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ec9401e32e3be35c3af683e5c074d62bd2500b34 | By . Chris Pleasance . Her sculptures may be wooden, but artist Stefanie Rocknak's creations are anything but lifeless as these beautifully detailed pictures show. From a cyclist with veins standing out on his arms, to a face contorted in fear, Rocknak, who is also a professor of philosophy, hand carves each figure whe... | Stefanie Rocknak is professor of philosophy at a New York college .
But in her spare time she hand-carves amazing wooden sculptures .
Works take up to 1,000 hours and have appeared in Saks on Fifth Avenue . |
ec9454925e57f61cc5d76b9350625d638603e272 | Discount designer fashion e-tailer The Outnet is celebrating its fifth birthday in serious style. The website, which sells designer labels for a fraction of the price, is marking the occasion by giving shoppers the chance to get their hands on an exclusive collection of limited-edition styles without breaking the bank.... | Designer e-tailer celebrating 5th birthday .
Chanel Iman, 23, models all of the looks .
Includes Issa maxi dresses, Chloe shoes and Preen skirt .
Launch online April 29 . |
ec9471a9b6f9b7c5f5f02fc2fef2b12027d63d16 | They might be fresh-faced and bright-eyed but when it comes to achieving their dancing dreams, girls will stop at nothing. And neither, it seems, will their mothers. Now their antics are to appear on the small screen with the launch of a new reality series that follows a group of Liverpool mothers and their dancing dau... | Maxine Kelly, Danielle Simpson and Serena McConville are 'dance mums'
They will go to any lengths in order to see their daughters succeed .
All three appear on new reality series Dance Mums with Jennifer Ellison .
Dance Mums With Jennifer Ellison starts on Monday at 9pm on Lifetime Sky 156 / Virgin 242 / TalkTalk 490 . |
ec94f3d96780e4710f2832082b7fa080a75948d7 | An Australian couple has made the shock discovery that they have no biological connection to their child, who was born via surrogate in India. The case is the latest in a string of international surrogacy controversies, with three new cases revealed in a new report into surrogacy by the Attorney-General’s office. The c... | Report into surrogacy confirms three cases of IVF error in Indian surrogacy .
Australian citizens discover their babies are not their biological children .
Another Australian couple has come forward with same experience .
New controversy for Indian surrogacy, after revelation Australian couple abandoned their child in ... |
ec95923c2d2de47b546e848c692f93f0673a91d7 | An Illinois professor set out to disprove the age old presumption that the relentless stress of America's top job makes our Commander-in-Chiefs age in fast-forward. The conclusion: President Obama, like most presidents, is aging no differently from the rest of us. 'It's just a misconception,' S. Jay Olshansky, a public... | University of Illinois aging expert S. Jay Olshansky says that despite his infamously relentless schedule Obama is aging at a normal rate . |
ec961b7d0912e7753dffe4360b77481eba96f2e1 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- While the Oscars is without doubt the grandest of all the awards ceremonies, it doesn't have the world stage to itself. "Persepolis" won the French nomination -- but failed to make the Academy's shortlist . In London, the Brits have their BAFTAs; Spain has the Goyas; and France celebrates the C... | Academy rules mean each country can only submit one film .
France dismissed "La Vie En Rose" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Its choice, "Persepolis," failed to make the Oscars shortlist .
Taiwan's choice, Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution," was also blocked by the Academy . |
ec962af69bcdcc4335dc8d20ff3a64c1478df73f | One hundred years ago Monday, Theodore Roosevelt launched the most successful third party presidential bid in American history, declaring, "We stand at Armageddon, and we battle for the Lord!" It was the culmination of the Progressive Party Convention in Chicago on August 6, 1912. And its influence still echoes throug... | Teddy Roosevelt addressed Progressive Party 100 years ago as their candidate .
John Avlon says the issues he championed were ahead of their time, many still relevant today .
Roosevelt lost the election but gained the highest third-party vote in U.S. history .
Avlon: Roosevelt's "vigorous citizenship and heroic sense of... |
ec9799489b34cd0199166608fc84eabee2e2e5a1 | She proved a match for Nazi Germany when she broke Hitler’s codes at Bletchley Park, so Lord King of Bridgwater should have known better than to comment on the advancing years of Baroness Trumpington of Sandwich. The formidable 89-year-old Conservative life peer was unimpressed when her relatively junior colleague gest... | Baroness Trumpington was hitting back at comments about her age .
Video of gesture becomes internet hit . |
ec97c9a8d9fd46ea26318dac878c78ab2a135f6d | By . Hugo Duncan . PUBLISHED: . 19:48 EST, 14 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:48 EST, 14 November 2013 . France was yesterday rocked by the news that its troubled economy slammed into reverse over the summer. Official figures showed output fell by 0.1 per cent between July and September - leaving the country on the b... | Figures showed output fell by 0.1 per cent between July and September .
Dismal news came just a week after Standard & Poor’s cut France’s credit .
Contrast to the UK where economy grew by 0.8 per cent in third quarter . |
ec97f1f996fadb1c2c7528f7f4928b30f4db8720 | (CNN) -- Julian Cardona is a photojournalist who works in the "murder capital of the world" -- Juarez, Mexico. He takes pictures of bodies and survivors, migrants and countrymen, violence and vigils. The 51-year-old photographer puts his life on the line for such photography because he wants the world to know of a patc... | Julian Cardona, 51, visits California to display his photos of Juarez, Mexico .
Juarez is called "the murder capital of the world"
The 51-year-old photographer doesn't venture out alone any more because of the violence .
Cartel carnage has turned parts of his one-time "calm" hometown into a "ghost town," he says . |
ec97f8c55297ace51555f468c459f0e39d2a9d39 | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 01:56 EST, 29 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:08 EST, 30 December 2012 . A man and a boy have been found dead after they were swept off rocks near the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco yesterday afternoon. The pair, 37-year-old Juan Escamillo-Rojas and his son Juan Carlos Escamillo-Mon... | The victims 37-year-old Juan Escamillo-Rojas and Juan Carlos Escamillo-Monroy, 9, were pulled into the ocean just before 5pm on Friday .
A third fisherman was also swept into the icy waters but managed to swim to shore and get help .
Pair were in the water for more than 30 minutes before rescuers recovered their bodies... |
ec97fedf58a0269426c6c11353e7bd3e70725d3e | Saturday Night Live got a visit from a very special guest star during their holiday episode. Former cast member Mike Myers returned to the show for the cold open, and revisited one of his greatest characters of all time - Dr. Evil. Keeping things topical, Dr. Evil offered his perspective on the recent Sony hack, saying... | Mike Myers made his return to Saturday Night Live in a surprise appearance on Saturday .
He played the character of Dr. Evil as he offered his thoughts on the recent Sony hack .
Dr. Evil said he thought it was pathetic that Sony and North Korea were fighting over a 'silly comedy'
The skit referenced the decision by Son... |
ec987513c4524a58533d654f3ea3d0d989be5f8c | The Pentagon said on . Thursday it is too early to say that the U.S.-led coalition is . 'winning' against Islamic State, pointing to the group's . continued access to financing, volunteers and weapons even after . being bombed in Syria and Iraq. 'Your question gets at ... How do you know you're winning? And what I'm te... | Airstrikes focus on oil refineries, a source of revenue for ISIS .
U.S. thinks it has identified militant in beheading videos .
113 soldiers are dead and 78 are missing following ISIS attack, officials say .
A military analyst and Syrian resident say ISIS is infiltrating the civilian population . |
ec9887c962c1ee6087ab8f8c1db59caaa3f6275d | Adam Gemili lined up in the 100 metres final at the Commonwealth Games, shook his shoulders and threw the crowd his trademark beaming smile, in the middle of a row of bulging biceps and straining sinews. The camera panned to his right where the towering Jamaican Kemar Bailey-Cole, standing a head taller than Gemili at ... | British sprinter Adam Gemili is shorter than his main rivals .
Gemili known as 'No Abs Adam' among the British athletes .
What Gemili does possess, however, is a glorious technique .
Michael Johnson described Gemili’s technique as 'phenomenal' |
ec98a572831e8fc1e3d780dfcbcbf86e82bc3daa | Arsenal target Sami Khedira says he cannot see himself leaving Real Madrid in January. The Germany international is out of contract in the summer and has so far failed to agree terms on a new contract. He is free to talk to foreign clubs in January and Madrid want an answer otherwise they will look to sell rather than ... | Arsenal are keen on signing Real Madrid's Sami Khedira .
The central midfielder can leave for free at the end of the season .
Khedira says he is still wanted by coach Carlo Ancelotti . |
ec98c2d22883515a9c3536b17c559adf77676aea | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 06:50 EST, 8 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:07 EST, 8 November 2012 . Pop star lawsuit: David Cassidy is reportedly in a legal battle with tenants at his Fort Lauderdale home who have refused to pay rent since August . Seventies pop star David Cassidy is in a legal battle with tenants w... | David Cassidy and wife Sue Shifrin's tenants have not paid rent since August, it was reported .
They have filed an eviction lawsuit against Nick and Anne Economos .
Cassidy is touring the UK starting in Birmingham tomorrow . |
ec995b872b60046d2420b3f814adf42bc0ad07a3 | (CNN) -- America's top intelligence official on Thursday night challenged news reports claiming Facebook posts, Gmail messages and more have been intercepted for years in a vast data-mining operation, saying the reports "contain numerous inaccuracies." The Guardian, a British newspaper, and the Washington Post reported... | NEW: Director of national intelligence says the reports have "numerous inaccuracies"
NEW: He stresses that, per the law, U.S. citizens and people in U.S. can't be targeted .
Washington Post, Guardian report U.S. agencies tapped the servers of tech giants .
Facebook, Apple, others say they don't allow direct access to t... |
ec999684209ee6c8ef66f6bc3f37ee7d7d8f631b | Saudi Arabia’s national airline is denying claims that it is planning to separate male and female passengers on its flights. Gulf media reported last week that Saudia would introduce gender segregation for passengers unless they are close relatives, but the carrier has issued a statement saying the reports are incorrec... | Gulf media reported that Saudia would introduce gender segregation .
Airline says report is 'false' and based on a tweet taken out of context .
Saudi Arabia is known for its gender segregation in public places . |
ec99a929612a220f4f72cb11f04cc60408b6f9ee | By . Daily Mail Repoter . Psychedelic drugs could help to keep ex-offenders out of prison, new research suggests. U.S. scientists have found that drugs such as LSD and magic mushrooms could be used to help reform criminals under community correction supervision. It has previously been thought that LSD could be used to ... | LSD could help reform criminals under community correction supervision .
Researchers from the University of .
Alabama at Birmingham and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, .
Baltimore, conducted the research .
Previous studies suggest the drugs could be used to treat alcohol addiction .
Back to Mail Online hom... |
ec99dbb49e10e675b0968cec39425107e3835380 | (CNN) -- James Makawa wants Africa to be seen by the rest of the world in the best possible light. That's why the broadcaster and co-founder of The African Channel aims to create the first high-definition programs from Africa for global consumption. But while the 49-year-old Zimbabwean works out that project, it is The... | U.S.-based Zimbabwean broadcaster is co-founder of The Africa Channel .
Channel was set up in 2005 to highlight the best programming from the continent .
Makawa interviewed Mugabe, aims to show all aspects of Africa's diverse culture . |
ec9a43cdd6ae8d5dad02896fc34f8f83a1ca6c1d | By . Lizzie Edmonds . PUBLISHED: . 16:20 EST, 30 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:32 EST, 30 September 2013 . Claims: Harminder Dhanota, 42, is suing his former employers Samba Financial Group for £56,825 after staff were abusive towards him . A devout Sikh is suing his former bank for over £50,000 after colleagues a... | Harminder Dhanota, 42, claims .
workmates at Samba Financial Services would regularly mock his religion and interfere with his turban .
Says boss Jack Tanna showed him porn on a mobile phone and boasted about organising prostitutes for his 'dirty Arab' business associates .
Mr Tanna was also verbally and physically abu... |
ec9b95bc411d8d123e9dc61b88de8b6f7b0dc2cb | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:25 EST, 7 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:12 EST, 7 November 2013 . A massive fireball hurtled above Californian on Wednesday night in what forecasters said was most likely a meteor streaking across the sky. Residents from Santa Barbara to San Diego reported seeing the dazzl... | Hundreds of residents reported seeing the flash on Wednesday at 8pm .
Most likely .
associated with the South Taurids meteor shower which is particularly active now until mid-November . |
ec9c4c496cae90e52d4b2c1e9a08ccb4f7f70e15 | It's that time of year again when I realise that Christmas has crept up on me before I'm ready. Of course I know it's coming - but those final few weeks of November go by so fast, don't they? One minute it was October and I was cursing the shops for daring to mention the C word. The next, it was the first week of Decem... | Femail attempted to shop for an entire family at Gatwick South Terminal .
Gatwick has spent £21m updating shops in the departure lounge .
Shops include Aspinal, Harrods, Ernest Jones, Zara and Kurt Geiger . |
ec9c63b6d5d566abae972de236ab0c6040b24614 | Battle-hardened jihadists who have fought alongside extremist Al Qaeda-linked rebels in Syria's civil war are returning to live among us in Europe, the EU's anti-terror chief has warned. The number of fighters travelling back and forth from war-torn country is increasing, stressed guidance prepared by the office of EU ... | Numbers of fighters travelling back and forth from Syria are increasing .
They are drawn by recruiters who arrange free travel and accommodation . |
ec9d8ad0358eae6e8db9d65b948c677f2712bc92 | (CNN) -- A ban on polio vaccinations imposed by the Taliban could affect about 280,000 children living in tribal areas of northwest Pakistan, according to estimates from the World Health Organization. Last month, local Taliban militants prohibited polio vaccines over the United States' use of drone strikes in the regio... | North and South Waziristan have banned polio vaccines over use of U.S. drones .
WHO estimates 280,000 children may not have access to polio vaccine .
Pakistan is one of three countries in the world where polio is still a problem . |
ec9e189f8d2d9c18ead75141b0b2138f03b4311d | Aaron Hill admitted uploading explicit pictures of his former girlfriend, received while he was in jail . A man posted explicit photographs of his former girlfriend, which she had sent to him while he was in prison, after their relationship came to an end. Aaron Hill, of Hall Green, Birmingham, uploaded revenge porn of... | Aaron Hill received explicit photos from his then girlfriend while in prison .
Hill uploaded a video of her after the couple split up in April last year .
She complained and police ordered the picture be taken down from the site .
Hill then posted naked photos of his former girlfriend, tagging 16 friends .
Admitted pos... |
ec9e273b9a043ff6a641d82730567e26f65003f0 | Every time you drive, you’re spied on. Countless thousands of cameras monitor your speed and record your car’s number plate. And there are at least 20 kinds — some gathering data for experts to analyse, others helping police catch criminals and manage traffic flow. But the most despised are those supposed to ‘improve r... | Some cameras are used to catch criminals, monitor traffic, or collect data .
But large number are used to issue fines which total £284million each year .
Here 20 different kinds of devices in use on British roads are revealed . |
ec9ea5355f5e2f60a8feb92895fceaa646efafd1 | By . Laura Cox . Amanda Holden says that she has eschewed her Spanx after discovering yoga . It is something many women have probably done – find a style of dress that means you can fit into a size smaller than normal. And Amanda Holden has admitted she is not immune – preferring Victoria Beckham dresses because she ca... | 'I can fit into a Victoria Beckham size 8, when I think I’m a size 10': Holden .
Holden feels Beckham is 'misunderstood' but admits she doesn't know her .
'Girlie girl’ daughters have inherited their mother’s eye for fashion .
Actress/BGT judge has given up Spanx after discovering yoga . |
ec9eb9d6b66381d6c423a771226ac36d28470506 | French authorities backed off a claim that a 22-year-old man was connected to beheadings in a recent ISIS video, a day after publicly identifying him. A spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor's office on Thursday distanced the agency from a news release put forth by her office that identified Mickael Dos Santos as the se... | French authorities on Wednesday identified Mickael Dos Santos .
They said he was one of two men connected to an ISIS beheadings video .
On Thursday, the prosecutor's office backed off the claim .
The case is still under investigation, official says . |
ec9ed1ac7ef2d49d7fe3a3042ae14c276bf3caa9 | Floyd Mayweather has promised to put on a boxing masterclass in Las Vegas on Saturday night and said his opponent Marcos Maidana fully deserves a rematch against the American superstar. The pair originally fought back in May, when Mayweather controversially won by split-decision to extend his unbeaten professional reco... | Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana will meet in a rematch at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday .
Mayweather narrowly beat Maidana by a split decision in a close fight at the same venue back in May .
The 37-year-old revealed he plans to retire in 2015 and may only box twice more after his rematch with Maidan... |
ec9ed4be5c35559b1e6ebce18b612e506eb245e2 | Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling says he's sorry but feels he was "baited" to make racist comments, nearly two weeks after the NBA fined him and banned him for life for his remarks in a recorded conversation. "When I listen to that tape, I don't even know how I can say words like that. ... I don't know why th... | The NBA says all owners' interests in the team could be terminated .
Donald Sterling tells Anderson Cooper, "I was baited. ... That's not the way I talk"
"I'm not a racist. I made a terrible, terrible mistake," he says .
"If the owners feel I have another chance, then they'll give it to me," he says . |
ec9f55c7945319bbffff14217ce24cbcfbf510bc | West Ham will begin selling season tickets for the Olympic Stadium from this April. The Hammers leave their Boleyn Ground home for Stratford in August 2016. And the east London club will invite season ticket holders, who renew for the final season at Upton Park next season, to be the first to guarantee their seats at t... | West Ham have invited season ticket holders to be the first to guarantee their seats at the new 54,000-capacity arena .
But they must renew for the final season at Upton Park next season .
The Hammers leave their Boleyn Ground home for Stratford in August 2016 .
Vast numbers of corporate seats have already been sold on... |
ec9f881c3167824bacc6a076dfcf607cefa7cf2d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:03 EST, 18 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:32 EST, 18 December 2013 . Staff at Bristol Airport have identified the owner of this 100-year-old teddy bear as Nicholas James Baker, who died during World War One in Baghdad . The owner of a a 100-year-old teddy bear found abandon... | Bear found last year in a bag with a black and white photo at Bristol Airport .
Staff have now identified the owner as Nicholas James Baker .
He was killed during WWI in Baghdad and buried in military ceremony . |
eca014183167c0fa72a27497c85c229d7c620f25 | A British teenager died on a university study visit to Germany after her drink was allegedly spiked at a carnival. Jane Khalaf, 19, was rushed to hospital and put on a life-support machine but she never recovered and died eight days later. Ecstasy and amphetamines were found in her system. Her distraught parents said s... | Successful student had been on exchange in Germany for just two months .
She told friends of fears her drink had been spiked after carnival in city .
The 19-year-old then collapsed at hospital and tragically later died .
Her parents only heard of her illness through Facebook and flew over .
They have hit out at German ... |
eca01dda289e1cb2c86318e0a71ef8e9a1e082da | Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The top U.S. envoy to Iraq said Sunday that the results of the recent Iraqi national election mark a turning point for democracy there, but he warned that challenges remain. Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's secular Iraqiya bloc won 91 seats in the 325-member Council of Representatives in the M... | Christopher Hill is the U.S. ambassador to Iraq .
He says the results of the recent election show that Iraqis have a real democracy .
Hill points out challenges Iraqis overcame in past six months to hold elections .
Winner Ayad Allawi: Iraqis "voted against sectarianism" |
eca0dbc091b89d6fe1b47d25a661a99c787a8b55 | Mothers are made to feel 'marginalised and ashamed' when they breastfeed in public, according to an international study. Researchers also found that many new mothers are put off breastfeeding by negative comments from health workers. Mothers reported being stared at or tutted at and felt as if they were seen as 'hippie... | Survey asked 63 mothers who said they were tutted at and seen as 'hippies'
Research was published in the online journal Maternal & Child Nutrition .
British mothers breastfeed new babies at half the rate of those in Sweden . |
eca0f0827848ef98d981bc39040334be45c829f9 | The moon is tidally locked to Earth, which means its near side always points towards our planet. Until now, researchers have debated why this near side has an abundance of dark features - most notable by the 'man on the moon' - whereas the far side is much lighter . Scientists have revealed how the near side's proximit... | Penn State University revealed evidence for the moon's varying colour .
Near side is darker than the far side, but no-one was sure why - until now .
Scientists suggest this change is due to the moon and Earth's formation .
Early in its life Earth was scorching hot and heated the near side .
This weakened it and made it... |
eca15da172632d5c125533677ba48f39ecbef908 | (Mental Floss) -- If you've ever collected baseball cards, comic books, stamps, or maybe those limited edition commemorative plates, you understand the concept of the "Holy Grail" item. It's that last, hard-to-find, incredibly rare, usually expensive piece that you have to have before you can officially say your collec... | Old video games can be worth tens of thousands of dollars .
Stadium Events can sell for $13,000 -- $41,300; $10,000 for the box alone .
Nintendo Campus Challenge (NES) can get between $14,000 -- 20,100 . |
eca1e9e42e50d31428c9c7c4a6706a3af0ffc0f4 | A who's who of stars including Britney Spears and Steve Tyler have testified in support of a bill that would curb the freedom of paparazzi to take pictures of celebrities. The Aerosmith frontman plans to attend a legislative hearing in Hawaii on Friday on the bill that bears his name, when the country's Senate Judiciar... | Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler, who has a multi-million dollar home in Maui, plans to attend a legislative hearing in Hawaii on Friday on the bill that bears his name .
The stars say paparazzi have made .
simple activities like cooking with family and sunbathing elusive .
luxuries and the bill would give them peace of ... |
eca20ace8f7ba25fb56ab5666d9d5b8b4bdbb1a0 | With two Grammy nods and a nomination for an Academy Award, it's no surprise that singer John Legend has been chosen to grace the cover of Los Angeles Confidential's latest issue. To celebrate his magazine cover, the title is hosting a big bash on Thursday at the Beverly Hills Hotel - yet, Legend has opted to decline t... | The extravagant bash is due to be held on Thursday night .
It was supposed to celebrate the singer's Los Angeles Confidential cover .
Singer is pulling out in protest at the hotel's owner the Sultan of Brunei .
Brunei's law allows for the stoning, amputation or flogging of those found guilty of adultery or homosexualit... |
eca2b0e9de9c5e128af3cd8fa4041325b20588b7 | A former Miss Malaysia could receive Britain's biggest ever divorce settlement of up to £500million after splitting from her multimillionaire husband. Pauline Chai, who lives in the couple's former family home on a 1,000 acre estate in Hertfordshire, is seeking half of Khoo Kay Peng's fortune. Lawyers believe she could... | Pauline Chai, now 66, is divorcing Malaysian businessman Khoo Kay Peng .
Chairman of Malaysian United Industries has properties around the world .
The 74-year-old also owns a 40 per cent stake in Laura Ashley .
Divorce petition filed last month on grounds of 'unreasonable behaviour' |
eca2d0e319eb3ac2650a0fa07b85c4e24de4b269 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Somewhere, it's engraved in stone: "Thou shalt remove thy laptop from thy bag." Beginning Saturday, travelers will be able to leave laptops in bags that meet TSA screening requirements. But savvy travelers can begin ignoring that commandment of air travel beginning Saturday, when the Transportation... | Checkpoint-friendly computer bags will be eligible for TSA screening Saturday .
Travelers must use bags with a designated laptop-only section .
There must be no metal snaps, zippers or buckles obstructing the view . |
eca3080986f2d14e095e68148643bb694650785b | An elementary school teacher who was fired for feeding an autistic child crayons soaked in hot sauce is being re-instated on the orders of a judge. The Osceola County School District in Florida has been forced to give Lillian Gomez her job back after a judge rejected its appeal to keep her out of the classroom. Gomez, ... | Lillian Gomez was fired from her job at a Florida school in Feburary 2012 after soaking crayons in hot sauce and giving them to a child .
She claimed she used hot sauce to deter him from eating art supplies .
A court ruled that she should not have been fired and now the school district has been forced to reinstate her ... |
eca32a507ca5e6e0f46da8126d7e2914f0ae140d | (CNN) -- Born into grinding poverty and with a degenerative eye condition which left her almost totally blind, Terezinha Guilhermina first became aware of her athletic abilities when fleeing a school bully in her home city of Betim in Brazil. Despite her apparent disadvantage, Guilhermina easily outpaced her much older... | Terezinha Guilhermina is the fastest blind woman runner in the world .
She won two gold medals at 2012 London Paralympics but fell in 400m .
The 34-year-old will retire after the 2016 Paralympics in her native Brazil .
Guilhermina: "I had nothing, now I have everything" |
eca39704fd6e0e4d6ca124f431de75a79652a4fe | (CNN) -- After their heroics last Monday against hated city rivals Manchester United, Manchester City went one step closer to securing their first league title in four decades after beating Newcastle United 2-0. Both second half goals came from Yaya Toure against a Newcastle side desperate for victory in a bid to secur... | Man City beat Newcastle United 2-0 .
Two second half Yaya Toure goals secured victory .
Go three points clear of Man United with one game left .
United play Swansea later Sunday to keep title hopes alive . |
eca39a27a45c2da5bee8e7ba6aa11f7103bc5fdf | He's used to having his fair share of female attention, but few women have had the courage to ask Prince Harry for a dance. But he wasn't afraid to show off his best moves during his visit to the Fundacion Amigos de Jesus daycare centre in Santiago, which looks after children with mental and physical disabilities. He i... | Prince Harry visited the Fundacion Amigos de Jesus in Santiago .
The centre looks after children with mental and physical disabilites .
The Prince is currently on day three of his Royal tour of Chile . |
eca3a051b4f74041513ba9e6e40979bdff10e247 | Rail commuters were suffering delays and cancellations this morning due to an electrical supply problem at a major station. The problem was affecting rush-hour travellers using the Southern train company’s services in and out of London Bridge station. Commuter Richard Knights told this morning of a 'static queue' at L... | Problem affecting those using Southern trains in/out of London Bridge .
Commuters tell of 'static queues' at the station just to get off platform .
Also difficulties today for passengers in Surrey and West Midlands . |
eca3af34cd7258b988b179c2489da7d153686c4c | A sickening photo has emerged social media showing a toddler kicking the severed head of a dead soldier in Syria. The toddler's father is believed to be an avid Islamic State supporter and is wearing a camouflage military style baseball cap on his head. The father can be seen smiling with delight in the photo as he wat... | WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Toddler encouraged to kick severed head .
ISIS fanatic seen smiling as child pushes the rotting head of Syrian soldier .
A photo of a crucified and beheaded Syrian rebel member has also emerged .
He is believed to be a relative of Zahran Alloush, the leader of Jaysh al-Islam .
Islamic Front le... |
eca3d26f9310fd320b9472fd7e75d645b6a646bc | At a time when Manchester United can’t get away from ridicule, there’s a familiar face who just wants to show them some love. Maybe the man with the backwards cap and cut-off denim shorts is being polite as he mentions a possibility that currently seems inconceivable. ‘I love Manchester,’ he says. ‘Everyone knows that ... | Cristiano Ronaldo would like to return to Manchester United one day .
Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid for a then record £80 million in 2009 .
He won three Premier League titles and Champions League with United .
Portuguese says that Alex Ferguson is only manager he would call a friend .
The 29-year-old has not always s... |
eca46fca0bbe3e836dccc919dc5b8c1bbf993bd5 | His full name is Idris Ayodeji Bello, but you might just call him "Afropreneur." That's the buzzword adopted by the young Nigerian to describe the bright, independent and tech savvy entrepreneurs using creative thinking and the power of innovation to take over Africa's economic destiny. "Over time Africa has relied on ... | Nigerian Idris Ayodeji Bello describes himself as an "Afropreneur"
He says Afro-centric entrepreneurs will bring change to the continent .
Bello has created the Wennovation Hub in Nigeria to help entrepreneurs develop their ideas .
He says his work is about enabling access to health information and education tools . |
eca486d780e45a14fa04296f7c67a2cbd2eac4fd | By . John Edwards . Follow @@JEAlty . Arsene Wenger has suffered a crushing setback to his summer transfer plans after Lars Bender announced he will remain at Bayer Leverkusen next season. Sportsmail revealed last week that the Arsenal manager had identified a defensive midfielder as a transfer priority and that Leverk... | Lars Bender had emerged as Arsene Wenger's top summer transfer target .
A defensive midfielder is a priority for Arsenal in the upcoming window .
Lars Bender has announced he will stay at Bayer Leverkusen next season . |
eca495dd32f6a0116baa495ed5cf740a74eb4658 | (CNN) -- "Celebrity Apprentice" will stay on the NBC prime-time schedule even if Donald Trump hits the presidential campaign trail, the network's entertainment chairman said Sunday. The show's "big success" is "due in part" to Trump, Bob Greenblatt said, but he predicts it can go on without him. "If he decides to run f... | NBC renews "Celebrity Apprentice" despite Donald Trump's possible White House bid .
If he runs, somebody else will sit "at the head of the boardroom table," NBC's Bob Greenblatt says .
Trump says he'll make his intentions known at the end of the current season . |
eca4ad20151e0da9a5f3b4132aea28e46e0341d4 | By . Steve Nolan . Two footballers have been charged with fraud as part of an ongoing police investigation into alleged match fixing. Michael Boateng and Hakeem Adelakun, both 22, were among seven members of an alleged betting syndicate arrested on suspicion of fixing games last month. They are accused of conspiring to... | Michael Boateng and Hakeem Adelakun both play for Brighton based Whitehawks FC .
The pair were among seven men arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation last week . |
eca4cd92d8cf6a1bbb9deba01475f8c4c0c624c5 | By . Robert Verkaik . PUBLISHED: . 17:41 EST, 27 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:14 EST, 27 April 2013 . RAF pilots took part in America’s notorious drone programme in Iraq in which hundreds of civilians died, The Mail on Sunday has learned. Heavily armed drones – using deadly missiles to destroy targets – were flying a... | Ministry of Defence has admitted for the first time British helped fly drones .
Drones were operated remotely from bases thousands of miles away .
RAF were involved in as many as three missions a week from 2004 .
Tory MP said news raised 'serious questions' about British role in Iraq war . |
eca4d6437782f95d842edf6e5fefe521d60621b0 | A soldier’s charity is to close down after it raked in £555,000 in donations - but spent just £15,000 on actually helping people. Afghan Heroes was founded by Denise Harris in memory of her son Lee who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Nad-e-Al while serving in Afghanistan in July 2009. The Charity Commis... | Denise Harris founded charity after son Lee died in war-torn nation in 2009 .
Charity watchdogs launched probe in December .
Majority of money went on fundraising, events and wages for staff . |
eca522e38eda13a1ea36f38165b60cef3a666a24 | Some swear by hair of the dog, others by a strong black coffee. But the best way to cure a hangover is to tuck into a fried breakfast, a leading researcher has claimed. Richard Stephens, professor of psychology at Keele University, says the carbohydrates in a full English will help restore depleted sugar levels. Tuck i... | Hangover expert Professor Richard Stephens says fry up 'works wonders'
Carbohydrates in a full English will help restore depleted sugar levels .
Best hangover cures are those that provide glucose . |
eca5594b66dc73671086e6b5f845ae1bad32a0f1 | Lurking in the shadows in his body armour and balaclava, neighbourhood vigilante and self-styled ninja Tanis Baker considered himself the eyes and ears of the police. Until, that is, he was spotted loitering in a park by an officer who mistook the black-clad crimebuster’s trusty wooden sword for something more lethal. ... | Tanis Baker, 21, dressed as a ninja to 'strike fear in the hearts of criminals .
He was arrested after officers who spotted him became concerned .
He was soon surrounded by armed police, dogs and a helicopter .
Two hidden rucksacks containing smokebombs and costumes found . |
eca588f1fed71a56838c6d8cb7407a74bf868f0c | STRANGER THAN FICTION: THE LIFE OF EDGAR WALLACE . by Neil Clark . (The History Press £17.99) Fleet Street has always produced — and attracted — spectacular characters. None was more spectacular, in his day, than Edgar Wallace. He was simply the most prolific and successful popular journalist-novelist of the start of t... | Edgar Wallace was given away as a baby by his touring actress mother .
He was raised by a Billingsgate fish porter and his family as foster parents .
He went on to become the 20th century's most prolific journalist-novelist . |
eca5e10286ac6b08c88a2f6fea47c2fcfa428cd3 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:49 EST, 6 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 03:38 EST, 7 January 2014 . Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday bash invitations included an . unexpected surprise – no dinner. Invitations for the First Lady’s January 18 party tell . guests to ‘eat before you come’ and ‘practice your dance ... | Invitations for the January 18th party tell guests to eat in advance .
The party's name is 'Snacks & Sips & Dancing & Dessert' |
eca65db02d10b32c5dd32e5029d7058e6bc46a0b | Alec Baldwin is at it again. And this time, a journalist is on the receiving end of his expletive-filled rant. The actor waged a war of words with a Daily Mail journalist over a report alleging Baldwin's wife was tweeting during actor James Gandolfini's funeral Thursday. "The pregnant yoga instructor's social media fee... | Baldwin says his wife left her phone in her car .
The actor wages a one-sided war of words with a journalist over a story .
The story alleges Baldwin's wife was tweeting during James Gandolfini's funeral . |
eca75807cc05c2774dc0179082c80273bd3638d5 | A 1-year-old boy who plummeted two stories from a fire escape in Brooklyn on Wednesday was saved when a quick-thinking passerby saw the child and caught him as he fell, according to police. The woman who caught the baby is Cristina Torre, daughter of famed Major League Baseball manager and former National League All-St... | The 1-year-old boy fell after crawling through a window .
He fell onto an awning, and a passerby positioned herself under the awning .
The catcher is Cristina Torre, daughter of famed MLB manager and player Joe Torre .
She caught the child, who police say was later in stable condition in a hospital . |
eca79494b83d56caa9a727421155cdf755f8744c | KFC may have disqualified Taylor Swift from a coveted Triple J Hottest 100 spot after the fast food chain launched a campaign endorsing the pop icon in the lead up to the annual Australia Day countdown. The fast food giant jumped on the frenzied social media attempt to include the starlet in the Triple J Hottest 100, a... | KFC jumped on the #tay4hottest100 campaign to include Taylor Swift in the annual Triple J Hottest 100 countdown .
The fast food chain offered the chance to win a $19.89 voucher for customers who posted their favourite Taylor Swift song .
The move may breach the strict voting rules, which disqualify artists who offer fa... |
eca8160fd36ca457bb3f69b165085d30af0afd5a | By . Chris Hastings . PUBLISHED: . 16:18 EST, 13 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:22 EST, 15 July 2013 . Nigel Havers, pictured with wife Georgina Bronfman, is known for playing rogues . Nigel Havers has played his fair share of bounders in everything from Coronation Street to Downton Abbey. Now he’s uncovered a real-life... | 61-year-old actor discovered ancestry on BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?
Havers' great-great-grandfather had a child with one of the family's servants . |
eca89f290b3ad2f0a1930b28c958659c42202f3a | 'Enjoyed the attention': Helen Turnbull (pictured today outside court) admits kissing the 16-year-old boy during a brief affair as her marriage crumbled . A teaching assistant shared a passionate kiss with a 16-year-old boy in her Mini, a court heard yesterday. Helen Turnbull, 35, later told the pupil: ‘It was awesome ... | Helen Turnbull admits kissing boy during affair as her marriage crumbled .
'Enjoyed attention she got from the flirtatious and sexualised messages'
But mother-of-two says they 'never did anything sexual apart from kissing' |
eca8c88535cf39ff80a236ac271d689ffe96300a | It could be the kiss of death for office productivity. The popular mobile messaging application WhatsApp is now available on your office computer as well as your phone. The firm today launched a much rumoured web version of its service linked to the mobile app - but admitted it would not work with Apple's iPhone. The w... | Service currently only works with Google's Chrome browser .
Will not be available to iPhone users 'due to Apple platform limitations'
Works with the mobile app to mirror messages on site . |
eca916787a4981df575e57673b0c5b79e2b50556 | By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 13:25 EST, 2 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:25 EST, 2 February 2013 . An artistic director who had acid thrown in his face outside his Moscow home may have staged the attack himself, his colleagues have alleged. Artistic director of Russia's illustrious Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Filin,... | Artistic director of Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Filin was attacked outside his home .
The 42-year-old nearly lost his sight after suffering third-degree burns .
But Bolshoi theatre staff claim he may have staged the acid attack himself .
New allegations come amid reports of infighting and backstabbing at theatre . |
eca968739b28126fe3ab7eb8555483f11d3d9d0b | By . Daily Mail Reporters . A 57-year-old woman who was found mauled to death by two neighbor's dogs last week had complained to police on at least nine . occasions about the vicious dogs. Friends and co-workers of Klonda Richey say she lived in fear of her neighbor's two Bullmastiffs, both of which were shot Friday by... | Klonda Richey's naked body found outside her Ohio home on Friday .
Her next door neighbors' two Bullmastiffs ripped her clothes off and mauled her to death .
Andrew Nason, 28, and nursing graduate Julie Custer, 23, were arrested on a charge of reckless homicide .
Both dogs were shot by police .
Records show Richey comp... |
ecaa1b32144e345038666b39c8f86598834bd7f8 | By . Jennifer Smith . These images show the filthy squalor of a fish shop where a customer found a deep-fried cockroach in a bag of chips. Cod Plus in Brighton was investigated by council officials who found rat droppings, congealed food and a 'smelly' box of sewage-like liquid at shop following the complaint from a me... | Cod Plus in Brighton investigated by council officials after cockroach claim .
Congealed grease, food debris and rat droppings among filth at takeaway .
Owner Asif Javaid fined for failing to meet food hygiene regulations . |
ecaabe70fd38e9dc67b4c0eea540901b7c183208 | (CNN) -- As the United States gears up for possible airstrikes inside Syria, it should remember one thing: No matter how much planning has gone into U.S. military plans to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Arab public isn't convinced that anything will change. Indeed, a look at Arab social and online med... | Arab public doesn't have faith in U.S. military strategy for countering ISIS, authors say .
View is that President Obama's speech on ISIS was long on rhetoric, short on ideas, they say .
Bloggers and commentators have been scathing about Western actions, writers say . |
ecaad93a25f709f6507db6d3574e9ea5fbce5e0c | New York (CNN) -- A couple who jumped to their deaths from the George Washington Bridge are believed to have committed a homicide before the leap, authorities said Wednesday. The alleged homicide was still unknown to authorities until about 11:20 a.m. Monday, when workers on the lower level of the bridge -- which conne... | Police say Nicki Hunt, 40, and boyfriend Gary Crockett, 41, jumped to their deaths .
Investigators discover Hunt's uncle, William Valenti, 70, had been killed .
The couple allegedly stole money from his bank account, police say . |
ecaaec67fbc80aaa60eec71a03891bea27f0556c | Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama took the push for his stalled $447 billion jobs plan to North Carolina on Monday, telling two audiences that alternative proposals put forward by his Republican critics amount to little more than sops to the rich that will gut critical regulations and fail to restore economic ... | NEW: Sen. McCain criticizes Obama, says he's campaigning on a taxpayer-funded trip .
President launches a three-day visit to North Carolina and Virginia .
The two states are key battlegrounds in the presidential race .
The White House has called on Congress to pass the jobs bill incrementally . |
ecab429034d8b4ba7269183ad94590d0e4248d47 | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 15:07 EST, 9 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:56 EST, 9 June 2013 . A father-of-two spent almost half his life in excruciating pain only to discover he had a broken back. Despite numerous appointments, X-rays, MRI scans and operations over 20 years, doctors failed to diagnose Nicky Sutherlan... | Nicky Sutherland was in so much pain he became dependent on morphine .
The 42-year-old was finally seen by surgeon Manoj Krishna .
Mr Krishna works at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital in Stockton-Upon-Tees .
Mr Sutherland underwent a life-changing operation and is back playing golf . |
ecab57afef370772fa999b4d89ca2ae989bb41b9 | Former Home Secretary David Blunkett has called for tough police action after a violent street fight between rival groups of immigrants. The Labour MP spoke out after Page Hall in Sheffield - part of his constituency - was consumed by violence on Monday, which led to several arrests and one teen needing hospital treatm... | Former Home Secretary speaks out after violent clash on Monday .
More than 25 people involved in mass disturbance in Page Hall, Sheffield .
One teen injured in violence which broke out at around 8pm on Monday .
Labour MP last year warned of rioting in area due to Roma migrants .
He warned of 'explosion' if culture of i... |
ecab57b9dd68c24c1bbc52351b27b02b157f8f82 | By . Associated Press . and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:41 EST, 2 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:04 EST, 2 July 2013 . More than 1,000 people gathered at an emotional memorial on Monday night to mourn the 19 elite firefighters who lost their lives battling an Arizona wildfire on Sunday. Firefighters walked dow... | Mourners gather in gymnasium in Prescott to remember the fallen men .
Surviving firefighters sob and receive a standing ovation from the crowd .
19 men, aged 21 to 43, died fighting the flames in Yarnell on Sunday . |
ecab89c8daedb695ec168684b8a5d9c29932519e | By . Luke Augustus . Follow @@Luke_Augustus29 . Brendan Rodgers has sung the praises of new signings Lazar Markovic and Adam Lallana during the early stages of Liverpool's pre-season preparations. The Reds boss is delighted with the efforts of his two latest recruits so far in the short space of time he's had to work w... | Brendan Rodgers says he is delighted at the efforts of new signings Lazar Markovic and Adam Lallana .
Rodgers is impressed at how quickly both have settled at the club .
Markovic cost £20million from Benfica, while Lallana was bought for £25million from Southampton . |
ecabc29db5b1e39a1a95657239c359c3af1fc80d | Smartly dressed in his school uniform, the 12-year-old boy is a picture of youthful innocence. But within two years of this photograph being taken, Peter Hatton-Bornshin’s life had been ripped apart. He was orphaned following his mother’s suicide and then suffered appalling sexual abuse while in the care of social serv... | Peter Hatton-Bornshin suffered appalling sexual abuse as a child in care .
Tormented by his experience at Grafton Close Children's Home in London .
Took his own life in 1994 at the age of 28 .
Former deputy head of home and Catholic priest arrested today . |
ecabe48b7c310dc0ee4b34196c6576a0c7520983 | New Brunswick, New Jersey (CNN) -- September 11 was a tragedy so immense that it has sent ripples, and sometimes tidal waves, through the past 10 years. In the big picture, since 9/11, we have become engaged in two armed conflicts, seen thousands of American soldiers die, aided countries that have been attacked by terr... | David Seamon was 12 during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks .
He is not certain the families of those who died will ever find closure .
He is curious to hear how the family he is profiling reacts to Osama bin Laden's death . |
ecac613c2a065e37943be85a3a0902ee272c3d40 | With its magnificent stained-glass windows, it stands as a fitting memorial to the Battle of Britain pilots who gave their lives to save the nation from Nazi invasion. But The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the ornately furnished chapel Sir Winston Churchill insisted should remain a 'permanent' shrine to the glorious F... | MoD chiefs plan to close down St George's Chapel at Biggen Hill, Kent .
The former RAF station was used during the Battle of Britain to repel Nazis .
The chapel is expected to close in 2016 unless it can find a benefactor .
Minister Anna Soubry said it was an 'inappropriate use of resources' |
ecacaf287121ae4fbb28ae6f138a58a461dd97e3 | Placerville, California (CNN) -- A man accused of deliberately setting a wildfire that has grown to 76,376 acres in Northern California pleaded not guilty on Friday. Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, of Pollock Pines, California, is being held on $10 million bail in El Dorado County Jail as he faces one felony count of arson w... | Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, says he's not guilty of felony arson .
Huntsman, 37, of Pollock Pines, California, is being held on $10 million bail .
About 12,000 residences and 9,000 other minor structures remain threatened .
The 76,376-acre fire is only 10% contained . |
ecaccc2f591cb6ac73ecd558c3d4e50087dc36db | Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Soccer fans have never been shy about expressing their opinions, but this year's World Cup in South Africa -- which will be the first of the "social media age" according to many -- may see record levels of global interactivity. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were in their infancy ... | FIFA has social-networking service called "The Club" with 1.6 million members .
"[The World Cup] will eclipse everything we have seen so far" -- Twitter .
"Within minutes of the World Cup starting, we will see thousands of uploads" -- YouTube . |
ecad4b9116ebafa993877528bc001e70e471539a | Jan Vertonghen insists he will not go cap in hand to Tottenham for a new contract, but instead wait for the club to 'take the first step'. The Belgian's current deal doesn't expire until 2018 - but discussions over an improved contract started earlier this year before being shelved. And Vertonghen says he will not go c... | Jan Vertonghen's current contract at White Hart Lane expires in 2018 .
Belgian defender says club will have to make first step in negotiations .
Vertonghen has been in and out of Mauricio Pochettino's side . |
ecadc2e0fe4f6d446b895f1f5d1f7862334121b0 | By . Tara Brady . The wife of Cameroon's vice prime minister has been kidnapped and at least three people were killed in an attack by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram. The kidnapping took place early yesterday morning in the town of Kolofata, in the far north region of Cameroon, according to the communications min... | The kidnapping took place early yesterday morning in the town of Kolofata .
Heavily armed fighters targeted home of vice prime minister Amadou Ali .
Kidnapped his wife as well as a spiritual leader who is also the town's mayor .
Boko Haram has stepped up cross-border attacks into Cameroon .
Yesterday's attack is the th... |
ecade5b119c03f9b0957350992d9a9b674c8a1a9 | New York (CNN)Screeds seized at the 2011 raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed outlined plans to unleash terror attacks in the U.S. heartland -- with hopes of pressuring "300 million Americans" to demand an end to what al Qaeda called the "unjust wars" against the Muslim world. "Striking America at home is of the hi... | Federal jury in Brooklyn is first to hear about the contents of evidence from bin Laden raid .
Al Qaeda documents outlined plans to unleash terror attacks in the heart of the U.S. |
ecae331493cf1f7334292ec2895ba3c1fd79c026 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- When film documentarian Maria Agui Carter and other Latino producers banded together 13 years ago to address their underrepresentation in mass media, the mission seemed daunting and desperate, Carter said. "We used to be few hundred people that started in 1999, very frustrated at lack of access, tr... | National Association of Latino Independent Producers has 10,000 followers of its newsletter .
"We are celebrating the incredible explosion of Latinos in the media," group's leader says .
But the group will discuss challenges at an annual conference this week . |
ecae98122bf8dfd15e86b2787c9e0c47c0efcaad | By . Sarah Griffiths . Viewers of the Eurovision Song Contest might have noticed over the years that the winning song is rarely the best. And while critics of the contest have suggested the outcome is driven by prejudice and is stitched-up at the UK’s expense, scientists have discovered other 'hidden' voting patterns. ... | Statisticians at UCL and Imperial College London analysed voting patterns over the past two decades to identify the patterns .
They found votes driven by loyalties based on culture, geography, history and migration .
Data suggests that voting congregates within four broad groups of nations that tend to give each other ... |
ecaeb2477badbc274c75d60e9a683496e40a584a | By . Eleanor Harding . PUBLISHED: . 17:58 EST, 14 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:24 EST, 15 May 2013 . Critic: Griff Rhys Jones attacked plans to install one of the UK's largest solar farms in the Suffolk countryside . He has spent the past few years championing the great British countryside. So when developers announced... | Comedian call plans for solar plant near his Suffolk home 'willy-nilly'
New £20m farm will prevent up to 7,740 tons of CO2 emissions annually . |
ecaf06009d5f1368d56cb8b337cb9fb1cb49d00a | The Commonwealth Games have been hit by yet another drugs scandal after former world champion Amantle Montsho tested positive for a banned stimulant following the women’s 400 metres final on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Botswanan, who lost her world title in Moscow last year to Britain’s Christine Ohuruogu by four thousand... | Commonwealth Games confirm Amantle Montsho fails drugs test .
Former world 400m champion will have B sample tested on Monday .
31-year-old tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine . |
ecaf0a01d68c361ff2d787622a10fc380fcbf61d | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal investigators will declare the 2001 anthrax case solved on Wednesday, when they make public their case against government researcher Bruce Ivins, a government source familiar with the case told CNN on Tuesday. Ex-Army scientist Bruce Ivins, seen here in 2003, died from an apparent suicide la... | Source: Feds to declare anthrax case solved but not closed .
Bruce Ivins, 62, died last week as FBI prepared to charge him in 2001 attacks .
Another source says Ivins used a machine to convert wet anthrax into dry powder .
Authorities will make case public after sharing details with victims and relatives . |
ecaf733de56c46f775642f175b2b5c3932f0cf5a | An English teacher died on Christmas Day after being beaten to death by her bodybuilder boyfriend who then sped off in his car, police claim. Prudence Hockley, 55, of Seattle, Washington, died after allegedly being beaten up outside her home by 48-year-old Johnnie Lee Wiggins. They had built up a relationship over thei... | Prudence Hockley died on Christmas Day after beating .
Allegedly killed by boyfriend Johnnie Wiggins in Seattle .
New Zealand immigrant leaves 13-year-old daughter . |
ecafce41f65059d645ff213c17cb545a7d85666a | By . Jill Reilly . Tony Gilchrist, 35, who opened a scuba diving business in the Philippines has been shot dead on the island where he lived . A British man who opened a scuba diving business in the Philippines has been shot dead on the island where he lived. Tony Gilchrist, 35, was reportedly shot four times in the c... | Tony Gilchrist, 35, was 'shot four times in the chest and twice in the head'
Mr Gilchrist, who died on Saturday, is originally from Staines, west London .
He owned a scuba diving shop on the island of Malapascua . |
ecb00715300cf6f37570a022b8a788b51e56cc79 | Four Kurdish fighters were buried in a makeshift cemetery today in the latest tragedy to have come out of Kobane since ISIS fighters waged an unrelenting attack on the border town. They were laid to rest by hordes of mourners in Suruc, Turkey, their ages emblazoned in red paint on rickety tombstones. Members of the YPG... | Four Kurdish fighters were buried in a makeshift cemetery in Suruc, Turket, as battle for Kobane rages on .
They now lie among 27 other fighters who have perished in conflict since ISIS waged attack earlier this month .
Yesterday an American Arab airstrike obliterated the terror group's flag from a significant hilltop ... |
ecb0adb966db7fb61b25006d2bc1a16d22bb8a7d | By . James Tozer . A Christian family threatened with legal action for refusing to bake a cake in support of gay rights yesterday hit back, saying they should be able to run their business in line with their religious beliefs. Ashers Baking Company – named after a verse in the Bible – turned down an order for a cake fe... | Ashers Baking Company turned down order for cake featuring Sesame .
Street puppets Bert and Ernie and the slogan ‘Support gay marriage’
Now threatened with legal action after gay rights activist who placed order complained that .
equality laws had been breached .
Manager Daniel McArthur has said he should be allowed to... |
ecb0f65bf0f350a40648dc7061d80da3e3782f53 | Cairo (CNN) -- Egyptian security forces stormed two sit-ins orchestrated by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy early Wednesday, bulldozing tents and escorting away hundreds of protesters, CNN correspondents say. At a makeshift hospital, CNN's Reza Sayah described walking through the blood of the injured. "We ... | Egyptian security forces stormed two pro-Morsy sit-ins early Wednesday morning .
The government and Muslim Brotherhood said scores of people had been killed .
CNN's Reza Sayah said it was the most bloodshed he'd seen over the past six weeks .
At one point, CNN's Arwa Damon came under fire while reporting from the scene... |
ecb165460a5e74bfd8fc13b6ff677c6a5d630e21 | By . Corey Charlton for MailOnline . Captain Ben Babington-Browne was said to be a 'rising star' within the British army . A helicopter which crashed on take-off in Afghanistan, killing a British soldier and two Canadian troops, was not suitable for the mission, an inquest has heard. Captain Ben Babington-Browne, 27, w... | Captain Ben Babington-Browne was killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan .
The aircraft lost visibility in a dustbowl then drifted into fence and crashed .
Capt Babington-Browne was trapped when helicopter burst into flames .
Inquest heard the aircraft was not the correct helicopter for the mission . |
ecb176d45d2aab9f54f5a666f7cff90cd282dc17 | By . Mia De Graaf . Across the globe, text slang is the bane of any teacher's life. But this Chinese college claims to have found a simple solution. Using makeshift canvas 'phone lockers', teachers now order pupils to deposit their mobiles before class starts, in a desperate bid to stamp new 'modern' words out of exam ... | Canvas phone holders hung at front of class in Luoyang Institute .
Pupils deposit phones before class to stamp out 'new modern words'
Teachers claim students think the system is 'great' and it is now routine . |
ecb27e0bb1522e0d819f8ef7bbe37fb3de3ad891 | By . Mail online Reporter . Not content to just sack fellow rookie Johnny Manziel, St. Louis Rams defensive end Michael Sam taunted the quarterback with his own signature 'Show Me The Money' finger rub after a brutal tackle. Previously, Sam had hit the headlines for becoming the first football player with a shot at the... | Sam is competing for a final spot on the St. Louis Rams .
Hopes to be league's first openly gay player .
Manziel said the two spoke after the game and complimented his play . |
ecb28794fa5ea202b26e190dd27195c5378a0063 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- A mix up between a computer tablet and a teleprompter during Sunday's BET Awards created an awkward moment that reminded viewers of Chris Brown's domestic violence conviction on a night that otherwise was Brown's triumph. The 2011 BET Awards paid nostalgic and emotional tributes to several fallen s... | Patti LaBelle lifetime achievement tribute rocks the auditorium .
Chris Brown wins 4 BET trophies and sings twice Sunday .
Brown's BET triumph comes 2 years after assault conviction .
A teleprompter mix up gives awkward reminder of Rihanna assault . |
ecb29eaaae50f8bad750da812141e68bbf8994b2 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 06:31 EST, 27 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:29 EST, 27 November 2013 . He might look like an extra member of Daft Punk, but Russia’s robot humanoid is set to be joining astronauts aboard the International Space Station as early as next year. Scientists at the Gagarin Cosmonauts' ... | Scientists at the Gagarin Cosmonauts'
Training Centre near Moscow have shown off .
their humanoid robot called SAR-401 .
The robot can perform delicate tasks with its hands and is operated by a person on Earth wearing special gloves .
Russia is working on its own version of Nasa’s Robonaut 2, which is already lending a... |
ecb303a6b30f1b40bd8f227883bf9f51e26c19dd | By . James Drummond . PUBLISHED: . 11:09 EST, 2 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:36 EST, 2 May 2013 . Bags packed: PCSO Oguz Batmaz, pictured at Southwark Crown Court today, passed on information from searching the police database to a criminal gang . A cocaine-dealing PCSO tipped off a criminal gang where cannabis factori... | Oguz Batmaz passed .
on information from the police database to his gang .
He told them what the police knew so they could avoid getting caught .
The 27-year-old also helped a crack cocaine dealer stay on the run .
He was said to be earning up to £1,000 a week drug dealing on the side .
Pleaded guilty to drug dealing,... |
ecb30a533b025e075cd1ead9f727314d4319c849 | (CNN) -- Months after video of its pledges shouting pro-rape chants went viral on YouTube, an elite fraternity chapter at Yale has been suspended. Yale College Dean Mary Miller announced the suspension of the university's Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter on Tuesday in an e-mail to students and faculty. A disciplinary body a... | The suspension will last for five years, the school's dean says .
The group is also banned from contacting students on campus and through university e-mail .
The fraternity's former members includes presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. |
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