| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Tokyo Olympic stadium 'disgrace' | | Japan appears set to proceed with a controversial design -- likened by some critics to a giant bike helmet -- for its centerpiece stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, despite heated objections to the project, an official said Wednesday. |
| Guard: I gave prisoners tools | | Gene Palmer, the second prison employee charged in connection with the escape of two convicted murderers in upstate New York, admitted he provided the fugitives with tools and other items that unintentionally "made their escape easier," according to a statement he gave the state police. |
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