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The alluring aesthetic is all the more fitting, considering @placeholder is also the birthplace of 19th century writer Jules Verne. | (CNN) -- A prehistoric roar drowns out the delighted squeals of children madly dashing out of the path of the giant creature plodding towards them. They need not hurry. The fantastical 48-ton elephant with flapping leather ears and undulating wooden trunk takes his time as he huffs and puffs his way across the park. Welcome to Les Machines de L'lle -- a former shipping yard turned mechanical animal "dream factory," in the industrial port city of Nantes, in northwest France. Dockyard to dream factory The once dilapidated warehouses lining the riverfront have been transformed into a type of psychedelic Santa's workshop, with artists building everything from enormous flying herons to a carousel revolving with deep sea creatures.
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Fantastical mechanical animals roam $19m French amusement park
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Features 12-meter-tall Great Elephant and 25-meter-high deep sea creature carousel
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Les Machine de L'lle in Nantes is the brainchild of street theater company La Machine
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Brings to life imaginary world of Jules Verne and mechanical universe of Leonardo Di Vinci | 19,600 | record_train |
After four days, the @placeholder sensors had watched that dust plume wrap all the way around the planet. | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:14 EST, 18 August 2013 | UPDATED: 03:00 EST, 19 August 2013 The bus-sized meteor that slammed into Russia in February, injuring more than 1,000 people, setting off car alarms and shattering windows sent a plume of cosmic dust into the stratosphere that showered the Earth for three months. According to NASA's Suomi NPP weather satellite, the meteor left behind hundreds of tons of microscopic rubble when it detonated 15 miles above the city of Chelyabinsk on February 15. Some six months later, using the satellite's Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite, the space agency has released a video showing how the dust from the meteor, which also left visible chunks on the ground for passers by to pick up, was thrown up 28 miles and coated the Earth.
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According to NASA's Suomi NPP weather satellite, the meteor left behind hundreds of tones of microscopic rubble
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Detonated 15 miles above the city of Chelyabinsk on February 15, injuring more than 1,000 people
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Using the satellite's Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite, NASA has released a video showing how the dust from the meteor was thrown up 28 miles and coated the Earth
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It also left visible chunks on the ground for passers by to pick up | 19,601 | record_train |
He stressed that no laws were broken by any of the companies that sold items to the undercover @placeholder operation, and that the magnitude of trying to check all overseas travelers and shipments made it impossible to halt illegal export of the items under current law. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Military hardware that can be used in nuclear devices and ground fighting can be easily purchased In the United States and shipped overseas, a government investigation revealed Thursday. This inclinometer, which can be used in homemade bombs, was easily bought and shipped overseas. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) watchdog agency set up fake companies to obtain military and dual use items -- which have both military and commercial use -- in the United States and ship them overseas, according to a report made public at a House subcommittee hearing. The domestic purchases allow buyers to avoid U.S. restrictions on sales to foreign entities, it noted.
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Watchdog agency GAO buys military hardware, ships it overseas with ease
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Lawmaker: "Gigantic loophole" allows enemies to get U.S. technology
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Hardware that can be used in nuclear devices and ground fighting purchased
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"The scandal here may be what is legal, not what is illegal," representative says | 19,602 | record_train |
A lot has been made of @placeholder’s form this season but it hasn’t been anything like some have made it out to be. | It is July 23. Liverpool have just played the first game of their North American tour in Boston and Brendan Rodgers is fulfilling his media duties. Less than 48 hours earlier, Steven Gerrard had revealed that he was retiring from international football. After 114 caps he felt he owed it to Liverpool to give them his undivided attention. So Rodgers was asked how he saw Gerrard’s future. ‘I am very happy that Steven is going to commit to Liverpool and I am sure that (his contract) is something we will look at,’ said Rodgers. ‘I know he can continue to play beyond this season. I have always said that.
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Steven Gerrard is Liverpool's joint-top scorer and has played continuously
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Contract expires at end of season and can talk to foreign clubs in January
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It is ridiculous that it has come to this because he deserves so much more
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He is the connection between the terraces and the pitch at Anfield | 19,603 | record_train |
Mashable: @placeholder videos: web's best brainfood translated into 40+ languages | (Mashable) -- Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. is confident that the auto industry is on its way to eliminating CO2 emissions. He's less confident, however, that the world is prepared to adequately deal with an even larger problem: the global gridlock created by a population set to grow to 9 billion people by 2044. The growth, said Ford in a talk at the TED conference in Long Beach, CA on Wednesday, will see the number of vehicles on the road go from 800 million today to 2-3 billion by 2050. The global gridlock crisis, as Ford describes it, will "stifle economic growth and our ability to deliver food and healthcare ... [and] our quality of life will be significantly compromised."
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The global gridlock created by a population set to grow to 9 billion people by 2044
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Ford envisions a future where all cars are connected
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The answer to the crisis is not to build more roads, but to build a smarter transportation system | 19,604 | record_train |
'During the course of enquiries the company have supplied the police with a copy of @placeholder of the incident which shows a man kicking and smashing the door and lift, and at one point punching a female who was with him. | By Kieran Corcoran CCTV: Nile Ranger has allegedly been caught on CTTV attacking a woman. He is pictured outside court last year, where he was cleared of a rape charge Former Premiership footballer Nile Ranger is to be questioned by police after he was allegedly caught on camera slapping and punching a woman outside his block of flats. CCTV footage has emerged purportedly showing the former Newcastle striker, 23 - who now plays for Swindon Town - breaking into his own apartment block two weeks ago. The video shows a figure - believed to be Ranger - striking an unknown young woman who appears to confront him while he struggles to access the building in Swindon, Wiltshire.
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CCTV footage allegedly shows ranger slapping and punching a woman
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It is thought to have been taken outside his Swindon home two weeks ago
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After the attack, figure in the video kicks down a door and goes through
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Wiltshire police want to speak with him over assault and criminal damage | 19,605 | record_train |
Saturday's shooting comes several months after @placeholder's consul general in Caracas was kidnapped, shot and wounded after leaving a hotel. | Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) -- Venezuelan investigators have detained 12 police officials following the shooting death of a Chilean diplomat's teenage daughter. Karen Berendique, 19, died Saturday from gunshot wounds after Venezuelan police shot at the vehicle she was riding in with her brother in the coastal city of Maracaibo, officials said. Her father, Chilean Honorary Consul Fernando Berendique, told reporters that police pointed guns at the car and opened fire when it didn't stop at a checkpoint. The car had six bullet holes in it, he said. "It is a product of the irresponsibility and a product of the disrespect for human life here, an act of officials that had little experience, and this is the consequence. ... They cut short the life of my brilliant, 19-year-old daughter," he told reporters.
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Chilean Honorary Consul Fernando Berendique criticizes "disrespect for human life"
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He says police shot at the car his daughter was riding in when it didn't stop at a checkpoint
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Venezuelan officials condemn the shooting and say those responsible will be punished
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Chile's foreign ministry calls for a swift investigation | 19,606 | record_train |
Elsewhere, @placeholder' importance to Real Madrid this season has been stressed by AS. | Paul Pogba is one of the hottest properties in world football at present, with headlines in European papers suggesting as many as four major clubs are after the Juventus midfielder. La Liga rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to start the bidding war, according to Spanish publications Marca and AS. The latter suggest that French compatriot Zinedine Zidane, currently the Real Madrid Castilla coach, is pushing hard for the hierarchy to sign the 21-year-old. POGBOOM! Barcelona and Real Madrid are leading the fight for Paul Pogba, according to Marca AS say Zinedine Zidane will speak to the Juventus midfielder while also commenting on Toni Kroos' play-time
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Four major clubs after Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba according to papers
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Spanish press say Real Madrid and Barcelona are the front-runners
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Manchester United and PSG are interested in the French youngster, too
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Jose Mourinho wants Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi at Chelsea | 19,607 | record_train |
'The boxes, officially named 'Out of Order' by artist David Mach, are one of @placeholder's best known landmarks. | By Anna Edwards PUBLISHED: 11:08 EST, 24 January 2014 | UPDATED: 12:08 EST, 24 January 2014 An iconic artwork of 12 tumbling red phone boxes in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, has allegedly been damaged in a publicity stunt by the Cath Kidston homeware chain. They added their trademark white spots - as Christmas snow - together with their company logo, to the 1987 piece Out of Order, by sculptor David Mach. Local Conservation group the Kingston Society say light red and grey spots are still visible where the dots appear to have been lifted off.
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Added trademark white spots - as Christmas snow - together with their company logo, to the 1987 piece Out of Order, by sculptor David Mach
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Local Conservation group the Kingston Society say light red and grey spots are still visible where the dots appear to have been lifted off
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Artist had initially consulted a solicitor over potential legal action, but has since decided not to pursue the case | 19,608 | record_train |
@placeholder called Williams "dishonorable" and a liar, according to the reports. | Kaufman County, Texas (CNN) -- It was, in the words of local newspaper reporter Denise Bell, a "megatrial for a little community." A justice of the peace, accused of ripping off taxpayers, labeled "dishonorable" by a top prosecutor after his conviction last year and stripped of his job and his law license. Now, amid an even larger investigation into the deaths of two Kaufman County prosecutors this year, that former official, Eric Williams, is jailed on $3 million bond -- charged with two counts of insufficient bond and one count of making a "terroristic threat." Authorities haven't explained the charges and they have not said if Williams' arrest over the weekend is related to the investigation into the deaths of District Attorney Mike McLelland, McLelland's wife, Cynthia, and Mark Hasse -- the prosecutor who last year accused Williams of "using Kaufman County as his own piggy bank."
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Authorities have not named former Kaufman County official a suspect in DA's death
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Eric Williams was arrested over the weekend after a search of his home
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Another search at a storage locker turned up guns, vehicle, CNN affiliates report
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DA Mike McLelland and his wife died last month, two months after assistant DA's killing | 19,609 | record_train |
"A lot of tech companies stayed away from the male voice because of @placeholder," he said. | (CNN) -- To most owners of the new iPhone, the voice-activated feature called Siri is more than a virtual "assistant" who can help schedule appointments, find a good nearby pizza or tell you if it's going to rain. She's also a she. Siri answers questions in a part-human, part-robot voice that's deep, briskly efficient and distinctly female. (At least in the U.S. and four other countries. In France and the UK, Siri is male.) People describe the app using female pronouns. Her gender has even prompted some users to flood blogs and online forums with sexually suggestive questions for Siri such as "What are you wearing?" (Siri's baffled response: "Why do people keep asking me this?")
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Studies have shown people generally find women's voices more pleasing than men's
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Scholar: "It's much easier to find a female voice that everyone likes than a male voice"
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In Germany, some BMW drivers refused to take GPS directions from a woman
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Tech companies may avoid male computer voices because of HAL from the move "2001" | 19,610 | record_train |
Returning to judge: Oscar winner @placeholder may be returing as a judge to American Idol | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:35 EST, 1 August 2013 | UPDATED: 01:45 EST, 2 August 2013 Country music star Keith Urban will be coming back to American Idol it was announced on Thursday. And fans of the hit show are in for another treat as it is heavily rumoured that Jennifer Lopez may join him. Urban was the only remaining judge from last season on the Fox singing competition show. The 45-year-old's return was announced by Fox chairman Kevin Reilly who praised the singer's participation last season and said he was a fan favourite. Back on the panel: Keith Urban, shown in September, will be returning to American Idol it was announced Thursday
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Fox chairman announces country singer's return
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Source says J-Lo wants to return to panel
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Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am also being considered
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Idol alums Jennifer Hudson and Adam Lambert among potential judges | 19,611 | record_train |
In the past such black @placeholder flags have been seen as backdrops for videos recorded by suicide bombers. | By Christian Gysin Face hidden behind a veil, and towered over by fellow protesters, a girl believed to be around 12 waves a ‘jihadi’ flag in a street demonstration against ‘crimes against Islam’. She is shown, in the left of the picture, mingling with supporters of the extremist preacher Anjem Choudary in a rally against the Saudi Arabian government. Some of those in the group outside the country’s embassy in central London appeared to be no older than six. Rally: This child (left), thought to be no older than 12 has been pictured waving a black 'jihadi' flag during a protest outside the Saudi Arabian embassy in London
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Girl joined a rally held by supporters of preacher Anjem Choudary last week
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She was joined by even younger protesters who were no older than six
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The flag features the ‘Shahadah’ – a declaration that Allah is the only god
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When the Shahadah is depicted on a black background it is associated with extremist causes in both Egypt and Syria
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Counter-extremism think tank describes pictures of the girl as ‘disturbing’ | 19,612 | record_train |
They're preparing to publicly clash with the administration on future presidential nominees and big-ticket items such as the @placeholder trade deal. | (CNN)Elizabeth Warren's populist supporters are finding inspiration from an unlikely source: Antonio Weiss. Weiss, the head of investment banking at Lazard and President Barack Obama's pick for a top spot at the Treasury Department, was forced to withdraw his nomination last month after facing an onslaught of public opposition led by Warren, the popular liberal Massachusetts senator. If this was a remarkable defeat for the Obama administration, it was a moment of glowing achievement for some of Warren's fiercest backers, including Wall Street reform advocates and progressive grassroots leaders who aggressively criticized Weiss's work at Lazard. Emboldened by their successful thwarting of his nomination and Warren's growing clout, liberal activists are energized about their role in Washington this year. Despite Democrats being relegated to minority status in the House and Senate, these groups still think they can make a big splash.
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The progressive wing of the Democratic Party feels like Sen. Warren has muscle to flex
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Being able to thwart President Obama's Treasury nominee has emboldened them
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Progressives take issue with one of Obama's high priorities: the Trans-Pacific Partnership | 19,613 | record_train |
"There are local factors in @placeholder that are going to make it much more difficult to have an effect -- the middle classes in Syria have yet to really throw their lot in with the opposition," he said. | (CNN) -- Dictators around the Middle East should pay close attention to the fate of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, opposition activists from Syria and Yemen said Thursday as reports of Gadhafi's death flashed across the world. "This is a lesson for all dictatorships: The clear fate of all who kill his people is to end up under the feet of the nation," said Omar Al-Muqdad, a Syrian opposition activist in exile in Turkey. View a gallery of leaders caught up in the Arab Spring The opposition Syrian National Assembly "blesses the Libyan people that got rid of an infamous dictator such as Gadhafi," he said.
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"This is a lesson for all dictatorships," a Syrian opposition leader says
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"I hope Ali Abdullah Saleh is watching the news closely," blogger says of Yemen leader
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Moammar Gadhafi's death could have ripple efects through the region, Mideast analyst says
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Yemen and Syria are closer to change than Bahrain and Iran, expert says | 19,614 | record_train |
So using those parameters, here's one plausible scenario in which no candidate wins an @placeholder majority in November: | Washington (CNN) -- An Electoral College tie. It's the white whale of American elections: elusive, mythical and never realized. But could it finally happen this year? The likelihood that President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will each net 269 electoral votes in November, instead of the 270 needed to win, is actually not so farfetched -- and for close observers of the Electoral College system, a tie would set off a wave of constitutional and political mayhem that would make the 2000 Florida recount seem like a tidy affair. Check out the CNN electoral map and calculator Election results in key states would immediately be subject to legal challenges. Electors, normally an anonymous batch of party insiders elected to ratify each state's winner with their electoral votes, would be lobbied to change their votes by friends, neighbors and political leaders.
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The likelihood that Obama and Romney each net 269 electoral votes is not so far-fetched
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A CNN analysis finds eight scenarios that could yield a Electoral College tie
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In the event of a tie, each state's House delegation casts a single vote for president
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In 1825, the House awarded the presidency to John Quincy Adams | 19,615 | record_train |
Delight: Atanes and Nasri were celebrating just a few days ago when @placeholder clinched the title | By Martin Samuel - Sport Samir Nasri was mystifyingly left out of France’s World Cup squad and his girlfriend, Anara Atanes, tweeted her displeasure. A series of expletive-driven messages included the opinion that Didier Deschamps, the national coach, was s***. Deschamps is now taking Atanes to court and has issued a civil lawsuit. This seems a spectacular over-reaction. Atanes is a Victoria’s Secret model and member of a minor pop group called Fanfare. She is not greatly sought after for her views on the game. VIDEO: Scroll down for Up close and personal with Samir Nasri's girlfriend Anara Atanes Trouble: Anara Atanes is facing legal action after criticising France coach Didier Deschamps
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Anara Atanes tweeted 'F*** France and f*** Deschamps!'
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She said tweets 'were not aimed at the nation as a whole'
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Nasri considering quitting international football after World Cup snub
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Manchester City midfielder left out by France manager Didier Deschamps
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France boss says he isn't good at sitting on the bench | 19,616 | record_train |
recently bought by @placeholder’s parents in the leafy village of Bucklebury. | Police have formed an unprecedented ring of steel around the Middleton's £5million country mansion to protect Prince George and his parents from intruders. Officers on horseback and a helicopter with heat-seeking technology on board have been patrolling the perimeter around the 18-acre Bucklebury Manor estate in Berkshire, where the royal trio stayed last night. The local council imposed no-stopping regulations on roads near the Georgian home where a team of armed royal guards, who accompany Kate and William everywhere, are also stationed. Scroll down for video Back again: The couple spent a week at Bucklebury Manor shortly before Kate returned to London to give birth, and the Cambridges were back last night surrounded by police
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Police patrolling 18-acre Bucklebury Manor on foot, horseback and by air
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Experts say security significantly higher since Prince George's birth
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Royal babies have been targets by kidnappers and attackers in the past
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Kate, William and George stayed with Carole and Michael last night | 19,617 | record_train |
'They don't quite hit at the right place,' she said of the clothes @placeholder wears. | By Margot Peppers PUBLISHED: 10:28 EST, 27 June 2013 | UPDATED: 11:53 EST, 27 June 2013 Hannah, Lena Dunham's character on Girls, is not known for having a designer wardrobe; in fact, her constant mooching off friends and flitting from job to job would suggest exactly the opposite. Yet in recent photos taken during filming of the HBO show's upcoming third season, the actress is seen wearing a McQ by Alexander McQueen dress, which retails at full price for $1,165. While Hannah does get more into character by accessorizing the graphic look with a pair of well-worn sneakers, the graphic print frock is a far cry from the frumpy looks she donned in earlier seasons.
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Girls stylist Jenn Rogien told MailOnline: 'Thankfully - for the story and my budget - we discovered the dress on the sale rack' | 19,618 | record_train |
The Games was hit by its first major doping story Friday, with news that @placeholder 400m hurdler Rhys Williams had failed a test at the international meeting in Glasgow earlier this month. | (CNN) -- Inspirational Joanna Rowsell added another gold to her rapidly growing collection with a classy victory in the individual pursuit at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Friday. Rowsell is already the world champion in the discipline and was part of the British trio which won the Olympic team pursuit title at London 2012. That performance put Rowsell into the global spotlight -- not least because she suffers from alopecia -- a condition that sees sufferers lose their hair. Further success has followed in the team event, which now involves four-strong lineups, but Rowsell has backed that up with her solo efforts over three kilometer distance -- 12 laps of the indoor velodrome.
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Joanna Rowsell wins Commonwealth Games gold in individual pursuit
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England's Rowsell adds to golds at Olympics and world championships
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25-year-old Rowsell suffers from alopecia
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Welsh athlete Rhys Williams ruled out after positive drugs test | 19,619 | record_train |
Greece eventually agreed to recognize the "@placeholder" designation. | (CNN) -- Macedonia is a small landlocked country bordering Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo and Serbia. About a quarter of its two million population lives in the capital Skopje, a city on the Vardar River brimming with evidence of a 2,500 year history that has seen it come under Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Yugoslav rule. The raging river divides the Albanian and Macedonian communities of Skopje. Almost two-thirds of the country's population are Orthodox Christians and a third is Muslim, according to the CIA World Factbook. As a result, the country has numerous monasteries, churches and mosques. It also plays host to a number of ancient relics dating back as far as 3,800 years.
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Macedonia was the only country to emerge peacefully from the former Yugoslavia
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The country has had a long-running dispute with Greece over its name
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About a quarter of its two million population lives in the capital Skopje on the Vardar River | 19,620 | record_train |
Housing: Such is their love of all things @placeholder, a teepee on the fringes of an area of land where the wolves are housed has become a part-time home during their spells studying them up close | Many women might be put off by an ex-soldier who spent nearly three years years living with wolves in a muddy wildlife park without taking a shower - but Shaun Ellis has finally found his match. The 47-year-old ‘Wolfman’, who is believed to have the strongest bond with the wild animals of any human, taught his girlfriend Isla, 30, how to live as one of them - and now they have tied the knot. The couple met in September 2009, and more than two years after their first date in April 2010, they wed in a Native American ceremony in Devon, wearing traditional dress and writing their own vows.
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Shaun Ellis, 47, of Coombe Martin, Devon, tied the knot with 30-year-old Isla
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valued at £63m, and Falcao, at £50m, means @placeholder may be a fairer | Real Madrid want to sign Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo if they fail to land Radamel Falcao or James Rodriguez from Monaco. Carlo Ancelotti is keen to add a forward after Alvaro Morata left for Juventus on Saturday, but the Real manager doesn't agree with City's asking price of £24million. Negredo insisted he was 'happy and very settled' at City on Wednesday, but a difficult end to last season made the 28-year-old keen to leave the Etihad. VIDEO Scroll down as Monaco's vice president says Falcao and Rodriguez aren't for sale Staying or going? Real Madrid want Alvaro Negredo if they miss out on their top priorities of the summer
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Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti's priorities are Monaco's Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez
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Real are prepared to go for Manchester City's Alvaro Negredo if need be
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City want £24million for Negredo but Ancelotti feels it is overpriced
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Spanish striker insisted he was 'happy and very settled' in England despite rumours of move to Spain due to homesickness
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Negredo lost place in City's team at end of last season to Edin Dzeko
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Atletico Madrid are keen after selling Diego Costa to Chelsea | 19,622 | record_train |
'@placeholder hasn't been back to the house for a long time,' the neighbour said. | By Dan Bloom Peaches Geldof's widower Thomas Cohen has not returned to the country home they shared because he was left so traumatised by her death, it has been reported. The inquest into her death this week heard how Mr Cohen, 24, found his wife slumped dead on a bed with puncture marks and almost 80 syringes were scattered in their home. She had been looking after their baby son Phaedra, who was left alone for up to 17 hours. Scroll down for video Tragic death: Thomas Cohen (right), who married Peaches Geldof in 2012, has not returned to the country home they shared in Kent because he was left so traumatised by her death, it has been reported
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The 24-year-old found his wife after she died at home in Wrotham, Kent
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Inquest this week heard almost 80 syringes were found at the rural house
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Neighbour claimed Cohen, who gave evidence at inquest, has not returned | 19,623 | record_train |
Not so spritely: The first daughters' sullen expressions on @placeholder prompted a wave of reaction | President Barack Obama and the first family have lit the national Christmas tree. And this time, his daughters Sasha and Malia remembered to smile. Flanking their father, their mother Michelle, and their maternal grandmother Marian Robinson, the teenagers beamed as they clustered around the light switch just feet away from the White House. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Joyful joyful! The entire first family looked full of Christmas spirit at the annual tree-lighting ceremony The big moment: Malia, 16, beamed out at the crowds and Sasha, 13, stared excitedly at the light-switch as their father told citizens to remember those on military service when they look at the tree, a symbol of hope
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President Barack Obama lit the tree outside White House with First Daughters, Michelle and Michelle's mother Marian Robinson
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Malia, 16, and Sasha, 13, looked cheerier than they did on Thanksgiving
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Obama said the tree is 'symbol of hope', urged people to think of soldiers
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Tom Hanks hosted the event, kissed Michelle on the cheek to celebrate | 19,624 | record_train |
"As many as two dozen Muslim-Americans with @placeholder -- who in many cases were trained by top al Qaeda leaders -- remain unaccounted for," King's transcript said. | Washington (CNN) -- Al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda-affiliated militant group in Somalia, has recruited more than 40 Muslim-Americans and 20 Canadians, U.S. Rep. Peter King said Wednesday as he opened a third congressional hearing on Muslim-American radicalization. Wednesday's hearing of the Committee on Homeland Security will focus on al-Shabaab and the results of a committee investigation into the threat it poses to the United States, said King, a New York Republican, according to a transcript of his opening statement. "The committee has been briefed by intelligence agencies and we have interviewed dozens of experts on al-Shabaab," the transcript said. The committee has learned that more than 40 Muslim-Americans and 20 Canadians have joined al-Shabaab inside Somalia, a finding King called "alarming." The committee has learned at least 15 of the Americans and three Canadians "are believed to have been killed fighting with al-Shabaab, according to King's transcript.
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Rep. Peter King: The Somali militant group is recruiting Americans and Canadians
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The first confirmed American suicide bomber in history was fighting for al-Shabaab, he says
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The hearing is the third on Muslim-American radicalization | 19,625 | record_train |
@placeholder, who originally commissioned the show when she was in another role in 2009, said she thought the time was right to bring the show to 'an even broader audience'. | By Hayley O'keeffe PUBLISHED: 22:18 EST, 15 October 2013 | UPDATED: 02:56 EST, 16 October 2013 The Great British Bake Off is to be moved to BBC1 next year as a result of its rising ratings. The contest, the final of which is next week, has had BBC2's highest viewing figures so far this year with an average audience of seven million. BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore announced the move of channels today and it will begin for the fifth batch of shows. Scroll down for video Great British Bake-Off judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry She said: 'It's been fantastic to watch it flourish on BBC2 and I can assure viewers I will continue to cherish it on BBC1.'
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The show has had BBC2's highest viewing figures this year
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Programme credited with giving the nation a new-found interest in baking
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@placeholder's training mission hopes have about 350,000 troops trained and ready by the end of 2014. | By Lee Moran Last updated at 12:02 PM on 29th December 2011 A man wearing an Afghan army uniform today killed two French NATO service members after turning his weapon against them. The members of the French Foreign Legion were killed in eastern Afghanistan. It is not yet known whether the attacker escaped. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he learned of the deaths 'with great sadness' and offered his condolences to their loved ones. Time limit: The attack highlights the pressure U.S. and NATO troops face as they rush to train Afghan security forces The shooting appeared to be the latest in a series of attacks by members of the Afghan security forces against their coalition partners.
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Fears grow Taliban infiltration of Afghan police & army
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At 2:20 p.m. PT, Johnson sent a tweet to @placeholder, "@wspd5pio do you have descriptions of involved vehicles?" | (CNN) -- Trooper William Finn, a spokesman with the Washington State Patrol, was tweeting Wednesday under the handle @wspd5pio about an accident on Vancouver's Interstate 205. A car was traveling northbound when it crossed the grass median into the southbound lane, striking a pickup truck, head on. At 2:11 p.m. PT, Finn tweeted, "Vancouver - SB 205 @ Padden - Fatality collision. WB Padden to SB 205 is closed. Right lane SB 205 also closed in area. Use alt route!" About 10 minutes earlier, Caran Johnson, a local scanner aficionado and a follower of Finn's on Twitter, had learned about the accident. She turned to the micro-blogging site to post new details and to reach out to her community.
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Caran Johnson, a local scanner aficionado, posts about a fatal car crash on Interstate 205
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She grows worried her husband may have been involved, writes to spokesman on scene
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"It's him. he died," she posts on Twitter | 19,628 | record_train |
In another interview that aired at the same time on @placeholder, the president made a similar point. | (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama had a clear message in interviews with two of America's largest Spanish-language broadcast television networks on Wednesday: Immigration reform is coming soon. A group of lawmakers are close to working out the details of their proposal, Obama said. "I'm actually very optimistic that when they return in early April we will see a bill ready to move through the process," he told Telemundo. "The most important thing is that we are seeing a strong compromise to resolve the problem," he said. "I've got my own legislation, I'm prepared to step in, but I don't think that's going to be necessary."
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President Obama speaks with Univision and Telemundo
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"What we gave, what our families gave, and what we continue to give, will be forever remembered here in our nation's capital," @placeholder said Sunday. | Washington (CNN) -- 45 years ago, while on patrol in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Dennis Joyner was suddenly faced with his own mortality. He never heard the explosion that destroyed his legs and left arm, but be clearly saw what had happened to his body. "Let me die" -- was his immediate reaction. But it was his sergeant who reminded him of his family and all he had to live for. On Sunday in Washington, Joyner was able to thank Sgt. Ed Reynolds as he looked out on the only memorial to honor the living disabled veterans of America's wars. The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, located just blocks from the U.S. Capitol, was dedicated Sunday in a ceremony that focused on life after war and the many sacrifices disabled veterans still make.
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The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial was dedicated Sunday in Washington
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President Obama emphasized the cost of war, his commitment to caring for vets
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told the paper that he did not remember @placeholder ever being bullied, | By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 15:47 EST, 1 November 2013 | UPDATED: 07:39 EST, 2 November 2013 The man accused of going on a deadly rampage apparently targeting TSA agents inside Los Angeles International Airport has been named as Paul Anthony Ciancia. A motive for the fatal shooting wasn't clear but Ciancia was wearing fatigues and carrying a bag containing a handwritten note that said he 'wanted to kill TSA and pigs' and that may have made a reference to a conspiracy theory about a totalitarian force trying to take over the world, according to a federal official who wished to remain anonymous.
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Shooter identified as U.S. citizen and Los Angeles resident Paul Ciancia
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His mother, Susan, died in 2009 after long battle with MS
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Witnesses said the gunman was asking people if they worked for TSA before shooting
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Officials say Ciancia is in critical condition after being shot in the face
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devices is likely to be a 'make it or break it' moment for @placeholder, which | Christmas has come early for those hoping to get a good look at the latest BlackBerry, as new images fresh off the rumor mill are believed to show the latest mobile device. If genuine, the photos give a close-up look at a previously unseen model complete with BlackBerry's classic keyboard design. The images show a straight keyboard similar to the one seen on the Torch model. Back with a vengeance? If genuine, the photos give a close-up look at a previously unseen model complete with BlackBerry's classic keyboard design Other specifications of the handset are not yet known. Manufacturer Research in Motion is still more than a month away from unveiling the next generation of the BlackBerry.
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Photos that first showed up on Chinese website shows a device with same straight keyboard
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Our testing of the beta has shown that @placeholder provides a noticeable improvement to the iPhone's battery life. | (CNN) -- Apple has released iOS 5.0.1, an update to its mobile OS that fixes a series of issues that drained the iPhone's battery. iOS 5.0.1 is the first update to Apple's iOS 5, which brought the notifications tray, increased performance and iCloud to the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. In addition to fixing the iOS battery issue, 5.0.1. adds multitouch gestures to the original iPad, fixes iCloud bugs and improves voice recognition for Australian iPhone users. This is the first OS update available both via iTunes and over-the-air. Not long after the release of the iPhone 4S, users began reporting that their phone's batteries were draining faster than before. This issue affected not just iPhone 4S users though, but anybody using iOS 5.
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iOS 5.0.1 was released to update and fix issues that drained the iPhone's battery
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Users of Apple's iPhone 4S and other iOS 5 operated phones reported shorter battery lives
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tight-knit town in @placeholder came to a standstill as the | By Martin Robinson PUBLISHED: 03:36 EST, 30 September 2013 | UPDATED: 06:17 EST, 30 September 2013 The distraught teenage sister of April Jones said today she dreams of hugging her murdered sibling just one more time and to hear her say 'I love you'. Jazmin Jones and the five-year-old were 'inseparable' and the room they shared is exactly as it was when she was abducted and killed last October. April's bed in Machynlleth, mid-Wales, is still made and is covered in her favourite cuddly toys to remind her bereft family 'she will always be with us', the 17-year-old said.
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Jazmin Jones, 17, said she dreams of hugging her youngest sibling again
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Room they shared is untouched, with April's bed made and covered in toys
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'I see it as a happy thing, she hasn't disappeared. She'll always be with us.'
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April was snatched and murdered by Mark Bridger, who was jailed for life
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He said his parents imbued him with an equal sense of pride in Scotland and @placeholder. | By Allan Hall PUBLISHED: 08:12 EST, 4 January 2013 | UPDATED: 12:54 EST, 4 January 2013 A Scotsman who married in a kilt, supports Rangers, likes white pudding and drinks Irn-Bru is now being tipped as the possible ruler of Germany. After climbing high and fast through the ranks of Germany’s CDU conservative party, pundits speculate great things lie in store for 41-year-old David McAllister, who is up for re-election as governor in the state of Lower Saxony later this month. The son of a German mother and a Scottish father from the tough Gorbals area of Glasgow, he is recognised as one of the leading figures in Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union party.
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David McAllister, 41, married in a kilt, supports Rangers and drinks Irn-Bru
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He is up for re-election as governor in the state of Lower Saxony this month
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"When I played against @placeholder there was always a big motivation because it was a special game -- always one of the biggest games of the season. | (CNN) -- New Chelsea signing Fernando Torres said his transfer deadline-day move to the English Premier League champions from division rivals Liverpool was a "step forward" in his career. After much media speculation over the striker's future, Torres joined the Blues on a five-and-half-year contract on Monday, in a deal secured just before the January transfer window came to a dramatic close. "I felt that I needed a step forward in my career and for my ambition as a footballer," the 26-year-old Torres said in an interview with the club's official website on Tuesday. "I am joining a team that is at the top level -- there is not another level after Chelsea," he added.
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Fernando Torres speaks to Chelsea TV after signing for the club on Monday
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EPL champions agreed a deal with Liverpool just before the transfer day deadline
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Spain striker's first game for Blues could be against Liverpool on Sunday
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If we can hack @placeholder back, it'd be pretty powerful." | (CNN)Jo Jin-hye, who escaped North Korea, wanted to watch "The Interview." The comedy lampoons North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whose dynasty she loathes. Her father died in custody of North Korean security forces, who tied him by his wrist in a torturous position for 10 days without food. Her younger brother starved to death and her older sister is missing. Read her story: A brutal choice Jo escaped North Korea with her mother and sister, and was granted asylum in the United States in 2008, where they now reside in a quiet suburb. When told "The Interview" would not be shown in theaters, Jo asked, "Are we that afraid? It's sort of embarrassing. I thought America is strong. If North Korea is that frightening, I think that speaks for itself."
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North Korean defector who lives in U.S. calls picture pulling "embarrassing"
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Group seeks to harness anger over film being pulled, turned into attention on North Korea
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Hackathons meant to find ways to disseminate information in North Korea | 19,637 | record_train |
"@placeholder always uses tax issues to cover up political issues. | Beijing (CNN) -- Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei paid 8.45 million yuan ($1.3 million) for a charge against his wife's company to prevent her from going to jail, he told CNN Tuesday. Ai told CNN that if the tax charge went unpaid then his wife, the legal representative of Fake Cultural Ltd., would have been sent to jail. When news of the tax charges broke earlier this month, there was a huge outpouring of donations from fellow activists and supporters wanting to ease the 15 million yuan ($2.3 million) debt. Ai told CNN that the donations grew to more than 9 million yuan, but he only used a portion of it for this payment, which he hopes will give him the right to an administrative review.
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Ai Weiwei uses donation money to pay off tax bond
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Hopes tax bond will allow for administrative review
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Instead of the past, Indians and @placeholder should look to the future and the potential it could bring. | New Delhi (CNN) -- When I left India to move to America 13 years ago, the President of the United States was George W. Bush, a man who was often internationally lampooned for mismanaging two wars and tainting Washington's image abroad. But moving back to India this month, I've been struck by the number of Indians who look back wistfully at the Bush years. For Indians, Bush is considered a better friend than President Barack Obama. In fact, right now, Indians don't see Obama as much of a friend at all. It didn't start off that way. In the early days of his presidency, in 2009, Obama marked India's Republic Day by saying Indians "have no better friend" than the people of the United States. A year later, when he visited New Delhi, he famously predicted India and the U.S. would form "the defining partnership of the 21st century." At the time, Obama won Indian hearts and minds as he chowed down kebabs at the city's famous Bukhara restaurant. The chefs created a special platter that exists to this day -- the Obama platter. (There was already a Bill Clinton platter, as well as a Hillary one.)
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President Obama predicted U.S.-India friendship would be defining alliance of 21st century
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India and U.S. have been at odds over Crimea and Iran, says Ravi Agrawal
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India blames the U.S. for the arrest of diplomat whose nanny complained of exploitation
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It warned that he was in @placeholder, armed with a semi-automatic handgun and was saying online that 'he will shoot a police officer today.' | After Ismaaiyl Brinsley shot his ex-girlfriend and posted an online death threat against police, investigators in Maryland used modern cellphone tracking technology to follow his journey to New York City in real time. But when it came to giving the New York Police Department specifics about Brinsley, the means were markedly low-tech: a phone call and a wanted flier sent by fax. That warning flier came too late, sent a mere two minutes before Brinsley walked up to a patrol car and shot officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu dead without warning. The official timeline in the Brinsley episode emerged this week, as New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Tuesday that Brinsley was carrying hundreds of dollars at the time of the slayings.
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A wanted flier for Ismaaiyl Brinsley was sent a mere two minutes before he walked up to a patrol car and shot two officers dead without warning
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Baltimore County police say they became aware of Brinsley's threats toward police on Instagram at about 1:30pm
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They first tried calling a NYPD precinct in Coney Island but were told to call the precinct in the Flatbush neighborhood
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They had a conversation with police there around 2:10pm
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Police say the flier with Brinsley's photo was then faxed, at the NYPD's request, to a Brooklyn command at 2:46pm
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Brinsley opened fire at 2:48pm | 19,640 | record_train |
The six children perished when the fire tore through their home (above) in @placeholder, last May | By Steve Robson PUBLISHED: 02:45 EST, 25 June 2013 | UPDATED: 03:46 EST, 25 June 2013 Killers: Mick and Mairead Philpott are currently serving prison sentences for the manslaughter of six of their children in a house fire Two women claimed they were raped by child killer Mick Philpott as they gave evidence to police about the fire in which six of his children died. The 56-year-old is currently serving a life sentence in Wakefield prison for manslaughter after the blaze at a house fire in Derby last year. A woman who was being interviewed as a witness as part of the original investigation told detectives she had been raped by Philpott in his caravan after he drugged her tea in 2005.
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Philpott, 56, is serving life for manslaughter of six of his children
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Two women were interviewed as witnesses during original investigation
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Have made claims about sex attacks in 1996 and another in 2005
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'Lambert's record from penalties for @placeholder is amazing, but I would take him to Brazil on merit for his overall contribution. | Rickie Lambert should be on the World Cup plane to Brazil to give England an edge from the penalty spot and also provide a Plan B in support of Wayne Rooney, according to former captain Alan Shearer. Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson is set to name his squad for the finals on Monday following the end to the Barclays Premier League season. Although Rooney will miss the chance to come up against Southampton forward Lambert at St Mary's on Sunday because of a minor groin problem, the Manchester United striker is expected to once again lead England's attack on the big stage this summer.
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England legend Shearer says Lambert deserves a place on the plane to Brazil this summer
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Shearer believes the Southampton forward would provide a cool head in a penalty shoot-out
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Roy Hodgson will name his squad for the finals on Monday | 19,642 | record_train |
In fact, the Dalai Lama, who fled to @placeholder in 1959 after a failed uprising by Tibetans against Chinese rule, has often spoken about major change in the institution he embodies. | (CNN) -- The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, set off a media kerfuffle this month when he spoke about his next reincarnation. Not a man afraid to surprise people, he told two German journalists that he didn't see a need for there to be more Dalai Lamas in the future. The German newspaper concluded that this meant he was not planning to return as a reincarnation. A French news agency announced that there would be no more Tibetan spiritual leaders. The Dalai Lama's office in India protested that he had been misquoted. Eventually, people began to listen to the original interview, where it was noticed that the Dalai Lama had clearly said "I hope and pray that I will return." End of palpitations for his loyal followers and Tibetan nationalists, who very much want him to come back.
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Dalai Lama's comments about his next reincarnation set off a media kerfuffle
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Reincarnation produces charismatic leaders, but has structural flaws, says Robert Barnett
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Hinting he might not return is a reminder to Beijing that time is running out
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At 79, Dalai Lama needs to push China urgently to resume dialogue | 19,643 | record_train |
@placeholder chiefs have been made aware of Southampton’s interest in Caulker, who is understood to have an £8million release clause. | By Sami Mokbel Follow @@SamiMokbel81_DM Southampton will press ahead with a move for Cardiff defender Steven Caulker this week in a bid to head off the challenge from QPR and Crystal palace for his signature. As reported by Sportsmail, the former Tottenham man features on manager Ronald Koeman’s summer shopping list. And with Liverpool edging closer to a move for Dejan Lovren, the Saints are stepping up their pursuit of Caulker. But QPR appear to be leading the chase for Caulker who is undergoing a medical with the west London club. VIDEO Scroll down for Lovren criticises Saints over Liverpool bid
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Cardiff defender Steven Caulker is wanted by Southampton
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Ronald Koeman must find replacement for Dejan Lovren
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Croatian defender is on his way to Liverpool
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@placeholder's trade is split more or less equally between Russian in the EU. | By Daily Mail Reporter Protest: Udar Party leader Vitali Klitschko (front) attends a protest against the Ukrainian Government's decision to reject an EU trade deal The European Union’s expansion project was dealt a blow yesterday, after Ukraine rejected a trade agreement in order to appease Russia. Hundreds of demonstrators, including boxing star Vitali Klitschko, took to the streets of Kiev on Thursday to protest after the government put a free trade deal with the EU on ice. Ukranian prime minister Mykola Azarov said his cabinet had rejected the agreement because the EU could not offer Ukraine any compensation if the country lost trade with Russia.
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Around 3,000 protestors took to the streets of Kiev to demonstrate
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Violent clashes, for instance, erupted last weekend in @placeholder, California. | Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Park Police began enforcing a ban Monday on camping in two Washington parks, with Occupy protesters at one site defiantly huddling under a large blue tarp that they dubbed the "tent of dreams." No one had been arrested as of early Monday afternoon at McPherson Park or Freedom Plaza, Park Police spokesman Sgt. David Schlosser said at an impromptu news conference frequently interrupted by protesters. But some protesters had voluntarily agreed to remove sleeping bags, pillows and housekeeping supplies, he said. On Friday, the National Park Service set a noon Monday deadline for protesters who have occupied the parks for months to remove their camping gear. Park officials said protesters would be allowed to remain around the clock and keep up tents, so long as one side of each tent remains open at all times, officials said.
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NEW: A DC protester goes to court saying the eviction of "destitute participants" is unfair
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NEW: Occupy DC says 50-75 protesters are on site, including a "bunch of new occupiers"
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NEW: Video shows police making arrests and taking down tents in Charlotte
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But all is not quite what it seems, for @placeholder’s new man was actually on the romance scene first — and, as we will see, never really went away. | Harry Wentworth-Stanley is that type of male who has a peculiar effect on the opposite sex. Even the most reserved young ladies are provoked into throwing themselves at him. The fact that he does nothing to encourage such attention (he seems almost bemused by it) simply spurs on the girls even more. He is absurdly handsome, ridiculously tall (6 ft 4 in), a brilliant sportsman — dashing on the polo field and an accomplished off-piste skier — clever, charming and well-read. Scroll down for video Harry Wentworth-Stanley (left) was seen holding hands with Cressida Bonas (right) on Valentine's evening this year, it isn’t clear whether Harry and Cressida are officially an item yet
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Harry Wentworth-Stanley is a brilliant polo player and off-piste skier
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His mother is Marquess of Milford Haven and his father is an Old Etonian
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Cressida had a serious relationship with Harry while at Leeds University | 19,647 | record_train |
"The SEALs did what they were trained to do," he said to the jury "They were serving an @placeholder arrest warrant." | Norfolk, Virginia (CNN) -- An Iraqi detainee said he was kicked and punched while his hands were tied behind his back in a recording played Tuesday in the trial of a Navy SEAL accused of assaulting the detainee. Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe has pleaded not guilty to punching Ahmed Hashim Abed in the stomach, dereliction of duty and lying to investigators. Wearing Navy dress whites, McCabe spoke his first words -- "Yes, Ma'am" -- when greeted by the military judge, Navy Capt. Moira Modzelewski. The prosecution and defense teams presented opening statements Tuesday after Modzelewski seated a military jury of four Navy officers and three enlisted personnel.
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Matthew McCabe has pleaded not guilty to punching Iraqi detainee, dereliction of duty
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Ahmed Hashim Abed says in recording he was punched, kicked while hands tied
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McCabe's lawyer says he was doing his job; blames Abed's mouth injury on canker sore
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@placeholder, he said had fallen in maths more than any other country. | (CNN) -- In the 1990s, a professor at a medical university in Stockholm decided to test his students' knowledge about the progress of global development. He was staggered to discover the class, some of the brightest people in Sweden, scored fewer than two out of five on average. Chimpanzees randomly choosing answers would likely have done better, scoring half right. That academic was Hans Rosling, Professor of Global Health at the Karolinska Institutet and a medical doctor who had carried out decades of research in Africa, discovering the complexities of the continent (and a new disease) along the way. His work in Africa had resulted in "an enormous intellectual irritation that we lumped countries as different as Brazil and Mozambique together under the label 'the developing world'."
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Hans Rosling is a medical doctor and lecturer who spent decades working in Africa
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He became irritated that "developing world" was applied to hugely different nations
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Testing his students at a Stockholm university he found they had preconceived ideas
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"A judge may have mercy if there is a reason for that, but I don't think in this case there is any argument for clemency whatsoever," the minister added, calling it "a horrible crime, to kill 800 citizens who were asking for their rights and hoping to topple a corrupt regime that caused the ruin of @placeholder." | Cairo (CNN) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak could be executed if he is convicted of ordering the killing of protesters, Egypt's justice minister says. "One of the charges he is facing is complicity in the killing of martyrs and issuing the orders for premeditated the killing of those people," said Justice Minister Mohamed Abdelaziz al-Juindy. "This is a charge with a harsh punishment -- the death penalty." In his first television interview since taking office, the new justice minister said last week that Egyptian courts would not shy away from sentencing Mubarak to death if he is found guilty.
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Egypt's former president is accused of ordering protesters shot
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The crime carries the death penalty, and courts will not hesitate to use it, Egypt's justice minister says
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Hosni Mubarak is in good health, the minister says
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These are the Chandeleur Islands, actually in @placeholder waters, and right now you are looking at the oil that is threatening to come on this island. | (CNN Student News) -- May 6, 2010 Download PDF maps related to today's show: • Athens, Greece • Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana • Sacramento, California Transcript THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz, and this is CNN Student News. Give us 10 minutes, we'll give you today's commercial-free headlines, starting with protests over in Greece. First Up: Greek Debt Crisis AZUZ: The country has a massive debt. We're talking nearly $400 billion. That is bigger than the entire nation's economy. The Greek government is considering some plans to get try to that debt under control. Those plans include spending cuts, and those are not popular with a lot of workers. Yesterday, thousands of Greeks went on strike. They walked off the job because of the proposed cuts and they took to the streets to protest. This one is at the Greek parliament building. Lawmakers were inside going over those proposals to cut spending. The people outside are workers: teachers, doctors, transportation employees. They were demanding that members of parliament come outside and face them.
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Examine the cause and impact of massive protests across Greece
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More recently, Carraway saw @placeholder at Carter's grandson's birthday party on December 20, Carraway said. | Los Angeles (CNN)The man whose hit-and-run death led to the arrest of former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was also a former rap label owner as well as a father figure to wayward youths and gang members, a friend said Friday. Terry Carter, 55, wasn't a product of the thug life, but he did found and own the defunct Heavyweight Records, said friend Darcell Carraway, 38. Carter mentored young men to a better life, Carraway said. His death "will bring a lot of people together, you know, from all different walks of life, Bloods, Crips, ex-gang members, current gang members, whatever, people on the streets, foster kids, whatever the case may be," Carraway said.
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Killed was Terry Carter, 55, a former rap label owner and "father figure" on L.A. streets
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Carter and Marion "Suge" Knight were acquaintances in rap music circles, friend says
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A certificate from 2007 which shows @placeholder winning a Year 7 boys' high jump competition | Walking through the notorious St Raphael’s Estate in the shadow of Wembley Stadium, 13-year-old Raheem Sterling took care to put an extra sweater over his QPR tracksuit on the way to training. To do otherwise would be to invite intimidation or even a beating. Not because of club affiliations but because blue was the ‘wrong’ colour according to gangs who controlled the estate. There are many similar stories which help explain why England’s most talked about footballer is such a potent mix of ability, stubbornness and vulnerability. Raheem Sterling is set to return to QPR when Liverpool travel to Loftus Road on Sunday
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Liverpool star set to return to QPR on Sunday in Premier League clash
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Sterling grew up in Brent in shadows of Wembley Stadium
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19-year-old moved to England from Jamaica when he was five
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@placeholder's defense team argued that Bohn was mentally ill because he had been abandoned by his mother as a child. | CBS show 48 Hours this weekend will air parts of a haunting voicemail recorded during the last minutes of a young woman's life as she was murdered - despite the victim's mother expressing her outrage. The Saturday-night crime series which airs at 10pm (EDT) focuses on the 2012 murder of Weight Watchers executive Danielle Thomas by her live-in boyfriend, lawyer Jason Bohn, in New York. During Bohn's trial, it was revealed that Thomas' phone recorded a four-minute message that includes her screams and pleas for her life. Danielle Thomas was murdered by her live-in boyfriend Jason Bohn (seen right, weeping at his murder trial) at their Queens apartment in 2012. Her mother is devastated that CBS plan to play her daughter's pleas for her life from a voicemail that recorded her last moments
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The Saturday-night crime series focuses on the 2012 murder of Danielle Thomas by her boyfriend, Ivy League lawyer Jason Bohn, in New York
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During Bohn's trial, it was revealed that Thomas' phone recorded a four-minute message that includes her screams and pleas for her life
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At one point she says, 'Jason, I love you,' and there are seven seconds of silence - except for a barking dog - possibly the moment she was strangled
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Thomas died of neck compression and blunt-force trauma and was found in the bathtub full of ice in the couple's Queens apartment
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Dunlap's attorneys previously released a video and written statement in which @placeholder apologized. | Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap, saying that he had doubts about the death penalty, much to the dismay of victims' families and a furious district attorney. Hickenlooper, a Democrat, said he had doubts about the fairness of Colorado's death penalty system and about the state's ability to get the lethal drugs required for an execution. Dunlap, 38, is one of three men on the state's death row. He was sentenced to death in 1996, but the victims' families say they have been waiting for justice to be carried out for nearly 20 years.
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Nathan Dunlap killed four people working at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Aurora, Colorado in 1993
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He was scheduled to be executed in August
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Gov. Hickenlooper has indefinitely delayed his execution and said he has doubts about the state's death penalty
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to charge Ms @placeholder with throwing or casting a corrosive fluid with | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:37 EST, 30 April 2013 | UPDATED: 12:06 EST, 30 April 2013 A woman is to be charged in connection with an acid attack on a shop worker that left her with horrific injuries, the Crown Prosecution Service announced today. Naomi Oni, 21, suffered burns and lost her hair and eyelashes after the chemical was thrown at her in Lodge Avenue, Dagenham, east London at around 12.40am on December 30. Today, the CPS announced that it has authorised Scotland Yard to charge Mary Konye in relation to the attack. Scroll down for video
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Mary Konye charged after attack on shop assistant Naomi Oni
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She suffered horrific burns to her face, arm, leg and head in the attack
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The 20-year-old claimed she was attacked by a woman
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‘@placeholder’s a good looking girl, and she knows she is. | The British lover of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, 40, has found herself the target of heavy abuse online after news of her affair with the married multi-billionaire emerged. Amanda Rosenberg, 27, who attended one of the UK's most exclusive schools with Kate Middleton has been accused of 'sleeping her way to the top' and of destroying Brin's marriage of six years to Anne Wojcicki. Google has been rocked by talk of the romance, and a spokesman confirmed this weekend that Brin – one of the world’s richest men with a $22 billion fortune - has been living apart from his wife and mother of his two children.
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Amanda Rosenberg named as the new lover of Sergey Brin
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The Google co-founder is one of the world's richest men with $22bn fortune
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He and wife Anne Wojcicki, both 40, married in 2007 and have two children
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Miss Rosenberg went to the same £31,000-a-year school as the Middletons
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The 27-year-old came up with the 'Ok, Glass' command to activate the device
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These options must be considered, @placeholder writes, because "in spite of the best efforts of (the mission) to support the parties in the effort to de-escalate the crisis, there is not a cessation of violence, and the basic human rights whose protection is at the core of the (six-point) plan continue to be violated," the report says. | (CNN) -- Despite the escalating violence in Syria that led to the suspension of monitoring activities, the United Nations can continue to play a crucial role in the embattled country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a report to be presented to the Security Council. An advance copy of the report, which is circulating among Security Council members, was obtained by CNN ahead of a Wednesday briefing on Syria to the council by Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan. The document outlines the efforts to implement a six-point plan that would impose a cease-fire and take measures to protect human rights, and admits that it has not worked.
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon prepared a report for the Security Council
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@placeholder gave her drugs and alcohol, showed her pornography and used religion to justify most of his actions, she testified. | (CNN) -- Elizabeth Smart was not afraid to face Brian Mitchell in her first testimony detailing her 2002 abduction. Elizabeth Smart, now 21 and in college, testified that Brian Mitchell raped her daily. In fact, her father said, she wanted the man who allegedly kept her tethered to a tree in the Utah woods muzzled and forced to listen to her testimony. Mitchell was in court Thursday for a competency hearing, but Smart never saw him because U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball ordered him removed from the court when he ignored requests to stop singing and disrupting the proceedings. He watched via a closed-circuit camera from another room.
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Elizabeth Smart testifies against accused captor for first time
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Smart, now 21, was abducted from her bedroom at knife point at age 14
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Brian Mitchell sings in court and is ordered removed
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The next day a group of @placeholder lumberjacks found her and brought her to the next town. | MUNICH, Germany (CNN) -- Juliane Koepcke is not someone you'd expect to attract attention. Plainly dressed and wearing prescription glasses, Koepcke sits behind her desk at the Zoological Center in Munich, Germany, where she's a librarian. Juliane Koepcke fell more than 3kms after the plane in which she was traveling broke up in midair. Yet this unassuming middle aged woman has one of the most exciting and unbelievable stories of tragedy and survival to tell. It was Christmas Eve, 1971, when Koepcke, then aged 17, and her mother boarded a Lockheed Electra turboprop for a flight from Lima, Peru, to Pucallpa in the Amazonian rainforest. Her parents, both famous zoologists, ran a research station in the jungle studying wildlife.
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German girl, 17, was only survivor of 1971 plane crash in Peruvian rainforest
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Juliane Koepcke fell more than 3km into jungle attached to a row of seats
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Koepcke suffered minor injuries, survived for 10 days alone in rainforest
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"I have had enough for now and rest is very important right now to recover, and then I'll get ready for @placeholder, the most important tournament on this surface." | (CNN) -- Novak Djokovic's blistering start to the year has secured him a place at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals even before the second Grand Slam event of the year. The Serbian has won 37 straight matches in 2011, claiming the Australia Open and six other tournament titles. His most recent came at the Rome Masters on Sunday when he defeated world number one Rafael Nadal. He has now beaten Nadal in four finals this year, and was the man to end the Spaniard's two-year winning run on clay in Madrid just over a week ago. And it was his victory in the final at Rome that handed the 23-year-old the 1,000 ranking points he required to ensure he will be at the finale of the season in London in November between the best eight players in the world.
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Novak Djokovic qualifies for season-ending ATP World Tour Finals event in London
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World number two has won 37 straight matches and seven titles in 2011
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Despite his imperious form the Serbian still claims Rafael Nadal is favorite for French Open
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Officer Wilson has maintained that he made the right choice to use lethal force in the fight in broad daylight on August 9 - and would do it all over again because @placeholder went for his gun and he feared he would be killed. | Michael Brown Sr said on Wednesday that the grand jury's decision not to indict white cop Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of his son, an unarmed black teenager, reinforced to him that he was living in a 'racist state'. Michael Brown's father and mother, Lesley McSpadden, reacted with fury to Officer Darren Wilson's first interview on Wednesday, saying: 'I don't think he wanted to kill my son but he wanted kill someone.' Mr Brown Sr told Reverend Al Sharpton that he also believed St Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch 'crucified' his 18-year-old son's character. The parents attended the National Action Network's House Of Justice in Harlem, New York on Wednesday afternoon where they prayed with Sharpton; the family of Eric Garner, a father-of-six who died in police custody in New York this summer; and the partner of Akai Gurley, the Brooklyn man a police officer shot and killed last week.
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The parents reacted with fury to Darren Wilson's first interview, after the cop claimed he was only doing his job when he shot their son dead
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Michael Brown Sr said that his son's character was 'crucified' by St Louis prosecutor Bob McCulloch
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Brown's parents met and prayed with the family of Eric Garner, a father-of-six, who died in police custody in New York this summer | 19,662 | record_train |
Skills which have been passed down through the generations of families in @placeholder are at serious risk of being lost in time | Once at the heart of the Silk Road trade route, Herat in western Afghanistan has a long tradition of producing silk used to weave carpets and silk. The process dates back thousands of years and has kept thousands of families who live there in business. However, Afghanistan has suffered more than most as a country after decades of war and unrest. An Afghan worker collects a cocoon from dried mulberry leaves in Zandajan district of Herat province which was once a stop along the Silk Road trade route An Afghan worker weaves a carpet in a traditional factory in Zandajan district of Herat province during a process which dates back thousands of years
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The process dates back thousands of years and kept thousands of families who live there in business
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The once flourishing silk trade that it was so proud of has been threatened by cheaper foreign imports
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Supply routes and exports of silk were effectively cut off during the Afghan-Russian war of 1979-89
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The industry was further diminished under the Taliban,which refused women access to factory work
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Department of Agriculture has now offered the families of Herat a lifeline
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They have provided some 5,050 silkworm boxes to several districts to revive silk production in the region | 19,663 | record_train |
During the trial, Mr @placeholder said he couldn’t ‘comprehend’ what he was seeing when he made the discovery. | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 08:02 EST, 8 August 2013 | UPDATED: 14:14 EST, 8 August 2013 Convicted: Darren Newton stole the contents of a kitchen belonging to his friends, Andrew and Michelle Milton A financial adviser stole an entire kitchen from two friends after pretending to help them out of debt. Darren Newton, 40, persuaded Andrew Milton and his wife Michelle, both 48, to give up their £310,000, five-bedroom home when it was in danger of being repossessed. Then, while the couple were living in rented accommodation, Newton paid two tradesman – who knew nothing of the plan – to enter the house and strip the kitchen of various appliances.
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Darren Newton convicted after stealing £6,500-worth of kitchen goods
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Andrew and Michelle Milton were persuaded to leave their £310,000 home
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Couple were living in rented accommodation when kitchen was stolen
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Neil first began photographing babies when she moved to @placeholder in 1998 | How do you make a newborn baby even more adorable? Dress him/her as an angel, cupid or a superbaby of course. Photographer Neil Prahova has created a stunning range of portraits of infants in elaborate fancy dress. The 34-year-old places her tiny subjects in the middle of fantastical scenes depicting Mexican deserts, starry skies and sparkling seas. Olé: Neil Prahova captures images of newborns positioned in colourful scenes Neil originally came to live in London after moving from Moscow in 1998 when she took up photography. Each of the photographs require the babies to lie incredibly still in order for them to blend into their backgrounds.
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Neil Prahova takes pictures of new babies set in elaborate scenes
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The newborns - between 3-10 days old - are young enough to be totally still
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Her sets include washing lines, Mexican deserts and outer space | 19,665 | record_train |
Last night @placeholder officials said that Mr Monson had no plans to attend the court case. | By Richard Marsden PUBLISHED: 19:35 EST, 5 February 2014 | UPDATED: 19:35 EST, 5 February 2014 In an unprecedented legal move, summonses have been issued against Thomas Monson over allegations the church's request that followers pay a 'tithe' - ten per cent of their income - could be in breach of the Fraud Act 2006 The head of the Mormon church has been summoned to appear before British magistrates over claims the organisation’s teachings amount to fraud. In an unprecedented legal move, summonses have been issued against Thomas Monson over allegations the church’s request that followers pay a ‘tithe’ - ten per cent of their income - could be in breach of the Fraud Act 2006.
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Summonses issued against Thomas Monson in unprecedented legal move
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The tythe - 10 per cent of income - could be in breach of Fraud Act 2006 | 19,666 | record_train |
To hear Priebus tell it, the goal is two-tiered: restructure the party on a tactical level to match the sophisticated and data-driven efforts of the @placeholder campaign, and create a communications plan to sell the GOP's message to voters it failed to connect with in 2012. | The chair, perhaps the most famous chair in political history, stands in the office of a large, nondescript cement building just a stone's throw away from the U.S. Capitol. That's right, the chair Clint Eastwood used as a prop in his rambling and at times incoherent critique of President Barack Obama at the Republican National Convention is now one of the many pieces of political memorabilia in Reince Priebus' spacious office on First Street in Washington. The chairman of the Republican National Committee gets the joke; the chair is the first thing he points out to a reporter before sitting down behind his desk to discuss how his party must dramatically rethink its strategy and message in hopes of recovering from the national drubbing of 2012.
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Reince Priebus, who engineered turnaround in GOP's finances, is up for re-election
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RNC was so far in debt when Priebus took job that he had to use own credit card to travel
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Priebus says GOP must attract women, minorities, who delivered election to Obama
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@placeholder found a stable job working for a construction company. | TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- The clicking of dozens of news cameras drowned out the sobs of the 13-year-old girl, but her face explained what was happening in the departure hall of Japan's Narita International Airport. Arlan and Sarah Calderon hug their daughter Noriko farewell. Noriko Calderon, wearing her school uniform, was being forced to make one of the most wrenching choices of her young life: To stay in the country of her birth rather than join her parents being deported to the Philippines. The scene was the emotional climax to a story a decade and a half in the making -- one that has tugged at heartstrings in Japan, but ultimately failed to sway to an unyielding bureaucracy that activists say violates human rights.
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Noriko Calderon born and raised in Japan by Filipino parents
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Last year during the same period, @placeholder health authorities identified three people infected with the same strain. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Starting Monday, health inspectors will halt and check the shipment of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine from Mexico to the United States, sources familiar with the salmonella poisoning investigation said. Since April, more than 900 people have contracted the same strain of salmonella, but its source is unclear. The inquiry, which initially focused solely on tomatoes, has expanded to include cilantro, jalapeño peppers, Serrano peppers, scallions and bulb onions, said Tommy Thompson, former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, who said he has been informed of the plan. Thompson said the plan involves intercepting food samples at the border and sending them to laboratories to examine them for possible salmonella or E. coli.
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Starting Monday, authorities will intercept some food from Mexico at the border
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Sources say salmonella inquiry expanding to cilantro, peppers and scallions
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New arrivals: Koeman says @placeholder will replace those that have left the club in recent weeks | By Charlie Scott Follow @@charliefscott Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has confirmed the club are looking to sell record signing Dani Osvaldo after he failed to arrive back for pre-season. The 28-year-old cost the Saints £15million in August 2013 but spent the second half of last season on loan at Juventus after being involved in a training-ground fight with Jose Fonte. 'It was a difficult situation for him to come back to,' Koeman told BBC Radio Solent on Tuesday. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Koeman discuss potential Saints transfers Exit: Southampton forward Dani Osvaldo looks set for a move away from St Mary's this summer
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Italian forward failed to report back for pre-season at St Mary's on July 2
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Southampton board have made the decision to offload the 28-year-old
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Koeman confirmed they will 'look for opportunities' for him to leave
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Osvaldo spent second half of last season on loan at Juventus after being suspended for violent conduct and a training-ground fight with Jose Fonte
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Koeman says club have received no bids for defender Dejan Lovren
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Dutchman told fans to be patient about transfers and said the board had assured him they will replace Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert | 19,670 | record_train |
Microsoft and @placeholder would like to sell the media, not just the hardware that plays them. | San Francisco (CNN) -- When Microsoft released the first Xbox nearly a decade ago, analysts considered the then-money-losing endeavor to be a sort of Trojan horse into the living room: a bid to become the home's central media hub. Now, Microsoft is facing an undisguised assault from Apple, Google, Samsung Electronics and start-ups like Boxee and Roku. They are all vying to fill the holes in Internet video on the big screen with hardware that makes it easy to watch on demand. Microsoft and Sony, which makes the PlayStation, are working to bolster their Internet-video offerings before new challengers can usurp the home-entertainment market that they've been cultivating for many years with their systems.
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Sony is redesigning its video download service for the PlayStation 3
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Microsoft plans to launch live TV for the Xbox
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The @placeholder said a deal with China would set Chen free and allow him to relocate within the country along with his family and attend a university. | (CNN) -- When the blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng staged his astonishing escape from house arrest, he sought American protection at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. Six days later, when Chen left the embassy for a local hospital, it looked as if U.S. officials had found a solution that, as the State Department put it, "reflected his choices and our values." One official at the U.S. Embassy said Chen was so grateful for America's help that he told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the phone, "I would like to kiss you." But the picture is starting to change, with signs emerging that the Obama administration failed to effectively protect Chen.
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Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng escaped from house arrest
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Frida Ghitis: He sought help from U.S. embassy, but now it seems he is being abandoned
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She says deal the U.S. and China made over Chen appears to go counter to his wish
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Tabarez said: '@placeholder doesn’t have weaknesses, they are very strong, have incredible midfield and have four strikers who are all goalscorers. | By Chris Waugh England captain Steven Gerrard was prevented from playing his own game due to the defensive efforts of forward Edinson Cavani, according to Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez. Roy Hodgson's men succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of La Celeste thanks to a Luis Suarez brace to leave them on the brink of elimination from Group D at the World Cup. And Tabarez is convinced that Cavani's display was 'key' to Uruguay's victory over 'a wonderful team' as he shutdown the supply line which England talisman Gerrard usually provides. Devastated: Steven Gerrard (right) cuts a forlorn figure after England lost 2-1 to Uruguay
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Cavani's defensive display was 'key' to Uruguay's 2-1 victory, says Tabarez
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Wayne Rooney scored for England but two Luis Suarez strikes won it
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Gerrard's attempted headed clearance landed at Suarez's feet for winner
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Tabarez believes his side beat a 'wonderful' and 'dangerous' team
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'We have found that this neglected aspect is and was actually quite a common behaviour in recent hunter-gatherers, and it seems very likely to have been prevalent in people like the @placeholder. | Neanderthals probably cooked their food before eating but would have struggled to eat root vegetables, according to a new study. Geneticists have analysed ancient DNA from the remains of Neanderthals and another ancient human relative, the Denisovans. They found that these prehistoric human ancestors lacked key genes needed to chew hard foods - just like modern humans alive today. Neanderthals, depicted above by actor Ron Perlman in the film Quest for Fire, lacked genes that are thought to be essential for chewing tough raw food and so may have softened their food by cooking it over a fire Chimpanzees, our closest living primate relative, still have these mastication genes as they need to chew tough, raw food.
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Geneticists at Pennsylvania State University analysed DNA from ancient human relatives to look for genes that are involved in eating and taste
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Neanderthals lacked genes found in species with powerful jaws like chimps
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This suggests they enjoyed very different plants from those eaten today
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Their genes suggest they may have struggled with starchy root vegetables
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His only explanation was that when he returned home to @placeholder he felt isolated there. | By Mark Duell PUBLISHED: 11:42 EST, 18 November 2013 | UPDATED: 12:47 EST, 18 November 2013 Jailed: Michael Goldsmith, 43, of Anglesey, arranged to meet men at hotels in Bangor and Menai Bridge A Harrow-educated conman who failed to deliver on his promise to pay a male escort's £11,000 university fees in return for sex has been jailed. Michael Goldsmith, 43, of Anglesey, North Wales - educated at Harrow School in North-West London - had previously been sent to prison for a similar offence, Mold Crown Court heard. He had arranged to meet men at hotels in Bangor and Menai Bridge through mobile phone app Grindr and the Hello Boys website - and promised to pay a male escort £11,000 for sex.
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Michael Goldsmith had previously been imprisoned for similar offence
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He had arranged to meet men at hotels through Grindr and Hello Boys
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His cheques to escort bounced and he has been jailed for two years | 19,675 | record_train |
Actors, doctors and judges were among those who allegedly tried to shelter £1.2billion through @placeholder, making it one of the biggest known tax-avoidance schemes. | Millions of pounds will never be recouped from a tax avoidance scheme used by celebrities after the taxman took so long to investigate it. HM Revenue and Customs was so ‘unacceptably’ slow that it missed the legal deadline beyond which it cannot re-examine people’s tax affairs, a Parliamentary report said. The Liberty scheme – used by stars including Take That’s Gary Barlow, singers George Michael and Katie Melua, actor Michael Caine, and the Arctic Monkeys – was closed in 2009 but was not taken to a tax tribunal until this year. The Liberty scheme used by stars including Take That’s Gary Barlow (left) and singer Katie Melua (right) was closed in 2009 but was not taken to a tax tribunal until this year - Barlow later apologised for using the scheme and said he would settle his tax affairs, while Melua repaid what she owed
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Millions will never be recouped from the Liberty tax avoidance scheme
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While taxman raids ordinary people’s bank accounts, bungling HMRC officials let celebrities use tax avoidance scheme
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Report revealed taxman will never get back up to £10 million owed by rich tax avoiders because it failed to act before the 12-month deadline passed
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Committee scathing about HMRC’s failures - said it ‘must do more faster’ | 19,676 | record_train |
As things stand today, the army stands poised to launch a major assault on Fallujah, where @placeholder militants and local tribesmen are now the predominant force. | (CNN) -- Fallujah and Ramadi may have been sites of heavy bloodshed in recent days, but the Sunni Muslims of Iraq's Anbar Province, where the two cities are located, have long held a contemptuous attitude towards the embattled government of Prime Minister (and Shia Muslim) Nuri al-Maliki. Iraqi politics and many aspects of economic and social affairs have come to be dominated by antagonistic relationships between the country's Sunni and Shia populations. Nowhere is that more evident than in Anbar. For all intents and purposes, Fallujah and Ramadi are now out of the control of the central government and are now ruled under the authority, to differing degrees, of Sunni militiamen, local (tribally influenced) police, and extremist militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.
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Recent fighting in Anbar province poses serious challenge to Iraqi government
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Al Qaeda-linked militants reportedly fighting alongside tribal leaders in Fallujah
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‘If I get a “well done” rather than an “excellent”, I go home troubled.’ @placeholder is different. | It began, as anything good around that club usually does, with Johan Cruyff. His Foundation, author of so much good, had raised sufficient money to invest in a ‘Cruyff Court’ — the all-weather, five-a-side pitch which, for some time, he’s been gifting to local communities around the world (187 total, nine in Spain) so that young kids continue to have a space in which to enjoy the beautiful game. This one, however, was a story close to my affection. When I talked to Xavi during the process of writing ‘Barca: The Making Of The Greatest Team In The World’, it was horrible to discover that the Plaza del Progreso, in Terrassa, the town outside Barcelona where he grew up, now had a sign reading: ‘Fútbol Prohibido’.
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Xavi, having changed his mind, is now expected to go into coaching
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Xavi is likely to place more emphasis on beautiful football than Guardiola
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Abuses: Under @placeholder gays were routinely imprisoned in Libya | A Libyan delegate sparked outrage after telling a United Nations human rights panel that gay people threaten the future of the human race. The unnamed official made the remarks as violence based on sexual orientation was being discussed. His outburst came despite the new Libyan leaders promising to respect human rights following the downfall of Colonel Gaddafi. Outburst: Libya were only reinstated to the 47-nation United Nations Human Rights Council in November. It is separate from the General Assembly Libya were only recently restored to the 47-nations UN Human Rights Council. The delegate said that the topics being discussed 'affect religion and the continuation and reproduction of the human race', the non-governmental organisation UN Watch reported.
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Peoples said that she then called @placeholder and asked her why she had | By Daily Mail Reporter A Minnesota woman had promised her aunt to watch her 6-year-old daughter while the woman was recovering from an injury, but instead she took off, leaving the girl to freeze to death outside, according to newly released charging documents. Rachel Stacey Downer appeared in court in Beltrami County on a second-degree manslaughter charge and was released on $100,000 bond. She could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Downer's cousin, 6-year-old Mercedes Mayfield, was found curled up on the front step of a Bemidji apartment building early February 27. Break in the case: Rachel Downer, 22 (left), was arrested and charged with manslaughter in the death of her 6-year-old cousin Mercedes Mayfield (right) last month
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Mercedes Mayfield, 6, was found dead February 27 by her mother and a neighbor in the entrance to her apartment building
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Six-year-old was dressed in a coat, hat and jacket; one of her boots and mittens were found lying on a staircase
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Temperatures in Bemidji, Minnesota, dipped down to -19F overnight, with a wind chill of -32F
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Girl's cousin, 22-year-old Rachel Downer, charged with second-degree manslaughter and felony child neglect
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Downer told police she was planning to take Mercedes to her apartment, but then changed her mind without telling girl's mother
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Downer said she drove off after watching Mercedes return to the building
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Malika Peoples, Mercedes' mother, turned in early after taking painkillers for her work-related injury | 19,680 | record_train |
Family affair: Rooney and @placeholder take a stroll (left) and share a chuckle | Wayne Rooney showed his soft side ahead of England's training session in Portugal on Wednesday as the striker kissed his son Kai goodbye before joining his team-mates. The Manchester United forward seemed in a relaxed mood and his spirits were certainly lifted when the youngster ran towards his dad for a loving embrace. Rooney was quick to pick up Kai, who looked to be wearing a full England kit, and throw him lovingly above his head before training began with Roy Hodgson. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Wayne Rooney freestyling against Raheem Sterling Affection: Wayne Rooney (right) kisses his son Kai before England traning
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Wayne Rooney kisses son Kai ahead of England training session
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It added that the roof structure of the @placeholder arena had passed resistance tests, and stressed that this was an isolated incident. | (CNN) -- Brazil's preparations for a major international soccer tournament have been hit by "human error" and heavy rain, which caused the roof of Salvador's host stadium to partially collapse. The Arena Fonte Nova is due to host three matches in the eight-nation Confederations Cup, considered a warmup for the 2014 World Cup also in Brazil, with the first to be played on June 20. But stadium administrators now face major repairs after a triangular tear appeared in one section of the roof on Monday as it buckled under the weight of rain water. The Fonte Nova Participacoes (FNP) group, which manages the stadium, said in a statement: "The breakup of a part of the 36 panels of the roof membrane was (caused) by human error.
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Part of the roof of a soccer stadium in Brazil collapses in heavy rain
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Mr Xi will meet Mr Putin later and they could preside over deals that would make @placeholder Russia's top customer for oil - although they are not expected to sign a long-sought agreement on supplies of pipeline gas to China. | By Alex Gore PUBLISHED: 08:17 EST, 22 March 2013 | UPDATED: 09:06 EST, 22 March 2013 Russia has urged the world's other major emerging economies to join forces to counter Western clout. President Vladimir Putin, a frequently critic of Europe and the U.S., said the BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - should broaden their role and get more involved in geopolitics. His comments come as China's new communist leader sent a defiant signal to the U.S. and Europe today as he arrived in Russia with his first lady on his first foreign trip as president.
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Mr Putin tells BRICS nations to 'get more involved' in geopolitics
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Xi Jinping's visit to Russia is his first foreign trip as leader
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It underlines importance of Beijing's growing alliance with Moscow
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and housewife Ms @placeholder is now recovering from her cuts and bruises. | By Paul Donnelley Brooke Butler who was strapped in to her £40 car seat in the back of the car escaped without a scratch when her father's car turned over A tiny baby who survived a horrific car crash which destroyed the vehicle she was travelling in was found laughing while still strapped in her seat. Brooke Butler, 10-months-old, and her parents, Tom, 25, and fiancée Kirsty Hobley, 20, were driving home on an A-road when Mr Butler swerved to avoid a pheasant near the village of Pillerton Priors in Warwickshire. The family’s V-reg Rover 400 toppled onto its side as it careered across the road before hitting a grass verge and falling back onto all four wheels.
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Family’s V-reg Rover 400 toppled onto its side before hitting a grass verge
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had the onset of arthritis and was partially deaf but she was kind and on occasions extended that kindness to @placeholder which makes this offence even more abhorrent.' | A man stabbed his friend's grandmother in the heart and slashed her face more than 40 times to steal £104 of her pension before telling a court he had acted in self-defence. Liam Naylor, who referred to himself as 'superstud' during an appearance on Jeremy Kyle, brutally murdered Doreen Walker at her home in Cudworth, Barnsley after telling friends he was finding money for a night out. Leaving the 75-year-old's body lying on the ground with a kitchen knife lodged in her neck, he spent the stolen money on alcohol and McDonald's for his friends, including the victim's granddaughter, that night.
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Liam Naylor stabbed Doreen Walker, 75, more than 40 times
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The 23-year-old stole her pension money before washing hands of blood
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Doreen Walker was throttled, beaten and stabbed more than 40 times
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At that time, we made the decision that we felt was best for the @placeholder and all parties involved." | (CNN) -- Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson said Monday that he is "not a perfect parent, but I am, without a doubt, not a child abuser." Peterson, one of the NFL's marquee players, will practice this week and can play in Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints, despite facing a child abuse charge, team officials said. Peterson, who was kept out of Sunday's game against the New England Patriots, turned himself in to East Texas authorities Saturday, two days after an indictment alleged the 29-year-old father did "recklessly or by criminal negligence cause bodily injury" to his son, a felony.
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DA says he expects Peterson to be at next court date in October
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The running back was indicted on a felony child abuse charge and missed Sunday's game
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At the markets you'll find all manner of gifts and knickknacks from the classically @placeholder items to more modern crafts. | (CNN) -- Not every travel adventure involves tracking wild animals or hanging off a mountain. Some feats of endurance come in the form of festivals, and Munich's Oktoberfest is no exception. This annual beer-soaked event is under way now, but a visit to the charming Bavarian town of Munich is a treat year-round. Whether you're visiting in winter or in summer, there is sure to be plenty to do. Read on for tips in each season: Take in the scenery when it's cold CNN's Emma Lacey-Bordeaux shares her tips for cold-weather explorations: I arrived in Munich by train. The warm bright interiors of the train car and the boisterous passengers sharply contrasted with the increasingly snowy exterior as we left northern Italy, crossed the Alps and arrived in the neat metropolis.
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Munich is great during Oktoberfest, but it's also wonderful year-round
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When it's warm, check out a beer garden and make time for some fun in the sun
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"I believe that if we can hold on to the territory that has been recaptured from the @placeholder between ourselves and the Afghan forces and perhaps expand that security, that we will be in a position toward the end of this year to perhaps have a successful opening with respect to reconciliation, or at least be in a position where we can say we've turned a corner here in Afghanistan," Gates said, referring to political reconciliation talks. | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The United States is involved in peace talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a youth group in Kabul on Saturday. "Peace negotiations with the Taliban and with other countrymen have been started," Karzai told reporters after his earlier announcement on state TV. "Those who accept the constitution, freedom, democracy and development of Afghanistan can take part in this negotiation." Representatives of the government and insurgents have been in touch, but there have been no high-level meetings, Karzai said. He added there was no specific agenda. A senior U.S. source said there were contacts but nothing serious or substantial enough to be considered negotiations. U.S. statements are typically restrained, the source said, plus, "This is Karzai being Karzai." The source could not be named because of the sensitivity of the subject.
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NEW: "This is Karzai being Karzai," U.S. source says
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State Department says it supports reconciliation
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai tells a youth group about the talks
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U.S. Defense Secretary Gates has said reconciliation talks are possible | 19,688 | record_train |
Federal authorities say they caught him trying to hack @placeholder computers between 2007 and 2010. | By Daily Mail Reporter According to a new report, Russian computer hackers managed to sneak a 'digital bomb' into the Nasdaq's computer system that is capable of sabotaging stock market computers and derail the U.S. economy. In the report, published by Bloomberg Businessweek, the 'cybergrenade' was never set off. The publication claims that hackers managed to slip into the Nasdaq's computer network in 2010 by using malware capable of spying and stealing data. Sabotage: Experts say the 'digital bomb' is capable of derailing the U.S. economy The malware could also cause 'digital destruction.' Federal officials still aren't entirely sure who was responsible for the breach. Bloomberg's report, however, points the finger at the Russian government
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Bloomberg Businessweek claims Russian hackers planted a 'cyber grenade' in the Nasdaq
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The magazine claims Russian hacker Aleksandr Kalinin is to blame
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The Nasdaq is assuring customers that the breach was unsuccessful
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Federal authorities don't have enough evidence to say whether a foreign government is responsible for the 2010 breach | 19,689 | record_train |
"This group is better off trying to amend the @placeholder than to pursue this law, which in my opinion is unconstitutional," Toobin said. | (CNN) -- The Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee began holding hearings Monday afternoon on proposals to end birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment for U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants. Lawmakers in a total of 40 states are considering similar proposals "to correct the monumental misapplication of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution," according to the legislators' new group, State Legislators for Legal Immigration. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in the wake of the Civil War, provides in part that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." The provision has the effect of granting "birthright" citizenship to anyone born in the United States, even if both of the child's parents are in the country illegally.
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At issue is "birthright citizenship" for children of illegal immigrants
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An Arizona legislative panel is holding a hearing on a proposal to end birthright citizenship
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Opponents say the measure is unconstitutional
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Sponsors say the measure is designed get the issue before the U.S. Supreme Court | 19,690 | record_train |
Website: Ex-academy members have made allegations on website 'Shutdown @placeholder,' pictured | The hacking group Anonymous has taken aim at a Utah boarding school for troubled teenagers a month after allegations of abuse at the academy surfaced. Former students described beatings, bullying and said they were submitted to solitary confinement during their time at Logan River Academy in Logan. Co-owner Jeff Smith has denied all allegations, saying they're 'unfounded,' but Anonymous has launched a campaign to shut down the school, claiming it is treating teenagers like Guantanamo Bay detainees. Scroll down for video Campaign: The hacking group Anonymous has taken aim at a Utah boarding school for troubled teenagers, Logan River Academy, pictured, a month after abuse allegations surfaced
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Former students described beatings, bullying and said they were submitted to solitary confinement at Logan River Academy in Logan, Utah
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However, the school strongly denies all allegations, saying they are drummed up by the sibling of a former student who was angry their parents sent his brother there
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The hacking group has launched a campaign to shut down the facility, claiming it is treating US teenagers like Guantanamo Bay detainees
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Anonymous has created a Vimeo video to spearhead operation #ShutLoganRiver and 'demand investigation into possible abuse' | 19,691 | record_train |
"In addition, roughly half the public thinks that the U.S. is winning in Iraq, but six in 10 say that @placeholder's losing in Afghanistan," adds Holland. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Americans back Barack Obama's plan to move U.S. troops from Iraq to Afghanistan, a new national poll indicates. U.S. soldiers gather at the "Cross Swords" in Baghdad's secure Green Zone earlier this year. Fifty-five percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Thursday back the president-elect when it comes to reducing the number of American combat troops in Iraq and increasing the number in Afghanistan. "The reason is simple," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "The war in Iraq is very unpopular, while a majority support the war in Afghanistan." Sixty-three percent of those polled oppose the war in Iraq, with 36 percent "favor" it. Fifty-two percent "favor" the war in Afghanistan, with 46 percent in opposition.
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New CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Poll released Thursday
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Poll: 55 percent support Obama's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq
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A majority of those polled -- 52 percent -- "favor" the war in Afghanistan
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79 percent are confident that Obama will improve foreign relations | 19,692 | record_train |
Investigators say they later questioned the dancer's former roommate, who claimed @placeholder had confided in her, describing the details of her sexual relationship with the Italian premier. | (CNN) -- It has all the trappings of a trashy romance novel: a flamboyant billionaire media tycoon enthralled by a leggy Moroccan exotic dancer nicknamed "Ruby Heartbreaker." But this is real life, and the sex scandal involving former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the dancer, Karima El Mahroug, has been a tabloid headline writer's dream. Read more: Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' women testify at his trial The now-76-year-old Berlusconi is accused of having sex 13 times with El Mahroug in 2010 when she was 17, which normally wouldn't be a problem since the age of consent in Italy is 14. But sex with a prostitute under 18 is a crime there.
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NEW: Former Italian PM's attorney has chosen not to call exotic dancer as a witness
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Berlusconi is accused of having sex with her when she was allegedly an underage prostitute
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Both have denied allegations of having sex
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Three Berlusconi associates are accused of procuring prostitutes | 19,693 | record_train |
Ripped apart: The couple, who were both well known in political circles in @placeholder, married in 2009 | A best man accused of brutally stabbing his friend and killing his pal's wife was so close to the couple he dined at their house every week and even went on vacation with them, it has emerged. Jamie Kirk Hahn, 29, died on Wednesday from injuries she suffered when she and her husband, 27-year-old Nation Hahn, were stabbed at their home in Raleigh, North Carolina on Monday night. Jonathan Broyhill, 31, a close friend of the couple who had previously worked with Jamie and acted as Nation's best man at their wedding, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder.
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Jamie Kirk Hahn died on Wednesday morning after attack on Monday
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Her husband, Nation Hahn, has been treated for his injuries and released
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His best man, Jon Broyhill, 31, was found with self-inflicted injuries in their home and is now being treated in hospital
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Best man dined at the couple's house every week
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Mr Hahn: 'I have no idea what I'll do without her. She was my soulmate' | 19,694 | record_train |
Oooh, baby baby: @placeholder has been viewed nearly 1.5billion times on YouTube | By Associated Press Reporter and Damien Gayle PUBLISHED: 23:07 EST, 20 March 2013 | UPDATED: 08:18 EST, 21 March 2013 YouTube has powered to a phenomenal one billion users every single month thanks to hits by Psy and Justin Bieber - and the perennially funny Charlie bit my finger. Gangnam Style by Psy is the video sharing site's most popular clip ever, with nearly 1.5billion views in total as the billion-user milestone was announced last night at an event in Santa Monica, California. That makes the South Korean rapper's breakthrough hit nearly twice as popular as the second place clip, the music video for Justin Bieber and Ludacris's hit track Baby.
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YouTube crossed the one billion threshold five months after Facebook reached that figure for the first time
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Most popular video ever on the site is South Korean rapper Psy's breakout hit Gangnam Style
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Google bought YouTube for $1.76billion in 2006 when the video site had an estimated 50 million users worldwide | 19,695 | record_train |
Ms @placeholder said: 'I think survival instinct kicks in,' Shokat said. | A mother-of-two taken hostage by a war veteran who shot his way inside her Oklahoma law office has spoken out, saying she sympathizes with the gunman. Paralegal Jennifer Shokat hid under her desk terrified when she heard gunshots as Deven Rogers entered her Norman offices during the four-hour stand-off on Monday. But Ms Shokat said from the outset Rogers, 29, was polite and reassuring. And she even feels sorry for him. Scroll down for video Jennifer Shokat said gunman Deven Rogers was polite and reassuring during the four-hour hostage drama at her workplace in Norman, Oklahoma, on Monday and that she feels sorry for him
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Jennifer Shokat dived under her office desk after the gunman opened fire
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But she says Deven Rogers was polite and reassuring during the ordeal
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She feels sorry for Rogers and hopes that he can get the help he needs | 19,696 | record_train |
@placeholder highlights strategy for building 'new generation of black Republicans' | (CNN) -- It's February and Black History Month, and networks and major consumer brands are reprising their annual ad campaigns honoring the contributions of African-Americans to the arts, politics, technology and commerce. This year, a new player is sponsoring Black History Month ads: the Republican National Committee. In spots airing on black radio and television stations in select media markets, the RNC praises the contributions of black Republicans such as Louis Sullivan, a former secretary of health and human services under President George H.W. Bush. RNC makes first ad buy for Black History Month This ad campaign is part of a larger Republican strategy to reach out to minority voters. After President Barack Obama won more than 70% of the vote among blacks, Latinos and Asian-Americans (93% among blacks alone) in 2012, the Republican National Committee redoubled its efforts to court minority voters. This ad campaign is a part of that effort.
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Republican National Committee ad campaign celebrates Black History Month
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Andra Gillespie says the effort should be encouraged but falls short
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Generations ago, federal aviation regulators gave @placeholder that identifier. | (CNN) -- "We don't really care what the federal government wants to call us," Aran Rush was saying the other afternoon. "We know that we're a good place." Rush is the executive director of the convention and visitors bureau in Sioux City, Iowa, and we were discussing what has happened to the little airport with the big problem. The problem was never the airport itself. By all accounts, Sioux Gateway Airport, serving Sioux City and the surrounding area in northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska, eastern South Dakota and far southern Minnesota, is a fine facility. But the three-letter identifier -- the three capitalized letters that appear on baggage-claim tags, that are used nationwide to refer to the Sioux City airport, that pilots and air-traffic controllers use to designate Sioux City -- has long been a headache for the town.
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Bob Greene: The acronym for Sioux City's airport has long been a headache
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Greene: The city tried to change it, but FAA would only act if it was a safety issue
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So the city "very successfully made lemonade out of lemons"
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Greene: Now you can buy SUX postcards and mugs and proudly wear SUX T-shirts | 19,698 | record_train |
‘But Lewandowski’s not @placeholder’s only threat – and it’s going to be a team effort to stop him. | Scotland's central defensive duo have vowed they are ready to do what Germany couldn’t and stop Poland’s rampant goal-machine led by the fearsome Robert Lewandowski. The Bayern Munich striker laid on the second goal for Sebastian Mila in a shock 2-0 win over the world champions in Warsaw on Saturday night as the Germans sank to their first qualifying defeat since October 2007. The free-scoring Poles now top Group D on goal difference from Ireland with a 100-per-cent record from two games, scoring nine and conceding none. Scotland will have to do better than Germany at keeping the likes of Poland's Robert Lewandowski (L) quiet
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Poland host Scotland in their next Euro 2016 qualifier in Warsaw
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The Poles defeated Germany for first time in their history to top Group D
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Scotland defenders Russell Martin and Grant Hanley insist they can stop the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Sebastian Mila
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Gordon Strachan's side are currently third ahead of world champions | 19,699 | record_train |
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