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@placeholder charged all its 13,500 police officers with protecting America's great hope. | (CNN) -- The images still inspire. Children sitting on their parents' shoulders amid a sea of American flags, fluttering on a cool Chicago night. A young black woman running to get as close as possible to the stage. On November 4, 2008, Grant Park absorbed the world's focus: Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. His victory speech stopped the Earth from spinning, if only for an evening, and drew the world's attention to an America where anything was again possible. Obama's victory energized a pulsing crowd of a hundred-thousand, their dream deferred no longer. Journalist Lois Wille called it "a great big huge happy evening" that would perhaps "wipe the memory" of a more divided America away.
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Alex Castellanos says the promise of Obama's election as president has evaporated
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He says the scandals, controversies reflect a sprawling government that is out of control
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Castellanos: Some defenders detect an element of race in president's troubles
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He says problem is "top-down, factory style government" that can't manage today's complexities | 61,800 | record_train |
"I'm here because I think the @placeholder needs to engage with a continent full of promise and possibility," Obama said. | U.S. President Barack Obama pledged $7 billion Sunday to help combat frequent power blackouts in sub-Saharan Africa. Funds from the initiative, dubbed Power Africa, will be distributed over the next five years. Obama made the announcement during his trip to South Africa, the continent's biggest economy. "Access to electricity is fundamental to opportunity in this age. It's the light that children study by, the energy that allows an idea to be transformed into a real business. It's the lifeline for families to meet their most basic needs, and it's the connection that's needed to plug Africa into the grid of the global economy," he said.
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Project will provide "the energy to lift people out of poverty," Obama says
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Fund will be distributed over next five years, White House says
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The preliminary setup will include Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria and Tanzania
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It comes as China aggressively engages the continent | 61,801 | record_train |
Mr @placeholder continues to face questions over what exactly he said to the police. | By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor PUBLISHED: 10:16 EST, 25 September 2012 | UPDATED: 03:30 EST, 26 September 2012 It seems there is only one must-have accessory at the Liberal Democrat conference in rainy Brighton: A badge declaring ‘I’m A PLEB!’ Hundreds of the novelty badges have been sold in the last 24 hours, inspired by Vince Cable’s declaration that he was a ‘pleb’ who could not resist a dig at Andrew Mitchell, who is under pressure over claims he used the four-letter word during a rant at Downing Street police. Senior Lib Dems think there is political capital to be gained from siding with the police – and the ‘plebs’ – in the big political division of the week.
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Vince Cable inspires a fashion accessory with his swipe at Conservative chief whip Andrew Mitchell for his tirade at Downing Street police
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Danny Alexander gets in on the act, starting his joke-packed speech to delegates with the words: 'Fellow plebs!' | 61,802 | record_train |
@placeholder was treated and released from the hospital, but others were more seriously injured. | (CNN) -- It was only after a crowd of screaming students ran past Darnell Rodgers in a stairway at his Cleveland, Ohio, high school Wednesday afternoon that he realized he had been shot. "They were screaming, 'Oh my God! Oh my God,'" said Rodgers, a senior at SuccessTech Academy near downtown Cleveland. Rodgers suddenly felt his arm "burning," he said, and realized he had been shot in the elbow. Police have started to piece together what happened. At around 1:15 p.m. ET, 14-year-old gunman Asa Coon, who was a student at the school, walked the halls firing a gun in each hand, Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath said.
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Police chief: Teen gunman may have targeted some victims
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Shooting victims are two adults and two teenagers
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Teen gunman suspended from school on Monday, Chief Michael McGrath said
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Thursday classes at SuccessTech High are canceled | 61,803 | record_train |
According to the affidavit, Christina Laurean, 25 -- who also is a Marine -- went with her husband to a @placeholder attorney on January 10, and the lawyer told Cesar Laurean he could face the death penalty. | JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina (CNN) -- Christina Laurean has told authorities she was attending a Christmas party on the night her husband allegedly killed pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, according to police. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, wanted for murder, may have fled to his native Mexico. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean is charged with first-degree murder. He remains at large, and authorities say he may have fled to Mexico. Also, an affidavit obtained Thursday by CNN states that Christina Laurean knew about the death one day before reporting it to authorities. The Marines were assigned to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach was eight months pregnant when she was reported missing December 19. Authorities say she was killed four days earlier.
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NEW: Woman says husband didn't show up at a party on suspected date of killing
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NEW: DNA testing under way to see if Cesar Laurean fathered the victim's child
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Accused Marine and his wife spoke to lawyer after pregnant Marine slain
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Marine fled the next day, is believed to have headed to native Mexico | 61,804 | record_train |
Just over a year after it launched in a blitz of publicity hype, NBC has announced it is axing '@placeholder' due to disappointing ratings | Deborah Turness will be the first woman president of a network television news division in the United States NBC News has chosen a British woman as its new chief, making her the first ever female president of a network television news division in U.S. history. Deborah Turness, currently head of Britain’s ITV News, will succeed Steve Capus who stepped down from the position in February after nearly eight years in the job. Turness faces a number of key challenges, in particular attempting to turn around breakfast show 'Today' which has fallen behind ABC’s 'Good Morning America' after a historic 16-year run in first place.
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Deborah Turness set to be next NBC News president and first female president of a U.S. network television news division
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She will join from ITV News in the U.K. and her brief will include turning around the 'Today' program
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The channel has also cancelled 'Rock Center' after it struggled to attract a primetime audience
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Williams will continue to host the very popular NBC Nightly News on weeknights | 61,805 | record_train |
Goalscorer @placeholder wheels away in celebration after his 89th-minute equaliser against Anderlecht | Arsenal are not as good as Borussia Dortmund, according to Anderlecht midfielder Steven Defour. Arsene Wenger's side were given a Champions League scare on Wednesday night as they needed two late goals from Kieran Gibbs and Lukas Podolski to beat the Belgian champions 2-1. And Defour said after the match that the Gunners were too reliant on individual moments of brilliance to break down the Anderlecht defence, unlike the more cohesive Dortmund. VIDEO Scroll down to watch We didn't create enough chances - Wenger Anderlecht's Steven Defour battles with Danny Welbeck during Arsenal's 2-1 Champions League win Defour (left) said Arsenal were not as much of a threat as Group D rivals Borussia Dortmund
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Arsenal recorded a narrow 2-1 victory over Anderlecht with two late goals
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Steven Defour said Dortmund were more of a threat in attack than Arsenal
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Defour said the Gunners were hoping for moments of individual brilliance
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Arsenal currently occupy second spot in Group D behind leader Dortmund | 61,806 | record_train |
Expanding the availability of air travel thrust @placeholder into the new age of civil aviation. | Editor's note: Nick Taylor is the author of six books, including "American-Made -- The Enduring Legacy of the WPA: When FDR Put the Nation to Work." He also has collaborated on five other books, including John Glenn's memoir. Taylor worked in politics in the 1970s, including Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign and a congressional run for John Lewis, and was a volunteer in Barack Obama's campaign. Nick Taylor says Americans can learn lessons from the accomplishments of the WPA in the Depression. (CNN) -- Companies today are slashing jobs with a meat ax. Recession looms or is already here, depending on whom you ask. Some predict unemployment rising into double figures.
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Nick Taylor: The WPA was a Depression-era government jobs program
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It upgraded transportation and other parts of the nation's infrastructure, author says
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Taylor: The WPA came to an end when unemployment vanished with World War II
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A jobs program today could boost economy and save on energy, Taylor says | 61,807 | record_train |
unlike the @placeholder, we won’t do ad vans sent to the highest black and | By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor PUBLISHED: 08:14 EST, 25 September 2013 | UPDATED: 03:45 EST, 26 September 2013 Yvette Cooper sparked a furious row over immigration last night after accusing the Tories of using the ‘language of the National Front’. The shadow home secretary used her speech to the Labour Party conference to launch a ferocious attack on the Tories’ crackdown on illegal immigration. One Conservative MP last night described Miss Cooper’s intervention as ‘despicable’, and said it showed Labour was still not serious about tackling illegal immigrants. Controversy: The Home Office vans drove through six London boroughs as part of an initiative to reduce illegal immigration
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Billboards caused a storm after touring six London boroughs
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Labour accuses government of using immigration to play 'divide and rule'
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Tory ministers insist the campaign worked and want it rolled out nationally
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Lib Dems including Nick Clegg dismissed it as a pointless stunt
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Make identity theft a criminal offence, shadow home secretary says | 61,808 | record_train |
Designed to accommodate expected population growth, the Zentralfriedhof opened in 1874 on the outskirts of @placeholder. | (CNN) -- To some, it may sound like a strange way to spend a vacation. But for many visitors, the carefully manicured grounds of cemeteries can provide beautiful moments to remember history's fascinating figures. St. Louis No. 1, New Orleans New Orleans is situated below sea level. Early in its history, each time there was a flood, the dead would literally rise. Residents soon learned that bodies shouldn't be buried in the ground. At the colorfully named St. Louis Cemetery Number 1 -- the city's oldest -- visitors see only above-ground tombs. Some are magnificent while others stand in various degrees of ruin.
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Highgate Cemetery was created in 1839 after others in central London became health hazards
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Beethoven, Brahms and Strauss share Vienna's Central Cemetery as final resting place
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Novodevichy Cemetery is reportedly Moscow's third most popular tourist site
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A million people are buried at the Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise in Paris | 61,809 | record_train |
Queen Sofia and @placeholder: The advert appears to be referencing extra-marital dalliances by the monarch | By Lee Moran PUBLISHED: 04:28 EST, 29 October 2012 | UPDATED: 07:52 EST, 29 October 2012 The Queen of Spain is suing an online dating site that encourages extra-marital affairs for using her photograph in an advert without her permission. Spanish media say Queen Sofia is taking legal action against the American website Ashley Madison for 'damage to her honour and dignity'. The company published a doctored picture of the smiling Queen, her arms seemingly draped around a semi-naked young man, first in February, and then again last week. It appeared alongside a slogan saying, in Spanish: 'Now you no longer have to spend the night alone'.
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Queen of Spain's image appeared in newspaper distributed by scantily-clad models in Madrid
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U.S. dating website's slogan is 'Life is short. Have an affair'
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Advert believed to be in reference to wide-spread allegations that her husband, King Juan Carlos, has conducted several extra-marital affairs | 61,810 | record_train |
"I have listened to your concerns regarding the need to reform the regulatory framework for aviation security," he said Monday at the same conference where BA's @placeholder was speaking. | London, England (CNN) -- British airlines should stop "kowtowing" to American security demands like making passengers take off their shoes and remove laptops from carry-on bags, the chairman of British Airways argued at an industry conference. Some security checks required by the Americans are "completely redundant," Martin Broughton said at the UK Airport Operators conference in London Monday night, BA confirmed to CNN. He also criticized the United States for demanding tighter security on inbound international flights than they do for U.S. domestic travel. "America does not do internally a lot of the things they demand that we do," he said. "We shouldn't stand for that. We should say, 'We'll only do things which we consider to be essential and that you Americans also consider essential.'
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NEW: US official: "Off-the-cuff" remarks don't reflect US-UK working relationship
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A British government minister says he's responding to industry concerns
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Security delays are among passengers' top annoyances, a travel website says
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Other industry executives agree with BA, the head of an umbrella organization told CNN | 61,811 | record_train |
'People sing I'm a @placeholder girl and I'll finish it.' | By Katy Winter PUBLISHED: 07:42 EST, 18 December 2013 | UPDATED: 10:53 EST, 18 December 2013 Meet the 'living doll' who spends up to four hours every day perfecting her look. Lhouraii Li says her extraordinary appearance is inspired by a combination of Japanese fashion and pink princess Barbie style. The 21-year-old nail technician from Bradford, West Yorkshire, uses special contact lenses and false eyelashes to made her eyes look huge and doll-like and has learned how to contour her face with clever make-up. Scroll down for video Lhouraii, who also cites 'unicorns', 'fairies' and Disney princesses as inspiration for her image, spends four hours daily perfecting her look
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Lhouraii Li, 21, cites Japanese fashion, unicorns and Barbie as inspirations
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Wears 14 pairs of fake eyelashes stuck together for doll-like eyes
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Lhouraii's boyfriend of four years, Nathen Kent, 24, loves her look | 61,812 | record_train |
"But for the last two years our games have broken merchandise records for @placeholder for all events -- and that includes pop concerts." | (CNN) -- Viking raiders once landed on British soil to change the face of the nation -- and 1200 years later a group of muscly Minnesota Vikings gained further ground in the NFL's sporting invasion of the British Isles. The victorious Vikings landed another blow for American football Sunday as the team staged an exciting 34-27 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in London. The team's 28-year-old star running back Adrian Peterson and Greg Jennings scored two touchdowns apiece. It was an important first win of the season for the Vikings but the entertaining game could have even greater significance for the NFL's hopes of establishing a European franchise.
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The NFL returned to London for first of two games at Wembley Stadium this season
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Minnesota Vikings defeated Pittsburgh Steelers 34-27 in thrilling game
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NFL organizers want to continue to invest in European games
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But fans and experts alike warn there are many logistical problems still to be resolved | 61,813 | record_train |
Pitt "wanted every aspect of it to be perfect, so @placeholder was able to locate a diamond of the finest quality and cut it to an exact custom size and shape to suit Angelina's hand," the representative said. | Angelina Jolie, 36, and Brad Pitt, 48, a Hollywood megastar couple since 2005, are engaged, Pitt's representative said Friday. "Yes, it's confirmed. It is a promise for the future, and their kids are very happy. There's no date set at this time. Brad designed the ring," the representative, Cynthia Pett-Dante, told CNN. The longtime couple had been insisting that they wouldn't marry unless the nation's laws allowed all couples to marry. Asked about this position after the engagement announcement, Pitt's representative didn't have an immediate comment. Jewelry designer Robert Procop of Beverly Hills, California, designed the diamond engagement ring after a yearlong collaboration with Pitt, his representative said.
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Pitt spent a year designing the diamond engagement ring, a jeweler says
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No comment on how they once pledged no marriage until all couples could marry
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Angelina Jolie, 36, and Brad Pitt, 48, have been a couple since 2005
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The couple has six children; no wedding date has been set | 61,814 | record_train |
"@placeholder is not the guy you want to pick a fight with," Schneider said. | (CNN) -- Colin Powell stirred up the Republican Party's very public internal debate about the direction of the party and asserted it's losing because it doesn't appeal to moderates like him. The Republican Party is losing "men, woman, white, blacks and Hispanics," says Colin Powell. Two Republican leaders questioned Powell's GOP credentials. Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh said Powell should leave the party. Former Vice President Dick Cheney said he thought he already had. Powell says he's still very much a Republican and said the party would be better off to include more moderates like him. "The Republican Party is losing north, south, east, west; men, woman, white, blacks and Hispanics," Powell said in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation."
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Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh said Powell should leave GOP
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney said he thought he already had
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GOP "losing north, south, east, west," says Powell
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Karl Rove says he would choose Rush Limbaugh over Colin Powell | 61,815 | record_train |
He and @placeholder had been in a relationship and had lived together until November | By Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED: 22:14 EST, 5 January 2014 | UPDATED: 07:55 EST, 6 January 2014 A 19-year-old woman shot and wounded by her ex-boyfriend last weekend was released from a Carson City, Nevada, hospital on Sunday. Cassidy Perry, is doing well after being shot in the head, her 52-year-old father, Guy Perry, was killed after being shot in the upper body. Her former boyfriend Michael Brentlinger is accused of forcing his way into her home at about 6 a.m. on December 28. Cassidy Perry is recovering after being shot in the head, but her 52-year-old father Guy Perry was killed after being shot in the upper body
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Cassidy Perry has been released from hospital a week after being shot in the head by her
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Ex-boyfriend Guy Perry, 52, was killed after being shot in the upper body
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Michael Brentlinger, 22, escaped but shot himself in the head when confronted by police two days later | 61,816 | record_train |
"Although not illegal, the hunting was widely viewed as incompatible with the @placeholder's position at the head of WWF-Spain," the group said in a statement. | (CNN) -- The conservation group World Wildlife Fund ousted Spain's King Juan Carlos as its honorary president after his Botswana hunting trip sparked an outcry for its extravagance during an economic crisis. The king's private visit came to light this year when he was rushed back to Madrid to undergo hip surgery after falling during the trip. A firestorm ensued, forcing the 74-year-old king to apologize in April. "I am very sorry. I made a mistake and it won't happen again," the king said on Spanish state television as he left the hospital. Spain's king apologizes for African hunting trip
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King Juan Carlos' hunting trip sparks an outcry over its extravagance
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Animal rights activists join the firestorm after reports emerge that he was hunting elephants
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Spain is undergoing an economic crisis
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"I am very sorry. I made a mistake and it won't happen again," the king says | 61,817 | record_train |
Additionally, 250 small bags of heroin were found in another of @placeholder's apartments in the same building, prosecutors said. | New York (CNN) -- Prosecutors on Thursday dropped a drug possession with intent to sell charge against a musician who was arrested earlier this year in connection with the heroin overdose death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. In return, Robert Aaron Vineberg pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's office. He will serve no jail time. Vineberg will be sentenced October 14 to five years of probation, forfeiture of $1,284 confiscated from his apartment after his arrest and 25 days of community service, said Joan Vollero, director of communications for the Manhattan District Attorney's office. Vineberg also will attend an outpatient drug treatment program.
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Robert Vineberg was among four people arrested after the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Oscar-winning actor was found dead February 2 of an apparent overdose
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Vineberg pleads guilty to a lesser drug charge, will get probation | 61,818 | record_train |
Another Blind crossfield pass found Robben galloping into the @placeholder penalty area. | (CNN) -- The Netherlands gained sweet revenge for defeat in the 2010 World Cup final by trouncing Spain 5-1 in the opening fixture of Group B in Salvador Friday. Xabi Alonso had given Spain the lead from the penalty spot after Diego Costa was brought down by Stefan de Vrij before Robin van Persie equalized with a brilliant diving header. Arjen Robben then fired the Dutch in front at the beginning of the second half before de Vrij atoned for his earlier foul on Brazil-born Costa to make it 3-1 just after the hour mark. A horrible error from Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas enabled van Persie to make it four after 72 minutes and Robben burst clear of the Spanish defense eight minutes later to round off the scoring.
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Netherlands wins 5-1 against world champion Spain
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Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben both score twice
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Chile beats Australia in Friday's other Group B game
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Mexico defeats Cameroon 1-0 in Natal in Group A | 61,819 | record_train |
A tattooed man dons a shirt and red tie on the subway in @placeholder. | In the face of sub-zero temperatures and freezing winds, New Yorkers braved the cold and went bare-legged for the annual 'No Pants Subway Ride' on Sunday. Wearing hats, scarves and thick coats on their top halves, boarded trains at stations across the city - surrounded by bemused travellers. Scantily-clad riders also took part in places including London, Milan, Bucharest, Berlin and Mexico City - all joined in as part of the 'celebration of silliness'. Scroll down for video A participant in the No Pants Subway Ride waits for a train at Astor Place subway station in New York in her underwear
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Public transport in cities including Milan, Bucharest, Prague and Berlin were crammed with bare-legged travellers
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Participants are required to dress normally on their top halves and keep a straight face as they ride
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London Undergound users also took part in the 'celebration of silliness' which was founded by Improv Everywhere
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Stunt began in New York in 2002, where seven people attended. Passengers are advised to take something to read | 61,820 | record_train |
@placeholder has already paid an unspecified sum in damages to the families of most of the victims of the only crash ever of a Concorde. | Paris, France (CNN) -- The fiery crash that brought down a Concorde supersonic jet in 2000, killing 113 people, was caused partially by the criminal negligence of Continental Airlines and a mechanic who works for the company, a French court ruled Monday. Continental Airlines was fined 202,000 euros ($268,400) and ordered to pay 1 million euros to Air France, which operated the doomed flight. Mechanic John Taylor received a fine of 2,000 euros ($2,656) and a 15-month suspended prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter. The aircraft manufacturer EADS was also found partly responsible for the crash and ordered to pay 30% of damages to victims involved in the case.
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NEW: Aircraft maker EADS is also ordered to pay damages
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French authorities are trying to shift blame away from Air France, Continental says
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Mechanic John Taylor is the only person convicted
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The crash killed 113 people in 2000 | 61,821 | record_train |
I also spoke to Mr @placeholder on Thursday to investigate what had happened. | By Tom Mctague, Mail Online Deputy Political Editor Ministers today revealed they had refused to sack the head of the Student Loans Company - despite revelations thousands of graduates had been sent Wonga style letters from fake law firms demanding money. Student Loans Company chairman Christian Brodie apologised to ministers and offered to resign over the 'misleading' letters sent out by the agency in an attempt to recover debts. The 'clear and unequivocal' apology came in a meeting with Business Secretary Vince Cable last week, but Mr Brodie's resignation was not accepted. Business Secretary Vince Cable (right) turned down Student Loans Company chief Christian Brodie's resignation, the Universities Minister David Willetts (left) revealed today
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Business Secretary Vince Cable turned down Christian Brodie's resignation
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The Student Loans Company chairman apologised over 'misleading' letters
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Pay day loans firm Wonga paid £2.6m in compensation for using same tactic | 61,822 | record_train |
The police statement also said Tohti had taught students about "violent Uyghur resistance" in his class and encouraged them to overthrow the @placeholder government. | Beijing (CNN) -- Chinese authorities on Wednesday formally charged a prominent Uyghur scholar with "separatism" months after his detention, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Ilham Tohti, an economics professor at Beijing's Minzu University, was detained by police in January and taken to his native Xinjiang, China's restive northwestern region where a spate of recent violent incidents have been blamed by the government on Uyghur separatists seeking to establish an independent state. Just a day earlier, Xinhua cited local police as saying that a gang wielding knives and axes attacked civilians, a police station, government offices and smashed vehicles on Monday in southern Xinjiang, killing and injuring dozens. The government called the incident an "organized and premeditated" terrorist attack and said police officers at the scene shot dead dozens of people in the mob, according to Xinhua.
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Formal charge against Ilham Tohti comes a day after violence in southern Xinjiang
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Tohti went on a hunger strike during his incarceration in January
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Uyghur-Han relations are a focus of Tohti's research | 61,823 | record_train |
Ray Rice said he was sorry to the @placeholder owner, general manager and head coach. | Janay Rice, wife of suspended NFL player Ray Rice, slammed the media Tuesday but stood by her husband. A day after his team fired him and the league suspended him for knocking her out during a fight, the football player's wife called the situation a nightmare. "To make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing," she wrote in an Instagram post. "To take something away from the man I love that he has worked his ass off for all his life just to gain ratings is a horrific (sic)." The Baltimore Ravens released Ray Rice on Monday after a video surfaced showing him punching his then-fiancee and dragging her limp body out of an Atlantic City casino elevator.
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Ray Rice texts CNN: 'I'm just holding strong for my wife and kid'
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An Instagram post from Janay Rice blames media and defends "man I love"
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Video emerged showing NFL star Rice punching her out and dragging her from elevator
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After the video was released, he was suspended indefinitely by the NFL | 61,824 | record_train |
'The full potential of @placeholder is as yet unexplored but over half of our customers say they use more data than two years ago and even more use wifi wherever they go, to always stay connected. | By Victoria Woollaston PUBLISHED: 05:27 EST, 1 August 2013 | UPDATED: 05:30 EST, 2 August 2013 Mobile operator O2 has announced it will launch its superfast 4G network in London, Leeds and Bradford on 29 August, in a bid to rival EE's current offering. A further 10 cities including Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Liverpool, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry, Sheffield, Manchester and Edinburgh will be connected by the end of the year. O2's 4G tariffs - which will be around five times faster than 3G - start at £26 a month and come with a 30-day guarantee and 12 months free music when bought direct from O2.
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O2's 4G network will launch in London, Leeds and Bradford on 29 August
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Another 10 cities will be connected by the end of the year
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Superfast speeds are set to rival EE's network that launched in October
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The cheapest tariff on O2 will costs £26 a month | 61,825 | record_train |
Amazingly, two-thirds of all claims are made for children in @placeholder. | Britain is still paying child benefit for 34,000 children who live elsewhere in the European Union, despite every major political party wanting to stop the handouts. David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg have repeatedly called for end to money being sent abroad by EU migrants working in the UK who leave their children in their home country, two-thirds of which are in Poland. But with any deal on scrapping the rules which force Britain to export benefits far from certain, it will continue to cost taxpayers up to £30million every year until an agreement can be reached with all of the 27 other EU member states.
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Child benefit paid to 20,660 families with 34,199 children outside the UK
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Two thirds of payments are sent to Poland, for 22,456 children
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The enforcement of EU rules costing the British taxpayer £30million-a-year
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David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg all say payments should end
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But agreement is needed with all of the 27 other EU member states
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Tories promise renegotiation before a referendum by the end of 2017
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It means action to tackle benefits being exported could be years off
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel due in London tomorrow for talks | 61,826 | record_train |
That will come sharply into focus against the @placeholder if Evans isn’t deemed fit enough to play. | Jonny Evans was left on crutches after another bruising afternoon for Manchester United and now has a fight to be fit for next weekend. The central defender was forced off during a demoralising defeat away at Leicester City with a leg injury. It leaves Louis van Gaal with a selection headache at the back ahead of West Ham’s trip to Old Trafford on Saturday. Jonny Evans (C) watched the remainder of the game wearing a protective boot after going off with a leg injury Evans left the stadium on crutches, giving United boss Louis van Gaal more defensive problems Evans is in discomfort as he is treated for a leg injury during Manchester United's game at Leicester
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Jonny Evans left the King Power Stadium on crutches after picking up a leg injury during the demoralising defeat against Leicester on Sunday
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Evans was forced off during the first half with the injury
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Louis van Gaal admits he doesn't know the extent of Evans injury
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Manchester United threw away a two-goal lead at 3-1 eventually losing 5-3 against Nigel Pearson's men | 61,827 | record_train |
That night was a turning point in @placeholder’s life. | By Daily Mail Reporter Strumming on his guitar and singing to an intimate audience of fellow Christians, this is Sir Cliff Richard backstage at a Billy Graham rally in June 1985, after appearing as a special guest. Almost three decades later, the singer has been accused of sexually assaulting a boy at the event at Sheffield’s Bramall Lane football stadium – an allegation he vehemently denies. Today, 95-year-old Graham, who once toured the globe spreading the message of God to millions, is confined to his North Carolina home, suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Scroll down for video Sir Cliff Richard with Billy Graham's musical director, Cliff Barrows, in 1966. The singer describes Graham as his 'hero'
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Cliff was one of the country’s biggest stars when he became a Christian in the mid-1960s
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Singer has been accused of sexually assaulting a boy at a 1985 Graham rally at Sheffield’s Bramall Lane football stadium
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Today, 95-year-old Graham is confined to his North Carolina home, suffering from Parkinson’s disease | 61,828 | record_train |
Moyes found @placeholder's standards impossible to live up to and was sacked in April 2014 | Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted that David Moyes’ failure at Manchester United was not his fault and that the slow style of play his successor introduced was alien to his players. The legendary United manager, writing in updated chapters of his autobiography, rejects suggestions that Moyes inherited an ageing team and an ‘antiquated’ club that was already in decline. Ferguson, who retired in May 2013 after 27 highly successful years at Old Trafford, also distanced himself from the widely-held belief that he was solely responsible for appointing Moyes. And he says that he was not involved in the sacking of his successor after only 10 months in the job.
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Sir Alex Ferguson has updated his controversial autobiography
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Legendary boss insists he did not leave Manchester United 'antiquated', branding that accusation as 'bizarre'
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Ferguson reveals his thoughts on David Moyes's disastrous reign
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Moyes was sacked because his team played slow football, claims Fergie
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His choice as successor 'hadn't realised just how big United is as a club' | 61,829 | record_train |
He said: 'She is doing what @placeholder richly deserves – getting us recognised as a food town of excellence.' | By Chris Parsons PUBLISHED: 02:47 EST, 29 June 2012 | UPDATED: 02:50 EST, 2 July 2012 A female Mayor who dressed up as a sausage to welcome the Olympic torch into her town has been mocked by its residents for her unsavoury 8ft costume which resembled 'something from a stag-do'. Louth Mayoress Jill Makinson-Sanders donned the giant pink novelty outfit in an effort to promote Lincolnshire's famous sausages, but ended up being ridiculed for its distinctly suggestive appearance. Residents in the Lincolnshire town branded the costume 'obscene' after the 8ft pink outfit was spotted bobbing along Louth's High Street to greet the torch.
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Louth Mayor's 8ft pink novelty costume branded 'obscene' by residents
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‘I can give you an update on @placeholder… she was murdered.’ | Teen star-turned-bad girl Miley Cyrus has shocked the world again, this time appearing in the form of a twerking Michele Bachmann, mocking the federal government shutdown on Saturday Night Live. Miley's skit featured the 20-year-old pop singer dancing in skimpy clothing in parody of her new song, 'We Can't Stop' - portraying the conservative Tea Party politician for a video titled 'We Did Stop The Government.' SNL castmember Taran Killiam played House Speaker John Boehner and pranced around with Cyrus in his tightie-whiteys and a white wife-beater shirt. Scroll down for video Twerk it: Miley Cyrus, left, plays Michelle Bahmann while SNL castmember Taran Killam showed off his moves as House Speaker John Boehner on Saturday Night Live
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The former teen star, 20, appears on the popular NBC show and delivers a shocking and entertaining performance
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She twerks in music video parody of her song, We Can't Stop, pretending to be Michelle Bachmann
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SNL cast member, Taran Killam, prances around with her pretending to be Speaker John Boehner
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The controversial video parody shows Cyrus and Hall riding Republicans and cutting open 'elephants'
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Cyrus says she will not apologise for her performance at the VMAs
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She joked she got 'a lot of letters from angry mothers, turned on fathers' after that show
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If Google Glass makes you look as cool as the guys in that @placeholder, that embrace is about as likely to happen as you hugging a Segway. | (CNN) -- The Segway. The Bluetooth headset. The pocket protector. What do these three technologies have in common? They all pretty much work as promised. They all seem like good ideas on paper. And they're all too dorky to live. Now, far be it from me to claim that nerdiness equals lack of popularity potential. But I contend that dorkiness and nerdiness are two different qualities. While nerdiness implies a certain social awkwardness that's ultimately endearing, dorkiness connotes social obliviousness that opens you to deserved ridicule. Guess which category Google Glass will fall under when it goes "mainstream?" Forget about the privacy concerns for a second. I don't think you have to get that serious to recognize the inherent antisocialness of Google Glass. All you have to do is look at the guy in the picture at the top of this post. Or any of the rest of the guys on White Men Wearing Google Glass, a new Tumblr that serves up the data needed to transform the hypothesis "Google Glass is too dorky to succeed" into a proven scientific theory.
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Early adopters might make Google Glass seem dorky
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Like Bluetooth headsets, Glass is lopsided, with a camera on one lens
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That doesn't sit well with the St. Louis @placeholder, which still wants its apology. | St. Louis Rams players who showed support for Michael Brown's family should be praised, an organization representing black police officers in St. Louis says. "We think that their actions were commendable and that they should not be ridiculed, disciplined or punished for taking a stand on this very important issue which is of great concern around the world and especially in the community where these players work," the Ethical Society of Police of St. Louis said in a statement this week. The group has about 220 members from the city's police force in its ranks, the society's general counsel, Gloria McCollum, told CNN Wednesday. It describes itself as "the primary voice of African-American police officers in St. Louis city."
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An association representing black St. Louis police officers praises Rams players
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Group says players' "actions were commendable" and they shouldn't be punished
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The group responds to criticism of the five Rams from another police organization
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For @placeholder the colour palette is classically neutral, enhanced by pops of rich seasonal colour, including lots of reds - the hottest colour on the catwalks. | By Bianca London She's about to hit her half century but one look at her new campaign and you'd never guess it. Yasmin Le Bon, 49, looks the picture of youth as she models Winser London's AW14 offering. Snapped up by the brand for the fourth consecutive season, Winser London believe that the supermodel and mother captures the spirit of their brand perfectly. Scroll down for video Fit at forty: Yasmin Le Bon may be 49 but she exudes youth in her new campaign for Winser London, which sees her modelling the British brand's AW14 range 'She is stunning, stylish and real,' said the founder. 'Yasmin juggles a busy career, family and husband, like so many women today, yet she always looks effortlessly elegant and is always fun to be with.'
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Yasmin, 49, models for British label Winser London
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Her fourth consecutive season with the brand | 61,834 | record_train |
@placeholder is about 4ft tall and weighs between 70 and 80 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. | By Associated Press and Snejana Farberov and Associated Press Reporter A search of a park for an 8-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly a month is now a 'recovery operation,' although District of Columbia police haven't given up hope of finding the child alive, Chief Cathy Lanier said Thursday. A day after Relisha Tenau Rudd was last seen on March 1 in the district, suspect Kahlil Malik Tatum bought a carton of 42-gallon contractor trash bags at a store in Washington and was seen in the area of the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Lanier said. 'We can't ignore the possibility he may have killed her,' Lanier said at a news conference at the park.
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Relisha Tenau Rudd, 8, was last seen alive March 1; next day, Kahlil Tatum, 51, was seen buying box of contractor trash bags
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Relisha's family asked Tatum, a janitor at homeless shelter where they had been living, to care for the girl on February 26
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The 8-year-old's mother did not file missing persons report and told police Relisha was traveling with 'Dr Tatum'
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Janitor allegedly pretended to be Relisha's physician to get her out of school with help from her family | 61,835 | record_train |
Targeted: @placeholder has recently made controversial comments about immigration and planning | By Simon Tomlinson PUBLISHED: 06:12 EST, 10 June 2013 | UPDATED: 08:17 EST, 10 June 2013 The offices of an outspoken Tory minister have been targeted by a home-made explosive. Two small explosions were heard outside the Conservative Party headquarters in the small south Lincolnshire market town of Bourne between 12.20 and 1.30am today. A window was smashed by shrapnel from one of the devices and scorch marks were left on the pavement outside the building which is the constituency office for Grantham and Stamford MP Nick Boles. Lincolnshire Police said a 24-year-old man had been arrested and was helping police with their inquiries.
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Two explosions heard outside Tory Party building in Bourne, Lincolnshire
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Contains office of Planning Minister, Grantham and Stamford MP Nick Boles
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Mr Boles, who was not in office at time, said: 'I deplore this act of violence'
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The gadget, which costs $35 on Amazon, was invented after figures showed a huge increase in children as young as three being given iPads for @placeholder. | We've heard of the iPotty but now we've got the iBouncy chair - a special seat for babies complete with iPad holder. This Christmas mothers and fathers will be treating their toddlers to the contraption created by Fisher-Price which allows children to watch videos and play with different apps from the comfort of their own bouncy chair. But parents and child development experts have slammed the device with one describing it as an 'embarrassment for humankind'. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Too early: The bouncy chair which comes complete with an iPad holder The American Academy of Paediatrics recommends no screen time at all for children under the age of two.
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Bouncy chair created by Fisher-Price and costs $75 on Amazon
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An old pro, @placeholder knows how to play to seniors, women and the middle class. | (CNN) -- What a difference two debates have made. Before the first presidential debate last week, President Barack Obama appeared to be cruising toward re-election and possibly a thumping victory. After the first presidential debate, that changed dramatically: Suddenly, we had a horse race. Now after the vice presidential debate Thursday night, we not only have a horse race, but partisans fired up on both sides. Joe Biden relit the fire under Democrats in a passionate, often dominant tangle with Paul Ryan. Going into that encounter, Democratic spirits were not only drooping but some were beginning to panic that they were throwing away the election.
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David Gergen: Two debates in two weeks have transformed presidential race
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CNN poll gave a slight edge to Paul Ryan; Gergen says he had edge on style
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The @placeholder's move to Washington in January, just in time for the second half of the school year to begin. | (CNN) -- The whole world is watching how Barack Obama picks his cabinet, but he and his wife Michelle have a much more personal choice to make at home -- and it's very political too. Sasha Obama, left, and Malia Obama will make the White House home come January 20. When they move to Washington, will their daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, go to public or private school? For many US parents, that decision is more revealing than the ones they make at the ballot box. What do you think the Obama family should do? Americans of a certain income who choose public school are demonstrating that they trust the government to educate their children. Americans who send their children to private school are saying that the government hasn't earned that trust. In some areas, it's also been a way for white families to avoid sending their children to school with black children.
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U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes office in Washington in January
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Michelle Obama: This is a personal process, we ask that people respect that | 61,839 | record_train |
Thousands of @placeholder have been killed and millions of others displaced during the civil war. | Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Peace negotiators trying to end Colombia's blood-drenched, five-decade old civil war Sunday announced an agreement on land reform between the Colombian government and FARC rebels. The land reform agreement is the first of six points that negotiators need to broker to reach a peace deal. "It's a historic change, a rebirth of the Colombian countryside which could lead to an end to the conflict," said the government's lead negotiator, Humberto de la Calle. Under the agreement, land not being used would be turned over to poor Colombians to cultivate. The government would provide loans and credits to the farmers.
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@placeholder officials and the teen's lawyer lobbied intensively to have him released, but prosecutors announced last week that the minor would stand trial. | Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- A 14-year-old Australian boy accused of marijuana possession could face jail time on the resort island of Bali. With his face covered in a black mask, the teenager was mobbed by the media as he entered a local court complex for the first day of his trial Tuesday. Earlier, prosecutor Gusti Gede Putu Atmaja said the judge would not wear his usual robe to try to minimize stress on the boy. The trial is closed to the public. The Australian teen -- whose name has not been publicly released -- faces three charges under Indonesia's stringent narcotics laws.
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The teen, accused of marijuana posession, has been detained since his October 4 arrest
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It is thought that demand will be high for the spheres come June, and in anticipation 1,760 a day are being produced using complex processes such as high-frequency forming, vacuuming and thermal bonding, which @placeholder says give the product "ground-breaking" performance. | London, England (CNN) -- There are many off-field aspects to the modern-day World Cup which makes the experience complete for soccer-crazy fans; from the unveiling of a tournament mascot to themed merchandise such as computer games and event specific kits for the teams taking part. Another crucial element to this list of tournament treats is the release of the all-important official World Cup football. The 2010 edition of the event, which will kick off in South Africa on June 11, is no different, with football's world governing body FIFA commissioning German sport manufacturer Adidas to create the hallowed orb. The ball has been named "Jabulani" -- a Zulu phrase which means "to celebrate" -- and uses eleven different colors to represent the eleven players on a team, as well as the eleven official languages and tribes of South Africa.
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The new 2010 World Cup ball is named "Jabulani", which means "to celebrate" in Zulu
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Adidas rrigorously tested the ball in their specially made wind tunnel in Scheinfeld, Germany
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@placeholder discharged the nine men and three women, thanking them for their service. | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A judge declared a mistrial in the murder case against music legend Phil Spector after a jury announced for the second time in eight days that it was hopelessly deadlocked. Phil Spector did not testify at his five-month murder trial. The jury said it was split 10-2. The jury deliberated for 12 days, taking six ballots, but was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Jurors told Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler they were split 10-2, without indicating which way they were leaning. They added there was nothing Fidler could do to help them arrive at a unanimous verdict.
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It was the clear turning point and @placeholder took advantage. | (CNN)A year ago at the Australian Open, Stan Wawrinka achieved something not done in five years. He became the first man outside tennis' "Big Four" to win a major since Juan Martin del Potro in 2009. The women's champion was less surprising, in the form of the now retired Li Na. With this year's opening grand slam starting Monday, here are seven things to watch as the tennis season bursts into life. Rafa's comeback If Rafael Nadal wins in Melbourne, he might cherish his second title more than his first. That's because after beating Roger Federer in a thrilling five-set final in 2009, Melbourne Park has been less than kind to the 14-time grand slam champion on the health front.
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Fantasy football: @placeholder's Ladyman (left) takes on Wigan chairman at table football | First one: Martin Keown (back row, far left) celebrates his first FA Cup triumph with Arsenal in 1998 Sir Alex Ferguson Join the debate, join our debut Hangout this Friday by clicking here and completing the form. You'll need to be free on Friday morning and have use of a webcam... We look forward to meeting you. MailOnline Sport last week launched a mini-series of Football Friday Google+ Hangouts with Neil Ashton leading the debate as the Barclays Premier League reaches its thrilling climax. This Friday Sportsmail's Martin Keown and Ian Ladyman are previewing the FA Cup final plus they'll bring you their insight on Fergie's decision to quit his post at Manchester United.
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largest investor in @placeholder and we import from Argentina significantly | By Tim Shipman and Gerard Couzens Last updated at 8:58 AM on 1st March 2012 Britain has given £27million in aid to Argentina in schemes attacked as ‘potty’ yesterday by a furious MEP. The cash is being handed to Buenos Aires at a time when the regime there is menacing Britain over the Falklands and yesterday urged its firms to boycott British goods. Tory MEP Nirj Deva said EU documents revealed an aid programme to Argentina worth 65million euros between 2007 and 2013. He said Britain’s share of that would be nearly £7million at current exchange rates. One-way street: Britain is giving Argentina millions of pounds in aid under EU and IMF schemes at a time when President Cristina Kirchner is menacing Britain over the Falklands and yesterday urged its firms to boycott British goods
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Cash is being handed to Buenos Aires at a time when the regime there is menacing Britain over the Falklands
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Schemes attacked as 'potty' by Tory MEP | 61,846 | record_train |
Offering new sights and old masterpieces, the @placeholder do a dandy job of making this little country a delight for travelers. | (Tribune Media Services) -- When I'm updating my guidebooks, one of my favorite places to visit is rollicking Amsterdam. This Dutch metropolis is ever changing -- and ever crowded with fun-loving sightseers. The Royal Palace in Amsterdam is re-opening after a three-year renovation. Throughout the year, visitors line up to see its three top sights: the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum (with Rembrandts, Vermeers and more), and the compelling Anne Frank House. The lines at the sights are generally for buying tickets rather than getting in. To avoid the wait, simply buy your tickets online on the museums' Web sites.
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House of Bols gin distillery just opened near the Van Gogh Museum
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The Royal Palace on Amsterdam's Dam Square re-opens to the public in June
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Vermeer Center in Delft traces the creative mind of the town's favorite resident | 61,847 | record_train |
Amanda said that while they would always miss Sophia with all their hearts, @placeholder's arrival had brought happiness to the family again. | By Scarlett Russell A grieving mother whose toddler died last year when she was strangled by a window blind cord gave birth to a new baby girl on Tuesday. Amanda O'Halloran, 23, and her partner Chris Parslow from Tirley, near Gloucester lost their daughter, Sophia, in the freak accident last June. Sophia was just 17 months old. Bundle of joy: Amanda O'Halloran and her partner Chris Parslow, pictured here with their new baby Isabella, who was born last Tuesday But they couple say they have once again found joy since the birth of Isabella, who weighed 6lbs 8oz and bears a striking resemblance to her much mourned sister.
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Sophia was 17 months old when she died in accident on 27 June 2013
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In 2008, 9.5 million of the nation's 12 million registered @placeholder voters went to the polls. | (CNN) -- In the middle of the massive effort to protect New Yorkers from the effects of Hurricane Irene last month, a colorful moment gave people an amusing opportunity to laugh and joke. It was New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's efforts to communicate with Spanish-speaking New Yorkers in their own language. "My Spanish skills, may continue poco a poco (little by little)," said the mayor in not-so-fluent Spanish on Aug. 30 when asked by reporters about his repeated attempts to communicate in Spanish. Bloomberg never explained whether his speaking Spanish was out of a genuine concern to effectively communicate with people or a way to score political points with New York's Hispanic voters — or both.
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The FDA learned about the contamination after an academic research team using a novel technique to look for viruses in a range of vaccines found the material in @placeholder's product and told the company, Hamburg said. | (CNN) -- Federal health authorities recommended Monday that doctors suspend using Rotarix, one of two vaccines licensed in the United States against rotavirus, saying the vaccine is contaminated with material from a pig virus. "There is no evidence at this time that this material poses a safety risk," Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg told reporters in a conference call. Rotarix, made by GlaxoSmithKline, was approved by the FDA in 2008. The contaminant material is DNA from porcine circovirus 1, a virus from pigs that is not known to cause disease in humans or animals, Hamburg said. About 1 million children in the United States and about 30 million worldwide have gotten Rotarix vaccine, she said.
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Doctors have been advised to suspend use of Rotarix rotavirus vaccine
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"They don't pose a threat," @placeholder said of the Taliban presence in the province. | Washington (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared the Afghan leader's visit to the United States this week a success, saying on Thursday that it had helped strengthen the partnership between Washington and Kabul at a critical point in the war against Taliban and al Qaeda extremists. They also stressed that President Obama's July 2011 deadline to start withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan did not represent a weakening of America's commitment to the war-torn Islamic republic. The two leaders spoke at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington -- part of what became a week of playing down tensions between U.S. and Afghan officials.
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Now that figure is five and @placeholder are responsible for three of them. | (CNN)The luck of the Irish had nothing to do with it. Ireland continued their trademark giant killing with the first shock of this cricket World Cup by defeating West Indies by four wickets. It's a mere eight years since Ireland made its tournament debut. Back in 2007, they tied with Zimbabwe and picked up victories over Pakistan and Bangladesh. Four years on, there was a famous victory over England and once more they have picked up the scalp of one of the Test-playing nations. While Ireland are on a crest of a wave, the Windies are seemingly a team in disarray.
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Ireland pull-off a memorable four-victory against West Indies in their World Cup opener
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Frightened by the car, he drove to the center of @placeholder, to a square he knew to be home to government buildings and the president's palace. | Oslo, Norway (CNN) -- The masked henchmen grabbed three fingers on each of the Syrian political cartoonist's hands and pulled them back all the way -- so far that they cracked. "Break his arms so that he doesn't ever draw again," one said. Ali Ferzat -- the cartoonist who described the 2011 attack to me in a recent interview -- soon found himself bleeding and left for dead near the Damascus airport. His assailants, who he believes were acting on behalf of the Syrian regime, dragged him alongside a moving car. His head and shoulder bounced on the pavement and then the men shoved him out of the vehicle, dumping him on the side of the road.
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Syrian political cartoonist details 2011 attack in which his hands were broken
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John Sutter: Ali Ferzat's story offers hope for the Syrian revolution
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But @placeholder expects that solar has the potential to grow rapidly, as its multi-billion dollar wind business has done over the past five years. | (CNET) -- General Electric plans to give its solar business a charge in two years with the introduction of panels with the same solar cell material used by industry cost leader First Solar. General Energy is developing a solar energy product aimed at utility and commercial customers. In 2011, the energy giant expects to produce solar panels made with cadmium telluride, a thin-film solar cell material, said Michael Idelchik, vice president of advanced technologies at GE Global Research at the EmTech conference here on Wednesday. The company now sells solar panels that use silicon solar cells, but its long-term bet is on thin-film and specifically cadmium telluride because it offers the cheapest cost per watt, he said.
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General Electric to change from silicon solar cells to thin-film material
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@placeholder, by comparison, is only around 4.5 billion years old. | A new kind of ‘Godzilla’ planet - so-called because of its huge size - has been discovered 560 light years from Earth, raising hopes of finding rocky worlds that could sustain life. Named Kepler-10c, the planet is 17 times more massive than our planet, and has been named a 'mega-Earth'. Astronomers didn't believe such a world could exist because they argued anything so large would grab hydrogen gas as it grew and become a gaseous ‘mini-Neptune’. A new kind of ‘Godzilla’ planet - dubbed a mega-Earth - has been discovered in a distant star system. Pictured is an artist's impression of the newly discovered planet, which dominates the foreground. Its sibling, the lava world Kepler-10b, is in the background
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The 11 billion-year-old planet is located 560 light years away from Earth
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There are still three to four @placeholder planes in the UK. | Online hit: Navy pilot Christopher Gotke crash-landed one of Britain's last surviving Sea Furys His skilled crash-landing of a stricken Second World War fighter in front of horrified air show spectators made him a YouTube sensation. Now Lieutenant Commander Christopher Gotke's bravery has been recognised by military chiefs - with the award of the Air Force Cross. The 44-year-old said he was 'shocked and amazed' to receive the medal for his careful flying during the incident on July 31 last year despite serving in the Royal Navy for his entire 23-year career. The pilot was flying a Sea Fury T20 from 1944 in an aerobatic sequence when its engine began to lose power.
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Christopher Gotke, 44, was flying Sea Fury at Cornish air show last year
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The country @placeholder had the most trouble identifying was Bulgaria, with 90 per cent marking it incorrectly, despite its rising popularity for sun and ski holidays. | By Travelmail Reporter We lounge on their beaches and relax in their hotels, but we can't actually pick out where our favourite summer holiday destinations are on a map. Despite travelling more than ever before, Britons still struggle with their geography when it comes to pinpointing exactly where they have been, according to a new study. When tested by Hotels.com, a shocking 74 per cent of Britons failed to identify summer hotspot Greece on a map, despite it being one of the most popular summer holiday destinations in Europe. Geography lesson: While Britons are travelling more than ever, they still struggle to identify where they have been on a map
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Deadly history: People visit a memorial for the victims of the @placeholder movie theatre shooting | A Colorado County Sheriff has said he will not enforce new state gun measures that are expected to be signed into law. Weld county Sheriff John Cooke says the proposed firearms restrictions give a 'false sense of security.' On Friday, lawmakers in Colorado approved sweeping changed when it came to background checks on firearm purchases. I won't enforce the law: Weld County Sheriff John Cooke, center, backed by a group of fellow sheriffs, does not agree with Colorado's new gun control legislation and says he 'won't bother' enforcing them A 15-round limit on ammunition magazines has also been approved.
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have very much narrowed down the search area [to the southern @placeholder]...and we are very confident | The search for the missing Malaysian Airline's black box involves a staggering array of sophisticated ships, aircraft and equipment, with eight countries contributing 17 vessels and 19 aircraft – including British nuclear submarine HMS Tireless. And today, it looked like the scale of the operation had paid off, with reports that the flight recorder had been located deep in the Indian Ocean. Perth radio station 6PR tweeted the discovery, citing aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas, who revealed the flight recorder had finally been found more than a month after the Boeing 777 went missing. The black box is likely to be around 15,000 feet down and a staggering array of ships and planes are hunting it
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Reports have emerged that missing Malaysian Airline's black box has been located deep in the Indian Ocean
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he is 'very confident' signals are from MH370, missing since March 8
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Signal captured yesterday by Royal Australian Air Force Orion P-3 aircraft, which had been dropping sonar buoys
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On the first day of the @placeholder we rode a bus to the Capitol and had our picture made on the steps. | Editor's note: CNN.com profiled Kyle Graddy last summer when he attended his first pro-baseball game during a peanut-free night in Birmingham, Alabama. Three million U.S. children suffer allergies to peanuts and other foods, which can cause anaphylaxis and -- if left untreated -- death. Last week, Graddy traveled to Washington to lobby for legislation that would create voluntary national guidelines on how schools deal with students with food allergies. Kyle Graddy, 9, lobbies Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, about pending food allergy legislation. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- My name is Kyle Graddy. I'm 9 years old and I have a peanut allergy. I traveled to Washington last week to help myself and other kids with food allergies to have a safer experience at school.
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Nine-year-old boy joins other kids to lobby Congress for federal school guidelines
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Kyle: "Guidelines would make school much easier" for teachers, nurses, kids
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Tymoshenko said ahead of the trip that her top priority was to resume Russian natural gas transit to Europe in order to protect @placeholder's reputation as a transit country and prevent the empty pipelines from suffering damage as a result of being idle. | MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Gas will resume flowing "in the next few days," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told reporters following summit talks in Moscow aimed at resolving the ongoing dispute between Ukraine and Russia which has left many parts of Europe without natural gas. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was in Moscow Saturday for talks with Russian leaders. Medvedev said the summit talks, which also involved Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, had raised a number of "interesting ideas," including loans and extensions of credit aimed at resolving the crisis. But he reiterated that no agreement had been reached.
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Russian President Medvedev says gas flow to Europe will resume in days
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The report says when a call is made to the abuse hotline, "@placeholder should work with law enforcement to ensure an appropriate joint response when children are not located quickly." | Miami (CNN) -- A Florida prosecutor told the court she intends to seek the death penalty in a case where a 10-year-old girl was found dead in the back of her father's truck. Carmen and Jorge Barahona, the adopted parents of the girl, Nubia Barahona, have been charged with first-degree murder. In Florida, the prosecution must file a notice at the beginning of the legal proceedings if it plans to seek the death penalty. If that's not done, the state waives the right to seek that sentence later in the case. Monday's first appearance on the charges is just the beginning of the Barahonas' criminal case. As it continues, the prosecutors will make it clear whether the death penalty will be sought.
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Prosecutor files notice with the court that death penalty may be sought
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Carmen and Jorge Barahona plead not guity Monday to murder and other charges
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@placeholder winger Adnan Januzaj was handed the chance to impress Louis van Gaal | So is Phil Jones Manchester United's new specialist corner taker? Everyone had to double take when he took set pieces in Saturday's win at Queens Park Rangers. But he was at it again, as he remained on corner duties. The new David Beckham, perhaps? Manchester United defender Phil Jones was placed on corner kick duty once again Jones was also responsible for taking corner kicks against Queens Park Rangers There are reminders of Cambridge United's rich heritage all over the Abbey Stadium. There's the John Ruddy Suite - which doubled up as the press working area. Inside were shirts from Ruddy and Jack Collison - who spent five years at the Abbey Stadium as a trainee - taking pride of place on the walls. Likewise, mementos from matches against Bayern Munich and Stuttgart were also on show.
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Phil Jones was again handed chance to take corner kicks for Man United
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Adnan Januzaj made first Manchester United start since November 8
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Later Monday morning, in a surprise announcement, @placeholder made clear his own proposals for net neutrality, agreeing that there shouldn't be any fast lanes and calling for stricter regulations to keep things equal. | (CNN) -- Tom Wheeler's Monday started with protesters, ended with protesters, and was punctuated with pressure from President Barack Obama in between. The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission tried to leave his house in the morning, but his driveway was blocked by a small group of demonstrators who urged him to adopt tighter net neutrality rules. At first Wheeler tried to play along by helping them hold up a sign that blares "Save the Internet." "I'm on your side," he argued, saying he also believes in an open internet. But he could hardly get in a word in, as the protestors, affiliated with the group Popular Resistance, chanted and sang songs outside his house.
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Net neutrality protesters showed up at the home of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler
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performed numerous surgeries and skin grafts to save @placeholder's life. | By Daily Mail Reporter A 41-year-old man accused of strapping fireworks to a Pitbull and lighting them before leaving the badly-burned canine in an alley to die, has been charged. Carlos Efrain Duarte was arrested on Thursday and charged with felony animal cruelty over last year's July 4 'prank' which left Pitbull with third-degree burns to his chest, paws and rear legs. Police said a witness saw Duarte pull the dog out of the bed of a pickup truck and dump him in a Van Nuys, California, alley. The tragic story made headlines across the country as the Los Angeles Police Department's Animal Cruelty Task Force worked to find the attacker.
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Carlos Duarte arrested for animal cruelty on Thursday
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He is accused of strapping lighting fireworks attached to three-year-old dog's legs and leaving him to die
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Witnesses identified Duarte in footage of the dog being dumped from a truck on July 4 last year
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When it comes to text messages, texting ‘STOP’ to one of the @placeholder companies is the worst thing you can do. | By Claudia Connell PUBLISHED: 20:58 EST, 22 December 2013 | UPDATED: 20:58 EST, 22 December 2013 The extent to which junk mail and nuisance phone calls had taken over my life became clear during one hellish day when I felt as though I was under siege in my own home. On this day, my letterbox seemed to open and snap shut every 15 minutes with some leaflet or other offering a service I didn’t need. When the junk mail wasn’t disturbing the peace, my mobile and landline were ringing with calls claiming I was due a small fortune in PPI and accident compensation or from call centres asking me to take part in endless surveys.
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Claudia tries to avoid spam, but still had 4,481 junk messages in 2013
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Only time will tell if these major energy reforms will change @placeholder's position in future negotiations and transform the horizon of Ukraine's economic future. | Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Early this year Ukraine -- along with much of eastern Europe -- was caught in a deep and protracted cold snap. Many froze to death, energy demand spiked, and to top it all Russia accused Ukraine of stealing gas from transit pipes destined for western Europe for the second time in three years. Ukraine issued a firm denial, adding another blot to the two nations' fraught -- but highly dependent -- relationship. The fact remains that Ukraine needs Russian gas while Russia needs Ukraine's transit pipeline to export west. The spat came on the heels of a disastrous relationship meltdown in 2009, when for two nerve-wracking weeks Russia abruptly stopped pumping gas to Ukraine and Europe.
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Ukraine and Russia have long-standing feud over gas supply lines
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Ukraine is big importer of Russian gas, while Russia depends on Ukraine pipeline
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After doctors told her she doesn't have much time left, the university asked the @placeholder if it can move its season opener by two weeks to November 2, according to the affiliate. | (CNN) -- A terminally ill college basketball player in Ohio will get a chance to make her dreams come true Sunday with her first college game. Lauren Hill's first game may be her last one. The 19-year-old freshman at Mount Saint Joseph University was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2013. Her diagnosis came during her final year of high school. A few weeks before she found out, she'd signed up to play basketball at Mount Saint Joseph. Undeterred, she played ball in high school despite rounds of chemotherapy for her inoperable tumor, CNN affiliate WKRC reported. "I never gave up for a second even when I got a terminal diagnosis; never thought about sitting back and not living life anymore," she told the affiliate.
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@placeholder had a lengthy criminal record that included arrests for assault, drugs and guns, Kelly said. | (CNN) -- Three people were killed and two police officers were injured in a gun fight in Brooklyn Monday evening -- the latest bloodshed in a violent holiday weekend in New York City that saw at least 48 people shot. An exchange of gunfire between two men broke out in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood around 9 p.m. Monday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news conference. Officers patrolling the nearby West Indian Parade and Carnival, the site of an earlier shooting Monday, responded to the scene. "The officers were fired upon and returned fire," Bloomberg said. Police identified the gunmen, who both died in the shooting, as Eusi Randy Johnson, 29, and Leroy Webster, 32. Johnson died after Webster shot him in the neck, while Webster was killed by police, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.
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Two men get in a gun fight in Brooklyn
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Mr @placeholder has previously used computer algorithms to create a wall of randomly generated, unique faces, and hopes to continue to explore how robots can create works of art. | By Ellie Zolfagharifard It might not be Van Gogh, but this robot’s work certainly provokes a reaction. When let loose on paper, the robot runs riot drawing bold, bizarre and seemingly random shapes. The machine, named Robo Faber, is programmed with an algorithm created by Los Angeles-based artist Matthias Dörfelt. Scroll down for video... When let loose on paper, the robot runs riot drawing bold, bizarre and seemingly random shapes And judging from its most recent work, Robo Faber is currently going through an outlandish abstract phase. ‘I did a lot of work recently where I wrote custom computer software to generate drawings that look very similar to my own hand drawn ones,’ creator Mr Dörfelt told MailOnline.
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Artist designed algorithm that makes the robot's pictures look hand-drawn
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Britain keeps a military presence on the islands, and the @placeholder government -- representing a population of about 2,500 -- says it remains committed to British sovereignty. | (CNN) -- The Argentine government continued to sound the alarm Monday about British plans to conduct military exercises on the Falkland Islands. The Argentine ambassador to the United Nations, Jorge Arguello, said Argentina plans to alert U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the British military exercises, which Argentine President Cristina Kirchner has condemned as "grave, very grave." The ambassador said the Argentine mission also planned to ask Ban for U.N. help in negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The British Foreign Office, meanwhile, downplayed the exercises. "These are routine military tests that have taken place every six months for the past 28 years, most recently in April this year," an office spokesman said. "Shipping alerts are always issued in advance and the tests take place entirely within Falklands territorial waters."
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President Cristina Kirchner calls plans by UK military "grave, very grave"
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He added: ‘Perhaps Mr @placeholder has forgotten the UK is a net contributor to the EU budget, therefore we should be getting one of the big jobs.’ | By Jason Groves for the Daily Mail David Cameron has nominated Lord Hill of Oareford, pictured, as Britain's next European Commissioner Brussels chief Jean-Claude Juncker was accused of behaving like a dictator last night after warning he would snub David Cameron for not sending a woman to represent Britain in the EU. Mr Juncker indicated Britain could expect a lowly European Commission post because of the Prime Minister’s nomination of Lord Hill of Oareford. Sources said the incoming commission president, opposed by Mr Cameron, had repeatedly told countries he wanted to improve the gender balance of his top team. Downing Street yesterday rejected the call, saying Lord Hill would be an ‘excellent commissioner’.
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The PM has been warned that Brussels wants more female Commissioners
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Jean-Claude Juncker said Britain risks being sidelined if a man is nominated
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@placeholder's cabinet has been ordered not to speak publicly about Morsy's overthrow, presumably for fear that if Israeli officials comment, they'll immediately be blamed, in a region prone to conspiracy theories. | (CNN) -- The varying response to Egypt's uprising across the Middle East largely reflects different views on the role of the Muslim Brotherhood; while Turkey has condemned the coup, an assortment of voices from Israel to the Gulf to the Syrian government have all been cheering this sudden blow to the Islamists who seemed to be in the ascendance across the region just a few months ago. Regional governments who feared the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood are broadly pleased to see the army return as the key power-broker, as they believe it will restore order, stability and predictability. But the army did not act alone. It was enabled to move by mass popular protests that temporarily brought extremely disparate groups together -- united only by their opposition to Morsy. The lesson the protesters will be drawing is that protests still work. While Egypt's future is too uncertain to make it a model that others immediately want to emulate, this fresh demonstration of the power of the street will again inspire protest movements elsewhere in the Arab world, whether demonstrating against long-established authoritarian regimes, or newer elected Islamist counterparts. Just as the protesters may in time grow more skeptical about the role of the army, the authoritarian governments that are welcoming the change in Egypt may also come to regret applauding a fresh uprising.
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Kinninmont says differing views on Egypt's uprising reflect views on the Muslim Brotherhood
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Regional governments who feared the group's rise are broadly pleased, she says
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"I saw a man sitting in flames," @placeholder told CNN. | Washington (CNN) -- Law enforcement and medical personnel rushed to Washington's National Mall on Friday afternoon to assist a man who reportedly set himself on fire. The man was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition, said Maj. Patrick Smith with U.S. Park Police. Officers rushed to scene after receiving a 911 call and found the man engulfed in flames, according to Smith. Office Hugh Carew, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Department, said police will investigate whether the injured man intentionally set himself on fire. Adam Stifel saw part of the incident while he was jogging.
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Man spotted on fire near famous museum on National Mall
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The time frame for @placeholder to provide the assistance is not yet decided. | Sevare, Mali (CNN) -- International backing for French forces battling Islamist militants in Mali gathered momentum Tuesday, as U.S. military aircraft flew French troops and supplies into the African nation and Italy's lawmakers voted to lend support. The U.S. mission began Monday with two flights and is expected to continue for several days, U.S. Africa Command spokesman Chuck Prichard told CNN from Stuttgart. U.S. C-17 planes are taking off from southern France loaded with French cargo and dropping it off in the Malian capital, Bamako, he said. The U.S. support is at the request of the French, who intervened in Mali 11 days ago after a plea for help from its government.
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U.S. military planes airlift French troops and equipment to Bamako
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Italy's parliament approves logistical support and military trainers
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Malian forces recaptured the towns of Diabaly and Douentza on Monday | 61,875 | record_train |
'To get this message on @placeholder was crass and classless. | By James Nye PUBLISHED: 16:51 EST, 24 November 2012 | UPDATED: 02:37 EST, 25 November 2012 Outraged victims of Hurricane Sandy have been charged their normal electric bills despite not having any power at all - weeks after the devastating storm. Customers of Long Island Power Authority received their usual full estimated rate that covered the entire billing cycle and the statements made no reference to refunds or deductions because or in spite of Sandy. Other residents of the areas affected by the storm have suffered an even worse blow, as a spate of burglaries hit the region over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Some New Yorkers received two electricity bills after being forced to leave their homes during hurricane and power blackout
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Breezy Point hit by looters weeks after fire destroyed dozens of homes | 61,876 | record_train |
She didn't see any schedules or plans regarding @placeholder, she said, but if she had been someone wanting to do harm, "while I was with them, I could have done a thousand things." | (CNN) -- The woman at the center of the U.S. Secret Service prostitution scandal embraced her notoriety and spilled colorful details Friday about alcohol flowing like water and Secret Service agents dancing on a bar. Dania Londono Suarez is the escort who unwittingly sparked investigations that have ensnared roughly two dozen members of the Secret Service and U.S. military over reported use of prostitutes in Colombia in the days before President Barack Obama visited last month. She gave a lengthy, wide-ranging interview to Colombia's W Radio on Friday. It attracted international attention, with reporters from as far away as Europe calling in to press for more details.
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NEW: N.Y. Rep. Peter King has more questions about the Secret Service prostitution scandal
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Dania Londono Suarez says hypothetically, someone could have harmed the agents
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Yet some believe that @placeholder is holding a priceless piece of the Amazon to ransom. | (CNN) -- Yasuni National Park in Ecuador's Amazon region is thought of as the most biologically diverse forest in the world. Covering around 1 million hectares of rainforest in eastern Ecuador's Amazon region, it is home to an abundance of plant and animal life. Dr. Kelly Swing leads the Tiputini Biodiversity Research Center responsible for cataloging the area's amazing array of flora and fauna. Swing has worked in the region for more than 30 years. One of the biggest problems his team faced was spotting the plant life and animals in the deep forests, home to more than 20 threatened or near threatened species.
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Yasuni in Ecuador's Amazon region is thought to be the world's most biodiverse forest
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'If Chancellor Merkel agreed that UK can close the door on EU jobseekers she would also have to recognise that a great many that were Britain bound would instead seek work in @placeholder as the continent's biggest economy, and that is a risk she is likely to be unwilling to take.' | David Cameron is preparing to warn German Chancellor Angela Merkel that he is prepared to take Britain out of the EU without major reform. The Prime Minister will use talks in London tomorrow to set out his 'red lines' for renegotiation of EU membership, warning that without big changes he will rule nothing out. They will tour the British Museum before meeting in Downing Street, when Mr Cameron will demand new safeguards for the single market, an end to ever closer union between member states, new 'red card' powers to veto Brussels rules and a major package of welfare curbs.
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German Chancellor arrives in London tomorrow for talks in Number 10
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Leaders will also tour German exhibition at the British Museum in London
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Cameron says he thinks renegotiation will succeed and will vote to stay in
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@placeholder earned a reputation as one of the world's great drinkers. | (CNN) -- Since when were a bunch of kids so interested in ancient history? Whole families were pressed up against the railings at Largo Argentina, the square in Rome, craning their heads toward ... a hole in the ground. Rome is full of holes in the ground, many of them historically significant, but this one was extra special. It contained the remains of the theater and temple where Julius Caesar was assassinated. But the kids weren't there for the ancient general-turned-emperor, murdered by treacherous senators in 44 BC. They were there for the cats. Rome's kitty ruins Rome's noble ruins are a favorite haunt of feral cats.
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In Rome, kids prefer cats over ruins
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On Japan's Cat Island, dogs are banned ... or have fled
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As the story goes, @placeholder was performing when howling winds blew the door off. | (CNN) -- Saxophonist Clarence Clemons, a defining musical influence behind the sound of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, died Saturday of complications from a stroke. He was 69. Clemons died at a hospital in Palm Beach, Florida, where he was undergoing treatment after suffering a stroke last Sunday, said a spokesperson for Springsteen and the E Street Band. His fifth wife, Victoria, and other family members were at his side when he died, according to the spokesperson. "His loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly 40 years," Springsteen said in a statement posted on the band's website. "He was my great friend, my partner, and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band."
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Bruce Springsteen: "His loss is immeasurable"
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The saxophonist's influence can be heard on Springsteen's "Born to Run"
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Mr Kerry took a helicopter tour of the tents and pre-fabricated, container-like homes that form by far the biggest camp for @placeholder in Jordan. | Stretching out as far as the eye can see, this is the grim and depressing home of 160,000 refugees who have escaped the brutal Syrian civil war. Incredibly, 6,000 people a day arrive at the sprawling Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, which has become the country's fifth largest city. Despite the grim surroundings of the overcrowded 2.8 square-mile camp, its traumatised residents and the U.N officials who run it try to inject some humour. Its main street, featuring many of its 3,000 shops, restaurants and food vendors, it known as the 'Champs Elysees' . Massive: The Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan is home for 160,000 refugees who have escaped the brutal Syrian civil war
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6,000 people a day arrive at the sprawling Zaatari refugee camp
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Main street featuring many of its 3,000 shops, restaurants and food vendors is known as the 'Champs Elysees'
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Six refugees met U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and expressed their anger over brutal conflict | 61,882 | record_train |
Although @placeholder isn't verified on the site, there's an option for the stream to show "Tweets" and "Tweets and replies" for every user — a feature typically reserved for those with the blue check mark. | (CNN) -- Twitter is testing a major profile redesign that's very reminiscent of Facebook and Google+. Mashable assistant features editor Matt Petronzio spotted on Tuesday a huge update to his Twitter profile page, with the main picture and bio scaled to the left and significantly more real estate dedicated to the header photo. The revamped tweet stream is also a departure from its signature look. There is a greater focus on photos and content cards. It moves away from a strictly vertical timeline too. Click the image below to enlarge. It's common for Twitter to quietly test new features and design updates before tweaking or rolling it out to a larger user base. Experiments typically go out to a small, random pool of users.
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Twitter is testing a major redesign to users' profile pages
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New look slides the profile picture and bio to the left and enlarges the header photo
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U.S. Army veteran Johnny Agbi, left, was injured in @placeholder. | By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:26 PM on 18th October 2011 While President Obama worked crowds in North Carolina the first lady put the finishing touches on a renovated home for a medic wounded in Afghanistan in a campaign push of her own on Monday. Washington D.C. resident Army Sgt. Johnny Agbi suffered brain and spinal cord injuries and uses a wheelchair, but can walk short distances with the aid of a cane. Michelle Obama and Jill Biden visited his three-story rowhouse just blocks from the U.S. Capitol to paint the living room, a task helped by Mrs. Obama's 5'11 reach that meant she didn't even need a ladder.
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A six-person coroner's jury ruled her death an accident in May 2004, after an @placeholder State Police officer told them investigators had no reason to suspect homicide and that the cut on her head was caused by a fall. | (CNN) -- Eight and a half years after his third wife was found dead in a bathtub, the murder trial of former Chicago-area police officer Drew Peterson is set to begin in earnest with opening statements Tuesday. The 58-year-old Peterson is accused in the 2004 death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in a trial that has been postponed for two years. He also remains under investigation in the October 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. A jury of seven men and five women, chosen over two days last week, will weigh Drew Peterson's fate during a trial in Joliet, Illinois, that is expected to last about a month, according to his lawyer Joel Brodsky.
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Submergence-tolerant varieties could make major inroads into @placeholder's annual rice shortfall." | DAVIS, California (CNN) -- If every scientist hopes to make at least one important discovery in her career, then University of California-Davis professor Pamela Ronald and her colleagues may have hit the jackpot. Scientists have bred a new strain of flood-tolerant rice that could help feed millions. Ronald's team works with rice, a grain most Americans take for granted, but which is a matter of life and death to much of the world. Thanks to their efforts to breed a new, hardier variety of rice, millions of people may not go hungry. About half the world's population eats rice as a staple. Two-thirds of the diet of subsistence farmers in India and Bangladesh is made up entirely of rice. If rice crops suffer, it can mean starvation for millions.
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Scientists breed a new strain of flood-tolerant rice
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Normal rice dies after three days of complete flooding; this rice can survive 17 days
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Out in the open: Daily announced his positive diagnosis on @placeholder last week | A porn star has announced that he has contracted HIV, making him the second such adult film actor to contract the disease in less than two weeks. The actor, who goes by his stage name of Rod Daily, announced over Twitter that he has been diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS. 'Drumroll please!! I'm 32 years old and I'm HIV positive. Acute HIV, which means I recently was infected. For that I am blessed,' Daily wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. Scroll down for video Diagnosed: Rod Daily, 32, announced via Twitter that he was recently diagnosed with HIV 'I'm blessed for the fact that I caught it so early that I can blast that s*** with meds.
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Porn star Rod Daily told his Twitter followers that he has tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS
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And no other people pour such vast buckets of money into their electioneering as the @placeholder -- some $6 billion in the current round. | (CNN) -- As yet another presidential election cycle ends, it's a good time not only to tally wins and losses, but to reflect on the nature of the American political system and why it so often disappoints voters and presidents alike. Think of the extravagant hopes and promises that attended Barack Obama's election in 2008. Obama surely had good historical grounds for thinking that the seismic financial upheaval of 2009 presented him with opportunities to transform America for the better. And so it did, to a degree his own reelection campaign somewhat mysteriously chose not to emphasize, by creating the political space for major legislative victories like the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank financial reforms.
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Kennedy: American political system often disappoints voters and presidents
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But Briggs testified that "significantly negative headlines, drug abuse and other issues" had ruined @placeholder's ability to earn endorsement and sponsorship money. | Los Angeles (CNN) -- A lawyer for Michael Jackson's estate gave an entertainment industry consultant permission to help AEG Live in its defense of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the pop singer's mother, the expert testified. The revelation was a surprise to Katherine Jackson, who was sitting in court Tuesday listening to the expert testify that he believed her son would not have earned any money even if he had not died of a propofol overdose. If jurors decide AEG Live is liable in Jackson's death, testimony by Eric Briggs -- whose company billed the concert promoter $700,000 to prepare his opinion -- could be used to determine how much in damages the company would have to pay to Michael Jackson's mother and three children.
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Katherine Jackson learns a consultant for her son's estate is helping defend AEG Live
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Michael Jackson's mother is suing AEG Live, contending it's liable for her son's death
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Briggs consulted for the Jackson estate in the past | 61,889 | record_train |
Rokoduguni just made it to the line, appearing to suffer a hamstring injury as he neared @placeholder' line. | Sam Burgess scored his first Aviva Premiership try for Bath as the title contenders brushed off Recreation Ground visitors Wasps in bonus point fashion. Former rugby league star Burgess struck 45 minutes into the contest, which highlighted his most effective performance since he entered the union code as a second-half substitute against Harlequins six weeks ago. The high-profile union convert proved a prominent figure in attack and defence as Bath triumphed 39-26 on the back of further tries from flanker Francois Louw, wings Semesa Rokoduguni and Matt Banahan, plus substitute Ollie Devoto, while fly-half George Ford kicked 14 points. Sam Burgess celebrates his first Aviva Premiership try for Bath in their win over Wasps
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Rugby league convert Sam Burgess gave best performance so far
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Francois Louw, Semesa Rokoduguni, Matt Banahan and Ollie Devoto also scored tries for the hosts as England fly-half George Ford kicked 14 points
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Wasps collected a losing bonus point after scoring four tries of their own
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Bath are one point behind Premiership leaders Northampton Saints | 61,890 | record_train |
Members of the unit said Russian artillery had been landing on the @placeholder side overnight from Thursday to Friday, and again on Friday night. | By Reuters Reporter On Monday, a resident of Novoazovsk in south-eastern Ukraine said she saw a column of armored vehicles approach the town and start shooting. 'It all started at 8am this morning, tanks appeared, no fewer than seven of them,' the woman, who gave her name only as Lyudmila, told Reuters by telephone. 'Right now I can hear rumbling, explosions ... the residents are hiding.' In Kiev later that morning, Ukrainian officials said the column was an incursion by Russian troops which it alleges are fighting alongside pro-Moscow separatists, a claim Russia quickly dismissed as disinformation. Scroll down for video
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Ukrainian officials said the column was an incursion by Russian troops
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Alleged the Russians are fighting alongside pro-Moscow separatists | 61,891 | record_train |
@placeholder celebrates scoring her second goal at Wembley to inflict a heavy defeat on England | In front of a record 45,619-strong crowd at Wembley, this was supposed to be a new dawn for England’s Women as they came up against the second-best side in the world. But ultimately their performance bore too much of a resemblance to their male counterparts: promising, but eventually leaving supporters wishing England could be as good as Germany. Celia Sasic’s first-half brace and Alex Scott’s own goal condemned the home side to defeat on their first appearance at the national stadium, but they look to have won over a new generation of supporters, matching Germany all over the pitch, if not on the scoreline.
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England battle hard but lose to Germany in front of 45,000 at Wembley
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Celia Sasic scores twice and Alex Scott scores own goal
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Jordan Nobbs had England's best effort, hitting the crossbar | 61,892 | record_train |
The iPod touch was designed to look like an @placeholder, played music and ran apps, but could not make calls. | Apple’s Classic iPod (pictured) has been silently removed from the tech firm's online store It managed to hold on for seven years, but the final generation of Apple’s Classic iPod has been silently killed off. The Classic was the Apple’s first digital music player, and although the original debuted in 2001, there were six generations released up until 2007. When Apple’s online store came back online yesterday, following its iPhone 6 event, this later model was missing from the iPod lineup. Apple did not make any formal announcement about ceasing the line. According to an earnings report earlier this year, Apple's iPod Classic sales in the final quarter of 2013 had dropped 52 per cent year-on-year.
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Apple’s iPod Classic was the tech giant’s first digital music player
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Original model launched in 2001 and there were six generations up until 2007
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When Apple’s online store refreshed yesterday, the model was missing
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Apple did not make any formal announcement about ceasing the line
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Sales of the iPod have been declining since its peak in 2008
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At the start of the year, iPod sales contributed 2% of Apple's overall income | 61,893 | record_train |
Cisse (centre) is mobbed by his fellow @placeholder team-mates after earning his side a draw on Saturday | Papiss Cisse came off the bench and scored twice to rescue Newcastle from another ignominious defeat but the fans’ discontent with manager Alan Pardew remains evident and doubts about his future will continue. Nikica Jelavic gave Hull the lead early in the second half with a stunning volley and Mohamed Diame hit a screamer to hand them what looked a decisive advantage. But Cisse’s heroics saved the day, and perhaps Pardew, certainly for now. There were protests against him beforehand, in pubs and around the ground, but inside the stadium they were limited and sporadic, and the manager was grateful for that small mercy.
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Papiss Cisse came off the bench to score twice for Newcastle and rescue a point against Hull City
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Cisse dedicated both goals to team-mate Jonas Gutierrez who has been diagnosed with testicular cancer
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Magpies boss Alan Pardew received a barrage of abuse from angry home supporters who want him sacked
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Nikica Jelavic and Mohamed Diame screamers give Hull a 2-0 lead at St. James' Park in the second half | 61,894 | record_train |
Relief: Amanda Knox cries following the verdict that overturns her conviction and acquits her of murdering her @placeholder roomate | By Emily Allen Last updated at 4:54 PM on 8th October 2011 One of the jurors who overturned Amanda Knox's murder conviction has said he was never convinced by the 'conjecture' of the prosecution's case and that he believed the US student and her co-defendant simply did not kill her British roommate. Mauro Chialli was one of eight jurors who on Monday ordered Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito be freed after acquitting them of charges that they sexually assaulted and murdered Meredith Kercher in 2007. Knox returned home to Seattle on Tuesday, and Sollecito to his home in southern Italy.
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Mauro Chialli said he was never convinced by the 'conjecture' | 61,895 | record_train |
He said he represented a "European resistance movement" and "@placeholder who don't want our ethnic rights to be taken away." | Oslo, Norway (CNN) -- Anders Behring Breivik boasted Tuesday that he had carried out "the most sophisticated and spectacular political attack in Europe since World War II" when he killed 77 people in Norway last summer. And he would do it again if he had the chance, "because offenses against my people and my fellow partisans are in many ways as bad," Breivik told the court on the second day of his trial. He planned his killings as a suicide attack, he said. "I didn't expect to survive that day," he said. Breivik faces trial on charges of voluntary homicide and committing acts of terror in the July 22 rampage. Eight people died in a bombing in central Oslo, then 69 people were systematically gunned down at a youth camp on nearby Utoya Island.
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NEW: Breivik's statement is "hard to hear, and it is difficult to understand," his attorney says
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Breivik says militant nationalists learned from al Qaeda
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The court rejects Anders Behring Breivik's request for televised testimony
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A judge is disqualified for advocating the death penalty for the killer | 61,896 | record_train |
These promises were enough to persuade @placeholder to part with £27m. | For all Anderson's faults, you can't knock his bravery. Before taking part in the ice bucket challenge last week, the Brazilian nominated his old boss Sir Alex Ferguson to suffer the same freezing fate. It raised a few nervous chuckles inside the Manchester United camp but it would have to be an icy day in hell before Ferguson accepts this challenge, especially from a player who has flopped so spectacularly. Ferguson had such sky-high hopes for Anderson. Back in 2007, he was going to be the new Roy Keane and the long-term replacement for Paul Scholes. Decline: Anderson tries to stem the flow of goals in Manchester United's 4-0 humiliation at MK Dons
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Anderson was again poor in Man United's 4-0 humbling at MK Dons
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The Brazilian, who cost United £27m in 2007, has long been in decline
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He spent the second half of last season on loan at Fiorentina
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Now, he is unwanted by Louis Van Gaal and his future is uncertain
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At 26, Anderson should be in the prime of his career
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But he looks destined to spend another season on the sidelines | 61,897 | record_train |
Bargain hunters are scheming on blogs and social media websites to share tips on how to score discounted @placeholder. | (CNN) -- As Hewlett-Packard manages a tectonic shift in its business, thrifty consumers can expect to shake down more deals on gadgets. HP is set to replenish the supply of TouchPad tablets this week, spokeswoman Bryna Corcoran said in a statement on Sunday. The company began selling TouchPads for $99 and $149 last week in order to quickly shed inventory. HP will also drop the price on the Pre3 smartphone to $75, which will not be sold in U.S. stores, a second spokeswoman wrote in an e-mail. While the electronics giant has ceased production on the products, the "next batch" of TouchPads is being retrieved from a warehouse, Corcoran wrote. HP is seeing high demand for the bargain-priced tablets, which first retailed for $500 last month, and has struggled to keep its inventory alert system online.
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HP plans to sell more discounted TouchPad tablets this week
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The fire sale spreads to Europe, where the Pre3 will be sold for $75
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Plans to sell the Pre3 in the U.S. have been scrapped | 61,898 | record_train |
The capital has not been engulfed with the same kind of daily violence other cities have during the 11-month Syrian uprising, but the killing and recent attacks in @placeholder could be a sign that the resistance is spreading to the seats of power. | (CNN) -- A Syrian general was gunned down in the heart of the capital on Saturday, according to state media, as fresh violence flared in several cities and world powers mulled a way to halt the government's bloody offensive against civilians. An "armed terrorist group" assassinated Brig. Gen. Issa al-Kholi, a military physician who was the director of Hamish Hospital, in front of his Damascus house Saturday morning, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency said. Three gunmen shot him to death, the media outlet said. The killing occurred "In the framework of targeting the Syrian intellectuals and the medical and technical cadres," SANA reported.
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NEW: Nearly 700 have died in past week, opposition group says
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Slain Brig. Gen. Issa al-Kholi was a physician
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Free Syrian Army officer says the regime could have killed the general
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Violence rages in Homs, Daraa and the Damascus region | 61,899 | record_train |
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