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f8a5c7e25cb2b77517435e42cf01844c3259f638 | By . Graham Smith . PUBLISHED: . 07:27 EST, 26 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:09 EST, 26 April 2012 . An Australian backpacker has been hired as a nanny by David and Samantha Cameron after a series of long distance interviews over the internet. Sammi Strange, 24, has limited professional experience of looking after chi... | Sammi Strange, 24, won over the PM and his wife after a series of long-distance Skype interviews .
The Camerons picked out her CV from a nanny agency .
Her father is hoping she meets eligible Prince Harry . |
f8a5e1320bf4cec111e5c880ad67db8eae1b5cd4 | (CNN) -- Northern Ireland's incredible golfing year continued on Saturday as Michael Hoey remained ahead of his more heralded compatriots at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. The 32-year-old will take a three-shot lead from 2010 U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell as he seeks the biggest win of his care... | Northerhn Irish golfer Michael Hoey moves three shots clear at Alfred Dunhill Links .
World No. 271 cards his third successive 66 in European Tour event in Scotland .
Compatriot Graeme McDowell is second going into Sunday's final round .
Fellow countryman Rory McIlroy is also in contention tied for fourth . |
f8a606d433b73fed61ad64dd17b58edb366337ac | By . Ray Massey . PUBLISHED: . 13:22 EST, 20 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:35 EST, 21 March 2012 . It was the Japanese car-maker whose generously equipped, modestly priced and most reliable vehicles began the assault on slapdash British cars in the Seventies and sounded the death-knell for the UK-owned motor industry.... | At their 1970s peak the Datsun cars came keenly priced, packed with .
technology that would be a costly extra on British and European built .
cars .
The Datsun will go on sale from 2014 in Indonesia India and Russia, and could be in UK and other European roads if sales go well . |
f8a64887de44fc317a8fba292b54d2cf36578f4f | Rick Santorum's decision to drop out of the Republican presidential race came after he spent the holiday weekend evaluating the race with his family, who were grappling with the latest hospitalization of his 3-year-old daughter Bella. Santorum's path to the nomination hinged on three puzzle pieces falling neatly in pla... | Santorum made his decision after evaluating the race with his family .
Campaign hoped that Texas would become a winner-take-all state .
Santorum also wanted Gingrich out of race, but he shows no sign of quitting .
Financial issues also played a role in Santorum's decision . |
f8a7abcfabd305249829d602655456fd814b3365 | New York (CNN) -- An airport security supervisor accused of stealing from passengers and accepting stolen money was granted $100,000 bail Wednesday by a U.S. magistrate judge in federal court in Newark, New Jersey. Michael Arato, 41, is seen on surveillance video at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to a ... | TSA official granted bail during court hearing .
Complaint: Michael Arato is seen stealing from passengers on surveillance video .
He allegedly targeted non-English-speaking women . |
f8a7c0ee6fc40ef9fb14db660b5c13ee0a3dd675 | For a decade Vancouver reigned unchallenged as the best place to live in the world. But the Canadian city has finally been toppled by Melbourne, Australia, in the twice-annual list produced by the Economist's Intelligence Unit. In fact, Vancouver, known for its spectacular natural beauty and relaxed West Coast way of l... | Canadian city consigned to third place with Vienna taking second spot .
London and New York ranked 53rd and 56th .
War in Libya sees Tripoli slip into bottom ten . |
f8a7ce57860212fefc5683bc94541de8a0f18036 | By . James Chapman and Steve Doughty . PUBLISHED: . 18:55 EST, 17 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:26 EST, 17 March 2013 . Culture Secretary Maria Miller claimed a 'climbdown' by Mr Miliband had brought the parties closer to launching a powerful newspaper watchdog which would implement fines of up to £1million . Talks on... | Tory sources claim Labour and Lib Dems had offered 'key concessions'
‘Climbdown’ by Miliband brought Opposition ‘much closer to Tory position’
Parties disagree over key details of the new rules governing the Press .
Cross-party talks on Leveson report on media .
standards collapsed last week .
Prime Minister lost pati... |
f8a7f2065bb810a659ce9d294adab95fe12c720d | Could Saturday Night Live be coming to an end? The popular sketch comedy program is in its 40th season this year, and ahead of the show's highly anticipated special on February 15 to mark the occasion, creator Lorne Michaels is sharing who his favorite cast members have been, the A-list actors who auditioned for roles ... | Lorne Michaels has suggested in a new interview that Saturday Night Live may end when he steps down .
This as the show is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a live special on February 15 featuring past cast members and hosts .
Tina Fey, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Chevy Chase, Jimmy Fallon, Kristen Wiig and Amy... |
f8a8310d9ac5b4ce45772d46c82d28218f7d187e | By . Nik Simon . Follow @@Nik_Simon88 . Andre Schurrle is hoping to add to his World Cup medal with more silverware at Chelsea this season. The 23-year-old German international scored three goals in Brazil and also set up Mario Gotze's extra-time winner in the 1-0 final victory over Argentina. But the winger's attentio... | German international says he is 'highly motivated' after World Cup success .
The 23-year-old scored three goals during the campaign in Brazil .
Schurrle returned to Chelsea training on Monday along with summer recruits . |
f8a84cc582ccfd2b61621de2e90e8b7fe4f9e8b9 | TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Dancing in public is not allowed in Iran, but thousands could hardly contain themselves at a recent presidential campaign rally in the capital city, Tehran. Supporters hope Zahra Rahnavard will become Iran's future first lady. On this day, the deafening cheers were not for presidential hopeful Mi... | Wife of presidential hopeful Mir Hossein Mousavi generates huge crowds .
Never in the history of Iranian presidential elections has a wife been in the forefront .
"This is the first time after the Revolution we see a lady behind the president"
Could draw young voters in Iran, where median age is 27 . |
f8a853114dc0f1913733ce2e75c50805c0b3c6e5 | School children as young as four have been moved after it was feared rats had invaded classrooms. Forty reception pupils, aged four and five, had to be moved from St Joseph's Catholic Primary, in Wallasey, Merseyside, after reports of rodents. Three classrooms had to be closed after staff at the school suspected the pe... | Parents at Merseyside primary school fear the building has a rat problem .
Kelly Cotton, 23, has decided to keep her daughter Lexie, 4, at home until the problem is fixed .
Council officials admit there is evidence of mouse droppings but no sign of any rats .
Three classrooms closed while pest control officers clean th... |
f8a918e150fe4721ba5493b62655622d3b83fae1 | (CNN)As the huge plume of black smoke fills the sky, people react with shock and confusion. Some run to try to tackle small blazes, others stand and stare. Captured on what appears to be a cellphone video, the scene is believed to be the immediate aftermath of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine... | A video that emerged over the weekend purportedly shows the crash's aftermath .
Dutch investigators have begun the removal of wreckage from the site .
Ukraine's President tells German newspaper country is ready for 'scenario of total war'
The passenger jet carrying 298 people was shot down in July over eastern Ukraine ... |
f8a9fd9c66d2b0ea4a590ffcb59c4c655b39f8b2 | Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is ‘adamant’ that Raheem Sterling will stay at the club despite reported interest from Europe’s finest, but on current form it will be equally important for him to tie down Jordan Henderson for the long-term at Anfield. Sterling’s future has been the subject of interest from the likes ... | Raheem Sterling has been a target for some of Europe's biggest clubs .
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are interested in the 19-year-old .
Rodgers said he was 'Absolutely adamant' that Sterling wanted to stay .
Jordan Henderson's top form make him equally important at Anfield .
Sterling set up Henderson's goal as t... |
f8aa32065a6ff0e50eafe03e5b379f31ec085a0f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:48 EST, 30 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:56 EST, 30 January 2014 . A hotel in Belgium is offering tourists the chance to stay in a accomodation designed to look like a colon. The CasAnus Hotel offers couples an overnight stay for 120 Euros - around £100 - complete with a do... | The CasAnus Hotel rooms have a double bed, shower and central heating .
The one-room hotel is on an island near Antwerp . |
f8aa70ffea8b2fe25cf91c61b0058b03bcad0d70 | A holidaymaker used his camera to record the frightening moment a mother elephant and her calf angrily chased a Jeep full of safari tourists in Africa. The nature lovers were traveling through Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park when the heart-stopping encounter occurred. Anthon van Dijk, from the Netherlands, pulle... | Anthon van Dijk, from the Netherlands, captured the incident on camera .
Occurred while touring through Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park .
Elephants shocked tourists when they unexpectedly charged the vehicle . |
f8aa84317bb5e5a87e99532769865cfd95e5ee57 | Leinster made it four straight wins in all competitions with a bonus point success against injury-hit Edinburgh at the RDS. Two tries from back rowers Dominic Ryan and Jack Conan had Leinster 12-0 up in as many minutes, with Tom Heathcote replying with a lone penalty before half-time. Heathcote had a disappointing nigh... | Leinster secured their fourth win a row in all competitions at RDS on Friday .
Dominic Ryan scored two tries in Leinster's 33-8 victory over Edinburgh .
Bonus-point win was comfortable for Leinster against injury-hit visitors . |
f8aa91b491567e1eccfeac10be01d4d7167666fe | (Parenting.com) -- One Mother's Day, I bought my wife what she had wanted for years -- a weeping cherry tree -- and I threw in a bird bath, so that when the tree matures, our feathered friends can happily splash and drink under its loving protection. Oh boy! Another tie or pair of funny boxer shorts for Dad! For Father... | Writer believes Father's Day is not as respected as Mother's Day .
Says: We're paying for the sins of our fathers, and our fathers' fathers .
We deserve more than boxer shorts, soap-on-a-rope, and neckties .
Plasma TV with 50-inch screen, built-in surround-sound speakers would be nice . |
f8aab2b608538c4db15721ccadba1fd10e9df005 | By . Chris Murphy . PUBLISHED: . 08:07 EST, 2 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:07 EST, 2 June 2012 . A bear ate the corpse of a convicted murderer in a wooded area of Canada, according to authorities. The mauled body of Rory Wagner, 53, was found in a rural area in southern British Columbia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Pol... | Remains of Rory Wagner, 53, found in bushes near his abandoned car .
Animal prints and scratch marks discovered on vehicle, police say . |
f8aac00db799da3b5cacbd234258450fada3b99e | (CNN) -- Democrats, as President Obama said Wednesday, took a shellacking in Tuesday's contentious midterm elections. They lost control of the House to Republicans but managed to cling onto a reduced majority in the Senate. The election will reverberate throughout American politics, with the newcomers vowing to lower g... | Drew Westen says the election was a repudiation -- of what? Americans just want jobs .
Jeffrey Miron explains why California rejected Prop 19, to make pot legal .
Ten of the craziest, most effective or most damaging attack ads, from Adam Hanft .
Remember 1994; the youth vote; Tea Party's message to Republicans and more... |
f8aadc0a077a186afc264d8050cc662969da595a | By . Shari Miller . PUBLISHED: . 04:09 EST, 14 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:26 EST, 15 August 2012 . Convicted: Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach for Penn State, faces 442 years in jail for child sex abuse . Penn State University has been told its status is 'in jeopardy' as the fallout from the Jer... | Status 'in jeopardy' following internal investigation into sex abuse scandal .
University remains 'on warning' and must make several improvements .
Penn State argues action has 'nothing to do with quality of education'
Warning comes just a day after fresh allegations were made of a pedophile sex ring at the east coast ... |
f8ab373b4545599674eb99897ec125ce293ca76f | By . Kieran Gill for MailOnline . Follow @@kie1410 . Jose Mourinho, somewhat resolutely, tells those looking his way in the press room that he cannot let his emotions rule what's best for Chelsea when it comes to Thibaut Courtois and Petr Cech. And that cold approach seems the way to go with the Chelsea manager lookin... | Jose Mourinho set to pick Thibaut Courtois over Petr Cech in Chelsea's Premier League opener against Burnley at Turf Moor on Monday night .
6ft 6in Courtois and 6ft 5in Cech are competing for a regular starting place .
Mourinho insists he can juggle and keep both happy at Stamford Bridge .
Chelsea manager says competin... |
f8abf4bf68682f93908f8acef4db4c402384ec4a | Dallas (CNN) -- The far-reaching investigation into a "bounty" scandal is reverberating across the National Football League and threatens to tarnish the loveable image of the New Orleans Saints franchise. "It's going to be a huge scandal," senior Sports Illustrated writer Peter King told CNN. "This will give the NFL a ... | NFL: As many as 27 players took part in the "bounty" program .
Former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams admits to paying for hits .
Williams: "We knew it was wrong while we were doing it."
Investigation grows to include Washington Redskins . |
f8ac6609a199b06e5540f899f06452fef46a7db0 | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 03:27 EST, 21 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:28 EST, 21 June 2012 . More than £5billion of revenue is 'at risk' because wealthy investors are ploughing money into film finance schemes to avoid tax, it emerged today. The partnerships can act as a big incentive for investors to support ... | HMRC investigating 600 partnerships which are placing £5bn of revenue 'at risk' |
f8ad5229b38c74d03faf68bfd84d36a485b16207 | (CNN) -- "The Borgias" are back for a second season and according to star Jeremy Irons we can expect even more nefarious plotting and lustful encounters. The 63-year-old actor has had a long career including an Academy Award for "Reversal of Fortune" and voicing the malevolent Scar in "The Lion King." He recently spoke... | Jeremy Irons plays Rodrigo Borgia, a Pope, in "The Borgias"
The actor voiced the malevolent Scar in "The Lion King"
"Making 'The Borgias' is a great experience, we have a lot of fun," Irons said . |
f8ae5a37858e1f57764f930c6d9681d4ff90239a | By . Sally Lee . The super-cuteness of Nemo, the beloved clownfish made famous in Pixar's delightful film Finding Nemo, is being used to highlight what Greenpeace says is a potential environmental disaster on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Greenpeace Australia Pacific has released a controversial advertisement which f... | Greenpeace have uploaded controversial activist video to YouTube .
The 30 second ad protests against the building of the Carmichael coal mine in Galilee Basin, in northwest Queensland .
The new mine will require a shipping terminal in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area . |
f8ae605d632894364ac0fdcd30d60834e8101041 | (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton got herself into a frenzy of controversy as a result of an interview with The Atlantic in which she took some shots at President Obama's foreign policy. Clinton said that "Don't do stupid stuff," an infamous off-the-record quote from the President, didn't cut it as an "organizing" principle in ... | Hillary Clinton had to backtrack a bit on comments critical of Obama foreign policy .
Julian Zelizer: Hillary has had difficulty with the left, but can make strong arguments for 2016 .
Democrats will want someone, like Hillary, who can be a strong force vs. Republicans, he says . |
f8ae7045feec98bffff41c9ea789310338f4587a | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 09:14 EST, 14 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:44 EST, 14 December 2012 . Two pagans were sentenced to more than a decade in prison today after being found guilty of abusing children in bizarre sex rituals as part of a witches' coven. Peter Petrauske and Jack Kemp were said to have worn ce... | Peter Petrauske and Jack Kemp were involved in pagan sex ring in 1970s .
Pair abused girls as young as three in bizarre rituals, according to police . |
f8aecd17c8cc6654f5bca70f3382791db2c05da5 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 05:51 EST, 14 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:09 EST, 14 December 2012 . Tragic: Bethany Adcock, 14, of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, was one of six girls at Meadowhead School experimenting with the sniffing craze . A 14-year-old schoolgirl died after inhaling fumes from a deodorant can i... | Bethany Adcock, 14, of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, died in her bedroom .
Sheffield United FC player had been taught how to sniff aerosols by friend .
Father recalls 'harrowing call' from Bethany's friend when she collapsed .
Six girls were trying craze at Meadowhead School when death happened . |
f8aed22d8650ce50636e53bac4a162272119970f | Criticism: Education Secretary Michael Gove said some families make the wrong decisions and get into financial trouble . Families become so poor they are forced to turn to food banks because of their own ‘decisions’, Michael Gove has claimed. The Education Secretary argued that people who find themselves unable to buy ... | Education Secretary says families are 'unable to manage their finances'
More than half a million people have turned to food banks, charities say .
Labour condemn minister's remarks as 'insulting and out of touch' |
f8af2dfa5b1b6051838ab82304818db312f9db3c | Troubled country singer Mindy McCready is allegedly under investigation for any possible role she played in her live-in boyfriend’s shooting death, as new claims emerge that he was cheating on her and possibly threatened to leave her on the day that he died. The latest folds in the saga surrounding the death of McCread... | David Wilson, 34, was McCready's live in boyfriend and her 'soul mate'
Police told MailOnline that they were called to the scene and found the music producer had 'self-inflicted gunshot wound'
Wilson 'may have been having affair that caused McCready to be jealous'
National Enquirer says she was the one to call 911 .
Co... |
f8af52a4b8e5c3c4cd666d62abe286da89831b55 | (CNN) -- A 35-year-old cold case in Texas came to an end this week when the skeletal remains of a body found in a drought-affected lake were determined to be that of a woman who went missing in 1979. A forensic anthropologist used dental records to determine the remains found last week in a pickup in Lake Granbury were... | For 35 years, what happened to Helen Holladay had been a mystery .
Last week, a truck containing skeletal remains was found in a drought-affected lake .
A forensic anthropologist used dental records to determine it was Holladay . |
f8af768c490ba4e0568785fa18cb31351e885244 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 21:55 EST, 13 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:11 EST, 14 May 2013 . A woman shot her friend in the leg accidentally while they waited for coffee at Starbucks. When Pamela Beck, from Pinellas Park, put her bags down to pay for her coffee on Saturday afternoon, a loaded gun she had fo... | Florida woman forgot loaded gun was in her bag .
Gun went off in Tyrone Square Mall, St Petersburg, at weekend . |
f8af934587b9f3abf9c6b667110ce4e9fe7f21c5 | Creepy clown hoaxes have landed YouTube sensations DM Pranks a Hollywood feature deal, but that can wait - first the Italian reality horror outfit wants to terrify fans for Halloween. A new film by the team from Magione, Perugia, led by Matteo, replaces their brutal Bozo character, who duped passers-by into believing h... | DM Pranks landed a Hollywood deal after their clown horrors went viral .
Their new work features a mutant character spooking the general public .
The flesh-hungry mutant chases people with an axe and shoots an arrow .
During filming the crew were stopped by 15 police officers while using a fake gun in a scene which did... |
f8afd4bcbcfe64cce07fe6d90329289bfc91c725 | (CNN) -- One of NASCAR's top drivers, Kurt Busch, is being investigated for domestic assault, Delaware police said Friday. The Dover, Delaware, police department issued a statement indicating its investigators first heard of the allegation at 2 p.m. Wednesday. "The department is still investigating the victim's claims ... | NEW: Busch attorney says the allegation is a lie made up by a woman after a relationship ended .
Police in Dover, Delaware, say they learned of the allegation against Busch on Wednesday .
Police are now investigating this allegation, but haven't released any details .
Busch's team, Stewart-Haas Racing, takes the claim ... |
f8b0804f6e1dc91cd46a3b6f019ce927549ebd53 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 05:03 EST, 1 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:42 EST, 1 August 2013 . A woman has been found dead in a lake at the University of East Anglia, police have confirmed. The body was found in the lake known as the UEA Broad shortly before 9am today at the university's Norwich campus. Police sa... | Police were called to the Norwich campus shortly before 9am today .
The age of the person involved has not been confirmed .
A tweet from the UEA said it is 'supporting police with their inquiries' |
f8b0e2b066174b42992b0c4dc96d3feefc19ffaf | Samsonite is recalling 250,000 suitcases, including some sold through UK online stores, amid concerns about toxic chemicals. The move follows tests by a consumer group which found traces of a cancer-risk chemical in handles on the luxury bags. The recall relates to the Tokyo Chic brand, which is part of the American To... | Hong Kong consumer group found higher than recommended hydrocarbon levels .
Luggage maker moves to reassure customers about its Tokyo Chic case .
Samsonite expects the recall will end up costing $500,000 . |
f8b13bf1b641d391fa329f1e7e143501974aaaec | (CNN) -- Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season, the nine-time European champion's president Florentino Perez announced at a news conference on Monday. By his own admission Mourinho, who won one La Liga crown and a Copa del Rey with Real after taking charge in 2010, has endured what he has called... | Jose Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season .
Madrid president Florentino Perez says 'timing is right' to end relationship .
Real linked with Carlo Ancelotti while Mourinho is expected to take charge at Chelsea . |
f8b1408d212061503c04d30f02b43e6134302a76 | U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is worried about wholes that are greater than the sum of their parts. Take, for instance, the current mix of bomb-makers from Yemen with foreign fighters in Syria. "That's a deadly combination, where you have people who have the technical know-how along with the people who have this ki... | Holder is concerned about a mix of bomb-makers and foreign fighters .
The U.S. attorney general talks to ABC's "This Week"
Recent security upgrades are "not a test," he says . |
f8b16788375d410ec5e2ade44b1a2bd167b9b288 | North Korea has no athletes at the Sochi Olympic Games, and skiing is not the first thing that springs to mind when thinking about the isolated nation. That's why tour operators are billing North Korea's luxury new Masik Pass as "the most exotic ski resort on Earth." Located in Kangwon province, the hotel and resort --... | Snowboarder and journalist Jean Lee checks in at N. Korea's new luxury ski resort .
Masik, which opened on January 1, has 11 ski runs and a 120-room hotel .
Resort "built for locals" -- foreigners may come with tour groups . |
f8b18c8592030844ecfb10515562f3b787e556db | Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev always acted like a 'bully' and a 'tough guy' at high school but appeared harmless, according to an ex-girlfriend he once allegedly slapped. Nadine Ascencao, 25, has spoken out about her relationship with the man who allegedly planted two bombs at the Boston Marathon last week, ... | Nadine Ascencao, 25, said Tsarnaev 'was a little tough guy' in high school .
In 2009, he 'admitted slapping her during an argument about another woman', police records show - but the charges were dropped .
Ascencao said she never believed he was capable of anything 'major'
Friends say he had a pattern of verbal abuse a... |
f8b1aadf352222d2adc0eac62114993bf6c79b81 | Barefoot and sitting cross-legged on the floor, Samantha Cameron is listening to mothers telling stories about their children. But in this mothers’ group, the tales are of grief, fear and terrible loss. They are some of the most shocking stories she has ever heard. On her first solo foreign trip, the Prime Minister’s w... | Samantha Cameron was on a visit to Lebanon as an ambassador for Save the Children .
Prime Minister's wife said she was .
horrified by stories she heard from those caught up in the violence .
The number of refugees has increased from 1,000 a day at the beginning of the year to over 8,000 a day . |
f8b214d886adbe3d9ef195fe9ee7a5b4a483d784 | (CNN) -- The number of people who have fled Syria and registered as refugees amid the country's civil war was to surpass 3 million Friday, and a further 6.5 million are believed to be displaced within the war-torn nation, the U.N. refugee agency said. That means almost half of all Syrians have been forced to leave thei... | NEW: U.N.: 44 peacekeepers seized near Golan Heights "are safe and in good health"
U.N.: 3 million have left Syria during civil war; 6.5 million others are internally displaced .
Almost half of all Syrians forced to leave their homes, agency says .
More than 80% of refugees are struggling to make a living, U.N. says . |
f8b45fffe081b6a5462cfa7e3a38a0a3cf357a2f | Washington (CNN) -- A federal judge from Montana and the dean of Harvard's law school are among several names being added to the short list of potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court, a government source said. Sidney Thomas, a 14-year veteran on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, is being vetted by the... | Appellate judge, Harvard law dean, Harvard professor among possibles .
Sources say White House attempting to look beyond last year's candidates .
Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement last week . |
f8b48da6ddfc36dc994c1716194cfecca230b594 | EXCLUSIVE By . Ted Thornhill . and Mark Duell . Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment a £300,000 Lamborghini crashed in London - with the supercar taking off on impact as it clips a car that pulled out in front of it. The deafening sound of the Lamborghini Aventador's V12 engine is heard as a Mazda 2 pulls out ont... | Video shows the exotic car clipping a Mazda that pulled out in front of it and momentarily leaving the ground .
Vehicle has been filmed being driven aggressively in the past with flames firing out of its uprated exhaust .
Parked BMW and Mazda 5 worth a fraction of the price also involved in the accident on Sloane Stree... |
f8b492e2862c230d4133dba5192f593a53a1fda1 | There is possibly one rugby ball in the entire building, but Brian O’Driscoll manages to find it and cradle it in his arms for the whole interview. Here is a man who has spent most of his life with a ball in his hands — developing such a natural connection that it has almost become a fifth limb. As a player, he relied ... | Brian O'Driscoll thinks English rugby is obsessed with gym work .
Former Ireland centre wants more players to work on rugby skills first .
O'Driscoll says that New Zealand will win the World Cup . |
f8b4ac9e4871e200c277dd7c31842dab8f097b67 | A judge is expected to settle the bitter dispute between Dr Martin Luther King Jr's children over who is entitled to his Bible and his Nobel Peace Prize. The last time the reverend's Holy Book was seen in public was to swear in President Barack Obama in 2013. Since, it has remained in a safe with the slain civil rights... | Martin Luther King III and Dexter Scott King plan to sell their father's Bible and 1964 Nobel Peace Prize to a private buyer .
Their sister Bernice refused to hand over the items and opposes the sale .
Last March, she handed them to a court and they remained in a safe .
A judge will pass verdict or send the case to tri... |
f8b4cf3803e428f66ddea351a5568a9cb198343a | Tallahassee, Florida (CNN) -- How did two convicted murderers allegedly get their hands on forged documents that granted them early release from a Florida prison? Authorities believe it all started with one inmate teaching another how to fabricate the legal paperwork. From inside the Franklin Correctional Institution i... | Investigators are looking at texts between Charles Walker and Joseph Jenkins .
Nydeed Nashaddai used a similar scheme to escape jail, prison records show .
The prisoners sent the documents to someone on the outside, an official says .
Walker and Jenkins, both 34, have been recaptured . |
f8b5225f738170acd1a0cf64e2171fa335484624 | LifeWire provides original and syndicated lifestyle content to Web publishers. Joan Shim is a freelance writer and former editor at Pet Product News. (LifeWire) -- If you take a multivitamin every morning and perhaps a supplement or two because you care about your health, does it make sense to do the same with your do... | Pet supplement market has grown 15 percent per year since 2000 .
FDA does not test supplements on animals .
Some products don't contain advertised amount of supplement .
FDA urges owners to check with vet before giving pets supplements . |
f8b5380058368d92e5e7c87fed795eb51f5a2e96 | (CNN) -- Federal prosecutors revealed a photograph Thursday that they say show an Amish man attacking another Amish man by attempting to forcibly cut his beard. The photo was submitted as evidence in the trial of 16 Amish men and women charged with federal hate crimes in connection with last year's beard-cutting attack... | Federal prosecutors submitted a photo they say shows Amish attack .
In it, one Amish man is attempting to forcibly remove another's beard .
It was one of several attacks that exposed a rift in Ohio's Amish community .
16 Amish men and women face federal hate crimes charges for the attacks . |
f8b57d67661d527e09ed88a598bf36090fc50df8 | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . Attempts to reintroduce dormice where they had become extinct have failed – because the creatures are too dozy. The species, once widespread in Britain, declined in the 1950s due to loss of hedgerows and by the 1990s had become extinct in seven counties. In an attempt to restore numbers,... | Attempt to reintroduce creatures in 19 sites from Yorkshire to Suffolk .
Declined in 50s due to loss of hedgerows - now extinct in several counties . |
f8b5c547ab225e72ab8bcc2a298437b9c1c7a2fd | (CNN) -- Ralph Verdi has been working for nearly 30 hours. You won't hear him complain. He says yes and no ma'am when a reporter stops him to ask him a question, even though he's helping lead the rescue effort of three New Jersey towns that are drowning. Verdi works for the police in Little Ferry, a town of about 10,00... | NEW: President Obama is set to tour damaged areas of New Jersey on Wednesday .
NEW: Houses end up in the middle of highway; rail cars float on turnpike .
NEW: Some flood victims were barefoot; mothers carried diaper bags and babies as they fled .
The affected area is in Bergen County near New York City . |
f8b6530aa17d8ade7bc5d1314ed963ca426aa344 | By . Emily Allen . Last updated at 11:38 AM on 15th December 2011 . An elderly woman has been left a prisoner in her own home for three months after the building's owners refused to mend a broken lift. Widow Florence Bailey suffers from heart problems and is too ill to get down the stairs of her flat in Stockport, Grea... | Florence Bailey fears she will be stuck inside over Christmas and New Year .
She has been forced to rely on friends to get her shopping since September . |
f8b6ccb1ce7d2fd83936b8f77e2b3915f8b7c9f4 | By . Alexandra Klausner . PUBLISHED: . 21:40 EST, 28 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 21:47 EST, 28 January 2014 . It may be war-torn but it's still hot on the housing market. Now you can own the backdrop from the film Zero Dark Thirty for $7.5 million. The Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in California's Santa Clarita Valley speci... | The set has been used for Zero Dark Thirty, True Blood, and Iron Man .
The Afghanistan backdrop is so realistic that the U.S. Military uses it for training purposes .
The set is at the Blue Cloud Movie Ranch is California's Santa Clarita Valley . |
f8b7428986dc1be7cffcc0349df681376fc351fa | Germany is poised for its first deployment of troops in Ukraine since the Nazi invasion of then Soviet territory in 1941 which led to millions of deaths. An historic move to send 200 peacekeepers – including 50 paratroopers – was under active consideration last night. It comes as the crumbling ceasefire between pro-Rus... | Move to send 200 peacekeepers including paratroopers under consideration .
Chancellor Angela Merkel has led European plans to secure peace in Ukraine .
More than 3,600 people have died in the conflict in 2014, according to the UN . |
f8b76a750720ddb7a9203b663107ff3ab67a3ad5 | By . Nina Golgowski . PUBLISHED: . 08:37 EST, 13 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:52 EST, 13 October 2012 . Two law school students have been arrested after witnesses say the men decapitated an exotic bird at a Las Vegas resort and then laughed about it while tossing around its severed body. Eric Cuellar and Justin Tei... | Eric Cuellar and Justin Teixeira are jailed on felony charges after witnesses said the men chased the bird into trees before returning with its severed body and laughing .
Alleged attack happened at the Flamingo resort-casino .
Police don't believe drugs were involved . |
f8b8d10eb003ea73daf656dd6ac3fc29d1907ef7 | By . Luke Salkeld . At first glance, they look like good Samaritans helping a person in a wheelchair across a busy road. In fact, heroin addicts Adam Webster and Sarah Harcourt are kidnapping a quadriplegic man and wheeling him into a park to mug him for just £6. The couple were arrested within 40 minutes of robbing St... | Adam Webster and Sarah Harcourt took Stephen Dooley from a book stall .
The drug addicts forced him to a nearby park, took his cash and left him .
Trial heard that Stephen had lost all confidence and was 'scared to go out'
Couple have nearly 100 convictions and robbed the victim to pay for heroin .
Webster was jailed f... |
f8b9677de6356bc70673e3e1dc22400edf2a9b76 | By . Beth Stebner . PUBLISHED: . 10:34 EST, 12 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:46 EST, 12 March 2012 . A teenager on probation told police he struck his girlfriend’s young son Friday night after the boy wouldn’t stop crying, resulting in the toddler's death. Tyree Wright, 19, who was arrested five times before for assau... | Tyree Wright, 19, on probation for robbery charge .
He reportedly told police that he struck Jacquil Degraffenreid, two, twice after he wouldn't stop crying .
Was watching Jacquil while girlfriend was at work . |
f8b9c288c6e046c9100f8e28a5144e42ee3084d9 | By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 22:45 EST, 14 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:55 EST, 15 June 2012 . A birdwatcher feared he was going to be beheaded by a scythe-wielding 'lunatic' after being mistaken for a prowler. Scott Cullen, 22, had set up his camera to photograph woodpeckers in the Welsh countryside when he was ... | Victim, 22, was photographing woodpeckers when he was attacked by angry local resident Leslie Bickley, 63 . |
f8b9e4cc247cd1d7e487c8276be17c861ba2fca9 | By . Chris Brooke . PUBLISHED: . 06:49 EST, 30 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:52 EST, 30 April 2013 . A woman whose face was battered by her boyfriend has been refused NHS funding for an operation to repair the damage. Rebecca Beattie, 25, says she is struggling to breathe through her nose because of her injuries and h... | Rebecca Beattie, 25, was viciously beaten by Bradley Scot Want in April 2012 .
Suffered severely deviated septum, splayed nasal bones and fractures .
Told she 'doesn't meet criteria' for £5,500 repair work . |
f8bad0a56eb9bf1847c33596f66164c64e3402dd | Baltimore (CNN) -- Onlookers laughed and did nothing to help as a man was beaten, stripped and robbed on the street in Baltimore. The attack, which police say happened on March 18 after St. Patrick's Day celebrations, was captured by at least two cameras. Video of it went viral. "Not only did they rob him, but they att... | The victim reports his watch, iPhone and car key are stolen .
Police have not identified the 31-year-old man from Arlington, Virginia .
Video of the March 18 attack went viral . |
f8bb17510648e42e689d05741249fef35f2ce155 | A quiet seaside town was besieged by thousands of Goths at the weekend during a unique festival that celebrates the art of darkness. Goths, romantics and macabre fans travelled over the moors to Whitby, which has become their spiritual home. The town in North Yorkshire was chosen because it was where Bram Stoker wrote ... | The biannual Whitby Goth Weekend attracts people from all over UK .
Event held in Whitby as town was where Bram Stoker wrote Dracula . |
f8bb5c72a39c5ed9004f3ae0035caade0afb44d3 | Two boys who became trapped after a plow operator pushed snow over them survived for four hours thanks to a pocket of air, police said. Cousins Jason ‘J.J.’ Rivera, 9, and Elijah ‘Papito’ Martinez, 11, were recovering in the hospital after being dug out of a snowbank in Newburgh, New York, early Thursday morning. Autho... | Jason 'J.J.' Rivera, 9, and Elijah 'Papito' Martinez, 11, from Newburgh, New York, had gone out to build a snow fort on Wednesday night .
When they didn't come home at 10 a.m. their parents started to search for them - they were finally discovered at 2 a.m. trapped in the snow .
Authorities said a snow plow operator ha... |
f8bbc5e47d7d05bc86e70f769d14cfc037110be6 | (CNN) -- Rescuers pulled 130 people from the waters between Australia and Indonesia on Wednesday after a ship capsized, the Australian authorities said. Merchant and naval vessels, as well as a patrol aircraft, carried out the rescue effort about 107 nautical miles north of Australia's Christmas Island, the Australian ... | NEW: Rescuers have saved 130 people from the water .
NEW: One body has been recovered, and three people are missing .
The vessel turned over north of Australia's Christmas Island .
It is the second vessel to capsize in the area in the past week . |
f8bbcb4dcdcf97b70f4cdce1d0faf5471410173b | It might not have the power to deliver your shopping, but this photo-taking 'Rolling Spider' could soon bring drone technology to the masses. A Paris-based electronics firm has just released a miniature spying robot that it claims is more affordable and easier to control that existing drones. The smartphone-controlled ... | Rolling Spider uses rotors to fly and can be adapted to roll on ground .
Its flight is controlled through an app compatible with Android and iOS .
A smartphone's accelerometer changes the Rolling Spider's direction .
The drone weighs 65g but has just six minutes of battery life . |
f8bc3e03a6e0da69fcd02de8836c43cd9f2fddab | (CNN) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych would sign a law that would allow imprisoned opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to leave the country for medical treatment if Parliament passes such a measure, he said Thursday. The comment on the president's official website confirmed a second-hand account of his position... | NEW: President says he would sign a law allowing Tymoshenko to leave for care .
NEW: Ukraine's Parliament is now preparing such a law, president says .
NEW: Courts would need to set up an exit procedure .
NEW: Tymoshenko would like to go to Germany before November 20, daughter says . |
f8bc7f4298e62accd4e56c4eb09f3ed92bc6509a | Thomas Vermaelen has had his fair share of injury problems recently - and he endured another frustrating afternoon attempting to pull his car into the Barcelona training ground. The Belgian defender arrived in his Audi Q5 and struggled to steer the large vehicle around the tight corner between the railings on either s... | Thomas Vermaelen struggled to drive Audi into Barcelona training car park .
Belgian defender could not manoeuvre vehicle into tight car park entrance .
A crowd of Barca fans watched, laughed and attempted to help him .
Ex-Arsenal captain yet to make his Barcelona debut after summer move .
Barcelona sit top of La Liga w... |
f8bcd1e2f49b51e9ba266556202dd4888d386e45 | Sharks and crocodiles are predators in their own right, but who would win a fight if the two creatures came up against each other? The answer is a crocodile - at least if this photo is anything to go by. Andrew Paice, 43, managed to capture the moment this 5.5 metre crocodile named Brutus latched onto a bull shark in t... | A 5.5m crocodile grabbed hold of a bull shark on Kakadu's Adelaide River .
Andrew Paice captured the moment on Tuesday during a river cruise .
The 43-year-old is on a 12 month trip around Australia with his family . |
f8bcdf6b9e7fbf75206c32dfbecbfa819d7f9b9c | Liverpool host Chelsea in a the first leg of their enthralling Capital One Cup semi-final clash on Tuesday night. The match at Anfield will pip Brendan Rodgers against Jose Mourinho and follows a history of classic cup ties between the two sides. Here, Sportsmail's Martin Keown previews the huge clash... Brendan Rodger... | Liverpool host Chelsea in Capital One Cup semi-final on Tuesday night .
Jose Mourinho has a good record against Liverpool historically .
There've been some classic cup ties between sides and this could be too .
Cesc Fabregas must ensure he impacts on the game for the Blues .
Brendan Rodgers should revert to four at the... |
f8bd6377b022a49ae46424df8f0a891290986253 | Zoe Sugg, known under her vlogger name Zoella, sold a record number of copies of her debut book last week, but rumours are flying that she did not write the book herself. The 24-year-old YouTube sensation's book Girl Online broke the all-time record for highest first-week sales for a debut author, selling 78,109 copies... | Zoe 'Zoella' Sugg, 24, sold almost 80,000 copies of debut book in a week .
Girl Online outsold both JK Rowling's and Dan Brown's debut offerings .
Penguin admits Zoella 'did not write the book on her own'
The vlogger regularly has 12 million viewers on her YouTube channel . |
f8bdfe12b42753f525044ac9e4e05cd8b60e2cc9 | By . John Stevens . Huge legal bill: Dr Kathleen Baker, 72, who has spent 50 years fighting with another pensioner over the ownership of a £2million property in Cornwall . She has spent 50 years locked in a battle over her late father’s estate after it was left to his alleged mistress. Now, Kathleen Baker has argued th... | Retired academic Kathleen Baker is fighting for share of beachfront home .
It was bought with money from hotel her father gave to business partner .
Dr Baker is challenging the validity of the will that transferred the hotel . |
f8bf2a2297d38edeb6c61026cff05e337be72d46 | By . David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 09:42 EST, 4 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:25 EST, 4 November 2013 . President Obama has largely dismissed the disastrous launch of healthcare.gov by insisting that consumers can also apply for health insurance on the telephone or via paper applications, but... | At a 'war room' meeting on Oct. 21, website contractors learned that paper applications would be entered into the problematic website .
There are four ways to apply for Obamacare insurance, but they all rely on the disastrous website .
Using healthcare.gov is the only means to find out if an applicant is eligible for g... |
f8bf4d5f1d36f99799142db9266ad99ea9527894 | A father was horrified after his daughters opened a Frozen karaoke machine and discovered a pill inside it. Samuel Wilkes Read gave the toy to daughters Isabella, six, and Lola, four, after his sister-in-law bought it for them in America. The 33-year-old from Cambridge was shocked when they opened the gift to find the ... | Samuel Wilkes Read gave the toy to daughters Isabella, six, and Lola, four .
The sisters from Cambridge excitedly opened the gift yesterday .
Mr Wilkes Read was horrified when they discovered a green and purple pill .
The machine was bought by his sister-in-law in a Target store in New York . |
f8c14cf7d744bd5191aed18d74f5c3ca42adbc59 | (CNN) -- The worst weather disaster in American history took place in Galveston, Texas, in 1900 when a hurricane estimated as a Category 4 intensity blew ashore, killing thousands of residents and obliterating the town. The unnamed storm was first detected in the Atlantic on August 27, reaching Cuba as a tropical storm... | Category 4 storm destroyed Galveston in 1900 .
Estimates of the death toll range from 6,000 to 12,000 .
Residents ignored early storm warnings .
Complete destruction kept word from the outside world . |
f8c15c4351b8601147f3ab168e7815b819c629b4 | Gaza City (CNN) -- After weeks of fighting and hundreds of deaths, some semblance of peace may be coming to the Middle East -- at least temporarily. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Thursday that an unconditional humanitarian cease-fire will begin at 8 a.m. Friday in G... | NEW: Official: 1,452 killed in Gaza, which is more than a group says died in 2008, 2009 .
Israel and Hamas accept the 72-hour cease-fire, officials tell CNN .
Palestinian official "hoping against hope" it will lead to a "permanent cease-fire"
U.N. rights chief says Israeli shellings that killed civilians don't appear "... |
f8c19fca75c99bc6d3f095b5936022eebc5b3cc8 | A man has lost an incredible 11st and transformed his life after his wife casually signed them up to Weight Watchers after a night out. Chris Eichfeld's, 39, from Washington DC, story is made all the more remarkable by the fact he achieved his weight loss while in his job at a fast food company. Rather than a eureka mo... | Chris had always struggled with his weight and reached 23st or 322lb at his heaviest .
Working for a fast food company and a love of bad food meant he struggled to control his rising weight .
Only began diet when his wife casually signed him up to Weight Watchers .
Family overhauled their diet and began exercising .
Ch... |
f8c23c59f0e2d5477369d8f5b0d80374cfb8e13f | By . Sam Creighton . A cocaine shipment bound for the Vatican has been seized by German law enforcement. Customs officers at Leipzig Airport found 340 grams of the Class A drug, valued at €40,000 (£33,470), stuffed into 14 condoms and hidden in a shipment of cushions coming from an unnamed South American country. The p... | The drugs were intercepted at Leipzig Airport and are valued at €40,000 .
It was hidden in a shipment of cushions from South America .
It is unknown who the package was intended for and a sting operation to catch the person was unsuccessful .
The investigation is being taken forward by Interpol's Vatican office . |
f8c27f61f42ab0724d0c223407d2690c34c47684 | By . Lydia Warren . PUBLISHED: . 15:37 EST, 16 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:42 EST, 16 May 2013 . The parents of two young children who were allegedly stabbed to death by their nanny in their Upper West Side apartment last year have revealed they are expecting a baby boy. Marina and Kevin Krim shared the happy news on ... | Marina Krim, 36, found her daughter Lulu, 6,and son Leo, 2, stabbed to death at family's Manhattan apartment last October .
Family's nanny Yoseyln Ortega has been charged with their murders .
The Krims have said their surviving daughter Nessie 'saves us every day' |
f8c3588dd99f06eb83287aa03c9e4acb7b6c7898 | By . Reuters Reporter and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:04 EST, 25 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:26 EST, 25 September 2013 . At least 350 federal background checks for security clearances have been faked by corrupt employees in the last eight years, a shocking new report reveals. Authorities have arrested ... | Federal prosecutors have charged 21 federal employees and contractors with lying about vetting candidates for 'secret' or 'top secret' clearance .
Seven arrests for employees for USIS, the company that checked out Snowden and Alexis .
Two USIS employees admitted to falsifying background checks for four dozen government... |
f8c36fe68a034f72cfbe4ecfe677c47187e128a9 | A New Hampshire man faces more than 200 counts charging him with snatching a 14-year-old girl as she walked home from high school last year, imprisoning her and sexually assaulting her over nine months, according to indictments released on Wednesday. Nathaniel Kibby was arrested in July and initially charged with kidna... | Nathaniel Kibby was arrested in July and initially charged with kidnapping the girl on October 9, 2013, in Conway, New Hampshire .
Despite a massive search, there was no trace of her except for a letter she wrote to her mother in November of that year .
The girl, who turned 15 a week after she disappeared, returned jus... |
f8c398ec61cbd531c79fe9e2bf4cf0f00626b5f3 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 13:49 EST, 25 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:49 EST, 25 April 2012 . Fall: George Townley, 72, who died after plunging 15ft off a bridge at Warwick Castle as he left after a day out . One of Britain's most famous castles has been fined £350,000 after a grandfather fell 15ft to his death f... | George Townley, 72, stumbled over the edge as he left after a day out .
Defence barrister says there was a 'one in 40million' chance of serious injury or death .
Bosses now intend to put up a permanent wall to prevent another accident . |
f8c42472e042a6680927f3626993bda5e17f820d | It seems you are never too young to enjoy a spa day. At least, that's what the Baby Spa in Kensington, London, believes. The unusual venue offers pampering for newborns, including luxury massages and even hydrotherapy treatments tailored just for them. Scroll down for video . Smile! Adorable tot is all grins during his... | The Baby Spa in London offers hydrotherapy and massages for infants .
Nurses oversee the massages and water immersion therapy treatments .
All babies fitted with a 'Bubby' to allow for safe flotation on water surface .
With regular visits, newborns develop a larger range of movements . |
f8c4365c788d58e5cebb8142f9a1db44e1e9056e | (CNN) -- Football's world governing body FIFA has called for greater security to be provided after three players from Algeria's national football team were injured when Egyptian fans threw stones at the team bus as it arrived in Cairo on Thursday. The north African arch-rivals meet on Saturday in a crucial World Cup qu... | Three of Algeria's players are injured as Egyptian fans throw stones at the team bus in Cairo .
FIFA call for strengthened security to be provided for the ccrunchWorld Cup qualifier between the two north African rivals .
The last time the two sides met in a qualifier riots followed the game .
Algeria lead African quali... |
f8c446a2484eaf2cfa61b3e1154634f794f86ec1 | Environment Agency chiefs spent £700,000 more on public relations than it would have cost to carry out dredging work that may have prevented flooding on the Somerset Levels, it has been revealed. The Government agency chose not to spend £1.7million on dredging stretches of the River Tone and the River Parrett before th... | Government agency chose not to spend £1.7m on dredging stretches of the River Tone and the River Parrett before recent floods .
£2.4million was spent on public relations activities, excluding salaries .
Repeated calls for dredging were made at least six months ago .
Families have been forced to leave their homes as wat... |
f8c454daeffdecb1942e96580add3d34c7849587 | Three men have died as police warn of a batch of ecstasy described as red, triangular pills with a Superman logo printed on them (pictured) Three men have died and another was fighting for his life last night after taking drugs from a suspected rogue batch of ecstasy embossed with the Superman logo. Two New Year revell... | Two men died at separate addresses in Ipswich yesterday morning .
Another in his twenties remains in hospital in a critical condition .
Deaths may be linked to another on Christmas Eve, Suffolk Police said .
Red, triangular pills with Superman 'S' logo have been circulating .
Officers appealing for information as to wh... |
f8c4dbd6ec3cb0d55b8dcc496bb0be149ded75cb | (CNN) -- Three years ago, a federal court found the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers responsible for the catastrophic flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. On Monday, an appeals court threw that decision out. The new court decision, which potentially gets the government off the hook for tens of millions... | An appeals court says the government is immune from the lawsuit .
Residents of New Orleans sued the corps, saying its failures made flooding worse .
An earlier ruling blasted the engineers for "myopia and short-sightedness"
The new ruling could get the government off the hook for potentially huge bills . |
f8c55cfff7abaaaf1b3de94e882ee4fce381a4bb | By . Aislin Taylor . PUBLISHED: . 17:23 EST, 4 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:09 EST, 5 April 2012 . She's had a rough few years, and though things appeared to be looking up for Camille Grammer, she's found herself in the middle of more drama. Though she has moved on from her broken marriage to Frasier star Kelsey Gram... | Dimitri has a restraining order against his ex .
His ex recorded a four-hour conversation between herself and Camille .
Camille reportedly threatened Lisa with lawyers in a counter-attack . |
f8c57a574250349194e0b6986dfa69a074928d56 | By . Leon Watson . UPDATED: . 11:36 EST, 9 December 2011 . Croatia today signed an accession treaty that will bring it into the EU in 2013 after the bloc's 27 member nations agreed. EU president Herman Van Rompuy welcomed the signing of the accession document, saying Croatia will be an 'active observer' in all EU forum... | It comes after seven years of talks .
Serbia bid may be postponed until March . |
f8c60fac7fbf7e9652dc5b07730840d210f5db1f | (CNN) -- For Joey Kemmerling, it was his decision to reveal his sexual orientation that triggered relentless bullying at school. "I came out of the closet as gay in eighth grade and ever since I've been bullied. I was, for lack of a better word, and still am, the school faggot," the 16-year-old Joey recently told CNN'... | Joey Kemmerling says decision to reveal his sexual orientation triggered bullying at school .
Coming out evoked a firestorm of vicious taunts and life threats, Joey says .
Teen began a Facebook page for bullying victims to share their stories . |
f8c61e902b95fd0aebd35b3cd37ee4f5fed15ab0 | Kampala, Uganda (CNN) -- Ugandan police announced Thursday the arrest of a 22-year-old man who they say confessed to killing gay rights activist David Kato. In a news conference at which suspect Enock Nsubuga was presented to the media, authorities said he admitted using a hammer to bludgeon Kato to death. Nsubuga was ... | Murder suspect Enock Nsubuga was arrested Wednesday .
Ugandan police say he confessed to killing activist David Kato in a botched robbery .
Police chief claims killing isn't hate crime, blasts reports for fueling aggression against gays .
Kato said he felt threatened, especially after a 2010 article with the banner "Ha... |
f8c64d99a0b5235a57cac29513037265afac2b94 | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- An Atlanta, Georgia, lawyer, whose well-publicized bout with tuberculosis caused an international health scare, is suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for invasion of privacy. Congress held hearings in June 2007 to discuss Andrew Speaker's TB case and the ensuing health scare.... | Andrew Speaker, who was diagnosed with TB, files lawsuit against CDC .
Speaker says CDC unlawfully released personal information about him .
Speaker flew to Greece for wedding, triggering international health scare .
Speaker claims misinformation harmed reputation, led to end of his marriage . |
f8c7c1ef08e97cd684a9a7e07da0af7390fceb6a | The Ebola crisis has provided the latest opportunity for Democratic hopefuls in tough races to set themselves apart from their beleaguered party head. Democratic Sens. Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Kay Hagan of North Carolina have both offered differing policies from President Barack Obama when it comes to handling the d... | At least a dozen Democrats in close races this fall have set themselves apart from Obama by calling for travel restriction for West Africa .
Anger over Obama's handling of the Ebola epidemic has escalated among Republicans as well - they're up in arms over his choice for Ebola czar .
A new poll shows that just 22 perce... |
f8c802eabcc3bfc69bc527a51ce0e2c17801d639 | Arrested: Nicole Edna Holton, 36, from Upper Darby, was arrested for letting her daughter fight a schoolmate over a dispute about boys . A mother who let her daughter fight with a schoolmate to settle a dispute about boys has been arrested, though she was unrepentant about the alleged crime. Nicole Edna Holton, 36, fro... | Nicole Edna Holton allegedly arranged a brawl between her daughter and a schoolmate in a dispute over boys .
The 36-year-old mom, from Upper Darby, West Philadelphia, has been arrested for endangering the welfare of children .
A police spokesman described the fight as 'stupid parenting', saying that one of the girls co... |
f8c872ae3c2b0f7a85d3e00e5176de37325fc4f4 | (CNN) -- The phone call was short, and not at all sweet. "Do you weigh more than 160 pounds?" the voice on the other end asked Karyna Douglass. "Yeah, I know I do," she replied. And that was it. Douglass' call to the local Navy recruiting center lasted less than five minutes. "I felt horrible," she remembers. "I though... | Karyna Douglass wanted to join the military but did not meet the weight requirements .
In a little over a year, she has lost 110 pounds, and hopes to drop 20 more .
Douglass was sworn into the Army on December 12 . |
f8c87a89da6cd94b369f347262bb55341b7addeb | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:22 EST, 11 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:23 EST, 11 December 2012 . Nearly three in five New York City grocery stores and restaurants . that sell seafood have mislabeled it, substituting varieties that could cause . health problems, according to a new study. Some 39 percen... | A survey found 60 percent of retailers and eateries in New York incorrectly labeled seafood .
Certain fish pose serious health risks for groups including pregnant women, nursing .
mothers and small children .
All but one of 17 white tuna samples from sushi restaurants were escolar - a fish with .
diarrhea-inducing prop... |
f8c8a93079b9ff35f61bc6286c335ffc04fd2487 | Mark Laverick, 41 (pictured), of Stanley, County Durham, was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court for 10 years for trying to set his wife Beverley on fire . A jealous husband who doused his wife of 22 years in petrol before trying to set her alight has been jailed for a minimum of 10 years. Mark Laverick, of Stanley, County... | Mark Laverick doused wife Beverley in petrol before trying to set her on fire .
41-year-old's attempts failed after wind prevented matches from lighting .
The mother of three managed to escape the attack without serious injuries .
Laverick jailed for 10 years minimum after pleading guilty to GBH charge . |
f8c8c4871e550eebd5ae22cc12a0f1bfcadbb876 | By . Victoria Woollaston . There may be times when you really want to tell your colleagues what you think of them, but are left biting your tongue. Knozen offers a solution. The free app lets you anonymously pit co-workers against each other based on how good they are at their job, and their personality traits - and wi... | Knozen is a free app developed by New York-based Marc Cenedella .
It anonymously pits people against each other using a range of questions .
Some are work related, while others assess personality traits .
Examples include ‘Who would leave work early for a date?’ and ‘Who would pack for a trip way in advance?’
The quest... |
f8c8c962974bcd7e4048ab9c4e3c88995a258bb1 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Army and Marine Corps are allowing convicted felons to serve in increasing numbers, newly released Department of Defense statistics show. A U.S Marine keeps a watchful eye in downtown Baghdad. Recruits were allowed to enlist after having been convicted of crimes including assault, burglary, dru... | Recruits convicted of assault, drug possession, making terrorist threats allowed in .
Rep. Henry Waxman: Defense Department has month to explain waivers .
Army granted 511 felony waivers in 2007; Marines granted 350 in 2007 .
Army defended waivers, saying fewer recruits today meet their standards . |
f8c90e8af4d472d79c5eea58bbc09d4b114f6b3f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:11 EST, 20 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:56 EST, 20 December 2012 . A woman died in the first major snowstorm of the season when she left her car to walk for help. Authorities revealed a man and woman were driving in southwestern Utah when their vehicle got stranded in the... | Unnamed pair, who were stranded in their car during a blizzard in rural Utah, walked away from vehicle in an attempt to find help .
After the woman had to stop, he kept going to shelter .
He survived and her body was found the next day . |
f8c970efd7e7ef79a4c4000c847e96ab97cf9846 | It's a dog's life that's actually closer to a human's life. Forget doggy shoes and 'hair' salons, the latest must-have for dog owners is a subscription to a special canine TV channel. Filmmakers are calling DogTV a new breed of television - an eight-hour block of on-demand cable TV programming designed to keep your dog... | 'Relaxation' shows include footage of a snail crawling along the ground while the stimulating programmes show dogs cavorting around .
Pooches won't have to put up with repeats or commercial breaks - there aren't any!
Creators hope that one day dogs will be able to sniff DogTV . |
f8ca0a63a76b46e27c3d319ca24acf1b1ca5d405 | A baby boy born with four arms and four legs is causing panic in the streets of Baruipur, east India, as locals believe he is the reincarnation of a god. The child has been named God Boy, as multiple limbs are common among Hindu deities, and people are travelling from across the region to the city in West Bengal State ... | Baby boy born with eight limbs cause panic in the streets of India .
Locals believe the deformed boy is a reincarnation of a Hindu god .
The deformity on the child, named God Boy, is an underdeveloped twin . |
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