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@placeholder (left) and his brother George Pisi pose together during a photocall at Franklin's Gardens
Having run the gauntlet of sibling rivalry at the family home in Auckland from the age of four, it's perhaps no surprise that Ken Pisi developed such lethal, evasive footwork. His ability to dance his way out of trouble has been honed through years of attempting to emulate his older brothers, Tusi and George. Now he and George are running amok on behalf of Northampton – adding a major dash of Samoan sparkle alongside the Saints' English core. Last weekend, the pair of them were try-scorers as the Aviva Premiership champions thrashed Sale 43-10 at Franklin's Gardens and director of rugby, Jim Mallinder, made a special point of acclaiming Ken's exploits on the wing this season. Having touched down himself following a quick-step break, the 25-year-old then teed up George for a swallow-dive finish which captured the attention of every nearby camera lens. @highlight Northampton duo George Pisi and Ken Pisi have been two of the standout performers in the opening rounds of the Aviva Premiership @highlight Both hoping to get off to a winning start in Saturday's Champions Cup showdown with Racing Metro in Paris @highlight Siblings used to practice together with older brother Tusi in Auckland @highlight All three are hoping to represent Samoa together against England @highlight The Pacific-island nation head to Twickenham next month
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Warped: A young @placeholder boy is seen on his knees in the mock execution video released online
It used to be Cowboys and Indians or Cops and Robbers, now school children are playing a new sickening game in the playground: Jihadi John and the hostages. The online plague of Islamic State propaganda has inspired a worrying new trend among some school children to shockingly re-enact the group’s disturbing execution videos. The latest video from Libya, showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on a beach, has inspired a group of children in Yemen to film their own mock up version and post it online. Scroll down for videos Lined up on the beach: The group of young boys in Yemen are forced to their knees and stare down at the sand whilst they await their mock execution @highlight Chilling video shows children recreating the murder of Coptic Christians @highlight Teenagers lead younger boys to a beach and force them to their knees @highlight One boy then rants towards the camera while Islamic chanting is heard @highlight They then pretend to execute the boys in scenes that suggests they have studied ISIS' murder of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on a Libyan beach @highlight Elsewhere young Egyptian boys are also re-enacting ISIS murder videos @highlight And Japanese schoolgirls have also filmed ISIS-style mock executions
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The fact is I signed for @placeholder, then I signed for Man City in the interim and now it has been extended.'
Frank Lampard has insisted he remains fully committed to New York City and said he only ever joined Manchester City as a way of staying fit ahead of the Major League Soccer season. Manchester City have faced a storm of criticism for their handling of Lampard's situation since it was confirmed on New Year's Eve that the 36-year-old will remain with the Barclays Premier League champions until the end of the season, delaying his debut for sister club New York until midway through their inaugural MLS campaign. There has been much confusion over Lampard's contractual situation, with differing accounts as to when he signed for which club and for how long. @highlight Frank Lampard insists MLS outfit New York City remains his priority @highlight The former Chelsea midfielder is currently on loan at Manchester City @highlight Lampard says he moved to the Etihad to keep fit ahead of his MLS start
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@placeholder distribution programs train potential overdose witnesses to correctly recognize an overdose and administer the drug, enabling bystanders to save more lives.
(CNN) -- Naloxone. It's the name of a potentially lifesaving drug designed to reverse opioid prescription drug and heroin overdoses. In one case last month, a pair of New York City police officers put it to the test and saw it work. "We used the naloxone, we injected it into his nose, shortly ... after about 20 to 30 seconds, he ... started breathing and his eyes opened," NYPD officer Kevin Kouroupos told CNN. Heroin-related deaths increased 84% from 2010 to 2012 in New York City and involved 52% of all overdose deaths in 2012, according to the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. @highlight There's a proven antidote that can save lives during a heroin overdose: naloxone @highlight New York City has been hit hard by heroin use, and officers say naloxone has saved lives @highlight Food and Drug Administration has discussed making naloxone for over-the-counter use @highlight There's a greater push to get naloxone in the hands of first-line responders nationwide
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aimed to pressure negotiators at a @placeholder climate change
The environmental group Greenpeace has not given Peru the names of the activists accused of damaging the world-renowned Nazca lines during a publicity stunt, Peruvian officials claim. The government has threatened extradition for the activists involved and said it would seek charges for 'attacking archaeological monuments' - a crime punishable by up to six years in prison. During a protest at the U.N. World Heritage site in Peru's coastal desert, activists laid a message promoting clean energy beside the famed figure of a hummingbird comprised of black rocks on a white background. Scroll down for video The Greenpeace stunt (pictured) backfired, with Peruvian officials now saying they may seek charges and extradition against those involved for 'attacking archeological monuments' @highlight Peru claims Greenpeace has not given it the information it has requested @highlight Officials have asked for names, passports and addresses of those involved @highlight It has threatened to seek extradition and lay charges against activists @highlight Greenpeace members entered a UNESCO protected area in Peru for protest @highlight They laid message directed at the UN, promoting use of renewable energy
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Please #@placeholder from her dead owner's stupidity," one woman wrote.
Connie Ley made an unusual request in her will before she died last month in Aurora, Indiana: She asked that her German shepherd, Bela, be euthanized and buried with her. Three weeks later, however, Bela, who is 9 years old and male, is healthy and very much alive. And there's a growing movement on social media to defy his late owner's wishes and spare the animal. Ley's attorney, Doug Denmure, told CNN affiliate WCPO-TV that his late client preferred to send Bela to Best Friends Animal Society's no-kill sanctuary in southern Utah to live out the remainder of his days. @highlight A deceased Indiana woman asked in her will that her pet dog be euthanized @highlight Three weeks after her death the dog, Bela, remains alive @highlight Animal lovers have started a #SaveBela hashtag on Twitter
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'I know @placeholder lost to them twice last year so they're a difficult opponent.
Louis van Gaal has revealed he wants his Manchester United team to play in the same style as Sunday's opponents Everton as he once again prepared to be without a raft of players this weekend. United boss Van Gaal said this afternoon he will be without nine first team players for the visit of Roberto Martinez's side from Merseyside and revealed that central defender Paddy McNair will be selected once again after his debut against West Ham last week. But the Dutchman continues his quest for following football and believes Everton and their Spanish coach are a fitting template. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Louis van Gaal speak about Everton @highlight Louis van Gaal says he wants Manchester United to play the Everton way this weekend at Old Trafford @highlight Two sides meet on Sunday with both looking for a crucial Premier League victory @highlight Van Gaal admits eight players are out injured and Paddy McNair will feature again @highlight Everton have won just one game this season but Van Gaal admits he loves the way Roberto Martinez sees the game @highlight Dutch boss says he has spoken to Ed Woodward about midweek friendlies and is a fan of the idea @highlight Despite the glowing praise of Everton, Van Gaal still insists he wants United to dominate the Premier League fixture
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The announcement was made after news reports of a multimillion-dollar aid package from @placeholder to Kyrgyzstan.
MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- A Russian-led bloc of post-Soviet nations has agreed to establish a rapid-reaction military force to combat terrorists and respond to regional emergencies, Russian media reported Wednesday. Russian navy soldiers stand guard during a military ceremony. The decision came a day after reports that Kyrgyzstan is planning to close a strategically important U.S. military base that Washington uses to transport troops and supplies into Afghanistan. On Wednesday, the Collective Security Treaty Organization -- made up of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan -- decided on the rapid-reaction force at a Kremlin summit, the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti reported. @highlight Seven nations agree to form rapid-reaction force @highlight Russian media say force will fight terrorism, respond to disasters @highlight It will be based in Russia under a single command @highlight Report comes after Kyrgyzstan says it will close U.S. base
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But Point Lynas has always been more than a simply an investment to @placeholder.
By Fred Redwood PUBLISHED: 16:00 EST, 11 May 2013 | UPDATED: 18:02 EST, 11 May 2013 Why do lighthouses so fascinate people? Despite the fact that they are located on remote coastlines and are impractical to live in, a pack of prospective buyers queue up whenever one comes on the market. This question is one that Robin Beckmann, 54, is in a good position to answer. He is selling Point Lynas lighthouse on the north-east coast of Anglesey in North Wales, where he has lived with his wife Iona, 46, and their two adult children for 11 years. Bright home: The Point Lynas Lighthouse on Anglesey is on the market for £1.3million and comes with a fully functioning light as well as three cottages @highlight Lighthouse in Anglesey, North Wales on the marked for £1.3million @highlight Its 1,000-watt lamp shines for nine seconds out of every ten, 24 hours a day @highlight Three three-bedroom former keepers' cottages comes with the property
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"The whole @placeholder campaign has gone like clockwork and this was an unbelievable 90 minutes from us."
(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner as Real Madrid beat 10-man Manchester United 2-1 Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League 3-2 on aggregate after a pulsating match which turned on the controversial dismissal of Nani just before the hour mark. United had just gone ahead on the night through a Sergio Ramos own goal when the Portugal midfielder attempted to control a high clearance from his defense. But Nani's foot was high and his studs caught Real's Alvaro Arbeloa in his midriff as he moved forward to intercept the ball. Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakır then stunned the Old Trafford by showing a red card to Nani as he recovered from the collision. @highlight Real Madrid beat 10-man Manchester United 2-1 @highlight Nani controversially sent off just before the hour mark @highlight Goals from Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo for Real @highlight Borussia Dortmund beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 to go through 5-2 on aggregate
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That number will only rise as costly munitions are used -- and could soar further if more @placeholder forces are committed to the operation.
Irbil, Iraq (CNN) -- A day after Britain's military launched its first airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq, the question is: Who will be next to join the U.S.-led coalition in its air campaign against the extremists who have seized a swath of Iraq and Syria? As Turkish soldiers and tanks took up position along the border with Syria on Tuesday, Turkey's government put a motion before its Parliament asking for authorization to take military action against ISIS -- the terror group that refers to itself as the Islamic State. Lawmakers are expected to debate the measure in a special session Thursday before voting, according to Anadolu, Turkey's semiofficial news agency. @highlight Bomb blasts kill 39 people, including 30 schoolchildren, U.N. chief says @highlight U.N. chief condemns attack as an "act of utmost depravity'' @highlight Coalition is at an important moment, John R. Allen, retired general, says @highlight Turkey deploys troops along its border with Syria as lawmakers consider intervention
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• A ban on exports of gasoline to Iran (@placeholder now imports half its gasoline)
New York (CNN) -- Enjoy hypocrisy? This past weekend you could glut the appetite. On Monday, Israeli ships stopped a flotilla carrying materials that could be used for war, including cement that Israel maintained could be used to build bunkers, to Hamas-ruled Gaza. The crew of one boat resisted violently, triggering a firefight in which nine people were killed, most of them Turkish nationals. Turkey is protesting vigorously. But, question: Turkey is a NATO ally, an applicant to the European Union. What is it doing allowing its nationals to smuggle cement that could build bunkers? Especially when those nationals belong to a group, the Turkish IHH (Insani Yardim Vakfi) that Israel has designated a terrorist organization? @highlight David Frum says Gaza flotilla was carrying war materials @highlight Turkey's criticism of Israel ignores Turkey's occupation of northern Cyprus, he says @highlight New U.N. non-proliferation resolution targets Israel but ignores Iran threat, Frum says
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"While Muslim-Americans understand and support the need for enhanced security and counterterrorism initiatives, they believe that some of these efforts are discriminatory, and they are angered that innocent Muslim-@placeholder bear the brunt of the impact of these policies."
(CNN) -- The terrorist threat posed by radicalized Muslim- Americans has been exaggerated, according to a study released Wednesday by researchers at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A small number of Muslim-Americans have undergone radicalization since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the study found. It compiled a list of 139 individuals it categorized as "Muslim-American terrorism offenders" who had become radicalized in the U.S. in that time -- a rate of 17 per year. That level is "small compared to other violent crime in America, but not insignificant," according to the study, titled "Anti-Terror Lessons of Muslim-Americans." @highlight Study released Wednesday by researchers at Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill @highlight 139 people listed as "Muslim-American terrorism offenders" since 9/11 @highlight Summarized research involving interviews of more than 120 Muslims in four U.S. communities @highlight Study: Ideology "that justifies the use of violence for political ends" is roundly condemned
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At one point in his life, @placeholder assumed the identity of "Clark Rockefeller," a cultured poseur who never seemed to have a job.
Alhambra, California (CNN) -- At first, the pool builder thought his Bobcat bulldozer struck garbage as he dug a hole in a residential backyard. After all, in the older neighborhoods of San Marino, California, people used to bury their garbage. But the plastic bag didn't contain trash. Jose Perez, operating the Bobcat with his father as a co-worker, asked his dad what was inside. His father grabbed an 18-inch piece of reinforcement bar to poke around. "He looked inside it, and he mouthed to me that there were bones in it," Perez testified Wednesday in a Los Angeles County court. "He thought it was a dog, but it didn't look like a dog. @highlight NEW: Almost entire skeleton found after skull's discovery, anthropologist testifies @highlight The fractured skull received at least three blows, a forensic pathologist says @highlight Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter is accused of murder @highlight He led a life of multiple identities and once claimed to be "Clark Rockefeller"
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"Compared to the overall industry, @placeholder buyers are more often women, have fewer kids and more often have college educations."
(AOL Autos) -- Since there have been cars, people have chosen their rides based on what their cars say about them. AOL Autos put a list of cars before automotive industry experts to capture their take on several popular cars. Drivers of the dependable Camry know what's important in life, says expert. Our panel consisted of Stephanie Brinley, senior manager at Auto Pacific; James Bell, editor and publisher of IntelliChoice and Jim Markwalder, veteran automotive consultant from Detroit. Rest assured, these experts did not pull any punches. Toyota Prius: Green no matter its color Brinley looked through the company's vast data on the Toyota Prius . @highlight The model of car you drive may be telling people all about you @highlight Prius drivers: College educated, want to be part of the "green club" @highlight Corvette: An "affordable giant-killer" for men in midlife crisis @highlight Smart ForTwo: "Experimenters with a sense of humor" who sprint away from stops
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Elian Gonzalez now studies engineering at a military school in Cuba and appears to be emerging as a new spokesman for the @placeholder government.
The words that spill out of Elian Gonzalez's mouth now make his great uncle shrug his shoulders. But Delfin Gonzalez says he's not surprised by pro-Cuba comments his nephew made in an interview with CNN this week. "He understands and says what they have taught him," Delfin Gonzalez told CNN en Español from his Miami home on Wednesday. "He cannot understand anything else." Fourteen years after Elian Gonzalez made headlines as the subject of a bitter international custody battle, he spoke to CNN this week from a youth conference in Ecuador. It's his first trip abroad since the U.S. government removed him at gunpoint from his relatives' home in Miami and, after a legal battle, sent him back to Cuba to live with his father. @highlight Elian Gonzalez's great uncle says he'd be better off in the United States @highlight He says his nephew's pro-Cuba comments in a CNN interview don't surprise him @highlight "He understands and says what they have taught him," Delfin Gonzalez says
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'Where (the @placeholder offer) fell down was really at stage one.
Rangers chairman David Somers was accused of being 'disingenuous' after claiming Dave King's failure to provide proof of funds and identify members of his consortium made it impossible to accept the South African-based businessman's offer of investment in the troubled Ibrox club. A proposal from King's group was considered last month along with another from Sale Sharks owner Brian Kennedy before the Ibrox board finally accepted a £2million interest-free bailout from existing shareholder Mike Ashley. The Newcastle United owner subsequently increased that amount by a further £1m, with the total loan amount secured against the Glasgow club's Edmiston House and Albion car park properties. @highlight Dave King offered investment to Rangers when they were in dire need of it @highlight Chairman David Somers turned it down because King could not provide proof of funds and identify consortium members @highlight Instead, Rangers accepted a £2 million interest-free bailout from Newcastle owner Mike Ashley @highlight Now, Somers has been accused of being 'disingenuous'
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When asked by @placeholder what he believes need to be done, the envoy replied the situation on the ground needs to be addressed first.
(CNN) -- The United Nations envoy to Ukraine who was threatened by armed men in Crimea on Wednesday told CNN he hopes his experience "serves as a reminder to all how dangerous the situation has become." Robert Serry said the car he was traveling in was blocked by armed men in camouflage uniforms, who did not identify themselves, after he visited the headquarters of the Ukrainian navy in Simferopol. The men told Serry they had orders to take him to the airport immediately, but Serry refused. A brief standoff ensued. The men pulled Serry's driver out of the car, and some managed to get in, the envoy said. He got out. @highlight Robert Serry talks to "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" @highlight The U.N. envoy to Ukraine was threatened by armed men in Crimea @highlight He calls for political dialogue and a de-escalation of tensions
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Iranian authorities have said they are trying to build a national intranet, something sceptics say is a way to further control @placeholder' access to the global web.
It may be banned for ordinary people in Iran, but Facebook has at least one member in the country. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears to have become one of the website's newest members. Despite banning it due to its use by activists to rally government opponents in 2009, a page purporting to be for Khamenei himself launched a few days ago with the name Khamenei.ir. Ayatollah Khamenei has joined Facebook despite banning the rest of Iran from the site due to government opposition in 2009 The 73-year-old's page displays pictures of him alongside speeches and pronouncements he has made. @highlight facebook.com/Khamenei.ir launched a few days ago and has huge following @highlight Pictures show him surrounded by supporters and early days of revolution @highlight Authenticity of the site is being questioned and Iran has not commented on it
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'This year's menu showcases the fresh, local produce that we always use here at @placeholder with exciting yet balanced flavours.
Their revealing gowns and clingy dresses might not appear to offer much room for expansion, but celebrities tucked into a delicious three-course meal at the Golden Globes last night. A-listers including George Clooney, Keira Knightley, Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch feasted on mouth-watering Californian-grown fresh produce, which included a Waldorf salad and filet mignon. As well as quaffing their way through 600 bottles of wine and 400 magnums of Moet & Chandon Champagne at the Beverly Hilton hotel in California, guests sipped on signature cocktail Moet Sunset Starlet, made with Moet & Chandon Rose Imperial, dry Curacao and orange bitters. @highlight Salad dressed with lemon juice and egg whites instead of traditional mayo @highlight A-listers drank 600 bottles of wine and 400 magnums of Moet & Chandon @highlight 1,500 bottles of Champagne minis knocked back on the red carpet
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Speaking after the verdict, Mr @placeholder said: 'It’s a relief to see justice done.
By Anna Edwards PUBLISHED: 07:05 EST, 29 January 2013 | UPDATED: 08:14 EST, 29 January 2013 The 'Mr Yummy' ice cream man filmed smashing the van window of his Mr Whippy rival has been spared a jail term. Zeheer Ramzan, 34, was given a six month prison sentence, suspended for two years, at Preston Crown Court yesterday. He was found guilty of assaulting father-of-three Mohammed Mulla in Palatine Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, in an apparent turf war. Scroll down for video Zeheer Ramzan, 34, (right) was given a six month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after the row, which saw his rival Mr Whippy collide with his van after the attack @highlight Zeheer Ramzan found guilty of assaulting rival 'Mr Whippy' Mohammed Mulla @highlight Two had rowed in turf wars over selling ice cream @highlight Ramzan smashed rival's window with a crow bar
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@placeholder is the only senator who served in the Iraq war.
By Daily Mail Reporter and Ap A new report claims that Democratic U.S. Senator John Walsh plagiarized a good portion of his masters thesis at the U.S. Army War College. Walsh, who was appointed to the seat in February after former Senator Max Baucus resigned the position after he was appointed U.S. Ambassador to China, reportedly took about two-thirds of his 2007 thesis from other works, without giving an attribution. In some instances, he took entire paragraphs verbatim from other works, the report claims. Plagiarism: Senator John Walsh lifted direct quotes from other published works for his masters thesis, according to a published report @highlight A New York Times shows examples where Walsh's thesis includes unattributed direct quotes @highlight Walsh says it wasn't intentional, and that his PTSD after a tour in Iraq might have been a factor in how it happened @highlight Walsh was appointed to the Senate seat in February @highlight Prior to becoming a member of the Senate, Walsh was Montana's Lt. Governor
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@placeholder's lawyers have argued there's no way of knowing what was in the box.
(CNN)The fiancée of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has been granted immunity, compelling her to testify at his murder trial, according to a decision released by the trial judge on Tuesday. In early January, the fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins, met with Bristol County, Massachusetts, prosecutors in what court documents call an immunity meeting, but the results of that meeting are secret, even from the Hernandez defense team. "It allows the prosecutor to force her to testify in front of the jury without taking the Fifth" (Amendment against self incrimination), CNN legal analyst Paul Callan said of the order. "If she lies, she can still be prosecuted for perjury because a grant of immunity never (immunizes) someone against committing perjury on the witness stand." @highlight Aaron Hernandez is on trial in the death of Odin Lloyd @highlight His fiancée has pleaded not guilty to perjury charges @highlight She is on the prosecution's witness list
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The producers' alliance has demanded that @placeholder accept terms similar to those in contracts concluded over the past year with six other unions representing writers, directors, stagehands, casting directors and a smaller actors union.
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Marathon talks between Hollywood's largest actors union and producers broke off early Saturday, with the Screen Actors Guild saying it will ask its members to authorize a strike. Screen Actors Guild members and supporters stage a rally in June at SAG's headquarters in Los Angeles, California. SAG's contract with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expired June 30 with the two sides unable to agree on how actors would be paid when movies and TV shows are distributed through "new media," such as mobile phones and the Internet. "As previously authorized by the national board of directors, we will now launch a full-scale education campaign in support of a strike authorization referendum," SAG said in a statement Saturday. @highlight NEW: Producers say SAG is asking members to "bail out" failed talks with strike vote @highlight Screen Actors Guild and producers union talks break off @highlight Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers contract expired June 30 @highlight Key issue is compensation for work distributed via new media
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On Sunday @placeholder's government responded, saying it has not undertaken any hostile actions toward Venezuela.
(CNN) -- The Colombian government said it would appeal to international bodies over what it called a threat made over the weekend by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. On his weekly Sunday television show, Chavez ordered the Venezuelan military to begin preparations for a war with the neighboring country, warning of a conspiracy between Colombia and the United States to attack Venezuela. "The two governments have joined together to fool the world or to try to fool the world," Chavez said. Addressing his military commanders, he added, "Let's not waste a single day in the preparation of our main mission: to prepare ourselves for war and to help the people prepare for war. It's everyone's responsibility." @highlight Colombia says it would ask for intervention from U.N. Security Council, OAS @highlight Venezuela strongly objects to U.S.-Colombia deal on base use @highlight Last month Venezuelan authorities said they captured two Colombian spies @highlight Colombia denies claim
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@placeholder can only dive in vein as Mane's last-ditched effort flies into the top corner as Chris Ramsey suffers defeat in first game as caretaker boss
Ever since QPR returned to the Barclays Premier League under Harry Redknapp, they have been confronted by the same weary issues. This Rangers team are weak at the knees. They have spent the last six months staving off the inevitable and the winter of discontent continued at Loftus Road when Southampton scored a winner in the third minute of added time. This was supposed to be a more rugged, focused Rangers side after their new director of football Les Ferdinand and his two coaches, Chris Ramsey and Kevin Bond, crashed a few heads together in the week. Instead Nedum Onuoha allowed Sadio Mane to hold him off before turning inside the area to fire beyond Robert Green @highlight Sadio Mane scored in the 93rd minute as QPR were beaten by Southampton at Loftus Road on Saturday @highlight Southampton defender Jose Fonte crashed a header against the crossbar from a first-half corner @highlight QPR caretaker manager Chris Ramsey took charge of his first match following Harry Redknapp's resignation @highlight Outcast Adel Taarabt was brought back into the starting line-up but was withdrawn midway through the second half @highlight Southampton full back Matt Targett was taken to hospital after coming off with a head injury in the first half
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The fact that @placeholder, using accurate guided missiles and direct tank fire, struck the hospital over several days, suggests intentional or reckless attacks on the hospital, which are war crimes.
Jerusalem (CNN) -- At least 17 children and 14 women had been killed as of midafternoon July 20, in the 24 hours since Israeli forces had launched ground operations in the al-Sheja'iya neighborhood of Gaza City, the United Nations reported. Those numbers will rise: Many bodies are still in the rubble. Ambulances came under attack and couldn't reach the wounded, witnesses said, and survivors fleeing tank shells and airstrikes didn't know how many of their relatives had been killed. At around that time, George Stephanopoulos of ABC's "This Week" asked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for his response to Palestinian statements accusing Israel of committing "a massacre and a war crime" in Sheja'iya. "That's rhetoric that we've heard many, many times," he answered. "What they need to do is stop rocketing Israel and accept a cease-fire." @highlight Human Rights Watch says some Israeli airstrikes had no lawful military objective @highlight Bill van Isveld: Hamas also needs to stop rocketing Israeli population centers @highlight He says warnings don't give Israel license to kill civilians left behind or ignore their welfare @highlight International Criminal Court would have jurisdiction over rocket attacks, airstrikes
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A big man, @placeholder struggled with the more physically demanding sports, and local newspapers often published cartoons mocking his size.
(CNN) -- American Presidents have come and gone -- but one club tends to unite them all. So often a meeting point for the captains of politics and industry, the golf course has been one of the most popular friends of U.S. leaders since the early part of the 20th century. From William Taft, the 27th President, who introduced the game to the White House, through to Barack Obama, the game has remained a constant in American political life. If Obama has been criticized in recent weeks for spending too much time on the course, there are other presidents who have been equally ardent golfers. @highlight Golf has been a pastime for U.S. Presidents for over a century @highlight John F. Kennedy the most talented golfing Commander in Chief @highlight Golf introduced to White House by William Taft @highlight Dwight Eisenhower helped golf take off in the U.S.
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bringing down an aircraft - have been smuggled out of @placeholder to groups
Warned: Prime Minister David Cameron has been told sending arms to Syrian rebels could see them end up in the hands of Islamist terrorists who target the West David Cameron has been warned against sending arms to Syrian rebels amid fears they would end up in the hands of Islamist terrorists who target the West. Up to 3,000 surface-to-air missiles have gone missing in Libya since the conflict - and spy chiefs say the state has become the 'Tesco' of the world's illegal arms trade. More than one million tonnes of weapons belonging to Colonel Gaddafi were looted from arms dumps after the dictator was toppled in October 2011. @highlight Up to 3,000 surface-to-air missiles went missing in Libya @highlight It happened after Colonel Gaddafi was toppled in October 2011
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Mr Zuckerberg is sharing his new house with his girlfriend of seven years, @placeholder.
By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 04:13 EST, 20 October 2011 Price of fame: International celebrity has forced Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to hire a 24-hour personal security team It is an unavoidable downside to becoming the world's youngest billionaire. But international fame has forced Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to hire a 24-hour personal security team. Like many A-list celebrities, the 27-year-old is now so well-known that he has a bodyguard permanently parked outside his house in Palo Alto, California. Mr Zuckerberg's domestic security arrangements have come to light after fellow online entrepreneur Drew Houston, the founder of web-based file-sharing service DropBox, recalled a recent visit to his home. @highlight The 27-year-old is now so well-known that he has a bodyguard permanently parked outside his house in Palo Alto, California
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@placeholder's family said they joined the community in mourning the loss of life as they struggled to understand what led to the crime.
By Dan Bloom and James Nye Murdered: Prom queen Maren Sanchez was killed on the morning of the big dance last Friday Huge crowds gathered to mourn a 15-year-old girl who was stabbed in the neck just hours before her junior prom. Maren Sanchez's jilted friend Chris Plaskon, also 16, will appear in court today charged as an adult - with police saying he may have murdered her because she turned him down as a date. Distraught classmates queued down the street to pay their last respects at a funeral home in Milford, Connecticut. It is said Maren will be buried in her gown with the rose her boyfriend gave her for prom night. @highlight Maren Sanchez, 15, was stabbed in neck at school in Milford, Connecticut @highlight It happened just hours before her junior prom was due to take place @highlight Hundreds of mourners queued for wake almost a week after her death @highlight Is is said she will be buried in prom gown with rose her boyfriend gave her @highlight It's claimed friend Chris Plaskon, 16, attacked her then told police: 'I did it' @highlight Plaskon will appear in court today charged with murder as an adult
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By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 08:29 EST, 30 January 2013 | UPDATED: 10:47 EST, 30 January 2013 The six-month-old baby boy at the centre of a tug-of-love custody battle between a wealthy Pfizer executive and the family of his dead girlfriend will languish in foster care until it is resolved. Jonathan Sporn's girlfriend Leann Leutner - who was raising son Lincoln together with her 54-year-old partner in New York - committed suicide on New Year's Day, and her son was taken into care because Mr Sporn is not his biological father. Mr Sporn, a high-ranking executive with the pharmaceutical giant, yesterday faced his late girlfriend's sister at the Manhattan Supreme Court, where a judge said baby Lincoln would remain in foster care pending the outcome of the case. @highlight Pfizer exec Jonathan Sporn's girlfriend committed suicide on New Year's Day @highlight He is now fighting for custody of her six-month-old son, Lincoln @highlight The baby was taken into care as Mr Sporn is not his biological father @highlight Relatives of mother Leann Leutner claim they should raise her child
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Mrs Bercow drew attention to the fact that he was trending but if readers of the @placeholder were prompted by the question she posed to find tweets which defamed the peer, that was not a matter which should lead to damages against her.
By Claire Ellicott PUBLISHED: 06:46 EST, 16 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:36 EST, 17 May 2013 Tweet: Mrs Bercow, the Speaker's wife, has always denied that her Tweet was defamatory A tweet sent by Sally Bercow pointed the ‘finger of blame’ at a Tory peer, suggesting he was a sex offender, the High Court heard yesterday. The Speaker’s wife arrived at court in a revealing flowery dress and bright red shoes to hear lawyers argue over her message and whether it was defamatory. A Newsnight investigation aired on November 2 last year accused a politician of allegedly abusing boys at a Welsh care home – but did not give a name. @highlight Sally Bercow wrote 'Why is Lord McAlpine trending? *Innocent face*' @highlight A senior Tory had wrongly been implicated in child sex abuse claims @highlight Lord McAlpine claims Mrs Bercow's tweet meant he was a paedophile @highlight Judge to make a ruling on the meaning of the words she used @highlight Mrs Bercow has offered to settle the case
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The current outbreak of Ebola has already claimed 729 deaths from 1329 confirmed cases in the @placeholder
The deadly Ebola virus could be used by terrorists to create a dirty bomb capable of killing large numbers of people in the UK, a Cambridge University disease expert has warned. As fears grow over the spread of the disease across parts of West Africa, biological anthropologist Dr Peter Walsh said that although the risk of it reaching the UK was small, a group such as Al Qaeda could use the virus to create a weapon. There is currently no vaccine and no cure for Ebola, which kills up to 90 per cent of its victims. Threat: The deadly Ebola virus, which medics are trying to contain in West Africa (pictured), could be used by terrorists to create a dirty bomb capable of killing large numbers of people, a Cambridge University disease expert has Dr Peter Walsh has warned @highlight Dr Peter Walsh says group such as Al Qaeda could use virus to create bomb @highlight Biological anthropologist says risk of Ebola reaching UK is small @highlight 'Bigger risk' is that terrorists manage to harness virus, says expert @highlight Bomb could cause 'large number' of horrific deaths
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Tetris was first released in June 1984 for consoles and arcades and became popular in 1989 when it was made available on the handheld @placeholder.
By Victoria Woollaston PUBLISHED: 06:53 EST, 30 October 2013 | UPDATED: 09:07 EST, 30 October 2013 Video games and computers from the 1970s to 1990s including Atari's Pong, pictured, will be on display at the Barbican museum in London from July If you remember the likes of Tetris, the early games console ZX Spectrum and were among the first to use the web, prepare to feel very old. An upcoming exhibition being held at the Barbican in London is relegating these retro childhood favourites to the world of 'digital archaeology.' Video games and computers from the 1970s to 1990s including Space Invaders, Pong, the Gameboy, Mac Paint and the Linn LM-1 drum machine will be on display at the museum from July. @highlight Retro video games and gadgets to go on show at the Barbican in London @highlight The exhibition, which opens in July, is called Digital Revolution @highlight Items include the ZX Spectrum, a Linn LM-1 drum and an Atari computer @highlight Games on show include Tetris, Space Invaders, Pong and PacMan
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@placeholder's dealer announcement is a different story, since the company isn't releasing the names of the closing dealers.
(AOL Autos) -- Chrysler and General Motors announced this week that they would shrink their dealer base in the U.S. Chrysler will close 789 dealers. General Motors announced the closing of 1,100 dealers. Chrysler will close 789 dealers, leaving them with approximately 2400 stores in the U.S. General Motors announced the closing of 1,100 dealers and hopes to be at a size of 3,600 dealers at the end of 2010. While Chrysler dealers will be "forced out" by June 9, GM is positioning for a smoother closing of its stores, with each shutting down when it runs out of inventory. @highlight Chrysler and General Motors announce they will shrink dealer base in U.S. @highlight Chrysler dealers will be "forced out" by June 9 @highlight Your warranty is valid through its term, no matter where you bought your car @highlight You will save a lot of money on a new vehicle purchase right now
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Blocking that signal leaves people like those with @placeholder -
A mysterious new disease has left scores of people in Asia and some in the U.S. with AIDS-like symptoms even though they are not infected with HIV. The patients' immune systems become damaged, leaving them unable to fend off germs as healthy people do. What triggers this is unknown but the disease does not seem to be contagious. It appears to be another kind of acquired immune deficiency that is not inherited and occurs in adults. However it doesn't spread the way AIDs does through a virus, said Dr Sarah Browne, a scientist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which is part of the National Institute of Health. @highlight Disease has affected mostly Asian-born patients and some in U.S. @highlight Genetic and environmental factors may trigger the disease @highlight Disease does not run in families or spread person-to-person @highlight Some patients have died of overwhelming infections
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'People love @placeholder, it's a really fun partnership and we are delighted to be showcasing fresh Australian talent.'
A social media competition headed by singer Samantha Jade has fallen flat with one single entrant in three days. The campaign for Woolworths supermarket saw X-Factor winner Samantha Jade feature in ad advert that debuted on Sunday night during the Australian Open. Jade encourages users to participate on the #cheapcheapdance hashtag, urging them to upload their own version of the dance along with the hashtag #cheapcheapdance for a chance to win a $1,000 Woolworths gift card and a photo-shoot with Jade. Scroll down for video The competition from Australian singer Samantha Jade has only received one entrant in three days @highlight Samantha Jade is the face of the Woolworths 'Cheap Cheap' adverts @highlight The #cheapcheapdance competition has received one entry in three days @highlight There are only 12 tweets on the hashtag, and ten are from Jade herself @highlight She has been slammed on social media for the 'cringeworthy' commercials @highlight The ad debuted during the Australian Open Men's Final on Sunday night @highlight It features her singing and dancing on court with 50 ballkids
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But Israel regards @placeholder as the sovereign authority in Gaza and holds it ultimately responsible for any attacks emanating from there, even those conducted by Islamic Jihad.
(CNN) -- Back in the mid-1960s, a Palestinian guerrilla group called Fatah -- the Conquest -- began launching cross-border attacks against Israeli civilians. Sponsored by Syria and led by Palestinian activists, among them the young Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah aroused admiration throughout the Arab world. So much so that Egypt, then Syria's rival, formed its own group and called it the Palestine Liberation Organization -- the PLO -- which also staged attacks into Israel. The Israelis wouldn't sit passively, though, but struck back at Fatah's Syrian hosts, who in turn shelled Israeli villages. Not to be outdone, Egypt in May 1967 evicted U.N. peacekeeping forces from the Sinai Peninsula and amassed troops along Israel's border. This precipitated an Israeli pre-emptive strike against Egypt which, within hours, ensnarled Syria and even Jordan. Six days later, Israeli troops controlled the territories, whose final status remains bitterly unresolved. @highlight Michael Oren: The flare-up in Gaza could ignite a wider war @highlight In 1967, conflicts in the Mideast spiraled into the Six-Day War, he says @highlight Oren: Islamic Jihad, challenging Hamas for supremacy in Gaza, launched rockets into Israel @highlight He says the question is whether a truce can prevent conflict from becoming conflagration
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At that point @placeholder had not yet been targeted by rioters, but shortly afterwards trouble flared up in the city.
Jailed: Philip Burgess, 22, from Salford, was sentenced to three years for inciting violence during the Manchester riots A Facebook user who posted on the social networking site that rioters should 'put Manchester on the map' has been jailed for three years. Philip Burgess, from Salford, wrote the message when the August riots were at their most fervent, and urged his friends to wreak havoc in the city centre. The 22-year-old, who admitted encouraging the commission of offences of riot and inciting racial hatred, sobbed as the sentence was handed down at Manchester Crown Court. Unemployed Burgess logged on to Facebook on August 9 under his profile name 'Philip Rio Burgess', at 11.44am posted: 'Message to all - we need to start riot 'n we need to put Manchester on the map, first lets riot king street Manchester, haha.' @highlight Jobless 22-year-old from Salford sobbed as he was sentenced @highlight In addition, found guilty of inciting racial hatred
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the dancers walking around in bras and g-strings backstage, @placeholder did
By Richard Spillett Former Generation Game star Rosemarie Ford appeared at the Rolf Harris trial today and told jurors the entertainer never acted unprofessionally Former TV star Rosemarie Ford has told jurors in the Rolf Harris trial that the entertainer was a 'perfect professional'. Ms Ford, famed for appearing alongside Bruce Forsyth on the Generation Game, was one of a host of Harris's former colleagues who vouched for his good character today. She said she worked with the Australian entertainer on the famous game show and on other programmes including Cat Crazy and Rolf's Amazing World Of Animals in the 1990s and he never acted unprofessionally. @highlight Former Generation Game star tells court Harris never acted inappropriately @highlight She is one of series of former colleagues to tell of his good character @highlight Choreographer Dougie Squires said Harris was 'father figure' to TV dancers @highlight A BBC Animal Hospital producer says Harris didn't make her uncomfortable @highlight One of his daughter's friends says his hugs were paternal rather than sexual @highlight Veteran entertainer, 84, denies 12 historic counts of indecent assault
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Mr @placeholder said his daughter was a popular woman who enjoyed her independence.
By James Rush PUBLISHED: 09:29 EST, 2 December 2013 | UPDATED: 11:54 EST, 2 December 2013 Ian Innes discovered his daughter Cheryl (pictured) died when he phoned to find out what she wanted for Christmas A heartbroken father has spoken of how he rang his daughter to find out what she wanted for Christmas only to discover she had died. Ian Innes contacted his daughter Cheryl after returning from holiday but was told by her partner that she had been dead for five weeks. Cheryl, 42, had Down's Syndrome and lived with her partner of four years, Glynn Bull, in Lytham, Lancashire. @highlight Ian Innes contacted his daughter Cheryl after returning from holiday @highlight Her partner Glynn Bull told him his daughter had been dead for five weeks @highlight A fault on her phone meant Mr Bull was unable to contact Mr Innes @highlight He had even told police but searches for Mr Innes had been unsuccessful
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The @placeholder immediately pushed back, with a senior administration official saying Boehner had initially accepted the need to increase tax rates on wealthy Americans as part of a deal.
Washington (CNN) -- A day after a 75-minute session, talks will resume Monday to try to reach a deficit-reduction deal and pave the way for a hike in the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, a White House spokesman said Sunday. White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer said on his Twitter account on Sunday night that congressional leaders will return to the White House for further negotiations on Monday. At 11 a.m. that same morning, President Barack Obama will hold a press conference in the White House briefing room, according to his official schedule. These announcements are the first formal fall-out of Sunday's night talks on the subject, led by the president and involving top politicians from the House and Senate. @highlight NEW: An official says Obama said Sunday he won't accept a short-term deal @highlight NEW: A Boehner aide says there was never a framework for an agreement @highlight GOP continues to insist on no tax hikes, Dems push a "balanced" approach @highlight The U.S. must raise its $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by August 2 or risk a default
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‘Nights are bad and sometimes I wake up and the whole bed is shaking because they are so violent and I’ll go to sleep in a different room so @placeholder can get some rest.
By Emma Innes PUBLISHED: 05:47 EST, 4 September 2013 | UPDATED: 06:55 EST, 4 September 2013 A father-of-two has been suffering from hiccups for the last 14 months. Daniel Clavin, 37, woke up with a hangover and hiccups in July last year – and he is still hiccupping. He hiccups every seven seconds meaning that he has hiccupped an estimated 5.25 million times. Daniel Clavin (pictured with his wife, Susan, and his children, Harry and Megan) has been hiccuping every seven seconds for the last 14 months. He has undergone numerous tests but none have offered a solution @highlight Daniel Clavins, 37, woke up with hiccups and a hangover in July 2012 @highlight It is estimated he has hiccuped around 5.25million times over this time @highlight The hiccups are so bad they sometimes cause him to pass out or vomit @highlight Has seen many experts and had tests but none have revealed the cause @highlight He is now concerned the hiccups could be caused by a brain tumour so he is awaiting an MRI scan
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The estate agent said that @placeholder was a big fan of the large living area, which entailed almost half of the apartment, which made the residence an ideal place for entertaining friends and family.
It's the apartment no one knew about, and the one that millions of Harry Potter fans around the world would love to see. Renowned actor Daniel Radcliffe has put his exclusive Melbourne apartment on the market after using the property as a home base in Australia for almost ten years. 98B St Georges Road in Toorak was purchased for $1.8 million by Radcliffe's parents Alan Radcliffe, a casting agent, and BBC casting director Marcia Gresham, and is expected to fetch around $2.4 million. Scroll down for video Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has put his penthouse apartment in Toorak, Melbourne on the market @highlight Daniel Radcliffe has put his penthouse apartment in Melbourne up for sale @highlight The house was bought in 2006 by his parents for $1.8 million @highlight The three-bedroom apartment is expected to fetch $2.4 million when it sells @highlight The property boasts CBD views, and an enormous entertaining area @highlight The selling agent expects fans may come dressed up to the inspection @highlight The estate agency has had significant interest from Harry Potter fans @highlight Radcliffe has made New York his home base, and owns three properties
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In 1978, @placeholder physical health was deteriorating rapidly through sickness and years of drug abuse.
By Associated Press The unclaimed, cremated remains of nine victims of a 1978 mass cult suicide-murder in Jonestown, Guyana, have turned up in a closed funeral home in Delaware. Officials with the state Division of Forensic Science are working to identify all remains and to notify relatives after they were discovered last week. The remains were discovered at the abandoned Minus Funeral Home in Dover, Delaware by the building's new owner who called in authorities. Dead bodies littered the ground in Jonestown, Guyana on November 18, 1978 after a mass suicide of People's Temple cult followers, led by Jim Jones. More than 900 adults and children died after drinking cyanide-laced punch @highlight The remains were found last week at the abandoned Minus Funeral Home in Dover, Delaware @highlight Officials with the state Division of Forensic Science are working to identify all remains and to notify relatives @highlight Thirty-three containers were marked and identified. They spanned a period from about 1970 to the 1990s and included the Jonestown remains
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There's not really much else that @placeholder could have done.
Joe Schmidt has exonerated referee JP Doyle from any blame over Georgia flanker Viktor Kolelisvhili's unpunished stamp on Ireland debutant Dominic Ryan's face. Kolelisvhili is expected to receive a citing after stamping on Leinster back-rower Ryan's face during Ireland's 49-7 win over the Lelos in Dublin on Sunday. Referee Doyle waved away Ireland captain Eoin Reddan's requests for a Television Match Official (TMO) review, saying 'I can't listen to that' during the six-try victory. Joe Schmidt refused to blame the referee for failing to punish Viktor Kolelisvhili's stamp on Dominic Ryan Dominic Ryan (second left) was making his Ireland debut in the Test match against Georgia @highlight Ireland coach Joe Schmidt claims referee JP Doyle acted to protocol @highlight Viktor Kolelisvhili's stamp on Dominic Ryan went unpunished @highlight Georgia coach Milton Haig admits Kolelisvhili could face disciplinary action @highlight Ireland ran out 49-7 winners over Georgia at Dublin
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The poll also found a war-weary public with little faith in @placeholder, high confidence that a terrorist attack on U.S. soil will happen again soon and expectations that fighting ISIS will be a drawn-out engagement.
Washington (CNN) -- Americans still strongly support airstrikes against ISIS -- but they're losing confidence that the strikes will wipe out the group's military capability, a new poll shows. The air strikes already ordered by President Barack Obama are supported by 76% of the public, a CNN/ORC International survey of 1,018 adults, conducted Oct. 24-26, found. However, only 48% of those polled say the U.S. effort is going well -- while 54% say they're confident the strikes will degrade and destroy the military capability of ISIS. That figure is down from 61% last month. As the public loses confidence in air strikes' effectiveness, Americans are increasingly supportive of sending U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The poll found 45% support for such a move -- up from 38% in September. A majority still oppose it however. @highlight 76% of Americans support U.S. airstrikes on ISIS, a CNN/ORC International poll shows @highlight But just 54% say they're confident the strikes will destroy ISIS' military capability @highlight That figure has dropped 7 percentage points since September
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One man who won't be playing at Wimbledon is @placeholder's Gael Monfils, who has withdrawn from the tournament for personal reasons.
(CNN) -- Roger Federer began preparations for the defense of his Wimbledon title by cruising into the quarterfinals with a crushing victory over German wildcard Cedrik-Marcel Stebe at the Halle Open Wednesday. The 17-time grand slam winner needed just 67 minutes to record a 6-3 6-3 win in his first outing since losing to France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the quarterfinal stage of the French Open. Federer suffered defeat playing alongside Tommy Haas in the doubles on Monday but bounced back in comfortable fashion. "I was satisfied with my performance even if there were things I could have done better," the world number three told reporters. @highlight Roger Federer wins opening match at Halle Open in Germany @highlight The 17-time grand slam winner yet to pick up a title this year @highlight Gael Monfils withdraws from Wimbledon for personal reasons @highlight Lleyton Hewitt shocks Grigor Dimitrov at Queen's Club
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"It has rendered the peace talks entirely irrelevant because it is unilaterally destroying the two-state solution," she said, "stealing Palestinian land, building more settlements in @placeholder, and then saying it wants to talk about the two-state solution while effectively it is acting to destroy it."
Jerusalem (CNN) -- As Israel's top housing official announced Sunday the details of plans to build new settlements on disputed territory, critics warned that the construction could derail upcoming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Opposition Israeli politicians sharply criticized the announcement, which comes days before Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are set to resume long-stalled direct talks on Wednesday. "(Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu has to decide which government he is heading, a government that is trying to reach a peace agreement or a government that is trying to undermine all possibilities of this agreement," said Shelly Yachimovich, head of the Labor Party and the Israeli opposition. @highlight NEW: Chief Palestinian negotiator: Israel's settlement announcement is "unacceptable" @highlight NEW: Israeli government spokesman: "There's more spinning here than reality" @highlight Israel's housing minister says the decision "is the right thing to do" @highlight The announcement comes as Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are set to resume
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"RIP @placeholder, a great actor whose range was unbelievable, deep and majestic."
(CNN) -- She made it big decades ago, yet Jean Stapleton still has plenty of fans. Some of those fans are entertainers themselves, who either worked with Stapleton or were awed and inspired by her work. Others enjoyed her performances while sitting in a Broadway theater or watching from their living rooms. Below are a sampling a celebrity reactions, most of them from Twitter: '"All in the Family' star Jean Stapleton dies at 90. One of my favorites has passed away. Jean was Brilliant. RIP" -- Michael Chiklis "It's a sad day. RIP Jean Stapleton. #Legend #Icon #OneOfAKind" -- Mackenzie Phillips @highlight NEW: Shatner pays tribute to a "gifted actress and comedienne" @highlight Rob Reiner says Jean Stapleton had "exquisite timing" @highlight "Such a sweet lady!!" tweets Dick Van Dyke @highlight Michael Chiklis calls her "brilliant" and "one of my favorites"
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The heaviest snow and ice accumulated in south central and southwest @placeholder.
(CNN) -- Mother Nature provided a little bit of everything in several parts of the country on Saturday. Vehicles jam a buckled road in Mobile, Alabama, on Saturday after heavy rains. Heavy winds wreaked havoc on a shopping center in central Tennessee, blowing out windows and damaging the roof, Murfreesboro police spokesman Kyle Evans told CNN Radio. Glass storefronts at the Jackson Heights Shopping Center were blown out 100 to 150 yards into the parking lot, Evans said. Evans said three people were treated for minor injuries from flying glass and metal. Residents in northwest Murfreesboro lost power Saturday night and police warned residents to stay indoors until traffic caused by the incident cleared up. @highlight Strong winds damage Tennessee shopping center @highlight Blizzard drops more than 2 feet of snow, strands travelers in Kansas, Oklahoma @highlight Mobile, Alabama, and Biloxi, Mississippi, regions hardest hit by rain
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‘No UK aid money goes through the @placeholder government,’ she said.
Nigeria is spending millions to put a man into space – as Britain hands it more than £1billion in foreign aid. The oil-rich country, which has accepted £300million this year alone, has set in train ambitious plans to launch its own rockets. And the first Nigerian astronauts are being trained to join Russian, Chinese or American missions within the next two years. Space race: A Nigerian engineer at work on one of the country's satellites developed in a British laboratory Last night critics asked why Britain was, in effect, subsidising a space programme for a nation where 70 per cent of people live below the poverty line. @highlight Oil-rich country has accepted £300million in aid this year alone @highlight Plans for Nigerian astronauts to join missions within next two years @highlight But 70 per cent of the country live below the poverty line of £1.29 a day @highlight Row ignited by UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom's 'Bongo Bongo land' comments
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forces, most of them from the @placeholder, are due to leave the country by the
By Dan Bloom and Associated Press At least 89 people have been killed in one of Afghanistan's deadliest suicide attacks since British and U.S. troops invaded in 2001. A bomber detonated a car packed with explosives this morning, destroying more than 20 shops and dozens of cars, hitting a mosque and leaving victims buried in heaps of rubble. An official said the blast, in a small undefended town 150 miles south of Kabul near the border with Pakistan, also wounded at least 42 people - all civilians. Scroll down for video Horror: A suicide bomb attack has killed at least 89 people near a busy market in eastern Afghanistan @highlight WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Dozens of victims left buried in rubble @highlight Attack happened on busy morning in Urgun district, eastern Afghanistan @highlight Bomb wounded scores more as it hit mosque and destroyed 20 shops @highlight It is first major bombing since deal between two presidential contenders
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Some relatives of those on board and analysts have criticized @placeholder's handling of the investigation, accusing the government of hiding or poorly communicating information.
(CNN) -- More than six weeks after Flight 370 disappeared, Malaysia's prime minister says his government is still not prepared to declare it -- and the 239 people on board -- lost. "At some point in time I would be, but right now I think I need to take into account the feelings of the next of kin -- and some of them have said publicly that they aren't willing to accept it until they find hard evidence," Najib Razak told CNN's Richard Quest in an exclusive TV interview. Still, he said, it is "hard to imagine otherwise." Najib also announced that his government will release a preliminary report next week on the plane's disappearance. The report has already been submitted to the United Nations. @highlight NEW: Malaysian Prime Minister: "There are things we did well and things that we didn't do too well" @highlight "I need to take into account the feelings of the next of kin," PM Najib Razak says @highlight Investigators assured him of their conclusion, Najib says @highlight Najib believes someone monitored a military radar the night of the flight's disappearance
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BART police had been called to @placeholder's Fruitvale station January 1 after passengers complained about fights on a train.
OAKLAND, California (CNN) -- A former police officer for the Bay Area transit system pleaded not guilty Thursday in the New Year's Day shooting of a passenger at an Oakland rail station. Former transit officer Johannes Mehserle is charged with homicide in the death of Oscar Grant III. Johannes Mehserle, 27, appeared in a packed Alameda County courtroom, with his supporters separated by a courtroom aisle from relatives of shooting victim Oscar Grant III and other spectators. Mehserle is charged with shooting Grant, 22, in an incident that spurred violent protests in Oakland after being captured on video. Mehserle resigned his job as a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer days after the shooting, and he was arrested in Nevada earlier this week. Thursday's proceedings took less than five minutes, with Mehserle appearing behind heavy windows in an enclosure out of view of all but a handful of spectators. @highlight Ex-cop Johannes Mehserle appears in packed Alameda County courtroom @highlight Supporters separated by aisle from relatives of shooting victim Oscar Grant III @highlight Mehserle was arrested in Nevada earlier this week @highlight Grant's death spawned public outrage and a string of protests
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The investigation is called @placeholder because of what officials call the "brazen nature" of the shuttle services, allegedly part of a confederation of illegal immigrant smuggling rings.
Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Criminal defendants are expected to make initial appearances in federal courts in Phoenix and Tucson on Friday in connection with what one federal agency calls the largest human smuggling investigation in its history. U.S. and Mexican authorities arrested dozens of people Thursday in what U.S. officials say is "the culmination of a comprehensive year-long" investigation focusing on shuttle buses operating along the border between Arizona and Mexico. "This operation has dealt a serious blow to the infrastructure of some of Arizona's most prolific and profitable human smuggling organizations -- organizations that made their money by moving people," John Morton, homeland security assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said at a news conference Thursday afternoon. @highlight Operation in Plain Sight deals "serious blow" to smugglers, Homeland Security official says @highlight Eight hundred agents and officers from nine agencies mobilized in Arizona @highlight Owners, employees of 5 Arizona shuttle services are among those taken into custody @highlight Saying U.S. sends "mixed messages," raids' timing draws ire of immigration group official
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‘People think it is another @placeholder winner so that is what we should expect – but if you take a step back and get some perspective, you can see what a monumental achievement it is for him to have done this
By Neil Sears PUBLISHED: 18:03 EST, 21 July 2013 | UPDATED: 06:57 EST, 22 July 2013 Champion: Chris Froome rode to glory as the second British winner of the Tour de France in as many years It started with last year’s Olympic heroics and yesterday Britain was coming to accept the fact that we’re actually rather good at sport. For the second year in a row, the Union Jacks were waved in Paris as a British cyclist won the Tour de France. At Lord’s, England went two up in the Ashes series with a comprehensive demolition of Australia. @highlight Chris Froome, 28 rode to victory in Paris in 100th Tour de France with a comfortable five-minute lead @highlight England went two up in the Ashes series with a comprehensive win over Australia @highlight Lee Westwood looked set for victory at the US Open on the final day but ended up in third place
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(CNN) -- In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan last year, Roge Agujero's family went back to the plot of land near the sea where their house once stood. "We did not see anything, not even a single post," he said. INTERACTIVE: See the latest satellite and path of the storm The ferocious storm had obliterated the building where more than a dozen of Agujero's family members lived, one of thousands of homes destroyed in the area around the Philippine city of Tacloban. Entire neighborhoods were smashed into tangled heaps of debris. More than 6,000 people were killed. Agujero's family has spent much of the past year rebuilding their house, taking pains to make it sturdier than its wooden predecessor by using concrete. @highlight Typhoon Hagupit's wind strength is equivalent to that of a strong Category 5 hurricane @highlight It could hit the area around Tacloban devastated last year by Typhoon Haiyan @highlight "I'm more than nervous," says one survivor of Haiyan whose family home was destroyed @highlight Tens of thousands of people are still living in coastal areas considered to be danger zones
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The @placeholder has not received political pressure to terminate any employee as has been suggested in some media and other reports."
A well-known medical marijuana researcher at the University of Arizona says a study she's been planning for four years has cost her her job. Dr. Sue Sisley, a clinical assistant professor in the college of medicine, has been with the university for nearly eight years in several capacities. She has been planning a pioneering study on marijuana's effect on veterans with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. "I was on the forefront of the most controversial research happening at the university," said Sisley, the study's principal investigator, said. "And they did not like the optics of veterans smoking and vaporizing marijuana on their campus, even in the context of a rigorous, FDA-approved, randomized controlled trial." @highlight Dr. Sue Sisley was planning to study marijuana's effect on veterans with PTSD @highlight Studies on the medical benefits of cannabis have been few and far between @highlight Sisley's contracts at University of Arizona were not renewed @highlight University says it has championed medical marijuana research on campus
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Ms Lysaght said that her brother's death motivated her to undertake a PhD which focused on the case study of @placeholder, in order that she could understand more fully that the terrorists did not represent the nation
A woman who lost her brother in the 2002 Bali bombings has called for calm amid a climate of rising racial tension in Australia and urged Prime Minister Tony Abbott not pursue a policy of 'fear-mongering'. Georgia Lysaght, 30, lost her brother Scott, then 33, in the terrorist attack in Indonesia 13 years ago which claimed the lives of 202 people, including 88 Australians. But rather than let the tragedy fill the rest of her life with hatred, Ms Lysaght has dedicated her time to encouraging peace and understanding. After the terrors raids and the shooting of a terror suspect in Melbourne - prompting the Australian government to increase the country's alert level - she penned an open letter to Mr Abbott. @highlight Georgia Lysaght's brother Scott was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings @highlight She has written an open letter to Tony Abbott in response to the Australian government's 'fear campaign' @highlight Was inspired to undertake PhD to understand minority groups @highlight Is now calling on the Prime Minister to unite Australia rather than alienate in the wake of terror attacks
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Gaffney said Kasem was kept in his funeral home until he was instructed by Jean Kasem to send it to @placeholder last week.
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Casey Kasem's body was flown to Canada a month after he died, a funeral home director told CNN Tuesday. Kasem's corpse was taken from a Washington state funeral home last week before the radio icon's daughter could enforce a court order against it being removed, according to the director of Tacoma's Gaffney Funeral Home. A lawyer delivered the order a day after the body was sent out of the country, Corey Gaffney said. "I disclosed to her attorney that the body was no longer in our care," Gaffney said. Kasem's wife, Jean Kasem, said she has been "blackmailed" by her husband's children for 35 years. @highlight A Washington funeral director says he sent Kasem's remains to Canada last week @highlight Kasem's wife, Jean, requested the body be flown to Montreal, the funeral director says @highlight Kasem's daughter Kerri accuses her stepmother of abusing her elderly father @highlight Casey Kasem was 82 when he died in Washington state last month
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The Southampton star was clearly delighted with his impact, and was hailed as the hero in @placeholder
After Italy struggled to see off lowly Malta on Monday night, the Italian papers have been scathing in their reviews of Antonio Conte's flops - with the exception of Southampton striker Graziano Pelle. Pelle, who earned his call-up after four goals in his first six Premier League games, scored the only goal of the game on debut to spare his side's blushes. And the Italian press hailed their new hero, with the Saints star dominating the front pages alongside criticism of the rest of the team. Graziano Pelle scores his first Italian goal on debut to rescue his side against 10-man Malta in Valletta @highlight Graziano Pelle scores on debut as Italy scrape past Malta 1-0 @highlight Italian press lay into Antonio Conte's team, but praise Pelle @highlight Mario Balotelli tells Pelle to 'keep it up' on Instagram @highlight Southampton striker signed for £8m from Feyenoord this summer
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They also argue that permission to serve the claim on @placeholder outside the jurisdiction of the court should be set aside.
Google has asked the High Court to throw out former Formula One boss Max Mosley's claim for damages over 'sex orgy' pictures as a judge admitted awarding compensation would be 'difficult' Google has asked the High Court to throw out former Formula One boss Max Mosley's claim for damages over 'sex orgy' pictures as a judge admitted awarding compensation would be 'difficult'. Mosley, 74, is seeking damages from Google UK and parent company Google Inc, and an injunction banning the publication of the photographs on the search engine. He has brought a claim against US-based Google Inc and Google UK under the Data Protection Act and against Google Inc for misuse of private information. @highlight Mosley, 74, is seeking damages and an injunction over the photographs @highlight He alleges Google UK and Google Inc breached the Data Protection Act @highlight Google argues any form of filter on searches could amount to censorship @highlight Search engine says Mosley's case is unsustainable @highlight Action follows Mosley's 2008 privacy victory against News Of The World @highlight He won £60,000 in compensation over report that he took part in sex party @highlight Judge says today damages 'may simply not be available' to Mosley @highlight He suggests an injunction banning the images could be 'less problematic'
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@placeholder, and E.L. James, author of the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy,' reported courthousenews.com and that 'because of her chicanery, all payments flowed to her'.
By Ryan Lipman It was the book that kept millions of women enthralled, but now the erotic bestseller's Sydney-based publisher is embroiled in a bitter legal dispute for allegedly cutting two women out of a share of the rights to the series worth millions. Erotic thriller Fifty Shades of Grey made author E.L. James a star as it sold more than 100 million copies, but now two Texas women claim they helped contribute to the books' success and they want their share. Jennifer Pedroza and Christa Beebe filed a lawsuit in a US county court claiming they were tricked out advances and royalties by their business partner, Australian publisher Amanda Hayward, reported the Sydney Morning Herald. @highlight Australian Amanda Hayward jointly set up a free online book library @highlight The library was the first to release the Fifty Shades of Grey e-book @highlight Two American woman claim they were tricked out of money by Ms Hayward @highlight Their lawyer accuses Hayward of 'greed and self-dealing' @highlight They are seeking damages in a U.S. court after Random House paid millions for publishing rights
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@placeholder's body, which has been buried for some 40 years, will be exhumed this week and his remains will be sent to the chief medical examiner's office where DNA samples will be collected and sent off for testing.
The body of a notorious criminal who confessed to being 'The Boston Strangler' will be dug up this week so scientists can prove beyond any doubt that he raped and murdered 19-year-old Mary Sullivan in 1964 after an incredible breakthrough in the cold case. It was widely thought Sullivan was the last of 11 women murdered by the Strangler nearly 50 years ago after Albert DeSalvo confessed to the killings, and an additional two murders, in the 1960s. But he was never prosecuted. Authorities today revealed they believe with 99.9 per cent certainty that DeSalvo, who was stabbed to death in Walpole state prison in November 1973, was the killer after semen found on Sullivan's body and on a blanket discovered nearby was linked to him. @highlight Albert DeSalvo confessed to the killings but was never prosecuted @highlight Semen found on the body of Mary Sullivan, 19, who was thought to be the Boston Strangler's final victim in 1964, was tested and showed DNA believed to belong to DeSalvo @highlight DeSalvo was stabbed to death in prison in 1973, aged 42, while serving a life sentence for robbery and sexual assault @highlight Authorities are digging up his body this week to prove beyond any doubt that his DNA matches the sample and is guilty in the slaying @highlight If proven guilty, it strongly suggests he was in fact the Boston Strangler, as per his confession @highlight Man strangled victims with nylon stockings then tied them in 'frog-like' positions and 'had relations' with their dead or unconscious bodies
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Despite Google's overwhelming popularity, however, internet users spent more time surfing Facebook - they browsed the social network for 250billion minutes in May, compared to 200billion minutes on @placeholder.
By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 06:33 EST, 22 June 2011 The rise of Google continues unabated as it emerged today that more than a billion visitors used its websites in May. It marks the first time an internet company has hit the landmark figure, according to ComScore, a company which compiles web data. The second most popular destination was Microsoft, with 905million unique visitors, and third was Facebook, which has grown by 30 per cent in the past year, attracting 714million visitors in the month. Record breaker: Google websites attracted more than a billion unique visitors in May, marking the first time an Internet company has hit the landmark figure @highlight Microsoft in second place with 905 million visitors @highlight Facebook grows by 30% to 714 million users
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'I'm back in the game now and loving the day to day involvement at @placeholder and passing on the knowledge of everything I've learned.'
As Alan Thompson approached his 40th birthday his life was in flux. There were front pages on his private life. Lurid news tales on drink driving. The loss of his job as Celtic's first team coach five weeks after a 3-0 victory over Rangers in the last Old Firm match led him towards a dark tunnel. 'Aye, I was in a bad place,' he tells Sportsmail. 'I had hurt people, I felt hurt and I just wanted to move on. Alan Thompson admits he was in a bad place when he was sacked as Celtic coach in 2012 Thompson celebrates with Neil Lennon after winning the title with Celtic in April 2012 @highlight Alan Thompson was sacked from Celtic coaching role in 2012 @highlight The former midfielder admits to being in a bad place after leaving the club @highlight It was reported Thompson's lifestyle was behind his sacking @highlight Thompson returned to football in 2014 after time away from the game @highlight He joined Birmingham as a coach before moving to Blackpool
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Proud papa: Queen Silvia with son-in-law Christopher O'Neil (center) before having lunch in @placeholder
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:35 EST, 23 February 2014 | UPDATED: 06:35 EST, 24 February 2014 Sweden's king and queen have traveled to New York City to meet the newest addition to the royal family: a baby girl born to the royal couple's daughter Princess Madeline on Thursday. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia met their new granddaughter for the first time on Saturday after the princess brought the healthy baby girl home from the hospital. The king and queen then headed to Bloomingdale's and Gracious Home for some shopping. On Sunday, the royal couple met their son-in-law, American banker Christopher O'Neil, at Amaranth, a swanky restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side, for lunch. @highlight Sweden's Princess Madeleine and her American banker husband Christopher O'Neill's baby daughter was born on Thursday in NYC @highlight The couple left a New York hospital with their healthy new daughter on Saturday @highlight King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia traveled to New York on Saturday to meet their new grandchild @highlight The royal couple shopped at Bloomingdale's and Gracious Home after meeting the baby @highlight The couple had lunch with son-in-law on Sunday at swanky Upper East Side restaurant @highlight Child is fifth in line to throne
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And this isn't the first time the @placeholder had an outbreak of illnesses.
By Ashley Collman PUBLISHED: 17:25 EST, 23 February 2014 | UPDATED: 04:59 EST, 24 February 2014 U.S. health authorities are currently investigating a fourth possible outbreak of norovirus aboard a cruise ship this year. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control boarded the Holland America cruise ship ms Veendam Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During the course of the week-long Caribbean cruise, 114 passengers and 10 crew members got sick - suffering mainly from vomiting and diarrhea.There were a total of 1,273 passengers on board and 575 crew members. Outbreak: The CDC is currently investigating a possible outbreak of norovirus aboard the Holland America cruise ship ms Veendam. The ship just wrapped a week-long voyage of the Caribbean @highlight The CDC is investigating the ms Veendam, which returned to port on Saturday after a week-long Caribbean cruise @highlight The ship failed a sanitation exam in September when inspectors found brown liquid dripping on clean dishes and a fly in the buffet @highlight Three other cruises have had outbreaks of norovirus this year @highlight The worst case was on the Royal Caribbean Ship, Explorer of the Seas, where over 600 got sick last month
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Ironic, then, that much of this decade's @placeholder renaissance is built on the foundations of old traditions: quilting, work clothes, garden kitchens, comfort food.
(DEPARTURES.com) -- A trip to Nashville, Tennessee, and Florence, Alabama, unearths a bounty of Southern-made artisanal luxuries. One day, while standing on a street corner in Vienna in the late summer, designer Natalie Chanin realized suddenly that August should really mean sunshine and fresh tomatoes. The Alabama native was a successful, Paris-based stylist working on a film set in Austria at the time, living out of a suitcase and wondering if she had packed enough winter clothes. That realization led to an overhaul and reconfiguration of her life, culminating several years later when she returned to her hometown of Florence, Alabama, to launch her sustainable-clothing label, Project Alabama. Now in its second evolution as Alabama Chanin, the award-winning line is still based in a warehouse just north of Florence. What about the South pulled her back and continues to do so for others? We flew down to find out. @highlight The trip through Nashville and Florence is lined with one-of-a-kind American treasures @highlight The creative heritage of the Old South is alive and thriving in Tennessee and Alabama @highlight Evocative products like denim and peaches reach couturish heights in the modern South
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The @placeholder Department of Social Services said the baby was in 'good condition' on Tuesday afternoon and will be put into foster care before the department likely takes custody.
By Lydia Warren Arrest: Sharon Ferguson allegedly dumped her baby boy in a trash can after giving birth A mother has been arrested after she gave birth, wrapped the newborn boy in a plastic bag and dumped him in the trash, police said. Sharon Ferguson, 28, was taken into police custody outside a liquor store in Greenville, South Carolina on Monday afternoon after the conscious baby boy was discovered inside the trash. A family spokesperson said she is mentally ill and homeless, WYFF reported. A homeowner had arrived to check on his rental home in the Nicholtown community when he noticed a trail of blood, which led him to the trash can. @highlight Sharon Ferguson 'gave birth on Monday, wrapped the boy in a plastic bag and towel and dumped him in a trashcan in Greenville, South Carolina' @highlight A homeowner discovered the child when he saw a trail of blood outside @highlight The baby boy was alive and taken to hospital in critical condition; he will now likely be placed in the custody of Child Protective Services @highlight A family spokesperson said Ferguson is homeless and mentally ill
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Tears: Hernandez's fiancee, @placeholder (center), is pictured with his emotional mother in court earlier this month
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 15:46 EST, 27 September 2013 | UPDATED: 18:38 EST, 27 September 2013 The girlfriend of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has been indicted on a perjury charge in connection with the killing of his friend, bringing the number of people facing charges in the case to five. A grand jury indicted Shayanna Jenkins, 24, on a single count in relation to the investigation into the June 17 killing of Odin Lloyd, Bristol County District Attorney Samuel Sutter said. It wasn't clear what led to the charge. Lloyd, a 27-year-old semiprofessional football player from Boston, was found shot to death in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, near Hernandez's home, where Jenkins also lives. Lloyd had been dating Jenkins' sister. @highlight Number of people arrested in connection with the murder of Odin Lloyd is now at five @highlight Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and weapons charges @highlight Carlos Oritz also indicted on perjury charge @highlight Hernandez's cousin Tanya Singleton indicted on conspiracy to commit accessory after the fact
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@placeholder had previously announced four Joel concerts -- January 27, February 3, March 21 and April 18 -- which are already sold out.
(CNN) -- Billy Joel is definitely in a New York state of mind. The legendary singer has signed a deal to perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City once a month, the venue announced on Tuesday. Joel will become the first musical artist to have such a franchise at the Garden. "Since his first show in 1978, Billy has performed 46 shows at Madison Square Garden, including an unprecedented 12 consecutive sold-out shows that have earned Billy a spot among the Garden greats with a banner raised in his honor," James L. Dolan, executive chairman of The Madison Square Garden Company said via a press release. "Today, we take that relationship even further and are extremely honored to have Billy as The Garden's first music franchise." @highlight Billy Joel will give concerts at the Garden once a month @highlight The deal makes him the first musical franchise at MSG @highlight His first show there was in 1978
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After the @placeholder law (first in the nation) was enacted in 2000, the number of female candidates increased, with 84% of women who ran for public office citing it as very or somewhat important in their decision to run.
(CNN) -- $1.3 billion is enough money to buy the Los Angeles Lakers or a big stake in the U.S. government. That's just about the amount candidates and special interest groups backed by global corporations, billionaires and millionaires will spend on political ads before Election Day in an attempt to sell you America's Next Top Congressman. As big money floods the midterms, it drowns out the voices of "we the people." Maine's Republican State Sen. Ed Youngblood gets it. He writes, "As money in politics increases, the role of the general public in our democracy diminishes, more and more citizens feel their vote does not matter, and fewer are compelled into public service." @highlight About a billion dollars will be spent by special interests on midterm elections @highlight Ben Cohen: We don't want a government of, by and for fat cats and plutocrats @highlight He says Maine's Clean Elections system promotes public funding, democracy @highlight Cohen: The Clean Elections Initiative helps take out big money out of politics
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The United States has tried to target @placeholder for years, a senior U.S. official said.
Washington (CNN) -- The seizure of the Afghan Taliban's top military leader in Pakistan represents a turning point in the U.S.-led war against the militants, U.S. officials and analysts said. The arrest of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar represents the most significant Taliban capture since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, a senior Obama administration official said Tuesday. Baradar has been a close associate of Osama bin Laden's and is seen as the No. 2 figure in the Afghan Taliban, behind Mullah Mohammed Omar. "If anyone would know where the senior leaders are of al Qaeda and the Taliban, then Baradar is someone who would be privy to that kind of information," said M.J. Gohel, executive director of the Asia-Pacific Foundation. @highlight Arrest in Pakistan "a major blow for the Taliban," Asia-Pacific expert says @highlight Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar reportedly captured in Karachi, Pakistan @highlight Arrest signals Pakistani-U.S. cooperation, Sen. John Kerry says @highlight Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan denies that Baradar has been captured
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In fact, all five of the swapped prisoners were initially captured while trying to cut deals, and like @placeholder, three had been attempting to join, or had already joined, the Afghan government at the time of their arrest.
(CNN) -- Early in 2002, shortly after the U.S. overthrow of the Taliban regime, Taliban leader Khairullah Khairkhwa phoned Afghan President Hamid Karzai asking for a job. As a member of the same tribe, he had known the Karzai family for years, and was hoping to use this link to switch allegiances to the new U.S.-backed Afghan government, a move typical of the twists and turns of the country's 30 years of war. Karzai promised to help, and referred Khairkhwa to his brother Ahmed Wali Karzai, a close CIA ally based in Kandahar province. Ahmed Wali Karzai agreed to send a representative to meet Khairkhwa in Pakistan. But before this could transpire, a rival Taliban figure alerted the Pakistani border police to Khairkhwa's presence. He was arrested, handed over to the Americans, and sent to Guantanamo. @highlight 5 Taliban leaders are released in a deal to trade for POW Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl @highlight Anand Gopal: Three of the five had joined or tried to join the Afghan government @highlight He says the notion of "terrorist" is remarkably fluid in the context of Afghan politics @highlight Gopal: Prisoner swap could be a step toward a negotiated settlement
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@placeholder has not officiated a match since Chelsea filed their report with the FA, and the 37-year-old looks set to be kept out of the firing line until their investigation is completed.
(CNN) -- London police have dropped an investigation into Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg after he was accused of using inappropriate language towards a footballer from Chelsea. The official was the subject of a complaint to the Football Association (FA) from Chelsea after their 3-2 defeat by Manchester United in October but vehemently denies their claims. The club claimed Clattenburg used "inappropriate language," thought to be of a racist nature, during an exchange with their Nigerian midfielder John Obi Mikel. Subsequently, the Society of Black Lawyers made a complaint to the Metropolitan police, who now say the probe has been shelved due to a lack of evidence. @highlight Police drop their investigation into Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg @highlight The official was the subject of a complaint from Chelsea back in October @highlight Club allege he made inappropriate comments to their player John Obi Mikel @highlight Society of Black Lawyers referred the complaint to the Metropolitan police
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She noted that @placeholder had the child on a schedule, always brought her to school on time and to therapy appointments.
A TV producer lost full custody of her biological daughter after the judge ruled her lesbian lover was the more responsible parent - the first case of its kind in New York involving a same-sex couple. A Family Court judge ruled against Emmy-winning TV producer Brook Altman, from New York, in favor of the six-year-old's adoptive mother Allison Scollar. In October 2006, Altman gave birth to the lesbian couple's baby daughter after a sperm donation from Scollar's close friend Robert Frame. Lesbian lovers: Brook Altman, left, and Allison Scollar, had been together four years when they decided to have a child together with a sperm donation from a friend @highlight Brook Altman and Allison Scollar had a child six years ago after a friend donated sperm @highlight When couple split, bitter battle over who should have custody @highlight Altman fled with daughter to California and accused Scollar of child abuse @highlight Judge ruled Scollar was more responsible and had child's best interests at heart
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The @placeholder leader has come under fire for his failure to crush the terror group
Nigeria's president has made a surprise visit to the heartland of the Boko Haram movement to meet survivors of the massacre which saw an estimated 2,500 people slaughtered by Islamist militants. Goodluck Jonathan spent three hours in Maidugri, capital of Borno State, and addressed 5,000 people who have been sheltering in a camp since the attack by the terror group earlier this month. The president's visit comes just a day after new images obtained by Amnesty International show the devastation of the assault - with more than 3,700 structures including houses and schools completely destroyed in the towns of Baga and Doron Baga. @highlight Goodluck Jonathan made a surprise visit to the heartland of Boko Haram @highlight Met people who survived the massacre which left 2,500 people dead @highlight Told people displaced by attack they would be able to return home @highlight Promised areas under Boko Haram control would be recaptured soon @highlight Comes after satellite images showed destruction of towns by terror group @highlight Showed that 3,700 buildings including homes and schools were destroyed @highlight One witness says terrorists shot and killed a woman who was in labour
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@placeholder, pictured side on before, left, and after the family diet said: 'Our weight-loss has given us all new found confidence'
A family of four who were all overweight have worked together to shed the pounds. The Mac Mahons, from Skipton, have lost a total of 9st 13lbs between them in three months after deciding it was time to change their unhealthy lifestyles. The waistlines of parents Samantha, 43, and Nigel, 45, and their daughters Hannah, 20, and Katie, 18, all increased after Samantha was diagnosed with ME, until they tipped the scales at a combined weight of 65 stone 3lbs. Health back on track: Samantha's weight rose to 14st 6lb after she was diagnosed with ME, left, but now she's dropped four dress sizes @highlight Mac Mahon family of four tipped scales with combined weight of 65st 3lbs @highlight All gained weight after mother Samantha was diagnosed with ME @highlight Nigel was told his obesity could lead to a heart attack @highlight Sisters Hannah and Katie were low in confidence because of their size @highlight Family joined forces to stick to diet plan @highlight Now lost 9st 13Ib between them in three months
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Pride: Both @placeholder and Harry spoke fo how proud they were of their cousin Zara's equestrian success
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:29 EST, 3 August 2012 | UPDATED: 02:16 EST, 6 August 2012 Prince William has told how he feared being captured on a 'kiss cam' sharing an intimate moment with his wife Kate. The royal couple were pictured hugging and holding each other as cyclist Sir Chris Hoy and his team-mates raced to a gold medal. William was worried the velodrome's roving 'kiss cam' would zero in on them and force them to pucker up. Scroll down for video Caught on camera: Prince William and his wife Kate celebrate Sir Chris Hoy and his team-mates winning gold in the velodrome @highlight 'That would have been embarrassing' says Prince as he and Harry make a surprise appearance on the BBC's Olympic sofa @highlight Wills admits getting 'carried away' with cousin Zara's medal @highlight They were kept in the dark about Queen's Bond role
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@placeholder boss Louis van Gaal watched the match from the dugout while making notes on his clipboard
We're used to seeing Burnley in claret and blue, but the visitors wore a silver strip last night that made it look as though they had been wrapped in tin foil. The club’s third kit was first seen at Sunderland late last month and was preferred to their all-black away kit again. At first glance, it looked like Sean Dyche had fielded a team of 11 tin men from the Wizard of Oz, but Burnley's performance soon showed they were not lacking any heart as they gave the home side more than a few scares at Old Trafford. Burnley ditched their black kit in favour of a shiny silver strip at Manchester United as George Boyd reflects on a missed chance for the Clarets at Old Trafford @highlight Burnley played in new third kit which caught the eye at Manchester United @highlight Ryan Giggs patrolled technical area instead of manager Louis van Gaal @highlight Phil Jones given little sympathy by Clarets fans after limping off early on @highlight Injury prevented Sean Dyche from naming unchanged line-up for 11th time @highlight Daley Blind forced off in one of two first-half substitutions for Man Utd @highlight Marouane Fellaini admits he doesn't mind playing defensive
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Unattended vehicles around key infrastructure will be towed, @placeholder Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier said.
New York (CNN) -- Two of the three suspects believed to be involved in a potential 9/11 anniversary plot against New York or Washington are of Arab descent and traveled to the United States last week, according to a U.S. government official. Authorities are operating under the assumption that two of the suspects have arrived on U.S. soil, and have been piecing together clues gleaned from flight logs and manifests, among other sources, said the official, who declined to be named. A third plotter is believed to have been traveling in Europe, though it is not clear whether that person has arrived in the United States, the official said. @highlight NEW: Two Americans of Arab descent are believed to be involved in 9/11 plot @highlight NEW: Authorities are piecing together clues gleaned from flight logs and manifests @highlight NEW: A third plotter is believed to be have traveling in Europe @highlight Gov. Andrew Cuomo directs state police to help with security at major transport hubs
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The number from @placeholder that you see everywhere is 153 million children who are considered orphans, less than 18, loss of one or both parents.
(CNN) -- She's built her career caring for orphans. Jane Aronson has evaluated more than 10,000 adopted children from around the world. Her patients include the offspring of Hollywood luminaries. An infectious disease specialist, she treated Angelina Jolie's daughter Zahara, who was critically ill when the actress brought her home from Ethiopia. In her new book, "Carried in Our Hearts: The Gift of Adoption: Inspiring Stories of Families Created Across Continents," Aronson curates a collection of stories written by many of the families she helped to unite. The actress Mary-Louise Parker shares the moment she first met her daughter in an Ethiopian orphanage. "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes remembers crying in a Detroit hospital parking garage, overcome with emotion while waiting for her adopted daughter's birth. @highlight "Carried in Our Hearts" includes interviews with parents and children joined through adoption @highlight Actress Mary-Louise Parker shares moment she met daughter @highlight International adoptions have dropped 60% from their peak in 2004 @highlight There are more than 150 million orphans around the world, UNICEF says
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projects, for example his rocket building company @placeholder, to consider
When it was launched, it seemed little more than a pipe dream. Billionaire inventor Elon Musk unveiled a futuristic plan for a new type of transport that would shoot capsules of passengers along a tube at around the speed of sound. Elon Musk, one of the brains behind the online payment system PayPal, and SpaceX claims his solar-powered 'Hyperloop' could herald a revolution in travel. The Hyperloop Transportation Technologies design for Elon Musk's Hyperloop. It hopes to produce a technical feasibility study finished in mid-2015. The team believes the system could link the majority of America's major cities together. Scroll down for video @highlight Musk is working with UCLA researchers to develop system @highlight Over 100 engineers have created crowdsourced firm to work on idea @highlight Hoped the system could be rolled out in cities around the world
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A reality TV star is not ordinarily what @placeholder would look for on a CV.’
It is the epitome of genteel sophistication, but behind the scenes The Ritz hotel has been rocked by a scandal that could have its regulars spluttering into their high teas. The managing director of the five-star London landmark has abruptly left his prestigious post after giving his secret girlfriend – a former Bulgarian reality TV contestant 22 years his junior – a coveted job as a resident singer. Stephen Boxall, who had an enviable 19-year career at the hotel, did not disclose that he was in a relationship with 29-year-old Alexandra Anastas before giving her work in The Ritz’s elegant restaurant. @highlight The Ritz's managing director sacked after giving his lover a singing job @highlight Stephen Boxall did not disclose he was in a relationship with the Bulgarian @highlight Alexandra Anastas, 29, announced her job appointment four months ago @highlight She has enjoyed the high life, visiting the Royal Albert Hall and Royal Ballet @highlight On Christmas Day she posted picture online of herself with Mr Boxall's son @highlight Spokesman for The Ritz says Mr Boxall tendered his resignation on Friday
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@placeholder -- no slouch as an actor himself -- has often been seen as one who immerses himself fully in his roles.
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- There's no question "Tropic Thunder" takes chances. Ben Stiller, left, and Robert Downey Jr. are among the stars of "Tropic Thunder," a Hollywood satire. Tom Cruise almost unrecognizable as a foulmouthed, foul-mannered movie executive? Check. Mockery of action heroes, Method actors and gross-out comedians? Check. Challenging stereotypes at every opportunity? Absolutely. But casting Robert Downey Jr. as a black man? Well, that might be a bit much. Or maybe not. In "Tropic Thunder," a comedy about self-absorbed Hollywood types making a "Platoon"-style war movie, Downey plays Australian actor Kirk Lazarus, a multiple Oscar-winning performer who gets so involved in his roles that he forgets to come out of them. He's a man constantly looking for ways to transform himself for his art. @highlight "Tropic Thunder" pushes boundaries at every opportunity @highlight Film has taken knocks from groups for the developmentally disabled @highlight "Thunder" casts Robert Downey Jr. as Method actor playing black man @highlight Downey, other cast members don't believe character is offensive
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Although Dr Black's family have not gone into details of his conviction, a fine in a @placeholder court usually means a criminal record for the defendant.
The elderly professor languishing in an Abu Dhabi jail for taking photos in a restricted area has been convicted and fined and is on his way back home to the U.S. Architect Dr Alan Black, 70, was jailed for a month and investigated by state security services in the United Arab Emirates despite protesting his innocence and suffering life-threatening health problems. The professor, an avid amateur photographer, said he had been taking pictures of Abu Dhabi on one of his morning walkabouts while attending a conference in the city. But on Monday an Abu Dhabi court brought charges of taking photos in a restricted area - a crime which can be punished by up to five years in jail - and fined him $136 before releasing him yesterday. @highlight Dr Alan Black arrested in Abu Dhabi for taking pictures in restricted area @highlight Languished in prison for a month during investigation by security services @highlight Family were only told he was being held a week after he was imprisoned @highlight Finally charged on Monday - a crime punishable with up to five years in jail @highlight But he now been allowed to return home to Georgia after being fined $136
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Fans of former England footballer Paul Gascoigne, popularly known as 'Gazza', were left confused and fearing for his future as a Free Gaza campaign took off online. Tweets with the hashtag #freegaza have been trending on Twitter in response to the violence in the Middle East, with users using their posts to urge Israeli forces to stop their assault on the Gaza Strip. The conflict, which started on July 8, has led to the deaths of more than 1,200 people. But followers of the troubled player, who has become known for his battles with alcohol and drugs, mistakenly thought that he had been arrested and that the campaign was in support of his freedom. @highlight Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne is popularly known as 'Gazza' @highlight Fans feared he had been arrested as Free Gaza campaign took off online @highlight Tweets in support of Palestine use hashtag #freegaza
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She has previously attacked @placeholder for his famously outspoken style.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 08:35 EST, 11 November 2013 | UPDATED: 10:27 EST, 11 November 2013 A sequin-clad Sarah Palin today dismissed suggestions that Chris Christie could turn around the Republican party as she refused to throw her support behind him. The former Alaska governor told the Today show she was glad the New Jersey governor won at the polls last week - but fell short of embracing him as a potential GOP presidential candidate in 2016. 'I would never put my hope and faith in any one individual,' she said, dodging the question of whether she supported him. 'There is no Ronald Regan on the scene today.' @highlight Former Alaska governor said she was glad Christie won in New Jersey last week but refused to back him as a potential 2016 presidential candidate @highlight She also slammed Obamacare and rejected the president's apology over the troubled health care plan
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"The state police would like to speak to any child or teenager who may have been in contact with @placeholder," he said.
(CNN) -- Investigators in Vermont charged the uncle of a missing 12-year-old girl Sunday with sexually assaulting a minor -- but they said the charge does not involve his niece. Police said their investigation into the disappearance of 12-year-old Brooke Bennett uncovered evidence that her uncle had sexually assaulted someone else. Police charged Michael Jacques, 42, with aggravated sexual assault against a minor. The charge carries a sentence of 10 years to life in prison. Jacques is listed as a registered sex offender in Vermont. Vermont State Police Col. James Baker said Monday that investigators are considering that there may be "more victims of sexual abuse" by Jacques. @highlight Michael Jacques is charged with aggravated sexual assault against a minor @highlight The alleged victim wasn't Brooke Bennett, who has been missing since Wednesday @highlight Jacques, Brooke's uncle, is listed on Vermont's sex offender registry
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"(@placeholder) is an urban community with significant economic activity that has little access to new technologies ... there is a lot of potential to create a local industry that will create jobs, bring better products to the market and improve quality of life of the population," said Rodriguez.
Hadas Goshen is a writer for the Daily Californian. This article was brought to CNN.com by UWIRE, the leading provider of student-generated content. UWIRE aims to identify and promote the brightest young content creators and deliver their work to a larger audience via professional media partners such as CNN.com. Visit UWIRE.com to learn more. (UWIRE) -- In spring 2007, University of California Berkeley Energy and Resources Group professor Ashok Gadgil challenged students in his Design for Sustainable Communities class to come up with an affordable and efficient solar water heater that could be used in low-income households. The heaters installed in Guatemala have made an important impact on peoples' lives, student says. @highlight Students at University of California Berkeley design efficient solar water heater @highlight Heaters installed on roofs of several homes in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala @highlight Students plan to enter design into national competition in October @highlight Team hopes to extend technology to other developing countries around world
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Back fires have been set to protect homes at the eastern edge of @placeholder, authorities said.
(CNN) -- A wildfire continued its rampage through the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California on Monday, but the U.S. Forest Service said fire crews were gaining ground. The Sheep Fire in Southern California has burned thousands of acres and left this bus a charred ruin. "Firefighters have made very good progress against the Sheep Fire. It's currently at approximately 7,500 acres with 20 percent containment," U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Robin Prince said Monday. The fire, which was reported Saturday afternoon in the Lytle Creek area, quickly grew to 3,500 acres by early Sunday and forced about 4,000 people in the community of Wrightwood from their homes. @highlight Sheep Fire is about 7,500 acres with 20 percent containment, Forest Service says @highlight About 4,000 people in San Bernardino County forced from their homes @highlight Despite more cooperative weather, people not let back into homes yet
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Read more: @placeholder ready to lay down arms if government does
(CNN) -- Colombian military combat planes opened fire on hidden rebel camps over the weekend, killing at least 20 members of the country's largest guerrilla group just days after negotiators finished a round of peace talks. A top faction leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrillas was among the casualties, Gen. Mario Valencia told reporters Monday. Read more: Five facts about Colombia's FARC rebels The leader, known by the alias "Guillermo Pequeno" (Little Guillermo), had been part of the leftist rebel group for 25 years, Valencia said. In July, Colombia's Defense Ministry offered a 1 billion-peso ($550,000) reward for information leading to his capture. @highlight A FARC faction leader is among the casualties of a Colombian military operation @highlight Military officials describe the weekend operation as a devastating blow @highlight It comes amid peace talks between the rebels and government negotiators @highlight Colombia's president has said government forces won't take part in a cease-fire during talks
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Flooded: Streets filled with water as 4in of rain fell quickly across @placeholder
By Jessica Jerreat A large swath of the U.S. is on storm alert as downpours, strong winds and hail hammer several states from Illinois to Texas. With predictions of flooding on roads and hail the size of golf balls, motorists have been warned to be careful and, if possible, to just leave their cars in a garage. Texas has already experienced part of the deluge, when winds and rain damaged buildings and roads in Dallas on Thursday. Wash out: A severe storm warning is in place across a wide stretch of the U.S. for Friday Fierce: Dallas has already felt the full force of the weather front, with trees being uprooted and buildings damaged on Thursday @highlight Warnings of tornadoes and flash flooding as extreme weather sweeps in @highlight Storm front is spread out from Illinois to Texas @highlight Five students had to be rescued from Dallas creek after flash flooding hit yesterday @highlight Wet and windy predictions set to continue through weekend
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Dreamland: Rojo arrives in Manchester with a member of @placeholder's club staff
Manchester United have agreed a £16million fee with Sporting Lisbon for defender Marcos Rojo. Rojo, who touched down in Manchester on Tuesday evening and said joining United ‘feels like a dream’, is set to sign a four-year contract after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms. Louis van Gaal made it a priority to sign a left-footed defender and stepped up his pursuit of Rojo, 24, following Saturday’s shock home defeat by Swansea. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Sporting fans go wild as Nani arrives back in Portgual Arrival: Marcos Rojo touched down in England on Tuesday ahead of a move to Manchester United @highlight Louis van Gaal finally gets his man after a protracted transfer saga @highlight Sporting announce the two clubs have agreed a £16m fee @highlight Rojo has been speaking about the move to Manchester United as his 'dream' @highlight Nani moves back to his former club after seven years at Old Trafford @highlight United will pay the entirety of the winger's wages during the loan spell @highlight Rojo is United's third summer signing after Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera
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Lazar Markovic almost got through on a couple of occasions but all that did was make you wonder what may have happened had the lightening @placeholder been playing.
CLICK HERE to read Martin Samuel's full match report Brendan Rodgers' decision to field a weakened team for Liverpool's Champions League clash against Real Madrid was not the unmitigated disaster many predicted. The Reds lost by a smaller margin than their 3-0 home defeat to the reigning champions - but Karim Benzema's match winning strike still leaves Liverpool's European hopes in the balance. Sportsmail's Ian Ladyman was at the Bernabeu to pick out a few points... Karim Benzema celebrates scoring the opening goal as Liverpool's defence appeal for offside One of the few surprises was that Cristiano Ronaldo did not get on the scoresheet @highlight Liverpool lost 1-0 to Real Madrid in their Champions League clash @highlight Karim Benzema scored the match winning goal with a first-half strike @highlight Brendan Rodgers rested players incl. Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling @highlight Simon Mignolet kept his place in goal but looked far from convincing @highlight Lazar Markovic was at the heart of the Reds' best moves at the Bernabeu
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"@placeholder" followed three years later, while 1980's "Raging Bull" probably saw De Niro's finest performance under Scorsese.
(CNN) -- You voted: he won. Revered by the masses of moviegoers worldwide, it came as no surprise that Martin Scorsese ("Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," "The Departed") topped the Screening Room's "Directors Cut" poll. Martin Scorsese: You voted him best director in our Screening Room poll Walking away with 15 percent of your votes, Scorsese's hard-hitting documentary style, quickfire editing, fondness for NYC backdrops and rapport with De Niro make him your top director. Born on November 17, 1942, as a child Scorsese struggled with his health. The movies -- along with the church -- became a haven for him. "When I was a kid I had terrible asthma -- I didn't go out at all," he told CNN at a masterclass at the 2007 Marrakech Film Festival. "I was out on the streets, yes, but I was not athletic in any way and so the movie theatre was a refuge." @highlight Martin Scorsese topped the Screening Room's "Directors Cut" poll @highlight His lauded films include "Mean Streets," "Taxi Driver," "Goodfellas" @highlight Scorsese finally won the Best Director Oscar for 2006's "The Departed"
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The Washington Post's official public fact-checker declared on Wednesday morning that President Obama lied when he promised that his health care plan would permit @placeholder to keep health insurance plans they liked.
By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius offered a public apology before a congressional committee on Wednesday, and insisted that its performance had 'improved.' But moments before her hotly anticipated appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Obamacare website crashed and was apparently unavailable in at least 20 states. Even those congressmen who came to question her were unable to load the site in their browsers before the hearing. 'I am as frustrated as anyone,' she told Americans. 'You deserve better. I apologize. I'm accountable to you for fixing these problems and I'm committed to earning your confidence back by fixing the site.' @highlight Obama's point-person on Obamacare admits 'I am as frustrated as anyone. ... You deserve better. I apologize.' @highlight Entire healthcare.gov website crashes minutes before Sebelius speaks, going dark in at least 20 states @highlight 'Hold me accountable for the debacle. I'm responsible,' she said @highlight Bombshell report from September 6 showed how website contractors listed major problems they knew would occur @highlight House GOP digs in on Obama's promise that 'if you like your health care plan, you can keep it' as the Washington Post calls it a flat-out lie @highlight On whether Obama is ultimately to blame, Sebelius snipes: 'Whatever. Yes, he is the president. He is responsible for government programs.'
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