They may be known for their glossy hair, picture-perfect make-up and bikini bodies, but judging by the packed itinerary, the Miss Universe contestants will have to prove they are both beauty and brains. Nearly 90 of the world’s most beautiful women descended on Miami on Monday ahead the 2014 Miss Universe pageant and it looks like they've got a tough few weeks ahead. The preliminary competition, which includes evening gown, swimsuit and the interview rounds, will take place on Wednesday 21 January - but that doesn't mean the preparations haven't begun. Scroll down for video (l-r) Josselyn Garciglia,  Miss Mexico , Noyonita Lodh, Miss India, and Silvia Prochadzkova,  Miss Slovak Republic, pose in Yamamay for Miss Universe swimwear upon arriving to Trump National Doral Miami for the 63rd Annual Miss Universe Pageant, Miami, Florida, America
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Nearly 90 contestants from around the world have landed in Miami for contest
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In next few weeks will learn golf, salsa, cooking and model swimsuits
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Preliminary competition includes evening gown, swimsuit and interviews and happens on January 21
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Final is held on January 25 - Gabriela Isler of Venezuela took home last year's crown

Question: Miss India 2014, @placeholder, has her hair tousled backstage as she and the other women prepare to go head-to-head in the pageant


By Damien Gayle PUBLISHED: 11:34 EST, 5 May 2013 | UPDATED: 02:00 EST, 7 May 2013 The body of a 52-year-old woman who fell to her death in the Pyrenees was devoured by Griffon vultures before emergency services were able to retrieve it. Furious locals are demanding that authorities take action against the endangered carrion-eaters after they left only the woman's bones, clothes and shoes for burial. Fear of the birds has been growing in recent years, which have reportedly also begun attacking live animals since a European edict that dead livestock must not be left in the fields.
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Carrion-eaters swooped on the woman after she fell from the Pic de Pista
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Only bones, clothes and shoes were left, local police reported
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Fear of the protected birds is growing and farmers want right to shoot them
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EC ruling means their traditional prey, dead livestock, must now be burned

Question: For centuries, the @placeholder farmers lived in symbiotic harmony with the griffon vulture.


By Ashley Collman PUBLISHED: 13:52 EST, 27 June 2013 | UPDATED: 16:56 EST, 27 June 2013 Two conservative American bloggers who were planning on speaking at a right-wing rally in the UK this weekend, will not be allowed to enter the country. Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer are the founders of the anti-Muslim group Stop Islamization of America and they run the website Jihad Watch. Both were planning on speaking at an English Defence League march Saturday in Woolwich, but the Home Office has barred them from traveling to the UK. Access denied: Conservative American bloggers Pamela Geller, left, and Robert Spencer, right, have been banned from entering the UK to attend an upcoming anti-Islamic rally
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Conservative bloggers Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer were denied access to the UK for a rally they intended to speak at
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The Home Office said their presence in the country would not be 'conductive to the public good'

Question: @placeholder doesn't need more hate even just for a few days.'


A remarkable summer for Caroline Wozniacki continued with yet more drama on Friday night when she was ushered through to the US Open final when her opponent was struck by full body cramps. The 24 year-old Dane was leading Shuai Peng 7-6, 4-3 when the Chinese player started flexing her leg before becoming unable to walk with severe pain in her legs. There then followed first an off court medical evaluation, and then a full injury time out, as she was treated for what amounts to a loss of physical condition. VIDEO Scroll down for  great footage of Caroline Wozniacki including her ice bucket challenge and a day at the beach with Serena Williams
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Peng Shuai collapsed during the second set of US Open semi-final
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Chinese player was initially helped off court and received a lengthy medical time-out
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Wozniacki was leading 7-6, 4-3 when Peng began to struggle, apparently with severe cramp

Question: A complete re-examination of the regulations can wait for another day as it was, ultimately, unfair on @placeholder, but the main focus was on the health of Peng, who had to be pushed off in a wheelchair with a doctor in attendance, leaving Wozniacki to understandably muted celebrations of a huge achievement in reaching her second US Open final, where she will face world No 1 Serena Williams.


(CNN) -- As New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fights back against the biggest political controversy of his career, he's under fire, as expected, from opportunistic attacks from the left. Begala: Three reasons bridge scandal will stick Cupp: Christie apology hits all the right notes But there are plenty within his own party who may also be pleased to see the tough-talking Republican governor get a bit of a comeuppance. The party's conservative base has never warmed to Christie. And he angered other Republicans with his 2012 Republican National Convention speech that was more about him than the party's nominee Mitt Romney.
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The GOP's conservative base has never warmed to Christie
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Christie's public embrace of President Obama in 2012 hurt him with Republicans
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GOP Sen. Rand Paul, a tea party favorite seemed to take a dig at Christie
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But a GOP strategist says: "I do not believe there's going to be any retribution from conservatives over this"

Question: But the current controversy, born during that re-election drive, gives opponents an opportunity to spin @placeholder persona of a tough-talking politician into one of a political bully who's not above petty politics.


Washington (CNN) -- House Democrats are increasingly worried that an avalanche of outside spending by GOP groups will bury them this fall, putting more of their members at risk of losing, and jeopardizing their goal of winning back control of the House in 2016. Virtually no Democrat believes the party has a chance to pick up the 17 seats they need to regain control of the House after the 2014 midterms. But the House Democrats' campaign arm has been focused on a strategy to bolster Democrats in competitive districts and try to knock off some GOP members in districts won by Obama in 2012.
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Outside Democratic groups aren't spending the kind of cash the party expected
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Republican groups rolled out ad buys worth $3.7 million in recent days against four House Democrats
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Many Democratic groups more focused on keeping control of the Senate

Question: While House @placeholder are feeling good about the midterms, they admit they could be doing better.


Washington (CNN) -- In the spring of 1962, Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most controversial men in America. One night in Chicago's Orchestra Hall after delivering a stirring speech on civil rights and the future of America, he shook hands with a standout 15-year-old with conservative parents, Hillary Rodham. More than 50 years later, the moment still resonates profoundly with Clinton, who has had an illustrious political career and could again seek to make history as the first woman president. "Probably my great privilege as a young woman was going to hear Dr. Martin Luther King speak," Clinton said earlier this year at an event at the University of Miami. "I sat on the edge of my seat as this preacher challenged us to participate in the cause of justice, not to slumber while the world changed around us. And that made such an impression on me."
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Don Jones landed in conservative Park Ridge, Illinois, in the early 1960s with a purpose
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He wanted to open the eyes of its young people, and young Hillary Rodham responded
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He died in 2009, but she remembers his counsel as she contemplates another White House run

Question: But there was another minister, not famous like @placeholder, who also influenced her views on social justice and stoked an intensity for action.

Question: During the height of the civil rights movement, this kind of trip for kids like @placeholder were unheard of.

Question: At a 2007 faith forum put on by CNN when @placeholder was running for president, she mentioned her "old friend" and youth minister in a question about prayer.

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It might have been a smart choice for an upmarket restaurant, but Lord Snowdon's tweed jacket was not enough to keep out the cold as he waited for a taxi after enjoying Sunday lunch. The former royal photographer was caught out by the winter weather as he left La Famiglia, in Chelsea, where he dined with his former wife, Lucy, the Countess of Snowdon, last weekend. It was so chilly that Ms Lindsay-Hogg, to whom Lord Snowdon was married for 22 years, had to give the frail 84-year-old her coat as they strolled through the London borough after the meal.
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Lord Snowdon enjoyed lunch at Chelsea stalwart La Famiglia on Sunday
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The 84-year-old's former wife gave him her coat as they searched for a taxi

Question: After his divorce to Princess Margaret amid rumours of her extra-marital affair, Lord Snowdon married Ms @placeholder, the former wife of film director Michael Lindsay-Hogg.


By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 08:37 EST, 12 April 2012 | UPDATED: 10:19 EST, 12 April 2012 A crooked custody officer stole a police mugshot to create a Facebook page falsely accusing a heroin dealer of being an informant to help a rival pusher. Within hours of the picture appearing on the social network, the man shown in the picture - 31-year-old Domenico Masciopinto -  had been shot by a gunman. Jonpaul Pasqualone, 28, was jailed for seven years after stealing Masciopinto's mugshot which he posted online with the caption: 'A Police informant since 2009'. Mugshot: Crooked custody officer Jonpaul Pasqualone posted this picture of heroin dealer Domenico Masciopinto on Facebook accusing him of being a police informant
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Jonpaul Pasqualone posted mugshot online with the caption: 'A Police informant since 2009'
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Within hours of the picture appearing the man shown had been shot by a gunman
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Police said Pasqualone carried out offences to help another suspected drug dealer
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Pistols and electronic shock device found at custody officer's home

Question: The idea had been to disrupt a rival drug supply business by making it appear that @placeholder was an informant.


HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe's central bank will introduce a $50 billion note -- enough to buy just two loaves of bread -- as a way of fighting cash shortages amid spiraling inflation. Zimbabwe's dollar is virtually worthless, with foreign currency now being used to purchase basic items. The country's acting finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa, made the announcement in a government gazette released Saturday. Although Chinamasa did not give the date on which the $50 billion and new $20 billion notes would come into circulation, an official at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said the notes would be distributed to all banks by the end of Monday.
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Zimbabwe grappling with hyperinflation estimated at 231 million percent
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As of Friday, one U.S. dollar was trading at around ZW$25 billion
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The country slashed 10 zeros from the amount of its worthless currency in August
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RBZ has allowed most goods and services to be charged in foreign currency

Question: As a result, grocery purchases, government hospital bills, property sales, rent, vegetables and even mobile phone recharge cards are now paid for in foreign currency, as the worthless @placeholder dollar virtually ceases to be legal tender.


By Jamie Redknapp and Martin Keown Follow @@martinkeown5 Any changes from the Italy game? Martin Keown: I’d be quite happy to go with the same team. Yes there’s debate over Rooney but they are only starting positions on paper. It’s good to have somebody starting wide who wants to play more centrally. You just shouldn’t restrict him. Give him and Sterling freedom to roam relative to each other. Jamie Redknapp: I’m fed up with it and Wayne Rooney must be fed up with it: there should be no debate over where he plays, he’s got to play through the middle. Uruguay will have a second-string right back (Jorge Facile replacing the suspended Maxi Pereira) so put Raheem Sterling out wide, tell him to fill his boots and let Wayne play in his best position.
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Rooney could return to the centre against Uruguay, Sterling out wide
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The striker holds the key to unlocking the opponent's defence
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England need to avoid defeat in the World Cup Group D clash
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Three Lions should take lessons from Italy in how to close a game

Question: Tricky: Raheem Sterling should target the replacement right-back when @placeholder play Uruguay on Thursday


(CNN) -- Henrik Stenson kept his cool to collect the biggest paycheck of his career Sunday, landing a $10 million FedEx Cup jackpot along with the $1.44 million prize for winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta. The Swede, who also collected $1.44 million for winning the Deutsche Bank Championship earlier this month, finished three shots clear of young American hope Jordan Spieth and veteran Steve Stricker. The 37-year-old went into the final day at East Lake with a four-stroke advantage, having been nine ahead halfway through Saturday's round, but Spieth ate into that as he fired a superb six-under-par 64.
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Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson wins PGA Tour's end-of-season playoffs
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The 37-year-old triumphs at Tour Championship, having also won in Boston
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Win lifts him above previous FedEx Cup leader Tiger Woods, who ties for 22nd
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Veteran Steve Stricker ties for second in Atlanta with young American Jordan Spieth

Question: @placeholder had led the FedEx Cup standings going into the fourth and final playoff event, but ended up second behind Stenson after finishing tied for 22nd in the 30-man field.


(CNN) -- Magic Johnson is a part of some exclusive clubs: NCAA and NBA champions. Basketball hall of famers. Olympic gold medalists. Now he's joined an even more exclusive group: players who have become owners of professional sports teams. Last week, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that a group including Johnson, film producer Peter Guber, baseball executive Stan Kasten and Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter had purchased the team. The staggering price tag: $2.15 billion. Johnson told ESPN's "Baseball Tonight" that the new ownership was determined to turn around the ballclub, which has suffered from uneven play, an attendance decline and the Bryan Stow fan-beating scandal in recent years as well as controversy over previous owner Frank McCourt's financial situation.
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Magic Johnson becomes one of the rare team athletes to become a team owner
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Professional players have had a mixed record when they have turned to team ownership
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Johnson says he's committed to improving team and "selling the Dodger brand"

Question: "We're going to work hard to bring them a winning team and a great fan experience," Johnson told the @placeholder program.


(Mental Floss) -- There have been presidential daughters almost as long as there have been presidents. (George Washington had no children.) President Warren Harding made child-care payments to his mistress for years until his death in 1923. What these women did -- both under the influence of and independent from their influential fathers -- make fascinating stories. Here are five you might not have heard: 1. Sarah Knox Taylor Davis She packed a lot of drama into her 21 years. The second daughter of future U.S. President Zachary Taylor, Sarah also was the first wife of future Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
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President Harding's illegitimate daughter was conceived on couch in Senate office
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Review of Harry Truman's daughter prompted presidential threat against reporter
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President Taylor's daughter married future president of an enemy power
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Woodrow Wilson's daughter followed a guru to India

Question: @placeholder opposed the relationship, and accounts vary as to why --because he didn't want his daughter to continue to be exposed to the hardships of army life, or because he and Davis didn't get along.

Question: Zachary Taylor opposed the relationship, and accounts vary as to why --because he didn't want his daughter to continue to be exposed to the hardships of army life, or because he and @placeholder didn't get along.


(CNN)  -- Fernando Verdasco beat Swede Robin Soderling 6-3 4-6 6-3 to claim the Barcelona Open crown on Sunday and ensure a Spanish winner of the clay court tournament for the eighth successive year. The fifth seed Verdasco might have been demoralized after his straight sets rout at the hands of Rafael Nadal in the Monte Carlo Masters final last weekend, but showed his fighting qualities against Soderling. With defending champion Nadal opting not to defend his title at his own club, Verdasco took advantage to add to his San Jose title success earlier this year. He follows compatriots Carlos Moya (2003), Tommy Robredo (2004) and Nadal for the last five years in keeping the trophy on home soil.
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Spain's Fernando Verdasco claims Barcelona Open title
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Fifth seed Verdasco beats Robin Soderling in three-set final
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Spanish players have won in Barcelona for the last eight years
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Verdasco was thrashed in Monte Carlo final last weekend by Rafael Nadal

Question: But the home hope broke @placeholder again in the fourth game of the third set and served out to clinch the title.


A British businessman who escaped jail by fleeing Dubai after having an affair with a married mother has returned to the country to try and get the conviction quashed, MailOnline can reveal. Brian Clark was convicted in Dubai Misdemeanours Court in 2009 of having illicit sex with Marnie Pearce. Ms Pearce, a 46-year-old British mother-of-two, was convicted of adultery in the strictly Islamic United Arab Emirates when her husband Ihab El Labban accused her of cheating on him. She was jailed for three months and lost custody of her two sons in a notorious case that made headlines around the world.
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Brian Clark was convicted five years ago in UAE of having illicit sex
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His lover Marnie Pearce, 46-year-old British mother-of-two, was jailed for three months for adultery after going on the run for a month with her sons
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They were taken away and now live with her former husband - she claims that he made up the accusations to get custody of the boys
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Ihab El Labban then took up with American woman HE was allegedly having an affair with in case that made headlines across the world
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Clark fled UAE before sentence but is now back trying to clear his name

Question: The U.S. businesswoman met Mr @placeholder, 47, while visiting Dubai in 2007.


By Ryan Kisiel PUBLISHED: 16:34 EST, 27 August 2012 | UPDATED: 16:54 EST, 27 August 2012 Katherine Broadbent has to pass English tests to work as a nurse - despite being British Brought up in Cambridge and boasting a degree in Latin and history, Katherine Broadbent could be forgiven for thinking her ability to speak English would be beyond question. That was, however, until she tried to get a job with the NHS. After returning from working as a nurse in Australia, the mother-of-one has been told she must sit a costly series of exams to prove her fluency before she is allowed on UK wards.
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Katherine Broadbent grew up in Cambridge and moved to Australia aged 26
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EU law states nurses qualifying within the union are exempt from test

Question: ‘I would understand if I did my training in a non English-speaking country, but to include @placeholder is ridiculous.


Three decades after it all began, Jamie Redknapp was back on AFC Bournemouth’s training pitches on Monday. The session being put on by the Championship leaders’ young manager Eddie Howe was familiar, but the setting was not. ‘I have enjoyed watching Eddie work,’ enthused Redknapp ahead of Wednesday night’s Capital One Cup visit of struggling Liverpool. ‘He’s bright and full of ideas. I don’t think the methods have changed that much over the years. The modern drills are a variation on themes of what managers have always done. VIDEO Scroll down to see which other former Red says Liverpool are under pressure
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Liverpool face Bournemouth in Capital One Cup quarter-final on Wednesday
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Eddie Howe's side are top of the Championship table, while Brendan Rodgers' team are struggling for form
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Jamie Redknapp, who started his career at Bournemouth, expects a tough game for the visitors

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(CNN) -- Almost 10 hours after a United Airlines airplane ran off the runway Monday, crews finally removed the wayward plane from its landing site at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, an airport spokeswoman said. Michelle Wilcut said one runway remained closed as workers filled a deep hole in the nearby sod, but airport officials hoped the labor would be completed in time to reopen the runway later Monday night. The National Transportation Safety Board said the pilot lost braking and steering control during the landing. The hole in the ground formed when the plane's nose gear burrowed into the sod, Wilcut said.
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NEW: 10 hours after United Flight 497's emergency landing, the runway was still closed
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NEW: The plane's nose gear dug a deep hole in the nearby sod
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No one injured during the emergency landing
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Plane was flying to San Francisco from New Orleans

Question: The flight was carrying 100 passengers and five crew members, according to @placeholder.


Fan ownership group Rangers First have set their sights on snapping up 10 per cent of the Ibrox club following a sharp spike in membership. Former director Paul Murray and ex-Rangers striker Nacho Novo became the latest high-profile figures to throw their weight behind fan share purchase schemes on Tuesday. Rangers First believe they now have enough fans investing cash to buy 100,000 shares in the club a month. The future of the Scottish giants remains uncertain following continuing financial problems ‘We are up to nearly 4,400 members,’ director Ricki Neill told Sportsmail. ‘The momentum is definitely growing rapidly. Even amongst former players we are gaining some backing.
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Rangers fans are attempting to buy a 10 per cent stake in the club
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A group named Rangers First believe they can buy the shares
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Ex-director Paul Murray and ex-Rangers striker Nacho Novo have thrown their weight behind fan share purchase schemes

Question: Novo, pictured celebrating scoring for @placeholder in March 2010, has backed the share-buying scheme

Question: And @placeholder insisted the wider fan-base must be prepared to stand strong in the face of a war of words that’s only going to intensify.


(CNN) -- An incident-packed final day at Cheltenham culminated in a no-less dramatic finale when outsider Lord Windermere captured the Gold Cup in heart-stopping fashion for trainer Jim Culloty and jockey Davy Russell. The 20-1 shot beat On His Own and crowd favorite The Giant Bolster on Friday to land the most prestigious prize in the British jumps racing calendar. A stewards' inquiry was immediately called after possible interference between the first two and third-placed The Giant Bolster, but the result stood to give Culloty a notable Gold Cup double as well as the £327,300 ($544,000) first prize. The Irishman, who rode Best Mate to three consecutive victories from 2002-04, became just the fourth person to triumph as both jockey and trainer.
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Jim Culloty becomes fourth person to win Cheltenham Gold Cup as jockey and trainer
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His outsider Lord Windermere, ridden by Davy Russell, triumphs after long inquiry
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Stewards rule he did not cause sufficient interference to second-placed On His Own
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Meeting's leading jockey Ruby Walsh earlier taken to hospital after a fall

Question: "I'd told @placeholder to take his time but halfway round I wondered what he was doing -- I wanted to sack him!"

Question: "Everyone has said the horses haven't been right but I've only got 25 horses and 10 of those would be three-year-olds, so it's pretty impressive to have two winners here, including a @placeholder."


(CNN) -- Volcanic ash from an Icelandic eruption could reach British airspace Tuesday, sooner than previously predicted, Britain's Civil Aviation Authority warned Monday. Scotland's Loganair announced that all flights will be canceled Tuesday due to forecasts that indicate "a high density of ash will be present in large parts of Scottish airspace." British Airways and Dutch airline KLM also canceled dozens of scheduled Tuesday flights to and from locations in Scotland. The eruption forced U.S. President Barack Obama, who was in Ireland on Monday, to move up the departure for his next stop on a six-day European tour. "Due to a recent change in the trajectory in the plume of volcanic ash, Air Force One will depart Ireland for London tonight. The schedule for tomorrow will proceed as planned," White House official John Earnest told CNN.
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NEW: KLM, British Airways cancel flights into Scotland
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U.S. President Barack Obama leaves Ireland early
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Scotland's Loganair cancels flights for Tuesday
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Ash from the Grimsvotn volcano could reach Scotland on Tuesday, authorities say

Question: But @placeholder's CAA said new arrangements have been put in place since last year's eruption of another Icelandic volcano, and those changes should reduce the number of flights that have to be canceled if the ash cloud spreads.


Sydney (CNN) -- For a few hours before Ecuador's announcement that it would grant the WikiLeaks founder political asylum, and for 12 hours after the announcement, #Assange trended on Twitter across Julian Assange's homeland, Australia. It was as though the void left by the London Olympics was filled by the oddly mesmerizing spectacle of a widely anticipated decision, well ahead of the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministers' blistering critique of Great Britain, the United States and Sweden and the parlous situation in which the white-haired Assange finds himself. As Assange's supporters rallied in London outside the Ecuadorian Embassy where he has been holed up for 58 days, in Australia the political elite seemed to be scurrying to the safety of black letter law.
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard yet to comment on WikiLeaks asylum decision
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In its decision, Ecuador cited a lack of support for Assange from his home country
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Spokesman for Australian foreign minister says Assange has received consular assistance
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On Twitter, many Australians are siding with Assange and calls for Australia to do more to help him

Question: But @placeholder has one perilous PR obstacle to overcome in the days ahead.


(CNN) -- Chelsea captain John Terry is set to return to action quicker than originally suspected after a scan on his injured knee revealed "no significant damaage," the English Premier League giants said Monday. Terry was stretchered off in agony in his side's 1-1 home draw with Liverpool after a collision with Uruguay star Luis Suarez. A lengthy spell on the sidelines looked inevitable but after a scan Chelsea said his right knee injury would heal in a matter of weeks rather than months. The former England international had returned from a four-game domestic ban for racially abusing an opponent, and made an immediate impact as he put the London club in front in the first half at Stamford Bridge Sunday.
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NEW: Scan on Chelsea captain Terry reveals 'no significant damage'
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Key defender stretchered off as Chelsea drop three points behind in EPL title race
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Manchester City claim second place after coming from behind to beat Tottenham
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West Ham move up to sixth place above Spurs with 1-0 victory at Newcastle

Question: "Hugs to @placeholder, I hope it's nothing serious," he wrote.


The ancient Greek legend of Jason and his Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece may have been based on a real expedition to an ancient kingdom on the Black Sea. Geologists have uncovered evidence that a mountainous area of Svaneti in what is now northwest Georgia was the country ‘rich of gold’ described in the legend. They claim that villagers that were part of the wealthy Kingdom of Colchis, which existed from the sixth to the first centuries BC, used sheepskin to capture gold from mountain streams in the area. Among artifacts found in  villages of Svaneti, northwest Georgia was a bronze sculpture of a bird with a ram's head that researchers say lends support that the myth of the golden fleece originated in the area
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Ancient villagers used sheepskins to line stream beds in the Svaneti region of the Southern Caucasus in northwest Georgia
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Gold flakes became ingrained on the fleeces, which scientists believe led to the rise of the myth surrounding the Golden Fleece
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Adventures of Jason and his Argonauts may have been based on a real journey to obtain the secrets of this technique for extracting gold
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Scientists say that modern day Argonauts may even still be able to find Golden Fleeces of their own today as locals continue the tradition

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(CNN) -- In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the threat from villainous Lord Voldemort is ignored until it's almost too late. "Harry and his friends start Dumbledore's army to bring awareness to this," said iReporter Andrew Slack. "Meanwhile, our world ignores AIDS, Darfur and global warming." Harry Potter Alliance members attend a midnight screening in Burlington, Massachusetts. Some Potter fans, under the leadership of Slack, have come together to bring the spirit of "Dumbledore's army" to life. Slack is the executive director of the Harry Potter Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging Potter fans in social activism.
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"Harry Potter" fans have formed the "Harry Potter Alliance" organization
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Group uses lessons from Potter's mentor Dumbledore for good in the real world
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Share your thoughts on the latest "Potter" movie at iReport.com

Question: Slack also sees parallels between @placeholder and world leaders who have supported genocidal policies.


Los Angeles (CNN) -- Showtime made it official Thursday that "Dexter's" eighth season will be its last one, while teasing fans with a video clip from June's season premiere. Les Moonves, president of Showtime's parent company CBS Corp., had already let it slip in an interview last month that the cable network was pulling the plug on the successful series. Season 8 debuts Sunday, June 30, the cable network said in a news release Thursday. The clip posted online "gives fans a sneak peek into the mindset of Dexter and Debra Morgan after LaGuerta's death in Season 7," Showtime's release said.
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Clip is "a sneak peek into the mindset of Dexter and Debra Morgan after LaGuerta's death"
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"I shot the wrong person in that trailer," Debra tells Dexter
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"'Dexter' redefined the genre" with its anti-hero, Showtime's chairman says
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Season 8 of "Dexter" debuts Sunday, June 30

Question: "Dexter paved the way for the next generation of award-winning hit @placeholder series, and its cultural impact will be felt for years to come."


Inside a safe room of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Ambassador Chris Stevens took cover with two other foreign service officers. Just minutes earlier, a group of heavily armed militants launched an attack on the complex, pelting it with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades. The attackers ignited a fire in the building and the safe room was filling with smoke. Six things to know about the attack Stevens, Foreign Service information management officer Sean Smith and a U.S. regional security officer would soon be forced to leave their temporary refuge from the assault. Senior administration officials called the conditions inside "awful," describing "incredibly thick smoke and fire."
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The attack began after protesters began massing outside the consulate
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A small group of militants opened fire on the complex and gained entry
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The militants set fire to the main building with the U.S. ambassador still inside
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Control was regained more than four hours later

Question: And both the governments of the United States and Libya, on this "very, very difficult day," mourned the loss of Stevens, who had helped save @placeholder during last year's revolution.


Gus Poyet is relieved that fellow South American Sergio Aguero will not be lining up against Sunderland. The Argentina striker won a standing ovation at the Stadium of Light just four weeks ago when he scored twice in a 4-1 victory. Aguero, though, lasted just seven minutes of the following game at home to Everton and has not been seen since after suffering knee ligament damage. Sergio Aguero will be missing when Manchester City face Sunderland on New Year's Day Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is glad that his fellow South American won't be available Aguero earned himself a standing ovation after a stunning display at the Black Cats in December
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Sergio Aguero is out of Manchester City's game against Sunderland
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The striker scored twice in a 4-1 win at the Stadium of Light in December
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Question: @placeholder are 14th in the table but Poyet is frustrated by 11 draws, including six goalless stalemates.


Keira Knightley has once again been transformed into ‘Coco Mademoiselle’ for Chanel’s latest perfume advert. She has been the  face of the illustrious French fashion house, starring as its iconic founder Coco Chanel, since 2007 and her newest role is part of a series of mini films that see the mysterious Coco seduce and then mysteriously vanish from devastatingly good looking men. Set to the song ‘She's not there’ (Rod Argent) performed by The Zombies, and directed by Joe Wright the advert sees Keira dressed in a delicate gown of layered tulle. Chanel muse: The new Coco Mademoiselle advert sees Keira Knightley dressed in a delicate near-translucent gown of layered tulle
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Actress has been spokesmodel for Chanel since 2007
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Stars again as Coco Chanel in fantasy theme new perfume advert
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Recently admitted her couture wedding dress - a gift from Chanel - is 'destroyed

Question: Though the cameras turn frantically onto him as he suavely enters the soirée, his attention is quickly drawn to @placeholder as she descends into the room down one of two huge intersecting staircases.


In the hometown of The Greatest, it seemed only appropriate to talk about 12 rounds. Twelve rounds of golf that have changed the sport’s landscape entirely and will go down in the annals as creating a new standard for the European game. Spread over three tournaments, what began in bright sunlight on the ancient links at Hoylake at The Open in July ended on Sunday in darkness on the modern stadium course at Valhalla in Louisville. Rory McIlroy went into those trio of events with doubts about his ability to play the most venerable form of the game; with freaky Fridays swirling his conscience.
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McIlroy will now only be compared to Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods
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He has pulled alongside the likes of Raymond Floyd and Ernie Els on the all-time majors list following his  triumph at the US PGA Championship
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McIlroy ranks as the third most successful European golfer in majors. Only Seve Ballesteros (five) and Sir Nick Faldo (six) have won more

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A protective Michigan mother has been jailed after stabbing a woman who was fighting one of her adult daughters. Octavia Dickens, 57, from Detroit, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of a misdemeanor aggravated assault, and began serving a four-month jail sentence yesterday. Dickens said that she was defending her daughter, who was bleeding during the altercation that took place last November outside the family home. During the incident on November 3, Dickens said a group of people knocked on her door, and her two daughters, Shonta Thrash, 33, and the other daughter who has not yet been named, 20, opened it.
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Octavia Dickens from Detroit stabbed woman, 19, with small paring knife in the hand and abdomen
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She said she was 'defending her daughters', aged 20 and 33, who were 'attacked' by the 19-year-old, her sister and friend on November 3
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Dickens pleaded guilty to reduced charge of misdemeanor aggravated assault

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By Ryan Gorman PUBLISHED: 00:36 EST, 5 September 2013 | UPDATED: 03:42 EST, 5 September 2013 An assistant principal and an administrator have been accused of sexually assaulting and stealing from underage students at a Brooklyn high school. William Abreu, assistant principal at Progress High School, has been accused of raping a 17-year-old student in his office in 2009 and abusing others. Juan Martinez, the administrator of an after-school program, has been accused of forcing a 16-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him in his office in 2011 and abusing other students, according to investigators. The men are accused of sharing the girls they abused and Abreu even stole over $1,000 from the mother of the girl he raped, Department of Education Special Commissioner for Investigation Richard J. Condon said in a report released Wednesday.
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The incidents happened at Progress High School in Brooklyn's Williamsburg section, between 2009 and 2011
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William Abreu, the assistant principal, is accused of raping a 17-year-old student in his office after school and stealing money from her mother
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Juan Martinez, the after-school program administrator, is accused of forcing a 16-year-old female student to perform oral sex on him in his office
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Both men are accused of passing abused girls on to each other
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Mr Abreu tried to pimp out the girl he raped, proposing they take a trip together and she have sex with other people for money

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By Neil Sears PUBLISHED: 07:12 EST, 17 July 2013 | UPDATED: 20:07 EST, 17 July 2013 Formula One magnate Bernie Ecclestone is facing the prospect of extradition after being indicted by a German court on bribery charges. The 82-year-old billionaire could be jailed for five years if convicted. Prosecutors allege that a £26million payment by the motorsport boss to German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky was made to ensure that a large stake of Formula One was sold below its true value in 2006 to Mr Ecclestone’s preferred bidder. Mr Ecclestone, left, had been under investigation since former German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky, right, was convicted of corruption for receiving payments from the motor racing chief executive in connection with the sale of shares in the sport in 2006
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Mr Ecclestone had been under investigation since banker Gerhard Gribkowsky was jailed
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Mr Ecclestone's lawyers confirmed the indictment is being translated
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The 82-year-old's team will respond to Munich prosecutors in weeks

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By Mark Duell Last updated at 9:01 PM on 6th December 2011 Three more syringes have been found hidden inside clothing at a Walmart store, raising the total to seven and prompting fears for customer safety. A mother last week claimed her daughter was pierced by a syringe as she put on a new pair of pyjamas from the store in Georgia, Atlanta. Now, in addition to three other incidents reported last month, two shoppers and a staff member have found needles in different pairs of trousers. Hello Kitty: A Walmart spokesman said the company is looking at CCTV footage and employees are being extra vigilant because of the syringes found
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Customers and assistant manager find more needles
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Seven syringes found in total at Georgia Walmart store
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Police tell shoppers to inspect everything bought there

Question: A syringe was also found in a pair of @placeholder socks and a pair of trousers - but neither of those incidents resulted in any injuries.


Washington (CNN) -- Equal pay for women, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, combating climate change and virtually swearing off extended wars. All are catnip for the political left, and all were highlighted by President Barack Obama this week as he informally launched the November election campaign for 36 Senate seats and a new House of Representatives. By flying the Democratic banner so high in Tuesday's State of the Union address and subsequent road show to four states, Obama tried to signal unity with his liberal base and provide the party's candidates with ammunition for elections certain to be "spirited" -- the Washington euphemism for fierce and nasty.
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President Obama's road show informally launches the mid-term election campaign
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Obama sounds themes benefiting Democrats in his State of the Union address
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The goal: highlight differences with Republicans on issues important to ordinary Americans
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Both parties seek to strengthen their support among women voters

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Question: Republicans believe they can win control of the @placeholder by taking six seats from Democrats in November.


President Barack Obama on Friday announced that virtually all U.S. troops will come home from Iraq by the end of the year -- at which point he can declare an end to America's long and costly war in that Middle Eastern nation. "After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over," Obama said. "The coming months will be a season of homecomings. Our troops in Iraq will definitely be home for the holidays." Of the 39,000 troops in Iraq, about 150, a negligible force, will remain to assist in arms sales, a U.S. official told CNN. The rest will be out of Iraq by December 31.
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U.S. defense chief says Iraqi forces are capable
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A U.S. official says Iraq "will not roll over" to Iranians trying to exert their influence
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Iraq's prime minister says he and Obama both want to "start a new phase" in relations
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Almost all U.S. troops will be home by the end of December, according to Obama

Question: Another U.S. official -- who is not authorized to speak for attribution -- acknowledged that "the Iranians have been trying to gain influence in Iraq for some time," but stressed that "@placeholder influence in Iraq has limits."


By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 12:03 EST, 14 January 2014 | UPDATED: 18:07 EST, 14 January 2014 A contrite Chris Christie today used his State of the State address in Trenton to promise to co-operate with investigators who want to know why his aides plotted to exact revenge on a Democratic mayor by snarling traffic in his town. 'The last week has certainly tested this Administration,' he admitted to a joint session of New Jersey's General Assembly and Senate. 'Mistakes were clearly made. And as a result, we let down the people we are entrusted to serve.'
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Beleaguered New Jersey Governor addresses scandal engulfing his administration and threatening his run at the White House in 2016
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Said: 'We let down the people we are entrusted to serve'
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Democrats in Trenton claim Kevin O'Dowd, Christie's former chief of staff, is next in the firing line
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New 'super investigative committee' will soon subpoena Bridget Kelly and Bill Stepien, two Christie confidantes whom he dismissed on Thursday
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Liberal assembly Deputy Speaker John Wisniewski called the 'Bridgegate' episode 'a blatant abuse of power' and hinted that more heads would roll
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David Wildstein, a Port Authority official who resigned over the flap in December, refused to testify about it on Jan. 9, drawing a contempt citation

Question: 'But I also want to assure the people of @placeholder today that what has occurred does not define us or our state.


(CNN) -- On a winter evening in early 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first black performer to win an Oscar, a best supporting actress honor for her performance as Mammy, the servant in "Gone With the Wind." Will Smith has overcome racial boundaries but can do more, says an expert in race-based casting. She accepted her award at the Academy Awards ceremony at the Coconut Grove, a nightclub in Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel, where she was seated in the segregated section at the rear of the room. Though her win was played as a sign of progress for black actors in America -- "Not only was she the first of her race to receive an Award, but she was also the first Negro ever to sit at an Academy banquet," said Daily Variety, according to Mason Wiley and Damien Bona's indispensable "Inside Oscar" -- her role was poorly received by much of the black community. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People claimed that the part was stereotypical and degrading.
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Hattie McDaniel was the first black performer to win an Academy Award
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Reporter says 2002 was a breakthrough year for black actors
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There should be a complexity of roles for black actors, professor says

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(CNN) -- As I type this week's column, I look out of my office window and stare at a depressing sight. A heavy blanket of smog and dust hangs over the sky. Buildings nearby are barely visible. Air is barely breathable. I checked the website of the China National Environmental Monitoring Center. It rated Beijing's air quality for the day as "slightly polluted". On Twitter, however, the U.S. Embassy's BeijingAir, an air-quality monitoring app, rated the air pollution level as "hazardous." What gives? I visited the Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center (BMEMC) to find out. "We've been using equipment imported from the U.S. to monitor air quality ever since we set up in 1987," Vice Director Hua Lei tells me. "We use the same techniques as the American system."
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China rated Beijing air 'slightly polluted' that U.S. standards rated 'hazardous' this week
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Beijing officials use equipment from the U.S. to monitor air quality, but standard is lower
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Public complaints over Beijing's worsening air quality on microblogs are common
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Government has put environmental protection as a priority in its latest 5-year plan

Question: Despite efforts to limit the number cars with an auto-plate lottery, it's estimated that @placeholder now has over 5 million cars, up from about 3.5 million in 2008.


By Sam Webb PUBLISHED: 11:18 EST, 18 July 2013 | UPDATED: 11:45 EST, 18 July 2013 Tesco chiefs made an ‘unreserved apology’ in court after one of its flagship stores was plagued by rodents. Mouse droppings were found on the shop floor and on bakery packaging at Tesco Metro in Covent Garden, central London - where 55,000 shoppers flock each week. Inspectors found what they described as a ‘super mouse’ in one of the food crates. It was much larger than a standard mouse because it had been gorging on protein. Disgusting: A large mouse, sitting on a crate of food at a Tesco store. The retail chain's chiefs made an 'unreserved apology' in court after dead mice and droppings were found throughout the store
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Health inspectors discovered the rodents and droppings at busy Tesco
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Raw chicken had been gnawed on by mice and floors were filthy
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Officials also found dead bodies of pests in the dairy area

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The near daily stream of violence in Iraq is a bitter reminder that the country is still far away from stabilizing and that the Sunni-Shiite divide, which has led to over 6000 deaths in 2013, appears wider than ever. Despite this climate of uncertainty and destruction, Iraq's top energy official told CNN that the country's oil production will continue to climb -- reaching at least 3.5 million barrels a day by the end of the year. Hussain al-Shahristani, the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, said two new fields in southern Iraq, near Nasiriyah and Basra, have revved up production. "These two fields will add between them 300 thousand barrels. There's extra production from the other fields so when you add them up you will get to 3.5, 3.6 million barrels a day by the end of the year," Shahristani told me during a one-on-one interview at the Gulf Intelligence conference in Dubai.
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The violence in Iraq is a reminder the country is far from stable, but oil production is set to rise this year
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Deputy PM Hussain al-Shahristani said new fields would add to production
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Thawing relations between Tehran and Washington could assist in this

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Brussels, Belgium (CNN) -- European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first "president of Europe" Thursday, edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job. "I did not seek this high position, and I didn't take any steps to achieve it," Van Rompuy said in accepting the job. "But tonight, I take on this task with conviction and with enthusiasm." Van Rompuy, a 62-year-old, soft-spoken fan of Japanese poetry, will become the face of European Union and represent its 27 member nations at summits overseas. His conservative government took office in December 2008.
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Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy appointed first "president of Europe," British PM Gordon Brown says
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Tony Blair ruled out after his successor as UK PM realized Blair had insufficient support
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President of EC will be first permanent chief of the European Council of Ministers
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Selection conducted by heads of state and government, not by Europe's parliamentarians

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Ukraine is accusing Russian-backed rebels of destroying their ceasefire agreement by seizing the town Vladimir Putin wanted them to capture. Pro-Moscow separatists claim to have captured 80 per cent of Debaltseve and to have taken at least 300 government soldiers prisoner as fierce fighting raged in the eastern Ukrainian town yesterday. Eyewitnesses said artillery rounds were hitting the town every five seconds and smoke rose skywards as unguided Grad rockets landed. Battle: A view of an explosion caused by shelling is seen not far from Debaltseve yesterday morning Fire: Shelling was reported close to the town of Debaltseve, with rebels claiming to have captured the majority of the town, despite the Ukrainian government insisting it is still in control
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Shelling was reported close to key transport hub Debaltseve yesterday
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Pro-Russian rebels claim to have captured the town, despite the Ukrainian government insisting it is still in control
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Both sides are demanding control of Debaltseve before ceasefire can begin
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But Ukraine military spokesman Andriy Lysenk insists troops will withdraw

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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 13:42 EST, 23 December 2012 | UPDATED: 14:39 EST, 23 December 2012 The men of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers changed their names to honor the children murdered in the Sandy Hook school massacre as they took to the ice last night. The hockey team donned all black uniforms with the names of the 20 schoolchildren who tragically lost their lives when Adam Lanza forced his way into the school and began firing. Before the game, the team lined up on the blue line to observe a moment of silence for the children and the six adults who were also gunned down in the shooting.
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Team lined up for a moment of silence to honor the Sandy Hook victims prior to the game against the Adirondack Phantoms

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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton isn't eyeing a return to the White House just yet, but he is thinking about what people will call him if his wife Hillary – the former first lady – becomes the 45th president. First gentleman? FGOTUS? First man? 'Let's say, if a woman became president, we could – I could be called 'Adam.' I don't know,' Mr. Clinton told cooking show host Rachael Ray on Thursday, according to snippets released before the episode aired. The idea of the legendary lothario as 'first gentleman' usually brings eye-rolls from conservatives and lip-biting from liberals, but Hillary Clinton is the odds-on favorite to win the Democratic Party's nomination next year.
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In a riff on 'first man,' Former president told cooking show host Rachael Ray that 'I could be called 'Adam.' I don't know'
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He would likely still be referred to as 'Mr. President,' the same as today, but he said in 2007 that he liked a Scottish friend's idea: 'first laddie'
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'President Clinton' would suddenly no longer be enough to distinguish the two spouses
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'First gentleman' has been the traditional choice in other countries
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Sarah Palin's husband actually went by 'First Dude' when she was Alaska's governor

Question: READY FOR HILLARY: Mrs. @placeholder has been first lady, a US senator and secretary of state – and now reportedly wants the ultimate brass ring


President Barack Obama came out swinging on Wednesday just 14 hours after a Republican wave swept over the U.S. Congress in an election that largely repudiated his policies. 'Congress will pass some bills I cannot sign,' he said, threatening to dust off a veto pen that he has used only twice in nearly six years. And he hinted at executive orders that will enrage conservatives. 'I'm pretty sure I'll take some actions that some in Congress will not like,' he said. 'That's natural. That's how Democracy works.' Much of reporters' tussling with the president focused on executive orders related to immigration reform – what some tea party Republicans call an 'amnesty' – which he plans to implement this year.
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'Congress will pass some bills I cannot sign,' the president warned
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He has only vetoed  two minor bills since his inauguration in 2009
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Those include a bold move on immigration 'before the end of the year'
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President sounded more like a winner than a loser despite his policies being repudiated on a national scale
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Never articulated a single policy where he would shift his position to align with GOP majorities in both houses of Congress

Question: 'We now have a different type of enemy,' Obama said Wednesday, echoing @placeholder' objections months ago.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's foreign ministry said Wednesday that it has lodged a "strong" protest with the U.S. ambassador over missile attacks conducted on Pakistani soil by unmanned drones. The aftermath of a suspected U.S. drone attack on a building in North Waziristan. The ministry said it summoned Ambassador Anne Patterson to underscore that such attacks violate Pakistan's sovereignty and should be stopped immediately. A statement from the ministry said Patterson was also told that the attacks have cost lives and undermined public support for Pakistan's counter terrorism efforts. The ministry lodged its protests three days after a missile strike from a suspected U.S. drone on a compound in South Waziristan killed 20 people.
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Pakistan summons U.S. ambassador over missile attacks
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Missile strike from a suspected U.S. drone killed 20 people
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Suspected Taliban militants kidnap 3 officials from in tribal region

Question: Also Wednesday, a suicide car bomber detonated explosives outside a police checkpoint in northwest @placeholder, killing two security personnel, officials said.


(CNN) -- It's a perennial problem. How do you persuade young, apathetic voters to go to the polls? Enter "Voteman" -- Denmark's rather ill-judged and short-lived cartoon solution. The cartoon opens with two apparently politically disaffected young men. The scene switches to Voteman, a muscle-bound, stubble-chinned superhero, answering a call asking him to persuade voters to have their say in the upcoming European Parliament elections. Naked, he leaps up from a bed surrounded by women apparently performing sex acts on him and -- having donned a leather waistcoat and trousers -- sets off from a Bond villain-esque island hideout on his mission, riding a pair of harnessed dolphins as waterskis.
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Cartoon uses muscle-bound character called Voteman to persuade people to vote
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Voteman is depicted in a series of sexually suggestive and violent scenes
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Parliament speaker apologizes, says cartoon was "more serious and offensive" than intended
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Danish Parliament's EU information center created cartoon ahead of European elections

Question: Denmark's turnout for the last European elections in 2009 was close to 60%, well above the @placeholder average of 43%.


By Daily Mail Reporter and Ryan Gorman PUBLISHED: 21:22 EST, 23 January 2014 | UPDATED: 21:22 EST, 23 January 2014 The 14-year-old girl accused of stabbing her younger sister more than 30 times in their Chicago home set an alarm and arose early to stab the victim while she was in bed asleep, say prosecutors. The girl retrieved a knife from the kitchen in their Mundelein house then entered sleeping 11-year-old Dora Betancourt's bedroom around 7:50am Tuesday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. She then brutally stabbed and slashed Betancourt with the knife about 30 times, allegedly shouting her complaints against her sister with each thrust, including that the elder had cooked her dinner, and that she had done her chores for her.
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Teen told police she stabbed Dora Betancourt, 11, to death for being ungrateful and mean to her
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The older sister waited for her to fall asleep before killing her, cops said
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She shouted specific reasons for each stab wound while carrying out the frenzied attack, investigators said
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Authorities are mulling whether to charge her as an adult

Question: House of horrors: An 11-year-old girl was found stabbed to death in her bedroom in this @placeholder home, police say her older sister confessed to the murder


(CNN) -- There is a new speaker in town. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, will be the new Speaker of the House, replacing Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, as the GOP rolled in Tuesday's midterm elections, gaining a majority for the first time in four years. The Republican Party will pick up more than 60 seats in the legislature, a statistical analysis of exit polls by CNN projects. That's a comfortable margin over the 39 seats needed to wrest control from the Democrats. Unrest over the economy and government spending, as well as the surge of Tea Party politics, helped propel the GOP. Tuesday's outcome was comparable to the 1994 so-called "Republican Revolution," when the GOP took 54 seats from the Democrats.
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NEW: The GOP picks up more than 60 seats, CNN projects
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Republicans gain a majority in the House
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About 100 of 435 House seats were competitive
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Pelosi urges "common ground"

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Question: In a statement early Wednesday, @placeholder defended the work Democrats have done in the House.


By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 11:47 EST, 23 October 2012 | UPDATED: 12:00 EST, 23 October 2012 Infiltrating: Shamuir Rahman (left) attended a Muslim student group's talk, where he posed for a photo with prominent but controversial New York imam Siraj Wahhaj (right) A paid informant for the New York Police Department's intelligence unit was under orders to 'bait' Muslims into saying incriminating things as he lived a double life. Shamiur Rahman, a 19-year-old American of Bengali descent, was paid up to $1,000 per month for snapping pictures inside mosques and collecting the names of innocent people attending study groups on Islam, he told The Associated Press.
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Police enticed Shamiur Rahman, 19, to help spy on Muslims for them
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He collected pictures of people at rallies, Muslim community talks, and interior shots of mosques
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NYPD denies widespread spying but CIA allegedly helped set program up

Question: According to @placeholder documents obtained by the AP, the NYPD sent three informants there in 2008 and was keeping tabs on the group's former president.


By Rob Waugh Last updated at 1:12 PM on 30th December 2011 An aggressive species of crayfish which has been invading England's waterways is being tracked with radio transmitters in a bid to understand why they move so quickly - and help control their advance. The American predators have colonised the River Lee near Enfield, moving at more than 500m per month. The crayfish have now taken over 17km of the river. The Environment Agency said virile crayfish, which are non-native, prey on native wildlife and spread crayfish plague, a disease deadly to native white-clawed crayfish. It is believed that virile crayfish arrived in the UK after an aquarium owner released them into an east London pond.
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Predatory American crayfish take over river in Enfield
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Eat native wildlife and spread lethal crayfish plague

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By Will Stewart and Leon Watson PUBLISHED: 07:07 EST, 26 March 2012 | UPDATED: 17:57 EST, 28 March 2012 A Moscow oligarch whose attempted killers were allegedly fingered by the banker shot in London has claimed Russian 'terrorism' has arrived on Britain's streets. Alexander Antonov spoke out in support of German Gorbuntsov, 45, now in a coma after being gunned down in a suspected contract killing attempt last Tuesday. Shortly before the attack the wounded banker had given evidence implicating his own associates in an earlier mafia-style assassination bid against Mr Antonov, a key figure in the Converse Bank empire.
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German Gorbuntsov, 45, was seeking political asylum in the UK
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He feared he would be forced back into the clutches of enemies in Russia
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There are fears for the safety of his wife Larisa, who is at his bedside
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The financier's would-be assassin remains at large

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Question: Yesterday, 61-year-old Mr Antonov claimed that he and Mr @placeholder had 'normal' and even 'friendly' relations.


(CNN)Even by ISIS' brutal standards, the video is horrific. Twenty-one Coptic Christians beheaded on a beach in Libya. Christians across the world expressed horror and outrage at the mass killing, with Pope Francis calling the victims "martyrs" whose violent deaths should unite the fractured Christian community. Remarkably, though, a leading Coptic Christian bishop says that he has already forgiven the ISIS soldiers who slaughtered his fellow Copts. Bishop Angaelos, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, was in Washington on Friday for the swearing-in of the United States' new ambassador-at-large for religious freedom, David Saperstein. Angaelos spoke to CNN about why ISIS targets Coptic Christians, and why he forgives them, even as he rejects their horrific acts.
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Bishop Angaelos, a Coptic Christian bishop, says he has already forgiven ISIS

Question: This crime is not just a crime against @placeholder.

Question: It may seem unbelievable to some of your readers, but as a @placeholder and a Christian minister I have a responsibility to myself and to others to guide them down this path of forgiveness.


One of the men accused of the brutal daylight killing of British soldier Lee Rigby told police he took little joy in slaying. Michael Adebolajo's interview with police was played to jurors at the Old Bailey criminal court in London on Wednesday, day four of the trial in which he and co-defendant Michael Adebowale have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Rigby in Woolwich on May 22. In the interview, Adebolajo identified himself as Mujahideen Abu Hamza and began a long and uninterrupted statement by praising Allah and expressing his surprise and gratitude for the way he had been treated by police and medical staff, given what he described as "the serious nature of events."
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Jurors hear Michael Adebolajo's police interview on the fourth day of his murder trial
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He and Michael Adebowale have pleaded not guilty in the killing of soldier Lee Rigby in May
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In the interview, he praised Allah and his treatment by police, criticized British rulers
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Adebolajo polite, didn't show signs of mental disorder, regret or remorse, psychiatrist says

Question: "He was struck in the neck with a sharp implement and it was sawn until his head, you know, became almost detached, and may @placeholder forgive me of I acted in a way that is displeasing to him."


Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell paid tribute to a ‘special unit’ after his team came from 21-0 down to beat the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley on Sunday. Matt Prater kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired to send the Lions to 6-2 with victory in London, and Caldwell was delighted with the comeback. ‘They don’t quit,’ Caldwell said about his team at his post-game press conference. Jim Caldwell (right) watches on as his Detroit Lions side take on Atalanta Falcons at Wembley Stadium Matt Prater (centre) kicks the winning field goal in the game's final moments as Detroit secured their win
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Mark Stratford's 59-yard touchdown pass sparked Lions revival
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Lions head back to the United States top of the NFC North standings

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(CNN) -- There's a website that lies to restaurants, making reservations under fake names, and then sells them to you. If that rubs you the wrong way, you're not alone. ReservationHop, which launched last week, was hit with a backlash so nasty, it led its creator to call himself "the most hated person in San Francisco." And it's just the latest on a list of recent startups that have some critics complaining that, in the go-go Silicon Valley startup culture, almost anything can attract interest, and big investor money, even if it seems to straddle the line between right and wrong or even reality and parody.
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New startup made its creator "the most hated person in San Francisco"
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ReservationHop books restaurant reservations with fake names
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Users can pay $12 to get the reservation
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Website is one of several startups raising questions lately

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Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- For the first time since the start of unrest in Yemen's capital, youth protesters numbering in the tens of thousands marched toward the Republican Palace on Monday, eyewitnesses said, in an act of defiance against President Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime. Witnesses told CNN that security forces made no move to repel the youths, who were marching in support of protests Monday in the city of Taiz, where at least 14 people were killed when security forces reportedly opened fire on demonstrators. Field medics in Taiz said more than 500 people were injured, including 154 who suffered gunshot wounds. Medical team leader Sadiq Shugaa said the field hospital "cannot give health care to all the injured, and is coordinating with hospitals outside Taiz to help the injured."
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NEW: At least 55,000 youths were marching toward the Republican Palace in Sanaa
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At least 14 reportedly were killed and hundreds injured in violent protests in Taiz
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An opposition leader urges international help to stop bloodshed
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Field hospitals are full after bloody clashes in Taiz, a medical team leader says

Question: The youth protesters in Sanaa, whom witnesses estimated at more than 55,000, were chanting, "@placeholder wait wait, the revolution youth are coming your way!"


(CNN) -- I go to the gym. It's an excellent place to watch SportsCenter while occupying a bench press that somebody else might otherwise use for actual exercise. "You done with this?" "Define done." My other favorite part of an early workout is when the gym staff finally plops the morning newspapers on the media table, where thumbing through USA Today for 20 minutes seems to be another great way to not improve my personal well being. Then I hit the sauna. Because, clearly, I've earned it. So, my daily routine isn't exactly CrossFit. In fact, it just barely even qualifies as being awake.
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A gym in Long Island City is now offering CrossFit for toddlers
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Some people think it's too expensive and snobbish
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Two classes a week for a month costs $280

Question: Participants work out in groups and meet not in a gym, but an industrial-looking "box" that is void of all the things I love most -- you know, SportsCenter and @placeholder.


By Stephanie Linning Victim: 26-year-old Jamie McMahon was killed in an unprovoked attack as he sat on a bench in a churchyard in Northampton last October Two thugs have been jailed for life after battering a man to death in a vicious attack that was so frenzied they left a footprint on his face. Mark Lewis, 20, and Michael Francis, 33, were 'on a mission to steal and rob' on the night they targetted Jamie McMahon, 26, in an mindless attack last October, the court heard. The two men stole just £30 from their victim, who they left bloodied and bruised in a churchyard in Northampton after beating him to death.
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Jamie McMahon, 26, was beaten to death in the violent attack last October
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Killers Mark Lewis and Michael Francis were 'on a mission to steal and rob'
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Targetted Mr McMahon as he sat outside St Giles' Church in Northampton
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The judge called the attack 'vicious, rapid and mindless'

Question: He said Francis was not 'in awe or fear of @placeholder,' because of his actions in helping to conceal any evidence after the attack, including swapping clothing with his friend.


They say that love knows no bounds, and these two dogs are certainly proof of that. West Highland terrier Joey has cross-bred with a female Rottweiler double his size to father a litter of 11 puppies, which have been given the name 'Wotties'. The owner of both the dogs, Teresa Patterson, from North Grimston, Yorkshire, was surprised they had mated and was unaware it had taken place until the puppies were born. Rottweiler Zara, right, and white West Highland terrier, Joey, mated to create a 'Wottie' cross-breed Owner Teresa Patterson, from North Grimston, Yorkshire, was surprised the dogs had mated and was unaware it had taken place until the puppies were born
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West Highland terrier, Joey, mated with Rottweiler Zara shortly after entering family home this summer
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Owner Teresa Patterson said she was unaware they had mated until birth
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Zara gave birth to a litter of 11, but left Joey to take care of them

Question: Sadly, four of the puppies died and Ms Patterson was forced to step in when @placeholder refused to feed


(CNN)Not long ago, two lifelong friends talked about all the cool gifts the little kids they knew were getting for Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan. Omar AbdelBaky, 24, jokingly complained that when he and Deah Shaddy Barakat grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, they didn't get fancy toy helicopters. Barakat, 23, asked his friend for his address. Two weeks later, a delivery guy dropped one of those helicopters at AbdelBaky's door. "That's who Deah was -- he gave without thinking twice about it. I want people to know that about him -- he was such a kind person," AbdelBaky said.
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Friend: Deah Barakat was raising money for Syrian refugees and gave often to charity
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He, his wife and her sister were shot to death Tuesday; man facing murder charges

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Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration's vision for the future of manned space flight will bump the United States to "second or even third-rate" status as a space-faring nation, the commanders of three U.S. moon missions warned Wednesday. The letter was signed by the first and last men to walk on the moon -- Neil Armstrong from Apollo 11 and Eugene Cernan from Apollo 17 -- and James Lovell, who commanded the heroic Apollo 13 flight. "Without the skill and experience that actual spacecraft operation provides, the USA is far too likely to be on a long downhill slide to mediocrity," the letter said. "America must decide if it wishes to remain a leader in space. If it does, we should institute a program which will give us the very best chance of achieving that goal."
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Neil Armstrong, James Lovell, Eugene Cernan criticize manned space flight plans
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President Obama set to officially announce his space plans Thursday
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Obama's plans would shift  funding away from  human space flight program
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Three astronauts applaud plan for overall increase in NASA funding

Question: Armstrong, Lovell and Cernan praised @placeholder's increase in total funding for space exploration, which includes money for research, the international space station and a heavy-lift rocket.


(CNN) -- Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts is entering the aviation game. Sort of. The Toronto-based luxury accommodation brand has leased its very own Boeing 757, to fly guests on global tours starting February 2015. Renderings of the black airplane -- dubbed the "Four Seasons Jet" -- show the brand's leaf logo on the tail, while execs say the interiors of the retrofitted plane will be customized by the company's design team. Flatbed seats and in-flight Wi-Fi are a given. "[It's] a natural extension of what we've been doing in our hotels for more than 50 years," said Susan Helstab, executive vice president of marketing, in a statement.
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Four Seasons' branded jet will begin around-the-world tours in 2015
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The 24-day, nine-destination global journey costs $119,000 per person
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Statistics show global travel market poised for growth in 2014

Question: On November 28, 2005, @placeholder wrapped up the 23-year run of the single aisle 757 passenger airplane but says more than 1,030 of its 1,050 757s are still in service.


(CNN) -- "Today is a big day for hip hop." When music impresario Russell Simmons penned those words and posted them Wednesday, he was not referring to a new album dropping or the debut of an exciting artist. He was talking about a male artist's admission that his first love was a man. "I am profoundly moved by the courage and honesty of Frank Ocean," Simmons wrote on the site Global Grind. "Your decision to go public about your sexual orientation gives hope and light to so many young people still living in fear." Ocean, an up-and-coming R&B singer, recently posted on his Tumblr that the summer he was 19 years old he fell in love with a man.
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Singer Frank Ocean has gone public with his love for a man
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Co-founder of Ocean's hip hop collective has been accused of homophobia
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The singer is enjoying some high-profile support

Question: "We spent that summer, and the summer after, together," @placeholder wrote.


CLICK HERE to read our match report. Join Sportsmail for minute-by-minute coverage from La Liga as Barcelona host Celta Vigo at the Camp Nou. Luis Suarez made his debut for the Catalan giants in the defeat to Real Madrid last week, and will hope for a positive result on his home bow. Barca can leapfrog Madrid to top the table once again with a victory against a Celta Vigo side that have impressed this season and lie in sixth. Host commentator Host commentator Suarez's home debut ends in defeat and he has lost his first two Barca matches. The new tremendous front three has not worked out well so far!
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Joaquin Larrivey putsCelta  (55mins) ahead after Barca miss lots of chances
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BARCELONA XI: Bravo, Mascherano, Alba, Alves, Mathieu, Rakitic, Busquests (Xavi 66), Rafinha (Pedro 66), Suarez, Messi, Neymar
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CELTA VIGO XI: Alvarez, Mallo, Johny, Gomez, Cabral, Hernandez (Fernandez 69), Radoja, Krohn-Dehli, Nolito (Madinda 87), Larrivey (Charles 76), Orellana

Question: @placeholder had tens of chances - and on another day Messi, Suarez and Neymar would EACH have had hat-tricks - but they have lost 1-0 at home to Celta Vigo.


Lakeside, California (CNN) -- A handwritten note, handcuff box, camping equipment and a DNA swab kit were among the items found by San Diego deputies in the burned home and garage of James DiMaggio. DiMaggio was shot and killed by FBI agents in Idaho after allegedly kidnapping Hannah Anderson,16, this month. The list of items is included in a search warrant and affidavits CNN affiliate KFMB obtained. It detailed what authorities found in the aftermath of the August 4 fire at DiMaggio's home, about 45 miles east of San Diego in the community of Boulevard, and how investigators believe the fire was started.
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James DiMaggio abducted Hannah Anderson after allegedly killing her brother, mother
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Items found at his home after fire include a DNA swab kit
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Anderson, 16, attended a fundraiser in her Southern California community
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An FBI tactical agent fatally shot DiMaggio

Question: Father @placeholder said Thursday that he'd been able to offer "our thanks and our love" to the horseback riders in a phone conversation.


Washington (CNN) -- It must have been at least a little satisfying Thursday for President Barack Obama. He had repeatedly warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against annexing Crimea from Ukraine, threatening tougher sanctions aimed at the Russian economy. Following the Russian parliament's vote to approve the annexation, Obama made a previously unscheduled appearance before TV cameras to essentially tell Putin: I told you I'd do it. "These are all choices that the Russian government has made, choices that have been rejected by the international community, as well as the government of Ukraine," Obama said. "And because of these choices, the United States is today moving, as we said we would, to impose additional costs on Russia."
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NEW: Finnish official says EU will sanction individuals, not companies
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Obama quickly announces new U.S. steps to take the lead on a global response
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U.S. official: Further escalation would bring "severe consequences" for Russia
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Sen. Landrieu calls counter-sanction against her by Russia a "badge of honor"

Question: Obama and U.S. officials have made clear that the response to Russia will remain in the diplomatic and economic arenas, with one senior administration official essentially rejecting for now any direct U.S. effort to bolster @placeholder's military forces for a ground war.


Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Park Sang Hak and his family jammed 150,000 sheets of paper, dollar bills, DVDs and tiny AM/FM radios inside bags attached to giant inflatable helium balloons. They launched them into the sky where they floated 200 km (124 miles) across the border to North Korea. The message: Kim Jong Il is lying to you. Renewed worldwide pressure on Pyongyang has given urgency to North Korean defectors living in Seoul who hope to reach North Koreans. The balloons are the weapons in breaking Kim Jong Il's spell, say the Fighters for Free North Korea. The group, made up primarily of North Korean defectors, says if North Korea can't get any messages from the outside world, then outside world must deliver those messages in.
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Bags packed with paper, dollar bills, tiny radios by North Korean defectors
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Propaganda bags are carried into North Korea by helium balloons
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Balloons intended to circumvent state control of information in North Korea

Question: A little radio, says North Korean defector @placeholder, is a big weapon.


(CNN) -- Opening in select U.S. theaters next week, the documentary "Putin's Kiss" tells the story of a Russian teenager who became famous in the mid-2000s when she was shown on TV giving President Vladimir Putin a kiss on the cheek. Danish filmmaker Lise Birk Pedersen's movie is well-timed. Putin won his third term as Russia's president last month and will officially take power in May. He is finishing up a stint as prime minister, as he was limited to two consecutive terms as president. While not well-known in the West, Masha Drokova will always be a symbol of Putin's power and of the first generation to come of age in post-Soviet Russia, after her tumultuous tenure as the spokeswoman for Nashi, a nationalist youth movement that Putin officials created in 2005. Nashi organized mass marches in support of the Russian president, proactively heading off opposition to Putin at every turn.
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New documentary tells story of teen who famously kissed Russia's president
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Masha Drokova was the spokeswoman for Nashi, a youth group Putin created
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Filmmaker: Masha became torn between Nashi and journalists who questioned it

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A British expat who was shot dead in Libya has been named as Mark De Salis. He was found suffering gunshot wounds alongside a woman from New Zealand and the pair are believed to have been on a picnic when they were killed. His family has released a statement through the Foreign Office which says they are 'devastated' to hear of his death. Scroll down for video Killed: Mark De Salis was shot dead in Libya. His family say they are 'devastated' His family said: 'The family of Mark De Salis are shocked and devastated to hear about Mark’s death in Libya. Mark had been working in Tripoli in Libya for six years.
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British man Mark De Salis discovered alongside a woman from New Zealand
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They were found next to their luggage outside the western city of Sabratha
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Their belongings were not stolen and the motive for their killing is unclear
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Both victims were believed to be on a picnic when killed
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Brutal picture of the dead bodies leaked on Facebook
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Family say they are 'shocked and devastated' by his death
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Killings come after local militia agreed to suspend two-month oil blockade

Question: Stronghold: Rebel fighters pictured after militants took hold of the city of @placeholder during the civil war in 2011.


Washington (CNN) -- Democratic and Republican leaders don't see eye to eye on much these days. But political veterans on both sides of the aisle do agree on one point -- the stakes are high in the rapidly approaching 2014 midterm races. For Democrats, the midterms are all about holding their slim Senate majority and, if possible, defying historical odds by retaking the House of Representatives. They want to give President Barack Obama a working congressional majority for his last two years in office to help secure his legacy and lay the best possible groundwork for the party's standard bearer in 2016.
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Obamacare fiasco has shaken voter confidence in Democrats' government solutions
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Will voters' memories of October shutdown be eclipsed by Obamacare a year from now?
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Worst losses have occurred to president's party during or shortly after economic slowdown
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Could GOP overreach on Obamacare or other issues break cycle of six-year itch?

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Question: I believe that strategy is now threatened and the Democrats will have to work on their policy messaging for November 2014 if they want to hang onto the @placeholder."

Question: CNN has tentatively identified 45 @placeholder races to watch in 2014 -- 25 Democratic seats and 20 Republican seats.

Question: In 2014, @placeholder primary voters will help decide more Senate and House where conservative tea party candidates have been pitted against Republican establishment types.


New York (CNN) -- Lower Manhattan's controversial Park51 Islamic center is now in a court battle with utility Consolidated Edison, which says the center owes it $1.7 million in a dispute over back rent. In court papers, Park51 says it owes Con Edison only $881,000 and calls the utility's demand "grossly inflated." The center has filed suit against the company over a default notice it was issued in September, and a New York state judge has stayed any action until after a hearing in November. In a statement to CNN on Sunday, Con Edison said it "remains hopeful" that it can work out an agreement with Park51, which leases part of its property from the utility. Park51's developers did not return a phone call seeking comment.
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The Park51 center is locked in a dispute with Con Edison
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The utility says Park51 owes back rent
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The center says the demand is "grossly inflated"
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Park51's plans drew intense opposition in 2010

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(CNN) -- Arizona surgeons repaired a hole in rocker Bret Michaels' heart Monday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The hole, medically known as a patent foramen ovale, was discovered last April while Michaels was being treated for a brain hemorrhage at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. "Without treatment for the PFO, Michaels could be at risk for developing blood clots and additional stroke," hospital spokeswoman Carmelle Malkovich said. Michaels, 47, delayed the surgery until this month to allow him to complete a concert tour and appear on the season finale of the reality show "Celebrity Apprentice," which he won last summer.
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The hole in Michaels' heart was found last May
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Surgery was delayed while Michaels toured
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Michaels was treated for a brain hemorrhage last April

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They splashed out on stunning  bouquets to make their loved ones smile on Valentine's Day. But for some customers, their 1-800-Flowers deliveries did not quite meet their expectations. Instead, their partners, relatives and friends were sent wilted, crushed and sparse arrangements. Some even received the wrong bouquets - while others were apparently not sent flowers at all. Scroll down for video 'You had one job': For some customers, their 1-800-Flowers deliveries did not quite meet their expectations on Valentine's Day. Above, Megan Hess tweeted these photos of her order (left) and what she received (right) Disappointed: Twitter user Jeremey Rodriguez posted a photo of a beautiful arrangement of red roses that he ordered from 1-800-Flowers  (left), alongside an image of what actually arrived at his wife's workplace (right)
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Customers have accused 1-800-Flowers of 'ruining' their Valentine's Day
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Splashed out on spectacular bouquets starting at $39.99 for loved ones
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Many flowers appeared wilted and sparse, while others were wrong type
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'Thankfully my gf has sense of humor or I'd be single,' one man tweeted
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Retailer is replying to customers individually via Twitter and Facebook

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By Sophie Jane Evans PUBLISHED: 10:40 EST, 24 December 2013 | UPDATED: 15:12 EST, 24 December 2013 An Afghan woman has had her nose and lips allegedly cut off by her husband after refusing to sell her jewellery to fund his heroin addiction. The mother-of-four - known only as Setara - was reportedly beaten and mutilated by her partner at their home in Herat, Afghanistan. He allegedly hit her on the head with a stone, before using a knife to slice off her nose and lips. Scroll down for video Horrific: An Afghan mother-of-four - known only as Setara - has had her nose and lips 'cut off by her husband'
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Woman known as Setara allegedly mutilated by heroin addict husband
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Had nose and lips 'cut off' during brutal attack in Herat, Afghanistan
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Assault highlights recent surge of violence against women in country

Question: In the past year, @placeholder has also seen a staggering number of drug addicts in the country.


(CNN) -- A federal judge Friday ruled in favor of a former UCLA college basketball star who sued to end the NCAA's control over the rights to college athletes' names, images and likenesses. In a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken sided with Ed O'Bannon in his lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association. O'Bannon argued athletes in the top tier of college basketball and football should be allowed to profit from their schools' use of their likenesses. In a 99-page ruling, Wilken wrote that current NCAA rules "unreasonably restrain trade in the market for certain educational and athletic opportunities offered by NCAA Division I schools."
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The judge sides with an ex-UCLA college basketball star who challenged the NCAA
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The NCAA says college athletes are amateurs, rewarded with an education
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Question: "Before the court in this case is only whether the NCAA violates antitrust law by agreeing with its member schools to restrain their ability to compensate @placeholder men's basketball and FBS football players any more than the current association rules allow," Wilken wrote.


By James Nye PUBLISHED: 12:37 EST, 25 February 2013 | UPDATED: 08:46 EST, 26 February 2013 The blockbuster BP oil spill trial opened today with a scathing attack on the poor safety standards which led to the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. Billions are at stake in the New Orleans courtroom where a federal judge is tasked with determining how much the British oil giant and its subcontractors should pay for the devastating blast and subsequent oil spill at the Deepwater Horizon rig in April 2010. BP has said it already has racked up more than $24 billion in spill-related expenses and has estimated it will pay a total of $42 billion to fully resolve its liability for the disaster that killed 11 workers and spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Billions are at stake in the New Orleans courtroom in damages trial which began today
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US prosecutors are determined to prove that gross negligence caused the April 20, 2010 blast that killed 11 workers and sank the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon rig
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BP is equally determined to avoid a finding of gross negligence, which would drastically increase its environmental fines to as much as $17 billion

Question: Scientists warn that the spill's full effect on the @placeholder food chain may not be known for years.


(CNN) -- The World Cup has provided an all you can eat buffet when it comes to goals -- but in a tournament which constantly manages to amaze, the latest item on the menu in Brazil was akin to a feast. Those fortunate enough to witness this enthralling contest between the attacking talent of the Dutch and the never-say-die attitude of the Australians were arguably treated to the game of the tournament so far. The Netherlands, which had trailed 2-1 after Mile Jedinak's penalty had given Australia shock 54th minute lead, eventually prevailed 3-2 in a pulsating and often breathtaking affair.
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Netherlands defeats Australia 3-2 in Porto Alegre
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Australia had come from goal down to lead 2-1
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Tim Cahill scores goal of the tournament
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Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben on target for Netherlands

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By Alex Ward PUBLISHED: 09:02 EST, 26 July 2012 | UPDATED: 09:37 EST, 26 July 2012 A dog has been discovered dumped in the street with white graffiti scrawled all over her body. The animal, believed to be two or three years old, had a rope tied around her neck when she was discovered in Detroit. However, it is unclear how she died. Animal welfare association the Michigan Humane Society (MHS) has now offered a $2,500 reward for information about the incident after the black pit bull terrier was found last week. Staggeringly, officials say it is not uncommon for graffiti taggers to target the carcasses of animals.
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The black pit bull terrier was spray painted on her back, legs and tagged with the letters PBS on her flank
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The dead dog was left on a road in Detroit, Michigan
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The Michigan Humane Society is offering a $2,500 reward for information
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The dog's cause of death is yet to be determined
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Spray painting dead dogs is common in Detroit

Question: No leads: Animal welfare investigators do not know what the tag @placeholder means or who committed the crime.


Barack Obama's top spokesman shied away on Monday from confirming UK Prime Minister David Cameron's revelation that the president calls by a nickname – 'bro.' But it's the way he dodged a question about presidential nicknames from CBS White House Correspondent Major Garrett that had reporters laughing. 'To paraphrase a local baseball player here in Washington, D.C., that's a clown question, bro,' Earnest said during the first press conference since Obama and his entourage returned from a lengthy Hawaiian vacation. The reference wasn't lost on a chuckling press corps: Bryce Harper, an outfielder with the Washington Nationals baseball team, created that quip in 2012 to dismiss a post-game question he didn't want to answer.
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British leader is so close to the US president that Obama calls him 'bro,' Cameron told the Mail on Sunday.
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White House spokesman Josh Earnest won't confirm that account, choosing to dismiss the question with a famous Washington sports quip
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'That's a clown question, bro,' he told a CBS reporter, mimicking Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper
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Harper, then 20 years old, coined the phrase in 2012 when a reporter asked if he could drink beer in Canada, where the drinking age is under 21
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was the first politician to quote Harper, sidestepping a political question a week later

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A message claiming to be from the Guardians of Peace, the group taking responsibility for the massive hack of Sony Pictures, taunted the FBI after it pinned the blame on North Korea. 'The result of investigation by FBI is so excellent that you might have seen what we were doing with your own eyes,' read a message posted to Pastebin, a site popular for text dumps from hackers. 'We congratulate you success,' continued the message. 'FBI is the BEST in the world.' Taunting: A message posted on Pastebin claiming to be from the Guardians of Peace taunted the FBI after it pinned the blame on North Korea. Pictured is allegedly screen of hacked Sony employee's computer.
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A message posted under GOP, or Guardians of Peace, seemed to snarkily congratulate the FBI for its investigation of the Sony hack
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An email titled 'The data you are interested in' was sent to reporters early Saturday morning by the group and linked to the message
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An announcement Friday by the FBI stated the North Korean government was behind the attack, though security professionals remain skeptical

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