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Of the 250,000 people displaced from their homes by the fighting, an estimated 90,000 were Roma, a figure which is a little more jarring when you realize the region's total @placeholder population is just a little north of 100,000.
Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn, New York. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a very transparent approach to journalism, where viewers are taken along on every step of the reporting process. We believe this unique reporting approach is worthy of sharing with our CNN.com readers. Brooklyn, New York (VICE.COM) -- While the average American's understanding of the conflict in Kosovo is a simple, two-sided Sneetch-battle between the mountainous region's dominant Serbian minority and oppressed Albanian majority, the reality is a lot more convoluted than a Wikipedia page or morning radio parody of the Beach Boys' "Kokomo" can accurately convey. In addition to the Serbs in the north and Albanians in the south, Kosovo is host to a pizza pie of smaller ethnic groups like Gorans, Illyrians, and Roma scattered in enclaves throughout the entire country. @highlight American Paul Polansky investigated treatment of gypsy refugees of the Kosovo war @highlight Polansky found hundreds of tents placed on 'toxic wastelands' @highlight Polansky says high levels of lead poisoning were found in the camps
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@placeholder's joy was shortlived when Leeds' Souleymane Doukara levelled the scores four minutes later
Norwich City's 1-1 draw with Leeds United was overshadowed by an alleged racist remark by Guiseppe Bellusci at Cameron Jerome. Russell Martin looked as if his header was going to hand City their first home win in five and strengthen their position in the top six. But Leeds grabbed an unlikely equaliser through Souleymane Doukara to ease the pressure on manager Darko Milanic. Norwich striker Cameron Jerome and Leeds' Guiseppe Bellusci clash during the first half, with allegations the Leeds player made a racist remark at his opponent Russell Martin wheels away in celebration after putting his side 1-0 up at Carrow Road @highlight Norwich captain Russell Martin opened the scoring in the second half @highlight Leeds drew level shortly after, through Souleymane Doukara @highlight Guiseppe Bellusci is alleged to have made a racist remark to Norwich striker Cameron Jerome in the first half @highlight Norwich have now gone four games without a win, and drop to 5th @highlight Leeds are winless in five and drop to 15th in the Championship
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"It's one of my frustrations that people don't know the @placeholder is a charity," she says.
London (CNN) -- It is 6am and Sue Biggs is surveying the preparations for the 100th anniversary of the Chelsea Flower Show. A team of 800 people has spent three weeks converting 11 acres of playing fields into the world's most prestigious horticulture show, as famous for attracting royalty and celebrities as garden enthusiasts. Over five days each May, 157,000 visitors troop into the Royal Hospital Chelsea in west London to see 550 exhibitors displaying magnificent show gardens, new plants and new trends in gardening. Watch: Royal visit to flower show After 30 years in the travel industry, Biggs became director general of the Royal Horticultural Society -- the charity behind Chelsea Flower Show -- in 2010, and has already attracted a record number of members to the organization. @highlight Sue Biggs became head of Royal Horticultural Society in 2010 @highlight She has tried to change the image from "gardening club for posh people" to promote the society's charity work @highlight Chelsea Flower Show celebrates its 100th anniversary this year
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Struggling: @placeholder has been a disappointment at Tottenham, and Milan may make a move for him
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has confirmed he is in talks with Chelsea for Fernando Torres and Marco van Ginkel. The Italian club are willing to pay Chelsea's asking price for Torres but have no agreement with the player who is on £150,000 a week at Stamford Bridge and would expect a pay-off to leave. Chelsea are receptive to allowing Dutch midfielder Van Ginkel out on loan as he needs games following his cruciate ligament injury last year. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Fernando Torres take on the Ice Bucket Challenge Put him out of his misery: AC Milan are interested in bringing Fernando Torres to the club @highlight AC Milan have confirmed they're in talks with Chelsea over Fernando Torres and Marco van Ginkel @highlight Torres would expect a hefty pay-off from Chelsea were he to leave on a permanent deal @highlight Chelsea happy for Dutch midfielder Van Ginkel to move to Milan on loan @highlight The Italian club are also interested in Liverpool's Fabio Borini, Tottenham's Roberto Soldado, and Fulham's Konstantinos Mitroglou
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The news filtering through from @placeholder that Celtic’s players would be enjoying a holiday like most other people didn’t help that quest.
Goals from David Goodwillie and substitute Cammy Smith took Aberdeen to the top of the Premiership table on Thursday night — now the real challenge is for Derek McInnes’ men to stay there for as long as possible. They certainly have the opportunity to remain at the league summit for a lot longer than seemed apparent just hours before the kick-off at Pittodrie on Thursday. As Celtic’s early evening meeting with Partick Thistle fell foul of the stormy weather in Glasgow, a northern ray of light emerged for the Dons to safeguard their lead over Ronny Deila’s side. Aberdeen star Cammy Smith celebrates his late goal against St Johnstone at Pittodrie @highlight David Goodwillie and Cammy Smith scored in the 2-0 victory at Pittodrie @highlight Aberdeen are now top of the Scottish Premiership @highlight Celtic's match at Patrick Thistle on Thursday was postponed
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"I'm happy to announce my official partnership with @placeholder," Sharapova told her website.
(CNN) -- There is a new man in Maria Sharapova's life. No, the Russian hasn't split up with tennis playing boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov. Instead she has hired Sven Groeneveld as her new coach. Sharapova has been without a coach since dumping former No. 1 Jimmy Connors in August -- they lasted one match together. Only a month earlier the four-time grand slam champion ended her long partnership with Thomas Hogstedt. In announcing her association with Groeneveld -- who has worked with Ana Ivanovic, Andy Murray and Caroline Wozniacki -- Sharapova also revealed she returned to practice after a worrying shoulder injury that has kept the 25-year-old off the tour since the summer. @highlight Maria Sharapova names Sven Groeneveld as her new tennis coach @highlight Sharapova has been without a coach since a brief spell with Jimmy Connors @highlight Groeneveld has worked with the likes of Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki and Andy Murray @highlight Sharapova hasn't played since August because of a recurring shoulder injury
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The last thing they want to do is damage it, but at the moment @placeholder is damaging them big time.’
Nico Rosberg lit up the world title contest by putting himself on pole for the American Grand Prix, a race beset by what seems to be a fanciful threat of a boycott. The Circuit of the Americas was meant to suit championship leader Lewis Hamilton, but his Mercedes team-mate Rosberg was nearly four-tenths faster, giving the German hope of closing his 17-point deficit. It was Rosberg’s ninth pole of the season — against Hamilton’s seventh — yet the Brit has shown again and again this season how he can rise beyond his starting position with bravura race drives. Nico Rosberg (centre) will start in pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton (left) and Valtteri Bottas (right) @highlight Nico Rosberg claims US Grand Prix pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton @highlight Hamilton was quickest in Q1 ahead of Felipe Massa, Valtteri Bottas and his Mercedes team-mate and championship rival Rosberg in fourth @highlight Rosberg was fastest in Q2 ending Hamilton's 10-session winning streak @highlight Jean-Eric Vergne, Esteban Gutierrez, Sebastian Vettel and Romain Grosjean were elminated in Q1 @highlight The threat of a race boycott by F1's smaller teams Force India, Lotus and Sauber looks unlikely to be realised
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The Kepler telescope photographed 150,000 of the 300 billion stars in the @placeholder every 30 minutes for four years.
Ever have one of those days where you just wanna be alone, maybe have the planet to yourself? Well, based on sheer numbers, there may be a planet just for you. Astronomers at the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Hawaii, using data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, estimate there are tens of billions of Earth-size, possibly habitable planets in our Milky Way galaxy. Given that there just more than 7 billion of us on this planet, that means a planet for each of us with some spares for your picky neighbors. Or a vacation planet or two for you, maybe. @highlight Astronomers used Kepler telescope data to extrapolate number of planets in Milky Way @highlight 22% of sun-like stars have possibly habitable planets, research shows @highlight Kepler has found 3,538 planet candidates to date
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@placeholder was convicted of murder and is serving a life sentence without possibility of parole.
A woman who admitted she lured a University of New Hampshire student to her apartment as a sex offering for her domineering boyfriend and then helped dispose of the woman's body after he killed and raped her has been denied parole today. Parole was denied on Thursday for 21-year-old Kathryn McDonough who was sentenced in July 2013 to 18 months to three years in prison for lying to police. She was sentenced after her boyfriend Seth Mazzaglia strangled and raped 19-year-old Elizabeth 'Lizzi' Marriott, of Westborough, Massachusetts, at the couple's Dover apartment in October 2012. McDonough told jurors that Mazzaglia, 32, was angry at her when she left him home for two nearly weeks without a sex partner and demanded that she bring him another woman to join in their sexual escapades, which included bondage and discipline. @highlight Parole was denied on Thursday for Kathryn McDonough, 21, who was sentenced in 2013 to 18 months to three years in prison for lying to police @highlight McDonough lied after boyfriend Seth Mazzaglia strangled and raped teen Elizabeth Marriott @highlight She told jurors that Mazzaglia, 32, was angry at her when she left him home for two nearly weeks without a sex partner @highlight The convict lured Marriott to the couple's apartment - when the teen twice rejected his sexual advances, Mazzaglia strangled and raped her dead body @highlight McDonough admitted she helped dispose of Marriott's body then testified against Mazzaglia this summer as part of her deal for a lighter sentence
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Giving a chunk of your record over to some random old-timer's bullshit is a classic @placeholder move, a way of undercutting the aura of importance people have foisted on his music since he was in high school.
(RollingStone.com) -- It's been almost a decade since Bright Eyes' "Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground," the epic 2002 album that established Conor Oberst as the pain-strumming poet of emo and the newest of the New Dylans. But the 22-year-old hadn't asked for either gig. So Oberst spent the 2000s abjuring big statements, choosing to scale down his sound, bum around North America and try to figure himself out. "I've taken some comfort . . . " he sings on Bright Eyes' first album in nearly four years, "knowing I don't have to be an exception." @highlight It's been almost a decade since Bright Eyes' epic 2002 album was released @highlight It established Conor Oberst as the newest of the New Dylans @highlight Oberst spent the 2000s abjuring big statements, choosing to scale down his sound
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He left Facebook in 2008 and started Asana with @placeholder.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 10:58 EST, 7 May 2012 | UPDATED: 01:40 EST, 8 May 2012 Facebook co-founder and former Mark Zuckerberg roommate, Dustin Moskovitz, is by many accounts the world's youngest self-made billionaire. But as Facebook's long-awaited May 18 share floatation approaches, the 27-year-old isn't sipping champagne in the Caribbean. Instead he is in the mist of throwing himself back into San Francisco's start-up mix, even as the looming IPO seems likely to send his wealth spiraling even higher. Moskovitz and his friend Justin Rosenstein, a former Facebooker himself worth $150 million, head a company called Asana which employees 24 staff and is run out of inconspicuous Mission District offices, where it just launched the first paid version of its online project management service. @highlight Dustin Moskovitz likes to dress down and sits among his employees in a modest office @highlight He said he continues to work despite his wealth because of a love for humanity @highlight Like Zuckerberg he enjoys an understated lifestyle @highlight Billionaire Eduardo Saverin, 30, hangs out at private members bar and lives in luxurious penthouse @highlight Most likely to be spotted drinking Moet and Belvedere with the super-rich @highlight He rarely invests in companies but had given undisclosed sum to former Miss Singapore to fund her own cosmetics line
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Watch Obama vow that the "@placeholder will not torture" »
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Promising to return America to the "moral high ground" in the war on terrorism, President Obama issued three executive orders Thursday to demonstrate a clean break from the Bush administration, including one requiring that the Guantanamo Bay detention facility be closed within a year. President Obama signs the order requiring that the Guantanamo Bay facility be closed within a year. During a signing ceremony at the White House, Obama reaffirmed his inauguration pledge that the United States does not have "to continue with a false choice between our safety and our ideals." The president said he was issuing the order to close the facility in order to "restore the standards of due process and the core constitutional values that have made this country great even in the midst of war, even in dealing with terrorism." @highlight President Obama signs orders to close detention facility, ban torture @highlight Sen. John McCain issues statement supporting facility's closure @highlight Some congressional Republicans slam "politically correct" security policies @highlight GOP congressman says he's worried about where to house detainees
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@placeholder's quick-fire 90 in the morning session helped England reach a huge second innings total of 544 runs.
(CNN) -- England beat India by a crushing 319 run margin with a day to spare in the second test at Trent Bridge to take a 2-0 lead in the four-test series. Tim Bresnan was the hero, taking five wickets after hitting a brutal 90 to set India a near-impossible target of 478 runs to win the match. The fourth day started with England in a commanding position, having turned the test on its head. At one stage India had reduced England to 128-8 during the first innings, but it was the home side that went on to dominate the next two days with both bat and ball. @highlight England beat India by 319 runs in the second test at Trent Bridge @highlight The hosts now take a 2-0 lead in the series @highlight Victory in the third test will see England overtake India as the world's best side @highlight Third test starts August 10
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@placeholder's DJ business goes with the number, a necessary provision to get around phone company rules against selling telephone numbers, he said.
(CNN) -- Jenny's phone number is for sale, but not for a song. "867-5309/Jenny" originally appeared on Tommy Tutone's "Tommy Tutone 2" album. Bids for a New Jersey version of the number, stuck in the minds of millions since Tommy Tutone's "867-5309/Jenny" hit the Top 10 in 1982, had reached $5,100 on eBay as of Monday morning. The song is about a guy who finds Jenny's name and number scribbled on a bathroom wall. "This is really, in my opinion, one of the last cultural remnants of the '80s pop culture era ... other than the mullet," said Spencer Potter, a 28-year-old DJ who is selling the number he got for free five years ago. @highlight Man selling his "867-5309" phone number on eBay @highlight Digits made famous by 1982 Tommy Tutone hit song @highlight Along with phone number, auction winner will get DJ business
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The Bible talks about @placeholder spending his time with social outcasts and not basking in the glow of the 1%.
(CNN) -- To those of my fellow evangelicals who are on the religious right, please, stop your fake trumpeting of biblical values if you're going to run roughshod over your biblical convictions and let your partisan views take center stage. When Mitt Romney was running for the GOP presidential nomination, many on the religious right were highly critical of his faith. The Southern Baptist Convention and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association characterized Mormonism as a cult. But Billy Graham's association scrubbed that view from its website in the wake of the Rev. Graham meeting with Romney. And at least one prominent Southern Baptist leader who called Mormonism a cult has put that aside in order to endorse the Republican nominee. @highlight Roland Martin: Those on the religious right have changed their views to support Romney @highlight Billy Graham's group once called Mormonism a cult, but has dropped the reference @highlight The religious right is boiling the Bible down to only abortion and same-sex marriage, he says @highlight Martin: Jesus Christ cares about the poor and the sick. Why no mention of those issues?
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Others, like actress and TV personality @placeholder, chimed in with memories of Cornelius as a friend.
(CNN) -- As news spread that "Soul Train" legend Don Cornelius died Wednesday morning of a gunshot wound at the age of 75, fans and friends took to Twitter to express their grief in a stream of condolences that continued Thursday. His son, Tony Cornelius, issued a statement Thursday afternoon expressing sadness at the loss of his father. "At this time, we respectfully ask that you allow our family and friends the privacy necessary to get through this difficult time," he wrote. "We thank all the well-wishers and the fans who have supported the Soul Train legacy. Love, Peace and Soul." @highlight Many express their grief on Twitter @highlight Holly Robinson Peete says Cornelius was a friend, and she will miss him @highlight Chaka Khan says Cornelius was like family
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was shot and killed October 22 by @placeholder, a firearms instructor who
By Steve Nolan PUBLISHED: 04:34 EST, 31 October 2013 | UPDATED: 04:39 EST, 31 October 2013 A sheriff's deputy who shot dead a 13-year-old Californian boy after mistaking his fake AK-47 for a real gun opened fire before his partner was even able to get out of the patrol car, it has emerged. Andy Lopez was shot seven times in a Santa Rosa parking lot by Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputy Erick Gelhaus after police received reports of a suspicious person. Accounts of just how quickly the shooting took place have been bolstered by investigators confirming that a second officer, a trainee, stayed at the wheel of the police car while Gelhaus approached the boy. @highlight Erick Gelhaus, 48, shot dead teenage Andy Lopez earlier this month @highlight Gelhaus has received death threats after the incident that sparked outrage @highlight The FBI is investigating the fatal shooting of the 13-year-old in Santa Rosa, @highlight Lopez was spotted carrying a toy gun by cops in Sonoma County @highlight Ordered him to drop his weapon and opened fire in less than 10 seconds @highlight Witness: Deputies continued to shoot at body even after he had fallen
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The @placeholder, executed in ink and silver paint in 1963, depicts the rock 'n' roll heartthrob as a cowboy, armed and shooting from the hip.
Rare Andy Warhol paintings of Elvis Presley and Marlon Brando will hit the auction block at Christie's in New York City later this year, and are expected to fetch a rather nice sum. Triple Elvis (Ferus Type) and Four Marlons rate among Warhol's most famous portraits. The monumental paintings, each nearly 7 feet high, have never appeared at auction before and could bring a combined total of $130 million when they go up for bid on November 12. Christie's said they are being sold separately, and estimates for each were not yet available. Scroll down for video The Godfather: Andy Warhol's Four Marlons, a silkscreen that shows the Hollywood actor on a motorcycle and black leather jacket, an image that's repeated four times @highlight Two rare paintings done by Andy Warhol will go on auction November 12 at Christie's in NYC @highlight The paintings, of Marlon Brando and Elvis Presley, are being sold by German casino company WestSpiel and could make $130 million combined @highlight The record for a Warhol sold at auction is the $105.4 million his painting Silver Car Crash sold for last Fall
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'I always intended to give The Soldiers' Charity a donation out of @placeholder's royalties but I had not anticipated him making the bestseller list a mere three months after publication - indeed, I had not counted on him ever being there!'
JK Rowling has accepted a substantial donation to charity from a law firm which breached her confidentiality by outing her as the author of a crime novel she wrote under a false name. Harry Potter's creator brought proceedings in London's High Court against Chris Gossage, a partner at Russells and a friend of his, Judith Callegari. The court heard Rowling had been left 'dismayed and distressed' by the 'betrayal of trust' that saw her revealed as the true author of The Cuckoo's Calling, which had been published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. 'Substantial donation': Rowling, left, was 'dismayed and distressed' when she was revealed as the true author of The Cuckoo's Calling, seen right @highlight Author wrote The Cuckoo's Calling under pseudonym Robert Galbraith @highlight Solicitor Chris Gossage revealed her identity to his friend Judith Callegari @highlight Ms Callegari referred to it in a Twitter exchange with a journalist @highlight Law firm Russells now donating 'substantial' sum to The Soldiers' Charity
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They were trying to attack @placeholder marines and their cronies,' the group said in a statement released last Thursday.
The newly-formed branch of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent has botched its first attempt at a terror attack after jihadists mistook a Pakistani naval ship for a U.S. aircraft carrier. Ten heavily armed militants from the terror cell had planned to storm an American military vessel in Karachi's sea dock - but found a Pakistani naval frigate in it's place. The men were easily overwhelmed before they could do any damage, investigators said, with three of the militants killed and the remaining seven arrested. Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri formally announced the founding of a terror cell in the Indian subcontinent two weeks ago in the hope of reviving his ailing extremist group, which has suffered diminishing support since the unprecedented rise of rival Islamic extremist group ISIS. @highlight Ten militants stormed Pakistani naval ship after mistaking it for U.S. vessel @highlight Armed group were easily overwhelmed, with three killed and seven arrested @highlight Jihadists thought navy frigate in Karachi dockyard was U.S. aircraft carrier @highlight USS George Washington believed to have been nearby on day of the attack @highlight Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent was formally established just two weeks ago @highlight Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri hoped to revive fortunes of his ailing terror group @highlight Would-be jihadists are now more likely to join rival Islamic extremists ISIS @highlight ISIS sympathisers took to Twitter to mock Al Qaeda's failed Karachi attack
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@placeholder gained revenge after being beaten by the German side in last season's quarter-finals
Chelsea Under 19s started their UEFA Youth League campaign with an impressive 4-1 victory over Schalke at Cobham. The German side eliminated the Blues at the quarter-final stage last season but could not compete against a much changed side in coach Adi Viveash's debut in European competition. Isaiah Brown opened the scoring after only 10minutes when he took a great pass over the top on his chest before slotting it past Schalke keeper Janik Schilder. Teammates congratulate Isaiah Brown after the youngster opened the scoring in the first half Isaiah Brown got the Blues off to a fine start with an opening goal after 10 minutes @highlight Chelsea U 19s defeated Scahlke U 19s in UEFA Youth League opener @highlight Germans defeated the Blues in quarter-finals last season @highlight Izzy Brown (R), Dominic Solanke and Ola Aina scored for the home side @highlight Maurice Multhaup scored the Germans only goal while Hendrik Lohmar was sent off late in the game
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Liberman "is a central member of the government" and @placeholder "hopes that he will continue his contribution to the public," the statement said.
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced Wednesday he intends to indict Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman on charges of fraud, money laundering, breach of trust and obstruction of justice. Weinstein decided not to charge Liberman with bribery as police recommended due to lack of evidence, he said. A final decision on whether to indict Liberman is pending on a formal judicial hearing. Liberman is suspected of illicitly obtaining about $3 million through a number of shell companies. The alleged crimes date back to before Liberman became foreign minister in 2009. "I have always operated according to the law and I have no reason to worry," Liberman said Wednesday in reaction to Weinstein's announcement. "After 15 years I will finally have the chance to prove that I have always acted according to the law," he said. @highlight NEW: Netanyahu says he hopes Liberman will prove his innocence @highlight "I have always operated according to the law," Liberman says @highlight The final decision on whether to indict Avigdor Liberman will follow a formal hearing @highlight He is suspected of illegally obtaining about $3 million through shell companies @highlight The alleged crimes date back to before Liberman became foreign minister
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Veronica painted the soles of his feet and made a print, just as she had when she and Devin adopted a tiny @placeholder as a baby.
The parents of a 19-year-old who died in California after smoking one hit of synthetic marijuana are determined that his death won't be in vain. Devin and Veronica Eckhardt never imagined they would be watching a helicopter bearing their only son's heart fly away from the Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. But on Thursday July 17 they honored Connor Eckhardt's wishes to donate his organs following his death after smoking a synthetic marijuana known as 'spice' the previous Saturday. Now, the family is sharing photographs of Connor's life and death, in the hope that their son's tragic passing will serve as a warning to others about the dangers of synthetic marijuana. @highlight Connor Eckhardt, 19, slipped into a coma after taking one hit of synthetic marijuana @highlight He was declared brain-dead in hospital and his vital organs were donated @highlight His parents spent four days with him before the organs were removed @highlight They are sharing their tragic photographs of Connor's death to warn others about the dangers of synthetic marijuana @highlight The drug is illegal but can be readily obtained over the counter under names like 'spice' and 'K2' @highlight It contains a mixture of herbs which are sprayed with chemicals to produce a marijuana-like high @highlight It's impossible for users to know what chemicals and in what quantities the drug contains
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Saeed has repeatedly denied any involvement with the @placeholder killings or support for terrorism despite accusations he has masterminded numerous attacks.
(CNN) -- Wanted. $10 million reward. Someone with that bounty on his head would normally have to be in hiding. Not Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the leader of Pakistan's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (Party of Truth), considered a terrorist organization by the United States. Saeed made headlines in the wake of Superstorm Sandy after he offered to send aid to its victims in the United States, which Washington quickly rejected. "This particular offer strikes us as very hollow," State Department spokesman Mark Toner has said. India and Washington accuse Saeed of being directly responsible for the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people, and the U.S. government offered the handsome bounty for information leading to his capture. @highlight The U.S. has a $10,000,000 bounty on Hafiz Mohammed Saeed's head @highlight The State Department rejected Saeed's offer to help Sandy's victims @highlight Saeed is suspected of direct responsibility for the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 @highlight Saeed softened his stance on the implementation of Sharia in an interview with CNN
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The film then switches to @placeholder, 39, being photographed by the paparazzi and playing basketball and saying: 'If you think a superstar is about being spoken about, staying relevant...'
They're already deemed to be among the most famous, respected and talented celebrities of today. And now, David Beckham, Rita Ora, Pharrell Williams and Damian Lillard have officially been recognised as the world's biggest superstars after being snapped up to front adidas' latest footwear campaign. To relaunch the brand's Superstar shoe, adidas Originals launched a global campaign questioning what it means to be a superstar in 2015 and hand-picked the lucky foursome. David Beckham joins Rita Ora, Damian Lillard and Pharrell to re-launch Adidas' superstar show. The foursome were hand-picked as the world's biggest superstars, say the brand The footballer, singer, music mogul and basketball legend star in a 90-second film, directed by Karum Huu Do, and each reveal what they deem to be 'a superstar'. @highlight Campaign to re-launch brand's Superstar shoe @highlight Question what it means to be a superstar in 2015 @highlight Footballer, musicians and basket ball star Damian Lillard hand-picked @highlight Seen in video discussing what they think it means to be a superstar
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Last year, the MoD faced criticism after it emerged its new £10.5billion refuelling planes did not work on @placeholder fighter jets.
By Ian Drury, Defence Correspondent PUBLISHED: 08:44 EST, 22 January 2013 | UPDATED: 20:00 EST, 22 January 2013 The RAF cannot refuel its new £650million spy planes in mid-air, it has been revealed. In a fresh humiliation for the Ministry of Defence, it emerged that Britain must rely on other nations to fill up the RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft once it is in the skies. Military analysts warned that crucial reconnaissance missions could be jeopardised by the UK's failure to act independently. But the Ministry of Defence said fuel efficient engines allow the plane to operate for longer while avoiding the spiralling costs and delays involved in converting it. @highlight Three second hand RC-135 jets have been bought from the U.S Air Force to replace the RAF's Nimrod @highlight But the RAF use a different system to refuel jets mid-air which isn't compatible with US aircraft @highlight Military analysts warn reconnaissance missions could be put at risk as UK will need other nations' help to refuel planes @highlight RC-135 will be limited to 12 hours flying time if they can't refuel mid-air
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On the other side, however, there are those who say loopholes in @placeholder's gun laws fuel violence in both Mexico and the United States.
(CNN) -- President Obama visits Mexico with many issues on the table, but reinstating the ban on assault weapons in the U.S. isn't likely to be one on which the two countries can reach agreement. Mexican federal police officers this week display an arsenal seized near the U.S. border. Mexican officials say criminals use assault weapons from the U.S. in the violent border region. Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Arturo Sarukhan, Mexico's ambassador to the U.S., say reinstating the ban would stop the deadly flow of weapons across the border. Under the Clinton administration in 1994, Congress banned possession of 19 military-style assault weapons. The ban was allowed to expire 10 years later during the Bush administration. @highlight Mexico: U.S. ban on assault weapons would curtail flow of weapons into country @highlight Ban instituted in 1994 during Clinton era and expired 10 years later @highlight President Obama has no immediate plans to try to reinstate ban, official says @highlight Obama meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Mexico City
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In a written statement, Baxter said its tests have suggested "that the root cause may be associated with the crude heparin, sourced from @placeholder, or from the subsequent processing of that product before it reaches Baxter."
(CNN) -- U.S. health officials said Wednesday they have found a contaminant in a blood-thinning drug produced by Baxter Healthcare Corp. that has been linked to more than a dozen deaths in the United States. The drug can keep potentially life-threatening blood clots from forming in the veins, arteries, and lungs. In early February, the Food and Drug Administration launched an investigation and then a recall of some forms of the product. The scrutiny began after a spike in reports of health problems associated with heparin, a drug made by Baxter from pig intestines at plants in China and Wisconsin. @highlight FDA investigators find "a heparin-like compound -- that is not heparin" @highlight Tests did not pick up the contaminant because it reacts like heparin @highlight FDA: It's not clear whether the contaminant was added accidentally or deliberately @highlight At least 19 deaths have been linked to the drug since 2007
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‘I was in a lot of distress and @placeholder were telling me they wanted the vehicles very quickly.
By Anthony Bond PUBLISHED: 13:16 EST, 19 October 2012 | UPDATED: 16:32 EST, 19 October 2012 The toyboy fiance of Denise Welch has today been cleared of carrying out an alleged £12,000 fraud. Lincoln Townley, 39, was accused of brokering a deal under a fake name to supply FM Conway Ltd with a fleet of vans in 2009 through his firm Master Fleet. It was alleged he cheated the engineering firm out of £12,164 before fleeing to the sun-drenched island of Majorca. Not guilty: The toyboy fiance of Denise Welch, right, Lincoln Townley, left, has today been cleared of carrying out an alleged £12,000 fraud @highlight Lincoln Townley was accused of brokering a deal under a fake name to supply FM Conway Ltd with a fleet of vans through his firm Master Fleet @highlight It was alleged he cheated the engineering firm out of £12,164 before fleeing to the sun-drenched island of Majorca @highlight A jury at Southwark Crown Court cleared Townley of fraud today after just over four hours of deliberation
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There were 18 severe flood warnings, meaning a danger to life, in place Friday, most of them in southeast @placeholder.
London (CNN) -- Princes William and Harry rolled up their sleeves Friday to help out with flood defense efforts as Britain braces for another hammering Friday from a major storm off the Atlantic. The princes showed up at 6 a.m. local time in the flood-hit village of Datchet, west of London. The community is one of several in Berkshire and Surrey to have been hit by flooding in recent days after the River Thames burst its banks. Nearly 6,000 homes have been inundated along the Thames Valley and elsewhere following England's wettest January in 2½ centuries. Some communities in low-lying areas of Somerset, in southwest England, have been under water since December. @highlight Princes William and Harry help out in the village of Datchet, hit by flooding @highlight Another major Atlantic storm is blowing into Britain on Friday @highlight Nearly 6,000 homes have been flooded since the beginning of December @highlight Authorities warn of more flooding along the Thames over the weekend
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"To this day supporters of @placeholder feel robbed, while Madrid fans argue the legitimacy of the deal," said Sebastian.
(CNN) -- There are few rivalries in sport that capture the imagination like the coming together of Real Madrid and Barcelona -- a soccer match of such enormity that it has its own nickname: "El Clasico." On the field, it is a billion-dollar grudge match between the two best teams in the football-mad country of Spain. Off the field, it is a tale of two cities -- a clash of Castilian nationalism and Catalan pride; and a rivalry of cultures forged in the Spanish civil war and the reign of General Franco. The two will clash Wednesday at Real Madrid's Estadio Santiago Bernabéu before traveling to Barcelona for the second leg of the Champions League semifinal next week. @highlight Real Madrid and Barcelona are Spain's richest and most successful football teams @highlight Their rivalry began in 1902, when Barcelona won a Spanish Cup semifinal 3-1 @highlight The teams have since shared 51 Spanish La Liga titles, Madrid winning 31 to Barca's 20 @highlight In 2011 Barcelona and Real Madrid were drawn to play four times in 18 days
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McMillan, who has worked for years as an activist, was ordered held without bail following the three-week trial in @placeholder.
By James Nye A 25-year-old Occupy Wall Street protester dubbed the 'queen of non-violence' was found guilty on Monday of assaulting a police officer during a demonstration two years ago and now faces up to seven years in prison. Student, Cecily McMillan, was charged with deliberately elbowing an officer in the eye as police cleared people out of the movement's home base, Zuccotti Park, at Occupy's six-month anniversary in March 2012. Dressed in court wearing a white dress and blazer she was was cuffed and led away as her supporters scream 'Shame! Shame! Shame!' as she was led out of the Manhattan court room. @highlight An Occupy Wall Street activist was convicted on Monday of assaulting a police officer in Manhattan @highlight A New York jury found Cecily McMillan, 25, guilty of elbowing a police officer, Grantley Bovell, in the eye as he was attempting to arrest herin March 2012 @highlight McMillan's lawyer argued that his client was reacting to someone groping one of her breasts @highlight She is known among activists as the 'queen on non-violence'
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Mocking Snowden and @placeholder's response, Clinton condescendingly paraphrased Putin's answer, saying, 'well from one intelligence professional to another, of course not.'
Former secretary of state and potential 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made it very clear during an appearance earlier this week that she is no fan of Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked thousands of classified documents to journalists and who currently is avoiding criminal charges by hiding out in Russia. The former first lady attended a discussion at the University of Connecticut on Wednesday and was asked whether Snowden's leaks had done anything to help national security, or the discourse about how far the government can go in terms of domestic intelligence gathering. Clinton said she feels that the balance between privacy and security is important, but the way Snowden went about bringing the information to light was damaging to national security and may have inadvertently helped terrorist groups. @highlight Clinton says Snowden's leaks did nothing to help national security @highlight The former secretary of state says Snowden should have revealed his information to U.S. officials under whistleblower protections rather than hand it over to foreign governments @highlight The possible 2016 presidential candidate says she's puzzled how someone who supposedly is so dedicated to privacy and liberty would choose to live in Russia under Vladimir Putin
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was finally arrested by police when a doorman alerted @placeholder who was
Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has admitted that he did take his alleged stalker, a Canadian actress, to dinner but insisted the meeting was 'strictly professional.' Genevieve Sabourin was arrested on suspicion of stalking after turning up outside the 30 Rock star's apartment. She has now been released from jail and warned to stay away from him. The 40-year-old was seized by police after she made the journey from Montreal to his Manhattan home just days after she had surprised him at Baldwin's holiday retreat in the Hamptons. Released: Genevieve Sabourin pictured walking out of Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday night @highlight Baldwin admitted that he did take his alleged stalker, Genevieve Sabourin to dinner, but insisted the meeting was 'strictly professional' @highlight Sabourin’s lawyer said last night that the pair had a two-year relationship @highlight Actress allegedly said she loved Baldwin and wanted his baby @highlight Released by a judge who warned her to stay away from him
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Kim talks to lady artillery soldiers as he inspects his forces: South Korea's defence ministry said it had detected no signs of unusual activity by the @placeholder's military but will monitor the situation
By Martin Robinson PUBLISHED: 02:21 EST, 26 March 2013 | UPDATED: 10:30 EST, 26 March 2013 North Korea has warned that it is close to attacking U.S. military bases - including on mainland America - as the rogue state accused their 'enemy' of intimidation and threats. The communist country's state media has said its strategic rocket and long-range artillery units have been ordered to enter the highest level of combat mode and are trained on three targets. Kim Jong-Un's dictatorship said on television it would be looking to hit Guam, Hawaii and mainland America after U.S. bombers flew more sorties threatening the North. @highlight State TV announces this morning the country has entered combat mode @highlight Rockets and long-range artillery aimed at Guam, Hawaii and U.S. mainland @highlight South Korea say they haven't noticed 'unusual' military activity over border
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No White House statement was issued about the @placeholder allegations.
(CNN) -- Not even a week after the ruling in the Trayvon Martin trial, President Barack Obama couldn't wait to stand before the White House press corps and "speak to an issue that obviously has gotten a lot of attention," as he said last July. Yet it took Obama more than a month to address the crisis where 40 veterans allegedly died while waiting months for treatment at a Phoenix Veterans Administration hospital. Congress has held hearings on the grave matter since April and called Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki among other witnesses to testify. But Obama just got around to holding a press conference Wednesday on the topic. @highlight Crystal Wright wonders why Obama's VA reaction wasn't as swift as his Trayvon comments @highlight Obama waited more than a month to speak on VA allegations @highlight In comparison, he commented a week after the Trayvon Martin verdict @highlight Wright: Our veterans deserve the same attention to their deaths as Obama gave Martin
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But former @placeholder Mr Brown said: ‘The vote tomorrow is not about whether Scotland is a nation - we are, yesterday, today and tomorrow.
David Cameron last night joked that ‘assassination’ would be a ‘welcome release’ from the pressure of keeping Scotland in the UK – as the battle over independence raged ahead of tomorrow’s vote. The Prime Minister made the crass remarks at a Downing Street gathering last night as the polls showed Scotland’s future in the Union hanging by a thread. Mr Cameron also decided against a last-minute campaign trip north of the border today – leaving his former adversary Gordon Brown to do the heavy lifting for the ‘No’ campaign while he dropped off his children at school and visited a factory in Hampshire to highlight Britain’s plummeting unemployment. @highlight PM made the crass joke at a gathering in Downing Street last night @highlight He also avoided a last ditch campaign stop to Scotland today @highlight Comes despite Scotland's future in the UK hanging by a thread @highlight Mr Cameron today ruled out resigning if Scotland votes 'Yes' tomorrow @highlight Also insisted he had no 'regrets' about the way he has handled the campaign
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@placeholder is 20,320 feet high and requires weeks of planning to summit.
(CNN)From Denali to Mount Rainier to Mount Washington, the U.S. is full of majestic, towering peaks that have long challenged people to climb them. This story is not about those. This story is about humbler summits -- some of them aren't even hills -- that beckon hikers in largely flat, low-lying parts of the country. They have modest names like Charles Mound and Hoosier Hill, and you can climb some of them in your slippers without breaking a sweat. Why would you? Well, these summits are all notable for one thing: They're the highest points in their states. And a certain variety of mountaineer -- peak baggers, they're called -- will seek them out just for that reason. @highlight Some "peak baggers" try to summit the highest point in all 50 U.S. states @highlight In states like Delaware and Florida, the high points aren't even hills @highlight Expert: In many states, the actual high point "is less than a 10-minute walk from your car"
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Going from strength to strength: @placeholder will lead the line for England as he does for Liverpool
Paul Scholes wants England manager Roy Hodgson to throw caution to the wind at the World Cup finals and adopt Liverpool’s cavalier style. The Manchester United legend believes Hodgson should pick up to five players from his Anfield contingent to avoid a repeat of the turgid performances England produced under Fabio Capello in South Africa four years ago. Liverpool lost out to Manchester City in the Premier League title race on the last day of the season but were widely praised for their attacking style. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Daniel Sturridge scoring in super slo-mo Take it as red: England must play like Liverpool to win the World Cup, says Paul Scholes @highlight Former Man United midfielder urges Roy Hodgson to play five Liverpool players in starting XI @highlight Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Glen Johnson, Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling should all start in Brazil @highlight Scholes calls Henderson 'a diamond' and says he could be vital @highlight Scholes wants England to progress from the negative football they played four years ago @highlight Dropping Michael Carrick was a mistake, according to the ex-England man
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Over the past few years, @placeholder seemed to have embraced the role as surrogate stepmother to the child and has been seen doting over the little boy on frequent occasions.
By Daily Mail Reporter Her boyfriend has denied cheating on her with a Brazilian model known as Miss BumBum - but Irina Shayk looked far from happy as she was spotted for the first time since the scandal hit the headlines. Superstar footballer Christiano Ronaldo has slammed the claims he slept with Andressa Urach as 'fiction and forgery'. Russian beauty Irina showed the stress of the last 48 hours as she was spotted in New York, looking under pressure with her hair pulled back into a messy bun. All by herself: Russian swimwear model Irina Shayk was spotted on a solo walk in NYC just a day after her boyfriend was accused of cheating @highlight Andressa Urach said striker slept with her just 48 hours before key match @highlight Ronaldo's team lost the match 4-1 to German side Borussia Dortmund
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'So when people come here and see the likes of @placeholder and see what magnificent animals Rothschild's giraffes are, we really want them to stop and think about the plight of the species in the wild.
Week-old baby Zahra sticks her tongue out for the cameras She's just a week old, but she's already six feet tall. And Chester Zoo's new giraffe, baby Zahra, stepped out in public for the first time today - and even cheekily stuck her tongue out for the cameras. Zahra, which means 'flower' in Swahili, is the adorable Rothschild's giraffe who made her debut at the zoo this month. She was born to parents Aiofe and Meru, on 22 December and is their second baby. Curator of mammals at Chester Zoo, Tim Rowlands, said: 'Giraffes give birth standing up and the calves fall about 6ft - so they really do come down to Earth with a bump. @highlight Chester Zoo's new Rothschild's giraffe was born on December 22 @highlight Zoo spokesperson said she's already confident on her long legs @highlight Her birth means the zoo now has a herd of eight Rothschild's giraffes @highlight They're classed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
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As top priorities for the new government, the prime minister named fiscal responsibility, lowering the cost of living in @placeholder and containing Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Israeli politicians have reached an agreement on a new government that excludes ultra-religious parties, which have almost always been a part of the ruling coalition. The main ultra-orthodox Shas Party will join the Labor Party in the opposition rows of the Knesset, Israel's parliament. It leaves the governing coalition with no party that traditionally trumpets the concerns of the poor. After weeks of negotiations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged a coalition deal with centrists and ultra-conservatives after his conservative Likud Beitenu Party landed a solid lead in Israel's January 22 national election, Likud spokeswoman Noga Katz said. The Knesset holds 120 seats, and more than 60 are usually needed to form a coalition government. @highlight Ultra-orthodox parties are out after years of being in @highlight A party that supports West Bank settlements is in the government @highlight Netanyahu's priorities: fiscal responsibility, cost of living, Iran @highlight Tzipi Livni will serve again as justice minister
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'Nearly 350,000 people came together to put @placeholder on the ballot, and almost 7,500 supporters from nearly every county in the state have contributed to help ensure its passage in November.
By Associated Press Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have donated $1 million to a Washington state campaign seeking to expand background checks on gun sales, bringing the total amount the campaign has brought in up to nearly $6 million. The donation to the Initiative 594 campaign was given on Friday but it was not made public until Monday, when it posted on the state's Public Disclosure Commission website. I-594 would require background checks for all gun sales and transfers in Washington state, including at gun shows and for private sales. Under the measure, exemptions would exist, including gifts within a family and antiques. @highlight The couple donated $1million to Initiative 594 campaign which would require background checks for all gun sales and transfers in Washington state @highlight Under the measure, exemptions would exist, including gifts within a family and antiques @highlight The couple said they believe to program 'will be an effective and balanced approach... by closing existing loopholes for background checks' @highlight Fellow Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen made a $500,000 donation while venture capitalist Nick Hanauer donated a total of close to $1.4 million
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In a video posted online, Mr @placeholder walks through a 'luge-track' style trench cut in the hillside, which includes a 'tunnel' where the slide runs under a fence.
By Sean O'hare and Anna Edwards PUBLISHED: 06:57 EST, 23 February 2013 | UPDATED: 11:04 EST, 23 February 2013 They were armed with just two shovels and a digger, and vowed to build the longest waterslide in the world by the end of this month. And as these pictures show, New Zealanders Jimi Hunt and Dan Drupstee have dug their way to victory. The pair of New Zealanders have constructed the 650m attraction in Auckland, will only stay open for two days, as part of a festival to help combat depression and promote the pair's motto: 'Living more awesome'. @highlight 650 metre-long slide is brainchild of Kiwis Jimi Hunt and Dan Drupsteen @highlight Buildt waterslide as part of festival to help combat depression @highlight Pair trying to promote their motto 'living more awesome' @highlight Austria's Black Hole waterslide currently the longest at 211m
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He then posted the picture on Twitter with the caption: ‘Young boy in #@placeholder pretending to be a journalist with his home-made flak jacket, had to lend him my helmet.’
Reporter Johan-Matthias Sommarström posted this picture of a young Palestinian boy on Twitter after the boy approached him and said: 'I'm a journalist' This is the face of a young Palestinian boy who has become a picture of strength in Gaza after playing dress-up as a journalist while the ongoing conflict surrounds him. The youngster, believed to be no more than six years old, stands proud in his homemade ‘flax jacket’ and borrowed Press helmet as he poses for the camera. The image was taken by a Swedish radio journalist after the youngster approached him and said: 'I am a journalist. I am reporting on what is happening here, this is my flak jacket.’ @highlight Boy approached Swedish journalist and said he was reporting on the conflict @highlight He wore a 'flak jacket' made from a bin bag before being given Press helmet @highlight Photo shared over 5,500 times on Twitter within 15 hours of being posted @highlight Reporter Johan-Matthias Sommarström said it shows 'strong will to survive'
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A pre-sentence report on @placeholder described him as ‘controlling and manipulative’.
By Alex Ward PUBLISHED: 04:30 EST, 17 June 2013 | UPDATED: 07:22 EST, 17 June 2013 A man blackmailed a terrified Muslim teenager into handing over more than £15,000 worth of her mother’s jewellery to stop him exposing a sex tape of her on Facebook. Aamir Khan, 20, told the 16-year-old girl that he had covertly filmed her during an intimate encounter with him in his car. He then made demands for money and gold, threatening to post the footage on Facebook and send a copy to her parents. 'Cynical betrayal': Aamir Khan blackmailed a Muslim teenager, 16, into handing over more than £15,000 worth of family jewellery to stop him exposing her in a sex tape on Facebook, Leicester Crown Court (pictured) heard @highlight Aamir Khan, 20, told the girl, 16, he had covertly filmed them during an intimate encounter in his car @highlight The victim was so ashamed she considered running away from home and killing herself @highlight Khan admitted blackmail and was sentenced to three years, seven months youth detention
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Sankey testified that Ortega had planned a 'tough love' meeting with Jackson and that she and @placeholder were very concerned after Jackson told Ortega he'd been speaking to god.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 15:23 EST, 9 May 2013 | UPDATED: 17:02 EST, 9 May 2013 A producer for Michael Jackson’s doomed comeback tour testified Wednesday that the singer’s frail physique and confused ramblings about speaking to God had her convinced he was at death’s door days before he died. Alif Sankey, an associate producer for the tour’s London concerts, told the court that Jackson was extremely thin and telling people he was talking to God and she was fearful he would soon die but that she felt helpless. Sankey told the Los Angeles Times that her fears drove her to reach out to the director of the This Is It tour Kenny Ortega. @highlight Alif Sankey told the court Wednesday that Jackson was far skinnier than normal and was telling her and other concert producers that he could speak to God @highlight And on Thursday, a former makeup artist who worked for Jackson 30 years said she was asked in the 1990s to inject him with painkillers by someone who went on to become an executive at AEG, the plaintiff in the multi-million dollar suit
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Some 37 per cent of Britons approve of the @placeholder taking part in air strikes – while 36 per cent disapprove and the remaining 27 per cent saying they don’t know.
British forces successfully dropped a second batch of aid to thousands of trapped refugees in northern Iraq last night – 24 hours after being forced to abandon an attempt because there were too many people crowding on the ground. The RAF was able to deliver ‘essential supplies’ over Mount Sinjar to assist the Yazidis, who have fled rampaging ISIS forces sweeping through the north of the country. On Sunday night, RAF forces aborted an attempt to deliver aid to the location in northern Iraq at the last minute. It meant that Britain had managed just one successful aid drop took before last night. @highlight British forces delivered 'essential supplies' over Mount Sinjar last night @highlight Aid included water purification containers, clean water and solar lamps @highlight Fleeing Yazidi community face appalling conditions, cut off on Mount Sinjar
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"We know that Jordan's life and legacy will live on for others, but at the same time, we're very saddened by the life that @placeholder will continue to live.
Jacksonville, Florida (CNN) -- Jurors found Michael Dunn guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis. Dunn's parents were in the courtroom for the verdict. Davis' parents, Ron Davis and Lucia MacBath, both let out a quiet gasp upon hearing the jury forewoman's words and then hung their heads and cried. Dunn did not appear to have an immediate reaction, but later, he turned around and somberly shook his head toward his father. Dunn, 47, was charged with murder after shooting into an SUV full of teenagers at a Jacksonville, Florida, gas station following a squabble over the music emanating from the teens' vehicle. @highlight Michael Dunn found guilty of murder in 2012 shooting death of Jordan Davis, 17 @highlight Dunn killed Davis after an argument over loud music coming from Davis' friend's SUV @highlight 4 counts on which Dunn was convicted in February command at least 60 years in prison @highlight He said he fired 10 shots in self-defense; prosecutors called Dunn aggressor
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The family took photos of the occasion so @placeholder can remember the day Spiderman came to his house
A father has been hailed as 'SpiderDad' after he donned a superhero costume to surprise his terminally ill son on his birthday. Mike Wilson leapt from a roof at his family home in Basingstoke, Hampshire as part of the birthday stunt for five-year-old Jayden, who has a grade four brain tumour. The heart-warming video of him surprising his son - a huge Spiderman fan - has since been viewed around the world. Scroll down for video Mike Wilson leapt from a roof above the family's front door in Basingstoke, Hampshire to surprise his son, Jayden, on his fifth birthday Jayden has been diagnosed with a brain tumour and doctors gave him just a year to live @highlight Five-year-old battling brain tumour after shock diagnosis last year @highlight His father was determined to make his birthday a special one @highlight He had a Spiderman outfit made to fit before practising moves @highlight Parkour expert then leapt from a roof above the family's front door @highlight Video shows the youngster's surprise as superhero appears at home @highlight Film has since been viewed around the world, garnering huge support
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'It cost me my reputation and credibility, the opportunity to become a @placeholder scholar, the full-time job offer I had worked so hard to attain, and the opportunity to achieve my childhood dream of playing in the NFL.'
A former star college footballer who was set to be interviewed for a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship claims Yale's sexual harassment policy has almost ruined his life. Patrick Witt, who graduated in 2012, was due to lead his team against rivals Harvard in the final football game of the season - a match which could have seen him drafted for an NFL team. He was also announced as a Rhodes Scholar finalist, with the interview due to take place on the same day as his big game. Former Yale quarterback Patrick Witt, pictured, said his life had almost been ruined by an 'informal' complaint of sexual misconduct by an ex-girlfriend @highlight Patrick Witt was quarterback for Yale in 2012 when complaint was made @highlight Ex-girlfriend alleged sexual misconduct but lodged it as 'informal complaint' @highlight Yale told him there'd be no public disclosure because complaint was informal @highlight Job offer, NFL hopes, Rhodes interview all vanished after claim was leaked @highlight Witt found himself unable to clear his name due to 'informal' process
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During the procession, the lawyer's daughter was gunned down before @placeholder.
(CNN) -- For most of his 70 years, Hesiquio Trevizo has been a man of good will, preaching the word of God. These days, the Roman Catholic priest is a self-described capitan de la guerra -- a war veteran. That he should feel so within the confines of the sanctuary tells all about the violence and pervasive fear that have gripped the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. "None of us are entirely safe from organized crime. Not even priests," Trevizo says. He laughs, awkwardly. Trepidation leaks out with every word. Perhaps the most important aspect of his job as a priest makes him a potential target for organized crime. Criminals know that grisly details of violence have spilled out in the privacy of the confessional, and crime bosses would rather not have those details repeated or remembered. @highlight For Hesiquio Trevizo, fear of violence permeates his work and church @highlight Trevizo: "None of us are entirely safe from organized crime. Not even priests." @highlight He closes the doors to his church earlier; church offices are dead-bolted shut @highlight Juarez bishop: Drug traffickers don't want to take risk of confessions being repeated
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Sickening: Bugsy (left) did not make it, but @placeholder (right) has recovered well enough to be re-homed with in New Jersey
Rescued: Pocket with Karla Barricella before she headed off to live her new life An emaciated, skeletal pitbull puppy dumped alongside her equally malnourished brother in a New Jersey park last month has found a new home this week after recovering. Pocket and her brother Bugsy were found by a jogger in Paterson having been dumped, near death on a baseball park. When animal control officers arrived to take the dogs away they found six month old Pocket standing over her brother protecting him and trying to comfort her struggling sibling. Sadly Bugsy died a day later at Paterson Animal Control. @highlight Puppy was left for dead in New Jersey park last month @highlight Has been re-homed with Karl Barricella after returning to full health
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Royal aides denied that Her Majesty¿s recent ill-health is behind the decision to increase the @placeholder's role
The Queen plans to scale back her public duties and give Prince Charles a bigger role as ‘co-head’ of the royal family, well-placed sources have revealed. Buckingham Palace and senior figures in Whitehall began discussing how to deal with the monarch’s advancing years several months ago, the Mail understands. They concluded that her 64-year-old son – the longest-serving heir apparent in British history – should take a more prominent position representing the sovereign at key events, particularly those abroad. Scroll down for video Handing over the reigns: The Queen is reportedly planning to scale back her public duties and give Prince Charles a bigger role as ‘co-head’ of the royal family @highlight Buckingham Palace reviewing the Queen's long-haul travel commitments @highlight Prince of Wales is to perform one of his most significant duties to date @highlight He has never attended in place of the monarch at the bi-annual gathering @highlight Charles and Camilla will also attend State Opening of Parliament together
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At about 10.30pm, police responded to a report of a shooting at another home and found Wooden and @placeholder dead.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 13:01 EST, 30 October 2013 | UPDATED: 07:10 EST, 31 October 2013 Suspect: Charles E. Brownlow, Jr., 36, is accused of killing five people during a series of attacks hours earlier in his rural North Texas community of Terrell A Texas man accused of shooting dead five people, including his mother and aunt, was captured on a surveillance video entering a Mexican restaurant in the middle of his drug-fueled rampage. Charles Brownlow Jr. was arrested at about 1.30am Tuesday after running into the woods following a high-speed chase, authorities said. Terrell police Chief Jody Lay identified the victims of the North Texas shooting spree as Brownlow's mother, Mary Brownlow, 61; his aunt, Belinda Walker, 55; Jason Michael Wooden, 33; Kelleye Lynnette Sluder, 30; and Luis Gerardo Leal-Carrillo, 22. @highlight Charles Brownlow Jr, 36, stopped by Dos Aces Mexican eatery on U.S. 80 after allegedly killing his aunt and mother @highlight Surveillance video showed the suspect leaving the restaurant moments later @highlight Police believe Brownlow was high on drugs during rampage that killed five
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They campaigned for "Keeping the nation's gateway forever England" and had a string of celebrity supporters including @placeholder
Government planned to sell port to help pay off record debts Transport minister Simon Burns cited public opposition in his decision to keep it Dame Vera Lynn supported campaign to keep Dover 'forever England' By Hayley Dixon PUBLISHED: 07:26 EST, 21 December 2012 | UPDATED: 09:09 EST, 21 December 2012 For generations Dover has stood as an indomitable symbol of Britain's freedom and independence. And now residents have proved they have earned the reputation after forcing the government to remove the port from their list of assets up for grabs. The town, with its white cliffs, port and sprawling castle stood at the very edge of the nation's frontier with the Continent but it was nearly flogged to our former age-old enemy - France. @highlight Government planned to sell port to help pay off record debts @highlight Transport minister Simon Burns cited public opposition in his decision to keep it @highlight Dame Vera Lynn supported campaign to keep Dover 'forever England'
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Beautiful: The looming shape of Mt Fuji towers over Mr Rossy who flew his jet-powered carbon-kevlar jetwing in @placeholder
By Emma Thomas PUBLISHED: 09:30 EST, 6 November 2013 | UPDATED: 10:37 EST, 6 November 2013 A daredevil adventurer has flown around Mount Fuji while wearing a custom-built jet suit. Switzerland-based Yves Rossy, dubbed the 'jetman' completed the flight around the Japanese mountain wearing the complicated four engined carbon-Kevlar 'Jetwing'. The 54-year-old did nine flights around the iconic landmark between October 28 and November 3 to celebrate Mount Fuji's designation as a world heritage site. Scroll down for video Breathtaking: Yves Rossy, known as the Jetman, flies in front of Mount Fuji, Japan Jetwing: Mr Rossy, 54, dropped from a helicopter to complete nine flights around the iconic Japanese landmark @highlight Yves Rossy flew around the mountain nine times @highlight 54-year-old has flown over English Channel, Swiss Alps and Grand Canyon @highlight He said people should do what they think is impossible
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The same number his side has shipped in his two festive period games as @placeholder’ boss.
Ahead of the final Premier League action of 2014, 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 QPR's home clash with Crystal Palace... Queens Park Rangers vs Crystal Palace (Loftus Road) Team news QPR QPR midfielder Joey Barton could return for Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Crystal Palace at Loftus Road. Barton missed the 2-1 defeat at Arsenal with a hamstring problem but may feature, while midfielder Leroy Fer will start after QPR opted to rest him against the Gunners due to being on four yellow cards. @highlight Crystal Palace travel to Loftus Road to face QPR at 3pm on Sunday @highlight Palace sacked manager Neil Warnock on Saturday @highlight Keith Millen will be in charge as caretaker manager for QPR clash
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@placeholder's agriculture minister has appointed someone to look into the situation, Oogjes said.
(CNN) -- Australians are demanding a ban on cattle exports to Indonesia after an investigation revealed brutal treatment that included animals getting flogged, kicked and bleeding to death in some cases. The call comes after an investigation by an Australian animal rights group, which followed the cattle from the docks to 11 abattoirs in Indonesia. Animals Australia conducted the probe after a livestock industry report revealed mistreatment, according to Glenys Oogjes of the animal rights group. It openly filmed inside 11 abattoirs, including at night, with the help of Indonesian workers at the slaughterhouses, Oogjes said. "Our primary goal was to have a look and see what we were reading in industry reports and to find out if it was as bad as it sounded," she said. "Our goal was to expose to the Australian community what's happening to our live stock in Indonesia, and to stop our animals from being treated badly and to halt the trade to Indonesia." @highlight Animals Australia conducts a probe after a livestock industry report @highlight Outage grows after the footage airs on Australian television @highlight The footage sparks angry calls to the agriculture department and online petition @highlight The cattle are not treated in accordance with the Muslim practice of halal, rights group says
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activists out of @placeholder and rounded up the hundreds of people who tried
By Alex Ward PUBLISHED: 08:29 EST, 21 November 2012 | UPDATED: 03:02 EST, 22 November 2012 Blogger detained: Zhai Xiaobing was detained by police after joking on Twitter about the Communist Party congress A blogger is facing five years in prison after he was arrested for writing a joke on Twitter about the deaths of Chinese Communist Party delegates. Zhai Xiaobing, from Beijing, has received the support of hundreds of internet users following the joke about the party's congress on November 8. Chinese authorities have been especially sensitive to any perceived dissent about the party meeting, which closed last week, after ushering in a new generation of leaders. @highlight Zhai Xiaobing arrested after tweeting joke about the Communist Party @highlight Hundreds of Chinese internet users are petitioning for his release @highlight He is being investigated for 'spreading terrorist information'
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First blood: @placeholder put Rangers ahead after scoring the opening goal
By Brian Marjoribanks For so long, it looked like Rangers were sleepwalking into the eye of a storm on Friday night. With the clock ticking down at Westfield, Ally McCoist’s team were staring at the nightmare prospect of being potentially five points off the pace after just two league fixtures. Just when the team looked like stumbling again, however, young talent Lewis Macleod provided a late intervention that again proved the old adage that it’s better to be lucky than good. At the end of another desperately poor performance, the 20-year-old’s deflected strike off Alan Maybury 12 minutes from time unlocked a home defence that had been untroubled all evening. @highlight Rangers defeated Falkirk 2-0 in the Scottish Championship @highlight Lewis MacLeod and Nicky Clark both scored in the final stages @highlight Kris Boyd had a late goal ruled out for offside @highlight Kenny Miller was forced to come off with an injury
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‘We can confirm that apart from Andy Coulson, neither @placeholder nor any senior member of the campaign team were aware of this until this week.’
By Kirsty Walker and Gerri Peev Last updated at 9:04 AM on 20th July 2011 Under pressure: Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech in Lagos, Nigeria, today, before flying back to the UK David Cameron was dragged deeper into the phone-hacking saga last night after it emerged that a key suspect gave media advice to his office in the run-up to the General Election. Ex-News of the World deputy editor Neil Wallis – arrested last week – acted as an informal adviser to Mr Cameron’s former communications chief Andy Coulson. Wallis, nicknamed Wolfman during his Fleet Street days, has already precipitated the downfall of Met commander Sir Paul Stephenson and his deputy John Yates. @highlight Former News of the World deputy editor gave informal advice to Andy Coulson
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Last year's exercises triggered weeks of heightened tensions between the nations and @placeholder threats of nuclear war.
North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its eastern coast Monday, the second such launch in less than a week, according to the South Korean Defense Ministry. The defense ministry said it is on high alert and monitoring the situation. It called on the North to stop the missile launches. The weapons launched were Scud missiles that flew more than 500 kilometers (311 miles), according to the defense ministry. The missiles landed in the sea, South Korea's semi-official Yonhap news agency reported. On Thursday, four Scud missiles with a shorter range were fired into the sea off North Korea's eastern coast -- flying about 220 kilometers (137 miles), according to Yonhap -- just days after the start of annual joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States. North Korea opposes such exercises, which routinely cause friction among the three countries. @highlight The South Korean Defense Ministry is on high alert @highlight The launch is the second in less than a week @highlight They come after the start of joint military exercises between U.S. and South Korea
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Controversial: The cost of the high-speed rail line @placeholder may cause the project's demise
By Gerri Peev PUBLISHED: 18:24 EST, 3 September 2013 | UPDATED: 18:24 EST, 3 September 2013 The High Speed Rail project could still be scrapped if costs continue to soar, the Treasury’s top civil servant has warned. The government has not signed a ‘blank cheque’ for the railway line linking the capital to the Midlands and North, Nick Macpherson, the permanent secretary at the Treasury told MPs. His words are in contrast to Chancellor George Osborne’s insistence just two days ago that HS2 would go ahead. Mr Macpherson was echoing the promise made by shadow chancellor Ed Balls, that there would be ‘no blank cheque’ for the line if Labour was in power - although the opposition has stopped short of announcing it would stop HS2. @highlight Top civil servant warns there is no 'blank cheque' for controversial rail plan @highlight George Osborne has insisted HS2 will go ahead @highlight Costs have soared to £50billion, not counting VAT
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The leaders came to the finish line all bunched up around @placeholder, saluting the longtime IndyCar stalwart who had longed to add the final missing piece to his resume.
By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 18:47 EST, 26 May 2013 | UPDATED: 19:03 EST, 26 May 2013 A driver who has competed 12 times in the Indy 500 finally won on Sunday - and with a bit of luck at that. The popular Brazilian Tony Kanaan dipped inside defending IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay on a restart with three laps to go and cruised from there under the yellow caution flag. He flipped up his visor to wipe tears from his eyes as the crowd roared and then poured the celebratory winner's milk over his head in Victory Lane. Among the thousands gathered for the historic race was former VP candidate Sarah Palin who had come to Indianapolis with her husband Todd. She described watching the race as 'bucket list stuff'. @highlight Brazilian racer Tony Kanaan kissed the tarmac (and then his wife) after winning the race in Indianapolis
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She says his affair with @placeholder has been going on for a decade, and was an open secret among the staff at Carnegie Deli.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 01:47 EST, 18 November 2013 | UPDATED: 03:06 EST, 18 November 2013 The owner of New York City's famed Carnegie Deli has revealed an even greater betrayal by the woman who stole her husband: she also stole her recipes. Marian Levine, 63, has already filed a lawsuit against her husband Sandford Levine for giving his lover, former Carnegie Deli waitress Penkae Siricharoen, a rent-stabilized apartment in the block Levine owns above the deli on Seventh Ave. Now she says her husband paid for his lover's Queens restaurant, made mortgage payments on the $600,000 home she bought in Queens on her waitress's wage, paid for plastic surgery to her eyes and nose and gave her access to Carnegie Deli's famous recipes for cheesecake, pastrami and corned beef. @highlight Marian Levine, 63, owner of Carnegie Deli, says her husband gave his lover secret family recipes @highlight She is suing her husband Sandford, 71, and his Thai lover, Penkae Siricharoen, 61 @highlight She says he also gave an apartment to his lover in the building she owns on Seventh Avenue at a stabilized rent of $975 a month for 15 years @highlight She claims Siricharoen is in the U.S. illegally and used false documents to rent the apartment @highlight Levine says her husband gave Siricharoen money to buy a restaurant and a $600,000 house
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If an iPhone is lost, users can suspend all payments via the Find my @placeholder service.
It was launched as an alternative the wallet, enabling iPhone 6 users to tap their phone to pay for items. But some Apple Pay users in the US have been double-charged for purchases. The Californian tech giant has admitted there is a problem with its mobile payment system, but says it only affects ‘a very small number’ of Apple Pay users and is working to refund all faulty transactions. Scroll down for video Double trouble: Apple Pay was first announced on September 9th by Tim Cook and rolled out this week. But some users who are also customers of Bank of America have been charged twice for purchases made with their iPhone 6. Here, a user makes a purchase at the Disney Store in Glendale, California @highlight Apple Pay launched this week in the US and lets iPhone 6 users tap their phone to pay for items, because it is linked to their bank account @highlight CNN reporter and others discovered they were being charged double @highlight Problem only affects Bank of America customers and experts are fixing it @highlight Erroneous payments will be refunded to around 1,000 customers @highlight There is no date for Apple Pay coming to the UK
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"@placeholder is so awash with cash, they have difficulty spending it all," he said.
LONDON, England (CNN) -- English football clubs have always attracted wealthy owners. Traditionally, club chairmen were bluff local businessmen with a few spare millions in the bank, perhaps looking to put something back into their local community, somewhere to schmooze clients and colleagues, and seduced by the idea of being a player -- albeit at boardroom level -- in a sport that is an obsession for millions. Long-suffering City fans overnight saw their club transformed into one of the world's wealthiest. But this week's purchase of Manchester City by an Abu Dhabi-based consortium from the controversial former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra provided further proof that the English Premier League has become an altogether different ball game, attracting an altogether different caliber of super-rich investor. @highlight Abu Dhabi investment group agree takeover deal for Manchester City @highlight Club immediately breaks British transfer record to sign Brazilian Robinho @highlight English Premier League has become a playground for billionair foreign owners @highlight New owners say they plan to turn City into the world's biggest club
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@placeholder reopens feud with Fergie and claims he ran him out of the club in 2005
Scroll down to read more extracts from Roy Keane's explosive autobiography Roy Keane says Brian Clough was a better manager than Sir Alex Ferguson. Keane was signed by Clough for Nottingham Forest in 1990 and spent three years at the club before Ferguson broke the then British transfer record to bring him to Old Trafford for £3.75million. Keane would go on to become Manchester United captain and win seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and one Champions League under Ferguson. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Roy Keane name Brian Clough as his best manager Roy Keane played for Brian Clough (left) at Nottingham Forest for three years between 1900 and 1993 @highlight Keane played for Clough for three years at Nottingham Forest @highlight Midfielder then moved to Manchester United for then British record fee @highlight Keane was Ferguson's captain at United, winning seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and one Champions League @highlight Keane and Ferguson fell out after former's infamous MUTV interview
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This would remove expensive exchange rate issues, cutting the cost to @placeholder of doing business in China, though the Prime Minister remained coy when asked to confirm the deal.
(CNN) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to secure a major currency conversion deal with her nation's number one trading partner as she begins a six-day visit to China Friday. The deal has ramifications beyond Beijing-Canberra ties as a step towards full convertibility of the yuan on international markets, denting the primacy of the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency of choice. Currently, Chinese and Australian companies must use the U.S. dollar as an intermediary for trade. The Australian leader also faces the task of assuring China that her nation's growing defense agreements with the U.S. pose no threat to Beijing. @highlight Australian PM Julia Gillard begins six-day visit to China Friday @highlight Gillard expected to secure major currency conversion deal with China @highlight Currently, Chinese and Australian companies must use U.S. dollar as intermediary for trade @highlight Deal would be step towards full convertibility of Chinese yuan on international markets
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"Obama is a product of the @placeholder empire," Carlos Pose said.
HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro says he is open to the idea of meeting with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has largely been out of the political scene since falling ill in 2006. "With Obama, one can talk whenever he wants, because we're not preachers of violence or war," the communist leader wrote in an essay published Thursday on a state-run Web site. "He must be reminded that the carrot-and-stick theory cannot be applied in our country." Friday's missive marked the second time in recent weeks that a Cuban leader has said he is open to meeting with Obama. @highlight "We're not preachers of violence or war," Castro writes in essay @highlight Actor Sean Penn writes that Castro's brother also open to meeting @highlight Some in Havana skeptical of change in U.S. policy
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of the rare but possible side effects of filler injections - @placeholder
By Lizzie Parry A pilates instructor's heart stopped for 30 seconds after she suffered a near-fatal reaction to a filler injection. Hailey Terrell suffered eight strokes and a cardiac arrest after the cosmetic injection in her chin. The 37-year-old's heart stopped beating for 30 seconds, leaving her medically dead before doctors revived her. The pilates instructor, who is from Oklahoma in Texas but was studying in London at the time, has had to relearn how to walk, talk and write. Pilates instructor Hailey Terrell suffered eight strokes and a cardiac arrest when she suffered a near-fatal reaction to a filler injection to banish a wrinkle on her chin @highlight Hailey Terrell had a dermal filler injection to banish a line on her chin @highlight A day after the cosmetic jab she started to suffer stroke-like symptoms @highlight Pilates instructor was sent home from hospital with food allergy medication @highlight The next day she visited A&E after choking and struggling to breathe @highlight She suffered eight strokes and a cardiac arrest before doctors put her into a medically-induced coma @highlight 37-year-old has almost fully recovered, relearning how to walk and talk @highlight She is urging others to think twice about having cosmetic procedures @highlight She said: 'I hope my story inspires others to look for beauty on the inside'
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"@placeholder we are a free nation and not your colony," said one banner.
Athens, Greece (CNN) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed solidarity with Greece Tuesday on a trip to Athens, even as tens of thousands of Greeks rallied to show their anger toward her over the hardship their country is suffering. Critics see Merkel as the main enforcer of the European Union-imposed austerity measures that have left a large number of Greeks unemployed and streaming to soup kitchens for a hot meal. Police estimated that as many as 25,000 people turned out to demonstrate in central Athens, despite a ban on protests in certain areas amid beefed-up security for Merkel's six-hour stay. @highlight NEW: President Papoulias says growth and jobs are needed to give the Greek people hope @highlight "We welcome a friend here today," Antonis Samaras says of the German leader @highlight Police say 25,000 people joined a protest voicing anger over Angela Merkel's visit @highlight Critics see Merkel as the main enforcer of internationally imposed austerity measures
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These sides qualified for the tournament by winning their respective regional competitions, while @placeholder gained automatic entry as the tournament hosts, and Italy as World Cup holders.
LONDON, England (CNN) -- What are reigning world champions Italy, European champions Spain, and football giants Brazil doing taking on teams like New Zealand and Iraq this month? Robinho (left) and Ronaldinho (right) celebrate Brazil winning the Confederations Cup in 2005. It sounds like a complete mismatch, but the eight-team FIFA Confederations Cup which starts in South Africa on Sunday, will see these teams pitted against one another in what is a dress-rehearsal of sorts for next year's World Cup. Dubbed by FIFA, world football's governing body, the "festival of champions", the tournament involves primarily the winning teams from regional competitions in each of the world's six football federations -- Spain from Europe (UEFA), Brazil from South America (CONMEBOL), Iraq from Asia (AFC), U.S. from the Americas (CONCACAF), New Zealand from Oceania (OFC), and Egypt from Africa (CAF). @highlight The Confederations Cup tournament takes place in South Africa this month @highlight Eight teams are involved in the tournament including Spain, Italy and Brazil @highlight Entry is limited to regional champions, the World Cup holders and the hosts
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Some 9,000 British women have used it since its approval by @placeholder regulators in 2008.
By Jo Knowsley and Sharon Churcher Controversial: Experts have warned thousands of women to stop using the NuvaRing, pictured A British woman has been stricken with potentially deadly blood clots after being put on a controversial new contraceptive that allegedly killed a 24-year-old US law student last year. Thousands of UK patients are being warned to stop using NuvaRing by experts who have told The Mail on Sunday it puts women at a far higher risk of heart attacks and strokes than traditional forms of birth control. Marketed by pharmaceutical giant Merck, the device is available free on the NHS. @highlight British woman seeking legal advice after suffering blood clots in her lungs @highlight 44-year-old claims they developed after she started using NuvaRing @highlight Last year Erika Langhart, 24, died when ring allegedly caused heart attacks
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Its navy has about 50 large surface ships, compared with @placeholder's 70-odd.
(Financial Times) -- The Philippines would strongly support a rearmed Japan shorn of its pacifist constitution as a counterweight to the growing military assertiveness of China, according to the Philippine -foreign minister. "We would welcome that very much," Albert del Rosario told the Financial Times in an interview. "We are looking for balancing factors in the region and Japan could be a significant balancing factor." The unusual statement, which risks upsetting Beijing, reflects alarm in Manila at what it sees as Chinese provocation over the South China Sea, virtually all of which is claimed by Beijing. It also comes days before an election in Japan that could see the return as prime minister of Shinzo Abe, who is committed to revising Japan's pacifist constitution and to beefing up its military. @highlight The Philippines support a rearmed Japan to counterweight China's military power @highlight China has territorial disputes in the South China Sea with the Philippines and others @highlight Japan has a pacifist constitution, but this might change after the upcoming presidential election @highlight In July, the Philippines and Japan signed an agreement to strengthen military co-operation
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Rules were in place to prevent a reoccurrence of the issues experienced on previous celebrity collaboration opening days, where fights broke out in the hysterical crush and opportunistic @placeholder sellers arrived in their droves to empty entire racks of identical items into huge laundry bags that they sold at vastly inflated prices that same day.
By Deborah Arthurs Last updated at 5:52 PM on 18th November 2011 Hordes of shoppers besieged H&M stores across the globe as Versace's collection for the high street shop went on sale today. With many shoppers having spent the night queuing on the pavements outside, there were scenes of hysteria at 9am as the eager crowds were finally let in to fill their arms with brightly printed garments from the shelves. In Dubai and Beijing where 9am had come and gone, shoppers reported H&M stores selling out of the entire collection in under 30 minutes - with many pieces arriving on eBay moments later. @highlight Donatella arrives to greet eager fans who had queued overnight to be first in line @highlight Hundreds of Versace and H&M pieces already flooding auction site eBay @highlight H&M issue apology for 'technical problems'
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Yet this is a much more varied and surprising movie, built around a soberly commanding performance by @placeholder as the family man who must leave his wife and daughters on a U.N. command ship as he hops from one trouble spot to the next.
Editor's note: This review may contain spoilers. (EW.com) -- Just about every zombie movie I can think of is set, for the most part, in tightly defined spaces where groups of survivors huddle to fend off the flesh-hungry hordes outside. "World War Z," which may be the most entertaining and accomplished zombie thriller since George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" (1979), has touches of that suspenseful high-tension claustrophobia. Yet it's a very different sort of zombie feast (far more than, say, "The Walking Dead"). It's vast and sprawling and spectacular; it's the first truly globalized orgy of the undead. @highlight 'World War Z' is an entertaining, accomplished zombie thriller @highlight Marc Forster shows audacity and flair in his adaptation of Max Brooks' novel @highlight Brad Pitt plays a U.N. working trying to stop the zombie virus outbreak @highlight 'World War Z' is 'scary good fun'
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@placeholder also acknowledged the wider issues involved with shunting the date of one of the most watched sporting events on the planet, including the agreements that would have to be struck with television broadcasters.
(CNN) -- Any footballer who holds a passport for a particular country should be allowed to represent them on the football field. That is Juventus president Andrea Agnelli's take on the hot topic that is dominating the build-up to the final round of European qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup. Debate has raged in England after the country's national team manager Roy Hodgson revealed he had been looking at the latest starlet off the Manchester United production line -- Adnan Januzaj. The Belgian-born 18-year-old has starred for the defending English Premier League champions this season and could qualify to play for England through residency rules if he stays in the country until he is 23. @highlight Juve president says players who have a passport should be allowed to play for that country @highlight Debate raging after England manager Roy Hodgson said Adnan Januzaj is on his radar @highlight Man Utd winger was born in Belgium but could qualify for England under FIFA rules @highlight Andrea Agnelli confident solution can be found if FIFA decide to move 2022 Qatar World Cup
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Hundley was headed to @placeholder to decide whether or not to take his son -- who died the day after the flight -- off life support.
(CNN) -- The Idaho man who slapped a crying 19-month-old boy on a Delta flight in February was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison, the man's lawyer said. Joe Rickey Hundley pleaded guilty to assault in federal court in October. Hundley's attorney, Marcia Shein, said Hundley will report to a yet-to-be determined prison but didn't say what the date would be. She said she respects the judge's ruling but called the sentence "disproportionate" to the crime and added that it was two months longer than what prosecutors had recommended. In February, Hundley was seated next to Jessica Bennett and her 19-month-old son in row 28 when Delta flight 721 from Minneapolis, Minnestoa, began its descent into Atlanta . @highlight Joe Rickey Hundley will report to a prison, which has yet to be determined @highlight He was sitting next to a woman and her baby while on his way to see his gravely ill son @highlight He slapped the baby with an open hand, court document said @highlight Lawyer calls eight-month sentence too harsh
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The request also alleges that he talked with others who acted as 'facilitators' working to get the jihadists access into @placeholder, sending one $700.
Held: Faruq Khalil Muhammad 'Isa, 36, pleaded not guilty after being extradited to the United States on Friday to stand trial charges of providing material support to terrorists A Canadian citizen pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges he wired money and provided support to Tunisian extremists who committed a 2009 suicide attack in Iraq that killed five American soldiers. Faruq Khalil Muhammad 'Isa, 36, entered the plea in federal court in Brooklyn after being extradited to the United States on Friday to stand trial on terror charges. The Iraqi national was charged in connection with a 2009 suicide bombing in Mosul that killed soldiers outside US Army Forward Operating Base Marez, Muhammad 'Isa's indictment stated. @highlight Faruq Khalil Muhammad 'Isa is charged with providing material support and murder after allegedly wiring money to a terrorist group @highlight He allegedly communicated with a group that detonated explosives from a truck that killed five US soldiers @highlight Muhammad 'Isa was overheard on a wiretap referring to terrorists as 'farmers who plant metal and harvest metal and flesh'
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Liverpool will be looking to rectify their most wretched display of the season at @placeholder on Saturday but, looking back on the 3-1 defeat they suffered in November, Pascoe said: 'The manager said when we lost to Palace that time there was areal low in the camp.
Liverpool will continue to be patient with Daniel Sturridge before finally giving him the green light to play 90 minutes. The England international played 74 minutes of the 3-2 win over Tottenham on Tuesday, having previously launched his comeback from a long standing thigh problem with substitute appearances against West Ham, Bolton and Everton. Sturridge is eager to play a full game now that he has had no reaction and Saturday's FA Cup tie against Crystal Palace would seem an obvious point to play a full game. However, Liverpool assistant manager Colin Pascoe revealed the club will continue to treat Sturridge with kid gloves to eliminate any chance of him suffering a reoccurrence. @highlight Daniel Sturridge is eager to play against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup @highlight The Liverpool striker has been given the go ahead to play a full match @highlight Frontman launched comeback from thigh injury with cameo appearances @highlight CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news @highlight WATCH: Liverpool trio race to red carpet in a Reliant Robin in new advert
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VIDEO Scroll down to watch Atletico Madrid on victory parade after winning @placeholder
CLICK HERE to find out why Atletico Madrid had to wait 105 days to get the trophy. Atletico Madrid were finally presented with the La Liga trophy some 105 days after winning it as they snatched their first victory of the season over newly-promoted Eibar at the Vicente Calderon. The reigning champions - minus suspended manager Diego Simeone, who is serving an eight-match touchline ban - received the trophy before the game, which narrowly ended 2-1 in the home side's favour. It took Atletico just 11 minutes to pounce through Miranda before new-signing Mario Mandzukic doubled their lead in the 25th minute, only for a stubborn Eibar to bridge the gap soon after. @highlight Atletico Madrid beat newly-promoted Eibar 2-1 in first La Liga home game, having drawn 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano in opening match of the season @highlight Diego Simeone watches from stand as Atletico boss serves eight-match ban @highlight Atletico presented with La Liga trophy before match - 105 days after winning first title in 18 years at Nou Camp with 1-1 draw against Barcelona
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Landmark: @placeholder had an unexpected guest tonight in the form of U.S. President Barack Obama
A mother has told of her shock after her family-of-five had a chat with President Obama during a trip to Stonehenge - but that she now wishes she had invited him back for coffee. Inspired by rumours that the President's helicopter had landed at the ancient site, Janice Raffle and her husband James marched across fields with their three sons in the hope they would catch a glimpse of the US President. At first the family, who live a mile from the monument, were stuck at a fence. But a good-natured Obama wandered over to where they were standing - and even agreed to pose for a family photo. @highlight Janice Raffle, 35, marched up to site with husband James and three sons @highlight They had heard President Obama had made surprise stop at ancient site @highlight Mr Obama spoke to the excited family and posed for a photo on her phone @highlight She said: 'James said: "Welcome to England" and he said it was beautiful' @highlight Obama exclaimed 'How cool is this? Spectacular!' as walked among stones @highlight President later said he had wanted to 'knock Stonehenge off my bucket list' @highlight Helicopter Marine One made diversion after summit in Newport, south Wales
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On Tuesday, 59-year-old @placeholder had to ask her two grandchildren to eat the free breakfast offered at school because her cupboards were bare.
(CNN) -- It just about broke Elise Kamin's heart to have to tell her 6-year-old daughter, Piper, that she couldn't buy her a Halloween costume this year. The child knows little about the adult struggles that Kamin and her fiance are facing as federal employees who have been working without pay since October 1. Kamin, who works for the Social Security Administration in Winter Haven, Florida, is trying to shield Piper and her 9-year-old brother as long as she can. "Having to explain to your children why they can't go to tutoring right now, or why they can't get a Halloween costume or pumpkin, or why they can't attend a friend's birthday party, all because of this nonsense in Washington, is horrible," Kamin wrote on CNN iReport. @highlight Mom Elise Kamin says the math is against her family: 2 feds + 2 kids = trouble @highlight Joy Lorien can't afford to make her grandchildren breakfast; they got the free one at school @highlight A Colorado business owner has had to furlough 90% his staff; some may not come back @highlight Tell us how you've been affected by the shutdown
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@placeholder also decided to follow the old Hollywood studio model of signing their female actresses, also known as Vivid Girls, to exclusive contracts.
(CNN) -- In August, while 450 of Hollywood's A-list guests gathered at a lavish estate in California to celebrate Kim Kardashian's fairytale wedding, about 2 million people honored the special occasion in their own way: by watching "Kim Kardashian, Superstar," the hardcore sex tape she made with musician Ray J. on the website of the adult video company Vivid Entertainment. Vivid is one of the most well-known companies in the porn industry -- its superhero parody flick "Batman XXX" was the best-selling adult movie of 2010, according to adult video news (AVN). "When we started this business about 26 years ago, it was completely different than it is today," says Vivid founder and co-chairman Steven Hirsch. "It was a very small business. The people in the business didn't really talk about it; they were sort of underground. Over time, it really started to change and I think we had a lot to do with that. We began to really court the media, go out there and talk about our movies and talk about our girls." @highlight Vivid is a well-known and respected company in the porn industry @highlight Vivid puts big budgets behind its movies, not only to get talent and directors @highlight The company has made a name for itself in the celeb sex tape market
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@placeholder has previously been a popular forum for such meetings.
For a company that describes transparency as one of its ‘core values’, it was something of a private party. Google’s annual conference began yesterday amid tight security, with members of the media and public barred unless specifically invited. Civil liberty campaigners warned that Google – which has been accused of invading the privacy of its customers by harvesting details about their online activity – was using its ‘dominance to influence decision-makers behind closed doors’ at the Zeitgeist event. Speakers: Former U.S. president Bill Clinton is due to speak at Google's annual Zeitgeist conference today and singer Annie Lennox gave a talk yesterday @highlight Annual conference begins amid tight security @highlight Media and public barred unless specifically invited @highlight Zeitgeist taking place at Grove hotel in Hertfordshire @highlight Bill Clinton and Annie Lennox among speakers
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‘I am really interested in @placeholder remaining an active and constructive member of the EU.’
New EU president Jean-Claude Juncker has warned David Cameron not to ‘beat up’ European immigrants to win votes. The European Commission chief said the free movement of workers ‘cannot be questioned’ and urged Mr Cameron not to introduce rules which ‘discriminate’ against foreigners. Mr Juncker’s controversial intervention comes after the Prime Minister outlined plans to ban immigrants claiming benefits or tax credits for four years. EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker accused David Cameron or ‘beating up’ on European immigrants to win votes The proposal will form the centrepiece of Mr Cameron’s renegotiation of Britain’s membership of the European Union. @highlight European Commission says free movement 'cannot be questioned' @highlight He said: 'There has to be an end to discrimination against countries' @highlight Mr Juncker warned against pursuing proposals which 'beat up others' @highlight Comes after PM outlined plan to ban migrants claiming benefits for 4 years @highlight Proposal will be the centrepiece of Cameron's proposed EU renegotiation
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This club charges more than any other to watch their football and yet they consistently sell their supporters short in the @placeholder.
After Arsenal qualified for the second round of the Champions League for the 15th successive season, Arsene Wenger joked that he would send someone different to the draw. When they have played their final group game against Galatasaray in Istanbul next month, where Wenger is ‘90 per cent’ sure they will finish second in the group, the last 16 will hold all the usual pitfalls. It is an achievement to reach the second round, but nothing more than that. Arsenal beat Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates on Wednesday to qualify for the last 16 Yaya Sanogo celebrates scoring his first Arsenal goal with supporters at the Emirates Stadium @highlight Arsenal beat Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to seal place in last 16 @highlight Victory means Arsenal have reached second round 15 years in a row @highlight Arsenal have eighth highest revenue and seventh highest wage bill @highlight North London club have seventh highest attendance in Europe @highlight Ticket prices at the Emirates are some of the highest around @highlight Gunners should be aiming higher than just a place in the last 16 @highlight Arsenal have yet to win the Champions League
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He said he shot @placeholder multiple times as the two slept using a 9mm handgun and shot Marsh in the head and chest when he started to sit up.
A southwestern Missouri man has been charged with four counts of murder in the killing of three people, including a pregnant woman and her fetus. Twenty-five-year-old Brian Williams of Sparta appeared in court Tuesday and was jailed without bond on four counts of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Investigators allege in a probable cause statement that Williams shot 27-year-old James Marsh; Marsh's pregnant girlfriend, 26-year-old Casey Maples; and 40-year-old Christina Winden at a mobile home in Ozark, Missouri. Charged: Brian Williams, 25 (photographed), of Sparta, has been charged with four counts of murder in the killing of three people, including a pregnant woman and her fetus @highlight Brian Williams, 25, faces four counts of murder in the killing of three people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child @highlight Williams allegedly shot 27-year-old James Marsh; Marsh's pregnant girlfriend, 26-year-old Casey Maples; and 40-year-old Christina Winden @highlight He told detectived of how he forced his way into the mobile home and wore a lampshade on his head as he calmly walked down the hall to kill the victims while they slept
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The front page also warns @placeholder that Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez will be the 'killers' in the derby as the former looks to 'carry on his records'.
Every morning Sportsmail brings you the biggest gossip and headlines on the continent, giving you your early morning fix from the biggest leagues across Europe. We start in Spain, where the Sunday morning newspapers are gearing up for the crunch Catalan derby clash between Barcelona and Espanyol. With Real Madrid securing their 18th successive victory with a 3-0 victory against Celta Vigo on Saturday night, the pressure is on Luis Enrique's side to stay withing touching distance of the La Liga leaders. Mundo Deportivo focus on the Catalan derby between Barcelona and Espanyol Mundo Deportivo ramp the game up with an image of Enrique and Espanyol boss Sergio all smiles, claiming the managers 'enjoy a good relationship'. @highlight Spanish press look ahead to derby between Barcelona and Espanyol @highlight Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi can be the derby 'killers' @highlight Italian newspapers hail Roma's fighting spirit
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@placeholder’s prime minister Stephen Harper, who withdrew his nation from
Australia and Canada have invited the UK to join an alliance of ‘like-minded’ nations to limit action on climate change. The two countries have each rolled back green policies in recent months, and want others to join them to resist a legally-binding international deal on carbon emissions. Tony Abbott, Australia’s prime minister, called for limited action on climate change that would not ‘clobber the economy’. He is seeking to form a conservative alliance that aims to undermine what he calls a ‘left-liberal’ push by US President Barack Obama to ramp up green taxes. Scroll down for video Tony Abbott (left) suggested that the UK could enter into an allianceto limit action on climate change at an event in Ottawa with Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (right) @highlight Abbott made comments during meeting with Canadian PM in Ottawa @highlight British Government says it has not been offered alliance and will not join @highlight United Nations summit on climate change is planned for September
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Sequeya Henderson claims she sent @placeholder the threat made against her, but they took no action
A woman is suing Boar's Head, the supplier of delicatessen meats, cheeses and condiments, for discriminating against her as a domestic-violence victim. Sequeya Henderson, 22, claims she was sacked after the company ignored her repeated complaints that co-worker Jarrett Claitt - her then boyfriend - was abusing her at the company's office in Brooklyn, New York. According to her Brooklyn federal court suit against Boar's Head and Claitt, he threatened her in the company parking lot and bombarded her with texts and calls. Sequeya Henderson, 22, claims she was sacked after the company ignored her repeated complaints that co-worker Jarrett Claitt was abusing her at the company's office in Brooklyn, New York @highlight Sequeya Henderson, 22, claims she was sacked after the company ignored her repeated complaints about co-worker Jarrett Claitt @highlight She said Claitt, her then boyfriend, threatened her at the meat company's office in Brooklyn, New York @highlight Claitt was arrested and then fired after he allegedly choked, punched and threatened to kill her at work @highlight He allegedly showed their sex tape off and the company then fired her - saying it was because she had lied about their relationship
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By Ray Massey and Chris Parsons PUBLISHED: 02:59 EST, 27 July 2012 | UPDATED: 13:13 EST, 27 July 2012 The high-speed 'Javelin' train designed to whisk Olympic visitors to Stratford had a false start on the opening day of the Games when this morning's first official train departed late because a driver failed to turn up for work. The Southeastern train company had designated the 7.04am from St Pancras station in London to the Park in Stratford as the beginning of the service. But the 140mph Japanese-built train did not leave Stratford until 7.09am, as travel bosses were forced to delay the train while it waited for a replacement driver, as the scheduled worker had called in sick. @highlight 140mph train left late on first day due to staff issue @highlight Train will transport 25,000 people per HOUR to and from Stratford @highlight Olympic fans face travel delays due to accident on M1 and technical problems this morning on the London Underground
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Asked if the @placeholder would raise taxes, he said: ‘Yes, of course.
The Queen will have to pay the mansion tax on her homes worth more than £2million The Royals will not be excluded from the ‘mansion tax’ on homes worth more than £2million, Ed Balls revealed today. The Shadow Chancellor said the party’s proposed levy on expensive homes would ‘rightly’ apply to the Queen as much as anyone else. Labour sources insisted the tax would not hit homes which were open to the public – meaning Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle would be exempt. But the Queen’s private Balmoral and Sandringham estates would not escape the levy. Under proposals backed by Labour and the Lib Dems, new council tax bands would be introduced to hit homes worth more than £2million. @highlight Mr Balls said party's proposed levy would 'rightly' apply to the Royal Family @highlight Labour wants to introduce new council tax bands on home worth over £2m @highlight Levy would not apply to palaces that are open to the general public @highlight Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle would be exempt from the new tax @highlight But the Queen's private estates of Balmoral or Sandringham would be hit
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"You can no longer expect people to believe in the @placeholder name the way they used to," he said.
(CNN) -- Kim Jong Un, successor to his father's dictatorship over North Korea, will have to find ways to balance political factions and generate revenue -- or he may not remain in power for long, analysts said Tuesday. Shrouded in mystery and believed to be only in his late 20s, Kim marks the third generation in his family to officially reign over the so-called Hermit Kingdom. "It's unprecedented in modern times," said John Park, an expert on the region with the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. A popular expression, Park said, summarizes one central reason that third-generation dynasties don't occur. "The first generation makes the wealth; the second generation manages the wealth; the third generation squanders the wealth," he said. @highlight A third-generation dynasty has not happened in modern times, analysts say @highlight Kim Jong Un can be viewed "almost as a CEO of North Korea Inc.," an analyst says @highlight Different factions and interest groups could end the younger Kim's reign, an analyst says @highlight S. Korean official: A "relatively well-grounded" government seems to be in place
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Just an hour after reaching the orbit, India's space agency, @placeholder, received the first photographic data of the red planet’s terrain, which will be unveiled later this afternoon.
The Mangalyaan spacecraft successfully entered orbit around Mars this morning, making India the first Asian nation to reach the red planet. The Mars Orbiter Mission cost £45 million ($74 million), or about three-quarters the amount to make the Oscar-winning movie Gravity about astronauts stranded in space. It arrived in orbit around the red planet after a tense 300-day marathon travelling more than 420 million miles (670 million km). Scroll down for videos Thumbs up: India's low-cost mission to Mars successfully entered the red planet's orbit on this morning. Pictured are Indian staff from the Indian Space Research Organisation celebrating the success of the mission @highlight Mars Orbiter cost £45 million ($74 million), three-quarters that of Gravity @highlight It took 300 days to travel more than 420 million miles (670 million km) @highlight Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed it 'near impossible' success @highlight The spacecraft, called Mangalyaan, will now study red planet's surface @highlight Spacecraft will study Mars for methane, a key chemical for life on Earth @highlight Data will help scientists better understand how planets and life evolved
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That will earn most of these workers anywhere from six to 10 dollars a day, as much as double @placeholder's minimum wage.
Sialkot, Pakistan (CNN) -- Through choking traffic and crude streets, pastoral scenes and fields of wheat, there is a journey to be made in the heart of the Punjab that will take you to the very soul of the beautiful game. For a country some have come to see as the world's leading exporter of terror, it is a glimpse into all that is possible when you consider that for decades now Pakistan has also been a leading exporter of hand-stitched soccer balls. This is no cottage industry, in a typical year Pakistan produces almost half of the world's hand-stitched gems. In a World Cup year like this one, as demand explodes, that portion edges up to almost 70 percent. @highlight Pakistan is leading exporter of hand-stitched soccer balls @highlight This year, Pakistan could produce 70 percent of the global supply @highlight One Pakistani company is the prime supplier to Adidas @highlight Each ball must comply with tough FIFA regulations
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They have gone down to @placeholder to stand in solidarity with Trayvon's parents and bring attention to the issues surrounding his death.
(CNN) -- In the age of short attention spans and mass media hopping from one story to the next, it is fairly remarkable that the shooting death of Trayvon Martin one year ago Tuesday continues to resonate among the consciousness of many Americans. Most of this is because a dedicated group of activists, bloggers, social media afficionadios and members of the media -- mostly the black press -- have been diligent in ensuring that what took place on a cool, rainy night in Sanford, Florida, deserves to be brought out into the open and not to become a drive-by media story. @highlight Roland Martin: Trayvon Martin's death still resonates among many a year after his death @highlight Martin: Florida and other states have been prompted to revisit Stand Your Ground laws @highlight He says Trayvon's death also awakened the inner fighting spirit of young people and blacks @highlight Martin: Collective protests for Trayvon have made a difference and raised awareness
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Both defence lawyers said the attackers had shown genuine remorse, and @placeholder - who has never before been in trouble - wanted to write to the woman to apologise.
Two drunken friends played a game of 'paper, scissors, stone' to decide who would snatch a 55-year-old woman's handbag. David Tawse and Sam Breakwell struck when the terrified woman was just yards from her home in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. The traumatised victim has kept a diary since the attack, revealing how she is now scared to leave her home and panics when she sees anyone in a hooded top. Thugs: Drunken friends David Tawse (left) and Sam Breakwell (right) played 'paper, scissors, stone' to decide who would snatch a 55-year-old woman's handbag In one entry, on the day of the mugging attempt, she wrote: 'Emotional, tearful, angry, outraged and overwhelmed.' @highlight David Tawse and Sam Breakwell tried to rob woman, 55, outside her home @highlight They played 'paper, scissors, stone' to decide who would attempt mugging @highlight Pair did not get bag but left woman traumatised and scared to leave home @highlight She was left: 'Emotional, tearful, angry, outraged and overwhelmed' @highlight Thugs, 22 and 19, were jailed for a year after admitting attempted robbery
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