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02082b9906f64fcea9c092a402aa25b39c1217bf | (CNN)Mirjana Puhar, a recent contestant on "America's Next Top Model," was found dead in a triple homicide Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to police reports. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a call Tuesday evening that three people appeared to be dead in a Charlotte home. Officer... | Former "America's Next Top Model" contestant Mirjana Puhar was found dead Tuesday .
Her body was found along with two others in a Charlotte, North Carolina, home .
A suspect has been arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree homicide . |
02084f7548eee88d9e933a50f6353156bda16b4f | (CNN) -- The golf community is rallying around Jason Day after it emerged the Australian lost eight members of his family during the devastation wreaked by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Day, whose mother moved from the Philippines to Australia over 30 years ago, is reported to have lost his grandmother, his uncle ... | Golfer Jason Day lost eight relatives during Typhoon Haiyan .
Day reportedly lost his grandmother, his uncle and six cousins during the typhoon .
The Australian's mother emigrated from the Philippines over 30 years ago .
Authorities say typhoon has so far claimed 3,976 lives . |
02089bab749fa49f9fd49a2d277d5cfc3e2b19f5 | Jerusalem (CNN) -- Eleven rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza on Thursday, a day after a fatal terrorist bombing in Jerusalem killed a woman and wounded more than 50 other people, the Israel Defense Forces said. "The question is why," Brig. Gen. Yossi Kuperwasser said in a phone call Thursday, speaking about the i... | NEW: Eleven rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza on Thursday .
NEW: Israel launches airstrikes Thursday night in Gaza .
NEW: Obama expresses his condolences over the bombing .
Israel's U.S. ambassador says the bombing and rockets appear unrelated . |
0209036ab39087ad73000f292bffb7a3f9c86b58 | A police officer allegedly punched a rape victim in the face as she cowered naked in a closet at her boyfriend's home. Rebecca Gibson, who has chosen to reveal her identity even though she is the victim of an alleged sex attack, says she was raped by two strangers who offered her a ride while she was walking near her a... | Rebecca Gibson claimed she was attacked by men who offered her a ride .
When the 29-year-old mother told her boyfriend, he 'refused to believe her and told police she was trespassing in his house'
Fight broke out as police tried to arrest her . |
020a64f74fdcdbacfba8095b51619f67016d2e22 | Dust devils on Mars can grow to the size of terrestrial tornadoes, with a funnel more than 330ft (100 metres) wide stretching up to 12 miles (19km) above the surface. Their smaller counterparts on Earth form when heating of the ground causes a warm layer of air rising through the more dense layers of air above. Now, a ... | On Mars, dust devils can stretch up to 12 miles (19km) above the surface .
They form when heating of the ground causes a warm layer of air rising through the more dense layers of air above .
Scientists used meteorological data with information from Viking lander .
They found that due to the Martian atmosphere, twice as... |
020af9a92c53cd8fb2c444262addaf770c0d3bb9 | By . Mark Duell . UPDATED: . 08:21 EST, 31 December 2011 . Police today launched a huge manhunt for a serial arsonist who hit Hollywood for a second night early this morning. Another eight fires were set in the area last night after 22 blazes were set in only four hours on Friday morning. Dozens of Hollywood residents ... | $35,000 reward offered for information leading to capture of arsonists .
Around $350,000 worth of damage caused to property in West Hollywood .
Firemen scramble to put out fires early Friday morning .
Authorities braced for another round of arson attacks .
Locals talk of scary moment when blazes woke them up .
One fire... |
020f6e1ed9ce08dd96dbbbd889f6615c44c957ac | By . William Turvill . PUBLISHED: . 11:45 EST, 31 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:41 EST, 31 October 2013 . Aqab Hussain was jailed for 20 years after running over a group of friends, including a father of three who is no longer able to talk or walk . A disqualified driver who bowled over three pedestrians in a reveng... | Aqab Hussain, 21, was already had a driving ban when he hit three people .
Shocking CCTV shows the attack, which was compared to a scene from the computer game Grand Theft Auto during the trial .
One of the pedestrians was 29-year-old Michael Ward, a father of three .
Already partially blind at the time, he can no long... |
021011c1af37f0f56e53d92767557bcdea86754a | A Washington mother has given birth to a baby boy weighing a whopping 14 pounds and 11 ounces. Francisco Leon Ortiz, who was delivered by c-section at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen on December 2, was so large that his dad had to run out and buy new clothes for him because he didn't fit into any newborn cl... | Francisco Leon Ortiz stunned doctors when he was born weighing a whopping 14 pounds and 11 ounces on December 2 .
The average weight of a newborn is 7.5 pounds .
Mom Yessica and baby Francisco are both doing well - although his dad had to leave the hospital to buy some bigger baby clothes . |
02103da8c7842ca50cf3aa883576bc5e0b8b39c5 | Looking like a scene from a Hollywood disaster movie, crews will attempt on Sunday to remove three Boeing 737 fuselages that tumbled down a steep bank and into the Clark Fork River in western Montana after a train derailed. Montana Rail Link spokeswoman Lynda Frost said Saturday that it's unclear the type of challenge ... | Crews to work on Sunday to remove the Boeing 737 fuselages that fell into the Clark Fork River, Montana on Thursday .
Nineteen railway cars derailed and sent three fuselages hurtling into the river .
No one was injured and the cause of the accident is under investigation . |
021076a996c2a507dcd4fdaa2267c004684f7e18 | By . Sam Greenhill . PUBLISHED: . 18:39 EST, 1 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:55 EST, 1 March 2013 . From cookbooks to cranberries, putting Delia Smith’s name to something has long been a recipe for success. Substitute a dash of Delia with a pinch of Pippa, however, and it seems to leave a rather sour taste. Customers ... | Shoppers flood Waitrose's Twitter and Facebook accounts with complaints .
Magazine's editor promises Pippa will dispense advice on preparing feasts . |
02109dcf31b933134752f8287b0c2674535a092e | By . Mark Duell . After piling on the pounds for too long, this fat cat is now on a strict diet to help her find a new home. Alanna, who lives in Warrington, Cheshire, tips the scales at a whopping one stone - more than 50 per cent heavier than a normal cat - and has been put on a New Year eating regime. It is hoped sh... | Alanna weighed more than 50% more than a normal cat should weigh .
It is hoped she will now be able to lose weight in a bid to find a new family .
Cats Protection adoption centre staff were shocked by her huge appetite . |
0211340c9ec457bcac301fedd0b6547a423363a5 | (CNN) -- You know you've reached a special level of fame when you're known by just your first name. For R&B superstar Usher (full name Usher Raymond), achieving his place among the entertainment industry's first-namers has come with the sale of tens of millions of records and multiple Grammy Awards. "I'm definitely liv... | U.S. R&B superstar was friend of Michael Jackson .
Usher has sold over 40 million albums .
Passing on the advice of "King of Pop," he's now mentor to teen sensation Justin Bieber . |
02130226ebfa1251cd2f476f6d9c66d355f0827d | A waterfront complex in WA could soon boast the largest and most expensive apartment in Australia. Negations are underway to sell a $25 million dollar luxury penthouse in the Mardalup complex, East Perth, in an off-market deal which would beat the previous record of $21 million . The 1900sqm, two-storey apartment conta... | Developer Ian Johnson designed the luxury penthouse in East Perth .
The two-storey property has eight bedrooms, three kitchens and a gym .
It also offers a study, a soundproof cinema, a study and a cellar .
Two other apartments in the complex have sold for almost $10 million . |
021344a80744e1b2dc565a3b2d703404788ab046 | England were given a thunderous send-off by the Kaiser Chiefs at their charity ball last night as they prepare to head out to Portugal at lunchtime. The Lions and Roses dinner, which was held at the Grove Hotel in Hertfordshire, marked the starting point for the country’s World Cup preparations. Roy Hodgson’s 23 man sq... | Players to train in gloves in Portugal to prepare for extreme temperatures .
England squad enjoy charity gala send off before training camp .
Hodgson insists Portugal trip will be key for preparation . |
02153906eefb3102a7dfb6d43c0a8f6e4c6af426 | Alcohol has been involved in most of the deaths blamed on the extreme cold in Ukraine, the country worst affected by the icy temperatures gripping Eastern Europe, a government minister said Wednesday. Nine out of 10 of the deaths reported have been alcohol-related, Emergency Situations Minister Viktor Baloga said. At l... | Some victims are alcoholics, others mistakenly drink to keep warm, a doctor in Kiev says .
Alcohol causes blood vessels to dilate, so body heat is lost rapidly, an expert says .
Ukraine's emergencies minister says 9 out of 10 of the deaths from cold have been alcohol-related .
Temperatures throughout Europe are signifi... |
021626ac4ee280d851ad65f61eeb10eef449a9cb | (CNN) -- Two people were killed and 22 injured when an overpass bridge under construction collapsed Thursday in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, one of the host cities for the ongoing World Cup, firefighters said on Twitter. Two buses were also damaged in the collapse, said CNN affiliate TV Record, which cited firefighters. Ima... | Overpass construction was supposed to have been completed for World Cup .
Overpass is almost 4 miles from a stadium where World Cup is played .
Brazilian firefighters say two people dead .
Belo Horizonte, Brazil, will host Tuesday's semifinal match in the World Cup . |
0216bcb30adb8345f09b778215c3aca77be5a741 | By . David Kent . Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-Sung announced his retirement from football on Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a career that took him to the 2002 World Cup semi-finals and saw him become the first Asian to play in a UEFA Champions League final. Park's industry, energy and work ethi... | Midfielder calls time on career due to knee problem .
Park was the first Asian footballer to play in a Champions League final .
Former United man won 100 caps for South Korea .
Credits Guus Hiddink for taking him to Europe after 2002 World Cup .
Says Sir Alex Ferguson helped him play at the world's top level . |
021737af5caf5536ade0f41b2d5a8ce5fd26b421 | (CNN Student News) -- September 2, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Oklahoma & Texas • Iraq • Tripoli, Libya . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is publi... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
021762c16e4e3b65a336bf4a59c4534705d2dbfb | Leading U.S. CEOs, angered by . the Obama administration's challenge to certain 'workplace . wellness' programs, are threatening to side with anti-Obamacare . forces unless the government backs off, according to people . familiar with the matter. Major U.S. corporations have broadly supported President . Barack Obama's... | Many CEOs are angry with the Obama administration thanks to three new cases challenging parts of his 'wellness program'
In order to participate in the 'wellness program' and receive a low health care rate under Obamacare, employees must take a physical .
Now it is being argued in three cases that forcing someone to tak... |
0217c5be794ff6666a57601cd83833ddc02c27ac | For most people, solving a Rubik’s cube is hard enough - many houses have one of the unsolved puzzles stored away in a cupboard somewhere, away from frustrated eyes. So if you fall into that group, look away now - because one company has made a giant version of the popular toy. With more than 18 times more squares than... | Hong Kong-based Brando has released a larger version of a Rubik's cube .
Each of its six sides have a huge 169 coloured tiles - 1,014 in total .
That's more than 18 times more squares than the regular toy - which has 54 .
The Pillow 13x13x13 IQ Brick is also slightly curved on each side .
But the price is equally chall... |
0218fecdaa26133b8e592fdfcdb0eb8e4fdb0f9a | It was branded by Winston Churchill as 'one of the finest expositions of the British art of muddling through.' But now China has stepped in to rebuild Kenya's historic 'Lunatic Line',120 years after British colonialists sacrificed more than 2,500 lives to lay the original track. The £3.8billion project will run from Na... | The £3.8billion project will run from Nairobi to Mombasa, then other nations .
Chinese PM Li hails deal as 'very important part of transport development'
Kenyan president Kenyatta says deal represents 'honourable partnership'
Line was first built by British colonialists between 1895 and 1901 .
But construction was cost... |
02191dfcec72d52666af989f6cb29d2952aa5543 | This is the dramatic moment a woman gave birth in a car as her boyfriend made a desperate attempt to drive her to the local hospital. Diamond Jones and her boyfriend Corey Lynn Griffith were driving down the I-20 in Jackson, Mississippi towards Baptist Women's Clinic when she saw the baby's head emerge. Jones said that... | Diamond Jones and her boyfriend Corey Lynn Griffith were driving down the I-20 in Jackson, Mississippi to Baptist Women's Clinic on September 8 .
Jones saw the head emerge and realized that she was about to give birth .
Proud dad Griffith recorded the precious moment on his iPhone .
The couple named their bundle of jo... |
021bae344a04bca4c3320d205e0cfb8b165c67c9 | (CNN) -- Online acquaintances wished fair winds and following seas to Joshua Hakken as he fled to Cuba, a strange refuge for a professed fan of Ron Paul. Hakken, his wife and their two sons, 2-year-old Chase and 4-year-old Cole, were at a marina on the communist-ruled island when CNN found them aboard their small sailb... | Tampa engineer Joshua Hakken is now a fugitive .
The Ron Paul fan and his family await expulsion from communist Cuba .
Hakken and his wife are accused of abducting their sons after losing custody .
Some on a web forum he frequented cheered his escape . |
021c5d3181ad1e6efb6cc5a758a89ac25fe90016 | A couple are suing the Philadelphia Little League, which is home to starlet Mo'ne Davis, for more than $50,000 in damages over an errant throw. Anand and Sujata Kumar, from New Jersey, are suing the Taney Youth Baseball Association. They couple filed a lawsuit last week claiming Mr Kumar, 73, was injured on May 18 last... | Anand Kumar, from New Jersey, was hit in the eye with a baseball .
He claims two players were playing catch negligently close to the stands .
Pitcher Mo'ne Davis became a sensation last summer after leading the Taney Dragons to victory over Nashville aged just 13 . |
021cd65cb4fb4c3be1fd55d8a30ff08246e76574 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:14 EST, 25 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:49 EST, 25 October 2013 . School got off to an early start in Lakewood, Colorado this morning as Katy Perry performed a birthday concert at Lakewood High School. Appearing in a cheerleader uniform, ponytail and sneakers – and with th... | Katy Perry celebrated her 29th birthday by giving a private concert at Colorado high school .
School won competition by making their own video of her pop anthem 'Roar'
Perry chose the winning video, which was shot in a single take and featured over 2,000 students and staff . |
021dbce5d540fdc29198dffd2c3c77d8c3d62f14 | By . Associated Press . Washington police they have found the body of a man who appears to have committed suicide in a park where officers were searching for missing 8-year-old girl Relisha Rudd. Police Chief Cathy Lanier did not immediately identify the man, whose body was found Monday, with the possibility that it is... | Body of adult male found in Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington D.C. on Monday .
Police have been searching the area since last Thursday for eight-year-old Relisha Rudd .
She has not been seen since March 1, when she disappeared from the homeless shelter where she lived with her family .
Authorities recen... |
021ea5c8d96f0466c810ec304059095437886dab | A forged police letter obtained by The Mail on Sunday casts new light on the BBC’s controversial decision to drop its documentary on Jimmy Savile. It was handed to this newspaper last week by a woman who appeared on the ITV programme which exposed the entertainer as a predatory paedophile. Identified only as Fiona, she... | Letter handed to Mail On Sunday by woman who appeared on ITV show which exposed Jimmy Savile as a predatory paedophile .
She said letter backed her claims Surrey Police dropped its investigation into the sex abuse allegations because of Savile's ill health and 'senility' |
021efcc09e2ac83d389f700827b14a952550d170 | (CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao has told CNN even he was surprised at how quickly his fight against Great Britain's Ricky Hatton came to an end. Manny Pacquiao throws a left hand on his way to a devastating victory over Ricky Hatton. Pacquiao, often considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, cemented his reputatio... | Manny Pacquiao knocks out Ricky Hatton in second round at the MGM Grand .
Victory cements Pacquiao's reputation as best pound-for-pound boxer in world .
The Filipino adds the light-welterweight title to his collection of championships . |
021f96004de0993b3c894625c3e327e04b9d9fd1 | A father and son targeted in a bungled police sting into stolen scrap metal have been cleared after a two-year legal battle which is thought to have cost the taxpayer more than £300,000. David Day, 36, and his father Terrence, 61, were arrested and kept in police cells for eight hours after officers posing as scrap met... | David Day, 36, and father Terrence, 61, were targeted at scrapyard in 2012 .
Refused to buy what appeared to be stolen railway cable but officers are thought to have visited 12 times to push sale .
Police officers swooped on scrapyard after they bought copper wire .
Inaccurate edict from BT and Railtrack said certain c... |
022089e593b433b4380d55a51d56694717bafd9f | Former contestants of MTV's Pimp My Ride have revealed that much of the show was faked. According to the Huffington Post, many of the flashy upgrades installed by rapper Xzibit and his West Coast Customs crew didn't work, made the car worse or were simply taken out as soon as the cameras stopped rolling. The show, was ... | Many of the flashy upgrades installed by rapper Xzibit and his West Coast Customs crew didn't work, made the car worse or were simply taken out .
The show earned a reputation for its extravagant features such as adding pool tables, arcade machines, clothes dryers and chandeliers to cars .
One contestant claimed on a Re... |
02215d58fe2eb677930d63bc9d168b0d00ca0e34 | (CNN) -- The civil warfare and social instability in Somalia have prompted the flight of more than 50,000 refugees to neighboring Kenya this year alone, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. The Dadaab refugee complex is the largest of its kind in the world. Somalis are arriving at an average rate of 6,400 a month, and ... | More than 50,000 Somali refugees have entered Kenya since the beginning of 2009 .
Refugees are arriving at 6,400 every month placing strain on Kenya's Dadaab camp .
Fighting forced about 250,000 Somalis out of their homes in Mogadishu since May . |
022174bd222ecb5e9030dcb18b1ccf19f1f95ab8 | It smashed all book-selling records at the start of this year. But just a few months on, EL James' raunchy 'mummy porn' trilogy is the last thing we want to find in our stockings on Christmas morning. Fifty Shades of Grey is the most unpopular potential Christmas gift this year, with 26 per cent of people saying they w... | 26% of people would be disappointed with EL James' 'mummy porn' trilogy .
Results from British Heart Foundation survey . |
0222a7e03881449449ed83747cc20c4d55b54eb9 | (CNN) -- The driver of a train that jumped the tracks last month at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport -- after having reportedly "dozed off" -- has been fired, a transit authority spokeswoman said Friday. The early morning incident at one of the nation's busiest airports was the operator's second serious safety vi... | NEW: Official: No reason, based on schedule, that fatigue should have been a factor .
NEW: Incident did prompt transit agency to look at train operator scheduling .
32 people were injured in last month's incident at the end of Chicago's Blue Line .
A union official had said there were "indications" that the train opera... |
0222d97ad9ce4940230adebab2ece19b4276419d | Sanaa (CNN) -- Thousands of Yemeni air force personnel rallied in the capital Saturday to demand the removal of the president's half-brother as the country's air force commander. They marched in front of the Sanaa home of Vice President Abdurabu Hadi to urge the removal of the commander, Mohammed Saleh, whose policies ... | Air force rallies across Yemen are calling for the commander's ouster .
The president's party says the opposition is "pushing the wrong buttons"
One man threw his shoes at air force commander Mohammed Saleh . |
02233bb18a6253197d7c4fdebd40976562660a4e | Goldfinger's infamous 'No Mr Bond, I expect you to die' quote has been voted the best moment from the 007 movies. The laser-charged confrontation between Goldfinger and Sean Connery's Bond was named the nation's favourite Bond moment in a new poll from Sky Movies HD to celebrate the return of its dedicated Bond channel... | Poll ranks top ten James Bond moments from 23 films over 50 years .
Gold-obsessed villain's line to trapped spy comes in at number one .
Other entries include tank chase in Goldeneye and shooting of hero's wife . |
022372866822cdec460aae2f0966668096105a9c | A Nebraska toddler who repeated a slew of profanities in an online video has been taken into child protective custody, Omaha police said Wednesday. While authorities found nothing criminal in the video, officials from the Omaha police's Child Victim Unit and the Nebraska Child Protective Services took the infant and th... | Authorities say there was no crime committed, but safety concerns existed .
Video shows toddler bombarded with obscenities, coached to respond in kind .
Omaha police union says it illustrates "a cycle of violence and thuggery"
ACLU and African-American leaders blast the posting of the video . |
022494f2d168e20a5eb3934ba81423c0fcefe0aa | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's parliament threatened Saturday to cut off access to a facility used by NATO forces to ferry troops into Afghanistan, signaling a growing rift that began when U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden during a raid on a Pakistani compound. A resolution adopted during a joint sessi... | NEW: U.S. wants a "real ally" in Pakistan, Sen. Kerry says .
The Pakistani parliament threatens to cut off access to a facility used by NATO forces .
A joint session of parliament adopts the resolution .
The resolution demands an immediate stop to drone strikes .
It also demands an end to raids by U.S. troops within P... |
0225c366d5abf615fd3388f4cd4f7f58a328b07e | (CNN)As another snowstorm barrels toward the already-buried Northeast this weekend, some folks have had just about all they can take. Dr. Steve Schlozman, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, wrote this week that he has "developed a new sympathy for my daughter's hamster," on WBUR's Common He... | Yet more snow heading to Northeast United States this weekend .
Many are tired of it, but some are SAD. Here are suggestions to help cheer up . |
0226cd790152d3b68eadb4e11be794e6799c29ff | By . Rob Preece . PUBLISHED: . 02:27 EST, 25 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:44 EST, 25 July 2012 . Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has criticised sports stars David Beckham and Gary Lineker for promoting junk food. The television presenter, who forced the Government to introduce nutrition rules in schools after highlighting... | TV chef signs letter claiming use of athletes in commercials sends wrong message to children .
Beckham promotes Pepsi and Lineker appears in Walkers crisps commercials .
Others who have signed letter include Dr Hilary Cass, the president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health . |
0226e9462111993cd81ef588d239403585240200 | By . Tony Jimenez, Reuters . A hole-in-one helped lift European Tour journeyman Graeme Storm to the top of the leaderboard after the third round of the European Masters in Switzerland on Saturday. The 36-year-old Briton's tee shot at the 217-yard, par-three 11th bounced off a bank at the side of the green before taking... | Graeme Storm holes tee shot on 217-yard par 3 .
Storm wins sports car worth over £100,000 for the shot .
Englishman leads by one-shot from countryman Tommy Fleetwood . |
02271084074dc719dfa84594eba2eae7bc5ac51d | (CNN) -- The race is on to locate the latest Banksy on the streets of New York. The work shows a dog urinating on a fire hydrant -- with a thought bubble above the hydrant reading "You complete me." This is the third piece by the mysterious street artist to appear this week. The first depicted two boys reaching up to a... | Banksy started out as a graffiti artist in western England but his work now sells for millions .
He is in New York for what his spokesperson says is a "month-long residency."
Banksy is painting images, taking photos and publishing them on Instagram and his website.
Finders of the works can phone a toll-free number to g... |
022713fd20ac0ffd0ddccec6d9389beedd681893 | President Barack Obama will speak to the nation Tuesday, trying to build public support for a military strike against Syria. His request to Congress to endorse action reaches the House and Senate at an extraordinarily difficult moment. Vote counts suggest that the president might not win the support he is seeking. Demo... | Julian Zelizer: President Obama must answer basic questions to sell Syria move to the public .
War-weary Americans want to know why U.S. should intervene, he says .
Zelizer: Obama needs to explain reliability of intelligence, outline the aims of the mission . |
02282e29baa76d5902c18483f8f9f710a081f754 | By . Tammy Hughes . PUBLISHED: . 04:47 EST, 19 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:48 EST, 19 June 2012 . A Hollywood interior designer - who counts Jessica Alba and Kristen Bell among her clients - has been dragged into a legal dispute over a fostered dog. Designer Kari Whitman, whose office is based in Beverly Hills, also ... | Hollywood interior designer Kari Whitman was accused of owing Teresa Gardenhire money for looking after a dog on the daytime reality TV Show .
Although Judge Judy ruled in favour of the designer the drama continued off-screen . |
022b50e462964776125b41050126739b8c492d4c | By . Sami Mokbel In New York . Arsene Wenger has revealed a heart-to-heart with Aaron Ramsey helped trigger the midfielder’s explosive rise last season. Wenger admitted for the first time that he shied away from playing the Welshman at the Emirates Stadium towards the end of the 2012-13 season due to abuse he was recei... | Arsene Wenger used to limit Aaron Ramsey's playing time at the Emirates .
The Frenchman held private talks with Wales international Ramsey .
Ramsey has gone on to become one of Arsenal's key players . |
022c18def42072e28a37979c622c6ab7e31371de | The British banker - identified as 29-year-old Rurik Jutting - has been charged with the double murder of two prostitutes in Hong Kong. Mr Jutting, who attended Cambridge University, was arrested by police after the bodies of two women were discovered in his up-market apartment in the early hours of yesterday morning. ... | A 29-year-old man charged after bodies of two women found yesterday .
Named as Rurik Jutting, who studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge .
He reportedly recently left his job at Bank of America Merrill Lynch .
His phone is being examined as police search for possible further victims .
One woman had wounds to neck and buttock... |
022cd8d9fef3474225634d02589b4ee507299ae5 | Melbourne motorists have been urged to stay away from the Monash Freeway this afternoon after it was closed earlier following a major chemical spill. The Country Fire Authority (CFA) reports that a specialist hazardous materials team has controlled the spill from a drum of highly flammable aviation fuel, which occurred... | Chemical spill closed Monash Freeway for several hours .
Truck carrying 200 litres of highly flammable aviation fuel began leaking .
Residents were told to stay inside and not to switch on air-conditioning units .
Motorists urged to stay away from area if possible . |
022d4e6fd13f93714cbcc9126922bc1516c2e1b2 | By . Sarah Griffiths . Most football fans dream of scoring the winning goal in a stadium packed full of thousands of cheering fans and now they can – in a miniature stadium in their garden, at least. The Kansas City-based company that built the London 2012 Olympic Stadium is offering to make miniature fully-functional ... | The Kansas City-based company is offering to make fully-functional .
sports stadiums that can mimic any major sport venue in the world .
The personalised ‘multisport’ stadium can seat up to 100 spectators and features wraparound video screens that can display cheering supporters .
Populous' bespoke stadium will cost ar... |
022e25f17af1a1e7955259f58b5e8dd5588a9ee0 | By . Francesca Infante . PUBLISHED: . 20:47 EST, 1 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:20 EST, 2 November 2013 . His title as one of nation's most popular entertainers is confirmed. And with a career spanning seven decades, a glamorous wife, half a dozen adoring children and an OBE to his name, audiences could be forgive... | Former dancer Penny, 83, was moved into a residential care home in 2008 after she became 'impossible' to care for .
The pair met in London in the fifties and married before having three children together .
But despite their divorce 40 years ago Sir Bruce has remained a regular visitor to his former wife as her health d... |
022e806f684e32495e76033b34c4c3fb7cbbffc0 | Washington (CNN) -- It took five days for President Barack Obama to address the controversy he caused by saying "we don't have a strategy yet" to defeat ISIS. Wednesday, the President attempted to clarify what he meant by specifying that he was referring to ISIS inside Syria while highlighting the U.S. strategy in Iraq... | Obama addresses his "we don't have a strategy yet" to defeat ISIS five days later .
Obama said he wants to "clear what our objectives are" and to make "the case" to Americans .
One expert said his delayed response is characteristic of his approach to foreign policy: slow . |
022eb0baea24b76783800541e7e02eed760a39eb | By . Charlie Scott . Follow @@charliefscott . Toni Kroos has rubbed salt in the wounds of Bayern Munich fans following his £24million move to Real Madrid, by claiming the Champions League holders are ‘the greatest club in the world’. The midfielder left the Allianz Arena after the World Cup following a hugely successfu... | Kroos completed his £24m switch from Bayern Munich after excelling for Germany at the World Cup in Brazil .
The midfielder says Madrid were always his first option, and that he considers them to be 'the greatest club in the world'
Kroos cannot wait to get playing with new team-mates Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and S... |
02300f962ee33c394c6e0f76a26d1bc36339b80e | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:30 EST, 31 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:22 EST, 31 January 2013 . Wants his due: 'For at least 25 years, she has been living a major lie,' says former assistant district attorney Steven Pagones, who filed court papers against Brawley for the $431,492 she still owes from a ... | Steven Pagones, a former assistant district attorney, says Brawley 'never told the truth about this hoax or paid me a cent'
Brawley, 40, has been found living modest life in Hopewell, Virginia .
She is a nurse and has a young daughter but said 'I don't want to talk to anyone about that' when questioned about her former... |
023054ed9358d85fcb1e5977cac35563556e4e0d | By . Chris Pleasance . PUBLISHED: . 04:36 EST, 25 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:00 EST, 25 October 2013 . The Swiss public could be about to back a law which would stop company bosses earning more than 12 times more than their lowest paid employee. Campaigners from Young Socialists Switzerland, a youth arm of the Sw... | Referendum will be held on November 24 to decide whether law is brought in .
Young Socialists Switzerland had been expected to fail in campaign .
However latest polls show yes and no vote tied at 44 per cent . |
023056f02b6a6323ba1ce70e7ed269a6155d5647 | Beijing (CNN) -- One year in the job as the Chinese Communist Party supremo, Xi Jinping so far has presided over a relatively smooth transition of leadership. But what is his vision for the next 10 years, when he is expected to serve as paramount leader? No one has a crystal ball that gives definitive clues. In the fir... | Far-reaching reform package indicates Xi Jinping's growing influence .
But reforms come as Xi tightens media controls and pays homage to Mao Zedong .
Rhetoric suggests Xi is signaling "left" so he can turn "right"
Chinese political system likened to a bird cage: Cage can be enlarged but not discarded . |
0230cf90285e5ceabe40f014bf07d2a3a4828d9a | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 01:14 EST, 29 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:33 EST, 29 June 2012 . Two female police officers, who allegedly leaked a photo of pop star Rihanna's bruised and battered face after she was assaulted by singer Chris Brown, will not face criminal charges, authorities said today. A three-year... | Officers Blanca Lopez and Rebecca Reyes may still lose their jobs .
Reyes allegedly took a picture with her phone of Rihanna's photo which was lying on a desk at Wilshire police department in LA then sent to TMZ . |
0230dee900d5ef4d8c4228e5a9591406189736f3 | (CNN) -- Chaos and a lack of communication are common threads among American survivors' stories of the Costa Concordia sinking, and making it to shore was only the beginning of a long ordeal for passengers trying to get home. Melissa Goduti of Wallingford, Connecticut, boarded the ship about three hours before it ran a... | U.S. passengers tell stories of "inexperienced, untrained" crew .
Costa CEO: "Crew of the Costa Concordia acted bravely and swiftly"
New York woman disappointed in U.S. Embassy response .
Passengers to receive refunds, reimbursement for lost possessions . |
02311be4aab97a81d2262963896b975c27f6503d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:01 EST, 2 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:01 EST, 2 November 2013 . Bernhard Goetz, the controversial 'Subway Vigilante' who shot four teenagers on the New York subway in 1984, has been charged with misdemeanor sale and possession of marijuana, authorities said Saturday. The... | Bernhard Goetz, 65, was arrested for trying to sell marijuana to an undercover police officer Friday .
He was arraigned Saturday in Manhattan Criminal Court .
Goetz gained notoriety for shooting four black youths he claimed we trying to mug him on a subway in 1985 . |
0232a5bd77293535934b4a35657bb5fb03bbe5b4 | Daley Blind will join Manchester United for £14million as Louis van Gaal makes his final moves to improve a desperately poor Manchester United side, who were held to a 0-0 draw at Burnley on Saturday and have yet to win this season. The Ajax left-sided defender will have a medical in Manchester with personal terms and ... | Manchester United and Ajax have agreed a fee of £13.8million .
Blind pictured having a medical in Manchester on Saturday .
24-year-old not included in Ajax squad for Groningen game on Sunday .
Blind's arrival follows the signings of Angel di Maria, Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw this summer . |
02330c814c29b6809394b56b8936a98824dc55d8 | Pepperoni lovers are extroverts, diners who like pizzas topped with an egg are supportive and veggie fans are flirtatious. According to a study, pizza fans who pick particular toppings reveal more than their favourite flavours when they create their perfect pie. The research also revealed the compatibility of the diffe... | Study builds on Freud’s theories of links between personality and food .
Taste expert Dr Alan Hirsch reveals perfect dates based on menu choices .
500 adults took part in a range of psychiatric and personality tests . |
0233120a6a9102f49d4784014bd6343b2922b900 | By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 06:44 EST, 12 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:35 EST, 12 December 2013 . Snapchat, headquarters pictured, has secured $50m (£30.5m) in funding from New York hedge fund Coatue Management . For an app which is only two-years-old and doesn’t generate any of its own revenue, Snapch... | Snapchat gained $50m (£30.5m) of new funding from Coatue Management .
Early reports did not reveal who the mystery investor was .
The company has now confirmed Coatue, but declined to comment further .
Messaging app was recently valued at $2 billion – double its June valuation .
Rumours recently claimed Facebook tried ... |
02338f9fa2e94066392faf3766c9d04b03902962 | Maureen Hanlan, 71, has been diagnosed with breast cancer despite having had both her breasts removed in a double mastectomy nine years ago . A pensioner has been diagnosed with breast cancer for a third time – even though she has no breasts. Maureen Hanlan, 71, from Christchurch, Dorset, thought it was impossible for ... | Maureen Hanlan, 71, had a double mastectomy nine years ago .
She believed it would be impossible to ever get breast cancer again .
Was sent for a biopsy after developing a bumpy rash on her chest .
She was devastated to find out her cancer had returned .
Now faces a lifetime of anti-cancer drugs to keep the tumour at ... |
023474203ac6ae0694ee8c37a3ac40bcade8bec7 | (CNN) -- Women's rights took center stage Saturday at the Nobel ceremonies as three women recognized for their struggles against the backdrops of the Arab Spring and democratic progress in Africa accepted this year's peace prize. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Leymah Gbowee, a social worker and peace cam... | NEW: Nobel chairman says the prize should serve as warning to dictators .
Be not afraid to denounce injustice,' Sirleaf says in accepting the prize .
Arab Spring, Africa provide backdrop to this year's peace prize .
The three women are recognized for their struggle against injustice and sexual violence . |
023480a2b3d87ad32f71ccc2d978e78bbb468d0e | By . Sanchez Manning . Blasted: Superdrug admits it has had to stock cheap drinks to lure customers to the store . Superdrug has been accused of fuelling Britain’s binge drinking culture by selling cheap alcohol in its stores alongside cosmetics. The retailer, better known for beauty products and in-store pharmacies, ... | Conservative MP branded store 'irresponsible' for £2.49 wine offer .
Drinks such as peach schnapps are £2.50 cheaper than Tesco .
Follows Cameron's pledge to crack down on promotional drink deals . |
02365d24caa12e01fecf819f8322002af0994328 | I'm sorry: Shashank Tripathi has now apologised and resigned from the Congressional campaign for Republican candidate Christopher Wight . The rogue Twitter user who falsely claimed during Superstorm Sandy that the New York Stock Exchange was flooded under more than 3ft of water has been unmasked as a Wall Street analys... | Shashank Tripathi posted rogue tweet as Sandy hit NYC on Monday night .
Was campaign manager for GOP New York candidate Christopher Wight .
Resigned after being outed and posted apology for 'irresponsible tweets'
Threatened with prosecution by New York City Councilman Peter Vallone .
Politician said tweet could compare... |
0236b569ba353d45f3bf89c447eb3c0b2f14006a | (CNN) -- Aurora Ogg wakes up every day and goes to work with one mission: connecting people in her community with the Republican Party, so that in November they can be proud to cast a ballot for our candidates. Aurora is the Asian Coalition regional director in Colorado. She's been on the ground since September of last... | Reince Priebus marks a year of changes at the Republican National Committee .
The RNC created a continuous ground game to put better tools in the field, he says .
It's changing how presidential primaries, debates will run .
Priebus says shift proved successful in Florida special election victory . |
0236ca2ddaf407a44da8ab640f8753f83abe81c6 | Thousands of US soldiers spending Thanksgiving away from their families have celebrated with their comrades in bases around the world. Around 24,000 troops stationed around Afghanistan sat down for their traditional turkey dinners. For many it will be their last with the end of NATO combat operations on December 31. Hu... | Around 24,000 service members stationed in Afghanistan sat down for the dinner, many at the NATO base in Kabul .
Comes as combat operations in the country draw to a close - they are scheduled to end on December 31 .
Turkeys, cranberry sauce and pies were also flown to Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan and Kosovo ahead of the holida... |
02377b6c36b250e3d1ce666fc495f1066999e67d | Signing off: Lena Dunham has cancelled two stops on her book tour this week amid allegations she sexually abused her little sister. Pictured above at a book event in London on October 29 . Lena Dunham is reportedly threatening to sue the right-wing website which last week accused her of sexually abusing her little sist... | The Girls creator and actress cancelled two scheduled events in Germany and Belgium on Monday, citing 'health issues'
Last week, website Truth Revolt accused her of sexually-abusing her little sister Grace, citing an excerpt from her new book 'Not That Kind of Girl'
On Tuesday, the website published another article cla... |
023811f7c5f1f760239589e875446ff57243e81c | A pub holding a competition to find the ‘Ugliest Woman’ got a visit from the police after someone reported them for sexism. An unknown complainant demanded the competition be cancelled and wanted the owners of Islay Inn prosecuted. However, when police arrived at the Glasgow venue they gave manager George Hogg the go a... | Unknown complainant reported Glasgow pub for sexism .
When police arrived at the venue they allowed the competition to go ahead this Sunday . |
02385271c1f0335d4e77e7a4912e7bbf2ba15fa5 | By . Sophie Borland . New figures show the NHS is short of 12,500 nursing posts with many hospitals struggling to recruit highly trained, senior staff . Older nurses who have quit the NHS are being urged back onto wards over concerns of desperate staffing shortages. Officials are drawing up plans to try to entice back ... | New figures show the NHS is short of 12,500 nursing posts .
Many hospitals are struggling to recruit highly trained, senior staff .
Concerns raised that nurses with degrees lack hands-on experience . |
02390fafd882a0c90dd2d4f810fec81a84de015f | (CNN) -- Reigning champions Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova successfully began the defense of their titles at the French Open on Monday, a day when local player Gael Monfils stole the show by upsetting fifth seed Tomas Berdych. Nadal was the first on court, with his seven-month injury layoff making this the Spaniard's... | Reigning champions Rafa Nadal and Maria Sharapova start title defense with wins .
Spaniard suffers scare after losing first set in opening grand slam match for first time .
French wild card Gael Monfils steals the show with thrilling defeat of Tomas Berdych . |
0239342f05436085947bd0c5173a4636ee772b51 | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . In ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’, super-villain Magneto is shown ripping a baseball stadium from its foundation and levitating it off the ground. Inspired by this incredible power, a plumber from Lincolnshire has attempted to recreate this metal-controlling power using home-made magnetic shoe... | Colin Furze, 34, from Lincolnshire, spent a week creating the shoes .
He used microwave parts and hooked the contraption up to a car battery .
The father-of-one documents his attempts at walking in a series of videos .
Mr Furze also recently invented a pair of Wolverine-inspired claws complete with 12 inch (30cm) stain... |
023b36b615d08acb07f5624e2c5f2de2dd6d23a1 | By . Emily Allen . PUBLISHED: . 09:50 EST, 26 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:44 EST, 27 June 2012 . Embarrassed: Dr Malcolm spoke of his 'deep regret' over the affair at the hearing . A respected family doctor who lost his job after he had a two year extra marital affair with a patient told of his shame, embarrassment a... | Dr Malcolm Kelvin resigned after being called to a meeting by his three fellow partners .
He apologised and spoke of his shame and 'deep regret' over the affair .
He denies using his position to secure the affair as he regarded the woman as a work colleague . |
023b9cf4dfeca75635957a73408fde39705c9d4f | By . James Rush . A father-of-two left his wedding ring and watch to give to his children in case something happened to him before boarding the missing Malaysia Airlines flight as he flew out to start a dream job in Mongolia. Mechanical engineer Paul Weeks, 39, of Perth, Australia, was on the flight as he made his way ... | Paul Weeks was on the missing flight as he made his way to new job .
Before leaving he had taken 'lots of photos' of his family, his wife has said .
She said he left her his wedding ring and watch in case something happened .
She has said she 'can't give up hope... I would love him to walk through that door' |
023cd84001b33aed4ff0f3f5ecb0fdd2151cf543 | A couple who weighed a combined 32st were shamed into slimming by their own family - during Christmas dinner. Margaret Gibson, 37, and her husband, James, 41, from Biddulph, Staffs, started piling on the pounds after the birth of their two children just over a decade ago. But after taunts during the festive feast - and... | Couple started piling on pounds after the birth of two children .
Margaret Gibson weighed 12st 5lb and husband James weighed 20st .
James Gibson's barred from simple op as he 'would die', warned doctor . |
023d0f7ca0b5ca28d0266c9e0acd96df738f7079 | (CNN) -- At least 20 people were killed and 200 more were injured Friday in the northern Mediterranean city of Benghazi, Libya's second-largest, said a medical source in Benghazi who was not identified for security reasons. The casualties occurred as thousands of Libyans took to the streets to voice their discontent ov... | Witness says square in Benghazi is full of protesters, but there is little sign of police or military .
Tanks surrounded demonstrators in Benghazi, a protester says .
50 reportedly killed since Tuesday, 20 of them Friday .
U.S. president condemns the government crackdowns in Libya, Bahrain and Yemen . |
023d900e7ec5f82ab85139be235185117c8f560f | (CNN) -- Cyndi Lauper had a hit in the 1980s called "Money Changes Everything." She has a point. It may or may not buy happiness, but money -- especially truckloads of it -- does change things, including endowing the holder of the checkbook with power. Now, take a teenager and give him that power. What happens? Justin ... | Peggy Drexler: There are teenagers like Justin Bieber on every block .
Drexler: A young person who has so much money -- and power -- can do crazy things .
She says parents can instill values, but it's hard when a kid is the breadwinner .
Drexler: Still, there are teen stars who grow up fine even if they have a lot of m... |
023efd2b40b245ffca3a19cebc20f7a6da311454 | Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. Navy drone crashed Monday in a marsh near Salisbury, Maryland. The RQ-4A Global Hawk drone crashed during a routine training flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, according to Jamie Cosgrove, a spokeswoman for the Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons Program at the base. There were no... | NEW: No one was hurt and no property was damaged, the Navy says .
NEW: The drones cost $176 million apiece .
Navy drone crashes near Salisbury, Maryland .
The RQ-4A Global Hawk was on a training mission, the Navy says . |
023f86ba6bc4c6927212f2c20aed0d9a2f90cab1 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:35 EST, 15 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:35 EST, 15 March 2013 . The road to late president Hugo Chavez's final resting place in Caracas showed just how impoverished ordinary Venezuelans are, as parade pictures showed some of the most dangerous slums on the planet. While tens... | Despite crowds of mourners on the streets, Chavez's worrying legacy was visible in Caracas's dangerous slums .
Venezuelan capital has fifth highest homicide rate in the world .
Former Justice Minister Tareck El .
Aissami said police are responsible for up to 20 per cent .
of Venezuela's crimes .
While thousands were on... |
023fac38fb00b209162b0cbd4bf7c2d9f0430620 | By . Rebecca Camber . PUBLISHED: . 20:44 EST, 8 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 04:57 EST, 9 January 2014 . Water cannon will be ready for use on the streets of mainland Britain within months under controversial new plans. London Mayor Boris Johnson wants Britain's biggest police force to be armed with the fearsome weapo... | Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has called for their use since 2011 riots .
Theresa May has previously refused to fund them as an 'asset' for forces .
Johnson has been assured they will be 'rarely used or seen'
The machines could cost as much as much as £1.3million . |
023fb613f278da6d78d189a842366252660b46ea | (CNN) -- His father's death certificate, long-lost relatives and a town possibly named after an ancestor are just a few of the details John William Harris found as he researched his family tree. Harris, 62, a sales executive and consultant from Atlanta, Georgia, had always hoped to learn more about his family, includin... | Poll finds 87 percent of Americans have interest in their family roots .
John William Harris is one of millions of Americans who traced his family tree .
Many free and subscription websites allow access to research genealogy in the U.S. |
023fc2139b843df3d0c390c5d51912673b53aa2b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 11:51 PM on 21st October 2011 . No love for familiarity: Judge John Foster has been accused of discrimination . To most in the county, it is a term of endearment. But one Yorkshire judge takes such offence at the use of the word 'love' as a term of address, he has banned it fr... | Defendants must now call women 'ma'am'
Dialect group claim judge discriminates against people from Yorkshire . |
024117a352a60a59b702e035f0c88fcdc6135134 | A planet-wide conflict that claimed as many lives as the first two world wars combined would hardly make any difference to the world's exploding population, according to a study. The researchers claim that population growth is so out of control that even stringent restrictions on childbirth, disastrous pandemics, or Wo... | Another world war would not significantly dent the global population .
That's according to a study by the University of Adelaide, Australia .
Researchers say that the population has spiralled upwards .
It is now more than likely to exceed 10 billion by 2100 .
And even a global pandemic or conflict that killed six billi... |
0241727902091c02e3f47d48c2acb6eef279ccaf | Paris (CNN)A man with a handgun entered a post office outside of Paris early Friday afternoon before reportedly surrendering and releasing his hostages unharmed. The incident in Colombes, a community about 10 kilometers northwest of the French capital, began at about 12:45 p.m. (6:45 a.m. ET) and was over two hours lat... | Public radio: Gunman surrenders, hostages released uninjured .
Man enters a post office in Colombes, which is just outside Paris .
Police: The gunman may be mentally unstable . |
0243aa2938f84145fee92ebe4f05a8b607ca46f2 | By . Sean Poulter . Tesco is launching its own diet service with guidance on how to achieve weight loss goals and a new range of calorie controlled meals. The scheme will put the supermarket head to head with the likes of Weight Watchers and Slimming World, which dominate the weight loss market and have even been accep... | Supermarket has devised calorie-controlled range called 'my fit lifestyle'
Initial launch is in London, builds on US trend of personalised meal plans .
Colour-coded products fit together to create daily menu under 2,000 calories .
Breakfast is granola, lunch could be superfood salad, falafels for dinner .
Customers can... |
0245d8c00a4418f0803e98134a0f996e8803d424 | (CNN) -- When opposition rugby teams line up against the New Zealand All Blacks, there's a common game plan: Get Carter. New Zealand rugby player Dan Carter is on course to be the country's top points scorer. Playing as number 10 in the fly half position, Carter is the All Blacks' creative talisman and the one player t... | New Zealand rugby player made international debut as a 21-year-old .
All Blacks second highest points scorer in test rugby .
Recently signed to play for French club team Perpignan . |
0246f64a1da528ea94bd1d3b17562a2fda8938f6 | By . Emma Glanfield for MailOnline . A 41-year-old woman battered her musician boyfriend to death with a guitar stand during a drunken row, a court heard. Samantha Adeokun, from Silverdale, Lancashire, is accused of killing her partner Peter Davegun, 42, in a brutal attack on December 23 last year. Stafford Crown Court... | Samantha Adeokun, 41, is accused of murdering partner Peter Davegun, 42 .
Court heard she 'punched, kicked and beat him to death with guitar stand'
She waited one hour to call police after alleged attack in December last year .
Adeokun denies murder charge and trial at Stafford Crown Court continues . |
0247a5c0fedefd97af6d35042bc909379ae9a903 | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes it would 'definitely be a bigger miracle' than Manchester United's epic 1999 Champions League final triumph if Cardiff can avoid Barclays Premier League relegation. Solskjaer and Teddy Sheringham scored injury-time goals as United beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in Barcelona on one of British footb... | Cardiff are bottom of the league, two points from safety .
They travel to Newcastle tomorrow before hosting Chelsea on final day .
Solskjaer also backed opposition boss Alan Pardew . |
0247c6e137fd3c9a1fc91d8f4a2f1be61dfc54ac | By . Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 12:58 EST, 30 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:21 EST, 30 August 2013 . Towson University’s champion cheerleaders have been suspended for hazing. The Baltimore school’s cheerleading squad has been suspended for a recent hazing incident that the school has not yet disclosed. An investigati... | 10 incoming freshman co-eds were hazed but suffered no harm .
The squad is suspended for the entire 2013-2014 academic year .
Towson University's cheerleaders placed first in national championships only a few months ago . |
0247ebdf9d051aa413fcd0c79d154ac6dea30a6e | When out-of-work actress Tanisha, one of the most active Bigg Boss contestants this season, furiously pushed TV actor Kushal Tandon during a task, most viewers decided to finish dinner before the show subsequent episodes onwards, eager not to miss what would be in store . Kushal tried scaling the wall of the Bigg Boss ... | When out-of-work actress Tanisha, one of the most active Bigg Boss contestants this season, furiously pushed TV actor Kushal Tandon during a task, most viewers decided to finish dinner before the show subsequent episodes onwards, eager not to miss what would be in store .
Kushal tried scaling the wall of the Bigg Boss ... |
02487e2fe55b6e72dec9ad2321aeceda0bf440cc | (CNN) -- The Obama administration pushed forward Sunday on a new path toward military action in Syria, urging Congress to support the president's call. Tests found signatures of sarin gas in blood and hair samples collected from the Damascus site of an alleged chemical weapons attack, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry... | NEW: Arab League condemns attack, blames Syrian government .
Kerry says blood and hair samples show "signatures of sarin"
The U.N. says its investigation will be "impartial and credible"
Syrian opposition: Obama has given false hope to those suffering . |
0249cbad3e98a9928aae06549302a28c5bc77c6d | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:53 EST, 27 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:13 EST, 28 October 2012 . Esther Rantzen has passed emails containing sex allegations against three ‘high-profile’ BBC employees to the police. The messages were sent to Ms Rantzen by people who saw her appearance on the recent ... | Ms Rantzen received the e-mails after appearing on a documentary exposing Savile as a paedophile .
The ChildLine founder has passed the messages to detectives heading the Savile probe . |
024a83a72a7102c5c81fe6ad8aa40c4963f7d324 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:28 EST, 30 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:24 EST, 1 December 2013 . Martha Ann Lillard's crippling illness has made her a prisoner in her own home for the last 60 years. Paralyzed by polio at age five, the Oklahoma woman has spent most of her life encased in a 1940s respira... | Martha Ann Lillard, 65, was paralyzed by polio at age five .
The Oklahoma resident has spent most of her life inside an 800-pound iron lung that helps her breathe .
The respirator, built in the 1940s, increases and decreases the air pressure to expand and contract Lillard's lungs .
She is a staunch advocate of vaccinat... |
024b1c6a3646d9b60e8d9c807114485cf487ce6d | (CNN) -- Those countries in the Middle East that have been spared political upheaval find themselves enmeshed in a different sort of battle of late. As Qatar, the UAE and Jordan split what's left of the region's tourists, each is fighting to pull in the lion's share. Their weapon of choice? Theme parks. Currently, Abu ... | Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Doha are competing to for the rights to build the Middle East's first Angry Birds theme park.
Though the details aren't finalized, the park will also be the biggest in the world.
Dubai is also planning to open IMG World of Adventure, the world's biggest indoor theme park in December.
The new park ... |
024b78431894c2333604f784131f2580b974d7a8 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 03:35 EST, 20 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:42 EST, 20 July 2013 . Horror: Rhoda Youson was left unrecognisable after being attacked with a garden fork and a bat at her home in Nuneaton . A grandmother murdered in her own bed with a pitchfork and a wooden bat was beaten so savagely t... | 'Nothing left' of Rhoda Youson's face after horror attack, trial hears .
Homeless Anthony Hall, 47, denies murdering the 57-year-old .
'Generous' grandmother used to cook meals for Hall at her Nuneaton flat . |
024b787a9e1b87020aafeb98d361516eb6f119ad | By . David Baker . PUBLISHED: . 07:51 EST, 28 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:56 EST, 28 July 2012 . Out of the blue: The picture Susan Ardron sent her family via Facebook after she contacted them for the first time in 34 years . When Susan Ardron emigrated to South Africa in 1975 communication with her family abruptly e... | Unbeknown to her family Susan Ardron was left with amnesia after a serious car crash in South Africa .
They presumed she had died but were stunned when she used Facebook to contact them after 34 years .
She has still yet to get back in contact with her four children as she tries to come to terms with her memory loss . |
024bfdaa5e37cea4edc43a0c85c9567c2faf1612 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:26 EST, 23 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:04 EST, 24 October 2013 . A 25-year-old Hawaii surfer has survived a dramatic attack by a 12-foot tiger shark by jumping on top of it and punching it in the eye. Jeff Horton, a former boxer, said he was surfing off Pila'a Beach near ... | Jeff Horton was looking for waves on Sunday morning in Kauaui when the tiger shark clamped its teeth on his surfboard .
He punched it 8 times and it eventually recoiled when he punched its eye .
Horton suffered only grazes from the shark's rough skin .
He plans to keep the board on his wall - and get back in the water ... |
024c0c0e312a44a9a09b241701f19519f2db5cef | Security guards had to rescue a family of dogs who became stranded on a 590ft-high glass bridge in China. The group, including several puppies, became spooked when crossing part of the bridge that has glass panels covering the floor. It is understood the animals followed tourists onto the suspension bridge at the famou... | Dogs followed tourists onto the crossing at famous Shiniuzhai Scenic Spot .
At 300m long and 180m high, it is one of the world’s highest footbridges .
A 10m section of floor was recently removed and replaced by glass panels .
Bridge is a popular tourist attraction but proved too much for the dogs . |
024ce3d2c8996bef5dc5af92d2bc7e899387b982 | By . James Rush . and Rosie Taylor . PUBLISHED: . 08:05 EST, 29 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:06 EST, 1 July 2013 . Closure: Stanbridge Earls School has announced it will close in December and another school is due to take over the site . Pupils at a school which is the focus of 'Lord of the Flies' abuse claims abseile... | Three male pupils 'abseiled naked' on Stanbridge Earls School trip to Oban .
Police investigation was already underway into separate sex abuse claims .
Special needs school announced it will close in December after allegations .
One mother compared behaviour at school to novel Lord of the Flies .
Tribunal found pupil s... |
024d6a59115d1d384ec548ec999d016739aca1e2 | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 10:49 EST, 23 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:36 EST, 23 April 2013 . David Chan has eaten at almost every Los Angeles Chinese restaurant opened in the past 50 years . A Chinese food lover has eaten at 6,300 different restaurants and travelled across America feeding his obsession with Ori... | David Chan, 64, has tried almost every Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles .
He has travelled across 50 states feeding his passion for the cuisine .
But as a child, Mr Chan said he hated Chinese food and preferred spaghetti .
Every meal has been recorded on ExCel spreadsheet that dates back to 1955 . |
024e75989c7aa0efea0a783c9f3ed124000d5687 | By . Emma Thomas . A horror writer who collected photographs of people after they had died is having his gruesome catalogue showcased by an American college. Acclaimed author Michael McDowell gathered photographs as well as other sombre 'memorabilia' including adverts for burial gowns and pins containing locks of dead ... | Michael McDowell collected hundreds of photographs of dead people .
Author amassed collection over 30 years .
Northwestern University in Illinois preparing to exhibit collection .
The archive includes at least one artifact .
dating to the 16th century .
Includes 'spirit' photographs with images of living and dead peopl... |
024eae075108ae834a2338bab32bf4ca732e1d43 | Washington (CNN) -- It's Christmas in 1787 at Mount Vernon, George Washington's stately home in Alexandria, Virginia. Holidays in the 18th century were usually pretty low key, according to Dean Norton, director of Horticulture at the first president's estate. "It was just all a matter of family being together to enjoy ... | Washington paid paid 18 schillings, a pretty hefty amount, for a man to bring a camel to Mount Vernon .
Washington paid to see exotic and rare animals throughout his life .
The sum was enough for 24 adults or 48 children to see the camel . |
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