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St. John's (/sentdnz/, local /sentdnz/) is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St. John's was incorporated as a city in 1888, yet is considered by some to be the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 214,285 as of July 1, 2015, the St. John's Metropolitan Area is the second largest Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in Atlantic Canada after Halifax and the 20th largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is one of the world's top ten oceanside destinations, according to National Geographic Magazine. Its name has been attributed to the feast day of John the Baptist, when John Cabot was believed to have sailed into the harbour in 1497, and also to a Basque fishing town with the same name.

St. John's is one of the oldest settlements in North America, with year-round settlement beginning sometime after 1630 and seasonal habitation long before that. It is not, however, the oldest surviving English settlement in North America or Canada, having been preceded by the Cuper's Cove colony at Cupids, founded in 1610, and the Bristol's Hope colony at Harbour Grace, founded in 1618. In fact, although English fishermen had begun setting up seasonal camps in Newfoundland in the 16th Century, they were expressly forbidden by the British government, at the urging of the West Country fishing industry, from establishing permanent settlements along the English controlled coast, hence the town of St. John's was not established as a permanent community until after the 1630s at the earliest. Other permanent English settlements in the Americas that predate St. John's include: St. George's, Bermuda (1612) and Jamestown, Virginia (1607).
1. What's one of the oldest settlements in North America?
2. When did year-round settlement there begin?
3. Before the year-round settlement began sometime after 1630, did seasonal habitation start before then?

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1. St. John's
2. 1497
3. Yes

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(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the match with a stunning backheel as Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano to stay 10 points clear in the Spanish title race Sunday.

Real had to work hard to emerge on top in the capital derby at the Vallecas while arch-rivals Barcelona won 2-1 against Atletico Madrid in the late kickoff to avoid falling further behind Jose Mourinho's men.

The reigning champions owed their win to a Lionel Messi free-kick in the 80th minute. It was his 28th league goal of the season, one fewer than Ronaldo.

Dani Alves opened the scoring on 36 minutes but Radamel Falcao equalized at the beginning of the second half for the home side.

Earlier, the first half of the clash between the Madrid rivals was short of chances, but Rayo came closest to scoring as Michu rattled the woodwork with Iker Casillas beaten.

Ronaldo struck shortly after the break following a corner. He was running away to chase a loose ball, but then fashioned an incredible backheeled effort which flew into the net.

"A backheel is always different. It was a great goal but I'm not sure if it was the best of my career -- I have to see it again on TV," Ronaldo told AFP.

Jose Callejon later wasted a chance to double the lead for Los Blancos to calm their nerves.

Ronaldo was also denied a second by home keeper Joel late on before the home side lost Michu to a red card for a rash challenge.
1. did someone score?
2. who?
3. did he score 14 times?
4. how many times did he score?
5. who does he play for?
6. who did the defeat?
7. on what day of the week?
8. Does Cristiano's team have a nemesis?
9. who?
10. was their nemesis victorious in their game?
11. who did they defeat?
12. what was the final tally of that game?

Numbered answers:
1. Yes
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. No
4. once
5. Real Madrid
6. Rayo Vallecano
7. Sunday.
8. Yes
9. Barcelona
10. Yes
11. Atletico Madrid
12. 2-1

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Beijing, China (CNN) -- A court in eastern China sentenced a man to death Saturday for attacking 29 kindergarten students and three teachers with a knife, state-run media said.

The Taixing Intermediate People's Court found Xu Yuyuan, 47, guilty of intentional homicide after a half-day trial, Xinhua news agency said.

Xu told the court that his rage against society motivated him in the April 29 attacks, according to Xinhua. But he appealed the death sentence, arguing that the punishment was too severe since no one died in the attacks, Xinhua said.

Chinese penal code says a person can be convicted of intentional homicide for acting on an intent to kill, the news agency reported.

A police probe found Xu had been unemployed since 2001, when he was fired by a local insurance company. He told police he carried out the attack because he was angry about a series of business and personal humiliations, Xinhua said.

About 300 people attended Saturday's open trial, according to Xinhua.

Xu's sentence was the second death penalty conviction after a recent spate of school attacks that have prompted public outrage across China.

Zheng Minsheng, 42, was sentenced to death and executed on April 28 for attacking students in front of an elementary school in Fujian province, killing eight and wounding several others. Zheng also used a knife in the attacks, Xinhua reported.

Authorities said Zheng carried out the attack because he was frustrated at "failures in his romantic life," the news agency said.

At least four other such attacks on school children in China have been reported since March.
1. How old was the defendant?
2. What was his nationality?
3. Was he found guilty?
4. of what?
5. How long was the proceeding?
6. Who published the information?
7. How many victims were there?
8. was Xu employed?
9. Did anyone perish in the incident?
10. What punitive measures were sought by the prosecutors?
11. What was the assailant's motive?
12. about what?
13. Have there been other similar crimes commited recently?
14. What became of the other criminal?
15. How many lives did he take?
16. and his motivation?
17. with what?
18. How many crimes of this nature have been reported this year?
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1. 47
2. Chinese
3. yes
4. intentional homicide
5. a half-day
6. CNN
7. 32
8. no
9. no
10. the death penalty
11. he was angry
12. business and personal humiliations
13. yes
14. he was executed
15. eight
16. he was frustrated
17. failures in his romantic life
18. four