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fada9308a7f4e41419e858029ba0109b1f0dbfe0 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A passenger sitting at the rear of the US Airways flight forced to land in the Hudson River testified Tuesday he climbed over about a dozen rows of seats as he tried to escape through the front of the floating plane. Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger testifies in Washington about landing in New Yor... | Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger was forced to land a plane in the Hudson River .
Canada geese got sucked into the two engines of the Airbus A320, disabling both .
All 155 people aboard were safely evacuated .
Water landings should be mandatory for all pilots, Sullenberger says . |
fada93e66f7dd25dc790564cbfcb0aab4dacbcff | By . Mail Foreign Service . PUBLISHED: . 09:03 EST, 13 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:31 EST, 14 March 2013 . A judge has granted bail to a slaughterhouse worker accused of assault on condition he does not drink any more Red Bull . A man who appeared before a Belgian court on an assault charge has been granted bail - o... | The slaughterhouse worker accused of assault has been granted bail .
His lawyer said client forgot to take tranquillisers and downed Red Bull .
Is accused of using knives, a starting pistol and lead pipe during rampage .
Judge in Bruges court granted bail as long as he does not drink Red Bull . |
fadad45a62519c2e3a06e66f6a45b20cf684f7ce | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 12:32 EST, 19 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:06 EST, 19 March 2014 . George Osborne today insisted that Britain was recovering from the after-effects of the recession - and he seems to have bounced back from his own personal recession too. Observers noted that the Chancellor's hair appeared... | George Osborne's hair is looking thicker than this time last year .
He adopted a new haircut in an apparent bid to appear more youthful .
Chancellor has also started following the 5:2 Diet in order to slim down . |
fadb212619b28a8f51767322001dd0e40dd87d6c | In 2016, we need to elect a president who has the experience to hit the ground running on day one. We need someone who has walked the walk, not just talked the talk. We need someone who is extremely competent, extremely intelligent and extremely dedicated to the men, women and children of this country. We need someone... | Sen. Debbie Stabenow says she supports Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 .
Stabenow: I'm ready for Hillary because she is the best person for our country right now .
Clinton has been considered a Democratic front-runner if she enters the presidential race . |
fadbb54b7e13a624a268db17ee33b2f0570e8ee6 | On December 10 last year a huge crowd rallied in Moscow. The people were fired up about alleged election fraud and fed up with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. It was unprecedented in the country's post-Soviet history. Unthinkable in Putin's Russia. It inspired predictions of a Russian Winter to rival the Arab Spring. No... | Russians are confronted with the possibility of 12 more years of Vladimir Putin's rule .
Putin's closest electoral competitor is the Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov .
Prokhorov's slick campaign has not seen his polling move beyond single figure territory .
A second round of voting looks increasingly unlikely . |
fadcae5f00018ad1e1c66f01280ba207a8f3ead2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 04:55 EST, 23 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:06 EST, 23 August 2013 . Disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien refused to allow his archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh to participate . Shamed Cardinal Keith O’Brien personally blocked an inquiry into sex abuse in the Catholic Church ... | Sex abuse probe had been agreed by most senior members of Church .
Stopped archdiocese participating in investigation, forcing it to be scrapped . |
fadcb9abe201b4cbde9ee8dc28a82ebac2a8306c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:02 EST, 11 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:23 EST, 11 March 2013 . Alan Bennett said being touched on his legs by older men when he was a child did not bother him . Alan Bennett has revealed he was ‘touched up by old gentlemen’ as a young boy – but claims it didn’t bother him. ... | Alan Bennett recalls thinking 'Here we go again' when touched as a child .
He dismissed rewriting plot of The History Boys post-Savile as 'ridiculous' |
faddd209a77b8ce0a1aabb94b11054a9d1b4b3a8 | Britain's most senior civil servant has been lavishly wined and dined by energy chiefs and bankers. Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood last year accepted hospitality from a series of bosses of major firms, calling into question his supposed neutrality. As well as expensive dinners, he enjoyed trips to the opera, musi... | Sir Jeremy enjoyed expensive dinners, trips to the opera and music recitals .
He met with energy firm Centrica and bankers from Goldman Sachs .
Was dubbed Sir Cover-up over preventing Iraq war inquiry from seeing files . |
fadddb1d098f8c6b2826ba55d358983e4b3ba794 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . We may feel like we are in our peak in our twenties – but scientists believe our brains start going downhill after the age of 24. Researchers used computer games as a way of testing our ability to process information and react to it – known as ‘cognitive motor skills’. The study involved mo... | Researchers in Canada used computer games to test cognitive motor skills .
Those over 24 tended to perform less well revealing link between age and speed .
But older players were better at employing new strategies such as shortcuts .
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fade396e2a2409be906591fd91a8202fc8a9d9e2 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . Eight children and three adults have drowned after an overloaded kindergarten bus crashed into a pond in China. The bus, which had only seven seats, was returning the children home through a mountainous village in the southern Hunan province yesterday when it swerved off the road, state media s... | Bus, which had only seven seats, was carrying 11 people in Hunan province .
Swerved off road as it travelled through rural village and plunged into pond .
Eight children, two teachers and driver were killed in the crash yesterday .
One victim's father said it was common for school buses to be overcrowded .
It is the la... |
fadefc3c57240afdbf16ac95b7484ab5ecd4bdec | A One Direction fan reportedly killed her pet Chihuahua in a fit of rage because the British boy band did not respond to requests to follow her on Twitter. The woman sent a desperate tweet to the five singers from her @illumivato account two weeks ago saying: 'Follow me or I'll break my dog's neck'. The post was accomp... | Message came with image of dog being pinned to the floor by its throat .
When band did not respond, she posted picture of 'her with dead dog'
Other images reportedly from her site show animals in blenders and a small child tied up with similar threats to kill them .
1D fans brand her a 'psycho' but it was revealed to b... |
fadf8c64d2a494f8e12f8532ac45344c34ce7eb0 | By . James Salmon . PUBLISHED: . 19:42 EST, 7 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 19:42 EST, 7 February 2014 . The Bank of England has been rocked by allegations it turned a blind eye as traders rigged foreign currency rates. Traders at some of the world’s biggest banks have claimed they told officials in 2012 that they rou... | Traders claim they told Bank about information sharing in 2012 .
But officials told banks they should make up own rules about currency rates . |
fadfa7d7c86a5bddfb5d12aab492259c1539a449 | Jamaica has made it legal to possess small amounts of marijuana in a historical law change which will allow Rastafarians to freely smoke the drug. Cannabis has been illegal on the Caribbean island for decades despite it being puffed as a sacrament by Rastafarians and sung about in their reggae music. The law new makes ... | Jamaican parliament has decriminalised possessing small amounts of drug .
New legislation now allows Rastafarians to freely smoke marijuana .
The drug is puffed on as a sacrament as part of the Rastafarian religion .
Island now hope to become major player in medical marijuana industry .
Commerce minister says law chang... |
fadfb26c3e59d810e5fba5e22e8887bbec7c42db | Of 100,000 pupils in the capital, 6,220 did not get one of their choices . In Kensington and Chelsea, 64.9% of children got their first choice of school . By . Gareth Dorrian . PUBLISHED: . 16:07 EST, 19 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:46 EST, 19 April 2012 . Nearly a third of five-year-olds in parts of London missed ou... | Of 100,000 pupils in the capital, 6,220 did not get one of their choices .
In Kensington and Chelsea, 64.9% of children got their first choice of school . |
fadfd2a058a4925e50e1fa4cbcf4aeaa423f65ef | Hundreds of mourners, including Springboks skipper Jean de Villiers, paid tribute to South Africa captain Senzo Meyiwa, who was shot dead on Sunday, during a moving memorial service in Johannesburg on Thursday. The Standard Bank Arena was packed full as people united to pay tribute to Meyiwa and two other South African... | Senzo Meyiwa was declared dead on arrival at hospital after being shot .
Police 'break protocol' to announce death of 27-year-old on Twitter, and promise to bring killers to justice .
Meyiwa had captained South Africa earlier this month in games against Congo .
Orlando Pirates release a statement expressing sadness at ... |
fadff214dd9430fda9eb2af6e284e851142ed4f3 | For Il Divo star Sébastien Izambard, standing on stage at the famed Marquis Theatre on Broadway was a momentous occasion. Indeed, for the entire group, it was a dream come true as they debuted their new show A Musical Affair last week. What was once a ‘popera’ act created by Simon Cowell - which as bandmate David Mill... | French singer reveals how a 'difficult childhood' has made him closer to his own kids .
Star and his wife Renee nearly lost their twins when they were born three-months prematurely .
Renee then nearly died after giving birth to their second son after developing the potentially fatal condition pre-eclampsia .
Sébastien ... |
fae000f772d835d892b48291e3896d6feea29fe3 | She arrived for her annual summer break at Balmoral just five days after the Royal baby was born. And now, almost two weeks later, the Queen appears to have relaxed into her two month holiday with ease. She was greeted by hordes of well-wishers as she inspected the troops outside the gates of Balmoral today as she arri... | Monarch arrived 27 July but spent first 10 days elsewhere on the estate .
Had to wait until tourist season ended on 31 July, then another week for team to secure the main residence .
Queen expected to be joined by Prince Philip on Monday .
Other Royals likely to drop in - with suggestions William and Kate may spend som... |
fae062eec06fd2373d743add17b3b4cbf0d4d0e0 | By . Lillian Radulova . When 23-year-old Mandy began complaining of unbearable pain and strange bleeding, doctors told her she was simply too young to have cancer. But after a long battle to get medical professionals to take her seriously, Mandy was finally diagnosed with bowel cancer. But that was just the beginning o... | Cancer survivors are taking part in the campaign by exposing their scars in a book and exhibition .
50 people around the world under the age of 50 are expected to pose nude for the project .
The idea came after Nadia Masot took nude photos of Beth Whaanga after her double mastectomy and hysterectomy .
Each person is ph... |
fae0d28e789c939dc972d8ed197133ef83356d90 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 19:28 EST, 19 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:49 EST, 20 June 2013 . A cast of Napoleon Bonaparte's death mask has sold for almost £170,000 at auction after spending years stored in a family attic. The mask was made for a British chaplain shortly after the French emperor’s death on the Sout... | Rare find went under the hammer at Bonhams sale in Knightsbridge .
It was made for Reverend Richard Boys, senior chaplain of St Helena .
Sold by Andrew Boys, direct descendent of the original owner's brother .
Put cast in attic after receiving it in a will - years later it's gone on sale . |
fae0d712d96a365f4736107d3dcb26b7f2e8a9b1 | By . Dan Bloom . An England superfan has left neighbours in no doubt of his favourite World Cup team after decking out every inch of his house with St George's crosses. Tony Baddams spent three weeks covering his four-bedroom terraced home in Southampton, Hampshire, with more than 300 flags, shirts and giant fluffy dic... | Tony Baddams, 46, spent three weeks covering Southampton home in flags .
There are more than 300 St George's cross flags, shirts and giant fluffy dice .
Chelsea fan claims biggest display yet after doing the same since the 1980s .
His wife said: 'It blocks out the sunlight but I just keep the front door open'
German ne... |
fae1a101413c96153e20a57e3888265a654f069f | A group of Boston taxi drivers is suing the city, saying officials have violated their rights by allowing the likes of Uber and Lyft to operate without licenses. Drivers are demanding damages and more oversight in a suit filed against the city of Boston at a federal court in the city. Drivers Raphael Ophir and Joseph P... | Cabbies say current set-up is unfair because they need to pay out for license .
Are suing city authorities for not treating Uber, Lyft, etc. in the same way .
According to the drivers, the arrangements violate the Constitution .
Uber has faced legal fights before, and is banned in Portland and Las Vegas . |
fae2125781e0f4e6a59b386ab1ceaded454ebf7a | (CNN) -- Unsanitary conditions at a Colorado cantaloupe farm's packing facility are a possible contributing cause of one of the nation's worst outbreaks of listeria contamination in food, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Meanwhile, a Centers for Disease Control official said it is too early to declare t... | The outbreak is not over, but new cases are on the decline .
At least 123 cases have been reported in 26 states; 25 people have died .
The tainted cantaloupes were recalled last month .
The outbreak is the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in the United States since 1998 . |
fae28574c53b3c5d63895e7674be80c0a0a872b0 | (CNN) -- Zimbabwe has known only one leader in its entire 33-year history as an independent nation, and President Robert Mugabe hopes that doesn't change any time soon. Voters head to the polls Wednesday for the first time since the violence-marred election in 2008 to choose between the 89-year-old incumbent and his ar... | Zimbabwe's presidential elections are next week .
The last vote in 2008 was marred by violence .
Robert Mugabe, 89, has been the country's only president . |
fae29916a936d9c64e39daae179ac0930152f73b | By . Mark Prigg . The same strain of killer bacteria that caused the Black Death and . spread around the world in the mid 1800s may have helped finish off the . Roman Empire, researchers have claimed. DNA analyses of skeletal remains of plague victims from the 6th century AD found traces of Yersinia pestis, the bacter... | Bacterium that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, found in remains from the 6th century AD .
Justinianic Plague of the sixth to eighth centuries believe by some to have triggered the downfall of the Roman Empire .
Pandemic named after the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, and killed .
more than 100 million people . |
fae2b7ee1ec2edc0bf178a7eda0195a81361d4c4 | By . Eddie Wrenn . PUBLISHED: . 04:37 EST, 7 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:47 EST, 8 August 2012 . There was a public outcry when it was revealed that the next iPhone would get a new docking port connector. The newer, slimline port means that thousands of current Apple accessories will need a potentially clunky adapt... | 'All future Apple products' will sport new connector port from September, according to leaked Apple reports .
iPod Nano, iPod Touch, iPad Mini and future iPads all set for updates .
Changeover renders hundreds of accessories obsolete without adapters . |
fae39399183c85f8ef690237c5a807326e368055 | Sir Chris Hoy is to be honoured at Sunday's BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. The cycling champion and Britain's most successful Olympian will receive a lifetime achievement award at the ceremony in Glasgow. Sir Chris, who recently became a father, will join the ranks of sporting greats Sir Steve Redgrave and ... | Sir Chris Hoy retired last year after capping his cycling career with a fifth and sixth Olympic gold at London 2012 .
The 38-year-old won BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2008 .
Rory McIlroy and Lewis Hamilton to battle for main award on Sunday . |
fae3c4b5aed8065e22c16d375871023f0d90d5a8 | By . Emily Allen . PUBLISHED: . 11:02 EST, 9 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:02 EST, 9 August 2012 . A multi-millionaire who spent £40,000 on a 'Tarzan' climbing frame for his children in the grounds of his country mansion has been ordered to move it - and says the work will cost up to £50,000. Father-of-five Dominic W... | Dominic Wainford built the playground for his children three years ago and says he was never told he needed planning approval .
Planning officials say the £40,000 structure is 'bulky and visually unsympathetic' and must be shifted . |
fae423da9da710db4513d94b23e8b5ca3437ec30 | MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- A leading critic of Kremlin-backed leaders in the Russian republic of Ingushetia was fatally shot Sunday while being taken to a police precinct by officers, Reporters without Borders said. Yevloyev was a critic of regional President Murat Zyazikov (left), seen here with Vladimir Putin. The autho... | Magomed Yevloyev arrested shortly after arriving in Ingushetia .
Yevloyev owned a Web site critical of Ingushetia government .
Site's Deputy editor: Yevloyev dumped at side of road with gunshot wound to the head .
Yevloyev had criticised police treatment of civilians in the region . |
fae4455372f4490ea6cfe0e4562526827594c41f | By . Emma Reynolds . PUBLISHED: . 04:08 EST, 19 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:29 EST, 21 June 2012 . Breaking the rules: Ghazala Javed performed songs in her native Pashto language despite the ban on singing and dancing . A beautiful pop singer who defied the Taliban's decree against music and dancing was shot dead aft... | Ghazala Javed was forced to record tracks in Dubai after ban on music . |
fae4e92d21ef19e4e8abad2ff489ed829f1c0d8d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 03:35 EST, 17 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:27 EST, 17 April 2013 . When a fox burst into Deborah Ward's house she screamed as she scooped up her little girl Scarlett . A fox strayed into a house yesterday as a one-year-old baby girl played on the floor by herself. Deborah Ward,... | Deborah Ward, 41, scooped up her little girl Scarlett and ran out .
The mother, from Norfolk, said fox got within inches of her daughter .
Drama just weeks after fox ripped off baby's finger in Bromley, Kent . |
fae51375668a54d1cace45baf5edb1d790567878 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Swiss surgeons have successfully rebuilt the noses of five skin cancer patients using their own tissue. The team rebuilt patients’ nostrils using a revolutionary technique in which cells were taken from their nasal septum. One year later, all recipients were satisfied with their ability to br... | Swiss surgeons successfully rebuild five skin cancer victim's noses .
Doctors used skin cells from the patients' septum to build nostrils .
One year later no patient had any side effects and could breathe normally .
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fae52a5262fb3e5bbc7cf342a100c7fbcb2b9de5 | Arsenal forward Theo Walcott believes it is like having new signings at the club as the Gunners continue to welcome first-team stars back from injury. Walcott scored after just two minutes as Arsenal defeated Brighton 3-2 on Sunday in only his second start following a year on the sidelines with a cruciate ligament inju... | Theo Walcott scored first Arsenal goal following a year on the sidelines .
The 25-year-old believes return of star men is like 'having new signings'
Gunners defeated Brighton to progress to fifth round of the FA Cup . |
fae59c258be18f4da959d2ccbdc2f6bce65c212a | At least three young Minnesota women are now believed to have traveled to Syria to give aid to the ISIS terror group responsible for the brutal beheadings of American journalists, MailOnline has learned. The trio left some three weeks ago, Omar Jamal, a leader of the Somali community in the state capital, St. Paul, tel... | Three girls left Minnesota three weeks ago to join ISIS insurgents in Syria .
Their identities have not yet been revealed .
The FBI has subpoenaed a 19-year-old girl's family to appear before a Grand Jury later this month .
She was about to start nursing classes at St. Paul College but decided to leave to give aid to w... |
fae5cfb13fdebbce867804b60be303133ae683c0 | (CNN) -- When my publisher first suggested the title for my new book, "Work Like A Spy" I bristled. Being called a spy is a pet peeve shared by everyone I know in the intelligence community, after all. So, to set the record straight, CIA officers are not spies — a spy is someone who commits espionage against his own ... | CIA recruitment techniques can be applied to corporate life .
Be proactive and don't be afraid to poach talent, says Carleson .
Identify different motivations to recruit top talent . |
fae5d7c8c54844e05e350457890bac6462ec6060 | (CNN)Prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger Avijit Roy began one of his final articles by writing that January's Charlie Hebdo massacre in France was "a tragic atrocity committed by soldiers of the so-called religion of peace." He recalled the case of another secular blogger, Ahmed Rajib Haider, who was hacked to death... | Victim's father says extremists backed by Bangladesh's main Islamist party killed his son .
Police: Avijit Roy died after being attacked on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh . |
fae5e00a18b9c58b12b859e47018ca276e8e260f | Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court will hear the case of a frequent flier labeled a frequent complainer by one airline. Rabbi Binyomin Ginsberg claims his WorldPerks Platinum Elite membership was revoked after being told he had "abused" his privileges, repeatedly filing complaints for upgrades and other benefits. No... | Minnesota rabbi was a frequent flier on Northwest Airlines .
Carrier said he logged too many complaints and dropped his loyalty account .
Court to hear jurisdictional issue stemming from law that deregulated airlines . |
fae60ecabebe8b17fa0184a8872e07f0c6a2fc25 | Tottenham once offered to sell Gareth Bale to German side Hamburg in a £5million deal, former Spurs boss Martin Jol has revealed. Jol, who was in charge of the Bundesliga club during the 2008-09 season, says Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy offered the then teenage prodigy to him after the club grew frustrated at his inc... | Martin Jol was in charge of Hamburg between 2008-2009 .
Jol revealed that Tottenham offered to sell Gareth Bale to him for £5 million .
Levy offered the now Real Madrid superstar away after a series of injury problems and inconsistent performances had frustrated the London club .
Bale was instead sold to Real Madrid fo... |
fae69f23ddc72bd1526ce5d9133242c173ceaa33 | Dozens of Chinese mothers are giving birth to their babies in a house atop a hill in a wealthy neighborhood of Chino Hills, California - and they're paying thousands of dollars for the privilege. Neighbors say the home is a 'maternity mansion,' a hotel where Chinese women stay for the last few months of their pregnancy... | Home in Chino Hills rented out to Chinese women who want their children to be U.S. citizens .
Outraged local residents campaign for officials to crack down on landlord .
Experts say it is impossible to stop practice thanks to 14th Amendment . |
fae70daef288d03c57effcea86c20aa38f068433 | (CNN) -- The number of Americans fighting off hunger stayed level last year, though food insecurity rates remain the highest they have been since the federal government began keeping track 15 years ago, a Department of Agriculture report released Monday found. About 14.7 percent of U.S. households were "food insecure" ... | "Food insecurity" rates in the U.S. changed little from 2008 to 2009, a report says .
Levels of fighting hunger are as high as they've been since record-keeping began .
Participation in federal food assistance programs increased over the past year . |
fae71848a9df22432c98eeadaa08eb3027db8851 | They had sworn their loyalty to her . father. They risked their necks in his name, too. There was only one . guest of honour they all really wanted to see yesterday. And her bow to . them and to their fallen comrades said it all. If . the protocol and the crowd control fell short (to be honest, at times . it fell apart... | Queen arrived at Elysee Palace, Paris, for state banquet hosted by Hollande .
The Queen concluded 70th anniversary memorial with powerful speech .
'Everything we do, we do for the young' she declared yesterday .
Follows day of commemoration for thousands who fell during D-Day landing . |
fae72298d86f8b36c8675f44a4839df6a2fd1677 | By . Beth Stebner . PUBLISHED: . 14:38 EST, 13 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:40 EST, 13 June 2012 . R&B singer Ashanti travelled to Atlantic City earlier this month, and came away with $20,000 in her purse. But the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter wasn’t gambling – in fact quite the opposite. She was making an ap... | Board of Education voted to bring Ashanti to Atlantic City High School for $20,000 fee .
She was in town for multicultural event and sang tribute to Whitney Houston .
Last year, Rutgers paid $32,000 for Snooki to speak at several events . |
fae72e98a2876a32a9c32ce6bf0afcc8e31583a2 | New York (CNN) -- JetBlue has begun refunding the passengers of five flights who were stranded on the tarmac of a Connecticut airport for as long as eight hours on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the airline told CNN on Thursday. Alison Croyle, spokeswoman for the airline, said refunds are currently being issued to passeng... | JetBlue: Refunds are being issued to passengers on five flights .
The planes were stranded at the Hartford, Connecticut, airport on Saturday .
"It will take us a while to get (refunds to) everyone," airline spokeswoman says . |
fae7862623ee2a18ff8be02b525576e546717943 | BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Chinese investors want to cash in on the country's NBA fever with a bid to buy a 15 percent stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers. Chinese superstar Yao Ming has been linked with a switch to Cleveland if Huang's deal goes through. Chinese-born businessman Kenny Huang is heading the deal, estimated to... | Chinese businessman hopes to buy 15 percent stake in Cleveland Cavaliers .
Kenny Huang is heading the deal, estimated to be worth more than $70 million .
Chinese people fanatical about basketball and national sports hero Yao Ming .
Further Chinese investment in the NBA is expected in the future . |
fae7f2fdd15cb2f8bcf7e7af928712474a9ad87d | The Los Angeles Police Department has released surveillance video showing a vicious attack on a woman by a serial purse snatcher who has been on a prowl in the Koreatown section of the city for nearly two months. Police issued a plea Tuesday asking the public for help in catching the suspect, who they believe is respon... | LAPD says a Hispanic man is responsible for four attacks on Korean women that took place between November 9 and December 30 .
Surveillance video from inside a Koreatown apartment building shows the assailant hurl a woman to the floor and snatch her purse .
In December 23 attack, the suspect sexually battered and repeat... |
fae8881100c4fa6a82376f05f08927c1040a4a46 | A housekeeper has been charged with stealing £500,000 of antiques and art including a Picasso sketch from her aristocratic boss. Kim Roberts, 58, of Colyton, Devon, is accused of taking valuable items from the Dowager Countess Bathurst, while working at her grand Cotswolds estate and Kensington home. Roberts appeared a... | Kim Roberts, 58, accused of taking items from Dowager Countess Bathurst .
Allegedly stole items from her Cirencester estate and Kensington home .
Also accused of taking a Volvo from a previous employer in Wiltshire . |
fae8a57aaed0a1a1cb888567594dec1f5a344231 | Motozintla, MEXICO (CNN) -- "My life was sad before because I had to crawl on the ground," recalls Caesar Morales, a 24-year-old father in Mexico who, until recently, had only one limb and couldn't walk. David Puckett's nonprofit has provided free artificial limbs, orthopedic braces and care to more than 420 people. B... | David Puckett's nonprofit provides free artificial limbs, braces and care .
Since November 2000 the organization has helped hundreds in southeastern Mexico .
Puckett's organization crafts the braces and artificial limbs from recycled ones . |
fae8bfa885e0527ca5062225ab5b243c4a00f65a | (CNN) -- As he rolls across the wheat fields of his Nebraska farm, Steve Tucker often has his hands not on the wheel of his tractor, but on a smartphone. Steve Tucker, a Twittering farmer, pauses in front of his tractor in Nebraska. He sometimes posts a dozen messages per day on Twitter, commenting on everything from t... | Smartphones and online social networks are gaining popularity on farms .
Farmers use Internet phones to check weather and monitor pesticides .
Nebraska farmer says his Twitter posts help bridge the urban-rural divide .
Another says phones and social media connect eaters with sources of food . |
fae9e2734977c0d536e54eb7323fcabfdd0f7199 | By . Emily Allen . PUBLISHED: . 13:14 EST, 20 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:21 EST, 20 September 2012 . A family has been miraculously . reunited with a lost digital camera and over 800 precious pictures on it by . the dedicated diver that sought them out after finding it sitting on . the seabed. Paul McGahan, 47,... | Paul McGahan and his family were reunited with the camera two months after they dropped it overboard .
It was found by a local diver who was carrying out an underwater beach clean off Falmouth, Cornwall . |
faea340751c1d568e6d36ac3b7d3a2f5f7cb3c57 | (Mashable) -- Can't get enough of Mark Zuckerberg? Well, if the upcoming movie "The Social Network" doesn't sate your desire for the Facebook founder, he's slated to star in his own comic book come December. Bluewater Productions -- a Canadian production company specializing in comic books, graphic novels and multimed... | Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg slated to star in his own comic book .
Comic book to be produced by Bluewater Productions from Canada .
The "Mark Zuckerberg: Creator of Facebook" will be a 48-page saga . |
faeaf299b6f1481c503c130bef4f7778a4f4e784 | A lesbian couple in their nineties have finally tied the knot after 72 years together. Vivian Boyack and Alice 'Nonie' Dubes married on Saturday at First Christian Church in Davenport. Miss Boyack, 91, and Miss Dubes, 90, sat next to each other in wheelchairs during the ceremony. Vivian Boyack and Alice 'Nonie' Dubes h... | Vivian Boyack and Alice 'Nonie' Dubes have got married on Saturday .
Boyack, 91, and Dubes, 90, sat next to each other during the ceremony .
Boyack said it takes a lot of love to keep a relationship going for 72 years . |
faeb0c2f2e20fef39f71e37183e59760e933bed7 | A couple of years ago, I stepped off a plane at a small airport in a far corner of the planet, and caught a taxi into town. You do not really notice Ushuaia as you enter it – because, despite marketing itself as the world’s most southerly city, there is not a great deal of it. But what you do spot, about halfway throug... | Popular BBC TV show is embroiled in row over the Falklands War of 1982 .
Jeremy Clarkson accused of driving with number plate mocking the conflict .
Producers say that number plate 'H982 FKL' is an unfortunate coincidence .
Top Gear received a very unfriendly welcome in Argentinian city of Ushuaia .
Doomed Argentinian ... |
faeb1f7713631297bf7d32af14d760fbd902b25f | Michelle Jannetta, 31, died at Milton Keynes Hospital after a catalogue of errors by staff. An inquest heard staff accused her of faking illness . A 31-year-old mentally ill patient died unnecessarily because of a catalogue of errors by A&E staff, an inquest has concluded. Michelle Jannetta, from Bletchley, Milton Keyn... | Michelle Jannetta died at Milton Keynes Hospital on March 8, 2012 .
Went to the A&E department after taking an overdose of painkillers .
Family say staff believed she was faking symptoms and failed to give antidote .
Her medical notes were written on a surgical glove which was then lost .
Was left in the care of a heal... |
faeb2130a4d0002c5ba85153802dd6dc6c719a3c | By . Paul Donnelley . A British man has been arrested on a suspected murder charge over the stabbing death of a love rival in the Austrian town that was the home of Josef Fritzl, the engineer who kept his daughter locked in a cellar for 24 years. Roman Topf, 39, was discovered with two stab wounds, in a courtyard of a ... | Raphael Diemoz, 36, from Bradford, allegedly stabbed Roman Topf, 39, in argument over waitress .
The two men had been drinking heavily in Böhlerwerk, a suburb of Amstetten, Austria where Fritzl lived .
Mr Topf stabbed twice in the neck, his carotid artery being severed . |
faebb6eeab2f067a3152d78b0a2a36473855d490 | The star Ukip candidate accusing her party’s general secretary of being a sex pest was last night exposed as a fantasist. Natasha Bolter’s claim of a top degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University unravelled when the institution took the rare step of denying she had ever attended. And the Mail ... | Oxford University has denied that Natasha Bolter ever studied there .
On her CV Mrs Bolter claimed to be 35-years-old, when she was in fact 39 .
She sent Mr Bird flirty texts two days after harassment claims were made . |
faec4f9e2ee520e2389d2b849a43b0e1f8457ad3 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 13:29 EST, 29 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:25 EST, 30 November 2012 . Cleared: PC David Hair was found not guilty of using racist language after he admitted asking a black female colleague if she was 'going home to cook bananas'. He claimed it was an honest reference to cooking . T... | Metropolitan Police constables Kevin .
Hughes, 36, and Pc David Hair, 42, both found not guilty of racism charges .
‘Black people haven’t evolved, they live in mud huts in Africa,’ a colleague heard Hughes say .
Hair was alleged to have racially abused PC Julia Dacres while travelling in a police minibus .
Police watch... |
faec7e499f19461f8b575c08dfda21ac373c7f6c | (CNN) -- Events are unfolding at a rapid pace in Ferguson, Missouri. The city has been in turmoil since August 9, when a white city police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, in the middle of a street. Protesters and law enforcement officers have clashed in the streets. Here are the latest de... | NEW: Protesters call for the prosecuting attorney to recuse himself .
Michael Brown, 18, was shot dead by a police officer on August 9 .
His family and their supporters demand that the officer be charged .
The officer has gotten more and more public support in recent days . |
faeceacc1a38918830662ac126507630b83f5de4 | For the most part, train terminals are desperate places. They're an unavoidable evil linking us to somewhere else -- but not before assaulting us with tepid coffee, drafty waiting rooms and smelly, ugly ticket halls. Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal, which turns 100 this month, is a glorious exception. But it's not j... | Terminal's opening turned New York into a world renowned transport icon .
Nazi sabotage event in 1944 foiled by the FBI .
Today, terminal is as much a tourist destination as a transport hub .
Per square foot, it's the most commercially successful shopping center in U.S. |
faed2212903d509d525d3181fbdfcd4d2e63f6cd | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 11:33 EST, 4 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:59 EST, 4 December 2013 . Victoria Beckham is one of the most enigmatic figures in showbiz. We know the facts of her public profile - as Posh Spice, Mrs Beckham or world-renowned fashion designer. Yet we know little about what makes this w... | Designer teams up with Skype to broadcast story of fashion label .
To 'highlight journey of successful entrepreneur and creative professional'
Will begin in New Year and celebrate key milestones of her business . |
faed4e42ba5c44b4a0e9b728121d7ad1b9a244d9 | By . Meghan Keneally . Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that some of the information that was used to locate and kill Osama bin Laden was attained using torture. The admission comes after months of speculation about the role that waterboarding plays in CIA interrogations following its graphic depiction in the Oscar-... | Controversial film Zero Dark Thirty has graphic waterboarding scene .
Director Kathryn Bigelow says all information in the film was based on 'first hand accounts' of what happened but now Senator disputes theory . |
faed96e9e579e9ce0c7445156c5e2d0d43dff3a7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 04:14 EST, 11 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:14 EST, 11 September 2013 . A shocking image of a woman apparently pointing a handgun at a child's head has prompted concerns for the toddler's welfare. The photograph has been shared on social media hundreds of times since it firs... | Origins of image unknown but it is believed to come from Latin America .
Internet users have been sharing the picture in a bid to identify the pair . |
faee0b03bf12794814af52cce7854748ca600de1 | The Royal baby will have the title His Royal Highness Prince [first name] of Cambridge, or Her Royal Highness Princess [first name] of Cambridge. The official title of William and Kate's first child, thought to be due on Saturday, 13 July, will be His or Her Royal Highness Prince or Princess [first name] of Cambridge, ... | Royal baby will hold title HRHPrince or Princess [first name] of Cambridge .
William and Kate are currently Duke and Duchess of Cambridge .
Mayor of Cambridge says it will be a 'great honour' for the historic city .
Due date of couple's first child thought to be Saturday, 13 July .
Duchess will give birth in St Mary's ... |
faee2e02df8ab292814611323d889cb5aca86d7c | Happy birthday, Gloria Steinem! The "Face of Feminism" turns 80 Tuesday, and guess what? Feminism seems to be turning the corner -- again. Many young women are now embracing the term and rejecting the notion that feminists are hairy, ugly, man-hating, angry women. Heck, even Beyonce appeared on the cover of Steinem's m... | The face of feminism, Gloria Steinem, turns 80 on Tuesday .
Carol Costello says feminism is popular with young women, who reject stereotypes .
Rush Limbaugh railed against Sandra Fluke, but his jibes cut little weight with many, she says .
Young women see the value in speaking out against gender bias, she says . |
faee8d0473a3f9b140679c972ad8ad49d6692b8b | How many calories are in there? Research has revealed that the average Briton's lunch could harbour more calories and fat than the rest of your daily meals put together . With working hours mounting, lunch is often grabbed on the run in the middle of a hectic day. While your innocent sandwich may seem like a convenient... | Average Brit's lunch has more calories than rest of daily meals altogether .
Now Raw Imagination offers £5.99 virtuous raw sandwiches .
Instead of bread, they use flaxseed and create healthy sauces .
Some supermarket sandwiches contain as much salt as nine bags of crisps .
Over half the nation eat two or fewer portions... |
faee94e157bb1ece782a57ac23d0f0fdb7a080ad | By . Chris Brooke . PUBLISHED: . 09:10 EST, 2 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:32 EST, 2 November 2012 . Jailed: Builder Harry Rowbottom . A TAX-dodging builder who took . cash-in-hand for his entire career told HMRC inspectors when they . knocked on his door, ‘I’ve been waiting for you for 27 years.’ Harry Rowbottom,... | Harry Rowbottom, 58, from Barton-Upon-Humber, East Yorkshire, admitted cheating the public revenue between 1983 and 2010 .
Total he should have paid in 27 years was £64,674 - or £117,602 with interest . |
faef3b852e2fea14a950a3f08ea018c65e992f80 | It's a royal tradition that began in 1912 but while the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla have all attended, the younger generation of royals are yet to appear at a Royal Variety Performance. Now all that is set to change after Kensington Palace announced that the guestlist for next week's show includes the Duke and Du... | William and Kate are attending in place of the Queen and Prince Philip .
Usually either the monarch or the Prince of Wales and Camilla attend .
Palace said the Queen's schedule is planned on a 'case-by-case' basis .
Acts performing include Jack Whitehall, Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding . |
faeff43593b6d80c439207f422b080190b2dc903 | To highlight the current Movember campaign, former Head of Sport at the Daily Mail, Bryan Cooney, interviewed fellow prostate cancer sufferer, Scotland legend Denis Law. Here, Cooney reveals the illuminating results. There's no discernible reluctance in Denis Law to recall one of the most embarrassing own goals in medi... | Denis Law was one of Sir Matt Busby's Manchester United players in 1960s .
Scottish striker fainted when told he was diagnosed with prostate cancer .
Law scored 30 goals in 55 appearances for Scotland from 1958-1974 . |
faf00b37eb5abed38fd70250698132db9a974e83 | (CNN) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addressed the Republican National Convention on Wednesday. Here is the text of that speech: . Former Gov. Mitt Romney says Sen. John McCain will rein in government spending. Romney: Thank you. Thank you so very much. Ann and I love you all. We have a deep feeling in our h... | Romney: The right course is the one championed by Ronald Reagan .
Romney: Republicans prefer straight talk to politically correct talk .
Romney: It's time for the party of big ideas, not the party of Big Brother . |
faf05cc938b1a4f8dbf12b05bea403d73b055919 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 05:50 EST, 3 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:37 EST, 3 January 2014 . Back on top: Microsoft boss Bill Gates is back at the head of the world's rich list as he added over $15billion to his total wealth . The world's richest people grew even richer in 2013, adding $524 billion to... | Top 300 billionaires add $524 billion to their net worth in 2013 .
Total wealth of world's richest people stood at $3.7 trillion by end of year .
Biggest gains for technology bosses, whose wealth rose by 28 per cent .
Bill Gates's riches increased by $15.8 billion to $78.5 billion . |
faf0a62d08d08cbe6c47bc2ad44cc8f9656b12f2 | (CNN) -- Two people were killed and several others injured in a shooting at a barbershop in Detroit on Wednesday, said police spokeswoman Kelly Miner. It was not immediately clear whether there was one shooter or more, she said. An investigation is under way. Miner was not aware of any arrests. The shooting took place ... | New: CNN affiliate reports that 8 people were injured .
She is not aware of any arrests .
It was not immediately clear whether there was one shooter or more . |
faf137d8b4e698310d0c812c3763382eadd3b327 | (CNN) -- For most of Paul Ramirez's life, only those closest to him knew that he lived with a serious brain disorder. Ramirez, of Pasadena, California, found out he had epilepsy when he was 22. Now 50, he's had seven grand mal seizures, which make him lose consciousness. Still, he often went years without having a seiz... | Paul Ramirez found out he had epilepsy when he was 22 .
Ramirez hid the serious brain disorder from family, friends until he read a story on CNN .
Story inspired Ramirez to share his story and raise money for epilepsy research . |
faf13931fd6d4722a47f6f18bb5512e7e21ae581 | (CNN) -- The 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out at Los Angeles' Shrine Exposition Center on January 18. Take a look at the full list of winners, marked here in bold. Motion Picture Nominees . Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture . • "12 Years a Slave" • "American Hustle" -- WINNER . • "Aug... | The 2014 SAG Awards were handed out on January 18 .
"American Hustle" won outstanding performance by a movie cast .
"Modern Family" won best comedy ensemble .
"Breaking Bad" took home the award for best drama ensemble . |
faf172abd8a66c04c06c74d074cfd88a015376c5 | The family of a postal worker named as being a mole working with the Great Train Robbers has dismissed the claims - insisting he never flashed the cash. Gordon Goody, 85, a surviving member of the gang, has named Patrick McKenna as the inside man in a new documentary. He broke his 51-year silence to reveal the identity... | A surviving member of Great Train Robbery gang, Gordon Goody, named Patrick McKenna as inside man in heist .
But Mr McKenna's family dismiss claim saying he never flashed the cash .
The Post Office employee died with just £3,000 to his name, his grandson Mark claims .
Family describes him as 'straitlaced and honest' an... |
faf176ad83f1526de787a505ba1d53837ad30269 | (CNN) -- Days after a deadly Metro-North train derailment in New York, a top federal transportation official said Tuesday that he has "serious concerns" about safety on the railroad. In addition to Sunday's derailment in the Bronx, which killed four people and injured dozens more, Federal Railroad Administration chief ... | NEW: New York's MTA says it's cooperating with investigators .
The country's top rail official says he has "serious concerns" about Metro-North safety .
"Four serious accidents in less than seven months is simply unacceptable," he says .
He calls on the MTA to do more immediately to improve safety . |
faf18c3ef62a4d124149971a96e74ff2cfc85478 | By . Talal Musa . PUBLISHED: . 13:02 EST, 29 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:00 EST, 6 December 2012 . Rating: . Price: From £39.99 / $69.00 (RRP) In ZombiU, it's not about if you die, but when. Against the odds and hounded by hordes of the undead, you're thrown into a zombie-infested London, and must do anything you... | Tense, terrific and wonderful use of the GamePad .
Realistic portrayal of zombie-infested London, backed up with solid narrative .
'Clever' zombies react to your behaviour, placing huge emphasis on tactics .
Some clipping and texture issues . |
faf199b6ec3bcf1cdef73d87f4b9038028d12635 | The city of Phoenix is facing a possible lawsuit after telling a woman she couldn't pass out free bottled water to people in Arizona's 112-degree heat. Dana Crow-Smith said she and a religious group were offering the water at a downtown festival in July as a kind gesture and to offer conversation on their Christian fai... | Dana Crow-Smith was offering conversation on Christianity when told she had to stop .
Woman told the gesture was in violation of a city code without having a permit . |
faf1effbc6adcf771342c913e4315bf974b3b51c | Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Five men and four women have been selected to be jurors in the Pennsylvania trial of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach charged with child rape. About 220 potential jurors reported for duty Tuesday, after the court whittled the number to about 600 based on a... | The jury includes five men and four women .
More than 150 witnesses are expected at the trial .
Sandusky, 68, faces charges of child rape .
Prosecutors allege that he abused 10 boys for more than 15 years . |
faf275f9090768a240d7855f63a05dd8e6ed3f16 | Chicago (CNN) -- Maggie Daley, the wife of a former Chicago mayor, died Thursday night after battling breast cancer. She was 68. Daley died about 6 p.m. at home "surrounded by family, including her husband, former Mayor Richard Daley, and her children, Nora, Patrick and Elizabeth," said Jacquelyn Heard, Daley's former ... | Daley dies at home surrounded by her family .
She had been battling breast cancer, a family spokeswoman says .
President Barack Obama says she dedicated her life to public service . |
faf2cfe05029d864c9e799971fbb682c1a3f7d6b | (CNN) -- Southwest Airlines is working with federal and local officials to determine who is responsible for vandalizing its planes with strange markings, a statement from the airline said Tuesday. The unauthorized markings surfaced in February, spokesperson Whitney Eichinger said in the statement. Eichinger would not c... | Employees received an internal memo about markings on planes .
Southwest is working with local, federal officials to find vandals .
Sources tell local media, 'the markings appear to be Arabic words" |
faf2fa5e42912cf8e791fb0b3f2075210923ed53 | Jerusalem (CNN) -- In a move likely to further strain relations between the United States and Israel, the municipality of Jerusalem has given final approval for a controversial Israeli housing project in the heart of a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem. Approval of the project paves the way for construction of... | Controversial Israeli housing project approved in Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem .
Move likely to further strain relations between United States and Israel .
Obama and Netanyahu met Wednesday in Washington to discuss Israel's housing plans .
U.S.-Israeli relations hit rough patch after row over future build... |
faf354c5426c43fd0709b0b13564a8ccecbc45b5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A Michigan school teacher who took a video showing an autistic student with his head stuck in a classroom chair is to keep her job, but will be suspended for a year without pay. Nicole McVey reached for her cell phone . when the 11-year-old boy, who has Asperger's syndrome, became caught . th... | Nicole McVey filmed boy on cell phone when he got stuck in classroom .
She and Principal taunted fifth-grader, who has Asperger's syndrome .
Ellis has resigned, but McVey had been fighting efforts to sack her .
She apologized to boy's parents saying: 'I made a significant mistake'
McVey will be suspended for one year w... |
faf3aac2b5ab55b1eb41c7fb6c5776295e16a607 | By . Ap Reporter . A group of art collectors filed a lawsuit against the Keith Haring foundation on Friday, claiming it has cost them at least $40 million by publicly labeling about 90 paintings by the late artist as 'counterfeit' and 'fake' as it refuses to fully evaluate them. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in M... | Keith Haring is an iconic New York artist famous for his cartoon-style street culture paintings .
He died in 1990 from AIDS .
A group of art collectors are suing his foundation, who publicly labelled about 90 Haring fakes .
The dealers claim the foundation refused to authenticate the paintings but they were real .
They... |
faf3c57734914bfadc2380a4052c97619e50d1de | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 00:14 EST, 21 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:48 EST, 21 January 2013 . 'Reprehensible crime': Claire Mosby, who stole over £31,000 from a school safe containing dinner money and funds for trips to fund her bingo addiction . A bingo addict who stole £31,000 to fund her habit from the pr... | Claire Mosby, also a school governor, was jailed for 18 months .
She stole the money from Swarcliffe Primary in Leeds, West Yorkshire .
Mosby worked as office manager at the school when she stole the money .
She used the money to fund her online gambling and bingo habit . |
faf3ed54968a9e49392c79ec5a66a221da5c4857 | Miami (CNN) -- The University of Miami announced Sunday that it is barring its football team from bowl consideration this year as it remains under investigation by the NCAA over allegations that a booster showered dozens of players with cash and jewelry, and supplied prostitutes for players. "We understand and share th... | The team is under investigation by the NCAA .
A booster says he showered players with gifts .
The self-imposed bowl ban "is a necessary step for our university," the school says . |
faf4645c0d43891f87c939cf2b962e64db332485 | A Melbourne couple could be charged for giving their three-year-old son medicinal cannabis who was suffering from hundreds of life-threatening seizures a day. Under doctor's supervision, Cassie Batten and Rhett Wallace use cannabis oil to treat Cooper's severe epileptic seizures as he did not respond to any other medic... | Melbourne couple Cassie Batten and Rhett Wallace fear they may lose their son Cooper .
They use medicinal cannabis to treat their three-year-old's life-threatening seizures .
They were significantly reduced from hundreds a day to two or three .
But police raided their home on July 10 and took all the supply .
In the US... |
faf49871fa79a42f395c0da7e79db4a3c77fee78 | Three people have been arrested after the skeletal remains of two men were found in a backyard of a home owned by Satanists in a North Carolina village. Pazuzu Illah Algarad, 35, was arrested and charged with murder last Sunday after the two bodies were discovered in shallow graves at the house in Clemmons where neighb... | Pazuzu Illah Algarad, 35, was arrested following the discovery in Clemmons .
He is named after the devil who possesses the girl in The Exorcist .
Amber Nicole Burch, 24, described as his wife, has also been charged .
She lived with Algarad and his Satanist mother Cynthia Lawson .
Krystal Nicole Matlock, 28, has been ch... |
faf4cdc1653a46538e4a2e05daa7e3b2bc15bda1 | The way neurons are interconnected in the brain is complicated. But now scientists have created a new type of computer model to make artificial networks of nerve cells found in the hippocampus region of the brain. The hippocampus helps us form personal memories, and it is hoped the tool will shed more light on how the... | Scientists at the Mercator Research Group creates the new models .
It lets experts make artificial networks of nerve endings in the hippocampus - on a computer screen so they can explore how memories form .
The hippocampus is thought to be one of the oldest regions of the brain .
Scientists are monitoring the way neura... |
faf4e2ff0dda003a621689a7ac95803c48ca86b3 | By . Associated Press Reporter and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:33 EST, 3 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:24 EST, 4 April 2013 . Shamed drugs cheat Lance Armstrong has pulled out of a swim meet because doing so may have violated his worldwide ban from competition. Swimming's international federation body raised... | Armstrong withdrew over questions of his eligibility following lifetime ban on competition by the U.S. Anti-doping agency .
Was due to swim in three distance events in the competition this weekend in Austin, Texas . |
faf4f1523fc0b97031eee5d61bce72d10699ccfe | (CNN) -- A 39-year-old woman in Utah told police she either strangled or suffocated at least six babies immediately after she gave birth to them over a period of years, a document shows. Megan Hunstman appeared in court Monday where she is facing six counts of murder, according to Chief Michael Smith with the Pleasant ... | NEW: The case sounds eerily familiar to a case in France a few years ago .
Megan Hunstman faces murder charges; she's being held on $6 million bail .
The infants' bodies were discovered at a home where the woman used to live .
They were wrapped in towels or shirts and placed in cardboard boxes . |
faf5b1b856a71afa9fdc7ef86b5aeef1189dcefc | By . Thomas Durante, Michael Zennie, Emily Davies and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 11:43 EST, 1 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:18 EST, 1 April 2013 . It's one of the most devastating injuries in the history of sports, but it's not keeping Kevin Ware down. The 20-year-old Louisville basketball star was back on his fe... | Kevin Ware, 20, pictured on crutches and in a Final Four cap at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis .
He landed badly on his right leg during Louisville-Duke game .
Teammates sobbed and vomited after the accident in front of Louisville's bench .
Ware said 'Don't worry about me. Win this thing' before he was carted away ... |
faf5bac41eb72b85be55cffdb6f96f0febf8df97 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:50 EST, 24 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:11 EST, 24 January 2014 . A decomposing body has been found in the trunk of a car has been identified as Gianni Belvedere, 24. Mr Belvedere's younger brother, Salvatore, 22, and Gianni's fiance, Illona Flint, 22, were shot dead in th... | Ilona Flint, 22, and Salvatore Belvedere, 22, shot dead in their car .
outside a San Diego shopping mall on December 24 .
Gianni Belvdere, 24, has now also been found in the trunk of his own car 100 miles away from where the other two were found .
Police have not found a motive or suspect for the killings . |
faf5c3e6cae51db3c9894eec1c7cc9a36ecd4346 | (CNN) -- Within just a few days, Ray Fearing went from the height of ecstasy -- he had just gotten a much-needed kidney transplant -- to the depths of depression, after finding out his transplant would need to be removed. "I had been waiting for 10 years to finally have a normal life," said Fearing, a 27-year-old from ... | Transplant recipient Ray Fearing donates his failing transplanted kidney to another patient .
For the first time a failing transplanted kidney has thrived in a new recipient, says doctor .
It allows the new recipient to resume his work as a cardiovascular surgeon .
"It's amazing stuff, it really is," says president of ... |
faf5e36c67de12654252e4890b40297de6f0f18e | Muhammad Ali is loved across the world, but his three visits to London cemented a special bond with the British public. Over the space of three years, Ali won each of his fights against the best Britain had to offer, starting with his first clash with Henry Cooper in 1963. Despite being dropped by Enry's 'Ammer in the ... | Former heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali fought in London three times in the space of three years .
His first was a non-title fight against Henry Cooper in which he survived a fourth-round knockdown to beat the Brit .
Ali returned to the capital three years later for a rematch with Cooper - the American wo... |
faf5e431bed31d01c5087ccb040387b71d71522d | Kabul (CNN) -- A suicide bomber dressed as a security guard blew himself up Wednesday in a street near the U.S. Embassy in the Afghan capital, killing himself and two other people, authorities said. The attacker set off the explosives attached to his body around 8 a.m. after he was noticed by security guards in the nei... | The explosion happens in a district housing international organizations .
One security guard and one civilian are killed by the suicide bomber, who also died .
Violent attacks are frequent across Afghanistan, including Kabul . |
faf6405a78adcc6a33152755efef34c2075c1730 | Wedding photos are obviously very special to any couple when remembering their big day but usually, after the initial excitement dies down, most people get a tad fed up if you keep sharing them enthusiastically. But it seems the internet can't get enough of one couple's nuptial shots after they went viral following the... | Sarah and Josh Walk decided to forgo their traditional wedding and elope to Iceland .
A day after posting their wedding photos on Facebook the couple saw a huge response with the images going viral .
They used Canadian photographer Gabe McClintock to capture their special day . |
faf73094dd56eb347d3ae5c11bf0a15a7af07604 | (CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a regional commuter plane landed at the wrong West Virginia airport Tuesday night. United Express Flight 4049 operated by Silver Airways was supposed to fly from Morgantown to Clarksburg but landed instead at Fairmont Municipal Airport about 10 miles awa... | The plane landed about 10 miles from its designated destination .
11 passengers were "re-accommodated" to their destination, the airline says .
The FAA is investigating . |
faf7642c4ea28444e25c8379208d5e8ff0da335e | (CNN)Yes, New York City got a lot less snow than forecast. Yes, if we had known there would be this little snow, things probably wouldn't have needed to get shut down as much as they were. But most of the complaining -- about either the forecast or the decisions by local and state governments -- is misguided. First of ... | New York City spared worst of winter storm .
Adam Sobel: Officials still right to be cautious . |
faf7acec8f31b6742a1fd99b35e8b7060f809f42 | A woman whose breakthrough treatment of a bone disease with penicillin led to modern medical practices died on March 1 -- two days before her 83rd birthday. Genean Hixon was one of the first American civilians to be treated with the drug, The Denver Post reports. Hixon, born Genean Smith on March 3, 1931, was hospitali... | Genean Hixon, born in March 1931, was one of the first American civilians to be treated with penicillin .
Died two days before her 83rd birthday .
Suffered from bone disease osteomyelitis, then considered incurable and possibly fatal .
Spent more then four years in hospital beds before being saved by penicillin .
Survi... |
faf7e424ff2659f4a3ca6b28a519c49c7d1230ad | (CNN) -- A man in northern Idaho says he has seen a massive hand of God in his life, and he is willing to share it with the highest bidder. Paul Grayhek says the "Hand of God" appeared in his backyard in March. Paul Grayhek, 52, listed the rock formation he dubbed the "Hand of God Rock Wall" on the online auction Web s... | Idaho man places "Hand of God" rock for sale on eBay .
Paul Grayhek says hand-like formation appeared in his backyard during Lent .
Winning bidder on eBay would get "exclusive rights" to rock . |
faf910c919442649fbd897ba5c8377a103949687 | Tornadoes in the United States are increasingly hitting in swarms rather than as isolated twisters, new figures reveal. The average number of twisters per year - around 500 - has not changed for decades. But now as many as 115 can strike in just one day, leaving more weeks tornado-free. And the pattern does not seem to... | Average number of twisters is the same but more are hitting at once .
Study by US government found three days a year see 30 or more .
Five days a year see over 20 - more than double the average before 1970 .
Experts warn emergency services must step up resources to handle crises . |
faf91f4a343f5e983a95b7fcaf8b3bf9ce75b2d6 | (CNN) -- Anuradha Koirala is fighting to prevent the trafficking and sexual exploitation of Nepal's women and girls. Since 1993, she and her group, Maiti Nepal, have helped rescue and rehabilitate more than 12,000 victims. Below are her thoughts on being chosen as a Top 10 CNN Hero. Q: Where were you when you got the c... | Anuradha Koirala and her group, Maiti Nepal, have helped more than 12,000 escape sex slavery .
Koirala was chosen as a Top 10 CNN Hero for her efforts in Nepal .
Koirala: "We have to fight against this crime and protect the children from this" |
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