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fe36622fb4b9570e690aca60d97b36f983ac747d | Former Arsenal star Freddie Ljungberg has signed a three-month contract to promote Indian football across the world. Ljungberg, who retired in 2012 after ending his playing career in Major League Soccer, has signed the deal with the Indian Super League. 'When this opportunity came up I was really excited to be involved... | Ljungberg signs three-month deal to promote Indian football .
Former Arsenal star says he is 'really excited' by the opportunity .
Ljungberg played 339 times for Arsenal, scoring 73 goals . |
fe36b5531a873f233fe81de4e82ee3cdcb468784 | (CNN) -- On the face of Saturday's qualifying results, Ferrari's hopes of closing the gap on the all-conquering Red Bull at the Italian team's home grand prix seem as distant as they have most of this season. Fernando Alonso will start Sunday's race at Monza fifth on the grid, and a place behind teammate Felipe Massa, ... | Fernando Alonso will start fifth on the grid for his Ferrari team's home race in Italy .
Spaniard was beaten by his teammate Felipe Massa, who qualifies fourth .
Championship leader Sebastian Vettel wins pole in Red Bull 1-2 at Monza .
Last year's race winner Lewis Hamilton misses Q3 and will start back in 12th . |
fe36c26c1518e21d8d6bae7dd4839a8ae59d3526 | (CNN) -- Apple says it has fixed a glitch that was causing apps downloaded from its online store to crash this week. "We had a temporary issue that began yesterday with a server that generated DRM code for some apps being downloaded," Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said. "It affected a small number of users. The issue ... | Apple says Friday a glitch causing apps to crash has been fixed .
Problem was noted by creator of the app Instapaper .
Users can delete, then re-install, affected apps . |
fe3729e274d3bbe3550c17b4f1bc3e16f82b71b5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:02 EST, 7 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:02 EST, 8 January 2014 . A free-style skier has been killed in an avalanche close to the Colorado resort his grandfather founded in the 60s. Tony Seibert, 24, was killed on Tuesday morning as he skied with three others, who were injur... | Tony Seibert, 24, died as avalanche hit back country route .
Free-style skier was in region known for its treacherous conditions . |
fe375bdce16cc3d0a005bdc95ed53d6df84c47ea | By . David Kent . French striker Loic Remy has held talks with Liverpool and Arsenal over a summer move, according to a source close to the player. Former Marseille man Remy is contracted to QPR until 2017 but spent last season on loan at Newcastle, with the 27-year-old impressing during a Premier League campaign of mi... | Premier League big guns jump to the front of the queue for Frenchman .
Remy smashed 14 goals in 24 starts for Newcastle on loan this season .
Forward still has three years remaining on his contract with QPR . |
fe37c49e6c7c2a563fcfc462bc6ef3bb32cb9b59 | A pizza shop robber was snared by police after they found a threatening note he had given to employees indented on toilet paper inside his home. Eric Frey, 29, tried to rob Michael Maria's Pizza in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday by handing an employee a note written on toilet paper that read: 'I have a gun. Give ... | Eric Frey, 29, entered Michael Maria's Pizzeria in Uniontown, Pennsylvania .
He then handed an employee a note that read: 'I have a gun. Give me $300'
At the time he said he had to rob the store because he was threatened .
Claimed that a bearded man would shoot him if he didn't leave with money .
However his story unra... |
fe381006838520a8fb39ae1ccebb3cf7d63237b0 | David Miasik, 45, a pub pest who stalked a barmaid Claire Edwards. Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court heard how he picked on the wrong woman, because her other job was as a policewoman . A stalker who fabricated a relationship with a barmaid at his local pub picked on the wrong woman it seems - as her other job was as a ... | David Miasik, 45, was 'obsessed' with part-time barmaid Claire Edwards .
He sent her messages saying he loved her and begging her to speak to him .
But he was arrested after she reported him to her senior officers . |
fe38232821254624c97c82471584b784fc255711 | A federal agent who sent topless pictures of himself to the woman at the center of the Petraeus and General Allen scandals was told to 'stay the hell away' from the investigation but took it upon himself to 'nose around', it was revealed today. After receiving a half dozen harassing emails from an anonymous account - b... | Jill Kelley contacted an FBI friend when she received harassing emails .
The male agent had previously sent her shirtless photos of himself .
He wasn't trained in cybercrime issues and was banned from the case but still involved himself by leaking word of the investigation to Congressman . |
fe3828bd6830428a06cdb2700f2ea7777e34fb32 | By . Lillian Radulova For Daily Mail Australia . Almost three years ago Vlatka Dragic spontaneously quit her job and drove to Queensland where she started her own personal training business . At 25-years-old, Vlatka Dragic found herself spontaneously quitting her job and driving to Queensland with a friend, in search o... | Two years ago, Vlatka Dragic quit her high-end job as an account manager and drove to Queensland .
Now, she is about to compete professionally in the World Beauty Fitness and Fashion competition in Las Vegas .
The 27-year-old has also launched her own successful personal training business and written an ebook called th... |
fe383c074517541629bc69521ddcb95973b96fd8 | (CNN) -- A man set himself on fire Tuesday outside the court in Norway's capital, Oslo, where Anders Behring Breivik is on trial over terrorist attacks last summer that killed 77 people. "We don't know much about his motives, but he set himself alight outside the courthouse. Police were quick to put the fire out, and h... | NEW: The man is a Norwegian citizen with a foreign background, police say .
NEW: The man suffered severe injuries and will have surgery Wednesday, police say .
NEW: Police say the man's motives for setting himself afire remain unclear .
Anders Behring Breivik is on trial on charges of committing acts of terror and volu... |
fe38748831c4f20880ed51c0c87e7ba67753be47 | By . Jason Groves . PUBLISHED: . 19:31 EST, 14 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:50 EST, 14 June 2013 . A lawyer for the Leveson Inquiry who had an affair with Hugh Grant’s barrister played a significant role in the inquiry, Lord Justice Leveson admitted last night. The judge had initially suggested that Carine Patry Hoski... | Judge initially suggested that Carine Patry Hoskins played only a minor role .
She was paid £218,000 for her work between July 2011 and November 2012 .
Hoskins had an affair with Hacked Off lawyer David Sherbourne .
Leveson now says she had also played a key role in drawing up lines of .
questioning used by the inquiry... |
fe38ccbb9abf1754bf8afe6fd0ca1d15770222ba | At least 20 terror suspects have had their British passports torn up on national security grounds to stop them entering the country, it emerged today. In the last two years alone Home Secretary Theresa May has stripped British citizenship from 16 individuals considered to pose a threat to the UK. Rules in place for a d... | Home Secretary Theresa May insists British citizenship is a 'privilege, not a right'
At least five to have passports revoked on national security grounds were born in Britain .
After losing citizenship, some have been targeted and killed in US drone attacks . |
fe38d5d372db18f0e1f3da68b66c55ca419fe1a2 | He was a basketball-loving kid from the Midwest who turned into a jihadi-fighting terrorist in Syria -- and then died there. Exactly what spurred Douglas McAuthur McCain's metamorphosis remains murky. But while his radicalization and death have stunned loved ones back home, his actions abroad have raised fears that oth... | Retweet from McCain's purported account refers to warriors; says "pray for ISIS"
Cousin says McCain commented on a photo of her sons just before his death .
The Minnesota-bred McCain died while fighting for the radical militant group ISIS in Syria .
The U.S. government had tracked McCain, but didn't know he had travele... |
fe3900bd8cc34b96f544b502718a5e452af59abc | Karen Buck has received a complaint from one of her constituents after sending him an Eid card despite the fact that he is not a Muslim . A Labour MP has infuriated one of her constituents by twice sending him a card celebrating an Islamic festival even though he is not a Muslim. Karen Buck, a key aide to party leader ... | Karen Buck sent Eid card to male constituent named Rustom Irani .
Mr Irani complained because he is not a Muslim, and follows Zoroastrianism .
He says the same thing happened in 2010 when he also wrote to complain . |
fe39740c9a83e1936ab165cfbd9ac6f3e2a203fb | (CNN) -- A lifetime may be too short to recover from the loss of a child, let alone just a year. Nicole Hockley knows this. Adam Lanza shot dead her 6-year-old son, Dylan. Her wounds are still raw. And the release Wednesday of the 911 calls to police after Lanza charged into Sandy Hook Elementary with an assault rifle ... | Nicole Hockley lost her son Dylan, 6, in the Newtown shooting .
She opposed the release of the 911 call recordings and fears hearing them by chance .
Other victims' loved ones support the release; they want the public to know .
Psychologists say the release can help or hurt family members and others . |
fe3b09c6d507a3a5ec70209e87048f7cbfa8ca2d | More than a week after a raid on an al Qaeda stronghold in Yemen to free hostages, an American captive, who was not rescued, appears in a video, begging into the camera for his life. In the recording recently posted by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, also known as AQAP, the terror group threatens to kill Luke Somers... | A U.S. and Yemeni special forces raid last week freed hostages but not the American .
Luke Somers is a photojournalist who was captured in September 2013 .
Special forces planned the raid, when AQAP militants were seen transferring hostages .
The militants had split the hostages into two groups two days before the raid... |
fe3b5ca8d7e583b91e903e51e142292cd812d0c4 | (CNN) -- Actress Natasha Richardson died of injuries caused by blunt impact to the head, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Thursday. Natasha Richardson fell on a beginners' ski slope in Canada. The death was ruled an accident, the office said. Paramedics dispatched to help Richardson minutes after s... | NEW: Medical examiner rules Natasha Richardson's death an accident .
Ambulance crew was turned away, company official tells newspaper .
Richardson died two days after falling on ski slope .
Richardson initially showed no sign of injury, resort statement says . |
fe3c02a5adf8a35c0d45a19718b23d6ffa8d1cfe | (CNN) -- Sepp Blatter's controversial comments about racism in football are the latest in a long line of incidents that have embarrassed the FIFA president in the past decade. From matters such as accusations of financial mismanagement and corruption at world football's governing body, to his infamous declarations on h... | FIFA president sparks anger by declaring that racism is not an on-pitch problem .
Sepp Blatter has a history of causing controversy with his public comments .
World football's ruling body has been tainted by charges of corruption during his reign . |
fe3dc9010eac39c96571ac6cf0406333b626b2ab | A sheet of blotting paper used on the armistice document that brought about the end of the First World War has emerged for sale for £30,000. The sheet carries the inky signatures of military leaders Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord, and Marshal Ferdinand Foch, the French leader of the Allied forces, who had b... | Blotting paper was used on document that brought end to First World War .
It carries the signatures of military leaders after they met in November 1918 .
Historic truce was conducted in two railway carriages in French countryside .
Captain John Marriott picked up the scrap of paper and pocketed it .
His family decided ... |
fe3deef3555867597c7459fdfc1de65b322daba2 | The tanking Russian economy seems to be doing little to encourage President Vladimir Putin to repair relations with the West. In fact, Putin is slipping deeper into a revisionist Cold War mindset, sending the worst East-West standoff in decades into a potentially more dangerous phase. With Russia's economy on the verge... | Putin's annual press conference spikes tensions .
Russian leader doubles down despite economic crunch .
Obama under pressure at home to take harder line . |
fe3e432d211b007f1dddd3028fc59d7a1d54c096 | (CNN) -- Even though Hurricane Irene has been downgraded to a tropical storm, its powerful winds and drenching rain continue to pose danger to people who venture into it, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Sunday. People should "stay inside, stay safe," FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate told CNN's "... | Fugate says the storm remains dangerous even when downgraded .
Some people could face a loss of power for days, he says . |
fe3ec1ec3f7925045a46a6f489779925dc68bedd | PUBLISHED: . 17:15 EST, 14 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:23 EST, 14 October 2013 . All construction came to an abrupt halt at the new $1.2 billion San Francisco 49ers showcase stadium after a delivery truck driver was crushed early Monday by a bundle of rebar being unloaded from his truck. Police, firefighters and s... | The 61-year-old Vacaville, California man was pronounced dead early Monday after the heavy steel rods rolled over top of him .
63-year-old Donald White was killed in June while installing an elevator . |
fe3f37c61f79903412c57683071968011edd66a9 | (Oprah.com) -- Many years ago I had a blind date in a mediocre Chinese restaurant with a dour tax attorney with whom I was hopelessly mismatched. There seemed no possibility of common ground until he proudly informed me he was an officer of some organization of mycologists. Perhaps whatever passion there was in this ma... | The author discovered the passion and risk of picking mushrooms as a child .
Mushrooms are something she has carried with her into adulthood .
Living in Vermont, she can grow, pick and cook with mushrooms . |
fe3f8b78ed452d8027323c479d6391476e43f72e | By . Joe Bernstein . England midfielder Adam Lallana will celebrate his call-up into Roy Hodgson’s World Cup squad by sealing a £20million move to Liverpool this week. It is a massive boost for Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, whose side have an outside chance of winning their first title since 1990 when the Premier ... | Adam Lallana could seal a £20m move to Liverpool next week .
Southampton star will also be selected in Roy Hodgson's 2014 World Cup squad .
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers hoping for a summer spending spree .
Luke Shaw could follow Lallana out of Southampton . |
fe3f92fb4a62d4004df8ff3e2d23116befcf1819 | (CNN) -- The Tunisian government declared a curfew Tuesday in eight governorates, including the capital city of Tunis, in an attempt to quell violence after protests that included radical Islamists. The 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew was announced by the Interior Ministry and the Defense Ministry "in the wake of violence carr... | Dawn-to-dusk curfew follows unrest, torching of government offices .
Government blames "Salafis and persons with criminal records"
The curfew is imposed in eight governorates, including the capital .
Uprising in Tunisia set off 2011 'Arab Spring' |
fe3f982aac6dbd7c5f3834f533ba369440084a47 | (CNN) -- Renee Zellweger looks different than she did 10 years ago. Big deal—who doesn't? Maybe she had plastic surgery. Maybe a little lipo, too. Or maybe her new look, at 45, is truly courtesy of her living a healthier, happier life away from the constant media glare, as she reportedly told People Magazine. Consideri... | LZ: Many buzzed that Renee Zellweger looked different when she appeared at Elle event .
LZ: Who doesn't change in 10 years? She says she's happier. Why isn't that enough for us?
He says a country that spends billions on cosmetic surgery is not in a position to judge .
LZ: To try to meet media's beauty standard, we all ... |
fe406c9e4d7d9564f5a85940d5c15871aeba2057 | (CNN) -- After 116 years, it seems the Olympic movement has finally embraced equality. For the first time in the history of the quadrennial Summer Games, every one of the 204 competing nations at London 2012 is represented by both male and female athletes. World stars such as heptathlete Jessica Ennis, swimming sensati... | Betty Robinson won women's 100m gold at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam .
It was the first Olympics where women were allowed to compete .
Aged 16, Robinson became the first women's track and field gold medal winner .
The Illinois native almost died in a plane crash but returned at 1936 Berlin Games . |
fe406fc23701933e79e74a4a77b324499d969c40 | Mattias' baby picture sits prominently on the Mosquera family's mantel in their home in Teaneck, New Jersey, his tiny hand wrapped around his mom's index finger. The first moments of a baby's life are always filled with photographic milestones. From the cutting of the umbilical cord to the first mother-child portrait t... | Remembrance photography is offered to families to help cope with the grief of a lost baby .
Todd Hochberg is a pioneer in the field of perinatal bereavement photography .
Do not equate the baby's length of life with the level of the relationship, one expert says .
October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness... |
fe408b28a812ab4d68e393b41c1df3d598c5f54f | The sound of metal hitting the floor echoed through the hallways of the childless elementary school. It was an empty clip from a gun, fallen to the ground. "That sound should be imprinted in your brain," Zach Hudson, co-founder of Defensive Tactics Solutions, told the educators in the audience. "That is the sound of su... | Some Florida educators recently took self-defense training in case of a school shooting .
Instructors say guides on how to hide, run or fight should be mandatory for teachers .
Teacher and trainee: "Students, first and foremost, they have to be protected" |
fe408b6f0055bbac6706c36c0f01f375a193b5cc | (CNN) -- Occupy London protesters who have been camped outside the landmark St. Paul's Cathedral for the past four months lost their court bid to avoid eviction Wednesday in a decision made by London's Court of Appeal. Last month, the High Court ruled in favor of the City of London Corporation, the body that runs Londo... | Last month, the High Court ruled in favor of the group that wanted to evict .
The Occupy London group then filed an appeal .
The three judges of the court refused them the permission to appeal . |
fe412cea4de3eb4cc71f7c15f1f04b201156258e | BBC chiefs accepted yesterday that producers had made a huge mistake in a children’s programme by claiming that Florence Nightingale was ‘racist’. Historians had accused the corporation of ‘insulting’ her memory by dramatising a scene showing the nurse – famous for her work in the Crimean War – discriminating against a... | Show taken to task by BBC's own Editorial Standards Committee .
Committee ruled that the sketch breached editorial guidelines on accuracy .
Suggested, wrongly, that Miss Nightingale turned down Mary Seacole for not being British .
Seacole never applied for a job as she went to Crimea to start a business . |
fe41b71d66864299676b78b22db9eb4cb7016c22 | The World Cup final can be the best occasion of a footballer's life, or the worst if they crumble under the pressure. Germany and Argentina contested the climax to the 2014 tournament, with Mario Gotze scoring a stunning late winner to win it for Joachim Low's side. Here, Sportsmail's Martin Keown, the ex-England and A... | Jerome Boateng's pace at the back was crucial for Germans .
Mario Gotze scores winner with neat volley in 113th minute .
Germany win fourth World Cup at the Maracana .
Higuain missed two great chances to score for the South Americans . |
fe41bc47a2e0b7532d2a57a37a4fe1caf648f4fb | By . Alex Gore . PUBLISHED: . 08:10 EST, 22 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:58 EST, 22 December 2012 . Suicide: An inquest heard Paul McCaffrey was found hanged at his Royal Hospital School home in Holbrook, after losing his job . A teacher hanged himself at a £30,000-a-year private school after being sacked for alle... | Paul McCaffery had also been told to leave his Royal Hospital School home .
Inquest heard he was sacked for 'alcohol related' issues and lost his appeal .
His brother wants an apology from the £30,000-a-year boarding school .
He said it should have kept the family informed about his 'mental health'
Coroner said school ... |
fe422346f9bf3c7e6cf3960397c095978e210281 | (CNN) -- In his strongest words to date, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, tried to quash talk that he would allow another government shutdown if he becomes Senate majority leader next year. "Of course not. Remember me? I am the guy that gets us out of shutdowns," McConnell told CNN in an exclusive intervi... | Mitch McConnell says shutdowns are "failed policy"
Election foe in Ky. says he would allow them to occur .
McConnell hopes to become Senate majority leader . |
fe428b38fc801a1f949a7efef16aabdb589b6297 | A man who claims to suffer from an extremely rare condition in which he was born with two penises has penned a memoir titled Double Header . A man who claims to suffer from an extremely rare medical condition in which he was born with two penises has penned a tongue-in-cheek memoir titled Double Header. The 25-year-ol... | The anonymous author shot into the limelight earlier this year after he uploaded pictures of his genitalia to Reddit .
Despite going public about his extra appendage, he says he will 'never' reveal his identity because life would 'never, ever be the same'
'If Superman revealed to the world he was Clark Kent, he would ... |
fe4293a2d9150986e00e6cf87716d1b0427697d1 | Nigel Farage will appear on a 'rip-roaring' Gogglebox special . UKIP’s Nigel Farage is to appear in an ‘alcohol-fuelled’ Gogglebox special. The party’s leader was filmed sitting on the sofa with the TV review show’s posh couple Steph and Dom for a Gogglebox spin-off, Channel 4’s chief creative officer Jay Hunt has reve... | UKIP leader was filmed for a Gogglebox spin-off to be broadcast next year .
Channel 4 boss says show will be 'rip-roaring alchol-fuelled watch'
But party leader will also get a 'grilling' from the TV review pair . |
fe42d5f1a14c0475ca10be01be2dae52742b4d6c | Israel has been accused of promoting racial segregation by introducing 'Palestinian-only buses' from today after complaints were apparently made by settlers that mixed buses are a security risk. The Transport Ministry said the two new bus lines, which will run between the occupied West Bank and Israel, is an improvemen... | Settlers apparently complained that mixed buses were a security risk .
Two bus lines will transfer Palestinian labourers from West Bank to Israel .
Rights groups have accused Israel's Ministry of Transport of racism .
But officials say the buses will ease pressure on the transport network . |
fe42dcfa2d73e94d3c550d5a698c4b0add89c2ec | Having tipped Brazil to win the World Cup I must say their opening performance against Croatia was an anti-climax that highlighted vulnerabilities, particularly in defence. The brightest thing about Thursday evening from the hosts’ point of view was the extraordinary home support, as I saw close up. To watch the match ... | Brazil's victory over Croatia was an anti-climax .
Ferdinand watched the match with Fabio and Rafael da Silva .
Brazil were lucky to win and vulnerable defensively .
There are no billboards or posters in Brazil, just people who love football . |
fe430429f80e2eec0ad1cb0ac021711640d1cffe | By . Lucy Osborne . A child rapist who abused his stepdaughter from the age of eight and sent her threatening letters from prison is back on the streets after a legal blunder. His victim Jo, now 43, said she fears for her and her daughter’s safety, knowing the paedophile ‘could be round the corner’. The former nurse, w... | Keith John Williams given five life sentences in 1999 for string of child rapes .
He was turned down for parole last year after board found he was not safe .
But a blunder by government officials meant he got a second hearing in May .
This time the parole board reversed its decision and freed the paedophile .
His victi... |
fe430e52e3ba554ab9c549fac2d110ab42ad594e | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Wendell Potter knows a little something about the health care industry's practices and is not afraid of to speak out as the health care reform debate heats up around the country. Wendell Potter once was a vice president in the public relations department for insurance giant Cigna. The former vice pr... | Wendell Potter is a former vice president at insurance giant Cigna .
Potter says insurance companies use key buzzwords as scare tactics .
Potter also testified on his company's practice of 'purging'
Cigna spokesman denies claims that the company engages in patient purging . |
fe432afbf22166e0ce992a30603f8aa9f54e3ab6 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Dramatic dashcam video has revealed the moment police officers saved the life of a six-year-old girl who was being savagely attacked by two vicious pit bulls. Zainabou Drame has been put in a medically-induced coma after the two dogs ripped off most of her jaw and tongue as she played with he... | Zainabou Drame was mauled outside her Cincinnati, Ohio home on Wednesday evening in an unprovoked attack .
The girl's mother and family dog tried to rescue her before police arrived on the scene and shot dead the two vicious dogs .
Most of Zainabou's jaw and tongue were ripped off and doctors had to sew one eye shut .
... |
fe436d78a524a63f061a25977117d7fabe1383ba | Marvin Travon Hicks, 47, of Palmdale, California, was convicted of second-degree murder on Friday . A man who led police on a high-speed chase while high on PCP before slamming his car into another and killing a two-year-old girl has been found guilty of murder. Marvin Travon Hicks, 47, of Palmdale, California, was con... | Marvin Travon Hicks, 47, of Palmdale, California, has been convicted of second-degree murder .
During a DUI pursuit in December 2012 he crashed into another car and killed 2-year-old Madison Ruano .
Hicks was under the influence of PCP and alcohol at the time of the crash and had to be pulled from his vehicle by cops .... |
fe43c3d362685a1a534cf5eb987b87c5732c9912 | (CNN) -- Brazil turned on the style to defeat their South American rivals Chile 3-0 on Monday and set up a World Cup quarterfinal against the Netherlands. The five-time world champions, who showed little of their usual dazzling play during the group phase, sent an ominous warning to their rivals as they comprehensively... | Brazil beat Chile 3-0 in Johannesburg to reach World Cup quarterfinals .
Juan, Luis Fabiano and Robinho all score for the five-time winners at Ellis Park .
Brazil will meet the Netherlands in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on Friday, July 2 .
Escalettes resigns as president of French Football Federation after poor World... |
fe43f050c262cca2f2169c66d2edb0ddd49cae1f | An 84-year old man was just trying to cook shrimp for his 70-year-old girlfriend when he accidentally burned down her house leaving four of her pets dead. A year later, having put the incident behind them, he received a letter telling him that his girlfriend was suing him. Only she wasn't. John Pyron of Fort Worth, Tex... | John Pyron, 84, of Fort Worth, Texas, accidentally set fire to Cecilla Ellison's house in August 2012 while cooking shrimp .
The resulting blaze destroyed her home and four of her pets perished, but the couple put the incident behind them and now even live together .
They were shocked to receive legal papers stating th... |
fe4458b82b2850f4f348525e878ca9c976e12e9d | By . Keith Gladdis . PUBLISHED: . 16:01 EST, 3 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:25 EST, 4 May 2013 . Disgraced: Stuart Hall has been accused of giving his mansion to his wife to protect his fortune . Serial sex offender Stuart Hall has been accused of giving his mansion to his wife to protect his fortune from compensation ... | Shamed presenter handed over Cheshire mansion to wife Hazel .
It was claimed it could be an example of 'asset stripping' by presenter .
Solicitors representing more than 50 of his victims taking legal action . |
fe451d4cb17b48d4136bcbf3cfe2e1c49d7c19e6 | By . Sophie Freeman . A new study has found women who drink three sugary drinks a week increase their risk of suffering breast cancer . Women who have more than three sugary drinks a week may have an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a study has found. Researchers found that the more sugary drinks consumed by... | Researchers at Laval University in Quebec found the more sugary drinks women consumed the greater the density of their breasts .
Sugar is thought to enhance cell growth therefore increasing breast density .
Dense breasts have less fatty tissue and more gland tissue increasing the number of cells that have the potential... |
fe452b8b6501718baab0a1d44e1bcd82ebc0ceeb | By . Ashley Collman and Michael Zennie . PUBLISHED: . 14:13 EST, 26 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:16 EST, 26 September 2013 . A Florida police officer who forced a young woman to lift her shirt and shake out her bra during a routine traffic stop has been suspended without pay for one day. The punishment was handed... | Zoe Brugger was pulled over for a broken headlight, when the officer suspected there were drugs in the vehicle .
Officer Dustin Fetz asked Brugger to twice shake out her bra to see if she was hiding anything .
Brugger filed a complaint and sent a letter to the State Attorney's Office .
The State Attorney has investigat... |
fe4618a21f46806670b70a06f8bfd2c088d61f6f | PESHAWAR, Pakistan (CNN) -- As a little girl, Maria Toor Pakay would beat up boys. Maria Toor Pakay has overcome unusual adversity to rank among the world's top 100 squash players. Now, she dispenses of anyone who takes her on within the walls of a squash court. Pakay, 18, is Pakistan's No. 1-ranked women's squash play... | Maria Toor Pakay, 18, is Pakistan's No. 1-ranked women's squash player .
She hails from the country's tribal region of South Waziristan, home to the Taliban .
There, militants impose strict Islamic law, punish girls who even attend school .
Despite risks, lack of a sponsor, Pakay has gone pro, is ranked 91st in the wor... |
fe467dd88dc1759d8a749d96f7ade68d2ff8128b | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 07:28 EST, 19 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:28 EST, 19 April 2013 . Two young women found dead in mysterious circumstances are feared to have fallen victim to a deadly batch of party drugs nicknamed 'Dr Death', police revealed today. Oil rig worker Rachel Clayton and her partner Emma Speed... | Rachel Clayton, 34, and Emma Speed, 30, found dead earlier this month .
Toxicology tests reveal they had taken PMA, a drug similar to ecstasy .
Police warn about dangers of 'Dr Death' after it is linked to string of deaths . |
fe468ddd7c29275cd3f7d66ddc5cb44b890ba0c5 | A reptile store owner was arrested Thursday in Quebec, Canada, more than a year after his 100-pound snake escaped and killed two young boys. Jean-Claude Savoie's lawyer confirmed his arrest, but said authorities had not yet pressed charges and it's still unknown what crimes he may face. Usually, police can only hold ... | Jean-Claude Savoie was arrested in Quebec, Canada on Thursday .
Arrest comes nearly a year and a half after his best friend's two sons were killed by one of his snakes .
Connor, 6, and Noah Barthe, 4, were spending the night at his apartment when African python escaped and strangled them . |
fe4707085f2b3ae4e6ac794cb13bfad37058894c | By . Lizzie Edmonds . PUBLISHED: . 10:56 EST, 24 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:35 EST, 24 December 2013 . These pictures show a flock of swans making the most of flooding in Worcester. Following heavy rainfall yesterday and overnight, the river Severn burst its banks - with river water surging through the town cent... | Flock of swans paddle through the streets of Worcester after the river Severn burst its banks .
Between 20-30mm of rain fell in the county yesterday, with the Met Office issuing warnings for rain and strong winds . |
fe47109b31b47ed816a7bb1a3f00f008d6e699d0 | America’s Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson cut a despondent figure on Friday as he offered a downbeat assessment of his team of crocks. ‘We are dropping like flies, we really are,’ he said. Just over a month to the match at Gleneagles, and it is looking like the Americans will need a hospital ward rather than a team room. ... | America likely to be missing several major stars at Gleneagles in September .
Tiger Woods looks badly injured during US PGA Championship .
Dustin Johnson and Jason Duffner both out of team with injuries .
Top-ranked American Matt Kuchar also doubtful with back injury . |
fe47478dd19b880dfbc35b8a3dc77a3de5831683 | Chinese police destroyed £21 million of counterfeit designer goods today in a lavish publicity stunt aimed at showing the world they are cracking down on the illegal trade. Fake wine, cigarettes, handbags and cosmetics were all thrown on a fire in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province. But authorities have a long... | UN report: China is the largest source of counterfeit goods in the world .
Police destroyed the goods in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province .
Most counterfeit trade ends up in the United States and Europe . |
fe479eb50f3cf691e898ea96ff47b8fc05bfe6e9 | By . Sarah Griffiths . Many scientific discoveries - especially those made in relation to our vast universe - are immediately heralded as amazing. But two astronomers have admitted they find the universe 'disappointing' after discovering it is smoother and flatter than first thought and have even compared it to an und... | Astronomers studied the distribution of hot gas associated with galaxy clusters to come to their conclusion .
They compared their findings that the universe if flatter than thought to an underwhelming Alpine holiday .
Their research challenges the widely accepted model of the universe and could lead to a rethink of wha... |
fe47d773b02f55f34af4c8fca95a9aa6e0339f31 | The village shop and post office at the heart of Britain's 'most desirable community' has gone on the market for £750,000. Cerne Abbas, in Dorset, was voted the most sought-after village in the country thanks to its proximity to outstanding schools, welcoming country pubs and its quality of housing. Now, for the first ... | Village shop and post office in 'most desirable' village goes on the market .
Property in quaint Cerne Abbas, Dorset, is up for grabs for £750,000 .
Buyer will get Cerne Abbas Stores and a spacious six-bedroom house .
Village was ruled the most sought-after community in Britain by Savills . |
fe47ff5375b3cabfd0cd8fd7e97bce6f574b34e2 | (EW.com) -- The weekend of July 4th is a time for doing American things: grilling, watching fireworks, ignoring zoning restrictions and setting off your own fireworks. But shenanigans are tiring, you know? The sun will give you a sunburn. The grill will make your clothes smell like smoke. We at EW much prefer to test o... | There are plenty of shows to watch during the holiday weekend .
The shows are on basic and premium cable .
Everything from old school "Batman" to "Masters of Sex" |
fe4819b4a1e1bf0678e2b39cdf7a157cc8c9ffba | PARIS, France (CNN) -- France is sending four state police units to its overseas department of Guadeloupe after a month of sometimes violent demonstrations, Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Thursday. French gendarmes face-off against Guadeloupe protesters. "The pillaging ... the violence against people, are ... | French police reinforcements being posted to Guadeloupe .
Island wracked by a month of sometimes violent protests over living conditions .
Protest leader denies encouraging violence .
Guadeloupe is French overseas territory . |
fe48241cb7c9a773b54a6e61816c568f85e8cc06 | Billed as a battle of two of England’s most talented No10s but Farrell was picked at inside centre, robbing fans of a direct battle. Sam Peters assesses their performances. KICKING . Farrell: tactical kicking heavily criticised in the autumn. No improvement. Cipriani: more variety than any other English player. Kicked ... | Danny Cipriani started at fly half for Sale Sharks against Saracens .
Owen Farrell, however, lined up at inside centre .
Charlie Hodgson donned the No 10 jersey for the European clash .
Farrell scored a try as Saracens clinched a 19-15 victory . |
fe4833f949ee818e06facecea437954c4fb71312 | (CNN) -- Bayern Munich's momentous season continued on Saturday as they beat Freiburg 1-0 at the Allianz Arena to secure a new points record in the Bundesliga. Despite making 10 changes from the side which thrashed Barcelona 4-0 in the Champions League semifinal first leg on Tuesday, Jupp Heynckes' still came out on to... | Bayern Munich beat Freiburg 1-0 to overtake league points tally set by Dortmund in 2012 .
Bavarians now have 84 points from 31 games and stretch winning streak in league to 14 .
Second-placed Dortmund also win away at Dusseldorf . |
fe483da1edab87ed25a0bbfee30aaf70d1915734 | By . Mia De Graaf . PUBLISHED: . 10:03 EST, 18 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:20 EST, 18 September 2013 . America is the world's strongest military super power. Its vast and sophisticated armed forces are trained to handle anything from home security to the Iraq war with a moment's notice. But in case anybody had f... | Laser-guided GBU-10 built for Cold War dropped on toy in Gulf of Mexico .
Bomb worth $24,000 used to show big weapons can target small objects . |
fe4859f525dce6ababa8783f39e70eaf5dcf384e | By . Amanda Willliams . A speeding motorist who killed a cyclist as she wheeled her bike across a pedestrian crossing has escaped punishment - because there was no 'official' road sign saying he was in a 30mph limit. Michael Campbell, 40, had been accelerating at up to 49mph in the 30mph zone when he mowed down busines... | Michael Campbell, 40, hit pedestrian Jaye Bloomfield, 44, in Manchester .
An inquest heard he'd been driving up to 49mph in a 30mph zone .
No charges were brought against him because area did not have proper sign .
Prosecutors said Campbell .
wouldn't have been aware he had to slow down .
Had he been charged and convi... |
fe48b9b2e4f83bd6d5c8ce04e1b574ddfa67574c | Feedly, the Web-content app that got a surge of new users when Google announced it was pulling the plug on its Reader service, is making a play to inherit even more. On Wednesday, the company announced it's rolling out Feedly Cloud, creating a one-click way for Google Reader users to migrate to Feedly, and a new, stand... | Google Reader will be shut down July 1 .
Feedly makes a bid to inherit more Google Reader fans .
The Feedly app has tripled to 12 million users since March . |
fe490e3444f8b3d965c11a88218fd4d99f88c1f7 | Ruling: A Muslim woman has been allowed to enter a plea without removing her full-face veil (library image) A Muslim woman has been allowed to appear in court as a defendant and enter a plea without removing her full-face veil. The woman, who denied a charge of witness intimidation, had previously been told by Judge Pe... | 21-year-old, from East London, facing charge of witness intimidation .
Judge Peter Murphy previously said she couldn't enter a plea until she removed her full-face veil .
Today at Blackfriars Crown Court he agreed to let female police officers who took custody pictures of her confirm her identity .
Judge said he will g... |
fe49196118614f6db77378c1030aa50a4336fc2d | Jose Mourinho learned a lot in Paris. Not on Tuesday night, necessarily, but a year ago. It was in this fixture in the previous campaign that this Chelsea team began to take shape. David Luiz made a mistake that got Paris Saint-Germain back into the game; Petr Cech was unconvincing in goal. Mourinho corrected both of t... | Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic opened the scoring in the 36th minute to give his side the lead at the interval .
Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani cancelled out Ivanovic's opener in the 54th minute .
Jose Mourinho's side take small advantage back to west London due to the away goal rule .
Chelsea host PSG... |
fe491f7326d414a7797eb84189c3df1624dfa3ad | Chelsea have been drawn with Russian side Zenit St Petersburg in the last 16 of the UEFA Youth League. Manchester City will face Schalke, Arsenal take on Atletico Madrid and Liverpool play Benfica in the first knockout round of the Under 19 competition. Unlike the Champions League, all four English representatives rema... | Chelsea will play Zenit St Petersburg in Last 16 of UEFA Youth League .
Arsenal face a trip to Atletico Madrid in the first knockout round .
The two London clubs are on a collision course in the quarter-finals .
Manchester City will host Schalke, who finished second to Chelsea .
Liverpool go to Portugal to take on Benf... |
fe495789959f93dade17222c85c28030d0113f6f | A group of Nazi hunters says it has identified 76 men and four women - many of whom may still be alive - who ran mobile death squads killing thousands of Jews during the 1930s and 40s. The Simon Wiesenthal Center claims to have identified dozens of former members of the Nazi death squads, and says it is now pushing the... | Simon Wiesenthal Center claims to have identified dozens of former Nazis .
Investigators believe the 80 individuals are former Einsatzgruppen members .
Top Nazi hunter, Efraim Zuroff, is now pushing for a formal investigation .
The Einsatzgruppen killed tens of thousands of Jews in the 1930s and 40s . |
fe495c71d658576db90e946e30b3007f1020688a | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A pressurized cylinder exploded at Universal Studios on Sunday, injuring two firefighters as they tried to fight a blaze that began earlier in the day, Los Angeles authorities said. The fire destroyed buildings and movie sets at Universal Studios on Sunday. Eight other firefighters were... | NEW: Three firefighters suffer minor injuries battling blaze, official says .
Blaze destroys "King Kong" exhibit, damages video vault, officials say .
Area looks like "disaster movie," Los Angeles city councilman says .
Broadcast of MTV Movie Awards won't be affected, representative says . |
fe49c97ca82d71f9030cf58bbd310842075fc9e0 | A Connecticut mother was left red-faced with embarrassment and then burning with rage after her four-year-old son was banned from a doughnut shop for asking if a lady was pregnant on Tuesday. Rebecca Denham said when her son mistakenly asked a customer in Monroe's Doughnut Inn on Monday if she was carrying a child - sh... | Inquisitive Justin Otero, 4, asked the woman at the Doughnut Inn in Monroe, Connecticut .
His mother was first embarrassed but is now outraged at his treatment . |
fe4a2e0cd9af588b6ae5d29140206e85408cc65b | New mothers who choose not to breastfeed are at double the risk of suffering depression, warn researchers . New mothers who choose not to breastfeed are at double the risk of suffering depression, warn researchers. It is thought they are missing out on vital hormones released during breastfeeding that improve the mothe... | One in seven new mothers suffer postnatal depression within 14 weeks .
Currently one in four women in the UK does not attempt to breastfeed .
Those most at risk are women who planned to breastfeed but are unable . |
fe4a3f236a807404a2e7ea5a84a2523b9258153e | She's gone to greater lengths than most to find the secret to eternal youth, embarking on torturous diets and extreme beauty treatments to keep the years at bay. But such dedication seems to be taking its toll on Anna Friel who looked startlingly gaunt on the red carpet this week. The 37-year-old actress’s hollow face ... | Anna Friel looked startlingly gaunt at a premiere on Monday .
Appeared much thinner than the dimples and fuller figure she had in 2005 .
Known for enduring tortuous diets and extreme beauty treatments . |
fe4a79f5aafb93f263c4067597ff161d03bf1dbf | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 09:21 EST, 30 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:27 EST, 30 January 2013 . Colombia may decriminalise the use of synthetic drugs, including ecstasy, as part of its plans to tackle social problems caused by its widespread drug problems. The proposal by Justice Minister Ruth Stella Correa could... | Justice minister wants possession of small amounts decriminalised .
Colombia softened its stance on personal use of cocaine and cannabis .
Proposal is an attempt to tackle nation's growing internal drug problem . |
fe4ae0db4a86ee83353993371b452f257aa42520 | A pensioner couple branded trespassers in their own home by a High Court judge claim they have been left homeless after they were kicked out by council bailiffs. Janet and Michael Beech, aged in their 60s, were ejected from their family's home of 47 years in Druids Heath, Birmingham, at 10.30am on Monday morning. They ... | Janet and Michael Beech were evicted at 10.30am on Monday morning .
They say they have nowhere to go and will stay for two nights at a hotel .
Birmingham City Council insist they have offered them temporary housing . |
fe4b6f6f994021f45c1570ee8f7b3954597864a8 | (CNN) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter met Sunday in Damascus, Syria, with Khaled Meshaal, the exiled leader of Hamas' political wing, a Hamas official said. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, left, walks with Jimmy Carter north of Damascus on Sunday, December 14. The five-hour meeting ended late Sunday and covere... | Hamas says five-hour meeting ends late Sunday in Damascus, Syria's capital .
Carter's appeal for release of Israeli solider captured in 2006 is rejected .
U.S., Israeli governments criticized previous meetings between Carter, Hamas . |
fe4d01dfc7fefaf607cf9f843c1383958d1c63f7 | Despite its poverty and isolation, . North Korea has poured resources into a sophisticated . cyber-warfare cell called Bureau 121, defectors from the . secretive state revealed as Pyongyang came under the microscope for . a crippling hack into computers at Sony Pictures Entertainment. North Korea has consistently denie... | Military hackers are among the most talented, and rewarded, people in North Korea .
They are handpicked and trained from as young as 17-years-old .
One defector revealed the Hermit Kingdom's 1,800 cyber-warriors are soldiers in what they call the Secret War .
Also known as the DarkSeoul Gang, the hackers have been invo... |
fe4d669d2af9cbfc91c55c871185db72eb6d8c50 | By . Rachel Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 06:23 EST, 9 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:15 EST, 10 April 2013 . There is a secret and steadily growing number of Britons that live as prisoners in their own home. They are so obese they cannot leave their house, and in some cases, even their own bedroom. Now the subject of a new Ch... | With 15 million obese Britons, condition will cost the UK £27bn by 2016 .
Number of ambulances for obese patients has risen by 35% since 2009 .
New programme follows those such as 40-stone Denise Ecclestone, who has not left her house in seven years and requires 24 hour care .
Big Body Squad airs on Tuesdays on Channel... |
fe4d9a3a82aaa87f4542317b7d8d4d7e3cafbd8a | (CNN) -- World Oceans Day, June 8, arrives this year at a time when people are especially focused on the safety of waters threatened by the Gulf oil disaster. Yet it is also a time when more people are committing to work to preserve the oceans than ever before. Among them is Roz Savage, who last week completed the thir... | Roz Savage gave up a career as a management consultant to seek adventure .
She rowed in a race across the Atlantic and then completed a three-leg journey across Pacific .
Savage spoke on Mission Blue Voyage, which sought to accelerate efforts to save the oceans .
She said environmental damage results from bad decisions... |
fe4de16782c997b1fa97534d488ed00e95451e40 | A Canadian nun was abducted by a gang of armed kidnappers in the early hours of Saturday while working as a missionary in Cameroon. Fears are growing for Sister Gilberte Bissiere, as it was revealed that the gunman targeted the 80-year-old and two Italian priests, but left African religious workers behind. The group ha... | Canadian Sister Gilberte Bissiere was taken along with two Italian priests .
Terror group Boko Harem could be behind kidnapping, officials say . |
fe4de72653351bcc8a503a34c40afa0cb2844327 | (CNN) -- John Cossman's friends call him cancer's iron man. He's had more than 90 radiation treatments and 200 chemo treatments since being diagnosed with head and neck cancer eight years ago. The cancer has spread to his right lung, his right arm and his brain. Four years ago, he ran out of treatment options -- every ... | John Cossman has been battling cancer for eight years .
He turned to clinical trials to stay alive after regular treatment options ran out .
He underwent his fourth clinical study this summer; he's one of 16 people in the study .
Before FDA approval, a drug goes through yearslong testing . |
fe4e1e9373bcd3b3f8066dc975c9db1c8f654b16 | Football fans are rallying behind a football player who was resigned to his team after being cut so he could keep his health insurance and pay for his four-year-old daughter's cancer treatments. Defensive tackle Devon Still, 25, was cut from the roster of the Cincinnati Bengals two weeks ago, but the team did bring him... | Devon Still, 25, of the Cincinnati Bengals, was resigned after being cut to pay for his four-year-old daughter's cancer treatments .
Now fans and even rival teams have shown their support for the defensive tackle by buying his jersey, which is now the fastest-selling in team history .
The Bengals are donating all proce... |
fe4e6266e2868cf61513fee7c3e4a8f172d9f87d | The children of the late billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife have claimed that trustees allowed him to drain their $210 million trust to prop up his struggling newspaper, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Jennie Scaife, 51, and her brother David Scaife, 48, said in court documents filed in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania las... | Jennie Scaife, 51, and her brother David Scaife, 48, claim that trustees let their father use their trust to keep the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review afloat .
They say they were promised at least $90 million on his death .
But after he passed away on July 4, they discovered it was empty .
They were also not named in his will... |
fe4eb00f6f46225142947f4719ee4d550b1676fc | If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be Superman, this incredible footage will give you a fair idea. A team of internet video producers have created a stunning visual montage of Superman soaring through the suburbs of LA in America. They attached a GoPro camera to a flying drone and then combined the footag... | A three-man team from an internet video company created the clip .
They attached a GoPro camera to a drone to capture aerial footage of LA .
It was then combined with staged scenes and added digital wizardry .
The end result shows 'Superman' on a mission to return a lost camera .
Clip captures him soaring through the a... |
fe4f1d1c76c5ccb8d8867a7788182208684ab32b | Men who drink at least two cups of tea a day could slash their risk of prostate cancer by more than a third, according to new research. Regular tea drinkers were 37 per cent less likely to develop a tumour than those who drank it less than once a week. But there was no benefit from coffee, according to scientists at Ma... | Regular tea drinks 37 per cent less likely to develop a tumour .
Study carried out by scientists at Maastricht University in the Netherlands .
Nearly 40,000 cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed every year in the UK . |
fe4f3422044f005573b82bd120b47c5a4e9c500b | (CNN) -- Though Sir David Frost doesn't see his 1977 interviews with former President Richard Nixon as "an intellectual 'Rocky' " -- in the words of "Frost/Nixon" playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan -- he does agree that the sessions had their "adversarial" moments. David Frost's interviews of Richard Nixon were s... | Sir David Frost conducted marathon interview sessions with Richard Nixon in '77 .
Broadcasts of interviews were closely watched, particularly Nixon on Watergate .
Sessions form backbone of new film "Frost/Nixon," based on hit play .
Frost remembers Nixon as "hopeless at small talk," shrewd in other ways . |
fe4f52b557ecdfc2c45d1688a49f5dd92750ab76 | By . Ian Parkes, Press Association . Jenson Button concedes his years of experience have taught him to be 'massively relaxed' about his Formula One future. Ahead of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Button is currently in limbo as he waits for McLaren's top brass to make a decision on the team's driver line-u... | Jenson Button is in last year of his McLaren contract .
Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel linked with moves to Woking outfit .
Button has no plans to retire and is relaxed over his future in Formula One . |
fe4fb54a0f3a86d423c660b4e7a486beb6d23b0a | A Second World War re-enactment has brought Dad's Army back to life just as hype over the wildly popular TV show's film adaptation begins to build. The annual Pickering Wartime and 1940s Weekend is running this weekend, with some of its participants bearing an uncanny resemblance to two of the beloved characters from t... | Second World War re-enactment in Pickering, Yorkshire, brings beloved Dad's Army characters back to life .
The annual event saw hundreds of people turn Pickering Showgrounds into a surreal and stunning 1940s scene .
Festival included full battle re-enactments, with recreations of the 1944 liberation of Europe and Russi... |
fe4fbf0e42e36f7a0379cc0750c0e2be19ab5ad3 | NEW YORK (CNN) -- Most New Yorkers and visitors to Times Square know of The Naked Cowboy. The Naked Cowboy is part of the scenery at New York City's Times Square. For the past 10 years, he's the guy you've seen on the sidewalk, with the great body, strumming his guitar and singing, dressed in a cowboy hat, cowboy boots... | The Naked Cowboy, aka Robert Burck, registered his trademark .
He has filed a federal lawsuit against Mars Inc., the maker of M&Ms .
His suit seeks $6 million . |
fe4ff77135ac4eb39821adb9c8cccdaef64b6678 | (CNN) -- Count by count, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales on Wednesday admitted to gunning down 16 civilians in a 2012 rampage through two villages near his outpost in southern Afghanistan. Bales pleaded guilty to more than 30 criminal charges, including 16 premeditated murder counts, in a hearing before a military judge. ... | NEW: Bales hopes plea will bring peace to victims, comrades, lawyer says .
Bales now faces life in prison; a decision on parole will come in August .
He admitted to 16 Afghans and wounding several more in a house-to-house rampage .
The March 2012 killings further strained ties between the United States and Afghanistan ... |
fe502e5977fabcff3346ceb9f9ea59757f402ac6 | You could blame weeds, trees, and grasses if you start itching, sneezing, coughing, and wheezing this fall. But the usual suspects aren't the only triggers. A host of household items -- candles, chemicals, stuffed animals, and spices -- may be the real culprits. From blue jeans buttons to limes to teddybears, allergy t... | Household items such as candles, wall paint, carpet may cause allergy symptoms .
Dust mites live in bedding and stuffed animals, irritating 15 percent of Americans .
Mold can grow on Christmas trees, household plants causing allergic reaction . |
fe503ef5aa3ec057b7796cc208b966484cfd872f | Liverpool fans are about to find out if it's mere coincidence that Daniel Sturridge's injury has triggered a run of poor form, or whether the 25-year-old striker really is the most important player at Anfield, ahead of Raheem Sterling and Steven Gerrard. Sturridge is due back on Sunday against QPR after a thigh injury ... | Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge set to make return from injury against QPR on Sunday .
Sturridge has been out since beginning of September .
Mario Balotelli has so far failed to fill Sturridge's boots following a £16m move from AC Milan .
Balotelli admits that he plays better alongside another striker .
Brendan Rodg... |
fe5067f4481fe2ec441f16fd7685404c0524159f | By . Jennifer Madison and Mark Duell . UPDATED: . 00:05 EST, 30 June 2011 . It was the moment that America's most controversial and outspoken right- wing voice found himself surrounded by New York's liberal elite. Glenn Beck, 47, fought back tears after a 'public lynching' he suffered with his wife and daughter at an o... | Controversial broadcaster was watching The 39 Steps .
Family 'insulted' and wine was 'kicked over his wife'
But woman sitting nearby says it was 'accident'
However her Twitter page called him a 'f******g a*****e' |
fe506b2d662e78f6adad9e672b88c0deb9546144 | By . Ap Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:12 EST, 18 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:55 EST, 19 July 2013 . As most of the country sees the hottest days yet this summer, people - and animals - of all stripes do whatever they can to keep things cool. Thankfully, there are cooler temperatures in sight for the Midwest, so creature... | Animals and man do what they can to chill out as a week-long heat wave continues to grip Northeast and Midwest .
Cooler air from Canada to move in by Saturday and end heat wave .
Severe Thunderstorms could come quickly follow . |
fe506d36ded0b799515e3d772c8d6120fc5a73fd | (CNN) -- Former Liberian President Charles Taylor should receive an 80-year sentence for his conviction for aiding and abetting war crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone's civil war, the chief prosecutor in the international court case recommended Thursday. "Should the trial chamber decide to impose a global sentence, 80 ... | NEW: Thousands would have been spared but for Charles Taylor's role, prosecutor says .
The former Liberian president was convicted last week of war crimes charges .
There is no death penalty in the case; Taylor would serve time in a British prison .
Taylor aided fighters in a civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone . |
fe5094868f3f749651e35145667f8a9a45fcfa12 | By . Jason Groves . PUBLISHED: . 17:56 EST, 17 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:56 EST, 17 November 2013 . Probe: David Cameron's inquiry into union antics has been lambasted by Unite directors . Militant union bosses last night warned their members not to ‘collaborate’ with a government inquiry into the use of bully-... | Jennie Formby, Unite political director, blasted it as a 'Tory election stunt'
Senior Lib Dems also spoke out against the 'union bashing exercise'
But Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude insists the inquiry is necessary . |
fe50a599cc2ce59685019f3b09850edd966d6fa5 | The White House repeatedly declined on Tuesday to offer legal justification for President Barack Obama's forthcoming executive order calling off deportations for certain classes of illegal immigrants. Repeating a statement from the president over the weekend, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters toda... | Obama's spokesman told reporters today the executive branch would offer an explanation after Obama's formal announcement .
He noted that since Obama's previous statements his legal advisers had indicated that there are some actions he can take unilaterally .
The president also changed his calculus because House Republ... |
fe50b9e1858170307706f843f572f344e41b279a | By . Anna Hodgekiss for MailOnline . Hopes of a breakthrough in the fight against Ebola have been raised by the 100 per cent successful treatment of monkeys with the deadly disease. The experimental drug ZMapp cured the animals even when administered five days after infection, while they were displaying severe symptoms... | All 18 rhesus macaques treated with the drug made 'complete recovery'
Animals were cured even when given the drug five days after infection .
Monkeys not given the experimental drug quickly fell seriously ill and died .
ZMapp is blend of three lab-made antibodies designed to neutralise the virus .
Two U.S. doctors give... |
fe50e140cd5927dcb63c76ec99209249718e63ab | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 07:31 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:55 EST, 15 January 2014 . Catherine Jenkinson-Dix spent thousands out of the school budget . A school headmistress has come under fire for spending thousands of pounds worth of school funds to go on an 'educational trip' to California with ... | Academy school claims the £2,500 trip to a High Tech High teaching facility was aimed at learning about 'project-based learning'
Staff member said week-long trip was a 'scandalous waste' of school funds .
Whistleblower claimed the research could have been carried out online . |
fe512e2fc3e9d92129c6bdad21448eb9fa12350d | The nine-day-old baby who died after being given infected feed through a hospital drip was a twin and his brother is still in hospital, it emerged yesterday. Yousef Al-Kharboush died on Sunday after contracting a deadly bacterial infection from the intravenous fluid at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. His father, Raaid ... | Nine-day-old Yousef Al-Kharboush died at London's St Thomas' hospital .
He was among the 21 babies infected by a suspected bug in drip-fed food .
Yousef has a twin brother who is fighting for his life .
His grieving parents met hospital chiefs today at start of review into death .
Father makes plea for no other childre... |
fe51ee35784a4e2ccd02e11efaac9850cc1d4c14 | Despite being told that he is free to leave, Manchester United keeper Anders Lindegaard appeared to make a point that he wants to stay at the club. The reserve stopper posted an artistic Instagram picture of himself standing in the Old Trafford tunnel looking towards the sky with a caption reading: 'Follow the light #L... | Anders Lindegaard posted image of himself at Old Trafford with #loyalty .
Denmark international has failed to challenge David de Gea for No 1 spot .
Former Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes is expected to sign for the club . |
fe51fd148bf0a0523e058e7bb760c5b0edb2a90c | Ben Ford is a big bear of a man. Big beard, big hands, big build. By his own admission he is 'the spitting image' of his father Harrison Ford, and thinks his dad would be his size if he hadn't spent much of his life on a Hollywood diet. Both men love to eat. Ben loves nothing better than to cook huge macho meals. He's ... | Ben Ford is a successful chef with a top restaurant in LA .
Harrison Ford often visits Ben's restaurant .
His latest cookbook is full of meaty macho feasts . |
fe5224632a3178c5f8570d299f0bbc5e6e357423 | By . Ashley Collman . A Washington mother who was told her daughter died in a car accident over the weekend, got a shock of relief when she went to examine the young woman's body on Wednesday and realized it wasn't the 24 year old. Lori Baker was told by a police chaplain Monday that her daughter died in Spanaway on Ma... | A police chaplain told Lori Baker that her 24-year-old daughter died in a car crash on March 14 .
The medical examiner identified the body of the crash victim by matching the description of one of Kennedy's tattoos .
Friends of Kennedy called authorities reporting her missing and gave a description of her tattoos .
Bak... |
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