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e93541beedc3969593bf25afa113784fc71bc0d0 | (CNN) -- Those who oppose the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court ruling and the explosion of outside money in politics might be breathing a sigh of relief that more than $1 billion in outside spending in federal elections, which heavily favored Republicans, did not seem to buy the results that the big spenders wanted. ... | Rick Hasen: Big money didn't buy the election, but it's still hugely influential .
Ineffective spending limits let big donors influence lawmakers, skew priorities, he says .
He says outside spending can't always buy elections, but it has good chance in close races .
Hasen: Unidisclosed donors keep voters from seeing wh... |
e9356408febea0472d23b8f6ae61fb1e8c91092c | Veteran fisherman Kim Haskell has been fishing all his life, but had never seen anything like the catch he and his family snagged while out fishing past the Great Barrier Reef. Kim, 64, a fruit grower from Bloomfield, Queensland was on a fishing trip with his brother Jamie and nephew Christopher near Osprey Reef in the... | Experienced fisherman Kim Haskell, his brother Jamie and their nephew Christopher were on a family fishing trip in a remote part of the Osprey Reef in Queensland .
Christopher reeled in a whopping 40kg dogtooth tuna with a large spike sticking out of it's head .
The trio removed the spike, and believe it had been there... |
e935d24f0393d2e35e659ffafafa5425dfbdc7ac | John McEnroe has urged Andy Murray to take a break from tennis rather than get straight back onto the practice court. The Scot’s instinct when times are tough is to throw himself into hard work, and it was no different after his mauling by Roger Federer at the ATP World Tour Finals. This would normally be the point in ... | John McEnroe urges Andy Murray not to return straight to the court .
Murray was thrashed 6-0 6-1 by Roger Federer in ATP World Tour Finals .
The Scot took to Twitter after the match in London to apologise to his fans .
Spotlight will now fall on his partnership with coach Amelie Mauresmo . |
e936164c0597f94d37ed7308b03c5af0d929e5e9 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:38 EST, 8 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:42 EST, 8 January 2013 . The holidays may be over, but a Louisiana woman wants to keep a light display on her roof extending a middle finger to her neighbors. U.S. District Judge James Brady heard testimony Monday about whether Sarah ... | Mother of four Sarah Childs designed her Christmas lights to send a 'rude' message to neighbors she has been warring with for a year .
Police initially told her to remove the display or face a possible $400 fine .
She removed the lights, but the ACLU got involved and supported her First Amendment rights to display the ... |
e93649c72e32e2e818f59736589e18508cb2204f | Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) -- Negative, expensive campaigns is something Sen. Kay Hagan is getting an education in this year. And something Hillary Clinton knows very well. Clinton campaigned Saturday for her fellow Democrat at a Charlotte rally of about 1,800 supporter. The former U.S. senator and secretary of st... | Hillary Clinton decries outside money in campaigns at an appearance in North Carolina .
Senate race between Democrat Kay Hagan, GOP's Thom Tills is nation's most expensive .
"You have to prove them wrong," Clinton urges the crowd .
Hagan criticizes "out-of-state billionaires" who are "trying to buy this election" |
e936591b20a95732c06159f8878f5ef648d5a636 | Ed Miliband has defended the controversial comedian Russell Brand – insisting that his attacks on democracy are striking a chord with ordinary voters. The Labour leader said he did not agree with Mr Brand's call for people not to vote, but said he was only saying what 'a number of people are thinking'. He said the Holl... | Miliband said he did not agree with Russell Brand's anti-politics 'message'
But he said he was only saying what 'a number of people are thinking'
Brand has called on youngsters to turn their backs on elections .
Claimed voting is pointless because 'it's not going to make any difference'
Branded politicians 'frauds and ... |
e936755b66de4b58149802e1d4843f90ff3d6896 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 11:23 EST, 29 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:28 EST, 29 July 2013 . Victory: 'Godfather of retail' Tony Shiret outside The East London Employment Tribunal building, where he won his unfair dismissal case against Credit Suisse . A City big-hitter nicknamed the 'Godfather of retail' cou... | Tony Shiret successfully claimed that Credit Suisse 'fixed' redundancy .
Emails referred to 'knifing' the respected City Analyst before he lost his job .
Tribunal found the bank had acted in a 'discriminatory and unfair way' |
e936abf074d19a9a82cb056d0a9275b031136209 | Forget humans! This dog shows that he's the one taking the lead. Jason Ephraim, 30, from Houston, Texas, filmed the moment his smart canine grabbed his leash between his teeth ready to go walking. The Labrador, named Baxter, is seen in the boot of a car raring to go for a stroll. 'Good boy, you have your leash ready to... | Jason Ephraim, 30, from Houston, Texas, filmed the moment his smart canine grabbed his leash between his teeth ready to go walking . |
e936b21841fed838d17e1a95da30981fb09d6c34 | Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from international football after 106 caps and 29 goals for England. The midfielder, who is currently on loan at Manchester City from their American partner club New York City, said he had been 'exceptionally proud and honoured' to represent his country for the last 15 years. ... | Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from the England team .
The Manchester City midfielder won 106 caps and scored 29 goals .
Chelsea legend Lampard made his England debut back in 1999 .
He was selected in three World Cup finals and a European Championship .
Lampard said he had been 'exceptionally proud and hono... |
e936ef2d054b369fb89374a50f70434d708b06fb | Hours after a lone gunman murdered 20 school children in Newtown, Connecticut, last December, President Barack Obama took a vow. "We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics," he said. In the year since the Sandy Hook Elementary School ... | Newtown shooting killed 20 elementary students, jolted the nation .
Obama pursued tougher gun control measure, which stalled in the Senate .
Focus has shifted to states; both sides in the debate are energized .
Recall of legislators in Colorado, midterm elections color issue in 2014 . |
e93747a2086b811db9da860167f4151fb6521ee8 | (CNN) -- The week started with all focus on golf's latest child prodigy, but it has ended with a former wonder kid finally fulfilling her great promise. Michelle Wie claimed her first major title Sunday, winning the U.S. Women's Open at her 11th attempt. Now 24, she triumphed by two shots from fellow American, Stacy Le... | Michelle Wie wins the first major title of her career at U.S. Women's Open .
Hawaiian triumphs by two strokes at Pinehurst in North Carolina .
World No. 1 Stacy Lewis claims second place after Sunday's 66 . |
e93758136422cd9bb41a83524c7e742235176927 | When Molly Askham was just ten weeks old, her parents noticed that one side of her head was much flatter than the other. Doctors diagnosed her with a severe skull deformity called plagiocephaly or ‘flat head syndrome’ – but told Michelle and Peter Askham that treatment wasn’t available on the NHS. Desperate to make the... | Molly Askham had 'flat head syndrome' and her skull appeared misshapen .
She needed a £2,000 specially designed helmet to reshape her head .
The NHS would not fund the treatment as it deemed it to be 'cosmetic'
Parents borrowed £400 in high-interest loans to pay for private treatment . |
e9384687d7b81ac1619682ac89c8fcb89f66d791 | Labour is ‘playing politics with prosperity’ by refusing to give full backing to the planned High Speed 2 railway, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin will say today. Ministers will seek to demonstrate their commitment to the £50billion project this week by unveiling plans to extend it all the way to Scotland. But M... | Patrick McLoughlin will say Labour is depriving North of economic benefits .
New plans unveiled showing how railway could extend to Scotland .
Report says abandoning HS2 could lead to 14 years of delays elsewhere . |
e9387518e480f11c297c100f3685e94e4dc263ac | A pensioner who fell ill on a P&O luxury cruise collapsed and died in a budget hotel room after being ‘forced off the ship and abandoned’ at a Mexican port. Beryl Robinson, 84, was told she had to leave the cruise after a bug she is believed to have picked up on board the 950ft Arcadia developed into a chest infection.... | Beryl Robinson is believed to have picked up bug on 24-night cruise to US .
Developed chest infection and was moved to on board medical centre .
The 84-year-old paid more than £2,100 for treatment from ship's doctors .
Family asked if she could stay on ship for three more days until final stop .
But were told it was a ... |
e938760eacdf77c8b3f6ade1071037c6b46ba751 | Naming Downton Abbey's beloved Labrador after the goddess Isis seemed like a good idea at the time. But there are claims the pet could be on her way out - after she was dogged by comparisons to the brutal wave of Islamist violence of the same name. Tonight's episode raises questions for the first time over Isis' health... | Labrador named after Egyptian goddess long before Middle East militants .
But recently her name began raising eyebrows with Downton Abbey fans .
In tonight's show Earl and Countess of Grantham hint at possible demise .
'She's terribly listless. I don't know that she hasn't picked up a germ' |
e938abd4251b32274fbbc2484d8d13b80af3d291 | By . Ruth Styles . 'First what I do is get my tape measure and then I measure its circumference and get the weight of the product. 'People like to know whether its rigid, flexible or floppy and if it has balls as well.' Explaining the secret of writing product descriptions for dildos, editorial assistant Cazz Thornton ... | Lovehoney is responsible for one in three sex toys sold in the UK .
Launched by Neal Slateford and Richard Longhurst and worth £30m .
New fly-on-the-wall documentary delves into working life at the company .
Tasks include dispensing advice to customers and dealing with returns .
5000 products include 'teddybabes', 'win... |
e938dd23df8e46b0e021d417b8b21be3cfe64675 | Two Yazidi sisters held captive by ISIS have told of how they tried to kill each other when they realised they were going to be sold as wives to terrorist fighters. Wafa, 27, and her sister, who has not been identified, were captured along with hundreds of other Yazidi women when the town on Sinjar fell into ISIS hands... | Thousands of Yazidi women captured as ISIS took Sinjar city in August .
Girls as young as 12 forced into marriage, raped, and beaten for resisting .
Others sold to fighters who took them home to live with their wives .
Many girls commit suicide, according to witnesses who have escaped . |
e9391e3e3430ba10b6619e3bfcfb8715ad797688 | By . Craig Hope for MailOnline . Follow @CraigHope_DM . CLICK HERE to read Martin Samuel's full match report from the Stadium of Light . It was the summer of love for 3-5-2. But as the last few rays of our sunshine season landed on the Stadium of Light, the celebrated system was cast in the shade. Yes, United escaped w... | Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw with Sunderland .
Louis van Gaal persevered with his 3-5-2 formation system .
Dutchman used system to guide Holland to World Cup semi-finals .
Using wing backs does not seem to work in the Premier League .
Ashley Young struggled with defensive side and booked for diving .
Robin... |
e9395af1c52ed0b590b2253bbdefcc2772a352ed | A jazz saxophonist whose daughter was killed in the Sandy Hook massacre has a released a heart-rendering album dedicated to her memory. Ana Marquez-Greene, six, was among the 20 pupils and six adults murdered by Adam Lanza at the Connecticut elementary school in December 2012. While the world knows how Ana died, her fa... | Ana Marquez-Green was among 20 pupils killed in Sandy Hook massacre .
Six-year-old's father Jimmy Greene has released an album in her memory .
Jazz saxophonist wants the public to know how his daughter lived .
Record will include Ana singing a hymn as her brother plays the piano .
A children's choir made up of her clas... |
e939c1253b14ce28b9fe08e8d31bdb022107ff51 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 06:14 EST, 25 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:07 EST, 25 February 2014 . A new global monitoring system has been set up to offer ‘near real time’ information about the destruction of forests around the world. Global Forest Watch (GFW) uses satellites, open data and crowdsourcing to... | Global Forest Watch (GFW) uses satellites, open data and crowdsourcing to map areas of forest destruction and gain .
The system is backed by 40 businesses including Google and should give businesses a better idea about whether their products are sustainable . |
e939e46acf6abcb68293fecf36d2720ca3ca56ef | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 07:51 EST, 6 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:06 EST, 6 March 2014 . A river in eastern China caught fire after years of pollution from factories upstream had turned it flammable. The river had become so contaminated that it was set alight by a lit cigarette being thrown into the water. The ... | Lit cigarette ignited polluted river in Zhejiang province, eastern China .
The flames went up more than 16ft in the air before they were extinguished .
Locals blame factories and packaging firms upstream for pollution . |
e93a155aba14b09497366bc2934e766fca2d0fa1 | Canberra, Australia (CNN) -- After six years of a Labor administration, including three tumultuous years of a hung parliament, Australian voters have returned to a conservative government and majority rule. Kevin Rudd, reinstalled as prime minister by his party at the 11th hour, managed to contain the size of the loss,... | Questions remain about how Tony Abbott will handle top job, says Michelle Grattan .
He inherits electorate that is disillusioned with and disengaged from politics, she adds .
New PM, while conservative, is likely to be centrist and pragmatic - Grattan .
Challenge for Australia is end reliance on mining sector . |
e93a7b53b6db73691f4414bfa7f5bf38b2d2c68e | Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed he was the obvious choice after winning his second successive Ballon d’Or title earlier this month. The 29-year-old beat Bayern Munich keeper Manuel Neuer and rival Lionel Messi to the prestigious award after a stellar 12 months with 56 goals in 51 Real Madrid games. R... | Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or for the second straight year .
The 29-year-old guided Real Madrid to the 2014 Champions League title .
He scored 61 goals for club and country last year .
Johan Cruyff: Ronaldo should NOT have won Ballon . |
e93b12984b4128aa7d0ab9ec6977db06cf662aaa | A woman who wrote in her journal that it was 'ahmazing' to kill her nine-year-old neighbor when she was 15 has asked a judge to overturn her guilty plea. Alyssa Bustamante, now 19, appeared in court in Jefferson County, Missouri on Thursday and she only pleaded guilty to killing Elizabeth Olten in 2009 because she had ... | Alyssa Bustamante strangled and stabbed Elizabeth Olten in Missouri in 2009 because she wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone .
She was initially charged as an adult with first-degree murder and face life without the possibility of parole .
She pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder and w... |
e93b2579827e4cc799c4a31769d7290c0254ec21 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:26 EST, 12 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:45 EST, 13 June 2012 . A foul-mouthed pensioner branded 'Britain's nastiest granny' for making her neighbours' lives hell during a 12-year harassment campaign was given an ASBO today. Joan Nisbet, 71, sprayed weedkiller in a woman's fac... | Joan Nisbet created a 'living hell' during 12-year campaign of harassment .
Drove one neighbour to the brink of taking his own life .
Croydon Council impose ASBO after ruling restraining order was 'insufficient' to protect her neighbours .
Council makes bid to close her home, a move normally reserved for drug dens .
Sp... |
e93b7f4261c4b6440785cc85579ab0a50ae321fc | London (CNN) -- A policeman in London appears to have accidentally revealed an arrest plan for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, in what UK media have branded an embarrassing slip-up by London's Metropolitan Police. The photo, snapped by the Press Association news agency and published in several newspapers, shows a cli... | Policeman is photographed holding what appears to be an Assange arrest plan .
A line can be read saying, "Assange to be arrested under all circumstances"
"The document is not related to the Julian Assange case," a police spokeswoman says .
Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June . |
e93b7f69bc3653e227164ff2332e5a6da789233e | By . Ted Thornhill . PUBLISHED: . 06:07 EST, 11 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:50 EST, 11 October 2013 . A pensioner knifed her husband in the stomach in an attempt to ‘shut him up’ after a blazing row about how to operate a digital camera. Barbara Smith, 72, stabbed husband John, 83, with a six-inch knife after a ‘c... | Barbara Smith, 72, stabbed husband John, 83, after a 'childish' argument .
Mrs Smith was given eight months behind bars, suspended for 12 months .
Mr Smith said his home would not be the same without his wife of 53 years . |
e93bbfb4a663ce05370d8d9af475be9e3bfac303 | (CNN) -- Tony Gwynn, a Hall of Fame outfielder who spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the San Diego Padres, has died after a multiyear battle with salivary gland cancer. He was 54. "Major League Baseball today mourns the tragic loss of Tony Gwynn, the greatest Padre ever and one of the most accomplished... | Gwynn died at 54 after a long battle with salivary gland cancer .
He was a 15-time All-Star and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 .
Hall of Fame chair recalls his "kindness, graciousness and passion for the game"
His son, also an MLB outfielder, tweets, "Today I lost my Dad, my best friend and my ment... |
e93c3a77e0f7a82529aee7f7a17eb83a54dd1cc5 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . PUBLISHED: . 11:16 EST, 17 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:52 EST, 17 March 2014 . A mother has spoken of her anger as police continue to hold on to her teenage daughter's remains - more than one year after her body was found. Hailey Darlene Dunn, 13, went missing from her home in Colorado City,... | Hailey Darlene Dunn, 13, went missing in Colorado City in December 2010 .
Remains were discovered in March last year near a lake about 20 miles away .
No arrests have yet been made and remains are still being held by police .
Cheerleader's mother says waiting for them to be released is 'pure hell'
'It has been a year n... |
e93c5303f76d0ec2ae71999ea5ac3465b4337f6a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 05:31 EST, 22 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:37 EST, 22 October 2013 . In a haze of gold and glamour the youngest daughter of Indonesia's Sultan married her groom this morning in a lavish wedding ceremony. But the celebrations are far from over - the new husband and wife are on... | Gusti Ratu Kanjeng Hayu married Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo Notonegoro .
Sultan Hamengkubuwono X's fourth daughter has dated KPH for 10 years .
They met at high school reunion and became romantically involved in US .
The couple were officially married at 7am this morning . |
e93c94756b510be5f34ca59ed0d16ecaa0214f45 | According to a new online poll, playing sick is a young thing. The Future of Work Poll, which comes from University of Melbourne, measured how employed Australians view their work, and who is most likely to fake a sick day. The study, which examined 1,035 Australian workers, and found that 43 per cent of workers aged 1... | A new poll measured how 1,035 employed Australians view their work .
43 per cent of workers aged 18-24 admitted to faking a sick day .
Fulltime employees are more likely to fake a sickie than part-time workers .
Workplace leaders are more likely than employees to look forward to work . |
e93ce4136296c6d50075661588b9497e796dbeda | By . Emma Thomas . PUBLISHED: . 07:31 EST, 29 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:50 EST, 29 October 2013 . Syria has seen its first confirmed polio outbreak in 14 years, raising fears it will spread across the country. The U.N.'s health agency confirmed ten polio cases in northeast Syria. Officials are awaiting lab resul... | U.N. confirm ten cases in northeast Syria .
Officials are awaiting lab results on another 12 cases with polio symptoms .
The highly contagious disease can be deadly . |
e93cee533fee08e83cebf21d013d77f7bcfaf948 | A female lawn bowls player has been banned from competing for her local team, because the league claims women are 'not as good as men'. Claire Williams, 51, helped get Burway Bowling Club in Ludlow, Shropshire into the top lawn bowls division in the county last year. However, the Shropshire Premier Bowling League (SPBL... | Claire Williams can't play for her lawn bowls team as women are banned .
The Shropshire Premier Bowling League voted down appeal last year .
President of League says female players are 'not as good as men'
Mike Hinton said he will be 'fighting vehemently' to keep women out . |
e93de9309939ee67b44e49ec5bb6a0792874eb0a | By . Australian Associated Press . Women will have to wait another 75 years to be paid as much as men, a new report by Oxfam Australia has revealed. The report urges the world leaders meeting in Australia for the G20 summit later this year to make gender equality a priority in their discussions. Women are paid less tha... | Oxfam Australia report urges world leaders to consider gender equality at G20 summit in Brisbane later this year .
Women do most unpaid labour and are discriminated against in the household, according to Oxfam boss Helen Szoke .
G20 report recognises Australia already has strong policies to support women in the workpla... |
e93e9ce7864a0af4183ff99822e3c60382138de8 | By . Emily Kent Smith . The Ministry of Justice is investigating how receipts allegedly belonging to serial killer Rosemary West and stolen from the prison where she is serving a life sentence ended up on eBay. The jail receipts were put on the site by convicted rapist George Galloway, 50. The online auction site has s... | Probe launched after Rose West's confidential information appears on eBay .
Convicted rapist claims he worked at Low Newton prison near Durham .
Police confirm they arrested a 50-year-old man from Middlesbrough in connection with the investigation . |
e93e9fb4d15a2b9d88e9de9aaeaff3aea112f8e6 | By . Mark Teece . The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head to the Georgia Dome to take on the Atlanta Falcons, with both teams looking to turn their early season form around. Last season, this NFC South divisional match-up was split 1-1 with the home team emerging victorious on both occasions. The Falcons made an impressive start... | Tampa Bay travel to Atlanta to take on NFC South divisional rivals .
Buccaneers have lost opening two games of 2014 season .
Falcons began season with win over Saints but then lost to Bengals .
Carolina Panthers set early pace in NFC South with two wins out of two . |
e93ebec9da23c951027c61d300cf4c8563557811 | By . Lizzie Edmonds . London's commuters are well known to be a hard-nosed bunch. And this video perhaps proves that theory - as even a man dancing wildly to techno doesn't seem to rouse these commuters on the packed Underground. In hilarious footage, the gentleman - thought to be called Nathan - jumps around, throws h... | Man dances wildly on London Underground while commuters watch on .
Dancer does the robot to Sandstorm by Darude on packed platform .
Many look very unimpressed at the action, while others look terrified .
Hilarious footage has gained 20,000 views in two days on YouTube . |
e93f19466c902e525c5df0ceb30d022cf1f898c9 | David Beckham's eldest son Brooklyn made a significant step towards his own professional playing career on Saturday, after being picked in the squad for Arsenal's Under-18 side. Brooklyn, aged just 15, was an unused substitute as Arsenal saw off Leicester 1-0 at the club's Hertfordshire training ground with former Engl... | David Beckham's son is making an impression in the Arsenal academy .
Brooklyn posted a video playing for Gunners' Under-16s last week .
The 15-year-old was rewarded with a place in the Under-18s squad .
Beckham was an unused substitute as Arsenal beat Leicester . |
e93fb333da0ad7613b166b1ab849259f9d013590 | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . PUBLISHED: . 12:30 EST, 16 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:19 EST, 16 October 2013 . A half-tonne rock, suspected to be a meteorite, has today been pulled out of murky lake in the Urals, Russia. Experts believe it may be part of a meteor whose ground-shaking shockwave hurt 1,600 people in R... | Enormous rock was found in the murky Chebarkul lake in the Urals, Russia .
Experts believe it is part of a meteor that hit Chelyabinsk eight months ago .
The rock broke up into at least three large pieces as scientists tried to lift it . |
e94025354eb0b3f7f3fedabbeb08d4f4f0d029c5 | Forced out: Lotto rapist Iorworth Hoare has put his mansion up for sale at a bargain price after death threats forced him to move . Lotto . rapist Iorworth Hoare has put his mansion up for sale at a knockdown price after death threats forced him to move out. Hoare, 59, became notorious when he won £7.2m on the lottery ... | Millionaire was forced to leave luxury home after the words 'Leave or Die' were spray-painted on his gates .
Six-bedroom detached mansion for sale at just £595,000 . |
e940a5bb843463a18a17aaec7d253520605dd892 | (CNN) -- More than 600 people were evacuated from a restive Syrian city on Sunday, after gunfire interrupted a U.N.-brokered humanitarian pause, state media reported. Syria's government-run Syria TV channel and news agency SANA said Sunday afternoon that 611 people were convoyed out of the city of Homs. SANA reported m... | NEW: State media say 611 people evacuated Sunday after 83 moved Friday .
Each side says other was responsible for gunfire directed at U.N.-led aid convoy .
Operation began on Friday, part of a three-day humanitarian pause .
More than 2,500 have been trapped by months of violence . |
e940ef5a0022571bac718b9c1c542b5d6a599402 | (CNN) -- Israelis woke up on Tuesday to horrifying news: four men, three of them in their 50s, had been slain while they were chanting their morning prayers at a synagogue in the West Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Nof. The perpetrators were two young Palestinian men from East Jerusalem, who attacked with butcher knives... | Tuesday's horrific attack in Jerusalem not unprecedented, says Lisa Goldman .
Jerusalem tensions have been simmering since June, Goldman says .
Rush to engage in moral one-upmanship unhelpful, she says . |
e9413f086950de61861df12f811bc7baa1614b9e | In China, bribery is known colloquially as "tea money" and nearly everyone from local businesses to foreign multinationals has usually had a brush with it. The practice is so widespread that in Yangjiang -- a steel town in Guangdong Province -- a group of artists even made a cheeky exhibition of the official receipts t... | Kick-backs in China are known colloquially as "tea money" in a country where paying bribes is widespread .
China dropped from 80th position to 100 out of 175 countries in a recent corruption index .
Transparency International says the country's poor showing may actually be a sign of improvement . |
e94149fa87e8c2c5a82e142884ccc2e0edccfe13 | (CNN) -- Actor Andy Griffith, who played folksy Sheriff Andy Taylor in the fictional town of Mayberry, died Tuesday at the age of 86, his family said. Griffith died at about 7 a.m. at his home on Roanoke Island, according to Dare County, North Carolina, Sheriff J.D. "Doug" Doughtie. He passed away after an unspecified ... | NEW: President Obama mourns loss of "a performer of extraordinary talent"
Actor Andy Griffith died after an unspecified illness, his family said in a statement .
He "has been laid to rest on his beloved Roanoake Island," the family said .
He is best known for his portrayal of Sheriff Andy Taylor on "The Andy Griffith S... |
e941881c85d1b26e7df12731d2b190458917d216 | The NHS is paralysed by a Mafia-style code of silence that stops whistleblowers highlighting poor care, MPs were told last night. Even senior surgeons fear drawing attention to dangers to patients in case it should damage their career. David Prior, the chairman of the Care Quality Commission watchdog, said there was a ... | Even senior surgeons fear drawing attention to dangers to patients .
CQC chairman David Prior warns of 'chilling' culture in NHS hospitals .
Medics who wish to expose failing hospitals have to be 'very, very brave'
Says senior doctors' career prospects were ruined after they spoke out . |
e941f349c2aa501f9e09cc751315fafdfbb01f5a | (CNN) -- Appetites already whet by Lance Armstrong's reported admission to Oprah Winfrey of performance-enhancing drug use, we now eagerly wait to see what else the disgraced cycling legend puts on the table with the talk show queen. The first part of their 2 1/2-hour interview airs on Winfrey's OWN cable network and t... | Media reports say Armstrong admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs .
Source tells CNN the former cyclist in talks to repay some sponsorship money .
Interview with Winfrey lasted 2 1/2 hours .
Armstrong apologizes to cancer foundation workers for their stress . |
e9420842d116c9a9c947b31855892a7a723f638a | Dressed in yellow, he stands a foot off the deck of a Colorado Springs home, and a few feet from the woods. Everywhere in front of him, there's fire. Thankfully, the flames that climb about five feet up backyard trees don't catch on -- partly because a homeowner wisely trimmed lower branches, in the event of a raging w... | 473 structures have been destroyed by the Black Forest Fire in central Colorado .
An official estimates 30% containment of the over 15,000-acre fire, up from 5% .
A heavy burst of rain helps those fighting the blaze near Colorado Springs .
At least 20 structures are burned in the Royal Gorge Fire southwest of Colorado ... |
e9423996fe796ef4c74e5e018befff91f055d035 | By . Sean Poulter . PUBLISHED: . 18:02 EST, 2 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:46 EST, 3 July 2013 . Sham? Homeopathic practitioners may be offering false hope and causing real harm . Homeopaths are putting patients at risk by discouraging them from seeking essential medical treatment, according to a damning ruling by wat... | Practitioners have been found guilty of making unproven health claims .
Research suggests they offer false hope and may be causing real harm .
Advocates include Prince Charles and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt . |
e9427372c7354d61237ee17a3071981a83b91e92 | Researchers may be getting closer to an effective way of preventing age-related macular degeneration, one of the leading causes of vision loss among older Americans. A new study found that vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid may help prevent age-related macular degeneration. A new study finds that women who took a combinat... | Study: B vitamins may help prevent age-related macular degeneration .
Women taking B6, B12, folic acid had 34 percent lower risk of getting AMD .
Study findings need to be replicated .
Only prevention now is avoiding smoking; antioxidant vitamins prevent progression . |
e942a9c7198f6d6603da521cdb7e69d0fc6bc126 | By . Wills Robinson . Facial hair is often criticised for being scruffy and ungainly, but for these men, it is a way of life. The group, some of whom have spent years perfecting their beards and moustaches, gathered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, near Stuttgart, Germany, to celebrate their unconventional looks during the ... | Competitors gathered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, near Stuttgart, Germany .
One entrant sported a cat-shaped moustache on his upper lip .
Competitors were judged in 17 different styled-based categories .
They included Best Goatee Musketeer and Best English Moustache .
Photographer Christophe Gateau, 23, set-up a studio ... |
e942d9c221f2d2d6bdab21d067a18e68005ab3bd | By . Daniel Bates . The man who accused Michael Jackson in court of abusing him has got married, with the prosecutor who accused the King of Pop among the guests. Gavin Arvizo, whose claims led to the sensational trial in 2005, wed his sweetheart Shelby Drake who is the daughter of an Atlanta Baptist minister and spent... | Arvizo, whose claims led to trial in 2005, wed sweetheart Shelby Drake .
Guest list included former Senior Assistant District Attorney Ron Zonen .
Awkward moment as DJ unwittingly played Jackson song at reception . |
e9431b3b85097e1565f483ef456de7a9820eb7b1 | (CNN) -- Sweden's culture minister was feeling the heat Wednesday after a weekend art exhibit in which she cut up a cake baked into the shape of a cartoonishly stereotyped African woman. A group representing Swedes of African descent has called for Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth to resign over that it called a racist caricatu... | Sweden's culture minister cut a cake shaped like an African woman at a weekend exhibit .
A group representing African Swedes has called for her resignation .
The minister says the cake was designed as a statement against racism . |
e94355d5f1ed45d19d2b3a53922bb32a703b5dae | Stare at this black and white wheel long enough and you may see a colour appear out of nowhere. But incredibly, different people see different colours - and some may not see anything at all. Many people say they see green, others see yellow and a few see red, but exactly why this is the case has baffled scientists for ... | Illusion named Benham's top after Essex-born toymaker Charles Benham .
Some people see green, a few yellow or red and others no colour at all .
Exactly why illusion looks different to different people is still a mystery .
Benham's top is being researched for use as a tool to identify eye disease . |
e943a6a34c553e951a8e6de0655dee8a7f4c772f | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 17:48 EST, 2 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:08 EST, 3 December 2013 . There's something rotten in Christmas tree country and it means some farmers are looking overseas for a solution. Phytophthora root rot, caused by a waterborne mould, is an issue with fir producers nationwide. ... | Phytophthora root rot is a stubborn enemy for some Christmas tree growers .
No fungicide has proved effective to control Phytophthora .
Growers turning to species from Europe, Asia that are more resistant . |
e943ea4d3928c2b26acf2d08a0c1e86320d455cc | (CNN) -- An "America's Got Talent" contestant's emotional story of getting hit by a grenade in Afghanistan is not backed up by military records. And now, questions surround whether he embellished his heroic tale. Timothy Poe wowed the three judges on the NBC program Monday night after stuttering when he spoke, but sing... | NEW: The Minnesota National Guard says it will change his records if he provides proof .
Minnesota Army National Guard says his records don't mention his grenade attack story .
Poe said he began singing to help with a stutter triggered by the attack .
Someone who served with him calls the story "bs" |
e943f33c8ffeb66f1f95e8c82c4180f172eca88b | Education Secretary Michael Gove has been accused of 'sitting on' warnings of a 'Trojan Horse' plots since 2010 . Education Secretary Michael Gove was accused yesterday of ‘sitting on’ four-year-old warnings that Muslim hardliners were attempting to take over Birmingham schools. Headteacher Tim Boyes said he cautioned ... | Headteacher 'sent letter to the council warning of bloodless coup' in 2010 .
Caution came three years before council learned of 'Trojan Horse plot'
Council insists meeting with head in 2010 was a 'general policy discussion' |
e943f9621e5d2edb1ccf9d9706ac93f624951764 | By . Mark Duell . and Chris Pleasance . He was named as the sexiest ginger man in a poll last month, beating actors Michael Fassbender and Damian Lewis into first place. But Prince Harry insisted to the wounded servicemen and women joining him on his 124-mile South Pole trek last year that his beard was blond, it has b... | Prince Harry trekked to South Pole in journey last year for charity .
Grew beard during adventure and told crew members it was blond .
The team took 10 days to drag 11st sledges 124 miles across pole .
Harry's South Pole Heroes Episode 2 is screened at 8pm this Sunday on ITV1 . |
e94422b7be81f5888aba865c7794a39afa75834c | Sydney (CNN) -- Australia's Qantas Airways said Tuesday its flights are back to normal after a government labor board ordered it to end a dispute with its unions that grounded the airline over the weekend. "Qantas sincerely regrets the impact on customers of industrial action over recent months and looks forward to a r... | NEW: Qantas says all flights are operating on time .
NEW: The backlog of domestic passengers will be cleared by early Tuesday afternoon, the company says .
Some 100,000 passengers were affected by the grounding of Qantas flights . |
e94486c84678aad2b1a28838299ed7dbb885f667 | Petco has stopped selling a boozy treat meant to calm dogs. The national chain has taken the Good Dog Pet Calming Supplement off its shelves and removed it from their online store after some protested over the alcohol content of the product. The treatment, which is said to be homeopathic, contains an astonishing 13 per... | Petco has stopped selling the Good Dog Pet Calming Supplement after objections over the fact that the product was 13 percent alcohol .
They will also be offering full refunds for people who return the product to their stores .
This comes just two weeks after the chain removed all Chinese-made dog and cat treats from it... |
e944a2c45079595070405f2c73fbf7c202b7d433 | Former England manager Fabio Capello used a word associated with homophobic abuse in a radio interview in which he also defended racist comments made by Arrigo Sacchi. Capello had been asked if he thought criticism of current La Liga champions Atletico Madrid for an over-physical approach was justified and he replied: ... | Fabio Capello used a word that could cause offence during the interview .
The former England boss also defended racist comments by Arrigo Sacchi .
The Italian has been involved in politically incorrect statements before .
Click here for all the latest football news . |
e944b6e3b24e9e9eee891a10678bf3ff3fe4f6b1 | (CNN) -- On mobile devices, social media may be hot, but news still captures people's attention. And the news business, troubled though it has been, is all about attention. But can mobile news apps help save news about your community? In just a couple of years, mobile devices are likely to be the most common way that p... | New research shows news apps are competitive with Twitter's mobile app .
Many hope that revenue from these apps might offset losses from print and broadcast news .
News apps are costly to make and maintain .
Larger news organizations might profit from apps, but it's doubtful that smaller newspapers will . |
e945325da02262c700122bde432999dcb9ffe733 | A Mediterranean diet does little for the brain and won’t prevent dementia, researchers claim. French scientists say there is no evidence that eating plenty of fruit, vegetables and oily fish boosts concentration in old age. Inspired by traditional eating habits in Italy, Spain and Greece, the diet has been shown to pre... | No evidence that eating plenty of fruit, veg and oily fish boosts concentration in old age, say French experts .
Until now, theory has been that diet prevents the blood vessels that supply the brain becoming blocked . |
e94565767b8df4ad7bd7c248b753d878b871b505 | A High Street bank may stop asking customers for their mother’s maiden name to avoid confusing account-holders with two dads, it was reported last night. A review of RBS’ ‘inclusion’ policies aimed at gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender customers could also include introducing the gender-neutral ‘Mx’ instead of the ... | Bank has reviewed 'inclusion' policies aimed at LGBT customers .
May stop asking account holders for their mother's maiden name .
Staff receiving training in speaking to customers changing gender . |
e945b12e52e630be53c1475dc4416d16b78383f2 | A couple who had tried to have a baby for five years were delighted to finally become parents - thanks to an unusual diet. Hannah Cope, had almost give up hope of becoming a mother after undergoing five unsuccessful rounds of IVF, each of which costs £5,000. But the 34-year-old became pregnant and gave birth to a healt... | Hannah and Simon spent five years trying to conceive a child .
They decided to try egg and soya solution for final attempt .
Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to Noah in late 2012 . |
e945b4ecdfee92bee3463ddb2161f2d870852ed9 | By . Emma Reynolds . PUBLISHED: . 05:23 EST, 5 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:25 EST, 8 November 2012 . Parents and pupils are furious after a religious studies GCSE textbook was discovered to be littered with errors - including a caption that identifies a picture of a Muslim as a Jew. Staff at JFS (formerly known a... | Exam board-approved textbook gets key facts about religion wrong .
It shows a picture of a Muslim praying - and claims it is actually a Jew .
Teachers forced to tell pupils: 'Ignore this book'
AQA was accused of 'justifying' anti-semitism in May of this year, when one of its GCSE exam papers asked why people are prejud... |
e945b924c16012e0b971c7098fe30345ade48634 | The ex-wife of Scot Young, the bankrupt property tycoon who fell to his death, is seeking 'a fresh pair of eyes' to search for the fortune she believes he kept from her during a bitter divorce battle. Mr Young was jailed for six months for contempt of court during his high-profile matrimonial row with his former partne... | Tycoon jailed during matrimonial row with former partner Michelle Young .
It came as she accused 52-year-old of hiding away more than £400million .
Judge now says Michelle Young is entitled to apply for a creditors' meeting .
She is seeking 'a fresh pair of eyes' to search for fortune she believes Mr Young kept from he... |
e945ebecfbc021ba63d23f167924f3afb126c528 | The International Olympic Committee is to seek an explanation from Russian member Shamil Tarpischev for his derogatory comments about Serena and Venus Williams. Tarpischev, who is president of the Russian Tennis Federation and captain of their Davis and Fed Cup teams, has been widely condemned for calling Serena and Ve... | Shamil Tarpischev described Serena and Venus Williams as 'brothers'
He has been fined and banned from the WTA for a year .
But the IOC will seek an explanation from the Russian tennis chief .
Serena Williams has described his comments as sexist and racist . |
e945fdf5fc49ab018a7fe7867c688a05a8631c5a | Steve Jobs is remembered as one of the greatest minds of his generation - but during his lifetime, he was convinced that his achievements would be swiftly forgotten. In a newly unearthed interview, the Apple founder complained that because of the fast pace of technological innovation, his inventions became out-of-date ... | Apple founder pointed out that tech breakthroughs are quickly overtaken .
'This is not a field where one paints a painting looked at for centuries'
Made humble claim in 1994 interview now unearthed for the first time . |
e9461c0efa0f797c7722b24006798b96909436a2 | By . Emily Crane . It's not the usual sleek and sophisticated style Crown Princess Mary is renowned for, but the Danish Royal still managed to looking stunning as she donned a traditional costume to visit a Greenlandic town on a summer holiday with her family. Australian-born Princess Mary and husband Crown Prince Fred... | The Danish royal couple visited Qaqortoq, the capital of Southern Greenland, with their four children .
Princess Mary and husband Prince Frederick donned national costumes as they stepped of their royal yacht .
They royal family are sailing around Greenland for seven days as part of a summer holiday tour . |
e9463348b79a37b4508614d381280b74cc76c668 | The wife of the Al Qaeda chief who radicalised the Charlie Hebdo killers has claimed he is a ‘victim’. Sylvie Beghal, 45, who lives on benefits in Leicester, declared her husband Djamel Beghal a ‘hostage’ after he was put in solitary confinement following the terror attacks. She moaned that French officers broke his pr... | Sylvie Beghal believes her husband Djamel is a victim after Paris killings .
Mr Beghal is being held in solitary confinement in a French prison .
Security services believe he is a top al Qaeda's recruiter in Europe .
Mrs Beghal lives in Leicester, does not work, and lives on benefits . |
e9467259125cf09137b08f46ecd0ba3506a0568f | PSG boss Laurent Blanc has admitted his side is not in a good state ahead of their clash with Barcelona. 'We'll be against our masters, almost, tomorrow,' Blanc told a news conference as he prepared to host Luis Enrique's side at the Parc des Princes. The former Bordeaux coach claimed the only way for PSG to get back o... | Laurent Blanc admitted his team are out of currently form .
PSG face Barcelona in Champions League on Tuesday .
French champions have drawn four of their last five games .
PSG currently fourth in Ligue 1 behind Marseille, Bordeaux and Lille .
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is out of Barca clash with heel injury . |
e946941fd4c54faa2fe1c8edcbb5965250f70e53 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . A man has been arrested after allegedly stuffing his 5ft 10in girlfriend in a suitcase because she dumped him. Wang Ke reportedly tied up Mu Ma after she broke up with him at a hotel in the city of Xi'an in central China's Shaanxi province. He then bundled her into a suitcase, before paying for... | Wang Ke reportedly tied up his girlfriend, Mu Ma, at hotel in Xi'an, China .
Allegedly put her in suitcase, before paying two drivers to take him home .
But he was caught after drivers heard Mu's muffled screams, it is claimed .
Wang was arrested and taken into custody as the car arrived in Shenyang .
In interview, he ... |
e946b7612441712b790e086c3273c43838bf8765 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 10:56 EST, 29 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:21 EST, 29 January 2014 . David Cameron today revealed his delight at being seen as just another ‘middle-aged slightly overweight man’ when out jogging as he expressed his regret at losing his privacy since beco... | Prime Minister reveals the moment he realised he'd lost his privacy .
Speaks of battle to spend time with his family while running the country .
Ruled out taking party in Strictly Come Dancing but prefers baking .
Lifts the lid on his weekly conversations with the 'well-informed' Queen . |
e946eeae49fb358869dc4efc94ddcf32dbed192a | (CNN) -- No one expected them to live long. A glass tree at the University of Miami commemorates those who died from complications of HIV/AIDS. Many of their peers succumbed to unusual infections by their first or second birthdays. They were living on borrowed time, it seemed. While their friends' parents visited scho... | Babies born with HIV/AIDs in the 1980s defy expectations .
HIV/AIDs transmission through pregnancy has been curbed through medicine .
Teens living with virus have unique camaraderie . |
e947362dcddc7ce1fa98c2031b3af5910ec8df55 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Attorney General Eric Holder Thursday ran into unexpected bipartisan opposition on Capitol Hill over the Justice Department's failure to release its report on the alleged misconduct of the prosecutors who mishandled the prosecution of the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens. Two Democrats and two Republica... | 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans jumped on AG for not releasing report on prosecution of senator .
Report is about the prosecution of the late former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens .
Report was by the Justice watchdog unit, the Office of Professional Responsibility .
AG said he would support making most of the report public at the ... |
e947a08af4f5654f159880737509b7b6b5cc1b73 | By . Chris Paine . A wronged wife threatened to blow up her own husband's family during a vigilante hate campaign - after she found out he had led a double life as a paedophile. Stephanie Simcock, 25, was so furious at learning the dark secret of ex-trainee priest Richard Simcock, she left a string of chilling phone an... | Stephanie Simcock, 25, left menacing messages for her mother-in-law .
Husband Richard, 28, was jailed last year for child sex offences .
Stephanie had no idea about his dark past and threatened his family: 'I am going to kill you all'
Rawtenstall-based Stephanie jailed 12 weeks after admitting to the threats . |
e94803d0857811d2900a7230aeeba98b0b6e200f | By . Chris Hastings . PUBLISHED: . 16:02 EST, 8 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:04 EST, 8 September 2012 . He has told how, as a boy, people dismissed him as thick because of his severe dyslexia. Which only makes it even more remarkable that Jamie Oliver has just been named as Britain’s second biggest-selling author... | Television chef Jamie Oliver has sold more than 10 million cook books .
Outranked only by Harry Potter author JK Rowling on The Bookseller's list of the most valuable authors . |
e9481fec209d6e6172a487fa1962a6ed87a2c749 | Dias Kadyrbayev, 20, admitted in federal court that he removed Tsarnaev's laptop from his dorm room . A college friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded guilty to impeding the investigation by removing incriminating evidence from Tsarnaev's dorm room several days after the deadly attack.... | Dias Kadyrbayev, 20, made the admission in federal court Thursday .
Admitted he removed Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's laptop and a backpack .
Twin bombs at 2013 marathon killed three people and injured more than 260 .
Plea agreement: Prosecutors to ask for no more than seven years in prison . |
e948ac100359dc11a270f3b082457c06f9c108b8 | Dwight Yorke slammed Manchester United for their 'lackadaisical' performance in the first half at West Ham United - claiming they were not set up to 'play the United way'. Fellow Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher was equally scathing in his criticism of Louis van Gaal's side, stating that Radamel Falcao and Robin van P... | Manchester United started Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao up front .
Pair struggled to get into match against West Ham United in first half .
Dwight Yorke said Louis van Gaal's side not set up 'to play the United way'
He blasted Van Persie and Falcao as 'lackadaisical' up front .
Jamie Carragher also claimed pair a... |
e9493e7c278c7ff3733a09c9df37a21700f45c53 | The tower housing Big Ben will be renamed in honour of the Queen under plans supported by the majority of MPs. David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband are among senior figures from all parties who have backed the proposal to call it the Elizabeth Tower. A total of 331 MPs have now signed up to the campaign. It mirror... | Leaders of the three main parties throw their weight behind proposal .
Parliament's governing body is expected to agree to give London landmark its new name by the end of the month . |
e9496c75c6362587e4e18191b824e6f62de2d002 | (CNN) -- That's right, I said it. And I mean it. Roland Martin says the GOP is missing its chance to win black voters. The GOP as a whole is completely scared of black voters, and the actions by the front-runners for the party's 2008 nomination show they are continuing the same silly political games the party has playe... | Martin: Republican outreach efforts to black voters are lacking .
Martin: Democrats win the black vote because they try for it .
Martin: GOP could appeal to blacks on immigration, education, health care . |
e949a2ad352c9192f79b5beab93e6247a869c417 | A species of mosquito capable of transmitting a deadly disease have been found thriving on marshes in the Thames Estuary. Colonies of culex modestus, which can spread the West Nile virus in one bite, have been discovered by scientists at sites across North Kent. The virus, which killed 286 people in America in 2012, ca... | Culex modestus have been discovered by scientists 50 miles from London .
Invasive mosquito can spread the deadly West Nile virus in one bite .
There is currently no vaccine, which can lead to fatal form of Meningitis . |
e94a12e370518d54d733678ec31bb18fbc1c5e04 | A mother is behind bars after admitting to injecting a substance into her son's IV drip as he lay in the hospital. Candy Fluty of Kermit, West Virginia appeared in court on Monday after she injected the substance over the weekend while her son Elijah was being treated for symptoms related to Hirschsprung disease, which... | Candy Fluty of Kermit, West Virginia was arrested Monday after admitting to injecting a substance into her son Elijah's IV drip .
A family member says that substance was allegedly saline, and that Fluty was attempting to break up one of the boy's blood clots .
9-year-old Elijah was at Cincinnati Children's Hospital bei... |
e94a1e5b18fc52f96bd59c5fd533282c7d2a17f3 | (EW.com) -- "The Hunger Games" movie may not have had trouble earning a PG-13 rating, but many parents and educators are wondering whether the best-selling book trilogy belongs on library shelves. The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom released its annual list of most frequently challenged b... | American Library Association releases its annual list of most frequently challenged books .
"The Hunger Games" books occupy the number three position .
ALA counted 327 reported attempts to restrict or remove books from schools and libraries . |
e94acca6d394cca18c410d5dd85ca1fe57070d26 | (CNN) -- I bet that Paul Ryan is not typically serenaded by mariachis. But then, this week was anything but typical for the Republican congressman from Wisconsin. Ryan traveled to Chicago--and across the aisle--to appear alongside Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Illinois, perhaps Congress' most vocal proponent of immigration re... | Ruben Navarrette: In Chicago visit, Rep. Paul Ryan speaks in favor of immigration reform .
He says many in GOP oppose Senate bill; Latinos know Ryan has record of backing reform .
Is Chicago trip kickoff of 2016 Hispanic outreach efforts? It could help, if he follows up, he says .
Navarrette: Rubio, Bush others likely ... |
e94b7900bafad9633e4eb10de0b11c031636ce2e | (CNN) -- The musician Bjork is releasing the first ever app-album. It's called "Biophilia," and it goes on sale in the Apple App Store on Tuesday. The app-album is a collection of games, visualizations and musical scores that accompany Bjork's songs, which also is available for a traditional audio-only download. Each s... | Bjork's new album, "Biophilia," debuts on Tuesday .
It is billed as the world's first "app album"
Each song is an app with an interactive game attached .
The Icelandic musician is known for her innovative style . |
e94ba606529fc98fa2b899f32ae911b8810724fc | Patients have a ‘human right’ to be told if they have dementia, the new head of the NHS has declared. GPs should always seek to diagnose the illness and not make the assumption that sufferers would rather stay in the dark, said Simon Stevens. He warned that there was an ‘attitude of fatalism’ about dementia in the NHS ... | Comments made by incoming NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens .
GPs should never assume patients are better left in the dark, he said .
He is issuing new guidelines warning of 'fatalistic' approach to dementia .
Figures suggest 850,000 Britons have undiagnosed form of the disease . |
e94bc3f45d7638be5e040fb3d7bde8ded305e73c | Barcelona's 3-0 win over Elche came years in the making - six members of Luis Enrique's starting lineup were academy-produced while the entire bench also came from their famous footballing finishing school - La Masia. Here, Sportsmail looks at the 13 who proved as lucky as the Nou Camp black cat for Barcelona . Academy... | Barcelona started with six academy players against Elche .
Lionel Messi and Munir El Haddadi - both academy products - scored .
Barcelona are famous for the products of their excellent La Masia academy .
The Nou Camp crowd enjoyed seeing some homegrown heroes on Sunday .
They even let Cesc Fabregas and Carles Puyol - t... |
e94bd1ef5ac7447f459ae334feb33234760227ae | Napoli twice came from behind against Juventus to win the Italian Super Cup on penalties in Qatar. Massimo Allegri's side took the lead through Carlos Tevez in both normal and extra time but Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain proved he could match his compatriot with a brace of his own. And in a dramatic penalty shootout t... | Carlos Tevez opened the scoring for Juventus in the fifth minute .
Gonzalo Higuain equalised after heading in Jonathan de Guzman's cross .
Tevez scored again in the second half of extra time .
Higuain then also scored his second to take the game to penalties .
Simone Padoin missed the 14th penalty to hand Napoli the Su... |
e94c316e1e4d14b5e46b3f115f5400f765351871 | By . Laura Cox and Beth Stebner . PUBLISHED: . 18:48 EST, 17 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:31 EST, 18 September 2012 . Windfall: Walter Samasko Jr., who died with only $200 in his checking account, had at least $7million of coins in his Nevada home . When 69-year-old Walter Samasko Jr died in May he left behind ju... | Walter Samasko Jr died this May with only $200 in his bank account .
But officials discovered windfall of gold coins in recluse's garage, valued at more than $7million .
Officials now waiting to get coins appraised by expert .
Windfall will be passed down to Samasko's cousin, a substitute school teacher in southern Cal... |
e94c87159041bb15e85143a08b3af48ad1532a80 | They may be on the naughty list but these pint-sized princesses are determined to teach a sexist Santa Claus about women's rights. The young girls caused a stir earlier this year with a video highlighting sexism against women, and in the Potty Mouth Princesses' latest film they're back to promote equal pay. Dressed in ... | Young girls deliberately shock by using 'F' word to discuss gender pay gap .
Children in festive outfits ask, 'What if Santa was sexist?'
Third feminism film from activist T-shirt company FCKH8.com . |
e94d2bc58abe5f9d6f407c1be9e1bf0d6f581411 | (CNN) -- McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has called on Formula One's notoriously argumentative teams to unite and guarantee the future of the sport. F1's commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone told CNN that the teams had agreed a deal until 2020 to replace the existing Concorde Agreement, which expires at the end of ... | McLaren principal Martin Whitmarsh hopes teams will sign new Concorde deal .
He reveals that nine of the 12 teams have signed individual contracts .
Whitmarsh says McLaren will not take place on board until all teams sign up .
He is confident that Lewis Hamilton will agree new deal during upcoming break . |
e94d4fd6d68b73d596652403505009f2762e9ee5 | (CNN) -- This month, if everything goes according to schedule, your Internet service provider may begin monitoring your account, just to make sure you aren't doing anything wrong with it -- like sharing copyrighted movie or music files. While we might all agree that copyright holders need to be protected, we may not al... | Douglas Rushkoff: Your Internet service provider may soon begin monitoring your account .
He says new alliance of Fox, Disney, Sony, big ISPs to detect, stop online piracy .
He says new plan lets ISP's keep track of, punish offenders, but could take in the innocent .
Rushkoff: Subscribers will be losing expectation of ... |
e94d51e0d3d758e1a79f66c886d23ec10780cdba | (CNN) -- The head of Malaysia's police force has warned opposition supporters they face arrest if they attend a rally Wednesday evening organized by losing candidate Anwar Ibrahim. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said the rally was illegal because organizers didn't apply for a permit. "The organizer mus... | Head of Malaysian police warns rally participants they risk arrest .
Anwar Ibrahim has called a rally Wednesday to protest against election results .
Prime Minister Najib Razak was re-elected with 133 of 222 parliamentary seats .
Anwar claims the election result was "conjured through frauds and cheating" |
e94dfd098e720076e5318f1353d625c41cefba4f | (CNN) -- Today, the nation commemorates the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. All 278 words. Three days later, on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Americans will recall his most moving speeches, also crisp and concise. The lesson is clear: To express big ideas, use ... | David Kusnet: The Gettysburg Address was only 278 words, JFK's best talks were brief .
Twitter didn't dumb down speech, he says. A few words can relay complex ideas .
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" just 78 words .
Kusnet: Many short phrases kicked off change: Those who ... |
e94e4f95861d0909e1f3114bde0ba6f91612f854 | (CNN) -- One woman was killed and another injured after they fell from a 10th-floor window at an Atlanta hotel, authorities said Saturday. According to Atlanta Police, witnesses said the two were attending a birthday party early Saturday at the W Atlanta-Midtown. The pair were "play fighting" when they accidentally cra... | Women fall from 10th floor of Atlanta hotel, police say .
One of them is killed, the other critically injured .
Witnesses said they were "play fighting," police say . |
e94eab9ba50da9161823fd7bc57c654bf048c85d | Despite the individual honours and the England highs, this ranks as one of the best days in the career of Stuart Pearce. As Ben Osborn rattled in a stunning injury-time winner, the ecstatic Nottingham Forest manager ran onto the pitch. Think that penalty against Spain in Euro 96; think typical Pearce. ‘Psycho is back’,... | Nottingham Forest beat Derby County 2-1 in the East Midlands derby .
Ben Osborn rattled home the winner in stoppage time .
Britt Assombalonga had earlier brought Forest level at Pride Park .
A Henri Lansbury own goal had given Derby a 16th-minute lead .
The result eases the pressure on Forest manager Stuart Pearce . |
e94eae97400e625c2d3d1c61575e396bf2c19327 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:08 EST, 27 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:10 EST, 27 August 2013 . A mother-of-four is serving a lengthy prison sentence after tricking her family and friends into believing she was pregnant with twins - before falsely claiming they had died in childbirth. Leslie Wilfred, 37,... | Leslie Wilfred, 37, pretended she had given birth to the twins at five months and a memorial service was held for their 'ashes'
She also falsely claimed her daughter, 9, had leukemia and needed chemo .
And she claimed her son, 13, needed a liver transplant - and he had already had his gallbladder removed .
Lies were di... |
e94ebe89f63975bfc581a469a71ccd62dd4676a4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:47 EST, 2 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:47 EST, 2 September 2012 . A woman's skin was burning and appeared to be melting off as she ran out from her father's Brooklyn apartment Saturday afternoon after doused her in a household acid. The wheelchair-bound Jerome Lynch, 69,... | Jerome Lynch, 69, admitted that he threw acid on his daughter Darlene, 50 .
He said he was being abused but did not specify in what way .
Family members say he has become progressively delusional . |
e94f2abbe923c54029c548a922a2f732218c0d9c | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 20:59 EST, 18 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:59 EST, 18 November 2013 . CNBC says veteran anchor and reporter Maria Bartiromo is leaving the business news channel. Bartiromo's contract ends Nov. 24, concluding 20 years with CNBC, the channel said Monday. The New York Times and ot... | Maria Bartiromo's contract with CNBC expires November 24 .
The Drudge Report says Bartiromo will go to Fox Business and also have a role on Fox News .
Neither party has confirmed the new position . |
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