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ff597068913ee244628808d37f662681133b392c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 4:45 AM on 25th October 2011 . Two teenagers are in custody in the shooting of a 15-year-old fellow student who was wounded in the neck during a lunch period outside her North Carolina high school today. Police suspect 18-year-old Ta'Von McLaurin and a 15-year-old boy, whose n... | 15-year-old female was walking out of Cape Fear High School cafeteria when shot . |
ff5a4a092099638c1a99cb6d3a094c8a9f7a4ce3 | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 07:11 EST, 7 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:48 EST, 7 October 2013 . More than 550 hot air balloons took to the sky for the world's largest annual ballooning event. Up to 700,000 people are expected to flock to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the week-long international balloon fiesta, wh... | Up to 700,000 spectators will visit the New Mexico city for the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta .
The week-long festival that opened on Friday has attracted participants from 20 countries and 35 U.S. states .
Launched in 1972 by a local radio station, it is now the largest annual ballooning event in the... |
ff5a579885cdd8bdf044002ecf6b67fe97e10cdf | By . Steve Doughty . Created 11:53 AM on 8th November 2011 . In a landmark ruling, the Roman Catholic Church faces having to pay millions to sex abuse victims after the court ruled it could be liable for priests' crimes. The woman claims she was assaulted by Father Wilfred Baldwin during two years at The Firs, in . Wat... | Case could have wide-reaching implications for alleged church child abuse victims .
Mother, 47, claims she was repeatedly raped by Father Wilfred Baldwin when she was a child .
Decision is still subject to appeal . |
ff5a8e5cabb3d7057cc6ff41c0148cfea23a985d | A suspected stalker threatened to decapitate a lingerie model known as Philadelphia's 'hottest blonde', it is claimed. Luis Plascencia, 47, sent the barrage of hate-filled messages through Facebook and e-mail to Kourtney Reppert, it is alleged. The 26-year-old Playboy hostess was so terrified she hired security guards ... | Kourtney Reppert, 26, identified in FBI files as model who received threats .
Luis Plascencia, 47, 'threatened to cut off her head' and kill parents .
Tried to get Playboy hostess to pose nude for him, investigators claim . |
ff5aac2a28a1f88bb8d83d6423c48d5e2ac4dc2b | By . Snejana Farberov and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:27 EST, 8 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:27 EST, 8 June 2013 . The crane operator accused of being high on marijuana when a Philadelphia building collapsed on to a thrift store, killing six people, has turned himself into police. Sean Benschop was wanted on... | Sean Benschop faces six counts of involuntary manslaughter .
Two thrift store employees and four customers were killed in collapse . |
ff5aca9be3f4797f581671b319cd9ab0e7b4bc65 | By . Peter Rugg . and Daily Mail Reporter . A legal expert claims quizzing potential jurors on their favorite television shows helped lead to one of the most controversial acquittals in California history when Kelly Soo Park was found not guilty in the death of Juliana Redding. In an interview about the case with 48 Ho... | Kelly Soo Park, 47, was found not guilty of first and second-degree murder .
Juror expert Lee Meihls said finding out TV favorites helped determine personality type .
'Good Wife' viewers were skeptics while 'Criminal Minds' viewers believed were good for the prosecution .
Juliana Redding found dead at her Santa Monica ... |
ff5acee75e68e77b9ad9e66e3d0807ccf918259f | (CNN) -- It seems North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un is carrying on his father's strange tradition: mixing a fascination with American culture with a hatred of the United States. Kim has made it quite clear that his country's February nuclear test marks a new phase of confrontation with the United States, which Pyong... | North Korea has declared the United States a "sworn enemy"
But recently, American dignitaries have been welcomed in Pyongyang .
North Korea recently carried out a nuclear test that it called a new phase of confrontation . |
ff5b0cb714061b468414fa1164f980c5719ef10d | These days, Marchelle Roberts is a confident 22-year-old who smiles easily and talks excitedly about her plans for the future. But the rising senior at Philadelphia's Temple University had to travel a long and difficult road to get to where she is today. Roberts was taken away from her parents when she was 7 years old.... | Marchelle Roberts was taken away from her parents when she was 7 .
She and her brother suffered abuse in foster care before being adopted .
She's one of 15 ex-foster children in a novel congressional internship program .
Its aim is to have kids who've been in the system help shape child welfare policy . |
ff5bce28a1cb77e8f9369375bcfef02748fc1aaa | By . Nick Enoch . PUBLISHED: . 12:57 EST, 29 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:23 EST, 29 June 2012 . A landslide has caused a freight train to derail, blocking the West Highland railway line, following fierce storms and torrential rain. The 24-wagon train came off the tracks between Corrour and Tulloch just after 7pm yest... | 24-wagon train came off tracks between Corrour and Tulloch .
Driver 'badly shaken' but there were no other injuries .
Sleeper from Fort William to London Euston cancelled .
Network Rail: It is not known when services will resume . |
ff5bec5d48f6a2c6234b641abc964b80e0397742 | An American Airlines flight was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing after cracks formed in the cockpit’s windscreen shortly after take-off. There were anxious moments for some passengers when the twin-engine plane, carrying almost 200 people, returned to Los Angeles International Airport while en route ... | American Airlines flight was en route to Dallas-Fort Worth from LAX .
Pilot reported cracked windscreen shortly after take-off .
Passenger's photograph shows a spider web of cracks in the windscreen . |
ff5c0582fac9340f4c291fc3454c9bdd7c8cce9c | By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 04:04 EST, 19 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:17 EST, 19 July 2013 . Police in Pittsburgh have launched a probe into one of its officers after he posed for a picture with a porn star while wearing a unicorn's head. The offending photograph, posted on . Twitter, shows the rubber-masked offic... | Andy San Dimas arrested for refusing to sit down at Pittsburgh Pirates game .
She posted the picture on Twitter and it soon went viral .
The 'Unicorn Cop' is now under investigation for inappropriate behaviour . |
ff5c4f9c43a3e68ee5ad3a334861258582884526 | Ty Herndon has come out as gay. The country star, 52, revealed he has had a partner for the past five years during an interview with Entertainment Tonight which airs on Thursday evening. Ty said that he hid his sexuality because he did not believe he could succeed as a gay man in the industry. Scroll down for video . '... | Singer didn't believe he could succeed as a gay man in the country music industry .
Ty has been married twice before to women, and says his wives 'absolutely' knew about his sexuality .
The star was first rumoured to be gay in 1995 after he was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to a male undercover police officer... |
ff5d903525fdc86d40601f65594df5afadc4710d | When it comes to finding a doctor, chances are you spend a lot more time worrying about your man, your kids, or your parents than yourself. After all, you're strong enough to soldier through the occasional cold, right? If this sounds like you, you're not alone: In a recent survey, nearly a third of Americans who don't ... | Nearly a third of Americans who don't have a PCP said they didn't think they needed one .
Ask for recommendations from your family or friends when trying to choose a physician .
What matters most is the hospital where they practice and where they did their residency . |
ff5d9b00e53dbb5a3ba24b0731f21ca30f8dcc8f | A man fishing from a kayak off a Hawaiian island has died after being bitten by a shark, authorities said Monday. The incident was the latest in an alarming spate of shark attacks in the state this year. The attack took place Monday morning half a mile off a point near Little Beach in Makena State Recreation Area on th... | The man was fishing from a kayak when a shark bit his dangling foot .
His companion tried to save him, but he died on the way to shore .
This is the 13th shark incident in Hawaii so far this year, authorities say . |
ff5dde6e50fe474146ae31306a6d996a905d082d | By . Stephen Hull . Last updated at 12:47 PM on 20th September 2011 . Four people have after died eating cantaloupe melons which were carrying the deadly listeria bacteria, officials have said. More fatalities are feared after two more deaths were linked to the batch of infected fruits. So far there are confirmed death... | Infection linked to batch of fruit from farm in Holly, Colorado . |
ff5de6b52e36cb443f4ee927e6f589ec11a0e075 | Jason Britcher, 40, pictured outside of court was alleged to have attempted to rape a woman barrister at a Christmas party . A barristers' legal clerk attempted to rape a junior woman lawyer after a solicitors' Christmas party, a court heard. Married Jason Britcher, 40, crept in to the sleeping woman's hotel room after... | Married father-of-one Jason Britcher, 40, is on trial at Hull Crown Court .
Two women claim they were attacked by him in separate incidents .
He denies one charge of rape, two charges of sexual assault and one count of attempted rape . |
ff5df0f635fa02d54fda4bbfa2a00cc124fea1c6 | (CNN Student News) -- The foundation of a democratic republic is suffrage: the right to vote. Universal suffrage extends this civil right to all adults without distinction to race, sex, belief, intelligence or economic or social status. In the United States, almost all adult citizens over the age of 18 may vote in the ... | Use this information to understand the history of suffrage in the U.S. |
ff5e3057817f21ceea2dd4e1c5243dc9d6435830 | By . Laura Cox . UPDATED: . 01:00 EST, 7 March 2012 . The death of a 19-year-old from Nebraska who shot himself in the head may have been broadcast live on a video chat room, police fear. Bellevue officers want to talk to any chatroom users who witnessed the man’s death, at around 3am on Saturday morning. Police Chief ... | Police were alerted by a man in Florida who said he saw the shooting discussed online .
Officers found the 19-year-old shot dead in his bedroom .
It is unclear whether the shooting was suicide or an accident . |
ff5e3dd3f12a90f7275b53fc53d5d87662e4a0a2 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate Intelligence Committee has launched a review of the Bush administration's controversial interrogation and detention program. Newly appointed CIA Director Leon Panetta says review should not target CIA interrogators. The purpose of the review is to fully understand the program and to help ... | Review will look at how CIA concluded detainees knew valuable information .
Inquiry to also look at whether coercive techniques yielded useful information .
CIA Director Leon Panetta vows to cooperate, tells staff goal is not to punish anyone .
Senate review is expected to take about a year to complete . |
ff5e56f3b6439a6dece8197001787a78a99e34ef | Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama announced Monday that he has signed an executive order allowing new sanctions against companies that enable Syria and Iran to use technology such as cell phone monitoring to carry out human rights abuses. The order is part of a broader strategy intended to strengthen the admin... | NEW: President Obama extends the U.S. mission chasing Joseph Kony and the LRA .
Obama says new technology should empower people, not repress them .
Companies providing technology such as cell phone monitoring to abuse rights can be targeted .
The move is intended to provide another tool in cracking down on Syria and Ir... |
ff5f03b8b02271e5af6cf43130a70e5e61e3a3e5 | Vicksburg, Mississippi (CNN) -- Storms were forecast Saturday for areas already suffering from the swollen Mississippi River, as Mississippi's governor urged caution. The rain comes as the Mississippi River was cresting in Natchez, Mississippi. The water was cresting at 61.8 feet, or 13.8 feet above flood stage there, ... | NEW: "We're in need of, first off, a place to live," an evacuee tells CNN affiliate WAPT .
NEW: Crews work to shore up the the mainline Mississippi levee at Lake Albemarle .
Severe storms are forecast this weekend along parts of the Mississippi .
Experts: It will take until mid-June for floodwaters to recede in Vicksbu... |
ff5f0ec44e42dcb211b0128760b0519aad35b288 | (CNN) -- Remember that messiness when Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien were battling it out on air? Or when Leno and David Letterman used to trade jabs during their monologues? Neither do we. These days the late-night focus is on the Jimmys: Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel. Fallon has managed to keep fans riveted with expectat... | Jimmy Kimmel's Thursday night show won big ratings .
Actor Matt Damon "kidnapped" Kimmel and took over the show .
Kimmel has been challenging the late-night lead of Letterman and Leno . |
ff5f390fbe9369dc2ba6f5f3b5a0abfe4229d78d | When French actor Gerard Depardieu surprised locals by popping in for a dram at a small pub on the Isle of Skye, not everyone was toasting his health. While Depardieu was pictured enjoying the range of local whiskies and beer at the Am Oraban Bar on the Sleat peninsula, the Edinburgh International Film Festival was exp... | Gerard Depardieu suprised locals by popping in for a dram at a pub on Skye .
French actor pictured sampling a range of local whiskies, beer and haggis .
Hours later he was due to attend the Edinburgh International Film Festival .
But he failed to leave for Edinburgh, and organisers announced he had pulled out of screen... |
ff5f3981e2e60ae17e42bb4cccfb6a26597cc1c1 | (CNN) -- Many of the Oklahoma families whose lives were devastated by the tornado will recover over time, especially with the help and support of family and community. But children need special attention as they struggle with what happened on Monday and upheavals in their family and school routines. Children's reaction... | Melissa Brymer: Children need special attention to cope with trauma and upheaval .
She says fear, anxiety, anger, withdrawal are common, but they diminish over time .
Brymer: Kids look to parents' reaction; parents must talk to them calmly and truthfully .
Brymer: Sticking to routines and being patient, staying away fr... |
ff5f5eb6ea777df38c46f1027b3092681bc02349 | By . John Hall . These tiny matchstick figures may look like characters from a L.S. Lowry painting but they are in fact a group of tourists admiring the vast expanse of Death Valley. Photographer David Hellard, 46, took the shots as the sun rose over vast, colourful cliffs during a two day expedition in the notorious C... | David Hellard, 46, took the shots as the sun rose during a two-day visit to the notorious Californian desert .
Despite not liking heights, the photographer climbed 650 feet up a mountain to take the stunning pictures .
Thanks to near-perfect lighting conditions, the images look more like paintings than photographs . |
ff5fc77d7245babee4ec00c440d87ee3e067e7b4 | Darren Webster dumped seventh seed Simon Whitlock out of the PDC World Championship with a shock 3-1 first-round victory at Alexandra Palace on Saturday. Webster made a fantastic start to the match and did not drop a leg on his way to winning the first set as an out-of-sorts Whitlock struggled to get a foothold in the ... | The No 7 seed Simon Whitlock suffered shock defeat to Darren Webster .
The 2010 PDC World Championship finalist lost in the first round .
Elsewhere Robert Thornton and Ronnie Baxter both advanced through . |
ff5fe92d3203ac051a3395bfeccc1ae44a64f3e9 | By . Colin Fernandez . UPDATED: . 21:15 EST, 31 October 2011 . The nights may be getting longer, but nature is putting on a spectacular display to brighten the days. At Raby Castle in County Durham yesterday, vivid reds, greens and golds lit up the horizon, with the only glimpse of grey coming from the stone battlement... | Mini-heatwave creates one of the most glorious autumns ever seen in Britain .
Balmy temperatures set to continue this week . |
ff6069f2565af7942affa864ac69aafd8da9dc79 | (CNN) -- Chilean officials declared a "catastrophe" in eight municipalities Wednesday after heavy snow blanketed communities and blocked roads in what the nation's interior minister called a "white earthquake." "It has snowed more than ever," Curacautin Mayor Jorge Saquel told CNN Chile Tuesday. "This is an anomaly. ..... | NEW: Officials in one city say more than 2.3 meters of snow have fallen .
CNN Chile affiliate: More than 6,500 are isolated in one town .
"It has snowed more than ever," Curacautin Mayor Jorge Saquel says .
The interior minister calls the snowstorm a "white earthquake" |
ff606a03477b740ed234884d74ce270eb6068a4c | Beijing (CNN) -- Entrepreneurs of all stripes are cashing in on the Lin-sanity phenomenon as swiftly as the NBA sensation can pull off his furious fast breaks. It has been only three weeks since Jeremy Lin, the 23-year-old American-born point guard of Taiwanese descent, came out of obscurity to lead the listless New Yo... | In New York, merchandise retailers are doing brisk business selling Jeremy Lin's No. 17 jerseys .
The New York Knick point guard has himself has filed to trademark "Linsanity"
But Lin may not win the trademark in China, where laws favor early applicants .
A Chinese retailer has registered Lin's English and Chinese name... |
ff60842cb64839b35f958538512ad59d184a3ec5 | A controversial study claims to have found a link between wearing make-up during pregnancy and lower IQ scores in children. Exposure to the highest levels of two phthalate chemicals led to a lowering of IQ scores at age seven by more than six points, US scientists found. The scientists claim the link remained after tak... | Controversial study focuses on phthalate chemicals found in make-up .
Phthalates are man-made chemicals thought to interfere with hormones .
They can be found in everything from cosmetics to shower curtains .
US study found exposure to the highest levels of two phthalate chemicals led to a lowering of IQ scores at age ... |
ff60d54bdd3103817f5ccf8ba44b90665ed6f65a | By . Daily Mail Reporter, Reuters Reporter and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 12:39 EST, 18 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:39 EST, 18 April 2013 . A Bangladeshi man has claimed he was beaten at a New York City Applebee's in retaliation for the Boston Marathon bombings - because of the color of his skin. Abdullah Faruq... | Abdullah Faruque, 30, claims he was nearly beaten unconscious by a group of Hispanic males at a Bronx, New York Applebee's .
He says he didn't know anything about the Boston bombings because he had 'a busy day' |
ff6119a7e3572fdf85aaa8af96d02d5a9bdab21e | Urbanised areas are more likely to be hit by frequent thunderstorms than rural areas of the same size, according to a new study. Researchers studied the 'births' of thunderstorms - known as storm initiations - between 1997 and 2013 and found a significant increase in densely populated areas such as Atlanta. And this ha... | Researchers studied radar data in the southeast US from 1997 to 2013 .
They found that urbanised areas such as Atlanta are 5% more likely to be hit by thunderstorms than rural areas of the same size .
Experts said this shows 'human-induced climate change' at the local scale .
Storms were significantly common on weekday... |
ff61379ce0eac2c76a114ee38db0592c21f1b3b4 | By . Jonathan Petre . and Jo Knowsley . Warning: Michael Gove has been warned that 'dumbed-down' exams featuring celebrities could fatally undermine his attempt to drive up standards . Education Secretary Michael Gove has been warned that ‘dumbed-down’ exams featuring pop stars and comedians could fatally undermine his... | Education Secretary Michael Gove warned about 'dumbed-down' exams .
Experts say they may fatally undermine his attempt to drive up standards .
Claim popular culture is being increasingly introduced into exam papers .
UK exam board to include questions on Russell Brand and Dizzee Rascal .
Teenagers may study style of 'c... |
ff615b59bfb736925313ba5a74591b84ee7c0f1e | An Austrian girl has said she feels she 'can really be free' among the radicals of the so-called Islamic State, six months after leaving her her parents with a note saying she would die for Allah. Asked about the routine of life in IS stronghold Raqqa, Sabina Selimovic, 15, said: 'I like to eat. The food here is very s... | Sabina Selimovic spoke via text message to Paris Match magazine .
Austrian anti-terror agents believe she spoke under duress .
She and Samra Kesinovic ran away to join Islamic State in April . |
ff619dc49a275c05c2975234a7596a957b1aaf5d | British Muslims are being urged to wear a new ‘Poppy Hijab’ – as a challenge to extremist groups who ‘spout hatred’ about the Armed Forces. The scarf is backed by mainstream Muslim groups including the Islamic Society of Britain and profits from its sale will be donated to the Poppy Appeal. The scarf, which costs £22, ... | £22 headscarf is backed by Muslim groups as a symbol for remembrance .
Launched tomorrow to mark 100 years since the first Muslim soldier was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during World War One .
Designer said it was a way to say 'you're proudly British and Muslim'
Aims to divert attention away from a minor... |
ff621168c0cb5f2734ce749766750d29a014a20b | By . Associated Press Reporter . Officials say the search for a prominent outdoors writer on Mount Rainier was suspended after a woman's body was found, but the remains weren't immediately identified, officials said. Mount Rainier National Park spokeswoman Patti Wold said that the body was recovered about 3 p.m. PDT in... | A woman's body was found on Mount Rainer Sunday in the general area where teams had been searching for 70-year-old Karen Sykes .
The body has not been identified and was found off the trail near Boundary Creek in rough, steep terrain .
Park officials had announced earlier in the day that the search had been suspended b... |
ff62294d3016f6796d0ed12cfe56b8bc69681679 | More issues in Ferguson: Former Ferguson, Missouri correctional officer Jaris Hayden is accused in a criminal suit of having sex with a pregnant inmate and then setting her free. In a separate civil suit, the inmate says she was raped by Hayden . A former Ferguson corrections officer faces felony charges and a lawsuit ... | Jaris Hayden, 29, will be arraigned December 3 on criminal charges he had sex with an inmate then let her go .
That woman has filed a civil suit alleging the sex was forced .
The suits reveal the woman was several months pregnant during the October 9 incident . |
ff62cca0652efd411f1dc8d8a8934b2faaa0fa6b | As the first day of school for the year edges nearer, a teacher and education expert has revealed his top tips for parents who want to make the transition from holidays to day one more bearable for everyone. Ciaran Smyth from yourtutor.com.au told Daily Mail Australia that a routine, an appropriate place to study and t... | Teacher and education expert Ciaran Smyth, has revealed his top tips for making the transition from holidays to education more bearable .
For high school students, he recommends creating a routine, picking a perfect study space and the occasional positive note in the lunch box .
He warned parents of new kindergarten pu... |
ff630524024b23404093930e5853b0fcbe07a140 | Stoke City have made an official complaint to the BBC after John Hartson said Victor Moses ‘cheated’ to win a penalty during Swansea’s defeat at the Britannia. The club are furious at the language used by Hartson, the former Wales striker, when assessing the encounter on Match of the Day 2 on Sunday night. Peter Coates... | Victor Moses won a penalty for Stoke during their win over Swansea .
BBC pundit John Hartson alleged that Moses 'cheated' to win the spot kick .
Stoke have now made an official complaint to the BBC .
Swansea boss Garry Monk is expected to be charged by the FA .
Monk was highly critical of referee Michael Oliver's perfo... |
ff631fc2c128fab881f73f3df653693a709eeab1 | By . Chris Pleasance . There are plenty of good moments to catch some extra sleep while on your way to work in the morning, but perhaps while falling out of your seat isn't one of them. However, stunned commuters on the Underground in London watched an exhausted worker doing exactly that. Passengers on the central line... | Unidentified man filmed sleeping on London Underground .
Was caught snoozing halfway out of his chair on central line .
Manged to stay poised in mid-air despite swaying carriage . |
ff63d6c1119c32619abc458072bc681ffe84dffc | By . Alexandra Klausner . PUBLISHED: . 02:14 EST, 14 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:15 EST, 14 December 2013 . Firefighters have not yet found what caused the tragic house fire in Orrick, Missouri that killed two small boys after their mother left them alone in the house while their father was sleeping. Roger Garris... | Roger Garrison, 3, and his brother Ashton Garrison, 21 months, died in a house fire on Tuesday while their farther Randy Garrison was sleeping and their mother was nowhere to be found .
The boys' mother is currently in the hospital on heavy medication but told her mother Marjorie Long that she woke the children's fathe... |
ff654a35f99b4d567c2eb7c1eab8f94854cbaa03 | He hasn't had the easiest year defending his economic record and actions on immigration. And a playful appearance on The Colbert Report brought no light relief for President Obama. Amid jokes about his approval ratings and big ears, he could not escape a grilling about his move to protect five million immigrants from d... | President Obama appeared on one of Stephen Colbert's last shows .
He joked about his poor approval ratings and low support for Obamacare .
Said his daughters and wife tease him about big ears and suits . |
ff6555ef0fed5448fbfd25448c470225d49245b8 | As the popular ITV drama Downton Abbey is set in an era before make-up was commonplace, the ladies of the manor have to showcase a natural look. But with the glare of the on-set lights and the need to look fresh and glamorous at all times, the stars of course wear cosmetics. Now Laura Carmichael, 28, who plays Lady Edi... | Make-up wasn't worn excessively in the Twenties .
So Downton Abbey actresses must have a natural look .
Laura Carmichael who plays Lady Edith reveals how this is achieved .
She shares secrets with make-up artist Lisa Eldridge .
Lisa recreates the look using her own tricks of the trade .
Reveals how to do it at home wit... |
ff6564ee92afb6947caf488e81471df7631f36d8 | Ted Cruz, the rock-ribbed conservative Texas senator who figures to be a factor in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, told thousands of conservatives Thursday morning that the IRS should go the way of the dodo. 'We need to abolish the IRS,' he said, calling instead for a flat income tax rate and a user-friendly tax r... | Cruz is a Texas senator and likely presidential candidate .
He wants to replace the IRS with a smaller agency that would collect postcard-sized income tax returns based on a flat tax rate .
Cruz also wants to 'repeal every word of Obamacare'
President Obama said on Super Bowl Sunday that there was 'not a smidgen of cor... |
ff66a9dc3a5d9cdf7d169695b61f2a7c8e2d693c | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 10:05 EST, 12 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:26 EST, 12 February 2013 . Escaped: Antonio M. Brown Sr., pictured, escaped from a holding cell at the Saline County Jail at around 4.17 p.m. on Monday . A Kansas man convicted of murdering his girlfriend's young son has escaped from jail the... | Antonio M. Brown Sr. got himself free from a holding cell at the Saline County Jail at around 4.17 p.m. yesterday and remains on the loose .
29-year-old is convicted of murdering 14-month-old Clayden Urbanek in November 2011 .
Kansas police are hunting the man and say he is 'extremely dangerous'
Boy's mother, Brittney ... |
ff66b4958711feb048a3c5db39bb20c964d2d8b3 | By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 10:44 EST, 15 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:46 EST, 16 October 2012 . Guilty: Robert Cordingley, 57, who was his father's sole carer, had previously been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome . An Asperger's syndrome sufferer who smothered his 91-year-old father to death before calmly fee... | Robert Cordingley, from Bradford, admitted murdering his father, George, in January by covering his face with a pillow wrapped in a bin liner .
Cordingley, 57, who was his father’s sole carer, had Asperger’s syndrome .
Newcastle Crown Court heard after the killing he fed his cat and showered .
Judge: 'A growing frustra... |
ff66b69e73de7ff8c9f2a1fb5bc4ad3d09dbc7fe | New York (CNN) -- Several unions endorsed the two-week-old Occupy Wall Street movement and plan to join the protesters' street theater in New York on Wednesday, labor leaders said. "It's really simple. These young people on Wall Street are giving voice to many of the problems that working people in America have been co... | Labor leaders say the Occupy Wall Street protesters raise issues they support .
The movement is more than two weeks old .
Protesters are camping in a park in New York's financial district .
Labor organizers don't have an estimate on Wednesday's participation . |
ff66cfc36f2093af2bf2c3614be8c80f642cc274 | (CNN) -- Three-time champions Germany finished third for the second successive World Cup after coming from behind to defeat Uruguay 3-2 in Port Elizabeth on Saturday night. Sami Khedira headed the winning goal with eight minutes to play as Joachim Low's much-changed team won the bronze-medal match in South Africa. "Of ... | Sami Khedira heads late winner as Germany finish third at World Cup in South Africa .
The 2006 hosts come from behind to beat Uruguay 3-2 in playoff in Port Elizabeth .
Germans bounce back from semifinal loss to Spain, who face Netherlands on Sunday .
Thomas Muller and Diego Forlan join the tournament's top scorers on ... |
ff675c4901d57d038886e778c9a2f2534a632cee | (CNN) -- Topless ladies? That's so passe. The nation's strip clubs are in a period of peak innovation. Portland, Oregon, laid claim to the first vegan strip club, Casa Diablo. The first drive-through strip club, Climax Gentleman's Club, popped up outside of Pittsburgh (it's now defunct). Now Ohio is home to the first b... | Pinups and Pints owner Scott Conrad noticed a beer boom around Dayton .
He decided to brew his own beer behind the stage .
Customers still come in for the dancers, but they're also drinking up .
Conrad says he is "ahead of the curve" for adult entertainment . |
ff680dda385a9ac9b042dbfddc559819048861f5 | (CNN) -- With more than half a billion eggs recalled and at least 1,300 salmonellosis illnesses linked to eggs in an ongoing investigation this summer, consumers are worried and wondering, "What went wrong, and what can I do to protect myself and my family?" We study food safety for a living, so our own family members ... | Two food safety experts: Check egg recall list, and throw out or return implicated eggs .
Be cautious dealing with both conventional or free-range/cage-free eggs .
Salmonella has multiple potential modes of spreading .
Tips: Buy eggs from refrigerated case; don't eat raw eggs; cook until whites, yolks are firm . |
ff682c76a9a85e163b4befd65bb2d1ec44cf323e | British intelligence on Syrian troop movements is helping rebels in their fight against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, it was revealed today. The disclosure by a Syrian opposition official is the first indication of British intelligence playing a covert role in the civil war. The official told The Sunday Times the... | Disclosure is first indication of Britain playing a .
covert role in the civil war .
Intelligence from Cyprus 'being passed through Turkey to the rebels' |
ff6835dfd55cb331d23c729043fc9f4024bee5a6 | 'Joe the Plumber', the everyman used by John McCain in the 2008 presidential campaign, has sparked outrage with an online comment piece claiming 'America needs a white, Republican president'. In an article posted to his website on Thursday, Joe Wurzelbacher assured readers that wanting a 'white Republican president doe... | Joe Wurzelbacher, the everyman used by John McCain in the 2008 presidential campaign, has caused outrage with a new post on his 'Joe for America' website .
The post is titled 'America needs a white Republican president'
It claims 'wanting a white Republican president doesn’t make you racist, it just makes you American'... |
ff685694d4ed601b52fc75428fd95f9fd27cd227 | (CNN) -- Jim Shepperd was just crossing the Howard Frankland Bridge from Tampa to St. Petersburg when the winds whipped furiously and the first named storm of the hurricane season began its one-two punch on the Tampa Bay area. By the time he and his chow-shepherd mix, Aussie, made it home to Gulfport, Tropical Storm An... | NEW: Now a post-tropical cyclone, Andrea was near Raleigh, North Carolina, at 5 p.m.
Flash flood watches extend up the East Coast .
Washington and New York are among the cities that may see Andrea-related flooding .
Forecast warns that rains and storm surges could cause problems in coastal areas . |
ff6870c4849033fc809ab358aec13459b6df9adb | (CNN) -- Former World No.5 Anna Chakvetadze is making her latest comeback after a 2011 marred by illness and capped with an unsuccessful bid to win election to Russia's Duma. Chakvetadze's problems began when she dramatically collapsed on court while leading World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki in a second round match in Duba... | Anna Chakvetadze returns to WTA action in Hobart in January .
Former World No.5 collapsed on court while playing Caroline Wozniacki in Dubai .
Chakvetadze made unsuccessful bid to win election to Russia's Duma .
Alex Corretja named captain of Spain's Davis Cup team . |
ff68908deba55dbe09668416e112284c20753445 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . This is the moment a man discovered a swarm of 15,000 bees were using his boiler as their hive. Colin Burbridge, 45, called a local workman when his central heating system stopped working just five months after being installed at his company's office in Littleport, Cambridgeshire. But after ope... | Colin Burbridge, 45, was puzzled when central heating stopped working .
He called workman to his company's office in Littleport, Cambridgeshire .
But after opening up boiler, pair were stunned to discover swarm of bees .
Mr Burbridge was forced to ask local beekeepers to tackle the infestation .
Donning protective gear... |
ff68a46fb8fc3b1d0d5466a94de1dfbd06c02c3a | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Hip-hop artist Soulja Boy faces a felony weapons charge after police say he was carrying a loaded gun in Los Angeles Wednesday. The 23-year-old rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was arrested after a Los Angeles police officer pulled over a car in which he was a passenger, police spokes... | NEW: Soulja Boy was freed after posting $35,000 bond Wednesday afternoon .
Los Angeles police stopped a car Soulja Boy was riding in early Wednesday .
He was arrested on weapons and drug charges in Georgia in 2011 . |
ff68cb11e23d3545477d55e3d3339ae94072b4ff | Washington (CNN) -- In what one member of Congress called "a charade," a couple that showed up at President Obama's first state dinner -- uninvited, the White House claims -- declined to answer questions surrounding the event before a House committee Wednesday. Under questioning from House Homeland Security Committee C... | Tareq and Michaele Salahi decline to answer questions at congressional hearing .
House panel looking into how the couple attended state dinner in November .
White House says they weren't invited; Secret Service says procedures not followed .
Salahis' attorney says they can't answer questions because of pending investig... |
ff693482cdd3dfb9e7064f487516b58f20c060ca | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 14:08 EST, 29 November 2011 . 'Rogue trader': Gregory Allnutt dodged more than £420,000 in VAT selling cut-price electrical goods over eBay . A stay-at-home father who dodged tax on £4.7million-worth of electrical goods he sold on eBay was jailed today. Gregory Allnutt, who has a s... | Gregory Allnutt bought tax-free goods from EU .
He then sold them without VAT to undercut rivals .
Raked in £4,000 a month for three years .
Now owes £420,000 in VAT to the taxman . |
ff699e7fababf0608ac0d67697f592f4e47f87db | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 01:50 EST, 25 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:35 EST, 25 December 2013 . They walked under a salute of sabers- the traditional closing for military weddings. And while the marriage was not legal - banned in the state of North Carolina, where Fort Bragg is located - the symbol o... | Fort Bragg Maj. Daniel Toven exchanged vows with nurse Jonathon Taylor on Saturday before 100 people .
While the marriage was not legal, because North Carolina does not allow same-sex unions, the ceremony represented a big step for the military and a first for Fort Bragg .
The couple were officially wed in Washington D... |
ff6a364798e4a240a27fcd98fb25476080700ee4 | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 04:40 EST, 4 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:10 EST, 4 January 2013 . A teacher has been charged with sending dirty Facebook messages to a 15-year-old pupil asking for naked pictures of herself. Dustin James Mullins, 22, had just started as a substitute teacher at Henry J. Kaiser El... | Dustin James Mullins, 22, charged with soliciting one of his pupils .
'Sent teenager flirty messages asking for naked pictures of herself'
Alleged to have told her: 'You're very pretty and have a great body' |
ff6a3e969d365ec27ae31a958371b7c30de332ba | (CNN) -- Quoting Ezekiel 25:17 from "Pulp Fiction" will likely get you laughed out of Sunday school class. That's because the Bible verse, as recited by Samuel L. Jackson's character, Jules Winnfield, doesn't actually exist. In the film, Winnfield speaks these words to people before he kills them: "The path of the righ... | Quentin Tarantino's film opened in theaters in October 1994 .
The movie helped revive John Travolta's career .
The F-word is used 265 times in the movie . |
ff6b13b5bcb068e04c3d85e220a2ca87238f65ab | Andy Murray has found it increasingly hard to defeat Novak Djokovic of late, and now the British number one's wannabe compatriot is going to give it a try. Aljaz Bedene is the 25-year-old Slovenian settled in Welwyn Garden City with a pop star girlfriend who is a protégé of the renowned music producer and tennis nut Je... | Aljaz Bedene is hoping to represent Great Britain later this year .
The 25-year-old Slovenian is keen on obtaining a British passport .
World No 116 faces Serbia tennis star Novak Djokovic on Tuesday . |
ff6b29c526e7f9f25f3e742e75e6bb220be99e83 | John F Kennedy kept the cold war out of the North Pole. That's at least what he told Michelle, an 8-year-old girl who wrote to the president about being worried over Santa Claus being threatened by nuclear bombs from the Soviet Union. The JFK Library Foundation in Boston released a video Friday displaying the text of t... | The JFK Library Foundation in Boston released a YouTube video displaying the text of the letter sent to 8-year-old Michelle .
The letter assured the little girl that Kennedy was worried about the threat of nuclear weapons to both Santa and the citizens of the world .
Kennedy told Michelle that he had talked to Santa an... |
ff6b31013245351a79c5c91f7111a48a4a97ff77 | Britain’s elite Special Forces have been ordered to soften their gruelling entry tests by the Government’s Health and Safety watchdog. Endurance exercises for those hoping to win places in the SAS and SBS have been made easier following a damning report by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the deaths of three ... | Gruelling entry tests for UK's elite Special Forces have been made easier .
Troops provided with extra water and food rations, and given time to rest .
Endurance marches will also be shorter - with marshals to help stragglers .
Follows report by Health and Safety Executive into deaths of three soldiers . |
ff6bb1e8a47fdd6c32f14201b7aa50dd7720a9ca | Raheem Sterling is confident that Liverpool have found the perfect player to 'fill the void' left by Luis Suarez's departure in new £16million signing Mario Balotelli. Balotelli moved to Anfield from AC Milan last week and he is expected to form a strong attacking partnership with Daniel Sturridge. And England winger S... | Raheem Sterling believes Mario Balotelli can be a major hit at Liverpool .
Ex-Manchester City striker Balotelli signed from AC Milan for £16million .
Sterling told FourFourTwo that Balotelli can replace Luis Suarez at Anfield .
England winger believes Balotelli will bring goals and a 'presence' to team . |
ff6c8a4ec330c868fb663e75e89c9530267ed67c | Medical marijuana advocates are hoping state governments can succeed where their efforts have failed by asking federal authorities to reclassify pot as a drug with medical use. Shortly before Christmas, Colorado became the fourth state to ask the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify marijuana as a narcoti... | Four states have asked federal officials to reclassify marijuana .
Governors say they can't set rules without risking violations of U.S. law .
Advocates say there's no reason to keep busting medical pot providers .
Critics call medical marijuana a "Trojan horse" for legalization . |
ff6ce12d789f747082a5bbde4ebf8a688d64207e | By . Toby Harnden . PUBLISHED: . 03:47 EST, 2 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:38 EST, 2 November 2012 . An increasingly confident Barack Obama has returned to his rhetoric of 2008, presenting himself as a challenger to the status quo who will change politics and railing against ‘lobbyists and special interests’ in Wa... | President told 10,000 in Colorado that the future does not hold many lobbyists .
Obama has edged ahead in the polls by 0.1 per cent and seems to have an advantage in Ohio . |
ff6d990f122773d06435d7a513152baf728e5910 | By . Rachel Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 12:44 EST, 20 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:36 EST, 21 May 2013 . Selfridges has reported aN increase in sales of insect delicacies after the World Health Organisation suggested that eating bugs could be the solution to worldwide food shortages. The department store has recorded an 11 p... | Sales of insects have shot up after a report by World Health Organisation said that insects offer range of nutrients, protein and fibre .
But trend for eating bugs is nothing new - over 2 billion people already supplement diet with creepy crawlies . |
ff6ebfdb2beb78d15c6e37aaec07457590640ca9 | Washington (CNN) -- No employees of NBC will face criminal charges over the display of a high-capacity ammunition magazine on a "Meet the Press" program in violation of local law in Washington, prosecutors told the network on Friday. The capital city's attorney general, Irvin Nathan, said in a letter to NBC there would... | 'Meet the Press' host displayed empty high-capacity ammo clip on air .
DC prosecutor said city law violated, but no charges will be filed .
NBC's efforts to determine what it could do legally were unsatisfactory, prosecutor says .
Show followed school shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut . |
ff6ed7c4c9a5fc6259d1eb91cd8997a4cbb41c33 | By . Alasdair Glennie . PUBLISHED: . 10:12 EST, 11 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:45 EST, 11 December 2013 . Nick Pollard has admitted not including the claim that then-director general Mark Thompson knew about the Newsnight investigation into Savile . BBC chairman Chris Patten is facing claims he helped cover up ke... | Nick Pollard headed inquiry into why Newsnight dropped Savile report .
In taped phone call he says director-general knew of Savile accusations .
Mark Thompson denies being told about planned Newsnight inquiry . |
ff6ed9295e3dc74846a9052928b68dab2814ffc7 | As Luis Suarez’s first goal went in on Tuesday night, Manuel Pellegrini sank back in his seat. It was hard to tell whether the look was one of exasperation or resignation. Pellegrini had a year to prepare for this, a year to solve the problems that characterised his team’s defeat against Barcelona last season. It took ... | Luis Suarez scored twice to put Barcelona 2-0 up vs Man City at half-time .
Sergio Aguero reduced Manuel Pellegrini's side's deficit in the second-half .
Gael Clichy was sent off for a second booking late on at the Etihad .
Lionel Messi missed a stoppage time penalty for the visitors .
CLICK HERE for Martin Samuel's ma... |
ff6f8ed803ad593eb587f141d5954ca337dcb2e8 | By . Lucy Crossley . Convicted: Sex offender James Burns worked as an airport security officer frisking passengers, despite facing fresh allegations of abusing a teenage boy . A convicted sex offender worked as an airport security officer frisking passengers, despite facing fresh allegations of abusing a teenage boy. J... | James Burns worked as an aviation security officer at Manchester Airport .
His job included patting down passengers at airport security gates .
Criminal checks failed to show up his convictions for historic sexual offences .
At the time he was offered role he was being investigated over new claims .
56-year-old convict... |
ff6fd74ee908fd8304c9ad2d37d905ad7f17a4f4 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 07:50 EST, 3 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:42 EST, 4 March 2013 . Britain is set to enjoy a mini spring heatwave this week, but make the most of it as the mercury is set to drop by the weekend. Met Office forecasters predict temperatures could climb to 13C by the middle of the week, hig... | Warmer temperatures to bring a welcome change after recent cold snap .
But it's not all good news, warmer weather will see more rain across the UK .
A cold start saw frost in parts with racing cancelled at Newbury Racecourse .
Spring looks like its on the way with newborn lambs pictured in Durham .
Spring hadn't arrive... |
ff6fea752242cb7195348ed227b742b687c9eb17 | New York (CNN) -- Rapper Lil Wayne will go directly to jail after he is sentenced by a Manhattan judge Tuesday afternoon for a gun conviction, according to a person familiar with the case. Dwayne Carter, as he is known legally, pleaded guilty to felony gun charges in a deal with prosecutors October 2009. He is expecte... | Rapper Dwayne Carter will be sentenced for a gun conviction .
Carter's sentencing was postponed so he could get dental work .
Work includes removal of diamond-encrusted braces . |
ff7059cb1abf8765dae8575260a268fe3750ba52 | Birmingham Central Library and South Bank Centre in London also named as cultural heritage sites . For years it has hardly merited a second glance and is at risk of demolition - but Preston bus station has been named a 'historic' work of architectural beauty and added to a list of worldwide places that need protection.... | Birmingham Central Library and South Bank Centre in London also named as cultural heritage sites . |
ff709cc4c6a0e12e17397525534764854209f082 | A police investigation has been launched after a series of disturbing photos emerged showing schoolchildren licking whipped cream from the knee of a Polish priest. The images - which are apparently part of an 'initiation ceremony' at Salesians High School in Lubin, southern Poland - show both male and female 13-year ol... | Priest is also principal Salesians High School in Lubin, southern Poland .
Defended his actions by saying such ceremonies for first year pupils have been an annual event for many years .
Polish government's spokesman on child affairs: 'This is very disturbing'
Abused children charity expresses concern .
Parents of some... |
ff70aea42db3c901900cdc852c37f094b7522c90 | By . Emma Thomas . PUBLISHED: . 22:09 EST, 17 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:26 EST, 18 December 2013 . 'Manipulation': Tom Winsor, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, spoke at the Home Affairs Select Committee to dispute Met chief evidence . The police watchdog has told MPs that it is 'almost certain tha... | Tom Winsor, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, spoke to MPs .
Mr Winsor questioned evidence given by Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe .
He said he is 'almost certain' come manipulation is going on . |
ff71765b8050c4943ac56cb679c62823e3444a6c | A Paralmypian who lost his leg to cancer has celebrated his inclusion in the U.S. Amputee Soccer Team by dressing as a table football player for Hallowe'en. Josh Sundquist, 30, of Williamsburg, Virginia, who in the past has dressed as a gingerbread man with a missing leg, the leg lamp from 'A Christmas Story', and a fl... | Josh Sundquist is celebrating his selection for the U.S. soccer team .
He has also dressed as a flamingo and a partially-eaten gingerbread man .
Josh, 30, says he likes to keep a sense of humour about his disability . |
ff71d2e346dea4255e7d6efcee3984a1389a7eef | By . Peter Allen and Aaron Sharp . PUBLISHED: . 08:41 EST, 24 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:50 EST, 24 September 2013 . The French appeals court has ruled that an investigation into allegations that former president Nicolas Sarkozy duped L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt into donating election campaign funds can... | Former French president now faces possible prison sentence .
He allegedly took millions of pounds from l’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt .
He was questioned by a judge at the Palais de Justice in Bordeaux .
His lawyer Thierry Herzog claims he has been treated 'scandalously'
French appeal court has ruled that investig... |
ff71e49c08336326b6541a262843c2181e82b65e | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Explosions and heavy automatic gunfire were heard hours after five well-armed suicide bombers attacked the British Council in the Afghan capital Friday, leaving at least eight people dead, officials said. White smoke billowed from a building in the compound while heavily armed British and Af... | NEW: New Zealand premier offers condolences to family of slain service member .
16 people were wounded in the attack .
Police say five militants attacked the British Council . |
ff71f77f88f01fa73d9cb054f9b69c6fb3a380bf | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 21:50 EST, 15 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:52 EST, 16 October 2012 . A Missouri couple has filed for bankruptcy just eight years after winning a $20 million lawsuit against the makers of a butter popcorn flavoring that gave one of them lung disease. Eric Peoples of Carthage and his wif... | Popcorn factory worker Eric Peoples and wife Cassandra won the multimillion dollar payout in 2004 .
Sued the makers of a toxic butter flavouring after he developed lung disease .
The couple paid $3.9 million to build a mansion in Carthage, Missouri .
Eight years later, they have filed for bankruptcy, claiming the resid... |
ff72a8c5f61cd8c48a84a035a6bf1cad950c089a | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 12:05 EST, 30 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:05 EST, 30 August 2012 . Bonus: Virgin boss Richard Branson holds a model of a spacecraft at the launch of the ambitious space tourism project in 2004. Plush departure lounges, free flights and priority boarding are just a few of the bene... | The Virgin customer who racks up the most air miles over the next year will be rewarded with a free suborbital space flight .
More than 500 people have paid deposits to secure a $200,000 flight on board Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo . |
ff73272f039a91411bae91bb704c560ff22154b7 | (CNN) -- American teenager Sloane Stephens stunned her compatriot Serena Williams on Wednesday, beating the 15-time grand slam winner 3-6 7-5 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semifinals. The 29th seed, playing in her first grand slam quarterfinal, came from once set down to overcome third seed Williams who suffered a b... | Sloane Stephens beats compatriot Serena Williams to reach Australian Open semis .
The 19-year-old came from one set down to defeat the third seed .
Stephens will play her first ever grand slam semifinal against world No.1 Victoria Azarenka .
Top seed Azarenka beat Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 6-1 . |
ff73419973ea393a697fcc51f8bed47bf06e3b45 | West Ham striker Diafra Sakho was blasted by Senegal coach Alain Giresse on Monday night for playing in the FA Cup on Sunday despite pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a back injury. The 25-year-old came off the bench to score a late winner against Bristol City, but Senegal officials were not expecting him t... | Senegal striker Diafra Sakho pulled out of AFCON due to back injury .
However, West Ham forward played and scored in FA Cup on Sunday .
Senegal boss Alain Giresse was 'surprised' to learn attacker played . |
ff7393ffbad752998c292e0b0300b6083c0684b2 | By . Tim Shipman and Becky Barrow . UPDATED: . 19:09 EST, 29 February 2012 . Scrap: George Osborne was told by business leaders that the 50p tax band is strangling entrepreneurship . More than 500 business leaders last night called on the Chancellor to axe the 50p top rate of tax in the forthcoming budget. The leaders ... | Entrepreneurs are paying 58p in the pound tax with National Insurance - hitting jobs drive .
Richest 1% pay 28% of all taxes, business leaders say . |
ff73a230aaa7b6b89389de503b4df6ca9783f037 | A British self-proclaimed freedom fighter accused of illegally marrying up to 12 women in Europe and Asia is being investigated by Malaysian Special Branch officers, it was revealed today. Police have named the traveller as Robert Andrew Scott, but say he also uses the Muslim name Jamaluddin Mustafa and is usually seen... | Self-proclaimed freedom fighter Robert Andrew Scott is accused of Bigamy .
Scott, 43, allegedly married up to 12 women in Europe and Asia .
Police in Malaysia say that he also goes by the name of Jamaluddin Mustafa .
He's accused of duping his wives into caring for him and taking their money . |
ff73c41837a0d9791239ff08605a2c2bd4b5f09a | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 08:23 EST, 23 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:38 EST, 23 December 2013 . Audrey Westich with her baby boy, Levi, in Pennsylvania, USA and the rest of her family . Two sisters who live more than 3,000 miles apart have given birth within minutes of each other. The siblings even kept up w... | Sisters Audrey, 29, and Andrea, 33, were given different due dates .
But Audrey's baby came five days late and Andrea's three days early .
Live opposite sides of Atlantic: Andrea in Liverpool; Audrey in Pennsylvania .
Both gave birth to sons and used Facebook to stay in touch during labour . |
ff73eb3559dadc6c17717a6e8f7210d54bef54c5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . These pictures show how a Catholic monastery which was owned by Henry VIII and Elizabeth I has been converted into a luxury home with a £5.5million price tag. Horton Priory in Ashford, Kent was built in the 12th century - although within its grounds are parts of a settlement dating back as fa... | Horton Priory was built in the 12th century and owned by Henry I before becoming a Cluniac monastery .
It was taken over by Henry VIII and handed over to Elizabeth I - and now it has gone up for sale for £5.5million .
The 11-bedroom home is set in 55 acres of grounds including remains dating back to the early Iron Age ... |
ff73eee386390ec2e9e1a29b98505d2df274f6c7 | A two-metre stingray weighing more than 100 kilograms has been set free after being trapped for four days in a rock pool south of Sydney. The large female was released on Wednesday following alleged attempts to gas and even spear the stingray by members of the public to get the animal out of the North Cronulla pool whi... | A two metre, 100 kilogram stingray was released from the North Cronulla rock pool after being trapped for four days .
Rescuers had to wait for suitable swell and tide conditions .
The rescue team took 45 minutes to rescue the stingray by catching it in a net and easing it over the side of the pool .
Members of the publ... |
ff73f93f72443ecadc8b3012a7c351ff359b53fd | Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is set to be out for a month after suffering a muscle injury. The 33-year-old, who has filled in at centre-half for the club, is the latest victim in a season that has been ravaged by injury. United manager Louis van Gaal revealed the news on Friday as his side prepared for ... | Louis van Gaal described the midfielder's injury as a muscle rupture .
Michael Carrick has slotted in at centre back on occasions this season .
Manchester United face Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday .
Click here for all the latest Manchester United news . |
ff7434023a44b2194705b1808f7f217ca1be7a87 | (CNN) -- Summer has not yet officially arrived, but the country's midsection is burning up. Denver broke a heat record Monday -- and Tuesday promises more sweltering heat. Farther east in Baltimore, a storm threw down a tornado Monday, destroying houses and causing flash flooding. And on the Gulf Coast, rip currents ha... | Denver's new heat record pales in comparison with Oklahoma's 100 degree forecast .
Baltimore's tornado makes for dramatic video, but twisters in Kentucky demolish homes .
Rip currents kill four in Alabama, close beaches in Florida .
Despite warnings in Alabama, beach goers, even children, still enter the water . |
ff745982b48746426f3fc59a299ee703a6017380 | Shoppers are frantically spending close to £500,000-a-minute online today as the rush to buy Christmas presents peaked on what experts call Manic Monday. Millions of shoppers will splurge around £110 each on average with spending sprees expected to peak at around 7am this morning, at Midday and finally around 9pm. Re... | UK consumers are expected to spend £676million in 24 hours on what is probably busiest online shopping day .
Manic Monday to pull in between £100million and £25million more in sales than Black Friday and Cyber Monday .
Shoppers are now more likely to wait to buy gifts because they have more confidence it will arrive be... |
ff745a99861cfe97b8a4d5fdf2072dfdadc75882 | (CNN) -- Over a billion dollars was spent, the English Premier League title was won, its neighbors' feathers were duly ruffled, but the pressure to adapt to European football proved too much for Manchester City says Carlos Tevez. Tevez, who signed for Juventus in a $13 million deal last month, enjoyed four years at Cit... | Carlos Tevez joined Juventus from Manchester City in $13 million transfer .
Tevez says too much pressure was placed on City's players to win Champions League .
Club has failed to progress from the Group Stage on both occasions .
Believes key to success in Champions League is remaining calm . |
ff74a192da6bd82e34e25c552d02f2835e6c253a | By . Becky Evans . This little mouse was relying on a wing and a prayer if it thought it could outrun this predator. These stunning images capture the exact moment a majestic Northern Hawk Owl descended and captured the tiny rodent. The pictures were taken by photographer Roman Lobanov, who endured sub-zero temperature... | Roman Lobanov endured freezing temperatures to capture action .
Photographer waited for hours in Rybinsk, Russia, for the owl to strike . |
ff74b9266443620ebc2e9568c545331b12f8bf0e | By . Sarah Griffiths for MailOnline . In two weeks, Apple is set to show off the features of its eagerly anticipated iPhone 6 handset. But while the world waits for the new smartphone, engineers at the firm's headquarters in Cupertino, California, are busy patenting futuristic features that could one day appear in iPad... | Patent reveals iPhones and iPads could one day have flexible screens .
Such screens could hide buttons, microphones and speakers .
Alternatively, tiny motors underneath screens could create temporary ridges on-demand that users could push like buttons .
Technique could be used to provide an opening mechanism for a Mac... |
ff75250a363fc439e6acaebd4a2a4504ede11216 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 07:26 EST, 5 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:37 EST, 5 February 2013 . A farmer who pocketed more than £100,000 in benefits after claiming he couldn't walk 10 metres unaided was caught on camera herding cattle and climbing over fences. David Millward was secretly filmed walking freely... | David Millward was secretly filmed .
walking freely and carrying animal feed .
He was also spotted climbing over a fence and .
loading cattle into his trailer .
This is despite claiming £75,532 in income support .
He also claimed £24,692 in disability allowance .
55-year-old was today sentenced to 18 months in prison . |
ff758d7bce3aeeb932fd39ce34cf9b46a1861e85 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 16:33 EST, 28 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:35 EST, 28 October 2012 . Would you be brave enough to spend Halloween sleeping in a cemetery? For one family, this former mortuary chapel surrounded by crumbling headstones and eerie gargoyles is home 365 days of the year. Unperturbed b... | The former cemetery keeper's lodge in Southampton is surrounded by crumbling headstones and spooky statues .
The living room inside the 'spookiest house in the city' was once the mortuary . |
ff75af2fe2c2436f362fb0bed82b76cd40781f3e | Tornado . warnings urging residents to seek cover immediately in parts of . northern Oklahoma were issued on Thursday, raising concern about another . powerful storm after a twister in the area killed 24 people and injured . more than 300 last week. The National Weather Service has already reported a tornado touched th... | At least two tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma on Thursday as a powerful storm system moved through the state .
Last week a tremendous E-F5 category tornado decimated the town of Moore, Oklahoma killing 24 people .
So far today, there were no immediate reports of any injuries, said weather officials . |
ff75c88557cff28237a666eed21038884af81031 | (CNN) -- It was not the sort of meme Bill Cosby wanted to generate. On Monday, the comedian -- or whomever was in charge of his social media -- put out a challenge with a jovial picture of Cosby in a cap: "Go ahead. Meme me! #cosbymeme." The Internet immediately reacted, but probably not in the way Cosby expected. "Cla... | Bill Cosby's "Meme me" proposal went awry Monday .
Many people referred to allegations of rape against the comedian .
Cosby has repeatedly denied the allegations .
In the Internet age, the rape allegations have stubbornly remained in the open . |
ff75ce0a70fc902a09404b8b65d85c9f1921c975 | (CNN) -- Twitter just made it a little bit harder to be a troll. In the wake of reports about death and rape threats as well as other abuse targeting women as part of the so-called Gamergate movement, Twitter announced Tuesday that it has improved its reporting and blocking features. The changes, Twitter said in a blog... | Twitter has improved tools for reporting abuse .
Easier mobile reporting among is among the changes .
The move comes after wave of Gamergate harassment . |
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