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Attorney General Eric Holder has resisted calls for a special prosecutor in the IRS tea-party targeting case, insisting that his agency should handle it . Rep. Jim Jordan hijacked a hearing about marijuana policy Friday to grill a Holder deputy about the investigation's progress . House Republicans have tried for 11 mo...
[ "The acting deputy U.S. attorney general in charge of overseeing 'public integrity' prosecutions testified Friday that he doesn't know who's in charge of the criminal investigation of Lois Lerner, the former IRS official at the center of the tea-party targeting scandal. David O'Neil, whose job atop the DOJ's crimin...
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Of the 365,000 teenagers who gave birth in U.S. during 2010, 67,000 of those were repeat births . CDC study further shows that only 22% of new mothers used effective birth control in postpartum period . Black and Hispanic teens twice as likely to be repeat mothers than white teens .
[ "A full one in five teen births is to an adolescent mother who already has one or more children, an alarming new report reveals. According to a Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 365,000 U.S. teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 gave birth in 2010, and of those youn...
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Cory and Lynette Perkins married for a second time in Zimbabwe so that they could see the bride's family and complete a humanitarian project . Perkins posted his wedding photos on reddit which became a viral sensation . The couple built a safe-house in Africa to protect young girls victim to the AIDS epidemic .
[ "A married couple renewed their vows in Zimbabwe,Africa and in attendance was the bride's family accompanied by a slew of majestic elephants. Cory Perkins posted his spectacular wedding photos captured by local photographer Christopher Scott on reddit under the username per1993 about a month ago, and was inundated ...
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Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss said he didn't believe the Obama administration's claim that fear of a leak prompted them to finalize the release of five terrorists from Guantanamo Bay without telling Congress . Chambliss said he and Senate Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein 'knew about ... the takedown of [Osa...
[ "Obama administration officials told a gathering of all 100 U.S. Senators on Wednesday that they were kept in the dark about Saturday's prisoner swap because the Taliban warned that they would kill Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl if any information about the plan leaked to the public. But Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss, the ...
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Major retailers across Britain selling meats from Islamic butchers . Some shoppers object to practice of not stunning animals before slaughter . Supermarkets say all halal meats are clearly labelled . They claim they are simply responding to their customer's demands .
[ "Supermarkets throughout the UK are selling halal and kosher meat from animals that have not been pre-stunned before having their throats cut. It recently emerged that British retailers and restaurants are quietly switching to halal meats in their products and meals, leaving customers opposed to the practice - seen...
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18% increase in women having hand surgery . Hands are often tell-tale sign of age . Dubbed 'Madonna Mitts' after singer who famously covers her hands . Treatment uses fillers to transfer fat from other areas of patient's body .
[ "Forget muffin tops and crows feet, women are now seeking cosmetic surgery to banish signs of ageing on their hands. Cosmetic surgery clinics have . reported an 18 per cent increase in enquiries in the past month of . people having anti-ageing procedures on their hands. The new cosmetic surgery trend, which sees wo...
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The Gunners are baulking at the cost of a swoop for the Germany star . Khedira has just 12 months left to run on his Real Madrid contract . But the Spanish giants want in excess of £20million for the midfielder . Arsenal have already signed Alexis Sanchez and are close to completing a deal for France and Newcastle defe...
[ "Arsenal are baulking at the total cost of a swoop for Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira. Having landed marquee signing Alexis Sanchez, the Gunners will now turn their attentions to signing a holding defensive midfielder. Khedira, who has just 12 months let on his contract at Real, features highly on Arsene Wenge...
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Average flaccid penis length is 3-4 inches; Jonah's is 8 inches . Has people stop him in the street and has received offers from porn industry . Was stopped at security for fear he was carrying a bomb in his pants .
[ "Average flaccid penis length is 3-4 inches; Jonah's is 8 inches . Has people stop him in the street and has received offers from porn industry . Was stopped at security for fear he was carrying a bomb in his pants . Jonah Falcon is something of a celebrity in his home city of New York for one very big reason: he i...
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Shahnaz Nazli, 41, was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle yesterday . She worked at an all girl's school in Shahkas, near the Afghan border . Taliban has banned all women over the age of eight from being educated . Region is rife with militant activity leaving young girls afraid to go to school .
[ "The drive-by shooting of a female teacher 200 metres from her school in Pakistan yesterday has sparked calls for protection of the girl pupils being taught there. Shahnaz Nazli, 41, was on her way to the all girl's school where she worked in Shahkas, near the country's volatile tribal belt on the Afghan border, wh...
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Tamira Mobley charged with manslaughter over death in July last year . Tamara Blaine was found foaming at the mouth and had puncture wounds in her buttocks .
[ "A New Jersey woman has been arrested for killing a 22-year-old student who died after having her buttocks injected with silicone. Tamira Mobley, 28, was charged with assault and manslaughter on Monday by police investigating the homicide of Tamara Blaine. Miss Blaine, who had a young son, was found foaming at the ...
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Retailer has teamed up with a charity to help homeless find jobs . Debenhams is donating suits to help applicants impress in interviews . Participants will offered a personal shopping service to help them get the right look .
[ "Department store Debenhams is teaming up with charitable organisation The House of St Barnabas to donate suits to London's homeless to help them get back to work. The charity launched its Employment Academy last Autumn which provides training and work experience for those affected by homelessness. Now retailer Deb...
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James Rodriguez puts Real Madrid ahead against Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu on 12 minutes . First-half substitute Jese doubled Los Blancos' advantage on 36 minutes . Iago Aspas scored a late consolation for the visitors from close range on 80 minutes .
[ "Jese and James Rodriguez shot Real Madrid four points clear at the top of La Liga on Wednesday night as they beat Sevilla 2-1 despite a late goal from Liverpool loanee Iago Aspas. Carlo Ancelotti’s team took the points at a price with three key players ruled out of Saturday’s Madrid derby – first Sergio Ramos hobb...
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Fragment of a child's skull found in Tanzania give glimpse into early human diet . Researchers believe man needed meat to thrive - as skull showed signs of anaemia .
[ "A fragment of a child's skull dating back some 1.5million years offers some of the earliest evidence that early humans were hunters who ate meat regularly, scientists say. The piece of bone discovered in the Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, has signs of nutritional deficiencies commonly caused by a lack of meat in its own...
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Diana Dudas, 52, was reported missing in Almeria in Andalucia . Friend Genny Sutcliffe said Mrs Dudas' body was found in lagoon . Severe flooding has left at least 10 others dead .
[ "Diana Dudas, the British woman swept away in Spain after flooding in town of Vera Almeria . The picture from Facebook, shows Diana . Dudas, the 'lovely, very warm, very caring' British expat who went missing amid severe flash flooding in Spain. The 52 year old was reported missing in the town of Vera, Almeria, af...
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Being fat in 'midlife' years likely to accelerate loss of memory and brain skills . Oxford University researchers discover age a which a person is obese is key . Dementia risk changes depending on age when weight gain is out of control .
[ "Being overweight in your 30s triples the risk of dementia in later life, warn researchers. A new study shows that being fat in your ‘midlife’ years is likely to accelerate the loss of memory and other brain skills. Oxford University researchers found the age at which a person is obese is a key factor – with the hi...
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Two rare paintings done by Andy Warhol will go on auction November 12 at Christie's in NYC . The paintings, of Marlon Brando and Elvis Presley, are being sold by German casino company WestSpiel and could make $130 million combined . The record for a Warhol sold at auction is the $105.4 million his painting Silver Car C...
[ "Rare Andy Warhol paintings of Elvis Presley and Marlon Brando will hit the auction block at Christie's in New York City later this year, and are expected to fetch a rather nice sum. Triple Elvis (Ferus Type) and Four Marlons rate among Warhol's most famous portraits. The monumental paintings, each nearly 7 feet hi...
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Jillian Tait, 31, and Gary Lee Fellenbaum have been charged with murder . Fellenbaum's estranged wife, 21-year-old Amber Fellenbaum, has been charged with child endangerment . The couple were allegedly laughing as they hung Tait's son Scott upside down . They whipped him and hit him with a  frying pan until he died . F...
[ "Arrested: Amber Fellenbaum, 21, has been charged with child endangerment for allegedly witnessing the beatings of 3-year-old Scott McMillan but doing nothing to stop them . A third person has been arrested and charged in connection to the beating death and alleged torture of a 3-year-old boy in Pennsylvania. Jilli...
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WPC Tracy Watts admitted drink-driving and was warned she faces jail . Crashed car in Southend, Essex, after downing bottle of vodka .
[ "Drink-drive crash: Tracy Watts was four times over the legal alcohol limit when she crashed her sports car . A police officer is facing jail after she admitted crashing a sports car while four times over the drink-drive limit after binge drinking on a bottle of vodka. Tracy Watts was arrested after crashing her MG...
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Run down embassy in Kensington Palace Gardens needs urgent repairs . Nepal were given the embassy as a gift as a thank you to the Gurkhas in the British armed forces . Anger among soldiers who regard the property as part of their history . Nepal pay a nominal £1,000 a year rent for the 32,000square foot property .
[ "The Nepalese embassy on one of London's most exclusive streets could be sold for more than £100million - sparking anger among Gurkhas. The exclusive property is situated in Kensington Palace Gardens in west London which is one of the world's most exclusive roads with homes rarely coming onto the open market. The p...
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Film was shot by a logistics officer who spent several weeks at Colditz . It was bought by collector Karl Hoeffkes, who alerted authorities .
[ "Extraordinary: The clips show inhabitants of Colditz in a more relaxed light, joking around and smiling for the camera . Colditz may have been a notorious Nazi prisoner of war camp, but a newly-unearthed film shows its inmates and guards still found time to fool around. The extraordinary footage – the only . known...
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Defended Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic comments in now-infamous Playboy interview . Called his forced exile from Hollywood 'politically correct c**p' Oldman was blasted by the Anti-Defamation League .
[ "Begging for forgiveness: Gary Oldman has issued a grovelling apology over his controversial new Playboy interview . Gary Oldman has made a grovelling apology after saying Hollywood is a 'town run by Jews' in his now infamous Playboy interview. The Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes star made the comments as he claimed...
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Kwame Kilpatrick has been convicted of corruption charges today after a five month trial . The politician took bribes, rigged contracts . and lived far beyond his means while in office until fall 2008 and ran a 'private profit machine' out of Detroit's City Hall .
[ "Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been convicted of corruption charges today, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation's youngest big-city leaders. Jurors found Kilpatrick guilty of a raft of crimes, including a racketeering conspiracy charge. He was portrayed during a five-month trial a...
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Astronomers recently found galaxies that seemed to appear from nowhere . Known as Lyman-alpha Emitters (LAEs) - the galaxies sprung into view 700 million years after the Big Bang . Why they appeared so suddenly initially confused the astronomers . But, they now suggest it was due to the clearing of a 'fog' in the unive...
[ "Astronomers recently spotted seven galaxies that appeared around 13.1 billion years ago - 700 million years after the Big Bang. Where the galaxies came from initially confused the experts because they seemed to appear almost out of nowhere, very rapidly. But now the team behind the observations suggest the previou...
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Becky Miller was tied to a chair, slashed, burned with a cigarette and kicked . She was told she would never see her baby again, acid would be thrown in her face and her body would be dumped in a river . She is now scarred for life, afraid to go out and needs psychiatric counselling . Trouble flared after a drink and d...
[ "Jailed: Kelly Harrison, 30, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for actual bodily harm and false imprisonment . A drug-fuelled girl gang who turned on their friend torturing her for four hours, threatening to cut off her fingers, pour acid in her face and dump her body in a river has been jailed after they posted...
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British Association of Plastic Surgeons offering world-first insurance . The move comes after Sir Bruce Keogh's Government enquiry into the state of the booming £2.3billion cosmetic surgery sector . Capsular contracture, an abnormal to breast implants, will also be covered .
[ "Sir Bruce Keogh's Government report has called for tighter laws surrounding cosmetic surgery including the introduction of insurance . The British Association of Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) is to start offering insurance to patients who undergo plastic surgery with accredited surgeons. Until now, no insurance policy ...
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Ewen McKenzie quit his role as Australia head coach hours before team's 29-28 defeat against New Zealand in Brisbane . McKenzie resigned after series of scandals involving utility back Kurtley Beale and former Wallabies staff member Di Patston . Wallabies due to travel to Europe on Friday for tough tour taking in Tests...
[ "Australia are desperately seeking a new coach for their European tour following Ewen McKenzie’s shock resignation on Saturday. The Wallabies are due to fly north on Friday but their preparations were plunged into crisis as McKenzie abruptly ended his turbulent reign by quitting shortly after Australia succumbed to...
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Murray must defeat the formidable Novak Djokovic to become the first British Wimbledon champion since Fred Perry in 1936 . His secret weapon will be the 15,000-strong crowd which has helped him through some tough battles on his way to the final . It will be tough conditions out on centre court as temperatures soar to 3...
[ "Andy Murray has paid tribute to the fans who have helped him to the brink of sporting history today at Wimbledon. As he prepares to step out on to Centre Court shortly before 2pm to face Novak Djokovic in his quest to become the first Briton to win the men’s singles in 77 years, he said: ‘It is a shame the stadium...
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Animation, dubbed 'Bennu's Journey', follows the mysterious life of the asteroid from birth to current position . Osiris-Rex mission will launch in 2016, arrive at the asteroid Bennu in 2018, and return samples 5 years later . The samples could provide scientists with an inventory of the materials present at the start ...
[ "For millions of years, asteroid Bennu has been assaulted by the gravity of planets as it hurtles through space. Now a new animation, dubbed 'Bennu's Journey', follows the rough life of the asteroid and how it could reveal the origin of the solar system. It also depicts the Osiris-Rex mission, which will be launche...
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Assad's forces have reduced buildings to rubble .
[ "Standing amid the ruins, a child gazes at the devastation war has brought to his home in Syria. Once Deir al-Zor was a busy town in the eastern part of the country, with a growing tourist industry, but when rebels moved in, it became a target for tyrant President Bashar Assad's forces. Pounded day and night by gov...
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Andy Murray wins Wimbledon - first Brit man to do so since 1936 . Kim Sears, 25, wore £925 SS13 mint Victoria by Victoria Beckham dress . Supported her partner, Scottish tennis champ Andy Murray, 26 . Jelena Ristic, girlfriend of rival Novak Djokovic, wore stripes .
[ "The nation joined Kim Sears in one of her proudest days today, but one special moment was just for her. Andy Murray kissed his partner of seven years shortly after making history, storming to victory against Novak Djokovic on Centre Court. The 26-year-old won in three straight sets, taking the first 6-4, the secon...
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Actress said father Rick 'fondled himself' in front of her as a child . Claims called her 'ugly' then asked her for sex . The star the backtracked saying a microchip in her brain made her do it . Mother Lynn has hit back saying the 'accusations are absolutely horrible and could not be further from the truth' The Bynes ...
[ "Amanda Bynes has backtracked on her earlier claims that her father mentally physically and even sexually abused her as a child. The troubled 28-year-old had posted numerous tweets accusing Rick Bynes of inappropriate of fondling himself in front of her. The actress then - hours after her initial Twitter posts - sa...
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Southport teenager Drew Lewis has impressed Manchester United . The 19-year-old is set to be offered a trial at Old Trafford . Lewis has scored 38 goals for Southport's reserve side this season . United signed Sadiq El Fitouri from Salford City at the end of January . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United new...
[ "Manchester United are set to offer a trial to Southport teenager Drew Lewis. The 19-year-old has scored 38 goals for the Conference club's reserve side this season. His performances have captured the attention of a number of league clubs - but United have moved to offer the youngster a trial. Southport's Drew Lewi...
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Dr. Martin Salia chose to work in his native Sierra Leone because the need for surgeons there was so great . 44-year-old remembered at funeral Mass Saturday as a tireless advocate for medical care for the less fortunate . Salia died of Ebola on Nov. 17 after being flown to a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, in the advanced...
[ "Dr. Martin Salia didn't get into the medical profession to get rich, and even though he was a permanent U.S. resident, he chose to work in his native Sierra Leone because the need for surgeons there was so great. Although his medical colleagues were worried when he returned there to treat Ebola patients, they said...
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As Vancouver went up in smoke, the U.S. victors partied like there was no tomorrow .
[ "It's the most prestigious tournament in ice hockey - so when you win it, there's only one way to celebrate. Stanley Cup champions the Boston Bruins have toasted their 2011 victory with a staggering $156,679.74 bar bill at the MGM Grand in Mashantucket, Connecticut on Saturday night - and that wasn't even the full ...
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Hayne has secured a release from his contract at the Parramatta Eels . World Cup-winner hoping to earn trials in the NFL over the next year . Full-back would have been key member of Kangaroos squad for upcoming Four Nations Series .
[ "Australia star Jarryd Hayne has sensationally quit rugby league to pursue a career in American football. The full-back, who would have been one of the Kangaroos' key players in the upcoming Four Nations Series, has announced that he has secured a conditional release from his contract at Parramatta Eels. The 26-yea...
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McKenzie had come under pressure over his role in text message saga involving Kurtley Beale and team official last June . 'What's happened to Ewen over the last two weeks is pretty disappointing,' says Wallabies CEO Bill Pulver . McKenzie replaced Robbie Deans as Australia head coach in August 2013 . Wallabies were lea...
[ "Under-fire Australia coach Ewen McKenzie resigned a few hours before the Wallabies were beaten 29-28 by world champions New Zealand in Brisbane, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said in a statement. McKenzie, who took over from Robbie Deans just over a year ago, had come under pressure over the last two weeks for ...
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South African study measured effect of a tax on the prevalence of obesity . Researchers found 20% price rise resulted in 3.8% fall in obesity in men and 2.4% in women - equating to a fall of 220,000 obese adults .
[ "A tax raising the price of sugar sweetened drinks could help tackle the obesity epidemic, scientists have claimed. Scientists at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, measured the effect of a 20 per cent tax on soft drinks, on the prevalence of obesity in adults in the country. The team fo...
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Research led by Ohio State University has found that people in a negative mood like to see others who are also doing badly on social networks . Normally people preferred positive and upbeat statuses . But when upset they looked at people rated unsuccessful or unattractive . This was based on a fake social network site ...
[ "When people are in a bad mood, they are more likely to actively search social networking sites like Facebook to find friends who are doing even worse than they are. That's according to a study that found that, in general, people use social media to connect with people who are posting positive and success-oriented ...
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Students dressed as 'Pimps and Hoes' for notorious event . Undergraduates pictured unashamedly stumbling around, smooching and behaving drunk and disorderly . NUS slams bar crawls 'that promote excessive drinking'
[ "It has earned a reputation as Britain's most debauched student pub crawl - and this year's Carnage UK event in Cardiff certainly lived up to its notoriety. The theme for this year's night of revelry was 'Pimps and Hoes', and saw the university's undergraduate girls take to the streets dressed in little more than t...
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Jen Lord appeared inconsolable after learning of her fiance's death in his Manchester, New Hampshire home . Edgar 'Eddie' Hoffens was shot to death Sunday at him home and an apparent attacker identified as Charles Cable would later die in a hospital after being shot in the head . Early reports suggest Eddie was acciden...
[ "Dramatic footage following the Sunday shooting of a New Hampshire man shows his devastated fiancée overcome with the news he was dead after an armed attack on his home, possibly at the hands of his own brother. Jen Lord’s unthinkable trauma managed to get even worse as fiancé Eddie Hoffens’ brother and roommate Da...
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Lee Wilkinson, 40, and Michael Dent, 33, involved in long-running feud . Mr Dent began an affair with the attacker's wife while he worked offshore . Wilkinson was sentenced to 11 months in jail at Newcastle Crown Court . Judge told him that he had 'used his mouth as a weapon'
[ "Jailed: Lee Wilkinson, who was jailed for 11 months at Newcastle Crown Court after biting off the finger of Michael Dent during a nativity play at Harton Primary School in South Shields, Tyne and Wear . A man bit off the tip of a love rival's finger at a children's nativity play after a long-running feud. Father-o...
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Zahia attended Versace's Haute Couture show in Paris last night . Wore revealing black fitted dress and gold sandals . The former call-girl has established herself as talented lingerie designer .
[ "She is an unlikely member of the fashion elite, but former call girl Zahia Dehar certainly looked the part as she attended the Atelier Versace show as part of Paris Fashion Week. Arriving at the Haute Couture Spring / Summer 2014 collection the 21-year-old, who is now a celebrated lingerie designer, wore a low-cut...
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Contacted list of world's richest to offer immortality . Will personally oversee brain transplant into robot body . Entrepreneur claims to have 30 scientists working on project . Aims to 'transplant' human mind into robot body in 10 years . Claims 'next stage' of science is to create a 'new human body' 'This project is...
[ "A Russian entrepreneur who heads a hi-tech research project called 'Avatar' has contacted billionaires to offer them immortality. Itskov claims he will personally oversee their immortality process, in exchange for an undisclosed fee. Itskov, . a media entrepreneur, claims to have hired 30 scientists to reach this ...
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Michael Foley says the administration threatened him when the family tried to raise funds . 'That's what really bothers me to the core,' he said . The government says paying ransom to terrorists only fuels more abductions but denied threatening the Foley family .
[ "The brother of James Foley said on Thursday that the Obama administration threatened him when he tried to raise funds for the slain journalist's release from the terrorist group that beheaded him. 'They were actually an impedance,' Foley told Fox News, referring to the government's role in rescuing his older broth...
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The Pengheng Space Capsules Hotel in Shenzhen, China has robot staff . Waiters, reception desk staff and doormen all machines . Skeleton staff of humans oversee operations at £6.80 per night inn .
[ "A brand new hotel has skipped the recruitment process - because all its staff are robots. From reception desk staff to security doormen and waiters, the Pengheng Space Capsules Hotel in Shenzhen, China, has built, rather than hired, their new employees. Start-up costs and robot maintenance aside, staff bills must ...
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Rory Kockott passes International Rugby Board eligibility rules . Scrumhalf picked in 30-man squad to face Fiji, Australia and Argentina . New Zealander prop Uini Atonio also in Phillipe Saint-Andre's team .
[ "Scrumhalf Rory Kockott has been called into the France squad to face Fiji, Australia and Argentina next month. The South African qualifies to play for his adopted nation through residency rules, the French federation said on Sunday. Castres Olympique player Kockott has been on Philippe Saint-Andre's radar for some...
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The 28-year-old won the woman's singles prize at Wimbledon . She has been attacked on Twitter for her looks . Trolls branded her 'fat' and an 'ugly bitch' before calling her 'manly' BBC commentator John Inverdale has been criticised after asking if Bartoli's father had ever told her she wasn't a 'looker'
[ "On what should be the happiest day of her career, Wimbledon winner Marion Bartoli has faced an online backlash with trolls branding her 'fat', 'manly' and an 'ugly b****'. The vicious attacks took place after 28-year-old Bartoli scooped the woman's singles prize at today's Wimbledon final. Online trolls took to Tw...
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Charles Rose, 18, enjoys posting YouTube videos of him 'harassing' people in public . His latest attempt to film a video went horribly wrong when some of his victims called the police . He was arrested and faces battery charges, which could potentially result in a jail sentence . He has apologized but is unrepentant an...
[ "Charles Ross was arrested after deputies received complaints about him giving wedgies to unsuspecting people at a Florida movie theater . A Florida prankster who enjoys ‘harassing’ people in public and posting the results on YouTube, is facing battery charges and even possibly prison time after one of his latest v...
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Next week begins the start of the 'Tetrad,' a series of lunar eclipses . The four 'blood-red' moons are followed by six full moons . The cycle finishes at the end of September 2015 . It coincides with an alignment of Earth, Mars and the sun . The chance alignment has only happened three times in the last 500 years . So...
[ "If you spotted an orange-coloured 'star' on Tuesday night, then you were probably looking at Mars. In fact, the event you witnessed was rare - for the first time in 778 days, Mars, Earth and the sun aligned in an 'opposition of the planets.' To scientists this is a unique but ultimately meaningless arrangement, bu...
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As head of the Army's Intelligence and Security Command, Keith Alexander gave orders from the odd room designed with tax dollars . Alexander now heads the embroiled NSA .
[ "The director of one of America’s largest spy agencies is catching flack for once working from a war room built with American tax dollars to mimic a fantastical space ship. Keith Alexander heads up the National Security Agency and in addition to a lot on controversial revelations about his organization, a recent pr...
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Rahul Saggar from Brooklyn, New York, was inspired to start Presentation Date Night when a woman unexpectedly showed interest  in him after he gave a PowerPoint presentation at work .
[ "A man who found himself unlucky in love decided to launch a unique dating night where singletons woo their potential matches by giving presentations. Rahul Saggar, from Brooklyn, New York, was inspired to start Presentation Date Night when a woman unexpectedly showed interest in him after hearing a PowerPoint pres...
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Allows anyone to create an AR-15 assault rifle from parts that can be bought online freely . Machine preprogrammed to create rifle parts at the press of a button . Launched as protest against 'ghost gun' row in California . First run of machine sold out within hours .
[ "The controversial inventor behind the 3D printed gun has revealed his latest project - a $1200 milling machine to make untraceable rifles. Called the Ghost Gunner, the CNC mill can produce metal parts to built a rifle. The rifle does not have a serial number, and is therefore known as a 'ghost' gun. Scroll down fo...
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One hospitalised and dozens on IV drips after outbreak at 'four-star' hotel . Visitors have complained about 'obscene and poor standard' of hygiene . Holidaymakers have been struck down with food poisoning at resort before . £150,000 in compensation was paid out to 20 tourists who fell ill last year . Thomas Cook still...
[ "More than a dozen sick British tourists have been put on IV drips after getting struck down with a mysterious sickness bug at a four-star Thomas Cook holiday hotel – which the tour operator is still taking bookings for. Around 18 holidaymakers – including members of a wedding party – have complained of sickness an...
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The boy was walking home with four school friends when he was attacked . It is the latest in a series of assaults on albino people in the country . Days early a mother of four had her arm chopped off by a machete . Albino body parts can fetch thousands of dollars and believed to bring luck .
[ "Attackers collecting body parts of albinos for witchcraft hacked off the hand of a seven-year-old boy, officials said today. The boy was walking home with his friends in Tanzania when he was seized by the men. It is the latest in a series of bloody assaults on albino people. An Albino boy is pictured with black pu...
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The states are looking for alternative execution methods as lethal injection drug supplies dry up . Utah abolished firing squads in 2004 but last executed a man using one in 2010 because he chose the method prior to it being outlawed . Wyoming law requires a gas chamber to be used should no lethal injection drugs be av...
[ "A scarcity of lethal injection drugs has forced states to go back to the future to carry out capital punishments. Tennessee has brought back the electric chair and both Wyoming and Utah are considering the use of firing squads, according to reports. Republican Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law Thursday allow...
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Spain make history after claiming Euro 2012 crown . Thousands turn out for ope-top bus parade in Madrid . Players invited to royal reception with King Juan Carlos .
[ "Spain's Euro 2012 heroes got the royal seal of approval today as two special little fans welcomed the team home. Princess Letizia's daughters six-year-old Leonor and Sofia - proudly wearing Spain football shirts - got to grips with the silverware at a reception given to the members of Spanish national team. They w...
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Designers behind Star Wars: The Old Republic add 'gay' planet 'Makeb' Players can hold 'flirty' dialogue and have same-sex cyber 'relationships' Canadian makers say characters introduced after pressure from gay fans . It is an online role-playing game with 1m players set in Star Wars universe . Gays groups slam 'gay gh...
[ "The makers of Star Wars have been forced to unveil the first ever gay characters in its latest computer game. Designers behind 'Star Wars: The Old Republic' have included a 'gay' planet called Makeb where male and female characters - and aliens - have same sex relationships. The homosexual characters appear in the...
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Billy Joe Saunders beat Chris Eubank Jnr on points after a pulsating fight in London . Saunders made the faster start and was comfortably in front before Eubank responded . Eubank had the better of the second half and did enough to win it on one judge's card . But Saunders was given the nod and retains his British, Com...
[ "The chip off the old Eubank block made his father proud but did not do quite enough on his own behalf to win a fight which was an epic of its class. Billy Joe Saunders boxed the boy’s ears off in the first half of their grudge match and then survived a torrid last six rounds to hold onto this British, Commonwealth...
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Kevin Mirallas admits to soul-searching following James Tomkins incident . West Ham defender Tomkins clutched face in agony despite Everton midfielder Mirallas shoving him in the chest during the match last week . Tomkins has been castigated for trying to get Mirallas in trouble . Mirallas accepts as a father he has to...
[ "Everton winger Kevin Mirallas has done his own soul-searching following the unedifying sight of West Ham's James Tomkins clutching his face in fake agony despite being shoved several inches lower, in the chest, by the Belgian international. Tomkins has been rightly castigated for falsely trying to get a fellow pro...
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New UKIP MP Douglas Carswell predicts more defections from other parties . Was called by a Labour MP on the morning after his by-election victory . Miliband warned he must 'get out of north London comfort zone' or lose . Pressure mounts on Miliband after holding safe seat by just 617 votes . The Labour leader says migr...
[ "A Labour MP is on the verge of defecting to UKIP, Douglas Carswell claimed today. The former Tory MP who easily won the Clacton by-election after switching parties said it was 'looking very promising' that a Labour MP would be next to join him. Labour leader Ed Miliband today sought to rescue his crisis-hit leader...
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R&B mega-star is suing Topshop over T-shirt with picture of her face on it . Claims it could harm her reputation with fans who assume it is 'approved' Topshop says her staff still ask for clothes for star despite legal dispute . 'Shopping habits' are evidence of chain's own reputation, lawyers say .
[ "Rihanna's staff asked Topshop to send her clothes – after she had threatened to sue the store for using her face on a T-shirt. The singer claims the ‘unendorsed’ white T-shirt with a photograph of her in a bra top may have damaged her image. But that didn’t stop her entourage calling Topshop six times after a disp...
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QPR are trying to sign Jermain Defoe in Janaury transfer window . Former England striker is paying for Toronto FC in the MLS . Harry Redknapp tried to sign Defoe in the summer . Redknapp has admitted again he is hoping to sign Defoe for a third time .
[ "Harry Redknapp admitted the price will have to be right if he is to sign Jermain Defoe. The QPR manager tried desperately to sign the Toronto FC striker in the summer transfer window and wants to buy him in January. But the 32-year-old will reportedly want upwards of £80,000-a-week and Toronto claim they want to k...
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Gareth Williams, 24, provided footage from his helmet camera for The War on Britain's Roads which aired on Wednesday night . Angry motorists and cyclists took to Twitter accusing Williams of being 'antagonistic' and 'confrontational' One Twitter user said that Williams 'deserves to be knocked off his bike and die!'
[ "A cyclist who took part in a documentary highlighting his clash with a taxi driver has become the target of death threats from motorists. Gareth Williams provided the BBC with footage filmed on  his helmet camera for The War On Britain’s Roads, which was broadcast on Wednesday night. But after it was shown he was ...
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Former Bush adviser had harsh words for Minnesota congresswoman . Bachmann is being investigated for misusing congressional campaign funds to aid her failed presidential bid . In YouTube video, she insists her early withdrawal isn't related to her razor-thin margin of victory in last year's congressional election .
[ "Former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove as some harsh wards for fellow Republican Michele Bachmann, who announced this week she will not seek another term in Congress: Good riddance. Rove said Bachman, who represented Minnesota's 6th Congressional District since 2007, 'did nothing' as chairwoman of the Tea Party C...
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Man, 50, was attacked in the middle of the night in his hut . 'Chopped him with knives and set his house in fire with his remains inside' Sorcery is rife in the remote regions of jungle-clad Papua New Guinea .
[ "An accused witch doctor said to have used sorcery to bring about the death of another man in a remote Papua New Guinea village has been chopped into pieces and his body parts burned to ashes. The gruesome attack on the alleged sorcerer was carried out close to the time when a 20-year-old woman was tortured and bur...
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Real Madrid trio take to Twitter to celebrate 16-game winning streak . Carlo Ancelotti's side last defeat came against Atletico in September . Gareth Bale scored as Real Madrid beat Malaga 2-1 on Saturday night . Real Madrid have scored 59 goals during their incredible record run .
[ "Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos and their boss Carlo Ancelotti have been celebrating after winning 16 straight games for the first time in their history. The trio took to Twitter on Saturday night after they beat Malaga 2-1 to set the record, holding up 16 fingers between them and Ramos saying: 'A seguir trabajando. Bue...
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Former Tottenham ace Jermain Defoe could return to England in January . 'Mama's boy' Defoe has fallen out with Major League Soccer side Toronto . Matt Prior is yet to respond to Kevin Pietersen's comments .
[ "Jermain Defoe’s fall-out with his Major League Soccer side Toronto just one truncated season into a four-year contract is being blamed in Canada on his formidable mother Sandra. Defoe is expected to return to the Premier League with QPR in the January window, as manager Harry Redknapp indicated on Thursday, provid...
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Bryce Dion, 38, was wearing a bulletproof vest when he was shot by police but a stray bullet slipped in a gap and went into his chest . Mr Dion, from California, worked as a sound engineer on the reality show for seven years . It is the first death of a crew member in the 27 years Cops has been on air . Police also sho...
[ "Bryce Dion, 38, a sound engineer from California, was killed in Omaha after a shooting broke out while he was filming reality TV show Cops . Police accidentally shot dead a crew member of TV show Cops on Tuesday when they opened fire on a suspect armed only with a pellet gun, who was also killed. Sound engineer Br...
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Guide was created by Glasgow-based liGo and reveals the best ways to conserve battery life on various smartphones . Featured handsets include Apple’s iPhone 5S and Samsung’s Galaxy S5, plus older models from Sony and Motorola . Each tip explains which features affect energy, and explains how to disable, or enable, them...
[ "There are various, well-known tweaks you can make to your smartphone to boost its battery life, such as turning off Wi-Fi and decreasing the screen’s brightness. But these only have a limited effect when other features and services are draining energy, often without you even realising they're doing so. Glasgow-bas...
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Roman Thomas III is accused of turning troubled teenager into prostitute . Allegedly forced her to have tattoo of his street name 'Suave' on her eyelid . Accused of pimping girl through online advertising site for $100 an hour .
[ "A 'pimp' has been accused of forcing a 13-year-old prostitute to have his name tattooed on her eyelids when she threatened to run away. Roman Thomas III was arrested in Miami after the girl was branded with his street name 'Suave' on one eyelid, and 'House' on the other to denote that she belonged to him, police s...
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Andrew McKinlay blasted Ed Miliband as 'a complete disaster as leader' Miliband is under serious pressure from his party over Conference disaster . Party MPs fear Miliband is incapable of challenging Ukip's street fighters . MP John Mann was embroiled in an extraordinary public slanging match with Michael Dugher, the p...
[ "Ed Miliband faced an open Labour revolt last night after a senior party figure called for him to resign as leader. Andrew MacKinlay, the former MP for Thurrock, said the party’s dismal performance in last week’s Heywood and Middleton by-election ‘was not the performance of a Government-in-waiting’. Writing in toda...
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Casey Snook, 14, uploaded photos on Facebook of her trip to New York . She was unaware she was running up a massive phone bill which came out of her father's bank account . Orange said the teenager ran up the charges by using 'data roaming' Data roaming is a service which allows users to use the Internet abroad . Her m...
[ "A schoolgirl enjoying a dream holiday ran up a £3,800 bill after uploading pictures of her trip onto Facebook with her mobile phone. Casey Snook, 14, used the website to post regular updates about her time in New York. She eagerly told friends about her visits to the Empire State Building, Central Park and Times S...
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Teachers now calling for schools to introduce airport-style metal detectors . Follows the fatal stabbing of Ann Maguire, 61, at Leeds Catholic college . Last year 1,000 children caught with weapons in school, figures show . 550 pupils a year expelled from schools in England for assaulting staff .
[ "The stabbing of Ann Maguire in front of her pupils triggered a national debate over security in our schools last night. Head teachers demanded stronger backing for schools which choose to introduce airport-style metal detectors and frisk pupils for weapons. But they said schools must not be ‘locked down’ in the wa...
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Distractify compiled list of most nightmare-inducing underwater creatures . Rare deep-sea dwellers include goblin sharks, blobfish and water bears . While most pose no threat to humans, several are aggressive predators .
[ "Whether in the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean or off the coast of Australia and Tasmania, some of the world's most beautiful oceans also contain the world's most nightmare-inducing creatures. Often dwelling at the bottom of the sea and rarely seen by humans, Distractify compiled a list of the creepiest unde...
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Thousands of anti-Gaddafi troops surround key town of Bani Walid . Fears civilians may be used as human shields after negotiations fail . Gaddafi loyalists had demanded the rebels enter the town 'unarmed' Nato bombers strike key targets with U.N. mandate due to expire later this month .
[ "Libya is braced for further bloodshed after negotiations between rebel troops and Gaddafi loyalists over the surrender of a town where it is believed the tyrant may be hiding broke down. Thousands of soldiers loyal to the country's National Transitional Council (NTC) have surrounded the stronghold of Bani Walid, 9...
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LA's Glendale school district has been monitoring its 14,000 students' social media accounts for about a year . Authorities say the practice is necessary to ensure any problems, such as online bullying and self-harm, are identified . Critics say the screening is essentially 'stalking' and violates students' right to fr...
[ "A suburban Los Angeles school district has paid a private firm to monitor its students' social media activities. The Glendale Unified School District last year hired the firm Geo Listening to snoop the social media postings of the 14,000 or so students in the area to screen for any signs of bullying, self-harm, dr...
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Move would 'put us in breach of international legal obligations,' Grieve said . Former Attorney General was removed from Cabinet in 'europhile clean-out' His words came after European Court saved British taxpayers from threat of paying millions of pounds in compensation to 10 prisoners denied the vote .
[ "Warning: Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve claims the atrocities in Iraq should be a warning that leaving Europe would be a disaster for Britain . Sacked Tory Cabinet minister Dominic Grieve said yesterday that it would be a disaster if Britain walked out of the European human rights court. Mr Grieve said the...
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'Immature' Ryan Donovan was put on sentry duty despite being drunk . He could have killed more if council officials had not tackled him . Donovan was resentful after learning he would not be transferring ships as he had disobeyed cleaning orders . He told a fellow sailor he was planning a 'Grand Theft Auto-style' massa...
[ "He was drunk, obsessed with murder and seething at life in the Royal Navy, but Able Seaman Ryan Donovan was still handed a loaded machine gun and allowed to guard a nuclear submarine. Donovan then murdered a senior officer and attempted to kill three other shipmates in April this year. Last night he was beginning ...
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Dennis Eugene Emery, 57, had been arguing with his wife at their home . He pointed the gun at the dog and then for some reason turned it as it fired . Neighbor said his wife had 13 dogs and their barking was source of tension . Police said Emery had experienced 34 run-ins with the law since 2012 .
[ "Dennis Eugene Emery, 57, cocked the gun, pointed it at the animal and then for some reason turned it around right as it fired, shooting himself in the face . A man accidentally shot himself dead while threatening to kill one of the family dogs during a heated argument with his wife at their home in Florida. Police...
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The chair took Lance Greathouse, 52, a month and $1,000 to build . He made the chair from a helicopter seat and electric golf cart . Lance, from Phoenix, Arizona, has dubbed the chair the Lord Humungous .
[ "It looks more like the transport of choice for a Bond villain than a wheelchair. But one inventive engineer has turned a wheelchair into his very own hot seat - by fitting it with a flamethrower. Lance Greathouse's eccentric creation can spit fire over 35 feet - the length of a typical bus. Scroll down for video ....
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Woman describes IS fighters cutting off heads and driving them around . Paraded at least 5 Yazidis' heads in front of the victims' families, she said . She also saw dogs feeding off bodies which have been left on the ground . Up to 1,000 bodies are believed to be lying on the mountain in 50C heat .
[ "A mother who fled jihadi gunmen told yesterday how she had seen militants sever the heads of men in her village and then parade them in front of the victims’ families on the bonnets of captured vehicles. Her face badly scorched by the sun after days hiding in the mountains, the woman said she had witnessed the Isl...
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Patrick McConlogue came up with the idea after passing the homeless man every day on his way to work . The original proposal was $100 or two months of daily coding lessons, a free laptop, coding books and other tools . Leo is set to soon launch his first app .
[ "A New York homeless man is about to launch his own app after learning how to code through the generosity of a software developer who passed him every day during his commute. First announced on Medium last month by software developer Patrick McConlogue, 23, ‘Finding The Unjustly Homeless and Teaching Them to Code’ ...
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Actors suggest ludicrous colours mocking Apple's iPhone 5C range . Microsoft apologised for 'off the mark' joke which went viral . It mocks direct quotes from Tim Cook's launch of the new range this week .
[ "Microsoft has been forced to delete seven sarcastic videos mocking Apple's latest range of iPhones. In a series of spoofs titled 'A fly on the wall in Cupertino?', two actors make ludicrous and dumb suggestions to a man supposed to be Apple CEO Tim Cook in the firm's Californian headquarters. Their list of pretent...
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Samantha feels in the shadow of her husband's first wife, Eleanor . She resents how much her in-laws still talk to, and about, her . She had two children with Pascal . While Samantha is struggling to conceive .
[ "Family birthdays at my French in-laws' rambling farmhouse are mandatory but lively affairs, with anything from 20 to 25 noisy personalities gathered under one roof. Every time I travel to a celebration with my husband to meet his sisters and brother, and their respective families, it is with some apprehension. The...
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Melissa North, 22, developed phobia of cheese at the age of four . Student, from Kent, says even walking past a deli counter is difficult for her . She has stayed away from the food since she was given it as a child . But she said phobia was made worse after cruel joke played at school . Friends still tease her for her...
[ "A 22-year-old student who is so terrified of cheese she is unable to walk past the supermarket counter in case she bursts into tears has spoken of how her phobia blights her everyday life. Melissa North, from Herne Bay, Kent, said she developed the phobia at the age of four, but she is now so terrified of the dair...
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Vincent Basciano Jr charged in connection with 'mob-linked enterprise' The three owners of gambling website Pinnacle Sports also arrested . NYPD claims members of the group 'made threats' to collect money . Basciano's father serving life sentence for ordering gangland hit .
[ "Swoop: The son of jailed mob boss Vincent 'Vinny Gorgeous' Basciano (pictured) is among 25 people arrested for allegedly running a $50million betting ring . The son of jailed mafia boss Vincent 'Vinny Gorgeous' Basciano has been arrested on charges of helping to run a $50million betting ring that operated across ...
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Secretive surveillance agency claims online outage was not the work of hacker group Anonymous . Website was offline for at least SIX hours on Friday before late-night NSA statement denying an attack had occurred . Website glitch is another public relations goof for NSA after allegation spy agency has bugged German lead...
[ "The National Security Agency said late on Friday that it was a glitch that brought down its public website for a few hours and not hackers, contrary to some online claims. The NSA website was down for several hours after 3pm on Friday prompting claims that the site of the secretive surveillance agency had been tar...
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Experts speculate that Google is building a floating data center on a barge in San Francisco Bay . Google patented the idea in 2009, but hasn't commented on the development . Others theorize the Internet company is building a floating marketing center for Google Glass .
[ "A mystery structure being built on a barge floating off San Francisco's Treasure Island is fueling speculation that Google is turning its idea of a floating data center into a reality. While the Internet company won't confirm the development, CNET reports it has evidence suggesting the four-story 'secret project' ...
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Texas Rep. Steve Stockman introduced tongue-in-cheek legislation today that would allow taxpayers 'to offer the same flimsy, obviously made-up excuses the Obama administration uses' The outgoing Republican Congressman's bill is called The Dog Ate My Tax Receipts Act . Of the excuses taxpayers would be able to use for n...
[ "Texas Representative Steve Stockman introduced legislation today that would allow taxpayers to give the Internal Revenue Service the 'same 'lame' excuses for not for handing over documents as the IRS is giving Congress. If the IRS is allowed to claim that 'convenient, unexplained, miscellaneous . computer malfunct...
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Charlie Austin has scored five goals in the Premier League for QPR so far . Harry Kane has scored 10 goals in all competitions for Tottenham . The duo are being monitored by England boss Roy Hodgson .
[ "QPR striker Charlie Austin and Tottenham talisman Harry Kane are on the verge of a sensational call up for the England squad. Austin, who has scored five times for Rangers this season, is being monitored by England head coach Roy Hodgson and his scouts. The Rangers forward, who scored against Chelsea in the 2-1 de...
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Hackers have threatened to shut down sites on November 5, which marks Guy Fawkes Day . The threat by Anonymous comes after Zynga slashed its workforce of 3,000 employees by 5 per cent . The gaming giant, known for FarmVille and Words With Friends, allegedly plans to outsource jobs to India . The 'hacktivists' have targ...
[ "The online activist group, known as Anonymous, has threatened to shut down Zynga and Facebook, days after the gaming giant announced it was laying off 5 per cent of its workforce. The group is targeting the San Francisco based company because of 'the outrageous treatment of their employees and their actions agains...
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DJ and presenter says the island is the perfect place to 'escape from it all' 'Even in peak season, you can find stunning, empty beaches' 35-year-old says Spanish island has 'two characters'
[ "Alex Zane may be a well-known music-lover, but he is happy to avoid Ibiza's sprawling nightclubs . He may be a well-known music-lover having hosted high-profile shows on MTV, XFM and NME Radio. But Alex Zane reveals he more than happy to shun the masses of Ibiza's hard-partying tourists, booming beats and sprawlin...
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Man City have had enquiries from Inter Milan and Roma for Nastasic . But Arsenal will look to snap up the Serbian defender if skipper Thomas Vermaelen departs the club . Manchester City expect to sign Eliaquim Mangala from Porto .
[ "Manchester City have had enquiries from Inter Milan and Roma for Matija Nastasic who they want to sell with Eliaquim Mangala expected to arrive from Porto. They would prefer to move him abroad although Arsenal would guarantee quicker payment. Arsene Wenger will move for a new centre-half if captain Thomas Vermaele...
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Town of Bani Walid is set to be overturned .
[ "Town of Bani Walid is set to be overturned . Volunteer fighters poured in from the Libyan capital and other towns held by the former rebels today to join what they expect to be the final battle for Bani Walid, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds. After a week-long stand-off over a peaceful surrende...
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Storm moved south from Gulf of Alaska into British Columbia and the northern Rockies this weekend . Expected to turn eastward early next week, dropping spotty snow, rain and a wintry mix over the central states . Models suggest the storm will rapidly intensify Tuesday night and Wednesday, qualifying as as an 'explosive...
[ "Metereologists call it a a 'bombogenesis' - a mid-latitude cyclone whose surface barometric pressure drops by 24 or more millibars in a 24-hour period. But the easiest way for the rest of the us to understand it is as winter bomb, and one that is headed for the northeast U.S. from early next week, despite the cale...
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Thousands wait in line as bus and limited subway service resumes in New York city . Tempers flare as drivers wait in long lines for gas . One man arrested for cutting in gas line before pointing gun at commuter who complained . Savvy New Yorkers get on their bikes to beat the traffic . One fourth of cellular transmitte...
[ "Thousands of New Yorkers attempting to get back to work after Superstorm Sandy faced a second day of travel misery on Friday as buses and trains continued to run a limited service. People streamed into the city as a handful of buses trundled through the city and subways opened in upper Manhattan and parts of Queen...
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Cesc Fabregas isn't a popular figure amongst Chelsea fans . Spanish midfielder has an on-field feud with Frank Lampard . Former Arsenal star was complaining about celery when John Terry had been kicked in the face by Abou Diaby . Fabregas looks set for a summer move to Stamford Bridge .
[ "Jon Dolan is a Chelsea fan with a Matthew Harding Lower season ticket and he's has been a regular at Stamford Bridge for more than 40 years. With his team about to make their first major signing of the summer in the form of former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, the Blues supporter explains why Chelsea fans won'...
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Despite controversy sparked when 18 Again lotion hit shelves in India, first of its kind vagina was launched in Thailand . Advert shows woman complaining of dark vaginal area .
[ "Despite controversy sparked when 18 Again lotion hit shelves in India, first of its kind vagina was launched in Thailand . Advert shows woman complaining of dark vaginal area . A vaginal whitening wash that promises to make your private area 'safely fairer within four weeks' has hit the beauty market in Thailand. ...
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UKBA warned by Hull Registrar that couple did not know each other . Agency secretly filmed a wedding video of the bridal party at wedding . Arrested those involved and sham bride and groom jailed today .
[ "A Nigerian groom has been jailed for 12 months for a sham marriage where he picked Celine Dion’s song 'The first time ever I saw your face' to march down the aisle. Hull University masters student Jayeola Abiola, 29, needed to marry to stay in the UK, and paid Portuguese Vania Pinheiro-Fernandes, 29, to be his bri...
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£36 Starfish is a weight-activated sensor that fits to child's car seat . It automatically pairs to parent's iPhone or Android using Bluetooth . When activated, Starfish creates a 'geo-fence' radius around itself . If the phone leaves the geo-fenced area, Starfish will notify the parent . On average, one child dies in ...
[ "A young father horrified by the number of babies left alone in hot cars has invented a device to alert parents if they forget to take their child with them. Matthew Sheets, 26, has designed a weight-activated seat sensor which notifies a parent's mobile phone when their child is still in their baby seat. The alert...