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UPCOMING

Illinois-Boxing-Trainer-Dies

Famed boxing trainer Emanuel Steward -- who was in the corner for champions such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns and Oscar De La Hoya -- died Thursday in a Chicago hospital, his executive assistant said.

New-York-Officer-Cannibalism

A New York City police officer accused of conspiring to kidnap, rape, torture and cook a number of women and eat their body parts has been arrested and charged in the case, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan said Thursday.

POL-Virginia-Fraud-Claim

The Justice Department Thursday was reviewing a request from Virginia Democratic lawmakers to launch a federal inquiry into a firm allegedly involved in destroying voter registration applications.

POL-Obama-Fundraising

President Barack Obama's re-election effort brought in $90.5 million in the first part of October, lower than the nearly $112 million raised by his rival Mitt Romney during the same period.

POL-Panetta-Benghazi

The U.S. military did not get involved during the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya last month because officials did not have enough information into what was going on before the attack was over, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday.

SPORT-MLB-World-Series

The San Francisco Giants looked to take a 2-0 lead in the World Series as they played host to the Detroit Tigers in a game that was scheduled to start at 8:07 p.m.

Tropical-Weather-Sandy (will update)

As the Bahamas got hammered by Sandy, a Category 2 hurricane, residents on the East Coast of the United States started to make preparations in case the storm headed their way early next week.

Israel-Elections

In a brief press conference Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman announced they would run together in the upcoming elections.

Syria-Civil-War (will update)

The guns that have ravaged much of Syria since March 2011 may fall silent Friday, now that Syria's government has agreed to a cease-fire.

Syria-Eid

Artillery shelling, water outages, and food shortages rather than presents and sweets greeted many Syrians on the most important Muslim holiday of the year.

Bolivia-Social-Media

A top Bolivian official has a stern warning for those who criticize President Evo Morales on social networks: he's watching what they say, and taking names. "I am always going online, and I am writing down the first and last names of the people who insult him on Facebook and Twitter," Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera said at a rally Tuesday. The vice president's comments, widely reported in Bolivian media, have drawn sharp criticism from free speech advocates. But lawmakers from Morales' Socialist Movement party now say they hope to push a proposed law regulating social media through the country's Congress.

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US-Rape-God's-Will -- By Wayne Drash

The pregnant 12-year-old girl was strung out on heroin and looked like a walking skeleton when she arrived at the hospital. The conversation that followed, said Phoenix police chaplain John South, has stuck with him ever since. "Do you know who the father is?" South recalled asking her. "She said, 'Yes, it's my biological father. He's the one who hooked me on heroin so he could continue to rape me whenever he wanted to.' " The Protestant chaplain has consoled about 50 pregnant rape victims -- typically girls raped by their fathers -- in his years working with the Phoenix Police Department. South describes himself as "pro-life," but when it comes to dealing with a girl or woman impregnated by a rapist, he keeps his personal views to himself. "I don't give them a lecture or preach at them," South said. "I've seen crimes beyond comprehension." Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock stirred controversy during a debate in Indiana Tuesday when he said pregnancies from rape are "something that God intended to happen." The instant reaction in political circles was predictable: Democrats decried him, and many conservative Republicans defended his position as steadfastly "pro-life."

INTERNATIONAL

Tropical-Weather-Sandy

Given their geography, Bahamians know a thing or two about hurricanes. As Hurricane Sandy began to blow through the Bahamas after pummeling eastern Cuba, Nassau resident Stephan Rolle wasn't overly worried. It is a "small storm" with "mediocre wind," he said of the Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph. But as the center of the storm churned 125 miles east-southeast of Nassau on Thursday, Rolle and others also knew they had to prepare.

Syria-Civil-War

The guns that have ravaged much of Syria since March 2011 may fall silent Friday, now that Syria's government has agreed to a cease-fire.

Sudan-Factory-Attack

Sudan remained defiant and angry Thursday after a fatal late-night bombing of a weapons factory in that east African country -- a sophisticated attack a Sudanese official continued to blame on Israel.

Pope's-Former-Butler-Heads-to-Jail

If Paolo Gabriele ever does get the pope's pardon, it won't be before he serves some jail time. Gabriele, a former butler to Pope Benedict XVI, will start his 18-month sentence in a Vatican cell Thursday for taking secret papers from the pope's personal apartment and leaking them to an author who included them in a best-selling book, the Vatican said.

Japan-Fukushima

Radiation levels in fish caught near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remain high long after the 2011 meltdowns there, suggesting contamination from the site might still be seeping into Pacific waters, a U.S. researcher reported Thursday.

North-Korea-power-consolidation

In the famously opaque world of North Korean politics, the ongoing leadership transition is in some ways proving more dagger than cloak with reports of executions and purges of top military officials in recent days.

Danish-Agent-Awlaki

Morten Storm, a Danish double agent who says he worked with the CIA and Danish intelligence to track down American-born al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, says the Danish intelligence agency PET tried to buy his silence after he stopped working for them earlier this year.

Nigeria-Facebook-murder-Cynthia-Osokogu

Cynthia Osokogu had it all: Beauty -- she was a former model -- intelligence and business savvy. She also modeled herself on her idol, Tyra Banks, and was emerging as a successful businesswoman. On July 21 this year, Osokogu traveled to Lagos from the country's capital Abuja, ostensibly, to meet with retailers whom she thought might be able to offer her better prices on clothes and accessories for her fashion boutique. After landing, she called her mother to tell her that she had arrived safely. But Cynthia never made it to the meetings because there weren't any. She was found strangled to death in her hotel room the next morning.

Wikileaks-Assange

Four months holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London has been "a little like living in a space station" but beats prison, fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Thursday.

US-Libya-Benghazi (also see COMMENTARY-Maller-CIA-Benghazi)

The often fiercely political debate over who knew what -- and when -- about the September 11 assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi has taken another turn with the disclosure of a series of e-mails sent from the State Department on the night of the attack.

UK-Pakistan-Teen-Activist (also see COMMENTARY-Sheppard-malala-schools)

Hospitalized and at times unconscious and breathing through a tube, Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousufzai has been without her parents for days. On Thursday, that's expected to change when she's reunited with her father and mother at a British hospital.

Sweden-US-Royal-Engagement

Sweden's royals will soon be welcoming an American into the family, after the royal court announced Thursday the engagement of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill, a wealthy New York financier.

China-Air-Quality-Disclosure

Several Chinese cities have shown improvements with air quality information -- a politically-sensitive issue in China -- but improvements are still needed, according to a Beijing-based non-profit environmental group.

China-Sensata-Bain-Jobs

At Chinese factory run by Bain subsidiary, workers favor economics over politics.

Myanmar-Unrest

More than 1,000 homes have been set ablaze amid sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's volatile west as security forces struggle to bring some semblance of order to the countryside.

Olympic-medals-theft-london

Police have arrested a man over the theft of two Olympic bronze medals from a London nightclub, which occurred shortly after the athletes attended a reception with Britain's queen.

SPORT-Tennis-Azarenka-Serena-Nadal

She might be the hottest female player on the planet but Victoria Azarenka seemed powerless to arrest her miserable run of form against Serena Williams at the WTA Championships in Turkey.

SPORT-Football-Europa-Liverpool-Inter

A goal from Liverpool's forgotten man Stewart Downing helped Brendan Rodgers' side beat Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala in the Europa League and go top of Group A.

SPORT-Cycling-Armstrong-Doping-LeMond

Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has told International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid to resign, accusing the Irishman of "abusing his power."

SPORT-chandhok-indian-grand-prix-f1motorsport

India may have hosted its first Formula One grand prix in 2011, but the sport's future on the sub-continent could be bleak according to one senior official.

SPORT-woods-mcilroy-china-golf

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods warmed up for their much-anticipated showdown in China next week by carding five-under-par opening rounds of 65 in separate Asian events on Thursday.

U.S.A.

New-York-Officer-Cannibalism

New-York-Douglas-Kennedy-Case

Timothy Haydock, an emergency room physician and Kennedy family friend, took the stand Thursday in the trial of the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy.

Colorado-Ridgeway-Suspect

His stare stayed with them for days.The cold, harsh way he looked at them. The unease they just couldn't shake off when he did. So, when Austin Reed Sigg was arrested Tuesday night, accused of strangling 10 -year-old Jessica Ridgeway, dismembering her and placing her body parts under the two-story home where he lived, many of the girls in that Denver suburb weren't shocked.

Texas-Chemical-Leak

A toxic cloud that formed after 300 gallons of hydrochloric acid leaked at a southeast Texas storage facility sent nine people to the hospital and forced thousands of residents indoors, an emergency management official said Thursday.

US-National-Geographic-Auction

National Geographic has made its mark by bringing the world -- in all its grandeur, beauty and horror -- into people's living rooms.

US-Hate-Crime-Kentucky

Two cousins have been convicted of kidnapping a gay man in Kentucky, but the Justice Department failed in the same case to win a guilty verdict in the first test of an expanded hate crimes provision covering sexual orientation.

US-Drones-Privacy

Police drones circling overhead, ready to help search for lost children, rescue stranded boaters, and capture criminals.

US-Space-Junk

The Air Force wants to rebuild a "fence" around Earth to keep out the riffraff. Sounds like a Hollywood script to counter aliens or asteroids but it's a real program the military wants to update at an estimated cost of $3.5 billion.

TRAVEL-New-York-Statue-of-Liberty

Statue of Liberty is set to reopen Sunday after a year of renovations intended to make the iconic 19th-century gift from France easier to navigate and more accessible to visitors with disabilities.

POLITICS

POL-Texas-Election-Monitors

The presence of international monitors observing next week's presidential and Congressional election has caused a firestorm among voter ID law supporters and, particularly, the Texas attorney general.

POL-Obama-Votes-Early

President Barack Obama made a brief stop in Chicago Thursday to cast his presidential ballot, 12 days ahead of Election Day.

POL-indiana-mourdock-senate-rape

It's simple, President Obama said. Rape is a crime, and politicians -- especially male politicians -- shouldn't be "making decisions about women's health care."

POL-Ryan-Obama-Plan

Mitt Romney running mate Paul Ryan likened President Barack Obama's 19-page second-term plan to a brochure at a Virginia rally and called it a "slick repackaging of more of the same" at a Virginia rally.

POL-Romney-Ohio-Big-Change

Mitt Romney told Ohio voters Thursday his candidacy offered "big change" as he sought to shore up support and encourage turnout in the crucial swing state.

POL-Third-Party-Candidates

Gary Johnson and Virgil Goode have no chance of winning the November 6 presidential election, but the two "third party" candidates could have a major impact on who does. Together, Johnson of the Libertarian Party and Goode of the Constitution Party are in position to siphon off a few thousand votes from Republican challenger Mitt Romney in some of the handful of battleground states considered still up for grabs that will decide the winner.

POL-Obama-40-percent

The nation's first black president could be in danger of becoming a "one-termer" if he can't convince enough white voters that he deserves another four years in the Oval Office. For weeks, he's hovered around 40% of white voter support - a level that Democratic presidential candidates have struggled with in the recent past and one that analysts believe Barack Obama must maintain in order to win. At the same time, he has to encourage minority voters to go to the polls and capture 80% of their support.

POL-Latino-2012-Voters

The voting population of Latinos has exploded to the point where Latinos will not only be a decisive force in the presidential election, but will likely affect the outcome of political contests from school boards and statehouses to Congress, according a new report by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.

POL-Poll-Third-Presidential-Debate

A new poll released Thursday shows a majority of debate watchers believe President Barack Obama won the third and final presidential debate over Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The Gallup poll, taken entirely after the last debate focused on foreign policy and held in Boca Raton, Florida, indicated 56% of debate watchers thought Obama did a better job while 33% thought Romney won.

POL-Powell-Obama-Endorsement

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday he's endorsing President Barack Obama for a second time.

POL-Washington-Post-Endorses-Obama

The Washington Post announced in an editorial Thursday their endorsement of President Barack Obama.

POL-Romney-Newspaper-Endorsements

Republican nominee Mitt Romney has received an endorsement from a newspaper in the heart of the auto bailout. The Detroit News, a conservative-leaning paper, announced their endorsement of Romney in an editorial Thursday. The newspaper recommended Republican Sen. John McCain in 2008.

POL-Obama-Rolling-Stone-Interview

In an election that has produced new phrases like Romnesia and Obamaloney, President Barack Obama has a new one for his Republican challenger that didn't require any literary creativity: "bulls**ter."

POL-Romney-Testimony

A Massachusetts judge on Thursday unsealed testimony by Mitt Romney in a lawsuit linked to a colleague's contentious divorce battle more than 20 years ago.

POL-RNC-October-Fundraising

The Republican National Committee brought in nearly $20 million in the first half of the October and is buying more ad time in Wisconsin, RNC chairman Reince Priebus said Thursday.

POL-Moran-Son-Voter-Scandal

Police in Arlington County, Virginia said Thursday they will start a criminal investigation of "election offense allegations" involving the son of Democratic Rep. Jim Moran.

COMMENTARY-White-Romney-Iran

Romney, let's not quickly indict Ahmadinejad, says William Burke-White, a professor of law and deputy dean at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

COMMENTARY-Maller-CIA-Benghazi

Don't rush to join Benghazi blame game, says Tara Maller, a research fellow at the New America Foundation and a former CIA military analyst.

COMMENTARY-granderson-democrats-republicans-race

Both parties have a huge race problem, says CNN contributor LZ Granderson.

MONEY

MONEY-unemployment-benefits

First-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the broader trend remains choppy, making it difficult to get a clear reading on the job market in October.

MONEY-foreclosures-cities

Foreclosures fell in nearly two-thirds of the nation's largest metro areas during the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac Thursday.

MONEY-bank-of-america-lawsuit

The Justice Department is seeking $1 billion from Bank of America, alleging the bank committed fraud by selling defective mortgages from a program it says was known within the bank as "the Hustle." Those mortgages were purchased by government-backed mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, resulting in over $1 billion in losses for taxpayers and countless foreclosures, according to the complaint announced Wednesday by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

MONEY-ceos-taxes-debt

As Congress dithers on resolving the fiscal cliff and long-term debt, 87 CEOs of major companies publicly urged lawmakers to compromise -- and fast.

MONEY-stocks-markets

U.S. stocks closed with slim gains Thursday, as investors weighed better-than-expected economic data against concerns about corporate earnings.

MONEY-apple-earnings

Apple's earnings were mixed for its fourth fiscal quarter, but the company is looking ahead to a record-shattering holiday season.

MONEY-best-buy-stock

Best Buy's stock plummeted, one day after the retailer unveiled a management shakeup and reduced its profit expectations for the third quarter. Best Buy's stock dropped 10% Thursday.

MONEY-yahoo-stamped

Yahoo has acquired its first company under the leadership of new CEO Marissa Mayer: Stamped, a New York startup backed by a roster of celebrity investors, including Ryan Seacrest and Justin Bieber.

MONEY-microsoft-windows-8-gamble

Windows has been Microsoft's most reliable cash cow for nearly three decades. The software giant is gambling all of that success on what it deems to be the company's future: a radically redesigned Windows 8.

MONEY-french-banks-downgrade

Credit agency Standard & Poor's has cut its ratings on BNP Paribas and two other major French banks, citing the rising economic risks that they face.

MONEY-singapore-airlines-longest-flight

Singapore Airlines will stop flying the world's longest route next year as the company phases out the aircraft used to make the journey.

FEATURES, ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY

ENT-Liz-Taylor-Forbes-Top-Earning-Dead-Celebs

If someone's going to pass you up on a celebrity earnings list it might as well be a friend - even in the afterlife. Michael Jackson's estate previously topped Forbes' list of top-earning dead stars, but this year it's his old pal Elizabeth Taylor who takes the crown. The website reports that Taylor earned $210 million in the past year, handily unseating Jackson, whose estate saw $145 million in earnings in the same time period.

ENT-Disney-Sofia-Not-Latina

Disney producer 'misspoke': 'First Latina princess' isn't Latina

ENT-Halle-Berry-Reincarnation

Among the many things you've probably heard about "Cloud Atlas," one tidbit you've likely picked up on is that the expansive film tackles the idea of reincarnation. Halle Berry, for instance, is one of many actors who plays multiple roles - with the help of an enthusiastic makeup team - in order to convey that point. It turns out that it's a concept Berry, 46, can get behind. "I think it's huge and something I believe in; the idea of reincarnation," she told CNN at the Los Angeles premiere of the film on Wednesday.

FEA-color-wedding-dresses

Here comes the bride, all dressed in anything but white

FEA-Born-to-Runza---Revisting-a-Nebraska-Favorite

Baby, we were born to runza - revisiting a Nebraska favorite

FEA-The-Trick-of-the-Treat

Poor Vinnie. That's not actually his name, because this wasn't his fault. Sadly, his real one is, in some quarters, synonymous with "That Kid Whose Parents Didn't Let Him Trick-Or-Treat."

MED-aspirin-colon-cancer

For more than a decade, studies have shown that some cancer patients benefit from taking aspirin, but who exactly might benefit remained unclear. Now a new study appears to have found a specific patient population that may live longer by taking this drug: Colon cancer patients.

CNNHeroes-Brazil-slum-music

The violin she uses is cheap by most standards: made in China, it costs about $150. But that's an absolute fortune for Yanca Leite. On the day we visited her, the 15-year-old aspiring musician couldn't even afford breakfast. Yanca shares a one-bedroom shack with eight relatives in a sprawling shantytown on the outskirts of Sao Paulo called Paraisopolis, or Paradise City.

US-Muslims-must-engage-politically

My Take: Muslims must engage politically, look outside themselves

COMMENTARY-Navarrette-Disney-Hispanics

Is Disney's Princess Sofia Hispanic or not?

COMMENTARY-opinion-shehadi-lebanon

Why region fears al-Assad's 'blackmail' in Beirut, explains Nadim Shehadi, an associate fellow of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House and former director of the Centre for Lebanese Studies at Oxford University.

COMMENTARY-Sheppard-malala-schools

Malala is face of global attacks on schools, says Bede Sheppard is a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch.