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f5f2e3ab2a6c05ec9da064a7db51939e318db94e | Andrew Flintoff is off the mark in Australia's Big Bash League after taking two wickets for Brisbane Heat in their one-run win over the Melbourne Stars. Flintoff took a battering in the last of his four overs as Stars' left-hander Rob Quiney smashed 21 runs in his almost match-winning innings of 43 from 31 balls. That ... | Andrew Flintoff took 2-41 after being hit for 21 runs in his last over .
They were Flintoff's first wickets in Australia's Big Bash League .
Brisbane Heat defeated Melbourne Stars by one run on Sunday . |
f5f3742400f4dac1467934a2bc9961e15f80a94f | (CNN) -- Amenah Ibrahim vividly remembers her first introduction to thermodynamics. It was her freshman year at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and she sat in a large auditorium filled with students aspiring to degrees in chemical engineering. "The first thing the (professor) told us was, 'You should expect to s... | Science and math students struggle to complete their degrees in four years, if at all .
Researchers say higher education must "weed out" students .
More and better prepared science and tech students keep the U.S. competitive. |
f5f3a041ce9b3ba13f8223942c31e00c2cb9186d | By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 13:20 EST, 15 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:22 EST, 15 October 2012 . The family of a boy who developed severe cerebral palsy after a hospital blunder led to him being starved of oxygen at birth have received a £6million payout. Joseph O’Reggio, 11, has been left unable or speak or ... | Joseph O’Reggio, 11, has been left unable or speak or feed himself .
Maternity staff failed to act swiftly enough when his heart rate dropped .
Delay caused him to be starved of oxygen which led to brain damage .
Ten year battle for parents Julian and Rachel to get the hospital to accept liability . |
f5f4278c6edbfa297bc821ba6581a01767223376 | (CNN) -- A mysterious blast ripped through a busy Turkish customs gate on the border with Syria on Monday, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, the Turkish government said. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, chief spokesman for the government, said a minivan traveling from Syria to Turkey exploded. He decli... | NEW: Death toll in minivan explosion rises, government official says .
Syrian rebels first overran the Syrian border gate at Bab el Hawa last summer .
Turkish officials have not yet commented on the cause of the blast .
Meanwhile, Syrian rebels claim to have captured Syria's largest man-made dam . |
f5f43eb5275492f69dee2fd279a3e2cb3afa2033 | In a growing rage a man has head butted and kicked a glass door at a Queensland pub, shattering it before leaving. Police have released CCTV footage of the incident at the Noosaville hotel, north of Queensland's Sunshine Coast, at 7am on November 29. The video shows the man yelling through the automatic entry glass doo... | Police are looking for man who kicked and head butted glass door of Noosaville hotel .
CCTV footage has been released which shows the the glass shattering .
He was last seen getting into a silver early 2000s Holden Commodore sedan . |
f5f4b2f4584774759b3a4cc9086ab5b342fb5642 | Hundreds of parents have been forced to miss work to look after their children after a flagship academy school announced it would be closing for three days because so many of its teachers are off sick. St Aldhelm's Academy, in Poole, Dorset, closed with just a few hours' notice on Thursday because nine members of staff... | St Aldhelm's Academy, in Poole, Dorset, has closed due to 'staff sickness'
School closed on Thursday and will not re-open until at least Wednesday .
Many parents have been forced to take time off work to look after children .
School said nine staff members were affected by 'winter viruses' or 'stress'
It said it had ta... |
f5f5137529624cee3fa82dde2bacfffa38db644e | By . Ruth Styles . PUBLISHED: . 05:50 EST, 17 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:14 EST, 17 October 2013 . It was named one of the top 10 parties in the world by Forbes and boasts a glittering list of past participants, among them Ksénia Gorbachev, Barbara Berlusconi and the Ecclestone sisters. But this year's glamorous ... | Lauren Marbe, 17, has an IQ of 161 - a point higher than Einstein .
Organisers of the Bal des Débutantes were so impressed, they invited her .
Marbe is the daughter of a taxi driver and a deputy headmistress .
Previous debs have included Ksénia Gorbachev and the Ecclestone sisters .
Debs appearing this year include Lad... |
f5f5c38490c93f7d741a3ce34222d74d56165e56 | CNN -- Years ago, a frustrated boy with a violent temper attacked his own mother with a hammer (his older brother restrained him). He stabbed a schoolmate over a dispute about which radio station to listen to; the knife blade luckily hit a belt buckle. Carson wants to continue educational efforts and find ways to refor... | Doctor overcame troubled youth to head pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins .
Carson won Medal of Freedom and shares his biography to motivate others .
Surgeon's biography inspired Baltimore, Maryland, teen that anything is possible . |
f5f661554f9c299dae234207bf0dc6807f0c12d8 | The parents of two teenage girls struck by a car, which killed one of them and seriously injured the other, have expressed sympathy for the teacher who was driving. Kalie Gill, 15, and her sister Lindsey, 12, were at a church festival in Yonkers, New York, on Friday night when Roseanne Piccirilli lost control of her Je... | 55-year-old woman plowed into American-Irish sisters in her Jeep .
Seriously injured 12-year-old has not been told her older sibling died in tragic collision . |
f5f7481f77acfddf46fc87fcaa2883719c88679d | Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games if he has served his sentence by the time the Games get underway. The South African double-amputee has been found guilty of culpable homocide after shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home but has not yet been sentenced. He cou... | International Paralympic Committee to allow disgraced athlete to compete .
If he has served sentence for manslaughter in time will take part in Rio 2016 .
IPC spokesman praised Pistorius as 'ambassador for Paralympic movement' |
f5f79212645aa86efe55505eec56f1e8c85d8ef4 | The French comedian at the center of the controversy over the "quenelle" gesture has been banned from entering Britain, UK authorities said Monday. Dieudonne M'bala M'bala has been widely associated with the gesture -- which involves pointing the right arm straight down and touching that arm with the left hand -- that ... | Dieudonne M'bala M'bala has been widely associated with the "quenelle" gesture .
Many people say his trademark gesture is a Nazi salute in reverse .
Comedian has voiced support for soccer player penalized for gesture . |
f5f80457a1884f2ae2211e63dcfd7f8c6b0b2026 | A truly captivating map that shows the ancestry of everyone of the 317 million people who call the melting pot of America home can now be seen on a U.S. Census Bureau map. For decades, the United States opened its doors and welcomed with open arms millions of immigrants who all arrived through New York's Ellis Island i... | Census data shows heritage of 317 million modern Americans .
Clusters show where immigrants from different nations chose to settle .
Largest ancestry grouping in the nation are of German descent with almost 50 million people .
African American or Black is the second largest grouping with just over 40 million people .
A... |
f5f87a4ed179fb36364bd00543c9975085373db5 | A rugby player was left waiting for three hours for an ambulance after he broke his leg - despite the hospital being just five minutes away. Ambulance chiefs have launched an inquiry after Luigi Segadelli, 30, was left lying face down on a freezing rugby pitch with his ankle bent almost 90 degrees during a game for Mor... | Luigi Segadelli, 30, left with his ankle bent almost 90 degrees after tackle .
He was left waiting for three hours for an ambulance after he broke his leg .
He was given morphine and has since had operation to insert pins . |
f5f8c5042171f04124796e851ea93f1bab5caf6b | Danny Alexander today challenged Alex Salmond to a debate on Scottish independence ‘any time, any place anywhere’ accusing the Nationalist leader of ‘cowering in his bunker’. The Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury told the Mail that the First Minister should stop ‘hiding away’ and go head to head with him... | George Osborne rules out currency union with an independent Scotland .
Labour's Ed Balls and Lib Dem Danny Alexander back the move .
Scottish government accuses Westminster politicians of 'bullying' |
f5f8ddcc934b9dd92219a647e8dd2cafddc5528b | (CNN) -- It's a community of crude green metal sheds, baking hot during the day and lacking clean running water. Residents say thieves can slice through the thin walls with their knives. A man packs up his belongings after being evicted from Borei Keila to Tuol Sambo. Locals call it "the AIDS colony." The Cambodian gov... | Cambodian government began relocating families last month .
Last week 20 families were removed .
Human Rights Watch releases letter signed by more than 100 organizations .
"We are deeply disturbed by the ... creation of a de facto AIDS colony," letter reads . |
f5f8f7ab32f988ea5c1b8220ee985ceb4d36376d | Joplin, Missouri (CNN) -- Calling the students an inspiration "to me (and) the world," President Barack Obama urged Joplin High School graduates Monday to heed the lessons they've learned and spirit they've shown to rebuild not only their tornado-ravaged Missouri city, but also their nation. "America only succeeds when... | NEW: "Your Joplin family loves you and believes in you," the superintendent says .
A monster tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011 .
The storm killed 161 people and flattened a broad swath of the city .
Obama tells Joplin High graduates "I'm counting on you to be leaders" |
f5f993f5b18dd841b71bad6156c62955910317e7 | Anxiously waiting for a phone call home is a scenario that any parent will understand. This evening that call was coming from 500 million miles, after a decade away and two and half years without contact. And it was late. The Rosetta spacecraft was due to send in a signal to the European Space Agency at 5.30pm this eve... | Rosetta spacecraft aims to better understand the composition of comets .
It launched in 2004 and has since travelled around the sun five times .
Probe has been hibernating for most of the past three years to save power .
Its alarm sounded at 10am but its signal to Earth didn't arrive until 6pm .
The probe will land on ... |
f5f9f62b421ef4b7a96e99a473d4735d6ac6b795 | Boris Johnson today lashed out at Home Secretary Theresa May for watering down strict anti-terror powers which may have helped ISIS executioner Mohammed Emwazi escape the net and travel to Syria. The London Mayor accused his Tory leadership rival of giving the 'benefit of the doubt' to terror suspects like Emzawi – ide... | 'Jihadi John' Mohammed Emwazi was helped to escape by known fanatics .
He was a 'person of interest' to MI5 and a member of 'The London Boys'
Three of the terror cell's members had been kicked out of London .
But they were allowed to return to the capital by the Government in 2011 .
Came after Mrs May scrapped the dra... |
f5fa587081421d1a9906af51acd19619e9adf01f | A woman who fell behind on her yard work was sent to jail for not complying with city regulations regarding the maintenance of her overgrown lawn. Karen Holloway, from East Tennessee, was cited by Lenoir City officials in June for not keeping proper maintenance of her yard. She told WVLT-TV that while her yard was in ... | Karen Holloway, from East Tennessee, was cited by Lenoir City officials .
They said she had not kept her grass cut and this was a violation of the law .
She turned herself in on Tuesday but asked a judge to be lenient with her .
The judge did cut her sentence, but she still served six hours in prison .
She could face f... |
f5fbcd8f64c7f3504ce4e58b672eda52a7a80acc | By . Anthony Bond . UPDATED: . 09:24 EST, 8 March 2012 . Syria's deputy oil minister has announced he is defecting from the regime and joining the opposition against President Bashar Assad. In a video posted on YouTube, a man wearing a suit and tie identifies himself as Abdo Husameddine. He says he is defecting because... | Abdo Husameddine is the highest ranking official in Syrian regime to defect since the uprising began .
Activists accuse government of trying to cover up evidence of atrocities in Baba Amr .
Hillary Clinton attacks regime for not letting aid workers into battered district . |
f5fc05a103e1c93c171224e02edd2498c9521a9a | (CNN) -- Everyone aboard US Airways Flight 1549 survived when the plane crash-landed into the Hudson River, and that may be due as much to diligent rescue training as luck. Passengers and crew line up outside the plane as boats move in to rescue them. The Coast Guard rescuers who quickly got to the scene and many of th... | Coast Guard, ferry training enable quick response, rescue .
Ferry captain says they drill each month for man overboard scenarios .
Boats help pluck passengers off wings, out of the water .
Coast Guard lieutenant: "It's a great thing to see it happen like this" |
f5fc20e17277b695316d120c9275d155ab9a0b9a | By . Tara Brady . Losing a tooth would land most of us in prickly situation but for Norman the hedgehog it's made him an internet sensation. It is not known how the African pygmy hedgehog owned by American Brett Jessie damaged his front gnasher. However, when Mr Jessie, 23, posted a picture of his beloved pet's mishap ... | The African pygmy hedgehog called Norman is owned by Brett Jessie .
Mr Jessie, 23, posted a picture of his beloved pet's missing tooth online . |
f5fc7e8f81f95cbe2894be8209c3d1658c3ff026 | (CNN) -- As more technology goes mobile, "where" has become one of the key pieces of context in daily life. And the answers to "where" increasingly are provided through geographic information systems (GIS), a technology that is being explored, debated and celebrated today in public. It's GIS Day, and events are being h... | GIS Day aims to show how geographic information systems can aid society .
Amy Gahran will be attending the GIS Day event at the University of California, Berkeley .
GIS Day grew out of Geography Awareness Week, an annual campaign launched in 1987 . |
f5fc9ff8f11b59eec5ddb8b7b9429162b8a6f91a | By . Associated Press . University of Connecticut alumnus Rick Mastracchio would have liked to deliver this year's graduation address to the school of engineering in person. But he'll be out of town on May 10 - orbiting the globe on the International Space Station. So UConn has arranged for the 54-year-old astronaut gi... | UConn alumnus and astronaut has pre-recorded the speech .
Rick Mastracchio, 54, will be orbiting the globe on the ISS .
UConn dean Kazem Kazerounian admits he's 'a bit nervous' |
f5fcd5268d152942055414b73f92a79e4f4f2dd4 | It seems right that different cultures would adapt Santa to suit their own traditions. But when the finished product involves riding a Harley Davidson, dressing in a slick zoot suit and sporting a sombrero you know that your Santa has the cool factor. Meet Pancho Claus, the Tex Mex Santa who usually has black hair, a b... | The Tex Mex community has its own unique take on Father Christmas .
From zoot suits to donkeys Pancho Claus spreads unique festive cheer .
Began in the 1970s in conjunction with Chicano civil rights movement . |
f5fd057fdfa817a21da2674b6d5fcde791bc7ac6 | (CNN) -- Police spotted a man in the gardens of Buckingham Palace and stopped him, concerned he might be an intruder. The man in question: Prince Andrew, Duke of York. He was out for a stroll through the manicured gardens in the early evening. Andrew, the son of Queen Elizabeth II, was born in the palace in 1960, has o... | Prince Andrew was mistaken for an intruder on Buckingham Palace grounds .
The incident came days after a man made it into the palace and was arrested for burglary .
Prince says he looks forward to "a safe walk in the gardens in the future" |
f5fdbab87a0b3da4673132dbadefdf504ae82ce8 | KINGSTON, Ontario (CNN) -- For Shona Holmes, simple pleasures such as playing with her dog or walking in her plush garden are a gift. Canadian Shona Holmes, who had a brain tumor, sought medical care in the United States. After suffering from crushing headaches and vision problems, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor... | Woman with tumor said wait would have been too long; she got costly U.S. treatment .
Canadian man with cancer says he was put on fast track for treatment .
Sen. Mitch McConnell says U.S.-run program would mimic Canada's problems .
Some doctors who spoke to CNN say McConnell doesn't have facts right on waits . |
f5fe8058c6716e4c971c29e26ea0d22ba5250f36 | (CNN) -- Even when pulling a 60-degree angle bank turn over the Dubai desert, the U.S. military's V-22 Osprey aircraft is hardly approaching the limits of its capabilities. "What it's doing for us operationally, it's changing the game plan," says Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Duffy after the test flight at the Dubai Airshow... | Latest military planes were on show at Dubai Airshow .
U.S. and European companies looking to expand sales in the region .
Certain trade restrictions and increased competition make deals more difficult . |
f5ff37f586e4c3ee231c7239510457e82a34b894 | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 10:09 EST, 3 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:40 EST, 3 April 2013 . A tree surgeon has appeared in court after his girlfriend suffered severe burns when she was doused in nail varnish remover which caught fire. Maxine Bohanan was taken to hospital after the incident at her home in Colbur... | Maxine Bohanan was covered in nail varnish remover, which caught alight .
Suffered extensive burns to her body and remains in hospital .
Her boyfriend appeared before magistrates charged with GBH with intent . |
f5ff4887cebd0d6e9266362ea6807130449a0782 | An unknown hacker apparently gained access to a 2-year-old girl's baby monitor, calling her by name and harassing her, and her parents, with insults and profanity. A couple in suburban Houston, Texas, told CNN affiliate KTRK that, over the weekend, they heard a strange voice in the bedroom shared by their two toddlers.... | Hacker curses at 2-year-old through baby monitor in her room .
Houston father says web camera turned to face parents when they arrived .
The girl, who is hearing-impaired, never woke up .
Experts say to make sure monitors are password-protected . |
f5ff64acd7bd3df287a7c4e76d78b905cbd9df5f | Gaza City (CNN) -- Israel's ground incursion into Gaza, which it says is intended to destroy Palestinian militants' tunnels and stop rocket fire into Gaza, has entered its fifth day with the death toll mounting on both sides and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arriving in Egypt. CNN's Ben Wedeman, a veteran Middle E... | CNN's Ben Wedeman says Hamas is a stronger force this time .
It has adopted commando-like tactics, he says .
There was cheering at reports of an Israeli solider captured .
U.S. has little to show for a year of trying to forge peace, he says . |
f5ff9ba70a5007a655890705c8d02c88cab3effa | By . Meghan Keneally . PUBLISHED: . 11:43 EST, 30 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:30 EST, 30 January 2014 . The apartment where Jay Z used to store drugs during his dealing days has been put on the market. The rapper revealed the location of his former 'stashspot' in the lyrics of his hit song 'Empire State Of Mind' a... | The rapper lived in the Boerum Hill apartment in 1997 and revealed the address in his hit song .
Duplex apartment with two bedrooms and open plan kitchen now on the market for $870,000 .
Is one block away from the Barclay's Center, where Jay Z performs often . |
f5ffdf57a5c2bdc332665ee938208699fb23edba | Local police are searching the Surrey home of the two girls orphaned in the Alps massacre in an attempt to find out who was behind the fatal shootings. French prosecutors have also confirmed in a press conference this afternoon that all four victims were shot twice in the head, and that all immediate family members, in... | Iraq-born Saad .
Al-Hilli, 50, his dentist wife Ikbal, 47, and his Swedish .
mother-in-law were killed by a hail of gunfire while on .
holiday in the French Alps .
Zeena Al-Hilli, four, – who .
cowered under her mother’s skirt as bullets riddled the family car – has .
spoken to police about the bloodbath .
All immediat... |
f600a872619449e14b360c8b892c7971d86dbcdc | Mario Balotelli may have drawn criticism while enduring a relatively barren start to his Liverpool career - but supportive team-mates Jose Enrique and Suso are still singing his praises. The Italian firebrand silenced some doubters by scoring his first goal at Anfield in Liverpool's dramatic 2-1 comeback against Swanse... | Mario Balotelli has failed to shine for Liverpool since a £16m move .
Italy star scored in the Capital One Cup defeat of Swansea .
Jose Enrique and Suso recorded their version of 'Mario Magnifico' chant . |
f6011690537aa7af6f96070a3b975784f8e322da | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 14:30 EST, 1 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:22 EST, 1 August 2013 . The mother of a convicted murderer who stabbed a chef to death today sensationally claimed her other son is the real killer after he signed a confession to the crime. Nina Winter, from Bournemouth, Dorset, is making an ext... | Jake Brand was jailed for stabbing Glyn Helliwell to death in 2011 .
Now the murderer's mother says brother Danny was the real culprit .
Judges say new development is 'simply not credible'
Danny signs affidavit admitting to crime but is now on the run .
Police and victim say they are satisfied right man is in prison . |
f601639c358f71b03f5e2bdc79c1fa2cb52ac840 | They say never mix business and pleasure but one Texas police officer decided to pop the big question to his girlfriend while on the job. Gregory Parris, 28, from Galveston, arranged for a patrol squad team to pull over the love of his life so he could propose to her in an elaborate ruse. The bold stunt was caught on d... | Gregory Parris, 28, from Galveston, arranged for a patrol squad team to pull over the love of his life so he could propose to her in an elaborate ruse .
The bold stunt was caught on dashcam camera .
Footage shows poor Sarah Wolff on the verge of tears before she realizes what's going on .
Luckily the grand gesture pay... |
f6018d11efb490bddf328d933ba1929b75377cb4 | (CNN) -- The Denver Broncos are in ongoing contract talks with free agent quarterback Peyton Manning, a member of the Broncos organization told CNN on Monday. Manning was released earlier this year by the Indianapolis Colts, the only team for which he'd played in his 14-year pro career. In the subsequent weeks, the Sup... | NEW: Broncos players say Peyton Manning would boost their Super Bowl chances .
The quarterback and Denver are discussing a contract, a Broncos source says .
The former Colt was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player a record four times .
John Elway of the Denver Broncos visited Manning in North Carolina on Friday . |
f6026138c7d9de85cd4c3f60b465982e0b4140ee | An artist who can only draw in his sleep is hoping to raise £1million by selling his entire collection of work. Lee Hadwin, 37, places pads of paper around his London flat for the bizarre talent which he picked up at the age of four. He has drawn numerous portraits of screen siren Marilyn Monroe but most of his artwork... | Welsh artist Lee Hadwin, 37, picked up the bizarre talent at the age of four .
Leaves pads of paper around his flat so he can draw in his sleep .
Fans include illusionist Derren Brown and businessman Donald Trump . |
f6027f8ec73695802e34bc738f750d9f859abe32 | (CNN) -- Much has changed for Fresno State student body President Pedro Ramirez since he made news in November for admitting to being an undocumented immigrant. For one, he says he's been threatened countless times. "My cell phone info was public since I'm the (student body) president and so that was leaked out and peo... | Pedro Ramirez is Fresno State student body president .
He made news in November for being president despite being an undocumented immigrant .
He says has been threatened numerous times since then . |
f602bd1afab96b8b61cec3d2ff070b3dbe9167b7 | The woman at the center of the Obamacare enrollment site, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner on Tuesday was the first government official to testify before Congress since the government's health insurance exchange went live on October 1. After nearly three hours of questions from... | Woman at center of Obamacare website is first official to apologize for rocky rollout .
Republicans say President's Obamacare promise is misleading .
Administration cites Massachusetts health care law as example of slow enrollments .
Is the law helping? Republicans say no, Democrats cite happy customers . |
f602c4d6555cda6d3774c05645f788e46456744f | He said one household was costing the public purse £600,000 a year . By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:17 EST, 12 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:45 EST, 12 March 2013 . A mother gave her daughter three ecstasy tablets as a present for her 13th birthday, it emerged last night. The woman was reported to social s... | Children should be 'targeted in the womb to stop problems', Ray Mallon said .
Former detective was speaking out about problem families in Middlesbrough .
He said one household was costing the public purse £600,000 a year . |
f6035d2783cddfb01b9bad856d4d01b7b2a4e5aa | Thomas Eric Duncan was one of five people who rode in a cab with an infected woman who later died . The Liberian cab driver who ferried U.S. Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan and a pregnant 19-year-old who he was helping has said that the woman was so sick she could not walk and had blood trickling out of her mouth. It ... | Jiminez Grugbaye says Thomas Eric Duncan rode in his cab with Nathaline Williams, who later died of Ebola .
All five people who rode with Williams later died of Ebola or were infected with it .
Duncan claimed he had no contact with anyone with Ebola when he flew out of Liberia .
He made the same claim the first time he... |
f6037292319c1fc5a664e716c53e7e75fd7b0b25 | By . Andy Milne and Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 19:34 EST, 2 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:43 EST, 3 October 2012 . A tape has emerged on the eve of the presidential debate of Barack Obama making controversial 'race' remarks about the government’s response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Speaking to an audien... | Obama was speaking to ministers at Hampton University, Virginia .
Described incendiary pastor Rev. Wright as a 'friend and great leader'
Right-wing media said Obama was whipping up 'fear and hatred' while liberals dismiss tape as old news .
Obama and Romney go head-to-head in presidential debate on Wednesday . |
f6045d636c6235d66c43f70b2f69f0a854b0262e | Astronomers recently spotted seven galaxies that appeared around 13.1 billion years ago - 700 million years after the Big Bang. Where the galaxies came from initially confused the experts because they seemed to appear almost out of nowhere, very rapidly. But now the team behind the observations suggest the previously h... | Astronomers recently found galaxies that seemed to appear from nowhere .
Known as Lyman-alpha Emitters (LAEs) - the galaxies sprung into view 700 million years after the Big Bang .
Why they appeared so suddenly initially confused the astronomers .
But, they now suggest it was due to the clearing of a 'fog' in the unive... |
f6048aa358fdddc9a54dcec3f6a012cfe5051283 | The number of unaccompanied minor immigrants who have crossed into the United States has officially surpassed the 60,000 expected in the Obama administration's initial estimates, according to Department of Homeland Security data. Internal DHS figures show the number for the fiscal year, which ends in October, stands at... | Internal DHS figures: Current count for fiscal year ending in October is over 62,000 .
Administration's new estimate: Some 90,000 unaccompanied minors by year's end .
Just over 38,000 undocumented minors came to U.S. in past two fiscal years combined . |
f604b89a14dc701acef1261373d808327d2775fa | (CNN) -- The rapid evolution of mobile technology has placed quite a burden on our brains. Nowadays, attention to even the most pressing of matters can be interrupted at any moment by a familiar buzzing in the pocket -- a friendly nudge to "pay attention to me!" that many find virtually impossible to resist, even while... | Adam Gazzaley: Frequent interruptions challenge our cognitive control system .
Gazzaley: "Noise in the system" erodes our performance, including memory .
He says we're not slaves to technology; we should try to operate in focus mode .
Gazzaley: Despite concerns, mobile technology can be harnessed to improve our minds . |
f604c721b8aadf6da9c9ede2111662c39c92dabc | By . Adam Shergold . PUBLISHED: . 09:21 EST, 21 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:06 EST, 21 November 2012 . These pictures show three stolen luxury cars stripped and broken down to their components as part of a £600,000 racket to sell spare parts across Europe via eBay. The Mercedes, Audi and Land Rover were among 41 ... | Mercedes, Audi and Land Rover cars among those stolen and stripped down for £600,000 spare parts racket .
Engines, gearboxes and body panels among parts sold to unsuspecting buyers across Europe .
Gang ran three breakers yards in Manchester, Blackburn and Leicester .
Shoayb Patel jailed for three years and four months ... |
f604d7f45869d7492cc2662e9c1d9bbaa01f95ce | Alan Pardew never lost the Newcastle dressing room during their miserable run of form earlier in the season, according to former Magpies' favourite Warren Barton. The St. James' Park outfit failed to win their opening seven games of the season in the Premier League as pressure on club owner Mike Ashley to replace Parde... | Newcastle have won their last three matches in all competitions .
Prior to that the club had only won six of last 28 fixtures in calendar year .
Pressure had grown for boss Alan Pardew to be sacked due to poor form . |
f6050cd862dcf84585da9eb6456ab0a1fef83ff7 | (CNN) -- Nearly 2,000 miles from Haiti, there's a ripple effect from the earthquake that devastated the country on January 12. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have arrested 140 Haitian men and women who have crossed the border from Canada into Vermont since late January. Many had gone to Canada well before th... | 140 Haitians have crossed the U.S.-Canada border since the Haiti earthquake .
Some Haitians are seeking refuge based on a U.S. policy revised post-quake .
One refugee's attorney says his client is confused and just wants to be with his family . |
f605701d73f7e3694d0d56e9a8066935d11f4b2b | A David Bowie fan has spent over £20,000 creating a shrine packed with the singer's memorabilia. Louise Moody has been dubbed the 'Keen Genie', in reference to the glam rocker's hit Jean Genie, due to her devout obsession with the musician. The 24-year-old from Stretford, Manchester, has spent £5,000 having pictures of... | Louise Moody has collected David Bowie memorabilia from the age of 11 .
The 24-year-old's shrine includes books, signed pictures and albums .
The project designer from Manchester also spent £5,000 on Bowie tattoos . |
f605eaf9a3f24d85b947726a4525897ee836957d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:46 EST, 7 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:42 EST, 7 March 2013 . A Florida doctor sent his pregnant patient an email saying that he would call the police and have them force her to the hospital after she refused to give birth to her high-risk child. The case is still going on a... | Florida mom, 35, is pregnant with her fifth baby .
Gave birth to her first four children via C-section but wants a natural birth this time even though multiple doctors said it is a high-risk pregnancy . |
f6064105a59fc52323c6f6e077b998e48e812488 | By . Phil Vinter . PUBLISHED: . 08:53 EST, 11 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:25 EST, 11 June 2012 . An intricate watch concealed within a gleaming £5 gold coin that was a love gift from King Edward VIII to his first mistress is expected to sell for thousands when it goes under the hammer next week. The young Prince of W... | King Edward VIII started affair with first mistress after doorway meeting during bomb raid .
Originally given to King in 1927 at opening of Scottish Motor Exhibition .
Royal sale also includes dinner .
menu signed by Duke of .
Windsor and Wallis Simpson . |
f6066ca349b8e39adc5f97775d85ada6ac33ff8a | By . Sadie Whitelocks . PUBLISHED: . 15:56 EST, 30 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:06 EST, 30 August 2013 . Doll's houses are usually modeled after dream homes, from sparkling Malibu mansions to opulent Georgian townhouses. But a new design was inspired by the eerie ruins scattered around the city of Detroit. Jen Spect... | The miniature three-story abode features blackened, moss-covered brickwork, climbing ivy and crackled window frames .
Jen Spectacular, who created it, says it's worth around $5,000 . |
f6069020ac31e46c76e042a43015ba8545905c9d | Britain has David Cameron enthusing about his date nights with wife Samantha. America has the Obamas happily puckering up for the kiss cam at a baseball match.And North Korea – well, North Korea has the announcement that its leader has a wife. The country’s official state broadcaster made the revelation after weeks of ... | Named by state broadcaster as Ri Sol-ju .
The naming of his wife silenced the rumours that his mystery woman was a married pop-star with whom he reportedly had an affair .
His wife is also a performer, it is alleged, with YouTube videos where the woman pictured with the leader performs . |
f606c6a3ff50d4ea84c1e44ef72d3062ba63752e | By . Fiona Macrae . PUBLISHED: . 20:57 EST, 18 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:36 EST, 19 December 2013 . Flaw: Scientists have found a piece of DNA which puts men more at risk of heart attack . A heart attack gene has been discovered by scientists. The flawed DNA, found in one in eight men, raises the odds of a pati... | Scientists identified a defective gene in many of those monitored .
It can lead to extra production of stress hormone cortisol, which can lead to bad cardiac health .
The study was led by Dr Redford Williams of Duke University in the U.S.
It found that having the faulty gene was as bad as smoking or obesity . |
f606ed3b1f9e0ca661f3db280f0cc9836c8b5f80 | Graeme Swann feels England were 'crazy' to change their World Cup batting line-up at short notice - but still believes they can turn their tournament around. The in-form James Taylor was dropped down the order to number six to accommodate Gary Ballance's return in place of Ravi Bopara for the competition opener against... | England have lost both of their World Cup matches so far .
Graeme Swann said England's players lack direction at the moment .
Said they were 'crazy' to change their batting line-up before the World Cup . |
f606fc2aa95cbec518dfd309f0b0e4c9a35738d5 | A police force is suing its former chief constable for nearly £500,000 after he was sacked for gross misconduct. Cleveland Police is trying to reclaim salary and bonuses paid to Sean Price, who was dismissed last October after being found guilty of asking a colleague to inquire about a job for the former police authori... | Sean Price became the first chief constable to be sacked in 35 years .
Cleveland Police is now trying to reclaim salary and bonuses . |
f6074429dbf3f4f786ebd88e10c76d780c6f8f79 | By . Michael Zennie for MailOnline . The nephew of a Philadelphia mother-of-two who was strangled to death last week has been arrested after police say he was caught trying to burglarize her home after her funeral. Steven Anderson, 32, knew no one would home to stop him when he and Brandon Howard, 27 tried to pry open ... | Steven Anderson, 32, and accomplice Brandon Howard, 27, were spotted trying to pry open the back door at 2am Wednesday .
Anderson's aunt Connie Murray was strangled to death on August 4 and her husband Christopher has confessed to her murder .
Anderson and Howard are both career burglars, police say . |
f6076356d95d7d16112068c9ef152cb48213d7a5 | (CNN) -- An Iraq war veteran accused of fatally stabbing four homeless men in Southern California is dead, authorities said Friday. Itzcoatl Ocampo, 24, was pronounced dead the previous afternoon at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. He had been sent there Wednesda... | Sheriff: Itzcoatl Ocampo dies after falling ill at the Orange County Jail .
His death is under investigation, including a pending autopsy .
Authorities accused Ocampo of stabbing 4 homeless men to death .
He was also charged in the deaths of his old friend's mother, brother . |
f6076f8c4cf385efa36e885c88d0e2c81a0e576b | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Isaac Lidsky arrives in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, stops suddenly and, upon hearing a voice, extends his hand in greeting almost instinctively. Isaac Lidsky graduated from Harvard University at 19. Retinitis pigmentosa has seriously impaired his vision. Seemingly simple gestures such as a hell... | Isaac Lidsky is set to become first legally blind law clerk at U.S. Supreme Court .
Lidsky will work with retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who still hears appeals .
Lidsky played Weasel on NBC's "Saved by the Bell: The New Class"
He and wife founded Hope for Vision, a foundation that seeks a cure for blindness . |
f6079b9f42a6152d31521a64b5fe12ab3d8e4144 | By . Andy Sims, Press Association . England shotgun ace Charlotte Kerwood blasted her way to Commonwealth Games glory in the double trap. The 27-year-old from Sussex was in devastating form at the Barry Buddon Centre in Dundee, nailing 94 of her 120 clays to claim her third individual Commonwealth gold medal. Kerwood w... | The 27-year-old nailed 94 of 120 clays to win third Commonwealth gold .
Kerwood won her first gold at Manchester 2002 at the age of 15 .
She finished two shots clear of India's Shreyasi Singh in Glasgow .
Kerwood will compete in her favoured event, the Olympic trap, on Monday . |
f607ce76f88eb348525b7e40394cf5c04f699a45 | (CNN) -- Hamza Ali al-Khateeb, the Syrian boy whose killing has enraged, mobilized and emboldened the country's opposition movement, once harbored dreams of being a police officer. But the 13-year-old changed his ambitions when the government crackdown went into full swing. "When he saw police officers kill the people ... | NEW: UNICEF wants an investigation so there can be "some sort of justice"
Hamza, a boy who loved school and soccer, had been protesting on April 29 .
His death has sparked worldwide outrage .
Those who killed him "do not know God," says a relative who has fled to Kuwait . |
f607dbdabae6ed9c9a1eade0947718d4b43c2d1c | As excitement builds around Sunday's final between Chelsea and Tottenham, Sportsmail asked two fans to take part in a Capital One Cup final Q&A. Rory Jennings from ChelseaFansChannel, and Dan Kilpatrick of The Tottenham Way answered questions from historic rivalry between the two clubs, previous results, as well as pre... | Chelsea take on Tottenham in the Capital One Cup final on Sunday .
Spurs beat Blues 2-1 in 2008 - their last final at Wembley .
Chelsea looking to bounce back after 5-3 defeat on New Year's Day .
We ask Rory Jennings and Dan Kilpatrick questions ahead of the final .
Two clubs have plenty of history - making an intense ... |
f608008426c2e56cf4c190417b142d70bc1756b3 | (CNN) -- The central California city of Salinas is being rocked with unrest and violence after protesters accused police of racism and brutality in the fatal shootings of three Latino men since March, including one captured on grainy video this week. Demonstrations peaked Wednesday night when a man was shot to death ou... | NEW: Police chief offers detail to help people better understand officers' killing of 1 man .
NEW: He says authorities "recognize ... the anger," says such frustration is legitimate .
Police in Salinas, California, have fatally shot three Hispanic men since March .
Anti-police protests turn raucous Wednesday when polic... |
f6088765df4e1f234dc74b98d636583471fd495b | By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 10:24 EST, 11 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:27 EST, 11 October 2013 . A man has admitted having a 'cat kill room' in his Alabama home where he would throw kittens he had bought off Craigslist against the wall until their necks broke, or stomp on them. Ronald Fraser Golden, who has... | Ronald Fraser Golden charged with 22 counts of first-degree animal cruelty .
Police find five dead cats and blood spatters on the walls .
48-year-old admitted killing spree began in July . |
f609349eb343bfe01d5c346b021f8af0ea73b7d0 | By . Associated Press . and Mail Online Reporter . Jason Brown, 24, is accused of dismembering several dogs and keeping their heads in a refrigerator while staying at a Nevada motel . A 24-year-old man is accused of killing and dismembering several dogs and keeping their heads in a small refrigerator while staying at a... | Jason Brown, 24, is accused of dismembering several dogs and keeping their heads in a refrigerator while staying at the Super 8 Motel in Nevada .
His lawyer claims the former Reno High School student has 'mental health issues'
It's believed Brown bought at least two of the dogs he killed off the listings website, Craig... |
f60a2815de6d2165ab17dcfb2516c5b061875f1e | Washington (CNN) -- There is an old joke in the Middle East that goes like this: One of Hosni Mubarak's advisers finally gets the courage to say, "Mr. President, maybe it's time to think about your farewell address to the Egyptian people." Mubarak looks at the adviser and asks, "Why? Where are they going?" In reality, ... | Nobody is sure who will fill Hosni Mubarak's place when he steps down as Egypt's president .
The effects will be felt in the Middle East and in the United States .
Follow them on Twitter @eliselabottcnn and @joshlevscnn . |
f60aaa2bfda5c4cd69e92bd7f0b349cecb2594a6 | New York (CNN) -- There are days when Congress seems determined to earn its 12% approval rating -- and that 14 Republican senators are threatening to filibuster any new gun legislation should make your blood boil if you still have a heart to pump it with. Four months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School slaughter, th... | Universal background checks on gun buyers favored by 90% of Americans .
John Avlon says the threatened Republican filibuster would thwart democracy .
He says the arguments against background checks are bogus .
Avlon: Real fear of GOP senators is primary challenge funded by NRA . |
f60ab542056d9ce1f61102140ee314938de39319 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . The log fire is raging and the lights are turned down low. He snuggles in and his mind turns to passionate ways of getting the pulse racing on a cold winter’s night. However, her mind is firmly stuck on far sweeter things – her favourite chocolate treat hidden away in the cupboard. A survey h... | More than 20 per cent of women said that chocolate would be the last thing they could give up, according to aa Cancer Research UK campaign .
But just nine per cent said that sex would be the hardest thing to forego . |
f60ac66752fe6d0aad640a78c834464c984f93f6 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:07 EST, 31 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:07 EST, 31 August 2012 . Facing jail: David Chatwood (above) has admitted his part in a plot to steal £1.1million in gold and silver bullion from a company in Belgium . Two men today admitted plotting with the stepdad of The Only Way ... | David Chatwood pleaded guilty to his part in the plot to snatch the gold and silver bullion in Belgium .
Gary Cummings, 51, and Matthew Middleton, 42, today entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to steal .
They will be sentenced following trial of another four . |
f60b05715f137fa0f9592900f1c8a3b353d694b9 | By . Ralph Ellis . PUBLISHED: . 19:33 EST, 2 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 22:13 EST, 2 March 2014 . Ralph Ellis runs you through what we learned from the weekend's football... with some star turns and a look through the leagues, too. This week includes Adam Johnson's nightmare League Cup final, Arsene Wenger's error in ... | Adam Johnson failed to make a big enough impact in the League Cup final .
Jack Wilshere's deep role for Arsenal against Stoke made him ineffective .
Felix Magath's odd decision hindered Fulham's chances against Chelsea .
Joe Allen covered more ground than any other Premier League player . |
f60b1390af05eb824ee65fb6deb95898350ce066 | Chipotle is rolling out organic tofu on menus across the country, the Mexican restaurant chain has announced. The meatless protein, which has been tested in some branches for a year, can now be added to make vegan and vegetarian burritos, tacos, bowls and salads. Named Sofritas, it is made with chipotle chilis, roasted... | The meatless protein can now be added to make vegan and .
vegetarian burritos, tacos, bowls and salads .
Called Sofritas, a basic tofu burrito will cost $6.50 .
Tofu available in NYC and Boston on March 3 before being rolled out across the country . |
f60c2edbca02a2db0adcc912d2a140d83a2154d7 | Atlanta (CNN) -- An official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been arrested and charged with two counts of child molestation and one count of bestiality, police said. Police arrested Dr. Kimberly Quinlan Lindsey, 44, in DeKalb County, Georgia, on Sunday. Authorities also charged Lindsey's live-in... | NEW: The two are accused of "immoral and indecent" sexual acts involving a 6-year-old .
NEW: The bestiality charge alleges Lindsey performed "a sexual act with an animal"
Dr. Kimberly Lindsey is a supervisory health scientist at the CDC .
Lindsey remains jailed; Westerman is out on bail . |
f60cb6c9ba4693237428dc347542925aefe961a2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A California woman has embarked on a 24,300-nautical-mile journey with the hope of becoming the youngest woman to ever circumnavigate the globe in a single-engine aircraft - and her name just happens to be the same as another female aviator who famously tried to circle the planet 77 years ago... | Amelia Earhart grew up thinking she was related to the famed aviator who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 .
When she learned she and her namesake were not related, she vowed to still attempt to fly around the world .
Earhart's trip is expected to take 17 days with stops in 14 different countries .
About 80 pe... |
f60cc894743fcabab750e5c8f248c5fe3e12a978 | A rich husband is less likely to help you with the housework than one on a lower income. This is according to a new study which claims to have found a link between a man's wealth and attitudes towards gender equality. The research also found that women are still doing the most around the home, no matter how many hours ... | This is because they can throw money at the problem, scientists claim .
Study also found that women are still doing the most around the home .
Women are partly to blame for fact that some men don't help, study says .
'There is a belief by some women that men are unable to complete housework to an acceptable standard,' ... |
f60d223df97afc6af8841eb44001997880ad3da6 | (CNN) -- Looking to get to Hawaii without blowing your son's college fund? Want to experience the islands but not sure when to go? Here's how to avoid costly and exhausting mistakes during your Hawaiian vacation. DON'T travel to Hawaii during school holidays.Tourists crowd Hawaii's stunning beaches in summer and winter... | Consider a trip to Hawaii in May or October for the best value .
A condo rental offers more flexibility than a hotel and often is more affordable .
Hopping to every island is pricey and time-consuming; consider focusing on one or two . |
f60d3b1e7dc2f466bcc44726f95b17d343058126 | By . James Chapman In Beijing . PUBLISHED: . 07:01 EST, 2 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:04 EST, 2 December 2013 . David Cameron has distanced himself from Boris Johnson's controversial suggestion that one in six people is too stupid to get on in life. The Prime Minister, speaking for the first time about the London... | London Mayor said only those with high IQs could rise to the top .
Inequality is 'essential for the spirit of envy', Mr Johnson argued .
Called for creation of new generation of grammar schools to help brightest .
Comments came in the third annual Margaret Thatcher Lecture .
But David Cameron says he wants to maximise ... |
f60d4c0862004eed813d007b51a9fc75e8da407a | Scotland will be left without any weapons to defend itself if it votes for independence and refuses to take on its share of UK debt, an MP has warned. Ian Davidson, the chairman of the influential Scottish affairs committee, said that Alex Salmond’s ‘cavalier’ plan to renege on Scotland’s debts if he does not get his ... | Chairman of Scottish affairs committee said Alex Salmond’s ‘cavalier’ plan to renege on Scotland’s debts would ‘poison’ negotiations with UK .
Mr Salmond has insisted monetary union with rest of UK would go ahead . |
f60d83036d2c6b4c24403d2862f1338b86880606 | Probe: The man who handed himself in to authorities in Cyprus has facial similarities with reconstructions of how Ben may now look, the family said . This young man could be missing Briton Ben Needham, Greek authorities have revealed. Ben was just two went he went missing from his family while they where holidaying in ... | Man identified is living with Roma family in Cyprus after fleeing Greece .
Video and images were handed to authorities in Kos by anonymous tipster .
Ben's mother Kerry said family are optimistic after the breakthrough . |
f60da7c64b99e63e1bc47c321a57477da469a2b7 | This is the moment a German tennis player lobs her racquet at a linesman after flying into a rage over a bad call. Andrea Petkovic threw a temper tantrum after the ball was ruled in by the line judge when it appeared to land outside the baseline. She crashed to her knees in frustration, banging her hands while screami... | Andrea Petkovic lost her cool during her loss to Zarina Diyas in Dubai .
The German let a shot bounce as it landed clearly beyond the baseline .
However, the decision was given against her and Petkovic protested .
Screamed and banged her hands on the floor before throwing her racquet . |
f60db965af577dfbdeeef65f93b784841409cf5b | Rosie Fortescue and Millie Mackintosh may be regarded as Chelsea's most stylish exports, but there's a new cast member following in their fashionable footsteps. Clearly keen to give the stylish duo a run for their money, Made In Chelsea star Lucy Watson has adopted a slick new look - and is preparing to launch a style ... | Lucy, 24, is preparing to launch style blog in New Year .
Has been showing off her slick new style ahead of launch .
Discussed fitness, fashion and X Factor dreams with FEMAIL . |
f60df7838fdab66b4f383a896bb4b28f270f8346 | A luxury baby cot has hit the shelves with a price tag just shy of £10 million. Dubbed the most expensive cot in the world, the 24-carat gold design is priced at a staggering £9,960,000. The solid gold crib, named the Dodo Bassinet, takes six months to build. Inside the standard golden Dodo Bassinet, created by Ximo Ta... | The solid gold crib weighs in at 188kg and is 114cm high .
Each crib takes six months to build .
Bedding made of wild silk, with Pima cotton and gold yarn embroideries .
The cot can be engraved and personalised at additional cost . |
f60e44740a08808f66b8556d2c81f6217cde0dd1 | Rosamund Pike, pictured at a press conference for Gone Girl, says that seeing the character on screen ‘was hard even for me – and I’d played the role' The film is a dark blend of betrayal, gore and suspense – and its leading character a chilling femme fatale riven by jealousy and loathing. So it is perhaps not surprisi... | Leading character in the hit film is riven by traits of jealousy and loathing .
Five gruelling weeks playing the psychotic role left Rosamund, 35, drained .
Instant the cameras stopped rolling the star made a decision to have a child .
Says filming was 'tough' and wanted to bring something 'positive' into world .
She h... |
f60e7cf455e602d85c78994b3abdff2be1185f68 | (CNN) -- The military is investigating a "shocking and deplorable" YouTube video that seems to show a Marine throwing a puppy off a rocky cliff. YouTube.com removed the video for violating the Web site's terms of use. The black-and-white puppy makes a yelping sound as it flies through the air. "That's mean, that was me... | Marine in YouTube video appears to throw tiny dog over a cliff .
Corps investigating "shocking and deplorable video," spokesman says .
Location of scene not known, but Marines are in full combat gear .
Lance corporal could face mild to severe discipline, spokesman says . |
f60e7ddc70d634be90b17680b62d1e7cc0a58d5d | By . James Nye . PUBLISHED: . 23:00 EST, 7 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:22 EST, 8 March 2013 . Three teenagers who had left a school function early were killed on Thursday when their pickup trucks collided at a rural intersection in southeastern Indiana, police and school officials said. The two-vehicle crash involve... | Horror crash kills 17-year-old Timothy Bowman, 18-year-old Jacob Vogel and 18-year-old Samantha Hanson .
All of the deceased and injured attended South Ripley High School in Versailles, Indiana . |
f60e88b3c9833f45f5756c7c590be613aa1f958a | (CNN) -- Italy's Valentino Rossi gave his bid to seal a seventh Moto GP world title at the Malaysian Grand Prix a boost after qualifying for the race in pole position. The defending champion set a name lap-record time of 2 minutes 00.518 seconds despite sweltering conditions on Saturday. The time smashed Casey Stoner's... | Italy's Valentino Rossi qualifies in pole position for the Malaysian Moto GP .
The 30-year-old's fastest time smashed the lap record at the Sepang circuit .
Rossi currently leads the world championship by 38 points with two races left .
The defending champion can clinch his seventh title with a top-four finish . |
f60f213633d8552bef58a7355f456013221ad417 | (CNN) -- New IBO light-welterweight world champion, Manny Pacquiao, is planning a career in politics, the 30-year-old told CNN on his return to his native Phillipines. Philippine boxing champ Manny Pacquiao sits with Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Lito Atienza (L) and former governor Chavit Singson (R) ... | Manny Pacquiao plans career in politics .
Wants to run for Philliphines congress .
World's best pound-for-pound fighter coulf retire in 2010 . |
f60f85d08f13985bd2311746b0fe52a5a5aabf68 | This is the horrifying moment a father accidentally shot a firework into a trampoline where his daughter was playing. Peter Watson, 40, of Middlesbrough on Teesside, looked on in horror as the rocket fired directly into the enclosed trampoline - turning a playful bouncing session into a scene of sheer panic. CCTV foota... | Rocket was lit by taxi driver Peter Watson, 40, of Middlesbrough on Teesside .
Dramatic CCTV shows intense sparks turning scene of fun into sheer chaos .
Mr Watson's daughter, 9, and family friend amazingly escaped unscathed .
Father said: 'We're very lucky - someone was looking down on us that night'
But he also stres... |
f60f8787f96b7e34c3e5e21002c79cbb112848ae | By . Mia De Graaf and Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 09:33 EST, 1 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:06 EST, 2 December 2013 . Britain is bracing itself for a barrage of snow in the next few days with up to 8in falling in some parts, forecasters have warned. The north-east of England and Scotland will bear the brunt of the ... | Britain faces barrage of snow that could fall 8in deep in Scotland .
England's north-east and Scotland will bear the brunt of icy cold snap .
But heavy snow is also likely in Northern Ireland and north Wales .
Cold sweep will descend on Britain from Thursday with lows of -4C .
The Met Office claims it will feel as low ... |
f60f88183fae9091d1c5946e1752883d81a6f4b5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:09 EST, 11 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:44 EST, 11 July 2013 . From the moment of his ill-fated operation in 1953 Henry Molaison became world famous, yet few people knew his name. Until his death at the age of 82 in 2008, the Connecticut man who had lost his ability to form a... | Henry Molaison was studied by hundreds of scientists .
Connecticut man lost his memory after experimental brain surgery in 1953 . |
f60f9a2b94b98a7c86e6aeef0e642d33cce4f442 | Jyoti Amge, from India, visited the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building - which is 600 times her height . By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 19:42 EST, 12 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:38 EST, 13 September 2013 . The world's shortest woman has visited one of the world's tallest buildiings in... | Jyoti Amge, from India, visited the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building - which is 600 times her height . |
f60fc8e9cf709d33641636573566170b5d5d0bfd | (CNN) -- For the 13th year in a row, Jacob was the most popular name in 2011 for newborn boys in the United States, according to rankings released by the U.S. Social Security Administration. Among girls, Sophia rose from No. 2 in 2010 to claim the No. 1 spot from Isabella, pushing her down to No. 2 in 2011, according t... | Sophia steals No. 1 spot from Isabella; Jacob earns No. 1 spot for 13th consecutive year .
Names like Isabella, Mason bolster adage that list reflects common names in pop culture .
Brantley and Briella make the biggest gains from 2010 to 2011 .
Data come from Social Security card applications for births in the United S... |
f60fedd8e06b3bb723ad163c435c9c8ed9d51317 | By . Gerri Peev . PUBLISHED: . 16:43 EST, 26 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:19 EST, 27 May 2013 . Tory donors have threatened to switch their allegiance to UKIP unless David Cameron adopts a tougher stance on Europe. In yet another blow to his leadership, former Tory treasurer Lord Kalms said he was ‘willing to pack my b... | Former treasurer Lord Kalms said he was willing to sign up with UKIP .
Believes Cameron must return to traditional Tory policies on Europe .
Nigel Farage has been invited to pitch to wealthy donors for support .
Is raising funds following UKIP's recent success at the polls . |
f6102e0349df9bb6afaa6ad34cf1467e53fb5145 | Norwich will pay £3million plus an extra £1m in add-ons for Graham Dorrans after agreeing to sign him from West Bromwich Albion. Dorrans, 29, is joining on an initial loan before his move becomes permanent in the summer. Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe was also keen on the midfielder and made an unsuccessful late attempt t... | Graham Dorrans will join Norwich City on loan from West Brom this week .
Bournemouth attempted to hijack the deal late on but were unsuccessful .
Move will become permanent in the summer, with Norwich paying £3.5m . |
f61047c615d360bc9e2f9a6726ed2c19fcb5f545 | Facebook portrait of Jade Stringer, 14, from Manchester, who was found hanged by her father David . A schoolgirl who was found hanged in . her bedroom may have been driven to kill herself by bullies jealous of . her popularity and good looks, it emerged yesterday. Jade Stringer, 14, died six days after she was found un... | Jade Stringer was discovered in bedroom by her father .
Friends make claims about bullying on tribute pages . |
f611b56ab3126b28919ff655a6a415bad1496103 | The original Jules Rimet trophy is pictured . A piece of the original World Cup trophy, which was stolen in Brazil in 1983 and never recovered, has been found in a basement at FIFA's headquarters. The base of the Jules Rimet trophy carries the names of the first four World Cup winners between 1930 and 1950. The trophy,... | The original World Cup trophy was stolen in Brazil in 1983 .
A piece of the Jules Rimet trophy has been recovered at FIFA HQ .
The base carries the names of the first four World Cup winners . |
f611c2d58ec3cbf56bb6f201d94265bf8a94e00b | (CNN) -- Ask teens the object of social media, and they'll all tell you the same thing: to get "likes." Whether on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Tumblr, young users understand the coin of this realm, and are more than happy to do what is necessary to accumulate it. But is the currency value neutral, or does it come w... | Douglas Rushkoff: Teenagers aim to get as many likes as possible .
Likes have real value for teens but even more value for giant companies that profit, he says .
Rushkoff: Getting liked on social media can be a route to getting your talents recognized .
But he says behavior designed to gain more likes may not always be... |
f61275d6cb90c539e39d53e86b3542b85d80fce1 | Roger Baker, 66, ran his vet practice in Whitstable, Kent, for 40 years but injected himself with a legal drug after becoming 'overwhelmed' with debt . A vet killed himself with a lethal injection of a drug used to put animals down after becoming 'overwhelmed' by debts, an inquest heard. Roger Baker, 66, successfully r... | Roger Baker committed suicide after becoming 'overwhelmed' with debts .
66-year-old vet injected himself with lethal drug used to put down animals .
Inquest heard he left suicide notes to his family on a desk at his practice .
Coroner ruled there was 'no doubt' the father of three took his own life .
For confidential s... |
f61291ef2ab289af9cd3652080e26cb4033eedfa | By . Emily Anne Epstein . PUBLISHED: . 08:27 EST, 2 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:09 EST, 2 October 2012 . A Utah high school principal has been forced to apologize for an outdated dress code policy that left several young ladies weeping in tulle. Half the girls who arrived to attend the Stansbury High homecoming da... | Dress code said frocks 'at or near knee length' were acceptable, but dozens were turned away at the door of Stansbury High's homecoming dance .
Parents spent hundreds of dollars to modify gowns to be more modest .
Teens were humiliated in front of their dates .
Principal apologized for 'vague' policy and promised to ho... |
f6130f5d00ae510dcdee1f9fb34c899301e131ac | One of Jamaica's most beautiful stretches of beach could all but disappear in the next 30 years, experts have warned. Hundreds of thousands of tourists a year make the journey to Negril on Jamaica's Western coast, famed for its postcard white sandy beach, clear turquoise waters and laidback lifestyle. But the stretch o... | Negril on Jamaica's Western coast sees 400,000 visitors a year .
Panic as sand receding at rate of more than a metre annually .
Each morning local groundsmen use metal rakes to try to repair damage .
Plans afoot to build £3.4m submerged breakwaters to dam the tide . |
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