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(CNN) -- Solomon Brown of San Jose, California, is one of the millions of voters who helped elect Barack Obama to be the future president. He's also one of the voters in California, Arizona and Florida who cast ballots in support of same-sex marriage bans that got considerable support in each state.

Jim Smotherman, left, and Pat Wright of La Mesa, California, rushed to get married in June.

His voting choices are a picture-perfect model of the paradoxical results of the 2008 U.S. presidential election. They also illustrate how Obama's inclusive strategy won over many voters who didn't necessarily toe the Democratic Party line.

The war in Iraq and the economy were the main issues Brown, 18, a first-time voter, said he considered in choosing a president. But when the time came to vote on the "one man and one woman" issue, he followed his moral beliefs and voted in support of California's Proposition 8. He said he isn't at all surprised that many voters did the same.

"They did that because of religion," Brown said of voters. "They wanted change for the country but weren't going to change their religion."

He had no qualms about voting for Obama, either, and adds that his choice wasn't related to race. But he worries what moral beliefs will be taught in coming years. iReport.com: Read Brown's thoughts on Proposition 8

"I don't want a man and a man to be married," Brown said. "When I have kids, I don't want them to see that."

Still, he says he doesn't hate gay people and has several gay friends. He emphasizes that he dislikes the fact that people are gay, but not the individuals themselves.

"I can't be prejudiced against them, with me being an African-American," Brown said. "That would be hypocritical in my eyes."

But Maggie Cassella of Toronto, Ontario, said she watched the U.S. elections and couldn't help but feel thankful for being in Canada. iReport.com: Watch Cassella express her disdain over the election

"I'm tired of talking about it, because I live in a country where I have all my rights now," she said. "I talk about politics, but it's never gay rights because we're done."

She said she felt upset by the election and couldn't help but wonder why voters would want to make the decision to elect a black man as president and then outlaw gay marriage at the same time.

"I would just like someone to talk to an African-American gay person from California or any person from California and ask them what it feels like to have your rights to be an equal citizen taken away concurrent with this great day in history," she said. "My guess is it actually doesn't feel so great. After all, civil rights are civil rights. I don't care what anybody says." iReport.com: Share your story or opinion of same-sex marriage

The issue hits close to home for Pat Wright of La Mesa, California, who married his partner, Jim Smotherman, in June. He says he doesn't like seeing the animosity from both sides and has personally lost friends over the issue.

"A lot of ugliness and nastiness has come out. I don't know how these people have a direct connection to God," Wright said. "How can people be so badly informed, why are they qualified to vote on my marriage, and should 52 percent of the population be able to take away my rights? A very ugly situation."

Wright said the couple rushed their marriage because of Proposition 8 and campaigned against it. They were saddened to see "Yes on 8" signs in nearby yards, but never expected the proposition to succeed. iReport.com: "We are still numb and in mourning"

Two states away, Fred Thorne of Washington Terrace, Utah, said he was disappointed about the same-sex marriage decisions. Thorne says he comes from a long line of Mormons and that locals' views are highly shaped by their religion and the church.

He describes his parents as "freethinkers" who encouraged him to break away from the church's views and support "equal rights."

Thorne said he thinks religious organizations in Utah have a huge local and national political influence that oversteps the separation between church and state. iReport.com: Watch Thorne discuss "sexual equality behind the Zion curtain"

"Gays have the right to marry and be openly gay, in my opinion," Thorne said. "If it offends somebody, I'm sorry. I'm offended that you're offended by it."

Jason Dinant of Las Vegas, Nevada, said the election of Obama made great strides for equality but didn't signify much "progress for equal rights" overall. iReport.com: Watch Dinant's retro black-and-white commentary

"Even though it's 2008, we really are still in the 1950s when it comes to gay rights," he said.

Dinant, who is gay, said he feels Obama must make the legalization of gay marriage part of his agenda for change as he assumes the nation's top post.

The move to outlaw gay marriage adds "discrimination into a state's constitution," he said.

But the legal side of the issue looms large for John Riolo, a Rhode Island voter who prefers not to state the results of his last-minute voting decision. Riolo says both sides like to dig in their heels, and he wishes they would see eye to eye. iReport.com: Watch Riolo talk about his complex views

"My liberal and some, but not all, of my gay friends see same-sex marriage as a civil rights issue," Riolo said. "My conservative friends see gay marriage as fundamentally altering society and/or a violation of religious tradition."

Riolo doubts both religious consequences for gay marriage and violation of civil rights if the unions are banned. He said the decisions should be drawn up in courts and that both sides of the issue should maintain a clear head whatever the result.

"Marriage is little more than a license," Riolo said. "It is a privilege given by the state and, like a driver's license or any other type of license, the state can set up rules and criteria."

But for Wright, who feels fortunate he got to marry his partner, the decision boils down to legislating personal lives and Proposition 8 stings hard. iReport.com: Watch the scene of protests in California

"It has been a kick in the teeth," he said. "I can't imagine voting on someone's marriage."

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In an interview published Tuesday, Rachel Uchitel told The New York Post that a disgruntled acquaintance sold the story to the National Enquirer and that "not a word of it is true."

"I work in clubs, and I am a businesswoman," Uchitel said. "I do not have sex with celebrities, and I have not had an affair with Tiger Woods."

Speculation has swirled around Woods since a wreck outside his Florida home early Friday left him with minor injuries and a citation for careless driving. The Florida Highway Patrol said Tuesday that its citation closes its investigation of the crash.

Woods was not required to talk to state police about the wreck and did not sit for an interview with investigators. He issued a statement Sunday saying he alone was responsible for the crash and denouncing "the many false, unfounded and malicious rumors that are currently circulating about my family and me." Opinion: Woods is only human

The 33-year-old golf phenomenon has won the Masters tournament and the PGA tournament each four times, as well as three U.S. Open titles.

Investigators have said they don't have details on why Woods was driving away from his home at such an early hour. A police report says the wreck was not alcohol-related.

Uchitel said she has met Woods twice, once in her capacity as the VIP director at a club in Manhattan's trendy Meatpacking District and another time through a mutual friend.

"That's my job: to know these people, to have a relationship with them, to hang out with them," she told the Post. "It doesn't mean I am having sex with them or an affair with them."

She said the allegations "must feel horrible" to Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren.

"The worst part of it, it's not true," Uchitel said.

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MOSCOW, Russia -- Russia declared an end Thursday to its 10-year anti-terror "operation" in the autonomous republic of Chechnya.

Russian forces have been operating in Chechnya since Boris Yeltsin's order in 1999.

The end to the offensive could see the withdrawal of thousands of troops from the Muslim-majority region, where Russia has fought two wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991.

The head of the Federal Security Service "canceled the decree declaring a counterterrorist operation in the territory of the republic as of midnight of April 16," Russia's anti-terror committee said.

It said it did so to create "the conditions for the future normalization of the situation in the republic, its reconstruction and development of its socio-economic sphere," it said in a statement.

The late president Boris Yeltsin ordered the counter-terrorist operation in 1999. Since then, the region has been relatively stable.

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(CNN) -- Thousands of people across the globe took to the streets on Saturday in annual demonstrations for May Day, the annual event marked by demonstrations demanding better working conditions.

Known as International Workers' Day, the holiday draws thousands to peacefully protest. Others, as in Athens, Greece, clashed with police amid growing anger over the government's stiff plans to grapple with the country's debt.

About 12,000 people in Athens were on the streets, waving red flags and at times surging toward a line of police, who wore helmets and carried riot shields. Those disturbances led to injuries and arrests. A satellite truck was torched and two ATMs, the glass frontage of a bank and a car were damaged.

In Russia, more than 2.5 million people participated in traditional May Day celebrations in 900 cities and towns, the country's trade union federation said. The largest gatherings took place in Krasnodar, Yakutsk, Vladivostok, Izhevsk, Moscow and St. Petersburg. The people spoke out in favor of decent salaries and stable employment.

Watch May Day demonstration in Paris, France.

According to CNN sources and state-run news reports, there were many demonstrations.

Turkey:

For this first time in 30 years, tens of thousands of union members and leftist political activists gathered for the first legally sanctioned May Day celebration in Istanbul's central Taksim Square.

Germany:

Several protesters were detained after clashes with police in Hamburg. Seventeen police officers were reportedly injured when confronting demonstrators who they said were throwing rocks and setting garbage cans on fire.

Cuba:

A throng marched through Revolution Plaza in Havana. Crowds are usually big in Cuba on International Workers' Day but government officials said the turnout was a signal to Washington that the country is unified and supports its leaders.

United States:

Several dozen cities braced for protests against Arizona's controversial new immigration law.

Asia:

Thousands gathered in several Asian cities for its annual May Day demonstrations. They demanded improved working conditions and wage increases. Clashes between police and protesters were seen on TV.

Iran:

Protests popped up at the Labor Ministry, where demonstrators clashed with police and shouted "Death to the dictator."

CNN's Diana Magnay, Ivan Watson, Yesim Comert, Azadeh Ansari and Maxim Tkachenko contributed to this report

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(CNN) -- Five years ago, Robert Rogers was driving home with his family from a wedding when a flash flood took his wife and four children from him in an instant.

Robert and Melissa Rogers with their four children before they died in August 2003.

Rainfall from a torrential downpour swept the Rogers' minivan off a Kansas highway. As water filled the van, Rogers kicked out a window in a last-ditch effort to save his family. Instead, he and his wife, Melissa, and daughter, Makenah, were sucked out of the van. Hours later, the bodies of children Zachary, 5, Nicholas, 3, and Alenah, 1, still buckled in their car seats, were found inside the van.

Rogers survived. Instead of falling into despair, he became a minister dedicated to honoring his family by preaching messages of hope in the face of adversity.

"It was a huge choice of faith," Rogers told CNN. "It was a determination to live life to honor God, to honor my heavenly family, and to make something productive out of it and not just to wallow in my pity."  Watch the story of the Rogers family tragedy Â»

Rogers' mission manifests itself in a variety of ways. In the past five years, he estimates he has told the story of his loss at least 400 times to more than 120,000 people. The message behind his story is to live life with no regrets by embracing your family and faith.

"People have responded to me that they want to change the way they live their life. They want to have a personal relationship with God and they want to get right with their spouse and children," he said.

In addition to his speaking tours, Rogers has established a ministry dedicated to serving orphans across the world. Rogers also traveled to Haiti and tsunami-ravaged parts of Asia to minister and deliver aid to orphans.  Watch Rogers talk about his ministry Â»

His mission is to establish five orphanages in five continents to symbolize the five family members he lost. One, called Melissa's House, already exists in Russia, where eight orphan teens live with a married couple, and another is under construction in Rwanda.

"We dedicated it in honor of Melissa because she loved being a mom and I hope she is a role model to these girls," Rogers said.

Since that fateful day five years ago, Rogers has begun to heal. He is married with one child and another on the way. More than anything, he hopes his story will inspire others to live each day to its fullest.

"We are not guaranteed the next five seconds," Rogers said. "Life is very fragile and I hope my stories and inspirations are compelling people to live that life of no regrets."

CNN's Kyra Phillips contributed to this report

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(CNN) -- The end is closer than the beginning.

Ron (Rupert Grint, left), Harry (Daniel Radcliffe, second from right) and Hermione (Emma Watson) in the new film.

Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts are now in their sixth year of seven at the school. They've seen a lot of changes, particularly as the influence of the reawakened Voldemort (that is, He Who Must Not Be Named) has made itself known.

And the movie series itself is now nearing its conclusion. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which comes out Wednesday, is likewise the sixth movie in the series based on J.K. Rowling's seven Harry Potter books.

There is one benefit to having such history, director David Yates says: Pretty much everybody going to see "Half-Blood Prince" is familiar with the characters, whether through the books or the movies.

"We made a decision -- we kind of crossed a line, actually, I think, on this movie, where we said, 'You know, this is the sixth one in the series; it's the most popular franchise probably in history; do we stop and explain things to the audience who may have not seen any of the others?' And we said 'no,' " Yates said. "And you know why? It's because they can always go back to DVDs. They can go back to the books."

Indeed, many fans know the books -- and the movies -- backward and forward.  Interactive: Harry Potter 101 Â»

The new film reflects the growth of the characters: Harry, the orphaned boy wizard who has been forced to take on responsibilities beyond his youthful years; Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), his red-haired best friend, who is finding depths of courage in himself he wasn't aware of; Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), the bookish and indispensible member of their clan, who has demonstrated key leadership qualities; and all the rest, preparing for the showdown with the archvillain Voldemort.  Watch the Potter cast answer your questions Â»

Among the returning performers: Michael Gambon as Dumbledore, Alan Rickman as Snape, Maggie Smith as McGonagall, Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid and Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort. One addition is Jim Broadbent, who plays Horace Slughorn, a former professor brought back to Hogwarts.  Watch the stars at the rainy premiere Â»

Despite the growing darkness, there's also a lightness to the new film, says Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry. Unlike the previous two movies in the series, which were rated PG-13, this one is rated a more family-friendly PG.

"I think this film's funnier," Radcliffe said. "There are a couple of moments which I laughed out loud at."

Not that it's going to be a barrel of laughs, Yates cautions. (How could it, with the snake-faced Voldemort growing ever stronger?)

"It is a bit bipolar," Yates said. "On the one hand, there's all this ... romance, and on the other hand, people are getting killed, and bridges are being blown up."

Oh, yes, there's romance. After all, the main Potter characters are all teenagers now, with all the teenage longings.

Potter fans have had their own longings. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was scheduled to be released in November but was pushed back to its Wednesday opening after Warner Bros., Potter's studio, expressed concerns about putting it out over the holiday season. (Warner Bros., like CNN, is a unit of Time Warner.)

Warner Bros. said at the time that the film "perfectly fills the gap for a major tent-pole release for mid-summer" and added that the delay was also due to "repercussions" from the 2007-08 writers strike.

But fans weren't so easily placated, filling message boards with angry comments and starting petitions that garnered tens of thousands of signatures. Warner Bros. President Alan Horn was even moved to put out a statement assuring fans that the scheduling change "was not taken lightly."

Now that the moment is finally at hand, the fans seem to have forgiven the studio. According to Fandango.com, a movie ticket-selling site, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is outselling "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" at the same point in the sales cycle. It's also in MovieTickets.com's top 25 advance sellers of all time.

Given that "Transformers" is, by far, the year's top-grossing film, those tidbits can't help but make the studio happy. iReport.com: Seeing the latest "Potter?" Share your review

The last of Rowling's Potter books, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," is in production now as two films. That's given the cast a bit of temporal whiplash when talking about "Half-Blood Prince," since they completed it more than a year ago, but they've been game to talk.

After all, they've come a long way since "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," way back in 2001. And they're aware as anyone of the passage of time -- that they're closer to the end than the beginning.

It's the kind of situation that leads to sentimental reflections. But Watson, for one, couldn't wait to let go of one thing: her school uniform.

"I was like, 'Burn it!' " she told Entertainment Weekly. "Oh, my God, to be done with those shoes and that uniform -- that was an exciting day."

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London, England (CNN) -- Eurostar is running tests to try to figure out what caused an "unprecedented" six trains to break down, forcing the company to cancel all services this weekend, a spokeswoman said Sunday.

The company announced later that Monday service will be halted as well to allow for more test runs.

The cancellation of the England-to-France express train service stranded thousands of passengers on both sides of the English Channel on the weekend before Christmas.

"We sincerely regret having to take this decision and we understand how frustrated and disappointed travelers will be," Eurostar said on its Web site Sunday.

Five trains with about 2,000 passengers stopped running Friday night inside the Channel Tunnel, also called the Chunnel, which runs between Britain and France. A sixth train broke down Saturday after Eurostar tried to run four trains from London to the continental mainland to prepare for the resumption of normal service. About 700 people were aboard when that train stopped in the Ebbsfleet area of Kent.

Eurostar is making an effort to get about 500 people in "emergency situations" out of London, a spokesman said.

They are being put on a regular train to the coastal town of Dover, England, taken across the English Channel by ferry and then by bus to Brussels or Paris, said the spokesman, who declined to be named.

Eurostar is conducting a series of test trains Sunday "to better understand the problems that have been occurring," the company said.

"We are committed to restoring our services as soon as possible but our key priority is the safety and comfort of our customers," the statement said.

Those passengers affected by the breakdowns are being offered a full refund, another return ticket and 150 pounds in compensation. About 25,000 people should have been traveling on Saturday, Eurostar said.

The company is not taking any new bookings until after Christmas, it announced, and is urging people not to come to the station Sunday.

"We strongly recommend that travelers whose journeys are not essential change their tickets for travel on a later date or have their tickets refunded," Eurostar said on its Web site.

The trains became stuck in the tunnel because the air inside was much warmer than the air outside the tunnel entrance in France, Eurostar spokeswoman Amelle Mouhaddib said.

"It's a bit like taking a bottle of beer out of the fridge into a warm room -- within minutes it's covered in condensation," said Eurostar CEO Richard Brown. "We think that was the principle cause of the electrical failures on the trains."

Brown called the number of breakdowns "completely unprecedented."

Eurotunnel, which operates the Channel Tunnel, said it evacuated all 1,364 Eurostar passengers who were stuck Friday after the trains "lost traction," but one of the five trains remained in the tunnel and was blocking part of it, according to a Eurotunnel spokeswoman who asked not to be named, in line with policy.

The train that broke down Saturday was being towed back to the tunnel entry so passengers could be removed and transferred, Eurostar said.

The problems started after 9 p.m. Friday when the first of the five Eurostar trains became stuck. It was helped out of the tunnel by a Eurotunnel locomotive, which took it all the way to London with passengers still on board, the Eurotunnel spokeswoman said.

Passengers on the second and third trains to fail were evacuated via the service tunnel to a Eurotunnel train, which brought them to the exit, she said. One of the failed trains was pulled out of the tunnel, but authorities were having difficulty removing the other, she said.

The fourth and fifth trains were running close together when they failed, so Eurotunnel locomotives coupled them and either pushed or pulled them to the English side of the tunnel, the spokeswoman said.

Passengers from the fifth train boarded the one in front, and Eurotunnel locomotives then towed that train to London, she said.

The Chunnel is two tunnels separated by a third and smaller service tunnel, so the train that remained stuck inside did not mean the entire tunnel was blocked, the Eurotunnel spokeswoman said.

The Chunnel is 50.5 kilometers (31.4 miles) long, 38 kilometers (23 miles) of which are underwater.

Brown said keeping passengers on the trains is the quickest and safest evacuation method.

"Because there were five trains, it took us ... longer than we would wish to get those trains out and those passengers on their way home," he said.

Despite the stoppage of service Saturday, noncommercial vehicles, including cars, motorbikes, and camper vans, were still able to travel through the tunnel.

CNN's Paula Newton and Melissa Gray contributed to this report.

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text: Channel

text: by

text: ferry

text: and

text: then

text: by

text: bus

text: to

text: Brussels

text: or

text: Paris

text: said

text: the

text: spokesman

text: who

text: declined

text: to

text: be

text: named

text: Eurostar

text: is

text: conducting

text: a

text: series

text: of

text: test

text: trains

text: Sunday

text: to

text: better

text: understand

text: the

text: problems

text: that

text: have

text: been

text: occurring

text: the

text: company

text: said

text: We

text: are

text: committed

text: to

text: restoring

text: our

text: services

text: as

text: soon

text: as

text: possible

text: but

text: our

text: key

text: priority

text: is

text: the

text: safety

text: and

text: comfort

text: of

text: our

text: customers

text: the

text: statement

text: said

text: Those

text: passengers

text: affected

text: by

text: the

text: breakdowns

text: are

text: being

text: offered

text: a

text: full

text: refund

text: another

text: return

text: ticket

text: and

text: pounds

text: in

text: compensation

text: About

text: people

text: should

text: have

text: been

text: traveling

text: on

text: Saturday

text: Eurostar

text: said

text: The

text: company

text: is

text: not

text: taking

text: any

text: new

text: bookings

text: until

text: after

text: Christmas

text: it

text: announced

text: and

text: is

text: urging

text: people

text: not

text: to

text: come

text: to

text: the

text: station

text: Sunday

text: We

text: strongly

text: recommend

text: that

text: travelers

text: whose

text: journeys

text: are

text: not

text: essential

text: change

text: their

text: tickets

text: for

text: travel

text: on

text: a

text: later

text: date

text: or

text: have

text: their

text: tickets

text: refunded

text: Eurostar

text: said

text: on

text: its

text: Web

text: site

text: The

text: trains

text: became

text: stuck

text: in

text: the

text: tunnel

text: because

text: the

text: air

text: inside

text: was

text: much

text: warmer

text: than

text: the

text: air

text: outside

text: the

text: tunnel

text: entrance

text: in

text: France

text: Eurostar

text: spokeswoman

text: Amelle

text: Mouhaddib

text: said

text: It

text: 's

text: a

text: bit

text: like

text: taking

text: a

text: bottle

text: of

text: beer

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: fridge

text: into

text: a

text: warm

text: room

text: within

text: minutes

text: it

text: 's

text: covered

text: in

text: condensation

text: said

text: Eurostar

text: CEO

text: Richard

text: Brown

text: We

text: think

text: that

text: was

text: the

text: principle

text: cause

text: of

text: the

text: electrical

text: failures

text: on

text: the

text: trains

text: Brown

text: called

text: the

text: number

text: of

text: breakdowns

text: completely

text: unprecedented

text: Eurotunnel

text: which

text: operates

text: the

text: Channel

text: Tunnel

text: said

text: it

text: evacuated

text: all

text: Eurostar

text: passengers

text: who

text: were

text: stuck

text: Friday

text: after

text: the

text: trains

text: lost

text: traction

text: but

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: five

text: trains

text: remained

text: in

text: the

text: tunnel

text: and

text: was

text: blocking

text: part

text: of

text: it

text: according

text: to

text: a

text: Eurotunnel

text: spokeswoman

text: who

text: asked

text: not

text: to

text: be

text: named

text: in

text: line

text: with

text: policy

text: The

text: train

text: that

text: broke

text: down

text: Saturday

text: was

text: being

text: towed

text: back

text: to

text: the

text: tunnel

text: entry

text: so

text: passengers

text: could

text: be

text: removed

text: and

text: transferred

text: Eurostar

text: said

text: The

text: problems

text: started

text: after

text: p.m.

text: Friday

text: when

text: the

text: first

text: of

text: the

text: five

text: Eurostar

text: trains

text: became

text: stuck

text: It

text: was

text: helped

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: tunnel

text: by

text: a

text: Eurotunnel

text: locomotive

text: which

text: took

text: it

text: all

text: the

text: way

text: to

text: London

text: with

text: passengers

text: still

text: on

text: board

text: the

text: Eurotunnel

text: spokeswoman

text: said

text: Passengers

text: on

text: the

text: second

text: and

text: third

text: trains

text: to

text: fail

text: were

text: evacuated

text: via

text: the

text: service

text: tunnel

text: to

text: a

text: Eurotunnel

text: train

text: which

text: brought

text: them

text: to

text: the

text: exit

text: she

text: said

text: One

text: of

text: the

text: failed

text: trains

text: was

text: pulled

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: tunnel

text: but

text: authorities

text: were

text: having

text: difficulty

text: removing

text: the

text: other

text: she

text: said

text: The

text: fourth

text: and

text: fifth

text: trains

text: were

text: running

text: close

text: together

text: when

text: they

text: failed

text: so

text: Eurotunnel

text: locomotives

text: coupled

text: them

text: and

text: either

text: pushed

text: or

text: pulled

text: them

text: to

text: the

text: English

text: side

text: of

text: the

text: tunnel

text: the

text: spokeswoman

text: said

text: Passengers

text: from

text: the

text: fifth

text: train

text: boarded

text: the

text: one

text: in

text: front

text: and

text: Eurotunnel

text: locomotives

text: then

text: towed

text: that

text: train

text: to

text: London

text: she

text: said

text: The

text: Chunnel

text: is

text: two

text: tunnels

text: separated

text: by

text: a

text: third

text: and

text: smaller

text: service

text: tunnel

text: so

text: the

text: train

text: that

text: remained

text: stuck

text: inside

text: did

text: not

text: mean

text: the

text: entire

text: tunnel

text: was

text: blocked

text: the

text: Eurotunnel

text: spokeswoman

text: said

text: The

text: Chunnel

text: is

text: kilometers

text: miles

text: long

text: kilometers

text: miles

text: of

text: which

text: are

text: underwater

text: Brown

text: said

text: keeping

text: passengers

text: on

text: the

text: trains

text: is

text: the

text: quickest

text: and

text: safest

text: evacuation

text: method

text: Because

text: there

text: were

text: five

text: trains

text: it

text: took

text: us

text: longer

text: than

text: we

text: would

text: wish

text: to

text: get

text: those

text: trains

text: out

text: and

text: those

text: passengers

text: on

text: their

text: way

text: home

text: he

text: said

text: Despite

text: the

text: stoppage

text: of

text: service

text: Saturday

text: noncommercial

text: vehicles

text: including

text: cars

text: motorbikes

text: and

text: camper

text: vans

text: were

text: still

text: able

text: to

text: travel

text: through

text: the

text: tunnel

text: CNN

text: 's

text: Paula

text: Newton

text: and

text: Melissa

text: Gray

text: contributed

text: to

text: this

text: report

question: What type of problems have been occurring?

answer: electrical failures

text: electrical failures

question: According to Eurostar, how many people in London need help?

answer: 500

question: What is the consequence of the cancellation of England-to-France express train service?

answer: stranded thousands of passengers on both sides of the English Channel on the weekend before Christmas.

text: stranded thousands of passengers on both sides of the English Channel on the weekend before Christmas.

question: When is Eurostar taking new bookings?

answer: after Christmas,

text: after Christmas,

question: What service was cancelled?

answer: Eurostar

text: Eurostar

question: When will Eurostar resume taking new bookings?

answer: after Christmas,

text: after Christmas,