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ef671ececc79cf60e13d00d11b6d13ea1bc62815 | Gus Poyet admits he was seconds away from substituting Adam Johnson before he scored the goal to make it an unprecedented fourth straight victory for Sunderland in Tyne-Wear derbies. The Black Cats boss had already informed the fourth official of his intention to withdraw the £10million winger with nine minutes remaini... | Adam Johnson got Sunderland's 90th minute winner against Newcastle .
Gus Poyet was on the verge of substituting Johnson before the goal .
It gave Sunderland their fourth straight win over rivals Newcastle . |
ef67412f017ddbf6a5117c1b67498b09a19ad347 | In 2011 astronomers announced they had discovered a gas cloud known as G2 drifting around the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's core. While the cloud had been observed orbiting the black hole its origins, however, were unknown. But now astronomers have found that the cloud is in an orbit matching another gas c... | Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute in Germany have provided a new theory for a gas cloud spotted in orbit around the Milky Way's core .
The cloud dubbed G2 could be part of a stream of gas from a star .
They made the discovery by finding another cloud in a similar orbit .
It suggests both originate from the wind o... |
ef69053774015c7c40e2998b0f6083906ff6fa31 | A nurse who admitted killing at least 40 patients in his care but is suspected of murdering hundreds apologized for the deaths in his first ever interview from jail but still claimed they were mercy killings. Charles Cullen was handed down six life sentences in 2006 after he admitted poisoning at least 40 people in New... | Charles Cullen is known as the most prolific serial killer in American history .
It is believed he could have killed up to 400 patients by injecting them with lethal medication .
Went undetected for 16 years .
Finally caught in 2003 and given six life sentences in 2006 . |
ef697be1c3c22900190c3cf3cdf3151389cd8cb4 | NBC is now looking into claims made by Brian Williams that he met Pope John Paul II while in college and was in Germany for the historic fall of the Berlin Wall. Tom Brokaw was historically the only American anchor who was present the night the Berlin Wall fell, but it seems that Williams may have claimed he too was th... | NBC is looking into claims Brian Williams made in the past about being at the Berlin Wall the night it fell and meeting Pope John Paul II .
Williams has seemed to give conflicting accounts, saying that he both was and was not in Germany the night the Berlin Wall fell .
It is well known that Tom Brokaw was the only majo... |
ef69a9b57f5ec30ce25e16c047694a14b7874526 | (CNN) -- Actor Mark Harmon, who stars on the television show "NCIS," appears in a new public service announcement aimed at increasing awareness about cancer immunotherapy, or mobilizing one's own immune system to fight cancer. The PSA, from Stand Up to Cancer and the Cancer Research Institute, debuted Thursday. Harmon ... | Cancer immunotherapy involves mobilizing the immune system to fight cancer .
"Cancer research is extremely important to me," Mark Harmon says .
Studies are showing progress in the field of immunotherapy . |
ef6a6394a391509b29f1338b7a92bc56548a5107 | NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will undergo a routine medical examination at a hospital in the Indian capital on Tuesday, his spokesman Tenzin Taklha told CNN Sunday. The Dalai Lama with French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on a recent visit to France. The check-up in New Delhi is li... | Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will undergo a medical exam this week .
Dalai Lama was recently admitted for tests after suffering abdominal discomfort .
The check-up in New Delhi is likely to take several hours . |
ef6a994145e18a6f0e497e5ac2c2ffa64298f693 | Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A U.N. maritime task force was scouring the stormy waters off the coast of northern Lebanon Friday, searching for survivors from a livestock carrier that sank the night before. "The operation that commenced last evening continued through the night in difficult weather conditions," said a statem... | Panamanian-flagged ship sinks about 12 miles off the coast of Tripoli .
Lebanese navy says it found 42 survivors and four bodies .
The navy says there were 83 people aboard the ship .
Authorities say people on board were wearing life jackets . |
ef6acef416066ae38e2562ff9cfe86217af8cf20 | Cancer survivor Joe Thompson has slammed Tranmere for not renewing his contract after battling back from the life-threatening disease. The 25-year-old was diagnosed with nodular sclerosing Hodgkin’s lymphoma last October, but was given the all-clear in June after completing a course of chemotherapy. Thompson’s contract... | Tranmere failed to offer Joe Thompson a new deal before his departure .
Thompson will represent Bury next season following his exit from Tranmere .
Bury boss David Flitcroft offered Thompson a pay-as-you-play deal . |
ef6b6c3997d062dc7b450a2ec51f52e2368c3995 | The former Labour mayor who lifted the lid on Ed Miliband’s chaotic campaign to become an MP has claimed his ‘questionable’ personality makes him unsuitable to be Prime Minister. Martin Winter, 52, said he welcomed Mr Miliband into his home for four months in 2005 to try and get him elected as the Labour MP for Doncast... | Martin Winter said he welcomed Mr Miliband into his home for four months .
But he said he 'started to see behaviours… which were questionable'
Ex Doncaster Mayor instrumental getting Miliband elected as Labour MP .
Appearing on TV he brandished prayer mat Labour leader gave him as gift .
Miliband gave him the mat to co... |
ef6b9818cae9997bb3188b9410716d996f862a56 | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A massive blast targeting the Danish Embassy in Pakistan Monday killed at least six people and wounded as many as 18, authorities said. The scene of devastation in Islamabad Monday after a suicide car bomb attack near the Danish Embassy. The blast left a four-foot deep crater in the road. C... | Suicide car bomber targeted Danish embassy in capital, Islamabad .
Differing accounts put death toll at between eight and six people .
Medical worker says a child and at least one foreign national died in blast .
Danish embassy scene of protests last year over Muhammed cartoons row . |
ef6c568106bc9a2e88105e5bce2cd850daed5a0f | (CNN) -- Investor Jim Rogers tells CNN to expect choppy investment waters in the years to come. "I would be very careful. The next couple years we're going to have turmoil and problems in most financial markets," Rogers told CNN's Andrew Stevens. "Don't invest in anything unless you, yourself know about it. Don't liste... | Rogers advice: Don't invest in anything unless you, yourself know about it .
Rogers doubts U.S. economic improvement given government gridlock .
On US government: they're going to make mistakes and everybody is going to be worse off .
Rogers is a known critic of the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke . |
ef6c676ba75e0cce673fc7ab8325c8e2ab783795 | (CNN)I spent time in France earlier this week, and it's clear to me that the French tech scene is at an inflection point. The time to invest in France's future is now. And with more startups than any other European country at the Consumer Electronics Show this year, and a strong infrastructure in place, France is prime... | John Chambers: Digitization has potential to revolutionize France .
New phase of Internet brings opportunities to revolutionize the world, he says . |
ef6ccd316c9fb928f74ae2942c58c642b17f4e2d | By . Mario Ledwith . PUBLISHED: . 14:13 EST, 12 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:25 EST, 12 January 2013 . As the UK braces itself for the first cold snap of 2013, one corner of London has jumped the gun and prematurely turned itself into a winter wonderland. The world's finest ice sculptors have gathered in Canary Wha... | World's best sculptors took part in London Ice Sculpting Festival .
Teams travelled from all over Europe and the U.S. to Canary Wharf .
Sculptors tasked with creating a piece around the themes The Wonders of the Universe and Infinity . |
ef6d4a3d19bcccfcd5d29ea773d7f11066000357 | By . Deborah Arthurs . PUBLISHED: . 14:06 EST, 9 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:41 EST, 10 July 2012 . Elle Macpherson is back with a brand new series of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model. The judging panel has been refreshed with two new faces, The Hills star and Teen Vogue model Whitney Port, and U.S. male supermod... | New judging panel sees Elle Macpherson and Julien Macdonald joined by male model Tyson Beckford and Hills star Whitney Port .
Julien Macdonald says finalists are 'best we've ever had' on BINTM .
Girls sent on shock trip to Dubai for bootcamp - and two walk out before they've even started . |
ef6d6253cfe680e571ecbd1d457caed79faccf59 | Bujumbura, Burundi (CNN) -- They're lonely and hungry, condemned to a life of daily hardship with little to hope for. Deprived of food, wearing old clothes, countless homeless children are living on the dusty streets of Bujumbura, the lakeside capital of Burundi, victims of a bloody civil war that wreaked havoc on the ... | "Mama Dimanche" is committed to helping homeless street children .
She runs a weekly food program and hosts a radio show giving children a voice .
Ntahe was named the 2013 "Woman of Courage" award by the U.S. embassy in Burundi . |
ef6e6bb7bee4b971821d17f59817877e03c6d28d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:41 EST, 10 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:41 EST, 10 February 2014 . An elderly man claims he has waited eight years to have a hernia operation on the NHS. Frederick Bevan, from Swansea, was first referred for surgery in 2006 but the 77-year-old widower is still waiting for... | Frederick Bevan was first referred for the operation in 2006 .
It has been cancelled because of snow, a shortage of beds and because he had an allergic reaction to antibiotics and ended up in intensive care .
He is still waiting for it to take place and says his 'life is on hold' |
ef6e7ca5da1b4c2468ee0d784d3d0e537db297cb | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned Tuesday that any future NATO airstrikes that kill civilians will be considered attacks against the Afghan people. The statement came three days after an airstrike killed 14 civilians in southern Afghanistan, according to Afghan officials. "This is my last... | Hamid Karzai says attacks by international forces on Afghan houses will not be tolerated .
Afghan officials say a Saturday attack in Helmand province killed 14 civilians .
A NATO military leader apologizes for the attack, which he says killed nine civilians . |
ef6e85843b554b30f8cc1761f950f48479d8e233 | Manchester United striker Robin van Persie admitted the win over Southampton on Monday night reminded him of when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge. Van Persie scored two goals as United moved to third in the Barclays Premier League by beating pretenders Southampton 2-1 at St Mary's. The Dutchman felt like he was back in... | Robin van Persie scored twice against Southampton on Monday night .
'I just want to say that it felt like the old days, like two years ago,' he says .
Manchester United moved into third in the Premier League with the win .
Click here for the player ratings from St Mary's . |
ef6f04ab103e2adaaf3033bfec3d6f01b29bcf6a | It had all the makings of a public-health horror story: an outbreak of a wildly deadly virus on the doorstep of the nation's capital, with dozens of lab monkeys dead, multiple people testing positive, and no precedent in this country on how to contain it. Americans' introduction to the Ebola virus came 25 years ago in ... | Gerald Jaax is one of the Army scientists that responded to the in Reston, started by lab monkeys infected with a previously unknown strain of Ebola .
Initially thought to be the same hyper-deadly strain as the current outbreak, the variant turned out to be nonlethal to humans .
Jaax and his team raced to contain the s... |
ef6fff991dc2ac3135691c87806c809a6c20db51 | Paul Gascoigne has revealed Arsenal paid £50,000 towards his medical care - and that part of that was arranged by Arsene Wenger. The 47-year-old was spotted for the first time recently following an apparent alcohol binge that led to Gascoigne being sectioned under the Mental Health Act a month ago. The ex-England midf... | England legend Paul Gascoigne insists he is getting back to healthy living .
'There is nothing wrong with me - as long as I don't pick up a can,' he says .
Gascoigne has opened up after being sectioned under Mental Health Act .
Arsene Wenger arranged for £28,000 treatment and the Gunners added £22,000 when Gascoigne ha... |
ef7068945b73598f6c9022311f3c8ad232b4e020 | Three suspected Al Qaeda terrorists arrested in Spain last week could have been planning to launch a devastating attack on a busy Gibraltar shopping centre from the air. Spanish security services suspect the trio - two Chechen Russians and a Turk - were planning to assault the British colony to the south of Spain from ... | Two Russians and a Turk 'planned assault on British colony from above'
Turkish 'cell facilitator' was keen paraglider and was learning how to fly .
'He asked paragliding instructor for aerial pictures of busy shopping mall' |
ef70875b46ddb7271f8dcfdc29f70ae58363303b | It may technically be a Saturday, but it sure feels like Fry-day to us: August 30 is International Bacon Day. The tasty celebration falls on the Saturday before Labor Day each year. Best bacon across the nation . Market research firm the NPD Group found that Americans ate 1.1 billion bacon servings from April 2013 to A... | International Bacon Day is celebrated on the Saturday before Labor Day .
According to market research, bacon consumption is up .
But America's bacon fixation is nothing new, as evidenced by vintage recipes . |
ef709ec25eaeb3c6d9f31bf1ffd864670bb6307b | An NHS hospital trust has banned reception staff from having a cup of tea at their desk because it makes them look like they might be slacking off from work . Bosses of Leicester’s three hospitals have brought in a ban on hot and cold drinks after complaints from patients who were already 'inflamed' about long waiting ... | Staff at Leicester's hospitals have been banned from drinking at reception .
It comes after patients complained they 'weren't working hard enough'
Reception workers will instead be able to drink in departmental kitchens . |
ef712b2b482d67d4bfb698e581c5e7fb21e191ab | (CNN) -- Heavy rains and hurricane-force winds that surpassed 70 miles per hour in places toppled trees, left more than half a million people without power, and suspended travel throughout much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region Saturday night. Four inches of rain fell in parts of the region, and the National We... | Four inches of rain and winds topping 70 mph recorded in parts of the Northeast .
Storm and flood warnings extended into Sunday for much of the area .
Slow-moving storm won't pass "probably until Monday," CNN meteorologist says .
Outages darken much of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut . |
ef718adae8033f921106c51221a698179463b4cf | Washington (CNN) -- A former U.S. government scientist who served in sensitive positions on classified aerospace projects pleaded not guilty to attempted espionage Thursday. He will be held without bond pending a jury trial. Stewart David Nozette, 52, appeared in U.S. District Court wearing a prison uniform with bold, ... | Stewart David Nozette appeared Thursday in U.S. District Court .
Judge denied bond after seeing undercover video of Nozette and agent .
Nozette may have planned to leave wife behind if he fled the U.S.
Nozette willing "to work for Israeli intelligence," complaint states . |
ef71e53a90b54473703f55fadd32a82737ea6c7e | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:48 EST, 3 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:48 EST, 3 November 2013 . Women in Brooklyn are the pickiest in the country, a new study claims. The signature scruffy beard and plaid shirt combination in the hipster capital are apparently no longer enough to score a date - but the... | Dating website AYI.com examined more than 453,000 interactions of single women between the ages of 18 and 99 across the US .
After Brooklyn, women in Detroit were the least likely to respond to messages on online dating websites, followed by Minneapolis, Cincinnati and Los Angeles .
But women in Jersey City, Miami, St.... |
ef720e9f2e26b52fcc4a71d444864c6812718962 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 01:08 EST, 1 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:15 EST, 1 August 2012 . Killer: Frank Hayward Jr, pictured, murdered his wife, two-year-old daughter and attempted to kill his 12-year-old son before shooting himself in a horrific murder-suicide . A Maryland father-of-two murdered his... | Steelworker Frank Hayward Jr, 32, killed wife, daughter and himself on Tuesday morning .
Son, 'Little Frank', survived attack but in critical condition with severe cuts and burns .
Relative believed to be great aunt escaped unharmed .
Killer was barricaded in house when police arrived and had set the house ablaze, burn... |
ef7214f1806aa63f5bbe11f918dc9fb5fc3c62a6 | Caterham have been given dispensation to compete in 2015 with this year's car should a buyer be found for the team. The key decision was taken during last week's Formula One Commission meeting in Geneva, and allows administration-hit Caterham an opportunity to be on the grid next year. For a potential purchaser it now ... | Caterham will be allowed to compete next year if they can find a buyer .
Team have been trying to raise money in an attempt to stay on the grid .
Administrator Finbarr O'Connell targeting a deal before Christmas . |
ef726374bfbaf2694e12fb29be2f4ed2bef71cb8 | Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) -- Old-fashioned detective work has unraveled a complicated but flawed scheme to extort an Australian family by strapping a fake bomb to an 18-year-old woman, court documents reveal. The documents were filed in U.S. District Court in Louisville, Kentucky, because the suspect was arrested near... | U.S. District Court documents reveal new details in collar-bomb case .
Police used video and Internet records to link Paul Douglas Peters to case .
Australian police plan to ask suspect be extradited . |
ef72709d12dd141a3aa66a36089a6b0965798870 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida (CNN) -- When I'm not on the road working, I want to feel as if I'm on vacation. That's why I live in Fort Lauderdale. I travel a lot for work and for pleasure, but every time I walk through my door, I say to my husband, "I love our home." Fort Lauderdale, just north of Miami, is a beautiful oc... | Fort Lauderdale's best views are of the water with cocktails in hand .
Don't forget sunscreen -- the pink people stand out as tourists .
Get a look at the glitzy side of the city from the Jungle Queen riverboat . |
ef72fc291ae12ff9355b1b1e611a78b8e7c8b44b | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 05:30 EST, 4 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:55 EST, 4 September 2012 . Police have discovered a mother and son who were found dead with gunshot wounds. The devoted mother, named locally as Maureen Tyler, has been described today by neighbours as 'extremely loving and very kind.' Mr... | Bodies discovered at around 8pm last night in Crays Hill, Essex .
Mother and son had lain there undiscovered for days .
Both had died from shotgun wounds . |
ef731105b9a6d22cb05d09f4db69d47630e1df91 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:50 EST, 4 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:13 EST, 4 December 2013 . An inquisitive teenager on a school trip may have inadvertently captured an image of a ghost claimed to be a noblewoman once tipped to take the throne after Queen Elizabeth I. Cameron Hamilton took a photogr... | Cameron Hamilton, 15, took a photograph at Rufford Abbey Country Park .
Staff say it is probably the White Lady of Rufford, their regular ghost .
According to legend she is Arbella Stuart, once tipped to be queen . |
ef7345ba517402a5037ff8a59f0a0b109764efef | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 12:55 EST, 27 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:31 EST, 21 May 2012 . The headteacher of a school for excluded pupils repeatedly punched a colleague in a drunken row outside a train station, a court heard today. Katrina Mann, 48, was seen ‘kissing and embracing’ fellow teacher Darren McCar... | Katrina Mann was seen ‘kissing and embracing’ fellow teacher Darren McCarthy before their late-night clash .
Pair had been drinking Stella lager at nearby pub before bust-up .
Both admitted to using disorderly words and behaviour and have been suspended from their jobs . |
ef735e0cad35d064e11d20b700779e2aa2958fe2 | By . Snejana Farberov . and Associated Press Reporter . 'Ring leader': Sgt 1st Class Gregory McQueen faces charges of abusive sexual conduct for allegedly recruiting female soldiers in Fort Hood to work as prostitutes . Two female soldiers testified Tuesday that a non-commissioned sexual-assault prevention officer at F... | Non-commissioned Sgt 1st Class Gregory McQueen faces charges of abusive sexual conduct .
Female private testified McQueen had sex with her when she was 20 and took naked pictures to show to prospective client .
The soldier had sex with Master Sgt Brad Grimes for $100 .
Second female soldier accused Sgt McQueen of sexua... |
ef7456e5b19d08f85a60394812120c30e0c42adb | (CNN) -- With its glassy touch screen, powerful graphics, crisp sound and tilt feature, the iPhone is more than a smart phone for some users -- it's a portable entertainment system. "Trism" developer Steve Demeter demonstrates his game via webcast to CNN.com's Nicole Lapin. It's also become a potential gold mine for en... | The iPhone has become a gold mine for those who create games for the device .
Steve Demeter developed the popular puzzle game "Trism" in his spare time .
"Trism" earned Demeter $250,000 in two months, inspired him to quit his bank job .
The App Store has helped open the game-development field to entrepreneurs . |
ef748a5db56946d4ce37b6be2e39ca7b09c2fe9a | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Airport screeners are giving additional scrutiny to remote-controlled toys because terrorists could use them to trigger explosive devices, the Transportation Security Administration said Monday. The TSA suggests travelers place remote-controlled toys in checked luggage. The TSA stopped short of bann... | TSA: Remote-controlled toys could be used to trigger explosive devices .
Travelers encouraged to place them in checked luggage .
Additional screening not prompted by any specific intelligence, agency says . |
ef7567ac3ef55bfa9e66944a74d5476329ebec79 | (CNN Student News) -- January 4, 2013 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Syria . Newtown, Connecticut . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
ef75cd521c4f6ff842e9bfe391518d72a902ac30 | At first glance it might look like a large, hairy caterpillar, but this mass of orange fluff is in fact the chick of a small bird that lives in the Amazon. Biologists have found that the young of dull grey bird called the Cinereous Mourner have evolved an unusual tactic to avoid being eaten by predators. Rather than re... | Chicks of the Cinereous Mourner bird have bright orange spiky feathers .
They move their heads from side to side like caterpillars when disturbed .
Adult birds develop a boring grey colour with brown spots as they mature .
Scientists believe their appearance helps to keep them safe from predators .
It is one of the few... |
ef76a40b1097edc6ca2f3788ae1bdbe59a4f8e70 | By . Liz Hull . PUBLISHED: . 04:58 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:09 EST, 15 January 2014 . A woman struggling to cope after breaking up with her boyfriend went berserk and strangled her mother, a court heard. Emma Parr, 38, transformed from a ‘happy, bubbly young woman’ to a killer in the space of just six m... | Emma Parr, 38, turned on her mother, Carol, 62, after she became depressed following a break up .
Attack happened when Carol revealed she planned to sell the family home .
Emma recollected little of what had happened only recalling her 'disappointment' at learning her mother no longer wanted to live with her .
She admi... |
ef76aa84db52fdd267a425ee216f518991dd23e7 | (CNN Student News) -- October 22, 2013 . Several years after he signed it, President Obama's health care reform law remains a topic of intense debate. In Tuesday's program, CNN Student News explores the history of this law and the controversy surrounding it. Plus, we examine some of the science behind hurricane season,... | This page includes the show Transcript, the Daily Curriculum, and Maps .
Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
The Daily Curriculum offers the Media Literacy Question of the Day, Key Concepts, Fast Facts and Discussion Questions .
At the bottom of the page, please share your fe... |
ef773f4d081bcdc872dd0f6d55f7f825fee2a8ed | (CNN) -- Spain will add the World Cup to their European title by beating the Netherlands in Sunday's final, according to Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff. The 63-year-old was the leading figure in Holland's revolutionary "total football" approach in the 1970s, when he also starred for Spanish giants Barcelona for fiv... | Spain favorites to beat Netherlands in Sunday's World Cup final, says Johan Cruyff .
Dutch legend is also popular in Spain after his time with Barcelona as player and coach .
Cruyff says Spain now have a strong team, not a collection of individuals as before .
Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta says European champions mus... |
ef77a2f93e322d5521a1fd5e7a0ed8d85dde5f7e | (CNN) -- For nearly two weeks, I was a failure -- a complete and utter failure. Ever since October 1, when Healthcare.gov went live, I've tried to go on the site and enroll. I don't need health insurance -- I get it from my employer -- but I wanted to see how easy (or difficult) it is for the millions of Americans who ... | Healthcare.gov users have been plagued by glitches and error messages .
Government attributes site's troubles to high volume of traffic .
People who want insurance by January 1 need to sign up by December 15 . |
ef787ba1c0f021238e46bbb0b47fea89a62b0ff9 | (CNN) -- A massive drilling machine broke through rock beneath the Swiss Alps on Friday, creating what is being touted as the world's longest railroad tunnel. The Gotthard Base Tunnel is 57 km (34 miles) and links northern and southern Europe, AlpTransit Gotthard company said in a statement. "The world's longest tunnel... | The tunnel will cut travel time in the region, including between Switzerland and Italy .
Officials say demands for railroads have increased as international trade goes up .
It will also allow millions more tons of items to pass through the Alps by rail, officials say . |
ef795c4db49645685c27c0f6ef3ae50e8f1dffd4 | (EW.com) -- "Game of Thrones" may have broken the Internet with Sunday's episode, but it didn't break its ratings record. "The Rains of Castamere" delivered 5.2 million viewers, down slightly from the show's all-time high set earlier this season of 5.5 million. EW: 'Game of Thrones' Red wedding recap . The performance ... | Sunday's "Game of Thrones" had a shocking ending .
Die hard fans knew what was coming, but HBO didn't promote .
The episode did not break records . |
ef799efc97e8bdeff0c755e460e4bde5bf55a884 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- What to do with 50,000 used, possibly smelly and dirty prison mattresses that need to be disposed of every year? Discarded mattresses pile up alongside trash in London in January of this year. Britain's Prison Service won praise Thursday for its innovative solution to the problem: recycle the ... | UK's prison system wins praise for recycling mattresses .
Prison mattresses sent to landfills could fill 30 double-decker buses .
UK's Prison Service sought a "zero-waste" solution to tossed mattresses . |
ef79bdaa90bab8678924792229194b0b8f1512f5 | Anthony Crolla is ‘lucky to be alive’ and faces an uncertain future in boxing after suffering horrific injuries while attempting to stop two burglars from raiding his next-door neighbour’s house. The world title contender is likely to remain in hospital until the weekend after having scans on the fractured skull he suf... | Anthony Crolla confronted two intruders and 'lucky to be alive'
Manchester boxer was hit over the head with a concrete slab .
Crolla also suffered broken foot in two places after giving chase .
His world title fight against Richar Abril in January is off . |
ef7a03ab1f77b6a96772d52fae318248da5f0da6 | (CNN) -- A South Carolina woman whose husband tried to find a donor kidney for her for nearly a year by wearing a sandwich board on the streets of their city has gotten one -- and it's working "A-OK," her husband told CNN. Jimmy Sue Swilling's donor, a retired Navy lieutenant commander, had one request, though, before ... | Jimmy Sue Swilling got a new kidney to replace her failing organ .
The donor heard about her case from news reports .
Swilling's husband walked the streets with a sign: "NEED KIDNEY 4 WIFE" |
ef7b8a59681bced64b3dbe9f7540122918e499f2 | Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler has paid tribute to the Harris Wittels, the show's 30-year-old executive producer who died yesterday of a suspected drugs overdose. Miss Poehler, who plays deputy parks and recreation director Leslie Knope in the hit NBC show, said she had lost 'a dear young friend.' The body of Ha... | Harris Wittels, 30, found inside LA home by assistant at noon on Thursday .
Police have said that he appeared to have died from a drugs overdose .
Had spoken of past struggles with drugs and had been to rehab twice .
On Wednesday Wittels said he was clean during late-night comedy set .
Hours later he was discovered on ... |
ef7bb0f3106aa64c7cb182aea50353d6179de7ea | By . Madlen Davies for MailOnline . Thousands of lives could be saved every year if all British smokers switched from cigarettes to e-cigarettes, experts have said. Researchers from University College London (UCL) estimated that for every million smokers who switch from tobacco to electronic cigarettes, more than 6,000... | UCL researchers estimated that for every million smokers who switch to e-cigarettes, 6000 premature deaths would be prevented each year in the UK .
There are around nine million British smokers and if they all switched to e-cigarettes, 54,000 lives could be saved .
Reduced mortality rate even accounts for possibility t... |
ef7bf2556e44b81b19a691f8e494163116bbc4a3 | (Gannett) -- Obsidian Entertainment's "Alpha Protocol" looked promising in concept and presentation, especially with the slickly produced trailers posted to YouTube. But it fell short due to a subpar shooting and cover system, anything-but-intelligent artificial intelligence and outdated graphics. It's too bad, really,... | Game has subpar shooting and outdated graphics .
But at base, "Alpha Protocol" is interesting espionage role-playing game .
Problems include inaccuracies in aiming, glitches when taking cover .
Reviewer gives the game 2.5 of 4 stars . |
ef7c2e989644c6db7a6fd3c800df97ea5f19f593 | By . Louise Cheer for Daily Mail Australia . A suspected Queensland bikie, who has the letters FTP - an acronym for 'f*** the police' - tattooed on his forehead, has issued a call-to-arms on social media to combat 'police corruption'. Lorne Campbell, from Queensland's Sunshine Coast, escaped being charged under Queensl... | Lorne Campbell, from Queensland's Sunshine Coast, is an accused bikie .
The 33-year-old is a suspected member of outlawed bikie gang, the Rebels .
He has been ranting on social media about the state's tough new bikie laws .
Campbell has almost 4,700 Facebook friends and 8,500 views on YouTube . |
ef7c8d4eafca3e2f64f0bb5eb33562e3da32902f | The foster family of France's most wanted woman tried in vain to stop her marriage to kosher deli killer, Amedy Coulibaly, Mail Online can reveal. Femme fatale, Hayat Boumeddiene, who has been pictured in a burka with a crossbow, and has now fled to Syria, lived with the Benali family between the ages of eight and 17. ... | Hayat Boumeddiene is wanted in connection to the hostage-taking in Paris .
She is 'married' to Amedy Coulibaly, who killed four people in Kosher deli .
Her foster family deeply disapproved of her relationship with the Islamist .
Boumeddiene went to live with the Benali's after her own mother died .
They revealed troubl... |
ef7cdd03145df04ebc58ce4d12a65fbc206abf8a | Jo Coburn accepted £2,500 from Brent City Council for holding events about £54million budget cuts . The presenter of the BBC’s Daily Politics is being paid £2,500 by a Labour-run council – for chairing meetings on how to cut its budget by £54million. Residents expressed astonishment that Jo Coburn had received such a f... | TV host Jo Coburn will host two public consultation events in Brent .
Council must cut its budget by £54million .
Youth services threatened, though officials spend on 'ridiculous things'
Despite backlash, council leader says Coburn 'represents value for money' |
ef7dc7f55e70c73323eb08be3486a103dfd71881 | The nationality of each passenger will make a staggering difference to the compensation payments made to the families of the 239 people killed in the crash of flight MH370, according to legal experts. Public liability lawyers say the biggest disparity will be the difference between the payouts offered to the relatives ... | Compensation lawyers expect huge disparity in the payouts to the families of those on board MH370 .
The 'Montreal Convention' covers all passengers for $US176,000 .
Families of victims can then seek further damages in their home country .
It means US families could get up to $10 million per passenger, while Australian ... |
ef7de5370b1a4ca1df2db4837d283f70d7663c9d | Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff is to offer Lewis Hamilton a new contract at the end of the year in a bid to keep him at the team beyond 2015. Hamilton's current three-year deal expires after next season, with recent speculation suggesting Fernando Alonso is attempting to engineer his way into Mercedes as a replace... | Hamilton's three-year deal expires after next season .
British driver currently leads team-mate Nico Rosberg by 17 points in the Formula One standings . |
ef7e6da3d6413d34cfb04616f7c885668842c620 | (CNN) -- Roger Buchko insists he isn't angry about receiving too much junk mail. And the Phillipsburg, New Jersey, native isn't trying to scare anybody off his front lawn. Nor does he say he's trying to send a message -- intimidating, political or otherwise. The only thing Buchko hoped to accomplish by erecting a massi... | New Jersey man builds a Smith & Wesson model 11 times larger than the real thing .
He's using it as a mailbox and hopes to drum up interest in his cabinet-making business .
Roger Buchko to critics of his creativity: I'm "not a gun-toting nitwit or anything like that" |
ef7e727365b1e6719ec526b7672d54b1b2e03018 | By . Lydia Warren . and David Mccormack . An online fundraising page for a three-year-old girl who was allegedly kicked out of a Mississippi KFC because of her facial scars has been removed amid doubts over her family's claims. The GoFundMe page, which had raised more than $135,000 towards Victoria Wilcher's care, was ... | KFC intends to honor its commitment to donate $30,000 towards Victoria Wilcher's medical bills .
Two investigations have failed .
to find any evidence that the girl and her .
grandmother were asked to leave because customers were 'uncomfortable'
Victoria's grandmother, Kelly Mullins, stands by her claim of what happene... |
ef804bf37d61e4651981fc383b9696a8aa1a2f00 | By . Jessica Jerreat . Arrest: Damarius Wren has been charged with murdering flight attendant Decarol Deloney-Cain . An 18-year-old has been charged with murdering his girlfriend's mother after Indiana police found a GPS system pinpointing where the body was dumped. Damarius Rashard Wren was charged on Friday with kill... | Damarius Rashard Wren, 18, is accused of beating and stabbing Decarol Deloney-Cain .
Body of 54-year-old was found bound and wrapped in bags in car trunk . |
ef817146bcf8976d45450a95b5614e5f60739e4f | (CNN) -- Barcelona put a turbulent few months behind them by sweeping aside Elche 3-0 at the Nou Camp in their opening game of the Spanish season. Lionel Messi was the standout player as he scored twice and Barcelona dominated despite having Javier Mascherano sent off and playing the whole of the second half with ten m... | Barcelona stormed to an easy 3-0 win against Elche .
Black cat invades pitch before game, but doesn't bring bad luck .
Barca reduced to 10 men, but Messi shines .
Minnows SD Eibar win first game . |
ef81766207dacfc77755ca0a71b8ae3576e5ba21 | (CNN) -- The United States' national soccer team has pulled out of a planned friendly match in Cairo next month due to the political instability in Egypt. Coach Bob Bradley's side was scheduled to play the six-time African champions on February 9, but will now be without a fixture on that date. "We were excited about t... | The U.S. team had been scheduled to play Egypt in Cairo on February 9 .
But the U.S. Soccer Federation decides against traveling due to unrest there .
Bob Bradley's team will host Argentina and Paraguay in friendly matches in March .
U.S. will stage 12-nation CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament in June . |
ef81c7dc228d4d5341ed2e3c5267aa6ede2ad8e3 | Cap Haitien, Haiti (CNN) -- Haiti's government appeared Tuesday to have lost control of Cap Haitien, where demonstrators angry over what they see as the United Nations' role in starting the ongoing cholera epidemic controlled many of the streets for a second consecutive day. At the airport in the country's second-large... | NEW: Haiti's government appears to have lost control of Cap Haitien .
NEW: Haitians blame the Nepalese contingent of peacekeepers .
NEW: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's likely impossible to pinpoint the source .
MINUSTAH charges the riots may be intended to spread unrest ahead of the elections ... |
ef8239ab94d424ff4caecf569494fda4359e543c | A family's Christmas presents arrived six weeks late after bungling postmen sent their gifts to Cambodia instead of Cambridge. The battered cardboard parcel arrived at the Cary family's home last Saturday from friends in Paris - after it went on a 12,000 mile round trip from the South East Asian country. It was only af... | The battered cardboard box arrived at Cary family's home last Saturday .
It had been on a 12,000 mile round trip after being sent to South East Asia .
Gifts were sent from Paris and French word for Cambodia is Cambodge .
Box contained three books for Joe, 14, Sam, 10 and five-year-old Anna .
It's estimated that the gi... |
ef8317fc578cfc0d331ed2447bd79755ea5fae51 | GOP leader John Boehner pushed back on Thursday against complaints from the right that he's not conservative enough, pointing out to reporters that when he was still a voting member of the House, he was ranked the eighth most conservative representative. 'It does pain me to be described as spineless or a squish,' Boehn... | 'I'll tell you what pains me the most is when they describe me as the establishment,' the GOP leader said.
'I'm the most anti-establishment speaker the House has ever had'
Addressing the the White House's threats to veto Keystone XL pipeline legislation and a change to Obamacare, he criticized the timing .
'At a minimu... |
ef83709e96c812e73ee2a0df9b990c6589f78353 | Says Katie's claim she never loved him was like 'a knife to the heart' Believes his marriage cost him his 'credibility as a serious actor and athlete' By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 4:13 PM on 28th June 2011 . Alex Reid admits that his ex Katie Price's revelation last week that she never really loved him wa... | Says Katie's claim she never loved him was like 'a knife to the heart'
Believes his marriage cost him his 'credibility as a serious actor and athlete' |
ef84183cdf4357e53cf238ad8110ec55a177cbf1 | By . Ray Massey . PUBLISHED: . 19:06 EST, 5 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 19:06 EST, 5 February 2014 . Motorists could pay almost £200 a year more for petrol when a new green fuel is introduced in line with EU rules, experts have warned. Their tests show the new blend of unleaded petrol can make cars up to 11.3 per ce... | Major suppliers 'must add environmentally friendly alternatives to petrol'
Many firms using bio-ethanol - made from corn, sugar cane and rapeseed .
E10 contains 10% bio-ethanol, compared with 5% in E5 unleaded blend .
Ethanol burns more cleanly than petrol but supplies 30% less energy .
This means cars will use more of... |
ef841afc141032570e2191fdd691db679f48ba56 | By . James Tozer . A top conductor honoured by the Queen for his services to children’s choirs appeared in court alongside his wife yesterday jointly charged with raping a former pupil. Michael Brewer, who was awarded an OBE and took part in the BBC series Last Choir Standing, is also accused of indecently assaulting ... | Michael Brewer and wife Hilary, both 67, both accused of indecently assaulting and raping a girl during the late 1970s and early 80s .
Pair appeared in dock together and spoke only to confirm their name, age and address . |
ef843283bbaad852231ffd1e89af97b042abc378 | Hooded gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs have fired at police in the French city of Marseille, where the country's Prime Minister was due to visit later today. The Castellane neighbourhood of the southern port city is now under lock down, including schools and colleges and a kindergarten after witnesses say they saw men i... | Hooded gunman fired shots towards police in the southern French city .
Shots were fired at a police car but narrowly missed the vehicle .
Castellane estate of the city is now under lock down after incident .
Early indications say shooting is gang-related rather than a terror attack .
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls ... |
ef84ec0309f8deb7e8d69bdbcea541a8ec3ae6b9 | A porn star was hired by the BBC to feature in the Crimewatch reconstruction of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance, it was today revealed. Adult actor Mark Sloan was cast as Matthew Oldfield, one of the 'Tapas Seven', who were eating at a restaurant with Gerry and Kate McCann the night Maddie disappeared. The actor has r... | Adult actor Mark Sloan has appeared on Playboy TV and Television X .
Was cast as Matthew Oldfield, who was eating with Gerry and Kate McCann .
He has starred in films Tight Rider, Sherlock Bones and From Dusk Till Porn .
Campaign groups and family charities have expressed surprise at casting . |
ef8519c65408539e5a08bc5956f62226dba44c42 | MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Passengers said they saw flames and then heard an explosion moments before a Spanair jet crashed on takeoff Wednesday at Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 153 people, according to local media. The Spanair Flight JK5022 was carrying 172 people. There were 19 survivors, including two infants, Devel... | NEW: Local officials say one of jet's two engines caught fire .
NEW: Two infants among 19 survivors, Spanish official says .
NEW: Passenger list posted on Spanair Web site .
MD-82 crashed while taking off from Madrid's main airport . |
ef85bebf2ee12c08a12b1112e9fc72356a11f823 | By . Jaya Narain . PUBLISHED: . 10:16 EST, 11 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:08 EST, 11 April 2012 . Lies: Janine Wiles, 24 from Blackpool, Lancashire, has been jailed for six months, at Preston Crown Court, for falsely reporting her daughter had been abducted from her backyard . A pregnant mother-of-four has been . ja... | Depressed Janine Wiles claimed daughter was snatched from her garden .
It sparked a two-week manhunt and two innocent men were arrested .
Judge said she must be jailed but should free before giving birth to fifth child . |
ef85f663871cf7a1f570c23f99f8be0189cb4f3b | (CNN) -- With the 2010 World Cup being held in South Africa next year CNN takes a look at one of the greatest talents South African football has ever produced, Jomo Sono. Jomo Sono's international career never took off because of South Africa's exclusion from world football. Matsilela Ephraim Sono was born in 1955 in S... | Jomo Sono is one of the greatest footballers South Africa has ever produced .
Sono's international career never took off because of South Africa's exclusion .
He was major success at Orlando Pirates before playing in the United States .
Sono also coached South African national side to the 2002 World Cup finals . |
ef86488a6da94075ae434423309edcdd7d5c3896 | Almost 200 vintage travel posters from around the world went under the hammer on Tuesday night in New York, fetching winning bids totalling over $510,000 (£322,496). Featuring designs from Australia and Great Britain, the posters are a throwback to an age of travel where beach holidays were for the well-off, steam trai... | Poster advertising travel on a night train from London to Scotland sells for $20,000 (£12,250)
Collection covered rail and seaside destinations in Great Britain and Australia .
Just under half of the 198 lots owned by a mystery Australian collector . |
ef86e4563171d3ffdbafa5cc6b6c95a10be074a7 | By . Paul Donnelley . Dozens of discarded shopping trolleys are stacked into an enormous heap after being dragged from the River Thames as part of a major clean-up operation. The trolleys were among a staggering four tons of junk that was pulled from a 200ft stretch of the Thames by a 50-strong team of volunteer studen... | Items were found by a team of 15 divers then pulled from river using grapple hooks by volunteers on the riverside .
Project was run by Kingston University Sub Aqua Club and nearby dive centre Aquanaut Scuba and Snorkelling . |
ef8775a503b06d4b75109cc30b4351bdd734d5ec | An eight-year-old girl who was the first in the world to beat a rare brain cancer has passed away just four months after her family were told she had overcome the terminal disease. Claudia Burkill from Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, died in her sleep this morning according to her family who said their lives had been 'dest... | Claudia Burkill was diagnosed with metastatic pineoblastoma aged five .
Eight-year-old was told she was the first in the world to beat rare cancer .
But she passed away this morning, four months after being given all clear .
Her mother Andrea said the death has come as an 'incredible shock' |
ef87e42c6e526a90f1fd11fc21088b6e2e08228b | Beijing (CNN) -- A U.S. envoy expressed optimism that food aid would find its way to those in need in North Korea after two days of talks with officials from Pyongyang, but it remained unclear when the shipments might begin. Robert King, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, met with North Korean... | North Korea last week announced a freeze on nuclear and missile tests .
In return, the Unites States has agreed to resume providing food aid .
Talks this week were aimed at setting the details of the food assistance .
The U.S. envoy says it's not yet clear when the shipments will begin . |
ef88502942633ba3c29b70a75fbbdef34b538a80 | Some residents of Oakland, California, fear their community is creating a monster. The city calls it the Domain Awareness Center, but opponents call it a "spy machine" and a potential "tool of injustice." Known as "the DAC," it's a proposed central surveillance facility where authorities can monitor the Port of Oakland... | Oakland, California, debates creating a one-stop shop for video/data surveillance .
Opponents fear the ability to track people with "the press of a button" will threaten civil liberties .
Central data surveillance poses serious privacy questions for millions around the globe .
Operations in London, Boston, Rio have res... |
ef889233825fc9983e124f879527d401f79d4aea | A surfer has been airlifted to hospital after being attacked and bitten by a Great White Shark off the coast of California. Kevin Swanson of Morro Bay was on his board near the Montaña de Oro State Park which is 200 miles north of Los Angeles when he was bitten by the 10ft animal. It had swum underneath the 50-year-old... | Kevin Swanson was on his board near the Montaña de Oro State Park .
The shark then came up from underneath him and bit into his hip .
He was then dragged under water as others surfers watched horrified .
Seconds later he emerged and yelled 'shark attack' before swimming back .
Two doctors walking on the beach at the ti... |
ef88ebb93510350474e2fc1334855f64a9a68b7b | As if losing 2-1 at home to Swansea City on the opening afternoon of the Barclays Premier League season wasn't bad enough, Ashley Young's efforts to rally Manchester United's lacklustre troops resulted in an unexpected delivery from above. In images captured by BT Sport and quickly spread on Twitter, the midfielder was... | Midfielder was ranting at United's shaky defence when what appeared to be bird excrement landed in his mouth .
Young played the full 90 minutes as United slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Swansea in Louis Van Gaal's first Premier League match .
Clip was captured by BT Sport and soon went viral on Twitter .
Goals from Ki ... |
ef899131514b415d7c4bbe4972c072dd6c546368 | TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- An American father jailed in Tokyo has been harshly treated, his attorney said Monday, while Japanese authorities said he is getting "special" treatment. Christopher Savoie is in jail in Japan after trying to get back his son, Isaac, and daughter, Rebecca. Attorney Jeremy Morley, in a statement re... | Official in Japan denies "torture," says dad is receiving "special" treatment .
Japanese official: Dad gets regular attorney visits, interpreter for interviews .
Christopher Savoie accused of trying to kidnap his kids after ex-wife fled to Japan .
Savoie held without trial; denied medical treatment, says attorney . |
ef8a4aa81674b7e9b8860e316d9e8f56f5e2d24b | By . David Mccormack . PUBLISHED: . 08:59 EST, 28 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:52 EST, 28 May 2013 . A couple of retired doctors have spent the past three years on a quest to taste the best burgers the U.S. has to offer. Joe and Doris Lindner were visiting their daughter in Denver, Colorado in October 2010 when they re... | Joe and Doris Linder have spent three years visiting every U.S. state to complete a list of the nation's best burgers .
Their favorite? A Village Burger slider tasted in Hawaii . |
ef8ae408521615b12650fcc4559c69998f1ce1d4 | The Navy SEAL’s dog who tragically refused to leave his fallen master’s side during an emotional funeral is going to a good home. Labrador retriever Hawkeye sat by the coffin of his master Petty Officer Jon Tumilson, 35, who was killed in the major U.S. helicopter crash in Afghanistan this month. Mr Tumilson was rememb... | Petty Officer Jon Tumilson, 35, killed in major Afghanistan helicopter crash .
Labrador retriever Hawkeye was at emotional service and in tragic photo .
But the Navy SEAL's friend Scott Nichols will now be taking care of dog .
A fund was set up in the SEAL's honour. Donations can be sent to 'Frogman 238 Memorial Fund' ... |
ef8b01487532ca8f639a485ec89cf3161856d440 | An ex-rugby player who feared undergoing surgery for his battered nose would leave him resembling Micheal Jackson has won £26,000 after surgeons botched the operation. Carl Egonu, from Plymouth, wanted to streamline his nose after years of playing the high-octane sport. The concerned 49-year-old spoke to his doctor abo... | Carl Egonu wanted to reduce the size of his nose after sporting injuries .
He has won £26,000 after suing the doctor who gave him the private op .
Mr Egonu, 49, says the hospital should have told him more about the risks .
Mr Egonu was in more danger of being left with hyper-pigmented scarring because he is black, his ... |
ef8ba90b101a85d25e0a4c293feced5503b10c4c | By . Lawrence Conway . PUBLISHED: . 04:59 EST, 20 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:22 EST, 20 June 2012 . From giant whales and sharks to colourful fish these are the incredible images which offer a glimpse of life beneath the waves. The mesmerising images were taken by photographer Brian Skerry who risks his life swimmin... | National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry spends months at the best locations to get the perfect shots .
He also puts his life on the line swimming among sharks without the protection of a cage in his bid to be the best . |
ef8bd2990b1de906774f6766f40cb8dfe58b0c28 | (CNN) -- A former team doctor for the Pittsburgh Steelers was arrested Friday on charges of conspiracy to illegally distribute anabolic steroids, human growth hormone and painkillers to his patients, though authorities declined to comment on whether the drugs were ever prescribed to players. Dr. Richard A. Rydze, 62, f... | Dr. Richard A. Rydze, 62, faces a 185-count indictment for allegedly dispensing the drugs .
Two other men -- William Zipf, 56, and James Hatzimbes, 42 -- are accused of related conduct .
The veteran football doctor told ESPN that the practice never involved Steelers team members .
He said the "whole thing got way overb... |
ef8bd559f3110e2a4bca8bf250ee66fa65e1d5ff | About a dozen protesters were jailed after being arrested during Thursday's protests in Ferguson, and it has some local officials and rights groups questioning if police overreached. A small number of people gathered outside Ferguson police headquarters, the latest of several protests since the Aug. 9 shooting death of... | Local officials and rights groups question the legitimacy of a recent string of arrests in the Missouri town .
A dozen protesters were jailed on Thursday while demonstrating in favor of charging Officer Darren Wilson with killing Michael Brown, 18 .
Hundreds of people have been arrested in Ferguson since the Aug. 9 sho... |
ef8bea1d1cf3f1e3f2cae19f2e60c052f15e0901 | Is he or isn't he? New research could end the misery of trying to read the signs of someone's sexual orientation. Scientists say a person's pupil will shoot open when they become aroused, helping those on the prowl know whether or not they will get lucky. Eye-le! The secrets of a person's sexuality is hidden in their e... | Cornell University research shows pupil dilation may indicate sexual inclinations . |
ef8c2ee85d7f5f63d98237103f26246360579b51 | By . James Chapman . PUBLISHED: . 19:49 EST, 5 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:32 EST, 6 June 2013 . Mrs Miller says internet firms have a responsibility . Internet giants are to be told 'enough is enough' by ministers as they come under fire for failing to prevent a tide of pornographic and extremist material online. Cu... | Culture Secretary Maria Miller summons Google and other firms to a summit .
Will be told to consider urgent measures to limit access to harmful material . |
ef8cb02ca05117f7a63dbe108ae1fdfb098bf914 | A man has been forced to sell his Subaru Brumby ute by his wife because she's pregnant and there's no room for a baby seat. But Stuart Watt, 32, managed to pen a hilarious but gloomy ad for the quirky offroader which has clocked 280,000km since it was first registered back in 1992. The dramatic Gumtree ad hails from th... | Stuart Watt has listed his 1992 Subaru Brumby for $2500 .
His wife requested he sell the ute while pregnant with their second child .
The hilarious Gumtree ad is filled with dramatised language .
He says there has been little interest because people think it's a joke .
His wife has now given birth and he's still desper... |
ef8e5fafcd369ff422b13e1c3f72710137978df3 | (CNN) -- American journalist Michael Scott Moore, held for more than two years by Somali pirates, has been freed, Moore's family and a Somali official told CNN on Tuesday. "We are just elated," Marlis Saunders, Moore's mother, said in a brief conversation. "It took a lot of work for us to get this point. And to hear he... | Mother of journalist confirms son's release: "We are elated," she tells CNN .
Somali official confirms release, says journalist has boarded a plane but unclear to where .
Michael Scott Moore freed after being held for more than two years by Somali pirates . |
ef8e7d291bd15553bc441511a5aa770e56c971aa | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 11:31 EST, 20 October 2011 . Struggling: One in five boys cannot write their own name (file picture) Almost one in five boys are struggling to write their own name at the age of five, figures suggest. Government statistics show a gender gap still remains, with girls outperforming b... | Forty percent can't pen simple letter to Santa .
Government figures show gender gap remains . |
ef8e87512382bbd083916e1cb2f8713a8a936483 | By . Lydia Warren . Arrest: Sharon Ferguson allegedly dumped her baby boy in a trash can after giving birth . A mother has been arrested after she gave birth, wrapped the newborn boy in a plastic bag and dumped him in the trash, police said. Sharon Ferguson, 28, was taken into police custody outside a liquor store in G... | Sharon Ferguson 'gave birth on Monday, wrapped the boy in a plastic bag and towel and dumped him in a trashcan in Greenville, South Carolina'
A homeowner discovered the child when he saw a trail of blood outside .
The baby boy was alive and taken to hospital in critical condition; he will now likely be placed in the cu... |
ef8ffd6c9618082f35731363c49d1b2e31df10b2 | Pittsburgh (CNN) -- An Idaho man who acquaintances say called President Barack Obama "the anti-Christ" was charged Thursday with trying to assassinate him in a shooting incident outside the White House, federal authorities said. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 21, is accused of firing shots at the White House on Friday,... | NEW: A complaint document says the suspect considered Obama the "anti-Christ"
NEW: Witnesses saw shots fired from a car toward the White House complex .
Ortega-Hernandez will be charged with attempted assassination .
The suspect was arrested Wednesday at a Pennsylvania hotel . |
ef90902b001b4cdb1c5ad3e9689f1a269fba7ae3 | Hatem Ben Arfa could retire from football after being denied permission to play for Nice this season, his lawyer has told French radio station RMC. FIFA ruled earlier this month that the 27-year-old cannot appear for the Ligue 1 club because he has already turned out for Hull City – during a loan spell – and Newcastle ... | Hatem Ben Arfa to make announcement on Tuesday regarding his future .
He had joined the French side in January after release from Newcastle .
However the Frenchman is not allowed to play for Nice due to FIFA rules .
French outfit Nice's appeal was rejected, according to reports in France .
FIFA state a player cannot re... |
ef9098b5432960bd0bec00b911be327348c087f4 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 10:30 EST, 1 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:38 EST, 2 October 2012 . Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said that once the Euro had resolved its problems 'the time for the referendum will be upon us' A referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Un... | Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy says once the eurozone crisis has passed, the 'time for a referendum will be upon us'
Growing signs that Labour could steal a march on the Tories and promise an in/out referendum .
But some senior party figures are reluctant to be seen to be defending a bloated Brussels bureaucracy . |
ef90b82c6999e6a4814717e0770c00f7b0eca258 | By . Sean Poulter, Consumer Affairs Editor . V presenter Stephen Fry is among the first to make the shift . Britain is getting a new national web address of ‘.uk’ from today in what is being described as the biggest shake-up in the internet for 30 years. The change means businesses and individuals can choose to drop th... | Germany has a .de and .
France has .fr, Britain will have ‘.uk .
TV presenter Stephen Fry is among the first to make the shift .
Cost for .uk will be £5 for two years, same as .co.uk or .org.uk . |
ef91fcf3d2d9acc1735ebbe58cc4ab21fdbad759 | (CNN) -- A Texas man convicted of murdering a San Antonio police officer before turning his gun on his wife was put to death Thursday evening, soon after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his last-minute appeal. The time of death for Frank Martinez Garcia was 7:02 p.m. CT (8:02 p.m. ET), said Texas Department of Criminal... | Frank Martinez Garcia was convicted of murdering his wife and a police officer .
He also wounded a relative and fired at a nearby elementary school .
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down his last-minute appeal Thursday . |
ef921264097e445f341f97a9e514a17303205c04 | By . Wills Robinson . and Gerard Couzens . and Louise Eccles . The two British women accused of trying to smuggle £1.5million of cocaine out of Peru will receive a dramatically shorter sentence than they could have after pleading guilty yesterday. Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum Connolly admitted trying to board a ... | Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum, both 20, were found with £1.5million worth of cocaine in their suitcases en route to Spain .
Two women were taken from the Virgen de Fatima Prison on the outskirts of Lima to a makeshift court at Sarita Coloni men's jail .
Pleaded guilty in front of a judge after speaking for half a... |
ef922fc0d510d84b8d6ab9500ca4f42541c5c0d2 | Manama, Bahrain (CNN) -- The outspoken head of a Bahrain human rights group said Sunday that he was handcuffed, blindfolded and beaten when authorities detained him for about two hours. Nabeel Rajab of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights said about 25 people in about a dozen cars pulled up to his house early Sunday mor... | NEW: Report: Kuwaiti medical aid team sent to Bahrain .
Nabeel Rajab says about 25 people pulled up to his house .
His group has been vocal about the government crackdown on demonstrators .
Thousands have been demonstrating against the government . |
ef9231338630c6d59d6a3d7d4c5d4d3917f9b41e | By . Mark Nicol . PUBLISHED: . 18:21 EST, 18 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:21 EST, 18 May 2013 . Fighting fit: Young soldiers on a training exercise - the recruitment of under 18s for the British Army could be scrapped . A former Defence Minister has called for the British Army to stop recruiting ‘boy soldiers’ – a move... | Sir Nick Harvey describes policy is 'increasingly anachronistic'
Believes 16 and 17-year-olds more likely to die or be seriously wounded .
Also claims millions of pounds is wasted due to high drop-out rates . |
ef92a050ed168f6948ea397ef0fd576ad372f552 | Editor's Note: Alberto Gonzales is the former Attorney General of the United States. His commentary is part of CNN's Uncovering America series, focusing on the Hispanic experience today. Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says his worst day at work was probably better than his dad's best. WASHINGTON (CNN) --... | Hispanic community's values same as those that made U.S. great .
Gonzales rose to power from humble roots; father was Mexican cotton picker .
He says public service hasn't been easy but has been rewarding . |
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