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1b72c960e75cec7b1b7f21d95467ce860f6840c6 | A five-year-old girl who was viciously mauled by a dog as she rode her bike in the street has showed her inspiring recovery - and her long road ahead. Payton White was playing with her big sister Camryn outside their great-grandmother's home in Collinsville, Oklahoma on October 21 when a neighbor's Rottweiler-Bullmasti... | Payton White was playing with her sister outside her great-grandmother's Oklahoma home on October 21 when the neighbor's dog attacked .
The Rottweiler-Bullmastif mix dragged her into a ditch and attacked her until a neighbor managed to pull the dog off .
She needed six hours of surgery and hundreds of stitches . |
1b7319e8a54956b9bc8aae28e72c9a24c2ead0eb | Queen's Park Rangers have failed to tempt midfielder Yann M'Vila away from Inter Milan. The France international has been deemed surplus to requirements under new manager Roberto Mancini and is keen to move. Adel Taarabt was mentioned in discussions over a possible deal for M'Vila but the 24-year-old was not interested... | Yann M'Vila is surplus to requirements at Inter Milan .
The France international is not interested in joining QPR however .
Adel Taarabt was mentioned in discussions over a possible deal . |
1b7398df22af9953167f071697368b76a93b852f | New York (CNN) -- Vaclav Havel died Sunday in the Czech Republic he helped build. A few months ago, I wrote an appreciation as a way of marking his 75th birthday. The sentiments, of course, still stand and I'm glad I didn't wait until his death to write it. We have lost a hero of our times, a friend of freedom, who liv... | John Avlon celebrates the life of Vaclav Havel, who died Sunday .
Avlon: Havel's life story takes on renewed relevance in year of Arab Spring .
He says the former Czech president spoke for democracy and against utopian revolution .
Avlon: The writer-statesman's life provides enduring inspiration . |
1b73af04e6e5de675c28b236e8b9ba71ed93499a | By . Kelly Strange . PUBLISHED: . 04:48 EST, 19 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:11 EST, 19 April 2013 . A former sunbed addict has issued a terrifying warning after it was revealed that more men than ever are dying of skin cancer. Freddie Bishop, 49, from Neston, Cheshire, had ignored the signs for two years before bein... | Freddie Bishop, 49, used sunbeds several times a week for many years .
Says he loved having a tan as it made him 'look and feel healthy'
Began showing signs of skin cancer two years ago but ignored them .
Was eventually diagnosed with the deadly skin cancer basal cell carcinoma .
Nearly lost an eye and an ear during ra... |
1b74f7e2fde142be62b00e5bff120c62af567bb7 | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 03:30 EST, 31 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:39 EST, 31 December 2012 . Sickening: Will Self claims the British love of food is well past its sell-by date . Novelist Will Self has blasted Britain's pre-occupation with gourmet cuisine, celebrity chefs and TV food programmes. Self, author ... | 'UK has gone from culinary wasteland to over-enthusiastic gourmet bores'
Author says food obsession is down to desire to be seen as middle class . |
1b75b999e719c31373aaa53ae3569243d099f2bf | High street stores are set to enjoy bumper sales today as shoppers try to grab a festive bargain and avoid the chaos of online order deliveries. Around £40billion of sales are expected in the run-up to Christmas – and today is predicted to be one of the busiest days, on what some have dubbed White Saturday. The continu... | Around £40billion of sales are expected in the run-up to Christmas .
Today is predicted to be one of busiest days - dubbed 'White Saturday'
Delivery problems for online orders mean more shoppers will brave cold . |
1b761f5af941df28e2245ec631c53aa824817ceb | By . Joshua Gardner . and Ap . The flashy Chinese gangster implicated in a shocking corruption and arms dealing case along with a once-respected California lawmaker says he's the victim of entrapment by racist FBI agents. The attorney for Raymond 'Shrimp Boy' Chow told reporters Tuesday that his client is innocent and ... | 'Shrimp Boy' Chow's lawyer says he's the victim of entrapment by FBI agents eager to prove Chinese gangster run San Francisco's Chinatown .
Chow and 20 other defendants in the racketeering, corruption and gun running case pleaded not guilty Tuesday .
Among them was California state senator Leland Yee, who's accused of ... |
1b7700040e2203525365a1c8cf2f3e816481ac60 | One of the ships that Shell Oil plans to use to drill in the Arctic slipped its mooring and drifted close to one of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, the latest in a string of incidents to arise around the controversial project. The Noble Discoverer was about 175 yards from shore in Unalaska Bay when it slipped its mooring Sa... | The Noble Discoverer slipped its mooring in Unalaska Bay, the Coast Guard says .
It drifted towards shore near Dutch Harbor, a petty officer says .
Shell Oil says it is investigating the incident .
The Noble Discoverer is one of the ships Shell plans to use to drill in the Arctic . |
1b77039822f9b1b65695284f019fb4b6e12e695a | Calling all Elizabeth Gallaghers in Canada: Would you like a free trip around the world? Toronto resident Jordan Axani, 28, is looking for a woman with the same name as his ex-girlfriend to take a couple of airline tickets off his hands. Axani posted on Reddit that he booked this "fairly wicked" trip in March when he a... | A 28-year-old Toronto man is looking for a Canadian woman named Elizabeth Gallagher .
He booked several plane tickets in his ex-girlfriend's name in March .
Trip includes flights to Milan, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi . |
1b7a3ee1c8f3db1fae5cac3787b22e586ec5fd8b | (CNN Student News) -- October 27, 2014 . This Monday, we tell you how some states are making their own travel rules concerning Ebola. We take you to the largest stadium in Britain. We define inversion and why it's an interesting idea for many U.S. corporations. And if you'd like to see how the K-9 unit of the Secret Se... | This page includes the show Transcript .
Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
At the bottom of the page, comment for a chance to be mentioned on CNN Student News. You must be a teacher or a student age 13 or older to request a mention on the CNN Student News Roll Call. |
1b7b064c88b7e06334c53bb984f72fdbb3aa3eb9 | Kevin Nolan insists that he didn't hear any boos from West Ham supporters when he came on during their 2-0 win at home to QPR before the international break. The midfielder, who is captain at the club, was brought on with just over 15 minutes to go in the game, and sections of the Hammers support appeared to voice thei... | Nolan says he didn't hear any boos from West Ham fans during QPR game .
Told by brother and father that some heckled him as he came on in 2-0 win .
Hammers skipper also defenders his career and record for the club . |
1b7b56ddec98a183051174c6453181c9987f5bdd | An Iranian athlete refused to shake the Duchess of Cambridge's hand after she presented him with his discus silver medal on Sunday. The Royal was warmly received on the podium by Paralympic GB's gold medal winner Aled Davies and Chinese bronze medallist Lezheng Wang. But when it was Mehrdad Karam Zadeh's turn to step u... | Discus thrower Mehrdad Karam Zadeh clutched his chest after he was presented with his silver medal .
Iranian cultural convention bans men from shaking hands with unrelated women .
St. James's Palace insisted Kate was warned beforehand not to expect a handshake . |
1b7b945cf9ef29fa76d6bc1bc79dcd2854309b03 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:00 EST, 1 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:02 EST, 1 January 2014 . A couple illegally neutered a kitten and a dog for friends who could not afford the surgery, leaving the animals with painful wounds and in need of extensive veterinarian care, police have said. Lisa Clothier,... | Lisa Clothier, from Argyle County, New York, 'told friends that she had a license to carry out the procedures'
Her husband, Harold, 'held down the animals while she "operated"'
The dog chewed a hole in its abdomen to fight the pain afterwards and she allegedly performed the procedure on the wrong part of the cat's geni... |
1b7bc2e3ce6f39d2ce33ea6971fbe029bcb4c0af | San Diego (CNN)As you're driving along the highway, wouldn't you like to know if there's a police car up ahead so you can slow down and avoid getting a ticket? You'd also probably like to know if there's a speed trap around the next corner, so you don't wind up spending your weekend at traffic school. Well, there's an ... | Law enforcement groups have complained about Waze mobile app .
Ruben Navarrette: Too often speed traps are about money, not safety . |
1b7c0767b22b99d07bc84631c7c98cd4758aa8e6 | A diehard Seattle Seahawks fan who got a tattoo in December predicting that his team would win this year's Super Bowl has said he has no regrets about his premature inking and plans to keep it despite his team's last minute loss. The man, who goes by OC, had the tattoo done on Christmas Eve 2014 at Fantasy Tattoo in Or... | Diehard Seattle Seahawks fan OC, from Florida, got the tattoo in December and says he has no regrets about his premature inking .
He had sought out a tattoo shop on Christmas Eve and paid $300 to add two Lombardi trophies and the words 'Back To Back Champions' to his arm .
As the clock wound down during Sunday night's ... |
1b7c54c933c0a0715a0528ac5b26bf0340ef82a0 | Referees were thrust back into the spotlight after a tackle that ‘could have finished Stephen Ireland’s career’ went unpunished - and Sunderland’s Wes Brown was sent off in a bizarre case of mistaken identity. The FA were hoping for a controversy-free weekend in the Premier League in the wake of Martin Atkinson’s failu... | Premier League referees have come under scrutiny once again .
Stoke boss Mark Hughes has hit out at Neil Swarbrick for failing to book Maynor Figueroa after a late challenge on Stephen Ireland .
Roger East seemed to send off the wrong player during Manchester United's 2-0 win against Sunderland .
East sent off Wes Brow... |
1b7c841519fe7064b6c6104f9a7e2b6f9d198774 | Maybe it just took a while for the message to sink in. It’s been five weeks since Garry Monk told Jonjo Shelvey that the problems in his head were close to cancelling out the game-changing talent in his feet. The word he used was ‘lazy’; the message was that if Shelvey kept trundling around the pitch collecting thought... | Jonjo Shelvey scored the only goal as Swansea recorded their first Premier League win in over a month .
Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand was shown a straight red card for a foul on Modou Barrow .
Swansea winger Marvin Emnes was forced off after just 16 minutes with an injury .
The result leaves Ronald Koeman's men fo... |
1b7dcda25d9905fe688fc9f715c9936a06905536 | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 14:32 EST, 13 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 04:36 EST, 14 January 2014 . Walkers discovered the 9ft boa constrictor lying on a footpath in Wrexham . Walkers stretching their legs on a Welsh footpath stumbled across a dead giant boa constrictor, dumped out in the cold. The 9ft snake was ... | Pictures of giant snake found dead on popular Wrexham pathway go viral .
Zoologist Chris Wright spotted the snaps and rushed to establish whether the reptile was dead or alive, fearing it could pose a threat to wildlife .
He said the snake had died after being abandoned in the cold weather . |
1b7f4b2bc8038d155290b236e72a12905b6b0b9d | A mall in Thailand that used to be awash with shoppers is now teeming with fish after the abandoned building was flooded. The New World Mall, in Bangkok, was closed in 1997 after it was found to have breached building regulations, before a fire in 1999 left it without a roof. Rainwater slowly filled the building with w... | New World Mall in Bangkok, Thailand, flooded after fire destroyed roof .
Locals noticed water attracted mosquitoes so introduced fish to eat them .
The freshwater talapia have thrived and hundreds fill abandoned building . |
1b7ff2370fbccd015a24c03c6880d83a681b054e | In just two years as the head of Thomas Cook, Harriet Green has seen the company add £2billion to its value - but has now departed . She has been credited with transforming the fortunes of the UK’s oldest tour operator, Thomas Cook. But yesterday, Harriet Green – one of the country’s leading and most outspoken business... | Harriet Green has left Thomas Cook as CEO calling the decision 'mutual'
It had been thought that she would spent at least three years at the firm .
She recently said that turning the business around would take six years .
Board believed to have been frustrated with 'cult of personality' around her . |
1b8055a2614804e94b716985df7717303219be18 | (CNN) -- Facing the world after an isolating and traumatic experience is often stressful, especially for those who have been away for a long time. Jaycee Dugard is reuniting with her close relatives for the first time in 18 years, after having been found on August 27. Dugard was 11 years old when she was abducted in 19... | Jaycee Dugard, found August 27, is reuniting with her family after 18 years .
People who return to their families after years away often feel conflicted about it .
Expert: Don't force the person who has been away to talk about their experiences .
It's important to go about day-to-day activities, such as grocery shoppin... |
1b813bfc5f135cd9f616937c73c4f679f98f348d | By . Louise Boyle . A nine-year-old girl who reportedly was found stuffed in a refrigerator on Monday had been dead since January, investigators said today. Ayahana Comb, who suffered from cerebral palsy, weighed just 14lbs when she was discovered at the Happy Home Apartments in Houston, Texas. A neighbor, who was conc... | Ayahana Comb's body was discovered at the Happy Home .
Apartments in Houston, Texas on Monday .
A neighbor found her .
body wrapped in a blanket inside a refrigerator drawer .
Mother Amber Keys told police her daughter stopped breathing one night in January and she was unable to resuscitate her .
Miss Keys said she did... |
1b8371453453615ba297667263d331ea6d0f3088 | Colorado Springs (CNN) -- Nearly 500 homes have been destroyed in what authorities believe is the worst wildfire in Colorado history. Every single one of them has a story, and there are sure to be plenty more told as Friday's forecast predicts more scorching heat and strong winds. Bill and Karen Moreau are sitting in a... | Hundreds of homes are destroyed; one family watched their home burn on TV news .
Bill and Karen Moreau tried to flee to family home, but family had to leave that house, too .
They are staying a hotel with their 8-day-old grandchild .
Officials: Black Forest Fire has scorched close to 16,000 acres and killed at least tw... |
1b8573e9eecf0eca4bac04ffde8d85409c50bff4 | Borussia Dortmund may have been comfortably beaten by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, but even in defeat they were moral winners. The struggling Bundesliga outfit lost 2-0 in their Champions League group stage match in north London, but rather than sulk off down the tunnel, they went and greeted their travelling suppo... | Borussia Dortmund lost 2-0 at Arsenal in Champions League match .
Dortmund stars thanked their fans after the game by leaping hoardings and shaking hands with travelling support .
German side need win in final match to progress as group winners .
Dortmund face Anderlecht at home on December 9 in final Group D clash .
C... |
1b85915467668faf2efa332866d424849c08da50 | A couple who met and fell in love while playing the roles of Grumpy and Dopey in a production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs have become parents. Baby Nathan was born last month and his parents, who have returned to the stage for this year's pantomime season, couldn't be more delighted. Lisa and Nathan Whitfield ha... | Nathan and Laura Whitfield met during a production of Snow White .
Laura, 24, was playing Dopey while Nathan, 35, was playing Grumpy .
The couple, from Sunderland, now have a baby son, also called Nathan . |
1b86374c61d36cfd25c1ff2172179077c5363f1a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:05 EST, 21 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:22 EST, 21 October 2013 . Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police in Brazil as the government was set to announce the result of a controversial auction of exploration rights for the country's biggest oilfield. But it seemed t... | Security forces and protesters clashed in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro .
Government deployed thousand troops around beach front Windsor hotel .
But beach goers looked relaxed as they continued to sunbathe throughout .
Libra oil field was discovered in 2010, and could double Brazil’s oil .
reserves .
Protesters have ... |
1b86acde05e6c6e0d12b877f214a9c4c99efd5d0 | By . Daniel Miller . UPDATED: . 06:45 EST, 17 February 2012 . Nerves of steel: Nik Wallenda will be the first to tightrope walk over the falls for a century . It may not have been the most appropriate choice of phrase. But when Nik Wallenda was told he was to be allowed to attempt a tightrope walk across Niagara Falls,... | Nik Wallenda faces a 1,800ft-long walk on a two-inch thick rope .
Stunt will take 40 minutes 220ft above the bottom of the gorge . |
1b874e02cfe52a7d4d43a297f787fddf54729477 | By . Snejana Farberov . More than 30,000 Israelis came out today to say a final farewell to a 24-year-old volunteer soldier from California who was killed fighting Hamas militants last weekend. Scores of soldiers dressed in the olive-green uniforms of the Israeli Defense Army wept and embraced at the Mount Herzl milit... | Sgt Max Steinberg, 24, was laid to rest at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem Wednesday .
Most of the 30,000 people who came out to honor Steinberg didn't know him but answered a call on social media .
Max's parents, brother and sister flew out from Southern California to bury the fallen soldier .
Steinberg was... |
1b8796e0432ef6f4e2008681852f17c5239cc344 | Most of the 96 animals have been destroyed or exported to Europe . Move kills idea of using cloned animals for food production . By . Sean Poulter . PUBLISHED: . 17:03 EST, 6 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:03 EST, 6 April 2012 . Public fears about ‘Frankenstein farming’ have killed off plans to sell milk from Britain’s... | Most of the 96 animals have been destroyed or exported to Europe .
Move kills idea of using cloned animals for food production . |
1b885160c96ea9c0d89933a166481aa438fc3558 | Experts have discovered that Mount Snowdon is a whole metre taller than originally thought. Three ramblers, John Barnard, Graham Jackson and Myrddyn Phillips, have remeasured the UK's second tallest mountain using state-of-the art GPS technology and found it actually stands at 1,086m and not 1,085m as recognised by the... | Snowdon is one metre taller than recognised by the Ordnance Survey (OS)
The extra metre is caused by a man-made plinth installed in 2009 .
OS will not be changing records because natural summit is still same .
Ramblers have measured more than 150 hills in Britain since 2008 .
They have elevated two hills up to mountain... |
1b890053cefa9395c98a639973d19815a4b6c3c7 | (CNN) -- Manchester United's 24-match unbeaten run this season came crashing to a halt in an extraordinary, record-breaking schedule of English Premier League fixtures on Saturday. The leaders lost 2-1 at bottom club Wolverhampton on a day that saw title rivals Arsenal draw 4-4 with Newcastle, as an unprecedented 41 go... | Manchester United lose 2-1 at bottom club Wolves as unbeaten run finally ends .
United four points clear at the top after Arsenal blow 4-0 lead at Newcastle .
English Premier League teams score a record 41 goals in one day, from eight matches .
Everton beat Blackpool 5-3 and Wigan win seven-goal thriller against Blackb... |
1b89cffc2e69ce380a402e0b5587b0528650e534 | (CNN) -- The year was 1890. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky premiered his Sleeping Beauty ballet in St. Petersburg. Vincent van Gogh ended his life, apparently by shooting himself. And Idaho and Wyoming became the 43rd and 44th states of the United States. 1890 is also the year Carmelo Flores Laura was born, or at least, that... | Carmelo Flores Laura has two documents saying he is 123 years old .
Neither the birth certificate nor the national identity card is original, however .
The Gerontology Research Group has found evidence he is only 107 .
Either way, the government of Bolivia is declaring him "a living heritage" of the Bolivian people. |
1b89f2bca47b3d5d62ab964317cdcf06f896b32d | A former college football star who stopped playing after suffering four concussions has been found dead at an off-campus apartment. University of Richmond student Kurt Schmitz, 22, was found unresponsive at the Eagle Mill Apartments in Richmond, Virginia on Sunday morning and was declared dead by emergency responders. ... | Kurt Schmitz, a student at the University of Richmond, was found unresponsive at an off-campus apartment on Sunday morning .
Authorities are still waiting for a cause of death from the medical examiner but they do not suspect foul play or suicide .
Schmitz, a former offensive lineman, stopped playing football after end... |
1b8a5800dd8aed90d705c8ba14194b784a9944ef | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 05:59 EST, 3 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:06 EST, 3 November 2012 . A report detailing whether the man who led the hunt for schoolgirl Milly . Dowler’s phone turned a blind eye to News of the World reporters hacking her phone could be published almost two years later than expect... | Senior officers Craig Denholm and Maria Woodall are accused of knowing for up to a decade that Milly Dowler's phone was hacked .
The IPCC will complete report by Christmas but it may not be made public to avoid prejudicing hacking trials .
Mr Denholm is due to retire in 2014 on up to £85,000 per year . |
1b8a95e26b13469f9a8774dcc461c3ad6f015c36 | Tirana, Albania (CNN) -- Tension escalated in the Albanian capital Thursday as opposition members clashed with police outside the building where a commission is still counting votes from a local election that was seen as a crucible for stability in the Balkan nation. Members of the opposition Socialist Party attempted ... | Clashes erupt at the central election panel, which is tabulating votes .
The Socialist Party mayor holds a 10-vote lead .
But a final count could tip the vote in favor of the government candidate .
Political tension has run high in Albania since a 2009 disputed election . |
1b8b3a0f18763374ac4adaff7762392da02c9a16 | By . Helen Lawson . PUBLISHED: . 10:05 EST, 9 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:30 EST, 10 May 2013 . Australia has minted its first triangular coin to mark the 25th anniversary of the opening of Parliament House. The silver $5 coin, which costs $85 (£56), is 99.9 per cent silver. Only 10,000 coins have been minted for the ... | Royal Australian Mint has also produced a 20 cent coin for the anniversary . |
1b8c749b0bb1cfe5dfeed5ac71463907615c2f35 | By . Sam Greenhill . and Daniel Martin . Created: . 19:52 EST, 20 February 2012 . Jobless people attending courses run by David Cameron's 'back to work' tsar Emma Harrison were ordered to sign blank timesheets, it was alleged yesterday. Others complained of being forced to waste hours sitting doing nothing instead of... | Dossier of allegations about Mrs Harrison's employment agency A4e .
PM facing demands to suspend lucrative Whitehall contracts which A4e won .
Police have visited A4e's offices as part of fraud probe . |
1b8da408fc49f0fc3a12cea1ab1cfdcf94618f62 | By . John Drayton . Ecuador - (friendly in Miami) - June 4 . Honduras - (friendly in Miami) - on June 7 . Italy - World Cup Group D match (Manaus) - June 14 . Uruguay - World Cup Group D match (Sao Paulo) - June 19 . Costa Rica - World Cup Group D match (Belo Horizonte) - June 24 . The debate is on over how ready Engla... | Three Lions head out to United States for friendlies with Ecuador and Honduras before World Cup .
Arsenal pair Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jack Wilshere show off smart suits with selfies .
England begin World Cup campaign against Italy on June 14 . |
1b8f463043ffc828c912cd1e39d5174ba14177ff | New York LaGuardia has been named as the most frustrating airport in the US and Canada. Taking into account the time it takes to get there, the security processes, the quality of the terminals and facilities, and how many flights get delayed, LaGuardia takes the crown it doesn't want. Around 3,000 frequent flyers gave ... | LaGuardia scored 91 out of 100 on the overall frustration scale .
Newark Liberty International not far behind on 90.1 .
Vancouver International provides least frustrations, scoring only 17.6 . |
1b8fd54636969af5d889c56f695e87786ee825b2 | (CNN) -- The World Cup's most prolific goal scorer has hung up his golden boots. Germany striker Miroslav Klose, who scored a total of 16 goals at four World Cup finals, announced his retirement from international football on Monday. The 36-year-old scored two goals at this summer's tournament to surpass former Brazil ... | World Cup finals' most prolific striker calls it a day following Germany's 2014 triumph .
Klose scored 16 goals in four World Cup finals and 71 in total for Germany in 137 matches .
Klose: "Records never concerned me -- it was always about giving my best for the team." |
1b8fd8d2284c133b10f557f22ca08b9008fe45df | Las Vegas (CNN) -- Tuesday night was fight night in Las Vegas. Seven Republican presidential candidates clashed sharply over issues such as illegal immigration, taxes and health care at a presidential debate in Nevada sponsored by CNN and the Western Republican Leadership Conference. But it was the three Republican fro... | Seven of the top GOP presidential candidates faced off in Las Vegas .
Jon Huntsman decided to boycott Nevada and instead will campaign in New Hampshire .
Front-runners Cain, Romney and Perry came under frequent attack .
Romney and Perry trade sharp accusations . |
1b91e40f279fa7e5a74ee456c1005e9b2d4c4cf4 | (CNN) -- Al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj arrived home in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum early Friday after nearly six years in the U.S. Navy prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj at a hospital in Khartoum after his release from Guantanamo Bay. "I was so happy that I cried," al-Hajj ... | Sami al-Hajj arrives home in Sudan and is taken to hospital, network says .
Pakistani intelligence officers captured him in Afghanistan in December 2001 .
Al-Hajj was transferred to U.S. custody and held without charges or trial .
Al-Jazeera said he was on an assignment when he was apprehended . |
1b92329b7a69a07915771a62cd841b3b8d8be69d | It looks like something you’d expect to see launch from Tracy Island. But this Thunderbirds-style aircraft could be the future of long-haul flights. The hypersonic X-51A WaveRider belongs to the US military and uses a revolutionary ‘scramjet’ engine to reach 4,500mph within seconds. Scroll down for video . London to Ne... | Scramjet engine can accelerate craft to over Mach 6 .
Could dramatically slash journey times by travelling at five times the speed of sound . |
1b9460322c653c67aa17133c0419e5af73e3acbe | The extremist Sunni militants sweeping across Iraq may have a singular goal, but there's a broad coalition of recruits from outside of the Middle East willing to help them achieve it. The so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, wants to establish an Islamic state stretching from northern Syria into Iraq. An... | Sunni terror group ISIS is drawing support from would-be jihadists born outside the Middle East .
Soufan group says there are hundreds from France, Russia and Britain waging jihad in region .
One 25-year-old Briton says he was inspired by an American militant to carry out a suicide attack . |
1b9475cf7f540750c5635753d9eb0e0f3ac72e2d | By . Emily Allen . PUBLISHED: . 06:07 EST, 15 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:49 EST, 15 March 2012 . Shocked homeowners woke to find their well-to-do residential street had been littered with more than a hundred 'filthy' pornographic DVDs. Around 100 copies of the 18-rated film, called Big Knockers, were dumped on the ... | Another batch of 50 DVDs called Mucky's Dipstick were also found .
Residents rushed to scoop them up before schoolchildren saw them . |
1b9858f0bcd67f42b10452c0d50f266f9e489f9f | By . Ian Drury . PUBLISHED: . 20:52 EST, 3 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:46 EST, 3 February 2013 . Alone: The charity started the search for volunteers to befriend pensioners after a study found more than a third of men over 75 battle loneliness (file picture) A football match or a busy pub are perhaps not the firs... | WRVS launched search for members to befriend male pensioners .
Study found more than a third of men over 75 battle loneliness .
WRVS believes issue may be alleviated by recruiting male volunteers who can be companions to the over-75s . |
1b986353c0925ada718a97edf67898216da24f29 | (CNN) -- Who shouts "Ebola" on a crowded airplane? The same person who yells "fire" in a crowded theater even when there are no flames. The worldwide panic around the Ebola virus and its mostly deadly consequences is starting to inspire tricksters, hucksters and attention hogs to test the limits of the people around th... | Shouting "Ebola" in a public space is a sure-fire way to cause panic .
Like yelling "fire" in a theater, it's causing people to fear they might catch it .
One man was escorted off a flight after "joking" that he had Ebola . |
1b98f8f7b3d22f554fe8c265cfed80f9512fc625 | By . Hayley O'keeffe . PUBLISHED: . 20:35 EST, 16 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:23 EST, 17 October 2013 . Cringe-inducing subtitling errors could soon be a thing of the past, as broadcasting watchdog Ofcom have launched a quality crackdown. The BBC reported that the move follows complaints by viewers about the accur... | Could this spell the end for embarrassing errors such as 'Ed Miller Band'?
More than a million people use subtitling services in the UK .
Move comes after complaints from viewers of subtitled programmes . |
1b99a3537d1b82682b73d62d6af9b67f8c17ccff | (CNN) -- Jennifer Love Hewitt is taking on motherhood for her next role. The 34-year-old actress revealed Tuesday that she's expecting her first child with "Client List" co-star Brian Hallisay, 34. The impending arrival will be Hallisay's first child as well. "This is a wonderful time, and we are looking forward to sta... | Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is expecting her first child with actor Brian Hallisay .
Hewitt and Hallisay are co-stars on Lifetime's "The Client List"
"We are looking forward to starting our family together," the couple said in a statement . |
1b9a730fa27d4e229b6795a5a8a2de71c6242cad | By . Daniel Martin . PUBLISHED: . 16:29 EST, 22 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:29 EST, 22 October 2013 . 'Bias': Lord Gus O'Donnell, former head of the Civil Service, criticised ministers . The peer who was once the most powerful civil servant in Britain has laid into ministers for their ‘ludicrous bias’ in favour of... | Sir Gus O’Donnell wrote in the Political Quarterly .
He questioned free bus passes and prescriptions for the elderly .
Lord O’Donnell served three prime ministers from 2005 to 2011 . |
1b9acfc39bb8b2ec1e06f4926b5114e4a8da1747 | The number of new Ebola cases is growing faster than the ability of health officials to handle them, the head of the World Health Organization said Friday. "In the three hardest hit countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the number of new cases is moving far faster than the capacity to manage them in the Ebola-sp... | Centers in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are overwhelmed, World Health Organization says .
At least 2,400 people have died in the 3 countries; other cases seen in Nigeria and Senegal .
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation joins the fight against the West Africa outbreak .
Money will be used to purchase supplies and... |
1b9d74f396960e3111ee689365c957dd8244de03 | An online petition urging Sheffield United not to re-sign Ched Evans has gained almost 60,000 signatures. The former Wales striker was jailed for five years in April 2012 after being found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman on a night out in Wales. But the 25-year-old is due to be released in October having served ha... | Evans jailed in 2012 after being found guilty of rape .
25-year-old has served half his term and is due for release in October .
Evans' girlfriend Natasha Massey confirms he wants to return to football .
Petition has urged United not to re-sign the striker . |
1b9e7e308b389d27a84a7fef7b9c22410947d575 | By . Bianca London . She's already won the heart of the nation but the Duchess of Cambridge has shown just why she's so well thought of by giving a glimpse of her compassionate side. Kate, who is patron of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) made a private visit to the Treehouse hospice in Ipswich and has paid tri... | Made private visit to the Treehouse hospice in Ipswich earlier this month .
Kate is patron of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices .
Wore paisley Diane Von Furstenburg dress . |
1ba07cb96e221e713e478bd8e17ceb40357b73e7 | By . Alex Gore . PUBLISHED: . 18:01 EST, 31 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:53 EST, 1 April 2013 . His world record-breaking biceps have earned him the nickname 'the real-life Popeye' - but giant bodybuilder Moustafa Ismail is actually allergic to spinach. Unlike the famous cartoon sailor, who gets his strength from the... | Moustafa Ismail says iron-rich plant is to him what kryptonite is to Superman .
The 24-year-old Egyptian holds Guinness World Record for largest biceps .
'Big Mo' can lift 600lbs - the same weight as an average-sized grizzly bear .
His daily diet includes 7lb of meat, 9lb of carbs and three gallons of water .
He was fa... |
1ba0a6408ac496c919a7170999254b5301ed6cf3 | Oil prices opened Friday morning down more than $4, signaling fallout from OPEC's decision not to cut production levels. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries decided not to lower production on Thursday in spite of dropping oil prices and pleas from poorer member nations. Around 9 a.m. Friday, US benchm... | US benchmark West Texas Intermediate traded at $69.29 at the opening of the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday .
Prices were even lower in electronic trading over Thanksgiving holiday .
OPEC decided Thursday not to lower production in spite of low consumer demand and pleas from members . |
1ba0f66a7f4f23171634a3455893f4d5b8b94db4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:06 EST, 29 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:34 EST, 30 April 2013 . Boeing confirmed that the five-foot . piece of rusted plane that was found behind the proposed location of a . mosque just blocks from Ground Zero is in fact a part of one of the . planes that crashed into the W... | 5-foot piece of landing gear from one of the planes from 9/11 was discovered just blocks from Ground Zero .
Found near 51 Park Place, the site of the Islamic center Park51 .
Lawyer for mosque developer calls the part discovery a 'gimmick'
Police probing whether the piece was intentionally planted by opponents to the Is... |
1ba449421691718d919ca70bef2d010a1c67f56f | (CNN) -- It's a simple thing, really, the rubber and stainless steel band that a well-known CEO frequently wears around his wrist. But the Nike FuelBand that Apple's Tim Cook has been seen sporting at multiple public events is just one clue about a possible deal between Apple and Nike that could be part of the sales pi... | As Nike pulls back from FuelBand, Apple speculation emerges .
The companies have ties, from Apple CEO on down .
Analyst says it makes sense for Nike to leave hardware to others .
A long-rumored Apple "iWatch" could come this year . |
1ba44d04037e38c3c3d792f0b4d4de3938ac1415 | Ashley Cole was put through his paces during Roma training ahead of a possible return to the side to face Manchester City in Wednesday's crucial Champions League clash. Victory against the Premier League champions in Italy will be enough to see Roma join group winners Bayern Munich in the knockout stage. Cole has strug... | Roma face Manchester City on Wednesday in the Champions League .
The sides are level on points and can progress to the knockout stage .
Ashley Cole has been benched for the last three Roma fixtures .
The 33-year-old trained on Tuesday ahead of possible return to the side . |
1ba5a8c2accc3151c1486678a27722bac8c7e8fc | By . Emma Innes . Former footballer Mark Bright said: 'Now we know that one in four black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some time in his life, we owe it to ourselves and our loved ones to take responsibility for our health' One in four black men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime - double th... | Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and 40,000 are diagnosed every year in the UK - 10,000 die of the disease every year .
Black men have a greater genetic risk of prostate cancer and are less likely to see their GP about symptoms . |
1ba5f769ab865b20ede4b61b530b0917e2059412 | Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for West Ham's home clash with Aston Villa... West Ham United vs Aston Villa (Upton Park) K... | Diafra Sakho expected to return from a shoulder injury for West Ham .
Sakho and Sam Allardyce have been named Premier League player and manager of the month respectively .
Andy Carroll could return to Hammers squad for first time this season .
Christian Benteke banned for three games after being sent off last week .
As... |
1ba654874a29fd78b795b07713125ee2b3a46b9e | ANTIOCH, California (CNN) -- Investigators who completed their search of the California property belonging to kidnapping suspects Phillip and Nancy Garrido said initial findings do not connect the couple to the disappearances of two young girls. Ilene Misheloff, left, has been missing since 1989; Michaela Garecht disap... | Police say they haven't eliminated Phillip Garrido as suspect in girls' disappearances .
Authorities seek evidence in abductions of Michaela Garecht, Ilene Misheloff .
Police began executing search warrants last week on Garrido property .
The Garridos are accused in 1991 kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, then 11 . |
1ba7d84170466a22a5b57ab2b64eccdcefe8ca3d | Editor's note: Steve Perry is the founder and principal of the Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut, and author of "Man Up!: Nobody is Coming to Save Us," which offers solutions to problems in the black community. Steve Perry says a question from a parent started his journey to creating a top-perf... | Steve Perry: A parent asked why only rich kids get good schools .
He says question started process of building a quality school .
Perry says his team fought bureaucracy, union to try something new .
He says his school is highly rated and sends all graduates to college . |
1ba8278185af5a94dc71129f81ee47221f6f3aac | Millions of mobile phone users could be at risk of having their private details shared after SIM cards provided to Telstra, Optus and Vodafone had their encryption keys stolen. The SIM cards were provided to the telco companies by Dutch digital security company Gemalto, who announced a few days ago they believe they ha... | Dutch digital security company Gemalto was hacked this month .
The company provides SIM cards to Telstra, Optus and Vodafone .
The SIM's encryption keys were stolen by US and British spy agencies .
This gives agencies access to people's calls, texts, and private information .
Millions of SIM cards may now need to be re... |
1ba83b9095741de59980d96e565f974f853eb4c6 | Wealthy Londoners can now park their supercars in the city’s most exclusive area for just £2.30 a day - if they are willing to pay £85,000 for the spot. Three spaces in a car park on Park Lane in Mayfair, central London, have been put on the market on century-long leases for a combined £255,000. But despite the eye-wat... | Three spaces put on market for combined £255,000 for 100-year leases .
Spots in London are cheaper than if motorists wanted to pay per day .
Semi-detached cottage in Redruth, Cornwall, is on sale for £80,000 . |
1ba89aea41d1e0237cfe7a82a8dee2c2cda13b9e | By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 11:13 EST, 12 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:01 EST, 12 January 2013 . Three men have been arrested after a group of students fell ill after taking an illegal hallucinogenic drug they bought on the internet. One of the six men - all aged between 19 and 22 - remains in a critical condi... | Police raid house at 3am following apparent party in Jesmond, Newcastle .
Five discharged from hospital but sixth remains critical .
Students believed to have taken 2CB, which is similar to ecstasy . |
1ba8c2f8fb408a26edfa36dcd84243b1d6763067 | A white Brazilian man with blonde hair and blue eyes has taken the extraordinary step of undergoing surgery to look like an Asian. Xiahn, 25, has a love for 'K-pop' and Korean dramas and became obsessed with looking like the locals during his time as an exchange student in the country. A year at Dongseo University in S... | 'Xiahn' has paid thousands of dollars to look South Korean .
He was formerly a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Brazilian named Max .
Fell in love with South Korea while in the country on exchange .
He has undergone more than 10 operations to get his new looks .
The 25-year-old is happy with the results and has achieved fame . |
1ba9160deb47d55e4e9cbec4b8ff3d7537c7a12d | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 08:49 EST, 3 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:42 EST, 3 June 2013 . Banks have cut the amount of money they have made available for loans despite taking billions from the government which was supposed to trigger a boom in lending. Total lending by banks and bui... | Businesses find it harder to get credit despite George Osborne's flagship scheme to increase lending .
Taxpayer-backed Lloyds Bank and RBS see some of the biggest falls . |
1ba91a30c0a26a4703164bc2658398c0d9c45546 | An armed robber who terrorised businesses across Stockport, striking 19 times in just two weeks, has been jailed. In one incident Peter Thomas, cigarette in mouth, casually pretended to buy a bag of crisps at a convenience store in the Offerton suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester. He then pulled out his gun and po... | Peter Thomas, 27, terrorised shops across Stockport armed with a gun .
On one occasion he pointed the weapon at a teenage girl shop assistant .
The serial crook was arrested after a victim handed over CCTV of a raid .
Thomas admitted robbery and was handed a 12 year jail sentence . |
1baa7b624f12058358230a8e1f319cfe7139ab6e | (CNN) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy was released from hospital Monday morning following a night spent under observation after he collapsed while jogging in woodlands near Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy shakes hands with medical staff as he leaves hospital Monday. Sarkozy left hospital arm-in-arm with his... | French President Nicolas Sarkozy spends night in hospital after collapsing .
Sarkozy collapsed while jogging Sunday in woodlands near weekend home .
54-year-old suffering from "minor" nervous condition causing low blood pressure .
French minister: "The news from the doctors is good. He'll be out today" |
1bab68b3506fead517d4a7dacaf8634af6ab35ea | A drugs gang tried to smuggle £16million of cocaine into Scotland using a James Bond-style underwater craft, a court was told yesterday. The plot involved an ‘enormous’ amount of high-purity cocaine stashed in the hull of a Colombian ship off the North Ayrshire coast. Prosecutors say Dutch smugglers planned to use divi... | Plot involved ‘enormous’ amount of cocaine stashed in a Colombian ship .
Dutch smugglers 'planned to use diving gear and a high-speed submarine'
The haul was so massive it could have affected the entire UK drugs market . |
1bac3ccb6fff5dd87480c56162ad1518588669c3 | Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that the inaugural Grand Prix of America in New Jersey will not take place as planned next year, saying the organizers have not raised enough money to fund it. Raced at 19 circuits around the world, F1 generates more than $4bn in revenues annually. The final 2014 calendar... | The inaugural Grand Prix of America will not take place in 2014, says F1 boss .
Bernie Ecclestone says race organizers have been unable to raise funding .
New Jersey race had been originally scheduled for this year, but was canceled .
Sebastian Vettel fastest in first practice sessions for Belgian Grand Prix . |
1bacf68f049bed1e61bc6bfb4e8380612e6df87d | Tragic: Alexander Denk, 26, from Munich, was found eight days after he died in his room in Cardiff . A university student lay dead in his room for eight days until his worried family raised the alarm. Alexander Denk, 26, was living with eight University of Wales undergraduates in a shared house when he mysteriously die... | Alexander Denk, 26, lived in shared house in Cardiff with 8 undergraduates .
Munich-born student's cause of death unclear due to delay, inquest heard .
Pathologist suggested Sudden Adult Death Syndrome or too much caffeine .
Father paid tribute to son who 'worked hard' on his University of Wales MA . |
1bad2c081a8692e6c41ba15832a9a078a3d622d5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:51 EST, 2 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:31 EST, 3 February 2014 . Ever had that sinking feeling when you open the front door in the morning and wonder where you left the car? Did you leave it on the road, park it in the garage... or has somebody stolen it? The last thing y... | Sinkhole swallowed VW Lupo after opening suddenly in middle of night .
The wet weather in December and January may have caused the hole .
The ground underneath was once chalk pits and has since been filled in . |
1bad9e771a41daab82134ff384ccff480d9415f7 | By . Mike Dawes . Reece Lyne's late try made the difference as Wakefield Trinity Wildcats stunned defending First Utility Super League champions Wigan to record their first win over the Warriors since 2009. A youthful Wigan side without the likes of Sean O'Loughlin, John Bateman and Matty Bowen played their part in an ... | Late try sees Wakefield beat Wigan for first time in five years .
Topsy turvy match decided late on as Super league champions defeated . |
1badc61bf48ea7b1fcea691b6c3471ac3ae5295a | TITUSVILLE, Florida (CNN) -- It's shortly after 5 a.m. when the phone rings, and on the line is a clearly anxious and worried parent. Sierra Journey Factor, 8, has a muscular disease that her mom, Shaylene Akery, hopes can be treated in China. "Sierra is having a lot of problems tonight," Shaylene Akery tells a CNN pro... | Stem cell injections are offered at various clinics worldwide .
Therapy is not approved for use in the United States .
One 8-year-old's treatment in China will cost $26,500 .
American doctor who provides treatments in Peru says he is self-taught . |
1bade24b3d935ea21b2231c7e30ed390c194c27d | New York (CNN) -- One of the people arrested as part of a police investigation into drugs found in actor Philip Seymour Hoffman's apartment was given a no-jail-time plea deal on Tuesday, according to his attorney. Daniel Hochheiser, attorney for Max Rosenblum, said his client received two years on probation after plead... | Max Rosenblum gets probation after pleading guilty to a drug charge .
Hoffman was found dead February 2 of an apparent drug overdose .
Rosenblum's lawyer says his client had nothing to do with Hoffman . |
1bae8b2d9cd154a877ae86a9a707fc5b16c32bf4 | Boxer and former Birmingham City and Sheffield United striker Curtis Woodhouse has caused uproar on Twitter for messages on his profile ridiculing the Oscar Pistorius trial. Now retired from football at the age of 34, a post on Woodhouse's Twitter account read: ‘5 years for shooting your mrs, I’ve got a serious decisio... | A message was posted on Curtis Woodhouse's Twitter account saying: '5 years for shooting your mrs, I've got a serious decision to make'
The tweet was met by both uproar and support from some followers .
Woodhouse, a former Sheffield United and Birmingham City striker, then wrote sexist remarks to a female Twitter user ... |
1baf5fa1e10be7cdf65e0d8d3b627a5903bc8f3e | (CNN) -- Irish low-cost airline Ryanair posted a €169 million ($240 million) loss in the last year after being hit with higher fuel costs and a writedown in its investment in rival carrier Aer Lingus. Ryanair has forecast a rise in passenger numbers this year. Ryanair's boss Michael O'Leary said though that he hoped to... | Irish low-cost airline Ryanair posts €169 million ($240 million) loss in last year .
Ryanair's boss Michael O'Leary said he hoped to see recovery this year .
Company said that after stripping out writedowns it made €105 million profit . |
1bb5cf5d1d42cee3cdc63d0f312104ea5137f167 | Every four years the warning sounds: Do not buy players on the back of a good World Cup. Every four years, however, such caution is duly ignored. And why not? After all, these are players who have seized the chance to showcase their merits on the biggest stage of all. This weekend - at the business end of the competiti... | Host of players involved in World Cup quarter finals may be on the move .
Kroos a target for Manchester United and Real Madrid .
Arsenal considering paying £35million release clause for Martinez .
United boss Louis van Gaal linked £10m move for Ajax star Blind . |
1bb5eb1ca2a76d9dd530f418ce6841f5d079542f | (CNN) -- A Canadian 14-year-old completed a nearly 27-hour, 31.6-mile solo swim across Lake Ontario on Sunday, becoming the youngest person ever to make the trek. As Annaleise Carr approached the Toronto shore, her red swimming cap bobbing up and down as she swam freestyle, a crowd of supporters cheered and clapped. As... | Annaleise Carr swam for nearly 27 hours in chilly waters .
The course across the lake is more than 31 miles .
She swam to raise money for childhood cancer .
She raised nearly three times her goal by Sunday evening . |
1bb5fdac0723b40b3106dec44e8deac3a19a7655 | By . Jenny Hope Medical Correspondent . Patients with high blood pressure could be taking drugs needlessly because they suffer from ‘white coat’ nerves. A scientific review says many people give artificially high readings because they are anxious when the doctor gives them a blood pressure check. For the first time the... | False blood pressure readings can be caused by 'white coat' phenomenon .
The phenomenon is caused when people are nervous, driving up pressure .
Research at the University of Exeter Medical School found the correlation between the 'white coat' phenomenon and drugs being given unnecessarily .
Readings taken from 1,019 p... |
1bb61d03c853aa87100c376e50551c1d1e28f397 | By . Laura Williamson . Follow @@laura_mail . Hannah Miley had earlier won gold to retain her 400m individual medley title, executing a brilliant tactical and gutsy display to surge past England's Amy Willmott in the final 100m. The Scot sprang a surprise by going out quickly and leading after the butterfly, normally o... | Miley successfully defends the title she won in Deli in 2010 .
She finished with a Games-record time of four minutes and 31.76 seconds .
England's Willmott finished in second .
Australia's Keryn McMaster came away with the bronze medal . |
1bb644d0ebe05ab9788f3572ddc834331eac7b6d | Brendan Rodgers has vowed to make Liverpool stronger and insisted there are no regrets about sanctioning Luis Suarez’s sale to Barcelona. Suarez’s £75million move was confirmed on Wednesday but his four-month stadium ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup means he could not be unveiled by head... | Brendan Rodgers believes he will make Liverpool stronger this summer .
Reds have lost star striker Luis Suarez to Barcelona .
Rodgers has already made four summer signing and hopes for more . |
1bb74bdeec5b90aec79c2dafb6eb55fefca748c1 | By . David Kent . Arsenal are working on a deal for Atletico Madrid right-back Javi Manquillo. The Gunners want the Spaniard to compete with imminent signing Mathieu Debuchy for the right-back slot next season. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Arsenal's new signing Alexis Sanchez freestyle with Chile . Target: Atletico Madri... | Arsenal keen on Spanish defender and could take him on season-long loan .
Move could end Carl Jenkinson's career at Gunners with Newcastle interested .
Arsene Wenger has already signed Alexis Sanchez and is close to wrapping up a deal for Mathieu Debuchy . |
1bb94a16956b67ca66bc0f19c4beab20db291664 | Super-agent Jorge Mendes has heaped praise on Cristiano Ronaldo by claiming the Ballon d'Or winner is a great role model for kids. Ronaldo picked up yet another award on Monday when he beat off competition from Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer to win the prestigious title for the third time. Mendes, who helped Ronaldo sea... | Jorge Mendes believes Cristiano Ronaldo is the perfect role model .
Ronaldo beat Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer to win third Ballon d'Or title .
Mendes played major role in helping Ronaldo seal moves to Manchester United and Real Madrid . |
1bb9cf37cad2cc85143ec30130e03668f97fb0fa | (CNN) -- Venezuela's authoritarian president Hugo Chavez is a villain out of a Batman movie: buffoonish and sinister in equal measure. Sunday's vote result powerfully exposes both sides of his clown-prince system of rule. Read more: Survivor and Venezuela's long-serving president . For weeks before the vote, Chavez sig... | David Frum: Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has won; his system of rule suspect, sinister .
He says Venezuela election fraud system evident in rigged media, vote-buying, police threat .
He says robberies and eavesdropping routine, economy in awful shape under Chavez .
Frum: Did Venezuelans really vote for this? Hard to say in ... |
1bba09a2657a04fbe07a30d519303ad9426543b1 | 'My name is Monica Lewinsky - though I've often been advised to change it.’ That is how the bete noire of the late 90s introduced herself to a large crowd of millennials at Forbes’ Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia Monday morning, marking the beginning of Ms Lewinsky’s first public speaking engagement in more than a doze... | Lewinsky, 41, spoke at Forbes' Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia Monday .
The much-maligned former White House intern said she fell in love with President Clinton straight out of college .
Fighting back tears, Lewinsky called herself 'Patient Zero' of the cyber-bullying epidemic .
Lamented 'compassion crisis' and 'empath... |
1bba443595ea278c0d2203a5066763aad6b153e5 | (CNN) -- To convincingly yell "I am Hercules!" in his new action movie, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson had to do more than warm up his vocal chords. As a former pro wrestler, The Rock was already approaching Greek demigod territory in terms of build, but even he had to change his diet and exercise to become mythologically r... | Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars as the titular hero in "Hercules"
He had a "grueling" training plan, and ate seven meals a day .
He calls the role the most challenging he's ever taken on . |
1bbafe068419ea76e424d501e94c3172a55b878b | Poor white Americans are seeing their life expectancy decrease in trend that is close to what happened during the collapse of the Soviet Union. Researchers have found that white women who did not finish high school saw the steepest decline and lost five years of their lives between 1990 and 2008. White men with a simil... | White female high school drop-outs lived to 78.5 years in 1990, 73.5 years in 2008 .
Females who finished college lived for 83.9 years, males for 80.4 .
White males who didn't finish high school reached 70.5 years in 1990 and 67.5 2008 .
Black and Latino life expectancy rose, regardless of education .
The average Latin... |
1bbb205446ce3d6d44088f71763c2f3ad3b0ed17 | By . Stephen Mcgowan for MailOnline . Rangers edged closer to financial meltdown on Friday after former director Imran Ahmad succeeded in freezing £620,000 of the club’s cash. In a hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, Lord Stewart ruled in Ahmad’ s favour despite learning the stricken club have just £1.2millio... | Ex-Rangers commercial director Imran Ahmad goes to court for third time .
Ahmad forces £620,000 of Ibrox club's assets frozen after court case .
He has also lodged a claim to the Court of Session for £500,000 in unpaid bonuses plus his legal expenses .
Ahman has twice lost similar motions but has won this one .
Rangers... |
1bbba3791bc88718ed09ae696c46f122b3b51f76 | Apple has signed up Visa, Mastercard and American Express to its new payments system set to be unveiled next week, it has been claimed. The iPhone 6 will include a new payments system allowing owners to pay in stores simply by tapping their phone on a reader, it has been claimed. Now it has emerged the tech giant has s... | Could be linked to iTunes store accounts .
NFC system already in use by some retailers .
Will allow shoppers to pay by tapping their phone's fingerprint sensor to prove their identity . |
1bbba42ab409690dc5abb459cbe65c421b2b2737 | (CNN) -- Narayanan Krishnan brings hot meals daily to India's homeless and destitute. Since 2002, the chef has served more than 1.2 million meals through his nonprofit organization, Akshaya Trust. Below are Krishnan's thoughts about being selected as a Top 10 CNN Hero for 2010. Q: Where were you when you got the call t... | Narayanan Krishnan has been preparing meals for India's hungry since 2002 .
He says that being named a Top 10 CNN Hero is "the biggest gift in this world"
Krishnan hopes his work will inspire others to extend a helping hand . |
1bbc54aa26008671e6dcf13d298b34672d12eaeb | (CNN) -- Novak Djokovic extended his winning run to 23 matches with a 6-3 6-1 victory over American Mardy Fish to reach the final of the Masters 1000 tournament in Miami Friday. The Australian Open champion will play either Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer, who were playing in the night session, in Sunday's final. The Se... | Novak Djokovic reaches final of Masters 1000 tournament in Miami .
Serbian star beats American Mardy Fish in straight sets .
He will play Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final .
Andy Murray appoints Ross Hutchins as his new coach . |
1bbe0e3fb9a75a309d7fbb7c8daaca5cc1ee99e1 | Joel Clark, 37, charged with killing domestic animal and torture in Indiana after he baked a friend's dog . A house guest is facing felony charges after he allegedly killed a friend's dog by putting the canine in a sweltering oven. Joel Clark, 37, was being held on Thursday at the Marion County Jail in Indiana. He face... | Joel Clark, 37, was being held on Thursday in jail in Indiana .
Zane, a Miniature Pinscher, found dead in the bottom of a trash can and dog hair and a toenail on a cookie sheet and pizza pan in the oven .
Clark was on house arrest and living with two friends, Christina Kelley and Richard Smith, when he allegedly killed... |
1bbf0b5f0835c045843bd80bf9d9fb37c199d277 | Bali Nine inmates Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan will be killed by firing squad after Indonesia's new president Joko Widodo ruled out issuing pardons for any drug convicts on death row. The two Australians, jailed in Kerobokan Prison, applied for clemency from the country's former president two years ago but it was ... | Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, from Sydney, are on death row .
They have lost all appeals against their death sentences in Bali .
The men have been pleading for clemency from the President since 2012 .
Indonesia's new president Joko Widodo has now ruled out any pardons .
He said the rejection of clemency served as '... |
1bbf3810126df252e9251b7c0267612b7ab985c9 | An Ohio kindergarten teacher has been suspended for ten days after surveillance video appeared to show her grabbing a six-year-old boy by his neck. The boy's parents, Anthony and Autumn Nelson, were shocked at the school's response to the footage, which showed their son Ian being lifted off the ground by his shirt coll... | Nelson family are calling for school to fire Barb Williams .
Footage appears to show the Nelsons' son, Ian, being lifted by his throat .
Six-year-old is terrified of returning to school and seeing Williams after the summer vacation, parents say .
Sheriff's department is now investigating the incident . |
1bc1b9018321535083e35e10e9be13d37520aa2d | Labour was accused of insulting the victims of the Mid Staffs hospital scandal last night after its health spokesman suggested it would have been better if the report into their deaths had never been published. Andy Burnham said events had borne out his view that the benefits of a public inquiry had not outweighed the ... | Shadow Health Secretary said benefits of a public inquiry had not outweighed the reputational damage to the hospital .
Francis report into Mid Staffs Hospital unveiled a catalogue of neglect and abuse that contributed to up to 1,200 needless deaths from 2005 to 2009 .
Jeremy Hunt said it was clear Labour had not learne... |
1bc206cc963b0f0411860efb661a767f93948d08 | New York (CNN) -- Five-year-old Anthony Smith didn't think superheroes wore hearing aids, until he became one. His mother, Christina D'Allesandro, says the epic journey began in May, when her superhero-fanatic son, who is deaf in one ear and partially deaf in the other, refused to wear his blue hearing aid because "sup... | Marvel Comics artists make Anthony Smith, 5, an honorary Avenger .
He inspired Blue Ear, who can hear faint sounds from great distances .
The challenges they faced made Marvel Comics superheroes what they are, editor says .
Anthony will meet fellow crime-fighting partner Iron Man at a special event Tuesday . |
1bc2c24e21fe02de29d31c026684ade3b3ffcfb5 | A strong earthquake struck a ski resort that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, flattening homes and injuring more than 22 people. The magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocked a mountainous area of central Japan near Nagano city shortly after 10pm on Saturday, leaving three people with serious injuries. It struck at a depth of si... | Strong earthquake struck a ski resort that hosted 1998 Winter Olympics .
At least 22 people were injured in Nagano city and Hakuba resort in Japan .
Police rescued 21 people trapped underneath collapsed houses .
It struck at a depth of six miles and destroyed at least 10 homes .
Bullet trains were suspended and landsl... |
1bc367517eb9d8999e0031a8679e11c7bb2d7ef4 | Washington (CNN) -- Rep. Vance McAllister, R-Louisiana, now known as the "Kissing Congressman" after the married father of five was caught on surveillance tape making out with a staffer who is also married, says his affair, despite his Christian conservative political platform, will not sideline his new political caree... | In infidelity scandals, the woman's life often doesn't turn out as well as the politician's .
Vance McAllister's mistress is no longer working for the congressman .
McAllister says he plans to remain in public life after scandal emerged . |
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