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0cf7de8e37a2ad7d66bab7c345b579cf106c3ef8 | Banda Aceh, Indonesia (CNN) -- Fitrie Ani was three months pregnant when she heard neighbors in her corner of Banda Aceh screaming: "The sea is rising! The sea is rising!" A wall of water twice as high as a house engulfed communities like Ani's around the Indian Ocean, from Indonesia to East Africa, the day after Chris... | CNN's Dan Rivers revisits Banda Aceh, Indonesia, to visit a survivor of the 2004 Asian tsunami .
Fitrie Ani, who was three months pregnant, lost her husband and nine other relatives .
Five years on the neighborhood has been rebuilt along with roads, bridges and mosques .
On CNN International: "Tsunami 5" (all times GMT... |
0cf87ecb537d1b29bf4974d7d63127d430ecb372 | Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Pyongyang has agreed to South Korea's offer for working-level talks on reopening the suspended joint industrial complex at Kaesong, the South Korean Unification Ministry said. The talks are scheduled to be held at 10 a.m. Saturday (9 p.m. Friday ET) at Tongilgak, an administrative building o... | Talks set to be held at building on North Korean side of neutral border village .
Joint industrial complex at Kaesong closed in May amid increasing tensions .
Some $2 billion worth of goods have been produced in Kaesong since operations began in 2005 . |
0cf87f3660fed7d72fbc46e825a57bb1d60bd2e9 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:25 EST, 23 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:46 EST, 23 January 2014 . A Florida jury in the mail and immigration fraud trial of a Brazilian-born former professional race car driver could end up seeing much more of the defendant than they probably bargained for. If 43-year-old ... | Rogerio Scotton is accused of stealing millions of dollars from companies like Target and WalMart .
Scotton is a former race car driver who competed in NASCAR events .
The judge in the case is yet to decide whether she'll allow the sex tapes to be presented as evidence .
Scotton is representing himself after falling ou... |
0cf8c9de6963783f19bd19b4dc446f92d1a32a52 | By . Ashley Clements . Follow @@Ashley_Clements . When Didier Drogba swept his penalty kick past Manuel Neuer to win the Champions League for Chelsea in 2012, Blues fans were sure it would be his last kick of a ball for the west London club. Now, just two years later, the Ivorian striker looks set for a return to Stamf... | Didier Drogba looks set for a return to Chelsea .
Jose Mourinho has a strong relationship with Drogba after signing him in 2004 .
Ivorian striker scored 157 goals and won 10 trophies in eight years at the club .
Drogba's last kick of a ball for Chelsea won his team the Champions League in 2012 . |
0cf8eac2b44c9872e0117352e45eb6a5a8cb17a1 | The traitorous Afghani soldier who gunned down three Australian army personnel in a 'green-on-blue' attack at a patrol base in 2012 is unrepentant, 'remarkably cheerful' and hopes to be released despite being sentenced to death. That's according to a new Four Corners documentary which has revisited the tragic events of... | Sergeant Hekmatullah gunned down three Australian soldiers in August 2012 .
He had been serving in the Afghan National Army, which was being mentored by an Australian team .
The rogue soldier killed Private Robert Poate, Sapper James Martin and Lance Corporal 'Rick' Milosevic . |
0cfa8ed458272a68a476bac5fd6b481af15d3c88 | New Delhi (CNN) -- Narendra Modi took the oath of office Monday to become the 15th prime minister of India. The swearing-in took place in a tightly guarded ceremony at the Colonial-era presidential mansion in New Delhi. For the first time, leaders of an entire South Asian region attended, including Nawaz Sharif, the pr... | NEW: Narendra Modi is sworn in as prime minister .
The unprecedented event brings together regional leaders including Pakistan's PM .
Invitation to leaders described as a "terrific" move .
Modi is seen as hawkish by some political watchers . |
0cfb7c46fe04d36119b5c3bed575f6c9751b57e6 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:58 EST, 5 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:17 EST, 5 January 2014 . On the field Saturday night, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck showed the world his power and leadership. In the locker room after the game, she showed the world his naked hind end. The NFL star, who ... | Luck led the Colts to a 45-44 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday night in the AFC wild-card game .
The rally after being down 38-10 is one of the three greatest comebacks in NFL history . |
0cfbe834eb7c47638a45a8fc82616262d375c936 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:19 EST, 18 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:59 EST, 18 July 2013 . Missing: Brenna Kathleen Machus who has not been seen since her co-worker was shot dead in an apparent robbery at a Michigan store on Monday night . The mother of 20-year-old Brenna Machus, who vanished during an ... | Brenna Kathleen Marcus, 20, has been missing since Monday night .
Her co-worker was shot dead at the Family Dollar store in Michigan .
$11,000 reward has been issued for information leading to an arrest .
Detectives found her car outside the store but no trace of her .
They have released CCTV footage of a man suspected... |
0cfc1157523b9b729492f12300794754c4c27ccb | An astonishing collection of letters written by future kings Edward and George reveal the princes' 'heartbreak' at not being allowed to fight in WWI. In the candid correspondence, the future King Edward VIII bemoans having to 'stay with the women' while others fought in the trenches after being banned from entering con... | Princes wrote to their military mentor to complain at being 'left out'
Edward VIII said he was 'totally devoid of any job' and envied soldiers .
He was banned from active service as the direct heir to the throne .
Young brother, who would become George VI, was too poorly to fight .
Had suffered gastric problems and was... |
0cfc4e559acb1f9bb7a6095d2095020755997e93 | PUBLISHED: . 10:45 EST, 7 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:46 EST, 7 May 2013 . Nurse Trevor Madziwa, 34, has been struck off after the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard he was violent to a former patient and held her captive for three hours . A male nurse who had an affair with a former patient before turning violent an... | Trevor Madziwa, 34, met the young woman at Priory clinic in north London .
After she left he pursued her and they began an affair, having sex in hotels .
When relationship ended he kept her in flat for three hours, tribunal heard .
Madziwa cast out of nursing profession by Nursing and Midwifery Council . |
0cfc886d9cd02315d7cb3154c13b28498db72bb9 | London, England (CNN) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron will discuss BP, whose leaking well has caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history, when he speaks by phone with U.S. President Barack Obama this weekend, Cameron's office at Downing Street said Friday. It will be a "routine call" and BP will be one of sever... | Cameron, Obama to discuss BP in phone call this weekend .
Call follows British concerns about "Brit-bashing" over oil disaster .
Piers Morgan says Obama on "witch hunt" against BP boss .
London mayor urges end to "buck-passing and name-calling"
State Department spokesman denies 'Britain-bashing' |
0cfc902933055e89200145701b47debbeb88e863 | It’s been awarded the coveted title of best airport in the world for the past seven years running. And judging from Singapore’s Changi Airport’s plans for expansion, it’s not prepared to give up the top spot. Boasting a lush indoor garden area and a cascading waterfall, renderings for the futuristic bio-dome have been ... | Architect behind Marina Bay Sands is spearheading the designs .
Will see glass and steel dome linking Changi Airport's three terminals .
New look - codenamed Project Jewel - will be designed like a doughnut . |
0cfcbfd1dbe407f1bc0eaafbf562305e15471a83 | Laid to rest: Julia Pastrana, billed as the 'world's ugliest woman' in the 19th century, will finally be buried in Mexico, 153 years after her death . A woman branded the 'ugliest woman in the world' after a rare disease left her body covered in hair has finally returned to her birthplace in Mexico for a proper burial ... | Julia Pastrana had a condition that left her entire body covered in hair .
She was exploited in traveling exhibitions throughout Europe, the U.S. and Canada before and after her death .
Her body ended up in a storage room at the University of Oslo and now a New York-based artist has fought to have it returned to Mexico... |
0cfd1b5ba3a21aa7b7f4208cea12d5d60c6aeaca | Public sector workers will not get an above-inflation pay rise for another four years, it emerged today as unions prepare a huge strike over pay and pensions. Conservative minister Matthew Hancock suggested pay restraint would have to continue until the government has ‘the books balanced’ in 2018. Up to 1million teache... | Tory minister Matt Hancock warns of four more years of pay restraint .
Public sector has faced pay freezes or rises of 1% since coalition formed .
Huge walkout planned for Thursday in rows over pay and pensions .
Teachers, firefighters, council staff, civil servants and NHS staff to take part .
Tories consider tougher ... |
0cfd712c23304bbeb66a17e8944cafa68a7de06e | Carved into the side of mountains, these footpaths offer mesmerising views of a spectacular landscape. Some of the footpaths on Jianmenguan Mountain in Jiange County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, date from nearly 1,000 years ago from China's Three Kingdoms Period. Over the years, these footpaths have been extend... | The footpaths date from nearly 1,000 years ago from China's Three Kingdoms Period .
The site is also famous for the historic 1949 battle between the communists and the nationalists .
Footpaths have been developed and not include a protruding skywalk for the ultimate view . |
0cff2c9379467a7d81195b1f5123b4bc428dda2c | (CNN) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday near the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the state-run Philippines News Agency (PNA) reported. The temblor hit at 12:37 p.m. local time, 149 kilometers (93 miles) s... | No tsunami warning or watch has been issued .
The earthquake occurred in the ocean, south of the city of Davao . |
0cff6bf75f61a7550054ef2e78f28c85dca1d71f | Italy coach Cesare Prandelli unsure of his tactics or his best attacking options . Uruguay manager Oscar Washington Tabarez is under pressure after recent results . Third time . lucky for Costa Rica boss Jorge Luis Pinto after failing to qualify in 2006 and in 2010 . England boss Roy Hodgson names his 23 squad for this... | Italy coach Cesare Prandelli unsure of his tactics or his best attacking options .
Uruguay manager Oscar Washington Tabarez is under pressure after recent results .
Third time .
lucky for Costa Rica boss Jorge Luis Pinto after failing to qualify in 2006 and in 2010 . |
0d0047deacd74ef50d81464ad73518ae0049a3a0 | Burnley are staying tight-lipped over the future of Liverpool target Danny Ings. Reports on Monday suggested that the 22-year-old has signed a pre-contract with Real Sociedad and will join David Moyes’ side at the end of the season. The England Under 21 striker, who has been widely linked with the Spanish club, will be... | Burnley forward Danny Ings has been interesting Liverpool .
England Under 21 striker is reported to have agreed to join Real Sociedad .
Reports suggest Ings has signed a pre-contract with David Moyes' side .
Burnley tabled £3m offer for West Bromwich Albion's Graham Dorrans .
READ: Danny Ings still a transfer target fo... |
0d00516f0c3eb1d43cfab31890c6fd75c7420187 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:51 EST, 4 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:52 EST, 5 October 2013 . President Barack Obama has canceled a long-planned trip to Asia next week because of the government shutdown. The President had already shortened the trip from four countries to two but then on Thursday the ca... | President was originally scheduled to visit Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Brunei .
Malaysia and the Philippines were canceled earlier this week but then on Thursday night the White House announced all four were off .
Furloughs from the government shutdown meant that the President's advance team was reduced t... |
0d018d44aa914ee70ec61a9aa4e11c44fa1501b9 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A giant coffee shop billboard featuring a naked woman is brewing controversy in Washington, with locals demanding the racy sign be pulled down. A picture of a blonde woman bearing her rear in a tiny g-string adorns the 10-foot-tall mobile billboard, parked on the side of various busy highways... | The billboard promotes two coffee stands, 2nd Base Lingerie Espresso and Big Shots Espresso, in Washington .
It reportedly features Amanda Bennett who works at Big Shots Espresso .
She is half-nude with angel wings and bearing her backside .
Some locals say the ad is offensive, while others argue businesses can adverti... |
0d029b3147a3875e0b7ddae8e65eb22377a7268f | By . Chris Foy for the Daily Mail . Follow @@FoyChris . A dozen of England’s World Cup-winning women’s team are to be paid for the first time following their triumph in France this month. Twenty players in total will receive central contracts, the RFU said on Monday, and will play full-time in preparation for the Rio O... | England beat Canada 21-9 in the World Cup final in Paris on August 17 .
Many of the World Cup winners had to quit their day jobs to compete .
The team included teachers, personal trainers, a plumber and a lifeguard .
A dozen from that squad will receive central contracts, the RFU confirmed .
Eight others, involved in t... |
0d02fb8f0d406db956b128a5c1cc7bf3f13860a6 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 14:56 EST, 3 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:07 EST, 3 October 2013 . Jailed: Former Scout leader Ian Pain, who raped a child and shared indecent images of children with other paedophiles has been jailed for 16 years . A Scout leader who raped a 10-year-old and had thousands of child po... | Ian Pain, 48, from Wolverhampton initially thanked police for arresting him .
He said their actions would stop the urge to look at child pornography .
Pain, who lived with his parents' claimed he 'hadn't hurt anybody'
But six months later a 10-year-old told how Pain had abused him . |
0d03c47d1c61ee585da8cbdf7d7e6f384007d530 | (CNN) -- Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968 as the first black woman in the U.S. Congress, once said: "I've always met more discrimination being a woman than being black." The U.S. Senate gained one more woman this election in New Hampshire Senator-elect Jeanne Shaheen. Slightly more than three years after Chisholm's d... | Women's progress in this election "creeping and leaping," analyst says .
74 women will be in 435-member House; 17 female senators out of 100 .
"Do we have equal representation? No. Are we closer to it? Yes."
Obama may appoint women; Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin made strides . |
0d05816c8a742a18966555c438949ed22b64351c | Luis Suarez has been included in Uruguay’s 22-man squad for two international friendlies this month in Saudi Arabia and Oman. It will be his first selection for Uruguay since biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup. Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez announced the team Thursday for matches at Saudi Arabia o... | Suarez is banned for next eight competitive international matches .
Barcelona striker cannot play any competitive game until late October .
Uruguay star bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup .
Suarez has returned in youth and reserve games and can play friendlies . |
0d065aab6e60b59c0a32124cb645dc17b9ed0246 | Cancer patients who receive several weeks of radiation treatment could soon be a thing of the past, with doctors developing an Australian-first single session therapy in a handful of minutes. The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne has trialled a powerful new technique that could enable patients to safely receiv... | The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne trialled the innovative method for the first time on Friday .
Experts have developed a new technique that could enable cancer patients to receive their treatment in a single, ten-minute session .
Patient Harold Sciberras was the first in Victoria to undergo the treatment . |
0d06f9952dec72e497bcd2038cd76e7b032afba0 | (CNN) -- A woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter and dumping her body in Texas' Galveston Bay went on trial Tuesday on capital murder charges in the child's death, court officials said. Kimberly Dawn Trenor has pleaded guilty to an evidence-tampering charge, her attorney says. Kimberly Dawn Trenor, 20, plead... | Kimberly Dawn Trenor accused of killing her 2-year-old known as "Baby Grace"
Child's body was found in plastic container on island in Texas' Galveston Bay .
Trenor could receive sentence of life in prison if convicted . |
0d0706e0addbadda3dd94015b01bb47542be70ef | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 12:06 EST, 14 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:11 EST, 14 November 2012 . More than 300,000 tickets to the London 2012 Games were never sold, despite millions of people jamming official websites in the hope of witnessing sporting history. A total of 263,824... | More than 263,000 tickets for the Olympics and 55,000 tickets for the Paralympics went unsold .
284 passes to the Opening Ceremony were held back .
Around 1.2million were left empty-handed after the first ticket ballot .
TV viewers were furious at the sight of empty seats . |
0d0801f691c202388496a21e37742d6bd3cfb291 | Jihadist Aqsa Mahmood broke her silence yesterday to warn Western Muslims that it's 'us against them' and to 'pick a side' in the war . Jihadist Aqsa Mahmood broke her silence yesterday to warn Western Muslims that it’s ‘us against them’ and to ‘pick a side’ in the war. On the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Mahm... | Aqsa Mahmood warned it’s ‘us against them’
and to ‘pick a side’
She .
suspended Twitter account after Scottish Daily Mail revealed identity .
Mahmood was private schoolgirl who abandoned university to flee to Syria .
Has broken silence to say she'd only come home to raise black flag of IS . |
0d08e6d9b7fefccafe4b86b349023ba3f02a51bc | Death row: Kelly Renee Gissendaner (above), 47, is scheduled to be executed at 7pm on Wednesday . A woman who is will become Georgia's first female inmate to be executed in 70 years when she is given the lethal injection tomorrow is making a final plea for her life this morning. Kelly Renee Gissendaner, the only woman... | Kelly Gissendaner will be put to death by lethal injection in Jackson, Georgia at 7pm Wednesday for the 1997 murder of her husband .
On Tuesday, she will make a last ditch effort to commute the death penalty .
She has requested a massive last meal including two Burger King Whoppers with cheese, cornbread, fries and che... |
0d09938e97aea02c850532055b224bf34d3c800f | What do Americans really think about Britons? If a recent survey is to be believed, Yanks have the impression that British people are proper, friendly, uptight and obsessed with the Royal Family. The poll of 1,000 Americans suggests Britons are also reserved and witty – when visitors can understand what they’re saying.... | British Airways asked 1,000 Americans what they love about the UK .
Americans believe Britons spend much of their spare time enjoying tea .
One in six Britons thinks Americans are friendlier than UK adults . |
0d0b5b062f93b1ef497e660082ae980f87de3ee7 | Las Vegas (CNN) -- Sony says it's not quite game over for the PlayStation 3. Contrary to reports, Sony does not plan to announce a new home video-game console at a trade show in June, said Kazuo Hirai, the company's deputy president. "We're not making announcements at E3," Hirai told a roomful of reporters at the 2012 ... | Sony's deputy president says the PlayStation 4 will not be announced at E3 .
E3 is a giant trade show for the video game industry .
Sony is focused on deploying and supporting its PlayStation Vita hand-held . |
0d0c8b4b3f1b89800f65024c2274cf9dad3360ec | The Formula One teams are currently embroiled in a bitter internal dispute as to the way forward regarding engines. Following the introduction for this season of the 1.6-litre turbo-charged power units, Mercedes have thoroughly dominated, claiming 15 of 16 poles, 13 race wins and nine one-twos. In the constructors' cha... | Mercedes have dominated after switch to 1.6L turbo-charged engines .
Rival teams have requested unfreezing of regulations to allow the likes of Ferrari, Honda and Renault to close the gap .
Mercedes chief Toto Wolff is unsurprisingly against changing the rules .
Red Bull chief Christian Horner wants to prevent sport b... |
0d0dd7cff9f1b4c97d78fe1a377bb17b2021b378 | London (CNN) -- Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson used cocaine during two periods of her life, she admitted Wednesday as she testified in the fraud trial of two former personal assistants in a London court. She told the court she had used the drug about six times with her late husband, John Diamond, when he learned that hi... | "I did not have a drug problem, I had a life problem," says Nigella Lawson .
Lawson admits using cocaine during two periods of her life .
Ex-husband said he'd "destroy" her if she didn't "clear his name," Lawson tells court .
Italian sisters Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo deny embezzling large sums . |
0d106b2c798fb3e08de0f4db72f788d562b75d38 | It's considered to be the world's most sophisticated superfighter jet, but Britain's new £150million combat aircraft has been banned from flying in bad weather for fears it could explode. Engineers working on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have found the jet's fuel tank could explode if hit by lightning. According to re... | F-35 Joint Strike Fighter not allowed to fly within 25 miles of thunderstorms .
Engineers found its fuel tank could explode if hit by lightning .
Britain committed to buying 48 of the aircraft, while U.S. is buying 2,500 . |
0d11a31cc416c92796e0d16fa16efce9fab9e775 | By . Amy Oliver . PUBLISHED: . 05:14 EST, 22 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:37 EST, 22 May 2012 . Unassuming: Dorothy O'Grady's neighbours knew her as a guest house landlady whose greatest pleasure was walking her Labrador, Rob . To her neighbours Dorothy O'Grady was a pleasant middle-aged woman who liked walking her Lab... | Neighbours thought Dorothy O'Grady was pleasant guest house landlady who liked walking her dog .
Shocked when she was charged with being Nazi spy and sentenced to death .
O'Grady escaped gallows and spent 14 years in prison .
She said her 'spying' antics had been a 'lark' which got out of hand .
But O'Grady drew detail... |
0d122fe187251d9ad24d28387caad5521f5aa45f | By . Sadie Whitelocks . New parents to a sick baby staged their wedding in hospital so they could be together for the event as a family. Amber Brunell, 23, and Joshua Fox, 24, from Bangor, Pennsylvania, tied the knot last Thursday in the intensive care unit at St. Christopher's Hospital where their son, Lucas, is being... | Amber Brunell and Joshua Fox from Pennsylvania welcomed their son, Lucas, on February 21 .
Shortly after birth an ultrasound revealed he had an obstruction in his intestines which required surgery . |
0d1233073fa6f37d5312949716629d31d192d6e9 | Passengers headed home after Thanksgiving were met with a line for airport security reportedly more than a mile long. People hoping to fly out of Chicago Midway Sunday morning were left facing a chain which stretched the entire way through the airport terminal then doubled back on itself, on a day where 1,800 flights w... | Chicago Midway was hit with reported 1.2-mile line, exiting the terminal .
Monster line from 6am to 8am Sunday as holiday travelers flocked home .
Came as 3,000 flights were delayed and 190 canceled across the country .
Denver International airport in Colorado was victim to to poor weather . |
0d12ca4a1119200dcea6c86c625413aa25404f32 | By . Shyam Dodge . PUBLISHED: . 14:38 EST, 13 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:20 EST, 14 May 2013 . Brooke Mueller is reported to have been babbling about ‘mafia connections’ when she was forced into psychiatric care earlier this month under suspicion of heavy drug abuse. When police arrived at her Los Angeles home on May... | Brooke babbled about 'mafia connections' as police arrived at her house .
Brooke fears she'll lose $55,000 a month in child support from Sheen .
Denise refused extra money from Sheen for taking care of his twin boys while Brooke is in rehab .
The Anger Management star flew Richards home from NYC for Mother's Day in his... |
0d1354a000fd820646a56112f97d37a53f1a0736 | At gun stores from coast to coast, and on the Internet, they are known as "exploding targets." But the man who oversees Maryland's bomb squad has another name for them: Explosive Kits for Dummies. Amazingly simple to assemble -- just pour two powders into one container and shake -- the targets are a safe and fun way to... | Videos proliferate of "exploding targets"
Many YouTube videos show the product being misused .
U.S. Forest Service blames targets for 16 wildfires .
Maryland regulates the targets; predicts other states will follow . |
0d14c3089ce880529415a58d242c647c54b3fb7d | Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Just after the United States completed its drawdown of combat brigades in Iraq, militants Wednesday launched a wave of bombings across the country, mostly targeting security forces. At least 48 people died and at least 286 others were wounded in 13 cities. The locations included Baghdad, the capi... | NEW: The violence occurs during Ramadan .
NEW: U.S. says the government needs to form now .
Dozens are dead and wounded . |
0d15cb068fda9377c38ba948706905b363785c71 | Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Doctors prescribed 2,360 pills to Anna Nicole Smith in the month before her death, a number that prosecutors told jurors Tuesday was evidence of a conspiracy to feed her drug addiction. "You've all heard she was a strong gal," said Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Renee Rose during ... | NEW: Prosecution concludes closing argument Tuesday afternoon .
Prosecution argues Smith's doctors fed her drug addiction .
The judge has been critical of the prosecution's case .
Two counts against Smith's lawyer-boyfriend were tossed out . |
0d172c8f839e92aa433937bf01b80d6d81c758eb | By . Chris Slack . UPDATED: . 04:02 EST, 6 February 2012 . A ten-year-old girl who was born with no kidneys and has endured 27 major operations is celebrating after having her final operation. Alice Skinner, from Hartlepool, was born with stumps for kidneys after they failed to develop in the womb. But after years of t... | There were times when we thought Alice wouldn't make it, admits father . |
0d179abcb695e64c96856bed43fb85117f7b70e6 | (CNN) -- South Africa sent condolences to Nelson Mandela on Monday following the death of his youngest sister and last surviving sibling out of 31 others. Nokuthamba Mandela, 81, died Saturday, South African President Jacob Zuma said. The cause of death was unclear. "On behalf of myself, the people and government of So... | Mandela's sister, 81, dies over the weekend .
Her death comes the same weekend Mandela returns to Johannesburg .
Despite his rare appearances, Mandela retains his popularity . |
0d17ad65eb98d7348b32926ba786f2397b3ee57f | It's often one of the most expensive - and important - purchases for any bride, so going snowboarding in a £2,000 wedding dress would sound like the stuff of nightmares for most women. However, for newlywed Rodica Havrestiuc, 25, and her husband Adrian, 24, it was the perfect way to top off their big day. The couple, w... | Both avid snowboarders, Adrian and Rodica decided they wanted to incorporate snowboarding into their special day .
Did shoot day after wedding in March at Romanian Pentecostal Church even though slopes were closed .
After being driven to summit, couple said shoot was easy - with the bride donning her £2,000 wedding dr... |
0d18507e51bace39c64d9613b4f8b4ce924dc2ac | Reform: Critically ill patients will be able to benefit from new drugs years before they are approved for general use under new fast-track rules . Patients with life-threatening and serious diseases will be able to get new drugs years before they would normally be available under a Government-backed scheme. The fast-tr... | New plan means drugs can be prescribed on NHS before they are licensed .
Anything from one to 12 drugs a year could qualify for early access .
But individual doctors would still be liable if anything goes wrong . |
0d1882bbd621b173e82dafa6bfff09f2c2696099 | By . Ted Thornhill . Smog and air pollution are lingering environmental problems in China. But a city in the northwestern region is determined to fight against dirty air using nothing more complicated than plain old tap water. Recently, local residents in Lanzhou, capital of northwest Chinas Gansu province, found that ... | Two giant sprayers have been set up in Lanzhou, in China's Gansu province .
They will squirt water 2,000 feet into the air to dispel lingering pollution .
The water will stick to the pollutants and bring them back to earth .
Earlier this year pollution in China was compared to a nuclear winter . |
0d18d408448a97a0d53f93302ba948221897c6f9 | London (CNN) -- The artwork for "The Next Day," David Bowie's first album in 10 years and a record that nobody outside his inner circle suspected was coming, is a witty vandalization of the sleeve of 1977's "Heroes." As its designer, Jonathan Barnbrook, explains: The "Heroes" cover obscured by the white square is about... | David Bowie stuns rock world by releasing first new music in 10 years .
Bowie released string of dazzling albums in 1970s, says Dorian Lynskey .
Lynskey: This fine music cast long shadow; Bowie prisoner of past?
Critics will never take him for granted again, says Lynskey . |
0d19464c65554c43c7bd75fc9acf6c2ca5f4118a | (CNN) -- At the time when girls should be deciding on where to go to university, most girls in my country are deciding on a wedding dress. I am 16-years-old and where I come from in Bangladesh, many girls my age grow quickly from children to adults because they are forced into marriage. I could have been one of those g... | Humaiya Akhter is a 16-year-old advocate for girl's education and child rights in Bangladesh .
Humaiya campaigns against child marriage and is active with World Vision .
She says one of the biggest reasons for early marriage is lack of education .
CNN Films will release "Girl Rising," focusing on improving the lives of... |
0d197c33dacc8cd08aba416d283ceb1a6b6d8e9a | (CNN) -- SeaWorld says its "Dine with Shamu" killer whale show is reopening, nearly a year after it closed following the death of a trainer. The show opens February 26 at SeaWorld's San Antonio, Texas, park, followed by its parks in San Diego, California, and Orlando, Florida, in the spring, the company said. In Februa... | Action comes almost a year after whale killed trainer at Orlando park .
San Antonio park's show to open first, followed by those in Orlando and San Diego .
Spokesman: Orlando park show will get "a new look" |
0d19c1379de5e4ee8f77fdf7c9917368071bbfa3 | CNN -- When Maria Rubeo closed her arm, she felt something "very big -- like a lemon." Although Hispanic women have a lower incidence rate for breast cancer, they often get the diagnosis at later stages. Her doctor said the lump in her breast was nothing, so Rubeo, who didn't have health insurance, didn't seek a second... | Hispanic women learn of breast cancer at later stages, research shows .
Language, cultural barriers and lack of insurance may impede medical care .
Other factors include fear of results and difficulty scheduling an appointment . |
0d1a2ab65660a39de9dc577d5f6a7cb302e8a10b | (RollingStone.com) -- Louis C.K. will host "Saturday Night Live" on November 3 along with musical guest Fun., NBC announced during the show's Saturday broadcast. While the episode will mark C.K.'s debut as an "SNL" host, he's no stranger to the show, having worked as a writer for Robert Smigel's animated "Saturday TV F... | Louis C.K. will host "Saturday Night Live" on November 3 .
The group Fun. will join Louis C.K. as the musical guest .
NBC announced the news during this weekend's broadcast .
The comedian is currently in the midst of a national standup tour . |
0d1ba9b0ced0c88b33f42d30f6637eae99a99a3b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Associated Press Reporter . Sentenced: Devon Jenkins, 16, has been sentenced to probation and community service after acting as a lookout while his friend's grandmother was killed last year . A 16-year-old boy who acted as a lookout while his friend's grandmother was ambushed, strangled ... | Three teenagers were charged over murder of Lila Warwick, 79, in her Minnesota home last year .
One of the teens was Warwick's grandson .
The youngest defendant, 16-year-old Devon James Jenkins, was today sentenced to complete a youth correctional program .
He acted as a lookout during the July 29, 2013 attack . |
0d1bbe98f957bbd403a6d2acc63c2a9a6b72ddab | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Thieves have broken into the monument of President James A. Garfield and stolen a set of commemorative spoons. Vandals shattered a window to get inside the 180-foot-tall monument at Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland Heights. The thieves took the 13 silver spoons which have Garfield's face engrav... | Vandals shattered a window to get inside the 180-foot-tall monument .
Worked discovered the theft at Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland Heights .
Garfield is the only president to have his casket on full display . |
0d1bfca2482d442f3791f0a39128af6f6c405b28 | (CNN) -- A strengthening El Nino is expected to bring torrential rain Thursday to parts of Southern California, including Los Angeles, and authorities warned of possibly severe mudslides in areas denuded by forest fires. The storm could dump 8 inches to 10 inches of rain on the Los Angeles area and higher amounts in th... | El Nino expected to bring torrential rain Thursday to parts of Southern California .
Authorities warned of possibly severe mudslides in areas denuded by forest fires .
Warm ocean current from the South Pacific responsible for storm . |
0d1cea1c70d366ca2878b3068e398b2a8a8a4328 | By . Steve Robson and Hannah Roberts In Rome . PUBLISHED: . 13:26 EST, 3 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:51 EST, 3 April 2013 . Lord of the Wind: Italian anti-Mafia police have seized a huge number of assets from energy developer Vito Nicastri, 57, . Italian police have seized more than £1billion in assets from a Sicili... | Vito Nicastri, known as 'Lord of the Wind', has been under virtual house arrest since 2010 .
Accused of ties to Italy's most-wanted godfather Matteo Messina Denaro .
Anti-mafia unit seized 43 companies, 98 properties, bank accounts, luxury cars and a catamaran . |
0d1e26cae1172ac23ec86daf994a6616ca20d43d | Arsenal face Besiktas at the formidable Ataturk Stadium on Tuesday night bidding to reach the Champions League group stages for the 17th consecutive year. Sportsmail provides the lowdown on the Gunners' opponents ahead of the first leg of the qualifying tie in Istanbul. VIDEO Scroll down for Besiktas Manager Slaven Bil... | Arsenal face Besiktas in Champions Lesague qualifier on Tuesday .
Gunners play first leg of final qualifying tie in Istanbul's Ataturk Stadium .
Arsene Wenger's side bidding to reach group stages for 17th straight year .
Turkish side will provide stern test for Arsenal . |
0d1ffd23f723f7bc801e1a1603d4f1125353dacf | Nanny Yoselyn Ortega, 52, pictured in court in 2013, accused of killing two young children in their New York apartment, has apologized for what she did . A nanny accused of killing two children in the bathtub of their New York home said she was sorry for what she had done but maintains she is angry at how the parents t... | Yoselyn Ortega is accused of butchering Lucia Krim, six, Leo Krim, two .
The siblings were found by their mother Marina, 38, in the bathtub .
Ortega, 52, then cut her throat in a failed suicide attempt .
She told authorities she hurt the pair because she had money problems .
The nanny also said she also had to act as a... |
0d218f7b208eb8390453671b5be9d207ec5ab9e3 | Launch: Clive Maxwell, head of the Office of Fair Trading says payday lenders must be probed because of 'deep-rooted' problems with the industry . Payday lenders have been referred for a full-blown investigation by the Competition Commission after the trading watchdog uncovered 'deep-rooted' problems with the industry.... | OFT believe payday market does 'prevent, restrict or distort competition'
Payday model based on offering unaffordable loans that punish borrowers .
System is more about speed of borrowing rather than how much it will cost . |
0d223d6431160cb09b4a943c8cca64360b7a6a20 | (CNN) -- An Australian radio DJ whose prank targeting Prince William's pregnant wife led to the suicide of a nurse has been voted the best DJ in the land by his employer. Michael Christian, along with Mel Greig, were suspended after the December 2012 prank in which they called a nurse at King Edward VII's Hospital pret... | He is the co-winner of a contest conducted by his radio network .
"I'm still at the top of my game," Christian says .
Communications minister calls the honor "in bad taste" |
0d23179e752f3b2be36be4d3da11c6e20f77c4fd | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 7:28 AM on 27th January 2012 . Argentina's president wasted little time in launching a new attack in Britain over the Falkland Islands after returning to work following a cancer scare. Cristina Fernandez showed off the deep scar from an operation to remove her thyroid after w... | 'It doesn't look very aesthetic' president jokes about scar .
Attacks British 'nonsense' and says Argentina are not the bad guys . |
0d2337226ba25a8d758a07682b6eea1ff5ef9848 | By . Dan Bloom . Heroic firefighters are usually pictured saving children or kittens, so this Chinese rescuer may have got the wrong end of the stick. The man cradled a flaming propane tank in his arms to save it from destroying a restaurant. In a surreal video, a second firefighter trailed behind with a limp hose but ... | Video shows firefighter carrying the tank out of building in his arms .
Flames shoot out of the top as a colleague follows him with a hose .
Footage believed to have been shot during an emergency callout in China . |
0d233dc1b4a8fd8e2dc0f8b4b205fcb46afac1ec | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 03:20 EST, 25 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:36 EST, 25 July 2012 . Peers seem to have forgotten Britain is suffering a deep double dip recession after splurging £175,000 on new artworks last year. Official House of Lords figures show that tens of thousands has been spent on sculpture... | £108,000 of taxpayers' money was spent on new artworks for offices close to Parliament .
Pictures of Queen Victoria's Jubilee and a bust of Prince Philip bought in the last year . |
0d24cccdda2af9570ad3524ee9d00cf6558f6211 | Washington (CNN) -- If you're on your way to some of the nation's airports this holiday season and have a feeling there are fewer people schlepping their suitcases and looking for long-term parking spaces, it's not your imagination. The estimate for the upcoming winter holiday travel period predicts there will be fewer... | A projected 43.3 million air travelers will fly on U.S. carriers .
That's a 1% drop from the same period last year .
On the busiest days, flights will be filled to at least 85% capacity . |
0d2597bdac4bc4a615e77ceb6bdf4d5c8524f4e0 | (CNN) -- Argentina's star-studded line-up began their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria in their Group B opener in Johannesburg on Saturday. A goal from defender Gabriel Heinze after six minutes was all that separated the two teams after an inspired display from Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. But... | Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 in their World Cup Group B opener at Ellis Park .
A sixth-minute goal by Gabriel Heinze gives Diego Maradona's men three points .
Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama denies Lionel Messi with a string of saves .
South Korea top the group following an earlier 2-0 victory over Greece in Port Eliz... |
0d25d8499abd37ea23ade4ae9014e5782deda45c | A former Wickes cashier who became governor of an oil-rich Nigerian state has been jailed jailed for his part in a scam which plundered £157million from some of the poorest people in the world. James Ibori was sentenced to 13 years in prison after he pocketed £50million which he splashed on a life of luxury including h... | James Ibori pocketed £50m which he used to fund life of luxury .
Bought private jet, mansions and top boarding school places for his kids .
Went from £15k DIY store job to leader with presidential aspirations .
Tried to pay $15m bribe to government official to make corruption investigation 'go away' |
0d2642d096f3f405fdef18bab79a3d7831521352 | (CNN)Southwest Airlines missed required inspections on 128 of its Boeing 737 aircraft, leading to the cancellation of dozens of flights this week. The Federal Aviation Administration has said the airline can keep flying the planes for up to five days while the maintenance checks are completed, Southwest said. The airli... | The FAA gives Southwest five days to complete the missed checks .
The planes were overdue for required inspections .
Approximately 80 flights were canceled . |
0d26d1cfc723e91a81dec6be4f5fc6aaa2b6552b | (CNN) -- Fire officials in Orange County, California, ordered the evacuation of hundreds of homes while personnel work to control a wildfire that has charred roughly 1,500 acres in the Silverado Canyon area. The Silverado Fire began Friday in the mountains of Cleveland National Forest and is currently 10% contained, of... | Silverado Fire has charred roughly 1,600 acres in Southern California .
Record-high temperatures threaten firefighters' efforts .
Approximately 217 residences were ordered to evacuate the area . |
0d27b868a471a3b55746216199e9c43d754b11e5 | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 13:46 EST, 11 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:46 EST, 11 January 2013 . A paedophile described as 'predatory' who used two children to act out a 'real life pornographic film' has been jailed for 15 years today. Ian Hodkinson groomed the parents of an 11-year-old girl so they trusted him ... | Ian Hodkinson, 41, groomed the parents of 11-year-old girl before inviting her to his home and raping her .
His accomplice was a 13-year-old boy . |
0d2a786630e2ef9254c9a3f74440427297c8c8f5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:54 EST, 24 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:21 EST, 24 December 2013 . Israel has launched a series of airstrikes on targets in the Gaza Strip killing at least two people including a three-year-old girl and wounding nine, Hamas officials have said. The airstrikes are in retal... | The man was the first Israeli killed on the Gaza frontier in more than a year .
Death comes amid heightened tensions after two other attacks .
Shooting could prompt possible military action from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . |
0d2aa59fcdd08ff6c2d0f412359a8451a75ca8e7 | San Jose, California (CNN) -- A California jury Thursday acquitted a man charged with assaulting a retired Catholic priest, in a case that prosecutors had described as a vigilante attack. William Lynch, 44, was accused of confronting the Rev. Jerold Lindner, 68, during a visit at Sacred Heart Retirement home for Jesuit... | William Lynch was accused of confronting retired priest Jerold Lindner in 2010 .
Lynch and his younger brother had claimed they were abused by Lindner decades earlier .
A civil suit by the brothers against Lindner led to a $625,000 settlement in 1998 .
A jury Thursday acquitted Lynch on three counts, with a fourth dism... |
0d2ab19993e41047a97a74ac368f4e233c73b718 | Abigail Gibbs has secured a six-figure book contract after writing The Dark Heroine, a Twilight-inspired novel which she started aged just 14 . A teenager has secured a six-figure sum for a vampire novel she wrote after being inspired by the Twilight saga. Abigail Gibbs, 18, who started writing the book aged 14, releas... | Abigail Gibbs starting writing The Dark Heroine aged just 14 .
She stayed up until 3am on school nights to finish it . |
0d2bfd5df7634b70e1f08a02689e4c0f54cbdf94 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . American fast food consumers are most satisfied with pizza chains Papa John's and Pizza Hut - and least satisfied with McDonald's, according to a new report. The findings were published in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's (ACSI) 2014 restaurant report. Top marks: Papa John's - along... | Papa John's and Pizza Hut had scored 82 out of a possible 100 this year in a American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) report .
McDonald's was at the bottom of this .
year's totem pole and scored 71 - three .
percent lower than last year's 73 . |
0d2e186cf14998fba459e27d230d7d6d02576612 | By . Kieran Corcoran . One in three drivers is so clueless when it comes to road signs that they cannot even recognise the symbol for the national speed limit, a survey claims. A quarter of us are also unaware that blue motorway signs also explain the speed limit, while one in seven motorists mistakenly thought that 's... | Survey by car insurers More Than found widespread ignorance of signs .
Of 2,000 drivers quizzed, many did not understand safety warnings .
Many also didn't know speed limits - and ignored them when they did .
Test yourself with our road sign quiz below . |
0d2e478318180170a36ebd81a6df7aab7b0c223b | (CNN Student News) -- September 14, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Egypt; Libya; Democratic Republic of Congo . Yemen . New York City; Chicago, Illinois . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video i... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
0d2eebc8d722b3d34fbe46fdc0768ede5b1713b1 | By . Simon Jones . Blackpool coach Jose Riga is wanted by Genk. The Belgian club sacked manager Emilio Ferrera on Monday after just one game a 3-1 defeat to KV Mechelen. The 56-year-old Riga has endured a frustrating spell at Blackpool after joining from Charlton and has a fractious relationship with chairman Karl Oyst... | The managerless Belgian club are interested in bringing Riga to the club .
The 56-year-old has endured a rocky relationship with Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston so far .
Blackpool have 12 players on their books after signing Nathan Delfouneso . |
0d2f8d9281b8e7cc7d46d74cd526a99183dab2c4 | Lethal United States drones are launched from a top secret base in Saudi Arabia, it has emerged. The CIA uses the base to target Al Qaeda operatives in neighbouring Yemen, according to the New York Times. It was from this base that the American-born operative Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in 2011. It has also emerged that... | American-born operative Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by a drone in Yemen .
It was launched by secret CIA airbase in Saudi Arabia, it has emerged .
Human rights organisation claims up to 54 countries helped CIA to imprison suspects in secret or hand them over to foreign governments .
A city in Virginia becomes first to pa... |
0d2f959366968650e7c195dcef5f7834b8fd0618 | Those Manchester United fans who have chanted 'four-four-two' at Louis van Gaal during some laboured performances this season should readjust their red-tinted spectacles. Sir Alex Ferguson might have been the greatest manager of the Barclays Premier League era but the notion he sent out every United team to win 7-6 in ... | Louis van Gaal has experimented with his tactics at Manchester United .
He has also tried out a number of different formations .
Captain Wayne Rooney has been dropped deeper into midfield .
Van Gaal says Rooney will continue to play a variety of roles .
Statistically, the 29-year-old performs better in midfield .
Manch... |
0d310f98f017c1cc12d620f4f8e23733ba3201b8 | By . Tara Brady . A Chinese Communist Party official has been fired after he was filmed groping a woman on the subway. The footage was taken on June 29 by a passenger which shows Wang Qikang, 38, from Shanghai, China, looking at the woman's shorts before touching her upper thigh. When the women turned around, Qikang qu... | Wang Qikang, 38, from Shanghai, China, caught looking at woman's shorts .
Footage then captures him stroking her upper thigh .
When the women turned around, Qikang pretended to look at his phone .
Wang is an executive at Shanghai Jinjiang - a state-run travel agency .
Company statement said Wang has been expelled from ... |
0d32aa0feee7f1ade275806a0d33191c2723d051 | Meadow Lea margarine and other signature Australian-owned brands, such as Helgas and Wonder White breads, could become the latest home-grown food products to be sold in to foreign hands after Asian investors bid $1.37 billion. The companies, owned by Goodman Fielder, could be moved offshore in as little as four months ... | Asian investors look poised to takeover Australian-owned food brands .
Goodman Fielder, who own Praise, Wonder White, in sell-off process .
Dick Smith slams looming $1.37 billion move saying Australians left with little choice at checkout .
It follows an exodus of proudly-owned Aussie foods now in overseas hands . |
0d33001c9f49451447c473ef26f05279f4001674 | Fairly dismissed: A tribunal ruled Bemrose School was right to sack Robert Cox, pictured, after he grabbed a pupil who threw a milkshake at him . A teacher who manhandled a student after the teenager hurled a banana milkshake at him along with a torrent of abuse has lost his claim for unfair dismissal. Robert Cox, 59, ... | Robert Cox, 59, was fired after being caught on CCTV pinning the boy's arms to his sides in March 2011 .
A Nottingham employment tribunal today claimed the 59-year-old's reaction was 'inappropriate and excessive' and he deserved to lose his job .
Mr Cox said the judgement sends the wrong message to troublesome pupils a... |
0d33139b2f331771b7eb729383f3bfc160ac3188 | Donetsk, Ukraine (CNN)A dispute over natural gas supply flared Friday between Russia and Ukraine, even as a ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine appeared to be taking hold. Both sides in the conflict have begun withdrawing their heavy weaponry from the front line of the conf... | OSCE mission chief in Ukraine cites reduction in combat, signs of heavy weapons withdrawal .
Under a peace deal, both sides must draw back heavy weapons to create a buffer zone .
A dispute over natural gas supply has flared between Russia and Ukraine . |
0d33a39f89ed93832ba396402364b68991081b66 | Bridgeport, California (CNN) -- The snipers, dug deep into their hidden positions in the snow, peer down at the valley below, searching for movement in the makeshift buildings set up. "The open doorway ... a guy standing in the open distance five to 30 meters," one sniper comments as he stares through binoculars at the... | Snipers prep for Afghanistan in California mountains .
They learn to shoot at steep angles in extreme environment .
Water, warmth are two main priorities . |
0d34651e4ef2daee0792160086ce3c181298e072 | By . Simon Jones . Antonio Luna has left Aston Villa for Hellas Verona on season-long loan, with the Serie A side having an option to buy the Spanish full-back. The left-back signed from Sevilla last summer, but failed to make much of an impression in his one year at the club. He follows fellow Villains Nicklas Heleni... | Antonio Luna joins Serie A side Hellas Verona on loan for next season .
Signed for Aston Villa last summer, making 17 Premier League appearances . |
0d34ca0b3a7d9ba25d9f4e0189cf116597f94a02 | Barcelona forward Cristian Tello has joined Porto on a two-year-loan deal, the La Liga club said on Wednesday. The 22-year-old made only a handful of first team appearances last season and following the arrival of Luis Suarez from Liverpool, those chances were expected to dry up further and hence prompted the move. 'Ba... | Cristian Tello has signed for Porto on a two-year loan deal from Barcelona .
Portuguese side have option to make transfer permanent .
Barca can cancel the buy option in the agreement after the first season .
Deal ends Everton's hopes of signing 22-year-old .
Liverpool, Valencia, Porto, Arsenal and Tottenham were also i... |
0d367f2c7ce7d8aaadea9049e80d4807a3f9b906 | By . Daily Mail Reporters . PUBLISHED: . 22:00 EST, 24 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:59 EST, 27 February 2014 . So-called Jeopardy 'evil genius' Arthur Chu used his controversial . gamesmanship Monday to claim yet another victory on the quiz show. The . 30-year-old Ohio insurance professional took home $20,800 that... | Arthur Chu's methods have won him criticism from many Jeopardy fans who say watching him play is no fun .
He .
opts to choose the high-stakes questions first instead of starting with .
easier ones and searches for coveted Daily Double questions .
Though unpopular, his tactics again won him the game on Monday despite ge... |
0d36a171b35efbe5caa2473a3ab8736bdc7bdbe1 | Ipswich Town defender Tyrone Mings is one of the most sought-after talents in English football, but that wasn't always the case. Mings came through the academy at Southampton but in 2009 the south coast club released the then-5ft 8in Mings because they thought he was too small. But on Wednesday night Mings, now 6ft 5in... | Tyrone Mings began his career at Southampton's academy .
But Mings was released because of a lack of physical development .
He was 5ft 8in tall when he was released at 16, he is now 6ft 5in .
Mings has been one of the Championship's best players this season .
A host of Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, want to s... |
0d36f09af08f153aeffb74c5df2a4ce638b2045c | A massive increase in antibiotic prescriptions is being fuelled by out-of-hours GPs – with potentially fatal consequences, experts claim. The number handed out by doctors covering nights and weekends has increased by up to a third since 2010. Health experts say locums filling these shifts – as well as dentists and walk... | Prescriptions for antibiotics have risen by 6 per cent in four years .
Number given on nights and weekends has increased by a third since 2010 .
Health experts say locums are more likely to give antibiotics as a quick fix .
Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies says threat is 'as big as terrorism' |
0d37991539a42114a3ebc31d0852a2ab0843979c | Two children died in an early Tuesday morning apartment fire in Lawrence, Massachusetts. State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan says the two young boys were found in a bedroom of a third-floor apartment in the six-unit building. The four-year-old and the ten-year-old were half-siblings,The Boston Herald reported. Scroll down... | Two children died in an early Tuesday morning apartment fire in Lawrence, Massachusetts .
State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan says the two young boys were found in a bedroom of a third-floor apartment in the six-unit building .
The victims were half-siblings aged 4 and 10 . |
0d388d29ee365f1ab40a20016602a1c4db8f1a16 | St. Louis' Gateway Arch was allegedly a bombing target of two men, who are also accused of having an alleged murder plot meant for two officials, it was reported Wednesday. The alleged schemes and targets, namely Ferguson's Chief of Police Tom Jackson and St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch, were re... | St. Louis' Gateway Arch was allegedly a bombing target of Brandon Orlando Baldwin and Olajuwon Ali Davis, who were arrested on Friday .
The men are also accused of having a murder plot for Robert McCulloch, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, as well as Tom Jackson, the Chief of Police in Ferguson .
They have be... |
0d3a4cca8f4b2c86645af5f989d3e3ba2011a19a | By . Mail Foreign Service . PUBLISHED: . 04:08 EST, 22 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:08 EST, 22 February 2013 . Scandal-plagued former French presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been branded the ‘king of the pigs’ in an explosive book written by an embittered ex-lover. Argentine lawyer Marcela Iacub cla... | Argentine lawyer Marcela Iacub had seven-month affair with ex-IMF chief .
Says he 'would have used [presidency] to spill his inexhaustible sperm'
She tells him: ‘You have list of sexual conquests of mostly vulgar women'
Blasts estranged wife Ann Sinclair for treating him like a 'poodle'
Pair met in January 2012 after D... |
0d3a6d4c1ce8574f6a9df736950f3201f8329419 | A man has been arrested over the attempted murder of a policeman after the officer was run over as he tried to make an arrest. The driver of a Volkswagen Golf ploughed into the officer, dragging him along the ground, before speeding off, as he sought to apprehend him as part of an on-going inquiry. The unnamed policema... | Driver of a Volkswagen Golf ploughed into policeman, dragging him along the ground, before speeding off .
The unnamed policeman suffered a cracked vertebrae and severe grazing .
Incident occurred outside Wealden Hall pub in Larksfield, Kent, early Saturday evening . |
0d3a887099b13a56bc924f36a5ca305cef051ed8 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 7:43 PM on 5th August 2011 . A mother regained consciousness in hospital today to be told the tragic news that her husband and two children had been killed in an arson attack at their home. Angela Sharkey's husband Thomas, 55, eight-year-old daughter Bridget and 21-year-old so... | Police launch triple murder investigation with 55-strong team of officers working on the case .
Father died in hospital just days after learning of his children's deaths .
21-year-old son was talented golfer who had just returned from America where he had won a sports scholarship .
Eight-year-old daughter had come home... |
0d3a95bfedf226973388d2acfd3c89b7a0fdd677 | Washington is all about the fiscal cliff these days. In Doha, Qatar, world leaders are negotiating over climate change. Federal debt and carbon emissions are indeed two big problems on the nation's front burner. But they are just the beginning. As the fog of the election season lifts, America has a lot to worry about -... | Patrick Doherty: Fiscal cliff, Doha climate talks a reminder of challenges that U.S. faces .
He says there's big opportunity too, if U.S. harnesses strengths to demographic shifts .
Smart responses to ongoing economic recovery, climate and infrastructure stresses crucial .
Doherty: If U.S. views these challenges cohere... |
0d3a96c6f4696c698d13e2c1e2f230736f970228 | By . William Turvill . Warrant: Andrew Rutter, who has been sentenced to six and a half years in jail for shaking his baby, is on the run . A father who violently shook his baby because he wouldn’t stop crying went on the run part-way through his trial, which saw him sentenced to six and a half years in prison. Andrew ... | Andrew Rutter, 28, from Walkden, Greater Manchester, went on the run part-way through his trial at Bolton Crown Court .
The trial continued in his absence and the judge has now sentenced Rutter to six and a half years in prison .
He violently shook his son, Jacob, while babysitting for him in 2012 and there's a warrant... |
0d3b2da27143c513aa4f155787d97b509adb7fac | By . James Rush . A stray cat which survived being kicked 20ft through the air by a man in Brooklyn has been tracked down by a team of animal shelter rescuers and taken to a vet. A man police claim is Andre Robinson, 21, was filmed kicking the gray cat into bushes after initially luring it towards him. Robinson was arr... | Police claim Andre Robinson was filmed kicking the gray cat into bushes .
He was charged with aggravated animal cruelty following arrest on Monday .
Police were initially unable to find the cat to make sure he had survived .
But rescuers tracked him down and took him to the vet on Tuesday . |
0d3b539c7d3d4f4640ffb21adf67a9bd918c33f7 | By . James Black . PUBLISHED: . 09:21 EST, 12 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:07 EST, 12 November 2012 . More than one million motorists from around the world have exchanged their foreign licences for a British one in the last 15 years, it emerged today. According the figures obtained under the Freedom of Information... | Around 80,000 licences exchanged in 2011 alone, three times the amount exchanged 15 years ago .
South African, Polish and Australian drivers account for highest number of licence exchanges since 1997 .
UK licence exchanging has almost doubled in past ten years – up 37,057 since 2001 . |
0d3b73096463a5e6d3feaa9e5a6df8b5d462419f | It is a glimpse of the future of racing cars - where lasers are used instead of combustion engines, and the only cockpit displays are beamed onto the driver's helmet. Chevrolet says the Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Tursimo (VGT) concept was developed for the PlayStation 3 racing game, Gran Turismo 6 - but the firm has now... | Originally designed just to be played in the computer game - but Chevrolet has now built a real model .
Firm says many of the technologies - including its laser propulsion system - could be seen in future racing cars .
Capable of a 240-mph top speed in the video game with 0-60 acceleration capability of 1.5 seconds .
... |
0d3c0bbf7f72beaa110ee7482450d5afbd74687f | CLICK HERE to read Martin Samuel's match report of Ludogorets 2-2 Liverpool. CLICK HERE to read Michael Gadd's match report of Basle 0-1 Real Madrid. Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti expects Basle to progress in the Champions League at Liverpool's expense - because they are a fitter side. The defending champions, who h... | Real Madrid beat Basle 1-0 at St Jakob-Park in Switzerland on Wednesday .
Liverpool drew 2-2 against Ludogorets in Bulgaria in Champions League .
Reds must beat Basle at Anfield in two weeks in order to reach last 16 .
But Real boss Carlo Ancelotti expects Basle to progress instead .
He believes Basle are 'in better sh... |
0d3c81672b050844fc87ee4ed40db4662d88bac9 | By . Emily Allen . PUBLISHED: . 12:56 EST, 23 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:04 EST, 23 March 2012 . An OAP 'nightmare neighbour' has been evicted after she threw her china plates at her 83-year-old neighbour. Violet Skinner, 77, waged an eight-year campaign of harassment against Joseph Doyle and his wife Ragnfrid, 78,... | Violet Skinner tried to use a garden hose to soak her neighbours' wooden floors .
She also hurled her best dinner plates at the couple . |
0d3cfc9fcfe3a78d14ea3696b0a8d5e189fad731 | Scroll down for dramatic video . Police in Odessa have released pro-Russian activists arrested during clashes two days ago after their headquarters came under attack from protesters. Thousands of pro-Russian activists this afternoon stormed the police station in the Black Sea port, where dozes of people were killed in ... | Russian President said he is 'outraged' by the violence .
Moscow also demanded presidential elections set for May 25 be postponed .
Government in Kiev has declared two days of mourning for troops .
Western countries blame Kremlin for inciting the mayhem . |
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