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effc742e6921f453e39170c6522422cac7d44bf9 | By . Eddie Wrenn . People whose blood sugar is on the high end of 'the normal range' may be at greater risk of brain shrinkage, according to new research. The Australian-based research suggests a higher blood sugar level could lead to the kind of mental health issues that occur with aging and diseases such as dementia.... | High but 'safe' blood levels accounted for up to ten per cent of brain shrinkage in test group of 250 Australians . |
effc8e6fa97a11701490cc1c07dc4017a4fb4b34 | Temperatures are set to soar to double figures this week before a cold snap with bitter winds from Iceland moves in across Britain just in time for Christmas. Forecasters predict the mercury will rise to 12C across much of England and Wales this week before the cold weather returns on Friday, bringing strong winds and ... | Temperatures set to soar to double figures this week, with milder conditions sweeping across the UK from Atlantic .
After the mercury rises to 12C, temperatures will again drop to freezing on Friday as cold air from Iceland moves in .
Bookies have slashed odds for a white Christmas, as many people believe the predicted... |
effcd2e7bd8c67dcd530a57bf2b76fbfa355f65f | (Parenting.com) -- We are pretty new to the youth sports world—my son is five—and I've already seen crazy parents and coaches and kids who are being pushed against their will. I just pray that my kid continues to have awesome coaches who understand what it's all about and how to keep things in age-appropriate perspecti... | Do you know the coaching philosophy of your child's sports coach?
Coaches have profound influence -- positive or negative -- on a child's psyche .
Even though the writer's son is young, the Rutgers coaching video gives her pause . |
effd07a8b92c03d69ee5bff0d3adf5c9c1969e0d | By . Ray Massey, Transport Editor . PUBLISHED: . 18:56 EST, 28 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:58 EST, 28 June 2012 . Deaths on Britain’s roads rose last year for the first time in nearly a decade, official figures reveal. There were a total of 1,901 reported . deaths on Britain's roads last year - a three per cent incre... | 1,901 reported deaths on Britain's roads last year .
Pedestrian deaths up by 12 per cent, to 453 fatalities .
Motoring groups - figures should be 'wake-up call' |
effd57d8b3e1b78dc5b13304daa825b687973bb3 | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 08:56 EST, 28 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:11 EST, 29 November 2012 . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . As any woman with less-than-perfect pins will tell you, black tights are one of the few blessings of winter. When it comes to flabby arms however, it's usually been a case of grin and b... | Marks & Spencer's new Flatter Me Armwear .
Promises to smooth arms and 'add a touch of glamour' to sleeveless dresses and tops . |
effd6b6e330b5057cbe00fea8e5301084787a574 | Gulfport, Mississippi (CNN) -- Gulf Coast states have seen drops in tourism linked to the BP oil spill in the Gulf, though it has not caused any beaches to close, tourism officials told CNN Wednesday. More worrisome than the people who call to cancel are those who don't call to book their trip in the first place, said ... | Some Louisiana seafood festivals canceled to concentrate on cleanup .
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi officials report cancellations, drop in bookings .
BP has offered money to the states to help them promote tourism .
Biloxi restaurateur who bounced back from Katrina vows he'll survive oil spill effects, too . |
effe8391daf27432044e80916dc487a2f2d58950 | By . Snejana Farberov . PUBLISHED: . 13:56 EST, 21 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:32 EST, 21 October 2013 . Common sense tells us that people with similar personality traits tend to flock together, and according to a new study, the same principle holds true for Americans living in different parts of the U.S. Research... | Data was collected over 12 years from more than 1.5million people living in 48 states and the District of Columbia .
Researchers identified three psychological profiles based on openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism .
People who live in friendly and conventional states like Minnesota ... |
effead58ddb6594f4d4f00933149bb13f543515d | On a corner of a street in Snizhne in eastern Ukraine, there is a gap where a block of flats used to be. In the wreckage of this destroyed four-storey building lies the chilling motive behind the mass murder of 298 innocent civilians – including ten Britons – on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. For Snizhne has become the... | Ukrainian fighter jets bombed an apartment complex two days before MH17 .
The attack, which killed nine people, struck the wrong building in Snizhne .
The Ukrainians were aiming at a rebel HQ 100 yards further down the road .
Locals in Snizhne believe MH17 was hit in revenge for the earlier attack .
The BUK missile lau... |
effeb6f63c01bc66ccdd4edc6f20e769c453e82c | Hollywood living legend Robet De Niro made headlines Thursday with the news he owed the IRS an astounding $6.4 million in back taxes. However, the news appear to have come as a surprise to De Niro--who's worth a reported $200 million--as much as to his fans. According to the 71-year-old's reps, he never saw the notices... | Legendary actor says delinquency notices regarding his 2013 taxes were sent to the wrong address .
His reps said Thursday 'he had a check for the full amount [$6,410,449.20] hand delivered to the IRS this morning'
A lien from the IRS serves as a notice to creditors that the U.S. government has a right to you property . |
effec4fa9dcdbb93a6ec6bb7acb3fe25caae4143 | (CNN) -- After six months, 35 pounds of chicken breast and more than a hundred hours of exercising, Jason Dinant finally sees the fruits of his labor. There are six of them. The left image shows Jason Dinant in January. The right one shows him six months after exercising and dieting. Dinant, an iReport contributor who ... | Jason Dinant, an iReport contributor, revamped his lifestyle to get six-pack abs .
Dinant gave up processed and junk food, exercised 100+ hours for 6 months .
Having big, defined muscles doesn't mean the person is stronger, physiologist says . |
effef81e03acb59b2d2b58a848c713ba795659c4 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 14:41 EST, 12 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:48 EST, 13 February 2013 . On the run: Alan Watkins, 24, from Newport in South Wales, has been taunting police who are searching for him on Facebook after he breached his license conditions . A violent thug who is on the run from police has... | Alan Watkins, 24, is wanted by Gwent Police, South Wales .
He breached licence conditions after being released from jail .
Watkins has posted a picture of him apparently urinating on a police car . |
efff00cb7ab0729582d5b7db1aef59fe58effd90 | By . Beci Wood . Summer signing Alexis Sanchez is set to make his competitive debut for Arsenal against Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday. Sanchez could be one of three debutants for the Gunners at Wembley, with Mathieu Debuchy and Calum Chambers also available. Szczesny, Ospina, Debuchy, Jenkinson, Gib... | Sanchez set to make debut for the Gunners at Wembley .
Chilean international joined Gunners in July from Barcelona .
Per Mertesacker, Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski are not available . |
efff36023f96c0ac733df2481c13829e7ebacdf9 | By . Beth Stebner . PUBLISHED: . 11:30 EST, 4 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:33 EST, 4 March 2013 . A community in Michigan is in shock after a four-year-old boy and the son of a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot himself on Saturday night. Michael Easter, the son of Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Easter, found a gun ... | Michael Easter, 4, somehow got hold of a gun and shot himself Saturday evening as father was going into work .
Father, Mark Easter, is a sheriff's deputy for the county .
State police to investigate death . |
efffbf0d6210dd5688ddf3fc219ec595765f0734 | By . Jessica Jerreat . A family of three from Ohio died on Monday morning when their light aircraft crashed at a popular Colorado ski area. James and Amy Kerker had been flying with their six-year-old son Lucas to Moab in Utah for a vacation when the plane went down. Witnesses described how the plane burst into flames ... | Witnesses describe how plane burst into flames after crashing at resort .
Pediatric nurse Amy Kerker was killed alongside husband James and their terminally ill son Lucas .
Parents had dedicated their life to 'making every day count' for Lucas who wasn't expected to survive past his 20th birthday . |
efffd605988e9763f7214d2ad42a82937ef6cb68 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:50 EST, 4 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 19:11 EST, 4 March 2014 . The family of a 29-year-old man from Chicago are waiting to hear what caused his sudden death during a cruise with his wife and four children. John Perricone and his family were enjoying a vacation to Mexico last ... | John Perricone, 29, had been struggling to breathe and started convulsing during visit to ship's doctor .
Vacation had been a Christmas gift to the family, who were struggling to make ends meet . |
efffe4ea6259bf14b96f2212c3f6a2e00af84620 | Football can be a wretchedly knee-jerk place sometimes. Only 10 days ago, when Manchester United appeared to be on an upward curve, young Tyler Blackett, so composed in the victory over QPR, was hailed as the thoroughbred colt flying up on the rails to resolve Louis van Gaal's defensive malaise. One week later, after ... | Tyler Blackett has broken into the Manchester United side this season .
The 20-year-old defender has just signed his first commercial deal with Nike .
Blackett was sent off at Leicester and will miss the game with West Ham .
His contract at Manchester United runs out this summer . |
f00042b4ab8d9d1455e1f99dc628f0f245dc8195 | David Cameron and George Osborne are facing questions about their roles in the controversial BSkyB bid after James Murdoch claimed he had discussed it with both men. Mr Murdoch said he raised the subject with the Prime Minister during a cosy Christmas dinner at the Cotswolds home of former News International boss Rebek... | Dinnertime takeover chat happened in Cotswold home where Mrs Brooks and her husband were arrested last month over allegations of a phone-hacking cover up .
Prime Minister has never explicitly admitted having the discussions at the Christmas meeting . |
f0007fcef7d38ee819200729b9bb376101333e59 | By . Ted Thornhill . UPDATED: . 16:15 EST, 1 December 2011 . A new Earth-sized planet has been discovered orbiting a star just 352 light years away, but there’s very little chance of it hosting life because the surface is a toasty 1627C (2960F). Found lurking in the Kepler star field, it has been named Kepler-21b and i... | Kepler-21b is 352 light years away and has surface temperatures of over 1,600C .
We have discovered over 700 planets in the past 10 years . |
f00091153890e0e005a5a24b400f7b5288010372 | (CNN) -- NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a rural Georgia nightspot early Friday, police said. Police talked to Roethlisberger, 28, and the 20-year-old woman at the scene immediately after the incident was reported at about 2:30 a.m. Friday morning at Capital City in Mille... | Accuser was with group of women that had been hanging out with Roethlisberger .
Authorities have not charged anyone; follow-up interviews to take place .
Civil complaint filed against Roethlisberger last year also alleges sexual assault . |
f0014e7c7c2c2b1ff1151c686f1805b260115e19 | Winter Olympic skeleton gold medalist Lizzy Yarnold has pulled out of the second World Cup event of the season in Calgary this week under medical advice. The 26-year-old from Kent, who was shortlisted for this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year award which went to Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton on Sun... | Lizzy Yarnold has pulled out of the second World Cup event in Calgary .
Yarnold won skeleton gold at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi .
The 26-year-old experienced dizziness on Friday so withdrew . |
f001f176f86d3d4bda354830d7059880dcffd9df | (EW.com) -- During an appearance Wednesday morning on "LIVE with Kelly and Michael," Jon Hamm announced that he will be hosting the 2013 ESPYS. "The ESPYS is designed to showcase the year's best sports moments in a sharp, fun and entertaining manner, and Jon's the perfect host for this year's show. His appearances on s... | Jon Hamm will host the 2013 ESPYS on July 17 .
He revealed his new gig Wednesday on 'LIVE with Kelly and Michael'
ESPYS exec: Hamm's wit and passion for sports will give fans a unique view .
Prior hosts include Justin Timberlake, Seth Meyers and Samuel L. Jackson . |
f0025edba0bbfbd78343cd080c195f7efe7f26c7 | Marine Le Pen would win the first round of a presidential election if it was held today, a shock poll reveals today. The anti-Europe and anti-immigration National Front party firebrand would gain more votes than any candidate representing a mainstream party. It comes as socialist President Francois Hollande's approval ... | Socialist President Francois Hollande's approval rating falls to record low .
UMP politicians such as Nicolas Sarkozy currently face corruption charges .
IFOP poll showed Le Pen winning 26% of all votes in first round of election .
President Hollande, or his expected successor, would gain just 17% . |
f0027414b277df8708a3232e0753d8e26caf18b3 | San Diego (CNN) -- Another Bush? Another Clinton? In reporting on the 2016 presidential campaign, much of the media will likely echo the theme that Barbara Bush set forth during a C-SPAN interview in January, in which the former first lady said that -- while she believed that her son, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, was ... | Ruben Navarrette: Aside from famous names, Bush, Clinton share a problem .
Neither Jeb nor Hillary can say succintly why they want to be president, he says .
They don't connect with people on an emotional level as Bill Clinton, George W. Bush did, he says . |
f002ae4bc35dc6b821a867b4c579691844f20556 | Relative connections: The father of Cerberus boss Stephen Feinberg (pictured) lives in Newtown, Connecticut . There is a new connection between the private equity firm Cerberus who owns the gun manufacturer that produced the rifle used by the Sandy Hook shooter. The father of Cerberus boss Stephen Feinberg lives in New... | New York-based company is ditching shares in Freedom Group, which manufactured the .223-calliber Bushmaster AR-15 .
Gunman Adam Lanza, 20, used the horror semi-automatic weapon along with two other guns to slaughter 20 kids and six staff at the Newtown, Connecticut school on Friday .
Father of Cerberus' boss lives in N... |
f002caaa97f5ac68d73ef2683c76c77f5cbd00e0 | A father murdered two of his children early Friday morning as they lay sleeping in their beds before turning the gun on himself after arguing with his wife. David Mohney shot three of his children, Savanna, 14, David, 11, and a Lauren, 9, after a fight with his wife Cynthia in their Port Orange, Florida, home. Savanna ... | David Mohney shot his three children and then himself in a tragic murder-suicide Friday morning, killing his son David and daughter Savanna .
His other daughter, Lauren, who is just 9, was in critical condition at a nearby hospital but has now been upgraded to stable .
All three were found in their bedrooms and had bee... |
f003c5539617b63630c1b89ee31e2c9efd41b0a8 | By . Fiona Macrae . PUBLISHED: . 12:15 EST, 14 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:05 EST, 14 August 2013 . British scientists have achieved a ‘profound’ breakthrough in the fight against cancer that could lead to new treatments and possibly even its prevention. They have unlocked the DNA secrets of 30 of the most common f... | Cancer is caused by mutations in DNA that gather over a person's life .
Mutations caused by things like tobacco in case of lung or throat cancer .
Analysis of DNA samples reveals 21 patterns responsible for 30 cancers . |
f003ce0229f35c188a087ccb7375319a2ee66a82 | Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- The judge in the libel case of Amanda Knox's parents resigned Monday because he was involved in the trial of Knox and her ex-boyfriend Rafaelle Sollecito in the killing of a British student. Paolo Micheli said he would recuse himself, intimating paperwork in the very brief court hearing. The cas... | NEW: Amanda Knox's mother appears briefly in court .
NEW: She says Knox is "thrilled" about a report casting doubt on DNA evidence in her murder case .
Curt Knox and Edda Mellas are accused of lilibelingtalian police in a newspaper interview .
They said their daughter told them she was physically and verbally abused . |
f003f2e03686b59a2e6b725a6bde83b71e274256 | (CNN) -- Was Karl Rove's assault on Hillary Clinton's brain a political masterstroke that will make her presidential campaign more difficult? Or a ham-fisted attack that will contribute to the persistent unpopularity of the Republican Party? The answer, to many a Republican's regret, is both. Whatever victory Republica... | Alex Castellanos looks at Karl Rove's assault on Hillary Clinton's health and age .
He says his language probably was reckless, but could succeed as part of a larger strategy .
But, he argues, it also continues to damage the Republican brand . |
f0043e2b630413173c8c3ba59dfbce2e117184ac | By . Sean O'hare . PUBLISHED: . 12:33 EST, 11 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:23 EST, 12 April 2013 . Zuckerberg has launched a political group aimed at revamping immigration policy, boosting education and encouraging investment in scientific research . Teaming up with other Silicon Valley leaders, Facebook CEO Mark Zuc... | Zuckerberg's great-grandparents were immigrants, arriving via Ellis Island .
He said U.S. needs to embrace immigrants if it is to get ahead economically .
He has been teaching entrepreneurship classes and is saddened by limited further education opportunities for his students without documentation . |
f0046239d94a3a1cd83513403067938f9ee614cf | Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan (CNN) -- They carried teapots and tiny gas canisters, shopping bags filled with clothes and overstuffed bundles of blankets balanced on their heads. Many held jerry cans, once full with water, now dangling empty. This was our first day in Jordan, and nothing could have prepared us for the s... | Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have streamed into Jordan since 2011 .
More than 100,000 Syrians now call Zaatari refugee camp home .
Half of Zaatari's population are children; 42% of families have a female head of household .
U.N. estimates nearly 3 million children in Syria have been forced to quit their edu... |
f00496800db6bf347c5d4ce0539a35eadb031ad6 | (CNN) -- A judge on Tuesday refused to throw out a case filed by four cast members from the hit 1970s television show "Happy Days," who are suing to recover money from merchandise they claimed they have never received. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Allen White denied a motion by CBS for a summary judgment,... | A judge Tuesday denied a motion by CBS that would have ended the lawsuit .
Four 'Happy Days' cast members are suing for money from merchandise .
The lawsuit states the actors should have gotten between 2.5-5% of net proceeds .
The case is scheduled to go to trial on July 17 . |
f00571f75eaf3af885b71cec84442964920425b4 | By . Emma Glanfield . The mother of a 19-year-old model who died of cervical cancer after doctors failed to allow her a smear test has questioned why her daughter was refused the simple examination. The NHS scrapped routine smears for under-25s in 2003 over concerns they could do more harm than good. But Sophie Jones' ... | Sophie Jones, 19, of Merseyside, died of cervical cancer on March 15 .
She suffered stomach cramps and knew something was wrong with her .
But doctors refused her cervical smear test because she was under 25 .
Doctors initially blamed it on Crohn's disease but her condition worsened .
Her mother is now campaigning for ... |
f005dcd3e986cf112f04d03bc9f132e5067815a4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:46 EST, 3 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:56 EST, 3 March 2014 . An elite private school in Indianapolis has apologized for serving fried chicken and collard greens to students as part of a ‘misguided’ attempt to celebrate Black History Month. Several black students at Park Tud... | Several black students at Park Tudor School in Indianapolis said they were hurt and disappointed when served the meal .
Black History Month is supposed to be about raising cultural awareness .
Fried chicken is 'one of the most egregious stereotypes' about blacks, along with watermelon, to emerge from minstrel shows .
T... |
f0077107b14c904fc83e8f871e76626716dd0b49 | Rating: . 'Sorry, I’m just leaning across you momentarily,' a well-spoken young man says to my wife as he stretches to collect her side plate. We are taken by his turn of phrase and bedside manner. Come to think of it, the girl who showed us to our room had the same sort of polite confidence and plummy inflection. Then... | The Bildeston Crown is a classic country pub in the Suffolk countryside .
It has been converted into a foodie hotspot with restaurant and brasserie .
The Daily Mail's Hotel Inspector enjoyed dinner, despite minor service errors . |
f0083e0ce947e7fa676bf32c1b449e8ab29f4af6 | By . Lizzie Parry . A rape victim was shot dead at an Indian court as she prepared to give her statement against a local 'godman'. The 25-year-old woman had been fighting a rape case against Govindanand Teerath for two years. A godman is the name given to a . high-profile Indian guru. They are capable of garnering supp... | Victim, 25, fighting rape case against Govindanand Teerath for two years .
Shot as she arrived at court in India to give statement against 'godman'
Her mother was injured in the shooting and is now recovering in hospital .
'Godman' refers to high-profile Indian guru who makes spiritual claims .
Two men have been detain... |
f0090391e808e822223422ba3d7e4f2cf4902bf2 | (CNN) -- In a scathing report recently obtained by CNN, the coroner in the case of a Georgia teen found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat blasted how the initial investigation was handled. Authorities say Kendrick Johnson fell into the mat and suffocated while trying to retrieve a sneaker. His family suspects the 17-year... | NEW: The scene was compromised, writes Lowndes County Coroner Bill Watson .
NEW: He says there was no cooperation from law enforcement .
Lawyers for family question whether surveillance images were tampered with .
Both the school and the sheriff say they did not edit the images . |
f00961c61795c6704c186defd0fcd72793088df9 | A heroic father and son took down two men on Saturday night after they threatened a mother and her children with a weapon following a minor car collision. Gary Richie, 54, and his 35-year-old son Jacob were walking past Monster Jam in Orlando, Florida with their family when they saw the ruckus around 10pm and immediate... | Former cop Gary Richie, 54, and his 35-year-old son Jacob were walking in Orlando, Florida on Saturday night when they witnessed a confrontation .
A woman had pulled over after her car was side-swiped by a pickup truck .
But when she confronted the two men in the truck, the driver 'pulled out a gun and the passenger cl... |
f009b4d048c1c43a82fe0ea4f8e854398835150c | By . Rob Cooper . Last updated at 12:30 PM on 26th February 2012 . A mother left looking after her burglar brother's five children while he is in prison has moaned 'what about my human rights?'. Wayne Bishop, 34, has finally been locked up after he was released from prison a year ago for after telling the appeal court ... | Mother crams 11 children under roof of three-bedroom terraced house .
Jobless Sherrie McKinley, 36, costs taxpayers £2,500 per month in benefits .
But they are still able to afford four televisions - including a 50-inch set .
Her brother Wayne Bishop is locked up for eight months after using 'human rights' to claim he ... |
f009e61cc0c34f081a81c4728de5589962718fa5 | Real Madrid were taken apart by Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Vicente Calderon with Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale spectators as Diego Simone’s side ran riot in a 4-0 victory. It is the first time in 64 years that Real have lost three straight games in the ground of their neighbours but this was different – this wa... | Cristiano Ronaldo was playing his first game since returning from suspension .
Former Chelsea midfielder Tiago opened the scoring early in the first half .
Saul Niguez scored shortly after to double Atletico Madrid's lead .
Antoine Griezmann scored a third goal for Diego Simeone's side after the break .
Mario Mandzukic... |
f00a4e507d151a1b2b1df757d8c7d8609cddf029 | By . James Rush . For most people, managing to catch one baseball at a Major League game would be considered something of a proud and memorable moment. But one baseball fan has taken things to another level entirely after collecting a staggering 7,537 balls, which he keeps in his apartment in Manhattan, New York. Zack ... | Zack Hample, 36, has collected 7,537 baseballs from Major League games .
He estimates he has spent roughly $100,000 and tens of thousands of hours honing his technique for being in the right place at the right time .
He has now made it his life's ambition to collect 10,000 balls from games . |
f00a6200d3d813da5ec52d290e132aee149ae462 | This little boy has some serious moves. The adorable two year old, called Tegan, was recorded putting his best foot forward as he danced to dubstep outside of his house. Though many struggle to move to the genre's beats on the dance floor, this little guy has absolutely nailed it. Two-year-old Tegan has some serious ... | Cute toddler, Tegan, was recorded dancing to EDM outside of his house .
Two-year-old effortlessly moves to the dubstep dance beat in California .
Since the clip was uploaded to YouTube has gained almost 1 million views . |
f00a6cd1ce52d94ed7c073582841f76a4f07d68c | We arrive in the morning at the Animal Quarantine Center in Nakhon Phanom, north-east Thailand, just a few kilometers away from mountains which outline the border with Laos. The summer heat is already beating down hard and it's only 9 a.m. But it's not humidity that hits me as I climb out of the 4WD, rather the overwhe... | Sanctuary on Thai-Laos border rescues dogs previously destined for dinner plates in Vietnam .
Makeshift shelter that should be housing 400 dogs has 1,700 animals .
Dogs often destined for restaurants where a single animal can be sold on average for $60 .
But dogs are often transported in small steel cages and often lef... |
f00a7340ef4ead22b4fdcd02c301b31bf7babb43 | Temperatures might be below freezing, but these monkeys are still finding a way to stay warm this winter. They soak themselves in a natural hot spring to relax and take a break from the cold weather in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan's most northern island prefecture. The Yunokawa Hot Springs area is home to about 100 free-r... | Japanese macaques soak in water that can reach 40C .
Tourists flock to see the monkeys in below-freezing temperatures .
Hakodate is home to about 100 free-range snow monkeys . |
f00aac6fa2ae2f3f1b8057d43726f7e2463402c7 | By . Bianca London . Andy Murray may have suffered a surprise third-round exit at the Aegon Championships - which he won last year - but his dedicated girlfriend Kim Sears still looked chic supporting her long-term boyfriend courtside. Kim, who we are more accustomed to seeing in feminine floral dresses, shook up her s... | Kim wore £39.99 Zara shorts with monochrome blouse .
Carried new Aspinal of London Marylebone tote, which costs £1,395 .
Shared some laughs with Andy's new coach Amelia before the match .
Sadly Andy suffered surprise third-round exit at the Aegon Championships .
Suffered 7-6 (10) 6-2 defeat by Czech Radek Stepanek . |
f00af5a6702399986a2f24d733c34017ddaf11b8 | An Alabama teenager criticized for taking a smiling selfie during a tour of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp has said she doesn't regret the picture. Breanna Mitchell defended her actions on TakePart Live on Monday, saying she took the picture in memory of her father, who taught her about the concentration camps. Criti... | Breanna Mitchell defends photo, saying trip was in memory of her father .
Memorial pictures must be respectful, modern etiquette guide suggests . |
f00b59987b448a47c13ccaff2f05f1c4fffe9b2a | (CNN) -- A rural Pennsylvania community will say goodbye Tuesday to seven children who were killed when their parent's farmhouse went up in flames last week. The children -- ages 7 months to 11 years -- died March 8 when the fire fully engulfed the Mennonite family's two-story house in Loysville, about 25 miles northwe... | The funeral is scheduled for the Perry Mennonite Reception Center in Elliottsburg .
The children's ages range from 7 months to 11 years .
The six girls and one boy were found dead inside the house .
Police: The mother was milking cows in the barn and the father was at work . |
f00b68a7b32464f7caaf98e8cc5c59f8ab3dbf1e | By . Amanda Williams . Created: . 04:05 EST, 19 June 2014 . Ian Wilkinson hanged himself after taking drink and drugs to cope with a secret anxiety condition, an inquest has heard . An outgoing advertising executive known to his colleagues for his quick wit and hilarious one-liners hanged himself after taking drink and... | Ian Wilkinson, 28, was known for his quick wit and hilarious one-liners .
But he was masking depression and anxiety, an inquest has been told .
He was found hanged at his family home in Didsbury, Manchester .
An earlier version of this article suggested Ian Wilkinson took his life because ‘he couldn’t get a girlfriend’... |
f00b889101ad7366397e2cc1910dec4c6c822b2b | By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 11:27 EST, 13 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:59 EST, 13 March 2013 . Retired GP Dr Iain Kerr has admitted giving an elderly couple a prescription for sleeping tablets so they could kill themselves . A retired Scottish GP has told how he helped four of his patients to end their lives. Dr I... | Scottish GP Iain Kerr said he helped four of his patients to end their lives .
Gave an elderly couple enough sleeping pills to allow them to kill themselves .
Reportedly told another pensioner how many antidepressants to take to die .
Said was in the patients' interests and called for assisted suicide to be legal . |
f00c48c4cd956ec23c32848a13c625eb6c55d17e | Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- A Kuwaiti company that has been paid more than $8.5 billion to supply food and other items to the U.S. military in the Middle East has been indicted on multiple federal fraud charges, authorities announced Monday. Public Warehousing Company KSC is charged with conspiracy to defraud the United ... | Public Warehousing Company KSC was paid $8.5 billion to supply food, other items .
Indictment says company presented false claims, overcharged .
Investigation is still under way .
Company did not return calls seeking comment . |
f00c8efcb507b6bfb6be90193129cd3fbe3fa11c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 05:36 EST, 28 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:39 EST, 29 May 2013 . They look the part, but these pieces of armour may not stand up to a Game Of Thrones-style sword attack. Each has been carefully crafted out of Vaseline. The gooey protective garments are the work of South Korean ar... | Jung-ki Beak's works highlight the protective qualities of the petroleum jelly . |
f00d2670ff0742a35bbd7ce74748cc55653649c3 | (CNN)The family of boxing legend Muhammad Ali hopes he will be home from the hospital in time for his 73rd birthday on Saturday. Ali, who has Parkinson's disease, has been in an undisclosed hospital this week getting follow-up care for a urinary tract infection, a spokesman for the family said Thursday. Bob Gunnell sai... | Muhammad Ali is getting follow-up care for a urinary tract infection, a spokesman says .
He is expected to be released on Friday, a day before his 73rd birthday .
The boxing legend was hospitalized for 18 days until he was originally released last week . |
f00d2d33585c6720c4b1962e42cf1fcff22abaf8 | (CNN) -- To help keep the peace with her in-laws during holidays, Julia Smith adopted a rule several years ago about talking politics: Don't do it, and don't take the bait if anyone starts in. Her relationship with her father-in-law in particular had always been fraught with tension, said Smith, who asked that her name... | It's possible to talk politics with family over turkey in a respectful conversation, experts say .
Anna Post: Avoid polarizing language; focus on positions you can defend with facts .
Know your limit, and devise an exit strategy if conversation takes turn for worst, Post says .
Keep in mind that not everyone agrees on ... |
f00d47f49690656c999d7810a20f55ec1f1548db | By . Mark Duell . Stalker: Kevin Rainbow, 28, of Deptford, south-east London, was called a 'desperate man' by a judge . A predatory stalker who relentlessly harassed his ex-girlfriend and hid under her bed was today jailed for 18 months. Kevin Rainbow, 28, of Deptford, south-east London, was called a ‘desperate man’ by... | Kevin Rainbow of Deptford, London, labelled 'desperate man' by judge .
He stalked mother of his two children at her office and parents' home .
Rainbow broke in and hid under her bed after being spotted outside . |
f00d81ee6930b5bebff72434c68cdc22f8b7ba0f | Joshua Wong, the most prominent of Hong Kong's student protest leaders, alleged he was assaulted by police who used excessive force -- including repeatedly grabbing his genitals -- during his arrest at pro-democracy demonstrations. Wong, 18, made the claims after appearing in court Thursday charged with obstructing off... | Hong Kong protest leader Joshua Wong accuses police of excessive force against him .
He says he was kicked, punched and his genitals grabbed during his arrest .
Wong was charged with obstructing officers clearing the Mong Kok protest site .
Student leaders are now calling on protesters to focus on two other protest sit... |
f00dfe025c7495a169c4cf25f1edac165ab9d897 | An American couple convicted in Qatar of child endangerment will receive a final verdict on their appeal next month, a Qatari judge announced on Monday. Matthew and Grace Huang of Los Angeles were originally jailed on murder charges following the January 2013 death of their adopted daughter Gloria. They were released f... | Matthew and Grace Huang, from LA, were originally jailed on murder charges in January 2013 after their adopted daughter Gloria died .
Released from prison last November, but banned from leaving during trial .
In March court sentenced them to 3 years in prison for child endangerment .
Couple claim her death was due to m... |
f00fe5e6c571b8c37f075b21059754cecb2b7705 | By . Victoria Woollaston . For many families, days out have been replaced with hours in front of a games console or phone. And new research blames this rising trend on parents for spoiling their offspring with the latest expensive gadgets throughout the year. A survey of 2,000 adults found parents are spending a combin... | Survey polled 2,000 British adults about their tech spending habits .
Parents spend a combined £2.25 billion on gadgets a year for their children .
A typical child now owns between four and seven gadgets each .
Teenage girls and children under five were found to be the most spoilt . |
f0109c9193cc6fa257132d38d8a3dad0a61b1517 | By . Lauren Paxman . Last updated at 12:54 PM on 2nd March 2012 . A couple who tragically lost a baby daughter when their twins both got killer meningitis are overjoyed after having twins again. Julie and Brian Backhouse are thrilled after giving their three-year-old son Lukas a new little brother and sister, Jamie and... | Lukas, 3, was diagnosed with meningitis just hours after his twin sister, Lili, who died from the disease in January 2011 . |
f010babfafeb9ed88dae14a06f280c52fb31b893 | If cutting line at a famous Austin BBQ joint lost Barack Obama a few approval rating points, the conversation he had with the cashier probably cost him even more. When Franklin Barbecue cashier Daniel Rugg Webb saw his chance to speak to the president Thursday, he exclaimed: 'Equal rights for gay people!' Obama then as... | The president visited Austin eatery Franklin Barbecue on Thursday where he met cashier Daniel Rugg Webb .
Webb said to the president 'Equal rights for gay people!'
The president asked Webb his sexual preference and laughed at the answer before realizing children were around .
The line at Franklin can stretch several ho... |
f010cef40d5dcc1534bcf115f8f7e77f0df68728 | Formula E racing driver Nick Heidfeld had a lucky escape during a race in Beijing as the German was sent flying into heavy barriers after a collision with Nicolas Prost. Heidfeld, who raced in Formula 1 between 2000 and 2011, tried to overtake Prost but appeared to be clipped by the Frenchman's car. His car spiralled o... | Nick Heidfeld tried to overtake Nicolas Prost but appeared to be clipped .
Former Formula 1 driver Heidfeld had no major injuries after the collision .
Heidfeld confronted Prost, the son of Alain, after the event in Beijing .
Prost denies any wrongdoing despite veering into Heidfeld's path . |
f011163fd9303fbfc1e5ca9bc0994dc138174cf0 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:52 EST, 21 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:36 EST, 22 January 2013 . You wouldn't expect Karl Lagerfeld to have any difficulty selling a luxury apartment in one of the most sought-after residential areas in New York City. But it took the fashion icon two years to get the 2,20... | Chanel's creative director bought exclusive apartment in 2006 .
Lagerfeld first tried to sell luxury pad for $6.5 million in 2011 but completed deal for $4.5 million just a few weeks ago . |
f011a24575f6441cc13a1c877a4e90d688d52741 | A poster encouraging women to travel to Malaysia for breast augmentation surgery has been banned by the advertising watchdog for 'trivialising' the cosmetic procedure. Commissioned by the Malaysian-based Medical Tourism Association, the offending posters were displayed in public toilets at a number of motorway service ... | Advert commissioned by Malaysian-based Medical Tourism Association .
Posters were in toilets at motorway service stations and shopping centres .
Avertising Standards Association banned posters following complaint .
ASA said ad appeared to 'trivialise breast enhancement surgery' |
f011de8e234a673b6ea03dc25a92564ddd7979b1 | Andy Prowting has been given months to live after being diagnosed with malignant melanoma . A man has been given just months to live after learning a mole he developed while on holiday was in fact a rare form of cancer that has spread through his inner organs. Andy Prowting had returned from a trip to Turkey when he no... | Andy Prowting discovered mole on his back after trip to Turkey .
The 24-year-old had it surgically removed alongside lymph nodes .
Months later he learned the cancer had spread to bones and liver .
Rare form of malignant melanoma quickly spread from skin to inner organs .
To find out more or make a donation visit Mr Pr... |
f011fbed61007c7bc9d1a7d2322d6626adaf43f8 | (CNN) -- Iran's Red Crescent Society will try to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza by sending food and medical supplies to the besieged Palestinian territory, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday. Red Crescent official Abdul Rauf Adibzadeh said one shipment of relief goods will arrive in Gaza via Egypt by... | NEW: Islamic countries organizing new flotilla, Iran Foreign Ministry says .
NEW: Jewish groups say they will also try to break blockade .
Aid group promises food and medicine to Palestinian territory .
Israel stopped convoy of aid ships last week; nine people killed . |
f012268c863ae6766e75ce08676b5c84c1b24b01 | By . James Rush . A nine-year-old girl came across a rather unusual surprise in her Goldfish crackers when she opened a packet to discover a silver wedding ring, complete with diamonds. Knowing something wasn't quite right with what she had found in the snack pack, Peyton Postol turned to ask her mother Stephanie wheth... | Peyton Postol discovered the ring in her packet of Goldfish crackers .
She turned to her mother to ask: 'Is there supposed to be a ring in here?'
Pepperidge Farm has now asked the family to return the packet along with the wedding ring . |
f012a5425bc29a6a17a99a8f14f348cd082038f0 | By . Tara Brady and Luke Salkeld . PUBLISHED: . 11:26 EST, 21 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:43 EST, 21 March 2013 . Kevin Liverpool is alleged to have wrote his thoughts about Joss Stone, pictured leaving Exeter Crown Court on Tuesday, in a diary . One of the men accused of plotting to decapitate Joss Stone kept a lis... | Kevin Liverpool had listed stars in a diary, Exeter Crown Court heard .
Liverpool and Junior Bradshaw charged 'plotted to rob and kill' Joss Stone .
Other artists listed include Dizzee Rascal, Eminem and Chris Brown . |
f012b99e27e9decc26232ad9ba5d9cdb56abe6dc | (CNN) -- Rachel Atherton is haring down a narrow muddy path on a hillside riding every hump and bump with the skill you would expect from a double world champion. She may be surrounded by beautiful, rolling countryside on all sides in north Wales, but the trail she is tackling today in Llangollen is known as a bit of a... | Rachel Atherton is a double world champion in downhill mountain biking .
The 27-year-old Briton won her first world title in 2008 .
Racing down a mountain 'like a meditation or a dance' when it goes right .
Career interrupted by serious injuries, notably seven dislocated shoulders . |
f012e376fc90731d267a5ff33f8e3a004b7677b9 | Washington (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that Israel's announcement of new settlement construction in disputed territory in East Jerusalem was "insulting" to the United States. The Israeli announcement came during Vice President Joe Biden's visit this week to Israel. It complicated U.S. effort... | Israelis announced construction in disputed territory in East Jerusalem .
Announcement came during Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Israel this week .
It complicated U.S. efforts to to get Israelis, Palestinians into direct talks . |
f0143f05f40a25ea58d989ede002cdcb6fccbb7c | By . Larisa Brown . PUBLISHED: . 04:41 EST, 9 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:38 EST, 10 December 2012 . Police are investigating claims against 25 celebrities of alleged sex offences in connection with the Jimmy Savile inquiry. At least six of the high-profile figures are expected to be arrested this month and in th... | Celebrities to be arrested in connection with Operation Yewtree .
The 25 are mostly television and radio entertainers, named in list of tip-offs .
In at least dozen cases police believe evidence for celebrities to be detained . |
f014f86099711686476f79b76772ca729e2abdfc | By . Daily Mail Reporter . The storm set to hit Hawaii overnight has been downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm as it approaches the island group. Iselle has been downgraded to a tropical storm about 50 miles from where it is expected to make landfall in the southern part of Hawaii's Big Island today. More good n... | Iselle has been downgraded to a tropical storm, 50 miles from Hawaii .
Set to become the first tropical storm to hit island group in 22 years .
Hundreds of people have flowed into emergency shelters on the Big Island .
Power also was lost Thursday evening in two communities on the Big Island . |
f0151fe93ae5036b89cfe72838954204033781bb | It will cost the federal government – taxpayers, that is – $50,000 for every person who gets health insurance under the Obamacare law, the Congressional Budget Office revealed on Monday. The number comes from figures buried in a 15-page section of the nonpartisan organization's new ten-year budget outlook. The best-cas... | Stunning figure comes from Congressional Budget Office report that revised cost estimates for the next 10 years .
Government will spend $1.993 TRILLION over a decade and take in $643 BILLION in new taxes, penalties and fees related to Obamacare .
The $1.35 trillion net cost will result in 'between 24 million and 27 mil... |
f01574feb86a68f9b106bfac666dde48ea12ae36 | (CNN) -- It's happened to the best of us; you've seen an airfare on a travel site and decided to jump on it, only to watch the price plummet weeks later. Or worse, you've sat on it, only to see it leap beyond the reaches of your budget. Such a grating scenario may be a thing of the past, as price predictors are becomin... | Last month, TheSuitest became the first hotel booking site to launch a price forecaster .
The site is the brainchild of a Goldman Sachs analyst, and crunches millions of bits of data .
Kayak and Bing Travel offer a similar feature for airfares, predicting if a price will rise or fall .
Kayak taps into the billion-plus ... |
f015fa205392d13a174dec453e4cf68d9a9e6b5a | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 18:57 EST, 11 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 19:18 EST, 11 March 2014 . Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was found shot dead in woods. The 31-year-old male was discovered by two teenage schoolboys in woodland in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, shortly after 8am yesterday morning... | The 31-year-old was found in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, yesterday morning .
Police are treating the death as murder and are searching for witnesses . |
f016587326b91cf3e603ba69b699e88ec7a12696 | By . Alex Gore . PUBLISHED: . 05:21 EST, 3 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:43 EST, 3 December 2012 . Suffolk Strangler Steve Wright has sparked anger by launching a third bid for freedom as his victims' families mark the anniversary of his twisted killing spree. Wright, 54, murdered five prostitutes in the Ipswich ar... | Steve Wright's bid for freedom would cost taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds .
Father of one of his victims slams the jailed killer's attempts to overturn conviction . |
f016e08c07fd0982596540e478db6fda3031192d | (CNN) -- Don't feed the bears! It's an admonishment heard over and over again from wildlife officials. But Florida resident Mary Musselman didn't listen, officials said. And it got her arrested at age 81. She is being held without bond, CNN affiliate WFTS reported. "I think it is outrageous," said Karen Tedder. She and... | Mary Musselman put out 17-18 bowls of dog food at a time for black bears .
Officials tried to educate her on why she should not do it .
Bears can be dangerous to humans if they lose their fear of people .
Officials: She received multiple warnings and still didn't comply . |
f0173e90af6ca27b9743ef28d9356c139f1b2669 | Sam Torrance caused one or two raised eyebrows when he urged Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley to end any uncertainty regarding Lee Westwood’s place in the team by picking him straight away. Not least from the man who made Torrance vice-captain. ‘Yeah, I saw that,’ said McGinley, chuckling to himself. ‘That migh... | Paul McGinley will be keeping close eye on Lee Westwood at The Open .
Graeme McDowell and Ian Poulter will definitely be picked for Ryder Cup .
Three places are still up for grabs in Europe team . |
f017aa14886e469b1c53b837a48c9aaed97c124d | By . Bianca London . and Stephanie Hirschmiller . She's the Quality Street heiress with a passion for fashion, so the fact Millie Mackintosh used the steps of Bromley Magistrate's Court as an impromptu catwalk today should come as no surprise. Millie, 24, played the role of supportive spouse to perfection at the court,... | Millie, 24, wore leather trousers, Zara jacket and Aspinal of London bag .
Wore her favourite fedora and Miu Miu sunglasses .
Pro Green, real name Stephen Manderson, pleaded guilty to drink-driving .
Court heard how he got behind wheel after being robbed of £40,000 Rolex .
He feared Made In Chelsea star wife was being ... |
f017c2c5b330064485bf5baf909d44c513bf6537 | (CNN) -- The BBC will pay British politician Lord Alistair McAlpine £185,000, or about $293,480, to settle his libel claim arising from a news program about child abuse allegations at children's homes, the BBC said Thursday. "The settlement is comprehensive and reflects the gravity of the allegations that were wrongly ... | NEW: The controversy is the second major crisis to hit the BBC in recent months .
The BBC will pay Lord McAlpine £185,000, or about $293,480 .
The settlement "reflects the gravity of the allegations ... wrongly made," the BBC says .
The case stemmed from a BBC "Newsnight" program on child abuse allegations . |
f018d9872d64e8c691edec238c83012ac46270e4 | By . Damian Ghigliotty . PUBLISHED: . 01:45 EST, 25 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:44 EST, 25 November 2012 . Don’t expect McDonald’s to rest on its burgers. Disappointing sales have led the fast food giant to begin testing new menu items, including three new varieties of its prized Quarter Pounders. The new burgers... | The new burgers in development include a Habanero Ranch Quarter Pounder, a Deluxe Quarter Pounder and a Bacon and Cheese Quarter Pounder .
McDonald's reported its first monthly sales drop in nine years earlier this month .
The company is replacing its U.S. president next month . |
f01918cb90299f67702eb90bf0c9d64e1612796c | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Adele's vocal cords have healed from surgery in November, allowing the 23-year-old British songstress to perform on the Grammys stage next month, she and the Recording Academy confirmed Tuesday. Adele let the big news out in a tweet: "Ima be, Ima be singing at the Grammys. It's been so long I start... | Adele tweets "It's been so long I started to forget I was a singer!"
The February 12 Grammy show will be Adele's first performance since vocal cord surgery .
The British songstress is nominated for six Grammys .
Adele has two Grammys already . |
f01965a4767bec940537646a1a2d8e3bc4c21806 | (CNN) -- Manchester United and Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov has announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect. The 29-year-old was captain of his country and scored a national record 48 goals in just 74 matches. However, Bulgaria flopped in their World Cup qualifying group -- failing t... | Bulgaria captain Dimitar Berbatov announces his retirement from international football .
Berbatov made 74 appearances for his country and scored a record 48 goals .
The 29-year-old Manchester United striker has been criticized for his recent displays . |
f0198ff12a8ef80b6400cd69817e77a7ad463d60 | New York (CNN) -- President Barack Obama's policy toward Syria -- three years of red lines and calls for regime change -- culminated Monday in a barrage of airstrikes on terror targets there, marking a turning point for the conflict and thrusting the President further into it. The U.S. said Saudi Arabia, the United Ara... | Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Jordan joined in the attack on ISIS targets .
Obama has moved from reluctance to launch airstrikes to ordering Monday¹s campaign .
Coalition strikes began the evening before Obama visits U.N. General Assembly .
Focus is on stemming the flow of foreign-born fighters who join up with... |
f019b24f5994498835ec90061fb1ebaf7207ee64 | By . Rob Waugh . PUBLISHED: . 03:51 EST, 22 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:35 EST, 23 May 2012 . Google CEO Larry Page; The European Union's antitrust chief gave Google a 'last chance' of a few weeks to avoid formal charges for manipulating search results to promote Google services . Google has been ordered by competitio... | EU can fine Google up to 10% of global revenue .
Google's global ad revenue estimated to be $485BN .
'Last chance' to settle claims over promoting its advertising services over smaller rivals .
Search giant also under spotlight over concerns about Android . |
f01a7f37cebf589afb3a85d2593975a05aec4760 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- A portrait painted 400 years ago and kept anonymously in an Irish home for much of the time since is now believed to be the only painting of William Shakespeare created during his lifetime. The portrait of William Shakespeare is thought to be the "only" portrait painted during his lifetime. The... | Shakespeare group unveil "only" portrait of playwright painted during his lifetime .
Painting on display after three years of research and testing .
It was painted in about 1610 -- or six years before Shakespeare's death .
Identity of man in painting was lost until owner saw a copy of it in a museum . |
f01aa167e64754803ff26781e620eb9168a6f6e2 | By . Associated Press . and Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 15:50 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:59 EST, 16 January 2014 . An American diplomatic couple kicked out of India in retaliation for the U.S. expulsion of an Indian envoy triggered a new controversy by posting offensive comments about their former host count... | Wayne May and his wife Alicia Muller May were effectively deported last week by Indian authorities .
The move was apparently in retaliation for the U.S. expulsion of Indian envoy Devyani Khobragade in December .
But the outrageous comments have only just come to light - and the couple's respective social media pages ar... |
f01ba8bc596f73d7d0625fbd2771eb393c93ace5 | (CNN) -- Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled in the past 20 years, a development that a human rights group called "scandalous and disgraceful" Friday. In addition, the rights group said, about 1.7 million women a year, one-third of pregnant women in the United States, suffer from preg... | Amnesty International report calls for better maternal care in United States .
"Women are more likely to die than in 40 other countries," Amnesty says .
CDC: Whites' mortality rate is 9.5 per 100,000 pregnancies, blacks' rate is 32.7 . |
f01baf2fb8e09c0d2c48a59bcf2b2c6e15dfa0ae | (CNN) -- Archeologists in the historic city of Luxor, Egypt have unveiled two massive ancient statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III to the public. The newly restored quartzite statues, one of which is more than 11 meters high and weighs 250 tonnes, can be found at the funerary temple of Amenhotep III. They join a pair of al... | Two massive ancient statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III unveiled in Luxor, Egypt .
Statues, discovered in February, join two other giants nearby, the Colossi of Memnon .
Egypt's tourism sector continues to feel effects of political instability . |
f01bc57a8774581def3f177c9547d794bd4f3dcb | New York (CNN) -- WCBS news anchor Rob Morrison is facing charges of allegedly choking his wife, CBS MoneyWatch anchor Ashley Morrison, according to Connecticut authorities. Rob Morrison was taken into custody early Sunday at the couple's Darien home when police responded to a "domestic violence incident" called in by ... | WCBS news anchor Rob Morrison was arrested at his Connecticut home, police say .
He is accused of choking his wife, Ashley Morrison of CBS MoneyWatch .
An attorney for the couple says "the allegations have been greatly exaggerated" |
f01bdec9bb71b679be122b72dd30b8baed3732a7 | Astrobiologist Abel Mendez of the . University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo has designed a software package . that can draw real-looking worlds based on the scientific data we receive from space telescopes - and says Nasa gets it wrong. Mendez's software package draws planets based on their size, distance from their pare... | First software that 'renders' 3D worlds based on what we know .
Draws worlds based on their size, chemistry and distance from star .
Can render our Earth from historical data . |
f01bdf99fb6b7bf5c2cd9a4f86a34d3dad76f7fd | Johnny Manziel admitted he must earn his playing time after being named as Cleveland's back-up quarterback behind Brian Hoyer. The Browns selected Manziel from Texas A&M with the No 22 pick in the NFL draft, and the rookie has been in the headlines for his off-field partying this summer. Cleveland head coach Mike Petti... | Cleveland choose Brian Hoyer to be staring quarterback .
Rookie Johnny Manziel accepted his position as back-up .
Manziel showed his middle finger to Redskins bench during game .
Cleveland begin season at Pittsburgh Steelers on September 7 . |
f01c0c9811b05a8c3824a971f46d77b26ef19449 | Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama firmly laid out his plan Thursday to "degrade and ultimately destroy" ISIS, the terrorist organization that now controls large swaths of Iraq and Syria. But what did the American public think of the speech? CNN's Tom Foreman broke down the results of Microsoft's "Bing Pulse," ... | Overall, Americans gave President Obama's speech high marks, but party lines did show .
Top point: He said ISIS had "no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way"
Lowest moment: When Obama announced he was deploying an additional 475 military advisers . |
f01ccbc081f034d08ee1eb556b24a30feb65000d | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 09:56 EST, 28 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:00 EST, 28 February 2014 . Fans: Lovers of Beyoncé were sold fake tickets by a tout as part of a widespread online scam . Hundreds of Beyoncé fans were left disappointed after discovered they had been sold fake tickets to the star's concerts a... | Fans bought tickets for star's concerts in Manchester via Gumtree website .
They picked them up in person but were then denied entry at the arena .
140 people are believed to have paid around £200 each for a pair of tickets .
Police appeal for victims to come forward in a bid to solve the fraud . |
f01d55260a806597e53c920c5d701ed7ced5ec80 | Malta cannot afford to continue supporting migrants from war-torn countries in its over-crowded detention camps, the country's foreign minister has told CNN. Speaking with CNN's Isa Soares, George Vella said that while he didn't want to blame the migrants, they "do not help themselves" in the immigration enclosures as ... | Malta receives a subsidy from the European Refugee Fund to deal with the influx of asylum seekers.
Between January and September of last year, 31,000 migrants are believed to have entered the European Union illegally.
European nations such as Germany and Sweden have already opened there doors to refugees fleeing war in... |
f01daadbb1145b16ca840fb7f9f77d801972b6ff | The Queen Mary 2 became the largest ship to visit Milford Sound in New Zealand today, sailing into the World Heritage-listed Fiordland National Park on the latest stop in a round-the-world voyage. The 151,400-tonne Cunard flagship cruised the waters of the fjord in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island, which fe... | The Cunard liner is the largest passenger ship ever built and made its first visit to the fjord today .
Milford Sound is part of the Fiordland National Park, protected by Unesco as a world heritage site . |
f01db6f16759875a5ee4e217ef904386cb4ae21d | By . Nick Mcdermott, Science Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:49 EST, 23 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:44 EST, 24 June 2013 . Progress: The research marks a step towards producing more effective treatment for migraine sufferers. Around 40 per cent of patients do not respond to available medication . Hopes of a migraine cure ... | Intense headaches notoriously difficult to treat and can last for days .
WHO name migraines in top 20 most disabling lifetime conditions .
One in seven adults suffer form migraine which costs the NHS £2bn a year . |
f01dffc099292272a6b10bc194ba5efb2e1e8d67 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- George Lindsey, the actor who portrayed the country-bumpkin mechanic Goober Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show," died Sunday after a brief illness, his family said. He was 83. Lindsey's funeral is scheduled for Friday afternoon in Nashville. He will be buried in his hometown of Jasper, Alabama, on Sat... | NEW: George Lindsey's funeral is set for Friday and burial on Saturday .
Lindsey joined the hit sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" in 1964 .
Lindsey continued as Goober on the sequel series "Mayberry R.F.D." for three years .
He embraced the Goober character for another 20 years on TV's "Hee Haw" |
f01e104132647e2b39b61fcc1fc6fa3beba96adb | By . Nick Fagge . and Rebecca Camber . Convicted: Emil Metodiev was allowed into the UK despite having a string of convictions for burglary . A Bulgarian who burgled a family’s home only nine days after arriving in Britain is a violent drug dealer who had been freed by police in exchange for informing on other crooks, ... | Emil Metodiev, 32, took jewellery, cash and war medals from Essex home .
Convicted last week as it emerged he has burglary and drug-dealing past .
Police turned a blind eye by agreeing to recruit him as an informant . |
f01e859c9a97f9004b3489d66a54a1d2b013c5b6 | By . Kit Holden . As Mario Gotze's left-foot strike hit the back of the net in Rio de Janeiro, it was an end and a beginning. It was the end of a long wait for this group of players to finally crown their talent with a major trophy. It was the end of speculation that the golden generation might have been wasted. It was... | Germany's World Cup win ended a 24-year wait for football's biggest prize .
Victory was also the beginning of a golden generation for Germany .
Thomas Muller, Mario Gotze, Toni Kroos, Mesut Ozil and Andre Schurrle all still under 25 and have plenty left to give on the international stage . |
f01e87f5ef0bd2db10a3d1b98ea373213281874c | (CNN) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron called Gaza a "prison camp" on Tuesday, a blunt description from a major Western leader about the besieged Palestinian territory. Cameron made the remarks in the Turkish capital of Ankara, which he was visiting to forge a new relationship with Turkey and show his support fo... | Cameron wants a new partnership with Turkey .
He says the "situation in Gaza has to change"
Israel says residents of Gaza are prisoners of Hamas . |
f0200f114d835aa91b7877b2bd2686f8c42aeb04 | CHOEUNG EK, Cambodia (CNN) -- More than 30 years after the genocide, the killing fields still cover Cambodia. Him Huy: "As soon as I got there, I felt that something was wrong." Across the country, 20,000 mass graves stand as silent witnesses to the horrors that took the lives of more than 2 million Cambodians. During ... | Him Huy was a member of the Khmer Rouge, assigned to work at Tuol Sleng .
The notorious prison and torture center was once a Phnom Penh high school .
Some witnesses accuse Him Huy of taking an active role in the horrors there .
Him Huy says he was only doing what he was forced to do . |
f0201b696c968b99e2a15760ac811b00219bcc9a | Relaxing on a beach with an ice lolly on a hot day is a summertime treat people of all ages enjoy. But now two entrepreneurs have started selling lollies strictly for grown-ups – because they’re laced with alcohol. University graduates Harry Stimpson and Noah Greeves, both 23, showcased their cocktail-flavoured lollies... | Pina Colada and Mojito varietes launched by university graduate duo .
Harry Stimpson and Noah Greeves, both 23, received grant for project .
At 15%, each lolly is has equivalent alcohol content to a glass of wine . |
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