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0706d9f61ef1381eb1f3801d6b03cf10f993dc31 | By . Marcus Townend, Racing Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 11:03 EST, 13 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:08 EST, 14 November 2012 . Shock: Frankie Dettori, pictured with his wife . Catherine, faces a world ban after a failed drugs test . French authorities were 'tipped off' that Frankie Dettori – Britain's best-known j... | Sources said the test was 'a moment of madness' rather than an addiction .
In 1993, Dettori .
received a caution for possession of cocaine .
Coral has removed Dettori from its 2013 champion jockey betting .
Exuberant Dettori was a captain on the BBC's A Question of Sport and invested in a restaurant with chef Marco Pie... |
07099e81e7d8fa45f75c62d3eb8ea039d0248d4d | Greensboro, North Carolina (CNN) -- The wife of a former top aide to former presidential candidate John Edwards defended in testimony Tuesday having shot video in September 2008 of the house and possessions of Edwards' pregnant mistress. "I wanted proof that I really was taking care of Rielle Hunter," said Cheri Young,... | NEW: "Things had gone sour" with Edwards, Cheri Young says .
"I wanted the truth to come out," she adds .
The former presidential candidate faces federal corruption charges . |
0709dc21f24949cd4870aa9a03f5c2b09caba020 | By . Leesa Smith . and Daniel Mills . Debris from the Soyuz rocket which took off from Kazakhstan on Tuesday is thought to be the bright light burning over Australian skies . The meteor which lit up Australia's night skies on Thursday is now believed to be left over 'space junk' from a Russian weather satellite launche... | 'Meteor' sighting closely matches timing and location of rocket launched from Kazakhstan on Tuesday .
Falling debris from rocket most likely common explanation for object which stunned witnesses .
The weather satellite will track air, sea temperatures and weather patterns .
The burning shooting object believed to be a ... |
0709e53f1c13e6a1871c9da952c56413b0b8690a | South Sudan's president, who accused Sudan of declaring war on his nation, cut short his trip to China on Wednesday as tension between the two neighbors intensified over border and oil disputes. President Salva Kiir canceled the Shanghai leg of his trip. He had planned a five-day trip, ending Saturday. It's unclear how... | South Sudan's president cancels the Shanghai leg of his China trip .
His comment during a visit to Beijing marks the latest in fiery war rhetoric .
Tensions between the two spark alarm from the international community .
China -- a crucial trading ally to both nations -- urges restraint and negotiations . |
070a778b2cc801bd6c18f44fde19c9abf5fd4f47 | By . Olivia Williams . PUBLISHED: . 08:58 EST, 5 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:04 EST, 5 March 2013 . Difficult life in the spotlight: Whitney Houston faced an extortion plot shortly after her marriage to Bobby Brown, and a constant stream of obsessive fan mail . Whitney Houston's troubled private life was laid bare y... | FBI's 128 pages on Houston show she was the victim of extortion attempt .
One obsessive fan sent her 70 letters in a 17-month period . |
070ab4795be443221ef594eef4069eb34267785f | (CNN) -- Yemeni jets launched an aerial assault Thursday against suspected senior al Qaeda operatives meeting in a remote location, and about 30 militants were killed, according to the Yemen news agency SABA. Without mentioning a number, the Yemeni Embassy in Washington said in a news release, "Preliminary reports sugg... | Strike occurred at a hideout where suspects were holding a meeting .
One of militants may have been alleged Fort Hood gunman-linked cleric .
Suspects reportedly planning retaliatory attacks for recent government raid .
Al Qaeda in Yemen a growing concern for the country's government and U.S. |
070af64d0540469ac16304a4919149257361ef01 | A 25-year-old woman from London was today arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terror offences. She was detained at Luton Airport in Bedfordshire by detectives from the West Midlands counter-terrorism unit as she left a flight that had returned to the UK from Istanbul. The woman from Haringey, north London, was arres... | Police detained woman from Haringey, north London, at Luton Airport .
She was leaving flight that had returned to Bedfordshire from Istanbul .
Arrested on suspicion of preparing for terrorism acts and is being held .
Terror threat level in UK was raised from substantial to severe this year . |
070c5dce6d05a65e1fc5fafac17822acc5de5a3c | By . Dan Bloom . A British witch doctor who conned her 'patients' out of £1million to become one of the most prolific conwomen in history has been jailed for 10 years. Juliette D'Souza, 59, persuaded 11 clients to hand over their life savings - which she insisted would be hung from a magic tree in the Amazon as a sacri... | Juliette D'Souza, 59, from London, conned life savings from 11 people .
She said money was a 'sacrifice' that would be hung from a magic tree .
She 'helped' one woman conceive - then forced her to have an abortion .
Police: 'She is as dangerous as violent offender... a nasty and cruel person'
Victim: 'I was gullible, b... |
070d162449f591d52105d46983543748a4b6357e | Washington (CNN) -- The nation's capital was blanketed by downed trees and power lines Saturday after a killer storm with furious winds whipped through. Bruised and battered, the District of Columbia was reeling from damage as skies cleared and the temperature began to soar again. A man died in the city, electrocuted b... | 8 people are killed in the Washington area .
More than a million people are without power .
That meant no fans or AC as the heat index was again above 100 degrees . |
070d3d2f298467dba3d7ea6d4cbe85b0e6f8f7ac | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Top executives cursed a total of 254 times during analyst calls in the past decade, and their language was more laced with profanities during tough economic times, new research has found. The CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. James Hagedorn, Ryanair Holdings Plc CEO Michael O-Leary and Merson Ele... | The CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. James Hagedorn, Ryanair Holdings Plc CEO Michael O-Leary and Merson Electric Co. CEO David Farr make up the Cursing Hall of Fame .
Bloomberg News review of thousands of CEO calls with investors and analysts from 2004 to last month to get the data .
The research shows bosses' cursing sp... |
070d6c2162d1bf6ec0d3ad9fd8373c917e5287b5 | By . Deni Kirkova . Fashion-forward pet owners can now help their pampered pooch follow suit thanks to the custom made ‘paw bag'. Created as an exact replica of their owner's favourite handbag, the miniature totes for dogs claim to be the ultimate accessory for style-savvy pets. The concept comes from a luxury accessor... | Miniatures of handbags from Forzieri.com or selected partners now made .
Princes range from £301 to £3,042, with minimum turnaround of two weeks .
Available on luxury launches website VeryFirstTo.com . |
070e235d3dc60e513ee5df359aa7ddfc35c007d6 | Water can be made to appear to flow in a remarkable corkscrew shaped stream by means of a simple experiment involving the right frequency of bass and a video camera with an adjustable frame rate. A mesmerising YouTube video shows how one amateur scientist made the flow appear to stay still then, by adjusting bass frequ... | Video explaining the optical illusion has gone viral on YouTube .
Vibrations from a very low sine wave give the stream its shape .
But it can only be viewed through a camera with the right frame rate . |
070e291d1388c46855baafd53fdf2b9bbb0ba057 | Friends and colleagues of a stunning 23-year-old up-and-coming tennis player have expressed shock at the news she had dropped dead from heart failure. Russian Violetta Degtiareva was already ranked 1,084 in the world with her highest ranking at 947 despite her young age. Her most notable career moment was reaching the ... | Russian tennis player Violetta Degtiareva, ranked 1,084, died in training .
Friends and colleagues of the 23-year-old express their shock at her death .
A friend and fellow player posted news about her death on Facebook . |
070e5f4dbbfe7640383a93ac1df7fd0b1ed0387d | (CNN) -- Police in Nigeria's capital have banned all protests planned in support of the more than 200 girls kidnapped in April. Commissioner Joseph Mbu said the proliferation of such protests "is now posing a serious security threat" to those living around, and driving through, demonstration sites in the capital city o... | Demonstrations are banned in the capital city of Abuja .
Police are worried about "dangerous elements" joining the protests .
More than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped in northern Nigeria . |
070e8411de507ce9a1a6c789fc3e5582ad1ad044 | More than two decades ago, he forced his way into the England team. But now, David 'Syd' Lawrence is bossing the over-40 bodybuilding scene. The former England bowler is best remembered for an agonising injury in his delivery stride in New Zealand 1992 that saw his left knee cap shattered, him screaming in agony on the... | David 'Syd' Lawrence has become an over-40s bodybuilding champion .
The former England bowler has been videoed in his latest competition .
An injury that shattered his left knee cap in 1992 ended his cricket career .
Lawrence believes he has 'been very lucky' to get his life back on track .
'I realised that I just had ... |
070f1f89f29917a24389980443cc22bc81b9c1d2 | Bradford midfielder Billy Knott has taken to Twitter to thank John Terry for giving his dad a signed shirt following his side's stunning 4-2 FA Cup win against Chelsea on Saturday. The former Chelsea youngster was still revelling in the win on Sunday morning as he posed with his father, Steve, and the famous No 26 shir... | Billy Knott received signed shirt from John Terry following Bradford's 4-2 FA Cup win against Chelsea .
Knott took to Twitter to thank 'top man' Terry for the gift .
Bantams are though to FA Cup fifth round following memorable win . |
071125bdb78ae9c4fd1755182141cf8a42a55feb | Jinan, China (CNN) -- Bo Xilai, the former high-flying Chinese politician whose dramatic fall from grace shook the ruling Communist Party, made a defiant court appearance Thursday, disputing several of the accusations against him at his trial in eastern China. Once considered a contender for the top rungs of China's po... | NEW: Court adjourned Thursday and will resume Friday morning .
Bo denies taking bribes from businessmen in Dalian .
The former top official calls written testimony from his jailed wife ridiculous .
Bo describes a former associate's testimony as "an ugly performance" |
07115b48caab08684080565d3a422fffc5f2c862 | By . Ruth Styles . PUBLISHED: . 04:52 EST, 7 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:39 EST, 7 February 2014 . She has already spent $7,000 on a nose job and breast implants to achieve her dream of winning Miss Venezuela. But for Maya Nava, this was not enough. The 18-year-old has had plastic mesh sewn to her tongue so that ... | Would-be Miss Venezuelas spend thousands of dollars on surgery .
Competition overseen by Simon Cowell esque svengali, Osmel Sousa, 67 .
Maya, 18, has had a nose job, boob job and has plastic sewn to her tongue .
Plastic mesh makes eating solids painful and helps with weight loss .
Sousa says feminists who disapprove ar... |
071201b9998909688c3cb2df355131ec08b4d671 | Shola Ameobi will not be re-signing for Newcastle United and will instead try to follow Steven Gerrard to the MLS. The former Magpies striker - who quit Turkish side Gaziantep last week - has been at the club’s training ground over the past few days receiving treatment on an ankle injury. That led to speculation that h... | Shola Ameobi will not be re-signed by Newcastle United .
The former Magpies striker has been receiving treatment on an ankle injury at the club's training ground after leaving Gaziantep last week .
But Newcastle caretaker boss John Carver says he won't be staying .
Ameobi is weighing up a move to Major League Soccer in... |
07122b4a086ce6415903b8d125632d8d11201926 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Six Haitian orphans, seized by national authorities last week as they prepared to journey to the United States, will be able to leave the earthquake-devastated country Wednesday. The U.S. Embassy retained custody of the children Tuesday and they were handed over to three American women wh... | Haitian orphans set to leave for United States on Wednesday .
U.S. women say they were given permission to leave country with orphans .
Police had suspected a permission signed by Haiti's prime minister was a fake . |
071231d3806a45fc2ef7310cc9d4f146e585578d | HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuba will allow its citizens to stay in hotels previously reserved for foreigners, the latest in a series of decisions to lift bans on goods and services that the average Cuban can't afford. The prohibition on staying in foreigners-only hotels unnerved many Cubans, who complained that foreigners w... | Cubans make about $20 a month on average; tourist hotels start at $60 a night .
Cubans allowed to stay in tourist hotels beginning at midnight Monday .
Government recently lifted bans on cell phones, computers, DVD players . |
0713edd28f5f4b89becbecb7f6cc27f60aae52a0 | By . Adam Crafton . What a difference a year makes. At the beginning of April last year, Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United headed into the derby at Old Trafford 15 points clear of Manchester City. On Tuesday evening, it is Manuel Pellegrini’s City who will stroll into their neighbours’ backyard with a strut of arro... | If Man City beat United at Old Trafford they will widen gap to 15 points .
First time in Premier League that City are bookies' favourites at Old Trafford .
David Moyes desperate to win to atone for 4-1 thumping at Etihad . |
07143be6fc1ba9b02daf2806ab7d1e20bca0dc40 | (CNN) -- Grammy Award winner John Legend will perform at this year's "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," airing Thanksgiving night on the global networks of CNN. Legend will perform "Wake Up Everybody," featuring hip-hop artist Common and Canadian R&B singer Melanie Fiona. Joining the list of stars participating in the ... | Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010 will be honored with a celebrity-studded tribute show .
The broadcast airs at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on Thanksgiving night, November 25, on CNN .
Anderson Cooper will host the show from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . |
0715d2f6840eda67d87f2fbf8d931531de994627 | (CNN) -- Cases of West Nile virus are up 25% over the past week and are expected to rise further over the next several weeks, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. As of Tuesday, 1,993 reported cases of West Nile virus have been reported in humans, including 87 deaths. Last week, the CDC s... | Cases of West Nile virus are up 25% in the past week .
Officials say they expect cases to rise for several more weeks .
There have been 87 deaths from the mosquito-borne virus . |
07163e2f091d8fe3c35da5c75099222113b8de12 | Five employees of the Blue Rhino propane gas plant in Florida that violently exploded last night . are fighting for their lives in critical condition today as . investigators examine whether a simple spark from a forklift at the site . could have caused the terrifying blast. Eight . people were injured in the explosion... | Between 24 and 26 workers were doing the night shift on Monday at Blue Rhino, a propane tank-exchange business in Tavares, Lake County .
The huge blasts began just after 11 p.m. and then continued every few seconds for a period of around two hours .
Fifteen workers were initially reported missing, feared .
dead, but Bl... |
0716af226cc310430a290a2d80fa214093406400 | This seal looks like he's had too many mince pies as it sprawls on the beach with a bulging belly. The pup is an Atlantic grey seal which lives on Skomer Island just off the Pembrokeshire coast. It is one of 108 baby seals saved after a cow seal gave birth on the pebble beach and they became trapped in one of the islan... | The pup is an Atlantic grey seal which lives on Skomer Island .
Skomer off the Pembrokeshire coast is one of Britain's most important bird sanctuary islands .
The seal is one of 180 saved after they became trapped in one of the island's caves . |
071753508e2749ac6398b4e1499edf875766d1cb | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 07:19 EST, 7 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:31 EST, 7 November 2012 . A bar owner who raped three girls after serving them alcohol until they passed out has been sentenced to 100 years in prison. Werner Fajardo, 35, assaulted the three girls, two 14-year-olds and a 12-year-old, after he... | Werner Fajardo assaulted two 14-year-olds and a 12-year-old girl .
The Judge said it was one of the worst rape cases he had ever seen .
His defence lawyer said Fajardo maintains his innocence . |
07182ffeb7ce2d93be006d16e0e92e7372fe01f8 | (CNN) -- A day after more than 440 bodies were recovered -- the highest single-day death toll to date in the nation's civil war -- at least 160 more people were found dead in Syria on Sunday. Here are some of the latest key developments in the country's 17-month crisis. On the ground: Daraya becomes a horror story . On... | NEW: Activists report 62 killed in Damascus and its suburbs, including an entire family .
Video shows Syrian VP in Damascus after defection claims .
An opposition activist says Daraya is under fire because it revolted against the regime .
440 people were reported dead Saturday, including more than 200 bodies found in D... |
071a01bd3bf1089b4fee4d222efcf4429575b6f4 | Sentenced: Ryan Sheppard, 18, has been jailed for life after he beat an engineer to death in a cocaine-fulled unprovoked attack, which his friend filmed on her iPhone . A girl of 15 used her iPhone to film her friend beating a man to death in a drunken attack. Ryan Sheppard, 17, punched Mark Roberts to the ground in a ... | Ryan Sheppard, 18, admitted the murder of Mark Roberts, 35 .
Mr Roberts was attacked as he walked home in Weston-super-Mare .
He was knocked to the floor by Sheppard as a girl, 15, filmed attack .
Victim was kicked and stamped on before he was left in a pool of blood .
Judge says attack on 'helpless' Mr Roberts was 'su... |
071a7d2a434b3d5849565a3c6086a1129322d3c3 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 05:14 EST, 15 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:42 EST, 29 May 2012 . The sons of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings star Paddy Doherty have admitted their role in a violent street brawl between feuding gypsy clans. Several men were involved in the punch-up when rival families clashed outside Manchester ... | Several men were involved in the punch-up last June when rival families clashed outside Manchester magistrates court in Spinningfields .
The fight broke out after brothers John and Dougie Joyce appeared before magistrates accused of attacking their cousin Paddy Doherty .
The men will be sentenced next month . |
071b234774587906e70a8887d92ef638bf050687 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama said Friday he spoke with the police officer who arrested a Harvard professor and told the officer he did not mean to malign the Cambridge Police Department when he said police acted stupidly. President Obama on Friday explains to reporters the details of a phone conservation with S... | NEW: Gates eager for incident to be "teaching moment" to improve racial relations .
President says he hopes incident provides "a teachable moment"
Attorney says professor has no immediate plans to sue Cambridge police .
Union asked Obama to apologize to "all law enforcement personnel" offended . |
071bf45225f89056ce0a28fd9229187f76d2276f | (CNN) -- A group of Texas clinics that provide abortions are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency action to keep their facilities open, in the face of state restrictions that went into effect last week. A ruling by a federal appeals court earlier this month gave Texas the green light to move forward on the manda... | Abortion clinics ask Supreme Court to intervene .
Ruling last week was on section of law requiring clinics to adhere to hospital-level standards .
Legislators have said this would improve patient care and safety .
Abortion rights groups decry ruling, say it cuts off access . |
071d8c67e207d2e3f86b579fc8a5362b45038189 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 17:31 EST, 21 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:02 EST, 21 November 2013 . Mourners are to be fined £147 if funerals go on longer than their allotted 40 minute time limit at a council-run crematorium. North Devon Crematorium in Barnstaple will add the additional charge to the cost of a c... | North Devon Crematorium in Barnstaple introduced the fine in April .
But local funeral directors have been paying the fee themselves .
David Williams says it is 'too horrendous' to add fine to mourners' bills . |
071dc2650dca347b0672556680ecfde3f1862dcb | By . Bianca London . Marks and Spencer may have revealed their new 'Leading Ladies' this week but they haven't forgotten their long-time collaborator and model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Rosie, who designs a lingerie range for the high street chain, is now fronting their new Autograph campaign. The 26-year-old, who we ... | Model unveils summer range by Autograph .
Includes pretty maxi dresses .
Rosie has also designed her SS14 lingerie range . |
071f7926a55d323931ebfedee15d09ae589f8333 | Archaeologists have uncovered grim evidence of a centuries-old mass grave next to Durham Cathedral. Experts from Durham University carrying out digs on the city’s World Heritage Site have discovered the remains of many more human bodies. Digs earlier this month found four bodies - a figure which has now risen to 18. Ne... | Digs earlier this month found 4 bodies - a figure which has now risen to 18 .
Team first thought they had found a medieval cemetery but the corpses had been tipped into the earth without elaborate ceremony .
Some of the corpses are arranged in a North-South alignment instead of the conventional East-West arrangement fo... |
071fa29f07886b382e24de7a64aa999604876b98 | (CNN) -- Inter Milan have been hit with a €50,000 ($65,500) fine after their fans racially abused AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli during Sunday's derby match at the San Siro. Balotelli was making just his fourth appearance for Milan against city rivals Inter, a team with which he spent four years between 2006 and 2010... | Inter Milan fined $65,500 for racist abuse during Sunday's derby with AC Milan .
Inter fans directed taunts at their former player Mario Balotelli .
Fans also displayed offensive banners, used a laser pen and abused a second player .
Balotelli fined for gesturing at fans as he left the pitch . |
071fce1a9d14ffc0ccab435213df2a50e04f4da4 | A tweet from Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry's verified account on Sunday night included a disparaging image of the Democratic district attorney who is at the center of his criminal indictment on charges of abuse of power. The tweet was later deleted, followed by another from Perry's account that disavowed the post. T... | A tweet from Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry's verified account on Sunday night included a disparaging image of the Democratic district attorney who is at the center of his criminal indictment on charges of abuse of power .
The tweet included unflattering mock image of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg... |
0720bf6dceb87b5c5f8545e2e3ddf16db78a2dc8 | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:47 EST, 5 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:47 EST, 5 October 2013 . Hero: Nicholas Oresko, a World War ll Medal of Honor recipient, has died in hospital aged 96 . A World War II veteran and the nation's oldest living Medal of Honor recipient has died aged 96. Nicholas Or... | Nicholas Oresko, America's oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, has died aged 96 .
He died in hospital last night of complications from surgery for a broken right femur .
The WWII veteran was badly wounded when he wiped out two enemy bunkers near Tettingen, Germany, during the Battle of the Bulge .
President Harry S... |
07219fde9287637bcac154aca9695e228afbe60d | (CNN) -- Hef owned one. Miss Universe had one named after her. And a recent vice presidential nominee campaigned on one. Now, after nearly 50 years, the iconic McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliner is pretty much done. Overall, say aviation enthusiasts, it's been a great ride. The twin-engine, single-aisle jet's biggest and ... | Born in 1965, DC-9s opened jet routes to small airports, spurring travel .
Delta, the last U.S. carrier flying DC-9s, officially retired its fleet on January 6 .
Hugh Hefner had one; 2012 VP nominee Paul Ryan campaigned in one .
Delta's final five Series 50 DC-9s will be sold off, another will go to a museum . |
072263adb43949cb124282a001b5e1f1dec59672 | (CNN) -- Thirty one countries have abolished the death penalty but China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United States and Yemen remain amongst the most frequent executioners, according to a new report from Amnesty International released Monday. The human rights organization officially recorded at least 527 executions in 2010... | China maintains secrecy over its use of the death penalty .
China, Iran, North Korea, Yemen and United States execute the most people .
China executes more than the rest of world combined, according to Amnesty International .
The United States executed 46 people in 2010 . |
0722778d3b5186f0212160505fe5bbdd609b3d24 | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 11:26 EST, 25 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:41 EST, 25 August 2013 . BBC broadcaster Evan Davis has sparked a debate on Twitter after appealing to his 124,000 followers to help find a job for a Latvian man he met at a barbecue. The Radio 4 Today presenter posted a photo of the man this ... | Radio 4 Today presenter posted the photo this morning on Twitter .
His tweet sparked a debate online about whether he should be using his position as a high-profile broadcaster to help someone into employment . |
0722eb694b993eb3731c1237ac89ce09aa46948c | Usually burglars like to work quickly and in darkness to prevent them from being caught red-handed. However, a pair of cheeky crooks took a far more relaxed approach when breaking into a residency in China. They plonked themselves on the sofa and flicked on the homeowner's TV, helping themselves to delicious snacks wh... | Chinese worker checks home security camera and sees flat being burgled by two men .
The intruders make themselves at home by eating snacks and watching TV .
Police are called and arrive to arrest them .
They are discovered hiding under the bed and pretend to be the true homeowners . |
07236c6d6bfa4bb5737c5d193ac35aa510ccdaa3 | Washington (CNN)Our first 2015 trip around the "Inside Politics" table brought fresh insights on President Obama's early moves, key intelligence on Republican congressional shifts, some North Dakota intrigue and a look back that perhaps has a parallel to the angst some liberals have about their 2016 front-runner. 1. Th... | Elizabeth Warren's impact on Hillary Clinton camp recalls Mario Cuomo in 1992 .
What key GOPers are saying about Loretta Lynch .
How Jason Chaffetz will change Darrell Issa's old committee . |
0724815bbc8203d12faa9b761508b57642332a4d | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 08:29 EST, 12 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:14 EST, 12 December 2013 . As millions of Brits flock to the shops and spend hours - or sometimes minutes - labouring over the perfect gift for their loved one, it seems that their efforts may well be futile. A new survey has revealed tha... | From the 'long-suffering' grimace to the 'disappointed' face, here's how to decipher your partner's reaction to their present this Christmas .
Nearly half of Brits will fake happiness for an unwanted gift .
Mothers are most guilty of buying unwanted gifts . |
072498d190f0e46e37e32a12dc5ccab22c069233 | Many English people are now too embarrassed to fly the Cross of St George – because they think the nation's flag has become too ‘chavvy’. Almost a third would not display the flag because it has become associated with football and lager louts, a social anthropologist Kate Fox has said. A quarter were put off by its lin... | Almost a third think it has become associated with football and lager louts .
A quarter were put off by the flag's links to far right extremists .
But 83 per cent of people in England still feel some pride in their country . |
0724c54cfa2b2d70cd7cc5873a0850eac9ba4fbf | By . Daniel Martin . PUBLISHED: . 19:37 EST, 16 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 02:07 EST, 17 January 2014 . A report has found that of the 1.8m single parent households in Britain, 650,000 of them are not in any sort of work. Posed by models . Britain has more single parents than almost any country in Europe, and almost... | Of the 1.8million single parent households in Britain, 650,000 of them are not in any sort of work .
Average single parent household in UK claims twice as much in .
benefit support as the average two-parent household .
Only Latvia, Estonia and Ireland have more lone parent households . |
0724f1ba975c9de9d78c483cfe0da00a1fdb4aaa | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 03:45 EST, 3 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:30 EST, 3 October 2012 . An extreme hoarder burned down his house, killing himself and seriously injuring his sick mother, in an apparent act of defiance. Dean Verboven, 42, reportedly set a fire in his cluttered, run-down home in Havemeyer Lane... | Dean Verboven apparently sparked blaze as social workers prepared to clear home .
The extreme hoarder died and his mother is severely burned in hospital .
Pair were 'well-liked', according to neighbours . |
0725ac1362ddf6a6fc44351b46bef1cc32143848 | Mexico City (CNN) -- Mexican officials are revealing details of a recently announced agreement that ends a 16-year trucking dispute between Mexico and the United States. U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced the agreement during a visit by the Mexican leader to Washington last week... | Obama and Calderon announced the agreement last week .
It comes after 16 years of disputes .
Mexico truckers would go through three phases before authorization . |
0726338597523c397d7e57c32e856d32717656ab | Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday promised ‘intense and sustained’ U.S. support for Iraq, but said the divided country would only survive if its leaders took urgent steps to bring it together. Hours before Kerry arrived in Baghdad, Sunni tribes who have joined a militant takeover of northern Iraq seized the only ... | U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry promised 'intense and sustained' U.S. support for Iraq on Monday .
He was in Iraq meeting Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to deliver the Obama administration's message that Iraqis must come together in order to save their country .
President Barack Obama is so far continuing to stand f... |
0727f66b5a45e24da68a929a67ae9031ce55aa3e | A mysterious joker has been spotted hanging upside down from bus stops and monuments around a city centre - dressed as Batman. The unknown caped crusader has built up an internet following after being spotted around Nottingham over the last few months. Astonishingly, the brazen Batman has been seen suspending himself b... | Batman impersonator a plasterer who lives near real Gotham in Nottingham .
He has been spotted suspending himself by his ankles around city centre .
Nottingham Batman: 'There aren't enough people smiling these days' |
07288d71607f85345d4a38296b69f99c0e6814ad | Wayne Rooney's 74th minute free-kick ensured England beat Estonia 1-0 to top Group E. Here, Sportsmail gives you a round-up of the other Euro 2016 qualifying matches from around Europe. Alexandru Epureanu's header earned Moldova a surprise 1-1 draw with Russia in Moscow, paving the way for Austria to take the top spot ... | Fabio Capello's Russia drew 1-1 with Moldova in Moscow .
Ukraine beat Macedonia 1-0 in their Euro 2016 qualifier .
Rubin Okotie scored the only goal as Austria beat Montenegro .
Spain cruise to victory over Luxembourg, Sweden beat Lichtenstein .
Slovenia win 2-0 away to Lithuania , Slovakia beat Belarus . |
0728c57d6a4b0bee7dc01e1c71212f6ee13839fe | An underground website that was dealing cocaine and other illegal drugs has been shut down, federal authorities said today. U.S. law enforcement shut down Silk Road, an anonymous Internet marketplace for illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine and criminal activities such as murder for hire, and arrested its alleged owne... | Silk Road owner, Ross William Ulbricht, 29, known online as 'Dread Pirate Roberts,' was arrested in San Francisco on Tuesday .
Ulbricht, known online as 'Dread Pirate Roberts', has advanced degree in chemical engineering .
Hundreds of kilos of illegal drugs being sold by a network of thousands of drug dealers .
'The mo... |
072a2b494924b4de430486e07fb99e5d0a3821ef | Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has criticised England's 'crazy' Christmas schedule, claiming the traditional fixture pile-up only favours the biggest clubs. The Saints, who are second in the Barclays Premier League, face Aston Villa on Monday ahead of a testing month that brings games against Manchester City, Arsenal, ... | Ronald Koeman labels festive fixture pile-up 'crazy'
Southampton play four games in nine days in December and January .
Saints boss says it favours clubs with bigger squads .
Southampton have only started 15 players in the league this season . |
072b5668dc990948670a019d57d1762a4ff281a1 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 19:59 EST, 30 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:02 EST, 31 August 2012 . Kindle Fire, Amazon's digital reader has sold out in the United States, sparking speculation that the release of a new version is imminent. The internet retailer has a major press conference scheduled for next Thursda... | The internet retailer has a major press conference scheduled for next Thursday in Santa Monica .
Announcement that the first model is 'sold out' suggests that Amazon halted production a while ago to retool for a new model . |
072bfe8f00801397e77277958a01368d80f63421 | (CNN) -- This week on The Big Three, we tackled the George W. Bush library opening, frustration over flight furloughs (complete with congressional finger-pointing) and Dean Obeidallah's CNN.com column, "I'm a Muslim and I hate terrorism," which seems sadly necessary in the wake of Boston. The opening of a presidential ... | CNN Radio podcast features CNN Opinion contributors on top three stories .
Podcast offers views of John Avlon, Margaret Hoover and Dean Obeidallah .
Panelists exchange views on the Bush library, flight delays and attitudes toward Muslims . |
072d1828c0bfe26e9cb12b17dad58ecd6295af92 | A Missouri teenager allegedly defaced a car with a tube of mascara in June. An allegedly poorly parked car in the parking lot for Chesterfield's Jewish Community Center upset Carlie Hertel, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Hertel, 18, allegedly covered the car in mascara and scratched both a windshield and a car w... | A 'poorly parked' car upset Carlie Hertel in June at a community center .
Hertel, 18, allegedly covered the car in mascara and scratched both a windshield and a car window .
She also reportedly left a note for the driver that said 'How about you park your car like a normal person you [expletive] head'
The car suffered ... |
072e207ab80edc7488df04a1004f0fcdfabf2aea | Palo Alto, CA (CNN) -- It does not make for pleasant dinner conversation. But we have a global sanitation crisis. More than 40% of the world's population does not have access to a toilet. These 2.6 billion people, most living in low- and middle-income countries in Asia and Africa, face the daily challenge of finding a ... | Jenna Davis: 2.6 billion people do not have access to toilets, a global sanitation crisis .
Every day more than 4,000 children die from sanitation-related illness, she says .
Davis: A dedicated community is working to expand access to basic sanitation services .
In the U.S., the prevailing urban sanitation model has ch... |
072e8484e8a751f5a84beea3e8ab6f50bf397c42 | (CNN) -- A town engulfed by fighting in South Sudan remained tense Thursday as peacekeepers and police deployed patrols and "a significant number" of people who had fled to safety stayed at a U.N. base, officials said. The discord erupted in Wau, the capital of Western Bahr el-Ghazal state in the newly independent coun... | A decision to switch a local government headquarters stirs anger .
Several thousands fled to safety at a U.N. base .
South Sudan is the world's newest country . |
072e9a8865ff9f1e162f7a2a3cf58157911008fb | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:51 EST, 21 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 23:51 EST, 21 June 2012 . These are the pictures that show a seasoned shark expert and professor catching one of the largest bull sharks on record. Neil Hammerschlag, who is an associate professor at the University of Miami, caught the mas... | Enormous female bull shark captured off the coast of Florida in May - the largest on record .
University of Miami researcher guessed shark was between 800 and 1,000 pounds . |
072eb9bf0cb05778dcce898807f35afc79e16fae | They may not be the most elegant of names, but they are certainly eye-catching. And no one could blame the postman if he titters when he's delivering letters to homes in Bum, Tittybong, Climax or Intercourse. Now someone has created an interactive map of the world's most suggestive place names - and probably become a h... | Have you been to Poo in Spain, Bitche in France or Arsoli in Italy?
Map showing all these places created by geographer Gary Dale . |
072f053db5aa1b74776adfd75bf3db5c092e9ad5 | Witnesses in New Jersey have spoken of their horror at seeing a young mother douse her new born baby in a flammable liquid and set her alight. Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, 22, is accused of burning her daughter alive on a public roadway at about 11 p.m. on Friday in Pemberton Township. 'It was just horrible. Like nothing... | Young child was found burning alive in Pemberton Township, New Jersey .
Medics rushed to the scene and airlifted child to a Philadelphia hospital .
However the newborn succumbed to its injuries a short time later .
Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, 22, has been charged with murdering the child .
One resident said the woman to... |
0730a5921e9a2fde0e36821da355c412f26b9b8b | Louis van Gaal has been telling Manchester United's players to think of beating Stoke City while they are in bed. United will make it eight wins from 10 matches on Thursday if they beat Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. The idea of travelling to Staffordshire for a lunch-time kick-off on New Year's Day may not appeal to ... | Manchester United face Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on Thursday .
Louis van Gaal is aiming to make it eight wins from 10 matches .
United boss says his players must 'dream'of beating Stoke .
Van Gaal wants his players to 'already play the game in bed' |
0733837df22df9bf1608e5fcf6621f97d5ad8382 | JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- South Africans waited on election results Thursday in a ballot that the ruling African National Congress party appeared on course to win in a landslide. ANC leader Jacob Zuma is expected to be South Africa's next president. South African media reported Thursday that the ANC had won ... | African National Congress on course for landslide, South African media reports .
Reports says ANC has 65 percent of vote; official results expected Saturday .
Opposition Democratic Alliance could claim control of Western Cape province .
Controversial ANC leader Jacob Zuma expected to become president . |
073455f98ed2e6669015ae8f34b2863aeb3274fa | By . Press Association Reporter . Last updated at 3:49 PM on 28th October 2011 . A former nurse told her daughter her life had become a 'nightmare' after undergoing gastric bypass surgery to lose weight, an inquest heard today. Virginia Humphrey, 67, died at the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) in Brighton, East Sus... | Son reveals mother could not walk more than 10 steps in her last few months .
Inquest hears former Army medic effectively starved to death after operation . |
07354451c4aa08fec48b05eeaca19a0fa638b244 | By . Kimberley Dadds . PUBLISHED: . 07:52 EST, 4 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:23 EST, 4 August 2013 . It's the type of scandal that would make most people in the public eye want to crawl under a rock, or at least keep a low profile for a short amount of time. But then most stars aren't Simon Cowell, and instead of a... | The music mogul brushed off the scandal by watching One Direction at their Las Vegas concert on Saturday night .
Simon Cowell reportedly dumped Lauren Silverman six weeks ago, only to then be told she is pregnant with his baby .
X Factor creator has swanned off to holiday on yacht he was pictured embracing Lauren Silve... |
07356462e4bcd458810792892b262e87b56b2d65 | By . Mary Greene . What am I bid for this bed? Rococo, ornate, property of a shipping tycoon whose wife has admitted, after 30 years of marriage, that she's always hated it. Bidding starts at £400... it's sold for £2,200 to the man decorating apartments for wealthy Chinese clients. When the well-heeled residents of Che... | A new series on Channel 4 will delve into one of Chelsea's most infamous auction houses .
From fibre-optic polar bears to zebra-skin bookcases this is a treasure trove for the bizarre .
The Auction House will be shown on Tuesday at 9pm on Channel 4 . |
0735e500036ba3a370e1432ecf13fb71b2b09d5b | Cyber thieves hacked into the accounts of more than 1,000 StubHub customers and fraudulently bought tickets for events. Online criminals obtained the login details and passwords from users around the world in a scam believed to be part of an international cyber fraud ring. An international investigation involving the C... | Customers around the world are said to have been affected by the scam .
Company says login details and passwords were hacked via other sites .
City of London Police are involved in investigation and plan to make arrests .
Firm detected unauthorised transactions last year and alerted authorities . |
0735f8b1ca990488367b182fc186e343e6a294c0 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 15:34 EST, 24 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:26 EST, 25 September 2012 . An extraordinary collection of more than 300 vintage London Underground posters which date back to as early as pre-World War One are set to fetch a combined £500,000 at auction next week. The posters, which inclu... | Amazing collection of more than 300 vintage posters expected to go at Christie's auction for £800 to £15,000 each .
Posters from 1913 to 1955 made following decision by independent operators in 1908 to join forces on advertising .
Collection includes futuristic vision of London, and one suggesting people should go shop... |
07380a8aa966d2b23f32ed5cd47ce0d7cdcc25ba | By . Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 21:15 EST, 18 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:39 EST, 19 July 2012 . Police have released a shocking surveillance tape showing a 10-year-old girl who escaped from a creepy suspect who tried to abduct her as she walked home. A $10,000 reward is being offered for... | Shocking surveillance footage released by Philadelphia police in hopes of catching suspect .
Can be seen struggling with girl as she walks with her brother .
Cops now hunting suspect, who fled in white sedan . |
07382cf384f122707b90235d8866f1ba932afe5a | (CNN) -- Joran van der Sloot returns to a Peruvian courtroom on Wednesday, five days after requesting more time to "reflect" on what plea he will make in his murder trial. The 24-year-old Dutch national indicated on Friday that he was willing to make a "confession" in the 2010 killing of Stephany Flores, but that he di... | Joran van der Sloot is charged with murdering a woman in a Lima hotel room .
Last week, his lawyer said van der Sloot would plead guilty and make a "sincere confession"
Instead, he voiced doubt about the charge and was granted more time to "reflect"
He is expected to make a decision Wednesday, which will determine what... |
07385e3faf1eceb978c4fa0c5227147dcfe06e24 | She is a two-time Oscar-winning actress. But Dianne Wiest is reportedly struggling to find enough work to afford her New York City apartment. Speaking to the New York Times, the 66-year-old explained how she finds it difficult to earn enough film and television roles to pay the rent on her home, believed to be in Manha... | Dianne Wiest revealed she is struggling to work enough to pay her rent .
Believed to live in an apartment complex in West 79th Street, New York .
The 66-year-old actress said: 'I have to move out of my apartment soon'
Two-bed apartment at complex is listed online for $5,300 rent a month .
Also disclosed she never tries... |
073997d5b66dbb7646aaf90e9bde481050d62a8e | Almost a quarter of Americans in the prime of their working lives are out of a job - and millions have given up trying completely, new figures show. Data published by the Senate Budget Committee revealed the extent of unemployment in the United States, saying that 28.9million US citizens aged 25-54 are out of a job - ... | Chart shows that 23.2 per cent of adults 25-54 are not working .
Exceeds official 6.1 per cent estimate by including long-term jobless .
Figures released by GOP side of Senate Budget Committee .
Stats 'demonstrate deep, profound and pervasive economic problems' |
073aa754c6c53ac736b0ddcec6f0b68e48dc2e64 | By . Helen Lawson . PUBLISHED: . 06:17 EST, 17 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:11 EST, 17 June 2013 . These intricate creations look like a church's stained glass windows - but are actually layers and layers of carefully cut paper. The laser-cut sculptures are the work of artist Eric Standley, 45, who stumbled across the... | Eric Standley spends up to 80 hours using a laser-cutter for one piece of art .
The layers of coloured paper are stacked by hand and bound into a flipbook . |
073b9535b7d8a270b1a503684cbe2e385822cffa | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 02:59 EST, 6 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:57 EST, 6 August 2013 . Most brides have a dream wedding that they try to create for their special day. For this bride, it's perhaps questionable whether this was what she envisioned for her wedding day for all those years. Regardless,... | Couple exchange vows knee-deep in the Buskin River, in Kodiak, Alaska .
Wedding rings presented in the mouths of two king salmon .
Pair then caught a couple of pink salmon to celebrate their union . |
073bfcfe412b5b967cbb26d5987a602c83d7c641 | By . Anthony Bond . Last updated at 9:26 PM on 13th January 2012 . A son finally heard his dead father’s voice for the first time - after unearthing a lost, original recording of the 70’s hit song ‘Seasons In The Sun’. In 1970, musician Alan Ludley was tipped for fame when asked by Polydor Records to record an unknown ... | Alan Ludley was tipped for fame when he laid down Polydor track .
Killed in a car crash aged 23 when his son was just one .
Terry Jacks' version sold 10million records worldwide .
Son breaks down as original is played on BBC TV show . |
073cc299fd81fe944d898747d266e636e7056c1e | Who needs airport bartenders when there's a perfect pint pulling machine to do all the hard work? This genius automated beer dispenser is quite the draw in the All Nippon Airways Alliance Gold Lounge at Japan's Kansai International Airport (KIX). The Asahi machine works exactly like a fountain drinks dispenser but with... | Pint pulling machine at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan .
Tilt feature ensures just perfect ratio of liquid to froth .
Draft beer dispenser is one of only an estimated five in Japan . |
073cea241dbfe268976dbda3679db91860e2cf79 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 11:43 EST, 29 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:45 EST, 29 January 2013 . After Miranda Kerr tweeted out pictures of herself frolicking on a golden beach in Mexico this week, the world looked on in envy. And it seems she isn't the only Victoria's Secret model to be flaunting her enviabl... | Jessica shows off her toned body in the Heidi Klein Resort Summer 2013 collection .
Shot in Mustique, small private island that is part of St Vincent and the Grenadines . |
073cf05923f48fb3fc19904289ac1403bcf1e96c | By . Olivia Williams . PUBLISHED: . 18:16 EST, 30 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:24 EST, 30 March 2013 . An ice cream tub believed to contain human placenta has been found by a dog walker, police said tonight. The discovery was made on a footpath near Tooting Bec Athletics Track, south London, at about 6.55am, Scotland... | Dog walker found placenta near Tooting Bec Athletics Track in south London .
His dog dug the tub up, which had been partially buried .
Doctors suspect the placenta could be two weeks old .
Police are worried a new mother needs medical assistance . |
073db95b2e19832eecf5f66fba2f6024cda8e0c3 | By . Associated Press . A private drone trying to record footage of a Northern California wildfire nearly hindered their air assault, fire officials said today. State fire spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff says the drone was sighted above the fire burning in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Sacramento on Sunday, the day ... | A private drone was trying to record footage of the wildfire but nearly hindered the relief efforts .
Firefighters in Northern California made .
progress on Sunday against a wildfire that has destroyed 13 homes and .
forced hundreds of evacuations .
The fire, which also destroyed 38 outbuildings, was 50 percent contain... |
073eb8c32c6b2b423f195b05175208b6e7468ded | Beijing, China (CNN)The son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan has been released after being jailed for six months in China for drug offenses. Jaycee Chan was detained in August last year after he tested positive for marijuana and police found more than 100 grams of the drug in his Beijing apartment. His management comp... | Son of Jackie Chan released from jail after 6 months sentence .
Jaycee Chan tested positive for marijuana in August .
His father was named anti-drugs ambassador in China in 2009 . |
073f4cc1b2ad3b7cc42783a01b8c84aac819dfba | Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Seven people, including some accused of having ties to a U.S.-backed Farsi-language radio station, were arrested in Tehran, according to Iranian media reports. The seven "worked as liaisons for anti-revolution satellite organizations and Zionist media," the semi-official Iran Labour News Agency (I... | Arrests came in an "intelligence ministry operation," ILNA reports .
ILNA: Some "had been officially employed by the U.S. intelligence service"
Radio Farda director says it has no employees in Iran, sees "crackdown of journalists" |
073f5005eab4357fb779e516fd681d82ff37d791 | By . Alexandra Klausner . PUBLISHED: . 16:38 EST, 10 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:28 EST, 10 March 2014 . Three women from Maine were out at the Bruins game on Thursday to have a knockout belated birthday celebration for one of them. Unfortunately that same pal was 'knocked out cold' and must now see a neurologist. S... | Sabina Grasso must see a neurologist after she was 'knocked out cold' by a pole attached to a safety net at the Boston Bruins arena .
Sabina Grasso turned 21 a few days before Anna McDonough and Caitlyn Brown attended the Boston Bruins game to celebrate her birthday .
The arena issued a statement saying that the girls ... |
073fe5d27830b5b573fe40aa49789e6e36c3e967 | (CNN) -- Sarah Palin: politician and mother. iReporters weigh in on the difficulty of balancing those two roles. iReporter Christina Walker says its very challenging to balance work and caring for her 1-year-old child. Since Sen. John McCain named Alaska Go. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential pick, she has been close... | iReporters weigh in on Sarah Palin's roles of politician and mother .
Some say she can't be both a good mother and a good vice president .
Others say Palin is being held to an unfair standard as a woman .
iReport.com: Is there a double-standard? |
07408425df675cd822bc334836dd37509b36b27d | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- President Barack Obama, speaking early Wednesday in Afghanistan at the tail end of a surprise visit there, discussed how the war will end and promised a steady drawdown of U.S. troops. Obama committed to pulling 23,000 troops out of the country by the end of summer and sticking to the 2014 d... | NEW: Car bomb in Kabul kills 5 after Obama visit .
Facing an election at home, the president says "this time of war" will end .
Romney lauds Obama visit, says Afghanistan "success" is vital .
Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai sign an agreement on future cooperation . |
0741ca4b1246d7d1550b5f25d4402017e10bb2c6 | They have a better squad, a better record and – in keeping with the German reputation for meticulous preparation – they appear to have bagged the best accommodation, too. While England have plumped for an ageing Rio hotel close to a gang-infested slum as their base, the Germans will luxuriate in a secluded, specially-... | German FA develop purpose built resort for their base during the tournament .
Private industry helped cover some of the £25 million cost for their hotel .
After the World Cup, the hotel will open to the public to recoup the investment . |
0741d99a66393c7712299ac5cd124b679a173122 | By . Anna Hodgekiss . PUBLISHED: . 04:34 EST, 11 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:50 EST, 11 December 2013 . This remarkable video shows the dramatic transformation in a mother with cerebral palsy after she smokes cannabis to relieve her symptoms. Jacqueline Patterson, from Kansas City, Missouri, has a severe stutter ... | Jacqueline Patterson, from Kansas City, Missouri, has a severe stutter and suffers incredible pain because of her condition .
She has found that smoking marijuana is the only thing that really helps .
But each time she uses it, she runs the risk of losing custody of her children .
Video shows her going from having seve... |
07423291d9cb9e9ed236de70b1eb8b1b21a1f295 | London (CNN)Want to get the latest issue of the world's most controversial magazine but can't get your hands on a paper copy? Don't worry, there's an app for that. The Charlie Hebdo app features the so-called "survivors' issue" of the satirical magazine, which sold out within minutes in France and across Europe this we... | Charlie Hebdo releases app in wake of massive demand for latest issue .
Controversial French satirical magazine to publish 5 million copies of first issue since attack .
12 people, including top cartoonists, were killed when gunmen stormed Charlie Hebdo's office last week . |
07424087bb07ca7b18d9eb5a9acd807ee9d8c59d | Nine Ukrainian soldiers were killed by tank fire Monday at the airport in the flashpoint city of Donetsk, according to the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Information Center. Twenty-seven were wounded in the fighting, said Andrey Lysenko, spokesman of the center, at his press briefing. In a separate inc... | Nine Ukrainian soldiers killed in clashes, Ukraine says .
Twenty-seven soldiers also reportedly wounded .
Three civilians were killed in overnight shelling in Donetsk . |
0742708005d75f2ce2248d74144a7d71fa8d1475 | By . Ryan Lipman . Opera singer Tamar Iveri has been dumped by Opera Australia over homophobic comments posted on her Facebook page . A soprano has been dumped by Opera Australia after she was accused of labelling homosexuals 'sewage' and 'fecal masses' on her Facebook page more than a year ago. The company confirmed o... | Opera singer Tamar Iveri dumped by Opera Australia .
She was accused of labelling homosexuals 'sewage' and 'fecal masses'
The soprano will no longer star in the lead part of Verdi's Otello .
Iveri claims her husband wrote the comments on her Facebook page . |
0743c84b00e112618e4c42d185dff24452a94452 | (CNN) -- So there was Hank Aaron, leaning back in his chair during an exclusive CNN interview in the clubhouse of an Atlanta golf club, and the former slugger of the Atlanta Braves was fretting over the spot. What's going to happen to the spot, he said, raising his eyebrows? It's the spot that was visited on April 8, 1... | Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record 40 years ago .
Terence Moore: Aaron's record is marked with a memorial in Turner Field parking lot .
He says Aaron and others want to make sure the spot is kept even after Braves move .
Moore: Aaron's record-breaking home run was more than just a baseball achievement . |
07441b353d22a454ef7512b760c7358bfc2525b6 | (CNN) -- If only they'd all bitten their tongues. Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry have gotten into a mini war of words over their shared smooch at Cyrus' concert in February. At the time, it seemed the two pop stars were playing off Perry's hit, "I Kissed a Girl," as Cyrus said after the kiss was over, "I just kissed a girl... | Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus are having a fallout over their kiss .
Perry joked that Cyrus wanted more than she was willing to give .
Cyrus heard about it, and fired back with a tweet referencing Perry's rumored ex .
The two pop stars kissed each other at Cyrus' concert on February 22 . |
0745129571bb22c61c9358e50e0d4548a926b5c1 | It may seems like just another dance remake at first glance. But look a little closer and there are indications that set this particular remake apart from any other. As the dancers jump, grind and thrust, the footage zooms into red scars that dissect their skin and large lumps on their bodies. That’s because the women ... | Norwegian sufferers and survivors were given training and flown to London .
The re-enactment was organised by charity Aktiv Against Cancer .
The organisation said physical activity should be part of treatment . |
0745fe675fff884b9da39a6d56b398045ac8257a | When she was robbed of £10,000 worth of jewels, Loretta Smith was left traumatised. But in an extraordinary act of forgiveness the 75-year-old victim has sent one of the burglars £20 to help him turn his life around. The generous act came after career criminal Kevin Derbyshire wrote her a letter apologising for his cri... | Kevin Derbyshire, 24, stole £10,000 worth of jewellery from Loretta Smith .
He was caught after footage of the raid on her Bolton home was put online .
Derbyshire wrote a letter apologising and said he would buy her flowers .
Mrs Smith, 75, felt bad and said it was 'normal' to send him money in jail . |
07483841414de9f4ea80513a768e72857ded0960 | By . Mark Duell . Last updated at 2:11 PM on 1st October 2011 . With 50,000 fans on their feet and many with tears in their eyes, six-year-old Cooper Stone stood and tossed a ceremonial first pitch of the baseball playoffs to his favourite player, Josh Hamilton. Cooper is the boy who saw his fireman father Shannon fal... | Cooper Stone throws first pitch before Texas Rangers v Tampa Bay Rays .
Rangers president Nolan Ryan and his widowed mother were by his side .
Father Shannon Stone toppled over barrier and plummeted 20ft in July .
Fireman fell onto concrete after trying to catch ball for six-year-old son .
Questions were raised about s... |
07483c768fee08cc94b9dbdaa3c0b17d13d128d7 | A 'gangster's moll' who blew more than £75,000 of drugs money on a luxury lifestyle will only have to pay back £800. Natasha Hugh, 28, spent £78,000 on an opulent wedding, top-class dental work and exotic holidays in the Caribbean. The beautician was bankrolled by her boxing champion husband Justyn Hugh, 30, who made £... | Natasha Hugh spent £78,000 on wedding, dental work and luxury holidays .
But a judge at Cardiff Crown Court has ordered her to pay back just £820 .
Beautician was bankrolled by her boxing champion husband Justyn Hugh .
He had made £400,000 bringing cocaine into UK from Holland and Albania .
His wife had spent £10,477 o... |
074861ff223d281acceeb323a8695cebd0fda662 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:19 EST, 18 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:24 EST, 18 August 2013 . A riot broke out at a juvenile correctional facility in South Central Florida Saturday night over a Cup Noodles deal gone wrong. According to Polk County Sheriff's spokesman Carrie Eleazer, two groups at the a... | The Avon Park Youth Academy in Polk, Florida was taken over for more than three hours by delinquents Saturday night .
The riot was started when a losing basketball team refused to hand over the agreed-upon prize of three Cup Noodles packages .
Authorities finally got the riot under control early Sunday morning, taking ... |
074906004a54e7d84104e19a030c0c17266c725e | More than 26,000 people have gone missing in Mexico over the past six years as violence surged and the country's government cracked down on drug cartels. Mexico's Interior Ministry announced the staggering statistic on Tuesday but noted that authorities don't have data about how many of the disappearances are connected... | Mexico's interior minister says 26,121 people disappeared from 2006-2012 .
It's unclear how many of the disappearances are connected with organized crime .
Official: Locating people "is a priority for this government" |
07493cdde0fe60c860a9e682243d562cdcf9ae35 | Tim Sherwood and Jurgen Klinsmann have emerged as leading contenders for the Aston Villa vacancy as the struggling club begin their search for a successor to sacked Paul Lambert. Villa are understood to have made initial contact with Sherwood, the former Tottenham head coach, who is one of a small number of available m... | Tim Sherwood is the bookmakers' favourite to take over at Aston Villa .
Paul Lambert was sacked after Villa dropped into the bottom three .
Current USA national coach Jurgen Klinsmann is also a top contender .
Villa are understood to have made initial contact with Sherwood . |
0749b88da7047728a76d8fe058cbcf6d73e5f383 | Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech at Georgetown University today was met with tepid enthusiasm from students, with just half of seats in the reception hall appearing to be filled. Pictures and video discovered by the Daily Caller show empty clusters throughout the 750-seat auditorium in which she spoke... | This is at least the second time in recent weeks that Clinton has been unable to pack a room during an appearance .
The clock is winding down on her self-selected deadline to make a decision about whether she wants to carry her party's torch in 2016 .
A CNN poll released yesterday shows her blowing her Democratic compe... |
074a9f0f9137346949589b46ebf46d316bee913b | Senator John McCain sacrificed the dream of a White Christmas for a far greater cause this holiday season as he flew to Kabul to spend time with American troops serving overseas. The war hero's appearance comes just days before American and NATO combat troops will withdraw from Afghanistan after 13 years in the country... | Senator John McCain spent Christmas with American troops in Kabul, Afghanistan .
This as American and NATO forces are set to withdraw from the country on December 31 .
Senator McCain and Afghan president Ashraf Ghani also took time to praise the service of the many brave men and women . |
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