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02d1ea93c9abed566593c21f9a3291cd5939a06f | By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 08:43 EST, 19 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:58 EST, 19 August 2013 . A woman who stole her severely disabled brother's £62,000 inheritance to fund lavish spending sprees has been jailed for three years. Jane Martin, 51, plundered the bank account of her vulnerable brother Vaughan Ma... | Jane Martin, 51, and her partner Steve Collins, 53, removed her brother Vaughan Martin from his care home to live with them in Dorset .
Pair then stole his inheritance to buy fast motorbikes and a Mini Cooper .
They were caught when respite care staff noticed bruises on Vaughan .
Police launched an investigation and di... |
02d22c49a4d509b11ac865109e90b20f01c0df86 | (CNN) -- Strong support from young and minority voters propelled Barack Obama on the road to the White House, exit polls showed Tuesday. Students wait in a long line to vote Tuesday on the campus of the University of Central Florida. Voters in the 18 to 24 age group broke 68 percent for Obama to 30 percent for John McC... | NEW: Voters 65 and older only age group to go McCain's way .
Twice as many voters factored in age than did race .
Obama scores large majority of first-time voters .
49 percent of those polled expect tax increases . |
02d287e484a9da84424d10eeb0c8f3ae52cbc70c | Charlottesville, Virginia (CNN) -- The man charged with the abduction of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham was also investigated for alleged sexual assault when he was in college over a decade ago. A "criminal incident information" report released Wednesday by Christopher Newport University in Newport News, ... | Suspect Jesse Matthew was investigated for sexual assault while in college in 2003 .
Hannah Graham, 18, disappeared on September 13 .
Authorities have charged Jesse Matthew, 32, in connection with the case .
A drone mounted with a camera will ''look closer'' at objects of interest, an official says . |
02d6853418d2b11f3eb70351ac6faa1e8a1de2e0 | A gunman in an Afghan National Army uniform and another man shot dead two NATO soldiers at a combat outpost in southern Afghanistan Thursday, authorities said. The dead soldiers were Americans, according to Niaz Mohammad Sarhadi, the district chief in Kandahar province, where the shooting happened. The NATO-led Interna... | Afghan official says the victims were Americans .
The shootings are part of a spike in violence after the burning of Qurans by NATO troops .
Two U.S. soldiers were gunned down last week at a base in eastern Afghanistan .
Coalition forces have pulled staff from Afghan ministries after the Interior Ministry shooting . |
02d6b6b86c323929f8270438ce0ed4997a2f4b91 | President Barack Obama and 20 other world leaders participated in a tree-planting ceremony near Beijing on Tuesday, but the trees had already been planted by the Chinese government. The fake photo-op came after a session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. 'When the plenary was done, the leaders took part... | 'Success!' the president was heard telling a fellow head of state after the fake photo-op .
A White House pool reporter traveling with Obama noted that 'the evergreens were already planted when they got there ... each with a little pile of dirt and a shovel next to it'
He approached his ceremonial shovel with his hands... |
02d77e2ca75aea4917a439bd98600f19e8468af5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:31 EST, 29 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:21 EST, 29 June 2012 . 'Worrying': Iain Gilmour complained that the noise of 110 children talking loudly in the dinner hall was a health risk . A head teacher ordered pupils to whisper at lunchtime – because their talking was so loud i... | Iain Gilmour complained that the noise of .
110 children talking loudly could .
give staff migraines .
Rule enacted after pupil chatter broke legal decibel level .
Parents tell of 'disbelief' after the rule was imposed .
Rule has been relaxed from 'whisper' to 'quiet chat' |
02d851780567a672dcf24696ab07d1191a3dc261 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . 'I love it': Dame Helen Mirren, pictured with her husband Taylor Hackford in 2012, said that there was a time that she didn't want to get married . Marriage can be hard work but couples are too quick to give up on it, according to Dame Helen Mirren. The 69-year-old Oscar winner, who wed direc... | Helen Mirren admitted that there was a time she didn't want to get married .
Now she says she loves 'being part of a team and a partnership'
She married director Taylor Hackford more than 15 years ago .
The actress said that people 'give up on marriage too quickly' |
02d9b3f7fd88fdd44be974cb8d72a916d346ad14 | A video has captured the moment a bride who thought she was wearing a wedding gown for a photoshoot discovered that she was actually dressed up for her big day. The bride-to-be, Christina, thought she was only at the Mall of Georgia in Buford with a photographer friend to pose for a bridal project but wept as she learn... | A video shows the moment a bride, Christina, learned that she was at the Mall of Georgia for her wedding - not for a photoshoot .
As her father broke the news to her, her friends and family ran into place .
The plan was the idea of her fiance, Brian . |
02d9e932600aaab304c025f704b20f0863c5329c | Cairo (CNN) -- Thousands gathered in the Egyptian capital on Friday in a mass demonstration against the country's armed forces and its heavy-handed treatment of protesters, which has since drawn international condemnation. Protesters could be seen erecting tents in Cairo's Tahrir Square, a location widely considered th... | Thousands gathered in Cairo in a mass demonstration against the country's armed forces .
Demonstrators demand that Egypt's ruling military cede power to a civilian government .
Demonstrators are calling for presidential elections to be moved ahead to January . |
02dac12600e61070b0836ff1486251c9398d49be | (CNN Student News) -- Discussion Questions . 1. When is Black History Month observed? When did Black History Month get its start? Who was Dr. Carter G. Woodson? What was his role in the establishment of Black History Month? 2. What are some significant events and milestones in U.S. black history? Who are some of the i... | February is Black History Month .
These questions and activities help students learn about the history, culture and achievements of African-Americans .
These questions and activities can be adapted to accommodate students of different grade levels and learning styles . |
02db3d1cc97e90b8740dbb719b1227fd95353b3a | Veterinary students have bared all for a nude calendar, donning nothing but strategically placed animals - for charity, of course. Fourth year students from the University of Sydney's veterinary science course in Camden, south-west of Sydney, stripped off their white coats to produce a tasteful 'Under the Overalls' c... | Fourth year students from University of Sydney's veterinary science course in Camden, south-west of Sydney took part in the 10th annual nude calendar .
The students posed naked with horses, cats, dogs and fish .
This year they decided to hire a professional photographer and better promote the cause .
The calendar will ... |
02db6ac5aaf108a11c8bc4f645aa076fab9282c7 | There is a real danger of Sergio Aguero becoming the Premier League’s greatest striker of all-time if he manages to maintain a freak minutes-per-goal record which even tops Thierry Henry. The Manchester City man scored the only goal in Sunday’s derby win against rivals United – meaning he now notches once every 109 min... | Manchester City striker pips Thierry Henry in the charts .
Sergio Aguero scores once every 109 Premier League minutes .
Luis Suarez, Robin van Persie and Edin Dzeko also high up .
Adam Le Fondre the surprise name in third place . |
02dc7a9bde3b74ec83ef685f9b1c6a58ef6c56a0 | (CNN) -- NASA officials said Saturday they are confident that space shuttle Discovery's Wednesday launch will go as scheduled, sending a crew of six astronauts to the International Space Station on an 11-day mission. NASA Test Director Jeff Spaulding said mechanical repairs on the shuttle's system used to pressurize Di... | NASA officials confident that Discovery's launch will go as scheduled .
Crew of six astronauts set to go on an 11-day mission .
Orbital Maneuvering System Pod repaired . |
02dcb21aa282cd0b97ff521d796fcbfa944ab3e0 | A globe-trotting benefits cheat who travelled the world while claiming she was agoraphobic and housebound has been told to expect jail. 'Agoraphobic' Tracy Johnson claimed to be so unwell that she could not leave her own house or walk more than five metres without help. But the 52-year-old mother, from Frome, Somerset,... | Tracy Johnson, 52, found guilty of claiming £50,000 of disability payments .
She said she was agoraphobic and could hardly leave her own house .
But while claiming the cash she made trips abroad and wrote about travel .
She enjoyed stint in India, and shopping sprees in New York and Madrid .
Fraudster told jury she was... |
02ddb59a4a60f9b5a3f8e5fab0f4362a75e5e295 | When Tubs the Labrador refused to take milk or formula from a bottle, it seemed the puppy was unlikely to survive. The animal was the runt of a litter left as orphans when their mother died, and taken in by a Colarado woman. But when he was just an hour from death, the woman saved the puppy's life – by breastfeeding it... | Tubs the Labrador was runt of litter left as orphans after mother died .
Seemed unlikely to survive after refusing to drink milk from a bottle .
Saved an hour from death by Colorado woman - who breast-fed it herself .
'The dog is alive because I took the initiative,' says unnamed woman .
But veterinarian has warned of ... |
02deb81d1b7e196ac7fadf709c40bbdd8237fe9a | (CNN) -- For one group of women in Chicago on Sunday, Mother's Day was marked not with flowers, but with a stark reminder of their loss. One by one, they filed toward a newly unveiled sculpture at the city's St. Sabina Church, placing small white cards emblazoned with names such as Blair Holt and Matthew Michael Rodri... | On Mother's Day, moms of children killed in gun violence go to St. Sabina Church .
As of Saturday, 127 people have been killed in Chicago this year .
Says one grieving woman: "I don't even get to hear anybody say 'Mama' anymore." |
02df64ac7652ec365fd71cdc94e6c458ca3d15f4 | By . Shari Miller . PUBLISHED: . 11:01 EST, 8 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:29 EST, 9 August 2012 . A drunken thug who attacked a teenager had downed nearly 50 cans of lager and two litres of vodka during a day-long binge. It means 24-year-old Russell Large had drunk around 40 times the daily recommended alcohol limi... | Russell Large had consumed 40 times the daily recommended alcohol limit for men .
He pleaded guilty to attacking 17-year-old stranger in a Plymouth shop following an argument .
Large grabbed the teenager by the throat before headbutting him, leaving his victim with an injured eye .
Thug handed community sentence and or... |
02dfda1ec3dac691e8de3c0b7f8a81b3582be38a | Fans of the film Pretty Woman are in for a treat. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, which served as the setting for the film, is offering a themed package for guests. With three levels of pampering... | With three levels of pampering, the hotel's 'Pretty Woman' themed package will leave guests feeling beautiful .
The deluxe option starts at $15,000, while the ultimate package - complete with presidential suite - will run $100,000 .
All packages include a couples massage, cultural date night and a romantic picnic with ... |
02e00a31289a21f8c63585496737e96889abb459 | Passengers and crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight most likely died from suffocation as the plane coasted into the ocean on autopilot, Australian officials have said. In a new 55-page report, the Australian Transport Safety Board said investigators arrived at the conclusion after comparing conditions on ... | Officials say new analysis suggests plane crashed further south than previously thought .
Australian Deputy PM says it is 'highly likely' plane was on autopilot .
Search operation will focus on a 60,000 square kilometre area further south in the Indian Ocean based on new satellite projections . |
02e06f89c9b84f67704b07b68b5aa0de0b15aeea | Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic believes his side's thrilling UEFA Champions League win over Bayern Munich last month could have made all the difference in the bid to retain their domestic crown. Since Sergio Aguero's hat-trick sunk the Germans at the Etihad Stadium, City have put a tough series of top-flight re... | Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3-2 at Etihad Stadium in November .
Since then they have comfortably beaten Southampton and Sunderland .
City are second in the Premier League, six points behind Chelsea . |
02e0f9c68a74325aef8320489fd487a2db804ac0 | Watford are poised to sign Ecuador right-back Juan Carlos Paredes. The 27-year-old has refused to return to club Sporting Barcelona who plan to fine him. Club president Francisco Hidalgo confirmed: 'The negotiation with the English club is almost closed and we are only missing a few defining details.' Defensive striker... | Paredes impressed during World Cup for Ecuador .
Player hasn't returned to his club, who have fined him .
But Sporting Barcelona admit they are in negotiations with Watford . |
02e1863793903d962a4f0ec6c3aad0b9123c3336 | New York (CNN) -- "The Book of Mormon," a musical satire about religion written by the creators of "South Park," and "War Horse," a British play about a boy's search for his beloved horse, dominated the 65th annual Tony Awards Sunday night. The apparent predestination of "The Book of Mormon" as the big winner was not l... | "The Book of Mormon'" wins 9 musical Tony awards .
"War Horse" pulls 5 awards, including best play Tony .
Neil Patrick Harris hosted the song-and-dance filled broadcast . |
02e3c69ac3d5bb6e05278575f9fc6e70219dc506 | It’s Not About The Shark . by David Niven . (Icon Books £12.99) I have always felt there is a time and a place for self-help books. That time is Not Now and the place is Somewhere Else, A Long Way Away. But, just occasionally, a book comes along that is not only interesting, but might — just might — be of some conceiva... | David Niven says that, when we have a problem, we are overwhelmed by it .
People in groups tend to make worse decisions than individuals .
Sometimes, we think the way to solve a problem is to try harder .
Niven uses examples to show that this can actually make a problem worse . |
02e4c33c037f31d93982f29f467056c521c3f840 | (CNN) -- Illness forced Whitney Houston to postpone the first four shows of the European leg of her "Nothing But Love" comeback tour, her publicist said Wednesday. "Doctors visited Whitney late last night in Paris and confirmed that she was suffering from an upper respiratory infection," a statement issued Wednesday s... | Illness forces Whitney Houston to postpone first four shows of European tour .
Doctors says Houston is suffering from an upper respiratory infection .
Glasgow, Scotland concert has been shifted from this Sunday to May 1 . |
02e4ed7db7c3d2a7bd7f8d16a45e274e75bf8f32 | The grandmother who helped organize a staged kidnapping of her 6-year-old grandson to teach him a lesson about stranger danger appeared in court on Tuesday as she was charged for the traumatic four-hour experience. Rose Brewer is sharing the same lawyer as the man who lured her unnamed grandson after school one day, 23... | The six-year-old was lured into a pickup truck by family friend Nathan Firoved as he walked home from school .
Unknowingly taken to his home, family members took off his pants and said he could be sold into sex slavery, before leaving him in a basement .
When he was released they lectured him about stranger danger .
Th... |
02e539c10f551007ab89de63721e4d694d6644f6 | After an in-person briefing from the staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a "major increase" in the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The United States will send troops, material to build field hospitals, additional health care... | Doctor who survived Ebola says: "It is a fire straight from the pit of hell"
Obama says "the world is looking to" the U.S. for leadership on Ebola .
U.S. personnel in West Africa could increase by 3,000 .
Obama to call on Congress to approve $88 million more . |
02e5418f43c99f2d3b3a468a2502cde1f69b758c | By . Larisa Brown . Parents claim their children have been left with nowhere to play after a local authority decided to rip out playgrounds to cut costs. Carlisle City Council will spend more than £10,000 bulldozing swings, slides and other play equipment at 21 sites. It says it will save £400,000 in maintenance costs ... | Parents in Carlisle claim their children have been left with nowhere to play .
Carlisle City Council will spend more than £10,000 bulldozing swings, slides and other play equipment at 21 sites .
The council says it will save £400,000 in maintenance costs, but the move sparked anger among parents and children left with ... |
02e5ac3f1c674ecbab06c7f596540f684eafb492 | (CNN) -- The board of News Corp. has agreed to split the conglomerate into two pieces, with one company encompassing its television and film assets and the other holding its publishing entities, according to The Wall Street Journal, which is owned by News Corp. The split is expected to be formally announced Thursday, a... | Wall Street Journal: News Corp. board agrees to split company .
Journal is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
TV, film assets and the publishing wing to be separate entities . |
02e6dc55f96532344ae7b8573438e7b4be344cc9 | Ed Miliband is under intense pressure to agree to two inquiries into Labour’s health service in Wales. As the Daily Mail’s investigation into allegations of appalling failings of Welsh patients dominated Prime Minister’s Questions, David Cameron accused Labour of causing the crisis by slashing NHS funding. He told MPs ... | PM said BMA and even some Labour MPs are calling for public inquiry .
Commons row came ahead of Day 4 of Daily Mail probe into Welsh NHS .
Elderly patients forced to wait up to two and a half hours in ambulances .
Welsh Ambulance Service drafting in costly private vehicles from Bristol .
600 people taken by police beca... |
02e84c7204f514dbcfa56f02e3348bcaf1c1e6cc | (CNN)As "Mad Men" returned for its seventh season, many viewers tuned in to see what happened next for Don, Peggy, Pete and the other characters of the hit AMC show. Many were eager to see the fabulous clothes the actors wore. We can't help but wonder -- was all that glamour real, or is it just the magic of TV? We ask... | CNN invited people to share real-life photos of their '60s fashions .
Let's see yours! Share your '60s pics via CNN iReport .
Discover your '60s personality by taking the CNN Sixties quiz .
How well do you know the '60s? Take our quiz and find out . |
02e8f3b146767aae03d36f5dd0e2fa2e199a9acb | Tottenham are monitoring developments with Everton midfielder James McCarthy. The Republic of Ireland man did not travel with the club to Hull on New Year's Day as he protects his hamstring injury. However, clubs have become aware that he has grown frustrated following the lack of talks over a revised contract. The 24-... | James McCarthy did not travel with Everton to Hull on New Year's Day .
Wilfried Bony is subject to interest from Real Madrid, among others .
Arsenal and Liverpool have checked on Villarreal striker Luciano Vietto .
Liverpool defender Lloyd Jones has signed for Cheltenham Town on loan . |
02e934b00aa5a358d0131d4d5098726f44987f7e | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 14:24 EST, 18 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:23 EST, 18 February 2014 . Victims of the payment protection insurance pay-outs scandal are more likely to have spent their compensation on holidays or a new car than squirrelled the money away into savings, research suggests. Nearly one qua... | Nearly one quarter of people said they put the money towards a holiday .
On average, successful claimants said they had received £2,810 .
Those who spent the money said it took just two and-a-half weeks before all the cash was gone .
According to recent figures the bill for PPI claims is approaching £20m . |
02ea2dea948eed52b859d0bddc9b43c204c2952c | Former Wimbledon manager Dave Bassett has revealed how country-and-western singer Dolly Parton helped to create the club's Crazy Gang image as they rose from non-league football into the First Division and a victorious FA Cup final win at Wembley. Bassett, a former Wimbledon player as well, was in charge of The Dons be... | Wimbledon's Crazy Gang beat Liverpool 1-0 in the 1988 FA Cup final .
Dave Bassett formed ideas to help team bonding through Dolly Parton .
Wimbledon take on Liverpool in the FA Cup third round in January . |
02ea37de4e232c70a9faf98af44c84e6b66723dc | By . Phil Vinter . PUBLISHED: . 10:05 EST, 23 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:42 EST, 23 August 2012 . Rafael Correa says the UK has no right to criticise Ecuador . Ecuador's President Rafael Correa says Britain is not in a position to preach about its decision to offer asylum to Julian Assange when it failed to extrad... | Chilean dictate for granted right to stay in UK in 2000 .
Correa is part of a leftist alliance of Latin American leaders against U.S. |
02ea79f6d146310657b394e15c7996a85ff3340c | It's a blazingly warm day in Rio de Janeiro and people flock to the Copacabana beach for a swim in the sea and a round of volleyball. The World Cup and the Olympic and Paralympic Games are approaching, and from high above, the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is watching over the city. But there are others watching, t... | Rio de Janeiro has a greenhouse gas emission of 2.1 tonnes per capita .
1.4 million people live in the shanty towns, called favelas .
The Operations Center was built in 2010 following a storm that killed 68 people . |
02eb2afdc5451d5c5a0c47ee15deae7ccb9b93f4 | Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks today published more than 1.7million U.S. records covering diplomatic or intelligence reports on every country in the world. The data released today includes more than 1.7million U.S. diplomatic records from 1973 to 1976 - covering a traffic of cables, intelligence reports and congressi... | Wikileaks releases database of U.S. diplomatic records from 1973 to 1976 .
Henry Kissinger was U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Adviser .
Julian Assange worked on project inside Ecuadorian Embassy in London .
Australian Wikileaks founder, 41, sought refuge at the embassy last June . |
02eb4845f58b480c1283fa3c9e525c6c5b98d431 | (CNN) -- The company that produced the peanut butter linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak said late Tuesday that it was voluntarily recalling all products made in its Blakely, Georgia, plant. Salmonella bacteria are transmitted to humans by eating contaminated foods. The Peanut Corporation of America, a peanut p... | The Peanut Corp. of America recalls all products made in Blakely, Georgia, plant .
Peanut butter linked to salmonella outbreak has sickened 425 in 43 states .
Three deaths possibly linked to the outbreak; two in Virginia, one in Minnesota . |
02eb8129588057ca2815b1c2d0e3afbb4bc71ead | (CNN) -- An Arkansas TV station has officially replaced former weatherman Brett Cummins, a month after he was found in a tub next to a dead body, the station's news director said. KARK has named Keith Monahan, who had been working at KIAH in Houston, as its new chief meteorologist, said news director Rob Heverling. "As... | Keith Monahan to be KARK's new chief meteorologist, the station says .
Brett Cummins resigned after being found next to a corpse in an empty tub .
The incident occurred at a home outside Little Rock, Arkansas .
The cause of the man's death is "undetermined," say police . |
02ec6960f79c31c78eb78019d8cf52ad293e59b4 | By . Gerard Brand for MailOnline . Follow @@gedbrand10 . Joe Cole, once the next darling of English football, has admitted he was wrong to join Liverpool in 2010, but is happy with his career again at West Ham United and intends to see out the remainder of his career at Upton Park. Cole returned to his boyhood club for... | Former England ace owns up to nightmare two-and-a-half-year spell .
Boyhood West Ham fan admits he couldn't bring himself to sign for Spurs . |
02eca497e247ae49b2d245ccd2da413ef2bfb1df | Ever since the Cardiff Express Gareth Bale pulled out of London and into Madrid, English football’s top division has been bereft of a player with the pace, close control and courage to run with the ball from deep. Now, thanks to Real Madrid and Barcelona deciding they were surplus to requirements, Angel di Maria and Al... | Alexis Sanchez and Angel di Maria bring pace, close control and courage to the Premier League .
The dynamic duo have similar playing styles to Gareth Bale .
Di Maria scored his first goal for Manchester United during his team's 4-0 win against QPR on Sunday .
Sanchez has three goals to his name in an Arsenal shirt . |
02ed6d995be391c9c69a0124c29f9e6c4787137e | Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Four years after the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, questions about the lingering physical and mental health toll of the disaster persist. The Fukushima District Court ruled Tuesday in favor of a family who filed a landmark lawsuit blaming Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), th... | TEPCO ordered to pay out in suicide case linked to Fukushima .
Woman set herself on fire four months after Fukushima disaster .
Fukushima government releases data showing more cases of thyroid cancer . |
02ee1a991c822c49dadad05e45fbef4f213b5e0a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Authorities in Southern California say a 69-year-old man who spent years as a high-ranking member of the Laos defense department helping the U.S. during the Vietnam War was killed Friday when his daughter ran him over as he was pleading with her to not drive drunk. Riverside police Sgt. Dan R... | Bounmy Rajsombath was a high-ranking member of the Laos defense department during the Vietnam War .
He was killed Friday when his daughter ran him over as he stood behind her car pleading with her to not drive drunk .
Rajsombath helped Laotians escape to Thailand while fleeing the murderous communist insurgency .
In th... |
02f0591e273e0e58f196307a57fe9dfa455e6e63 | By . Emily Davies . The widow of a fusilier shot dead on a training exercise has told of her disgust after it emerged the soldiers who killed her husband will be released from prison today and be allowed to rejoin the army. Newlywed James Wilkinson, 21, was killed by machine gun fire during a mock battle in training wi... | James Wilkinson, 21, killed by machine gun fire in mock battle .
Colin Bell, 30, and Patrick Price, 43, who shot him in 2011, granted appeals .
Widow Sarah blasted original sentences of 14 months and 21 months, and said they would not rejoin if they had compassion for her or children . |
02f0cb84d4e8f2c78189f3008c327db6a7dde4b6 | An enormous blue diamond formerly owned by millionaire gardener and philanthropist Rachel Mellon has sold for $32.6million at auction - a new record. The Fancy Vivid Blue diamond, mounted in platinum, weighed in at 9.75 carats, and sold for more than any other blue diamond at Sotheby's auctioneers. An anonymous collect... | Fancy Vivid Blue diamond fetched record price at Sotheby's auction .
Anonymous Chinese collector beat six others with a $32.6million bid .
Platinum-mounted stone used to belong to Rachel 'Bunny' Mellon .
Mellon, a philanthropist, helped landscape White House rose garden in 1960s .
She died in March this year, diamond w... |
02f1160c1cb28bf1d0ad1827a0fa67c44ca3cf61 | Gareth Bale marked his return to the Real Madrid starting line-up by scoring after just nine minutes in a convincing 5-1 win over Rayo Vallecano that gave Carlo Ancelotti’s team their 13th straight victory. The Welshman, who also hit the crossbar in the second half, has seen Madrid win their last seven games as he reco... | Gareth Bale opens the scoring on nine minutes with a close range tap in .
Sergio Ramos made it 2-0 before half-time with a volley from a corner .
Alberto Bueno pulled one back for the visitors before half-time .
Rayo's Leonardo Baptistao has a goal ruled out for offside after the interval .
Moments later Toni Kroos mak... |
02f38b9303d877764469796fb5c9528f3ff23071 | By . Francesca Chambers . and David Martosko . The campaign arm of Congressional Democrats has raised more than $7.6 million since House Republicans announced a lawsuit against President Barack Obama last month. The Democratic Congressional Campaign committee says it raised $1 million in a single day after newly electe... | The Democratic Congressional Campaign .
Committee is fundraising .
off impeachment threats .
It raised $1 million on Monday after a Republican leader refused to say the House wouldn't impeach Obama .
House or Representatives won't move to impeach, Boehner told reporters .
He said talk of impeachment is an election-year... |
02f38e837cd5c3c169d778f3659a95194387fe5a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:37 EST, 26 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:08 EST, 26 July 2013 . Kath Jones has won a 40 year battle to have this lamppost removed from outside her home . A grandmother has finally won a 40 year battle to have a lamppost removed from the middle of her driveway. The streetlight ... | Lamppost put up outside Kath Jones's house when estate built in 1970s .
At the time her husband pleaded with authorities to shift it just two metres .
She has damaged her car six times in the last few years pulling off driveway .
Parish council has now accepted her offer to pay £500 to have it removed . |
02f58bf61f5c6142205d1b5233e3d319d1403e33 | A convicted paedophile thought to be part of a child sex ring linked to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is being extradited to Britain. Roderick MacDonald, 77, was arrested on the Maltese island of Gozo after he fled the UK while he was on licence following his conviction for molesting two girls, five and seven, ... | Roderick MacDonald has been arrested and is to be extradited to Britain .
He may have been living in Portugal at the time of Madeleine's disappearance .
MacDonald is a convicted paedophile for crimes in Australia and Britain .
He was arrested in Malta on Monday and approved for extradition yesterday .
International Arr... |
02f64dc03c22b1238a69cd3b722383424a933f9c | (CNN) -- Turkey's economy, fattened with foreign investment during its boom-times, has stalled amid warnings its model is unsustainable. The country's $800 billion economy remains among the 20 biggest in the world -- but the IMF says it can't last and remains too vulnerable to dangers outside its borders. The OECD has ... | The IMF says Turkish economy remains too vulnerable to dangers outside its borders .
Turkey grew substantially over the last decade as investors turned to emerging markets .
But volatility, income inequality and high inflation is hurting the growth, IMF warns . |
02f65d34c62b265dffbb7f978cc6f93eca9f02b4 | (CNN) -- If the United States Department of Justice has any real interest in obtaining justice in the tragic shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement of a new civil rights investigation in Ferguson, Missouri, (population 21,000) was a step in the wrong direction. The department... | Paul Callan: Justice Department made a mistake with its new investigation of Ferguson police .
Callan: He says the probe is politically inspired and risks prejudicing the Michael Brown case .
Prosecutors and grand jury seeking to decide if criminal charges are warranted, he says .
Callan: Now is not the time to announc... |
02f70d29fe88588b1d763e4f883930e28b5284eb | Disney have developed a new, wheeled robot that can create enormous drawings in the sand. The robot — called the Beachbot — works by dragging a set of pins through the sand, like a rake. Each pin is individually raisable, allowing the contraption to draw lines of varying thicknesses. A 'canvas' is created by setting do... | The robot - called the Beachbot - drags pins through the sand like a rake .
Images are designed on an iPhone app and transmitted to the machine .
A 'canvas' is created by setting down poles, which the robot uses as markers to calculate its position . |
02f76d9c8802b9de0ed6c4043faaa90ca17cb4bd | Prince Andrew faces international censure after flying out yesterday on a secret visit to meet the controversial president of Azerbaijan. The Queen's son flew out of the UK on a private jet for talks with billionaire despot Ilham Aliyev, who has been repeatedly accused of appalling human rights abuses. It is understood... | Duke of York flew by private jet to meet Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev .
Billionaire despot has been accused of appalling human rights abuses .
Prince Andrew will stay in capital, Baku, during his 'private' four-day trip .
He was forced to stand down as a UK trade envoy after years of criticism . |
02f7b954cf3be775382eee569a0b219c54a95717 | Luis Suarez has told his Liverpool team-mates he plans to stay at Anfield and lead next season’s pursuit of the Barclays Premier League title. Liverpool on Monday said that manager Brendan Rodgers had signed a new contract that runs until 2018, and he will be boosted by Suarez’s presence. Reports say Real Madrid are po... | Real Madrid is reportedly ready to make a £100m offer for Suarez .
The Uruguay striker signed a new long-term deal at Anfield in December .
Bernabeu sources say there'll be no Suarez offer if Karim Benzema stays .
Suarez and his wife have enrolled their daughter at a new school .
Brendan Rodgers has signed a new long-t... |
02f904fe74147528b532d3c6d642eda430551ed8 | A contest to turn 'nuisance' grey squirrels into burgers had a cold reception from animal activists - who accused it of being a smear campaign against the so-called 'chicken of the trees'. The cook-off in the Forest of Dean, where the animals are accused of damaging trees, attracted wide publicity in its search for the... | Squirrel Burger Challenge held yesterday in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire .
It aimed to turn some of 100,000 'nuisance' animals into quarter-pounders .
Dozens of would-be chefs submitted recipes using 'chicken of the trees'
But contest questioned by RSPCA and did not please vegetarian groups .
One complained: 'This s... |
02f9406ae295459f39d6af0a86dbbf9a4be8c329 | By . James Tozer . PUBLISHED: . 10:04 EST, 22 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:47 EST, 22 November 2012 . For more than a century and a half the simple symmetry of these former almshouses had remained an undisturbed gem. But that was before the unstoppable march of multi-coloured wheelie bins reached their village. Th... | Denbighshire Council delivered 35 wheelie bins for just seven cottages .
Elderly residents of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd left unable to leave their homes .
Recycling initiative for 11,000 homes but residents call the bins 'ludicrous' |
02fa931871d87e0619987d70e3b506e1c17af842 | By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 04:14 EST, 15 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:28 EST, 15 January 2013 . Accused: Alicia Inglish has been arrested on 120 counts of suspected animal cruelty and tampering with evidence . An animal rescue boss has been arrested after police raided a shelter and found 149 starving dogs li... | Police raided shelter in Oregon, US, after receiving complaints .
Many dogs severely malnourished and had open sores .
Police found just two bags of dog food in the entire building .
Boss Alicia Inglish, 24, arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty . |
02fc7abfbe21f53642843fbb8c1731404236b14d | By . Meghan Keneally . PUBLISHED: . 14:39 EST, 27 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:52 EST, 27 September 2013 . The writer who posted the break up text she received from a new boyfriend has revealed that she thinks of herself as the one who initiated the break up. Quin Woodward Pu is a blogger and author who writes ab... | Quin Woodward Pu, 26, was unceremoniously dumped via text this week by a man she had been on two dates with .
The self-published author and blogger sought revenge by publishing their exchanges online and claiming to send his 'sexts' to his bosses .
Now she reveals that she did not send anything to his superiors .
She a... |
02fd4a71b183595d73eea9bfb3afb250d515eec7 | Thousands of people having keyhole knee surgery could be wasting their time, claim researchers. New research suggests that middle-aged people with mild osteoarthritis get little, if any, benefit as a result. A study investigated how best to treat torn meniscus, crescent-shaped cartilage that helps stabilise knees. In t... | New research suggests middle-aged people with mild osteoarthritis get little, if any, benefit from surgery .
Study investigated how best to treat torn meniscus - cartilage in the knee .
In the UK many patients have arthroscopic operations to relieve pain . |
02fd53c1bbd8bed0380fdabd56558a6f64ef95be | (CNN Student News) -- August 22, 2014 . It's a "miraculous day," according to an American doctor who survived the Ebola virus. We'll update you on his condition and what doctors say about his release from the hospital. Today's show also explains how a grand jury and legal complications factor in to an incident in Fergu... | This page includes the show Transcript .
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02fdbdc37d58ec211c9bae457ef0b4798c75293c | By . Emily Kent Smith . This shocking footage shows a man kicking a helpless cat while videoing himself committing the act - all with a smirk on his face. Staff at the Liverpool hostel were horrified when they were checking CCTV and spotted a man on camera kicking the little black and white cat named Catters into a doo... | Footage shows man walk into a hostel and kick a cat through a door .
He films attack on mobile phone and smirks - then kicks cat second time .
Man walks off and re-watches footage on his phone .
Staff at Hatters hostel, Liverpool, described attack as 'disgusting'
They are now looking for the man who brutally attacked t... |
02ff95fd91c7ef2f901d126cfd626e90478f2d29 | By . Mark Duell . Last updated at 6:32 PM on 6th September 2011 . The father of classical piano group the 5 Browns sexually abused his three daughters far more times than he was convicted for, police revealed today. Keith Brown, of Utah, was jailed for at least 10 years in March after pleading guilty to abusing his Mor... | Keith Brown jailed for at least 10 years in March after guilty plea on charges .
Deondra, Desirae and Melody were all abused when they were children .
Mormon girls were members of star classical piano group The 5 Browns . |
02ffb5821af4a3a5b9e585aaf9ca7d4ba35af275 | Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Manny Pacquiao met for over an hour on Tuesday night in a bid to hammer out the details of their proposed $300million (£200m) mega-fight. Mayweather visited Pacquiao in his Miami hotel suite for what was described as a 'very pleasant and very encouraging' discussion. The pair had earlier sat on... | Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather first met at NBA game .
They sat across the court from each other during first half on Tuesday .
The pair had a short conversation at half-time and swapped numbers .
Mayweather then visited Pacquiao in his hotel suite for further talks .
Mayweather is expected to announce this week h... |
0300b72845adf3634377f4f937720144bb0ba385 | By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 00:07 EST, 15 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:04 EST, 15 March 2013 . A canister of radioactive material stolen from the back of a van a month ago has been found in a shopping centre. The Iridium 192 substance, which can increase the risk of cancer, cause burns, radiation sickness or e... | The Iridium 192 substance can increase the risk of cancer, cause burns, radiation sickness or even death .
It was discovered at The Point Retail Park in Rochdale yesterday afternoon .
Police put a 100m cordon in place while trained officers removed the canister . |
03016857524c8eba8c6e808084b1b99aa37818ab | It is said of Alexander the Great that 'when he saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer.' Lionel Messi might be starting to feel the same way about breaking records. This week, the Barcelona superstar has become the all-time leading goalscorer in both La Liga and the Champions Le... | Lionel Messi broke Raul's Champions League goalscoring record in Barcelona's 4-0 win over APOEL Nicosia .
The Argentine now has 74 goals in Europe's leading club competition, three more than the Real Madrid legend .
Nicosia was the 23rd European city and the 16th country in which he has scored in the Champions League .... |
030349dde99432fc718a43d658220b0fb312664a | (CNN) -- It moved half its production to China to keep costs down, but eight years later one company is bringing production back to Britain. It's another example of the backshoring trend that has seen many European manufacturers relocate their business back home. Caldeira is a cushion-making business headquartered in M... | Cushion maker brings production back to Britain following a steep rise in Chinese wages .
Production was offshored in 2004 when labor costs differed significantly; they're estimated to be equal next year .
UK employees are more productive, but young people in particular lack the requisite skills, Caldeira CEO says . |
030431bbcc1d93fd62d391d818476e8339cb67b7 | Some people will do anything to find love and one waiter did, resorting to a very odd and romantic but yet cheesy way. A waiter at a pizza restaurant in Auckland called Il Buco Pizza Parlour on Vulcan Lane, wrote an endearing message on the inside of a pizza box and posted it on facebook. Rupert Bear told The New Zeala... | Pizza waiter, Rupert Bear, writes a message on a pizza box and posts it on facebook to track down a love interest .
The 25 year old was intrigued by a customer who stopped in at Il Buco pizza parlour in Auckland on September 3 .
'I've been waiting for you to come back,' said the facebook message .
The romantic gesture ... |
03065124dc76fd6146b138ec99e359cf4eaf7bb8 | By . Helen Collis . PUBLISHED: . 03:12 EST, 5 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:32 EST, 5 September 2013 . Tragic: Marijuana activist Jennifer Friede was killed in a head-on collision in Denver with a suspected drunk driver . A prominent medical marijuana activist who insisted that the drug was safer than alcohol has ... | Jennifer Friede, 34, died in the head-on crash on Interstate 25 in Denver .
Her boyfriend Jeremy DePinto said they had campaigned for years for better access to medical marijuana .
Rebecca Maez, 27, arrested on suspicion of DUI and vehicular homicide . |
030662970a40687df0a519aefffee64fad14c784 | Usain Bolt was among the worldwide superstars in attendance at the University of Pheonix Stadium in Arizona on Sunday to watch Super Bowl XLIX. The Jamaican sprinter posted a photo of himself at the big game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks on Twitter. Bolt tweeted all game, including during Katy P... | New England Patriots beat Seattle Seahawks to win Super Bowl XLIX .
Sprinting superstar Usain Bolt watched the action in Glendale, Arizona .
He posted a photo with basketball legend Michael Jordan on Twitter .
Bolt also posted photos with Peyton Manning and Derek Jeter on Sunday . |
0306f56e051310df778f13221b6fb0ad98c5da11 | The great British public has voted Hull the the least romantic destination in the UK, while the capital city takes the number one spot as the most romantic destination. Nearly a fifth (18 per cent) of the nation chose London as the top location to take a loved one this year, ahead of the Lake District which slipped to ... | Almost a fifth of those who voted picked Hull as least romantic place .
Birmingham was second placed - again on the least romantic list .
London beat The Lake District to be top placed for lovers . |
0307cc2735d297bf9cd1a27b20f0fc2ac06ecd7b | (CNN) -- A Florida exterminator and father of four children adopted from Florida's foster care system has told police that a body found in the pest-control truck he was driving is one of them -- his 10-year-old daughter, authorities said Wednesday. Jorge Barahona, 53, already faces a charge of aggravated child abuse fo... | NEW:Barahona charged with aggravated child abuse .
The couple's remaining two children have been placed in foster care, court officials said .
The girl's body was in a plastic bag, an affidavit said .
Jorge Barahona's son is in intensive care, police say . |
0307e2767030689846018f79e94809dd9afda4d9 | Shocking images depicting U.S. soldiers burning the bodies of what appear to be Iraqi insurgents, have emerged today. The explosive photographs, reportedly taken in Fallujah in 2004, have already sparked a Marine Corps investigation, but many of the 41 gag-inducing shots are just too grisly to publish. Two pictures sho... | The explosive photographs, reportedly taken in Fallujah in 2004, have sparked a Marine Corps investigation .
However, many of the 41 shots, obtained by TMZ, are just too grisly to publish .
Two pictures show a Marine pouring gasoline on the enemy remains, another two images show the Iraqi soldiers going up in flames wh... |
03080ad6fe1946f212d4e198cb59390be04e7775 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A woman being sued over her $1million shoe collection says she is 'relieved' after her ex-husband dropped his legal battle. Hedge fund manager Daniel Shak, 52, . was fighting to win 35 per cent of the value of ex-wife Beth's 1,200 . luxury shoes, but yesterday dropped the case. Poker champion... | Hedge fund manager Daniel Shak abruptly drops lawsuit against ex-wife Beth for a portion of her 1,200 pairs of designer shoes . |
0309267b9e02f22a6a546ae553ebf6cc97ac2aea | A local New York paper has come under fire for publishing an opinion piece about President Barack Obama that carries the headline 'The N----r in the White House'. Incredibly, the WestView News - a community paper that serves Manhattan's West Village - ran the contemptuous term in full. The headline was printed on page ... | Opinion piece by James Lincoln Collier ran in the latest edition of WestView News .
Paper services New York's West Village .
Story is about increasing racism and pro-Obama .
Editor George Capsis, 86, said it was intended to shock .
Aimed to drawn attention to a serious issue, Capsis said . |
030b71764784e24b2127c32a0065fc298a8222e9 | CNN chief national correspondent John King could be ousted from the network in favour of new Chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper, MailOnline can reveal. King, 49, has already moved out of his office to make way for Tapper, 43, who was poached by new CNN boss Jeff Zucker from ABC. And now sources have revealed th... | New CNN chief Jeff Zucker continues to make sweeping changes at network .
John King has been given an extension to his contract - and NO new deal . |
030c265a87f9d6364ff3299572b2dfde395adfd7 | By . Francesca Infante . PUBLISHED: . 04:07 EST, 21 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:02 EST, 21 September 2013 . Rising up: Carole, pictured after visiting her grandson George for the first time at St Mary's Hospital in London, has long been seen to have aristocratic aspirations . The agonies of how to design a new f... | Downton adviser Alastair Bruce helped Middletons come up with the design .
Middleton Coat of Arms features three acorns which represent Kate, Pippa and James and their upbringing in Berkshire . |
030c3b80eed3eddeb98fe9c2cca873d3ef843911 | (CNN Student News) -- March 10, 2014 . A mystery surrounds the disappearance of a passenger plane in Southeast Asia, and we'll start off today by telling you what was unusual about the flight. We also look at some of the first wartime photographs ever taken and contrast them with current tension in the same region. Oth... | This page includes the show Transcript and the Daily Curriculum .
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030db66e3246f051d57d8b515349010747eb13d5 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 10:55 EST, 15 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:34 EST, 15 May 2013 . Comedian Rory McGrath has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out an attack following a 'drunken row' in his hometown. McGrath, 57, was held after police were called to a house in Pool, near Redruth, in Cornwall, last Fri... | McGrath, 57, allegedly attacked a man and a woman in Redruth, Cornwall .
Police arrested him after being called to a house last Friday . |
030e275740790faf2bbd595a955ecffabae9588a | Former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey thinks President Barack Obama, a fellow Democrat, was re-elected in 2012 because he 'sucked less' than former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. The Nebraskan straight-talker told MailOnline in an exclusive interview that Obama isn't up to the job of bringing liberals and conservatives to th... | Kerrey, a two-term Senator in the '80s and '90s, is disappointed in the president for risking the health of the U.S. economy over Obamacare .
'He had to know he was misleading the audience,' he said of Obama's infamous 'If you like your health care plan' deception .
Explains that an even bigger lie Democrats tell is th... |
030ee0c7970c9ccdad0b166b05596cba8ae51f7d | Actress Sarah Goldberg passed away aged 40 from a suspected heart condition last month . An actress who starred in Jurassic Park III and on the TV show 7th Heaven has died in her sleep, her family confirmed. Sarah Goldberg passed away aged 40 at her family's cabin in Wisconsin from a suspected heart condition on Septem... | Sarah Goldberg passed away aged 40 at her family's cabin in Wisconsin from a suspected heart condition on September 27 .
Miss Goldberg, from Chicago, had movie roles in My Best Friend's Wedding and Training Day .
She also appeared in TV shows 7th Heaven, Without A Trace, 90210 and House . |
0310c91ff2ad4195134741cd79546bad72e21cfd | Waveland, Mississippi (CNN) -- Tommy Longo has had a rough year: both hips, a femur and a knee replaced. When he hobbles out of his truck to see how the new City Hall construction is going, he looks with every step like he just needs to sit down. His face is covered with perspiration in the afternoon heat, and he alw... | Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Waveland, Mississippi, regains what it lost .
Mayor: "We were wiped off the face of the earth"
Town has recovered about 65 percent of lost businesses since the storm .
About two-thirds of the town's residents have returned . |
0311495b2373db67f1afddbe7b19dc12911c1764 | It's the age-old debate that has split Beatles fans straight down the line for decades. And now celebrities are weighing in on the question: John Lennon or Paul McCartney? A 34-minute video recorded over a decade shows the responses of 550 celebrities to the simple question, which they told they were only allowed to an... | A 34-minute video shows responses of 550 artists to the simple question .
The answers were collected in interviews over the course of a decade .
Artists quizzed include Sylvester Stallone, Katy Perry, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Benedict Cumberbatch . |
03122b91950b24a507587616eb1d47c035cddf9a | (CNN) -- A year after a fierce crackdown silenced erupting street protests, not many Iranians living in the country can defy the hardline Islamic government without fearing for their life. But Mohammad Reza Shajarian, is using his voice like never before. "Art by its nature is a form of objection," the legendary musici... | Iranian musician is using his voice like never before .
Mohammad Reza Shajarian protested the Islamic regime's use of one of his anthems sung during the 1979 revolution .
His music is critical of Iran's crackdown on post-election protesters . |
031267382e7345ecf160cec7d98f6ab1dd2a0145 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:40 EST, 19 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:40 EST, 19 November 2013 . A sold-out unicorn motif sweater worn by Sasha Obama has sparked a demand for its manufacturer to reissue it. The 12-year-old first daughter wore the $18 unicorn design by ASOS to a college basketball game... | ASOS noted in a tweet that it could reissue the design .
Sasha wore the sweater to a college basketball game with her family on Sunday . |
0315a1e263799d9001c4767fcdd915ff18528163 | By . Claire Bates . PUBLISHED: . 07:10 EST, 11 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:37 EST, 11 January 2013 . A seriously ill toddler has been given a second chance at life after receiving a stem cell transplant from the U.S following a transatlantic appeal. Toddler William Morris had been diagnosed with leukaemia at just ... | William Morris was diagnosed with leukaemia at just six weeks old and intensive chemotherapy failed to eradicate the disease .
He needed a stem cell transplant to help his body make new blood cells .
A match was found in the U.S. and William is now in transmission . |
0315a3941618cd7089b406062e38362595cafb75 | Billie Jean King has accused an on-court interviewer who asked some female tennis players to 'give a twirl' of being 'truly sexist'. Serena Williams and Canada's Eugenie Bouchard were asked to spin around to show off their outfits during on-court interviews in Melbourne, prompting an angry response on social media and ... | Tennis Australia commentator Ian Cohen asked female tennis players to 'give a twirl' to show off their outfits on court .
Serena Williams was reluctant to discuss whether it was sexist or not .
Eugenie Bouchard said it was 'unexpected' that an 'old guy' had asked her to twirl following her straight-sets win over Kiki B... |
0315fa4112f0b4ec9e9d01cc2374cb9bceacc56a | Oakland, California (CNN) -- If college athletes were to start being paid, many schools would leave Division I sports, NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday. And the universities that stayed in Division I sports would have to start cutting other, less popular sports to be able to afford the salaries. There would be ... | NCAA President Mark Emmert said paying athletes would hurt traditions .
National championships, camaraderie as we know them would end, he testified .
"People come to watch ... because it's college sports," he said in federal court .
Ex-UCLA player Ed O'Bannon sued to allow athletes to be paid for images, likenesses . |
03169728c6cf358012d02e3a46c1a7e54e6c3019 | A prominent Republican woman launched a she-said, she-said battle over wages on Wednesday morning by accusing the White House of paying women less than men – just hours after President Barack Obama begged Congress to outlaw the practice. High-stakes gender politics made an appearance in Tuesday's State of the Union add... | Former HP chief Carly Fiorina blasted Obama confidante Valerie Jarrett over the president's State of the Union demand for pay equity .
White House pays women on average 13 per cent less than men – but technically gives equal pay for equal work .
Salary differences are due to more men than women having higher-paying Whi... |
0317abf1a788b51d50bfd64b17320587835ba367 | By . Richard Shears . PUBLISHED: . 07:57 EST, 7 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:35 EST, 7 September 2012 . Vile British killer Keith Herring may have to be deported to the UK on a chartered flight after twice wreaking havoc on commercial jets in Australia. The murderer had spent 22 years locked up after drowning his... | Keith Herring abused crew, smashed TV, broke phone and urinated in cell .
Private plane set to cost taxpayers £600,000 after he is booted off jets .
Monster moaned he had a heart condition and accommodation was 'dirty'
Judge branded criminal a man of ‘an extraordinarily manipulative nature.’ |
03183babd26c3c85d26e125708c90d6df8c77390 | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:22 EST, 20 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:29 EST, 21 September 2013 . Divers have found the body of a missing U.S. stunt pilot whose plane crashed into a lake in northeast China while attempting a tricky maneuver in the rain, the head of the team searching for him sa... | David Riggs crashed his plane Tuesday while practicing stunts .
The Hollywood stunt pilot was in China for an air show .
His US flight license had been suspended twice for reckless flying and selling unauthorized rides in his plane . |
0318e237b6debb8e239f2fa9a93b6b4e0dcbc6d3 | A second female employee at the Washington County Jail in Hillsboro, Oregon, has been accused of having sex with the same inmate — a man held on charges that include failing to register as a sex offender. Brett Robinson, 32, was arrested Tuesday after a grand jury indicted her on charges of custodial sexual misconduct.... | Brett Robinson, 32, a staffer at Washington County Jail in Oregon, is facing custodial sexual misconduct charges .
Jill Curry, 38, a married jail employee, was arrested on similar charges in July .
The unnamed inmate is being held on a slew of charges, including failing to register as a sex offender, sexual harassment ... |
03190726f4af805cbaa0270216669a9c2b5298a1 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 03:40 EST, 1 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:59 EST, 1 May 2013 . A Vietnam War veteran has received a Purple Heart 45 years after being injured in the war. James R. Below's truck was blown up by a landmine and he saved the life of a fellow soldier, but his bravery has never been recognised... | James R. Below's truck was blown up as he transported equipment .
He saved the life a fellow soldier, but his bravery has never been recognised .
'It means a lot,' Mr Below said after waiting over four decades . |
031a6e24a42dcc92c1178d74de9aeca2d90379da | By . Amanda Williams and Rebecca English . PUBLISHED: . 04:04 EST, 17 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:33 EST, 17 October 2013 . Prince Harry has been pictured on a late-night snack run to fast-food chicken chain Nando's. The royal was spotted at the restaurant outlet in Fulham, following England's World Cup qualificat... | Royal was spotted at the restaurant chain in Fulham Broadway .
Ordered chicken breast fillet in lemon herb sauce, cheese, and mash .
The bill - including soft drinks - came to around £24, staff said . |
031aae3975e0af80da6d6f143c0084a844422b5e | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 16:52 EST, 21 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:12 EST, 22 June 2012 . Victim in the family: Matt Sandusky was preparing to testify against his adopted father during the child sex abuse trial . Jerry Sandusky's own adopted son has dramatically accused him of abus... | Matt Sandusky, one of the disgraced coach's six adopted children, came forward through an attorney .
Was reportedly set to testify if former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky took the stand in his own defence .
New claim comes as alleged victim Travis Weaver said Sandusky abused him 'more than 100 times' |
031b46f870ff239b497bbf4526ac535a3509959d | (CNN) -- Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the annual gathering where the secretive company hosts folks who make a living writing software for its products, kicks off today. And while the event is designed around presentations to help developers, its keynote address has also become an opportunity for Apple to ro... | Apple's developers conference kicks off with a keynote at 1 pm ET today .
Apple will reveal features of iOS 6, its operating system for iPhones and iPads .
Company could also unveil its replacement for Google Maps on iPhone, iPad .
We may also see upgrades to the Apple TV device that streams iTunes content . |
031b59303af2a7a3717fceb6123541c474c968d1 | America's financial problems could not be solved by raising taxes on the rich, Bill Clinton said on Wednesday. During an economic speech in Washington, D.C. at Georgetown University caught on tape by Breitbart News former President Bill Clinton hypothetically said taking all of rich peoples' money wouldn't be enough to... | Former President Bill Clinton shared his economic philosophy at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday .
Clinton, a millionaire, said he doesn't mind paying higher taxes than .
other Americans .
'But you could tax me at a hundred percent, and we .
couldn't bring growth back into the economy enough to b... |
031b8b6885d3e15b77b7eea92c65c956fb1c6e29 | Joel Campbell again gave a hint that there was more to come from the Costa Rica forward, despite being starved of service in the last-16 tie against Greece. Costa Rica may have had just one shot on target all game, but the man who will line up at the Emirates Stadium next season was part of everything good they produce... | Costa Rica used Campbell to spark their counter-attacking play .
Things will be different at Arsenal but he still provides more options .
The usually solid Greek defenders found him awkward to mark .
But he tired as the game went on and his workrate suffered .
Campbell converted his penalty as Costa Rica went through . |
031bc34be6b4ca7139836a16b1d9d1b616c72a65 | (CNN) -- A Qantas passenger jet landed safely in Singapore on Friday after turning back due to engine problems shortly after takeoff, Australian Transport Safety Bureau spokesman Neville Blyth told CNN. "I saw flames five minutes into flight and we could see flames through the left-side window," said passenger Terence ... | NEW: Passenger says he saw flames outside the jet's left-side window .
Qantas passenger jet lands safely in Singapore .
Australian Transport Safety Bureau has deployed investigators to Singapore .
Boeing 747-400 is the second jet to return there as a result of engine trouble in two days . |
031d79d3eeb205df00caf9ed8034ba64d9f28f10 | By . Sally Lee . Meet triplets Calamity Jane, Cassius and Elly May. The delightful new additions to Morrison Dairy farm in Macarthur, south west of Sydney. Triplet calves are said to be rarity with odd of about a 105,000 to 1. These three were born two weeks ago. And to add to the excitement, each of the newborn calves... | The triplets were born two weeks ago at Morrison Dairy farm in Appin, south west of Sydney .
The odds are said to be about 105,000 to 1 .
Calamity Jane, Cassius and Elly May all have different coloured coats - black, brown and grey . |
031e02f32fc847b277933ac3a11ed5ed3035be0e | (CNN) -- Emergency rooms around the United States are preparing for the people who may have Ebola and for the people who just think they have Ebola. "I have seen several people who had acute illnesses worried that they may have Ebola," said Dr. Mark Reiter. He works as an emergency room doctor in Tennessee. He's also p... | NEW: Nephew: Hospital gave Duncan inferior treatment because he was black .
Emergency rooms in the United States are preparing for possible cases .
Doctor: Some people are already coming into hospitals worrying they have Ebola .
Spain's government sets up committee to probe the Ebola crisis there . |
031f080dad47a505f565a706f8b30a04dc29604a | New York (CNN) -- Imagine a vulnerable island, parts of it man-made, with towering buildings and lots of people crammed into small spaces. Now imagine a monster storm slamming into that island. Manhattan vs. Irene. It could happen Sunday, and hurricane experts are warning New Yorkers that even though Irene may not be a... | NEW: A hurricane warning is in effect for New York and nearby locales .
NEW: Mandatory evacuations are ordered in parts of the city and Long Island .
One expert says New York is out of practice with hurricanes .
Millions of people could be trapped in their homes without power or transportation . |
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