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Jackie, who also has a son called @placeholder, 37, recalled: 'We were on a farm so when we were collecting chickens and doing all that sort of work I would keep my wedding ring on but put my engagement ring into my jewellery box.
By Jennifer Newton A woman who lost her engagement ring 38 years ago after her daughter buried it in the garden has finally been reunited with it thanks to posting an old photo on Facebook. Grandmother Jackie Cook, 66, never expected to see the treasured band again after her daughter Clare buried it in the garden as a three-year-old in 1976. Mrs Cook, and her husband Benjamin, 69, unsuccessfully scoured the grounds of their home but left the ring behind when they moved a new home in the same Kent village of Halling in 1983. Toni Crouch, left, returns the engagement ring to Jackie Cook, who lost it after her daughter buried it in the garden 38 years ago @highlight Jackie Cook lost her engagement ring when her daughter buried it in garden @highlight Thought she'd never see it again after losing it 38 years ago @highlight Posted a picture of her old house on Facebook after coming across photos @highlight House was recognised by Toni Crouch, who lived there as a child @highlight She had found the ring when she was younger and had kept it @highlight Mrs Cook has now been reunited with the ring and plans to get a new diamond in it
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More ominous for the Libyan economy has been the @placeholder government's growing isolation.
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The Libyan government in Tripoli estimates the grinding conflict that has been tearing the country apart for the past five months has cost the national economy some $50 billion. "The cost is colossal," said Abdulhafid Zlitni, planning and finance minister for the Tripoli government. In an interview with CNN, Zlitni said the suspension of oil and gas exports had accounted for a huge chunk of the losses. "The income foregone because of the stoppage of the export of oil is something like $20 billion," he said. This has brought an end to what had been a surge in prosperity for the North African country. @highlight "The cost is colossal," says Abdulhafid Zlitni, Libya's planning and finance minister @highlight The suspension of oil and gas exports accounts for a huge chunk of that, he says @highlight Mammoth construction projects, now abandoned, still dot the Libyan landscape
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Whatever you might say about him (and some have said plenty), the man knows how to get @placeholder.
(CNN) -- The end of August saw the kickoff of the Venice International Film Festival, which overlaps both Telluride and Toronto. The three kick off the annual film industry frenzy known as awards season. See? Los Angeles does have seasons. Like many of my colleagues, I have seen only some of this year's "Oscar-worthy" films, so the opinions expressed here are based on a mixture of those I have seen with some early buzz and educated guesses. It's early in the process, and things will inevitably shake out over the next few months as more films are screened, so there's no doubt that some of the predictions will change. @highlight Various film festivals have helped stir Oscar buzz @highlight Promotion, changing Academy rules and other elements make picking risky @highlight George Clooney, Brad Pitt and their films appear on critics' lists a few times
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Officials from @placeholder have not commented on the lawsuit.
A Muslim woman is suing an Ohio jail for forcing her to attend a Christian prayer service while behind bars. Sakeena Majeed, 24, was locked up in Cuyahoga County Corrections Center for 60 days in April after having an altercation with a police officer in Cleveland. She claims that corrections officers made her go to the prayer meets every Friday that were held by a baptist minister. They threatened to put her in solitary confinement if she didn't go, The L.A. Times reported. Violated: Sakeena Majeed, 24, claims an officer at Cuyahoga County Corrections Center threatened her with solitary confinement when she refused to attend the jail's weekly Christian prayer service, which were led by a Baptist minister @highlight Sakeena Majeed, 24, was locked up in Cuyahoga County Corrections Center for 60 days in April @highlight She plead guilty to assaulting a police officer @highlight Claims she was forced to attend prayer meets run by a baptist minister @highlight Also claims corrections officers chastised her @highlight Seeking unspecified damages
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It remained unclear whether other pharmacies will follow @placeholder' lead.
Want to pick up a pack of cigarettes with your prescription refill? A major U.S. pharmacy chain is breaking that habit. CVS Caremark announced Wednesday it will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its CVS/pharmacy stores by October 1. The retailer said the move makes CVS/pharmacy the first chain of national pharmacies to take tobacco products off the shelves. "Ending the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at CVS/pharmacy is the right thing for us to do for our customers and our company to help people on their path to better health," Larry J. Merlo, president and CEO of CVS Caremark, said in a statement. "Put simply, the sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with our purpose." @highlight Walgreens says it is "evaluating this product category" @highlight Tobacco will no longer be sold at CVS/pharmacy stores as of October 1 @highlight President Barack Obama praises the move by CVS Caremark @highlight It's the first chain of national pharmacies to stop selling tobacco
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Posing for a holiday picture surrounded by his daughter and girlfriend, Roman Seleznev looks nothing more than an ordinary family man. But U.S. federal prosecutors believe the 30-year-old Russian national is in fact a criminal mastermind responsible for one of the biggest credit card hacking scams in history. Seleznev was allegedly seized by American secret service agents while returning to Moscow from a vacation in the Maldives before being bundled onto a plane and flown to Guam where he was arrested. An undated family photo shows Roman Seleznev posing with his partner Anna Otisko and their daughter. Seleznev was arrested in Guam on bank fraud charges after allegedly being seized by American secret servicemen @highlight Roman Seleznev was arrested in Guam and will be tried in Seattle @highlight Russian authorities claim he was abducted by American secret service @highlight His father claims he will die without his medication @highlight U.S. authorities claim Seleznev is one of the world's 'most prolific traffickers of stolen financial information' @highlight He allegedly stole more than 200,000 credit card numbers and sold more than 140,000, generating more than $2 million in profits
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Himebaugh and her husband visited @placeholder this month in the hopes of finding new clues in the mysteries.
By Ap Reporter Sixty-eight years after she was left on the doorstep of a western Michigan family's home, Julie Himebaugh is still trying to discover the identity of her parents and why her mother decided to give her up. Ludington police said this month they no longer have records of the discovery of the baby on May 7, 1946. But the Detroit Free Press reported Sunday stories in several newspapers at the time paint a detailed picture of the baby's discovery. Himebaugh was about 6 months old when she was left, authorities said. A note from a woman identifying herself as the mother said the father was a soldier killed in World War II and said she was unable to care for the baby. @highlight Julie Himebaugh was discovered on a Michigan's family's doorstep at around 6-months-old @highlight She was told she was adopted but not of her shocking origins and only discovered the truth in 1999 @highlight Now the 68-year-old mother and wife says she has an 'insatiable curiosity' to find some answers
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MH135 departed for @placeholder at 4.14pm and the airport says flights are running to schedule.
An Australian woman has gone into labour aboard a Malaysian Airlines flight from Malaysia to Brisbane, forcing it to make an emergency stop in Bali. The flight landed at 2.10pm local time after the woman was 'about to give birth' on Friday. Spokesman for Ngurah Rai airport managers Angkasa Pura, Herry A. Y. Sikado, says flight MH135 from Kuala Lumpur to Brisbane requested a priority landing. An Australian woman has gone into labour aboard a Malaysian Airlines flight from Malaysia to Brisbane, forcing it to make an emergency stop in Bali The plane with 178 passengers on board landed and the woman was rushed to Kasih Ibu Hospital, Mr Herry said. @highlight An Australian woman has gone into labour forcing emergency landing @highlight A Malaysian Airlines flightfrom Malaysia to Brisbane stopped in Bali @highlight The plane with 178 passengers landed at 2.10pm local time and the woman was rushed to hospital
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"It's a great day but I was quicker than @placeholder and I'm a little bit sad because maybe I could have won the race as I was keeping pace with his car."
(CNN) -- Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen claimed his fourth Belgian Formula One Grand Prix victory in five years at Spa to end an astonishing run of 26 races without a win for the 2007 world champion. Kimi Raikkonen celebrates ending his victory drought after winning the Belgian Grand Prix. Raikkonen was hounded all the way for the majority of the race by pole-sitter Giancarlo Fisichella, who gave Force India their first points in F1 after 30 races with a second-place finish. In a chaos-filled race, British duo Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton crashed out on the opening lap in an accident that also accounted for the Toro Rosso of Jaime Alguersuari and Renault's Romain Grosjean. @highlight Kimi Raikkonen claims fourth Belgian Formula One Grand Prix victory at Spa @highlight Giancarlo Fisichella earns Force India's first podium place by finishing second @highlight Jenson Button still leads driver standings despite crashing out on opening lap
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Azarenka led 3-0 in the second set, then sixth-ranked @placeholder went over on her ankle after winning the next game.
(CNN) -- A tearful Victoria Azarenka retained her Australian Open title and world No. 1 ranking after overcoming crowd favorite Li Na in a dramatic women's final on Saturday. The 23-year-old broke down as she celebrated her second grand slam title, denying her Chinese opponent her second after coming from behind to triumph 4-6 6-4 6-3 and claim the $2 million first prize. The Belorussian went into the match having upset local fans after taking a controversial 10-minute medical break during a key point of her semifinal win over American teen Sloane Stephens, but this time she was forced to wait as Li twice had to receive lengthy treatment. @highlight World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka wins Australian Open title for the second year in a row @highlight Belorussian beats crowd favorite and 2011 runner-up Li Na 4-6 6-4 6-3 in Melbourne @highlight Li needs two medical breaks while final also disrupted by Australia Day fireworks @highlight Azarenka holds onto the No. 1 ranking, denying Serena Williams top spot
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@placeholder has also agreed to conduct quarterly searches on its businesses to make sure payments have not been made to Dr Ho.
James Packer's Crown has had to assure NSW authorities it won't deal with alleged underworld figure Stanley Ho in order to get approval for his Sydney Barangaroo casino. The revelation is contained in a VIP Gaming Management Agreement between Crown Resorts and the NSW casino regulator. The document had previously been blacked out but a motion from Greens MP John Kaye succeeded in having it made public on Thursday. James Packer's (right) Crown has had to assure NSW authorities it won't deal with alleged underworld figure Stanley Ho (left) in order to get approval for his Sydney Barangaroo casino @highlight James Packer's Crown assured authorities it won't deal with Stanley Ho @highlight Concerns were revealed in a confidential document between Crown Resorts and the NSW casino regulator @highlight The agreement prevents Crown associating with Dr Ho who is accused of having organised crime links
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"@placeholder is opposed to all trade from Israeli settlements, which are illegal under international law."
(CNN) -- Bubbly water and politics haven't mixed well for Hollywood actor Scarlett Johansson. After recovering from a kerfuffle over a Super Bowl ad she appears in, she suffered a painful blow over it Thursday. Her starring role in the campaign for a machine that puts the fizz into water and soft drinks cost her her starring role as the public face of the charity Oxfam. Although she officially resigned, the poverty-fighting organization says her representation of the company that makes the machines is a conflict of interests. Oxfam and human rights activists accuse Israeli company SodaStream of manufacturing its product in Jewish settlements in the impoverished Palestinian territories. @highlight Johansson stars in an ad for soda machine maker SodaStream @highlight Oxfam accuses SodaStream of manufacturing in Jewish settlements on the West Bank @highlight The company says it manufactures on the West Bank @highlight Johansson's Super Bowl ad for SodaStream hit a previous snag with Fox network
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I am also not impressed with the lack of listening you do Freya and the attitude you have at the moment @placeholder.
They were reduced to tears when a somewhat harsh letter arrived from Santa notifying them about their inclusion on his naughty list. But after being given 13 sleeps to turn their behaviour around or risk a Christmas morning with no presents, brother and sister Tyler and Freya Cole awoke to find themselves in his good books. They were left ecstatic as they dashed out of their bedrooms and found that Santa had stuck to his word and rewarded their remarkable turnaround. Scroll down for video After receiving a letter from 'Santa' saying they had to improve their behaviour if they wanted Christmas presents, Freya, 4, and Tyler Cole, 8, stopped squabbling @highlight Tyler and Freya Cole received letter from 'Santa' they were on naughty list @highlight Their mother Laura recorded moment children burst out crying over letter @highlight The children were given '13 sleeps' to change their ways - which they did @highlight Siblings were ecstatic to find Santa had brought them presents overnight @highlight Plan was devised by Mrs Cole to stop the pair squabbling with each other @highlight Despite feeling guilty, she said the plan was a 'resounding success'
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An August 7 letter, which @placeholder provided to CNN, said that "Anthony is currently not a transplant candidate due to having a history of noncompliance, which is one of our center's contraindications to listing for heart transplant."
(CNN) -- Now on the waiting list for a heart transplant, Anthony Stokes had a procedure Friday to insert a device to support the failing heart he has, a family spokesman said. The 15-year-old had a ventricular assist device, or VAD, implanted on Friday at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, family friend Mark Bell told CNN. A VAD is a mechanical pump that's used to support heart function and blood flow in people who have weakened hearts, according to the National Institutes of Health. It includes a small tube that carries blood out of the heart into a pump, and another tube carries blood from the pump to blood vessels. The vessels deliver the blood to the body. @highlight A 15-year-old in Georgia initially told he couldn't be on heart transplant list @highlight His family learned this week he's being put on the transplant list @highlight Original hospital letter to family said teen denied due to "history of noncompliance" @highlight Friday he had a VAD implanted, family spokesman said
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and was working at the specialist @placeholder in
By Glenys Roberts PUBLISHED: 19:59 EST, 28 August 2012 | UPDATED: 06:42 EST, 29 August 2012 All around, the city was in flames. Broken glass was strewn in the streets. This was Kristallnacht 1938, when Nazi stormtroopers unleashed their hatred on Jewish businesses, synagogues, shops and homes — and the fire brigade stood idly by. Up to 30,000 people across Germany were arrested, beaten, murdered or sent to concentration camps. Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the founding father of the modern day Paralympics, escaped Nazi Germany and transformed perceptions of disabilities in sport Hero: Dr Ludwig Guttmann (right), the founder of the Paralympics, greets the Queen at the opening of a news sports stadium disabled athletes on a site adjoining Stoke Mandeville Hospital, near Aylesbury, in 1969 @highlight Ludwig Guttmann told doctors to admit Jews to hospital even if they did not need treatment @highlight Saved 60 people from certain death by telling German officers they were too sick to leave @highlight Arrived in the UK in 1939 after fleeing the Nazis @highlight Led inspirational initiative to treat people who had become paralysed @highlight Dr Guttmann impressed the government enough to open spinal injuries unit
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But, he told CNN, "the fact is that unless the Israelis and @placeholder are prepared -- which they're not right now -- to take the political decisions required to overcome the gaps and to sell an agreement to their respective constituents, there's not much a new president, no matter how bold or charismatic he may be, is going to be able to do about that."
(CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama spoke with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday about the violence in Gaza, which has left as many as 225 people dead, two transition aides told CNN. Barack Obama's approach to the Middle East as president will be the subject of much scrutiny. "The president-elect appreciated the call and the information from Secretary Rice," one aide said, adding that Obama initiated the eight-minute phone call. "He will continue to closely monitor these and other global events." Israeli airstrikes pounded targets in Hamas-ruled Gaza on Saturday and continued into the night, retaliating against Palestinian militants who have been escalating rocket attacks against southern Israel. The fighting ignited eight days after a six-month Egypt-brokered cease-fire between Hamas and Israel expired. @highlight President-elect initiated eight-minute call with secretary of state @highlight Obama "will continue to closely monitor" Middle East events, aide says @highlight He has promised to make peace in the region a priority
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"When I was in @placeholder, I kind of was amazed by this kind of wired culture that they have going on there.
JAMAICA PLAIN, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Lucy Valena is hooked on coffee. Lucy Valena went to Seattle to learn from the best baristas before opening her Boston espresso company. "I had my first shot of espresso when I was 14," she says. "And it was pretty amazing for me." With the dream of opening a coffee house, Valena -- a 24-year-old artist -- went to Seattle, Washington, to learn at the aprons of the best. "The first time I went into a cafe, I saw someone pour the leaf, the rosetta, on top of a latte, and I'll never forget, I just saw that barista pour that rosetta and I said, 'I'm not leaving this town until I learn how to do that.' " @highlight Lucy Valena traveled to Seattle to learn from the best baristas @highlight She returned to Boston and launched a mobile espresso catering company last fall @highlight Valena started with $2,000 of her own cash and a $4,000 loan from brewer @highlight Beer maker helps small food and beverage businesses get funding, advice
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"Someone thinks of a bully, they think of @placeholder."
(CNN) -- NFL player Richie Incognito wants an expedited hearing on his suspension from the Miami Dolphins so he can return to the field soon. Incognito filed a "non-injury grievance" against the Dolphins, who suspended him for conduct detrimental to the team earlier this month, according to the NFL Players Association. Incognito said in an interview last weekend that his alleged bullying of Miami Dolphin teammate Jonathan Martin is misunderstood because "people don't know how Jon and I communicate to one another." Martin, 24, left the team last month because of "harassment that went far beyond the traditional locker room hazing," Martin's lawyer said. Days later, Incognito, 30, was suspended. @highlight Dolphins suspended Incognito, accusing him of conduct detrimental to the team @highlight Incognito files a "non-injury grievance" against the Dolphins @highlight Incognito wants case settled quickly so he can get back on the field
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With so many high-profile guests in @placeholder for Mandela's state funeral, security has been a key concern.
Qunu, South Africa (CNN) -- Ten days of mourning for South Africa's anti-apartheid icon and former leader Nelson Mandela will come to an end Sunday with his state funeral. After Tuesday's vibrant, if rain-drenched, memorial service, followed by three days of public viewing of the former president's casket in Pretoria, the burial will be a slightly more private affair. About 100,000 people have paid homage to Mandela in those three days, including 50,000 who came to pay their respects Friday, the South African government said. Here is how CNN expects events to unfold, based on information from the government and sources involved in planning for the funeral -- although plans may change because of weather, security and other factors. @highlight NEW: Mandela's body reaches the village of Qunu, in South Africa's Eastern Cape province @highlight ANC leaders, local chiefs and the men in Mandela's family will hold a private vigil @highlight About 4,500 people will attend the funeral Sunday on the family farm @highlight The funeral service will be followed by a smaller burial ceremony
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She said China has expressed "regret" over the incident, which caused "minor damage" to the car and left @placeholder unharmed.
Beijing (CNN) -- The Chinese authorities are investigating an incident in which dozens of angry protesters surrounded the car of U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke in a Beijing street, some throwing objects at the vehicle before security forces intervened to protect it. The United States has expressed concern to China about the unusual disturbance on Tuesday, which comes at a sensitive time for American diplomats following the death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens in an attack in Libya last week. The harassment of Locke's black Cadillac took place as anti-Japanese demonstrators marched in numerous Chinese cities amid tensions between the two Asian countries over a disputed group of islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. @highlight The U.S. says it has expressed concern to the Chinese authorities @highlight China says it is investigating what it describes as an "isolated case" @highlight About 50 protesters gathered around the car, some throwing objects @highlight The incident took place amid anti-Japanese protests in China
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As in the other struggling @placeholder nations, democracy here has also found toxic soil.
(CNN) -- Revolutions devour their young. That lesson became well-known after the French Revolution, and it has proven itself true many times since then. Now the Arab Spring -- whose very name summed up the idealistic, democratic expectations of the activists that launched it and the optimistic reception their movement engendered around the world -- looks like it may well join the long list of popular uprisings that failed disastrously to meet those aspirations. It has turned out that mass movements would not swiftly sweep away entrenched dictators and replace them with pluralistic democratic rule. In Tunisia, where a street vendor set himself on fire in December 2010, igniting the region, someone has been assassinating liberal politicians, raising tensions between the Islamist-dominated government and an increasingly restless opposition. @highlight It's long been known that revolutions devour their young, Frida Ghitis says @highlight The hope of the Arab Spring has dimmed with Egypt, Tunisia, Syria upheaval, she says @highlight Ghitis: Liberals in Egypt benefited from the military's move but may suffer as well @highlight She says they must stand up for liberal, democratic values
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With the report having also found the state's @placeholder being predominantly younger than whites - with 19 percent of Hispanics over the age of 50 compared to 43 percent of whites - he said 'this is an aging society and inequality is growing.'
California's Hispanic population is slated to become the state's majority ethnicity by the end of this year according to a new report by the governor's office. New ethnicity trends outlined in Gov Jerry Brown's 2013-14 budget proposal revealed the state's expected new majority while reasoning the state’s declining birth rates and increasing migration as causes. As early as July Hispanics are expected to be equal in size to non-Hispanic whites before outpacing them, according to the report, with both demographics in that month reaching 39 per cent of the population. It's a swap that comes earlier than experts had expected. @highlight State's 2013-14 budget proposal reasoned declining birth rates and increasing migration as cause @highlight By July Hispanics expected to match state's white non-Hispanic population
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In late 2011, the @placeholder started charging for access to its online version at BostonGlobe.com, which helped to boost circulation revenues.
By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 13:11 EST, 3 August 2013 | UPDATED: 10:56 EST, 4 August 2013 Businessman John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has entered into an agreement to buy The Boston Globe for $70million, a massive drop from its record $1.1billion price two decades ago. The impending purchase from The New York Times Co. marks Henry's 'first foray into the financially unsettled world of the news media,' the Globe said Saturday. The deal will give Henry the 141-year-old newspaper, its websites and affiliated companies, it said. Sold: John Henry is acquiring The Boston Globe from The New York Times for $70million - less than 7 per cent of what the Times paid for the New England newspaper in 1993 @highlight The New York Times Co. put the New England newspaper on the market in February @highlight The Times originally purchased the paper for a record-breaking $1.1billion @highlight Henry is paying $70million - less than 7 per cent of the 1993 price @highlight Henry also owns the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool F.C.
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@placeholder, a fanciful FIFA presidential candidate from the start, finished his statement announcing his failure to gain the necessary five nominations by saying he would declare in due course his preferred candidate — as if anyone cares a fig what he thinks now.
The Leeds United pantomime now has one of the directors trying to justify on social media the ongoing scandal of former chief executive David Haigh spending nine months in a Dubai jail without charge or trial. Haigh, who is sharing a small cell with two others, remains the longest-serving inmate at Bur Dubai police station despite his powerful legal team filing High Court actions for deceit, loss of earnings and false imprisonment against former Leeds owners GFH Capital. GFH claim Haigh took £3.9million against false invoices when employed by them at Leeds. Haigh says he was owed that money in salary, commissions and expenses. @highlight Former chief executive David Haigh has been in Dubai jail for nine months @highlight Jerome Champagne won't stand against Sepp Blatter for FIFA president @highlight Chairman Greg Dyke keen to break down diversity barriers at the FA @highlight Sky will ensure that the dates of The Open and The Ashes no longer clash
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The area that the official described covers hundreds of square miles of some of the most rugged terrain in @placeholder, inhabited by fiercely independent tribes.
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri are believed to be hiding close to each other in houses in northwest Pakistan, but are not together, a senior NATO official said. "Nobody in al Qaeda is living in a cave," said the official, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the intelligence matters involved. Rather, al Qaeda's top leadership is believed to be living in relative comfort, protected by locals and some members of the Pakistani intelligence services, the official said. Pakistan has repeatedly denied protecting members of the al Qaeda leadership. The official said the general region where bin Laden is likely to have moved around in recent years ranges from the mountainous Chitral area in the far northwest near the Chinese border, to the Kurram Valley, which adjoins Afghanistan's Tora Bora, one of the Taliban strongholds during the U.S. invasion in 2001. @highlight "Nobody in al Qaeda is living in a cave," official says @highlight The leadership is living in relative comfort, he says @highlight Bin Laden likely moved around in an area of rugged terrain @highlight U.S. special envoy says there's nothing new to the report
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"After 81 years, the team name '@placeholder' continues to hold the memories and meaning of where we came from, who we are, and who we want to be in the years to come," he continued.
It's one of the NFL's bigger rivalries, the Cowboys vs. the Redskins. And intentional or not, Sunday's game occurs during Columbus Day weekend, deepening the meaning of a fresh conflict about whether "Redskins" slurs Indians, their leaders say. 5 predictions for Redskins vs. Cowboys More than 500 years after Christopher Columbus' encounter with the natives of the Americas, any enduring uneasiness between Indians and mainstream society is exemplified by the controversy over the Washington Redskins name, which took a new turn last week when President Obama spoke of "legitimate concerns" that the mascot is racist, some Indian leaders say. Native American mascots: Pride or prejudice? @highlight The controversy over Redskins mascot heightens as team plays the Cowboys this weekend @highlight It just so happens it's Columbus Day weekend, adding historical context @highlight The Oneida Indian Nation is airing radio ads saying the "R-word" is racist @highlight But the team owner says the Redskins name honors American heritage
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Homeschool: @placeholder quit her job and teaches her two children from home
The family of a terminally ill South Carolina girl who is dying of a rare genetic disorder have voluntary put themselves in quarantine for the last six months as they fight to find a cure for their daughter's sickness. Glenn and Cara O'Neil have had little-to-no contact with the outside world since May in an effort to prolong the life of little Eliza, who suffers from Sanfilippo Syndrome (Type A), a genetic and terminal disorder that means she lacks an enzyme vital for normal cellular function. The condition eventually causes a lethal buildup of a toxic material - heparin sulfate - leading to learning disabilities and behavioral problems. @highlight Eliza O'Neill, of South Carolina, suffers from Sanfilippo Syndrome (Type A) @highlight Disorder causes buildup of toxic material; victims do not reach adulthood @highlight Five-year-old was expected to lose ability to speak by birthday on Sunday @highlight Although she can still talk, she finds it hard and does not learn new things @highlight Eliza's parents, Glenn and Cara, voluntarily quarantined their family to prolong Eliza's life @highlight Have had little contact with the outside world since May @highlight They are raising funds for possible gene therapy; have so far gained $1.75 million
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After a youth rally in the @placeholder National Stadium Monday, Harry travels to Jamaica and then on to Brazil to complete his 10-day tour.
Nassau, The Bahamas (CNN) -- Prince Harry, the third in Britain's line of royal succession, worshiped in a Bahamian cathedral Sunday as part of his Caribbean tour to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his grandmother's accession to the throne. Harry's Diamond Jubilee celebrations began Friday in the Belize capitol Belmopan, where the prince danced and drank in a street party along the newly-named HM Queen Elizabeth II Boulevard. The 27-year-old son of Prince Charles and Diana had a quieter day in Belize Saturday, climbing to the top of Xunantunich, a Mayan temple. Harry toured an open air exhibit in Nassau's Rawson Square Sunday, before boarding a speedboat for a visit to several Bahamian islands to meet with locals. @highlight The Bahamas is Prince Harry's second stop in a 10-day Caribbean tour @highlight The 27-year-old prince is celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II @highlight Jamaica and Brazil are Harry's next two destinations
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We wanted to make sure that any action followed the outcome of the @placeholder investigation.'
For 12 months after police officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo 'summarily executed' at least nine people, including a child, Britain continued to fund them. But just two weeks after the police brutality scandal the first public reports on it were already available. That was on November 15. During the police offensive, named 'Operation Punch', a further 32 men and boys disappeared in the capital, Kinshasa. Two 16-year-olds are amongst 29 of this group who are still unaccounted for. For 12 months after police officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo 'summarily executed' at least nine people, including a child, Britain continued to fund them @highlight In November last year police in the Congo killed nine people @highlight They launched an operation that was meant to target organised crime @highlight The Department of International Developed had promised them £67million @highlight The first public reports about the killings were available within two weeks @highlight But the department kept paying the police force until this month @highlight They waited for a final report from the UN - by then they had spent £55m
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'When people see @placeholder now, I want them to say, "Wow, there was something good that came out of something so tragic,"' Vereen said.
By David Mccormack Rachel Jeantel was thrust in the national spotlight last June when she took the stand in the George Zimmerman trial as the prosecution’s supposed ‘star witness’. Instead, Jentel quickly became a target for public ridicule due to her demeanor in court and the fact she was outed as illiterate on national TV. In the months since then Jeantel has worked hard to turn her life around and in doing so keep a promise she had made to Martin to graduate high school. Scroll down for video In the year that has passed since the George Zimmerman trial, Rachel Jeantel has worked hard to turn her life around and in doing so keep a promise she had made to Trayvon Martin to graduate high school @highlight Jeantel quickly became a target for public ridicule after she was outed as illiterate on national TV during last year's Zimmerman trial @highlight Since then she has worked hard to turn her life around and she has kept a promise she made to Trayvon to graduate high school @highlight At the time of last June's trial, Jeantel had a fourth-grade reading level @highlight Her attorney set up a network of people to help her with her schooling @highlight Jeantel now plans to go to college and wants to be a fashion designer
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Experts say he is likely to have been aided with money, a false identity and bogus travel documents by a @placeholder jihadi cell which he had belonged to since 2009.
Boris Johnson today lashed out at Home Secretary Theresa May for watering down strict anti-terror powers which may have helped ISIS executioner Mohammed Emwazi escape the net and travel to Syria. The London Mayor accused his Tory leadership rival of giving the 'benefit of the doubt' to terror suspects like Emzawi – identified yesterday as the London-raised ISIS executioner known until now as 'Jihadi John'. Mr Johnson's astonishing attack comes amid growing controversy over who is to blame for MI5's failure to stop 'known wolf' Emwazi leaving Britain for the front line in Syria in 2013. Scroll down for video @highlight 'Jihadi John' Mohammed Emwazi was helped to escape by known fanatics @highlight He was a 'person of interest' to MI5 and a member of 'The London Boys' @highlight Three of the terror cell's members had been kicked out of London @highlight But they were allowed to return to the capital by the Government in 2011 @highlight Came after Mrs May scrapped the draconian 'control order' regime in 2011 @highlight Mr Johnson today accused her of giving terrorists the 'benefit of the doubt' @highlight Emwazi named in High Court as terror helper two years before he vanished
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ABC's audience is up 3 percent to 7.6 million, while @placeholder is down 2 percent to 8.4 million.
By Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:45 EST, 20 August 2013 | UPDATED: 15:43 EST, 20 August 2013 Evening newscasts on ABC and CBS are both gaining ground on market leader Brian Williams of NBC News, but that's one of the few things they have in common. Behind Diane Sawyer, second-place ABC is making strides with a sleek "World News" that emphasizes the American family, news that hits home and the cultural zeitgeist. Scott Pelley has revealed himself to be a traditionalist at 'CBS Evening News,' leading a show weighty with significant national and international events. NBC's 'Nightly News' remains in first place, where it has generally been since the late 1990s except for a brief run by Charles Gibson at ABC. The Nielsen company said NBC's viewership is down from last year while ABC and CBS are up, with ABC in July winning a week among the key 25-to-54-year-old demographic for the first time since 2008. @highlight Newscasts have become much more creative and are targeting different audiences by focusing on different interests @highlight CBS has given roughly four times the airtime to stories on gun control than ABC, with more than twice the coverage of Syria @highlight NBC has led the ratings almost non-stop since the late 1990s
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'It is a blow for us because we haven't got him for next week, and it is a blow for him and @placeholder because he is a key player.'
England have been dealt another major second-row injury blow ahead of their forthcoming RBS 6 Nations campaign. Northampton rugby director Jim Mallinder has revealed that Saints and England lock Courtney Lawes will undergo an ankle operation on Monday. Mallinder said Lawes is set to miss 'the first few weeks' of the Six Nations, which means he is likely to be absent for opening appointments with Wales and Italy on February 6 and 14. VIDEO Scroll down to see Courtney Lawes make a trademark big hit for Northampton Courtney Lawes will undergo an ankle operation on Monday, ruling him out of action for a number of weeks @highlight Courtney Lawes is set to undergo an operation on his ankle on Monday @highlight Northampton director Jim Mallinder revealed Lawes will be out for 'the first few weeks' of the Six Nations @highlight Lawes is likely to miss matches against Wales and Italy in February @highlight England had already been dealt a blow with the absence of Joe Launchbury, who is out for the whole of the tournament
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An @placeholder campaign official said his re-election team will "amplify the president's message on middle-class tax cuts" by hosting a series of events this week in battleground states.
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama revitalized his push for holding down middle-class tax rates Monday, calling on Congress to pass a one-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for people earning less than $250,000 a year. In a White House statement delivered while people described as working Americans stood behind him, Obama said his proposal would provide the certainty of no tax increase next year for 98% of Americans. Noting that Republicans seek to maintain all of the Bush tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003, Obama said both sides therefore agree on extending the lower rates for middle-class families. @highlight NEW: The House and Senate will vote on differing proposals on the Bush tax cuts @highlight President Obama says extend lower tax rates only for the middle class, not the wealthy @highlight Republicans says the tax cuts should extended for everyone @highlight The tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year
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While much attention has been focused on the rise of Ukip in recent months, the @placeholder have made steady gains.
A surge in interest in the Greens has taken the party to 11 per cent in a new opinion poll. The new survey by Lord Ashcroft puts the Greens up three points in just a week, ahead of the Lib Dems and just behind Ukip, after their profile was boosted by a row over being excluded from TV debates. The poll and focus group findings will make grim reading for the other parties, with Labour and the Tories both on less than 30 per cent and Ed Miliband likened to a zoo animal 'you're not bothered whether you see or not'. @highlight Ashcroft poll puts Greens ahead of Lib Dems and just behind Ukip @highlight Conservatives narrowly ahead on 29% with Labour stuck on just 28% @highlight Fears in the Labour party that they are failing to attract ex-Lib Dem voters @highlight Green leader Natalie Bennett predicts 'political earthquake' at election @highlight Launches campaign poster challenging other leaders over TV debates @highlight Focus groups reveal which animals voters think leaders are most like
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Like other residents of Hogewey, @placeholder may not know exactly where she is, but she always feels right at home.
Theo Visser was thirsty. He got up from his seat during the half-time break in a soccer match to purchase a drink from the concession stand. "There she was, standing behind the bar," he recounts, 58 years later. "It was love at first sight." Theo asked the young woman out to a movie -- and the rest, they say, is history. It's quite a shame, then, that Corrie Visser doesn't remember any of this. Or if she does, she can't say so. Corrie is one of 152 residents at Hogewey, a cutting-edge elder care facility on the outskirts of Weesp, the Netherlands, just minutes from downtown Amsterdam. @highlight Dutch dementia facility shows new way of providing long term care @highlight It lets residents roam while staff work in village shops to keep an eye on them @highlight Living quarters are furnished to reflect a person's younger days @highlight Health experts from across Europe and Japan are looking at the Dutch model
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@placeholder has scored eight goals in his last eight Premier League starts at the Emirates.
Ahead of the midweek Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Arsenal's home clash with Leicester... Arsenal vs Leicester City (Emirates Stadium) Team news Arsenal Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez is expected to return from a hamstring problem for Tuesday night's Barclays Premier League clash against Leicester. Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (groin) is still out. Alexis Sanchez is ready to return for Arsenal following a hamstring injury. The forward is pictured here celebrating a goal against Stoke City last month @highlight Alexis Sanchez to return from injury for Arsenal's clash with Leicester City @highlight But Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain remains out for the Gunners @highlight Jack Wilshere ready to return to training following ankle surgery @highlight Nigel Pearson could select Robert Huth for his Leicester debut @highlight But Kasper Schmeichel and Chris Wood still ruled out for Foxes
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@placeholder was a larger-than-life leader, who positioned himself as a champion of the poor and cast himself as a "21st-century socialist."
(CNN) -- Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has announced that he will run in next month's presidential election to replace the late Hugo Chavez. He faces an uphill battle against acting President Nicolas Maduro, who was sworn in last week and was Chavez's hand-picked successor. According to state news, the candidates have until Monday to register for the April 14 election. "Nicolas, I will not give you a free path," Capriles told reporters Sunday. "You will have to defeat me with votes." Capriles, 40, ran against Chavez last year and lost. But he mounted one of the fiercest challenges during the late president's 14 years in power. @highlight NEW: Henrique Capriles will face acting President Nicolas Maduro @highlight NEW: The two traded angry barbs Sunday night @highlight Capriles lost to Chavez last year; Maduro is the late president's hand-picked successor @highlight Candidates have until Monday to register for the April 14 election
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He demanded to know if Mr @placeholder agreed with Mr Gove but did not get an answer.
By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor PUBLISHED: 08:42 EST, 11 September 2013 | UPDATED: 11:33 EST, 11 September 2013 Ed Miliband today condemned Education Secretary Michael Gove as an 'absolute disgrace' after suggesting families become who use food banks have only their own ‘decisions' to blame. In angry exchanges in the Commons, the Labour leader challenged David Cameron to distance himself from the remarks. And he challenged the Tory frontbench to trying living on £150-a-week. Clash: David Cameron was challenged in the Commons by Labour leader Ed Miliband over the remarks by Education Secretary Michael Gove Earlier this week Mr Gove argued that people who find themselves unable to buy essentials, including food and school uniforms have themselves to blame for being unable ‘to manage their finances’. @highlight Labour leader Ed Miliband seizes on remarks by Tory Education Secretary @highlight Gove said some families are 'unable to manage their finances' @highlight David Cameron challenged to distance himself from the comments @highlight More than half a million people have turned to food banks, charities say
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The @placeholder administration thought vesting Congress with so much power was dangerous, because it saw the legislative branch as inefficient.
Editor's note: Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. He is the co-editor of "Rightward Bound: Making America Conservative in the 1970s" and is completing a book on the history of national-security politics since World War II, to be published by Basic Books. Zelizer writes widely on current events. Julian Zelizer says Obama and Congress must decide whether to rein in presidential power. PRINCETON, New Jersey (CNN) -- Executive power has been one of the defining characteristics of President George W. Bush's administration. President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and many members of the White House pushed to expand executive power -- as much as any specific domestic or foreign policy -- from the beginning of the administration. @highlight Julian Zelizer: Bush administration sought to rebuild presidential power @highlight He says they wanted to reverse Watergate-inspired reforms from the 1970s @highlight Zelizer says Congress' role was diminished during the Bush administration @highlight He says Obama, Congress must decide whether to strengthen legislative role
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The singer even once wrote an open letter of admiration: "@placeholder, thank you so much for every single thing that you do for us.
(CNN) -- In this case, BFF could stand for "Bigtime Famous Friends." The first lady turns 50 on Friday, and it's being reported that she will be serenaded by singer Beyonce for the occasion. The White House is not commenting on whether the singer will be in attendance for Michelle Obama's birthday party, but it's well known that the pair are friends. The superstar performed the Etta James classic "At Last" at President Obama's first inaugural ball and teamed up with Michelle Obama for her initiative to get children more active. Who can forget FLOTUS dancing to Beyonce's "Move Your Body" exercise theme? Even their spouses are friends. Rapper Jay Z changed the lyrics to his rap song to say "I've got 99 problems but Mitt ain't one" during an Obama fundraiser. @highlight First lady Michelle Obama and singer Beyonce are friends @highlight Beyonce may appear at Obama's 50th birthday party @highlight Not everyone is happy about their relationship
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By Seamus Duff and Toni Jones Sultry Irina Shayk is no stranger to striking a pose in practically nothing. The Russian supermodel has made a name for herself as an Angel for lingerie giant Victoria's Secret as well as a Sports Illustrated cover girl. And now the 27-year-old puts all that beach side posing in to practise as she shows off her latest designs for luxury swim brand Beach Bunny. Scroll down for video Irina Shayk models her latest designs for swimwear brand Beach Bunny The fiery red 'Take The Reins' two-piece costs around $300 In a collection of sensational photographs the model is the best advertisement for her own line, including a fiery red two-piece complete with golden detail that is called 'Take The Reins'. @highlight Russian model, 27, is one of the high profile 'Angels' for Victoria's Secret @highlight Brunette designs and models swimwear range for U.S. brand Beach Bunny @highlight New images and video released to celebrate latest season designs @highlight Bikinis are priced at around $300 (£195)
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@placeholder's goal was to build up Chongqing into a modern mega-city that will later serve as the new economic engine in central China.
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China's long simmering battle against corruption has come to a boil, this time in Chongqing, the largest megalopolis in the world. A massive crackdown has implicated millionaires, gangsters, and even police officers. Known as "dahei" (combat triads), the campaign has put the spotlight on organized crime and how it has infested local bureaucracy and businesses through bribery, extortion, blackmail and violence. A group of defendants face sentencing this week in Chongqing on charges linked to organized crime. Criminal trials are under way following months of police investigation. Details of murky cases are trickling out. Among those on the dock is Xie Caiping, a portly woman believed be the "mama san" of one of Chongqing's notorious triads. Xie is accused of operating gambling dens, drug trafficking, giving and collecting bribes and terrorizing people, including policemen who had tried to investigate her illicit activities. More trials are expected as the city fights at least 14 mafia-style gangs. Given China's opaque political world, it is notable that the ongoing trial is extensively covered by the Chinese media. @highlight Anti-corruption drive in Chongqing implicates millionaires, gangsters, police @highlight Campaign has spotlighted organized crime, how it has infested local bureaucracy @highlight City's economic boom has led to the resurgence of local gangs @highlight Criminal trials are underway as the city fights at least 14 mafia-style gangs
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@placeholder announced the referendum amid intense international pressure to halt the bloodshed and open up its regime to reforms.
(CNN) -- Syria says results will be available Monday from its referendum on changes to the country's constitution, a vote taken as government troops continued pounding the opposition stronghold of Homs and other cities. Opposition activists reported at least 55 deaths across the country on Sunday, including 25 in Homs, which has been under bombardment for more than three weeks. Despite the ongoing violence, it held a vote on what the government of President Bashar al-Assad calls a move toward reform. Interior Minister Mohammed al-Shaar said the voting ran "normally" in most provinces, and turnout was "huge ... except in some areas," the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported. Results from the vote would be announced Monday evening, SANA said. @highlight NEW: 55 people were killed Sunday, opposition activists say @highlight NEW: Syrian opposition appeals to al-Assad's Alawite community @highlight Hillary Clinton says al-Assad's regime is "illegitimate and going to fall" @highlight A former top White House official warns that Syria is not like Libya
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Since it launched in May 2010 in @placeholder, Uber has blossomed from a small technology start-up into a major private automobile presence in 33 cities with drivers around the world.
New York (CNN) -- Fourth of July traffic will inevitably have gridlocks nationwide, and for the tony Hamptons area in Long Island, access by car and bus will be no different. So why not take to the skies in an Uber Chopper? Uber, a service that dispatches cars for hire using mobile apps, is offering on-demand helicopters from Manhattan to East Hampton. The San Francisco-based car service announced Tuesday via e-mail and blog that it will branch into helicopters, offering to whisk wealthy clients from the throngs of Manhattanites to the relative calm of the Hamptons. The service begins at midday Wednesday. @highlight Uber, a service that dispatches cars for hire using mobile apps, adds on-demand helicopters @highlight The service was launched Wednesday @highlight It offers a flight from Manhattan to East Hampton, New York @highlight Three helipads are available in Manhattan, and a one-way trip costs $3,000
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England skills coach @placeholder issues instructions during the England training session ahead of Ireland game
Chris Robshaw and his England teammates will be on course for a multi-million pound payday if they beat Ireland in Dublin on Sunday to maintain their Six Nations winning streak. A huge new deal was brokered with the RFU in 2013 which will see the squad share £7.5million if they win the Grand Slam and follow it up with victory at the World Cup. The deal was delivered in an attempt to avert a repeat of the pay dispute before the 2011 World Cup, when England’s players threatened to boycott a dinner held by sponsors O2. Alex Goode catches the high ball watched by coach Mike Catt during England training held at Pennyhill Park @highlight England will win £7.5million if they win the Grand Slam and World Cup @highlight A huge new deal was brokered with the RFU in 2013 after 2011 pay dispute @highlight Each player receives £15,000 per appearance, not allowing for win bonuses @highlight An ever-present in the Six Nations squad is guaranteed to collect £75,000
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Emergency: The grandmother-of-two was rushed to @placeholder after falling ill diagnosed with diabetic gastroparesis and anemia.
By Lizzie Parry Diabolical: Tracey Murfitt, 47, was shocked when hospital security guards threatened to call the police, accusing her of stealing hospital electricity when she plugged her phone in to charge A patient was threatened with arrest while sitting in a hospital waiting room after security guards claimed charging her phone was tantamount to theft. Tracey Murfitt, 47, plugged her Samsung Galaxy S4 in to charge at Southend Hospital's A&E department, so she could call a friend to warn them she had been admitted. But security staff who witnessed Ms Murfitt connecting up her charger threatened to call the police about the matter. @highlight Tracey Murfitt, 47, was threatened with arrest at Southend Hospital @highlight Grandmother charged her phone so she could tell a friend she was in A&E @highlight She said: 'I couldn't believe it - it was absolutely diabolical' @highlight Hospital spokeswoman apologised urging Ms Murfitt to get in contact
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The @placeholder woman spent the night in a police cell and was fined $300 for indecent manner.
Watch out ANZ Stadium - you might be next! The model who was arrested for stripping naked at the AFL grand final has been revealed to be a huge fan of posing in sports jerseys (and little else)... so will she make an appearance at this weekend's rugby league decider? Heather McCartney, a 26-year-old Gold Coast glamour model, was arrested at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday after she stripped naked during Hawthorn's big win over the Sydney Swans. Ms McCartney, who was pictured being taken away by police, claims she was dared to strip if the Hawks won and made good on the bet. @highlight The model who stripped naked at AFL Grand Final revealed to be an NRL fan @highlight Heather McCartney was jailed after she danced naked in full view of strangers at AFL Grand Final @highlight The Melbourne Cricket Club has launched an investigation @highlight Images of the woman cavorting naked have gone viral on Social Media @highlight Photographs in various sport kits reveals she an interest in a range of sports @highlight The model appeared at a Melbourne court after a night in police custody @highlight She pleaded guilty to several charges including an act in an indecent manner @highlight The woman was inebriated when she kicked, punched and bit three policemen @highlight Reportedly told police 'f*** off, I don't have to tell you anything, f***ing retard'
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As rumors about her romantic life flew, @placeholder tried to clear them up with a post on the personal Facebook page of daughter Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson.
TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" is ending its run. On Friday, TMZ reported that the network has canceled the series in light of claims that the program's newly separated matriarch, June "Mama June" Shannon, is dating Mark Anthony McDaniel, a man who served 10 years in prison after being convicted of aggravated child molestation in 2004 and who is a registered sex offender. Shannon said the reports that she's dating McDaniel are "totally untrue" but confirmed that "as of right now, there will be no more production of the show." Speculation that "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" was headed for cancellation began Thursday, when some outlets reported that the show's future was in jeopardy because of Shannon's alleged relationship with McDaniel. @highlight TLC has reportedly canceled "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" @highlight Reports have claimed that Mama June is dating a sex offender @highlight June has refuted the claims in Facebook post
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Speaking after the hearing @placeholder, who did not attend court, said the situation was still too raw.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 10:31 EST, 7 April 2013 | UPDATED: 06:22 EST, 8 April 2013 A violent mother-of-two who chewed off a love rival's ear in a jealous attack has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Disabled Danielle Slater, 33, sat on victim Tammy Baldwin and pulled out 'enormous clumps' of her hair just weeks after writing on Facebook that she would love to see her 'bleeding on the floor'. Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex heard the victim is now permanently scarred with half her lobe missing. Evil: Danielle Slater, of Newhaven, East Sussex, bit off the ear of love rival Tammy Baldwin and pulled out enormous clumps of her hair. She has been jailed for three-and-a-half years @highlight Danielle Slater, 33, from Newhaven, East Sussex, ripped out hair of friend Tammy Baldwin @highlight Launched grotesque attack after hearing rumours she was having affair with her partner @highlight Posted 'chilling' message on Facebook warning of what was to come
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@placeholder called the talks "constructive," adding that "Iceland is confident that a mutually acceptable solution can be reached.... and is hopeful that discussions will resume as early as next week."
(CNN) -- Voters in Iceland on Saturday appear poised to reject a deal to pay billions of dollars to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, which helped savers who were their own nationals who'd lost money in a failed Icelandic Internet bank. According to preliminary results, about 93 percent of voters rejected the deal, which would pay the United Kingdom and the Netherlands more than $5 billion for bailing out people who lost money in Icesave -- an online retail bank branch of Landsbanki. That Icelandic bank failed in October 2008, along with two other banks. Under a European Union directive, Iceland now owes compensation to Britain and the Netherlands. The Icelandic government has said it will honor its international obligations. @highlight NEW: According to preliminary results, about 93 percent of voters rejected the deal @highlight UK, Dutch governments bailed out savers hit by the collapse of Icelandic banks @highlight Under an EU directive, Iceland owes compensation to the UK, the Netherlands @highlight Some Icelanders say that the current repayment terms are unacceptable
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In the summer of 2007, five of the taqwacore bands organized a "taqwa-tour" of the northeastern @placeholder.
(CNN) -- The guitarist stands in front of a mirror messing with his mohawk. The drummer strikes a wild tempo. The singer rips off his T-shirt and begins to scream the lyrics. Basim Usmani is bassist for The Kominas, a group that blends traditional sounds with punk rock beats. They're young. They're punk. And they're rocking both their Muslim and American worlds with their music, lyrics and style. "A lot of times people say, 'Oh wow, look, brown people playing music' [but] it's more than that," said 25-year-old Pakistani-American Shahjehan Khan, the lead singer for a Muslim punk band, The Kominas. @highlight A handful of Muslim punk bands have emerged in the last few years @highlight A fictional portrayal of a Muslim punk scene helped set the real-world stage @highlight Some conservative Muslims disapprove of the suggestive and irreverent lyrics
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Unlike most of the ideas for the series, assembled in the late 1950s, Murder on Wheels was never turned into a short story by @placeholder and did not become part of the blockbuster film series.
James Bond will return - and this time it's to be in a plot which his creator Ian Fleming dreamed up almost 60 years ago. The world's most famous spy will feature in a new novel by Anthony Horowitz, in which he infiltrates the glamorous world of 1950s motorsport to foil an attack on a grand prix race. Originally titled Murder on Wheels, the story was created by Fleming before his death in 1964 for a 007 TV series which was never made. Scroll down for video Kept in reserve: A new Bond novel will be based on a plot which Ian Fleming, 007's creator, dreamed up years before Sean Connery introduced the spy to Hollywood in 1962's Dr No (pictured). The plot was never used @highlight Idea was by the late Ian Fleming, who created ubiquitous spy character @highlight It featured in his work for proposed Bond TV series that was never made @highlight Bond hits glamorous world of 1950s racing in story Murder on Wheels @highlight Book featuring M and Miss Moneypenny due for release in September 2015
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@placeholder is like a father to the eight-year-old, and the pair bonded immediately when they first met.
By the tender age of eight years old, Lachlan De Vries had lost both his parents to their devastating battles with depression. His father John, 21, took his life when Lachlan was just two years old, and five years later his mother Richelle Turpin, 26, tragically did the same on the 9th of March, 2014. Although the young boy has been orphaned by the tragedy mental illness imposed upon his life, he is now under the care of his late mother's loving fiance, Jeremy De Vries - who is in the process of adopting the young boy. Scroll down for video @highlight Lachlan De Vries' mother and father committed suicide, five years apart @highlight His father John died when he was two, his mother Richelle last year @highlight Richelle's fiance Jeremy De Vries is now caring for Lachlan @highlight The pair were due to marry in December 2014, but Richelle died in March @highlight Lachlan already has Jeremy's surname ahead of the wedding @highlight Richelle's best friend Elise Weller is raising awareness about mental health @highlight She has also started a fundraiser to help support Lachlan and Jeremy
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And in @placeholder, medically unnecessary legislation forced the closure of abortion clinics across the state.
(CNN)I operate the only abortion clinic in Wichita. For many of our patients, we are their last hope. A woman showed up on our doorstep recently in wrinkled clothes that she had been wearing for days. She told us she had traveled across three states, spending $100 on gas alone, before finally reaching her destination. After she was unable to get the care she needed at the clinic closest to her, she left her small town in the Texas panhandle and went to Oklahoma, where she was told that her pregnancy was too far along to receive an abortion there. So she came to us. @highlight Julie Burkhart, abortion provider in Kansas, says some must travels days to find abortion clinic @highlight She says some states have stepped up restrictions, not based on medical need, but ideology @highlight Burkhart: Roe v Wade decision 42 years ago; women today must take action to keep health care rights
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Cuadrado posts heartfelt tribute to @placeholder as he jets in to London to complete move
Chelsea have signed Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina for a fee of £26.8million. The Stamford Bridge club made the 26-year-old their primary target for the January transfer window. Cuadrado flew into London on Saturday and has now completed his move, penning a four-and-a-half-year deal. The 26-year-old joins the Blues for an initial fee of £23.3million, which will rise to just shy of £27million with bonuses. Juan Cuadrado poses with the Chelsea shirt after the club confirmed the signing of the Colombian The former Fiorentina winger has penned a four-and-a-half year deal at Stamford Bridge Cuadrado poses with Chelsea club secretary David Barnard at the Cobham training ground on Monday @highlight Chelsea have signed Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina @highlight Cuadrado will cost the Premier League club an initial £23.3million fee with bonuses taking the overall value of the transfer to £26.8million @highlight The 26-year-old flew into London on Saturday and has completed his move @highlight Chelsea have sold Andre Schurrle to German side Wolfsburg for £24m @highlight CLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news
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Earlier, the @placeholder government issued a statement saying that 282 bodies and 87 "body fragments" had been recovered from the sprawling crash site.
Rebels gave Malaysian officials the data recorders from downed Flight 17 on Tuesday, days after the passenger jet crashed in eastern Ukraine. "We believe these are the black boxes and these boxes will reveal the truth," said Alexander Borodai, the self-declared rebel Prime Minister in Donetsk. It was a significant step forward in an investigation that's been stalled for days, but key questions remained unanswered: Will the black boxes give investigators the clues they need? What will happen to the bodies of the plane crash's 298 victims, many of which are being kept in refrigerated train cars? And who pulled the trigger to bring the plane down? @highlight Rebels hand over black boxes to Malaysian officials @highlight "These boxes will reveal the truth," rebel leader says @highlight Train bearing bodies expected to arrive in Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials say @highlight Dutch foreign minister says human remains were "used in a political game"
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It is hoped @placeholder will find also reveal new asteroids, dead stars, and test current theories about our cosmos.
By Ellie Zolfagharifard Cambridge scientists have found evidence that the Milky Way was formed from the inside out. Using data from the Gaia-ESO project, scientists were able to back up predicted divisions in the chemical make-up of stars. Their research reveals how stars in centre of the Milky Way ‘live fast and die young’, shedding light on the formation of disk galaxies. Scroll down for video... By tracking fast-produced elements, and specifically magnesium, astronomers have uncovered evidence that stars in the inner regions of the Milky Way's disc formed first The scientists analysed levels of magnesium - which is present in older stars - to determine their age. @highlight Scientists studied magnesium levels in older stars to determine their age @highlight Their data suggests inner regions of the Milky Way were the first to form @highlight This supports existing theoretical models for the formation of disk galaxies @highlight The research also sheds light on another ‘double structure’ in galaxy’s disk @highlight Evidence suggests a thin and thick disc 'probably' exists but that they could have very different origins
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Earlier this week, the data suggested second place would go to Ben Haenow and @placeholder would sit in third.
The winner of this year's X Factor will be crowned on Sunday after almost four months of auditions and live shows. Bookies are tipping Fleur East for the title, but real time Google data suggests the award will actually go to Andrea Faustini. In the past week, searches for the Italian contestant have been rising rapidly and the search engine is predicting a victory for the 20-year-old singer. Scroll down for video Bookies are tipping Fleur East (left) for the title, but real-time Google data suggests the award will actually go to Andrea Faustini (right). Fellow finalist Ben Haenow is pictured centre. In the past week, searches for the Italian contestant have been rising rapidly and the search engine is predicting a victory for the 20-year-old singer @highlight Over the past 30 days, searches for Fleur East have been consistently high @highlight These searches peaked following her performance of Uptown Funk @highlight But, real-time data from Google suggests Andrea Faustini will take the title @highlight It shows searches are climbing for the Italian contestant in the run up to the final on Sunday @highlight And in the war of the judges, Simon Cowell wins followed by Mel B
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@placeholder, once France's main striker and a World Cup winner in 1998, was reduced to a minor role in this year's tournament, starting all three matches on the substitutes' bench.
Paris, France (CNN) -- The French World Cup soccer team appeared to keep their heads down Thursday after returning from the tournament following their surprise first-round exit. Cameras barely caught a glimpse of the team as they arrived back home in Paris and buses whisked the players away. The few supporters who turned up at the airport to see the team were left disappointed when the players didn't stop to give autographs. Star player Thierry Henry met French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace later in the day and left through a back door, French radio BFM reported. Thierry had requested the meeting before the team left the World Cup, Sarkozy's office said Wednesday. @highlight Cameras barely catch a glimpse of team returning to Paris @highlight Players disappoint fans hoping for autograph @highlight France eliminated from World Cup after 2-1 loss to South Africa @highlight Government probing nation's soccer federation
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Rebels accused Gadhafi forces of dismantling rocket launchers so they would escape detection by @placeholder forces during transport, and then reassembling for use in attacking civilians, a spokesman for the rebels said.
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The Libyan government vowed Friday to sink any ship approaching the besieged port city of Misrata, essentially threatening NATO patrols and humanitarian aid ships that have been bringing in food and medical supplies and ferrying out refugees and the wounded Libya's threat came hours after NATO said it intercepted Libyan government forces laying mines in Misrata's harbor, which has been a lifeline for humanitarian aid in the months-long conflict between troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi and rebels demanding an end to the dictator's four-decade rule. NATO-led forces began bombing regime targets in Libya last month after the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution authorizing any means necessary to protect civilians. @highlight NEW: Libyan government threatens to sink aid ships @highlight NEW: NATO says Libyan forces intercepted while mining port @highlight At least nine dead, 30 wounded, a doctor says
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Deadly: Medics carry a young girl who has been in contact with people infected with Ebola in @placeholder
In action: Moses Sesay is pictured during the road race time trial at the Commonwealth Games An athlete at the Commonwealth Games has revealed he was hospitalised and put into isolation for four days while he was tested for the deadly Ebola virus. Cyclist Moses Sesay, from Sierra Leone in West Africa where hundreds are reported to have died from the flesh-eating virus, was admitted to hospital in Glasgow after feeling unwell and developing fever-like symptoms. However, he was later given the all-clear and competed in the road race time trial. The 32-year-old said he and other athletes were scared of returning home because of Ebola and would try to remain in Britain until their special three-month visas for the Games expired. @highlight Sesay, 32, revealed he was tested for deadly Ebola virus @highlight Cyclist was admitted to Glasgow hospital and put in isolation for four days @highlight But he competed in road race time trial after being given all-clear @highlight Sesay is from Sierra Leone, Africa, where hundreds have died from disease @highlight Ebola is a severe, often fatal illness, with a death rate of up to 90 per cent @highlight It affects humans as well as primates, including monkeys and chimpanzees @highlight Virus is transmitted through close contact with blood and other bodily fluids
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@placeholder could break the World Cup scoring record in his fourth tournament - if he gets to play.
Inside a circle of dancers wearing native costumes, Miroslav Klose stood out as he celebrated his birthday in unusual style on Monday. It wasn't a traditional 'Happy Birthday' rendering for the Germany striker, but neither was the setting: a training pitch on an isolated patch of land on Brazil's Atlantic coast. Klose had just finished a fast-paced training session in hot and humid conditions but he was a willing participant in the little show. Top guns: Podolski (centre) and Ozil (right) pose with one of the indigenous dancers after a training session Birthday boy: Klose gets into the party atmosphere as he celebrated turning 36 on Monday @highlight Arsenal stars join Germany striker with dancers wearing native costume @highlight German squad is training near Brazilian coast @highlight 36-year-old Klose became country's record goalscorer against Armenia @highlight Striker needs two more goals to break Ronaldo's World Cup record
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"In @placeholder, the body of one man executed through beheading was displayed in a public 'crucifixion' display."
(CNN) -- China, the United States and three Middle Eastern nations carried out the most executions last year, rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday, but a global trend toward ending the death penalty persisted. There were at least 682 confirmed executions worldwide last year, two more than in 2011, according to the group. China is believed to have executed several thousand people last year, Amnesty said, but government secrecy makes it impossible to confirm exact numbers. "The lack of reliable data does not allow Amnesty International to publish credible figures for the use of the death penalty in the country," the rights group said. "However, available information strongly indicates that China carries out more executions than the rest of the world put together." @highlight China is believed to have executed several thousand people last year, Amnesty International says @highlight The United States executed 43 prisoners across nine states in 2012 @highlight Three Middle Eastern countries -- Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia -- also were in the top five @highlight Globally, a downward trend in the death penalty continues, Amnesty International says
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'When I first joined @placeholder, I immediately asked to see the archive, and it was there that I rediscovered the Flora pattern,' remembers creative director, Frida Giannini.
By Ruth Styles It's a British summer tradition, famous for its beautiful blooms and the occasional wacky garden design. Now the Chelsea Flower Show, which opens next week, has gone high fashion after Gucci unveiled its whimsical garden inspired by its classic Flora motif. The Gucci Flora Garden is designed by Sarah Eberle and includes many of the varieties immortalised in the print, which made its debut in 1966 on a silk scarf. Glamorous: Gucci's Chelsea Flower Show garden was inspired by its classic Flora print, designed in 1966 Commissioned by Rodolfo Gucci, one of Gucci founder Guccio Gucci’s four sons, the Flora design has royal, as well as botanical connotations. @highlight The Gucci Flora Garden is inspired by the brand's classic botanical print @highlight Created by Sarah Eberle, it will make its debut at Chelsea next week @highlight Flora was commissioned for Princess Grace of Monaco in 1966 @highlight Designed by Vittorio Accornero, it originally appeared on a silk scarf @highlight Print has been revived by Frida Giannini and appears on Lady Lock bag
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@placeholder told senators this week that he finds waterboarding "repugnant," but he could not answer whether the technique amounts to torture.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The confirmation of Michael Mukasey as attorney general was all but assured Friday when two key Democratic senators said they will vote in favor of the nominee despite questions about his views on "waterboarding" and the president's power to order electronic surveillance. Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Charles Schumer of New York announced they would support the retired federal judge from New York just hours after the chairman of the Judiciary Committee announced his opposition to the nominee. Feinstein and Schumer are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is scheduled to vote on the Mukasey nomination Tuesday. @highlight NEW: Feinstein, Schumer say they'll vote for attorney general nominee @highlight Michael Mukasey's nomination now expected to pass Judiciary Committee @highlight Sen. Patrick Leahy says he will not vote to confirm Michael Mukasey @highlight Committee scheduled to vote on nomination on Tuesday
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'Generally, on a high line, you would walk toward a cliff face or slackline towards a tree,' @placeholder explains after completing his sky-high walk.
This South African daredevil duo showed off some serious stunts earlier this month. Thankfully, Leander, one of the country's leading base jumpers, and Sylvain, an experienced slackliner, were filmed by an onlooker - and willing participant - called James. After videographer James attempted the rope swing into a base jump trick, he decided to document Leander and Sylvain's impressive project. Scroll down for videos Hold on! Professional base jumper Leander takes his position for a swing rope into base jump maneuver Once he reaches the far side of the swing, Leander lets go and dispatches his parachute 'They were very friendly and immediately told me that I had to do the swing as well, which I did,' James says. 'I can without a doubt say that it was the scariest thing I have ever done. @highlight Two professional daredevils performed base jump and slackline stunts @highlight Amateur adventurer, called James, filmed the two men attempt their tricks @highlight Result is a stunning swing rope into base jump video set above the ocean
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Police allege he was helping young @placeholder to go and fight in Syria
The intercepted phone calls of an alleged Australian terrorist recruiter, who is charged with helping young people join jihadist networks in Syria, have been heard in court. Sydney man Hamdi Alqudsi allegedly acted as the liaison man and advisor between Australia's most senior Islamic State leader, Mohammad Ali Baryalei, and the would-be terrorists and organised travel, hotel accommodation, different overseas currencies, security, a Syrian contact and 'general encouragement and support', according to the police facts in the case. In alleged phone calls between the two men heard in court on Friday, Baryalei - who is thought to now be dead - told Alqudsi of his experiences on the front line and claimed he was almost hit by a bullet. @highlight Hamdi Alqudsi is alleged mastermind of the Australia-Syria recruit network @highlight Police say the have evidence of phone calls between him and Islamic State leader Mohammad Ali Baryalei @highlight Alqudsi is a disability pensioner who lives in Sydney suburbia @highlight He faces charges of sending seven young men to Syria @highlight Three young Australians allegedly connected with Alqudsi have died in Syria @highlight Alqudsi has been ordered to stand trial
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@placeholder leave the tunnel, on their own terms, and are greeted by boos from the crowd.
As an England ‘fan’, I’m still buzzing about that win over Wales, while the coach in me is trying not to get too carried away. There is no question, however, that the result was huge leap forward for Stuart Lancaster’s team - the night we started to see their World Cup team and gameplan take shape. What a start to 2015, which is Rugby Year. England were comfortably better than Wales and would have won by more save for a few errors. But most important of all, Friday was also the night we saw a sea change in England’s mindset and attitude and that’s what excited me the most. It was like seeing boys suddenly becoming men. @highlight England's 21-16 victory againt Wales was a huge step forward for this side @highlight We started to see Stuart Lancaster's gameplan take shape in Cardiff @highlight Chris Robshaw laid down a marker with his stand-off in the tunnel @highlight James Haskell and Ben Youngs were my contenders for man of the match @highlight Anthony Watson and Jonathan Joseph were also outstanding
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The @placeholder government estimates that 1.2 million people are sheltering in public buildings, and "many more are staying with relatives and friends," Amos said.
(CNN) -- The carnage from Syria's civil war continues to mount, with 184 people killed Wednesday, 100 of them in Damascus and its suburbs, according to the opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria. Here are the latest key developments in the spiraling conflict: Diplomatic front: U.N.'s humanitarian chief "extremely concerned" The humanitarian situation in Syria has gotten worse, U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Wednesday. Amos said she is "extremely concerned that all parties of the conflict are failing to comply with international humanitarian law, which sets out clear rules on the protection of civilians. This conflict has taken on a particularly brutal and violent character." @highlight U.N. humanitarian chief is "extremely concerned" about "brutal and violent" conflict @highlight 184 people have been killed Wednesday, an opposition group says @highlight In her final footage, a journalist described bombings and indiscriminate shooting
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While tourism brings money to @placeholder, it also brings a lot of costs, such as cleaning and security, said the press officer.
Rome, Italy (CNN) -- The city of Florence and the Italian government are embroiled in a dispute -- again -- over who owns one of the world's most famous statues, Michelangelo's David. The issue has been simmering for years. The Florence mayor's office said the debate began in the early 1990, and the city's various mayors have brought it up from time to time. It's mainly about the bottom line -- some 8 million euros a year in ticket sales at Florence's La Galleria dell'Accademia, also simply known as L'Accademia or the Accademia Gallery, where David is displayed. That money, however, goes to the Italian government, and not the city. @highlight The city of Florence and the Italian government are in dispute @highlight Who owns Michelangelo's David? @highlight The issue is who gets the 8 million euros tickets generate each year
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"In serving this meat, @placeholder ignored its responsibilities to help save endangered whales from extinction and failed to support the world community in its uphill fight to protect all endangered species."
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A trendy California sushi restaurant charged by federal authorities with serving whale meat offered an apology Monday, saying it "ignored its responsibilities" to endangered species. Prosecutors charged Typhoon Restaurant Inc., the parent company of Santa Monica's The Hump, and chef Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, 45, with the illegal sale of a marine mammal product for an unauthorized purpose. Although it is considered a delicacy in Japan and some other countries, meat from whales -- an endangered species -- cannot be sold legally in the United States. "We write to address the misdemeanor charge recently filed by the U.S. attorney," the restaurant said in a statement posted on its Web site. @highlight The Hump sushi restaurant apologizes in statement posted on Web site @highlight Feds alleged restaurant, chef illegally sold meat of endangered whales @highlight Whale meat is considered a delicacy in Japan, other countries
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Police swooped on @placeholder's student home on January 27, and seized his computers, while the 18-year-old who cannot be named; Rhodes and Gibson were also held.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 13:42 EST, 22 November 2012 | UPDATED: 14:00 EST, 22 November 2012 A computer hacking gang caused major companies like PayPal and Visa multi-million pound losses with a series of cyber attacks, a court heard. Four members of cyber group Anonymous targeted famous firms with a string of coordinated attacks, causing chaos by flooding them with messages and requests, it is alleged. They are said to have used a Russian-based service provider to carry out the attacks, which permitted 'anything, even CP, child pornography’, Southwark Crown Court heard. Accused: Ashley Rhodes Accused: Peter Gibson @highlight Christopher Weatherhead, 24, alleged to have masterminded attacks @highlight Rest of gang, including then-17 year old, have admitted roles in conspiracy @highlight Pop star Lily Allen's website was a said target @highlight Gang said to have been protesting against music 'anti-privacy' stance @highlight Case shows 'dark side' of internet
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It also reiterated an earlier tweet denying @placeholder had taken shelter there.
(CNN) -- South Sudan's military has quashed an attempted coup, President Salva Kiir said Monday, after heavy gunfire gripped the capital of Juba. Dressed in fatigues and flanked by government officials, Kiir blamed soldiers loyal to his sacked deputy Riek Machar for starting the fighting. In a televised address, he said the government was in full control of the capital, and announced a nighttime curfew. "They tried to carry out a coup -- a so-called coup d'etat -- but they have failed," Kiir said. "All the people who were involved in this will be arrested." He said a nighttime curfew "for the sake of security and safety of our citizens" would run from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. @highlight NEW: South Sudan President says soldiers loyal to a sacked deputy started the fighting @highlight The President, Salva Kiir, declares a nighttime curfew @highlight "Gunshots/artillery fired over the past few hours in several locations," U.S. Embassy says @highlight U.S., British embassies tell their citizens to stay indoors
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If he stays fit, the gentleman @placeholder could prove to be the signing of the year.
When Xabi Alonso arrived at Bayern Munich, some were sceptical. Why had Bayern effectively traded a young, homegrown star in Toni Kroos, for an ageing Spaniard in Alonso? A few weeks later, Alonso is already being heralded as a new hero. The Spanish international has established himself as the new rock at the centre of Bayern's midfield, winning man of the match in his first two appearances for Bayern. In just five Bundesliga games, the former Liverpool man has had 679 touches, and made 558 successful passes, giving him a pass completion rate of 89 per cent. The high point came on Saturday afternoon in Cologne, where Alonso not only secured Bayern's defensive structure in a somewhat reckless 3-3-4 formation, but also set about breaking as many records as possible. @highlight 32-year-old Xabi Alonso has quickly won over any skeptics to his signing @highlight The Spaniard was awarded man of the match in his first two matches for Bayern Munich @highlight The former Liverpool and Real Madrid man has had 679 touches and made 558 successful passes (with an 89% completion rate) in just five Bundesliga matches @highlight He completed 175 passes against Cologne, more than the entire opposition team @highlight He also had 206 touches of the ball in that match, breaking Bayern team-mate Thiago Alcantara's Bundesliga record of 177 set last season @highlight This equates to him touching the ball roughly every 26 seconds, according to the German press
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@placeholder's defense has said prosecutors had a weak case but were desperate to convict Sneiderman of something.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 13:31 EST, 19 August 2013 | UPDATED: 17:14 EST, 19 August 2013 The Georgia widow accused of lying to investigators about the death of her husband, who was shot dead by her alleged lover in 2010, was found guilty on nine of 13 felony counts this afternoon. Prosecutors accused Atlanta resident Andrea Sneiderman of making false statements to police investigating her husband's slaying and lying under oath during the trial of her former boss and paramour, Hemy Neuman. The 13-count indictment included charges of making false statements, hindering an investigation and perjury. Scroll down for verdict video @highlight Andrea Sneiderman, 37, convicted on nine of 13 counts @highlight Jury acquitted Sneiderman on three perjury counts and one false statement count @highlight It took Georgia jurors 11 hours to return verdict @highlight Her lover, Hemy Neuman, was convicted of the shooting murder of Russell Sneiderman in front of a daycare center @highlight Neuman said that 'an angel in a dream who looked like Olivia Newton John told him to do it, and so did a demon who sounded like Barry White'
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A double-fault at game point, 40-30 up and serving to save the set highlighted that, and then @placeholder received a time violation warning for slow play.
Johanna Konta was the first British player to complete a match at Wimbledon this year - and the first to crash out, losing in three sets to Shuai Peng of China. Peng’s victory, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, took two hours and 15 minutes, sparking the start of a spate of early expected British exits at precisely 2pm. Konta, 23, is an Australian-born player of Hungarian descent who became a British citizen two years ago. She is ranked No 96 in the world and was expected to lose to a player ranked 35 places higher - although put up a fight on her way out. @highlight Johanna Konta battled hard but lost in three sets to China's Shuai Peng @highlight Konta is first Brit out of Wimbledon on day one @highlight She still takes away £27,000 as a first-round loser
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Tragic: Despite comprehensive searches of @placeholder, Keith Bennett's body has not been found
By Nikki Murfitt PUBLISHED: 16:01 EST, 15 June 2013 | UPDATED: 03:40 EST, 17 June 2013 The body of Moors Murder victim Keith Bennett may have been buried nearly 40 miles from Saddleworth Moor, the focus of the search for his remains up to now, according to a forthcoming TV documentary. The programme claims that photographs taken by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady as ‘grave markers’ during their killing spree show a Staffordshire beauty spot called Ramshaw Rocks. Now experts are calling on police to search the site in case it is the 12-year-old’s final resting place. Potential clue: The photograph shows Ian Brady holding a dog above his head at Ramshaw Rocks in Staffordshire @highlight Photo believed to be taken by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady to mark 12-year-old victim's grave @highlight Shows Brady in the Ramshaw Rocks in Staffordshire holding a dog @highlight Experts claim spot could be the site of graves of unknown victims @highlight News comes as Brady is about to fight for the right to die by being allowed to starve himself @highlight Bodies of four out of five known victims have been found on Yorkshire Moors @highlight Brady and Hindley took hundreds of pictures as mementos of their killing sprees @highlight Ian Brady, 75 is held in Ashworth hospital where he has been on hunger strike for 13 years @highlight Keith Bennett's mother Winnie Johnson, died last year after campaigning to find her son's body for decades
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@placeholder, 61, is a relative newcomer by comparison, having lost both competitions he contested as a player in 1979 and 1981 prior to the stunning turnaround in fortunes when vice captain eight years ago.
(CNN) -- In the heat of battle, it's best to have your key allies closest to you and European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has certainly done that by naming two close friends as his vice-captains. His decision was eased by knowing that both Sam Torrance and Des Smyth have previously played major roles in leading Europe to victory. The Irishman now hopes they can do the same when the Europeans seek to defend the trophy at Gleneagles in Scotland in September. McGinley's compatriot Smyth was one of Ian Woosnam's vice captains in 2006 when Europe recorded their largest home victory -- by 18½ points to 9½ -- at the K Club in Ireland. @highlight Scotland's Sam Torrance and Irishman Des Smyth named as first European vice captains @highlight Captain Paul McGinley says he will wait for team line up before naming remaining vice captains @highlight Both Torrance and Smyth have won the competition before @highlight Opening day's play at WGC Championship suspended by dangerous weather
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Just days into his training with the @placeholder, however, the local press began calling him out on his partying, which they cited as the major reason for his lackluster performance on the field.
Browns Quarterback Johnny Manziel has entered a rehabilitation facility, it was revealed today. Brad Beckworth, a Manziel family adviser, confirmed Monday that that the 22-year-old NFL star entered an unspecified rehab facility Wednesday. 'Johnny knows there are areas in which he needs to improve in order to be a better family member, friend and teammate and he thought the off-season was the right time to take this step,' said Beckworth. Scroll down for video In treatment: Hard-partying Browns Quarterback Johnny Manziel entered a rehabilitation facility Wednesday Party boy: Manziel's hard-partying and off-the-field antics were well known while he was in college @highlight Browns and a Manziel family adviser confirmed the 22-year-old quarterback entered treatment program Wednesday @highlight Browns general manager Ray Farmer said the team 'fully support' Manziel's decision to seek treatment @highlight Manziel's escapades involving alcohol-fueled parties have been well-documented going back to his time at Texas A&M @highlight He was fined in December for skipping out on a walk-through for final game of the season because he overslept @highlight Sports columnist Skip Bayless said on ESPN Manziel must do something about his alcohol addiction
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Neighbors: Lenka Tuohy (right) and her mother @placeholder (left) can see the sculpture from their back windows
A Michigan man has erected a giant bronze sculture of a hand with its middle finger raised in the direction of his neighbor - who also happens to be his ex-wife. Alan Markovitz, 59, a Detroit strip-club entrepreneur, erected the 12-foot-high, spot-lit sculpture in the backyard of his lakefront Orchard Lake home. A person who appears to be the daughter of Markovitz's ex-wife Lea Tuohy tweeted about the sculpture. Flipped: The sculpture stands on the back porch of Alan Markovitz's home 'How psychotic do you have to be to buy the house directly next to your ex wife and then put a statue up like that?!?! Real classy alan,' Lenka Tuohy tweeted November 11. @highlight Strip club entrepreneur Alan Markovitz bought the house next door to his ex-wife's home @highlight He erected a 12-foot sculpture of a hand with its middle finger raised in his backyard @highlight The sculpture faces next door and can be seen clearly from his ex-wife's windows @highlight At night it has a spotlight trained on it @highlight Markovitz says he's 'so over' his ex-wife
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It wouldn’t be the first time that such inflammatory remarks were heard from @placeholder including from Ahmadinejad himself, who has vowed in the past to 'wipe Israel off the map.'
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 00:16 EST, 24 September 2012 | UPDATED: 00:26 EST, 24 September 2012 Iran's hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has joined a chorus of Islamist nations that have condemned an anti-Islam film produced in the U.S. The Islamist regime also had some tough talk in the face of a possible attack from Israel over its long-disputed nuclear programme. When asked about the series of protests sparked by the film in the Muslim world, Ahmadinejad called the protests ‘ugly,’ but slammed the video itself as an 'abuse of freedom.' Scroll down for video Tough talk: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has condemned the anti-Muslim film that has sparked outrage across the Muslim world @highlight Iranian president condemns Innocence of Muslims film, saying that 'offending the high profit is quite ugly' @highlight General says Iran's forces can 'break the back' of Israel in 24 hours
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But some are now calling for the removal of the royal family, which has led the @placeholder state since the 18th century.
(CNN) -- Bahrain, the tiny Arab kingdom engulfed in strife between the Sunni government and the majority Shiite populace, has initiated court action to dissolve two opposition parties, a lawmaker told CNN on Thursday. The claim called for the dissolution of the Wefaq and Al-Amal movements, two Shiite groups in the forefront of recent protests against the Bahrain government, a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf. Abdul Khalil Jalil, a member of parliament from Wefaq, confirmed the development but didn't provide details. Bahrain, where the U.S. Navy anchors its Fifth Fleet, is a small predominantly Shiite country governed by a Sunni royal family. @highlight Two Shiite groups are targeted by the Sunni government @highlight It comes amid criticism of Bahrain over stiff crackdown @highlight Shiites in Bahrain have had longstanding grievances
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David de Gea has enjoyed a fine start to the season in goal for @placeholder
The Manchester derby is one of the fiercest rivalries in world football. Despite their struggles this season, City and United are among the biggest clubs in the country and there will be hundreds of millions of pounds worth of talent on show at the Etihad Stadium. But who has the better players? Does red or blue come out on top when their stars are judged by Sportsmail's High Court? Scroll down to find out... VIDEO Scroll down to watch Yaya Toure hail the singings of Falcao and Di Maria The likely line-ups for Manchester City against United on Sunday Goalkeeper: Joe Hart vs David de Gea @highlight Manchester City welcome Manchester United to Etihad Stadium on Sunday @highlight Key man David Silva injured for Manchester City @highlight Sportsmail judges the players as they go head-to-head
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if the stunt was typical of @placeholder, he said: 'He's not a shy guy, let's
By Steve Hopkins A Scottish World Cup fan seen defiantly cheering on England's rivals last night has been identified as a Formula 1 engineer from Glasgow. In stands packed with blue-shirted Uruguayan supporters, Mark McConville was seen wearing a tartan hat and an orange wig, celebrating what might be England's early exit from the tournament. Mr McConville, a contractor for Mercedes, was spotted on Twitter by relative Paul Hamilton who today confirmed his identity. Mark McConville, of Northampton, celebrates with Uruguay supporters, while dressed in a tartan hat and wig Mr McConville, an avid Scotland fan, decided to support the South American side when Scotland failed to reach South Africa in 2010 @highlight Fan identified as Glaswegian Mark McConville who lives in Northampton @highlight Was in Brazil doing charity work - handing out football shirts to orphans @highlight Has followed Uruguay since Scotland failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup @highlight Named today by his brother-in-law Paul Hamilton who called him a 'hero' @highlight Compared to fellow Glaswegian John Smeaton who thawarted airport attack
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@placeholder responded to these pesky regulations by calling the authorities a bunch of "plonkers."
(CNN) -- About nine years ago I flew Ryanair from London to a town called Maastricht in the southernmost, dangly, uvula-looking part of The Netherlands. I don't remember how much my flight actually cost, but I promise you I've spent more this week alone in the candy machine at work. Truth be told, I've completely lost all self-control. They keep stocking it with Swedish Fish, and now HR has had to warn me three times about borking in the break room. "Bork! Bork! Bork!" "Red light, Jarrett." Anyway, my flight on Ryanair is relevant only in that I have firsthand experience flying with the famous low-cost European carrier whose CEO, Michael O'Leary, started trending on the Web this week after he proclaimed that seat belts on planes "don't matter." @highlight CEO of Ryanair suggests adding a cheap "standing room" section on planes @highlight O'Leary: "If there ever was a crash on an aircraft, God forbid, a seat belt won't save you" @highlight We presume standing passengers would wedge in the back with livestock
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But the @placeholder calls his bulletproof glass vehicle a 'sardine can'
ISIS has made 'credible threats' to kill Pope Francis, a top Iraqi diplomat has warned just days before the Pontiff visits the mainly Muslim nation of Albania. Habeeb Al Sadr issued the stark warning today after Vatican officials insisted there was no threat to his safety - and said he will not ride in the bulletproof 'Popemobile' of his predecessor Benedict XVI. Mr Al Sadr, Iraq's ambassador to the Holy See, admitted he knew of no 'specific facts' or 'operational projects' but said: 'Just put two and two together... They want to kill the Pope.' Scroll down for video Warning: The Pope will use the open-top car (pictured) from which he greets the faithful in St Peter's Square when he visits Albania on Sunday, despite Iraq's ambassador saying his life is in danger from ISIS extremists @highlight Pontiff due to visit Albania, which is majority Sunni Muslim, this Sunday @highlight Iraq's ambassador to Holy See warned nowhere is safe - including Britain @highlight 'I think they could try to hit him during his travels or even in Rome', he said @highlight But Vatican has insisted Francis will not use bulletproof Popemobile @highlight Spokesman said security officials are 'calm' about one-day weekend visit
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The information @placeholder has is that there are these nuclear weapons.'
By Rob Cooper Last updated at 1:52 PM on 15th February 2012 MPs are set to visit the Falklands next month amid simmering tension between Britain and Argentina over ownership of the islands. In a move that could anger Buenos Aires still further, members of the Defence Select Committee said they would be visiting the islands next month. They want to inspect Britain's military force there, which has recently been joined by the Duke of Cambridge on a six-week tour as a search and rescue pilot. Fury: An Argentinean veteran from the 1982 conflict holds a flag as policemen try to disperse a protest in Buenos Aires yesterday amid rising tensions @highlight Defence Select Committee to visit ahead of 30th anniversary of Falklands War @highlight Argentine war veterans say visit is 'another provocation'
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Any act of violence could serve to undermine the innocent blood and moral authority of @placeholder.
(CNN) -- Just steps away from the courthouse where a jury decided George Zimmerman's fate, demonstrators vowed that their fight wasn't over. "Nationwide protest to demand justice," they chanted after the jury's not guilty verdict in Sanford, Florida, cleared Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. It wasn't long before some appeared to be heeding their call. Protesters rallied in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Denver, Baltimore, Detroit, New York and other cities. "I came here today to stand in solidarity with Trayvon Martin's family, and everyone else searching for justice for him, and wanting to bring Zimmerman to justice," said Kellie Knight. She spoke at a protest at Union Square in New York City. @highlight NEW: Protesters rally in New York, Denver, Baltimore and Detroit @highlight NEW: "If it can happen to her son, it can happen to anybody's son or daughter," says one @highlight Obama urges "calm reflection," asks Americans to reflect on toll of gun violence @highlight Leaders call for protests to remain peaceful, push for change
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The games will take place at stadiums across @placeholder, with the finals to be held at Wembley.
(CNN) -- Senegal's reward for qualifying for their first Olympic men's football competition is an opening match against hosts Britain, who could include former England captain David Beckham in their team. Senegal beat Oman in a playoff in Coventry on Monday to claim the last place in the 16-team draw for the Olympic competition, which begins July 26. In the draw completed Tuesday at Wembley, Senegal and Great Britain were drawn in Group A alongside Uruguay and the United Arab Emirates. Brazil, who are seeking their first men's football gold, were put in Group C with Egypt, Belarus and New Zealand. Defending champions Argentina failed to qualify. @highlight Senegal will play Britain on the opening day of the Olympic men's football tournament @highlight Senegal qualified for the Olympics for the first time with a win over Oman in a playoff @highlight Gold medal favorites Brazil are in Group C with Egypt, Belarus and New Zealand @highlight Defending women's champions United States will play France, Colombia and North Korea
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Donors who owned planes on which travel was paid for by Schock's @placeholder and political accounts did not immediately respond to requests seeking comment Monday.
Republican Congressman Aaron Schock, whose taste in lavish Downton Abbey-inspired office furnishings has sparked an ethics inquiry - along with many a late-night joke - is now under scrutiny for spending tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer and campaign funds on flights aboard private planes. There also have been other expensive travel and entertainment charges, including for a massage company and shows, among them a sold-out Katy Perry concert in Washington DC. The expenses highlight the relationships that lawmakers sometimes have with donors who fund their political ambitions, an unwelcome message for a congressman billed as a fresh face of the GOP. @highlight Congressman Schock, a Republican from Illinois, reportedly took at least a dozen flights worth more than $40,000 in donors' planes since 2011 @highlight Schock used House office expenses to pay more than $24,000 for eight flights between May 2011 and December 2012 @highlight Schock also requested more than $18,000 in mileage reimbursements since 2013, among the highest in Congress @highlight The 33-year-old lawmaker took his interns to a sold-out Katy Perry concert in Washington DC last June @highlight Schock responded to revelations by saying he travels frequently throughout his district in Illinois 'to stay connected with my constituents' @highlight Schock gained notoriety in January when a story came out about his new office resembling the decor on hit TV show Downton Abbey
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"However, still wincing over Marissa Mayer all stretched out for @placeholder."
(CNN) -- Since taking the helm of Yahoo after years in Google's upper echelon, Marissa Mayer has been at the center of plenty of talk not focused on turning around the once-mighty Web giant. As Silicon Valley's most prominent woman, her appearance, her motherhood and the way her policies will affect female employees have all, fairly or not, been the subject of spirited discussion. Now, a two-page photo spread in September's Vogue magazine has them talking again. In the photo, Mayer lies upside-down on a backyard lounge chair, wearing a blue Michael Kors dress. Her blond hair fans out at the foot of the chair, her Yves Saint Laurent stiletto heels point toward the top and she holds a tablet computer featuring a stylized image of her face. @highlight Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is the subject of a 3,000-word profile in Vogue @highlight She poses prone on a chaise lounge in a designer dress and heels @highlight Some find the image inappropriate for a CEO @highlight Defenders say women's interests shouldn't undermine their work
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He lacked passion in the previous debate, but when answering the first question from the audience Tuesday night, @placeholder brought the heat.
(CNN) -- President Obama's Ambien finally wore off, and thus he began the second presidential debate with Mitt Romney. Obama's performance Tuesday night was stellar (but not perfect) because of two techniques that I push to my debate teams ad nauseam. The first is the primacy effect, and the second is using your opponent's language against him. If you want to win a debate, you've got to master these techniques. The primacy effect is the idea that the first things a speaker says are more persuasive than those that follow. It holds true in conversations, in 90-minute debates, and even over a series of speeches or debates. @highlight Todd Graham: Obama revived himself and gave a stellar (but not perfect) debate performance @highlight He says Obama used "primacy effect" technique to be most persuasive first thing in debate @highlight He says Obama also used Romney's own words against him, a timeless, winning strategy @highlight Graham: Romney used that technique too, but late in debate; lost valuable time in waiting
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Steffon Armitage should also be included in spite of the fact he plays his club rugby in @placeholder
My initial impression is that this 33-man squad errs slightly on the defensive, cautious side. It is nonetheless full of high-quality players who are well capable of enjoying a big November. England need to win at least three, ideally four, of their games against New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and Australia next month, with Australia the most important by far as we face them in the World Cup. As much as we heap praise on the Southern Hemisphere nations, already this England side will be nobody’s opposition of choice in a World Cup match. Teams would much rather face Ireland, Wales or France. @highlight Stuart Lancaster has made a conservative selection for the Test series @highlight Christian Wade, Danny Cipriani and Steffon Armitage all overlooked @highlight England need to win at least three of their Twickenham fixtures in November @highlight Series opponents include New Zealand, South Africa and Australia @highlight Owen Farrell should be played at inside centre, not at fly-half
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@placeholder called 911 and reported what he described as a suspicious person.
Hours after President Barack Obama said the fatal shooting of an unarmed African-American teen in Florida requires national "soul searching," a lawyer for the man at the center of an investigation said the shooting had nothing to do with race. "I asked him, 'Are you a racist? Do you have anything against black people?' and he said 'No'," George Zimmerman's legal adviser Craig Sonner told CNN. Sonner said Zimmerman and his wife served as mentors to two teenage children of an African-American woman. Though funding was cut for the program, the couple continued their efforts on their own, taking the 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy on outings to a mall, a science center and a basketball game. They also helped in a fundraiser for an African-American church, the lawyer said. @highlight "I believe his life is in danger," Zimmerman's lawyer says @highlight Obama says nation must do some soul-searching over shooting @highlight Special prosecutor not sure grand jury will be necessary in case
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@placeholder posted a message on its website on Saturday, saying that it is "cooperating fully with the authorities and the ongoing investigation."
(CNN) -- Police in Buffalo, New York said Saturday evening that they have arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a shooting spree that left four dead outside a downtown restaurant earlier in the day. The Buffalo Police Department said 25-year old Keith Johnson is in custody and has been charged with four counts of second degree murder. Authorities would not comment on whether Johnson knew his alleged victims. Eight people hit by bullets in the early morning rampage, police say. One of the four survivors is in critical condition. At a news conference Saturday, Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda said that the dead -- two men and two women -- included a Texas man who was celebrating his wedding anniversary. @highlight NEW: A 25-year old suspect is under arrest in connection with the shooting spree @highlight NEW: Keith Johnson has been charged with four counts of second degree murder @highlight Eight people were shot, four fatally, at the City Grill restaurant @highlight Four others were injured and one is in critical condition
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McCann also scored the third goal as @placeholder lost 3-0 in Scottish football's most intense rivalry
Those who were there are hardly likely to forget some of the more shameful scenes. Fans on both sides, as well as neutral bystanders, can only hope that the return of Scottish football’s most intense rivalry doesn’t create the kind of febrile fury that rained down from the steep slopes of Celtic Park almost 16 years ago. ‘I know what this game can be like, I remember 1999,’ says Neil McCann, the former Rangers winger, before quickly adding: ‘But I don’t think Sunday will be like that - I hope not. ‘It’s fair to say that was the most volatile game I have been involved in. Anything that could happen did happen that day, on and off the field. @highlight Celtic and Rangers played on May 2, 1999, when three players were sent off and more than 100 fans were arrested @highlight Rangers won 3-0 with two goals from winger Neil McCann at Celtic Park @highlight McCann admits it was the 'most volatile game I have been involved in' as 'anything that could happen did happen that day, on and off the field'
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He died in a battle in northwestern @placeholder that August.
(CNN) -- Niger has extradited Moammar Gadhafi's son Saadi, who has been transferred to a jail in Tripoli, Libya, the Libyan government said Thursday. The North African country had been seeking the handover of Saadi Gadhafi, who fled across the border to Niger when rebel forces toppled his father in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011. "He was handed to Libya and is now in the custody of the Libyan judicial police," the Libyan government said on its Facebook page. It thanked the leader of its southern neighbor for his cooperation. Saadi, one of Gadhafi's seven sons, was a professional soccer player and businessman before his father's downfall. Unlike his brother, Saif al-Islam, Gadhafi's heir apparent, he is not wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on charges of war crimes. @highlight NEW: Rights groups calls for due process for Saadi Gadhafi @highlight He is accused of trying to destabilize Libya, prime minister says @highlight Niger handed over son over to Tripoli government @highlight New government sought extradition of ex-dictator's relatives and ex-officials
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'We locked up at midnight and as you can see on the @placeholder - the thieves were in and out minutes later.
Three thieves raided a medieval pub, accidentally flooded the place - and then left a scribbled note apologising for the damage on their way out. CCTV footage captures the crooks tearing through the Scotch Piper Inn in Merseyside, before getting away with the safe, spirits, cigarettes and a number of gadgets last Friday. The grade II-listed building, which is one of the oldest pubs in the UK dating back to 1320, was left in a shocking state after the men ripped the boiler off the wall to steal the safe. Scroll down for video Thoughtful: Thieves scrawled an apology note on a work surface after accidentally flooding the pub when they ripped a boiler off the wall to get to the safe @highlight Three crooks ripped boiler off the wall to get to the safe - flooding the pub @highlight Brazen apology note read: 'Sorry tried to turn water off. Hope you fix pub' @highlight Merseyside's Scotch Piper Inn is one of UK's oldest pubs dating to 1320 @highlight Former PM Tony Blair sampled a pint of Burtonwood Bitter there in 1999
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The Ukrainian government nevertheless found it politically valuable to have these assurances in a @placeholder-specific document.
(CNN) -- Russia's military occupation of Ukrainian territory on the Crimean peninsula constitutes a blatant violation of the commitments that Moscow undertook in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances for Ukraine. The United States and United Kingdom, the other two signatories, now have an obligation to support Ukraine and penalize Russia. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine found itself holding the world's third largest nuclear arsenal, including some 1,900 strategic nuclear warheads that had been designed to attack the United States. Working in a trilateral dialogue with Ukrainian and Russian negotiators, American diplomats helped to broker a deal —the January 1994 Trilateral Statement — under which Ukraine agreed to transfer all of the strategic nuclear warheads to Russia for elimination and to dismantle all of the strategic delivery systems on its territory. @highlight Steven Pifer: In Ukraine occupation, Russia reneging on 1994 deal to leave it alone @highlight Budapest Memorandum let Ukraine shed nukes in exchange for its sovereignty, he says @highlight U.S., Russia, UK, Ukraine signed. Russia now reneging. West must penalize it, he says @highlight Pifer: Failure to support Ukraine could delegitimize future nuke deals, like with Iran
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