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e7e8f399e60b450ef60b9acfbdb96600aa474ce6 | By . Rachel Quigley and Daniel Bates . PUBLISHED: . 10:45 EST, 12 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:47 EST, 12 March 2012 . The suburban mother suspected of running an upscale Manhattan brothel was back in court today to plead for her freedom as her lawyer told the judge his client is so broke she doesn't have 'two nickel... | Attorney tells judge Anna Gristina is broke .
Judge will decide later today if she is entitled to court-paid defence .
Alleged accomplice will hand herself in today or tomorrow .
Gristina will offer to wear ankle bracelet if released on bail . |
e7e95b06a99b9a9913057f969006a22beb0a63ab | Tying your shoelaces is a simple enough task, but one that proved to be life changing for Beth Dorrington. The obese mother was motivated to lose 6st in 12 months after getting out of breath one day as she bent to tie her shoes. The 35-year-old had piled on weight after her love for takeaways saw her eating four or fiv... | Beth's diet of high fat fast food saw her weight reach 18st .
She was so large she began getting out of breath doing simple tasks .
Joined a local slimming group and got dietary advice and support .
Swapped takeaways for homemade healthy food in moderate portions .
Managed to drop 6st in just a year and is now a health... |
e7ea17c5c5e818fdf8eb7974f35a15f485d5925f | (CNN) -- Friday's weak jobs report is more than a disappointing blip. It is a glimpse ahead of our disappointing future. Nearly three years from the beginning of the economic recovery in the summer of 2009, the U.S. economy has replaced not even half the jobs lost in the slump of 2007-2009. At the current pace of job c... | David Frum: Friday's weak jobs report is a sign of America's economic future .
Frum says we are many years away from regaining all jobs lost in the recession .
Most Americans are seeing their economic future changed for the worse, he says .
Frum: Politicians in both parties will find it hard to adopt policies to reinvi... |
e7ea24ac31ca2f0c2408cec15ae7133e485038eb | BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN/IN Session) -- A German man who called himself Clark Rockefeller and passed himself off for years as a member of the moneyed clan was sentenced Friday to four to five years in prison for kidnapping his daughter. The man who said he was Clark Rockefeller actually is Christian Karl Gerhartsreit... | Jury deliberated for 26½ hours over five days returning guilty verdicts .
Eight women, four men on jury reject insanity defense .
Man who said he was a Rockefeller faces 15 years in prison .
Ex-wife, Sandra Boss, testified for the prosecution . |
e7ea260d7a18574c976abbbee1a86b22ae2eee1c | (EW.com) -- Hear the music, close your eyes, feel the rhythm — "Flashdance" is Broadway-bound. "Flashdance --The Musical," based on the iconic 1983 movie, is coming to the Great White Way in August 2013, producers confirmed Tuesday. This is in addition to the already-announced national tour that will kick off in Janu... | A musical based on the 1983 movie "Flashdance" is headed for Broadway .
It'll arrive in August 2013 .
The show will include iconic songs from the film such as "Flashdance -- What a Feeling" |
e7ea9debd66e7c8c18a50f18341f8c5e97b05ae8 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 09:39 EST, 1 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:41 EST, 2 January 2013 . Five female teachers in Pakistan have been slaughtered by Islamic militants bent on keeping women and girls away from education. They were murdered in a New Year's Day ambush on the van carrying them home from th... | Two health workers also murdered in the ambush on a van taking them home from work today .
It came in same region of Pakistan where Malala Yousufzai, 15, was shot in the head just for going to school . |
e7eab6878471cddfd9c1e1dd799c03d2ed41e8e7 | Every mobile phone user in Pakistan is being ordered to have their fingerpints taken as part of the country's tough new anti-terror laws. Every citizen who wants to use a device must make sure their name, phone number and finger prints are on record in order to keep their SIM card. Since the new measure was announced e... | Mobile phone owners have to record their name, number and fingerprints .
Checks must be carried out in order for phone users to keep their SIM card .
If their identities cannot be verified, their mobile phone service is cut off .
Measure comes in wake of the Peshawar attack on a school in December .
The Taliban massacr... |
e7eae63f43516c26bf79b1d077144210c8eb6032 | These are the first pictures inside the first Hard Rock Hotel to open in Europe - where prices for suites will cost guests up to £1,400 a night. Located on the party island of Ibiza, the five-star resort is now taking bookings, gearing up for its official grand opening celebration on June 13. As well as boasting Ibiza’... | Five-star hotel is gearing up for huge opening weekend in June .
The Playa d'en Bossa resort has announced soft-launch phase .
First Hard Rock Hotel in Europe has 493 rooms and will host live music .
Suites boast outdoor Jacuzzis, private pools and ocean-front balconies . |
e7eae9a7c5855260b081653fad00bb74ccc46e43 | Michael Schumacher is gradually being woken from his coma and is responding 'positively' to the treatment, according to a French newspaper. L’Equipe said according to its sources, medics treating the German Formula One champion, who has been in an artificial coma since his skiing accident on December 29, started the ph... | French media say Michael Schumacher is being taken out of artificial coma .
Medics are believed to have started medical procedure earlier this week .
News comes as Formula One star has training to avoid muscles withering .
Schumacher, 45, is about to enter fith week in a medically induced coma .
Neurologist: 'Every day... |
e7eb73973150d36dc91e06d7408dea8cabfcf5e7 | Chelsea were hit with a worrying injury scare on Friday after striker Diego Costa sustained a hamstring problem while on international duty with Spain. The striker, who has scored four goals in Chelsea’s three Barclays Premier League games, has withdrawn from Spain’s squad to face Macedonia with a hamstring injury. Che... | Chelsea's summer signing played 67 minutes at Stade de France .
Diego Costa will not be available for Spain's first Euro 2016 qualifier .
Spain are in contact with Chelsea regarding the striker's fitness . |
e7eb772267968181e351a41b70f23fd7f294d510 | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 07:05 EST, 21 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:19 EST, 21 August 2013 . Two Canadians accused of scamming more than £90million from investors worldwide in a penny stock fraud have been arrested in Thailand, police said Wednesday. Gregory Curry, 63-year-old native of Sydney, Canada, was arres... | Gregory Curry arrested after FBI tip off Thai police .
The 63-year-old is believed to be part of global stocks scam .
Police say he was staying at ex-wife's home . |
e7ebb044e37f19b19329a458d37924640c09c1bd | (CNN) -- Just two months after an engine cracked and failed during test aboard a Boeing 787, federal plane inspectors have found a second engine problem on a different Dreamliner, the National Transportation Safety Board announced. The NTSB identified the problem as a cracked fan midshaft on a Dreamliner General Electr... | Inspectors find second cracked General Electric engine on new 787 airliners .
First engine cracks found in July during taxi test, NTSB says .
A similar engine lost power aboard a Boeing 747 in China earlier this month .
High-tech Dreamliner set to begin U.S. domestic routes in November . |
e7ebc3c69073669ae7036199f13d24fdf98a9591 | Former Leeds United managing director David Haigh has filed a counter claim against the club's former owners GFH Capital. Lawyers acting for Haigh, who has been held in a Dubai jail for five months without trial, have filed a breach of contract against GFHC and Hisham Alrayes, managing director of GFHC and a former Lee... | David Haigh, Leeds United's former managing director, has filed a counter claim against their ex-owners GFH Capital .
Haigh has been held in a Dubai jail for five months without trial .
Lawyers on behalf of Haigh filed a breach of contract against GFHC and Hisham Alrayes .
Alrayes is a managing director of GFHC and a f... |
e7ec26947bd32f2b6e886a95ce59d491de27acc3 | The crucial role played by Pope Francis in bringing Cuba and the United States together signals that history's first Latin American pope has no qualms about putting the Holy See on the front lines of diplomacy, especially for a cause it has long championed. The Vatican said on Wednesday that Francis wrote to President ... | Pope Francis wrote to President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro in recent months and invited them to resolve their differences .
The Vatican hosted U.S. and Cuban delegations in October 'and provided its good offices to facilitate a constructive dialogue on delicate matters'
Perhaps coincidentally, the ann... |
e7ec6f19eba692695ea74b4946c8f2c165c509dc | (CNN) -- A 10-year-old Southern California boy is in a juvenile detention center after denying in court Thursday a charge that he murdered another child, authorities said. The mother of the alleged victim, Ryan Carter, said on HLN's "Nancy Grace" show that the suspect was her 12-year-old son's "best friend." Lisa Carte... | A boy, 10, is arraigned in a California court on charges of murder and felony assault .
He is being held in a juvenile detention center, a district attorney spokesman says .
The mother of the alleged victim, 12, claims her son died trying to break up a fight .
She describes her son as intelligent and caring, adding he ... |
e7ed3d08f2a03ec3476c6a04fc8e664429b9a199 | Americans with accounts on President Barack Obama's health insurance enrollment website, HealthCare.gov, were advised that their passwords had been reset to guard against the "Heartbleed" bug, in a message posted on the site on Saturday. The warning marks the latest fallout from the widespread security bug, which surfa... | Administrators encouraging HealthCare.gov users to change their passwords .
Part of 'an abundance of caution' being taken against the Heartbleed Bug .
The internet security flaw rendered personal data on Google and Facebook open for the taking .
The Homeland Security Department is conducting a security review of the fe... |
e7edcc4127b00b8c887c7af532f60de7bfd3d0cc | British Muslim clerics are willing to carry out sharia marriages involving child brides as young as 12, an investigation has found. Two imams said they would be prepared to officiate at the wedding of an underage girl to a man in his twenties, despite fears the pair would later have sex. The revelations have led the Ho... | Two imams were prepared to officiate wedding of underage girl .
More than 1,000 of the 8,000 forced marriages of Britons each year are believed to involve girls of 15 or under . |
e7ee71ed6924baef20cebc817468eecacbbdc590 | (CNN) -- Up to three Ebola-infected travelers might board an international flight each month in West Africa, according to a new study, and potentially spread the deadly virus to other countries. Scientists used a model to predict that, on average, three people who are infected with Ebola will leave Guinea, Liberia or S... | Scientists use model to predict number of Ebola-infected travelers leaving West Africa .
Up to three people with the deadly virus might travel internationally each month .
Majority of people flying out of affected countries are going to low- or middle-income nations . |
e7f00ff0bfb72741f2d3e5105628d89afaeb155d | She was the young cancer sufferer pictured sitting on the knee of Diana, Princess of Wales, at the royal's final official engagement before her tragic death. Hollie Robinson Marsh beat cancer as a child but has now sadly passed away after the leukaemia returned, 17 years after the photo was taken. The girl was just fou... | Hollie Robinson Marsh was pictured during Diana's final official engagement .
Photo of pair published worldwide and used for £5 commemorative coin .
Girl beat leukaemia and was inspired to help children with special needs .
On her 21st birthday she was diagnosed with cancer again and later died .
Hundreds turn out for ... |
e7f07704c2c7ada28c1ddfa4d12e97c537868d67 | By . Sally Lee . Adrian Kiernan is a self-confessed addict. The Australian thrill seeker has been traveling the world to get his next big hit. But it appears the 27-year-old kayaker has left quite an impression internationally with his recent clip, which features him taking a wild ride down Tasmania's extreme rivers - ... | Adrian Kiernan's most recent clip, which documents his wild ride down Tasmania's extreme rivers, has featured on global extreme sports website Epic TV .
The 27-year-old has been kayaking since 2003 and describes the rivers in his hometown to be 'world-class'
The Aussie admitted that he's addicted to the extreme sport, ... |
e7f0fa2413c61aa62960e810a76c31f71933db78 | (CNN) -- Iraq's presidency council Thursday approved the U.S.-Iraq security agreement -- the final step for the agreement to be ratified by the Iraqi government, a council spokesman said. The pact allows the presence of American troops in Iraq for three more years. U.S. soldiers gather at the "Crossed Swords" in Baghda... | NEW: U.S. officials welcome Iraqi council's approval of security pact .
Presidency council's approval was final legal step for enactment .
Agreement pulls U.S. troops out of all Iraqi cities by June 30 .
U.S. forces would exit Iraq entirely by December 31, 2011 . |
e7f184a35d1875be2ffef695f17ca3a4075014c3 | Future wars could be fought entirely on the internet, the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond claimed today. The Cabinet Minister said military technology was changing rapidly with 'cyber' warfare the battleground of the future. He told a Westminster gathering that internet-based attacks could replace boots on the ground ... | Philip Hammond says internet warfare is next military 'frontier'
Says there will 'never again be a conflict in which cyber does not play a role'
Public no longer prepared to tolerate soldiers being killed in foreign wars . |
e7f24d6129a350d5a08e7390a913a957c6fcfd67 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 11:27 EST, 18 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:24 EST, 18 November 2013 . A £45million transformation of the 116-year-old Tate Britain gallery has been unveiled today. Architects have worked on the oldest part of the Grade-II listed building, reopening the main entrance and installi... | Tate Britain revamp has been two years in the making and is unveiled today .
There are ten new galleries and its famous artworks have been re-hung .
Gallery on site of prison holding convicts before they were sent to Australia . |
e7f2de92931d55fea2263bcf7680c656e25b0b04 | By . Jaymi Mccann . PUBLISHED: . 08:05 EST, 7 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:20 EST, 7 February 2013 . An abandoned pig was found wandering the streets of Leicester after his owners dumped him for getting too big. Eight-month-old Percy, who was found by policemen out on patrol, was left malnourished and suffering fr... | Percy was found trotting along a Leicester street after being abandoned .
The eight-month-old piglet was found by stunned policemen out on patrol . |
e7f2f55a16646af96b87dcdbd5d2703207e79eb3 | He was given four years of free tuition after both of his parents died by his freshman year. Now, 35 years later, the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald has given Haverford College $25million back. Howard Lutnick, who lost 658 employees at the financial firm, including his younger brother, Gary, in the 9/11 terror attacks, made ... | Howard Lutnick was in high school when mother, Jane, died of cancer .
Following year, his academic father, Solomon, passed away in hospital .
At time, Lutnick was in first week at Haverford College in Pennsylvania .
Then-college president Robert Stevens offered him a full scholarship .
Now, Lutnick has made donation of... |
e7f36c3353a442313fe8da3382d112053b343758 | Malky Mackay was left waiting for his first home win as Wigan manager after Sheffield Wednesday took advantage of Callum McManaman’s sending off to record a rare recent away victory. Austrian striker Atdhe Nuhiu scored his sixth goal of the season to complete a solid away performance for the Owls and leave Wigan withou... | Sheffield Wednesday beat Wigan 1-0 at the DW Stadium on Tuesday night .
Callum McManaman was sent for Wigan nine minutes after coming on .
Atdhe Nuhiu scored the winner for Wednesday in the 76th minute . |
e7f3d3c1ad12645955968047c5943a4d1d5df26f | Joan Fontaine's Oscar was withdrawn from a charity auction after the Academy threatened to sue because if wasn't first offered to them for $1, representatives of the actress's estate have said. The award was expected to . fetch between $200,000 to $300,000 at Christie's auction house in New York, with proceeds earmarke... | It had been expected to fetch up to $300,000 at Christie's in New York .
Fontaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Suspicion in 1941 .
But only since 1950 have the Academy insisted winners, heirs or estates to offer Oscars back .
Proceeds had been earmarked for the SPCA Monterey County in California .
Fontain... |
e7f41857e949cd7d43a2cefbecfdb79904378b0b | In the Nineties, Sara Cox gained a reputation for being a loudmouth ladette who enjoyed staying out partying and drinking pints. But these days the Radio 2 DJ is more likely to be seen running round the park with her Maltese Terrier, Beano, than falling out of a bar with Zoe Ball. Sara told MailOnline she couldn't be h... | DJ had a reputation for being a party girl in her twenties .
Now she gets a buzz from going to the gym .
Wants to promote healthy living to her three children .
Encourages them to be active joining her walking dog, Beano .
Star recently turned 40 but doesn't think milestone is a big deal .
She's in a 'happy place' than... |
e7f486b3c8bc1da1c6853389e9024b4f438aa866 | A pediatric nurse accused of molesting a six-week-old boy who was born prematurely allegedly sent indecent photos of the baby to a counselor. Michael William Lutts, who is also a foster parent, brought the infant to his home on August 4 and texted Stephen Schaffner, saying 'Hey I have a baby for us', court documents sh... | Pediatric nurse Michael William Lutts was foster carer for a 6-week-old baby .
He allegedly molested the boy and sent the images to Stephen Schaffner .
Schaffner, a counselor, allegedly sent texts saying, 'That's hot' and 'nice pic'
He was charged yesterday with nine counts of sexual exploitation .
Lutts was arrested i... |
e7f4f8e2b3151f62ee8e06dd94cbd0a39c23de96 | Mats Hummels has told Borussia Dortmund that his loyalty to the Bundesliga club does not rule out a move to Manchester United in future. United want Hummels to shore up their shaky defence and would have to pay around £30million to sign the German World Cup centre-back if he decides to leave Dortmund. The 26-year-old f... | Mats Hummels has been linked with a £30m switch to Old Trafford .
Confirms January deal unlikely but warns that loyalty may run out one day .
Hummels' Borussia Dortmund are struggling in the Bundesliga .
Louis van Gaal looking to strengthen his defence during this window . |
e7f572fe1ca907e0f8a4daca1f869071a8490435 | (CNN) -- Over the weekend the United States launched drone strikes in two different locations in Yemen, killing at least 15 militants as well as three civilians. At the same time, Yemeni ground forces began what have been termed "unprecedented" operations against al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen, which may also involve ad... | Suspected U.S. drone strikes hit two different locations in Yemen .
Peter Bergen says strikes are part of an aggressive war by U.S. against militants .
Estimates are that up to 950 people have been killed, including more than 80 civilians .
Bergen: War is focusing on bomb-maker believed to have designed devices aimed a... |
e7f59108c283b72bf6d9484dc642afa879ddd3e2 | Australia recovered from losing two key players inside the first 22 minutes to beat Wales 21-18 in Auckland Friday to secure third place at the Rugby World Cup. Two-time world champions Australia lost fullback Kurtley Beale to injury after eight minutes, but center Berrick Barnes crossed for a converted try for the Wal... | Australia beat Wales 21-18 to finish third in the Rugby World Cup .
A late try from Ben McCalman proves the difference between the two teams .
Australia claiming the bronze medal for the first time in a World Cup .
The World Cup concludes with the final between hosts New Zealand and France Sunday . |
e7f5e347ee5eed111b61df3ed99b6921de7aec95 | A Fijian man has been arrested over the death of an Australian woman whose body was found on the side of a road in Fiji this week. The badly beaten and decomposed body of Tracey Ann O'Brien Maw was found in bushes by a passing farmer on Tuesday evening near the village of Vunavutu on Fiji's Vita Levu Island. Police spo... | A Fijian man has been arrested over the death of Australian woman Tracey Ann O'Brien Maw .
Ms Maw's body was found in the bushes by a Fijian farmer on Tuesday .
The Victorian woman from Shepparton had been bashed to death, according to local police .
Her brother formally identified her body by a distinct tattoo on her ... |
e7f6c8df40a686469a034044f164cd71f95a029a | After a century and a half of holding onto its secrets, the recently decoded diary of Confederate officer James Malbone reveals he wrote his Civil War diary in code to conceal juicy camp gossip. Sprinkled amid entries on camp recipes and casualties are encrypted passages in which Malbone dishes on such juicy topics as ... | James Malbone began writing in a leather-bound journal after being severely wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville .
In between plain-text entries he recorded gossip, including an entry about Confederate President Jefferson Davis's wife, written in code .
He devised his code himself out of a series of symbols that c... |
e7f80a9ff9d49229a5cc80de87ec75bce43202c9 | (CNN) -- Lots of sexy, glamorous and irresistible characters make their way through "Downton Abbey" -- the television drama that's got audiences around the world fascinated by the intrigue inside an English manor house. But to many fans, the castle is the real star. So much so that it's transforming some viewers into t... | "Downton Abbey" is transforming many fans into tourists .
The "Masterpiece Classic" series is filmed on location at Highclere Castle .
The fairytale-like 19th century property is open to the public part of the year .
Thousands more people are coming to visit since the series began to air . |
e7f859f69848dbb6119b36205f5ef25d962db07e | By . Ryan Gorman . and Associated Press Reporter . The inferno that killed four people and injured eight as it burned an iconic Jersey Shore motel to the ground Friday was caused by a cigarette tossed into a chair, authorities said. A cigarette discarded into a chair in a designated smoking area at the Mariner's Cove ... | Fire investigators said Monday the fire was started by a cigarette 'carelessly discarded into a stuffed chair' in a common area .
The four people killed were burned so badly they will need to be identified using DNA testing, an official said .
About 40 people were staying there when the fire broke out - almost all afte... |
e7f8cdd7e4ca6503b3bf9acb11ed99cf5234f349 | Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her company said. She was 61. "Sally lived her life to the fullest, with boundless energy, curiosity, intelligence, passion, commitment and love. Her integrity was absolute; her spirit was immeasurable; her... | Sally Ride earned four degrees from Stanford University; she was an author .
President Barack Obama hails Ride as a national hero .
The former astronaut dies after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer; she was 61 .
NASA: "Ride broke barriers ... and literally changed the face of America's space program" |
e7fa186e5f58023920a0683461419ab77b426d9f | By . Harriet Arkell . A masked man ran into a hotel in Northern Ireland last night, throwing a firebomb at the reception desk and telling staff they had 30 minutes to escape. The bomb detonated, damaging the reception area of the Everglades Hotel in the Prehen area of Londonderry but lives were saved by staff and polic... | Hurls holdall containing device at staff and tells them they've got 30 minutes .
Witnesses say the man said he was from the IRA before fleeing around 11pm .
Staff and police evacuate hotel just in time, 'saving lives', say police officers .
Reception area at the four-star Everglades hotel in Prehen area is burnt .
New ... |
e7fa3113ec7d8cbdcbabb2c3653c54f809506aab | A honey badger was able to fight off a pride of lions and escape despite being trapped in one of the big cat's jaws during the struggle. The fearless mustelid held its ground and didn't give an inch when the lions began circling it at the Selinda Reserve in Northern Botswana, thinking they had found an easy meal. While... | A honey badger was set upon by a group of eight lions at the Selinda Reserve in Northern Botswana .
Four adult females gave up the fight when they realised the mustelid wasn't going to be an easy kill .
But four young males continued to battle it, before the creature led them to a small hole which it escaped into . |
e7fa355d7df6c956af9fa739a7805b1132b8502b | Instagram led the way when it added filters to its photo-sharing tool back in 2010, and now they are ubiquitous across social networks and other editing apps. Taking advantage of this popularity, Instagram has today released five new additions to its filter range - for the first time since December 2012. The new filter... | The five new filters are called Slumber, Crema, Ludwig, Perpetua and Aden .
They are the first additions since Mayfair and Willow in December 2012 .
It takes the total number of filters on the Facebook-owned app up to 25 .
Original Instagram filters were designed to compensate for poor quality .
New filters take advant... |
e7fa6da5416adb53e7fd32b041eaa17dec091263 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 07:37 EST, 12 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:40 EST, 12 August 2013 . A mother who was involved in a horrific car accident at the age of 14 which left her with 50 broken bones has turned her life around to become a spinning instructor. Gemma Trotter was in a devastating road traffic a... | Gemma Trotter broke 50 bones and lost leg in car accident age 14 .
Had above-knee amputation before 16th birthday .
Didn't let disability get her down and developed passion for fitness .
Has been a fitness instructor for 11 years .
Teaches a regular spinning class .
Wants to inspire others with disabilities to get out ... |
e7fad68821f9d75f8a858e7f09245260b42481ca | By . Lucy Crossley . Claims: The Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has claimed the missing jet would have been tracked by the country's sophisticated radar system . The Malaysian opposition leader has claimed the missing jet would have been tracked by the country's sophisticated radar system and has accused the... | Anwar Ibrahim said radar would have seen missing .
plane change course .
66-year-old said international committee should take over investigation .
Says families of Chinese passengers right to seek more information .
Accuses government of suppressing information about what happened .
Aircraft en route to Beijing from Ku... |
e7fb1152ae5f02d9e63a8e2d10dbfd7304d1a9b4 | (CNN) -- When Barack Obama took office in 2009, it was clear that if he could do four big things, his presidency would probably be judged a success. The first, of course, was to pull the country out of its desperate economic crisis. The second was to extricate it from the Iraq War. The third was to finally achieve comp... | Paul Waldman says Obama won't get climate change legislation through Congress .
Opposition to anything on the issue has become default GOP position, he says .
Administration is left to do what it can through regulatory power, he writes .
Waldman says that unfortunately, it won't be enough in the long run . |
e7fb1b29144cd0cb3fad5cec15e32e41554e0908 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Prince Harry led tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales on the 10th anniversary of her death, describing her as "the best mother in the world" in a speech at a memorial service. Here is his speech in full: . William and I can separate life into two parts. There were those years when we were bless... | Prince Harry describes Princess Diana as "the best mother in the world"
He asks for her to be remembered as "fun-loving, generous, down-to-earth, entirely genuine"
Bishop of London praises her humanitarian work .
He says that disputes about her death should "end here" |
e7fb69830b88b18886ef3421fba02fdcac35e87b | A man who punched a hole through an £8million Claude Monet painting has been jailed for six years and banned from all galleries - despite claiming he collapsed onto it due to a heart condition. Andrew Shannon strolled calmly into the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin before attacking the 1874 work Argenteuil Basin... | Andrew Shannon, 49, ripped Monet's Argenteuil Basin (1874) in attack .
Court heard he calmly walked into Irish National Gallery in Dublin in 2012 .
He then 'collapsed' onto the artwork - but witness said he used his fist .
Shannon was jailed for six years and banned from all Irish art galleries .
Painting took two year... |
e7fbd0f6c76b6bed5895ba61378cc919dcef7268 | Freed from prison, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko returned Saturday to the battleground capital the same day the country's president said he left Kiev because of a "coup." Tymoshenko's release was the latest in a day of dramatic, fast-paced developments that saw Parliament vote to remove President Vik... | Russia's U.N. ambassador says the West doesn't understand what's at stake .
President Viktor Yanukovych stopped at airport, a security official says .
Yanukovych calls action a "coup," says "I am the legitimate president"
Opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has been released from prison . |
e7fc564e6b4e2535a38ddffca7cb36231e7a2e04 | South Korea is perhaps the world's leader in terms of identifying and treating gaming and Internet addiction. After wiring the nation with the world's fastest broadband infrastructure, South Korea's government spends millions per year to identify and treat gaming and Internet addicts. About 8% of the country's populati... | South Korean psychiatrist gives 5 warning signs of gaming addiction .
South Korea's government tries to prevent and treat Internet and gaming addiction .
In the United States, such addictions aren't listed as official disorders .
The American Psychiatric Association proposes more research on the topic . |
e7fcbf0b0ebec0c6a58420f1268710853c7bfc64 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 04:19 EST, 3 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:19 EST, 3 October 2013 . A man who killed his wife and dumped her body in the Mississippi River has been convicted of her murder. The body of Kira Trevino was found in the frozen river two months after her husband Jeffery brutally killed her in... | Jeffery Trevino, 39, convicted of murdering his 30-year-old wife Kira .
She disappeared in February but her body was found two months later .
Mr Trevino killed his wife and dumped her body in the Mississippi River .
Police find evidence of a brutal and bloody struggle at their home in St. Paul. |
e7fd6877e6f0b49b2fad3bee1923bce0bc51168a | Ched Evan's mother Helen Roberts has praised Judy Finnigan after the TV presenter made controversial comments that the footballer's rape was not 'violent' The mother of Ched Evans eagerly backed Judy Finnigan’s ‘level-headed’ claim that his offence was ‘not violent’. Helen Roberts, who has consistently defended her son... | Helen Roberts has consistently defended her son’s name .
Ched Evans jailed after raping a woman in a hotel room in 2011 .
Ms Roberts blasted women's campaigner Jean Hatchet .
Ms Hatchet has started a petition to prevent the player's return to football . |
e7fe1d3400603c5ab337301edef98c5052476259 | (CNN) -- The National Football League has sent a memo to all 32 of its teams, reminding players and league employees that female reporters should be treated professionally and with respect. The note comes on the heels of news that the New York Jets team is investigating allegations of harassment by team members toward ... | The NFL is reminding players and other league employees that women journalists should be treated with respect .
The reminder comes in the wake of allegations that sports reporter Ines Sainz was harassed .
The NFL is also warning players that women reporters must be granted the same access as men .
Sainz received an apo... |
e7fee6529345c8dfbce18b548c5f7591e2fdafe8 | David Cameron has appealed to former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg to share any information he has about the Islamic State militants behind the capture of Western hostages. Mr Begg has claimed he offered to help the Government secure the release of British hostage Alan Henning from Islamic State (ISIS) extremist... | PM: Moazzam Begg should tell Government what he knows about ISIS killers .
Mr Begg has claimed he offered to help secure release of Alan Henning .
David Cameron says Begg's appeals to help situation 'fell on deaf ears'
Former Guantanamo detainee Begg walked free from prison last week . |
e7feee3d71929ec868921c63eaabda749c231859 | Whether it's learning how to read and write or setting up your own farm, a Zambian computer tablet -- known as the ZEduPad -- is trying to open up the country's information highway. The brain child of British tech entrepreneur Mark Bennett, the ZEduPad principally teaches users basic numeracy and literacy skills, aimed... | The Zambian ZEduPad is an educational tablet for children .
Created by British businessman Mark Bennett, the ZEduPad has over 12,000 installed classes .
Bennett said the ZEduPad is set up to teach grades one to seven .
He hopes to roll the tablet out to a raft of other nations on the continent . |
e7ff0b88b14495b503bf0ed925dd6928a2f1013a | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Sam Shead . PUBLISHED: . 19:45 EST, 3 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:56 EST, 7 August 2012 . An Indiana woman who allowed her 7-year-old daughter to be strapped to the hood of a car her drunk boyfriend was driving has been sentenced to six months in prison. Jessica Clark, 30, was given the... | Jessica Clark gets 6 months in prison .
Aaron Stefanski gets 18 months home detention .
Stefanski addressing alcohol problems and taking parenting classes, his lawyer says .
'I let alcohol make the decision for me,' Stefanski says . |
e7ff292b4999aff2ec0e7cd5ca47998b96b5a53a | By . Jenny Awford . It is a love story worthy of a Hollywood script. A devoted couple who were inseparable for more than seven decades of marriage have died within hours of each other – on their 76th wedding anniversary. War hero Clifford Hartland passed away on July 29 at the age of 101 and his 97-year-old wife Marjor... | Devoted couple Clifford and Marjorie Hartland died just 14 hours apart .
Clifford, 101, passed away after his wife was discharged with a broken leg .
Marjorie, 97, called her daughter Christine saying 'I can't live without him'
She then drifted off to sleep and died of a 'broken heart' |
e7ff43759b9abdad6c12c8e74d05a58ae3d01467 | (CNN) -- The tension of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be felt on CNN on Saturday morning when a prominent Palestinian-Canadian human rights attorney refused to appear on screen with a representative of the Israeli government. On CNN's "New Day Saturday," Diana Buttu -- a former legal adviser to the Palestinian... | Former legal adviser to the PLO refuses to appear on CNN with Israeli government official .
Tensions have been on the rise since four teens, three Israeli and one Palestinian, were killed .
Israeli spokesman calls for dialogue, criticizes Hamas-Fatah unity government . |
e7ff7bba9c01105a261068efe616e608da91779b | (CNN) -- Michelle Obama, wife of Sen. Barack Obama, is honing her message for the fall, aides say. Sen. Barack Obama and wife, Michelle, have been thrust into the public eye. "Michelle wrote her own stump (speech). And you know, she's refining it now I think as we're going into the general election," said senior Obama ... | Michelle Obama refining her speeches to emphasize family, upbringing .
She has been criticized for coming across as angry, unpatriotic .
She is co-hosting on "The View;" also on cover of Us Weekly .
Her spokeswoman says this is not an "image makeover" |
e7ffcfdb3b2f8e4d8a25fafbc9acc816723a2030 | By . Bianca London for MailOnline . With AW14 collections dropping left, right and centre this week, high street stores are pulling out all the style stops to make sure their range gets noticed. And Warehouse has been treated to a super slick makeover to make sure its clothes garner all the right attention this season.... | Warehouse's AW14 range took note of catwalk trends .
Plenty of cocoon and blanket coats .
Priced between £24-£110 . |
e7ffde56dc28a519e8c90246c4a8f5e5f984599d | By . Rio Ferdinand . In one sense the World Cup is a new venture for me because I’m going to Brazil as part of the BBC team — and honoured to be doing so. I’ve spoken extensively to Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer about their TV roles and they say it’s obviously a different experience but probably the next best thing to ... | Rio Ferdinand to join BBC as a pundit for the World Cup .
Former England defender says he is not yet ready to finish playing .
Ferdinand left Manchester United after 12 years with club . |
e7ffef0ac7aa0ee9de1878da84affa7e3ff480a9 | Duane Vermeulen admits complacency was a factor in South Africa's loss to Ireland, but vowed intensity levels will return for Saturday's Test with England at Twickenham. Little more than a month after beating New Zealand - ending the world champion All Blacks' 22-match unbeaten run - in the Rugby Championship, the Spri... | South Africa's Duane Vermeulen believes his side were complacent during their 29-15 defeat against Ireland .
The Springboks take on England at Twickenham on Saturday .
John McFarland has called on his side to make 'big improvements' |
e7fffbc7844afca14a07d311bee48ae3ba48ab36 | (CNN) -- Isolated in the moment, the shooting death of Trayvon Martin may seem a singular tragedy: a teenager mistaken for a criminal by an overzealous neighborhood watchman armed with a gun and backed by a state law that gives greater latitude to people to defend themselves when they feel threatened. But that moment i... | Isabel Wilkerson: Trayvon Martin case not first Florida killing with racial overtones and no arrest .
Black men murdered for trying to vote, black towns burned to ground, she says .
Wilkerson: Florida has been part of the South and its vigilante-enforced racial caste system .
The difference in Martin case is people of ... |
e80053d0b2a36ccb5c0284a009d4415ad54b0f8e | By . Ashley Collman . An uptick in births at Washington, DC-area hospitals is giving a clue as to how all the nonessential government workers spent their free time off from work during last year's government shutdown, while Congress was fighting over a new budget. July 1 marked exactly nine months since the October 1-1... | The maternity ward at Sibley Memorial Hospital in northwestern DC is at 'near-capactiy' with three more births each day this month than usual .
July 1 marked nine months since the shutdown that lasted from October 1-16 . |
e800a4a92f314af7a2eb2d79a2b5ca49a2feed55 | Washington (CNN) -- Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the No.1 item on the president's congressional "to-do-list," refusing to allow a vote on a bill that would give tax breaks for companies that "insource" jobs to the U.S. from overseas while eliminating tax deductions for companies that move jobs abroad. In voti... | Bill was on the top of Obama's "to-do list" for Congress .
Measure would give tax breaks to companies that move jobs back to the U.S.
It also would rescind deductions associated with expenses for moving jobs overseas .
U.S. Chamber of Commerce: It would "hamper" global firms' competitiveness . |
e80264bb866f58f6f474fe3520a350ec8e71b90e | (CNN) -- Same-sex couples must be permitted to marry in New Jersey, a state judge ruled Friday, arguing that the parallel label "civil unions," which the state already allows gay couples, is illegally preventing them from getting federal benefits. The judge ordered that same-sex marriages be allowed starting October 21... | NEW: "It's an amazingly strong decision," says leader of a group that sued .
Judge: New Jersey must allow same-sex marriages starting October 21 .
Ruling says civil unions insufficient because they hinder federal benefits .
New Jersey has allowed same-sex civil unions since 2007 . |
e8026face9810babb46a5e89f1241500210c9db0 | By . Richard Spillett . Passengers feared for their lives when part of the wing of an airliner they were flying on suddenly fell off mid-flight. More than 60 people were on board the CityJet flight from London's City Airport to Florence today when the accident happened. The section of wing was left dangling precariousl... | Passengers watched as wing loosened in take off from London City Airport .
Aircraft had to turn around and re-land at the airport in the east of capital .
Despite problems, the pilot managed to land and passengers transferred . |
e8027644dd500d7d63749d0ffef887d745c3addb | Cristiano Ronaldo almost joined Birmingham City before choosing Manchester United, according to the Blues' former owner David Sullivan. Speaking on Soccer AM on Saturday morning, Sullivan opened up about the time he came close to signing the Real Madrid superstar, who is this year's favourite for the Ballon d'Or. 'Befo... | Cristiano Ronaldo came close to joining Birmingham City for £6million .
The deal was almost done before Ronaldo chose to go to Old Trafford .
Former Blues owner David Sullivan revealed the news on Soccer AM . |
e80282ecde794520a21c51e800e81b67ffe85f9b | These incredible pictures show 120 stuntmen from China’s biggest martial arts school contorting into spectacular geometric shapes mid-air. The Tagou Martial Arts School are the opening act at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, which will be held in east China’s Jiangsu province from August 16 to 28. The group was se... | The Tagou Martial Arts School are the opening act at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic games from August 16 to 28 .
Pictures show the 120 stuntmen from the group, which was set up in 1978, with their interpretation of 'China Dream'
Third of the number of performers will perform at these games compared to opening ceremony ... |
e80289c24c017a39a0c88e968255ef26005790dc | The tributes to Robin Williams flow from around the world as stunned friends and family search for answers about why the comic legend would take his own life. Investigators believe Williams, 63, used a belt to hang himself from a bedroom door sometime between late Sunday and when his personal assistant found him just b... | Daughter: World is "darker, less colorful and less full of laughter"
Authorities release details in the death of Robin Williams .
"He has been battling severe depression of late," his rep says .
"Suicide is a permanent solution to temporary problems," his character said in a movie . |
e802a8f2157e70db5fefa058fea5a43eb5329993 | A paranoid schizophrenic who stabbed a nurse to death in a low security mental hospital to avoid being sent to a non-smoking facility without wifi will never be released, a judge has said. Ryan Matthews, a patient at Wotton Lawn Hospital in Gloucester, stabbed 53-year-old Sharon Wall in the back with a smuggled kitch... | Ryan Matthews has been given a life order for the murder of Sharon Wall .
The psychiatric patient plunged a knife into mental health nurse's back .
Staff were trying to move 62-year-old to a different psychiatric facility .
Matthews was previously admitted to Broadmoor over double murder .
Mrs Hall, 53, was 'in the wro... |
e802c3630ffe4d3d5ce9cfafbf3c35cce0442b04 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 21:30 EST, 11 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:13 EST, 12 June 2013 . A pair of owls are believed to have become the oldest parents in the world after hatching a chick despite a combined age of 372. The two love birds, Gerben and Fleur, are 33 and 29 respectively – an impressive 198 and 174 i... | Tawny Frogmouths Gerben and Fleur are 33 and 29 years old .
In human years that translates to 198 and 178 years .
The elderly birds have just hatched nine-week-old Willow .
Gerben is believed to be the oldest Tawny Frogmouth in the world . |
e802fa169a548e9b66e44ba32bb44a43a7243d2d | Nottingham Forest have used their Sky Bet Transfer Fund to sign defender Todd Kane on loan from Chelsea. The 21-year-old full back will spend the rest of the season at the City Ground and will join up with his new team-mates on Thursday. The £250,000 prize was awarded to Forest last month when fan Shaun Lander won the ... | Todd Kane will spend the rest of the season with Nottingham Forest .
Kane has had previous loan spells at Blackburn Rovers and Bristol City .
Forest subject to Football League's Financial Fair Play embargo . |
e803427b999cef85857ab55798e5f5f005459e40 | Sara Gebert has not eaten anything in two years, and that's not because she has been on some extreme diet. The 19-year-old New Jersey girl has been diagnosed with an extremely rare disorder called Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction – a condition where the body behaves as if there is an intestinal obstruction, even t... | Sara Gebert, 19, from New Jersey, has been diagnosed with Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction .
CIPO is a condition where the body behaves as if there is an intestinal obstruction, even though there isn't one .
Only 150 people around the world are diagnosed with CIPO every year, and there is no known cure . |
e803810623a36f5d999e8492e0829a7e9a93e629 | (CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao has put failed talks of a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr behind him as he turns his focus to a bout with Joshua Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium. The Filipino will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against Ghanaian Clottey on March 13 at the $1.2billion home of the Dal... | Manny Pacquiao has put failed talks of his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr behind him as he turns his focus to a bout with Joshua Clottey.
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight fight will be staged at $1.2billion home of the Dallas Cowboys on March 13.
Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said his fighter has "m... |
e803a478f6b2fa94aec7a41a6e66b20c2a570ebd | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 07:13 EST, 4 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:05 EST, 4 April 2013 . A cyclist has sparked controversy after he pinched a woman's bottom while on the podium after a race. Peter Sagan was widely criticised after being photographed grinning with his had on hostess Maja Leye's backside after com... | Peter Sagan, 23, pinched Maja Leye's bottom after race in Belgium .
Apologised for 'disrespect' after facing online backlash over incident .
But his countrymen have posted dozens of jokey pictures in support . |
e803d842d8639abe9d9720a20f92779288a803d6 | By . Meghan Keneally . PUBLISHED: . 10:29 EST, 20 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:24 EST, 20 December 2013 . A new report has cleared the Secret Service in any institutional wrongdoing and blamed the Colombian prostitution scandal on a few misbehaved agents. 'Although individual employees have engaged in misconduct o... | Inspector General is releasing an 18-month investigation today that looked at the Colombian prostitution scandal of May 2012 .
Says that the agents involved behaved inappropriately but the misconduct was limited to those men .
Even new Secret Service head Julia Pierson thinks that the report is flawed since it is based... |
e803fdc289b04f022dbccca79a53d8480c66a447 | Superclubs and fishbowls are being phased out by holiday company Thomson as it launches a new range of holidays aimed at young travellers who want a more classy trip abroad. Thomson Scene is aimed at 18-35-year-olds keen something more sophisticated than boozing up and baking on the beach, and will eventually replace t... | Thomson Scene offers trendy hotels instead of regular all-inclusive styles .
They aim to appeal to young, adventurous travellers just out of university .
New destinations include Santorini and Mykonos in Greece, and Croatia .
Long-haul destinations include Goa in India, Thailand and Cancun in Mexico . |
e80407b04eb6e5875b65ed8fff7481f2b79440b8 | Some people melt when they see babies or small kittens. For me, it’s chairs. I find myself stroking them longingly at parties (you do get some odd looks). Whenever I pass a sofa or an armchair, I dream of flopping down with a cup of tea or sprawling across it with my shoes off. But I don’t. Instead, I march on past, gr... | 67 per cent of us are sedentary for 20 hours a day .
WeightWatchers' new pound-shedding plan involves standing up more .
Simple ways to stand more in daily life include washing up over using dishwasher . |
e8040a5aa3d23a953035ff274978ab08d2774acc | York scientists say the largest rodent ever (artist's impression shown) had giant incisors that it used like elephant tusks, based on skull analysis . The largest rodent ever to have lived may have used its front teeth just like an elephant uses its tusks, according to a new study. The rodent would have been the size o... | York scientists say the largest rodent ever had giant incisors .
Based on analysis of a skull fossil, they are thought to have been used like elephant tusks to dig and for self-defence .
The animal was the size of a buffalo and had the bite power of a tiger .
The incisors would have been 25cm long and extended back int... |
e804932a6c799f01450dbc773ab736216bf89af1 | By . Tim Shipman . PUBLISHED: . 18:20 EST, 9 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 03:50 EST, 10 January 2014 . Liam Fox is being tipped as the next Secretary General of Nato more than two years after he quit the Cabinet. Senior Tories say the former Defence Secretary's name is 'on the table' in Downing Street as a leading can... | Current Nato boss Anders Fogh Rasmussen stands down in September .
The international role comes .
with a tax-free salary of around £180,000 .
Supporters say it would be perfect for Dr Fox .
since he already knows the main players throughout Europe from his time .
running Ministry of Defence . |
e804bbf2e6d2377b363903cdb3c1d8a8f029bdbc | By . Louise Boyle . and Joshua Gardner . A wealthy Minnesota couple who've been on the lam since they were accused of bilking two states out of nearly $200K in welfare benefits had an astounding $3 million stashed away in various bank accounts when they were caught, it was revealed Friday. Colin . Chisholm III, 62, and... | Colin Chisholm III and his wife .
Lady Andrea, of Deephaven, Minnesota, allegedly illegally obtained more .
than $165,000 in public assistance .
Couple owned $1.2m, 83-ft yacht while milking welfare from both Minnesota and Florida .
The couple, who also had a $30,000 Lexus, remained at large still at large . |
e8054bf39c5be2fe943c4447d1a30e4136bfb5ba | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:59 EST, 29 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:59 EST, 29 December 2012 . Hollywood is going back to tried and tested formulas after a series of major film flops at the box office. A record 31 sequels and 17 reboots are being lined up in 2013 as producers and studios play it saf... | Studios play safe with old favourites, including new instalments of X-Men, Fast and Furious, Die Hard, Iron Man and Hangover . |
e8059748fd4da943742edb5035166ac2ee0b02af | Philadelphia (CNN) -- Vice President Joe Biden doesn't typically leave much off the table. But, in a wide-ranging interview with Kate Bolduan on CNN's "New Day," he had more to say than we've heard yet on everything from immigration and midterm elections to the most popular question of any political interview these day... | Biden thinks he can accomplish something as head of Obama's jobs task force .
Administration doesn't want to "cause more problems for John Boehner" on immigration .
On campaigning for Democrats: "The American public agrees with us on the issues" |
e805c9657226f15bfb0e63657d65afbcd444e9d2 | Oscar Pistorius is set to cash in on his notoriety as the killer of Reeva Steenkamp by writing a book about the night he shot her and the sensational murder trial that followed, his manager has confirmed. News that the fallen South African hero is planning his own memoir of the Valentine's Day tragedy will undoubtedly ... | Pistorius' manager Peet van Zyl confirms double-amputee's book plans .
Paralympic gold medalist is understood to be struggling to pay legal bills .
Revenue from the book may help pay for any future legal battles .
After his sentencing 'we will tell the world' about book, manager says .
Pistorius was cleared of murder b... |
e805f0fc1e661531e51580add4d2e54579f80e80 | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 04:33 EST, 3 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:29 EST, 3 December 2013 . Two murals have appeared in Paris bearing the hallmarks of work by Banksy sparking rumours the British artist has set up residency in the French capital. The anonymous graffiti artist recently completed a month-long ... | Graffiti artist recently completed a month-long residency in New York .
Website went live on Sunday called Banksy-Paris.com . |
e8061062a2497dd8bf44285a3e5a289293ebb9f7 | Manchester United midfielder Angel di Maria has revealed that a chat with former Old Trafford hero Cristiano Ronaldo played a big part in his decision to join the Premier League club last summer. The 26-year-old played alongside the Portuguese at Real Madrid for four years before linking up with Louis van Gaal in a £60... | Angel di Maria left Real Madrid to join Manchester United for £60million .
The Argentine spoke with Cristiano Ronaldo before he made the move .
Ronaldo told Di Maria he would be happy at Old Trafford .
Di Maria's Argentina face Ronaldo's Portugal on Tuesday night . |
e80640b925baefdf6996beb27c43b106652b279b | By . Laura Collins and Meghan Keneally . PUBLISHED: . 18:02 EST, 5 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:59 EST, 5 December 2012 . The man accused of pushing Ki Suk Han to his death on a set of New York City subway tracks allegedly confessed to the crime and revealed how he was watching from the platform as the 58-year-old... | Ki Suk Han, a father of one, killed by oncoming Q train as he tried to pull himself up from tracks .
Widow Semin and their daughter Ashley, 20, spoke out for first time .
New York Post freelance photographer took pictures of grisly moments before Han was fatally struck .
Paper has been blasted for poor taste in publish... |
e8064bfa523673b2e647f47a15bd31e57eda01a5 | Coober Pedy, Australia (CNN) -- Coober Pedy is one of the least accessible towns in Australia -- the place where the old American West meets Mars -- which is probably why it gained a reputation as the place where outlaws went to hide. Situated in the Outback, it is close to nothing: The cities of Adelaide and Alice Spr... | Coober Pedy is a remote Australian opal-mining town .
Underground homes and hotels hide residents and visitors from the blistering sun .
50 countries are represented in the town of fewer than 2,000 residents . |
e8069f0fa9a82dc106da3f91112f8b8beec09879 | By . Will Stewart In Moscow . A stunning bronze ring made 2,000 years ago is proof that ancient Siberians actively worshipped the brown bear, say archeologists. The ring - which is as old as Christ - was unearthed during a dig this summer in Salekhard right on the Arctic Circle, and is too small to fit on a woman's fin... | The ring as old as Christ was unearthed during a dig this summer in Salekhard right on the Arctic Circle .
It includes images of a bear's head and paws and is made of high quality bronze - a rare material for the region .
An archaeologist at the Scientific Research Centre of the Arctic believes it would have been attac... |
e806c667d003a49f451e769cbda26d32561e9de7 | A seven-year-old girl narrowly avoided choking after she took a bite of a KFC chicken burger containing a metal nut. Leah Neat asked for some of her father's burger while on a family outing at the KFC in Gravesend, Kent. But when she passed it back to Daniel Neat, 35, he was shocked to find a piece of metal in the midd... | Leah Neat, seven, almost choked on a metal nut inside a chicken burger .
She asked for a bite of her father's burger at the KFC in Gravesend, Kent .
But when she passed it back, Daniel Neat, 35, saw a metal nut inside .
Mother-of-three, Sharon Neat, said they will not go back to KFC again .
An investigation has been la... |
e806cad46d5b8bb7cc3d1fd7ef119818c9df55d4 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Between 20 and 25 employees of NBC's "The Tonight Show" have been laid off and host Jay Leno has taken a substantial pay cut, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told CNN on Saturday. The employees were let go Friday, with Leno's salary reduction intended to prevent even more staff redu... | 20 to 25 employees were laid off Friday from "The Tonight Show," a source says .
Leno's salary reduction prevents even more job cuts, according to the source .
The move is to shift the show from a prime time to late night cost structure, the source adds . |
e806dbeb524c6b35e3e20ebe041ce86f28f6b6ff | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 13:25 EST, 24 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:46 EST, 25 September 2012 . It's certainly a novel way to get through a jam if you're running late - but don't try it anytime soon. This man bizarrely decided to ride an electric tricycle against the heavy traffic on an overpass yesterday i... | Incident happened on overpass in Jinan, Shandong province, eastern China .
Driver weaved around other vehicles as motorists swerved out of his way .
Local report said he changed lanes during 'crazy and dangerous' escapade . |
e80722221cce92a5ee59844e00818968917a1b27 | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 07:12 EST, 27 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:07 EST, 27 August 2012 . A mother-of-two has revealed her terror on waking up to find herself swimming in a deep river after she went sleepwalking in the middle of the night. Alyson Bair, 31, suffers from a severe form of the condition which... | Alyson Bair found on Idaho riverbank suffering from hypothermia after going missing at 2am . |
e8074efde825f8aceefee27830b0f305d015aeb8 | Oklahoma is debating the delay of three executions while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews the kind of sedative used for lethal injections. It comes after a number of death row inmates suffered reactions to the drug or were not rendered sufficiently unconscious. Rather than stop the executions himself, Oklahoma Attorney G... | Four death row inmates sued the state saying they fear the sedative midazolam cannot prevent their suffering during lethal injection .
It comes after executions being called off due to adverse reactions .
One of the four was executed this month, no signs of physical distress .
But the state may delay the other three to... |
e80780b0b851713005334b55a31b3f0dac1353d5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Bringing one of the world's biggest lambs into existence was no mean feat - in fact, one could say it was a David versus Goliath battle. Farmer David Enticott, 53, helped deliver the newborn on Thursday, naming him Goliath after discovering he tipped the scales at 22.5lbs. The hefty animal is... | Lamb, named Goliath, born on farm in Wellington, Somerset, on Thursday .
He tips scales at 22.5lbs, making him three times the size of average lamb .
He weighs just 1.5lb less than world record holder, born at 24lbs in 2013 . |
e808630a33368828c87b2c0990eaf0800d01ee19 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . The image of the lazy student should be consigned to the history books, according to the minister in charge of the nation’s universities. Instead of ‘dossing around’ fantasising about revolution in Latin America, the new crop of undergraduates work for longer hours, miss... | David Willetts says students 'more serious-minded' than earlier generations .
Universities minister claims £9,000 fees has made them more demanding .
Suggests students could sue if their courses are not up to scratch .
Complaints about up 10% to 20,000 as they behave like consumers .
Teenagers urged to consider ditchin... |
e80897ce200c7fc813e9f8c32cec74d5d510dd8c | By . Associated Press . Prosecutors have filed six first-degree murder charges against a Utah woman accused of killing six babies after giving birth to them, and keeping their bodies in boxes in her garage. The charges were filed Monday morning shortly before 39-year-old Megan Huntsman appeared in court for the second ... | Megan Huntsman, 39, was charged after her estranged husband found the dead body of an infant in their garage .
She is charged with killing six newborns in Utah and faces five years to life on each count of felony murder.
Six of the seven children were born alive and Huntsman has reportedly admitted to either strangling... |
e809306a54e1f6bbc228d68678c6432a1bf19d1b | By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 05:47 EST, 23 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:45 EST, 23 August 2013 . Memory 'sports' are the latest trend for intellectuals across the world to show off their mental prowess. The annual UK Open Memory Champions took place at London's Science Museum on Thursday and the intense e... | Method involves assigning people, actions and objects to playing cards .
The four of diamonds, for example, could be Neil Diamond singing .
Stories are then created by combining these attributes . |
e80a8f5395fb0471f2f3a812de6273b3e0191252 | (CNN) -- Efraim Diveroli's father hoped his son would become a doctor or lawyer. Efraim Diveroli, 22, is doing his "patriotic" duty as an arms dealer, his grandfather says. What he got instead is a 22-year-old international arms dealer who faces a congressional inquiry for allegedly selling old Chinese ammunition to th... | 22-year-old arms dealer faces congressional inquiry .
Company supplied ammunition made in China decades ago .
Company's contract called for bullets made in Hungary .
Grandfather says dealer, 22, had "gift" for weaponry . |
e80a98ba475e5b483186463e51157006b7f672c1 | Hartford, Connecticut (CNN) -- Few defending champions in sport have had as much to defend as the University of Connecticut women's basketball team. On Tuesday night, the Huskies successfully defended their title (beating Stanford 53-47), their winning streak (78 games) and themselves (against the charge that they're "... | Steve Rushin says UConn had to defend title, winning streak and dominance in sport .
UConn thwarts critics' complaints the team is just too good, Rushin says .
Women's teams, unlike men's, are required to carry flag for their entire gender, he says .
Rushin: The UConn women are one of sports history's most dominant tea... |
e80b523202e797c51431fe24febac0f90a544abe | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Ap Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:13 EST, 16 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:13 EST, 16 July 2013 . Lawyers for Rod Blagojevich filed an appeal just before a midnight . deadline Monday that challenges the imprisoned former Illinois . governor's corruption conviction and 14-year prison term, inclu... | Blagojevich claims his prison sentence is too harsh .
The former governor was convicted on corruption charges after floating the idea of securing a U.S. Cabinet .
seat or ambassadorship for himself if he appointed Obama confidant .
Valerie Jarrett to the Senate seat .
Blagojevich's appeal is unlikely to be successful, ... |
e80c5ed5f9f8970383548b086f595c12fb02ff74 | By . Ap . PUBLISHED: . 00:34 EST, 16 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:34 EST, 16 December 2013 . Undaunted hobbits trumped princess power at the multiplex. Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was No. 1 at the weekend box office with $73.7 million, besting last weekend's No. 1 film... | The new Hobbit movie is the second of three in the series .
In the same weekend last year, the movie's prequel, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, earned $84.6 . |
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