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ea77a5d66297fdaa627798d951ca5e60281da1f4 | Georgetown became the first college sports team to stage an 'I Can't Breathe' T-shirt demonstration to protest the chokehold death of Eric Garner. The entire basketball team emerged for the final warmups before their loss to No. 10 Kansas in Washington DC on Wednesday night wearing black short-sleeve T-shirts with the ... | Entire team wore T-shirts for final warmups before loss to No. 10 Kansas .
Message echoes last words of Eric Garner before he died in a chokehold .
It has become a rallying cry for nationwide protests over the death . |
ea77e5d1b256bdec7727195ec0ac3bef9483b834 | Hong Kong (CNN) -- The disgraced politician at the center of China's biggest political scandal in years has been linked to a criminal act for the first time since he was removed from office, the state-run Xinhua news agency has reported. Bo Xilai, who was head of the Communist Party in the southwestern city of Chongqin... | Bo Xilai's former right-hand man said he warned his boss his wife was a murder suspect .
Wang Lijun was stranding trial for abuse of power, defection and bribe-taking .
Wang is also accused of covering up for Gu Kailai, who was convicted of murder .
Gu was jailed in August for the murder of British businessman Neil Hey... |
ea7916e12df2dd6a7c5bdc8bbddf278281772c14 | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 08:07 EST, 10 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:07 EST, 10 May 2013 . Dr Andrea Cozzolino, 57, is accused of having persuaded a teenager to have her baby and then selling it to a childless couple for £21,000 . An Italian doctor talked a woman out of having an abortion before delivering the... | Andrea Cozzolino, 57, arrested for suspected corruption and abuse of office .
He reportedly delivered girl's baby near Naples and sold to childless couple .
Scheme fell apart when birth mother told authorities she had been 'raped' |
ea793e3d945ad28d8c8520327e0b9b3240d8d60e | (CNN) -- In the grand history of celebrity mugshots - which includes Nicole Richie's smizing and Paris Hilton's "did you get my good side?" head tilt - Bruno Mars' September 2010 photo is a standout. The "Locked Out Of Heaven" singer had been booked on a drug charge in Las Vegas at the time. Instead of doing the stoic ... | Bruno Mars covers GQ's April Spring Bible issue .
He talks about why he smiled in his 2010 mugshot .
The singer also discusses his intent behind songwriting . |
ea79e00f98372e6ebf63fd068c86167ea815a175 | By . Natalie Clarke . In most office romances, the torrid details don’t usually travel much further than the water cooler. Alas, as Amanda Rosenberg can testify, the steel-and-glass Googleplex in California isn’t like most offices, and her married lover, multibillionaire Google founder Sergey Brin, isn’t like most bos... | Story was first broken by partner of close friend of Sergey Brin's wife .
It told how Brin, 40, had begun affair with Amanda Rosenberg, 27 .
Separate story told how Rosenberg's ex-partner had left Google .
Relationship appears to fly in the face of Google's 'code of conduct' |
ea7a48d45c760581c995a05a99b437953c1bd383 | The current student loans system under which graduates only start repayments when they earn more than £21,000 is unsustainable, according to a leading economist. The threshold for paying back student loans was increased from £15,000 to £21,000 in 2012. But Professor Nicholas Barr said the system costs the taxpayer too ... | LSE Professor Nicholas Barr warns the current system is too expensive .
Student numbers could be capped if more funding isn't found, he says .
High fees, he claims, actually help poorer students make it to university .
And he says taxpayer must support arts, humanities and social sciences . |
ea7ac6740c6178d8c188c913012725c51e443528 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 08:30 EST, 11 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:15 EST, 11 September 2012 . A married teacher has been suspended from an exclusive girls' school in New York following allegations he had an affair with a teenage student. Jonathan Fuller, 55, was taken out of his class at the Upper East ... | Jonathan Fuller, 55, was taken out of his class at the Upper East Side Nightingale-Bamford School on Friday .
It followed a complaint about an alleged relationship with a former pupil now believed to be 18 or 19 . |
ea7aebaf3638860657413737f8a4323c2bb97cf6 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . Missing: Sergeant Louise Gibson, 43, was last seen by members of her family on Thursday . Police were searching for a missing female officer today after she disappeared from her hometown four days ago. Sergeant Louise Gibson, 43, of Thames Valley Police, was . last seen by members of her family... | Sergeant Louise Gibson, 43, vanished from her hometown on Thursday .
Thames Valley Police officers are 'increasingly concerned' for her safety .
Mother has worked for police force in south east for more than 10 years .
She is white, 5ft 7ins tall, of a slim build and was wearing a grey jacket . |
ea7af396c96c44b01ccc1fcb8644f46bda3df04a | Doctors have been accused of failing to diagnose a taxi driver's liver cancer on 32 occasions over a two-and-a half-year period after refusing to send him for vital scans. Jean-Robert Chanas, from Mount Vernon, Glasgow, claims he pleaded with doctors repeatedly to send him for a scan, after complaining of crippling abd... | Jean-Robert Chanas visited doctor 32 times complaining of stomach pains .
Taxi driver claims he was regularly refused scans over two-and-a-half years .
67-year-old eventually diagnosed with liver cancer in November last year .
Devastated wife Irene fears husband has been 'robbed of years of his life' |
ea7b2efb6f09be51bfe31cd1311290a43caf672a | (CNN) -- When you think of a cruise, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Lounging by the pool with a pina colada? Overindulging at the buffet? ... How about Garrison Keillor? Your answer's probably a "no" on the latter, but maybe that will change. Themed cruises offer alternatives to the traditional sort ("Saw"-... | From running to dancing to hanging out with Paula Deen, cruises cater to diverse interests .
Steampunk fans will have a chance to strut their stuff on a March cruise .
"Soul Train" enthusiasts should book early for a themed fall 2013 sailing . |
ea7c551a7553f6cfffca17bb395430ec426a8b5a | By . Ruth Sunderland and Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 11:33 EST, 3 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:53 EST, 4 July 2013 . She has just been announced as the new face of Versace, posing in a series of sexy campaign images for the luxury label. But there's no stopping fashion's most famous face. And as well as posing like a... | Kate is designing smartphone accessories for Carphone Warehouse .
Dubbed 'fash tech' the collection aims to give phones a stylish makeover .
Final designs are still under wraps .
Kate announced as the face of Versace this week . |
ea7ccb2b7342753b90aa29be1036a8369df69883 | (CNN) -- Veteran British broadcaster David Frost, best known for his series of interviews with disgraced U.S. President Richard Nixon, has died. He was 74. His death was reported by the BBC, which aired many of his shows, and by Al Jazeera English, where he also worked. The BBC published a statement from Frost's family... | David Frost was 74 .
He's best known for interviews with disgraced U.S. president Richard Nixon .
The interviews were dramatized in the play and film "Frost/Nixon" |
ea7cd6a645d8431db198b18218b9f3e0fb29391b | Sarah Palin's oldest son, Track, is getting divorced just 18 months after tying the knot, in another blow to the family values advocate. The 23-year-old and his wife, Britta, 22, married in May, 2011, and just three months later, Britta gave birth to a little girl, Kyla. But the pair filed for divorce in an Alaskan cou... | Couple wed in May 2011 on a mountain in Alaska .
Britta Hanson controversially gave birth to daughter Kyla three months later .
Palin strong advocate for no sex before marriage . |
ea7cec0495e2f0e90470af95c7ac8492565679f8 | (CNN) -- Two people have been detained in the death of a 43-year-old Montana schoolteacher last seen six days ago while out on a morning jog, law enforcement agencies said Friday. Sidney Public Schools, for which Sherry Arnold had worked as a math teacher at Sidney High School, announced that the school district learne... | NEW: One man, 47, is being held in Arnold's case in North Dakota, a police chief says .
NEW: Another man, 22, is being "detained for questioning" in South Dakota, he says .
Sherry Arnold was a teacher with the Sidney Public Schools in eastern Montana .
She had last been seen six days ago out on a morning run . |
ea7d12ffd8a1db37e1766f35974043b39200c491 | By . Wills Robinson . The CIA inadvertently gave a terrorist leader the finances and credibility he needed to mastermind a major attack, claims a former spy. Intelligence officer Morten Storm from Denmark was asked by the CIA to build a relationship with the head of militant group Al-Shabab, the group behind September'... | Morten Storm was an informant for intelligence agencies for five years .
Met Abdukadir Mohamed Abdukadir, or Ikirma, in Nairobi in 2008 .
At the time, the Somali terrorist was only a messenger in Al-Shabab .
Storm believes CIA gave him the resources to become a mastermind .
Ikrima is also believed to have lived in Lond... |
ea7d184f5611623a66ba49edac501de0f3672c4f | (CNN) -- Luis Suarez, a player of unquestionable talent but with an unfortunate tendency to bite, now faces disciplinary action from soccer's governing body after he appeared to sink his teeth into an opponent yet again. FIFA said Wednesday that it has begun proceedings after the Uruguay striker was accused of biting a... | NEW: FIFA says it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Suarez .
He is accused of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup game .
Suarez and Uruguay have until Wednesday evening to give their position, FIFA says .
The striker says he just collided with the defender's shoulder . |
ea7d8e07c59be8184d54bf824bf01b784923a4da | He may be facing up to 20 years behind bars for going on a week-long crime-spree across six states with his underage girlfriend - but Dalton Hayes says he'd do it all again for the girl. A month after Hayes and his 13-year-old girlfriend, who were dubbed 'teen Bonnie and Clyde', were arrested in Florida, he has spoken ... | Dalton Hayes and his girlfriend fled Kentucky in January, 'stole three trucks and caused thousands of dollars of damage as they eluded cops'
They were eventually found in Panama City, Florida on January 17 and extradited back to Kentucky, where Hayes remains in jail .
He spoke to Dr Phil in an exclusive jailhouse inter... |
ea7d9b26ffd09116862b954ca3cbb9ba6c0ff62b | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 03:44 EST, 17 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:14 EST, 17 April 2013 . The U.S. government has pushed back the deadline for people in Boston to file their tax returns as the city struggles to come to terms with Monday's devastating bomb attacks. The twin explosions that left three dead... | Boston Marathon took place on April 15, which was Tax Day in the U.S.
City is reeling in the wake of explosions which killed three and injured 183 .
IRS announced extension for filing tax returns for those affected by tragedy . |
ea7db321274451455e83ff391110762e7f052d8c | When President Barack Obama suggested that his wife should spend extra time in paradise as an early birthday present, he was committing U.S. citizens to pay for the gift, whose costs will likely spiral into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The White House conceded on Monday that the federal treasury will foot the ... | The first lady remained behind in Hawaii following a 15-day family vacation, and will stay at the 12-bedroom island home of Oprah Winfrey .
Mrs Obama will be flown home on a separate aircraft, with tax dollars covering the cost .
The White House insists she will be responsible for her own 'personal expenses'
Secret Ser... |
ea7dbc76031dad549894d30eee9fafe40fbe934c | (CNN) -- Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has slammed Formula One's rules on car testing, describing the regulations as like asking footballers to train with tennis balls or tennis stars to play with bats. The two-time world champion questioned the wisdom of the current rules, which allows one three-day in-season test in... | Ferrari's Fernando Alonso criticizes Formula One's testing regulations .
The Spaniard says it is like asking footballers to play with tennis balls .
Current rules allow one three-day in-season test and a number of pre-season tests .
Robert Kubica suffers a broken leg after a fall at his home in Italy . |
ea7dc796f9fe70fb031fb319bd3515fe9ab6eea8 | The FA's racism investigation into Malky Mackay and Iain Moody has escalated after it emerged a former Cardiff City official submitted a written complaint to the governing body claiming he was a victim of discrimination. Alisher Apsalyamov is from Kazakhstan and was horrified to discover he allegedly became known to Ma... | Alisher Apsalyamov worked briefly as Cardiff's head of recruitment .
He claims Malky Macky and Iain Moody referred to him as 'Chemical Ali'
The same nickname was given to Saddam Hussein's cousin .
Apsalyamov left his role at the Welsh club because of visa issues .
Macky and Moody are still under investigation by the FA... |
ea7dda75f63aad6c1edabd3aa135fda91833c1a5 | Tokyo (CNN) -- Radioactive iodine in seawater around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant dropped sharply even before workers plugged a water leak believed to be from its crippled No. 2 reactor, the plant's owner said Wednesday night. Stopping the flow of highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean was a key v... | Seawater radioactivity levels drop sharply in new tests .
Nitrogen being injected into Unit 1 due to hydrogen buildup .
One leak of highly radioactive water, from Unit No. 2, into the Pacific Ocean has been stopped .
But an official says, "We cannot be optimistic, just because we were able to plug this one" |
ea7de7dc241c77e24f121452acb2cd683ece0fd8 | By . Louise Cheer . His brilliant pictures have already won him 11,000 followers and made him Queenland's king of Instagram. So it's hard to believe that Alex Korica only turned 20 yesterday and is an entirely self-taught photographer who started uploading his pictures to the social media site in January 2013. His acco... | Alex Korica has more than 11,000 followers on the social media site .
The Brisbane man started posting photos in January 2013 . |
ea7e5b47c64c1ba76d4921da1019f8a9392cc003 | A former top U.S. Army prosecutor who handled sexual-assault cases has been found guilty on rape charges following a six-day court-martial at Fort Bragg. The Army issued a five-sentence statement Monday saying Major Erik J. Burris was found guilty on two charges of rape and forcible sodomy, and four charges of assault ... | Major Erik J. Burris, chief of justice for the 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was convicted of rape and forcible sodomy .
He was also convicted on four charges of assault and disobeying an order, according to a brief statement released by the Army on Monday . |
ea7ea6ec571afc418213b64c464253529175fa24 | (CNN) -- Rafael Nadal has called for stricter doping controls and more transparency to help eradicate drug cheating in tennis. Nadal wants to ensure tennis is not plagued by the doping problems which have affected so many other sports, notably cycling, following the Lance Armstrong saga. "It's something even I don't li... | Rafael Nadal wants stricter drug controls in tennis .
Sport has been hit by several drug scandals in recent months .
ITF has introduced a biological passport program to battle the problem .
Czech tennis player banned for six months after positive test for sibutramine . |
ea7ecd7a5b2e8713e1441e989a39e2e1b2886cb4 | As the Bali Nine masterminds await their executions in Bali, a notorious Indonesian police chief sentenced to 15 years imprisonment has walked out of jail and returned home to his family. The inequalities in the Indonesian prison system emerged when it was revealed on Tuesday afternoon that First Inspector Labora Sitor... | Indonesia's First Inspector was jailed in 2014 for illegal logging, fuel hording and laundering $132 million .
He was sentenced to eight years in prison and then was allowed to leave for 'health reasons', before being sentenced to 15 years prison .
The Inspector has allegedly walked out of prison by waving a release le... |
ea7f9dfc7c359595bd1956d3f80813906f33636d | A director from the Indonesian search-and rescue agency said readings detected on Friday suggest the black box may be outside the tail section of the plane. It comes as footage has emerged showing Indonesian military divers investigating the submerged tail of doomed AirAsia flight 8501, as search and rescue teams are h... | Search official said black box may be outside the tail section of the plane .
Pings were detected 1km southwest of the wreckage on Friday morning .
Footage has emerged of divers searching inside AirAsia jet's wreckage .
Video shows how difficult the working conditions are with little visibility .
Search teams have foun... |
ea7fbd2bbbe0548aac44a5ba874987d11e8ff856 | (CNN) -- Millions of fans on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are mourning the death of Jenni Rivera, whose performances of soulful ballads sold out concert halls and made the singer a household name for many. Crews searched for the remains of Rivera and six others Monday amid the wreckage of a plane that crashed i... | NEW: Singer Jenni Rivera was a "real American success story," Sen. Marco Rubio says .
The singer, 43, who sold millions of records, died in a plane crash Sunday .
Crews are combing the wreckage site in northern Mexico, searching for evidence . |
ea7fc753fac5ae13eb036e0e9ee8f43b873febba | (CNN) -- A top African-American lawmaker urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to focus more attention on the plight of unemployed black Americans, warning that there is growing frustration with the administration among some of its staunchest backers. "We love the president," Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, told C... | Rep. Maxine Waters urges Obama to fight harder against tea party .
Waters says black lawmakers don't criticize Obama for fear of losing voter support .
"If we go after the president too hard, you are going after us," Waters says . |
ea80337587ac8362e3bcda92077a14e6c65fe769 | Residents of three villages in northeastern Nigeria took security into their own hands this week, repelling attacks by Boko Haram insurgents and killing more than 200 of them, residents and officials said. Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters stormed the villages of Menari, Tsangayari and Garawa in the ethnic Shuwa-dominate... | Parents and students work to identify girls in video .
Residents of three villages fought off attacks by Boko Haram .
They claim to have killed more than 200 attackers .
The Nigerian military has been accused of not doing enough . |
ea8071fb0ecdf41283235477ec07505002b14747 | By . Robert Hardman . PUBLISHED: . 17:39 EST, 7 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:25 EST, 8 April 2013 . According to its creator, this thing is the closest a human being can get to skydiving without actually leaping from a plane. From where I’m dangling, I’d say it’s closer to being Superman - with a hefty dose of Eddie ... | ROBERT HARDMAN tests Zip World at Penrhyn Quarry in North Wales .
Zip wire has clocked speeds of 100mph and is in a breath-taking spot .
Area is also the site of the longest industrial dispute in British history .
Extreme sport involves hanging from a pulley that runs down a cable .
Experience dreamed up by former Roya... |
ea808a31a8efb0c7dacf78c21da0b5a5748d98ab | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:48 EST, 1 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:24 EST, 2 September 2013 . Growth: Men are, on average, four inches taller than they were around the time of the start of the First World War . Men are four inches taller than they were 100 years ago, according to a new study. Resea... | European men have grown thanks to healthier diets and better housing .
Interestingly, health breakthroughs don't appear to be a major influence . |
ea80d9695226df3e7c4a85661d6d46fe894898ea | Editor's note: Jim Rogers is chief executive officer of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Duke Energy, which generates much of its power from coal-burning plants and is making investments in clean energy technology in China. Jonathan Lash is the president of the World Resources Institute. Ming Sung is Asia Pacific repres... | Authors urge 80 percent less greenhouse gas by 2050 .
They want big polluters U.S., China to cooperate .
Goal: Create path for Chinese participation in climate agreement, authors say .
They say Clean Air Task Force to build low-carbon coal technology in China . |
ea80e5c8571be62398910e4a7d08e46f8a21c89f | Home Secretary Theresa May left rank and file officers in shock today - after launching a furious assault on the police . The Tory minister, speaking at the Police Federation's annual conference in Bournemouth, accused officers of treating the public with 'contempt' over the way they treated victims of abuse and domest... | Tory minister attacks corruption and treatment of women and minorities .
Says public no longer trust police after Hillsborough and 'plebgate'
Condemns public funding for Police Federation as 'unacceptable'
Tells organisation's annual conference it needs to 'face reality' and reform .
Claims Britain's model of policing ... |
ea80ef2cb27a464852b3fe6690ed95b4b29cc4d4 | Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o became the new Hollywood "It Girl" after she played the object of cruel affection in the movie, "12 Years a Slave." Since her role as Patsey in the movie released last year, she's made rounds in fashion magazines, hobnobbed with celebrities and is considered a breakout star. As the awards ... | Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o is in the movie, '12 Years a Slave'
The role has earned her nomination for best supporting actress at Golden Globes .
She was born in Mexico, and graduated from Yale School of Drama .
Her next movie, "Non-Stop," features Liam Neeson . |
ea81355453f49a7b5d5a5a9045e02e672965d547 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 07:54 EST, 26 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:06 EST, 26 March 2013 . Like the poet William Wordsworth, sprinter Usain Bolt and footballer Alan Ball, she’s certainly got the right name for her job - but could have ended up treading the boards if things had gone differently. Sara Blizzard, ... | Sara Blizzard, 42, presents BBC weather forecast in the East Midlands .
She had trained as a dancer and actor at Pattison College in Coventry .
Worked in past for Midlands radio stations and Liverpool TV channel .
She also presents on radio and voices Traffic Master in-car information . |
ea815148c96ea234c0109d9168d08ca6cd5d0348 | (CNN) -- Jason Statham has joked that he's had "40 years of prep" to portray a drunk man in his newest film. The British actor stars as Joey Jones in "Hummingbird" - a thriller that tells the story of a homeless war veteran trying to get his life back together on the streets of London. Statham does a lot of drunken act... | Jason Statham plays a homeless war veteran in 'Hummingbird'
He jokes that he had '40 years of prep' for his drunken scenes .
The role is a change of pace for the 45-year-old actor . |
ea81b8d8e28215387d47dd72e11dbb03e76a59ac | Syria/ United Nations (CNN) -- As diplomats at the United Nations slammed Syria, violence continued to rage on the ground and residents wondered out loud what the implications of total war might be. "Everyone we've been talking to ... believes that the country is heading towards, or already is in, a full-blown war, and... | NEW: CNN's Arwa Damon reports from inside Syria .
NEW: "The country is heading towards, or already is in, a full-blown war," she says .
A funeral is held for 19 soldiers and officers killed by terrorists, SANA reports .
U.S. Secretary of State Clinton vows to help get aid to those wounded and dying . |
ea820e6156b38ce8e177db31bc5e1565f4d076ed | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 05:44 EST, 24 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:10 EST, 24 January 2014 . British workers risk becoming ‘unemployable’ because EU red tape means foreign firms will take their business elsewhere, David Cameron warned today. The Prime Minister launched a sustai... | Prime Minister says Eurocrats think producing more rules is 'their job'
Insists draconian rules designed to protect workers will deter companies .
Tries to persuade firms to reverse trend of taking British jobs offshore . |
ea821df6f88ac2f01473877dccc8d1026e21286c | The election of Danilo Medina as president of the Dominican Republic signals a continuation of the policies that many experts say have helped the country grow during the past eight years. Medina hails from the same centrist party as outgoing President Leonel Fernandez. His election suggests a public content with the wa... | Former President Hipolito Mejia concedes .
Danilo Medina has claimed victory in the presidential elections .
Victory is seen as endorsement of the policies of current President Leonel Fernandez .
The two worked closely together . |
ea826f39ce2d341534f56d7f50f9e661cef7b1dc | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 10:16 EST, 1 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:18 EST, 1 January 2014 . A solider and his girlfriend have found a unique way of remaining connected when he is on tour around the world. Mark Thompson, 32, takes Mumbles the toy penguin, who was a gift from his girlfriend Meredith Craven, 2... | Meredith gave Mumbles to her boyfriend Mark, a Major in the British Army .
Couple have been together 6 years but Mark is often away on tours .
He began sending Meredith photos of Mumbles from around the world .
Using the photos to stay connected, Mark has taken hundreds of photos .
Mumbles has piloted, ridden a horse a... |
ea83c3fd038c86e1aaa95d84e7b56391aa3ec37b | London (CNN) -- The former husband of celebrity chef Nigella Lawson will take the stand Thursday in the trial of the couple's former personal assistants, who are accused of defrauding them of 300,000 pounds (U.S. $488,000). The British court heard earlier this week at a pre-trial hearing for the assistants that Lawson ... | Lawson's ex-husband Charles Saatchi takes stand Thursday .
An e-mail read in court reveals allegations of drug use by celebrity chef .
Lawson's representatives have declined to comment .
The couple's former assistants are accused of embezzling close to $500,000 . |
ea83f558fd693e24b0fee672b6b7cf32c927ce7f | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 12:11 EST, 14 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:18 EST, 15 February 2013 . Being rejected by a woman on Valentine’s Day can be a disheartening experience. Being rejected by an entire city and you can understand why a man would lose faith in the fairer sex. In a hilarious video, musician DJ... | Artist DJ Lubel blames the women of LA for the lack of love in his life .
Accuses them of being addicted to coke and only dating rich celebrities .
Comedy music video gets 300,000 views in one day . |
ea8470107c1815a3069c4bb5c7a0ccb4d5f705a0 | A 22-year-old Florida man was acting out song lyrics with a 17-year-old Monday evening, when he discharged a gun and killed the teenage boy, deputies said Tuesday. Rodney Clay Patrick Jr. faces manslaughter, tampering with evidence, and possession of a controlled substance charges, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office (... | Rodney Patrick was acting out song lyrics with Douglas Winslow when he discharged a gun and killed the teenage boy, deputies said .
Deputies have said the duo were acting out Wacka Flocka's rap song 'Bustin At Em' at the time .
The line 'Pow, pow, pow, pow' is uttered repeatedly throughout the song .
Patrick faces mans... |
ea84eb9eda9dcee821b5a8c7874c26293ef14ddc | Man bites dog: Ryan Wantenpaugh, 34, allegedly cooked his ex-girlfriends dog then fed it to her . A Northern California man has been arrested after his ex-girlfriend said he cooked her dog and fed it to her. Ryan Watenpaugh, 34, of Palo Cedro was arrested on Thursday on charges of stalking and animal cruelty. He remain... | Ryan Watenpaugh, 34, of Palo Cedro was arrested on Thursday on charges of stalking and animal cruelty .
Watenpaugh's ex told police he beat her while they were dating and that after one assault she went home to find her Pomeranian missing .
After reconciling Watenpaugh allegedly cooked his girlfriend a meal which she a... |
ea85089e95be859622abcb2e83df6af6027e5171 | By . Steve Robson . Rare find: The Jawa toy, still in its original packaging from the 1970s, is expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction . A vintage Star Wars figurine believed to be one of the rarest in the world could fetch up to £12,000 when sold at auction. The British-manufactured 'Jawa' figure was most li... | Vintage figurine believed to be one of only two in existence .
Palitoy, Leicester-based manufacturer, later lost licence to make them .
Similar model, in original packaging, sold for £11,300 on eBay this year . |
ea852134d377f00c90abb9c8e11a88395318a3ff | (CNN) -- Iolanda Balas' dominance of the high jump transcended Olympic competition. Balas cleared 1.85m to win in Rome in 1960. Although she won consecutive gold medals in Rome in 1960 and in Tokyo in 1964, the Romanian's achievements are perhaps better reflected in her 140 consecutive competitive victories in the ev... | Olympic record: 2 gold medals .
during that period she also set 14 world records raising the bar to 1.91m .
her long legs were ideally suited to the "scissors" style favored by athletes .
High Jumper; born December 12, 1936, in Timosoara, Romania . |
ea85ba7b0a3bdaa7f081b4c4090adc7ce2310fed | By . Ray Massey . Councils were last night accused by ministers of ‘bending the law’ with their use of CCTV and overzealous parking wardens to catch out motorists and ‘fill their coffers’. Eric Pickles fired a broadside after a parking watchdog told MPs that councils are ignoring official guidance on enforcement. It sa... | Authorities routinely use cameras to enforce parking restrictions .
Goes against official government policy for enforcement, reports says .
Minister Eric Pickles accuses councils of using fines 'to fill coffers with cash' |
ea867fb8552ea3f02eea2d6afeb3ebd631688d20 | By . Jessica Jerreat . and Associated Press Reporter . and Ryan Gorman . A 19-year-old from New Jersey pleaded not guilty Friday to shooting dead a 12-year-old girl as she rode home on a scooter last Saturday. Jhymiere Moore told the court he had been nowhere near the crime scene but handed himself in after hearing th... | Jhymiere Moore pleaded not guilty to murder in court on Friday .
19-year-old is facing charges over death of Genesis Rincon .
Schoolgirl was shot by stray bullet as she made her way home on Saturday .
Two other suspects are facing charges in case . |
ea8717aae24e2e8a3cd4054501938e7933e7b572 | Manuel Pellegrini refused to criticise rookie referee Tasos Sidiropoulos and insisted Manchester City had only themselves to blame for their 2-1 defeat by CSKA Moscow on Wednesday night. City were 2-1 behind and down to 10 men after substitute Fernandinho had received a harsh second booking when Pontus Wernbloom, who h... | Manchester City midfielders Fernandinho and Yaya Toure were sent off in 2-1 defeat by CSKA .
Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos was taking charge of only his second Champions League game .
Greek official booked Sergei Ignashevic instead of Pontus Wernbloom, who had already been shown a yellow card . |
ea87290c9865ad49553d9d705e25edc20448a347 | By . James Nye for MailOnline . A birthday party in Houston descended into tragedy on Saturday night after a 24-year-old pregnant woman was fatally shot in bed by a stray bullet fired from an AR-15 assault rifle while she slept in a back bedroom. Houston Police were called to a house in Hiram Springs at around 1am afte... | Dixie Mendez, 24, lost her life on Saturday while she was sleeping at a 15-year-old's birthday party .
Mendez was pregnant and was shot after argument broke out outside Houston property .
Police have appealed to the public to help identify the shooter . |
ea87c7393b28652b8a73724689834554de201653 | By . Mike Dawes . Nonito Donaire picked up his fourth world title by beating Simpiwe Vetyeka via technical decision on a night of controversy in Macau. The Philippine suffered a cut in the first round thanks to an accident headbutt and wasn't able to see properly. That saw referee Luis Pabon stop the bout before the fi... | Referee Luis Pabon stopped the bout in the fifth round .
Donaire had been accidentally headbutted in the first .
Champion promises Vetyeka a rematch . |
ea87d9ce6337ff51ab872b0fb83c1a6f7a13a59b | (CNN) -- More patients will soon be told that they received potentially contaminated drugs from the New England Compounding Center, whose products are associated with 308 illnesses and 23 deaths. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration posted on its website a list of more than 1,200 hospitals and clinics that had p... | NEW: Compounding center's chief pharmacist surrenders license in Tenn.
FDA listing more sites that used drugs from the compounding center .
Center has been source of products associated with 23 deaths .
Some injectable drugs used in surgeries are of concern, FDA says . |
ea883af5cb5eacc651e6bd52f384234ee3cdf980 | (CNN) -- Police in the Northern California town of Tracy are pursuing hundreds of possible leads in the disappearance of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, a police spokesman said Wednesday. Sandra Cantu, 8, disappeared on Friday, according to police in Tracy, California. Police have received 477 tips since she disappeared Frida... | NEW: Police say they've received 477 tips -- 100 on Tuesday .
A fourth car near mobile home park is searched for clues .
Sandra Cantu played with one friend on Friday, left for a second friend's house .
It's not clear whether she ever got to the second house, family says . |
ea889ce47e6353a4081d56bf3fde8d26446a6af4 | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 15:42 EST, 12 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:46 EST, 12 February 2013 . Time waster: Kuldip Singh QC leaving Westminster Magistrates' Court after pleaded guilty to jumping a red light . A barrister has been ordered to pay £5,000 in legal costs for 'wasting time' after he refused to pay... | Kuldip Singh QC was caught racing through a central London junction at 65mph in his Mercedes Benz .
Instead of paying the fine he fought a year-long battle at a cost of £4,769 .
The 58-year-old finally pleaded guilty to jumping the light . |
ea88f47178cf207e95329b02e1f0e51755b5534c | Britain is exporting more goods to countries outside the European Union than those inside it for the first time since we joined the Common Market in the 1970s. Firms are entering growing markets in Asia and Latin America in what economists are hailing as a ‘revolution in the orientation of British trade’. The shift wil... | UK has exported more goods to non-EU countries over past three months than traditional Euro export market .
51% of British exports went outside EU in same period . |
ea89562b1a2976f1d23b192c402673c67093a467 | Headteacher Martyn Keane admitted common assault by beating after he said he reprimanded a 10-year-old boy and 'made contact with his chest' A headteacher has admitted assaulting a 10-year-old pupil at a private primary school where fees cost more than £2,000 a term. Martyn Keane, 68, admitted a charge of assault by b... | Martyn Keane admitted assaulting a 10-year-old pupil at private school .
Headteacher 'made contact with boy's chest' while reprimanding him .
Judge sentenced Keane on the basis of common assault by beating charge .
He said allegations Keane had pulled boy's tie, causing him to fall on the desk, had not been proved by ... |
ea896b053506909974d4030c386f4d29e9d2bf3c | (CNN) -- U.S. women's soccer star Hope Solo entered a not-guilty plea in court Monday after police say she assaulted two relatives at a home near Seattle. Solo, national team goalkeeper and a two-time Olympic gold-medal winner, was released on the conditions she avoid contact with her half-sister and a 17-year-old neph... | Hope Solo enters not-guilty plea in Washington court Monday, released without bail .
Star goalkeeper was arrested on domestic violence charges, accused of assaulting relatives .
The two-time gold-medal winner says through attorney she did nothing wrong . |
ea897d3f5057ea1661ad771dd8c9aa77a784e834 | By . Wills Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 12:31 EST, 6 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:28 EST, 6 February 2014 . Tragic: Coporal Anne-Marie Ellement, 30, hanged herself in her room at Bulford Barracks, Wiltshire in 2011 . Colleagues of a soldier, who hanged herself two years after claiming she had been raped, released a box... | Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement was found dead in barracks in October 2011 .
Cpl Charlotte Berill told hearing another soldier said she had 'cried rape'
Told inquest she had 'desperately' applied to be posted back in the UK .
Described how colleagues in Germany would 'bang on her door'
Was 'targeted by other female collea... |
ea89bbe544cb4f095c3e5c2356505bf1ad2f51bb | (CNN) -- Onyx was 9 months old, black and white, part dachshund and part chihuahua. She was a family dog, one that Mandy Malone kept in part to play with her grandchildren. Until Onyx ended up in Malone's freezer. How did she get there? According to a criminal complaint filed in a Torrance County, New Mexico, court, th... | New Mexico authorities find parts of a dead chihuahua, dachshund mix in a freezer .
They say a man admitted killing the animal for use as food .
Eating dog is legal in New Mexico and many other states .
Sheriff: Charges filed due to how it was done, stress on family . |
ea8aa4e256a4bebac05d67b9f3c77498c39be8bb | By . Daniel Piotrowski for Daily Mail Australia . and Aap . and Frank Coletta for Daily Mail Australia . Anti-terror officers have arrested a suspect terrorist at an undisclosed Australian airport, the Prime Minister has announced. It is understood a man was planning to depart Melbourne airport for Lebanon but there ha... | Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces terror suspect caught at the border .
News comes amid reports Australia may support US airstrikes in Syria .
New counter terror units will be deployed at every international airport in Australia . |
ea8adbf8b1b5565c38b871ad45cdab1aa9fe0e8f | By . Press Association Reporter . Carlo Tavecchio, the candidate at the centre of a racism controversy, has been elected as the new president of the Italian Football Federation. The 71-year-old beat former AC Milan player Demetrio Albertini after three rounds of voting in Rome, the governing body announced through its ... | Tavecchio drew heavy criticism by making an allegedly racist comment .
Tavecchio referred to African players as 'banana eaters'
The 71-year-old beat Demetrio Albertini with 63.33 per cent of vote . |
ea8b6c94cd64ef0cb925a3c8768c41f72cb2e0ca | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 07:28 EST, 31 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:25 EST, 31 January 2013 . The U.S Government has issued a controversial video telling office workers what to do should a crazed gunman storms their building. Issued by Homeland Security, the video, called Active Shooter Situation: Options fo... | Homeland Security offers video advice on what to do in a shooting .
The video recommends fleeing or finding a safe place to hide .
The advice is not to call 911 unless it is safe to do so .
Workers are told to arm themselves with scissors if need be .
The video's release comes just over month after the Sandy Hook massa... |
ea8bb9a8a0cc9f9e80fa03f219ad3f76a8fb1540 | By . Luke Augustus . Follow @@Luke_Augustus29 . It seems Floyd Mayweather doesn't do understated following his latest uploaded Instagram videos. The current WBC and WBA Welterweight champion is filmed relaxing at his home with dozens of luggage bags ahead of a flight to Las Vegas to be at the launch of his new business... | Floyd Mayweather flew to Las Vegas with a mammoth amount of luggage .
Mayweather was in Las Vegas at the launch of his new Devanna Love store .
Mayweather will be fighting again on September 13 . |
ea8c67aa4b678237f0f26508890462ab2e115d73 | (CNN) -- Arcade game-inspired fashionistas mixing with heavy metal bands grinding out tunes on street corners sounds like a scene you might find in New York's trendier locales. But this is South Africa -- a country with a young population and a thriving underground youth culture. Last year, Swedish filmmakers Teddy Goi... | New documentary showcases the sights and sounds of South Africa's youth scene .
Stocktown X: South Africa interviews Cape Town and Johannesburg's young creatives .
Filmmakers want to reveal the thriving urban culture away from media stereotypes . |
ea8d1b406f91627261d7fbf112c7b462e9d8d13f | By . Mail Foreign Service . 'Suspicious' behaviour: A police profile of a suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance had a violent past, reported a Portuguese newspaper . The ex-Ocean Club worker being investigated over Madeleine McCann's disappearance was an immigrant who received a presidential pardon after being co... | The suspect was from Cape Verde off the coast of Africa, a Portuguese paper reported .
The 40-year-old was an employee at the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz .
He died in a tractor accident back in 2009 according to Correio da Manha .
He was identified as the main suspect following mobile phone tests .
The report says Portu... |
ea8d1ca44b847194093f29a9b7711d76d0a8957e | (CNN Student News) -- August 14, 2014 . U.S. Marines and special operations forces are headed to Iraq in an advisory role, but some experts are warning about "mission creep." We'll define that term and examine some recent events in the Middle Eastern country. Also covered: an observation that NASA hopes will provide so... | This page includes the show Transcript .
Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
At the bottom of the page, comment for a chance to be mentioned on CNN Student News . |
ea8dd61112bb2abe05c85972a7eec8d17d5504d8 | By . Gavin Mccafferty, Press Association . Georgia Davies of Wales set a new Commonwealth Games record in the heats for the 50 metres backstroke. The 23-year-old, who won silver in the 100m final, came home in 27.90 seconds ahead of Emily Seebohm of Australia. England's Lauren Quigley was third-fastest while Kathleen D... | Georgia Davies sets new Commonwealth Games record in 50m backstroke heats .
Kathleen Dawson sets new Scottish record .
Scottish duo Craig McNally and Ryan Bennett qualify for men's 50m backstroke final . |
ea8ee6796f07cf76532e8a0616317d0c077a7b13 | By . Dan Bloom . A 95-year-old woman who walks with a stick has become one of the world's oldest bungee jumpers. Margit Tall did not even scream during the 150m plunge from a crane near her home in Helsinki, Finland, after saying she was determined to make the leap before she died. Employees of the bungee jumping firm ... | Margit Tall, who walks with a stick, did not even scream during 150m plunge .
She was determined to jump near home in Helsinki, Finland, before she dies .
Organiser: 'She asked if there was an age limit. We thought she was joking'
She is thought to be the oldest woman ever to complete a bungee jump .
Oldest jumper ever... |
ea8feaf63a84e58288fbaba4c8bfea773aa687bc | Jerusalem (CNN) -- A well-known Palestinian prisoner died of cancer in Israeli custody on Tuesday, sparking outrage among Palestinian groups who accuse Israel of denying him treatment. Maysara Abu Hamdiya, 64, a retired Palestinian general, had been in Israeli prisons since 2002 and was serving a life sentence for alle... | Maysara Abu Hamdiya, a retired Palestinian general, dies of cancer, sparking clashes .
Palestinians accuse Israel of denying him proper treatment since onset of illness last year .
Prisoners protest inside prisons, citizens demonstrate outside in Israel, West Bank . |
ea90441e749b882ea5bbbe0ed942fc7220bcdbef | (CNN) -- Forget the English Premier League title -- Manuel Pellegrini wants to build a dynasty at Manchester City. The 60-year-old, fresh from leading City back to the top of English football at the first attempt, is already planning for next season -- and, by the sound of it, many years to come. Pellegrini, who signed... | Manuel Pellegrini is preparing long-term vision for English champion .
Chilean won Premier League title and League Cup in debut season .
City reached last 16 of the European Champions League .
Former Real Madrid coach is already planning for next season . |
ea904b9d0491f50257b5dbad1b10095028f85144 | By . Alex Lazcano for Daily Mail Australia . It's not something you ever expect to see waiting for you in bed. The large four metre snake was found atop a bed in a home in Morayfield, north of Brisbane in Australia. The residents were aware the snake lived on their property but had never come this close to the slippery... | A four metre long carpet snake was found inside a Morayfield home in Queensland .
Julia Baker was called to capture the snake that was found on Monday .
The snake wrangler believes snakes should not be seen as something to fear . |
ea9076085bbc5eb7620d18b80e062a90af41b4a8 | In the middle of his first congressional hearing as the new head of the embattled Internal Revenue Service, Daniel Werfel was asked Monday how he would restore public trust in the agency after revelations that conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status were targeted for extra scrutiny. "It is going to be a difficult... | Conference costs have been slashed since 2010, IRS says .
The IRS is accused of targeting conservatives and wasting money .
New commissioner says restoring public trust in the tax agency will be "a difficult process"
White House spokesman Carney laughs off, ignores Issa's "paid liar" insult . |
ea90d3796b907d5f2ebfd4f37663e06297d3f21c | Michael Meacher (pictured) claimed welfare reforms had left claimants 'forced to steal to survive' A former Labour minister has urged juries not to convict people for stealing if their benefits have been withdrawn. Michael Meacher, an ex-environment minister, claimed that Iain Duncan Smith’s welfare reforms had left cl... | Ex-minister Michael Meacher urges juries not to convict benefit thieves .
He claimed welfare reforms had left claimants 'forced to steal to survive'
But critics slam his 'ludicrous' idea as creating an amnesty on crime . |
ea90db9a2abb455dc185b21ede4faa7b9fb2d306 | Hong Kong (CNN) -- A man accused of planning to attack Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall during their week-long trip to New Zealand was released on bail Tuesday. Sam Bracanov pleaded not guilty at a hearing at the Auckland District Court and was ordered to re-appear on November 27, said Brian Reid, the co... | New Zealand man charged with attempted attack on royals .
The 74-year-old was released on bail on Tuesday .
Reports said he planned to throw bucket of horse manure at Charles and Camilla . |
ea915436df04e286f4f2fb876b607b52b4b8665e | By . Mark Duell and Nick Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 06:57 EST, 10 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:37 EST, 11 July 2013 . The scorching temperatures are set to carry on climbing this weekend before thunderstorms cool us off, forecasters warn. The mercury could reach 30C (86F) in some parts on Saturday before the heavy showe... | Britain scorching in temperatures hotter than Rio de Janeiro - and the heatwave is set to continue into August .
Highs of up to 27C in the north and up to 29C in the south with plenty of sunshine expected for next few days .
Today's high expected to be 27C in Bude, Cornwall, as the South West experiences the best of th... |
ea91b6e2941a57983cd0389baa53eedc6018af49 | Southampton have completed a double swoop for Belgium international Toby Alderweireld and Red Bull Salzburg winger Sadio Mane. Both flew in for medicals on deadline day as Ronald Koeman moved to beat Newcastle and Sunderland for Alderweireld after the defender agreed a loan move, and Tottenham for Senegal striker Mane,... | Belgium international Alderweireld has joined Southampton on a loan deal .
Saints saw off competition from Newcastle and Sunderland to land defender .
Sadio Mane also completed his £11.8m move from Red Bull Salzburg . |
ea91c44e6129fb23c5a1939c234231c95d8efc0c | Denis Napthine has announced he will step down as leader of the Liberal party after taking his government to a loss in Saturday's Victorian election. At the end of his concession speech, Dr Napthine announced he would call a meeting of the Liberal party where he would stand down as leader. 'I can say that it is time fo... | Denis Napthine has quit as leader of the Victorian Liberal party after losing state election .
Dr Napthine says 'It is time for renewal, it is time for change'
His government is the first in more than fifty years to be kicked out after a single term .
More than a million pre-poll votes still to be counted but labour ha... |
ea920fbd981cb76468d0f6942b92f52b34ed891c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Starbucks is learning that people really like their sliced cake loaves. The Seattle-based coffee company says it will start bringing back its cake slices in response to customer feedback. The company had been getting rid of the slices that came in banana, iced lemon and pumpkin flavors as par... | Starbucks bought gourmet-baking company La Boulange in 2012 .
Customers liked the food better before .
Old menu is being brought back .
Slices of banana, pumpkin and iced-lemon loaf cake will return to stores .
Starbucks will be using new La Boulange recipes . |
ea921a18af139672075dbfdc4cad87bc9c115331 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 11:18 EST, 27 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:02 EST, 27 January 2014 . David Cameron has spared the blushes of Francois Hollande after agreeing an Anglo-French summit this week will not include spouses. While Samantha Cameron is often seen at the Prime Min... | No.10 says Friday's talks at RAF Brize Norton will not involve partners .
Summit with senior ministers expected to cover energy and defence policy .
Hollande's former First Lady Valerie Trierweiler is on a tour of India .
She was 'fired' after it emerged he was having an affair with an actress . |
ea9253c7f910315a309f8bc5ced2fa23a76821f8 | A jealous husband who took his former wife's cat before dumping it at the end of her road has today been cleared of theft - despite the fact that she didn't see the animal again for four months. Jonathan Brewster, 45, told police that he had taken Tracy Brewster's beloved ginger cat Marmalade from her home in Maidstone... | Jonathan Brewster, 45, admitted taking cat from estranged wife's house .
Said he wanted to take it home, but relented and left it at the end of road .
But animal got lost and Mrs Brewster did not see it again for four months .
Marmalade discovered 40 miles away in Surrey beside a motorway .
Court rules Mr Brewster is i... |
ea9256f7896fbc8db2d3d60e8019b87574a8568c | By . Rachel Quigley and Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 07:25 EST, 21 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:58 EST, 21 October 2013 . The stepmother of one of the two girls accused of cyber-bullying a 12-year-old to suicide was ordered this weekend to stay away from her children after a video emerged of her joining in on two you... | Vivian Vosburg, 30, the stepmother of Guadalupe Shaw, 14, has been charged with child abuse and neglect .
Ms Vosburg was snagged by police after a video of her participating in a fight between several children wound up on Facebook .
Rebecca Ann Sedwick, 12, was bullied online by a gang of up to 15 school girls, includi... |
ea928356466ac8001bed104fbcd6ce3f7974c6b6 | (CNN) -- On a warm summer afternoon in Buenos Aires last February, an Argentinian friend dropped me off in the charming historic neighborhood of San Telmo on her way to work. "You should go see a murga tonight!" she said. My only association with murga was a love song by one of my favorite musicians, Uruguayan singer J... | Both Uruguay and Argentina have rich traditions honoring murga .
Murga is a lively form of street theater .
Working people practice for months to star in televised competitions and street celebrations .
Murga has its roots in Spain but was transformed by the drumming of enslaved Africans . |
ea929ea4f06a048a81bc62aacc1eb3960c0fe836 | The family of a girl whose toes were amputated by a Macy's escalator is suing the operating company. Juliana Valdez, then aged 10, was back-to-school shopping with her mother and brother at the store in Paramus, New Jersey, when her right leg got trapped in the metal plates. A passer-by hit the emergency stop switch b... | Juliana Valdez, 10, was back-to-school shopping with her mother .
Her right leg got trapped in the escalator at Macy's, Paramus, NJ .
Police say she had been pulled down to mid-calf by the machinery .
Juliana has now had 20 surgeries including skin graft and amputations .
Family suing German firm ThyssenKrupp for poor ... |
ea92c520d403580b92fd105564b793f29ce8b549 | Football stars including Alan Hansen, Ally McCoist and David Moyes have been targeted by their own supporters after coming out in favour of the union. Sixteen of Scotland's greatest ever footballers as well as managers Billy McNeill and Walter Smith released a statement today calling for people to reject the independen... | Former Match of the Day pundit Alan Hansen has rejected independence call .
The former Liverpool player is joined by 15 of Scotland's greatest players .
Ally McCoist and David Moyes also joined the Better Together Campaign .
Former Old Firm managers Billy McNeill and Walter Smith will also vote no .
Yes supporters have... |
ea940bf371582169d7e0748126c654e51ae504bf | (Tribune Media Services) -- Europe is investing in its infrastructure, and travelers know the results are breathtaking. With the English Channel tunnel, trains speed from Big Ben to the Eiffel Tower in about 2.5 hours. You zip under the English Channel in 20 minutes ... looking out the window for fish. Europe's high-sp... | The Eurostar train zips under the English Channel in 20 minutes .
Air France is planning a competing rail service between London and Paris .
A one-way, full-fare ticket runs about $425 first-class and $300 second-class .
Cheaper seats come with more restrictions and can sell out quickly . |
ea9427e953d96fbb19dc4a5acad4198d2273f59c | The BBC has come under fire again over its attitude to drugs after a radio presenter failed to challenge artist David Hockney about his cannabis habit. The 77-year-old told Radio 4’s Today programme that while he rarely leaves his Los Angeles home because of his deafness, he does go out to visit ‘the doctors, the books... | Artist said he rarely leaves his LA home but does to visit 'the doctors, the bookshop and the marijuana store'
Made remark during interview with Radio 4 Today presenter Jim Naughtie .
But interviewer was criticised for allowing the comment to go unchallenged .
Comes after Today was accused of ‘celebrating drugs culture... |
ea947ea8cd0208c56970def03b38794bf090bfef | McQueen's sharp suited goths stormed London Collections: Men today presenting the fashion house's offering for AW15. With shiny side-parted black hair slicked to a point and pale complexions, the house's sullen models wore velvet jacquard suits with quilted detail, smoking jackets, statement pin badges and long, dramat... | McQueen men's beauty look for AW15 was shiny side parted black hair slicked to a point and pale complexion .
Models wore velvet jacquard suits with quilted detail, statement pin badges and long, dramatic overcoats .
New trouser length for McQueen was a wide and cropped at the calf, which emphasised skinny 'mankles' |
ea94acf841f987dda03141e832a11f8cef054ca4 | Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has insisted that Cristiano Ronaldo is the 'complete' player, and has no rival when considering who is the best in the world. The 29-year-old has been in imperious form once again for Los Blancos, with 30 goals in all competitions helping Carlo Ancelotti's men sit top of Spanish t... | Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 25 goals in 14 La Liga games this season .
The Portugal captain is in the running to retain his Ballon d'Or award .
Florentino Perez insists his talisman is the best in the world .
Read Madrid president admits global success most important to the club . |
ea94f372cff838bae27555cbfae1eae68ec81f18 | (CNN) -- Americans are spending less time stuck in traffic and wasting less gas, according to a new report. Americans spend a little less time in traffic, a study shows, but drivers on I-110 in Los Angeles might not notice. Rising joblessness and stinging gas prices have put the brakes on worsening trends in traffic co... | Transportation Institute finds Americans spent one less hour stuck in traffic in 2007 .
Joblessness, costly gas makes 2007 first year since 1982 trend has slowed .
Congestion down, authors say, but it "means things are getting worse slower"
Study: Once economy gets better, long waits in traffic will get worse . |
ea95b9f99cf7af59eb857c97fa20004a7493d415 | By . Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 19:31 EST, 17 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 20:37 EST, 17 March 2014 . A Florida police officer faces jail time for eating a piece of paper during a criminal trial. Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers executive director Richard Masten was ordered Friday to hand an anonymous tip about a drug suspect ... | Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers executive director Richard Masten ate an anonymous tip sheet instead of agreeing to an order to hand it over .
He says he gobbled the paper to avoid revealing the tipster's identity .
Crime Stoppers organizations around the country are able to collect tips due to promised anonymity . |
ea96159250944d73066709d8711ca9c6acc2d579 | Voted off by the judges despite ending up third in the leaderboard with debut performance, with TV presenter Chegwin at the bottom . By . Emily Sheridan and Sarah Fitzmaurice . PUBLISHED: . 10:09 EST, 7 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:13 EST, 7 January 2013 . She was booted off Dancing on Ice during the first week and... | Voted off by the judges despite ending up third in the leaderboard with debut performance, with TV presenter Chegwin at the bottom . |
ea9623843002ca25af268586e3d62123ef0f1528 | (CNN) -- Mannequins hanging from nooses on two Las Vegas billboards Wednesday were part of an apparent publicity stunt that led to dozens of calls from drivers on their morning commute, the Nevada Highway Patrol said. The dummies were dressed in business suits and hung from signs reading "Dying for work" and "Hope you'... | Mannequins dangled from two billboards during the morning commute .
It's not clear who was behind the stunt .
The dummies were removed a couple of hours later .
The Nevada Highway Patrol calls it vandalism . |
ea9656215d5c52440c1c4bfeaab7ee9ca8294f05 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (pictured in Kent on Friday) has suggested he cannot allow the blessing of gay marriages because it would split the global Anglican Church . The Archbishop of Canterbury has suggested that he cannot allow the blessing of gay marriages because it would... | Most Rev Justin Welby said it was 'impossible' for some worshippers in Africa to support homosexuality .
He said the Church, which has 77 million followers globally, must not take a step that would cut these groups off .
'I do believe passionately that unity is something we have to maintain', he says . |
ea96f2db61b3d6c9e5c8f09bfbbae160afb9b7cd | (CNN) -- The House of Representatives gave final approal late Thursday night to the $858 billion tax deal negotiated by the White House and top Senate Republicans, sending it to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. After a day of legislative wrangling that delayed consideration of the measure for several hours... | NEW: The House passes the tax package .
NEW: The bill now goes to President Obama to be signed into law .
The vote was delayed by liberal Democrats seeking changes .
The measure extends Bush tax cuts to all, along with jobless benefits . |
ea97801a2a25ac5ee11e5d0d04c3e4301de8874e | Chelsea have revived interest in HNK Rijeka striker Andrej Kramaric. The 23-year-old Croatia international has scored 28 goals in all competitions this season and his club are looking to cash in. Leicester offered £7.9m earlier this month but the player wants to go to a bigger club. Andrej Kramaric (right) has caught t... | Chelsea are interested in HNK Rijeka striker Andrej Kramaric .
He has scored 28 goals this season and Leicester are also interested .
The Foxes will talk to Rijeka this week but Chelsea are also in the running . |
ea97f7d1083a727ac939d571a2b9f0d690d85561 | BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Three prominent tribal leaders, including the head of Saddam Hussein's Sunni tribe and two others who had been working for national reconciliation, were killed over the past 24 hours in northern Iraq. Sunnis visit Saddam Hussein's grave in 2007. The man who took Hussein's body for burial was kill... | Leader of tribe that includes Saddam Hussein's family dies in blast .
Gunmen kill two other tribal heads who advocated national reconciliation .
U.S.-led coalition troops kill three suspected militants in northern Iraq .
U.S. diplomat: Iraq shouldn't be base for attacks on other states . |
ea98696ecbff1fe5cf39e412ce56e48642e686ac | DNA pioneer James Watson is to sell the Nobel Prize he won for his co-discovery of the double helix structure, the building block of life. The coveted gold medal is expected to go under the hammer for up to $3.5 million in a sale at Christie's in New York on December 4. It will be the first time a Nobel Prize has been ... | James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA, to sell Nobel Prize medal he won in 1962 .
Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins won for work on double helix structure .
Auction will be the first time a Nobel Prize has been sold by a living recipient .
Gold medal is expected to go under hammer for $2.5 million to $3.5 million ... |
ea98ea28b2d7b318d1c61eae3bf00914ad54bddd | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 06:11 EST, 31 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:07 EST, 31 December 2013 . Hundreds of mourners braved bitterly cold weather to pay their last respects to Canada's 'godfather', drug trafficking mastermind Vito Rizzuto. The 67-year-old was laid to rest in a gold casket following an hour-... | Hundreds of mourners gather to pay their respects to the head of Montreal's Mafia .
67-year-old died of natural causes in hospital on December 23 .
Rizzutto's death has left a huge void at the top of the city's mob, with police waiting to see who will succeed him . |
ea9904eef5c833f97030488407b1d5fadddfffb8 | A notorious British paedophile accused of molesting boys as young as eight in the Philippines may face extradition over child sex offences in the UK in the 1970s. Douglas Slade, 73 – a founder of the reviled child sex advocacy group Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) – is on police bail after being repeatedly arrest... | Douglas Slade was founder of vile Paedophile Information Exchange in UK .
Pensioner fled Britain after being exposed as a sex predator in the 1970s .
Moved to Angeles City in Philippines but was arrested for molesting boys .
MailOnline was told he is preying on children and passed details to police .
Now police in Brit... |
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