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e878a35151a722dc94a2d8008310a3155bda031b | NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Kenya needs $230 million over the next six months to feed millions affected by drought, the United Nations said in a new report. Farmers carry food handouts from the World Food Programme at a distribution spot near Nanyuki. The three-year failure of annual rains has reduced crop output, the main... | U.N.: Kenya needs $230 million to feed millions affected by drought .
Three-year failure of annual rains has hit crops that feed country of 37 million .
About 3.8 million Kenyans need emergency food aid; conditions set to worsen . |
e878dd1ae31cebcf3fbdad1c494c4d258a110be6 | By . Associated Press Reporter . Trucks and jeeps trundled slowly across the pontoon bridge, packed with refugees, with children poking their dusty heads out of the windows and truck beds. Nearby, a distraught father frantically scanned them as they passed, hoping to catch sight of his missing son. Beside him, a young... | Tens of thousands of Iraqis from the Yazidi religious minority flee over the Tigris River in northern Iraq .
They will then travel over a barren mountain range before finally making their way into neighboring Syria . |
e8794c8c83654d17f77d3d46d782dce5cf56c0a8 | (CNN) -- Freed hostages Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted arrived at a U.S. base in Sicily Thursday, a day after being rescued in a U.S. military raid in Somalia, a spokesman for the base said. The pair are now at Naval Air Station Sigonella, said the base's public affairs officer, Lt. Tim Page. U.S. special operations... | Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted arrive at a Naval air station in Sicily .
They were rescued Wednesday by U.S. military forces in Somalia .
The Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden participated in the mission .
Kidnappers seized the aid workers in October . |
e879b593bd718d4954e479b30725303cf93c2724 | More than 20 private schools are involved in child sex abuse investigations after dozens of victims came forward in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal. Some of the country’s leading institutions, including those attended by Nick Clegg, Boris Johnson and Tony Blair, face accusations of covering up abuse for decades. T... | Some of country's most expensive schools are facing legal action .
Compensation claims of up to £400,000 could close schools say experts .
Boris Johnson's former school among those accused of abuse .
In December the Mail on Sunday revealed Ashdown House faced action . |
e87a0e98198331173c687f6175c1695b8de1461f | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The power of women hit the State Department on Wednesday when first lady Michelle Obama joined Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to celebrate champions of women's rights around the world. Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton present the State Department Women of Courage Awards. The event was to celeb... | First lady, secretary of state honor champions of women's rights .
Event celebrates State Department Women of Courage Awards .
Clinton: Rights of women will "always be central to our foreign policy"
Obama: "As women we must stand up for justice for all" |
e87a2d5317b8783fc0b9b6549b1cf17fda65ca5e | NEW YORK (CNN) -- An expert on Lincoln photography thinks a photograph found in Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's family-owned album showing President Abraham Lincoln in front of the White House could be one of the last photos taken of the 16th president before he was assassinated in 1865. A photo found in Gen. Ulysses S. Grant'... | Ulysses S. Grant's great-great grandson took family photo to scholar for verification .
Seal of photographer Henry F. Warren appeared on the back of photograph .
Warren took the last three photographs of Lincoln on March 6, 1865 . |
e87c28b4dc94788ccdf2a3af1c6f21df1d4a8f83 | (CNN) -- "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence," the astronomer Carl Sagan once said. In the case of the extraordinary claim concerning the possible discovery of the wreck of Santa Maria, the flagship of Columbus' fleet, it's clear that we aren't there yet. In fact, we seem to be getting further away fro... | Explorer says he found wreck of Santa Maria, flagship of Columbus' fleet, off Haiti .
Laurence Bergreen believes discovery is highly unlikely, given erosion, shifts, tides .
Bergreen:The wooden parts of the ship probably have not survived 500 years .
Bergreen: Given potential historic significance, this wreck needs car... |
e87c94a7866308df6836bb85a3fe61adf78bc403 | Manchester City left themselves with only three senior strikers to defend their Barclays Premier League title after selling Alvaro Negredo to Valencia. The Spanish club agreed a loan deal for the 29-year-old and confirmed they plan to trigger a £23.8m release clause in his City contract next summer. Negredo, who cost C... | Valencia are obligated to sign Alvaro Negredo permanently next summer .
Manchester City will pocket £23.8million from the sale .
Negredo followed Micah Richards out of the door .
City have left themselves with just three senior strikers to defend the title . |
e87cabf61f734526b137af237d967032109b20fd | (CNN) -- Corporate India was surprised that the low-profile scion of an Indian construction tycoon will take over the nation's most high profile company after a 14-month search. Reaction across the Indian business press was one of surprise at the appointment of 43-year-old Cyrus Pallonji Mistry as the successor to busi... | India business press surprised by the selection of Cyrus Mistry as Tata deputy chair .
Will replace Ratan Tata as chairman of the Tata Group in December 2012 .
The 43-year-old will run one of India's largest and most iconic companies . |
e87d5ed83bf07845825e8c8e25a2b70cdf4a92d7 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 05:03 EST, 7 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:32 EST, 7 June 2013 . It's officially British summertime and for millions of women that means the inevitable countdown to baring it all on the beach. But struggling into a skimpy bikini after a winter of comfort food and covering up is rarely ... | 8% of us would dare to bare in a two-piece bikini style .
Sales of one-piece swimsuits have shot up by 110% .
Yorkshire ladies most daring with swimwear choices .
The triangle/halter neck bikini is most favoured in Wales .
Bandeau style would most likely be spotted on Londoners . |
e87ea26c57e7c803dfc7e96fd28dd1b363e98b57 | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 04:54 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:46 EST, 15 January 2014 . A murder mystery could be solved after eight decades as scientists use modern DNA techniques to identify the unknown victim of a gruesome 1930 killing. Psychotic killer Alfred Rouse smashed an unidentified man over the... | Alfred Rouse killed unidentified man near Northampton in botched attempt to fake his own death .
He was hanged for the murder but took victim's identity to his grave .
Family of missing man William Briggs believe he was the murder victim .
Forensic scientists are examining DNA from crime scene to find the truth . |
e87ecafeb35678cc0d777ff9d826ce69ec08cd9e | (CNN) -- Dee Stewart's birthday is Friday, and she'll be wearing red to celebrate. It's not her favorite color, but it is for her favorite cause. Friday is National Wear Red Day, part of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement to raise awareness about women's heart health. Stewart is a survivor of he... | Dee Stewart was diagnosed with a heart condition after her daughter's birth .
Stewart dedicates her birthday to educating women about heart health .
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, according to American Heart Association .
Stewart and others don red on Friday to raise women's awareness about heart disease . |
e87ed372f9b1cc422ea54c0478fa75ddf82cb14d | It took only one ball of the first one-day international against Australia on Friday for England to be handed a rude reminder of the size of the task that awaits them here in the tri-series and the World Cup that follows. Once Ian Bell, who made 187 just two days ago, was trapped lbw by a rapid Mitchell Starc at the Sy... | England won the toss and opted to bat first against Australia in Sydney .
It started badly for the tourists as Ian Bell was bowled with the first delivery .
And it went from bad to worse as James Taylor was given out lbw after the third ball, leaving England struggling on 0-2 .
Eoin Morgan came in with England on 12-3,... |
e87f5700965f03030c793ec24a6004fd42152b6d | By . Rosie Taylor . PUBLISHED: . 04:22 EST, 18 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:09 EST, 18 July 2013 . The world's most famous paintings have been recreated using just a torch. Light artist Michael Bosanko completed his collection of copies of masterpieces last week, with his take on René Magritte's 'The Son of Man'. Bosa... | Light artist Michael Bosanko has copied masterpieces from artists throughout history using just coloured torches .
His images are homages to artists including Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Munch, .
Hokusai, Magritte and Banksy . |
e87f57f685ff0f2b7adffbd4ae205008ce46e4b8 | By . Jack Doyle . PUBLISHED: . 16:43 EST, 22 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:37 EST, 23 October 2013 . Brazed: A picture of Giwa taken in prison and put on Facebook . A notorious gang ‘general’ who poses a ‘serious threat to the public’ could be back on Britain’s streets within months because ministers have failed to ... | Joland Giwa, aka Dexter, led campaign of terror in Croydon, South London .
In YouTube video he boasts about stabbing a man ‘in the f****** head’
Been held since 2009 when he finished a jail sentence but immigration officials have failed to secure him a passport .
Two African countries - Nigeria and Sierra Leone - say h... |
e87f67b0cced0215682e6a2190a583395a08c208 | By . Wills Robinson . and Andy Dolan . The family of a teenage mother who snatched her baby daughter from a foster family during a supervised visit have said her actions were an 'act of desperation'. Police are searching for Stacey Ball, 18, after she bundled 13-month-old Lola Page into a car in Walsall, West Midlands.... | Police hunting for mother who abducted child, Lola, from foster family .
Her father, Ryan Price, said it was an 'act of desperation'
The 46-year-old claims he has not seen or heard from Miss Ball .
Miss Ball, 18, had been told her daughter was being put up for adoption .
Child was placed with family having been in soci... |
e87fab0565010cbdb5e79959083daca802f70baf | A company based in Paris has released a ‘smart’ e-cigarette that they say can predict a user's life expectancy. The Smokio device connects to a smartphone app and tracks your usage, giving the user updates on both their health and finances over time. The company says the device will not only save smokers money, but it’... | Paris-based company has designed the world's first 'smart' e-cigarette .
The £65 ($80) device sends 'vaping' data to an app on Android or iOS .
This is done through a microchip that tracks usage and location .
Includes information on how health has improved by switching to e-cigs .
Also tells a smoker how much money th... |
e87fb39bd709ca3b0759eba9b3a6473c72562b4d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Men with broader faces are more likely to be identified as dominant, research shows (library image) If you’re a man who struggles to get his own way at home, it may be down to the shape of your face. Men with narrower skulls are less likely to be regarded as dominant than those with wider one... | Men with narrower skulls less likely to be regarded as dominant, study found .
Scientists at Stirling University studied photographs of scores of students .
Discovered those with wide faces were rated more dominant by strangers . |
e87fdf497239c23f2b5174ffb0f92390623f19f6 | Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson avoided jail time on Tuesday in a plea agreement reached with prosecutors to resolve his child abuse case. The 29-year-old running back pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault, a deal that allows him to avoid a felony child-abuse conviction. Peterson has agr... | Peterson has avoided jail after a judge accepted a plea deal in his child abuse case on Tuesday .
The deal reduces the felony charge to misdemeanor reckless assault .
Football star will be subject to 80 hours of community service, a $4,000 fine, parenting classes and two years probation .
Could now be reinstated for t... |
e88000f08f6bc373b1ea23adf5b8deb24cbf8246 | (CNN) -- Authorities have arrested one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives in Mexico, the FBI said Friday. Jose "Joe" Luis Saenz, who was wanted in multiple slayings in Los Angeles, was captured late Thursday. Exactly where is not known. Bill Lewis, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, ... | Jose "Joe" Luis Saenz is wanted in multiple killings in Los Angeles .
He was arrested late Thursday in Mexico; exactly where is not known .
Saenz was added to the FBI's list of 10 Most Wanted Fugitives in 2009 . |
e881395a45b4f14ed37ed4b0903358bd03f1f71e | A British nuclear submarine has reportedly been spotted off the Gibraltar coast. Witnesses said they saw the vessel surface on Saturday as tensions between Spain and Britain continue to rise over fishing rights around the Mediterranean enclave. The sighting comes days after Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster arrived in... | Witnesses said they saw the submarine surface on Saturday .
Believe sub is HMS Tireless but officials refuse to confirm sighting .
Comes days after Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster arrived . |
e8814903abd7a45f20ad7ed3879bdbb8aa400de3 | The only journalist to have spent time with Oscar Pistorius during his murder trial is convinced the St Valentine's Day shooting was a 'tragic accident'. Investigative reporter Mark Williams-Thomas said he believes the athlete's account that he shot Reeva Steenkamp after mistaking her for a burglar. His comments come a... | Mark Williams-Thomas believes athlete shot Reeva Steenkamp by mistake .
Reporter says he has spoken to Paralympian and his family in 'real detail'
He says double-amputee is a 'broken man' who 'still loves Reeva dearly' |
e881510f9b0af45ee9e0d37b111ad8bc8e03898c | By . Kieran Corcoran . 'Self-harming': Oscar Pistorius's family has said loneliness led to his ill-advised appearance in a Johannesburg nightclub . Oscar Pistorius's family have said he was involved in an 'unwise' nightclub brawl because of his 'self-harming behaviour' and 'extreme levels of emotional pain'. The South ... | Amputee sprinter, 27, made 'unwise' nightclub appearance on Saturday .
Was allegedly shoved over in 'aggressive' encounter in Johannesburg .
Pistorius stands accused of murdering Reeva Steenkamp last year .
Trial adjourned last week after Pistorius's lawyers finished their defence .
His family say public appearance was... |
e8815b95a081f7074b70372eb7bd2e1ac7df82c9 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 07:40 EST, 10 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:22 EST, 11 September 2013 . At 5ft 11in, Prince Charles is no small fry. But today the heir to the throne was dwarfed by Penny Lancaster as he welcomed the leggy blonde to a Prince's Trust reception. The . 6ft 1in model towered over the ... | Penny Lancaster and husband Rod Stewart are Prince's Trust ambassadors .
Joined Prince Charles and designer Kelly Hoppen to open new office .
Penny, 41, wore on-trend leather skirt and animal print top . |
e8824b58e60f2a46356dea4a69a22c3060dc75e0 | (CNN) -- When former Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill first went to Brazil after coining the acronym BRIC, someone asked him whether he had included the "B" just to make the name sound good. Such skepticism is becoming common again, as investors compare the projected rate of growth in Brazil this year -- just 3% -- ... | Many are asking if Brazil deserves to be seen as an economic powerhouse given its weak growth .
Over the last ten years Brazil has benefited from a commodity boom, but that boom is slowing .
The political system seems incapable of responding to these challenges .
But it may be too early to count Brazil out of the BRIC ... |
e882fc9a8705d1520714e3df3e4c725e490e2c77 | Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions singled out Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday for taking jobs away from American workers and giving them to immigrants to drive down his company's costs. Sessions, a Republican who is known for his fierce opposition to amnesty for illegal immigrants, railed on the Senate floor ... | Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions said Wednesday that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg and his allies want to take jobs away from American workers .
The Republican senator called them a 'cosmopolitan set, who scorn and mock the concerns of everyday Americans'
'We cannot put the parochial demands of a few powerful CEOs ahead o... |
e8834e0e3fd94595738b0c275d12d4a290e6b4cc | (CNN) -- A strong earthquake struck coastal Chile near the port city of Valparaiso late Monday, causing mudslides and some minor damage, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 6.7-magnitude quake knocked out some power and phone lines in the region, authorities said. The temblor was felt in the capital city, Santiago... | NEW: A 72-year-old man dies of a heart attack in an evacuation .
A journalist describes what it felt like .
The Canadian prime minister is okay .
Chile is on the so-called "Ring of Fire" |
e8838aa9d0bf812756441312b25754bb0091bb20 | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 12:11 EST, 24 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:11 EST, 24 November 2012 . Once dubbed the Michelin Man look, anorak coats are bringing the fashion of the ski slopes to the city. Down jackets are being snapped up in huge numbers as winter temperatures and rain set in while the traditional ... | Down jackets have become the latest must-have winter clothing .
Celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker have been seen wearing them .
Retailers stocking the jackets have experienced increased sales . |
e883d9147aa0fa150f63878514df86643b7e1e5c | By . Sophie Jane Evans . A takeaway boss has agreed with magistrates' decision to close his premises after a dead rat was found wedged between two freezers - saying: 'I would have shut it down too'. Council inspector Lynn Fish discovered the rodent's corpse during a visit to Krunchy's Chicken and Pizza in Wigan, Lancas... | Inspector Lynn Fish found rodent's corpse at Krunchy's Chicken and Pizza .
Also discovered rat droppings on shelf, sewage on floor and rubbish piles .
Wigan Council has been given emergency prohibition order by magistrates .
Takeaway boss says he agrees with closure: 'I would have shut it down too'
But adds that he int... |
e884666d30385c36383d969036bcc291eefbc27c | Washington (CNN) -- Republicans and Democrats in the Senate agreed Thursday that they would prefer a new education bill to the current use of waivers by the Obama administration that bypass the No Child Left Behind Act, which is more than five years overdue for an overhaul. "The bottom line is that it expired in 2007 e... | Inaction by Congress has left No Child Left Behind Act in effect despite 2007 sunset .
"That's our fault. That's on us," says Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee .
Education secretary defends the waiver process as employed by the administration .
Republicans have complained about conditions placed on waivers . |
e8849101d166456e83a4700e619030880d7c7cd6 | Seven years after the financial crisis that shook Wall Street and unleashed a wave of debt carnage, many American cities have never recovered. America's once-proud industrial heartlands, once home to large middle-class communities, now lie practically in ruins, while areas that have always had problems with poverty fac... | List compiled of cities with biggest communities of poor people .
Rank is percentage of households making under $25,000 a year .
Detroit, which went bankrupt last year, unsurprisingly came top .
Percentage of incomes under $25,000: 48.0 per cent .
Percentage of population with bachelor’s degree: 12.7 per cent .
Percent... |
e8850f6a84e298862d4bbd76aa932936a3456e48 | By . Kieran Corcoran . Delta airlines was hit with an outpouring of ridicule yesterday after it celebrated the U.S. World Cup victory over Ghana with a photo of a giraffe - despite there being no giraffes in Ghana. The airline published a picture captioned 'congrats team #USA!', accompanied by a picture spelling out th... | The company attempted to tweet celebration of 2-1 U.S. victory .
Used the Statue of Liberty to represent America - but a giraffe for Ghana .
Tweeters told 'ignorant' airline that Ghana has no giraffe population .
Airline then apologised for the blunder and deleted its original message .
U.S., alongside Germany, are now... |
e88517b141b73f79c36c283553b3b7ada8935fb9 | (Travel+Leisure) -- Mysteries come in many forms: ancient, modern, unsolved and unexplained. But the world's most mysterious buildings are a physical force to be reckoned with. They've become popularized on websites such as abandoned-places.com, weburbanist.com and the granddaddy of them all, atlasobscura.com, an exhau... | These peculiar buildings are mysterious beyond ghost stories, legends and fables .
From prehistoric secrets to anonymous patrons, these places intrigue .
Architecture can be as haunting as the lingering aura of tragic history .
See the buildings in the United States, Mexico, Denmark, among others . |
e885837771d550eb7055a13eafa8db6783a9e0a9 | New York (CNN) -- A mother abducted her eight biological children from a New York foster care agency during an authorized visit, authorities announced Tuesday. Shanel Nadal, 28, fled with her seven sons and one daughter from the Queens facility on Monday afternoon, police said. The abducted boys are all apparently name... | Police: Shanel Nadal, 28, flees with her seven sons and one daughter .
The abducted boys are all apparently named after their biological father . |
e885968ed5cf17baf5b35696cab1d5a0a3b2141a | By . David Mccormack . Bitcoin investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have allegedly splashed out $14.5 million on a Soho penthouse recently featured on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York (MDLNY). The brothers, who received a $60 million settlement from Facebook in 2012 after claiming that founder Mark Zuckerberg ... | Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are reported to have splashed out $14.5m on a Soho penthouse featured on Bravo's Million Dollar Listing New York .
Flamboyant realtor Fredrik Eklund was .
tasked with selling the triplex by developer Justin Ehrlich .
who wanted $15 million .
The Winklevoss brothers initially offered $13 mil... |
e8860ff912db73029dba554a0c430d81069fc798 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama pledged Monday to make good on his promise to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs and said he would "dramatically improve" mental health aid. President Obama and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, seen here last month, vow to increase aid. Flanked by Veterans Affairs ... | Obama says budget calls for $25 billion increase in VA funding over next five years .
Homeless veterans will be targeted for support, Obama says .
Dramatically improved services planned for mental health, PTSD, brain injury . |
e88650b4555ce1c18b447da47af297dd253bfa25 | (CNN) -- Imagine taking the best characters and elements of your favorite fictional universe and weaving them into a new story that captures the imagination of fans. In the dark, cinematic "Batman: Arkham Asylum," Batman must escape from a spooky psychiatric hospital. That's what Emmy-winning TV writer Paul Dini did in... | Online buzz is strong for upcoming "Batman: Arkham Asylum" video game .
Lead writer Paul Dini and others discuss the game at Comic-Con this weekend .
The game reunites a brooding Batman and his most notorious nemesis, the Joker .
There's no movie or comic tie-in to follow, so Dini could create an original story . |
e8865f9ccfac84e86af775f3d403c5508f7f8044 | When Sadie Budden spent two years struggling to conceive she thought she might never have children. But then, to everyone’s surprise, she gave birth to two – in the space of just six-and-a-half months.Against all the odds, Ronnie and his little sister Sienna were born only 208 days apart. Miss Budden, 31, a pre-school... | Sadie Budden, 31, had Sienna and Ronnie just six and a half months apart .
Family holds record for the closest age gap between siblings in the UK .
Sienna was born extremely prematurely at just 26 weeks . |
e886b8057422303859c3bd76189a2a74f49b44a1 | (CNN Student News) -- May 15, 2009 . Where in the World? You've heard many different places mentioned this week on CNN Student News. Show you know your news by identifying the location described in each clue. Write your answers in the space provided. Click here for a PDF version of this Newsquiz. 1. This country, whose... | You've heard many different places mentioned this week on CNN Student News .
Show you know your news by identifying the location described in each clue .
Write your answers in the space provided . |
e88768b541d292ba106a7d4bab43e7b959be6654 | (CNN) -- With Facebook's announcement Wednesday that it will become a publicly traded company, lots of folks were talking about it. On Facebook. The company filed Wednesday to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering. Most analysts predict that Facebook's valuation will ultimately fall somewhere between $85 billi... | Facebook filed to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering on Wednesday .
Users were talking about the IPO -- and how they'd like to get a piece of it .
As a public company, Facebook's info will be as scrutinized as its users, one said .
A novel idea -- one free share for every Facebook user! |
e887817d11996ac7b42fe250cd0c701b9bdd5664 | By . Graham Smith, Snejana Farberov and Michael Zennie . PUBLISHED: . 21:48 EST, 21 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:19 EST, 22 October 2012 . A photo has emerged of the beautiful . family-of-six that was destroyed when a neighbor shot five members - two fatally - in a pre-dawn home invasion. Desmond John Moses, 55, wa... | Masked gunman's body found in Inglewood, California, home next to victims .
Desmond John Moses lived in bungalow behind family's house .
He 'blamed Lamas family' for eviction notice served by their landlord .
Moses wore painter's mask and bulletproof vest during attack .
Filimon Lamas, 33, was shielding three of his ch... |
e88811b5d4fc5adffc1c22b2b25ea19e0b7ee21f | Any working mother will tell you that trying to raise children while also holding down a busy job is extremely tiring and very hard work. So, spare a thought for super mum Amanda Owen, who not only tends to a flock of 1000 sheep every day on a sprawling, remote farm, but also balances that with raising her brood of sev... | Moved to the remote farm 20 years ago, inspired by James Herriot books .
Shares huge work load of running 2,000 acre farm with husband Clive .
All the children help on the farm as soon as they are old enough .
Says lifestyle combines working and spending time with her children . |
e8887ef1f39ddbca8b9e889c4f9fe38d616b201a | By . Lucy Waterlow . PUBLISHED: . 11:14 EST, 26 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:54 EST, 26 July 2013 . When Pascale Honore was left paralysed in a car accident 18 years ago, she had to 'relearn to live a different way' and accept 'suddenly all the things I loved doing I couldn't do anymore.' But now the wheelchair bound ... | Pascale Honore, from Melbourne, Australia, was left paralysed in a car accident 18 years ago .
She had to accept 'all the things I loved doing I couldn't do anymore'
Tyron Swan came up with an ingenious way to allow her to surf .
She takes to the waves strapped to his back with duct tape .
Moving video captures exhilar... |
e8888525b6bc1348a8283ee4ac010abc4aa91e7c | Michael Grimm, a Republican who has represented New Yorkers in Congress since 2011, entered a guilty plea on Tuesday in federal court, admitting that he helped prepare a fraudulent tax return for a restaurant he partially owned. Prosecutors have suggested he spend 24 to 30 months in prison and Grimm's lawyer suggested ... | Michael Grimm faced 20 federal criminal counts related to false tax returns filed by a restaurant in which he was a 45-percent owner .
The former FBI agent won re-election by 13 points last month despite the cloud of prison hanging over him; he is refusing to resign .
Loretta Lynch, the prosecutor chosen by President O... |
e888a31bcc822e6beaed0b3be9b8a1b99eed99f6 | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed his World Cup winning trio will almost certainly miss the Premier League opener against Crystal Palace. Mesut Ozil, Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski are on a well-deserved break after helping Germany to success in Brazil. The threesome will not return to pre-season training ... | Ozil, Mertesacker and Podolski all set to miss Crystal Palace clash .
Arsenal are in New York to play New York Red Bulls on Saturday .
Red Bulls star player is former Gunners hero Thierry Henry . |
e888d2b92eade0e39307434e34b3744328ab5bef | A set of Lego instructions dating back to 1974 has emerged online which gently urged parents not to slap gender stereotypes onto their children. The pamphlet, which was posted to Reddit on Saturday and won widespread praise, reads: 'To parents... A lot of boys like dolls houses. They're more human than spaceships. A lo... | Many commentators have pointed out that Lego products today are packaged and marketed to specific gender roles . |
e8892624aad5e374aba15ba8b96a0ab7abd59bc5 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 03:16 EST, 16 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:18 EST, 16 April 2013 . Changes: Primary school children as young as five will be taught Shakespeare, it emerged today . Shakespeare will be taught to children as young as five because the Government wants the Bard's 'cultural legacy' taug... | Pupils will learn about playwright in maths, art and cookery classes .
Michael Gove: We'll 'bring Shakespeare's legacy to thousands more children' |
e889829d3451cd08f2bc67921335e2e30578d7f6 | (CNN) -- She started her business with just £100, lugging her beauty bag from door to door, but some 25 years later Grace Amey-Obeng has built a multi-million dollar cosmetics empire that's helping change the perception of beauty for many. One of Ghana's top entrepreneurs, Amey-Obeng has turned her mobile therapist ve... | Grace Amey-Obeng is the founder and CEO of cosmetic empire, FC Group of Companies .
For 25 years, she has fought against popular practice of skin bleaching .
She says too many women associate lighter skin with affluence . |
e889ae7738659f288361ad0abcbe6070d2c09771 | By . James Forsyth . PUBLISHED: . 17:07 EST, 2 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:07 EST, 2 February 2013 . Crunch time: David Cameron is desperate for a majority of Conservatives to back his plans for gay marriage . Few votes have set Tory MP against Tory MP as bitterly as this Tuesday’s vote on gay marriage. There’s e... | Vote on same sex marriage set to split Tory party in Commons vote .
Cameron's allies have been trying to whip up support .
Vote expected to be extremely close . |
e889fce554d7e6cd5c886d29afab5d6535e49767 | By . Associated Press . and Alexandra Klausner . [publistyhed] | . Updated: . 17:20 EST, 29 April 2014 . Three women were arrested after twerking at an impromptu dance party in the Beaverton City Hall parking lot. Police say Coura Valazquez, 20, of Vancouver, Washington went to municipal court with two friends Brittany... | Police say Coura Valazquez, 20, of Vancouver, Washington went to municipal court with two friends so she could pay a fine .
One friend named Brittany Medak, 20, allegedly lifted her skirt and urinated between two vehicles .
Another friend Leokham Yothsombath, 22, apparently filmed the event .
The women were charged wit... |
e88a2f42e714c694f3c505e8c81ab979612107f6 | College football champion Jameis Winston and Florida State University may be sued by a woman accusing the star player of sexual assault. The charges against the 20-year-old quarterback were dropped in December last year, however the woman’s attorney has said she intends to sue the school, the Tallahassee Police Departm... | Jameis Winston led FSU football team to national championship win .
College football Quarterback cleared of sexual assault last year .
Now alleged victim plans to sue Winston and Florida State University . |
e88a619938d79af901d0a1b52d819270781bbf79 | (CNN) -- It gets more visitors than any art gallery and more clicks than any other single site on the Internet. Imagine getting your own drawing on Google's homepage. Google is giving aspiring student artists and inventors a rare chance to get their original artwork on the heavily trafficked Google.com. The company is ... | Google is giving student artists a chance to take over the Google Doodle .
Artists must create alternative Google logos that illustrate game-changing inventions .
The winners get $30,000 and a day with the Doodle team at Google headquarters . |
e88add8fd1d327e0cebe5fa75847e5d90702753a | By . Ashley Collman and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 12:05 EST, 7 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:32 EST, 7 July 2013 . A drunk driver who killed a teenager in a car crash early Friday morning in Council Bluffs, Iowa, refused to call police to report the incident. So 16-year-old Jessilyn Eisman took away the 31-year-o... | Hilberto Velasquez-Ramirez was driving with twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system .
He hit a car early Friday morning carrying four teenagers, killing one and seriously injuring two others .
16-year-old Jessilyn Eisman asked the driver to call 911 and when he refused, she took away his keys .
Velasquez-Ramirez... |
e88b6da5e903d9761cf813b9bbe4cb1ee100d188 | Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigeria's ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua, who gave amnesty to armed militants in the troubled oil-rich Niger Delta region, died Wednesday, the country's information minister said. He was 58. Yar'Adua had not been seen in public since November, when he went to Saudi Arabia for treatment of an in... | Nigeria's information minister says President Umaru Yar'Adua has died .
Yar'Adua had given amnesty to armed militants in troubled oil-rich Niger Delta region .
He went to Saudi Arabia in November for heart treatment .
Yar'Adua took office in 2007 in election mired in controversy, accusations of vote-rigging . |
e88c0ed9a21131ce5f27979b985fe4132d59c2b2 | San Lorenzo booked their place in the FIFA Club World Cup final against Real Madrid after the South American champions ended a surprise tournament run by minnows Auckland City with a laboured 2-1 semi-final victory on Wednesday night. Madrid will be the favourites on Saturday after San Lorenzo needed extra time to get ... | Pablo Barrientos fired San Lorenzo in front just before the break .
Angel Berlanga equalised for Auckland City in the 67th minute .
Mauro Matos struck early in the first period of extra time to secure the win for the Argentine club .
San Lorenzo will play Real Madrid in Saturday's final in Morocco . |
e88c20a806aa2e2792684788720b816e2e4214f4 | By . Francesca Chambers . and Associated Press . Segregation by force of law is no longer legally acceptable in America, but de facto segregation still plagues our schools and neighborhoods, First Lady Michelle Obama told a group of graduating students Friday night. The First Lady was expected to use the speech to cele... | Speech marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark .
Supreme Court decision Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that outlawed segregation in public schools .
Obama noted schools were becoming less diverse as white people move from cities to the suburbs .
Speech marked one of the first times Michell Obama ... |
e88c480fa6da280806c8e7ddeb63d5bad33ef19d | Public opinion against the Afghan War has topped discontent seen during even the darkest days of the Iraq War. Almost 12 years into the conflict, 67 per cent of Americans responding to a recent poll agree that the war in Afghanistan hasn’t been worth fighting. Only 28 per cent of Americans believe the war was worth fig... | Sentiment against the Afghan War tops that against the Iraq War despite Afghanistan seeing less than half the US troop deaths as Iraq .
A surprising majority of Americans still want to keep troops in Afghanistan to train local forces . |
e88c71c0637a38447ead555f184ed0d374b518f3 | Alex Goode is poised to make his first England appearance for a year and a first Test start since March 2013, after Mike Brown suffered a setback in his recovery from concussion. Having been knocked out in an accidental collision with Italy centre Andrea Masi at Twickenham 10 days ago, Brown was expected to come throug... | Saracens full back Alex Goode has not started a Test since March 2013 .
Goode last played for England against Wales at Twickenham last March .
Mike Brown was knocked out playing against Italy 10 days ago .
The Harlequins full back collided with Italy centre Andrea Masi .
Brown was expected to come through the return to... |
e88cb3d4efe5edd68f3fc3347a10f58a78c758e4 | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:39 EST, 16 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:39 EST, 16 March 2013 . A woman Labour MP locked herself in a Commons lavatory and another MP claimed he had pebbles in his shoes – to help a bid by their party to force through tough new press curbs. West Ham MP Lyn Brown had to b... | West Ham MP Lyn Brown had to be summoned by official .
Politician was buying time so Labour could amend Leveson plan .
Obscure timewasting device forced vote on continued sitting .
MP Thomas Docherty said he had a pebble in his shoe . |
e88d44de2f3c13b2e5ee6b53cb3d1abb7bf4df6e | (CNN) -- Monsters of the deep will have a man-made horror to contend with, as the Crabster CR200 is released into the oceans. Weighing over half a ton, the six-legged, crustacean-inspired robot is intended for the most dangerous undersea exploration. Developed by the Korean Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KI... | Crabster CR200 is an underwater exploration vehicle .
It is being developed by Korean Institute of Ocean Science and Technology .
It is set for its first expedition in May 2014 . |
e88d7ca3ed0601e722237c4cdff05b6d3b6c63c3 | By . Lee Moran . PUBLISHED: . 10:19 EST, 26 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:49 EST, 26 March 2012 . Venice may soon have to ditch its nickname of The Floating City - as it is sinking into the water more than five times quicker than previously thought. Scientists say the city is also tilting to the east and heading out t... | City also gradually tilting eastwards into Adriatic Sea . |
e88d7d841524d3d26f53e6c6f97037576e83d68a | By . Dan Bloom . North Korea has opened a firing range where families can shoot live pheasants and chickens and take home the carcasses to cook for dinner. In a country where observers say thousands of people are starving to death, the Meari shooting gallery re-opened last month in the capital Pyongyang after a major r... | Meari shooting gallery in capital Pyongyang has a 50 metre rifle range .
One feature allows visitors to take home the birds they have killed .
Meanwhile UN says thousands of citizens are starved, executed or tortured . |
e88df367e9332baa60b7d22a61ab38231061e076 | By . Toby Harnden In Milwaukee, Wisconsin . PUBLISHED: . 20:50 EST, 3 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:50 EST, 4 April 2012 . Mitt Romney last night stormed to a hat-trick of primary wins in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia, trouncing main rival Rick Santorum and all but securing the Republican nomination... | Romney gained 54pc of vote in Maryland .
Rick Santorum faces mounting pressure to pull out of Republican race . |
e88e529bab37575f25a8302dc052ae5f6d244dca | (EW.com) -- On "A Very She & Him Christmas," professionally adorkable "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel reunites with Portland folkie M. Ward, this time wrapped in holly and (mostly) good cheer. While some covers feel dreary -- ''Silver Bells'' is less tinkly than dirgelike -- Deschanel's unfussy voice puts a charming sp... | Zooey Deschanel reunites with Portland folkie M. Ward for "A Very She & Him Christmas"
The "New Girl" star's unfussy voice puts a charming spin on the classics .
The self-penned ''Christmas Day,'' with its gingerbread-spicy surf licks, is sweet . |
e88e683e607bc2b51237b0fc301a3f409ee5c94c | Argentina left for Brazil on Monday trying to temper the sky-high expectations that have taken hold among some media, fans and even national football officials. The hundreds of Argentine fans who cheered the team on as it left Buenos Aires in a chartered jet have good reason to be confident. Argentina has a more close-... | Lionel Messi has attempted to cool Argentina expectations of wining the World Cup in Brazil .
Hundreds of Argentinians crowded the streets to see the team bus transport players to the airport .
Officials removed a banner at the team's camp in Belo Horizonte that read 'Welcome future champions'
Messi scored 10 goals in ... |
e88eb471a83f61fa608bf55c36b7d370095b2821 | (CNN) -- Helene weakened into a tropical depression Saturday after making landfall in Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm brought more rain on an area that was recovering from Hurricane Ernesto, but it is forecast to dissipate by Monday. The tropical depression was about 15 miles (25 km) south-southwe... | Helene weakens to a tropical depression .
It pours rain on an area recovering from a recent hurricane .
Mexico discontinues all tropical storm warnings . |
e88ec79310fadc08a17b99965750157a4c9e4d40 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:13 EST, 10 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:42 EST, 10 July 2013 . The manager at disgraced celebrity chef Paula Deen’s store in Savannah, Georgia has blamed the fallen star’s recent troubles after she was recently busted by the cops. Kristina Noelle Hoppe, 33, has been charged w... | Kristina Noelle Hoppe has been charged with battery after a drunken fight with her boyfriend .
She is general manager at The Paula Deen Store in Savannah, Georgia .
Deen has endured a turbulent time since admitting under oath to having used the N-word .
A source claims Hoppe was distraught over the way her boss was bei... |
e88ed8fbb0c69308365ba2571ce562208e6f63f9 | Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud could be disciplined by the Football Association after headbutting Queen Park Rangers' Nedum Onuoha during the Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium. Giroud was shown a red card by Martin Atkinson after he appeared to move his head in the direction of his opponent during the 53rd m... | Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud was sent off in the 53rd minute .
The Frenchman moved his head in the direction of Nedum Onuoha .
Incident likely to be investigated by the Football Association .
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said Giroud's sending off was 'deserved'
Tomas Rosicky added: 'Giroud knows he made a big mistake' |
e88ef67c651caf15b9c68e91e0b2f15d25a87ef9 | (CNN) -- They look like typical Mormon missionaries. Dressed in black pants, white shirts and black ties and carrying backpacks, the two men walk up a driveway and step though a gate. But their mission was anything but godly, say Las Vegas police, which released images of the men on Tuesday. The two are accused of posi... | The suspects made off with $3,000, iPads and an iPod, CNN affiliate KTNV reports .
Police release images of the men wearing black pants, white shirts, black ties and backpacks .
"Thankfully, impersonating missionaries is very rare," says a church spokeswoman . |
e88f0670f87cddb3495a64ea0a5b26d67fa69765 | (OPRAH.com) -- There are many practices from biblical times that are best left in the past. Stoning adulterers comes to mind. As does sacrificing oxen. But let me tell you about one dusty Middle Eastern custom that deserves a comeback: tithing. For those who skipped Sunday school, tithing is the practice of giving 10 p... | A.J. Jacobs believes the ancient practice of tithing should be revived .
He checks with pastor after haggling with wife over tithing AFTER taxes .
Jacobs: "As I gave away money, I think I might have felt God's pleasure"
Says tithing is putting a 10 percent thank you in "the Big Tip Jar in the sky" |
e88f4ab10f8c902e0385d60908eda3099c1a8a5e | By . Sarah Harris . Headteachers should be forced by the Government to publish their salaries to prevent a looming ‘dash for cash’, a union said yesterday. The NASUWT has attacked the inflation of leadership pay deals, which has seen a record rise in six-figure wages. It wants heads to come under the same scrutiny as c... | The NASUWT wants greater scrutiny of headteacher pay .
1 in 4 heads earn at least £100,000 a year, some are on nearly double that .
Union warns Government reforms could push salaries even higher . |
e88f7bd797a9127ff32db041ab628f2c28ecd47f | By . Alexandra Klausner . Michelle Singleton or Catherine Harris? 66-year-old Singleton has been living in a houseboat under the alias Harris for 18 years . A 66-year-old missing woman who failed to appear in court 18 years ago for payroll check fraud has been found on a houseboat in Key West. Michele Singleton, 66, of... | Michele Singleton, 66, of Kansas City has had a federal arrest warrant for payroll check fraud since 1996 .
Since not showing up to court 18 years ago, Singleton has been living on a houseboat under the name Catherine Harris .
Police recognized Singleton's photo as Harris' and then went to nautical Singleton's home whe... |
e88f95e5c6b72e98967562b3611c60d6272756c3 | Australia's most expensive home may have sold for $100 million this week, but the record breaking price is being kept under wraps. Experts believe the new home owner could be from overseas, with the price tag on the waterfront mansion in Sydney's affluent eastern suburb of Point Piper out of reach for most Australians,... | With only a handful of Australians who could afford the mansion experts believe the new owner could be from overseas .
The three store mansion is in the exclusive eastern Sydney suburb of Point Piper .
Known as 'Elaine' it is three times bigger than the previous most expensive home in the same suburb, which sold for $5... |
e88fa37bbad0ce1281670610e75afa9d8259578e | (CNN) -- Roger Federer is on course to win a record sixth end-of-season tennis championship after beating David Ferrer in London on Saturday to reach his 100th career final and return to third in the world rankings. The defending champion triumphed 7-5 6-3 in one hour and 25 minutes to set up a ATP World Tour Finals sh... | Roger Federer beats David Ferrer 7-5 6-3 in semis at ATP World Tour Finals .
The 16-time grand slam champion is seeking a record sixth title in London .
He will face French sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sunday's final .
Swiss star will return to No. 3 in year-end rankings above Andy Murray . |
e88fdc1207a981a39b2e1d85a518c9c3a0ec6b99 | Robbie Keane has told the Republic of Ireland to forget the nightmares they have suffered at the hands of Germany in the recent past as they attempt to take the biggest of scalps. Ireland conceded nine goals, six of them on one horrific night the Aviva Stadium, and scored only once in reply during the last World Cup qu... | Captain Robbie Keane insists past results against Germany are irrelevant .
Germany suffered a surprise 2-0 defeat to Poland on Saturday .
The Republic of Ireland take on the World Cup holders on Tuesday night .
Martin O'Neill's side thrashed Gibraltar 7-0 on Saturday with Robbie Keane netting a hat-trick to reach 65 in... |
e89065881f025e28320e22810ae8fdaee8fca61e | By . Michael Seamark, Tom Kelly and Nick Mcdermott . Last updated at 5:33 PM on 12th August 2011 . The man beaten and robbed by thugs during the London riots died in hospital late last night as it emerged he had suffered at the hands of yobs for years. After three days spent on a life support machine Richard Mannington... | 22-year-old man held on suspicion of pensioner's murder .
Well-wishers leave flowers on spot where Mr Bowes was attacked .
Shocked residents pay tribute to the 'always happy local hero' |
e890ab0baaab5ef3ba2991a55d33a09f79c63105 | By . Associated Press . and Daily Mail Reporter . A lightning strike has killed one person and injured two teens on Fort Myers Beach in southwest Florida. The Lee County Sheriff's Office says a 41-year-old Scott Wilcox, of Lehigh Acres, was struck along with another woman and another man Tuesday afternoon while on the ... | Teens identified as Chelsea Gill and Zachary Latawiec, both of Lehigh Acres, who were taken to the hospital .
Gill expected to recover after short hospital stay .
Latawiec is in critical condition and has been placed in an induced coma . |
e8914aab6f7096dd6bdfc720830122881d4199c2 | Washington (CNN) -- What's the most emotional and divisive issue in American politics? Abortion, right? Just this weekend, former Republican front-runner Rick Perry used the abortion issue to slam current Republican front-runner Herman Cain at the Iowa Faith and Freedom forum. Perry said: . "It is a liberal canard to s... | Herman Cain's comments on abortion brought him heavy criticism .
David Frum says abortion may be the hottest social issue, but it may not always be so .
He says American politics was riven by debate over alcohol for generations .
Changing social views and behavior may greatly lessen abortion issue, he says . |
e8915067f930bf2471dec9d5be6dc9c5e332abfe | As they splash around in their tanks, they look like any other healthy Atlantic salmon. Their eyes are bright, their skin is gloriously silvery and their fully grown bodies exude power. It’s only when you look closely at their hatching dates that the alarm bells start to ring. A normal Atlantic salmon takes 30 months t... | GM salmon which grow twice as fast as wild fish have been developed .
Eggs given go-ahead in Canada while meat to be approved for sale in US .
If they escape from farms they could breed and wipe out wild fish .
Imported canned products could be in the UK within years . |
e891923c9259e54b97add1932dfb469b210b6b14 | A beggar that police believe isn't even homeless has boasted of raising £800 in just three days. The unidentified man was found to be carrying the substantial sum of money when officers arrested him in Nottingham city centre on an unrelated matter on February 4, but they were forced to let him keep the cash when they c... | Man boasted to police officers that he raised the money in just three days .
He is well known to police as a prolific beggar in Nottingham city centre .
Man was allowed to keep cash as there was no evidence he had broken law .
Renews fears there may be gang of 'hardcore' beggars working in the city . |
e89220676199854db8b2bb4831771329957e7cf0 | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 05:52 EST, 7 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:16 EST, 7 January 2013 . Most people love scouring beaches for beautiful shells and smooth pebbles to take home as souvenirs, but this artists goes one better and sculpts her finds into amazing portraits. Svetlana Ivanchenko from Ukraine tur... | Svetlana Ivanchenko carefully sifts and sorts sand and detritus from the beach to create her palette .
The 50-year-old Ukrainian artist and teacher has held seven exhibitions to showcase her work over the past 12 years .
'I think it’s important to make my work out of all natural products', she says . |
e8923b855ad8a113c1c792455ac3ca7080f9297a | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 03:59 EST, 3 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:41 EST, 3 July 2013 . Six Australian backpackers wanted in connection with the death of a man in Peru have been told they must return to South America where they will appear in court accused of murder. The friends, dubbed The Peru Six, checked in... | Police initially ruled Lino Rodriguez Vilchez's death as suicide .
Now the six Australian's have been accused of pushing him off their balcony .
A campaign group on Facebook has been set up protesting their innocence .
It has been reported that Mr Rodriguez's family would not receive an insurance payout if his death wa... |
e8927584f68285fe2bbb4e46028da5170f590972 | (CNN) -- When actor Barkhad Abdi calls his "Captain Phillips" role life-changing, he means it literally. Just a few months ago, he was known only as one of Tom Hanks' co-stars in the film based on the Somali hijacking of the Maersk Alabama in 2009, but today, he's known far and wide as something else. On Thursday, the ... | Barkhad Abdi's life has been changed by his "Captain Phillips" role .
Paul Greengrass' film was Abdi's debut .
That role has brought in a flood of nominations, including an Oscar nod . |
e8929979e8f68af81d9f7e6576e7ac2f773ce6e7 | By . Jimmy Bullard . Jamie Redknapp told me his knee man, Richard Steadman, was the best in the business but our first meeting wasn’t quite what I was expecting. ‘Steady’ makes his judgments based on what he sees inside the knee during surgery and also on what he feels by touching the knee. Agony: Bullard is helped off... | Bullard had his playing career cut short after a series of serous injuries .
He was horrified after seeing his knee swolen to five times it original size .
The former Wigan, Fulham and Hull midfielder is releasing a book 'Bend It Like Bullard' |
e892cf211decf2da615045d823d5e5deba0e2dc7 | (CNN) -- Last June, Glen Campbell stunned fans when he revealed in a press release that he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. It was not an easy decision to go public with his private struggle, but his family felt it was a decision that needed to be made. "The main thing we were concerned about was during shows he... | Glen Campbell and his wife Kim talked to CNN about his diagnosis .
The country singer says he is content with his life .
Campbell will be honored Sunday night on the Grammys . |
e89388dde9011bb4e7f8414ce11a1a0b0dbf5461 | (CNN)George Zimmerman was arrested, again, this month in the suspected aggravated assault of a girlfriend. And, again, a Florida prosecutor has opted not to press formal charges -- after the alleged victim backed off her claims. State Attorney Phil Archer, whose jurisdiction includes Brevard and Seminole counties, anno... | A Florida opts not file a formal aggravated assault charge against George Zimmerman .
A girlfriend recants her claim that Zimmerman threw a bottle at her, she feared him .
He became a national lightning rod after being charged, acquitted in Trayvon Martin's death . |
e8939606b76d17bf100c88193a7a7fccdbfac90e | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:47 EST, 18 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:47 EST, 18 September 2013 . Treasure trove: The New York Public Library has made public a cache of never-published papers of psychologist and 1960s icon Timothy Leary, seen in this 1950s photo giving a... | Timothy Leary became famous for advocating use of LSD and psychedelic mushrooms in 1960s .
Coined the phrase 'turn on, tune in, drop out' and was dubbed by President Nixon as 'the most dangerous man in America'
Archive was sold by his estate to New York Public Library in 2011 for undisclosed sum .
Cache of papers inclu... |
e893a09fe5844e8de4ed331dde89217522b4edf2 | (CNN) -- Wednesday marked Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. Across the United States, conservatives gathered in chicken restaurants to show support for the company after its president, Dan Cathy, came out against gay marriage. Democratic mayors in Chicago and Boston at first threatened to halt expansion of the Chick-fil-A ... | Timothy Stanley: Chick-fil-A dustup so preposterous it almost seems a brilliant sales gimmick .
He says U.S. has odd tendency to turn statements of principle into a nationwide movement .
He says it might be pre-election warning: Culture wars can be blended with economic worries .
Stanley: Chick-fil-A protest support co... |
e893b735af80abf00db1d5bbaa9af7f8cd3ac7b7 | They have been touted by some as the cheap and eco-friendly future of energy. But many of Britain’s solar panels are not actually generating as much power as they could – because they are facing the wrong way, an expert has warned. Angling solar panels in an alternating east and west-facing formation, rather than in ro... | Prof Ralph Gottschalg, of Loughborough University, said that angling solar panels east and west would increase the amount of electricity generated .
Nearly half a million British homes have solar panels .
Typical family saves an estimated £800 a year due to cheaper energy bills and green subsidies . |
e893c4a8353934636acf5a294be2478a539e92c8 | By . Wills Robinson . A mother has spoken of the heartbreaking moment her beloved golden Labrador died in her arms after she was poisoned - just hours before another family dog suffered the same cruel fate. Ali Harling, 45, from Preesall, Lancashire, was left 'devastated' after someone deliberately threw a drug over he... | Ali Harling, 45, believes someone deliberately threw drugs over the fence .
Her 11-year-old Labrador, Dizzy, died in her arms in Preesall, Lancashire .
Stan, a golden Labrador, suffered same fate hours later at the vets .
Police are not releasing name of substance, fearing others may use it .
All of her dogs got sick, ... |
e8945da5b796c75ade750a2f194938e0259bc3ab | South Korean prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant for the former Korean Air executive Heather Cho who sparked outrage by kicking a flight attendant off a plane for serving macadamia nuts the wrong way. The warrant would cover charges of violating aviation safety rules, including a change in a flight plan, assault ... | Heather Cho ordered a plane back to the gate after a flight attendant served nuts in a bag .
She later apologized and resigned from her role as vice president with Korean Air .
Now, prosecutors say they are seeking an arrest warrant; decision expected next week .
Prosecutors: The potential warrant would include charges... |
e8949bbb17f9ad8e2d3bd5a83e8e31aecb8f45f9 | A top Argentinian actress has inspired fans across Latin America after posting powerful pictures of her bald head during chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. Glamorous Lorena Meritano, 44, who was diagnosed with the disease in May, has won widespread praise for sharing the images. The star of the Latin American v... | Glamorous actress, 44, starred in Latin American Desperate Housewives .
Wrote on Twitter that hair is no more important that jewellery or make-up .
Hopes her powerful pictures will raise awareness of breast cancer . |
e8950caed2a0bc2fb2138cef8ff1a15100ced40e | A Kentucky museum devoted to Corvettes is ready to put a car-swallowing sinkhole in its rear view mirror. Workers arrived Monday at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green to start plugging the hole that consumed eight prized sports cars in February. The sight of crumpled cars toppled like toys in the gaping pit ... | Workers arrived Monday at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to start plugging the sinkhole that opened in February .
The 40ft wide crater consumed eight prized sports cars .
Filling in the hole will cost $3.2 million and take about eight months . |
e8952fa04f2f8572a43b5417086f8d5e4edb302d | Women aged 40 and over are spending more money than ever on risque lingerie and erotic accessories, say sales statistics from lingerie companies. They're spending a small fortune on lingerie and sex toys - more than double the amount women in their 20s spend, according to lingerie and erotic accessory boutique Petits B... | Petit Bisous customers are 60% women over 40 - who buy naughtier items .
Those in their 20s spend avg. £150 compared to £500+ for those above 40 .
Lovehoney report women of 40 have higher libidos than 20 somethings .
Polled 2,100 men and women ranging in age from 18 to over 65 . |
e89569f16dee726a6c9933251af9db5e8124f4dd | (CNN) -- Microsoft's rebranding of the widely used but culturally fading Hotmail service is off to a big start. More than 1 million people signed up for e-mail accounts with Outlook, the new service to which all Hotmail users will eventually be transferred, in its first few hours of existence Tuesday. But one important... | Microsoft's new Outlook e-mail service gets 1 million sign-ups in a few hours .
One user was able to grab an address with CEO Steve Ballmer's name .
All Hotmail users eventually will be switched over to Outlook . |
e8962a135b5a4a825c85ccee7260fc67bc38b440 | (CNN) -- Everyone was blogging about Tuesday's inauguration -- even the people who were putting it on. President Obama, pictured, giving his inaugural speech. Fittingly for an election campaign that was won partly by galvanizing millions of young people to get out and vote via the Internet, Obama's inauguration ushere... | Inauguration set blogosphere alive with comments .
From Facebook to Twitter, everyone wanted to have their say online .
Obama's speech, Michelle's outfit and Rick Warren's prayer proved popular themes . |
e89632953e7b9d92173d4dc8ecc0a909f4e8c4c0 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 10:01 PM on 14th September 2011 . The richest woman in Britain and her billionaire husband have just splashed out on the biggest motor yacht ever built in the UK. Former Miss UK Kirsty Bertarelli and her Swiss husband, Ernesto, had the massive 96-metre six-deck Vava II built t... | Boat is six decks high and has a helicopter landing pad .
Sea trials to start for former Miss UK's vessel .
Design has been kept secret over two-year build . |
e896c5ee5d2e790aaa26412054a2956e721b57ac | Mortgage approvals have dropped by a fifth as the winter chill intensifies in Britain’s housing market. Figures from the British Bankers’ Association reveal tougher rules on lending have put the brakes on home loans. The number of mortgages approved on house purchases dropped to 36,717 in November – down for the fifth ... | Figures reveal tougher rules on lending have put the brakes on home loans .
Mortgage approval numbers on house purchases dropped to 36,717 in November .
British Bankers’ Association shows a 20% slump on same period in 2013 . |
e897cedb905a631bc7f2f292112fbc673762dc11 | The latest version of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone could have a three-sided display, rumours suggest. The new smartphone, which is tipped to launch next year, might sport a wrap-around display so that content on the curved screen can be read from extreme angles. The display is likely to feature on Samsung’s Galaxy S or ... | Rumours that display is likely to feature on .
Samsung’s Galaxy S or Note luxury handsets, but could be the first of a .
new line of curvier handsets .
The handset will use an enhanced version of the company’s Youm technology, which features in the new Galaxy Round handset .
There is currently no release date for the d... |
e8982928ea0b9c62771cb82ad8c06e65dd76a4ac | (CNN) -- Arguments over the massive overhaul of the health care system -- which congressional Democrats hope to pass by next month -- are expected to keep shaking up the country long after the vote. Congress' plan could be the first legislation of its kind passed along strict partisan lines. In modern history, legislat... | Partisan vote a sign of "unhealthy quality of our politics," David Gergen says .
Ideological polarization, "team play," contributing to partisan rancor, expert says .
Leaders may circumvent the normal conference committee process .
White House knowingly sacrificing some Democrats to get the bill passed, analyst says . |
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