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0fec797996635ac2ccef119a433a6a2efc799927 | For more than a year the Sudanese government has been bombing and spreading terror in the country's South Kordofan state, surgically cleansing the land of the Nuba people. The government of Sudan argues it is fighting a rebellion led by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement that engineered the secession of South Sudan... | Sudanese government has been bombing South Kordofan for more than a year .
Documentary shows the plight of Nuba people in Sudan .
Filmmaker Yoletta Nyange says she was bombed 19 times while making the film .
'Nuba people being destroyed,' says Nyange . |
0fef8231f022e2c3e9df5ea3ab887a7af1a8b44e | Luis Suarez told FIFA's disciplinary panel that he did not deliberately bite Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup. Meanwhile, football's international governing body have been formally informed of an appeal against Suarez's ban. The Uruguay football federation will now have a further seven days to prepare ... | Luis Suarez told FIFA panel he did not deliberately bite Giorgio Chiellini .
Uruguay frontman claimed he fell on top of Italy defender .
Suarez hit with a nine-game international ban and four-month suspension from all football .
FIFA have been formally informed of an appeal against the ban and Uruguay will have a furth... |
0fefa48612cd3d96d990b72a278fd025c584ad4c | Tattooing or piercing your pet will become a crime in New York after new laws were introduced to ban the 'cruel' practice. While people can choose the pain of tattoos or piercings to satisfy their own 'aesthetic predilections,' companion animals don't have that luxury said Assembly member Linda Rosenthal, who sponsored... | Support for the new law grew after image of tattoo on pet's shoulder .
Dog was under anaesthetic after having surgery when tattoo was done .
Tattooist Alexander Avgerakis posted image using 'Mistah Metro' moniker .
American Veterinary Medical Association said it was not good for the dog .
New law will see fines of up t... |
0ff0299121aa9d1f0ddbe1fb0e9abb797c81b8ff | (CNN) -- Two New Jersey state troopers who led an unauthorized high-speed escort of a caravan of sports cars last year agreed Monday to resign, according to the New Jersey attorney general's office. Sgt. 1st Class Nadir Nassry, 47, who led the March 30, 2012, caravan of exotic cars down a state highway to Atlantic City... | The caravan included Porsches, Lamborghinis and Ferraris .
Speeds reportedly topped 100 mph .
Two New Jersey troopers who provided an unauthorized escort for the caravan agree to resign .
"They are justly paying a high price for their poor judgment," says NJ attorney general . |
0ff06ca06498bc971576332f08a29d05e71e0961 | (Travel + Leisure) -- Hungry travelers are seeking authentic culinary experiences at home and abroad. Steaming bamboo baskets of plump soup dumplings arrive at your table. You could be in Shanghai, China, or even San Francisco's Chinatown. But one thing is for sure: With one taste of their delicate hand-rolled skins an... | CNN and Travel + Leisure partner to Eat Like a Local .
We want your recommendations for where to get the taste of a place .
Share your picks with iReport for possible inclusion in upcoming stories . |
0ff479e6759e231ab9a8e1c186381a8f9e2ffec9 | John Carver says he will not allow Newcastle's season to 'drift away' after being appointed head coach until the end of the season. Carver was handed the reins at St James' Park until the end of the season on Monday, starting with Saturday's Barclays Premier League trip to Hull. Eleventh-placed Newcastle have lost thei... | John Carver says that Newcastle United's season will not drift away .
The 50-year-old was put in charge until the end of the season .
Carver has yet to win a game while in charge at his boyhood club .
Newcastle could be boosted by the return of Papiss Cisse for Hull City .
Follow all the latest Newcastle United news he... |
0ff4be6950731f52bd5e7a1874599d234a7e3b6f | PUBLISHED: . 09:35 EST, 12 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:33 EST, 12 September 2013 . Nasa has narrowed down the hunt for an asteroid that it can capture and put it into orbit around the moon. The space agency said it has found three suitable asteroids, one of which it hopes it can put into lunar orbit using a robo... | Nasa plans to send a 7-10m asteroid into lunar orbit within the next decade .
Mission will gather data to protect the Earth from an asteroid collision .
Astronauts will be able to visit the chosen asteroid by as early as 2021 .
Agency working on rocket and deep-space capsule capable of doing this . |
0ff4d44f42e1e0af5f8a485debdce8966fb4ae55 | By . Matthew Blake . Brace yourself, Rodney... Brace yourself! These two handymen have more than a little touch of glass... as they polish a giant chandelier in Vienna. The pair climbed onto the giant candelabrum at City Hall in the Austrian capital in scenes that echo a famous 1982 sketch from hit Brit sitcom Only Foo... | The handymen were tasked with cleaning the 3,200kg chandelier that hangs in Council Chamber of Vienna's City Hall .
The pair shimmied across the ceiling fixture with apparent ease as they cleaned it breaking little more than a sweat .
Echoes a famous sketch from hit Brit sitcom Only Fools and Horses, starring David Jas... |
0ff5f05fcb783a337016d6d7d1e0c1748beb75f0 | Alyssa Bustamante was 15 when she killed Elizabeth Olten in 2009 . She wrote: 'As soon as you get over the "ohmygawd I . can't do this" feeling, it's pretty enjoyable... Kay, I gotta go to church now' Olten's mother called killer 'not even human' at hearing on Monday . A Missouri teenager who admitted stabbing, strangl... | Alyssa Bustamante was 15 when she killed Elizabeth Olten in 2009 .
She wrote: 'As soon as you get over the "ohmygawd I .
can't do this" feeling, it's pretty enjoyable... Kay, I gotta go to church now'
Olten's mother called killer 'not even human' at hearing on Monday . |
0ff62fade44801cc39e865f5fcb0b68b7e771e32 | (CNN) -- The founder of the shuttered file-sharing site Megaupload appeared in a New Zealand court Monday, as the U.S. Department of Justice seeks to extradite him and other company officials on criminal charges. But his lawyer insisted his client is innocent. The U.S. authorities shut down Megaupload last week and ann... | The U.S. shut down Megaupload and announced indictments against seven people .
The site's founder, Kim Dotcom, and three others appear before a New Zealand court .
Dotcom's lawyer says his client denies the charges, criticizing the authorities' approach .
Prosecutors say Dotcom presents an "extreme" flight risk and sho... |
0ff6baf254b5866143724b503af2c80ad4bee684 | David Cameron and George Osborne are set to break a promise to publish their tax returns before the election. The Prime Minister had insisted he was 'relaxed' about the idea, insisting it was 'legitimate' for voters to ask if politicians paid the right tax. Mr Osborne, who first floated the idea in the Cabinet, has now... | The PM has said he was 'relaxed' about the idea of publishing tax returns .
He said it was 'legitimate' for voters to ask if politicians paid the right tax .
UK was expected to copy US where records are released before elections .
Now the Chancellor says there are 'no plans' to release the information .
Critics say the... |
0ff6ddf804ba7b4060fbfacf531e5b8f455b6f8c | (CNN) -- Thierry Henry could face FIFA disciplinary action over his handball which helped France to qualify for the finals of the 2010 World Cup at the expense of Ireland. FIFA president Sepp Blatter told reporters in Cape Town that the Barcelona striker's "blatant unfair play" could land him in hot water. "The FIFA d... | Thierry Henry face disciplinary action over his handball in World Cup playoff match .
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says their disciplinary committee will investigate .
FIFA rules out use of extra officials or video technology at the finals .
Blatter apologizes to Irish officials for comments made over their request to b... |
0ff72f1ada99c1bba0b0df7ec59583b062eee3e2 | Visitors to the Missouri State Fair have revealed their disgust over a stunt involving a rodeo clown dressed as President Obama. At the fair, paid in part by tax dollars, an announcer tried to whip the crowd up into a frenzy, asking who wanted to see President Obama 'run down by a bull'. The stunt on Saturday has raise... | Stunt condemned as racist and demeaning by families who witnessed it .
Republicans join calls to boycott taxpayer-funded event for being anti-American . |
0ff739d2fe3db810c0335f30d8501bda7db13603 | Mahmoud Hussein has been left fighting for his life in hospital after a vicious thug attack near his home . A Palestinian refugee who fled the violence of the West Bank for a new life in Britain has been left fighting for his life after a vicious brick attack near his home. Mahmoud Hussein, 46, had left his flat in Ste... | Mahmoud Hussein was walking to chemists near his home in Birmingham .
He was attacked with a brick outside shops and suffered serious injuries .
Father-of-five's wife is keeping a bedside vigil at Queen Elizabeth Hospital .
He had previously reported concerns over anti-social behaviour near flats .
Police are yet to ma... |
0ff7a0cfdd1dba5917509fd04adf39526ab7f90c | By . Chris Wheeler . Louis van Gaal will tell his players face-to-face if they have no future at Manchester United after the club’s US tour to give them time to negotiate a move away from Old Trafford. Anderson, Nani, Javier Hernandez, Shinji Kagawa and Marouane Fellaini are among the big names in danger of being jetti... | Louis van Gaal will tell his unwanted players they can leave after the tour .
Manchester United take on Liverpool in Miami on Monday .
Wilfried Zaha, Shinji Kagawa and Javier Hernandez could all leave club . |
0ff9ca9f01dcf043244afec470946422fc95f36e | Blow out the scented candle and ditch the aerosol spray can. Now there’s a deodorising toilet seat that claims to eliminate embarrassing bathroom odours. The ‘Purefresh’ seat has a hidden fan that sucks in air and pushes it through an odour-eating carbon filter, before adding a more pleasant scent. Scroll down for vide... | Purefresh’ seat has a hidden fan that sucks in air and pushes it through an odour-eating carbon filter, before adding a more pleasant scent .
The $90 (£58) seat turns on automatically when someone sits down .
Company that makes it in Wisconsin claims it attacks smells 'where the action is' and makes guests feel more co... |
0ffa518b01c20938df74a4915f76253bf55234a6 | A 6-day-old Wisconsin baby who vanished from a home early Thursday has been found safe at an Iowa gas station, authorities said Friday. The U.S. attorney in Madison, Wisconsin, has filed charges of kidnapping against Kristen R. Smith, in the case of 6-day-old Kayden Powell, who was found at an Iowa gas station Friday a... | A woman has been charged with kidnapping in case .
Baby found safe and in "excellent health," police say .
She is in an Iowa jail on an unrelated charge .
Kayden was just 5 days old when he disappeared early Thursday . |
0ffaa1262885ee846ab3b2e2b564a00b7641bfae | James Franco has admitted today that he did try to pick up a Scottish schoolgirl using Instagram after his embarrassing attempts to woo her went viral earlier in the week. The Spiderman star, 35, said he had shown 'bad judgment' for chatting up Lucy Clode, 17, from Dollar in Clackmannanshire, after she went to watch hi... | On Friday James Franco admitted he tried to meet teen he connected with on Instagram .
Actor asked Lucy Clode of Scotland, 17, her age and if she had a boyfriend .
Student at prestigious Dollar Academy asked star to send proof it was him .
Star then posted two selfies, including one with her name written on note .
Also... |
0ffbd20d09a654f4fb0dad236017aad6a429ae1a | (CNN)The police chief in Ferguson, Missouri, is expected to step down as part of the effort by city officials to reform the police department, according to government officials familiar with the ongoing discussions between local, state and federal officials. But Chief Thomas Jackson and the city's mayor say the reports... | Asked whether there's a plan for police chief to step down, Ferguson mayor says no .
Jackson has faced criticism over his department's handling of the Michael Brown case .
He apologized last month but said he would not resign . |
0ffc96773f598d415036b1a17797863483a091c6 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 08:29 EST, 9 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:14 EST, 10 January 2013 . The body of a missing 14-year-old school girl, who was the niece of an NYPD sergeant, has been found naked and burnt in a nature reserve. Shaniesha Forbes, of East Flatbush, New York City, was last seen on Friday. On... | Shaniesha Forbes vanished after leaving her New York home last Friday .
Burnt body was found near the remnants of a bonfire and some beer .
Do not believe the fire killed her because there was no smoke in her lungs . |
0ffee7c5b09108a087b01366cd634577186b9567 | By . Sean O'hare . PUBLISHED: . 08:13 EST, 30 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:03 EST, 30 November 2012 . Cheat: Havering Council worker, Cheema, 23, abused his position to fraudulently claim benefits . A crooked benefits adviser teamed up with his mother to cheat the council where he worked out of £30,000 in housing ... | Mother and son team lied while they lived together in house owned by him .
Basildon Crown Court sentenced them to 150 hours of unpaid work . |
10004efdcaf28ea532f93916632b5924876cdf89 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 11:27 EST, 12 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:58 EST, 12 April 2013 . Anger has broken out among Jewish groups in Poland over plans to build a memorial to non Jews who risked their lives to save those trapped inside the Warsaw ghetto. Under the plans, the memorial to Polish 'righteous' g... | Memorial to Polish 'righteous' gentiles would be in heart of former ghetto .
Jewish community claim it would infringe on memory of murdered jews . |
1000ebf0e605575525f12cc0940db80a80216274 | By . Beth Stebner . PUBLISHED: . 10:24 EST, 19 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:42 EST, 19 February 2013 . A widow who lost her husband to cancer three years ago is now fighting a battle with Hallmark to create end-of-life sympathy cards. Activist and artist Regina Holliday has been petitioning for the immensely popul... | Artist and activist Regina Holliday lost husband Fred to cancer in 2009 .
Said that flow of cards stopped when he was moved from rehabilitation to hospice care .
Wants Hallmark to create line of End of Life cards to allow people to express sympathy and to give closure to friends and family . |
10012ce8d0d7cf071007f8a5f4800952ba1e874a | The full extent of George Osborne’s stealth tax raid on pensioners was laid bare yesterday. Around 700,000 people turning 65 next year will be hit the hardest – losing £323 annually with the end of age-related income allowances. In all, the ‘granny tax’ will take £3.5billion from the pockets of more than 4.4million pen... | Around 700,000 people turning 65 next year will be hit the hardest .
The tax will take £3.5billion from more than 4.4million pensioners .
Senior Tories say the move is the Chancellor's biggest blunder . |
1001b9f76e52740f3a8e2f64b6922a72c43996d4 | A woman who ballooned to size 38 has lost more than 20 stone after getting so fat she was forced to give up riding her beloved horse Rocky. As a teenager Faith Riley, now 42, was a slim size 10 and loved riding horses, competing in eventing, cross-country and shows every weekend. But her weight soared to 33 stone after... | Faith Riley, 42, weighed 33st after suffering depression and agoraphobia .
She became too heavy to go horse riding - her favourite hobby .
Gave up her jobs as a cleaner and a horse riding instructor .
Said she barely left the house and couldn't bear to see friends .
Her horse Rocky gave her the inspiration to exercise ... |
1002a03a04c0522a0a8db6374e9075124ed013c9 | A host of stars from past and present have had their famous faces carved into festive Jack O Lanterns for an annual Halloween festival. The Rise of the Jack O Lanterns display showcases more than 5,000 elaborately-carved pumpkins, which are available to view at sites in Los Angeles and New York. And while the designs v... | Kim Kardashian, Marilyn Monroe and Ellen DeGeneres will light up the night at the Rise of the Jack O Lanterns festival .
Visitors will get the chance to see more than 5,000 specially-carved creations . |
100360139747b9c987ff9a0bea2a56593d6f9419 | This is the moment terrified safari tourists were attacked in their jeep by a two-and-a-half tonne giraffe. The 13ft giant chased and barged the vehicle through two miles of South African savannah - in scenes reminiscent of the T-Rex in the film Jurassic Park. Giraffe attacks are rare and this male is thought to be suf... | 13ft male gave chase during tour of South African savannah .
Ran after 4X4s for two miles and kicked out at driver smashing wing mirror .
No one injured although tourists left badly shaken by incident .
'Hormonal imbalance' thought to be behind unusual outburst . |
1003e93230a72ea9f602e54547eaf55bf06ce1dd | By . Daniel Bates . PUBLISHED: . 09:30 EST, 30 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:07 EST, 31 August 2012 . She . was married to the boss of Google and appeared to have the world at her feet. But . Wendy Schmidt has revealed that her time with estranged husband Eric actually . left her feeling like little more than a ‘piec... | Mrs .
Schmidt, 57, lives on Nantucket, the millionaire’s playground off .
the coast of Massachusetts .
Husband Eric Schmidt currently lives in Silicon Valley .
It has been reported that Eric Schmidt is preparing for a divorce which could cost him up to $1.5 billion - the second most expensive in history . |
10044cd6e285e45b300f28ff17e4fef353d3166e | Hong Kong (CNN) -- Two days after Hong Kong's chief executive relented to protesters' demands to drop a controversial Chinese education requirement, pro-democracy legislators Monday got a boost from a majority turnout at the polls. More than 1.8 million people -- or 53% of registered voters -- turned out at the polls S... | More than a majority of voters turn out at polls .
With more than a third of seats won, pan-democrats still hold veto power .
Election comes a day after Hong Kong dropped national education requirement .
Pro-Beijing camp benefited from infighting among pan-democrats, professor says . |
10049e3d65ebe37ab013ce51ec185b32aa514105 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:08 EST, 28 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:56 EST, 28 January 2013 . A defamation case involving two of Tampa Bay's best known DJs has taken a bizarre turn after one of the shock jock's attorneys was arrested for DUI - in what he claims was set up by the other side. Charles C... | Charles Campbell, 64, is representing Todd 'MJ' Schnitt who is suing Bubba 'The Love Sponge' Clem for comments he made about him and his wife .
Campbell arrested 'after young paralegal for Clem's side bought him drinks' |
1006dc662feced5996c0140238894bb15685f310 | (CNN) -- From songs to poems to sayings on the side of coffee cups, everyone tries to define love in words. Liz Kelly donated her kidney to her fiance after he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. But often, it's the extraordinary actions we take in the name of love that really define it. Liz Kelly's fiance, Ma... | Liz Kelly offered to donate kidney to move her ill fiance higher on donor list .
Matt House had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure .
House's family members were unable to donate because of health reasons .
After recuperation is over, the Massachusetts couple plans to marry by summer . |
1006e8e0a0ac590663632569a8b5a08e01af4a1e | (CNN) -- Investigators probably will have to use dental records to identify some of the eight people who were killed in a wreck involving a church bus and two other vehicles in eastern Tennessee, a Tennessee Highway Patrol official said Thursday. Some of the bodies in Wednesday's crash were burned or otherwise made unr... | NEW: Two of the 14 people hospitalized have been released .
Eight killed, 14 others injured in three-vehicle wreck on I-40 .
North Carolina church bus carried seniors returning from Tennessee jubilee .
Police: Tire failed and bus crossed the median, striking an SUV and a tractor-trailer . |
10071f03f22f102472c345ed575864f4bb4b60ba | (CNN) -- Who inspired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to throw a million bucks at South Dakota? A country singing troubadour candidate who plays guitar, drives a minivan and makes a GOP tracker the star of his latest web ad. Meet Rick Weiland, the Democratic hopeful who's trailing former Republican Governo... | Rick Weiland is the Democratic hopeful in South Dakota's Senate race.
He rewrites popular songs for his campaign videos, including "Wagon Wheel."
Weiland is one of four Senate hopefuls in the race.
He's got another video on the way before the Nov. 4 election. |
100751ad3bd28658bb3a42292f34bfb062650c89 | By . Lizzie Edmonds . PUBLISHED: . 09:35 EST, 31 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:56 EST, 31 December 2013 . A man was seriously hurt when he jumped off a canal bridge for charity - but missed the water and hit a towpath. Lewis Elliott, 25, was reportedly jumping of the 20ft bridge on the Leeds to Liverpool Canal to r... | Lewis Elliott, 25, reportedly jumped off 20ft canal to raise money for charity .
Slipped as he climbed the barrier in just his underwear and fell on towpath .
He was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital with serious injuries .
Police say the father was 'drunk' during the accident on Christmas Eve .
Drinkers at nearby pu... |
1008fea6d8460559370f75430b2da2fe8053d311 | Venice, Italy (CNN) -- George Clooney, the man long considered one of Hollywood's most eligible bachelors, followed up his private wedding to British human rights attorney Amal Alamuddin with a civil ceremony in Venice, Italy, on Monday. Clooney, 53, and Alamuddin, 36, arrived at Venice's city hall -- the Ca' Farsetti ... | Actor George Clooney legally marries lawyer Amal Alamuddin in Venice .
The civil ceremony follows the couple's private wedding n the Italian city on Saturday .
A-listers and paparazzi converge on Venice for Clooney's wedding celebrations .
Clooney and Alamuddin travel the canals on a boat named "Amore" -- or Love . |
1009da3e92b235253efa60a28e16b1a170aafa61 | Labour and disability charities are facing a growing public backlash for making a ‘disgusting spectacle’ of remarks by a Government minister about minimum pay for disabled workers. Shadow Cabinet minister Angela Eagle looked shocked as a BBC Question Time audience turned on her when she demanded that welfare reform min... | Shadow Cabinet minister Angela Eagle appeared on BBC Question Time .
Audience turned on her after she demanded resignation of Lord Freud .
Welfare minister was recorded speaking at Conservative Party Conference .
Suggested some disabled workers ‘not worth’ the £6.50 minimum wage .
Miss Eagle insisted peer had been 'off... |
100a6426d2ceee64c24856f2cd1b69eb8968e1ad | (CNN) -- Back when Facebook only had millions of users instead of a billion, before Timeline and the bungled IPO and outrage over privacy issues, people "poked" each other on the social network. The poke, which is still around but rarely used, is a minimalistic form of communication -- the digital equivalent of a head ... | Facebook has released a new, free app for iOS called Facebook Poke .
It lets users discreetly send messages, photos and videos that are deleted in a few seconds .
The Poke app is inspired by the Snapchat app, which is often used to send sexual images . |
100b2cab211514722ddd074015a0d02fea78aab7 | By . Belinda Robinson . Wanted: This is the unnamed man wanted in connection with the beheading of a swan at 18-acre Bennett's Lake in Hildenborough, Kent . A man is wanted by police on suspicion of beheading a swan and stuffing it in his bag at a picturesque lake. The unnamed man seen wearing a red jacket, was seen st... | A man is wanted by police for beheading a swan at a lake in Hildenbough, Kent .
The man was seen wearing a red jacket as he stuffed the swan into his bag and fled the scene .
Kent Police have appealed to members of the public to come forward if they have any further information on the horrific incident . |
100b90c24a9b478128c6f0e1bca731008fac23df | An Alaskan judge has denied Levi Johnson split custody of his child with Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol. The tumultuous relationship between the former vice presidential candidate's daughter and her former fiancé has landed their son Tripp in Bristol's care for much of his life, but Johnston wanted to change that. John... | Judge ruled in Bristol Palin's favor and kept the couple's custody agreement as stands .
Means she keeps full custody and Johnson has visitation rights .
Johnston filed to get equal custody in October and Palin shot back by saying he was late on nearly $67,000 in child support payments .
Her mother Sarah Palin called h... |
100c9659387304e067bf0f737f38ceed862f7ecd | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:33 EST, 24 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:33 EST, 24 February 2014 . Hidden away on street corners or lined up next to bank branches, cash machines never grab a passer-by's attention, unless they need to withdraw money. However, ATM's in Sydney may earn a few more side glan... | Bank ANZ commissioned artists to redesign the machines around the city .
Celebrates diversity and equality during the world-renowned celebration .
Company have had to defend themselves after being criticised for profiting from civil rights issues . |
100d229fe5e0ad34b0cac1111bcfa542f3fbf92d | Every weekend around the UK, in spacious private houses and mansions, champagne flows, music throbs and guests are bathed in soft gentle light. These aren't A-list events but the latest generation of 'posh orgies', according to a new Channel 4 documentary, Sex Party Secrets airing tonight. Welcome to the world of the s... | Private event with 60 couples took place in £30million London townhouse .
Ibiza parties have a Human Jigsaw room where guests pile on a giant bed .
Event organisers appear on Channel 4 documentary Sex Party Secrets . |
100f36b099d3980c0050b47670c15bd0be0e3d0e | By . Alex Greg for MailOnline . The IRS wants a bite out of Silicon Valley's free lunches, which the agency says are a fringe benefit and therefore taxable. Tech companies such as Google, Facebook and Twitter are known for their freebies - including lavish free lunch offerings for members of staff. The IRS has informed... | The IRS wants to tax Silicon Valley tech companies' free lunches .
The agency has listed 'employer-provided meals' as one of its top priorities for the next fiscal year .
It says free meals for tech company employees should be classed as a taxable fringe benefit .
Tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google all... |
1011a2ac819c1a1ec51c16a625e63b0603ce9780 | By . Rachel Ellis . PUBLISHED: . 08:09 EST, 20 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:32 EST, 20 April 2012 . A couple who were told it would be ‘virtually impossible’ for them to conceive have had a baby with the help of a pioneering IVF technique – an incubator with built-in CCTV. Gemma and Simon Potter spent four years try... | Another 74 women are pregnant thanks to the Embryoscope used at a Manchester clinic . |
1011edba7e02ad60044dcd0d8aeebb0309f6fae0 | By . Claire Bates . PUBLISHED: . 12:12 EST, 24 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:19 EST, 24 December 2012 . Meeting Father Christmas is a wonderful experience for any child, but it was extra special for teenager Courtney and her little brother Lucas. For the 13-year-old from Southampton had saved her younger sibling's ... | Courtney, 13, realised her three-year-old brother had experienced a seizure and had stopped breathing .
Her mother Kim said Courtney calmly performed CPR while she had panicked .
Courtney managed to revive Lucas after 20 minutes of chest compression and mouth-to-mouth . |
101309778895e6ca14fca581352735a07b9fc6f7 | Kate's £245 shoes are by Stuart Weitzman for Russell & Bromley . The Duchess teamed them with a matching £245 clutch by the same brand . Official £10 Team GB scarf comes from Next . Her favourite £500 Smythe blazer completed the look . By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:29 EST, 31 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:... | Kate's £245 shoes are by Stuart Weitzman for Russell & Bromley .
The Duchess teamed them with a matching £245 clutch by the same brand .
Official £10 Team GB scarf comes from Next .
Her favourite £500 Smythe blazer completed the look . |
10132b6fae0cffdc7f5ec2a7b2f2bbd5ec83288b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 12:00 AM on 3rd February 2012 . Malaria is killing almost twice as many people around the world than was previously thought, a study has shown. More than 40 per cent of the victims are older children and adults, challenging the belief that the vast majority of deaths occur amo... | U.S study found malaria death rate twice the number cited by World Health Organisation . |
1013d3fda7f266a4569ab06448ac9511ebd8e3ce | There were almost 600 convictions for cruelty or neglect of horses, donkeys and ponies last year, two-and-a-half times more than in 2011, the RSPCA said. The animal welfare charity investigated almost 3,000 more complaints of animal cruelty and neglect in 2013 than in 2012, although overall convictions were down on the... | 585 convictions for cruelty or neglect involved horses, donkeys and ponies last year .
Dogs are still the most likely animal to be involved in cruelty cases .
RSPCA rehomed 55,323 animals last year . |
1013d8d66d90024a11c777ad8beec0d5391d8e27 | Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou announced Wednesday that a government reshuffle will take place Thursday, after which he will seek a vote of confidence in parliament. The planned reshuffle represents an attempt to win support for additional austerity measures intended to help the econo... | Prime Minister George Papandreou will seek a vote of confidence Thursday .
At least 25,000 turn out to keep lawmakers from debating budget-cutting measures .
The protests against the austerity turn violent, with gasoline bombs and tear gas .
Greece is getting international help to deal with its budget deficit . |
1014350e6fa6fd4d49a72fb8557958e1fef7ffd5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . The grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, who currently is running for governor in Georgia, implied Monday that should he become the next governor of the Peach State he will not put an end to state license plates that feature the Confederate flag. Since 2003, Georgia has offered a licens... | Jason Carter says people have the right to display specialty plates that feature the Confederate Flag .
The plates are back by the group Sons of Confederate Veterans .
Opponents of the plates say they represent racism and hate .
Carter's opponent, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, also says he won't get rid of the plates . |
1014599c2200fa4359a9b23d431ef5f18dc44465 | By . Sam Webb . Nigeria's military knows where the more than 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram are but has ruled out using force to rescue them, the state news agency quoted Chief of Defence Staff Air Marshal Alex Badeh as saying on Monday. 'The good news for the parents of the girls is that we know where they are, but ... | Top Nigerian military official says they cannot attempt a rescue operation .
'We can't kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back,' he said .
Pressure is growing on Nigerian government to bring the girls home safely . |
1014b33683407493f443474a45dd984cc6397413 | Two men in a helicopter have saved a birthing southern right whale in Western Australia from an imminent shark attack- and luckily, one of the men on board was able to photograph the extraordinary sequence of events . On Wednesday, tourism operator Sean Blocksidge was flying on a helicopter with his friend, helicopter ... | Two men in a helicopter saved a calving whale when they used the chopper to chase away an approaching shark .
Sean Blocksidge was able to photograph the extraordinary sequence of events from the helicopter .
The incredible event took place off coast of Cowarmup Bay, south of the Margaret River in Western Australia .
Af... |
101503258a2103b00b9094dab2df79b38c885e6c | (CNN) -- Robert Kubica's Lotus-Renault team said Monday that the F1 star was "much better" after undergoing emergency surgery in an Italian hospital following his crash while competing in a motor rally. The 26-year-old Pole spent the night in an induced coma after a seven-hour operation to repair multiple fractures to ... | NEW: Lotus-Renault say Robert Kubica "much better" after his rally crash .
Kubica required seven-hour emergency operation to his right hand and arm .
Surgeon claims it will be several days before it is known if surgery fully successful .
His team defend the Pole's decision to race in a motor rally . |
1016c24dc970b12b0cc2aff122bb5e44d751d2fd | Six months since affair with biographer was revealed . Former general easing back into public life with charity work . Petraeus will also become a visiting professor at NY school . Just six months after resigning as director of the CIA, David Petraeus is returning to the public eye. Once a national hero for saving the ... | Six months since affair with biographer was revealed .
Former general easing back into public life with charity work .
Petraeus will also become a visiting professor at NY school . |
1016e887689b7c328736b82fac02475d6a848fd1 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 04:50 EST, 10 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:23 EST, 10 January 2013 . Expensive: Temporary council worker Mike Boyle is raking in a whopping £779 a day at cash-strapped Southend Council in Essex . A temporary council worker is raking in a whopping £779 a day - earning more than both ... | Mike Boyle has been in his role at Southend Council since 2010 .
But council claims it only recruits temporary staff as a stop-gap .
Mr Boyle would have earned £187,154.40 last year based on his daily rate . |
101741edf475c5240d21bafe33643b60d3418fc6 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Conservative columnist and former CNN "Crossfire" co-host Robert Novak has died after a yearlong battle with cancer, his family said Tuesday. He was 78. Robert Novak was a syndicated columnist who was a regular on CNN for 25 years. Novak died at home, over a year after doctors diagnosed him with a m... | NEW: CNN chief calls him "old school, hard-working, practical and passionate"
Robert Novak got his first newspaper job in 1948, when he was in high school .
The conservative syndicated columnist formerly co-hosted CNN's "Crossfire" show .
Novak was at center of scandal caused by outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame . |
101742e883ac0ed5bccb35692c10310a3f107505 | By . Daniel Martin . PUBLISHED: . 12:13 EST, 31 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:29 EST, 31 October 2013 . Stateside: Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said it was 'unacceptable' that British black actors have to go to the USA to find success . The portrayal of black Britons on . screen suggests they can only be s... | Chuka Umunna condemns assumptions about black role models .
Shadow business secretary slams 'unacceptable' media attitudes .
He says it is wrong British actors must go to U.S. for mainstream success .
Hackney's Idris Elba landed Luther after starring in HBO hit The Wire . |
1017b93d918c9db0067b77eb0a0555037123cb94 | Ancient Greece's Venus de Milo, Michaelangelo's David and Vermeer's Girl With A Pearl Earring are all set to appear in a blockbuster show in east London today. For these reproductions of classic artworks have all been made out of Lego blocks by American artist Nathan Sawaya. He has brought his his exhibition of Lego sc... | Nathan Sawaya's work already shown in New York, Shanghai and Singapore .
From Friday 75 of his sculptures will be exhibited at the Old Truman Brewery .
It took the artist 4,200 hours to produce his remarkable collection . |
101877b5cae1386fad0a31077e90db3879083c9b | (CNN) -- Rescuers combed through mangled wreckage early Sunday searching for survivors after two passenger trains collided in southern Poland, leaving at least 16 dead. An American citizen was among the dead, said a spokesman with the U.S. Consulate in Krakow. In addition to the fatalities, the collision Saturday night... | NEW: A U.S. citizen is among the dead, consulate confirms .
NEW: Finding more survivors is unlikely, duty officer says .
At least 60 people are injured .
The rescue operation is complicated, a firefighter says . |
1019066942464c49aaf820c1f6f496b30a96d409 | American model Sean O'Pry is continuing to make waves this side of the pond thanks to his latest smouldering campaign for Next. The 25-year-old from Kennesaw, Georgia, who is the world's top earning male model according to Forbes, is back for a third season with the High Street label. Dressed in stylish Spring '15 look... | Sean, 25, from Kennesaw, Georgia, models Next's seasonal offering for third season in a row .
He's pictured in suits and summer menswear for the brand's Spring '15 campaign .
World's highest earning male model boasts long list of clients such as Calvin Klein, Gap, D&G and Viktor & Rolf .
Plays Taylor Swift's love inter... |
1019b1166aaf86000cdd95830300d5529407f22a | They were supposed to be getting a good view of the sea during a walk along the Newquay coastline. But three intrepid tourists got into difficulty when they failed to remember the tide was coming in. The trio were left stranded and desperately calling for help as the water started to come in around the rock they were s... | Three walkers had been exploring the coastline near Newquay, Cornwall .
But they lost track of time and were cut off by incoming tides .
They called for help but attempts to rescue them using a harness failed because rocks and shale above Whipsiderry beach started to crumble .
Lifeboats had to be sent and rescued two m... |
1019da8890171f0f3739ed3836218038aa552d2c | By . Alex Greig . PUBLISHED: . 14:31 EST, 14 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:56 EST, 14 February 2014 . A four-year-old California boy has survived being thrown 20 feet from his car seat with just minor scrapes in what his mother has called a 'miracle.' Elisa Miranda and the boy's father were driving along the Inter... | A four-year-old boy was thrown 20 from the back seat of his family's SUV onto a highway .
Angel managed to land in a patch of ice plant, the only greenery in a sea of concrete .
Police say if the boy had landed anywhere else he likely would have died .
The boy's father had swerved to avoid tire tread and lost control o... |
1019f078d40ee75cd1c27827c3c4d5736d1767b3 | Sierra Nevada Corp said there were 'serious questions and inconsistencies in the source selection process' Work on a pair of U.S. commercial spaceships to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station will be delayed after a losing contender protested the Nasa awards. Sierra Nevada Corp, which lost out w... | Sierra Nevada Corp said there were 'serious questions and inconsistencies in the source selection process'
Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) and SpaceX's Dragon awarded contracts to built spacecraft to launch in 2017 . |
1019fe77c072086edb78d367d89e89722f65698f | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 04:03 EST, 30 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:18 EST, 30 December 2012 . The leaders of three of England's biggest cities have warned government cuts will lead to the 'break up of civil society' with chaos on the streets . Council leaders of Newcastle, Liverpool and Sheffield, whe... | Council leaders of Newcastle, Liverpool and Sheffield have warned 'crime and community tensions will erupt'
They say the cuts are 'in danger of creating a deeply divided nation'
Authorities have been told they need to find further 2 per cent of savings in 2014/15 . |
101a47c503dbd9611f763de74964bde3e8ae69ac | By . Alex Greig . Five Wisconsin teenagers have been arrested and face charges of first-degree attempted murder for the beating and stabbing of two 19-year-olds. Sergio Rivera, 17, Royce Bressette, 17, Cory Mayer, 17, Tyler Brickham-VanVorce, 17, and a 16-year-old boy were all arrested in relation to a violent encounte... | Sergio Rivera, 17, Royce Bressette, 17, Cory Mayer, 17, Tyler Brickham-VanVorce, 17,and a 16-year-old face charges of first-degree attempted murder .
19-year-olds Dillon Winnkens and Richard LaFave were beaten and stabbed at a Howard, Wisconsin party .
The five teens left the party after a fight only to return for retr... |
101a7743432a007242b6d19ef52ff89eb02950e2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:52 EST, 18 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:20 EST, 19 October 2013 . A boy aged just 12 could have carried out a string of sex attacks around a university campus, police said. They have released a computerised image, above, of the young suspect, which they said made the incid... | Computerised image of suspect released .
String of assaults near to University of Manchester .
27-year-old, 21-year-old and 32-year-old attacked in last month . |
101b39315f5c22294e4dece5bd5f8088ece91f1c | President Barack Obama and other world leaders have decided to end Russia's role in the group of leading industrialized nations, the White House said Monday. The move to suspend Russia's membership in the G8 is the latest direct response from major countries allied against Russia's annexation of Crimea. "International ... | Industrialized powers acted to penalize Russia over Crimea .
Obama in the Netherlands says the U.S. and European allies united in imposing costs on Russia .
Russian foreign minister downplays effect of losing G8 membership .
U.S. will concentrate on diplomatic, economic moves against Moscow . |
101b82f50f0766b6bbdaee60c4d1382424c276d1 | Washington (CNN)New allegations have emerged from the man described as the 20th 9/11 hijacker, alleging members of the Saudi royal family supported al Qaeda. Zacarias Moussaoui, who pleaded guilty in 2005 to six terror-related charges, makes the allegations in a sworn statement contained in a brief submitted Tuesday as... | Zacarias Moussaoui says members of the Saudi royal family supported al Qaeda .
The so-called 20th hijacker in the 9/11 terrorist attacks makes allegations in a brief that's part of a case by 9/11 victims' families .
Moussaoui, who's been in U.S. custody for more than 13 years, has had his credibility questioned before ... |
101ba8ef5101a8072b20f233522a8ce4a3ffd395 | Jailed: Lee Wilkinson, who was jailed for 11 months at Newcastle Crown Court after biting off the finger of Michael Dent during a nativity play at Harton Primary School in South Shields, Tyne and Wear . A man bit off the tip of a love rival's finger at a children's nativity play after a long-running feud. Father-of-thr... | Lee Wilkinson, 40, and Michael Dent, 33, involved in long-running feud .
Mr Dent began an affair with the attacker's wife while he worked offshore .
Wilkinson was sentenced to 11 months in jail at Newcastle Crown Court .
Judge told him that he had 'used his mouth as a weapon' |
101c28f4ee391b63073da2d6ec66faaf26b00d10 | Opposition: Rowan Williams said a new marriage law for gay couples would amount to forcing unwanted change on the rest of the nation . The law has no right to legalise same-sex marriage, the Archbishop of Canterbury declared yesterday. Dr Rowan Williams said a new marriage law for gay couples would amount to forcing un... | Archbishop also says wrong to legalise assisted dying because of threat to the vulnerable .
Dr Rowan Williams told MPs that C of E churches would never be used to solemnise gay marriages . |
101f5a1fa1d852c34f0a49e2c54bd871bbb9ccc3 | By . Phillip Quinn . and Colin Young . PUBLISHED: . 13:26 EST, 2 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:50 EST, 2 March 2014 . Should Alan Pardew remain in charge of Newcastle? Martin O'Neill feels under-fire . Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew owes a debt of gratitude to Irish . midfielder David Meyler for turning the othe... | Alan Pardew fined £100,000 by Newcastle after headbutting Hull City's David Meyler .
The 52-year-old was sent to the stands and faces an FA charge .
Pardew apologised, saying it was 'a heat-of-the-moment thing'
Martin O'Neill said he was lucky the victim was Meyler . |
101ffb2a2fa10e859b61f722f02181ecbaa1949c | (CNN) -- Less than an hour before her mastectomy was scheduled to begin, Eve Wallinga's surgeon gave her the bad news: Because of unforeseen complications, doctors wouldn't be able to reconstruct a new breast for her immediately after removing her cancerous breast as planned. She was told she'd have to wait another day... | Women aren't getting all breast cancer treatment options, some advocates say .
Expert: Weigh all options; get second opinion; make no decisions in the first visit .
There's time to explore options: "Breast cancer is not a medical emergency"
Organizations like Breast Cancer Network of Strength can help educate patients ... |
1021abd6214bf129ccc75e4eb1cc77f8693e9417 | By . Phil Vinter . PUBLISHED: . 13:54 EST, 17 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:20 EST, 18 June 2012 . High price: Former estate agent Benjamin Evans has been ordered to do 130 hours community service and pay £530 in fines for displaying a fake parking ticket in an attempt to evade paying an £8 daily charge . A former esta... | Fine dodger accused of inventing fictional character to .
take the blame .
Estate agent had created false ticket to avoid paying daily £8 parking charge .
BMW driver has been ordered to pay £530 costs and carry out 130 hours of community service . |
1021bfef22debe3564b02f93e6302ab497e8208f | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 11:51 EST, 25 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:39 EST, 25 September 2013 . A state house staffer who left his loaded handgun in the men's bathroom at the Capitol building is facing calls for his resignation. Dave Evans, a legislative assistant . to Republican House Speaker Tim Jones, ... | Dave Evans, legislative assistant .
to Republican House Speaker Tim Jones, left a loaded 9mm pistol in a stall at Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri .
The .
Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America called for his resignation, saying: .
'Any child could’ve found that gun, or someone could’ve foun... |
1022a657b2946a79277ebe191b4ebd91307025d9 | He was best known for battling the Daleks as one of the best-loved Doctor Whos. But now it has been revealed that Jon Pertwee was a real-life secret agent years before he donned the Time Lord’s cape. The actor, who died in 1996 aged 76, was a senior intelligence agent during the Second World War and reported directly t... | Actor was .
an intelligence agent in WWII and reported to Winston Churchill .
Revelations were made in a long-lost tape-recorded interview .
The complete interview is being published over two editions by Doctor Who Magazine. |
10235f5f16af770f5ff4bd80fc5e362a1d6088a6 | By . Meghan Keneally . Left: Sakita Covington, 38, left four children under the age of 4 alone in her apartment when she went to go get one of her sons from school . A babysitter has been arrested after a 4-year-old girl she was meant to be watching died when left unattended in the sitter's apartment. Naira Bennett was... | Naira Bennett, 4, got stuck in a folding futon in her babysitter's apartment .
Sakita Covington, 38, had left the apartment to go pick up one of her sons from school on Wednesday morning .
Naira was in the apartment with three other children- all under the age of 4- and one of them was another one of Covington's sons .... |
10237f951ceba257a431ce2f2a69ac265365690d | (CNN) -- Thousands of green card applicants will no longer "age out" and have to go to the back of the line if they turn 21 during the protracted U.S. immigration process, an appeals court has ruled in a defeat for the federal government. Wednesday's narrow 6-5 decision, from the San Francisco-based U.S. 9th Circuit Co... | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, by a 6-5 vote, reverses an earlier immigration ruling .
Sons and daughters once in line for "derivative visas" won't lose their place after turning 21 .
"These families are finally going to be back together," a victorious lawyer says .
"Immigration reform" advocate says ruling makes the "s... |
1023cc802b8535d4d08cfb44b92e8db01f267666 | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 07:31 EST, 3 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:13 EST, 3 January 2014 . Two friends who served together during the Second World War have been reunited 70 years later after a chance encounter revealed they were living just 12 miles from each other. Bessie Thomas and Millie Titshall were radar... | Bessie Thomas, 89, and Millie Titshall, 90, served together as teenagers .
The close friends lost touch after the war and never saw each other again .
But Mrs Thomas responded to a newspaper ad appealing for information .
She didn't recognise Mrs Titshall's name because she has since married - but it soon emerged the p... |
102446525be518ed509beff9d0936fe6d22d5bfb | By . Jill Reilly . Last updated at 10:17 PM on 17th December 2011 . Covered with his . favourite cuddly toys, the tiny coffin of 17-month-old Gabriel Leblonk - . the youngest victim of the grenade and gun massacre in Belgium - is . wheeled out following a moving funeral ceremony. Tragic Gabriel was shot while in his m... | 17-month-old Gabriel Leblonk was shot while in his mother's arms . |
1025a5b60b59cde1d38c68dd11642efc3929f47d | By . Ryan Lipman For Daily Mail Australia . Northern Territory policeman Garry Smith has been making people laugh on Facebook . Although he cops some flack from his mates, it's all part of the job for Northern Territory policeman Garry Smith, who has earned himself a legion of fans on social media. Senior Sergeant Smit... | NT police officer Garry Smith updates the force's Facebook page .
He incorporates humour and dad jokes into his posts where appropriate .
His posts attract hundreds of comments, likes and shares .
Sgt Smith said Facebook was a great tool for getting information to the public . |
10265b4a9c573d339b282589a4daa0981170aea8 | A woman who died after being overcome by fumes as she slept in her car between her four jobs had been desperately saving money to support a former boyfriend she met online and his three children. The body of 32-year-old Maria Fernandes was found in her car in Elizabeth, New Jersey in August, after she became overcome b... | Maria Fernandes, 32, of Newark, was allegedly overcome by mixture of carbon monoxide and fumes from an overturned gas can .
Fernandes kept extra gas in the car because she sometimes ran out .
Police say it appears she just pulled over for a nap as she desperately tried to make ends meet .
Has emerged that she had met a... |
102734997e63393b3de0dcadee3d76bbf868af81 | An eight-year-old boy has tragically died just two days before Christmas after being injured on a building site in Sydney’s south-west. On Tuesday at 1.30pm New South Wales Police were called to a construction site on George Road at Leppington, following reports a young boy had been knocked unconscious. Initial reports... | Police were called to a construction site on George Road at Leppington .
Initial reports say the boy was playing on a pile of concrete slabs, when some of the slabs slipped and fell on top of him .
A church is being built on the site where the accident happened .
The boy was rushed to Liverpool Hospital, however he was... |
10284dd9906fedd14e2f0788acfd2bb7b448413c | A 29-year-old father-of-three has died in a skydiving accident in Southern California. Jason Granger, from Yuma, Arizona, was killed just before noon on Friday after he made a hard landing, according to the coroner's report. Police in the city of Perris responded at around 11:20 a.m. to reports of an air emergency at t... | Jason Granger, from Yuma, Arizona, was killed just before noon on Friday after he made a hard landing, according to the coroner's report .
Police in the city of Perris responded at around 11:20 a.m. to reports of an air emergency at the popular skydiving site of Perris Valley airport, in southern California .
They arri... |
102981ed11436f2bad955a0579024c01f1dd851a | By . Lydia Warren for MailOnline . A 12-year-old girl who underwent life-saving gastric sleeve surgery after gaining more than 150lbs following brain tumor surgery has returned to school 50lbs lighter. Alexis Shapiro, who now enjoys activities including swimming again, told NBC News that she feels 'reborn' and grinned ... | Alexis Shapiro was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor in 2011 and the treatment left her with a condition called hypothalamic obesity .
She gained 150lbs in two years and her parents managed to raise enough money for gastric surgery after an online fundraising campaign .
In March, she underwent the surgery and is now 50... |
1029cf31ff07b353aebefee18c268c5e5cd009aa | By . Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 17:39 EST, 23 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:54 EST, 23 August 2013 . Over 40 Army Reservists were injured Friday afternoon in a bus wreck just north of Charlotte, North Carolina. One soldier is in critical condition and 40 others were injured when their bus overturned Friday afternoon ... | 41 soldiers were injured when the bus overturned in a Charlotte, NC suburb .
The critically injured female soldier was airlifted to a local hospital .
27 injured soldiers were also taken to local hospitals . |
102a175d0ff999a617e6e13864564a3c8a7f2359 | By . Sarah Griffiths . An American scientist claims that your personality might determine whether you like spicy food like chillis . An American scientist claims that your personality might determine whether you like spicy food. Pennsylvania State University's research examined the link between peoples' personality typ... | An American scientist claims that your personality might determine whether you like spicy food like chillis .
Pennsylvania State University's research examined the link between personality types and the love of hot food .
People who are more open to risks and seek new experiences are more likely to be partial to a hot ... |
102a36f34581eaf00ec71fa41e6796e209536bf6 | Washington (CNN) -- Close to 20 inches of snow piled up at the nation's capital as a blizzard pounded mid-Atlantic states Saturday, cutting power to hundreds of thousands in the region in what the president referred to as "Snowmaggedon." Snow was falling from southern Indiana eastward to New York City, Washington, Penn... | NEW: Hundreds of thousands without electricity from Virginia to Pennsylvania .
NEW: Flights canceled at Washington-Baltimore area airports, as wells as Philadelphia's .
NEW: 26.7 inches reported at the Philadelphia, airport by 1 p.m.
Delta joins Southwest, Amtrak in canceling services in the affected region . |
102a6c16a53594766e90370398bea69f4001fb53 | By . Lydia Warren . The three-year-old son of a missing teacher told investigators that he hasn't seen her since her live-in boyfriend 'kicked mommy's butt and made her cry', it has emerged. The boy was interviewed by investigators looking for his mother, 31-year-old Bianca Tanner, who vanished on June 7 after moving i... | Bianca Tanner, 31, has not been seen since June 7 and police in Charlotte, North Carolina said they are now treating the case as a homicide .
Her boyfriend, Angelo Smith, told detectives they had a fight when she was drunk and she left with a bag .
Investigators said Smith, who has not been named as a suspect, deleted ... |
102b6faaeeb46cbeb00182dc5761eeae68b3973b | (CNN) -- England have qualified for the Euro 2012 finals, but they had troubled striker Wayne Rooney sent off, and squandered a two-goal lead, to draw 2-2 in Montenegro on Friday. Fabio Capello's side only needed a point to seal their place from Group G and looked in complete control when Ashley Young headed home Theo ... | England qualify for the Euro 2012 finals after a 2-2 Group G draw in Montenegro .
Wayne Rooney is sent off and will now miss at least the opening match of the finals .
Spain, Netherlands and Germany all win to remain 100 per cent in qualification .
Russia and Greece edge close to sealing qualification with vital victor... |
102b8aa53d65b3229eb804c39c788cb020375a29 | Chinatown is the bustling heart of downtown Manhattan and with an estimated population of 100,000 literally piled on top of each other in century old tenements, it is also the most crowded. Bordered by the every-shrinking Little Italy and the fabulously wealthy Tribeca and SoHo neighborhoods, Chinatown is a throwback t... | Four-year photographic project reveals the abject poverty that some in Manhattan's famous Chinatown live in .
Annie Ling was inspired by the loss of her own Chinatown home in 2009 to a fire .
Traveled the tenements of the downtown Manhattan district - especially the infamous 81 Bowery .
Nearly 30 migrant workers shared... |
102ccb6e57ddce08016c0b389efb83e1eb98959d | Residents in a seaside town had to be evacuated after a traditionally built cob cottage collapsed during renovation work yesterday. One wall of the mud and straw-built terraced house fell into the street in Dawlish, Devon, as scaffolding surrounding it buckled and fell. Emergency services were called but despite the sc... | Traditionally built cob cottage in Dawlish, Devon, collapsed at 4pm yesterday .
Scaffolding on the terraced house near the town centre also fell into street .
No-one was hurt but it was second such incident in Devon in less than week .
On 4 September 400-year-old cob cottage collapsed in nearby East Budleigh .
Owner's ... |
102d9b18344c158f1d069b9ddf17096f420a34df | Russian president Vladimir Putin met the . Pope today - amid claims he is planning to name scandal-mired Silvio . Berlusconi as Russia's ambassador to the Vatican. The pair have defended each other through thick and thin, so the move is hardly surprising for the ever-controversial pair. The Russian president has attend... | Putin will hold fiery discussion of Syria with Pope Francis .
Italian media have reported Putin could grant special status to Berlusconi .
Former PM has been handed several jail terms and faces another trial . |
102dcd32159249a18553715862037bc4c28e3610 | By . Francesca Infante . PUBLISHED: . 06:12 EST, 16 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:49 EST, 16 April 2013 . High pay: Site manager Mr Wootton was paid in excess of £50,000 by Ravenscroft School in Essex . A primary school is paying its caretaker £50,000 a year – double the wage of a newly qualified teacher. The caretake... | Mr Wooton receives £38,000 basic salary topped up with £14,500 extra pay .
It is £13,000 more than is set aside by school for special educational needs .
Ravenscroft School in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, has been strongly criticised .
He has been on same pay since 2007 and MP says school must 'get a grip'
Primary school tea... |
102e5dba7396a186fc5427a150bd512a8440ae11 | Roberto Mancini will coach Inter Milan for the first time since 2008 in Sunday's derby with AC Milan. The 49-year-old, who won three successive Serie A titles with the club during his four years in charge, replaced Walter Mazzarri during the international break with the Nerazzurri having won just four of their 11 leagu... | Roberto Mancini returns to Inter Milan dug out for first time since 2008 .
First game is the Milan derby against fierce rivals AC on Sunday .
He replaced former incumbent Walter Mazzarri during international break .
Mancini admits that he 'never thought of returning' to Inter Milan . |
102eb8311fc40d22bd42ad73d4db290c70c19bc5 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 03:32 EST, 21 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:15 EST, 21 March 2013 . It sounds like a scene from an episode of the popular and long-running cartoon The Simpsons. A defendant called Bart Simpson, appearing in court in front of a judge called Mr Burns. However, this isn't a fictional case... | Barton Simpson appears before Mr Recorder Burns .
Admitted taking an antique gun into an airport . |
102f8ba542afeb9b87e367bc423822528277e728 | Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki have formed a blossoming friendship over the past few months. Williams was waiting at the finish line as Wozniacki ran the New York Marathon before attending a fashion awards ceremony the following day. They were also seen watching the New York Knicks in action. Serena Williams (l... | Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki form a blossoming friendship .
The pair have been spotted at fashion shows and sporting events already .
Now the tennis duo are enjoying a holiday together in the Bahamas . |
1030dd7980e272731d8c00fe26563e1ed2f23a30 | (CNN) -- As leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa convene in Durban, the term "BRICS" used to describe these rapidly growing economies is so last year; today everyone is talking about the "CIVETS." Made up of Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa -- these nations, some with siz... | EIU's John Bowler sees Indonesia and Myanmar as burgeoning economies .
Goldman Sachs' O'Neill said any club including China is going to be very difficult to match .
BRICS leaders meet in South Africa to make deal on development bank . |
1035065d4bf5f3c904c13c81868042cd9ad53876 | A man locked in a battle with his energy supplier has gone without gas or electricity for three years because he refuses to pay for his meter to be fixed. Chris Guest, 50, has refused to pay Eon £70 to fix the device, which they installed in 2010, and has been left without power ever since. Mr Guest has been forced to ... | Chris Guest has been surviving on corned beef sandwiches .
He has to read by torchlight and has no heating or hot water .
Eon entered his home using legal powers in 2010 and installed a meter .
He claims the meter broke and refuses to pay the £70 charge to repair it . |
1036f846053458daee669aac7c0cd8b2b26fc0b4 | (CNN) -- A New York Times article has reported that the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have launched airstrikes in Libya against militias, without coordinating with their ally, the United States of America. Both Egypt and the United Arab Emirates continue to deny that they were responsible for the strikes, while Americ... | The New York Times reports the UAE and Egypt launched air strikes in Libya .
Egypt, the UAE deny the reports, but the U.S. says it understands they did strike .
Amid the threat of ISIS, some regional powers fear extremists in Libya, says H.A. Hellyer .
Libyans are caught between supporters of Islamist groups, those who... |
10373e0ea2d7822975bebf45d37946775abce2b8 | (CNN) -- Arizona police are looking for an Iraqi man who they allege ran down his daughter and her friend because he believed his daughter had become "too Westernized." Police say they're looking for Faleh Hassan Almaleki, who they say struck two people with a vehicle Tuesday. Peoria, Arizona, police said Wednesday tha... | Police: Man struck daughter, her friend with vehicle on Tuesday in Arizona .
Man thought daughter, 20, wasn't living according to family's Iraqi values, police say .
Woman has life-threatening injuries, police say .
Police seek Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 48 . |
1037a4edd6dfa4f4b3f483ac2b03040305c94447 | Barcelona midfielder Xavi admits his playing days are over and says he would relish the chance to follow the example of Pep Guardiola by one day coaching the Catalan giants. Xavi replaced Guardiola on the pitch as Barca's midfield playmaker having been promoted to the first team by then coach Louis van Gaal and now he ... | Xavi has aspirations to one day coach Catalan giants Barcelona .
Pep Guardiola won three La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues during his time as a manager at the Nou Camp .
Xavi revealed Vicente del Bosque convinced him to play at the World Cup . |
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