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ea11ee70b826233060bb63271c6272511bb15e18 | A Kentucky artist is on a mission to paint 5,500 portraits of shelter dogs doomed to be put to sleep. That’s the number of dogs killed per day in U.S. shelters, a number that shocked Mark Barone enough to start doing something about it. By putting a face to the statistic, Barone hopes to spread awareness of the plight ... | Mark Barone of Louisville, Kentucky hopes to spread awareness about the no-kill shelter alternative using the sad faces of euthanized dogs .
Barone was inspired to do the project after learning that 5,500 dogs are put to sleep in the U.S. every day .
He paints 10 portraits per day and is 3,500 paintings into the projec... |
ea11f27ee623180e71eda8a30790c7edf3674e3d | General Motors is sending Facebook messages to car owners who have still not fixed a potentially deadly ignition-switch defect. The automaker has resorted to using social media and making phone calls eight months after it began recalling more than two million vehicles. There has been heavy publicity surrounding the rec... | Automaker has resorted to social media eight months after first vehicle recall .
Only 1.16 million of 2.36 million vehicles have been brought in for repairs .
CEO Mary Barra sent personal letter urging people to get switches replaced .
Recall letters have bluntly warned that defect can lead to injury and death .
Abou... |
ea12f58cfc5c30b571dd253fd28e8f880e87f357 | By . Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 21:39 EST, 16 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:01 EST, 16 November 2013 . A sword-wielding maniac who killed the mother of his children in front of them in 2008 and fled to Mexico has finally been arrested. Jesus ‘Chuey’ Canales, who stabbed to death Lucy Preciado, 26, with a sword in f... | Jesus Canales fled the country after killing Lucy Preciado .
He was in hiding for five years until being deported to the U.S. this week .
He faces life in prison if convicted . |
ea13c0cbc64df888b9f7f2e70e0c2e05d7aab435 | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 06:02 EST, 29 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:02 EST, 29 August 2013 . Parents all over Britain are preparing to send their children back to school next week, and many of them will be breathing a sigh of relief after what has probably been an expensive summer. Children of primary sch... | Approximately 4.1 million children aged 3-11 in the UK .
Total of £4.56 billion spent on British youngsters over summer .
Extra money spent on holidays, days out, extra food and petrol . |
ea14ddb647da6abba0347fd245969544942cb0bd | London (CNN) -- It is a guilty pleasure of anyone supposed to be working, and a time-waster that has kept millions of us up far too late at night. Viral videos -- from pop videos to advertising, parodies to accidental hits -- have been entertaining, and occasionally informing, us like never before in 2012. Here is CNN'... | "Gangnam Style" became the most watched YouTube video of all time, overtaking Justin Bieber .
The rap -- named after a neighborhood of Seoul -- spawned countless parodies .
Advertisers, campaigners and sometimes hapless individuals' videos have also gone viral . |
ea15079975a1b9dc530702a73bf8b330afdf9b66 | (CNN) -- Freedom. Equality. Both are cornerstones of our treasured American heritage as well as primary foundations of Sikhism. The South Asian faith preaches equality among races, genders, and classes and incorporates this teaching in all aspects of its practice. The Sikh temple, or gurdwara, which means "House of God... | Kanwar Singh: Freedom and equality are cornerstones of America and of Sikhism .
Kanwar was friends with temple head Satwant Singh Kaleka, who died trying to stop gunman .
Respecting all includes finding a place in the heart for people who express hate, he writes . |
ea1569e99b94a84fcb590564f314ca8e56737922 | By . David Kent . Jenson Button has been left baffled by Lewis Hamilton's 'strange' performance during a collision-fuelled German Grand Prix. The two former McLaren team mates got in a tangle as Hamilton attempted a pass on lap 30 during a charge up from 20th on the Hockenheim grid to a third place finish behind Merced... | Hamilton battled up from 20th on the grid to finish in third .
But his race was him involving in three collisions, one with Button .
Fourth-placed Button expresses surprise at Hamilton's claims that he let him through .
Button has earlier run over fellow Brit's left-wing endplate . |
ea15c2af1a4da8098337055c62472e138dcee6f4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:02 EST, 10 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:23 EST, 10 December 2013 . An 11-year-old boy found chained to a porch with a dead chicken tied around his neck last month had previously been cut across the face and burned with electrical wires by his foster father, according to a... | Wanda Sue Larson and Dorian Harper were arrested in November after the child was found tied to their porch and they have now been indicted .
Indictment claims they 'tied him to a piece of train track in his room'
He 'broke his wrist trying to escape but never received medical treatment'
The boy and four other children ... |
ea166c5f0698f18c91f2d5b6a648e5f46e3a8e1f | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 23:22 EST, 14 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:32 EST, 15 May 2013 . Susan McLaughlin pleads not guilty to a charge of neglect . An elderly woman with Alzheimer's and dementia was trapped overnight on a minibus after she was forgotten by a council driver, a court heard yesterday. Joan Cook,... | Driver Susan McLaughlin 'forgot' about Joan Cook, 88, and left her on bus .
Mrs Cook was found 14 hours later 'with no food, water or toilet'
Care home did not realise dementia sufferer had not returned home .
McLaughlin, who was 'dazed and upset' when she found out, denies neglect . |
ea16da910b4dabe7ea311271b7c6595dd7a8938d | Washington (CNN) -- A showdown meeting Tuesday between U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the House Oversight Committee chairman failed to resolve their dispute, which could result in a contempt vote against the nation's top prosecutor. Holder and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, met for about 40 minutes to discuss ... | "I'm not going to buy a pig in a poke," Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa says .
Rep. Issa expresses disappointment over the continuing standoff .
Attorney Gen. Holder says Issa is playing political games .
House Oversight Committee could act Wednesday on contempt vote against Holder . |
ea173b68c668d720fd0f8d43917e051125e1b700 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 04:43 EST, 10 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:57 EST, 10 May 2013 . David Cameron today urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to do more to stop the bloodshed in Syria, after failing to make any major progress towards ending the two-year conflict. Speaking at ... | British government leads argument for lifting arms embargo to help opposition forces .
Prime Minister travels to Russian President's summer residence in Sochi .
Cameron warns of 'limited but persuasive' evidence that Assad has used chemical weapons in the two-year conflict . |
ea17612b055361fe07b709bdc1ef3f40ae8c06f5 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama reached out to citizens of the world Tuesday, saying in an op-ed piece that ran in 31 newspapers around the globe that there is an urgent need for worldwide economic cooperation. President Obama will discuss the economic downturn with other world leaders next week at the Group of 20... | President Obama urges nations to work together ahead of Group of 20 meeting .
Obama's op-ed piece runs in 31 newspapers worldwide .
President set to hold prime-time news conference Tuesday night .
Obama: U.S. economy's success is "inextricably linked to the global economy" |
ea180696568a7986810d966fb48487c66b1b83a8 | SPRING HILL, Tennessee (CNN) -- General Motors idled its Spring Hill, Tennessee, facility as part of its bankruptcy plan Monday, leaving hundreds of employees -- and thousands of residents who rely on the plant's economic thrust -- in limbo. Johnny Miranda is trying to stay positive about the plant where he has worked... | Spring Hill population jumped 1,600 percent since GM facility opened there .
Future uncertain for about 3,000 workers; GM could close, sell or phase out plant .
Facility began building Chevy Traverse SUV instead of Saturn about two years ago .
Resident says anxious father-in-law mowed lawn five times last week . |
ea1885f192bbfa166027760086169eceec7345e5 | By . Inderdeep Bains . PUBLISHED: . 18:06 EST, 25 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:07 EST, 25 December 2012 . If there were ever any doubts that showing off is in Pudsey the dancing dog’s blood, this family picture should dispel them. The Britain’s Got Talent star has been enjoying some well-deserved time off with his... | Celebrity dog joined siblings Hero, Toggle, Kez, Piper and Becky .
Together for first time since puppies and celebrate birthday on Friday .
Britain's Got Talent winning dog took break from busy schedule . |
ea18aaab22790737286b853e9937737aea6d418b | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:16 EST, 16 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:16 EST, 16 March 2013 . David Cameron was ambushed by one of his parliamentary candidates yesterday to be told she was defecting to UKIP. Victoria Ayling, left, who was within 714 votes of becoming Tory MP for Grimsby at the 2010 G... | Victoria Ayling defected to UKIP as she thought the Tories had no aspiration .
She said that the PM lost his temper with her when she told him .
Added that he twisted her hand that he was holding at the time . |
ea18b4f624b859bdd3e32895729272f0c7b26529 | (CNN) -- Egypt's general prosecutor on Monday extended the detention of two of former President Hosni Mubarak's sons, saying further investigation is needed. Gamal and Alaa Mubarak will be held for another 15 days, the prosecutor's office said in a statement, adding that members of the office went to Tora prison to con... | Gamal, Alaa Mubarak were detained in April .
Prosecutor says they're being questioned on real estate, other financial deals .
Hosni Mubarak has denied wrongdoing by him or his sons . |
ea19195b4828f87c98df8a1785a373ef8b91d9aa | (CNN) -- The federal government will cut its greenhouse gas emissions 28 percent by 2020, President Obama announced Friday. "As the largest energy consumer in the United States, we have a responsibility to American citizens to reduce our energy use and become more efficient," the president said in a statement. "Our goa... | Federal government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 28 percent .
Government has responsibility "to reduce our energy use," Obama says .
White House says reductions will amount to $8 billion to $11 billion in avoided energy costs . |
ea193b52cee30e10e18db2bd9254d38f863b4653 | Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- A federal judge pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of drug possession and another charge, admitting he had paid a stripper to buy drugs for the two to use together. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Jack Camp Jr. admitted to giving money to a woman to buy drugs, according to prosecutors. He pl... | A federal judge has pleaded guilty to drug charges .
Prosecutors say Jack Camp gave a stripper money to buy drugs .
Camp has resigned from the judiciary . |
ea194252d9c30e01fa0e5f5afc9ea429977867f1 | Sir Andrew Green of MigrationWatch said the findings would affect Labour policy . Millions of Labour voters have deserted the party in protest over mass immigration. A poll reveals that nearly eight in ten former Labour voters support drastic curbs on migrant numbers. It also shows huge support for sharp cuts in arriva... | Most Labour defectors want 'one-in-one-out'
Two-thirds of party loyal also backed zero net migration . |
ea1972074d2cac04db1bb48a39367b496ab7a842 | BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The wrath of Typhoon Morakot has affected nearly 9 million people across four coastal China provinces and killed dozens in Taiwan, officials said Tuesday. A rescue worker carries a child on Tuesday who survived flooding in southern Taiwan. The typhoon, which stormed through the Philippines and T... | NEW: Dozens dead, even more missing in Taiwan from storm-caused flooding .
NEW: Taiwanese villagers fear hundreds of people buried under mudslides .
Reports: Mudslides crush homes, bury unknown number of people in China .
More than 1 million people displaced in China, dozens missing, media report . |
ea19be7258a2b043038e0c50c5b187b08168acff | By . Dan Bloom . This snake could have chosen anywhere to try and swallow a live frog - so of course, it picked the 17th hole of a busy golf course. Players were stunned to see the spectacle of nature's brutality last week in the calm surroundings of Thornbury Golf Club in South Gloucestershire. Seniors captain Lindsey... | Display of nature's brutality came at 17th hole of course in Gloucestershire .
Thornbury Golf Club captain Lindsey Henniker-Heaton, 68, looked on in awe .
'I have never seen anything like it on the golf course', said the golfer . |
ea19cf57572680dee750a966c42e2fe802acfafc | By . Mario Ledwith . PUBLISHED: . 10:26 EST, 12 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:40 EST, 13 April 2013 . After shivering through the longest winter in 50 years, Britain will experience the warmest day of the year this weekend. And for some lucky parts of the country, it might even be a good time to give the barbecue its ... | Top temperatures of 18C-19C will be on the coast of Norfolk and Suffolk .
North and North West will still have their share of April showers .
Met Office: 'The really cold feel to the air will have gone'
Normal temperatures for this time of year are 13C . |
ea1a0d0d7c4190056bcb8a219f56e94fef09ec89 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- People in big cities walk past them every day -- street performers, or buskers. Some are talented, some are not, and most aren't performing for a cause greater than themselves. But on Monday, 12-year-old Abby Miller was. Abby Miller sings for her friend Taylor Love outside Washington's Union Station... | Abby Miller sings, plays guitar to help 4-year-old friend with cancer .
Abby collects donations, has people write notes of support for Taylor Love .
Taylor has neuroblastoma, a cancer that affects the nervous system . |
ea1a81ece1b5f1ffedba06569c4e6edd93136cac | (CNN) -- "NCIS" fans will get a triple dose of those crime investigations on CBS this fall. The network has added four new dramas and a new sitcom to its fall lineup, and one of the dramas is the "NCIS" spinoff set in New Orleans. As CBS announced on Wednesday, "NCIS: New Orleans," starring Scott Bakula, will air on Tu... | CBS adds a new "NCIS" spinoff to its 2014 fall schedule .
The lineup also includes a block of football on Thursday nights .
Other new shows include a drama about the secretary of state .
A new "CSI" spinoff is expected to premiere later in the season . |
ea1b111f0fc5adcf08b87f3bc74392c54451d03f | By . Emily Andrews . PUBLISHED: . 19:00 EST, 10 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:02 EST, 11 February 2013 . Surrounded by her four grown-up children, Jackie Meacock poses for the sort of snapshot seen in countless family photo albums. They had all just been out for dinner together and enjoyed an evening filled with la... | Jackie Meacock suffered from dystonia - an incurable nerve condition .
Life had become unbearable - driving was impossible and even a shopping trip ended in her giving up in tears after half an hour .
The grandmother of nine paid £10,000 to end her life at the Swiss clinic . |
ea1b6a72d3ddd6a85ce06d6eb62832b26f18e014 | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- College senior Kyla Berry was looking forward to voting in her first presidential election, even carrying her voter registration card in her wallet. "Vote suppression is real. It does sometimes happen," said Daniel P. Tokaji, a law professor at Ohio State University. But about two weeks ago, B... | Kyla Berry got a letter saying to vote, she must prove she's a U.S. citizen .
She and others like her have been flagged for mismatched information .
Experts say lists of people with mismatches are being purged from voter rolls .
Cases like Berry's raise fears of potential vote suppression in crucial swing states . |
ea1b719a38abf0613a5ff26bb44b322d677d2126 | A Mercedes that has been abandoned in a multi-storey car park for three years has racked up thousands of pounds in parking charges. The owner of the car could be asked to foot a bill of £14,235 after leaving the vehicle at Broadway Plaza, Birmingham, where parking costs £13-a-day. But all attempts to contact the driver... | Mercedes S-Class was left in Broadway Plaza car park in Birmingham .
It costs £13-a-day to park vehicles in one of the 1,400 sheltered spaces .
Car is unlocked but damage to the rear axle means it can't be driven away .
All attempts to contact owner, believed to be from Coventry, have failed . |
ea1be05604688b5ec9df327aa07cfdf7d2432e70 | (CNN) -- A cache of e-mails leaked to CNN is giving extraordinary insight into the life of Syria's first family during the regime's move to crush a now-yearlong civilian uprising. The e-mails were obtained by CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" from a source in the region after the e-mail accounts were hacked. They appear to s... | The e-mails were leaked to CNN by a source in the region .
They show Syria's first lady shopping while violence raged .
On the day of the Homs massacre, she is inquring about designer shoes .
They appear to show Iran's influence on the Syrian regime . |
ea1c2e70230aba7aedd8230908ad5dc2e67054d1 | Mother of ex-Navy SEAL says Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is exploiting her son's death on the campaign trail . By . Hayley Peterson . PUBLISHED: . 14:16 EST, 10 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:34 EST, 10 October 2012 . Mitt Romney’s campaign has said he will stop talking about his meeting with a former ... | Mother of ex-Navy SEAL says Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is exploiting her son's death on the campaign trail .
Romney revealed this week that he had met the former soldier who was killed last month in the Libyan terror attacks .
Romney campaign says the nominee will no longer make reference to Glen Doher... |
ea1cb6b63ed16d242edddf8aa8e4a673876a3a7e | By . Andrew Levy . UPDATED: . 04:15 EST, 1 March 2012 . Devastated: Olivia Hicks died when she was run over by her mother Kelly Quigley-Hicks, after being dropped off at her grandmother's house . A four-year-old girl died when she was run over by her mother after being dropped off at her grandmother's house, neighbours... | Olivia Hicks was pinned beneath the vehicle for nearly an hour before fire fighters managed to free her .
She died five days later from brain-damage . |
ea1d69af63d666e3c6b0e9c1da943cb0630ab908 | This is the first World Cup David Beckham hasn’t been directly involved in for more than 20 years, yet the crowning glory of a lifetime’s work will be felt in the Amazon on Sunday night when the whole of America stops to see how Team USA perform against Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal. Make no mistake, America is going ... | Son of former Liverpool boss, Kenny, now coaches in the MLS and says Beckham has sent popularity of football soaring since his move to LA Galaxy in 2007 .
USA face Portugal in their second match of the World Cup on Sunday and 20million viewers are expected to tune in . |
ea1d71ef576b73432df1f670f5a608a83e6d58a6 | (CNN) -- Call it the ultimate in military logistics. As land routes from Pakistan into Afghanistan are cut, sabotaged or otherwise interrupted, the U.S. military has developed alternative railroad routes that make the Orient Express look like a branch line. They are called -- rather prosaically -- the Northern Distribu... | The U.S. military has developed an alternative railroad into Afghanistan .
The Northern Distribution Network's main line begins in Latvia .
Along the main line, it takes about 10 days to move supplies from load to delivery . |
ea1d984b21f3220d21c62b807c9d0ef1d045ad50 | The engineer whose commuter rail train was speeding when it derailed in the Bronx, killing four people, went 24 mph over the speed limit on the same run a few days earlier, a federal agency indicated Friday. Charts released by the National Transportation Safety Board showed the results of tests that used data recorders... | Records show William Rockefeller had sped on four out of six tested runs .
During the train was travelling at going 54mph in a 30mph zone .
Derailment in December led to deaths of four passengers in the Bronx .
Train headed into 30mph curve at 82mph. More than 70 people were injured . |
ea1dada52f18fd2d9dc51728936dc41a511c40af | Britain looks set for another warm and dry weekend and could also enjoy temperatures of 21C in the first days of October - eight degrees hotter than the monthly average. And forecasters at the Met Office say the last weekend of September will be largely dry with temperatures in London reaching 23C on Sunday. The unseas... | Met Office says the UK can expect a warm and mostly dry weekend with temperatures creeping up to 23C in the south .
Monday will also be dry and warm, although there will be a chance of showers in the south overnight into Tuesday .
Temperatures will remain in 20s until the start of October when the monthly average for E... |
ea1df711d1e2f9b59a6c268ecdaf1e55e40c102c | Chelsea supporters were the victims of two unprovoked attacks around an Istanbul bar on Tuesday night, with an eye-witness claiming the assailants were using bottles and knives. The fans were a part of two separate incidents the day before the Blues' trip to Galatasaray - the same area where two Leeds fans were attacke... | Supporters were victims of unprovoked attacks in the centre of Istanbul .
Eye-witnesses claim locals were armed with knives and bottles .
Chelsea face Galatasaray in the last-16 of the Champions League . |
ea1e210a6c6bafa24102de49fb991d03c11214e3 | India batsman Virat Kohli says Australia’s players called him a spoilt brat and that he has no reason to respect Mitchell Johnson. Kohli scored 169 on the third day of the third Test at the MCG in Melbourne during which he and Johnson exchanged plenty of verbals. ‘It was going on throughout the day,’ said Kohli. ‘They ... | Virat Kohli scored 169 in the third Test between Australia and India .
India batsman claims Australians were goading him throughout the game .
Kohli says he has 'no respect' for Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson . |
ea1e2cbf144536d00622f70b0251bfa54d1c1032 | (PEOPLE.com) -- It looks like Sinead O'Connor is walking away from her 16-day marriage bolder but wiser. The "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer, 45, announced her split from fourth husband, Barry Herridge, on Monday, 18 days after the two tied the knot in a well-planned December 8 drive-through wedding in Las Vegas. Now, O'... | O'Connor announced her split from fourth husband, Barry Herridge, on Monday .
The two tied the knot in a well-planned December 8 drive-through wedding in Las Vegas .
O'Connor says she went on a frantic hunt for cannabis on their wedding night . |
ea1e2cde973722d912e6625d6c67c2b2d46f7955 | (CNN) -- The anchor of MSNBC's "Way Too Early" apologized Tuesday for "ill-advised" references to Mexicans and Cinco de Mayo. Thomas Roberts, who hosts the show from 5:30 a.m. to 6 a.m., told viewers via Twitter that a segment that featured a correspondent in a sombrero swilling tequila was not intended to demean Mexic... | A correspondent wears a sombrero and drinks from a tequila bottle .
Anchor says the references weren't designed to poke fun at Mexicans .
President of Hispanic journalists in U.S. says he's never seen worse depiction by media .
Thomas Roberts reportedly will also apologize during Wednesday's broadcast . |
ea1e92150830e5d5c4946bbb6e810018744da193 | By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 12:44 EST, 11 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:54 EST, 12 March 2013 . She is the undisputed queen of 'mummy porn' - her erotic tales of romance and bondage having both titillated and inspired millions of housewives across the world. And now Fifty Shades of Grey author E L James is to relea... | 'Fifty Shades of Grey: .
Inner Goddess is out on May 1 .
Has foreword, writing tips and extracts from trilogy .
Even has music playlist that inspired James' own ideas . |
ea1eb14f2e1ad9a8594bbe99db1fccbe2adfe88e | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . and Victoria Woollaston . Google’s much-anticipated modular smartphone could be available in January 2015 for as little as $50 (£30). The Project Ara 'Grey Phone' will consist of a simple frame, screen, Wi-Fi connection and processor with users able to customise it with various plug-in modul... | It will consist of a simple frame, screen, Wi-Fi connection and processor .
Users can customise it with plug-in modules, colours and accessories .
Main frame of the Grey Phone will be built to last around five to six years .
The phone was assigned to Motorola, before Google sold the mobile firm .
Back to Mail Online ho... |
ea1f63b24b191134e4b1030691516318b56386e8 | By . Chris Hanlon . PUBLISHED: . 12:32 EST, 23 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:25 EST, 24 May 2012 . Role model: Goalkeeper Luke McCormick killed two boys aged ten and eight while drink driving but is set to sign for Swindon on his release . A goalkeeper who killed two young brothers in a drunken car crash has been offere... | McCormick 'wakes up with a life sentence every day thinking about what he's done' insists Swindon chief .
‘Our lads will never play football again. We’ve lost our sons - yet he’s living it up like nothing has happened' says disgusted father Phil, 39 .
McCormick will join League Two champions on pre-season tour of Ital... |
ea1f8035311afdbcbd370ef4df6e8422d8c6530c | Juan Mata signed his first autograph when he was only 12. It had nothing to do with football, though. Part of a six-strong school quiz team that conquered all-comers in the Spanish Principality of Asturias, the young Mata returned from a subsequent competition in northern Europe to find himself unexpectedly popular. ‘I... | Juan Mata insists Manchester United must finish in the top four .
Former Chelsea man will play in the 'No 10' role next season .
Spaniard should benefit from playing in Louis van Gaal's new 3-4-1-2 system .
Mata loves the way Van Gaal has Manchester United player .
26-year-old revealed Dutchman how to shoot during pre-... |
ea1fc665e11c65d310ea1fdb701f3a900f29a9ac | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . PUBLISHED: . 07:17 EST, 4 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:44 EST, 4 March 2014 . Attempting to land on a rotating comet racing through the solar system at 150,000 mph is no easy feat. But why bother trying, when you can just fire off a harpoon to collect samples at a safe distance with surgic... | Harpoon prototype designed to get several metres below comet's surface .
Design involves 6 rocket-shaped ‘penetrators’ being fired at celestial body .
Penetrators, attached to a tether, would hit at speeds of up to 2,240 mph .
Several kilograms of material would then be collected in a tube, which would be reeled in to ... |
ea2074a0b06a2b2463e450805dcd638fb2f70970 | Mark Noble will give serious consideration to representing the Republic of Ireland at international level after being overlooked by England manager Roy Hodgson. It has emerged that the West Ham United midfielder qualifies for Ireland by virtue of his paternal grandparents and has been pursued by manager Martin O’Neill ... | West Ham midfielder is eligible to play for Ireland through his grandparents .
Mark Noble has never been called up to the England senior squad .
Hammers midfielder won 20 caps for the England U21s . |
ea2123c056032afceb7dbb0c1f91d44c78990cb4 | He won the succession battle for Westpac's top job last week after being named the next CEO of the bank when Gail Kelly retires early next year. But Brian Hartzer has also won in the real estate department having purchased a brand new mansion in Sydney's exclusive Vaucluse for a cool $12.75 million. The mansion designe... | Brian Hartzer has purchased a three-storey mansion in Sydney's Vaucluse .
The soon-to-be Westpac CEO spent $12.75 million on the five-bedroom property, according to recent title deeds .
His new home comes complete with a lavish rooftop entertaining area, expansive harbour views and seven bathrooms . |
ea21964de0947b909f3173c00a3ac3c36feba3f3 | By . Dan Bloom for MailOnline . A man dressed as a penguin is being hunted by police after he stole 10 cans of Stella Artois from a shop. The thief, wearing a full penguin onesie complete with yellow beak, walked into a Sainsbury's Local convenience store on Monday night where he made off with a crate of lager without ... | Mystery thief was dressed in a black and white onesie with a yellow beak .
He took lager crate on Monday from Local shop in Coundon, County Durham .
Durham Police appealed for witnesses and said: 'He was quite conspicuous' |
ea21d73f638614d492c6077491f5515410e02a8c | MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Nine years of blindness almost drove Sharron "Kay" Thornton to suicide. Kay Thornton, with Dr. Perez, can see again after surgery in which a tooth was implanted into her eye. In the end, it was one of her teeth and a procedure surgeons said was never before done in the United States that restore... | Woman, blinded after illness, has tooth implanted into eye to hold prosthetic lens .
First time this surgery is performed in the United States; only 600 done worldwide .
Some specialists say procedure is too complex to catch on in U.S. |
ea2200223ff368771fb328f737a8bbc7283ad0a6 | (CNN) -- Two students from the University of Texas at El Paso were shot and killed Tuesday night in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Chihuahua state investigators said late Wednesday. The students, identified as Manuel Acosta Villalobos, 25, and Eder Diaz Sotero, 23, were gunned down in a hail of more than 30 bullets while drivi... | One was U.S. citizen, the other a native of Juarez, police say .
Two other university students killed in similar violence earlier this year . |
ea22150860551e2101637031b4743d0c0f9841d9 | Head of Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw, will warn too many state secondaries still struggle to provide educational ‘basics’ The number of children being taught in failing secondary schools has risen to 170,000 – despite a drive to boost standards, the head of Ofsted will reveal today. Some 147 schools are now in special m... | Head of Ofsted will say the data proves school standards have stagnated .
Sir Michael Wilshaw will warn many secondaries struggle to provide basics .
He added those schools also had 'indifferent' teaching and poor discipline .
Report will call for support for struggling schools which become 'isolated' |
ea2260674ceae37d571928ecec90fddb2a6fe084 | (CNN)In the midst of the color debate, there's one thing the Internet does seem to agree upon. That dress is not cute. Whether folks were team white and gold or team blue and black, the common consensus across social media seemed to be that it is far from the height of fashion. Wired has attempted to explain the scienc... | The Internet is arguing over a dress color .
Some think it's just plain ugly .
Wired has tried to explain reactions scientifically . |
ea22c2ef3746d22a04670e08456c0047f33acfae | (CNN) -- As darkness falls on Copacabana, the floodlights flick on and locals gather for a game of kick-about late into the night. The bars, restaurants, sidewalks and beaches of Rio de Janeiro all seem to pulse to the beat of football. It's a Brazilian love affair that dates back to 1894 when Charles William Miller --... | Rugby arrived in Brazil at the same time as football .
While football thrived immediately, rugby has taken longer .
But inclusion of rugby sevens in 2016 Olympics has encouraged its growth . |
ea2334a2b8e59fbd8449a1d35e27de2ae8f26439 | New York (CNN) -- The barefoot, apparently homeless man depicted in a widely publicized photo of a New York police officer offering him a pair of boots is not really homeless, according to the head of a city agency. On the frigid night of November 14, police officer Lawrence DePrimo, a two-year veteran of the NYPD, was... | A photo of a police officer aiding a barefoot, presumably homeless man went viral .
A tourist's photo captured the officer helping the barefoot man with a new pair of boots .
The officer bought the boots for the man .
The city agency for the homeless says the man has an apartment in the Bronx . |
ea234602decaa8893aa52eb2ebcf14097be08e97 | (CNN) -- Publicly expressing deeply held emotions is not always easy. When attending a rally, displaying a clever sign can attract more attention than even the most powerful chant. Tuesday's protests in front of the U.S. Supreme Court attracted outspoken crowds on both sides of the debate over same-sex marriage. The ar... | Rallies on same-sex marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court have drawn large crowds .
Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage have waved signs .
The creative signs display plenty of personality . |
ea2358f8b567bc82ba3f1dbe3a27663ceaed3f5b | Amelia Abbott just turned five last month and all she can think about is starting ‘big girl school’ next year and growing up to be a ‘princess ballerina’. Only a few months ago, these dreams were looking far from realistic, but thanks to her three-year-old brother Lachy – things are well and truly looking up for the be... | Amelia Abbott, 5, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia .
Her brother, Lachy, 3, was a perfect bone marrow match .
About 280ml of his bone marrow was transplanted to Amelia on July 9 .
Lachy reproduced the bone marrow within a couple of weeks .
Amelia has been in isolation for 100 days in Brisbane and finds o... |
ea237a09ecb7f83dab18d11ca8ca1cc63976f752 | (CNN) -- Denmark's Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt made headlines after snapping a selfie of herself nestled in between UK Prime Minister David Cameron and U.S. President Barack Obama at Mandela's memorial service on Tuesday. The "selfie" went viral online almost immediately. But you could be forgiven for not kno... | Danish PM makes headlines after snapping selfie at Mandela memorial .
Many Danes seem not to have taken the whole thing as seriously as other media .
Some Danes are bemused by the global reaction to the selfie .
It shows human side to our leaders, Danes say . |
ea2386e58031f2839616d1e2867c9c000403a369 | (CNN) -- Remember the food pyramid, the old symbol that showed us what a healthy diet looked like? Well, forget it. First lady Michelle Obama and several other officials will unveil a new plate-shaped food icon Thursday that "will serve as a reminder to help consumers make healthier food choices," the White House said... | The new icon will be announced Thursday morning .
The move is part of first lady Michelle Obama's push to fight childhood obesity .
The new icon will be "an easy-to-understand visual cue to help consumers," officials say . |
ea23aad721fcaf6832e1364d050bea852f5f176d | Gary Neville has criticised Manchester United’s Daley Blind for taking the ‘easy option’ and failing to provide telling passes for the team’s strikers. The Holland international has anchored United’s midfield since his £13.8million move from Ajax in the summer. But Blind and his new team-mates have made their worst sta... | Daley Blind was one of Louis van Gaal's first signings at Old Trafford .
But the Holland international has failed to impress Gary Neville .
The midfielder is said to have played too many square balls .
Gary Neville analysed Man Utd on Sky Sports' MNF show on Monday . |
ea23f960f6f9af62d3a0dcbdcbf6dc201bbd9f88 | Britain now lags behind Burundi, South Africa, Rwanda and Latvia in gender equality. File picture . Britain has dropped behind developing countries in a global report on gender equality. In the Global Gender Gap Report, published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Britain has dropped eight spots to 26th place - lagging... | Britain has dropped to 26th place In the Global Gender Gap Report .
Just five of the FTSE 100 companies have women in the top spot .
Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark were the most equal . |
ea243c3dc8064e207175d1df0a0d58cdd82f4652 | Owner Rich Ricci is planning a power-packed dual raid at Kempton on Boxing Day with Willie Mullins-trained duo Faugheen and Champagne Fever. As expected, Champagne Fever runs in the William Hill King George VI Chase but Ricci has revealed the Christmas Hurdle is his 'preferred target' for unbeaten Faugheen, winner of l... | Champagne Fever to run in the William Hill King George VI Chase .
The in-form Faugheen set to run in the Christmas Hurdle .
Owner Ricci revealed Christmas Hurdle was his 'preferred target' |
ea2480c342bf1c796eaabcc77e7dea2dcd79f052 | By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 10:16 EST, 9 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:41 EST, 10 August 2012 . A couple who set up a CCTV camera to catch vandals were left aflutter when it captured this eerie footage - of what they believe is a 'child ghost' leaping over their car. Lisa Rigley, 44, and husband Phil, 51, set up t... | Lisa Rigley, 44, and husband Phil, 51, set up the camera outside their home after a spate of attacks on their Volvo Estate .
It appears to show a white glowing orb jumping over their car .
The 'ghost' then vanishes out of shot before reappearing over the road .
Lisa: 'It looked like a child wearing a hoodie' |
ea24e42d09d81e9c7215abbbadfda1551c013619 | By . Sam Adams . PUBLISHED: . 06:11 EST, 19 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:31 EST, 19 April 2013 . These dramatic pictures show federal agents in full body armor and breathing apparatus raiding the home of Kevin Curtis, 45 - who has been charged with trying to poison President Barack Obama. The officers, armed with au... | Images show FBI officers in body armour raiding home of Paul Kevin Curtis, 45 in Corinth, Mississippi .
The Elvis impersonator was arrested on Wednesday evening at his .
apartment .
Charged Thursday with threatening the president but claimed his innocence .
FBI believe he is responsible for mailing three letters laced... |
ea25309bf8f74bbec15ddedc30647eef27c8cf30 | A New Hampshire woman got a surprise at a Burger King drive-thru: a bag full of cash instead of food. Janelle Jones says she discovered on the way home that the bag did not contain the sweet tea and junior spicy chicken sandwich that she had ordered Friday afternoon at the Rochester fast-food restaurant. Foster's Daily... | Janelle Jones ordered a meal at the fast food restaurant in Rochester, New Hampshire on Friday and later realized her take-out bag was full of cash .
She and husband Matthew Jones returned money about an hour later .
Store confirmed the incident but chose not to comment . |
ea2534753e4f932e34a98e86943b81d81f8f7b16 | A man who killed his cousin days after he became a father to a baby daughter was today jailed for 32 years. John ‘Boy’ Ward had 21-year-old Thomas Ward shot on the doorstep of his caravan in front of his wife and five-day-old daughter in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, by three masked men in an act of revenge. He told his re... | John 'Boy' Ward, 33, had his cousin shot on doorstep of caravan in 2013 .
Thomas Ward, 21, had become a father five days before he was murdered .
Court heard the family had been involved in a long-standing family feud .
John had sought to get revenge after his brother was killed in car crash .
He said he wanted to wait... |
ea2672da08f4eecbe9450bf51339f250f095d392 | (CNN) -- Willis Edwards, longtime president of the Beverly Hills/Hollywood branch of the NAACP and key to launching the NAACP Image Awards on national television, died Friday in Mission Hills, California, according to a spokeswoman for Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. Edwards, born in Texas and raised in Palm Spri... | Willis Edwards was longtime president of the Beverly Hills/Hollywood branch .
He also was key to launching the NAACP Image Awards .
Edwards was raised in Palm Springs . |
ea26d850350e47ef9e4c39d28ae0b5766ef2f68e | An Australian woman, who hit back at a phone scammer claiming to be a Telstra employee, has shared her hilarious prank in an effort to warn others. Samantha Gear, from Devonport in Tasmania, explained that she was fed up with constantly receiving phone calls from scammers and decided to advise others about the money th... | Samantha Gear said she was fed up with constantly receiving calls from phone scammers claiming her credit card or computer was faulty .
She decided to torture the scammer, who claimed to be from Telstra .
The video has received over 50,000 views since being uploaded to Youtube .
During the call, she frustrated the sca... |
ea2711902ba2d4f5f4bdd0922d51c8c0a031ed6c | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 10:45 EST, 14 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:35 EST, 14 September 2012 . A drunken 21-year-old who threw a party in an empty home smeared white paint over the floor, windows and work surfaces and even flung it inside the washing machine. Martyn Harvey broke into the house - which... | Martyn Harvey broke into the house - which was empty while renovations were being carried out - and told friends to join him .
The 21-year-old out-of-work plumber smeared white paint on the floor, windows and work surfaces . |
ea2759e53257d676ff38ac0ee6a6095caf579625 | By . Mark Duell . Last updated at 11:49 AM on 3rd March 2012 . Their bodies are considered to feature exactly what many women desire when looking in the mirror. But Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian 'lied' about getting their amazing figures from over-the-counter diet pills, according to a $5million lawsuit against th... | Lawsuit against Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian filed in New York .
Angry customers claim sisters' testimonies of using product are false .
QuickTrim is not approved by FDA so is not officially safe or effective . |
ea2768e895efe7404f28e42c2c4880ec6fabf789 | (CNN Student News) -- February 24, 2014 . The last week of February begins with a big question hovering over Ukraine: Who's in charge of the country? Today on CNN Student News, we'll update you on what happened there over the weekend, and we'll explore other subjects ranging from the Olympics medal count to the Medal o... | This page includes the show Transcript and the Daily Curriculum .
Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
The Daily Curriculum offers the Media Literacy Question of the Day, Key Concepts, Fast Facts and Discussion Questions .
At the bottom of the page, please share your feedback ... |
ea27b030a863332cf0b0aa0d49f4136ffe08e79f | (CNN) -- More than 1,200 NASA workers will be laid off Friday, despite Congress passing a $19 billion budget for the space agency two days earlier. Lori Garver, NASA's deputy administrator, said Thursday she didn't believe the bill would affect planned layoffs, "certainly not for tomorrow." Thursday was the last day fo... | The NASA budget approved by Congress will extend the shuttle program until next June .
As the shuttle program ends, more than 9,000 NASA workers will lose their jobs . |
ea28565c537ee7971cf44bd7daf43e8bdbb79c88 | Tim Howard protected the USA's goal heroically during 90 minutes of regulation time against Belgium in their World Cup last-16 tie - breaking the record for most saves in a World Cup match in the process. Howard's 15 stops saw him make history but he was eventually beaten twice in extra time as the Belgians progressed ... | Howard broke the record for most saves in World Cup match with 15 .
Everton goalkeeper kept the last-16 tie goalless after 90 minutes .
But Kevin de Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku saw Belgium progress 2-1 .
Julian Green scored for USMNT during extra-time but it was not enough .
Virals of Howard have been celebrating his perf... |
ea2877eb8feaa2db52d621ea67c247880e9b8568 | If you’re fed up with charging your smartphone every night – not to mention trawling through hundreds of features just to make a call – then you’re in luck. Nokia has unveiled a simple £13 mobile phone that can last for 35 days on a single charge. It is aimed at emerging markets where electricity is rare, but could als... | Phone comes with FM radio and a torch - and can last 35 days on a single charge .
Nokia also unveiled £120 smartphone aimed at emerging markets .
Samsung will unveil the next .
generation of its Galaxy smartphone in New York City next month. It .
comes after Apple overtook Samsung as the top mobile phone seller in the ... |
ea288019d4c353655e3b62c75fd92545a27289b0 | By . Neil Ashton . Follow @@neilashton_ . Colombia coach Jose Pekerman admitted their quarter-final clash with Brazil was out of control after a staggering 54 fouls between the two teams. Pekerman admitted there was friction between the two teams after Brazil progressed to the World Cup semi-final against Germany in Be... | There were 54 fouls during Brazil's 2-1 World Cup semi-final win over Colombia .
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman admitted that there was friction between his side and Brazil . |
ea289434e28095c32e09e44f7e01d3d550ba17cb | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:57 EST, 18 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:16 EST, 18 September 2013 . The mother of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds is set to reveal harrowing crime scene photos of her daughter's blood taken at her ex-boyfriend's home following the little girl's disappearance. Trista Reynol... | Trista Reynolds said she plans to reveal the blood-spattered photos next week in the hopes of reigniting the investigation into her daughter's case .
Ayla Reynolds vanished from her father Justin DiPietro's home in December 2011 .
Miss Reynolds has two sons - Raymond, two and one-month-old Anthony .
DiPietro was arrest... |
ea29ceee5783a1f7686ad6184e75465003abfba0 | (CNN) -- For the son of a math teacher, rallying legend Sebastien Loeb is not too concerned by numbers. Age was no barrier when the Frenchman decided to pursue his motor racing career at 22 years old. The "late starter" went on to win a record nine world rally titles. Now, after conquering the ice-packed slopes, desert... | Sebastien Loeb is the benchmark in rally driving, winning nine world titles .
The Frenchman only started racing at the age of 22 but discovered a natural talent .
Loeb has semiretired from rallying and has switched to racing touring cars .
The 39-year-old says the new challenge makes him feel young . |
ea2b3e709245ba39ead3aa4c5c6d2e425b2d89eb | By . Alex Greig . PUBLISHED: . 12:16 EST, 21 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:16 EST, 22 July 2013 . When the New York City subway was barely seven months old, the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company mounted a camera on the front of a subway car following another train, and took footage of a ride through Manhattan. Th... | Footage was taken of a train's journey through the New York City subway 108 years ago .
The remarkable video shows a subway trip from 14th St to 42nd St . |
ea2c0702736ab118cd1814cf20f5c884b6596479 | By . Nick Enoch . Last updated at 5:26 PM on 10th January 2012 . Convicted child sex offender David Marker, 75, vanished from a hospital unit in Taunton, Somerset, yesterday morning . A . paedophile who has been held in secure hospital units for more than 45 years . has gone missing - for the third time. Convicted . ch... | David Marker gave two guards the slip in 1998 while on trip to swimming pool in Manchester .
Months earlier, he escaped and hid out near York .
Police believe he may be in Weston-super-Mare . |
ea2cd1f581c356f69cd5fbb876a9ecbf47fc271c | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Airline pilots and cabin crew across Europe are holding demonstrations Monday to protest over rules governing their flying hours which they say are putting the lives of passengers at risk. European pilots and cabin crew are calling for shorter flying times to protect passenger safety. Organized... | Hundreds of pilots across Europe are protesting about flying hours and safety .
Pilots argue the EU is ignoring scientific evidence which says hours are too long .
Demonstrators to hand out dummy airline tickets with a list of their complaints . |
ea2ce8d04277947e55fae0c8d4ba14e4e2c7e01c | BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Everyone knows Boston is a city steeped in history, but on a steamy hot summer day, one of the best places to experience the city is from the ocean or the harbor. Codzilla boats zip passengers around Boston's inner harbor. A new high-speed thrill ride called Codzilla -- a 70-foot turbocha... | Boston's harbor and ocean attractions are great choices for summer visitors .
Codzilla turbo boat rides take passengers out of the inner harbor into the Atlantic .
Swan Boats have been operating in Boston Public Garden since 1877 . |
ea2d019db5e4b7e6c43898a19b0c1979593eeb17 | Richard Bacon, pictured with his wife Rebecca, who says that he is worried about the poverty gap . Broadcaster Richard Bacon has condemned the gap between rich and poor in Britain – while renting out his home for £15,000 a month. The former Radio 5 Live host calls for an end to an unfair system in which ‘the rich get r... | Former Radio 5 Live host called for an end to an unfair poverty system .
Claimed that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer .
Made the comments while promoting his new show 'How Rich Are You?'
This is despite renting out his home in Belsize Park for £15,000 a month .
House has doubled in value in ... |
ea2d39e68e5bc248d9ad0512ebd321b6ae54232e | Will Smith's date doctor "Hitch" is setting up a practice on TV. According to numerous reports, Fox is adapting the 2005 romantic comedy into a half-hour show, in addition to trying to create TV versions of comedies "Big" and "Monster-in-Law." Smith starred in the movie "Hitch" as the titular dating guru Alex "Hitch" H... | Fox is interested in adapting the movie "Hitch" into a TV series .
It's one of many film-to-TV adaptations the network is working on .
"Hitch" star Will Smith is set to executive produce . |
ea2d7bb6c1914e9369a286f56cad854ec4ee9228 | Britain's cheeriest lollipop man has been banned from dancing and giving 'high fives' to schoolchildren. Council bosses have ordered Nkosana Mdikane, 74, to stay still so motorists can see him, despite his merry singing and dancing brightening the mornings of hundreds of pupils and parents. Mr Mdikane was previously ha... | Council boss bans lollipop man, 74, from dancing and giving 'high fives'
Nkosana Mdikane brightened hundreds of people's days with cheery songs .
But killjoy council bosses say he must 'remain static' so he can be seen .
Parents launch campaign and petition for council to reverse decision . |
ea2d8024ea56a35c9dc6bb1cbd372e2d597b0e27 | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 07:46 EST, 24 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:10 EST, 24 December 2013 . A young mother forced to raise her daughter alone after immigration laws forced her to live 8,000 miles from her husband, received the' best' Christmas present when Home Office officials reversed its visa decisio... | Elizabeth Celi-Parr heard the news as she travelled by ferry to Ireland to meet her husband for Christmas .
30-year-old was denied permission to bring Ecuadorian Alexander Celi-Moreno to live with her and their daughter Olivia in the UK .
Law requires the British partner to have a salary of at least £18,600 a year .
Bu... |
ea2d965f6909e088152ffe927f6150af3efb2348 | By . James Nye . PUBLISHED: . 01:09 EST, 29 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:16 EST, 30 July 2012 . This is the horrifying moment that a mother discovered her seven-year-old daughter had been shot dead and son, nine, seriously injured by her estranged husband before he committed suicide. The bodies of Abigail Benway and h... | Kelleen Benway was arrested in confusion over multiple shootings in Oxford, Massachusetts . |
ea2f2c871fab9c1cd57c5dde7c7728eb6b49602a | From Helmand to Hastings, the brutality of battle can be seen in these poignant images of war kits given to British soldiers over the course of 1,000 years. Back in the 13th Century, an axe was the weapon of choice to grind down opponents. But today, soldiers have iPads as part of their equipment. The change in battle ... | The change in war equipment has been documented in these series of images, named ‘Soldiers’ Inventories’
They were taken by London photographer Thom Atkinson, and depict the brutality of battle over 1,000 years .
As well as revealing violence, the kits show how everyday items, such as cards and cutlery, have barely cha... |
ea2fb99c980cc6683ebe97f1bb98064b130d641c | Wayne Rooney is ready to sign his new mega deal at Manchester United - so it's little wonder he was all smiles at training on Friday morning before catching the train to London for Saturday's game with Crystal Palace. The striker will pen a five-and-a-half-year contract at Old Trafford, which should keep him at the clu... | Manchester United ready to announce Wayne Rooney's new deal .
The striker will pen a five-and-a-half-year contract .
Bumper deal will be worth £300,000-a-week . |
ea2ff41c6b8267947d4c8eaf70d4be8195e950e5 | A passenger flying with Alaska Airlines spotted something in the clouds that made him reach for the camera. Tom Korocz was travelling out of Seattle's Sea-Tac airport when he noticed what appeared to be an image of the Alaska Airlines mascot in the clouds. The photo was posted online which shows the cloud right next th... | Tom Korocz was travelling out of Seattle's Sea-Tac airport .
Noticed what appeared to be an image of Alaska Airlines mascot in the sky .
It is not known exactly who the man is on the tail of the plane .
It has been claimed that it is an Eskimo called Oliver Amouak . |
ea302da49326dbfc418ebc4cd1dc1e3efaeb551c | This is the moment when a Spanish bullfighter attempted a move more akin to that of an American wrestler, when he elbowed a bull between the eyes during a fight in Medellin, Colombia. Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza, considered the best rejoneador - bullfighter on horseback - in the world, was seen making the unusual move as... | Spanish bullfighter Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza made unusual move during fight in Medellin, Colombia .
Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza is considered the world's foremost rejoneador - bullfighter on horseback . |
ea30727e1ec337ee22b351fd8105207cdb852abc | By . Associated Press Reporter . Cuban villagers staged a mock funeral and burial of a living man this week in a boozy festival that has become an annual tradition in a small town near Havana. A tractor pulled a trailer slowly through the streets in the early morning carrying the man in a coffin and a four-piece tropi... | Santiago de las Vegas villagers staged mock funeral, known as 'Burial of Pachencho', on February 5 .
Annual tradition began in 1984 to mark the end of local carnival season and symbolize rebirth .
It's named after a play that had been shown in the town theater .
Villagers bury a man playing the dead Pachencho before th... |
ea3076b9bbbe42f6417c9c4f31f95ce399d92d1a | Some United Airlines flight attendants will soon be getting some seriously fat pay checks now that the struggling, over-staffed air carrier has reached a severance deal with its employee union. United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said Monday that the airline hopes that at least 2,100 of its 23,000 flight attendants will ... | Chicago-based United is looking to get rid a chunk of its over 23,000 flight attendants .
The Association of Flight Attendants represents the stewards and called the severance package 'virtually unprecedented in the industry' |
ea30dfaed1e8975d448530e749e5b8fe04f78c33 | By . Sean Poulter . Residues of toxic chemicals have been found in children’s clothes and shoes made by major brands including Disney, Burberry, American Apparel, GAP and Primark. The products involved include items sold in the UK, according to research by Greenpeace. There is no evidence that the levels of chemicals f... | Products include items sold in the UK, according to Greenpeace .
There is no evidence that the levels of chemicals found would cause harm .
Greenpeace argues they should be removed on a precautionary basis . |
ea3121af22df6b1aa11a0204aa8b2a2de028c6d7 | (CNN) -- His World Cup was brutally cut short by injury, but Brazilian star Neymar could yet end up a winner after the Barcelona forward was named on FIFA's Golden Ball shortlist to decide the tournament's best player. Neymar fractured his vertebra in his team's World Cup quarterfinal win over Colombia, ruling him out ... | Brazil's Neymar included on FIFA's Golden Ball shortlist .
Golden Ball awarded to tournament's best players .
Four Germans, three Argentines, one Dutchman and a Colombian complete 10-man list .
Diego Forlan won the 2010 Golden Ball award . |
ea31f5c784193bbb12e63c6a68c56c06dad869da | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:37 EST, 30 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:24 EST, 30 April 2013 . A New Jersey-based Army major and his wife have been accused of torturing their three foster children, breaking bones, force-feeding them hot sauce, denying them water and using one... | Major John Jackson and wife Carolyn are accused of torturing their three foster children .
The Jackson are accused of appalling acts of abuse including forcing their adopted kids to eat salt and hot sauce, while denying them access to water .
They are also accused of breaking bones and then preventing the kids from rec... |
ea3293bf51ec0f76aec86c0a1eb656c44c3eae1d | (CNN) -- A virus found in healthy Australian honey bees may be playing a role in the collapse of honey bee colonies across the United States, researchers reported Thursday. Honey bees walk on a moveable comb hive at the Bee Research Laboratory, in Beltsville, Maryland. Colony collapse disorder has killed millions of be... | Colony collapse disorder has killed millions of bees .
Scientists suspect a virus may combine with other factors to collapse colonies .
Disorder first cropped up in 2004, as bees were imported from Australia .
$15 billion in U.S. crops each year dependent on bees for pollination . |
ea32daf743abf7422e7efcdb48a5d3fb5e78a4b5 | (MNN.com) -- I don't remember where I was going when that stray dog weaved across a busy street near my home. But I do remember turning the car around to rescue the white pup with large tan spots that looked more like stains, except for one heart-shaped patch on her side. As cars sped past, I stood at the side of the r... | The next time you see a stray dog, consider stopping to help it out .
When approaching a stray, exercise caution -- you don't know anything about this dog .
If the dog is going to be staying with you for a while, take it to the vet for a check-up .
Spread the news on sites like Petfinder.com so it can find a new home . |
ea32f3539026079527b9d7435d304c84b211c6e5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Reuters . A federal aviation official says a commercial airliner nearly collided with an unmanned drone aircraft earlier this year in a near-catastrophic indecent that demonstrates the risks of the growing number of drones in U.S. skies. An American Airlines pilot told federal aviation of... | The incident occurred over Tallahassee Regional Airport on March 22 .
Aviation officials say there currently are no set regulations for drone aircraft .
Officials say the risk of a drone getting sucked into the engine of a commercial aircraft could be 'catastrophic' and are 'very real' |
ea331db4a9bb7e76e7abf6a9d2ad47f59b8a58e2 | Swatch is set to launch its own smartwatch in April to take on the Apple Watch. The move will see the two firms go head to head in a battle for the lucrative market. Swatch boasts its watch won't need recharging - while Apple says its will have to be recharged every night. Scroll down for video . Swatch hit out at appl... | Firm will launch the Swatch Touch in April .
Will use low power NFC to communicate with a smartphone .
Both watches will also double as mobile payments devices .
Apple installing safes in stores ahead of April launch of its watch . |
ea34e104f9ab37b5a97125c5fd6df27537b04ca3 | Washington (CNN) -- Senate Democrats proposed a $110 billion measure Thursday to put off mandatory across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect March 1. The package made public by Senate Democratic leaders calls for replacing the so-called sequester cuts with a combination of increased tax revenue from millionaire... | NEW: The White House urges Republicans to favor the middle class over tax loopholes .
The plan raises taxes on millionaires, ends farm subsidies and cuts defense spending .
An aide to Sen. Mitch McConnell says Americans oppose higher taxes .
Spending cuts to take effect March 1 absent congressional action to avert them... |
ea35a5a35750e3f5bc6d0df855a010f76ba1b1a0 | After football player Ray Rice was caught on video dragging his unconscious fiancee out of an elevator, his attorney called the incident a "very minor physical altercation." Where I'm from, when one combatant in a fight gets knocked out, that is no longer "minor." Once the incident made the news, it was inevitable tha... | Marc Randazza: Uproar over video of Ray Rice dragging unconscious fiancee from elevator .
ESPN commentator Smith then slammed for comments about possible provocation, he says .
He says Smith didn't defend Rice, just raised issue of cause, but condemnation shut him up .
Randazza: In Smith incident, free discourse a vict... |
ea35bf6667c121de594182b7f5ac2da672cbbf12 | Beijing (CNN) -- China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 successfully docked with the lab module Tiangong-1 early Thursday, another milestone in Beijing's plan to build a space station. Shenzhou-8 joined up with the 8.5-ton Tiangong-1 343 kilometers (213 miles) above Earth, according to Wu Ping, spokesperson with the Ch... | Shenzhou-8 joined up with the 8.5-ton Tiangong-1 343 kilometers above Earth .
The successful experiment is an important step in China's plan to build a space station .
Shenzhou-8 scheduled to return to Earth on November 17, with Tiangong-1 remains in orbit . |
ea368dbe8ccd2ece75190ddb01da9d67defaa2af | 'I want to grieve': Louise Troh, 54, was trapped in confinement when she learned her fiance Thomas Eric Duncan had died of Ebola on October 8 . The fiancée of Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan will be released from quarantine at midnight tonight - but will emerged with hardly any possession after they were destroyed by h... | Louise Troh, 54, has been in guarded confinement for three weeks .
Learned of her fiance's death while quarantined, 'hasn't been able to grieve'
Hazmat destroyed everything she owns bar some papers, Bible and photos .
She hopes to recover financially with novel about her life with Duncan .
Troh and her daughter will be... |
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