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efd6c1a1e8eb369a3a29bef3cb092b6cd01a950f | Washington (CNN) -- The Navy confirmed Wednesday that it did an abrupt about-face on guidance allowing same-sex marriages on military bases after receiving a flood of criticism from Capitol Hill, as well as discussions with Defense Department lawyers. The guidance -- outlined in a memorandum last month from the Navy ch... | NEW: The Pentagon confirms the Navy plan was reversed after criticism from Capitol Hill .
NEW: Supporters of same-sex marriage say military facilities should be used in a "nondiscriminatory" manner .
The Navy has suspended guidance that would have eventually allowed same-sex marriages on military bases .
Before the "Do... |
efd6caeddd63889cac6e10ad905bcc4493c26a44 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- The Indian owners of car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) have agreed to pump "tens of millions" of dollars into the luxury car brand to prevent a cash flow crisis, it was reported Monday. Jaguar Land Rover was bought by the Indian company Tata earlier this year for $2.3 billion. The moves ... | Tata bought the British-based luxury car maker earlier this year .
UK government also pondering a public-funded bailout of the company .
JLR employs around 15,000 workers in Britain . |
efd770fa59881f5e111a8cb27c849c41499c8c36 | Brooklyn, New York (CNN) -- We all have things that we can't stand but must routinely put up with. Here are a few of mine: slow elevators, outrageous bank fees and being asked the question, "Where are you from?" Everybody hates the first two, but why am I so opposed to the last one? For starters, I know the impatient l... | Moustafa Bayoumi: Like many Americans, I have a hyphenated identity .
He says he's of Egyptian descent but that doesn't fully describe him .
Bayoumi was born in Switzerland, raised in Canada and now lives in New York .
He says, "Today, identity is too easily turned into a rallying cry for purity and violence." |
efd794f5b642e057b0392696cc01f09683c8624e | Sky Sports pundit Jamie Moore says he has been 'overwhelmed' by messages of support after being 'kneecapped' in Spain after leaving a mansion owned by the son of an Irish drugs kingpin. The former European boxing champion, 35, was shot in both legs in Marbella over the weekend, where he is based training middleweight M... | Jamie Moore shot twice in the legs after a gangland-style attack .
It happened on Sunday morning as he left a house in Marbella .
Mansion is owned by Daniel Kinahan, son of drug lord Christy .
Kinahan .
Police believe Moore was shot at five times in a case of mistaken identity .
The 35-year-old is said to be recovering... |
efd7eeb5404179537708dc0cd323701dae828c77 | By . Aaron Sharp and Sophie Jane Evans . PUBLISHED: . 10:42 EST, 20 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:05 EST, 20 September 2013 . It could be a scene out of a far-eastern fantasy movie - but this isn't Sapporo, it's Surrey. These pictures were actually taken at Britiain's biggest bonsai nursery, which is home to over ... | More than 5,000 of the miniature trees have burst into autumnal colours at the specialist nursery .
Among the stunning collection of miniature trees some are a staggering 300 years old .
The have won 21 awards at the RHS Chelsea Flower show .
It comes as forecasters predict a warm weekend, with temperatures set to soar... |
efd81e9dc1f98fd90904693451f92ec3e80c826e | (CNN) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been cleared of any misconduct by an internal investigation into the bribery scandal that threatened to drag football's world governing body into terminal crisis. But his predecessor, Brazilian Joao Havelange, has now resigned as FIFA's honorary president for his part in the sca... | FIFA president Sepp Blatter is cleared of misconduct by internal investigation into bribery .
Predecessor Joao Havelange resigns as honorary president of soccer's ruling body .
Havelange took payments from FIFA's former marketing partner ISL between 1992 and 2000 .
FIFA's Ethics Committee says no further action is plan... |
efd8f9736ae795ab66c95a96c2f14c527d2fcabe | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . New sex abuse claims against Jimmy Savile are being made weekly, it emerged today as the number of hospitals under investigation over the scandal more than doubled to 32. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said an extra 19 hospitals had been caught up in the scandal, in additi... | Health Secretary reveals an extra 19 hospitals are now part of major inquiry .
13 NHS institutions already under investigation into abuse of patients .
Lawyers claim BBC presenter's abuse at NHS worse than on BBC premises . |
efd9503e6a79c7e18b869f62526515736b9bad13 | By . Rachel Quigley . PUBLISHED: . 10:01 EST, 23 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:16 EST, 23 July 2013 . An unemployed husband accused of shooting his 34-year-old orthodontist wife to death in April and leaving their two-year-old daughter with the body has been allowed to live in the home where the brutal murder occurred.... | Randolph Maidens 'left his toddler daughter alone with wife's body and fled'
Police launched massive manhunt and Maidens turned himself in the next day .
The little girl told police when they found her: 'Daddy gone'
Maidens has pleaded not guilty to all charges . |
efd953f87cdcb04800b6572c2e8c7af2dccffb48 | At the time of kick-off, the most popular YouTube clip of Erik Lamela's 'Rabona' goal had amassed a staggering 2.3m views in just three days. It's fair to say highlights of the Argentine's performance in Tottenham's miserable defeat to Newcastle United won't have quite the same viral appeal. Lamela, like the entire Spu... | Erik Lamela's outrageous 'Rabona' goal on Thursday stunned the world .
But he was ineffective at White Hart Lane as Spurs lost to Newcastle .
They suffered a Europa League hangover and were caught cold .
Goals from Sami Ameobi and Ayoze Perez cancelled out Emmanuel Adebayor's first half opener .
Lamela failed to exert ... |
efda54f9593f71b4fb5e60fa36a4528094b7f76d | By . Nick Fagge . PUBLISHED: . 06:54 EST, 17 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:01 EST, 17 June 2012 . An immigrant is suing the Government for £11million for making him unhappy after he and his family were ordered to leave the country. In what appears to be a legal first, Daniel Kiunsi has issued a High Court writ for the ... | Daniel Kiunsi says the Government's decision to seize his passport caused him 'great unhappiness'
The Tanzanian believes the UK should pay for his basic needs including food, rent and council tax .
He cites human rights laws relating to 'torture' and 'degrading treatment'
UK Border Agency vows to challenge his claim ro... |
efda9ab85694b78bbac4f1ba023f34178ae7cc0d | By . Laura Cox . PUBLISHED: . 13:17 EST, 25 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:50 EST, 26 July 2012 . The 74-year-old mother of legendary baseball star Cal Ripken Jr was kidnapped by an armed man on Tuesday. Violet Ripken was forced from her Aberdeen, Maryland home at around 7am by the handgun-wielding thug who dragged her ... | Attacker told concerned passer-by she was his mother, that he was taking her to hospital .
Found 24-hours later, still bound, in the back seat of her car .
Police said kidnapper drove her all round the state of Maryland before leaving her in the car, near her home . |
efdb452a20dae877a0ec497f314941dfdb7d8cf4 | By . Meghan Keneally . Good Morning America meteorologist Ginger Zee has married her fellow television presenter fiance Ben Aaron in a beachfront wedding in her home state of Michigan. The TV-friendly couple are based in New York and Aaron works for the local NBC affiliate but they decided to wed on the shores of Lake ... | Ginger Zee, 33, married Ben Aaron, 32, on Saturday in Michigan where she spent her summers growing up .
The pair live in Manhattan but celebrated with 55 guests in Bay Harbor .
Had personal touches like a personal vows ceremony before the big event and she wore shoes with rhinestone clouds and a rainbow . |
efdb6fb2b02368566453b702c15480d1be0e07f8 | By . Sarah Dean . and Australian Associated Press . It takes an average of 22 years for survivors of child abuse to come forward and many Australians who have been abused still haven’t spoken out, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse says. In its interim report, released on Monday, th... | Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released its interim report on Monday .
Analysis so far shows 90 per cent of Australian sex abusers are men .
It takes men longer than women to disclose their abuse .
The commission hasn't decided on a national redress scheme for survivors .
Has asked ... |
efdc46e36ff830ca6ff6b4a394655ead2054f8ab | By . Robert Hardman . PUBLISHED: . 03:46 EST, 18 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:35 EST, 18 January 2013 . The quest to find scores of buried Spitfires in Burma was yesterday beginning to descend into farce as doubts grew that any would ever be found. Recrimination and disappointment were in danger of splitting the te... | Archaeologists now say that evidence does not support the claim .
No planes have been found at two of the excavation sites .
Mechanical diggers had been brought in to aid search for aircraft in Rangoon .
Excavation work was suspended amid fears it could damage infrastructure .
Spitfires were thought to have been buried... |
efdc6a146964c99b13a1a626e9c789fbed858b91 | By . Olivia Williams . PUBLISHED: . 12:49 EST, 13 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:50 EST, 13 April 2013 . A seven-year-old girl has become Beijing's first case of a new bird flu strain that has killed 11 people. In eastern China 37 others have fallen ill, but this is the first case showing a spread to the north of the c... | Seven year-old victim's parents are in the poultry business .
She is the first case outside eastern China .
The death toll is at 11 people with 37 taken ill .
Neighbouring Jiangsu province on Saturday also confirmed two more cases .
Officials in an area of Zhejiang province have begun culling chickens .
WHO says there ... |
efdd35a803704276359431b5f917c0e17c3d2052 | West Ham midfielder Alex Song has revealed that he had hoped to return to Arsenal when he left Barcelona last summer, but Arsene Wenger didn't want him. Song, who has been excellent since moving back to England, chose instead to join West Ham, while Arsenal declined to buy another holding player. The Cameroonian claims... | Alex Song joined West Ham on loan from Barcelona this summer .
Midfielder left Arsenal in 2012 but failed to break into Barca first team .
The Cameroonian rejected Champions League football in Italy and France .
Song will play against his former club in the Premier League on Sunday .
He posed for programme with 'Nolan'... |
efddd0959b91eb3152bf605ae6fb28ee39b7e249 | (CNN) -- A Delaware pediatrician was indicted Wednesday on 58 additional counts of rape and other sexual offenses in the alleged child abuse of his patients, state Attorney General Beau Biden announced Monday. Dr. Earl Bradley, 56, previously pleaded not guilty to 471 felony counts involving 102 girls and one boy. Wedn... | Dr. Earl Bradley previously pleaded not guilty to 471 felony counts .
Latest charges involve 24 girls he saw as patients from 1999 to 2009 .
Officials say charges are based on "video and digital evidence" |
efde1b84f260840beff19dd32efdb4e55431d16a | Vladimir Putin always understood that the old ways would no longer do. He had witnessed the errors of 20th century dictatorship firsthand as a KGB agent stationed in Dresden during the last years of the Cold War. The young Soviet officer was shocked at how "totally invasive" the East German police state's surveillance ... | Dobson: Sophisticated authoritarians replacing old totalitarian regimes .
Fear, election-fixing, legislation are tools of the modern strongmen, Dobson says .
Despite their sophistication, methods of regimes like Putin's are wearing thin .
Dobson: Syria's Assad is reminder that some dictatorships still prefer a bloodbat... |
efdef16cb69fe7f6559526c4e3a28078049c9cab | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 23:43 EST, 30 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:43 EST, 30 October 2013 . A South Carolina man who police say shot dead his estranged girlfriend and four members of her family, including two children, before turning the gun on himself on Tuesday has been pictured, as the chilling 911 call h... | Bryan Eugene Sweatt, 27, allegedly bound his victims with duct tape before shooting them dead in their Greenwood County, South Carolina, home .
The victims included the mother of Sweatt's baby daughter, Chandra Fields, 26 and her parents, Richard and Melissa Fields .
Chandra's nephews, Tariq Kenyon Robinson, 11, and Wi... |
efdf5f2a231ba13a78dc7a1a96a8383e2e822c3a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . They'll never be able to replace the love they felt for their father, or the good times they enjoyed as family, but the co-workers of a slain police officer weren't about to let a Michigan mans' three daughters miss out on a rite of passage. 11-year-old Eileen, 9-year-old Mary and 6-year-old ... | Michigan police officer Patrick O' Rourke was killed in the line of duty in 2012 while responding to domestic call .
O'Rourke's three young daughters attended a Daddy-Daughter dance .
Their dates were O'Rourke's fellow officers from the Bloomfield Police Department . |
efdf8af0f2f0c69e3b1293ef0f2cd77f8a03351f | He might be a not-so-small 6ft 2" but Prince Harry was left looking positively diminutive when he joined forces with 6ft 8" basketball star Carmelo Anthony for a reception at St. James's Palace. Posing for photos with the New York Knicks player, the fourth-in-line to the throne was forced to crane his neck while attemp... | Prince Harry was dwarfed by 6ft 8" basketball star Carmelo Anthony .
30-year-old New York Knicks player joined Harry for a charity reception .
Presented the prince with a single size 15 shoe - much to his amusement .
Congolese basketball player Dikembe Mutomo also at the event .
Reception held on behalf of Core Coach, ... |
efe0a96985e924fc04ee42a5b8ef5fa3cdb6a65a | By . Mike Jaccarino . PUBLISHED: . 21:22 EST, 7 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:52 EST, 8 August 2012 . A news director at a Minnesota Fox affiliate resigned Monday after penning a Facebook post about a “drunk, homeless, Native American” who last week wandered into his yard, smiled, and then flashed him the peace sign.... | Jason Vincent's status update went public Wednesday and characterized Native-Americans as 'animals'
On Thursday, beleaguered T.V. station director apologized for stunning gaffe, confesses, 'I myself am Native,' too.
Viewers, as well as two public agencies, issued harsh rebukes over the flap prior to newsman's resignati... |
efe11a90dd6fd85a92f7be858b43302ac2b1d8a0 | Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard comfortably defeated an out-of-sorts Serena Williams 6-2, 6-1 at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Tuesday. The American world No 1's body language throughout the contest suggested she would rather have been anywhere else than on the blue hard courts in Western Australia. An on-court espress... | Eugenie Bouchard beat Serena Williams 6-2, 6-1 at the Hopman Cup .
World No 1 Williams struggled throughout the match in Perth .
It is 20-year-old Bouchard's first victory against Williams . |
efe1ec3ab3eda97530f76eceab32857cfdce327c | Crystal Palace midfielder Stuart O'Keefe has joined Championship side Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old has signed a contract with the Bluebirds until 2017 after failing to impress new Palace manager Alan Pardew. The central-defensive midfielder has struggled to make an impact at Selhurst Park in the... | Stuart O'Keefe made 51 appearances for Crystal Palace since 2010 .
The central midfielder has now joined Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee .
He has struggled to make an impact for the Eagles in the Premier League .
O'Keefe is Russell Slade's fourth signing of the transfer window . |
efe253d7762a8ed3b7c71c3bd997a2d8e03c7a74 | (CNN) -- For the second time this month, a U.S. service member who worked in a military sexual assault prevention program has been accused of a sexual crime. In the latest incident, an Army sergeant first class assigned to such a program at Fort Hood, Texas, is being investigated for alleged sexual assault, pandering, ... | Prostitution-related activity may have been involved, an official says .
Number of service members anonymously reporting sexual assault is up by more than 30% .
"No meaningful distinction between complacency or complicity," says Rep. McKeon .
Soldier was assigned to a sexual harassment and assault response program . |
efe258886a93ef7dc5f48f61bdbf233403e0184b | By . Sebastian Shakespeare . Prince Michael of Kent still carries out a busy schedule of engagements at the age of 72, but the Queen’s beloved cousin has been fighting a secret health battle. The grandson of George V underwent surgery for prostate cancer and has been successfully receiving treatment. Members of the Roy... | Grandson of George V, 72, underwent surgery for prostate cancer .
Prince confirms details off illness in support of others with the disease .
Queen's cousin was diagnosed early and treated successfully, aide confirms .
40,000 men in Britain each years are affected by prostate cancer .
One in eight will develop the illn... |
efe2cf51b5ace57b5a2d9059c6d65c61837b7124 | Robin Williams' daughter has been forced off Twitter after internet trolls posted a fake photograph claiming it was her dead father. Zelda Williams, 25, made an appeal to her 169,000 followers to report two users on Twitter who sent the image to her account. She wrote: 'I'm shaking. I can't. Please. Twitter requires a ... | Zelda Williams, 25, made an appeal to 169,000 followers to report two users .
The image has since been revealed to be a fake which was digitally altered .
The two accounts responsible for the messages have been suspended .
Furious Twitter users responded to Zelda to show their support .
Zelda deleted the tweet but late... |
efe320f8c20872146cc6dd3380c188ba38af8f42 | (CNN) -- A U.S. flag that once flew over cleanup and recovery efforts at ground zero and was stolen from a Long Island home was finally returned to its rightful owner on Friday, reports CNN affiliate WPIX. Melissa Ielpi-Brengel, the sister of a firefighter killed on 9/11, woke up to discover the missing flag folded up ... | A stolen 9/11 flag was returned to a Long Island family .
The flag was a gift to the sister of a firefighter who lost his life on 9/11 .
The flag was taken before the Fourth of July .
Melissa Ielpi-Brenge turned to social media to spread the word about what happened . |
efe39ccb217c74660f39e7b69b836cb295a9dcb6 | Cautioned: Koree Britton, 22, pictured in his England Under-20 kit, has been formally cautioned by police for voyeurism . An upcoming England rugby star has been cautioned by police after filming a woman as she undressed in a swimming pool changing room. Rugby Union player Koree Britton, 22, was caught when the woman s... | Upcoming rugby star Koree Britton plays for union team Gloucester .
He was caught attempting to film a woman undress at a leisure centre .
Woman spotted her reflection on a phone held under a changing room door .
Police called to leisure@Cheltenham and detained the rugby player .
Britton was later let go after acceptin... |
efe3cb3a1fe9cb789da8adcf03d4a5d1823acf6c | By . Tim Shipman . PUBLISHED: . 19:38 EST, 20 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:40 EST, 20 November 2012 . Voters are turning away from the Tories because of David Cameron’s support for gay marriage, according to a poll. The finding casts doubt on the Prime Minister and George Osborne’s claims that backing same-sex wed... | Poll suggests most voters don't share support of gay marriage .
Research also suggests PM's support is cynical attempt to look 'trendy' |
efe3dabb6eec80208bcc83555f0e2debb3ec992e | (CNN) -- Amy Stokes is redefining "family" for South African children affected by HIV, AIDS and poverty. Since 2006, her organization, Infinite Family, has used the Internet to connect almost 500 teens with nearly 300 volunteer mentors from all over the world. Stokes started the program after witnessing how HIV and AID... | Amy Stokes was named one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2011 .
Her nonprofit connects South African children with online mentors .
Stokes: Millions of African children don't have adults to mentor them . |
efe3f0d59460a0fcb160268825bcb17ece4a1454 | Another night in Europe, another disappointment for Manchester City. Roberto Mancini, Manuel Pellegrini... the name on the manager’s door does not seem to matter when it comes to the holy grail of the Champions League. So why is it that the champions of England struggle when they head into Europe? Sportsmail takes a lo... | Manchester City could only draw 1-1 against Roma on Tuesday night .
The Champions League is proving a troubling competition for the club .
Manuel Pellegrini's side took the lead through a Sergio Aguero penalty .
But Francesco Totti equalised for the visitors . |
efe4af56af4eda42ee3a88eadeb7f53f74ef3f3e | The Hollywood studio behind the Spider-Man and James Bond films says hackers have crippled its computer network and stole the private information of stars including Cameron Diaz and Angelina Jolie. Staff at Sony Pictures Entertainment have been forced to 'sit at their desks trying to do their jobs with pen and paper' s... | Hackers from 'Guardians of Peace' group struck Sony systems on Monday .
Staff forced to 'sit at their desks trying to do their jobs with pen and paper'
Screens displayed image of red skeleton with phrase 'Hacked By #GOP .
Then words: 'We've already warned you, and this is just a beginning'
Files taken include 'Cameron ... |
efe5287e51be6dcb3a2a40627dcaa13f2eea47db | (CNN) -- Portuguese distance runner Helder Ornelas has been handed a four-year ban after becoming the first athlete to fall foul of the IAAF's Biological Passport program. After abnormalities in his "blood profile" were flagged up in May 2011, the world governing body went back to scrutinize a series of blood test resu... | Portuguese athlete Helder Ornelas gets four-year ban .
Ornelas first to be sanctioned under IAAF Athlete Biological Passport program .
Abnormalities in his blood profile were detected over a period of a year .
The 38-year-old Ornelas won the Milan Marathon in 2005 . |
efe5485b766621a57d2c6cc85f6bc33a2d220b89 | His family is under an intense spotlight after it emerged that Mama June's convicted sex offender boyfriend had allegedly molested her own daughter when she was just eight. However, on Monday, father of the Honey Boo Boo household, Mike 'Sugar Bear' Thompson, appeared to be shrugging off the controversy as he smiled an... | Mama June exposed nine-year-old daughter Alana - also known as Honey Boo Boo - to convicted child molester Mark McDaniel just last month .
Radar report that child services have now 'opened an investigation'
McDaniel abused June's eldest daughter Anna when she was just eight .
Sugar Bear KNEW about his wife's relationsh... |
efe5aadc476e4bb6c30871ae10a09e456367eb30 | (CNN) -- Among the dead were 40 women and children. Again, as in Houla, the images are chilling. Babies, lifeless. Wrapped in blankets, white shrouds. Women with faces in hues of ghostly whites, deep purples and reds -- the colors of death. Civil war imminent in Syria, U.N. warns . The world gasped two weeks ago at the... | A video posted online claims to show another massacre in Syria .
The images are of dead women and children in the village of Qubeir .
The video elicits condemnation for Bashar al-Assad at a U.N. session on Syria .
The U.N. chief calls it "shocking and sickening" |
efe5b2a2e89d91bff272a4aa48154fcaca023614 | (CNN) -- Attention white Anglo-Saxon Protestants: Your days of running things are over. You have jumped the shark. But there's no need to feel bad for WASPs. They've had an amazing run. Every single president in our nation's history, except for John F. Kennedy -- a Catholic -- and Barack Obama, has been a white Protest... | Every president except for JFK and Barack Obama has been a white Protestant .
Dean Obeidallah: WASPs have had an amazing run, but times have changed .
He says political parties are increasingly reflecting the new face of America .
Obeidallah: Changing voting rights laws have made our political system more democratic . |
efe5ccc7cb4267fa6599da302e761f639aeef1fc | Insurers are facing a multi-million pound compensation bill after a major report has revealed how they duped savers into taking poor value pension deals. The City watchdog yesterday laid bare how pensioners were missing out on income of up to £230million a year because of the tactics used by some major firms. The Finan... | Insurers facing a multi-million pound compensation bill following report .
Report found they duped savers into taking poor value pension deals .
Watchdog says pensioners missing out on £230million a year as a result .
Financial Conduct Authority found companies flouted own fair play rules .
Mail exposed dirty tricks in... |
efe5d55075c7d0500cd9a03baba0fb182697b519 | West Bromwich Albion have made contact with Tim Sherwood and Tony Pulis about the prospect of replacing sacked Alan Irvine. The pair are the leading candidates to take over, with chairman Jeremy Peace eager to make a new appointment by the weekend. It is believed initial discussions have taken place with each manager’s... | West Brom have only won once in their last nine Premier League games .
Alan Irvine was subjected to barrage of abuse after 2-0 defeat by Stoke .
Chairman Jeremy Peace sacked Irvine on Monday night .
Tim Sherwood is the early favourite to take charge at The Hawthorns .
Tony Pulis is also in the frame for the Baggies job... |
efe61ac0b43de9d2d1da140ea3b9a8af3628a1aa | By . Deni Kirkova for MailOnline . Designer rental is big business - and it's all thanks to Instagram. Social media is fuelling the rise in multiple dress hire firms opening in the UK and America; even couture hire for children, BorrowMiniCouture. Bosses say women feel like they can't wear the same thing twice if their... | Women feel they can't wear the same thing if friends have seen it online .
Many can't afford to buy a new designer outfit every weekend .
Sites like Girl Meets Dress and Rent The Runway let them rent instead . |
efe6bb78698ffd97514c6f1db36bd3b388ebfe0b | Washington (CNN) -- A Justice Department lawyer testified Friday the department does not enforce certain voting law cases when the victims are white, and called the decision to drop a voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party "a travesty of justice." Christopher Coates, who headed the department's Vot... | Justice Department lawyer says some civil rights cases are suppressed .
Cases against African-Americans are not pursued, says Christopher Coates .
The Justice Department criticizes the Civil Rights Commission's investigation . |
efe6bd74a179891597b6aa24789a09b63b19c7fb | Piri Weepu may be a World Cup-winning All Black with an international pedigree but arguably his greatest achievement is simply being alive to tell the tale. In February, the 71-times capped scrum-half, 31, who will make his Aviva Premiership debut on Sunday for London Welsh against Exeter, was taking part in a routine ... | Piri Weepu makes his Premiership debut for London Welsh on Sunday .
Weepu, 31, suffered a stroke that almost cost the scrum-half his life .
Doctors found the stroke was caused by a hole in his heart .
The 2011 World Cup winner had surgery seven months ago to block the hole .
The 71-time capped All Black said he's ready... |
efe7011911064c689e0128fb1fef50eca7856db4 | It was far from a conventional send-off. The day after Kirstie Allsopp’s beloved mother lost her battle with breast cancer, she was placed in a wicker coffin, lifted on to the back of a tractor and driven up the garden where she was buried next to Benji, the family pony. This was, the TV presenter has disclosed, the wa... | TV host buried her mother in wicker coffin in garden of her Dorset home .
Says Fiona, Lady Hindlip wanted a simple, discreet ceremony without fuss .
Miss Allsopp buried her mother next to the family pony, Benji .
Lady Hindlip lost her 25-year battle with breast cancer earlier this year . |
efe72934a5dfb83d20e7c7ccde1df2187ac48361 | (CNN) -- Europe's star soccer clubs have booked a summer holiday to the United States -- but this is strictly business not pleasure. Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Arsenal and Manchester United are among the footballing giants crossing the Atlantic. These pre-season tours of North America are no... | A host of Europe's top soccer clubs are heading for America to prepare for domestic seasons .
European champions Real Madrid stateside as well as Man City and Real Madrid .
Clubs hoping to cash in on the buzz in the U.S. prompted by recent World Cup in Brazil .
Record viewing figures underlined how popular Brazil tourn... |
efe73907538766d4e2c16b38489d6b4801aeff81 | (CNN)A Honduran beauty queen and her sister were found dead Wednesday, police said, and the sister's boyfriend and another man have been arrested in connection with the case. The bodies of María José Alvarado Muñoz, the reigning Miss World Honduras, and her sister, Sofia Trinidad Alvarado, were found in a mountainous ... | More are believed to be involved in sisters' deaths, police tell CNN affiliate .
One of those arrested is beauty queen's sister's boyfriend, family tell police .
The boyfriend had the most contact with the two sisters, police say .
María José Alvarado Muñoz was set to head to London to participate in the pageant . |
efe743cd5c2d9188f2e94b3c0948b98840f367f0 | A mother told she had just months to live says being diagnosed with cancer has made her a better, more positive person. Kate Tonner brought her wedding forward after doctors declared the disease was incurable. She says the dire warning forced her to embrace life – so she moved house, left her job and started a bucket l... | Kate Tonner, 34, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in March 2012 .
Months later, doctors said it was incurable and she had 6-12 months left .
Urged her to bring forward wedding and make the most of remaining time .
She and her family moved house, she quit work and she made a bucket list .
Says the experience of living... |
efe763e831dcccf236abbceea9a6de2a4a3faf61 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 04:14 EST, 7 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:50 EST, 8 January 2013 . A father-of-three was murdered at a diner after stepping in to defend his girlfriend against an unwanted suitor, it has been alleged. Jason Lewis, 34, was shot in the chest at close range by a fellow guest celebrating h... | Jason Lewis, 34, was murdered at a diner in Brooklyn on Sunday morning .
Birthday-boy Tyrone Gainer was drunkenly hitting on Mr Lewis' partner .
Father-of-three Lewis stepped in to defend her when Gainer pulled a .22-caliber and shot him in the chest at close range . |
efe781a34d5e74f88ffcd4213581ddea90bb930e | With the word ‘lunacy’ tracing its roots to ‘lunar’, it’s been a common myth for centuries that a full moon causes higher levels of psychological problems and can result in a rise in crime or injuries. But the lunar cycle has no effect on our mental state - and full moon madness can be put down as legend, according to ... | Research by psychologists at Université Laval in Québec City, Canada .
Analysed 771 patients admitted to emergency wards over three years .
Those with psychological issues no more likely to come in at full moon .
But 63% of doctors say they see more psychological patients at full moon . |
efe7ae20a36e9308aefe390c23d1e0eb00bfda2a | By . Hayley O'keeffe . PUBLISHED: . 09:16 EST, 30 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:38 EST, 30 October 2013 . Josh Lyons' release by Tottenham knocked his self-confidence to the extent he felt unable to go out socially . A talented striker who spiralled into depression after being dropped by a Premier League football cl... | Coroner criticises club for not supporting Josh Lyons after rejecting him .
Footballer became depressed and anxious and couldn't socialise with friends .
Club offers condolences to family and says things have now changed .
For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch... |
efe7c8d4d7e63647bf8de30658b67fee4a5a0e49 | Brussels, Belgium (CNN) -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday signed a broad agreement of cooperation with the European Union, the same deal whose reversal set off a crisis in the nation. The signing came hours before the President's office announced a three-day extension of a cease-fire. This is the latest... | NEW: Ukrainian President's office: Cease-fire is extended 72 hours .
Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko: EU document is "a symbol of faith and unbreakable will"
The signing shows "how dramatically things can change in a short time," he says .
State media: Vladimir Putin calls for "substantial" talks in Ukraine, end to bloodshe... |
efe869bf482fcd0c775cede2b5662c9dfedf6afd | London (CNN) -- We hear of tremors that shake, rattle and roll, but really cause no damage. Then there are the big quakes that hit offshore and cause a scare, but nothing more. So, will the "earthquake" of the fringe parties coming in first in France, the United Kingdom, Greece and others be a tremor, or will there be ... | CNN's Jim Boulden looks at the rise of fringe parties in the crucial European election .
Mainstream parties must now respond to the success of protest parties, he says .
Centrist parties need to act if they want to thwart the rise of fringe parties . |
efe8c54df0a75c887e0cf2b78cac967dbab79473 | Rebekah Brooks's lawyer told the court that prosecutors have failed to stand up a case against her after seven months of evidence . Rebekah Brooks has faced ‘downright cruelty and vitriol’ during a sustained campaign to convict her of phone hacking ‘no matter what’, the Old Bailey heard yesterday. The prosecution has f... | Solicitor for Rebekah Brooks said prosecution relied on 'outrageous' tactics .
Attacked 'media attention' surrounding the case and 'opinions expressed'
Said prosecutors have failed to prove case after seven months of evidence . |
efe9d13ca879497580c377eedc575282f88b1d07 | (CNN) -- Norway's Alexander Dale Oen won gold in the 100m breaststroke in an emotional day of medal winning at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai. The 26-year-old pointed to a Norwegian flag in reference to the shootings in his home country on Friday that claimed the lives of over 90 people. "It's a very special ... | Norway's Alexander Dale Oen wins gold at the FINA World Championship .
The 100m breaststroke champion held back tears .
The victory was good nation for a nation rocked by tragedy .
U.S. and China win their first golds . |
efe9ff067c06ce8285fbb5824281fcdb6f1d8ac0 | Knox not obliged to attend any potential retrial in Italy . 'We are going to take this to the final level,' says prosecutor . By . Louise Boyle and Nick Pisa . Last updated at 10:54 AM on 5th October 2011 . The public prosecutor who oversaw the collapse of the murder case against Amanda Knox said today he would appeal ... | Knox not obliged to attend any potential retrial in Italy .
'We are going to take this to the final level,' says prosecutor . |
efea37c1694fdc160b5420140b6bcaf47a3dc0f7 | The man suing ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez for shooting him in the face has responded to Hernandez's request for a delay in the lawsuit until his murder charges in Massachusetts are resolved. Alexander Bradley, in a motion filed by his lawyer on September 12, argues there's no reason for a delay, because the cases are c... | Alexander Bradley says his suit against Aaron Hernandez is unrelated to murder charge .
Ex-NFL player Hernandez is accused of shooting Bradley in face in Florida .
Hernandez currently faces murder charge in death of Odin Lloyd .
It would be tough to fight both cases at same time, Hernandez argues . |
efeb2858b0024eed62e05d8b5fde0ef02f073ebd | By . Mia De Graaf for MailOnline . A bombed-out building left resembling a doll's house after the front was ripped off by an Israeli air strike has revealed the extent of the property damage in Gaza City. The image emerged as violence erupted on the West Bank as Israeli and Hamas leaders struggle to negotiate a permane... | Hamas and Israeli leaders are 'making progress' with indirect talks in Cairo .
Nations are observing five-day truce while they discuss negotiations .
Today, Palestinians attacked Israeli militants after 'cross-border shooting'
Soldiers reacted with tear gas, Israeli military has 'no knowledge' of shooting .
Palestine r... |
efeb6b2856130cbc113926a21ed4110e4da9caa2 | (CNN) -- An Alabama man who says he was fired for exposing public corruption received broad support from the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a free-speech dispute testing workplace protections for government employees. In hour-long oral arguments, the justices dug into a case of whether such First Amendment rights exte... | Case involves man working at Alabama college who says he was fired for exposing corruption .
Do First Amendment rights extend to state workers who testify truthfully but are later punished?
Court has previously said such workers cannot sue over an adverse job action in certain cases . |
efeb9be670e3da4d8f0a2bc418735aceef0fdb97 | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . In a significant step towards reducing emissions, European scientists have created the world’s first renewable jet fuel using only sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. If proved on a larger scale, the process could provide the holy grail of renewable energy by creating an on-demand supply of ... | Solar-Jet project created reactor that uses sunlight to heat metal oxide .
Water and carbon monoxide are then passed into the reactor at 700 °C .
This creates a synthetic gas made of hydrogen and carbon monoxide .
Gas was then compressed and transformed into fuel similar to kerosene .
If proved on a larger scale, the p... |
efed3617e3c01ba45b090f6fc6a62a7e77131576 | By . Louise Eccles . and Laura Cox . PUBLISHED: . 17:58 EST, 4 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:29 EST, 4 December 2013 . Candid: Daley with female friend Nikita Ross . Olympic diver Tom Daley was dating a woman only a few months before meeting his boyfriend – believed to be an Oscar-winning gay activist 20 years his ... | The Olympic diver, 19, is said to be dating Dustin Lance Black, 39 .
He claims it was 'love at first sight' and was shocked he fell for a man .
Friends said he was in a relationship with a woman as recently as March . |
efed462f9b0d9f208371c268b1b3f050d690c83b | Former Liverpool loanee Nuri Sahin has lifted the lid on his short stint at Anfield, claiming he had to leave because Brendan Rodgers refused to play him in the correct position. Sahin joined Liverpool for six months between August 2012 and January 2013, scoring three times in his 12 appearances. Now at Borussia Dortmu... | Nuri Sahin was on loan at Liverpool for six months in 2012/13 .
He played 12 times, scoring three goals for the Reds .
Now at Borussia Dortmund, Sahin says he had to leave Liverpool .
He explains Brendan Rodgers insisted on playing him out of position . |
efedcb402570a49fa151a585d194bef2ea1212eb | By . Wills Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 04:57 EST, 9 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:19 EST, 9 September 2013 . Undersea explorers have discovered a trove of buried treasure that may lead to the discovery of more than 400,000 gold coins. Barry Clifford and his team of archaeologists also found a musket and thousands of l... | Barry Clifford and his team made discovery 1,500ft off the shore .
Also unearthed a 300-year-old musket in wreckage 35ft beneath the surface .
Billions of dollars worth of treasure has been found in the area . |
efee747e794194807ebd979a61f8aeed06b852c0 | Beijing (CNN) -- Must art always serve politics? To audiences overseas, contemporary art in China is typified by Ai Weiwei, the most trenchant critic of China's artistic and political restrictions. But not all Chinese artists subscribe to Ai Weiwei's approach. Ai Jing (no relation), once a popular singer-songwriter, is... | Ai Jing, a popular singer, represents one school of China's contemporary art scene .
She is the first Chinese contemporary artist to hold exhibition at National Museum of China .
She is no relation to fellow artist Ai Weiwei .
Her works are typically wholesome and uplifting . |
efee9a895972c9514f9c334dac2a92f45b6f11d0 | A year that promised so much has unravelled and left Liverpool with nothing other than cause for regret. The return to the Champions League was supposed to propel Liverpool back into the big time but their feeble exit at the group stage, with just five points and five goals to show for their six matches, has been like ... | Eight months ago Liverpool beat Norwich City 3-2 to move within seven points of winning the Premier League title .
Luis Suarez left for Barcelona, while Liverpool got Mario Balotelli .
Daniel Sturridge hasn't played since August for Liverpool due to injury .
Liverpool lost in Basle on October 1 in a failed Champions Le... |
efeeb3b9810492ddfd075c6c7c04a9ed56599692 | In the end it was a cry for help. The great pity is that nobody within the England camp detected a problem until Raheem Sterling summoned the courage to speak to the head coach on Saturday morning. 'Boss, can I have a word?' was the first time Roy Hodgson became aware of an issue with the forward's condition, mental or... | Roy Hodgson started Raheem Sterling on the bench against Estonia .
The Liverpool star had complained of tiredness but was happy to play .
He came on in the second half and helped the Three Lions win 1-0 .
But nobody in the England camp had spotted Sterling's problem .
The 19-year-old needs more support to be a star for... |
efef5f8ea62ab8edb36d5ea7bb625f923b5f3eb4 | By . Chris Pleasance . Julie Mannion, 45, was having a cigarette outside North Manchester General Hospital when she claims a security guard punched her in the face . A woman patient was knocked unconscious and suffered horrendous facial injuries when she was punched by a hospital security guard, it was claimed today. P... | Julie Mannion, 45, taken to hospital on April 12 after altercation in pub .
Claims she was outside A&E having a cigarette when guard approached .
Says blow came 'from nowhere' adding: 'He punched me full in the face'
Left hospital and went five miles away to Salford Royal for treatment .
Police and hospital bosses are ... |
eff01588826fc5306d02866fa74a3d2f9f1e222d | Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- A Japanese coast guard crew member has confessed to leaking a video of a boat collision that sparked a recent diplomatic battle between China and Japan, officials said Wednesday. It was unclear whether the crew member would be arrested for putting the video online, police said. The video, posted o... | Video shows boat collision that started a diplomatic row between China and Japan .
It is unclear whether the coast guard member will be arrested .
Boat collision occurred in the East China Sea near the disputed islands . |
eff02a93cba3272771c3a0ad508b9adaac27f845 | Armed Russian police today raided the homes of anti-Putin activists today ahead of a mass demonstration in a major new crackdown on dissent. The fresh wave of arrests was today compared with the days of Stalin by opponents on Russian language Twitter. Hello1937 was trending on the social networking site - referring to ... | 10 top Russian activists who represent biggest threat to Stalin are targeted .
Hello1937 was trending on Russian-language version of Twitter - referring to the worst year of Stalin's purges .
More than a dozen officers beat down doors at anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny's home . |
eff05d574bffca4981904702436dc3a1188b3a5e | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 16:00 EST, 2 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:38 EST, 2 January 2013 . A flight instructor falsified documents so a millionaire could get a helicopter licence - just weeks before the businessman and his wife did in a crash, a court heard today. Inexperienced pilot Paul Spencer and his wi... | Paul and Linda Spencer died in the crash just weeks after he got licence .
Instructor Ian King is in court accused of falsifying documents .
Alleged he filled out log book to show businessman had flown solo longer . |
eff09cd977f1c4247ab318bfdb8d72e48488659a | Nine Cleveland police officers involved in a deadly 2012 police shooting are accusing the police department of racial discrimination. Eight white officers and one Hispanic officer filed a federal lawsuit against the city on Friday, alleging that the police department treats non-black officers involved in shootings of b... | The eight white officers, and one Hispanic, were among the Cleveland cops who killed Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams in a hail of 137 bullets .
The officers were placed on leave for three days and then put on a 45-day 'cooling-off' period before being allowed back on regular duty .
They were then placed back on re... |
eff171d1ca6e85f8d6a0bad074c56eaf095924c9 | Ebola has officially been eradicated from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization declared Friday, even amid fresh concerns about the deadly virus in places like Sierra Leone and Mali. The United Nations health agency cleared the DRC for Ebola because 42 days had passed since tests came back neg... | U.N. leader says the Ebola outbreak could be over by the middle of 2015 .
WHO chief heading to Mali, where there have been new Ebola transmissions .
There have been no Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 42 days .
Other nations like Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea are still trying to contain the virus . |
eff23aaec2b76c4cba9ccb96047b6bbaa91ed0b9 | By . Hayley O'keeffe . PUBLISHED: . 12:33 EST, 26 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:04 EST, 27 November 2013 . Shoppers raced to order free pairs of Reebok running shoes when a website glitch meant they were only charged for delivery. Thousands of customers are thought to have taken advantage of the bug after it went v... | Thousands believed to have taken advantage of the website error .
Loophole affected trainers that shoppers could customise themselves .
Reebok says that it will not honour orders for the free footwear . |
eff251b2642a60564c9e605b8bea72d46690af56 | By . Snejana Farberov . Delia Garcia-Bratcher, 30, appears during a hearing at the Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa, California, Thursday after allegedly grabbing a boy by the throat . A California mother accused of grabbing a 12-year-old boy by the throat for allegedly bullying her daughter did nothing wrong... | Delia Garcia-Bratcher, 30, allegedly came to Olivet Charter Elementary School in Northern California Friday and confronted the boy, 12 .
She allegedly grabbed him by the throat, leaving red marks .
The staff at the school took photos of the boy's neck, but mother's lawyer claims boy may have left the marks himself .
At... |
eff32feb671968fa2bfbfaec3f3d488c41142a35 | Elephants in the South African bush are being trained to use their super-strength sense of smell to sniff out explosives and poachers. The project, supported by the U.S. Army Research Office, was inspired after elephants in Angola were observed using their trunks to help them avoid areas full of land mines left over fr... | Elephants in South Africa are being taught to sniff out explosives in project .
Inspired by animals in wild avoiding land mines left over from civil war .
They won't be used in field but will test scents brought by robotic drones . |
eff3f59db6e106e13e27fcef608d69aaf26d3fdf | Aid to help women in poor countries give birth safely is being cut – as money to fight global warming in the Third World is increased. Funds for doctors, nurses and midwives to help mothers and babies fell from £221million to £183million. But at the same time, cash for climate change adaptation, low carbon development ... | Money to fight global warming increased as aid for women is being cut .
Funds for doctors and midwives to help mothers fell from £221m to £183m .
At same time cash for climate change adaptation rose by £40million .
Comes as PM is due to announce UK will spend more on global warming . |
eff41b1f530bd9e3ffd982d70322525dbe89216c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 2:00 AM on 12th November 2011 . An aid worker searching for survivors of an earthquake in Turkey was among at least ten killed by a second tremor. Rescue efforts began in the eastern city of Van on Wednesday night after a magnitude-5.7 quake struck the region. Around 28 survi... | 5.7-magnitude quake hits south of Van, eastern Turkey .
25 buildings have collapsed, including two hotels .
People trapped in rubble can be heard calling out for help .
Workers manage to pull 28 survivors from the destruction .
Rescue worker who had rushed to Turkey to help victims of last quake is among the dead . |
eff4711afe39fc0b17849791ab013f7215d2078c | (CNN) -- Bahrain security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters in the southern city of Sitra on Tuesday, killing at least two protesters and wounding at least 150 people, according to medical officials on the scene Tuesday. "They are killing everybody," one official said. "They attacked us -- even med... | Clinton says there is no military solution to Bahrain's unrest .
King imposes three-month state of emergency in Bahrain .
"They attacked us -- even medical personnel," medical official says .
A Saudi soldier was killed, official says . |
eff4ff0b2b6f9c96ae5aad37c1767cbf8b05df06 | For a split-second, it could have been the opening day of last season. Same opposition, same score to protect and a contribution from the same player that brought the same, deafening reaction. Deep into added time, with Liverpool clinging to a 1-0 lead, Charlie Adam hoisted a cross into the penalty area and Anfield gas... | Simon Mignolet has struggled since taking the No 1 jersey at Liverpool .
Was unconvincing on several occasions against Stoke on Saturday .
Brendan Rodgers had spoken to him after draw with Ludogorets .
Glen Johnson scored the winner as Liverpool beat Stoke 1-0 at Anfield . |
eff5b3d9c7908d97586b8f4e67f4c84c17388367 | (CNN) -- President Barack Obama has expressed regret over a NATO air strike earlier in the week that resulted in the deaths of nine Afghan boys, according to a White House statement released Thursday. The president, during a video teleconference Wednesday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, indicated his "deep regret f... | NEW: Obama expresses regret for the deaths of the Afghan boys .
Helicopters mistakenly killed nine boys chopping wood .
Civilian casualties have hurt the coalition's efforts over the years .
More than 60 civilians were killed during a February operation . |
eff68f81ba514031bc802b1baab61d638e1dcc86 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:51 EST, 23 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:17 EST, 23 June 2013 . Researchers say that recently unearthed photos of the remote Pacific island near the site of a reef where they believe Amelia Earhart's plane may have landed during her doomed 1937 flight around the world could pr... | Earhart's plane disappeared in the Pacific Ocean during her doomed 1937 flight around the world .
Researchers believe they've found sonar images showing parts of her plane lodged on a coastal shelf just off the shores of Nikumaroro Island, about 3,000 miles northeast of Australia .
New photos taken about a year after h... |
eff6cada24de1aa4279fd39648c7e1011d03ad98 | Luis Suarez could be the last big-money signing top European club Barcelona makes for quite some time. The Spanish football club has seen its appeal against a ban on buying new players rejected by the sport's global governing body FIFA. Barca plans to appeal the sanction, which prohibits the club from signing any new p... | FIFA rejects Barcelona's appeal against a transfer ban .
The Catalan club will be unable to sign new players until January 2016 .
The ban was meted out after FIFA ruled Barca had breached rules relating to youth players .
Barca intends to appeal the ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport . |
eff6d66b74db2979c2c998bd6936897fce73f77a | Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- A drone strike in Yemen on Saturday killed at least 10 suspected al Qaeda militants but also inadvertently resulted in the deaths of three civilian day laborers, a high-level Yemeni government official told CNN. The strike targeted a pickup in al-Hazemiyah district of al-Bayda province, three Yeme... | NEW: Drone strikes targeted a truck carrying 11 suspected militants, officials say .
NEW: One of the strikes inadvertently hit a civilian pickup truck, a witness says .
Most of those killed were al Qaeda militants, Yemeni officials say . |
eff6fb3352d0e8cd5d64006566d052020d359f56 | Bamako, Mali (CNN) -- A rapid deployment of an international military force is essential to solving Mali's security crisis, regional and international leaders said after a meeting Friday in the nation's capital. "Mali needs a political transition through transparent elections within 12 months, functioning institutions ... | ECOWAS chairman calls for "immediate deployment of international troops"
The meeting included officials from the EU, U.N. and West African states .
Mali was plunged into chaos in March after a military ruler overthrew the president . |
eff73c1fbdb06a2fef9777f04eece0a6ebf357d7 | Six penalties from Aled Thomas condemned London Welsh to their 10th consecutive defeat of the season in a dire LV= Cup game at the Kassam Stadium. The Welsh squandered a great chance to pull off their first win, as despite having the stronger pack, they lacked the control and firepower behind the scrum to secure victor... | Aled Thomas hit six penalties in the LV= Cup in Oxford .
The Welsh squandered a great chance to pull off their first win of the season .
Three penalties from Will Robinson was Welsh's only response . |
eff740f573c8f595f19a1c9e6691a6ee501ff61c | By . Ian Drury . PUBLISHED: . 19:34 EST, 22 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:31 EST, 23 October 2013 . Heroes who fought in Afghanistan are engaged in a fresh battle – to raise thousands of pounds for soldiers who have been killed or wounded. Crack personnel from the Parachute Regiment will be guests of honour at a Fes... | Crack personnel from the Parachute Regiment will be guests of honour .
Festival of Remembrance to be held at church on Fleet Street in London .
Event by Afghanistan Trust - a charity raising money to support Paras .
Tickets are available for £15 by clicking here or phoning 07980 631110 . |
eff762ca9560914a1cb91a361a4a8eea2f0375f9 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- "Modern Family" actress Sarah Hyland asked for and received a temporary restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, actor Matthew Prokop, her lawyer said Tuesday. "The documents speak for themselves," attorney Lee Sherman said in a statement sent to CNN. He declined to give details of what happened... | TMZ reports Hyland accuses Prokop of putting her in fear for her life .
"The documents speak for themselves," Hyland's lawyer tells CNN .
Hyland plays Haley Dunphy on "Modern Family"
She met Prokop when they both auditioned for Disney's "High School Musical" |
eff77dfa56a9f489d7a10c9ec5782f301cd3c186 | By . Deni Kirkova . A versatile cushion shaped like a Möbius strip promises to make any situation suitable for taking a nap. The Forever Pillow's never-ending single surface provides infinite folding possibilities allowing you to sleep in almost any position. The looped cushion gets its name because of its mathematical... | Möbius strip loop pillow has twist that creates never-ending surface .
Comes in six colours and sold for various prices on Kickstarter .
Project with 10 days to go already raised £9,730 . |
eff7858ca9a3f953fe5094bfe4025906da7598db | (CNN) -- A 93-year-old World War II medic who froze to death last month in his Bay City, Michigan, home left his entire estate to a local hospital, an estate attorney told CNN Wednesday. Martin Schur poses with his wife, Marian, in 1976. Local and state officials agree that Schur's death was avoidable. The attorney wou... | Martin Schur, 93, froze to death in his home last month; leaves estate to hospital .
Attorney won't disclose amount; relative says it's likely in excess of $500,000 .
"Hopefully his death is not in vain and we can learn from this," nephew says .
The death has prompted a state investigation into the manner in which he d... |
eff85288d9956d5a271fae54de3c2f1851d609b6 | (CNN) -- Friends have asked Brianne Bricker to be their bridesmaid so many times, that this summer she finally had to say "no." It's not that the 24-year-old didn't want to be in her friend's wedding, but after spending more than $5,000 on nine weddings over the last two years, she literally just can't afford one more.... | Bridesmaids spend about $1,695 for dress, travel, gifts and other expenses, website says .
According to etiquette expert, "You should never be going into debt for a friend's wedding"
WeddingChannel advice: Hold the bridal shower and bachelorette party on the same weekend . |
eff855d6196ff30990807f203057be2a9e9488f0 | By . Victoria Woollaston . The latest rumours about the iPhone 6 may be the clearest evidence yet that Apple is working on a super-thin device. Taiwan-based site Digitimes claims the iPhone 6’s battery will be just 2mm thick - a millimetre thinner than the current battery in the iPhone 5S and 5C. It also reported that ... | Taiwan-based site Digitimes claims the iPhone 6’s battery will be 2mm thick .
This is a millimetre thinner than the battery in the iPhone 5S and 5C .
Reports also claim manufacturers are similarly reducing the thickness of panels and chassis for the upcoming handset .
But this is said to be causing production problems ... |
eff948516461b5df0aee20a1517309686f5fffce | Congressional Republicans are vowing to fight President Barack Obama's plan to make immigration changes through executive action, but they are struggling with how to do that without triggering another government shutdown. The House and Senate need to pass a measure during the lame duck session to fund federal agencies,... | Reid has privately conveyed concerns to the White House .
Republicans are debating how to confront Obama over immigration .
Some GOP lawmakers say leaders shouldn't rule out a shutdown .
Boehner told GOP he doesn't want a shutdown . |
eff94c907aa3200cd65797310fb071457b67d282 | Manchester City's forgotten man Scott Sinclair admits a lack of first-team football means he will have to reconsider his future in January. The 25-year-old has not made a Premier League start for over two years and has played just 22 minutes in two matches this season, one of which was the Community Shield. Sinclair ha... | Scott Sinclair joined Manchester City in 2012 for £6.2million .
But Sinclair has played just 17 times for the Premier League champions .
The former Swansea man admitted he misses playing football .
Sinclair said he will re-evaluate his future in January . |
eff94d6fba1101766995f477f8e34d4748dd4ca6 | By . Associated Press . Nancy Pfister, 57, died from a blunt force injury to the head at her home in Aspen, a coroner said on Wednesday . A socialite who was found dead in her home in Aspen was killed by a blunt force injury to her head, the Pitkin County coroner said on Wednesday. Nancy Pfister, 57, was hit with a har... | Nancy Pfister, 57, was hit with a hard .
object that had a small, curved shape, and had been dead about 36 .
hours before body was found on February 26 .
First-degree murder charges have been filed against 3 people, including a couple who had rented Pfister's home while she was in Australia . |
eff97e5995f7ee6b47cd7e3fd4c5278ef0d5caeb | James Norton's acting career has recently seen a complete turnaround. Having played the psychopathic killer Tommy Lee Royce in the BBC series Happy Valley, his latest project has seen him take on a more angelic role. James has recently been filming the new series of Granchester where he plays the troubled Reverend Sidn... | James Norton is known for playing a kidnapper in Happy Valleys .
He has recently taken on the role as a vicar in Granchester .
In an interview with Marks and Spencer he discusses his changing roles . |
effa498f65a24293b0617d57532a5ca978a703cf | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:26 EST, 9 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:00 EST, 9 December 2013 . Time Magazine revealed on Monday the finalists to become the publication's coveted Person of the Year, and the list ranges from the woman who made 'twerking' famous - or infamous, depending on who you ask - ... | Time has named its 10 finalists to be 2013's Person of the Year .
Last year's winner was President Barack Obama, who also is on the list this year .
The magazine will announce the winner on Wednesday . |
effa528b3147ddbb485874fb807bd659f7def034 | A 40-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter were lucky to have survived a high speed crash in which their car flipped more than six times. The entire heart-stopping incident, which occurred at about 11:45am in Maroochydore at the Sunshine Coast on Thursday, was captured on the dash camera of a tow truck driven ... | A 40-year-old and her three-year-old daughter have survived a high speed crash .
Their car flipped over more than six times .
The incident occurred in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast .
The crash was caught by a dash camera .
Footage shows the car changing lanes while driving at a high speed .
It swerved into oncomin... |
effaac8d3941be03d42b7f8ed2e6f2df327bb664 | By . Bianca London . Kate Silverton, 43, has welcomed a son into the world. The newsreader gave birth to baby Wilbur, her second child with husband Mike Heron, on June 26. Her agent told MailOnline: 'Kate gave birth to a healthy baby boy - Wilbur Silverton-Heron - on June 26 at 02.53 and is naturally absolutely delight... | Kate, 43, gave birth to Wilbur Silverton-Heron on June 26 at 02.53 .
He is her second child with husband Michael Heron .
Couple already have two-year-old daughter, Clemency .
Newsreader struggled to conceive a second child .
with IVF .
Recently admitted she fell pregnant .
naturally after 'moving on' from accepting th... |
effac014dcb2c3c8003bc5ce12ba49a44f2ffe66 | By . Sam Webb . Changing nightwear: Many UK men now spurn pyjamas, saying they are for children. File picture . Pyjamas have fallen out of fashion because many adults have stopped wearing anything at all in bed, according to researchers. One in four Britons do not own pyjamas or nightwear of any kind. This is the highe... | Men think pyjamas are for children but women still opt for nightwear .
Research shows Italians are twice as likely as Brits to own pyjamas .
Germans, like sleepers in the UK, also tend to slumber naked . |
effbcfc7722e254543b5d495e34a92a5796abec7 | By . Sarah Harris . Classic: Maya Angelou's autobiography is being taken off the syllabus by Welsh board WJEC . Maya Angelou’s autobiography has been culled by an exam board as a row over English Literature GCSEs deepened yesterday. WJEC revealed plans to drop foreign prose from its new qualification, along with AQA, t... | Welsh board WJEC removing 'different cultures prose' from syllabus .
Means pupils will not study Angelou's classic or To Kill A Mockingbird .
News comes as AQA confirm it has ditched 'exploring cultures' section . |
effbd7ec77e01dcc57e7f1806a5de792cfc8a2ca | MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Sharon Long's work has earned her the nickname "Skull Lady." Sharon Long is a forensic artist whose job is to help identify the dead, often murder victims. She is a forensic artist whose job is to give faces -- and sometimes identities -- back to anonymous murder victims who have been robbed of ... | Sharon Long is forensic artist who creates faces from skulls .
Fort Myers, Florida, police called her after they found eight sets of remains .
Only two of the eight remains have been identified . |
effbf305e1b2b2dc538b1cf3a3411a4fa221fb1f | The Co-operative said sales of its own-brand prosecco were up 60 per cent in week before Christmas and expects to sell three a second today . Sales of prosecco have soared ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations, with one retailer expecting to sell three bottles every second. The Co-operative said sales of its own brand ... | Co-operative have said it expects to sell three bottles a second today .
Sales of own-brand prosecco up 60 per cent in the week before Christmas .
Marks & Spencer have sold 1.6 million bottles in the last 12 months .
Prosecco even outsold milk, the usual best-seller, in lead up to Christmas . |
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