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ef28ba7f54e328c07322f4ce2967b2f8ef4a5cf1 | By . Ted Thornhill . PUBLISHED: . 11:28 EST, 20 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:26 EST, 20 September 2013 . A Dutch artist has fashioned a human skull out of cocaine by moulding the street-sourced class A drug mixed with gelatin. The piece, entitled Ecce Animal, is the work of mysterious artist Diddo who says he was... | The piece - called Ecce Animal - is the work of mysterious artist Diddo .
The mysterious creative says that he was commissioned to make the work .
The skull is made from 15 to 20 per cent pure cocaine, according to tests . |
ef28edda2b0a5f3fd90a01e26129b05bcb7a7cb9 | By . Oliver Todd . Follow @@oliver_todd . Controversial striker Nile Ranger has signed for crisis club Blackpool. The former Newcastle United and Swindon centre forward has agreed a one year deal at Bloomfield Road, with the option of a further year. He is available for selection in the seaside club's first home game o... | Former Newcastle forward has agreed to join the seaside club .
His contract includes the option for an additional year if things go well .
Ranger had his contract at Swindon terminated in May . |
ef2928ee69412ad9504c0e6bf309410c97142462 | By . Snejana Farberov . PUBLISHED: . 08:16 EST, 13 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:14 EST, 13 June 2013 . Tragic end: Ronald Wagenhoffer, 50, the Department of Licenses and Inspections employee who surveyed a Philadelphia building before it collapsed last week, has committed suicide . An inspector who surveyed a Philadel... | Ronald Wagenhoffer, 52, was found dead in his car from self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest .
Wagenhoffer worked as lead inspector at Department of Licenses and Inspections . |
ef2976e0b49b38d04439acf698e75e90d1f2f90b | Parents will be able to take their children out of school during term time for special occasions in a relaxation of the holiday ban introduced by Michael Gove. After a string of controversial cases, the new guidelines drawn up by head teachers' leaders make clear when families can take children away from classes. The r... | Ban on parents taking their children out of school during term to be relaxed .
New guidelines have been drawn up by head teachers and backed by Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary .
Includes going to family weddings or funerals, or attending a religious event .
The ban had been opposed by more than 200,000 who signed... |
ef2988e97faa3fd10a9a0ef34f5b8525a61eeef9 | Andy Murray has won the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition in Abu Dhabi after Novak Djokovic withdrew from Saturday's final with a fever. There had been uncertainty over Murray's fitness after he had complained of a sore left shoulder following his semi-final victory against Rafael Nadal on Friday. But it wa... | Andy Murray has won the Mubadala World Tennis Championship .
Novak Djokovic was forced to withdraw from Saturday's final .
The World No 1 came down with a fever overnight . |
ef298e285292b20ea410739b75f6fe96d87f128c | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Terrorists increasingly favor using women as suicide bombers to thwart security and draw attention to their causes, a new FBI-Department of Homeland Security assessment concludes. Female suicide bombers can use devices to make them appear pregnant, a security assessment says. The assessment said th... | Security agencies warn U.S. police departments about new tactics .
Women increasingly being used in bombings overseas, document says .
No imminent threat of such an attack seen in United States .
Women may gain access to targets more easily, advisory says . |
ef2a1385036ce6ca62ff82a31434563ed5361b12 | Rationing, the Second World War and crackly black-and-white TV, if you were lucky. Surely no-one today would like living in the 1940s? But Ben Sansum would because he is fascinated by the decade. Indeed, he has spent years transforming his home into the house that time forgot. The 35-year-old, from Godmanchester, Cambr... | Ben Sansum has spent years transforming his home into a 1940s shrine .
But the 35-year-old doesn't just make it look 1940s, he lives it too .
He gets up at 4am to fire up his range cooker, uses an outside loo .
He also uses a carpet sweeper and does the laundry with a mangle . |
ef2a187d5a72a6fe554e60eed1b94cd7328263d8 | Kampala, Uganda (CNN) -- A top Ugandan opposition leader was arrested again Thursday during a "walk to work" campaign to protest rising food prices and increased cost of living. Kizza Besigye was detained a day after he was freed on bail following another arrest. He spent the Easter holiday in detention. Besigye has vo... | He has been arrested a number of times this year .
Besigye has vowed to "walk to work" every Monday and Thursday .
The "walk to work" campaign is to protest the high cost of living . |
ef2a5e0f982eebcb55a2ecb5efe8cf21bbe2cf33 | PUBLISHED: . 11:47 EST, 7 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:01 EST, 7 September 2012 . A teenage marksman touted as a future Olympic champion was airlifted to hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the head. Blaise Fenn, 15, was shooting rabbits in the Kent countryside when he accidentally blasted himself in ... | Blaise Fenn, 15, was shooting rabbits on land at his family home in Kent .
Teenager was reported missing after failing to return to his house in Speldhurst .
Junior shooting champion was discovered lying in a field with a gunshot wound to the head .
He was airlifted to hospital and remains in a stable condition . |
ef2af7989956dffd40158fab76a84784d16a5758 | DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (CNN) -- President Bush gave Tanzania's president, who played basketball as a youth, a pair of Shaquille O'Neal's shoes Sunday, along with millions of dollars to help combat disease and poverty in the east African country. President Jakaya Kikwete, next to President Bush, looks on as Bush greets... | President Bush signs aid compact with Tanzania during Africa tour .
President, first lady visiting five nations during six-day visit to the region .
Benin thanked President Bush for anti-AIDS efforts, other U.S. help Saturday Condoleezza Rice will visit Kenya to back efforts to end political crisis there . |
ef2b554e80725f4d45f6f05d49531b836da435b7 | As the cold weather firmly sets in, we've already begun dreaming of a sunny spa getaway - and it turns out, we're not the only ones. The winners of Conde Nast Traveller's prestigious Spa Awards have just been revealed, and whether you're looking to book immediately, or simply get some inspiration for your next holiday,... | Conde Nast Traveller has revealed the winners of its prestigious 2015 Spa Awards .
Looking for a remote, yet opulent hideaway? The Chiva Som retreat in Hua Hin is only 185km from Bangkok .
For a more holistic experience, try the Aro Ha Wellness Retreat in New Zealand or Somerset's Arrigo Programme . |
ef2b9e945ac5e843d05d35c9ec4d1b07cc05089c | Paramedics were called to a Colorado fish restaurant that accidentally served rum and vodka cocktails to six children aged two to eight. The cousins all ordered Shark Nibbles from the kids' menu - a sweet blue soft drink that comes with a toy shark. But it was not until they had all drunk a 'significant amount' 30 minu... | Group of cousins aged 2-8 ordered blue soft drink called Shark Nibbles .
They were served Shark Bite, a vodka, rum and grenadine cocktail .
30 minutes later, waitress rushed back saying they were 'made with the wrong ingredients'
Two-year-old girl had already finished her's, paramedics were called . |
ef2bdc5d98693a4ef66823c7be1b4b2925431a01 | The sister of British journalist John Cantlie, who is being held hostage by Islamic State militants, tonight urged the terror group to 'restart dialogue' with his family. In an emotional appeal, Jessica Cantlie said that the family had been in contact with the terrorists, but that recent messages have been ignored. M... | Jessica Cantlie has urged the terror group to 'restart dialogue' with family .
Her brother, British journalist John Cantlie, is being held hostage .
The family had been in contact with IS, but messages are now ignored .
She said she was 'talking on behalf of the head of the Cantlie family'
Earlier this month, his termi... |
ef2c80b01fafaccd31e8389a5a2a84943f6cd708 | (CNN) -- The Marussia Formula One team has ruled out a mechanical fault as the cause of a test crash which resulted in its female driver losing her right eye. Maria de Villota was left in a serious condition after colliding with a stationary truck during a test event at a British airfield earlier this month, and needed... | Marussia F1 team rules out car as cause of Maria De Villota's crash .
De Villota lost her right eye following a crash at a test event this month .
The Spaniard needed two operations after hitting a stationary truck .
The 32-year-old is one of just two female drivers contracted to an F1 team . |
ef2ccd3f427ed2c7062e3908d66074c6a9a89280 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 12:37 EST, 5 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:58 EST, 5 February 2013 . US Vice President Joe Biden today raised fresh concerns about Britain leaving the European Union as he flew into meet David Cameron and Nick Clegg. Mr Biden arrived in Downing Street on... | White House concerned its closest ally will lose European influence .
Vice President said EU is stronger 'with the UK's involvement' |
ef2d1ee9cfc37c1ef454839b0283d29f86877572 | Istanbul (CNN) -- Mounting tensions between the government and members of Turkey's Kurdish ethnic minority erupted on the streets of the country's largest city Thursday, after Kurdish activists clashed with riot police at a protest organized by the main Kurdish nationalist political party. Scores of Kurdish youths, man... | The march began peacefully to celebrate World Peace Day .
Some masked youths began throwing stones and petrol bombs .
Tensions were raised by the death of a BDP member was killed Sunday . |
ef2d5b713a27ced14c05a90410caa71e42e32a4b | A historic pharmaceutical factory best known for being the home of cod liver oil is set to be transformed into a £80million 400-home garden village. The former Wellcome factory in Dartford, Kent, which once employed 1,300 people, closed in 2008 after more than a century. But now developers are turning the Mills Pond si... | Former Wellcome factory in Kent was best-known for making cod liver oil .
Was founded in 1889 and in its heyday employed more than 1,300 staff .
Also produced medicine chests for famous explorers and the royal family .
Plant closed in 2008 after more than a century after being wound down .
Site has now been bought by d... |
ef2e13e1087e0c5824b551ff1d4fbd8cf7250dbd | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A gorilla sculpture dressed in a famous Freddie Mercury costume has been removed from Norwich city centre after a charity claimed the animal's suit breached copyright. The sculpture - dressed in the Queen frontman's iconic yellow costume- was one of 53 differently designed apes . which have... | The sculpture is one of 53 life size gorillas around Norwich city centre .
Gorilla is dressed in the Queen frontman's iconic yellow suit .
Sculpture has been removed and will be re-painted within 10 days . |
ef2e56e065840db9a62929fd17d76bc393d156d1 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- The "Sons of Anarchy" actor suspected of killing his landlord before falling to his death on Wednesday had drug issues, mental health problems and was a threat, his probation report said last spring. The May 17 report says that Johnny Lewis, 28, "suffers from some form of chemical dependency, menta... | The report says Lewis suffered chemical dependency and mental health issues .
Police are seeking to determine what sparked the rampage that led to landlord's killing .
Lawyer says his client was diagnosed with chemically induced psychosis . |
ef2e5e655a0977c7ab858dd214b58152b1393e4f | (CNN) -- Red Cross President and CEO Mark W. Everson has stepped down after revelations he was "engaged in a personal relationship with a subordinate employee," the organization announced Tuesday. Mark W. Everson says he is leaving his post, effective immediately, for "personal and family reasons." The Red Cross Board ... | Red Cross says it became aware of the relationship 10 days ago .
Relationship allegedly involves a subordinate female Red Cross employee .
Board "concluded that the situation reflected poor judgment on Mr. Everson's part"
Everson: I "deeply regret it is impossible for me to continue" |
ef2e8eccf3e6856eeda8bf0db90b120e99ab04b8 | A Southern California computer science student has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for hacking the computers of a future Miss Teen USA and other young women to try to force them to send nude photographs or undress on camera for him. Twenty-year-old Jared James Abrahams pleaded guilty in November to three ... | Jared James Abrahams pleaded guilty to three counts of extortion and one count of unauthorized access to a computer last November .
The freshman computer science major hacked the computers of a dozen young women, accessing their webcam remotely .
He would take pictures of his victims using the webcam without their know... |
ef2eaad87618716ae095efed095a369da694e9ea | By . Jack Crone for MailOnline . It's not every day you witness a bear-knuckle boxing match going on in your garden. So when Scott Frerman, from Tennessee, went out to sit on his second-floor deck for a spot of lunch - the last thing he expected to see were two black bear cubs locked in a comical play fight. The adorab... | Scott Frerman, from Tennessee, witnessed the cubs fighting in back garden .
Their mother and another infant also feature in the amazing 30-second clip . |
ef2eb3c05fc82e0de066bff15ba645f81c9639e2 | By . Lizzie Edmonds . PUBLISHED: . 04:55 EST, 22 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:19 EST, 22 February 2014 . A British tourist who allegedly swallowed a rare pink diamond worth £135,000 in an Australian jewellery store has been charged with theft, police confirmed today. Matthew Osborne, 29, appeared at Cairns Magistr... | Matthew Osborne charged with swallowing precious gem from a shop .
Allegedly stole £135,000 stone from Diamond Gallery in Cairns .
Then made his escape by bicycle from specialist store, police believe .
Arrested at Melbourne airport by officers as he tried to leave the country .
Man X-rayed, but results were inconclusi... |
ef2edf39d2954bb76df363fb47782c79b7b3d9f2 | (Rolling Stone) -- There are roughly a million Rolling Stones albums, and almost all of them have songs that will drastically improve your life. (Some of them also have "Angie.") Where to start? Where to go after the classics? Here's a road map of the good, the great and the "Angie." 'Out of Our Heads' (1965) Their gre... | Since "Goats Head Soup" was the follow-up to "Exile," everyone expected it to be more raw .
"Some Girls" is the band's all-time bestseller; it put the Stones back on top .
The Stones took their time with "A Bigger Bang," as if they had something to prove . |
ef2ef4a441cea9cf1ed9cd944e75281266daa828 | Australian men now have the third highest life expectancy in the world, according to a new report published by the World Health Organisation. That doesn't necessarily give blokes bragging rights over Australian women - with women still outliving their male counterparts by an average four-point-one years. But one leadin... | Australian men ranked third place for life expectancy, living to 80.5 years .
Australian women sixth, tied with South Korea, at 84.6 years .
Population health expert warns this may not be the case for much longer . |
ef2f56b101190ab6a1ff7dcca13b4fd526f29ea8 | Gangs are stealing prestige vehicles from the driveways of wealthy homes and exporting them from Britain in less than 60 minutes. The organised criminals are targeting sought-after BMWs, Range Rovers, Audis and even trucks and diggers. The modern vehicles are often stolen using high-tech hacking equipment that means th... | Organised criminals are targeting sought-after BMWs, Range Rovers, Audis and even trucks and diggers .
Modern vehicles often stolen using high-tech hacking equipment that means thieves don't even need a key .
They are driven into shipping containers and exported to clients in Africa, Cyprus, U.S., Malaysia and Burma .
... |
ef2f5f80eaa57e9446aff33ce19a60e6d5b12a08 | By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 13:12 EST, 20 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:15 EST, 21 September 2012 . As tight-fisted car dealer Boycie in Only Fools and Horses he was famous for going to great lengths to avoid getting a round in down the Nags Head. But actor John Challis could be forgiven for feeling more tha... | John Challis lives 60 yards from Mill House Care Home in Herefordshire .
His picturesque Grade I listed mansion was broken into by two teenagers .
Home only houses three young people described as 'extremely vulnerable' |
ef2f6311941d5a65ef6f2a37eca499631005fe7b | By . Dan Bloom . PUBLISHED: . 08:56 EST, 23 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:15 EST, 23 November 2013 . His manifesto featured him wearing Union Jack boxer shorts and promised a monorail. But that was not going to stand in the way of a 'joke' student union candidate who has won a landslide victory at one of the world'... | Louis Trup wrote a 'personifesto' instead of a manifesto to combat sexism .
Geography student pledged a monorail, double beds and world peace .
In one speech he re-enacted Braveheart joined by a kilted bagpipe player .
He also wanted to eliminate mid-term blues... by deleting the middle of term .
He won support after a... |
ef2f7a412727f81ad0c2eb1a8a543fc081f1f6a8 | Prosecutors made a 'comical series of errors' in a bid to extradite a Mafia fugitive found hiding in a west London suburb, a court heard today. Domenico Rancadore, known as The Professor, is battling Italian authorities as they try to extradite him to Italy to serve a seven-year sentence for his association with the Ma... | Domenico Rancadore is wanted in Italy for his Mafia connections .
He avoided extradition in March after a judge decided Italian prison conditions would breach his human rights because he has a heart condition .
The 65-year-old was was re-arrested in April and is again fighting extradition .
If sent back he will serve s... |
ef2fcffc7273ee26d4f16cec2c82f3b53fce7be8 | Stephanie Smith says her blog about making 300 sandwiches for her boyfriend in a bid to get him to propose started out as a 'joke', but now she has scored a major book deal. The 30-something from Brooklyn told the New York Post, where she works full-time as a writer, that Random House's new offshoot, Zinc Ink, will pub... | New York-based writer Stephanie Smith blogs at 300sandwiches.com .
Her boyfriend, Eric Schulte, feels that 'sandwiches are like hugs... or sex'
He promised to propose once Miss Smith had made him 300 subs . |
ef305c985d0227ee47c8468f9b724bcae4c3d200 | (CNN) -- Hundreds of angry Iraqis demonstrated in the holy Shiite city of Karbala on Thursday, protesting the use of foreign troops in the crackdown against anti-government protests in Bahrain. This week, military forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council -- including Saudi Arabia -- arrived in Bahrain to help the kingd... | Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations are helping Bahrain quash protesters .
Bahraini royal family and Saudi Arabia are Sunni .
Iraqi protesters decry violence against Shiite protesters in Bahrain . |
ef30b8bcccfcbefefba26ea37cb3fc18474fd1d9 | By . Damien Gayle and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:36 EST, 13 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:06 EST, 13 April 2013 . Yankees star third baseman Alex Rodriguez reportedly tried to purchase documents from a Miami clinic in order to keep them from officials in Major League Baseball, it was revealed today. Rodrigu... | New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez among those claimed to be involved with the now-defunct Biogenesis clinic in Miami .
Major League Baseball also made bid after learning a player tried to purchase the potentially damning documents . |
ef30d4e291a2301a934a1eee734d7a43a12bdd96 | Louis van Gaal says the recently signed contract extension of Manchester United defender Tyler Blackett is an example of the club's enduring faith in their academy set up. The 20-year-old penned a new deal at the club until 2017 on Thursday, with the option of a further year on Thursday. Blackett, who can play at eithe... | Tyler Blackett signed a new contract at Manchester United on Thursday .
Jesse Lingard and Patrick McNair have recently signed new deals too .
Manchester United host Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday .
CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news . |
ef30ed092cc6b97da95877fcf28794b7ebd1d8dc | (CNN) -- A prominent supporter of Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday compared Bill Clinton's appeals for his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, in South Carolina to the tactics used by a former Republican strategist that are infamous within Democratic circles. Former President Bill Clinton responds to a reporter who asked him abo... | NEW: Obama supporter says Clinton's appeals remind him of Lee Atwater's tactics .
NEW: Bill Clinton rebukes reporter for asking about comments .
Hillary Clinton focuses on other states, while husband campaigns in South Carolina .
Barack Obama has said at times he feels like he is running against both Clintons . |
ef31248aeeca9a1e58f51cfcf5dfe88b85dd9524 | These extraordinary images from ISIS-held territory show militants piling cigarettes and alcohol onto a bonfire in a crackdown on banned goods. Jihadists have banned drinking and smoking in occupied territories in Iraq and Syria because it is against the harsh form of Sharia law they impose. The pictures show men pilin... | ISIS jihadists pictured piling up hundreds of cartons of cigarettes and bottles of expensive spirits onto a bonfire .
Terror group members used flammable alcohol to fuel the fire as they waved the black flag of ISIS and wielded guns .
Hardline jihadists have banned drinking and smoking because it is against the harsh f... |
ef313751a75b308ed1fdd35c7173d530a6c08584 | (CNN) -- Miley Cyrus has a message for the haters: You are overthinking it. The singer has broken her silence regarding the MTV Video Music Awards performance that set tongues wagging (and some other parts shaking as folks tried to imitate her twerking). Cyrus, in an interview feature on that network's site, said she d... | Miley Cyrus speaks out on her controversial performance .
She said it's to be expected at the MTV Video Music Awards .
Cyrus said the public is thinking about it more than she did . |
ef318d57248a2bdd5708ba3773d2c4176a8f28a0 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 11:36 EST, 15 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:01 EST, 15 August 2013 . A professor has claimed that Harry Potter (played by Daniel Radcliffe, pictured) is partly responsible for Barack Obama being elected as US President . A political science professor has claimed Harry Potter is par... | Anthony Gierzynski believes the moral novels 'played a small but not insignificant role' in influencing voters in both elections in 2009 and 2012 .
The University of Vermont professor argued fans absorbed literary themes of tolerance and diversity, which made President .
Obama appeal to them .
He looked at the voting h... |
ef31c56e80c7842439e268fed126c11c0f0bcd37 | (Mashable) -- UPDATE 11:30 a.m. ET: Verizon has posted a Twitter message saying, "4G LTE up and running. Thank you for your patience." Verizon's LTE network has been having some major issues in the past 24 hours, and the company has issued an official statement about the problem, promising a fix as soon as possible. Lu... | Verizon's LTE network experiences major issues in the past 24 hours .
While the 4G portion has been down, 3G is working .
Customers were unable to activate any 4G LTE devices . |
ef333f45c143af7679415c69f437e013bff9a52d | Vincenzo Nibali may have charmed the Yorkshire public but he soon found out he could not steal the heart of all who witnessed his Tour de France stage two win. The Italian stormed to victory on the stage between York and Sheffield but he was rejected by the podium girl when he went in for a celebratory kiss during the ... | Nibali leaned in for a kiss and was flatly rejected by podium girl .
The Italian won stage two of the Tour between York and Sheffield .
Chris Froome came 19th but Mark Cavendish forced to withdraw from Tour . |
ef336270205beaa689f3bdde3ea2bddc226b04fc | An Egyptian court has sentenced four members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death and the banned group's leader to life in prison. Mohamed Badie was one of 14 members sentenced to life, alongside his deputy Khairat El-Shater and leading Brotherhood figure and lawmaker Mohamed El-Beltagy. Mr Badie and Mr El-Beltagy both s... | Mr Badie joined by leading Brotherhood figure Mohamed El-Beltagy .
Pair gesture to cameras in Cairo courtroom in defiance of life sentences .
Twelve other members of banned group given life terms by Egyptian court .
Charges include murder and firearm possession over June 2013 clashes .
Fighting followed ouster of forme... |
ef33af6d5b1888b8a47765d7ecabfb7e095b01ec | Well educated and pulling in a decent income? If so, you're more likely to steal from hotel rooms, claims a new study. Eight per cent of hotel-goers have stolen something from their accommodation in the past two years, according to a poll by Keyfacts Online Research. And more than half of those who lift items that are... | Eight per cent of people have stolen from hotels, claim Travel24.com .
Survey reveals more than half of hotel thefts are by university graduates .
69 per cent of items taken are hygiene products such as shower gel .
Phones and televisions each make up two per cent of stolen hotel items . |
ef33ed08f317d5978535ae8b3a4d63534fac5811 | Editor's note: Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a nationally syndicated columnist and a member of the editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Read his column here . Ruben Navarrette says people shouldn't blame their failures on competition from illegal immigrants. SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- Here's the good news: Aut... | Ruben Navarrette: Critics of stimulus plan say it will employ illegal immigrants .
He says critics are upset that the E-verify program won't be used to check in hiring .
Navarrette says those who hire illegal immigrants should be jailed .
He says immigrants aren't to blame for Americans' economic failures . |
ef34265ae0e6b78cddfed2c826c95264be17ca1c | Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced some far-reaching proposals Monday for restructuring the massive budget at his agency, including getting rid of the U.S. Joint Forces Command. The cuts could mean a loss of thousands of jobs. The current Defense Department budget totals more than $530 billion... | Defense Department budget cuts could mean the loss of thousands of jobs .
Virginia senators oppose possible elimination of Joint Forces Command .
Recession leads to lower proposed increase for next year .
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announces cuts to hold down overall costs . |
ef343cdc85d90b75536c41b3bd6a9d62e264f3b0 | Iran may need only a month to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb, a U.S.-based anti-proliferation group says in a new assessment of Tehran's enrichment program. But that is only if the country were able to take the most extreme and direct enrichment path, says the Institute for Science and Internat... | The Iranian government says the report "is a huge lie"
The report says it could take Iran one to 11 months to make weapons-grade uranium .
The estimate comes amid renewed nuclear talks between Iran and world powers .
Congress is considering legislation that could tighten sanctions on Iran . |
ef344b89bfe09b8a310598cbe0b4e67f307ac8f2 | Vienna, Austria (CNN) -- The United States and other countries offered to resume negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program on Tuesday as Iran signaled a willingness to let international inspectors visit a key military base. The United States, France, Britain, China, Russia and Germany offered to resume stalled ta... | NEW: The U.S. and its allies offer to resume negotiations over Iran's nuclear program .
NEW: EU foreign policy chief makes offer on behalf of the U.S. and several other countries .
IAEA inspectors want to see Parchin military base about potential nuclear-related testing .
Israel and the United States vow not to let Ira... |
ef3491ad4109916e1be7a465f5e3fa0acb020f64 | The heart of Richard I was buried in the Cathedral of Rouen, France, with mint, frankincense, mercury, creosote and daisies . Richard the Lionheart ended up with a heart full of daisies, mint and frankincense, a French study of his mummified heart has discovered. The analysis also uncovered elements like creosote, merc... | King's heart buried in mint, frankincense, mercury, creosote and daisies .
Scientists discovered mummified heart contents with biomedical techniques . |
ef34baad2fc6ad71efa4dffe0d94b652b8694c2f | (EW.com) -- If you love Dr. Phil, you're gonna get a lot more of him. His syndicated talk show has been renewed by stations in 77% percent of the country through the 2016-17 season. That will take the self-help strip through its 15th season. The show airs on 13 CBS-owned stations, including in the top 5 markets like Ne... | "Dr. Phil" has been renewed by stations in 77% percent of the country through the 2016-17 season .
The show airs on 13 CBS-owned stations, including in the top 5 markets like New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago .
"I'm excited to continue my dynamic partnership with Leslie Moonves and my CBS family," Dr. Phil said . |
ef34e888bcd9b15024c97e8d7b34e3f46d9566c0 | They appeared to have been given a taste of the high life that most of us can only dream about. But when X Factor fans saw this year's hopefuls travelling first class during trips to Bermuda, Mexico and Los Angeles for the Judges' Houses stage of the competition, all was not as it seemed. According to one source connec... | Wannabes told to 'make out they were having a lovely time for the cameras'
Contestants were travelling to Bermuda, Mexico and LA for Judges' Houses .
Were also reported to have caused chaos on flight back from Mexico . |
ef354b80506402a63b939197b9e990eb9dd70480 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:37 EST, 1 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:35 EST, 2 September 2012 . Police have launched a major investigation after the bodies of a father and his two sons were found at a flat. Officers were called to the scene after paramedics made the grim discovery in Tidworth, Wiltsh... | Bodies of Graham Gordon Anderson, 36, and two sons discovered at a home in Tidworth, Wiltshire .
Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the 'terrible incident' |
ef36115bd02edd92dc5607cf1812d81c5651f4d2 | By . Emily Allen . Last updated at 6:52 PM on 8th January 2012 . A 25-year-old woman is trapped in the body of a 12-year-old and is appealing to medics to help cure her rare condition. Kate Quinn is believed to be the only woman in Ireland to have Caudal Regression Syndrome (CRS). The rare disorder, which she discovere... | Kate Quinn is appealing to doctors to find a cure .
She is thought to be the only woman in Ireland with the condition . |
ef361efd595fc4ebbbb1ccbcb10e00f2477450b4 | By . Richard Arrowsmith . Manchester City stars including Yaya Toure, Bacary Sagna and James Milner were fitted for their new club suits ahead of the upcoming season. The Premier League champions have teamed up with British shirt maker and tailor TM Lewin to provide the official team suits, shirts and ties for Manuel P... | Manchester City have teamed up with TM Lewin as their suit provider .
Blues stars including Yaya Toure, James Milner and Bacary Sagna are featured in behind-the-scenes footage of their fittings .
David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Co will wear suits on Champions League travels and Cup finals dates .
Premier League champion... |
ef363d96896a6f8c9eb583542ab4d832fd8c22e3 | By . Amanda Williams, Sam Greenhill and David Williams . PUBLISHED: . 09:40 EST, 6 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:42 EST, 6 November 2012 . The Old Harrovian murdered by the wife of a top Chinese politician was spying for Britain after all, it was claimed yesterday. Businessman Neil Heywood,41, was supplying ‘useful... | Heywood 'spied on' top Communist politician Bo Xilai, for at least a year before he died, it says .
The 41- year-old , who drove a top of the range Jaguar with a 007 number plate, was poisoned by Bo's wife in November 2011 .
UK Foreign Office said it would not comment 'on intelligence matters' after the claims were mad... |
ef367388265f371d3d46cf233977549dd1ce3acc | The world's population looks set to smash through the seven billion barrier in the next few days, according to the United Nations. It comes just 12 years since the total reached six billion - with official estimates saying the figure will top eight billion in 2025 and 10 billion before the end of the century. And it is... | Children most likely to be born in Asia-Pacific region .
Fears over pressure on food supply and medical care . |
ef36b5f55b2827c07da65d3ba4f9ecbafd16f258 | (CNN) -- The hanging of an Iranian woman, convicted of murder in a killing that human rights groups called self-defense against her rapist, has been delayed for 10 days, according to Amnesty International. Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was sentenced to death for the 2007 killing of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former employee ... | Amnesty International says the hanging of Reyhaneh Jabbari has been delayed for 10 days .
She was sentenced to death for the 2007 killing of a former Intelligence Ministry employee .
The rights group says she was the victim of sexual assault, killed attacker in self-defense .
It says Jabbari was convicted of murder aft... |
ef37437945d35f539b9ea9ea8b9c3494d79c37db | (CNN) -- Costa Rica elected its first female president, as the ruling National Liberation Party claimed a historic victory. "I want to thank the pioneering women who years ago opened the doors of politics in Costa Rica," Laura Chinchilla said Sunday to flag-waving supporters in the capital, San Jose. "My government wil... | NEW: Chinchilla takes 46.8 percent of the vote, with most election sites reporting .
She thanks women in victory speech .
Solis bows out, as PLN took nearly 2-to-1 lead .
Election day was festive throughout nation . |
ef374c1dfaa596d6467e3efaaeea2c9252e027a2 | Images showing an ISIS magazine being circulated in Indonesia have emerged, with reports that the magazines and accompanying brochures are being handed out at mosques in the province of Java. The third edition of Malay language publication Al Mustaqbal was released last month by the jihadist group, and is based on the ... | Malay language magazine released by jihadist group ISIS .
Publication is handed out at mosques and locals are being contacted on social media .
Promises to explain ISIS to readers and dispel rumours circulating about the terrorist group .
Similar to Inspire magazine circulated by extremist group al-Qaeda . |
ef37957eb339dc5b6d66d07ad191d6d5e497a1a2 | Suspended: Dr Christopher Driskill allegedly kept a stash of alcohol in his office and drank on the job . A doctor has been suspended by the New Mexico Medical Board after he allegedly had sex with patients, drank alcohol on the job and left women to give birth unattended. Dr Christopher Driskill, a married father-of-f... | Dr Christopher Driskill, a married dad with four kids, 'kept a stash of alcohol at work, drank on the job and worked while under the influence'
He 'had sex with multiple patients and former staff members'
He 'wrote lewd notes on medical charts and left women to give birth alone'
Driskill, the incoming president of the ... |
ef381b6b59f1278dc3c822ff18675d9e5220c090 | By . Michael Zennie . PUBLISHED: . 21:22 EST, 10 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:12 EST, 11 February 2014 . Detectives have made a break in the 39-year-old cold case disappearance of two young girls that shocked Washington, DC and the nation. Police say they have identified a convicted sex offender who is currently i... | Shelia and Katherine Lyon, age 12 and 10, vanished without a trace at a shopping center in Montgomery County, Maryland, in March 1975 .
Their father, John Lyon, was a well-known radio personality .
Police have identified a registered sex offender who is currently behind bars as a 'person of interest'
They believe he wa... |
ef384105c64bad28df6ee82ae8b5fee5de6d5c23 | Deafening footage has emerged of the deadly tornado which ripped through Mississippi last week leaving at least four people dead. William Bozeman was working at Bumper to Bumper, an auto repair business in the city of Columbia, when winds up to 165mph hit on December 23. He quickly whipped his cell phone to capture th... | William Bozeman was working at Bumper to Bumper in Columbia, Mississippi when winds up to 165mph hit on December 23 .
He quickly whipped his cell phone to capture the storm .
High-speed gusts can be heard sweeping through in the 54-second clip .
At least four people were killed in the tornado .
Relief efforts are expec... |
ef3943550520472b6b58098f4d86b8f8447fc3f4 | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 07:12 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:14 EST, 15 January 2014 . At 23st 9lbs, Gillian Close was so mortified by her size that she refused to take her children up to the school gates for fear of being judged by the other parents. Her shame made her hide from the other mothers, bi... | Gillian dropped from 23st 9lbs and size 26 to 10st 4lbs and size 12 .
Her shame over her size meant she wouldn't drop her children at school .
Gillian decided to lose weight after being too embarrassed to attend any Christmas parties in 2011 .
Totally changed her diet and stopped her unhealthy snacking .
Now goes for a... |
ef3a0a7924012bd4016cbdda982af21b4be12551 | United Nations (CNN) -- Arab and Western diplomats spoke in support Tuesday of a U.N. Security Council draft resolution that calls for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, while representatives from Russia and China slammed it as meddlesome. More effective than the resolution, Russia and China said, would be ... | NEW: British Foreign Secretary William Hague: "This is not the West telling Syria what to do"
7,100 people have died since the start of the uprising, opposition group says .
Russia, China say dialogue should occur inside Syria .
"Hope of Syrian people" in your hands, Qatari prime minister tells U.N. Security Council . |
ef3a8c0d43b80d11d387bea026d4640858f9c7df | (CNN) -- Country music legend Dolly Parton has decided to withdraw her partnership in a new Nashville theme park. "Gaylord makes decisions that they feel are good for their company and their stockholders and I have to make decisions based on what is best for me and the Dollywood Company," Parton said in a statement iss... | Dolly Parton withdraws from venture with Gaylord Entertainment .
Plans had called for water and snow park in Nashville . |
ef3ab06c65233069930af5dbc38498e68596cb13 | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 10:43 EST, 10 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:56 EST, 10 October 2013 . They are the gateway's to some of the world's top tourist attractions but rarely do airports top the discerning traveller's list of must-see spots. And while nothing may detract from the often painful experience of... | Stunning architecture is gateway to far-flung destinations .
Spain is only country to feature two of the most impressive terminals .
UK passengers left having to travel abroad to tick buildings off top 10 list . |
ef3ab77a44ed968610d89fffafa3295bbaff12a8 | Jose must not be the silent one . Jose Mourinho and I had our share of disagreements last season, and this is not me simply having another go at him, but it’s so frustrating when he doesn’t come out and talk after games. People say he is being clever and trying to turn the screw on referees. No he’s not. He’s in a pani... | Jose Mourinho is not being clever by not talking after games .
Chelsea manager is in a panic because his lead over Man City disappeared .
The people who suffer when he stays silent are the fans .
Saido Berahino has already scored six goals in just three games in 2015 .
Burnley face a real dilemma in whether to sell Dan... |
ef3ae42f94b9209e9dad1114e08493480b437671 | (CNN) -- Police are asking that the volunteer searches for three missing Michigan brothers be stopped by Friday night. Local authorities and federal investigators have been trying to find 9-year-old Andrew Skelton, 7-year-old Alexander William Skelton and 5-year-old Tanner Skelton last seen on Thanksgiving. The end of ... | Police are asking that volunteer searches stop Friday .
John Skelton is fighting extradition from Ohio .
Chief says he refuses to believe the 3 boys are dead . |
ef3b1cc46df219f23b8cdb1b81da8a2fae06cfe0 | By . Associated Press . and Daily Mail Reporter . A 28-year-old man shot and killed three members of a Southern California family before turning the gun on himself, authorities said Friday. The four bodies were found late Thursday inside a home in a residential area of Pomona, police Lt. Michael Keltner said at a morni... | MaryAnn Padilla, 25, her mother Manuela Padilla, 52, and brother Juan, 17, were each found dead in separate rooms .
MaryAnn's boyfriend, identified only as Juan, was found in the same room as her .
Raul called the family one day before the shooting and said he was going to hurt MaryAnn . |
ef3b23c5631753dc851fbd64685a8bb44847336b | When Amanda Knox was convicted again on Thursday, Americans reacted with bafflement. The appeal was the third round through Italy's grinding, multi-level legal system, with its numerous checks and balances. But the saga is also confusing because, while the crime is simple, the case built around it is a grand spectacle... | Nina Burleigh: Guilty verdict-- again--for Amanda Knox baffles Americans for good reason .
She says Italian prosecutors still lack evidence, but unwilling to admit mistake, reframe case .
She says far more ties just Rudy Guede to murder. Prosecutors choose to pursue Knox .
Burleigh: Men hurting women almost banal; Ital... |
ef3b46ee19947cfec1b8fe9109c9631786068d2b | (CNN) -- Thursday night's debate was the Joe Biden show. And like many shows, the beginning was excellent, the middle was painful to watch, and the finish was what we expected. The beginning: I'm calling it the first 45 minutes. The vice president was at his best. Yes, he had some smiles, but he had those four years ag... | Thursday night's debate was the Joe Biden show, says debate coach Todd Graham .
For the first half, the vice president was at his best, Graham says .
Biden's strength was his approach to middle class and senior citizens, he says .
Graham: For much of the second half though, Biden seemed out of control . |
ef3b7239132437f8a3c7f28b18614cd0eec8470c | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 09:32 EST, 30 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:44 EST, 30 January 2013 . A motorist has appeared in court accused of killing a married couple who were knocked off their tandem bike in an alleged hit-and-run. Nicholas Lovell, 38, was remanded in custody today at North Avon Magistrates... | Ross Simons, 34, and his wife Clare, 30 came off their bike and died on Sunday .
Nicholas Lovell, 38, charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving .
He is also charged with driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and failing to stop after a road accident . |
ef3b9c1566f73d5ad536c1a13a765dce3a5d3e1c | (CNN) -- CNN's Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour will launch her new live global interview program, "Amanpour," on September 21, 2009. CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour . The program will run Monday to Thursday at 2100 CET, with a round-up of the best of the week on Fridays o... | CNN's Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour launches new show .
"Amanpour," CNNI's flagship live interview show, debuts on September 21 .
Amanpour has reported around the globe for CNN for more than 25 years .
"I want this show to stir the global conscience," Amanpour says . |
ef3bc09e50d7b14f2ead1ae95d119568af12999b | By . Emine Sinmaz . Last updated at 6:59 PM on 3rd March 2012 . A video of a cat sitting upright while watching a Star Wars movie has become an internet sensation with more than 400,000 hits and 600 comments on YouTube in just three days. In the video, the cute cat can be seen casually leaning against a sofa while wagg... | YouTube video has had more than 400,000 hits in three days . |
ef3c25849f43462fbdfe56da1c797e7914ed4a68 | Selena is radiant and smiling like everything's alright with her superstar beau . Estranged couple have 'tentative plans' to meet ahead of his Monday night Brooklyn gig . Bieber tells interviewer: 'I don't know what's going on in my life' Justin performs break up song Cry Me a River day after news breaks . By . Amelia ... | Selena is radiant and smiling like everything's alright with her superstar beau .
There's nothing between him and Victoria's Secret model Barbara Palvin .
Estranged couple have 'tentative plans' to meet ahead of his Monday night Brooklyn gig .
Bieber tells interviewer: 'I don't know what's going on in my life'
Justin p... |
ef3ced6504ecb1740b5361031ffe370f6d0cfffa | Oftsed chief Sir Michael Wilshaw: Two-fifths of teachers quit within five years because the job is too tough . Thousands of newly qualified teachers are being ‘left to flounder’ in schools each year because of their inadequate training, England’s chief inspector warned yesterday. Sir Michael Wilshaw said it was a ‘nati... | Sir Michael Wilshaw said 40 per cent quit the profession within five years .
He said the agency will be cracking down on the quality of training .
Inspector also swiped at unions for making teachers 'perpetual victims'
Discipline tsars would be introduced in every school under a Labour government to crack down on misbe... |
ef3d1f5470548f881d5db877a8df47192958f246 | Roma begin a very important stretch on Thursday at Feyenoord in the Europa League. Rudi Garcia's team will face the Dutch side in the second leg of their last-32 tie in Rotterdam and then return home to meet Serie A leaders Juventus four days later. The Giallorossi are nine points adrift of Juve in the scudetto race an... | Roma face Dutch side Feyenoord in Europa League last-32 second leg .
Rudi Garcia's side drew 1-1 in first leg on last Thursday at home .
They then host Juventus in Serie A title clash four days later . |
ef3d588f68229fc97cca03ad2a827c0273de6ab7 | A pair of young female lovers writhing in pleasure as they embrace. A married, older couple entwined in each others arms. A courtesan, her neck exposed, the flash of crimson at her collar hinting at pleasures to come. This is Shunga or 'spring pictures', an astonishingly explicit genre of Japanese art that is the subje... | Shunga is a form of erotic art that became popular in the 1600s .
Among the artists to create shunga was Japanese master Hokusai .
170 of the works are to go on display at the British Museum this week . |
ef3de5139043fc5e03a948573346d501db5a0588 | Joseph Wood was supposed to go quickly and painlessly, when the State of Arizona put him to death by lethal injection on Wednesday. It took nearly two hours for him to die. Journalists called to witness the execution said it was hard to watch, as Wood snorted and gasped. One described it like a "fish on shore gulping f... | Joseph Wood was supposed to die quickly and painlessly .
But he stayed alive for two hours after being injected with a novel combination of drugs .
His protracted death has stirred controversy over states looking for new lethal drugs . |
ef3f1e32227a72f92eb65db94c2a8192c33b481e | By . Amy Croffey . Miranda Kerr's mother has revealed her recent three-night hospital stay was because of heart problems she was experiencing. Therese Kerr took to her Instagram account on Friday night to thank her fans for their 'well-wishes' following her visit to the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. The 48-year... | The 48-year-old was being tested for an irregular heartbeat .
She says she was admitted 'after a couple of recent incidences'
Therese's family, along with grandson Flynn, visited her on Thursday . |
ef3fdc9375f99f89aaa4cac53fe5c857e3228ade | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When Meb Keflezighi visited the White House this week, shaking hands with President Obama and milling around with the rest of the U.S. Olympic Team, he had no medal to show off. And yet, he is undeniably a champion. Just over five and a half feet tall and less than 130 pounds, he is a running marvel... | Olympic runner Meb Keflezighi escaped war-torn Eritrea as a child .
Keflezighi won silver in 2004, first marathon medal for U.S. since 1970s .
This year he became oldest marathoner to win U.S. Olympic trials .
He finished fourth in the marathon in London . |
ef403f5a72955aff346541d040defde9110934f6 | When it comes to painting, artists around the globe are constantly looking for the next hit - and this one found it in his morning cuppa. These masterpieces are created using different blends of tea and coffee, painting life-like portraits set in cafe environments. Gerard Tonti, 38, began working with coffee and teas s... | American painter uses coffee and tea to colour his works of art .
Gerard Tonti, 38, has been painting with hot drinks for six years .
Each portrait takes months as he imports tea from around the world . |
ef40ce686c0abb8ad060a0428fa30629f68fee7a | By . Leesa Smith . Former Olympic swimming champion Libby Trickett is five kilograms heavier than her competitive weight and has never been happier. As an elite athlete, Trickett, now 29, didn’t have the opportunity to embrace her feminine qualities. ‘You’re not a woman, you’re an athlete so it’s a very strong distinct... | Former Olympic swimmer Libby Trickett didn't feel like a woman when she was an elite athlete due to the pressures to be at the top of her game .
Trickett hit rock bottom in 2010 after gaining 10kg from no exercise .
The triple medallist is now embracing her 'wobbly bits'
She is 5kg above her competitive weight and neve... |
ef40de7bb17f458c03cebec00c79088d2accb237 | Realtors say that thousands of wealthy Chinese are buying up California housing stock in cash (file picture) California house building is on the increase as Chinese buyers look to invest in vast sums of money in property abroad. Experts say that for many buyers money is not an issue and property is being bought for up ... | Realtors say Chinese investors buying properties worth up to £1.5m in cash .
Are attracted to the U.S. by the quality of education and potential returns . |
ef411d393abfab746448e5fb6e3e048ea7763752 | Prince Charles admitted today that his action man days were behind him as he chatted to surfers on a Cornish beach. The heir to the throne, considered something of a heart throb in his day and who frequently drew admiring glances from women on sun-kissed beaches around the world, said ruefully that he was 'past his sel... | Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall met with surfers in Cornwall .
But Charles said his surfing days were behind him, saying 'I'm past my sell-by date'
Camilla celebrated her 67th birthday with a glass of British bubbly .
The couple are currently on a three-day trip tot he West Country . |
ef415761c77a482b5202a6547ef477a6e36681b3 | By . David Kent . Brendan Rodgers was joined by Liverpool legends Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush in paying respects to the victims of the Boston bomb victims. Rodgers laid a wreath on Boylston Street in memory of the lives lost in the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. The Reds manager was also joined by John Henry and Lin... | Liverpool boss lays wreath in memory of victims of 2013 bomb victims .
Players put through their paces in training session at Harvard University .
Reds lost 1-0 to Roma on Wednesday but Philippe Coutinho impressed .
Fabio Borini goes off holding shoulder in the first-half after awkward fall . |
ef415951f6271b169600af261b0a71d1ac199872 | The widow of a TV executive who was killed in a speedboat crash has had her leg amputated below the knee, it emerged today. Nick and Victoria Milligan were on a Bank Holiday weekend away in Padstow, Cornwall with their four children when their boat ran out of control, throwing them into the water and running them over ... | Victoria Mulligan, 39, loses her leg two weeks after accident .
Mother and four-year-old son still being treated in London hospital .
TV executive father Nick was killed along with daughter Emily, eight .
Lives could have been saved if 'kill cord' had been used properly . |
ef416e20cbe7ddf81fc000b26b44ac9baa8e0202 | It may not have won any Oscars, despite its numerous nominations, but The Wolf of Wall Street has taken one particular accolade this year. Martin Scorsese’s blockbuster was the most pirated film of 2014 after being illegally download 30 million times since its release last December. Disney hit Frozen was in second pla... | The figures were collected by Germany-based IT forensic firm Excipio .
Excipio monitors copyright infringements on peer-to-peer networks .
Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street was illegally downloaded 30 million times during 2014 .
Frozen was second on 29.9 million, and RoboCop was third on 29.8 million .
The most... |
ef41cd5b5a53bb454b0f119c702a1aa417f8b30c | A former Arizona congressman was sentenced to three years in prison Monday after his June conviction on federal corruption charges. Former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, 54, was indicted in 2008 on charges of extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering and racketeering related to a 2005 money-laundering scheme that ne... | Rick Renzi convicted in scheme to profit from federal land exchange, misusing money .
Before trial, ex-congressman tried to use "speech and debate" clause to avoid prosecution .
Appeals court denied that effort, saying Congress members are not "supercitizens" |
ef4221138ad65d980fa95aacb7d83f426046ae36 | (CNN) -- A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order that blocks Alabama from enforcing a key portion of a new abortion law that requires doctors at an abortion clinic to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. U.S. District Judge Myron H. Thompson's ruling on Tuesday puts on hold what is considered... | U.S. District Judge Myron H. Thompson bars authorities from enforcing the law until 2014 .
The federal judge's temporary restraining order is a response to a lawsuit against the state .
Planned Parenthood of Alabama is suing, saying the law is unnecessary . |
ef428f2bc8a69b38729544f401ac32fb9daddc44 | Bereaved loved ones of the deceased looking for a unique take on the classic funeral service are increasingly taking advantage of showmen pallbearers who march, dance and twirl the casket toward its final resting place. These lively professionals lend a decided different air to the traditionally somber ceremony, but th... | The bereaved may now pay for livelier last rites that include choreographed exits for the casket .
The practice is more common in the Southern U.S. but is increasingly showing up elsewhere .
Some funeral homes include the shows at no charge, while others charge as much as $1,400 . |
ef42dbcf0478c6841189b561a4762b241394bc5f | Most dog adoption ads play up the pet's charm and eager personality, but the Humane Society has taken a different approach. The organization's Silicon Valley shelter, in Milpitas, California, is brutally honest in a blog post warning readers not to adopt 'Eddie the Terrible', a two-year-old Chihuahua. The tongue-in-che... | The tongue-in-cheek ad claims: 'Inside that innocuous, adorable blonde package exists tons - indeed, whole square miles - of naughty'
After the post, which ran December 9, Eddie was adopted by a retired couple . |
ef42fd1b3f482eb21de777584870311fb251b8aa | (CNN) -- African Voices catch up with Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, Africa's man of letters. A contender for the title of Africa's most widely read novelist, his first work "Things Fall Apart" has been translated into 40 languages. "I think story telling was my life. I was very curious about story telling. Even attemp... | Celebrated Nigerian author has been resident in New York for over 20 years .
Most famous work, "Things Fall Apart" translated into over 40 languages .
"It's my ambition to distinguish between good and bad novels," he told CNN . |
ef43505c038d5b96bbe76948bd07248e09fd5182 | Eurozone unemployment hit an all-time high of almost 19 million in November, new figures have revealed. The figures were revealed as the EU warned record unemployment and fraying social welfare systems in southern Europe risk creating a new divide in the continent. Official data showed eurozone unemployment rose to 11.... | Unemployment rose to 11.8 per cent in November, with 18.8m unemployed .
Youth unemployment rate was 24.4 per cent in the eurozone .
27-nation EU's unemployment broke 26 million mark for first time .
The biggest increase was in Greece, where joblessness rose to 26 per cent .
But highest overall rate was in Spain, where... |
ef43b56e0e8dcd5d63177ab829b8eb2f5746ce45 | By . Sarah Dean for Daily Mail Australia . A hate-filled American church group has labelled Australian comedian Adam Hills 'corrupt' in a vile rant after he decided to donate money to the late Robin William's favourite children's hospital instead of paying for them to fly to Iraq. Westboro Baptist church member, Benjam... | Adam Hills has raised over $90,000 for Robin Williams' favourite children's hospital in America .
He decided to turn 'hate into love' after he attacked the Westboro Baptist Church for threatening to picket Williams' funeral .
The group accused Williams of sinning because he played several gay characters on film .
Hills... |
ef44684ef074c5929180ef3ce43ca7eee3fc46d6 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 07:11 EST, 2 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:39 EST, 2 December 2013 . The financial crash saw average working families suffer a £1,700 real terms cut in their income, new figures reveal today. But the same time retired households on middle incomes saw the... | Median household income for working families fell by 6.4% 2007-12 .
Retired households saw income rise by 5.1% over the same five years .
ONS says private pensions increased while workers suffered pay cuts .
George Osborne plays down prospect of big tax cuts in Autumn Statement . |
ef450d7a7d8d41961b27213f54e193c3f9c71060 | This may be the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, but Venus Ebony Starr Williams was not going to rush for anybody’s rules. Her opponent, Kurumi Nara of Japan, was in her chair, baking quietly in the piercing midday sun. A sprinkling of spectators grew impatient and started a slow handclap. Finally, nine minute... | Venus Williams moves into third round after straight sets victory .
Japan's Kurumi Nara provided a brief scare in second set .
Five-time Wimbledon champion battled back to beat world No 41 . |
ef45378207b9293daaf1fe6df9170f41170f95ff | In his lifetime, Steve Jobs was roundly criticized for seemingly not donating enough money to philanthropic causes. However, it has been revealed recently that the late founder of Apple and his wife - both intensely private individuals - quietly made large donations to charity. Jobs never addressed his philanthropic en... | Apple CEO Tim Cook said that Jobs donated $50million to Stanford hospitals .
U2 singer Bono praised Jobs for his 'invaluable' contributions to fight against AIDS . |
ef45436b584a1202b5def12b1ec6a278e64fb00e | By . Jack Doyle . PUBLISHED: . 19:09 EST, 20 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:12 EST, 20 October 2013 . Up to 20 retired British soldiers could face arrest and prosecution as part of a police inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday. The prospect of murder or manslaughter charges was last night condemned by former seni... | Up to 20 retired British soldiers could face arrest and prosecution as part of a police inquiry into the events on January 30 1972 .
The men, mostly in their sixties and .
seventies, face questioning under caution about Bloody Sunday when 14 civil rights marchers .
were killed .
Saville Inquiry, which began in 1998 and... |
ef45c5fe4f87cdc378c3efef8fb56db64fca7a70 | Apple's iPhone 5 broke records over the weekend, selling more than 5 million units. Most of those new owners, many of whom lined up at Apple stores and other retailers, are presumably happy with their new gadget, which has been praised for its bigger display screen, lighter and thinner form, and faster processor. But, ... | The iPhone 5 has sold more than 5 million units, but some users have gripes .
The top complaint has been about a spotty maps app that replaced Google Maps .
A video shows the aluminum casing scratching easily .
Light leaks have also been reported . |
ef46309e8eaa4c204eb2dd5b0cf4bf87f3ab3272 | Madrid (CNN) -- The office of Libya's prime minister sent a message to the Spanish government listing "a series of proposals that could lead to a ceasefire," a spokesman for Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Thursday. The message, from the office of Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, was also s... | A list of proposals was sent to several European countries .
NATO is enforcing a no-fly zone in Libya . |
ef469fa21f4c0073b9b85ef8ac871dcef1646b05 | By . Oliver Pickup . UPDATED: . 06:00 EST, 27 August 2011 . At least 18 people were killed yesterday in a car suicide bombing at the United Nations office in the Nigerian capital Abuja. A car laden with explosives rammed through two gates before slamming into the concrete building as it teemed with hundreds of staff. N... | Building is in the same neighbourhood as the U.S. embassy .
No one has claimed responsibility .
President Goodluck Jonathan to issue a statement about the attack . |
ef46de1b71bb6531633d4a4fbcbf5d10dd6339fa | A judge has ruled that a suspect's confession that he killed missing six-year-old Etan Patz in New York can be used at his murder trial. Pedro Hernandez, 53, has pleaded not guilty to murdering the boy, who disappeared while walking to his school bus stop in Manhattan in 1979, in a case that mystified police for decade... | Etan Patz disappeared while walking to his school bus stop in New York .
In a taped confession, Pedro Hernandez, 53, said he kidnapped the boy .
He told police he choked Etan after luring him to a basement with a soda .
His lawyers say Hernandez lacks the mental ability to understand his rights .
A judge had to decide ... |
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