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Ann had first met @placeholder in 1936, and had thought him, then aged 28, ‘a handsome, moody creature’.
By Chris Hastings Letters between James Bond creator Ian Fleming and his friend Denis Hamilton have gone on sale for £160,000 As the creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming was a master of dreaming up death-defying situations from which the super-spy only just manages to escape. But Fleming himself owed his life to the prom...
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Lacroix's photos were among the more than 450 I-Report submissions sent to CNN within the first 24 hours of the bridge's collapse -- the biggest response in one day to a single news event in @placeholder history.
(CNN) -- A year ago Thursday, I-Report was born. CNN.com launched its I-Report initiative August 2, 2006, in an effort to involve citizens in the newsgathering process. Numerous milestones later, I-Report has grown and developed its ability to be an integral component of the network's coverage. Mark Lacroix photographe...
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Ecclestone was not present at the announcement but did send a message echoing the comments of @placeholder and welcoming Mexico back into the F1 fold.
By Mark Bryans, Press Association Formula One will return to Mexico for the first time in 23 years after it was announced the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez will be included on the 2015 calendar. There have been long-standing reports that F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has been negotiating with those who could put the whee...
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Seven months after that, @placeholder received permission to change the labels.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Actor Dennis Quaid told lawmakers Wednesday how his newborn twins came close to death after an overdose of blood-thinning medication, the fault of a drug company that did not recall easily confused bottles despite previous problems, he said. Actor Dennis Quaid says that what is happening in the nati...
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@placeholder, a beloved 13-year veteran of the force, was taken to an area hospital in critical condition and later died.
The mother of an off-duty police officer who was killed by a wrong-way illegal immigrant driver has written a furious letter to President Obama demanding to know why the man was not deported after being convicted of a crime. Mary Ann Mendoza, who lost her son Sgt. Brandon Mendoza in the horror crash in Mesa, Arizona in...
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This means the mother's eggs were harvested from her ovaries and were then fertilised in a lab with her husband's sperm before being implanted into the @placeholder surrogates.
By Anna Hodgekiss and Emma Innes PUBLISHED: 07:30 EST, 28 October 2013 | UPDATED: 20:22 EST, 28 October 2013 A British couple are to become parents of two sets of surrogate twin babies created from the same batch of embryos - a phenomenon known as 'twiblings'. The children, due in March next year, are being carried by ...
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"In the second set @placeholder played very close, but I had the luck at the end.
(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal claimed a seventh Barcelona Open title with a hard fought straight-set 7-6 (7-1) 7-5 victory over David Ferrer on Sunday. The world No.2 completed another convincing display on the clay to notch up a 34th consecutive win in the tournament, seven days after winning his eighth successive title in Mo...
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Elephants are revered in @placeholder culture and animals from the sanctuary - including Klao - are regularly used in parades and festivals honouring the country's royal family as well as being used for film and TV work
By Darren Boyle An elephant which appeared in Oliver Stone's epic movie Alexander has been killed by poachers in Thailand.. The 50-year-old elephant was poisoned by poachers who then sawed-off its tusks at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace. As well as appearing in the movie starring Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie the ele...
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@placeholder was involved in everything good that Argentina did, getting on the ball in deep areas, committing defenders and feeding his team-mates.
Click here for your ultimate stats guide to the game, including Neymar's heatmap More than any other teams in world football, Brazil and Argentina have come to be defined, in recent years, by their No 10s. In Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar, the South American giants have arguably the best two players in the worl...
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The two rings bought by her first husband @placeholder, who was her second fiance, have increased in value the most.
By Naomi Greenaway Katie Price wearing the £9,000 engagement ring bought by soon-to-be-ex-husband, Keiran Hayler She may be going through a public split after husband Kieran Hayner cheated with her best friend, but we know at least six huge sparkly reasons Katie Price need not mope. A top jeweller has estimated that he...
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At some point later, a guard at @placeholder found a person matching Bullock's description on the premises and told him to leave, police said.
(CNN) -- A California man was on probation when he was arrested then released for public intoxication, hours after which he allegedly killed a Roman Catholic priest in a church rectory. The terms of slaying suspect Gary Lee Bullock's probation -- which were for three years tied to a November 2012 arrest for cocaine pos...
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Catenacci said @placeholder looked her in the eye and said she was not to blame
By Chris Pleasance PUBLISHED: 06:30 EST, 25 September 2013 | UPDATED: 09:44 EST, 25 September 2013 Audrionna Rhoades, 21, told family she left the boy sleeping on a futon in her mobile home A mother from Michigan has been charged with murder following the death of her two-year-old son from heatstroke after he was left ...
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If anybody's to blame for all this it's @placeholder.
(CNN) -- Several years ago, Martha and Dennis Disberger and their three kids found themselves running desperately through a busy airport. "Mom, are we late?" asks one of the children. "I have no idea, just keep running," says Martha. "But don't lose Dad, because I have no idea what our connecting flight is!" That famil...
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Loud and proud: Loyal @placeholder fans get behind their team in the final game of a tough season for them
Click here for your ultimate stats guide from the game, including the move which led to Nathan Baker's own goal ‘You're getting sacked in the morning,’ sang the Villa fans after Emmanuel Adebayor had scored Tottenham’s third goal from the penalty spot. ‘That’s a bit harsh,’ quipped Spurs boss Tim Sherwood. ‘We’re 3-0 u...
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'They focused on me making that decision - I have now decided I will try for another - and my 16-year-old daughter @placeholder saying she didn't want me to.
By Katy Winter PUBLISHED: 08:57 EST, 8 April 2013 | UPDATED: 11:56 EST, 8 April 2013 A mother of eleven children has told how she feels misrepresented by a TV documentary after she and her husband were portrayed as pub-goers who live on takeaways. Amanda and Tony Allan of Sunderland starred in the Channel 4 programme '...
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About 17 percent of Illinois residents cited this as their reason for wanting to flee - @placeholder is notorious for both its cold and snowy winters and its oppressively hot and humid summers.
Residents of Illinois and Connecticut are so unhappy with their states that half of residents say they would move if they could, a new poll has revealed. One in three Americans wish they could pull up their roots and move to another state, according to a new Gallup poll. More people are looking for greener pastures in ...
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with the iPhone 3GS, let me just say that the activation process on @placeholder's network was less than impressive.
(CNN) -- Another summer, another iPhone hardware update. This one's worth getting, too -- especially if you have an original iPhone or the iPhone 3G. A self-admitted tech geek, Chris Pirillo is president of Lockergnome.com, a blogging network. If you keep holding out because the iPhone doesn't have everything you want,...
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"You have released prisoners before, and I'm asking you to release Kenneth Bae," @placeholder continued.
Kenneth Bae's sister told CNN on Saturday that her family is "deeply concerned" after learning that the imprisoned American citizen has been moved from a North Korean hospital to a labor camp. "It's just devastating," Terri Chung said. "... We're really discouraged and concerned." Chung spoke to CNN's Don Lemon with s...
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This gave birth to The @placeholder, a project aiming to show to the world a different reality of this remote part in Sudan, beyond the usual narrative of suffering and violence.
(CNN) -- When Pedro Matos arrived in conflict-ridden Darfur in 2009 to work as a humanitarian worker, the last thing he expected to encounter was dapper dressing and sartorial splendor. "I was blown away by what I saw," says Matos, a former urban planning engineer who went to Western Sudan to work for a United Nations ...
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"It's thanks (to) gorilla tourism that the gorillas are so well protected here in @placeholder," said Vecellio.
(CNN) -- Hidden high among the forested volcanoes of central Africa, the mountain gorilla was unknown to science until 1902, when two were first encountered by a German explorer -- and promptly killed. It set the tone for the relationship. For much of the time since, due to deforestation and poaching, it has seemed the...
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Polls have indicated that although @placeholder still has strong backing from his supporters, other possible successors don't seem to generate that kind of enthusiasm.
(CNN) -- He began his career as a bus driver in Caracas, then rose through the ranks to become a member of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's inner circle. Now, if Chavez's health worsens, Vice President Nicolas Maduro could be the one to take the reins. Chavez, who is battling cancer, said Saturday that Maduro should ...
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In @placeholder, it's a symphony of misery, augmented by depressing decor, despair and Martin's haunting visions in the subterranean swimming pool.
Since The Bridge disappeared from our screens in February in a flurry of betrayal, dead bodies and elaborate plot twists, it's been a frustrating time for fans of Scandi Noir. What was in the files that Danish detective Martin Rohde saw that related to the childhood of his blunt-speaking Swedish colleague Saga Noren? I...
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Grande said the @placeholder had helped evacuate citizens from the area and avert a greater crisis.
(CNN) -- South Sudan appealed for international aid for a remote region that has been under attack by roaming fighters, as thousands of residents fled into the bush to avoid the violence. The government declared Jonglei state a "humanitarian disaster area" and called on international aid agencies to help provide urgent...
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His delivery picked out @placeholder for the opener and on the half hour another, pin-point corner was met by Pearce at the far post with a thumping header.
By Philip Quinn If the final dress rehearsal before the opening night of the Euro 2016 drama wasn’t worth a standing ovation, Republic of Ireland casting director Martin O’Neill will be satisfied things went to script. Seeking pointers for Georgia on a subdued evening in the Aviva Stadium, O’Neill will have noted Kevin...
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@placeholder is reported to be considering an appeal against the verdict.
LONDON, England (CNN) -- A Paralympic gold medal winner will not be allowed to compete in the Beijing Olympics later this year after athletics' governing body ruled that his specially-designed prosthetic limbs gave him an unfair advantage over other runners. Paralympic champion Oscar Pretorius competed in two able-bodi...
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'Our actions over the years show that HSS promotes diversity and unity in @placeholder.
Supporters of a charity that provides books for school children were caught by undercover investigators chanting 'White Power', and using slogans from Hitler's Mein Kampf. The Steadfast Trust bills itself as being 'the first and only registered charity which undertakes work specifically for the English community' but h...
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"We must all recognize and respect the sensitivities surrounding the development of lower @placeholder," Obama said, according to his prepared remarks.
Washington (CNN) -- President Obama threw his support behind a controversial proposal to build an Islamic center and mosque near New York's ground zero, saying Friday that "Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country." "That includes the right to build a place of worship and a ...
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But locals still refer to it as 'the @placeholder mansion'.
The Ocean Drive mansion where Gianni Versace lived and died is to reopen this month as luxury boutique hotel Villa by Barton G. Situated on South Beach in Miami, the five-star property is where the Italian designer was shot dead on its front steps by serial killer Andrew Cunanan in 1997. Reopening fully by the end of M...
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@placeholder, now winless in the league since the opening weekend, struck the crossbar in the second minute but it was mostly one-way traffic at the other end thereafter.
(CNN) -- When Brazilian ace Neymar signed with Barcelona in May, observers wondered if he could develop a potent partnership with four-time player of the year Lionel Messi. So far, so good for the tandem. Neymar scored his first league goal and set up Messi as Barcelona defeated Champions League side Real Sociedad 4-1 ...
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Upon joining @placeholder last Friday, Torres said of the move: 'I feel good, mentally strong.
Jose Mourinho believes Fernando Torres needed a 'change of scenery' from Chelsea, but the Portuguese would have preferred if the Spain striker had moved to Inter Milan rather than AC Milan. Torres agreed a two-year loan move to Milan - and not Mourinho's former team Inter - after a challenging three-and-a-half-years at...
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Rebuild: The townspeople of @placeholder, Mich. came together to rebuild the school after the tragic school explosion
By Leslie Larson PUBLISHED: 17:24 EST, 19 December 2012 | UPDATED: 10:51 EST, 20 December 2012 The violence that broke out at the Sandy Hook Elementary School continues to shock: images of the little faces and the heroic teachers who tried desperately to save their students have pierced the hearts of people worldwide. ...
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Even health and development projects funded by the @placeholder have not been spared.
(CNN) -- Last Friday, I was in Uganda's Constitutional Court as a member of the legal team that persuaded its judges to overturn our country's inhumane anti-homosexuality law. Today, I am in Washington for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit "Investing in the Next Generation" with a message: Invest in human rights in Africa...
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The offices were attacked in November when the magazine was due to publish an issue with a cover appearing to make fun of @placeholder law.
(CNN) -- French authorities said Wednesday that they will not authorize weekend demonstrations in Paris as protests over an anti-Muslim video started to fade worldwide. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told radio station RTL that French police forces have been reinforced should protesters organize. "There is no reason ...
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Starting from scratch: Emptied out @placeholder 787s like this are becoming a canvas on which billionaire's can paint their ideal surroundings for air travel
By Joshua Gardner The ultra rich who want to fly in style while surrounded by dozens of friends and colleagues are turning to manufacturers of commercial planes instead of relatively puny private jets to buy massive, personalized luxury liners. Wired reports that the makers of jumbo jets like the 747 and A380 are happi...
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She rushed to Norfolk from @placeholder to get whatever information she could from police.
(CNN) -- The family of a woman who died three years ago wants to know whether she is the victim of a suspect accused of locking up four people in a Philadelphia basement. Maxine Lee, who died in 2008 in Norfolk, Virginia. was a roommate of Linda Weston, the accused ringleader of a group charged with locking up four men...
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@placeholder had broken the deadlock early in the second half after a poor opening period from last season's runners-up
Diego Simeone has long been lauded for his motivational skills in charge of Atletico Madrid - and whatever he said to his charges at half time against Malmo certainly did the trick as they ran out 5-0 winners with five second-half goals. Atletico were sluggish in the first half at the Calderon but eventually ran out bi...
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The journey thus far would not have been possible without my @placeholder teammates and coaches.
(CNN) -- Growing up near the South Side of Chicago, a good portion of my youth was spent on the fields or on the courts. Whether it was baseball in the summer or basketball in the winter, being an athlete pretty much defined my existence. Sports were the No. 1 thing I cared about. (It didn't hurt that Michael Jordan an...
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@placeholder added: 'No one forced him to make an offer of so much money for a finder's fee.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 15:51 EST, 29 November 2012 | UPDATED: 18:06 EST, 29 November 2012 R&B artist Ryan Leslie is singing the blues now that he's been ordered to dish out $1million to a German man who returned his stolen laptop. The decision came down from a New York judge on Wednesday, ending a two-year l...
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"Recent extreme heat waves such as in @placeholder in 2010 are likely to become the new normal.
(CNN) -- On December 11, 1997, the world agreed that climate change needed to be tackled. The grandly named United Nations Framework on Climate Change adopted the Kyoto Protocol on that day, and it was eventually ratified by 191 countries. Now it's about to expire with a whimper. Of the major industrial powers, only th...
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And that's a mistake, given the rise and potential staying power of @placeholder.
(CNN) -- Mitt Romney had another debate Saturday night in which he didn't make many mistakes, was smooth, knowledgeable, even presidential. It was his worst performance yet. The game has changed, and someone forgot to tell him. He is behind in national polls, and this time it's serious: His main rival, Newt Gingrich, i...
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The extremes to which people have gone in their love and loyalty for @placeholder (and specifically Macs) knows no bounds.
(CNN) -- Long before fish swam in Macquariums, hipsters got Apple logo tattoos and thousands camped out for days to get into computer store openings, there was a machine. Danielle Brecker found this 1989 photo of friends on their Macs at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the orig...
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"The Turkish government is directly responsible for Harmoush's destiny, because @placeholder was a refugee on their territory.
Istanbul (CNN) -- Syrian activists are denouncing the Turkish government in the wake of the Syrian regime's announcement that it has a deserted army officer in custody. Lt. Col. Hussein al-Harmoush defected months ago and began broadcasting video statements denouncing the Syrian government, before eventually fleeing to...
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'We are changing to law that will make it easier to ban organisations like @placeholder,' Mr Abbott said.
Now that was a clash. Lateline host Emma Alberici fired up in an interview with an Islamic radical last night, accusing him of failing to answer a single question during a fierce 11 minute segment about the Islamic State terror group. Ms Alberici blasted Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Wassim Doureihi for failing to answer he...
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‘I always believed I was good enough to be playing for @placeholder and England.
By Matt Barlow Follow @@Matt_Barlow_DM For Jordan Henderson, the road to Rio has been a road to redemption. From a disappointing England debut, a big-money move that threatened to go awry and an unflattering cameo in Sir Alex Ferguson’s autobiography, he has returned to Roy Hodgson’s plans with a timely late run. Hende...
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@placeholder had two glorious opportunities, either side of half-time, from around six yards but fluffed both.
During a month filled with dropped points and squandered chances, Liverpool have missed an absent striker and, after Everton’s visit, they do so once more. Liverpool, of course, are a different proposition without Luis Suarez but the player they could have done with most in the 223rd Merseyside derby was his sidekick. ...
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@placeholder’s top executives issued a statement to The Hollywood Reporter explaining that they expressed their 'deep concern about the recent enactment of laws in Brunei that call for violent punishment, including amputation and death by stoning, against those engaging in same-sex activity and extramarital sexual rela...
By David Mccormack The organizers of the annual Oscars Night Before Party have announced that they are joining the growing boycott of the Beverley Hills Hotel and will be hosting their event elsewhere in 2015. The hotel, one of the most popular in Hollywood, is feeling the effects of a protest campaign which is calling...
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It is the latest vaccine to be rushed into clinical trials as the worst-ever Ebola outbreak grips @placeholder.
The first Ebola drug trial in Africa has started with three healthcare workers in Mali receiving an experimental vaccine. It comes as the World Health Organisation (WHO) today warned the virus is now 'entrenched' in the capital cities of the three worst-hit countries, and is accelerating in almost all settings. The tri...
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Hurley started YouTube from scratch, and sees parallels with his involvement with @placeholder.
(CNN) -- Formula One's new Team U.S. F1 will have the financial backing of YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley -- and the video sharing Web site's chief executive expects to make a big impact in motorsport. Chad Hurley is hoping his start-up experience can help the US F1 team become a major player. The American, who along w...
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But @placeholder told the court that Lawson had allowed her to use the company card, which she was given in 2007, for personal expenses such as clothing, shoes and dental fees.
London (CNN) -- The judge in the fraud trial of two former assistants to celebrity chef Nigella Lawson told the jury Thursday to disregard comments made by Prime Minister David Cameron in relation to the case. The start of proceedings was delayed while the judge considered press reports centering on comments Cameron ma...
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counters: ‘This is a huge @placeholder fight and it makes a mockery of our
By Jeff Powell George Groves is threatening to pull out of the biggest fight in this country’s boxing history if any British officials are appointed for his re-match with Carl Froch. That ultimatum ignited the first war of words between these two sworn enemies, even as the first tranche of 60,000 Wembley tickets sold o...
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It is only three years since Beckford moved from @placeholder to Leicester on deadline day for £2.5m.
By Matt Barlow for MailOnline Fulham are in talks to sign striker Jermaine Beckford from Bolton. Beckford, 30, joined Bolton from Leicester last year but has only one year on his contract. Fulham are interested in proven Championship signings as they offload high-earning Premier League players. VIDEO Scroll down for Wa...
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Among them, the most controversial, was the loss of @placeholder's wins between 1998, when the first report of abuse against then-assistant coach Sandusky was made, to 2011, when Sandusky was charged with abusing 10 boys, many of them on campus.
(CNN)Joe Paterno could soon regain his title as the winningest coach in major college football history. The 112 Penn State victories that the NCAA voided -- 111 of them Paterno's -- when it sanctioned Penn State University following the Jerry Sandusky scandal are likely being restored as part of a proposed settlement w...
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Give us back our money.’ In December 2007, eyebrows were raised when Colonel Gaddafi was honoured with a state visit to @placeholder.
Nicolas Sarkozy received up to £42million from Colonel Gaddafi to fund his election as president, it was claimed yesterday. Evidence made public in Paris is said to prove that the two men had an illegal financial arrangement that helped Mr Sarkozy to power in 2007. A governmental briefing note published by Mediapart...
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A @placeholder staff member of the commission was also injured, it said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- More than 1,300 pounds of explosives were packed into a construction truck that detonated outside an Islamabad hotel, killing 57 people, including two Americans and a diplomat, officials said Sunday. A truck burns at the gate to the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad before a larger, deadly explos...
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Outrage: Neighbour @placeholder, pictured outside his own house, is up in arms about the oversized trees
By Hugo Gye PUBLISHED: 11:31 EST, 20 February 2013 | UPDATED: 18:25 EST, 20 February 2013 When these conifers were first planted in a front garden on a residential street, the neighbour next door fondly hoped they might be miniatures. But 30ft later, it’s abundantly clear that the trees are full-size – and after 17 yea...
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Rios Montt came to power in a coup and led a military junta while @placeholder was in a bloody civil war between the army and leftist guerrillas.
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt waited until closing arguments to speak in his own defense in his genocide trial in Guatemala City on Thursday. He denied he had any role as head of state in the atrocities the military carried out on indigenous Ixil Mayans during his brief rule from 1982 to 1983. "I never a...
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All those who are found to fall short of the @placeholder's high standards will face disciplinary action, up to and including discharge, if appropriate."
New York (CNN) -- Six British soldiers who have been charged with assaulting an off-duty New York City police officer are expected to appear in court this week, according to a police spokesman. The six soldiers were arrested early Friday morning after the 30-year-old police officer was injured outside a bar in Manhatta...
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Yes, the tenth @placeholder is the one Real so badly craves and for Mourinho, it would provide the perfect parting gift at the end of a season where he is widely expected to take his leave.
(CNN) -- Perhaps it is fate -- or is it destiny? Jose Mourinho has been writing his own scripts for years, but the latest episode in the journey of the "Special One" could be something of a blockbuster. Take a moment and picture the scene. The Wembley arch, the trophy he considers his own, the city in which it so painf...
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But long-form writing really isn't the point of the @placeholder Writer, for it serves a completely different purpose.
(CNN) -- We all have weird, irrational concerns. So, if you're just staring at your walls, drowning in fear that the great Tom Hanks may never release a digital typewriter app for your iPad, then this one is for you. Because it finally exists. I'm just not exactly sure why. But, the new Hanx Writer app definitely looks...
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"@placeholder was not required to perform if Sugarland determined their performance would be impaired or prevented due to inclement weather," the suit said.
(CNN) -- The families of seven people killed and 61 survivors injured when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair in August are being offered a total of $5 million by Indiana's attorney general. The settlements proposed by the state are separate from the lawsuit most of the families filed last month against Sugarl...
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It certainly looked as though this was it -- following a terrific Christmas moment of the Doctor flying in @placeholder's sleigh -- when the Doctor saved Clara from an alien, only to find that she had aged many years.
(CNN) -- The big draw to this year's "Doctor Who" Christmas special was the Doctor meeting Santa, but as usual, there ended up being a lot more to it than that. First thing's first, Nick Frost was brilliant casting in one of the best portrayals of Santa ever. And the story -- which involved dreams within dreams -- was ...
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"China's investment in Africa has increased several folds in the last several years and the trade between @placeholder and the whole continent has reached $166 billion, so China really has a very significant show up at this continent."
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- For years, China has been pumping billions of dollars across Africa to build large-scale infrastructure projects and grant cheap loans in exchange for access to the continent's natural resources and growing markets. And lately, along with its economic and political engagements, Beijing has also ...
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The court heard @placeholder authorised three ‘ghost’ employees to be paid by the local authority when they did not exist, in order to syphon off the cash.
By Martin Robinson PUBLISHED: 07:38 EST, 9 July 2012 | UPDATED: 03:17 EST, 10 July 2012 Jailed: Youth offending team boss Peter Nicholson, pictured, led a gang of fraudsters who claimed wages for bogus employees at Newham Borough Council in east London A youth offending team boss honoured by the Queen with an OBE has b...
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Both sides are leaving it to @placeholder to manage their movements in Iraqi airspace and keep them both out of each other's hair.
The United States and Iran may be bombing a common enemy in Iraq, one whom they both despise -- ISIS. Recent media reports from the region claim Iran's military conducted air raids in eastern Iraq, and on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Pentagon said the reports might be true. "We have indications that they (Iranians) hav...
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@placeholder's birth will air on the show's season finale on November 27.
(PEOPLE.com) -- And baby makes 22! Polygamist reality television star Kody Brown and his fourth wife, Robyn, welcomed their first child together -- a son named Solomon -- at 2:02 a.m. Wednesday morning at the couple's home in Las Vegas, they tell PEOPLE exclusively. The baby boy weighed in at 9 lbs., 10.5 oz., and is 2...
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In a written response to the report, the @placeholder accentuated the positive.
Washington (CNN) -- As it nears the 10th anniversary of the terrible events that led to its creation, the Department of Homeland Security is getting a report card of sorts. And the grade, to few people's surprise: Incomplete. In a massive 221-page report, the Government Accountability Office -- the investigative arm of...
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Turkey may therefore emerge as an even more significant factor in an already complicated @placeholder political tapestry.
(CNN) -- The recent flotilla incident is the culmination of a steep decline in Israeli-Turkish relations that started with the Gaza war in 2008 and 2009. Relations between these two countries, after reaching a high point in the late 1990s and early 2000s, are now beyond repair, and it will probably take the better part...
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Investigators believe that, rather than serving her child @placeholder, she inadvertently
By Associated Press A Utah woman whose two-year-old son died after police say she inadvertently poured her methadone from a Gatorade bottle into his sippy cup will serve up to 15 years in prison. Judge Robert Adkins said Tuesday in a Tooele courtroom that he disagreed with prosecutors who said the 33-year-old Jill Goff...
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Prince Charles invested around £100,000 in his organic retail business when he moved it from @placeholder to Close Farm, Tetbury.
By Emily Davies Prince Charles has stopped selling eggs at his farm shop after a fox attack on his hen coop killed 24 of the birds Prince Charles was left with egg on his face after having to shut down his Close Farm egg business because foxes attacked his chicken coop. A total of 24 hens were slaughtered by foxes, lea...
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Ms @placeholder, who has described the accusations as 'malicious', argued the ICAC was acting beyond its jurisdiction and there was no suggestion the allegations involved her conduct as a crown prosecutor.
A Supreme Court judge has ruled that an ICAC inquiry into NSW deputy senior Crown prosecutor Margaret Cunneen SC will go ahead, rejecting a bid by Ms Cunneen, her son Stephen Wyllie and his girlfriend, Sophia Tilley, to have the corruption hearing thrown out. Justice Clifton Hoeben handed down his decision on Monday af...
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Taxi Magic is the latest innovative application to come to your iPhone and allows a user to book a taxi at 25 of the nation's biggest cities - excluding @placeholder - and track the progress of the driver en route, all by pressing the iPhone's touch screen a couple times.
(AOL Autos) -- How long did it take you to get a taxi last time you tried? If it was longer than 20 minutes, then chances are you live in the sticks or were calling on a busy Friday or Saturday night. Catching a cab can be easy, whether you're in a big city or a crowded sporting event. But seemingly everyone has had di...
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@placeholder has become an integral part of Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side in the holding midfielder role
Nemanja Matic wants to play alongside John Terry for years to come at Chelsea as the pair continue to dominate for Jose Mourinho's Premier League leaders. The Serbia midfielder has become a key member of a squad which Terry continues to lead with great authority. The 34-year-old Blues captain is entering the final six ...
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She said it was normal in the @placeholder justice system for a defendant to get a lawyer only days before a trial.
BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- A pregnant British woman facing possible execution in Laos will go on trial this week, the country's foreign affairs ministry said Monday. Samantha Orobator became pregnant in prison, according to a spokeswoman for rights group Reprieve. Samantha Orobator "is facing death by firing squad for...
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U.S. military officials have said they are worried about a resurgence of the group after the @placeholder military leaves the country.
By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 7:49 AM on 23rd December 2011 At least 69 people were killed and more than 190 wounded in a wave of co-ordinated bombings across Baghdad yesterday, days after U.S. forces finally left. The 16 blasts were immediately blamed on Al Qaeda in Iraq because of the sheer scale of the oper...
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And, @placeholder added: 'Yeah, it fits nicely so hopefully it will be a winning suit.'
By Richard Arrowsmith Manchester City stars including Yaya Toure, Bacary Sagna and James Milner were fitted for their new club suits ahead of the upcoming season. The Premier League champions have teamed up with British shirt maker and tailor TM Lewin to provide the official team suits, shirts and ties for Manuel Pelle...
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@placeholder was apparently concerned about not surviving a surgical procedure he underwent during the development of the machine.
New York (CNN) -- Two New York state men have been charged in a bizarre plan to develop a mobile X-ray system that would be used from afar to silently kill people that they deemed "undesirable," federal officials said. Glendon Scott Crawford, 49, and Eric J. Feight, 54, were arrested Tuesday after an undercover operati...
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'@placeholder’s strategies for attracting women are eerily similar to diagnostic charts for family violence,' he said.
The husband of Melbourne's Jill Meagher, who was raped and murdered two years ago, is urging his Facebook followers to stop 'pick-up artist' Julian Blanc obtaining an Irish visa. Tom Meagher took to social media and asked people to sign a change.org petition to stop Ireland from being a 'haven' for Mr Blanc. 'Mr Blanc ...
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Spain came into their Group H clash with Honduras knowing that only a win would suffice after their surprise 1-0 loss to the @placeholder.
(CNN) -- European champions Spain beat Honduras 2-0 in Group H to get their World Cup campaign back on track. Striker David Villa scored twice and missed a penalty in Johannesburg as the Spanish bounced back from their shock defeat to Switzerland in their opening game. Earlier, Chile beat the 10-man Swiss 1-0 in Port E...
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In the @placeholder, the hijab was banned shown by Sabrina ditching hers for a hat
They say every picture tells a story and that's certainly true of a new time-lapse video that reveals 100 years of Iran's history with the help of a beautiful model. The '100 Years of Beauty' clip shows Iranian-American model Sabrina Sarajy being given a number of make-overs and then posing with a look that sums up the...
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I like @placeholder’ style and he was unlucky not to win the first bout, but he might have missed his chance.
Sportsmail asked 10 current and ex-boxers, both former and reigning Champions and Olympic gold medallists among them, to give their verdict on the big fight. It would seem that Carl Froch is the favourite to beat George Groves for a second time... VIDEO Scroll down to see the experts make their predictions The wait is ...
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In a particularly disturbing incident, a mob appears to have burned a church filled with @placeholder seeking refuge from the violence.
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Gangs of young men armed with machetes are roaming the streets in Kenya as post-election violence threatens to engulf the country. Horrific attacks are being reported, including the torching of a church where people who had sought refuge were burned alive. At least 148 people have been killed an...
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Records reveal @placeholder was jailed for a 1976 rape conviction.
By Paul Thompson PUBLISHED: 15:55 EST, 16 June 2013 | UPDATED: 03:07 EST, 17 June 2013 An alleged carjacker came off second best when he threatened to harm Dorothy Baker's young children. Not only did she manage to wrestle a knife from him but ran him over with her minivan as he attempted to flee. 'He messed with the w...
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"We will not tolerate daily aggression from the @placeholder ruled territory and are morally obligated to act against those threatening our communities, our towns and our cities."
(CNN) -- Israel launched airstrikes on weapons facilities in Gaza in response to what Israel claimed were two rockets fired against it from the Palestinian territory, the Israeli military said Thursday. The two Gaza rockets were fired several hours apart Thursday against the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, where 13,500 ...
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"Yes, Christie will be here next weekend, and we are looking forward to it," @placeholder GOP spokesperson Susan Hepworth said.
(CNN) -- The Democratic New Jersey legislator leading an investigation into Republican Gov. Chris Christie's administration says he believes laws were broken when the governor's aides ordered lane closures at the nation's busiest bridge. "I do think laws have been broken," State Assemblyman John Wisniewski told CNN's V...
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He will not be permitted back into @placeholder.’
A Brooklyn Nets superfan who had to be carried out from a game amid claims that he attacked another supporter with his prosthetic leg earlier this month, has died. Jeffrey Vanchiro, 38, died after falling from a window on the second floor of his father's house in Flushing, Queens, on Saturday night. Mr Vanchiro, a for...
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Above, a line at @placeholder shows how customers choose their burrito toppings
In a move to compete with fast-casual restaurants like Chipotle and Five Guys, McDonalds is testing a new tablet ordering system which allows customers to customize their burgers with 20 mix-and-match ingredients like guacamole and tortilla chips. McDonald's started testing the new system last year at two Orange County...
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His cameo was brief but dramatic as he dominated @placeholder in the air.
In four minutes of playing time against Aston Villa, Andy Carroll contributed more to the excitement of a goalless draw than almost anyone else. It took roughly the same amount of time for Sam Allardyce to explain he will take personal responsibility if this comeback is rushed and ends in yet more pain for the striker....
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The biggest donor by far was Mr @placeholder himself who gave $250,000 to the campaign in the third quarter of this year.
By Meghan Keneally PUBLISHED: 17:13 EST, 21 October 2013 | UPDATED: 17:34 EST, 21 October 2013 Democratic congressional candidate Sean Eldridge has released his latest financial report showing that he put in a quarter of a million dollars in his quest to be elected to office. While Eldridge's millionaire husband Chris ...
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Despite her appalling injuries, Qatar’s public prosecutor dismissed the case due to “lack of evidence” and she returned to the @placeholder last year.
By Nathan Klein Thousands of women migrant domestic workers in Qatar are being severely exploited and sexually abused in 'utterly miserable conditions', according to a new report by an international human rights group. The 77-page Amnesty International report titled 'My sleep is my break: Exploitation of domestic worke...
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Her mother said she was 'tipped over the edge' when Miss @placeholder turned up at her home and dumped her belongings on the driveway in the middle of the night on 7 October.
By Harriet Arkell Donna Canavan-McClung, 32, was found hanged in a cemetery after her partner said she would press domestic abuse charges A woman who married her lesbian lover in one of Britain’s first same sex weddings was found hanged in a cemetery, more than a year after the marriage fell apart, a coroner heard toda...
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At the United Nations, Ian Martin, the secretary-general's special envoy to @placeholder, told reporters that fears of a humanitarian disaster in the capital have not materialized.
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- A deadline set by Libya's new leaders for the surrender of the towns of Sirte and Bani Walid, bastions of hardcore supporters of Moammar Gadhafi, passed at midnight Friday without any apparent deal. Before the deadline expired, a spokesman for the National Transitional Council said talks with lo...
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Police rarely intervene in cases such as this one and the federal courts have little authority in remote regions of the country, including @placeholder, meaning that it is often left to local tribal and religious leaders to mete out punishments, which are usually harsher than the law allows.
By Kate Lyons PUBLISHED: 19:31 EST, 17 February 2014 | UPDATED: 20:33 EST, 17 February 2014 A couple has been stoned to death for adultery in a remote southwest region of Pakistan on the orders of an Islamic cleric. Daraz Khan, 25, and Hayat Bibi, 27, were killed by a mob led by Mrs Bibi’s husband in the Loralai distri...
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The @placeholder first claimed that the first couple's marriage was on the rocks, a report that Kazuyuki Hamada seems to have absorbed and taken seriously
A prominent Japanese politician has raised hackles as Barack Obama visits Tokyo by claiming it's an 'open secret' that he and the first lady are headed for divorce, and that the president has been using Secret Service agents to cover for him as he pursues extramarital affairs. Kazuyuki Hamada, who sits in the upper hou...
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"The @placeholder are the biggest mountain range in the world but they are also extremely fragile.
(CNN) -- As the source of the Ganges River, the site of Hinduism's famous Char Dham pilgrimage and home to Rishikesh, the meditation retreat made famous by The Beatles, the India's northern Uttarakhand state justifies its title of "Land of the Gods." But environmentalists are warning that rampant development in the Him...
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Federal officials blamed higher-than-expected traffic volume for the first day glitches -- on October 1, some 4.7 million people visited @placeholder and 133,000 contacted the call center at 1-800-318-2596.
If you contacted the federal Obamacare call center early Thursday morning, you may have been told that your password for Healthcare.gov needed to be reset. But that is not the case, officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services say. Consumer passwords for the Obamacare website have not been reset, HHS...
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'We would like to place on record our warm thanks for the support we have received from the Indonesian authorities, as well as from the Governor of @placeholder and his staff, the Chief of Aceh police and his team, and the many others who have worked so hard to secure his release.'
By Richard Shears and Martin Robinson PUBLISHED: 01:04 EST, 13 June 2013 | UPDATED: 12:36 EST, 13 June 2013 A British oil worker who spent a terrifying 48 hour ordeal at the hands of kidnappers in Indonesia, fought back the tears as he told how his captors let him go because his Indonesian wife could not afford their £...
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The son of a woman accused of plotting to murder her @placeholder husband Robert Ellis in Bali arrives at a Bali police station
Two of the men accused of murdering Robert Ellis have alleged they were driven to the Australian businessman's house by his wife Noor Ellis. Urbanus Yohanes Ghoghi and Yohanes Sairokodu, both 24-years-old, were arrested in Sumba on Tuesday, after a violent confrontation that included both men being shot in the leg by p...
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It is estimated that there are 370,000 pieces of space junk floating in @placeholder's orbit.
By Richard Hartley-parkinson Last updated at 11:51 AM on 11th July 2011 Nasa is monitoring a piece of 'Russian' space junk that looks likely to come dangerously close to the International Space Station during a planned space walk tomorrow. The debris is heading towards the station, where Atlantis yesterday docked on it...
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Medvedev noted that Russia has made progress on preparing for membership including necessary changes in @placeholder laws and steps on issues such as electronic property.
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pledged cooperation on stronger economic ties Thursday, announcing a deal for Russia to again accept U.S. poultry exports and touting U.S. support for Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization. During a busy day that inclu...
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Their girl was then taken to the @placeholder hospital, where physicians said bone lengthening could put her in a wheelchair for many years.
By Mark Duell UPDATED: 15:16 EST, 23 August 2011 She seems just like any other two-year-old girl, giggling as she tries to copy what her older brother does and chases him around the house. But her mobility is even more impressive when you learn Alissa Perkins was born without a crucial bone in her body and wears a pros...
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