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08352e17e7509b6cce25fe4f5f6c7ef52fa20b90 | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 09:00 EST, 14 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:16 EST, 14 March 2013 . Fiona Salmon, 40, is guilty of cruelty towards seven residents of a care home in St Ives, Cornwall . A care home bully who tormented vulnerable care home residents was found guilty of seven charges of cruelty today. ... | Fiona Salmon, 40, guilty of seven charges of cruelty to pensioners in home .
Former colleague said Salmon told resident her breath smelt like dog mess .
Salmon no longer works at Cornwallis Care Services' home in St Ives .
She will be sentenced at Truro Crown Court on May 10 . |
08353b0baa65eb21ff41d549f1df1f1088fd55ff | By . Thomas Durante . PUBLISHED: . 00:00 EST, 9 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:31 EST, 7 May 2013 . Jack Lew has apparently ditched his circular signature in favor of something much more befitting of the U.S. treasury secretary. Lew, who was appointed to the post earlier this year, created a media stir when his autog... | Report last week from the Financial Stability Oversight Council showed Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's signature to be much more pronounced .
His old signature was a series of loops that looked nothing like his name .
Lew and his predecessor, Timothy Geithner, both struggled with penmanship . |
0835431b7b65cbf11d6180948a90a1e36e601dd1 | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 09:28 EST, 14 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:53 EST, 14 September 2012 . Doctors are erroneously filling out tens of thousands of prescription forms that leave patients severely injured or even dead, it emerged today. Pharmacists are forced to check tens of thousands of prescriptions... | In just one week, pharmacists had to double-check 4,409 pharmacies across England .
Prescriptions contain the wrong doses, quantities and instructions for medicines . |
083644a1a707d4be26a8a56daef117135990be8c | Arsenal could be set to miss out on signing Tolgay Arslan, who is close to agreeing terms with Besiktas. The Hamburg defensive midfielder and his representatives are waiting on a decision from Arsene Wenger before finalising terms with the Turkish club. Wenger has been monitoring the player, who is available for free i... | Tolgay Arslan could snub a move to Arsenal in favour of Besiktas .
The Hamburg starlet is out of contract in the summer .
He can agree pre-contract terms during this transfer window .
It remains to be seen if Arsenal will match Besiktas' wage offer .
Arsene Wenger wants midfield cover for Mikel Arteta and Jack Wilshere... |
08370497ad47e6d9336e166c57ce1ef645a4b6e3 | (CNN) -- Ferrari team principal Stefano Demenicali has rejected suggestions a power struggle between him and driver Fernando Alonso is the reason behind the Italian team's faltering Formula One season. Alonso, a two-time world champion, picked up two grands prix wins in the first five races of the season, but he has st... | Stefano Domenicali denies a rift with Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso .
Ferrari team principal Domenicali also rejects claims he is not up to the task .
Alonso is second in the drivers' standings, 46 points behind Sebastian Vettel .
Domenicali would not be drawn on Ferrari's rumored interest in Kimi Raikkonen . |
08378e23091638db1e704ac45d95ba18dfbd9e3f | By . Daniel Miller . A cat from the Canary Islands has mysteriously turned up 2,000 miles away in a Scottish fishing village leaving locals utterly baffled as to how she got there. The wandering moggy, who has been nicknamed Juanita , was found cowering in a garage in the village of Muchalls, Aberdeenshire, on Thursday... | Wandering mog found cowering in garage in the fishing village of Muchalls .
Microchip scan reveals she had been registered on Island of Fuerteventura .
Now being cared for by staff at Kirkton Veterinary Centre in Stonehaven . |
08384f4ed42cc54001fe9e8e24b10b8edd07bb3d | (CNN) -- A lot of travelers probably had to get out the atlas Thursday when Qatar was named host of the 2022 World Cup tournament. A little-known destination, Qatar is a small Middle-Eastern nation with a population of less than 1 million. It borders the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia and promises hot and humid summers.... | Qatar is a small Middle-Eastern nation with hot and humid summers .
Al-Corniche, the road running along the coast of Doha, provides beautiful views .
Souq Waqif is one of the most traditional and popular market places in the city . |
08392e5290bd995205675f5b1aeac8903af96984 | (CNN)The Anti-Defamation League has condemned a product sold in Urban Outfitters stores that it says resembles uniforms prisoners were forced to wear during the Holocaust. The gray and white striped tapestry features pink triangles. During the Holocaust, gay people were made to wear a pink triangle for identification p... | The Anti-Defamation League has urged Urban Outfitters to stop selling a product it says is offensive .
The tapestry features a pink triangle, a symbol that was used during the Holocaust to brand gays . |
083a2867e006b1d2761931b95d38a13042a56b38 | By . Rebecca English and Mario Ledwith . PUBLISHED: . 14:53 EST, 12 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:54 EST, 14 December 2012 . Prince William cut a rather lonely figure on the green carpet tonight and admitted: ‘Kate would have loved to have been here.’ The prince arrived on his own as guest of honour at the UK premi... | Prince William appeared relaxed and waved to fans in Leicester Square .
Said: 'Kate would have loved to have been here'
Joined stars stars Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellan and Martin Freeman .
Sir Ian McKellan sent his wishes to Duchess, prompting audience applause . |
083a6b25ba28ed0a49cb9557742f5330bac591b3 | (CNN) -- Driving a lorry or a truck across the country isn't easy. In the United States, by law truckers have to take a break after 11 consecutive hours. In Britain, the maximum driving time is nine hours per day. But imagine a world where trucks drive through the night without ever stopping. There's no need for a coff... | Vehicles being developed that can automatically steer, brake, accelerate, and change lanes .
Google, Daimler and Nissan are a few of the firms testing this technology .
Driverless trucks could aid businesses by running around the clock . |
083ad184325ee95b83b3e1967a75eefa3bf9501e | The man who jumped over the White House fence this month got further into the building than security officials let on, it has emerged. Senior sources reveal Omar Gonzalez, 42, made it all the way to the East Room of the first floor as he tore past five rings of security on September 19 wielding a knife. He allegedly ra... | Omar Gonzalez 'scaled the fence outside the White House, dashed across the lawn and entered the executive mansion with a knife on September 19'
Senior sources say he made it all the way to the East Room .
It means he made it 168 feet into the building after scaling 70-foot lawn .
80ft-long East Room is used for formal ... |
083b2cc688a70517cf388b3f868389c18ce0ec78 | (CNN) -- Violence and the resulting displaced people have created a crisis in Mali that is the worst in its recent history, a new report by Amnesty International says. Fighting in northern Mali has resulted in hundreds of thousands of displaced people, the human rights organization said. Many have been subjected to arb... | Rebels have taken over northern Mali .
Amnesty International reports arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial executions and sexual violence .
Both sides have committed abuses, the human rights group says . |
083bc4309f2ea52be2a378e78566d7dcc9f4dd73 | (CNN) -- Two men have pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges tied to the shooting death of a Chicago teenage girl, who days before had performed at a Washington brunch in the run-up to President Barack Obama's inauguration. Kenneth Williams, 20, and Michael Ward, 18, have been in custody since last month, when ... | Kenneth Williams and Michael Ward are accused of killing Hadiya Pendleton, 15 .
Police said Ward confessed to killing the teen in a case of mistaken identity .
The two men pleaded not guilty this week to a host of charges .
Ward's lawyer calls the 141 murder charges against his client, for one death, "absurd" |
083c4b341a77fecff47f2e0334a0368a5dc4048a | Copiapo, Chile (CNN) -- Officials working to free 33 trapped miners in northern Chile denied Thursday they are under political orders to rescue the men ahead of President Sebastian Pinera's planned mid-month trip to Europe. "No decision about any part of the rescue operation has been linked to any political decision. T... | Interior minister says the operation is not "linked to any political decision"
President Pinera said this week he believed the rescue would be before October 15 .
He is scheduled to travel to Europe on October 17 . |
083d83dab6db4d9819668fa69beea36e922b0e1f | Fury: Kirstie Allsopp revealed on Twitter that her thrifty mother-in-law had been denied a mobile phone contract because she has no credit history . As a business owner who has never been in debt, Kirstie Allsopp’s mother-in-law should have found buying a new mobile phone to be a simple procedure. But 85-year-old Gretc... | Gretchen Andersen employs three people in her Kensington antiques shop .
She has also held a bank account for 60 years .
But because she has never borrowed money she has no credit rating . |
083de44a4a3c3db24a7ca060010a53e148a7ee53 | (CNN) -- The Obamacare website might still be slow, but the politics and context of Obamacare are shifting rapidly. On Thursday, to deal with some of the grousing about canceled insurance plans, President Obama announced an administrative fix to allow people to keep those crummy plans (that they think they like) for up... | Sally Kohn: Obama's fix on cancelled health plan lets us refocus on implementation .
She says enrollment numbers lagging, but recall, Romneycare signups slow too .
She health insurance system was disaster that Obamacare will ultimately redress .
Kohn: GOP lies meant to thwart implementation that will help families, eco... |
083f32dc374c72cdf8253340709ff42a72c3efd3 | By . Lucy Buckland . Last updated at 3:22 PM on 18th November 2011 . Former soldier Shaun Clark has turned himself into a living memorial to pay his respects to service personnel killed in Afghanistan. Mr Clark has 383 names of those killed in the line of duty tattooed onto his chest, his back and even one of his legs.... | Names of the dead are added each Remembrance Day .
Shaun Clark has raised thousands in aid of Help for Heroes . |
08419c5b912c055d22ed3951b139595abfd7874b | By . Chris Cutmore for MailOnline . Follow @@Chris_Cutmore . It's the sight you never thought you'd see. Tiger Woods dumping a bucket of ice and water on his head all in the name of fun and charity. Well, Rory McIlroy dumping a bucket of ice and water on his head to be precise. Fresh from their appearance together on T... | Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday .
The pair were filmed afterwards dumping ice on each other's heads .
Ice bucket challenge is the craze sweeping the internet, and raises awareness for motor neurone disease .
Golf's two superstars completed the challenge, then nomina... |
084387847db8f24e5c4346428d46c44c11f16d33 | A 14-year-old boy has been left with the body of a 110-year-old in India because he has a rare disease which makes him age eight times faster than normal. Ali Hussain has seen five of his siblings die from the same condition called Progeria which is known to affect just 80 people worldwide. Two of his brothers and thre... | Ali Hussain, 14, has Progeria which makes his body age eight times faster than normal .
Two of his brothers and three sisters have died from the genetic disease .
His parents Nabi, 50, and Razi, 46, are first cousins .
The couple, from Bihar, northern India, also have two healthy daughters .
Progeria is so rare that it... |
08440a5d9b0bf53fa3f0815c8fea34516c571588 | By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 03:42 EST, 29 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:53 EST, 29 April 2013 . She’s known for having modest tastes, but anyone cooking for her needs to help prepare some of the world's extravagant banquets. The Royal Household has advertised for a new sous chef who can make meals fit for a Queen.... | Chef based at Buckingham Palace but must be prepared to travel .
Must deliver quality fresh food to the highest standards .
Job description says: 'From state banquets for 200 to lunches for two' |
08450c1bc03472825196be1acb02ac0e13bef939 | By . Chris Brooke . PUBLISHED: . 07:33 EST, 20 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:20 EST, 21 February 2013 . When three-year-old Rohid Zamani and his family fled Afghanistan to escape the terrors of the Taliban regime, they could only hope to reach a better place. But never in their wildest dreams could they have imagin... | Rohid Zamani has won a sixth form scholarship and bursary .
He escaped Afghanistan with his parents when he was just three .
Their path led through Russia and at one point travelled in a dinghy .
The teenager now attends Sirius Academy in Hull, East Yorkshire .
His family escaped through Russia and at one point used a... |
0845e239a23e627a48fee743c45b8c80c6eb56c4 | (CNN) -- France's reputation as rugby's Jekyll and Hyde team was reaffirmed on Saturday as Marc Lievremont's inconsistent side bounced back from two defeats to eliminate England and reach the World Cup semifinals. Les Bleus avenged their 2007 semi defeat by the English on home soil with a 19-12 victory in Auckland, set... | France end England's World Cup hopes with 19-12 win in quarterfinals .
Les Bleus avenged 2007 semifinal loss to England on home soil .
Victory sets up semifinal clash with Wales, who defeat Ireland 22-10 .
Group C winners suffered first defeat of the tournament in New Zealand . |
084727fb1597b43b3b28f0cd0ddb6435617ee9f0 | By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 22:00 EST, 24 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:51 EST, 25 February 2013 . It was hard to tell if the bride was blushing - but it was a tender moment nonetheless. Three pairs of loved-up koalas were 'married' in a mass wedding ceremony at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, China, yeste... | Three pairs exchanged vows at Chimelong Safari Park, China .
Included Australian koala flown in from Australia . |
084810519b9668f3f677deec54c6284ab2810e93 | Getting peppered with phone calls while trying to get something done can be very annoying - especially if you're busy robbing a restaurant. A man was caught on a surveillance camera on Christmas Eve ransacking a scratch-off lottery ticket display case inside the Pastora Restaurant and Pizzeria in The Bronx. Footage fro... | Robbery happened Christmas Eve at Pastora Restaurant on East 167th Street in The Bronx, New York .
Surveillance camera captured intruder with flashlight mounted on his head stealing piles of scratch-off lottery tickets . |
0849d7d2d5a53147e5d29f89844125118121d735 | With abandoned beds, decaying equipment and graffiti strewn across the walls, these are the chilling images inside a deserted mental asylum where patients were subjected to electric shocks and lobotomies. The Forest Haven asylum in Laurel, Maryland was renowned for its abuse of patients and was closed down in 1991. Whe... | The Forest Haven asylum in Maryland was renowned for its abuse of patients and was closed down in 1991 .
Some of the abuse of patients at the facility is said to have included electric shocks, hydrotherapy and lobotomies .
Photographer Darryl Morgan visited the asylum recently and captured eerie images of how it now lo... |
0849daf54346d2768c633145db24bb72b24a8112 | In Fad-Free Nutrition, exclusively on CNN.com, the editors of Cooking Light help you digest the latest diet and food news and trends. The recent recall of industrial peanut butter and products that contain it sparked nationwide concern about the safety of eating many popular snack products. That's understandable, consi... | Peanut product recall putting a damper on American snacking habits .
USDA: Average American consumes 3.3 pounds of peanut butter each year .
Alternatives include snacks made with almond, cashew, macadamia, walnut butters . |
084a04673868fc52ad881007ff4aaa7c836490fb | With deep gashes on her forehead and dark bruising around her eyes, this is the horrific aftermath of a near-fatal domestic violence attack. Hayley Lowles was left in a coma with a fractured skull, cheek and jaw and bleeding on the brain after her partner slammed an oven door on her head so hard the glass broke. He als... | Hayley Lowles is lucky to be alive after savage attack by ex-partner .
Mother-of-one was in a coma after Matthew Sargent fractured her skull .
Though bravely moving on with her life, her injuries affect her to this day . |
084afe678c372771cbd5b9c395ab3b33d6de4bbf | Pottstown, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Health and safety concerns about Japanese nuclear power plants after this month's earthquake and tsunami have Lindsey Schiller wondering what could happen across the street from her own house in her Philadelphia suburb. Schiller, who is a registered nurse, has lived for nearly a decade ... | Pennsylvania mom concerned about a nuclear power plant across the street .
Agency: Chance of yearly quake core damage upgraded to 1 in 18,868, vs. 1 in 45,455 before .
New data also affects other U.S. nuclear power plants; officials reviewing regulations .
Owner: Plant is safe; mom: "Should something occur, they would ... |
084be3db696054c0c2c61d2910d052f47d39aef4 | A church deacon sued his pastor wife for unfair dismissal after claiming she sacked him when their marriage broke down. Allan Lavington, 62, has been accused of trying to 'pull a fast one' after he lost a tribunal battle with Pastor Deborah Harrison, who runs a church and Christian-based college centre in Birmingham. M... | Deacon Allan Lavington, 62, sued his pastor wife Deborah Harrison, 58 .
He said she failed to pay him for music and flower arranging lessons .
Row between couple, who split in 2010, ended in employment tribunal .
He said he felt 'robbed' and will continue legal action against his wife . |
084c4623f5420f3ae100471bcce1e589e54f5031 | The National Security Agency has not denied spying on members of Congress after a senator demanded answers regarding its surveillance activities. The NSA released a statement on Saturday which did not deny collecting communications from legislators of the US Congress to whom it says it is accountable. Senator Bernie Sa... | NSA released statement on Saturday .
Comes after Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont sent a letter on January 3 asking about NSA's surveillance activities on members of Congress .
Statement did not deny collecting communications from legislators of the US Congress to whom it says it is accountable . |
084ca63704c1fbf79612ae10b4b97fd962f0f577 | 200 passengers on-board the Dawn Princess cruise ship have been confined to their cabins after an outbreak of the norovirus struck the ship while it was travelling around New Zealand. The ship, which is carrying 1500 passenger, was sailing around Fiordland National Park when the virus was detected and is currently on-... | 200 passenger on-board a cruise ship have contracted the norovirus .
The virus was detected while sailing around New Zealand .
The ship is currently on-route to Melbourne .
The gastrointestinal illness typically lasts one to three days .
The virus causes stomach pain, nausea and vomiting .
Precautions have been taken t... |
084df2fab1fefebe7a001652b4256c157e80e410 | (CNN) -- When it comes to the new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie, critics have found one begrudging silver lining: At least it's better than "Transformers." Of course the live-action "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," in theaters Friday, has some things in common with that toy-based franchise, beginning with its ass... | The new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" isn't getting great reviews .
The movie isn't horrible, but it isn't great, either .
At least, reviewers say, it's better than "Transformers" |
084e7df11ee1ff017f2282f10d1058e2f3bce85f | England physio Gary Lewin was carried off on a stretcher with a dislocated ankle in bizarre circumstances after Daniel Sturridge's equaliser. Lewin, a former member of Arsenal's physio staff, picked up the injury after standing on a water bottle while celebrating England's 37th-minute leveller - and was even carried of... | Daniel Sturridge scores equaliser against Italy and England staff celebrate .
England physio Gary Lewin stood on water bottle during celebration, dislocating his ankle, and was carried off on a stretcher .
Steve Kemp will replace Lewin as England physio for rest of tournament . |
0850719db0604880dfe54ff5f437e6263dfd74ce | PARIS, France (CNN) -- The French Senate early Thursday narrowly passed a controversial law to allow many more shops across the country to open on Sundays, in what would be a significant cultural shift. The law would permit shops, department stores, and shopping malls to open on Sundays in 20 zones. The vote, which fol... | French Senate passes new law allowing more shops to open on Sundays .
New law, if approved by Constitutional Council, overturns 1906 legislation .
Sarkozy has had to deal with opposition from both left and right . |
085123e98b88844153659e3eaa3f9e8f5c065bb7 | It was not just Ivan Lendl who would have loved this performance from Andy Murray; John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors would have heartily approved too. Gloriously irascible, the 27 year-old Scot mentally and technically outmuscled Tomas Berdych in what became something of a grudge match to reach his fourth Australian Open ... | Andy Murray beat Tomas Berdych 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 to reach the Australian Open final .
The Brit will face either Novak Djokovic or Stan Wawrinka in the final on Sunday .
Murray had lost the opening set in a tiebreak but fought back superbly .
No 6 seed admitted there was 'extra tension' due to his former coach Da... |
0851b4c945b2bbf81ec699a91ea660e0463f0506 | Tears streamed down 12-year-old Marcus Allen's face in 2009, as he recalled how members of a private suburban Philadelphia swim club had hurled racial slurs and worried aloud if he and other mostly minority day campers might steal from them. Today, Marcus is just about to turn 15 and hit the gridiron as a running back ... | A boy recalls hearing a mostly white club's members talking about day campers .
His account of that 2009 incident was later fodder for a Justice Department lawsuit .
"Marcus didn't know racism existed" before the episode, his mother says .
The now defunct club recently reached a settlement, including payments to camper... |
0851ccf8aa5e043853d430268e99f9740db34bc9 | There were calls today to shut down the BlackBerry Messenger service which is thought to have played a key role in helping mobilise looters involved in the riots across London. Mike Butcher, a technology journalist and digital adviser to Boris Johnson, said it was 'unbelievable' that the BBM service had not been disabl... | Technology adviser to Boris Johnson likens BBM service to 'text-messaging with steroids'.
BBM messages reveal chilling looter plans to arm themselves and cause havoc . |
08525687e3d8823e139b11295b018cbc459bdf1b | (CNN) -- So it comes down to Kentucky and Connecticut. With just seconds left on the clock, Kentucky freshman Aaron Harrison sank a "ridiculous" three-pointer to give the Wildcats a 74-73 win over Wisconsin in the Final Four of the NCAA men's basketball tournament Saturday night. Kentucky will face Connecticut in Monda... | "Ridiculous" last-minute shot lifts Kentucky over Wisconsin .
Connecticut tops favorite Florida for trip to title game .
A record crowd of 79,444 attends Saturday night's game . |
08529a4ae65b3189e6c43f44fe8a49e16f4f34bf | By . Graham Smith . Last updated at 4:04 PM on 1st March 2012 . The Syrian regime today vowed to 'cleanse' a rebel-held district in the besieged central city of Homs after nearly four weeks of shelling. Government troops amassed outside the embattled neighbourhood of Baba Amr, raising fears among activists of an immine... | Government troops amass outside embattled Homs district of Baba Amr .
Activists fear imminent ground invasion could kill thousands of civilians .
Snow blankets city, slowing assault that started yesterday .
Britain withdraws diplomats from Syria and shuts embassy in Damascus .
Foreign Secretary William Hague vows to ma... |
0852a80bf44d8256dc8799a0a85080687e3b8249 | Eating 40 per cent less food could extend a person's life by 20 years, according to scientists. Researchers at the Institute of Health Ageing at University College London are developing a treatment they hope will combat the 'disease' of getting older. They are looking into how genetics and lifestyle can be adapted to o... | UCL scientists studying how genetics and lifestyle can be adapted to offset the effects of ageing . |
085397369c4d591c304ea1936165abb27b828ee5 | (CNN) -- Apple is planning to introduce a smart home concept at its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a report. The Financial Times says the company is planning to showcase a system that lets users control their lights, appliances and security systems with their iPhones when the conference kicks of... | Report: Apple will join the "internet of things" soon .
iPhones would synch with lights, appliances, security .
Financial times says system will be unveiled at WWDC next month . |
0853c6cd69d4fefa2cac95692e07973f2c6d1f21 | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf failed to appear Tuesday at a court where he was due to be indicted in connection with the death of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. Musharraf didn't travel to the hearing at an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi because intelligence services war... | Musharraf fails to appear in court to face charges in Benazir Bhutto murder case .
Intelligence services warn of threats to the former president's life, his lawyer says .
The case is adjourned until August 20 .
Musharraf is accused of failing to provide adequate security for Bhutto in 2007 . |
08548feb0c0e2e8900268a96457576563b6d4c4c | By . Jack Doyle, John Stevens and Vanessa Allen . PUBLISHED: . 05:44 EST, 16 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:55 EST, 16 July 2013 . Ian McLoughlin is an 'astonishingly bright' man who has a violent hatred of gay men despite being bisexual himself . A double killer on the run who is suspected of murdering a third is borde... | Bisexual Ian McLoughlin has an IQ of 140 and is described as 'astonishingly bright', but has killed two men previously in violent homophobic attacks .
McLoughlin was 22 years into a 25-year sentence before he walked out of open prison on day release on Saturday and failed to return .
'Extremely dangerous' McLoughlin is... |
08558a8eb957d42faaa8e8906d17b1e40fd021f4 | St. Paul, Minnesota (CNN) -- Seventeen-year-old Claire Thomas has found the silver lining in Minnesota's government shutdown: she gets to spend more time with her two mothers on her summer vacation. Toby McAdams and her partner, Wendy Crowell, were both included in the mass layoff that left more than 20,000 state worke... | Government shutdown results in dual layoffs for St. Paul, Minnesota, family .
Democrats, Republicans at odds on how to pay for state budget gap .
Both parents' jobs were deemed "nonessential" by the state .
They fear they'll have to dip into kids' college savings to survive . |
0855d22a73d652b037a9424aef66d60077163ab2 | A branch of the National Guard has launched an investigation after a risqué British swimsuit calender was shot using its facilities and equipment, allegedly without proper authorization. Video footage of the models from Hot Shots, who were putting together their 2015 edition, was released showing them behind tank contr... | Hot Shots were shooting the 2015 edition at the base in Draper, Utah .
Were pictured firing machine guns and driving tanks in swimwear .
Utah National Guard have launched an internal investigation as a result .
Questions whether equipment and facilities were used without authorization .
Calendar is sold and raises mone... |
085620f22d5c2a9ca64db1cc4425de26914d8bf2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A fox in a field of newborn lambs would be enough to worry any ewe. But apparently not this one, who was pictured standing calmly beside the intruder as it watched lambs in the Scottish Borders. In one shot a young lamb just a few weeks old is in the foreground in full view of the fox. Best b... | A fox was pictured among the lambs - and the ewe did nothing .
Mother sheep did not seem bothered about the fanged guest .
Pictured in a field in Melrose, near Scottish Borders . |
08564f0e57d8a6e5de4c5544eb7a8e697704f1de | Ryan Mania undergoes tests on injuries after horror crash at Hexham . The 23-year-old received neck and back injuries after fall . Jockey conscious after being flown to Royal Victoria Infirmary . Injury came 24 hours after winning big race at Aintree on Auroras Enclosure . By . Peter Scudamore . PUBLISHED: . 18:10 EST,... | Ryan Mania undergoes tests on injuries after horror crash at Hexham .
The 23-year-old received neck and back injuries after fall .
Jockey conscious after being flown to Royal Victoria Infirmary .
Injury came 24 hours after winning big race at Aintree on Auroras Enclosure . |
08565c9317364f4a33e89995056f84515bf48a6b | (CNN) -- Hugo Chavez was always a leader with one eye fixed on his own place in history. In his frequent bombastic moments, the late Venezuelan president liked to imagine himself still in power in 2021, the bicentenary of his nation's independence, and as a latter-day Simon Bolivar, the Caracas-born soldier-statesman w... | Hugo Chavez seemed an unlikely convert to democracy .
He will be remembered for presence on world stage .
Chavez inspired leftist leaders in Latin America . |
0858537e7ca11ce124156b17c1b1d23e6529a3c6 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 10:58 EST, 19 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:17 EST, 19 February 2013 . From leather leggings to trophy trousers, trends for our legs come and go. But the one that works the hardest in most girl's wardrobes and looks set to stay for 2013 and beyond is trusty denim. New Look is one ... | New Look sell one pair of jeans every five seconds .
Model Nick Kamen shot to fame as the Levi's 501 man in 1985 . |
085970457cde78a591e24ff17783d4a36bb37929 | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 10:06 EST, 26 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:42 EST, 26 November 2012 . The suicide note of a Republican activist has been released a month after he killed himself while awaiting trial for the rapes of five women. Gregory Nathan Peterson, 37, who was facing multiple charges of rape,... | Gregory Nathan Peterson's handwritten, five-page letter released by his lawyers at family's request .
Peterson blamed 'conspiracy' by women, prosecutors and media .
Assaults allegedly carried out after he met women on Mormon dating sites .
The 37-year-old found on October 23 with gunshot wound to the head at remote Uta... |
0859ca6e3991415f9c6ff1915057cb3a77886b69 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 05:14 EST, 8 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:15 EST, 8 July 2013 . Staring into the eyes of a nine-foot shark is a sight most swimmers hope they will never see. But far from panicking, this fearless woman begins to dance with it. This is shark conservationist Julie Andersen - who h... | Photos capture unbelievable moment conservationist Julie Anderson loses herself in the moment and dances with a giant, inquisitive whitetip shark .
Ms Anderson, who runs Shark Angels, in California, hopes to change people's perceptions of the sharks, feared for being man-eaters . |
085a4510210d7f4b4855a02459a6e788bcde4817 | New York (CNN) -- Lower Manhattan's controversial Park51 Islamic center is now in a court battle with utility Consolidated Edison, which says the center owes it $1.7 million in a dispute over back rent. In court papers, Park51 says it owes Con Edison only $881,000 and calls the utility's demand "grossly inflated." The ... | The Park51 center is locked in a dispute with Con Edison .
The utility says Park51 owes back rent .
The center says the demand is "grossly inflated"
Park51's plans drew intense opposition in 2010 . |
085a8c176573644406532599ce7e4f81a389ac5d | (CNN) -- The taste of success is sweet for Maria Sharapova -- in more ways than one. The Russian tennis star is focused on completing a coveted career grand slam of titles at the French Open starting next week, but she already has plans for her next off-court project. The 25-year-old is the world's highest-paid female ... | Maria Sharapova plans to branch out with another business venture this year .
Russian is working on a new line of confectionery to be called "Sugarpova"
On the court, the 25-year-old is determined to win the French Open .
She can complete a career grand slam on clay at Roland Garros . |
085b63014dfa3697c5ec5235fba76f729cf9d9d2 | BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- Concerns were growing Wednesday for a polar bear born last month at a German zoo after its twin died and was possibly eaten by its mother. One year ago Vera gave birth to Flocke, pictured here playing in her enclosure in April. The young polar bear died Monday, less than two weeks after it was ... | German zookeepers concerned for baby polar bear after its twin died .
Young polar bear died Monday, less than two weeks after it was born .
Baby nowhere to be found in enclosure; mothers often eat young if sense danger . |
085b87cc631f83d89f33074e2ad71177297609dd | A young woman has eaten her way through more than 13,000 jacket potatoes - because she has a phobia of almost all foods. Claire Jones, 23, has panic attacks and is physically sick at the thought of eating proper meals. The barmaid has a bizarre disorder which meant she eats practically nothing but potatoes, cheddar che... | Claire Jones, 23, only eats jacket potatoes with cheese and coleslaw .
Has panic attacks and is physically sick at thought of eating proper meals .
Will also only eat food prepared by her mother Debbie, 50 .
Her limited diet means she suffers from persistent infections and anaemia . |
085bef8cffe49937181d80e92e0efce39ec814b5 | By . Mia De Graaf . PUBLISHED: . 19:52 EST, 21 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:23 EST, 21 October 2013 . British families will be forced to spend less on holiday this half-term as the sterling slumps against the euro, a survey has revealed. Tourists in Tenerife and Ayia Napa, Cyprus, will have to keep a closer eye on ... | Poll revealed families will have to tighten budget over half-term holiday .
Costa del Sol, Spain, is most cost-effective but Tenerife is the least out of six . |
085c7b0b7c945c0a49a218da053d6d1626077851 | Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- U.S. drone strikes in Yemen on Friday killed six militants, including two senior leaders of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, four local security sources said. Qaed al-Thahab, the top AQAP leader in the country's Baitha province and described as a "high-profile target," was among those killed, th... | Two of the six militants were senior leaders for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula .
Eight missiles were launched by two unmanned drone planes .
There had been a flurry of drone strikes a few weeks ago . |
085d410d1a0c8b5c75b960a70d10cda4adcd6b00 | (CNN)ISIS has released a new video in which a captive British journalist acts as though he is reporting on Aleppo in Syria. John Cantlie, who has appeared in previous ISIS videos, calls this one the "last in this series." In the video, he shows parts of Aleppo, saying the destruction is caused not only by the regime of... | Captive journalist John Cantlie calls video the "last in this series"
Cantlie has appeared in previous ISIS videos . |
085d7e0417e462ec225f7b082d6ba93806bcbd42 | 'B******s': Hamish Ogston, founder of CPP, has criticised the FCA's £1.3billion compensation plan . A businessman who amassed a £100million fortune through a mis-selling racket showed contempt for his seven million victims yesterday. Hamish Ogston – who owns a multi-million-pound home next to Harrods and has been hono... | Hamish Ogston, founder of CPP, blasts settlement as overly generous .
Accused the Financial Conduct Authority of 'sensationalism'
13 banks involved in the scam which saw insurance policies aggressively sold to customers at up to £82 a year .
Polices were meaningless as cards were already protected from fraud . |
085d971c8b0a44a947915710dd5d7e5a47e9f964 | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 09:43 EST, 7 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:35 EST, 7 December 2012 . Pictures and calendars featuring half-naked women will be stripped from U.S. Air Force work spaces and public areas under a widespread inspection to stamp out sexual assault in the armed forces. Commanders and supervi... | All active, reserve and Air National Guard units have 10 days to complete the sweep for offensive images .
Air Force believes pin-ups are contributing to a rise in sexual assaults .
Over 700 cases of sexual assault were reported in 2012, 100 more than 2011 . |
085dc5d706487da983655043b144952956cb3c5b | (CNN) -- A month of conflict has displaced about 413,000 people in South Sudan, the United Nations said Wednesday, after a major surge in the number of people fleeing violence in the past week. Representatives of the government and rebels have been holding talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, but fighting continues to wrack... | NEW: Hundreds wounded in heavy fighting over past few days, MSF says .
NEW: U.N. chief condemns govt, rebel forces for stealing humanitarian aid .
About 413,000 people have been forced from their homes in South Sudan .
Fighting erupted in mid-December and continues despite peace talks in Ethiopia . |
085e53c719a2a90e89ba254017d60ce48e2eb3e2 | By . Lucy Crossley . Australian investigators have discovered evidence of a mysterious power cut during the early part of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight. The findings by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau raises questions over whether the plane's cockpit equipment had been tampered with, possibly in an ... | Missing plane's satellite data unit tried to log-on to a satellite, report reveals .
Australian Transport Safety Bureau says this could be due to power outage .
Log-on attempt occurred half an hour after plane left Kuala Lumpur .
Expert suggests power interruption could have been caused by an attempt to switch off Boei... |
085e8b6f78cf22df7ea6636ac26946e6b752fc58 | By . Amanda Williams . Parents are petitioning against Tesco for labelling too many products - from potatoes to fruit juice - with the unlikely warning 'may contain nuts'. Mothers of children with nut allergies have complained that it is 'almost impossible' to feed their offspring if they take the over-cautious policy ... | Tesco labels 'butternut squash, potatoes, fruit juice' with warning .
It has been accused of being over-cautious with the allergy policy .
Over 12,500 people have signed petition calling for it to change labelling .
Tesco said a need for a larger font has led to the warning being changed . |
085eb98cbbfd50ea74e96821630b0dc71d80907c | By . Jeff Powell . Follow @@jeffpowell_Mail . One of the secrets of Frank Maloney’s success – although not the biggest secret as it turns out - was that he was one of the lads. A cheeky South London chappie and a tough-nut Millwall fan, he invariably celebrated his triumphs as manager of world heavyweight champion Lenn... | Frank Maloney announced that he is becoming a woman, Kellie .
Dubbed 'the Mental Midget' by Don King, Maloney has always been a larger than life character .
Guided the likes of Lennox Lewis and David Haye to titles . |
086064866d475145522ece823f959a5754f1cb7e | A quick brown fox is bringing chaos to a golf course by darting out to steal player's golf balls from right under their noses before racing off to hide them in the bushes. Golfers at the course in the alpine resort of Verbier, Switzerland, have been left watching in disbelief as the wily animal suddenly appears on the ... | Crafty animal has become unofficial mascot at the Swiss club . |
0861f76caec8e2aaf8bf13138c5ad5401b0a91a6 | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A massive car bomb tore through the heart of a bustling marketplace in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, killing at least 100 people -- including many women and children -- and injuring at least 200 others, officials said. A vehicle packed with 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of explosives detonate... | Explosion hits bustling marketplace in Peshawar killing at least 100 people .
10 children among those killed at Meena Bazaar .
More than 200 people injured in the blast which left a 10-foot-wide crater .
Incident comes as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Islamabad . |
0862de832709869a77b2e53a0374ae8e6b771939 | Washington (CNN) -- Get real, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told America on Monday in proposing a scaled back, modern military that would cut the Army to its lowest troop level since before World War II, retire the A-10 "Warthog" attack jet and reduce some benefits for fighting forces. "This is a budget that recognizes... | NEW: GOP Sen. Rubio questions defense budget strategy .
Defense Secretary Hagel calls for shrinking the Army to pre-World War II levels .
The A-10 Warthog fighter plane would be retired .
Hagel says it's time to shift to a smaller modern military . |
08634ffe6dbb22e99d6317225a410a4391cdba8d | James Rodriguez is regarded as one of the best players on the planet at present, but the Colombian star showed even he is prone to schoolboy errors on the football field. Rodriguez, who signed for the Spanish giants for £63million following some stellar performances for his country at the World Cup, was knocking the ba... | James Rodriguez misplaces pass during Real Madrid .
The Colombian is then mocked Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe .
Real Madrid face San Lorenzo in Saturday's World Club Final . |
086354d7dc8962e86ad660613ca51416a4ed5f17 | (CNN) -- The new Kindle Paperwhite isn't the perfect character. Just like the literary creations that live and die on its screen, it has flaws. It's wise, though it still suffers from memories of its past. But in the great e-reader saga, it's clearly the protagonist, and one worth rooting for. The Paperwhite's screen i... | Review: Kindle Paperwhite keeps Amazon at top of the pile for e-readers .
There's a little light bleeding at screen bottom, but overall feel makes up for it .
Paperwhite uses only touchscreen with no physical buttons .
E-reader is $120 with ads or $140 without . |
0863993d0b283e3ef01eb6a6bfbcc7c4f421bcf6 | Google has overtaken rival technology firm Apple as the world's top brand in terms of value, global market research agency Millward Brown said today. Google's brand value shot up 40 per cent in a year to $158.84 billion (£92.24 billion), Millward Brown said in its 2014 100 Top BrandZ report. This is apparently due to i... | Google tops the 2014 100 Top Brandz report by Millward Brown .
Its value shot up 40% in a year to a huge £158.84 billion (£92.24 billion)
Apple's value meanwhile fell by 20% to $147.88 billion (£87.74 billion)
Millward Brown says this could be due to Google's investment in new tech .
Highest riser was Chinese internet ... |
0863a6fa5ce357903d9ad500af6f355880e79d02 | New York (CNN) -- The New York City Board of Health unanimously approved a mandate Wednesday requiring all children under 5 enrolled in city-licensed preschools and day cares to receive the flu vaccine. It is one of outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg's final health initiatives, which the New York City Department of Healt... | Children under 5 in city-licensed pre-schools, day cares must receive flu vaccine .
The move is one of outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg's final health initiatives .
The vaccine will be added to seven others required for children under 5 . |
0865448cb045a8b9568e679dbdb5b752ba0e38fc | By . Andy Dolan . PUBLISHED: . 10:27 EST, 18 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:45 EST, 19 March 2013 . A mother accused of killing her six children in a house fire admitted to a jury she was a ‘disgrace’ yesterday for taking part in a threesome with her husband and his friend following the fatal blaze. Mairead Philpott, 3... | Mairead Philpott claimed she took part in sex act to keep husband happy .
Said: 'Mick wanted me to do it. My mind was elsewhere. My mind was with the children.'
Denied all involvement in starting fire or seeing anyone else trigger blaze .
Paid emotional tribute to her six children who died in house fire last year . |
086631dfc3a9c7ce039ab9b06310f094a1019028 | (CNN) -- The past is new again for agent 007: The next James Bond film will be called "Spectre." Director Sam Mendes announced the name of the 24th official Bond film Thursday at England's Pinewood Studios. Austrian actor Christoph Waltz will join Daniel Craig in the cast. Craig makes his fourth appearance as the rugge... | Director Sam Mendes announced the name Thursday .
Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci will join Daniel Craig in the cast .
It's due for release in late 2015 . |
0866b8b37db21a37d6dbdf3555d40b38b1592689 | (CNN) -- Spider-Man may be getting a female counterpart. Sony -- the studio behind the "Spider-Man" films -- has confirmed it's at work developing a project for a female superhero in the Spider-Man universe, a source close to negotiations told CNN. The female superhero film would likely come out in 2017, according to D... | Sony is working on a female superhero film, source says .
Character will likely come from the Spider-Man universe, reports say .
Other female superheroes and action heroes have been in the news .
Sony film is expected in 2017 . |
08674dc4a35a0f09fe021302680040e5d55f6e5b | The final passenger plane has flown out of Blackpool airport, bringing to an end its illustrious 105-year history. Staff wept as the last flight departed for the Isle of Man at 5pm, with the Lancashire airport preparing to officially shut its doors for the final time at 6pm, leaving 118 people out of work. The airport,... | Lancashire airport is closing today after years of financial struggles .
Blackpool International began offering flights to the Isle of Man in 1946 .
Served just 235,000 people last year and was losing £2m a year . |
086931c69d889446582e0c708f59aa3f4cf442dd | (CNN) -- Tom Cruise should have been a rock star. Remember him pounding his air guitar in not much more than a shirt and shades in "Risky Business"? He turned a pool hall into a concert stage, strutting his stuff in "The Color of Money," shook his moneymaker under layers of latex at the end of "Tropic Thunder" and took... | Tom Cruise stars in the musical film "Rock of Ages"
Critic says he shines as Stacee Jaxx, "God of Rock"
The film also stars Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julianne Hough . |
0869604ba9f90a491fc6f04f547e4f4385dd78a3 | Newcastle face losing up to four players to the Africa Cup of Nations in January after Mehdi Abeid won a maiden call-up to the Algeria squad and Sammy Ameobi reiterated his desire to play for Nigeria. Senegal striker Papiss Cisse and Ivory Coast midfielder Cheick Tiote are already established internationals and, should... | Young midfielder Mehdi Abeid has been called-up by Algeria .
Sammy Ameobi wants to represent Nigeria at the African Cup of Nations .
Papiss Cisse and Cheick Tiote are both set to play at the tournament . |
086977dad90c35858d511066f62bcab319ec9d15 | Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and website based in Brooklyn, New York. VBS.TV is Vice's broadband television network. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a transparent approach to journalism, where viewers are ... | Mountain gorillas victims of poaching, disease, war, slaughter, displacement .
VBS.TV staff travels to Uganda to find out more of the plight of gorillas .
VBS.TV says gorillas have dwindled down to about 700 in the world . |
086b619510ebdcc5b844690b3e1742b48792d09f | A four-year-old little boy rescued a three-year-old girl from drowning by pushing her up above the water in the deep end of a Fort Worth, Texas, pool on August 6. But the daring rescue proved to be too much for Xander Vento, who became tired and sunk down to the bottom of the Woodland Springs development pool. Xander s... | Xander Vento saved a struggling swimmer by pushing her up above him .
The boy grew tired and slipped under the water .
He was found at the bottom of the pool and rushed to a hospital, where he lapsed into a coma .
His parents took him off life support yesterday and he passed away today . |
086bdb6a040d54ded965bb7638d466df7ba7c069 | The Football Association have confirmed they are considering taking the Community Shield abroad. The revelation comes after Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 in the Community Shield final in front of 71,523 people at Wembley - almost 20,000 shy of capacity and nearly 40,000 less than the attendance for Manchester Unit... | Community Shield could be staged overseas, confirm Football Association .
'We've seen the NFL do something similar with their games coming to Wembley (and) the NBA are doing it,' says FA general secretary Alex Horne .
Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 at Wembley on Sunday in Community Shield final week before new Premie... |
086be6ed5ebfbf6ae8fb938a9d324c389d5e53dc | New Hampshire police have released a sketch of a man they believe may be connected to the disappearance of a 15-year-old, who went missing for nine months. Abigail Hernandez went missing on October 9 last year as she walked home from school just days before her 15th birthday. Police believe the man in the sketch may ha... | Family reunited with Abigail on Sunday after her unexpected return .
Detectives investigating where teenager was kept after going missing . |
086bfc14f8388cb3ba19b66990b6a39ec2fe8834 | Washington (CNN) -- In a series of floor speeches Thursday, a group of mostly Democratic women senators made a high-profile and at times emotional appeal to Republicans to support an expanded Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). In doing so, they suggested Republicans were blocking the bill because it would extend its pr... | Several Republicans accused Democrats of election-year politics .
Sen. Jon Kyl: Republicans don't oppose reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act .
He cites "significant budget restraints" vs. the effort to expand the legislation .
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, accused reporters of "carrying (Chuck) Schumer's wate... |
086d5b814692d9f6f9cd8fada44d0274153ef464 | UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against CSKA Moscow after Manchester City's Yaya Toure claimed he was abused by monkey chants from the stands in Wednesday's European Champions League encounter with the Russian club. The Ivorian made his concerns known to the referee and said he was "furious" after the Group D ... | CSKA Moscow faces charges over behavior of its fans in match against Manchester City .
European soccer's ruling body to hear case against Russian club on October 30 .
CSKA fans accused of racist behavior and setting off fireworks in Wednesday's match .
City's Yaya Toure complained of being racially abused during Champi... |
086da2431de1b9628a9fdf3e74cb2c199e96050b | An Episcopal priest who was born a woman but is now living as a straight man is the first transgender clergy to give a sermon at the National Cathedral. The Reverend Dr Cameron Partridge, the Episcopal chaplain at Boston University, offered a sermon from the iconic Canterbury Pulpit as part of the church's celebration ... | Reverend Dr Cameron Partridge is the Episcopal chaplain at Boston University and a teacher at Harvard Divinity School .
Born Katherine, he finished his transition to become a man in 2001 .
He is the first openly transgender person to give a sermon at the National Cathedral in Washington . |
086e3ccb6c296b4cb967a9e44ad1fc76acbd3057 | (CNN) -- Arriving at an airport and jumping into a taxi is the preferred option for most, and a necessary expense for time-pressed business travelers. But try passing off a $300 airport to city center fare and your accounts department may like to have a chat with you when you return to the office. That's how much the a... | New survey shows most expensive taxi rides from airports to city centers .
Tokyo from Narita airport is around $300 for a single journey .
Cheapest airport transfers are in Delhi and Sofia, Bulgaria .
Click on the map to learn the average cost of a taxi from the airport . |
0870f22e8cb80979e991b0a8522dc9a4c54d4059 | Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- The midterm campaigns will soon be under way. President Barack Obama has a few more months in the hot days of summer to get legislation through Congress, but representatives and senators will soon be focused on their campaigns with little thought for anything else. The midterm elections w... | Julian Zelizer: Midterm elections could change the balance of power in Congress .
Zelizer: If Democrats win, they can force compromise; if GOP wins, it can torpedo Obama .
He says midterms will be a glimpse at challenges and promises parties will offer in 2016 .
Zelizer: Elections will also offer a huge stage for possi... |
087126c53c51f24efea95d3eb49d99292c672f7b | Parents in Romania have had to undergo therapy after agreeing to watch child porn made by a star of hit reality TV show 'The Voice of Romania'… to check if their children were among those he abused. Lucian Darie, a music teacher from Piatra Neamt, a city in north-eastern Romania, was arrested when the parents of one of... | Lucian Darie, a music teacher, found fame on 'The Voice of Romania'
But he was arrested when parents of girl said he had abused their daughter .
Police seized haul of video on his computer of girls between ages of 6 and 7 .
Parents asked to look at footage because it did not show victims' heads . |
08712c76c945895bf20122ee91f9b8bb46441992 | By . David Wilkes . The Foreign Office rejected an invitation to stage a prestigious event in Britain celebrating Press freedom – prompting suspicion the Government feared further criticism over its Royal Charter on Press regulation. United Nations agency UNESCO asked to hold its World Press Freedom Day, one of the aim... | UN's UNESCO request to hold World Press Freedom Day in London .
Foreign Office said no - saying it did not have enough notice for event .
Event may be held in Morocco, where press cannot criticise Monarchy . |
0872dd5250e7b47c33cc87a0c951b1a51edf0eab | (CNN) -- It goes on every day, in every county in the United States. It's absolutely free. Usually there's no wait to get in. And it can be as compelling as anything on television. The Florida trial in which George Zimmerman stands accused of murdering Trayvon Martin is attracting large TV audiences. The O.J. Simpson t... | Bob Greene: Zimmerman trial riveting, but why limit yourself to TV trials?
He says in county and local courtrooms across U.S., trials constantly on display. Go watch!
He says subjects are murder, robbery, financial shenanigans; it's free, tense, fascinating .
Greene: Beyond that, it's American justice carried out for u... |
087372fa3af5dc2a43911cff8796a0dd282ef2e6 | A former executive at a New York investor firm has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison for insider trading ran through a gamut of excuses for his behavior before sentencing, going so far as to tell the judge that he only did cocaine because he couldn't drink coffee. Federal Judge Jesse Furman sentenced Michael Lucarel... | Federal Judge Jesse Furman sentenced Michael Lucarelli on Wednesday in Manhattan .
Lucarelli blamed long hours and thieving bosses for his troubles and vowed to sue his investor relations firm, Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates Inc.
Said he's now broke and hopes to one day become a truck driver, living in North Dakota wit... |
08746a56c847d7c865b1dbd492863a9ff5b41b88 | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Federal biologists said Friday they had signed off on a plan aimed at providing relief to the drought-parched Southeast, under which more water will be retained in Georgia instead of being released into Florida. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expedited its study of an interim drought plan ... | Fish and Wildlife Service: Plan has limited effect on mussels, sturgeon downstream .
Plan gradually cuts amount of water released from dam in Chattahoochee, Florida .
Plan is only temporary, until the Southeast gets some much-needed rain .
U.S. official: Georgia, Florida, Alabama governors also want long-term solution ... |
0874eb9fd2839b9a6a417d6b79b958829cea587c | (CNN Student News) -- November 6, 2009 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Fort Hood, Texas • Kabul, Afghanistan • University of Central Florida . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: We're wrapping up the fir... | Consider the rising debate in Washington over health care reform proposals .
Find out why the U.N. is re-evaluating its security measures in Afghanistan .
Hear how the U.S. military plans to distribute doses of the H1N1 vaccine .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
087580dde25db95baafbff9b308a8a994f028d23 | Twenty years since the first item was sold online, 95 per cent of British people are now buying goods via internet retailers. On August 11, 1994, the Sting album 'Ten Summoner’s Tales' became the first online purchase for £7.74 and since then, people have taken to online shopping in their millions. Last year, more than... | In 2013, more than £91 billion was spent online .
That figure is expected to surpass £100 billion this year .
One in four British people now shop online at least once a week .
A Sting album - priced at £7.74 - was the first item bought online in 1994 . |
08763977e05bcd63f0a656d7cb4bd3e7c86fae9b | A soldier who returned home for the holidays to spend time with his wife and newborn baby has been told that he will have to stay elsewhere after the landlord said that he would be breaking the terms of his wife's lease. Sergeant William Bolt is stationed in Missouri, but his wife lives in Central, South Carolina with ... | Sergeant William Bolt is stationed in Missouri, but his wife lives in South Carolina with their newborn baby girl .
Lily Bolt has been told her husband cannot stay in her apartment because his name is not on the lease .
Landlord is threatening to double Mrs Bolt's rent or press charges against her husband . |
0876d7b23cd4c50aae6e6d1ce314860555e3c9b9 | (CNN) -- Support for abortion rights has fallen sharply in the past year, with Americans now split roughly 50-50 between those who back legal access to abortion and those who oppose it, according to a new survey. Anti-abortion activists demonstrate on Capitol Hill in Washington in September. The findings mark a dramati... | Americans split 50-50 on whether women should have legal access to abortion .
Findings mark a shift; supporters of abortion rights have been majority for years .
Subject comes up in health care debate, with questions over funding for abortions .
Study found fewer people on both sides feel passionately about the issue . |
0876e9fdea9993cd91158958f6d17b9b77094d00 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 08:57 EST, 10 August 2011 . With his hands proudly on his hips, and a satisfied smile betraying his excitement, Horatio Chapple stands at the edge of a glacier on Svalbard, Norway, posing for a photo with his friends. Two days later the 17-year-old would be mauled to death by a 39-... | Eton pupil Horatio Chapple, 17, killed in horrific expedition bear attack .
Patrick Flinders fought off bear by 'smashing animal on the nose'
Schoolboy survivors transferred back to Britain for recovery . |
0877f3a64ef3869ccbe1d75a7016d1ec25871c8a | Santa Claus is getting his rest before spreading joy to children all over the world in ten days. While his elves were busy at his workshop North Pole, Father Christmas managed to sneak in a trip to Hawaii and take it easy over the weekend. St Nick was in a merry mood when he stopped by Waikiki Beach to greet tourists a... | Man dressed as Santa Claus greeted children at event in Honolulu, Hawaii .
He caught a wave on a canoe and made the 'hang loose' gesture to surfers .
Santa and the rest of the crowd were entertained by dancing hula girls . |
0878d4e06a54247df498a7921d3537a9db25814e | By . Rachel Quigley . PUBLISHED: . 11:25 EST, 14 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:11 EST, 15 May 2012 . Victim: Estrella Carrera, 26, was found stabbed to death in her bathtub wearing her wedding dress . A newlywed still wearing her wedding dress was found stabbed to death in a bathtub at her suburban apartment just days a... | Estrella Carrera, 26, married on Friday night and was last seen 2am on Saturday morning .
Mother of 2-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter .
Cousin said she had a quickie wedding after an on-off relationship with Chicago man for 3 years .
Husband and father of her son has not yet been found .
Relatives did not approve ... |
0879b8cac4474ec6f642f466a96dd510b54ad888 | A murderer has posted photographs on Facebook of a superhero-themed birthday cake which was smuggled into his cell, bragging: ‘Who said prison was hard.’ Liam Whitnell, who is serving a life sentence for stabbing a 24-year-old man in front of his family, also uploaded images of a takeaway kebab and a ginger beer along... | Liam Whitnell posted photos showing his 31st birthday celebrations .
They included one showing a takeaway kebab and one of three inmates .
Phones are banned behind bars, but there is a black market for them .
In 2011, Whitnell and three accomplices stabbed Kowshar Hussain, 24 . |
087a4516360cf6aa32ecce38dc17bcb113d66106 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 10:03 EST, 1 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:30 EST, 1 February 2013 . Details of the final terrifying hours of workers held hostage by terrorists at an Algerian gas plant have been revealed, as footage emerged of the site two weeks after the crisis unfolded in the Sahara desert. A... | Footage shows the remote In Amenas plant two weeks after the crisis .
Manager told how hostages were tied to a gas construction complex .
Terrorists wearing suicide vests built a bomb in one of their vehicles . |
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