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"We need a government in that country to crack down on @placeholder. | Washington (CNN)A pillar of President Barack Obama's global anti-terrorism strategy is in peril as sectarian chaos consumes Yemen, a vital U.S. ally where chronic instability allows the deadliest surviving al Qaeda franchise to flourish. Iran-backed rebels of the Shiite Houthi sect sparked alarm in Washington after seizing a presidential palace in the volatile Sunni-majority nation, in what officials called a coup. There are now signs that the rebels -- which have been resistant to American anti-terror efforts despite a common antipathy to al Qaeda -- and the U.S.-backed government of President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi have agreed a deal to end the crisis.
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Houthi "coup" puts U.S. anti-terror cooperation in Yemen in doubt
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Most feared al Qaeda franchise uses Yemen as haven | 16,500 | record_train |
"Many of the people here were brought up @placeholder and need a church. | Sandino, Cuba (CNN)A neglected, weed-strewn field in a small Cuban town where there are more horses than cars seems an unlikely setting for a major shift in government policy. But in the isolated town of Sandino, Cuba's first Catholic church since the 1959 revolution took power is set to be built. "There is money to start, there is the construction material to start, there are the permissions to start, so everything is ready," said Bishop Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez, who oversees the diocese where the new church will be built. The Sandino church has been 56 years in the making, ever since Fidel Castro took power and Cuba became an officially atheist state.
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Cuban Catholics start building their first churches since 1959
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Religious believers had been seen as suspicious under the Castro regime
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The new churches are desperately needed, Cuban Catholics say | 16,501 | record_train |
'Everybody knows what a great football club this is, especially in Sweden when @placeholder was playing there. | By Richard Arrowsmith for MailOnline John Guidetti has revealed he was so delighted at sealing a loan move to Celtic from Manchester City that he started dancing in a coffee shop. The Hoops were given special dispensation to sign the 22-year-old on Thursday despite the late arrival of some of his paperwork. Speaking exclusively to the official Celtic website, Guidetti said: 'It's really nice to be part of Celtic. Cheshire grin: Manchester City striker John Guidetti was delighted at sealing a loan move to Celtic Dream move: Guidetti leaves Celtic Park after talks with the Scottish champions over a season-long loan
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Manchester City star John Guidetti has completed season long to Celtic
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Swedish striker revealed he was so happy he started to dance
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The 22-year-old has promised Hoops fans to give 100% at Parkhead
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Guideti knows he faces challenge to live up to Henrik Larsson, Johan Mijalby and Mikael Lustig | 16,502 | record_train |
'@placeholder is a long established family business and condemns rape and violence of any kind against women in the strongest possible terms. | Sheffield United's main sponsors John Holland Sales have warned they will consider tearing up their contract with the club if convicted rapist Ched Evans is re-signed. The League One club confirmed on Tuesday they had not yet decided to re-sign Evans, but that the 25-year-old would be allowed to return to training following a request from the Professional Footballers' Association. Plenty have opposed Evans' return to professional football, most recently TV presenter Charlie Webster, who was one of three club patrons to resign from their roles on Wednesday. Ched Evans will start training with his former club, despite opposition from some Sheffield United fans
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Main sponsors John Holland Sales will 're-evalute' if Ched Evans re-signs
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Back-of-the-shirt sponsors DBL Logistics promise to end contract as well
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Sheffield United allowed convicted rapist Evans to return to training
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TV presenter Charlie Webster resigned from her role as club patron | 16,503 | record_train |
@placeholder has been really supportive so has Demi Lovato.' | By Bianca London PUBLISHED: 12:50 EST, 30 May 2013 | UPDATED: 12:50 EST, 30 May 2013 Earlier this week she was partying with Chris Brown and JLS's Aston Merrygold in Hollywood but today Topshop heiress Chloe Green was back to work launching her latest shoe collection in London. The 22-year-old's first two collections, designed by Chloe and her team and stocked in Selfridges, Topshop (of course) and on Chloe's website, defied critics to become a commercial success. Her roster of celebrity fans now includes Kim Kardashian, Demi Lovato and Nicole Ritchie and she is hoping her third shoe collection will follow suit.
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The Chloe Jade Green spring/summer range is her third shoe collection
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The 20 piece range is available in Topshop, Selfridges and online
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Celebrity fans include Nicole Ritchie, Nicole Scherzinger and Demi Lovato | 16,504 | record_train |
Mahmoud, who has more than 130 caps for his country, had the chance to settle the contest just on the hour mark when @placeholder were awarded a soft penalty. | Talismanic striker Younis Mahmoud was on target but also missed a penalty as Iraq overcame a stubborn Palestine 2-0 on Tuesday to set up an Asian Cup quarter-final with old rivals Iran. The 2007 champions were not at their best but goals by Mahmoud and a late second from Ahmed Yaseen sent them through from Group D as runners-up behind holders Japan, who made it three wins out of three by beating Jordan 2-0 in Melbourne. Mahmoud's 48th minute header was only Iraq's second goal in the tournament and their disjointed attack, which struggled to penetrate the tournament's leakiest backline, will need to improve against a mean Iranian defence which has yet to concede.
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Younis Mahmoud scored as Iraq defeated Palestine 2-0 in the Asia Cup
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The 2007 champions will now face old rivals Iran in the quarter-finals
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Japan outplayed Jordan to progress to the last-eight as Group D winners | 16,505 | record_train |
"Too many times married men think they're still single, that has caused many a good girl to go wrong," @placeholder sang. | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Kitty Wells shocked the country music scene when she first sang about honky tonks and cheating husbands 60 years ago, but it propelled her to stardom and blazed a path for the strong female voices that followed. Longtime Atlanta radio host Rhubarb Jones connects today's young female stars directly back to Wells. "Before Miranda Lambert, there was Reba McEntire," Jones said. "Before Reba there was Loretta Lynn. Before Loretta, there was Patsy Cline. Before Patsy, there was Kitty Wells." Country mourns loss of 'Queen' Kitty Wells "If I had never heard of Kitty Wells, I don't think I would have been a singer myself," Lynn said after learning of Wells' death Monday at age 92. "I wanted to sound just like her, but as far as I am concerned, no one will ever be as great as Kitty Wells."
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"If I had never heard of Kitty Wells, I don't think I would have been a singer" -- Loretta Lynn
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"She was a trailblazer for all the women in country music," Reba McEntire says
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Despite being banned by the Grand Ole Opry, her first record sold a million copies
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Wells proved women could sell records singing country songs from a woman's point of view | 16,506 | record_train |
Some 70,000 workers took to the streets in central @placeholder last week for one last fight of resistance against the austerity. | (CNN) -- Over the course of five days, the Greek government -- led by the understated conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras -- overcame two high hurdles in a dash to qualify for the austerity program set out by the so-called troika, made up of the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission. The first hurdle was the parliamentary vote last week, when the austerity measures were passed by just 153 votes out of 300. The second important vote took place in the wee hours of Sunday night in Athens, this time with a comfortable margin of victory as 167 of 300 lawmakers voted for, in essence, more austerity.
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The Greek government has overcome two hurdles to qualify for the troika's austerity program
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But in the spirit of a Greek tragedy, much political blood has been spilt along the way
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The budget for 2013 makes for painful reading, including a contraction of 4.5% next year
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But one thing is abundantly clear for Greece: The cash lifeline needs to be delivered | 16,507 | record_train |
The two texted six months in the wake of the boating accident then went out, @placeholder told the newspaper. | A paralyzed man walked down the aisle to his wedding in upstate New York on Saturday. A robotic exoskeleton called an Ekso allowed groom Matt Ficarra to make the trek with wife Jordan Basile to 'Sign, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours,' The Syracuse Post-Standard reported. Both guests and bridesmaids cried during the newlyweds' walk, the newspaper reported. Nuptials: Bride Jordan Basile and groom Matt Ficarra were married on Saturday The happy couple: Ficarra, who was paralyzed three years ago, was able to stand and walk by using a robotic exoskeleton Ficarra told the newspaper he used the device in visits each week at an Allentown rehabilitation center.
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A robotic exoskeleton called an Ekso allowed groom Matt Ficarra to walk down the aisle to his upstate New York wedding
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Ficarra became paralyzed after a summertime boating accident three years ago
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The groom used the device in visits each week at an Allentown rehabilitation center
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He and bride Jordan Basile were married in DeWitt on Saturday | 16,508 | record_train |
@placeholder is a philosopher and a leading thinker of transhumanism -- a movement that advocates not only the study of the potential threats and promises that future technologies could pose to human life but also the ways in which emergent technologies could be used to make the very act of living better. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- A group of experts from around the world will Thursday hold a first of its kind conference on global catastrophic risks. Some experts say humans will merge with machines before the end of this century. They will discuss what should be done to prevent these risks from becoming realities that could lead to the end of human life on earth as we know it. Speakers at the four-day event at Oxford University in Britain will talk about topics including nuclear terrorism and what to do if a large asteroid were to be on a collision course with our planet.
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Nick Bostrom says technology will let humans manipulate their own biology
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Ray Kurzweil predicts humans will be mostly non-biological by around 2030
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Biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics could merge mankind with machines | 16,509 | record_train |
In the @placeholder family model, the authors suggest, children learn the value of being interdependent with one's close others, especially one's mother. | The so-called 'tiger mom' has been the subject of massive debate over parenting methods. However, researchers at Stanford say they have finally solved the problem of which is the best parenting method. They claim that in fact both methods are equally as effective. Motivation, the researchers wrote, is understood to come from within an individual in Western families, while Asian children find strength in parental expectations. In 2011, Yale law Professor Amy Chua (pictured) provoked a cultural clash with a Wall Street Journal article, 'Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,' that advocated a strict approach – 'tiger parenting' – common in East Asia.
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Motivation found to come from within an individual in Western families
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Asian children find strength in parental expectations
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Children can be motivated either way, Stanford team found | 16,510 | record_train |
The United States must make clear to @placeholder that by violating Ukraine's sovereignty and violating multiple international commitments, he has made a strategic miscalculation that will lead to severe impacts for Russia's economy and its standing in the world. | Congress returns to Washington facing the biggest international crisis in years. It is critical the House of Representatives and Senate work together to send a strong and unified message that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is unacceptable, and take quick action to punish President Vladimir Putin. While we are both relatively new to Washington, we've been here long enough to realize that our divided Congress isn't good at "quick action" or "unified messages." Yet we also recognize that the roots of Russia's actions last week to invade and control Crimea are complex, and they predate President Barack Obama's tenure. This challenge is truly bigger than our partisan divides.
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Rubio and Cotton feel the U.S. response on Ukraine should transcend "partisan divides"
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They say Congress should support sanctions, implement a trade embargo
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Consider restricting imports of natural gas and cutting off Russian banks, they say
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They argue that similar actions will proliferate around the world if steps aren't taken now | 16,511 | record_train |
@placeholder has a 36 percent favorable rating and a 29 percent unfavorable rating, with 35 percent unsure. | Washington (CNN) -- His party got its clock cleaned in Tuesday's midterm elections, but President Barack Obama still remains competitive in some hypothetical 2012 presidential election matchups, especially against Sarah Palin, a new poll shows. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Thursday also indicates that at the unofficial start of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, the field of possible contenders appears wide open with no front-runner. Twenty-one percent of Republicans say they would most likely support 2008 GOP White House candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee for their party's 2012 presidential nomination, according to the poll. The number is 20 percent for another 2008 Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is the favorite for the GOP 2012 presidential nomination
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is a close second
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Nearly three-quarters of Democrats say they want to see the party renominate Barack Obama in 2012 | 16,512 | record_train |
He can't take money from @placeholder, but he can work with official registered charity collection organizations. | Jedda, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- Every time I talk to a group of Syrians, I learn another layer of the complex construct that weaves Syrian society together and complicates any analysis of the conflict. Talking to Syrians in Saudi Arabia is no different. Of three Syrian National Council representatives I met who live there, two told me they shared tribal ties with Saudis. The three were actively campaigning to support the rebels back home. Guns -- big guns -- were at the top of their wish list in meetings with Saudis. Although the Syrians told me they weren't sure any were being sent, I'd have been surprised, if they told me they were. Such issues are shrouded in secrecy.
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Syrians' tribal ties with Saudis are fueling aid to Syrian rebels
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Saudi government keeps tight rein on aid to Syrian groups, trying to keep it from extremists
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Saudi-based Syrians set up charities carefully to stay within the rules
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But one says once aid gets to Syria, it's out of their control | 16,513 | record_train |
In a @placeholder statement announcing the deal, Watson explained: "You won't see me out there in a uniform. | (CNN)Double Masters champion, seven-time PGA Tour winner... and now part-owner of his local Minor League baseball club. Bubba Watson is branching out. After his first Masters victory in 2012, Watson recalled that his father had always hoped that he would become a baseball player rather than a golfer, and now he has done the next best thing by buying a stake in Florida outfit the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. The Wahoos are based around 20 miles from Bagdad, the small town in which the extrovert golf star grew up. But the 36-year-old -- who last year took batting practice with Wahoos players before their game against the Mobile BayBears -- was quick to stress that majority owners Quint and Rishy Studer wouldn't be letting him live out his dream of playing for the team.
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Bubba Watson confirms he has bought stake in Pensacola Blue Wahoos
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Club based 20 miles from small Florida town where golfer grew up
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Watson confirms he won't be playing any baseball himself
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Stadium's bar and restaurant renamed in honour of two-time Masters winner | 16,514 | record_train |
'The sad part about it is the fans that were there, you have no idea if they came in for the playoff game from outside the @placeholder area. | Cardinals fans hurled racist comments at a group protesting on behalf of black teenager Michael Brown following a game on Monday night, startling video has revealed. Footage taken by Argus Streaming News shows a large group of sports fans gathered outside Busch Stadium in St Louis, Missouri as protesters wave placards nearby. The protesters, all of whom appear to be black, were there to call for justice for Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old who was shot dead by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson on August 9. Just seconds into the video, a white fan can be seen yelling at the group: 'Get a job!'
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Video shows Cardinals fans hurling racist comments at protesters after Monday's game at Busch Stadium in St Louis, Missouri
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They tell them to 'get a job' and 'pull up their pants' before shouting: 'Africa!'
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They also yell 'Let's go Darren!' - referring to Darren Wilson, the officer who shot dead black teenager Michael Brown on August 9 | 16,515 | record_train |
Harry was asked whether he wanted to hold a falcon - the national bird of the @placeholder - but didn't have enough time | Prince Harry jetted into Emirati capital Abu Dhabi this afternoon clad in white jeans and ready to hit the polo field for a match in aid of his African charity, Sentebale. The royal arrived at the Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club to play in the Sentebale Polo Cup, raising funds for the charity he set up in memory of his late mother to help children affected by HIV and AIDS in southern Africa. Declining to pose for photographers as he was late, Harry was immediately ushered into a reception to chat to sponsors and VIP guests. Among them was former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, who was accompanied by her new fiancée Formula 1 Red Bull boss Christian Horner.
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The royal, 30, arrived in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi this afternoon ahead of a charity polo match
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Among the celebrities watching the action from the sidelines were Geri Halliwell and Dan Stevens
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Harry shared a joke with Sir Jackie Stewart who has tipped Lewis Hamilton to win Sunday's Grand Prix
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Ms Halliwell was joined by her new fiancee and likened riding polo ponies to driving a Ferrari
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Harry's polo team eventually won the match by five goals to four, with the royal contributing one of them | 16,516 | record_train |
"The gap (between @placeholder's time and Vettel's time) is almost irrelevant. | (CNN) -- Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel has started the 2011 Formula One season as he finished the last, claiming pole position in qualifying ahead of Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. The Red Bull driver's lap of one minute and 23.529 seconds was enough to keep him 0.778 seconds ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, who will join him on the front row. Vettel's Australian teammate Mark Webber finished third fastest in front of his home crowd, with Hamilton's fellow McLaren driver Jenson Button in fourth position at Albert Park. Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso will start from fifth on the grid for Ferrari and Vitaly Petrov of Renault will also be on the third row after a lap of one minute 25.247 earned him sixth position.
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Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel on pole ahead of season-opening Australian GP
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The Red Bull driver is ahead of Lewis Hamilton in second, and Mark Webber in third
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Jenson Button in fourth position, with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in sixth | 16,517 | record_train |
In @placeholder, only every now and then does someone honk or yell. | (CNN) -- Professor Peter Furth has ridden his bicycle to work at Northeastern University each day for the past six years. The two-mile trip through the Boston suburb of Brookline, Massachusetts, is usually without incident. Furth's journey is worlds apart from his former Boston commute, which for 13 years was a battle with drivers who wanted him on the sidewalk. "I've had motorists that drive a couple of inches from my elbow, trying to scare me," he said. Furth would catch up with drivers at stoplights and ask them whether they knew how close they'd come to hitting him. Invariably, they would say, "Yes, move over."
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Number of U.S. bicyclists is increasing, according to government study
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More than $700 million in stimulus funds is being used for bike and pedestrian projects
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Critics question project in North Carolina that would add bike lanes to busy street
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Cities should choose wisely where to add lanes, paths, expert says | 16,518 | record_train |
Stigma against people living with this disease, or who are particularly vulnerable to it, has no place in our evidence-based quest to stop the spread of @placeholder. | (CNN) -- Last year on December 1 -- World AIDS Day -- President Barack Obama said that creating an "AIDS-free generation" around the world was finally within our grasp. This World AIDS Day, let's help him achieve that goal. And let's start in the United States. While the AIDS research and activist communities continue to celebrate some major breakthroughs during the past few years, we continue to struggle with an epidemic in the United States that grows unabated. Each year, 50,000 Americans become newly infected with HIV -- the virus that causes AIDS -- and more than 1.1 million people are living with the virus.
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We continue to struggle with an unabated HIV epidemic in the United States
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Communities of color are disproportionately affected by the virus
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We must fight the disease -- not the people who have it, say amfAR representatives | 16,519 | record_train |
Pakistan has asked the United States to supply its forces with helicopters, communication equipment and night vision technology, @placeholder said Thursday. | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's military continued its assault Thursday on militants in Taliban-held areas, its chief spokesman told reporters. Pakistani army trucks move military equipment into the troubled Buner district Thursday. So far, 14 militants have been killed in the past 24 hours, Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said. The operation is still ongoing in the districts of Dir and Buner, which was recently seized by the Taliban in violation of an agreement with Pakistan's government. Pakistani forces have completely secured Daggar, the main town in Buner and the scene of heavy fighting on Wednesday, Abbas said. The Daggar operation resulted in the deaths of 50 militants, but freed 18 Frontier Corps personnel who had been abducted by militants, he said. Fifty-two of their colleagues are still believed to be held by their suspected Taliban kidnappers.
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Pakistani military intensifies drive against Taliban in restive tribal regions
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Recent military operation has resulted in more than 180 militant casualties
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Barack Obama "gravely concerned about the situation in Pakistan" | 16,520 | record_train |
In for a penny in for a pound: @placeholder car parking is very much seen as a rip-off and now has to be factored in when working out holiday costs | By Ross Clark PUBLISHED: 16:51 EST, 2 August 2013 | UPDATED: 03:58 EST, 3 August 2013 No one expects to park their car free of charge next to the airport terminal building while they fly abroad on holiday. But then neither do they expect to be charged simply for dropping off or picking up friends and family at the airport — let alone fined if they take too long. Yet that is exactly what Luton and many other British airports now do. Since Birmingham Airport first introduced drop-off charges in 2007, they have been quietly — some would say sneakily — introduced by nine other regional airports. Entry barrier ticket machines, coupled with high-tech number-plate recognition cameras, monitor your arrival and departure.
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Drop-off point at Luton Airport will cost you £2
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It costs almost £165 to park your car at Heathrow for eight days
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Manchester Airports Group made £59million in the year to March 2013 | 16,521 | record_train |
Earlier this month @placeholder hit out at the sedentary lifestyle of many people, claiming that sitting is terrible for your health -and that the upcoming Apple Watch can help. | The Apple Watch could replace your car keys, and will reward you throught the day for being active, Apple boss Tim Cook has revealed. He also confirmed the watch's battery will last the whole day, and will not take as long to charge as an iPhone in an interview with The Telegraph. The company has scheduled a special event on March 9, where it will showcase the Apple Watch and that will be launched in April, the report said. Scroll down for video The watch is also designed to be able to replace car keys and the clumsy, large fobs that are now used by many vehicles, Cook said. He even took time out to take selfies while visiting the firm's Covent Garden store.
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The Apple CEO says smartwatch is set to vibrate intermittently to remind wearer to get up and move around
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Apple Watch will start shipping in April, with prices starting at $349 | 16,522 | record_train |
while holding the keys and then slapped him,' the @placeholder weatherman told | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 12:45 EST, 18 June 2013 | UPDATED: 20:23 EST, 18 June 2013 Top New York television meteorologist Bill Evans who has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife claims it was she who attacked him and scratched his private parts during a violent dispute about moving cars. Bill Evans and his soon-to-be former spouse of 19 years, Dana Evans, offered radically different accounts of the domestic incident that took place inside their Connecticut home last month. According to an affidavit by the responding police officer, Evans' wife grabbed the waist band of his underwear and reached for his scrotum with her free hand, subsequently scratching it (his scrotum), which resulted in bleeding.'
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Bill Evans, who works for WABC, and his wife Dana both surrendered to police and have been charged with assault and disorderly conduct
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Evans, 52, claims his wife reached inside his underwear and nicked his scrotum, drawing blood, and them hit him with clothes hanger
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But Mr @placeholder said yesterday: ‘We want the boundary change vote to go ahead. | By Jill Reilly PUBLISHED: 12:01 EST, 7 August 2012 | UPDATED: 03:07 EST, 8 August 2012 Sitting on board an Olympics 2012 boat, David Cameron appeared casual and relaxed as he watched the RS:X windsurfer medal race with Ben Ainslie, the greatest sailing Olympian of all time yesterday. But politics were still on his mind as he publicly rebuffed Nick Clegg yesterday after the Lib Dems decided to wreck Government plans to slash the number of MPs and redraw constituency boundaries. The Prime Minister said he would still hold a vote on the issue despite the betrayal of his Coalition partners – a move designed to humiliate the Lib Dems if they publicly oppose something they have vocally supported in the past.
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Vowed to press ahead despite a warning his Liberal Democrat coalition partners intend to wreck the plan
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Deputy Prime Minister will order his MPs to oppose the new boundaries after a vote by Tory backbenchers derailed his plans to reform the House of Lords | 16,524 | record_train |
Daraz filmed bin laden and his 120 @placeholder fighters in the first training camp located amid the rugged terrain of Afghanistan. | Cairo (CNN) -- A documentary filmmaker who followed Osama bin Laden's jihad against the Soviets in the mountains of Afghanistan during the 1980s said he once warned the world's most-wanted terrorist against attacking civilians. Esam Daraz's films and books documented the birth of bin Laden's al Qaeda terror organization, and they ultimately helped cultivate bin Laden's international notoriety and inspire the jihadist movement of the 1980s. The former Egyptian Intelligence army officer established himself as an acclaimed filmmaker after producing 30 documentary films in Egypt through his own production company founded in 1978. "Afghanistan was the hotspot in 1980s so I decided to document the brutal Soviet attacks on the Muslims. I embedded with many of the leading Arab fighters on the battlefield and they trusted me so they led me to bin Laden. I followed his trail from 1987 until 1991, " Daraz explained reminiscing as he went through his archive of footage stored in his Cairo studio.
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Esam Daraz followed bin Laden's jihad against the Soviets
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His films helped cultivate bin Laden's notoriety
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He agrees with Obama that photos of bin Laden's corpse should not be released | 16,525 | record_train |
The Indian government is very sensitive about how international media organizations characterize Kashmir, he said by phone from @placeholder. | (CNN) -- "Where do you live?" Facebook highlights territorial disputes, such as one between Israel and Syria over Golan Heights. Seems like a simple question, doesn't it? But the answer is not clear-cut for everyone. Take people who live in Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir, which is wedged between India, Pakistan and China. India and Pakistan have gone to war repeatedly over the disputed territory. Technically, it's "Indian-administered." But on Facebook, it's simply in India. Shujaat Bukhari, a journalist in Srinagar, was slightly uncomfortable about the classification. "As far as the traditions of the people are concerned, the political issues, it might not match with the people's mindset," he said, even while conceding it could be seen as accurate.
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Facebook's "Where do you live" question causes problems for some
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Those who live in disputed territories are unsure how to answer
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The social network says it deals with the issue on a "case-by-case" basis
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Facebook allows Golan Heights residents to choose "Syria" or "Israel" as home | 16,526 | record_train |
@placeholder officials have called the Quran burning an error by troops who were inadvertently given the Qurans and other religious materials to dispose of because they were thought to contain extremist inscriptions. | A suicide bomber blew himself up at an entrance to Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield on Monday, an attack the Taliban called revenge for the burning of Qurans by U.S. troops there last month. The blast at the base, north of Kabul, killed two civilians and wounded two others, Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Seddiqi said. A Taliban spokesman claimed 12 U.S. soldiers, including Special Forces members, and nine Afghans were killed in the blast, part of the group's "revenge campaign" for the Quran burning. An Afghan official, however, said two personnel from the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan were wounded, and a spokesman for the mission, the International Security Assistance Force, said initial reports suggested no ISAF casualties.
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A suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint to Bagram Airfield
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The Taliban says 12 U.S. soldiers and nine Afghans were killed
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@placeholder also believes the U.S. needs to deploy SmartMeter technologies, which collect real-time data on the electricity use of individual homes and businesses. | (CNN) -- Presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are detailing their plans for solving the country's energy crisis and criticizing each other's proposals this week as they campaign in battleground states. Here's a look at the candidates' energy proposals: Overall strategy McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, has proposed a national energy strategy that would rely on the technological prowess of American industry and science. McCain has said he would work to reduce carbon emissions 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. He has said he would commit $2 billion annually for 15 years to advance clean coal technology.
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Sen. Barack Obama lays out comprehensive energy plan this week
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Obama vows to eliminate the need for Mideastern, Venezuelan oil in 10 years
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Sen. John McCain proposes an energy strategy relying on technology and science
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When it is 7.5 miles (12km) behind the @placeholder, it begins the deorbit burn, which slows it down by about 375 feet (115 metres) per second. | Returning to Earth from orbit is no easy feat. To do so, spacecraft must endure temperatures of more than 1,650°C (3,000°F) as they hit the atmosphere at 25 times the speed of sound. Thankfully, over the years the technique has been refined to a tee; astronauts can get from the ISS to the surface of Earth in just 3.5 hours. But a GIF has revealed the fiery process that takes place when the manned Soyuz spacecraft first comes into contact with the thick atmosphere - before it makes its daring descent back to Earth. Scroll down for video This GIF shows the moment cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazansky, and astronaut Michael Hopkins, returned to Earth in March this year at the culmination of ISS Expedition 38
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The return of three astronauts to Earth is shown from inside Soyuz capsule
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Short clip reveals the capsule's heat shield burning away
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Temperatures on re-entry reach 1,650°C (3,000°F) as the spacecraft hits the atmosphere at 25 times the speed of sound
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asked @placeholder if the bruise on Savio's lower left side could have been | By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 00:21 EST, 17 August 2012 | UPDATED: 01:45 EST, 17 August 2012 Accused: Drew Peterson, 58, pictured in 2009, has been imprisoned for the past three years awaiting trial for the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio A forensic pathologist who performed a second autopsy on Drew Peterson's third wife years after she was found dead in her dry bathtub testified Thursday that there's just one plausible explanation for her death: She was murdered. But under aggressive questioning by the defense, Dr. Larry Blum conceded that some of his well-respected counterparts disagreed and still maintained her death was an accident.
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Drew Peterson pleaded not guilty to murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004
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Dr Larry Blum said he could not see how a slip in the tub could account for a gash on Savio's head and other bruises
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Blum denied a claim made by the defense that he manipulated his autopsy results
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The coroner said Savio's circular tub had no edges that would cause a straight-line wound | 16,530 | record_train |
The operation will be conducted on a @placeholder vessel at sea using hydrolysis, a method that dilutes the most dangerous chemicals to a point where they can be disposed of safely. | (CNN) -- The United States has offered to destroy Syria's "priority chemicals," the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Saturday. "The United States has offered to contribute a destruction technology, full operational support and financing to neutralize Syria's priority chemicals, which are to be removed from the country by 31 December," the group said in a statement. A joint OPCW-United Nations team charged with overseeing the destruction of the weapons began inspecting sites in October. The U.N. Security Council resolution that authorized the mission set a deadline of mid-2014 for Syria to destroy its chemical weapons or face consequences.
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NEW: At least 72 die nationwide, an opposition group reports
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The U.S. has offered to destroy Syria's "priority chemicals"
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Martin Gore: To be honest, I think it's one of the big factors in @placeholder being much stronger now, and being better. | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- On a recent day in Los Angeles, hordes of Depeche Mode fans made their way toward the intersection of Hollywood and Vine for a free concert by their heroes on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." A smiling (!) Dave Gahan performs in Los Angeles in late April. Most were clad in black T-shirts and black pants -- the uniform of the true Depeche Mode devotee. The three members of Depeche Mode are still partial to wearing black, but their attitude is a lot lighter and brighter than their music and history would suggest. Thirteen years ago, singer Dave Gahan famously died from a drug overdose and was brought back to life by paramedics at the Sunset Marquis hotel down the road. Since then, he's given up drugs and taken up yoga and songwriting, the latter being what used to be the exclusive domain of guitarist Martin Gore (who has since sobered up himself).
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Depeche Mode's new album is "Sounds of the Universe"
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The 34-year-old also welcomed new team-mate Fernando Alonso to @placeholder following his switch from Ferrari | Jenson Button will be handed a remarkable reprieve when he is named on Thursday as a McLaren race driver for 2015. The 34-year-old Briton had given up all hope of taking his Formula One career into a 16th season as McLaren bosses wanted to plump for their Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen to partner the incoming Fernando Alonso. But that decision was never rubber-stamped, and weeks of uncertainty began. 2009 world champion Jenson Button has been retained by McLaren for the 2015 season Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso will re-join McLaren from Ferrari having left in 2007 Kevin Magnussen faces uncertain future after missing out on McLaren seat in 2015
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McLaren to announce their 2015 line-up in press conference on Thursday
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Jenson Button will partner two-time world champion Fernando Alonso
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Brit helped by support from shareholders and engine makers Honda | 16,533 | record_train |
Hekmati's family said that after his August 29 arrest, Iranian officials told them to remain silent "with the promise of an eventual release," but they went public after Iranian television aired the accusations and @placeholder's statement on Sunday. | (CNN) -- An Iranian-American ex-Marine accused of spying on his ancestral homeland helped develop an electronic translator for U.S. troops but wouldn't have been involved in espionage, a onetime colleague said Wednesday. Iranian state television aired what it called a "confession" by 28-year-old Amir Hekmati over the weekend. His family said Tuesday that he was arrested in August while visiting his grandmother and other relatives in Iran, and that his statement had to have been coerced. "It just doesn't sound like Amir to me," said Sherri Condon, a software engineer who worked with Hekmati in 2008 and 2009 on an effort to develop a two-way, hand-held electronic translator.
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"It just doesn't sound like Amir to me," a former colleague says
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Hekmati's military experience helped in testing translation devices, she says
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The Arizona-born, Michigan-raised ex-Marine has been jailed in Iran since August
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Iran accuses him of spying; his family and U.S. officials say that's untrue | 16,534 | record_train |
It’s a very happy group and I think @placeholder feels very, very well.’ | John Terry will sign a one-year extension to his Chelsea contract after Jose Mourinho revealed that it is now ‘a formality’. The 34-year-old will be a leading contender for the PFA player of the year award after some outstanding displays at the heart of defence. VIDEO Scroll down to see Jose Mourinho on John Terry Chelsea have acted quickly to reassure John Terry that he will remain at Stamford Bridge Mourinho kept him sweating on a new deal last season, but this time Chelsea have acted quickly to reassure their captain that he will remain at Stamford Bridge. The Chelsea manager, who takes his team to Southampton on Sunday, said: ‘There are no doubts that he is going to get another contract. I know that, he knows that.
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John Terry set to be rewarded for outstanding displays with new deal
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He was kept waiting before being offered contract extension last season
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Jose Mourinho wary of Louis van Gaal’s fast-improving Manchester United | 16,535 | record_train |
@placeholder celebrates after his free-kick left Liverpool needing one more goal to qualify with 10 minutes left | Liverpool would have beaten Basle if Daniel Sturridge had been playing, according to Sportsmail columnist Jamie Redknapp. Liverpool were eliminated from the Champions League by the Swiss champions on Tuesday night after a 1-1 draw at Anfield. Basle progressed to the knockout stages at the expense of Brendan Rodgers' side, who finished third in Group B after managing just a single win in six Champions League matches. Daniel Sturridge is currently in LA as he recovers from the thigh injury that will keep him out until the new year Steven Gerrard looks forlorn after the final whistle as Liverpool are knocked out of the Champions League
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Liverpool crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday night
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The Reds needed to beat Basle but could only manage a draw at Anfield
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Jamie Redkanpp said Liverpool would have won if Daniel Sturridge played | 16,536 | record_train |
Determined: Murray shouts as he returns a shot from @placeholder in his first round tie | There was no Ivan Lendl in his coaching box but by and large Andy Murray looked impressively businesslike as he fought his way through to the second round of the French Open. In conditions of cold air and a blustery wind that could have been plucked straight from his native Scotland he beat world number 55 Andrey Golubev 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3 to set up a clash with Australia’s Marinko Matosevic. Lendl, not with him at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2011, would have been generally pleased with the way his ex-client handled himself against the flashy Kazakh, whose power off both flanks gives his opponents precious little rhythm.
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Murray won 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
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More than 4,300 people have been killed in the conflict with separatists in eastern Ukraine, which the West and the @placeholder government say is fuelled by Russian arms and money. | Vladimir Putin defiantly compared Western powers with Hitler yesterday as he defended his aggressive foreign policy. In a belligerent and provocative state-of-the-nation address, the Russian president accused the West of ‘trying to build a new Iron Curtain’. He claimed Russia was asserting its ‘sovereignty and national pride’ over its dealings with neighbouring Ukraine – and said his country’s survival depended on it. Scroll down for video In a defiant speech, Russian president Vladimir Putin defended his country's action in Ukraine during his annual state-of-the-nation address at Moscow's Grand Kremlin Palace With his eyes closed, Russian prime minister Dmitri Medvedev appears to be having a nap during Putin's speech
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A defiant Putin accused opponents of trying to erect a new Iron Curtain
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Russian prime minister Dmitri Medvedev appeared to be having a nap
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Putin justified his country's actions in Crimea and Ukraine
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Vowed not to change course despite the threat of isolation
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And that's being acknowledged by arguably the best known @placeholder Republican senator. | Washington (CNN) -- The 2012 presidential election shattered spending records, further polarized a divided country and launched a thousand hashtags. The race appeared to be a nail-biter going into Tuesday night but in the end, it came down to the state that most had been saying for weeks that it would — Ohio. Here are five things we learned from Tuesday Victorious Obama faces familiar challenges 1. The GOP has a Latino problem "If we don't do better with Hispanics, we'll be out of the White House forever," says Republican strategist and CNN contributor Ana Navarro, who was the national Hispanic co-chair of Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.
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The president increased his support with Latinos, the fastest growing segment of the population
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Changes in the size of the youth vote and the white vote worked in Obama's favor
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The auto bailout helped Obama in Ohio, a crucial battleground
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'This is going to be another Vietnam,' @placeholder reportedly said. | By David Martosko In Washington PUBLISHED: 15:06 EST, 2 September 2013 | UPDATED: 18:06 EST, 2 September 2013 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Bashar al-Assad 'a two-bit dictator' on Monday during an hour-long conference call with Democratic congressmen - saying Syria's president will 'continue to act with impunity' if President Obama's request for limited air strikes fails to win approval. And speaking to reporters after a meeting with President Obama at the White House, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona said that if Congress defeats a resolution calling for military intervention, it would be 'catastrophic, because it would undermine the credibility of the United States and the president of the United States.'
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McCain is one of the loudest critics of the administration's handling of Syria
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Obama asked him to come to the White House specifically to discuss Syria
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Lawmakers cut short vacation to join intelligence briefing
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Kerry told 200 Democrats on call that this was a 'Munich' moment - referring to the 1938 Munich Pact that failed to stop Hitler
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Most lawmakers agree regime did use chemical weapons but are split on resolution
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Minnesota Rep. Rick Nolan said he feared it would be 'another Vietnam' | 16,540 | record_train |
Significant changes such as these take more time to implement that some may wish, but we intend to effect meaningful and lasting change for the benefit of all those who live and work in @placeholder. | (CNN)It's the albatross which has hung around the neck of world football for the past five years -- so what next for Qatar and the 2022 World Cup? The question about when the tournament will be held was revealed in Doha Tuesday with a November/December timetable proposed. Having been cleared of any wrongdoing by Michael Garcia's investigation into alleged corruption into the bidding process surrounding the 2022 tournament, Qatar and world governing body FIFA must now negotiate the minefield of placating a host of parties by playing a World Cup outside of the traditional June/July schedule. When Qatar won the bid in 2010, its opponents thought they were all bidding for the same tournament -- but it turns out that's not quite true.
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The 2022 World Cup is set to be held in November/December in Qatar
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Tournament moved away from traditional June/July dates because of intense heat in Gulf state
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Europe's biggest clubs oppose plan saying it will disrupt season
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"At least one of the individuals involved in this global drug trafficking and money laundering network has worked directly with @placeholder managers to conduct his transactions," the Treasury said. | Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A Lebanese bank has denied accusations by the U.S. Treasury Department that it is involved in laundering hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of a drug kingpin -- and rejected claims it has links with Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militia. On Thursday the Treasury described the Lebanese Canadian Bank in Beirut as a "financial institution of primary money laundering concern." The Treasury said it had reason to believe that managers at the bank were complicit in money laundering by Ayman Joumaa, an alleged trafficker accused by U.S. authorities of shipping drugs from South America to Europe and the Middle East through west Africa.
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Treasury says bank launders money for drug dealer, has ties to Hezbollah
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Bank chairman says bank is not involved in money laundering
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Treasury says money from South American cocaine shipments laundered by bank | 16,542 | record_train |
'Just because Lois Lerner is retiring from the @placeholder does not mean the investigation is over. | Lerner offered a defensive opening statement during a May 22 House Oversight Committee hearing, and then refused to answer questions. Republcians argued that she waived her Fifth Amendment rights Lois Lerner, the IRS official who presided over a partisan program that targeted conservative organizations because of their political beliefs, will retire on Monday with a full pension package, a source at the Department of Treasury told MailOnline. Lerner, 62, has been a federal government employee since at least 1981, making her eligible for the most robust retirement package the federal government offers career employees. In May Lerner herself launched the scandal that would eventually claim her job, by answering a planted question about how the IRS handled politically oriented groups that applied for tax-exempt status.
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The notorious former chief of tax-exempt groups at the IRS has been on paid leave for more than three months
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Retiring before the Treasury Department can fire her allows Lerner to keep her pension earned through at least 33 years in the federal government
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Last week House Republicans released emails showing Lerner was aware early on that her agency was politically targeting tea party groups
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IRS critic and House Oversight chairman Rep. Darrell Issa says the fight isn't over | 16,543 | record_train |
"@placeholder does not monitor its drivers' hours of service to ensure that its drivers do not violate" work-hour restrictions, it said. | Washington (CNN) -- Black ice -- road ice virtually invisible to drivers -- played a "significant role" in last month's fatal bus crash in Oregon, an attorney for the bus company said Wednesday night. Attorney Mark Scheer also said bus driver Haeng Kyu Hwang had had 7 ½ hours of sleep the night before the crash, suggesting that fatigue was not a factor, and said there is "no indication" that drugs and alcohol were involved. On Tuesday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration barred Mi Joo Tour & Travel Ltd., a Canadian company, from operating in the United States, saying in an order that Hwang had worked 92 hours in the seven days leading up to the crash, far exceeding the 70 hours allowed. It also said that the bus company had not conducted required post-accident alcohol and drug tests on the driver.
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"Black ice was involved" in Oregon crash that killed 9, hurt 39, attorney says
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A @placeholder also went to Trevor Horn, the record producer behind some of pop music's biggest hits from the 1970s to the present day. | London, England (CNN) -- Singer Annie Lennox was honored by Queen Elizabeth II on Friday for her charity work, receiving an award for her role as an ambassador with Oxfam. The former member of the Eurythmics, famous for songs such as "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and solo hits including "Walking on Broken Glass," was honored for her work fighting AIDS and poverty in Africa. Lennox is one of 997 people on the 2011 New Year Honors List, which is released every Dec. 31 and recognizes outstanding achievement and service. Other big names on the list include actors David Suchet, known for his portrayal of Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot, and Sheila Hancock, a famous face on British stage and screen. Both received a CBE, which stands for Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the highest honor below a knight or dame.
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Lennox is one of 997 people receiving an honor from the queen
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Actor David Suchet and producer Trevor Horn are also honored
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Nevertheless, @placeholder's fleet, though old and equipped with only small surface vessels and submarines, can pose a danger even to a super carrier. | Lt. Timothy Breen flies missions close to Iranian air space almost every day in his U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet, often encountering Iranian military aircraft over the strategic waters of the Strait of Hormuz. Breen's squadron, the Blue Blasters, are currently stationed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, a huge aircraft carrier whose presence in the region is testament to the escalating tensions between the West and Iran. He says in almost all cases, the interaction between U.S. and Iranian pilots is professional -- they stay out of each other's way. But he also knows, the Abraham Lincoln is here to make sure the Iranians don't overstep their boundaries.
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U.S. pilots say they have had daily encounters with Iranian aircraft over Strait of Hormuz
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Pilots flying sorties as part of USS Abraham Lincoln deployment to strategic waterway
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Iran has threatened to close Strait in defiance of international sanctions | 16,546 | record_train |
However, @placeholder and other drugs do not work for everyone and their effects wear off relatively quickly. | By Fiona Macrae A safe and widely-used arthritis drug stops Alzheimer’s in its tracks, a British study has found. The 20 men and women who were given Etanercept did not descend further into the disease – unlike those who were given a dummy treatment. Memory, mood and the ability to carry out vital everyday tasks such as washing and dressing were all, on average, stopped from getting worse. The results, revealed at a major Alzheimer’s conference and dubbed ‘quite amazing’, are comparable with those for Aricept, one of the few existing Alzheimer’s treatments. A home-screening test is available for to check for early Alzheimer's symptoms
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20 men and women given Etanercept found their symptoms did not worsen
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Results dubbed 'quite amazing' at Alzheimer's conference
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Wawrinka had a set point for a first-serve bagel but Berdych saved with an ace and finally got on the board, before @placeholder held to wrap up the first set in just 25 minutes. | Stanislas Wawrinka opened his ATP World Tour Finals campaign in stunning fashion with a straight-sets demolition of Tomas Berdych. The Swiss took just 58 minutes to beat his out-of-sorts Czech opponent 6-1, 6-1 and go top of Group A, with world No 1 Novak Djokovic and US Open champion Marin Cilic due to face off later on Monday night. Wawrinka had arrived here having won just one of his last five matches but there was no sign of that recent poor form as he earned an early break in the second game with a nervy Berdych firing a forehand wide.
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Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland beat Czech Tomas Berdych 6-1, 6-1 to go top of Group A
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The match lasted just 58 minutes as Wawrinka got back to winning ways
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@placeholder urged jurors to judge based on "historical documents" and to look at the evidence in chronological order. | San Jose, California (CNN) -- After three weeks, the closely watched Apple versus Samsung patent trial wound down Tuesday with four hours of closing arguments. Apple is accusing Samsung of copying the design of the iPhone and iPad, suing Samsung for $2.5 billion. Samsung denies any wrongdoing and is counter suing Apple for $519 million, also for patent infringement. Tuesday's closing arguments capped off weeks of testimony that included highs -- colorful stories from Apple executives about the iPhone's origin -- and lows -- jurors nodding off during drier discussions of software patents. The final battle for the jury's favor had a little bit of both.
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The Apple versus Samsung patent trial had its closing arguments Tuesday
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Jurors will now decide if any Samsung products copied the iPad and iPhone
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‘It’s seriously worrying in an area that is so culturally sensitive - @placeholder was home to the Jewish community and now home to another immigrant group. | A mural depicting money-grabbing bankers will be removed following complaints that it resembles the anti-Semitic propaganda of Nazi Germany. The provocative painting has appeared on a wall in the predominantly Muslim area of Brick Lane in East London, once a thriving Jewish community. The mural, by international graffiti artist Mear One, shows moustachioed and hooked-nosed bankers huddled around a Monopoly board supported on the backs of the working class, seemingly drawing on long outdated Jewish stereotypes. Azmel Hussain, pictured, is defending the artwork which has been painted on his property. He described the wall as showing world leaders playing monopoly on a table held up by tax payers
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East London's Tower Hamlets council says it has received numerous complaints about the mural
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Councillor Peter Golds said it is 'horribly similar to the propaganda used by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany'
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He has urged the police to pursue artist Mear One - real name Kalen Ockerman - under race hate laws
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Mear One denies his mural is anti-Semitic
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@placeholder has made a sensational start but it’s still early days for him. | They are two of the hottest properties in the Premier League, the South American hotshots who will surely decide Sunday’s big showdown between Manchester City and Arsenal. But which of Alexis Sanchez and Sergio Aguero is the better player? Martin Keown and Jamie Redknapp sat down for an appreciation, some arguing and a very difficult decision... So, what is it that makes them so dangerous? MARTIN KEOWN: They are fantastic all-round footballers but it’s their ability to run at players and terrorise defenders that makes them so good. They love to fly forward and are able to change direction in an instant — it’s that speed of thought and technique that strikes fear into opponents. They can absolutely embarrass players with their pace but almost always produce something special at the end of it.
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The South Americans have taken the Premier League by storm this season
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Both players scored in the 2-2 draw at the Emirates in September and it is likely that they will have much to say when at the Etihad on Sunday
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Aguero is a lethal striker, who can run at people and is deadly in the box
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Sanchez hit the ground running, scoring 12 times in the Premier League
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But is the quickfire Argentine or the energetic Chilean the better player?
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@placeholder so he rubbed elbows with the stars on one of their flights. | By Daniel Miller PUBLISHED: 05:02 EST, 29 August 2012 | UPDATED: 08:52 EST, 29 August 2012 A flight attendant has landed in the Guinness Book of Records book after spending an incredible 63 years in the sky. Ron Akana, 83, the longest-serving air steward in aviation history, worked his final flight from Denver to Kauai, last weekend ending his amazing career in the state where it began. Hawaii, however, wasn't his final stop. His destination now is retirement in Boulder, Colo., where he has been living since 2002 to be closer to his grandchildren. Flight attendant Ron Akana, 83, has landed a place in the Guinness Book of Records after spending 63 years in the sky
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Ron Akana, 83, worked his final flight from Denver to Kauai last weekend
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Over the years he has racked up an incredible 200 million air miles | 16,552 | record_train |
'It's also debatable whether anyone wants to buy @placeholder salmon, even in the U.S., it it is properly labelled.' | By Damien Gayle PUBLISHED: 06:48 EST, 24 December 2012 | UPDATED: 09:29 EST, 24 December 2012 Genetically modified salmon could soon be found on supermarket fish counters after the U.S. food safety watchdog ruled it posed no environmental risks, it emerged today. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it could find no valid scientific reasons to ban production of Atlantic salmon engineered with extra genes from two other fish species. If it is now given final approval, the fish will be the first GM animal to hit supermarket shelves anywhere in the world - and in the U.S. they may not even be labelled as modified.
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AquAdvantage salmon would be the first genetically altered animal approved for human consumption anywhere in the world
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They contain two extra genes from other fish that make them grow to full size twice as fast as natural salmon
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FDA draft ruling declares they are unlikely to damage the environment when grown according to proposed 'conditions of use'
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The fighting ended with all seven attackers dead, @placeholder officials said. | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Taliban claimed responsibility for Tuesday's suicide blast outside the Afghan Supreme Court, a brazen attack in the heart of Kabul that killed 17 people and wounded 39. Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said in a statement e-mailed to media that government judges are oppressing and mistreating people in several parts of the country. The blast, which occurred near the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday afternoon, comes amid the Taliban's spring offensive against Afghan government and coalition targets. A bomber in a Toyota Corolla targeted a convoy of minibuses on their way out of the court compound to drop off staffers at their homes, said Hashmat Stanikzai, a spokesman for the city's police chief.
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NEW: NATO's International Security Assistance Force condemns the attack
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The bombing, which also was near the U.S. Embassy, injures 39
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Women and children were among the casualties
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It was his job to document the work of British troops and show an otherwise unseen side of @placeholder life and his stunning images show how much has changed and progressed in Afghanistan. | War usually conjures up images of bloodshed, violence and death. Rarely do we see the softer side of the life on the front line - and these stirring images give a glimpse of soldiers chatting with children, cleaning their weapons and caring for their animals. The remarkable pictures in the annual Army Photographic Competition show Britain's soldiers at work and play. 'Powder Room' by Cpl Wes Calder RLC, winner in the Professional Portrait section, shows Private Craig Leaman From 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment clear part of a trench system during a dawn attack whilst on Exercise Askari Thunder 6 in Kenya
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Corporal Jamie Peters, RLC, won the top prize for his portfolio of images from six months in Afghanistan
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He was deployed as the photographer for the Army's Combat Camera Team | 16,555 | record_train |
Marking the spot: A cross bearing the name of @placeholder rests at a memorial across the street from the Safeway in Tucson where one year before a shooting left six dead and 13 injured | George Morris, 77, shot in leg and back as he tried to protect wife Dorothy Couple had gone to meet Giffords last year to question support of Obama Mr Morris is 'ultra-conservative' who refused President's visit in hospital By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:00 PM on 10th January 2012 An elderly, former Marine who lost his wife of 54 years in the Tucson mass shootings expressed his anger at fellow victim and Congresswoman Gabbie Giffords. George Morris, 77, was shot in the leg and back in the attack just over a year ago as he tried to protect his wife from the gunman. Dorothy Morris, 76, was killed after the couple had gone to the Safeway supermarket to quiz Ms Giffords' political opinions.
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George Morris, 77, shot in leg and back as he tried to protect wife Dorothy
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Couple had gone to meet Giffords last year to question support of Obama
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Affluent: Flats on the street sell for £2-3million, while a nine-bedroom property on @placeholder is currently on the market for £32million | By Tom Kelly and Claire Ellicott PUBLISHED: 08:32 EST, 11 March 2013 | UPDATED: 19:38 EST, 11 March 2013 A socialite and friend of the stars has been found murdered in his £2million Mayfair home. Robert Troyan, 63, was discovered with a gash to his head in a pool of blood by his horrified maid in the kitchen of the luxury flat. He knew Sting and the musician’s wife Trudie Styler through his late partner, architect and interior designer Anthony Feldman, whose clients included Princess Michael of Kent and former Tory Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken. Murder probe launched: The body of Robert Troyan, 63, was discovered at his luxury flat in this apartment block in Mount Street, Mayfair
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Robert Troyan, 63, found by cleaner 'in pool of blood in his kitchen'
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Caretaker: 'She was on her knees screaming, just uncontrollable'
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Mr Troyan was ex-partner of interior designer Anthony Feldman
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Victim was 'a drinker who lived alone and very rarely went out'
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These images, taken from a video obtained by TMZ, show Rice punching @placeholder and then her lying on the floor unconscious after she hit a railing | Ray Rice plans to appeal the indefinite suspension that the NFL handed down after a video surfaced showing him punching his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City casino elevator. Rice, who was released by the Baltimore Ravens last Monday shortly after TMZ released the video, must file the appeal by 11:59pm on Tuesday, three business days after the NFL officially notified the players' union of the suspension. The NFL Players Association hasn't yet finalized its basis for the appeal and is considering multiple ideas, ESPN reporting, citing unidentified sources. Ray Rice holds hands with his wife, Janay, as they arrive at Atlantic County Criminal Courthouse in May in Mays Landing, New Jersey. Media reports say Rice plans to appeal the indefinite suspension handed down by the NFL after a video surfaced of him punching Palmer in an elevator
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The former Baltimore Raven has until midnight on Tuesday to file the appeal
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@placeholder’s anarchic style is generally enjoyed by children who are well beyond their toddler years. | By Daniel Martin PUBLISHED: 07:02 EST, 1 August 2013 | UPDATED: 17:47 EST, 1 August 2013 He is only a week old, but the royal baby has already been bombarded with gifts from Britain’s party leaders. Prince George is the lucky recipient of an apple tree, a blanket embroidered by Spanish nuns and a set of books by Roald Dahl. David Cameron and Ed Miliband both revealed what they had sent William and Kate’s son after Nick Clegg disclosed his present on his weekly radio phone-in programme. Scroll down for video Showered with gifts: Kensington Palace has been inundated with messages from well wishers since Prince George of Cambridge was born last week
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Kate and William asked for donations to charity instead of presents
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The Camerons chose a box-set of books by Road Dahl
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Nick Clegg and wife Miriam gave a blanket and coffee, for sleepless nights
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@placeholder requires that female students don't dress in revealing or form-fitting clothing and that skirts are knee-length or longer. | Offensive? Brittany Molina posted what she was wearing when handed the 'fashion advice' from a male student at Brigham Young University, Utah Being Valentine's Day, it might have been hoped that an impromptu letter would be filled with admiring comments and sweet remarks. Unfortunately for one young woman she was passed a note by a fellow student.. offering some stern words about her sense of style. Brittany Molina, 21, who studies accountancy at Brigham Young University, Utah, was walking through campus when a young man approached her with a sheet of paper - and then dashed away. On Valentine's Day, Miss Molina posted on Twitter: 'So this boy came up to me... I thought he was giving me a love note. Turns out...'
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Randy Phillips, the president of @placeholder -- the concert-promotion branch of AEG -- called Jackson's death "a terrible tragedy" in one e-mail written weeks after he died, adding "but life must go on." | Los Angeles (CNN) -- AEG dropped its claim Monday for a $17.5 million insurance policy for Michael Jackson, just days after e-mails revealed the concert promoter had doubts about Jackson's health at the time they were applying for the insurance. AEG lawyer Marvin Putnam told CNN later Monday the move has been in the works for months and is not connected with the controversy over the e-mails. A Lloyds of London underwriter sued AEG and Michael Jackson LLC after Jackson's death, claiming they failed to disclose information about the pop star's health and drug use. "In exchange for AEG withdrawing its insurance claim, underwriters agreed to dismiss AEG from the case and to waive any costs recoverable from AEG," said Paul Schrieffer, attorney for the insurance underwriter. "The insurance case continues against the Michael Jackson Company LLC for, among other things, rescission of the policy due to nondisclosures of Michael Jackson's prior drug use."
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A Lloyds of London underwriter insured Jackson's concert for $17.5 million
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The men -- all @placeholder or of Syrian decent -- infiltrated the building, destroyed office furniture and displayed a flag out of an embassy's office window, Berlin police said. | (CNN) -- A wave of protests broke out at Syrian embassies on several continents amid reports of hundreds of deaths in one Syrian city and hours before a possible U.N. Security Council vote on a response to the violent crackdown in the country. Here's a breakdown of some of the demonstrations Friday and Saturday: CAIRO Egyptian police arrested 12 people, mostly Syrians, accused of setting the first floor of the Syrian embassy in Cairo on fire, according to Egyptian police Maj. Karim El-Fouli. Groups of Syrians outside the police station demanded the release of those detained, El-Fouli said. About 100 people sat outside the police station, leading to a tense standoff with police, said Sumer Badr, a Syrian activist in Cairo.
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Syrian ambassador to London says protesters got into embassy, damaged furniture
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Saying that his country never "had doubts or delays in countering #ISIS," Rouhani tweeted, "Why is it that #@placeholder went from not-so-bad to extremely-bad depending on who they had targeted in their #terrorist operations?" | (CNN) -- Leaders from Britain and Iran met Wednesday for the first time in 35 years, a potential breakthrough conversation that occurs at a time when Tehran is trying to shed Western-led sanctions over its nuclear program and Western nations are trying to garner international support for their campaign against ISIS. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani acknowledged the meeting between him and British Prime Minister David Cameron with a tweet -- picture included -- from the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. "1 hour of constructive & pragmatic dialogue, new outlook #UNGA," read his message on the Cameron meeting.
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violent extremism yesterday became the first @placeholder to be found guilty | Counter-terrorism police have arrested two men suspected of involvement in the Syrian insurgency at Heathrow Airport in separate operations. The men, aged 19 and 20, are being held in separate South London police stations where they are being questioned by anti terrorism officers. Police arrested the teenager under suspicion that he was travelling to Syria to take part in the insurgency. Operation: Counter-terrorism police at Heathrow Airport have arrested a 19-year-old man who is believed to have been on his way to Syria (file picture) The teenager is not understood to be British was arrested before he boarded the aircraft.
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Counter-terror police arrest 20-year-old Briton arriving at Heathrow
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The grand mufti weighed whether beheadings could ever be justified by @placeholder. | Cairo (CNN)The actions of the Islamic State are anything but Islamic, and Muslims must battle extremism to maintain the religion's message of mercy, the grand mufti of Egypt told CNN. Sheikh Shawky Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam spoke about the recent execution of a Jordanian pilot at the hands of ISIS. Lt. Moath al-Kasasbeh, 27, was burned alive while confined in a cage. "What happened to the Jordanian pilot is by all means a crime. This barbaric action is far away from humanity, much less religions. Islam is innocent of this act," the grand mufti said on Thursday. Allam leads Dar El-Ifta, or the House of Fatwas, the premier authority in Islamic legal interpretations. The institution was founded in 1895, although the grand muftis of Egypt have been interpreting Islam for 800 years. It releases more than 500,000 edicts a year.
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Grand mufti of Egypt says actions of ISIS are far from Islamic
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@placeholder officials turned him over to British authorities in Kenya when they discovered he was a British citizen, Muthui Kariuki said. | London (CNN) -- Three more people were arrested Saturday in connection with last week's grisly killing of British soldier Lee Rigby, police said. The men were being held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. Police did not detail how they were allegedly tied to the killing, nor did they release their identities, saying only that the men -- ages 21, 24 and 28 -- were arrested by detectives from the Counter Terrorism Command and taken to a south London police station. Police said a Taser was used on two of the men, who "did not require hospital treatment."
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Police arrest a 31-year-old man in London on terrorism-related offenses
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Hooperstar: @placeholder brings experience to QPR having signed a one-year contract | Harry Redknapp insists QPR won't sign any more 't****rs' who aren't interested in playing for the club following Rangers' recent struggles in the Premier League. Redknapp's side go into the new campaign having been promoted through the play-offs, spending just one season away from the elite, and with a squad that bares almost no resemblance to that which slipped down to the Championship in 2013. Jose Bosingwa was criticised for laughing and joking as he left the field following the dire goalless draw with Reading that sealed both sides' Premier League fate, but he was not the only marquee signing to fail at Loftus Road.
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Harry Redknapp got them promoted back to the top flight in 2013-14
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Redknapp has signed former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand
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My mum told me about @placeholder's interview and I was really impressed by how grown up he was to go on television and to write to the Prime Minister like that. | A young Arsenal fan returned home from school on Thursday to discover Jack Wilshere waiting for a kickabout in his back garden. The Arsenal midfielder had decided to visit schoolboy Archie Hill after being told about his appeal to Prime Minister David Cameron. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Jack Wilshere surprises young Arsenal fan after school Jack Wilshere and young Arsenal fan Archie Hill play football game on his PlayStation Archie, who suffers from life-limiting muscle wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy, had asked for help with his condition. The nine-year-old approached Mr Cameron after a breakthrough drug for his condition - which currently means he is unlikely to live beyond 30 - became available in several European countries.
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Arsenal fan Archie Hill said Jack Wilshere was his idol during TV interview
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The nine-year-old suffers from life-limiting muscle wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Henry will be remembered as one of the best strikers ever to grace the @placeholder | The great and the good of the game queued up to pay glowing tributes to Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, who announced his retirement from football on Tuesday. Mesut Ozil, Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey were among the current Gunners to praise their club's hero, while Arsenal themselves also paid a fitting tribute to Henry, who is taking up a role as 'football expert and ambassador' with Sky Sports. Henry netted 228 goals in 377 games for Arsenal during two spells in north London - as well as winning the Premier League twice and lifting the FA Cup on three occasions.
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Thierry Henry has retired from football to become a Sky Sports pundit
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Ex-Arsenal striker scored 360 club goals during a stellar career
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Arsenal players and the club itself have led tributes to former great
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'The available balance on the @placeholder receipt refers to the amount of the monthly spend cap rather than the available credit,' she said. | A Gold Coast woman who was left stressed when her bank balance mysteriously increased to almost $10 million has been told she won't have to pay back an additional overdraft debt of $7500 that was also added to her account. Sue Lamb, 49, from Labrador, was shocked when she used an ATM to withdraw $100 from her ANZ credit account on Saturday and the bank receipt said her available balance was $9,990,420.94. Ms Lamb said she called ANZ to inform them of the error but claims a customer service agent told her it was her money and there was nothing he could do.
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Sue Lamb was shocked when she checked her bank balance on Saturday
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The Gold Coast woman's receipt said her available balance was $9,990,420
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The bank have confirmed she won't have to pay the mysterious debt
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And in response to those claiming they had the right to an opinion about her presenting, Miss @placeholder added: ‘Opinions are one thing, outright bullying is another. | By Paul Revoir and Mark Duell PUBLISHED: 10:09 EST, 8 June 2012 | UPDATED: 12:13 EST, 9 June 2012 Fearne Cotton yesterday hit back at the ‘huge bullies’ who have criticised her lacklustre presenting of the BBC’s Diamond Jubilee coverage. In an emotional series of Twitter messages, the 30-year-old also revealed she had suffered bullying at school – and would not accept it again. The Radio One host tweeted: ‘I was bullied at school so there’s no way I’m having it as a grown woman. Bizarre: Fearne Cotton and Paloma Faith discuss Diamond Jubilee sick bags on BBC TV this afternoon
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Number of complaints at BBC's Diamond Jubilee coverage approaches 5,000
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She added she never wanted the case against the MP to go ahead and that she had been left ‘suicidal’ after Mr @placeholder threatened to sue over the false accusations. | A Conservative MP who claims that he was falsely accused of sexually assaulting Nigel Farage’s ‘former mistress’ has spoken for the first time about how the incident cost him his marriage and family. Andrew Bridgen said that Annabelle Fuller, a Ukip spokeswoman, had ‘ruined his life’ after claiming she was groped on the balcony of his Westminster flat in June 2011. Police were told by an informant last month that Miss Fuller, 32, had concocted the claim after stealing his phone and later confessed she had ‘stitched him up’. Annabelle Fuller (left) who was named as a mistress of Nigel Farage (an allegation that they both deny) went to the Westminster flat of Tory MP Andrew Bridgen (with wife Jackie, right) and claimed that she was groped on his balcony. Mr Bridgen was arrested but the case was dropped within days and says the incident ruined his life and cost him his marriage
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Andrew Bridgen, MP met Annabelle Fuller in a pub across the road from his Westminster flat
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He says going to pub for a drink was 'biggest mistake in my life'
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Police arrested politician but case was dropped within days
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stockpiles for the safety of the @placeholder people and people around | As a U.S. senator, Barack Obama won $48 million in federal funding to help Ukraine destroy thousands of tons of guns and ammunition – weapons which are now unavailable to the Ukrainian army as it faces down Russian President Vladimir Putin during his invasion of Crimea. In August 2005, just seven months after his swearing-in, Obama traveled to Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine with then-Indiana Republican Senator Dick Lugar, touring a conventional weapons site. The two met in Kiev with President Victor Yushchenko, making the case that an existing Cooperative Threat Reduction Program covering the destruction of nuclear weapons should be expanded to include artillery, small arms, anti-aircraft weapons, and conventional ammunition of all kinds.
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Obama traveled to Ukraine with Sen. Dick Lugar in 2005 just seven months after he became a senator, touring surplus weapons stockpiles
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Most of the small arms and ammunition were left over when Soviets withdrew from Eastern bloc nations, and later dumped in Ukraine
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The two senators secured U.S. funding to help destroy the weapons instead of leaving them intact
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Ukraine exported more than 700,000 small arms in 2004-2007, including 101,000 each to Libya and the UK, and 260,000 to the U.S.
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Just weeks after the furore, Clarkson was forced to deny allegations that he was caught on camera using the n-word during filming of the hit @placeholder series. | By Steph Cockroft Somi Guha, 36, said she is proud for standing up to Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC in another of his infamous race rows The actress who took a stand against Jeremy Clarkson after he made a racist joke during an episode of Top Gear said she is proud of her actions. Indian-born Somi Guha revealed how she was inundated with nasty comments from Top Gear fans after publicly criticising Clarkson's use of the word 'slope' - a derogatory word for those of Asian descent - in a Burma special. But today Ms Guha, from Tower Hamlets, east London, said she is glad she took a stand - and would happily do it again.
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Somi Guha, 36, made formal complaint to BBC over Clarkson's racist jibe
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Presenter used word 'slope' - a derogatory term for those of Asian descent
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Indian-born actress was offended by word used in Top Gear Burma special
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Carson Kight is fascinated by trucks and always looked forward to visits from @placeholder (Mr Ernie) | Christmas came early for a four-year-old boy obsessed by trucks, when UPS decided to reunite him with his favorite driver and give him a truck of his own. Carson Kight of Colorado Springs, Colorado, would always look forward to seeing his local UPS delivery man, Ernest Lagasca, who would make deliveries in his neighborhood. 'When I first started off he wouldn’t even come out of the house, he would just look at the truck from inside the window… he loved trucks in general, but for some reason the UPS truck really captivated him. He’s just intrigued by it,’ said Lagasca, who Carson calls Mr Ernie.
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Four-year-old Carson Kight's obsession with trucks and UPS hit a new high when the company gave him his own miniature truck
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The battery-powered truck was delivered by Carson's favorite driver who now works a different delivery route
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'There is a slight chance of (@placeholder) Monreal being available and a very slight chance for Walcott. | Arsenal and England forward Theo Walcott could make his return from injury in time for Sunday's crucial clash with Liverpool at Anfield. Manager Arsene Wenger revealed the 25-year-old, who has made just two appearances this season as a substitute before another spell on the sidelines, is back in training after a groin problem he suffered while on international duty with England. While Wenger will take no chances on Walcott's rehabilitation, the imminent availability of the jet-heeled forward will come as a welcome boost ahead of the hectic Christmas schedule, which could also see both defender Nacho Monreal and midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain shake off their fitness problems.
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Now, a big afternoon ahead for @placeholder, Celtic, Everton and Liverpool. | Liverpool are set to face Turkish side Besiktas in the Europa League after failing to qualify for the Champions League last 16. Celtic have been handed the mouthwatering prospect of a two-legged affair against 1967 European Cup final opponents Inter Milan in the last 32 of the Europa League. The Lisbon Lions beat the Italians 2-1 on the night of the club's greatest ever achievement. Tottenham and Fiorentina also play each other, while Everton have the easiest draws of the British teams, against Swiss side Young Boys. Host commentator Here's your draw in full, and it doesn't make good reading for the British clubs.
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Liverpool face Besiktas in UEFA Europa League after crashing out of Champions League
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If that happens, it would be the first time U.S. citizens were tried in Iraq since the United States returned the country's government to the @placeholder. | BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Five American security contractors were detained in connection with the killing of another American contractor last month inside Baghdad's Green Zone, sources with knowledge of the investigation told CNN Saturday. The body of James Kitterman was found in a car in Baghdad's heavily protected Green Zone. Iraqi and U.S. personnel took the five into custody in an operation inside the Green Zone before dawn on Friday, according to an Iraqi official involved in the investigation into the killing of James Kitterman. The five, who have not yet been charged, were being held by Iraqi security forces Saturday at a jail inside the heavily protected zone, he said.
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@placeholder only: The sauce, which McDonald's said lots of people have asked about, will also be available to high online bidders | Entrepreneurial Maccas fans have jumped on the frenzy over Big Mac Special Sauce being bottled and started flogging portion sized tubs of the condiment online. A 25ml sized tub is now selling on Ebay for $7.95, following McDonald's announcement that one bottle of its trademark yellow burger sauce will go on sale in Australia. But as any real Big Mac lover will know, you can already walk into the chain's fast food outlets across Australia and buy an open portion of the sauce for just 50 cents. Each of the country's 920 outlets have also now been given 600 small sealed tubs, weighing in at just under an ounce each, to sell until supplies run out.
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A 25ml sized tub of Big Mac sauce is now selling on Ebay for $7.95 AU
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But the couple, who asked that their identities be protected for fear of reprisals against their family and friends still in Iraq, are considering ending their @placeholder dream after three months of struggle. | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Sajida Faraj scoops mashed potatoes and peas onto her plate, not quite sure of the history behind her first Thanksgiving meal. But she knows how thankful she is to be at a church in Atlanta this November, lining up for turkey, stuffing and pecan pie. Sajida Faraj took a break to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with fellow refugees. Three years ago she grabbed her son, now 12, and fled Iraq. Her husband, a carpenter who worked for Americans, had left for the market one day in Baghdad and never returned. Faraj says she knows he is dead, even though she has never seen his body. When the rest of her family started to receive death threats, she felt she had no choice but to run.
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Nursing and Midwifery Council panel considered two complaints, @placeholder | By Martin Robinson and Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED: 06:19 EST, 7 February 2013 | UPDATED: 09:07 EST, 7 February 2013 Finger pointing: Dr Helen Moss, who was the hospital's director of nursing from 2006 to 2009, was cleared of any wrongdoing at a private disciplinary hearing this month Almost 70 medical staff who faced disciplinary action after 1,200 patients died needlessly at Stafford Hospital have already been cleared in secret hearings, including the most senior nurse at the height of the scandal. Helen Moss was director of nursing from 2006 to 2009 when care reached 'appalling' standards, yet has been told she has 'no case to answer' and is now working as a management consultant.
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Francis Inquiry found 1,200 died unnecessarily between 2005 and 2009
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"It was a lot more intense than I thought it was going to be," @placeholder told gathered reporters after his victory. | (CNN) -- Keegan Bradley rounded off a triumphant rookie season by claiming the PGA Tour's Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda Wednesday. Bradley held off a charging Charl Schwartzel of South Africa to win the prestigious end-of-season title by a shot after carding a level-par 71 on the Port Royal Golf Course. It left the American on four-under 138 for the two-round tournament which brings together the season's four major winners. Masters champion Schwartzel produced a best of the day six-under 65 but was ultimately undone by his first round three-over par 74. U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy started the day in the joint lead with Bradley after their first round 67s, but fell away in blustery conditions to card a four-over 75 to finish in third place on level-par 142.
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Keegan Bradley wins PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda
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@placeholder authorities claim Megaupload cost movie makers and songwriters some half a billion dollars in lost copyright revenue. | By David Baker UPDATED: 09:37 EST, 22 February 2012 The millionaire founder of file-sharing website Megaupload was released on bail in New Zealand today after authorities seized funds to prevent him fleeing the country. Authorities in the U.S. allege founder Kim Dotcom facilitated millions of illegal downloads through his company and he is subject to online piracy charges. Under one of the largest anti-piracy crackdowns ever, the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to have Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, and three co-workers, extradited to face charges including conspiracy to commit racketeering and conspiracy to commit copyright infringement. Bailed: Kim Dotcom founder of file sharing company Megaupload makes his way pass a large media scrum as he is released on bail in New Zealand following charges in a US led copyright infringement investigation
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Twenty stone Kim Dotcom granted bail in New Zealand and says he will fight U.S. extradition efforts
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Bieber was photographed recently in southwestern @placeholder riding on an ATV vehicle with actress and singer Selena Gomez. | Justin Bieber has been arrested following a collision between an ATV and a minivan, TMZ reports. The arrest took place in Canada where Bieber is currently on vacation with girlfriend Selena Gomez, and now faces charges of dangerous driving and assault. Bieber - who is currently on probation for his egg throwing incident - is said to have been taken into custody on Friday in Perth County, Ontario, and faces new charges after police said Tuesday that the collision led to a physical altercation. Scroll down for video Danger: Justin and Selena pictured riding an ATV on Friday in Canada... when TMZ claim the singer was arrested after a collision with a minivan
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More than 50 German public figures asked Berlin to grant @placeholder asylum in November but the German government refused this request. | By Tara Brady PUBLISHED: 07:16 EST, 23 December 2013 | UPDATED: 09:44 EST, 23 December 2013 Whistleblower Edward Snowden has said he will help Germany investigate NSA spying if Berlin grants him political asylum. Revelations about the National Security Agency's spy programs were first published in June, based on some of the thousands of documents Snowden handed over to the Brazil-based American journalist Glenn Greenwald and his reporting partner Laura Poitras, a U.S. filmmaker. Snowden, who is living in Russia on a temporary one-year visa, has previously requested political asylum in Brazil and several other nations.
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overall score of 60.391, the top score by an @placeholder. | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:29 EST, 8 August 2012 | UPDATED: 10:51 EST, 8 August 2012 As Aly Raisman triumphantly raised her arms at the end of her gold medal-winning performance yesterday, the entire arena appeared to be cheering - except this guy. The grouchy gentleman may argue that he had the worst seat in the house during the women's gymnastics floor exercise final, right behind Raisman's jubilant parents. Sporting a preppy look with a white t-shirt and a green sweater over his shoulders, he cannot keep his exasperation a secret as Lynn and Rick Raisman celebrate their daughter's routine, which made her the first American woman to strike gold in the event.
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Man can be seen getting exasperated with the father of Team USA's captain Aly Raisman during Tuesday's floor exercise final
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Cazorla was the go-to man on Sunday, an easy pick because he scored a penalty and sent in the free-kick for Olivier Giroud to score @placeholder’s second. | Before we get into Santi Cazorla’s rating for his masterful display against two of the most mediocre midfield performers in Manchester City’s recent history, first some insight. This is my long-held view, but the match ratings are a complete waste of time. They are not based on a calculations from Opta, heat maps, passing percentages and touches of the ball to give a considered statistical view after careful analysis. Arsenal's Spanish playmaker Santi Cazorla produced a masterful performance in his side's 2-0 win at Manchester City on Sunday... but it was only worthy of a rating of 7/10 online and 7.5 in Monday's Daily Mail
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Sportsmail's Neil Ashton awarded Santi Cazorla a rating of 7
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was told he would also have to pay £4,000 compensation to Mr @placeholder, | By Luke Garratt PUBLISHED: 16:31 EST, 7 March 2014 | UPDATED: 18:57 EST, 7 March 2014 Attack: Sam Buttery got in a fight while walking past a restaurant in Soho A restaurant boss who left a contestant on The Voice requiring plastic surgery after throwing a champagne glass at his head for singing too loudly has been jailed. Former The Voice finalist Sam Buttery, 22, 'drew attention to himself' when he sang It’s De-Lovely by Cole Porter as he strolled past Nima Safaei’s upmarket restaurant in Soho, central London, once owned by celeb chef Aldo Zilli.
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Sam Buttery drew attention by loudly singing as he walked past restaurant
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On March 16, a 6.7-magnitude quake struck about 37 miles west-northwest of @placeholder. | Strict building codes and the preparedness of millions of Chileans who live along an arc of volcanoes and fault lines likely kept the death toll -- only six by Wednesday afternoon -- low after an 8.2-magnitude earthquake rumbled offshore and prompted a tsunami, observers said. Officials said four of those whose deaths were blamed on the quake late Tuesday that triggered landslides, power outages, and a tsunami suffered heart attacks, while two others were crushed. "They're a seismically active region of the world and they are very good at implementing their building codes similar to California," John Bellini, a Denver-based geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey told CNN on Wednesday.
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7.6-magnitude aftershock strikes late Wednesday
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Quake triggered small landslides, cut power and generated a tsunami
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President: "The country has faced these first emergency hours very well"
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About 300 prisoners escaped in the northern port city of Iquique, but 131 surrendered | 16,589 | record_train |
citizens were granted freedom to travel to @placeholder, with restrictions | By Richard Hartley-parkinson PUBLISHED: 08:51 EST, 28 March 2013 | UPDATED: 20:15 EST, 28 March 2013 A judge warned foreign criminals yesterday that Britain is not a ‘soft touch’ as he jailed a Romanian gang for a £1million theft campaign. The ten gang members exploited EU border laws to travel freely between Romania and the UK purely to steal high-quality gold from Turkish and Indian jewellery shops. The ‘professional’ criminals aged between 20 and 30 were chastised by Old Bailey Judge Timothy Pontius for not having done ‘an honest day’s work while they were here’. Scroll down to see the robberies on CCTV
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Judge Timothy Pontius told gang members they would be deported
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Ten men from eastern Europe raided jewellers across London
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Gang came to the UK with the sole purpose of carrying out the robberies | 16,590 | record_train |
The senior official, speaking anonymously as he was discussing sensitive diplomatic issues, said the plans for a meeting between insurgents and @placeholder officials were at such an early stage that it was not clear who would attend or when any talks would be held. | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A spokesman for the Taliban denied on Wednesday a weekend report that Taliban representatives may meet with officials representing the government of President Hamid Karzai in Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks. "There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia is a respectful country for us as it is the place for the house of God and many more Islamic sacred, but the rumor which has recently been spread by media that the Taliban delegation would meet with Karzai administration¹s representatives in the Saudi Arabia is completely incorrect," said spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid in a statement. He added that the Taliban are working to create an understanding with the international community, but negotiations have not begun. That's because a trust-building stage, which must come before any negotiations, has not been completed, he said.
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Taliban spokesman says any negotiations must be preceded by a trust-building stage
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He calls the report of talks with Afghan representatives in Saudi Arabia "baseless and unconfirmed" | 16,591 | record_train |
Knock yourself out focusing on the racial implications of what @placeholder had to say. | (CNN) -- Vice President Joe Biden has been the topic of much discussion this past week as to whether he was playing racial politics in what has become the "chains speech" in Danville, Virginia. Commentators, political pundits, politicians and academics have weighed in. But through all of the hoopla, it is important to probe the statement that preceded Biden saying to the audience at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research: "They're going to put y'all back in chains." Here is Biden's full statement from the speech: "(Mitt) Romney wants to let -- he said in the first hundred days, he's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules. 'Unchain Wall Street.' They're going to put y'all back in chains."
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Roland Martin: In context Biden's "chains" comments make sense, are about banking industry
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He says out-of-control banks caused housing collapse, took bailout money from taxpayers
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He says Romney will continue business as usual with financial industry, opposes controls
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Martin: Wall Street doesn't care about U.S. consumers, except to keep them shackled in debt | 16,592 | record_train |
@placeholder called for those responsible to be held accountable. | A rodeo stunt at the Missouri State Fair has come under criticism after a clown donned a Barack Obama mask and stuck on a broom that descended from his backside. The stunt took place during the bull riding competition on Saturday night. Rodeo announcer Mark Ficken, president of the Missouri Cowboy Rodeo Association and a school superintendent, announced a special guest: "President Obama." Another voice is heard over the loudspeaker working up the crowd and saying, "We're going to stomp Obama now." "As soon as this bull comes out, Obama, don't you move," the second voice said. "He's going to getcha, getcha getcha, getcha."
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State fair commission bans clown after Saturday night's "unconscionable stunt"
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Rodeo association apologizes for anti-Obama rant
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One witness likened the atmosphere to a Klan rally
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Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder says "We are better than this" | 16,593 | record_train |
That plan included pursuing separate interviews with the @placeholder parents and polygraph tests, partly by arguing that it could help end the media frenzy surrounding them, Alderden said. | (CNN) -- Three days after the world watched a giant balloon fly through the air as a tearful family expressed fears that their 6-year-old boy could be inside, authorities announced what millions suspected: The whole thing was staged. The balloon is displayed at the sheriff's department in Fort Collins, Colorado, on Sunday. The "Aha!" moment that led authorities to realize what had happened was an interview with the family Thursday night on CNN's "Larry King Live," Sheriff Jim Alderden of Larimer County said Sunday. In the interview with Wolf Blitzer, filling in for King, the Heenes asked their son why he had not come out from hiding when they called his name.
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Attorney says Heene will turn himself in if there's "reason to arrest him"
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Sheriff suspected lie after Falcon's comment on 'Larry King Live' Thursday
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Sheriff : Authorities misled media on their suspicions to maintain Heenes' "trust"
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6-year-old, feared to be in runaway balloon Thursday, was later found at home | 16,594 | record_train |
Close: General David Petraeus kisses @placeholder after accepting community service award presented at Kelley's Florida home during the summer of 2011 | A military source has revealed that Florida socialite Jill Kelley reveled in her close ties to senior military men and bombarded General John Allen with emails. Mark Rosenthal, a civil liaison officer for the MacDill Air Force base in Tampa where Central Command is based, said he was appalled by the flirty behavior of Kelley at lavish parties she hosted in her $1.3million home. He warned 37-year-old Mrs Kelley, a mother-of-three who is married to cancer surgeon Dr Scott Kelley, to stop bombarding the general with emails. General Allen is the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. Scroll down for video
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Senior military figure said he was appalled by Mrs Kelley's behavior at lavish parties thrown in her $1.3million mansion
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Dr Scott Kelley left his Florida home for first time since his wife was revealed as key player in Petraeus sex scandal | 16,595 | record_train |
But when this deal ended, she was put on a new repayment loan arrangement by Santander, which took over @placeholder, and was told she had to pay £4,219 a month. | By Claire Ellicott And Becky Barrow PUBLISHED: 20:53 EST, 29 March 2013 | UPDATED: 20:54 EST, 29 March 2013 Alzheimer's sufferer Irene Hearn, with her son Rodger Hearn at her Care home in Winborne, Dorset A bank has applied to repossess the home of an 80-year-old Alzheimer’s sufferer after giving her a mortgage she could not hope to repay. Just seven months before the credit crunch struck, Irene Rose Hearn, then 74, was allowed to take out a £470,000 interest-only five-year mortgage by the Abbey National. Experts say it would be ‘virtually impossible’ for Mrs Hearn to take out such a loan in today’s more prudent lending climate.
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Irene Rose Hearn, then 74, was granted a £470,000 interest-only mortgage
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She was only able to afford it with the help of her son Rodger
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Her Alzheimer's set in just three years after she got the mortgage
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Santander has now applied to repossess the home of the widow | 16,596 | record_train |
Blocking new marijuana legalization bill in Washington, D.C.: Voters in @placeholder approved a measure to decriminalize recreational marijuana use last month. | Washington (CNN)The Congress that has done virtually nothing for two years is wrapping up 2014 with a bang. Dozens of policy provisions are tucked into a 1,603-page bill that will keep the government open through next September. The provisions affect everything from campaign finance laws to financial regulations, marijuana possession and even the government's purchase of white potatoes. The bill, which was negotiated between Democrats and Republicans over several weeks, is expected to get a vote in the House on Thursday -- right as Washington faces a deadline to avert another government shutdown. The provisions are notable because House Republican leaders frequently tout a transparent process. But some of the items added at the last minute to this massive funding bill were never discussed in any committee hearing, or voted on as part of any of the nearly dozen spending bills that were rolled into one package to result in the 1,603-page legislation.
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Lawmakers tucked in dozens of items to the spending bill
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Items affect everything from financial regulations to white potatoes
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Congress must pass bill by Thursday to avert a shutdown | 16,597 | record_train |
She said @placeholder-winner Russell Crowe was 'friendly' but also 'focused' and 'serious', while Amanda Seyfried offered words of encouragement and was constantly knitting between takes. | By Martha De Lacey PUBLISHED: 08:36 EST, 29 November 2012 | UPDATED: 05:46 EST, 30 November 2012 Just one year ago she was playing the lame boy in her school's production of The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Now 10-year-old Isabelle Allen from Eastbourne, East Sussex, is being tipped for Hollywood stardom after starring alongside Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Jackman and Sacha Baron Cohen in an upcoming adaptation of the musical Les Miserables. And Isabelle, who was talent spotted during the school play, has even been chosen as the poster girl for the film, which is expected to be a front-runner for best screenplay at the 2013 Oscars.
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Isabelle Allen, from Eastbourne beat thousands of children to role
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She plays the younger version of Amanda Seyfried's character, Cosette
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Has been chosen as poster girl for film
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Film is tipped for Oscar success
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Stars Russell Crowe, Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne and Sacha Baron Cohen
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Isabelle will now reprise role in West End
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She was talent spotted playing lame boy in school production of Pied Piper | 16,598 | record_train |
Shaw was a fan of the movie "Fight Club" and imitated Brad Pitt's character from the film, the police commissioner said -- although he apparently failed to adhere to @placeholder's famous line in the film: "The first rule of Fight Club is, you do not talk about Fight Club." | NEW YORK (CNN) -- A man who allegedly set off a small bomb at a Starbucks coffee shop was arrested after he made the mistake of bragging about his exploit to friends, police said Wednesday. An NYPD officer stands guard outside a Starbucks where a bomb went off on Memorial Day. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told reporters that Kyle Shaw, 17, was arrested Tuesday night at his Manhattan apartment after a police investigation revealed that he bragged to his friends about planting the explosive outside an Upper East Side Starbucks on May 25. Shaw allegedly told his friends prior to the explosion that "Project Mayhem" was about to begin, Kelly said, and that they should watch the news on Memorial Day.
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Police: Suspect, 17, wanted to launch "Project Mayhem" with bomb
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Suspect is fan of Brad Pitt film "Fight Club'
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Memorial Day blast damaged a bench outside a Manhattan Starbucks | 16,599 | record_train |
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