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In the guide, which he wrote was meant to be purely humor, @placeholder described how to "pistol whip", how to look good while on the run and the best ways to hide a corpse. | (CNN) -- The man immortalized by Martin Scorsese's film "Goodfellas" has died. Henry Hill, a former member of the Lucchese family of mobsters, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital, according to a statement on his website. Hill passed away one day after his 69th birthday. The cause of Hill's death has not yet been released. The self-proclaimed mobster first came onto the media scene in the nonfiction book "Wiseguy," by journalist Nicholas Pileggi, detailing the "never-before-revealed day-to-day life of a working mobster -- his violence, his wild spending sprees, his wife, his mistresses, his code of honor," according to the book's back cover.
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Then man who inspired mobster film, "Goodfellas," passed away at the age of 69 Tuesday
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Hill was a gangster, turned police informant whose story was immoratlized in Martin Scorsese's film
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He lived in relative obscurity until the film's popularity drew him out of hiding
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Hill's longtime companion, Lisa Caserta, told media he died surrounded by family members | 9,000 | record_train |
concussion after taking an elbow to the head from @placeholder' Zac | By Lydia Warren A hockey player has shared gruesome snaps of his torn ear after it was struck by a puck. Christian Ehrhoff of the Buffalo Sabres tweeted three images showing his sliced ear after the game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night. The 31-year-old German-born sportsman needed 40 stitches to repair his ear and proudly shared the before, during and after images with his 28,000 Twitter followers. Injured: Buffalo Sabres' defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, pictured during a game last year, shared a gruesome picture online after getting hit in the ear by a puck in a game on Sunday night
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WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
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Christian Ehrhoff of the Buffalo Sabres took a puck to the ear during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night
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He needed about 40 stitches to close the gruesome wound | 9,001 | record_train |
"@placeholder held the bottom half of his body, then I stood on the shooter's neck," the man told CNN, adding that he "punched, kicked, pulled the handgun from the shooter's hand" and helped pull the shooter to the ground. | Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Bernie Kozen thought he heard fireworks. Then, he saw a wall exploding as bullets slammed into it. Terrified people at the rural Pennsylvania township board meeting Monday night ran for cover as a shooter opened fire and yelled, "They stole my land! They stole my land!" For a brief, crucial moment, the shooting stopped. Police say the gunman left the meeting to get another weapon. Kozen huddled in a corner. As the shooter returned and approached with a handgun, Kozen sprang into action. "I jumped him from behind," Kozen told CNN in an exclusive interview Tuesday.
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NEW: Suspect to CNN affiliate: "They tormented me for 23 years. I couldn't take it"
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NEW: Court documents: Shooter tells police he expected to be killed
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Man who helped tackle gunman: "We did what we had to do"
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Newell apparently had an ongoing dispute with the township over property rights | 9,002 | record_train |
@placeholder was the player who ended Sharapova's hopes of retaining her title 12 months ago with victory in the final, and they could meet again in the quarter-finals this time. | By Eleanor Crooks, Press Association Maria Sharapova cruised into the second round of the French Open with a 6-1 6-2 victory over fellow Russian Ksenia Pervak. Rain in Paris held up play for an hour, and that was almost exactly the time it took Sharapova to dispatch Pervak on a damp Court Philippe Chatrier. The 27-year-old has grown to really like clay and, until she lost to Ana Ivanovic in Rome, she had not been beaten by anyone on the surface except Serena Williams since the French Open in 2011. Cruising through: Maria Sharapova beat fellow Russian Ksenia Pervak 6-1 6-2 in the first round
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Sharapova beat fellow Russian Ksenia Pervak 6-1 6-2
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She will face Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in the next round
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Potential meeting with Serena Williams in the quarter-finals | 9,003 | record_train |
Running battles: Armed @placeholder separatists run during clashes between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian rebels that left at least four people dead in the embattled city | By Matthew Blake and Reuters Fighting broke out near the railway station at the heart of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Monday in what separatists said was an attempt by government forces to seize back the east Ukrainian city. The government in Kiev denied sending the regular army into the centre of Donetsk, which the separatists captured in April, but said small 'self-organised' pro-Ukrainian groups were fighting the pro-Russian rebels in the city. Four people were killed in clashes near the railway station and close to the airport outside Donetsk, local health officials said in the industrial city which was home to about one million people before many fled the fighting in the region.
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Separatists say Ukrainian government are trying to take back the city
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Ukraine denies involvement saying 'self-organised' groups behind attack
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It is one of two cities rebels still hold after being ousted from several towns | 9,004 | record_train |
The @placeholder captain skated the cup right over the crease in which the Blackhawks mounted the comeback and in front of the fans in Blackhawks sweaters who lined the front row behind the net. | By Daniel Miller It is known as the world's toughest team sport, where the players seem to spend more time embroiled in mass brawls and punch-ups than they do scoring goals. But as these adorable pictures show, even the brutal world of professional ice hockey can have its tender moments. When children of the Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks players ventured onto the ice to celebrate their team's win, a fan of the losing Boston Bruins put rivalry aside to take their picture. Good sport: A Boston Bruins fan takes a photo of the children of the Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks
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Children of Blackhawks players take to the ice after team's dramatic win
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Fan of rival Boston Bruins joins in celebration taking their picture
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Chicago have now won the Stanley Cup twice in four seasons | 9,005 | record_train |
@placeholder is known for being part of the celebrity culture with many very famous friends | Accusation: British model Emma Appleton appears to have uploaded and then deleted a very suggestive message she claims is from photographer Terry Richardson which she uploaded to social media on Sunday A British model has claimed celebrity photographer Terry Richardson offered her the opportunity to pose for fashion bible Vogue in exchange for sex. Emma Appleton claims the seedy offer was made from the photographer’s Facebook account on Sunday and involved a shoot in Richardson's hometown of New York City. His spokeswoman said the message is a fake and denied her client's involvement. Appleton uploaded the grab to Twitter on Sunday afternoon - setting off a flurry of shocked replies from her followers before she deleted her entire account and took the picture off her Instagram page.
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British model Emma Appleton uploaded a screengrab of a message sent to her by someone allegedly named Terry Richardson on Sunday
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The message appeared to promise a Vogue photoshoot in exchange for sex
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Richardson has photographed Barack Obama, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga
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Has been the subject of past controversy - including claims of inappropriate sexual behavior
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The Rolling Stone and GQ photographer has vehemently denied all claims
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His spokeswoman has branded Appleton's message as a fake | 9,006 | record_train |
The @placeholder refer to more minor officials accused of corruption as "flies" and their more senior counterparts as "tigers." | Beijing (CNN) -- When it comes to fighting corruption, virtually all Chinese give the "thumbs up." They liken it to "a rat scampering across the street -- everyone is crying 'beat it up!'" This resentment is mirrored in recent public opinion polls, which list graft among the respondents' top grievances, along with pollution and the rising cost of living, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Far from ignoring this growing discontent, President Xi Jinping's new administration has been targeting Communist Party officials and government bureaucrats whom they believe to be guilty of "severe breaches of discipline," a favored euphemism for corruption.
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President Xi Jinping's new administration has been targeting corrupt officials
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Former rising star Bo Xilai has been the most high-profile case so far
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But some analysts wonder whether this drive is politically-motivated
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Joseph Cheng: "Xi's anti-graft campaign is tied to economic reform" | 9,007 | record_train |
He said: 'Brendan Rodgers tried to sign him for @placeholder before the 2013 Champions League final. | Arjen Robben would already be playing in the Premier League if Brendan Rodgers had his way, according to former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher. The Bayern Munich winger has been linked with a summer switch to Manchester United following his impressive performances for Holland at the World Cup. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Robben say it was a clear penalty against Mexico Head tio head: Jamie Carragher challenges Arjen Robben during Champions League semi-final Dutch coach Louis van Gaal, who will take charge at Old Trafford following the tournament in Brazil, has put 30-year-old Robben on his list of transfer targets.
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Arjen Robben has scored three goals for Holland so far this World Cup
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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers targetted Bayern Munich winger
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Holland star has been linked with a summer switch to Manchester United
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Carragher says Reds have not had world-class winger since John Barnes | 9,008 | record_train |
@placeholder may be easy to get to now, but it's smack in the middle of Morocco's red desert. | (CNN) -- Wiry, wizened and dressed in a tattered old jelaba robe, Abdul-Hakim lives in a world in which fact and fantasy are blurred together through an ancient alchemy. Almost every day over four decades and more, he's stood out in Jemaa el Fna, the great sprawling square that forms the heart of medieval Marrakech in Morocco. In cold winter rain and mist, and in the searing heat of the endless desert summer, he's one enduring fixture, a constant force in a realm constantly touched by change. He stands there, knitted cap pulled down tight over a balding scalp, fingers gnarled and black with dirt, a face conjured from a weather-worn sheet of chapped leather.
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Jemaa el Fna, Marrakech's ancient central square, hosts snake charmers, medicine men, food vendors
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Storyteller Abdul-Hakim is a daily presence in the square, keeping his audiences spellbound with traditional Arabic tales
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In the evening the square comes alive with musicians and acrobats | 9,009 | record_train |
@placeholder told reporters Friday that the incident was tough to take. | Geismar, Louisiana (CNN) -- A second man has died as a result of Thursday's explosion at a Louisiana chemical plant, the Louisiana State Police said Friday. Scott Thrower, 47, of St. Amant, died at a Baton Rouge hospital after suffering burns in the blast at the Williams plant in Geismar, state police trooper Jared Sandifer said. The Thursday morning explosion killed one other worker and injured more than 100 others in what company CEO Alan Armstrong characterized Friday as "a terrible and unprecedented tragedy and an extremely difficult time for all of us." Before Thrower's death was announced, the company said six people -- two employees and four contractors -- still were hospitalized Friday. Their conditions weren't available.
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Thursday's blast at Williams chemical plant in Geismar also injured more than 100
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CEO: We work for years on ensuring safety, so this is hard to take
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Police: "No threat to the public of any toxic chemicals being in the air"
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Officials waiting to be allowed back in plant to investigate cause | 9,010 | record_train |
Naturalized citizens are ineligible, no matter how able and popular, no matter how loyal and integrated into @placeholder society. | (CNN) -- The Constitution says that only "natural born citizens" are eligible to be president. Is Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas eligible, given that he was born in Canada of a U.S. citizen mother and a Cuban immigrant father? If Cruz runs, 2016 will be the third consecutive election in which there were questions about the right of a major party candidate to serve. Unfortunately, the Framers left few clues about exactly what a "natural born citizen" is; Congress has not used the phrase in citizenship statutes since 1790. Indeed, the phrase is so obscure that it has been called the Constitution's worst provision by the dean of the Yale Law School. But it is likely that Cruz is a natural born citizen, because he was a citizen by birth. In any event, even if there were some question, the courts are unlikely to interfere with the decisions of the electorate about who we want as our president.
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Sen. Ted Cruz was born in Canada of a U.S. citizen mother and Cuban immigrant father
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Gabriel "Jack" Chin says Constitution is vague on the exact standards to run for president
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Chin says requirement to be a "natural born citizen" is not totally clear
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He says most scholars think Cruz is eligible, and courts likely wouldn't bar him | 9,011 | record_train |
Victorious Mr @placeholder said he was 'delighted' for his loyal canine friend Diesel after the win yesterday afternoon | Michael Gove once joked that he’d rather be represented on the world stage by his dog than by Ed Miliband. And yesterday, the former Education Secretary’s Bichon Frise puppy proved just how useful he could be - coming runner-up in the annual Westminster Dog of the Year competition. While the competition was dominated by Conservative MPs and their dogs, Mr Gove’s Snowy was beaten to the top prize by Labour MP Rob Flello and his German Shepherd, Diesel. Scroll down for video Runner up: This fluffy but feisty, white-haired specimen came second in the Westminster Dog of the Year competition, with his Bichon Frise puppy, Snowy
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Michael Gove and his dog Snowy come second in Westminster pets contest
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Chief Whip narrowly beaten by Labour MP Rob Flello's German Shepherd
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Dachsund called sausage, owned by Tory MP Laurence Robertson, in third
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Nadine Dorries' Westie and Andrew Mitchell's Springer Spaniel among losers | 9,012 | record_train |
'It’s also worth noting that while Jonah himself might be a heightened comic character, virtually every other Tongan or @placeholder character in the series is presented as a well-rounded, believable person without comic traits'. | Chris Lilley's titular character in Jonah From Tonga has been branded 'racist' and 'creepy' by members of Australia's Tongan community, as backlash continues to mount against the comedian's controversial new TV series. Jonah, who featured in Lilley's previous series Summer Heights High, is portrayed with brown face make-up, an over-the-top Polynesian accent and contempt for school authority figures - breeding the catch phrase: 'P**k you, Miss! '. But not everyone is a fan of the boisterous Tongan teenager's depiction in Jonah from Tonga - a co-production between the ABC, BBC and US cable network HBO - with a new a social media campaign hitting back at the stereotypes of the Pacific Island character.
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Tongans take to social media to criticise poor depiction of their community
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Prominent Pacific Islanders concerned by show's racist message
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University professor labels Lilley's portrayal 'inherently creepy'
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ABC playing down backlash, labelling the program 'observational' comedy | 9,013 | record_train |
A spokesman for @placeholder said that the company had launched their own internal investigation into the incident. | A mother learnt her partner had been crushed to death after his employment agency left a message on her answer phone checking she was okay. Father-of-one Richard Brown, 48, was killed as he unloaded pallets containing heavy kitchen worktops at an industrial estate. His partner Kim Tribe had been out Christmas shopping and was unaware of his death until she got home and picked up the message from a concerned member of staff at Prestige, the employment agency whose books he was on. Kim Tribe pictured with her partner Richard Brown, 48, who died in an industrial accident at Howdens Joinery in Wokington, Cumbria
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Richard Brown, 48, was crushed as he was unloading kitchen worktops
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He was making a delivery at Howdens Joinery in Workington, Cumbria
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His partner Kim Tribe, 44, learnt of his death in a voice message
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They wanted to check that she was okay and offer their assistance
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Mr Brown's employment agency thought she had been told of his death
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Just before the accident the couple had been talking on the phone
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He told MsTribe 'I'll ring you back,' but she never heard from him again
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Police and Health and Safety Executive are jointly probing his death | 9,014 | record_train |
Civilians caught up in the fighting described @placeholder as 'impossible to live in' | By Lucy Crossley Fierce fighting raged in Donetsk today as Ukrainian government forces closed in on the rebel stronghold while pro-Russian insurgents backed away from an unconditional cease-fire offer that they announced just the day before. Following a string of military successes and with the broad support of the West, as well as many Ukrainians, Kiev has taken a hard line against the rebel forces and has promised it will only relent when the separatists surrender. Few civilians in Donetsk dared to venture outside tonight as explosions rang out every few minutes and burnt-out buses and buildings smoldered from the night before.
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Ukrainian government has taken a hard line against rebel forces in stronghold of Donetsk
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Explosions heard in the city, and city official says one person was killed and ten injured in shelling overnight
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Yesterday, new rebel leader Aleksandr Zakharchenko appeared to call for a cease-fire
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However today spokesman says conflict talks could only begin in Ukrainian army withdraws from the region
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100,000 people are thought to have fled Donetsk in the past week as fighting intensifies
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More than ten residential buildings, a hospital and a shop all damaged in fighting | 9,015 | record_train |
The situation in @placeholder, where nine people died, was improving Monday, officials said. | (CNN) -- At least 115 people have died after a tropical storm battered Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador over the weekend, officials in those countries reported. Guatemala was hit hardest, with at least 92 deaths, 54 people missing and 59 injured, emergency officials said. Nearly 112,000 people have been evacuated and more than 29,000 are living in temporary shelters, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said in an address to the nation late Sunday. The devastation has been widespread throughout Guatemala with mudslides destroying homes and buildings and burying some victims. At least nine rivers have dramatically higher levels and 13 bridges have collapsed, the nation's emergency services said.
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At least 115 dead in three Central American nations
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Guatemala hit hardest with at least 83 dead
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First named storm of the Pacific hurricane season
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It also proclaimed @placeholder the caliph - the head of state in a caliphate - and demanded that all Muslims around the world pledge allegiance to him. | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, head of the Islamic State or Iraq and the Levant, has released a 19-minute video calling on Muslims to build an 'Islamic state' The leader of extremist group ISIS has called on Muslims to come to the territory his group has seized to help build an Islamic state, declaring: 'The earth is Allah's.' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, head of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, said in a 19-minute audiotape released online yesterday: 'Muslims, rush to your state. Yes, it is your state.' In the audio, posted on militant websites which have been used by the group before, the leader makes a special call to those with practical skills - such as scholars, judges, doctors, engineers and people with military and administrative expertise - to come 'answer the dire need of the Muslims for them'.
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdad released 19-minute audiotape online earlier today
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Made special call to those with practical skills such as doctors, judges and engineers to 'answer the dire need of the Muslims for them'
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Comes as large weapon, believed to be a Scud, photographed in militants' possession
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Seen being transported by masked men in city of Raqqa in Syria yesterday
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Raqqa is proclaimed capital of ISIS, which now calls itself the Islamic State
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Experts dismiss the idea, suggesting it is highly unlikely to be operable | 9,017 | record_train |
According to local media reports, 27 suspects were arrested in the country's southern @placeholder province, where 13 babies were also rescued. | China has smashed four child-trafficking rings and arrested more than a thousand people for using websites and instant messaging groups to trade babies, Chinese authorities said Friday. On February 19, police from 27 provinces across China rescued 382 babies and arrested 1,094 people suspected of buying and selling infants online, China's Ministry of Public Security said in a statement on its website. The sting was part of a six-month operation launched after police in Beijing and Jiangsu in eastern China received reports of a website promoting private adoptions. Potential buyers Further investigations uncovered a virtual black market -- involving four websites, online forums and some 30 groups on a popular Chinese messaging platform -- that connected traffickers with potential buyers.
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China busts crime networks using the internet to sell babies, authorities say
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Police arrest 1,094 suspects and rescue 382 babies in the sting
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Local media say some arrests took place in Sichuan and Anhui provinces | 9,018 | record_train |
Brown was initially denied by @placeholder's legs but the ball spiralled up into the air and the striker outjumped the goalkeeper to nod into an empty net. | Izzy Brown struck a late equaliser as Chelsea began their Premier League Under 21 International Cup campaign with a draw against Borussia Monchengladbach. The Blues had trailed when Mario Rodriguez scored from close range to give the Bundesliga side the lead just after the hour mark. But England Under 19 striker Brown equalised with a looping header in the dying seconds to earn Chelsea a deserved point. Izzy Brown celebrates scoring Chelsea's late equaliser as they opened their International Cup campaign Brown managed to jump at the perfect moment to guide the ball over Monchengladbach keeper Bolten Chelsea: Beeney; Dabo, Conroy, Christensen, Ake (Dasilva 60); Houghton (c) (Palmer 68), Loftus-Cheek (Boga 46), Baker; Swift, Brown, Mitchell
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Chelsea drew 1-1 with Borussia Monchengladbach in International Cup
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Izzy Brown headed home an 89th-minute equaliser to earn a draw
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The German side had led when Mario Rodriguez scrambled home
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Porto and Norwich City also feature in Chelsea's group | 9,019 | record_train |
@placeholder has also kept the door open to a 2016 presidential campaign. | Vincent Harris, Ted Cruz's top digital operative, is leaving the Texas senator's team to work for Sen. Rand Paul's political operation, as the jostling for staff ramps up ahead of the 2016 GOP presidential primary contest. Harris will join Rand Paul's political action committee and his 2016 team as a chief digital strategist, according to Doug Stafford, executive director of RAND PAC. Rand Paul talks climate change with Bill Maher Stafford said Harris will sit at the "top of the leadership team," as Paul and his inner circle carry out what's expected to be a dizzying political schedule. Paul will likely announce his Senate re-election bid in the coming days, and he's said he'll make a decision on a White House run in the spring.
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Rand Paul's team is adding digital strategist Vincent Harris to its political operation
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Harris and his firm previously worked for Ted Cruz, a potential 2016 rival for Paul | 9,020 | record_train |
However, he has seen his teams lose all five league clashes with Jose Mourinho’s @placeholder. | Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Chelsea's home clash with QPR... Chelsea vs Queens Park Rangers (Stamford Bridge) Kick-off: Saturday 3pm Odds (subject to change): Chelsea 1/6 Draw 6/1 QPR 14/1 Referee: Mike Jones Managers: Jose Mourinho (Chelsea), Harry Redknapp (QPR) Head-to-head league record: Chelsea wins 15, draws 16, QPR wins 13 Team news Chelsea Striker Diego Costa is available for Chelsea's Barclays Premier League clash with QPR on Saturday after missing four matches with a hamstring injury.
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Diego Costa is available for Chelsea to face QPR on Saturday
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Ramires back from injury but Loic Remy and Jon Obi Mikel both out
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Adel Taarabt could be called upon by Harry Redknapp for the match
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@placeholder will then drive on the second and fourth days of the season's opening winter test. | Lewis Hamilton will take the wraps off the car he hopes will fire him to back-to-back Formula One titles on February 1. Mercedes will unveil their 2015 challenger on the opening morning of the first pre-season test in Jerez. Hamilton will partner Nico Rosberg for the third straight season with the Mercedes duo expected to go head-to-head once more for the championship. Mercedes will reveal their new car for 2015 ahead of pre-season testing in Jerez on February 1 Lewis Hamilton will be hoping for a repeat of last season, when he won his second world championship Rosberg will get the first taste of the Mercedes W06 when he takes to the wheel for the opening day in Jerez.
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Mercedes will unveil 2015 car at the opening of pre-season test in Jerez
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Nico Rosberg to drive on day one, Lewis Hamilton on second and fourth
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Under @placeholder rule, the Chinese government in recent years has been confronting a slew of intractable problems, including corruption, a growing gap between the rich and the poor and environmental degradation. | Beijing (CNN) -- Chinese communists need to fight corruption if China's ruling party is to survive, China's president said Friday. "The Party is soberly aware of the gravity and danger of corruption," said Hu Jintao, who as president also serves as general secretary of the Communist Party of China. He warned that fighting corruption remains "a major political task the (communist) party must attend to at all times" to ensure survival. Hu spoke in a meeting marking the 90th year anniversary of the CPC. Over 6,000 invited guests, mostly top communist and government leaders and prominent party members from all walks of life, gathered in the cavernous Great Hall of the People for the gala event.
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China's president says party must fight corruption to survive
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His speech comes on the 90th anniversary of the Communist Part of China
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In 2010, 146,517 party members were punished for corruption | 9,023 | record_train |
Despite his widespread reputation as one of the greatest players in footballing history, @placeholder has not been averse to criticism from some teammates in years gone by. | (CNN) -- Brazilian starlet Neymar completed his transfer to Barcelona on Monday and swiftly declared that his aim was to help Lionel Messi continue to be the best footballer on the planet. "Barca are more than a club and a great team and I want to help Messi to continue to be the greatest player in the world," he was quoted as saying by Barcelona's official website. The words may be seen as an attempt to dampen speculation as to how the 21-year-old signing from Brazilian side Santos will fare alongside the four-time World Footballer of the Year. Barcelona legend Johann Cruyff recently stoked the debate when stressing a need to learn from the past as he discussed Neymar's arrival, saying he would not put "two captains on the same ship."
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Neymar signs five-year contract at Barcelona before greeting packed Camp Nou
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Spanish club say transfer cost of $75 million was raised after late interest from Real Madrid
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Her blood tests are also showing vastly improved results, with the nephrologist telling @placeholder on Monday that if her results continue in the direction they're going she might be able to come off dialysis. | By Kate Lyons An 18-year-old girl suffering an ultra-rare and life-threatening condition requires treatment with the 'world's most expensive drug' to survive - at the staggering cost of $24,000 per fortnight, none of which is subsidised by Medicare or the Australian Government. Gold Coast teen Bianca Scott is one of just 70 Australians who suffer from the rare genetic disease atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Caused by a problem in the immune system, it can result in blood clots that can destroy internal organs. The illness is both debilitating and deadly, and Miss Scott requires frequent hospital visits where she receives the drug Soliris, which effectively stalls the disease and can even repair chronic kidney damage. The treatment costs Ms Scott's mother Tammy Hamawi $24,000 per fortnightly dose.
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Bianca Scott suffers from a rare life-threatening condition called aHUS
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The condition can be treated by a drug called Soliris which is not subsidised in Australia and costs $24,000 for a fortnightly dose
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Bianca's mother has raised funds for five doses but does not have the money for next week's treatment | 9,025 | record_train |
They lived at a nearby house before moving to @placeholder in the mid-'90s. | Miami, Florida (CNN) -- He was born in Saudi Arabia and spent much of his youth in New York and south Florida. Then he vanished. Investigators now allege that Adnan Shukrijumah has risen to a key position in al Qaeda's leadership. The FBI says that after he left America, Shukrijumah started off as an al Qaeda dishwasher, doing menial tasks at training camps. But he's much more than a dishwasher now, according to investigators. "It's like any other business. He would be equated with being the chief of operations," says Brian LeBlanc, a special agent for the FBI. As the alleged director of al Qaeda's overseas operations, investigators believe he is "extremely dangerous," LeBlanc says.
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FBI says Adnan Shukrijumah started out as a dishwasher and worked his way up
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Investigators allege he is the director of al Qaeda's overseas operations
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FBI agent calls him "extremely dangerous"
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His mother says he is not a violent person and authorities are using him as a scapegoat | 9,026 | record_train |
Protests: A protester holds up a sign calling for a ban on assault weapons during a recent rally that demanded an end to gun violence in @placeholder | By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 18:20 EST, 15 January 2013 | UPDATED: 18:30 EST, 15 January 2013 Jumping out ahead of Washington, New York state has enacted the nation's toughest gun restrictions and the first since the Connecticut school massacre, including an expanded assault-weapon ban and background checks for buying ammunition. Democratic Gov Andrew Cuomo signed the measure into law less than an hour after it won final passage in the Legislature, with supporters hailing it as a model for the nation. But gun-rights activists are condemning it as a knee-jerk piece of legislation that won't make anyone safer and is too extreme to win support in the rest of the country.
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New law includes expanded assault weapons ban and background checks for buying ammo
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Supporters hail measure as a model for America on gun control
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But extensive drone attacks there allegedly carried out by the United States over the past two years have whittled away at @placeholder's infrastructure and killed key leaders, diminishing its ability to carry out attacks. | (CNN) -- Americans commemorated this week the loss of those who died at the hands of al Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001. Their leader chimed in a day later with new threats against the United States. Ayman al-Zawahiri called on his followers in an audio message posted on the Internet on Thursday to "land a large strike on it, even if it takes years of patience for this." 9/11 anniversary: 'Our hearts still ache,' Obama says Al-Zawahiri has headed al Qaeda, since a U.S. military operation killed his predecessor and al Qaeda's founder, Osama bin Laden, in May 2011 in Pakistan.
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To commemorate 9/11, al Qaeda's leader issued new threats
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Ayman al-Zawahiri called on his followers to "land a large strike"
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"They didn't think colored soldiers had the intestinal fortitude to jump out of a plane in flight," @placeholder remembered. | Washington (CNN) -- Thurgood Marshall, Hattie McDaniel, the Tuskegee Airmen and Walter Morris -- all African-Americans who made history breaking the color barrier. But while America's first black Supreme Court justice, the first African-American Oscar winner and the U.S. military's first African-American pilots are well known, you may never have heard of Walter Morris or his role in American history. The War Department, as the Defense Department used to be called, wanted it that way. In March, a ceremony at the Pentagon sought to undo that. When Walter Morris first joined the Army just before World War II, he wasn't a "black" or "Negro" or "African-American" soldier -- he was "colored." And he was treated like all the other "colored" men who wanted to fight for their country.
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Walter Morris joined Army just before World War II when segregation still ruled
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He became head of new African-American unit, the 555th Parachute Infantry Company
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555th wound up fighting fires in Western U.S. in a mission that was kept secret
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Asked about the approaching waters, the first words that sprang to @placeholder's mind were "crazy" and "unreal." | Krotz Springs, Louisiana (CNN) -- The Nolan family spent the last few days packing up their belongings, moving out furniture, helping relatives and praying for a miracle in the face of the rising, menacing waters of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers. By Sunday, they had a few things they still had to do: clear out their trailer home in the Halphen Hollow subdivision of Krotz Springs, Louisiana, in order to head to higher ground ahead of the 5 p.m. mandatory evacuation deadline, and find a way to celebrate their daughter Mayah's fourth birthday. Louisiana residents rush to get out of flood's path
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Hundreds in Louisiana's Atchafalaya River basin have been ordered to evacuate
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They had a very large @placeholder following, and they wanted to be at the dinner." | (CNN) -- Hollywood heavies and other glitterati descend on Washington on Saturday night to light up the capital and lighten up the press corps. It's the annual White House correspondent's dinner. There's a red carpet, a presidential appearance, comedic relief and to make it all real, swanky after-parties. This year marks the 100th soiree, most of which have featured a fancy dinner and the president in attendance. In the early years, it was a small affair for 50. But in contemporary times, it has ballooned into a premier D.C. event at a huge hotel ballroom. CNN asked Julia Whiston, who serves as the dinner's executive director, when did it become such a mob scene, and why?
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Annual White House Correspondent's Dinner is major soiree in nation's capital
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Media a tough audience, but Hollywood and comedy mark the evening
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In a tuxedo, President Obama commands the dais for a few jokes of his own
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The opponents say they remain fearful that the program ultimately will hurt @placeholder trucking jobs. | Washington (CNN) -- A year after Mexican trucks were first permitted to conduct long-haul operations in the United States, so few trucks have signed up for the pilot program that government auditors fear they won't be able to complete a congressionally mandated study of the program's safety. Only six Mexican trucking companies -- most with a single truck -- are participating in the program thus far, with some 24 other companies under review. As of July, Mexican trucks had made fewer than 100 long-haul trips into the United States. Unless the number of participating trucks increases significantly, the Department of Transportation's inspector general says, the department will not have the data needed to determine whether Mexican trucks present a danger on U.S. highways.
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Just six Mexican trucking companies are participating in the program so far
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As of July, Mexican trucks had made fewer than 100 long-haul trips into the U.S.
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U.S. auditors must prepare a congressionally mandated study of the program's safety
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In @placeholder, there are signs that the principles Hargreaves and so many others espouse may finally be incorporated into the national game. | (CNN) -- German football is riding the crest of a triumphant wave with two Bundesliga teams in the Champions League final and the national side one of the favorites for the 2014 World Cup. In contrast, no clubs from the English Premier League -- the world's richest -- made it past the last 16 knockout stage and the English national side continues to under perform at the highest level. Owen Hargreaves, who played in both the Bundesliga and the English Premier League as well as starring for England at the 2006 World Cup, believes that the English game urgently needs to start investing in young talent, or risk falling even further behind.
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Owen Hargreaves says English football need to give young players opportunities
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Hargreaves highlights success of Bundesliga clubs and German national team
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@placeholder showed that Stoke's reputation as a physical team hasn't completely disappeared | CLICK HERE to read the full match report from the Britannia Stadium Several years ago after watching a routine Manchester United victory at the Britannia Stadium, Lou Macari was asked just why Sir Alex Ferguson's team seemed to find it easier than others in North Staffordshire. As well as being a United player in the 1970s, Macari was a Stoke City manager in the 1990s, back in the days when the arena of intimidation was the rather more functional Victoria Ground down the A500 'D Road' from here. Macari knows how things work in this part of the world and his answer was immediate.
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Chelsea defeated Stoke 2-0 in their Premier League clash on Monday
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Jose Mourinho game plan involving strength and technique worked
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Phil Bardsley was fortunate not to see red for a challenge on Eden Hazard
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John Terry opened the scoring with a header from Cesc Fabregas' corner
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Fabregas netted his second league goal of the season after the break
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But a source close to the star stressed that his first liaison with @placeholder did not take place until Zurich – and that the pair had merely swapped contact details in Tokyo. | The mystery woman photographed on a hotel balcony with Sir Mick Jagger earlier this month is a leading ballerina 43 years his junior, who he met two weeks before his girlfriend L’Wren Scott’s suicide, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Stunning American dancer Melanie Hamrick, 27, was pictured embracing the 70-year-old singer ten days ago in Zurich, where the Rolling Stones were performing. At the time, sources close to Jagger said the tryst followed a chance encounter in a nightclub. But The Mail on Sunday has discovered that Jagger first met the New York-based dancer three months earlier – and 6,800 miles away – in Japan.
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Jagger and Melanie Hamrick met in Tokyo in March and exchanged details
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The dancer was engaged to her co-star Jose Manuel Carreno at the time
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Wanted: Crystal Palace's Jose Campana is on the wish-list of @placeholder | Leeds United have asked about Roma midfielder Federico Viviani. The 22-year-old, who has been on loan at Latina, is thought highly of at Elland Road and has experience in the Italy Under-21 side. Done deal: Leeds United have signed Federico Viviani of Italy ahead of the new season Experience: Viviani (left) spent last season on loan at Pescara and Latina from parent side Roma Leeds have been busy and are also talking to Sampdoria about full-back Gaetano Beradi. Sampdoria, though, are more interested in sorting their own business, which primarily surrounds Crystal Palace midfielder Jose Campana. Elsewhere, Watford have completed the signing of Ecuador defender Juan Carlos Peredes.
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Roma midfielder Federico Viviani, who has been on loan at Latina, is wanted by Leeds United
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Sampdoria are after Crystal Palace midfielder Jose Campana | 9,036 | record_train |
Because of @placeholder's susceptibility to natural disaster and disease, the need for blood is paramount and extremely profitable. | Her story is as remarkable as it is revolutionary. And it's ironic to think that, in a low-income housing block in Harlem - an area of New York hardly known for its safety - the most dangerous person inside is arguably an 85-year-old Chinese grandmother. Dr Gao Yaojie - a gynecologist, author and affirmed human rights warrior - has been living in exile in Manhattan since 2009 for her tireless commitment to a crisis in China that has seen her almost universally renowned as 'the AIDS granny'. Dr Yaojie, who cannot return to her country out of fear of being jailed for 'inciting subversion', has spent close to 20 years attempting to expose an AIDS epidemic borne out of a corrupt blood-selling scandal.
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Dr Gao Yaojie, a gynecologist in China, was brought out of retirement in 1996 to treat a young mother who had undergone ovarian surgery but become more ill after the operation
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An investigation by Dr Yaojie proved the woman had contracted AIDS from a government-run blood blank that was paying poor people to donate plasma without screening the samples for AIDS
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The octogenarian endeavored to publicize the operation she believed had infected up to 10 million people with HIV, either through re-using needles or pooling the blood together before giving transfusions to those in need
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The crusade put her in danger from a government that was covering up the epidemic and, in 2009, she secretly fled China for New York
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Dr Yaojie is now about to publish her 27th book on China's AIDS crisis | 9,037 | record_train |
Mark reckons that in recent years, more than 80 per cent of Oscar-winning films have used @placeholder's advanced technology. | By Janine Yaqoob PUBLISHED: 10:33 EST, 22 February 2013 | UPDATED: 11:58 EST, 22 February 2013 A British sound engineer will be the real toast of the Academy Awards after films he worked on scooped almost sixty Oscar nominations. Mark Crabtree, 60, is responsible for the sound mixing equipment used on dozens of top Hollywood movies. These include five of the seven Best Picture nominations at this weekend's Oscars. His company, AMS Neve, created ground-breaking audio mixing consoles which are a key part in the sound production on most big screen blockbusters. Mark Crabtree with two of his Science and Engineering Oscars. He will be celebrating after the Oscars on Sunday as he is behind the sound to some of the biggest films of the year including Life of Pi and Argo
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Mark Crabtree, 60, has worked on the sound of dozens of Hollywood movies
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His films have scooped SIXTY Oscar nominations this year
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These include Life of Pi, Argo and Lincoln
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her husband, who is worth $6.9 billion, remains in @placeholder as Google’s | By Daniel Bates PUBLISHED: 09:30 EST, 30 August 2012 | UPDATED: 08:07 EST, 31 August 2012 She was married to the boss of Google and appeared to have the world at her feet. But Wendy Schmidt has revealed that her time with estranged husband Eric actually left her feeling like little more than a ‘piece of luggage’. In an interview she claimed that following him around on his private jet reduced her to the status of an expensive bag. She was unhappy and said that even her husband would not want her to feel that way - so they starting living largely separate lives but without getting divorced
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Mrs Schmidt, 57, lives on Nantucket, the millionaire’s playground off the coast of Massachusetts
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Husband Eric Schmidt currently lives in Silicon Valley
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It has been reported that Eric Schmidt is preparing for a divorce which could cost him up to $1.5 billion - the second most expensive in history | 9,039 | record_train |
The win sees Brazil move onto 24 points, level with former leaders @placeholder who relinquished top spot after a shock 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Chile. | (CNN) -- Brazil have moved to the top of South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup finals after thrashing Uruguay 4-0 in Montevideo, their first victory in the country for 33 years. Brazil players celebrate Juan's second goal in their 4-0 thrashing of Uruguay. Barcelona full-back Daniel Alves gave them an 11th-minute lead with a speculative long-range effort that goalkeeper Sebastian Viera allowed to bounce over him and into the net. Roma defender Juan headed home the second goal 10 minutes before the interval and Sevilla's Luis Fabiano added a third early in the second half, although he was later sent off.
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Brazil beat Uruguay 4-0 in Montevideo to top South American qualifying group
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Previous leaders Paraguay lost 2-0 at home to Chile and are down to second
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For on Sturridge’s phone is a compilation of the 28 goals he has scored in his 15 months as a @placeholder player. | By Dominic King Click here to read Sportsmail's Exclusive Interview with Daniel Sturridge: 'I'm not arrogant... I'm just a happy guy' There will come a point today, as Liverpool’s team bus snakes through the streets of Cardiff, when Daniel Sturridge will zone out from those around him. All conversation will stop, his phone will come out and Sturridge will devote all concentration to the small screen in front of him. If your instinct is to say this is a lack of manners, think again. It’s actually the start of an intricate pre-match routine, designed to bring him to fever pitch.
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Sturridge is the Premier League's leading English scorer with 18 goals
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England striker watches clips of his goals to fire him up before games
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Fernando Torres told him Liverpool was the best club he's ever played for
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Sturidge and strike partner Luis Suarez have scored 43 goals between them
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Sturridge's favourite goal was a glancing header in the Merseyside derby
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Putting his money where his star power is, @placeholder has donated $1 million. | Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Solemn music from the world's biggest stars served as the soundtrack to Friday night's telethon for Haiti relief, but the fundraiser ended with Wyclef Jean shouting "Enough of the moping, let's rebuild Haiti." Organizers did not immediately say how much money was raised during the two-hour "Hope for Haiti Now" show, but donations will continue to flow in as the phone lines remained open and the night's musical performances are sold on iTunes. A moving performance by Alicia Keys opened the telethon. Actor George Clooney, serving as the Los Angeles host for the event, made the first appeal for donations to raise money for relief efforts after last week's devastating earthquake.
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"Hope for Haiti" one of the most widely distributed prime-time televised benefits in history
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Actors staff the phones, musicians play the songs on telethon
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Telethon broadcast on more than 25 networks including CNN, MTV and Planet Green
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the festival, only to find ‘men dressed in @placeholder outfits from | By John Stevens PUBLISHED: 10:24 EST, 15 December 2013 | UPDATED: 04:38 EST, 16 December 2013 The families who arrived for the first day of the Winter Wonderland festival in Milton Keynes were promised ‘all the magic of the holiday season’. What they got, however, were skinny Santas, reindeer without antlers … and an ice rink made out of plastic sheets. Organisers received so many complaints from furious customers that they shut the event down after only a day. Families had paid up to £65 in advance for various attractions at the town’s Campbell Park, including meeting Santa, ice skating and seeing huskies and reindeer.
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Winter Wonderland in Milton Keynes opened to customers yesterday
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Parents claimed that Father Christmas was too thin and event did not live up to promises
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'We would have had more fun on a frozen puddle', says one customer
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Organisers announced today that the event would be cancelled after partner charity withdrew | 9,043 | record_train |
@placeholder became infamous for surrounding referees under Ferguson when decisions went against them | Making furious accusations of a campaign against his team, mastering mind games and ramping up pressure on referees – is Jose Mourinho the new Sir Alex Ferguson? Last week the two former adversaries broke bread in a Paris hotel and if recent behaviour is anything to go to, Mourinho may well have been picking up tips from the man he calls 'the boss'. Here Sportsmail looks at why the Chelsea supremo is stepping into the Scotsman's shoes... Jose Mourinho (right) has similar characteristics to former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson Mourinho's antics at Chelsea are resembling that of Ferguson's Premier League period of dominance at United
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Chelsea drew 1-1 at Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon
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Nemanja Matic was sent off after reacting to Ashley Barnes' challenge
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Blues boss Jose Mourinho's antics are reminiscent of Sir Alex Ferguson
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Ferguson would employ several tactics to give Manchester United any advantage during his period of dominance at the club | 9,044 | record_train |
Rich: @placeholder grew into a hugely prosperous city thanks to the nearby oil reserves | By David Derbyshire Last updated at 12:19 AM on 23rd September 2011 Even the most ardent fan of Blackpool will concede the seaside town has little in common with Dallas. Any tans you might spot on England’s North-West coast tend to come from bottles rather than hours spent in the golden Texan sunshine. And the only cowboys you’ll find on the golden mile are builders. But soon that could all change. In an extraordinary announcement, gas prospectors have revealed that the Fylde Coast of Lancashire is poised to become the centre of one of the biggest gas drilling operations in Europe.
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The gas field in Lancashire could fill 66,000 Albert Halls
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It's also @placeholder's first big product rollout since it was announced that Microsoft was going to purchase part of the company. | Thinner. Lighter. Faster. That's what Apple promises in its newest iPad, which also has a new name: the iPad Air. The company rolled out the fifth generation of its market-leading tablet Tuesday. Among its new features, the iPad will weigh 1 pound, down from 1.4 pounds. It's 20% thinner and 28% lighter than the current fourth-generation iPad. The iPad Air will have the same 9.7-inch screen as previous iPads and pack the same A7 processing chip that's in the iPhone 5S. That will make it 72 times faster than the original iPad, according to Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller.
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Apple announced a new iPad, named the iPad Air
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Full-sized model is lighter, thinner; it weighs only 1 pound
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The new iPad Mini has high-resolution retina display
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But yesterday's battles have called into question the effectiveness of the @placeholder fighters and have increased pressure on Iraqi leaders to form a power-sharing government capable of countering the Islamic State. | Militants could flood some of Iraq's major cities by blowing up the country's biggest dam, it was feared last night. Fighters from the Islamic State jihadist group seized control of the Mosul Dam yesterday after an offensive lasting barely 24 hours. Its capture could prove a turning point in the growing civil war in the country. A file picture shows the Mosul Dam on the River Tigris: Fighters from the Islamic State jihadist group seized control of the Mosul Dam yesterday, a victory which could prove a turning point in Iraq's growing civil war The flood threat could give the Sunni fighters a key bargaining point in their bid to topple the Shi'ite-led government of prime minister Nuri al-Maliki.
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Islamist group inflicts first major defeat on Kurdish forces since June
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No such grant exists for workers in the @placeholder to relocate to find work or get an interview. | By Tim Shipman PUBLISHED: 19:35 EST, 4 April 2013 | UPDATED: 01:33 EST, 5 April 2013 Britain is advertising 250,000 jobs in the European Union despite unemployment at home Britain is advertising 250,000 jobs to job seekers in the European Union creating more competition for unemployed people at home. Around half the jobs advertised on a taxpayer funded EU website are in Britain, raising questions about the government’s approach to unemployment. By contrast France has advertised just 14,000 posts for other EU workers and seven countries - have put up so few that they do not register with the European Commission’s EURES work programme.
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Half of the jobs advertised on a taxpayer funded EU website are in Britain
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McChrystal has instituted other rules to help minimize civilian deaths, including restricting the use of airstrikes in areas where there may be civilians, and limiting nighttime raids by @placeholder forces. | Washington (CNN) -- U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan could someday be awarded medals for restraint that prevents civilian casualties in combat. The possibility is under consideration by the staff of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander in Afghanistan, according to Lt. Col. Tadd Sholtis, McChrystal's spokesman. The idea of rewarding battlefield restraint was proposed by British Maj. Gen. Nick Carter, who is in charge of the international forces in southern Afghanistan. Sholtis said the idea is still in its "conceptual stage." "Although no decisions have been made on the award itself, the idea is consistent with our strategic approach," Sholtis said. "Our young men and women display remarkable courage every day, including situations where they refrain from using lethal force, even at risk to themselves, in order to prevent possible harm to civilians. In some situations our forces face in Afghanistan, that restraint is an act of discipline and courage not much different than those combat actions that merit awards for valor."
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Medal would honor troops for restraint that prevents civilian casualties in combat
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Medal under consideration by the commander in Afghanistan
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But the @placeholder family who own a plot next to Mr Smith's grave (pictured) complained to the council | The family of a gipsy great-grandfather fear his body could be exhumed because the relatives of a Muslim man buried in the neighbouring plot have complained that he is an unbeliever. Shadrack Smith, 89, from Leicester, who was a popular figure in the Romany gipsy community, died on January 13 after breaking his hip on New Year's Eve and developing pneumonia. His bereft family paid £2,500 for three plots at the multi-faith cemetery in Lychgate Lane Cemetery, Burbage, Leicestershire. The grave of Shadrack Smith, 89, from Leicester, who was a popular figure in the Romany gipsy community, died on January 13 after breaking his hip on New Year's Eve and developing pneumonia
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Shadrack Smith, 89, buried in multi-faith cemetery after death in January
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Bereft family had paid £2,500 to buy three plots side-by-side at cemetery
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Family who own neighbouring plot complained Mr Smith was not Muslim
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Smith family fear Mr Smith's body could be exhumed
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Council strongly denies referring to exhumation as a possibility when it contacted family
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Council committed 'to reaching an amicable and acceptable solution'
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The original version of this story published on 10 February reported that Burbage Parish Council were to consider if Shadrack Smith should be moved to a new plot at Burbage cemetery at a meeting the following day. We are happy to make clear the Council’s position that it has never discussed or considered the exhumation of Mr Smith’s body, and we apologise for any misunderstanding. | 9,050 | record_train |
@placeholder and the administration will now embark on more extensive discussions about budget reform that will consume the attention of both parties until the middle of January. | (CNN) -- With no time left on the clock, members of Congress finally reached a deal that would reopen the federal government and raise the debt ceiling. As the world watched Congress stumble and tumble toward the brink of default, Senate Democrats and Republicans finally agreed on a deal that gained enough support in the House to bring this episode to a close. Some Democrats and pundits have concluded that Democrats are walking away the victors. They correctly argue that the Republican Party has become so damaged in the polls as a result of their hardball tactics that they are extremely vulnerable in the 2014 midterms and could very well suffer in the presidential election of 2016 as a result of these debates.
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A deal will reopen government and avert a default on U.S. debt
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Julian Zelizer: Some have argued the deal is a total Democratic win
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Online, there are multiple @placeholder websites, including mansondirect.com, which features audio messages from Manson in prison. | (CNN) -- Inside the Charles Manson room at the Museum of Death in Hollywood, Anne Forde looks at crime scene photos from the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders. "I was a kid when he was involved in these crimes," says Forde, who grew up in County Cork, Ireland. "It's just been a fascination for me ever since." "His eyes just stand out and look crazy," says Debbie Roberts, who was visiting the museum from Kentucky. "I can see how people followed him." A few miles away on Saturday mornings, Scott Michaels is hosting the "Helter Skelter Tragical History Tour." For $65, you can buy a bus seat to see where the murders took place, as Michaels tells the story of Helter Skelter.
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It's been 45 years since the Tate-LaBianca murders
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Charles Manson's next parole hearing is in 2027
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He has received more mail than any other inmate in California | 9,052 | record_train |
The United States will respond "proportionally" to the attack, Obama said, though he would not say how the @placeholder would specifically retaliate. | President Barack Obama on Friday said that Sony Pictures made a mistake in canceling the release of a movie after a cyberattack from North Korean-backed hackers. "I am sympathetic to the concerns that they face. Having said all that, yes, I think they made a mistake," Obama said at a news conference Friday. "Let's not get into that way of doing business." Obama's statement came hours after the FBI announced North Korea is officially responsible for the cyberattack on Sony Pictures, an attack law enforcement officials called a "game changer." "We cannot have a society in which some dictators someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States because if somebody is able to intimidate us out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they start doing once they see a documentary that they don't like or news reports that they don't like," Obama said. "That's not who we are. That's not what America is about."
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President Barack Obama calls Sony's decision to cancel movie showing 'a mistake.'
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The FBI called North Korea's actions "outside the bounds of acceptable state behavior"
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@placeholder's technology allows mobile payments through traditional magnetic credit card readers, so it can theoretically work in a lot more places than Apple Pay, which requires special payment pads to work. | Samsung is set to launch its own rical to Apple Pay after buying a mobile payment firm. Samsung will buy LoopPay, a mobile payments company that let's people pay for goods using their phones. It is expected to reveal the service on March 1st, when it launches its new Galaxy S6 handset. LoopPay (left) calls itself a 'wallet solution' that lets customers pay with their phones and tablets 'virtually everywhere'. It consists of an app and a device, which is either a fob or a phone case. If the firms do partner up, LoopPay's technology could be built into Samsung phones (Galaxy S5 pictured right), tablets and watches
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LoopPay offers cases and cards that let people pay for goods wirelessly
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It would use NFC technology and would rival Apple Pay
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@placeholder believes Jaźwiecki made the portraits because he was aware they would one day become important historical documents. | (CNN)The Nazis did all they could to make their Jewish captives faceless, dressing them in uniforms and tattooing them with numbers that would become their new identities. In the midst of that horror -- indeed, in perhaps the most horrific place a Jew could land at the time -- prisoners sought to take their images back and made sure that art was still present. Franciszek Jaźwiecki, a Polish artist and political prisoner at Auschwitz, made portraits of fellow prisoners. Though the portraits portrayed prisoners of various nationalities and ages, they shared the same haunting quality, according to Agnieszka Sieradzka, an art historian at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
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Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum has works of art created in concentration camps
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The weather is not easing life for those who have fled @placeholder, the United Nations children's agency said. | (CNN) -- Brutal winter weather is making dire conditions even more so in parts of the Middle East, especially for thousands of Syrian refugees enduring frigid temperatures in tents. The coldest air of the season was moving in behind a heavy snowstorm that blanketed refugee camps in Turkey and Lebanon. Syria In Syria, residents in cities pummeled by warfare were taking drastic measures to stay alive. A video posted online shows three men and two children burning pages of schoolbooks to stay warm in the besieged city of Rastan. Read more: Scavenging for food, Syrian children witness war "We can't use the heaters inside our residences," one of the men says. "No fuel, no wood, no electricity."
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U.N. agency: Syrian refugee children face miserable conditions, need winter clothes
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The hyped @placeholder, after looking so connected during the pre-season, have underwhelmed so far and their record stands at 1-3. | The National Basketball Association is one of the pre-eminent sport Leagues in the world and last Tuesday, the 2014-15 season commenced. Every Thursday, Bleacher Report will bring you a round-up of all the action on and off court Stateside. HEADLINE-MAKER Lebron James - The four-time NBA MVP made his long awaited return for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Four years, three months and 21 days on from his last match for the club, the Cavs fell to a 95-90 defeat at the hands of the London-bound New York Knicks in their season-opener. LeBron James played his first game for Cleveland in over four years, after a spell with the Miami Heat
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LeBron James played for Cavs for first time in four years
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London tickets sell out in record time during NBA season's first week
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@placeholder really revolutionized the way law enforcement responds to active shooters." | It has become a tragically familiar scene in American life: law enforcement officers descending on a packed school where a gunman is on the loose. A procession of students, their hands raised, slowly making their way out of the danger zone. But the handling of Friday's shooting at Arapahoe High School -- just 10 miles from the scene of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting where two students killed 12 classmates and a teacher before fatally shooting themselves -- drew important lessons from the earlier bloodshed. At Arapahoe High School, where senior Claire Davis, 17, was critically injured before the shooter turned the gun on himself, law enforcement officers responded within minutes and immediately entered the school to confront the gunman rather than surrounding the building, authorities said.
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Handling of shooting at Arapahoe High School drew important lessons from Columbine
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And while this year's @placeholder liturgy remains the same, experts say we should expect the unexpected. | (CNN) -- Pope Francis doesn't want a commonly quoted Bible verse chanted as empty words on Christmas Day -- the one about peace on Earth. "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors," heavenly hosts proclaimed when Christ was born, according to the Vatican translation. The pontiff told tens of thousands of people gathered in front of the Vatican on Wednesday where he wants that peace to happen -- in Syria, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Holy Land. False pretenses won't do. "True peace is not a balance of opposing forces. It is not a lovely 'facade' which conceals conflicts and divisions. Peace calls for daily commitment," Francis said in his Christmas Urbi et Orbi message.
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"Peace calls for daily commitment," Francis says in his Christmas Urbi et Orbi message
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Make it in Syria, Israel, the Palestinian territories, South Sudan, he says
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The Urbi et Orbi address is customarily political and global, as its name indicates
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@placeholder combination pills put hydrocodone with less potent painkillers such as acetaminophen. | One person dies every 19 minutes from a prescription drug overdose in the United States. On Thursday, the Drug Enforcement Administration tried to combat this epidemic by saying it will tighten controls on hydrocodone products, some of the most commonly misused narcotic painkillers on the market. The DEA action moves hydrocodone combination pills, also known as opioids, from a Schedule III to a Schedule II drug. The final ruling goes into effect in 45 days. Drugs are categorized into one of five "schedules" by the DEA based on "whether they have a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, their relative abuse potential and their likelihood of causing dependence when abused." Other drugs, such as Adderall and morphine, are also labeled as Schedule II.
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Hydrocodone combination pills, also known as opioids, are becoming Schedule II drugs
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The DEA categorizes drugs into one of five "schedules"
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Adderall and morphine among other drugs labeled as more restrictive Schedule II | 9,060 | record_train |
He also revealed the difficulty he faced in not being able to assist her, as it is illegal to do so in @placeholder and many other parts of the world. | By Freya Noble for Daily Mail Australia An elderly woman suffering from dementia made the heartbreaking decision to take her own life before the crippling disease did. Gillian Bennett, born in Christchurch, New Zealand, but who lived in Bowen Island, in British Columbia in Canada with her husband Jonathan Bennett, penned a heartbreaking letter explaining her decision before her death last week. 'I will take my life today around noon. It is time. Dementia is taking its toll and I have nearly lost myself. I have nearly lost me. Jonathan, the straightest and brightest of men, will be at my side as a loving witness,' the letter began.
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Gillian Bennett penned the touching letter before she took her own life last week
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The 85-year-old was suffering from dementia and made the decision to die with dignity
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With her husband by her side she slipped away at her home in Bowen Island, Canada
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Originally from New Zealand, Mrs Bennett made a passionate case for one's right to choose | 9,061 | record_train |
About 14.9million people, or a quarter of Italy's 61million population, are living in families that meet three of more of @placeholder's poverty indicators. | By Becky Evans PUBLISHED: 07:05 EST, 22 May 2013 | UPDATED: 07:05 EST, 22 May 2013 Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes properly or eat meat as their country is racked by recession and soaring unemployment, according to a new report. Researchers found the number of people considered seriously deprived has doubled in the past two years. The findings from national statistics institute ISTAT underline the scale of the challenge faced by the new coalition government of Enrico Letta, which has vowed to stimulate growth and tackle a youth jobless rate of almost 40 per cent.
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Italians struggle to heat homes or buy meat as poverty doubles in two years
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Youth unemployment stands at 40% and new PM vows to stimulate growth
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8.6million or 14% of population say they are seriously deprived | 9,062 | record_train |
I had time to read which was very important generally for @placeholder children. | (CNN) -- She's been dubbed the Russian "Tsarina," a former circuit-board-equipment seller who happened to sit next to one of the world's richest business moguls on a plane -- and now heads his company. Meet Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, the chairperson of French commodities giant Louis Dreyfus Holdings, with a net worth estimated at an eye-watering $6 billion according to Forbes. Orphaned at seven after her parents died in a train accident, Louis-Dreyfus was raised by her grandfather in what was then the Soviet Union, studying law at Moscow State University. She met her future husband, billionaire Robert Louis-Dreyfus, on a plane in 1988. When he died from leukemia two decades later, the mother of three was left in charge of one of the biggest commodity companies on the planet, as well as the French football club Olympique de Marseille.
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Margarita Louis-Dreyfus is in the top 200 billionaires on the planet. Why?
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Inherited commodities giant Louis Dreyfus Holdings from late husband
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First woman to lead the firm in it's 160-year-history, learned to manage "big egos"
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With a BAC of 0.000, the situation should have been resolved quickly, but @placeholder was evaluated for possible drug use as well. | An Ohio man was charged with DUI after her was pulled over by the police, despite the fact that a breathalyzer test showed he had a blood-alcohol content of 0.000. 64-year-old Jessie Thornton who now lives in Surprise, Arizona said cops told him that they could tell he was drunk simply by looking at him. Mr Thornton explained that in the evenings, he runs errands and goes to the gym, but a late-night swim might have led to the DUI accusation. Scroll down for video... Jessie Thornton: He was arrested for DUI despite having nothing in his system Surprise Police Department paperwork shows Thornton was 'pulled over for crossing the white line in his lane.'
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Jessie Thornton has been pulled over ten times since moving to Surprise
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On the last occasion he was subjected to blood & drug tests
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Cops admitted after the ordeal they should not have pulled him over
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Mr Thornton believes racism is to blame and is now suing the police department
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"We've begun the process, @placeholder is second and as all of these couples go back to their home states, they want those same benefits. | BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Four years ago Massachusetts became the first state to allow same-sex couples to marry. Since then, more than 10,000 gay and lesbian couples have exchanged vows in the state. David Wilson and Rob Compton, of Massachusetts, were among first same-sex couples to marry in 2004. David Wilson and Rob Compton were among the first to say, "I do." The impact, they say, has been huge. Wilson says it was the switch from partner to husband that made a difference. "Just using the word husband brings a level of confidence that helps say to the person we're talking with we have a right to be together, we are a couple and we love each other," Wilson says.
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David Wilson, Rob Compton were among first same-sex couples to marry in 2004
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At least 48 same-sex divorces, which are hard to track, have been reported
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The commandos took bin Laden's body with them, @placeholder officials have said. | Washington (CNN) -- A Navy SEAL team that fought its way upstairs at Osama bin Laden's compound killed him with rapid-fire shots to his chest and forehead, according to a U.S. official who has seen military reports of the raid. The unarmed bin Laden, who the White House said put up some form of resistance, was moving when he was first shot, the official on Wednesday told CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN that weapons were near bin Laden, who died on an upper floor of the compound toward the end of the nearly 40-minute raid. "He was right there and going to get those arms. You really can't take a chance."
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NEW: Pakistan ambassador vows inquiry
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Reuters photos show bodies, helicopter at compound
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News agency says they were taken by a Pakistani security official
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Bin Laden was near weapons when he was shot, Sen. Feinstein says | 9,066 | record_train |
The two women were at loggerheads during the @placeholder debate about WAGs as role models | Former WAG Lizzie Cundy has gone head-to-head with author Kathy Lette after the writer called footballer wives and girlfriends 'bad role models' who are nothing more than 'life support systems to a pair of breasts'. Lette said such women 'live vicariously' through their partners, while Cundy - who used to be married to footballer Jason Cundy - maintained that supporting one's footballing husband or boyfriend is an arduous and admirable way to live, and should be applauded accordingly. The two appeared today on ITV's This Morning to debate the question of whether or not young girls should aspire to be WAGS, and the audience voted overwhelmingly with Lette, who called such women 'sabre-toothed husband hunters whose only skills are sports car alighting with minimum knicker flashing'.
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Kathy Lette said WAGs are bad role models for young girls
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Lizzie Cundy, ex-wife of footballer Jason Cundy, said WAGs mostly have jobs
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The intensity of Liverpool's play resulted in @placeholder' side leading 4-0 after just 20 minutes at Anfield | It was a demolition; a day that ‘scarred’ Arsene Wenger and provided the blueprint for how Liverpool’s life under Brendan Rodgers can be. Go back to lunchtime on February 8 this year and you will remember the shock of the events that were unfolding at Anfield. One goal then another quickly followed by two more. In 20 blistering minutes, Arsenal heads were scrambled and Liverpool were catapulting themselves into a title race. So good was the performance, BT made an advert about it: Rio Ferdinand, watching on his iPhone, declares as the fourth goal from Daniel Sturridge speeds in that ‘I can’t believe what I’m watching’; Jose Mourinho, upon hearing the news, remarks with a shake of the head: ‘Unbelievable.’
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Liverpool's 5-1 win over Arsenal in February displayed Rogers' style of play
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Arsene Wenger was left 'scarred' as his side conceded four in 20 minutes
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The Frenchman has already got one up on Rodgers this season as the Northern Irishman had wanted Alexis Sanchez to replace Luis Suarez
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Arsenal are the visitors to Anfield on Sunday as they look for revenge | 9,068 | record_train |
This isn't the first time that @placeholder has gotten innovative with its advertising. | By Ashley Collman While its competitors are shelling out $4million for 30 second spots during Sunday's Super Bowl, Chipotle Mexican Grill will be paying $1million for a four-episode TV series that only mentions the restaurant once. Next month, the Denver-based fast casual chain will release a new series called 'Farmed and Dangerous' on Hulu, which promises to be a satirical take on industrial farming. No scenes will be filmed at Chipotle restaurants and there will be no lines about how delicious their burrito bowls are as the brand steps takes native advertising into original programming. Instead the series is designed to subtly draw attention to the fact that Chipotle promises to use wherever possible meat and dairy from animals raised without antibiotics or hormones and organic produce.
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'Farmed and Dangerous' will not feature any scenes shot at Chipotle and will only reference the restaurant once
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Like all Hulu videos, the show will be broken up by advertisement breaks - including Chipotle spots
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Executives believe the show will bring in customers who believe in their organic and hormone-free food philosophy
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The chain has paid $250,000 an episode for the four-part 30-minute series starring actor Ray Wise | 9,069 | record_train |
It is not known who, if anyone, has replaced him as @placeholder's military adviser in Iraq. | Commanding an area larger than Britain with a population of more than four million brutally oppressed citizens, Islamic State terrorists use a strict hierarchical system to manage operations. Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appointed a rigid chain of command beneath him, divided into separate councils responsible for everything from the sale of oil, to internal communications and decisions on which prisoners to execute and how. The highly detailed information on exactly how the terror group operates, as well as the names of Baghdadi's deputies and department heads, stems from the discovery of a USB stick inside the home of Abu Abdul Rahman al-Bilawi - the now deceased former-head of ISIS' military operations in Iraq.
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Jihadist group uses a strict hierarchical system to manage terror operations
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Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has two deputies - one for both Syria and Iraq
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Has also appointed 'cabinet' of advisers and team of 24 regional governors
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Each governor appoints a team of captains to ensure diktats are carried out
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Another group - the Shura Council - advises on religious and military affairs
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These men are powerful enough to even 'sack' Baghdadi if they so decide | 9,070 | record_train |
The amount of rain that has fallen in two days roughly equals what normally falls in six months in the @placeholder province, Istanbul Gov. | ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- At least 31 people were dead after two days of torrential rains triggered flash floods in northwestern Turkey, sweeping cars into the sea and sending gushing water into homes and businesses, authorities said Wednesday. A Turkish woman awaits rescuers on her balcony following heavy morning rain in Istanbul. Twenty-six people were killed in Istanbul province and five in neighboring Tekirdag province, according to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Nine people were feared missing, he said. Among the fatalities in Istanbul were seven female textile workers who were trapped in their minivan, CNN sister network CNN Turk reported.
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At least 31 killed after torrential rains triggered flash floods in northwest Turkey
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200 cars washed into Sea of Marmara; 800 homes and businesses flooded
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Death toll expected to rise with reports of people being dragged by raging waters | 9,071 | record_train |
According to the complaint, Metro repeatedly accessed non-public information on @placeholder's computer systems to identify documents establishing that a client of the firm was about to participate in a corporate transaction. | By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:16 EST, 19 March 2014 | UPDATED: 17:00 EST, 19 March 2014 A Wall Street stockbroker and a clerk at a prominent Manhattan law firm have been charged with insider trading involving a middleman who would chew up napkins on which he passed illegal tips. Authorities say Steven Metro, 40, a managing clerk and non-practicing attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, would pass tips about corporate mergers involving the firm's clients through the intermediary to Morgan Stanley stockbroker Vladimir Eydelman, 42. They allege that the four-year scheme earned the suspects more than $5.6million of illegal profit and $33million of illegal trades, with some profits being kicked back to Metro, and other profits spent by Eydelman on a home, jewelry and a $118,000 2011 Maserati GranTurismo.
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Steven Metro, 40, a law clerk at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Morgan Stanley stockbroker Vladimir Eydelman, 42, charged with insider trading
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Alleged four-year scheme earned the suspects more than $5.6million of illegal profit and $33million of illegal trades
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Prosecutors say suspects profited from investment in Sirius XM Radio by Liberty Media Corp, and a merger of Office Depot Inc and OfficeMax Inc
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Officials say Eydelman used money on a home, jewelry and a $118,000 2011 Maserati GranTurismo | 9,072 | record_train |
@placeholder hunting season lasts from August 15 to November 1. | By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 20:18 EST, 22 August 2012 | UPDATED: 22:09 EST, 22 August 2012 Living in Florida, it is not uncommon to spot an alligator swimming in a creek or resting on the shore of a lake on any given day, but even a seasoned trapper was caught off guard when he got a call about a 14-foot reptile. Lane Stephens, a contracted alligator trapper with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), said he pulled the scaly monster out of Lake Talquin on August 11, making it the fourth critter to exceed 11 feet in the last few months.
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Contracted alligator trapper Lane Stephens caught the massive reptile in Lake Talquin
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Gator was the fourth animal to exceed 11 feet in recent months
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Longest alligator ever caught in Florida measured at 14 feet and three-and-a-half inches
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There are estimated 1.3 million gators in Florida; 20,000 are harvested each year | 9,073 | record_train |
Wanted; Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, was killed in the shootout, while his brother @placeholder, right, escaped | Incredible new photographs have revealed the dramatic gun battle which broke out between police and the suspected Boston bombers in a residential street, leaving one brother dead. The images, taken by a resident of the Watertown street in the early hours of Friday, show the Tsarnaev brothers sheltering behind a vehicle and clearly taking aim at police officers. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, and his brother Tamerlan, 26, are seen running to a car for more supplies before hauling out a pressure cooker bomb they then detonated, filling the street with smoke. The photographs, taken on the eyewitness' phone from a third-floor bedroom overlooking the harrowing scene, are the first images giving insight into the fraught battle that left one brother dead.
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Watertown resident took photographs of the dramatic scene unfolding in front of his home in the early hours of Friday
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Images show Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev taking aim at officers
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They detonate pressure cooker bomb before Dzhokhar jumps in an SUV
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As he barrels towards officers, his brother is taken down by police
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@placeholder was in obvious pain as the blood poured from his head, but the Slovakian still played on | Martin Skrtel has warned Liverpool’s top-four rivals they should be ready to fight as they look to take momentum from his ‘most important’ goal. The Slovakian defender had eight staples put into a head wound following a clash with Olivier Giroud but carried on with a bandage to score the equaliser deep into injury time in Sunday’s dramatic 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Anfield. Liverpool have a chance to push on over Christmas with a fixture away to Burnley followed by home games against Swansea and Leicester. Martin Skrtel's last-gasp goal earned Liverpool a deserved point against Arsenal on Sunday
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Martin Skrtel scored late equaliser in 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Sunday
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Defender needed eight staples in his head after clash with Olivier Giroud
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Slovakia international insists that the Reds' performances are improving | 9,075 | record_train |
The home fans immediately replied with their tribute and at one point in the first half the entire ground was singing @placeholder's name, with levels of appreciation at opposite extremes. | Raheem Sterling's driving run saw him equalise for Liverpool after the break - click here for our brilliant matchzone service It was what one might call a Michael Owen moment. Maybe a Jimmy Greaves moment for those whose memory extends to football's golden age. Raheem Sterling turned and ran, straight at the heart of the Chelsea defence. You know, like the great goalscorers do. In that instant of pure athletic acceleration nobody could live with him. Not Nemanja Matic, the stand-out defensive midfield player of this season, not Gary Cahill who appeared to be plodding through quick-drying cement by comparison.
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Eden Hazard gave Chelsea an 18th-minute lead from the spot after Emre Can had fouled the Belgian in the box
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Liverpool could have been awarded a penalty just before half-time when Diego Costa appeared to handle
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But Raheem Sterling hit back in the 59th minute to ignite the Capital One Cup semi-final at Anfield
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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard struck a post afterwards before being taken off for Adam Lallana | 9,076 | record_train |
Rescue crews searched for seven people missing after the tornadoes struck this town in @placeholder, killing at least six. | (CNN) -- Chainsaws wailed Thursday in Granbury, Texas, as some residents began to clear fallen trees and whittle down the mounds of household goods strewn across the landscape, a testament to the ferocity of the previous night's tornadoes. But other residents, those from the hardest-hit neighborhoods, had to wait, hoping to hear when they could go back to their damaged and leveled homes to see what remains. Ronna Cotten said she has been told she can't re-enter her subdivision to "check to see if we have any belongings left" for at least two days, maybe as many as seven. Power is expected to be down for the next three weeks, Cotten said she was told. Cotten stayed in the home of a woman who picked her up from the rescue center Wednesday night and worked the phones Thursday trying to find hotel rooms for her family.
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Resident says she's been told power will be out three weeks
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National Weather Service says at least 13 tornadoes touched down
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It looked like a fast food joint -- and @placeholder has no shortage of those. | (CNN)Qwaider Al Nabulsi is an unremarkable place, at first glance. The clue is in the glamorous Indian woman standing out front waxing lyrical to a group of hungry looking tourists. The setting is a Palestinian-Jordanian restaurant in Dubai (Qwaider Al Nabulsi, Al Muraqabat Street; +971 4227 5559), the tourists are refugees from the city's culinary mainstream, and the woman is Arva Ahmed -- underground food guide extraordinaire. Ahmed is talking about the history and variety of Middle Eastern cooking. She rat-a-tat-tats to the assembled crowd about the spartan dishes of the Yemeni Bedouin and moves on to the love of vegetables in the fertile crescent through Turkey, Lebanon and Syria.
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Arva Ahmed's food tours seek out the most authentic dishes in Dubai
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Locations are sometimes unglamorous -- in a city renowned for glitz -- but recipes are delicious
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Lebanese pizza, chili felafel and fesenjoon chicken stew are among tour highlights
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Ahmed is helping to pioneer a different kind of Dubai tourism | 9,078 | record_train |
@placeholder's decision to come out earlier this year means he joins the growing list of sports stars who have opted to reveal their homosexuality. | (CNN) -- There will be no room for homophobia at the 2014 NFL Draft, according to San Francisco 49ers owner and co-chairman John York. When the three-day event, taking place between May 8-10, rolls into town, much of the media's attention is likely to be focused on Michael Sam -- the former Missouri Tigers defensive end who came out as gay in February. The college football star is expected to be drafted in the latter rounds, and if so, he will become the first active player in the NFL to have publicly declared his homosexuality. A handful of teams are reportedly interested in recruiting the 24-year-old, and York insists that -- regardless of Sam's sexuality -- he would have him at the 49ers should he be deemed good enough.
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All eyes on Michael Sam ahead of May's NFL draft
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The former Missouri Tigers defensive end came out in February
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San Francisco 49ers owner John York says Sam's sexuality is not an issue
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This Must be the Place by @placeholder: Pieces can be assembled and dismantled in many combinations, to be re-assessed with each new composition ¿ voids are interpreted as new unique rooms or courtyards for dolls to inhabit. | By Deni Kirkova Sophisticated dolls' houses boasting groundbreaking design are to be auctioned at Bonhams, London on Monday. The pint-sized masterpieces have been created by 20 of Britain's top architects - including Zaha Hadid - to raise money for UK children's charity KIDS. Property developers from Cathedral Group who commissioned the project briefed designers with just one requirement: each house had to include at least one feature that makes life easier for a child with a disability. Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan designed this house 'on a coral in the deep blue sea' with artists Ishbel Myerscough, Chantal Joffe and poet Lemn Sissay
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The Cathedral Group commissioned 20 of the world’s top architects and designers to build houses
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Each house had to include at least one feature that makes life easier for a child with a disability
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On Monday they will be exhibited and auctioned at Bonhams, London, with all proceeds going to KIDS charity | 9,080 | record_train |
"In general, people with @placeholder speed four times more often than those without ADHD," he said. | It was hard to miss the bright yellow Student Driver bumper sticker on the back of the car driven by Tosha Mulligan. Tosha Mullgian, 19, has attention deficit disorder. She says her mind wanders when she drives. Getting a driver's license is a rite of passage for many teenagers, but the process was a bit more challenging for 19-year-old Mulligan of Acworth, Georgia. She has attention deficit disorder. When she gets behind the wheel, she said, "Sometimes my mind wanders off." She's not alone. Researchers reported driving can be a serious problem for teens with ADD and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Motor vehicle accidents already are the leading cause of death among teenagers in the U.S., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Experts such as Russell Barkley say ADD and ADHD compound the problem.
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ADD and ADHD compound the problem of teen car accident deaths, experts say
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Drivers with ADHD have a greater tendency to speed
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People with ADD are more sensitive to the effects of alcohol
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ADD or ADHD teens should stay in a learner's permit program longer, experts say | 9,081 | record_train |
Just 90 minutes into the 72-hour cease-fire, @placeholder accused Hamas of breaking it with an attack on Israeli soldiers through one of its tunnels. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not deny a report that he told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro "not to ever second guess me again" on how to deal with Hamas, though he said the report did not reflect the general "tone and substance" of the calls. "First let me make a general statement about our relationship with the United States," Netanyahu said in English on Saturday evening when an American journalist asked about the report from Matt Lee of the Associated Press. "I think the United States has been terrific." Netanyahu then praised President Barack Obama's "unequivocal stand with Israel on our right to defend ourselves" as well as the "untiring efforts" of Kerry. He also called Shapiro "a great ambassador" and thanked Congress for passing an additional $225 million to help Israel pay for its Iron Dome defense system.
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AP report said Benjamin Netanyahu had warned John Kerry on second-guessing him
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Netanyahu doesn't deny it, but says the report missed the general "tone" of the calls
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"I think the United States has been terrific," Netanyahu adds
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Sources say the Obama and Netanyahu administrations are at odds over Gaza | 9,082 | record_train |
Red Cottage itself was pulled down in the 1930s, and four separate houses were later built on the land, before being demolished in turn and replaced with @placeholder. | By Kieran Corcoran Activist: Sylvia Pankhurst, pictured in 1932, was a prominent suffragette The home of political activist and suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst has been transformed into a block of million-pound flats. The women's rights campaigner, whose mother Emmeline and sister Christabel were also prominent votes-for-women campaigners, moved to Vine Cottage in Woodford Green, Essex in the 1920s. However, she quickly renamed the building Red Cottage in honour of her radical, left-wing politics. But the now-unrecognisable area has been transformed into a block of 14 luxury apartments, which are expected to sell for between £500,000 and £1million each. Miss Pankhurst lived in the home with her boyfriend Silvio Corio, an Italian anarchist who was fleeing the rise of fascism in Italy.
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Suffragette and campaigner once lived in Woodford Green, Essex
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Rented a house she dubbed Red Cottage in honour of her left-wing politics
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Miss Pankhurst fought for women's votes alongside her mother Emmeline
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Site of Red Cottage has been redeveloped and named Highbeam House
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Developers have restored Pankhurst-era statue as part of renovations | 9,083 | record_train |
"He came up to me and started a conversation," @placeholder recalled Thursday to HLN. | (CNN) -- A 7-year-old Georgia girl fought off a man who'd grabbed her in the aisle of a Walmart, with police eventually tracking down the suspect they accuse of attempted kidnapping. Georgeann Baxter told HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell that she was in the Bremen store with her daughter, Brittney, on Wednesday. "We were walking around the Walmart, and we felt safe," the mother said, talking about how they were looking at Valentine's Day cards and toys in the west Georgia store, about 45 miles west of Atlanta. When Baxter asked her daughter if she wanted to join her to get strawberries, the girl said that she wanted to stay in the toy aisle for a few more minutes.
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Video from a Georgia Walmart shows a man grabbing a young girl
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The girl says she punched, kicked and screamed before he let go
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Police later arrest a man they said tried to kidnap the 7-year-old girl
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The suspect says, "I didn't bother nobody. I was never there" | 9,084 | record_train |
adverts aimed at inspiring the nation to get in to the @placeholder spirit. | The USA have been one of the surprise teams of the World Cup, having qualified for the last 16 at the expense of Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, but one thing is for sure - their fans have always believed. And when the US take on Belgium on Tuesday, it will be no different. Thousands of American fans in Salvador - and millions more back home - will believe they can reach the quarter finals and will proudly declare so. 'I believe that we will win, I believe that we will win, I believe that we will win,' will ring out around the Arena Fonte Nova.
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Jurgen Klinsmann's side take on Belgium in last 16 on Tuesday
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Catchy chant has become a sensation in America
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@placeholder has made the emotional journey back to Indonesia where daughter Cheznye died of alcohol poisoning in April | By Jennifer Smith PUBLISHED: 05:15 EST, 19 August 2013 | UPDATED: 06:21 EST, 19 August 2013 The father of a young British backpacker who died after drinking poisonous gin has flown around the world in a bid to catch the people who sold her the lethal substance. Brenton Emmons, 47, has travelled more than 8,000 miles to Indonesia after his daughter, Cheznye, tragically died there in April. Mr Emmons, from Great Wakering, Essex, is determined to bring those responsible for her death to justice. Cheznye Emmons, 23, was travelling across Indonesia with her boyfriend, Joe Cook (right) when she died after drinking methanol which had been labelled as gin
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Brenton Emmons is determined to catch criminals who are still selling illegal alcohol in popular traveller spot
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Emmons family want to spread the word about the dangers of toxic booze abroad and at home
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Mr Emmons bought two bottles of gin in the area which contained fatal amounts of poison methanol | 9,086 | record_train |
18min: Opening goal for @placeholder - correct decision not to award offside. | Howard Webb may have thought it was Groundhog Day as he was appointed to the same game at the same stage of the World Cup four years on. Brazil easily beat Chile 3-0 in 2010, but he faced a sterner test this time. The most contentious moment for Webb came in the 54th minute as Hulk appeared to restore Brazil's lead. Handball: Webb indicates why he disallowed Hulk's strike which looked to have given Brazil the lead Unhappy: Brazil coach Scolari argues with Webb and the fourth official Felix Brych after the decision Good call: Although on first viewing the goal looked legitimate, Webb rightly spotted Hulk's handball
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English referee Webb rules out Hulk's 54th minute strike in Brazil
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Brazil complained but replays show Webb was spot on
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A win for both @placeholder and Barca was perfect preparation for the second leg of their Spanish Cup clash on Wednesday, with Barca leading 2-1 on aggregate. | (CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties as Real Madrid beat ten-man Athletic Bilbao 4-1 to maintain their five-point lead over arch rivals Barcelona at the top of the Spanish league. The Portuguese striker fired home his 22nd and 23rd goals of the league season from 12 yards to help Real gets back to winning ways after their midweek defeat to Barca in the Spanish Cup. Real fell behind against Bilbao when Fernando Llorente volleyed home Javi Martinez's cross but Brazilian defender Marcelo equalized 12 minutes later. Llorente missed a great chance to restore his side's lead but he sliced wide with only Iker Casillas to beat. It would prove to be a costly error.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores two penalties as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1
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Real retain their five-point lead over rivals Barcelona who beat Malaga by the same score
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Argentina striker Lionel Messi scores his fifth hat-trick of the season for Barcelona
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In Italy AC Milan beat Novara to close within one point of league leaders Juventus | 9,088 | record_train |
I know the @placeholder did say something at the time. | (CNN) -- When John Lennon remarked in 1966 that the Beatles were then "more popular than Jesus" his comments prompted outrage in the United States. But this weekend the Vatican's newspaper paid tribute to the band on the 40th anniversary of the release of the "White Album" in an article interpreted by some as a papal pardon for Lennon. John Lennon appears with wife Yoko Ono in 1968, two years after he made his "more popular than Jesus" comments. CNN's Alessio Vinci spoke to Steve Turner, author "The Gospel According To The Beatles," about the controversy that helped to end the Beatles' touring career.
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Author: John Lennon never meant "more popular than Jesus" comment to offend
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Lennon never actually retracted the controversial remark
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Vatican newspaper paid tribute to the Beatles on 40th anniversary of "White Album"
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Beatles author says band were a "spiritual force" themselves | 9,089 | record_train |
In fact, they were so close that his mother -- meaning @placeholder's ex-mother-in-law -- was in (not just at) the second wedding ceremony. | Editor's note: This story is part of an ongoing series of profiles CNN is doing about economic survival in this time of financial crisis. Nicole Thompson-Arce poses on her wedding day with her husband, Mathew Arce, and her ex-mother-in-law. (CNN) -- Struggling to make ends meet, trying to dig themselves out of debt, Nicole Thompson-Arce and her husband have moved in with her ex-husband. Together, the unlikely threesome of Omaha, Nebraska, is raising two young daughters from the first marriage. It's the kind of situation that has left cable guys howling. "They'd never heard anything like this," Thompson-Arce, 28, remembered with a laugh. "And they're in people's homes everyday."
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Financially strapped couple moves in with wife's ex-husband to save
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The Omaha, Nebraska, threesome find an arrangement that works
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Together they raise two kids and teach that divorced parents can get along
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Ex-husband: "When I tell people... I get some really strange looks" | 9,090 | record_train |
Neck it: Neymar's skill illuminated the opening game and @placeholder's hopes rest on his shoulders | By John Drayton Brazil star Neymar clearly isn't superstitious when it comes to his hair. After scoring twice in victory to open the World Cup, Neymar showed up with a new style at the squad's training session Sunday. So did left back Dani Alves, his Barcelona teammate. Neymar's head was shaved on the sides, with the front dyed blond. Alves' shorter cut had a silver tinge to it. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Neymar highlights his brilliance Hair we go: Neymar (left) and Dani Alves have dyed their hair blond and silver Hair raiser: Neymar was the two-goal hero as Brazil opened with a 3-1 win over Croatia
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Brazil play Mexico on Tuesday evening
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Neymar has already scored two goals so far at 2014 World Cup and will hope to add more to his tally
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Both Neymar and Dani Alves have dyed their hair this tournament | 9,091 | record_train |
@placeholder officials said they were trying to confirm the authenticity of the video. | Terror group Islamic State has released a new video which seems to show Japanese hostage Kenji Goto being beheaded by the militant fighter known as Jihadi John. The 1 minute and 7 second clip shows Mr Goto, 47, kneeling in a rocky gorge while the masked murderer delivers a scripted message to the camera. The killer then lowers his knife and the footage goes black, as is common in ISIS propaganda films. When the footage begins again Mr Goto's body is shown lying on the desert floor. Scroll down for video The 1 minute 7 second clip appears to show Mr Goto kneeling in a rocky gorge. A man appearing to be Jihadi John delivers a scripted message before the video cuts out. When it comes back, Mr Goto's body is shown
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Kenji Goto threatened with beheading in ISIS video released last Saturday
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Terror group was trying to exchange Goto for bomber Sajida al-Rishawi
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In new video fighter tells camera 'we have an entire army thirsty for blood'
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Mr Goto's body is then shown lying on desert floor in rocky gorge
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President Barack Obama has led global condemnation of apparent slaying
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Says US stands in solidarity with Japan against 'barbaric and heinous act' | 9,092 | record_train |
Pro basketball fans: The administration is betting that sports is an effective way to reach people who might not normally pay attention to politics or the machinations that happen in @placeholder. | Washington (CNN) -- Less than two weeks remain before the March 31 deadline to apply for the Affordable Care Act and the Obama administration is getting creative in reminding Americans to sign up by trying to reach every demographic imaginable. The administration this month is deploying quirky stunts and niche messaging to reach as many people as possible, including those "young invincibles" considered essential to making the program work economically. So far, the administration says it has signed up 5 million people. Here's what it's doing to boost the rolls between now and the end of the month when those who don't have insurance of any kind would face a fine of $95 or 1% of their income, whichever is higher.
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The deadline to apply for health insurance is March 31
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White House campaign includes YouTube and sports stars, moms and cats
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Obama administration says 5 million have signed up for coverage | 9,093 | record_train |
In that regard, we continue to support @placeholder and the De Villota family in any way we can." | (CNN) -- The Marussia Formula One team has ruled out a mechanical fault as the cause of a test crash which resulted in its female driver losing her right eye. Maria de Villota was left in a serious condition after colliding with a stationary truck during a test event at a British airfield earlier this month, and needed two operations. The Russian-owned marque has conducted extensive tests of the MR01 car involved in the incident, alongside investigations by British regulator the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and an external forensic body, but concluded a vehicular fault was not to blame.
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Marussia F1 team rules out car as cause of Maria De Villota's crash
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De Villota lost her right eye following a crash at a test event this month
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The Spaniard needed two operations after hitting a stationary truck
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The 32-year-old is one of just two female drivers contracted to an F1 team | 9,094 | record_train |
The @placeholder of the 21st century has no supreme leader. | Beijing (CNN) -- Xi Jinping is a mystery. So much so that the presumed leader-in-waiting of the world's most populous nation could vanish for more than a week without any explanation being given. In September this year, Xi disappeared. It sparked a flurry of rumors: he'd had a heart attack, suffered a stroke, was injured swimming, and had even gone on strike. Xi eventually re-appeared and normal transmission was resumed. But should we be so surprised? Barely an analyst I've spoken to can say they really know him, or what type of leader he would be. Mike Chinoy, a former CNN correspondent and now a senior fellow at the University of Southern California's U.S-China Institute, has seen China's leaders come and go but concedes Xi is difficult to read.
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China preparing to bring in its next generation of leaders at its party congress
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Mike Chinoy: Xi Jinping is in many ways an unknown commodity
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Modern Chinese Communist Party is run by a small collective
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Xi will face slowing economy, internal friction and regional disputes | 9,095 | record_train |
He acquitted himself well but it was @placeholder who the star of the show. | James Roby made Castleford pay for his Super League Dream Team omission with a superb man-of-the-match performance that keeps St Helens on course for a place in the Grand Final. Castleford's rising star Daryl Clark got the nod for the hooking role in the Dream Team ahead of the England regular, who demonstrated all his old skill with two early tries and an all-round industrious display to which Castleford had no answer. It was routine for Saints, who were presented with the League Leaders' Shield before kick-off, as they moved effortlessly to within 80 minutes of a return to Old Trafford with a clinical 41-0 victory at Langtree Park.
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Man-of-the-match performance from James Roby helps Saints to victory
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Hooker Daryl Clark scored two early tries for the hosts
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Saints will get the chance to select their home semi-final opponents | 9,096 | record_train |
@placeholder's win puts them top of the table with 16 points and a very healthy +17 goal difference -- a stat helped not only by recent high-scoring wins but also by clean sheets in their opening six league games. | (CNN) -- It's a landmark that most players can only dream of, but for Lionel Messi it was just a matter of time. In a career already groaning under the weight of milestones, Messi duly passed another one on Saturday scoring his 400th goal for club and country as Barcelona smashed six unanswered goals past Granada at the Nou Camp. The landmark strike came in the 61st minute of the match -- heading in Dani Alves' volleyed cross -- to put Barca 4-0 up after a goal from Ivan Rakitic and two from Neymar had all but wrapped up three points before the break.
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Lionel Messi scores twice to pass 400 goals for club and country during career
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Argentine has taken 525 matches to reach the personal milestone
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Goals come in 6-0 thrashing as Barca continue run of clean sheets
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Chelsea continue ominous form in EPL with fifth win in six matches | 9,097 | record_train |
NK Maribor's Slovenian manager @placeholder speaks to the press before his side's clash with Chelsea | Chelsea take on Slovenian opponents for the first time on Tuesday when NK Maribor visit Stamford Bridge. The Blues – held 1-1 by Schalke in their last home outing – cannot afford another slip-up if they’re to enjoy a smooth passage into the knockout phase of the Champions League. So who are the visitors from the former Yugoslavia? Sportsmail brings you more… First things first, a bit of history? Maribor's Muamer Vugdalic (right) takes on Lazio's Dejan Stankovic in the Champions League back in 1999 In recent times they have been the dominant force of Slovenian football and are currently defending what would be a fifth straight title.
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Chelsea take on Slovenian opponents for the first time
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The Blues were held to a 1-1 draw with Schalke in their last outing
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NK Maribor are strong favourites to win Slovenian PrvaLiga title
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Club have league's top scorer in league’s Luka Zahovic
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Luka is son of legendary Slovenian footballer Zlatko Zahovic
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Brazilian striker Marcos Tavares is club legend netting 121 goals in eight seasons with Maribor
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Maribor boss Ante Simundza was assistant to Darko Milanic, the current Leeds boss, for three seasons before taking the reins himself in 2013 | 9,098 | record_train |
Matic is held back by his Chelsea team-mates as @placeholder brandishes a red card | Chelsea defender Filipe Luis believes Chelsea's 1-1 draw against Burnley cannot be blamed on the performance of referee Martin Atkinson. Jose Mourinho lamented his side's bad luck after the Premier League clash which could have seen Chelsea awarded two penalties before Nemanja Matic was sent off for a push on Ashley Barnes. Luis, however, claimed Chelsea simply couldn't make the most of the chances they created at Stamford Bridge. Filipe Luis refused to blame the officials for Chelsea's 1-1 Premier League draw against Burnley The studs-up tackle from Ashley Barnes infuriated Chelsea star Nemanja Matic and his manager Mourinho
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Filipe Luis believes Chelsea mustn't blame bad luck for Burnley draw
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Chelsea defender refuses to talk about referee Martin Atkinson
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Blues were unlucky not to have been awarded two penalties
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Nemanja Matic was sent off for aggressive push following horror challenge from Ashley Barnes
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