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His withering fragility is in stark contrast to the energetic orator who won the hearts and minds of the South African public following his release from prison in February 1990 after 27 years behind bars for fighting @placeholder's apartheid regime. | By Matt Blake PUBLISHED: 06:50 EST, 6 December 2013 | UPDATED: 16:26 EST, 6 December 2013 Frail and disorientated as he stares blankly into the camera, this is the last photograph of Nelson Mandela - taken six months before he died. The picture shows the former freedom fighter sitting mute in an armchair, his head propped up by a pillow and the tell-tale marks of an oxygen mask on his cheeks, as South African president Jacob Zuma grins proudly into the lens and squeezes his hand. Behind them stand fellow anti-apartheid hero Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife in the photo opportunity taken at Mandela's home in Johannesburg, three weeks after Mandela's release from hospital on April 29.
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Picture was taken on April 29 this year, two weeks after hospital release
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Behind Zuma and Mandela are ANC hero Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife
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Zuma was criticised for exploiting of Mandela's health for political gain
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He controversially said Mandela was 'in good health' after image was taken | 19,500 | record_train |
"Defiance" (the show) premiered April 15 on the @placeholder channel and will run weekly until July 8. | (CNN) -- Technology has been changing the way we access, enjoy and discuss our entertainment. From smartphones and tablets with streaming movies to video game consoles offering TV shows alongside game play, consumers have increasingly become accustomed to their entertainment colliding and intertwining in new and interesting ways. In an effort to expand that world, the creators of "Defiance" are banking on the combined power of an online third-person shooter video game and a weekly science fiction television series to keep fans hooked and actively involved in the franchise. Trion Games and SyFy Network joined forces five years ago to create "a truly unique entertainment experience," according to Nathan Richardsson, VP of development for Trion and executive producer of "Defiance."
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"Defiance" launched as both a video game and TV show
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Creators neither depends on the other, but that they accent each other
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Characters from a mission in the game later appear on the show
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The game is set in futuristic San Franisco, while the show's in St. Louis | 19,501 | record_train |
all-out civil war stem from the fact that @placeholder is from the minority | By Chris Pleasance PUBLISHED: 08:22 EST, 20 December 2013 | UPDATED: 09:32 EST, 20 December 2013 President Barack Obama has said South Sudan 'stands on the precipice' of civil war as conflict in the country enters its sixth day. The US has sent 45 troops to the young state to protect its embassy in the capital of Juba, which has seen at least 500 people killed in violence so far. In a statement the President said: 'In 2011, millions of South Sudanese voted to forge a new nation, founded on the promise of a more peaceful and prosperous future for all of South Sudan's people.
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Barack Obama has warned that South Sudan could be starting a civil war
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US has sent 45 troops to guard its embassy and has evacuated staff
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Coup by former Vice President Riek to oust President Salva Kiir
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Machar's troops allegedly opened fire on a government meeting on Sunday
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Violence has now spread from capital Juba to town of Bor 125 miles away
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Military is believed to be using heavy artillery in order to regain control | 19,502 | record_train |
immediately ordered him to be moved to @placeholder where he began to treat him. | By Emily Allen PUBLISHED: 15:01 EST, 5 January 2013 | UPDATED: 05:54 EST, 7 January 2013 A celebrated sculptor is designing a statue in tribute to a doctor who performed pioneering plastic surgery on his father's burned face saving him from a lifetime of horrendous disfigurement. Martin Jennings' father Michael suffered horrific burns during the Second World War and was discovered in hospital by surgeon Archibald McIndoe. A lieutenant in the 15/19 Hussars he had suffered the devastating effects of a tank blaze in October 1944 which had melted the skin on much of his face and hands. Tribute: Martin Jennings' (pictured) father Michael was horrifically burned during the Second World War and was discovered in hospital by surgeon Archibald McIndoe who went on to transform his melted face
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Martin Jennings' father suffered horrific burns during the Second World War
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Archibald McIndoe rebuilt his face using techniques still used today
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Mr Jennings is creating a statue of him at East Grinstead, West Sussex | 19,503 | record_train |
Documents reveal Hillary's private reaction to @placeholder's cheating scandal with Monica | Washington (CNN) -- Bill and Hillary Clinton's seemingly never-ending political careers have had a tremendous impact on at least one person: Monica Lewinsky. The former White House intern, whose sexual relationship with the 42nd President led to his impeachment, will never be able to escape the spotlight -- as long as the Clintons are still in it. As Hillary Clinton mulls another presidential run in 2016, her husband's relationship with Lewinsky has become fodder for her political foes. Possible Republican 2016 presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has invoked Lewinsky and Clinton's affair twice in as many months. "If (Democrats) want to take a position on women's rights, by all means do. But you can't do it and take it from a guy who was using his position of authority to take advantage of young women in the workplace," Paul said this past weekend on C-SPAN's "Newsmakers" program.
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Nearly 20 years later, Lewinsky scandal has become fodder for Hillary Clinton's political foes
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Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has invoked Lewinsky and Bill Clinton's affair
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Lewinsky has remained out of the spotlight since 2005 | 19,504 | record_train |
Security experts recently discovered emails and text messages that claim to be from @placeholder, warning users about unauthorised access to their accounts. | True to its word, Apple has ramped up security on its iCloud service by including backups in its two-step verification process. When the security feature is enabled, users will now be sent a four-digit code to a trusted device that must be entered in addition to the iCloud account password when accessing the account online. Earlier this month, chief executive Tim Cook promised to strengthen security after hackers stole hundreds of celebrity selfies from the cloud service. Scroll down for video The California-based tech giant’s two-step verification initially covered iTunes and App Store purchases, but has now been extended to cover iCloud backups. When two-step verification is enabled, users will now need to enter a code to access their account - however, the Find My Phone feature will remain open (pictured)
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Apple’s two-step verification initially covered iTunes and the App Store
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It has now been extended to cover iCloud backups
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When two-step verification is enabled, users will now need to enter a code to access their account
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Apple has begun emailing customers informing them of the changes
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The update comes after hundreds of celebrity selfies were stolen from iCloud | 19,505 | record_train |
Meanwhile, @placeholder and I plan to continue our relationship with several new co-ventures including a new music show, while we also explore our ideas for me to create and host a new show of my own." | (CNN) -- There is good news and bad news for CeeLo Green fans. The "Crazy" singer says he will not be returning to NBC's competition show "The Voice," but fans may still be able to catch him in other projects. Green told Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Wednesday that he will miss being on the singing series. "I'm going to continue my relationship with NBC," he said. "I have a television show development deal with them as well and hopefully some other talk show opportunities for later in the year. But yeah, I'm going to miss 'The Voice' too."
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Green tells Ellen DeGeneres he is leaving "The Voice"
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He and Lionel Richie are working together
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In October, he pleaded not guilty to a drug charge | 19,506 | record_train |
He wasn't in our circle of friends but we knew of him and I can only describe him as one of the many @placeholder rogues. | By Tara Brady PUBLISHED: 12:42 EST, 6 February 2013 | UPDATED: 12:46 EST, 6 February 2013 A British woman who was living abroad because she thought it was safer than the UK was repeatedly beaten and raped twice before she died in Turkey, an inquest has heard. Beverley Mitchell moved to Turkey after she was offered a job working in the picturesque resort town of Fethiye which is popular with many British tourists and ex-pats. Despite her parents telling her to come home on a number of occasions, the 34-year-old thought it was safer to stay in Turkey. Tragic: The inquest heard Beverley Mitchell was beaten and raped twice before she died in Turkey
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Beverley Mitchell was living in the resort town of Fethiye with her boyfriend who is believed to have repeatedly beat her
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The IT worker was raped twice - once by two men, inquest heard
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Her boyfriend disappeared after she died leaving her family little hope of finding out exactly how she died
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Miss Mitchell's father warned other young women about emigrating to Turkey | 19,507 | record_train |
Question Time: The show was shown on @placeholder television, but not in South Africa, and the set and equipment was sourced from the Johannesburg studios | Special guest: Labour MP panellist Pater Hain was flown to South Africa for the show, and part of his journey was in business class The BBC spent thousands sending eight staff to South Africa for a special Question Time last night while Labour panellist Peter Hain was flown business class, MailOnline can reveal today. Viewers have repeatedly slammed the Corporation's 'excessive' coverage of Nelson Mandela's death and last night the BBC programme presented by David Dimbleby was broadcast from Johannesburg. Producers say the decision was taken to give Britain 'an insight into the personal and political views of people in South Africa in a way that would not have been possible in a broadcast from the UK'.
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The show presented by David Dimbleby was broadcast from Johannesburg
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Anti-apartheid campaigner MP Peter Hain flown in especially for the show
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Sent home via Amsterdam in business class, but BBC refuse to say cost
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Critics have accused corporation of wasting licence fee money
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BBC has already received 1,695 complaints about its 'excessive' coverage | 19,508 | record_train |
@placeholder, known to friends by his second name Cameron, had spent the evening celebrating the end of semester with classmates. | By Alex Greig and Ashley Collman PUBLISHED: 21:52 EST, 9 December 2013 | UPDATED: 05:02 EST, 10 December 2013 The Texas college student killed during a traffic stop last Friday, was charging at the campus officer when he was shot at six times, police say. In a press conference Monday afternoon, Chief Richard Pruitt of the Alamo Heights Police Department said 23-year-old student Robert Cameron Redus had wrestled Cpt Chris Carter's baton away from him and hit the policeman in the head and arm with it. Cpt Carter eventually got the baton back and told Redus four times to stop fighting him or he would shoot.
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Robert Cameron Redus, 23, was killed after being pulled over for a traffic stop by campus police officer Chris Carter early Friday morning
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Redus was a student at University of the Incarnate Word
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Police announced Monday that Redus was charging at the policeman with his hand ready to strike when he was shot to death
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A vigil was held to remember Redus at the university on Sunday
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Parents of Redus attended and his father spoke
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Alamo Heights police and Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting
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Carter is on administrative leave during the investigation | 19,509 | record_train |
But something curious has happened to @placeholder this season; the spirit that once characterised this side has returned. | Arsene Wenger's 65th birthday celebration finally went off with a bang on Wednesday night. When Lukas Poldolski hit the hugely unlikely 90th-minute winner here, frustrated Anderlecht fans threw an exploding firework on the pitch. It was an act of extreme recklessness but doubtless caused by utter frustration and disbelief in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. As a knot of Arsenal players celebrated their unlikely saviour in Podolski in front of their travelling fans in one corner of the ground, all around there was a sense of incredulity. For 88 minutes Anderlecht, the Belgian champions, had not just held Arsenal at bay; in the second half they had dominated them. They were were well worth their 71st-minute opener, set up by the excellent Dennis Praet, once a Gunners trialist, and finished at the near post by Andy Najar.
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Substitute Podolski converted from close range in the 90th minute as Arsenal claimed all three points in Brussels
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The Gunners were heading for a shock loss after Andy Najar opened the scoring for Anderlecht in the 71st minute
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But Kieran Gibbs converted a Calum Chambers cross in the 89th minute before Podolski struck
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The win spares Arsenal's blushes with Anderlecht considered among the Champions League minnows | 19,510 | record_train |
"All we are looking for is closure and to know that our daughter did not suffer on that tragic @placeholder," the family said in a prepared statement. | (CNN) -- A year to the day after he killed his girlfriend, South African "blade runner" Oscar Pistorius broke his silence Friday, describing her death as a "devastating accident." The double amputee Olympic star is charged with premeditated murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, a model and law school graduate. He has never denied killing the woman he calls the love of his life on Valentine's Day last year. But he maintains that he mistook her for a home invader when he shot her in the bathroom of his upscale home in Pretoria. Since being freed on bail, he has remained largely out of the spotlight. He released a statement Friday, the anniversary of her death, saying he will carry the "complete trauma" of the day forever.
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Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius goes on trial next month
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He is charged with premeditated murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp
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Pistorius says he mistook her for a home invader
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"No words can adequately capture my feelings about the devastating accident," he says | 19,511 | record_train |
Another chimed in with: "I guess '@placeholder' star Stacey Dash endorsing Mitt Romney shows that she is indeed clueless." | San Diego, California (CNN) -- Our politics have changed in America -- and, unfortunately, not for the better. With the Robert Bork hearings of the 1980s and later the Monica Lewinsky affair of the 1990s, we were introduced to the "politics of personal destruction." Today, we're living with the hangover and learning how destructive it can be when we take our politics personally. We're a nation divided, where people can no longer agree to disagree without becoming downright nasty. Cafferty: How many debates needed? Just ask Stacey Dash, an African-American actress who was attacked on Twitter for abandoning her support for Obama and daring to publicly endorse Mitt Romney for president. The actress, who starred in the movie "Clueless" and the cable TV drama "Single Ladies," tweeted: "Vote for Romney. The only choice for your future. Team Romney...Vote Romney."
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Ruben Navarrette: We're a nation divided into two camps that call each other names
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Navarrette: A black actress came out for Romney and got slammed and reviled
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Limbaugh calls activist a 'slut,' he says, columnist blasted for changing parties
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Nobody can disagree without going on the attack, he writes, and leaders just as bad | 19,512 | record_train |
Wreckage: The home was completely destroyed along with a separate studio for Mr @placeholder's work | By Dan Bloom A British artist has been killed and his partner is feared dead after a gas explosion ripped through the home they built together in Portugal. Glyn Uzzell, 84, had lived with Paul Fonk in the villa in the Algarve region for 35 years, and two works by David Hockney were thought to be hanging in his home when it was destroyed. Portuguese media reported tonight that Mr Uzzell's partner had been confirmed as a second victim in the tragic blast. Tragic: Glyn Uzzell (left) built the house himself with his partner Paul Fonk (right) in southern Portugal. It exploded in what is thought to have been an accidental gas blast yesterday which sent debris flying 300m away
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Glyn Uzzell built home himself 35 years ago in village near Lagoa, Algarve
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It is feared 84-year-old's long-term partner Paul Fonk also died in the blast
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Two works by renowned artist David Hockney were hanging in the house
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Neighbours said the blast yesterday was heard more than a mile away | 19,513 | record_train |
The @placeholder, convinced of a second invasion, had spent the intervening years building strategic seawalls which made it difficult for the Chinese to land. | (CNN) -- In Japanese legend they are known as The Kamikaze -- the divine winds -- a reference to two mighty typhoons placed providentially seven years apart which, in the 13th century, destroyed two separate Mongol invasion fleets so large they were not eclipsed until the D-Day landings of World War II. Marine archaeologists now say they have uncovered the remains of a ship from the second fleet in 1281 -- believed to have comprised 4,400 vessels -- a meter below the seabed, in 25 meters of water off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan. Scientists are hoping they will be able to recreate the complete Yuan Dynasty vessel from Kublai Khan's lost fleet using a 12-meter-long section of keel. The Mongols ruled China from 1271 to 1368.
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Marine archaeologists have found a shipwreck dating from the 13th century off the coast of Japan
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The vessel is thought to have been part of Kublai Khan's massive invasion fleet
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More than 4,000 artifacts, including pottery shards, cannonballs and anchors were found near the wreck | 19,514 | record_train |
Mr Ellison's aide apologized for sending the bizarre tweet, but admitted he does love @placeholder | A Congressman's aide has admitted it was a 'mistake' when an obscene and bizarre message about Japanese food was sent from the Representative's account. Democrat Keith Ellison retweeted an image of slices of meat frying on the top of an oven, with no pan, accompanied by the words: 'hell yeah benihana up in this b****'. The culinary disaster was actually cooked and tweeted more than seven weeks ago by a man called Michael Hudson, but was then sent out to Mr Ellison's 56,500 followers on Sunday. 'Hell yeah Benihana up in this b****': Democrat Keith Ellison's account sent out this crude tweet on Sunday night
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Rep. Keith Ellison sends out bizarre image of chicken frying on top of oven
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Tweet is deleted within 25 seconds but tweet still goes viral
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Aide who sent message admits 'mistake' but says he loves Japanese food | 19,515 | record_train |
However, she added, "their decision to sell a @placeholder doll, complete with a detachable sack of cash and a bag of meth, alongside children's toys is a dangerous deviation from their family friendly values." | (CNN) -- Aaron Paul is still upset that Toys R Us pulled "Breaking Bad" action figures from its stores and noted that a petition to keep the figures has gained signers. "Dear @ToysRUs, We have close to 30,000 signed on the petition, that is 3 times the amount that caused you to remove the toys. Talk to me. Ap," he tweeted. Paul played Jesse Pinkman, the assistant to Bryan Cranston's meth-dealing Walter White, on the hit AMC show. The toy store chain decided to pull the action figures thanks in part to an online petition that urged the store to stop selling them at their stores and online. The petition, issued by Susan Schrivjer of Fort Myers, Florida, received more than 9,000 signatures.
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Aaron Paul is upset about Toys R Us pulling "Breaking Bad" action figures
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Toys R Us said figures "have taken an 'indefinite sabbatical' "
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Florida mother started petition to get figures pulled | 19,516 | record_train |
@placeholder, 22, is one of five Welshmen in the Team | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:43 EST, 26 July 2012 | UPDATED: 19:57 EST, 26 July 2012 Britain's men's football team got off to a nervous start in their opening match against Senegal, taking an early lead but allowing the Africans to draw level late in the second half. A packed Old Trafford greeted the team with an enormous roar as they took to the field hoping to follow the example set by the women's team who yesterday beat New Zealand 1-0 in their opening match. It all started well as Welshman Craig Bellamy, who had been booed by sections of the crowd in the opening minutes, found the perfect way to silence his critics, by netting off a Ryan Giggs cross.
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Final Score: Great Britain 1 - Senegal 1
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Old Trafford packed for opening match
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Welshman Craig Bellamy scores off a Ryan Giggs cross to put Britain ahead
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But agony late in the second half as Senegal draw level
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Welsh and Scottish players criticised for not singing the National Anthem
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Embarrassment for organisers after Welsh player Joe Allen was described as English in the official programme | 19,517 | record_train |
It will play host to 15 Olympic sports including swimming and hockey and a further 11 @placeholder competitions in 34 venues on the site, 18 of which are already operating. | Stretching out into the still blue lagoon waters, set against a backdrop of rugged mountains, these are the spectacular first images of how Rio de Janeiro's Olympic park will look in 2016. Designs for the complex in the Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood of the city have been revealed by the architects that won the contract to mastermind the project in London. The waterfront park will be built on the former Brazilian grand prix track in a striking triangular layout spread over 300 acres. Scroll down for video tour of designs Lighting up the world: Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park will be located next to the water's edge in the Barra area of the the city. The park will be built on the former Brazilian grand prix track in a striking triangular layout spread over 300 acres
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The park will be built on the former Brazilian grand prix track in a striking triangular layout spread over 300 acres
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Main Olympic stadium is not at the park - athletics hosted at the Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange
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Media centre to accommodate 20,000 journalists and the Olympic and Paralympic villages are also located in Park | 19,518 | record_train |
But Iraq denies that, saying PKK leaders are hiding out in rugged mountain areas along the Turkish border that are not controlled by @placeholder. | (CNN) -- The United States is urging Turkey to show restraint after Kurdish rebels attacked its forces on Sunday, killing at least 17 Turkish soldiers and wounding 16 others near Turkey's border with Iraq and Iran, according to Turkey's defense minister. A Turkish soldier walks through the village of Senoba, Turkey, near the border with Iraq. The initial response by Turkish forces was to hit back by killing 32 rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in southern Turkey, according to a statement on an official government Web site. Sunday's deadly attack on Turkish soldiers prompted outrage among citizens in Istanbul, Turkey, who took to the streets in protest. Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said that, in addition to the 17 killed, 10 Turkish soldiers were missing after the ambush in southern Turkey. He denied reports they had been abducted by PKK rebels.
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Kurdish rebels kill at least 12 Turkish soldiers, Turkish government says
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Turkish forces respond by killing 32 PKK rebels, government says
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Fighting taking place inside Turkey near border with Iraq and Iran
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NEW: Turkey holds emergency cabinet meeting; U.S. urges restraint | 19,519 | record_train |
In early December her decision to put on a two hour show for the dictator angered human rights groups who allege @placeholder has murdered many and exploited the country's resources to his own gain. | She is the perfect person to ask to come and sing at a New Year party due to her love of all things festive. So it’s no surprise that Mariah Carey was invited to come and end the year on a high note at a party which was believed to be hosted by one of the Sultan of Brunei’s sons on Tuesday evening. Her performance has however raised eyebrows as it comes just a couple of weeks after she came under fire for being paid $1 million to perform for Angolan President Josè Eduardo Dos Santos. Diva: Mariah wore a glamorous white gown emblazoned with rhinestones, and a pair of long white gloves
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Star put on show at extravagant party hosted by one of the Sultan Of Brunei's sons on New Year's Eve
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The Sultan Of Brunei did not attend or host the party at the Dorchester Hotel on Tuesday evening
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Diana Ross also performed, while Jerry Hall, John Travolta and Bianca Jagger attended
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On December 19th Mariah gave a two-hour concert for authoritarian Angolan President Josè Eduardo Dos] Santos in return for $1million
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Five years ago singer apologized after performing for notorious dictator Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi | 19,520 | record_train |
resolution against the use of drones for surveillance against @placeholder | Lethal United States drones are launched from a top secret base in Saudi Arabia, it has emerged. The CIA uses the base to target Al Qaeda operatives in neighbouring Yemen, according to the New York Times. It was from this base that the American-born operative Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in 2011. It has also emerged that up to 54 countries may have helped the CIA to hold terrorism suspects in secret prisons, or turn them over to foreign governments, a human rights organisation has claimed. The drone that killed American-born operative Anwar al-Awlaki in 2011 was launched from a secret base in Saudi Arabia, it has emerged
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American-born operative Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by a drone in Yemen
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It was launched by secret CIA airbase in Saudi Arabia, it has emerged
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Human rights organisation claims up to 54 countries helped CIA to imprison suspects in secret or hand them over to foreign governments
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A city in Virginia becomes first to pass legislation against surveillance drones | 19,521 | record_train |
'Miss @placeholder is about being a good all-rounder and a good role model. | Carina Tyrell - who has just won the swimsuit round of Miss England - is challenging preconceived notions about pageant competitors. For Carina is in her fifth year studying medicine at the University of Cambridge. Carina, 24, who holds the title of Miss Cambridgeshire, has just been award the crown of Miss Beach Beauty 2014, which sees her fast-tracked into the final 15 competitors. Carina Tyrell, currently studying medicine at Cambridge University and the current Miss Cambridgeshire, has been chosen as the first of 15 finalists to be the next Miss England after winning the swimwear round of Miss England
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Some of final 60 contestants posed for photos following swimwear round
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Carina Tyrell won the Miss Beach Beauty crown and will compete in final
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Is currently in fifth year of medical degree at Cambridge University
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Carina says that Miss England gives her the chance to 'give back' | 19,522 | record_train |
As the three @placeholder men were convicted in absentia, they are entitled to a complete retrial if they are ever taken into Egyptian custody. | An Egyptian court has sentenced nine people to five years in prison for stealing an ancient scroll and rock samples from the world famous Great Pyramid. Three Germans claimed to be researchers to steal rock samples and fragments of a scroll bearing the name Pharaoh Khufu, according to sources at a court in Giza, south of the capital Cairo. Six Egyptians, including three employees of the antiquities ministry, two pyramid guards and the director of a travel agency, were also jailed for five years for aiding the robbery. Protection from graverobbers: Security guards ride camels next to the Great Pyramid of Giza earlier this week
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Three German men and six Egyptians convicted of smuggling antiquities
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Germans said they were researchers to take rocks from Great Pyramid
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They also stole fragments of a scroll bearing the name Pharaoh Khufu
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Thought to have been trying to prove pyramids are older than is claimed
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Six convicted Egyptian men included three employees of the antiquities ministry, two pyramid guards and the director of a travel agency | 19,523 | record_train |
To see where the rest of the country would be in 20 years, we could look at @placeholder. | (CNN) -- One hundred and sixty-five years ago, in Coloma, California, a carpenter named James W. Marshall built a sawmill to harness the power of the American River. Below the waterwheel, he saw flakes of metal where the spent water flowed. Marshall marked the moment saying, "I have found it." He had discovered gold in California and more: For the next century, our nation would mine its future in the Golden State. By the 1950s, California had manufactured an optimistic nation's dreams, brought them to life in the steel and smoke of industry and then captured them on celluloid. Business bloomed in deserts, nourishing one of the world's great economies. A green Eden of farmland, the Central Valley where the sun shone 300 days a year, grew one third of America's produce. Innovation followed discovery: Silicon, it turned out, was even more valuable than gold.
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Calif. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom advocates a rethinking of government for 21st century
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Alex Castellanos says Newsom's idea could make government more effective, closer to the people
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He says Newsom is right to say the future is open source, open data, open participation
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Castellanos: The model for government changes from a vending machine to the cloud | 19,524 | record_train |
Mabuse said it is likely there will be empty seats at some of the tournament's group-stage games, especially outside the main cities, despite @placeholder being offered tickets at a discounted rate of $18. | Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- A South African pensioner has died while waiting in a queue to buy tickets for the soccer World Cup, with people lining up for 20 hours in some cases and system problems causing further delays. Cape Town police spokesperson Ezra October confirmed to CNN that 64-year-old Ralph van Heerden collapsed and died while waiting to purchase 11 World Cup tickets on Thursday morning. He was certified dead by paramedics when they arrived on the scene at around 7:15 a.m. local time (0515 GMT). It is believed that he had a heart problem. According to police, paramedics tried to resuscitate him but failed.
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A 64-year-old man dies while waiting to buy tickets for the soccer World Cup in South Africa
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Cape Town police say the pensioner had been number 555 in the queue
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South Africans had waited up to 20 hours as 500,000 tickets were made available
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Problems with ticketing machines had caused further delays at some centers, FIFA said | 19,525 | record_train |
On the other hand, there are questions (running the gamut of conspiracy theory to reasonable concern) about @placeholder's motivations, and its track record. | (CNN) -- The Nigerian government is up against a wall. The inability to locate the more than 200 school girls abducted a month ago has embarrassed the government and forced President Goodluck Jonathan to appeal for foreign help as Nigeria's five-year struggle with terrorist group Boko Haram escalates. It does seem that Nigerians are caught in the difficult position of having to welcome the help and be deeply wary of it. On the one hand we know, from the evident helplessness of our government, that we're at the point where we cannot make any progress without the skills and knowledge and technology that Western countries will bring to this battle.
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More than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria on April 14 are still missing
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The mass abduction has been claimed by militant Islamist group Boko Haram
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The United States is among the countries that have offered to help Nigeria find the girls
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Tolu Ogunlesi says Nigerians realize foreign help is needed but query U.S. motives | 19,526 | record_train |
Mr Burnett, who also produced ‘@placeholder’, is also involved with the channel, which is being launched over the next few months. | By Mark Duell Last updated at 2:46 PM on 18th October 2011 Not long ago you would walk into your local McDonald’s, buy a hamburger and then eat it there or leave. But there’s a bit more to it than that now. The fast food giant is launching McTV - high definition television in its restaurants, featuring local news, sport and entertainment features. ‘Survivor’ and ‘The Apprentice’ producer Mark Burnett is joining with BBC America and KABC-TV to provide content for 800 California restaurants. New idea: Customer Steven Price sits at a table near a HDTV screen showing the new McDonald's channel in Norwalk, California, on Monday
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Chain to launch TV station in 800 California restaurants
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Network will feature news, sport and entertainment | 19,527 | record_train |
@placeholder is right behind the moose as they both hurtle down the ski slope at Whitefish Mountain Resort | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 13:52 EST, 11 January 2014 | UPDATED: 10:55 EST, 12 January 2014 A young snowboarder in Montana was fined after his friend posted a video of him chasing a moose down a ski slope. Charlie Rush, 21, of Flathead County, has to pay $250 to the Flathead National Forest Service for animal harassment. His friend, Hunter Lamoureux, 15, unintentionally got Rush in trouble by posting the 52-second video of their extreme wildlife encounter at the Whitefish Mountain Resort to Facebook. Scroll down for video... The moose is on the loose! Charlie Rush, 21, of Flathead County, is seen on his snowboard right on the tail of a galloping moose
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Charlie Rush, 21, of Flathead County, Montana, was fined $250 for animal harassment
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His friend, Hunter Lamoureux, 15, filmed him snowboarding down a ski slope 'chasing' a moose
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The moose is seen galloping ahead of him for 52 seconds
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The last public housing tenant paid $77.20 per week at the @placeholder terrace. | By Leesa Smith for Daily Mail Australia and Emily Crane The first public housing property, with sweeping views of Sydney Harbour, was auctioned off for $1.9 million tonight - $600,000 more than the terrace was predicted to be sold for. The heritage-listed home at 119 Kent Street is the first of 293 state-owned houses to go under the hammer in Millers Point and Dawes Point in Sydney's CBD. The auction was held in a secret location on Thursday night with authorities imposing strict rules on who can attend to keep potential protestors at bay over the controversial sale. More than 600 public housing tenants will be relocated as part of the selling - off process.
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The first public housing property in Sydney's CBD was auctioned off for $1.9million in a secret location on Thursday night
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The first of 293 state houses to be sold in Millers Point and Dawes Point
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Only vetted buyers in a position to buy at the auction were allowed entry
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More than 600 tenants will be relocated as part of selling-off process
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For every house sold in Millers Point, three houses could be built in other Sydney suburbs, the government says | 19,529 | record_train |
We were stood outside a @placeholder conference and we got talking and they called me up and asked me if I wanted to be on the show and I said I'd love to. | She's won a Grammy, has been handpicked by Pharrell to join him on tour and is set to feature in an upcoming episode of the eighth series of Doctor Who - is 2014 the year of Foxes? And the singer, who won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, is celebrating yet another coup - landing a major campaign with adidas. With her musical success and cool urban style, adidas was keen to snap her up to launch its latest running footwear, the Energy BOOST. Scroll down for video Singer turned model: Pop starlet Foxes, real name Louisa Allen, is helping to launch adidas' latest running footwear, the adidas Energy BOOST
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Singer, 25, won Grammy this year and will sing on Doctor Who
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Launching adidas' latest running footwear, the adidas Energy BOOST
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His comments came after @placeholder Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said he feared lower revenues from falling global oil prices could hurt his country's military campaign against ISIS. | Air strikes have killed more than 6,000 ISIS fighters including half of the top command, according to U.S. officials. U.S. intelligence estimates that ISIS – also known as Islamic State – has a total force of between 9,000 and 18,000 fighters. Stuart Jones, U.S Ambassador to Iraq, said yesterday that more than 6,000 ISIS extremists had been killed in Syria and Iraq since air strikes began. Scroll down for video U.S. intelligence estimates that ISIS – also known as Islamic State – has a total force of between 9,000 and 18,000 fighters but officials claimed yesterday that coalition air strikes have killed more than 6,000 militants
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Air strikes have killed more than 6,000 ISIS fighters, report U.S. officials
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U.S Ambassador to Iraq said military effort has 'devastating' effect on ISIS
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It came as Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi met with David Cameron in London
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PM Cameron told him: 'We will do everything we can to help stop foreign fighters coming to your country and creating the mayhem we see today' | 19,531 | record_train |
The @placeholder tax cuts of 2001, extended in 2010, will expire at the end of 2012. | (CNN) -- As Mitt Romney prepares to make the case for a first term, give a thought to what we can expect from a Barack Obama second term. It's probably going to look a lot like the second terms of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon -- driven not by his own agenda, but by events beyond his control. Bush's second term was defined by the after-effects of the Iraq decision he made in his first term; Clinton's by impeachment and the Internet boom; Reagan's by deficits and Gorbachev; Nixon's by Watergate. And what will define Obama's?
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David Frum: A second term for Barack Obama would have a different shape
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He says Dems likely won't control both houses, giving him little chance for major legislation
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Frum: Obama would likely benefit from an improving economy but would face challenges overseas
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U.S. energy production boom would bring U.S. closer to energy independence, he says | 19,532 | record_train |
... To think that any rally is essentially a hidden effort to overthrow the government, which is the paranoia in @placeholder right now, points to an autocratic mindset." | On a day marking the 89th anniversary of the founding of Turkey, a country that has marketed itself as a stable, prosperous and democratic role model for the Muslim world, riot police clashed with defiant opposition groups, firing water cannons at a patriotic rally in the capital. Tensions mounted ahead of Monday's Republic Day holiday, when the governor of Ankara banned the planned march organized by secularist opposition groups that are deeply critical of Turkey's Islamist-rooted government. Despite the ban, opposition groups defiantly vowed to go ahead with their rally. They were joined by Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of Turkey's largest opposition party, the Republican People's Party, or CHP.
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Despite ban, secularists critical of Turkey's Islamist-rooted government protest in Ankara
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Leader of Turkey's largest opposition party forgoes traditional parade, joins protest
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Turkish TV networks split live coverage of two simultaneous Republic Day celebrations
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Site: A blood stain can be seen on the boat where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found hiding after a massive manhunt that left the @placeholder area paralyzed in fear | By Jill Reilly PUBLISHED: 04:03 EST, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 04:11 EST, 23 April 2013 A white hat, black jacket and a bomb were all found in the college dorm room of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the youngest Boston bomber suspect. The FBI searched the second year medical student's room at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth on Sunday following his capture on Saturday. The 19-year-old was formally charged yesterday with using 'weapons of mass destruction' after the twin bombings on 15 April which killed three people and injured more than 180 at the Boston marathon. Evidence: Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19 left, and his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan Tzarnaev, right. The FBI found 'a black jacket and a white hat of the same general appearance as those worn by Bomber Two at the Boston Marathon'
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FBI searched medical student's room at University of Massachusetts
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Found a 'large pyrotechnic' in room on the campus’s Pine Dale dormitory
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19-year-old charged with using 'weapons of mass destruction' at marathon | 19,534 | record_train |
The @placeholder's owner did not immediately return a call seeking comment from CNN. | (CNN) -- A Kentucky Chihuahua is expected to make a full recovery after a freak accident that left a large barbecue fork lodged in his head for days, according to the animal hospital where he was treated. During a family gathering two weeks ago, 12-week-old Smokey was waiting to be fed as his owner used the fork to shoo another dog away from Smokey's food, Su Smith, vice president of Cumberland Valley Animal Hospital in London, Kentucky, wrote in an article on the hospital's Web site. As owner Vickie Brumley of Manchester, Kentucky, waved the fork, the handle broke off and the fork end was flung through the air, embedding itself several inches into Smokey's head.
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Broken fork accidentally gets stuck in Chihuahua's head
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our little angel @placeholder, so he can be rescued and reunited with his | By Ryan Gorman and Steve Hopkins The parents of a five-year-old Calgary boy who went missing with his grandparents more than a week ago insisted during a Thursday night vigil that there will be a positive outcome. Nathan O’Brien and grandparents Alvin and Kathryn Liknes were reported missing June 30 by Rod and Jennifer O'Brien - they have not been heard from since, but the parents will not give up hope. 'We’re very hopeful that they’re out there. There’s no doubt in our mind,' Jennifer O'Brien said between tears, according to the National Post. Keeping hope: Rod O'Brien, and Jennifer O'Brien attend a candlelight vigil for Nathan O'Brien, 5, and his grandparents Alvin and Kathryn Liknes in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Thursday, July 10
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Nathan O'Brien and grandparents Alvin and Kathryn Liknes have been missing since June 30
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The young boy's parents insist he will be found
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'Person of interest' Douglas Garland had a falling out with missing Alvin Liknes prior to the trio vanishing
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The Democratic caucus has 58 members, meaning they needed at least two @placeholder to join them to overcome the filibuster. | Washington (CNN) -- The Senate on Thursday rejected a Democratic bid to open debate on repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy banning openly gay and lesbian soldiers from military service, possibly killing any chance for it to get passed in the current congressional session. However, a bipartisan group of senators immediately said they would raise the issue again in a separate piece of legislation. It was unclear if the bid to separate the repeal provision from a larger defense authorization bill would increase its chances for approval. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, called Thursday's vote without an agreement with any Republican senators to support the motion, ensuring it would fail. The vote was 57-40 in favor of the cloture motion that required 60 votes to pass.
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NEW: Obama says he is "extremely disappointed"
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Senators say they will propose a separate repeal measure
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'She has given us a glimpse of what to expect from her when dressing for occasions in the space of a few days: her monochrome Dolce & Gabbana arrival outfit demonstrates her ultra chic travelling wardrobe, the stand-out red McQueen dress was sexy eveningwear done to perfection, the post-wedding @placeholder couture mini-dress shows how she does short and sassy, and the trouser-and-top combo for their civil ceremony was her answer to chic, well-tailored classic dressing. | It was one of the most star-studded weddings of the year and since tying the knot to George Clooney in a three-day wedding, Amal Alamuddin has secured her status as one of the world's favourite style icons. The Lebanese-born lawyer, who has shot from relative obscurity to most envied woman in the world overnight, wowed with a wedding wardrobe packed with the likes of Oscar de la Renta, Dolce and Gabbana and Prada. Today, pictures of the 36-year-old's wedding dress were finally revealed in all their glory after teasing us all weekend with her stunning selection of designer looks from Alexander McQueen, Giambattista Valli and Stella McCartney.
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Lebanese-born lawyer, 36, wowed with designer outfits this weekend
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Tied knot in custom-made Oscar de la Renta
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Gemma claimed @placeholder was just a friend and she was not romantically involved with him. | A shameless family of benefits cheats was jailed today for swindling £90,000 using copycat lies about their love lives. Parents Alison and Jason Parfitt pocketed public money for years by pretending their marriage had hit the rocks. The pair were wrongly paid benefits as single people - despite still living together normally as man and wife. And a court heard that their two children milked the system in the same way. Daughter Gemma Parfitt, 27, falsely claimed benefits for living alone and lied that she did not knowing the identity of her own baby's father. And the couple's son Stuart Parfitt, 29, pretended he was a single bachelor while living with his girlfriend.
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Parents Alison and Jason Parfitt, from Tredegar, South Wales, were wrongly paid benefits as single people despite living together as man and wife
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When benefits agency became suspicious, they denied existence of their grandchildren
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Daughter Gemma, 27, said she didn't know identity of her baby's father while living with partner Wayne Rees
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Son Stuart, 29, claimed to be single bachelor while living with girlfriend
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Department of Work and Pensions said the Parfitts swindled £90,700 of public money between them | 19,539 | record_train |
Bol is among scores who have returned home to witness the birth of @placeholder, as it officially splits from the government based in the north on Saturday. | (CNN) -- Victoria Bol sits under the blazing sun in the soon-to-be world's newest capital of Juba, a city of red soil, winding dirt roads and scattered tin-roofed homes. She watches in delight as children frolic on the streets and women mill about with the new flag of South Sudan wrapped around their shoulders. A few feet away, boisterous neighbors spray the rare paved road with a hose, playing with the soapy suds as they hum the new anthem of a nation on the eve of its birth. "Oh my goodness, I cannot believe this day is finally here," says Bol, a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan. "It is very emotional. I'm excited, but I'm also thinking of all the people who died for this to happen."
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"It is no Michigan," one expatriate says, "but it's home"
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Some members of Mr Jones's family, who are being flown over by the @placeholder, are expected to attend. | By Michael Zennie, Associated Press and Barbara Mcmahon PUBLISHED: 20:39 EST, 9 October 2012 | UPDATED: 09:05 EST, 10 October 2012 The man suspected of fatally slashing a 25-year-old youth soccer coach in one of New York City's busiest neighborhoods has fled to Mexico, after bogus reports that police had a suspect in custody. The suspect has been identified by investigators as Orlando Orea or Orlando Gutierrez, who fled on an Aero Mexico flight bound for Mexico City on Tuesday, two days after the murder. He is accused of stabbing Michael Jones six times and savagely hacking off one of his ears early Sunday morning before leaving him to bleed to death.
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Michael Jones, 25, a Liverpool, England, native, coached a New York Red Bulls youth soccer league
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Killer may have mistaken Mr Jones for man he fought with at a bar
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Bryeanna Murphy, 23, had been dating Mr Jones for about a year | 19,541 | record_train |
‘If we can get parity then I think @placeholder can surpass the pair of them,’ he said. | Danny Cipriani has no intention of giving up. He won’t abandon all hope. Playing for England at the World Cup remains the objective, despite recent disappointment. The Sale fly-half has responded to being omitted from the national squad for the autumn Test campaign in fine style. Rather than allowing the setback to undermine his form, he has instead played an instrumental role in three successive Aviva Premiership wins which have lifted his club to sixth place in the table. Sale Sharks fly-half Danny Cipriani is determined to go to next year's Rugby World Cup Cipriani (centre) was dropped from England's squad for the Autumn International Tests
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Danny Cipriani was left out of England's Autumn Internationals squad
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The Sale Sharks fly-half hasn't given up hope of going to the World Cup
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@placeholder has used his experience reporting on politics since 1984 for a new book set in a fictional Number 10 in 2017 | Tony Blair’s Number 10 was packed with ‘very beautiful girls who were half in love’ with him while Margaret Thatcher ruled Downing Street through fear, according to political journalist Andrew Marr. The BBC host lifted the lid on the culture inside Number 10 under successive Prime Ministers, and the attitude of staff to their masters. John Major felt ‘besieged’ and Gordon Brown ‘disorganised’ but David Cameron is praised for conducting the business of government ‘very well’. Scroll for video Tony Blair's Number 10 was 'full of very beautiful girls, half in love with Tony, with Cherie following around with a scowl', according to BBC journalist Andrew Marr
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Gordon Brown was 'disorganised' while John Major felt 'besieged' | 19,543 | record_train |
Sunday's other match saw Werder Bremen pick up their first league win of 2009 with a 4-0 victory over @placeholder, the first defeat in 10 matches for new Stuttgart coach Markus Babbel. | (CNN) -- Hamburg have moved up to fourth place in the Bundesliga, only behind Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg on goal difference, after a comfortable 2-0 home victory over Energie Cottbus on Sunday. Ivica Olic celebrates his opening goal for Hamburg as they remain in touch near the top of the Bundesliga. Croatian striker headed Hamburg into a 32nd-minute lead while a free-kick from winger Piotr Trochowski seven minutes later secured the points for the home side. The result lifts Hamburg above Hoffenheim onto 45 points, with leaders Hertha Berlin remaining top of the table on 49 points following their 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
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Hamburg remain in Bundesliga title hunt following 2-0 win over Energie Cottbus
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The win lifts Hamburg into fourth in the table, four points behind leaders Hertha
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‘We were giving too much possession to @placeholder, too much space,’ said Pardew. | Click here for all the statistics, heat maps and goals with Sportsmail's Match Zone There was an air of nostalgia at White Hart Lane on Sunday. By the end of a disappointing loss against Newcastle, Spurs supporters were yearning for bygone glory days. Sadly, though, it’s crystal clear the club’s current crop are some distance away from embarking upon a glory era of their own. In short: Tottenham threw this match away in six seconds. VIDEO Scroll down to see what Alan Pardew had to say post-match Newcastle celebrate after they reversed the lead against Tottenham to go 2-1 up on Sunday afternoon at White Hart Lane
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Emmanuel Adebayor gave Tottenham the lead after 18 minutes with a header at White Hart Lane
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Ayoze Perez gave Newcastle a 2-1 lead in the 58th minute with a header beyond goalkeeper Hugo Lloris | 19,545 | record_train |
In @placeholder, authorities are not permitted to release the names of juveniles charged with a crime. | (CNN) -- Two teenage brothers were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Autumn Pasquale, the 12-year-old-girl found dead Monday in Clayton, New Jersey, according to authorities. "The brothers are ages 15 and 17 years old, and both are in police custody at the present time," Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton said Tuesday, adding that the younger brother had also been charged with one count of luring. Prosecutors say Autumn was lured to the boys' home, where they murdered her -- possibly for her BMX bike, which police found among some of the girl's belongings when they searched the site early Tuesday.
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12-year-old Autumn Pasquale went missing Saturday
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Hakamada's case marks the sixth time a death row inmate in Japan has earned a retrial, and courts overturned death sentences in four of the five previous cases, @placeholder reported. | (CNN) -- Iwao Hakamada holds the most dubious of records: Convicted of a 1966 quadruple murder, he is the world's longest-serving death row inmate, according to Amnesty International. That record was capped Thursday when, after almost 48 years, a local court reopened Hakamada's case, Amnesty and Japanese media reported. The Shizuoka District Court suspended his death sentence and released Hakamada after DNA testing indicated key evidence against him may have been fabricated, reported NHK, the Japanese public broadcasting organization. The court said keeping him detained any longer would be unjust, NHK reported. Prosecutors have four days to appeal the court's ruling, but Amnesty International's East Asia research director said it would be "most callous and unfair" to challenge the court's decision.
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Iwao Hakamada served 48 years in prison for murders of his boss and boss's family
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Court granted him a retrial, saying some evidence may have been fabricated
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Amnesty international says he was beaten and threatened into confessing in 1966
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78-year-old ex-boxer's mental state deteriorated because of isolation, Amnesty says | 19,547 | record_train |
... We won't miss a step," @placeholder said outside the courthouse after the verdict. | (CNN) -- A jury convicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon on Tuesday of embezzlement for improperly using gift cards intended for the needy, the chief investigator for the state prosecutor's office said. She was found guilty of a single misdemeanor count of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary. She could be removed from office because it is a theft-related crime, James I. Cabezas said. Dixon solicited several cards for her own use from two developers, including Patrick Turner, who testified this month that Dixon asked him to donate gift cards from retailers and have them delivered to her office. He said he spent $1,000 total -- $500 for a Best Buy gift card and $500 for a Target one, according to the Baltimore Sun newspaper.
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Jury finds Mayor Sheila Dixon improperly used gift cards intended for the needy
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Developer testified Dixon requested $500 Best Buy card and $500 Target card
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No sentencing date set; Dixon faces up to five years in prison
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Baltimore's first black female mayor, Dixon says she's not stepping down | 19,548 | record_train |
A @placeholder judge later ordered her to remain in the drug rehab program until January 3 for failing a drug test while on supervised probation for a 2007 drunken-driving charge. | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan has one less legal problem to worry about after a prosecutor decided not to charge her in connection with an altercation while she was in a substance abuse rehab program in December. Lohan, who faces a preliminary hearing on a felony grand theft charge April 22, could also go back to jail on a probation violation charge on the same day. But the Riverside County, California, district attorney decided Tuesday not to pursue a possible assault charge against the actress for a December 12, 2010, incident with Dawn Holland, a Betty Ford Center staffer, the prosecutor's spokesman said.
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County district attorney will not charge Lohan in Betty Ford Center incident
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LG claims that the sets can also multi-task, running social networking such as @placeholder in the backrground, or even putting web TV on pause to do a Google search. | Korean giant LG has become the latest television maker to offer Google's web TV service built in to its flatscreens. Sony already offers the service on a small number of sets in America, and Samsung is to build televisions with the web-TV service, which offers access to TV from HBO, CNBC and Netflix, as well as web, social networking, apps and games. With backing from big electronics companies, Google's service could hit the mainstream this year - long before the rumoured Apple iTV service goes on sale. The device could be a new version of Google TV, a web-streaming service which the search giant launched in 2010, but which has remained unpopular
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Service offers TV from HBO, Netflix, CNBC
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LG set will 'multi-task' - allowing you to post to Facebook while watching TV
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Mason said it is not unusual to have whales beaching themselves at @placeholder, a long hooked sandy area that forms the top of Golden Bay where the shallows appear to confuse the animals. | (CNN) -- Dozens of pilot whales have been rescued after they beached themselves along the shore of Farewell Spit on New Zealand's South Island on Saturday. Fifty-three of the animals had been discovered along the beach after swimming up on shore, said John Mason with the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Teams of volunteers successfully delivered 40 of the pilot whales back to deeper water, and most of them appeared to be fine, although 10 appeared to be still at risk and lingering near the shore, Mason said from Golden Bay. "What we have is quite a large pod and we have had to chase them along," Mason said. "If they come back in we have found making human chains to splash and guide them to deeper water is the most effective way to help them to safety."
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40 pilot whales helped back to deep water in Golden Bay
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10 still at risk and are lingering near the shore, official says
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'Years and years ago one of the referees had a heart monitor on during a match at @placeholder,' he explained. | By Craig Hope Former referee Dermot Gallagher has lifted the lid on Sir Alex Ferguson's intimidation tactics. And, with figures showing 'Fergie Time' has been slashed since the Scot's departure, the official has revealed the pressure referees were under during Manchester United home matches. Gallagher recalls one particular episode when United were chasing the title in 1997 - which they duly won - and welcomed Middlesbrough to a sodden Old Trafford. Raging: Sir Alex Ferguson gained a reputation for leaning on referees during his Manchester United reign Revealing: Dermot Gallgher (left) claims Ferguson (right) asked him to call a game off as a favour
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Dermot Gallagher claims Sir Alex Ferguson asked him to call game off against Middlesbrough in 1997
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Stylish: But camouflage-style clothing like this is strictly illegal in @placeholder - even for children | By Hugo Gye PUBLISHED: 02:12 EST, 28 August 2013 | UPDATED: 02:12 EST, 28 August 2013 British tourists risk falling foul of the law while on holiday if they are ignorant of local customs, the Foreign Office warned today. More than a quarter of UK citizens seeking consular assistance abroad are looking for help after they have been arrested. And the 'crimes' for which they have been detained are often as seemingly innocuous as wearing camouflaged clothing or eating near a church. Attraction: But visitors to Florence could be fined if they eat near churches or public buildings
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Foreign Office releases list of unusual laws which trap British visitors
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In Barcelona it is illegal to wear a bikini while drugs are still banned in the Netherlands and feeding pigeons is a crime in Venice
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"A number of anti-government protesters attempted to hijack the occasion to hold rallies in @placeholder. | Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Demonstrators shouting "Death to the dictator" clashed with police in Iran on Monday as students took to the streets to mark a key national anniversary, witnesses said. At least two clashes occurred at Revolution Square, where police attacked demonstrators with batons and chased them onto side streets, witnesses said. A large number of security forces ringed Tehran University, where the gates were shut and large crowds inside also chanted "Death to the dictator," the witnesses reported. Pro-government crowds also inside the university chanted slogans and waved the flag of the Islamic Republic, witnesses said. The witnesses asked not to be identified out of concerns for security.
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Students Day marks anniversary of 1953 killing of three students by shah's security forces
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@placeholder has now contacted the police, telling officers she was pushed and shoved during the row as well as having her throat piercing ripped out. | By Tom Sheen Follow @@Tom_Sheen Ashley Cole is to be questioned by Los Angeles police over claims he assaulted a female TV presenter in a nightclub. The former England left back, 33, is on holiday in LA after being left out of Roy Hodgson's World Cup squad. Cole allegedly poured champagne over MTV presenter Donatella Panayiotou, shouting: 'You know what this is for!' VIDEO Scroll down to see Ashley Cole vilely ranted at by an American woman in May 2013 Incident: Donatella Panayiotou is believed to have reported an allegation of assault against Ashley Cole Farewell: Cole, 33, has left Chelsea after the club decided not to renew his contract
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Former England and Chelsea left back, 33, is on holiday in Los Angeles with friends after being dropped by Roy Hodgson for the World Cup
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He allegedly got into a row with Donatella Panayiotou
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Eye-witnesses say he poured champagne over her and claim he shouted: 'You know what this is for!'
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In his autobiography #2sides, @placeholder wrote that it was a 'ritual' to have 'low-fat chips the night before a game'. | David Moyes has revealed that having overweight players in his Manchester United squad was the reason he banned chips. The Real Sociedad boss, who was sacked by United in April last year after less than a season in charge, came in for criticism from Rio Ferdinand after removing chips from the players' menu. But Moyes insists his decision was for the right reasons, even if some members of his squad weren't happy with their traditional pre-match meal being tampered with. Real Sociedad boss David Moyes has revealed his reason for banning chips while at Manchester United Moyes, pictured in training with his United players last March, says he had overweight players in his squad
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David Moyes stopped his players eating chips while at Manchester United
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Rio Ferdinand claimed the squad were 'p***** off' with Moyes' decision
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The Scot says he removed chips from the menu due to overweight players
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Ryan Giggs reversed Moyes' rule when he took charge in April 2014
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A close friend of Hendry said: 'I honestly never would have guessed Stephen and @placeholder would split up. | By John Drayton Snooker legend Stephen Hendry has left his wife of 19 years and their two sons for a children's theatre star 20 years his junior. The 46-year old walked out on his wife Mandy and is now seeing 26-year-old Lauren Thundow - who has starred in a stage production of the TV show Noddy in Toyland. Distraught Mandy, also 46, said she is 'heartbroken' over his decision to leave the family home in Perthshire, Scotland, he shared with his wife and children Blaine, 17 and Carter, nine. Family: Stephen Hendry, pictured celebrating his seventh world championship title in 1999 with his wife Many and eldest son Blaine, has walked out on his family and is now seeing a 26-year-old aspiring actress
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Hendry, 46, left his wife Mandy for Lauren Thundo, 20 years his junior
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Aspiring actress starred in stage production of TV show Noddy in Toyland
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Couple married in 1995, 11 years after they met at a Pontin's camp in Wales
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We hope that they will continue to vigilantly monitor their pages for other groups that call for violence or terrorism against Jews and @placeholder." | Jerusalem (CNN) -- A controversial Facebook page calling for another Palestinian intifada has been pulled off the social media website, following complaints from the Israeli government that it incited violence against Jews. A statement from Facebook said the group page entitled the "Third Palestinian Intifada" -- which had garnered more than 350,000 "likes" over the course of the past month -- was removed from the website because it contained direct calls for violence. "The page... began as a call for peaceful protest, even though it used a term that has been associated with violence in the past. In addition, the administrators initially removed comments that promoted violence," the company statement said. "However, after the publicity of the page, more comments deteriorated to direct calls for violence. Eventually, the administrators also participated in these calls. After administrators of the page received repeated warnings about posts that violated our policies, we removed the page.
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NEW: Facebook says it removed the page because it called for violence
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Other pages with the same name have been created on Facebook
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It called on her to "reflect upon the deep harm she is bringing to the Sino-@placeholder relationship." | Beijing (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks with a string of Chinese officials in Beijing on Wednesday but appeared to gain little traction on the sensitive issue of the competing maritime claims of China and its neighbors in the region. After receiving a hostile welcome in editorials and articles in the Chinese news media when she arrived Tuesday, Clinton also had to contend with the abrupt cancellation of her planned meeting with Vice President Xi Jinping, who is expected to become the next Chinese president. Beijing attributed the decision to unspecified scheduling reasons. China talks tough in Japan island dispute
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received a hostile welcome from the Chinese media
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She urges China to agree to a code of conduct for territorial disputes
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Beijing continues to exchange barbs with Tokyo in an island quarrel
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‘We do get a lot of people from the south moving here and either commuting to @placeholder or retiring here. | It is the smallest county in mainland England. But house prices in the rural, rolling hills of Rutland are rising faster than almost anywhere else in the country, and are even out-performing Greater London. Figures show that homes grew in value by 19 per cent last year, quicker than in the capital where they rose by 18 per cent. Rutland is the smallest county in mainland England (Buttercross Market square in the county pictured). However, house prices are rising faster here than almost anywhere else in the country - and last year, homes grew in value by 19 per cent
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Average property in the tiny county of Rutland surged by almost £50,000 in 12 months to reach £305,000
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Slough was strongest performing unitary council or county with 21 per cent growth | 19,560 | record_train |
Joy of Cesc: The arrival of Nasri's former teammate @placeholder has strengthened Chelsea | By Richard Arrowsmith for MailOnline Samir Nasri claims Chelsea and Manchester United will provide the greatest threat to Manchester City this season, but has played down Liverpool's chances of mounting another title challenge. Brendan Rodgers' side came within two points of winning the Premier League title last season, but the French midfielder believes that the Reds return to the Champions League will see them struggle this term. 'Liverpool will find it tougher because they have lost Luis Suarez and they will be playing Champions League football so it will be different for them,' he told the City matchday programme. VIDEO Bad blood? Scroll down to watch Samir Nasri abused by Liverpool fans
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Samir Nasri believes Manchester United and Chelsea pose biggest threat
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@placeholder champions: Mr St John, kneeling far right, was part of the victorious British team in 1986 | By Harriet Arkell PUBLISHED: 08:46 EST, 11 February 2013 | UPDATED: 20:49 EST, 11 February 2013 Quiz show king: David St John, 64, has appeared on 28 television quiz shows over 31 years For more than 30 years, no one has questioned his passion for entering TV quiz shows. In fact, David St John claims to be Britain’s most prolific contestant. The trivia-mad 64-year-old has racked up 27 appearances on game shows including 15 to 1, Eggheads, The Chase and The Weakest Link. He first put his grey matter – and his seemingly unchanging hairstyle – to the test on TV in 1982 on Sale Of The Century, and won two motorcycles.
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David St John, 64, won two motorbikes on Sale Of The Century in 1982
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Since then he's made another 27 appearances on television gameshows
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@placeholder suffered only minor injuries,the two other teenagers injured in | By Ashley Collman and Associated Press PUBLISHED: 12:05 EST, 7 July 2013 | UPDATED: 13:32 EST, 7 July 2013 A drunk driver who killed a teenager in a car crash early Friday morning in Council Bluffs, Iowa, refused to call police to report the incident. So 16-year-old Jessilyn Eisman took away the 31-year-old's keys to make sure he didn't get off with the crime. Hilberto Velasquez-Ramirez had a blood-alcohol level of .178 - twice the legal limit - when he was driving the wrong way on Veterans Memorial Highway and coming straight at a Chevy Cavalier with four teenage passengers.
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Hilberto Velasquez-Ramirez was driving with twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system
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He hit a car early Friday morning carrying four teenagers, killing one and seriously injuring two others
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16-year-old Jessilyn Eisman asked the driver to call 911 and when he refused, she took away his keys
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Velasquez-Ramirez is being held on $65,000 bail, but won't be able to leave jail due to an immigration hold | 19,563 | record_train |
Spurs' derby win was also @placeholder's 700th game in charge of Arsenal | Harry Kane scored twice as he inspired Tottenham to a famous derby win in front of England manager Roy Hodgson – and even had opposing manager Arsene Wenger urging England to put him in the squad or risk losing him to another country. Kane scored from close range on 56 minutes and then a climbing header on 85 minutes to take his tally to the season to 22, with Hodgson looking on – though the England manager left early to ensure he could travel across London to watch QPR take on Southampton. But Wenger, despite being on the end of a 2-1 derby defeat, said that Hodgson will need to move quickly to include Kane in his squad next month for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania.
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Harry Kane scored twice to inspire Tottenham to a 2-1 win over Arsenal
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Arsene Wenger is now tipping the forward for an England call-up
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Kane has scored 22 goals for Tottenham this season
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If they had been wearing a restraint, @placeholder argues that 'all or a portion of the injuries could have been diminished or minimized'. | Comedian Tracy Morgan said he has been left in disbelief after Walmart blamed him for a deadly crash with one of their truck drivers. Morgan was left seriously injured after a Walmart truck slammed into his limo bus on the New Jersey Turnpike in June. His close friend James McNair was killed and two others were injured. The group are suing Walmart for negligence because it is believed that the truck driver, Kevin Roper, had been awake for more than 24 hours at the time of the deadly collision. On Monday the company tried to dodge responsibility, saying Morgan and his friends are partly to blame for their injuries because they were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
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The comedian and friends were riding back from a comedy show in Delaware in June when a Walmart driver slammed into their limo bus
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Morgan's friend and fellow comedian James McNair was killed in the crash while two others were left seriously injured
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@placeholder has also asked for her suspension to be cut to three months. | Former 100 metre world record holder Asafa Powell has asked for his 18-month doping ban to be reduced to three months, arguing that he only committed a minor offence. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said in a statement that it has received an appeal from the Jamaican sprinter, who has been suspended from competition since his doping case was disclosed last July. The 31-year-old Powell and three-time Olympic medalist Sherone Simpson tested positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrone at Jamaica's national trials last June. They were suspended by a Jamaican disciplinary panel last month. Tarnished: Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell was banned for 18 months following a doping ban
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Former 100m world record holder before being overtaken by Usain Bolt
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Asked where he was going to live, @placeholder replied: 'It's ironic. | Two men who faced the death penalty for a 1975 murder have walked free from prison when all the charges against them were dismissed after a witness said his testimony was 'all lies'. Ricky Jackson and Wiley Bridgeman, 57 and 60, were convicted of murdering Harry Franks, a businessman in Cleveland, Ohio - based largely on the testimony of a 12-year-old who said he saw the murder. The two, along with Bridgeman's brother Ronnie, were given death sentences after Eddie Vernon testified in court. Scroll down for video Free men: Wiley Bridgeman, left, and Ricky Jackson, right, were released Friday from Cuyahoga County Jail after 39 years behind bars. They were originally on death row, but had their sentences commuted to life following a Supreme Court decision in 1978 outlawing the death penalty as it then existed
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Ricky Jackson, 57, and Wiley Bridgeman, 60, were convicted of murder
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The bustling shopping center where the siesta championship is being held is a prime example of the changing times in @placeholder. | Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- An unemployed security guard from Ecuador is Spain's top snoozer. Pedro Soria Lopez, 62, was able to nap for 17 minutes and register a 70-decibel snore while sprawled out on a couch in the middle of a crowded shopping mall in what's been billed as the first-ever Spanish National Siesta Championship, CNN sister network CNN Plus reported. The grand siesta champ won the first cash prize of 1,000 euros (about $1,400) in credit to purchase goods at the shopping center in Madrid. The competitors started off by lying down on blue sofas, some in pajamas. Each got to eat a lunch ahead of time, then had twenty minutes to get as much z's as they could squeeze in.
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Spain's first national siesta championship wraps up in Madrid
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Winner napped for 17 minutes and registered a 70-decibel snore
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Car: The teens helped Smith, pictured center holding @placeholder and with an unknown girl, get into her brother's car | A group of teenagers helped a Florida mother fight off an alleged kidnapper as he tried to snatch her four-year-old daughter and three-year-old nephew from a park playground on Saturday. 'I don't think that they realize they saved two children's lives,' Sharaya Smith said of the strangers after the frightening incident at Lisa Lake Park in New Port Richie. The 28-year-old was playing with her daughter, Tatiana, and nephew, Dante, on the equipment when Bienvenido Cintron, 34, approached her uttering strange phrases. Saviors: Sharaya Smith, 28, pictured right with her little girl, said the teens saved them from Bienvenido Cintron, left
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Sharaya Smith, 28, was playing with daughter Tatiana, 4, and newphew Dante, 3, when at Lisa Lake Park in New Port Richie, Florida, at dusk on Saturday
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Bienvenido Cintron, 34, approached her wearing a dirty trench coat and uttering strange phrases
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Clashes: Fist fights broke out today between pro- and anti-Russian protesters in the Crimean peninsula in @placeholder. | Vladimir Putin mobilised more than 150,000 troops and an armada of ships yesterday for a drill to test the combat readiness of forces in western Russia as tensions over Ukraine continue to grow. In addition to the soldiers – nearly twice the British Army’s manpower after planned cuts – 880 tanks, 210 aircraft and 80 warships will take part in the operation. The manoeuvres raised fears that the Russian president may be planning to send forces into Ukraine after the toppling of its Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych. Scroll down for video Violence: Protesters clashed in Simferopol, Ukraine (left) as Vladimir Putin (right) mobilised troops in Russia
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150,000 troops are on high alert with 880 tanks, 90 aircraft and 80 ships
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It comes as anti- and pro-Russian protesters clashed in Crimea, Ukraine
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Former Ukrainian minister Arseny Yatseniuk named tonight as new leader
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Waltz calls @placeholder "one of the great villains in dramatic literature." | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Brad Pitt gets top billing in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," but Austrian actor Christoph Waltz may have turned in the most memorable performance as a Nazi "Jew Hunter." Christoph Waltz attends a special screening of "Inglourious Basterds" in New York. Waltz, a 52-year-old veteran of German television, was hardly known outside of Europe, until now. Tarantino, insisting on actors with geographic origins similar to their characters, chose Waltz to play a complex and unforgettable villain: Nazi Col. Hans Landa. Landa mixes charm, humor and intelligence with great cruelty and opportunism as he travels through Tarantino's unpredictable screenplay.
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Christoph Waltz plays Nazi Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino's new movie
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Performance earned Waltz the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival
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Edwards was sentenced to 10 years in the slammer – he served eight and a half – for racketeering, extortion, money laundering, mail fraud and wire fraud in connection with a kickback scheme involving a for-profit company that built prisons all across @placeholder. | By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 18:44 EST, 19 February 2014 | UPDATED: 19:17 EST, 19 February 2014 Former federal prison inmate #03128-095 is running for Congress in Louisiana – and he happens to be the state's former governor. Edwin Edwards, a popular pol in his day, will try to make a political comeback despite his federal racketeering conviction 12 years ago and his advanced age: The Democrat is 86 years old. Edwards told Bloomberg News on Wednesday that he'll try to win the seat held by Republican Bill Cassidy, who's vacating it to run for the U.S. Senate.
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Edwin Edwards, 86, is plotting a return to politics after serving nearly 9 years in prison for racketeering, extortion and money laundering
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The co-star of A&E's reality show 'The Governor's Wife' married his 35-year-old spouse after she became his pen pal in prison
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Edwards was a Democratic four-term governor over three separate tenures in the 1970s, '80s and '90s
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'We all put a lot of faith in security at any @placeholder and I'm confident Russia is using all measures to ensure security is sound,' Lassila said. | By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 02:14 EST, 31 December 2013 | UPDATED: 12:23 EST, 31 December 2013 The suicide bombings in Russia serve as a chilling reminder of what the Winter Olympics represent to terrorists: A high-profile target with more than 2,500 athletes, some of them world-famous, waving the flags of nearly 90 nations. So, while many Olympic leaders offered reassurance on the day after two bombings 400 miles from Sochi killed at least 31 people, some of those getting ready to compete in the Games spoke of a different reality. They know their security is never sure thing.
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Two bombs exploded in Volgograd killing more than 30 people, just 300 miles from Sochi
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A reworked map of @placeholder also had to be produced after scientists said numerous glaciers could be found where the atlas showed ice-free conditions and the emergence of new land. | Canyons, lakes and mountains have been revealed in the most detailed maps ever made of the hidden world beneath the polar regions. Surveys of the Antarctic and Arctic have revealed features buried under the ice including a ‘mega canyon’ in Greenland - bigger even than the Grand Canyon in the US. And data from surveys of the regions has revealed the extent to which Arctic sea ice is gradually decreasing and how long it might take to disappear. The most detailed maps ever made of the land beneath the polar ice caps in the Arctic and Antarctic have been revealed. Using various techniques researchers were able to show the elevation of bedrock beneath the ice, highlighting amazing land features (shown)
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The most detailed maps ever made of the land beneath the polar ice caps in the Arctic and Antarctic have been revealed
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The incredible features appear in the new edition of the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World
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Included on the maps is a mega canyon under Greenland bigger than the Grand Canyon in the US and a mountain range as large as the Alps
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Mr @placeholder is understood to be reading papers handed to him by the duke's team on Friday, January 8. | Prince Andrew has enlisted the help of one of Britain's top defence barristers after being accused of sleeping with an under-age 'sex slave', the Mail has learned. The Duke of York faces extraordinary claims – which he strongly denies – that he had sex with a 17-year-old American girl who was being paid by his friend, the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. This week, he will attend the meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, his first public appearance since the allegations by Virginia Roberts in a US lawsuit. Scroll down for video Damning allegations: Andrew was photographed with his hand around the waist of Virginia Roberts in 2001
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Duke of York faces claims he had sex with a 17-year-old American girl
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'I didn't realise @placeholder was testing me but it was fine,' Groves said. | George Groves overcame his shattering defeat to Carl Froch by replaying the moment he was knocked out nine times the next morning. Groves, who was floored in the eighth round against Froch in May, is hoping to lay the demons to rest when he fights Frenchman Christopher Rebrasse on September 20. The bout will serve as a final WBC title eliminator but it has added importance for Groves, who is looking for rejuvenation after his loss to Froch in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. Groves watched the fight back three times that same night and trainer Paddy Fitzpatrick made his pupil go through it all again the following morning.
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George Groves returns to the ring against France's Christopher Rebrasse
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The September 20 bout at Wembley Arena is a final WBC title eliminator
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The winner becomes mandatory challenger to American Anthony Dirrell
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Trainer Paddy Fitzpatrick had Groves watch the defeat back three times that night and nine times the next day | 19,576 | record_train |
@placeholder was a secretary for the police department before leaving in 2010. | By Leon Watson The former wife of a Florida police officer accused of being in the Ku Klux Klan has told investigators they were on an undercover operation. Ann Hunnewell claimed she and her ex-husband, George Hunnewell, joined the KKK in 2008 at the request of then-Police Chief Mark Isom. She said they were trying to find out if another officer was a KKK member. After investigating, she and her ex-husband later left the group. Scroll down for video George Hunnewell, left, was dismissed from the Fruitland Park Police and Deputy Chief David Borst, right, resigned amid allegations that they're both members of a local branch of the Ku Klux Klan in Florida
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For the @placeholder, donors should use that leverage to work for a comprehensive multiyear plan to reform the Congolese army, which may be the largest single violator of human rights in the east, and the broken justice system, which enables the violations. | Democratic Republic of Congo (CNN) -- Our friend Kika is a long-term resident of Panzi Clinic, a remarkable facility in eastern Congo that manages, under extraordinarily difficult circumstances, to accommodate a small number of women who have survived excruciating acts of gender violence. For the sufferers who have heard of Panzi, post-rape, they will do anything to get there. Kika did. She crawled. It took her one month. Kika was fetching water one early morning, as she always did. On this day, something that is becoming almost inevitable for girls and women happened to her. Armed militia appeared and began to sexually assault her. She screamed, attracting her older brother Patrice's attention. He came running. The militia welcomed their next victim by demanding he rape his sister. He refused. They insisted again. He said, "Kika is like my mother. I will not."
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Ashley Judd tells story of girl who was victim of conflict mineral violence
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Frustrating: @placeholder was given little opportunity to stake a claim for a first-team spot at Manchester United | Borussia Dortmund duo Shinji Kagawa and Ilkay Gundogan stepped up their fitness regimes as they linked up with the rest of their teammates in training on Monday. Kagawa, who recently rejoined the German side from Manchester United after a two-year absence, was pictured alongside Gundogan and the rest of the squad with a big week fast approaching for Jurgen Klopp's side. They play SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday before welcoming a familiar face in the shape of Arsenal in their first Champions League group stage game of the season on Tuesday. Familiar faces: Dortmund fans will be looking forward to the returns of Shinji Kagawa and Ilkay Gundogan
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Shinji Kagawa and Ilkay Gundogan are both close to making their first appearance of the season
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The 25-year-old re-joined the club last week for £6.3million
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It also uses checkouts that were developed and patented by its @placeholder parent, where the conveyor belts are longer to accommodate the entire contents of a trolley load. | Aldi could soon overtake Waitrose in market share as more middle class families choose to shop at the budget chain. Sales at the German-owned discount store rose 32.2 per cent in the 12 weeks to July 20. This means 4.8 per cent of shoppers now visit Aldi, up from 3.7 per cent this time last year and rapidly approaching Waitrose’s 4.9 per cent share. German invasion: Budget supermarket Aldi now has 4.8 per cent of British food shoppers coming through their doors - up from 3.7 per cent last year This means 4.8 per cent of Britain’s food shoppers now walk through its doors, up from 3.7 per cent this time last year and a hair’s breadth away from Waitrose, which commands 4.9 per cent of the market.
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Aldi now has 4.8 per cent of the British food shopping market
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The company insisted @placeholder would remain a tax-paying French citizen. | By Damien Gayle PUBLISHED: 08:24 EST, 8 December 2013 | UPDATED: 08:36 EST, 8 December 2013 Salma Hayek and her billionaire Parisian husband are hunting for a new home in London, sparking suggestions they are set to join 'l'exodus' of wealthy French to countries with lower taxes. The Hollywood star, 47, and her 51-year-old husband François-Henri Pinault, owner of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, are said to be scouring Belgravia, Kensington and Notting Hill for a family home. Their search comes as a number of French tycoons have indicated they are preparing to leave their home country following a crackdown on high earners by Socialist president François Hollande.
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The men say they overtook the current world record for the longest journey in an auto-rickshaw and are now waiting for @placeholder to officially validate it, a process that can take a few months. | (CNN) -- On December 15, 2013, teachers Nick Gough and Richard Sears rolled to a stop after what's likely to be a Guinness World Record-setting 42,120 kilometer journey around the globe. The 16-month trip, which took them through 39 countries, is impressive in itself. That they did it on a three-wheeled tuk tuk -- the ubiquitous urban transport solution in many parts of Asia -- makes their story remarkable. Starting from the British Museum in London on August 13, 2012, the expedition took them through southern Europe to Turkey, where they crossed into Egypt and drove down Africa. From South Africa, they shipped the tuk tuk to India, where they resumed their journey through Southeast Asia.
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Teachers Nick Gough and Richard Sears drove 42,120 kilometers in a tuk tuk
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The 16-month trip took them through 39 countries, aimed at raising world education awareness
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Read more: John Kerry -- @placeholder, EU stand with Ukraine's people | (CNN) -- Not surprisingly, the Munich Security Conference last weekend saw heated debates on Ukraine and its current political crisis. Yet while government and opposition representatives faced off with their well-known positions, the real news was an apparent change of minds among Western leaders. Thus, European Union Commissioner Stefan Fule stated that "if we are serious about helping this part of Europe to transform, the association agreement is only the first step," admitting in effect that only the EU's "most powerful instrument", membership, will help in the long-term. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton added that Europe and the U.S. are "developing a plan -- a Ukrainian Plan", whose numbers "won't be small", to provide urgently needed short-term funding to Ukraine's battered economy. And U.S Secretary of State John Kerry stressed that "nowhere is the fight for a democratic, European future more important today than in Ukraine". Taken together, the three statements may signal a major shift in Western policy vis-a-vis Ukraine.
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Joerg Forbrig says EU and U.S. comments there signify a change in Western policy
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Every match is going to be tough, so you have to be ready for that," @placeholder told the official WTA website ahead of the start of the tournament Monday. | (CNN) -- Russian tennis chief Shamil Tarpischev apologized Saturday for referring to Serena and Venus Williams as the "Williams brothers" during a TV chat show. Tarpischev, who is also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has already been carpeted by the WTA for "insulting and demeaning" remarks about the American siblings, being hit with a $25,000 fine and a one-year ban from tennis activities. Tarpischev is the chairman of the Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow which is finishing this weekend and has held a string of leading positions in sports administration. He made the faux pas on a light night talk show in Russia -- Evening Urgant -- sitting next to former WTA star Elena Dementieva.
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Russian federation chief apologizes to Serena and Venus Williams
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Andy Murray and David Ferrer into final of ATP tournament in Vienna | 19,584 | record_train |
is the only child with autism or a learning disability that @placeholder | By Lizzie Parry A father today told how he has travelled 40,000 miles just to hug his severely autistic son, who is cared for at a specialist centre 250 miles from home. When Josh Wills was diagnosed with severe autism, his parent's lives changed forever. Born in October 2000, the now 13-year-old was healthy and appeared to walk, talk and develop as any other toddler. But when he reached two-and-a-half, his parents Sarah Medley and Phill Wills started to notice something wasn't quite right. Josh stopped speaking, he started to show signs of repetitive behaviour, began to bang his head against walls and started screaming.
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Josh Wills was diagnosed with severe autism when he was two years old
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NHS Kernow say their plan is to bring Josh home but they have to ensure the specialist care is available before the teenager can be transferred | 19,585 | record_train |
So when she read that a Thai-@placeholder couple she'd met were building an orphanage in Phuket for children who'd lost their families in the tsunami, she decided she wanted to help. | Phuket, Thailand (CNN) -- When Southeast Asia was rocked by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2004, Susanne Janson was glued to her television in Stockholm, Sweden. Her two daughters -- 14-year-old Eleonor and 12-year-old Josefin -- were vacationing in Thailand at the time with her ex-husband and his new family, and she hadn't heard any news of their whereabouts because phone lines were unreliable. With such a lack of information, it didn't take long for Janson and her partner, Hans Forssell, to hop on a plane. "I was so sure that when we arrived in Thailand, I would have a (text) message telling me that I could come back home because we missed each other in the air," Janson recalls. "Unfortunately, I didn't have that message."
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Susanne Janson manages a home in Thailand that cares for poor children in need
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Janson's two young daughters perished in the 2004 tsunami that ravaged nine Asian countries
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Since moving to Thailand, Janson has helped raise more than 100 children
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Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes | 19,586 | record_train |
He was found guilty with @placeholder (right) on Tuesday | Defense attorneys for Vanderbilt rapist Brandon Vandenburg are fighting to have his conviction overturned after it emerged that one of the jurors failed to disclose they had been a victim of rape. Fletcher Long is filing a motion to have the verdict thrown out after learning that one of the jurors who convicted Vandenburg on Tuesday was sexually assaulted 20 years ago, WTVF reported. The jury in Nashville, Tennessee convicted Vandenburg, 21, and his former Vanderbilt football teammate Cory Batey, 21, of gang-raping an unconscious student in a dorm room in June 2013. Long said he wants to know if the juror lied during the selection process.
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Brandon Vandenburg, 21, and Cory Batey, 21, were found guilty on Tuesday of raping an unconscious student in a dorm room in June 2013
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But now Vandenburg's attorney is filing a motion to have the verdict thrown out after learning one of the jurors was a rape victim
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It is not clear if the juror, who was sexually assaulted two decades ago, lied during the selection process for the trial
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The issue will be discussed at the sentencing hearing, when the men face between 15 and 60 years behind bars | 19,587 | record_train |
The methods that he has used to help footballers at clubs such as United and @placeholder, along with cycling champions like Bradley Wiggins, are surprisingly simple -- once you dump the widely-held sleep concepts that he says have become increasingly obsolete. | (CNN) -- Even a sleep expert gets tired sometimes. "It's been a long day," explains a weary-sounding Nick Littlehales, as he answers the phone to start an interview explaining how he went from aspiring golf pro to the go-to recovery guru for top soccer clubs and Olympic athletes. While, for many of us, sleep deprivation often compounds into a seemingly neverending spiral of exhaustion, Littlehales has dedicated most of his adult life to finding the tools that break the cycle. If he has a late night, he knows how to factor it into his schedule and immediately get back on track.
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Nick Littlehales is a sleep coach who has worked with leading sports institutions
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His big break came back in 1998 when he contacted soccer club Manchester United
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The 54-year-old has more recently worked with European champion Real Madrid
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His sleep tips helped British cyclist Bradley Wiggins win Tour de France and Olympic gold | 19,588 | record_train |
In a statement issued last month, the LAPD had billed the exhibit as "a glimpse into some of the most notable homicides and critical incidents that occurred in @placeholder over the past 100 years." | (CNN) -- After scathing criticism from the son of slain Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, police in Los Angeles, California, have apologized for including the clothes the senator was wearing when killed in an exhibit of high-profile homicide cases. The clothing -- a shirt, tie and jacket, with what appears to be bloodstains on the shirt -- was removed from the exhibit, "Behind-The-Scenes: The LAPD Homicide Experience," at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley and Police Chief Charlie Beck, in an open letter Thursday, apologized to any other victims' family members who might have been offended by the other items in the exhibit, running Tuesday through Thursday at the California Homicide Investigators Association's 2010 conference.
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LAPD apologizes after son of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy objects to Las Vegas display
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Tie, jacket, shirt senator wearing when slain removed from exhibit
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Chief calls exhibit, which includes evidence from other high-profile crimes, educational
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In editorial, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy calls clothing display "a macabre publicity stunt" | 19,589 | record_train |
Hutchinson says this move gave @placeholder plenty of time "to gain an audience within a gaming community where the PlayStation had previously ruled supreme." | (CNN) -- It's the battle of the tech titans. No, not Apple versus Samsung. Sony has gone head-to-head with Microsoft after releasing their next-generation gaming platforms for the holiday shopping season. And according to a recent sales report, Sony's PlayStation4 seems to have won the first round of the battle. The PS4 sold 1.25 million units in the United States during November, while the Xbox One sold 750,000, said Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Morgan, in a recent note to investors. As for global sales, the Japanese manufacturer announced they had sold more than 2.1 million PS4 units worldwide at the beginning of December. Microsoft say they sold over 2 million systems.
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Microsoft and Sony release their next-gen gaming consoles
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Xbox One focuses on inclusive entertainment experience, PlayStation focuses on gamers
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Mobile gaming becomes fastest-growing area of gaming industry, say researchers | 19,590 | record_train |
Mr @placeholder said: ‘I’m hoping to bring some style and sophistication to the slopes as everyone needs a bit of winter glamour.’ | By John Stevens PUBLISHED: 11:46 EST, 27 January 2014 | UPDATED: 14:17 EST, 27 January 2014 Celebrity contestants on Channel 4’s new skiing game show have been criticised for not wearing safety helmets by a brain injury charity. Hairdresser Nicky Clarke and socialite Henry Conway were seen practising on an artificial ski slope during the first episode of The Jump without ski helmets. It comes weeks after Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher’s life was saved by wearing a helmet when he crashed while skiing in France. Dangerous: Henry Conway (centre) was not wearing a safety helmet while skiing on Channel 4's The Jump
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Hairdresser Nicky Clarke and socialite Henry Conway were seen practising on an artificial ski slope
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Mr Conway, 31, was wearing a black fur hat while on the training slope in the UK, while Mr Clarke, 55, let his famous tresses hang out
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During the programme Mr Clarke said he liked to ‘feel the wind in my hair’
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It comes weeks after Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher’s life was saved by wearing a helmet | 19,591 | record_train |
Long way to go: The @placeholder climber poses for a picture during his ascent | He's at it again! Daredevil Alain Robert, who is known as 'The French Spiderman,' due to his extreme climbs, has taken on the tallest Russian building outside of Moscow. The 52-year-old successfully scaled the Vysotsky skyscraper in Yekaterinburg, to add to the exhaustive list of the world's tallest buildings he has climbed. Press and spectators looked on as the Frenchman prepared his safety gear, starting the climb from ground zero of the 188.3-metre-tall structure. Scroll down for video Brave: Alain Robert uses minimal safety equipment when he takes on some of the world's tallest buildings Taking two-and-a-half hours to climb 52 floors, Robert conducted the final stages of his climb without safety equipment.
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Alain Robert has climbed some of the world's tallest buildings
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The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, at 828 metres, is his record climb
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Uses minimal safety equipment as he climbs Russian skyscraper | 19,592 | record_train |
Pope said Turkey's stance on @placeholder could be risky in its relationship with the United States. | Istanbul (CNN) -- Turkey ordered the expulsion of Israel's ambassador and other senior diplomats stationed there on Friday, a dramatic slap against its one-time close ally over its failure to apologize for a deadly raid last year on a Gaza-bound ship in a flotilla loaded with humanitarian aid. Low-level officials are allowed to stay, but others must leave by Wednesday, a Turkish official said. Turkey has been incensed with Israel after its commandos clashed with Turks on one of the flotilla ships, the Mavi Marmara, and killed nine people. This comes on the same day that U.N. released a report about the May 2010 raid. The document criticized Israel's actions in the incident, even as it describes the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza as a "legitimate security measure." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon received a copy of the report on Friday, a U.N. spokesman said.
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NEW: Soldiers acted in self-defense, Israel says
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NEW: The U.N. and U.S. regret a U.N. report didn't bridge the Israel-Turkey rift
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Turkey wants an apology from Israel over the flotilla raid
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Disagreements over Gaza have caused ties to deteriorate | 19,593 | record_train |
Everything you'd expect from a "Portal" title returns in "@placeholder," with some great additions. | (CNN) -- Enough already about "Angry Birds" -- there were plenty of great console video games in 2011. Many longtime franchises put bows on storylines that had been going on for years. It was also the year of the shooter (and the number 3) as "Battlefield 3," "Gears of War 3" and "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" brought players into combat zones with new and creative gameplay. Those titles got lots of hype and sold millions of units, but none made my list of the top games of the year. As with any top 10 list, many good games did not make the cut. I tried to include games that I never really wanted to put down until the very last scene. Of course, your list will vary.
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2011 brought plenty of great video games; our gaming writer reveals his 10 favorites
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"Portal 2," "Batman: Arkham City" and "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" top the list
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Also ranked: "Little Big Planet 2," "LA Noire" and "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception" | 19,594 | record_train |
The 30-year-old rupture in relations between the United States and @placeholder is also expected to be addressed as a key priority by the new administration. | (CNN) -- When Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, the wish list that has been building abroad may have grown longer than he or anyone else can deliver. The world's newspapers marked Barack Obama's election win. Now, world governments want him to act. There are the apparently eternal conflicts of the Middle East and Kashmir, between India and Pakistan, that have already reared their ugly heads almost as a warning even before Obama took office. Between them, they engulf most of the grievances and violence that shape the Islamic world and its relations with the United States.
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World has long wish list for Barack Obama when he becomes president
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Solving problems will need creative diplomacy and courage, Amanpour says
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Middle East, Iran and Kashmir all need attention
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Amanpour asks if world nations will rise to help U.S. or just carp from sidelines | 19,595 | record_train |
On the left, the two most prominent reasons given for not firing @placeholder have little to do with just deserts. | (CNN) -- Liberals and conservatives don't agree on much these days, but many agree on this: The Department of Health and Human Services' HealthCare.gov rollout has been a debacle. That's reason enough for President Obama to replace agency Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and he should go with an unconventional choice: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In leading the department as it prepared to launch the national insurance exchange platform, Sebelius has presided over less a rollout and more a rolling calamity. The ongoing fiasco has not only dealt a body blow to the Affordable Care Act, it has set back the entire progressive project of good, smart government by failing so ridiculously on one of its most visible public initiatives.
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Michael Zuckerman: Health and Human Services secretary should be replaced
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He says New York Michael Bloomberg has the ability to fix what's wrong with Obamacare
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Bloomberg's term is ending, and he's looking for a big new job, Zuckerman says
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Zuckerman: Picking Bloomberg would allow Obama a fresh start on his signature program | 19,596 | record_train |
"Also recovered in the safe was an envelope with handwriting on the envelope stating 'I planned ahead,' and 'my assassination' and the name '@placeholder,' along with what appears to be Loughner's signature," the affidavit stated. | Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged gunman in last year's mass shooting outside an Arizona supermarket in Tucson that killed six people and wounded then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 19 charges in exchange for the government not seeking the death penalty. Under the plea deal, Loughner will be sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole, federal prosecutors said. His sentencing is scheduled for November 15, prosecutors said. In court, Loughner also waived his right to pursue an insanity defense. "My name is Jared Lee Loughner," the defendant told the court when he held up his right hand under oath.
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Loughner faces life in prison with no eligibility for parole, prosecutors say
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Jared Lee Loughner pleads guilty to 19 counts; prosecutors won't seek death penalty
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Loughner is charged in the January 8, 2011, Tucson shooting that left six dead
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Then-U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords was among the 13 others wounded | 19,597 | record_train |
Nadarkhani, who converted to @placeholder at age 19, also wanted to register a home-based church. | By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 15:22 EST, 8 September 2012 | UPDATED: 06:27 EST, 9 September 2012 Free at last: Youcef Nadarkhani, 34, spent three years in an Iranian prison waiting to be executed for apostasy An Iranian Christian pastor who was originally sentenced to death for holding on to his faith in the Islamic fundamentalist country was acquitted of apostasy charges and released from prison on Saturday. Youcef Nadarkhani, 34, spent three years behind bars waiting to be executed to refusing to renounce Christianity. His charges were lowered to evangelizing to Muslims, which carried a three-year sentence. He was released from custody with time served, according to the American Center for Law and Justice, a Washington-based watchdog group that had been campaigning for the pastor's release.
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Youcef Nadarkhani, 34, was acquitted of apostasy charges and released with time served
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Arrested in 2009 for questioning Muslim monopoly on religious education
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Wanted to register home-based church
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President Obama and European leaders lobbied Iran to release pastor
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Nearly three million people voiced support for Nadarkhani on Twitter | 19,598 | record_train |
Mrs @placeholder said: 'I want people to know the truth. | A millionaire's wife who blamed their pre-nup for ending her marriage was actually having an affair with her cousin's husband, it was claimed today. Elizabeth Cioffi-Petrakis, 39, from Long Island, famously got her pre-nup agreement overturned last month after claiming her tycoon husband Peter Petrakis coerced her into accepting it four days before their lavish wedding in June 1998. But Mrs Cioffi-Petrakis began having an affair with the Steve Houraney, the husband of her then-pregnant cousin Ailsa Houraney in 2007, according to Mrs Houraney. Scroll down for video Claims: Elizabeth Cioffi-Petrakis, 37, from Long Island, claims her husband Peter Petrakis, 41, coerced her into signing the document four days before their luxury wedding in June 1998
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Elizabeth Cioffi-Petrakis claims her husband coerced her to sign pre-nup
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She admits affair with Steve Houraney husband of her cousin Ailsa
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Mrs Petrakis was maid of honor at the Houraneys' wedding | 19,599 | record_train |
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