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(CNN) -- The interesting news in the latest CNN/ORC International poll that Bill Clinton is pulling a 66% favorable rating among Americans suggests the 42nd president has the power to help or hurt Barack Obama as the 2012 campaign enters its final five months. The question is: Which has he been doing more of lately? Th...	Bill Clinton is riding high in the opinion polls, with a 66% favorability rating . Michael Duffy says it's a sign that former presidents' popularity increases after White House . He says some have suggested Clinton's comments have been an effort to undermine Obama . Duffy: Clinton is more likely acting as a campaign co...
(CNN) -- Who would have thought it? Team Brazil just scraping by in a cliffhanger penalty kick shootout. But from here on out, where every game means somebody's going home, there's a 12th man on the field, a true equalizer -- roaring determination. And it nearly snatched victory for Chile. But Brazil's dream of winning...	Brazil has reason to party after its team squeaked past Chile . Offensive powerhouse Netherlands face Mexico's nearly airtight defense Sunday . Guess who has always won when Algeria has played Germany in the past? Everybody loves Colombia and James Rodriguez .
(CNN) -- President Obama faces a delicate balancing act in trying to contain Israel from launching a military strike while compelling Iran to halt its nuclear ambition. How he plays his hand will be a true test of his ability to pull a rabbit out of a hat. Meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel recent...	Nina Tannenwald and Hussein Banai: President Obama faces a delicate balancing act . They say he has to persuade either Israel or Iran to back down from its current position . Tannenwald and Banai: Iran's elections offer negotiation room for President Obama . They say President Obama's electoral prospects give him an up...
Boulder, Colorado (CNN) -- Authorities in Boulder, Colorado, warned some residents to prepare to evacuate Thursday as winds gusting as high as 50 mph threatened to drive a raging wildfire out of the hills and into city limits. The Fourmile Canyon fire already had charred nearly 6,400 acres of countryside and destroyed ...	NEW: Some Boulder residents should "think about" evacuating, city says . "Entire chains of trees" ablaze in Rocky Mountain foothills . Wind-whipped fire claims nearly 170 homes . No deaths or injuries reported since blaze started Monday .
(CNN) -- WikiLeaks has published a secret U.S. diplomatic cable listing places the United States considers vital to its national security, prompting criticism that the website is inviting terrorist attacks on American interests. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the disclosure "gives a group like al Qaeda a ...	NEW: State Department blasts WikiLeaks for publishing list . Locations listed worldwide could hurt national security if damaged or destroyed . WikiLeaks says several hundred sites now mirror its content .
(CNN) -- The Hole in the Wall experiments, known as HiW, were first implemented in 1999, when a computer with an internet connection was embedded into a wall for children to discover and use unsupervised. The wall adjoined a slum in India. Only a month later, it was evident that the children had taught themselves to us...	Sugata Mitra: Experiments show students can teach themselves with computers . He says students showed remarkable progress by working in teams . Adult mediators can help further this kind of learning even without formal teacher training, he says .
Accra, Ghana (CNN) -- Thousands of mourners gathered Friday in the West African nation of Ghana to pay their respects to the late President John Atta Mills, as his funeral was held in the capital, Accra. Mills died last month at age 68, prompting outpourings of grief from many Ghanaians. Ghanaians from all walks of lif...	NEW: Doves are released into the air as mourners pay respects to their late leader . NEW: Mills is laid to rest near Osu Castle in Accra, the capital of Ghana . U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is among the visiting dignitaries . John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as the new president within hours of Mills' death ...
(CNN) -- A late Sergio Ramos goal earned Real Madrid a 2-1 win against Barcelona at the Bernabeu on Saturday as the La Liga leaders slumped to a second consecutive El Clasico defeat. Five days after being dumped out of the Copa del Rey by Jose Mourinho's side, the Catalan club were once again forced to play second fidd...	Sergio Ramos headed goal earns Real Madrid second El Clasico win in five days . Benzema gives Madrid early lead before Messi leveled with 50th goal of the season . Madrid play Manchester United in last 16 second leg Champions League tie on Tuesday . In Serie A, AC Milan beat 10-man Lazio 3-0 to move up to fourth in the...
(CNN) -- Sitting in the first lady's box listening to the President Barack Obama push for movement on immigration reform, Cristian Avila no longer had to keep his head down and live in fear of being deported. While the President dedicated only a brief part of his State of the Union address to immigration, his message w...	Sitting in the first lady's box was DREAMer Cristian Avila . "If it wasn't for receiving my DACA last summer I wouldn't be here," activist said . Avila caught the attention of Obama administration during his 22-day immigration fast . He's optimistic about immigration reform despite fearing his parents being deported .
(CNN)Charles Frederick Warner, who was convicted for the rape and murder of an 11-month-old girl, was executed Thursday, according to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. His was the first execution in Oklahoma since a controversial lethal injection, which was widely seen as botched, in April. Warner was convicted i...	"They poked me five times. It hurt. It feels like acid," Warner said before his death . His was the first execution in Oklahoma since a controversial lethal injection in April .
(CNN) -- Felipa Fabon waits outside a local fried chicken restaurant in Manila. Crouching near to feral cats and rubbish bins, she isn't there to meet friends for dinner but to search through the diner's trash bags. "I'm sorting the garbage, looking for 'pagpag'," she says. In Tagalog "pagpag" means the dust you shake ...	Many in Manila's slums survive on chicken scraps from trash bags . Called 'pagpag' it is part of a hidden food system for urban poor . Salvaged chicken is washed and resold by pagpag merchants .
(CNN) -- When you finish one video game in a series and begin the next, you're basically forced to start from scratch without carrying over any of your accomplishments from the previous game. But the popular "Mass Effect" sci-fi action trilogy aims to change that -- by allowing players to complete one game and transfer...	Players who played the first "Mass Effect" game can import their data into the new game . "Writing for 'ME2' was the hardest thing we've ever done," project director says . "Mass Effect 2" has 15% to 20% more dialogue and 30% more decision-making options .
(CNN) -- Cell phone video recorded from inside a car clipped by a FedEx tractor-trailer truck before it slammed into a bus carrying students in Northern California is being reviewed by investigators, the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday. The driver of the Nissan Altima that passed the bus just before th...	"Nothing is ruled out yet," NTSB member says . Investigators look at truck driver's last 72 hours, including cell phone use . NTSB: "Fatigue, distraction and other human performance issues are at the top of our list" Crash kills 10 people -- 5 high school students, 3 chaperones and both drivers .
Paris, France (CNN) -- France's lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a ban on any veils that cover the face -- including the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women. The vote was 335 to 1. The measure must still go to the French Senate before it becomes law. The Senate is expected to...	NEW: Amnesty International condemns the vote, saying the ban violates religious freedom . Ban passes the lower house of the French parliament by a huge majority . French people overwhelmingly favor a ban, the Pew Global Attitudes Project found this spring . The bill still needs Senate approval to become law .
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The notorious Iraq prison once called Abu Ghraib has reopened under Iraqi government control. And the Ministry of Justice has launched a public-relations campaign to show it has changed since the days when prisoners were tortured there -- first under Saddam Hussein, and later by American troops....	Abu Ghraib is now Baghdad Central Prison, with a garden and a gym . In 2004, photos of prisoners being humiliated by American guards were published . Ministry of Justice trying to show that the prison, now under Iraqi control, has changed .
(CNN) -- After a fine display against Manchester City in the Champions League, Barcelona couldn't back it up in La Liga. Combined with Real Madrid's victory, it means Barcelona was knocked off top spot in Spain. Barcelona suffered just its third league loss of the campaign when it was beaten 3-1 at Real Sociedad, with ...	Barcelona suffers a rare defeat in Spain, losing at Real Sociedad . Lionel Messi scores for Barca but it's not enough to prevent a 3-1 reverse . Real Madrid leapfrogs Barcelona after coasting past Elche . In Germany, a wonder goal helps Hamburg sink Borussia Dortmund .
Washington (CNN) -- Not everyone subscribes to a New Year's resolution, but Americans will be required to follow new laws in 2014. Some 40,000 measures taking effect range from sweeping, national mandates under Obamacare to marijuana legalization in Colorado, drone prohibition in Illinois and transgender protections in...	40,000 measures set to become law in 2014 . Obamacare mandate is the big federal law going into effect . But states and cities have laws impacting minimum wage, shark fins and gender identity . New gun control failed at federal level, but Connecticut acting on its own .
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former GOP presidential nominee John McCain warned Wednesday that the United States is losing the war in Afghanistan. Sen. John McCain recommended expanding the Afghan army to between 160,000 and 200,000 troops. The Arizona senator, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said...	McCain: "When you aren't winning in this kind of war, you are losing" While Afghanistan is "nowhere near as dire as it was in Iraq," attacks have spiked . U.S. needs to establish a larger military headquarters, McCain says . "The scale of resources required to prevail will be enormous," senator says .
(CNN) -- Fancy gadgets that can be used to jam cell phone signals are illegal and potentially dangerous, experts say. So, why was Google lighting up Monday with people searching for them? You can thank a guy in Philadelphia who got fed up with folks yakking during his daily bus ride and a local news reporter who happen...	Philadelphia bus rider spurs interest in cell phone jammers . Local TV station interviews man "taking the law into his own hands" to quiet cell talkers . Experts say people using the devices could jam police, other communications, too . Still, jammers from $40 to more than $1,000 can be found online .
(CNN) -- Interpol has issued an international wanted notice for a French gangster who authorities say used explosives as part of a brazen escape from a prison in Lille, France, over the weekend, the organization said Monday. Redoine Faid held five people, including four guards, at gunpoint at the detention center Satur...	NEW: "He wants to be known as the greatest gangster," escaped prisoner's former editor says . Redoine Faid is named in an Interpol notice and an arrest warrant covering 26 nations . Authorities say he held hostages, blasted his way out of a prison in Lille on Saturday . Faid, known for armored truck attacks, spent year...
(CNN) -- President Obama threw down the gauntlet to congressional Republicans at his press conference on Monday. He will not, he asserted forcefully, allow the United States' credit rating be held hostage by hard-liners demanding budget cuts "or else..." In short, the president's message was that he would not negotiate...	David Rothkopf: Obama challenged congressional GOP on debt ceiling . Rothkopf says Boehner and House GOP are bizarrely holding nation hostage . He says they must know it will hurt them, but continue; want budget cuts, but not to defense . Rothkopf: Playing politics with debt ceiling must be permanently out of bounds .
LONDON, England (CNN) -- British people love pubs -- so much, in fact, that a recent survey found that they cherish only fish and chips and the Queen more. A combination of factors including the smoking ban, higher taxes and cheap supermarket alochol are hurting pubs. Yet this enduring icon of British culture is under ...	Traditional British pubs are facing tough times, with 1,400 closing in 2007 . Indoor smoking ban, higher taxes and cheap supermarket alcohol hurt pubs . About 57,000 pubs still remain in Britain despite decline in numbers .
Guangzhou, China (CNN) -- In a voice alternating between desperate and hopeful, Qu Feifei talked to her daughter continuously Tuesday afternoon through a window left ajar at the main military hospital in this southern Chinese city. "Yueyue, give Mom another chance to love you, OK?" she finally begged, sobbing. On the o...	"Give Mom another chance to love you," the unconscious child's mother begs . Video showing child being ignored after grave injury rocks China . One passerby says, "Nobody else dared to touch her, how did I?" The mother, Qu Feifei, wants to focus on the positive .
(CNN) -- The debate over teacher evaluations that's taken center stage in the Chicago schools strike could have major effects on the issue in the future, an education expert says. "Chicago absolutely matters," said Elena Silva, senior associate for public policy engagement at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement...	After Race to the Top initiative, fights over teacher responsibility have become more common . The initiative provides funding to states in exchange for reforms . The Chicago schools strike could influence the outcome of the debate, expert says .
(CNN) -- If one brings a gun to a fistfight, then the fight becomes a gunfight. Simple reasoning, of course, but it's also an unnecessary consequence of combining legislation that makes guns readily available with "stand your ground" laws. I can already hear the clicking of keyboards from my desk, as the drinkers of NR...	Mark NeJame: Combination of guns and "stand your ground" laws are dangerous . He says laws enable people to use deadly force even if they're not at risk . "Castle doctrine" justifies use of deadly force to protect yourself in your home, he says . NeJame: Extending the castle doctrine everywhere raises questions .
(CNN) -- Italy's Matteo Manassero became the youngest ever winner at the PGA Championship. He had to work hard for it. Manassero edged England's Simon Khan on the fourth extra hole of a playoff after Scotland's Marc Warren exited on the first extra hole. The trio had finished at 10-under 278. Khan found the water with ...	Italy's Matteo Manassero, at 20, becomes the youngest winner of the PGA Championship . Manassero beats Simon Khan and Marc Warren in a playoff at Wentworth . Ryder Cup stalwart Lee Westwood struggles on back nine and falls out of contention .
(CNN) -- Two years ago this week, the Obama administration hailed the advent of the "Summer of Economic Recovery." The president's stimulus bill had passed a Democratic-controlled Congress just over a year before, accompanied by rosy predictions on job creation from the administration. President Obama claimed that "the...	John Thune: Two years ago this week, Obama claimed that economy will improve . Thune: Today, Americans are still waiting for the recovery . He says Republicans have a better plan: Repeal health care law, stop tax hike, cut spending . Thune: Road to real recovery is not doubling down on the failed policies of the past f...
(CNN) -- Tiger Woods admits his personal problems are affecting his game, but the world's top golfer refused to blame media intrusion on his life for his disastrous return to the PGA Tour this week. Woods defied expectation when he tied for fourth on his comeback last month at the Masters, one of golf's four major even...	Tiger Woods admits personal problems are affecting his golf, but refuses to blame media . World's top golfer misses cut at a U.S. PGA Tour event for first time since 2005 . He shot seven-over-par 79 at Quail Hollow, the second-worst score of his career . Woods will line up again at the Players Championship at Ponte Ved...
Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com. If you've rewritten that résumé several times and sent out dozens of applications but your job search still shows no promise, you might not be the problem. One freque...	High unemployment rates can handicap job seekers . Michigan, Mississippi and South Carolina have highest rates . Alaska's top industry is government .
(CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday that American forces can "deal with any potential contingencies" in the Middle East, especially after the military's capabilities were recently "enhanced" after attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions. Speaking to reporters en route to Tokyo, Panetta said recent unre...	U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talks to reporters en route to Asia . He says recent events reinforce the need for a strong military presence in the Mideast . U.S. military capabilities in the region have been "enhanced" in recent days, he says . Panetta praises Libyan officials' "strong effort" in response to a de...
Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) -- France established Tuesday its first strategic foothold in the Gulf, when President Nicolas Sarkozy opened a French military base in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. The new military presence, named the 'Peace Camp', will accommodate up to 500 French troops, and comprises a French facility a...	French President Nicolas Sarkozy opens military base in United Arab Emirates . Base can accommodate troops, jets and most of France's navy ships . France is ready to shoulder its responsibilities . Iran previously said it was not pleased at the French presence .
(CNN) -- An Illinois woman died Monday after participating in New York City's Nautica Triathlon on Sunday, the second athlete to do so. Amy Martich died at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City -- a day after a man died after participating in the swim portion of the triathlon, according to hospital spok...	Woman had been rescued halfway through swim portion of race . Man who died Sunday also rescued from water . Manhattan Borough president asks for review of safety protocol .
Homs, Syria (CNN) -- A freelance cameraman who visited Homs recently put together a video that provides a rare glimpse of life in the embattled city and an even rarer close-up of the opposition movement in Syria. At the headquarters of the government secret police, the cameraman -- who uses the name Mani to avoid retri...	Cameraman gives a rare glimpse of fighting in the city of Homs . "My eye! my eye!" shouts a wounded man . Estimates put military defectors' strength at more than 1,000 in Homs .
Washington (CNN) -- Friday's government report showing a rise in unemployment shines a light on a new hurdle facing young people in need of work: The military isn't the reliable source of employment that it used to be. The Army and Marine Corps are getting smaller, and now there's a nearly year-long waiting list just t...	The military isn't the reliable source of employment that it used to be . The Army and Marine Corps are getting smaller . Average enlistment bonuses have also fallen .
(CNN) -- An 85-year-old American man detained in North Korea has apologized for his actions, including for killing troops and civilians during the Korean War, North Korea's state-run news agency reported Saturday. KCNA released a statement it claimed was from Merrill Newman -- a Palo Alto, California man who, his famil...	Merrill Newman was detained more than a month ago in North Korea, his family says . He issues an apology to North Korea for his actions, state news reports . "I committed indelible offensive acts against" North Korea, he reportedly says . State news claims investigators found Newman "masterminded espionage"
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Having won 24 trophies in 23 seasons, Alex Ferguson has established himself as the most successful manager in British football history. Sir Alex Ferguson: English football's most successful manager with 24 titles . But the 67-year-old Manchester United manager, who has brought 10 league titles ...	Alex Ferguson is the most successful manager in English football . Born in 1941, Ferguson has played and managed football at top levels . Players he has nurtured include David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo . He has hinted in recent years he may step down soon -- but keeps winning titles .
(CNN) -- Actress and filmmaker Ricki Lake has a special connection to CNN Heroes. Her friend and onetime nanny, Marie Da Silva, was chosen as a Top 10 CNN Hero in 2008 for her work starting a school for AIDS orphans in her native Malawi. Lake sat down with CNN Entertainment senior producer Denise Quan to talk about CNN...	Marie Da Silva, a top 10 CNN Hero in 2008, was once a nanny for actress Ricki Lake . Da Silva funds a school for AIDS orphans in her native country of Malawi . Lake has a personal connection to the disease; her grandfather died of AIDS in the '80s .
United Nations (CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council will take up a draft resolution that would establish an interim peacekeeping force for the disputed border region of Abyei, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told reporters Thursday. The draft resolution calls for the deployment of 4,200 Ethiopian Nationa...	Draft resolution would establish an interim peacekeeping force for Abyei . It calls for deployment of 4,200 peacekeepers to the region . Agreement's purpose is to allow for troop withdrawal from Abyei, ambassador says .
(CNN) -- Gold mining might have become a booming industry in resource-rich Ghana, raking in billions of dollars every year, but that wealth has failed to trickle down to many of the country's rural poor who live on the land where the gold is mined from. "Mining goes with a lot of myths, like it creates jobs, it brings ...	Daniel Owusu-Koranteng is founder of a mining advocacy group WACAM . The group offers education, training and legal support to people affected by large scale mining . Ghana is Africa's second largest producer of gold after South Africa .
(CNN) -- The attorney for Ohio State University's fired marching band director contends the university report that led to Jonathan Waters' firing was "deeply flawed." Waters, a former assistant band director and former sousaphone player in the marching band in the 1990s, was fired last week after a university investiga...	Attorney: OSU report on marching band "sexualized" culture is "deeply flawed" OSU releases audio recording purportedly of Jonathan Waters yelling at a band member . Attorney David Axelrod says Waters tried to address "inappropriate behavior"
LONDON, England (CNN) -- In a tough job market, MBA graduates seeking top-tier jobs are turning to a career networking site created by and catering to young professionals. Doostang gets its name from the Latin for "reaching for talent." Doostang is an online community that seeks to match the brightest new grads with wh...	Doostang is a career networking site geared towards 20 and 30-somethings . Since it was founded in 2005, its membership has grown to 600,000 . Business schools like Wharton and INSEAD have partnered with Doostang .
Washington (CNN) -- For months now, the GOP has been complaining about Barack Obama's class warfare: He's pitting the wealthy against the middle class. He's unfairly asking the rich to pay more taxes. He's dividing the country along economic lines for his own political agenda. But wait. Has anybody looked at what's goi...	Gloria Borger says now it's the Republicans who are playing class warfare . She notes that the GOP criticized President Obama for "class warfare" on taxes . Rick Santorum is trying to make the case that he represents middle class, she says . Borger: Santorum trying to differentiate himself from Romney, who is much rich...
Washington (CNN) -- After appearing briefly on the Obama administration's short-list to run the Pentagon, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson now has to survive a congressional grilling on the president's new immigration policy. Testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday, Johnson said he is ...	Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday . He was there to explain and defend President Barack Obama's immigration action plan . Republicans grilled Johnson on what they see as contradictions on what the plan means .
(CNN) -- It was not the present cricket fans would have asked for when they woke up bleary eyed on Christmas morning. Jacques Kallis, arguably the greatest all-rounder in the history of the game, has announced he will retire from Test match cricket following the second Test against India which begins on December 26. Ka...	Jacques Kallis to retire from Test match cricket . The 38-year-old remains available for limited overs cricket . Made debut as a 20-year-old against England in 1995 . Is the fourth highest run-scorer in history of Test match cricket .
(CNN) -- Not your typical Valentine's Day release, "Die Hard"'s fifth is Hollywood's counterpunch to chocolates, roses and romance. It's an anti-date movie. Well, unless your date is also your dad. Bruce Willis has been playing John McClane, off and on, for a quarter century now, and while he shows no inclination of th...	Bruce Willis is back for the latest installment in the "Die Hard" franchise . The film finds his character traveling to Moscow to find his son . Critic says it may be time to call it a day .
(CNN) -- Russia lashed out Friday against the latest round of sanctions over its involvement in Ukraine, accusing the United States of once again escalating the crisis -- undermining the chances for peace there as well as the greater quest for "global stability." This followed U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement...	Russia's foreign ministry accuses the U.S. of again escalating the crisis in Ukraine . This comes after new sanctions were levied against Russia for its actions in Ukraine . Russia's ministry says it won't act to suit U.S. interests; urges mutual respect . The U.S. accuses Russia of aiding rebels in eastern Ukraine; Mo...
(CNN) -- US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles were reunited in the cockpit Thursday for the first time since Sullenberger safely landed a disabled passenger plane in the Hudson River in January. Thursday's flight was Chesley Sullenberger's first in his new role as an active man...	NEW: Four passengers from ill-fated flight in January make trip on same route . NEW: Passenger reserves same seat she had on Flight 1549 for Thursday's flight . Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles reunite in cockpit . Sullenberger: "Being back in the cockpit felt very familiar. It was like coming home"
(CNN) -- What is happening in Tunisia? Following a month of largely leaderless popular protests against the government, Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country on Friday. Fouad Mebazaa, the speaker of parliament, was sworn in the following day as interim president, and new elections are due within ...	The country's longtime president fled on Friday . Popular protests toppled him after a month . He'd been in power since 1987 . Other long-serving leaders in the region will be paying close attention to Tunisia .
(CNN) -- An eclectic group of engineers, designers, artists, parents and lactation consultants came together at MIT over the weekend to improve a necessary, unpopular device: the breast pump. "They are loud, they are painful, they are very expensive, they can cause pain and tissue damage, and they are weird," said Alex...	120 people participated in a "Make the Breast Pump Not Suck" hackathon at MIT . The engineers, designers and parents created new takes on the breast pump . The winner was a pump on a utility belt that could be worn under clothes .
(CNN) -- Sri Lanka's quarter-century-long civil war is in its final phase, the government suggested Friday, as its troops pounded Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's north. This picture, released by the Sri Lankan defense ministry, is said to be of a dead Tamil Tiger body captured after fighting on May 14, 2009. The re...	Sri Lanka president says end of current military push less than 48 hours away . U.N. estimates more than 50,000 civilians trapped in area under siege . Red Cross: "Staff are witnessing an unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe" Tamil Tigers have fought for an independent state in Sri Lanka since 1983 .
(CNN) -- CBS' newest "How I Met Your Mother" episode was supposed to serve as the latest and greatest installment in the series' ongoing gag about soundly, if humorously, slapping around a good friend. Only thing is, some in the Asian-American community saw it as a slap in the face. The sitcom's Monday show generated b...	A "How I Met Your Mother" episode recast 3 of its actors, all white, to be Asian . They are in yellowface, stereotypical Asian clothes, even a Fu Manchu . Some find the portrayal of Asians offensive, tweet to #HowIMetYourRacism . The show's creators apologize, with one saying he feels "terrible"
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Al Qaeda is the strongest it has been since the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a new U.S. government analysis concludes, according to a senior government official who has seen it. A Pakistani soldier mans a bunker near the Afghan border in a tribal area of Pakistan. Despite ...	Despite counterterrorism efforts, al Qaeda has regained strength, report says . Report says al Qaeda has found a safe haven in the tribal areas of Pakistan . Sen. Harry Reid: It's no surprise al Qaeda has been able to reorganize . FBI has created a group of agents, analysts to examine new threats .
(CNN) -- In most of the country, employers can force pregnant workers out of the workplace when their pregnancy interferes with their normal job duties. Heather Wiseman, a retail sales associate, lost her job because consuming water while working, an activity necessary to maintain a healthy pregnancy, violated store po...	Law professor: Americans with Disabilities Act should include pregnancy . Courts have balked, saying physical limitations are too short-term and minor to qualify . Work policies should accommodate pregnancy's physical effects, says author .
(CNN) -- At least 23 people died Friday when demonstrations across the country were met by a fierce government crackdown, activists told CNN. Seven fatalities occurred in the suburbs of Damascus and two in the city itself, six in Deir Ezzor and Boukamal, three in Daraa and one each in Lattakia and Hama, the activists s...	Nine fatalities reported in Damascus and its suburbs . A journalist says security forces in Damascus fired into crowds . Syria has been wracked by violent crackdowns by government forces .
(CNN) -- Tom wasn't accustomed to not knowing the right answer. A business executive in his 50s, he had been suffering from agonizing back pain for nearly two years, and all his doctors could tell him was that they couldn't find the cause or an appropriate treatment. So Tom did what most people wouldn't -- he started r...	Studies show 20 to 25% of all chronic lower back pain comes from the sacroliac joint . Most spine surgeons aren't trained to look at this joint and may miss it in a patient . Finding out if the SI joint is the source of pain is usually pretty easy, Dr. Nick Shamie says .
(CNN) -- It was the goal that broke a thousand Chelsea hearts. Almost three years ago, Andreas Iniesta fired an incredible shot in the nail-biting final moments of a European Champions League semifinal at Stamford Bridge. Scored in the last minute of stoppage time, it secured a 1-1 draw and put Barcelona into the final...	Chelsea fans devastated after Barca score last-gasp goal to take historic 2009 semifinal . Almost three years later Barca's Andreas Iniesta is again hoping to make history in rematch . Chelsea's Didier Drogba hoping to redeem himself after 2009 sending-off . Managers Joseph Guardiola and Roberto di Matteo played agains...
(CNN) -- Alton Alexander Nolen, 30, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and attempted murder in the beheading of a 54-year-old woman last week at his former workplace in Oklahoma and in the stabbing attack on another woman, said Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn. Nolen was also charged with a th...	Governor says it's unclear whether attack was terrorism, job violence or both . Co-worker complained after Nolen spoke of not liking white people, official says . FBI involved because suspect "was saying Arabic terms" during attacks, official says . Alton Alexander Nolen, 30, is charged with murder, attempted murder, a...
(CNN) -- It is a momentous day for Georgian democracy -- but a painful one for the man who has led the former Soviet republic for nearly a decade. For the first time in the strategically important former Soviet state, power is set to be transferred by free and fair elections instead of revolution. As the results became...	For the first time, power is set to be transferred by free and fair elections instead of revolution . Prime minister-elect Bidzina Ivanishvili made his fortune in Russia during the 1990s . During a bitter election campaign, government officials accused him of wanting to return Georgia to Russia's sphere of influence . ...
(CNN) -- When it comes to football, the New York-New Jersey divide is a long and complicated one. Both New York-branded NFL teams -- the Jets and the Giants -- share fans from across the tri-state area, blurring state lines and loyalties. And both teams play at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey, where the Super Bowl will b...	New York and New Jersey fight for profits from Super Bowl XLVIII . Organizers estimate game will generate at least $600 million for the two states . East Rutherford, New Jersey, where game will be played, hopes to break even .
(CNN) -- Britons, Germans and other tourists on the Spanish island of Mallorca "can feel safe because they aren't targets of the ETA terrorist band," which recently bombed the popular resort, Spain's interior minister said Tuesday. Police cordon off the route leading to the location of the blasts in Palma de Mallorca. ...	Spanish officials say ETA not targeting tourists on island of Mallorca . Four bombs detonated on Sunday with no injuries . Two Civil Guard officers killed on Mallorca two weeks earlier .
(CNN) -- The DUI manslaughter trial of former New York Yankees player Jim Leyritz is set to begin Monday in Broward County Circuit Court in Florida. Leyritz is charged with driving while intoxicated and causing a crash that killed 30-year-old Fredia Veitch on December 28, 2007. The fatal crash happened shortly after 3 ...	Former Yankees player Jim Leyritz goes on trial in a fatal 2007 DUI crash . Leyritz is accused of running a light and killing Fredia Veitch, 30 . Veitch also was driving while intoxicated, but the jury can't consider that . Leyritz is famous for his three-run homer in Game 4 of the 1996 World Series .
(CNN) -- Ahead of upcoming nuclear talks, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad downplayed the threat Israel poses to Iran, comparing it to an annoying bug. "Israel is nothing more than a mosquito which cannot see the broad horizon of the Iranian nation," he said Saturday in northeastern Iran's Khorassan province, acco...	NEW: Ahmadinejad says "regional states" have little need to purchase arms . Iran's president calls Israel a mosquito, downplaying the prospect of war . Talks on Iran's nuclear program are set for next week in Austria, ahead of P5+1 talks . Iran's foreign minister recently said he's optimistic there will be progress .
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The Miss Universe organization announced Tuesday it is ending its ban on transgender contestants after coming under scrutiny recently when a Canadian competitor was told she would be disqualified because she was born male. Miss Universe officials insist the change is in spite of, not because of, le...	The pageant group says the decision came before Gloria Allred made legal threats . Allred attacked the pageant for disqualifying Jenna Talackova because she was born a man . The change opens the 2013 pageant season to transgender women .
GULFPORT, Illinois (CNN) -- All roads in the town of Gulfport, Illinois, lead to nowhere. They all hit a dead end into Mississippi River floodwaters. Most businesses and homes in Gulfport, Illinois, are underwater. Only 28 residents had flood insurance. The small town in western Illinois was devastated Wednesday when t...	Nearly all homes, businesses in Gulfport, Illinois, were destroyed by floodwaters . FEMA didn't require flood insurance since levee rated to withstand a 100-year flood . Only 28 of the town's 200 residents have flood insurance; many can't afford to rebuild . Risk assessment was accurate and flood dangers being re-evalu...
(CNN) -- China's President Xi Jinping's choice of Moscow as his first foreign capital visit is being seen by analysts as a symbolic move that demonstrates the increasing interdependence of the one-time Cold War foes. From energy deals, trade and geo-politics, China and Russia have been in lock-step over a range of thor...	Xi Jinping to make first foreign visit to Moscow on Saturday . The choice is symbolic and demonstrates warming ties between the two countries . Trade between the two countries reached $88.1 billion in 2012 . Officials hope Moscow and Beijing will ink long-stalled pipeline project .
(CNN) -- For a second straight day, President Barack Obama touted proposals from his State of the Union address at a campaign-style event outside of Washington, this time visiting a Georgia preschool where youngsters on a winter break showed up to mimic a regular day. Obama's visit to the College Heights Early Childhoo...	NEW: "This works. We know it works," Obama says at preschool near Atlanta . The president called for expanded early education in his State of the Union address . It is the second of three straight days of events outside Washington to tout his proposals . Obama and Republicans are in a fierce debate over government spen...
(CNN) -- Boston Marathon bombing victims were collateral damage in a strike meant as payback for U.S. wars in Muslim lands, the surviving suspect wrote in a message scribbled on the boat where he was found hiding, a law enforcement source told CNN Thursday. In the message, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev also proclaimed that an atta...	NEW: FBI director reiterates investigation found no terror ties to Tamerlan Tsarnaev . Source: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left a message in boat where he was found hiding . He wrote that the Boston Marathon bombing victims were collateral damage . Dzhokhar also said he expected to join his brother in death .
(CNN) -- It could've paid for some wedding. With fiancée Caroline Wozniacki watching, golf star Rory McIlroy thought they were in for an unexpected early gift in Dubai on Saturday. Seeking the record $2.5 million on offer for a hole-in-one at the 325-yard par-four 17th hole, the former world No. 1 saw his drive roll ag...	Rory McIlroy two shots off the lead at the Dubai Desert Classic after a 69 on Saturday . Former world No. 1 comes close to earning a $2.5 million prize for a hole-in-one . He is upstaged by defending champion Stephen Gallacher, who shoots third-round 63 . Top-ranked Tiger Woods in a tie for 37th, 11 shots back after ca...
(CNN) -- Barack Obama and his wife released their tax returns from 2000 to 2006 on his campaign Web site Tuesday, and the Illinois senator challenged Sen. Hillary Clinton to release hers. Later, Clinton said she expected to release her tax returns "shortly, I hope within the next week." Sen. Barack Obama is challenging...	Sen. Clinton says she expects to release returns "shortly" Obama campaign releases senator's 2000-2006 returns on Web site . Obama made nearly $1 million in 2006, returns show . Campaign challenges Clinton to release 2006 returns .
(CNN) -- You may tell your airline if you prefer an aisle seat to a window seat or if you'd rather have chicken than pasta. Some things, however, like the fact that you pick all the cashews from the mixed nuts, or that you always drink a gin and tonic in the airline lounge, you might not. Lately, though, airlines have ...	Social media has become a favored platform airlines' customer service . Qantas has started a tryout to monitor digital conversations on social-media sites like Twitter or on Facebook . KLM has staff members to monitor different social-media platforms .
(CNN) -- Maria Sharapova took aim at arch-rival Serena Williams Saturday as she told the World No.1 to stick to tennis rather than courting controversy. Earlier this week, Williams had to apologize for comments she made to Rolling Stone magazine over the rape of a 16-year-old girl by two high school American football p...	Maria Sharapova hits out at World No.1 Serena Williams . Russian says American should stop courting controversy . Irked by apparent reference to her in article in Rolling Stone magazine . Elena Vesnina takes Eastbourne title beating Jamie Hampton of United States .
(CNN) -- Costume designer Mark Bridges can create eras with fabric. For "Boogie Nights" and "Blow," he evoked the 1970s. "The Fighter" showcased the early '90s. "There Will Be Blood" went back to gritty early 20th century California, and "8 Mile," "Punch-Drunk Love" and "The Italian Job" offered a range of contemporary...	"Artist" costume designer Mark Bridges up for Oscar . Bridges used texture to help tell story of silent-era Hollywood . Bridges sees job as "amalgam of everything I enjoy"
(CNN) -- DNA evidence links a now-dead American convict to the murder of a Canadian teenager who disappeared in 1974, authorities in British Columbia said Tuesday. Bobby Jack Fowler, who died in an Oregon prison in 2006, is responsible for the murder of 16-year-old Colleen MacMillen, Inspector Gary Shinkaruk of the Roy...	16-year-old Colleen MacMillen was murdered in British Columbia in 1974 . On Tuesday, Canadian authorities said DNA tied an American man to her death . The man, Bobby Jack Fowler, died in a U.S. prison in 2006 . But he remains a "person of interest" in 9 cases of missing or murdered Canadian women .
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The recent recovery of one of his stolen trophies and several scrapbook items at a Los Angeles park left tennis legend Pete Sampras "a little more optimistic" that the rest of his coveted memorabilia will soon be found, his agent said Monday. Thieves last month broke into a public storage facility ...	Pete Sampras is "a little more optimistic" his stolen mementos will be found, his agent says . One of the tennis legend's stolen trophies was found late last week in a Los Angeles park . Thieves took 51 of Sampras' championship trophies and other items last month, police say .
Juba, South Sudan (CNN) -- East African leaders on Friday gave South Sudan's warring factions four days to lay down their arms after nearly two weeks of widening violence. If they don't, the leaders of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) warned they'll "take action" to stop the conflict that the Unite...	NEW: 72 of 5,500 new peacekeepers have arrived in Juba, the U.N. says . East African leaders tell South Sudan government, rebels to stop fighting or else . Group says it will take unspecified action if fighting doesn't stop within four days . South Sudan's government says it's ready to adopt a cease-fire .
(CNN) -- The United Nations on Friday made its largest appeal ever -- for more than $5 billion -- for relief aid to Syrians across the country. "Syria as a civilization is unraveling, with as many as half of its citizens in need of urgent help as a result of this savage conflict," said Antonio Guterres, the world body'...	The world body announces its largest appeal ever: $5 billion . 1.6 million people have fled Syria as fighting rages on . 2.45 million are displaced . Those figures are predicted to grow .
(CNN) -- The world of professional cycling suffered another blow Friday, as Dutch bank Rabobank announced it is to end its sponsorship of pro cycling teams in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Rabobank will pull its backing for both men's and women's professional cycling teams on December 31, it said in a...	Rabobank will end its sponsorship of professional men's and women's cycling teams this year . A report alleging doping by cyclist Lance Armstrong and others "speaks volumes," it says . The Dutch bank doubts the world of professional cycling "can make this a clean and fair sport" Armstrong denies the allegations against...
(CNN) -- In the spring of 2005, Arlene Castro appeared on an "America's Most Wanted" segment pleading for help in finding her best friend, Georgina "Gina" DeJesus, who'd mysteriously gone missing along a busy Cleveland avenue one year earlier. Little did she know. At that time, DeJesus was alive but captive in an older...	Arlene Castro said she was with Gina DeJesus just before she went missing in 2004 . "America's Most Wanted" featured Arlene Castro in 2005 story on DeJesus . Authorities say DeJesus was held captive for years by Arlene's father, Ariel . "I'm ... embarrassed, mainly devastated," Arlene Castro says now .
(CNN) -- "Who is the nicest person you've met in showbiz?" It's a question I'm often asked after nearly 20 years working at CNN. My encounter with Joe Cocker was relatively brief, but it left a lasting impression of a man who not only contributed a great deal to music, but also conducted himself with a rare professiona...	British-born singer Joe Cocker died aged 70 after a battle with lung cancer . Cocker had hits with "You are So Beautiful" and "Up Where We Belong" Cocker conducted himself with rare professionalism and courtesy, Curry says . "A man confident in his craft, unassuming in demeanor and impeccable in manners"
(CNN)A woman believed to be the world's oldest Facebook user has died at the age of 114, her family said. Anna Stoehr of Plainview, Minnesota, gained widespread attention in October when she said she'd had to lie about her age to sign up for the social network. Facebook responded by celebrating her impressive longevity...	Anna Stoehr of Plainview, Minnesota, lied about her age to get on Facebook . The company sent her a huge bouquet of flowers on her 114th birthday, her son says . She died Sunday, leaving 5 children, 27 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren . Stoehr lived on a farm until she was 112-years-old .
(CNN Student News) -- April 24, 2014 . President Obama heads overseas on a week-long, four-nation trip. Today on CNN Student News, find out where he's going and some of the challenges he'll be facing. Also included: a historic canonization of two popes, the birthday of America's 2nd oldest professional sports stadium, ...	This page includes the show Transcript and the Daily Curriculum . Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . The Daily Curriculum offers the Media Literacy Question of the Day, Key Concepts, Fast Facts and Discussion Questions . At the bottom of the page, please share your feedback ...
(CNN) -- The Las Conchas fire in New Mexico swelled to 92,735 acres burned Thursday, and strong winds threatened to be firefighters' greatest challenge moving in to the fifth day battling the flames. "We have seen fire behavior we have never seen before," Fire Chief Doug Tucker told reporters Thursday. Tucker said no f...	NEW: Fire consumes 92,735 acres by Thursday . National preserve lands begin closing in response to the fires . Los Alamos lab remains closed through at least Friday .
(CNN) -- It's time again for the Primetime Emmy Awards, being held in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 22. And what better way to celebrate than with some of the most surprising stats involving the awards? Emmy Awards are named after "Immy," an abbreviation for the image orthicon tube, part of an early television camer...	$5 -- That's the price for a ticket to the first Emmy Awards ceremony . 37 -- That's the record for the most Emmys won by one series . 3 hours, 59 minutes, 40 seconds -- Whew! That was the longest Emmys telecast . 13.2 million -- That's the number of 2012 Emmy Awards viewers .
(CNN) -- After learning what was going on across the nation in regulating food and drink, especially the edict by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg banning large sugary drinks, I could clearly see we needed a way to prevent government from placing additional regulation on small business owners in Mississippi. A judge ha...	Tony Smith, a Mississippi legislator and restaurant owner, wrote the "anti-Bloomberg" bill . Bill prohibits local jurisdictions from regulating food and drink; only state can do it . Smith says it will protect small businesses from hodgepodge of local overregulations . Free market should guide what's sold, he says; oth...
(CNN) -- An electrical fire on board a Boeing Dreamliner caused the plane to lose primary electrical power during a test flight Tuesday, the company said. The crew relied upon backup systems to land the aircraft. "The pilots executed a safe landing and at all times had positive control of the airplane and all of the...	NEW: An electrical fire cause the plane to lose power, Boeing says . NEW: The crew relied on backup systems to land the aircraft . The crew was testing fire prevention system . Boeing says no new flights will be scheduled for now .
(CNN) -- Young women at a party attended by about 50 Central Washington University students and other young people were the primary target of spiked drinks, authorities said Saturday. The incident resulted in "multiple" reports of overdoses. Some of the victims said they had consumed only one or two beverages before be...	Central Washington University says students may face discipline . Man arrested at party, police said . Substance used to spike drinks is unknown .
(CNN) -- Air carriers are watching the situation at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant closely, making contingency plans and routing adjustments to keep operations running smoothly and protect passengers and crew from radiation risks. German airline Lufthansa and Italian carrier Alitalia have rerouted fligh...	Lufthansa and Alitalia have moved Japan departures and arrivals out of Tokyo . American Airlines continues to operate its normal schedule in Tokyo . FAA, other agencies and regulators are in close contact with airlines, Japanese officials . U.S. Customs: No aircraft entering U.S. today found to have "radiation at harmf...
(CNN) -- Refugees at a settlement in southwestern Uganda have barricaded all roads into the camp to protest a food-aid disruption they say has caused the deaths of several children, refugee leaders said Tuesday. "We have spent three months without any food supplies from government nor from any food relief or humanitari...	Lack of food causing deaths of children, refugees at Ugandan settlement say . Protest began after three children died Monday, refugee leader says . United Nations refugee agency denies any child has died of hunger at Nakivale . But agency acknowledges supply problem, says food coming Wednesday .
(CNN) -- If you asked me -- and God knows nobody has -- I would have to guess that never in the history of humankind has anyone ever actually slipped on a banana peel. Believe me. I've tried. When things get slow in my house we experiment with fruit. (To which he immediately realized the suggestiveness of that last sen...	A Japanese study of the slipperiness of banana peels won an Ig Nobel prize on Thursday . The Ig Nobels are a parody award for science, presented at Harvard University . Another winner was for research explaining whether or not cats are bad for human mental health .
(CNN) -- A Kenyan-born designer is taking African art to America's Deep South -- and finding his way into the pages of U.S. fashion glossies. "You don't hear about the incredible art coming out of Africa, stories of people digging themselves out of poverty," says jewelry designer Zia Sachedina. He often runs into fello...	Kenyan-born designer Zia Sachedina creates jewelry inspired by his heritage . He was born to an East African Asian father and a Japanese American mother . Sachedina has a flagship boutique in Savannah, Georgia . His work has been featured in Vogue and Glamour magazines, and TV show Gossip Girl .
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Men taking any of three erectile dysfunction drugs -- Viagra, Levitra or Cialis -- may be at increased risk for sudden hearing loss, prompting Food and Drug Administration officials to require label changes for the medications. The FDA is requiring label changes for drugs that may increase the risk ...	FDA requiring label changes for Viagra, Levitra, Cialis and Revatio . Labels must clearly display potential risk of sudden hearing loss . FDA says all manufacturers have agreed to change their labels . There are about 4,000 new cases of sudden hearing loss in the U.S. each year .
(CNN) -- President Obama on Thursday called on business leaders from the private sector to generate ideas that will "accelerate job creation" and stimulate investment in the United States. "While I believe that government has a critical role in creating the conditions for economic growth, ultimately, true economic reco...	"True economic recovery is only going to come from the private sector," says Obama . Forum attendees include CEOs, small-business owners, mayors, academics . Summit occurs amid allegations that White House is not doing enough to help unemployed . Critics call summit a publicity stunt, some threaten to organize march on...
(CNN) -- Marcos Ugarte was doing his homework when he heard the screams. Outside, the high school freshman saw flames shooting from a house several doors down. A man ran through the smoke with devastating news: A 7-year-old boy was trapped on the second floor. Marcos scaled a ladder, broke through a screen, forced open...	A 14-year-old boy climbed a ladder to pull a child from a fiery Oregon home . The teen is among four Americans chosen for Citizen Service Before Self Honor . A father and son used their boat to rescue 120 people during Hurricane Isaac . A cleric ran a housing center to help homeless people in San Diego .
(CNN) -- An international court in the Netherlands ruled Thursday to uphold the 50-year sentence handed down last year to Liberia's former president, Charles Taylor, after he was convicted of aiding war crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone. The ruling by the appeals judges in the United Nations-backed Special Court for S...	NEW: Amnesty International welcomes ruling, says it shows that no one is above the law . Court in The Hague upholds Charles Taylor's conviction and 50-year sentence . He was president of Liberia from 1997 until 2003, when he fled under pressure . He was convicted of supplying, encouraging rebels in Sierra Leone in a ca...
Los Angeles (CNN) -- A federal immigration court judge in San Francisco put a deportation proceeding on hold Friday for a gay California man who is an undocumented immigrant and married to a U.S. citizen, the couple's attorney said. Alfonso Garcia, 35, who came to the United States as a boy with his parents, and his hu...	NEW: Deportation on hold for Alfonso Garcia, an undocumented immigrant . He and Brian Willingham, 37, were married in New York . The couple says Garcia, 35, should be allowed to stay here as the husband of U.S. citizen . Defense of Marriage Act defines marriage as between opposite-sex couples .
(CNN) -- Mexico's foreign minister says he's summoning the U.S. Ambassador following fresh reports of spying. "Shared security and responsibility between respectful neighbors cannot be constructed by violating the law and violating trust," Mexican Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade said Tuesday. "Mexico is convinced t...	Mexico calls reported U.S. spying an abuse of trust . Mexico's foreign minister demands swift investigation . His comments follow Der Spiegel report on fresh allegations of U.S. spying . It's the latest sign of international fallout over documents leaked by Edward Snowden .
(CNN) -- Hot summers when the city is crammed with tourists; cooler winters when the rain can swell the Arno: Florence is an all-year-round destination. Here are some of the city's seasonal highlights. A Verdi player finds a gap in the Azzurri team's defence during the 2003 Calcio Storico . Vintage clothes For a long t...	Florence's seasonal highlights include twinkling lights at Christmas . Easter brings "Scoppio del carro," an exploding cart stuffed with fireworks . In late June, Florentine men play a fierce combination of football and fighting . The cricket festival on Ascension Day is thought to bring good luck .
(CNN) -- Even though urinary incontinence affects about 25 million Americans and there are many treatment options to improve symptoms, talking about the often unexpected and always urgent need "to go" is still taboo, even with your doctor. In my own practice, I see patients who have been living in a constant state of a...	Urinary incontinence, the uncontrollable urge to "go," is still taboo for many people . Incontinence affects about 25 million Americans . Treating incontinence early can help, doctor says .
(CNN) -- Not everyone wishes others well in fulfilling their New Year's resolutions. Giyen Kim has gone from 190 to 186 pounds in four weeks. A doctor says that's "very reasonable." On a video that Giyen Kim recently posted on iReport.com about her frustration with trying to lose weight, one user commented, "Who cares ...	iReporter Giyen Kim has been losing a pound per week since the start of 2009 . She exercises six days a week, eats one vegan meal per day . Dr. Melina Jampolis says a pound a week is a reasonable pace . Share your journey to change with iReport.com .
(CNN) -- The aid package being negotiated to bail out Greece is worth 120 billion euros (about $160 billion) through 2012, according to Vassilis Papadimitriou, a spokesman for Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. But the International Monetary Fund and European Union are demanding further austerity measures as a pri...	IMF, EU are seeking further austerity measures, Greek spokesman says . Greece's credit rating has been slashed twice in the past two weeks . Greece is negotiating for aid package worth 120 billion euros ($160 billion) Germany expected to contribute the lion's share of EU funding .

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