CNN 2010-04-28

Well, we take so many things for granted. Employees will wash their hands before making your food. Police and firefighters will come when you call them and doctors who poke and prod you are using clean instruments. Well, hold off on that last one. On

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When it comes to the stock market, are you smarter than a first grader? Youd better wait a few minutes before you answer. Im Carl Azuz. This is CNN Student News. Authorities around the Gulf of Mexico are in a race against time. They are trying to con

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Confessing to a crime usually is not enough to throw you behind bars. Many states require independent evidence to corroborate a confession. But if a suspect confesses and forensic investigators know, it can cause them to favor evidence in support of

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Good morning from the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui, thanks for checking in. Here is a quick look at what' s making news right now. More work on the economic stimulus package today, but aides say President Obama remains hopeful the Senate w

CNN 2009-01-20

Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here is your NOW IN THE NEWS update. On this day before the inauguration of the country's first African-American president, the nation is honoring the memory of Ma

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AP 2011-06-03

1. The nation's war dead are remembered on this Memorial Day with parades and a wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery by President Barack Obama. 2. President Obama tapped veteran army General Martin Dempsey as his chairman of the Joint Chiefs

CNN 2008-10-06

Hello to you, I am Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Heres a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Down and dirty in the trenches of the presidential battle---a new ad released by the Obama campaign is taking shots at John McCa

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AP 2011-04-09

1. 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators are being referred to the system of military commissions for trial. The decision by the Obama administration is an about-face from earlier plans to have the five go on trial i

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CNN 2008-06-14

From the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Nicole Lapin, it's great to see you today. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. In Concord, North Carolina, police are now looking for a gunman who apparently shot and killed two women at a soda bott

CNN 2008-09-13

Good afternoon to you, I'm Reggie Aqui from the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. We are gonna start with Hurricane Ike of course; it's packing a dangerous punch this hour even though it's still more than 200

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