Poll: Hillary Clinton slips in key states

Hillary Clinton's lead over her would-be GOP foes has slipped in three critical swing states as the growing controversy over her email use has dominated coverage of the likely Democratic presidential candidate.



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Teen charged after Lee YouTube rant

A 16-year-old teenager has been charged for a tirade he posted on YouTube regarding the death of the late Singapore leader, Lee Kuan Yew.



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Singer Joni Mitchell hospitalized

Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has been hospitalized in Southern California.



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Buhari declared winner in Nigeria

Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission has declared opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari the winner of Nigeria's presidential election.



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Coyote spotted atop New York bar

One wily coyote made its way to the roof of a bar in Queens, New York, on Monday morning.



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Mercury 'painted black' say scientists

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1,000-year-old potion kills MRSA superbug

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Reports: Phone video 'reveals final chaos'

Video found in the wreckage shows the last moments of Flight 9525, reports say. Lufthansa, meanwhile, says the co-pilot informed its training school of a previous episode of severe depression.



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Iraq: Tikrit 'taken back from ISIS'

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Cop caught ranting at Uber driver

A New York Police detective assigned to the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force with top secret security clearance is facing suspension, reassignment and loss of his clearance after an incident with an Uber driver Monday that was captured on video, a law enforcement official told CNN.



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Saudi-led forces tighten grip on Yemen

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U.S. prisoner grabs guard's gun, flees

A Virginia prisoner managed to escape from a hospital early Tuesday after grabbing a security guard's gun and running off in a hospital gown, authorities said.



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Pac-Man on Google Maps?

Blinky and Pinky on the Champs Elysees? Inky and Clyde running down Broadway? Power pellets on the Embarcadero?



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Massive power outage hits Turkey

A massive power outage hit Turkey on Tuesday, blacking out out broad swathes of the country and affecting air traffic control in the country's airspace.



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Germanwings crash witness: I'll never fly again

CNN's Karl Penhaul speaks to an Alpine shepherd who witnessed Germanwings Flight 9525 crash and says he'll never fly again.



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Origins of April Fools' Day pranks

Where did April Fools' Day come from? CNN's Chris Boyette explains the history of foolery and some of the biggest pranks over the years.



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Can Israel do anything but condemn any deal?

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Israel prepares for attack in simulator

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Getty grandson found dead in L.A.

Andrew Getty, the 47-year-old grandson of J. Paul Getty, died Tuesday in his home in Hollywood Hills, the Los Angeles Times reported.



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Why does a monastery need bulletproof walls?

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Official: Lubitz's girlfriend knew he was unfit to fly

The Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's longtime girlfriend knew about his psychological problems. Why didn't she alert anyone? Will Ripley reports.



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Cop caught ranting at Uber driver

NYPD is investigating cell phone video which shows one of their own ranting at an Uber driver through his car window.



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Expert: Lufthansa normally great at screening pilots

Former U.S. accident investigator Alan Diehl tells CNN Today that a pilot shortage may have been the reason why Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz was allowed to fly.



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Executions down 22% in 2014

Governments around the world are using the threat of terrorism -- real or perceived -- to advance executions, Amnesty International alleges in its annual report on the death penalty.



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Houthi officials: 12 provinces hit

Houthi officials say that the Saudi led coalition has struck in 12 Yemen provinces over the past 24 hours. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.



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Economy boost for Cameron?

New economic figures showed that the British economy grew faster than expected in 2014, boosting the election campaign for PM David Cameron's Conservative Party. Max Foster reports.



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Turkey siege: Gunmen killed in shootout

Two gunmen who took a prosecutor hostage in Istanbul on Tuesday were killed in a shootout with police after a standoff that lasted for hours.



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Civilian casualties in Yemen: ICRC

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U.S. prisoner grabs guard's gun, flees

A Virginia prisoner managed to escape from a hospital early Tuesday after grabbing a security guard's gun and running off in a hospital gown, authorities said.



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Could cyborg roaches help in disaster?

Scientists are strapping backpacks to cockroaches in hopes that they'll one day help find survivors under collapsed buildings.



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What's the one mistake all entrepreneurs make?

Getting it wrong is part of starting a business. What should entrepreneurs avoid?



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Agents charged with stealing Bitcoin

The federal government became owners of one of the biggest troves of Bitcoin, thanks to seizing millions of dollars in the digital currency from criminals associated with the online black market Silk Road.



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Massive power outage hits Turkey

A massive power outage hit Turkey on Tuesday, blacking out out broad swathes of the country and affecting air traffic control in the country's airspace.



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Coalition prepares for Yemen battle

At any moment, coalition troops could march into Yemen, heating up an already intense conflict in the Middle East. CNN's Becky Anderson reports.



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Israel prepares for attack in simulator

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Man killed by falling headstone

A trip to a family grave site to honor the departed ended in tragedy for a Pennsylvania family after a freak accident. WNEP reports.



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New monastery boasts bulletproof VIP rooms

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Nigeria election: Opposition ahead

Violent protests following Nigeria's presidential elections Saturday have sparked calls for calm from the two main candidates and a warning by the U.S. and Britain against political interference.



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'Spirit in the Sky' singer 'critical'

Norman Greenbaum, best known for his much-played 1969 hit "Spirit in the Sky," was in critical condition after a crash that killed a motorcycle driver Saturday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.



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Prosecutors say co-pilot was suicidal at one time

CNN's Diana Magnay explains why Andreas Lubitz's past struggles with suicidal thoughts were never revealed to Germanwings Airline.



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Will psychological testing become mandatory?

Everyday millions of people put their lives in the hands of others, such as pilots. Should mental health screenings be mandatory in more professions? CNN's Dan Simon reports.



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Remains identified in Germanwings crash

The remains of more than half of the passengers on Germanwings Flight 9525 have been identified by their DNA. CNN's Erin McLaughlin reports.



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The hottest skiers of the season

CNN's Alpine Edge special from the French resort of Méribel, where the world's best skiers competed to be crowned the Overall World Cup champions.



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Man dressed as woman killed at NSA security gate

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The no-shadow skyscraper

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Iran talks: What's at stake?

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Bangladesh blogger hacked to death

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Boston bomb jurors in tears

Federal prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Monday with disturbing, unforgettable images showing the damage homemade bombs made from pressure cookers, fireworks and BBs do to human beings.



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Iran talks: 'Tricky issues' remain

It's crunch time for the nuclear talks with Iran.



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Opinion: 'The Daily Show' missed an opportunity

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Plane diverted after 'bomb' note found

A Turkish Airlines flight carrying 256 passengers was diverted Monday after a note with the word "bomb" written on it was found in a lavatory, the airline said.



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President Obama plans Kenya trip

President Barack Obama will visit Kenya this summer, the White House announced Monday, his first visit to the country since being elected President.



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Authorities are not disputing new plane crash details

Investigators have neither confirmed nor denied the details of a new report on the final moments of Germanwings Flight 9525. CNN's Will Ripley reports.



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Is Iran backpedaling on nuke talks?

The world's most powerful diplomats sat down in Lausanne with Iranian nuclear negotiators on Monday for the first time since November. And uncomfortable rumblings made headlines.



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Iraqi forces repel ISIS in fight for Tikrit

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'Daily Show' replacement is ...

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UK vote: Health, immigration, economy

British Prime Minister David Cameron formally asked Queen Elizabeth II to dissolve his country's Parliament on Monday, opening the way for campaigning ahead of the May 7 general election.



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They whittled 96,000 entries down to these...

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Sanctions against Iran explained

CNN's Michael Holmes explains what's included in the international sanctions against Iran, how they work and how a nuclear deal would impact them.



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Church van crash kills 8 in Florida

A van crash in Glades County, Florida, killed eight adults and injured 10 other people, the Florida Highway Patrol said Monday.



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Germanwings pilot's inspiring words

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Tiger Woods drops out of golf's top 100

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Who was 'hero' Captain Patrick Sondenheimer?

Patrick Sondenheimer loved his work as a pilot.



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Floods hit India's Kashmir region

Several people have been killed after weekend rains caused flooding in the Kashmir region of India. CNN's Ivan Cabrera reports.



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'2001' spaceship to go on display

After decades in private hands, a spaceship from the classic film "2001: A Space Odyssey" will go on display for the first time to the public.



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Co-pilot once suicidal; Alps teams find remains

Investigators in Germany say co-pilot Andres Lubitz suffered from suicidal tendencies before becoming a flier, while in the Alps they are making good progress -- so far identifying remains from 78 of the 150 people on board.



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Firefighter falls through burning roof

Amateur videos shows a firefighter falling through the roof of a burning home. CNN's Brooke Baldwin reports.



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BBC boss threatened over Clarkson

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Yemen: Airstrikes kill refugees

At any moment, Saudi Arabian troops could march through Yemen, heating up an already intense conflict that could have ramifications across the Middle East.



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Why many Chinese parents don't want two

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Leaders' passport details revealed

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Report: Ex-girlfriend recalls co-pilot's dark side

A German newspaper says that it spoke with an ex-girlfriend of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports.



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German pilot: Pilots need to be able to get help

Ilja Schulz, President of the German Airline Pilots' Association, speaks to Richard Quest about the differences between training pilots in Germany and America.



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If a deal is done, would Iran cheat?

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Men dressed as women try to ram gate

Two people tried to ram the main gate to enter the headquarters of the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland, said a federal law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.



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China's stressed-out 'millenials' embrace Buddhism

A growing number of Chinese are rediscovering the country's dormant Buddhist traditions.



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New 'Daily Show' host jokes about his illegal parents

You may not know it, but comedian Trevor Noah actually made a bit of history even before being named to succeed Jon Stewart as host of "The Daily Show."



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Video shows co-pilot Andreas Lubitz flying glider

New video has emerged showing Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz flying a glider as a teenager. CNN's Pamela Brown has more.



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Church van crash kills 8 in Florida

A van crash in Glades County, Florida, killed eight adults and injured 10 other people, the Florida Highway Patrol said Monday.



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Inside the world's most visited palaces and castles

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Germanwings pilot's reassuring words go viral

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Tiger Woods drops out of golf's top 100

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My teacher is a ... cheeky hippo: Inspiring school start-ups

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Pilot's desperate plea before Germanwings crash

Sounds recorded on one of the "black boxes" recovered from downed Germanwings Flight 9525 confirm investigators' theory that co-pilot locked captain out of cockpit before crashing plane.



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Australia triumphs in cricket World Cup

Australia won the battle of the hosts to lift cricket's World Cup for the fifth time with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in Melbourne Sunday.



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BBC boss threatened over Clarkson

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Ground offensive looms for Yemen

At any moment, Saudi Arabian troops could march through Yemen, heating up an already intense conflict that could have ramifications across the Middle East.



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Forza Ferrari: Vettel wins in Malaysia

Sebastian Vettel emerged triumphant in a tactical battle with reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton to win the Malaysian Grand Prix Sunday for his revitalized Ferrari team.



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Pilot's fateful words before crash of Flight 9525

A leaked transcript of the last minutes of the crashed Germanwings flight reveals the moment Captain Patrick Sondenheimer left the cockpit, and his frantic efforts to get back in.



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World leaders' passport details revealed

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Ground offensive looms for Yemen

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Warnie to critics: 'Get stuffed'

Australian cricket great Shane Warne has been criticized for promoting an unhealthy drinking culture, following post-match interviews at cricket's World Cup final in which he repeatedly quizzed players about their drinking plans.



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Germanwings crash: What we know so far

Details continue to emerge about the final moments of Germanwings Flight 9525 and the life of the co-pilot who authorities say appears to have set it on a fatal trajectory into the French Alps.



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Battle lines drawn in UK election

CNN's Max Foster looks at how the battle lines are being drawn as Britain prepares for one of the tightest election races in a generation.



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Boeing pilot: I take tragedy personally

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Bergdahl's claims disputed

U.S. troops who served alongside Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on the day he disappeared told CNN that the emerging "whistleblower" defense being prepared for him makes no sense.



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Inside the world's most envied metro system

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Nigerian vter: 'We need a change'

CNN asked Nigerians why they are voting in the presidential election.



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Reports: Evidence of severe psychological problems

CNN's Will Ripley discusses reports that anti-depressant drugs were found in the apartment of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz.



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Hillary deleted email from server

Hillary Clinton permanently deleted all the emails on the private server she used to do official business as secretary of state, the Republican lawmaker who subpoenaed the emails said late Friday.



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Iranian family mourns victim at crash site

The family of a victim in the Germanwings plane crash is hailing him as the"King of the Alps." CNN's Karl Penhaul reports.



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Nigeria vote: Democracy wins

They came in droves, men, women, young, old. Mothers with babies strapped tightly to their backs, pregnant women, the elderly, some who could barely walk unaided.



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Air Canada plane comes off runway

An Air Canada jet came off the runway during its landing early Sunday at an airport in the eastern city of Halifax, the airline said.



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What was in the mind of co-pilot?

As relatives and friends mourn the loss of their loved ones aboard Germanwings Flight 9525, the world community is stunned by the sequence of events that led to co-pilot Andreas Lubitz purposely crashing the plane into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.



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Singapore farewells founder in rain

Singaporeans are gathering in their thousands for the funeral of Lee Kuan Yew, the Southeast Asian city-state's founding prime minister and the man who charted its spectacular economic rise.



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A glimpse of life on the reservation

Growing up in Germany, everything Felix von der Osten learned about Native Americans came from the books of 19th-century German writer Karl May.



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Why it's cool to be a Buddhist in China

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March against terror in Tunisia

Thousands of demonstrators marched in Tunisia's capital Sunday, protesting against terrorism less than two weeks after gunmen attacked a museum and killed more than 20 people there.



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7 bizarre election moments

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7 shot in U.S. beach town

Seven college-age people, some who came to Panama City Beach, Florida, for spring break, were wounded in a late-night shooting, the Bay County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.



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Counting underway in Nigeria poll

A few months before Nigeria's national elections, both main candidates embraced and promised a peaceful election. That pledge is now under serious threat.



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Lee's son pays moving tribute

Lee Kuan Yew's son pays tribute to Singapore's founding father and the legacy he left behind. CNN's Anna Coren reports.



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U.N. diplomat killed in Somali hotel siege

A siege that started with gunmen detonating a bomb and spraying bullets in a hotel in Somalia ended Saturday with at least 20 people dead, authorities said.



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Raiders slaughtered victims 'like rams'

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen decapitated 23 people in a raid on Buratai village in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, residents and a politician said Saturday.



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7.7-magnitude quake off PNG

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck off Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey said Sunday.



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Cricket World Cup by the numbers

Organizers said this year's World Cup was the most popular cricket event ever. CNN's Alex Thomas reports.



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Destiny's Child surprise comeback

The three best-known members of 1990s R&B group Destiny's Child reunited onstage Saturday night in a surprise performance.



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What's more terrifying that riding a rollercoaster?

Riders on a New York roller coaster took the long way down Sunday after Coney Island's historic Cyclone got stuck in its track on opening day.



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Secrets to Singapore's success under Lee

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Deadline looms for Iran nuclear talks

Nuclear talks intensified Sunday between world powers and Iran, but key sticking points remained unresolved as the countries tried to reach a deal to curb Tehran's nuclear program ahead of a Tuesday deadline.



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Delays mar Nigerian election

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Plot clues litter new Bond trailer

James Bond's latest mission has been revealed in the first trailer for "SPECTRE" which was released Friday.



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Iran nuclear talks reach critical point

Nuclear talks reached a critical point Saturday as the ministers of France and Germany arrived to push a framework agreement with Iran ahead of Tuesday's deadline.



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Bodies found in New York rubble

Crews searching at the site where a building exploded in New York's East Village found two bodies in the rubble Sunday, police said.



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Jolie to kids: 'Different is good'

Angelina Jolie took the stage Saturday at Nickelodeon's 28th Annual Kids' Choice Awards and delivered a message of hope to anyone who's ever felt out of place.



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Rossi's stunning victory in MotoGP opener

Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi opened the 2015 MotoGP season in spectacular style with a thrilling victory for Yamaha under the floodlights in Qatar Sunday.



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Minnow Gibraltar off the mark but Scotland hits six

It's a moment Lee Casciaro and his Gibraltar teammates will never forget as the striker took his place in the football history books.



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Boehner: White House behavior to Bibi 'reprehensible'

House Speaker John Boehner said his upcoming trip to Israel is no "victory lap" to celebrate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election -- and that it was planned months ago, before the Israeli election.



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U.S. election: Cruz defends presidential credentials

They're both Harvard Law School graduates, constitutional lawyers and senators who launched presidential campaigns during their first terms.



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Singaporeans defy downpour for founder's funeral

People in Singapore are gathering Sunday for the funeral of Lee Kuan Yew, the Southeast Asian city-state's founding prime minister. CNN's Anna Coren reports.



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'Terrain -- pull up': Eerie timeline of flight's final moments

German tabloid newspaper Bild has released what is claims is a summary of the timeline from downed Germanwings Flight 9525.



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New fire extinguisher: Bass hum booms flames out

Boom out da fi-ya! Bass out da flames!



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Actress sorry for false racial profiling claim

Actress Taraji P. Henson apologized Friday for claiming her son was racially profiled during a traffic stop in Southern California last year.



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Swedish airports install Ms. Pac-Man machines

Fliers arriving at Sweden's two biggest airports can now kill time while waiting for their luggage by playing video game classics -- all in the name of charity.



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How ISIS's $2B budget helps it recruit teens to terror

A decade ago al Qaeda would meet potential recruits face to face; now ISIS engages in one-to-one dialogue while sat 2,000 miles away.



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Australia triumphs in cricket World Cup

Australia won the battle of the hosts to lift cricket's World Cup for the fifth time with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in Melbourne Sunday.



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After alps crash, a pilot's reassuring words go viral

CNN's Diana Magnay reports on a Germanwings pilot who is trying to reassure nervous passengers flying on his airline.



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BBC head receives 'death threats'

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Forza Ferrari: Vettel wins in Malaysia

Sebastian Vettel emerged triumphant in a tactical battle with reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton to win the Malaysian Grand Prix Sunday for his revitalized Ferrari team.



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Was the Middle East better off with its dictators?

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Antidepressants found in co-pilot's home

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U.S. Navy rescues 2 Saudi pilots

The U.S. Navy rescued two Saudi Arabia air force pilots over the Gulf of Aden, a U.S. military official said Friday.



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Threat of ground incursion looms over Yemen

Trucks hauling camouflaged tanks near Saudi Arabia's border with Yemen as the beleaguered country's foreign minister says he expects coalition troops to arrive within days.



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'Edge of civil war': How did Yemen get here?

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Map: Who's attacking Yemen rebels?

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Military offensive against Houthi rebels

Saudi Arabia launched a military offensive against Houthi rebels in Yemen. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.



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Boeing pilot: I take tragedy personally

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Quadruple amputee dog walks with prosthetic help

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Fight for Tikrit is 'complicated'

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Reports: Evidence of severe psychological problems

CNN's Will Ripley discusses reports that anti-depressant drugs were found in the apartment of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz.



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Boston cop shot in face during traffic stop

Boston Police Commissioner William Evans says Officer John Moynihan is in critical condition after he was shot under his right eye during a traffic stop.



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The end of chemical weapons in the U.S.

The United States is about to destroy the last of its chemical agent stored in Pueblo, Colorado. The Pueblo Chemical Depot houses about 780,000 shells containing mustard agent and is one of the last two sites in the country with chemical weapons stockpile.



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Hillary deleted email from server

Hillary Clinton permanently deleted all the emails on the private server she used to do official business as secretary of state, the Republican lawmaker who subpoenaed the emails said late Friday.



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Air Canada plane comes off runway

An Air Canada jet came off the runway during its landing early Sunday at an airport in the eastern city of Halifax, the airline said.



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What was in the mind of Andreas Lubitz?

As relatives and friends mourn the loss of their loved ones aboard Germanwings Flight 9525, the world community is stunned by the sequence of events that led to co-pilot Andreas Lubitz purposely crashing the plane into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.



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Singapore gathers for founder's funeral

Singaporeans are gathering in their thousands for the funeral of Lee Kuan Yew, the Southeast Asian city-state's founding prime minister and the man who charted its spectacular economic rise.



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NCAA: Kentucky advances to Final Four

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This astronaut is going away for a very, very long time

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Amanda Knox: The fine line between guilt and innocence

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Indiana's religious freedom law: What's the big deal?

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence stirred up controversy this week when he signed a "religious freedom" bill into law.



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Florida: 7 shot during spring break

Seven college-age people, some who came to Panama City Beach, Florida, for spring break, were wounded in a late-night shooting, the Bay County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.



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7 bizarre election moments

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Will we soon be able to drive from London to New York?

London to New York City by car? Possible is superhighway gets green light



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Inmates forced to fight 'like gladiators'

At just 150 pounds, it was hardly fair to pit Ricardo Palikiko Garcia against an opponent well over twice his size. But Garcia had to fight him -- or else he'd allegedly face torture.



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Why Nigeria's election matters

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Boko Haram blamed for decapitations

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen decapitated 23 people in a raid on Buratai village in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, residents and a politician said Saturday.



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Knox 'so grateful' after murder acquittal

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Boko Haram isn't only issue for Nigerians

CNN's Stephanie Busari outlines the key issues ahead of the Nigerian elections.



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Nigerians argue politics in the street

It's a unique world where friendships are forged, deals struck and more than the occasional argument breaks out.



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Lessons in leadership from the late Lee Kuan Yew

The death of the founding father of Singapore last Monday is an appropriate occasion to reflect on nation building.



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Boko Haram, hackers mar Nigerian election

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Secrets abound in new 'James Bond' trailer

James Bond's latest mission has been revealed in the first trailer for "SPECTRE" which was released Friday.



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Was the Middle East better off with its dictators?

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20 killed in Somalia hotel siege

A siege that started with gunmen detonating a bomb and spraying bullets in a hotel in Somalia ended early Saturday with at least 20 people dead, authorities said.



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Investigators: Recovery effort going 'bit by bit'

Investigators are finding the recovery operation of Germanwings Flight 9525 in the French Alps to be quite challenging. CNN's Karl Penhaul reports.



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U.S. Navy rescues 2 Saudi pilots

The U.S. Navy rescued two Saudi Arabia air force pilots over the Gulf of Aden, a U.S. military official said Friday.



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Question about Michael Brown leads to assault in St. Louis

When one man sat down next to a second man in a St. Louis light rail car late Monday and asked him his opinion on the shooting of Michael Brown, it was not the beginning of a discussion.



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Egypt FM talks Yemen intervention

Egypt's Foreign Minster Sameh Shoukry says the formation of an Arab Defense Force in Yemen is a very realistic prospect.



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2 or 3 missing after New York blast

A powerful explosion has turned a section of New York's East Village into heaps of bricks, pockets of smoldering flames and a crisscross of barricades.



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No pilots in the plane? It could happen

It is already possible to remotely control airplanes from the ground, so why isn't that technology being used in passenger planes? CNN's Tom Foreman reports.



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French FM: Deal must be robust

CNN's Hala Gorani speaks to French FM Laurent Fabius about a range of issues including nuclear negotiations with Iran, chaos in Yemen and climate change.



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The tortuous trail to 'Why?'

On the surface, Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz seemed, in the words of those who had known him, normal, capable, even fun.



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Clarkson dodges charges

The BBC producer allegedly struck by Jeremy Clarkson will not press charges against the "Top Gear" host, his lawyer said Friday.



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Racist frat chant taught at event

The national office of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity changed its tune.



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Students, singers among the victims

They were high school exchange students, heading home after a week in Spain. Opera singers fresh off a show in Barcelona. An architect from Colombia who'd gone across the Atlantic to work in Africa. An Australian nurse on vacation with her son.



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Hillary deleted email from server

Hillary Clinton permanently deleted all the emails on the private server she used to do official business as secretary of state, the Republican lawmaker who subpoenaed the emails said late Friday.



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Hernandez fiancée 'told to move box'

The fiancée of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez said at a hearing Friday that she was asked to conceal a box and take it out of her Massachusetts home after the murder of Odin Lloyd in 2013.



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What was in the mind of Andreas Lubitz?

As relatives and friends mourn the loss of their loved ones aboard Germanwings Flight 9525, the world community is stunned by the sequence of events that led to co-pilot Andreas Lubitz purposely crashing the plane into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.



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Rogue pilots: How to protect from threat inside cockpit

Since the September 11 hijackings 14 years ago, improvements to aviation security have had a strong focus on keeping intruders out of the cockpit.



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U.S. astronaut starts year in space

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Arsenic fear over California wine

A lawsuit that's causing panic among drinkers of some California wine starts with a history lesson.



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Crash recovery worker: Most bodies aren't 'in one piece'

Crash recovery workers in the French Alps are having to undergo with a grim task that few could prepare for. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.



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Knox's Lawyer: She wants to return to Italy

CNN's Barbie Nadeau speaks to Amanda Knox's chief lawyer about the Italian Supreme Court overturning the guilty verdict against her.



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7 bizarre election moments

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Victory for Knox: Ruling a 'surprise'

Italy's Supreme Court has overturned Amanda Knox's murder conviction in the 2007 death of her British roommate.



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Inmates forced to fight 'like gladiators'

At just 150 pounds, it was hardly fair to pit Ricardo Palikiko Garcia against an opponent well over twice his size. But Garcia had to fight him -- or else he'd allegedly face torture.



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What you need to know

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Germanwings' awful 8-minute descent

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Meredith Kercher: Victim in Knox case

Amid massive global interest in the trial, appeal and retrial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, it has been easy to overlook their alleged victim, Meredith Kercher, who was found brutally murdered in the flat she shared with Knox in Italy in 2007.



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U.S. military's best photos: War, pain and smiles

A sergeant wipes away a tear while kneeling before a battlefield cross at a Memorial Day ceremony for fallen service members at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti.



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Amanda Knox case goes to Italy's highest court

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The truth about pilots

Pilots are flawed humans and don't exist on a different moral plane than the rest of us



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Nigeria claims key Boko Haram win

Nigeria's military says its forces have retaken the northeastern town of Gwoza, which Boko Haram militants last year declared the headquarters of their "caliphate."



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Nuclear talks reach critical phase

The U.S. put the onus on Iran to make compromises in order to reach agreement, as talks over Tehran's nuclear program reached a critical point Friday.



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Arab Spring hope gives way to this turmoil

It wasn't supposed to turn out like this.



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Saudi-led coalition pounds Yemen

A coalition of Middle Eastern forces pounded positions in Yemen from the air overnight in the second day of a campaign to bring a rebel group to its knees.



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Warplanes hammer ISIS targets

U.S.-led warplanes continued to hammer ISIS positions around the pivotal Iraqi battleground city of Tikrit, stepping in at the Iraqi Prime Minister's request to get at what a spokesman called "difficult targets."



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Boeing pilot: Why I take Flight 9525 tragedy personally

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At a glance: Who's joining fight in Yemen?

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Germanwings co-pilot 'hid illness'

A letter found in a waste bin in Flight 9525 co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's apartment indicates he "was declared by a medical doctor unfit to work," Dusseldorf prosecutor Christoph Kumpa says.



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Boston bomb victims cheated

A woman who claims she was injured in the Boston Marathon bombing has been charged with stealing money from funds set up for the victims.



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Recovery workers facing treacherous conditions

It's a dangerous task as well as a grim one.



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Capital reduced to ghost town

Sanaa, the bustling capital of Yemen, has turned into a ghost town. Hundreds of shops are closed, and the once-crowded pavements are empty.



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Zayn Malik: 'I've let the fans down'

Former One Direction member Zayn Malik spoke for the first time since leaving the group this week -- and said he's sorry for the pain he's caused.



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Baby cut from womb, no murder charge

A former nurse's aide will not face murder charges for allegedly cutting and removing an unborn baby from the mother's womb, Boulder County, Colorado, District Attorney Stanley Garnett told CNN late Thursday.



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Deadly attack on Mogadishu hotel

Gunmen raided a hotel in Somalia's capital after detonating a car bomb outside the building Friday, killing at least six people and sparking a gun battle with security forces, a police officer at the scene said.



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Virgin Mary clutching a Chinese man? Welcome to Shanghai

On March 27, Shanghai will welcome 300 exhibitors and 60,000 visitors for its leading design fair. Here's what's in store.



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Saudi envoy: Not ruling out nukes

The Saudi Ambassador to the United States would not rule out the possibility of the Saudis creating their own nuclear bomb to counterbalance a nuclear-armed Iran in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Thursday.



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Bergdahl 'intended to walk to base'

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl left his unit in eastern Afghanistan in July 2009 intending to walk to the nearest U.S. military outpost to report wrongdoing, believing he could not trust his own commanders to deal with his concerns, an Army report say, according to sources familiar with the investigation. It is the clearest indication yet of the motive behind his decision to leave his post.



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Baby due: Kate's last public pictures

Enjoy the latest pictures of the former Kate Middleton. They're the last you'll see for a while.



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Shock exit for Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova suffered her earliest tennis exit at the prestigious Miami Open in 12 years, losing to Daria Gavrilova in the second round.



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Can anyone catch bike racing superstar?

Qatar's Losail circuit drapes its curves across the desert like an ebony necklace on golden silk. This weekend the track will be adorned with a glittering train of hi-tech bikes, as motorcycle racing's premier class, MotoGP, fires back into life.



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'Deliberate' crash leaves host of unanswered questions

A day after a French prosecutor said a co-pilot intentionally set a Germanwings plane on a fatal descent, terrifying mysteries remain.



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Boston victim 'stole victim's funds'

A woman who claims she was injured in the Boston Marathon bombing has been charged with stealing money from funds set up for the victims.



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New invention: Humming bass sound blasts out fires

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Amanda Knox case at Italian court again

Italy's highest court Friday will consider whether to uphold the 2009 murder conviction of American Amanda Knox, according to Judge Gennaro Marasca.



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No murder charge for cutting fetus out

A former nurse's aide will not face murder charges for allegedly cutting and removing an unborn baby from the mother's womb, Boulder County, Colorado, District Attorney Stanley Garnett told CNN late Thursday.



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Who was co-pilot Andreas Lubitz?

CNN's Diana Magnay travels to Montabaur, Germany, to learn more about Andreas Lubitz, the 28-year-old co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525.



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Police search co-pilot's apartment

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Saudi envoy: Not ruling out nukes

The Saudi Ambassador to the United States would not rule out the possibility of the Saudis creating their own nuclear bomb to counterbalance a nuclear-armed Iran in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Thursday.



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New York building collapses in blast

Inspectors from New York's gas utility were at a building in Manhattan's East Village on Thursday a little more than an hour before a fiery blast injured a dozen people, at least three critically, leveled the structure and a neighboring one, officials said.



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Questions over cockpit security

Reports that one of the pilots on doomed Germanwings Flight 9525 was locked out of the cockpit, trying to break inside, has sparked renewed speculation about the cause of the crash and thrown cockpit security protocols into the spotlight.



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German police remove boxes

German police search Andreas Lubitz's apartment in their quest to figure out what caused the Germanwings crash. Diana Magnay and Richard Quest report.



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Mysterious deaths baffle aquarium

Dozens of tuna have died at the Tokyo Sea Life Park, leaving workers fishing for answers.



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Michelle Obama: My challenge to you

It has been five years since I started Let's Move!, an initiative to address childhood obesity and help all our kids grow up healthy. And as we mark this fifth anniversary, we're celebrating how far we've come, we're challenging ourselves to do even more, and we're committing to be true champions for this issue in the years ahead. That's our theme for this anniversary year: Celebrate, challenge, champion.



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How could co-pilot be 'fit to fly'?

The tragic news that Germanwings Flight 9525 was deliberately crashed into the French Alps by a pilot deemed "100% fit to fly" challenges the common understanding of the phrase.



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Taiwan tempts Hollywood's biggest stars

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How U.S. drones help smash fragile Yemen

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Yemen has collapsed -- again. A country that has split and been pulled together before, has the youngest and fastest growing population in the region, is running low on oil and water, and possesses a "personalist" government rather than stable institutions, was on the top of every expert's list as the fragile state most likely to fail next.



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Time flies: 10 years of new 'Doctor Who'

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North Korea: We've arrested spies

North Korea has arrested what it claims are two spies who worked for South Korea's intelligence service, a North Korean official said Thursday on condition of anonymity.



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Homeless invited to tour Vatican

The Vatican City is accustomed to welcoming millions of visitors to its grounds each year, but Thursday a very special tour group got a look inside.



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One Direction -- less Zayn Malik

That sound you just heard was the crash of hearts breaking all over the world.



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CEO: Co-pilot didn't want captain to return

In an exclusive interview with CNN's Frederik Pleitgen, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said that the airline had no way of knowing the co-pilot's intent.



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What we know so far

Families are grieving. Flight crews are in disbelief. Entire countries are in mourning.



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Lufthansa: Co-pilot passed all tests

Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot who authorities say deliberately crashed Germanwings Flight 9525 in France, passed all his tests and medical exams and gave no voluntary indication that he was unstable or mentally ill, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told CNN Thursday.



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5 cases of intentional crashes

The final moments of Germanwings Flight 9525, as described by a French prosecutor, are chilling.



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Was 9/11 precaution a flaw?

A co-pilot's ability to lock himself into the cockpit and bring down a plane shows structural problems in security that airlines must address immediately.



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Agents 'had sex parties using cartel cash'

Drug Enforcement Administration agents in foreign postings attended sex parties with prostitutes paid for by drug cartels, according to a Justice Department inspector general report.



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Turkey cartoonists jailed for insult

A court in Turkey this week sentenced two cartoonists to 11 months and 20 days in prison for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Soon after, the court changed the jail sentence to a fine of 7,000 Turkish lira or about $2,700 each.



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Pro-ISIS magazine bombed

A bomb blast ripped through the Istanbul offices of a radical, pro-ISIS magazine killing a writer and wounding its editor-in-chief as well as two other people on Wednesday night.



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Zayn leaves One Direction: A survival kit for parents

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Two U.S. men on ISIS terror charges

A member of Army National Guard and his cousin have been arrested in Illinois for allegedly conspiring to provide material support to the terrorist organization ISIS, federal prosecutors said Thursday.



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Astronaut to make spaceflight history

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is preparing to leave Earth for a very long time -- and to make U.S. spaceflight history. On Friday at 3:42 p.m. ET, Kelly will ride a Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station and stay there nearly a year, twice as long as any U.S. astronaut has ever stayed on the space station.



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'Downton Abbey' to end next season

Get out your lace hankies and prepare to sob quietly.



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Diplomats upbeat on Iran nuke deal

World powers gathering for nuclear talks voiced fresh optimism Thursday that a framework pact could be reached with Iran by next week's deadline.



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Japan unveils huge warship

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Prosecutor: Co-pilot 'wanted to destroy' Germanwings plane

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Richard III: From parking lot to regal resting place

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Heinz to merge with Kraft Foods

H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group to merge creating North America's third-largest food and beverage company.



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Who were the victims?

They were high school exchange students, heading home after a week in Spain. Opera singers fresh off a show in Barcelona. An architect from Colombia who'd gone across the Atlantic to work in Africa. An Australian nurse on vacation with her son.



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Mob killing sparks global justice push

The vicious mob killing of an Afghan woman has sparked protests in her country and a global movement demanding justice, complete with its own hashtag.



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Saudi-led strikes target Yemen rebels

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Teen, 13, kills brother, then himself

A 13-year-old fatally shot his brother following a food disagreement in Florida -- then committed suicide with the same gun, authorities said.



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On board 8-minute descent to death

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Stella McCartney: Fur 'not sexy, not cool'

For the creative director of a multimillion dollar luxury fashion brand, Stella McCartney is surprisingly quick to bring up the industry's faults.



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Yemen: How did we get here?

Yemen is a fractious, impoverished, weakly governed Middle Eastern nation that has long served as a haven for Islamic terrorists. Now, it appears to be teetering on the brink of all-out conflict. The U.N.'s top adviser on Yemen has warned that the country is moving toward "the edge of civil war."



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Found: Giant newt with 'jaws like a toilet seat'

A team of paleontologists has discovered fossil remains of amphibians the size of a small car with toothy jaws like "a toilet seat."



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CEO: Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz 100% fit to fly

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr talks about the background of Germanwings Flight 9525 co-pilot Andreas Lubitz.



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Tikrit: Airstrikes on ISIS targets

U.S.-led warplanes continued to hammer ISIS positions around the pivotal Iraqi battleground city of Tikrit, stepping in at the Iraqi Prime Minister's request to get at what a spokesman called "difficult targets."



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5 things you need to know about Iran nuclear debate

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Cricket World Cup: Australia to meet Kiwis in final

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Introducing the 'anti-Lance' of cycling

Former cyclist who refused to dope meets wall of silence in his bid to help clean up the sport.



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Black box clue? One pilot locked out of cockpit

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Heinz to merge with Kraft Foods

H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group to merge creating North America's third-largest food and beverage company.



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Super-yachts are back in fashion

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Shanghai's vanishing street food

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150 lives onboard Germanwings

They were high school exchange students, heading home after a week in Spain. Opera singers fresh off a show in Barcelona. An architect from Colombia who'd gone across the Atlantic to work in Africa. An Australian nurse on vacation with her son.



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Saudis pledge 100 war planes in Yemen campaign

With the support of nine mostly Arab countries, Saudi Arabia launches a military campaign in neighboring Yemen, where Houthi rebels have intensified their violent campaign against the government.



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Teen, 13, kills brother, then self

A 13-year-old fatally shot his brother following a food disagreement in Florida -- then committed suicide with the same gun, authorities said.



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Jupiter laid groundwork for Earth

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Yemen: What you need to know about how we got here

Yemen is a fractious, impoverished, weakly governed Middle Eastern nation that has long served as a haven for Islamic terrorists. Now, it appears to be teetering on the brink of all-out conflict. The U.N.'s top adviser on Yemen has warned that the country is moving toward "the edge of civil war."



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Yemen's President leaves as rebels advance

According to the U.S. State Department, Yemen's President left the country 'voluntarily.' CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.



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Bus swept away after collapsing in sinkhole

Intense flooding in Brazil caused an evacuated tourist bus to collapse into a sinkhole and was washed away by rapid floodwater.



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Deadly tornado hits Tulsa

At least one person was killed Wednesday when either a tornado or straight-line winds ripped through a mobile home community in Oklahoma, said Maj. Shannon Clark with the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.



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Frat student sorry for racist chant

Levi Pettit, who was expelled from the University of Oklahoma for spouting a racist chant at a fraternity activity, says he's "deeply sorry."



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Layover saves Swedish team from flight

After his team rescheduled its flight aboard Germanwings Flight 9525, Swedish soccer player Frank Pettersson reflects on averting the tragedy.



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'What's the point of life?!?' teens sob after Zayn quits boy band

Watch One Direction fans sob after Zayn quits. CNN's Jeanne Moos rounds up the best of the tears and jeers.



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Mars rover finally finishes marathon

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Rough terrain problematic in recovery efforts

CNN's Tom Sater reports on how the rough terrain of the relatively small ravine where Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed is causing problems for recovery teams.



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Eatery bans Africans, owner arrested

The owner of a Chinese restaurant in Nairobi, Kenya has been arrested following an uproar over its policy of banning African customers at night, according to reports.



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Report: One pilot locked out of cockpit

One of the pilots on board Germanwings Flight 9525 was locked out of the cockpit when the plane crashed Tuesday, a senior military official told The New York Times, citing evidence from the cockpit voice recorder. | FULL STORY | DISTRAUGHT PILOTS REFUSE TO FLY



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What happened in the cockpit?

The New York Times is reporting there is evidence that one of the pilots on Germanwings Flight 9525 was locked out of the cockpit when the plane crashed.



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Saudis for 'legitimate government'

Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi Ambassador to the United States, speaks about why they've chosen to launch coalition airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.



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2 children's bodies found in freezer

Police in Detroit made a gruesome discovery Tuesday.



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Would U.S. send Knox back to Italian jail?

Italy's highest court will decide whether to uphold Amanda Knox's murder conviction in the infamous 2007 case for which she had previously been found guilty and later acquitted.



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What we know so far about plane crash

A swarm of questions surround what happened on board Germanwings Flight 4U 9525, which crashed Tuesday in the southern French Alps



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Nutritionists share their McDonald's meals

The scenario goes a little something like this: You're on a long drive, the road ahead is completely bare and your stomach is making noises louder than the radio.



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Biracial beauty queen criticized

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Germany mourns Alps disaster at football friendly

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BBC drops Clarkson

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Iraq: Airstrikes start against key ISIS city

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Helicopters winch mountaineers to crash site

Limited access and poor weather conditions are making recovery efforts for Germanwings Flight 9525 difficult. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.



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Benedict Cumberbatch role Richard III's reburial

Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch will read a specially-written poem at the "funeral" of Richard III, the King found buried beneath a parking lot -- his own distant relative.



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Cop kills man lying on ground and tased

The emissions sticker on David Kassick's car was expired.



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Obama rival: He's a 'psychopath'

Ben Carson says President Barack Obama is a psychopath.



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Knox decision in the balance

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Classmates in mourning

On any other Wednesday morning, the steps in front of the Joseph-Koenig-Gymnasium would be packed with kids on their way to class, discussing homework, chattering about last night's TV shows, or laying out plans for the coming weekend.



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Military to charge Bergdahl with desertion

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Yemeni rebels take key air base

A Yemeni air base recently evacuated by U.S. forces was overrun Wednesday by Houthi rebels and their military allies, rebels said, amid a report that Yemen's deposed president then fled the nearby southern port city of Aden.



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German town in mourning

A close-knit German town mourns the loss of sixteen students and two teachers killed when Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed in the French Alps. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.



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Teasing and trauma: Twitter abuzz as Clarkson goes

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Zayn Malik leaving One Direction

That sound you just heard was the crash of hearts breaking all over the world.



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ISIS fight takes toll on Iraq warriors

In the fight against ISIS, Iraqi fighters are taking a large toll to reclaim territory seized by the militants. Jomana Karadsheh reports.



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Afghan president: ISIS poses 'terrible threat'

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is warning members of Congress that the Islamic State poses a "terrible threat" to his country and others in its region.



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How horror fall shaped this sports star

Something traumatic happened to Shelly Woods when she was 11 -- and it changed her life.



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Afghan suicide bomb kills 6

A suicide attacker blew up a car near Afghanistan's defense and finance ministry buildings in the country's capital on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least six people, police and an interior ministry official said.



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J.K. Rowling's epic reply to critic of gay Dumbledore

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Will Army discipline Bergdahl?

It's been nearly a year since Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returned to the United States as part of a prisoner exchange and since the Army began a formal investigation into his disappearance from his unit. Yet the Army still hasn't made public its findings and, with them, what discipline -- if any -- Bergdahl will face for leaving his base in eastern Afghanistan in June 2009.



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Man kicked off flight over shirt

A New York college student was kicked off a Southwest flight for wearing an offensive shirt. CNN affiliate KPLR/KTVI reports.



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Girls defy Boko Haram to go to school

In a side room at the American University of Nigeria, four girls chat and giggle. One teenage girl in particular catches our attention. She looks familiar. Then we realize why.



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Cheers for army convoy in Europe

A convoy of U.S. Army armored vehicles is drawing crowds, cheers and tears as it makes an 1,100-mile journey from the Baltics through Poland and the Czech Republic to Germany.



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Sandy Hook shooter house razed

The horror of the Sandy Hook shooting was such that the town of Newtown, Connecticut, demolished the school where it occurred and broke ground on a new structure.



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Crash heard, mistaken as avalanche

With its snow-capped mountains and picturesque deserted hamlets, the Bleone Valley, where a Germanwings jet crashed Tuesday, is a stunningly beautiful but sparsely populated spot.



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Real Madrid acts over 'violent actions'

After its title charge in Spain's La Liga stalled, Real Madrid is planning to take action against supporters who allegedly vandalized cars owned by the club's players.



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Is global epidemic being missed?

In today's global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, children have become an invisible population -- dying from this curable disease because they're hard to find and difficult to diagnose. Often unseen by health services, children embody a "hidden epidemic," which public health experts are now struggling to beat.



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What we know on Germanwings flight

A swarm of questions surround what happened on board Germanwings Flight 4U 9525, which crashed Tuesday in the southern French Alps



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Biracial beauty queen criticized as not Japanese enough

A biracial beauty queen in Japan is facing criticism for not being Japanese enough.



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Bid to save 'magic rabbit' from extinction

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'Top Gear' Clarkson getting the boot?

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San Jose cop killed responding to call

A manhunt is underway for a suspect after a San Jose police officer was killed Tuesday night while responding to a report of a suicidal man, authorities said.



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Obama halts Afghan withdrawal

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Russian tycoon proposes world's greatest highway

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Usain Bolt 'will lose Rio 2016 100m final'

Rio 2016 will be a miserable Olympics for Usain Bolt and Great Britain, according to a new 'virtual medal table' prediction.



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Pilot: Planes don't fall out of skies

The crash of a Germanwings Airline passenger plane Tuesday has led to much speculation on what caused the crash. But no two incidents are the same.



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Will Amanda Knox be extradited?

When Italy's highest court meets Wednesday to consider the latest verdict in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher, most eyes will be on Amanda Knox, the 27-year-old Seattle native who stands convicted of killing her former roommate.



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Plane plummeted for 8 minutes

A Germanwings Airbus A320 plane rapidly descended about an hour after takeoff, crashing into the French Alps where all 150 aboard are presumed dead. One of the aircraft's flight recorders has been found.



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India's Supreme Court strikes down law criminalizing 'offensive' online posts

India's highest court has reversed a controversial law that gave the authorities sweeping powers to arrest and potentially jail people for comments posted on social networks and other Internet platforms.



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Japan's 31 most beautiful places

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Secret Service grilled over snafus

Lawmakers investigating allegations that two senior Secret Service agents drove drunk through an active bomb threat investigation at the White House hammered agency director Joe Clancy on Tuesday for his unwillingness to allow the agents working that night to testify.



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Tom Hanks condenses movie career in 8 minutes

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Cricket World Cup: NZ into final

New Zealand are into the cricket World Cup final after a thrilling victory over South Africa, secured off the penultimate ball of the match.



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ISIS fight takes toll on Iraq warriors

In the fight against ISIS, Iraqi fighters are taking a large toll to reclaim territory seized by the militants. Jomana Karadsheh reports.



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Largest asteroid impact zone found

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Biracial beauty queen criticized in Japan

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Denmark slams 'Russian target' warning

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Jolie reveals ovaries removed

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Search underway in Alps

A Germanwings Airbus A320 plane carrying at least 150 people crashed in the foothills of the French Alps on Tuesday, March 24.



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Did weather factor into crash?

CNN Today meteorologist Tom Sater looks at the weather at the time Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed and how the upcoming weather conditions will impact search and rescue efforts.



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Airbus A320: Airlines' workhorse

More than 6,200 Airbus A320 planes are in operation around the world. CNN's Thom Patterson explains the Airbus A320's history and safety record.



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World's 25 top destinations

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37 die as three buses crash

A highway crash involving three buses and a freezer truck in northern Peru killed at least 37 people, the country's Ministry of Health said Monday.



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Florist trimmed from White House

The White House found itself in a thorny situation recently when its chief florist, Laura Dowling, quit and was reportedly escorted from the residence on the eve of Valentine's Day.



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New bio softens Steve Jobs's image

When Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs came out in October 2011 -- less than three weeks after Jobs' death -- it crystallized many popularly held perceptions of the Apple co-founder.



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UK comic hits U.S. TV heights

He's a virtual unknown to American audiences, but James Corden proved he had what it takes as a late night host.



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Alps Disaster: Tears from Spain to Germany

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Mountain blackened as crash obliterates plane

150 people are feared dead after a Germanwings flight crashed in the French Alps. CNN's Phil Black reports.



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Airline CEO: Students, teachers on crashed plane

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Women exonerated after 22 years on death row

Debra Milke spent 22 years on death row, convicted of conspiring with two other men to kill her son allegedly for an insurance payout.



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Boeing patents a force field

Raise shields!



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China executes three for knife attack

China has executed three men convicted of plotting a knife attack that killed 31 people at a railway station in the southwestern city of Kunming last year.



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One natural wonder you shouldn't miss

You might have seen the photos.



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China's chilling cyberwar on speech

The Chinese government has declared the Internet to be the new battlefield in its fight against "pornography and unlawful information."



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Video of Germanwings plane crash site released

New video from the Germanwings plane crash site has been released. Authorities say no piece of debris is larger than a car.



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'X-Files' returning to Fox for six episodes

Smoking Man, time to light another cigarette.



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Tennis without lines judges? You cannot be serious!

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Zimmerman: Obama 'incited race'

George Zimmerman says he bears a grudge against President Obama, accusing him of inflaming racial tensions around the Trayvon Martin case.



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Quick descent. No distress call. What happened?

Quick descent. No distress call. What happened?



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F1 star Rosberg races UP a skyscraper

Lewis Hamilton may be on top of the world but his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg reached new heights during his unusual preparations for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.



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Boehner 'baffled' by Israeli spying report

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Germanwings plane dropped 14,000 feet in minutes

With a good safety record, authorities are still trying to find out why a Germanwings A320 Airbus crashed in the French Alps. CNN's Chad Myers reports.



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Jennifer Lawrence is done with 'X-Men'

Get ready to X Jennifer Lawrence out of the "X-Men" franchise.



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Place your bets: Apple Watch vs. Classic Swiss

Browsing the 141,000 sq meters of stalls in Baselworld this year its hard to make out whether the industry is one step ahead or behind.



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Children Rescued From Boko Haram camp

CNNi interviews Christopher Fomunyoh of the National Democratic Institute about his visit to a camp where children taken by Boko Haram were holed up.



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Mass grave found in Boko Haram-held town

Troops from Niger and Chad discovered a mass grave with more than 90 decomposed bodies near a northern Nigerian town recently retaken from the Islamic militant group Boko Haram, security sources from both countries said Friday.



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Boeing gets 'force field' patent

Raise shields!



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Hillary: 'New beginning' with press

"Complicated" is how Hillary Clinton described her relationship with the political press corps at an event on Monday night.



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104-year-old's longevity secret: Lots of soda

A 104-year-old woman gives some credit for her long life to her doctor ... Dr. Pepper. CNN's Gary Tuchman reports.



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Trafficker: Do you want to buy boy or girl?

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How Yemen got to brink of civil war

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Exclusive: U.S., S. Korea's drills

As the U.S. and South Korea conduct joint military exercises, North Korea ratchets up the rhetoric. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.



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Meet the the animal that's rarer than panda

Native to a remote region of China, this tiny mammal, known as the Ili pika, doesn't know it's a member of an endangered species -- and neither do most people.



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Wrestling star dies after kick

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ISIS lure 'brainwashed' medics

Once again, the lure of ISIS may have ensnared another group of foreigners -- this time, medical students suspected of traveling to Syria to work in ISIS-controlled hospitals.



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Utah reinstates firing squads

Utah's governor signed a bill Monday that brings back firing squads as a potential way to execute some death row prisoners.



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Once 'Star Wars' set, town now stop for ISIS

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Secret tunnels under Ho Chi Minh open

Most visitors to Ho Chi Minh City will make the hour or so drive out of town to visit the legendary Cu Chi tunnels.



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How has ISIS expanded so fast?

On Friday, ISIS claimed responsibility for Yemen's deadliest terror attack.



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Arrests after mob burns woman

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No 'basis' on college gang rape story

Charlottesville Police said Monday that investigators found no "substantive basis" to support a University of Virginia female student's story that she was raped at the Phi Kappa Psi house, an account that Rolling Stone published last November.



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What's 'true' about Jesus' cross?

In July of 2013, the oldest of Jesus relics stories rose again when Turkish archaeologists discovered a stone chest in a 1,350-year-old church that appeared to contain a piece of Jesus' cross.



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Why is ISIS so successful at luring Westerners?

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Mummified monk stolen from China?

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Rape cases soar in India

The Indian government introduced tougher penalties for sexual crimes in 2013, but many argue that isn't enough. CNN's Robyn Curnow reports.



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Can U.S. sweet tooth save Cuban sugar?

Experts say Cuba's flagging sugar industry could be ripe for revitalization through outside investment. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports.



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Judge denies millionaire Durst bail

A Louisiana judge ruled Monday that Robert Durst, the millionaire real estate heir charged with first-degree murder, will be held without bail.



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Baby orangutan's chicken cage abuse

Budi, an adorable baby orangutan, is on the road to recovery after an animal shelter in Indonesia rescued him.



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Ex-NFLer admits sex assault

Retired NFL star Darren Sharper changed course and pleaded guilty Monday to one count of sexual assault and one count of attempted sexual assault.



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'Supertide' isolates Mont Saint-Michel in France

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Right-wing Cruz starts 2016 run

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Analysis: U.S. troops need to stay in Afghanistan

The first state visit to the United States of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah, which begins this week, was supposed to take place in early March. But the visit was delayed because Republican leaders had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress during the same time period.



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Denmark slams 'Russia nuclear target' warning

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One killed in U.S. cliff collapse

One person died and another was severely injured after a cliff collapsed on the Pacific Coast north of San Francisco, the National Park Service said.



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CNN exclusive: 'ISIS recruits Afghans' in chilling video

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37 dead as three buses crash

A highway crash involving three buses and a freezer truck in northern Peru killed at least 37 people, the country's Ministry of Health said Monday.



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ISIS shows pictures of purported bombers

CNN Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson discusses new photographs showing the purported bombers who attacked two Yemen mosques on March 20.



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Families rethink online lives after ISIS taunts

An online group claiming affiliation with Islamic State terrorists has threatened American military members and their families in the past, and over the weekend, a new threat surfaced on the Web.



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Obama: Lee 'visionary,' 'true giant'

Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore, died early Monday morning, according to a statement released by the office of Singapore's current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He was 91.



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What car does racing champ choose?

Formula One's Lewis Hamilton may drive a Silver Arrows on the track, but on the road it seems he prefers a Prancing Horse.



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Group threatens troops online

A previously unknown group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Organization posted the names, photos and addresses of about 100 U.S. troops online, calling for attacks against them.



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Remains of missing family found?

The disappearance of a young woman, her two children and her boyfriend confounded police last year. Now, remains found in southern Alaska could show their tragic fate.



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Suarez wins El Clasico for Barca

A trademark finish from Luis Suarez gave Barcelona a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in El Clasico Sunday to extend its lead at the top of La Liga to four points.



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What's the story behind this haunting photograph?

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U.S. and British forces pull out

The U.S and UK pull their last forces out of strife-torn Yemen, raising fears that it will become even more of a breeding ground for terror groups plaguing the Middle East and the West.



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Singapore founding father dies at 91

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Yemen: Militants seize airport

Houthi militants took over the airport in Taiz as they swept through the city and surrounding province, two officials with the Taiz provincial government said.



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Victim of Craigslist attack praised

When Longmont, Colorado, police officer Billy Sawyer responded to a 911 call from a pregnant woman who was stabbed and had her fetus ripped out, he wasn't prepared for what they would see.



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Video reveals ISIS recruiting in Afghanistan

This CNN exclusive shows rare footage of a chilling meeting in which a Syrian explains to Afghan men why they should join their jihad. Nick Paton Walsh reports.



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Lawmakers warn Obama on Iran

A veto-proof, bipartisan majority of House lawmakers have signed an open letter to President Barack Obama warning him that any nuclear deal with Iran will effectively require congressional approval for implementation.



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Why the n-word doesn't go away

Other racial and ethnic insults have thankfully gone away; why does this one persist?



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Djokovic: No secret to my success

Novak Djokovic, who won a fourth Indian Wells title Sunday, says there's no secret to his consistent success. Hard work, for example, counts for a lot.



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Soccer star sent off in HOW many seconds?

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Tunisia: Attackers wore suicide vests

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