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225967e2784a02bd812330db377fbc34bdc99785 | (CNN) -- The roadside bomb that smashed into Army Sgt. Brian Saaristo's Humvee in northern Iraq two years ago ripped off both legs below the knee. Retired Army Sgt. Brian Saaristo, who lost both legs to a roadside bomb, meets with a doctor in Minnesota. Now he's 45, living in retirement in Minnesota and confronting the... | Number of homemade bomb attacks down in Iraq, up in Afghanistan .
Pentagon says $14 billion spent in past four years to combat homemade bombs .
Electronic detection, vehicles with more armor cut casualties . |
2259a08a864764adfba09a29358a4b9434670402 | Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- The number of properties lacking running water in Northern Ireland has dwindled to fewer than 1,000, state-funded water company Northern Ireland Water said Sunday. As of Saturday, the number was about 2,600, the company said. About 45,000 properties may still have limited water suppli... | 799 customers remain without water, state-funded company says .
Northern Ireland Water has drawn criticism for its handling of the crisis .
More disruptions expected Sunday night as reservoirs are filled . |
2259ea2e1738508a630f1e3dbc1fb050c9288abb | Tourists have always taken selfies of themselves at Sydney's most iconic landmarks, but on a day that has horrified the city many people are taking macabre snapshots for old times' sake as well. All day people were uploading selfies of themselves on Twitter from as close as possible to where the hostage siege was takin... | People have been uploading selfies of themselves on Twitter as near to where the hostage siege is taking place as possible .
Some take their photographs with television cameras behind them to make it look more authentic .
'Awful, do they not have any feelings. People are being held hostage and all they can do is take a... |
225a20c56bb7b0798878dfc000e2ab05eea29642 | (CNN) -- A 400-year-old minaret collapsed Friday on worshipers in Meknes, Morocco, killing 36 and injuring 71, the official news agency Maghreb Arabe Presse reported, citing the Interior Ministry. The collapse occurred as hundreds of people were gathering in Bab Berdieyinne mosque in Meknes, a town in northern Morocco... | Minaret in Meknes, Morocco, was 400 years old .
Incident came as worshipers were gathering in northern town .
King ordered that mosque be rebuilt . |
225a4587cc8143dc0b220fa9ddbe3c85de2607c3 | By . Kieran Gill . Follow @@kie1410 . West Brom went all out in buying Brown Ideye for £10million, breaking their own record transfer fee and telling the world they're deadly serious about not being sucked into a relegation battle. But plenty of questions have been asked since they bought the striker from Dynamo Kiev. ... | Brown Ideye's stock has risen over his career to reach £10million price-tag .
Ideye wanted to sign for Newcastle United last year for £9m as agent said 'they have a good fan-base and play an attacking style of football'
Ideye has Champions League and internationally experience . |
225a613faf568b6b99bf1c7539d927a334e2c600 | Military-style boot camps have been set up across China in a bid to help wean increasing numbers of teenagers off their addiction to the internet. With growing numbers of young people in China developing online dependencies, parents are increasingly putting their trust in the methods used in the boot camps to tackle th... | As many as 250 boot camps set up across China to tackle internet addiction .
Teachers and instructors use military instruction to instil habits of discipline .
Teenagers practice drills and carry out physical exercises while at camp . |
225a79fda3245e047aae3ee4bc8cd4a1cd1f4592 | By . Ruth Styles . PUBLISHED: . 08:51 EST, 15 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:36 EST, 15 November 2013 . With her wrinkle-free skin, glossy dark mane and mega-watt smile, Annemarie Leak, 54, certainly isn't your average grandmother. Now . the Lincolnshire former model and Liz Hurley lookalike has been crowned . the U... | Annemarie Leak, 54, has been crowned the UK's most glamorous grandma .
She says her success is due to remaining celibate for more than a decade .
But Annemarie is now looking for love but wants to continue her career . |
225c4ad9616891b18df8a6f32d0ab436a94b05b0 | By . Peter Allen . PUBLISHED: . 17:45 EST, 20 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:52 EST, 21 September 2012 . Saad Al-Hilli, from Surrey, was murdered in a suspected assassination while on holiday with his family in France . The British engineer murdered at an isolated Alpine beauty spot was on the verge of selling a ru... | Family owned crumbing house in village some 30 miles from Bordeaux .
Find roves Mr Al-Hilli had investment interests in the country .
He had been 'planning to create a small apartment in order to rent it' |
225e913177393cbe407bc113f0bbc24956ba892c | (CNN) -- International envoy Kofi Annan said Tuesday he sees Iran as a factor in diplomatic efforts to forge peace in Syria, a stance not shared by the United States. "I think Iran can play a positive role," Annan said during a news conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran. His remarks came a... | An opposition group recorded at least 68 deaths Tuesday .
The United States calls Iran's behavior in Syria "destructive"
Annan visited Bashar al-Assad in Damascus .
The envoy is now in Iraq, meeting with its prime minister . |
225ebc228d8327b969c386ce4812d1e59c1ca687 | The word at Tottenham’s state-of-the-art Enfield training complex is that the club will make a concerted effort to sign Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez in January. What is for sure is manager Mauricio Pochettino needs to inject some life into his misfiring forward line sooner rather than later. Wednesday night's Capi... | Jay Rodriguez is currently out with a long-term cruciate ligament injury .
But Spurs need firepower with strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado not performing in the Premier League .
Tottenham's interest cooled in the England man after his injury .
But a return in January could be on the cards for the Spurs bos... |
225fedeff4708d2fdeda404edca7e13d67b420f9 | Britain should have no fear of quitting the European Union, which could ‘open up opportunities’ for the country, a senior Tory minister says today. Culture Secretary Sajid Javid, increasingly tipped as a future party leader, said he was not concerned about Britain’s prospects outside the EU if people voted to leave in ... | Sajid Javid said he's not concerned about Britain's prospect outside of EU .
He said: 'I think it would open up opportunities, I am not afraid of that at all'
Mr Javid backed David Cameron’s plan to negotiate looser ties with Brussels . |
22601112d691de098d0081d9e88baa7bc6d4043c | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 09:01 EST, 27 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:01 EST, 27 February 2013 . A popular punk rocker has told of his shock at catching a tapeworm which burrowed into his brain and had to be removed in a major operation. Jay Whalley, lead singer of Australian group Frenzal Rhomb, feared he had c... | Jay Whalley of Frenzal Rhomb suffered unexpected seizures .
Doctors feared he could have cancer after finding 1cm growth in brain .
But operation revealed it was a cyst formed around the egg of a tapeworm .
Singer told of shock at diagnosis because he is a vegetarian . |
2260e4a2fb3ff992fb37df2bd5cfc338aee6198d | Ander Herrera was given a tour of Manchester United's Carrington training ground along with his entourage on Wednesday. The 24-year-old midfielder also had his photographs taken for the club website ahead of the official announcement of his £28.7million transfer from Athletic Bilbao. The Spaniard stepped off a train at... | 24-year-old arrived in Stockport on Wednesday afternoon .
Herrera was shown around Carrington training ground .
United will offer him four-year contract worth £50,000 a week .
United previously tried to sign Spanish international last summer .
Herrera is Louis van Gaal's first signing as United manager . |
2260e4a2ffdebedfb8f9bd94daf77107cbe14783 | These jaw-dropping images show the moment a humpback whale leapt majestically from the ocean, 'waving' to a tourist boat before crashing back down with an almighty splash. The photos, taken off the coast of South Africa by marine tour guide Steven Benjamin, captured a sight rarely seen at such close proximity. The 40 t... | Marine tour guide Steven Benjamin captured the spectacular sight while whale-spotting off the coast of South Africa .
The 31-year-old was 'blown away' by the humpback, which disappeared for 20 minutes before leaping from the water .
The majestic animal even 'waved' his fin at the stunned onlookers in a rare close encou... |
226105998a64c038007413bf05b510b5068b9a64 | The Washington Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case filed by three sex trafficking victims who say the website Backpage.com helps promote the exploitation of children. The suit is one of two taking on the classified ad website. A federal case was filed in Boston last week. KIRO-TV reported that cour... | The Washington Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case filed by three sex trafficking victims .
They say Backpage.com helps promote the exploitation of children .
Backpage.com says the Communications Decency Act gives it immunity from the activities of its members or users . |
2261c2eef29b9d899c7a0fa3bb7f90bf9b1de270 | It proved an emotional day for Menelik Watson, but the Oakland Raiders leave London feeling sorry for themselves after sinking to a tenth straight defeat. Thrust in to the action in the second half following a knee injury to starting tackle Khalif Barnes, Watson and the Raiders were routed 38-14 by the Miami Dolphins. ... | The Raiders lost to the Miami Dolphins 38-14 in the eighth International Series game .
The offensive tackle was thrust into the action after a knee injury to Khalif Barnes . |
22622d03eebe1a2d1a512060df9f180017f8abb7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:01 EST, 23 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:21 EST, 23 August 2013 . A federal judge in Georgia has dismissed the lawsuit against celebrity chef Paula Deen and her brother after the pair was able to reach a settlement deal with the plaintiff in the case, who claimed she was the... | Deen and her brother, Bubba Hiers, signed an undisclosed settlement agreement with former employee Lisa Jackson .
Jackson, who is white, claimed she was the victim of racial discrimination by Deen because of her frequent use of derogatory language about African-Americans .
Deen's career quickly entered free fall when t... |
22629373150dd58ef47e95eb3b2c2ed06b51aa0c | (CNN) -- While the nation followed the election numbers for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, some readers were keeping track of a particular issue: marijuana legalization. Referendums passed in Washington and Colorado, but not in Oregon. There are still federal hurdles to overcome for the two states where the referendums ... | Marijuana legalization, passed in Colorado and Washington, has lots of readers debating pot use .
Many readers support legalization, some unsure about enforcement .
What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below or post a video on CNN iReport . |
22654f26132de41d153eaaebde660b9a7593aa7d | Newcastle have secured the future of Callum Roberts, the highly-rated teenager whose dribbling skills have been likened to Lionel Messi by club legend Peter Beardsley. The 17-year-old has agreed terms on his first professional deal, which will be announced this week. Roberts is currently on loan at Conference side Gate... | Callum Roberts has signed a professional deal with Newcastle .
Roberts has been compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo .
The 17-year-old is currently on loan with Conference side Gateshead .
However, he is still eligible to play Under-21 and youth-team games .
READ: Dele Alli close to completing Newcastle Unite... |
22659c2f9cbc8d811a53663f1bf92401a86f16ca | By . Ian Drury, Defence Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 13:26 EST, 20 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:11 EST, 22 November 2012 . Second Lieutenant Walter Tull was the first black British Army officer . A campaign to honour Britain's first black Army officer with a posthumous medal for courage in the First World War was ... | Second Lieutenant Walter Tull was killed in 1918 aged 29 .
Letters to his family show he was recommended for a gallantry medal .
Discrimination feared to have prevented him being honoured in 1918 .
He played football professionally for Tottenham Hotspur . |
2266e56a80ee170bac1c159adc358260767d5f5c | (CNN) -- There are approximately 600 million Catholic women in the world, but none will have a direct say in who the next pope will be. The 115 cardinals voting for the pope are men. One of these men will be chosen to succeed Benedict XVI, continuing an exclusively male club. Or is it? Two movies have been made about P... | The Vatican's upper echelon appears to be an exclusive men's club .
Women aren't allowed to be ordained as priests, so they cannot become pope .
Still, many women hold executive lay positions in Catholic organizations .
Some believe there was once a female pope; movies have been made about the medieval tale . |
22671265c6176e6629ccb6556889e12cbb39ba81 | By . Hugo Gye . UPDATED: . 09:18 EST, 9 September 2011 . MPs from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be barred from voting on laws which only affect England, as the Government moves to tackle the thorny 'West Lothian question' for the first time. An independent commission will be set up to consider the issue, whi... | Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs can currently vote on laws which only affect England .
English MPs have no say on devolved areas of policy . |
2267a138782148734ffa02fa1f5f0b55084ba03d | The 16-year-old gymnast became an internet sensation after failing to hide her anger over a tumble during the Olympic Games . Online comedians have Photoshopped her disgruntled facial expression into all sorts of hilarious scenarios . The look was seen again when the 'Fierce Five' appeared on The Colbert Report two day... | The 16-year-old gymnast became an internet sensation after failing to hide her anger over a tumble during the Olympic Games .
Online comedians have Photoshopped her disgruntled facial expression into all sorts of hilarious scenarios .
The look was seen again when the 'Fierce Five' appeared on The Colbert Report two day... |
22680dc843e4692474815b0c9ca78b9f4f1a116a | Sake, Democratic Republic of Congo (CNN) -- Anti-government rebels on Friday continued their march through the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, withstanding an army counterattack to maintain control of the strategically important town of Sake. The town is on the road to Bukavu, the capital of South Kiv... | NEW: Regional leaders call for M23 rebels to halt their campaign .
M23 wants to topple the government, which is supported by the United Nations .
Uganda hosts a regional summit Saturday to address the fighting .
Oxfam warns of "the humanitarian crisis reaching new depths" |
22684f9429de788c4437ffcecc110c4e43138016 | By . Sarah Dean . He's photographed Prime Ministers and global A-listers but Australia's premier celebrity photographer has revealed how it was TV presenter Rachael Finch who blew him away with her 'fearlessness'. The 26-year-old posed on a huge rearing Australian stock horse for her iconic Channel 7 photoshoot in 2010... | Peter Brew-Bevan captures portraits of Australia's biggest names .
Snapped Rachael Finch in 2010 for a Channel 7 promo photo .
She sat on a huge Australian stock horse as it reared up .
Brew-Bevan recently added Cate Blanchett to his A-list portfolio . |
2268cf68ff82bddf62a65974d5dab595116fe444 | GUADALAJARA, Mexico (CNN) -- President Obama said Monday the United States remains Mexico's partner in the fight against drug cartels, despite some calls in the United States to delay counter-narcotics aid because of alleged human rights violations by Mexican soldiers. President Obama speaks at a news conference in Gua... | Obama: Mexico has reaffirmed commitment to human rights in drug fight .
U.S. president says he supports "orderly and legal" immigration .
Obama rejects criticism of U.S. response to Honduran president's ouster .
"Buy American" push hasn't hurt Canada, Obama says at three-country summit . |
2268f64dd31f42898a812c8fa556c3d2fcdb47e7 | (CNN) -- New York restaurants can continue selling large sugary drinks after an appeals court sided Tuesday with a lower court ruling that found the city's restrictions on such beverages to be "arbitrary and capricious." The Supreme Court's Appellate Division found that the city's Board of Health "failed to act within ... | The city's Board of Health does not have the authority to ban giant sodas, the court says .
Mayor Michael Bloomberg: "Today's decision is a temporary setback"
The American Beverage Association welcomes the ruling . |
22695a74805bcd5da56f5c32fbf798826fc952ec | By . Gemma Mullin . Danielle Stoton, 18, was critically injured in a crash as she walked home from a party on Sunday . A teenage hit-and-run victim was left fighting for her life after being hit on her way home from a party – 12 years after she survived a near-death experience. Danielle Stoton, 18, remains on a life su... | Danielle Stoton, 18, remains on a life support machine after the accident .
It happened in early hours of Sunday morning in Armthorpe, South Yorks .
She almost drowned on holiday after she hit head in swimming pool aged six .
Her parents hope she will pull through like before and set up Facebook page .
Two women, aged ... |
226a5f2aeb5ebf9c3d73c7911f1c8ae370ec41bb | By . Claire Bates . PUBLISHED: . 10:24 EST, 15 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:44 EST, 15 October 2012 . Andrew Wantling who has beaten a rare form of cancer and son James who has battled unrelated leukaemia for two years . A family has been left devastated after both a father and son were diagnosed with different typ... | Father and son diagnosed with different forms of aggressive cancer four years apart .
Doctors say there is no link between the two conditions and the odds of both developing them were 14million to one .
Family are now backing new Stand up to Cancer campaign . |
226ae3b1b5598c40b5f0c5e6fc649971bfdfb2e6 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . PUBLISHED: . 14:38 EST, 1 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:03 EST, 1 November 2013 . Guilty: Wayne Scott, who was employed by Cleveland Police, has been convicted of a string of sex crimes . A former police officer has been convicted of a string of sex crimes - including eight rapes and two se... | Wayne Scott, 37, was previously employed by Cleveland Police .
He has been found guilty of the rape and attempted rape of a woman .
He had already admitted raping another victim seven times, a court heard .
Scott has been remanded in custody until sentencing next month . |
226b58a6317a1ebbd96586781310a9baffe7c479 | (CNN) -- Today could be a crucial day in the push to rid Syria of chemical weapons. It's day two of meetings between Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva, Switzerland. A plan could be created Friday, but then again ... The United Nations is also poised to get involved. Alth... | Talks between the United States and Russia continue .
Russia's Putin New York Times op-ed piece gets backlash .
Close to 100 die in fighting in Syria Thursday, opposition says . |
226bba4f43008764245184ee78d70179a64aaf3f | (CNN) -- Brad Ludden is a world-class whitewater kayaker. Throughout his professional career, the 31-year-old has braved treacherous rapids in more than 40 countries and racked up over 100 first descents — successfully paddling a river's uncharted territory. Despite his success and the boyish good looks that landed h... | Brad Ludden founded First Descents to provide adventures for young adults with cancer .
The organization offers free weeklong camps in kayaking, rock climbing and surfing .
This year, 50 programs will be offered in the Americas . |
226ca55ada0a85970d3920c247e3e39345f274b8 | By . James Nye . PUBLISHED: . 00:12 EST, 6 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:24 EST, 6 December 2013 . Hope: Abigail Hernandez was in contact with her mother after her disappearance on October 9 according to investigators close to the case of the missing New Hampshire girl . Abigail Hernandez, the New Hampshire teenag... | Abigail Hernandez, 15, disappeared October 9 in Conway, New Hampshire .
Police now believe that the teenager has been in contact with her mother since that date .
A press conference has been called for Friday morning at 11am where police will elaborate .
This information appears to contradict information previously giv... |
226e0b7df2efaf9a23d5a3eebb4b28b618fe9e52 | By . Martha De Lacey . Jill Greenberg is bored with the 'controversy' rumbling around her photographs. The portrait artist's beautifully stylised and highly emotive images of very young, damp-cheeked children sobbing up close to her camera lens drew accusations of 'child abuse' when they were first seen in 2006. But th... | Jill Greenberg's 2006 collection End Times was both lauded and criticised .
Image titles reflect artist's dissatisfaction with Bush administration .
She used sweets to encourage children to cry by taking them away .
Artist lives in New York with husband, daughter and son . |
226ebb3852beae037045b5ffff615413a080f431 | (CNN) -- President Obama on Monday strongly praised a decision by the nation's pharmaceutical industry to agree to a deal cutting drug costs for elderly Americans, calling it an example of the kind of compromise required for successful national health care reform. President Obama says the pharmaceutical industry announ... | Deal discounts drugs for some on Medicare when benefits reach gap in coverage .
Deal part of $80 billion reduction in Medicare drug costs for senior citizens .
Health care overhaul a priority for President Obama; early plans have had hang-ups . |
226ec196c3e4e3cfde48cdf9738207b133b91de7 | New Brunswick, New Jersey (CNN) -- The man Tyler Clementi was intimate with just days before he committed suicide took the stand Friday, telling jurors that he had noticed a web camera aimed at Clementi's bed. The witness, who prosecutors named only as "M.B." to protect his identity, testified during the sixth day of t... | Friday is the sixth day of the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of spying .
An unnamed witness offered his account of the encounter .
Just days after the alleged spying incident in 2010, Tyler Clementi committed suicide . |
226fed4f719e38cd696efe0c2a8623faae3014ae | Lewis Hamilton's relentless courting of the celebrity world has led him to engage Purple PR, a London-based agency that includes music stars Bjork, Beyoncé, Adele, Prince among its clients. Hamilton, 30, split from Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment towards the end of last year, as exclusively revealed by Sportsmail. Whi... | Lewis Hamilton split from Simon Fuller XI Entertainment last year .
Beyonce, Adele, Bjork and Prince among Purple PR's clients .
Hamilton attended the Louis Vuitton Menswear show in Paris on Thursday .
Click here for more F1 news . |
2271e95435987044e5956432f4e60bb2a998fb44 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 04:52 EST, 8 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 05:38 EST, 8 January 2014 . Britain must end its throw away culture and repair fridges, washing machines and cars instead of buying more ‘stuff’, a top government adviser has warned. Professor David MacKay said atte... | Prof David MacKay said green targets can only be met if UK stops waste .
Warned economic recovery means even more stuff will be thrown away .
25% of electrical appliances sent to landfill could be reused, worth £200m . |
2272042eae8430bfafe67a5aab8ddf22110e51a2 | Hong Kong (CNN) -- The world watched, as the London 2012 Olympic Games opened with director Danny Boyle's elaborate ode to England, and furiously tapped their reaction on social media. But one comment on Twitter has sparked a political fracas on the home soil of the games, as a British member of Parliament lamented the... | British politician's opening ceremony tweet sparked a social media backlash .
Aidan Burley, a Conservative Party MP, called the ceremony "multi-cultural crap"
Many online weighed the London ceremony versus the 2008 Beijing Olympics .
Social media reaction was largely positive to director Danny Boyle's $42 million produ... |
227268b930b5f36844ad866a2c0c94212659d7fb | Victim: Relatives said that there wasn't a piece of Larry Goodwin's skin that hadn't been stung by a bee . A man was killed after being stung by killer Africanized bees in Texas on Saturday. Relatives of victim Larry Goodwin said that his entire body was covered in bee stings, and that there wasn't one inch of skin tha... | Larry Goodwin, 62, killed by Africanized bees in Texas on Saturday .
Relatives said there wasn't an inch of his body that wasn't stung .
Was helping clear brush for his neighbor when he provoked the hive .
Africanized honey bees known to be fiercely defensive of their nest .
Will chase a person for up to a mile in huge... |
227314206edf4294c62518fe51807fa4762babe1 | By . Jennifer Smith . Seven dangerous Al-Qaeda suspects are to be freed from Government curfews and able to walk the streets within days, it has emerged. The men, some of whom are suspected of plotting to kill thousands on transatlantic airliners, will no longer be bound by electronic tags or curfew restrictions after ... | Suspects monitored by electronic tags and curfews to be freed this month .
Two of the men are accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic flights .
One attended camp with those behind failed 2005 London bombings .
The seven unnamed men were placed under monitoring in 2012 .
Curbs only last two years unless suspects ha... |
227348f786227a50a67dea6946b289815bde5efa | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:20 EST, 5 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:26 EST, 5 April 2012 . Controversial District of Columbia Councilman Marion Barry has sparked outrage for disparaging remarks about Asian-owned businesses in his poor, majority-black ward. Following his decisive election to Ward 8 on Tu... | Ex-Washington D.C mayor condemned for his disparaging remarks .
Takes to Twitter to claim that his comments were taken out of context . |
227496cc241d72c1516790a4985d96e11237aacc | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 08:33 EST, 6 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:09 EST, 7 January 2014 . Three women who have lost 32 stone between them after overcoming bullying, low self esteem and even sexual abuse, have shared their inspiring stories. Nicky Pengelly, 46, from Suffolk, had gained weight after sufferin... | Nicky Pengelly lost over 11st .
Gained weight to stop men fancying her following lifetime of abuse .
Now dropped from 21st 7lbs to 10st 1lb .
Melissa, 23, will pick up her Young Slimmer of the Year award .
Gained weight after being bullied, now dropped from 21st 13lb to 10st 5lb .
Student slimmer Sophie, 30, has manage... |
2275317cfba07a6530cd5f3db0be22e7c28d6acf | There's no shortage of harrowing stories of life under Islamist militants in northern Mali. Public floggings for smoking a cigarette. Brutal beatings for working as a radio journalist. Broken limbs. Broken hearts. "For the Islamists, a human being is like an ant you squash, like an animal you slaughter," said Sedou San... | "For the Islamists, a human being is like an ant you squash," Gao resident says .
Residents: Once vibrant northern Mali is now a shadow of itself .
"Home is not sweet anymore," Timbuktu native says .
An offensive led by French troops is aimed at flushing out the militants . |
2276b52eed220214a07ffc641daa4870d2a7af0c | (CNN) -- Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso will battle it out for the Formula One title at the final race in Brazil after Lewis Hamilton's victory in Texas ensured the German must wait for his third successive championship crown. Hamilton secured back-to-back victories at the United States Grand Prix in front of a c... | F1 title will go to the final race of the season after Lewis Hamilton wins US GP .
Sebastian Vettel is second and extends lead over Fernando Alonso to 13 points .
Red Bull's Vettel and Ferrari's Alonso will go head-to-head for the title in Brazil .
Vettel's display secures Red Bull their third successive constructors' ... |
2276e0e5f9a2d722a2645359b2ece091550aa0cc | A 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead after undergoing a routine operation to have her tonsils removed is to be taken off life support - against the wishes of her family. Jahi McMath suffered complications and went into cardiac arrest at Children's Hospital Oakland in Northern California following the procedur... | Jahi McMath, 13, went to have her tonsils and adenoids out at Oakland Children's Hospital, California last week .
Afterwards she was bleeding from the nose and mouth, suffered cardiac arrest and was declared brain dead .
Hospital told her heartbroken family that they will switch off her life support as she has been dec... |
22776a247be8197e8061228c9a731e1dac69e441 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 12:25 EST, 17 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:23 EST, 17 December 2012 . Innocent: Kenrick Wickham was mistaken for a crack cocaine dealer and murdered in West Dulwich, London, last year . Three members of a gang who executed an innocent man after mistaking him for drug dealer were jai... | Anthony McKenzie, Samir Yusuf and Devana Palmer were jailed for murder .
Kenrick Wickham was bundled into a car and shot as he begged for mercy .
Kurt McLean was also jailed for conspiracy to commit robbery .
Mr Wickham's West Dulwich, London, neighbours heard shouts of 'murder' |
2278ad0bd19beda463cf5bec117c7675f43ff293 | (CNN) -- Of all the arguments swirling around the legality of same-sex marriage, it's clear that a major concern is, as always, the kids. Supporters argue that same-sex parents need to provide their children with a stable and supportive family home, complete with the legal protections afforded heterosexual married coup... | Debora Spar: Historically, families could not begin without a mother and father .
Spar: But technology and surrogacy accomplish what biology couldn't .
Spar: Gay couples using surrogacy more and more; lesbians using sperm banks .
All these kids born in nontraditional homes deserve parents to be married, she says . |
2278c23c8afbddfffd0e71b2f71255b9bdb771c9 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 07:31 EST, 16 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:52 EST, 16 December 2013 . With the average Brit set to consume 7,000 calories on Christmas day, it comes as no surprise that the traditional British Christmas dinner has been ranked the fattiest and unhealthiest in Europe. A new survey h... | British dinner is 30% sugar, has 69g fat and 211g carbohydrates .
French dinner contains a total of 46g of fat and 29g of carbs per person .
Czech Republic came second in the healthy league .
Ireland and Germany also unhealthy . |
22793736bb93e32ff135bd61432a2317f21676e3 | Kevin Pietersen appears unlikely to play any first-class cricket this summer after Surrey resisted the temptation to draft him into their LV= County Championship squad to travel to Worcestershire. There were suggestions, up until last week, that Pietersen - who has played exclusively Twenty20 cricket since being axed b... | Former England star Pietersen has not played a first-class game this summer .
Pietersen has played for Surrey in Twenty20 cricket this season .
KP is available for final two games as Surrey push for unlikely promotion .
But Alec Stewart says giving youngsters a chance is more important . |
22793e5156858682656a4f2190b343cc23003b76 | (CNN) -- Disgraced football legend O.J. Simpson is scheduled to return to a Las Vegas courtroom Monday in a bid to get his robbery, assault and kidnapping convictions thrown out. The one-time Heisman Trophy winner and Buffalo Bills halfback is more than four years into a 33-year prison term and is asking for a new tria... | Simpson is serving a 33-year term for robbery, kidnapping and assault .
He's scheduled to be back in court on Monday to seek a new trial .
He says he got poor advice from his lawyer .
Prosecutors say there's no merit to the claim . |
227b69f28dfb89eaac584eff53d9395555ea09b9 | A crew member on a Carnival cruise ship has gone missing and there are concerns the individual may have fallen overboard. Despite initial reports that the missing member was Australian, Carnival Cruise Liners have not released the nationality of the person is, but said that he is not an Australian national. David Jones... | Fears a crew member from the Carnival Spirit may have fallen overboard near Vanuatu .
Cruise liner is said to have turned around to retrace its course .
Search and rescue mission is now underway .
Ship was on a 12-night Pacific Islands cruise from Vanuatu to Fiji .
It's the same ship that an Australian couple went miss... |
227b8b37ce0e2221c358ab667e6647d3f00f6d26 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 16:51 EST, 17 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:58 EST, 18 August 2013 . A private jet carrying rock bands Ratt and Dokken had to make an emergency landing in northwestern Illinois after smoke was detected in the cabin on Saturday afternoon. Chuck Brennan, a friend of the bands who ch... | Bands were on tour heading for Chicago .
Charter jet had to make emergency landing after cabin filled with smoke .
Bands ended up driving to their next venue . |
227ca15eaebfd49901ea09993192903f07ee343e | Just days after the tragic crash of a Virgin spaceship that left one pilot dead, the company has released a photo showing they are hard at work on a new vessel. In a picture taken in Mojave, California, the shell of a new SpaceShipTwo is shown as it is carefully being constructed by a team from Virgin. At the same time... | A new photo gives a first look at the new SpaceShipTwo being built by Virgin in Mojave, California .
The Virgin team has been hard at work on the new vessel for two years already .
This will replace the ship that was destroyed in Friday's tragic crash that left one dead .
Testing of the new ship could begin as early as... |
227d581740e24b6d6f9723dbc57a2dca09cde138 | New Zealand Rugby League officials have slammed the Australian junior team for their 'provocative and disrespectful' reaction to a pre-match haka after a brawl almost broke out between the Junior Kiwis and Junior Kangaroos. Officials had to step in to separate the two teams after they started pushing and shoving each o... | Referees stepped in to separate the two teams before things escalated .
The video shows the players standing just centimetres from each other during the pre-match haka .
New Zealand beat Australia 15-14 in Auckland on Saturday night . |
227d59dc6be3f7f7d097342a96eeee21e71e1e27 | With seemingly every kid in America glued most waking hours to a glowing digital device, you might expect their parents to be worried about the potentially harmful effects of all that screen time. Turns out, not so much. The majority of parents in the United States are largely unconcerned about their young children's m... | Study: Most parents in the U.S. are not concerned about their young children's media use .
Almost 60% say they're not worried about their kids becoming addicted to digital devices .
The Northwestern University survey of 2,300 parents was released Tuesday . |
227e0409b402b053acdfadabf7a717f13b5d9c11 | By . Deni Kirkova . A five-year-old boy has been banned from his church playgroup because he likes to wear princess dresses. Romeo Clarke, from Rugby, Warwickshire, who has three older sisters, has amassed a collection of 100 dresses and eight pairs of high-heeled children's shoes. The youngster likes to wear heels and... | Romeo Clarke, from Rugby, Warwickshire, has three older sisters .
Youngster owns 100 dresses and eight pairs of heeled shoes .
Builder dad Winston, 42: 'I don't care. He can be whatever he wants to be' |
227e2a160ab32bfc809dec9542812b4fec20e780 | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 08:33 EST, 7 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:56 EST, 7 January 2013 . A senior detective close to a phone-hacking probe tried to sell information to the News of the World including claims that former deputy prime minister John Prescott had been 'interfering' with the investigation, ... | DCI April Casburn, 53, accused of trying to sell information to tabloid .
News editor claims she said Lord Prescott was 'pressing for them to put charges on the NotW'
Prosecutor: 'She sought to undermine a highly sensitive investigation'
Casburn sobbed in the dock as colleague gave evidence against her .
Casburn, who h... |
227ef39207aa9cda083f05f5c8a70bd7b4404c2f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 05:29 EST, 4 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:39 EST, 4 March 2013 . Hidden: A female passenger smuggled Yorkshire Terrier onto a London-bound British Airways flight (file- . A female passenger smuggled a dog onto a London-bound British Airways flight. She managed to get the tiny Y... | Managed to Yorkie past security at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport in Israel .
Passenger had heard a squeaking noise from under a seat .
Plane was delayed as women was taken off . |
227f0ab1bad1877f266743eddcee7623ecc51f25 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Channel Five has been taken over by an American broadcaster for £450 million. MTV owner Viacom has agreed to buy Channel Five from Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell, it has been announced. The deal represents a significant profit on the £103.5 million Mr Desmond paid for the broadcaster in 2... | US giant Viacom claims that 42 million people a month view Channel Five .
Deal represents a £100 million profit for former owner Richard Desmond .
Sale must receive regulatory approval before it can proceed . |
227f4614460da9f1b48dabc9d9723b7fbd297ec3 | Barack Obama took aim Wednesday night at Republicans who have blocked global warming legislation, saying they 'pretend' they 'don't read' science. But the president ignored the latest claims that threaten to destroy the U.S. climate change movement. In a speech to the League of Conservation Voters, an environmental act... | The president spoke to a partisan audience of environmental activists on Wednesday night in Washington .
He claimed GOP lawmakers believe global warming is real but won't admit it because they're afraid of 'a bunch fringe elements' in their own party .
'They ducked the question and said "Hey, I'm not a scientist",' Oba... |
227fb421d289afbe52077d689054261a6b36ccde | (CNN)The United States conducted an airstrike Monday in Somalia against Al-Shabaab, said Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary. The strike, which took place in the area of Saakow, was targeting a senior leader of the Islamist militant group. "At this time, we do not assess there to be any civilian or byst... | An unmanned aircraft carried out the strike, says a U.S. official .
Another U.S. official says the results of the operation are being assessed .
Al-Shabaab is an Islamist militant group, linked to al Qaeda . |
227fffd79c1307d2a3e5f11e41c099076f18a2e1 | Britain's first Muslim free school is controlled by religious hardliners who ban children from singing or reading fairy tales and force staff to wear headscarves - according to the former head teacher and deputy who claim they were forced to leave. Andrew Cutts-McKay resigned from his role as head of al Madinah School ... | Andrew Cutts-McKay, former head of al-Madinah School in Derby and former deputy Suzanne Southerland claim they were 'sidelined' by the school .
Staff also claimed religious hardliners banned children from singing or reading fairy tales .
Claims come just days after female staff allegedly told to sign new contracts whic... |
22804cc2fbac852c8c90e1eb38a3c7c310650698 | Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are being dropped by 40 radio stations in the ongoing wake of the Sandra Fluke controversy. The pair, whose radio shows are the first and second most popular in the US, are being taken off air by Cumulus Media which is the second-biggest broadcaster in the nation. The decision means that ... | Cumulus Media, the nation's second-largest owner of radio stations, is set to drop Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity .
The move would block access to the top two most popular radio shows - both conservative talk shows - to millions of listeners across the country .
National Public Radio's Morning Edition could take the No... |
22806b6b8f02fb9b90e2ffc1f049cc2275e6d806 | By . Victoria Woollaston . Apple is said to be so confident its upcoming iPhone 6 will be a success, it is rumoured to have ordered 80 million handsets by the end of the year. If true, this would be the largest initial production run of iPhones – up from 60 million for the iPhone 5S and 5C last year. Suppliers claim th... | Rumours claim Apple is hoping to manufacture 80 million iPhone 6s .
This figure is expected to cover both the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch devices .
By upping production, it suggest Apple is confident devices will sell well .
Initial orders for the iPhone 5C and 5S were around 60 million .
iPhone maker Foxconn has confirmed i... |
2280a8d1c527e245347182610ac3469f6d7b8f08 | By . Anthony Bond . UPDATED: . 04:40 EST, 28 November 2011 . Controversial: Mario Balotelli with girlfriend Raffaella Fico. Police officers were called to the Manchester City striker's home after neighbours mistook him for a burglar . Police officers who rushed to the home of footballer Mario Balotelli following report... | Manchester City striker was returning to fire-damaged home to collect electrical goods .
Neighbours didn't recognise the controversial star and called the police thinking his home was being burgled . |
2280b57ba9a4a3bb9a6e256ef9536dec2339c758 | By . Chris Waugh . Follow @@ChrisDHWaugh . CLICK HERE to register - for FREE - and start picking your £100m squad now... As part of the build-up to the start of MailOnline's Fantasy Football season, we are taking you through the players you should have in your team and why. Here we look at the most popular picks in the... | There are no Manchester City players in the top 10, but Burnley feature .
Six Englishman, a Welshman, Spaniard, a Chilean and a Croat appear .
The most-picked player has been chosen by 32.77% of all managers .
There are four midfielders, four forwards and two defenders totalling £83.6m . |
22824f2cf9c9c6d0c47a22a155aecba1f93ad814 | By . Paul Collins . A group of Irish cyclists who travelled to Liverpool to raise money for the victims of the Hillsborough disaster had their bikes stolen – outside Anfield. The six intended to take part in a 96km charity ride across the city to mark the 25th anniversary of the tragedy that left 96 football fans dead... | Irish cyclists were in Liverpool to support victims of Hillsborough tragedy .
The six had parked van near Anfield to enjoy a tour of the stadium .
But on return their bikes, equipment and clothes worth £30,000 were gone .
Hillsborough campaigners have been left 'disgusted' by the theft . |
228274925141104367fcf8fc92157d001de91cf3 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:38 EST, 24 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:56 EST, 25 August 2013 . More than a week after Jerry the carriage horse collapsed in Salt Lake City, PETA is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to his whereabouts. The 13-year-old dapple-gray half-Thoroughbred/... | 13-year-old Jerry collapsed earlier this month due to a bout of colic . |
22833ebba3b34b1a348fb439901ca597791b35b9 | By . Deni Kirkova . PUBLISHED: . 12:47 EST, 4 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:51 EST, 4 August 2013 . An editor of French Elle has written a book about the 'scandalous' life she led as a celibate woman in today's sex-obsessed society. Sophie Fontanel, 50, has named her memoir (French: roman) The Art Of Sleeping Alone. ... | Sophie Fontanel, 50, is an editor at French Elle and bestselling author .
Her book The Art Of Sleeping Alone documents her 12 year celibacy .
Says people in shock and disbelief speak to her 'like an animal'
Maintains having the choice to be celibate is sexual liberation .
She later fell in love with a married man and h... |
228441e36771501477dac7717dabc979a73f379c | (Mashable) -- The fabled PlayStation Phone has finally surfaced, and it is definitely packing Google's Android OS. A few months ago, rumors surfaced about the existence of a PlayStation Phone, a hybrid mobile and gaming device with a 5-megapixel camera, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, slide-out gaming pad and the Android G... | Rumors have surfaced about the existence of a PlayStation Phone .
Engadget says the device is being built by Sony Ericsson and is packing Google's Android OS .
The phone is a hybrid mobile and gaming device with a 5-megapixel camera . |
22845651238af8ff86b73ca8b33a363827d57866 | By . Associated Press . Eric Garner (pictured) died on July 17 after being put in a choke-hold by an NYPD officer . A New York prosecutor will ask a grand jury to consider charges in the death of a black man placed in an apparent choke-hold by a white police officer, he said today. Staten Island District Attorney Danie... | Eric Garner, 43, suffered from asthma and stopped breathing after the choke-hold by NYPD .
Pantaleo, an eight-year NYPD veteran, was stripped of his gun and badge after Garner's death and another officer was placed on desk duty .
A NY prosecutor will ask a grand jury to consider charges in Garner's death .
DA Daniel Do... |
2284caf5f6c79ca00730e9e86629e017380e6d0e | By . Reuters . A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a federal occupational safety agency's finding against SeaWorld Entertainment Inc following the workplace death of one of its killer whale trainers.By a vote of two to one, the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held t... | A court upheld a finding by the federal occupational safety agency that SeaWorld violated its duties as an employer .
The appeals court found that SeaWorld Inc exposed trainers to 'recognized hazards' when working with killer whales .
The agency had fined the company $75,000 after trainer Dawn Brancheau was drowned by ... |
2284dfa5afea60f3f83449e989c571531e3e5d14 | Rickie Lambert insists he will always love Southampton after writing an emotional open letter following his departure to boyhood club Liverpool. England striker Lambert completed a £4million move to Anfield on Monday morning and thanked Saints players, managers and supporters. The 32-year-old credited the club's staff ... | Lambert writes open latter to Southampton fans .
Striker completed £4m move to Liverpool on Monday .
Lambert credited Southampton with turning him from League One player to World Cup star with England . |
22881a87610fba217dce193a44767536f07c044e | Washington (CNN) -- NASA launched a satellite Friday, starting a three-year mission to help better understand climate change. NASA sent the Aquarius/SAC-D Sea Surface Salinity satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. For the next three years, the Aquarius satellite will look back at Earth and ... | NEW: Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity satellite launched Friday .
It will generate maps of sea salt movements to aid the understanding of climate change .
Project is a joint effort with the Argentine space agency . |
22881b9d934500bb046ff516d2db756c8a50cf31 | (CNN) -- An official with the Vatican criticized the decision to award the Nobel prize for medicine to British doctor Robert G. Edwards for his work on in vitro fertilization, Italy's official news agency ANSA reported Tuesday. Ignazio Carrasco de Paula, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, said giving the awa... | NEW: A Vatican official criticizes the choice of award recipient .
Robert G. Edwards, who pioneered in vitro fertilization, wins the prize .
The announcement kicks off a week of Nobel Prize awards in Sweden .
His contributions represent a "milestone," the committee says . |
228822ecb819519cebd82a9f9b0bf55237b174fa | (CNN) -- Throughout American history, the annual celebration of family and gratitude known as Thanksgiving has been a central part of The White House and the U.S. presidency. This week, President Barack Obama kept the tradition alive by pardoning Cobbler, the National Thanksgiving Turkey, in a Rose Garden ceremony. His... | Presidents have played a role in the annual Thanksgiving celebration since 1789 .
President Obama continued the tradition by pardoning a turkey at The White House this week .
One president opted for possum instead of turkey for his Thanksgiving meal . |
22882898c6fd418755b160f4d00cf92088f68841 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:20 EST, 4 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:40 EST, 5 August 2013 . Former 'Partridge Family' child star Danny Bonaduce has revealed how he was 'famous and homeless' in Hollywood after the 1970s TV series ended. Bonaduce, now 53 and living in Seattle, said he was broke and force... | Danny Bonaduce was 15 when his role on the 'Partridge Family' ended .
He was left homeless and on drugs by age 16 .
After numerous arrests and decades of drug and alcohol abuse, he cleaned up and is now a radio host in Seattle . |
2289460265fbe265f9395aba1aff6d2e25a58ade | Hong Kong (CNN) -- A series of explosions tore through an open-air market in the capital of the volatile western Chinese region of Xinjiang on Thursday, killing dozens of people and wounding many more, state media reported. China's Ministry of Public Security said the attack in the heavily policed city of Urumqi was "a... | NEW: U.S. says the attack is an "outrageous act of violence against innocent civilians"
The Chinese President calls for terrorists to be "severely" punished .
The explosions have killed 31 people and wounded more than 90, Xinhua says .
China says the attack is "a serious violent terrorist incident" |
22895c2eb5928c84ba9b3398105c65722a1bcf7b | An American health care worker who may have been infected with Ebola has been flown to a specialist center in the United States to be tested. The patient, who had been aiding efforts in west Africa, will be monitored at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Emory was the first hospital to treat Americans who had contra... | The health worker, who had been aiding efforts in Ebola-struck region, will be monitored at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta .
The hospital, which houses a specialized isolation unit, treated the first Americans who contracted the virus while working abroad .
News comes after health officials declared 35 hospitals ... |
228a6190f738eebf76e893d1156cec9f9c59fece | A midwife who snuck off to get high on laughing gas while on duty helping to deliver babies has been suspended for 12 months. Susannah Wheeler secretly inhaled Entonox, while working at Tameside Hospital, Glossop, Derbyshire, and returned to her duties ‘staggering’ and ‘slurring her speech as though she was groggy,’ th... | Susannah Wheeler inhaled gas, while working at Tameside Hospital, Glossop .
Nursing and Midwifery Council heard she took gas in maternity ward .
Wheeler begged colleagues not to say anything when she was discovered .
Nurse, who wasn't present, was handed a 12-month suspension by council . |
228c3a32b1ffb39079bdb219a1c2ad9c53c595f9 | By . Harriet Hernando . Plans are being drawn up for a new high-speed orbital railway connecting London's zone three suburbs in a bid to keep the capital's soaring population moving over the next few decades. London mayor Boris Johnson revealed the scheme in his London Infrastructure 2050 plan and predicted the capital... | London Mayor Boris Johnson announced project in Infrastructure 2050 Plan .
New railway will connect London suburbs and even put Barking on the map .
The orbital railway will also reach as far as Sutton, Hounslow and Neasden .
£200bn needs to be pumped into transport to keep capital moving .
As the population soars, dem... |
228cbbf7042b9a82cc9761afc7e4c511b5056121 | Ridley Scott's new biblical epic 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' has been banned in Egypt because of 'historical inaccuracies'. The head of the censorship board said these included a claim that the Pyramids were built by Jews, and that an earthquake, not a miracle by Moses, caused the parting of the Red Sea. Morocco has also ... | Egypt has banned 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' due to historical inaccuracies .
Censors objected to claims that the Pyramids were built by Jews .
Opposed suggestions that earthquake caused the parting of the Red Sea .
Morocco has also banned the film, which stars Christian Bale as Moses .
Cinemas claim they have been threa... |
228cef7e5733cd6cc26a0e54f0646ccc8f71f938 | Premium beers, ales and lagers have become the festive tipple of choice . Flavoured . beers are proving popular with Innis Gunn Rum Cask beer up 22% and Meantime Chocolate Porter up 400% . By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 11:18 EST, 18 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:25 EST, 18 December 2012 . It seems that Champagn... | Premium beers, ales and lagers have become the festive tipple of choice .
Flavoured .
beers are proving popular with Innis Gunn Rum Cask beer up 22% and Meantime Chocolate Porter up 400% . |
228d4875af8271d2e09162968c44976354e3f4d0 | The biological parents of a baby born to a Thai surrogate mother and allegedly abandoned for having Down syndrome say they did even not know he existed. Pattaramon Chanbua, the child's 21-year-old mother, claims that the Australian couple took her son's twin sister but left him behind because he was sick. However, the ... | Surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua identified the biological parents of Gammy as a West Australian couple .
The Abbott government may intervene, saying Gammy may be eligible for Australian citizenship .
The couple denied they were Gammy's parents, though they do have a daughter, the same age as Gammy, born via a Thai ... |
228f7f8a6473bdad728c217fec17163fd527540b | The Django Unchained actress who claimed she was harassed by LAPD officers who unfairly arrested her when she was making out with her boyfriend appears to have been doing a lot more than just kissing. Pictures obtained by TMZ show Daniele Watts straddling her boyfriend Brian James Lucas in his car while the couple stea... | Pictures show Daniele Watts straddling boyfriend Brian James Lucas in car .
Witness said Lucas was in passenger seat with feet on curb with Watts straddling him and rocking back and forth .
Sergeant Jim Parker says he never wanted to arrest Daniele Watts or her boyfriend - but she turned it into a 'long, drawn-out d... |
228fbf7a2811c962eb9c798384f41991339d531d | By . Alex Greig . and Reuters . PUBLISHED: . 12:18 EST, 20 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:45 EST, 20 December 2013 . Protesters trashed a Domino's Pizza outlet in a Mumbai suburb on Friday in protest over the arrest and subsequent strip-search of an Indian diplomat in New York.Activists from the small Republican Par... | Members of the small Republican Party of India ransacked a suburban Mumbai Domino's .
They sent images of the destruction to media outlets, demanding the U.S. drop charges against Devyani Khobragade .
Khobragade, an Indian diplomat, was arrested last week on charges of fraud and under-paying her housekeeper .
She was s... |
2290ac26c72ec8d2a08b5b47ca4cc8c1eb02adb2 | Ahead of the opening weekend of the Premier League, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats... Here is all the information you need for Manchester United's home clash with Swansea City... Click here to follow the Man... | Louis van Gaal set to make debut as Manchester United manager .
Van Gaal without Luke Shaw who is denied debut through injury .
Robin van Persie still short of match fitness .
Michael Carrick, Danny Welbeck and Jonny Evans ruled out .
Swansea hope to repeat shock FA Cup victory at Old Trafford from last term .
Garry Mo... |
2291928f8a41104f70aaa80264d99fd90735bccd | By . Dan Bloom . Mystery: Marvin Clark was believed to be 75 when he vanished in 1926 near Portland, Oregon . Experts could soon solve the mystery of a 75-year-old man who vanished on a trip to see his daughter in 1926 - making him America's second-oldest missing person case. Marvin A Clark's fate was unknown until log... | Marvin A Clark was 75 when he disappeared on a trip to Portland, Oregon .
Then in 1986, loggers found a skeleton in the woods with a 1919 penny .
There was a corroded revolver beside the body and single shot to the skull .
Since then DNA analysts have been trying to find Clark's descendants .
They found three direct re... |
2292792b91e900296d643be3ae1057e8ac1d416a | The dead body of a Chinese street racer who killed himself in a horrific accident has been left in the road as a warning to other drivers. The driver, 28-year-old Tao Lung, was speeding along in a £79,000 Jaguar F-Type when he crashed while trying to overtake another car. The two cars were speeding at over 150mph . on ... | Tao Lung, 28, was killed instantly after crashing in Kunming City, China .
His £79,000 Jaguar F-Type hit another car and a tree, throwing him out .
He was then run over by a second car as his body fell into the road .
When police arrived they deliberately left the body uncovered . |
2292a325925d96c95a27ac30dc7d3e545189eaba | (CNN Student News) -- April 28, 2014 . Headlines from South Korea, Vatican City and Ukraine lead off the week's first edition of CNN Student News. We're wrapping up our Financial Literacy Month coverage by defining a college savings plan, and we're looking at the science behind tornadoes as the storm season ramps up in... | This page includes the show Transcript and the Daily Curriculum .
Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
The Daily Curriculum offers the Media Literacy Question of the Day, Key Concepts, Fast Facts and Discussion Questions .
At the bottom of the page, please share your feedback ... |
2292d4348e59aafbe93f3040af23fdff448a6cac | By . Emily Davies . PUBLISHED: . 07:27 EST, 28 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:56 EST, 28 January 2013 . Roxy is taken for a walk by wildlife sanctuary assistant manager Rosie Clinton . Foxes and hounds are usually enemies, but Roxy has lived for 13 years alongside dogs, going for 'walkies', playing fetch and chewing ... | Roxy found nearly strangled hanging by a rope from a bridge .
She walks on a lead, plays with dog toys and only eats cooked chicken . |
2292d6aadbc6a98aab2bd2a0a12d3101303376a5 | It wasn't the return he was hoping for, but that didn't stop Mario Balotelli sharing pleasantries with his former Manchester City team-mates. The 24-year-old was caught on camera hugging Pablo Zabaleta and Gael Clichy as the pair gave him a warm welcome back inside the Etihad Stadium tunnel. Zabaleta looked especially ... | Mario Balotelli was all smiles as he caught up with former Manchester City team-mates Pablo Zabaleta and Gael Clichy .
Mario Balotelli was at the Etihad to watch new club Liverpool face the Premier League champions .
Stevan Jovetic looked delighted inside the Manchester City tunnel with his man-of-the-match award . |
2293810a16241949076ce2a594323ebf19f9c5e5 | Chicago (CNN) -- Three men charged with conspiring to commit domestic terrorism during the NATO summit were plotting to attack President Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters, the Chicago mayor's home and police stations, authorities said Saturday. A police investigation that began early this month revealed that the th... | Defense says 3 suspects are Occupy protesters, but police say they're "Black Bloc" anarchists .
Three suspects allegedly stockpiled Molotov cocktails and planned attacks on police .
Defense team calls the allegations "propaganda" and says police infiltrated a peaceful group .
Judge sets bails for each of the three susp... |
22955dd909ac035fa9f67e65cedafe9145056d56 | The U.S Air Force’s highly secret unmanned space plane was supposed to stay in space for nine months, but it’s now been there for a year and three days – and no one knows what it’s doing. The experimental craft has been circling Earth at 17,000 miles per hour and was due to land in California in December. However the m... | The X-37B has been circling the Earth at 17,000mph and was due to land in California in December . |
2296121e317071d3964a2099ea8e7f3904d38f0a | By . Lucy Crossley . PUBLISHED: . 06:52 EST, 3 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:19 EST, 3 December 2013 . A student 'terrified' holidaymakers as he hurled abuse at passengers and cabin crew and swung from seats while on board a packed flight to Ibiza. Muscular Kyle Bent began shouting at a fellow passenger as the aero... | Kyle Bent, 25, shouted at fellow holidaymakers on Ibiza flight .
Bent told cabin crew member 'your breath stinks, stop talking to me'
Personal trainer and student was jailed for 10 weeks for outburst . |
2296fc5d4c16cd6140bf88fbc3fad25458f6931d | By . Jeff Powell . Follow @@jeffpowell_Mail . George Groves threw today the latest negotiating blow in the skirmishing before Saturday’s Wembley Stadium mega-fight with Carl Froch by objecting to a second referee. But this time his appeal has failed. Groves lodged a protest against the appointment of Charlie Fitch, who... | George Groves has failed in his protest about referee Charlie Fitch .
Fitch will referee Groves' WBA and IBF super-middleweight bout against Carl Froch .
Froch fights mandate Groves in a rematch at Wembley on May 31 .
Froch won the first bout with a ninth-round stoppage at Manchester Arena in November .
Groves is conce... |
229758213ce0850a971d450c7382ea5794b2c3f7 | Sol Campbell has branded the Football Association institutionally racist and claimed that he would have been England captain for 10 years if he had been white. The former Tottenham, Arsenal and Portsmouth defender, who won 73 caps with England, makes the claim in his biography, which is published later this month. In i... | Campbell claims the FA is 'institutionally racist'
'If I was white I would have been England captain for 10 years'
Former Spurs, Arsenal and Portsmouth defender won 73 England caps between 1996 and 2007 .
'Michael Owen was a fantastic forward but nowhere near being a captain' |
2298084cd79cbf14b0ac3a0516260d8a26f8b7de | By . Damien Gayle . Plans to raise the motorway speed limit to 80mph have been consigned to the slow lane amid fears it may alienate women voters and increase risks on the road. The policy was launched with a fanfare in 2011 by then transport secretary Philip Hammond, who claimed the 70mph limit had been 'discredited' ... | Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin says the plan is 'not a priority'
It was launched with fanfare in 2011 amid claims it would boost economy .
But polling shows significant numbers of women were against the move . |
2298cafb3df5a98839e53e9fe5a39624b4f362f2 | Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred is calling for Rush Limbaugh to be prosecuted on a defamation . charge, saying an obscure Florida law can be used to punish him for . calling a college student a 'slut' and a 'prostitute' on the air. The 70-year-old sent a letter to the Palm Beach . County Attorney's Office on Thursday sa... | Obscure Florida law can be used to punish him for calling college student a 'slut' and a 'prostitute' on air . |
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