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Is this the first time somebody has had a divorce, or in @placeholder's case, is this the first time that somebody has been a lousy parent?"
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(CNN) -- Two concerned mothers have been all over TV screens recently, but unlike most of the mothers who have made appearances on TV of late, they are not concerned about health care reform. Kate Gosselin, here smiling at a press event in April, has been making the talk show rounds. "Jon & Kate Plus 8's" Kate Gosselin -- minus estranged husband Jon and the kids -- did a teary interview with Meredith Vieira on NBC's "Today" last week; and on Wednesday, Fox will air a two-hour special featuring Nadya "Octomom" Suleman, the single California woman who gave birth to octuplets in January.
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CNN's "Reliable Sources" focused on Kate Gosselin, Nadya Suleman coverage
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Legal analyst Lisa Bloom: "We are fiddling while Rome burns"
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Baltimore Sun TV critic David Zurawik: "We should care about [Gosselin]"
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@placeholder lost his job as the religious director of the local church, his wife told the paper.
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By Ryan Gorman PUBLISHED: 11:20 EST, 24 February 2014 | UPDATED: 13:33 EST, 24 February 2014 A Sunday school teacher who killed another man in a road rage brawl last year faces only one year in jail after an autopsy revealed he died because of a problem with a popular anti-stroke drug. Librado Cena, 58, killed William O’Brien with a single punch to the head last April after the two men fought in a Fairfax City mall parking lot because the 63-year-old honked at him too many times. Cena remarkably faces only 12 months in prison on a misdemeanor assault and battery charge in a trial set to start Monday after initially facing life because an autopsy revealed the unstoppable bleeding – not the punch – caused O’Brien’s death.
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William O'Brien, 63, died after only one punch to the head from 58-year-old Librado Cena
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Cena initially faced life in prison, but now stands charged only with misdemeanor assault
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Doctors attributed O'Brien's death to a blood thinner causing unabated bleeding on his brain after the punch
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Misdemeanor assault carries a maximum prison sentence of only one year
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@placeholder is allowed to seek another term because the rule does not apply retroactively.
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Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Vote-counting in Zimbabwe's hotly contested election began late Wednesday with President Robert Mugabe and main challenger Morgan Tsvangirai confident of victory. Partial results were expected to come out early Thursday, said Rita Makarau, chairwoman of the Zimbabwe Election Commission, which has until Monday to release full results. Five presidential candidates are in the race including Mugabe and Tsvangirai, the current prime minister. Makarau dismissed allegations from Tsvangirai's party that the election commission rigged the polls for Mugabe. "I believe that the election is free and fair," she told journalists. "Maybe the reports that will come out will vindicate my view of the election as free and fair."
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NEW: Vote-counting begins late Wednesday
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NEW: Partial results are due early Thursday with full results due by Monday
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NEW: The head of the election commission says the vote was "free and fair"
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President Robert Mugabe's main challenger is PM Morgan Tsvangirai
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@placeholder's wonder goal deep in injury time gave Arsenal some hope but the full time whistle came soon enough, and with it a chorus of boos from the home crowd.
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(CNN) -- Manchester United secured a vital 2-1 victory against Arsenal, their first on the road in the English Premier League this season under coach Louis Van Gaal. Arsenal started much the brighter and could have been three nil up in the first thirty minutes, but poor finishing and an inform David de Gea in the Manchester United goal kept the scores level. But United took control in the second half thanks to a Kieran Gibbs own goal and a late Wayne Rooney chip. A stunning solo goal by Olivier Giroud, returning from a broken leg, gave Arsenal a glimmer of hope but United held on to move up to fourth place in the table.
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Manchester United beat Arsenal on the road
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First away victory for Van Gaal in the EPL
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Chelsea extend lead to seven points
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Manchester City come from behind to beat Swansea
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Devastated @placeholder then hit back and said she had no fear of taking the test and her family rallied round her as it emerged she had also been contacted and urged to have an abortion - something the deeply religious underwear model ruled out completely.
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By Nick Pisa PUBLISHED: 14:53 EST, 18 December 2012 | UPDATED: 02:40 EST, 19 December 2012 This is the first picture of Pia Balotelli, the new baby daughter of firebrand Manchester City striker Mario. The little girl was born earlier this month to his ex-girlfriend Raffaella Fico, 27, and arrived three weeks early - she had been due on Christmas Day. Balotelli has yet to see his daughter in the flesh and and is said to have only seen pictures of her via email. Bambino: Mario Balotelli's ex Raffaella Fico and their daughter Pia. The Man City player has yet to meet his child
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Little Pia was born three weeks early to the footballer's Italian ex
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Raffaella Fico has accused him of being 'irresponsible' and taking 'no interest' in his daughter
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She added that her heart is now 'closed' to the Man City forward
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Interview was in magazine that published topless pictures of Duchess of Cambridge
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But pressed on when the @placeholder leadership would unveil it's health care bill or any other broad agenda, Boehner said proposals would come out "as we develop them."
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Washington (CNN) -- An influential group of House conservatives, unhappy with the midterm strategy of Speaker John Boehner and other top Republicans, outlined its own election-year message on the economy on Wednesday. "I think our leadership has been good about showing what we're against. I think one area where we've had weakness is we really haven't shown what we're for," Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise told CNN in advance of introducing a new jobs bill. Scalise doesn't call out leaders by name, but in an interview in his Washington office, he sent a clear message that he believes there is a tendency for top House leaders to play it safe. He heads the powerful Republican Study Committee, a group of fiscal conservatives that includes the vast majority of rank and file House GOP members. Since its inception, the RSC's main objective is to move House GOP leaders to the right on policy measures.
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Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana: "We really haven't shown what we're for"
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He is behind a major jobs and economic proposal
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Some influential conservatives question the midterm strategy of Speaker John Boehner
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Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina says the election will turn on Obamacare
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The biggest fear is that opting out of the state-run system will lower their child's chances at passing the notorious "gaokao," the national college entrance exam that determines which @placeholder university a student will enter.
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(CNN) -- When five-year-old Xiao Ge starts primary school in Guangzhou next year, she won't endure strict discipline and mountains of homework. Unlike the school life of most children in China, her days will be filled with art, music and creative learning at a private Waldorf school. Xiao is part of a fast-growing number of Chinese children whose parents are turning their backs on the state-run education system, which is based on rote learning and limited critical thinking. Instead, they are choosing independently-run schools that use the Waldorf, Montessori, or Reggio Emilia pedagogies. Despite a lack of regulation over these schools, parents prefer the humanistic approach of these classrooms and the perceived softer learning environment.
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Chinese parents seeking alternatives to rote learning in state-run schools for their young children
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Holistic education philosophies affect not only the student, but the student's family lifestyle as well
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Lack of regulation over new alternative schools may become a problem
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Wayne Rooney moved joint-third alongside Jimmy Greaves on England's all-time scoring list after netting from the penalty spot during his 100th cap in the Three Lions' 3-1 victory over Slovenia. The England captain stormed into the box and was tripped as he won the penalty himself just moments after Jordan Henderson's own goal had put Slovenia ahead at Wembley on Saturday. But the Three Lions' 29-year-old skipper smashed in the equaliser from the spot to move on to 44 goals for his nation - just five shy of Sir Bobby Charlton's England record of 49 and level with Jimmy Greaves.
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England beat Slovenia 3-1 at Wembley in Euro 2016 qualifier
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Wayne Rooney equalised from penalty spot during his 100th cap
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He moved joint-third on England's all-time scoring list with 44 goals
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Rooney presented with a golden cap before game by Sir Bobby Charlton
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Manchester United striker just five shy of Charlton's record of 49 goals
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@placeholder has never shied away from violence or the vicarious pleasure of sadism, but that's not the same thing as condoning it.
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(CNN) -- In a place that does not exist -- a black site -- Maya (Jessica Chastain) watches as her colleague Dan (Jason Clarke) interrogates an Arab prisoner. "If you lie to me, I hurt you," Dan says to the prisoner, who is bound, bruised, and not telling the Americans what they need to know. Soon, the prisoner will be held down on the floor with a cloth over his face and will have water poured into his mouth until he is half-drowned. This is waterboarding, and it leaves the prisoner gasping like a dying fish. But he does not give up his secrets, and will not until later in the game.
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The film follows how a CIA analyst worked for a decade tracking down Osama bin Laden
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Director Kathryn Bigelow has been accused of endorsing torture
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Jessica Chastain delivers one of the must-see performances of the year, our critic says
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Ford made headlines last year when another group in Toronto was trying to sell a different video of @placeholder smoking crack, and he refused to step down.
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By Ashley Collman The crack-smoking mayor of Toronto was supposed to enter rehab after announcing a leave of absence last Wednesday. Ford reportedly got on a private plane bound for Chicago but he was turned away at the border, the Globe and Mail is reporting. Neither Ford's brother Doug Ford or his lawyer Dennis Morris will say where the exactly the mayor is, but insist he is seeking treatment as promised. Scroll down for video Where are you? Rob Ford is pictured above on May 1, a day after he announced his leave of absence. He has now spoken out about rehab, calling it the best thing he ever did
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The controversial mayor announced he was taking a leave of absence and pausing his re-election campaign to enter rehab last Wednesday
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He was last seen boarding a private plane bound for Chicago on Thursday
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But U.S. Customs officials say he never formally entered the country, withdrew his application and turned the plane around
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Neither his brother Doug Ford or lawyer Dennis Morris will say where exactly he is, but maintain he is in rehab as promised
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That is why @placeholder must not get caught up in the 2016 election year cycle before presidential politics takes over.
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(CNN) -- Republicans now have the Senate Majority and control of Congress going into next year. This means there can be no excuses for why bipartisan solutions designed to help the American people cannot pass the Senate and land on the President Barack Obama's desk for his signature. But winning this election is not enough. Republicans must be prepared to not only keep the Senate in 2016, but also build a foundation that will preserve their majority for the next several cycles. Republicans will have to thread the needle between opposing the President and pushing forward their own agenda. Congressional Republicans must show they can truly govern and try to avoid excessive high profile fights that are only popular to the party's base.
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Ron Bonjean: Winning the midterm elections is not enough for Republicans
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Bonjean: GOP must try to keep the Senate in 2016 and its majority in the coming cycles
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He says now is time for GOP leaders to present the best ideas that can help Americans
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Bonjean: It's a well-deserved victory, but GOP brand is stagnant and must be fixed
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@placeholder's bride seems to be a beach girl at heart, and this 1,400-acre private island has been her getaway of choice in recent years.
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(CNN) -- Prince William and Kate Middleton have never been the stay-at-home types. A traveler could plan a royal (and royally expensive) getaway just following in their footsteps. The couple has journeyed to some of the world's most luxurious spots. Here are five places to catch the flavor of a royal vacation. Desroches Island, Seychelles Kate and William rekindled their romance here with a getaway in 2007. The private, three-mile-long Indian Ocean coral atoll is surrounded by clear turquoise water, and is reached by private plane. The five-bedroom Presidential Villa would seem perfect for the honeymooners, but others can book a beachfront suite for a mere $1,000 per person per night. http://www.desroches-island.com/
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You can visit the same places where British royalty has traveled
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A Canadian cottage has at times hosted the Queen, her sister and her mother
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It's possible to rent the manor home where Kate Middleton celebrated Christmas
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A day after men armed with long knives stormed a railway station in the southwest Chinese city of Kunming, killing dozens of people and wounding more than 100, authorities described what happened as a premeditated terrorist attack. Police shot dead at least four of the attackers -- who numbered more than 10 -- and were looking for the others, officials told the state-run Xinhua News Agency. Premier Li Keqiang asked that security in public places be tightened. But for Chen Guizhen, that request came too late. The 50-year-old woman told Xinhua at the hospital that her husband, Xiong Wenguang, 59, was killed in the attack.
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"We saw two people carrying big cleavers hacking whoever is in the way," witness says
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Police say separatist group from northwest China to blame
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Four suspects reported killed; other attackers still being sought
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Wife: Captured 'most wanted terrorist' @placeholder had left al Qaeda
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An alleged al Qaeda operative accused of playing a role in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania pleaded not guilty Tuesday to terrorism charges brought against him in federal court in New York. As Abu Anas al Libi walked into court to face the charges, his hands were shackled, his hair was short, and he sported a red, bushy beard, graying around his face and chin. He moved slowly and appeared unsteady. He told the court he was 49, but he looked 10 to 15 years older. His family told CNN he suffers from hepatitis C. Judge Lewis Kaplan signed a medical order for care.
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Abu Anas al Libi was a member of al Qaeda, U.S. officials say
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Authorities say he played role in bombings at American embassies in 1998
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Suspect's lawyer: Al Libi is mentioned in just 3 paragraphs of 150-page indictment
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Libya protests not getting consular access to al Libi; a U.S. official says it will happen
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By Louise Boyle A 61-year-old man has been charged with murder after a decade-long feud with his neighbor resulted in a fatal shooting. Robert Moulton was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of his neighbor Sergey Chepchugov, 41, on Sunday. Moulton and his wife Deborah have been warring with neighbor Mr Chepchugov and his wife for ten years, residents in the quiet suburb said, with police called to the homes 46 times in that period. Scroll down for video Robert Moulton, 61, was arrested on Sunday for the second-degree murder of his neighbor after a long-running feud with the man who lived next door. His wife Deborah (right) was charged with obstruction and is out on bail
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Robert Moulton was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of his neighbor Sergey Chepchugov, 41, on Sunday
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Moulton and his wife Deborah have been warring with Chepchugov and his wife for ten years
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Police called to the homes in Naples 46 times over that period
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Olga Kolesnikova tried to take out restraining order again Deborah Moulton - both women complained of being sprayed with the other's garden hose
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Miss Edmunds, an @placeholder candidate for the South East and a Lewes district councillor, posted the comments on an internet forum.
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By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor PUBLISHED: 09:08 EST, 5 March 2014 | UPDATED: 09:47 EST, 5 March 2014 Ukip councillor and MEP candidate Donna Edmunds said companies must be allowed to refuse to serve people for whatever reason they want Businesses should be allowed to turn women, gay or black people and refuse them service, a Ukip councillor has claimed. Donna Edmunds, who is also standing for election to the European Parliament, claimed firms should not be ‘forced to serve or sell to anyone’, but today expressed ‘regret’ at her remarks. It comes just days after Nigel Farage claimed his party’s candidates were of a 'quality and calibre' Ukip could be proud of.
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Donna Edmunds said firms should not be forced to serve or sell to anyone
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Insisted she is a 'libertarian' and government should not legislate
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She is a councillor in Lewes and standing to be an MEP in the South East
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Nigel Farage said his candidates were of a 'calibre to be proud of'
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Mr Leuckel, now 79, said he seriously considered adopting her, but felt it would not be possible to take in a black baby in the deeply segregated @placeholder of 1963.
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A Reverend who was dumped in a vacant lot when she was a baby has been reunited with the police officer who rescued her more than 50 years on. Toni DiPina was abandoned by her parents among rusting cars and appliances on a disused patch of ground in St Louis, Missouri, when she was nine months old. Today, no-one has ever come forward to claim her and, for decades, all she knew of the day that changed her life forever was a report by officer George Leuckel who was called to collect her. Now, for the first time, they have enjoyed an emotional reunion to share the unique bond they had carried with them during their very separate lives.
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Toni DiPina was dumped among rusting cars by her parents in 1963
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George Leuckel called to collect her after she was found by two boys
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By Sue Reid PUBLISHED: 22:33 EST, 28 March 2013 | UPDATED: 11:57 EST, 29 March 2013 Under a fierce spring sun in the Cyprus capital of Nicosia, Maria Ioannou, a British mother of two, queued outside a bank yesterday to discover if she still had a Euro to her name. The 35-year-old accountant from North London soon learned the devastating truth. She, and her husband, Michael, have lost their savings of £135,000 (160,000 euros) because of the banking crisis on the Mediterranean island. ‘Our dreams of building a house here in Cyprus, giving a good life in the sunshine to our two young children, have been shattered,’ said Mrs Ioannou, near to tears, after an hour’s appointment with the manager of the Cyprus Popular Bank, known locally as Laiki.
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Maria Ioannou's family has lost the staggering sum as a result of EU bailout
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They had hoped to build a beautiful home in the Mediterranean sun
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'CBP did not effectively plan and manage employee housing in Ajo, @placeholder, and made decisions that resulted in additional costs to the federal government,' the report states.
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The federal government wasted millions of dollars in building a housing project for Border Patrol agents in Arizona near the Mexican border, spending nearly $700,000 per house in a small town where the average home costs less than $90,000, a watchdog report found. The analysis by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection overspent by about $4.6 million on new houses and mobile homes in the small town of Ajo southwest of Phoenix. The agency has spent about $17 million for land, 21 two- and three-bedroom houses and 20 mobile homes. Construction was completed in December 2012.
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Department of Homeland Security found U.S. Customs and Border Protection wasted millions spending $700,000 per home in an area where average costs are $90,000
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Agency spent roughly $17 million for land, 21 two- and three-bedroom houses, and 20 mobile homes completed in 2012
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About 5,000 border agents reside in Arizona
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For all the cliches, the bar remains quintessentially @placeholder, frequented by visitors and locals alike.
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We all know what makes a great beach bar. Killer ocean views, sunset exposure and a creative menu from which, for once, you don't have to feel ashamed about drinks that come in coconut shells garnished with pink umbrellas. In Hawaii, though, perfect beach drinkeries also have to be imbued with that distinctive mahalo spirit. These 10 waterfront watering holes have all that, and then some. The Edge of Waikiki (Oahu) The Edge of Waikiki almost seems too obvious, with its prime Waikiki Beach location and unobstructed views of Diamond Head. As the name suggests, it sits right on the edge of the Sheraton Waikiki's infinity pool -- happy souls occasionally float past you on orange bean bags.
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Edge of Waikiki borders the Sheraton hotel's infinity pool
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Live music and hula performed by former Miss Hawaii winners are featured at Honolulu's House Without a Key
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Maui's Serenity Pool Bar is a swim-up on the edge of a 120-foot infinity pool overlooking Wailea Beach
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(CNN) -- Ladies and gentlemen, it's "The Neil Patrick Harris Show"! An announcer might not use those exact words -- plenty of details are still up for grabs -- but, according to a report on New York magazine's website, there will be a variety show hosted by the versatile star. The show will be based on the UK variety show "Saturday Night Takeaway." Harris has been plain about his desire to host a variety show. The onetime "Doogie Howser" and "How I Met Your Mother" actor, who's impressed audiences with his turns on Broadway (in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch") and on TV awards shows (he'll be hosting the Oscars next year), told Howard Stern of his hopes earlier this year.
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Neil Patrick Harris to do NBC variety show, report says
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He added: ‘It’s perfectly all right for the @placeholder to say as the big country that’s not in the euro, this relationship is not working properly for us.’
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The European Union is ‘not working for Britain’, George Osborne warned last night. The Chancellor said the EU was ‘causing problems for us’ – and warned the continent was ‘pricing itself out of the world economy’. The stark assessment came as the European Commission confirmed the UK would be charged interest payments if it refuses to pay a disputed £1.7billion surcharge levied last month. Scroll down for video The door is that way: Berlin has also reiterated that Angela Merkel believes the EU’s principle of free movement, which David Cameron wants to curb, is ‘non-negotiable’ Berlin has also reiterated that Angela Merkel believes the EU’s principle of free movement, which David Cameron wants to curb, is ‘non-negotiable’.
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George Osborne said the EU was ‘causing problems for us’
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He warned the continent was ‘pricing itself out of the world economy'
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EU says UK would be charged interest if it refuses to pay £1.7bn bill
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(CNN) -- The situation in Syria would break the heart of anyone who has one. That is why progressives desperately want peace in Syria, an end to the chemical weapons attacks and aid for the millions of refugees. Additionally, most of us support President Barack Obama and want him to have a successful presidency. But we must be consistent. We have a worldview that requires the right thing to be done -- in the right way. That is why those of us who opposed President George W. Bush's war in Iraq have no choice but to oppose Obama's proposed attack on the Syrian regime.
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Van Jones: Yes, we want peace in Syria and an end to chemical attacks
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Jones: Bush took his case to the U.N.; Obama has not presented evidence there
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An Army fact-finding investigation conducted in the months after his disappearance concluded that Bergdahl left his outpost deliberately and on his own free will, according to a @placeholder military official briefed on the report.
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(CNN) -- Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release from Taliban captivity was largely celebrated at first. In the ensuing days, however, several serious issues have arisen, bearing upon death, honor and the law. Were U.S. soldiers killed searching for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl? A controversy exists over whether soldiers were killed, directly or indirectly, in the search for Bergdahl after he was taken captive by the Taliban. Former soldiers involved in the operations to find Bergdahl asserted to CNN this week that at least six soldiers were killed because of the search for Bergdahl in 2009. They provided the soldiers' names and their dates of death, with circumstances for some of them.
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Controversy roils over whether soldiers were killed because of search
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Former comrades accuse Bergdahl of desertion, though Hagel asks for fairness
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Obama broke the law in not notifying Congress, professor says
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Former troops violate nondisclosure pact to denounce Bergdahl's actions
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Zintan, Libya (CNN) -- In all his years in power, Moammar Gadhafi has never been portrayed as anything but regal in paintings and statues scattered throughout Libya. Until now. Six months into Libya's war, some artists in rebel strongholds are arming themselves with fresh paint. Their belief? A brush can be as mighty as the Kalashnikov in the fight against the strongman. "Everybody supports the revolution in some way," says Mohammed Zamoul, formerly a bulldozer driver. "Some people fight, I use the brush." In Tripoli, a massive mural of Gadhafi remains intact. Zamoul's work is far less flattering. His caricatures of Gadhafi sucking on his country's oil reserves, pinned down by a rebel flag and being launched out of Libya on a bomb -- are everywhere around his hometown of Rujban in the country's western mountains.
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Political art is springing up in rebel-held areas of Libya
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Artists are expressing their opposition to Moammar Gadhafi
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The paintings show Gadhafi as a ruthless dictator
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Your first view of Kamilo Beach on Hawaii's Big Island is of majestic rock, postcard-worthy waves and miles of uninhabited beach. But look closer at the sand and you see specks of blue, yellow and white plastic. A piece of a bottle cap. A corner of a milk crate. Half a toothbrush. Kamilo Beach is part of the devastating legacy of the March 2011 Japan tsunami. "It's disheartening to come out here and see all this marine debris in an area that's otherwise so remote, debris that's washing up from other countries," said Megan Lamson, debris project coordinator for the Hawaii Wildlife Fund.
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Debris apparently from 2011 Japan tsunami is washing ashore in Hawaii
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Hawaii Wildlife Fund organizes beach cleanups
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(CNN) -- Making a video game espousing the virtues of compassion, sacrifice and spirituality doesn't sound like a winner in today's battle-happy gaming environment. But 27 years ago, it was exactly the type of game that caught the imagination and spurred excitement in gamers. Developers at Bioware are hoping to catch that same virtual lightning in a bottle with "Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar," the next chapter in the search for the Avatar of Britannia. In it, the hero must achieve the highest levels in eight virtues: Valor, Justice, Honor, Compassion, Honestly, Humility, Sacrifice and Spirituality. Through actions in the game, players strive to become a shining example of good for the population.
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"Ultima Forever" challenges players to gain virtue, not hack and slash
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The game is a followup to 1985's "Ultima IV"
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By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 01:02 EST, 15 July 2013 | UPDATED: 03:50 EST, 15 July 2013 Edward Snowden has highly sensitive documents on how the National Security Agency is structured and operates that could harm the U.S. government, but has insisted that they not be made public, a journalist close to the NSA leaker said. Glenn Greenwald, a columnist with The Guardian newspaper who first reported on the intelligence leaks, told The Associated Press that disclosure of the information in the documents 'would allow somebody who read them to know exactly how the NSA does what it does, which would in turn allow them to evade that surveillance or replicate it.'
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Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked documents about U.S. surveillance
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Fugitive has been in transit lounge at Sheremetyevo airport since June 23
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He is seeking asylum from Moscow
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Tony and Cherie Blair have sold a house for £860,000 more than they paid for it just four years ago. The sum is vastly more than anything they have made from previous property sales. The ‘stunning’ three-bedroom Georgian townhouse in Central London was bought in 2010 for their son Euan. Scroll down for video Tony and Cherie Blair have sold a house for £860,000 more than they paid for it just four years ago The Blairs paid £1,290,000, but have now sold it for £2,150,000. It means the property went up in value by an average of £17,200 a month for the 50 months they owned it – more than seven times the average monthly wage in Britain.
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Tony and Cherie Blair sell Central London townhouse for £2.15million
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By Mark Prigg Amazon has unveiled a $99 TV box to take on Apple, Google and Roku - and it doubles as a games console. At an event in New York the firm launched the Fire TV box, which runs a special version of Google's Android software. The small box fits under a TV, and comes with a remote with a built in microphone for voice recognition. Scroll Down for Video Amazon's Fire Tv box, which is available today for $99 and can download films, TV shows, Music and Apps Quad-Core Processor and Graphics Engine 2GB of memory, 4x the memory of Apple TV
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Box called Fire TV runs Google's Android software
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A @placeholder sheriff's detective and an FBI agent re-interviewed Turner days later, while a team consulted phone records, computer records and other witnesses.
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An 18-year-old from Michigan who faked her own disappearance and even put an ad on Craigslist to find an abductor has been placed on probation for three years. Hayley Turner of Temperance didn't speak in Monroe County Circuit Court on Thursday. She must perform 29 days of community service and pay $15,200 to the sheriff's office for the 17-hour search. Turner pleaded guilty to causing a false police report to be filed. She claimed to have been abducted at gunpoint on August 7 in Bedford Township, just north of the Ohio-Michigan border. She was found safe with a puppy, 16 hours later in Ecorse, near Detroit.
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Hayley Turner, 18, was missing for 16 hours in Bedford Township, Michigan earlier this year
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@placeholder has also now gone two years without a tournament victory -- and this defeat means she has now lost three finals in Linz following reverses in 2005 and 2007.
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(CNN) -- Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm has failed in her bid to become the oldest-ever winner of a WTA Tour event, losing in the final of the Japan Open to Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn. Date Krumm, who at 40 would have beaten the record set by Billie Jean King who won a tournament in Birmingham, England, aged 39 years, seven months and 23 days, was defeated 7-5 6-7 6-1 in a marathon match lasting over three hours. The Osaka victory gave 33-year-old Tanasugarn her fourth career title, following her victories in 2008 and 2009 at 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands and in 2003 in Hyderabad, India.
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Kimiko Date Krumm fails in her bid to become the oldest winner of a WTA Tour event
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The 40-year-old beaten by Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn in the Japan Open final
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Ana Ivanovic defeats Switzerland's Patty Schnyder to win the WTA event in Linz
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Too much too handle: The emotion of the occasion clearly got to @placeholder at the full-time whistle
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Liverpool are on the brink of making Alberto Moreno their eighth summer signing after he was pulled out of Sevilla's squad for the European Super Cup final. Moreno has been Liverpool's No 1 target to come in at left-back all summer and, after protracted negotiations, they have finally struck a £12million deal with the Europa League winners - which they revealed on their website late on Tuesday night. The defender could be seen in tears after Sevilla's 2-0 defeat by Real Madrid in the European showpiece on Tuesday night in public hint that he is on his way. Moreno was consoled by team-mates as he led a tearful goodbye to those Sevilla fans who travelled to the Cardiff City Stadium.
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Alberto Moreno cried after Sevilla's UEFA Super Cup loss to Real Madrid
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Read more: Opinion: @placeholder is a sinking ship, but we must not desert it
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(CNN) -- Nigeria's security forces have been guilty of serious human rights abuses in their efforts to crack down on the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International said Thursday in a new report. The report paints an ugly picture of spiraling violence, where brutal attacks carried out by Boko Haram, often against civilians, are countered by the security forces with abuses that only add to the problem, the rights group said. Read more about Boko Haram on CNN's Security Clearance blog Boko Haram has become increasingly sophisticated in its methods in the past three years, the report said, carrying out deadly attacks across northern and central Nigeria.
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NATO has grappled with many perilous issues in its more than six decades of existence. But it's had few times quite like this. That was obvious Thursday, as leaders of the trans-Atlantic alliance's member countries met in Wales. They discussed everything from Afghanistan to the Middle East to Ukraine, each of which has its own special significance and presents its own unique military and diplomatic challenges. "We meet at a crucial time in the history of our alliance," British Prime Minister David Cameron said at the outset of the two-day summit. "The world faces many dangerous and evolving threats, and it is absolutely clear that NATO is as vital to our future as it has been in our past."
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NATO chief: "Time is short" for a deal on international forces in Afghanistan
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No deal, even though we were dealing with @placeholder (Barak) and Palestinians (Arafat) who were far more willing and able to do something if the terms were right.
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(CNN) -- Even back in the days when you could still use the term "peace process" with a straight face, the odds of solving the Jerusalem issue were already pretty long. Then, I would have put those odds a bit north of impossible and a little south of hopeless. Things are even worse now. I remember day eight of the Camp David summit in July 2000, when discussion turned to Jerusalem. That day, it was clear to me that as far Camp David was concerned, it was game over. There were some intriguing moves on Israel's part, but nothing that could have settled the issue. Indeed, Ehud Barak, Yasser Arafat and Bill Clinton could have fallen into the yawning gaps that separated Israelis and Palestinians on this issue and never have been heard from again.
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FLORES, Guatemala (CNN) -- In the rain forests of Central America grows the nutrient-rich Maya nut. The marble-sized seed can be prepared to taste like mashed potatoes, chocolate or coffee. To those who stumble upon the nuts on the ground, they're free for the taking. Erika Vohman's Equilibrium Fund teaches women how to reap the benefits of the Maya nut. The problem, however, is that many people living in areas where the Maya nut grows abundantly don't know about it. Erika Vohman is trying to change that -- and improve rain forest conservation and women's status in the process. "People are living right there, in extreme poverty, not even eating more than one meal a day and there's Maya nut lying all around," Vohman said. "They don't eat it because they don't know."
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Erika Vohman teaches women in Central America the value of their native Maya nut
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(CNN) -- The long-rumored Facebook phone might finally be ready to make its debut. The company is expected to announce a new HTC smartphone running a special Facebook-centric version of Android on Thursday, according to numerous rumors and leaks on tech sites and major publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and 9to5Google. Expanded smartphone integration is a logical step for the social media company, which has been working hard to increase its mobile presence and make more money off of mobile advertising. The only official hint doled out by Facebook so far is that the announcement has something to do with Google's Android mobile operating system, with the invite asking press to "Come see our new home on Android" at its Menlo Park, California headquarters.
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By Leon Watson With their leather jackets, studded belts, tattoos and menacing looks, motorcycle gangs were seen as a dangerous influence and banned under Colonel Gaddafi. But two and a half years after the former dictator was toppled in a bloody revolution, Biker gangs are back on the streets of Libya. And, after a recent upsurge in road accidents, they're hoping to help keep order on the Libya's roads. Born to be wild: Motorcycles, like many other sports or activities, were considered a threat to Libyan culture during the Gaddafi era Lookin' for adventure: Easy Rider Fakhri Al-Hassi, aka 'GO Fahhri', told Al Jazeera he was harassed by police during the Gaddafi era for wearing leather clothes and badges.
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The attorney said one couple refused to sell their banana farm "for pennies" and were killed by @placeholder in 2001, and other murder victims had been directed to "sell their bananas only to Chiquita."
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Chiquita Brands International faces a $7.86 billion lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of nearly 400 Colombian families who say the company should be held responsible for the "torture and murder" of their loved ones. With a map of alleged victims, Jonathan Reiter makes his case Wednesday at a New York news conference. Attorney Jonathan Reiter said his clients are seeking "damages for terrorism, war crimes ... and wrongful death." The plaintiffs are asking for $10 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages for each of the 393 victims named in the suit. Earlier this year, Chiquita, as part of a plea agreement, admitted that what it called protection payments had been given to Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, or AUC. AUC was named a terrorist organization by the United States in 2002, making it a crime to give them money.
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Mr @placeholder said: ‘It appears David Nicholson either didn’t know about this failure within the NHS which led to it wasting millions of pounds even though he is the accountable officer for this money.
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By Sophie Borland Health Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:04 EST, 15 September 2013 | UPDATED: 07:21 EST, 18 September 2013 Earlier this year, the embattled head of the NHS Sir David Nicholson, pictured, implied there had been only one such payment Health service bosses have spent £4million in just three years secretly gagging whistleblowers concerned about patient care. A total of 133 doctors, nurses and other staff have been quietly paid off in return for not speaking out. Yet earlier this year, the embattled head of the NHS Sir David Nicholson implied there had been only one such payment. It followed revelations that Gary Walker, former boss of United Lincolnshire Hospitals, was given £500,000 to leave quietly after repeatedly warning that targets were being put ahead of patients.
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Lovelorn Prince Harry toured Elvis Presley’s Graceland to the sound of Heartbreak Hotel as it emerged he has shunned his hard-partying friends in a bid to win back Cressida Bonas. A sombre Harry, 29, refused to join in late-night high-jinks to celebrate the wedding of close pal Guy Pelly in Memphis this weekend. While others in the 150-strong party stayed up until 3am at Memphis’s five-star Peabody Hotel – at one point racing through the lobby slapping each other’s bottoms while clutching overflowing champagne glasses – an absent Harry remained resolutely out of public view. A sombre looking Prince Harry as he toured Graceland on Friday leading up to the wedding of close friend Guy Pelly
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@placeholder, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, is using the opportunity of war to carve a swath of territory deep inside Syria.
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Friends have paid tribute to John Robins, after he tragically died in a surfing accident off the coast of Western Australia on Wednesday. Mr Robins, a builder and active surf lifesaving club member from Avoca in NSW's Central Coast, was at Surfer's Point in Prevelly near the Margaret River when either the nose or fin of his board is said to have damaged the main artery in one of his legs causing massive blood loss. The 51-year-old has been described as a 'top bloke' who died 'doing something he loved', Perth Now reports. Friends have paid tribute to John Robins, after he tragically died in a surfing accident off the coast of Western Australia on Wednesday
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The spreadsheet shows more than 7,000 e-mail addresses that appear to include the names of foreigners linked to terrorist organizations and U.S. citizens suspected of terrorist activity, according to @placeholder's report.
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(CNN) -- The U.S. government allegedly spied on prominent American Muslims under the same program it used to keep tabs on suspected terrorists, according to documents held by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. Journalists Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain, writing for The Intercept, said Snowden provided them documents that show that at least five American Muslims were monitored by their own government for periods between 2002 and 2008. The names of Republican Party operative and lawyer Faisal Gill; attorney Asim Ghafoor; international relations professor Hooshang Amirahmadi; Muslim civil liberties advocate Agha Saeed; and the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Affairs, Nihad Awad, all appear on a spreadsheet that purportedly lists individuals under NSA, CIA or FBI digital surveillance.
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The U.S. President said that even though his country and the European countries it is aligned with may disagree tactically on how to approach @placeholder if peace talks fail, they are 'completely unified' on the broader issue.
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Amid a swirl of diplomatic maneuvering, President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met at the White House on Monday to evaluate the prospects of reviving an elusive peace plan to end the conflict between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists. Hanging over the discussions was a potential split between Obama and Merkel on sending Ukraine defensive weapons to wage a more effective fight against the rebels. The White House has said Obama is reconsidering his opposition to arming Ukraine given a recent surge in violence, while Merkel has adamantly opposed such steps. Obama said Monday that a 'decision has not yet been made' as to whether the U.S. would provide Ukraine with lethal, defensive weapons and that he continues to hope that diplomacy will prevail.
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Obama said Monday that a 'decision has not yet been made' and he continues to hope that diplomacy will prevail
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Unlike other cities or provinces in @placeholder, or for that matter, those in other countries, the HKSAR enjoys a far higher degree of autonomy in many areas including our legal system, legislature, internal security, immigration, customs, economy, finances, trade, industry, commerce, shipping, aviation, education, sport, religion and external affairs.
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@placeholder posted the worst shooting accuracy in the 2013-14 Premier League, hitting the target with just 37 per cent of their attempts on goal.
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By Pa Reporter Ahead of the opening weekend of the Premier League, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats... Here is all the information you need for West Ham United's home clash with Tottenham Hotspur... West Ham vs Tottenham (Upton Park) Kick-off: Saturday 3pm Odds (subject to change): West Ham 14/5 Draw 12/5 Tottenham 21/20 Referee: Chris Foy Managers: Sam Allardyce (West Ham), Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham) Head-to-head league record: West Ham wins 42, draws 30, Tottenham wins 50 Team news West Ham
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(CNN) -- With land come landslides. While they're inevitable in many ways, people don't inevitably have to die because of them. That line of thinking is being raised following Washington state's disaster in Snohomish County, where at least 17 people died and 49 structures were destroyed after a fast-moving landslide buried a square mile in up to 40 feet of mud. After a smaller landslide struck the same area in 2006, officials invested millions of dollars to reduce the hazards, and residents felt safe, Snohomish County Emergency Management Director John Pennington contended this week. "We really did a great job of mitigating," he told reporters.
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There was anger and disbelief yesterday that flags were lowered to half mast over Buckingham Palace, Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament to mark the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia – despite his country’s shameful record on human rights. David Cameron, Barack Obama and Tony Blair were among those who made gushing tributes to the authoritarian and hugely powerful monarch of the world’s biggest oil producing country. Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Charles would join Mr Cameron in flying to Saudi Arabia today to pay their condolences personally alongside a host of world leaders. Scroll down for video
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A former Vanderbilt football player accused of raping an unconscious student has described how his teammates slapped and urinated on the woman while her boyfriend encouraged them to assault her. Jaborian 'Tip' McKenzie, 20, took the stand in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday to testify in the rape trials of his former teammates Brandon Vandenburg, 21, and Cory Batey, 20. McKenzie is also accused of raping the woman in the Vanderbilt dorm room in June 2013 but he insists he never touched her. He and another defendant, Brandon Banks, 20, are awaiting trial. On Tuesday, he described in graphic detail how he went to the Gillette dorm with Batey and Banks after a night of heavy drinking at two different parties and came across Vandenburg and the woman.
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"@placeholder seems like a fascinating attempt to marry the nomadic tradition of desert tents with monumental modern architecture," says Goldberger.
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It's about making an entrance. Dramatic entries are a given with air travel, and airports should convey a sense of welcome and arrival to travelers landing in a new city, like the great train stations of yesteryear, says architecture critic Paul Goldberger. That doesn't usually happen. "An inspiring grand welcome to a place is not something you get in most of them," says Goldberger, contributor to Vanity Fair, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his architecture criticism at The New York Times and author of "Why Architecture Matters." "Most only aspire to a sense of efficiency and most don't even achieve that."
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The government has launched an extraordinary attack on the United Nations for sending an inspector - branded a 'loopy Brazilian leftie - to Britain to criticise flagship welfare reforms. Tory party chairman Grant Shapps has called on UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon to launch a full investigation into why an official was allowed to issue an ‘outrageous’ report calling for the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ to be abolished. Conservatives reacted with fury to the interference of a supposedly independent observer from an international agency more closely associated with providing assistance to war zones, famines and natural disasters. Mr Shapps told MailOnline the government had no idea why Raquel Rolnik had come to the UK to ‘make a political point’ at a time when ‘there are 50million people living in shanty towns’.
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@placeholder, a boxing icon, is known for his lightning fast hands, legendary fights and recently for his role in several reality television shows.
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(CNN) -- In the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, embattled Penn State University is hosting a sexual abuse conference and says boxer Sugar Ray Leonard and Elizabeth Smart will give speeches. The conference will be held on October 29-30 and comes after the well-publicized scandal that culminated with the conviction of Sandusky, a former assistant Penn State football coach on multiple charges of sexual abuse of young boys. "Over the last nine months, Penn State has made a commitment to becoming a leader in the research, prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse, and we have taken a number of steps to ensure that our communities are safer," Penn State President Rodney Erickson said in a message promoting the conference.
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Bacon-flavoured toothpaste and bacon doughnuts are testament to how much people love the cured meat. And now there’s a bacon-powered motorbike that belches out meaty fumes. The motorbike will feature in a documentary called Driven by Bacon about a man embarking on a road trip across the U.S. He will meet other bacon-lovers on his way from Austin, Texas to San Diego, California. A motorbike that runs on bacon grease will feature in a documentary called Driven by Bacon about a man travelling across the U.S. meeting other bacon-lovers on his way from Austin, Texas to San Diego, California Minnesota-based meat company, Hormel Foods, collaborated with a biodiesel firm to make fuel for the bike from bacon grease.
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There is little fanfare as Jamie Roberts poses patiently during a photoshoot in the Place du Trocadero, where crowds gather for the best views of the Eiffel Tower. In the Welshman’s adopted city, locals instead pine for the likes of Edinson Cavani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who fill out the Parc des Princes for Paris Saint-Germain. An altogether more impassioned reception can be expected if Roberts braves the streets of Cardiff between now and Friday night. The 28-year-old is at the heart of head coach Warren Gatland’s plan for the RBS 6 Nations opener against England and Welsh expectations are high for the dress rehearsal for September’s World Cup Pool A match.
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Wales play England at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Friday night
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London, England (CNN) -- British Airways passengers face the prospect of holiday season chaos after cabin crew voted to strike for almost two weeks over Christmas and New Year in protest over cost-cutting measures introduced by the airline. More than 12,500 BA employees, balloted by trade union Unite in November, voted by a 92.5 percent majority to walk out from December 22 for 12 days, Unite Deputy General Secretary Len McCluskey announced Monday. In a statement to customers on its Web site, BA said it was reworking its flight schedules for the strike period and would announce them as quickly as possible. It said it would inform affected customers by e-mail or text message.
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BA cabin crew vote overwhelming for strike action over proposed cutbacks
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Shea said he sold drugs for Bulger and gave him a "chop," or piece of the profit, during the reign of Bulger's @placeholder empire, which prosecutor's say lasted nearly 20 years.
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Boston (CNN) -- A federal jury on Tuesday heard the voice of reputed Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger in conversations recorded during visits by his family members since his incarceration in 2011. Bulger, who had only been heard uttering choice expletives and inappropriate laughter during trial so far, can be heard imitating a machine gun while describing the death of a Dorchester bartender, who he is charged with killing along with 18 others. "Bull Dog's was uh -- Eddie Connors ... the guy in the phone booth ... pa pa pa pa pow," Bulger says, laughing with his niece and nephew, the son and daughter of his brother William Bulger, who was president of the Massachusetts State Senate for 17 years.
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Recordings of James "Whitey" Bulger's jail visits are played in court
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Former Manchester United defender Gerard Pique has hailed Manchester City as one of the best teams in the world, but insists he is confident his Barcelona side will get a 'decent result' when the teams meat on Tuesday. Barcelona arrived in Manchester on Monday off the back of a disappointing defeat to Malaga, but Pique claims they have no fear ahead of the Champions League last-16 clash. The defender admitted that City have been unlucky in Europe's premier competition, but said that they had proved their quality domestically. Gerard Pique shares a joke with Lionel Messi as Barcelona trained on the Etihad pitch on Monday night
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A former Premier League striker has been suspended from Twitter after allegedly launching a campaign to tweet raunchy pictures of women sent in by their ex-boyfriends. Controversial footballer Leon Knight is being investigated by police after allegedly setting up the site called 'S*** Alert Pictures' on the social networking site. Suspended: Knight, who was once on the books at Chelsea, has been temporarily banned from Twitter after his latest indiscretion The 29-year-old, who has already courted trouble on Twitter by abusing WAG Danielle Lloyd, has been suspended from the site. He had publicised the 'event' under the strapline, 'It's judgment day b*****s', before discussing the raunchy pictures of women, uploaded without permission, under the hashtag #sap.
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Leon Knight suspended from site after promising to post raunchy pictures without permission
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Australian military forces have completed their first armed combat mission in northern Iraq overnight, the Chief of Defence has confirmed via Twitter. No bombs were dropped in the first mission which saw two F/A-18F Super Hornets leave a military base in Dubai to take out Islamic State targets. The jets flew around northern Iraq for seven hours but it's believed they did not locate the targets and no munitions were used. The jets then returned safely to Dubai, Chief of Defence Mark Binskin confirmed on Monday morning. 'On this occasion the aircraft did not use their munitions and have returned to base to disarm and prepare for future sorties,' a Department of Defence statement said.
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By Associated Press Reporter A federal jury sentenced an ex-Marine to death on Thursday for murdering a fellow service member in 2009, one among a series of violent, sexually motivated attacks he committed over the years. Jorge Torrez of Zion, Ill., is the first person since 2007 to be sentenced to death at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. After Torrez, 25, was found guilty earlier this month of Navy Petty Officer Amanda Snell's murder, Torrez ordered his lawyers not to put on any defense or question the government's case during the trial's sentencing phase. Ex-Marine Jorge Torrez was sentenced to death on Thursday for murdering fellow service member Amanda Snell
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Jorge Torrez, 25, has been sentenced to death for the murder of US Navy sailor Amanda Snell
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U.S. President Barack Obama was personally informed of phone tapping against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which may have begun as early as 2002, according to German media. As the damaging espionage scandal widened, Bild am Sonntag newspaper quoted U.S. intelligence sources as saying that National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander had briefed Obama on the operation against Merkel in 2010. 'Obama did not halt the operation but rather let it continue,' the newspaper quoted a high-ranking NSA official as saying. Scroll down for video Unhappy: Merkel suggested at an EU gathering that she was not placated by talks with President Obama
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New York (CNN) -- Seven decades after Nazi forces looted the National Museum in Warsaw during World War II, two paintings by treasured Polish artist Julian Falat were repatriated in a ceremony Thursday night, according to a statement from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The cultural artifacts were returned to Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski during the event at the Polish Consulate in New York City. Komorowski presented the Presidential Medal to ICE Special Agent Lennis Barrois and retired Special Agent Bonnie Goldblatt in honor of their investigative work leading to the paintings' repatriation. The president said, "Behind every person who is here, we can find a very difficult history ... very difficult ties, tangled Polish-American ties.
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A defiant Manuel Pellegrini believes that Manchester City can avoid Champions League elimination and still be crowned kings of Europe this season - even though 'five or six squads' in the competition are better than theirs. The Premier League champions are on the brink of disaster after picking up two points from their opening three Group E games, and must beat CSKA Moscow at the Etihad on Wednesday night to keep alive their chances of qualifying for the knockout stage. But Pellegrini insists that City can beat the odds by sneaking out of the group phase with a low points total and go on to win the competition.
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(CNN) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney said in an interview broadcast Sunday that the Justice Department's decision to review waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques is politically motivated. Former Vice President Dick Cheney criticized the review of interrogation methods. Cheney said he opposes the decision by Attorney General Eric Holder to ask a former prosecutor to review CIA interrogations of high-profile terrorism suspects. Cheney made clear he believes President Obama directed Holder to launch the review because the president is feeling pressure from left-wing Democrats. Cheney said the review will undermine the willingness of CIA personnel to conduct necessary operations.
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A Massachusetts woman who slashed her two children's throats before dousing them with lighter fluid and setting fire to their apartment was sentenced Friday to 20 to 25 years in prison. Tanicia Goodwin, 27, of Salem, pleaded guilty to armed assault with intent to murder, arson and other charges during a hearing in Salem Superior Court. The mother of two was ordered to not have contact with any children, including her own, 8-year-old Jamaal and 3-year-old Erica. Justice: Tanicia Goodwin, 27, pleaded guilty Friday at Salem Superior Court to armed assault with intent to murder, arson and other charges in connection to a March 2012 attack on her children
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Tanicia Goodwin, 27, sentenced to 20-25 years in prison after pleading guilty to armed assault with intent to murder and arson
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By Rehema Figueiredo for MailOnline The Spanish royal couple visited Malaga this week, paying a visit to a museum celebrating the work of modern artist Pablo Picasso. Leaving daughters Leonor and Sofia at home, Queen Letizia, 41, and King Felipe, 46, made a stop at the art museum before going on to a formal dinner. Queen Letizia stepped out in an elegant black dress with a sheer, embellished back by Spanish designer Felipe Varela, coupled with heeled sandals and a black clutch. Her outfit was complemented by a soft, sweeping up-do and understated make-up. King Felipe, 46, and Queen Letizia, 41, arrive at the Picasso Museum in Malaga
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Spanish royal couple visited the southern region of Andalucia
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(CNN) -- A 14-year-old Saudi girl is the latest confirmed case of the sometimes deadly MERS virus, the WHO said Wednesday. To date, the World Health Organization has been informed of 54 cases, including 30 deaths. The Saudi health ministry told the agency that the girl became ill on May 29. She is in stable condition. Your MERS questions answered Middle East respiratory symptom coronavirus, or MERS, acts like a cold virus and attacks the respiratory system, the U.S.-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said. But symptoms, which include fever and a cough, are severe and can lead to pneumonia and kidney failure.
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A supermarket assistant who had three girlfriends at the same time was confronted by all of them when he flew home from holiday. Charlie Fisher, 20, had been stringing along Becky Connery, 17, Lizzie Leeland-Cunningham, 19, and another girl, who does not wish to be named, for more than six months without any of them finding out about each other. But when he went away on holiday, Becky discovered he was cheating on her with both Lizzie and the other girl, who is 20, so they came up with the idea of humiliating him at the airport when he got home.
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House Speaker John Boehner blasted Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday for suggesting that Republicans only attack him because he's black. 'There is no issue of race here,' he told a reporter during his weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill. Holder went off-script Wednesday during a speech to Al Sharpton's National Action Network, slammed Republicans for consistently attacking him and Barack Obama because they are the first African-Americans to hold their jobs. 'What attorney general has ever had to deal with that kind of treatment?' he said, alluding to his status as the only African-American ever to hold that post.
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(CNN) -- While America faces many big issues -- unrest in the Middle East, the effects of climate change, uneven economic growth, growing income inequality, a costly and less than optimal health care system and more -- the contest to control the House and Senate does not really seem to be turning into a defining struggle over the national agenda. Clearly the 2014 midterm elections aren't generating much excitement on the hustings. According to Gallup, voter enthusiasm is down significantly since 2010. Republicans are more enthused than Democrats, according to Gallup, but neither party is doing very well. Given that many of the key races in competitive states might come down to a small percentage of voters, as is usually the case in midterms, enthusiasm and its impact on turnout can be decisive on Election Day.
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By Jill Reilly A little girl who was so tiny that she could only fit into dolls' clothes when she was born prematurely is now preparing to start primary school. Kim Blake, 36, was warned that her daughter Janey, now three, had less than a one per cent chance of survival when she was born nearly three months premature. For reasons still unknown, the placenta feeding Janey in the womb had failed to form properly, blocking vital nutrients and oxygen. She was born weighing just 1lb 7oz. Janey, now three, had less than a one per cent chance of survival when she was born nearly three months premature, but now she is preparing to start school. Right Kim Blake holding her daughter after she was born
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By Laura Cox PUBLISHED: 10:19 EST, 12 June 2012 | UPDATED: 09:40 EST, 1 July 2012 The battle rages over the estate of the Painter of Light, as his mistress today claimed famed commercial artist Thomas Kinkade left her his mansion and millions of dollars. Mr Kinkade’s mistress, Amy Pinto-Walsh, recently produced a shaky, hand-written will that states she is entitled to his Californian mansion and an additional $10million to start a museum at that location, as well as another $66.3million in original artwork and collected paintings. Kinkade’s wife of 30 years has been fighting Pinto-Walsh in court in a bitter struggle over the painter’s estate. The two are due in court today in what will undoubtedly be the next chapter of an agonizing spat.
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The @placeholder governor urged a quick resolution and said, 'If Mr. Brown is unwilling to cooperate with these reasonable expectations, then I will be forced to expedite his extradition request and let the issue be settled in court.'
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By Ap PUBLISHED: 21:34 EST, 14 August 2013 | UPDATED: 21:35 EST, 14 August 2013 A South Carolina couple that wants to adopt a young Cherokee girl took their fight to Oklahoma on Wednesday, hoping to visit the child who previously lived with them for 27 months and seeking a compromise with her biological family that would return Veronica to their home. Matt and Melanie Capobianco believe they have done everything necessary to regain custody of the girl, who is about to turn 4. The U.S. Supreme Court said in June that provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act, which would favor the girl's father, didn't apply in the case, and a South Carolina court awarded the couple custody on July 31.
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By James Tozer for the Daily Mail and Damien Gayle for MailOnline If you were planning an outdoor activity today, you might be better off with a board game. After one of the coldest nights for an August Bank Holiday weekend on record, today will see most of us sheltering from heavy rain, with some areas colder than Lapland. Sub-zero temperatures were recorded in Northern Ireland early yesterday, while rural Oxfordshire saw them plummet to within a couple of degrees of freezing. Today’s heavy rain sweeping across the South is likely to cause travel chaos – as Bank Holiday travellers return home – and disruption to events such as the Notting Hill Carnival, forecasters warned.
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ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- Greece's opposition Socialist party on Sunday defeated the incumbent center-right government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, as Socialist leader George Papandreou promised to chart a new course for an economic comeback. Socialist George Papandreou is set to become Greece's next prime minister. "On this course, nothing is going to be easy -- it will take work, hard work," Papandreou said in his victory address. "And I will always be honest with the Greek people so that we may better solve the problems of the state." Sunday's national elections were held two years before originally scheduled. Karamanlis called the elections in response to pressure from Papandreou's Panhellenic Socialist Movement of Greece, which threatened to block the election of a president in February if no general election was held. The Greek constitution requires the two major parties to agree on the election of a president, giving either party an effective veto.
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Lance Cpl. Sean P. Neal, 19, died in a noncombat incident in Baghdad
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Cindra Ladd claims that Bill Cosby drugged and then raped her back in 1969 The wife of Oscar-winning Hollywood producer Alan Ladd Jr. is the latest woman to come forward and accuse Bill Cosby of sexual assault. Cindra Ladd, a philanthropist and former entertainment executive, claims that the comedian drugged and then raped her back in 1969. 'It was obvious to me that he had had sex with me,' she wrote in a Huffington Post blog. 'I was horrified, embarrassed and ashamed. There was a mirror above the bed, which shocked me further.' Ladd recalls that she was 21, single and living in New York City when she met Cosby, then 32 and already married to his wife Camille.
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Cindra Ladd claims comedian Cosby drugged and then raped her back in 1969 when she was 21 and he was 32 and married
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Dubai stuns global investors by calling for a debt "standstill" on Dubai World and Nakheel debts
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By Ap PUBLISHED: 13:04 EST, 2 March 2014 | UPDATED: 05:30 EST, 3 March 2014 Comedian Jimmy Fallon took a quick but icy dip in Lake Michigan — dressed in a full suit and tie — then screamed and darted out quickly with a shocked expression on his face. ‘The Tonight Show’ host made good on his promise to make Sunday morning's so-called ‘Polar Plunge’ with Mayor Rahm Emanuel as a condition for the mayor appearing on Fallon's show in New York, following an exchange of tweets and challenges. Emanuel, clad in a green Chicago Public Library T-shirt and shorts, went first, followed immediately by Fallon. Both were soaked from head to toe as they fled the water to cheers from a large crowd that had gathered to watch. A group of bagpipers provided the soundtrack for their rapid dash into the 32-degree lake.
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The Tonight Show host wore a suit as he took the Polar Plunge in the Windy City
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President Barack Obama, flanked by the parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl at the White House on Saturday, praised the diplomatic officials and troops who helped secure the release of the American soldier held captive for nearly five years by militants during the Afghanistan war. Bergdahl was released in exchange for five Guantanamo detainees, officials said. The government of Qatar, which helped broker the release, pledged to "put in place measures to protect our national security," Obama said at the White House Rose Garden. "While Bowe was gone, he was never forgotten," the President said. Bergdahl's mother, Jani, said, "We will continue to stay strong for Bowe while he recovers."
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Rodney Clavell's girlfriend has appeared in court accused of knocking down and killing a midwife, less than a day after her partner shot himself dead at the culmination of a 13-hour siege. Samantha Farrer, 37, entered a plea of not guilty when she attended Adelaide Magistrates Court, which is located just over a block away from where Australia's most wanted man ended his life. Prosecutors allege Ms Farrer was driving the car that struck and killed Kathleen Heraghty, a local midwife, as she cycled along a road last December. Ms Farrer also denies an aggravated count of driving without due care and to failing to stop at the scene of a fatal accident.
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Samantha Farrer, 37, is accused of killing Kathleen Heraghty last December
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Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A man alleged to be a local Afghan policeman killed an American service member in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, while two British troops were shot and killed by an Afghan soldier in the southern province of Helmand, according to U.S., NATO and Afghan officials. The British troops were killed outside a Provincial Reconstruction Team's headquarters in the southern city of Lashkar Gah, NATO and local officials said. Coalition forces then fatally shot the gunman. A spokesman for the provincial governor said the incident stemmed from an argument the soldier had with the victims. The eastern Afghanistan victim was an American soldier, a senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told CNN. NATO said he was shot as he approached an Afghan local police checkpoint; it said Afghan and coalition forces are investigating the incident but released no further details.
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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:34 EST, 8 November 2012 | UPDATED: 12:13 EST, 8 November 2012 A microlight pilot killed minutes into his first solo flight had had no formal training, air accident investigators reported today. Adrian Paterson, 49, from Clackmannan, Scotland, died when his craft plunged to the ground, probably after stalling following a steep climb, the Department for Transport's air accident investigation branch (AAIB) has revealed. The investigation concluded the crash, in which he is believed to have plummeted up to 300ft in his Gernini Flash IIA, happened because Mr Paterson had attempted a solo flight without the required training.
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Adrian Paterson, 49, plunged 300ft to ground as he flew craft alone
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The sister of the American woman who went missing with her boyfriend in Peru last month said she fears the two may have been kidnapped. Jamie Neal, 25, and Garrett Hand, 27, from California’s Bay Area, left for Peru in December and were last heard from on January 25, according to the missing woman's sister, Jennifer Neal. ‘There's a part of me that thinks someone has taken them,’ Jennifer Neal, who lives in West Sacramento, told FoxNews.com on Monday. Found: Jamie Neal (right), 27, and her boyfriend Garrett Hand, 25, had been missing since January 26 in Peru, but have now been located on a boat
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Jamie Neal, 27, and her boyfriend 25-year-old Garrett Hand, from San Francisco, last seen getting into a cab in Lima on January 26
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Washington (CNN) -- As President Barack Obama considers military action in response to Bashar al-Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, a debate over whether he must seek Congress' consent has surfaced. It's a debate with which the president is extremely familiar. As a senator, Obama was a staunch critic of President George W. Bush for not obtaining renewed authorization for the war in Iraq. He blasted his predecessor in 2007, saying, "The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
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(CNN) -- Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome won the 139th running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore on Saturday with a burst at the homestretch -- moving a step closer to the illustrious and elusive Triple Crown. California Chrome was heavily favored in the 10-horse field. With Victor Espinoza riding, the colt held off a hard-charging Ride On Curlin to take the second jewel in the Triple Crown. Social Inclusion finished third. Now, with the Kentucky Derby and Preakness victories, if California Chrome wins the Belmont Stakes next month in New York, he'll be the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to achieve the ultimate feat in thoroughbred racing.
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Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome moves a step closer to Triple Crown
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California Chrome held off Ride On Curlin in the 10-horse field
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By Ashley Collman A former Buffalo Bills cheerleader says squad members were auctioned off at a charity golf tournament, and made to sit on the winner's laps in just one of many demeaning tasks revealed in a new lawsuit against the football team. A 23-year-old identifying herself as 'Alyssa U' is one of five former cheerleaders suing the team claiming she was underpaid and mistreated, and detailed the dark side of the job in an essay for the New York Post published Sunday. A native of West Falls, New York, Alyssa was a life-long fan of the Bills and considered it a 'huge accomplishment' when she made the team for the 2012-2013 season.
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By James Nye A man has died at a Utah spin-off of the iconic Burning Man festival after appearing to run into a ceremonial bonfire on Saturday night. The man who has not been identified was too fast for bystanders to stop as he sped into a burning 30-foot tall effigy built to represent a character from the book 'Where the Wild Things Are.' The apparent suicide at the Element 11 off-shoot of Burning Man in Tooele County happened around 11 pm after the art project was set on fire. Scroll down for video Prior event: Element 11 is part of the series of events that leads up to Burning Man in Black Rock, Nevada and just like that famous event - effigies are burnt (the one pictured is not the effigy that the deceased approached)
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By Simon Tomlinson PUBLISHED: 03:41 EST, 30 August 2013 | UPDATED: 06:22 EST, 30 August 2013 As an American playing at the American Grand Slam tournament, John Isner found it hard to believe so many U.S. Open spectators were cheering so vigorously for his French opponent, Gael Monfils. They clapped rhythmically while chanting: 'Let's go, Monfils!' They loudly sang his last name between points. They rose to their feet and raucously saluted Monfils's best shots. They applauded faults and other miscues by the 13th-seeded Isner, the highest-ranked U.S. man, who eventually pulled out a 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (4) victory last night.
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Flushing Meadows spectators clapped and chanted for Gael Monfils
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