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washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- president barack obama says he is `` absolutely committed to making sure '' israel maintains a military advantage over iran . his comments to the new york times , published on sunday , come amid criticism from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu of the deal that the united states and five other world powers struck with iran . the talks over a final draft are scheduled to continue until june 30 .
in an interview with the new york times , president obama says he understands israel feels particularly vulnerable . obama calls the nuclear deal with iran a `` once-in-a-lifetime opportunity '' israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and many u.s. republicans warn that iran can not be trusted .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- the american pharmacists association is discouraging its members from participating in executions . on monday , the group voted at its annual meeting to adopt a ban as an official policy , stating that `` such activities are fundamentally contrary to the role of pharmacists as healthcare providers . '' she says .
the american pharmacists association passed a new policy banning members from participating in lethal injections . pharmacists say role as health care providers conflicts with participation in lethal injection . the pharmacy association first adopted a policy against lethal injection in 1985 .
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zaki-ur-rehman lakhvi , a top leader of the terrorist group lashkar-e-taiba , was released early friday from a jail in the pakistani city of rawalpindi , according to yahya mujahid , spokesman for jamaat-ud-dawa , a group with which lakhvi is affiliated . lakhvi was charged in pakistan in 2009 , accused of masterminding the november 2008 terror attacks that left more than 160 people dead in mumbai , india 's most populous city . lakhvi still faces trial in the case .
the terror attacks in india left more than 160 people dead . a court granted the suspect bail last year .
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iranians erupted in celebration as young people waved flags from their sunroofs , blasted music from stereos and chatted online with the hashtag #irantalks . the excitement came after a breakthrough nuclear deal with the united states and other world powers that promises to end iran 's international isolation under years of crippling sanctions . men danced in the middle of traffic .
iranians celebrate deal online and in the streets .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- did former new england patriot aaron hernandez kill odin lloyd , a man who was dating the sister of hernandez 's fiancee and might have become his future brother-in-law ? hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder and two weapons charges , setting the stage for his trial in fall river , massachusetts , that began in january . he 's accused of orchestrating the shooting death of lloyd .
jury selection for the aaron hernandez trial started back in january . the jury began its deliberations on tuesday . the case has a complicated cast of characters .
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co-star john stamos announced monday night on `` jimmy kimmel live '' that netflix has ordered up a reunion special , followed by a spinoff series called `` fuller house . '' the show will feature candace cameron bure , who played eldest daughter d.j. tanner in the original series -- which aired from 1987 to 1995 -- as the recently widowed mother of three boys . the show will be available next year , netflix said .
show will return with a one-hour special , followed by spinoff , star john stamos says .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- german police overnight thwarted a terrorist plot by a radicalized couple , a plan they suspect involved bombing a bicycle race near frankfurt , a german terrorism researcher briefed by investigators told cnn on thursday . german prosecutors and police said that a man and a woman had been arrested in the frankfurt-area town of oberursel on suspicion of planning a boston-style attack , but the authorities did not explicitly reveal the target . the suspected target , according to florian flade , the terrorism researcher , was a race planned for friday .
german police say they think they `` have thwarted an islamist attack , '' interior minister for hesse state says . german terrorism researcher : couple accused of planning bomb attack on bicycle race near frankfurt .
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the latest estimates from seismologists put the magnitude at 7.9 , which would actually makes it about 40 % larger than the 7.8 currently being reported . that 's less than half the size of the previous major event nearby in 1934 , which killed around 10,000 people . it 's the reason everest exists .
a magnitude-7 .8 earthquake struck nepal on saturday . colin stark : we knew this disaster would come .
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des moines , iowa -lrb- cnn -rrb- martin o'malley told reporters in iowa on friday that inevitability -- a term bandied about regarding democratic presidential frontrunner hillary clinton -- is not unbreakable . '' clinton was considered inevitable to win the nomination in 2008 but ended up losing to barack obama . in some polls , he has scored in the low single digits in the state .
he made the statement before in march . o'malley is low in the polls with democrats , but he has been flirting with a presidential run .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- it 's no surprise which image is making the headlines from this week 's gathering of leaders from nearly three dozen nations in panama : a historic handshake between president barack obama and cuban president raul castro . but this first meeting of obama and castro since they announced plans to start normalizing diplomatic ties should not be the end of the summit story . the foundations for a strong hemispheric bloc are there .
president barack obama is attending the summit of the americas . frida ghitis says he must work to improve ties with region .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- let 's start with a pop quiz -lrb- space junkies can skip this test -rrb- . true or false , mercury is : . 1 -rrb- the planet closest to the sun in our solar system .
spacecraft to crash on mercury this month . messenger probe has been in orbit since 2011 .
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'' there is no real way to categorize mclean 's `` american pie '' for its hybrid of modern poetry and folk ballad , beer-hall chant and high-art rock . on tuesday , christie 's sold the 16-page handwritten manuscript of the song 's lyrics for $ 1.2 million to an unnamed buyer . '' mclean recalled .
manuscript of `` american pie '' lyrics is sold to unnamed buyer for $ 1.2 million . douglas brinkley : the song , a talisman for its age , brings joy to people 44 years later .
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and unemployment may still be at 5.5 % , but there is wide concern among labor experts and economists that too much job growth is in part-time low-income work . low-wage workers have been the hardest hit since the onset of the financial crisis , and low-wage jobs remain a fixture of the new economy . nearly 60 % of the people in america 's workforce are paid hourly and work part-time .
vijay das : so-so jobs numbers contain truth that worries labor experts : too much american job growth is in part-time low-income work . he says erratic work schedules tied to customer traffic wreaks havoc with low-wage workers ' lives . congress can fix this .
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marietta , georgia -lrb- cnn -rrb- the little-known star of this week 's no. 1 car chase movie , `` furious 7 '' is n't a car . it 's an airplane . film producers hired a lockheed c-130 hercules to fly five cars 12,000 feet high , open a cargo door at the rear of the plane and parachute them out in a spectacular free-fall stunt .
the type of plane used for a jaw-dropping stunt in `` furious 7 '' is 60 years old . lockheed 's c-130 hercules is the longest continuously produced military plane in history . c-130 factory in georgia celebrates the flight of the first c-130 production model .
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it had become my custom at 4 o'clock , when the city desk secretary left for the day , to move over to her spot to help answer the phones as the beat reporters called in to check out for the day . he answered , replaced the bell-like receiver on its hook and said to everyone in general and no one in particular , `` roosevelt is dead . housley said , `` clear the decks for action .
president franklin d. roosevelt died suddenly 70 years ago april 12 in warm springs , georgia . lauder : he was longest-serving president in history ; impact was felt immediately and personally .
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tag your favorite unscripted , unedited , un-perfected moments using #meforreal and see what others are sharing on facebook , twitter and the daily share . the internet is always quick to dish out judgmental opinions , such as the body-hate people showed to singer p!nk after she posted a photo of herself in a black dress she wore to a cancer benefit this past weekend -lrb- which , if you ask us , was pretty fantastic , and she looked fabulous in it .
p!nk took to twitter to address online comments about her body . her `` squishiness '' is a result of happiness , she says .
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the students -lrb- aged 8 to 14 -rrb- at the ibnu-siina school in northern kenya are getting a so-called `` western '' education , taking lessons in subjects like mathematics , science and english . it was the group 's deadliest attack to date . '' and it 's not just in kenya .
looming threat of al-shabaab has terrified students and teachers in kenya . terror group massacred 147 at kenyan university last week .
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nairobi , kenya -lrb- cnn -rrb- university of nairobi students were terrified sunday morning when they heard explosions -- caused by a faulty electrical cable -- and believed it was a terror attack , the school said . students on the kikuyu campus stampeded down the halls of the kimberly dormitory , and some jumped from its fifth floor , the university said . hundreds were injured and were taken to hospitals .
students stampeded ; some jumped from a fifth story at a dorm ; one student died , school officials say . the blasts were caused by faulty electrical cable , and kenya power is at the school . the panic came less than two weeks after terrorists attacked kenya 's garissa university .
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just last week , dzhokhar tsarnaev was convicted on 30 charges related to the bombings at the race and the dramatic violence that dragged out for days afterward . the death penalty is on the table . dzhokhar and his brother tamerlan , who was killed in a shootout with police , were intent on terrorizing not just bostonians , but all americans , prosecutors said .
citizens gather to honor victims on one boston day , two years after the marathon bombings . `` today will always be a little emotional for me , '' one bostonian tells cnn .
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that 's apparently what happened in tulsa , oklahoma , when a 73-year-old reserve deputy , robert bates , killed eric harris . bates said he meant to use his stun gun but ended up firing his handgun instead . in a well-publicized 2009 case , a bay area rapid transit police officer fired his gun instead of his taser , killing 22-year-old oscar grant in oakland , california .
attorney : robert bates assumed the gun was a taser because he saw a laser sight on it . harris family lawyers say there are stark differences between the gun and taser used . in 2009 , an officer in california also said he mistakenly used his gun instead of a taser .
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bates -- the tulsa county , oklahoma , reserve sheriff 's deputy accused of manslaughter in the death of a fleeing suspect -- told nbc 's `` today '' show friday that he used to think that , too . `` believe me , '' he told the show in his first appearance since being charged in the april 2 death of eric harris , `` it can happen to anyone . '' harris died after bates shot him -- accidentally , he says -- after calling out `` taser !
`` i rate this as no. 1 on my list of things in my life that i regret , '' robert bates tells `` today '' he says he did n't mean to kill eric harris and rejects claims his training records were forged . `` i still ca n't believe it happened , '' bates tells the nbc show .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- the terrorist group al-shabaab has claimed an attack on garissa university college in eastern kenya , in which many people have been killed and still more taken hostage . the attack is another step in the ongoing escalation of the terrorist group 's activities , and a clear indicator that the security situation in east africa is deteriorating fast . cross-border raids into kenya by the group , however , date back to 2011 .
terrorist group al-shabaab has attacked a kenyan college , killing and taking hostages . it is a clear indicator the security situation in east africa is deteriorating , says stefan wolff . more than military action aloe is needed to combat terrorism in the region , he says .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- the nominations for the 69th annual tony awards were announced tuesday morning . past tony winner and three-time nominee mary-louise parker unveiled the nominees with bruce willis , who is set to make his broadway debut in the upcoming play `` misery . kristin chenoweth , a nominee for `` on the 20th century , '' and recent `` cabaret '' star alan cumming are set to host the ceremony .
actors kristin chenoweth and alan cumming are set to host the 2015 tony awards ceremony . best play nominees : ` the curious incident of the dog in the night-time , '' `` disgraced , '' `` hand to god '' and `` wolf hall parts one & two '' the awards will be presented on june 7 in a ceremony airing live at 8 p.m. on cbs .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- three orthodox rabbis accused of planning and participating in the torture of jewish men who refused to divorce their wives were convicted tuesday of conspiring to commit kidnapping . rabbis mendel epstein , 69 ; jay goldstein , 60 ; and binyamin stimler , 39 , were found guilty on one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping in new jersey federal court . goldstein and stimler were also convicted on charges of attempted kidnapping .
three rabbis found guilty of conspiracy to commit kidnapping in new jersey federal court . they were accused of orchestrating kidnapping , torture of jewish men who refused to allow their wives a religious divorce . lawyers for the rabbis said they plan on appealing the verdicts .
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she 's the focus of ines dumig 's photo series `` apart together . '' dumig met sahra through a photo workshop at refugio , a shelter in munich , germany , for refugees and torture victims . '' the number of refugees seeking asylum in the european union increased by 25 % last year , with germany receiving the most applications .
ines dumig 's photo series `` apart together '' follows a somali refugee living in germany . the underlying themes include isolation and `` otherness '' and the search for human dignity .
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as the president and ceo of cbs corp. , which includes showtime , moonves runs a powerful television network in a town where nearly every waiter also wants to be an actor . but when he walked into craig 's in west hollywood last year , those roles were reversed . instead , he was offering moonves an `` in '' to the most coveted match-up in boxing : floyd mayweather vs. manny pacquiao .
gabriel salvador set up an initial meeting between a tv exec and manny pacquiao 's trainer . salvador is an actor and waiter at craig 's restaurant in los angeles .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- 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 . liu said drug trafficking groups have `` suffered a heavy blow '' and drug users have been `` forcefully regulated . nine police officers died and another 657 were wounded in the mission , with 76 severely wounded .
police arrest 133,000 people and seize 43.3 tons of narcotics in a six-month period . china launches a new online campaign to crack down on online drug crimes . celebrities have been embroiled in the nation 's intensifying anti-drug campaign .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- on may 28 , 2014 , some 7,000 people gathered in a stadium in china 's northwestern xinjiang region . in the patently unfair , open air trial that followed , 55 people were found guilty of a range of offenses linked to violent attacks in the region and jailed . three were sentenced to death .
amnesty international releases its annual review of the death penalty worldwide ; much of it makes for grim reading . salil shetty : countries that use executions to deal with problems are on the wrong side of history .
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london -lrb- cnn -rrb- it was n't messrs clooney , pitt and their nine accomplices who sailed down an elevator shaft and cracked open dozens of safety deposit boxes at a london vault during the easter weekend . but last weekend 's raid in the heart of the city 's jewelry district feels like it has been taken from a movie like `` ocean 11 '' given its daring and planning . '' -rrb- .
police in london are trying to catch the gang which staged a multi-million heist during the easter vacation . former police commander : such crimes require meticulous planning and use of information by criminals . the masterminds behind such complicated crimes carefully assemble their gangs with men they can trust .
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gray wavered in and out of a coma and died sunday , one week after his arrest . but gray is far from the only suspect who died under questionable circumstances after he was already in custody . police in vineland , new jersey , responded to a call of a disorderly person , and white was arrested and handcuffed .
police say victor white iii and jesus huerta shot themselves while handcuffed in cars . report : police ignored jorge azucena 's complaints that he had asthma and could n't breathe . kelly thomas died five days after he was beaten by police in fullerton , california .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- the third blood moon in a four-part series was the shortest eclipse of the bunch , but still a sweet treat for early risers in north america . the moon slipped fully into earth 's shadow at 4:58 a.m. pacific time -lrb- 7:58 a.m. et -rrb- saturday , starting a total lunar eclipse for nearly five minutes -- what nasa says will be the shortest such eclipse of the century . `` the lunar eclipse is looking good !
the total eclipse lasted 4 minutes and 43 seconds . people west of the mississippi river had the best view in the u.s. parts of south america , india , china and russia were able to see the eclipse .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- the killing of an employee at wayne community college in goldsboro , north carolina , may have been a hate crime , authorities said tuesday . investigators are looking into the possibility , said goldsboro police sgt. jeremy sutton . the victim -- ron lane , whom officials said was a longtime employee and the school 's print shop operator -- was white , as is the suspect .
relatives of wayne community college shooting victim say he was gay , local media report . the suspect had worked for the victim but was let go , college president says . the suspect , kenneth morgan stancil iii , was found sleeping on a florida beach and arrested .
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in video captured by cnn affiliate wmar , the woman is seen pulling her masked son away from a crowd , smacking him in the head repeatedly , and screaming at him . the boy is dressed in dark pants and a black hoodie , with a dark backpack on . wmar reports that the woman saw her son on television throwing rocks at police .
the mom saw her son on tv throwing rocks at police , cnn affiliate reports . police praise her actions .
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well , aaron hernandez , the former new england patriots tight end and now convicted murderer , made none of those excuses . he walked into court with an air of bravado , his head held high like the $ 40 million , nfl superstar he was just a couple of years ago . hernandez , 25 , was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole .
roxanne jones : jury right to find hernandez guilty , but the waste of life for player and his victim is tragic . she says nfl , patriots knew his troubled past , but could not have predicted his actions , and both handled case well .
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a new cnn/orc poll finds 57 % feel businesses such as caterers or florists should be required to serve gay or lesbian couples just as they would heterosexual couples , while 41 % say they should be allowed to refuse service for religious reasons . that 's a shift from a pew research center poll conducted last fall , which found just 49 % thought businesses ought to be required to serve same-sex couples while 47 % that they should be allowed to refuse service on religious grounds . the big gay wedding cake quiz .
most americans say businesses should not discriminate against same-sex weddings . public opinion has shifted on the issue since last fall . indiana passed and later changed its religious freedom law after public outcry .
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kano , nigeria -lrb- cnn -rrb- hundreds of decomposed corpses were discovered buried in shallow graves in the streets of the northeastern nigerian town of damasak this past weekend , according to local officials and a resident . the town had recently been freed from the boko haram terror group in a joint nigerian-chadian military operation . mustapha said the bodies were buried in 20 clearly marked mass graves .
the town had recently been freed from the boko haram terror group .
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the u.s. supreme court will hear oral arguments tuesday in a case that could decide whether gay and lesbian couples nationwide have the constitutional right to marry . the question at the core of obergefell v. hodges is one of the most consequential debates of the early 21st century , and one that is already helping to shape the 2016 presidential race . '' roberts disagreed .
john roberts is at judicial crossroads as high court to hear key same-sex marriage case . case could decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have constitutional right to marry . chief justice disappointed conservatives earlier when he helped uphold obamacare .
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hanging in his workshop gordon has a full suit of armor plating , cape and cowl -- matte black and built to stop a knife . gordon has an alter ego : the dark knight himself , batman . gordon says his calling came five years ago when he began experimenting with cosplay .
21-year-old student jackson gordon has designed and built a functional batsuit . made with money raised on kickstarter , the outfit has received a prestigious endorsement .
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washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- an off-duty member of the uniformed division of secret service was arrested friday in washington and charged with first-degree attempted burglary , a felony , and one misdemeanor count for destruction of property , the d.c. metropolitan police department reported . arthur baldwin , 29 , was arrested at a woman 's residence in southeast washington , according to documents provided by the police department . he has been placed on administrative leave and his security clearance has been suspended , the secret service said .
off-duty member of the uniformed division of secret service arrested friday . police said he was charged with trying to break into a woman 's residence .
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irbil , iraq -lrb- cnn -rrb- 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 . the group said it launched an assault on the baiji oil refinery late saturday . cnn could n't independently verify isis ' claim .
isis says it controls several buildings at the baiji oil refinery . iraqi government security officials say iraqi forces remain in full control . the refinery , iraq 's largest , has long been a lucrative target for militants .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- hillary clinton is finally announcing her candidacy for the 2016 presidential election . americans have many positive memories of clinton name , given the booming economy of the late 1990s during bill clinton 's presidency . clinton does n't want to end up like vice president al gore in 2000 .
julian zelizer : hillary clinton has immense political and governmental experience . he says she needs to make stronger connection to her party 's base . clinton also needs to convince voters of her authenticity , zelizer says .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- universal 's `` furious 7 '' is about to make history . `` furious 7 '' -- the final film from the late paul walker -- is expected to gross $ 115 million or more when opening at the north american box office this weekend , the top showing ever for an april title , not accounting for inflation.domestically , it is getting the widest release in universal 's history with a theater count of roughly 4,003 -lrb- including imax locations -rrb- , eclipsing `` despicable me 2 '' -lrb- 3,956 -rrb- . anything north of 4,000 is usually reserved for summer tentpoles and year-end titles .
the film is expected to gross $ 115 million or more . paul walker died in a car crash during filming . `` furious 7 '' poised to nab the biggest opening of 2015 so far .
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jeff green , then playing for the boston celtics , was looking forward to getting back to the hardwood . the physical revealed he had an aortic aneurysm near the left valve of his heart . '' green 's now using his story to raise awareness of hidden heart risk .
nba player jeff green had open heart surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm in 2011 . green missed the entire 2011-2012 basketball season . now he donates time to young cardiovascular patients .
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an economic powerhouse conservatively valued at $ 24 trillion , one that annually churns out the equivalent of $ 2.5 trillion , is under assault . however , i am not referring to one of the g8 economies , but to the `` super economy '' of the ocean . the health and wealth of the ocean are assessed in a wwf report released thursday , reviving the ocean economy .
ocean economic powerhouse valued at $ 24 trillion : wwf report . marco lambertini : ocean plays direct role in livelihoods across globe .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- as thousands of south africans took to the streets of the city of durban to rally against violence and xenophobia , an online community has joined the protests . hashtags are now pouring out of south africa . `` he is a monarch .
more than 10,000 people marched in durban against violence , officials say . twitter followers voiced their support through hashtag campaigns . a cape town resident tweets his complaints against a zulu king .
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but now we have twitter and facebook and hashtags , so these things seem to sweep around the world faster than a quick trip to the piercing joint . and somehow , many trends these days seem to somehow involve a member of the kardashian clan . to look like kylie jenner .
from belfies to butt implants , the kardashian clan has inspired many a trend . the latest : kylie jenner 's pouty lips spark the #kyliejennerchallenge .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- the powers of marvel 's all-star superheroes go a bit wobbly in `` avengers : age of ultron . '' faced with the daunting prospect of topping the surprise and excitement of 2012 's the avengers , the third highest-grossing film of all time , writer-director joss whedon mixes some brooding down-time in with the abundant spectacle . to be sure , series junkies will get their fix from the sheer massiveness of the exploits , but at least two of the big action scenes are lackluster , while the climax and resolution could have been worked out in more complex , less rote ways , so as to further increase intrigue and anticipation for `` avengers : infinity war parts 1 and 2 , '' already scheduled for release in may of 2018 and 2019 , respectively .
` avengers : age of ultron ' hits theaters may 1 . critic : movie does n't quite measure up to the original from 2012 .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- marvel comics superhero hawkeye is a master with the bow and arrow . he 's also got a secret super-talent at singing ed sheeran parodies . the '' avengers '' character -lrb- played by jeremy renner -rrb- was a guest on `` the tonight show starring jimmy fallon , '' where he got behind the piano to showcase some of his other skills .
renner showed off his vocal skills . he sang an ed sheeran hit .
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university of cape town students took to social media to demand cecil rhodes ' statue come down , saying his legacy is tainted with racism . using the hashtag #rhodesmustfall , students expressed their views in a campaign that started last month . four weeks later , the hashtag is now #rhodeshas fallen .
cape town students demand cecil rhodes ' statue come down . they use the hashtag #rhodesmustfall . school takes it down .
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five young men were arrested saturday in melbourne , australia , in what police called a major counterterrorism operation . two of the teens , 18 and 19 , have been released `` pending further inquiries , '' australia 's federal police said . sevdet besim , 18 , was charged with conspiring to commit a terrorist act , and was denied bail saturday .
a second teen has been charged with helping plan an `` isis-inspired '' attack . one 18-year-old suspect has already been charged , report says .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- ahmed farouq did n't have the prestige of fellow al qaeda figure osama bin laden , the influence of anwar al-awlaki , or the notoriety of adam gadahn . still , he was a big deal . two al qaeda hostages , warren weinstein of the united states and giovanni lo porto from italy , were killed in the same strike , while gadahn died in another u.s. operation that month .
ahmed farouq was a leader in al qaeda 's india branch . he was killed in a u.s. counterterrorism airstrike in january . like adam gadahn , farouq was american and part of al qaeda .
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he was born in american samoa , a u.s. territory since 1900 . the fourteenth amendment declares that `` all persons born ... in the united states , and subject to the jurisdiction thereof , are citizens of the united states . '' yet , afalava has been denied the right to vote because the federal government insists that he is no citizen .
emy afalava is a loyal american and decorated veteran ; he 's also an american samoan . sam erman and nathan perl-rosenthal : it is outrageous that he and others like him are denied citizenship .
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heavy drinking among americans rose 17.2 percent between 2005 and 2012 , largely due to rising rates among women , according to the study by the institute for health metrics and evaluation at the university of washington , published thursday in the american journal of public health . `` it 's really , really scary . '' the study is the first to track adult drinking patterns at the county level .
heavy drinking among americans rose 17.2 percent between 2005 and 2012 . the increase is driven largely by women 's drinking habits . it 's now more acceptable for women to drink the way men traditionally have , says one expert .
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in a series of tweets , the prisoner formerly known as bradley manning said she will be using a voice phone to dictate her tweets to communications firm fitzgibbon media , which will post them on her behalf . she is not allowed internet access in prison , according to the guardian . manning said she suffers from gender dysphoria .
manning is serving a 35-year sentence for leaking thousands of classified documents . she says she will be using a voice phone to dictate her tweets .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- a white police officer claims he feared for his life and is justified in killing an unarmed black man . this time the stage was set in north charleston , south carolina , a city of about 100,000 people . on tuesday , the officer was arrested on murder charges .
dorothy brown : shooting by cop might have followed usual narrative of blaming black suspects . but video in walter scott 's fatal shooting showed the truth , brown says . with hindsight from michael brown case , north charleston did the right thing with arrest .
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his dad , justin , needs a kidney transplant . about a week ago , laney griner , justin 's wife and sammy 's mother , created a gofundme campaign with a goal of $ 75,000 to help cover the medical expenses that go along with a kidney transplant . the campaign is already a success .
the gofundme campaign has already topped its $ 75,000 goal . justin griner , the dad of `` success kid , '' needs a kidney transplant .
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the government of shibuya ward , one of the capital 's most famous shopping and trendy entertainment districts , passed ordinance on wednesday paving the way for `` partnership certificates '' for same-sex couples , allowing them some of the rights of married heterosexual couples . same-sex partners who are registered with the district 's ward office will be able to hold visitation rights in hospitals and co-sign tenancy agreements . the measure was proposed in february by shibuya 's mayor , toshitake kuwahara .
shibuya ward in tokyo passes an ordinance that gives same-sex couples some of the rights of married heterosexual couples . activists welcome the decision ; hope that it will lead to greater equality for lgbt people in japan . recent poll finds most young japanese open to the idea of gay marriage .
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sao paulo , brazil -lrb- cnn -rrb- brazilian supermodel gisele bundchen sashayed down the catwalk at sao paulo fashion week on wednesday night in an emotional farewell to the runway . bundchen announced over the weekend that she would be retiring from the catwalk , though not the fashion industry . the 34-year-old , who is married to new england patriots quarterback tom brady and has two children , has said she wants to spend more time with her family .
gisele bundchen walked the runway for the last time wednesday night in brazil . the supermodel announced her retirement from runway modeling over the weekend . she plans to continue working in other facets of the industry .
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'' what was once the gateway to an ancient mayan city , built circa 700 ad and mysteriously abandoned four centuries later , stands before him . he has found the lost city of lagunita . '' noah charney is a professor of art history and best-selling author .
slovenian archaeologist ivan Šprajc discovers ancient mayan cities in the jungles of mexico . his discoveries could help explain why so many mayan cities were abandoned before the arrival of the spaniards .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- iraqi and u.s.-led coalition forces have successfully ousted isis from the nation 's largest oil refinery , the coalition said sunday . iraqi security forces regained full control of the baiji refinery , the combined joint task force said . a week ago , isis claimed it controlled part of the facility , posting images online that purported to back up the claim .
iraqi and u.s.-led coalition forces say they retook a key refinery from isis . peshmerga forces also report retaking terrain from isis .
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now , copenhagen residents can live in a new neighborhood set to emerge on the historic grounds of the famous beer-maker in the heart of danish capital . the area in question -- aptly named carlsberg city -- has been home to the famous carlsberg brewery since 1847 , and with it a big slice of danish cultural history . but the brewery has moved on and the future is moving in .
new neighborhood named carlsberg city set to emerge in copenhagen , denmark . district has been built on site of beer company 's former brewery .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- 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 . `` our fighters will not evacuate from the main cities or the government institutions , '' rebel leader abdul-malik al-houthi said in a televised address . `` anyone who thinks we will surrender is dreaming .
abdul-malik al-houthi says in a televised address that fighters will not pull out of major cities . a top military leader pledges allegiance to yemen 's ousted president .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- former australia cricket captain and legendary broadcaster richie benaud has died at the age of 84 . benaud , whose witty one-liners from the commentary box resonated far beyond australia 's shores , said last year he was being treated for skin cancer . `` to most australians richie benaud was cricket .
richie benaud first earned fame as a cricket player , later as broadcaster .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- no identification , no social security card and only a box to live on . john helinski was homeless and nameless for three years . charles inman could not bear to see his 62-year-old ward land back on the street , he told cnn affiliate wfts .
john helinski 's id and social security cards had been stolen . his case worker and a cop had to get foreign id papers to get him a driver 's license . then helinski remembered a bank account he used to have .
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during an expedition through the brittany region on the west coast of france , photographer fabien le coq noticed an unusual tree . `` i love exploring new places . '' the series , shot between 2012 and 2014 , reflects le coq 's travels through his native france and countries in central america and asia .
fabien le coq took photos of trees from the bottom looking up .
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new delhi , india -lrb- cnn -rrb- as the earth shook in nepal , tremors were felt over the border in india as well . on sunday alone , india delivered 187 tons of supplies , including 50 tons of water , 22 tons of food and 2 tons of medicine . india 's prime minister narendra modi has made a special effort over nepal .
india has launched a massive aid mission to its earthquake-hit neighbor nepal . disaster relief troops and tons of food , water and medicine have been flown in .
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`` this crime has rightly caused outrage both in nigeria and across the world , '' the country 's president-elect , muhammadu buhari , said tuesday in marking the anniversary . '' the girls were abducted on the night of april 14-15 , 2014 , in the town of chibok , in northeastern nigeria , about a two-hour drive from the border with cameroon . the world was appalled .
nigeria 's president-elect sends nation 's prayers to families of girls . world still expresses hope that the girls will return . boko haram controls a portion of northeastern nigeria .
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of the ship 's 2,117 passengers , 95 have suffered from vomiting , diarrhea and other symptoms , the cdc said . the illness has also affected five members of the 964-person crew . the cdc has yet to determine what 's causing the ailments .
100 passengers and crew members have been sickened on celebrity infinity . the ship , which is based on the west coast , left san diego in late march . the cdc is scheduled to board the ship monday .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- eleven channels associated with the french-language global television network tv5monde went black late wednesday due to an `` extremely powerful cyberattack , '' the network 's director said . in addition to its 11 channels , tv5monde also temporarily lost control of its social media outlets and its websites , director yves bigot said in a video message posted later on facebook . but there was no immediate claim of responsibility by isis or any other group .
tv5monde went black late wednesday and was still out hours later . the network blames an `` islamist group '' ; there 's no claim of responsibility .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- lois lilienstein , co-star of `` sharon , lois & bram 's elephant show '' -- the canadian preschool show that ran on nickelodeon during the early 1990s -- has died , aged 78 . liz smith at 92 . she joined sharon hampson and bram morrison to launch their singing trio in 1978 .
beloved children 's performer lois lilienstein has died . she was a member of cbc and nickelodeon tv stars sharon , lois and bram . cnn independently confirmed with sharon and bram 's manager that lilienstein passed away at 78 of a a rare cancer .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- it takes a village to raise a triathlete . `` partner up , '' the facebook status read . jae rockwell , the founder of my local women 's fitness groups , women run the world , posted this mantra to help us keep ourselves accountable .
working out in a group of friends inspired fit nation participant erica moore .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- sofia vergara 's ex-fiance is speaking out about their dispute over frozen embryos created while they dated . in an op-ed published by the new york times on wednesday , nick loeb explained his rationale for fighting to keep the two female embryos he shares with the actress . , '' he said .
loeb says he filed a complaint against the actress to prevent her from destroying their two embryos . the couple created the embryos while they were engaged .
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hong kong -lrb- cnn -rrb- an impressive art collection assembled by the late actress and hollywood icon , lauren bacall , has officially been offered for purchase . the collection , which includes works by some of the greatest artists of the 20th century , went under the hammer in new york on march 31 , following a tour of hong kong , paris , london and los angeles . bacall , who died in august 2014 at the age of 89 , first shot to international fame in 1944 with her first film , `` to have and have not .
a collection of 750 items belonging to legendary actress lauren bacall has been auctioned off at bonhams in new york . highlights from the lot , which fetched $ 3.6 million , include bronze sculptures , jewelry , and a number of decorative arts and paintings .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- fast-food outlet burger king will sponsor the wedding of an illinois couple . not just any couple -- these are the nuptials of joel burger and ashley king . they accepted the restaurant chain 's offer to pay for their july affair on monday .
joel burger and ashley king have been engaged since october . their engagement photo with a burger king sign attracted , and the company offered to pay for their wedding .
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the miami-dade police department set up the camera as part of an ongoing police investigation into luggage thefts by the very airport workers who are supposed to get bags safely onto planes . '' miami aviation director emilio t. gonzález said the insider theft cases `` are indeed the exception among the thousands of decent , hardworking employees at mia , and they have been prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for their crimes . a cnn analysis of passenger property loss claims filed with the tsa from 2010 to 2014 shows 30,621 claims of missing valuables , mostly packed in checked luggage .
tsa received more than 30,000 claims of missing valuables between 2010-2014 . most of the missing valuables were packed in checked luggage . miami-dade police set up hidden cameras as part of sting .
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on another was a lone 124-pound mother of four . and sure enough , in the end , sunday 's contest at big texan steak ranch in amarillo , texas , was n't even close . molly schuyler scarfed down three 72-ounce steaks , three baked potatoes , three side salads , three rolls and three shrimp cocktails -- far outpacing her heftier rivals .
molly schuyler scarfed down three 72-ounce steaks sunday in amarillo , texas . the sacramento woman , 35 , is a professional on the competitive-eating circuit .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- it 's a good thing -- a lucky thing -- that a bystander had the courage and presence of mind to record the shocking video that shows a white police officer , michael slager , gunning down and killing an apparently unarmed black man named walter scott after a traffic stop in north charleston , south carolina . and the resulting national wave of revulsion and indignation -- along with the prompt arrest of slager on murder charges -- is a welcome and appropriate response . it 's not supposed to be a mystery : more than 20 years ago , congress approved a law , the violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994 , signed by president bill clinton , that requires the federal justice department to collect data on deaths caused by police .
errol louis : by chance a bystander video caught south carolina officer shooting apparently unarmed black man . federal law on reporting of such shootings goes unenforced -- how many instances do we never hear about ? louis : it 's long past time for officials to tell the truth -- even when there 's no video .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- freddie gray was arrested baltimore police on the morning of april 12 without incident , according to police . less than an hour after he was detained , officers transporting him called for a medic . he subsequently slipped into a coma , dying a week after his initial arrest .
freddie gray died on sunday after slipping into a coma . he was arrested a week earlier under murky circumstances .
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the georgian chess grandmaster has been banned from the dubai open chess tournament after officials discovered he was darting to the toilet to consult his smartphone , which was logged onto a chess analysis app , the dubai chess and culture club said . but the phone was logged on to a social media network under his account . the infraction has been reported to the international chess federation .
gaioz nigalidze is banned from the dubai open chess tournament . officials say he frequented the bathroom , where his phone was hidden in toilet paper . that phone had a chess analysis application open , officials say .
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yet on a finite earth , with a billion new people being added every 15 years , that juggernaut is now laying siege to the physical bases of life and the social support systems that make life pleasant and decent . sustainable development offers a path out of this growing crisis . the reality is that raw capitalism is the economics of greed .
jeffrey sachs : raw capitalism is the economics of greed . last year was the earth 's hottest year on record , he says .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- people magazine has anointed sandra bullock the world 's most beautiful woman of 2015 , the publication revealed on wednesday . bullock , 50 , joins a long line of actresses to receive the honor , including last year 's cover girl , lupita nyong ` o , and gwyneth paltrow in 2013 . '' `` real beauty is quiet .
people magazine has named actress sandra bullock the most beautiful woman in the world . `` be a good person ; be a good mom ; do a good job with the lunch , '' she says .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- sabra dipping co. is recalling 30,000 cases of hummus due to possible contamination with listeria , the u.s. food and drug administration said wednesday . the nationwide recall is voluntary . the potential for contamination was discovered when a routine , random sample collected at a michigan store on march 30 tested positive for listeria monocytogenes .
a random sample from a michigan store tested positive for listeria monocytogenes . no illnesses caused by the hummus have been reported so far .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- on thursday , president barack obama revealed that a u.s. drone strike had killed warren weinstein and giovanni lo porto , two aid workers held hostage on the afghanistan-pakistan border . al qaeda had sought to trade the two for prisoners held by the united states and an end to drone strikes . khomeini endorsed their action .
a u.s. drone strike accidentally killed hostages warren weinstein and giovanni lo porto . michael rubin : hostages such as journalist jason rezaian are canaries in the coal mine .
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a -rrb- being a global leader in innovation , job creation , education , social mobility , literacy and child health . but the unfortunate reality is that the united states leads the world in incarceration , not education . and nearly three fourths of this population is comprised of nonviolent offenders .
cory booker : the unfortunate reality is that the united states leads the world in incarceration , not education . at the same time , we are losing the increasingly important race to educate our citizens .
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los angeles -lrb- cnn -rrb- former rap mogul marion `` suge '' knight pleaded not guilty thursday to murder and all other charges related to a fatal hit-and-run incident in january in compton , california . his attorney asked the court to further reduce knight 's bail , now set at $ 10 million , but los angeles county judge ronald coen denied the request . knight , 49 , faces up to life in prison if convicted .
former rap mogul marion `` suge '' knight is accused of murder in a videotaped hit-and-run . judge declines to reduce his bail from $ 10 million .
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eight million affected across nepal . one million children urgently in need of help . as the country coped with the fallout of the quake , another natural disaster struck tuesday afternoon in a popular trekking area north of kathmandu , and up to 200 people were feared missing as a result of a landslide , a trekking association official said .
death toll in nepal climbs above 4,600 , officials say , with more than 9,000 injured . shattered villages near epicenter are hard to reach , says aid worker in the area . more bad weather is forecast for the region in the coming days .
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as the boston marathon runners begin and , hopefully , finish their exhausting run monday , the lingering memories of the 2013 marathon blasts will be seen and felt in all sorts of ways . with the luxury of some time and healing , the city has moved on . on tuesday , the trial 's sentencing phase will begin , determining whether he will receive the death penalty .
boston marathon takes place monday , two years after bombing , and sentencing phase of trial begins tuesday . kayyem : it was n't the puritan ethic but good disaster response that kept the marathon bombing from being even worse .
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o.c. marsh first named the brontosaurus in 1879 , after he received 25 crates of bones discovered at como bluff , wyoming , according to the yale peabody museum of natural history . similar to , though not as large as the apatosaurus discovered a couple of years prior , marsh named the dinosaur , `` brontosaurus , '' or `` thunder lizard . '' two of them are brontosaurus-like and three are apatosaurus-like , gauthier said .
scientist : fossils once renamed should again be classified as brontosaurus . study took five years and involved visits to 20 museums worldwide .
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delhi -lrb- cnn -rrb- an international human rights group is calling for an independent investigation of the killings by police of 20 suspected red sandalwood smugglers in southeastern india . `` there must be a criminal investigation to determine whether the police used excessive force , and whether the killings amount to ` fake encounters , ' or staged extrajudicial executions '' , said abhirr vp , of amnesty international india . '' those responsible should be brought to justice , according to amnesty .
amnesty calls for probe of india police shooting of 20 suspected smugglers . police decline comment , saying `` investigation is still going on '' india 's national human rights commission says incident involved `` serious violation of human rights of the individuals .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- the jailing of four blackwater security guards , eight years after they killed 17 iraqi civilians in a shooting in baghdad , is a positive step for justice -- but is also not enough . the kind of horror represented by the blackwater case and others like it -- from abu ghraib to the massacre at haditha to cia waterboarding -- may be largely absent from public memory in the west these days , but it is being used by the islamic state in iraq and syria -lrb- isis -rrb- to support its sectarian narrative . good governance is the most effective antidote to sectarianism .
isis is using past western transgressions in iraq to justify its brutality . lack of accountability following 2003 invasion paved way for abuse -- and for sectarian tensions .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- with the announcement that e! will air a new documentary series this summer about bruce jenner 's transition from male to female , fans are eagerly awaiting bearing witness to the former olympian 's journey . the as yet not titled eight-part , one-hour series is set to premiere july 26 . jenner is extremely close with his children .
e! plans to air a new jenner reality show this summer . it will follow his transition from male to female .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- pope francis reminded the world of the vatican 's status as a state and his role as a moral diplomat in his traditional speech given at the end of easter mass. . the pontiff lamented the suffering of people in the conflicts currently making headlines and called for violence everywhere to end . and he wished all a happy easter .
the pontiff laments the suffering of people in conflicts currently making headlines . foremost , he asks that bloodshed end in iraq and syria .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- a 32-year-old massachusetts man is facing murder charges , authorities said wednesday , four days after another man 's remains were found in a duffel bag . the middlesex district attorney 's office said that carlos colina , 32 , will be arraigned the morning of april 14 for murder in connection with the remains discovered saturday in cambridge . earlier this week , colina was arraigned on charges of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and improper disposal of a body .
prosecutor : carlos colina , 32 , will be arraigned on the murder charge next week . he 's already been arraigned for alleged assault and battery , improper disposal of a body . body parts were found in a duffel bag and a common area of an apartment building .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- just eight months ago , a young woman named fatu kekula was single-handedly trying to save her ebola-stricken family , donning trash bags to protect herself against the deadly virus . today , because of a cnn story and the generosity of donors from around the world , kekula wears scrubs bearing the emblem of the emory university nell hodgson woodruff school of nursing in atlanta , where she 's learning skills she can take back home to care for her fellow liberians . `` she gets nursing .
fatu kekula , 23 , saved most of her family from ebola . thanks to donors , she is being trained at emory university . kekula was one year away from finishing a nursing degree when ebola struck .
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tomasz lazar spent hours photographing and interviewing adults who were ripped from their homes as children in the 1940s and forced to live thousands of miles away in siberia . '' soviet authorities invaded poland during world war ii and deported hundreds of thousands of poles . some were sent to prison camps in the frozen wilderness of central russia .
the soviets invaded poland in world war ii and deported hundreds of thousands of people . tomasz lazar photographed some of these poles and listened to their stories .
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-lrb- cnn -rrb- late one night on facebook , a girl with cystic fibrosis messaged a boy with cystic fibrosis , and both their lives were changed forever . the girl , katie donovan , read that the boy , dalton prager , was very sick . cystic fibrosis patients should n't be near each other because they can share infections that could cripple their already fragile lungs .
katie and dalton met as patients dealing with cystic fibrosis . two years later , they were married . dalton received a lung transplant , but katie is still waiting .
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dzhokhar `` jahar '' tsarnaev 's defense team is seeking to spare him from a death sentence for his part two years ago in the boston marathon bombings and murder of an mit police officer . '' the sentencing phase of the federal case will resume monday . tsarnaev was convicted april 8 on all 30 counts , including 17 that carry a possible death penalty .
defense seeks to make case to spare life of convicted boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev . defense : brother tamerlan , who was killed during police showdown , was obsessed with jihad . dzhokhar tsarnaev was well-liked , polite and docile , according to witnesses .
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`` he was in so much debt , '' 25-year-old yogita said of her late husband . '' it 's a familiar story in families across western india 's cotton production belt , where , a cotton lobbyist group claims , one cotton farmer commits suicide every eight hours . vidarbha , in the eastern region of the state of maharashtra , is known as the epicenter of the suicide crisis .
vidarbha , the eastern region of the state of maharashtra , is known as the epicenter of the suicide crisis . farmers are becoming burdened with debt due to falling prices but rising costs .
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that 's the account one survivor of the deadly shipwreck gave to investigators , according to a statement released sunday by prosecutors in catania , italy . the bangladeshi migrant 's description provides new details about what may have happened aboard the ship , which sent out a distress call in the dark of night saturday after a couple of days at sea . as rescuers approached , authorities say migrants on the boat moved to one side , hoping to be saved .
a survivor tells authorities that migrants were trapped behind locked doors . rescuers say they have found scores of bodies in the waters off libya .
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