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141d2ee94bf4910164734bbf563830a1651a86f3 | By . Ashley Collman . The two children were injured Saturday when a bounce house became untethered have spoken out about the terrifying experience. Friends AJ Ruder, 11, and 12-year-old Madison Kelsay were playing together in the bouncy castle on Saturday while their siblings competed in a lacrosse tournament at a Litt... | Friends AJ Ruder, 11, and 12-year-old Madison Kelsay were playing on a bounce slide while their siblings competed in a lacrosse tournament .
The bounce house become unlatched from its stakes in the ground and flew 300 feet across the soccer field .
Both children received minor injuries .
The company that owns and opera... |
141d76fe819db3d8e26660596ae8ad0a2e7bba9b | By . Australian Associated Press . and Freya Noble . Father Stanislaus Hogan, 69, pleaded guilty to accessing and possessing child pornography at the District Court in Adelaide on Monday . A Catholic priest who had over a thousand child pornography images in the bedroom at the college he worked at struggled to reconcil... | A court heard Catholic priest Father Stanislaus Hogan struggled with his sexuality .
Police found 1,555 child pornography images in his room at Saint Ignatius College in Adelaide .
The ages of the children ranged between three months and 16 years .
Hogan will be sentenced at a later date . |
141d806cd5ffeb9f94bd15e060415c50677520e8 | Charges: Justin Ross Harris, pictured in court earlier this year, has been indicted on eight counts . Justin Ross Harris, the Georgia dad who left his 22-month-old son to die in his hot car earlier this summer, has been charged with the boy's murder. If convicted, 33-year-old Harris faces a mandatory life sentence and ... | Justin Ross Harris, 33, was arrested in June after his 22-month-old son Cooper was found dead in his hot car outside his workplace .
It emerged Harris had been sexting underage girls while the boy died .
On Thursday, he was indicted by a Cobb County grand jury on eight counts, including malice murder, felony murder and... |
141e3ff76d19fab1b9b06ab38376ea31462439e9 | By . Hamish Mackay for MailOnline . Follow @@H_Mackay . Kevin Sutherland made history on the Champions Tour on Saturday by becoming the first person to card a sub-60 round, with a magical 59 seeing him storm to the top of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open leaderboard. Perhaps what is most remarkable about the 50-year-old'... | Kevin Sutherland became the first person to card a sub-60 round .
50-year-old was playing at Endicott on the Champions Tour .
Sutherland actually made a bogey on final hole but still carded 59 . |
141fb2e3ae1b449a3a27be8aad52052a1e6defbf | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 04:32 EST, 25 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:50 EST, 25 June 2012 . Knock-off movies are enjoying a resurgence thanks to the rise of online film distribution sites which make it easier to 'confuse' customers into buying the wrong flick. Production companies say distribution system... | Imitations enjoying a resurgence as they look to cash in on $18bn industry .
Rise of online film sites like Netflix make it 'harder to distinguish DVD covers' |
1420870e66cccabfafdb3278b7a26f639bd81a22 | Ahead of the release of his new movie, Manny Pacquiao has been showing off his acting skills as he put on an impressive Scottish accent. The boxer was appearing on sports talk show Men in Blazers as he was invited to discuss football, boxing and the release of 'Manny', which will be out on Friday. During the show the W... | Manny Pacquiao appeared on sports talk show Men in Blazers .
The WBO welterweight champion put on a Scottish accent .
Pacquiao's new film 'Manny' is due to be released on Friday .
The Filipino is waiting for Floyd Mayweather to agree to mega-fight . |
1420cd52f747e121ca54d84a3706cab9f2378d68 | John Butler was jailed for seven years for manslaughter of his ex-partner Pauline . A businessman who appeared in a BBC reality show has been jailed for seven years for stabbing his estranged partner to death. John Butler, 62, killed his former partner Pauline with a kitchen knife at the flat she had moved into in Leed... | John Butler, 62, stabbed his estranged partner Pauline, 61, to death .
Butler was jailed for seven years at Leeds Crown Court today .
His family firm featured in BBC makeover show The Fixer in 2012 .
Jury cleared him of murder but he was convicted for manslaughter .
Judge told him: 'This happened principally because yo... |
14212c80dc0b9162fae06516af773b8a0564980c | By . Louise Boyle . A waterfront restaurant that has been plagued with problems for years sank this morning - and not just in the financial sense. The Waterfront Restaurant in Hebron, Kentucky, was underwater on Tuesday morning at its dock. The owner, Jeff Ruby, tweeted a photograph of the submerged flamingo-pink barge... | The Waterfront Restaurant in Hebron, Kentucky, was underwater on Tuesday morning at its dock .
It floated away twice in the past including in February when one staff member had to be rescued . |
1422b50834f7fcd013ff3982aa24821d1d323b27 | By . Sarah Griffiths . The origins of Little Red Riding Hood have been traced back 2,000 years by scientist. A Victorian image is pictured . The origins of Little Red Riding Hood have been traced back 2,000 years by scientists. And they believe finding the roots of other folk tales could show how humans migrated throug... | The original yarn, upon which Little Red Riding Hood was based, first appeared in Europe in the first century AD .
Durham anthropologist Dr Jamshid Tehrani .
used a mathematical modelling system to compare 72 areas of similarity between 58 versions of the folk .
tale .
He found Little Red Riding Hood 'evolved twice'
fr... |
14239f7a8aa7d23f31a43b8dd92de37c6b9340a8 | (CNN) -- Space shuttle Discovery launched just before midnight Friday on a mission to the international space station. Space shuttle Discovery lifts off late Friday from Kennedy Space Center in a photo from iReporter Alan Walters. The crew of seven astronauts includes one from Mexico and another from Sweden. One of th... | Space shuttle Discovery launches just before midnight Friday .
Discovery is scheduled to fly to international space station with a crew of seven .
Logistics module, science experiments, Stephen Colbert treadmill also aboard . |
1424f97c7959479223d9a4c9c6ce48a156d4ae5d | Click here for all the stats from Chelsea's win using our fantastic match zone service . Normal service has been resumed. Four days after their first defeat in eight months and Chelsea delivered a nerveless return to form. They have completed the group phase with 17 goals - more than any other team - and Jose Mourinho ... | Chelsea and Schalke qualify from Group G in the Champions League after both side's win .
Jose Mourinho rested several players but two early goals set them on the Blues on their way .
Cesc Fabregas opened the scoring after Filipe Luis was fouled in the box .
Andre Schurrle's classy finish put the hosts 2-0 up inside 20 ... |
1424fb9b98651d0e042fa5edc67474827951f286 | (CNN) -- Michael Schumacher has been one of Pirelli's biggest critics this season, but Formula One's tire supplier has backed the seven-time world champion to end his long wait for a victory at Sunday's European Grand Prix. The 43-year-old, who has not finished on the podium since coming out of retirement in 2010, told... | Michael Schumacher tipped for success at Sunday's European Grand Prix .
The Mercedes driver has not won a race since coming out of retirement in 2010 .
The seven-time world champion has retired from five of seven races in 2012 .
Schumacher's teammate Nico Rosberg collected his first ever win in China . |
142563f4e07a68e89fed540e867025550e6b6f0e | A mother whose aorta burst when she was eight months pregnant ended up having life-saving surgery during which her baby was also delivered. Edita Tracey, 35, suffered a foot-long rupture in the main blood vessel taking blood from her heart to the rest of her body. Miraculously, she is now back at home with her daughter... | Edita Tracey, 35, called an ambulance when she developed bad chest pains .
She was 36 weeks pregnant and was rushed to hospital for a series of tests .
Doctors found she had suffered a huge tear in her biggest blood vessel .
She had nine hours of emergency surgery to repair the tear and save her life .
At the start of ... |
1425b3024123dc71db73ebdc665f760f40fa3801 | Kamaishi, Japan (CNN) -- Ikuo Fujiwara stops in front of the wreckage of the Buddhist temple, brings his hands together and prays. The monk bursts into tears, an involuntary act, as he asks heaven what he can do to comfort his destroyed hometown and begin to rebuild his house of worship. Fujiwara needs heaven to speak ... | Buddhist funerals typically are highly ritualized .
The town of Kamaishi lacks the resources to cremate the dead .
The bodies must be buried in mass graves to prevent a disease outbreak .
Officials say the mass burials are temporary . |
1427b71c108fff885462ac50b3b2120f254630ab | (CNN) -- Veteran American Paul Goydos has become just the fourth player in PGA Tour history to break the 60-shot barrier after carding a remarkable 12-under-par 59 in the opening round of the John Deere Classic on Thursday. Goydos follows in the footsteps of Al Geiberger (1977), Chip Beck (1991) and David Duval (1999) ... | Veteran American Paul Goydos cards a 12-under-par 59 in the John Deere Classic .
The 46-year-old becomes the fourth player to achieve the feat in PGA Tour history .
The Californian is the first player to break the milestone on a par-71 course .
Irishman Darren Clarke cards a six-under-par 65 to lead the Scottish Open a... |
1428134024d10a0ff892c8564e95015767cc9ffb | (CNN) -- The coach of four-time major winner Ernie Els has urged golf's governing bodies to come to a quick decision on the proposed banning of anchored putting. Golf's rulemakers Royal & Ancient (R & A) and the United States Golf Association (USGA), which governs the game in the U.S. and Mexico, announced in November ... | Ernie Els' coach calls for a decision on anchored putting .
PGA Tour spoke out against a ban on the technique, which could be outlawed .
Claude Harmon III says a delay on the decision could damage integrity of golf .
Els, Keegan Bradley and Webb Simpson have all won recent majors using belly putter . |
14292b828ba851d056bd7e992350a1befae90f04 | By . Paul Thompson . PUBLISHED: . 00:56 EST, 25 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:59 EST, 25 October 2013 . A man has . been accused killing two of his mother's pet Chihuahuas - because she . loved them more than him. Adam Kosa . is alleged to have slit the throats of the animals with a box cutter. Two other . dogs had... | Adam Kosa allegedly slit the dogs' throats with a box cutter .
He allegedly spared another two dogs after feeling guilty for killing the first two .
He is being held in jail on a $20,000 bond . |
1429817ff3b8da2fef24fd0b415fd8bb1da8d439 | Injured Arsenal star Jack Wilshere was up with the lark on Friday morning as he recovered from his ankle operation on Thursday. The 22-year-old faces quite some time on the sidelines, but that was not enough to dampen his spirits as he kicked back and watched the latest sporting news. Cup of tea in hand and his his foo... | Jack Wilshere posted a picture whilst recovering from an ankle surgery .
The 22-year-old also responded to claims he has 'brittle ankles'
The Gunners star was injured in tackle with Paddy McNair on Saturday .
Wilshere will be out until at least February following an operation .
Arsenal midfielder has missed 119 weeks i... |
1429a5fd210d63c942c05d8911f17dc046f4eecc | Beijing (CNN) -- Chinese authorities Monday arrested dozens of demonstrators in Hohhot as protests spread to the provincial capital and other cities in Inner Mongolia despite tightened security and reports of martial law, activists told CNN. "Several hundred people, mostly students and ordinary Hohhot residents, gather... | The protests move to other cities in Inner Mongolia .
"Troops dispersed the crowd after an hour and dozens were arrested," an activist says .
This follows protests last week . |
1429ba572d156838032745ca1ce015b26f95dcfd | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 10:24 EST, 14 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:49 EST, 14 June 2012 . Egypt's Supreme Court has ordered for the country's parliament to be dissolved after ruling that its election six months ago was unconstitutional. The country's top court said a third of the Islamist-dominated legisl... | Ruling by country's top court means new elections will have to be held .
Separate ruling allows Mubarak's former PM to stand for presidential election .
Heavy police and military presence outside court for today's ruling . |
142a31d4518fd2c3941a9d6283b815f679584d06 | (CNN) -- Authorities searching for a missing Oregon boy are seeking information from the public on the child's stepmother. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office released a flier Friday with pictures of Terri Horman, who told investigators she last saw her stepson, Kyron Horman, 7, inside Skyline Elementary School in Po... | Authorities searching for missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman .
Two-week-old case now labeled a criminal investigation .
Search is one of the largest in Oregon history . |
142c03a777552cf8cd1a5562d2c8098c66c6cedf | Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro admitted he had to think of his long-term future after pulling out of the Australian Open with a recurrence of a wrist injury. Del Potro returned from 10 months out of the game at the Sydney International earlier this week, but since bowing out in the quarter-finals to Mikh... | Juan Martin del Potro has suffered a recurrence of his wrist injury .
Argentinian had missed the last 10 months due to injury .
Del Potro says he has taken to decision to withdraw so not to put his body at risk from a more serious injury . |
142d81f46c852980162ca3cb93c37e3b8f34f04c | This could have been avoided. If Roy Hodgson had said he wanted to give Adam Lallana the chance to build on his eye-catching efforts against San Marino, we would have been none the wiser about Raheem Sterling’s fatigue. Every word the England manager says is scrutinised. I can see where Hodgson was coming from but an i... | Raheem Sterling told Roy Hodgson he was too tired to start for England against Estonia on Sunday .
The Liverpool winger came on as a 64th-minute substitute in the 1-0 win .
Those saying he was wrong to pull himself out of the starting line-up are not thinking of the consequences .
Former Liverpool and England star Mic... |
142da564d01ad0506ffcf7f38b8291f2d1d6f731 | When Amy Winehouse transformed the musical landscape with her classic albums Frank and Back To Black, a wave of talented homegrown divas emerged in her wake, with Adele, Duffy and Paloma Faith all becoming major stars. But her influence stretched beyond these shores, as Dutch singer Caro Emerald acknowledges. The 31-ye... | Dutch singer Caro Emerald credits her success to late Amy Winehouse .
Miss Emerald, 31, has sold out Royal Albert Hall and tours UK this autumn . |
142ebe4f14ddcf51cd8cfa1bb9e6c25c120c0c62 | By . Marie-louise Olson and Alex Greig . PUBLISHED: . 23:38 EST, 7 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:03 EST, 8 October 2013 . The 27-year-old zookeeper whose arm was torn off by a tiger has been pictured for the first time as she vowed to return to tending the big cats at the GW Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma... | The woman whose arm was mauled by a tiger GW Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma has been named as Kelci Saffery, 27 .
Saffery released a statement absolving the zoo of any wrongdoing .
Zoo owner Joe Schreibvogel read out the statement at a press conference Monday .
Saffery says she put her hand into the cage instead of usi... |
142f132a53b44b904f93d1df033262042cef9085 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:28 EST, 29 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:38 EST, 30 November 2013 . A new cut of steak has been discovered hiding in an area of the cow that normally is used for chuck due to its fat, gristle and cartilage. Meat expert, Tony Mata, found the so-called Vegas Strip in the sho... | Meat expert, Tony Mata, found the so-called Vegas Strip hiding in the fatty area of the cow that is normally used for chuck .
He has developed a method of slicing the meat from the cartilage and gristle in that area into a prime piece of steak .
Mata also discovered the flat-iron steak 10 years ago . |
142f58b7f3c286c81d407c80e46766f512085dbf | (CNN) -- What harm does it do? That's the challenge the casino industry puts to its critics. A new report by the Institute for American Values presents the answer. Until the late 1980s, casino gambling was illegal almost everywhere in the country. Today, casinos are allowed in 23 states. These newly authorized casinos ... | David Frum says a new report makes clear the damage casinos do .
He says they extract earnings from Americans least able to afford it .
Casinos are bad for property values, don't revive troubled neighborhoods, he says .
Frum: Government benefits from taxes on casinos and officials don't question the harm . |
142f65dcbe0467b813d71b3b59f2106e970251ab | (CNN) -- Navigating a narrow channel through the reef, our Zodiacs slide onto a crushed coral beach and we scramble onto Mature-vavao, an uninhabited atoll at the eastern edge of French Polynesia. It's a gorgeous little island, shaded by thousands of coconut palms and encircled by bands of water that run a dozen differ... | Three-week journey from Easter Island to Tahiti stops at remote French Polynesian islands .
Henderson Island's claim to fame is the real-life "Moby-Dick"
The only way to land on Pitcairn is to surf 12-foot waves into the tiny, jetty-enclosed harbor . |
142fe4f74e8a9c879c4d83d1a5f06ee9be0212e9 | (CNN) -- Gone are the days of the grainy camera phone images with the resolution of a poor imitation Monet. Today's smartphone cameras are so advanced that mobile photography is becoming an art form in its own right, turning photo-sharing apps like Instagram into portable galleries for amateur photographers, and profes... | Out of the Phone is the first publisher to focus on mobile photography exclusively .
A new anthology highlights 100 of the best Instagram pictures of 2014 .
Founder Pierre Le Govic aims to showcase both amateur and professional photographers . |
14306e3ad35a537e30a9ee7abdafd8a0cc9c38ef | (CNN) -- Severe weather turned deadly Wednesday night in north Texas. Officials say at least 10 tornadoes touched down, leaving at least six people dead and more than 100 injured in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. If you are looking for missing loved ones, you can call 817-579-2888 to get info from Lake Granbury Hospital. ... | Tornadoes leave at least six dead, more than 100 injured in Dallas-Fort Worth area .
The Red Cross currently has two shelters open for those in need .
The Salvation Army is on the scene providing food and spiritual support .
Humane Society is helping with animal control and displaced animals . |
1431f92037f9fa3f7c02a69238d657e53c59895c | Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama on Thursday said he wants the people of France to know the United States "stands with you today, stands with you tomorrow" in the wake of this week's terror attacks. He made the remarks during an appearance in Knoxville, Tenn. to announce a new higher education initiative. Obama t... | President Barack Obama says America "stands with" France following the terrorist attacks this week .
He offered America's "deepest sympathy and solidarity" to the country .
The U.S. government is supporting the French government in its investigation . |
143273a920b16e5975d0e3ed2f9f6ca10b30d2fc | By . Associated Press . Three people were killed and three deputies injured in a shootout after a domestic dispute at North Carolina mobile home park Wednesday, law enforcement officials said. Deputies were called to the Crystal Springs Mobile Home Park southwest of downtown Fayetteville for the dispute between a grand... | Deputies were called to the Crystal Springs Mobile Home Park southwest of downtown Fayetteville for the dispute between a grandfather and a grandson about 7 a.m.
There, authorities said, gunfire was exchanged with one person, who was among the three killed .
Deputies did not immediately say whether the other people die... |
1433e9e0073295c8a2f24a1b3b171088a49f909a | By . Andrew Levy . Tragic: Christian Smith, 38, was killed instantly when he was hit by a suspected drink-driver hours into a 248-mile charity cycle ride . Donations were flooding in last night for a cyclist who was killed by a suspected drink driver during a 24-hour charity ride. Christian Smith, 38, had almost comple... | Christian Smith, 38, aimed to cycle 248 miles around Kent and Sussex .
Set off on Friday, hit at 4am on Saturday near Chestfield, killed instantly .
Driver arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and bailed until July 26 .
Wellwishers donate £40,000 to charity Mind in memory of the cyclist .
Christian's last message on ... |
14340665669f19bc82ab8cd22372cf885a654e12 | The aunt of a missing 15-year-old schoolgirl who is thought to have been radicalised online before travelling to Syria says powerful jihadists are 'brainwashing' British teenagers through the internet. Sucdi Ali said her family are 'heartbroken' over suggestions schoolgirl Yusra Hussien may have become a 'jihadi bride'... | Yusra Hussien, 15, may have become a 'jihadi bride' after travelling to Syria .
Her aunt Sucdi Ali believes she was radicalised online by powerful jihadists .
Family noticed she was spending more time on laptop and smart phone .
Yusra and girl, 17, from London flew to Turkey 'to join extremists'
Friends say they hav... |
1434798ed94e811cdeccfe63ac4a26f275b42c15 | (CNN) -- Germany captain Michael Ballack will miss the World Cup after he picked up an ankle injury during Chelsea's FA Cup final victory over Portsmouth at Wembley. The 33-year-old sustained ligament damage in a strong tackle from Portsmouth midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng that forced him to hobble off before half-tim... | Michael Ballack has been ruled out of the World Cup through injury .
Ballack sustained ankle ligament damage playing for Chelsea in the FA Cup final .
German doctors say Ballack will be out of action for up to two months . |
1434810fea2fb28c9fd530ef4b38e751c04de33c | A 56-year-old woman and her five-year-old grandson miraculously emerged with minor injuries from a car accident after they were both run over on Tuesday in Anapolis in the state of Goias, Brazil. A split second after the accident happens, the youngster gets up and walks over to his grandmother, who is lying on the floo... | Vilma do Nascimento and João Pedro Nascimento were hit by a runaway car .
They were walking in Anapolis when two cars collided in front of them .
The collision sent a stationary car careering into them at high speed .
CCTV cameras positioned above filmed the car rolling over the pair .
The boy jumps up in a flash and g... |
1435263dd87ffb3a57c6600ea4bb297100920da2 | By . Thomas Burrows for MailOnline . Cameraman Huw Walters allegedly forged his wife's signature to pay off £59,000 in debts. He denies three counts of fraud at Cardiff Crown Court . An award-winning cameraman forged his wife's signature to pay off £59,000 in debts, before divorcing her, a court heard. Huw Talfryn Walt... | Huw Walters, 50, denies three fraud charges at Cardiff Crown Court .
Court heard he forged his wife's signature three times and spent the money on expensive camera and photographic kit before ending 14 year marriage .
Freelance cameraman Walters has worked on programmes including the BBC Proms, Doctor Who and Channel 4... |
143617fe0658a983ae839213a1db20c340ca33ca | Tossing pancakes on Sunday mornings helps David Cameron forget about the pressure of running the country. The Prime Minister said it is hard to ‘think too much about politics if you’re in danger of burning the pancakes’. He also revealed how he relies on a large entourage to do his job, is only allowed to listen to Bru... | It's hard to think about politics while concentrating on cooking breakfast .
Admits to having an outargue to help with being a dad and running country .
Confesses to 'guilty pleasure' of listening to Bruce Springsteen .
But wife Samantha 'doesn't like The Boss' and bans him from being played .
PM's mother Mary gave adv... |
14364da85f15aaad66a0393a0a21f0c52e7f20d1 | By . Ben Spencer . PUBLISHED: . 03:06 EST, 14 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:06 EST, 14 June 2013 . Late care: New Government proposal could see schools staying open until 6pm, Education and Childcare Minister Liz Truss said . The school day could be lengthened and parents drafted in to run after-hour clubs to reduce th... | Government to announce plans to keep schools open until 6pm .
Education Minister Liz Truss promised longer hours in speech yesterday .
New plans could see parents drafted in to run after-school clubs . |
1436524a4170d626e37d5a572e98c713f8b0ce01 | FIFA Puskas Award contender Stephanie Roche is to leave her French club after a six-month spell. The 25-year-old Republic of Ireland women's international joined southern side ASPTT Albi, newly-promoted to the French top flight, last summer. However, as a non-French speaker Roche recently admitted it was proving tough ... | Stephanie Roche is set to leave her French side ASPTT Albi .
The 25-year-old has only been at the club for six months .
Roche is up for the FIFA Puskas Award for her sensational volley for former side Peamount United against Wexford Youths in October 2013 . |
1436f93b55a1053a1902a267e927fb0890022c2e | Stalking along the backstreets and failing miserably to blend into the background, the sight of this emerald-coloured stray has caused uproar in a Black Sea resort town. Locals in Varna, Bulgaria, assumed the cat was the victim of a cruel prank by vandals and set up a Facebook group called 'Punishment to the the perpet... | A bright green cat has been seen roaming the streets in Varna, Bulgaria .
Many assumed the stray was the victim of a cruel prank by vandals .
But the cat actually sleeps on a heap of synthetic green paint in a garage . |
14370187e4380f52048985ea387dfeb068118dd0 | (CNN) -- NBC has canceled "Whitney." And "Guys With Kids." And "Up All Night." And "1600 Penn." That's four half-hour comedies axed in one afternoon. And those are in addition to "30 Rock" and "The Office," which are having their final seasons this year. And let's not forget "Animal Practice," the network's previously ... | NBC has canceled "Whitney," "Guys With Kids," "Up All Night" and "1600 Penn"
That's in addition to "30 Rock" and "The Office," which are having their final seasons this year .
NBC announced earlier that it will partly restock its lineup with a few new comedies . |
143ab6f97680859c119b119383eb53c43980429a | January 24, 2014 . Our last show of the week covers violent protests in the Ukrainian capital, a conference of mayors in the U.S. capital, and cyber crime that could affect some shoppers' capital. We also look into what the NFL plans to do regarding the Super Bowl if a Farmer's Almanac forecast is accurate. On this pag... | This page includes the show Transcript and the Daily Curriculum .
Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
The Daily Curriculum's Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of events in the news .
At the bottom of the page, please share your feedback about our show and curriculum . |
143ade0ff699f8a62abe4e14a7014fc8fbe57676 | By . Josh Gardner for MailOnline . The pregnant wife of a Missouri crop duster pilot killed in a tragic plane crash has revealed that, just before his death, her husband heard their unborn baby's heartbeat for the first time. 'I'm so thankful for that,' said LeAnn Malone, whose husband Hollis Malone died August 20 whil... | Hollis Malone died in a crop duster crash on August 20 .
The fourth generation pilot left behind his pregnant wife LeAnn and their son Rylan, 2 . |
143b622e3ff61d190866dc981f7499ec443b8814 | French President Francois Hollande has warned that diplomacy with Russia 'cannot go on forever' as world leaders prepare to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss and end to the war in Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference in Paris this morning, Hollande said he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will go to Kiev this aftern... | Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel are travelling to Ukraine today .
They hope to broker a deal to help end the conflict in east of the country .
Leaders will travel to Moscow tomorrow to continue talks with Putin .
US Secretary of State John Kerry is also in Kiev to take part in the talks .
Meanwhile NATO has booste... |
143bb0d05798adfffceeb6d1ba39372aa9a8d82c | (CNN) -- The United States is vacating an air base in Pakistan at Islamabad's request following a NATO attack that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers. U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter told Pakistan's Waqt TV on Monday that the United States is leaving Shamsi Air Base in Balochistan Province southwest of Quet... | NEW: Pakistan's prime minister says he wants good relations with the United States .
The U.S. is vacating Shamsi Air Base, which is used by unmanned combat vehicles .
The impact of vacating the air base is likely to be minimal, experts say .
Pakistan told the U.S. to leave the base after an airstrike killed 24 Pakistan... |
143cdbf60fd64359b5d743b41b26173fca3e1127 | A California gym became a robotic warzone yesterday as drones battled it out in an annual engineering contest. The competition involved six teams of engineering students who were each given $800 (£480) to create machines that could fly or drive their way to victory. Organised by the California Institute of Technology (... | Six teams of Caltech students were .
given $800 (£480) to create machines .
Students manoeuvre robots inside a gym while collecting a soup can .
Aim was get can as close to the top a wooden hill after four-minute rounds .
They also had to prevent the other team’s robot from reaching the platform .
The overall winners w... |
143db9c3a51278c0cd58043983eff5be06b45666 | (CNN) -- Some 5,000 residents in eastern Pennsylvania were allowed to return to their homes Saturday afternoon, some 12 hours after they were evacuated when a tractor-trailer carrying 33,000 pounds of toxic hydrofluoric acid overturned after the driver tried to avoid a deer, authorities said. Traffic is backed up Satur... | 5,000 evacuees able to go home 12 hours after evacuated because of acid spill .
Canadian driver tried to avoid hitting a deer, flipped tractor-trailer .
Leak of highly corrosive hydrofluoric acid stopped . |
143e338b0d2e08b439d6d74e2857e915c3d15e38 | The AFL has called play-on with an ambitious plan to see an Australia-wide women's competition, with the first bounce to potentially come as early as 2017. AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan wants a national review into second-tier football that gets underway next month to include the launch of a women's competition in its discu... | Women's league in 2017 a 'personal goal' of AFL boss Gillon McLachlan .
National league proposal part of 'second-tier football' review country-wide .
Participation booming in Victoria, with 52 teams across seven divisions .
Players in organised leagues up 30% last year, same jump expected in 2016 . |
143eceada390cc530a05c76915ba99bd5f15fe81 | Roy Hodgson has risked upsetting Merseyside by making an ill-judged comment about Wayne Rooney’s Scouse accent. The England manager, no stranger to controversial remarks, suggested that Rooney would not be able to stand up and lecture a room full of people because of his ‘Liverpool accent’. When asked what Rooney was l... | Roy Hodgson suggests Wayne Rooney would not be able to stand up and lecture a room full of people because of his 'Liverpool accent'
Hodgson: ‘Wayne is not the sort of person, with his Liverpool accent, who is going to be able to stand up in front of a lecture room of people'
Hodgson staunchly defended Manchester United... |
1440cb9bf231581ca6f1b108172b47a479205c72 | For a nation conscious of limited resources like Sweden, investing in 'eco' product development seems a fail-safe business strategy. It worked for Ikea. Now luxury intimate lifestyle company LELO has looked to its Swedish roots and is marketing a flat-pack, fully recycled vibrator promising to 'take the meaning of do-i... | Swedish firm release £120 flat pack 8 piece vibrator in time for April 1st .
Green GӒSM sex toy is made from 100% recycled wood pulp and rubber .
Battery powered and rechargeable with manual hand-crank and Allen key .
Firm is actually super luxury, selling £10,000 24-karat gold vibrators . |
14417fa36986a61a7ebe9f04bbd412850f52c9a9 | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- President Barack Obama marked the first anniversary of the death of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden with an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, signing a long-awaited strategic partnership agreement meant to set the conditions of an American withdrawal from the war-torn nation. The president... | NEW: Sen. Carl Levin says hot topic issues to be discussed at NATO summit .
Car bomb in Kabul kills at least 7 people, wounds 17 after the visit .
Two American service members killed, two others injured in Wardak province blast .
Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai sign an agreement on future cooperation . |
1442b0978659913accd6be82ce6bb2935f277316 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 11:13 EST, 2 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:00 EST, 2 April 2013 . A teenage motor scooter rider who was caught on camera standing up and waving his arms around while driving to 'show off to his mates' has been banned from the roads. The 16-year-old boy spread his arms out wide in a stunt... | Boy told magistrates he was 'showing off to his mates'
Police said he could have faced 'life-changing consequences'
Traffic officers filmed the incident on the A63 near Selby, North Yorkshire . |
1442cfb557c34b0c2bfa2161f0aede020cd09e08 | Murder-accused Shrien Dewani told his new bride their relationship was 'not natural' and he was 'forcing' himself to be with her just five days after their wedding, intimate emails between the newlyweds reveal. Anni, who was 28 when she was shot to death in South Africa in 2010, threatened to walk out on him before the... | Murder victim threatened to walk out just five days after they married .
She said he had left her feeling hurt, confused and unable to sleep .
Shrien Dewani attempted to put her mind at ease in his reply .
Dewani, now 34, denies five charges, including murder and kidnapping . |
144381298a3f47b9e735c55afb8c7d0beffe92b5 | By . Nina Golgowski . Hero: Jon Candelaria, right, pulled a trapped taxi driver from his vehicle. The taxi driver left before Candelaria could get his name . As Hurricane Sandy's flood waters rose higher and higher around a stranded New York taxi cab on Monday night its, driver appeared helpless against the 14-foot sto... | Wading into a 14-foot storm surge during Hurricane Sandy on Monday Jon Candelaria pulled a trapped taxi driver from his vehicle .
Spotting the driver from his apartment building Mr Candelaria rushed outside to save the man .
The 25-year-old father carried the driver over his shoulder to safety with the flood water reac... |
14447cefe55b6aede2a5d6ece36fd0c9c8ba5efb | Sports stars around the world are joining in the celebrations as 2014 ticks over into 2015 and taking to social media to wish their fans and followers a Happy New Year. Gareth Bale and his wife Emma Rhys-Jones were ready to hit the town, with the Wales and Real Madrid star donning a dapper red tuxedo for the occasion. ... | Sports stars the world over are celebrating the New Year .
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale wore a red tux as he posed with wife Emma .
Luis Suarez was wearing a mask as he posed with wife Sofia .
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray partied in Abu Dhabi .
Novak Djokovic posted a snap with his wife Jelena .
Shane Warne was dressed... |
1444cf4d1832507a29a98529c2cd1a41f0154b52 | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Natalie Cole's search for a new kidney ended this week when someone with a compatible organ died and their family asked that it be given to the singer, according to the organ procurement group that handled the donation. Natalie Cole received a kidney transplant Tuesday in Los Angeles. C... | Natalie Cole's new kidney came from deceased fan; fan's family asked for Cole .
Natalie Cole underwent kidney transplant surgery Tuesday .
Singer received supportive e-mails when on CNN's "Larry King Live" in March . |
14458c9ff5d4afcf8d30ac04f3cf0ebc9b980545 | Comedian Tommy Cooper loved a good pun . Heard the one about Cadbury’s introducing an Oriental chocolate bar to its range? Could be a Chinese Wispa. That’s not my joke. It belongs to comedian Rob Auton and it has just won the annual award for Funniest Joke at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as voted for in a public poll... | Rob Auton won annual award at Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Funniest Joke .
Like most of the top ten gags in the poll, it was a pun . |
1447d6faba2090771f6dfa39f50990162c4e8259 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 04:58 EST, 11 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:33 EST, 11 April 2013 . When Candace Frazee began to affectionately nickname her then-boyfriend Steve Lubanski 'Hunny Bunny', an obsession was born. Steve bought Candace a pet rabbit as a token of their love the next Valentine's Day and the co... | Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski have a rabbit museum at their home .
They keep dead pet rabbits in the freezer until they can freeze-dry them .
The pair hold the Guinness World Record for the most rabbit-related items .
Their obsession has been featured on TLC series My Crazy Obsession . |
1447dc3e2c1c8a5c51438a35762b29444a547253 | The father accused of killing his six children in a house fire, ‘punched the air’ in anger when he was told his ex-mistress would not be arrested over an alleged threatening phone call, a court heard today. Michael Philpott, 56, said he would take matters into his own hands, according to a police officer who called to ... | Michael and Mairead Philpott allegedly started the fire at their Derby home .
The couple and a third defendant deny six separate counts of manslaughter .
Philpott had accused ex-mistress Lisa Willis of phoning death threats .
Said he would 'take matters into his own hands' when he heard Miss Willis, with whom he has fo... |
1448410faf1749b9638c70abe840c3a7f75fe961 | Three decades after Back To The Future hit the big screen, a legal battle is brewing over the futuristic muscle car-turned-time machine immortalized by the cult classic starring Michael J. Fox. Maverick automaker John DeLorean's eponymous creation co-starred in the 1985 movie as it transported Marty McFly back to the 1... | Automaker John DeLorean's widow, Sally, claims Texas-based DeLorean Motor Company has been illegally using the DeLorean name .
DeLorean's eponymous creation co-starred in 1985 movie as it transported Marty McFly back to the 1950s .
DeLorean Motor Company has never been formally affiliated with the one John DeLorean sta... |
144841823b4e10f289bfc9a721e796006a71a0b7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . An assistant principal has resigned after a former student that she allegedly molested 15 years ago confronted her in a phone call before posting the conversation online. Jamie Carrillo posted a YouTube video last Friday where she can be seen calling her alleged teacher rapist Andrea Cardosa ... | Jamie Carrillo .
posted video last Friday where she confronted her alleged teacher .
rapist Andrea Cardosa about the alleged assault 15 years ago .
Cardosa was recently working as assistant principal at Alahambra Unified School district in California for 4 months .
Miss Carrillo said she was just 12 and at Chemawa Mid... |
1448d17be08916697a6238a7ff73ffcd09440ef8 | 'Lovely character': Schoolboy Daniel Spargo-Mabbs was just 16 when he died after taking ecstasy at a warehouse rave . The heartbroken father of a teenager who died at a rave after taking a lethal dose of ecstasy today told an inquest of his ‘unspeakable’ loss. Daniel Spargo-Mabbs, 16, fell unconscious after taking a le... | Daniel Spargo-Mabbs died after taking drug in January last year .
Devastated dad Tim says his son was a ‘lovely and outrageous character'
Charity set up in his name to educate young people on dangers of drugs .
Inquest today records death due to multi-organ failure and MDMA toxicity .
Dealer Nicqueel Pitrora was senten... |
144974a46ddb2688237bc40767617b9180cd5a04 | By . Ian Sparks . PUBLISHED: . 10:28 EST, 18 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:52 EST, 19 July 2012 . France's new socialist government is to pass a law making it illegal to arrest Britain-bound migrants flooding into Calais. The proposed legislation comes after the country's highest court ruled illegal immigrants cannot b... | Proposed legislation comes after France's highest court ruled illegal immigrants cannot be held in custody for having no identity papers .
New rules due to become law in the autumn .
Fears that fresh tide of migrants will sneak into Britain on lorries and ferries . |
144a344bf2fff38a2e524bfb2fc9be3d1cf9ed85 | By . Dominic King . Follow @@DominicKing_DM . So, they have missed out on the first piece of silverware of the year. A last minute goal, scruffily conceded from a set piece, would suggest Brendan Rodgers was left tearing his hair out on a sultry night in Boston. If anything, the opposite was true. Liverpool's manager w... | Agger deflects in Marco Borriello's header in the 90th minute .
Fabio Borini goes off holding shoulder in the first-half after awkward fall .
Rickie Lambert tests goalkeeper with fizzing effort in second period .
First-half of few chances at Fenway Park baseball stadium in Boston .
Former Chelsea and England defender A... |
144b4862e5a37409d9fedd11592fb26344f1e6f2 | (CNN) -- The announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI came as a bolt from the blue to the world but not a moment too soon for many Catholics. The Catholic Church has continued to march backwards under Pope Benedict, seeming at times to be in a state of perpetual denial, whether the issue be that of child ab... | Catholic Church continued march backwards under Benedict, writes Paul Donovan .
Donovan: Church must reform in order to stay relevant in 21st century .
Church must be more democratic, more transparent, consider role of women . |
144b7b22f1ca89760f94987c8dfd2caa1c8e89fb | (CNN) -- A Tibetan student who died after setting herself on fire in western China had been experiencing difficulties following a head injury, the official Chinese news agency reported Wednesday. The student, Tsering Kyi, was the first of three Tibetans who reportedly self-immolated between Saturday and Monday. It is t... | China says a Tibetan who set herself on fire had lost "her courage for life"
Tibetan rights groups say Tibetans are self-immolating to protest Chinese rule .
Three Tibetans reportedly burned themselves to death between Saturday and Monday .
This month marks the anniversary of Tibetan protests in 2008 that ended in bloo... |
144cba3a538ca7d508c875abac30404a9d23a111 | (CNN) -- Two years after his wife of 34 years died in a fire, an Iowa man continues to maintain the blaze was started by a faulty cruise control switch under the hood of her 1996 Ford F-150 pickup -- while it was parked in the garage attached to his home. Ford says a faulty cruise control switch did not start the blaze... | Earl Mohlis says faulty cruise control switch caused fire that killed his wife .
Ford denies the switch started the blaze; company settled Mohlis' lawsuit .
Ford has recalled more than 10 million vehicles in past decade .
CNN in 2005 began airing investigative reports on sudden fires in Ford vehicles . |
144d566e730140a62b8f90f70aeb7023826c910e | At least five off-duty New York Police Department officers have admitted being present at the savage revenge beating last weekend on the Henry Hudson Parkway, according to reports. Among the off duty cops were at least two detectives and three other officers, all who witnessed the attack and did little to stop it. One ... | Injured biker Edwin Mieses Jr now faces permanent paralysis .
Two detectives and three other officers, all off-duty, witnessed the attack .
A number of off-duty corrections officers may also have been present .
The attacker is expected to turn himself in soon . |
144f7a14eaf4761c5d4eccf8ffebc37ab2a09699 | (CNN) -- Actress and filmmaker Ricki Lake has a special connection to CNN Heroes. Her friend and onetime nanny, Marie Da Silva, was chosen as a Top 10 CNN Hero in 2008 for her work starting a school for AIDS orphans in her native Malawi. Lake sat down with CNN Entertainment senior producer Denise Quan to talk about CNN... | Marie Da Silva, a top 10 CNN Hero in 2008, was once a nanny for actress Ricki Lake .
Da Silva funds a school for AIDS orphans in her native country of Malawi .
Lake has a personal connection to the disease; her grandfather died of AIDS in the '80s . |
14508ee8c00c5a99e1b00015b7ea3cbefe47b20a | Iain Duncan Smith yesterday insisted . he would take ‘no bloody lessons’ from those calling for him to live on . £53 a week, saying he had been on the breadline twice. The Work and Pensions Secretary . accused Labour and the BBC of fuelling a ‘stunt’ after he suggested in a . radio interview that if necessary, he could... | Iain Duncan Smith was challenged to live on £53-a-week by benefits claimant David Bennett on Radio 4 .
Work and Pensions Secretary says 'stunt' is overshadowing vital reform .
Petition challenging him to live up to claim backed by more than 250,000 .
A raft of benefits changes and reforms came into force on April 1 .
G... |
145176ec7fa6abbea328bf39f524d1601228107b | The BBC handed its own staff £369million in severance payments over eight years, the spending watchdog revealed yesterday. MPs said the massive sum showed an ‘outrageous disregard for licence-fee payers’ money’. The National Audit Office said the BBC often breached its own guidelines and had ‘put public trust at risk’ ... | National Audit Office reveals BBC broke its own rules with big payouts .
Warns public trust has been put at risk by use of licence fee money .
George Entwistle received £470,300; one former executive gave his back .
Culture Secretary Maria Miller condemns 'culture of pay-offs'
The BBC has paid £369million in severance ... |
1451a652a0ff4033b44e946654bfa37b27671b0c | (CNN) -- When Chuck Pagano showed up for work Monday, he drove by a giant inflatable Indianapolis Colts player at the team's entrance. The player had a sign on his chest saying "Welcome Back Chuck." It was a moment to celebrate. Pagano, the Colts head coach, missed nearly three months battling leukemia. He was cleared ... | Chuck Pagano was out for nearly three months battling leukemia .
30 Colts players, coaches, and 2 cheerleaders, shaved heads to support the coach .
Monday was his first day back at the team's facility .
"I'm very confident that he is ready, that it is the right decision," says Colts owner . |
145231ea35ea10a86082940be6eba7522551d423 | Rowdy teens, students and boozed up Brits are behind a revolting new craze that encourages people to deliberately defecate in hotel pools while on holiday. Travel experts say the troubling trend, known as ‘logging’, is responsible for thousands of innocent holidaymakers becoming infected with harmful bacteria that caus... | Disturbing trend responsible for infecting innocent holidaymakers .
Egyptian resort threatens to evict and prosecute party poopers .
Pools at Turkish resort have been repeatedly closed due to floating faeces .
Holidaymakers will be hit with £1,400 if caught pooping in the pool . |
14528edb109dd9d3e774f068bf6ba46eabfd6385 | For more than a century, this historic clock's chimes have been part of village life, day and night. But they are about to be partially silenced in the latest example of health and safety gone mad – after a complaint from a couple who recently bought the house next door. The decision in Ash, Surrey, was last night slat... | Steve Tai, 44, and his wife Yong Wong, 41, moved to Ash last September .
The legal expert first complained to the trust that manages Victoria Hall .
He then contacted the parish council and Guildford Borough council .
Threatened to sue as chimes left couple unable to sleep and 'depressed'
Chimes had sounded every 15 mi... |
1453a9e495b175357204ca21b040532c518ff6a2 | Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers felt his side had shown great resilience to emerge triumphant from a crazy Capital One Cup tie against Middlesbrough. The third-round encounter at Anfield saw the teams level at 1-1 after 90 minutes and 2-2 after extra-time, with the Sky Bet Championship visitors, who hit the post near th... | Liverpool advance to last 16 of Capital One Cup .
Brendan Rodgers side beat Middlesbrough on penalties after 2-2 draw .
Liverpool boss also praised youngsters after impressive performances .
Jordan Rossiter singled out for praise by Rodgers . |
14551d8ef70366e2df8180d2d1a7332fe08ca5d2 | (CNN) -- In signing Argentina's same-sex marriage law, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said debate over the issue would be "absolutely anachronistic" -- archaic, out of date -- within a few years. Striking down California's Proposition 8 two weeks later, Judge Vaughn Walker was more specific, saying there was ... | Proposition 8 judge blasts stereotypes gays are "disease vectors," "child molesters"
Experts: Global attitudes shifting, resulting in acceptance for rights, marriage or civil unions .
Watchdog says Iran, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen can put gays to deaths .
Lesbian kiss on TV stirred controversy in 1997; ... |
1455257c4699bb2427c30d84b1e0c74c573156ec | A woman in India has given birth to ten babies at the same time - but none of them survived. Anju Kushwaha, 28, from the Satna district of central Madhya Pradesh province, went into labour at just 12 weeks on Sunday evening and was rushed to hospital with her husband Sanjay. However during the 77mile (125k) journey the... | Anju Kushwaha, 28, has reportedly given birth to ten babies in India .
Gave birth to nine on the journey to hospital and one in operating theatre .
None of the decuplets survived as they were born at just 12 weeks old . |
145568a553d4a49a1084b391a93dc5a7fb6476c2 | (CNN) -- Usain Bolt, the anchor of Jamaican sprinting success for the past six years, led his 4x100m relay team to a new world record and in the process picked up his third gold for the second successive Olympic games. He pulled away from Team USA anchor Ryan Bailey about half way through the final leg to cross the lin... | 4x100m team of Carter, Frater, Blake and Bolt post World Record time of 36.85 secs .
Usain Bolt wins three gold medals for the second successive Olympic games .
Team USA second at 37.04 secs after Bolt pulls away in the final leg of the race .
Canada are disqualified after the race and the bronze medal is given to Trin... |
1455a1dd5a50751e95b97a00f2e68c93923c9f2c | By . Leslie Larson and Beth Stebner . PUBLISHED: . 02:01 EST, 13 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:46 EST, 14 November 2012 . He is known for his cool on-screen persona as much as for his frosty off-camera feuds. And now TODAY show host Matt Lauer is upset that executive producer Jim Bell is being phased out for Alexan... | Executive producer Jim Bell fired after ratings have continued to drop .
Replaced by NBC Nightly News' Alexandra Wallace, the first woman producer for TODAY in show's 60 year history .
Sources say that Matt Lauer is 'not happy' with switch, in part because Wallace intends to upset status quo . |
14565788fa0b04a27a5a24043ee6c16a6167c0b7 | Australia are desperately seeking a new coach for their European tour following Ewen McKenzie’s shock resignation on Saturday. The Wallabies are due to fly north on Friday but their preparations were plunged into crisis as McKenzie abruptly ended his turbulent reign by quitting shortly after Australia succumbed to an a... | Ewen McKenzie quit his role as Australia head coach hours before team's 29-28 defeat against New Zealand in Brisbane .
McKenzie resigned after series of scandals involving utility back Kurtley Beale and former Wallabies staff member Di Patston .
Wallabies due to travel to Europe on Friday for tough tour taking in Tests... |
14580e0ef7fb6792b7047ca9023577adb0e5e49e | Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) -- A double car bomb attack outside of a hotel in Somalia's capital Wednesday night killed at least one person and injured up to a dozen others, police said. Police official Yusuf Ali said the first suicide car bomb exploded outside the main gate of the Jazeera Palace Hotel, with the second bla... | Double car bombs explode near Somali hotel .
At least one person is killed and up to a dozen wounded . |
14587bad6913546d3c11d67e12980c6ccc2997a4 | By . Chris Greenwood . Lord Justice Leveson ignored direct police evidence of how blue-chip companies fuelled the illegal trade in personal information. A senior officer submitted documents outlining how a little-known three-year inquiry uncovered a nationwide network of corruption. The multi-million-pound investigatio... | Investigation found law firms were involved in the underground trade .
But despite coming at a great cost to the taxpayer, Leveson dismissed it .
Already under fire for skirting over other interesting revelations . |
14589a329007ba1c28de9b68dc4caa4c2fcbba95 | Tempted to up sticks to escape the British climate? Then take a glance across the Channel, where a tumbling euro and plunging property prices mean it’s now more affordable than ever to pick up your own French chateau. The prices of some fairytale French mansions have halved since 2007, with some as cheap as £270,000 - ... | French house prices have halved since 2007 and some mansions are now cheaper than the average UK home .
For £276,000 you could have an 11-bed former guest house in Normandy set in three quarters of an acre of land .
For those with bigger budgets, £500,000 will buy a seven-bed home in 14 acres of meadows and woodland . |
1458f8a2a10e49686cbc0b5e14a97acc3aa78a30 | By . Cindy Tran for Daily Mail Australia . Shocking new footage has captured the careless actions of motorists and pedestrians who are gambling with their lives by ignoring the road rules and warning signs and interfering with the new light rail network. One of the videos obtained by Daily Mail Australia shows a taxi d... | New footage has captured the careless actions of motorists and pedestrians dealing with trams on Queensland's Gold Coast .
Queensland Transport Minister Scott Emerson said drivers should not be confronted with the dangerous situations where they are unable to stop .
Motorists and pedestrians need to follow road rules, ... |
1459d5b669bb0b884496eded7d4e2b901030c89f | By . Ryan Kisiel and David Wilkes . PUBLISHED: . 07:35 EST, 16 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:37 EST, 16 May 2013 . After her mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, Julia Wilkerson lovingly cared for her. But after six years, the strain on the former county golf champion became too much – and she hit the 71-year-... | Julia Wilkerson, 40, lashed out after caring for her 71-year-old mother .
She is a former Norfolk Ladies County Golf Association team captain . |
145a118e355e3a92383b41307a5b473a7c77a8bb | (CNN) -- What could possibly draw 500,000 spectators to a Taiwan harbor front in the midst of typhoon Usagi threats? A giant inflatable rubber duck, of course. After stirring up a duck craze in Hong Kong in May and June, the 18-meter inflatable duck created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman arrived at Kaohsiung City in... | Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's giant rubber duck tour arrives in Taiwan .
Taiwanese team has impressed Hofman with new pumping technology that inflates duck in seven minutes .
Exhibition expected to draw more than 3 million visitors and generate $30 million in revenue . |
145a615b3ebf6c5729d15c376116605af057841c | (CNN) -- Residents of the Falkland Islands voted overwhelmingly to remain a British Overseas Territory, an official said late Monday. The question put to voters was: "Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?" More than 99% of voters said y... | NEW: More than 99% of voters said they want the Falkland Islands to remain a territory .
NEW: Turnout was 92%; "Speaks for itself," says an island official .
Argentina, which knows the islands as Las Malvinas, disputes British sovereignty .
Britain and Argentina went to war over the South Atlantic territory in 1982 . |
145a7e98c1819bca12a5bd5b8684148b2e8296d2 | NEW YORK (CNN) -- The National Transportation Safety Board and other agencies are investigating not only what went wrong, but also what went right Thursday when a US Airways flight ended in the Hudson River without any deaths or major injuries. The aircraft remains in the Hudson River on Friday. Workers hope to lift it... | NEW: Agencies hope to learn from plane in Hudson, spokeswoman says .
NEW: Currents, cold temperatures hamper efforts to retrieve engines, flight data .
First responders receive certificates of appreciation from mayor .
Mayor says he'll give key to the city to pilot and crew . |
145b67d0352c8589dfa36234110e08e5530da3af | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:57 EST, 2 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:01 EST, 2 September 2013 . It seems troubled Paul Gascoigne is back on the straight and narrow - as he balances precariously on a ledge while cleaning the windows on his top floor flat. A shirtless Gascoigne, 46 - who last month ple... | Paul Gascoigne, 46, is undergoing rehabilitation for alcohol addiction near to his Bournemouth apartment .
Troubled former footballer spotted cleaning windows on his forth floor flat . |
145bbd0c0cb9e488faed69c57ee44ddfeedb8f30 | By . David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor . A report issued by investigators inside the Environmental Protection Agency found rampant abuse in employees' use of the agency's government credit cards, warning that officials were ignoring a long list of safeguards designed to avoid the waste of taxpayer dollars. The EPA'... | The Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general found 75 of the 80 transactions it examined involved waste, fraud or abuse .
The agency's annual credit card bills are 67,000 transactions deep .
Some expenditures were reported in categories like 'child care' and 'dance hall,' while others were for untraceable Am... |
145bce34ae3e59f9b36829f28137c77aaeafc29d | Just $50,000. That was the humble fundraising goal Ryan Grepper set on July 8, lowering his expectations for the second Kickstarter campaign for his Coolest Cooler creation, a high-tech cooler jam-packed with all sorts of fun gizmos -- from a built-in ice crushing blender to Bluetooth speakers and a USB charger. See, t... | Want to launch a successful Kickstarter campaign? Here's how to do it .
Ryan Grepper raised $8 million for his Coolest Cooler .
Compelling design and the right timing are key, he says .
Experts say building a social media audience early is key . |
145ce69434b6d0b1de45e487f9e165c700d3418d | Manchester City have completed the £12m signing of Brazilian defensive midfielder Fernando from Porto. A short statement released by the club on Wednesday evening confirmed the 26-year-old, who has been at the Portuguese giants since 2007, has made the switch to Manchester. The statement, send by Porto to the Portugues... | The Premier League champions have been tracking midfielder for a year .
The 26-year-old has been at Porto since 2007, but is now set for City switch . |
145ff3f894a99581f7a2b87b8bf09b44ccf61e6e | By . Jennifer Smith . PUBLISHED: . 07:08 EST, 13 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:40 EST, 13 November 2013 . A two-year-old boy was able to help police catch a wanted thief by pointing him out from his bedroom window. Ashton Millard from Clacton, Essex, called for his mother after spotting an unfamiliar man crouching ... | Two-year-old Ashton Millard spotted man from his bedroom window .
Police searching in the area saw the toddler pointing to the suspect .
A man was arrested for shoplifting following the events in Clacton, Essex . |
1461693d5d244c65f32ca2e8c9234c8cec777bf1 | Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- New NATO airstrikes shook Tripoli into early Tuesday after the alliance's secretary-general dismissed complaints that the allied campaign against longtime Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi had fallen into a stalemate. At least three rounds of explosions echoed across the Libyan capital in a three... | NEW: NATO jets hit Tripoli late Monday and early Tuesday .
NEW: A U.N. official warns of food, fuel shortages in Libya .
Gadhafi and his regime "have no future," the NATO secretary-general says .
Misrata civilians and rebels say Gadhafi forces are indiscriminately shelling the city . |
1461d5fae736202e232f8733681042dbdbe289a8 | Passengers stranded for hours on a freezing subway train during a 2010 blizzard are getting $2,500 from New York City's transit agency. The settlements were reached with 38 riders who sued the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. They were among some 500 passengers aboard A train that was trapped by two feet of snow.... | Settlements reached with 38 riders who sued Metropolitan Transportation Authority .
500 passengers aboard A train that was stopped by two feet of snow .
Passengers spent the night huddled together in one of the five cars to create some body heat, they said . |
1461e8467324d91c571a5da4036db52a6abd5572 | By . Ted Thornhill . PUBLISHED: . 11:55 EST, 21 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:15 EST, 21 January 2014 . Smog blowing across the Pacific towards the United States from China is often caused by the manufacture of goods for export to America, a new study has claimed. Researchers found pollution choking the American Wes... | LA experiences an extra day of smog due to pollution from China, says study .
A quarter of sulphate pollution on the west coast is tied to Chinese exports . |
146377e862dc3e3d5fcabcef2f9c9acbd8c5aac5 | A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman who was reported missing nearly 24 years ago. Loyd Groves, 65, of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody on Thursday for the murder of his co-worker Katherine Heckel. The pair allegedly had an affair in 1991 and were seen arguing shortly befo... | Loyd Groves, 65, was arrested for the murder of Katherine Heckel in 1991 .
Investigators recently reopened the homicide investigation to solve it .
Heckel was 40-years-old when she disappeared her body was never found . |
1463d0cf6e20212dc745c858e29abfb7307555bb | By . Alex Greig . PUBLISHED: . 18:16 EST, 19 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:15 EST, 20 October 2013 . A Brooklyn building owner has hired security guards and installed a metal gate to protect a work by the elusive British graffiti artist Banksy. The rolling gate went up Friday over a wall in the Williamsburg neighbor... | Banksy spray-painted an artwork on the side of a building in Williamsburg on Wednesday night .
Following a rogue tagger scrawling over the work, the building's owners have taken measures to protect it .
There are now a plexiglass screen, a roller shutter and 24-hours guards protecting the work .
Most recently, the owne... |
1467492f1982c87e016ce239c2db184b22629645 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- Trapped beneath his collapsed home in Port-au-Prince, rescuers had to amputate Georges Exantus' right leg in order to free him. He was one of the survivors from Haiti's January 12 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people. Exantus, 29, was quickly rushed to a hospital in... | Haitians still illegally entering Dominican Republic, months after deadly quake .
One analyst says the number of illegal Haitians has quadrupled .
Dominican Republic wants all quake survivors to return home after receiving medical care . |
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