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1a62cfb671e672b999ea9c9f71fd0b5911295a3a | By . Ap . and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:44 EST, 18 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 21:09 EST, 18 March 2014 . Two Utah men removed from their Boy Scout leadership positions after a viral video showed them toppling an ancient rock formation pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges Tuesday and avoided jail time. Ini... | Glenn Taylor and David Hall initially were charged with felonies for destroying the formation in Utah's Goblin Valley State Park .
Taylor and Hall were both stripped of their leadership roles with the Boy Scouts .
A judge is yet to determine how much the men will have to pay in restitution . |
1a62f9efa20873f91adfe728c4c93aee3b85f787 | By . Associated Press . and Mail online Reporter . Three men are charged with digging up the cremated remains of two relatives and moving them to another cemetery in Maine (stock image) Three men are charged with digging up the cremated remains of two relatives and moving them to another cemetery in Maine. Authorities ... | Kevin Lewis, 42, his brother Travis Lewis, 37, and their uncle Calvin Lewis, 71, are charged with abuse of a corpse .
Police say the men dug up the remains of Richard Lewis and his son - who shared the same name - last fall and reburied them in a family plot in Maine .
The men say they thought they 'had a right' to mov... |
1a6383ef069cae906e90b7a2da13ccf7379811ef | Baroness Margaret Thatcher appears to have been well-liked across the pond, as many American politicians have reflected on their respect of the now-deceased British leader. Among her admirers is former First Lady Nancy Reagan, the widow of President Ronald Reagan - who worked closely with the so-called Iron Lady. Reaga... | Nancy Reagan speaks of her close bond with Baroness Thatcher hours after her death had been announced .
Thatcher died at London's Ritz hotel after suffering a stroke .
Former prime minister was rarely seen in public in recent years, and had been in fragile health since suffering a series of strokes in 2002 .
Daughter C... |
1a6463586146341da63c4594fdc68a9b5fa3cdb2 | A Chinese woman has revealed she was dragged from her home in the middle of the night and forced to have an abortion, three months before her child was due to be born. Liu Xinwen, 33, and her husband Zhou Guoqiang were left devastated after the mother-of-one was pulled from her bed and taken to hospital to be injected ... | Liu Xinwen, 33, and her husband Zhou Guoqiang were left devastated .
Mother-of-one was pulled from her bed and taken to hospital .
She was injected with an abortion-inducing drug which killed her son .
Says she was forced to sign abortion papers after threatening her husband . |
1a64eae1b79fcc45e2788ea9d2701afd35eb6a8d | (CNN) -- Aid is getting to Haiti but it's not as simple as getting a direct flight to the quake-battered nation. CNN followed one aid container from the headquarters of ShelterBox in Cornwall, England, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to see the hurdles aid groups face. Minutes after the earthquake struck on January 12, the S... | A ShelterBox aid box sent from England takes five days to reach Haiti .
It went via Ireland, Canada, the U.S. and Dominican Republic .
Box contents include tent, water, school kits and blankets . |
1a66cdc2a064f1a203c41b93320987bb023bf11a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:27 EST, 20 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:01 EST, 20 May 2013 . An angry elephant took exception to having his picture taken - nonchalantly destroying thousands of pounds worth of camera equipment. The seven-tonne bull elephant casually threw the gear into a mud hole after disco... | Bull elephant smashes thousands of pounds worth of equipment .
Paul Souders went through several cameras getting his shots .
'Next time I'll plan better' admits photographer . |
1a66cf8c31e6c8374e7fdb900bca221c3a48687b | Disney theme parks make up four of the world’s top 20 tourist attractions, according to new research. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Park in California and Tokyo DisneySea registered a total of more than 66 million visitors last year. The destinations are among 15 theme p... | Fifteen theme park attractions listed in world's top 50 most-visited sites .
Four Disney theme park attractions, including Magic Kingdom, in top 20 .
Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is the most visited with 91.25m visitors last year .
World Tourist Organisation reports five percent growth in tourism in 2013 .
Additional 52m in... |
1a679ee064f608ed4bde14f6535c495d1b9d1a4d | Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court will take another look at government regulation of air pollution in a high-stakes environmental and economic fight pitting the Obama administration against a coalition of states and utilities. The justices announced Tuesday they had accepted six separate appeals for review, which w... | Coalition of states, utilities is challenging the government's authority to limit air pollution .
At issue is whether the EPA can tighten emission standards for all greenhouse gas sources .
The government says the tighter rules are an attempt to stem the effects of global warming .
Business groups say regulations are h... |
1a68681b034765bae5e91f909d7faeafe8270e28 | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 08:24 EST, 31 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:22 EST, 1 August 2012 . Dominant player: Visa issues about 41 per cent of all payment cards in Europe . Shoppers are being being charged over the odds because of the fees Visa charges to process cross-border credit card transactions, the Europ... | Visa Europe settled with regulators on debit card fees in 2010 .
Group says it is disappointed with EU Commission's 'confrontational' approach .
EU antitrust breaches can incur fines up to 10 per cent of global turnover . |
1a68ed3cf7d5843a710894237842e5a7347533d4 | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 04:05 EST, 10 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:26 EST, 10 April 2013 . Freeman Burkholder will leave several children behind when he goes to jail Friday for his part in the hair and beard-cutting scandal against other Amish . Amish schoolchildren held their end-of-school celebration ear... | Four women and one man will be incarcerated, leaving their children behind .
Convicted of hate-crime against rival Amish followers in campaign of attacks .
Sentences range from 1-7 years - hair is a symbol of manhood for Amish .
Children in the sect in Bergholz, Ohio, will be looked after by other parents . |
1a69a26ec4964d868bddc5655532fa2493fa610a | Selfie-loving councillor Karen Danczuk has offered herself up for a Valentine's night out - and bidding has already topped £10,000. The 31-year-old councillor, who is married to Labour MP Simon Danczuk, has promised to go on a date with 'one lucky person' to raise money for charity. Just minutes after she launched the ... | 31-year-old councillor has promised to go on date with 'one lucky person'
Asked 37,000 Twitter followers to bid to raise money for two local charities .
Manchester restaurant has already offered to host date for lucky winner .
Husband Simon Danszuk has now launched his own campaign to find date . |
1a69d1257e4ef4b229e8244370a43ebc3d0aede8 | A father-of-two has been stabbed to death by a woman following a blazing row at his house. Kyle Farrell, 21, died from a single stab wound to the chest at the house in Dingle, Liverpool, at around 5am yesterday morning. Mr Farrell, an amateur footballer, lived at the house with his partner Freissia and two young childr... | Kyle Farrell died from single stab wound to the chest in Dingle, Liverpool .
He was killed at the house he lived at with his partner and two children .
A 21-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder . |
1a6c8ff161b490829a98025051b4474701adbe44 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:55 EST, 14 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:13 EST, 14 August 2013 . Desperate singles are always told to play it cool to snag a date - but it's a different story for the lucky in love. According to a new Recovery.org study, men are more likely to hit on women online who are ac... | A Recovery.org study has found more OkCupid users message self-confessed 'brazen cheaters' than singles .
More affair-seeking women were hit on than their male counterparts . |
1a6f9e6f8d4176b1928cd5dce14049fd06e80e3f | By . Peter Allen . PUBLISHED: . 02:26 EST, 27 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:54 EST, 27 September 2013 . Stefano Ampollini, a 56-year-old Italian, conned a casino out of £60,000 pounds in one night using cards marked in infrared. File picture . A poker player was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday after usi... | Stefano Ampollini conned £60,000 from casino, then £19,000 months later .
He used £1,800 contact lenses to see cards marked by accomplices .
Ampollini smiled as he was sentenced and seemed proud of his 'work' |
1a6ffc4cae1958d75f295844b1ef04d9eae425d0 | By . Ruth Styles . She's the glamorous Monégasque princess turned model and now showjumper but it seems life isn't always so charmed for Charlotte Casiraghi. Competing in the jump-off during the Prize Evian competition at the Paris Eiffel Jumping, the royal, 27, took a tumble, ending the event sprawled on the sand. Des... | Charlotte Casiraghi was competing at the Paris Eiffel Jumping event .
Her horse Tintero stumbled and the Monégasque royal was thrown off .
Recently returned to showjumping after birth of son Raphaël in December .
Won her last outing which took place in Monte-Carlo last month . |
1a70210ffa7692ce1a08d2cd94769e6e26165f06 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 11:38 PM on 21st November 2011 . A former FBI informant has revealed a fascinating career of two decades undercover with white supremacist and far right anti-government groups. John Matthews, 59, told Newsweek he appeared as a troubled and paranoid Vietnam veteran who could no... | Fascinating Newsweek interview with John Matthews .
He posed as an extremist in white supremacist circles .
Went to Klan parties and hosted leaders at his home . |
1a7088299c6ee34f5f5b2e2b534fcf4822babe05 | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 06:21 EST, 5 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:38 EST, 5 March 2014 . Some of Britain's eeriest underground wonders have been captured by a photographer with an obsession with the deep. Mike Deere, from Reading, Berkshire, crawls through sewers and mineshafts to snap the haunting images... | Mike Deere's fascination with the deep has led him to daunting locations such as abandoned mine shafts .
He has explored London's sewer network, abandoned mines in Bath, disused wells and cathedral chambers .
During his adventures he has come across leftover work benches, tools and even the rubbish from workers' meals ... |
1a71119b571c2e83e6ae88a2ffa2146f1fd07535 | By . Freya Noble . and Aap . Police have identified Scott Allen Miller, 42, as a suspect in the murder of a woman found on Saturday morning in Melbourne . Police in Victoria have released a photo of a man they believe may be involved in the murder of a Melbourne woman whose body was found on Saturday. The naked body of... | The naked body of an unidentified Chinese woman was found by a jogger on Saturday .
Police have named Scott Allen Miller as a suspect in the murder .
Her body was found near the Royal Botanic Gardens in Southbank, Victoria .
Miller is reportedly wanted for non-violent crimes in other states . |
1a71c481191a57d4ae387450f040d1da83c10eb1 | A Utah grandmother who was left fighting for her life after unwittingly drinking poisoned iced tea at a barbecue chain has reached a settlement with the firm, it was today revealed. Jan Harding, 67, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after swallowing the mixture of iced tea and lye, an industrial cleaning s... | Jan Harding, 67, took sip of iced tea at Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Utah .
Restaurant worker had accidentally mixed lye - not sugar - into drink .
Grandmother was left with deep, ulcerated burns to throat and mouth .
She was forced to undergo two weeks in hospital and could not speak .
She has now settled out-of-court wi... |
1a71d53eefec9a02fb4b6c73be9237a35ef944fb | Atlanta (CNN) -- A patient admitted to a New York City hospital with a high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms Monday is being tested for Ebola. He recently traveled to a country in West Africa where Ebola has been reported, Mount Sinai Hospital said in a statement. The patient was placed in strict isolation, and doct... | "Odds are this is not Ebola," a hospital official in New York City says .
Doctors expect to get test results back in a day or two .
The patient recently traveled to a country in West Africa .
American battling Ebola virus to arrive in Atlanta for treatment . |
1a73eb2e9f7b62850b46c75624963ed36b1308a1 | (CNN) -- Being in the NFL is a bit like being a Wall Street banker or a pop star -- the job title comes with a laundry list of assumptions. If you've made it into the pros, then you must be not only physically elite and athletically talented, but also ridiculously wealthy and secure in a life the rest of us could only ... | Former NFL player Matthew Cherry is a rising filmmaker .
His first feature film is loosely based on his own experience .
"The Last Fall" stars Lance Gross, who sees the film as "a love story"
Cherry hopes it will educate audiences and humanize players . |
1a74ab8d7d47e3cb2119413b80adba407f3f0542 | (CNN) -- Luis Suarez may have been the villain of Liverpool's 2011-12 season, but the Uruguay striker is doing his best to make amends in another difficult start to this English Premier League campaign. The fallout from Suarez's eight-match suspension for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra ultimately led... | Luis Suarez's 10th goal this season earns Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Newcastle .
Striker cancels out Yohan Cabaye's opener; also involved as Fabricio Coloccini sees red .
Napoli's Italian title hopes suffer setback after conceding late equalizer against Torino .
Bayer Leverkusen move up to fourth place in Germany despit... |
1a75af02c282751b253f713e90eb5f50b1221a73 | This heart-warming video shows a mystery couple elegantly ballroom dancing on the seafront in the rain - blissfully unaware they are being filmed by an onlooker. Stunned Carrie McCabe, 34, was walking on a cliff top when she spotted the man and woman dancing next to a derelict swimming pool. The twinkle-toed couple had... | Couple spotted dancing for more than an hour on Tynemouth seafront .
Stunned Carrie McCabe, 34, spotted them as she walked along cliff top .
They continued to practice their moves despite waves crashing nearby . |
1a75b9c997a90370176611b2b41bae71ef70f748 | By . Francesca Chambers . The percentage of Americans who say they don't have health insurance dropped to 13.4 percent in April, according to Gallup. The number of uninsured Americans has been steadily dropping since last fall, the polling company said, when a peak 18 percent of Americans said they did not have health ... | Last fall a peak 18 percent of Americans told Gallup they did not have insurance .
Now, only 13.4 percent say they are uninsured .
Hispanics continue to be the most likely demographic to be uninsured .
The percentage of Americans who say they are now insured is consistent with the surge of Americans who signed up for h... |
1a75c6f0614785f46968c1f9b2ff4e14b451639c | The chief of the Pakistani Taliban who had a $5 million bounty on his head has been killed in an American drone strike. Hakimullah Mehsud, thought to have been behind a failed car bombing in New York's Times Square and several attacks inside Pakistan, is one of five believed dead in the attack this morning. The attack ... | Hakimullah Mehsud one of those dead in blast, said intelligence sources .
U.S. drone strike reportedly came as Mehsud held peace talks .
Pakistan government condemned drone strike as 'violation of sovereignty'
Taliban leader was widely reported dead in 2010 but later resurfaced .
He had been near top of CIA most wanted... |
1a7667bf5064686af636bc7ef2e47cef044fd51b | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 07:43 EST, 19 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:40 EST, 20 February 2013 . A heroin addict and her partner whose two-year-old son died after drinking his mother's methadone at home wept uncontrollably in the dock today as they were jailed for his manslaughter. Sally Dent, 33, and Shaun Bi... | Riley Pettipierre, two, of Belper, Derbyshire, died in hospital last March .
Consumed drug in room of mother Sally Dent and father Shaun Binfield .
Riley slept in same room as them and found beaker left on set of drawers . |
1a7743ce5c62f95c17fac83dde4ff7ced0e0457a | (CNN) -- More than 170,000 homes are without power in Queensland after a massive cyclone slammed into the already flood-ravaged northern Australian state, according to the emergency services minister. Some areas could be without power for weeks. Neil Roberts told CNN that said that no serious injuries have been reporte... | NEW: Queensland emergency minister: More than 170,000 homes are without power .
NEW: Australian officials say it could take weeks for power to be restored in some areas .
NEW: Tropical Cyclone Yasi is now a Category 2 storm .
The storm had strengthened to the highest level on Australia's cyclone classification system . |
1a77bf360b7d7c2dc579991bfd4fb630afe423a8 | Four alleged members of rival gangs in the California prison system launched a hunger strike from solitary confinement that at one point in 2013 comprised 32,000 inmates - black, white and Latino - from 33 prisons, it has been revealed. The coordinated 59-day hunger-strike by opposing, racially aligned gangs resulted i... | A hunger strike in California prisons took place last year .
It was organized by four alleged leaders from rival racially aligned gangs from the Pelican Bay State Prison's SHU .
The men were in solitary confinement at the facility, which houses 'the worst of the worst'
The unlikely allies were protesting conditions in ... |
1a79324ba190e9c46b38efc10f075bfa1fc3bf22 | (CNN) -- During a recent visit to Mexico, a woman on a bus in Cancun expressed puzzlement to me about why anyone would choose to travel to her country right now. After a lengthy description of the violence in her hometown of Veracruz, she left me with emphatic advice: "No confia en nadie," meaning "trust no one." That ... | Beauty of Mexico shouldn't be overlooked because of violence, author argues .
The country's distinctive regional cuisine and ancient past are undeniably alluring .
For otherworldly relaxation, underground swimming holes await in the Yucatan . |
1a79ce4f2e32237a114f623834a0eb8fe799d654 | A Ukrainian gang that took medical waste that included body parts and disease testing samples for cremation dumped it all in local woodlands instead of burning it. The gang reportedly made hundreds of thousands of pounds collecting medical waste including amputated limbs and aborted foetuses from hospitals in Zaporizhi... | WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT .
Ukrainian gang 'made thousands from collecting waste hospital material'
But instead of incinerating limbs and aborted foetuses, they dumped it .
They also collected other biologically hazardous waster and lab samples .
The waste was spotted by mushroom pickers foraging in woodland . |
1a7a8054368d7ff37ad58ae1efdfddd7d7954a95 | (CNN) -- Pink Floyd are not who you think they are. With effects-laden production, Hipgnosis-illustrated concept albums and expansive live shows, the band is famously associated with rock 'n' roll excess. It wasn't for nothing that the Sex Pistols' John Lydon scrawled "I HATE" on a Pink Floyd T-shirt (though he later a... | Pink Floyd's entire studio catalog has been remastered .
Drummer Nick Mason says band isn't just "space rock"
Band is getting along fine these days, Mason says . |
1a7a8c44a5376aabc2b1aa177989276713466d13 | The pregnant teen daughter of a flight attendant found stabbed to death and taped at the limbs in the body of her trunk has been charged with murder. Alyssa Barrett, 17, faces counts of murder and burglary in her mother's death. She was charged only days after her 18-year-old boyfriend Damarius Wren was also charged wi... | Pregnant 17-year-old Alyssa Barrett faces murder and burglary charges .
Damarius Rashard Wren, 18, is accused of beating and stabbing Decarol Deloney-Cain .
Body of 54-year-old was found bound and wrapped in bags in car trunk . |
1a7a92bb284eef599d727ba474e68dc99a19a7c1 | (EW.com) -- No one wants a Liberace biopic to be subtle. You want the director to don a puffy-sleeved man-blouse and spell out the drama in rhinestones. You want the camera to linger on the peacock-feathered pianos, the velveteen ''royal throne'' toilets, and, of course, that white fox-fur coat — the only coat in the w... | Michael Douglas plays Liberace and Matt Damon Scott Thorson in "Behind the Candelabra"
Thorson's memoir of their five year relationship inspired the film .
Steven Soderbergh directs . |
1a7abc66b96c362c7f4e2989c00388532b13d9a2 | By . Sami Mokbel . Follow @@SamiMokbel81_DM . Alexis Sanchez is at the centre of a tug-of-war between Manchester United and Arsenal. The Barcelona forward is set to leave Spain this summer, alerting Europe’s big guns to his potential availability. And the Chile international is a target for United and Arsenal as both c... | Chile forward is expected to leave Barcelona this summer .
Arsenal and United both interested in signing Sanchez .
Lack of Champions League football could hinder United bid .
Arsene Wenger has watched Sanchez since 2009 . |
1a7cd0272cc5accb73c2b1cd6dac89a3f0da446d | JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu labeled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "Frankenstein" and called for other countries to intervene before the country descended into bloodshed. Desmond Tutu has labelled Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe a "Frankenstein for his people" Internationa... | Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu calls Zimbabwe President "Frankenstein"
Warns of dangers of inaction, compares to Rwanda, 1994, when 800,000-plus died .
Australia PM urges southern African nations to put pressure Mugabe to step down .
U.N. Security Council has unanimously condemned the Zimbabwean govt. |
1a7d41b8907786349d825e449a317c7a63f8e12e | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:15 EST, 30 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:33 EST, 30 April 2012 . A nurse has recalled the astonishing moment she unzipped a body bag and found the woman inside - apparently killed by a tornado that flattened her home - was still alive. She recounted the story exactly a year a... | It is one year since tornadoes ravaged the South killing more than 300 .
Glynis Lawson was sheltering in her Georgia home when tornado hit .
Dana Culpepper heard moans from makeshift morgue at health centre .
Found Glynis alive inside the bag - and she survived . |
1a7d4a03c516689fe8835b280ca94cbca96c22d0 | (CNN) -- Fernando Alonso is revved up and ready to go ahead of his home Grand Prix at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya Sunday. The 31-year-old has not won on Spanish soil since triumphing with Renault in 2006 but is in confident mood after taking 47 points from the opening four races of the season. And the Ferrari driv... | Fernando Alonso targeting home success on Sunday .
Ferrari driver won in China earlier in the season .
Sebastian Vettel hoping to increase lead at top of championship .
Vettel won last time out in Bahrain . |
1a7e1fce0994bdcb29d9146df78dc5cf9b8a2206 | (CNN) -- Order has been restored in South Sudan after fighting that left about 500 people dead, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. Government forces are now in charge of the situation, and flights have resumed at Juba International Airport, the ministry said. The United Nations, however, is warning that th... | NEW: U.N. leader says South Sudan violence shows "some signs" of spreading .
NEW: South Sudan Red Cross reports 19 killed in Bor, U.N. says .
NEW: U.N.'s Ban Ki-moon urges president to end the violence that has killed 500 .
NEW: South Sudan government must resume dialogue with opposition, Ban adds . |
1a7e74d00e465648863b29c264bdb1ea135cb8a4 | (CNN) -- In the year since Steve Jobs' death, Apple has undergone a gradual and subtle brand makeover, shaking off some of the more unpleasant characteristics associated with Jobs and taking on bits of the personality of its new leader, Tim Cook. For all his brilliance at product design, Jobs showed little interest in ... | In the year since Steve Jobs' death, Tim Cook has subtly altered Apple's image .
Concerted efforts have been made to reach out to investors and Washington .
Tim Cook's quieter, more approachable style is setting a new tone at the company . |
1a7f470bd7422d3215c0edfa5a7f5d534a391a95 | Chris Morgan has warned Tottenham against taking Sheffield United lightly after the Blades pulled off yet another cup upset, this time humiliating Premier League strugglers QPR 3-0 at Loftus Road. The third-tier side will face Spurs in the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup having already knocked Southampton and West H... | Sheffield United knocked out QPR in the third round of the FA Cup .
The Blades face Tottenham in the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup .
United knocked out Southampton and West Ham in previous rounds . |
1a7f86ef6f07372701099a776b58482d54dbfda3 | Rivers overflowed their banks, mudslides buried houses and roadways flooded as fierce tropical storm systems hit opposite sides of Mexico, killing at least 21 people, an official said. State media reported one more death. At least 16 people were killed when Manuel, downgraded later to a tropical depression, hit the Pac... | Rains, flooding and mudslides from Ingrid and Manuel kill at least 21 .
Hurricane Ingrid is in the Gulf of Mexico while Tropical Depression Manuel is in the Pacific .
Storms leave behind collapsed roads, flooded homes, stranded towns . |
1a810cba1111577212ac2d02b1b8394301c8df5e | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A gregarious male gorilla is to be sent for therapy after he bit one female gorilla and sneered at others. Patrick, a 430lb Western lowland gorilla, will be moved from Dallas Zoo to the Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia, South Carolina, where he will live the bachelor life in his own dig... | Patrick, a 430lb Western lowland gorilla, is to be sent to live in his own bachelor pad after failing to socialise with other animals .
Staff at his new home at Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in South Carolina are known for working with gorillas with behavioural problems .
The hand-reared ape only ever engaged with one oth... |
1a821a7a97881ac08d57975b6583e02039816d5f | (CNN) -- Riding through the streets of Moscow or flipping through channels of Russian TV, it's difficult to escape messages from the country's natural gas monopoly, Gazprom. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits the central control room at the Gazprom HQ, Moscow, January. "I'm driving under a huge Gazprom sign r... | Russia, single-largest natural gas producer, has 20 percent of global gas reserves .
Gazprom business accounts for 10 percent of Russia's gross domestic product .
Gazprom disputes with Ukraine has seen European nations wary of the company .
Russian president and prime minister show strong interest in the company . |
1a841319b2d7efe5f01fe2f780fe13629a02c334 | (CNN) -- Lytro cameras, which let you take a photo and refocus anywhere after it's taken, are getting two much-requested new features: Instagram-like filters and the ability to bring the entire image, not just one section, into focus. The camera was released early this year by a new Silicon Valley-based startup. Long a... | Lytro cameras capture photos that can be refocused after they're taken .
New photo filters include a funhouse mirror effect and retro coloring .
Lytro images can finally be focused entirely; perspective-shifting effect has been added . |
1a853a5d49ad1e3d0af1c4428daa3fc1ab4c4d49 | Hong Kong (CNN) -- When the new names of China's elite political committee were announced Thursday they didn't come as a surprise to one leading China expert. Rather, they reinforced the sense of "a major opportunity lost." "This Party congress has sent a very clear signal that this leadership is politically conservati... | Cheng Li of the Brookings Institute expresses disappointment at lineup of PSC .
Politiburo Standing Committee stacked with supporters of former president Jiang Zemin .
Premier Li Keqiang, part of Hu Jintao's camp, is "quite alone," Li said .
Li: "This leadership lineup does not generate an uplifting spirit for the nati... |
1a87358e123db0ecdaeebb3a675b73ea1ad97635 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Bedouin who was just a boy when a U.S. Navy pilot's plane crashed in the Iraqi desert in 1991 was the key to finding his remains more than 18 years after he was killed, the Pentagon says. Marines conduct recovery efforts at the crash site of U.S. Navy Capt. Michael Scott Speicher, shot down in 199... | U.S. Navy pilot Scott Speicher lost over Iraq opening night of Gulf War in 1991 .
Two sites searched by U.S. troops, west of Baghdad, Iraq, in Anbar province .
A Bedouin, 11 at time of crash, connected military with locals who knew of crash .
Speicher's remains will be taken to Jacksonville, Florida, for burial . |
1a87ab87d632576613670797a7559b7d5d0f06d0 | By . Emily Davies . PUBLISHED: . 12:51 EST, 10 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:21 EST, 10 February 2013 . Attics and garages all over Britain are likely to be filled with dust covered boxes of them. But museum curators have made an appeal for members of the public to contribute their old Airfix models and kits after ... | Gaps remain in museum Airfix collection from 1950s and 1960s .
Massey Ferguson Tractor and first ever Spitfire among the toys missing . |
1a87c8d07942461fe352a65007f2cfbe31c468ae | By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 10:53 EST, 10 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:47 EST, 11 June 2013 . Holland is harbouring 22 'completely pointless' nuclear bombs belonging to the United States in secret underground bunkers, a senior Dutch politician has revealed. Former prime minister Ruud Lubbers broke a mysterious poli... | Ruud Lubbers broke political omerta by confirming bombs' existence .
B61 thermonuclear devices are held in air base, left over from Cold War .
FOUR times stronger than ones dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki .
Lubbers: 'Those silly things are an absolutely pointless part of a tradition' |
1a882054ccdbcf287b8f5c2c209e754806d1f0b4 | (CNN)This is going to be a long year. Well, one second longer. We're all going to get an extra tick of the clock, known as a "leap second," on June 30. The bonus sliver of time raises a couple of questions. How to spend that extra second? Sleeping? Working? Maybe Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will use it to help keep up w... | A "leap second" will be added to the world's standard time on June 30 .
The move is to keep clocks in sync with the Earth's rotation . |
1a8b9a27ba8cd9f0f233aaf53d17c1d03040e514 | Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam (CNN) -- As a hangover "cure," they don't come more brutally disturbing than bear bile. Extracted from the animal with a long needle inserted into the gall bladder on illegal bear farms in Vietnam and China, the endangered Asiatic black bear -- also known as Moon Bears because of the cres... | 14 Moon Bears have been rescued from a bear bile farm in Vietnam .
The bears were illegally harvested for their bile which is used in folk remedies .
The painful process often leads to a slow and agonizing death for the bear .
The rescue marks the first time a large number of bears was relinquished on conscience . |
1a8bb430ee56e2972bd257c55193df6f104a0589 | Arsenal broke the habit of a lifetime on Sunday, winning an away game against one of their top-four rivals. Their 2-0 win over Manchester City could well be a watershed moment in the Gunners' stuttering season. But what was different about Arsene Wenger's side at the Etihad Stadium and what lessons can they learn going... | Arsenal won 2-0 away at Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday .
Gunners had just 35 per cent of possession in their Etihad victory .
Arsene Wenger's side were tactically set up brilliantly against City .
Click here for Arsenal transfer news . |
1a8c95baa5e8541c6dd3104bb54074711f388405 | Kevin De Bruyne's impact at Wolfsburg this season has been such that the midfielder's former club Chelsea are regretting letting him go, according to general manager Klaus Allofs. The 23-year-old completed a £17million move to the Bundesliga side in January 2014 after concluding that he would not be able to break into ... | Kevin De Bruyne joined Wolfsburg in a £17million move from Chelsea .
De Bruyne left the Blues in January 2014 after limited opportunities .
The 23-year-old has scored eight Bundesliga goals this season .
CLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news . |
1a8c96ed743c04b8c42efd7a53a1d119669be655 | Joran van der Sloot has been tied to the disappearance of one woman and been convicted of murdering another. Now, he's a taken man. The Dutch national, who is serving a 28-year sentence for the killing of Stephany Flores -- married a Peruvian woman named Leidy Figueroa on Friday morning, his attorney told CNN en Espano... | Joran van der Sloot marries a woman who he met as she visited his Lima prison .
The couple are expecting a child together in September, according to his lawyer .
Van der Sloot pleaded guilty in 2012 to the murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman .
He was arrested twice, but never charged, in Natalee Holloway's disappear... |
1a8cf8f52aa22f9dfd0f5c8eaf6eb48745492f15 | (CNN) -- A former hospital worker systematically shot and killed four people in upstate New York on Saturday, authorities in two counties said. Former hospital worker Frank Garcia, 34, has been accused in the shooting rampage. Frank Garcia, 34, was arrested Saturday afternoon. Garcia knew all four victims, police said,... | Suspect went door-to-door in search of victims' residence, authorities say .
Christopher Glatz, 45, and wife Kim, 38, were shot "execution-style" in home .
The couple's teenage children at suburban Rochester home but were not injured .
Mary Sillman, 23, and Randall Norman, 41, shot at a hospital earlier Saturday . |
1a8d01e74cc53143e197da91c80896c6b5b73175 | A mother diagnosed with terminal cancer is preparing for what could be her last Christmas after doctors mistook bleeding and cramping as signs of pregnancy. Samantha Beaven went into premature labour with her second daughter at just 26 weeks. It was only then that doctors discovered the 28-year-old had cervical cancer.... | Samantha Beaven suffered symptoms while pregnant with daughter Daisy .
Claims she visited hospital 10 times after suffering bleeding and cramping .
Doctors dismissed the signs as normal part of pregnancy .
She went into labour at just 26 weeks and they discovered cervical cancer .
Baby Daisy was born drastically underw... |
1a8d3debd7397eda5ff682816dddc0d6ac536076 | (CNN) -- In the time it takes you to skim this piece, you could travel 95 stories into the clouds on the world's new fastest elevator. The elevator will operate in a new supertall skyscraper being built in Guangzhou, China. With a top speed of 45 mph (72 km/h), this lift will fling you nearly half a kilometer in just 4... | Hitachi's new lift climbs 95 floors in 43 seconds .
Technology limits elevator shake, regulates air pressure .
Elevator will be in new Guangzhou skyscraper, opening in 2016 . |
1a8d5d9b31e9133d92d90843593eb1868dfeee40 | By . William Cook . PUBLISHED: . 07:02 EST, 24 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:40 EST, 24 October 2012 . A fisherman got the shock of his life after accidentally catching a massive shark just 100 yards off the British coast. Skipper Chris Glaves and his crew were fishing for seabass when they hauled in the 320-pound t... | Crew were fishing for seabass off the coast of Padstow, Cornwall, when they netted the shark .
15-foot, 320-pound monster was already dead after getting caught in nets .
The vulnerable species is usually found in the Pacific Ocean around Asia and North America . |
1a8f7bc801706c5111fc880f870280e5ee1590ae | (CNN) -- Why should we care about what Sinead O'Connor says to Miley Cyrus? When a 1990s hitmaker tells a former Disney Channel darling to stop "pimping" herself (or allowing herself to be pimped), does that have any bearing on our lives? That's what we were wondering after we read O'Connor's open letter to Cyrus, in w... | Sinead O'Connor tells Miley Cyrus to stop allowing herself to be "pimped"
Do her comments have any bearing on our lives? We took to Twitter to find out .
We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments . |
1a90119450a0fe8b91ad2c3afa2a73caf89e5c11 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:08 EST, 18 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:39 EST, 2 April 2013 . A British seed company has purchased a single pumpkin pip that comes from the biggest specimen ever grown after beating off fierce competition from around the world. Seed supplier Thompson and Morgan paid £170... | Seed supplier Thompson and Morgan bought seed from grower Ron Wallace .
American claimed world record for his pumpkin that weighed 2,009lbs .
The company beat off competition from 67 rival bidders in an auction . |
1a909536062c5cee2f223071bd0401a70672d463 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:58 EST, 26 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:56 EST, 27 November 2013 . The Foreign Office has apologised and agreed to pay £1,000 compensation to a British woman who was raped by a military officer in Egypt, after they failed to provide proper support to her following the att... | Officials failed to explain clearly how they could help woman after attack .
Did not arrange medical examination or offer to accompany her to hospital .
FCO was guilty of 'maladministration and injustice' following investigation . |
1a9181d0edc217d3d16bac4338a916babcfa1e55 | New York (CNN) -- The man who rescued an 11-year-old girl lost in a dense Florida swamp said Wednesday that God led him directly to her and that finding her was no surprise. James King said he set out on his own to look for Nadia Bloom on Tuesday, trusting that he was going in the right direction even when that meant t... | NEW: "She's doing remarkably well," says Nadia Bloom's grateful mother, Tanya .
James King said he set out on his own to look for Nadia on Tuesday .
It took him "two hours of rough time" trekking through swamp to find 11-year-old .
He was surprised by the good shape girl was in, said she wasn't panicked . |
1a925a8e5635e926253fe207308a9c0cb4d9c850 | By . Dan Bloom . Urine the clear: Despite being filmed urinating into his colleagues' kettle, police say Gao committed no crime as he is free of disease . Four female nursery teachers who were suspicious about their strange-smelling tea trained a hidden camera on their thermos flasks - and discovered a cigarette-smokin... | Four colleagues set up hidden camera to catch teacher in Lianyungang city .
It showed him undoing his flies and urinating into a pink thermos flask .
Police arrested Gao Chao, 54, and tested him for diseases at hospital .
But they cannot charge him with a crime because he caused no real harm . |
1a92e810d18af1b5918292372ec045d94c7c3314 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 09:01 EST, 22 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:34 EST, 23 April 2013 . Archaeologists excavating the inner courtyard of a former Dominican monastery may have discovered a Romanian Romeo and Juliet after unearthing the bodies of a young couple who were buried holding hands. Experts from the... | Double burials were extremely rare in the Middle Ages .
The male had a broken hip, but the female cause of death is unclear .
Body of child also found in the grave - not clear if it was related . |
1a9418b5aa52688a0966bc6c572224ee1a9c2a4b | (CNN) -- The hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon -- and out again -- was symbolic for Melissa Schaaf. It was a sign of how far she had come, a sign that the middle-aged mom of two was active, adventurous and alive. She had lost 80 pounds over the last year and a half through regular exercise and a healthy diet. She ... | Melissa Schaaf lost 80 pounds through regular exercise and a healthy diet .
Schaaf later was diagnosed with stage I of a rare cancer called leiomyosarcoma .
Schaaf continued to work out through treatment to stay mentally, physically healthy . |
1a946ca4f7058fbc6c6744aea9ca559b4d160cee | By . Katy Winter . Facebook can often seem like a rather unhealthy habit these days, as we spend hours mindlessly checking our news feeds or uploading vain selfies. But for one overweight mother the social networking site proved to be just the kick she needed to shape up and get healthy when an unflattering photo shame... | Tracey struggled to lose weight after the birth of her two children .
Was 'horrified' at seeing a picture of herself on night out on Facebook .
Dropped from 19st 2lb to 11st 2lb by drastically changing her diet .
Began eating healthy meals and banned snacking . |
1a94a6dcb2695cbbbe30f501783edb1372ac5ece | An Afghan villager who risked everything to save the life of a Navy SEAL is seeking asylum in the U.S. after his life came under threat in his home country. Mohammed Gulab could have left heavily injured Marcus Luttrell to die in the mountains, but instead took him to his village and protected him from the Taliban. In ... | An Afghan villager who saved a Navy SEAL, as depicted in the movie 'Lone Survivor', is seeking asylum in U.S. according to his lawyer .
Mohammad Gulab and some family members left Afghanistan on Saturday for an undisclosed, neutral, third country .
He now needs refugee status to enter the U.S. and apply for asylum .
Ir... |
1a96f64f4c9e80dd0adce0f8790b442c39dfdb0d | (CNN) -- New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan sat for questions from lawyers for victims of sexual abuse by priests in Milwaukee while he was that city's Roman Catholic leader, his office disclosed Wednesday. "Today Cardinal Dolan had the long-awaited opportunity to talk about his decision nine years ago in Milwaukee to p... | Dolan's old archdiocese in Milwaukee filed for bankruptcy in the face of abuse lawsuits .
He "was eager to cooperate" in the deposition, his office said .
Dolan is now archbishop of New York and a cardinal who will help choose the next pope . |
1a976d73ee60e6604cdfcd6ad5380a7f3cd41d2c | LONDON, England (CNN) -- An online petition demanding a formal apology from the British government for its treatment of World War II code-breaker Alan Turing is gaining momentum. A portrait of Alan Turing is currently on display at the National Portrait Gallery's "Gay Icons" exhibition. Turing was subjected to chemical... | More than 19,000 people sign petition calling for apology for Alan Turing .
Turing best known for creating machine to decode German Enigma messages .
Found guilty of gross indecency in 1952, committed suicide two years later .
Campaigner: "Turing is clearly someone of international stature" |
1a9798ea5a3ff484f0b5f420bdbec3da2145eb33 | (CNN) -- The mysterious deaths of 21 prized polo horses Sunday at a club in Florida provides a peek inside the private world of a sport that generally is off limits to all but the very wealthy. The Lechuza Caracas polo team may not recover from the loss of 21 ponies for years, a polo executive says. The University of F... | Investigators try to determine what killed 21 polo ponies in Florida .
Contagious disease ruled out; tissue samples sent for further study .
Players form close bonds with horses, club executive says .
Humane Society of the United States sends official to watch investigation . |
1a97a319f6b346f1ca6471f2e8130f5b852f94d5 | By . Gemma Mullin . Armed police stormed the tallest building in Wales yesterday ending a two-hour siege and freeing a hostage. Officers used tasers to subdue a lone gunman who had been holding his victim in the penthouse restaurant of The Meridian Tower in Swansea, South Wales. The drama began shortly after 4pm when t... | Officers used tasers to subdue gunman holding victim hostage in penthouse .
Man entered exclusive Grape & Olive restaurant in Swansea at around 4pm .
Residents trapped inside luxury flats of 29-story tower by armed police .
Two-hour siege ended as Villarreal arrived at the Marriot Hotel next door .
South Wales Police ... |
1a97e61438461ee145ca3a640948fcb685ba5a12 | By . Ruth Styles and Sadie Whitelocks . PUBLISHED: . 13:55 EST, 21 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:07 EST, 21 October 2013 . A woman whose right arm was amputated from the shoulder down when she was three years old after being misdiagnosed with cancer has received a bionic limb. Doctors later found that Ashley Kurpiel... | Ashley Kurpiel, 32, was misdiagnosed with cancer at the age of three but was later found to be suffering from Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva .
Just 700 people worldwide have the illness which turns muscle to bone .
She is now determined to make the most of her new limb before becoming completely immobile . |
1a98e4d9fcb1ae866fa2176343c1cf2adaceb7ef | (CNN) -- Former English Premier League referees have jumped to the defense of Howard Webb after criticism of his performance in Sunday's World Cup final. Webb, the first referee to officiate the European Champions League final and World Cup final in the same season, dished out 13 yellow cards and one red as Spain defea... | Former referees defend Howard Webb's performance in World Cup final .
Ex-Premier League official Jeff Winter ddescribesWebb's display as superb .
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says Webb had a "very hard task" in the match .
Dutch players and manager say referee favored Spain, who won 1-0 in extra-time . |
1a99284a32d2e20e250af7509d26c58391a6cdcf | Click here to view all the stats and graphics from White Hart Lane . As they hunted for arsonists and pitch invaders at White Hart Lane, Tottenham may have unearthed something far more valuable to Mauricio Pochettino: a turning point for the season. Most teams in the Barclays Premier League are searching for the same ... | Everton took the lead through Kevin Mirallas, firing home a superb effort from the edge of the box .
Spurs levelled through Christian Eriksen, who converted a rebound after Tim Howard saved from Harry Kane .
Roberto Soldado, without a league goal since March, slotted past Howard just before half-time to make it 2-1 .
T... |
1a992b7fdc97bc77934d9b9f37d55d185d3c70d2 | By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 18:09 EST, 24 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:11 EST, 25 July 2013 . Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, who has regularly been criticized over his website's privacy settings, has had the tables turned on him in a documentary about online privacy. When the social network's founde... | Film crew wanted Facebook founder to 'experience privacy infringement'
Terms and Conditions May Apply exposes rules internet users agree to . |
1a999572bc03c5db121d7bf96e695b318fe5b46a | On the campaign trail, Otto Perez Molina vowed to rule his country with an iron fist. The retired general said he would send troops into the streets to fight drug violence. Analysts summed up his political platform with three words: law and order. Now -- just two months after taking office -- the 61-year-old Guatemalan... | Former military general Perez Molina surprised many when he proposed decriminalizing drugs .
Central American presidents will debate the Guatemalan leader's proposal this weekend .
U.S. officials respond swiftly, saying they do not support drug legalization .
Some skeptics say the Guatemalan president is bluffing to ge... |
1a9a42968fc3c694dada7b9d050c779958bdb6b5 | British men, rest easy. This summer, cougars are going on tour and they're heading for the Mediterranean. A poll of female members of CougarLife.com, the dating site for women of a certain age looking for younger men, shows that British cougars can't get enough of Spain. And it seems that Barcelona is their favourite h... | 70% hope to get some action - preferably with a golf or tennis instructor .
Canary Islands, Greece, Cyprus, and Egypt also popular hunting grounds . |
1a9a8fbfd048804e81ae0b1bd8352656b2be23c4 | By . Leesa Smith . Drunks, customers refusing to pay and offensive language have forced a pizza shop to ban an entire street in northern Queensland from receiving home deliveries. The decision was made by a Pizza Power outlet in the town of Andergove after residents from Sunita Drive had been consistently abusive towar... | Pizza Power has banned deliveries to all homes in a Queensland street .
Some residents from Sunita Drive have been abusive to deliverers .
A man verbally and physically abused the manager after being refused home delivery over the phone .
The shop has also banned other streets for similar behaviour .
Aggressive custome... |
1a9b343b3f758982040faaa7739d749a526d12c6 | The ex-Commons clerk who clashed with John Bercow today took a thinly-veiled swipe at the Speaker. Lord Rogers, who was allegedly told to 'f*** off' by Mr Bercow before retiring early this year, was named Parliamentarian of the Year at a glitzy Westminster awards lunch. Collecting his award from Home Secretary Theresa ... | Lord Rogers named Parliamentarian of the Year at Spectator Awards .
He retired early as Commons Clerk after reports of clashes with Bercow .
In acceptance speech, Rogers hoped 'good governance will prevail'
Bercow was expected at bash but aides say he was otherwise engaged .
Home Secretary Theresa May hosted ceremony a... |
1a9b4c48e12dee8b75bc425e0681796b3acf06d5 | By . Ryan Lipman . A 10-year-old boy has been helicoptered to a Sydney children's hospital in a serious condition after he was viciously attacked by two dogs on Tuesday afternoon. A NSW Police media spokeswoman confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that the attack happened in Bellambi, a suburb north of Wollongong on the N... | There has been a spate of dog attacks on children in the Wollongong area .
The attacks happened on Tuesday with one boy left in a serious condition .
After being bitten on most of his body, the boy was airlifted to hospital .
Two other children in unrelated attacks were treated for minor injuries . |
1a9f503389f51b238f67681efdce1d4ed29648a9 | By . Steve Doughty . PUBLISHED: . 07:40 EST, 18 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:46 EST, 18 November 2012 . Couples should not try to emulate the glamorous weddings of the stars if they really want their marriages to last, a High Court judge said last night. The lavish ceremonies splashed across the pages of celebrity... | Celebrities are twice as likely to divorce as the rest of married UK population .
'Hello! gives 'unrealistic, fairy-tale expectations about marriage', says study . |
1aa074f6284e7ad48241460e4abc55196a0973cf | (CNN) -- Investigators have found the vehicle of a University of Georgia professor wanted in the killing of three people. Authorities examine a Jeep belonging to professor George Zinkhan on Friday in Clarke County, Georgia. Police found George Zinkhan's vehicle early Friday in northwestern Clarke County, home to the Un... | University of Georgia professor sought in shooting deaths of wife and two others .
Investigators find professor George Zinkhan's Jeep near Athens, Georgia .
University fired marketing professor after off-campus shootings .
Zinkhan had purchased plane ticket to the Netherlands, FBI agent says . |
1aa0a8a9b21cd49403fcc516a8220ab1a8d0687d | Baghdad (CNN) -- A wave of bombings left 51 people dead and more than 120 wounded Thursday in various Baghdad neighborhoods, including one in which angry residents later threw stones at security forces, the Interior Ministry said. At least 48 people were killed and 121 wounded when a parked car bomb detonated near a fu... | NEW: Angry citizens throw stones at security forces .
One bomb exploded near a funeral tent, killing dozens .
Another bomb exploded next to an Iraqi police patrol .
The blasts come after the killing of 3 government officials in Baghdad Wednesday night . |
1aa0b624570d4a77f547f16c05c33053c2fec110 | By . Richard Hartley-parkinson . PUBLISHED: . 11:15 EST, 4 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:20 EST, 5 April 2013 . A lesbian was sacked by her boss the morning after a party at his house, a tribunal has been told. Rae Roberts, 19, went to Jim Cullen's house in Reading, Berkshire, with her partner, Jennifer Rowsell, who a... | Rae Roberts said her boss made offensive comments about her sexuality .
Jim Cullen says she was sacked because she failed to follow procedure .
Miss Roberts girlfriend also quit company in protest at partner's treatment . |
1aa4ea4a510f5ca5d4d22ef441a5fd3db993445c | Nearly 100 lawmakers have now come out in favor of placing travel restrictions in order to decrease the odds that someone who is infected with Ebola will be able to enter the U.S. At least 80 members of the House and 20 senators have said they would like the president ban flights that have carrying passengers coming ou... | That number includes members who want an outright travel ban and those who want the U.S. to temporarily rescind West Africans' visas .
President Obama said today that he has no 'philosophical objection' to a travel ban - but that he doesn't think it would be effective .
The White House says a travel ban would lead to W... |
1aa50f9d8c09b5c41f86e3e4d325d1c03e102e6a | By . Paul Donnelley . A judge has insisted that ‘this knife business must end’ as he jailed three men for life for the murder of a bright schoolboy who had ambitions to be a doctor. Ajmol Alom, 16, had been playing football with some friends in a park in Poplar, east London, last August 12 and were on their way home wh... | Ajmol Alom, 16, murdered just days before his GCSE results .
On way home from playing football when his friend was stabbed in the face .
Ajmol stabbed in thigh and bled to death in Poplar, east London .
All three killers had previous record of violence . |
1aa59e2e946d50721d6b153c88e30fa2f87ef075 | (CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared on state television with a shaved head Monday, telling viewers it is a sign that his cancer treatment is working. He referred to it as his "new look," using an English fashion phrase to describe his appearance. "Chemotherapy attacks the whole body, and the act of hair ... | NEW: Chavez reiterates his support for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi .
The Venezuelan president says his "new look" is a good sign .
He said in June that doctors had removed a tumor .
Chavez mocks critics for speculating about his health . |
1aa5feb839390ff9f231434454aeb46aa0592860 | Andy and Jamie Murray could team up in their own backyard to form a highly-charged doubles partnership for Great Britain against the USA in next week's Davis Cup first round in Glasgow. The less celebrated Murray sibling was recalled to the GB side for the first time since 2011 when the squad was announced on Tuesday m... | Andy Murray will be competing in the singles with James Ward .
Murray is set to play in the doubles too - alongside brother Jamie .
Doubles specialist Dominic Inglot completes the four-man line-up .
Andy Murray moved up to world No 3 in the ATP rankings on Monday . |
1aa6324a546c9a85369cb32cff1ad9f328960f16 | Tim Cahill is widely regarded as a deadly marksman in front of goal, but the former Everton star outdid himself with an audacious pass following a recent Socceroos game. Cahill was being watched from the stands by his 10-year-old son Shae following Australia's game against Kuwait in the AFC Asian Cup. When the ex-Milwa... | Tim Cahill's son was watching from the stands during the AFC Asian Cup .
Cahill hit a pin-point to his 10-year-old son Shae .
The former Everton star has scored some remarkable goals in the past .
Cahill scored a wonder goal against Holland at last summer's World Cup . |
1aa6b45d341824cbaa82219ee4692d65aa5ba54d | An HIV positive student accused of exposing a gay lover to the disease allegedly filmed himself having unprotected sex with other men in his university dorm room, police have claimed. Detectives investigating Michael Johnson, 22, say they have seized a cache of videos allegedly filmed covertly showing him with a string... | Michael Johnson, 22, was charged with exposing gay lover to HIV .
Police discover 32 sex tapes showing Johnson and a string of other people .
Most films were made in room at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, police said .
31 unidentified men are captured in the explicit tapes .
Investigation launched afte... |
1aa6f94eb08fd9eba16123263a33809b1d681674 | By . Daily Mail . PUBLISHED: . 17:38 EST, 22 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:15 EST, 23 November 2013 . The woman who falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her in 2006 has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of her boyfriend. Crystal Mangum, 35, was sentenced to between 14 ... | Crystal Mangum, 35, was found guilty Friday of the second-degree stabbing murder of her boyfriend, Reginald Daye, 46, in April 2011 .
The mother-of-three was sentenced to between 14 and 18 years in prison .
Mangum hit headlines in 2006 as the stripper who accused three Duke Lacrosse players of gang raping her at a part... |
1aa7155e0588b931b192f7231a7727f50a7e1868 | Celtic have been handed a sensational Champions League reprieve after UEFA ruled Legia Warsaw fielded an ineligible player against the Scottish champions. Henning Berg's side had advanced to the play-off round after winning the home and away legs on a convincing 6-1 aggregate. But a UEFA disciplinary meeting convened b... | Legia Warsaw fielded defender Bartosz Bereszynski was suspended after red card last season .
Celtic handed 3-0 win in second leg meaning they progress on away goals .
Ronny Deila's side go into the draw for the play-off round .
Legia chairman Dariusz Mioduski vows to challenge UEFA's decision .
Celtic drawn against Slo... |
1aa72473760d544200acd5c4d9093c139314b916 | By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 05:09 EST, 17 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:25 EST, 17 October 2013 . It is known as a time to let your hair down while at a safe distance from your parents. But new research suggests many students are risking their health through irresponsible sexual habits. Some 23 per cent of studen... | 89% of students do not usually use a condom during casual sex .
73% of students undertake most of their sexual encounters after drinking .
60% of those who caught an STI contracted chlamydia, 18% herpes .
The most promiscuous are Drama students - an average of 28 partners .
67% of people who have had an STI would rathe... |
1aa7253896c7e4d3301acb7fe6e0c1ba0876f59c | (CNN) -- Ten years ago, Al Franken wrote a satirical book detailing his fictitious race for the White House. In "'Why Not Me?" Franken trounces former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to win the election, but after countless scandals, a mental breakdown and a cloning incident, President Franken is forced to resign. Comedian... | Al Franken defeated Norm Coleman in one of the longest Senate races in history .
Franken was a fixture on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" for years .
He also is a best-selling author and former radio host .
Franken gives Senate Democrats their potentially filibuster-proof 60th vote . |
1aa7fdacfbc3472388fe81e1923aac7961014749 | By . Bianca London . The England football team may have enough money to snap up the latest designer gear, but as their latest photoshoot proves, you can still look a million dollars in a high street suit. Players including captain Steven Gerrard, Chelsea's Ashley Cole and . Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana have swap... | England team modelling in GQ .
Designed by M&S and has embroidered World Cup winners star .
Packed with special World Cup-inspired design features .
£199 and perfect for summer weddings . |
1aa8d68c2b87150c783a33c294d11050bf4fb793 | Esa’s Rosetta mission is currently making its way towards a comet in the solar system. And, in a series of stunning new images, it reveals how comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has begun to develop into an exciting ball of dust and gas. Over a period of six weeks the comet has begun to extend its dusty veil known as a ‘c... | Esa's Rosetta spacecraft is getting ready to rendezvous with a comet .
And ice from the target has started to create a 'coma' as it nears the sun .
This is seen in a series of images taken by the spacecraft as it approaches .
Later this month Rosetta will perform its first rendezvous with the comet .
It will become the... |
1aa8fb06662950a25e36ca2a782fb246eabea950 | He has been praised for his star performance as the code breaker Alan Turing in his latest film role. But it seems Benedict Cumberbatch’s uncanny resemblance to his subject may be down to more than just good acting…because it turns out they are related. The actor, 38, is a distant cousin of the celebrated mathematician... | Benedict Cumberbatch, 38, stars as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game .
Actor is distant cousin of mathematician who broke Enigma code in World War Two .
Both men share 15th century ancestor, John Beaufort, the Earl of Somerset .
Experts say this makes them 17th cousins .
Turing helped alter the course of the war after... |
1aa90b32ababba126cdd01074a1b7a970cc2cec0 | Gun debate? What gun debate? Americans seem to have this settled. Yes, we witnessed on our TV screens this week yet another parade of children being evacuated from their school — this time in Oregon -- their arms held high to show they were not armed as they fled a 15-year-old shooter who police said took the life of ... | Mark O'Mara: America appears to have settled its gun debate .
He says inflexible owners must view school shooting as collateral of "right" to bear arms .
He says we don't further restrict drinking because of DWI. Have we made that deal on guns?
O'Mara: Face it: Restricting guns won't hurt Constitution, cause anarchy; i... |
1aa92fe95d56a7dae390a321fee4760da5e7f9d0 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Ap . Paula Faris is replacing the departing Bianna Golodryga as the news anchor on the weekend edition of Good Morning America - and you might not have even noticed unless someone told you because the two women look nearly identical. ABC News said Monday that Faris will start Aug. 8. The ... | Faris will start as the weekend anchor for Good Morning America on August 8 .
She recently covered the World Cup in Brazil .
Golodryga will still appear on ABC News programs because of the network's partnership with Yahoo! |
1aaae281edf4e2b069ee88a859195bebce8ac5fe | Bali Nine drug smugglers Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan could be executed within days after Australian embassy staff were called to meet with Indonesian diplomats on Monday. A spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has confirmed the meeting, saying other officials with nationals facing execution have a... | Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan could be executed within days .
It is believed Australian officials along with other embassies with nationals facing execution have also been summoned .
Family and friends have said their final goodbyes including artist Ben Quilty who saw Sukumaran on Thursday .
Chan and Sukumaran are e... |
1aaae71e50c2a3700baada00e21d39da3b771465 | (CNN) -- When film director Kevin Smith tweeted about getting kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight on Saturday, the airline responded in less than 20 minutes. "Dear @SouthwestAir - I know I'm fat, but was Captain Leysath really justified in throwing me off a flight for which I was already seated?" Smith tweeted at 6... | Kevin Smith gets quick response to his complaint about Southwest Airlines .
Travel experts say other customers can get the same response .
Use replies on Twitter to get better feedback, industry insiders say . |
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