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But, with @placeholder under intense public scrutiny, it is perhaps unsurprising that those tasked with enforcing the new law on January 1 should be concerned with just that and remain intolerant of any attempts to stretch it beyond the liberties so newly granted. | By Laura Collins In Denver PUBLISHED: 13:12 EST, 31 December 2013 | UPDATED: 14:10 EST, 31 December 2013 One of Denver’s most publicized celebrations of the legalization of the sale of recreational marijuana has been cancelled, just hours before the New Year brings an end to the state of Colorado's prohibition of the drug. The City of Denver took the extraordinary step of hand-delivering a letter threatening to rescind the liquor license of the downtown venue at which the party, dubbed Cannabition, was due to be staged. The letter also threatened legal action against all sponsors and participants in the all-day party, planned by cannabis tourism company 420tours.
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Cannabis tourism company had planned all-day party for January 1
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Colorado says plans would violate new rules on sale of drugs | 60,800 | record_train |
"The UK had absolutely no advance knowledge of what happened in Dubai nor any involvement whatsoever in the killing" of @placeholder, he said. | London, England (CNN) -- There are "compelling reasons" to believe the Israeli government was responsible for forging British passports used in a plot to kill a Hamas leader in the United Arab Emirates earlier this year, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Tuesday. "Such misuse of British passports is intolerable," Miliband said, adding that the fact that Israel was an ally of the United Kingdom "only adds insult to injury." The passports were "copied from genuine British passports" in a "highly sophisticated operation," indicating a government was behind it, Miliband told the House of Commons. Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency concluded that the 12 British people whose passports were cloned where "wholly innocent victims of identity theft," the foreign secretary said.
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Miliband: Passports copied in a "highly sophisticated operation"
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British government source said an Israeli official had been expelled from UK
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Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, founding member of Hamas' military wing, found dead Jan. 20 in Dubai
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Dubai Police believe he was killed by secretive Israeli foreign intelligence unit Mossad | 60,801 | record_train |
@placeholder will stay in office until elections in the spring of next year, which ANC President Jacob Zuma is widely expected to win. | JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Ten South African ministers and the deputy president have resigned as President Thabo Mbeki prepares to leave office. South African President Thabo Mbeki announced his resignation in a televised address Sunday. His replacement, African National Congress Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, will be sworn in as South Africa's president Thursday. Mbeki announced he was resigning on Sunday, prompting threats from several Cabinet members to follow suit -- but the outgoing president urged them to stay in office, government sources said. The resignations, which include Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and Defense Minister Mosiuoa Lekota, will take effect Thursday when Mbeki steps down, a government statement said.
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10 S. African ministers, deputy president resign with President Thabo Mbeki
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Replacement, ANC Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, sworn in Thursday
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Mbeki quit after court case collapsed against longtime rival Jacob Zuma | 60,802 | record_train |
'When he heard the news, @placeholder was shocked, short of breath and almost | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 00:04 EST, 14 July 2012 | UPDATED: 01:30 EST, 16 July 2012 Sylvester Stallone was said to have almost collapsed with grief on learning of the death of his son yesterday. The body of Sage Stallone, 36, was found by his housekeeper at his Los Angeles home. Prescription drugs were reportedly found nearby but police said it was too early to say whether they were the cause of his death. Tragedy: Sylvester Stallone's son Sage was found dead this afternoon in his Los Angeles apartment after a suspected drug overdose. He was 36, pictured here in 2006 in Hollywood
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Star 'devastated and grief-stricken' over sudden loss of his eldest child
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Sage played the 66-year-old's onscreen son in Rocky V
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An autopsy is scheduled to take place in the next 48 hours after filmmaker was found next to prescription drugs | 60,803 | record_train |
Now, many expect that he is ready to do exactly that by approving the @placeholder. | (CNN) -- Last week, members of the House of Representatives turned their attention to the biggest Obama scandal yet. No, I do not mean the IRS or Benghazi. Those are more partisan witch hunt than true scandal, a point backed up by recent CNN polling that shows independents and moderates trust the White House's take. I also do not mean the investigations of The Associated Press or Fox News reporter James Rosen. Both are worrying cases of the national security state trumping freedom of the press, but neither appear to have made it to the president's desk. And I hate to break it to the many fans of the hit TV show "Scandal," but that is not what I am referring to, either.
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Van Jones: Obama might OK Keystone pipeline, betraying his environmental vows
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Jones: Keystone's tar sands not traditional oil, it's a pipe-eating goo that fouls water
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Keystone pipeline brings dirty fuel through U.S. to world markets, not to U.S., he says
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Jones: State Department says Keystone will create only 35 permanent jobs | 60,804 | record_train |
Heartbreaking: @placeholder, a 61-year-old grandfather, died an hour after the attack at a local hospital | By Meghan Keneally PUBLISHED: 15:33 EST, 14 March 2014 | UPDATED: 16:36 EST, 14 March 2014 A restaurant employee has been arrested after stabbing his boss to death with a meat cleaver after he posted a picture of the man online. Tilus Lebrun has been charged with murder after he told police that he was upset by his boss Dimitrios Karaloukas' decision to post a photo of him on Facebook. The attack occurred at Jimmy The Greek Taverna Restaurant in West Boca, Florida on Thursday night as customers watched in horror. Horrific: Tilus Lebrun (left) has been charged with murder after he told police that he was upset by his boss Dimitrios Karaloukas' decision to post a photo of him on Facebook
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Tilus Lebrun, 41, has told police officers that he was mad at his boss Dimitrios Karaloukas, 61, because Karaloukas 'took my photo on March 2'
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'They need to learn how to respect people,' Lebrun told officers
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The alleged March 2 photo has not been found but there was an earlier photo of the two men posted in April 2012 with celebrity chef Robert Irvine
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Lebrun, a 42-year-old man who is believed to be Haitian, was smiling and posing for the camera in the April 2012 photo
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He attacked his boss with a meat cleaver or large knife and injured another employee in the Thursday incident | 60,805 | record_train |
An @placeholder spokesman said: 'We welcome publication of this important and thought-provoking report. | Lord Dyson (pictured), the master of the rolls and second most senior judge in England and Wales, welcomed the idea and said the justice system has been slow to take advantage of internet technology Thousands of court cases could soon be dealt with over the internet under new proposals which aim to reduce the amount of time and money spent on conventional hearings. Online courts could be created to resolve low-value disputes about internet services and transactions, if the HM Courts and Tribunals Service gives the plans the go-ahead. The idea to 'increase access to justice' has been proposed by the Civil Justice Council and is backed by Lord Dyson, the master of the rolls, who is head of the civil judiciary in England and Wales.
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Online court could be set up to reduce time and money spent on hearings
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Proposals by the Civil Justice Council have been welcomed by Lord Dyson
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Court could deal with claims worth up to £25,000 over internet, plans show
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Judges could use email or Skype to resolve the low-value dispute cases | 60,806 | record_train |
"We have seen the article and @placeholder has already spoken to it," according to a statement from an embassy official, making reference to McChrystal's apology. | (CNN) -- The fate of the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan hinges on his meeting Wednesday with President Barack Obama, who was "angry" after reading the general's remarks about colleagues in a magazine profile to be published Friday. Gen. Stanley McChrystal will likely resign, a Pentagon source who has ongoing contacts with the general said. The "magnitude and graveness" of McChrystal's mistake in conducting the interview for the article were "profound," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said McChrystal had "made a significant mistake and exercised poor judgment." McChrystal apologized Tuesday for the profile, in which he and his staff appear to mock top civilian officials, including the vice president. Two defense officials said the general fired a press aide over the article, set to appear in Friday's edition of Rolling Stone.
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NEW: Source: McChrystal likely to resign Wednesday
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NEW: General apologized for "poor judgment"
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Obama wants to talk with general before making decision
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Gibbs says 'all options are on the table' in deciding McChrystal's fate | 60,807 | record_train |
A note in their newsletter recently confirmed that Chen was free to stay in @placeholder. | By Rob Cooper PUBLISHED: 03:56 EST, 2 May 2013 | UPDATED: 11:23 EST, 2 May 2013 A Chinese gangster who said being forced to leave his Christian retreat centre would 'devastate' him and a convicted Somalian sex attacker cannot be kicked out of Britain because of human rights laws. Tsai Wang Chen, 39, has settled in a church community where he grows vegetables and looks after hens after being released from prison and argued it would breach his right to a private life if he was sent back. And asylum seeker Ahmed Hersi, 26, cannot be deported because of civil war in his native Somalia - despite carrying out a sex attack after human rights rules stopped his deportation.
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Tsai Wang Chen, 39, used Human Rights laws to avoid deportation
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Ahmed Hersi, 26, can't be sent back to Somalia because of war at home
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Chen was jailed for six years for kidnap and demanding a £29,000 ransom
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Immigration judge rules he has started a new life at Christian centre
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He spends his days looking after hens, growing vegetables and cleaning | 60,808 | record_train |
Totti became the oldest goalscorer in @placeholder history on Thursday night at the age of 38 | You should never tempt fate in football but Manchester City did just that and were left red-faced ahead of their 1-1 draw with Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday night. City's official Twitter feed light-heartedly tweeted their Italian counterparts ahead of kick-off saying: 'We're looking forward to hosting you Roma, and legendary player such as Totti. He's never scored in England, has he?' The Serie A side replied: 'You're right Man City, our Capitano has never scored in England. But there's always a first time for everything...' Roma captain Francesco Totti lifts the ball over goalkeeper Joe Hart to score his first goal on English soil
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Francesco Totti scored first goal on English soil for Roma against Man City in Champions League
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Italian equalised after Sergio Aguero put Manchester City ahead
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Man City had jokingly tweeted ahead of kick-off that Totti had never scored in England
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Club were left embarrassed when Roma captain netted on 23 minutes
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Match finished 1-1 leaving Man City with one point from two games in Group E | 60,809 | record_train |
with @placeholder politicians complaining they had not been told of the | By Anthony Bond PUBLISHED: 08:21 EST, 23 March 2012 | UPDATED: 12:08 EST, 23 March 2012 A British hostage who was killed by his captors in Nigeria during a rescue mission by UK special forces 'always made people feel special', mourners at his funeral heard today. More than 600 people gathered to pay their respects to Chris McManus, 28, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, who was killed earlier this month. Mr McManus and Italian co-worker Franco Lamolinara died on March 8 as Nigerian troops and UK Special Boat Service (SBS) commandos tried to end their captivity. Great sadness: The body of Chris McManus is taken into his funeral service today. He died earlier this month while being held hostage in Nigeria
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More than 600 people gathered to pay their respects to Chris McManus
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He died with Italian co-worker Franco Lamolinara as Nigerian troops and UK Special Boat Service commandos tried to end their captivity
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28-year-old's proud parents tell mourners they 'feel privileged' to have known him
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His devastated girlfriend told congregation they planned to marry and added: 'He was the love of my life and I'll never stop loving him' | 60,810 | record_train |
For a year, the team worked to document and understand the "function and significance of each of the items in the bag," confirming recently that a few definitely came from Neil Armstrong's @placeholder mission. | (CNN)Any traveler who returns with mementos from their adventures might struggle deciding what exactly to do with them. Perhaps that's why astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, left some of his personal artifacts from his journey to the moon in a closet. Armstrong's widow, Carol, found the items, and she snapped a picture of them that she shared with curators at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, a release from the museum said. Armstrong, who uttered those now famous words, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," died in 2012 after complications associated with heart surgery.
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Artifacts from Apollo 11 are found in Neil Armstrong's closet
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Armstrong's widow, Carol, notified the Smithsonian Air and Space museum of her find
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Among the items: The camera that recorded Armstrong's moonwalk | 60,811 | record_train |
"I think what the events in @placeholder did was take that sense that nothing could ever change and lead a few people to question it," he said. | (CNN) -- For nearly 30 years, one man has dominated Egypt. Hosni Mubarak, 82, has survived would-be assassins and ill health, crushed a rising Islamist radical movement and maintained the peace with neighboring Israel that got his predecessor killed. His government's continued observance of the Camp David accords with Israel is the cornerstone of what peace has been achieved in the decades-long Arab-Israeli conflict. Following the revolt that toppled Tunisia's longtime strongman, demonstrators in the streets of Cairo are standing up to riot police and chanting, "Mubarak, Saudi Arabia is waiting for you." Experienced observers say it's the most most significant challenge to his rule yet.
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Hosni Mubarak has held power since 1981
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A 30-year state of emergency has aided his rule
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He now faces widespread demonstrations after Tunisia's revolt
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The uprising removed the "barrier of fear," one analyst says | 60,812 | record_train |
@placeholder postie stands on the AirWheel which are being trialled by the company | The traditional image of the postman using bicycles and vans to get around may be consigned to history if a revolutionary new electric unicycle is a success. Now deliveries will be getting the sci-fi treatment - with postmen trialling an electric unicycle to distribute post to customers. The modern eco-friendly AirWheel has a top speed of 12mph and an inbuilt stabiliser that allows riders to travel wherever pedestrians go - including sand and dirt tracks. Fast delivery: The eco-friendly AirWheel - pictured in Birmingham - has a top speed of 12mph Employees of Whistl - formerly TNT Post - have begun to trial the gadget in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham.
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Company Whistl is using the £799 AirWheel Q3, which travel up to 12mph
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Unicycles will allow posties to travel wherever pedestrians go
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Gadget is on trial in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham | 60,813 | record_train |
Tensions rose again when @placeholder discovered a Chilean spy mission, but war was averted. | (CNN) -- Peruvian President Alan Garcia left Singapore on the eve of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit after reports surfaced that an air force officer was accused of spying for the Chilean government, Peru's foreign minister said Saturday. "We do consider, from the information that have received, that we need an explanation and sanctions to those involved," Foreign Minister Jose Antonio García Belaunde told CNN en Espanol Saturday. He added that he does "not have all the elements of the story here in Singapore," but confirmed that the suspect is "under arrest and in the hands of the judicial power in Peru."
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President Alan Garcia left Singapore on the eve of the APEC summit
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Air force officer was accused of spying for Chile, Peru's foreign minister said
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A suspect is "in the hands of the judicial power in Peru," foreign minister said
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Chilean spokeswoman dismissed espionage allegations: "Chile does not spy" | 60,814 | record_train |
The new IAEA report indicates that Iran is continuing to enrich uranium despite a @placeholder prohibition. | Washington (CNN) -- Additional information received recently by a United Nations watchdog group raises new concerns about the intent of Iran's nuclear program. "Based on the agency's analysis of additional information which has come to its attention since August 2008, including new information recently received, there are further concerns which the agency also needs to clarify with Iran," the confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated in a section about a potential military dimension to the program. The report, obtained Friday, does not elaborate on the new information. However, it does discuss possible nuclear activities tied to Iran's military "including activities related to the development of a nuclear payload for a missile."
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New report indicates concern about a possible military dimension to the program
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A 2007 intelligence assessment said Iran had stopped weaponization research in 2003
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A U.S. official says that research is now "moving forward" | 60,815 | record_train |
@placeholder officials, however, say such strikes by the remotely piloted | By Jill Reilly PUBLISHED: 11:14 EST, 4 June 2012 | UPDATED: 02:15 EST, 5 June 2012 U.S. drone attacks on Pakistan have entered their third consecutive day, with rockets killing 15 people in northwest Pakistan this afternoon. The strike targeted a militant hideout in the Hesokhel village of the North Waziristan tribal region, officials said. It brought the death toll from drone attacks in Pakistan in the past three days to 27. Anger: Pakistani protesters hold burning U.S. and Nato flags rallying against U.S. drone attacks in the Pakistani tribal belts during a demonstration in Multan earlier today Public outrage: Pakistani protesters shout anti-U.S. slogans in anger at the recent strikes
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There have been eight U.S. drone strikes in the past two weeks
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Attacks have been a source of deep frustration and tension between the U.S. and Pakistan
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Administration officials say that Mr Obama and top security officials regularly consult on adding militants to a drone 'kill list'
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U.S. president personally approves or vetoes each strike | 60,816 | record_train |
"I think @placeholder will play to my strengths: it's a track that really requires you to drive in an attacking way to be able to get a good lap time. | (CNN) -- Formula One's big-name drivers have spoken of their desire to put on a sporting spectacle which Japan's motorsport fans can enjoy, as the country continues to recover from their devastating earthquake earlier this year. Japan was hit by a catastrophic quake and tsunami in March which left 27,000 people dead or missing, and F1's drivers have been telling of their continued support for the nation ahead of Sunday's race at Suzuka. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel will seal a second consecutive world championship if he finishes higher than 10th in the race and the German expressed his admiration for the Japanese people.
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F1's drivers have expressed their support for Japan in the wake of March quake
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Sebastian Vettel said the fans in Japan are special as he looks to seal world title
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McLaren's Jenson Button referred to Japan as a second home
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Japan's Kamui Kobayashi is looking forward to racing at his home grand prix | 60,817 | record_train |
The study confirms the suspicion of a growing divide between @placeholder and the rest of the country - something that has long been suggested by the capital's property bubble. | By John Hall People from the north of England consider London to be chaotic, crowded and bad for Britain, according to a study released today. Only 24 per cent of those living outside the capital think London has a positive impact on their local economy, with that figure even lower in northern cities such as Liverpool and Sheffield, where the number drops to just nine per cent and eight per cent respectively. While two thirds of the population agree London has a positive impact on the national economy, the same number argue that the capital unfairly benefits from central government being based there.
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Only a quarter outside London agree capital is good for their local economy
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Trend magnified in cities such as Liverpool, where only nine per cent agree
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Majority of non-Londoners think those living in the capital get a better deal
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They argue the government and media pay too much attention to London
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But despite the benefits, only one in five would consider moving to capital
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Most think the quality of life is poor and it is an expensive place for families | 60,818 | record_train |
After his death, a spokesman said Prince @placeholder and his wife were 'very distressed to hear of this tragedy'. | The murder trial into the killing of a Russian tycoon once dubbed Princess Michael of Kent's 'toyboy' is rapidly descending into farce after key evidence has gone missing, and witnesses have refused to testify because of 'threats', it emerged today. Furniture magnate Mikhail Kravchenko, 46, was shot dead driving his Mercedes near Moscow in 2012, but the truth behind his death appears no closer to being revealed. There are even claims that the suspected killer has 'escaped'. 'Toyboy': Mikhail Kravchenko (pictured right) with Princess Michael of Kent (left) together in Moscow in 2006 Gunned down: Kravchenko, pictured here in April 2006 outside his Moscow furniture factory, was shot dead driving his Mercedes near Moscow in 2012
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Mikhail Kravchenko, 46, was shot dead in his Mercedes in 2012
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Claims witnesses are being threatened and evidence has gone missing
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The suspected killer 'managed to escape from police and investigators'
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There was speculation it could have been a state-instigated assassination to embarrass the British Establishment
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Furniture magnate was photographed holding hands with Princess Michael of Kent six years before his death | 60,819 | record_train |
Mr @placeholder last week said he couldn't remember receiving the 'big man' text. | Former New South Wales premier Barry O'Farrell may have been one of the biggest scalps of the corruption inquiry into property developer donations for the Liberal Party but he insists that he 'is not the big man'. The identity of the so-called 'big man' who was behind a massive donation remains a mystery after Mr O'Farrell not only denied it was him but also said he didn't know who the big man was. Sidelined Police Minister Mike Gallacher and former Energy Minister Chris Hartcher have both told the Independent Commission Against Corruption that Mr O'Farrell was known as the 'big man'.
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Former Premier Barry O'Farrell insists he's not 'the big man'
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Sidelined Police Minister and former Energy Minister both say he is
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ICAC wants to know who was the source of a planned $120,000 donation for election campaigning in the state's Hunter Valley
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'Someone will always try and rort the system' Mr O'Farrell said
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He stepped down as Premier in May after misleading the corruption inquiry over receiving a $3000 bottle of wine
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Nine Liberal Party MPs have stood aside after being implicated | 60,820 | record_train |
In cities with larger ultra-orthodox populations this has played out in public buses and in some stores with with @placeholder men insisting on strict separation between men and women. | Jerusalem (CNN) -- For Israelis waking up to their newspapers this past Sunday, the front pages offered a shocking and repulsive sight. Photographs of ultra-orthodox children donning yellow stars and striped prison uniforms reminiscent of the Holocaust stared back at them. The arresting images were taken at a Saturday night rally in Jerusalem staged by a radical ultra-orthodox sect to protest what their members claimed was incitement against their community by the media and the Israeli government. The protest, which drew widespread condemnation from all corners of the country, is the latest development in an increasingly acrimonious conflict between members of Israel's ultra-orthodox community, known as the Haredim, against the Jewish Israeli mainstream.
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Tensions increasing between Israel's ultra-orthodox community and Israeli mainstream
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The Haredim make up roughly 10% of Israel and are fastest growing segment of population
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The Haredim constitute a powerful voting block in Israel's coalition government | 60,821 | record_train |
In a statement on uefa.com, @placeholder's challenge was described as one which "seriously endangered the physical health of the opposing player". | LONDON, England -- UEFA has punished Benfica midfielder Augustin Binya with a six-match European ban following his horror tackle on Celtic's Scott Brown last week. Augustin Binya, right, lunges towards Celtic midfielder Scott Brown during Benfica's 1-0 defeat in Glasgow. The Cameroon international was sent off for the challenge in his side's 1-0 defeat in the Champions League match in Glasgow last Wednesday. Scotland international Brown avoided injury, but claimed Binya had tried to break his leg with the tackle in the 85th minute -- and demanded that Europe's governing body take further action. Binya, 24, apologized for the challenge -- described by officiating referee Martin Hansson of Sweden as one of the worst he had ever seen -- on the day after the match.
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UEFA has punished Benfica midfielder Augustin Binya with a six-match ban
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The Cameroon international was sent off for bad tackle on Celtic's Scott Brown
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Brown was lucky to escape injury in incident during Champions League match | 60,822 | record_train |
Having completed more than 400 shows during her career regularly as a schoolgirl or policewoman, she often performs in the @placeholder area and travels to Sydney where she does up to four shows on a weekend in clubs, hotels penthouses and private residences. | By Ryan Lipman For Daily Mail Australia Not many 42-year-old mothers can boast earning $390 for 15 minutes work while supporting a family. Former accountant Julie Fennell also known as Bella has been a professional fattogram stripper for four years. Currently weighing close to 140 kilograms, the resident of Swansea, south of Newcastle, has a 19-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son and said she absolutely loves her work. 'The best thing is when I do a live show and everyone is talking about me afterwards for weeks on end,' she told Daily Mail Australia. 'I love my job'. Scroll down for video
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Former accountant Julie Fennell has been a fattogram stripper since 2010
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Known as Bella, she regularly travels from Newcastle to Sydney for work
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The mother performs at private house parties, hotel rooms and in clubs
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She said her family and friends support what she does and her daughter even travels with her to strip shows | 60,823 | record_train |
Cricket writer @placeholder revealed three weeks ago that the top brass had run out of patience with England’s record run scorer. | By Peter Hayter The scale of the divisiveness on the Ashes tour which ultimately cost Kevin Pietersen his international career extended beyond a push for the removal of team director Andy Flower. While Pietersen’s barely disguised contempt for Flower’s management and methods boiled over during a players-only meeting after the fourth Test in Melbourne that left most of the squad flabbergasted, sources claim he had also had captain Alastair Cook and vice-captain Matt Prior in his sights for much of the tour. Pietersen has never hidden his dislike and distrust of Flower’s approach, so there was shock but little surprise when he tore into the coach at that meeting, forcing Cook and Prior to intervene more than once.
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Kevin Pietersen did not just want to get rid of team director Andy Flower
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Batsman had issues with England captain Alastair Cook and Matt Prior
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Misgivings over Cook's captaincy and didn't think Prior was worth his place
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Supporters say he was pursuing agenda for the future of the team
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Critics believe he was trying to get revenge for his sacking as captain | 60,824 | record_train |
I hope that @placeholder prevails in November so he can contribute to that Republican majority." | Indianapolis (CNN) -- Indiana voters retired Dick Lugar on Tuesday after 36 years in the Senate, punishing him for the qualities he considered assets: seniority, expertise in foreign policy and a penchant for bipartisan cooperation. Hoosier Republicans overwhelmingly chose to replace Lugar with Richard Mourdock, a longtime GOP operative who benefited from manpower and money from tea party activists and outside groups determined to topple the six-term veteran. Six years ago, Lugar ran unopposed by Democrats, much less Republicans, and cruised to another term. But this time, the 80-year-old was drummed out of office by many of the same voters who sent him repeatedly to Washington but now say they want a change.
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"You got this done," rival Richard Mourdock tells supporters after win
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The Senate fight pitted moderate Republicans against the more conservative wing of the party
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If Dick Lugar "was running for something to do with foreign policy, I'd be all over it," Mourdock voter says | 60,825 | record_train |
"A place to showcase what's going on the continent that's innovative but also to encourage that kind of thinking, design and creativity to young South Africans and to people visiting @placeholder at the same time." | Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- It used to be an old factory churning out parts for the mining industry before slowly falling into neglect and turned into a garage for vehicle repairs. But now, after a renovation process, the high-ceilinged warehouse has been reinvented as a modern art deco space intended to house Africa's most cutting-edge design ideas and exhibit them to the world. Welcome to the Museum of African Design, or MOAD, a 2,500 square meter space which claims to be the first of its kind on the continent. Situated inside Johannesburg's vibrant Maboneng precinct, a former crime hotspot that's undergoing an urban rejuvenation, MOAD opened its doors late last month with the vision to become a pan-African platform for contemporary creativity and innovation.
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Africa's first museum dedicated to design opened its doors late last month
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Based in n Johannesburg, the Museum of African Design aims to be a "cultural hub"
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Its first full-length exhibition starts today and runs until February 9
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Called "Native Nostalgia," it features mixed media creations from several African artists | 60,826 | record_train |
"If you're going to a place that's not like @placeholder, then do your homework on what's appropriate," said Dorn. | (CNN) -- Travel warnings from the U.S. Department of State didn't stop Faith Hentschel, 65, from venturing to Iran this May to visit the rustic sites in ancient Persepolis and the colorful bazaars in Tehran. A photo of Khaju Bridge in Isfahan, Iran, taken by an American traveler. "I had no idea what to expect," said Hentschel, who spent two weeks in Iran after booking the trip through a private tour operator and applying for a visa. "I was stunned with the friendliness of all the Iranian people. That alone makes me want to go back." Iran is still a relatively rare destination for Americans, creating a niche market for only a handful of tour operators across the nation that organize group trips for travelers once or twice a year. And with news of the arrest of three American backpackers, along with the June election riots and government crackdown, Iran may be an even harder sell, some travel companies said.
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Three American hikers were detained last week by Iranian officials
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A handful of tour operators provide tours for Americans to visit Iran
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A U.S. passport is valid in Iran; visitors need a visa
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Travel warnings for Iran have been in place since the 1979 hostage crisis | 60,827 | record_train |
across the @placeholder that have earned the gang more than £50,000 in | Behind bars: Ben Westwood has been jailed for nine years after he drove at speeds of up to 180mph during a police chase A getaway driver who hit speeds of 180mph during a 65-mile police chase was jailed yesterday. Ben Westwood left a trail of sparks and flames as he fled from a robbery scene in a stolen Audi RS5. During the pursuit on the M6, he almost outran a police helicopter and left officers in high-performance BMWs trailing in his wake. The 33-year-old is thought to be the fastest speeding driver ever to be prosecuted in the UK. Westwood was caught on January 13 after police officers spotted him and his gang attempting to break open a cash machine at a Murco petrol station in Penn, West Midlands.
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Ben Westwood, 33, was the ringleader of a gang which carried out robberies across the Midlands
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He is believed to be the fastest speeding driver ever recorded in Britain
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He drove at high speed in a stolen Audi while trying to flee the scene of a raid on a cash machine in Wolverhampton
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Even a police helicopter struggled to keep pace with him
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Judge describes his driving as 'appalling' and 'atrocious' | 60,828 | record_train |
'Even when @placeholder drew level I remained comfortable,' he said. | So much golf history has been written at Royal Liverpool it seems only appropriate that a landmark day for the European game has now moved firmly into view. If Rory McIlroy can keep mind and sinew together in the final round of the 143rd Open Championship, he will become the first player from this continent to win three different majors since the Masters was founded in 1934. Even the greats like Sir Nick Faldo and Seve Ballesteros only won two of the four, so to add the Claret Jug to the US Open he won in 2011 and the USPGA Championship the following year would be truly impressive. He would then have the chance to complete the career Grand Slam - something only five golfers have achieved - at the Masters next year at the age of just 25.
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McIlroy carded two eagles and a birdie in his final three holes at Hoylake
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Northern Irishman is now 16 under par for the tournament
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American Rickie Fowler and Spaniard Sergio Garcia head rest of field | 60,829 | record_train |
Meanwhile, Sierra Leone's controversial @placeholder lockdown has uncovered some 150 new cases of the deadly virus in addition to around 70 bodies previously unaccounted for, according to the authorities, who said they may repeat the campaign. | Encased within a plastic isolation chamber, Spanish missionary Manuel Garcia Viejo lands on home soil after being struck down with Ebola while helping victims in Sierra Leone. The priest, a medical director of the Hospital Order of San Juan de Dios, was infected with the deadly disease as he tended to victims in the Western city of Lunsar. And today, dramatic images of the missionary being unloaded from a Spanish military transport plane at Torrejon de Ardoz Air Base in Madrid were released, laying bare how fearful even the most experienced of medical professionals are of the disease. In scenes that would not feel out of place in a science-fiction movie set in space, Mr Viejo was wheeled by doctors dressed from head to toe in protective bio-hazard suits to a Madrid hospital where they will battle to save his life.
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Manuel Garcia Viejo was flown home aboard a Spanish military plane
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He landed in Madrid this morning where doctors will battle to save his life
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Sierra Leone's population confined at home for 72 hours since Friday
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30,000 volunteers went door to door to educate on preventing spread
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The victory means @placeholder extends his unbeaten run to 10 from 10. | (CNN) -- Sports fans may have been deprived of another chance to see Lionel Messi stake his claim to be considered the greatest footballer of all time after Barcelona failed to progress to the final of the Champions League. But far from the bright lights of Munich's Allianz Arena, in a quiet corner of England, another athlete was busy rewriting the history books. Humans have been selectively breeding racehorses for 300 years, always in search of that elusive specimen of equine perfection who can redefine our idea of what might be possible on four legs. In Frankel, we may have found it.
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Frankel races to 10th win in 10 races with victory at Newbury
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Wins Group One Lockinge Stakes by five lengths
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Four-year-old Colt rated one of the great racehorses of all time
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Clamor for head to head with Australian champion Black Caviar | 60,831 | record_train |
"@placeholder is also a victim of terrorism and will continue to act against terrorists," he added. | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani troops have been moved to the Indian border amid fears of an Indian ground incursion, two Pakistani military officials told CNN on Friday. File image of a Pakistani soldier The troops were deployed from Pakistan's western border with Afghanistan, where forces have been battling Taliban and al Qaeda militants in North West Frontier Province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Pakistan's armed forces have been on high alert in anticipation of a possible conflict with India following last month's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which killed 160 people. India believes the 10 men who carried out the attacks were trained at a terrorist camp in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir.
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Pakistan has moved troops to border with India amid rising tensions, officials say
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Pakistan forces on high alert after terror attacks last month in Mumbai
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Indian defense spokesman: India "is monitoring the situation closely"
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"There are millions of Syrians who are not with @placeholder, so how can they speak about a caliphate in our land?" | In a bold declaration of its ambition, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has laid claim to leadership of the global Islamist movement, calling on Muslims worldwide to swear allegiance to its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. By claiming such preeminence, ISIS is seeking to eclipse al Qaeda and its leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in what analysts see as the most dramatic shift in militant jihadism since 9/11. But ISIS also makes the outlandish claims -- if its words are taken literally -- that it leads 1.5 billion Muslims and that the world, not just the deserts of Syria and Iraq, are its new stage.
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The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has laid claim to leadership of the global Islamist movement
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In a challenge to the head of al Qaeda, ISIS calls on "all Muslims to pledge allegiance" to its leader
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In essence, the group is saying the colonial-era borders of the Middle East are no longer valid
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Analyst: Al Qaeda affiliates, other jihadists must now choose whether to back or reject ISIS | 60,833 | record_train |
But as @placeholder turns to his general election campaign against Alison Grimes, it is a good moment to inventory the extraordinary damage that McConnell has done to the Senate over the past 5½ years. | (CNN) -- On February 14, when Netflix aired Season 2 of "House of Cards," my book, "The Last Great Senate," appeared clearly on the desk of Vice President Francis Underwood in Episode 2. It was as incongruous as it was unexpected. I can't think of anyone less likely to read, let alone be inspired by, my narrative history about the statesmen of the great Senate than the scheming, diabolical, Underwood. With the possible exception, that is, of Sen. Mitch McConnell. McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, seeking his sixth term in the Senate, handily defeated Matt Bevin, his tea party opponent, in the Republican primary on May 20. He has certainly helped the Republican chances of capturing the Senate by spearheading the effort to defeat other potential tea party nominees.
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Ira Shapiro says Senate is much more divisive place because of Mitch McConnell
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He argues that the traditions of the Senate have been about "mutual trust and respect"
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The Republican Minority Leader has, says Shapiro, taken the Senate to a new low
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McConnell won GOP primary for his Senate seat, will face Democrat Alison Grimes | 60,834 | record_train |
Under @placeholder law, employment agencies are not allowed to charge more than 10% of a worker's monthly wage, or HK$401 (US$52). | Hong Kong (CNN) -- They live largely unseen, in towering Hong Kong apartment blocks, trapped in a life of servitude to pay back crippling debts to unscrupulous recruiters who've lied to convince them to sign up. According to a new report from Amnesty International, thousands of domestic workers from Indonesia are being duped into working in the city by brokers and agencies solely focused on profit. "Every step of the way, from the moment their documents are confiscated in Indonesia their movements are controlled in Hong Kong," said Norma Muico, the author of the report "Exploited for profit, failed by governments."
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Amnesty report claims Indonesia, Hong Kong ignoring problem of unscrupulous recruiters
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Says Indonesian domestic workers being overcharged, underpaid with little or no recourse
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Hong Kong, Indonesia say they're committed to helping foreign domestic workers
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Amnesty says huge fees prevent many workers from leaving abusive employers | 60,835 | record_train |
@placeholder had shocked South Korea 2-1 back in November to boost their hopes of going through, but were unable to repeat their heroics against the UAE. | (CNN) -- South Korea beat Kuwait 2-0 Wednesday to seal their place in the final stage of Asia World Cup qualifying as Group B winners. Their victory also meant Lebanon qualified in second place, despite a 4-2 defeat against the United Arab Emirates. Kuwait went into the match in Seoul needing a win to leapfrog Lebanon, while a draw would have been enough for 2002 World Cup semifinalists Korea. Kuwait gave the home side some scares in the first half and goalkeeper Jung Sung-Ryong had to be at his best. But after the break it was the Koreans who dominated as Lee Dong-Gook broke the deadlock in the 65th minute.
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South Korea seal place in next round of Asia World Cup qualifying
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Victory over Kuwait leaves minnows Lebanon in second qualifying spot
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Australia end Saudi Arabia's hopes as Oman qualify behind Socceroos
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Uzbekistan beat Japan to top their qualifying section | 60,836 | record_train |
And, it seems as though things may have gone from bad to worse for the young couple, with @placeholder revealing in the preview for this evening's episode that she has been 'let go' from her job. | A new reality series spin-off is documenting the lives of two couples, one year after they agreed to take part in an 'extreme social experiment' which saw them walk down the aisle together, having never met before. Married at First Sight: The First Year follows the day-to-day lives of married couples Doug, 31, and Jamie, 28, and Jason, 28, and Cortney, 27, two of the three couples who starred in the original FYI series, which saw the newlyweds paired up with their 'perfect match' by a group of relationship experts. The new series, which is due to premiere tonight, details the everyday ups and downs of married life from the couples' six month anniversary up until their one year milestone marker, as they strive to adjust to life as newlyweds.
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The original series followed six singles who agreed to enter into arranged marriages with strangers
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Married at First Sight documented the first five weeks of their relationships
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Of the three couples who wed in the show, two are still married, while one couple opted to divorce | 60,837 | record_train |
As he returned to @placeholder, where he's been in government housing, Shirato couldn't help but feel that part of him -- his sense of security growing up in the shadows of the Fukushima Daiichi plant -- had been lost due to the nonstop nuclear crisis. | Tokyo (CNN) -- The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the skies clear and blue in this seaside town. Yet apart from the occasional bark of a dog or the moo of a meandering cow, the most glaring aspect about life in Tomioka is the lack of it. Japan's government five weeks ago mandated that everyone must leave the town, amid concerns about dangerously high levels of radiation emanating from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant about eight kilometers (five miles) away. But Kazuhiro Shirato felt he had to go home. So, with a Japanese journalist and cameraman alongside, he got in a car and headed toward Tomioka, where he and many others hadn't been since the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck on March 11.
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Kazuhiro Shirato went to his hometown of Tomioka, Japan, which has been evacuated
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The town is about 8 kilometers from the nuclear plant that's been in crisis since March 11
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He says he found the town was totally abandoned, except for dogs and some cows
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Angry at the plant's owner, Shirato says, "I doubt I will ever be able to go back" | 60,838 | record_train |
‘Do you think the hair is holding you back?’ joked @placeholder. | By David Gardner and Tom Gardner PUBLISHED: 05:10 EST, 7 June 2012 | UPDATED: 06:22 EST, 8 June 2012 He's already ruled out standing for a third term as Mayor of London, sparking speculation he had his sights set on becoming Prime Minister. But Boris Johnson may have hinted that his next political move is even more ambitious than the British premiership - a tilt at becoming President of the United States. During an interview with late night U.S. TV host David Letterman, American-born Boris revealed he qualifies for a pitch at the White House under the constitution. Scroll down to see the video
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American-born Boris Johnson makes joke that his next political move could be for President of U.S. as he appears on Letterman
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He tells New Yorkers that Londoners are not as fat as them... yet
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Ruffles feathers by saying the U.S. is 'the proudest creation of London'
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Letterman raises biggest laugh by asking London Mayor: 'How long have you been cutting your own hair?' | 60,839 | record_train |
He said attempts to bring aid have been hampered by the @placeholder security threat, which makes flying helicopters into the area extremely difficult and dangerous. | Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- As violence continues to wrack Iraq, the United Nations warned Saturday of another ethnic slaughter in the making by Sunni extremists from ISIS. ISIS fighters have besieged the ethnic Turkmen Shiite town of Amerli in the north for two months, and its fewer than 20,000 residents are without power and running out of food, water and medical supplies. "The situation of the people in Amerli is desperate and demands immediate action to prevent the possible massacre of its citizens," said Nickolay Mladenov, the U.N. secretary-general's special representative for Iraq. He said the suffering was "unspeakable" and demanded that the Shiite majority Iraqi government "relieve the siege" on Amerli.
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NEW: Bombs kill 20 across Kirkuk
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Iraq's PM-designate praises "heroic defence" put up by besieged town
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U.N. calls for action to help Amerli, a Turkmen Shiite town under attack by ISIS
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Sunni lawmakers pull out of talks to form a government over a mosque attack | 60,840 | record_train |
Joe has gone in a more adult direction with his music career, and both he and his brother @placeholder have released solo albums and expanded into acting. | (CNN) -- It looks like that "deep rift" among the Jonas Brothers has led to a breakup. The boy band, which recently canceled a planned 19-show national tour following a disagreement over musical direction, is no longer a group. "It's over for now," Kevin Jonas, 25, told People magazine, which first reported the news. His brother Joe, 24, called it a "unanimous decision." Jonas Brothers cancel tour amid 'deep rift' The three decided to go their separate ways after Nick Jonas, 21, spoke up during an October 3 meeting, according to the magazine. "I was feeling kind of trapped," Nick said. "I needed to share my heart with my brothers."
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The Jonas Brothers have broken up, People reports
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Kevin Jonas tells magazine the group is "over for now"
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The five-division world champion is set to pocked a minimum £96m from the £160m mega fight, and while he has been pictured since eating hot dogs at NBA games, @placeholder has already proven he is getting down to work. | Floyd Mayweather was among the stars at the LA Clippers game on Monday night as the undefeated champion brought in his 38th birthday courtside. Actor Rob Lowe posted a picture with Mayweather from the Staples Centre with the caption: 'It's on! With The Champ at the Clipper game tonight.' And Mayweather may have had more reason to celebrate having finally agreed on a date to fight long-term rival Manny Pacquiao, May 2. Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr poses with actor Rob Lowe at the LA Clippers game on Monday night Mayweather's girlfriend posted a picture of him on Tuesday with the caption: 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! #TBE'
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Floyd Mayweather will fight Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in Las Vegas
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Five-division champion poses for photo with actor Rob Lowe at NBA game
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Pacquiao has started training in General Santos City
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Mayweather Snr (trainer) says Pacquiao is too short to trouble his son
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American networks Showtime and HBO preparing to charge $99.95 (£65)
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As @placeholder's investigation into GSK expands, the firm's profits from the crucial emerging growth market are expected to take a hit. | An investigation by Chinese authorities into the activities of GlaxoSmithKline has allegedly turned up a bribery network that involves government officials, doctors, hospitals and at least 700 travel agencies. The U.K.-based GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world's largest vaccine makers, is now attempting to distance itself from its China arm -- which has been accused of using hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to encourage the use of GSK products and artificially boost prices. As Chinese authorities and GlaxoSmithKline reveal new information, here is an overview of the probe, the parties involved and the potential penalties. What is GlaxoSmithKline? GlaxoSmithKline, headquartered in London, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The firm is known for its wide range of over-the-counter and prescription medicines and vaccines including its popular anti-depressant Paxil and diabetes drug Avandia.
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China accuses GlaxoSmithKline of funneling $500bn to bribe gov't, medical officials
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Money allegedly used to encourage use of GSK products, artificially boost prices
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Chinese authorities have detained four Chinese GSK executives, one UK national
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Several former Blackwater guards testified that they had been generally distrustful of @placeholder, based on experience the guards said they had had in being led into ambushes. | A federal jury returned guilty verdicts for all four former Blackwater security guards charged in the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad. The jury in Washington found Nicholas Slatten guilty of first-degree murder, and the three other guards — Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard — guilty of at least three counts of voluntary manslaughter. The four men were charged with a combined 33 counts in the shootings, but the jury had reached verdicts on only part of the charges after weeks of deliberations. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth allowed the jury to announce the verdicts agreed upon, with the expectation jurors would continue deliberating on the other counts.
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A federal jury found Blackwater guard Nicholas Slatten guilty of first-degree murder
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Guards Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard were found guilty of at least three counts of voluntary manslaughter
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The four men were charged with a combined 33 counts in the shootings
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Jurors reached verdicts on only part of the charges after weeks of deliberations
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The shootings caused an international uproar over the role of defense contractors in urban warfare
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The trial focused on the killings of 14 Iraqis and the wounding of 17 others | 60,844 | record_train |
Both sides are now allowed to bring a lawyer and if they do not have one, @placeholder will provide one for them. | A Columbia University student accused of raping a classmate - who has been carrying around her mattress in protest ever since - has insisted he is a feminist. Speaking to the New York Times in his first ever interview, Paul Nungesser called the rallies against him 'bullying' - and slammed the university for failing to prevent them. He was accused by fellow senior Emma Sulkowicz of violently raping her in her dorm room more than two years ago, but the university cleared him in the case and in two others. After learning about the decision, Sulkowicz started lugging around her 50-pound mattress to symbolize the burden she was carrying - and vowed to continue until he left the school.
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Paul Nungesser was accused of raping Emma Sulkowicz in her dorm room in August 2012 - but the university dismissed the case
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Sulkowicz began carrying her mattress wherever she went to represent the burden she was carrying and to protest the lack of action from Columbia
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Other students have joined her by carrying mattresses during rallies
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Nungesser was named as her attacker by the campus newspaper and he has now spoken to the New York Times in his first ever interview
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He insisted he was innocent and slammed the university for failing to prevent the protests | 60,845 | record_train |
Mr Miliband said @placeholder should ‘always be looking at the way we discourage young people from taking drugs.’ | Ed Miliband yesterday said he had never taken illegal drugs – but added that he had ‘read about’ the effects of cannabis. The Labour leader said he was opposed to the decriminalisation of drugs, including cannabis, warning it would send out a dangerous message to young people. Mr Miliband was asked about his attitude towards drugs during an online question and answer Leaders Live discussion with young people, produced by Bite the Ballot with ITV News. Ed Miliband said he had never taken illegal drugs – but added that he had ‘read about’ the effects of cannabis Asked whether he had ever experimented with drugs, he said: ‘I have not taken drugs… but I have read about it.’
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Ed Miliband said he's never taken illegal drugs - but has read about effects
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Said Government should look at ways to discourage people taking drugs
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Added Labour is finalising plans to promise a cut in university tuition fees | 60,846 | record_train |
Celebration: Duffey and his friends had been in @placeholder having a night out to celebrate his 21st birthday | By Laura Cox Last updated at 1:08 AM on 6th March 2012 The body of missing Wisconsin college student Eric Duffey has been found in the Wisconsin River after an exhaustive search involving 150 volunteers. Duffey, 21, disappeared early on Saturday morning having been out celebrating his birthday with friends at Joe's Bar. He was last seen at about 1.15 am leaving the bar and is thought to have been heading for his residence or that of his girlfriend. Scroll down for video Birthday: Eric Duffey, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, was last seen Saturday morning leaving a bar after a night celebrating his 21st birthday
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150 volunteers helped in the search for Duffey, continuing after the official search ended
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Police said alcohol may have had something to do with Duffey's death
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He was last seen leaving Joe's Bar where he had been celebrating his 21st birthday | 60,847 | record_train |
Right, @placeholder, the eldest died aged 13 in the fire | By Jill Reilly PUBLISHED: 03:03 EST, 21 July 2013 | UPDATED: 10:40 EST, 21 July 2013 The graves of the six Philpott children killed by their parents in a house fire have finally been given headstones more than a year after they died. Jade Philpott, 10, and her brothers Duwayne, 13, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six and Jayden, five, died from the effects of smoke inhalation following the fire in May last year. The local community raised the funds for the marble gravestones at the city’s Nottingham Road Cemetery. Fitting tribute: The graves of the six Philpott children killed by their parents in a house fire have finally been given headstones more than a year after they died. Left, the grave of Jayden, 5, and right, Jack, 8
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Jade Philpott, 10, and her brothers Duwayne, 13, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six and Jayden, five, died following the fire in May last year
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Mick Philpott, 56, is serving life for manslaughter of six of his children
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Mairead was jailed for 17 years for manslaughter
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The local community raised the funds for the marble gravestones | 60,848 | record_train |
While ‘no one feels it more than the family that has suffered this loss,’ said the mayor, ‘all members of the FDNY - but really, all @placeholder - are feeling this moment with pain and sadness, because we’ve lost a true hero.’ | By Snejana Farberov Pain and sadness were almost palpable in Staten Island today as the community said a final farewell to a New York City firefighter killed in the line of duty. Amidst a crowd of sombre uniformed men and grieving women stood Lt Gordon 'Matt' Ambles' two little girls, Gabriella, 7, and Giovanna, 5, each of them wearing one of dad's old fire helmets. Thousands of uniformed firefighters from across the country gathered for the funeral of the fallen fireman who the mayor said was ‘a true hero.’ Lt. Ambelas died Saturday night searching for victims in a burning, cluttered Brooklyn high-rise apartment building. His was the first Fire Department of New York line-of-duty death in more than two years.
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Lt. Gordon Ambelas, 40, is the first FDNY firefighter to die in more than two years
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He succumbed to burns after battling a blaze in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn
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He leaves behind his wife, Nanette, and two daughters ages 7 and 5
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During the Thursday funeral at St Clare's Church in Staten Island, the girls were given their late father's helmets to wear
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Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered the eulogy during the service | 60,849 | record_train |
Several @placeholder, including one mother and a man with learning difficulties, face execution for alleged drug crimes. | British aid has assisted the brutal execution of nearly 3,000 people accused of drug smuggling in Iran, according to a report to be released this week. The campaign group Reprieve says millions of pounds from British taxpayers can be linked to ‘control’ operations and hangings carried out by the hard-line Islamic regime. Those killed – often in public, suspended from cranes after forced confessions, torture and secret trials – include women, children and political dissidents. Human rights groups say the deaths are designed to spread fear rather than curb the drug trade. Scroll down for video Executed: Zahra Bahrami, a British resident with dual Dutch-Iranian nationality, was hanged on alleged drug smuggling charges after joining in with anti-regime protests in 2009. Her daughter, also pictured, was not harmed
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Millions from Britain linked to 'control' operations and hangings by regime
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Reprieve says UK gave £6m to 12 Iranian anti-drug projects over 14 years
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2,917 executions of alleged offenders were confirmed during that period
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British residents Zahra Bahrami hanged after joining anti-regime protests
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Human rights groups say deaths carried out on 'scapegoats' to spread fear
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Many are held in public but one prison has beam that can hold 60 nooses
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Britain quietly cut off aid in 2012 amid concerns of rise in death sentences
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But Reprieve accuses Coalition of pouring money into similar schemes in Pakistan | 60,850 | record_train |
Burger King and Tim Hortons said the chains will continue to be run independently and that Burger King will still operate out of @placeholder. | Burger King has agreed to buy Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons to create the world's third-largest quick service restaurant group, with sales of about $23billion. The corporate headquarters of the new company will be in Canada, which may also help Burger King lower its taxes. Such tax inversions have been criticized by President Barack Obama and Congress because they mean a loss of tax revenue for the U.S. government. Scroll down for video Unfair? Some Burger King customers are finding it hard to swallow that the home of the Whopper will move to Canada, where they would see their taxes lowered
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Negative comments left on Burger King's Facebook page about the deal
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Total tax costs in Canada are 46.4% lower than in the United States
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Move may help chain lower its taxes, but business will still be run from Miami
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'Does corporate greed in this country ever end? Shame!' - Customer
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The activist indicated through a translator that the @placeholder government granted him partial citizenship rights. | (CNN) -- Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived Saturday evening in the United States, bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and took to YouTube to complain about abuse he said his family suffered at the hands of authorities. United Airlines Flight 88 landed at New York/Newark Liberty International Airport to little fanfare after the U.S. State Department prohibited public and media access. Traveling with Chen were his wife and two children. Less than two hours later, Chen, 40, spoke from New York University, where he will participate in a fellowship.
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Chen expresses gratitude, asks for justice in China
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Actor Christian Bale, who tried to visit Chen in China, wants to meet him in U.S.
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Chen will be able to pursue his studies in the U.S.
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Chen's escape from house arrest and refuge in the U.S. Embassy caused diplomatic tensions | 60,852 | record_train |
Since the @placeholder tragedy, all flights operated by Malaysia Airlines that passed through Ukrainian airspace have been rerouted. | (CNN) -- Following last week's Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster, the carrier says it will offer full refunds to travelers who wish to cancel their tickets, while those wanting to postpone their flights can do so without penalty. "In light of the MH17 incident, Malaysia Airlines will be waiving any change fees for passengers who wish to make changes to their itinerary to any MH destinations," said the airline in a statement. This includes non-refundable tickets. The airline says passengers have until Thursday, July 24 to cancel or change their tickets, valid for travel until December 31, 2014. Meanwhile, the airline announced that it's retiring the MH17 flight number out of respect for the 298 people killed on the Boeing 777, believed shot down by a missile in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine last Thursday.
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Airline says daily Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur services to continue, but it's retiring the MH17 flight number
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Singapore Airlines responds to criticism of tweet/FB post concerning Ukraine airspace | 60,853 | record_train |
Residents of San Francisco get a shock when @placeholder apparently turns up and takes a trip around the yachts | By Eddie Wrenn PUBLISHED: 06:57 EST, 26 October 2012 | UPDATED: 15:52 EST, 26 October 2012 The two Google founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, were both aged around 13 when Back to the Future was first released. So what better way to apply for a job at Google than by making your very own version of every geek's dream car - the cherished DeLorean which took Marty McFly flying backwards and forwards in time? 29-year-old Matt Riese, from San Francisco, really wants to work at Google - and whether or not he succeeds, his hovercraft-take on the film legend will at least get the search engine's attention.
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Google fan Matt Riese builds Back to the Future hovercraft in bid to get a job with search engine | 60,854 | record_train |
Two published studies explore the possibility that a technological solution could be found to the problem of global warming melting the ice caps on the @placeholder. | The North Pole may conjure up images of impressive ice sheets and freezing winds, but scenes from a webcam there reveal a different story. Two weeks of warm weather in the high Arctic have caused an aquamarine lake to begin forming since July 13, according to the North Pole Environmental Observatory’s camera. The National Snow and Ice Data Centre has reported that temperatures in early July were one to three degrees Celsius higher than the year’s average over most of the Arctic Ocean. Scroll down for video Two weeks of warm weather in the high Arctic earlier have caused an aquamarine lake to begin forming at the North Pole
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North Pole Environmental Observatory images show lake forming in Arctic
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Temperatures over most of the region were one to three degrees Celsius higher than the year’s average
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The organisation is advising consumers to buy @placeholder bacon as the only guarantee of avoiding meat from the cage system. | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:22 EST, 31 December 2012 | UPDATED: 04:37 EST, 1 January 2013 Farmers across Europe have ignored an EU ban on 'pig cages’, meaning UK families will continue to eat pork, ham and bacon from cruel factory farms. British farmers stopped using the cages or sow stalls in 1999 because they were so small the huge animals did not even have enough room to turn around. The EU finally agreed to outlaw the system across member states from today, but it has emerged that thousands across the continent have failed to meet the deadline.
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The ban on sow stalls comes into force in EU today
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Only one third of French farms have removed cages
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EU farmers given 11 years notice of deadline
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British farmers banned cruel practice in 1999 | 60,856 | record_train |
But what really frustrates @placeholder are flights that fail to arrive on time. | (CNN) -- Tom Stuker jokes that his home is "in Row One in a nice, big plane." The 57-year-old car dealership consultant is a mega-frequent flier who has racked up 9.7 million miles during 5,000 flights over the past three decades -- and he's got the stories to prove it. "I've experienced aborted takeoffs, aborted landings, near misses and passenger deaths on three different flights." Sure, his status as frequent-flier king earns him royal treatment. But the U.S. commercial airline system often leaves him stranded like millions of other travelers. To deal with potential gridlock from the 1 billion U.S. air passengers expected to crowd the skies by 2021, the FAA is overhauling its traffic system, which has remained largely unchanged for 30 years.
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Mega-frequent flier: Better air tracking system needed
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Missing connections is "screwed up," says flier with 9.7 million miles
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Massive FAA overhaul aims to cut flight times, reduce late arrivals
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@placeholder, currently a free agent, looks out into the sea while on honeymoon | By David Kent Jermaine Pennant is clearly enjoying married life after uploading a picture of his wife Alice Goodwin to his Instagram account. The couple got married in May and are currently on their honeymoon in the Seychelles - where the midfielder took the picture. Accompanied with the words 'I've got a lovely view... Sea...Sand... Sun!!!' Goodwin is snapped sunbathing in just her bikini. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Alice Goodwin on her hen night before marrying Jermaine Looking good: Jermaine Pennant uploaded a picture of wife Alice Goodwin to his Instagram account Pretty in pink: Goodwin posted photos of her honeymoon with husband Jermaine Pennant on Instagram
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Jermaine Pennant uploaded an Instagram picture of wife Alice Goodwin sunbathing on their honeymoon
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Pennant married Goodwin in Cheshire in May
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Goodwin has also posted photos of their exotic honeymoon on Instagram
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Pennant has been without a club since his release from Stoke in January
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31-year-old could move to Dubai-based club Al Nassr after being seen with agent in May
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@placeholder may have to bulk up a little to cope with the physical challenge of playing at the top level, but that will come as he gets older. | Felix Magath admitted his £11m signing Ross McCormack is still some way short of full match fitness after Fulham slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Ipswich on Saturday. McCormack, who joined from Leeds at the start of July, was anonymous as Magath's side were well beaten on their return to the second tier after 13 years in the Premier League. ‘Ross came with a lack of fitness, he was not at the beginning of pre-season,’ said Magath afterwards. ‘He is not in the right shape at the moment but he will be the perfect striker for us.’ The Scotland international is likely to be consigned to the bench until he catches up, offering an opportunity for 17-year-old tyro Patrick Roberts to make a name for himself.
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Patrick Roberts impressed during cameo appearance for Fulham against Ipswich
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English winger helped Fulham's Under 18 side to FA Youth Cup final last season
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Felix Magath looks set to give 17-year-old a chance this season
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Writing earlier this month on her family blog, Jenni said: '@placeholder is also learning to transition from sitting to tummy-time, and by transition, I mean he performs feats of acrobatics with similarities to failed somersaults. | By Matthew Blake Formally conjoined twins Emmett and Owen Ezell celebrated their first birthday yesterday ... with the very doctors and nurses who gave them life. The twin boys, who were born sharing a kidney and intestine, returned to Medical City Children's Hospital in Dallas, Texas, for a party with balloons, presents and a giant cake. And while they may have been separated just a month after their birth, they enjoyed their big day as one - wearing matching babygrows and red bow ties. Loving the limelight: Emmett (right) and Owen (left) Ezell were all smiles at their birthday celebration at Medical City Children's Hospital in Dallas, Texas, with proud parents Jenni and Dave
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Emmett and Owen Ezell returned to Medical City Hospital in Dallas, Texas
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Mr Prokh has been photographing six-year-old @placeholder with his daughter, now four years old, since Katherine was born. | By Emily Davies PUBLISHED: 07:24 EST, 13 April 2013 | UPDATED: 15:59 EST, 13 April 2013 A collection of charming images showing a lifelong friendship between a four-year-old girl and her cat have been created by a Russian photographer. Andy Prokh, 44, from St Petersburg has taken a series of natural shots and staged photos of his daughter with the family pet. His daughter, Katherine, is pictured with LiLu Blue Royal Lady, a grey British shorthair cat in a variety of poses. Russian photographer Andy Prokh has documented the friendship of his daughter Katherine and his cat LiLu over many years
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Russian photographer pictured his daughter with family pet over four years
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Images show the pair playing together with guitars, food and furniture props | 60,861 | record_train |
'@placeholder is beneficial because it adds a physical component to a phenomenon like email that is perceived as purely virtual,' he said. | By Daily Mail Reporter Most people don’t think twice about what happens to an email after they press send. Emails seem to appear instantly, but the reality is they often have long and indirect journeys through thousands of miles of cables - and a new program has been designed to help people visualise this arduous journey. Dubbed Email Miles, the email plug-in uses GPS technology and internet tracking to log where a message was sent and where it was received. Scroll down for video Email Miles plug-in uses GPS technology and internet tracking to log where a message was sent and where it was received. This GIF shows the indirect route taken by an email sent from New York to Dakar, which travelled via Chicago, California and Dallas
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Program allows users to track exact route an email has taken to their inbox
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Emails often travel thousands of miles in wrong direction before arriving
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As an email leaves one server and travels to the next, the GPS location of each server is 'tagged' into the email's code
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Email Miles scans each email for these so-called Geolocation tags
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'@placeholder needed someone to get on the ball and that’s what Rooney did.' | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Wayne Rooney is transforming into the new Paul Scholes after the Manchester United captain impressed in midfield during his side's 3-0 win against Liverpool. Louis van Gaal decided to deploy Rooney in a midfield three alongside Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata, while James Wilson was given the nod to start in attack alongside Robin van Persie. And Solskjaer, who represented Manchester United for 11 years before retiring in 2007, believes Rooney is capable of filling the void left by Scholes. VIDEO Scroll down for Still got it! Paul Scholes scores sensational lob in legends match Wayne Rooney (left) was deployed in midfield alongside Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata against Liverpool
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Man United captain Wayne Rooney scored opener against Liverpool
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Rooney played in midfield alongside Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Rooney played major role in United victory
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Louis van Gaal urges Man Utd to improve despite win against Liverpool | 60,863 | record_train |
That was until, at least, investigators began to hone in on @placeholder. | (CNN) -- Southern California police on Friday closed their investigation into Hollywood publicist Ronnie Chasen's shooting death late last year, concluding that an ex-convict murdered her in a random, botched robbery. The suspect, 43-year-old Harold Martin Smith, pulled a handgun and shot himself last December as Beverly Hills detectives approached him at Hollywood's Harvey Apartments. But despite evidence even then tying Smith to Chasen's murder last November, authorities kept the case open. Beverly Hills police Lt. Tony Lee told CNN early this year that "we hope to close it soon." That decision came six months later. The city's police department issued a press release Friday stating that it had "completed the exhaustive investigation" by determining that Smith was "the sole perpetrator of this most heinous crime."
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Beverly Hills police say Harold Martin Smith killed Ronnie Chasen last fall
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They reach this conclusion after police spent 10,000 hours on the probe
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Smith, an ex-convict, was the only person ever identified as a suspect
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@placeholder has been charged with manufacturing explosives, unlawful possession of dangerous ordinance, illegal assembly of chemicals/explosives and possession of criminal tools. | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:53 EST, 16 July 2013 | UPDATED: 15:54 EST, 16 July 2013 An Ohio man is lucky to be alive after blowing his arm off with high-powered, homemade fireworks he bought from a neighbor just a few days before the Fourth of July holiday. Kevin Skubic, 34, says that on July 1, he paid 65-year-old Wayne Jones $200 for 50 homemade 'quarter sticks.' The homemade explosives are nearly three times as powerful as M-80s, a popular explosive that can be found in most fireworks stores. Skubic says he's bought similar fireworks from Jones in the past and nothing went wrong. But when he purchased the quarter sticks this year, his life was changed forever.
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The homemade explosives are reportedly three times more powerful than M-80s
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In addition to losing an arm, Kevin Skubic suffered hearing damage and a detached retina
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The man who sold Skubic the explosives faces criminal charges | 60,865 | record_train |
Now, Torbay Council's deputy mayor @placeholder, who chairs its place policy development group, has defended its decision to do the same. | Deputy mayor: Councillor David Thomas has blamed the Police Federation for Torbay Council's coin toss Councillors in a seaside resort could not decide whether to allow takeaways in a children's park - so they tossed a coin. Members of Torbay Council voted to ban fast food businesses from Cary Park in Torquay, Devon, after the coin landed on heads instead of tails. They have blamed their controversial voting method on the Police Federation, which elected its new leader on a 50/50 spin just weeks ago. Steve White, a former firearms officer, took the helm of the national organisation after a split in the ranks over his appointment was settled by the flip of a coin.
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Members of Torbay Council voted to ban food takeaways from Cary Park
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National organisation tossed coin to elect new leader Steve White in May
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Today, the move was condemned as 'game' by caterer in Torquay, Devon
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Recommendation will now go to mayor, Gordon Oliver, for a final decision | 60,866 | record_train |
Battle scars: A @placeholder runner has his foot examined by a medic at the renowned race in California | By Kerry Mcdermott PUBLISHED: 03:43 EST, 22 July 2013 | UPDATED: 06:20 EST, 22 July 2013 Most people would regard completing an ordinary marathon as an impressive physical achievement. But only the toughest of athletes need apply for the Badwater Ultramarathon - a staggering 135-mile route in the relentless heat of Death Valley, California. Billed as the world's toughest foot race, competitors race in temperatures of up to 55C over three mountain ranges along the lengthy route - the equivalent of completing five marathons back-to-back. Journey through Death Valley: Temperatures can soar to 55C as runners attempt the Badwater Ultramarathon in the U.S., a gruelling 135 mile run from Death Valley to Mount Whitney
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Badwater Ultramarathon equivalent to running five marathons back-to-back
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Runners endure temperatures up to 55C along the 135-mile route
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Route from Badwater Basin to Mount Whitney involves 13,000ft ascent | 60,867 | record_train |
"Rather than going down the traditional fashion route, which make a brand a pre-condition for something to happen, it's taking advantage of human behavior as it exists -- we all wash our clothes, we all walk in the street," @placeholder explains. | London (CNN) -- It is an unlikely collaboration: She is a fashion designer whose creations have been worn by Madonna, Michael Jackson and Prince while he is a world-renowned polymer chemist. But together, Helen Storey and Tony Ryan are fusing style and substance to create clothes that purify the air we breathe. Their "Catalytic Clothing" venture makes use of existing self-cleaning technology found in paints and glass which employ photocatalysts to break down harmful airborne pollutants like nitrous oxide emitted by cars and factories. Applying it to clothing is novel though, and potentially far more effective says Ryan, the pro-vice chancellor at the UK's University of Sheffield.
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Catalytic Clothing project creates clothes that can purify city air
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Clothes are coated in titanium dioxide which is used in self-cleaning glass
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Nanoparticles added to fabric conditioner which cling to clothes during washing
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Venture is joint effort of UK fashion designer Helen Storey and polymer chemist Tony Ryan | 60,868 | record_train |
A court has heard that Mr Suller, a divorced father-of-two, was ‘besotted’ with Miss @placeholder, even though friends warned him to stay away from her. | Love triangle: Katie Gilmore, pictured, has admitted she played her two lovers off against each other A cheating woman has declared her love for the man who killed her TV actor boyfriend. Katie Gilmore, 27, was in a relationship with Gary Suller – who had appeared in Doctor Who and Casualty – but said she had ‘more feelings’ for her second lover, Barry Bowyer. Heroin addict Bowyer, a jury has heard, was so envious of Mr Suller, 45, that he battered him to death, in a ‘prolonged, unrelenting and brutal attack’. He has continued to receive letters from Miss Gilmore, while in custody awaiting trial.
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Barry Bowyer, 38, accused of murdering Gary Suller, 45
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Blonde Katie Gilmore, 27, was having a relationship with actor Mr Suller when she met lover Bowyer
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Bowyer allegedly broke into Mr Suller's terraced house and lay in wait for him before punching and kicking him to death
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Mr Suller 'suffered internal injuries usually found in car crash victims'
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And instead of taking off his clothes, he took out his computer where he showed off photos of @placeholder and the kids. | Dean met Emily Goodhand, 28, in Toronto through friends at a vodka bar He 'slipped her his room card and his room number after flirting' She claims they spent the night together in his luxury hotel room He allegedly told Emily he never had sex with Tori anymore She claims he bragged about his sex tape with Tori Emily now feels it was a mistake and she made a bad decision They seemed to have a blissful marriage filled with kids, reality TV and happy photo ops. But on Tuesday, UsWeekly reported there's a serious crack in the marriage of Dean McDermott, 47, and Tori Spelling, 40.
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Dean met Emily Goodhand, 28, in Toronto through friends at a vodka bar
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He 'slipped her his room card and his room number after flirting'
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She claims they spent the night together in his luxury hotel room
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He allegedly told Emily he never had sex with Tori anymore
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She claims he bragged about his sex tape with Tori
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Nina Persson: It's hard to say what makes it different because I'm still doing the same thing -- I'm still writing songs and singing them -- but it feels like it's a bigger freedom because I am in charge in @placeholder. | MALMO, Sweden (CNN) -- The breathy vocals of Nina Persson helped launch The Cardigans onto the music scene in the 1990s. The band developed its dreamy pop sound in the Southern Swedish town of Malmo. Singer Nina Persson finds musical inspiration in love and relationships. They were catapulted to international success in 1997, when the single "Lovefool" appeared on the soundtrack for "Romeo and Juliet," starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The song's chorus ("Love me, love me, say that you love me") became a pop anthem. In addition to fronting The Cardigans, Persson, 34, has worked on solo projects under the name A Camp. Now, after a near decade long hiatus, her second A Camp album, "Colonia," is due out later this month.
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Cardigans' singer discusses Malmo, the group's adopted hometown
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Persson talks about the "bigger freedom" that comes with her solo projects
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Inspired by love and relationships, she wants her music "to make people cry" | 60,871 | record_train |
Ashley and @placeholder then take turns to look after her while the other sleeps. | By Claire Bates PUBLISHED: 06:48 EST, 24 September 2012 | UPDATED: 10:03 EST, 24 September 2012 The parents of a two-year-old girl have to live in perfect peace - because any loud sudden noise could trigger an epileptic fit. Blisse Mellens, two, suffers from a rare medical condition where any sudden noise could trigger an epileptic fit. Her mother Laura and father Ashley watch their every movement, sneeze or cough to make sure their daughter isn’t startled by noise. Blisse Mellens with her mother Laura, father Ashley, and elder sister Nevaeh. Mrs Mellens says Blisse communicates with her eyes
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Girl can fit if she is startled by noise. During most severe attacks mother treats her with life-saving emergency medicine
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Doctors don't believe Blisse will ever walk or talk
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Barth opened his cross-examination reminding McDonough that she gave a statement to him and his investigators two days after Mazzaglia's arrest and told them Marriott died while @placeholder was having sex with her with a restraint that kept Marriott from raising her head. | By Associated Press Reporter The defense attorney for a man charged with raping and strangling to death a University of New Hampshire student spent his first day cross-examining the state's star witness trying to convince jurors she was possessed by imaginary characters she had created. Defense attorney Joachim Barth also asserted the witness, 20-year-old Kathryn McDonough, changed her story and shifted the blame from herself to defendant Seth Mazzaglia, her ex-boyfriend, just to get a reduced sentence. Mazzaglia is charged with first-degree murder in the October 2012 strangulation death of 19-year-old Elizabeth ‘Lizzi’ Marriott, of Westborough, Massachusetts. He has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say he and McDonough dumped Marriott's body in a river and it hasn't been recovered.
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Kathryn McDonough, 20, was cross-examined Thursday by in 31-year-old Seth Mazzaglia's trial over strangulation death of Lizzi Marriott in 2012
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McDonough claims she watched as Marriott was killed after she allegedly rebuffed McDonough's advances
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Defense attorneys replayed a scene in which McDonough told a friend she was under control of separate personality and could not recall murder
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Mazzaglia's attorneys say that McDonough carried out the killing and he covered for her because he was obsessed with her
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McDonough is serving a prison sentence for lying to investigators about Marriott's disappearance and death | 60,873 | record_train |
'When it comes to road investment, the truth is @placeholder leaves us like a frustrated motorist trying to get through the rush hour - we're stuck going nowhere fast. | Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce a £15billion boost for more than 100 projects, which is expected to be completed by the end of the decade David Cameron will today embrace what Margaret Thatcher called 'the great car economy' as he unveils plans for the biggest roadbuilding programme for almost half a century. The Prime Minister will announce a £15billion boost for more than 100 projects to be completed by the end of the decade, resulting in hundreds of miles of extra lanes on Britain's motorways and trunk roads. Schemes include finally putting the A303 into a tunnel past the notorious Stonehenge bottleneck, and widening the A1 north of Newcastle and trans-Pennine roads in the north of England.
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David Cameron to announce £15billion boost for 100 projects on UK roads
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Includes putting tunnel on A303 at Stonehenge and widening part of the A1
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Other lots include signed student membership cards to @placeholder's kung fu schools, and a martial-arts book inscribed by the actor. | Hong Kong (CNN) -- Bruce Lee, the movie icon credited with bringing martial arts to the mainstream, has long been one of Hong Kong's proudest exports -- and come Saturday, Hong Kongers will have a chance to own a piece of history, when 13 pieces of Lee memorabilia go to auction. The star of classics such as Fists of Fury and Enter the Dragon, Lee was raised in Hong Kong before moving to the United States in 1959 to teach kung fu. Among the items to be auctioned by Phila China and U.S.-based Kelleher Auctions is a fur-lined, Chinese-style costume jacket, which was custom-made for Lee's follow-up film to Enter the Dragon. The coat was worn by the star in 1973, just before he died from a reaction to medication.
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Bruce Lee memorabilia goes to auction August 6 in Hong Kong
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13 items are sale, including costume jacket, membership cards, and letter written by Lee
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She had visited @placeholder previously and was scheduled to return home in December. | Erica Faith Hagan, 22, a psychology graduate from Kentucky, was dead on Saturday morning A young American woman whose body was found in her Chile apartment may have been murdered, according to authorities. Erica Faith Hagan, 22, a psychology graduate from Kentucky, was found with three head wounds in the bathtub of her apartment on the campus of Colegio Bautista of Temuco on Saturday morning. She was working as an English instructor at a secondary school in Temuco, 700 kilometers (450 miles) south of Santiago. 'The investigation so far has shown that she had at least three wounds on her head that were caused by a blunt object,' said local prosecutor Cristian Paredes.
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Erica Faith Hagan, 22, was a psychology graduate from Kentucky
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She had only arrived in July and was due to return to US in December
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He was a professional football star and is a member of the @placeholder. | (CNN) -- The question is not just whether Jim Thorpe, in death, will ever be allowed to rest in peace. The question is whether he ever managed to find true peace while he was alive. Thorpe, the Native American from rural Oklahoma who in the early years of the 20th century became the greatest athlete in the world, died in 1953. He is back in the news because one of his sons, Jack Thorpe, 73, is waging a legal battle to have his body removed from where it is buried in Pennsylvania and sent back to Oklahoma. "I want to see him put away properly," the son recently told reporter John Branch of The New York Times. "I want him put where he wanted to be."
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Jim Thorpe was an Olympic medallist, a Hall of Fame football player and a baseball player
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Bob Greene says the life of the "world's greatest athlete" was difficult
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He says towns vied to host his grave and the winner changed the name of the town to honor Thorpe
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With 12 cameras on top of the car, however, some have said that is too many for it to be a mapping car like @placeholder's Street View. | The first mysterious camera-mounted car was spotted in California last week, and now new sightings of Apple's minivans have been posted online. At least two videos - one recorded in California, another filmed in Florida - suggest the top-secret project is more widespread than first thought. And rumours range from a Street View-style mapping service to an electric car that will rival Tesla or a self-driving van to rival Google. Scroll down for videos After the first mysterious camera-mounted car was spotted in California last week, further sightings of Apple's minivans have been posted online. At least two videos - one recorded in California, another filmed in Florida (pictured) - suggest the top-secret project is more widespread than first thought
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At least two videos, in California and Florida, have been posted online
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This suggests the top-secret project is more widespread than first thought
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Rumours range from a Street View-style service to a Tesla-style electric car
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In the Florida video, the passenger is seen concealing an iPad
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The far-reaching nature of the project adds weight to mapping rumours
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In response, President @placeholder replied: 'We would be honored to offer such a prayer either in our home or yours, in accordance with your kind offer.' | Pope Francis today continued his diplomatic initiative to revitalise the stalled Middle East peace process with a hugely symbolic gesture beside one of Judaism's holiest sites. Standing in front of the Western Wall, the Pontiff hugged his two friends, Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka and leader of the South American country's Muslim Community, Omar Abboud. Both men were part of the inter-faith delegation. The three-day visit has been deemed a diplomatic success, despite some early controversy, after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres agreed to travel to the Vatican next month for talks. Scroll down for video Standing in front of the Western Wall, Pope Francis hugs Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka and the leader of Argentina's Muslim population Omar Abboud
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Pope Francis has invited the presidents of Israel and Palestine to the Vatican for prayers and talks early next month
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The Pontiff prayed at the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock - two of the holiest sites in Judaism and Islam
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Edward had been created the @placeholder by his brother and was | By Katy Winter One of the greatest and divisive romances of all time, the relationship between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, which saw the newly crowned king give up his throne for the American divorcee, continues to captivate the nation. Now a historic velvet settee where the two started their love affair is to be auctioned. The blush two-seater couch, measuring 60inch wide, has been restored to its former glory ahead of the auction, where it is expected to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000. Edward and Wallis, seen left on their wedding day, and, right, outside Goverment House in Nassau, the Bahamas, circa 1942, had one of the most controversial romances of modern times
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Prince of Wales' then girlfriend Lady Furness introduced him to Simpson
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The trio would sit on the three-seat sofa in her house for hours
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When Lady Thelma found out about their love she cut the sofa in revenge
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Sofa has been restored and is expected to fetch up to £3000 at auction
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Muscle can elevate @placeholder, so some fit people have higher BMIs than normal. | Hiking! Zip-lining! Rock climbing! About 30,000 Boy Scouts and 7,000 adults are out in the mountains of southern West Virginia for the National Scouts Jamboree -- and they all had to meet a body mass index cut-off. The Boy Scouts of America mandated that no one -- adult or child -- with a BMI of 40 or above could be accepted into the Jamboree, which is taking place July 15-24. This standard is not new; it was in place for the last jamboree as well, said Deron Smith, director of public relations for Boy Scouts of America. "This policy is not meant to keep anyone out at all, and it's just to make sure that they're safe," Smith said. "We offer thousands of summer camp experiences (that) do not have this requirement."
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No one with a BMI of 40 and above can participate in jamboree
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"Airbus is providing full technical assistance and is dispatching a technical team to @placeholder where Airbus already has resident technical personnel." | (CNN) -- Some of the world's largest airlines are conducting safety checks after debris fell from the engine of a Qantas Airbus A380 as it flew over Indonesia. Australia's national airline has now grounded its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely. How serious is the incident -- and what does it mean for the aviation industry? What do we know about the Qantas engine incident? One of the four engines on the Qantas A380, which was carrying 440 passengers and 26 crew Thursday, shut down shortly after it left Singapore's Changi Airport. The most obvious sign of damage to the plane is that part of one engine cowling, or covering, had been blown away. Debris was later found on the Indonesian island of Batan.
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Incident, known as an "uncontained engine failure" is rare but not unknown, says CNN's Richard Quest
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@placeholder, who hanged himself in prison aged 57, murdered at least 215 patients aged between 47 and 93 over 25 years. | A Brazilian doctor accused of ending the lives of her hospital patients to free up hospital beds could be responsible for more than 300 deaths. Virginia Soares de Souza was arrested last month after a number of terminally ill patients were found to have died prematurely while under her watch in the Hospital Evangelico in Curitiba, south Brazil. De Souza is accused of administering fatal doses of drugs or reducing the amount of oxygen given to patients in the hospital's intensive care ward. The doctor was arrested last month over the premature deaths of seven terminally ill patients (file picture)
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Virginia Soares de Souza was arrested after premature deaths on her watch
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That's been enough to keep the console neck and neck with Microsoft (which is rumored to be developing its own next-generation console, the Xbox 720) but trailing @placeholder, which has parlayed its wide appeal with family and casual gamers into the top spot since hitting the market in 2006. | (CNN) -- The eyes of the gaming world are on Sony, which on Wednesday is expected to unveil the PlayStation 4, the latest version of its popular gaming console. It's been more than six years since the company launched its PlayStation 3. That's an eon in the warp-speed tech industry, and the company faces a drastically altered landscape as it enters a new round of battles with its top competitors: Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's Wii (and, now, the Wii U). Long gone are the days when gamers had to pop into their local game shop for the latest titles. PC gaming, Web streaming and smartphone and tablet games have all sapped the popularity of the venerable living-room console. In this new era of mobile, connected gaming, experts say faster processors and flashier specs won't be enough for the next generation.
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The eyes of the gaming world this week are on Sony, expected to unveil PlayStation 4
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Consoles also now compete with PC gaming, mobile games and Web streaming | 60,884 | record_train |
To speak to @placeholder is to speak to Latin America. | (CNN) -- "I do not believe we can keep doing the same thing for over five decades and expect a different result," President Barack Obama pronounced Wednesday. "Moreover, it does not serve America's interests, or the Cuban people, to try to push Cuba toward collapse." And with these words, Obama introduced a long-absent element of lucidity into U.S. policy approaches to Cuba. On the Cuban side, President Raúl Castro also welcomed the renewal of dialogue and committed his government to work with the United States to resolve "profound differences" on a host of issues. The implications of the action go far beyond Obama abandoning an utterly anomalous policy, one without internal logic, one that was both counterproductive and contradictory -- a policy in fact that contributed to the very conditions it professed to abhor.
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Louis Perez: Obama normalizing relations with Cuba an overdue moment of U.S. lucidity
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Perez: Change in misbegotten U.S. policy gives Cubans space to decide own best interests | 60,885 | record_train |
A second way Boehner is being hypocritical is his support for robust executive authority when @placeholder was exercising it. | (CNN) -- House Speaker John Boehner's threatened lawsuit against President Obama has elicited scorn from the right and blistering attacks from the left. So why is Boehner pursuing it? Perhaps because he thinks he just might win in the end. As political stunts go, Boehner's is too transparent for my tastes. And I say this as a guy who has perpetrated some serious stunt work in my political career. Boehner's not a bad guy. One gets the sense he'd rather be sharing Marlboros and merlot with Obama than taking him to court. But he is a SINO: Speaker in Name Only. The tea party is driving the GOP train these days, which explains the frequent train wrecks. So, perhaps to appease the tea party bosses, Boehner has decided to sue the President.
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Paul Begala: Why is Boehner suing Obama in face of criticism? Because he may win
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He sees hypocrisy in that Boehner has criticized frivolous lawsuits, backed Bush orders
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Begala: Sue first, ask questions later stunt might find support from Supreme Court's right wing
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He says if GOP can't move agenda or regain White House, maybe court will do heavy lifting | 60,886 | record_train |
Freshman @placeholder boarded the plane on the night of his first ever day as a student at Case Western. | Seeking answers: Abraham Pishevar, 18, died August 25 in a plane crash with three other Case Western Reserve University students. Now his family wants to know if his death was related to the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity Family members of one of the four Case Western Reserve University students killed in a tragic plane crash last month are considering a wrongful death lawsuit over suspicions the young men took flight as part of a fraternity recruitment event. An attorney for Abraham Pishevar's family says the 18-year-old posted to social media messages entitled 'Rush' in which he documented the doomed plane's ascent August 25--Pishevar's first day of college classes.
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Victims of the August 25 crash were pilot William Felten, 20, Lucas Marcelli, 20, Abraham Pishevar, 18, and John Hill, 18
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All were students at Case Western University - Marcelli and Felten were members of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity
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Court documents purport to show that Pishevar posted to Snapchat from the flight and referenced 'rush' before his tragic end
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Pishevar's parents are considering a wrongful death lawsuit
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The tragedy struck on the freshman's first day of classes ever at the Cleveland university | 60,887 | record_train |
Authorities in @placeholder want talk to McAfee about his death | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 17:24 EST, 17 December 2012 | UPDATED: 02:47 EST, 18 December 2012 Comments (0) Share DM.has('shareLink', 'shareLinks', { 'id': '2249619', 'title': 'Newly-freed and sharply-dressed: \'Penniless\' fugitive John McAfee goes for a romantic stroll with a mystery woman days after returning to Florida', 'url': 'http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249619/Newly-freed-sharply-dressed-Penniless-fugitive-John-McAfee-goes-romantic-stroll-mystery-woman-days-returning-Florida.html', 'eTwitterStatus': 'Newly-freed%20and%20sharply-dressed:%20\'Penniless\'%20fugitive%20John%20McAfee%20goes%20for%20a%20romantic%20stroll%20with%20a%20...%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/R2s6Ix%20via%20@MailOnline' }); Anti-virus software tycoon John McAfee took a romantic stroll with a mystery woman in Miami over the weekend. Wearing a pinky ring and chatting on the phone, McAfee seemed relaxed, despite the fact he remains wanted for questioning over a death in Belize and faces a $5million lawsuit in Arizona.
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Antivirus software mogul, 67, takes cosy walk with a new companion
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McAfee cuts a dash in Miami despite claiming to have no money in the U.S.
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Tycoon said last week he was waiting for his 20-year-old girlfriend
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He blogs he is 'taking an absence from public life' following the school shootings in Newtown | 60,888 | record_train |
'The coroner is aware of the deaths of two people in Estonia but will not receive any formal report unless and until their bodies arrive in @placeholder.' | A wealthy British banker and his wife have died from carbon monoxide poisoning at their holiday home in Estonia. The bodies of Philip Townsend and his wife MaryAnne were discovered February 24 and local police say they are treating the deaths as an accident. Mr Townsend, 56, and his wife - the couple have two children a girl, 17 and 17-year-old son both at boarding schools - moved into the Grade Two listed Wood Dalling Hall near Reepham, Norfolk in 1989. Tragic: The bodies of Philip Townsend and his wife MaryAnne who lived in Wood Dalling Hall near Reepham, Norfolk were discovered last Friday
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The bodies were found last Friday in their Estonia holiday home | 60,889 | record_train |
"Foreign correspondents are at times vulnerable, but really, the people we most need to protect are our sources, and then our @placeholder colleagues, because unlike a foreign correspondent they can't leave," Hutzler says. | Hong Kong (CNN) -- On the Reporters Without Borders map of global press freedom, China appears as one big black spot. China is ranked at 173 in the most recent World Press Freedom Index due in part to its track record for imprisoning journalists and censoring the Internet. And the situation shows no sign of improving. Last month, global viewers witnessed reporters for the BBC and CNN get shoved and manhandled outside the trial of activist Xu Zhiyong. Foreign media were literally pushed away from the story. "And it's gotten much worse in recent years," says Charles Hutzler, the Wall Street Journal's China Bureau Chief who has over 20 years of experience covering China.
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Foreign correspondents falling foul of Chinese authorities as they take a tougher line
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Many face bureaucratic harassment with work visas not renewed
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Risks far greater for Chinese nationals who can be continually harassed or jailed
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But enterprising reporters are using Internet, social media to play the censors | 60,890 | record_train |
Sky TV presenter @placeholder said she worked for Clifford for six months from January 1991 as his personal assistant. | By Martin Robinson On trial: Max Clifford was defended by a string of stars at Southwark Crown Court, where he denies 11 counts of indecent assault PR guru Max Clifford is a 'good, decent man', actress Pauline Quirke told his sex trial today. The Birds Of A Feather star gave evidence at Southwark Crown Court, where the 70-year-old is accused of 11 counts of indecent assault on seven girls and women. 'The word I've always associated with Max, since I've known him, is the word integrity,' Ms Quirke said. Scroll down for video The actress told the jury she had known Clifford for 20 years, having met him through their charity.
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Actress was part of PR guru's defence as he denies 11 indecent assaults
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'The word I've always associated with Max is integrity,' Ms Quirke said
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Sky's Clare Tomlinson says he's not the sort who'd 'pat people on the bum' | 60,891 | record_train |
"I think he's indigent for costs," he said, adding that @placeholder's relatives had few assets. | (CNN) -- The lawyer for the neighborhood watch leader who fatally shot unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, said Thursday that his client has received about $200,000 from supporters. Orlando lawyer Mark O'Mara told CNN's "AC360" that George Zimmerman told him Wednesday of the donations as they were trying to shut down his Internet presence to avoid concerns about possible impersonators and problems with his Twitter and Facebook accounts. "He asked me what to do with his PayPal accounts and I asked him what he was talking about," O'Mara told Anderson Cooper. "And he said those were the accounts that had the money from the website he had. And there was about 200, $204,000 that had come in to date."
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Defense lawyer O'Mara says he learned about the money on Wednesday
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The revelation came as the lawyer was shutting down Zimmerman's Internet presence
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Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin | 60,892 | record_train |
Throughout the Today Show host's response, @placeholder did not jump to the defence of the prime minister which left many speculating on social media about his motives. | Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has refused to throw his support behind Prime Minister Tony Abbott over the sacking of chief whip Philip Ruddock on Friday. Appearing on QandA on the ABC on Monday evening Turnbull dubbed the move to get rid of the 'father of the house' a 'captains call' when asked by an audience member about the dumping of the iconic Liberal Party member. In response to the same questioner journalist and Today Show host Lisa Wilkinson ripped into the prime minister, slamming him for his 'laundry list' of personal goals distracting him from leading the country. Scroll down for video
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Malcolm Turnbull took aim at the PM on QandA on Monday night
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Said decision to sack Philip Rudd was a 'captain's call'
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Lisa Wilkinson also slammed Tony Abbott over 'laundry list of own goals'
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Listed a number of his 'broken promises' and his hypocrisy
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Wilkinson also denounced his decision to knight Prince Phillip | 60,893 | record_train |
Other alarming signs abound in this poor rural county of 310,000 farmers in @placeholder, where the average annual income hovers around $500. | MINQIN, China (CNN) -- Switching on the electric pump next to an old well, Ma Junhe waited in the glowing morning sun as water flew into the tank mounted on a donkey cart. Environmentalist Ma Junhe waters saplings at his ecological forest site in Minqin, China. "Thirty years ago, you could pump water here from 3 meters below," he lamented. "Now we are pumping it from 80 meters below." The sinking underground water table is testimony to the desertification that has been threatening the survival of Minqin, an oasis town precariously sandwiched between two large, expanding natural deserts in western China.
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Rural county of Gansu province threatened by desertification
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Local resident Ma Junhe started an eco-forest project to counter encroaching desert
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Highlight growing eco-problems in China on eve of Games touted as 'green' | 60,894 | record_train |
Divine intervention: Ferguson looks to the heavens during another defeat for @placeholder on Sunday | By Rob Brennan The seventh Premier League loss of the season for David Moyes has brought the looming shadow of Sir Alex Ferguson to life as the iconic boss returned to Old Trafford. The 3-1 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge all but finished Manchester United's season and with the bookies predicting the departure of Moyes soon, Paddy Power have taken matters into their own hands by creating a waxwork of modern football's most successful manager. Standing in his famous 'Fergie Time' pose, the 72-year-old has been placed in a glass box in front of the stadium he called home for 26-and-a-half years.
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Manchester United 14 points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal
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Bookies predicting the return of former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson
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Champions lost 3-1 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday
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David Moyes refusing to concede title race is over
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Phil Jones says United are 'not a million miles away' from top three sides | 60,895 | record_train |
Shuttered: In this photo taken on Wednesday, August 20, 2014, one of closed @placeholder's McDonald's outlets in downtown Moscow w | By Snejana Farberov for Mail online and Associated Press Russia's food safety watchdog will conduct checks on McDonald's restaurants in the Urals region in response to complaints, a day after four branches of the chain were shuttered in Moscow. Natalya Lukyantseva, an official in the Sverdlovsk regional office of the agency, told RIA Novosti and Interfax that unplanned checks were being carried out in a number of restaurants after residents voiced safety concerns. The inspections come one day after the agency, known in Russia as Rospotrebnadzor, ordered four Moscow-based restaurants to suspend operations, citing 'numerous' sanitary law violations. Scroll down for video
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Russian food safety inspectors from the agency Rospotrebnadzor temporarily suspended operations in four McDonald's branches Wednesday
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One of the closed eateries was the Pushkin Square location that was the first to open in the Soviet Union in 1990
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The fast-food crackdown comes after sanctions imposed on Russia by US and EU in the aftermath of the crisis in Ukraine | 60,896 | record_train |
He described @placeholder, who sits atop one of the world's most repressive regimes, as "a good dad." | (CNN) -- Eccentric former basketball star Dennis Rodman may not have brought imprisoned American Kenneth Bae back with him from North Korea, but he did emerge with something to announce. Along with representatives from Paddy Power, an online betting company, he will put together a "basketball diplomacy" event involving players from North Korea, he said Monday. At a news conference, he called Kim Jong Un, ruler of the repressive state, a "very good guy." Rodman also set tongues wagging over the weekend by leaking the purported name of Kim's baby daughter. Returning from his second trip to the reclusive, nuclear-armed nation, Rodman gave an interview Sunday with The Guardian, a British newspaper, in which he described the "relaxing time by the sea" he spent with Kim and his family.
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NEW: "Basketball diplomacy" event announced
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He reportedly says that Kim's daughter's name is Ju Ae
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Rodman has just returned from his second visit to North Korea this year
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A North Korea expert says it's too early to talk about whether the baby is a likely heir | 60,897 | record_train |
Boom: Naismith (far right) lashed home a left footed shot from the centre of the box into the corner to regain @placeholder's lead | Chris Wood came off the bench to earn a dramatic draw for Leicester on their return to the Premier League after 10 years away. The 22-year New Zealander striker slammed home late on to sent the home crowd wild and install a belief that perhaps this won’t be a campaign of struggle after all. Everton had threatened to burst the Foxes’ comeback bubble after taking two leads, first via Aiden McGeady and then Steven Naismith, either side of a Leicester goal on his debut from record £8m signing Leonardo Ulloa. But Wood’s strike gave the hosts a point - and a 12th draw with Everton in 17 Premier League meetings now, all-time.
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Chris Wood scored a dramatic late equaliser for Leicester as they drew 2-2 against Everton
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Aiden McGeady gave the visitors the lead after 20 minutes with a first-half strike on the opening day of the season
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Leonardo Ulloa scored Leicester's first goal back in the Premier League after 10 years away, two minutes later
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Steven Naismith put the Toffees back in the lead before half-time at King Power Stadium | 60,898 | record_train |
There have been no complaints against me and my position is to help people and not just those who are @placeholder.' | Rev Francis Cooke said he wasn't just a chaplain but a counsellor to all faiths Every week for ten years the Rev Francis Cooke visited the shop floor at Bentley, offering counselling and advice to the luxury car maker's workers. But only days before Christmas he has been made redundant because the company says he might offend non-Christians. It said there were too many religions represented among the 4,000-strong workforce at its factory to warrant a Christian chaplain. Mr Cooke called the decision 'ridiculous' and said he spoke to workers of all faiths. Staff have started a campaign to reinstate the vicar, who they said was an 'important figure' who had even helped one employee who had been on the brink of suicide.
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Rev Francis Cooke made redundant just days before Christmas
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Company says too many people of different faiths to warrant chaplain
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Mr Cooke says his role provided counselling for all not just Christians
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Staff have started petition to bring the chaplain back | 60,899 | record_train |
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