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20af6e4423016ceeeaf1a60aa507822673f09f14 | (CNN) -- Second seed Maria Sharapova continued her quest for a career grand slam with a convincing win at the French Open on Friday, while world No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska and former champion Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the Paris tournament. Sharapova has tasted success at three of tennis' four grand slams, but she has ... | Second seed Maria Sharapova cruises into the French Open third round .
The three-time grand slam winner is looking to complete a career grand slam .
World No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska and 2008 winner Ana Ivanovic both crash out .
2011 U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur safely into the fourth round . |
20b11518df6520f552d691d5f6c0d02755d11809 | The worlds of politics and arts mingled Sunday at the annual Kennedy Center Honors, with President Barack Obama among those toasting five stars of stage, screen and music. "Each of them has been blessed with an extraordinary gift," the president said of the night's honorees. "Tonight, we thank them for sharing that gif... | "We're just over the moon about this," one honoree says .
Obama joins those in Washington toasting this year's Kennedy Center honorees .
They are Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Sonny Rollins, Meryl Streep and Yo-Yo Ma .
The president says each has "an extraordinary gift" they've shared with the world . |
20b22e8528aa0621bd57faa4ce54bdf2bced9233 | As a 36-year cancer survivor, I am watching with great interest as the debate rages over whether the Affordable Care Act strengthens the individual insurance market, as the law's supporters contend, or dismantles it, as critics say. Having been repeatedly denied health coverage I needed and wanted to buy because of my ... | Lori Greenstein Bremner says she had problems getting insurance after surviving cancer .
Bremner says she settled for pricey health policy due to her pre-existing condition .
She says premium hikes left her scaling back coverage for herself and sons to a minimum .
With Obamacare, she says she has cheaper, better plan a... |
20b2caceb80604acd9588b9f8638e26502e9b012 | NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- All charges against George Obama, half-brother to U.S. President Barack Obama, have been dropped after his arrest in a drug raid, according to police in Kenya. George Obama was arrested in Kenya on suspicion of marijuana possession, according to police. He was released on Saturday hours later, p... | Police: "Being found with people ... in possession of cannabis is a petty offense"
Police earlier told CNN Obama was arrested for having cannabis, resisting arrest .
Obama is U.S. president's half-brother .
He is in his mid-20s . |
20b32e8f55dcb406a7cad92843fa2f5cfbe5a44a | A woman, who was involved in a horrific road accident, woke from a coma to discover that she was 12 weeks pregnant. Last year, Gemma Holmes was riding a moped when she was flung across a busy road into a lamp post. She suffered extensive injuries, including a broken back, and doctors didn't expect her to survive. But s... | Gemma Holmes collided with a car and was flung across a busy road .
She broke her back, suffered a brain injury and fell into a coma .
Six weeks later Gemma woke up and was told by doctors she was pregnant .
Despite her extensive injuries, she decided to keep the baby and gave birth to healthy Ruben Miracle 12 weeks ag... |
20b5f455609d57b8b427c54afe5df40e067d62ad | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Sada Jacobson may be a world champion fencer with three Olympic medals, but dressed in a T-shirt and sweats, she looked like any other student getting a lesson at the gym. Olympic medalist Sada Jacobson says "a little hard work, a little luck and some guidance" makes a champion. She grabbed h... | Sada Jacobson, world champion fencer, is happy to serve as a role model for kids .
Jacobson: Fencing is an asymmetrical workout, with body in unnatural position .
Fencing is "physical chess" where brain must strategize during a match . |
20b720e9576416261479b197443918dd5ae398bb | By . Gemma Mullin . An 11-year-old girl was banned from a school trip because she had taken one day off to go to her mum’s funeral. Staff at St Giles’ Junior School in Bedworth, Warwickshire, told Maddie Stevens she couldn’t go on the trip to Frankie & Benny’s on Tuesday because she did not have 100 per cent attendance... | Staff at St Giles' Junior School in Bedworth, Warwickshire ban schoolgirl .
Maddie Stevens, 11, was told she did not have 100 per cent attendance .
Mother Gail Stevens had breast cancer for two years and died in January .
Her father said she has been 'punished for going to her mum's funeral'
School has since stopped tr... |
20b902e015e7565fbf74238c754484db8c6e4648 | (CNN) -- Quentin Tarantino has made a spaghetti western and cross-pollinated it with a blaxploitation picture, but it's fully formed, unapologetic and easily one of the best popcorn flicks of the year. I'll go further: It's my favorite American movie of the past 12 months. Before we get to the why, a quick outline of w... | "Django Unchained" is easily one of the best flicks of 2012, critic Tom Charity says .
It's a typical Quentin Tarantino gambit: taking two genres and mashing them together .
In the title role, Jamie Foxx teams up with a bounty hounter . |
20b93d7102f540c553c24ef9d6b5cfe9bcc18423 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:18 EST, 4 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:19 EST, 4 May 2013 . Alaska's Cleveland Volcano is undergoing a continuous low-level eruption following an explosion early Saturday morning, scientists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory and the U.S. Geological Survey said. Satellites an... | Volcano about 940 miles southwest of Anchorage last saw emissions in November of 2012 . |
20baf746dcec06404b52e805001d864ea4349c7a | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The families of two boys allegedly shot to death by a U.S. consular employee as they tried to rob him have filed a complaint with Lahore police against the American, accusing him of two murders, a police spokesman said. Nayab Haider said the complaint, called a "first information report," t... | NEW: The families of two boys allegedly killed by an American have filed a complaint .
The two boys tried to rob the man, police say .
The American is employed by the consulate in Lahore, police say . |
20bb43d494e8ab1b81fb7cc4e15f561d1f6df511 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:01 EST, 16 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:20 EST, 17 January 2013 . Customers normally have to queue for ages for the chance to speak to someone at their local bank. But one RBS advisor launched her own bank delivery service when she travelled to a war veteran's home during ... | Louis Butler said the clerk had restored his 'faith in human nature'
RBS worker Victoria Mowbray travelled to his home and rang police and bank colleagues to cancel his cards for him . |
20bcbd2c2e5b7b7b545dc55acd84b790af3ba261 | Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- Manned by a pair of trained officers, a large private security jeep moves slowly past the high walls lining a residential street in the suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa. Heavily armed and alert, the officers scan the designated area, looking for any suspicious activity. They wor... | South Africa has 400,000 private security guards, and nearly 9,000 security firms .
Experts put the industry's growth down to high crime rates and inefficient policing .
Some claim that the industry is a threat to national security . |
20bcea2fbf50fbf0c5b27bafea688524164e2918 | (CNN) -- HTC's new flagship smartphone, the One, is an impressive bit of hardware and a big step forward for the company in three significant ways. The One is a top-notch, beautifully designed handset packed with the best specs and a ton of compelling features. It also runs a unique, fresh take on Google's Android oper... | HTC's One phone could be the one that closes the gap with Apple and Samsung .
The One, unveiled Tuesday, has a massive 4.7-inch touchscreen display .
It's camera ignores sometimes-meaningless megapixel count for "UltraPixels"
The One will be available on AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint . |
20bd149093408d94dabdf2538423f4017459baa8 | By . Emma Innes . A father has beaten cancer after doctors removed a tumour weighing almost one and a half stone from his stomach. Barry Wilkes underwent a six hour operation to remove the massive growth, which was twice the size of his heart and weighed about 20lb. ‘The tumour in my abdomen was huge,’ said the 45-year... | Barry Wilkes' tumour was found after he developed pain and nausea .
He had a six hour operation to remove the tumour in his abdomen, a growth in his bowel, and some cancerous lymph nodes .
He did not need chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment as the surgery was believed to have successfully removed all of the cancerou... |
20be7bdd7a4913c742e2ea6116b63612545c8864 | Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A federal judge ruled on Thursday to allow same-sex couples to marry in California, starting on August 18, handing another victory to supporters of gay rights in a case that both sides have said is likely to end up in the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in Sa... | NEW: Appeals court is next in line to weigh in on the controversial case .
Decision by California judge would allow same-sex couples to marry starting August 18 .
The case could end up in the U.S. Supreme Court .
Americans are divided over allowing same-sex marriage . |
20bea4dfc962a088519e05aa543636cea04fed80 | As temperatures soared into the 30s on the third day of the Australian Open in Melbourne, the heat seemed to be taking its toll on players and spectators alike. During the close match between Maria Sharapova and Alexandra Panova the women draped iced towels around their shoulders and sheltered in the shade between sets... | Temperatures at day three of the Australian Open on Wednesday soared into the mid-30s .
Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, and other players had ice towels wrapped around their shoulders between sets .
Fans hid under umbrellas, went shirtless sheltered under towels and crowded in front of giant water vaporizers . |
20beabeaa32609f26ea427ab419f7490daae75bf | Ed Miliband is preparing to announce an extra £1.7billion will be spent on the NHS, funded by a mansion tax on wealthy homeowners. The Labour leader is expected to use his speech to his party conference in Manchester to promise to ‘protect the NHS’. He will announce plans to make it easier to get a GP appointment, impr... | Major announcement expected in Labour leader's party conference speech .
Warns he is 'deeply worried' about funding for the NHS after 2015 .
Promise of a GP appointment in 48 hours and end to 15-minute care visits .
Money raised from Mansion Tax to be diverted to boosting health service . |
20bebfeddb2ead075c1f47ec7d296a50cc932ff7 | By . Steph Cockroft . A huge hedgehog is causing her rescuers a prickly problem - by refusing to leave her favourite food and return to the wild. Edinburgh the hedgehog was put on a strict diet in July last year after tipping the scales at more than 5lbs - more than double the average weight of an fully-grown hedgehog.... | Edinburgh tipped the scales at 5lbs but lost more than half her bodyweight .
She was put on a strict diet at the rescue centre in Fife, Scotland .
Now the hedgehog refuses to leave because she enjoys mealworms so much . |
20c0200978a1c4aeabc7d913bb04c2cbf48ff75a | By . Travelmail Reporter . Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson has backed a £2.6m fundraising drive to keep his favourite childhood beach from falling into the hands of developers. The National Trust is trying to buy 'magical' Bantham Beach in south Devon after its owners put it up for sale earlier this month. The seasid... | The tycoon used to holiday at Bantham as a child .
Branson supporting £2.6m fundraiser to 'save' the beach .
Evans Estates has put the entire hamlet of Bantham up for sale . |
20c058f51cbf4e0ca8ce289b13b66e79ebcdbf46 | The patient opens his yellow eyes wide but makes no sound as acupuncturist Edurne Cornejo pricks four fine needles into his legs. It is hard to tell whether he is surprised, as his eyes are wide at the best of times. He is an owl - and no newcomer to acupuncture therapy. Two months ago this 10in 'little owl', or Athene... | Two months ago the little owl flew into a factory stovepipe in Madrid .
It is now receiving acupuncture at an owl sanctuary in Spanish capital .
When it came in, the bird could not even stand .
Now it is starting to fly again after the unconventional treatment . |
20c201bc61daa042c8291166251a1058141f1df6 | Washington (CNN) -- "I'm just a bill. Yes I am only a bill. And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill." "Conjunction Junction, what's your function." "My hero, zero." "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly get your adverbs here." These are some of the lyrics that live on 40 years after they premiered on Saturday mornings on ABC television as... | In 1973, a jazz musician created the popular children's short videos to help kids learn math .
The series of catchy, educational videos is still popular online .
'Just a bill' explained how a bill becomes a law in Washington .
NEW: Bob Dorough says he's not surprised the videos still resonate . |
20c233fb075fa0a08f579695959b3d7d9aa20083 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:56 EST, 28 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:47 EST, 29 July 2013 . Architectural genius or barking mad? Idaho's Dog Bark Park Inn, a bed & breakfast guesthouse inside the World's Biggest Beagle, is the pet project of married chainsaw artists Dennis Sullivan and Frances Conklin. T... | Idaho's Dog Bark Park Inn is a bed & breakfast guesthouse inside the World's Biggest Beagle .
Chainsaw artists Dennis Sullivan and Frances Conklin built it in 1997, funded from sales of chainsaw wood carvings . |
20c2c71e26f220bca83e8c0c12f05589224f24fa | A Spanish explorer has been rescued after spending nearly two weeks trapped 1,300ft underground in a Peruvian cave. Cecilio Lopez had been lying injured in the cave, named Intimachay, in Peru's northern Amazonas region, where the temperature can drop as low as 10 degrees Celsius and humidity reaches 100 per cent. But a... | Cecilio Lopez had been trapped in the Intimachay cave in Peru for 12 days .
44-year-old explorer had hurt his back after 16ft fall in 1,300ft deep cave .
International team of 107 people came to help in the rescue efforts .
He was eventually hauled to safety amid cries of delight from his colleagues .
Cave explorer hop... |
20c2f342d0b2321517d6351c64d26338bb2b6d84 | (CNN) -- Five Washington D.C. firefighters all heard that a man had fallen across the street from their firehouse and was in need of medical help, but none went to his aid, an internal report released Friday concludes. The report recommends that all five -- ranging from a probationary firefighter to a lieutenant -- fac... | Firefighters, dispatchers face action from city for not responding adequately to elderly man .
Medric Cecil Mills collapsed outside firehouse in January and later died at a hospital .
Ambulance sent to wrong part of the city . |
20c58d61b894c6bb8e3207713fe57f9217e8b92d | By . Jo Macfarlane . Summer-themed plastic surgery promotions continue to put patients at risk in defiance of a Government review calling for them to be banned. Deals promising patients ‘a beach-ready body’ if they go under the knife this month are still being sold, despite recommendations designed to protect patients ... | Plastic surgery promotions aimed at those hoping for 'beach-body' still sold .
Summer-themed deals are available for those this month, despite guidance .
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh made proposals designed to protect patients .
'Unethical’ practices have been criticised by the main professional bodies . |
20c60072d013b1bb80518898c960fa187b48153f | Brazil played their best football of the tournament so far in beating Colombia on Friday but I fear the semi-final on Tuesday in Belo Horizonte against Germany will be as far as they go. At this point, and based on all the evidence we’ve seen so far, Germany are now favourites to win this World Cup. The Germany-France... | Brazil's weak defence may be their downfall against Germany .
The Selecao played their best football of the tournament against Colombia .
Germany looked efficient and totally in control against France . |
20c66726c9b6e354e7ec788813599a85af58a202 | By . Rachel Quigley . PUBLISHED: . 11:50 EST, 3 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:12 EST, 3 July 2012 . The parents of flesh-eating bacteria victim Aimee Copeland spoke today about their daughter's recovery just after she had started her first rehabilitation session, revealing she is determined to walk for her graduation i... | Aimee Copeland, 24, leaves hospital to begin her lengthy rehabilitation program .
Parents said she is highly motivated to learn basic skills again .
Aimee told her father she feels blessed despite everything . |
20c69e04b7db782833fcc3408ba77b08d7bde54f | Vice President Joe Biden ran afoul of the nation's two most prominent fact-checkers on Thursday by claiming there's a 'large, very identifiable Somali community' in his home town, and many of them drive cabs. He said Wednesday during the White House's 'Countering Violent Extremism' conference that riding in so many Som... | Vice president was trying to praise Minnesota officials for helping Somali-American commuinity avoid Islamist radicalism .
Wilmington, Delaware, he said, has a 'large, very identifiable Somali community,' that he knows well .
'I have great relations with them, because an awful lot of them are driving cabs, and are frie... |
20c6e253204e7c8859d899e2d12919ffb0557d66 | Gardening, golf and package holidays are behind soaring hospital admissions for skin cancer, researchers warn. Rates have risen by around 40 per cent in just four years and almost 124,000 now need hospital treatment annually. Experts are particularly concerned about the high number of older men diagnosed too late with ... | Public Health England study shows hospital admissions for malignant melanoma increased from 11,157 to 14,475 between 2007 and 2011 .
The study also found the NHS is spending £95.5million treating skin cancer . |
20c707d4deb20d67e15b3d6c877038d0f791210e | At 5ft 2" tall and tipping the scales at just under 6st, Laura Davison, now 30, from Weston-super-Mare, thought she would never become a mother. Diagnosed with anorexia in her teens, she endured two stints in therapy before meeting her partner, Del, in 2004. Much to her surprise, she soon became pregnant but despite he... | Laura Davison, 30, struggled with anorexia throughout her pregnancies .
During the last one, she ate just two slices of toast and peanut butter a day .
Katie was born healthy but at 6lb 12oz weighed less than her brothers .
Laura says she is determined to beat the illness for her children's sake . |
20c96fd45022c3255493eb1cf4884631aedd89f1 | By . Margot Peppers . A new Facebook button that lets you ask friends if they're single or taken has been branded 'invasive' and 'naggy'. The 'ask' button appears on the profiles of users who have left their relationship status blank, and includes a note section to explain why you're inquiring about their status. But r... | Response to the addition has been mostly negative, with some Facebook users calling it 'invasive' and 'naggy' |
20caaae11d6accf53487c616bb5d802b99f49795 | By . Ruth Styles . and Martha Cliff . When David Richards, a 34-year-old former stripper from London began to go bald, his confidence was left in tatters. But while some would have put up with losing their locks, Mr Richards, who now manages the Dreamboys, plumped for an extreme solution - having, what looks like, new ... | David Richards, 34, from London, was left miserable by his balding locks .
Chose to have new treatment SMP which involves 12 hours of tattooing .
Replicates the look of follicles using tiny tattoos dotted around head .
Says he is much happier since having it and no longer wears caps . |
20cb1be811b8b12d7382494d5766f499b6c903f4 | By . Emma Reynolds . PUBLISHED: . 08:12 EST, 11 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:19 EST, 11 October 2012 . Furious Walmart workers are threatening to strike on the busiest shopping day of the year - Black Friday. The walkout, scheduled for next month on the day after Thanksgiving, is set to cause chaos across Dallas, S... | Mass walkout will come the day after Thanksgiving .
Workers came the company mistreats staff and uses 'punishments' such as reducing hours on those who speak out . |
20cb243c665178e7be27af2351678bc62a860ea3 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:25 EST, 22 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:25 EST, 22 November 2013 . The trustees at a failing Muslim school that forced female staff to wear the hijab have agreed to resign, it emerged yesterday. The Al-Madinah School in Derby was told they will be replaced by a more exper... | Al-Madinah School said staff would be replaced by an experienced team .
Chief Executive of another trust has been asked to step in at free school .
'Dysfunctional ' school was given special measures by Oftsed last month .
Non-Muslim female staff claimed they were threatened to wear hijabs . |
20cbc842a0a4652f894116f1dc8a7a3b42e9cf0a | Gordon Greer was surprised to hear Robert Lewandowski complaining about his robust challenge in Scotland's 2-2 draw against Poland last month. The 33-year-old Brighton defender made his competitive debut in the European Championship qualifier in Warsaw and after 10 minutes left the Bayern Munich star in agony with a ta... | Gordon Greer was surprised to hear Robert Lewandowski complaining about his robust challenge in last month's Euro 2016 qualifier with Poland .
The match ended 2-2 and was played in good spirits, insists Greer .
Scotland face Ireland on Friday night followed by a friendly with England . |
20cc6c8123a8c2c9721723a81b2eae32992ab3c9 | Jordan says it has carried out 56 airstrikes on Islamic State targets in revenge for the murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al Kasasbeh. The country's air force chief said the three consecutive days of attacks were 'just the beginning' of campaigns planned in a bid to avenge the 26-year-old's death. Last week, ISIS releas... | Air force chief Mansour al-Jabour said attacks were 'just the beginning'
Three days of bombing targeted ISIS depots, barracks and training centres .
Officials had promised to retaliate harshly after Moaz al Kasasbeh's murder .
Campaign, believed to be targeting Syria, called Operation Martyr Moaz in pilot's memory . |
20cd3c5f8c7ba335dd2376c926abe9502eb07800 | A veteran Spanish war correspondent has been kidnapped by insurgents in Syria, his newspaper reported Tuesday. The reporter, Marc Marginedas, has been missing since Sept. 4, the last day that he contacted the newspaper, El Periodico de Catalunya, which is based in Barcelona. The newspaper reported that it appears that ... | Marc Marginedas hasn't been in touch with his newspaper since Sept. 4 .
The paper says it appears he was kidnapped by militants in western Syria .
No group has claimed responsibility for his kidnapping, the newspaper says .
Amnesty International has said Syria is the most dangerous place for journalists . |
20cdc056661b0b69183331658a1b8de8e3859b7f | (CNN) -- The scene of some of the bloodiest fighting from the First World War will be commemorated by this year's Tour de France. A hundred years after the start of the global conflict and the first battle of Ypres, the Flemish town will host stage five of cycling's blue-riband event. During World War 1 there were thre... | Route for 2014 Tour de France is unveiled at glitzy ceremony in French capital Paris .
Ypres to be remembered 100 years after start of World War I with stage start .
Defending champion Chris Froome wary of the cobblestone nature to the route .
Just one 33.5-kilometre time trial on this year's very mountainous scheduled... |
20ce25e9b3f476cdcf9e9d0535898fe7b9abbe8f | By . Press Association Reporter . Graeme McDowell will sit out the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston after becoming a father on Monday. The Northern Irishman's wife Kristin underwent a planned cesarean and 35-year-old McDowell duly tweeted about his new arrival. He wrote: 'Thanks so much for all the well wishes. Mum... | McDowell will sit out tournament in Boston after becoming father on Monday .
His wife Kristin underwent planned cesarean and healthy baby was born .
McDowell cannot improve on 40th place in FedEx Cup standings now .
He also is not guaranteed a Ryder Cup spot on the world points list .
McDowell also announces he is leav... |
20cf5583bd8443b7c6f0dce797c0228e24aa7fc8 | In his memoir, "The Long Run," Mishka Shubaly chronicles his journey from "irreverent young drunk" to ultra-runner. The author sobered up by running five miles at a time, then 10, then 50. It was Shubaly's editor who first suggested he write about his road to recovery. "I told him point-blank, 'No one wants to hear me ... | Relapse rates for substance abuse range from 60% to 90% in the first year of sobriety .
But preclinical studies show that exercise helps prevent and treat addiction .
The National Institute on Drug Abuse in 2008 pledged $4 million to research exercise's effects .
Top 10 CNN Hero Scott Strode based his sober support gro... |
20cf96feeb05f7e31c37aa02b057ea054beea7a7 | (CNN) -- Carrie Mathison is sorely in need of some vindication on "Homeland," but the fictional character's show just got more than it could hope for -- taking home four Emmys on Sunday night for outstanding drama series, writing for a drama series, lead actor (for Damian Lewis, who plays Nicholas Brody) and lead actre... | Anticipation is sky-high for the return of Emmy-winning Showtime series 'Homeland'
Star Damian Lewis said there will be "more pressure this season"
The first episode sees Claire Danes' Carrie disguise herself for a mission .
Danes: Carrie starts to get the validation and vindication she's been looking for . |
20d0c2da5821fbc26d055e7d17172384af2d066d | By . Joe Strange for MailOnline . Follow @@Joe_Strange . Miami Heat's Luol Deng has hit back at Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry over racist remarks he made about him during a conference call in June. The conversation, which concerned scouting reports of free agents and has just become public, included Ferry s... | Miami Heat star Luol Deng has hit back at racist comments made by Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry .
Ferry said Deng 'has a little bit of African in him' during a conference call relating to scouting reports in June .
Hawks CEO Steve Koonin has since disciplined Ferry .
Ferry made the remarks about Deng while... |
20d0ec1cdcb0b040c2f8e6adffa21a59a2175deb | Get a whiff of this: a French research, art and design centre have created a gizmo, similar to a mobile phone, that enables the user to send up to 320 different smells to other devices of its kind. La Laborotoire's cylindrical oPhone, invented by David Edwards and Harvard students Rachel Field and Amy Yin in the Paris ... | French design company La Laboratoire has created the oPhone in Paris .
David Edwards and Harvard students Rachel Field and Amy Yin behind it .
Final product should be available later this year .
Working with Paris Vapors to integrate smells into books, movies and TV . |
20d2416cab1e80f8c45f8d4e644be9b45ff2a923 | England have been urged by their World Cup-winning captain, Martin Johnson, to put thoughts of next year’s tournament on hold and focus on seizing the ‘Holy Grail’ of victory over New Zealand. Stuart Lancaster’s England go into Saturday’s QBE series opener against the All Blacks at Twickenham aware that they need to ga... | Martin Johnson has urged England to go all out to beat New Zealand .
‘A win against New Zealand is the proverbial Holy Grail. There are not many players who have that,' said England's World Cup-winning captain .
All Blacks and England go up against each other at 2.30pm at Twickenham .
Richie McCaw says both teams could... |
20d26fe3d009b4aeb3c314a297e059326441aae2 | By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 11:52 EST, 20 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:08 EST, 21 September 2013 . The sadistic owner of a dog found with horrific injuries and signs of long-term abuse is being searched for as police warn that other animals - and even people - could be at risk. The two-year-old dog, found... | 'Puppy Doe' had been stabbed in the eye and had limbs pulled apart .
Other pets and people may be at risk from cruel perpetrator . |
20d29412f9c35d58a310beeefed35440c1883b7b | A subterranean cycle and walking network using London's abandoned Tube tunnels is being proposed. The London Underline would be lined with kinetic paving, which uses friction from cycle tyres and shoes to generate electricity to power the project. Although the plan may look unlikely it won the Best Conceptual Project ... | The London Underline may look unlikely but it has won a prestigious design award given by Boris Johnson .
Route could run under central London from Holborn to Green Park - linked to new and existing bridges .
Paths for cyclists and walkers lined with kinetic paving - using friction from tyres and shoes to generate ene... |
20d2aa5a8e5baa399739ec924a9e594e345a0522 | Dave Ki staged a dramatic return to the Rangers power battle on Friday in a move that places huge pressure on the current boardroom regime. The South Africa-based businessman purchased a near 15 per cent stake in the club by buying up shares held by fund managers Artemis and Miton. Former Ibrox director King is acting ... | Dave King purchased more than 11 million Rangers shares on Friday .
The move was confirmed by the club in a stock market announcement .
King purchased the shares from institutional investors Artemis and Milton . |
20d3de3ebde40e4b9be370bf70d94fabb3b7ea6a | Nick Clegg clearly suffered when the spoof musical version of his apology for breaking his promise not to raise university fees was played on the Andrew Marr show. Trying to laugh it off, he managed: ‘It’s catchy, very catchy.’ Mr Clegg has given permission for the track to be released in aid of charity. Last night it ... | The Liberal Democrat leader uses a question and answer session with activists to reveal he tied the knot 12 years ago today .
Hopes of becoming the first political leader in the top 40 are dashed when remix of his tuition fees apology only managed to reach 143 .
All proceeds from the single will go to Sheffield Childre... |
20d3e03c705bb26905cf37c57a33c17efd1004fe | LONDON, England (CNN) -- FIFA will announce its Player of the Year for 2008 at a ceremony in Zurich today, and here is a look at the leading contenders for the award. Favorite: Portugal and Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is in line for the FIFA award. To see the full list of contenders for the prize and vote ... | FIFA will announce its Player of the Year for 2008 in Zurich Monday evening .
Cristiano Ronaldo has been tipped as a favorite to win the award .
Lionel Messi, Fernando Torres, Iker Casillas and Xavi are top contenders . |
20d42441cbd972406ab194fa0e618e898e10936a | By . Associated Press . A Connecticut woman accused of plowing her car into a convenience store at a speed of up to 70 mph and injuring four people has been charged with drunken driving and other crimes. Thirty-one-year-old Rosa Blanca Chavarria-Medina of Bridgeport was charged on Monday with driving under the influenc... | Rosa Blanca Chavarria-Medina crashed her car into a gas stations .
She had a suspended license and lost control coming off the Interstate .
Four people were taken to hospital with minor injuries . |
20d427e5662f8362e3a3ad3c7edfec2121afd446 | By . Lillian Radulova . An abandoned Australian gold mine could help solve one of the great mysteries of the universe. The Stawell Gold Mine in Victoria is currently undergoing tests by The Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics (CoEPP) to determine if it would be suitable for an underground laboratory. If it is, th... | The Stawell Gold Mine in Victoria is undergoing tests to determine if it would be suitable for an underground laboratory.
If approved, the scientists would use the lab to search for dark matter at the bottom of the 1,500m-deep mine .
Laboratory would be the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere .
Unused mine sha... |
20d53a89f3259668f3da8fd95f4f296c0ad25da3 | Fearless villagers in South Africa have been filmed wrestling with deadly Nile crocodiles in a bid to catch as many as possible after 15,000 escaped from a farm. The reptiles, which can grow to 16ft long, were accidentally freed after heavy rain made the nearby Limpopo river flood last weekend. Bosses at the Rakwena Cr... | Reptiles had made bid for freedom after they were accidentally let loose .
Farmers were forced to open pens as flood water rose .
Locals filmed wrestling and handcuffing deadly Nile crocodiles .
Around 2,000 believed to have been caught so far .
One crocodile spotted lurking on a school rugby pitch . |
20d6c58fcc28a6f8e4550f0462630abf5d824276 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . She discarded her manager and her boyfriend in the same year. And Kylie Minogue has finally revealed what prompted her to make the decision to spring clean her life last year: A mid-life crisis. The star alludes to feeling despondent by how her life appeared on the ‘horizon’ and was asked if ... | She split from 35-year-old Spanish model Andrés Velencoso last October .
Prompted her to change management and sign up as judge on The Voice .
Told Norwegian chat show she spent New Year's Eve alone . |
20d83fe3a98755949ed2ba975f9faaa00fbc95cd | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 09:51 EST, 21 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:44 EST, 22 July 2013 . 'Drugs victim': Martha Fernback, 15, pictured here with her rabbit Bluebell, died after apparently taking ecstasy . A 15-year-old girl has died after allegedly taking a super-strength ‘pink ecstasy’ tablet. Martha Fernback... | Martha Fernback collapsed after apparently taking the drug in Oxford .
Her family described her as a 'beautiful girl' and said they are devastated .
Boy, 17, arrested as police investigate the tragedy . |
20d84bc0377bfeed0813a5b266b286bc0f8cce78 | The world's first test-tube baby paid tribute to her parents' bravery today - saying they stepped into the unknown by having her. Louise Brown, 35, was born at Oldham General Hospital on July 25 1978 after her parents Lesley and John became the first people to successfully undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Her birt... | Lesley and John Brown were the first people to successfully undergo IVF .
Daughter Louise, now 35, born at Oldham General Hospital on July 25 1978 .
Birth attracted controversy and media attention from around the world .
Lesley died in 2012 aged 64, with John dying several years earlier .
Tree planted in their memory a... |
20d8e4e334f802498e778e4a13bf018cefc195b3 | Bastrop, Texas (CNN) -- A raging wildfire near Austin, Texas, killed two people, officials said Tuesday, as firefighters fought to gain the upper hand against flames, wind and fatigue. The deaths raise the overall toll from the outbreak of fires to four lives lost. A wildfire killed a woman and her 18-month-old child S... | NEW: "It's been a little calmer today," a fire official says .
A blaze near Austin is blamed for 2 deaths, raising the overall death toll to 4 .
More than 700 homes have burned in the last two days, the Texas Forest Service reports .
The largest fire, the Bastrop County Complex, is up to 30,000 acres and is largely unc... |
20d9a722de5a1affccbedf04ffc9452cb11d3b72 | By . Laura Williamson . Follow @@laura_mail . Sir Bradley Wiggins returns to track racing for the first time in six years, believing he is a stronger athlete after his time on the road. The 2012 Tour de France winner last competed on the track at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He has returned to the velodrome, but will ... | Sir Bradley returns to the velodrome for the 4000m team pursuit, which is the only cycling event which is at the Olympics .
The 34-year-old has won three Commonwealth silvers, but is yet to win gold .
Sir Bradley is tied with Sir Chris Hoy as Britain’s most decorated Olympian . |
20dac3fe349f1619b4272e1296dfa94a6a651c89 | By . Laurie Whitwell . Last updated at 11:16 PM on 28th October 2011 . A popular 14-year-old schoolgirl who was found by her mother stabbed to death in their home had walked in on an attempted burglary, police revealed today. Chicago high school freshman Kelli O'Laughlin was murdered after she finished classes and dist... | Kelli O'Laughlin found dead by her mother in $500,000 Chicago house .
Police release sketch of suspect showing a black man in his late 20s .
Reports that investigators already have a suspect in custody .
There had been a spate of burglaries on expensive houses in the area .
Friends flock to Facebook to express grief fo... |
20db31253610a77a9c2622608a6c9f1a07b56624 | NEW YORK CITY (CNN) -- It's shaping up to be a good year for the Detroit Lions and they haven't even kicked off the regular season yet. Sixth-seeded wide receiver Calvin Johnson came out of nowhere to beat top-seeded Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton in the fan vote for who would grace the cover of EA Sports' "M... | Calvin Johnson is the cover model for "Madden NFL 13"
Detroit Lions receiver upset Cam Newton, others to earn the honor .
"Megatron" says he's not superstitious, doesn't fear "Madden Curse" |
20dd6a4ef907a87764d9e79b18dbe91eae002ced | Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes there is still time for Ravel Morrison to turn his career around, despite an exit from West Ham United looking increasingly likely. Morrison was handed one of the biggest accolades a young player could ever receive when he was touted as a possible successor to Scholes in t... | Ravel Morrison was dubbed the new Paul Scholes by many at Old Trafford .
Off-field antics saw Manchester United dream ended by Sir Alex Ferguson .
The midfielder now looks set to leave West Ham United in similar fashion .
Italian side Lazio among those interested in resurrecting his career . |
20dd6d285c10909a6bda1bbdfe2868a0770327dd | By . Associated Press . Dressed in long evening gowns, girls from Rio de Janeiro's Santa Marta 'favela' slum have celebrated a fairy-tale evening in a debutante ball sponsored by local police. The 15-year-old girls were escorted to the ball held in a Copacabana dancehall Friday night by members of the Pacifying Police ... | Girls from Rio de Janeiro's Santa Marta 'favela' participated in a debutante ball sponsored by local police .
The 15-year-old girls were escorted to the ball held in a Copacabana dancehall Friday night by members of the Pacifying Police Unit from their community .
The police units have re-conquered slums ruled for deca... |
20de3b8a14a864b53599fb846c219992088cfd48 | Wayne Rooney has two weeks to convince Louis van Gaal he can be the next captain of Manchester United. It is understood Rooney remains the front-runner to start the season as skipper because main captaincy rival Robin van Persie will not be match fit for the opening Barclay’s Premier League game against Swansea a week ... | Rooney has two weeks to prove he can be Van Gaal's permanent captain .
Dutch manager has concerns about Robin van Persie's fitness .
Rooney has impressed his new manager during pre-season . |
20dea3ec83bc1fb966ce5b39abeab6dae970a2ce | A newborn baby pulled from the rubble after an airstrike in Syria destroyed the home she was in is alive and well. Rateb Malis was only 27 days old when a bomb blew up a relative's house in the Duma neighbourhood north-east of Damascus last week. Today, his father, also called Rateb, was pictured with the child and his... | Baby among those freed from wreckage after bomb attack on Damascus .
Airstrike was carried out by forces loyal to Bashar Assad, say activists .
Strike came as first batch of chemical weapons were removed from Syria . |
20defd1c401a9f84479dbd79584e3706abe8114d | By . Sam Greenhill . A string of celebrities from David Beckham to Andrew Lloyd Webber face having to pay the taxman a total of £1 billion in a dispute over a suspected tax avoidance scheme. They each paid a minimum £100,000 to invest in a movie venture that promised to combine box office hits with tempting tax breaks.... | Bob Geldof, Anne Robinson and Victoria Beckham said to be also among the 1,000 household names affected .
They each paid a minimum £100,000 to .
invest in a movie venture that promised to combine box office hits with .
tempting tax breaks . |
20df8d9954bfd7862b6683dab37678322515eb73 | (CNN) -- Wisconsin released the names of more than 1 million people who signed a recall petition against Gov. Scott Walker, state officials said, despite safety concerns among petition signers. "In the interest of full transparency, the board has always planned to release copies of recall petitions to anyone who reques... | Some who signed the petition are concerned about their safety .
Wisconsin's Public Records Law requires the release of the petition .
Gov. Scott Walker drew the ire of labor unions and public school teachers last year .
More than a million people signed the petition to recall him . |
20dfcd951734302a4fdb735e16c8390ced54a3b1 | Sophie Howes, left, was trying to breast feed her daughter Connie, right) at a Leisure Centre in Kent when the centre manager said it was 'offensive' A mother ordered to stop breast feeding in a swimming pool because staff found it 'offensive' has received a payout from the leisure centre. Sophie Howes, 27, decided to ... | Leisure centre management claimed that breastfeeding was 'offensive'
Lifeguard reported Sophie Howes who was feeding daughter Connie .
Management said breastfeeding while near the water was 'a legitimate health and safety risk'
Centre management said a safe feeding area was a few metres away and apologised for any upse... |
20e064feb59c2f636847608dc61dc4d491faa884 | Stuart Pearce is entering what could well be the final weeks of his managerial career. After six weeks of sustained defeats, the boardroom tittering at Nottingham Forest is becoming more pronounced and a decision whether to cut short their relationship is drawing near. Pearce watched his side lose their fourth game on ... | Nottingham Forest are without a win in eight games in all competitions .
Time appears to be running out for manager Stuart Pearce .
A 2-0 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday has seen the pressure increase on the former Forest player even more .
Owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi has had reservations over the playing s... |
20e14c3d5a5b0a31cba28a0d821931c6222ab6dd | Tokyo (CNN)Fighting back tears, Junko Ishido stood before dozens of television cameras, just hours before an apparent ISIS deadline to execute her son, Kenji Goto -- one of two Japanese hostages who appeared in a shocking propaganda video days before. One of the first statements she made, before making a direct plea to... | Hostage Kenji Goto's mother's decision to apologize for inconvenience caused by her son not unusual in Japan .
Many Japanese people have made a distinction between Goto and fellow hostage Haruna Yukawa .
Previous hostages have been treated with indifference upon their return home to Japan . |
20e177f0e388de6e0c1c5145b666a1754e8637af | The pioneering women and men behind the invention of the pill risked being arrested, a new book reveals. The Birth of the Pill, which will be released on Monday, delves into the lives of the four 'crusaders' who brought the pill to fruition - feminist Margaret Sanger, scientist Gregory Pincus, OB-GYN John Rock and phil... | In the 1950s, before the Pill was approved, doctors Gregory Pincus and John Rock tested it on 50 patients in Massachusetts under the guise of a fertility study, so as not to interfere with the state's anti-birth control laws .
And when it was first sold in 1957, it was marketed as a treatment of menstrual disorders, w... |
20e1e29352d271b4fc3abe201ce8bcdd438e14ba | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:16 EST, 14 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:55 EST, 14 June 2012 . Fraud mastermind: Jay Moore, 21, sold on credit card details, allowing criminals to defraud unsuspecting internet users in frauds which cost £27million . A 21-year-old computer hacker has been jailed for three yea... | Jay Moore, 21, acted as the middleman selling stolen credit card details through his website Freshshop .
He also hacked into payment systems to obtain credit card details .
Police found card numbers for more than 340,000 on his computer .
He had £250,000 in cash and bank accounts when he was arrested . |
20e20c13402daefdef41c3e7bf787455ca7c7087 | By . Sarah Griffiths . A toddler born with a rare joint condition is able to walk for the first time after wearing 'concrete trousers'. Harrison Hobson had to wear an unusual double leg cast to fix a condition that caused one of his hips to be permanently dislocated. For the first six months of his life, the baby’s leg... | Harrison Hobson had to wear an unusual double leg cast to fix his dysplasia .
His legs were kept in an awkward shape using a harness and a cast for the first six months of his life .
Doctors noticed that the baby's right hip was constantly dislocating before his mother took him home from hospital in Bristol, after givi... |
20e348838d74b88adcecf647118f0b57edbce9c9 | They are meant to celebrate Britain's most famous characters in history. But among the instantly-recognisable faces of Royal Mail's 'Great Britons' stamp set is one that may leave you a little lost. John Archer, former Mayor or Battersea, is one of the characters featured in the set - a choice which is likely to leave ... | Stamp to honour politician and civil rights campaigner John Archer .
Became first of Afro-Caribbean heritage elected to public office in 1906 . |
20e367af7c9270e0dc9d37fd5c89e594fd6f625a | By . Daniel Bates . Preacher of hate Abu Hamza yesterday told a court yesterday he had just been a spokesman for Yemeni a terrorist group that ended up killing three Britons ‘like Gerry Adams with the IRA’. Hamza said he had no advanced knowledge of the kidnapping of 16 tourists in December 1998 - which ended in a bloo... | Hamza said he had no advanced knowledge of the kidnapping of 16 tourists in December 1998 .
Three Britons and an Australian were killed in a firefight .
Hamza admitted he bought kidnappers a satellite phone and topped it up with £500 credit . |
20e367ed30c83bb9ba14d2160eb1629b581ed495 | By . Kerry Mcqueeney . UPDATED: . 04:48 EST, 12 January 2012 . A family's pet pony was found mutilated with its eyes gouged out in a horrific attack which mirrors another horse killing which took place just days later. Barney the pony was found butchered in a field when his owner went to feed him last Thursday night. B... | Attack bears similar hallmarks to horse mutilation in Cornwall days later . |
20e4c154788580151bb0d62aa7c82d3c09a08127 | Charged: Jennifer Cotten, 40, now faces aggravated assault, abuse and neglect, and bail violation charges in connection with Rebecca's death last Thursday . A malnourished young disabled woman who weighed only 40 pounds has died and her mother has been charged for having a role in her condition. Rebecca Cotten was 22-y... | Rebecca Cotten, 22, was severely malnourished and unable to communicate due to her disability .
Police originally took her out of the care of her her mother Jennifer, 40, last year after she was found in a hot car while Jennifer was doing drugs .
Rebecca was sent to live with her uncle, Jennifer's brother, but he 'retu... |
20e4e5dbb3a7bc84a5520dcc7d52d015d4c57509 | Remember Tiger Woods' incredible chip-in at the Masters in 2005 and the will-it-or-won't-it pause before his ball dropped into the cup? Time seemed to stand still as Tiger's Nike ball made its final revolution, and one of golf's legendary moments was born. But if you thought that was a dramatic pause, it has nothing on... | American Scott Langley hit a putt which stayed on edge of the hole for 24 seconds before falling into the cup .
American was playing in the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village .
Shot brings back memories of Tiger Woods's chip-in at the Masters in 2005 . |
20e62d95eb08e182a3d3cd2319f374f907999c48 | (CNN) -- When it comes to football players, there are very few who can be held up as respectable role models. All too often, players are criticized for their off-field behaviour, alleged racist remarks, outbursts on Twitter and end up gracing the front pages of newspapers for all the wrong reasons. Balotelli on the bri... | Angel Rangel, the Swansea City player, makes trip to homeless shelter .
Spaniard took food to those at local homeless shelter following tweet appeal .
Rangel promises to cook his famous Spanish Omelette next time . |
20e647d96f0634263cdfc2dfb70fb405f3845952 | (CNN) -- All the traditional elements were in place for Joseph and Fiona Long's 2009 New Year's Eve wedding. She wore a white dress; he wore a tuxedo and her family wore kilts in honor of her Scottish heritage. After they exchanged vows and rings and sealed the deal with a kiss, an officiant in a black robe pronounced ... | Joseph and Fiona Long deliberately excluded religious texts from their wedding .
Experts say it's important to let religious family members know that the event will be secular .
Couples need to prepare for the possibility that not everyone will approve .
"I like that our wedding is going to be focused on us and our lov... |
20e6af7f19af992da0180ff88302f258c40c6e83 | Washington (CNN) -- Former FBI and CIA Director William Webster will lead an outside investigation of the FBI's "policies, practices and actions" before the November massacre at Fort Hood, the bureau announced Tuesday. Webster, a former federal judge, conducted a previous review of the FBI following the exposure of dou... | FBI "policies, practices and actions" before Fort Hood massacre are under review .
William Webster, 85, a former FBI and CIA director, will lead the investigation .
Webster led a probe of FBI practices after a notorious spy case in 2001 .
Inquiry will focus on lack of "red flags" after suspect's actions drew FBI attent... |
20e6f29d3f93f342d553ad83dee528de027a5fe3 | By . Rob Preece . PUBLISHED: . 05:43 EST, 10 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:09 EST, 10 June 2012 . Dramatic arrival: Jo Tointon with baby Eddy, who was born only hours after she plunged 10 feet through her bedroom floor . A pregnant woman went into labour after falling 10 feet through her bathroom floor. Jo Tointon, 37,... | Jo Tointon fell through a gap in the floor and ended up in the kitchen .
New arrival Eddy was delivered by Caesarian section, weighing 4lb 11oz . |
20e7f2c9f2335c3bf981c444f2f6b091af9df5f9 | (CNN) -- For a while now, crazy situations, hunger pangs and frustrating hours behind the wheel have been making life slightly miserable for Florida commuter Joe Panyanouvong. The attorney who regularly makes the 84-mile journey between Orlando and Tampa on Interstate 4 is ready for a solution. "I have made this trip m... | Washington awards $8 billion among 31 states to develop high-speed rail service .
Opponents: High-speed rail is expensive, won't save energy .
Supporters: Trains would cut pollution, stimulate economy . |
20e862dcddd7bcaa9492b1a2c320ebb3ef678474 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 08:58 EST, 14 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:15 EST, 14 November 2012 . A cheerleader is in hospital after falling and hitting her head on the floor during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Orlando Magic and the New York Knicks. Jamie Woode, 31, lost her footing whe... | Jamie Woode, 31, fell and hit her head on the floor last night .
Taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center where she was breathing on her own and moving her extremities .
Knicks and Magic clapped as she was wheeled off court on stretcher . |
20e8d74a86b70b818c1e752a94b3168d78ee8f41 | By . Jenny Awford For Mailonline . Students will be heading back to class next week for the first time since their Oklahoma elementary school was destroyed by an EF5 tornado – killing seven pupils. Plaza Towers has now been rebuilt following the tornado that flattened Moore on 20 May 2013, causing an estimated $2billio... | Plaza Towers in Oklahoma will open its doors to students on August 19 .
The Moore elementary school was destroyed by a tornado in May 2013 .
A memorial will be held for the seven pupils who lost their lives .
The school cost $12million to rebuild after it was flattened by the tornado . |
20e9c990d3937eee4c7ba6338994d7121fd55d30 | Rina Khan was cleared of assault today after being accused of hitting a child so hard with a ruler that it snapped . A primary school teacher who hit a six-year-old pupil on the head with a ruler in class has been cleared of assault. Rina Khan, 41, was accused of hitting the child so hard that it broke - as a punishmen... | Rina Khan, 41, was accused of hitting the child so hard the ruler snapped .
A jury cleared her of common assault and child cruelty today .
Prosecutors claimed she 'flipped' and lost her temper before lashing out .
But she insisted she only tapped him gently because he was poking another pupil with a sharp pencil . |
20ea7a99d204d40f3676a0395200b041aeff338c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:48 EST, 2 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:49 EST, 2 July 2013 . An anti-porn group has demanded the Pentagon take dirty magazines off the shelves at military bases because they are ‘sexually exploitative’. The Morality in Media organisation, which runs the website, Porn Harms, s... | Armed Services Committee tells military officials to get rid of porn .
Anti-porn group Morality in Media links porn magazines to military's 'sexual exploitation problem'
Military wives are complaining their husbands come back from deployments addicted to pornography .
Selling porn magazines on military base is against ... |
20eb2f522e56b7d2a8ad6801cbdf31c0d68aa226 | A man suffered a fatal heart attack as he was robbing a grocery store in Maryland, police say. Wayne Clark, 52, burst into Aldi, announced a robbery and demanded cash before falling face-down on the floor. Police called to the Edgewood store at 9.30pm on Monday were unable to revive him. Heart attack: Wayne Clark, 52, ... | Wayne Clark, 52, burst into Aldi in Edgewood, Maryland, with a gun .
He announced a robbery, demanded cash, then fell to the ground .
Police were unable to revive him, he was pronounced dead in hospital . |
20eca34bfd6eaa79533ae5ba394d79b5885b84ef | By . Ryan Kisiel . PUBLISHED: . 16:44 EST, 9 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 21:45 EST, 9 April 2012 . Senior Cambridge Don: Dr Peter Smith was convicted of downloading child porn from an illegal website . A Cambridge University don convicted of downloading child pornography could be allowed to carry on lecturing. Dr Peter... | Dr Peter Smith was convicted of downloading child pornography and placed on sex offenders' register .
Only spared jail after being diagnosed with cancer .
Dr Smith may still give 'guest lectures' and continue working for the university's faculty of philosophy . |
20ee783e0cc128300375cd2558e44e8db5a7df31 | Billionaire oil bosses today joined the President of France in paying their last respects to Total boss Christophe de Margerie – as the investigation into his death in a plane crash uncovered mysterious new evidence. The 63-year-old chief executive died when his private plane crashed into a snow plough at Moscow's Vnuk... | Christophe de Margerie died when his plane crashed into a snow plough at Moscow's Vnukovo airport .
French investigator now suggests the snow plough crossed the runway and then mysteriously reversed back into the jet's path .
Francois Hollande leads mourners at funeral service in central Paris . |
20eeb669d2f23e8d265c6be7547c7d3c1fc3f3d9 | Meet the mother-of-one who gave up full time employment to enter competitions full time- and has won £250,000 of prizes to date. Diana (or Di) Coke, 40, from Brighton, enters 400 competitions a week and wins at least £15,000 worth of prizes a year, from TVs to holidays, enabling her to give up her job as a graphic desi... | Di spends around two hours a day entering competitions, doing 400 a week .
Won more than 50 holidays in the last 17 years since she started .
Di refuses to buy items and has raked in a staggering £255,000 of prizes .
Her success means she was able to give up her job as a graphic designer .
Shares her experiences and ti... |
20eedbaee1a49aa4a1fa9d3dd6d8ecf00f5f00ba | By . Eleanor Harding . Secret: Mary Berry lives on a diet of toast and soup - and contestants' cakes - to stay slim, she revealed . She stays slim despite eating her way through several contestants’ cakes, pies and biscuits on the Great British Bake Off. Now Mary Berry has revealed the secret of her enviable figure – s... | Great British Bake Off judge samples sweet treats for a living .
Eats toast for breakfast, soup for lunch, scrambled eggs for dinner . |
20ef44da41924d1fbf789d9c47a9a9511e6c8e37 | An ambulance service has apologised to an elderly woman suffering a brain haemorrhage who was forced to wait for almost an hour and a half for an emergency crew to arrive. Christine Campbell, 64, started feeling sick and getting headaches before collapsing at her home in Purbrook, Hampshire, prompting family members to... | Christine Campbell started feeling sick and getting headaches at home .
She then collapsed, prompting family members to immediately dial 999 .
Ambulance didn't reach grandmother in Purbrook for another 86 mins . |
20efb174d2ab81d1fff117c808b96caeea8cd836 | (CNN) -- From unauthorized dates to drunken massage parlor trips, some of South Korea's biggest K-Pop stars have been giving the military a bad name -- and now the top brass has had enough. In a country where the mandatory two-year military service for all males is a big deal, the suggestion that celebrity recruits hav... | Celeb unit acting as military public relations department for 16 years is being disbanded .
K-Pop stars Rain and Se7en's bad behavior at the center of controversial decision .
Fierce nationwide backlash that meets any hint of special treatment . |
20f00005ae33867becb2b9a60357d44c2557ce2e | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 13:21 EST, 12 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:24 EST, 12 July 2013 . An investigation into the Hillsborough disaster and the way in which South Yorkshire Police handled its aftermath has found that another 55 officers may have had their statements about the tragedy altered. The Hillsboroug... | Independent Police Complaints Commission has found new Hillsborough documents .
It has received correspondence relating to more than 50 officer statements .
The Hillsborough Independent Panel had already uncovered 164 altered statements . |
20f0693ad7850b80dfa172f14dc15b69858ce328 | Game of Thrones fans were promised cheaper access to the show by Foxtel but the hit drama is not included in the new subscription deal to win over more customers and reduce illegal downloads. Connecting to Pay TV network now starts at $25 per month, which includes more than 40 channels. however - there is an additional... | Foxtel promised Game of Thrones fans cheaper access to the show .
But the reduced monthly subscription of $25 doesn't include the drama .
Additional $20 fee is charged to gain access to sports, dramas and movies .
Previously it cost fans a minimum of $74 to access the series on Foxtel .
More than one million Australian... |
20f0c9d1c9c44abd2c549595f276379153d894ea | By . Associated Press . and Daily Mail Reporter . LeBron James has sent cupcakes to his neighbors to apologize for the ruckus caused by the announcement of his homecoming earlier this month. Cleveland Cavaliers fans and journalists arrived en masse to the NBA star's Akron area home to await his July 11 decision on whet... | Cleveland Cavaliers fans and journalists swarmed James' Akron area home to await his July 11 .
decision .
The LeBron James Family Foundation sent a note of apology .
accompanied by a dozen cupcakes to neighbors on Tuesday .
Flavors included 'Just a Kid from Akron Cherry Cola' cupcakes and 'Homecourt Chocolate Chunk' |
20f1390a28e0b46addb29a96db6e0f69d3aacedd | By . Lydia Warren and Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 00:47 EST, 24 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:47 EST, 24 May 2013 . The sister of the eight-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings was finally released from hospital on Thursday, some 39 days after she lost her leg in the attack. Jane Richard's family revealed in... | Martin Richard, 8, was one of the three victims killed in the April 15 blast .
His sister Jane lost her left leg below the knee and underwent 12 surgeries before she was released from Boston Children's Hospital on Thursday .
The children's mother Denise underwent brain surgery and still cannot see from one eye but has ... |
20f3551c86b07fbf2fdf99ca4d167d2a0d0231bf | Novak Djokovic eased into the third round of the French Open with a comprehensive 6-1 6-4 6-2 victory over Jeremy Chardy at Roland Garros. The clay court showpiece is the only grand slam to have eluded Djokovic so far in his career but he looked in ferocious form on Wednesday as he blew away Chardy in just an hour and ... | World No. 2 eases into third round of French Open against Jeremy Chardy .
Novak Djokovic will be keen to better his runners-up spot in 2012 .
French Open is only Grand Slam tournament to elude the Serb .
Chardy could not repeat win against Roger Federer in Rome Open . |
20f466869a4cc7a4de48c7c815f863258e398f45 | By . Eleanor Crooks, Press Association . James Ward fell in the final round of qualifying at the US Open for the second straight year. The British number two has been in arguably the best form of his career and arrived in New York at a career-high ranking of 131. He looked to have a golden chance to complete his set of... | Ward was beaten 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 by world No 205 Radu Albot, of Moldova .
The Brit fought back to level the match after dropping the first set .
Ward never got going againt after a two-hour rain delay at the start of the third set .
It means Andy Murray is the only British player in the men's singles draw at Flushing Mead... |
20f47dc1120e44f2867202275c9dba6e3451ddc6 | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:10 EST, 24 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:10 EST, 26 November 2012 . Portugal has pulled out of the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming the economic crisis. It follows Poland’s decision last week not to take part again. Both countries said the financial situation meant the... | Both countries have pulled out due to financial reasons .
Portugal has missed contest 3 times in past 48 years . |
20f4febe1ebb7a62b63ed5f274cee020f0a7ef98 | Washington (CNN) -- U.S. authorities announced new sanctions and criminal charges against a Chinese businessman who the U.S. says supplied the Iranian military with parts for ballistic missiles and other equipment. Prosecutors in the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against Li Fangwei,... | U.S. authorities announce new sanctions and criminal charges .
They say Li Fangwei supplied Iran's military with parts for ballistic missiles, other equipment .
Li, his companies and associates are accused of money laundering, wire fraud .
The Chinese aren't expected to turn Li over to the U.S. |
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