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Trust your memory Bad idea
>Editor's note: This is part of CNN's "Life's Work" series, which features innovators and pioneers who are making a difference in the world of health and medicine. (CNN) -- You probably feel pretty attached to your memories -- they're yours, after all. They define who you are and where you came from, your accomplishments and failures, your likes and dislikes. Your memories help you separate ...
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Car bombs target Shiites in Iraq killing more than 60
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 60 people were killed in a series of car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, part of the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops pulled out in December ...
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Britain denies bail to radical cleric who faces deportation
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada is seen arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London in this November 13, 2012 file ...
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Israel calls off UNESCO Jerusalem tour blaming Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it had canceled a visit by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Jerusalem's Old City, saying the Palestinians had sought to politicize a conservation ...
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Firefighter killed in massive Dallas condo fire
DALLAS Dallas firefighters have recovered the body of a comrade who reported by radio being trapped while battling a condominium complex blaze. A U.S. flag covered the firefighter's body when it was removed from the rubble Monday morning. The firefighter's name wasn't immediately released. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says two firefighters were transported to a ...
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World War II graduates go to prom 70 years later
New Haven's Hillhouse High School class of 1943 never had a prom because of World War II. But finally, after a 70-year wait, classmates gathered to celebrate and ...
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Va. GOP candidate Planned Parenthood more lethal for blacks than KKK
2012 video maligning the Democratic party, comparing the women's health organization to the Ku Klux Klan, and decrying what he cast as black voters' "slavish devotion to the Democrat party." Jackson, a black minister from the Chesapeake area, was selected from a crowded field at this weekend's state GOP convention as the party set its top candidates for this ...
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Hezbollah suffers heavy losses fighting inside Syria
BEIRUT In what may be a first for the Syrian civil war, numerous reports claim Hezbollah suffered heavy losses aggressively fighting alongside the Assad regime's forces in a major battle outside of their home country of Lebanon. It is no secret the Lebanese militant group -- labeled terrorists by many in the West -- has been a strong backer of President Bashar Assad, along with Iran. They ...
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Canadian jazz singer botches U.S. national anthem
Canadian jazz singer Alexis Normand forgot the words to America's "Star Spangled Banner" before a hockey match, after attempting to learn it earlier that ...
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Afghan children on a long and perilous journey
The years' long trek will not end in the first European country they arrive in, as should be the 'host' country for asylem seekers, the trek will continue onto Britain which is noted for benefits for asylem seekers right off the boat/plane. Do-gooders at the docks/airports directing them to the welfare office and explaining their 'rights' how to stay in the country and ...
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Former Bank Executive in China Faces Bribe Accusations
Hong Kong ...
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Commuter train wreck
>Were you there? Share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Telecommuting and carpooling are the recommended options for folks who would normally take the train between New Haven, Connecticut, and New York in the aftermath of a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country. "There are going to be substantial delays until we can get this line back in full ...
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Severe weather
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as powerful storms ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday. And the destructive weather isn't ...
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NARAL Opposes Ban on Elective Late-Term Abortions
bill to prohibit abortions after the fifth month of pregnancy , with exceptions for when the mother's life or physical health is at risk. NARAL president Ilyse ...
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In Kazakhstan Spending Saturday Night In The Gulag
A guide tells visitors how people of different nationalities were deported to Kazakhstan from various parts of the Soviet Union in the years of ...
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Young Israelis struggle to make ends meet
Shaiel and Charlie (short for Charlotte) Yitzhak both work hard - he as an English teacher, she as a physical therapist working with wounded Israeli soldiers. Shaiel also tutors English privately and runs a summer camp for robotics.They have two young children, ages 3 years and 18 months, and they've just purchased an apartment in Jerusalem. By appearances it looks like the life of the ...
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Today in history - May 20 2013
Highlights of this day in history: Charles Lindbergh begins his trans-Atlantic flight; Amelia Earhart starts her trek across the Atlantic; Freedom Riders attacked in the South; Explorer Christopher Columbus, comedienne Gilda Radner ...
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Pictured Retired company director 71 killed in Newark gas blast with his daughter-in-law as its revealed four-month-old miracle baby was pulled from the rubble
The baby was rescued from the house next to the one that exploded and then collapsed just after 5pm yesterday, killing a man and woman who were named locally this afternoon as retired company director Leslie Rourke, 71, and his daughter-in-law Jeanette Rourke, ...
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Report Chinese hackers resume attacks on U.S. targets
View of the building of Unit 61398 of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), which is reportedly the home of a secretive unit of government-backed hackers, in Pudong, Shanghai, China, February, 20, ...
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Yahoo buys blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion
acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion , handing investors in the blogging service a big pay-day."Per the agreement and our promise not to screw it up, Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business," Yahoo said in an unusual pledge for a formal acquisition announcement. Tumbler founder and CEO David Karp will continue on in his role. Yahoo said the "service and brand ...
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X Games star invents game-changing prosthetic joints
X Games 11 times but these days, the extreme athlete is applying his adventurous streak to scientific invention. Schultz -- who has earned a new nickname, the Mad Scientist, from his racing buddies -- was named one ...
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Several killed by car bombs in Dagestan
At least three people have been killed after two car bombs exploded in Russia's Dagestan province, investigators have said. Monday's incident also injured 10 people, making it one of the deadliest attacks this year in the violence-plagued region. The blasts occurred in swift succession outside the headquarters of the court bailiffs' service in the provincial capital, ...
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Billy Sol Now That Was a Scandal
Reporters who covered the story found a certain charm about the man. Ol Billy Sol knew how to make money out of manure and how could you resist ...
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Iraq Hit By Wave Of Deadly Bombings
A string of car bombs across Iraq have left at least 63 people dead. Multiple bombing attacks on May 20 hit bus stations and outdoor markets in Shi'ite neighborhoods of Baghdad, killing at least 39 people and wounding more than 120 others. Two car bombs also detonated in Shi'ite-majority areas in the southern city of Basra, killing at least 13 people. No group immediately ...
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Polling Agency Prosecutors Decision May Force Closure
Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after prosecutors described its opinion research as "political activity." The Levada Center said on May 20 that it had received a letter from prosecutors who said that publishing polls on political subjects and the approval ratings of leaders amounted to political activity because it "forms public opinion ...
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Memorial Bridge is falling down, falling down
The Memorial Bridge linking New Hampshire and Maine is a historical landmark, its been there for over 80 years, but the bridge is old and in this age of recession, expensive repair work versus more valuable replacement may soon see the structure razed and replaced.
The Memorial Bridge that links Portsmouth in New Hampshire to Kittery in Maine is ageing. The through truss lift bridge is over 80 years old and has begun to feel its age in recent years, on the 16th of October, 2009 state authorities issued an emergency closure of the bridge due to essential repairs that were needed and its weight limit has steadily been reduced over the last year or so. Read more
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