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fdb267ba12d46992d14a827056784b71d2a78793 | LaGuardia Airport Terminal C was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after officials noticed a package being loaded onto a Richmond, Virginia-bound plane was spewing smoke. Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo said some ramp workers reported the issue shortly before noon. Boarding of Delta Flight 5208 was suspended and the ... | Richmond, Virginia-bound Delta Flight 5208 was called briefly back to its gate after the suspicious package was spotted by baggage loaders .
Authorities say the package never made it onto the plane .
Port Authority authorities did not immediately reveal what made the package smoke but at least one traveler was question... |
fdb28cb7ee0cc43d6b0945c8e76ed74a776d4a98 | (CNN)Dori J. Maynard, who as president of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education was dedicated to expanding diversity in newsrooms and excellence in journalism, died Tuesday, according to a statement on the institute's website. She was 56. The cause of death was complications from lung cancer, her fam... | Dori Maynard was champion of diversity in newsrooms, journalism .
She was president of notable journalism organization . |
fdb292ffb6db4d787691e94d511582409007728c | Jailed: Elizabeth Jones, 22, faces 16 months in prison after making 11 false rape claims since 2004 . A woman who cried rape was jailed yesterday after a court heard it was her eleventh false claim. Compulsive liar Elizabeth Jones, 22, was exposed when CCTV footage disproved her allegation against a man she ‘did not li... | Elizabeth Jones, 22, invented her first sex attack in 2004, when aged 13 .
Her latest victim was targeted because she didn't like him .
After he was held for nine hours CCTV disproved her malicious claim . |
fdb297984c5317752648702d7773ee5a9d9d75e8 | By . James Chapman . PUBLISHED: . 18:52 EST, 16 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:43 EST, 17 June 2013 . David Cameron will today try to launch talks on a free trade deal between Europe and the US that could be worth £380 a year for every British household. The Prime Minister wants to use this week's G8 summit in Northern ... | PM will argue a deal would 'turbo-charge the .
transatlantic economy'
It would be similar to that which operates inside the EU . |
fdb29db86677c9cfa307e253f3d0ff0bb14ea2e4 | Protests have turned violent in Berkeley, California after demonstrators hit the streets for the second consecutive night to speak out against the chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York. A crowd of 750 protesters swarmed freeway overpasses at two locations in Berkeley, near San Francisco, prompting police to move i... | Six people were arrested in Berkeley overnight and three officers were hurt .
Some protesters threw unspecified 'explosives' at cops, police said .
Officers responded by firing teargas at the crowds .
The crowd of 750 were protesting against police violence after a NY grand jury's decision not to indict the cop in Eric... |
fdb2ea8fd6cc4dd767d84734d622bbb07b3a24ba | In the tunnel at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, it was easy to reminisce and think back to the time when Jose Mourinho told Frank Lampard he had become the world's greatest player. The sad thing about these two, texting buddies when Mourinho was at Inter Milan and Real Madrid, is that they appear to have lost touch. Some... | Frank Lampard returned to Stamford Bridge with Manchester City .
The midfielder left Chelsea last summer after 13 years with the club .
Lampard wouldn't deny that there is an issue between with Jose Mourinho .
But Lampard insists he is still close with the Chelsea manager .
City are still five points behind leaders Che... |
fdb2ec2fcf5e6ccaa71b7cf04fd22e9ff2bab165 | Cue "Thus Spoke Zarathustra." The first half of the seventh, and final, season of "Mad Men" ends Sunday night with the characters continuing to grope with a new world -- one with a computer in its center. The computer may not be HAL, and the world is a far cry from the fictional future of "2001: A Space Odyssey," but a... | "Mad Men" half-season finale set for Sunday night .
Characters seem a little lost, dealing with computer world .
"Mad Men" will conclude next spring . |
fdb3359eb84ad24708f8c5d4eaca57ce5ba39a44 | By . Associated Press . and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:10 EST, 28 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:12 EST, 28 January 2014 . An alleged Philadelphia mob boss has walked free after beating two racketeering trials in a case that the Justice Department began pursuing more than a decade ago. Joseph 'Uncle Joe' L... | Joseph 'Uncle Joe' Ligambi has had the remaining charges against him dropped after a second jury couldn't reach a verdict .
Ligambi, 74, has already spent two-and-a-half years behind bars for other charges but the prosecutors couldn't make a racketeering charge stick .
Supposedly took over Philadelphia's La Costa Nostr... |
fdb340890f17d55c38c0ba62e771700b9c9190bc | Police have banned two Chinese pro-democracy activists from Brisbane's G20 security zones - virtually the city's entire CBD - after they unfurled a protest banner near the Chinese president's hotel. The 'furious' activists now say Australia is ruining its democracy after police punished them for wielding their banner n... | Chinese democracy protesters banned from Brisbane CBD after unfurling a protest banner .
The furious activists exclusively told Daily Mail Australia the country's democracy is at risk .
Protesters said they would have just left the area if police had asked them .
Their sign was in support of the Hong Kong's Umbrella Re... |
fdb38dffe20543d88d78c0363d09aa1eb3719911 | A British dog breed which was rarer than the giant panda has been saved from extinction following a concerted effort by breeders. There were only 52 Sussex spaniels registered with the Kennel Club in 2011, compared with 50,000 labradors. And there are believed to be up to 2,000 giant pandas living in the wild and more ... | Only 52 Sussex spaniels were registered with the Kennel Club in 2011 .
In 2012 the figure leapt to 74 - a 29 per cent increase .
Breed dates from 1800s but numbers dropped after the Second World War . |
fdb3a1f44202facc2670993e0a2345f606f6904a | Washington (CNN) -- "If we had been a split second slower, he could have been hit in the head." It has been 30 years since the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. But for retired Secret Service agent Ray Shaddick, the memories of that gray, rainy day in Washington remain clear. It was 2:27 p.m., March 3... | Thirty years after Reagan's shooting, presidential protection is more comprehensive .
Powerful explosives are among growing threats to presidential security .
Agent who shadowed Reagan: Explosives now "can take a city block out."
Book author: "They don't want to risk agents thinking. They just have to act" |
fdb40158f215d3b66a59d584df2f9e805ec656bd | Hanoi, Vietnam (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed U.S. concerns about Myanmar's reported military ties to North Korea and its potential impact on the region during a visit to Vietnam Thursday. "We know that a ship from North Korea recently delivered military equipment to Burma and we continue to... | The United States has concerns about Myanmar-North Korea military ties .
North Korea may be helping Myanmar develop a nuclear program .
Myanmar may have received a shipment of arms from North Korea . |
fdb4303e252668ae1a1dccb9fa7c871ec50dad75 | (CNN Student News) -- May 27, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Arizona • Seoul, South Korea • New York City . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, there! My name is Carl Azuz. This is CNN Student N... | Examine plans to increase the number of troops at the U.S.-Mexico border .
Sail into New York City as Fleet Week honors U.S. military sea services .
Consider some of the retirement possibilities for NASA's space shuttles .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
fdb453a3ecd56ea2a3850eef5797899fd94feafc | By . Sally Lee . Lucan Battison was suspended from a New Zealand Catholic school after he refused to cut his long curly hair but he can keep his hairstyle after winning his fight in the high court today . A long-haired New Zealand teenager has landed himself in court after refusing to abide by his school's rules and cu... | New Zealand year 12 student Lucan Battison was suspended by St John's College's principal Paul Melloy last month .
The 16-year-old was allowed to come back to school if he had shorter hair .
But Lucan did not return to school and instead took the matter to the High Court at Wellington . |
fdb45b55621c4d1e813cce49e53f7e729bd4cf4e | (CNN) -- He has yet to compete at the Olympics, but the eyes of the world will be on Oscar Pistorius if he is selected for London 2012. Born with a congenital abnormality, he had both his legs amputated below the knee at 11 months of age, but that has not stopped him competing at the highest level. The South African ru... | Oscar Pistorius is preparing for both London Olympics and Paralympics .
The "Blade Runner" competes at the top level against able-bodied athletes .
South African has four Paralympic golds and several world records .
The 25-year-old runs on specially-adapted carbon-fiber artificial limbs . |
fdb491fea5b18879e4222639578bd6c271b9a027 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 11:02 EST, 12 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:24 EST, 12 March 2014 . Journalist Nils Horner was shot dead while he was talking to a translator on a street in an affluent area of the Afghanistan capital . An extremist Taliban splinter group has claimed responsibility for killing a Swedish... | Nils Horner, 51, was shot in the head at close range in Akbar Khan .
He had worked for Swedish Radio since 2001 as a foreign correspondent .
Witness said he was approached by two young men in the street .
The Feday-e-Mahaz says Horner was a spy and not a journalist . |
fdb4998e1a0335673bab7c9b26f694bf6708029a | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 04:55 EST, 26 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:25 EST, 27 June 2013 . South Korea's largest mobile operator is launching what it says is the world's fastest wireless network this week. The LTE-Advanced network can download data at speeds twice as fast as 4G networks and 10 times faster ... | SK Telecom Co launches super fast network that is 10 times faster than 3G .
Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A is the first handset available for the LTE-Advanced network . |
fdb58372977c2bf48a3e75f9e348cdf43db52baf | Washington (CNN) -- Over the next few days, the drama of a potential government shutdown will collide with the promise of a new health insurance system known as Obamacare. Here are answers to eight of the most pressing questions about both: . 1. What happens on October 1 with Obamacare and the government shutdown? Firs... | The federal government is headed for a potential shutdown .
The fight to defund Obamacare is the sticking point .
Republicans have tied the key spending bill to stopping money for Obamacare .
Large part of Affordable Care Act is set to go into effect on October 1 . |
fdb588e9df81601639077b47659af71cbb7c9548 | By . Sara Nathan . and David Mccormack . and Eleanor Gower . Firefighters responding to the fiery crash that claimed Paul Walker's life stated he was 'dead on arrival', newly-released emergency dispatch tapes have revealed. The recordings emerged as his devastated mother, Cheryl, was pictured outside her Los Angeles ho... | Recording reveals firefighter reported both the actor and his friend, Roger Rodas, were 'DOA' when emergency responders reached the scene .
Firefighters warned the dispatcher that it was a newsworthy incident and needed to be handled with care .
On Thursday, Walker's mother Cheryl was pictured for first time since the ... |
fdb5c35f7131810add57a5febfed2c3d207e0f5b | By . Tracey Cox . There are certain qualities that make anyone appear attractive and all reduce to this simple equation: if you love sex and love people, you're probably sexy. All of us have a subconscious 'sexy' radar which automatically tunes in to people who've got 'it'. Our looks radar sets off first - instantly sc... | Tracey says that there are six simple things we can do to hook a man .
She says these tips have absolutely nothing to do with how you look .
Tracey even says that concentrating on your looks can put men off . |
fdb5c8b63c5669d33e9c1783fda2636c00a54487 | (CNN) -- Jean Jennings Bartik, the last of six women programmers who debugged and operated the earliest general-purpose computer, has died. Bartik, 86, died Wednesday in New York, said Jon Rickman, vice president of information systems at Bartik's alma mater, Northwest Missouri State University, and director of the Jea... | Jean Bartik was among the women recruited to do ballistics calculations during WWII .
Bartik went on to work on the ENIAC, BINAC and UNIVAC machines .
Half a century later, their work is only beginning to get recognition .
Bartik wrote an autobiography, which editors hope will publish this year . |
fdb66a96d8ba3e65c2fba56accf56c302f3ab8ad | Whether you're buying your first home or purchasing an investment property, the real estate market can be a difficult place to navigate. Prices are constantly on the rise, especially near Australian capital cities. Even purchasing land on its own can be a costly move. Daily Mail Australia spoke to property and real est... | Daily Mail Australia spoke to real estate experts across the country .
They chose properties with the best value for under $400,000 .
From houses and apartments to studios and townhouses there are many properties on the market . |
fdb67b75396e24674da277bcfa3e2ddf60ca643d | Windhoek, Namibia (CNN) -- A Mozambique Airlines flight crashed in northeastern Namibia, killing all on board, a government official told CNN on Saturday. The accident occurred Friday in Bwabwata game park, said Tobias Günzel, acting director of Namibia's Civil Aviation Department. The location is a remote region near ... | The flight was en route to Angola from Mozambique .
The plane went down in a remote area .
The flight had been reported "missing" |
fdb7229d4a908287892169cffb6d93689087cd1b | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 08:15 EST, 3 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:56 EST, 4 March 2013 . v . An heir to a sprawling country estate has spoken of the moment voices told him to quit his life as a wealthy landowner, shave his head and go to Australia on a spiritual odyssey. Napier Marten gave up the Crichel Estate ... | Napier Marten fled 'materialistic' life in 1996 .
The heir shaved his head and had 'out-of-body' experience with Aborigines .
He has now left his fortune to eldest son . |
fdb79af26d08edde36bd192bb047b5752c1232da | The first bad Santa of 2014 has dropped in on an Australian Post Office - and filled his own sack with money. The red-suited thief walked into the Post Office in the Melbourne suburb of Oak Park greeting everyone with a cheery wave, but there were no 'Ho Ho Hos'. Instead the muffled words from under his false white bea... | The first bad Santa of 2014 has dropped in on an Australian Post Office .
Staff thought he was a friendly old Santa passing on some Christmas cheer .
But under his false white beard, he mumbled 'fill up the sack'
CCTV footage shows the Santa demanding money .
But when staff did not respond, the robber jumped onto the ... |
fdb8411d055bf4543916e6cf3d8e82133be23526 | (CNN) -- Interpol announced Monday it is issuing notices to help search for another 16 suspects believed linked to the January killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai. The organization will now help investigators in Dubai try to track down all 27 people suspected of links to the death of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel.... | Interpol issues notices for 16 more suspects in killing of Hamas leader in Dubai hotel .
It will help investigators hunt all 27 suspects in death of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh .
Dubai police chief "100 percent" sure Israeli intel unit is behind Hamas slaying .
Israel says only media reports link it to killing and there's no re... |
fdb865758350cb05a89bf80bd7f73562bbcd80fb | (CNN) -- Juventus came from behind to defeat Bologna 4-1 on Saturday to put pressure on Inter Milan at the top of the Serie A table. Alessandro Del Piero celebrates the first of his two goals in Juventus' 4-1 victory over Bologna. Massimo Mutarelli put Bologna ahead in the 24th minute, but a dominant second half displa... | Juventus recover from going a goal behind to defeat Bologna 4-1 on Saturday .
The result lifts Juventus to within four points of Inter Milan at the top of Serie A .
Filippo Inzaghi reaches 300 career goals to help AC Milan hammer Siena 5-1 . |
fdb8661a5f8afdd749de187c54e5c910de4d3b1e | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 15:13 EST, 23 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:27 EST, 23 February 2013 . Convicted: Former school teacher Aaron Ledean, is facing imprisonment after being found guilty at Teesside Crown Court of repeated sexual assaults on an underage boy . A former school teacher is facing jail after... | Aaron Ledean engaged in .
sexual activity with boy in a visit to the cinema .
He was convicted of three indecent assaults on the teenager in the 1990s .
Ex-teacher had convictions for downloading child abuse images . |
fdb8d291be48fd3d748d8d7a05d4de167310130d | (CNN) -- Belgium set a date with the U.S. in the last 16 of the World Cup as the curtain fell on the gripping group stages in Brazil, while Algeria celebrated a historic first. Thursday's 1-0 victory over South Korea was more than enough for the unbeaten Belgians to advance from Group H as winners, despite having a man... | Belgium set up last 16 date with the U.S. at 2014 World Cup in Brazil .
A solitary goal by Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen seals 1-0 win over South Korea .
Algeria reach the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time in their history .
A late equalizer for Slimani sees Algeria advance as the expense of Russia ... |
fdb94939a306bd1bbabf462ad98c7f9e9b741e64 | NBC News anchor Brian Williams' 2006 claim that he saw a dead body float past his hotel window during Hurricane Katrina is drawing fresh skepticism in the wake of his own admission on Wednesday that he lied about being aboard a helicopter that was hit by enemy fire during the Iraq war. Despite a swift apology on his Ni... | Williams' 2006 claim that he saw a dead body float past his hotel window during Hurricane Katrina is drawing fresh skepticism .
The NBC News anchor was forced to apologize on Wednesday after he lied about being on a helicopter in Iraq in 2003 that was hit by enemy fire .
He blamed that mistake on the 'fog of memory ove... |
fdb9949d918ddb114172f612d9c456c3da28ca4e | In amongst chasing car theft syndicates and catching armed robbers, Queensland Police have dedicated their crime-fighting efforts to tracking down a distressed citizen who'd lost their camera. Taking a break from cracking cases on an obviously quiet weekend at Queensland's North Stradbroke Island, Dunwich police upload... | Queensland police took a break from hard-hitting crimes on Saturday to share some photos from a lost camera .
One of the photos received a fair amount of attention from both police and social media viewers, who were engrossed by the sweets depicted . |
fdba80f32ee641eaf20304fbe6949cfd0fb78307 | A vigilante motorist is facing a $48,000 fine for allegedly using an illegal cell phone signal jammer in his SUV to keep drivers around him off the phone. The Federal Communications Commission says that Jason R. Humphreys hid the jammer in his SUV and operated it every day on the Interstate 4 in Florida for about two y... | Jason R. Humphreys facing a $48,000 fine .
He hid the illegal device in his SUV and used it while driving on the Interstate 4 for about two years .
The jammer made it impossible for anyone, including emergency responders, to use their cell .
Authorities tracked the Florida man down after Metro PCS reported interference... |
fdba8ae7d871429d64edd0c0a7524fa58cd3561c | (CNN) -- Rangers restored their four-point lead over Celtic despite conceding the fastest goal in Scottish Premier League history on Sunday. The Glasgow side went behind after only 12.4 seconds as Hibernian striker Anthony Stokes surpassed the previous mark set by Saulius Mikoliunas for Edinburgh rivals Hearts back in ... | Rangers four points clear despite conceding fastest goal in Scottish Premier League history .
Anthony Stokes puts Hibernian ahead after 12.4 seconds but Rangers still win 4-1 .
Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra will miss derby with Celtic due to African Nations Cup .
United States winger DaMarcus Beasley out with thigh... |
fdbb01220ea40a6fc547287bf8ddc956154020f3 | A South Carolina man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the murder of his mother and stepfather — who were found wrapped in plastic in his basement — has been apprehended a day after he escaped from a mental hospital, officials said Friday. Jason Mark Carter, 39, was picked up at a hotel in Fairview, Ten... | Jason Mark Carter, 29, committed to facility in Northeast Richland County .
He was found in a house with bodies of mother and stepfather in 2006 .
In court said he had no recollection of the crimes and was committed to the institution rather than convicted .
Police in Oconee County confirmed he had stolen a car and dis... |
fdbb1fa32b9a08a1ab7d76b31141a20aabe776bc | One of Princess Diana's oldest friends has spoken of her joy at becoming Prince George's godmother. Julia Samuel told MailOnline that she was delighted at the honour and saw her role as an 'important responsibility'. The inclusion of Mrs Samuel, 54, in yesterday's list of seven godparents was a poignant acknowledgement... | Julia Samuel being made one of seven god-parents was a poignant acknowledgement of William’s late mother .
54-year-old met Diana in .
1987 at dinner and says they became close because they 'saw something in each other'
'It is both a joyful and an important responsibility which I am incredibly proud to accept,' Mrs Samu... |
fdbb5d5e287417b3050e8f84d40f2ccef8b1a947 | (CNN) -- Scores of people died Thursday in and around the restive Syrian city of Hama, activists said, corroborating reports of widespread casualties a day after the start of a new military clampdown targeting protesters. At least 109 people died in and around Hama, said Avaaz, a global activist group, citing a medical... | NEW: Friday's theme will be "God is With Us"
Medvedev calls for reform or "we also will have to make some kind of decisions"
An activist group reports more than 100 deaths in and around Hama .
Amnesty International slams the United Nations' statement . |
fdbb924cd068f7307826698d925e7ef5bafbf7c2 | Passengers traveling from Seattle to Houston were stranded for nine hours in Idaho waiting on replacement plane . By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:21 EST, 27 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:21 EST, 27 August 2013 . A United Airlines 737 plane traveling from Seattle to Houston was forced to make an emergency l... | Passengers traveling from Seattle to Houston were stranded for nine hours in Idaho waiting on replacement plane . |
fdbbc7324537c6389cf1a219f05248efe3efe0f0 | By . Beth Stebner . PUBLISHED: . 11:16 EST, 12 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:18 EST, 12 July 2012 . Arrested: Beverly Greenagel, 64, was watching six more children than allowed the day that three-month-old Dane Ableidinger died in her care . A 64-year-old day-care provider was charged this week in the death of an infan... | Beverly Ann Greenagel arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter for August 2011 death of infant Dane Abledinger .
Dane, who was three-and-a-half months, was allegedly put down for nap on blanket face-down .
Greenagel, meanwhile, had 20 children - six more than licensed allowed - at home when Dane died . |
fdbc2d44b000d05c767140ebb568f621957e076f | Its head-turning billboards sky-rocketed Wonderbra into the forefront of the women's lingerie market where it's remained for 20 years. And now the cleavage creator is celebrating two decades in affluent business with a birthday cake and catwalk show in Madrid. The presentation was held at Ramses Club in the Spanish cit... | Presentation was held at Ramses Club in the Spanish city on Wednesday .
Saw models clad in styles from current collection celebrate as they blew out candles .
Wonderbra's reintroduction in 1994 saw the £16m Hello Boys ad campaign launch in the US and UK . |
fdbcc0cfe108df7d55806ac77e433f0fe5ee6d63 | Dame Maggie Smith has said portraying the withering Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey has made her too famous to go out alone. On a recent visit to Paris, the 79-year-old actress said she was 'besieged' by American fans of the ITV drama. 'That's never happened to me before,' she said, according to the Teleg... | Dame Maggie was 'besieged' by American fans while filming in Paris .
Actress said it's 'difficult when you're alone because you have no escape'
The 79-year-old, known for starring in Harry Potter movies, was honoured by the Queen last month . |
fdbd07bee39bf3d086ea36162b4bd882b8f08479 | The critical moment for Sen. Ted Cruz and his allies came around 7 p.m. on Tuesday night. The Texas Republican's suit was still crisp, despite more than four hours into what would become a rhetorical marathon of more than 21 hours on the Senate floor aimed at derailing Obamacare. But until that point, the brunt of the ... | Some tense moments not long into the 21-hour speaking marathon; then Rubio showed up .
Cruz had mental breaks, but couldn't leave the Senate floor to use the restroom or eat .
Texas Republican put aside his Ostrich boots and wore sneakers; staff supplied speaking material .
Cruz drank "very little water"; Other marath... |
fdbd13b307ce85ae84de90fead5af88efa75db3a | (CNN) -- No one teaches reporters how to cover a war, much less wars that include genocide. Most of us rely on the wisdom of experienced colleagues and a lot of on-the-job training. CNN's Christiane Amanpour in a Sarajevo cemetery; she returned to Bosnia for "Scream Bloody Murder." My first war assignment -- Bosnia, in... | CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled the globe for documentary on genocide .
Amanpour: The few people who stand up and confront evil give me hope . |
fdbd19a0b20511d3d34eed80f5e1a424f3870467 | (CNN) -- The assault began at dawn, as bullets and rockets peppered the remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan. Lt. Cason Shrode said that in less than two minutes, his team's generator was hit and they were out of power. The insurgency was so fierce, according to one soldier, that the troops couldn't get to their mort... | Soldiers describe October 3 attack at a remote base in Nuristan province .
Their account posted by the Department of Defense on Facebook and YouTube .
U.S.: Battle lasted 12 hours and eight American soldiers were killed . |
fdbd447c7b4eb57c1dc61a3164010c888f88cf0f | By . Louise Cheer For Daily Mail Australia . The story of Edward De Lacy Evans read like every other man's in the 19th century - he was a labourer, husband and father. But underneath the suit and tie was a body of a woman named Ellen Tremayne - also known as Ellen Tremaye - who could have been Australia's first transge... | For about 20 years of his life, Edward De Lacy Evans lived as a man .
He was born in Ireland as Ellen Tremayne and died in 1901 in Melbourne .
Mr De Lacy Evans was married three times and was 'father' to one daughter .
He worked as a carter, miner, blacksmith and ploughman across Victoria . |
fdbd91da4a43a9575fed9bd7ad692b552c36e490 | By . Eddie Wrenn . PUBLISHED: . 06:39 EST, 15 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:18 EST, 15 October 2012 . A 65-year-old American woman who lost her home in the credit crunch is leading a class-action suit against 12 of the world's major banks for their part in the financial crisis. Annie Bell Adams claims banks includin... | 65-year-old pensioner who lost her home leads charge over 'unjust enrichment' between 2000 and 2009 .
Lawsuit claims the Libor rate rose 'artificially' on the first day of the month - the days when many mortgage rates are calculated .
Barclays, RBS, Lloyds and Bank of America all named in class-action lawsuit . |
fdbe3e5f422eba226fb56b38ebd3417016c272b8 | Angel di Maria has rubbished claims his move to Manchester United was money-orientated, revealing he is proud to play for Louis van Gaal's side. Di Maria made the £60 million move from Real Madrid to Manchester United in the summer, leaving Champions League football behind in the process, but revealed that he is relish... | Angel di Maria signed for Manchester United for £60 million in the summer .
There have been claims that the winger's move was money-orientated .
Di Maria has rubbished money talk, admitting he is proud to be at United .
The Argentinian said he has 'amazing feelings about having moved' |
fdbe9b4aa2d913ab315d57469b331bd121d307b3 | It's a dot in the sky. But not just any dot. For the Curiosity rover, it's home. NASA tweeted a photo Thursday taken by Curiosity from the Mars surface six days earlier. The image shows a speck above the horizon that a pointer identifies as Earth. "Look Back in Wonder," reads the accompanying text from the Curiosity Ro... | NASA releases a photo taken last week from the Curiosity rover on Mars .
It shows a speck NASA says is the rover's first image of Earth from the red planet .
Earth, its moon would be "two distinct, bright 'evening stars'" to observers on Mars, NASA says .
Curiosity launched from Florida in fall 2011, landing on Mars th... |
fdc015396ea9cdaf45f00bfc445ef26e580a8528 | Washington (CNN) -- As Congress leaves the Capitol for its five-week August recess, freshman Rep. Eric Swalwell is headed home a little frustrated. "The biggest problem for me is we're voting on extremes. You don't see compromise bills," he said Thursday evening on the east steps of the Capitol after a vote. "When they... | Freshman Rep. Eric Swalwell unseated long-time congressman last year .
'Biggest problem is we're voting on extremes,' Swalwell said .
Swalwell says the institution could use 'a serious technological upgrade'
California congressman formed bipartisan group of about 30 fellow freshmen . |
fdc04eefc9ad580e8549978ae716c541f1f888e2 | Retreat: Chancellor George Osborne has backed down on two particularly unpopular parts of his March Budget but many may still pay more for their pasty if it is warmed after baking . Millions are celebrating today as the hated ‘pasty tax’ is to be reversed after a huge campaign across Britain caused a Government U-turn.... | George Osborne says pasties straight from the oven or cooling naturally will now be exempt from VAT .
But most are kept warm for the day under lights or on hot plates the higher price will still apply .
The tax increase will also apply if you ask staff to reheat it in a microwave .
Greggs celebrating 9% share boost thi... |
fdc09952f4e354add73900e9cfc9568fc55c6f79 | By . Tim Shipman . PUBLISHED: . 20:23 EST, 21 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:23 EST, 21 November 2013 . Signalling his intetions: Nigel Farage has said it is an absolute outrage that no-one from Ukip has received a peerage . Nigel Farage has signalled that he wants a seat in the House of Lords, branding it ‘an absol... | Ukip leader attacks Cameron for failing to recognise party .
Says party had suffered in the past because it resembled a 'rugby club'
Reveals party will run candidates in every seat at the 2015 election .
Says he would work with Boris Johnson or Michael Gove if they became Tory leader . |
fdc11895e806af835657c797a1fc8bedc868005b | A commuter train bound for Los Angeles derailed before dawn on Tuesday in a fiery collision with an abandoned commercial pickup after the truck's driver took a wrong turn and got stuck on the tracks. That driver, Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez, 54, of Yuma, Arizona, was briefly hospitalized then arrested Tuesday aftern... | Truck Driver Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez, 54, of Yuma, Arizona, was briefly hospitalized then arrested Tuesday for a felony hit-and-run .
Four cars of a Metrolink commuter train overturned after slamming into a truck on tracks in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles .
Truck driver, 54, from Yuma, Arizona, was no... |
fdc26b8eceb8932b9990ea2336433736891e6086 | By . Luke Salkeld . PUBLISHED: . 02:57 EST, 21 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 22:09 EST, 22 August 2012 . They were already rivals on the political battlefield. Yesterday, however, it emerged that there is more than just ideology standing between Liberal Democrat council leader Jeremy Hilton and Labour candidate Kevin Ne... | Leader of the Lib Dems for Gloucester County Council has allegedly left his wife for the wife of his political rival, 24 years his junior .
Jeremy Hilton has moved out after his wife Polly found out about the affair .
Labour rival Kevin Neal says he 'started having suspicions' when his wife started buying new dresses a... |
fdc2b8733549d7f453059a509722bd85626d8dac | Authorities are investigating whether Jesse Matthew was involved in up to 10 crimes against women in Virginia, after the 31-year-old was arrested under suspicion of kidnapping still-missing college student Hannah Graham. Matthew was arrested in Texas last week after fleeing Virginia when police tried to question him in... | Jesse Matthew has been charged with abducting still-missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham .
Authorities across Virginia are now investigating him in up to 10 unsolved crimes against women in the state .
Two of those cases involve young women who went missing from Newport News when Matthew was attending a... |
fdc2cda2da2ac95cde1f11cbfe24b652ec82706b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:27 EST, 12 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:28 EST, 12 June 2013 . These statues may look human but look more closely and you might find a dramatic difference. The heads of the unnerving figures, dressed in hooded tops and trousers, were created out of stuffed animals. Instead o... | Heads of unusual sculptures made out of stuffed animals .
Ducklings, racoons, skunks, squirrels and sparrows used for the models .
Statues made by Brandon Vickerd, a Toronto based sculptor . |
fdc3ae0efa8eaf161e4c6ca98e95e89e3dc7be5e | (CNN) -- Oprah Winfrey opened her talk show's 25th and final season Monday with the surprise of a lifetime for her audience, a favorite tactic for the media maven. The 300 audience members will travel to Australia in December -- courtesy of Winfrey -- on an eight-day, seven-night trip that has been in the making for ne... | NEW: 300 audience members will travel to Australia in December .
Winfrey is preparing for the final season of her longtime talk show .
The show's first episode aired on September 8, 1986 .
Her new network, OWN, launches on January 1 . |
fdc3bfc11e5cea494d105937a363b4b745fa379a | By . Ben Spencer . and Zoe Szathmary . People decide how trustworthy strangers are within the blink of an eye, psychologists have found, and it is all down to their facial features. We tend to judge someone with high eyebrows and prominent cheekbones to be more honest, while we are less likely to trust someone with a f... | New York University psychologists found people judge trustworthiness on features .
We tend to judge someone with high .
eyebrows and prominent cheekbones to be more honest, while we are less .
likely to trust someone with a furrowed brow and sunken cheeks .
Brain takes just 33 milliseconds to decide whether someone is... |
fdc4505470ca0b7909bc2e96d6b17257552c9d67 | (CNN)India made the perfect start to its defense of cricket's World Cup with an emphatic 76-run victory over arch-rival Pakistan in a Pool B opener in Adelaide Sunday. Inspired by a century from man-of-the-match Virat Kohli, India piled up 300 for seven wickets in its 50 overs, with Pakistan dismissed for 224 in 47 ove... | India beats Pakistan in World Cup cricket opener for both sides .
India is the reigning champion after 2011 triumph on home soil .
Virat Kohli century inspires 76-run victory in Adelaide .
Early victories for hosts Australia and New Zealand on opening weekend of tournament . |
fdc4f3c1f8805aa9e33141bfe760c7705c03c51f | A missing New Jersey teenager who falsely tweeted that someone was in her house was found unharmed and has been reunited with her family. Clark Police Chief Alan Scherb said state troopers spotted 16-year-old Kara Alongi walking along the New Jersey Turnpike near Interchange 1 in Carneys Point around 4.30pm Tuesday. Sh... | Kara Alongi, 16, was found walking along New Jersey Turnpike in Carneys Point .
Girl urged Twitter followers to call police because of alleged intruder .
Police trace phone call to her house around same time calling a cab .
Taxi driver took her to local train station Sunday night .
CCTV image shows teenager alone holdi... |
fdc57b1e1152ab1895767c1d9c2fd247f2744b1f | By . Tom Gardner . PUBLISHED: . 08:37 EST, 9 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:31 EST, 9 August 2013 . Sting and Sir Richard Branson have been accused of using Uruguay as a 'laboratory' for the drug reform after backing a campaign to legalise cannabis in the country. Uruguay is set to become the first nation in the world... | Uruguay is set to become first country in the world to legalise marijuana .
Pop star Sting is on board of pro-reform organisation Drug Policy Alliance .
Liberalisation came after lobbying from the pressure group .
Opponent of reform blasts Sting and Branson for 'meddling'
Branson said: 'This is a global problem, not a ... |
fdc5dc8e37ba7dd66214a2e351c5fbc66e5a9f9f | Apps4Africa has just announced the three winners of its 2012 competition, showcasing the best in African innovation. The winners, chosen from nearly 300 submissions, were Ffene, from Uganda, an app that helps small and medium businesses reduce administrative costs; SliceBiz, from Ghana, a crowdsourcing platform to enco... | Ffene, SliceBiz and Prowork are the three winners of the Apps4Africa 2012 competition .
The competition has shown that Africa has a growing number of innovators .
But the challenge is to turn the apps into lucrative business ideas, says Mariéme Jamme .
She says Africa's tech entrepreneurs need mentoring and funding . |
fdc6556437c676630076c30d4bf200bff27faa94 | By . Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 19:48 EST, 27 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:05 EST, 28 September 2013 . A woman scorned: LaShonda Matlock wrote an angry open letter to her father, preacher Bill Adkins, telling him to 'go to hell' The ignored daughter of a well-known Memphis preacher has written a scathing open let... | LaShonda Matlock claims preacher father Bill Adkins ignored her for the first 33 years of her life .
His church was only FIVE blocks from her childhood home .
The preacher sent her a cease and desist order to leave him alone - when she was only six-years-old .
He responded to the letter by asking her to appear in front... |
fdc68162472062401f549ed94419ebd06c33b475 | A blanket of early-morning fog and mist cleared to make way for beautiful scenes across the UK today, as a giant weather front which is stretching across the entire Atlantic was poised to bring more heavy showers and gusty winds over the weekend. The effects of the low pressure system, which is currently sitting to the... | A blanket of early-morning fog and mist cleared to make way for sunshine across most parts of the UK today .
But a giant weather front which is stretching across the Atlantic will bring unsettled weather over the weekend .
The UK will be hit with thundery showers and gusty winds, particularly in the north west, south w... |
fdc6f6c1ed36cd434ddbfac3e8135dad693ce87a | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 19:00 EST, 18 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 03:04 EST, 19 February 2014 . Officers were called to reports of a man attacking the woman at a shop in the centre of Gloucester, at about 5.50pm, a police spokesman said. The ambulance service attended the incident and took the 20-year-old victi... | Officers called after a man attacked the woman in the centre of Gloucester .
She died at hospital and a murder investigation is underway .
Police activity seen at beauty salon on busy town centre street . |
fdc712862f226262f3ef582d1236ad30f99b8564 | 'Erratic': Steven Brooks is set to become the first Nevada Assemblyman to be expelled in 150 years . A Nevada politician is set to become the first assemblyman to be expelled from the state's legislature in 150 years after being arrested for violent disturbances twice in two months. Steven Brooks's 'increasingly errati... | First arrest for allegedly threatening Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick .
Then for 'grabbing police officer's gun' during dispute with estranged wife .
Detained for mental evaluation after sword incident at grandmother’s house . |
fdc89854f6b0defc44b3d7dcda7454223a2f333a | Even a short term diet of junk food can have a detrimental effect on the brain's cognitive ability, scientists said . Everyone knows that junk food is bad for the waistline, but new research suggests it can damage memory, too. Australian researchers found that even a short term diet of junk food can have a detrimental ... | Australian researchers found that even a .
short term diet of junk food can have a detrimental effect on the .
brain’s cognitive ability .
Scientists from the University of New .
South Wales showed for the first time that rats fed a diet high in fat .
and sugar had impaired memory after a week .
The study suggests obes... |
fdc89f19e11f108699b8636b8e9b6b497683426a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:18 EST, 17 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:19 EST, 17 October 2013 . A Palm Beach County, Florida driver of a bus for the disabled has been fired after video emerged of him tying up an autistic man with a seat belt on Monday. Ilem Mintor says the unidentified 20-year-old just... | The unidentified 20-year-old autistic man was aboard a Palm Beach County, Florida handicap mobility bus .
Driver Ilem Mintor says the man kept dangerously opening the door and he didn't know what else to do .
An 18-year-old fellow autistic passenger took the footage that got Mintor fired . |
fdc8c56891ed4e2f06ab4d8196c64e219de1df1e | By . Rebecca Camber . PUBLISHED: . 10:58 EST, 27 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:23 EST, 28 September 2013 . He says he is often absent-minded, will forget why he walked into a room and struggles to remember what is on his shopping list. But Paul Hyland never forgets a face, and his unusual talent has seen him recru... | They identified around 1,300 suspects arrested in relation to the 2011 riots .
Computer recognition systems identified just three people from the riots .
Every week the 'super recognisers' identify around 100 suspects in London . |
fdc8d4d120a35047a65e78776671c4aa80000e26 | It was once used to screen plays and films for children - but it's looking more like something from a horror movie now. This massive hall was built in the Slovak town of Cierna nad Tisou during the post-war Communist era but has since fallen into disrepair, having been disused for years. Hundreds of children used to fi... | The hall was built in the Slovak town of Cierna nad Tisou in the 1940s, when the nation was part of the Warsaw Pact .
It was also used for social meetings - and even for talks between the leaders of Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union . |
fdc98fe71a1bcca061eb5c01997e1280b5adef2e | By . Kirsty Walker and Phoebe Greenwood . UPDATED: . 19:42 EST, 29 September 2011 . Clash: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas rejected Blair's draft proposals to end the peace process stalemate . Tony Blair’s job as a Middle East peace envoy is in jeopardy after officials in the Palestinian Authority accused him of acti... | PLO motion to declare former PM persona non grata to be held later this week . |
fdc9a5f6fcafdd1e48a2ff8da3aabc60c22d9eaa | By . Sally Lee . Being a foreign minister certainly has its perks. But while Julie Bishop currently holds one of the top Australian ministerial jobs - quite possibly one of the most enviable - she's also had her fair share of black lash over the last few months. She's also revealed in an interview published on Saturday... | Australia's Foreign Minister reveals that she simply 'keeps fit' to help balance her jet-setter lifestyle .
Bishop, 57, has been receiving backlash from angry protestors over the last few months . |
fdca15bef0ed601f7e3cc7f628cc4fe8772f486f | California police are investigating a violent assault at a skate park after a video surfaced on Facebook showing a teenage boy knocking out a homeless man, who can be seen lying on the concrete ground unconscious for several minutes. The incident recently occurred at Hunt Park in Riverside. The cellphone footage shows ... | Incident occurred at Hunt Park in Riverside, California .
Homeless man identified only as 'Shane' knocked unconscious for several minutes .
Witnesses claim he was trying to sell drugs to a group of teams .
He said the exchange was 'a misunderstanding'
Police now searching for the victim and attacker . |
fdcaeb80acb7e64a6744283349b2b5d2d08966eb | A man was found hidden away Friday inside a washing machine after he illegally crossed the Mexican border into the U.S. Along with four others, who were stowed inside a cardboard box, the man was detained by U.S. border patrol in Falfurrias, Texas. The group was traveling in the back of a U-Haul. Also detained were the... | A man was discovered in the large appliance inside a U-Haul in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas on Friday .
Along with the washing machine, a cardboard box held four other undocumented immigrants .
The U-Haul was heading north when U.S. border patrols uncovered the ruse . |
fdcaf72c85e2c6310d2de95897de20e39abc9072 | At least 876 American children aged 10-19 took their own lives in 2013 with a gun, marking a 12-year peak in firearm suicides according to a new report from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The study, released on Monday and based on data from the CDC, found that the majority of the deaths - 82 percent - involv... | Study from Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence released on Monday .
Used data from the CDC and showed a 12-year peak in firearm suicides in 2013 .
Suicides have now replaced homicide as the second most common cause of death among children and teenagers . |
fdcb74469b208c6b03e64dc91af471b76c034820 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Ap Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:51 EST, 20 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:43 EST, 20 June 2013 . The White House has announced that President Obama plans to nominate a Bush-era Justice Department deputy as the next head of the FBI. If confirmed by the Senate, James Comey, a Republican, wil... | James Comey, a Republican, served as Deputy Attorney General under George W. Bush from 2003 to 2005 .
Comey had high profile run-ins with the Bush White House when he spoke out publicly against warrentless wiretapping and advanced interrogation of terror suspects .
While with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Comey successfu... |
fdcb7d4dfef73c6fb6dcf6667af77926522f0c2d | DINGLE, Ireland (CNN) -- Fewer tourists and relatively warm temperatures may be reason enough to put Ireland on your list of winter travel destinations, especially Dingle Peninsula, once ranked by National Geographic Traveler as "the most beautiful place on Earth." Winter offers tourists a chance to explore Ireland's w... | Dingle, Ireland, called "most beautiful place on Earth" by National Geographic .
Escape summer crowds by traveling to Dingle Peninsula during winter months .
Cottage rentals are cheaper in winter, and periods are more flexible .
Winter temperatures in western Ireland average 46 degrees F (7 Celsius) |
fdcb984ae889d9716e7a7e5e69749d1a3c2013a3 | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 07:25 EST, 31 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:44 EST, 31 January 2013 . It's an achievement only the most talented musicians can hope to gain - the highest guitar grade. But for Ayla Gezmis it was a piece of cake - the 10-year-old is one of the youngest people in Britain to achieve a g... | Ayla Gezmis' ambition is to become a lead guitarist and follow in the footsteps of her idols ACDC .
Schoolgirl has already reach the highest level of graded music exams . |
fdcb9a47cd67e5192b0a8a3b9d0ff3f82b5066c9 | Police are searching for a 25-year-old diabetic mother who went missing on Thursday after calling friends to tell them she was with a 'known sex offender' who was 'acting weird' and making her nervous. Jaimee Mendez vanished from Swampscott, Massachusetts, after making phone calls saying she wanted to leave as the unkn... | Jaimee Mendez went missing in woods in Swampscott, Massachusetts .
Was last heard from on Thursday after she called friends to ask for help .
One agreed to pick her up but when he arrived, she wasn't there .
Told them she 'wanted to leave' because he made her feel uncomfortable .
Police have found her phone, jacket and... |
fdcbda4f1a5687ba8a4959347021947d2e8cd588 | By . Graeme Yorke . Goalkeeper Brad Friedel has signed a new one-year deal with Tottenham, the Barclays Premier League club have announced. The veteran United States international, 43, moved to White Hart Lane from Aston Villa on a free transfer in July 2011, but has often been used as back-up for France goalkeeper Hug... | Tottenham goalkeeper signs new contract to take him beyond 44th birthday .
Can become the Premier League's oldest ever player next season .
Brad Friedel also becomes an ambassador for Spurs in United States .
Premier League side want him to build their global presence . |
fdcd007b47595cdf07ecfd3c31fcb1ffd33e6b63 | The BBC’s coverage of the bombing of Dresden in which Britain was described as ‘worse than the Third Reich’ was condemned as disgraceful by RAF veterans and MPs last night. Despite dedicating more than 32 minutes of airtime to the 70th anniversary of the fire-bombing that killed tens of thousands at the end of the Seco... | BBC coverage of Dresden bombings say Britain was 'worse than the Third Reich'
Corporation barely mentioned British airmen who lost lives in World War II .
One presenter even referred to the Dresden bombings as a ‘war crime’
Former defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth blasts 'one-sided account'
RAF veterans say the BBC's... |
fdcd14dbc54379185ad57504c125d7641bba7349 | The Pope is so popular these days that now he even has his own magazine. Called Il Mio Papa - or My Pope - the glossy magazine will each Wednesday include a free pull-out poster with one of Francis' more memorable quotes from the previous seven days. It is not the first time that the Pope has donned the front cover of ... | Pope Francis is the focus of new weekly magazine published by the Berlusconi family .
He has fronted both Time and Rolling Stone magazine in the past few months .
Vatican also opens up lavish gardens of Castel Gandolfo in yet another break with tradition . |
fdcd2fb612e1c303cc11a3d84cda3a8ae6bc1d80 | (CNN) -- Jose Angel Baez, the workhorse lawyer who won acquittals for Casey Anthony at the most-watched murder trial in years, may be either the best criminal defense attorney in America -- or the luckiest. It took him eight years to convince the Florida Supreme Court to let him practice law, and he'd been trying case... | Jose Baez wasn't taken seriously until he won acquittals at Casey Anthony's murder trial .
It took Baez eight years to gain admission into The Florida Bar because of debts .
He had been trying cases for just three years when he took the Anthony case .
The late Johnnie Cochran, who won the O.J. Simpson murder trial, is ... |
fdcd54c2b8751a3967ceff0bcad8867ee3d06510 | Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Four Chinese fishermen died and 12 were missing in stormy waters off South Korea's Jeju Island on Tuesday as Typhoon Bolaven brought howling winds and torrential rain to the Korean Peninsula. Maritime police on Jeju Island, situated off the southern tip of the South Korean mainland, said tha... | NEW: The storm knocks out power in almost 200,000 households in South Korea .
NEW: More than 100 flights are canceled and about 20 roads are closed .
Four Chinese fisherman are found dead and 17 have been rescued .
The search is on for another 12 fishermen still missing . |
fdcd6d0a5321bc7e3950e9997e33fe36a564de1b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:32 EST, 12 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:35 EST, 12 December 2013 . A Massachusetts woman is in trouble after she allegedly tried to stop hunting near her house with an air horn. Julie Carreiro lives near a pond where she says hunters have been trying to shoot local water ... | Carreiro family were woken up by the sound of gun shots from duck hunters .
Julie Carreiro decided to tackle the problem herself by allegedly using an air horn to scare the ducks away .
Her thinking: No ducks to hunt, no guns to shoot .
Possibly facing charges of 'hunter interference' |
fdcd83c728f7ce597ed768b6bd257b1f18341479 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 06:47 EST, 10 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:47 EST, 10 April 2013 . British families throw away a third of a ton of leftover food every year, a study revealed today. Leftover roast dinners and the unwanted remains of Chinese takeaways are the items most commonly scraped into the bin. Par... | Average home throws out 6.5kg of unwanted food each week - or 338kg per year .
Roast dinners and leftover Chinese takeaways most frequently thrown out .
Six in ten families fail to finish all the food on their plates so scrape leftovers into the bin . |
fdcdb376fcb0fe518ad9671ea96b7ed24f59fa4b | By . Kerry Mcdermott . One of the biggest Mayan pyramids in Belize has been all but destroyed by 'ignorant' builders who ravaged the ancient structure for crushed rock to fill in a new road. The construction workers used bulldozers and diggers to claw at the sloping sides of the 100ft tall pyramid, which is part of the... | Construction workers ravaged 100ft pyramid for rock to use as road fill .
Learning of damage like being 'punched in the stomach' archaeologist said .
Ancient structure was part of the Nohmul complex in northern Belize .
Police are investigating and say criminal charges could be brought .
Experts say bulldozing Mayan mo... |
fdce9c51fb8f549d6b513f0f8129ca56f48748f3 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 06:00 EST, 5 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:10 EST, 21 February 2013 . As hungry Mark Hunter prepared to take his second spoonful of cereal he simply could not believe his eyes. Because suddenly a dark shape bobbed to the surface of his milk-filled bowl of Rice Krispies and in a n... | Mark Hunter, 42, was about to have his second spoonful of cereal when the rodent bobbed to the surface .
Kellogg's are coming round to pick up the mouse and send it to academics who can identify where it came from .
'I saw this dark shape appear in the milk, but I didn’t realise what it was until I fished it out with m... |
fdcf2979204fffa3a0f5683688ffaa922418d32b | (CNN) -- Police arrested a man Friday on suspicion of murder in the case of April Jones, a 5-year-old girl abducted in Wales four days ago. Suspect Mark Bridger, 46, had previously been arrested on suspicion of her abduction. Police continue to search for April, who has been missing since Monday evening, when she was s... | NEW: Police appeal again for information on the suspect's movements .
Mark Bridger remains in police custody and continues to be questioned .
April Jones was abducted Monday in the small town of Machynlleth . |
fdcf333d280dcc3ab5e019d6299d11233cf44d88 | By . Carl Markham . World Cup organisers insist an incomplete roof at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao Stadium will not affect it hosting matches when the tournament begins in June. Constructors completing the project have admitted they will not finish the intended design until after the tournament but the event's local organisin... | The roof at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao Stadium will not be completed before the World Cup starts .
Organisers claim that it will not affect games including the opener .
Brazil play Croatia there - while England meet Uruguay on June 21 .
The cost of the stadium has rocketed from £35m to £325m . |
fdcf49f732fc4b028e9a6a7b7c4a9ae472fb2019 | By . David Mccormack . A Good Samaritan who followed a drunk man out of a Chicago bar and attempted to reason with him not to drive was tragically killed as a result of attempted good dead. Shane Stokowski, 33, was enjoying drinks with friends at the Aberdeen Tap on Saturday at 5pm when he noticed another man – clearly... | Shane Stokowski, 33, tried to stop a drunk man from leaving the Aberdeen Tap in Chicago on Saturday afternoon .
Timothy McShane, 42, drove off with Stokowski leaning in his passenger window .
After a block Stokowski fell and hit his head - he died an hour later .
McShane drove off without contacting police and when the... |
fdcf4ed5d6b1eb7f70c40bc9904f9eaa12b0a98f | A Florida man was arrested Tuesday after authorities say he fatally shot a man , as well as shooting a 7-year-old boy - thankfully, the boy lived. Brandon Hawkins has a long history of problems with his girlfriend's family, but according to investigators, what finally pushed him over the edge was a sandwich from a Port... | Brandon Hawkins killed his girlfriend's mother's boyfriend and shot her 7-year-old son .
Hawkins has a history of problems with his girlfriend's family .
A year ago, Hawkins' girlfriend's brother fired a gun at him .
Hawkins plan was to kill his girlfriend's brother and turn the gun on himself .
He told police he came ... |
fdcf9798c41fc8c151bfa16428d1b3716172fc86 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 21:45 EST, 30 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:28 EST, 31 August 2013 . Darren Manzella, a gay combat medic discharged from the Army after criticizing the military's `don't ask, don't tell' policy in a 2007 television interview, has died in a traffic accident in western New York. He ... | Darren Manzella was a combat medic and a counselor .
On national television, Manzella challenged the military’s 'don’t ask, don’t tell' policy .
The crash that killed him began as a two-car collision .
After stopping in the middle lane to push his car, an SUV careered into him .
He has just got married to his long-time... |
fdcfd4a0adc4ec6abe071832d39e190f9f7cdc53 | Mahdi Hassan, 19, may be the youngest person to join the group of British jihadists after travelling to the Middle East . A British teenager is thought to be the newest member of an al-Qaeda linked group of Islamist opposition fighters in Syria. Police believe Mahdi Hassan, 19, may be the youngest person to join the gr... | Mahdi Hassan is believed to have joined group of jihadists in Syria .
The 19-year-old travelled to the Middle East in October .
Hassan is thought to have been recruited to Islamic organisation Isis .
Teen could be one of many encouraged to 'pack their bags' to join fight .
Hassan linked to Ifthekar Jaman who was killed... |
fdd0e15c258dc56c36c1195c1efb0b87c117d55f | It was a time when John McEnroe vied each year for the Wimbledon title – but his activities away from the championships would have shocked his fans. The former tennis world No 1 would relax between matches by smoking marijuana with his pop-star friend Chrissie Hynde, she has claimed. Pretenders singer Hynde said: ‘Way ... | Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde says McEnroe used to call her for drugs .
Claims she smoked marijuana with him while he was playing Wimbledon .
McEnroe admitted to using drugs before during marriage to Tatum O’Neal . |
fdd140a81965543a77d57654cf5bb549ace04492 | The U.S have opted for a 'lily pad' strategy which allows them to have troops just over the boarder from Iraq . Developments have injected uncertainty in the Middle East as the region deals with the Arab Spring and fears of Iran's nuclear programme . By . Tammy Hughes . PUBLISHED: . 07:04 EST, 20 June 2012 . | . UPDATE... | The U.S have opted for a 'lily pad' strategy which allows them to have troops just over the boarder from Iraq .
Developments have injected uncertainty in the Middle East as the region deals with the Arab Spring and fears of Iran's nuclear programme . |
fdd14b1a584862a46aa3add62e6c8d3e22351297 | More than 120 years after Vincent van Gogh's death, a new painting by the Dutch master has come to light. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, which holds the largest collection of the artist's work, announced Monday the discovery of the newly identified painting, a landscape titled "Sunset at Montmajour." "A discovery of... | The painting has been identified as a van Gogh after "extensive research," a museum says .
"A discovery of this magnitude has never before occurred," the Van Gogh Museum says .
The picture is from 1888, during a period considered by many to be the high point of his career .
It depicts a landscape in the south of France... |
fdd14fc7020c42d30a5b1a310b83312ea850c57d | Islamabad (CNN) -- "Terrorism and violence cannot be permissible in Islam," Tahir ul Qadri told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in 2010 after declaring a Fatwa on terrorism. The bold pronouncement thrust Qadri into headlines worldwide and led to an invitation to speak at the prestigious World Economic Forum and United States... | Religious cleric Tahir ul Qadri to lead mass march to Islamabad .
He returned to Pakistan from self-imposed exile in Canada .
Critics are skeptical as to Qadri's intentions; he says he wants change .
He's spent millions on prime time advertising calling on support for the march . |
fdd1785266ec541d93d90982a80232b1ca688483 | By . Associated Press . Navy football player Will McKamey, who had been hospitalized since collapsing at practice three days ago, has died while in a coma. He was 19. The academy says the freshman running back from Knoxville, Tenn., died at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore on Tuesday with his... | Freshman running back Will McKamey, 19, collapsed Saturday on the field during spring practice .
He underwent surgery in Baltimore but died on Tuesday .
McKamey also collapsed during a 2012 game while high school, but returned to action one week later . |
fdd1aae7265f1c6de5973c01a24959aeb6d2e9d7 | By . M L Nestel . PUBLISHED: . 09:26 EST, 4 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:25 EST, 4 October 2013 . It’s a slice of fantasyland for the four-legged set and it’s been paid for by cash-strapped Uncle Sam. TriBeCa, one of Manhattan’s most affluent neighborhoods put a federal windfall worth millions into play this past s... | Millions of federal tax dollars earmarked and spent on $642,000 dog park along Manhattan’s waterfront .
Despite tax riches, Hudson River Park Trust has hand out collected millions from its A-list donors at gala on Thursday .
U.S. Congressman defended the dog park to MailOnline, then denied federal money was used after ... |
fdd1da22abde1c2593c13c8a038fc556d673e649 | By . Adam Shergold . PUBLISHED: . 04:11 EST, 19 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:05 EST, 19 November 2012 . New York's emergency services have been heavily criticised for their lack of preparation during Superstorm Sandy as it emerged some of the city's most vulnerable residents could not get through to 911 operators.... | Some of the city's most vulnerable residents were unable to get through to overwhelmed 911 operators, while others were referred to non-emergency numbers, the NY Post reported .
Disabled David Gotthelf, 72, drowned in his Rockaways home after emergency services failed to reach him despite a friend calling for hours and... |
fdd1dccafc64c7fd531e85a54df342ec6d75434e | By . Lucy Laing . Last updated at 8:45 AM on 13th February 2012 . When medical treatment fails, a mother’s love and devotion can be just as powerful. When Sandra and Rob Margetts were told by doctors in the UK that they couldn’t save their daughter Laura Wright from a brain tumour they refused to give up hope. Laura, 3... | Treatment left Laura Wright infertile and she needed 7 cycles of IVF . |
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