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But give @placeholder some credit where it is due.
By James Daniel PUBLISHED: 23:31 EST, 2 October 2013 | UPDATED: 00:11 EST, 3 October 2013 There's sure to be a food fight over this one... Michael’s Pizzeria in Long Beach, California has been named the 'Best Pizzeria' in the United States meaning Los Angeles is deemed to have the best slice in the country. Hard as it ...
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@placeholder offers customers a tattoo service for £400 that needs touching up once every six months.
Staring at myself in the mirror, I’m shocked to see how different I look compared to five minutes ago. My eyes appear more intense, my face paler. I’m thinking Scandinavian, I’m thinking Queen Elizabeth I, but brow expert Sohan Chong puts her finger on it. ‘Weird,’ she announces, staring at my new bleached eyebrows. ‘T...
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The @placeholder confirmed the arrest, but said the diplomat -- who was not named -- was not taking part in demonstrations.
(CNN) -- A Swedish diplomat in Iran was arrested and accused of participating in Iranian protests during observances surrounding the Muslim holy day of Ashura, two semi-official news agencies reported Sunday, citing members of Iran's parliament. Sweden denies that the diplomat was involved in the protests. Swedish off...
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"We are living in a digital age, and to help our students get ahead, we must make sure they have access to cutting-edge technology," said Obama in a statement released by the @placeholder.
(CNN) -- Saying Web access is essential for students to compete in a wired world, President Obama on Thursday will announce an initiative to bring high-speed Internet to almost all of the nation's schools by 2018. At a speech in a high-tech middle school in Mooresville, North Carolina, Obama was scheduled to order fede...
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Velasquez rose through the judicial ranks exploring the links between congressmen and paramilitary groups in @placeholder in the 2000s.
Guatemala's new anti-impunity commissioner, Ivan Velasquez, arrived to the Central American nation in October with an ambitious agenda, promising to probe links between drug traffickers and political parties. "We're going to investigate if organized crime has permeated political campaigns with their financing," he told...
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in Benghazi, Mr @placeholder said: 'No acts of terror will ever shake the
By Graham Smith PUBLISHED: 05:49 EST, 18 October 2012 | UPDATED: 07:02 EST, 18 October 2012 The leader of an Islamist group has been named as a commander in last month's attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed three Americans including ambassador Christopher Stevens. Ahmed Abu Khattala, who heads the Bengh...
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"@placeholder is the best in the business at getting that awards attention, and it became clear with 'The Artist' two months ago that this was the film that had caught the tailwind."
(CNN) -- "The Artist" beat out films from the likes of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and George Clooney to top honors at the Academy Awards on Sunday -- not bad for a silent, black-and-white French film with no big-name stars. Director Michel Hazanavicius's love letter to old Hollywood cinema was the undisputed kin...
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It will drive the stock markets lower and the Korean won to depreciate sharply as geopolitical risks are rising and foreign investors could withdraw money out of @placeholder," she said.
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Shares in Asia slumped on Monday on fears the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il could lead to instability on the divided Korean peninsular. South Korea's Kospi Index fell 4.9% to 1,750.60 in mid-morning trading in Seoul before climbing slightly to 1,766,82 to be 4% off by midday. Key stocks tu...
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Infographic shows how @placeholder airlines were rated against each other, in accordance to customers' tweets
Virgin America is Twitter's 'hash-tag favourite' airline. At least according to a new study, measuring the popularity of - and distaste for - the major US airlines on social media. American Airlines, Delta, jetBlue, United and Virgin America were rated in eight categories including cost, luggage and crew. Scroll down f...
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The killings at @placeholder are among the worst atrocities claimed by ISIS in Iraq.
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday authorized additional troops be deployed to Iraq to protect American diplomatic facilities and personnel in Baghdad. The 350 troops are being sent at the request of the U.S. Department of State to beef up security, an appeal that comes as the violence mounts...
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Watch how a @placeholder mother ends up in handcuffs »
DECATUR, Georgia (CNN) -- Police quietly wait by the front door of the small, brick suburban Atlanta home as investigators tell 48-year-old Lajuana Robinson, a mother of nine, "I'm going to have to put you in handcuffs." Investigators take a woman from her Decatur, Georgia, home after her arrest in a truancy case. She'...
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Eventually @placeholder were undone by Andre Schurrle’s 92nd-minute strike, picked off by the experience and know-how of some of Germany’s finest players.
In the end, after 120 minutes, there were broken hearts and sweat-stained shirts hiding the heads of Algeria’s players. They were awesome. Algeria didn’t deserve to go out of the World Cup in the second round after this staggering performance at the Estadio Beira-Rio. If this is how Germany want to win a fourth World C...
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Still, Argentina continues to press its claim to the islands, which are home to more than 3,000 people, most of them of @placeholder descent.
Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Authorities in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province denied entry Monday to two cruise liners that were seeking to dock in the southern port of Ushuaia, in incidents linked to the political dispute over the Falkland Islands. The government was applying a provincial law barring ships tra...
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Cruz continued that theme when -- in comments that got him in hot water with liberals and conservatives -- he accused fellow @placeholder of being part of a "surrender caucus" because of their reluctance to buck the tide.
San Diego, California (CNN) -- American humorist Will Rogers once said, "I'm not a member of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat." The old saying goes that, come election time, Republicans fall in line and Democrats fall apart. The tradition in the GOP has been that, if you ran for president and came up short...
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@placeholder's twin-engine 777 boasts an excellent safety record and is among the most sophisticated airliners flying today.
The loss of a second Boeing 777 in 131 days threatens Malaysia Airlines with another public relations and financial blow as it struggles to overcome industry and consumer fallout after the disappearance of Flight 370. On Thursday, Flight 17 heading from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in eastern Ukraine, according to...
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And then one of the others said to the president, call @placeholder back in.
(CNN) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reversed her opposition to a vote on offshore drilling on "Larry King Live" on Monday night, saying she would consider a vote if it were part of a larger energy package. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urges the release of oil from strategic reserves as a way to bring down gas p...
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Taylor's lawyer has called @placeholder's lawsuit, seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, 'a money grab' because of Taylor's fame.
By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 00:38 EST, 25 October 2012 | UPDATED: 00:38 EST, 25 October 2012 NFL great Lawrence Taylor, reliving a night to forget, admitted yesterday that he paid for sex with a 'very, very pretty' prostitute in 2010 but denied accusations that he ignored obvious signs she was a teen runaway in dist...
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About 2million pilgrims, including hundreds of thousands of young Catholics, are expected to flock to @placeholder for the event.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 08:07 EST, 16 July 2013 | UPDATED: 08:07 EST, 16 July 2013 Pope Francis will offer plenary indulgences to participants of World Youth Day - even it is only over the internet The Pope will offer forgiveness to Catholics who follow services on World Youth Day - even if it is only through...
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Lewinsky's reentry into public life comes at the same time that Hillary Clinton, @placeholder's wife and the former secretary of state, is considering a run at the presidency.
Washington (CNN) -- Monica Lewinsky took another step into the public spotlight on Monday when she joined Twitter. "#HereWeGo," the former White House intern who had an affair with President Bill Clinton tweeted early on Monday. Her account was quickly verified by the social media site. Joining Twitter is just the late...
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Concern: Brazil left-back Marcelo calls for @placeholder's team doctor to come on to the field as Neymar looks in pain
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has told how Brazil feared the worst when Neymar went down with the back injury that ended the World Cup pin-up's tournament. Scolari revealed team-mate Marcelo asked Neymar how he was feeling after he was kneed by Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zuniga the No 10 said, 'I can't feel my le...
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'We're very, very confident but also we won't show any sort of complacency and we won't underestimate @placeholder,' added Symons at his pre-match press conference.
Fulham boss Kit Symons hopes to keep Hugo Rodallega at the club beyond the end of the season. The Colombian striker has emerged as a key figure in Fulham's revival under Symons, scoring eight goals so far this term, but he will be out of contract in the summer. 'You want to keep your best players and he's one of our be...
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Mr @placeholder insisted he had been right to stick to his word and ‘defend Britain’s national interest’.
By James Chapman, Tim Shipman and Jason Groves Last updated at 9:16 AM on 13th December 2011 Nick Clegg became the incredible sulk of British politics yesterday by snubbing David Cameron’s triumphant appearance in the Commons. The Prime Minister was cheered by Tory MPs for his historic veto of a new EU treaty at the Br...
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Sprajc hopes the find could shed new light on relations between different regions of the @placeholder during that period.
By Reuters Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:55 EST, 20 June 2013 | UPDATED: 09:04 EST, 22 June 2013 Archaeologists have found an ancient Mayan city that remained hidden for centuries in the rain forests of eastern Mexico; a discovery in a remote nature reserve they hope will yield clues about how the civilization collapsed aroun...
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According to Mr Murphy, the show’s researchers told him he couldn’t appear because Mr Dodwell had been chosen to put the multinationals’ view and, due to the BBC’s strict ‘gender balance’ rules, they needed a woman – Miss @placeholder – to put the opposing argument.
For a panel debating tax issues, economist Richard Murphy ought to be the perfect candidate. Not at the BBC. Instead, Newsnight bosses chose fashion blogger Poppy Dinsey, 25, and Mr Murphy’s junior female colleague, Ellie Mae O’Hagan – all in the name of gender equality. Yesterday Mr Murphy, 54, a chartered accountant ...
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If @placeholder really cares about families, he must address the unfair burdens placed on daughters.
By Yasmin Alibhai - Brown There were countless occasions when I needed my brother’s help. The time my mother had an operation; the day she had a heart attack; the many evenings she felt lonely and needed company. Like the morning in 2005 when I was called by the lovely woman Ealing Council had hired to care for Mum, wh...
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@placeholder and Tomaszewski, also pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent.
A Polish gang who battered a top academic in his home had a flamethrower in their car and may have been planning to torture him, it was reported. Professor Paul Kohler, 55, suffered horrific injuries when he was beaten in front of his family at his £2million home. The father-of-four, a university friend of Prince Edwar...
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However, Hayden Tinto made @placeholder pay for missing several chances when he pounced on a defensive mistake and fired into the top corner on the stroke of halftime.
(CNN) -- Mexico bounced back from two successive defeats to beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 on Wednesday and keep alive hopes of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup finals. Mexico's match-winner Oscar Rojas tussles with Trinidad and Tobago's goalscorer Hayden Tinto. The result lifted the Mexicans up to fourth place in the s...
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Part of @placeholder's appeal was just how connected you felt to the weapons, and how different each one felt.
Forget communism – the biggest threat to America in 1962 was an alien invasion. That’s what The Bureau would have you believe, anyway. Known only to a select few, this top-secret government unit is tasked with investigating a string of mysterious extra-terrestrial attacks. Their mission is clear – survive, adapt and ov...
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Senator @placeholder's a skilled retail politician and this gives him a platform to talk about a brand of Republicanism we could use more of."
Why in the world would Scott Brown, a former half-term Senator from Mitt Romney's Massachusetts, put himself in the mix for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination? The real question is: Why not? When Brown told the Des Moines Register over the weekend that he was heading to the Iowa State Fair "to determine whethe...
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Vintage Chelsea it wasn't, but the result was all that mattered to @placeholder skipper Terry.
(CNN) -- After being humbled by Manchester City in the FA Cup and drawing against West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League, Chelsea could hardly afford to drop points against Everton on Saturday. The Blues didn't -- barely. And it was the man who has been dubbed 'Mr. Chelsea,' the returning John Terry, who st...
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With a chance to force a fifth set, though, @placeholder faltered in the tie-breaker.
By Howard Fendrich In the heat of the moment, locked in a suddenly tight match after midnight at Flushing Meadows, Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka snapped at a rowdy spectator, telling him to 'Shut up.' An hour later, his 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-1) victory over 91st-ranked Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil in the second r...
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He accused Mr @placeholder of tinkering’ with the constitution, warning that the changes contained the ‘seeds of future problems that will be obvious in the years ahead’.
By Jason Groves PUBLISHED: 19:15 EST, 22 January 2013 | UPDATED: 19:16 EST, 22 January 2013 Warned: Nick Clegg has been told by MPs that succession reform may open a Royal Pandora's Box Nick Clegg was accused of ‘opening a Royal Pandora’s Box’ last night over plans to change the laws of succession to the throne. The De...
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Crazy: Subway surfing is the most x-treme @placeholder sport, the ultimate x-pression of rebellion in a world run amok
By James Gordon PUBLISHED: 16:46 EST, 25 January 2014 | UPDATED: 16:46 EST, 25 January 2014 A terrifying video has surfaced showing teenagers riding on the outside of a train as it crosses the Williamsburg bridge that links Brooklyn with Manhattan. A growing numbers of teenagers in search of Internet fame are risking t...
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People in the Tokai and @placeholder regions should be prepared for heavy rain Wednesday, Kanda said, adding that the Kanto region may be most affected Wednesday evening.
(CNN) -- Four people in Japan have been killed amid heavy rain from a powerful typhoon that is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon, authorities there said. The center of Typhoon Roke, which had sustained winds of up to 167 kph (103 mph) Wednesday morning, could hit Japan's Tokai region, which includes Nagoya ...
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The goalkeeper withdrew from the @placeholder squad after aggravating an existing problem but trained with the Baggies on Thursday.
Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats... Here is all the information you need for West Brom's home clash with Everton... West Bromwich Albion vs Everton (The Hawthorns...
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‘The relationship between @placeholder and me has always been unbelievable so I
Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli challenged a BBC commentator to meet her in her ‘ball gown and heels’ after he described her as ‘no looker’. The French star spoke out as John Inverdale was forced to make a grovelling on-air apology for comparing her unfavourably with previous winner Maria Sharapova. And last night, a...
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"The vice causes much harm, not only to individuals, but to the collective health of the nation," said @placeholder, who said the dangers result in an increase in car wrecks and domestic violence.
CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) -- The price of sin rose Monday in Venezuela where President Hugo Chavez is on a campaign to make Venezuelans cut back on drinking and smoking. "Everyone's shocked," said Leonora Marino, owner of Bodegon Marino in Valencia, Venezuela, west of Caracas. On Monday evening, she was still changing ...
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Today Jane designs, handmakes and showcases her collections from her design studio in @placeholder.
By Deni Kirkova PUBLISHED: 07:26 EST, 24 April 2013 | UPDATED: 07:56 EST, 24 April 2013 With the Duchess of Cambridge, Sophie Wessex, Zara Phillips and countless society girls wearing her designs, milliner Jane Taylor is already well-known in certain circles. The British milliner hit the headlines during the Jubilee ce...
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@placeholder is Punjabi, while Bhavna was Yadav, from the Rajasthan region.
An Indian woman's parents have strangled her to death after claiming she destroyed their family's 'prestige' by marrying a man from a different caste, police say. The tragic death of Bhavna Yadav, a 21-year-old student from a leading New Dehli University, appears to be the latest of a series of cruel honour killings th...
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Obama, who was interviewed by and played basketball with @placeholder in 2008, said: 'I will miss Stuart Scott.
President Obama has led tributes to Stuart Scott, the longtime SportsCenter anchor and ESPN personality who died today from cancer at age 49. The network says Scott died Sunday and had fought cancer since a diagnosis in late 2007, remaining dedicated to his craft even as he underwent chemotherapy, radiation and surgery...
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While former @placeholder all-rounder Botham believes the franchise-based IPL has become too powerful and could be fuelling corruption in the game, Akram thinks not playing in the tournament is hurting England.
By Sudipto Ganguly, Reuters Not playing the Indian Premier League is the reason behind England's struggles in the shorter formats, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram said, a day after England great Ian Botham called for the rich Twenty20 competition to be scrapped. England were thumped 4-1 in Australia in their one-da...
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Nigeria closed its borders Saturday with Cameroon and Niger, whom it has accused of allowing the militants to move freely into @placeholder.
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigeria imposed a 24-hour curfew Saturday in the northern city of Kano after assailants killed scores of people and wounded others in a hail of gunfire and coordinated bombings of eight government sites. A military official told CNN that at least 156 people were dead and feared the number would ...
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For example, it took us a long time to track down the correct bullnose bricks for the wall which were unique to @placeholder.
A grandmother who bought a crumbling 17th Century house for just £300 in 1968 has finally put it on the market after spending 46 years painstakingly restoring it back to its former glory. Gillian Holland, 71, bought the abandoned black-and-white timber-framed home in Bewdley, Worcester, at a knockdown price after disco...
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However, while Woods --, the first sportsman to earn $1 billion -- might possibly lose some sponsors, other revenue streams could be exploited, according to @placeholder.
London, England (CNN) -- Tiger Woods' marital "transgressions" may have cast doubt on the future of his corporate associations, but history shows that a dose of bad publicity does not always mean an end to the earning power of sport stars. The world's No. 1 golfer has not been seen in advertisements on American televis...
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The @placeholder will pay for that mistake for years, and deservedly so.
San Diego, California (CNN) -- Monitoring the immigration crisis requires keeping one eye on Washington and one on the U.S.-Mexico border. One place is full of corrupt and mercenary characters who protect their interests, don't follow the rules, play with people's lives and who only care about making money and amassing...
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Miss @placeholder is pictured in Syria after she travelled there to give out aid before being captured by armed militia from the Jabhat Al-Nusra
Two Italian aid workers captured by Islamic extremists in Syria this summer are believed to have appeared in a new video begging for their lives. Greta Ramelli, 20, and Vanessa Marzullo, 21, were captured by militants believed to be from Al-Qaeda affiliated group Jabhat al-Nusra in August while distributing aid in Alep...
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Still, as one Marine remarks, "@placeholder fight battles, they don't fight wars."
Editor's Note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of Vice, an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn, New York. VBS.TV is Vice's broadband television network. The reports, which are produced solely by Vice, reflect a very transparent approach to journalism, where viewer...
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The Olympic swimmer's mother and father @placeholder lost their Florida home to foreclosure in October, new court documents have revealed
By Sara Nathan and Daily Mail Reporter Just days after Olympic golden boy Ryan Lochte's father spoke out against reports his son was in any way connected with his Florida home foreclosure, photos have surfaced of the boarded up and abandoned Port Orange property. Steven, 61, and Ileana Lochte, 60, have both lashed out ...
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Sinclair has been linked with a move back to his old club @placeholder
By Chris Wheeler Scott Sinclair admits the last 18 months have been among the toughest of his career as he faces up to an uncertain future at Manchester City. The Premier League champions will offload Sinclair this summer if a buyer can be found, just two years after a £6.2million deadline day move from Swansea. The 25...
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It also resulted in angry protests in Khartoum, with some calling for the @placeholder woman's execution.
KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) -- In an effort to shut down Khartoum's Unity High School, a disgruntled former employee alerted Sudanese officials that a British teacher had allowed her class to name a teddy bear "Mohammed," a British source and Sudanese presidential palace source told Time magazine's Sam Dealey. An undated ama...
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As for me, ever since my first trip to @placeholder, I have been telling everyone I know that you need to visit Tibet, at least once in your lifetime, because Tibet is so unique, so extraordinary, so magnificent, so holy, that not visiting Tibet may be an eternal loss and regret.
(CNN) -- For most people in the world, freedom of religion is of such paramount importance and warrants all the legal and constitutional respect and protection. It is fair to say that this concept has been imbedded in numerous people's mind such that any accusation of its violation almost automatically triggers waves o...
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In a Tuesday interview with the News-Star, a tearful @placeholder denied being racist.
(CNN) -- A student who videoed a re-enactment of the "Jena 6" incident apologized and said the video was not intended to make fun of the six black students arrested in the beating of a white classmate, according to The News-Star newspaper of Monroe, Louisiana. The incident involving six black students has sparked prote...
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CNN: You've been to "@placeholder: An All-Star Tribute" before.
(CNN) -- Hill Harper, star of the CBS series "CSI: NY," founded the Manifest Your Destiny Foundation to empower young people through mentoring, scholarship and grant programs. Harper, who is also a best-selling author and a graduate of Harvard Law School and the Kennedy School of Government, served on the Blue Ribbon P...
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@placeholder added: 'To say she lives and breathes politics is more than an understatement.
Departure: Candy Crowley, the chief political correspondent and State of the Union host will leave CNN after 27 years CNN's chief political correspondent and State of the Union host Candy Crowley is leaving the network after 27 years. The 65-year-old confirmed that she will leave her job at the end of the month. Her fi...
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said recently that 700,000 foreigners had moved to @placeholder just to obtain
By Jack Doyle PUBLISHED: 20:11 EST, 29 July 2012 | UPDATED: 20:11 EST, 29 July 2012 David Cameron has come under pressure to follow Spain's example tighten border controls Britons living in Spain face tough income tests as the debt-ridden country launches a crackdown on migrants. The move has led to demands from Tory M...
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His defense attorneys claim Brannan, who served in @placeholder in the early 1970s, was suffering from post-traumatic stress and bipolar disorder at the time of the shooting and was off his medication.
(CNN)Andrew Brannan, a decorated Vietnam War veteran convicted of murdering a 22-year-old sheriff's deputy in 1998, was executed Tuesday, said Gwendolyn Hogan, spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Corrections. Earlier in the day, the Georgia Supreme Court joined the state's parole board in declining to stop the ex...
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Apart from handful of cities that the government designates "mixed," where a minority of @placeholder lives alongside a majority of Jews, the two groups live in separate communities.
(CNN) -- Two Israeli bands, one Jewish and one Arab, are joining together in "metal brotherhood" to spread a message of peace through rock 'n roll. Arab group Khalas (Arabic for "Enough") and Jewish band Orphaned Land are heading out on an 18-day European tour that they hope will foster tolerance between the two sides ...
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He said he was ‘delighted that the @placeholder relieve ourselves of this imperial pretention’.
By Jason Groves PUBLISHED: 18:04 EST, 30 August 2013 | UPDATED: 18:12 EST, 30 August 2013 Tory rebels remained unrepentant last night despite being branded ‘traitors’ by a senior Cabinet minister. Education Secretary Michael Gove unleashed his tirade after it was revealed the Government had lost its motion by 13 votes...
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As for her @placeholder-American roots, she says, "It means I expect to excel in what I do because I know who my foremothers and forefathers are.
Decatur, Georgia (CNN) -- LaShonda Durden had just given birth to her second child. She was two weeks back from maternity leave when her supervisor called her into her office. "You need to be trying to find other employment," her manager said. A bereavement coordinator and chaplain at an Atlanta, Georgia-area hospice,...
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'He never got to make that phone call because he was attacked by Mr. @placeholder,' he said, adding that the screams heard on a 911 call made by a neighbour during the confrontation sound like his brother.
George Zimmerman's brother last night faced the public to insist his brother is 'the neighbour that everyone would want to have' and shot Trayvon Martin in while defending himself. It came hours after his father criticised President Obama for the 'hate' he had directed at his son in the wake of the fatal shooting of th...
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His parents say his journey toward @placeholder started before captivity; insist he was not forced into conversion
American aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, whose name was Peter before converting to Islam, was captured by ISIS militants October 1, 2013 while doing humanitarian work in eastern Syria The parents of American ISIS hostage Abdul-Rahman Kassig have appealed directly to the terror group leader on Twitter, begging him to sp...
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The mission involves astronauts making the journey to their captive space rock by hitching a ride on the next-generation @placeholder.
The countdown has begun for the Orion spacecraft’s test flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 4 December. Nasa’s latest capsule, which will take astronauts on deep space missions, now has its rocket in position and is undergoing final checks. Ahead of its launch, Nasa has released a video named ‘Trial by Fire’, which ...
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Road conditions deteriorate on the @placeholder side and the word 'highway' should be used in its loosest sense.
Traveling these routes inspires wonder and awe in those willing to shrug off the discomforts and heart-in-mouth moments that they entail. Whether you're gazing through a dirt-smudged window on a clapped-out bus, its engine revving desperately to clear a narrow pass, or grinding through an endless expanse of sand in a 4...
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China ... has required the @placeholder side to take all necessary measures to protect the safety and lawful rights of Chinese citizens and institutions in Vietnam."
(CNN) -- Hundreds of protestors took to the streets in Vietnam Sunday as territorial disputes escalated tensions between the communist state and its neighbor China. A rally which drew around a thousand protesters in Hanoi focused local ire on the Chinese embassy, while smaller protests in Danang and Ho Chi Minh City ec...
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When the @placeholder celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1996-1997 season, NBA reporters voted Ramsay to a list of top 10 coaches in NBA history.
(CNN) -- Hall of Fame former NBA coach John "Dr. Jack" Ramsay, who became a basketball TV analyst years after winning a league championship with the Portland Trail Blazers, has died at age 89, his longtime employer ESPN said Monday on Twitter. The cause of death wasn't immediately announced. Ramsay had battled various ...
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Dortmund closed to with a point of Leverkusen, who hold the final @placeholder place, and went four clear of fifth-placed Bremen.
(CNN) -- Bayern Munich capped a successful week by returning to the top of the German Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory away to title rivals Schalke on Saturday despite having a man sent off in the first half. Louis Van Gaal's team followed up the midweek Champions League victory over Manchester United with a win that puts...
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Now, there is just three-year-old @placeholder’s nursery to pay for.
By Shona Sibary PUBLISHED: 20:42 EST, 5 November 2012 | UPDATED: 23:42 EST, 5 November 2012 Shona and her children Florence, Annie, Monty and Dolly at their home in Hindhead, Surrey. She has paid more than £100,000 in childcare over the years The other day I did something I should warn other working parents never, ever...
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‘There are people who don’t want to go to @placeholder or are not comfortable to have surgery off-shore,' CosMediTour managing director Greg Lemon said.
By Louise Cheer Discounted boob jobs will be offered on the Gold Coast to compete against the increase in patients heading to Asia for cut-price surgery. In an Australian first, a cosmetic tourism agency based in Queensland's Broadbeach is teaming up with respected plastic surgeons to offer cheaper procedures. CosMediT...
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@placeholder headed the IRS unit that targeted some conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny.
Washington (CNN) -- Republicans on a House committee rejected strenuous Democratic objections in voting Friday that Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner waived her constitutional right against self-incrimination at a prior hearing. The resolution was the first step in an effort by Rep. Darrell Issa of Californ...
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Providing them with more sophisticated gear, including RPGs, night vision goggles and better communication equipment, would likely enable them to neutralize @placeholder's tanks and possibly free entire towns.
(CNN) -- After more than six months of silence, Syria's leader, Bashar al-Assad, spoke last week for only the fourth time since the beginning of the country's widespread uprising in March. His words show that he is as delusional now as when the protests began. By continuing to blame the revolution on a foreign conspira...
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Some Marines have said they were also so concerned about running out of ammunition that they collected @placeholder weapons and ammunition.
By David Williams and Ian Drury Constant danger: A British soldier on patrol in the village of Chah e-Anjir in Helmand. Many soldiers serving there were deeply affected. (Stock image) In a bleak corner of Helmand, only twisted, rusting barbed wire, rubble and broken blocks of concrete remain of what were once the Briti...
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@placeholder went to Texas on Wednesday to meet with "navigators" -- people hired to help Americans obtain health insurance through the newly established federal and state marketplaces.
Washington (CNN) -- It's not just about the website anymore. Republican foes of Obamacare still use words like "disaster" and "epic" failure in describing the problems with HealthCare.gov, the portal for enrolling in President Barack Obama's signature health care reforms. However, they also concede the technology probl...
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"I have waited over eight years -- 2,988 days as a matter of fact ... for an opportunity to have a retrial," @placeholder said, while surrounded by family.
(CNN) -- Novelist Michael Peterson walked out of a North Carolina jail Thursday, eight years after he was convicted of murdering his wife. A jury convicted Peterson in October 2003 of murder, siding with prosecutors who argued he had bludgeoned Kathleen Peterson to death in the stairwell of their Durham home. But on We...
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'The conduct which is part and parcel of the third and confidential report reveals grave threats to the power and authority of the @placeholder state,' he said.
Bruce Wilson, ex-boyfriend of former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, should face corruption charges, according to the Royal Commission into Trade Union corruption. The first report into the year-long inquiry report was released on Friday, recommending prosecutors charge former union official Bruce Wilson and a...
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The companies are hoping the @placeholder will increase the exposure for their products, many of which have only been recently developed.
By Emma Reynolds Olympic athletes are providing fitness data in exchange for high-tech gadgets that record sleep, diet and exercise patterns to help improve their performance. Health technology companies are using the athletes’ results to develop tracking devices for the burgeoning fitness and weightloss markets. The t...
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As it was, misfortune befell @placeholder, not the man hurtling through clean air.
Lewis Hamilton said this was the most important race of his career. It turned out to be a moment more fleeting. The most important fragment, perhaps. The most vital fifth of a second. That was the time between the encouragement of the final go light and Hamilton’s Mercedes car making its move. And soon after that, it w...
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They said @placeholder was a 'model tenant' who was 'caring, conscientious, warm, friendly, and well-liked by all.'
Arrested: Rita Sanders-Campfield, 53, allegedly stabbed Chong Park, 67, because she was practicing witchcraft and needed to be 'perfected', according to her journal A grandmother allegedly stabbed her roommate to death with a pair of scissors and a butcher knife because she thought she was evil and practiced witchcraft...
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The Beach Boys issued a short statement: "@placeholder have cancelled their performance on February 15, 2014.
The "Blackfish" controversy that torpedoed SeaWorld's Orlando concert series has now sunk some shows at Busch Gardens Tampa. "We regret to announce that the Beach Boys and Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo have canceled their performances at Bands, Brew & BBQ this year, but we respect their decision," a Busch Gardens Tampa ...
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Back at his home in @placeholder, West has been able to take a hot shower and sleep in a real bed if not yet fully absorb his ordeal.
Edmonds, Washington (CNN) -- Scott West went to Japan expecting trouble. A veteran anti-porpoise hunting activist, West documents and protests the killing of the mammals. His actions are deeply unpopular in many of the Japanese coastal communities that cling to the tradition of catching and eating whale. West's organiz...
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As for the brutal heat, @placeholder says its stadiums will contain advanced, open-air cooling systems that will keep World Cup players and fans comfortable.
If you're trying to create the perfect 21st-century city, it helps to start with a blank slate. Even if that slate is a sweltering strip of sand. That's essentially what the government of Qatar and its developers are trying with Lusail, an ambitious planned city on 28 square miles of waterfront desert along the Persian...
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Kammer said he is a @placeholder and does not support torture in any circumstances.
(CNN) -- The men first ordered Ken Cordier to strip naked. A poll has sparked debate among Christians about torture. They then forced him face-down to the ground and pinned his arms and legs. One of them grabbed a fan belt from a truck and began flogging Cordier. When it was over, they returned another day with a new a...
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It ruled: ‘We recognise that these comments carried the potential to be offensive and insulting to Mr @placeholder.
It is a quiz traditionally associated with the finest minds in the country. But media watchdog Ofcom has ruled that Channel 4 was right to brand one Mastermind contestant 'astoundingly thick'. Simon Curtis recorded one of the show’s lowest scores in the history of the programme, but took umbrage when comedian David Wal...
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Hours before the renewed violence in Karachi, the @placeholder military launched a deadly assault targeting nine militant hideouts Tuesday.
A U.S. drone Wednesday fired on an area in northwestern Pakistan, according to two Pakistani intelligence sources and a witness. Details about what the drone hit and whether there were any casualties weren't immediately available. Northwestern Pakistan is home to loosely governed tribal areas near the border with Afgha...
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Before taking the @placeholder post, he retired as an Army general after nearly four decades of military service.
By Beth Stebner PUBLISHED: 20:03 EST, 9 November 2012 | UPDATED: 08:44 EST, 10 November 2012 The dramatic resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus on Friday threatens to undermine next week's hearings into the deadly attack at the U.S. Consulate in Libya, at which he was scheduled to testify. Petraeus resigned as hea...
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'Can't believe Eddie Hemmings trotted out the "black guy looks like @placeholder" line.
Rugby League commentator Eddie Hemmings has faced criticism after picking out Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou in the crowd as Samuel L. Jackson on live television. Hemmings made the mistake while the camera panned to Russell Crowe sat next to Hounsou as they watched the South Sydney Rabbitohs steamroller St Helens...
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Big difference: Uruguay's crest (left) includes four stars, while @placeholder (right) can only boast one from 1966
As Luis Suarez celebrated the goals that vanquished England on Thursday evening, the eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that the Uruguay crest on his shirt has four gold stars above it. Surely that can’t be right? We all know that Uruguay have only won the World Cup on two occasions, so surely they’ve stitched on a ...
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It later emerged that the marine received two bullet wounds to the arm and chest from friendly fire and a ricochet shot to the head from a @placeholder bullet.
A British helicopter pilot who performed one of the most daring rescues of the Afghanistan war is selling his gallantry medal to raise £100,000. Captain Tom O’Malley flew his Apache gunship into a Taliban stronghold with two Royal Marines strapped to the side in an extraordinary bid to save a wounded comrade. He flew t...
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Despite its slide in the global rankings, @placeholder was still voted the top city in the United States for the third year in a row, for its "sand, sun, history, good food and friendly people."
How many have you been to? And do you agree with the rankings? Condé Nast Traveler announced the winners of its 26th annual Readers' Choice Awards yesterday. As they do every year, this year's results introduce new categories, new hotels and re-ordered lists of the world's best destinations. The magazine said this year...
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The South African captain posted two pictures from international duty with @placeholder from their recent games in the Congo
South Africa goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has been shot dead in Johannesburg. The 27-year-old skippered his club side Orlando Pirates in their 4-1 win against Ajax Cape Town on Saturday night, and was pictured looking happy with girlfriend Kelly Khumalo, a South African pop star, earlier on Sunday. But the South African pol...
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"@placeholder operatives and those they have inspired have tried time and again to make New York City their killing field," he said in a prepared statement.
New York (CNN) -- Federal authorities running a sting operation arrested a 21-year-old Bangladeshi man, who came to the U.S. on a student visa and was allegedly planning to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank of New York with what he believed was a 1,000-pound bomb, officials said. Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis was ...
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Rise: Bonus pay rose dramatically in April this year as the top rate of tax fell, according to figures from the @placeholder
By Tim Shipman PUBLISHED: 20:04 EST, 4 August 2013 | UPDATED: 04:58 EST, 5 August 2013 Mr Miliband¿s Treasury team, under shadow chancellor Ed Balls, will today cite a new YouGov poll which has found that 81 per cent believe that politicians who say household incomes have grown faster than price rises Workers are on av...
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for a while as it had the longest tributary into the @placeholder.
You might think the origin of the world’s largest river would be easy to find. But scientists have debated where the mighty Amazon river begins for at least four centuries. The confusion has meant that at least five Peruvian rivers have been crowned as the source at some point since the 1600s. The Mantaro River is a lo...
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But Cory came to the rescue, just in time, with his sweet greeting: "Happy birthday, @placeholder!"
(CNN) -- Friendship is not defined by the length of time two people share together. One defining moment is all it takes for two individuals to call each other friends. Cory Monteith's life, short as it was, taught me that lesson. His death, sudden as it was, taught me that lesson. Coroner: Mix of heroin and alcohol kil...
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@placeholder's approach, which is different from that used by Bicep2, may allow the group to determine when dark energy, the mysterious force accelerating the expansion of the universe, began to dominate and overwhelm gravity, which throughout most of cosmic history slowed the expansion.
Scientists have made some of the most precise measurements yet of the remnants of the universe’s oldest light. Known as the cosmic microwave background, researchers found the hidden ‘skeleton’ of the cosmos that first began to see it take shape just 380,000 years after the Big Bang. And mapping the universe in this way...
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@placeholder plucked Wen, 21, out of a regular model casting call.
(CNN) -- Four years ago Liu Wen entered a modeling contest in China to win a computer to use for school. Little did she know it would lead her to the Victoria's Secret runway in New York. Wen, who will appear in the Victoria's Secret fashion show airing Tuesday on CBS, will be the first Victoria's Secret model of Asian...
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"Generally speaking, @placeholder women tend to be more into sharing experiences, and good communicators," Gonzalez said.
(CNN) -- As a musician and social justice activist, online social media has helped Maria Isa sell more CDs and mobilize the growing number of Latinos in her home city of Minneapolis. Isa wasn't surprised that a study published this summer said Hispanics are among the most active social media users. "Social media is ab...
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The person who accompanied the patient said that she lived in the @placeholder dorm but could not provide a name.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 08:40 EST, 12 December 2013 | UPDATED: 13:09 EST, 12 December 2013 The FDNY has sent a demand for payment to an 'unknown Asian' for $784 after taking a young woman to hospital in an ambulance. The bill arrived on Tuesday at The New School building in Manhattan with the title 'Unknown A...
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He scored four goals in 11 games for @placeholder but the club suffered financial difficulties and Ameobi cut his spell short.
Shola Ameobi is being tracked by West Bromwich Albion, Hull City and Crystal Palace after the 33-year-old was released from a contract with Turkish side Gaziantep. The three Premier League clubs are all keen to bring in an experienced striker and Ameobi would be available for free. Alan Pardew signed Yaya Sanogo on loa...
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'You believe @placeholder works, and I do not,' Christie said, becoming more agitated by the minute but earning sustained applause from his audience.
By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 20:45 EST, 18 March 2014 | UPDATED: 05:45 EST, 19 March 2014 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took on a persistent health care activist Tuesday during a regularly scheduled town hall event in South River, New Jersey, fending off accusations for nearly four minutes. Maur...
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'He completed his final rehabilitation with the medical and sports science guys today, so he'll be ready for the @placeholder game - whether he starts or not will depend closer to the time.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed Daniel Sturridge will be fit and available to face West Ham next Saturday, after seeing his side play out an FA Cup fourth round stalemate with Bolton at Anfield. Sturridge, whose last appearance for the Reds came on August 31 after a series of thigh and calf injuries sinc...
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