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Romney to start airing first general election campaign ad Friday

Washington – Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is going on the air Friday with its first general election season ad, CNN has learned The campaign has bought at least $ gadgets million worth of TV time in the battleground states of Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa and Virginia, according to a Republican ad-buying source not affiliated with [...]

Zooey Deschanel to play Loretta Lynn on Broadway

The "New Girl" is going to Broadway with a huge endorsement from country legend Loretta Lynn Deschanel, who performed "The Coal Miner's Daughter" with the country star Thursday, added in a statement that “Lynn and her music have been inspirations for me for as long as I can remember. She is a true legend and [...]

Biden to raise cash in South Carolina

– Vice President Joe Biden concludes a southern fundraising swing by headlining an event Tuesday afternoon in South Carolina The money raised at the gathering will go to the Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee of the Obama re-election campaign, the Democratic National Committee and several state Democratic parties Biden was the main attraction [...]

Missing Massachusetts Toddler Last Seen Playing on Beach

Caleigh Harrison was playing on a beach with her sister one minute then vanished moments later Caleigh was last seen wearing a light-pink tee shirt, dark pink Capri pants and no shoes. She has light brown hair and blue-gray eyes “She walked up the stairs 15 to 20 feet, got to the top of the [...]

Clips From Last Night: Cornel West and Tavis Smiley on Ted Nugent’s “off the wall” comments and the Trayvon Martin shooting

Piers Morgan talked with the hosts of Public Radio International's "Smiley & West" Tavis Smiley and Cornel West last night. West and Smiley are currently traveling the country on a "Poverty Manifesto Tour" but took some time to talk with Piers about the current election and the Trayvon Martin shooting "Every time Ted Nugent opens [...]

Nine Peruvian miners rescued after being trapped for days

Nine Peruvian miners were rescued Wednesday from a mine where they had been trapped for days State television showed the miners leaving the mine, each supported by two rescuers. They wore sunglasses The nine miners have been stuck since Thursday in the wildcat Cabeza de Negro mine in southern Peru A cave-in over the weekend [...]

The history of created languages in pop culture

Editor's Note: David Peterson is the creator of the Dothraki language used in the HBO show 'Game of Thrones.' Peterson not only created the language but also served as translator/dialect coach for select cast in 'Game of Thrones.' He is also a member of the Language Creation Society.  A 30-minute profile of Peterson will air on The Next [...]

Fareed Zakaria answers your questions on nuclear weapons

Hundreds of you have submitted very thoughtful questions for me through Facebook, Twitter and my blog. Here is my response to the question: When countries acquire nuclear weapons, don't they become more emboldened on the world stage? If you acquire nuclear weapons as part of a broader modernization of your society as in the cases of China and India, that’s [...]

Gotta Watch: Extreme bungee jumping

A catastrophic motocross accident confined a Canadian woman to a wheelchair, but did not prevent her from seeking her latest thrill-seeking adventure – bungee jumping. A CNN anchor couldn't resist the thrill either, and tried his hand at the daredevil feat. And while both made it safely to the ground, see how another thrill-seeking bungee jumper survived a different [...]

U.S. to file trade case against China over rare earths

The United States plans to announce Tuesday that it is filing a trade case over China's export restrictions on minerals that are crucial for the production of many high tech devices, a senior Obama administration official said China produces about 95% of all rare earths, which are used to make products like flat-screen televisions, smart [...]

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