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f05ceae8557735760b322832c05be9d8c5c5dfbd | Our violent past is all over our faces. Biologists say that as apes evolved into humans, their faces took on fighting features such as thicker jaws and foreheads. The characteristics were previously thought to be adaptations for a diet of hard-to-chew foods, such as nuts. But researchers at the University of . Utah poi... | As apes evolved into humans, faces developed thicker jaws and foreheads .
Characteristics previously thought to be adaptations for diet of hard food .
But they developed at around the same time as humans acquired the ability to curl their hand into a club-like fist, note University of Utah researchers .
The changes cou... |
f05d052747c373fc5576d6534da24e8c752ed5ec | An alleged arsonist has been arrested on suspicion of starting an out-of-control Northern California wildfire that has driven nearly 2,800 people from their homes and continues to grow, authorities said on Thursday. Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, is suspected of starting the fire east of Sacramento on Saturday, authorities ... | The King Fire has burned nearly 111 square miles of trees - doubling in size overnight - and is just five per cent contained in Northern California .
Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, is suspected of starting the fire east of Sacramento on Saturday .
The blaze east of Sacramento put a dozen firefighters in serious danger, forc... |
f05d12fb08b18e7bbc3091b30cdbc62f46490502 | London, England (CNN) -- Stevie Wonder has had more than 30 U.S. top ten hits and has won 22 Grammy Awards -- more than any other male artist. Blind from birth, Wonder's music has always reflected his concern with humanitarian and social issues. On Thursday, he joined the prestigious list of U.N. Messengers of Peace an... | Stevie Wonder talks to CNN about his new U.N. role .
The multi award-winning Grammy artist is a new Messenger of Peace .
Wonder will fight for the rights of 650 million disabled people worldwide . |
f05d1ca964a7d2b35f154ed7b663b0a91cf79c3f | A Pakistani judge on Friday granted bail to Rimsha, a 14-year-old Christian girl detained over accusations she burned pages of the Quran in a case that has heightened religious tensions in the volatile country. The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance, which represents religious minorities in the country, will pay the sum ... | The girl has been in jail since last month after she was accused by a neighbor .
The neighbor says she burned pages of the Quran, the Muslim holy book .
A religious minorities alliance will pay her $10,000 bail fee .
A Muslim cleric has been accused of planting evidence against her . |
f05d292f1479327852d9231f99679e51203f6526 | By . Ashley Collman . PUBLISHED: . 15:19 EST, 3 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:33 EST, 3 August 2013 . An athletic director at a private school in Prattville, Alabama was forced to resign for not wanting to be a member of the school's church. Scott Phillips said we he was offered the position of AD at East Memorial Ch... | Scott Phillips took the position of athletic director at East Memorial Christian Academy last year .
When he took the position he was told that he must start attending the school's baptist church .
After a year he asked permission to go back to his old church, and was forced to resign . |
f05e526975f7189ca882557f55e01cf069c8bfcf | Replete in felt peak caps and with long embroidered coats, the eagle hunters of Kazakhstan are an arresting sight. With golden eagles, some standing almost 3-feet-high perched on their arms, they also carry with pride the Kazakh tradition of hunting using birds of prey that stretches back to the days of Genghis Khan. T... | Tradition of hunting with golden eagles remains in Kazakhstan .
Most handlers survive through doing shows, although some use to hunt .
Kazakhstan's falcons targeted by poachers for sale in Middle East .
Number of native saker falcons in wild is rapidly declining . |
f05e89c981180219d0238cde3aea539a23ea1eb9 | While President Barack Obama acknowledged Tuesday that the chances of an Ebola outbreak in the United States "are extremely low," roughly one in four Americans are worried that they or someone in their family will become a victim of the virus, according to a new survey. The CNN/ORC International poll, which was release... | A CNN survey finds 27% of Americans are worried about getting Ebola .
More people are concerned about being victimized by terrorism .
President Obama says chances of an outbreak in the U.S. are "extremely low"
But he says its spread in West Africa is a "national security priority" |
f05f2fed0f218e0b15d4164546e5a5431d39f2a8 | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 07:02 EST, 23 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:42 EST, 23 September 2013 . Little Alfie Kerr literally arrived in Transit - delivered as his frantic father was driving to the maternity ward in his work van. Mother-of-three Jess Gibbs, 22, gave birth to Alfie in the footwell of the spee... | Father Daniel was racing to Furness General Hospital in Cumbria .
Mother Jess Gibbs had gone into labour two weeks early .
Daniel was forced to untangle the cord from Alfie's neck while still driving .
Despite his dramatic arrival, baby Alfie is healthy and well . |
f05f530fc35df6cb00d1c53a79aa4ee80ea1aa39 | By . Travelmail Reporter . The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been given a makeover - or at least, their Madame Tussauds wax figures have. The pair were first installed together at the London tourist attraction two years ago - to mark their first wedding anniversary - and bosses thought it was time for an update. T... | Kate has been dressed in full-length turquoise silk jersey Issa London gown .
William is in a double-breasted black Gieves and Hawkes dinner suit . |
f05fabe54711c139859937de12204683ec1c8459 | Last year at airports across the world 18% of flights were delayed, leaving millions of passengers stuck with a lot of time on their hands. Most of us can kill time at airports with a bit of shopping or the distractions provided by our smartphones, but some instead choose to get creative. Richard Dunn is a case in poin... | Traveler Richard Dunn made a music video that went viral while stuck at the airport .
iReporters shared photos of how they kill time while waiting to board their flight .
Readers reveal they've played soccer and practiced flying a plane while at the airport . |
f05fb65f32dcc075a846b691b30cf0936c39ff32 | (CNN) -- The official tally of last month's presidential election is almost complete, and one pivotal piece of electoral data -- voter turnout -- will be lower than officials have previously claimed. The turnout matters as it may reflect how much trust the Hondurans placed in an election during a political crisis pitti... | Voter turnout numbers in Honduras lower than originally reported .
Numbers are important because they may show faith of Hondurans during crisis .
The crisis escalated after President Jose Manuel Zelaya was ousted in a coup .
Other countries split on whether they will recognize President-elect Lobo Sosa . |
f05fdd0b26d9d9454314752b1135b0c821ceb875 | Lionel Messi, Neymar and Co. looked in high spirits after returning to Barcelona's Joan Gamper training ground following the international break. Barcelona will be hoping to close the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid when they take on Sevilla at the Nou Camp on Saturday. Luis Enrique's side are two points behind riva... | Barcelona take on Sevilla at the Nou Camp on Saturday evening .
Luis Enrique's side will be hoping to close the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid .
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all scored while on international duty . |
f06153d0324651ecc4463f5a2f6a3fb124b3b3a7 | NEW YORK (CNN) -- Radio host Don Imus has prostate cancer. Radio shock jock Don Imus has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The shock jock made the announcement on his radio show Monday morning. Imus learned of the Stage 2 prostate cancer diagnosis last Wednesday, said Laurie Cantillo, program director for WABC-AM of... | NEW: Imus says he was "surprised" by biopsy results, will seek a second opinion .
Radio shock jock announces the diagnosis on his show Monday morning .
Bone scan indicates the cancer has not spread, his program director says .
Doctors believe it is fully treatable, she says . |
f061697254910be6fed4cfa5ccca7c603bb52326 | This is the dramatic moment firefighters abseiled down a cliff in the dark to rescue a girl who had plunged 40ft over the rocky ledge. The teenager, who has not yet been named, was badly injured when she fell over the edge at Rocky Butte park in Portland, Oregon. It is unclear why she fell - but authorities say that he... | Rescue crews arrived minutes after receiving reports that the girl had gone over the edge at Rocky Butte in Northeast Portland .
Firefighters searched the area from above with powerful lights and eventually spotted her moving down below .
Her rescuers immediately realized she needed an urgent evacuation and began treat... |
f062b2a4adc643a83d3a49674fd7a665da738a7a | A rogue unit of police officers allegedly gunned down 10 members of a Brazilian gang in a six-hour killing spree in revenge for the death of a colleague, it has been reported. The co-ordinated attacks came hours after a mysterious and sinister warning began circulating on an instant messaging app telling residents to s... | Tensions erupted after police officer was shot dead outside home in Belem .
Gang had 'earlier posted video threatening to kill police officers in the city'
Off-duty police officer in Scream mask 'vows revenge in video on Facebook'
Message also circulated on WhatsApp telling resident to 'stay off the street'
Rogue polic... |
f06308f6a01be81537f232cfd96bb47d5788808a | A preacher in Florida who shares the same name as the man who shot an unarmed teenager dead last year says he is being plagued by abusive phone calls. George Zimmermann, 78, who has two 'n's in his surname unlike the man who shot Trayvon Martin, says he has received death threats and angry calls since his namesake, who... | The 78-year-old has received abusive calls from people who think he shot the black teenager in Florida last year .
George Zimmermann, from Volusia County, FL, says he understands they want to vent his rage but is tired of the calls .
One abusive caller told him: 'You better get ready to dig a six-foot hole'
Mr Zimmerma... |
f063e220c0050297616970eadacf8fd341c6a635 | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 05:11 EST, 9 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:09 EST, 9 April 2013 . A New York barista who started doodling in the froth on top of the coffees he served has become famous for the astonishingly intricate portraits he creates. Mike Breach, who is also an artist, began his unusual hobby o... | Mike Breach draws detailed portraits of famous people on the lattes he made .
He discovered his talent by doodling in downtime as he worked in NYC hotel . |
f063ecf22e68673457c650a2e7c295c1cfd31cee | (CNN) -- A person infected with an active case of tuberculosis flew aboard a commercial passenger jet last week, despite the person's presence on a "do-not-board" list maintained by federal health authorities, officials said Tuesday. The patient, who has not been identified publicly, flew Saturday aboard US Airways Fli... | Person with active case of TB was on federal "do not board" list .
Patient was on US Airways Flight 401 from Philadelphia to San Francisco .
Patient, not publicly identified, was stopped from leaving country in California .
CDC: Little to no risk that another passenger would contract the disease on this flight . |
f064d78886867bbb9cb87fff3ae849bc8194321e | British photographer Tim Plowden captures the diversity and wonder of Alaska's wilderness in his new series of photographs. From a peaceful lone moose to a river packed with pink salmon and the austere boreal forest to unpredictable glaciers, his month-long shoot offers the full spectrum of the Alaskan outback. Plowden... | Tim Plowden devoted a month to photographing Alaska's elusive wildlife as he travelled across the state .
The former Norfolk nature reserve warden has shot wild animals around the world .
In Alaska he came up close and personal with bears, moose and salmon as well as caribou and sea otters . |
f064dc95878041b4a7b994cb0f090b8ab8170eb1 | By . Michael Zennie . A giggly drunk driver in Florida stopped laughing when her charges were upgraded to felonies after she slipped her cuffs and ate a bag of marijuana found in her car. A camera inside the state trooper's squad car shows Tavish Smith, 45, munching away on the bud after grabbing the evidence from the ... | Tavish Smith, 45, faced misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence, fleeing the scene of an accident and possession of marijuana .
Police added a felony charge when they discovered she had scarfed down the evidence .
Was caught on camera giggling and calling the arresting officers 'handsome' |
f064ef079fdccef0cc63ff07b99aab6802abb80e | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Mega-rich Middle Eastern investors are the latest wave of businessmen being linked with some of the biggest clubs in English soccer. Sulaiman Al Fahim eyes Chelsea, while Liverpool's fans also see a change of ownership looming. They follow an influx of 'foreign' owners led by Russian billionair... | Two new Arab investors look to buy Liverpool and Chelsea .
They're the latest businessmen to look at buying a Premier League club .
The region has pumped millions of dollars into the game in recent years .
UEFA boss Platini is wary of foreign owners. What do you think? Have your say . |
f064fdcf14b83d9e1f422c85629a70c5bd691ede | Football could be banned indefinitely at crisis-hit Sayreville War Memorial High School as it emerges the horrific hazing ritual currently under investigation may not have been the first. Seven students aged 15 to 17 have been charged with sex crimes after allegedly pinning down new players, anally penetrating them wit... | Sayreville Schools Superintendent revealed ban could stretch in 2015 .
He said prosecutor's findings suggest history of assault in locker room .
7 students 'assaulted new pupils' at Sayreville War Memorial High School, NJ .
Parents described alleged obscene ritual in locker room .
Boy would be 'held down and anally pen... |
f064ffd60402b6bdbe624aeea302554a4809bc7b | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 08:04 EST, 7 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:04 EST, 7 May 2013 . Tens of thousands of baby chicks are being boiled alive in China as panic grips the country over the current outbreak of a mysterious new strain of bird flu. Four more people have died from the new strain, bringing to the to... | Up to 30,000 chickens are being boiled alive every day at ONE FARM alone .
Chinese authorities reveal four more people have died from the new strain .
Total death toll from the H7N9 virus has now reached 31 . |
f0661e994f0f489c765e70dd3ca99e3d8c3dd438 | It may be the must-have smartphone accessory this year. But a photo has emerged that shows the 'selfie stick' is not an entirely new invention and is in fact almost 90 years old. An image, taken of a couple in 1926, shows Arnold and Helen Hogg using a stick to take a picture of themselves on the street they lived in in... | Photograph taken 88 years ago shows selfie being taken with aid of a stick .
The image shows the modern phenomenon was being used back in 1926 .
Alan Cleaver found the photo which was taken by his grandfather in Rugby .
It shows Mr and Mrs Hogg using stick to take the selfie in their garden .
Selfie sticks for smartpho... |
f06641a63fd0bbab90355b7ccfea14a6b284c30a | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 09:54 EST, 20 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:07 EST, 20 June 2013 . A father who has the same birthday as his son was left stunned when his second child was born on exactly the same day again - at odds of 133,224 to one. Anthony Reading, 26, now has no excuse for forgetting either Tyler or... | Anthony Reading and sons Tyler, two, and baby Joey are born on June 8 .
Odds of all three being born on the same day are 133,224 to one . |
f066f730a0fc82cff592c55208d92d6eec99c272 | By . Dave Wood . Former England defender Danny Mills said Wednesday's draw with Ecuador showed why Roy Hodgson needed John Terry at the World Cup. The Chelsea defender is likely to be in Brazil as a pundit for ITV after retiring from international football in 2012 in the aftermath of the Anton Ferdinand race row. Exper... | Roy Hodgson was short of options for friendly against Ecuador .
Hodgson resisted calls to try and lure Terry out of international retirement .
Chelsea defender is likely to be in Brazil as a pundit for ITV . |
f0670e4a8f9726963b72a59fed86b064473111ef | By . Martin Beckford . PUBLISHED: . 20:05 EST, 18 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:05 EST, 18 May 2013 . A private security company criticised for the way it controls prisons and electronic tagging for criminals is facing substantial fines for causing lengthy delays in court cases. Serco was hauled before a senior judge la... | Senior judge blasts Serco for hold-ups which have totalled ten hours .
Judge, jury and witnesses made to wait for defendants to be brought from cells while guards insist on taking a break .
Firm also under fire for mixing up crucial legal papers . |
f0673c7bbe33067a93b364bb97dfc2e25a9ca242 | By . Jessica Jerreat . A two-year-old boy who was taken hostage by a burglar fleeing from police in South Dakota on Tuesday has been rescued after a six-hour ordeal. In a dramatic end to the standoff, officers armed with assault rifles descended on the house in Rapid City and managed to save the toddler without having ... | Neighborhood was put on lock down as armed police surround house .
Several adults and children had managed to escape when burglar rushed into the family home .
32-year-old suspect had no connections to child taken hostage .
Raymond Cuny has charged with kidnap and burglary . |
f067a8c7f7d85cf7ff041b472b55df599dc8b40e | The Sheriff leading the investigation . into the cinema shooting which happened after a row over texting has . told MailOnline there is no chance of a Stand Your Ground defence, . saying, ‘It was an empty movie theatre. If he was scared why didn’t he . move seats?’. Sheriff Chris . Nocco has completely dismissed shoote... | Sheriff Chris Nocco says there is no chance for a 'Stand Your Ground' defense .
He dismissed Curtis Reeves' claims that he shot the victim out of fear .
Said the movie theater only had 25 people in it and Reeves and his wife could have set elsewhere .
Reeves shot 43-year-old Chad Oulson in the chest after a confrontati... |
f067e307f97186e8025b0f21542dba42a14ad854 | By . Ian Laybourn, Press Association . Hull KR have completed the re-construction of their new threequarter line with the signing of England Knights winger Kieran Dixon on a three-year contract from London Broncos. Dixon has been recognised as one of the most promising talents in Super League since bursting onto the sc... | Dixon is one of the most promising talents in Super League .
He saw a move to Salford break down at the end of last season .
The 21-year-old says he feels 'honoured' to join Hull KR . |
f0684c4230039123e06969022b109e583fc1a478 | The frightening scene of hundreds of deer jumping to their deaths off a 120-foot bridge in Idaho is bewildering wildlife officials who are finding themselves at a loss on what to do. With motorists and state officials catching sight of the deers' tragic leap and fall off High Bridge, just east of Boise, witnesses are r... | Idaho Fish and Game Development say deer are frightened by cars prompting their jump .
Animals don't realize the bridge's drop .
In January of 2004 alone at least 100 deer were reported dead off the bridge .
Problem is seen across the country with YouTube videos recording cases . |
f0685f9d1eb340b9f04bfd39ba43747005cd03f9 | By . Snejana Farberov . A Texas woman awaiting sentencing in the shooting death of her husband has revealed that she accepted a plea deal so she could be released on parole quickly and get on with her life. Michele Williams, 44, a twice-divorced Dallas woman dubbed in the media 'the black widow of Keller,' was arrested... | Gregory Williams, 40, was found dead from gunshot wound to the head in October 2011 .
Wife Michele first claimed intruder came in, struck her in the head with a wrench and killed her husband .
Later said Mr Williams committed suicide and she made it look like murder so their daughter wouldn't know her father killed him... |
f068cdbcc75955ab2a9c03129b219d67b956bf9a | Rio Ferdinand has accused John Terry of ‘stupidity’ over the racial insult he delivered to his brother Anton and has expressed his shock that the former England captain never apologised to either of them. Ferdinand, once an England team-mate of Terry, became estranged from the centre-half when he clashed with Anton at ... | The FA ruled that John Terry had racially abused Anton Ferdinand in 2011 .
Terry is said to have called the defender a 'f****** black c***'
Rio Ferdinand claims Terry never apologised to he or Anton . |
f06909d97113e1ce3d1119e4334e92872485f210 | It could have been the handset that took on Apple and Google. Mark Zuckerberg and Xiaomi Inc CEO Lei Jun discussed a potential investment by Facebook in China's top smartphone maker ahead of its $1.1 billion fundraising last month, it has been revealed. The firm has been dubbed the 'Apple of China' - and enraged Apple ... | Xiaomi was founded just four years ago by Chinese businessman Lei Jun .
Most successful tech start-up in the world after being valued at $45 billion .
The firm has been accused of copying Apple's designs with its products .
Facebook failed to reach agreement over investment . |
f06942dacd9b7103b6ee8d4003f99a28f194cd99 | (CNN) -- We've just landed a washing machine-sized robot on a comet and NASA's chief scientist has no idea. Dr Ellen Stofan is deep in conversation with a journalist when, unable to contain himself any longer, an adviser with phone triumphantly held aloft blurts out: "Rosetta -- It's landed!" "Wonderful" Stofan beams, ... | NASA chief scientist, Ellen Stofan, wants humans on Mars by mid-2030s .
Astronauts would take 8 months to reach planet, face radiation, thin atmosphere .
Studying Mars would help us better understand Earth .
Believes there must be intelligent life in our universe . |
f069c2eac5d9226016ab361c3c2aae9b737ea015 | When it comes to getting ahead at work, it seems many women lack the confidence to ask for a pay rise or a promotion. Despite an increasing success in the corporate world, a survey has found the glass ceiling still looms with nearly a fifth of women (17 per cent) believing it's impossible for a woman to reach senior ma... | Survey finds striking lack of confidence in British women in the workplace .
A third of women said they dreamt of being the CEO or board member .
But 32% say their careers had failed to meet expectations . |
f069cd5cb2bc372ea13e6ef86b5e27031422c380 | By . Sarah Griffiths . It may not be the most glamorous of archaeological finds, but the discovery of 700-year-old stinking toilets has got experts excited. Human excrement described as being in ‘excellent condition’ has been found at the 14th century site, which features a number of special purpose-built barrel latrin... | Human excrement described as being in ‘excellent condition’ has been found at the 14th century site .
It is hoped that the faeces will give scientists a better idea of what people ate in Denmark in the 14th century .
The barrels that make up the toilets were previously used for transporting goods and even storing fish ... |
f06af68d337a3393ded65e596d52f6db95a904b5 | (CNN) -- A horse racing trainer who became engulfed in a doping scandal and was banned from the sport for eight years has appealed his sentence, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has confirmed. Mahmood Al Zarooni, who worked at the world famous Godolphin stables in the English town of Newmarket, was banned from h... | Horse racing trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni appeals eight-year ban from sport .
Al Zarooni admitted administering anabolic steroids to 15 top thoroughbreds .
Horses in question also suspended from running for six months .
Al Zarooni's appeal date is yet to be confirmed by British Horseracing Authority . |
f06b212bd000e9b25c7e2f839f1cf3ea067896b4 | By . Paul Harris . PUBLISHED: . 17:31 EST, 5 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:55 EST, 6 February 2013 . Even to a baby elephant, he surely can’t look much like mother. But to a young orphan called Joe, this 29-year-old nature reserve keeper has become the next best thing. The three-month-old pygmy elephant was picture... | Keeper Augustin David is providing 24 hour care for the pygmy elephant .
Joe's mother was one of 14 elephants to die of mysterious poisoning . |
f06b8c65a0956d3f4940baec0e5090b3a37c7209 | New York (CNN) -- Major League Baseball will probably move Monday to suspend New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez amid allegations involving the use of performance-enhancing drugs, two sources close to the decision told CNN on Sunday. The length of the suspension was not known nor was the timing of any announcement. A number... | NEW: Girardi says if A-Rod is ready Monday, 'I'm going to play him'
He is accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs .
Some reports say it would be a 214-game suspension .
Rodriguez plans to return to the Yankees from rehab Monday . |
f06be1705057ac27d649445419dbd1391e32e0ba | By . Chris Brooke . PUBLISHED: . 18:33 EST, 25 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:39 EST, 25 October 2013 . On her first night behind bars, Myra Hindley confessed to feeling guilt. Not for the children’s lives she had snuffed out – but for having a ‘disloyal’ dream about her lover and partner in crime Ian Brady trying to... | Moors murderer's warped emotions laid bare from beyond the grave .
Account of her first days in prison intended to be start of an autobiography .
Stored in National Archives they can now be read publicly for the first time . |
f06c888686cc6e16945c0cd839682b38d620a7fd | By . Kieran Corcoran . A nine-year-old boy accidentally hanged himself on a rope 'Heath Robinson-type' contraption by his bunk bed made of dressing-gown cords he used to watch films with his brother. Liam Gardner, from Ebbw Vale, South Wales, set up a network of cords by the bed to hold up his tablet computer while it ... | Liam Gardner made device from dressing gown cords to hold up computer .
Device reminiscent of cartoonist Heath Robinson's mad machine drawings .
After only a few days Liam became fatally tangled while using it as a swing .
His family in Ebbw Vale, South Wales, rushed to help but couldn't save him .
Inquest in Newport, ... |
f06cb8588874f2f6d0b755329fc2c56a69523793 | (CNN)Even though Rafael Nadal had beaten his first-round opponent at the Australian Open, Mikhail Youzhny, five straight times, the Spaniard wasn't sure what to expect when they played Monday. After all Nadal last competed at a major at Wimbledon and had lost both singles matches that he contested this year as he retur... | Rafael Nadal crushes Mikhail Youzhny at the Australian Open .
It was Nadal's first grand slam match since last year at Wimbledon .
But women's contender Ana Ivanovic loses her opener in Melbourne .
Roger Federer, Simona Halep, Andy Murray progress to the second round . |
f06e5a1ada6dee4d068a87b5615005118bf81cc2 | There's a private port built for a 70-foot yacht, a protected 536-foot long canal and 6.9 quiet acres of land hidden from street view, all set atop an ancient coral reef in an area known as the 'original Miami'. Welcome to La Brisa: A Biscayne Bay waterfront that harks back to the glory days of south Florida; an area t... | La Brisa is located in Coconut Grove, Florida, and sits on Biscayne Bay .
It features nine bedrooms, eight bathrooms and three half-baths .
The house has a total square footage of 17,141 .
Recently listed by the same agent representing America's most expensive property .
Le Palais Royal, a French-inspired palace that s... |
f06e65db90c19c9cbf30f279576d6ad0d94e9952 | President Barack Obama said the effort that led to the release of two Americans held in North Korea did not involve "high level policy discussions" or talks about the country's nuclear program. "We had an indication that there was a possibility of a release of these two hostages, prisoners, and we pursued it," Obama sa... | The president said "high level policy discussions" were not involved in obtaining release of Americans.
The two Americans were held by North Korea and returned over the weekend. |
f06e8b66eaa4467a4e3be98d5e0918ebb9c40422 | (CNN)Lessons from the zoo: Here are four surprising animal facts only zookeepers know. From Dr. Seuss to Dr. Dolittle, pop culture has made life with wild animals look like a blast. But for those who work there, a day at the zoo is no picnic. In the forthcoming episode of "Inside Man," CNN host Morgan Spurlock becomes ... | From Dr. Seuss to Dr. Dolittle, life with wild animals may look like fun, but working at a zoo is no picnic .
Here are some lessons best learned ahead of time . |
f06eaf5ba70948500b774986cf185abc4952652e | U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sustained a concussion after becoming dehydrated and fainting, and will no longer testify Thursday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Clinton had been suffering from a stomach virus at the time, according to a... | The concussion as not severe, an official says .
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen says it's "unfortunate" Clinton won't be testifying .
The secretary had been suffering from a stomach virus .
Clinton will work from home next week . |
f06ee0e7bc1b80049113f9138f7670ee4b029b2f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:49 EST, 28 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:46 EST, 29 October 2012 . Lovesick patients are increasingly using Facebook to flirt with, proposition and harass their doctors. The number of medics seeking help to deal with unwanted advances has risen by a third as technology, inc... | Patients are increasingly turning to Facebook to flirt with and harass medical professionals the Medical Defence Union has warned .
In the worst cases police are being called in and injunctions taken out . |
f06f2f5ef9e7256e41ffeb978e2b936e0b8dfde2 | By . Ted Thornhill for MailOnline . Isis is trying to swell its ranks and train fighters using hit video game Grand Theft Auto 5, claiming that what players do in the game resembles their battlefield operations. They have posted a video to YouTube carrying their flag showing violent scenes from the game, including poli... | Isis has posted a video to YouTube showing violent scenes from the game .
The short video carries the Isis flag in the top left corner .
An on-screen message draws similarities between the game and Isis battles . |
f06fba342b304ed76a4e4208b2c3e6757341792d | (CNN) -- When I think of Gloria Steinem approaching 80, I think about the women of my generation, growing up at the end of the Baby Boom. We internalized a lot of stereotypes of what it meant to be a woman in those days. Until Gloria changed the rules. My earliest memories of gender inequity involve "I Love Lucy." I wa... | Kathleen McCartney: Gloria Steinem changed rules on what it mean to be a woman .
In 70's Steinem co-founded Ms. magazine to upend sexist status quo. McCartney was hooked .
Steinem helped her find voice to seek posts reserved for males, resist 'policed' gender roles .
McCartney: Steinem's work still resonant, necessary;... |
f06fd7f2f932d8830dc45453e02fca98fe726857 | The friendship between Wayne Rooney and Darren Fletcher will be put on hold for 90 minutes when they lead England and Scotland into battle at Celtic Park on Tuesday. Having played alongside Fletcher for 11 years, Rooney has nothing but admiration for his Manchester United team-mate. The England captain rates Fletcher h... | Man Utd and England captain pays tribute to team-mate Darren Fletcher .
Wayne Rooney says United midfielder is a strong character .
Players' families will share a box at Celtic Park on Tuesday night . |
f06fdd9351563464b729b77a30da98729abb3b6d | By . Richard Spillett . French men may be famous for their language of love, Gallic charm and effortless sense of fashion but British men are now more appealing to women, according to a new survey. A survey of more than 50,000 Europeans found British gentleman are now seen as the third most attractive nationality, ahea... | 50,000 Europeans asked which nationality they found most attractive in poll .
British men beat their French counterparts, despite the latter's reputation .
Spanish women were judged the most attractive by British men .
British women said they would most like to have an Italian partner . |
f06fdec12a1b29c005a4bcbd260792ad80436eee | Washington (CNN) -- Republican vice-presidential hopeful and conservative star Paul Ryan kicks back with locally brewed beers while listening to '90s-era grunge music. He's the first member of Generation X to be named to a major party ticket. Ryan's up-by-your-bootstraps personality doesn't exactly match the ennui expr... | Paul Ryan is the first member of Gen X named to top of a major party ticket .
He came of age during an economic recession and the dot-com boom and bust .
His views on economy and social policy have Gen X influences, political experts say .
Ryan's relative youth helps Romney's appeal . |
f0705ce828ea0cb4d42f82545d9895575efeaa68 | Washington (CNN) -- U.S. and Cuban officials are set to sit down together in Washington on Friday to discuss immigration and other issues, according to a State Department spokesman. "The U.S. views the migration talks as an important opportunity for both the United States and Cuban governments to discuss policies and p... | Talks slated for Friday .
Discussion will focus on welfare of U.S. contractor .
Alan Gross has been detain in Cuba since December . |
f0714cd6a5c4dcaa71bc6e12cedfa06133f8af38 | (CNN) -- Imagine that the chair you're sitting on became a sofa on demand as the day moved from light to dark. Or if all your furnishings could move out of your way as you walk through a room. These thoughts could one day become reality through research being conducted at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL... | Robots known as "Roombots" are paving the way for furniture that can build itself .
Roombots will combine active and passive parts to create all kinds of furnishings .
Each roombot is a small cube and contains batteries, motors and a wireless connection .
Mobile furniture could benefit the elderly and people with poor ... |
f071c5ffdf41f59f93bc49d82340235f968351f1 | The general consensus up until the late 20th century was that after Earth’s formation 4.54 billion years ago, the planet was a hellish place covered in magma. But now scientists say conditions on Earth for the first 500 million years after it formed may have been surprisingly similar to the present day complete with oc... | Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee say that the young Earth might not have been inhospitable to life .
It had been thought that in its first 500 million years after its formation 4.54 billion years ago our planet was covered in magma and was a hellish place .
But analysis of zircon crystals in Iceland su... |
f0723722fb0bdb212f42a748160faba59bf46152 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:57 EST, 24 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:44 EST, 25 November 2013 . All across the globe people are waiting longer to say ‘I do’ according to a new map that shows the average age for marriages in every country. People wait the longest in Western Europe, where the average a... | Wedding bells ring the latest in life for Scandinavians and Western Europeans, whose average age at the alter is over 30 .
Afghanistan has among the lowest average ages for marriage at 20.2 .
Men marry later in every country: In the United States, the average age women marry is 26.9 and for men it's 29.8 . |
f0725bd95235dba70f1c0adb32153e5519df3e32 | The U.S. drone killing of American-born and -raised Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, a major figure in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has re-energized a national debate over the legal and moral quandaries of a government deliberately killing a citizen. The issue has been roiling throughout the U.S. campaign against t... | "You do not kill people without warning in non-battlefield situations," law expert says .
"If you're a terrorist, you're a terrorist," Defense Secretary Panetta says .
President Obama defends killing as "a major blow" against al Qaeda .
Terrorists don't have access to U.S. courts, analyst says . |
f072955d8c7d53ade2bf1619e0e3a0e56c2dd788 | By . Ruth Styles . PUBLISHED: . 11:47 EST, 23 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:01 EST, 29 January 2014 . Her hair was perfect, her make-up expertly applied and her dress, beautiful. But for one model appearing in yesterday's Elie Saab show, walking appeared to be a little more problematic. During her sashay down the ru... | The model was halfway down the catwalk when she wobbled over .
Walking in the Elie Saab show during Paris Couture Week yesterday .
Watched by Olga Kurylenko and Princess Clotilde of Venice and Piedmont . |
f0738647ea8bb8f323c113ec3d6df251d6a84492 | The man who invented the lithium battery - which now powers almost every portable device on the planet - claims he may have another world-changing invention up his sleeve. Professor John Goodenough first demonstrated that lithium cobalt oxide could be used to create a rechargable battery capable of storing energy in 19... | Professor John Goodenough is attempting to create a new type of battery .
The new battery could increase the amount of energy stored by 60 per cent .
He claims it could allow electric cars to compete with fossil fuel vehicles .
It could also solve the problem of storing electricity from renewable energy .
Professor Goo... |
f0743275b0f0461a66b75cd109c4af4784bc580b | A senior White House reporter's Twitter account has attracted thousands of followers after she posted controversial photos from President Obama's trip to Saudi Arabia. Carrie Budoff Brown, who writes for Politico, transfixed thousands of Saudis who are starved of news covered of their own royal family and government be... | Senior White House reporter Carrie Budoff Brown's tweets transfixed thousands of Saudis who receive very little news of their own royal family and government because of strict censorship rules .
Since the Arab Spring, use of Twitter has grown exponentially in the region, making it the fasted growing market in the world... |
f0747a6dc3d8cf3e94613e50fdb4a4e0bd08beb6 | A mother-of-four has written an hilarious open letter to her son's female Facebook friends, warning them they will be blocked if they post sexual 'selfies'. Kim Hall, who lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, their three sons and a daughter, wrote the post entitled 'FYI (If You're a Teenage Girl)' on her blog on Tue... | Kim Hall, from Austin, Texas, posted the open letter to her blog on Tuesday and it has been viewed more than five million times .
It pokes fun at girls who upload 'sultry' images of themselves and warns they will be de-friended on her sons' Facebook pages if they continue .
She tells the girls they are beautiful and th... |
f074bea231b5538f3e1e478cf8ba5fd5d59e8ef5 | PUBLISHED: . 04:05 EST, 22 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:42 EST, 22 May 2012 . The types of drugs taken at music festivals often varies depending on the lineup, police figures show. Records of the substances seized at 10 major festivals over the past four years indicate how common drug use is and how, while fans at one ... | Almost £45,000 worth of drugs confiscated at Glastonbury last year .
At the other end of the scale was small-scale world music festival Womad, with £151 worth of drugs seized from typically older, middle-class crowd .
Cannabis and cocaine on the way down as seizures of lesser known 'party drugs' such as ketamine and BZ... |
f074d67bbd2cc5bf966c1e1ed48b6f240c65b758 | San Francisco (CNN) -- Tuesday, for the first time, Google Glass was made available to the general public. As part of the one-day-only offering, anyone in the U.S. could buy the $1,500 face-mounted computers and get a free pair of glass or sunglass frames. Google isn't sharing any sales numbers for the day, so it's dif... | Google made its head-mounted Glass available to the general public for the first time on Tuesday .
The $1,500 devices were only available for one-day to people in the U.S.
Google didn't release sales numbers, but said it sold out of the white model . |
f074f6c5ea9ef7bf0c61a3d936fa6d8fc806d9bb | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 13:29 EST, 5 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:53 EST, 6 December 2013 . The tiara Victoria Beckham wore for her wedding failed to sell at auction today. It was expected that the coronet-style headpiece would fetch between £18,000 and £25,000 at the Bonhams sale in central London. It fai... | Victoria Adams married David Beckham in 1997 in royal-themed ceremony .
Former Spice Girl wore a tiara, called East of Paris on the day .
The gold and diamond crown failed to sell today at auction at Bonhams .
Collection of 40 pieces from Barbara Taylor Bradford sold for nearly £1mil .
Mostly presents from her TV produ... |
f075408770c7b8b38dfd5a1950c0db9aded23e93 | The woman charged with the murders of seven of her children and one young niece in her Cairns home 'knows what has happened' but it 'hasn't sunk in yet,' her lawyer said today. Raina Thaiday, 37, who is also known as Mersane Warria, is being held in Cairns Base Hospital on under police guard, and did not appear in cour... | Neighbours described her 'erratic' behaviour in days leading up to slayings .
Horrifying massacre took place at Cairns home six days before Christmas .
Eight children aged between 2 and 14 stabbed - four boys and four girls .
Raina Thaiday, mother of seven of the children and an aunt of one, charged with murder .
Her l... |
f07554548da9114afb0e540ae982c9388329d380 | FBI Director James Comey says he's confident that North Korea was behind the cyberattack on Sony. Comey said Wednesday that threats made against Sony were traced to IP addresses used exclusively by the North Koreans, at a cybersecurity conference at New York's Fordham University. Comey also said there was evidence that... | FBI Director James Comey said in a speech Wednesday that he's confident that North Korea was behind the cyberattack on Sony .
He said the threats made against Sony were traced to IP addresses that were used exclusively by North Koreans .
A cyber expert in hacking however says that none of this provides definitive proof... |
f075d16fb38761e5ccdeebe699fde213c0983e4a | A mother has spoken out about her terrifying ordeal after she was raped by her vile ex-boyfriend who had stalked her for months. Barry Ritson, from Jarrow, South Tyneside, harassed Catherine Cunningham, 50, for three months before breaking into her house while she was sleeping and raping her. Miss Cunningham - who even... | Catherine Cunningham, 50, started being harassed by her ex-boyfriend when she tried to end their two-year relationship .
Barry Ritson, 52, would text and phone Miss Cunningham and wait for her outside work .
In July 2012, Ritson broke into Miss Cunningham's home and raped her .
Ritson, from Jarrow, South Tyneside, was ... |
f0763c3ce179cae1f4b7ffa6db650b0935e83ff4 | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 03:46 EST, 25 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:30 EST, 25 October 2013 . An explosion inside a candy factory in Mexico has killed one worker, injured at least 40 and several are still missing, authorities said. The blast, thought to be caused by a newly-installed boiler, took place on the ... | The explosion occured on the second floor of the factory in Ciudad Juarez .
The Dulces Blueberry factory produces gummy bears and jelly beans .
Forty were injured and several are still missing, authorities said .
One worker said the explosion was caused by a newly-installed boiler . |
f076c737f80235fbb844e93a119eb8cdaf24169a | By . James Slack for the Daily Mail . Changing tide? Lady Hale claims 'the rising tide of anti-European sentiment' is leading to an emphasis on British law rather than the European convention . Courts are increasingly basing their verdicts on British law rather than European human rights legislation as the 'empire stri... | Top judge Lady Hale said there is 'renewed emphasis' on British law .
Suggested move may be response to rising anti-Europe sentiments .
Recent years have seen string of controversial verdicts in favour of criminals .
Now, Lady Hale claims, 'UK constitutionalism is on the march' |
f07731cbfd936ed7141c897d2c1e08aa9f953efa | Beijing (CNN) -- He is China's most outspoken critic. But when he won his freedom after three months in prison, it came with a cost -- that he keep quiet. One day after Ai Weiwei was released on bail, the dissident artist remained at home, unable to speak with anyone about why he was detained or what awaits him now. Al... | Ai Weiwei was released Wednesday night .
He is known for his irreverent commentary on China .
But the conditions of his bail bar him from speaking to the media .
He tells reporters he is fine but cannot talk . |
f0777c176864f0fb789945a7a66316d0fc4dec82 | A 17-year-old girl from Turkey who stands at 7ft tall has been officially declared the world's tallest female teenager. Rumeysa Gelgi who has a standing height of 213.6 cm . (7ft 0.09 in), received the Guinness World Record award in a special presentation in her . hometown of Safranbolu, Karabük. Rumeysa is an 11th . g... | Rumeysa Gelgi, from Turkey, has a standing height of 213.6cm .
(7ft 0.09 in)
Height is caused by rare genetic condition called Weaver Syndrome .
In addition to her height, Rumeysa’s hands have grown .
to measure 24.5cm .
Her feet measure 30.5cm - the equivalent of a 12 in men's shoe sizes . |
f0779ac0d46449acd31d001c1ea2104d4468adbf | Just over a month ago, Dieter Gruschwitz dialled Jurgen Klopp’s mobile number, not the first to be quite unsure whether he was about to be deafened with a sonic boom of anger — or to be treated to ‘Kloppo’s’ quick-witted and generous bonhomie. The programme director of German TV station ZDF needed to make the peace. Kl... | Klopp aims to end Dortmund season on a high with Cup win over Bayern .
Dortmund have won more points and conceded less goals than last season . |
f077ac65626a2e8937bf33d6dbc0e7f45e0d4e66 | The distinct green glow of Comet Lovejoy has been closely watched as it came into view in the night's sky over the past month. One amateur astronomer has now compiled a series of 100 images he took of the comet, also called Comet C/2014 Q2, as it passed over Grayson, Georgia, in the United States. Using just a standard... | Amateur astronomer Steve Siedentop took 100 images of Comet Lovejoy .
His video crunches two hours of observations into just nine seconds .
Astronomer Nick Howes also captured a stunning image of the comet's tail .
The comet was first spotted in August by an astronomer in Australia .
It leaves a magnificent green trail... |
f077ea5d919f7697bdeec19e7a30744d2382f55d | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 08:48 EST, 9 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:48 EST, 9 November 2013 . An Army machine gunner accidentally shot his colleague several times by mistake in Afghanistan in just one of a catalogue of military gun blunders, it can be revealed. The guardsman from the First Battalion of the We... | Soldiers have shot themselves or colleagues 17 times in the last two years .
In total, 30 recorded incidents of serviceman firing guns by mistake .
Incidents happened after Fusilier James Wilkinson, 21, was accidentally shot dead in a training ground accident .
Real number of 'negligent discharges' is likely to be far ... |
f078452ce8f4a85377b51c7443c762aebbad3884 | (CNN) -- Nancy Judd turns an orange rind into sequins. A can of Coke becomes shiny bangles. Plastic bags melt into chic crinkly fabric. What others call trash is her high fashion. Her newest creation is "The Environmental Steward-ess," a 1940s air hostess suit sewn from leather seat covers donated by sponsor Delta Air ... | Nancy Judd is installing her exhibition of eco-trash fashions at Atlanta's international airport .
Judd: I love to take "garbage ... and transform it into something elegant"
Creating an eco-trash dress will take Judd anywhere from 150 to 450 hours . |
f07921194b520180e5883e5aacadca36f8586c5e | (CNN) -- Teenage England international midfielder Jack Wilshere has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal, the Premier League club confirmed on Monday. The 18-year-old, who made his full international debut against Hungary in August, has been a revelation in the Gunners' midfield this season, making eight league... | England midfielder Jack Wilshere signs a new long-term contract with Arsenal .
The 18-year-old made his senior England debut against Hungary earlier this season .
Wilshere is the youngest player to ever feature for Arsenal's first team . |
f07928e07e16dd644d637d033ec3d533a11f60bc | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 06:11 EST, 11 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:54 EST, 11 August 2013 . Hunt: Paranoid schizophrenic and convicted murderer Daniel Rosenthal, 58, has been found in Southampton this morning after going missing from a mental health hospital . One of Britain’s most brutal murderers who hack... | Daniel Rosenthal, 58, escaped from Tatchbury Mount Hospital, Totton .
Paranoid schizophrenic was last seen at 2.30pm yesterday .
He was dubbed the ‘mad scientist’ when he was jailed for life in 1981 .
Hacked his father to death before dismembering his mother’s body .
Police found the killer in Southampton this morning ... |
f07933149c477584dfb87dc41d086011a40755c0 | A large number of people, mostly located in Australia, are reporting they have come under an unexplained attack that holds their iPhones and iPads hostage and demands they pay a $100 ransom. The attack appears to work by compromising iCloud accounts associated with the disabled devices, according to an Apple support fo... | A large number of users are reporting attacks that hold their iPhones, iPads hostage .
The hackers demand they pay a $100 ransom .
Most of the victims are located in Australia .
Attacks appear to work by compromising iCloud accounts . |
f07950bd734b61de7ccb8ca0f1a0c7e8607729e3 | (CNN) -- Actor Bruce Willis married model-actress Emma Heming over the weekend in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the actor's publicists announced. It is the second marriage for actor Bruce Willis, 54, and the first for model-actress Emma Heming, 30. A small, private ceremony was held at the actor's home in the islands ... | A small, private ceremony was held at the actor's home in the West Indies .
Willis and Heming will have a civil ceremony when they return to California .
Willis' first wife, Demi Moore and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, attended the wedding . |
f079563515385a0f2b1d8cad2937a398970ce07c | By . Jack Doyle . Last updated at 1:59 PM on 17th September 2011 . No police officer will face disciplinary action over the death of Fiona Pilkington who killed herself and her disabled daughter after a decade of unchecked abuse by yobs. Yesterday four officers accused of failing to stop the misery inflicted upon the ... | Youths had taunted the family for a decade, pelting their home with .
stones and threatening them .
IPCC's 180-page report said the incidents .
should have been treated as 'hate' crimes . |
f079863554b40beb39da8b7341899f82ce4885b6 | (CNN) -- A pair of suspected U.S. drone strikes killed four al Qaeda militants in Yemen as the United States maintained a heightened security alert in the country and urged all Americans to leave immediately. Security sources told CNN about the strikes but didn't offer additional details. A Yemeni official said four dr... | NEW: UK withdraws staff from British embassy in Yemen, follows U.S. lead .
Sources: Members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are planning an attack .
The United States has heightened its security stance across the Mideast and Africa .
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri tells operatives in Yemen to "do something" |
f079f90d273d77d207ad251e0534c658dc3ae571 | Boston (CNN)Even as the defense for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continued its quest to move the trial to another city, prosecutors indicated Thursday that a federal court is drawing close to finding enough unbiased jurors in Boston. Sixty-one prospects have been identified as qualified to decide th... | Defense asking three-judge appellate panel to move Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's trial from Boston .
Judge has turned down three previous defense requests to move Boston Marathon trial .
Prosecutors indicate court is near to finding enough unbiased jurors in Boston . |
f07aebc09c796773e7421141cc9edae84bdc1e09 | Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Wildfires in Russia, among the worst ever there, have killed 25 people, destroyed more than 1,000 homes, and prompted the prime minister to call on local officials to resign, response officials and Russian news agencies reported Friday. The fires have been raging in five regions as Russia endure... | NEW: Two firefighters are among the dead .
NEW: 1,257 houses have burned, while some 2,000 people are left without a home .
Putin calls on local officials to resign because of their fire response .
The fires are reportedly the worst ever to hit western Russia . |
f07bb5eb1c40b817bd5f51fb5215a027461cfb27 | Timothy Zeman (above), 51, from Pacific, Missouri allegedly stole a tow truck to steal back his two vehicles from an impound lot . A man is accused of stealing a tow truck to steal back his two vehicles from an impound lot before leading police on a chase. Timothy Zeman, 51, from Pacific, Missouri was accused of steali... | Timothy Zeman, from Pacific, Missouri, allegedly stole a flatbed truck on Sunday to retrieve his two previously impounded cars .
51-year-old was spotted with stolen wrecker containing the two cars and was caught after driving into a bluff .
He has been charged with first-degree tampering, felony resisting arrest and is... |
f07bc8b3ec7a04c64beb7a2e46333dae7dd33298 | (CNN) -- Fantasy role-playing takes a staggering step forward as "Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale" lurches along with uneven visuals and spotty artificial intelligence but a combat system that is easy to learn and even easier to use. The first D&D electronic game (Bedlam Games, Atari) that features use of the new Fourt... | "D&D" has uneven visuals and spotty artificial intelligence .
Video game is much like the table top version of D&D .
Completing the main quests can be done in less than 5 hours . |
f07be48018c3c90105cae83183aa4aaa67b9e0d9 | Fresh from his tirade in the New York magazine about how much he hates media scrutiny . By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:18 EST, 26 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 21:49 EST, 26 February 2014 . Hypocrite? Alec Baldwin will play a journalist in an episode of Law & Order: SVU airing March 19; despite his rants a... | Fresh from his tirade in the New York magazine about how much he hates media scrutiny .
Mr Baldwin has a long history of enmity with reporters, photographers and even targeted his MSNBC colleagues in latest missive . |
f07bfcb2c6570c1472abc33b0cfd9c12249dfa8d | By . Alex Lazcano for Daily Mail Australia . Schools across Australia have been slammed by outraged parents for becoming too cautious after it emerged that childhood games, loom bands and even bibles have been banned by some teachers. It comes after a Queensland school decided to ban students from doing handstands and ... | Queensland's Peregian Springs State School banned handstands .
It came after some students were injured doing 'cheerleading-style' stunts .
Ban has prompted other parents across the country to reveal what has been axed by their children's schools .
Other childhood games and even bibles are just a few of the examples of... |
f07cc430bfaddb269908b720f737858b272b9c45 | (CNN) -- German giants Bayern Munich's march towards domestic domination continues unabated. Having wrapped up the Bundesliga title with six games left to play, the Bavarians have now booked their place in the German Cup final, thrashing Wolfsburg 6-1. The club's first ever treble is still within their grasp. Bayern ar... | Bayern Munich thrash Wolfsburg 6-1 in the German Cup semifinal .
Jupp Heynckes impressive side have already won the Bundesliga title .
Arsenal and Everton draw 0-0 at the Emirates in the English Premier League .
Gunners gain point in chase for Champions League football next season . |
f07ce6bf0482ae90ee9149d317ec897929417270 | Proposals could see 320 houses built in the rugged landscape that inspired Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights . Conservationists say development would be 'disturbingly close' to Haworth Moor - the setting for the doomed love story . By . George Arbuthnott . PUBLISHED: . 19:16 EST, 6 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 22:05 ES... | Proposals could see 320 houses built in the rugged landscape that inspired Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights .
Conservationists say development would be 'disturbingly close' to Haworth Moor - the setting for the doomed love story . |
f07cf675f38962e50d49f415eab42fb4c0b66185 | The National Security Agency can listen to domestic phone calls without a warrant, according to a disclosure by Representative Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, made during a briefing to members of Congress last Thursday. Listening to phone calls without a warrant is illegal - but according to Mr Nadler, the NSA doe... | Representative Jerrold Nadler said last week that he had been informed in a briefing that the NSA could 'listen to the phone' without obtaining a warrant .
This latest allegation seems to support the claims of Edward Snowden about the NSA's surveillance activities in the U.S.
Some are suggesting Nadler misunderstood th... |
f07d703ab202322d9f37aadc66792db43dc07f5a | A man has been left with serious injuries after jumping into a lion enclosure at Barcelona zoo where he was picked mauled by three of the animals. Dressed in military uniform, the man climbed over railings and began scaling one of the walls in the enclosure before being picked off by one of the animals and thrown into ... | Man entered the lion enclosure at Barcelona Zoo in army dress .
Understood to have positioned himself in front of lioness .
He was dragged into a tunnel by the animals before being rescued .
Emerged covered in scratches and bite marks, local newspapers report . |
f07df820b773844b7b5f17a05cae741a59920eb0 | (CNN) -- A man in the uniform of an Afghan soldier shot and killed a member of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, ISAF reported. The killing, which was still under investigation Sunday afternoon, follows a long series of "insider" attacks by Afghan troops or infiltrat... | A man in an Afghan uniform killed a NATO service member, ISAF says .
So-called "green on blue" attacks killed dozens of allied troops in 2012 .
Kerry, Karzai work out "major issues" regarding U.S. troops, but not immunity . |
f07e59f1daa6b4b47ce0f036b5f29a5e4164a550 | (CNN)Uruguay's politicians who led the charge to legalize marijuana and same-sex marriage appeared to win another ringing endorsement from voters in the South American country Sunday. The country's electoral court announced that Tabaré Vazquez of the left-wing Broad Front coalition won the presidential runoff with abou... | Tabaré Vazquez wins Uruguay's presidential vote .
The leftist leader's win means the country's social policies will likely continue .
Vazquez has said he'll enforce the new law legalizing the marijuana market .
His opponent had vowed to repeal parts of the controversial legislation . |
f07ea8367b2595bc8e48172b433fc2874e5fdffa | That pot plant sat innocently on your desk may be more intelligent than you might think. Scientists in Germany have discovered that one particular plant, the barberry, can choose whether to abort its seeds before they are ready to prevent parasitic infestations. This is because it has something called a ‘structural mem... | Barberry has 'structural memory' that helps it anticipate future events .
75 per cent of the time the plant seems to understand that when it has two seeds - one infected and one intact - it's a much better idea to release both .
When a fruit only bears one seed, and that ends up infested, the Barberry aborts only five ... |
f07ebce1125c978d4b742c757f44de57ab577943 | (CNN) -- A furious Hurricane Irene exacted a heavy toll on North Carolina, claiming at least five lives, peeling siding off houses and plunging hundreds of thousands of homes in darkness. And yet, it could have been much worse, said the U.S. Coast Guard. "All in all, the damage wasn't nearly as bad as we had expected,"... | NEW: Many Outer Banks communities are flooded .
The storm knocks over a church steeple .
Five deaths are tied to the storm .
Surfers enjoy the waves after Irene passes . |
f07f8d5ff9ea6594b07128846e2d57720e8c125b | LAHORE, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf swore seven of his allies into a caretaker government on Friday. Former chairman of the Senate Mohammad Mian Soomro was sworn in as prime minister. "An old cabinet is gone and a new cabinet -- a caretaker government -- has been sworn in," Musharraf said... | NEW: "Never has such a smooth transition taken place before," Musharraf says .
Interim cabinet comprises members who served in Musharraf's government .
Bhutto released from house arrest .
Elections to be held before January 9 . |
f07f994a6a0ee98067260dbb1303b6757ba72cea | Two male snakes took the meaning of a hissy fit to a whole other level when they went head to head over mating rights to a female. The two carpet pythons were found by stunned home owners in southeast Brisbane, after they were wrestling so much that they fell off the roof in Redland Bay. The snakes were locked in comba... | Two male snakes battled over a female in a Queensland yard .
The carpet pythons were found by stunned home owners in Brisbane .
Snakes were wrestling so much that they fell off the roof in Redland Bay .
Residents put a plastic container over them and called a snake handler .
Handler said a female would have been nearby... |
f0806df6353762f5fa30ffa8b0ac8cec74f7bad6 | The man who allegedly lied to secure a $400,000-a-year position with Myer is now being accused of also using fake CVs to con his way into four other lucrative jobs. American businessman Andrew Flanagan is accused of falsifying his credentials to secure a senior role with Myer in June this year. On Monday, Flanagan fron... | Man accused of lying about employment history to win a senior Myer role .
Andrew Flanagan allegedly falsified his credentials in June this year .
Flanagan was fired by Myer on his first day when suspicions were raised .
The businessman fronted Melbourne's Magistrate Court on Monday .
He also faces nine charges of fraud... |
f08075300ccef79f4f34c2c29a0c6ccea4b161dc | A Staffie was found dumped in woodland with a crossbow bolt through his head - missing his brain by just a few millimetres. Two-year-old Ziggy was found in woods near Wansford in Peterborough by passers-by with the 20-inch arrow pierced through his skull, which may have been there for at least two days. He was rushed t... | Two-year-old Ziggy was found near Wansford, Peterborough by passers-by .
It is believe he had the 20-inch arrow through his skull for at least two days .
RSPCA say the bolt miraculously missed his brain, ear capsule and eyes .
Ziggy is now recovering from surgery but may be at risk from infection . |
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