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eee6f822fab71fb55a4dbe1bfe7dd63f6aae1ce0 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Additional police officers were patrolling Los Angeles International Airport and two other airports Wednesday after a former Transportation Security Administration employee was accused of making a false threat against LAX, authorities said. The beefed-up patrols were also a precaution on the annive... | NEW: Ex-TSA employee leaves note: "09/11/2013 THERE WILL BE FIRE! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR!"
NEW: He tells FBI the note refers to his plan to start street-preaching on that date .
Former TSA employee at LAX quits Tuesday after earlier being suspended .
More police are on patrol at LAX, LA/Ontario International and Van Nuys air... |
eee7318a9dc3fe6ec40d3664d7b9a90ac46177dd | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A Taliban spokesman says the group's phones and website were hacked, and text messages sent out saying their reclusive Afghan leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is dead -- a claim the group has denied. Omar is alive and the reports "are just propaganda against our leader and our mission," spokesman... | The Taliban says their phones and website were hacked, and Mullah Omar is still alive .
In May, another rumor of Omar's death surfaced; the Taliban have denied that claim .
The reclusive leader refuses to be photographed .
He rarely travels and does not give interviews . |
eee762cb7f4201e45a1d778a4b1511f103e30ea7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:55 EST, 24 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:35 EST, 24 June 2013 . Security guards are hired to keep the crooks out, not let them in. But that's what happened at a New York City McDonald's early Sunday morning - and the worker found himself locked in the bathroom as the fast-food... | The employee let in two robbers after they asked to use the ATM at the closed Manhattan fast-food chain .
One of the men immediately pulled out a revolver and ordered the guard into the bathroom .
The pair made off with $3,000 from the McDonald's but were caught on surveillance camera . |
eee7b69b901baf404f559758d780d52b89876d88 | (CNN) -- "Nostalgia" and flimsy evidence led to guilty verdicts in the nation's oldest cold case ever solved, according to the man serving a life sentence for kidnapping and murdering a neighbor's child in 1957. In his 80-page appeal, former police officer Jack Daniel McCullough says he deserves a new trial because his... | Man appeals murder, kidnapping convictions in country's oldest cold case ever solved .
Jack McCullough was sentenced to life in 2012 for 1957 death of neighbor's child .
Appeal challenges rulings that allowed dead mother's accusation but blocked alibi .
Brief cites many of the issues raised by legal experts in CNN's "T... |
eee80c5c78484658d3b0162eafc67109e51ef17f | By . Jason Groves . PUBLISHED: . 19:03 EST, 17 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:03 EST, 18 November 2013 . Criticised: A senior Tory source said Miss Greening had been slow to grasp the enormity of typhoon . International Development Secretary Justine Greening is under fire within Government for her ‘flat-footed’ resp... | Tory MP said the disaster had taken place in Indonesia in first statement .
George Osbourne urged the minister to get aid flowing to the area .
Department she heads has enjoyed a 30% increase in their budget .
Britain has now provided £50million of aid to the Philippines, including £30million in public donations . |
eee8787ae6188992ca1898cac8cbf46c302a182d | A new season offers players a fresh start, a chance to banish a nightmare campaign from the previous year or show the world that they are not just a flash in the pan. It’s time to rescue careers and build some others. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea) Both Courtois and Petr Cech have a point to prove, but after all the trophi... | Chelsea keeper Courtois now he has to prove he is the present and future .
Arsenal midfielder Wilshere has to stay fit and rediscover his explosive pace .
Liverpool striker Sturridge must step up after departure of Luis Suarez . |
eee8d1b4ed112882b06a3bd04147fccf297861f7 | By . Bianca London . It's all about a more delicate take on flower power this summer, if Dorothy Perkins' latest collection is anything to go by. The high street store, which is part of Sir Philip Green's Arcadia group, has unveiled its latest floral-filled collection, All About Rose. The fun and feminine new range dra... | All About Rose range celebrates British flowers .
Full of soft pastel hues and pretty prints .
Priced between £15-£45 . |
eee98d32becf80687291e6883f5fb24002039766 | (CNN) -- The Australian radio station which made a prank call to a UK hospital that apparently resulted in the death of a nurse said Tuesday that it would donate at least 500,000 Australian dollars (US$524,000) to a fund for the nurse's family. Jacintha Saldanha apparently committed suicide after being duped by the pra... | Hospital chairman says its memorial fund would welcome a donation from 2DayFM .
2Day FM says its profits up to the end of the year will go to a fund for Saldanha's family .
Jacitnha Saldanha apparently committed suicide after being duped by a prank call by DJs .
The radio station has faced heavy criticism over its deci... |
eeea6255361dcaae8b3617cfed088c8243c94414 | BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Shada's back aches more and more each day as she literally bears her family's burden. Clothed in a black robe, she strains under her husband's weight. Shada now carries her husband around the house. His legs were blown off in a bombing. Murtada, a 29-year-old taxi driver, was once a proud husband... | Iraqi woman devotes herself to caring for injured husband .
Her husband lost both legs in bombing, has been unable to get prosthetics .
"I saw my legs were severed, just flesh and skin," he says .
Wife: "I am asking people for help because I cannot leave him alone in the house" |
eeeaa14a8bf9ce6d98916df410893e45894babe6 | By . Jennifer Smith . At least 20 people are dead and another seven are missing after flooding struck south China's Guangdong Province, it has been reported. The National Disaster Reduction Commission has dispatched a working group to Guangdong to help with disaster relief work. The area was disrupted by Typhoon Utor .... | Twenty dead and seven missing in Guangdong Province in south China .
Rescue teams are working to help four million people affected by the floods and rainstorms .
Typhoon Utor strongest typhoon to hit China this year . |
eeeb4237505dcf59513f93eea93b9410c9fac72f | By . Sam Greenhill . PUBLISHED: . 02:49 EST, 9 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:04 EST, 10 August 2012 . Old Harrovian Neil Heywood was murdered by one of the most powerful women in China after he made a threatening demand for £13million from her playboy son, a court heard yesterday. Gu Kailai, who was said to be having... | Heavy security around Hefei People's Court .
Foreign media denied access, blogs deleted, online searches disabled .
Guilty verdict may lead to the death penalty .
Lack of objection from Gu Kailai considered an admission of guilt .
Four police officers 'confess covering up the murder' |
eeeb7e61b439f4f4366ffeeb7e2c778d680b2d4b | (CNN) -- Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has been elected chairman of the Republican Governors Association, replacing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Susana Martinez of New Mexico will serve as vice chairman. The decision was announced over Twitter during the party's three-day annual conference in Boca Raton, Florida. Unlik... | Haslam replaces New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie .
Haslam is known for his drama-free leadership style .
Haslam's Democratic counterpart will be elected next month . |
eeeb8493df760330770d0affa3ab4e95408650be | A cute puppy suffering from bent legs has been cured simply by his owners taking him for twice-daily walks. Golden retriever Kobi first showed signs of wonky paws when he was just three-months-old. His owners Hannah Lilley and Adam Hazelwood, both 22, took him to a vet after becoming concerned about the shape of his le... | Golden retriever Kobi first showed signs of bent paws at three-months-old .
The dog was also suffering difficulty when attempting to walk .
Owners took him to a vet fearing he was suffering irreparable bone damage .
After a second opinion he was diagnosed with carpal laxity syndrome .
Condition causes the wrists on the... |
eeec033ee201305c1d1e6c88a069fd2acd63b75e | By . Shari Miller . PUBLISHED: . 08:03 EST, 21 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:14 EST, 23 April 2013 . A British doctor can thank her lucky stars for seeing her stunning photographs of the night sky turned into stamps. Dr Samantha Crimmin was working as an . emergency medic for the British Antarctic Survey team, when sh... | Images taken by keen photographer Dr Samantha Crimmin while she worked with British Antarctic Survey team .
Photographs, which were taken over six months, show the changing night sky over South Georgia .
Long exposure shots capture star trails over the southern Atlantic island in a perfect circular motion .
Series of p... |
eeec0b0613fac1bfb14908fe65bb45148b8dc02d | (CNN) -- Peruvian authorities say they have arrested four members of a gang that specialized in selling to European labs fat obtained from dead humans. Officials are investigating the disappearance of at least 60 people they believe were killed by gang members in two mountainous states in central Peru, lead prosecutor ... | Peruvian authorities reported to have arrested gang who are selling human fat .
Officials investigating disappearances of at least 60 people .
Two suspects arrested with a plastic container with human fat in it . |
eeec5b78a2975e793a7878b4c6ec5bb7004be7c7 | (CNN) -- Vladimir Putin's nearly 30-year marriage has ended, the Russian president and his wife told state-run television in a joint interview. "This was our joint decision. Our marriage is over," Putin told Russia 24, standing next to Lyudmila Putin, in an interview shown Thursday. "We almost don't see each other. We ... | Russian president, ex-wife announce split on state-run TV .
"We almost don't see each other," Vladimir Putin tells Russia 24 .
Lyudmila Putin says she doesn't like to be in public .
The pair have two adult children . |
eeed73180bc0c0dd4e51b6ba5a470047799d1a7c | Do you dread winter? Hate stepping outside because no matter how much you wrap up, you end up freezing? Then a new range of heated clothing could be the answer to all your woes. TechNiche has launched a selection of clothes that can heat up to a toasty 60°C. Cosy: A new range of heated clothing - such as the vest, pict... | TechNiche has launched a selection of garments that can reach 60°C .
Vests, jackets and gloves use lithium batteries and carbon filaments .
Aimed at those who work outdoors, exercise outside or feel the cold .
Clothing warms up within one or two minutes and can stay warm for up to nine hours, depending on what temperat... |
eeee35f4807947b16ed855e480f3aa43fbea05d8 | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 06:27 EST, 16 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:23 EST, 16 July 2012 . At the end of the day, all things considered, it has to be said we do waffle on a bit. In fact, the average adult wastes 1.7million words over a lifetime while struggling to make a point, according to a study. Rather than g... | Britons don't speak their mind according to survey .
75 per cent of us say 'maybe' when we mean 'no'
Can lead to misinterpretation and arguments .
'Guide to British' has been created for tourists . |
eeee9bd492d2cf20748865bf580aaf8748548278 | Niamey, Niger (CNN) -- An Islamist militant group has claimed responsibility for Thursday's deadly attacks on an army barracks and a uranium mine in Niger, saying they were responses to Niger's cooperation with France in a "war against Sharia," CNN affiliate BFMTV reported. Twenty soldiers and five assailants were kill... | NEW: 20 soldiers, five assailants dead after another bombing, battle .
Islamist group MUJAO says attacks are response to cooperation with France .
Truck bomb kills two assailants, wounds 50 outside mine .
MUJAO has been fighting French forces in Mali, which borders Niger . |
eeee9f3acd992b37f35ee83570629dfc9caeac79 | It is the moment a great white shark latches on to a buoy and refuses to let go. Passengers on a boat in South Africa managed to capture amazing footage of the terrifying shark grabbing hold of a flotation device. As the fisherman on board tries to pull the buoy in, the shark can be seen battling to maintain its vice-l... | Great white shark displays powerful jaws and teeth as it bites down on buoy .
Great white shark swings the buoy from side to side in his jaws .
Fascinating footage was captured in South Africa by onlookers on a boat . |
eeeeb02e82a54e7189c75dae6dfbff2caa508ba5 | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 11:28 EST, 6 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:56 EST, 7 May 2013 . A bulldog puppy has been saved from nonstop agony by being taken for walkies underwater. Ronnie was so crippled when he was handed over to vets that he was close to being put down, but has now been nursed back to health and can ... | Ronnie's poor diet meant his tendons did not grow and he could only crawl .
But vets took pity on him and nursed him to health with water treatment .
Bulldog puppy is also given acupuncture and practices dog yoga . |
eeeeb1aa51ff5df61ae4b3eaf520c37f924cfc94 | Philadelphia (CNN) -- After a campaign season marked mainly by Democrats fleeing his shadow, President Barack Obama embarked upon the final push of what he calls his last campaign Sunday, hoping to mobilize voters in the few pockets of the country where he remains somewhat popular. Obama headlined afternoon campaign ra... | NEW: President Obama heckled by immigration protesters in Connecticut .
Obama is scheduled to campaign Sunday in Connecticut and Pennsylvania .
He'll rally for two gubernatorial candidates, which is where he's focused his fall campaigning .
His campaign stops have been limited this cycle amid low approval ratings . |
eeeebacfcb538411ec7a3433324f290d0bd7997a | Liverpool players and staff took time away from their struggling Premier League campaign to pose for a traditional team photo at Anfield. Manager Brendan Rodgers took centre stage, surrounded by 26 squad members and almost as many staff - all of whom pulled such straight faces that it was barely possible to pick out a ... | Liverpool players and staff posed for a traditional team photo at Anfield .
Brendan Rodgers was joined by new signings including Mario Balotelli, Adam Lallana and Lazar Markovic .
Reds have endured a struggling start to their Premier League campaign - losing three of their opening six games .
Liverpool travel to Basle ... |
eeeec63f69cb1453563b1b4ccf08e90267037ce8 | By . Oliver Todd . Follow @@oliver_todd . Orica-GreenEdge sprinter Michael Matthews will miss the Tour de France after a crash in training on Tuesday, his team confirmed. Matthews, who wore the leader's pink jersey during the opening week of the Giro d'Italia in May, had been expected to contend for stage victories in ... | Sprinter nicknamed 'Bling' suffered a crash early on Tuesday .
He hit a stone in training and suffered extensive cuts and bruises .
Matthews misses out on what would have been his Tour debut .
Christian Meier joins Orica-Green Edge's team of nine riders . |
eeef995f5177d5125750caf5bd98c08ff0c2ef4c | Fox News unveiled its revamped newsroom Monday to the delight of critics who see comedy gold in the studio's rows of reporters dwarfed by gigantic monitors. Newly minted breaking news head anchor Shepard Smith leads a video tour of his new Fox News Deck, where 'viewers can watch us sort it all out as it happens' on 55-... | Shepard Smith unveiled his new studio Monday, which features rows of reporters and their massive tablet computers . |
eeefbeaa4fbbd3d0c320d20db2722f682c35c2d0 | (CNN) -- The whole world is watching how Barack Obama picks his cabinet, but he and his wife Michelle have a much more personal choice to make at home -- and it's very political too. Sasha Obama, left, and Malia Obama will make the White House home come January 20. When they move to Washington, will their daughters Mal... | U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes office in Washington in January .
Much debate about whether Obama's daughters will attend public or private school .
Where parents decide to send children often indicates their views on education .
Michelle Obama: This is a personal process, we ask that people respect that . |
eeefd54bf87869a2f3a5e46cd3ed52726418c01b | Peter Howes, 53, siphoned off his parents' cash and wound up a number of trusts by forging his brother and mother's signatures . A man has been jailed for four years after cheating his brother out of a £1.5million inheritance because he was fed up with him being the ‘favourite’ son. Peter Howes, 53, resented his brothe... | Peter Howes, 53, was fed up with his brother being the 'favourite son'
He wound up trusts and settlements by forging his mother's signature .
£1.5million was taken from what should have been brother's inheritance .
But ploy unfolded when their mother died and lawyers revealed deception . |
eef0430865b53192f98a07213284d5f3056431db | The Conservatives have come under fire for another 'dodgy' election advert after critics accused them of fattening-up Ed Miliband. Commentators also slammed the Tories latest poster for its poor photoshop, which saw them switch Ed Ball's head for Alex Salmond's. The latest own-goal comes after Tory spin doctors used a ... | Conservatives photoshop skills slammed in latest election poster .
Critics accuse them of putting the Labour leader in a 'fat suit'
Comes after they used a photo of a road in Germany in earlier ad .
Another claimed working-class voters enjoy bingo and cheap beer .
Tories 'categorically' deny they have doctored Miliban... |
eef0a35f365388c41f127234b0394714a6cdbc04 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:10 EST, 14 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:22 EST, 14 February 2013 . An ex-police officer who killed his former daughter-in-law and another woman at a Delaware courthouse before committing suicide had his wife and son help him in the murder plot, according to a newly releas... | Thomas S Matusiewcz, 68, killed his son's ex-wife Christine Belford and her friend at New Castle County Courthouse .
He was then killed in a shootout with police .
Affidavit states Matusiewcz's wife and son helped him in the slayings .
Matusiewcz was convinced Belford was mistreating his granddaughters, who his son Dav... |
eef17053502c9f420989dab566bf0f564e6ef024 | By . Leon Watson and Mark Duell . UPDATED: . 14:49 EST, 4 November 2011 . Air travel can be infuriating at the best of times, but spare a thought for this unfortunate woman who just wanted to get away to start a new life. Teri Weissinger, 55, ended up spending eight days stuck at a California airport because she didn’t... | Teri Weissinger was stuck at San Francisco Airport .
She only had $30 and US Airways wouldn't let her on .
After missing her flight she had to pay $150 change fee .
Local church eventually paid $210 so she could fly . |
eef1de6097c1d441a77f5fc3d963a212899312f9 | By . Martin Robinson . An 88-year-old veteran left furious after a known prostitute was banned from his sheltered accommodation punched the council worker who stopped her visits, a court has heard. Former soldier Allan Thipthorpe was livid after officials secured an ASBO stopping Terri-Lee Pearce, 31, from visiting his... | Terri-Lee Pearce banned from entering sheltered accommodation by judge .
Swindon Council applied for Asbo to safeguard Allan Thipthorpe, 88 .
Authority convinced he withdrew £5,000 to pay the 31-year-old .
Thipthorpe admits he punched council solicitor in attack caught on CCTV .
'This is just a load of nastiness - the ... |
eef2141871cebdec6594d3a75e1266d28316ebec | By . Ashley Collman . and Daily Mail Reporter . A teenager who had an affair with his teacher has told how he was driven to the brink of suicide by feelings of guilt after she was jailed for the relationship. Jimmy Pallais, now 17, had a series of trsysts with married former Houston English teacher Kathryn Murray, 31, ... | Kathryn Camille Murray, 31, began an affair with a Spanish-speaking student, 17, she was tutoring in February 2012 .
The couple were outed by the student's younger brother, who found them in bed at the boy's parents house while the adults were away .
Their affair continued even after Murray's arrest when the teen, then... |
eef268f8abecbc50b99c6bbe0341e4fc1bea43f0 | By . James Daniel . PUBLISHED: . 07:44 EST, 8 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:59 EST, 8 May 2013 . An man from Oklahoma decided to have a little fun as he was being booked by cops on Friday night. An allegedly intoxicated Cabrone Brewer beamed a big goofy smile as police snapped this picture of him in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bre... | Carbone Brewer's car got stuck on the train track .
He called AAA but cops showed up and booked him after smelling alcohol .
Brewer decided to smile through the whole process . |
eef29acddcae4131a3cf4a64767a62ba9d229b8b | No criminal charges are being filed after an investigation into sexual abuse allegations made against former Amateur Athletic Union executive Robert "Bobby" Dodd, police in Memphis, Tennessee, said Tuesday. Ralph West -- a man who publicly accused Dodd of repeated sexual abuse in the 1980s when he was a teenager and Do... | Robert Dodd had been accused of sexual abuse in the 1980s .
Ralph West, one of two who made the allegations, has opted not to file a report, police say .
Police Sgt. Karen Rudolph: "If someone does file a complaint, we will investigate it" |
eef2c51c461cda7ddaa1dfa6f4e92a323efa6ebd | (CNN) -- What's on tap for you and your partner this Valentine's Day? A romantic dinner, a box of chocolates, maybe a bouquet of roses? While all those gestures are thoughtful, the results of a new survey led by sex and relationships researcher Kristen Mark and the experts at Good in Bed suggest that most couples have ... | A majority of survey respondents say they expect sex on Valentine's Day .
To make intimacy a centerpiece, start outside the bedroom .
Get creative -- it may be time to try something new .
Remember intimacy doesn't always have to be about sex . |
eef2cf22b4a5fba92358d77e199953d3ebb3d077 | Air drumming along to the radio brings limited satisfaction, but now there’s a device that can transform any object into a drum when you hit it. Cliphit is designed for people who have always wanted to unleash their inner Phil Collins but don’t have space for a drum kit. The potentially annoying gadget can be played an... | Cliphit is made by Japanese electronic instrument maker, Korg .
Portable gadget can be played anywhere and uses sensitive clips .
The clips can be attached to any object, and when struck, make a noise .
Sound effects emitted from the device include drums and cymbal noises .
Gadget, which costs £99 ($154), can be used t... |
eef31123f7e48905e91d7304df30747c29219b92 | A judge in Wyoming sentenced a 75-year-old Missouri woman to life in prison on Monday for killing her husband with a rifle in the mid-1970s and throwing his body down the shaft of an abandoned gold mine, where it remained for nearly 40 years. Defendant Alice Uden wore wire glasses, a court-supplied hearing aid and a bl... | Alice Uden, 75, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of her husband in May .
Ronald Holtz was killed by a shot to the back of the head in the mid-1970s .
His body was recovered from an abandoned mine shaft in Wyoming last summer after 40 years .
Uden was arrested for his murder, but claimed she was defending he... |
eef37f1d85bd46c06e56f1f10860feddadabb596 | World markets were hit by another bout of global economic growth fears today with London shares falling 2.8 per cent as the copper price was hammered. The euro also fell below its 1999 launch value versus the dollar for the first time in nine years, and to six-year lows against the pound. The single currency was hit by... | World Bank slashes global growth forecasts due to stagnation in eurozone and Japan .
Plunging world copper price hits big miners and commodity shares .
FTSE 100 index plunges 180 points or 2.8% .
Euro dives to nine-year lows as ECB gears up for money printing .
Top economist says world economy 'running on one engine...... |
eef3a8d8650ce0b1692053f4b230a3f3aedb5a93 | (CNN) -- A New York couple and their two daughters found dead in a suburban Baltimore, Maryland, hotel room died in what police believe was a murder-suicide, authorities said Tuesday. Stephanie Parente, 19, was found dead along with her sister and parents in a Baltimore hotel Monday. The bodies, found Monday at a Shera... | Four were found dead Monday in a Sheraton Hotel room in Towson, Maryland .
The case is being investigated as a murder-suicide, county police said Tuesday .
Family of 4 ID'd Tuesday as William and Betty Parente, Stephanie, 19, Catherine, 11 .
No motive yet known for slaying of family, from Garden City, N.Y. |
eef3c5469d9e4e1c16c5db92523a370f2960a14a | Dehydration is defined as a shortage of water in the body ¿ but the European Food Standards Authority decided the statement could not be allowed . It may not come as a surprise to many but bottled water can keep you cool and healthy. But it was only today that European authorities made the ruling, which should allow co... | UKIP MEP Paul Nuttall: ‘I had to read this four or five times before I believed it. This makes the bendy banana law look positively sane’ |
eef4236cd91d99f3f2679ffa952f435c1a899fbd | The minister who married Robin Williams and his third wife Susan Schneider today relived their wedding day and said his heart went out to the woman who was the star's 'soulmate.' In an interview with MailOnline, Rev Peader Dalton reveals the Hollywood superstar - found by his assistant after hanging himself at his home... | Rev. Peader Dalton met Robin Williams seven years ago when the minister officiated at a memorial service .
The actor took so much comfort in the minister's works, he asked him to perform his wedding ceremony to Susan Schneider .
Robin and Susan married at the Meadowood luxury resort in Napa Valley .
He had a special re... |
eef4331197c0966c6287e615630381ad28561c7c | Richie Williams, 64 (pictured), the landlord of the Fur and Feathers in West Derby, Liverpool, died after receiving a fatal punch from Matthew Connah . A landlord was battered to death in a street brawl after a punter insulted him over the quality of his beer, a court heard. Richie Williams, 64, who was the landlord o... | Landlord Richie Williams, 64, died from fatal punch following altercation .
Grandfather-of-ten involved in fight with punter who 'moaned about beer'
Matthew Connah landed fatal punch to Mr Williams in attack on August 11 .
He has now admitted a charge of manslaughter at Liverpool Crown Court . |
eef43b3d820b1f1bae23458b413a447fc4247001 | (CNN) -- We receive them almost on a daily basis; text messages alerting us that our taxi is outside or our dentist appointment is tomorrow. To us they are just alerts, gentle reminders for our busy diaries. For the company that creates the platform and those that use it, these messages are both money generators and ca... | Text message alerts are now an everyday occurrence .
For us they are gentle reminder, but they are also big business .
Esendex, which creates the alerts, is going international .
In tough economic times, it seems business are doing more with more with less . |
eef4936a74ef4c676dc4850532424fd3f4b6112c | A teenager has become one of the fastest British men of all time just seven months after taking up professional running . And he thinks he could run even faster at this year's Olympics - where he faces the prospect of lining up against reigning champion and world record holder Usain Bolt. College student Adam Gemili sm... | College student Adam Gemili only started training properly in January .
He won gold by smashing the 100m World Junior Championships record . |
eef5130bd17ede5cacf8be5881eab0c09a538bda | This is the dramatic moment a self-styled 'paedophile hunter' snared a pervert in an internet sting by posing as a 13-year-old girl. Disgraced former solicitor Martin Currier, 51, was arrested after attempting to meet up with the youngster he sexually groomed online. A court heard Currier drove 54 miles to see who he t... | Martin Currier tried to groom online what he thought was a 13-year-old girl .
Instead he was messaging paedophile catcher Stinson Hunter .
Currier drove 54 miles to meet the girl where he was confronted by Hunter .
Mr Hunter filmed the encounter which was shown to Currier's trial .
Currier was guilty of attempting to m... |
eef59b20a75ecd56e67e7028735045b2569d9d61 | Hours before flying to Washington to try to scuttle an emerging US nuclear deal with Tehran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a high-profile visit to Jerusalem's sacred Western Wall. Wearing a black skullcap, he rested his hands on the Wall on Saturday while praying briefly, before he made remarks expres... | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Jerusalem's sacred Western Wall on Saturday .
He said strength of relations between Israel and US will prevail over differences of opinions in past and in times to come .
Tensions rose between White House and Netanyahu after he accepted invitation by Republicans to spea... |
eef5a8235efb935de5e679fddc04f9cb982d661b | (CNN)For generations of Americans, the summer job has been a gateway from youth into the adult world of work. But for millions of our young people -- particularly young men and women of color in our cities -- summer employment is primarily a story of opportunity denied. According to 2013 data, young white men were five... | The U.S. has seen a precipitous decline in youth employment -- a 40% drop over the last 12 years .
Kevin Johnson, Peter Scher: For young people of color, summer employment is a story of opportunity denied . |
eef62fed31fdb0ae2ef0fd988cdaedd6c7cbf6a1 | By . Associated Press . The doctors and therapists who worked with a little girl from Afghanistan knew the prosthetic arm they gave her would change her life. What they didn't anticipate was that within weeks of strapping on her new limb, seven-year-old Shah Bibi Tarakhail would be using it to pick up a brush and begin... | Shah Bibi Tarakhail, seven, lost her right eye and arm while playing in her Afghan village less than a year ago. She picked up what she thought was a rock which exploded, severely injuring her and killing her brother .
The youngster was helped by the Children of War Foundation which brought her to the U.S., where Shrin... |
eef637b8a4543dfb10cbfe42311a6e221639ada5 | Charlottesville, Virginia (CNN) -- Jury selection in the trial of a University of Virginia lacrosse player who is accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend got off to a slow start Monday. Many who were questioned were dismissed because they said they already knew too much about the case, were emotionally invested an... | NEW: George Huguely pleads not guilty .
Suspect and victim were members of the college's highly ranked lacrosse teams .
The prosecution contends Huguely fatally injured Yeardley Love during a fight .
The defense calls the death a "tragic" accident . |
eef67ad66a082eedf9c7fd8eaa274b1b30761c4a | School officials violated state anti-discrimination law when they would not allow a transgender fifth-grader to use the girls' bathroom, Maine's highest court has ruled. The family of student Nicole Maines and the Maine Human Rights Commission sued in 2009 after school officials required her to use a staff, not student... | The family of student Nicole Maines sued her Maine school in 2009 .
The school had insisted that she use a staff bathroom, not a student one .
Maine's highest court ruled that this violated the Maine Human Rights Act . |
eef71f2499d1af86981089a6daa5952a13e77492 | By . James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 05:01 EST, 12 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:48 EST, 14 December 2012 . A judge has credited a knife-wielding thug for 'taking care not to inflict life threatening injuries' when he stabbed his victim five times in a nightclub attack. Hoopang Wong, 25, who has two previous convictions ... | Hoopang Wong, 25, stabbed victim Karlos Fredericks four times in the legs and once in his armpit .
Wong, who has been jailed for seven years, has two previous convictions for possessing a knife .
Recorder Michael Hunter took into account four of the wounds were deliberately made on the legs . |
eef752064868a1f7b86f3ab53018462c2a5c9e8e | By . Sarah Harris . Dozens of exam qualifications in subjects such as film studies and home economics are to be axed. Regulator Ofqual plans to cull 14 GCSEs and 29 AS and A levels, while reforming other qualifications. Media studies, for example, is to be reformed in GCSEs, AS and A levels. Under the proposals, film s... | Fourteen GCSEs and 29 AS and A levels will be culled in exam shake up .
Many more are to be reformed to make them harder and remove overlaps .
Tougher GCSEs in English and Maths will be introduced from next year . |
eef7aadcc8351310271784aaa49df26a99230246 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 21:17 EST, 15 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:54 EST, 16 October 2013 . Fans of James Cameron's Oscar-winning film Avatar will soon be able to soar high above Pandora and interact with the planet's glow-in-the-dark plants. Disney has announced plans to open an interactive theme ... | Fans of Oscar-winning film will be able to visit interactive attraction .
James Cameron is helping create technology needed to build park .
Avatar Land due to open in 2017 during release of sequel to blockbuster . |
eef849c6ba16b246f5bd737c1418989d19162425 | Neymar has everything needed to eclipse the talents of Lionel Messi and be heralded as the greatest player on the planet, believes 1994 Brazil World Cup winner Romario. Neymar played an integral part in the tournament hosts' run to the World Cup semi-finals this summer, scoring four goals before suffering a back injury... | Lionel Messi led Argentina to the World Cup final this summer .
Neymar scored four goals in the tournament before injuring his back .
Romario believes Neymar has a few more World Cups in him to leave a lasting legacy, whereas Messi may not have in comparison . |
eef86c7b8348d104260c1d88996a5599468b5d4e | Less than 24 hours after her embarrassing performance in a U.S. Senate debate, Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes will have to finish her race against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell without advertising dollars from her party's most aggressive campaign war chest. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Com... | Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has refused to say if she voted for the increasingly unpopular President Barack Obama .
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is throwing in the towel and moving its advertising budget to Georgia .
McConnell, the GOP's Senate minority leader, is up by 3 points ... |
eef8b504d98b2df967dda48514ac21f351fe073c | Over 250 dolphins are being held captive in a cove on the coast of Japan, waiting for either a life in captivity, or slaughter. The bottlenose dolphins, including one young and very rare albino dolphin worth millions, will be kept until the brutal selection process of the aquarium industry begins on January 18. Those t... | 250 dolphins being held captive, waiting for slaughter by spike or captivity .
They will meet their fate tomorrow, when the selection process begins .
The hunting process was documented in the Oscar winning film 'The Cove'
Albino bottlenose dolphins are the rarest and will be captured and sold .
Blame could lie with bu... |
eef8dde14a3df52904e1659dee6cc4d6bf42112a | Apple has been accused of kowtowing to the Chinese government after it pulled a program from its China App store which allowed users to bypass the country's strict internet controls. The communist government of the People's Rebublic has passed laws which restricts internet browsing from IP addresses within its country,... | Open Door app allows users to see content which is censored in China .
It was being downloaded 2,000 times per day when Apple banned it .
Tech giant said the app contained 'illegal content' |
eef90ccef81827aa40ed50f9708132728a2031d7 | (CNN) -- Climbing the world's highest mountain is challenge enough, but for Raha Moharrak, it also meant breaking a taboo. The 27-year-old graphic designer is from Saudi Arabia, an ultra-orthodox country which only officially allowed sport to be played in private girls' schools in May. But Moharrak, who had been raised... | Raha Moharrak, 27, is the first Saudi woman to conquer Everest .
She is also the youngest Saudi to reach the top of the world .
Saudi Arabia only officially allowed sport to be played in private girls' schools in May .
Moharrak's first challenge was convincing her conservative father to agree . |
eef928f90b5357f1455e054058f8c625b9ea984e | (CNN) -- The showdown between the Vatican and America's largest group of Catholic nuns is expected to peak this week when group leaders will meet to determine a response to the Vatican's reprimand for the group's "radical feminist themes." The church also demands major reforms from the nuns' group. The Leadership Confe... | Leaders of a group representing 80% of U.S. Catholic nuns will meet this week .
They will address a report by the Vatican that denounces group's "radical feminist themes"
The Vatican wants major reforms from the American nuns' group .
It'll be an "important crossroads moments" as nuns respond to Vatican "crackdown," an... |
eef92f0266928ea4b5078ba74d32d8d38f3787c5 | In football terms, ITV Sport has been on a bit of a losing streak with their coverage of the game. With the next year or so promising a rather pale mix of highlights shows and live England games, it's certainly not the end of the world. But presumably as a result, it was recently announced that two of their most worthy... | Adrian Chiles has left ITV Sport as their lead football host .
Mark Pougatch has replaced Chiles - 10 things to know about the new host .
Chiles was at ITV for almost five years and signed a a two-year deal worth around £500,000 a year last summer .
Matt Smith and Andy Townsend will be leaving ITV at the end of the sea... |
eef931714d2b82d48f305ba0235428b7a9f66f10 | By . Emma Reynolds . PUBLISHED: . 07:54 EST, 23 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:25 EST, 23 January 2013 . The sister of Tetra Pak heir Hans Rausing today said she is increasingly convinced by arguments for decriminalisation of drugs - because wealthy addicts are almost untouchable by the law. She said her billionaire ... | Wealthy addicts are 'almost untouchable', claims Sigrid Rausing .
She said her drug-addled brother and wife Eva weren't helped by state .
'War on drugs' and readily available methadone don't help, she argues .
Mr Rausing was arrested after his spouse was found dead at their mansion .
He had covered her badly decomposed... |
eef9ca230efcd824e4c8f3ad15128ae9236ca667 | Being Australia's oldest person hasn't slowed down Alfie Date, who launched a knitting mission just twelve hours after arriving at his new retirement home to provide jumpers for penguins in need. Alfred 'Alfie' Date is 109 years old, and began knitting in 1932 when his sister-in-law taught him how to knit a jumper for ... | Alfred 'Alfie' Date is 109-years-old and the oldest person in Australia .
He began knitting in 1932 when his nephew was born .
Alfie has been knitting for over 80 years and likes to lend his talents .
In 2013 he began knitting for Phillip Island penguins affected by an oil spill .
The penguins can be poisoned if they t... |
eefa18ded1452275266e92051567556213811178 | (CNN) -- The picture says it all. Curtis D. Tucker was thrilled to receive a Farrah Fawcett poster for his 14th birthday in 1976. The shot of 14-year-old Curtis D. Tucker shows him unrolling one of his birthday treasures in 1976, mouth slightly agape and eyes intensely focused on the gift. The present was one he had fe... | Iconic poster of Farrah Fawcett reportedly best-selling of all time .
Image graced many a young man's bedroom wall .
Professor: Poster "one of the last iconic pinup images"
Photographer says Fawcett "had no idea of how beautiful" she was . |
eefa70065b49347b737d2f0b5e01f60915e1a2d7 | (CNN) -- Massachusetts sued the U.S. government on Wednesday, challenging the constitutionality of a federal law that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The state of Massachusetts says the Defense of Marriage Act denies same-sex couples essential rights. "We're taking this action today because, first, ... | Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act .
Measure defines marriage as between man and woman .
Attorney General: Law means state can't define and regulate marriage .
Suit says law denies same-sex married couples essential rights, protections . |
eefb0b3c231a725104bebd1bb81d589c80f539c4 | The mother of a terminally ill 11-year-old with alopecia said her daughter was forced to remove a pink wig she wore to school as it might encourage others to dye their hair. Ashanti Elliott-Smith suffers from a rare disease which causes her body to age eight times faster than normal and means she is not expected to li... | Ashanti Elliott-Smith, 11, has Progeria disease which accelerates ageing .
She also suffers from alopecia and decided to wear a pink wig to school .
But a teacher forced her to remove it, saying it could encourage other pupils .
Her mother Phoebe said Ashanti was devastated and didn't want to go back .
School said it w... |
eefb6a1835e0505597c5c29244f32b962832c0f9 | The landscape of remote Socotra Island looks as if it comes from a sci-fi film but in fact has evolved to look so other-worldy as the 'lost world' island has been separated from mainland Africa for between six and seven million years. Much like the Galapagos Islands, which are known for their incredible array of wildli... | Socotra Island is home to around 800 rare species of flora and fauna .
A third of the species found on the Indian Ocean island are endemic and cannot be seen anywhere else on Earth .
The trees and plants on the island have .
evolved to suit its hostile climate and some varieties of plant are a .
staggering 20 million y... |
eefb76284444f8a3060987a5ebbcaac8b7bd6dff | Sending yourself flowers from your imaginary boyfriend is a thing of the past. Whether you are lonely or just plain sick of explaining why you are single, the Invisible Boyfriend (or Invisible Girlfriend) app created by Matthew Homann and Kyle Tabor allows users to experience the fake relationships of their dreams. For... | Co-founders Matthew Homann and Kyle Tabor created the Invisible Boyfriend and Invisible Girlfriend apps to alleviate societal pressure to be in a relationship .
The new tools send users texts, voicemails and even a handwritten note from the partner's that they've created .
One Femail reporter's virtual boyfriend 'Liam ... |
eefbfdf534243cf61943cedb507f85fa28bb2cf7 | (CNN) -- Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyoncé can now claim to be the most beautiful BFFs in the world. On Wednesday, People magazine named Paltrow the World's Most Beautiful Woman for 2013, a year after Paltrow's pal Beyoncé held the title. "I honestly thought someone was playing a joke on me," Paltrow told People about her ... | People magazine names Gwyneth Paltrow the World's Most Beautiful Woman .
The 40-year-old actress tells the magazine she keeps it natural at home .
"I honestly thought someone was playing a joke on me," she says of her reaction to the cover .
She tells People she wants to pass down a healthy body image to her daughter, ... |
eefc884cb8863eab91c460125efc4a1a1c38708f | A U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province killed 11 civilians, including women and children, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday. Karzai strongly condemned the airstrike and has sent a government delegation to investigate, a statement from his office said. The governor of Kunar province said tha... | Amnesty International calls for a transparent investigation .
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says women and children were among those killed .
A spokesman for ISAF says it is looking into the circumstances of the operation .
Another airstrike on the same night killed an armed militant, he says . |
eefdcbec9db46e6bd28782de2908a033a7941722 | (CNN) -- The number of babies born in the United States dropped 2.6 percent last year, according to a recent study, the latest in a long list of falling indicators. The birth rate, which takes into account changes in the population, fell to 13.5 births for every 1,000 people last year, from 13.9 births in 2008, and 14.... | The U.S. birth rate fell 2.6 percent last year, according to the National Center for Health Statistics .
An expert says the drop is likely because of the current recession .
The U.S. birth rate also fell in 2008 . |
eefdce9ba7cdb5466cc15193a322a9791eec9f84 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 12:13 EST, 9 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:14 EST, 9 December 2013 . A Swedish teenager has been found guilty of robbery after police found a photograph of her posing with a knife on her phone. The 'selfie' shows the 16-year-old and another girl wearing balaclavas, taken shortly before... | Swedish teens took a selfie in balaclavas before robbing a restaurant .
Two masked girls robbed hamburger joint of £190 armed with a knife .
Police tracked down the robbers and found a phone with the pictures .
Phone also had photo of the cash and text on 'how to commit robbery' |
eefe19ccf841a401d1383d443eaeba48c8509947 | By . Chris Greenwood and Nick Fagge . PUBLISHED: . 14:24 EST, 1 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:42 EST, 2 July 2012 . Murder convict John Massey, who escaped from Pentonville Prison on Wednesday, was arrested today in Faversham, Kent . A convicted murderer who was on the run for 48 hours has been arrested in a house near... | John Massey, 64, has escaped from custody THREE times .
Absconded after finding out his 86-year-old mother had been calling out his name .
All three escapes have been to see dying family members .
Massey shot bouncer Charlie Higgins dead outside a pub in Hackney, east London, in 1975 in a 'drunken moment of madness'
He... |
eefe3dc1878014d899ad0d5947aae015b9328b14 | An extra £100million will be made available for homeowners to get cheap new boilers and double glazing, the Lib Dems announced today. The extra money will allow more families to apply for grants of around £8,000 to improve their home’s energy efficiency. Those who have moved home in the past year, meanwhile, are likel... | Families can apply for around £8,000 to improve home’s energy efficiency .
Cash will top up the popular 'Green Deal Home Improvement Fund'
Energy firms also ordered to slash time it takes to switch to cheaper rival . |
eefef7bdaf71f964726017c50159b022bc46d8bf | It says a lot about how miserable a World Cup semi-final was contested in Sao Paulo that even the penalty shootout was somehow dull. The one moment of sparkling genius in an otherwise turgid match featuring Argentina and Holland was a tackle by Javier Mascherano. What a tackle it was. With the game seemingly destined f... | Argentina beat Holland on penalties in World Cup semi-final in Sao Paulo .
South Americans will now face Germany in final at the Maracana on Sunday .
Lionel Messi is star player but it was Javier Mascherano who provided key moment against Holland .
Mascherano prevented a certain goal for Arjen Robben with last-gasp tac... |
eeff5650b33b77ab45e8648de79ce9ff298b6b10 | Apple fans may need to wait even longer to get their hands, or wrists, on the tech giant's upcoming smartwatch. Despite initial reports claiming it would go on sale in February 2015, a leaked statement - made to Apple employees - suggests the release has been delayed until 'the spring.' According to 9to5Mac, Angela Ahr... | The Apple Watch was unveiled at an event in California earlier this month .
CEO Tim Cook did not announce when the wearable device would go on sale .
Initial reports claimed the gadget wouldn't launch until February 2015 .
But a leaked statement confirms this has been pushed back to 'the spring'
A source said that Appl... |
eeff81a8bf679bba3c243621afeff98e1116680b | A middle-class couple who pocketed £750,000 in a business con spent the money on luxury skiing holidays, shopping trips to Harrods and a £1.6million country manor. Philip Murray-Shelley, 45 and then-wife, Margaret Jean, 43, siphoned off cash from their own business to fund their life of luxury - and continued even as t... | Philip and Margaret Jean Murray-Shelley siphoned cash from their firm .
Used money from the financial company accounts to fund lavish lifestyle .
Lived in £1.6m country manor and splashed out on luxury ski holidays .
Mrs Murray-Shelley was on ski trip when employees heard they'd lost jobs .
Couple were jailed on Friday... |
eeffc0d4ec5e16c05c21b17df9c31a1b90223334 | (CNN) -- The latest string of fatal shark attacks in Western Australia is creating a climate of fear that could haphazardly undo a very important environmental law that protects great white sharks. Last weekend, 24-year-old surfer Ben Linden was attacked by a great white near Perth, becoming the fifth fatality off that... | Five have died in shark attacks off Australia in the past 10 months, says Mike Coots .
As a shark-attack survivor myself, I feel these losses keenly, Coots says .
Coots: Still, a healthy shark population equals a healthy marine ecosystem .
Australian law protects the great white, and that law must stay, Coots says . |
eeffde9e45683bc87fe2a9a6747afb91beb5cf84 | A college basketball player was left red-faced last night after he accidentally scored a winning basket for the rival team. Jacob Kurtz, 22, who plays for the Florida Gators, performed the blunder with just three seconds left on the clock. Footage from the game at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida, sh... | Jacob Kurtz, 22, plays for the Florida Gators .
He scored an own goal against the Florida State Seminoles on Tuesday night, giving them a 65-63 win .
Footage from the match shows him putting his vest over his face in a bid to hide his embarrassment . |
ef003b8c992e9300425ed14121c951f9fdf5db6e | The U.S. Justice Department will seek a federal court order forcing Texas to resume "preclearing" any changes to its voting laws, the first enforcement action by the Obama administration since the Supreme Court tossed out a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act. Attorney General Holder made the announcement T... | Gov. Perry: This "undermines the will of the people of Texas"
The Justice Department wants to restore "preclearance" provisions .
Attorney General Holder: We'll "use every tool at our disposal to stand against discrimination"
The Supreme Court tossed out the old rule; Holder will try another tactic . |
ef0042ca18ea872ed736325dfc904b9e27b53768 | A 24-year-old mother has confessed to using plastic bags to kill her two young children at her Maryland home, according to police. Sonya Spoon, 24, is being held without bond on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Ayden Spoon, one, and Kayla Thompson, three. A police mugshot released toda... | Paramedics were called to Sonya Spoon's Maryland home at 2am on Sunday .
Kayla Thompson, three and Ayden Spoon, one, were pronounced dead .
Spoon has not disclosed a motive and is being held without bond . |
ef0077c8105b8baeb07a6318ef3be4fda2ac904c | By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 08:36 EST, 15 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:08 EST, 15 July 2013 . A baby boy who was born with a serious heart defect and has stunned doctors by healing himself. Oscar Tasker was so ill his mother Lois was told not to hold him because even the slightest touch could trigger a fatal heart ... | 6-month-old Oscar Tasker was born with main arteries wrong way around .
He had heart surgery to correct the defect but then had a heart attack .
Caused left side of his heart to die and doctors didn't think he'd survive .
He was put on a life-support machine while awaiting a transplant .
But now his heart healed itself... |
ef00f1420f893172519712078455aeaf947186c8 | By . Stuart Woledge . PUBLISHED: . 11:47 EST, 11 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:13 EST, 11 October 2013 . The Cote d'Azur remains the top destination for the super rich to splash out on a second home, according to a leading property developer. The second bi-annual Candy GPS Report has revealed there was a 34 per cent... | Rich investors still favour the sunny climes of the French Riviera .
But study by property magnates shows sales levels remain below peak .
The market is being fueled by newly rich from Bric economies . |
ef010645eaed2e4da0838f477044552c90c36597 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:51 EST, 7 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 22:05 EST, 7 March 2014 . Ann Hughes was cleared of 'excessive' behaviour after asking a policeman to speak to pupils about their refusal to smile for a school photograph . A headteacher was yesterday cleared of ‘excessive’ behaviour after... | Anne Hughes asked policeman to speak to whole class about their behaviour .
Teaching Council said although some were distressed at talk, it was clearly not a reprimand and officer would have been well-known to pupils .
Allegation against head teacher was therefore not proved .
Head of Ysgol Goronwy Owen, a village prim... |
ef01597fa7bb5b6b344d8a064d2605d4672af291 | Atlanta (CNN) -- Jackie Gingrich, the first wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the mother of his two daughters, died Wednesday in Atlanta, according to the funeral home organizing her arrangements. She was 77. The Almon Funeral Home in Carrollton, Georgia, did not give her cause of death, but Gingrich had b... | New Gingrinch's ex-wife battled cancer for years .
She never talked on camera about their marriage, which ended in 1980 .
She taught high school math when it "was considered by many to be a man's field"
She was "smart" and "spunky" and "strong in her belief in God" |
ef02155ff8b8401851a6220f95c3e0ff4321a485 | Few things have had more influence on science-fiction than Star Trek, and (most) fans breathed a sigh of relief when J.J. Abrams's 2009 reboot of Gene Roddenberry's classic series stayed respectful to the source material. Thankfully, from the look of these latest screens, the video game will do so, too. Although most d... | Developed by the co-creators of the acclaimed Unreal series .
Focuses on co-operative gameplay, with Spock and Kirk each having their own quirks and abilities .
Powered by the Evolution Engine, behind the likes of The Darkness II and Dark Sector . |
ef021f88b5bfb2eb75daae465b30c0e034bd49ed | The nation's highest-ranking military officer joined those calling for the closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Fox News Sunday he believes that closing the prison is in the national interest. 'I’ve been in the group that believes it’s... | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey told Fox News Sunday he has believed the detention center should be closed .
Some detainees will still need to be held .
Dempsey also predicted ISIS will collapse under the weight of its own violence nature . |
ef022689bb81c4fd1295852bddaf89a98a3a9368 | Editor's Note: Donna Brazile, a Democratic strategist, is chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute and founder of Brazile & Associates, a political consulting firm. She was the campaign manager for the Al Gore-Joe Lieberman ticket in 2000 and wrote "Cooking with Grease." Donna Brazile s... | Donna Brazile: Obama's inauguration is a time for rejoicing and rededication .
Brazile: Hardly anyone took Obama seriously as a candidate two years ago .
Brazile: He didn't run as an African-American candidate but as a Democrat .
Brazile: We are perhaps ready to achieve what Lincoln and the Rev. King fought for . |
ef02d3a858fde00bf9c2f9fa937c7fe6dc921344 | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 12:21 EST, 22 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:30 EST, 22 November 2012 . All's well that ends well: Brian Saunders with his two-year-old spaniel Iso, who was rescued after falling down a 164ft mine shaft while chasing a cat . A spaniel that fell 164ft down a mine shaft while chasin... | Two-year-old plunged into the shaft while out on golf course with owner .
Search was fruitless until owner Brian Saunders returned the next day .
Fire crew told him to whistle into microphone as they put speaker in shaft .
Iso responded and was rescued with only minor injuries and in good spirits . |
ef030f28ef725bd0948355cba31362f5660906e8 | A four-year-old Texas boy is fighting for his life after his mother allegedly beat and stabbed him repeatedly, mutilating his genitals in a brutal attack outside of the family's home on Thursday. Jenea Mungia, 23, has been charged with injury to a child after she alleged stabbed her son all over his body in their Houst... | Jenea Mungia, 23, is accused of stabbing and beating her four-year-old son outside of the family's Texas home Thursday .
Police say she stabbed her son all over his body inside the home before dragging the boy out into the driveway to finish the assault .
Mungia was allegedly still attacking the boy when cops arrived a... |
ef039d8d8b3df4e3ab0b1d0564b06f152f73ccbc | (CNN) -- A U.S. Marine was being held Monday on a warship after the slaying of a transgender woman in the Philippines. Because no charges have yet been filed, officials have not identified the Marine, who is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. "The Marine Corps is working closel... | A spokesperson identifies the deceased as Jeffrey Laude, also known as Jennifer .
Her body was reportedly found before midnight Saturday, with signs of strangulation .
A U.S. Marine is being held on a warship; an investigation in under way . |
ef03b3ac3f37180ac63575e51ec46b024728d1f1 | (CNN) -- Laura Pollan, a founder of one of Cuba's leading dissident groups, died Friday, her daughter said. Pollan suffered a heart attack and died at Calixto Garcia Hospital in Havana, Laura Maria Pollan told CNN en Espanol. The founder of Cuba's Ladies in White had been hospitalized several days ago because of a resp... | Laura Pollan suffered a heart attack, her daughter says .
She died at the Calixto Garcia Hospital in Havana .
The Ladies in White demand the release of political prisoners . |
ef03c6110b62e5105c269ddef4c7a28f6be30647 | Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Park Sang Hak and his family jammed 150,000 sheets of paper, dollar bills, DVDs and tiny AM/FM radios inside bags attached to giant inflatable helium balloons. They launched them into the sky where they floated 200 km (124 miles) across the border to North Korea. The message: Kim Jong Il is ... | Bags packed with paper, dollar bills, tiny radios by North Korean defectors .
Propaganda bags are carried into North Korea by helium balloons .
Balloons intended to circumvent state control of information in North Korea . |
ef04d52cd5a0ccbb0e37375ee4dbc160224a02ab | Charlton are in talks to sign Brazilian forward Tulio de Melo. The 29-year-old, who is a free agent after leaving Ligue 1 outfit Evian, could join the south London side on Wednesday. Charlton boss Bob Peeters will be hoping De Melo can bolster his side's hopes of pushing for promotion this season. Brazilian forward Tul... | Tulio de Melo is expected to join Charlton on Wednesday .
The Brazilian forward has previously played for Palermo and Lille .
Charlton are currently eighth in the Sky Bet Championship . |
ef0568915b80e0e71e27279d7b29a0faf1a712e3 | We reveal how to get the enviable physiques of the stars. This week: Tess Daly's legs. When Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly's legs are on display, they always look super-toned. Tess may not be a fitness addict, but she enjoys yoga, Pilates and swimming . The 45-year-old mother-of-two (pictured) is not a fitness ad... | Strictly Come Dancing host's legs always look super-toned .
Tess, 45, is not a fitness addict, but enjoys yoga, Pilates and swimming .
We reveal a workout that can help you get her pins . |
ef0587197146eb5f4bb837777373a8851afd77d9 | Chelsea club secretary David Barnard said manager Jose Mourinho had declared himself 'happy' with their Champions League draw. Mourinho's side were handed the simplest task of the English sides, as they were put in a group with German side Schalke, Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon and Maribor of Slovenia. And the Chelse... | Chelsea boss satisfied with straightforward draw .
Schalke insist they can beat Jose Mourinho's side, who triumphed twice against them last season .
Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre calls Real Madrid draw 'extra special'
Arsenal aiming to top difficult group including Borussia Dortmund . |
ef05fb94d76fd270aee505e028a352778c5d274d | By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 06:52 EST, 30 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:26 EST, 30 August 2013 . The brother of Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James was tonight cleared of causing a pensioner’s death by careless motorway driving. Daniel Mitchell’s Porsche Cayenne S ploughed into the back of 73-year-old Mollie Ha... | Mitchell - brother of author E.L. James - has been cleared of killing pensioner .
Mollie Haines, 73, died when her stranded Nissan Almera was struck .
She was hit by Mitchell's sports Porsche 4X4 on M40 in Buckinghamshire .
Collision sent her car spinning along southbound carriageway .
Mitchell told police: 'I just did... |
ef0614f9b57890c7867118ce0809289fa2c3bd12 | By . Richard Shears . Australian ambulance officials warned iPhone owners today to be careful how they handle their devices after a Sydney woman was taken to hospital when she allegedly received an electric shock from her device. The incident follows what ambulance authorities said were hundreds of emergency calls for... | A Sydney woman received an electric shock from her Apple iPhone .
Ambulance spokesman has warned people to be careful with their devices .
Earlier this month a Chinese woman died when she used her phone .
Paramedics in Australia say they have responded to a number of calls about shocks . |
ef0621b861dcd19469d5a841f82a54512f4028b3 | By . Wills Robinson . Grimsby was first targeted by Benefits Street producers as the setting for new a welfare scroungers documentary. Now the Lincolnshire fishing town has been given the Borat treatment - becoming the inspiration for Sacha Baron Cohen's new film about football hooligans and binge drinkers. The comedi... | Sacha Baron Cohen is shooting new movie, based on 1980s football violence .
Tilbury in Essex has been transformed into the Lincolnshire town for filming .
Scenes include men urinating from windows and children being offered beer .
Local councillor says Grimbsy's name is being shown in a poor light . |
ef06cbbccd4cc442b4c604547644ea3603dbb6f4 | London, England (CNN) -- China will execute within a few hours a British man convicted of smuggling heroin, his family said Monday. Akmal Shaikh, 53, has been informed by the Chinese authorities that he will be executed, said Seema Khan and Latif Shaikh, first cousins of the condemned man. The relatives told CNN that S... | China will execute British man convicted of smuggling heroin within hours, his family says .
Akmal Shaikh supporters maintain he is mentally ill and officials did not take that into account when trying him .
British government has asked China not to execute Shaikh but China says it has followed law . |
ef077497bae9fe84d461c7113cf79c0bad4abfee | By . Moira Kerr . PUBLISHED: . 03:18 EST, 19 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:42 EST, 6 August 2013 . Row: Celebrated chef Rick Stein is at the centre of a row after two Scottish restaurants claimed they produced the best fish and chips he had ever tasted . When top TV chef Rick Stein told Lilian MacDonald her fish and ch... | Row in Scottish port of Oban over which fish and chips Rick Stein liked best .
He had visited the area as part of his BBC programme 'Food Heroes'
Oban Fish and Chip Shop has sign quoting Stein: 'The best I’ve ever tasted'
Rival Nories quotes a 'Rick' saying their food is his favourite in Britain . |
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