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f8470f644ed82ab89fe890a3919e741d23e01c4d | Arrested: John Thomas Cormier Jr (pictured) was arrested Monday on charges he murdered his 3-month-old son . A young 21-year-old father was indicted Monday on charges he murdered his 3-month-old son. John Thomas Cormier Jr's arrest comes exactly three months after his infant son was found unresponsive at the Lebanon,... | John Thomas Cormier Jr was arrested on Monday after three month investigation into the suspicious death of his son .
Police have not revealed how the infant died . |
f847bdb96d379e7775f03f1feec52cfcaa22e2f4 | Many will find these graphic pictures upsetting. But for the indigenous people of Lamalera, a village on the south coast of Lembata in Indonesia, whale hunting has been a way of village life for hundreds of years. The 75ft-long . sperm whale is the Lamalera's favoured prey, but due to decreasing . numbers, hunters are ... | Sperm whale and whale shark both classed as 'vulnerable' on the the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . |
f84821891ec9fb157a603bea02e3004744e34ff9 | It's a gripping TV drama that features some of Britain’s most acclaimed actors. Yet for many of its ten million viewers, the biggest star of Broadchurch isn’t David Tennant or Olivia Colman – but the stunning Dorset scenery. Interest in the hit show is fuelling a boom in holiday rentals, and house prices, on the Jurass... | Biggest star isn’t David Tennant or Olivia Colman, but the stunning scenery .
Hit show is fuelling a boom in holiday rentals, and house prices in Dorset .
Visitors can even stay in the blue chalet where Tennant’s character, DI Alec Hardy, anguishes over the murder case at the centre of the drama . |
f84857dcac63ba18614e6daa9bdb0acf69add25a | (CNN) -- Stars, officials and loved ones weighed in Tuesday with their tributes to TV actor Andy Griffith, who died at age 86 in his home state of North Carolina: . -- Cindi Griffith, Andy Griffith's wife: "Andy was a person of incredibly strong Christian faith and was prepared for the day he would be called Home to hi... | Andy Griffith "created an aura of reality on the set," Barbara Eden says .
Griffith "was prepared for the day he would be called Home to his Lord," his wife says .
He "warmed the hearts of Americans everywhere," President Obama says .
Film director Ron Howard: Griffith's "pursuit of excellence ... shaped my life" |
f8487c7e9aebfed521cfcc73e1edb667a9d169f9 | (CNN)A new winter storm slammed the East Coast on Saturday, putting Washington, D.C. and Baltimore into the deep freeze. In Washington, 4-6 inches of snow and sleet were expected to accumulate by Sunday morning, the National Weather Service reported. In Baltimore, the prediction was even worse, with 6-10 inches expecte... | 2-6 inches of snow, rain and sleet expected in New York City, Philadelphia and Boston .
4-6 inches expected to accumulate in Washington, D.C., and 6-10 inches in Baltimore, the National Weather Service says . |
f848b561c869e37112d281495a8c5a2fe09327b9 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 04:54 EST, 31 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:56 EST, 31 July 2012 . A 33-year-old woman has died after fighting a flesh-eating bacteria which ravaged her body for a month. Crystal Spencer died at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital on Sunday night in Detroit, Michigan after she had been a... | Crystal Spencer died at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital on Sunday .
Her husband Jeff believes she contracted the bacteria at Botsford Hospital .
He plans to take legal action against the hospital in Detroit, Michigan and also have an autopsy done to find out exactly how his wife died .
She was admitted with severe pain fro... |
f848d5cad817457a10db2c2189837a007150708d | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Thousands of Muslims gathered Friday on Capitol Hill for a day of prayer that organizers said was intended to inspire American Muslims and non-Muslims alike. People traveled from all over the United States to attend the Capitol Hill event, organizer Abdul Malik said. "America is not perfect," Abdul... | NEW: Speaker calls U.S. "one of the best places in the world to live"
Prayer event sought to inspire Muslims and all Americans, one organizer says .
Event drew protesters, criticism from Christian leader, "very nasty e-mails" |
f849b170638fd7839e5486e5f6677ece5098ca46 | By . Rebecca Seales . PUBLISHED: . 06:42 EST, 4 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:01 EST, 4 August 2013 . Iran's new president Hasan Rouhani has accused the United States of seeking an excuse to confront the country over its nuclear programme. The new leader reportedly made the claim during a meeting with North Korean of... | Hasan Rouhani claims U.S. wants to confront 'the countries they do not consider friends'
Iran's president made the allegation to North Korean official Kin Yong Nam .
His inauguration was approved today by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei .
He has pledged to get sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme lifte... |
f849e1996b2038d35645acddd548958ce385bdcf | Foreign Secretary William Hague told MPs said he wanted to increase support to 'moderates' fighting to bring down President Assad . William Hague issued an ultimatum to Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad yesterday, warning Britain will arm the rebels seeking to oust him unless he comes to the negotiating table. The Foreig... | Foreign Secretary says no option is off the table in attempt to end conflict .
Syria now the number one destination for jihadists anywhere in the world .
Mr Hague says UK wants to support 'moderates' in war against Assad .
Death toll doubles to 80,000 and 6.8million have been displaced . |
f849f8fce0f683a479f8d7424c0ce7c5eb51709d | By . Jaymi Mccann . PUBLISHED: . 07:48 EST, 4 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:20 EST, 4 March 2013 . Mother-of-five Mina Robinson woke up to find that someone had stabbed her in the side . A mother-of-five has told how an intruder broke into her home and plunged a knife into her side as she slept on the sofa. Mina Robin... | Mina Robinson was sleeping on her sofa when an intruder stabbed her .
The mother managed to call 999 and was rushed hospital in Coventry .
She has admitted that she is too terrified to return to her home as the intruder has never been found . |
f84a2199a138a3b6cdaf27b4df392ddfc96cd80c | Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com. Locksmiths have realistic personalities. They are results-driven, hands-on people who like problems and solutions. Everyone knows how hard it is to get along with oth... | Find a career that complements your character, not conflicts with it .
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Enterprise people are leaders that like to see projects through to the finish . |
f84a38034c627525009a5ed559046e28c5f736bb | (CNN) -- It was an ordinary day just before Halloween. I had arrived home after picking up my 3-year-old daughter from school when I heard my phone ringing. I missed the first call from my father-in-law. He called right back. I knew what he was calling about. I took the phone to my wife, Sara, and let her take the call... | Stewart Scott-Curran: Movember is a conversation starter about men's health .
He says it reminds him of family responsibility as much as it does of beards .
Scott-Curran: "It never fails to give me ... a great sense of confidence" |
f84a42db01096b2a1ec1f52d832f2ba435e19c1c | (CNN) -- Maria de Villota has lost her right eye after a crash at a test event, her Formula One team, Marussia, announced Wednesday. The Spaniard, one of only two female drivers contracted to an F1 team, underwent surgery after running into a stationary truck at a British airfield on Tuesday. A statement from the Russi... | Maria de Villota loses her right eye after an F1 crash on Tuesday .
The Spaniard has surgery after sustaining serious head and facial injuries .
Marussia team investigating how the accident at a British airfield occurred .
De Villota is one of only two female drivers contracted to an F1 team . |
f84a4d458009dba24944b39e0f06559bd43ad1af | LONDON, England (CNN) -- A new generation of deep-sea submarines light enough to launch from a yacht could open up the ocean's depths to amateur explorers. The planned "Deep Flight II" -- shown here in an artist's impression -- should be able to dive to 37,000 ft. The "Deep Flight" winged submersibles are experimental ... | Deep-sea sub that can dive to 37,000 ft is light enough to launch from a yacht .
Brainchild of designer Graham Hawkes who is in process of producing first craft .
"Deep Flight II" has no price tag yet but current sub "Superfalcon" cost $1.5 million .
Hawkes: Superfalcon has a capability greater than the U.S. Navy . |
f84a5658cc885feeffd8eec380ce783f2b6c794d | Rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad in Syria are suspected of sabotaging a batch of measles vaccinations - leading to the deaths of up to 50 young children. Dozens of infants in the rebel-held cities of Jarjanaz and Sinjar in Idlib province died on Tuesday minutes after being given the drug. Although the ... | Dozens of infants died minutes after being given the contaminated vaccine .
Physician who administered vaccine said all children exhibited same reaction .
'There was shouting and screaming', said Dr Abdulla Ajaj .
Infants were being vaccinated in rebel-held Syrian cities Jarjanaz and Sinijar .
Samples of the leftover d... |
f84a6c931795b99972ad3eac7fc84feafd0a00f7 | By . Darren Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 13:59 EST, 12 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:18 EST, 12 March 2014 . Robert Bastin, lighting a cigarette outside Exeter Magistrates' Court where he admitted stealing a retro penny farthing outside a house in Honiton . A 20-year-old man is facing jail after he stole a penny farthing bicy... | Robert Bastin claimed he was selling the penny farthing because he preferred his unicycle .
Bastin was on bail when he stole the retro bicycle .
Police bid £75 on eBay and arranged to collect the stolen bike from Bastin's house .
Bastin claimed he could not cope after splitting with his partner and child .
The unemploy... |
f84a7bea4775a0e2ea24b801114e1ca77b767b42 | Michael Schumacher's manager said there is still no clear time-frame for the Formula One star's recovery following a freak ski accident almost a year ago. Sabine Kehm yesterday said it was 'not possible' to say how long it would take for Scumacher to fully recover. She said he faced a 'difficult' and 'long' rehabilitat... | Manager said it was 'not possible' to say when F1 star would fully recover .
Schumacher was 'making progress appropriate to severity of his situation'
A doctor had earlier said that the 45-year-old would needs years to recover . |
f84a8f8695c0207fa05f143088e811746c2c0b3e | A British photographer's stunning shot of a lionfish swimming by the wreck of merchant navy ship in Egypt, and the haunting image of a harbor seal floating in a kelp forest of San Diego, are among the winning entries of an underwater photography competition. More than 650 underwater images were submitted - from 23 coun... | More than 650 underwater images were submitted from 23 countries to the 2013 Annual .
Underwater Photography Contest hosted by the University of Miami .
Winning entries included a harbor seal snapped in the kelp forest in San Diego, anemone shrimps in the Philippines, lionfish in Honduras and the 'world's most dangerou... |
f84ad227df73b558805cfb173d429686188f5ee9 | By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 05:32 EST, 5 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:26 EST, 5 November 2013 . A husband has saved his bride’s life by giving her one of his kidneys - after she discovered she needed a transplant on the eve of their wedding. Sarah Dalton, from Dublin, faced years of gruelling dialysis, as her l... | Sarah Dalton has reflux nephropathy - condition occurs when tubes to the bladder are positioned wrongly so allow urine to pass back to the kidneys .
She had her first kidney transplant when she was 17 years old .
The day before her wedding in 2011 she was told she needed another one .
She was put on dialysis while she ... |
f84b323d63f5108bb01829861feaca3482db57c7 | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 11:06 EST, 25 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:43 EST, 25 October 2013 . Once the initial infatuation has begun to wear off, and the tedium of daily life creeps in, the romance can begin to fade in many relationships. A humorous new book pokes fun at the irritations of life in a couple u... | Book uses same format and style as the original Kama Sutra .
Sub-titled 'The world's least erotic sex manual'
Written by Simon Rich and Farley Katz, and available to buy from Amazon . |
f84b6d3ef8f920cb1684966b6fe0d4a2ebc4e4e4 | TV shows, movies and books are full of suggestions of where to hide out from a zombie apocalypse, but researchers at Cornell claim to have found the safest place. Rick and his band of refugees from Atlanta in 'The Walking Dead' tried a remote farmhouse and a prison; 'Dawn of the Dead' had survivors holed up in a shoppi... | Researchers from Cornell University created a simulation of a zombie outbreak using techniques for modelling real diseases .
They found that cities would fall quickly, but less densely populated areas could hold out for months .
With fewer humans to bite you, rural areas create zombies at a much slower rate .
Their adv... |
f84b7b78424845d5c99bf856339efa037d41edd4 | (CNN) -- There are just a few days until spring, but winter isn't done with some of us yet. A significant storm will threaten the Northeast on Monday into Tuesday, and areas of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota could see blizzard conditions through the night. Forecasters said Boston will get 3 to 6 inches of sno... | Up to 6 inches of snow expected in Boston .
New England mountains should see more than a foot of precipitation .
Tornado hits Tennessee county on Monday afternoon .
Roads closed in North Dakota, Minnesota due to blowing snow . |
f84be42ccdb9dd5fb81c0e9642b2dda5f25097a4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter, Ryan Gorman and Ap . PUBLISHED: . 16:09 EST, 30 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:52 EST, 1 October 2013 . Lousiana sheriffs revealed Monday that the pastor shot dead while singing to a service was accused of rape by his confessed shooter's wife. Just two days before Pastor Ronald J. Harris S... | Ronald J Harris, 53, was shot to death Friday night in front of his terrified church during a revival .
Former deacon Woodrow Karey, 53, confessed to the murder after turning himself into police .
A Louisiana sheriff revealed Monday that Karey's wife filed rape charges against Harris two days for his shocking murder . |
f84c68003e3bd9d42df94fda03722520da0f9fb2 | By . Associated Press . University of Virginia student Elizabeth Daly (pictured last year), had a case of water in her car mistaken for alcohol by state agents in April 2013 . A college student in Virginia reached a $212,500 settlement on Wednesday following her arrest last year when state agents had mistaken a case of... | Elizabeth Daly, now 21, and her friend had their car swarmed by state agents after their case of water was mistaken for beer .
Daly had initially sought $40million in damages for a tremor in her right hand, intense anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems .
The young women had been shopping at a local... |
f84c835385262138085ed8780296bfd1f2c75432 | (AOL Autos) -- With gas prices as volatile as a swarm of bees that just had their honey stolen, the SUV market has started to shatter. You can rent cargo trailers from U-Haul and other retailers, starting as low as $14.95 per day. If you drive a big SUV or pickup truck, you're probably trying to think of ways to save ... | You can safely transport loads of equipment and people in a small vehicle .
Thule makes a roof rack system that can be fitted with a multi-kayak carrier .
Streamlined car top boxes are designed to reduce wind resistance and noise .
You can also rent a truck or RV and tow your car behind it . |
f84ca6196a5461cbc1bb1c691a5f62818d94a62d | By . Simon Jones for MailOnline . Paul Hartley has emerged as a shock contender to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager of Cardiff City. The 37-year-old former Scotland international midfielder has been a success as manager at Dundee but only took over in January. He led them to the Scottish Championship title and p... | Paul Hartley could replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Cardiff City manager .
Former Scotland international currently in charge of Dundee .
Hartey led Dundee to Scottish Championship title .
Tony Pulis also considered but he would prefer Premier League club . |
f84cb320ab796bb400fb70dc4e5faf1cba023520 | In a yet another audio recording, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling purportedly explains why he infamously told a woman not to bring black people to his games: He was jealous that she was with black men. The recording released Friday -- the second in two days unveiled by RadarOnline.com -- allegedly reveals St... | Donald Sterling's wife vows to fight any effort to force her to sell, attorney says .
RadarOnline releases another purported audio recording of Sterling .
The Clippers owner allegedly says he was jealous that V. Stiviano was with black men .
"I'm trying to have sex with her. I'm trying to play with her," man purported ... |
f84d2f9d17252ece5ca18a29a0231fff97774465 | By . Lucy Crossley . PUBLISHED: . 08:04 EST, 3 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:12 EST, 4 February 2013 . British families are shelling out £2,000 a year more than people in . other countries thanks to the high cost of transport, energy and . property costs, according to new research. Figures have shown that the cost ... | Costs 18per cent more to live in UK than USA .
High property prices also to blame .
Government could save money by bringing down costs, say experts . |
f84d85de6a31aa32ceb4517922bfae47be6a537e | By . Graham Smith . Last updated at 3:33 PM on 5th November 2011 . A young Tory newcomer who was inspired by David Cameron to enter frontline politics has been elected leader of the party in Scotland. Openly gay Ruth Davidson, 32, only took a seat at the Scottish Parliament at the Holyrood election in May, but has alre... | Ruth Davidson is a former Territorial Army member . |
f84dd2353bb1a77e57f2b45ac6aaae699b7988e1 | Amir Khan may not know the name of his next opponent, but he intends to look good whoever he meets in the ring. The Bolton welterweight plans to fight in May after missing out on facing either Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Manny Pacquiao, who look set to finally tackle each other in a £200million Las Vegas mega-fight. And K... | Bolton fighter Amir Khan has conceded defeat in his battle to face Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao .
The pair are expected to face each other in a Las Vegas mega-fight in May .
Khan wants his next fight to be against Miguel Cotto .
Khan was at Fight Label's headquarters in Sheffield on Thursday to discuss plans for... |
f84df1b4f4932f8db5da85171cc6dce01a505f07 | Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has revealed he wants to sign for Liverpool. Begovic claimed in an interview in his native Bosnia that he would be moving to Anfield in July for pre-season training. The 25-year-old said: 'I want to start preparing on July 10, with all the players of Liverpool.' Anfield move? Asmir Begovi... | Bosnia No 1 admits to Anfield ambitions during interview in his homeland .
Potters line up 19-year-old Twente stopper as replacement .
Stoke receive written transfer request from Nzonzi . |
f84e43b504b69656a0469ea744d48d4d487339dc | Julian Fellowes is fighting to stop a tiny hamlet which inspired Thomas Hardy's most famous books from being 'obliterated' by a housing estate. Hardy wrote Far From the Madding Crowd in his parents' cottage near Lower Bockhampton, Dorset - which is also where he went to school and saw a milkmaid who inspired Tess of th... | Agricultural college lodged plans for 70 new houses in 28-home hamlet .
Scheme would more than treble the size of Lower Bockhampton, Dorset .
Hardy went to school there and grew up in thatched cottage a mile away .
In the cottage he wrote Madding Crowd, his first major success in 1874 .
Villagers picketing college behi... |
f84e6ac59910e3001cf836ee99abc6f42ffeaab7 | By . Ryan Lipman . A homeless man who murdered someone he had met only the previous day and provided accommodation for him and his dog has been jailed for at least 17 years. Phillip John Smith was convicted of murder and arson in February after a trial in the Supreme Court of Western Australia. The court heard Smith wa... | A homeless man killed a man who offered him and his dog a place to sleep .
The murder happened the day after the two men met in 2012 .
Victim was stabbed repeatedly and had his achilles tendon cut .
Phillip John Smith convicted of murder and sentenced to 17 years . |
f84ee31ca142861f6a211d95dda9e594340617be | (CNN) -- It may lie in Szepasszonyvolgy -- or what locals call the Valley of the Beautiful Women -- but the Golen Cellar isn't much to look at. Nevertheless, behind this simple cavern's red doors, stenciled with the image of Bacchus, lie barrels of the best wine to be found in one of Hungary's most beautiful vineyard d... | Hungary's northeastern town of Eger lies in the heart of one of the country's best wine regions .
Szepasszonyvolgy, or the Valley of the Beautiful Women, contains more than 200 wine cellars .
Visitors can easily tour the cellars to try and buy wines, in bottles or straight from the barrel . |
f84f56eb205546e3d485ea827cc584f763c65ad6 | France's prime minister placed himself as a frontrunner to challenge its unpopular president as he called for the country's Left to reinvent itself or die. In an interview with an influential news weekly, Manuel Valls accused the French left of being 'backward looking' and attached to a 'bygone' past. His comments, pub... | Manuel Valls accuses French left of being 'backward looking' and 'nostalgic'
But President Hollande slaps down PM's apparent presidential ambitions .
Socialist party is riven by a feud between pro-business and hard-left factions . |
f84f9b4fd41df4ef3e423ec3ee5a31701da25fe2 | By . Freya Noble . Community anger at shocking footage showing an Australian Federal Police officer pepper spraying a dog and throwing sticks at it during a raid on a home has seen the officer pulled from frontline duty. Justen Storay, the owner of Laps, a male bull mastiff cross, has filed an official complaint agains... | CCTV footage shows a pet dog being pepper sprayed during a home raid .
The officer is now under internal investigation over the Canberra incident .
The Griffith dog owner Justen Storay has taken legal action against AFP .
Mr Storay's lawyer said police were after his client for dangerous driving . |
f84fd921c2e06daa5127cd04d8fd959a0880d959 | A 20-year-old man was arrested in Darwin after his naked dancing, singing and rock throwing caused 13 vehicles, including a police car, to crash. He was arrested early on Sunday morning after a number of traffic incidents on Wednesday and Thursday in the Hidden Valley area, just outside of Northern Territory capital's ... | The 20-year-old was arrested by Northern Territory police on Sunday .
He had been naked and throwing rocks at cars on a major arterial in Darwin .
The incidents happened on Wednesday night and peak-hour on Thursday .
He caused a two-car crash following an accident involving six vehicles . |
f85052c029d31762b2c70e18e79a157334daca5d | Jeremi J. Alicea, 27, of Bedford, . Ohio is accused of pandering child pornography and he is also accused of . possessing a criminal tool . By . Alexandra Klausner . and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:53 EST, 31 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:27 EST, 31 January 2014 . The nephew of the Cleveland kidnapper Arie... | Jeremi J. Alicea, 27, of Bedford, .
Ohio is accused of pandering child pornography and he is also accused of .
possessing a criminal tool .
Alicea's uncle Ariel Castro kidnapped .
and brutally raped three young women (two underage) over a period of 10 gruesome years .
that 'seemed like an eternity'
Unlike Castro's neph... |
f850cb6aa4e3e4215dbb5ec7f908bed42d6f24e7 | (CNN) -- Muzak, the company that put pop, string-filled arrangements of rock songs in your elevator, filed bankruptcy papers Tuesday after it missed a $105 million payment to creditors. The Muzak company is best known for background music piped into places such as elevators. The pipeline of easy listening will continue... | Muzak creates musical material often called "elevator music"
Company missed $105 million payment to creditors .
Cash flow is up, says CEO, but company has "substantial debt obligations" |
f850ce371ef77bcb1228d2159346239038b24825 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:01 EST, 15 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:39 EST, 15 December 2013 . Lost it: A Florida Wal-Mart worker shot another employee's car after they won employee of the month, investigators believe. Willie Mitchell (pictured) became incensed that the award was given to his co-wor... | Willie Mitchell was incensed that another employee won the award instead of him .
He put bullets through his co-workers car and then drove off .
The employee of the month award does not come with any kind of financial incentive or gift whatsoever . |
f850d85a2532e3bf473628e756bc97e4b8a90deb | Football star Matthew Stafford narrowly avoided a collapsing pedestrian bridge on a Detroit freeway this morning. Stafford, quarterback for the Detroit Lions, was driving to practice when the bridge was hit by waste haulage truck with its boom up, which knocked down the structure. State police confirmed that the man di... | Truck 'with raised boom' smashed into 15ft bridge near Detroit around 6am .
Mangled concrete and steel wreckage crashed onto the Southfield Freeway .
Detroit Lions played Stafford was only a few cars away when it came down .
Was unhurt and made it to practice when he was picked up by team officials .
State police confi... |
f8510a3f7492d9d48bc839a2ac92c34252b508a2 | (CNN) -- Moroccans voted Friday to approve a referendum on constitutional reforms that would weaken the king's powers and boost those of the government. The referendum was approved by 98.49% of voters, the country's interior minister said. Despite a particularly warm day, more than 70% of the country's 13 million regis... | NEW: Referendum is passed by 98.49% of voters .
The changes would give more power to the prime minister and Parliament .
Morocco has been swept by protests, inspired by the Arab Spring .
Some protesters say the proposed reforms do not go far enough . |
f85133ca1a12eef275b15c13e32eade222a9d8e2 | Harlequins stuck to their side of the deal but were left to rue results elsewhere as they crashed out of Europe. Under heavy snowfall in southern France, Conor O’Shea and his coaching staff watched on a laptop as Leinster’s failure to beat Wasps in Coventry brought a painful end to their Champions Cup hopes. The seven ... | Harlequins ran in seven tries in impressive victory over Castres .
But it was not enough as they exited the European Champions Cup .
Wasps fightback against Leinster succumbed the Quins to exit . |
f8515c6aa37b18e6f2417717f503bbc7d2060923 | It has long been a mystery why agile birds cannot out-manoeuvre huge jetliners, causing aircraft to make emergency landings in extreme circumstances. But now scientists have worked out why, and it appears that birds don’t take into account an aircraft's speed, when calculating how to avoid it. This failing means that b... | Birds have no time to escape vehicles travelling faster than 75 mph .
This is because they only take the distance of a vehicle into account .
Experts from the US' National Wildlife Research Centre in Ohio and two universities used virtual reality and videos to assess birds' reaction times .
They say installing new ligh... |
f8516c7c21ab64e726954d6ad34c759c48b8c717 | (CNN) -- It was supposed to be one of the happiest days of Albert Florence's life. He had just secured funding for the home he was building and was traveling along Interstate 295 outside Trenton, New Jersey, one Sunday with his wife and child. That's when he first heard the sirens. "We were not doing anything illegal, ... | Albert Florence, mistakenly arrested for an unpaid traffic fine, was strip-searched .
He has filed suit again Burlington County, New Jersey, for his "six-day nightmare"
Both inmates and police are hoping the Supreme Court will offer clarity on the issue . |
f85235ebcb00a5443e07ca4a760384c13b9daf93 | (CNN) -- Three-time league MVP LeBron James finally has an NBA championship to add to his belt, after the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-106 in game five of the 2012 NBA Finals. The forward, whose search for a championship ring sent him to the Heat from his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers two seasons ag... | Miami Heat won 2012 NBA Championship with a 121-106 win over Oklahoma City Thunder .
Forward LeBron James was awarded the Finals MVP after scoring 26 points .
Thunder coach Scott Brooks said the Heat's physicality won them championship .
Thunder foward Kevin Durant said loss is toughest thing his young team has been th... |
f8527a36597ba8a35f3d77363c96432618ecacec | Wedged into metal pipes at subway stations, they go unnoticed by millions of New Yorkers daily. But these hidden surveillance cameras are actually tracking the movements of commuters. The cameras, disguised in pipes near Metrocard machines, turnstiles and token booths, are part of a covert Metropolitan Transportation A... | Cameras are hidden in pipes near Metrocard machines and turnstiles .
They can be monitored real-time and are used in 'high-priority areas'
At 34th Street subway station alone, at least six are wedged in pipes .
MTA said devices are 'antiquated', dating back to as far as the 1990s .
But it refused to disclose where the ... |
f85334b7e8d1f94b58dfac6b3beb9e3458952292 | A 35-year-old man was lucky to escape with his life after his dog accidentally shot him in the leg as they travelled in his truck. The 9mm pistol, which was on the floor of the cab at the time, was set off when it was kicked by the hapless hound near Sebring in Florida. Gregory Dale Lanier was wounded in the leg, but e... | Weapon goes off after hapless dog kicked it as it lay on floor of truck .
Gregory Dale Lanier wounded in the leg, but escaped serious injury .
Police chief says he has never heard of similar case . |
f8535edc410b8fbc4b17a50aaf2c9f4a1d9966e9 | Ed Miliband is on course to record a thumping victory at the next General Election owing to a surge in popularity for the anti-Brussels UKIP party. The dramatic rise in UKIP support will cost David Cameron a staggering 51 seats at the next Election, giving Labour an overall majority of 94 seats, according to survey for... | Support for UKIP has soared from 3 per cent in 2010 to 16 per cent .
News comes as Cameron plans to revive Coalition with mid-term review . |
f853d2b9acf4e76b2e17b2f4f0c91ffbf6a4a812 | (CNN) -- Journalism sometimes has a bit of a short-term memory problem. If something didn't happen, or wasn't written, this day, this hour, this minute, then it's easy for us Internet writers to pretend it didn't happen. Or to forget about it and move on to the next post. The problem with this myopia, of course, is tha... | John Sutter is covering income inequality for the Change the List project .
Help him compile a list of 99 "must-reads" on income inequality .
Submit your top picks on Facebook, Google+ or in the comments below .
Readers voted for Sutter to cover this topic as part of Change the List . |
f854ab723d8826b80b2a55ce41843d29a2188602 | By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 10:04 EST, 5 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 20:14 EST, 5 March 2014 . Getting old and frail is not something to look forward to, but NHS staff are to find out first-hand exactly how tough it can really be. A suit has been created to mimic some of the troubles facing the elderly, using weight... | Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is using the suit to teach all staff - from porters to consultants - how their elderly patients feel .
Has goggles to simulate poor vision, ear defenders to cause hearing loss, gloves that make the hands shake and a vest that causes slouching .
Also has shoes that cause shuffling and b... |
f85508badce089919cf6fb0a771435de1a93a564 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama reached out to Iran on Friday -- the start of the Iranian New Year -- in a video message offering "the promise of a new beginning" that is "grounded in mutual respect." Obama's message to Iran echoes his inaugural speech, where he said "we seek a new way forward." The message ... | Video message coincides with the start of the Iranian New Year .
The U.S. has had tortuous relations with Tehran since 1979 .
There was no immediate response from Tehran . |
f85531abd084a9ebb52442c6ca7110d7a9c292d8 | Eating out is a lottery with as few as half of the food outlets in some areas meeting hygiene requirements, it is claimed today. The warning comes from Which?, who say local councils in some areas are letting the owners of restaurants, cafes and takeaways get away with putting customers at risk. The consumer champion s... | In Enfield only half of high risk businesses are meeting safety standards .
Edinburgh, Lewisham, Ealing and Harrow complete five worst areas .
Cherwell, Brentwood and Broxbourne among the most hygienic . |
f8555a6a283e9747798e291dc3aeb5417d8a515c | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Pop singer and actress Christina Aguilera was detained early Tuesday "to ensure her safety" after her rumored boyfriend was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, authorities said. Aguilera, 30, was a passenger in a car that was stopped about 2:45 a.m. (5:45 a.m. ET) in West Hollywoo... | NEW: Aguilera was arrested, but authorities won't prosecute, spokesman says .
NEW: She was put in a jail cell to sober up overnight .
Aguilera's rumored boyfriend was arrested on suspicion of DUI . |
f855b694a7b4b95c7cdd805cb22329686165bd96 | When 5-year-old Zoey was first adopted this summer, she slept with slices of pizza and horded scraps of food from the trash can, still traumatized by the years of starvation at the hands of her biological parents. Two years ago, Zoey and her two siblings were taken away from biological parents Kenny and Kathleen Sanche... | Zoey was just 19 pounds when the then 3-year-old was taken away from her biological parents in Colorado two years ago .
The now 5-year-old lives with adoptive parents Amy and Victor Arellano, and is eating normally again .
Parents Kathleen and Kenny Sanchez posted $50,000 bail and went on the run in July 2013 when they... |
f855ebbdb3008b08001fc27e76c4f3b13d29cb03 | Jose Fonte has branded Southampton's Capital One Cup quarter-final defeat at Sheffield United 'unacceptable' and issued an apology to their supporters after they 'blew a great opportunity'. A second-half goal from Marc McNulty proved enough to put the Sky Bet League One side through, and inflict a fifth straight defeat... | Southampton were beaten by Sheffield United in Capital One Cup .
Premier League side crashed to League One outfit in quarter-final .
Ronald Koeman accused Blades boss of showing lack of respect .
Jose Fonte said Saints must ensure 'it never happens again' |
f855fec079038f14145aae649e787b21336b48a9 | When some of the world's first aviation pioneers tried to reach the skies centuries ago, they inflated hot air balloons. And now Nasa are looking into inflatable technology once more, this time as a way of reaching the next frontier in human space travel - Mars. Scientists are considering using a blow-up heat shield, w... | Nasa plan to test inflatable technology in their quest to put people on Mars .
Scientists believe a blow-up heat shield could be used on future spacecraft .
Shield resembles stacking ring of doughnuts that young children play with .
New technology needed as parachutes and rockets cannot be used to slow down large space... |
f8565805b379e35fa9a4809af2d8ca89d6d97de9 | Ron Klain, the former longtime Democratic Party operative named last week to be the White House's 'Ebola czar,' will skip a Republican-led congressional panel's hearing on Friday about the government's response to the disease outbreak. The Democratic-controlled Senate won't hold its first hearing on the epidemic crisis... | Ron Klain will officially start work on Wednesday .
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says the White House insists he won't be available to testify on Friday .
Senate Democrats will hold their first Ebola hearing AFTER elections .
Klain skipped the first two 'all hands' meetings at the White House sin... |
f8566d90694745668714aef35dc9677b39dadf17 | By . Simon Jones . Click here for all the latest news . Manchester United are growing increasingly confident they can persuade Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan to join them in the summer. The 23-year-old's father Irfan has held talks with Dortmund, Real Madrid and Barcelona while Arsenal and Chelsea have also shown a... | Manchester United are confident that Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan will join them this summer .
Player's father Irfan has held talks with Real Madrid and Barcelona, while Arsenal and Chelsea are interested .
Man Utd and Manchester City are monitoring Sheffield United's striker Diego De Girolamo .
Liverpool and Eve... |
f856950629d1ade56e566447f89a0308d8fa1ac8 | Actress wears £24 peplum top and £29 cigarette trousers from Louise Thompson's Goddiva collection . This is the second collection for the online fashion brand by the MIC star . By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 10:28 EST, 10 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:51 EST, 10 December 2012 . With their petite frames, golden t... | Actress wears £24 peplum top and £29 cigarette trousers from Louise Thompson's Goddiva collection .
This is the second collection for the online fashion brand by the MIC star . |
f8575abfdebb423cfa9676cfb264cac8d10d6ce1 | By . Travelmail Reporter . The Royal Yacht Britannia has been named the best landmark in the UK in TripAdvisor's annual Travellers’ Choice awards. The impressive ship, which was a floating Royal residence for over 40 years, was also named among the winning landmarks in Europe, along with the Houses of Parliament. She s... | Impressive ship in Edinburgh was a floating Royal residence for 40 years .
TripAdvisor awards based on .
quantity and quality of reviews over a year .
St James’s Park, Hyde Park, Regents Park, Greenwich Park and Richmond Park all claimed a coveted place in the UK top ten .
UK did not make the Global top ten, which feat... |
f8576b4749026739c990624d3fb9638950613235 | (CNN) -- Sixteen people were wounded and a guru was shot to death in an outbreak of violence between rival Sikhs at an Indian temple in Vienna, Austria, police said. Austrian police secure the area outside a Sikh temple in Vienna where a shooting occured Sunday. Six people were arrested in connection with the incident,... | Police: One suspect fired at two gurus, while five suspects attacked with knives .
One of the gurus, a 57-year-old Sikh preacher, was killed .
Police: About 150 people were in the room when the violence took place . |
f8577f58698057b954af231ac348695a763cce48 | Multicultural, multilingual and multifaceted, there's more to Miami than meets the eye. Make the most of your stay with these tips. Miami Beach during Spring Break may not be to everyone's taste. Get around Miami is a sprawling city and exploring it on foot just isn't an option. Unless you're planning on spending all y... | Miami is a sprawling city -- you'll need a car if you want to explore it .
Hotel prices can fluctuate wildly between low season and high season .
Take a day trip to the Everglades or spend some time in the Florida Keys . |
f857b52d72d0c03352958190700bf9c54b0a1ea8 | (CNN) -- Airports aren't exactly stress-free zones -- not yet at least. But it's certainly something airport managers are working on. Still, all the spas, yoga studios and movie cinemas in the world can't detract from the main source of travel anxiety: grueling lines. It's an irksome feature that may soon become a reli... | Airports are using phone tracking to give passengers updates on flight status, airport retail deals, more .
EasyJet is also trialing drones for plane inspections .
The carrier is looking at virtual reality to help pilots and engineers . |
f858233a9450827f164b5c6fcf269d9868b34c6b | By . Emma Innes . A 'fat gene’ has been identified, bringing the possibility of an anti-obesity drug a step closer, scientists have revealed. The protein, called IRX3, regulates metabolism and energy expenditure - and researchers found mice deficient in it are 30 per cent slimmer on average. The study found the ‘slim m... | A protein called IRX3 regulates metabolism and energy expenditure .
Mice deficient in it are 30% slimmer than those who have the protein .
They also do not gain weight when fed a high-fat diet .
They are better able to process glucose and are protected from diabetes . |
f858a5215830df1521f75c50063481c0ce69b7fb | (CNN) -- The world is seeing sobering signs of climate change's accelerating impacts, from longer, more intense droughts to stronger storms and rising seas. Yet in contrast to the slow pace of international negotiations to combat climate change, national legislation is advancing at a startling rate, a surprise to those... | World seeing sobering signs of climate change's accelerating impacts, say politicians .
But they argue that national legislation to limit emissions is advancing .
U.N. action on climate change will only be credible if backed up by national legislation, they say .
"The fate of our planet depend on our actions," they wri... |
f858bbb636adb277d466fc75dc979409bc9ea84f | A man in a wheelchair set off a home-made bomb in the arrivals hall at Beijing Airport today. The man was initially suspected to to have died in the blast in Terminal 3 at around 6.24pm local time, but Chinese state media has now said he survived and was taken to hospital. A photograph emerged online in the wake of the... | Reports of explosion in Terminal 3 at busy airport in Chinese capital .
Pictures posted online show man in wheelchair brandishing an object .
Believed to be a packet of gunpowder used to make firecrackers .
Another photo shows a wheelchair on its side in smoke-filled terminal .
State media says man was hospitalised and... |
f858c4d7ed49b640f00e28c5cc05566df511d1d3 | (CNN) -- Political consensus was hard to find at last month's Rio +20 Earth Summit but there was at least one group speaking with unity on the planet's environmental and economic future. Hundreds of activists gathered on the city's Copacabana Beach to make a simple demand of their elected leaders and representatives: C... | Activists called for an end to fossil fuel subsidies at last month's Rio +20 Earth Summit .
Subsidies for the fossil fuel sector total $1 trillion annually, according to Oil Change International .
OCI says public money should not be going to industries that contribute to climate change .
Others believe cutting fossil f... |
f85909fbaaa2b0710ceac16d24dd5be738b45969 | By . Nik Simon . Follow @@Nik_Simon88 . and Charlie Eccleshare for MailOnline . Follow @@cdeccleshare . Such is the clamor for tickets for Coventry City's return to the Ricoh Arena that one supporter was prepared to camp outside the box office on Wednesday night. The Sky Blues will return to the city when they face Gil... | Coventry City will return to the Ricoh Arena on Friday after more than a year away .
One supporter was prepared to camp in order to get a ticket .
The Sky Blues have been playing their home games in Northampton .
The agreement should see Coventry playing at the Ricoh in their next home match - against Gillingham on 6 S... |
f85a17315efd19dd32b3024b7a0696cd8717eb83 | Swan song: All mute swans could be culled in New York under proposals being considered . New York has hatched a plan to rid the stat of the entire swan population, amid claims the birds have been responsible for attacking people, destroying vegetation and polluting the water with their feces. Draft proposals suggest ki... | Proposals outlined to kill or resettle state's 2,200 wild mute swans by 2025 .
State claims swans pose threat to wildlife, people and passenger aircraft .
Critics call for 'common sense' over proposed cull of species .
But conservationists support plan, saying numbers need to be controlled .
Mute swan population has tr... |
f85a86f63b3ee89d84d2ce30a5ff3328138fb5d2 | (CNN) -- For the third time in a year, Japan's government has intervened in the yen, its unit of currency, according to Japan's finance minister. "While Japan is dealing with the reconstruction of the tsunami zone, if the surging of the yen continues, it could negatively affect Japan's economy and financial stability,"... | Finance Ministry: "We will continue to watch the movement of the currency market closely"
Ministry says the yen's strength is affecting the stability of the tsunami region .
Nikkei stock index rose moments after announcement was made .
Japan's automakers, electronics firms hurt by falling dollar . |
f85ad546fe1c85c63ed63bde4c3a88e93b104447 | (LifeWire) -- Fifty years ago this Saturday, Laika -- a sweet-tempered stray plucked off the streets of Moscow -- was thrust into the global spotlight when she became the first living creature sent into space. A Newfoundland, like this champion named Josh, saved the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. When Sputnik 2's canin... | Several dogs have earned a spot in history .
A Soviet dog named Laika rode into space history .
A dog stood between Alexander the Great and a charging elephant .
One puppy got final approval on a composer's music . |
f85adf2ba8b25833ddc43fef10ffc8c49724aa85 | (InStyle.com) -- With the Grammy Awards coming up this weekend, most will be buzzing about not only Kanye West and Adele, but also what the nominees and artists will be wearing. See some of the most unbelievable outfits from music's biggest stars. Rihanna, 2011 . Sultry Rihanna played peek-a-boo in a frilled illusion g... | Katy Perry called her 2011 Giorgio Armani Prive ensemble "classic, but with a theatrical edge"
Christina Aguilera showed some skin in a Trish Summerville gown in 2001 .
Missy Elliott opted for a purple Versace two-piece covered in blades in 2000 . |
f85b185c5db892e3b949a1fe5411fdad3c269506 | By . Jason Groves . 'Damaging': Jean-Claude Juncker, whose candidacy for president of the European Commission is being strongly challenged by David Cameron . David Cameron today warns Angela Merkel her controversial candidate to head the European Commission would be ‘deeply damaging’. In a hard-hitting article placed i... | PM makes warning in article placed in leading European papers today .
He describes Jean-Claude Juncker's claim to a mandate as 'nonsense'
Comes as advisers say PM is ready to pass law for Euro referendum by 2017 . |
f85b4c24dbefcda71eee739ab9eaafb03bcd35d4 | Danny Care blamed England’s lack of discipline for their fifth straight defeat to a southern hemisphere side. Stuart Lancaster’s men lost hooker Dylan Hartley to the sin bin after 61 minutes for a cynical stamp on Duane Vermeulen’s knee while a string of breakdown penalties allowed Springbok Pat Lambie to kick nine poi... | England lost 31-28 to South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday .
Dylan Hartley was sin-binned for a stamp and another unnamed England player is being investigated for dangerous play in the first half .
Scrum half Danny Care says 'self-belief' remains in England camp .
He does admit, however, that their discipline 'let th... |
f85b7f7a44da3ba6e7a279e191663075453a21fb | By . Alexandra Klausner . and Associated Press . A mother from Phoenix who left her two boys in a hot car while she went to a job interview says it was 'a moment of desperation'. Shanesha Taylor, 35, avoided prosecution on Friday after agreeing to set aside funds for her children's education and completing parenting p... | Shanesha Taylor, 35, went on the Today .
Show with Matt Lauer today and spoke about what lead to her decision to leave her sons in a hot car .
She will have two felony child abuse charges .
against her dismissed if she meets several conditions .
Authorities arrested Taylor after bystanders in Scottsdale, Arizona, repor... |
f85c70bb24cc6847994621b94a1cebe36c0b3712 | (CNN) -- Sarah Palin's most ardent supporters in "real America" love to suggest that those of us who don't buy into her shtick fail to grasp why they love her, citing her realness, plain-spokenness and whatever else they can conjure up. Folks, nice try, but as a native Texan, I've seen many politicians and wannabes ov... | Roland Martin: Sarah Palin's falsity shown by her different reactions to use of "retard"
Martin: President Obama's chief of staff uses word, and Palin demands his resignation .
Rush Limbaugh calls liberals "retards," and Palin defends him, Martin writes .
Martin: She slams teleprompters but uses crib notes; she hates m... |
f85c83cedbdb50f1e6ab67cd07dc6ae6df21084a | Comedian turned political commentator Victoria Jackson has caused outrage by apparently comparing the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School with abortion. The former Saturday Night Live star, who is now an outspoken political conservative, posted a message on her Facebook account saying 'this is what you get' when yo... | Comedian turned politico Victoria Jackson said 'this is what you get when you forget the Ten Commandments'
The Facebook post - which has so far received more than 150 'likes' - also quickly attracted angry comments . |
f85c8797699e720133ae05b9862a2cff59b6434d | (CNN) -- Wladimir Klitschko has told reporters that he is finally looking forward to silencing David Haye, when the two face each other for their eagerly-awaited heavyweight showdown in Hamburg on July 2. The pair gave their first press conference on Monday ahead of the fight, and 35-year-old Klitschko made it clear th... | Wladimir Klitschko has told reporters he is looking forward to silencing David Haye .
Klitschko tells reporters he has had enough of the insults thrown at him by Haye .
The two met for the first time on Monday ahead of their July 2 Hamburg showdown . |
f85cb8e77209a20c5b45e1118b5a369e27266fc5 | By . Snejana Farberov . An elderly Miami woman was riding her bicycle Saturday afternoon when she was viciously attacked and mauled by four pit bulls. Maria Sanchez, 67, says if it were not for her four 'angels' - Good Samaritans who came to her aid - she would have been killed on the spot by the dogs. The victim was r... | Maria Sanchez, 67, suffered dog bites to her lip, nose and feet, and doctors say she could lose a toe .
Neighbors armed with baseball bats came to her aid in Cutler Bay section of Miami and chased pit bulls away; most vicious dog was later put down .
Police arrested owners Angel Gonzalez and Veronica Sanders on marijua... |
f85d0f019bfe16b4e9e9cecd949efcdc19c9be75 | The Andy Warhol classic painting "Double Elvis (Ferus Type)" sold Wednesday at Sotheby's in New York for more than $37 million, the auction house said. With commission, the sale price of $33 million totaled $37,042,500, short of the $50 million that Sotheby's had predicted it might fetch. The piece (silkscreen ink and ... | New: Lichtenstein's "Sleeping Girl" sells for $44.9 million .
"Double Elvis" considered among the most famous of Warhol's paintings of celebrities .
Price is short of the $50 million that Sotheby's had predicted it might fetch .
Warhol, who died in 1987, made 22 versions of "Double Elvis" paintings . |
f85d4b36a8c4b1ef5a5155aed10da4df32994b71 | By . David Derbyshire . PUBLISHED: . 19:01 EST, 6 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:18 EST, 7 November 2012 . There are few things more depressing on a car journey than the ‘flud, flud, flud’ sound of a flat tyre. You invariably seem to get a puncture when it’s dark, when it’s raining and when the car is laden with tir... | David Derbyshire says that many car manufacturers have began to phase out the spare tyre .
Breakdown specialist the RAC were called by 80,000 motorists last year who discovered they didn't have a spare . |
f85d5f6ae2d8465d12ec4f6c2c481ff1c66e1aed | Incoming Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday he expects to legally challenge President Barack Obama's new immigration action "in the next two weeks." Abbott, currently the attorney general in Texas, said he's reaching out to other governors and top state attorneys about joining the expected lawsuit. "Our constitutional ... | Texas Gov.-elect Greg Abbott says the state is preparing to challenge President Obama's immigration order in court .
Abbott says he's reaching out to other states and expects to file a lawsuit "in the next two weeks"
The Republican has seized a prominent role leading the charge against Obama's executive order . |
f85dae0f84f39bae01d731951da4d1f48e5d2c01 | Celebrity chef Pete Evans has gone on another rant this week and attacked the the Heart Foundation for the use of its trademark Tick on many everyday supermarket products. The My Kitchen Rules judge, who is now a convert to the Paleo diet and based in Sydney, has questioned why the red tick appears on many products lik... | Paleo chef questions how certain products get awarded a Heart Foundation Tick .
Food including frozen pizzas, chocolate cereal for kids and mayonnaise have been awarded the Tick .
The well known symbol is renowned for helping people to make healthier food choices .
The Heart Foundation have defended their position sayi... |
f85dc5bf36e5ae1dcc075b57750059cc7492c8d8 | Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Bangkok faces the highest flood levels yet and is preparing for the worst, the governor of the Thai capital told CNN. Residents are urged to flee the rising floodwaters, which have already forced the closure of Bangkok's Don Muang airport and the evacuation of flood victims who have taken ref... | NEW: Bangkok's governor warns of the highest water levels in next few days .
Evacuations include 600 inmates at a prison, some animals from a zoo .
PM warns capital could be submerged by as much as 1.5 meters (4.9 feet)
Authorities: Floods have killed 373 people and affected more than 9.5 million . |
f85dd482cd957b84fd457b2c61fb7db4b006e934 | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 12:23 EST, 27 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:44 EST, 27 January 2013 . Boris Johnson met Rupert Murdoch for a private dinner at the newspaper tycoon's Mayfair home, it has been claimed. The Mayor of London was joined by Homeland star Damian Lewis and a number of editors and executives ... | Mayor of London was 'invited' to the media tycoon's house last week .
Neither one would confirm or deny the reports that they met on Tuesday .
Spokesmen say they will not comment on 'private' engagements .
Mayor criticised for treating 'private dinner with Murdoch as normal meeting' |
f85e1392d4b50b5dabf8b8d78566c45388062ebd | By . Hamish Mackay for MailOnline . Follow @@H_Mackay . Sevilla's players were given their weight in beer as a reward for winning the Europa League last season. Cruzcampo weighed the entire Sevilla first-team squad individually, as well as the technical staff, and then handed out beer to each player. Unai Emery's side ... | Sevilla won the 2014 Europa League .
They beat Benfica on penalties in the final after drawing 0-0 .
Unai Emery's side currently fifth in La Liga . |
f85e3b326704ecff023677fbda48557463be47c6 | National Geographic have launched their 2014 annual Photo Contest, releasing a selection of entries from this year’s competition. Some of the spectacular entries so far include images of animals, insects, people and places, and clearly live up to the organisation’s already notable reputation for ‘setting the standard f... | National Geographic have released a selection of entries from this year's competition, which opened on September 1 .
Last year National Geographic received over 7,000 entries from over 150 countries .
The Grand Prize Winner will receive $10,000 and a trip to the National Geographic headquarters in Washington DC . |
f85e6af0a2c81ca1054decfdb1a2156ccbbd6c0d | British workers have been 'displaced' from the jobs market by migrant workers – especially during the recession, a controversial Whitehall study claims. A fierce row has broken out inside the Coalition over a Government report on the economic impact of mass migration. Newsnight on BBC2 claimed on Tuesday that the still... | Fierce row has broken out over a Government report .
Newsnight said it was being 'suppressed' by the Coalition .
Programme said it would undermine Tory immigration policy .
But study will say some Britons have suffered 'displacement' |
f85f205f271b5ac137f164e52c3781355e9d0f5c | Former Great Britain prop Garreth Carvell has been named in John Kear's first Wales squad, 14 years after he last played for the country. The 33-year-old former Hull and Warrington front rower, who is on a short-term deal with Castleford, is included in Kear's 22-man squad for the 2014 European Championships, which get... | Former Great Britain prop Garreth Carvell picked for Wales squad .
Carvell will appear for Wales for the first time since the 2000 World Cup .
The former Hull and Warrington star played for England in 2010-11 .
The forward is currently on a short-term deal with Castleford Tigers .
John Kear named his first squad since ... |
f85f872b79ee2eda123fb13accf16908dd9aefb0 | (CNN) -- America's longest war is expected to conclude by the end of next year, when the United States plans to withdraw all its combat troops from Afghanistan. But many challenges remain. Insurgents are still a "resilient and determined" threat, according to a Pentagon report released this week. Afghan security forces... | The United States plans to pull all combat troops from Afghanistan by 2014 .
CNN's Erin Burnett is in Afghanistan to get a sense of how the transition is going .
There is still much work to be done, she said, with regards to training and a post-2014 plan .
Some Afghans are optimistic about the change; others are fearfu... |
f85f95a4c6305990a0a5f8943db6557f0e088d84 | MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida (CNN) -- No piece of equipment is more crucial to a soldier in the field than his rifle. And America's most elite troops are about to get a new series of rifles designed for their unique and dangerous missions. CNN was given an exclusive look at two new rifles for an elite group of U.S. ... | Military will train an elite group of troops with versatile new rifles .
Mark 16, Mark 17 rifles designed for their unique and dangerous missions .
Usually secretive Special Operation Command gave CNN an exclusive look .
The new rifles are designed to handle the greater rate of use and last twice as long . |
f85fcc14827aded0dfc0c9667c3d637144cbf399 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . An ill-tempered 22-pound cat that trapped a family of three from Oregon in a bedroom has been sent to a shelter. Teresa Barker and Lee Palmer, from Portland, Oregon, called the Multnomah County Animal Services Monday and asked to come and pick up their now-infamous black-and-white house cat n... | Police were called to a Portland, Oregon, home March 9 to subdue the 4-year-old part-Himalayan cat Lux .
Cat attacked Lee Palmer's 7-month-old child after the baby pulled its tail .
Owner Lee Palmber said after attack they will not give up on Lux and instead will seek therapy for him .
Lux is now staying at Multnomah C... |
f860cd48534ccf8782346f81e8f2a699b284a7ce | Jung Park, 41, allegedly placed ads in Korean newspapers seeking body paint models to work . A photographer has been arrested on suspicion of trying to force women into having sex with him by threatening to have them deported if they refuse his advances. Jung Park, 41, allegedly placed ads in Korean newspapers seeking... | Jung Park allegedly put ads in Korean newspapers for body paint models .
Police say one model reported Park, 41, touched her and tried to rape her .
When she refused to comply, Park threatened to call immigration services . |
f86159be10499ec9dd5ad87b7d99ddfb26d0dd42 | A man who killed a cop nearly two decades ago was executed Tuesday night, in a highly controversial death penalty case. Robert Wayne Holsey was sentenced to death for shooting dead a sheriff's deputy, Will Robinson, in 1995 while he robbed a store in Milledgeville, Georgia. He died just after 10:51pm local time, after ... | Robert Wayne Holsey was executed just after 10:51pm Tuesday .
Sentenced to die for fatally shooting George sheriff's deputy Will Robinson in 1995 .
The killer had appealed for clemency after his defense attorney admitted drinking a quart of vodka a day during his trial .
The jury did not hear about Holsey's intellectua... |
f8616fbe6e4c2d325a415a1152bd929bcc8d9e5b | The pot wasn't real. Neither, admitted Floyd Mayweather was much else that went on in the cable television shows promoting his latest fight. Not the joint rolling parties with a bevy of female friends in his Las Vegas mansion. Not the 31 minute fights without a break in the 'Dog House' of his gym just off the city's g... | Floyd Mayweather was the subject of reality TV show All Access prior to fighting Marcos Maidana earlier this month .
The programme featured Mayweather attending marijuana parties, fighting for 31 minutes straight and betting on the fight with his friends .
The 37-year-old was called before Nevada boxing regulators on T... |
f861db7d5064fe48ea96b49215ad5fcb9c1d874e | By . Joel Christie . He was essentially the most unpopular person in New York's East Village during the drastic renovations of his home. But Friends star David Schwimmer seems to be slowly winning back his neighbors after helping police investigate a crime on Monday. A brawl broke out in a first-floor apartment around ... | Crime occurred outside the actor's $4 million East Village home .
He turned over security footage to police .
Caused controversy in the neighborhood by knocking down the existing 160-year-old building . |
f861ec5d9ecd8d13308b3f19ec4dabee682e2b41 | (CNN) -- As the NBA's Jason Collins made history by coming out as gay, he sought advice from someone who'd walked this road before: Lance Bass. In case you don't recall, the singer soared to fame in the late '90s as part of the popular boy band 'N Sync, but he didn't open up about his sexuality until 2006. At the time,... | Lance Bass says he gave NBA player Jason Collins advice on coming out .
The singer opened up publicly about his sexuality in 2006 .
Bass says he wished he'd had more time to process how to handle the media . |
f86247de84e6402fb4577c0e766c512aa94c81d3 | When laughter is forced, it activates a part of the brain linked with deciphering emotions. Genuine laughter lights up parts linked with happiness . Next time your boss tells a bad joke and you feel compelled to laugh, beware - they can tell you're faking it. Researchers from London have discovered our brains carry out... | Study found our brains respond differently to genuine and fake laughter .
Fake laughter activates a part of the brain linked with deciphering emotions .
While genuine laughter lights up areas linked with positive feelings .
Researchers measured brain responses of people as they watched videos .
Each volunteer picked cl... |
f8627e4ded5d770e08d2cdef790eae82022f1f7c | Editor's note: With fears of a swine flu pandemic rising daily, CNN Pentagon producer Larry Shaughnessy remembered a batch of letters from his grandfather, a World War I soldier who battled the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919. Martin "Al" Culhane, left, is pictured with his older brother, Frank, around 1918 or 1919. ... | U.S. soldier survived Spanish flu pandemic not once, but twice .
1918 Spanish flu ravaged military camps where soldiers trained for WWI .
Letter says camp put "under quarantine to prevent an epidemic of Spanish influenza"
Martin "Al" Culhane in letter told his brother to keep infection secret from rest of family . |
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