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It was the war everyone just wanted to forget. But from a tiny red shoe in the rubble to a resident who rebelled against al Qaeda, CNN's Arwa Damon remembers the many freeze-frame moments caused by war. Posted Friday, March 22, 2013 7:56 am CDT
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Ten years ago this week, President George W. Bush announced the United States and coalition forces had begun military action against Iraq. Here's a look back at some of the people who made headlines during the war. Posted Tuesday, April 16, 2013 8:15 am CDT
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As a juvenile corrections officer in Southern California, Teresa Goines found it rewarding to work with troubled youth and help them turn their lives around. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 7:18 am CDT
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Martha Ryan couldn't believe it. She had never heard of women who were pregnant and homeless. But in one night, she met three. Posted Thursday, May 9, 2013 2:59 pm CDT
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For many children fighting cancer, it can be extremely tough to make it to their chemotherapy appointments. Posted Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:08 pm CDT
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In the last 15 years, Chad Pregracke has helped pull more than 67,000 tires from the Mississippi River and other waterways across the United States. But that's just scratching the surface. Posted Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:38 pm CDT
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Working as a guidance counselor five years ago in Palm Beach County, Estella Pyfrom noticed that fewer students had access to a computer after school. Posted Friday, April 5, 2013 11:06 am CDT
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One Simple Wish was started by Danielle Gletow to help grant the wishes of children in foster care. Each child's individual wish is posted online, and anyone can pay to make that wish come true --- from tangible items such as a bicycle, a varsity jacket or school supplies to an experience like music lessons or a trip to the theater. Posted Thursday, March 7, 2013 4:22 pm CST
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North Korea said Wednesday that the U.S. citizen it sentenced last month to 15 years of hard labor has begun his stay at a "special prison." Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:31 am CDT
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Holding a black noose over her head, Singaporean forensics expert Lim Chin-Chin explained Wednesday to a packed courtroom how re-enactments showed that American engineer Shane Todd would have been able to hang himself from a similar black strap attached to his bathroom door. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 7:19 am CDT
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Tropical Cyclone Mahasen began to lash the coast of Bangladesh with heavy rain Thursday, bringing the risk of flooding and landslides to densely populated, low-lying communities. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 7:19 am CDT
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The UDOO (pronounced "you do") brings together the power of four Raspberry Pi's and the popular micro-controller Arduino to create a highly customizable PC for just $100. Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2013 8:32 am CDT
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Will your car and bicycle tires be made from dandelions in the future? A Dutch biotech firm thinks so. CNN's Nick Glass investigates how the ubiquitous weed's latex roots could help rubber shortages in the future. Posted Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:22 pm CST
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"It's about as difficult as assembling a cupboard from IKEA," says Gael Langevin, but he's not talking about an affordable piece of Scandinavian furniture. The 41-year-old French sculptor and model-maker is referring to his open-source, life-size, 3D-printed robot. Posted Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:21 am CST
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A confluence of a hankering for fried chicken and hard times in the smuggling business means buckets of KFC are showing up on tables in Gaza. Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:57 am CDT
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The first time Yoon Hee was abandoned, she was an infant. Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:32 am CDT
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The ghastly video shows how barbaric the Syrian civil war can be. Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:37 am CDT
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CNN's Sara Sidner reports on a Palestinian TV show where the winner gets the title of president. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 10:16 am CDT
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In the hi-tech era of electronic voting, election authorities in the Philippines settled a dead heat between two candidates for mayor in a decidedly old-school way -- by flipping a coin. Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:44 am CDT
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The deputy prime minister of Belize is calling for full prosecution of those responsible for destroying a 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid to turn it into rock for roads. Posted Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:22 pm CDT
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Hong Kong's new favorite tourist attraction, a giant inflatable duck, mysteriously deflated overnight. Posted Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:27 am CDT
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Last month, thousands of people in Saudi Arabia opened up their newspapers to find a full-page picture of a woman with a black eye clearly visible underneath her burqa. Posted Monday, May 13, 2013 7:58 am CDT
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Man who charged elephant spared life, but not job. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports. Posted Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:28 am CDT
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Birds chirp outside. A motorcycle groans up a nearby hill. And in a small, warm room filled with books and framed drawings, a young woman we're calling Maria tears at a tissue as she prepares to tell how sex traffickers corrupted her life. Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:44 am CDT
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While the world's attention was focused on Boston and North Korea, the conflict in Syria entered a new phase -- one that threatens to embroil its neighbors and pose complex challenges to the United States. Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:07 am CDT
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Six months ago, Malala Yousafzai was lying in a hospital bed, recovering from a Taliban attack in which she was shot point-blank in the head and neck. Posted Thursday, May 9, 2013 7:32 am CDT
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A Brazilian woman escaped death by less than an inch after her husband accidentally shot her with a harpoon. Posted Friday, May 10, 2013 9:33 am CDT
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Four years after escaping British custody, Andrew Moran is arrested after a dramatic raid on a villa in southern Spain. Posted Monday, May 13, 2013 7:19 am CDT
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The unflinching account from a defector revealed how he picked corn kernels out of cow manure to eat as he competed with his family for food at one of North Korea's notorious prison camps. Posted Monday, May 13, 2013 11:06 am CDT
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A leading Italian soccer coach has called for stronger action against racism after a top-level match between AC Milan and Roma was suspended Sunday due to abusive chants by supporters. Posted Monday, May 13, 2013 11:45 am CDT
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A team of scientists say they may have discovered part of a "lost continent" deep in the Atlantic off of Brazil. Posted Thursday, May 9, 2013 9:52 am CDT
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CNN got an exclusive look as African Union security forces hunt for pirates in the waters off Somalia. Posted Monday, May 13, 2013 8:04 am CDT
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President Obama met with Turkey's prime minister to talk about ways of handling the raging conflict in Syria, but he said "it's not gonna be something that the United States does by itself." Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 7:09 am CDT
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Dear Girls of the World, Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:00 am CDT
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CNN Films' "Girl Rising" tells the stories of girls across the globe and the power of education to change the world. Are you inspired to help the cause of girls' education around the world? You can make an impact in many ways, but by just being aware of the issue, you can spread the word. By acting in your own community, you can make a global difference. Posted Wednesday, May 1, 2013 5:26 am CDT
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International day of the girl: 'To my 15-year-old self' Posted Wednesday, May 1, 2013 5:38 am CDT
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CNN's Christiane Amanpour says all the number crunchers have it right on this one: education equals empowerment. And it's time for girls to power the world. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 7:33 am CDT
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102 detainees are on a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay and 30 are being force-fed. CNN's Chris Lawrence reports. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 10:16 am CDT
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The Elman Peace and Human Rights Center, the first rape crisis center in Somalia, is part of an effort to halt the sexual violence plaguing the country. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 12:03 pm CDT
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Manny Pacquiao is not a god, but that doesn't stop millions of Filipinos worshipping him. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 7:34 am CDT
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An Australian politician suffered gashes to one of his legs when a close encounter with a kangaroo during his morning jog turned violent. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 9:37 am CDT
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102 detainees are on a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay and 30 are being force-fed. CNN's Chris Lawrence reports. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 10:16 am CDT
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Dear Girls of the World, Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:47 am CDT
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A confluence of a hankering for fried chicken and hard times in the smuggling business means buckets of KFC are showing up on tables in Gaza. Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:57 am CDT
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Sometimes we need an "open ear and a big hug," Michelle Obama tells CNN as some of the world 's leading ladies honor Mother's Day with tributes. Posted Friday, May 10, 2013 1:29 pm CDT
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As Arwa Al-Hujaili begins her legal career, she has not only her own expectations to live up to, but those of a generation: she has just become Saudi Arabia's first female lawyer. Posted Thursday, May 9, 2013 9:49 am CDT
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With countless accolades, $75 million in record sales and multiple sellout world tours, Beyonce's business empire continues to grow. Not content with just music stardom, Beyonce has also made her name in fashion, film and advertising. But how has she achieved such global success? Posted Thursday, May 2, 2013 11:03 am CDT
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Jewels worth more than $1 million were stolen from a hotel in Cannes, France, police in the nearby city of Nice said Friday. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 10:43 am CDT
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck eastern Canada on Friday morning, the government said. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 12:15 pm CDT
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In an extended one-on-one interview, a Bangladeshi teen describes how she spent 17 harrowing days buried underground in pitch-black darkness. "I'd crawl, tire and sleep. I would wake up and crawl again," Reshma said. Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:35 pm CDT
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At least 20 insurgents were killed Friday as Nigeria's military carried out an aerial bombardment of suspected militant Islamist camps in the country's northeast, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 1:58 pm CDT
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An Australian politician suffered gashes to one of his legs when a close encounter with a kangaroo during his morning jog turned violent. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 2:15 am CDT
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British police have identified a number of suspects in the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann during a 2007 family vacation in Portugal, London's Metropolitan Police said Friday. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 1:57 pm CDT
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To avoid getting caught with their pants down, Venezuelan officials say they will confront a toilet paper shortage by importing 50 million rolls to meet demand. Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:24 am CDT
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Wigs, dark glasses, a compass and a large bundle of foreign cash. That's the "spy arsenal" Russia's counterintelligence agency says it found on a U.S. diplomat accused of trying to recruit a Russian staff member. Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:25 am CDT
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A decision by world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking not to attend a conference in Israel in support of an academic boycott of the country has sparked controversy in Israel and a vitriolic debate online. Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:51 am CDT
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Pope Francis canonized the first saints of his papacy -- including the first ever honored from Colombia and Mexico -- at a Mass on Sunday at St. Peter's Square, according to the Vatican website. Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:55 am CDT
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A volcanic eruption prompts authorities to plan for the evacuation of thousands. CNN's Rafael Romo reports. Posted Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:30 am CDT
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It is a surprising scene -- a picnic-like atmosphere with children playing in the pool under the tropical sun. The adults are also in celebration mode. The crowd is listening to a couple of rappers and some people dance to the beat. Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:47 am CDT
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Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of the genocide of more than 1,700 indigenous Ixil Mayans during his 1982-83 rule. Posted Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:03 am CDT
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An Iranian-American college professor hopes to be Iran's next president. But the motivation for Hooshang Amirahmadi's quixotic campaign is to re-establish trust between the United States and Iran. Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:34 am CDT
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Iraqi security forces raided a farm belonging to a prominent Sunni tribal leader Thursday, he and two other tribal leaders said, prompting fears that sectarian tensions could escalate in Iraq's restive al-Anbar province. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 7:21 am CDT
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Several Syrian rockets landed early Wednesday in the Mount Hermon area of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on the border with Syria, the Israeli military said. Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:38 am CDT
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Albinos in Tanzania have been attacked and killed because some people believe their body parts bring good luck. But one albino is fighting back. Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 7:20 am CDT
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Nigeria announced the deployment of "massive" amounts of troops and resources "to rid the nation's borders territories of terrorist bases and activities," a military spokesman said Wednesday. Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:33 am CDT
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As the boat slowly approaches the quiet shores of Bunce Island, it's hard to shake off the eerie feeling of being transported back into one of history's darkest chapters. Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:20 am CDT
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