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59265 | Article: (CNN) -- Serbia's Novak Djokovic quickly found his feet on a court he had deemed "dangerous" to brush aside Olivier Rochus of Belgium in a Davis Cup tie in Charleroi Friday. It was the world number one's first match since winning the Australian Open last Sunday and his victory has given his country a 2-0 lead ... | Novak Djokovic beats Olivier Rochus in straight sets . Gives Serbia 2-0 first day lead over Belgium in Davis Cup . Djokovic playing first match since winning Australian Open . Holders Czech Republic level at 1-1 against Switzerland . | train |
222327 | Article: By . Tom Gardner . PUBLISHED: . 18:22 EST, 9 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:35 EST, 9 August 2013 . A Pakistani father has told how he faces death threats and has been driven into hiding - because of his 30ins moustache. Islamist extremists were so infuriated by Malik Amir Mohammad Khan Afridi's facial hair t... | Malik Amir Mohammad Khan Afridi kidnapped by Islamists over his facial hair . Father of ten, from Peshawar, was held in a cave for a month . Terrorists threatened to kill him if he didn't shave . But the 48-year-old has vowed to stand firm against threats . He is seeking asylum and has now appealed to British governmen... | train |
218834 | Article: (EW.com) -- Fox is pulling "Ben and Kate" from its schedule. Yes, both of them! The move comes after ABC blinked first, yesterday yanking its lowest-rated Tuesday comedy, "Don't Trust the B—- in Apt. 23.," and doubling down on "Happy Endings." Now Fox is shuffling its Tuesday comedy block, removing Ben and K... | Fox is pulling "Ben and Kate" from its schedule . ABC blinked first, yanking its Tuesday comedy "Don't Trust the B—- in Apt. 23" Fox says the remaining "Ben and Kate" episodes will air at some point . | train |
173666 | Article: President Barack Obama met Wednesday with Hillary Clinton, his former secretary of state and potential Democratic successor, for about an hour in the Oval Office, a White House official said. The event was not on Obama's schedule, and details on what the two discussed were scant. "As is well known, President O... | Hillary Clinton visited President Barack Obama for about an hour in the Oval Office on Wednesday . The White House described the visit as informal and didn't offer details on what the two discussed . | train |
76131 | Article: By . Ben Spencer . The remarkable ability of pigeons to navigate with pinpoint accuracy has baffled scientists for centuries. But now researchers think they may have part of the answer - the birds follow hedges. Scientists from Oxford University found that homing pigeons' ability to remember routes depends on ... | Scientists from Oxford University say pigeons use hedges to find their way . Cities are too busy and fields too empty, so hedges make perfect markers . Bland landscapes have a negative impact on a pigeon's ability to navigate . | train |
308016 | Article: By . Lucy Waterlow . PUBLISHED: . 14:36 EST, 20 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:17 EST, 20 February 2013 . Cara Delevingne has been the toast of London Fashion Week after gracing the catwalk for designers Burberry, Matthew Williamson and Mulberry - to name but a few - and landing her first British Vogue cove... | Cara was born into a privileged British high society family . 20-year-old followed sister Poppy into modelling career and has been hailed as new Kate Moss . Like Moss, she was discovered by Sarah Doukas - as she was best friends with her daughter at private school . She has already become face of Burberry, graced cover... | train |
95779 | Article: (CNN) -- President Obama made it very clear: The second term is all about the domestic agenda. If only the world would cooperate. Obama outlined his goals for the next four years, sketching above all a progressive vision of a country with less inequality and more justice. And, judging by his inaugural speech, ... | President Obama devoted nearly all his Inaugural speech to domestic issues . Frida Ghitis says there are world crises that will command Obama's attention . She says turmoil in Middle East, repression in Russia, tension in Asia are urgent issues . | train |
137563 | Article: By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 10:19 EST, 4 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:44 EST, 4 March 2014 . Kris Bradley wept as he was found guilty of attempted murder following a hammer attack on Matthew Probert in Lincoln . A man who smashed a promising rugby player’s skull with a claw hammer so hard that bone s... | Matthew Probert, 21, hit with such force bone splinters embedded in brain . Kris Bradley, 23, found quilty attacking . Mr Probert in Lincoln last year . Wept as he was convicted attempted murder at . Birmingham Crown Court . | train |
109269 | Article: Police have found the bodies of four women and a baby after storming a 12-acre compound controlled by thousands of devotees of Indian 'godman' Rampal Maharaj. The religious guru is wanted by police on charges that include murder and is believed to be holed up inside the sprawling compound in northern India whe... | Police find bodies of four women and a baby after storming compound . Authorities are trying to locate Indian 'godman' Rampal Maharaj . Maharaj claims to be an incarnation of the 15th-century mystic poet Kabir . His followers, armed with stones and petrol bombs, clashed with police . Police believe he is being hidden a... | train |
224635 | Article: By . Dan Ripley . Follow @@Ripley_77 . Giuseppe Rossi's grandfather has labelled Cesare Prandelli 'a traitor' after the Italy boss excluded the striker from the World Cup squad. The Fiorentina hitman had recovered from five months out with a knee injury and featured in Italy's 0-0 draw with Republic of Ireland... | Bruno Petrocelli calls Cesare Prandelli's squad selection a farce . Claims Italy manager made U-turn 48 hours after saying 'fine words' Rossi's grandfather throws his support behind USA for the World Cup . | train |
90599 | Article: A parkour world champion gave 'free' running a new meaning as he clambered across central London's skyline with no clothes on for a photo shoot. Naked Tim Shieff scaled buildings around Oxford Street and Bond Street, leaping across rooftops for the pictures which will be sold as prints to raise money for the J... | Free running world champion Tim Shieff pictured climbing across buildings in central London while naked . Mr Shieff, 26, braved the cold for the shoot, leaping across rooftops and dangling from bridges in the capital . Parkour athlete and a photographer did not have permission to clamber on some of the buildings in the... | train |
6518 | Article: A koala which was hit by a car and scurried up a tree before falling from it unconscious, has been saved by a firefighter who performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on it. The koala, dubbed Sean, was caught in a blanket by quick-thinking firefighters who were placed underneath the tree in the event it fell. Re... | Victorian firefighters were called to rescue koala stuck up a tree . The injured koala was hit by a car before climbing the tree . Rescuers used a safety blanket to catch it after it fell to the ground . It was then given mouth-to-mouth and is recovering in an animal hospital . | train |
270240 | Article: (CNN) -- Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is known as the Queen of Nollywood, Nigeria's booming movie industry. Since her 1995 film debut, the actress has appeared in some 300 movies, selling millions of videos and establishing herself as a Nollywood icon. A prolific film siren, Jalade-Ekeinde has also carved out a succ... | Known by her fans as "Omosexy," Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is a leading Nollywood actress . She has appeared in more than 300 movies over the years . In 2013, she was included in Time Magazine's list of the top influential people in the world . More than just a celebrity, she is a U.N. ambassador and an activist . | train |
184946 | Article: Scotland could break away from the rest of Britain 'by mistake', Gordon Brown warned today as he criticised the Tory government for patronising voters north of the border. The former Prime Minister warned the spectacle of minister from London issuing dire warnings about losing jobs, currency and even fish and ... | Former Prime Minister joins the battle to keep Scotland in the UK . Accused Alex Salmond of making Scotland seem 'small' on the world stage . Andy Murray also 'didn't like' Saltire-waving at Wimbledon final in 2013 . Brown condemns Lego pictures telling Scots to spend savings on chips . | train |
11355 | Article: (CNN Student News) -- April 26, 2013 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Syria . Waco, Texas; Dallas, Texas . 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 publish... | 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 . | train |
16777 | Article: By . Liz Hull . A woman who started a fire which killed five people – including three children aged under five – was jailed for 30 years yesterday. Melanie Smith, 43, set fire to a pushchair in an act of ‘exceptional wickedness’ because she was fed up with it being left outside her flat. The devastating infern... | Melanie Smith set fire to neighbours' home after long-running argument . Lee-Ann Shiers and boyfriend Liam Timbrell killed alongside three children . Smith to serve 30 years after being given life sentence at Mold Crown Court . Judge describes arson as 'exceptional wickedness' during sentencing . 'Nothing will ever be ... | train |
290767 | Article: Britain's first £1 pub has opened its doors to punters chasing a cheap drink. But customers may be in for surprise when they get to the bar - because a pint of beer will actually set them back £1.50 . From 8am, bar staff at The Pound Pub in Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, will serve half pints for £1 and a fu... | The Pound Pub in Stockton, Middlesbrough, opened its doors yesterday . Punters can get a half pint for £1 and a pint for £1.50 from 8am onwards . Residents say the venue will 'attract the wrong sort of crowd' to the town . Makers of Channel 4's Benefits Street are currently scouting the area . The average price of beer... | train |
293150 | Article: By . Sam Webb . Two men have been jailed for a large-scale human trafficking ring which saw Hungarians lured to work in the UK as modern-day slaves - being paid a measly £10 for a 100-hour week. Up to 50 men were kept in one house in Batley, West Yorkshire, and were subjected to regular beatings - with one hou... | Janos Orsos and Ferenc Illes promised work but kept victims as slaves . Hungarians forced to live in squalid conditions and beaten regularly . One man worked for 21 weeks for just £30 and lost 10kg in weight . | train |
112185 | Article: The model girlfriend of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticised for her 'disrespectful and ignorant' decision to pose semi-naked for the Bring Back Our Girls campaign. Irina Shayk, best known for featuring in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, posted pictures online supporting the campaign to resc... | Irina Shayk posted images to support bid to save kidnapped Nigerian girls . Pictures show her with just '#bring back our girls' sign covering her body . Faced online backlash from followers who branded her 'tasteless and vile' | train |
26495 | Article: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden on Tuesday said he can't believe President Bush hasn't known for months about a recent intelligence estimate that downplays the nuclear threat from Iran. Other Democratic candidates also slammed Bush for continuing to ratchet up the rhetoric ... | Democratic presidential candidates blast the president for his rhetoric against Iran . President Bush said Iran's nuclear program risked "World War III" New assessment says Tehran stopped nuclear weapons program in 2003 . Biden says Bush "incompetent" if he didn't know about new assessment earlier . | train |
165084 | Article: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:15 EST, 20 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:01 EST, 21 October 2013 . Her husband has never been afraid of voicing his concerns over the issues of the day. Now it appears that the Duchess of Cornwall may be following in Prince Charles’s footsteps by taking a more poli... | Duchess and Archbishop of Canterbury held private meeting at Clarence House . Camilla is a supporter of local credit unions that lend out members' savings . Most Reverend Justin Welby has been campaigning on payday loan firms . | train |
210974 | Article: By . Damien Gayle . Dognappers who threatened to slice up a pet pug returned him after they were named and shamed them on Facebook, the dog's owner claimed today. Maria Smith said crooks had demanded £2,000 ransom in exchange for the safe return of Simba, who was snatched from her home in Walton, Liverpool. Bu... | Maria Smith's dog Simba was snatched from her back garden last month . But she turned sleuth and was able to track down his dognappers online . They returned the dog after she posted their names on her Facebook page . | train |
214801 | Article: Along with asking her age, prodding a woman as to what's inside her handbag is considered one of the most forward things you can ever ask a lady. Nonetheless, the Countess of Wessex was more than happy to tell - and even show - one inquisitive six-year-old what was inside hers during a visit to the charity PAC... | Countess of Wessex showed contents of handbag to Nicheala, six . Sophie was visiting Parents and Children Together, in Oxforshire today . Helped bury a time capsule celebrating 100 years of charity . Also attended ceremony in Dorchester Abbey . Yesterday visited London clinic for patients of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) ... | train |
53897 | Article: (EW.com) -- There are two ways for pop stars to make a Survivor Album: either power-sing through your problems like Christina Aguilera, or make like Rihanna and dance till you forget what you're supposed to be getting over. On her first release since checking out of rehab, Demi Lovato wants to have it both way... | "Unbroken" is Demi Lovato's first release since checking out of rehab . She's front-loaded "Unbroken" with R&B, shy love-in-this-club tracks and Timbaland bangers . ''I'm singing about some issues that I've never even spoken about before," she said . | train |
160022 | Article: (CNN) -- For the Dawsons of Tauranga, New Zealand, the canoe slalom event at the London Olympics will be a family affair. Mike Dawson, who is competing in the men's kayak class, will not just be trying to impress his father, who coaches him, or his brother and sister, who will be watching from the crowd. He wi... | Mike Dawson is competing in the men's kayak event at the Olympics . His mother, Kay, is one of the judges at the event . The Dawsons and the New Zealand Canoe Federation say she can't influence the result . She is one of many gate judges over the canoe slalom course . | train |
294827 | Article: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- More than two-thirds of African-Americans believe Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision for race relations has been fulfilled, a CNN poll found -- a figure up sharply from a survey in early 2008. Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963.... | 69 percent of blacks polled say Martin Luther King Jr's vision realized . Slim majority of whites say King's vision not fulfilled . King gave his "I have a dream" speech in 1963 . | train |
112498 | Article: London (CNN) -- A gossip magazine in Denmark on Saturday dismissed reports it had published new, even more revealing images of Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, as entirely false. The publication of topless photographs of Catherine, taken with a long lens while she sunbathed while on vacation with Prince Wi... | Danish magazine Se Og Hor says it only published pictures of Catherine 10 days ago . Media reports Friday claimed the magazine had released new, more revealing images . The royals took legal action against the French magazine that first published the photos . William and Catherine were on vacation when a photographer t... | train |
220542 | Article: The amount of women in executive positions at Fortune 500 companies has remained at a dismal 15 per cent. Only last month UN investigator Rashida Manjoo declared that the UK has a ‘boys' club sexist culture’ with sexism work in Britain than any other place. Part of the problem, according to psychologists, is t... | Professor Adam Grant claims women are being held back by secret feminists . Some men want to voice support, but fear no one will take them seriously . He says others are worried they will be judged for having an ulterior motive . During a series of studies in which men actively supported women’s rights, people responde... | train |
259034 | Article: A massive world 2,500 times the size of Earth has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. Named MOA-2011-BLG-322, the planet is around eight times the size of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. Astronomers believe it orbits a star 25,000 light-years away and has a mass that is on... | Named MOA-2011-BLG-322, the planet is eight times the size of Jupiter . It has an orbital distance times four-times the Earth’s distance from the sun . Scientists believe it may overturn current theories on planet formation . | train |
135286 | Article: Like a cowboy riding a bull, a daring frog enjoyed his own rodeo on a beetle - and stayed atop the insect for five minutes even as it tried to fly away. The adventurous flying frog leapt atop the black beetle and even put its front leg in the air in a bid to keep its balance. Photographer Hendy Mp captured the... | Photographer Hendy Mp captured the unique moment near his house in Sambas, Indonesia . He says the frog managed to stay perched atop the beetle of around five minutes, despite it taking off . | train |
265800 | Article: A tennis fan who claims she suffered serious injuries after fainting from the heat at an Australian Open tennis match is suing the organisers for negligence. Susan Carman, 57, claims she suffered serious injuries after collapsing during a scorching Andy Murray match at Hisense Arena in Melbourne in 2013. The w... | Susan Carman is suing the organisers of the event for negligence . She said there was not enough cover as players endured 40 degree heat . She suffered a fractured left ankle, ligament damage, and scarring . She is claiming damages for lost income and to compensate her family . A five-day County Court trial is schedule... | train |
253323 | Article: By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 09:47 EST, 4 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:46 EST, 4 December 2012 . Suicide: Danielle Halverson, 50, of DeLand, was found dead on Monday . A Florida woman who killed a teenage girl in a hit-and-run incident in March has been found dead in an apparent suicide. Danielle Halvers... | Danielle Halverson, 50, was found dead in her DeLand, Florida, home on Monday morning . She was facing hit-and-run charges after losing . control of her vehicle and fatally striking Juliana Hobbs, 14, on March 17 before driving away . She was also charged with tampering with evidence after lying about her whereabouts .... | train |
135059 | Article: Professional athletes continued to protest the Eric Garner and Michael Brown grand jury verdicts over the weekend with messages written directly on their clothes and shoes. Just days after making headlines for raising his arms in support of Brown along with several teammates before a November game, St. Louis R... | The Rams wide receiver honored Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin on the shoes he wore in a game against the Redskins on Sunday . Britt, 26, was among the Rams players who made headlines when they raised their arms in support of Michael Brown before a game last month . Misspelled names of both Brown and Martin - 'Mik Bro... | train |
122119 | Article: (CNN) -- As many as 200 foreign fighters affiliated with al Qaeda may now be hiding in southern Somalia, according to the latest assessments by the U.S. military and intelligence community. Two U.S. military officials confirmed the estimate to CNN, emphasizing it is only an estimate because of the lack of dire... | U.S. officials say as many as 200 foreign fighters may be in Somalia . Plans in place for U.S. Special Forces to attack al Qaeda in Somalia . Ethnic Somalis from Europe also believed to be operating there . Somalia is now 'ultimate safe haven' for fighters, U.S. official says . | train |
113280 | Article: Women may claim they are attracted to a man for his personality, looks or even . his money, but the naked truth is far simpler and cruder that that: size matters. New research has shown that 21st century females are far more similar to their cavewomen ancestors than originally thought, because the size of a ma... | Size of a man's penis still plays key role in deciding how attractive a woman finds him, say Canadian experts . Modern women are more like their cavewomen ancestors than previously thought . But if size is out of proportion, women are put off . | train |
158989 | Article: Two years on from his shocking collapse against Sergio Garcia at the Ryder Cup, and Jim Furyk is still getting asked about it. ‘Every time I go to the Press room, I know the questions are coming and I feel like we’re in a morgue,’ he says. Never mind that he has career earnings of more than $60 million (£37m),... | Jim Furyk will make his ninth consecutive appearance in the biennial match at Gleneagles next week . American still asked about shocking collapse against Sergio Garcia at the Ryder Cup . Furyk still considers it his favourite event, even though he’s only been on two winning teams . | train |
274092 | Article: By . Ted Thornhill . PUBLISHED: . 11:28 EST, 20 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:26 EST, 20 September 2013 . A Dutch artist has fashioned a human skull out of cocaine by moulding the street-sourced class A drug mixed with gelatin. The piece, entitled Ecce Animal, is the work of mysterious artist Diddo who sa... | The piece - called Ecce Animal - is the work of mysterious artist Diddo . The mysterious creative says that he was commissioned to make the work . The skull is made from 15 to 20 per cent pure cocaine, according to tests . | train |
239936 | Article: I thought it would be a good chance for Roy Hodgson to play James Milner in the deep role in the midfield diamond. It didn’t work. Milner has been in good form for City and with his defensive quality and work-rate, he deserved a chance. England midfielder James Milner got stuck in the middle during Euro 2016 q... | James Milner did not move the ball quickly enough against San Marino . Sub Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gave England a new dimension . England fans were willing Danny Welbeck to score at Wembley . | train |
307948 | Article: BUTTE, Montana (CNN) -- Three families with young children were heading to a ski vacation together when their plane crashed into a cemetery in Montana, loved ones of the victims said Monday. Dr. Erin Jacobson and his family, shown here in a photo from November, were killed in the crash. Federal investigators s... | Some family members of 14 victims visit scene of crash . Investigators looking into whether the single-engine plane was overloaded . FAA says 7 children, 7 adults were aboard plane that crashed in Butte, Montana . No recorders aboard; it's not clear whether details of the crash will ever be known . | train |
96172 | Article: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:42 EST, 9 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:53 EST, 9 September 2013 . Sir Michael Parkinson said the quality of television reporting has gone down as a result of our 'youth obsessed' culture . Sir Michael Parkinson has criticised the quality of television today, bla... | Sir Michael Parkinson dismissed BBC programme as 'an agreeable frolic' Former presenter said programmes such as Alan Whicker's and Sir David Frost's are 'a vanished species' Blames modern TV bosses who 'worship the cult of youth' | train |
240740 | Article: Director-choreographer Adam Shankman has entered a rehab facility, but no details have been made public about what treatment he is seeking. A representative for the "Hairspray" director and "So You Think You Can Dance" judge confirmed to CNN Tuesday that he was admitted to an undisclosed rehabilitation facilit... | Shankman films include "Hairspray," "Rock of Ages, "The Wedding Planner" He appeared at a charity red carpet event Sunday before entering rehab Monday . Shankman is also a judge on "So You Think You Can Dance?" | train |
211783 | Article: (CNN Student News) -- December 16, 2013 . Reports from Africa, Europe, and the moon land in CNN Student News' last Monday edition of 2013. We also report on the meeting of two, 107-year-old U.S. veterans, and we look at a debate concerning a California community's Christmas tradition. On this page you will fin... | This page includes the show Transcript, the Daily Curriculum, and Maps . Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . The Daily Curriculum offers the Media Literacy Question of the Day, Key Concepts, Fast Facts and Discussion Questions . At the bottom of the page, please share your fe... | train |
271247 | Article: Washington (CNN) -- Comedian Bill Cosby received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Monday after refusing to accept the award twice in the past. Cosby, known for his clean acts that do not include profanity, declined the previous prizes because he was turned off by language used at the first Mark Twain... | Mark Twain Prize is awarded to performers who use comedy to influence society . Bill Cosby refused award twice because poor language was used to honor Richard Pryor . Past recipients include George Carlin, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin and Whoopi Goldberg . | train |
47606 | Article: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 05:16 EST, 8 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:24 EST, 8 August 2013 . Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has been pictured on state television just hours after rebels claimed to have attack his motorcade with shells. The dictator was on his way to a mosque in Damascus today... | Opposition group claims to have hit president's motorcade with rockets . But regime denies rebels' claim and state TV shows Assad visiting mosque for Eid celebration . | train |
65521 | Article: A former Olympic judo coach has been thrown out of the sport after a disciplinary panel found that he sexually abused children in his care. Yet the agency responsible for preventing sex offenders and paedophiles from having contact with young people has cleared him to work with children again. Alan Roberts, wh... | Disgraced Alan Roberts, 68, was banned from coaching for life . Tribunal found that he had carried out a series of assaults on young pupils between the 1970s and 2003 . But victims have been left horrified by the decision that he is still fit to work with children . | train |
202998 | Article: By . Sunni Upal . Follow @@RSUpal . Luis Suarez was pictured arriving in Barcelona with his wife and daughter on Monday night ahead of his £75million move from Liverpool. The Uruguayan striker touched down in Catalunya in the early hours and will complete his dream transfer to the Nou Camp. Suarez leaves Liver... | Suarez seen with his wife and daughter as he arrived in Catalunya . Uruguayan striker to complete £75m move from Liverpool . Barcelona will not be allowed to unveil Suarez while he is banned for biting . Suarez's lawyer calls the punishment 'draconian, totalitarian and fascist' | train |
91620 | Article: By . Julie Anne Barnes . Television coverage of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony was last night under threat after BBC workers announced a 12-hour strike. Thousands of journalists and technicians at the corporation will walk out next Wednesday, jeopardising coverage of the flagship event that evening. S... | Union walkout could hit coverage of flagship sporting event in Scotland . Thousands of journalists and technicians are striking over pay . One billion people across the world expected to tune in . | train |
118525 | Article: Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and website based in Brooklyn, New York. VBS.TV is Vice's broadband television network. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a transparent approach to journalism, where vie... | Kevin Warwick had radio frequency ID chip implanted in his arm in 1998 . Implant allows him to turn on lights by snapping fingers, open doors without touching them . Warwick says he doesn't want to turn into a robot, he wants to be a better human . | train |
175852 | Article: By . Sean O'hare . PUBLISHED: . 08:56 EST, 29 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:16 EST, 30 January 2013 . Egypt's army chief said political strife was pushing the state to the brink of collapse . It's a stark warning from the institution that ran the country until last year as Cairo's first freely elected leade... | Protesters defy night-time curfews in cities along Suez Canal . Troops deployed to cities on Suez Canal to protect trade . Five days of riots blamed on Morsi not achieving goals of the revolution . | train |
67755 | Article: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 02:51 EST, 19 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:45 EST, 19 June 2013 . Alaska may be better known for its glaciers and forests than for its beaches, but this week residents of the icy state have been soaking up the sun during a freak heatwave. Anchorage, the state's biggest ... | Anchorage sees highest ever temperature for this time of year at 81F . Alaskans flock to lakes and beaches to take advantage of freak heatwave . | train |
190365 | Article: By . Martin Robinson . New probe: Six police officers are being investigated by the IPCC, who are considering whether they could have stopped paedophile singer Ian Watkins earlier . Six more police officers are being investigated over claims they could have stopped paedophile rock singer Ian Watkins before he ... | The police officers are from three forces across England and Wales . Forces were allegedly warned about Watkins four years before conviction . Singer was jailed for 35 years last year for abusing two fans' babies . | train |
300998 | Article: Judge said . internet was being 'hijacked by those who pander to the unacceptable and evil for . profit' By . Emma Reynolds . PUBLISHED: . 06:50 EST, 1 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:49 EST, 11 June 2012 . A child porn addict who began looking at indecent images when he was just 15 amassed almost a quarter of a ... | Daniel Hylands was tracked down 12 years after he started looking at indecent images of children . Caught after he used his credit card to access more than 200 websites . Two-thirds of the public back the Daily Mail’s campaign for an automatic block on online porn . Judge said . internet was being 'hijacked by those wh... | train |
133325 | Article: (CNN) -- The cast of the upcoming film "X-Men: Days of Future Past" made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con this afternoon along with director Bryan Singer. The cast members who appeared include those from the original "X-Men" movie franchise and those from 2011's X-Men reboot "X:Men: First Class." Jennifer La... | The full cast of X-Men reunited at Comic-Con . They discussed details of the upcoming 'Days of Future Past' Peter Dinklage announced he will play Bolivar Trask . The film finds the characters time traveling . | train |
109144 | Article: Belgian authorities evacuated nearly 300 people from their homes . By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 08:45 EST, 4 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:16 EST, 4 May 2013 . Two people are believed to have died after a freight train carrying chemicals crashed and exploded in Belgium this morning. It had been thought n... | It had been thought no-one was injured in the explosion this morning . But it is now believed two have died after inhaling toxic fumes . Belgian authorities evacuated nearly 300 people from their homes . | train |
168774 | Article: A 12 year old Adelaide boy has been missing for more than four days and his family are concerned for his welfare. Selwyn Warren from Campbelltown in Adelaide's north east was last seen at 7:30pm on Thursday December 4. The young boy has been described as being aboriginal with a light brown complexion, slim bui... | Selwyn Warren, 12, has been missing for more than four days . The Campbelltown boy was last seen at 7:30pm on Thursday December 4 . He is described as being aboriginal, slim build, hazel eyes, short brown hair . It's the second time the teen has gone missing in the last three months . | train |
185126 | Article: Two singles in their seventies who married after a chance meeting at a blues concert have proved that love can come at any age. Margie Goldsmith, a 70-year-old travel writer who lives in New York City, had been divorced twice and no longer had marriage on her mind when she met Jamie Anthony, a 71-year-old reti... | Margie Goldsmith, a 70-year-old travel writer who lives in New York City, married Jamie Anthony, 71, on December 13 after meeting at a blues show . The pair have traveled to Bavaria and Bali, and their second date involved a ride on Mr Anthony's motorcycle . | train |
39919 | Article: A finance manager stole more than £240,000 to fund her lavish lifestyle - increasing her own salary 135 times and even using a company credit card to pay a £400 vet's bill for her dog Max. Liza Starling, 45, was trusted as a model employee at family-run corporate tailors Stuncroft Ltd of Bury St Edmunds from 2... | Liza Starling, 45, faked company records to hide the payments . She abused the high level of trust she was given by her employers . Her crimes were uncovered after a new finance director became suspicious . | train |
98569 | Article: By . Madlen Davies for MailOnline . They say cats have nine lives. But mother-of three Lucia Cassidy has proved she has 29. Mrs Cassidy's heart stopped a total of 29 times in just 24 hours due to a rare condition, but she has now recovered has begun competing in fitness competitions. A busy life looking after ... | Lucia Cassidy, 34, forgot to eat and drink as she was caring for her children . Was rushed into hospital having a cardiac arrest - where her heart stopped . She suffered 29 cardiac arrests in 24 hours with doctors reviving her . Was diagnosed with rare heart rhythm condition called Long QT syndrome . Now has an implant... | train |
298699 | Article: She is the sex shop queen most well-known for bringing the Rampant Rabbit to Britain. So it is perhaps surprising that Jacqueline Gold has been unveiled as the Tories’ latest campaign weapon. The Ann Summers boss was paraded by the party as its newest supporter, sitting in the front row as George Osborne and h... | Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold paraded by party as newest supporter . She was on the front row as George Osborne attacked Labour spending . Tories want to 'praise success' not follow 'Labour's culture of envy' Tory peer and Apprentice star Karren Brady was also at the event . | train |
214874 | Article: Santiago, Chile (CNN) -- Aid poured in for Chile from home and overseas, with a local television station hoping to raise $27 million by Saturday and the United Nations pledging funds toward recovery efforts after a massive earthquake. "Chile Helps Chile," a telethon that started Friday, runs until Saturday nig... | Aid efforts for Chile quake victims gain momentum . Region still dealing with aftershocks a week after 8.8-magnitude earthquake . Three days of national mourning set to begin Sunday . | train |
197439 | Article: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:46 EST, 7 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 04:56 EST, 8 February 2014 . It had been a day she dreamed of ever since she was a little girl, yet just hours after her wedding day was over Florida woman Amanda Karth's memories of her first dance, cutting the cake, and excha... | Amanda Karth suffered a heart attack that put her into a four-day coma only hours after her big day ended . Karth said she lost all memory of the day she married fiance Cody . Inside Edition paid for a new wedding day inviting the couples friends, family, and the paramedics who saved her life . | train |
311888 | Article: By . Chris Pleasance . PUBLISHED: . 05:39 EST, 14 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:59 EST, 14 March 2014 . Boris Becker's Spanish villa is being auctioned off for £6million after the tennis star lost a court case involving an unpaid builder's bill. The 46-year-old former tennis player purchased the property on M... | Boris Becker to be forced to auction nine-bed villa for £6million . Court ruling comes after dispute over £340,000 unpaid builder's bill . Former tennis star also owes £20,000 in court costs and interest . Becker nearly lost property once before over £285,000 gardener's bill . In 2003 some rooms had to be flattened aft... | train |
67365 | Article: By . Daily Mail Reporter . A 16-year-old girl is alive but in critical condition after she and her young boyfriend were hit by a train as they walked to a high school dance together at a school in northern California. Sadly, Mickayla Friend's 16-year-old boyfriend, Mateus Moore - who her family describes as he... | The teens have been identified as Mickayla Friend and Mateus Moore, both 16 . Moore was pronounced dead at the scene . Friend is in critical condition at a local hospital . Witnesses say Friend also would have been killed if Moore hadn't pusher her out of the way at the last second . The accident happened steps from a ... | train |
147579 | Article: By . Lucy Osborne for the Daily Mail . A boy bullied for having Asperger’s has been told he will never walk again after falling 50ft from a bridge while trying to escape his tormentors. Joshua Davies, 18, was running away from a gang of boys across a river when he plummeted on to rocks below, breaking his spin... | Boy bullied 'because he suffers from Asperger's' paralysed in fall from bridge . Joshua Davies fell 50ft onto dry riverbed rocks after being chased by yobs . He fell onto the rocks, breaking his spine, both arms and both legs . Joshua now faces life in a wheelchair and was told he will never walk again . His parents sa... | train |
198215 | Article: (CNN) -- It is easy to be confused by the welter of headlines and selective excerpts that have been leaked from former Defense Secretary Robert Gates' upcoming book "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War." (I have not yet read the book.) Gates asserts President Obama lacked conviction about his own decision to p... | David Rothkopf: New book by ex-Defense Secretary Gates criticizes Obama, others . Reports: Gates writes that Obama lacked conviction on own Afghanistan policies . He says Gates also says Obama "right" on Afghanistan strategy . Rothkopf: Gates narrative reflects intractable problem of U.S. overreach in region . | train |
198414 | Article: After nearly a century of business, struggling electronics retailer RadioShack has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and says it will sell up to 2,400 stores. The company announced Thursday that up to 2,400 of its 4,000 U.S. company-owned stores will go to General Wireless, an affiliate of the Standar... | Struggling electronics retailer RadioShack has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and says it will sell up to 2,400 stores . The Fort Worth, Texas company said Thursday that it was also having discussions to sell all of its remaining assets . Up to 2,400 of its 4,000 U.S. company-owned stores will go to an affi... | train |
181530 | Article: By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 05:54 EST, 10 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:53 EST, 10 September 2012 . 'These Games have changed us all forever,' said International Paralympic Committee president, Sir Philip Craven as he declared the 2012 Paralympics closed last night. And as the sun set on the Olympic P... | Washington Post: 'An unforgettable summer of sports in Britain' France 24: 'A much-needed spur to help to change attitudes the world over' Canberra Times: 'The London Organising Committee fulfilled its pledge to not treat the Paralympics as a poor cousin to the Olympics' | train |
158393 | Article: New York (CNN) -- Columbia University is seeking to alter the 1920 charter of one of its graduate school fellowships which is still limited "to persons of the Caucasian race," though the fellowship has not been granted in years. The Lydia C. Roberts Graduate Fellowship is, at least on paper, available to white... | The fellowship has not been awarded since 1997, the university says . The terms of the fellowship required recipient to be a white Iowan . Some student groups at other universities used to offer whites-only awards . | train |
217512 | Article: By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 08:58 EST, 19 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:28 EST, 19 August 2013 . A carving of the face of a moustachioed warrior today greeted archaeologists as they raised part of a huge 17th century ship wreck in the English Channel. The head was carved into the 28ft long rudder sec... | Known as Swash Channel Wreck after the area where it sank in Dorset . Archaeologists from Bournemouth University have recovered scores of artefacts including baroque carvings, shoes, plates and a compass divider . The head was carved into the 28ft long rudder section of a Dutch trading ship that sunk nearly 400 years a... | train |
62061 | Article: (CNN) -- The judge in James Holmes' murder trial on Tuesday accepted his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. The suspect in last summer's shooting spree that killed 12 people and wounded dozens at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater will be taken to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo for evalu... | A package Holmes sent to his psychiatrist will be processed as evidence . James Holmes will be taken to a mental health center for evaluation . He faces murder and other charges in a July shooting at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater . Trial is set for 2014 . | train |
99728 | Article: By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 15:29 EST, 8 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:29 EST, 8 March 2013 . A gang of conmen who tricked investors into paying £35million for almost worthless plots of land in a 'grotesque, cynical and merciless' fraud have been jailed today for a total of more than 26 years. Christop... | Christopher Demetriou, Daniel Webster, Stephen Allan, and Steven Percival have all been jailed for their part in the 'cynical and merciless' fraud . Sold plots to investors promising huge profits when the land was developed . They claimed that the site would be developed for the 2012 Olympics . | train |
65849 | Article: (CNN) -- An autopsy was conducted Monday in the death of a onetime medical student who died of an apparent suicide while facing charges in a killing tied to the Craigslist website. However, the medical examiner is withholding the official cause of death for Philip Markoff pending further tests, prosecutors sai... | NEW: Sheriff says Philip Markoff did not behave differently before death . Medical examiner withholding official cause of death for Markoff . He was accused of killing one woman and robbing two others . Authorities believe he met his victims on Craigslist . | train |
237592 | Article: By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 02:19 EST, 31 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:42 EST, 31 January 2013 . Two passenger trains collided during this morning's rush hour, trapping the driver inside his carriage. A moving locomotive crashed into the back of a stationary train at Kalafong station in Pretoria, South ... | Moving locomotive crashed into the back of stationary train this morning . Nobody died from incident at Kalafong station in Pretoria, South Africa . Driver was described as critical and taken to hospital after being freed . | train |
216358 | Article: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:10 EST, 27 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:18 EST, 27 March 2013 . These young Bengal Tigers went from having a ferocious cat fight to a cat nap after tiring each other out in a heated battle. With a swat of an enormous paw and a fearsome flash of teeth, this pair of y... | Two teenage tigers were play-fighting at Bandhavgarh National Park in India . Pair pictured biting, swiping and even wrestling each other in the water . Duo were left needing a rest to cool down after heated battle . | train |
64974 | Article: By . Glen Owen, Mail on Sunday Political Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 17:42 EST, 26 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:32 EST, 26 October 2013 . Advisor: The disclosure comes just days after Mr Campbell revealed that he is considering standing for Parliament . Tony Blair was last night accused of helping to secu... | US government documents have revealed the extent of links between the former PM and lobbying group which employs his former spin doctor . One entry appears to indicate that Mr Blair secured a contract with a public relations firm, which represents Kazakhstan in the US, for Mr Campbell . | train |
261507 | Article: Editor's note: James L. Walker, Jr., author of the book, "This Business of Urban Music," is a sports and entertainment lawyer whose firm, Walker & Associates, is based in Stamford, Connecticut. James L. Walker Jr. says the evidence shows Michael Jackson was addicted to drugs. (CNN) -- Michael Jackson died of a... | James Walker: Coroner's preliminary finding shows Jackson died of an overdose . He says he's one of Jackson's many millions of fans . He says it's painful to admit Jackson was addicted to drugs . Walker: Let's stop avoiding the reality of drug addiction in our society . | train |
212651 | Article: Although he seemed to have forgotten all about it on Friday, Louis van Gaal has been here before. It was in May 1992 that the Dutchman took his young Ajax team to Turf Moor for a post-season friendly to mark Burnley’s success in winning the English Fourth Division. For the Lancastrians it was an afternoon of c... | Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United can win Premier League this year . Dutchman says his record with previous clubs proves it is possible . United have claimed just one points from their opening two league fixtures . Van Gaal's side take on Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday, kick-off 12.45pm . He brought his young... | train |
58194 | Article: If investment banker Antonio Weiss wins Senate confirmation as a Treasury under secretary, he'll walk away with a parting payment of up to $21 million. Talk about a win-win. The financial services firm Lazard, where Weiss is the global head of investment banking, has agreed to pay him about $16 million in unve... | Investment banker Antonio Weiss has been picked for a Treasury under secretary post . Weiss stands to gain up to $21 million if he leaves his Wall Street firm for D.C. The information comes from financial disclosure records he filed . The payout has angered some on the left including Sen. Elizabeth Warren . | train |
290528 | Article: Disciplined: Victoria Wasteney, an occupational therapist, was found guilty of three counts of misconduct after she prayed with her Muslim colleague . A Christian NHS worker has been disciplined for 'bullying' a Muslim colleague by praying with her. Victoria Wasteney, an occupational therapist, was also condem... | Victoria Wasteney, an occupational therapist, found guilty of 'bullying' Lent colleague a book, invited her to sports day, prayed with her . She is now banned from discussing faith at work and has a formal warning . Miss Wasteney is challenging ruling by East London NHS Foundation Trust . 37-year-old blasted her employ... | train |
94983 | Article: West Ham have added to their forward ranks with the signing of striker Diafra Sakho from Ligue 1 outfit FC Metz. The Hammers announced on their official website that the 24-year-old had signed a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. The Senegalese player has enjoyed a prolific spell at Metz, scoring 43 go... | West Ham have completed the signing of Metz striker Diafra Sakho . 24-year-old frontman has joined Hammers on four-year deal . Senegalese scored 43 goals as Metz achieved back-to-back promotions . | train |
232410 | Article: By . Emily Crane . A couple who let their toddler urinate in the middle of a busy Hong Kong street have sparked a huge debate about acceptable standards of behaviour in Chinese society. The woman was filmed holding a nappy under her two-year-old daughter as she relieved herself in the middle of Mong Kok, one o... | Chinese mother lets two-year-old urinate on busy Hong Kong Street . Heated row erupts as onlookers film the toddler relieving herself . Footage causes heated debate between social media users . | train |
46304 | Article: A prostitute raped and sexually tortured by the 'crucifixion killer' of Florence has told how he promised to return and kill her. The shocking account mirrors the attack on 26-year-old Andrea Cristina Zamfir whose lifeless body was discovered on Monday, bound with tape to an iron bar in a Crucifixion-like pose... | Prostitute raped and tortured by 'crucifixion killer' comes forward . Woman, named 'Martina', describes horrific ordeal at hands of murderer . Account mirrors attack on Andrea Cristina Zamfir found dead under bridge near Florence . Body found naked, bound by an iron bar in a position similar to crucifixion . Police chi... | train |
144745 | Article: A bitter memory of her father being stopped by police and her own brushes with cops rushed back to Daniele Watts when the actress ended up in cuffs over refusing to hand an officer her ID . The Django Unchained star wrote Saturday in an op-ed in the Orlando Sentinel how a memory of her father being stopped wit... | Daniele Watts was detained briefly after refusing to hand over identification when officers were called to a scene of 'lewd behavior' Watts wrote in the Orlando Sentinel of when her dad was stopped without cause and times she and her boyfriend, who is white, were questioned . Watts says they were kissing in a car and t... | train |
177956 | Article: Managua, Nicaragua (CNN) -- Daniel Ortega marked the beginning of his third term as Nicaragua's president during an inauguration ceremony Tuesday -- an event both buoyed by his pledges of moderation and marred by months of discord over voter irregularities. The Nicaraguan leader pledged that his socialist gove... | NEW: President Daniel Ortega: "Savage capitalism ... is no longer possible" Ortega officially begins his third term at a ceremony in Nicaragua . In recent months, he has reached for the political middle . November's elections have been marred by months of discord over voter irregularities . | train |
286099 | Article: After a week of wild weather experienced throughout the country, Victorian residents have taken to social media to mock the overturned lawn chairs and rattling windows caused by two minor earthquakes felt in Melbourne. After two people were struck by lightning in Sydney as ferocious storms swept through NSW, V... | A minor earthquake was recorded on Thursday morning in the Melbourne suburbs of Pakenham and Berwick, 56 kilometeres outside the CBD . The 3.2 magnitude earthquake was the second in two days, with a 3.4 magnitude earthquake in Gippsland on Wednesday . Social media users were quick to dub the experience #Melbournequake2... | train |
67419 | Article: By . Associated Press . Last updated at 8:14 AM on 11th November 2011 . A storm forecast to be one of the worst on record in Alaska is lashing lashed the state's western coastline, tearing roofs off buildings and pushing water and debris into communities, authorities said. The storm, which began hitting Alaska... | Storm stretched 750miles across Bering Sea, nearly the distance from New York to Chicago or London to Milan . Wind gusts recorded as high as 89mph - comparable to a Category 3-type hurricane . Blizzard and flood warnings in effect until this evening . 10ft sea surge expected . Coastal communities ordered to evacuate . ... | train |
206196 | Article: A transgender teenager has killed himself after explaining in a heartwrenching message: 'I'm a prisoner of my own body.' The death of Riley Matthew Moscatel, 17, has devastated friends and relatives, who said they had accepted his decision to drop his birth name, 'Jessica', in favor of 'Riley' in the spring. O... | Riley Matthew Moscatel, 17, uploaded a long message to Instagram before he took his life on Monday afternoon . He explained that he did not feel like the person he saw in the mirror . Friends and family said they had supported him when he came out as transgender in the spring and changed his name from Jessica to Riley ... | train |
135807 | Article: (CNN) -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi fired back Sunday at a CBS News' "60 Minutes" report that highlighted several instances of what it suggested could be "soft corruption." The show looked at the investments of various lawmakers -- including Pelosi, House Speaker John Boehner and Republican Rep. Spence... | CBS News' "60 Minutes" airs a report looking at lawmakers' investments . Pelosi defends her record on fighting credit-card companies . CBS also looks at investments made by Boehner and Rep. Bachus . | train |
46419 | Article: Shock as EastEnders fails to pick up any awards except Lifetime Achievement . Coronation Street's Alan Halsall took home Best Actor and Hollyoaks' Claire Cooper won Best Actress . Hollyoaks received five awards including Spectacular Scene Of The Year and Sexiest Male . Michelle Keegan won the award for Sexiest... | Shock as EastEnders fails to pick up any awards except Lifetime Achievement . Coronation Street's Alan Halsall took home Best Actor and Hollyoaks' Claire Cooper won Best Actress . Hollyoaks received five awards including Spectacular Scene Of The Year and Sexiest Male . Michelle Keegan won the award for Sexiest Female f... | train |
252979 | Article: (CNN) -- The mysterious deaths of 21 prized polo horses Sunday at a club in Florida provides a peek inside the private world of a sport that generally is off limits to all but the very wealthy. The Lechuza Caracas polo team may not recover from the loss of 21 ponies for years, a polo executive says. The Univer... | Investigators try to determine what killed 21 polo ponies in Florida . Contagious disease ruled out; tissue samples sent for further study . Players form close bonds with horses, club executive says . Humane Society of the United States sends official to watch investigation . | train |
49352 | Article: Amanda Bynes has backtracked on her earlier claims that her father mentally physically and even sexually abused her as a child. The troubled 28-year-old had posted numerous tweets accusing Rick Bynes of inappropriate of fondling himself in front of her. The actress then - hours after her initial Twitter posts ... | Actress said father Rick 'fondled himself' in front of her as a child . Claims called her 'ugly' then asked her for sex . The star the backtracked saying a microchip in her brain made her do it . Mother Lynn has hit back saying the 'accusations are absolutely horrible and could not be further from the truth' The Bynes ... | train |
183069 | Article: By . James Tozer . PUBLISHED: . 06:50 EST, 11 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:53 EST, 12 July 2012 . A father accused of killing his teenage daughter for dishonouring their strict Pakistani culture wept yesterday as he denied he was a murderer. Iftikhar Ahmed, 52, is accused of suffocating 17-year-old Shafilea w... | Iftikhar Ahmed denied ever hurting his daughter or murdering her . This week his wife Farzana claimed she witnessed him beat Shafilea . | train |
109582 | Article: By . Mike Dawes . Aston Villa have dismissed assistant manager Ian Culverhouse following an investigation that followed his suspension in April. Former Norwich player Culverhouse, who previously worked alongside Villa manager Paul Lambert at Carrow Road and at Colchester, was suspended in April due to discipli... | Ian Culverhouse previously worked with Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert . Former Norwich player was suspended in April due to disciplinary issues . Head of football operations Gary Karsa has also been sacked . Culverhouse and Karsa were the subject of internal investigations by club . | train |
146649 | Article: New York (CNN) -- A day after state lawmakers were due to head home, a pair of controversial issues seem to stubbornly postpone their summer recess. The first is something that many call a quintessential New York battle: Whether to enact the first statewide cap on property taxes. The cap is linked to the exten... | Senate leader says lawmakers reach "framework for ... agreement" on rent, tax issues . Republicans have concerns over "unintended consequences" of same-sex marriage bill . Backers need one more GOP Senate vote for same-sex bill to pass . | train |
141771 | Article: By . Anna Hodgekiss . PUBLISHED: . 06:04 EST, 2 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:09 EST, 2 May 2013 . Three hospital patients have died after contracting a new strain of the superbug Clostridium difficile (C. diff). Doctors in Scotland have been alerted to the strain, named ribotype 332, which has been reported fo... | The new strain, named ribotype 332, has been reported for the first time by Health Protection Scotland . Two patients being cared for at the same hospital died - the third was being treated at a hospital nearby . All of the patients had underlying health conditions . | train |
180726 | Article: By . Louise Boyle . A father who fled the U.S. before he could face justice for molesting his daughter has finally been sentenced in central Ohio after she tracked him down and then bravely stared him down in court as he was handed up to 95 years behind bars. Frank K.C. Hertel and his wife Judy, the girl's mot... | Frank K.C. Hertel and his wife Judy, the victim's mother, fled Arizona before the trial in 2000 and lived a secret life in Germany . His daughter and victim Heather Orr tracked Hertel down to a bar he was running after seeing a news article about her grandfather being arrested . Hertel sobbed an apology to his daughter... | train |
287768 | Article: By . Phil Vinter . PUBLISHED: . 04:25 EST, 22 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:24 EST, 22 March 2012 . Jailed: Nasa space scientist turned spy Stewart Nozette has been jailed . for 13 years after admitting to selling defence secrets to Israel . A former government space scientist has been sentenced to 13 years i... | 'I accept full responsibility,' space boffin tells court . Wanted Israel to have information on how to retaliate against large-scale attacks . Told undercover agent he had 'crossed the Rubicon' Man had worked on the Reagan-era 'Star Wars' shield . | train |
71374 | Article: We all have a bad hair day from time to time but this emu didn’t let its straggly locks get it down. Blissfully unaware, the bird paraded around its enclosure at Toronto Zoo with its tufts of messy curls wafting in the wind. Photographer and web designer Tetyana Kovyrina spotted the scruffy Australian native w... | The emu was captured on camera by photographer Tetyana Kovyrina . The Australian native bird 'looked like it had just woken up,' she said . The bird was one of more than 5,000 that live at the zoo in Canada . | train |
186553 | Article: By . Tom Roddy . Adam Lallana’s big-money move from Southampton to Liverpool is set to land AFC Bournemouth a massive windfall of £6.25 million. A deal was struck between Saints and the Championship side after Lallana was poached from the Cherries’ academy at the age of 12. It was agreed that Bournemouth would... | Lallana's move to Liverpool will land Bournemouth £6.25m payday . Bournemouth receive 25 per cent of sell on fee from Southampton . Left the Cherries academy when he was just 12 . Boss Eddie Howe hoping to use the money to rebuild his squad . | train |
228135 | Article: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:28 EST, 30 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:13 EST, 30 October 2013 . A 29-year-old soldier who didn't return to his Kentucky military base after visiting his parents in Florida has been reported missing. Private First Class Daniel Dezinno was last seen leaving the Sa... | Daniel Dezinno, 29, last seen visiting his parents in Florida on Thursday . He didn't show up at his central Kentucky military post . His credit card was used on Friday at Disney World and a Texas gas station and his phone was disconnected . Police said there's no evidence of foul play . | train |
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