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f7e3920c838c638c47187a14a714f85cb293c0d9 | (CNN) -- Two Connecticut police officers were found guilty Monday of violating the civil rights of Latinos after a federal investigation uncovered a culture of bias within the East Haven Police Department, according to prosecutors. Officer Dennis Spaulding and former officer David Cari were convicted of conspiring to v... | Four East Haven officers were arrested in 2012 after a federal investigation into racial profiling .
Two had already pleded guilty to separate charges .
The remaining two were convicted Monday and will be sentenced in January .
Prosecutor: The cops' behavior "chips away at the public's trust in ... law enforcement" |
f7e3cd8478bb69b6307d4385572128e993f5464a | Imagine a diet on which you were permitted to stuff your face with biscuits while still losing weight. Have you imagined it? Right. Well, now you can stop imagining, because there is one eating plan that claims to let you do precisely that. The only catch is that you're only allowed six, specially formulated biscuits p... | Dr Sanford Siegal's Cookie Diet is a popular Hollywood eating plan .
Diet involves eating low-calorie meal-replacement biscuits .
Claims diet has helped half a million people lose weight since 1975 .
Denise Richards, Jennifer Hudson and Guy Ritchie have followed .
Costs from £41.50 per week and claims to help you lose ... |
f7e3e6677bdef69674a361cec8026b8735a909bd | Ed Miliband today accused TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson of ‘belittling’ people with mental health problems. The Labour leader used a speech in central London to criticise the Top Gear host, who he claimed was responsible for promoting a culture of ‘intolerance’. Mr Mililband said stars were wrong to make light of mental... | Labour leader uses speech to the Royal College of Psychiatrists to set out what he called a One Nation approach to mental illness .
He criticised celebrities who ridicule sufferers of mental illness . |
f7e43a00363efb3ed73f24aa43d734f44d73f5da | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 13:56 EST, 5 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:56 EST, 5 June 2013 . One of the men accused of killing Lee Rigby said today: ‘I'm a man, I'm a soldier, I'm a British citizen.’ Michael Adebolajo, 28, of Romford, Essex, interrupted proceedings at the Old Bailey on several occasions during a bai... | Michael Adebolajo of Essex interrupts Old Bailey on several occasions .
28-year-old tells Mr Justice Sweeney via videolink: 'It's not about you'
Adebolajo's left arm was in cast after allegedly murdering Lee Rigby . |
f7e4babdc43ed3d2417224b83d14f3d127ab99fa | Desperate times, desperate measures. This is the moment an NFL fan cuts a bathroom line mid-match and gets punched in the face. Instagram user idabchicago filmed the incident at Soldier Field stadium in Chicago on Thursday night. The unidentified Dallas Cowboys supporter - wearing a blue hoodie in honor of his team - t... | Instagram user filmed the incident at Soldier Field stadium Thursday night .
The Cowboys went on to beat the Bears 41-28 . |
f7e4d4b7af0d85b689cd44fbd1ed3576e7105a45 | A judge praised the 'brave' mother who told the police her son had gone to Syria 'to do jihad' as he jailed two childhood friends for more than 12 years for joining an Al-Qaeda linked group. Mohammed Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Zubair Sarwar, both 22, from Birmingham, fled to the war-torn country in May last year after conta... | Mohammed Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Zubair Sarwar admit terror offence .
Judge jailed them saying they 'enthusiastically and with a great deal of persistence and determination intended to commit acts of terrorism'
Sarwar had left his mother note explaining why he was going 'to do jihad'
Her 'extraordinary bravery' praised ... |
f7e52f0588abdcca4b9362f968f4bb2c566339f9 | (CNN) -- More than 200 indigenous people who refused to vacate their land in eastern Paraguay were sprayed late last week with what some believe was pesticide, sending seven to the hospital, a government cabinet member said this week. The 217 members of the Ava Guarani community in the Itakyry district suffered vomitin... | Seven indigenous Paraguayans hospitalized after land dispute .
200 in Ava Guarani refuse to leave land soy growers say belongs to them .
After dispute, planes flew over fields and sprayed villagers, official says . |
f7e55b04ee4cddf74e067295b688c8307e0a3b26 | By . David Mccormack . PUBLISHED: . 01:20 EST, 23 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:24 EST, 23 May 2013 . Houston Texans’ defensive end JJ Watt is fast gaining a reputation as the NFL’s Mr Nice and someone who’s heart is almost as big as his 6ft 5in, 295lb frame. Watt is the kind of sports star that goes out of his way to m... | Itzy Cagen is the longest surviving quadriplegic in the world .
His idol is Houston Texans’ defensive end JJ Watt .
On Monday they got to meet for the first time after an online campaign by Cagen's helper to make it happen . |
f7e5d1de86c94592c78c88eb004e57b1d6d7d4b2 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 08:11 EST, 4 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:46 EST, 4 September 2012 . Watching Lancôme's latest fragrance advert, it is impossible to believe that Julia Roberts is nearing her half century. The 44-year-old actress positively glows in the latest offering for the brand, for which sh... | Actress's ad for La Vie Est Belle comes a year after ASA banned previous ad for 'misleading' use of airbrush .
Roberts, 44, looks youthful in film, directed by Tarsem Singh . |
f7e5ffcb323cd35591afb24c00ab60f259b734bb | In an effort to mark Guinness World Record Day, two German men have gotten their stomach into knots trying to speed eat a German food icon. Unfortunately, the two men failed their first World Record attempt: downing a pretzel in 30 seconds without any water. However, a winner was eventually declared - one minute and 12... | The two men first attempted to speed eat a pretzel in thirty seconds .
Scraped the salt off the German baked good and folded them .
Winner eventually declared at one minute and 42 seconds . |
f7e620438ae9b5ad2bd5d95e79aef458437b741b | Raymond Maxwell was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern affairs when al-Qaeda-linked militants stormed a US diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya and killed four Americans . U.S. State Department officials conspired to prevent an internal Accountability Review Board from seeing damning documents after... | An Accountability Review Board demanded documents related to the 2012 Benghazi terror attack but the most important details were kept from them .
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary says weekend boiler-room scramble 'separated' papers that might reflect badly on Hillary Clinton .
He was scapegoated, he claims, and told b... |
f7e65f5d0208f5d6a4b53d0bc1ae5d3cbc194f49 | Hot stuff: The Naga Chilli Vodka packs 250,000 Scovilles . Vodka fans with an adventurous side can add a bit of spice to their lives as Master of Malt launches the world’s hottest chilli vodka. At 250,000 on the Scoville scale, the new Naga Chilli Vodka is so hot it comes with a special health warning. Its launch comes... | Fiery spirit made from Naga Jolokia peppers which can measure 1000,000 on Scoville scale .
Peppers rate higher on the Scoville than law enforcement pepper spray .
Scoville scale is chart used to measure heat of chillis . |
f7e76623459921623ec43cc1e823aefc9de8b9f2 | By . Mike Dawes . As Jonny Wilkinson played his last ever match on British soil, the Toulon fly-half rolled back time to his most famous moment in 2003. During the first half of the Heineken Cup final in Cardiff, Wilkinson kicked a drop goal reminiscent of his famous strike against Australia that won the Rugby World Cu... | Jonny Wilkinson will retire from rugby at the end of the season .
His drop goal against Australia in 2003 won England the World Cup and made him a national hero .
Heineken Cup final saw Wilkinson recreate 2003 drop goal .
Toulon beat Saracens 23-6 to win Heineken Cup in Cardiff . |
f7e7a1edd575cb3dcf0eeaf594e8a6550a7e467f | (CNN) -- The Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine causes neither autism nor gastrointestinal disorders, a study reported Wednesday, disputing a theory that has persisted for a decade. A researcher had theorized that the measles vaccine caused gastrointestinal problems that he linked to autism. The theory was created in ... | Study disputes Wakefield theory linking vaccine to autism .
New study published in the journal of the Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE .
Autism Society of America cautions more research is needed . |
f7e7e9d9a0d1d3ec9aeb161e3db3c87232dbfea4 | (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get... | Iran's Supreme leader says "why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them"
IAEA draft report obtained Thursday says Iran may be working on nuclear warhead for a missile .
Iran defying U.N. orders about its nuclear program, IAEA draft report says .
Iran began boosting uranium enrichment before i... |
f7e7ebe14600d3bf200949ba29e73765cb251f6b | (CNN) -- From the outside, the DC-10 jet parked on the airport runway looks like any ordinary plane. But if you step inside, you'll notice something is not quite right. Instead of rows of seats, you'll find a fully equipped operating theater; rather than uniform-clad flight attendants, you'll see a group of doctors in ... | The world's only Flying Eye Hospital is a jet converted into a fully equipped eye hospital .
Eye specialists treat patients and train local doctors to ensure long-term benefit .
It has flown to 78 countries and trained thousands of doctors .
Flying hospital treats diseases such as cataracts and glaucoma . |
f7e901147ab18e1e755a80d71303a6921d828722 | By . Laura Clark . PUBLISHED: . 20:43 EST, 6 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:55 EST, 7 December 2012 . Personal statements on university application forms should be scrapped because they are unfair to state school pupils, a study claimed today. The Sutton Trust education charity found state pupils are more likely to ... | State school pupils more likely to make errors and to struggle with suitable work experience, study found .
Sutton Trust also warned some teenagers pay up to £350 for a graduate to write their personal statement . |
f7e91ba3a7345eeda2aea3ce96d044f0c476e3a5 | San Francisco, California (CNN) -- Jurors wrapped up deliberations Friday and will continue next week in the racially charged murder trial of a white former police officer in Oakland, California, accused of killing an unarmed black man. Jurors deliberated for nearly three hours Friday afternoon without reaching a verdi... | NEW: Jury deliberations to continue Tuesday .
Oakland police and mayor are warning people to be peaceful .
A former police officer is accused of shooting unarmed man . |
f7e9210ff3ebc7ed8e90142cf2f8e32a09608096 | He was on track for victory in the world’s most famous steeplechase. Across The Bay was leading the field in the 167th Grand National yesterday with two miles to go. But then calamity struck. Spectators gasped as the ten-year-old gelding was knocked off course by a stray runner. Leighton Aspell celebrates on Pineau De ... | Across The Bay was leading the field in the 167th Grand National yesterday with two miles to go .
Tidal Bay suddenly careered across his path, forcing him to the side of the track. The horse managed to finish 14th .
Mishap .
was a disaster for punters who had placed around £1million .
on the horse, which started race a... |
f7e97978beb69000a7562947764b2de9d7f59bf9 | By . John Stevens . Last updated at 10:00 PM on 16th August 2011 . Kathy Griffin confronted potential Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and asked her if she was born a bigot or had become one, the comedian has revealed. The 50-year-old stand-up comic said that the congresswoman from Minnesota replied t... | In a further humiliation she wrongly wished Elvis Presley a happy birthday on the anniversary of his death . |
f7e990b6582fbbc6def4bd6e9b404358cfb1b6e2 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 14:45 EST, 7 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:56 EST, 7 January 2014 . The skeleton of an unusual primate, which some have claimed to be the oldest member of the human family tree, has baffled scientists since it was discovered. Short, hairy and with long arms, she roamed the forests... | Research led by University of Arizona confirmed Ardi’s close evolutionary relationship to humans by examining its skull .
Ardi's cranial base shows the distinguishing features that separate humans and Australopithecus from the apes .
Ardipithecus ramidus, known as Ardi, was discovered in the Afar Rift, Ethiopia in piec... |
f7ea0436a7f11e95d056cc857d6b65a4925f8fde | (CNN) -- Just as the sun peeked over the horizon, Brian Fuchs arrived at work. Eight floors up, he opened a Diet Coke, looked out his office window at the frozen Nebraska plains and smiled. Maybe the rest of America is tired of this winter's punishing snows, but Fuchs and his colleagues are thrilled. "Yeah, realistical... | Tom Foreman: Snow has many benefits, especially for the drought-stricken Midwest .
Winter has been the subject for many artists, from Monet to Renoir .
Snow and ice serve as important indicators for scientists . |
f7ea2c084c451784a79155ccb2ecd793ce3c4206 | (CNN) -- When Ji Yeqing awakened, she was already in the recovery room. Chinese authorities had dragged her out of her home and down four flights of stairs, she said, restraining and beating her husband as he tried to come to her aid. They whisked her into a clinic, held her down on a bed and forced her to undergo an a... | China's one-child policy results in forced abortions and sterilizations, activists say .
Women tell of emotional and physical consequences from the procedures .
Activist Chen Guangcheng works to advocate for victims of such practices . |
f7eaa1d4ff849fbf7f94e0c57cb87553082285a5 | Washington (CNN) -- It's been five years since the banking and credit crisis rocked the U.S. economy, causing markets to plunge, unemployment to spike, housing values to crumble and placing more Americans in financial peril than at any time since the Great Depression. On Monday, President Barack Obama touted his admini... | Other issues take attention away from economic struggle .
Obstinate House, threats of shutdowns, fears of starting war have been obstacles .
Still, the deficit has been reduced, and the economy is improving .
White House report: "We've cleared away the rubble from the financial crisis" |
f7ead96f8cdf8bbd2de42202759b09eb193ae81b | By . Jamie Mcginnes . PUBLISHED: . 06:11 EST, 25 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:24 EST, 26 May 2012 . Hours of audio recordings of 'confessions' made by Charles Manson's right-hand man could provide vital details of unsolved murders carried out by their notorious 1960s gang. Los Angeles Police Department has made a reque... | LAPD requests eight hours of taped conversations between Manson Family member Charles 'Tex' Watson and his lawyer Bill Boyd .
Gang brutally murdered actress Sharon Tate and six others in August 1969 . |
f7eb18da6e77dae8d750366ca0ad8d256216e2cc | House Speaker John Boehner flatly denied Tuesday that congressional Republicans are moving to impeach President Barack Obama, blasting talk about it as "a scam started by Democrats at the White House." "We have no plans to impeach the President. We have no future plans," Boehner told reporters after a weekly meeting wi... | Boehner says talk of impeachment coming from Dems and White House .
He says House GOP has no plans to impeach Obama over executive actions .
Sarah Palin and other conservatives are pushing for such a step .
Boehner, however, is suing the President over Obamacare . |
f7eb338404c3064e1513ff7d708b1c5e6ef887da | (CNN) -- Rafael Nadal battled for nearly six hours with Novak Djokovic at the 2012 Australian Open, the longest grand slam final in history. Seemingly on the verge of exiting in the fourth set, Nadal rallied and then led by a break in the fifth before his Serbian opponent ultimately had the last word. When the bruising... | Rafael Nadal says losing the Australian Open final was worse than his six-hour defeat in 2012 .
A back injury hampered the Spaniard and he was beaten in four sets by Stanislas Wawrinka .
A return to Indian Wells excites Nadal since he has won the Masters event three times .
Former champion Victoria Azarenka plays down ... |
f7ebf57913df120ec47b05072e1bf9c7a97de7ba | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:22 EST, 10 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:47 EST, 11 October 2012 . A footballer who mimed shooting a teammate dead as part of an elaborate goal celebration found himself promptly rewarded with a red card. Ecuadorian player Fidel Martinez, 22, pretended to gun down team-mate... | Fidel Martinez, 22, pretended to gun down team-mate Dubier Riascos .
Both play for Mexico's Tijuana and the goal took them to the top of the table .
Referee Jose Alfredo Penaloza showed him a red card for the stunt but later reduced the punishment to a yellow card . |
f7ec04c5cb0bea9144f7768bcacde0a2549870ba | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Dr Nurpur Mittal, arriving for sentencing at Canterbury Crown Court yesterday, after being convicted of stealing money from a patient's handbag . A GP who stole money from a mother’s purse during an appointment for her sick baby was fined £5,000 yesterday and now faces being struck off. Dr Nu... | Dr Nurpur Mittal, 33, took £130 cash from Kelly Wissenden's purse .
Miss Wissenden was attending an appointment for her nine-month-old son .
Found the doctor 'fiddling around' in her bag after leaving room to obtain a specimen from son .
Dr Mittal, of Dover was convicted of theft by a jury last month .
Has now been fin... |
f7ec8423f2cea5fd5b85a3a413c5d1d3837ff586 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- The British government is buying 10,000 Taser stun guns for police officers across England and Wales, Britain's Home Office said Monday. British police officers use a Taser gun to tackle a mock suspect in a training exercise. The move will expand the ranks of officers carrying the weapons from ... | Police officers across England and Wales to armed with Taser stun guns .
Guns fire barbed darts charged with enough electricity to stun a person .
Decision to roll out Tasers across England and Wales follows pilot program .
Human rights group criticizes plan to use "potentially lethal electrical weapons" |
f7ece5401a3a2a64338344215ef909d86b507e20 | Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- World powers meeting Friday in Tunisia called for a political solution in Syria and what one diplomat called a "tsunami wave" of pressure to peel away internal support for the embattled regime of Bashar al-Assad. "We agreed on increasing the pressure on Assad, getting humanitarian aid in as quic... | NEW: At least 103 killed Friday .
Red Cross asks two-hour humanitarian pause in fighting .
Clinton says Syrian security forces can help "guns fall silent"
Evacuation of wounded and sick begins in Homs . |
f7ed0b93b65e9bb14647e760be8536742a77ecc2 | The federal government drew up plans to detonate 23 nuclear bombs in a California mountain range to blast over a passage for a new railroad and highway, it has been revealed. The scheme, which was deemed 'safe' by scientists at the time, is one of more than two-dozen ideas dreamed up at the height of the atomic age for... | The 1963 plan would have blown at hole through the Bristol Mountains in California, to make way for a road .
It was part of Operation Plowshares, which sought to find civilian engineering uses for nuclear weapons .
Plan was scrapped in favor of using conventional explosives . |
f7ed6e3a9575bc55a2a6f7df140ecd3dbe296b51 | A pair of hungry thieves got a little more than they bargained for when police spotted them eating quiche in a cafe that had closed for the day. Upon realising they had been caught red-handed, the two men armed themselves with knives and had to be talked out of the 50-seater Cafe@Marshalls in Berwick-upon-Tweed by poli... | Police disturbed two men as they broke into the cafe in Northumberland .
But the men armed themselves with knives and refused to leave .
Officers armed with Tasers and dressed in riot gear were called in .
Trained negotiators attempted to coax the men from the cafe .
Two men, aged 20 and 21, were eventually arrested at... |
f7edc91b6de1a5dddc196f43b123de2abf51bc90 | It's always nice, and brave on their part, for hotel staff to tell guests on arrival that they will try and deal with any requests they may have. An extra towel, having an ironing board sent to your room, and replacement toilet rolls are easy enough to arrange. But how about getting a llama to run amok in the hotel or ... | Unicorns, goat's milk and bacon feature in world's wackiest hotel requests .
Portraits of Nicholas Cage were granted by one helpful staff member .
But mythical creatures and penguins are beyond their capabilities . |
f7ee01a712c761bdd9a7eaf1e85d153dcf356533 | (CNN) -- He may not be hitting the fairways with the same bite as he did in his 1980s heyday, but the man sports commentators nicknamed "The Great White Shark" still has plenty of appetite for the game. Plenty of bite: Norman is one of golf's most successful and recognizable stars. Earlier this month Greg Norman appear... | Australian golfer spent 331 weeks as world number 1; won two British Open titles .
His business ventures include golf course design and restaurants .
Married to retired American tennis star Chris Evert .
Looking to China to expand his Great White Shark brand businesses . |
f7ee767a6831117b2f3dc2c602c03a0b018b7f07 | Urumqi, China (CNN) -- Urumqi, the capital of China's far-western Xinjiang Province, was calm but definitely tense Friday, four years after violent clashes left hundreds dead and exposed deep ethnic rifts in the region. In the days leading up to the anniversary, and in the wake of recent attacks that left 35 dead in Xi... | China has deployed armed police in cities in Xinjiang in past week .
July 5 marks 4th anniversary of deadly clashes in region that killed more than 200 .
Tensions fueled by increased number of Han Chinese moving to western region .
Ethnic Uyghurs, a Turkic-speaking, mainly Muslim ethnic group, complain of discriminatio... |
f7ee87be156535783a55eba66e31d5209a3edaf1 | PUBLISHED: . 19:25 EST, 10 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:35 EST, 11 July 2013 . Following fashion slavishly has never been my thing. But since my daughter Katie told me, about 15 years ago, that I 'must stop wearing those ridiculous jeans' (high-waisted, bit baggy, tapering to the ankle - you know the kind of thing) I'... | Jane Asher, 67, tries out the latest Big Thing in Fashion: Shorts . |
f7ef46536d035fd77ba22c2c1457eff5add6da0b | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 07:44 EST, 20 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:39 EST, 20 August 2013 . Ducks and geese have been banned from eating white bread at a nature reserve because keepers are concerned it is making them fat. They claim families are arriving with bin bags full of white loaves to feed the bir... | Birds have piled on weight at Ferry Meadows Country Park, Peterborough .
Now wardens have put them on diet and replaced bread with 'health pellets'
Visitors to the park have also been banned from bringing in loaves . |
f7ef47537b0920923f39d6a538c09cdd570da33e | The United States has issued a global travel warning after recent terror attacks in France, Australia and Canada. The alert by the U.S. Department of State comes hours after French police killed three hostage-takers in a pair of incidents. Two of the men, Said and Cherif Kouachi, are believed to be responsible for Wedn... | The United States has issued a global travel warning after recent terror attacks in France, Australia and Canada .
The alert by the U.S. Department of State comes hours after French police killed three hostage-takers in a pair of incidents .
The warning cites the recent attack on Charlie Hebdo, ISIS threats, and other ... |
f7ef6bad26988968284fd8b48c247d6d86808844 | (CNN) -- Paris Saint Germain recorded their first home victory of the season at Parc des Princes with a comfortable 2-0 win over Toulouse on Friday. Goals in either half by Argentina's Javier Pastore and Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimovic earned Carlo Ancelotti's men their second successive league win and lifts t... | Goals in either half from Javier Pastore and Zlatan Ibrahimovic earn Paris Saint Germain a 2-0 win over Toulouse .
Reigning champions Montpellier lose at Reims 3-1 to stay in 14th position in the table .
FIFA extend Juventus coach Antonio Conte's ban to include all matches worldwide . |
f7efcc6a74e037d3dc021c6249b072fd0207ad52 | By . Gemma Mullin . Is this the woman who has stolen the heart of Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona? According to reports in Argentina, the 53-year-old was reportedly spotted 'very close' to journalism student Eva Amodeo at a nightclub in Buenes Aires. The glamorous 25-year-old blonde posted a picture online of the ... | Eva Amodeo sparked romance rumours after posting picture of pair online .
Reports say Maradona was 'very close' to her at Buenes Aires nightclub .
She has quashed rumours clarifying on Facebook that it is 'just friendship'
Former footballer is currently in legal battle with ex-girlfriend Rocio Oliva . |
f7f0208205fae71d463609fde6a8aaaa82a88816 | Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- Joseph Horman already had seen the lock-picking videos on YouTube. But it was a different thing entirely for the 13-year-old puzzle-lover to get lessons in lock picking and computer hacking at an event sanctioned by adults. The world's largest gathering of computer hackers -- DEF CON, which i... | DEF CON is the world's largest gathering of computer hackers .
This year, the conference held classes for kids age 8 to 16 .
DEF CON Kids aims to teach kids to be more secure online . |
f7f1030fc11b67afed5ea566144652680c578216 | (CNN) -- We first thought about starting this piece with the story of Saleha Begum, a survivor of Bangladesh's 1971 war in which, some reports say, as many as 400,000 women were raped. Begum had been tied to a banana tree and repeatedly gang raped and burned with cigarettes for months until she was shot and left for de... | Gloria Steinem, Lauren Wolfe: Rape is used as tool of war to devastate women, communities .
They say it hasn't been well studied; understanding its roots is important to stopping it .
New project, Women Under Siege, aims to study causes of sexualized violence .
Writers: Ensuring this violence is acknowledged as politic... |
f7f13abbf6ed981cc6168b6947b4290ffcfc8d81 | Fantasist: Academics have compiled over 700 of Himmler's letters and photographs . Heinrich Himmler - S.S. chief and organiser of the Holocaust of six million Jews - has been exposed as an insecure romantic fantasist who kept the secret of the mass Jewish extermination programme he directed from his wife and mistress i... | Academics have compiled over 700 of Himmler's letters and photographs .
The compilation even includes a recipe book which was found in Israel .
Himmler was worried Holocaust truth would upset wife and mistresses .
As SS chief Himmler was one of the most feared men in Nazi Germany . |
f7f17dd4674dae12dbc76ead69a804cc110648d2 | (CNN) -- While most college students are hooking up on the dance floor or checking each other out by scrolling through Facebook profile pictures, a small number of students are doing something really counter-cultural -- they're getting married before they graduate. Marrying as an undergrad is like putting a "scarlet M ... | Tying the knot in college is considered counter-cultural today .
Americans with a bachelor's degree are more likely to have a stable marriage .
The average national age of marriage is 28 .
Experts: People who marry at age 21 or younger are more susceptible to divorce . |
f7f18b12c7509692cb48e42b4c27297f5308803a | In December last year, Amanda Hacche went on a day trip for work and for the first time ever she left her eight-month-old son Devon behind. When she returned from Auckland, New Zealand, to her hometown of Tauranga to collect Devon from a family member she noticed he was unsettled and seemed like he had a sore throat. F... | Amanda Hacche's baby son Devon swallowed a lithium-ion battery .
It corroded his oesophagus and wind pipe and now he may never be able to talk or breathe without the assistance of a machine .
For days doctors said he had bronchiolitis before took him to get an X-ray . |
f7f1b216115b17a932b9e8c1d427757bfbd18fd6 | By . Matt Barlow . Follow @@Matt_Barlow_DM . Didier Drogba may miss the start of the season after twisting an ankle in Sunday’s friendly against Ferencvaros. Drogba hopes to resume training before the end of the week after scan yesterday showed no serious damage to ligaments but Jose Mourinho is not likely to risk the ... | Didier Drogba hopes to return to Chelsea action soon after ankle injury .
Drogba injured himself during Chelsea's 2-1 win at Ferencvaros on Sunday .
36-year-old was forced off through injury during the first-half as a result .
Game was Ivorian's first start for Chelsea since his summer return . |
f7f2270fcec5881f0cd22225646b505677c40c16 | (CNN) -- The remake of the movie "Sparkle" seemed tailor-made for Whitney Houston. After years largely in the shadows, the 48-year-old singer took on a part that seemed to have parallels to real life. The story, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, is loosely based on The Supremes, and follows three sisters who ... | Whitney Houston took her first movie role in 15 years .
The remake of "Sparkle" will be released later this summer .
Producer T.D. Jakes said crew was "stunned" by her performance .
Jakes is attending Houston's funeral in New Jersey on Saturday . |
f7f227b7c1e7e478783c11e7e39a3b8bd191af4a | Over 1,000 people have been left homeless after a massive fire ripped through a 400-unit luxury apartment complex in New Jersey starting Wednesday evening. Authorities said everyone in the four-story building—where a two-bedroom with views of Manhattan would set you back around $3,000 per month—was able to flee to safe... | Firefighters battled a huge fire Wednesday night at a New Jersey apartment complex home to Yankees announcer John Sterling and over 1,000 others who are now displaced .
The fire sent flames sky high and smoke was visible from New York City across the Hudson River even as the sun rose Thursday morning .
Everyone escaped... |
f7f265d8c2d1c763c22f494d358570f6b4af9a10 | (CNN) -- Duwon Steven Clark is standing on the white rock patio, just to the right of the now-silent cannons of Ghana's Cape Coast Castle, trying to get himself around a memory he never had. Clark, a 21-year old Haitian-American student at Florida A&M University, came to Cape Coast to find his great ancestors, men and ... | Haitian American Duwon Steven Clark returned to Ghana in search of his ancestors .
He visited Cape Coast Castle, one of more than two dozen "slave castles" on the coast .
Four out of 10 West African slaves shipped to the Americas never survived the journey .
Clark's ancestors did. He says his presence at the castle sho... |
f7f33abc0900a17ab5509c12c6e2127cee18dba3 | (CNN) -- Seeing more mustaches this month? Many of them may be fighting cancer. On November 1, global health charity Movember kicked off its signature event, a monthlong campaign encouraging participants to grow mustaches (or "mo"s) to raise cancer-fighting awareness and funds. Why I'm growing the 'stache . According t... | Movember encourages men to grow mustaches to raise cancer awareness .
The health charity includes almost 1 million participants globally .
Last year, Movember raised $126.3 million to fight cancer . |
f7f35476fca7beba9652f18fc0d84fa8e74cbfef | Accused: Gucci heir Guccio Gucci has been arrested for alleged fraud worth 800,000 euros (£650,000) Gucci heir Guccio Gucci has been arrested for alleged fraud worth 800,000 euros (£650,000). The Florentine fashion entrepreneur, named after his great grandfather, the world famous fashion label’s founder, is accused of ... | Guccio Gucci is accused of fleecing his own fashion company to pay debts .
Police said 'he exploited the goodwill of individuals to pursue his intent'
The world-famous Gucci dynasty has been plagued by rifts and infighting . |
f7f3707a1a8b196c434ed1019cfd3afb3f2eb1fb | By . Kerry Mcqueeney and Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 15:49 EST, 13 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:12 EST, 13 February 2013 . Victim: Kalyn Pennygraph, then 3, was riding the Techno Jump at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo last March when she slipped from under a restraint and fell off the ride . A Texas family has ... | Shaniea Pennygraph, sued the carnival operator, Ray Cammack Shows, in November seeking compensation after Kalyn's March 2012 fall .
Kalyn will receive payments worth at .
least $50,000 during her college years and another $27,500 to .
cover medical expenses and attorneys' fees .
Child sustained concussion and bruising ... |
f7f3c02d633c8111694945950c872ac7293f8e56 | A cat who made his local Tesco store home for four years is feared dead after a witness claimed he saw the popular tabby get run over. Mango had become such huge hit with customers at the supermarket's Tiverton branch, in Devon, he had even got his own dedicated Facebook page with more than 15,000 'likes'. He spent y... | Mango the cat spent four years living in Tesco's foyer in Tiverton, Devon .
He was such as hit with customers he even had his own Facebook page .
Now he is feared dead after reports of a cat run over in Tesco's car park . |
f7f4277f1a97fe774858d31f8b1becf3294d4fb7 | David Cameron last night urged Britain to shake off the spectre of the Iraq war and back potentially years of RAF strikes against the ‘psychopathic murderers’ of Islamic State. MPs have been scrambled for an emergency recall of Parliament tomorrow to sanction bombing raids on terrorist positions in northern Iraq. All t... | MPs have been recalled to Parliament tomorrow to sanction strikes on IS positions in Syria and Iraq .
All three party leaders indicated support for air campaign, and the attacks could begin as early as tomorrow night .
But the Prime Minister warned the fight against Islamic terrorism could last for years . |
f7f46ddce992008644786f57682fb60a1c95840d | (CNN) -- Tiger Woods admits his personal problems are affecting his game, but the world's top golfer refused to blame media intrusion on his life for his disastrous return to the PGA Tour this week. Woods defied expectation when he tied for fourth on his comeback last month at the Masters, one of golf's four major even... | Tiger Woods admits personal problems are affecting his golf, but refuses to blame media .
World's top golfer misses cut at a U.S. PGA Tour event for first time since 2005 .
He shot seven-over-par 79 at Quail Hollow, the second-worst score of his career .
Woods will line up again at the Players Championship at Ponte Ved... |
f7f4e629877a7659f4a6b12a505c837832d17803 | By . Chris Parsons . Last updated at 12:48 PM on 9th September 2011 . This is the dramatic moment a pharmacist used his own gun to ward off masked raiders who burst into his store during a late night robbery. Jeremy Hoven was fired from his pharmacy job at Walgreens in Benton Township, Michigan, despite being hailed a ... | Jeremy Hoven fired despite being hailed a hero . |
f7f4eb62d62ae5cdd1b373b9e4bb3ca07ee522c1 | An insurance giant is appealing against paying up to £5million compensation to a schoolgirl left brain damaged in a car accident – because she wasn’t wearing a high-visibility jacket at the time. Bethany Probert was 13 when she was hit by a car while was walking home from riding stables along a country lane on a Decemb... | High Court cleared Bethany Probert of any contributory negligence .
Insurers Churchill were fully liable as driver going too fast, judge ruled .
But the insurers appealed claiming that it was partly Bethany's fault .
Girl's mother Joanna says the family's lives have been 'ruined'
Mrs Probert quit work to care for the t... |
f7f53f3f4b6f468703ae767ff6c0ffd7fd279272 | First lady Michelle Obama has taken heat for her low-calorie and low-fat push in school lunchrooms and vending machines, but her punishing food austerity has spared the White House occupants whom her husband needs to please most: journalists. The White House press corps doesn't get many perks – tiny bathrooms, tinier c... | Decadent, gooey $1.50 treat also packs 30g of sugars and 360mg of sodium .
One reporter who covers the president said in his best 'Braveheart' accent that 'the Obamas can take our weekends, and they can take our holidays – but they can't take away our gargantuan glazed donuts!'
MailOnline has seen other tasty snacks in... |
f7f5cbed02686915ce338e533b785c17c51d456e | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Police said they have interviewed more than 100 people in connection with the murder of a popular North Carolina school counselor but refused to give any details about a suspicious neighbor the victim and her friends had tweeted about. Newton Police Department said Tuesday they've eliminated ... | Police in Newton, North Carolina, said they've eliminated several suspects in the case of Maggie Daniels, who was found dead in her home on June 28 .
Detectives have asked the public for any information about who she had contact with in the days leading up to her death, and have been scouring the 31-year-old's social m... |
f7f5e49205313ef3356dd51ea272888a99fd4773 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 07:55 EST, 11 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:54 EST, 11 September 2013 . Nigel Evans today delivered an extraordinary Commons speech protesting his innocence after being charged with a series of sex offences against seven men. Quitting as Deputy Speaker,... | Nigel Evans charged with rape, 5 sexual assaults and 2 indecent assaults .
Evans denies allegations but has now resigned his Commons post .
Gave lengthy personal statement after Prime Minister's Questions . |
f7f61c7c494fa4701fe3e249ae6886e6e80383fa | A couple has been awarded £4,200 after contracting gastroenteritis whilst holidaying at Al Diwan Resort, Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. Barry Stuart Lawton and his partner, Cheryl O'Brien, had travelled for a two-week holiday to Egypt for a 'recuperating' holiday after Cheryl had suffered two miscarriages. But, just half wa... | Barry Stuart Lawton and Cheryl O'Brien booked two-week Egypt stay .
Couple were recuperating after suffering two miscarriages .
But flies on food, dirty cutlery and cold food saw both fall ill .
Had booked two-week stay at Al Diwan Resort, Sharm El Sheikh . |
f7f6b8484b443ad3ed63bcf303af9376449246b0 | Thousands of patients face being left without a doctor’s surgery after two GPs suddenly quit, complaining about their workload. Dr Holly Hardy and Dr Karen Houghton have handed in their resignations to NHS England, blaming the Government's NHS reforms and cutbacks. But the move means 6,000 patients will be left without... | GPs have quit leaving up to 6,000 patients without a doctors surgery .
Dr Holly Hardy and Dr Karen Houghton can no longer cope with work load .
Pair blame the Government's NHS reforms and cuts for crisis . |
f7f6e4463017dd9669dd44c5068b42e050db325d | Wayne Swan regrets 'not telling the Australian public more' about the removal of Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister . The former Treasurer believes the failure to convince Kevin Rudd to contest the first ballot after he was removed in 2010 was the party's downfall . Mr Swan said Labor should have been 'more open' about why t... | Wayne Swan regrets 'not telling the Australian public more' about the removal of Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister .
The former Treasurer believes the failure to convince Kevin Rudd to contest the first ballot after he was removed in 2010 was the party's downfall .
Mr Swan said Labor should have been 'more open' about why t... |
f7f744f91c29d83585888ae2f94a8acac360e44f | (CNN) -- The roar of the jubilant crowd assembled in Cairo's Tahrir Square said it all. Nearly four months ago, longtime Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak finally yielded to political reality and stepped down from power. Mubarak's fall -- coming on the heels of the ouster of neighboring Tunisia's Zine El Abidine Ben Ali... | Violence has escalated across the Middle East and North Africa in recent months .
Dictators across the region are fighting to cling to power, while protesters refuse to back down .
Each country faces unique circumstances and challenges .
The U.S. and other Western powers have not pushed as hard for change in certain co... |
f7f75230c902bf7915a546fe3e70adaf6a926d37 | Rights campaigner Peter Tatchell warned LGBT Youth North West's plans for a school for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender children was not a good idea . Gay rights campaigners have criticised plans for Britain’s first school for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender children. A taxpayer-funded youth group wants to... | LGBT group wants to set up a school for pupils bullied for their sexuality .
They claimed mainstream schools can be ‘last bastions of homophobia'
But gay rights campaigners said the move would amount to segregation . |
f7f79e078b555ba832c74492946e09189d81c725 | President Barack Obama told a large union audience in Wisconsin on Monday that while "Republicans in Congress love to say no," he is the one who "placed a bet on America's workers." In a speech that skirted the line between politics and policy, Obama outlined what many Democrats are using as a midterm platform, highlig... | President Obama praised unions in a Milwaukee speech on Labor Day .
He blasted Republicans for being obstructionists, arguing they "say no to everything"
Democrat Mary Burke, who's running for governor in Wisconsin, didn't appear publicly with Obama .
Republican Gov. Scott Walker greeted Obama at the airport . |
f7f7e229b50749351a61b898302576b9a82a2435 | Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Wednesday that the Islamic State is far more dangerous than previous terrorist groups, including the one that led the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. 'It’s a serious threat because this is the best-funded, most professional, expansionist jihadist military f... | 'This is the best-funded, most professional, expansionist jihadist military force that we have ever seen,' Clinton told the Economic Club of Chicago .
President Barack Obama admitted last week that intelligence officials 'underestimated' ISIS' rapid accession in Iraq .
Clinton said Wednesday she believes ISIS 'will att... |
f7f80b3296129ba51dd10108c95a81bf923a01e9 | Twitter users warn the change is another step towards the 'extinction' of the apostrophe . For 30 years it has been a sight to gladden the hearts of all who like to see punctuation used correctly. Now, however, the bookshop chain founded by Tim Waterstone is dropping the apostrophe from its name. Waterstone’s said it i... | Move sparked outrage among customers .
Punctuation experts say it's 'grammatically incorrect'
Twitter users warn the change is another step towards the 'extinction' of the apostrophe . |
f7f91572304f57c8b118065194d5364982d8fdce | Grief and rage erupted on the streets of Turkey's largest city after a 15-year-old boy struck in the head by a tear gas canister died Tuesday morning in a hospital. Much of the anger was focused on Turkey's embattled prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A crowd chanted "fascist government, Erdogan killer," as Berkin E... | Turkey's president says he shares the family's pain, news agency reports .
Berkin Elvan was hit in the head by a tear gas canister last summer .
He was in a coma in the hospital for nine months .
His family wants the government to take responsibility . |
f7f91ddb2ad0d4dfee1aced4b0c415e66f264259 | Three men accused in the latest Russian spy case didn't hide behind fake identities and weren't stealing military secrets. The evidence even suggests they were annoyed that their assignment wasn't more like a James Bond film. Their alleged plot to dig up 'economic intelligence' on possible banking penalties and alterna... | Evgeny Buryakov is one of three Russians accused of operating in New York to gain 'economic intelligence' and recruit .
U.S. Attorneys warn the discovery of Buryakov--and his cohorts Igor Sporyshev and Victor Podobnyy--means espionage is alive and well .
Authorities say their alleged activities reveal a continued threa... |
f7f9ac736f5ca2467dd02a18d0ecce6fdb25e253 | Athens (CNN) -- The new Greek government, formed after four days of horse-trading by three party leaders, is the country's first coalition in 60 years. Since 1952, a combination of electoral systems and political polarization produced a comfortable single party majority every time an election was held in Greece. This g... | New Greek government, formed after four days of horse-trading, is country's first coalition in 60 years .
Old form of government has led to ossified political class and corruption, says Pavlos Tsimas .
This system has led to financial crisis and made it almost impossible for Greece to reform, he says .
Tsimas says pres... |
f7f9dddbdb1980045341350e75919cd4e4fe69e0 | By . Kieran Corcoran . PUBLISHED: . 11:29 EST, 22 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:15 EST, 23 September 2013 . A female referee was left ‘in floods of tears’ at a youth football match after a player’s father launched a 30-second tirade of sexist abuse at her, telling her to ‘get her handbag and go home’. Shelby Davis... | Shelby Davis, 21, received a 30-second tirade of sexist abusive at the game in Southampton .
The cup match match between the Wyvern Youths and Pirelli Pirates Youth team was called off at half-time after the remarks .
They were reportedly made by father of a Pirelli Pirates Youth player when the team was 2-0 down . |
f7fa1e4912286b95012d2f65516fb9872022d025 | Police are searching the compound of controversial 'godman' Rampal Maharaj for explosives after he was arrested following a bloody siege on the 12-acre property. Rampal was arrested at his sprawling compound in northern India overnight, ending a days-long standoff in which six people died and hundreds were injured. The... | Indian police arrest 'godman' Rampal Maharaj at his sect's fortress .
They are searching the 12-acre property for explosives following siege .
Rampal claims to be an incarnation of the 15th-century mystic poet Kabir .
His followers, armed with stones and petrol bombs, clashed with police .
Four bodies found inside comp... |
f7fa3e9c865c4eba7b3a9b58512617cc2e4516a4 | A former Miss Chile has accused Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez of texting her behind his doting girlfriend's back. Camila Andrade claimed the striker sent her holiday snaps during a winter break in Disneyland Paris with partner Laia Grassi claiming he was with a younger relative and not his other half. And she explained h... | Camila Andrade claims striker first contacted her after she won Miss Chile'
'He sent her pictures while he was on Disneyland break with his girlfriend'
Miss Andrade claims he also asked her to dinner during World Cup training .
But she 'turned him down' because he wasn't her type and had a girlfriend .
She says: 'I cou... |
f7faa9bc2a59558eb5db24b9a7cfcd7334738171 | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 15:21 EST, 18 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:21 EST, 18 November 2013 . Shakil Munir, of Middlesbrough, is one of four defendants accused of sexually exploiting a number of teenagers from the town . A taxi driver had underage sex with a 14-year-old schoolgirl in a layby and later ... | Shakil Munir is one of four accused of sexually exploiting teenagers .
Prosecution alleges he met girl after sending explicit messages on Facebook .
But he told a court nothing happened between them in his car .
The driver, then aged 31, believed she was 16, he told the court . |
f7fac4e5ea9f367f45f2c85275df423edcbe7c52 | Warning: Former foreign office minister Kim Howells said that the upcoming NATO summit in Britain could be targeted by IS terrorists . Home grown Islamic State terrorists could be plotting a 'spectacular' attack on the upcoming Nato summit in Britain, a former foreign office minister has said. Kim Howells, who served u... | Dr Kim Howells believes home grown terrorists could target world leaders .
Barack Obama, David Cameron and others will meet on September 4 and 5 .
Barriers and fences now surround Celtic Manor and Cardiff landmarks .
'It will be a target, there is no question about it, that is why the security measures taken are so int... |
f7fb6e97559a2992e0c0955b42cfecd90d0a7fbe | A primary school teacher kissed a 15-year-old girl in a classroom cupboard and engaged in sex acts with her and another teenager in his car, a court heard. Jonathan Norbury, 33, is accused of sexually touching two teenage girls as well 'inciting' the pair to perform sex acts on him. Swansea Crown Court was told he woul... | Jonathan Norbury, 33, accused of sexually touching two teenage girls .
He is also accused of 'inciting' the teenagers to perform sex acts on him .
Swansea Crown Court told he would sneak girl, 15, into his school .
He 'kissed her in cupboard and asked to see her underwear'
Norbury and girl would 'touch each other in hi... |
f7fc28ec98c01fa0dc77ae71117aa09b59c31142 | Catching sight of Nigel Pearson up in the stands next to assistants on laptops as his Leicester side dismantled Manchester United, you began to wonder why more managers don’t adopt this high-tech, high-vantage approach. It is a position Pearson came to by circumstance but has adopted to brilliant effect, with the 5-3 c... | Nigel Pearson watches matches from the stands for a better vantage point .
The Foxes boss has coaches next to him analysing the action on laptops .
He relays instructions to assistants Kevin Phillips and Craig Shakespeare .
His side beat Manchester United 5-3 at the King Power Stadium on Sunday .
Previous managers to h... |
f7fc525a6b0ac0efd6b7c8f1ef4585edab9336c9 | Porn star Christy Mack has written a horrifying account of the night that ended with her in the hospital and her ex-boyfriend Jon Koppenhaver on the run from police, as well as releasing pictures of her brutal injuries. Mack was allegedly beaten at the hands of her MMA . fighter boyfriend at their Las Vegas home. Chris... | WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS .
Porn star Christy Mack is in hospital with serious injuries .
Her MMA fighter boyfriend War Machine, aka Jon Koppenhaver, is wanted by police .
He is believed to have brutally beaten Mack and another person in the couple's Las Vegas home .
Mack writes that attack left her with 18 broken bones ... |
f7fc9827f803bc985ac085fe33ceb6afa87c6510 | (CNN) -- An eco-friendly building material might have saved some of the 80 homes destroyed in a recent wildfire in Southern California. But it can't be used there. Rajesh Kanwar built his Alpine, California, house out of AAC after his previous house burned down. The masonry material, called autoclaved aerated concrete ... | An eco-friendly masonry material can withstand a 2,000-degree fire for four hours .
Advocates say it may have saved some of the 80 homes destroyed in a recent wildfire .
But the product is banned in California because it hasn't passed seismic tests .
The material also is impervious to termites and is bulletproof and wa... |
f7fcfc4afbfbe9aacb24a49cef44220ca6c6bf57 | The change has already been dubbed Chloe's Law after Justice Secretary Chris Grayling made reference to the case of Chloe Madeley (pictured) Internet trolls who subject victims to vile abuse are to be jailed for up to two years under a tough Government crackdown. Harsher sentences are to be introduced following a serie... | Maximum six month sentence for internet trolls to be quadrupled .
Comes after model Chloe Madeley received rape threats on Twitter .
Model's mother Judy Finnigan had shared view on release of Ched Evans .
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said trolls 'poisoned our national life' |
f7fd17a114a4ba202dedcabd09107c866fe146f3 | By . Steph Cockroft . This is the moment a gormless burglar realises he has been caught red-handed on CCTV - seconds before he attempts to cover up his crime by stealing the camera. The open-mouthed thief stares directly into the lens for several seconds, seemingly unable to decide what to do with himself. He then appe... | The burglar stares into lens for several seconds, not knowing what to do .
He then tries to duck out of the camera's view before stuffing it in his bag .
Man was spotted during raid of family home in Daventry, Northamptonshire .
Jewellery belonging to couple's late son and money taken during burglary .
Couple's son Phi... |
f7fd2637d5164273f06100171c90d621bc7631cf | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:35 EST, 2 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:05 EST, 2 October 2013 . An estimated 10,000 walruses unable to find sea ice over shallow Arctic Ocean water have come ashore on Alaska's northwest coast. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Friday p... | The Pacific Walrus have been coming ashore on an island 700 miles northwest of Anchorage since mid-September .
In recent years the sea ice has receded north to deeper water where walrus cannot dive to the bottom .
Young animals are vulnerable .
to stampedes triggered by a polar bear, a human hunter or a low-flying airp... |
f7fd2ca23e03b9176d595d56d51bd49e6e328cdd | (CNN) -- When Rep. Anthony Weiner admitted Monday to sending inappropriate messages and photos "of an explicit nature" to women online, his wife of 11 months was not standing at his side. Huma Abedin was with another politician, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Abedin, 34, began working for Clinton as a White House ... | Huma Abedin, 34, joined Hillary Clinton's staff 14 years ago .
She is a senior aide to the secretary of state .
Vogue profiled her in 2007 because of her style .
She's Muslim and he's Jewish . |
f7fda5f0f96b90c68b57d1ae47bba46d33a9e1c3 | By . Richard Shears . PUBLISHED: . 07:08 EST, 14 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:15 EST, 14 October 2013 . Japan has reportedly struck a deal to sell millions of pounds worth of machinery to the Royal Navy. Approving the move, the Japanese government said to would not violate Tokyo's policy against arms sales. The gas... | Japanese government says deal would not violate policy against arms sales .
The gas turbine parts will be manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries .
The parts are to be produced for Rolls-Royce, which will pass them on the Navy . |
f7fdac72341320931f541a99561fc9bf831ec6fc | By . David Mccormack . PUBLISHED: . 14:50 EST, 25 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:37 EST, 25 July 2013 . A Christian chaplain stationed at a military base in Alaska has been censored for posting an article on the site’s website that an organization fighting for soldiers right to religious freedom has described as 'bigote... | Lt. Col. Kenneth Reyes referenced the famous Eisenhower quote on the website of the Alaska army base where he serves .
His article was taken down just hours later after protests from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation .
They accused the chaplain of making an 'anti-secular diatribe' that violated the religious fr... |
f7fe40f216a6eb5950adddcf771d4a1ed3c5022b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:00 EST, 23 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 19:00 EST, 23 January 2014 . He can detect the opening of a biscuit tin from 100 paces and performs tricks at the click of your fingers. But it seems the true display of your dog’s intelligence comes when he interacts with his canine f... | Researchers found dogs adopt a social hierarchy when walking in pack .
Tracked movements of six dogs and owners with GPS harnesses .
Animals that take the lead found to be more responsive and controllable . |
f7fe4b167226f0a1edf3646c89558a36deab7892 | By . Ted Thornhill . As Malaysia mourns the victims of flight MH370 - which included 38 Malaysians - the nation's queen was photographed enjoying a round of golf. Her Majesty The Raja Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah, The Queen of Malaysia, laughed heartily at Glenmarie Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday during... | Malaysia's queen was pictured playing golf in Kuala Lumpur .
She laughed heartily on the course at Glenmarie Golf & Country Club .
Nation is mourning the loss of MH370, which had 38 Malaysians on board . |
f7feddfb67fcb5b43a10970dce7af20cd2da1115 | By . Bianca London for MailOnline . She has a wardrobe to rival Victoria Beckham's, wore a dazzling Alexander McQueen gown to tie the knot and is a member of the Royal family. No, we're not talking about the Duchess of Cambridge, but another glossy member of the family who's been hiding in her shadow - until now. Meet ... | Sara Parker Bowles is married to Camilla's son Tom .
Is associate editor at Harper's Bazaar magazine .
Loves to buy her shoes at sample sales .
Says Camilla loves cooking roast dinners and scrambled eggs for family . |
f7ff91b359d357c8d1624c101965da280f871f57 | Washington (CNN) -- Top Democrats put the issue of climate change back in the spotlight Tuesday, debating legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions while announcing $3.4 billion in new clean energy funds. A key congressional committee began hearings on a "cap-and-trade" bill requiring emissions to be cut by more than... | Senate Environment and Public Works Committee debates act to cut greenhouse gases .
President unveils Smart Grid Investment Grant awards to modernize energy grid .
$3.4 billion in grants seeks "smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system"
Climate change push being made amid broad public support for s... |
f7ffaf9d5dfa2edbf5840eb1ea46df34de8fa8c8 | It might not be his traditional attire but as storms lashed the city of Tacloban in the Philippines, Pope Francis seemed thankful for a yellow rain poncho to keep him dry. The leader of the Catholic Church travelled to the area to meet with survivors of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan - but was forced to cut his own tri... | Pope Francis has arrived in Philippines to meet with survivors of devastating Typhoon Haiyan which hit in 2013 .
He arrived at cathedral in Palo today and told a surprised crowd he would have to leave four hours before schedule .
Pilots of Philippine Airlines jet told him the weather would worsen, adding: 'We barely ha... |
f800241f6c3f56a81d72c3cdc6025d8b2a7720b6 | By . Emily Andrews . PUBLISHED: . 08:30 EST, 1 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:37 EST, 2 May 2012 . She has never taken a spelling test before, not even one set by her parents. But with a name like Agnieszka . Runa-Ann Kolaczynska, and living in a Welsh village called . Llidiartywaun, perhaps it's no wonder she's a spelli... | Youngster says after learning to spell Polish names and Welsh places, English is a 'doddle'
Online spelling test attracts 1.57million competitors from more than 200 countries . |
f80065080979356ed31986ed43951777a7eb286a | By . Mike Jaccarino . PUBLISHED: . 00:39 EST, 19 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:06 EST, 19 January 2013 . A Mennonite community in Tennessee is grieving after one of its members - and two of his kids- presumably died in a freak canoe accident on a rain-swollen creek in the southeastern area of the state. The Clevelan... | Authorities are yet to identify the man - and three kids - believed dead .
Search in southeastern Tennessee yields nothing .
Three of the man's children, also in the canoe, swim to safety .
None of the six people wore a life preserver .
Canoe somehow capsized in fast-moving waters . |
f801509004b295b6df460c2137d9c2cfd316b9c1 | (CNN) -- Rapper DMX has found himself in trouble with the law again, this time with a DUI charge in South Carolina, authorities said Friday. Troopers in Greenville pulled over in a 1978 Plymouth station wagon Thursday night after spotting it traveling erratically, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. DMX, whose real... | NEW: Publicist for DMX counters report of DUI arrest .
Rapper DMX arrested after failing a field sobriety test, South Carolina authorities say .
He was also driving without a license, without a seat belt, SC Highway Patrol says . |
f8025186cc5ff2ba989fd714599446e7241db248 | By . Meghan Keneally . PUBLISHED: . 09:23 EST, 9 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:34 EST, 9 September 2013 . Mayor Michael Bloomberg has tried to clarify his remarks in an interview where he alleged that one of the Democrats trying to replace him is running a 'racist' campaign. Bloomberg said that former public advoc... | Former Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is running for New York City mayor .
Outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that de Blasio's campaign is about 'class warfare and racist'
De Blasio's wife is African American and his son has an afro .
De Blasio is now leading in the polls going into the Democratic primary . |
f8028ec506f88cc5d2d4591d4162c266f2482c72 | By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 07:01 EST, 18 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:07 EST, 18 September 2013 . Google is believed to be working on a new, anonymous way for advertisers to track what people like based on what sites they visit. The anonymous identifier for advertising, being referred to as AdID, wou... | Google believed to be working on an advertising system called AdID .
It could be an alternative to cookies currently used by advertisers .
Cookies are used to monitor what people like and what sites they visit .
This makes it easier to only show relevant, personalised adverts . |
f802fc8784816e7828cd4b3fcc0c6fbc19d9aa9c | James Mears, 25, has been charged with killing two women in Philadelphia, one of whom was dubbed 'Grandma' because of her willingness to help . A man charged with murder has claimed the 'kind-hearted' elderly woman he is accused of killing was a crack cocaine dealer. James Mears, 25, has been charged with killing two w... | James Mears, 25, charged with killing two women in Philadelphia .
Accused of murdering 67-year-old Dollie Evans, who he was living with .
Also on trial for the alleged murder of her house-guest, Ruby Thomas, 57 .
Claimed Ms Evans, who was known as 'Grandma', was a crack dealer .
Court was told he colluded with another ... |
f8032b833e45729772a379a0e2eec895b1fa15d7 | Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon remains a doubt for Friday's World Cup match against Costa Rica, and centre back Andrea Barzagli could also be missing after injury problems. Buffon twisted his left ankle and knee before the Azzurri's opening game against England and watched from the bench as Salvatore Sirigu filled i... | Buffon could miss second World Cup game with ankle still swollen .
First choice centre back Barzagli bothered by tendinitis problems . |
f80332c6dd5f14cb4e636f38f19adbf4a6912314 | It is the bane of many an enthusiastic foodie's life - the lingering smell and teary process of chopping onions. But supermarket giant Asda might have found the solution. The chain has unveiled what it describes as the UK's first sweet red onion, promising to rid shoppers of tears and bad breath after eating. Asda has ... | Asda has unveiled what it describes as the UK's first sweet red onion .
It promises to rid shoppers of tears and bad breath after eating .
Asda Sweet Red has 'lower pungency levels', and flavour isn't as strong .
The odour will also not linger on the breath as long as a regular onion . |
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