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Her paternal grandparents, both @placeholder, are expected to remain in Venezuela. | By Gerard Couzens These are the five adults arrested over the motorway murders of former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and her British-born ex-husband Thomas Berry. Police in Venezuela released the mugshots today as they revealed they were hunting four more men including one thought to be on the run with the gun used to shoot the tragic pair dead in front of their five-year-old daughter. Two minors aged 17 and 15 - whose names and photos have not been released - are also in custody. Scroll down for video These are the five adults arrested over the motorway murders of former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and her British-born ex-husband Thomas Berry
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Thomas Berry and Monica Spear Mootz were stranded after car broke down
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Couple killed in front of five-year-old daughter Maya, who was shot in leg
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One suspect is thought to be on the run with the gun used in shooting
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Two minors aged 17 and 15 are also in custody | 6,100 | record_train |
An O2 spokesman similarly added: 'We’ve spent a number of months getting ready for 4G and carried out rigorous testing to ensure our 3G service isn’t impacted by @placeholder. | By Victoria Woollaston PUBLISHED: 05:43 EST, 11 October 2013 | UPDATED: 05:44 EST, 11 October 2013 The UK's major network operators have been forced to deny claims the rollout of 4G has had a negative affect on older, 3G services after a string of customer complaints. Yet a MailOnline investigation has revealed internet services and calls in certain parts of the country have dropped since 4G became more widely available. It's been a year since EE launched its 4G network in the UK, and just over a month since Vodafone and O2 began rolling out their respective services. Customers have taken to Twitter to complain that the 4G switch-on has made older services, including 3G internet, calls and texts slower and less reliable, yet mobile operators deny this.
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Customers claim 3G internet speeds have dropped since 4G was enabled
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Others comment calls drop more frequently and texts aren't delivered
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Operators deny that 3G services are being affected by the roll-out
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Yet figures confirm a drop in service - although the cause is unknown | 6,101 | record_train |
"There's no question there's a glut of [singing competition shows that are] affecting the numbers for @placeholder," Darnell said. | (EW.com) -- The changes to Fox's singing competition shows have only just begun. After weeks of dramatic headlines about "Idol's" slipping ratings and "Factor's" talent departures, Fox's president of alternative entertainment Mike Darnell spoke to EW about the challenges faced by "American Idol" and "The X Factor" -- and his strategy for remaining on top. Given their large number of hours and consistent ability to win time periods, one could argue that "Idol" and "Factor" are the No. 1 network's most important shows. So what does it mean when the bulk of the "Factor" cast abruptly gets pink-slipped and "Idol" has CBS' "Big Bang Theory" nipping at its heels on Thursday nights?
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"American Idol" and "X Factor" are the No. 1 network's most important shows
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Fox executive on "Factor": "There definitely will be lots of different changes in the show"
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Fox executive on "Idol": "You never want to change the core of the show" | 6,102 | record_train |
‘Until now, no one has challenged him but Lynton knows as much about elections as @placeholder and will tell him he is wrong – and why. | By Simon Walters, Glen Owen and Brendan Carlin PUBLISHED: 18:25 EST, 27 April 2013 | UPDATED: 18:38 EST, 27 April 2013 David Cameron's election guru believes that Tory chairman Grant Shapps and Chancellor George Osborne are ‘liabilities’ who will cost the party votes in this week’s crucial town hall polls, it was claimed last night. Tough-talking Lynton Crosby has had a series of clashes with fellow campaign chiefs Shapps and Osborne, according to insiders. They say that Australian-born Mr Crosby, recruited by Mr Cameron to revive flagging Tory ratings, regards Mr Shapps as ‘ineffective’. And he reportedly believes Mr Osborne’s abysmal personal popularity means he is driving voters away in large numbers.
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Election guru Lynton Crosby has criticised Osborne's personal unpopularity
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Thursday’s town hall elections may show big Tory losses
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Crosby has had heated exchanges with George Osborne over tactics | 6,103 | record_train |
question is not a game of @placeholder, where we're counting ships.' | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 00:17 EST, 23 October 2012 | UPDATED: 05:29 EST, 23 October 2012 Like binders full of women and Big Bird before them, Mitt Romney has become the target of a new string of memes from internet jokesters. Before the conclusion of the third and final debate tonight, the World Wide Web was abuzz with horses and bayonets, a term that stole the show. The president’s sarcastic retort to Romney's jab about the size of the Navy took off instantly on social networks and dominated online discussion of the candidates' final debate. ‘Well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets... We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them,' Obama said.
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Obama's remarks about Battleship and 'horses and bayonets' become latest internet sensation in presidential debate
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Tumblr page and numerous memes sweep Facebook and Twitter
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Debate was the third and final face-off between Obama and Romney | 6,104 | record_train |
Massa, though, dismissed suggestions his result and performance on @placeholder territory was a message to his former employers. | By Ian Parkes, Press Association Sport Felipe Massa is hoping his luck has finally turned after ending his 26-race drought without a podium in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix. Behind a Mercedes one-two spearheaded by Lewis Hamilton, Massa was the best of the rest, claiming his first top-three spot since joining Williams at the start of this year, and first since the Spanish GP in May last year. The fact it came at Monza, on home soil of Ferrari, a team he spent eight years with prior to switching to Williams, only added to the significance for the 33-year-old Brazilian. Finally: Felipe Massa celebrates his long-overdue podium finish at Monza
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First podium finish for Massa in 26 F1 races
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The Brazilian driver came third in the Italian Grand Prix
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Came behind Mercedes one-two Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg
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Massa is ninth in the standings
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His first top three spot since joining Williams this year
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Team-mate Valtteri Bottas is fourth in the championship after finishing fourth at Monza | 6,105 | record_train |
In September, @placeholder side West Ham United lost their shirt-sponsor in a high-profile collapse which left the team wearing temporary covers on the front of their playing kits. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- These are tense times for the English Premier League. Going sponsorless: The 2008/2009 football season has seen numerous issues with shirt sponsors. The cause of the tension isn't the battle between the leading title contenders on the pitch; instead it's the waiting to see what impact the international financial crisis will have off the field. Outside of television rights packages, one of the major strands of income for football clubs is various sponsorship deals; and as big companies hit by the financial crisis have either folded or slashed spending budgets -- these agreements have come under serious threat.
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International financial crisis means big sponsors are reviewing their activities
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Barclays bank is set to review its sponsorship of the English Premier League
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West Ham was a high-profile victim of the crisis when it lost short sponsor XL
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Sports business experts say that football clubs will survive the financial crisis | 6,106 | record_train |
... We have to guard against cruelty in ourselves ...." Watch @placeholder honor Holocaust victims » | BUCHENWALD, Germany (CNN) -- President Barack Obama made an emotional visit to the former Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany, Friday, saying that the camp should serve as a reminder of humanity's duty to fight the spread of evil. President Obama visits Buchenwald with Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and survivor and activist Elie Wiesel. The visit had personal significance for the president, whose great-uncle helped liberate prisoners from the camp during World War II. "I will not forget what I've seen here today," Obama said after touring the camp with German Chancellor Angela Merkel; Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel, and survivor Bertrand Herz.
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Obama recalls great-uncle's role in liberation of Buchenwald as reason for tour
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Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel speaks of father dying at Buchenwald
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Obama met Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
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Germany visit comes day after key speech in Egypt on U.S. relations with Islam | 6,107 | record_train |
Lord Judge accused the ECHR of seeking to expand its role into a US-style ‘Supreme Court of Europe’ and said: ‘In my view, the Strasbourg court is not superior to our @placeholder.’ | By Daniel Martin PUBLISHED: 20:11 EST, 4 December 2013 | UPDATED: 20:11 EST, 4 December 2013 Lord Judge: The Lord Chief Justice said issues such as prisoners' voting rights were a matter for Parliament alone and not the ECHR in Strasbourg The former head of Britain’s judiciary last night demanded sweeping reforms to the Human Rights Act to make it clear our courts do not have to follow European rulings. Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice until September, said issues such as prisoners’ voting rights were a matter for Parliament alone and not for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg.
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Lord Judge said issues like prisoner's voting was for Parliament alone
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He warned of a dangerous 'democratic deficit'
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Accused ECHR of trying to become a US-style 'Supreme Court of Europe' | 6,108 | record_train |
'Further investigations are being undertaken by the @placeholder Coroner to establish the cause of death.' | By Rachel Reilly PUBLISHED: 05:10 EST, 19 April 2013 | UPDATED: 09:20 EST, 20 April 2013 These are the first pictures of the victim of the South Wales measles epidemic, which has so far infected 808 people and left 77 in hospital. A 25-year-old from Swansea, named locally as Gareth Williams, died at his home on Thursday morning. Health officials confirmed yesterday that he did die from measles. A statement released said: 'Public Health Wales laboratory tests have today confirmed a diagnosis of measles in a 25-year-old male from Swansea who died on Thursday 18 April. Gareth Williams (right), from Swansea, South Wales, who was suffering from measles when he died
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Man lived in Port Tennant area of Swansea, where measles is rife
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Has been named locally as Gareth Williams, who was found dead at home
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Laboratory tests have confirmed the deceased died from measles
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Total number of confirmed infections at 808, with 77 people hospitalised | 6,109 | record_train |
'When they look at the @placeholder brand it is very high in terms of clean and green.' | By Sarah Michael Fresh Australian milk has hit the shelves in Chinese supermarkets for the first time since a trade deal was struck by farmers to speed up the process of quarantine. With milk selling at up to $9 a litre in China it is set to provide a lucrative new source of income for dairy farmers in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, who have suffered in recent times due to drought and Australian supermarket 'milk wars'. Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce said the deal would see an additional 20 million litres of milk exported to China over the next year.
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Australian dairy farmers strike a deal with China to speed up quarantine
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Fresh milk sells for $9 a litre providing a lucrative new source of income
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Deal will see 20 million extra litres of milk exported to China in next year | 6,110 | record_train |
After returning to the UK, he and @placeholder exchanged romantic letters for six months before she moved over to join him. | The devastated mother of the millionaire Polish woman allegedly murdered by a British businessman in a Paris hotel room today demanded: 'Why did she have to die? Why didn't they just separate?' Halina Wolf broke her silence about the death of Kinga Legg, whose corpse was found in a bathtub of a £1000-a-night room at the world famous Bristol in May 2009. Ian Griffin, 45, is on trial this week in the French capital for killing the 36-year-old, and faces up to 30 years in prison if found guilty. Scroll down for video Halina Wolf broke her silence about the death of Kinga Legg (pictured), whose corpse was found in a bathtub of a £1000-a-night room at the world famous Bristol in May 2009
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Halina Wolf told of anguish at having to wait five years for the trial to begin and anger that Ian Griffin was freed on bail to live 'millionaire lifestyle'
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Kinga Legg's corpse was found in a bathtub of a £1000-a-night French hotel in May 2009
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Ian Griffin, 45, is on trial in the French capital for killing the 36-year-old
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Trial heard they had a tempestuous relationship and Griffin was 'unfaithful'
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Mrs Wolf said: 'We just don't understand it. Why did she have to die?' | 6,111 | record_train |
Considered this generation's @placeholder, the 1.45 miles of reclaimed railroad track is testament to community activism and urban beautification efforts. | According to a recent book, there are 100 things to do in New York City before you die. We've collected 12 of them here. All are located in Manhattan, unless noted. Sing karaoke at Arlene's Grocery You can't play a guitar like Jimi, you can't sing like Freddie and yet you dream of being a rock star like Bowie. Especially when you've been drinking. Sound familiar? Since 1996, this former bodega has been one of the primo showcases for local bands in NYC, and on Monday and Friday nights, their famous karaoke band gives accountants, baristas and repressed librarians a taste of the limelight.
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Top New York picks for karaoke, pastrami, movie theaters, long walks and more
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You know Central Park, but probably don't know about its overlooked northwest section
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Want live music? Choices are nearly endless
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The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is the city's newest big attraction | 6,112 | record_train |
It was due to arrive in @placeholder later today or tomorrow. | By Stewart Maclean PUBLISHED: 04:55 EST, 16 April 2012 | UPDATED: 10:36 EST, 16 April 2012 Safe: Jason Morenikeji, disappeared last week off the coast of Mozambique A British man who was feared captured by pirates in the Indian Ocean, along with seven other people has been located this morning with all on board safe and well. Jason Morenikeji, disappeared last week off the coast of Mozambique and maritime rescuers were dispatched to search for the vessel amid fears the group had been captured by pirates, which are known to target foreigners in the waters. A spokesman for the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre on the island of Reunion said the yacht had suffered technical problems and was now motoring slowly towards Pemba.
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Yacht had suffered technical problems and is now motoring slowly towards Pemba, Mozambique
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Search for the yacht was being aided by an EU anti-piracy plane scrambled from Djibouti | 6,113 | record_train |
When further evidence came to light @placeholder was arrested on December 31 - and repeated his claim. | By Ellie Buchdahl PUBLISHED: 10:42 EST, 12 October 2013 | UPDATED: 10:42 EST, 12 October 2013 A mother who created false alibis for her murdering son and his friend has been imprisoned for two years. Maria Keane, 37, told police her then 16-year-old son George Keane and his friend Luke Garner had been watching DVDs at her house on the night of December 23. But her lie was exposed when other evidence was uncovered that led the pair to be convicted of the murder of David Scott on the same evening. Alibi: Maria Keane, left, gave a false witness statement to her police saying her son George, right, was watching DVDs at home when in fact he was involved in a murder
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George Keane, then 16, stabbed to death David Scott in December
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Mother Maria Keane said he had been watching DVDs at her house
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Pregnant mother-of-seven has been imprisoned for two years
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George Keane and accomplice Luke Garner given indefinite jail sentences | 6,114 | record_train |
The board of censors has told non-government publications in @placeholder that it will censor any articles on the situation in the western state that are not based on official reports, according to two people from different news media organizations who declined to be identified for fear of reprisals. | (CNN) -- The United Nations said Monday that it has begun pulling staff out of a western state of Myanmar where the government has declared a state of emergency following clashes between Muslims and Buddhists. The inter-ethnic violence in the state of Rakhine has killed at least 17 people in just over a week, according to official media. President Thein Sein's office issued an order imposing a state of emergency in Rakhine on Sunday, saying "riots and disturbances" had spread, according to the New Light of Myanmar, a government-run newspaper. The United Nations is temporarily relocating its staff from the area on a voluntary basis for safety reasons, said Ashok Nigam, the organization's resident and humanitarian coordinator in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.
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NEW: Authorities threaten to censor reporting by non-government media
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Violence in western Myanmar has killed at least 17 people in recent days
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A state of emergency has been declared after clashes between Muslims and Buddhists
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"Anarchic actions are becoming widespread," says President Thein Sein | 6,115 | record_train |
"I like to remember the first time we played @placeholder, in '04," Carney says. | (Rolling Stone) -- "This guy looks like he was created by Wes Anderson," says Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach as Pulp's Jarvis Cocker gambols across the stage. It's a couple of hours before the duo's show on the first night of this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney are hanging on a couch in a backstage trailer, checking out Pulp's opening set on a flat-screen TV. "Holy smokes," Auerbach continues, as Cocker gesticulates at the huge crowd just a few yards from where the Keys sit. "Man, he's going for it." Carney stares at the screen. "Maybe we should take some theater lessons."
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This year marked the Black Keys' fifth trip to Coachella
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This was also their debut as mainstage headliners
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The Black Keys plan to "put another record out next year" | 6,116 | record_train |
@placeholder's appeal overseas also would make Facebook much more attractive abroad. | (CNN) -- The last couple of weeks have been busy ones for news about Facebook. "The Social Network" movie hit theaters, CEO Mark Zuckerberg donated $100 million on Oprah and, if rumors are correct, the world's biggest social-networking site will be partnering with online phone service Skype to help you chat with your Facebook friends through the site. According to All Things D's Kara Swisher, Facebook and Skype are about to announce a partnership that includes "integration of SMS, voice chat and Facebook Connect." It's not clear exactly what this deal would entail, but possibilities include Facebook Chat over a browser to cell phones, and video chat among Facebook friends.
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A rumored deal would enable Skype calling between Facebook friends
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Skype's following is already huge, but a connection to Facebook wouldn't hurt
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Users would also be able to use Facebook Chat over a browser to cell phones | 6,117 | record_train |
That's certainly been the case in the @placeholder talks, during which owners have remained much lower profile.. | (CNN) -- When word came down Monday that an ownership lockout would cancel at least the first two weeks of this year's NBA season, players' association president and Los Angeles Lakers point guard Derek Fisher had a three-word response. "LET US PLAY." But they didn't come in a press release or a statement in front of a bank of news cameras. Instead, they were on Twitter, the social-media platform where the league's stars have millions of followers and where they hope their high profiles will win public sympathy during an increasingly bitter labor fight. It's not the first time pro athletes have used the site's micro-blasts of info to make their case in such disputes. In fact, "let us play" was a refrain used by the NFL players' association on Twitter during last summer's labor negotiations, which were settled without any regular-season play being missed.
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As NBA lockout threatens season, players take to Twitter to make their case
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Lakers guard Derek Fisher urges colleagues to use social media
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Players can use their personal popularity to spread opinion in a way ownership can't
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As players tweet, ownership has remained mostly quiet on social-media platforms | 6,118 | record_train |
Unless he wants to depend on a wing and a prayer, @placeholder is thus in the unenviable position that he has to shake up the dynamics of the race on Wednesday night. | (CNN) -- It is widely agreed that Wednesday night's presidential debate is crucial for Mitt Romney: This is almost assuredly his last chance to turn around the election. What is less obvious is that the stakes are sky-high for Barack Obama, too: This debate could have a powerful impact upon his ability to govern in a second term. Romney is dangerously close to blowing a campaign that many election models said he should easily win. Yes, three national polls published Monday -- including CNN -- showed the two candidates within three points of each other. But for Romney, the problem is that as the polls go up and down each week, there is one constant: As Real Clear Politics demonstrates in its averaging process, Obama stays ahead and has been for nearly a year. The news for the GOP from battleground states is even worse, especially in the Midwest.
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David Gergen: Debate may represent Romney's last big chance to turn around the race
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He says the stakes are also sky-high for Obama, even if he wins election
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Obama needs a big victory to claim broad support for his plans for second term, Gergen says | 6,119 | record_train |
I am amazed it has taken so long for ordinary @placeholder supporters to see through their party and particularly through David Cameron, an unusually transparent snake-oil salesman, even for these times. | Modern England comes as a shock to most Westminster persons. The former Tory MP Matthew Parris was so appalled when he visited Clacton that the resulting article was used in Ukip propaganda in the by-election there. Mr Parris appeared to be looking down a very long nose indeed at that town’s people and their lives. It didn’t seem to cross his mind that he – as a politician, broadcaster and influential journalist – might have helped to make it like that. At first glance, Rochester is not much like Clacton. It is an ancient cathedral city you might have glimpsed and wondered about as you took the Eurostar to Paris, or the M2 to Dover, and saw its Norman keep and ancient spire in the middle distance.
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Those living in Rochester and Stood urged to vote to make a difference
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In Strood there was a 'curious and angry apathy' ahead of the election
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David Cameron is labelled a transparent snake-oil salesman | 6,120 | record_train |
After the official coronation, more than 8,000 guests were invited to @placeholder to celebrate the occasion at banquets. | (CNN) -- For the first time since the queen's coronation in 1953, the dress, robes, jewels, diamonds and uniforms worn on that day have finally been brought together again. The coronation dress and the robe that Queen Elizabeth II wore as she walked down the aisle at Westminster Abbey on Coronation Day on 2 June 1953 are the centerpieces of the showcase at the Buckingham Palace. "It's one of the most important days of her life being crowned as sovereign and I think it must bring back a lot of very happy memories," said the exhibition's curator Caroline de Guitaut.
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Queen Elizabeth II's coronation regalia from 1953 goes on display at Buckingham Palace
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Visitors will also be able to stroll through 19 state rooms
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The exhibition shows recreations of the table settings and flowers of the coronation banquets | 6,121 | record_train |
@placeholder pulled another stellar show out of the bag, check out those man bags! | By Bianca London PUBLISHED: 10:02 EST, 8 January 2014 | UPDATED: 16:15 EST, 8 January 2014 It's the final day of London Collections: Men and they really have saved the best until last. The hotly anticipated Burberry Prorsum AW14 menswear show took place in Hyde Park this afternoon and it didn't disappoint. Christopher Bailey showed us exactly how men should be dressing this season with silk scarves, shearling jackets and muted tones perfectly capturing the romantic elegance of British craftwork. Scroll down for video Hot ticket: Models walk the runway at the Burberry AW14 Menswear Show at Kensington Gardens - one of the most anticipated shows of the week
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Front row occupied by Nick Grimshaw, Dermot O'Leary, Paloma Faith and Suki Waterhouse
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Plenty of William Morris prints, silk scarves and oversized bags with London skyline scenes | 6,122 | record_train |
@placeholder, meanwhile, could not think of a better place to score on his second debut for Swansea. | Wayne Rooney wants to forget his Manchester United captaincy debut as quickly as possible. The England striker had skippered United on several occasions before, but his first match as full-time captain came on Saturday when Swansea travelled to Old Trafford. Rooney equalised Ki Sung-Yueng's opener with an acrobatic volley but could not find another, and Swansea ran out 2-1 winners thanks to Gylfi Sigurdsson's 72nd-minute winner. VIDEO Scroll down for Van Gaal: Wayne Rooney must be a captain off the pitch too Gutted: Wayne Rooney wants to quickly forget Manchester United's opening day defeat to Swansea For Rooney, it was by no means a satisfactory way to start his spell as United skipper, and he quickly wants to move on from the defeat.
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Rooney says game was proud moment but not one he will look back on
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The England striker scored but it wasn't enough to provide a win
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Louis van Gaal couldn't inspire United to victory on his Old Trafford debut
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Adnan Januzaj praises impact of Van Gaal despite opening defeat
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Darren Fletcher admits United made big errors on his debut as vice-captain
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Gylfi Sigurdsson says it was 'special' to score the winner at Old Trafford | 6,123 | record_train |
The government's aim is to resettle landless @placeholder on this land on a "willing buyer, willing seller" arrangement. | (CNN) -- For a country of just 2.1 million people in an area more than twice the size of Germany, Namibia has seen more than its share of conflict over the past 120 years. Dragged into the 20th century as a German imperial protectorate, German South-West Africa, as it was known then, was the scene of violent insurrections by indigenous people and brutal crackdowns by colonial administrators. In 2004, Germany offered its first formal apology for the massacre of an estimated 65,000 members of the Herero tribe who sustained a rebellion between 1904 and 1907 before they were forced into the desert where many perished.
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Namibia is over twice the size of Germany and the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa
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Colonized by Germany and later ruled by apartheid-era South Africa
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Independence came in 1990 after 22 years of war
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Stark beauty of landscape and deserts matched by challenges to improve economy and lives of Namibians | 6,124 | record_train |
In July 2012, when she was just 19, she set up a profile on dating site @placeholder and within days had an inbox from a 'really strange guy' with a very specific request. | A creep with a fetish for Swiss cheese is terrorizing Philadelphia. Dubbed the 'Swiss Cheese Pervert,' the overweight man in his 40s has been spotted on multiple occasions in the Mayfair area approaching women while driving his car with his genitals exposed. According to his victims, he then dangles a large slice of Swiss cheese over his penis and offers to pay the women to perform sexual acts on him using the fromage. The Mayfair Town Watch warned local ladies of the lurking man on its Facebook page Saturday, and Philadelphia Police Department has confirmed the Special Victims Unit is investigating the curious case after several women filed reports describing a man with a 'major sexual cheese fetish.'
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The overweight man in his 40s has been spotted on multiple occasions in the Mayfair area approaching women while driving his car with his genitals exposed, holding a slice of cheese
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Several women have reported the disturbing encounters
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At least two other women have received messages they believe were from the same man on OKCupid describing how being unpopular with women drove him to have sex with cheese
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He offered to pay $50 for a woman to pleasure him with a slice
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Philadelphia Police Department's Special Victims Unit is investigating the curious case
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Said in the messages that he tried American, Provolone, chez whiz, jack, and cheddar before settling on Swiss | 6,125 | record_train |
This is because the distance between the @placeholder spacecraft and the sun varies over time. | By Mark Prigg PUBLISHED: 09:02 EST, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 02:23 EST, 24 April 2013 Nasa has unveiled a breathtaking image that shows a year in the life of the sun - and a video that condenses three years of activity on the solar surface into three minutes. It reveals solar flares and coronal mass ejections caught in the act in unprecedented detail. The images from Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory also reveal space weather that can send radiation and solar material toward Earth and interfere with satellites in space. Scroll down for video A composite of 25 separate images spanning the period of April 16, 2012 to April 15, 2013, revealing the zones on the sun where active regions are most common during this part of the solar cycle
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Nasa timelapse shows images from its Solar Dynamics Observatory since it was launched in 2010
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Image and video show the violent space weather that can send radiation and solar material toward Earth and interfere with satellites in space | 6,126 | record_train |
That finger-pointing, MailOnline's source said, is not sitting well in the @placeholder. | President Barack Obama's intelligence briefings have provided him with specific information since before he won re-election in 2012 about the growing threat of the terror group now known alternatively as ISIS and ISIL, an administration insider told MailOnline on Monday. 'Unless someone very senior has been shredding the president's daily briefings and telling him that the dog ate them, highly accurate predictions about ISIL have been showing up in the Oval Office since before the 2012 election,' said a national security staffer in the Obama administration who is familiar with the content of intelligence briefings. The staffer declined to share anything specific about the content of those briefings, citing his need to maintain a security clearance.
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A national security staffer in the Obama administration said the president has been seeing 'highly accurate predictions' about the rise of the ISIS terror army since 'before the 2012 election'
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Obama insisted in his campaign speeches that year that America was safe and al-Qaeda was 'on the run'
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The president said during Sunday's '60 Minutes' program that his Director of National Intelligence had conceded he underestimated ISIS
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But the administration aide insisted that Obama's advisers gave him actionable information that sat and gathered dust for more than a year
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'He knew what was at stake,' the aide said of the president, and 'he knew where all the moving pieces were'
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Obama takes daily intelligence briefings in writing, he explained, because no one will be able to testify about warning the president in person about threats that the White House doesn't act on | 6,127 | record_train |
At one point during his sermon last Friday, a man interrupted to argue that @placeholder shouldn't care about what others say about them. | (CNN) -- The mosque in Roxbury was crowded past capacity, with about 1,200 college students, urban hipsters and East Africans lining the hallways and front stairs. They wanted to hear Imam Suhaib Webb, resident scholar of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center and widely considered one of the country's most influential Muslims, respond to Sam Harris and Bill Maher, who recently called Islam the "mother lode of bad ideas" and compared Muslims to the Mafia. The lanky, blue-eyed imam, a convert originally from Oklahoma, is known for tackling taboo topics and spicing his sermons with pop culture references. Before Friday's sermon, the last time the Roxbury mosque had been this crowded, Webb said, was when he preached about the finale of "Breaking Bad."
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Bill Maher and Sam Harris set off a fierce debate about Islam
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Instead of attacking critics, one imam challenged American Muslims
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Imam himself has been under attack from conservatives | 6,128 | record_train |
@placeholder has been looking for other ways to separate people and | A strip club will open for the first time in an Atlantic City casino A strip club will open for the first time inside an Atlantic City casino as gambling venues try to halt a decline in revenue worth billions of dollars. Scores, the famous New York strip club, will open a satellite establishment inside the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort next month. Although burlesque nights are regularly held in the resort city, it will be the first strip club to open inside one of the world famous casinos since gambling was legalized 35 years ago. Bob Gans, the Trump Taj Mahal's managing partner, said a strip club is a 'natural' next step.
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The strip club will open at Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort next month
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First strip club in the city's casinos since gambling legalized 35 years ago
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‘You can bet your bottom dollar as soon as they get independence, their next target is going to be @placeholder being a republic.’ | The Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy could help save the Union, polling experts said today. The royal couple's decision to reveal Prince George will have a sibling could stir a late swell of support for keeping the United Kingdom together with ten days until the knife-edge vote. A new poll today revealed many voters demanding an independent Scotland, or still undecided about the issue, want to keep the Queen as head of state. Within minutes of Kensington Palace's announcement today there was speculation about whether the Duchess' second pregnancy could be the boost the stuttering 'no' campaign needs and sway voters.
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New poll reveals that many 'yes' or 'undecided' voters still want a Queen
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AEG Live contends that @placeholder, not its executives, chose and controlled Murray, who is serving a prison sentence for an involuntary manslaughter conviction. | Los Angeles (CNN) -- A business management expert testified Monday as lawyers try to prove Michael Jackson's last concert promoter is liable in the singer's death. Human resources consultant Jean Seawright's analysis of AEG Live's hiring practices may lack the drama of last week's testimony by Jackson's oldest son, but it could be crucial for proving that the company negligently hired, retained or supervised Dr. Conrad Murray. The trial of the lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother and three children began its tenth week with their lawyers nearing the end of their case. AEG Live lawyers are expected to start presenting their defense around July 15.
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Prince and Blanket attend Cirque du Soleil's "Michael Jackson One" premiere in Las Vegas
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Two jurors tell judge a woman approached them during a court break Friday
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@placeholder's lawyers had told the judge that he cannot give evidence in person because he is on bail in Cambodia and unable to leave the country. | By Will Stewart PUBLISHED: 07:12 EST, 19 June 2013 | UPDATED: 11:34 EST, 19 June 2013 The fugitive businessman whose evidence could see media tycoon Alexander Lebedev jailed for up to five years has been filmed in Israel, it was claimed today. Property mogul Sergei Polonsky, 40, was caught on camera alongside a woman on a balcony in a prestigious Tel Aviv district, according to a Russian TV channel. Polonsky, who is himself wanted in Russia over allegations of a massive property fraud, was also filmed entering an apartment block, said reports. Scroll down for video Runaway witness: A grab from the footage which allegedly shows fugitive Russian property tycoon Sergei Polonsky hanging out with an unknown woman on a balcony in an upmarket district of Tel Aviv, Israel
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Sergei Polonsky is a wanted man in both Russia and Cambodia
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Investigators had originally said they were unable to pinpoint who had carried out the alleged abuse as there had been four people in the house: Bork, @placeholder and Thompson's mother and brother. | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 10:59 EST, 12 July 2012 | UPDATED: 16:11 EST, 12 July 2012 A mother and her ex-boyfriend have been charged with murdering her son, five years after he died from injuries he suffered when they allegedly violently shook him as a newborn. Brayden Grusman-Buckmaster died last year from injuries sustained when he was two months old and living with his mother, Monique Bork, and her then boyfriend, Edward M. Thompson, Jr. He was taken to Sunrise Trauma Center in Las Vegas, Nevada in August 2006 and doctors found he had injuries consistent with Shaken Baby Syndrome - and did not think he would survive.
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Monique Bork and Edward Thompson claimed a toy fell on boy's head
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Suffered cerebral palsy and blindness from Shaken Baby Syndrome
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@placeholder, 8162 Melrose Ave., Hollywood; +1 323 651 2583 | (CNN) -- Los Angeles is a funny place. And not just in an ironic sense. Also literally. More funny business happens every day in the world's entertainment capital than anywhere else. Home of blooming talents, top headliners and celebs showing up unannounced on small stages for a quick set, L.A. is where the country's top comic talent gravitates to make you -- and, more importantly, that guy from Fox -- laugh. And not just at those staple industry hubs and comedy franchises you probably know about. L.A.'s comedy circuit radiates well beyond Melrose and the Sunset Strip. From the South Bay to the Westside to North Hollywood to a vaunted stage in Pasadena where a young Robin Williams and some ex-weatherman named David Letterman once showed promise, these comedy venues consistently deliver hilarious goods.
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There's more top-level comedy in the world's entertainment capital than anywhere else
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Famous comedians often drop into small clubs in L.A. to test new material
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The Hollywood Improv, The Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store make up L.A.'s comedy trifecta
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But small communities such as Pasadena and Hermosa Beach also host world-class comedy | 6,134 | record_train |
Israel's ground incursion followed a 10-day campaign of more than 2,000 airstrikes that had failed to halt relentless but largely ineffective @placeholder rocket fire on Israeli cities. | By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor and Associated Press President Barack Obama inserted himself into the Arab-Israeli conflict on Friday, issuing a statement that encouraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to minimize civilian deaths in its ground push into Hamas-ruled Gaza. At he same time, he assured him that the U.S. supports Israel's right to self-defense. 'No nation should accept rockets being fired into its borders or terrorists tunneling into its territory,' Obama told reporters in the White House press briefing room. Half a world away, Israeli troops advanced into Hamas-ruled Gaza while Hamas militants scurried through terror tunnels .
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U.S. President asked Israeli's prime minister to use a light touch when taking his Gaza incursion into civilian areas
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Israel has withstood a steady barrage of Palestinian rockets
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Netanyahu responded with a ground incursion designed to weaken the leaders of Hamas, which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization
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The chair of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee said Hamas deliberately targets Israeli civilians and Israel tries to minimize non-combatant casualties | 6,135 | record_train |
This is a tragedy, he and everyone in @placeholder (Libyan and non Libyan) don't deserve this. | (CNN) -- American teacher Ronnie Smith has been shot and killed in Benghazi, according to the Facebook page of the international school in Libya where he worked. The U.S. State Department confirmed the killing and identified the educator as Ronald Thomas Smith II. "The untimely death of Ronnie Smith has been felt by the whole school community," the International School Benghazi posted on its Facebook page. "He was a much loved teacher who supported students in their learning and always had time to help when asked. Ronnie was a professional who gave his time freely and without question. We do not understand why this has happened and it is extremely difficult for his students and his colleagues to accept."
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NEW: Four assailants opened fire, killing him instantaneously, Interior Ministry says
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International School Benghazi mourns teacher Ronnie Smith's "untimely death"
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Four @placeholder bishops tendered their resignations in the wake of the government-backed report. | (CNN) -- The head of the Irish Catholic Church, Cardinal Sean Brady, admitted Wednesday that the church's response to abuse had been "hopelessly inadequate." "The church must continue to deal with the enormity of the hurt caused by abuse of children by some clergy ... and the hopelessly inadequate response to that abuse in the past," Brady said Wednesday. Church leaders must "own up to and take responsibility for any mismanagement or cover-up of child abuse," he said. The cardinal also apologized for his role in the church's investigation into an abusive priest in 1975. "I want to say to anyone who has been hurt by any failure on my part that I apologize to you with all my heart," he said at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh, Ireland.
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Cardinal Sean Brady apologizes for his role in 1975 abuse investigation
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Brady: Church leaders must take responsibility for abuse cover-ups
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Catholic church hit by hundreds of abuse allegations this year | 6,137 | record_train |
@placeholder experts began watching Mei Xiang a couple of weeks ago. | (CNN) -- A day after a jubilant first delivery, giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a second cub Saturday night, but it was stillborn. Washington's celebrity panda gave birth to the first cub Friday, to the excitement of hordes of fans watching it on public panda cams. The cub, about the size of a stick of butter, appeared to be doing well. So was its mom, who was cradling it in her den at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. "It is robust, healthy and fully formed," the zoo said in a Twitter post Sunday after the cub's first neonatal exam.
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NEW: First cub "is very active, very vibrant and very pink," the zoo says
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The giant panda gave birth to a second cub Saturday, but it was stillborn
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Giant pandas are one of the world's most endangered species
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Yesterday defending @placeholder champion Miss Williams, 31, tried to calm the row at a press conference on the eve of the tournament. | By Eleanor Harding PUBLISHED: 18:21 EST, 23 June 2013 | UPDATED: 08:05 EST, 24 June 2013 Wimbledon is rarely short of on-court drama. This year, however, it seems the real fireworks will be off-court – at least if Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have anything to do with it. The players, two of the best in the world, have become embroiled in an extraordinary cat-fight ahead of this year’s tournament, which begins today. Scroll down for video New couple: Maria Sharapova out with her boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov, who is believed to be Serena Williams' ex Their fierce professional rivalry has grown increasingly bitter since Russian star Miss Sharapova started going out with Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov, 22, whom Miss Williams is believed to have dated.
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Female tennis aces Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova in catfight
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Allegedly in the middle is Miss Sharapova's boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov
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Funding for such probes – so-called ‘blockbuster cases’ – is provided with agreement with the @placeholder. | The Chancellor is expected to announce the Treasury's funding of the investigation into six major banks George Osborne will today offer a blank cheque to fraud investigators seeking to bring bankers accused of rigging currency markets to justice. The Chancellor will write to the Serious Fraud Office urging it to pursue a ‘blockbuster case’ against traders who clubbed together to fix foreign exchange (forex) rates. Six banks were this week fined after it emerged City workers were making what they called ‘free money’ by fixing currency rates in the 60 seconds before the close of trading and then making huge cash transfers.
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Treasury expected to fund investigation into six banks over rigging rates
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Bankers made 'free money' by fixing rates a minute before market close
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Mr Osborne to encourage pursuit of 'criminal wrongdoing' by the SFO | 6,140 | record_train |
Almost until the end he’d never spoken to anyone of his experiences during the @placeholder. | By Bianca London for MailOnline After 69 years of marriage Julia Knight has finally learned of her husband’s secret wartime bravery. Leslie, who died in June aged 96, never spoke of how he cheated death, suffered malaria in Egypt, was bombed in Greece and took part in the D-Day landings. But he secretly typed up his 10-page 'My Wartime Story' - which Julia discovered among his papers shortly after his death. Secret life: A World War II veteran kept his harrowing stories secret until he died and his wife of 69 years only found out after he died. Leslie Knight, 96, never mentioned he had survived malaria in Egypt or being bombed in Greece as a soldier the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Picture shows Leslie (now deceased) and Julia on their 60th wedding anniversary
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Leslie Knight died in June age 96
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Wife Julia discovered 10-page 'My Wartime Story' among his papers
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Detailed how Leslie, a Royal Army Ordnance Corps soldier, cheated death
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The @placeholder of Colorado has since said it was an "inclusive" organization and "if a child lives life as a girl" he or she is welcome to join. | At first, Felisha Archuleta thought her young son's affinity for wearing dresses, primping his hair and playing with Barbies and Bratz dolls indicated he was going through a stage. But Bobby Montoya's interest in "girl stuff" has not been short-lived: He's grown his hair out and has dressed as a girl when he can for much of his 7 years. Bobby's been "outspoken" about his gender identity, said Archuleta. The Denver, Colorado, family's recent attempt to sign up Bobby with Girl Scouts, however, left him in tears, his mother said. A leader said he could not join because of his "boy parts," Archuleta told CNN affiliate 9News.
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A 7-year-old Colorado boy who dresses as a girl wants to join the Girl Scouts
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... How they handle @placeholder is certainly up to them. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Ted Stevens declared his innocence Tuesday after his indictment on charges that he concealed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts and services from a company in his home state. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, says he is innocent of the charges a grand jury handed up on Tuesday. "My public service began when I served in World War II. It saddens me to learn that these charges have been brought against me. ... I am innocent of these charges and intend to prove that," Stevens said in a statement released by his office. In the indictment, Stevens is charged with lying about receiving gifts worth more than $250,000 from Veco, an Alaska-based energy company on whose behalf he intervened in Washington.
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NEW: Sen. Stevens says he intends to prove his innocence
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Stevens received gifts from an Alaska energy company, indictment alleges
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He is charged with making false statements on financial disclosure forms
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Federal investigators looked into improvements made to his Alaska home | 6,143 | record_train |
Brazil's trip to Turkey ended in an easy 4-0 win with @placeholder scoring a brilliant brace either side of an own goal and a Willian strike. | Host commentator And that's the final whistle at Upton Park as a Lionel Messi penalty hands Argentina victory against a spirited Croatia side. 91mins: Messi hits a 60-yard crossfield ball which Lamela collects, but a poor ball from the Spurs man see Croatia play the ball to safety. 88mins: Just a couple of minutes left at Upton Park as Argentina look set to stroll to victory. Perez swings in a corner which is eventually cleared before Tevez fouls Leovac to relieve the pressure. There will be three minutes so injury time. It's all over in Amsterdam as Vela returns from international exile with a brilliant double. Manchester United midfielder Blind also found the net after a stunning volley from Sneijder.
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Brazil earn 4-0 friendly victory against Turkey in Istanbul
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Neymar nets twice as Chelsea's Willian also gets on the scoresheet
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Lionel Messi scores winning goal from penalty spot against Croatia
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Romelu Lukaku and Divock Origi score in Belgium win against Iceland
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@placeholder as a country has given me a second chance in life,' he said. | West Brom striker Saido Berahino is one player who won't have a problem representing the England Under 21s in a major tournament this summer - as a thank-you to the country that saved his life. The attitude of young players towards the national team has been thrown into the spotlight again this week with Roy Hodgson revealing that Swansea City midfielder Jonjo Shelvey was "reticent" to play for the Under 21s, prompting a furious response from the team's former manager Stuart Pearce, who retorted: 'How the hell has he got a senior England call up then?' But Berahino, who has a great relationship with current Under 21s boss Gareth Southgate and is looking forward to the first leg of their European Championship play-off against Croatia at Molineux on Friday, says he has no hesitation joining up with the national team at any level.
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The West Brom youngster says he would never turn down an international call at any level
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Berahino thinks he owes England a debt of gratitude
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Offered refuge to his family allowing him to escape a bloody civil war in his birth country Burundi
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Berahino is the top scoring English player in the Premier League this season | 6,145 | record_train |
"We hear the noise, we understand the concern of the fans, we know that there are issues, we know we're not where we want to be," @placeholder told Arsenal's official website on Monday. | (CNN) -- The chief executive of English Premier League club Arsenal has urged the team's supporters to get behind under-fire coach Arsene Wenger. Ivan Gazidis told the north London team's fans that Wenger was the best man for the job on the day that Arsenal announced pre-tax profits of $78 million for the six months until the end of November. The club's healthy financial situation off the field is diluted by a precarious one on it, because despite Sunday's 5-2 thrashing of local rivals Tottenham, the Gunners are in a battle to finish fourth and claim England's final, lucrative European Champions League spot.
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Arsenal's chief exec tells club's fans to back manager Arsene Wenger
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Arsenal battling to finish fourth and qualify for the European Champions League
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Club post six-month profits of $78m to reflect healthy financial position
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English FA charges three players with making alleged homophobic statements | 6,146 | record_train |
David Cameron last week told journalists a deal on the @placeholder budget had not been reached at a summit in Brussels | By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor PUBLISHED: 06:54 EST, 28 November 2012 | UPDATED: 21:05 EST, 28 November 2012 Tony Blair said yesterday that Eurosceptics were a ‘virus’ blighting politics and that Britain would be a second-rate power if it left the EU. The former prime minister warned that David Cameron’s policy of trying to repatriate powers would simply pave the way for withdrawal, which was being hastened by some Conservatives. ‘The Right have got it really bad on this Europe thing,’ he told business leaders at Chatham House in London. ‘It is a kind of virus that makes you want to take positions for the sake of asserting them, when a rational analysis says you don’t need to be in that position.’
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Former Prime Minister admits Britain could leave the EU but it will be 'hugely destructive'
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David Cameron under pressure from Tory MPs to renegotiate relationship with Brussels
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'I ended up four days overdue and @placeholder was five days early so we met in the middle.' | A pair of sisters are celebrating after both giving birth to baby girls just hours apart in the same hospital. Inseparable siblings Kirsty and Mica Higham were delighted when they became pregnant at around the same time. And the pair joked that the ‘race was on' - but were stunned when they both went into labour on the same day. Scroll down for video Kirsty (L) and Mica (R) Higham with their newborn baby girls Delilah and Pixie They never imagined that their double deliveries would spark the ultimate family celebration with the arrival of their daughters within hours of each other at Salford Royal.
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Kirsty, 27, from Swinton, and Mica, 19, from Pendleton, joked 'race was on'
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But for the @placeholder family, the odds were not in their favor. | By Beth Stebner PUBLISHED: 12:28 EST, 6 February 2013 | UPDATED: 14:17 EST, 6 February 2013 Little Polina wore pink bows in her braided hair to meet her American parents, Jason and Kendra Skaggs. After months of waiting and stomach-churning anxiety, the five-year-old could finally go home to Arkansas with the couple. But the Skaggs were one of only a handful of U.S. families who were allowed to legally adopt a Russian child, following the January 1 ban of American adoptions of Russian youth, which has left hundreds of hopeful parents in limbo. For Larry and Kelly Czocher, their story ended quite differently, as they were told not to travel to the Eastern European country, as they were told their 13-month-old son, Andre, was no longer coming to America.
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Jason and Kendra Skaggs were able to adopt Polina, 5, from orphanage in Moscow since their adoption was approved by a court in December
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However, Larry and Kelly Czocher were denied adoption of 13-month-old boy named Andre
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin imposed ban on January 1 denying American couples from adopting Russian children | 6,149 | record_train |
They said that the website's woes show that the Obama administration and the federal government generally aren't capable of executing what the @placeholder says was an ill-advised program from the get-go. | [Breaking news update 1:35 p.m. ET] President Barack Obama knew there would be "glitches" and said ahead of time there would be problems in the October 1 rollout of a key part of his health care initiative, but "there is no question that we did not anticipate the scale of problems with the website," White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Wednesday. Separately, Carney said the Department of Health and Human Services will begin conducting daily briefings on Thursday about progress toward fixing problems with the Healthcare.gov website. [Original story moved at 8:56 a.m. ET] Before it even launched, red flags went up about the Obamacare website. Health insurance companies complained about it, and the site crashed during a test run. But nobody told the President of any of it, the nation's health chief told CNN.
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HHS secretary's comments "surprising," Senate GOP leadership aide tells CNN
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Delaying the website's launch was "not really an option," the nation's health chief says
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She says an "A-Team" of experts is coming in, 3 weeks after the website's launch
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Warren Buffett: "It's a huge screw-up, but it will get worked out" | 6,150 | record_train |
In a statement she said: 'It is with regret that circumstances mean that I cannot devote the time and resources necessary to the task of winning back Kingswood for @placeholder in 2015. | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 10:13 EST, 4 October 2013 | UPDATED: 11:05 EST, 4 October 2013 Stepping down: Labour's candidate for Kingswood Josie Channer, pictured, has stepped down due to unpaid parking fines A Labour Party candidate has stepped down after it emerged she has more than £2,000 in outstanding parking fines. Josie Channer is currently a town councillor in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham where she also sits on a committee overseeing parking issues. She been selected to fight the key seat of Kingswood in Bristol at the next General Election. But today it emerged that she has failed to pay ten parking fines imposed over the last three years, which including late payment charges total £2,000.
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Town Councillor Josie Channer was to fight for seat in Kingswood, Bristol
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Emerged today she has failed to pay ten parking fines imposed over the last three years - totaling £2,000 including late payment charges
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All £30 fines accured in her borough of Barking and Dagenham, where she also sits on a committee overseeing parking issues
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'I have decided to stand down as Labour's candidate,' she said today | 6,151 | record_train |
While that's nothing to brag about, it's better than @placeholder. | If the federal government shuts down starting Tuesday because of a bitter partisan battle over the new health care law, more people say congressional Republicans rather than President Barack Obama would be responsible, according to a new national survey. A CNN/ORC International poll released Monday morning, hours before funding for the government is scheduled to run out, also indicates that most Americans think Republicans in Congress are acting like spoiled children in this fiscal fight, with the public divided on whether the president is acting like a spoiled child or a responsible adult. And six in 10 questioned in the survey say they want Congress to approve a budget agreement to avoid a government shutdown, and if it happens, most people say a shutdown would be a bad thing for the country.
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CNN/ORC International poll: Six in 10 say they want budget deal to avoid shutdown
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In poll, 46% would blame congressional Republicans and 36% would blame the president
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Poll says 57% oppose the Affordable Care Act; 803 people participated in the two-day poll | 6,152 | record_train |
@placeholder built a trademark with his shouting style and blue shirt and khaki pants. | (CNN) -- He's the new Billy Mays. But Anthony Sullivan doesn't shout, and he didn't exactly jump at the chance to take up the mantle of the famous TV pitchman. Nine months after the ubiquitous king of direct-response TV commercials was found dead in his Florida home at age 50, Mighty Brands has announced that Sullivan will take Mays' place as product spokesman. When Mighty Brands initially approached him with the idea, Sullivan, 41, was hesitant at first. "They came to me and said, 'You guys were great friends' -- so it was tough." After Mays' family signed on to the idea, "it came down to a question of, if I didn't do it, who else was going to do it?"
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TV pitchman Anthony Sullivan replaces the late Billy Mays as product spokesman
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Sullivan learned to pitch in London's English street markets where "poetry meets sales"
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His tips for pitching: be passionate, sincere, smile and use humor | 6,153 | record_train |
But from the first days of my administration, we decided to put aside those differences to concentrate on the best interests of the people of Venezuela and the people of @placeholder." | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. News of his death drew impassioned reactions from around the world, as leaders and other public figures weighed in on his legacy. Here are some of the comments: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "President Chavez spoke to the challenges and aspirations of the most vulnerable Venezuelans. He provided decisive impetus for new regional integration movements, based on an eminently Latin American vision, while showing solidarity toward other nations in the hemisphere. His contribution to the current peace talks in Colombia between the Government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has been of vital importance.
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News of Chavez's death drew impassioned reactions from around the world
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Global leaders and other public figures weighed in on his legacy
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Obama: The United States reaffirms its support for the Venezuelan people | 6,154 | record_train |
@placeholder was getting upset and didn’t understand what was going on. | By Lucy Crossley Training a toddler to use the toilet can drive anyone potty – just ask Layton Kennington’s mother. She only left her son alone for a moment, but that was all the 18-month-old needed to jam his training potty so tightly over his head it took four firefighters to free him. Layton’s mother Leanne Urmston, of Bolton, said: ‘I was in the kitchen and he walked in from the lounge with the potty wrapped round his head. Completely potty: Layton Kennington, 18 months, had to be freed by a team of four firefighters after he got his head stuck in his training potty
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Layton Kennedy became stuck when he put the plastic seat around his neck
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Four officers arrived in a fire engine to rescue the 18-month-old
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One firefighter cut off the potty while Layton was distracted with toys
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Janmaat scores 23.38 points overall, compared to @placeholder’s 14.69 points, while defensive scores are 9.87 to 8.99 in favour of the new Newcastle right-back. | By Laurie Whitwell Follow @@lauriewhitwell Arsene Wenger and Arsenal fans are clearly delighted with the £10million purchase of Mathieu Debuchy as a replacement for Bacary Sagna, who headed to Manchester City once his contract expired. But the domino effect means Newcastle United can be satisfied with a smooth bit of transfer business themselves that, statistically, looks even shrewder. Daryl Janmaat arriving on Tyneside for £5m after a fine season with Feyenoord and impressive World Cup with Holland is something the Magpies can crow about. VIDEO Scroll down for Newcastle's new signing Janmaat scores a great goal for Feyenoord New signing: Arsenal unveil defender Mathieu Debuchy after completing deal for former Newcastle defender
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Mathieu Debuchy moved to Arsenal for £10m
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Newcastle signed and Daryl Janmaat from Feyenoord for £5m
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However, there were doubts over whether the seat - a @placeholder and Conservative marginal in the last four general elections - would be an attractive venue for a high-profile campaign for UKIP, even when the party is riding high in the polls. | By James Rush PUBLISHED: 16:09 EST, 5 February 2013 | UPDATED: 05:35 EST, 6 February 2013 Ruled out: Nigel Farage has today said he will not be standing in the by-election for the Eastleigh constituency UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage today ruled out standing in the by-election in Eastleigh, triggered by Chris Huhne’s decision to stand down as an MP. The Liberal Democrat former energy secretary formally left Parliament today, by the archaic procedure of accepting appointment to the Chiltern Hundreds, and a date for the by-election is expected to be announced soon. There had been speculation that Mr Farage would take the opportunity to fight a second by-election in the Hampshire constituency, having scooped 952 votes there in UKIP’s first bid to win a Westminster seat in 1994.
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Speculation suggested UKIP leader was to stand for seat left by Chris Huhne
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Nigel Farage has ruled out possibility so he isn't distracted from priorities
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As @placeholder continued to press, Hasselbaink moved from his seat on the bench to stand, cross-armed, in his technical area, occasionally pointing a finger and bellowing an instruction. | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s reign as Burton Albion manager started perfectly with a 3-1 win at fellow League Two promotion candidates Wycombe. The Dutchman’s appointment as successor to Gary Rowett raised a few eyebrows but this victory and the performance that delivered it will encourage all at the Pirelli Stadium. On the evidence of this impressive win at Adams Park, delivered thanks to goals from Phil Edwards, Alex MacDonald and Jacob Blyth, they can definitely mount an assault on the automatic promotion places. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink applauds his new players during his first game in English management Phil Edwards gave the former Leeds forward a great start, heading home from a corner to make it 1-0
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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink takes charge of first Burton game
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Phil Edwards puts Burton ahead with a header from a corner
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Paul Hayes pulls one back from the penalty spot for Wycombe
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Still, she said, she believed that @placeholder had died of natural causes so the tragedy would have occurred whether she had known the family or not. | By Meghan Keneally and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 18:47 EST, 11 November 2013 | UPDATED: 07:48 EST, 12 November 2013 The mistress of the Mormon doctor who was found guilty of killing his wife has spoken out for the first time saying the she still can't believe that her ex is a murderer. 'The Martin I knew and loved was not the person that he was portrayed on the stand,' Gypsy Willis said of her former lover Martin MacNeill. Willis was one of the star witnesses in the state prosecution's case against the former doctor who plied his wife Michele with prescription drugs after pressuring her to get a facelift. She was found dead in the family's Pleasant Grove, Utah home.
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Martin MacNeill faces 15 years to life for the murder of his wife
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@placeholder is 'aware' of the situation and 'looking into the matter'. | Vanilla Ice is free on bond after being charged with burglary of a $1million mansion and grand theft. The rapper-turned-home improvement show host, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, was arrested in Lantana, Florida, on Wednesday amid allegations he broke into a vacant home and stole furniture, a pool heater, bicycles and other items. The burglarized residence, which is in foreclosure, is near a home that Van Winkle, 47, was working on for his show on DIY Network, The Vanilla Ice Project, and some of the stolen property was later found at Van Winkle's home, police say. This as it have been reported he told his work crew he owned the home and sent them over twice to burgle the property.
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Vanilla Ice - real name Robert Van Winkle - was arrested in Lantana, Florida
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The Taliban said the man was once a pilot in an @placeholder regime in the late 1980s and early 1990s. | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Eight U.S. service members and an American civilian contractor were killed Wednesday in a shooting at an Afghan air force compound in Kabul, officials said. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan said an Afghan military pilot opened fire on international troops, sparking a "gunfight." The Taliban, however, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it had been working with the shooter for some time -- an assertion that NATO denied. Also denying the Taliban claim was the brother of the pilot. "My brother had no connections with the Taliban, and I deny any claims of his connection by the Taliban," Dr. Mohammad Hosain Sahebi told a local Afghan TV station in a telephone interview.
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@placeholder could ground the aircraft if it wanted to -- but hasn't. | London (CNN) -- The European Aviation Safety Agency has ordered checks for cracks in the wings of the Airbus A380, though it has stopped short of grounding the fleet. CNN examines some key questions about the aircraft and what it means for the passengers, the airlines and the manufacturers. What is the Airbus A380? The jet liner is a double-deck, wide-bodied aircraft made by Airbus -- a subsidiary of the EADS group -- and capable of carrying more than 800 passengers, though it routinely carries far fewer. It made its maiden flight in 2005 and first entered service with Singapore Airlines in 2007. As of January 31, 2012, the company said it had delivered 68 aircraft to customers and had orders for a further 185.
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The European air safety agency has ordered safety checks for all Airbus A380s after cracks were found in the wings
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The A380 can potentially carry more than 800 passengers and is said by an industry expert to be a very quiet aircraft
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Today's policy launch move is part of a strategy by Ukip - which is largely associated with campaigning to leave the @placeholder and control immigration - to show that it has a fully worked-out programme for government. | Foreigners will be banned from entering Britain unless they have health insurance, under Ukip plans announced today. Ukip leader Nigel Farage set out a raft of new policies on improving the nation's health, including more dementia funding, scrapping hospital parking charges and hiring more nurses, midwives and GPs. But the party's health spokesman has faced questions about whether Mr Farage's reputation for smoking and posing drinking beer in pubs is the best advertisement for a healthy lifestyle. Scroll down for video Nigel Farage used a speech today in Rochester to hit back at claims Ukip wanted to privatise the NHS
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Ukip to set out health policies in first major pre-election announcement
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@placeholder will host the Confederations Cup from June 15-30, using six different stadiums in six cities across the country. | (CNN) -- Brazil has delivered only four of the six stadiums that will be used in June's Confederations Cup, considered a dress rehearsal for next year's World cup, on time. One of the venues -- Recife's Arena Pernambuco -- opened just a day before FIFA's April 15 deadline, which comes precisely two months ahead of the start of the continental competition. The other three cities that succeeded in delivering arenas before the deadline are Fortaleza, Salvador and Belo Horizonte, which are all now scheduling games to test the facilities. After initially setting stadiums a deadline of December 2012, FIFA had to push the date back in the face of repeated delays.
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Two stadiums scheduled to host Confederations Cup matches in June miss FIFA deadline
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Because @placeholder is serving a life sentence, they won't be allowed conjugal visits, even if they're officially married. | Afton Burton was 16 and living with her parents in Illinois when she discovered Charles Manson. Now, nine years later, her name is Star, she's 25 years old, and she considers herself Charles Manson's wife, even though it isn't official yet. "He filed for the first round of paperwork," says Star, who says she's in love with the 79-year-old convicted murderer. "I'm completely with him, and he's completely with me. It's what I was born for, you know. I don't know what else to say." Star says she was first attracted to Manson after reading about ATWA, Manson's environmental philosophy that stands for air, trees, water, animals.
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It was the investigation the military launched into Bissonnette's book that led the authorities to discover that he had allegedly 'recruited' the 11 @placeholder into the video game deal. | The former Navy SEAL who wrote an inside account about the mission that killed Osama bin Laden is facing a criminal investigation for revealing classified information, reports claim. Matthew Bissonnette controversially released No Easy Day in 2012 without approval from the Department of Defense, selling thousands of copies worldwide before it was even published. Now, as he prepares to publish a sequel, his lawyer has revealed a vast proportion of the profits could be soaked up by extensive fines leveled by the Pentagon. Scroll down for video Probe: Former Navy SEAL Matthew Bissonnette, pictured in 2012, is being investigated by the Department of Defense as he prepares to release another tell-all book. The probe centers on speeches he has made
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Matthew Bissonnette published No Easy Day unapproved in 2012
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eventually drove the vehicle to @placeholder, where it slammed into a | By Alex Greig A wild police chase in Washington ended bizarrely when a man crashed a stolen RV into several cars and a home then got out of the vehicle and stripped to his underwear before running into a home and donning female clothing. Snohomish County deputies say 33-year-old James M Johns was spotted driving a motor home that had been reported stolen early Tuesday morning at a Walmart in South Everett. Everett police, Washington State Patrol troopers and Snohomish deputies were all involved in an hour-long chase after repeated attempts to pull Johns over failed. Suspect: James Johns, 33, was arrested after leading police on a wild chase and crashing into cars and homes
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James Johns, 33, has been arrested in Snohomish County, Washington, after leading police on a wild police chase
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Manchester City's @placeholder manager Manuel Pellegrini gestures during Saturday's match | Manuel Pellegrini hit out at the performance of England’s most senior referee, Mark Clattenburg, claiming that his performance cost Manchester City a win over Arsenal, saying that he had missed two fouls from which Arsenal scored and a clear penalty for City. The City manager also implied it would be difficult to retain the title given the hurdles that were being put in front of the team and drew attention to the fact that Clattenburg had also missed a City penalty in the 3-2 defeat against Liverpool last April, a game which at the time looked as if it would cost City the title.
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Manchester City were held to a 2-2 draw against Arsenal
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"We think it was the wrong decision and we will continue to fight on behalf of @placeholder," he said. | A jury in Georgia convicted a former peanut company owner Friday of conspiracy, fraud and other federal charges in a groundbreaking case stemming from a deadly salmonella outbreak almost six years ago. The guilty verdict marks the first federal felony conviction for a company executive in a food safety case. Prosecutor Michael Moore said he hopes the trial will send a strong message to the food industry that its officials are now on notice that they'll be held accountable for foodborne illnesses. The jury's verdict came after a seven-week trial for Stewart Parnell and his brother and food broker, Michael Parnell, both charged with 76 federal counts linked to intentionally shipping out salmonella-laced peanut products.
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The government accused Stewart Parnell of knowingly marketing tainted food
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The deal fell through when @placeholder found he already owned video footage of Dupre. | (CNN) -- The call girl involved in the sex scandal with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer filed a lawsuit Monday suing the founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video series for more than $10 million. Ashley Alexandra Dupre says she posed for "Girls Gone Wild" as a teen. In the complaint filed in Miami, Florida, Ashley Alexandra Dupre says she was vacationing in Miami Beach when she was approached by agents and representatives of the defendant, Joe Francis, and offered alcoholic drinks. While intoxicated, Dupre was persuaded to expose her breasts and then told to sign a release form, according to a statement from her legal counsel, Richard C. Wolfe. Wolfe contends that Dupre "was 17 years old and therefore not legally competent to enter into a contract with the defendants."
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Ashley Alexandra Dupre says she posed nude after being plied with alcohol
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asked the one thing he would like to give his father, @placeholder said: 'The | Monday started out jubilantly for father-and-son running team Dick and Rick Hoyt as they posed for pictures with a life-sized bronze statue unveiled to commemorate their 31st Boston Marathon. But, as for many runners, the happy day turned to terror at the 25-mile mark, and the inspirational pair were left confused, scared and unable to complete the race as they worried about loved ones who were waiting for them at the finish line. 'As we got closer, things didn't look right,' said Dick, 72, who has completed a total of 1,091 races while pushing his disabled son Rick, 51, in a special running chair.
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Father-and-son running team Dick and Rick Hoyt were competing in their 31st Boston Marathon
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Dick has finished more than 1,091 races pushing his cerebral palsy son Rick, 51, in a specially designed chair
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He said: 'We were travelling by car and @placeholder was calling us constantly telling me to hide so no one would see me. | Cristiano Ronaldo's agent has revealed that Arsenal failed to sign the Portuguese forward because their move to the Emirates Stadium left them with no money. The three-time Ballon d'Or winner eventually joined the Gunners' rivals Manchester United in 2003, but Jorge Mendes admitted that even he thought his client would end up playing for Arsene Wenger. 'There was a moment in which I really thought he was going to Arsenal,' Mendes said in his new book, The Key to Mendes. 'David Dein is a spectacular person but, with the construction of their stadium, they were left with very little money and it wasn't possible.'
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But some are asking whether the beating last Wednesday reflects a state of racial tension in the Motor City: @placeholder is white. | Three suspects were charged Tuesday for their alleged roles in a vicious mob beating of a Detroit tree trimmer after a car accident last week. Bruce Edward Wimbush Jr., 17, Wonzey Saffold, 30, and James Deontae Davis, 24, are three of the dozen or so people who attacked Steven Utash after he inadvertently struck a 10-year-old boy who had stepped into a road, Detroit Police Sgt. Michael Woody said. Utash, a 54-year-old grandfather, immediately stopped his vehicle to help the boy and was allegedly "severely beaten" with "fists and feet," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a news release.
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Three suspects charged for alleged roles in the beating of a driver after a car accident
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@placeholder told Kinney's parents that their money was going to "various insurance products" even though Kinney said it was never really clear what Schrenker meant. | (CNN) -- About six years ago, the hottest name on a Web site set up by retiring Delta pilots was Marcus Schrenker. Michael Kinney, a Georgia dentist, says he was duped by financial manager Marcus Schrenker. "We had this site so we could all talk to each other for advice on retirement options, company news and mainly what to do with our money," said Joe Mazzone, 57. The Auburn, Alabama, pilot was looking for the right person to invest the nest egg he and his wife had spent decades growing. "Go with Marcus, that's what I kept seeing. You could trust this guy. He was a pilot, and he understood us," said Mazzone, who gave Schrenker several hundred thousand dollars. "Talk about a regret."
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The presidential clan opted for an all-black attire, with elegant summer dresses for the @placeholder ladies and a conservative dark suit and tie for the commander-in-chief, who caused an uproar earlier this week by donning a tan two-piece number to a press conference. | By Associated Press and Snejana Farberov for Mail online President Barack Obama has a lot on his plate this Labor Day weekend, beginning with a trio of Democratic Party fundraisers and culminating with the assistant White House chef's wedding. The commander-in-chief and the first family are attending Saturday the nuptials of Sam Kass, their longtime family chef and a close friend. Kass is being married to MSNBC host Alex Wagner at a farm-to-table restaurant in Westchester County, north of New York City. Scroll down for video Guests of honor: President Barack Obama (L) and First Lady Michelle Obama (2nd R) with daughters Malia (C-R) and Sasha make their way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland Saturday on their way to the wedding of his personal chef Sam Kass
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Dressed in all black, the Obamas jetted off to Westchester, New York, to celebrate the wedding of chef Sam Kass and MSNBC host Alex Wagner
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Nor do @placeholder seem all that eager to discuss the larger dynamic that race feeds into: the fact that this is, and has always been, a country of deep divisions. | (CNN) -- Mexico City, home to 20 million people, represents the paradox of the modern Mexico, the side-by-side juxtaposition -- in everything from politics to architecture -- of old and new. Turn a corner, and you'll see a church that is 300 years old. Turn another, and you can get Wi-Fi in a Starbucks. The Distrito Federal, also known as Mexico City, serves as a constant reminder that Mexicans are about maintaining tradition, except when they're sidestepping it. They're about moving forward, except when they are unable to let go of the past. They're about preserving memory, except when they have amnesia.
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Ruben Navarrette: In Mexico, the old and new are juxtaposed in everything
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Navarrette: Issues break down into urban vs. rural, dark-skinned vs. light-skinned
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The only other information he provided about the constables was that one of them had three children and that Larche received a commander's commendation in 2008 for saving the life of an unconscious baby in @placeholder. | (CNN) -- All Royal Canadian Mounted Police "understand the risks that come with the uniform," Canada's governor general said. Five Mounties surely had those risks on their minds this week when they responded to a call about a gunman in Moncton, New Brunswick. And it didn't stop them from defending the quiet, tight-knit community of 70,000, located about 250 miles northeast of Bangor, Maine, Wednesday, their supervisors say. The call said the man, now identified as Justin Bourque, 24, was on a Moncton road, wielding a firearm. Soon, shots rang out on the road, as Bourque fled into the woods, where more shots were fired.
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@placeholder has an ankle injury which will rule him out of England's clash with Wales | Stuart Lancaster’s quest to make light of England’s injury crisis received support from an unlikely source at Wednesday’s RBS 6 Nations launch. Lancaster was forced to repeatedly clarify the latest medical bulletins and confirm that four more leading men — Tom Wood, Brad Barritt, Geoff Parling and Kyle Eastmond — have been ruled out of the championship opener against Wales in Cardiff a week on Friday. In fact, it remains unclear whether any of that wounded quartet will be fit for the home encounter with Italy eight days later, while the prospects of Wood and Eastmond being ruled out of the entire tournament cannot be discounted. England are already without Owen Farrell, Manu Tuilagi, Ben Morgan, Courtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury, but there is no doom and gloom.
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After all, everyone's got an opinion about which pooch will be the @placeholder' best friend. | (CNN) -- Goldendoodle? Bernese Mountain Dog? Irish wolfhound? Chihuahua? Gina Goodman says a Pomeranian would be a good pet because they're like a stuffed animal come to life. After selecting a chief of staff, President-elect Barack Obama quickly turned to the more pressing issue of finding the perfect puppy for his girls, Sasha and Malia. "We have two criteria that have to be reconciled. One is that Malia is allergic, so it has to be hypoallergenic," Obama said Friday in Chicago, Illinois. "On the other hand, our preference would be to get a shelter dog. But, obviously, a lot of shelter dogs are mutts, like me."
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Ronny Deila's Celtic are hot on the heels of @placeholder in the race for the Scottish Premiership title | Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes insists his team can't rely on Celtic crumbling in the Premiership title race. The Dons could move four points clear of the reigning champions with an eighth straight victory when they take on St Mirren in Paisley on Saturday afternoon. Yet McInnes has told his players that they shouldn't be looking to Ronny Deila's men showing any signs of strain. Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes is targeting his eighth straight victory as the Dons face St Mirren on Saturday 'I don't think Celtic see it as pressure,' he said. 'That's just part and parcel of being Celtic. They are expected to win things.'
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Emails to the a @placeholder spokesman about the meetings and hiring went unanswered. | Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton has been meeting with advisers at her Chappaqua, New York home for strategy sessions about launching a 2016 presidential run, a Democratic source tells CNN. The meetings have taken place for part of the last month, according to the source, and have focused on the strategy, tactics and policy that would make a possible Clinton run in 2016 campaign successful. "She has got a lot of depth in policy, but she is looking for new ideas," the source said. "She is also being very thorough about the path to the nomination and the path to the presidency. There are a lot of strategy meetings with tactics focused on that."
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Hillary Clinton is preparing for a likely 2016 run by regularly meeting with advisers in her New York home
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"Finally, FIFA would like to recall that the international dates and the international match calendar have to be applied on a worldwide basis and that this calendar is ultimately regulated by @placeholder, as football's world governing body." | (CNN) -- Football clubs and national federations have long been at loggerheads over the balance between domestic and international matches, but Europe's top teams heralded a "major breakthrough" on Tuesday. Europe's top soccer clubs and the continent's governing body, UEFA, have announced an agreement which would reduce the amount of international fixtures. The European Club Association (ECA) confirmed UEFA had pledged to amend its football calendar to include nine two-match international breaks over a two-year period rather than the current 12. The agreement would also spell the end of single-match international breaks, such as this week's set of fixtures which features high-profile friendly matches like England's clash with the Netherlands and Germany's home match against France.
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They also said some meetings were requested by the ministers rather than the @placeholder. | By Daniel Martin, Whitehall Correspondent PUBLISHED: 18:07 EST, 20 August 2013 | UPDATED: 05:16 EST, 21 August 2013 One of the ‘moles’ Prince Charles is alleged to have placed in Government was seconded to the Cabinet Office and worked as private secretary to a minister close to David Cameron. It was reported yesterday that 30-year-old Laura Osbaldeston was a senior research officer at Clarence House before she moved to the Cabinet Office on a two-year secondment. During her time there, she was promoted to the role of private secretary to Nick Hurd, the Minister for Civil Society. Laura Osbaldeston was reportedly a senior research officer at Prince Charles' residence Clarence House before moving to the Cabinet Office where she was promoted to role of private secretary to Nick Hurd (left)
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Laura Osbaldeston reportedly moved from Clarence House to Cabinet Office
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'Because there were no @placeholder troops, it was very important that the RAF maintained our intelligence and surveillance. | By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 17:33 EST, 1 November 2011 They're always said to be man's best friend, and judging by this Spaniel's reaction to seeing her master, the old adage still rings true. Jezebel the excited Spaniel couldn't wait to see owner Steve Morris after the Flight Lieutenant returned from his mission in the skies over Libya. Flight Lieutenant Morris was one of nine Squadron GR4 Tornados to return to RAF Marham, Norfolk, following a seven-month deployment supporting the rebels who overthrew Colonel Gaddafi. I've missed you! Jezebel the Spaniel can't hide her excitement after being reunited with her owner Steve Morris on his return from Libya
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In the caption, the designer quipped: 'Oh @placeholder stop it. | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 10:38 EST, 24 October 2013 | UPDATED: 12:01 EST, 24 October 2013 Lena Dunham's presence by the side of Anna Wintour at a fashion party last night added further fuel to rumors that the star is set to cover Vogue in the near future. The pair were seen mingling with guests at the 2013 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund party at the Chateau Marmont. They also sat side-by-side at the event's fashion show, flanked by Victoria Beckham, Ms Wintour's daughter Bee Shaffer and Lea Michele. Future cover girl? Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour pictured with Girls creator Lena Dunham at the 2013 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund at the Chateau Marmont last night
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It is now my 9-year-old son's favorite T-shirt and his special connection to the @placeholder. | (CNN) -- "It's like all our memories are gone." That's what my brother said when he called to talk about the devastation Superstorm Sandy wreaked on the Jersey Shore, the summer playground of our youth. With those words I realized that as concerned and sad as I was about the effect of the storm, I was also mourning for a place that harbored so many happy memories for me growing up that may never be the same. My brother still lives in the Northeast, but I have long since moved to Atlanta and married a woman from Siesta Key, Florida. For vacations, we venture out to exotic spots.
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about finding out whether @placeholder had used an emoticon, we’d look | By Sarah Griffiths We often think of emoticons arriving with the invention of text speak - when people first started to send messages using mobile phones and in emails. But the first emoticon – specifically the smiley face – could have been used much earlier. Literary critic Levi Stahl came across a poem written in 1648 which includes what could be the first possible use of the smiley face emoticon, or ':)'. Emoticon or typo? Literary critic Levi Stahl came across a poem written by English civil ar poet Robert Herrick in 1648 which includes what could be the first possible use of ':)'. The possible emoticon appears in the second line of his poem, 'To Fortune' (pictured)
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Smiley face was discovered in a poem written by Robert Herrick in 1648
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'If you’re not in, you can’t win, and hopefully he takes to the jumps,' Carberry added about her horse @placeholder yesterday. | By Martin Robinson PUBLISHED: 02:54 EST, 14 April 2012 | UPDATED: 05:04 EST, 14 April 2012 Bookies are running scared today as they face a £10 million hit if a woman wins the Grand National for the first time today. Millions are set to watch sisters-in-law Katie Walsh, 27, and Nina Carberry, also 27, set their family loyalty aside and battle for racing's biggest prize at Aintree. The highly-rated pair, who were bridesmaid and bride two months ago, are both from two racing dynasties and have rode winners at Cheltenham but no woman has ever gone that step further and won the world's greatest steeplechase.
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Blocking out UV rays: @placeholder shielded her face with a red broad brimmed hat and dark sunglasses | By John Drayton Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams helped each other get over their early French Open exits as they hit Miami Beach on Saturday. The two spent some quality time together in their sexy swimwear. Serena went for a leopard print one-piece to show off her curves while Caroline chose a blue and white striped bikini that displayed her trim and taut figure at its best. The Miami jaunt came after Wozniacki not only was out of the French Open in the first round, but also that she had split with golfing pro Rory McIlroy. Girl power: Caroline Wozniacki (right) poses with BFF Serena Williams on the beach in Miami
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Wozniacki and Williams enjoyed some time together on Miami Beach
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The pair both suffered early exits at the French Open
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Wozniacki recently split from fiance Rory McIlroy | 6,189 | record_train |
As a goodwill gesture, @placeholder has also offered two months’ free line rental worth £21.50. | By Ian Garland PUBLISHED: 15:03 EST, 25 April 2012 | UPDATED: 07:22 EST, 26 April 2012 An 88-year-old woman who fell at home and had to crawl into her garden to shout for help because her phone line was not working has been offered just 96p compensation by BT.Henrietta Stokes fractured her hip and spent three weeks in hospital recovering from two falls in three days at her bungalow in Longton, Stafforshire.She twice had to shout to neighbours for help, because the fault on her telephone line and specially-fitted emergency alarm system had not been fixed.The now retired pottery worker has labelled BT's compensation offer 'an insult'.
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Henrietta Stokes TWICE had to crawl for help because her phone was dead
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BT took seven days to fix the fault
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Firm ups compensation offer to £21 after Stokes family lodge complaint | 6,190 | record_train |
He introduced me to @placeholder and for just a few minutes the three of us spoke. | (CNN) -- The first time I met Nelson Mandela was almost exactly 20 years ago. It was my first week in the Clinton administration and I had joined a trip to South Africa with my boss, Commerce Secretary Ron Brown. South Africa had yet to complete its transition to representative democracy, yet to put the stain of apartheid behind it. But the transformation had started. A reception was held for our delegation and Mandela was present. Charismatic, preternaturally graceful and dignified, he quietly chatted with each member of the group, posing for photos, smiling. One can only imagine how discordant his new role as hero and dignitary and certain future president was with his fairly recent past as a prisoner. But on a rolling green lawn in an elegant setting, he was the still center of the universe for all present. This father of change seemed to embody the unchanging, the enduring.
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David Rothkopf met Mandela after he was freed from prison
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He says Mandela was unique in achieving victory in a nonviolent way.
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But he also was symbol for a time of challenges to power
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Rothkopf: Mandela was the avatar of an era in which the 'unchangeable' could change | 6,191 | record_train |
Support: Colin Powell (left) voted for @placeholder (right) in 2008, and has announced he will do so again this year. | A top advisor to Mitt Romney has accused Colin Powell of endorsing the US president because they are both black - amid new evidence of a widening racial gap in the battle for the White House. John Sununu said he did not believe General Powell, the former Republican Secretary of State under George W Bush, switched parties and endorsed Barack Obama because he likes his policies. He said: ‘Frankly, when you take a look at Colin Powell, you have to wonder whether that’s an endorsement based on issues or whether he’s got a slightly different reason for preferring President Obama.’
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John Sununu claims Mr Powell is supporting the President's election campaign because of their shared race
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Says the former US Secretary of State - who is African American - did not make decision based on policy
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Poll show race for White House is racially divided with Obama supported by 80% of black and Hispanic voters but just 37% of whites
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Data also shows president is struggling to connect with whites who voted for him four years ago | 6,192 | record_train |
'Standing five feet, six inches tall she has trained for this day for 15 years, hailing from Adelaide Australia...@placeholder!' | By Lillian Radulova When you've had an octagon announcer introduce you for over 10 years, any old regular MC just wont do for your big day. It was only fitting then, that Manchester's UFC star Michael Bisping and his Australian bride, Rebecca, were given a UFC style introduction on their wedding day. The couple strode into their reception at the Rancho Las Lomas in Orange County, California, after a suspense filled, booming introduction by UFC's official octagon announcer, Bruce Buffer.Scroll down for video Manchester's UFC fighter Michael Bisping, 34, had an octagon announcer introduce him and his bride on their wedding day last week
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Manchester's Michael Bisping and his Adelaide born bride were introduced by octagon announcer Bruce Buffer on their wedding day
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The announcers booming voice and japes got the wedding guests hooting
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Mr Bisping shared some snaps from the big day with Insagram followers | 6,193 | record_train |
'President Obama called me today saying John Kerry is coming to @placeholder on Friday. | By Daily Mail Reporter An Afghan presidential candidate today made veiled threats of civil war as he claimed election results had been distorted by voter fraud. Abdullah Abdullah told thousands of supporters at a rally in Kabul he had been called by both Barack Obama and John Kerry after he refused to accept the preliminary results. Although he asked supporters for a few days to negotiate, there were fears that Mr Abdullah could ignore the result and declare victory, something he hinted at during his speech. Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah addresses supporters in Kabul, where he told them he would not accept the preliminary result of the election which placed his rival Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai well in the lead
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Abdullah Abdullah told supporters he had been called by Obama and Kerry
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There are fears that he may ignore the result and declare victory
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Preliminary results put him 11 percentage points behind his rival
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But the electoral commission has admitted it's auditing votes for fraud | 6,194 | record_train |
The reports from @placeholder cannot be independently verified due to security conditions and reporting restrictions. | The Islamic State militant group has executed 700 members of a tribe it has been battling in eastern Syria, a human rights monitoring group has claimed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has tracked violence on all sides of the three-year-old conflict, said reliable sources reported beheadings were used to execute many of the al-Sheitaat tribe, which is from Deir al-Zor province. The conflict between Islamic State and the al-Sheitaat tribe, who number about 70,000, flared after the militants took over two oil fields in July. 'Those who were executed are all al-Sheitaat,' Observatory director Rami Abdelrahman said by telephone from Britain. 'Some were arrested, judged and killed.'
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Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said beheadings were used
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Conflict between Islamic State and the al-Sheitaat tribe flared in July
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Islamic State has swept across northern Iraq and Syria in recent weeks | 6,195 | record_train |
@placeholder continued: ‘I asked if they were sure today was the day. | By David Wilkes PUBLISHED: 11:11 EST, 15 January 2014 | UPDATED: 18:00 EST, 15 January 2014 After 58 years of marriage, they decided they could not bear to face life apart. And so as they both battled increasingly debilitating illnesses, retired GP David Arnold and his wife Elizabeth made a pact to die side by side. For this final act, having failed one previous suicide attempt, they enlisted the help of the person closest to them – their loving daughter Georgina Roberts. Retired doctor David Arnold (right) and his wife Elizabeth (left) decided to end their lives when he became a bed-bound amputee and she was diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's
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Corner hears David Arnold, 82, and wife Elizabeth, 85, wanted to die
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Retired GP was a bed-bound amputee and his wife suffered from Alzheimer's
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Enlisted the help of their daughter after Dignitas clinic turned them down
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Euthanasia centre rejected couple due to Mrs Arnold's 'mental deterioration'
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Georgina Roberts, 59, said she gave parents poison 'when they were ready'
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Investigators said it 'was not in the public interest' to take action against her
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For confidential support on suicide matters call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details | 6,196 | record_train |
A few miles down the road, another space hardware company is hoping to benefit from @placeholder's programs. | LOUISVILLE, Colorado (CNN) -- While the economy sputters here on Earth, space entrepreneurs in Colorado are looking to the heavens. Diane Dimeff and Scott Tibbitts of eSpace, a not-for-profit that helps aerospace companies test space technology. In a cavernous testing facility called the "Incubator," specialized equipment recreates the unique conditions of a journey into space -- from platforms that mimic the violent shaking at liftoff to chambers that replicate space's bitter cold and complete vacuum. This is home to eSpace: The Center for Space Entrepreneurship, a not-for-profit partnership between SpaceDev, Inc., a private aerospace company, and the University of Colorado. Launched last month, eSpace helps fledgling aerospace companies try out new gadgetry and meet NASA specifications.
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The eSpace center helps fledgling aerospace companies try out new gadgetry
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eSpace boasts the "Incubator," which recreates the conditions of space
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Its equipment can mimic the violent shaking at liftoff and space's bitter cold
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eSpace director: "Our goal is to help small aerospace companies get off the ground" | 6,197 | record_train |
The @placeholder issued a statement Wednesday in response to the furor, saying the Russian government had given assurances that gay visitors would not be affected by the controversial law. | An international backlash against Russia's anti-gay propaganda law is gathering speed, from calls for a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia to gay bars in Los Angeles planning "vodka-dumping" protests. A number of bars worldwide have also stopped serving Russian vodka to protest Russia's stance on homosexuality. Bars boycott Russian vodka over anti-gay laws The furor follows concern sparked by the Russian Parliament's overwhelming support for a new law banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations around minors." Implemented last month, after President Vladimir Putin signed it into law, it bars the public discussion of gay rights and relationships anywhere children might hear it -- and has been condemned by Russian and international rights groups as highly discriminatory.
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USA Track and Field says the IAAF has guaranteed athletes won't be hit by the law
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There are concerns that gay athletes, visitors at the Sochi Winter Olympics may be at risk
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Protesters plan to dump Russian vodka to protest the new anti-gay propaganda law
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International Olympic Committee: Russia assures it that the law won't be applied | 6,198 | record_train |
"We still live in a world - and this is a shocker," @placeholder said wryly, "but it's still overwhelmingly run by men. | (CNN) -- It shouldn't be a surprise. An image of a woman holding her own, looking smart and strong in the workplace, is more inspiring than a photograph of a stressed female executive struggling with a briefcase and a howling baby. But at a presentation Wednesday at the Cannes Lions advertising festival in France, Facebook COO and Lean In founder Sheryl Sandberg, and Getty co-founder and CEO Jonathan Klein revealed what had spurred them to create the Lean In collection, a curated selection of Getty imagery that shows women in a more diverse light - and revealed why it's better for business.
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A new collection of Getty Images curated in partnership with Lean In shows women in a more diverse light
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Getty co-founder and CEO Jonathan Klein presented the collection
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The 2,500 images depict the diverse experience of women in contemporary work and life | 6,199 | record_train |
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