring Bolivia.

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For U.S., Syria is a problem from hell

What is widely recognized as the most authoritative study of the United States' responses to mass killings around the world -- from the massacres of Armenians by the Turks a century ago, to the Holocaust, to the more recent Serbian atrocities against Bosnian Muslims and the ethnic cleansing of the Tutsis in Rwanda -- concluded that they all shared unfortunate commonalities:

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A post-Christian Middle East?

Peter Bergen says Christians are facing harassment and violence as the region becomes less hospitable to non-Muslims

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Missile strikes likely response?

Few question that there was a major chemical attack in Syria last week, and the United States has made clear that it blames the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

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Intervention: Mission impossible?

The Arab Spring seems a long time ago. The voices of Tunis and Tahrir Square, the uprising in Benghazi, the street protests in Yemen and Bahrain promised a popular awakening in countries where politics had been confined to an elite.

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Manchester United held 0-0 by Chelsea

Even before Manchester United and Chelsea kicked off at Old Trafford on Monday, there was ample intrigue.

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Miley Cyrus is sexual - get over it

Why were 12 youths kidnapped?

What happened to 12 youths who were kidnapped in broad daylight from a bar in Mexico?

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Tennis: British player pulls off upset

So used to being the only British man in the second round at grand slams -- especially outside Wimbledon -- Andy Murray will have company at the U.S. Open.

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Kerry: Chemicals 'moral obscenity'

John Kerry says Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons against its own people "defies the code of morality."

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Crews search Mexican train wreck

The death toll from a cargo train derailment in Mexico climbed to six on Monday as authorities continued searching the scene of the wreck for victims.

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Photos: Blaze enters park

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Team rebuilding world's first website

Twenty years ago, a team of researchers shared the Web with the world. Now they want to show a generation that grew up online what it was like in its earliest days.

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Tech that will save your life in an apocalypse

When disaster strikes, survival can depend on a few basic needs. Access to clean water, shelter, warmth and sanitation is a matter of life of death in the days and weeks after an earthquake, tsunami, flood or tornado.

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29 killed in Bolivia prison fire, brawl

A prison brawl and fire left 29 inmates dead and dozens injured in eastern Bolivia, state media reported Friday.

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World leaders weigh options

World leaders consider response to reports of chemical weapons use in Syria. CNN's Mathew Chance reports.

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IDF and Palestinians clash

Israeli security forces opened fire in the Palestinian refugee camp of Qalandiya. CNN's Jim Clancy reports.

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Why shouldn't Marissa Mayer look hot?

Yes --- Marissa Mayer posed for Vogue. Her skin is creamy, her hair perfect. She looks gorgeous. It's not surprising; it's Vogue.

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Bo struck police chief in face

Former Communist Party chief Bo Xilai faces corruption charges in China. CNN's David McKenzie reports.

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Egypt: Mubarak back in court

Deposed Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, appeared in court Sunday as his retrial resumed on charges involving the killing of hundreds of protesters during the popular 2011 uprising that led to his ouster.

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Sportswriter blogged his suicide

Martin Manley hated waking up early, but on his 60th birthday he did -- or more likely, never went to sleep the night before.

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Why inspectors face huge task

Gwyn Winfield says it will be extremely hard to develop conclusive evidence about the source and nature of the apparent chemical attack near Damascus

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Intrigues of the trial to date

David McKenzie looks at how the trial of Chinese politician Bo Xilai has delivered the intrigue and drama it promised.

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Blast kills 10 soldiers in Yemen

A blast rocked a bus carrying Yemeni soldiers in the capital Sunday, killing 10 and injuring scores, local officials said.

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Your phone is hackers' next target

Greece 'may need extra 10B euros'

Greece may need to tap its eurozone partners for an extra 10 billion euros in funding as it faces up to a cash shortfall, the country's finance minister had said.

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Fresh arrest in WWII vet's death

Police in Spokane, Washington, have arrested a second suspect in last week's beating death of a World World II veteran.

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Inspection team comes under fire

A U.N. team in Syria to investigate alleged chemical weapons use, comes under sniper fire. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.

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Bo trial concludes; verdict later

Israelis fire at Palestinian camp

Fifth arrest over India gang-rape

'Bluebirds' leave Man City red-faced

When Vincent Tan led a Malaysian takeover of Cardiff City in 2010, the Welsh soccer club was battling crippling debts -- and a long-awaited return to England's top flight was tantalizingly out of reach.

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Security call after Mumbai rape

Female journalists ask for more security after a female photographer was allegedly gang raped in Mumbai.

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Yosemite fire burns Chicago-sized area

A northern California wildfire grew to historic proportions early Monday, becoming the 14th largest in state history.

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Boy dies from brain-eating parasite

Zachary Reyna, a 12-year-old Florida boy stricken with a brain-eating parasite, has died, according to a post Saturday on a Facebook page that's been providing detailed updates from the boy's family.

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Tropical storm hits Mexico

Tropical Storm Fernand slammed into the east coast of Mexico late Sunday, just hours after it formed over the western Bay of Campeche, bringing with it the threat of heavy rains.

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Outrage at corruption in Philippines

A Filipino woman implicated in a corruption scandal is on the run. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.

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Florida shooter kills 2, self

A man shot four men with whom he had worked -- two of them fatally -- in northern Florida on Saturday before shooting and killing himself, said a law enforcement authority with detailed knowledge of the case.

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Sunday, August 25, 2013

U.N. chief: Chemical use in Syria must be punished

The use of chemical weapons must be punished, U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon tells journalists Monday, as U.S. warships are positioned in the region.

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Amanda Knox won't return for trial

Lebanon bomb suspect arrested

Ft. Hood sentencing phase begins

Rally marks 'I Have a Dream' 50 years

Prayers calling for strength under adversity, celebration of freedom and a fair share of the country's resources kicked off a rally Saturday on the National Mall marking the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington.

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Racial clichés drive murder stories

Tropical storm off Mexican coast

Tropical Storm Fernand is expected to make landfall early Monday, just hours after it formed over the western Bay of Campeche off the coast of Mexico.

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