(CNN) -- The parents of American Shane Todd, found hanging in his Singapore apartment last June, tell CNN they may exhume their son's body to conduct an autopsy in the United States. Todd's mother Mary says an exhumation may be the only way to prove "for sure" the family's contention that he was murdered. The Todds walked out of the Singapore inquiry into their son's death earlier this week, saying, "We've lost faith in the process" and Singapore's inquiry process was "pre-determined" to conclude their son's death was a suicide, and that police and investigators never considered evidence that may suggest Todd was murdered.
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Parents of American Shane Todd walk out of Singapore inquiry into engineer's death
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Mother says an exhumation may be only way to prove family's contention he was murdered
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The Todds contend their son was murdered because of his knowledge of research project
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The companies IME and Huawei assert no project agreement was concluded

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Asked which school meals were their favorites, students at a public school in the New York borough of Queens don't say chicken fingers or meatballs. Instead, they name rice and kidney beans, black bean quesadillas or tofu with Chinese noodles. "Whoever thought they would hear a third-grader saying that they liked tofu and Chinese noodles?" asked Dennis Walcott, New York City schools chancellor. Walcott was at the Active Learning Elementary School this week to celebrate its move to all-vegetarian meals five days a week. The school of nearly 400 students, from pre-kindergarten to third grade, was founded five years ago on the principle that a healthy lifestyle leads to strong academic achievement.
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Queens school sees health and nutrition as part of educating the whole child
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Many students were used to vegetarian meals at home, officials say
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The school began offering vegetarian meals daily in January

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(CNN) -- Support from the United States, Pakistan and other Afghan allies is crucial to the success of reconciliation talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria that aired Sunday. "The High Council for Peace is authorized by the Afghan people to talk with the Taliban," Karzai said. "These are initial contacts being made, but these contacts would not yield results, would not give us the results that we seek, unless and until the United States and Pakistan, especially, with our other allies, back it with practical application of the means that they have in their disposal."
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NEW: President Hamid Karzai says the United States, Pakistan should support Taliban talks
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Karzai says Afghanistan is ready to take over security
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He defends his criticisms of NATO operations

Question: Karzai said @placeholder would have preferred the construction of a dam, which he called a more lasting solution.


A U.S. Marine sergeant jailed in Mexico since late March for crossing the border with several guns in his car said Friday that he had walked across the border on foot and stayed at a Tijuana hotel earlier on the day of his arrest. Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who also said he attempted suicide while being abused by his Mexican jailers, has maintained that he took a wrong turn on the California side of the border, his vehicle carrying firearms he said he legally owns but are unlawful to bring into Mexico. "I stayed in a hotel earlier in the day," Tahmooressi said Friday in an interview with CNN's "New Day."
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Andrew Tahmooressi says he earlier crossed border by foot, stayed at a Tijuana hotel
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Tahmooressi, 25, says he attempted suicide while Mexican jailers abused him
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His family says he had recently moved to Southern California to get treatment for PTSD
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U.S. Marine sergeant says he accidentally crossed Mexican border with three guns in March

Question: And I decide to go hang out in Mexico for some good @placeholder food, inexpensive place to stay and to hang out."


As fireworks lit up the heavens above the Olympics opening ceremony, watched by around a billion people, something else was seen among the whizz-bangs in the night sky... a UFO. It may have ticked all the cliche boxes - saucer-shaped, bulge in the middle, metallic - but no one has yet stepped forward to explain the slow-moving object. The incident came right at the close of last Friday's spectacular at the Olympic Park stadium in Stratford, east London at around 12.30am. And it was just as Nick Pope, one of the UK’s top UFO experts, predicted only weeks ago - that mass summer events would be a prime time for crafts from other worlds to present themselves to mankind.
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UFO expert Nick Pope predicted aliens would appear at the Games
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Possibly a blimp or helicopter gathering aerial footage

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Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court is set to release its much-anticipated rulings on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the comprehensive health care law enacted two years ago. The election-year rulings will not only guide how every American receives medical care but will also establish precedent-setting boundaries for how government regulation can affect a range of social areas. Your health and your finances could be on the line. The outcome's possibilities are myriad: a narrow or sweeping decision? A road map to congressional authority in coming decades? Which bloc of justices, which legal argument will win the day?
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The election-year rulings will guide how Americans receive medical care
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They will also set boundaries for how government regulation can affect a range of social areas
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An 1867 law could play a pivotal role
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The government's key lawyer fielded more than 100 questions from the bench

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Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- At least nine unarmed protesters in Ivory Coast's largest city were shot and killed by security forces Thursday, eyewitnesses told Amnesty International. The violence erupted as troops loyal to the incumbent president and supporters of his challenger confronted each other on the tense and chaotic streets of Abidjan. "Amnesty International is appalled by this completely unjustified and disproportionate use of force and calls on the Ivorian security forces to stop these killings immediately," said Salvatore Sagues, the West Africa researcher for Amnesty, a human rights group. "Those who opened fire on these people, as well as those who gave the order, will have to account for their acts," he said.
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NEW: Amnesty International says nine were killed on Thursday
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NEW: The people were killed in two locations
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Ban Ki-moon has warned "the situation is taking a worrying turn"

Question: The @placeholder nation has been in a political stalemate over the disputed election, in which both men claim victory.


(CNN) -- April Fool's Day is a tricky time of year when bizarre but often hilarious headlines and products flood our newspapers, Twitter streams and Facebook feeds. This year has seen a fantastic plethora of pranks from the likes of Google, BMW, Twitter and more. But did they manage to trick you? CNN rounds up some of the best April Fools Day jokes from 2013. Twitter has announced it will no longer allow the use of vowels in tweets. The social networking service says that by eliminating vowels, they are helping users to a "more efficient, and 'dense' form of communication."
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April Fools Day pranks flood the Internet on April 1 as media and business try and trick readers
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This year Google, Youtube, Twitter and Virgin Atlantic among companies with April 1 pranks
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CNN has compiled a list of some of the best gags from 2013

Question: All videos that are uploaded before midnight will be reviewed by 30,000 @placeholder technicians and the winner will be announced in ten years.


(CNN) -- As scenic drives go, the Monaco Grand Prix is not a bad one. Squeezed into a two-mile circuit looping around the streets of Monte Carlo are views of the world-famous casino, five-star hotels, A-list celebrities and a splash of the azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The principality on the French Riviera covers less than a square mile -- just half the size of New York's Central Park -- but its legendary grand prix weekend packs a sensual punch despite its diminutive size. "It's special," two-time Monaco Grand Prix winner Mark Webber tells CNN. "You've got the ocean, the background of the cliffs ... If they can't build a nice bit of road in Monaco, where can they do it?"
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Monaco is the only F1 race in motorsport's prestigious "Triple Crown"
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Two-time winner Mark Webber says fans are so close drivers can see familiar faces
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Australian says drivers feel the track in "butt, hips and back" at Monte Carlo
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"It is a bit of a zoo," says Webber of showpiece race, which attracts rich and famous

Question: Racing around @placeholder's elegant, legendary circuit is not just a visual sensation -- the magic of Monaco piques each of the five senses.


South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is one of the GOP's brightest stars, a 42-year-old Indian-American, a dynamo fundraiser and a favorite of national Republicans eager to showcase diversity in their ranks. Haley's road to re-election this November has looked smooth of late, thanks to Obamacare's unpopularity in South Carolina, a shrinking unemployment rate and the cautious approach of her Democratic challenger, state Sen. Vincent Sheheen. But Haley's path to victory might have just become more complicated. That's because a little-known attorney and former judge named Tom Ervin has joined the race for governor as an independent -- and his campaign is threatening to raise at least $6 million in the process.
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Tom Ervin was running as a Republican but withdrew and entered as an independent
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Incumbent Nikki Haley is one of the Republican Party's brightest stars
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Some Republicans think Democrats are behind Ervin's campagin to split GOP vote
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Some Democrats think Ervin could split the anti-Haley vote and assure her victory

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Question: @placeholder pointed to the state's "crumbling" roads and bridges, education policy and government transparency as issues he plans to highlight.

Question: In the next breath, he gamed out a scenario in which Ervin could open the door to a @placeholder victory.


(CNN) -- Ashton Kutcher's quiet romance with Mila Kunis has reportedly blossomed into an engagement. The former "That '70s Show" co-stars have never been shy about PDA since they began dating in 2012, but neither one has talked much about the relationship. Reps for both actors have been mum, with only a telltale photo of a diamond ring on Kunis' left hand to fuel speculation she and Kutcher will soon be tying the knot. But how did these two go from friends and co-workers to a couple? Here's a recap of the love story: 1998: Kutcher, then 20, landed a role in "That '70s Show," the Fox comedy about a high school kid growing up in Wisconsin during the late 1970s. Kutcher was the ditzy pretty boy Kelso, and Mila Kunis, at 15, was Kelso's on-again, off-again girlfriend, Jackie.
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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are reportedly engaged
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The two first met in 1998 on "That '70s Show"
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They say they have been friends for years
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When they began dating in 2012, they initially said they were just friends

Question: While @placeholder insisted she was having a hard time finding a date in July 2012, paparazzi photos told a different story.


By Rob Cooper UPDATED: 15:45 EST, 8 March 2012 Border Agency staff enjoyed luxury cross channel trips with champagne and personal shopping services last year, it was revealed today. Workers also blew almost £1.2million of taxpayers' money on smart hotel rooms in Calais, France on overnight trips. Employees were allowed to travel Club Class on the 90-minute journey between Dover and Calais with P&O despite swingeing budget cuts and job losses. Luxury: UK Border Agency workers took 1,109 cross channel trips and travelled in Club Class with free champagne on a number of occasions Luxury: Exclusive bar reserved for Club Class passengers - like UK Border Agency workers - who were also given free champagne and personal shoppers
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Civil servants given a free glass of champagne and access to an exclusive lounge on ferries
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Workers booked into luxury hotel with swimming pool, gym, sauna steam room and squash court in France

Question: The average price of a hotel in Calais - a run-down @placeholder port - is just over £45.


Protests in Missouri around the death of an unarmed teen turned violent late Sunday. A gas station was looted, and police called for additional units to back up officers already on the street, said Brian Schellman, spokesman with the St. Louis County Police Department. Video from the scene showed police in riot gear. No injuries were immediately reported. "They are sending in more officers to try and get the situation under control," Schellman said. Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said that at least 20 police cars were damaged and that the use of tear gas was a high possibility.
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Police are in riot gear; there are no immediate reports of injuries
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A gas station is looted and additional units are called out, spokesman says
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Police chief says Michael Brown assaulted an officer before he was shot to death
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Witnesses decry the killing as unprovoked, saying the teen was unarmed

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(CNN) -- After Tip O'Neill's "All politics is local," Bill Clinton's quip "It's the economy, stupid," is perhaps the most oft-quoted truism of modern American politics. But as times change, we should update our aphorisms accordingly. Just four years ago during America's presidential election, outsourcing to India and China's currency manipulation were the bogeymen, the former blamed for the loss of jobs and the latter for the weakness of exports. But increasingly the culprit is the robot. Automation now removes as many manufacturing jobs from the economy as outsourcing. Witness the U.S. Postal Service, which will have to cut 35,000 jobs by 2015, and how digitization has forced bookstore chains such as Borders into bankruptcy.
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Khannas: Technology now the most important source of power and well-being
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China's superpower rise is directly attributable to its technological strategies, experts say
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Next wave of job creation could come from green construction, say Ayesha and Parag Khanna
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Every citizen needs a higher TQ: technology quotient

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By Andy Newport, Press Association Scotland manager Gordon Strachan offered little sympathy to Legia Warsaw following their desperate attempt to persuade Celtic to give up their Champions League slot. The Polish champions were thrown out of the competition for fielding an ineligible player in the second leg of their 6-1 third qualifying round clash with Strachan's old side. The Parkhead outfit have now been given a second chance of landing a £20million jackpot and a slot in the competition's group stages after they were handed Legia's play-off round place. Let off? Celtic were handed a Champions League lifeline despite losing 6-1 on aggregate to Legia Warsaw
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Legia fielded an ineligible player in second leg of third qualifying round
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Celtic lost to the Polish champions 6-1 on aggregate but advanced
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Legia attempted to persuade Celtic to give up their Champions League slot
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Strachan says 'that's the rule' and 'you have to stick by them'
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Ex-Celtic boss believes Ronny Deila can still make a success of  job
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Strachan is encouraged by the development of Scottish players

Question: 'Everyone in football will have their character tested but we wish @placeholder the best of luck.'


Our ‘Hands Off In The Box’ campaign has won a major victory, with Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore confirming the issue of penalty-area grappling and shirt pulling will be addressed next month, at a meeting of players, referees and managers. With the issue of manhandling players in the box reaching a nadir in Manchester United’s clash with Chelsea, when Marcos Rojo and Chris Smalling held John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic with impunity, Sportsmail led the way for referees to punish players more consistently. Acknowledging our campaign was one of the ways in which football authorities were held to account, Scudamore said: ‘Clearly there have been a number of incidents highlighted in the past few weeks regarding this and, under close scrutiny by television and everything else, some of them don’t look great.
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Sportsmail started it 'Hands off in the box campaign' last month
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Premier League boss Scudamore says grappling in the box will addressed
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Scudamore acknowledged Sportsmail's campaign as one of the ways in which football authorities were held to account

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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 12:15 EST, 14 March 2014 | UPDATED: 14:37 EST, 14 March 2014 A Hollywood skin specialist to the stars accused of plotting to kill her main competitor in a 'murder-for-hire' scheme allegedly posted fake sex ads looking for gay partners about her rival online. Dawn DaLuise, who has counted Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Christian Slater among clients at her salon, made Craigslist postings inviting men to turn up unannounced at the home of Gabriel Suarez for 'trysts', according to a series of text messages seen by RadarOnline. The 55-year-old was reportedly furious when Suarez, who is also an esthetician, moved into the same building as her salon, Skin Refinery in Santa Monica.
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Dawn DaLuise, 55, 'hired a former Detroit Lions player as a hit man to kill a rival esthetician who had moved onto the same block'
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She also allegedly posted fake ads looking for sex with Suarez's address
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DaLuise 'texted friend Edward Feinstein about the sex ad postings'
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Feinstein arrested on Wednesday for stalking DaLuise and allegedly making a fake flier of HER saying that she wanted to act out 'rape fantasy'
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DaLuise claims she thought Suarez made ad about her - motivating her 'murder-for-hire plan'
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Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alicia Silverstone are among her past clients

Question: In a bizarre twist, the friend to whom @placeholder sent the text messages, Edward Feinstein, 28, has been arrested for stalking her.


London (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been setting out his vision for the country in a speech to the loya jirga, or national assembly. Karzai called the four-day assembly to sound out tribal elders on a long-term pact with the U.S. military. He has already been critical of NATO, calling on limits to the remit of foreign troops. "We want our sovereignty from today," he told the meeting. CNN correspondents say the assembly is considered by many as an important step towards any possible peace deal with elements of the insurgency, and a test of Karzai's strength as a cohesive leader.
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Jirgas originated as a way of resolving differences between different Pashtun tribes
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Gareth Price says a criticism of the loya jirga is that it sidelines democratic institutions
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Price adds that Karzai needs to demonstrate that he has wider support among traditional power structures
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He says the power of tribal elites is going to remain a factor in Afghan politics for a while

Question: The 250 members of @placeholder's lower house are marginalized by the 1,800 non-elected attendees of the meeting.


On Friday, Susie Wolff will become the first driver to participate in a Formula One grand prix weekend in over two decades, and Claire Williams believes it as a 'massive step forward' for the sport. Wolff, the 31-year-old development driver at Williams, will take part in Friday's opening practice session for the British Grand Prix - the 50th edition at Silverstone -  replacing Valtteri Bottas. 'For Formula One as a whole it sends out a really powerful message,' Williams, the British team's deputy team principal, said. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Felipe Massa catches a lift with Susie Wolff in DTM car
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Wolff will become the first woman to drive at a grand prix for 22 years
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Only five women have taken part in a race weekend in Formula One history
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The Scot will drive in practice for an hour and a half on Friday
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Critics point to the fact she is the wife of Toto Wolff, the Mercedes boss

Question: 'I really hope it encourages more girls to take up karting and to come up through the junior ranks because @placeholder has shown that you can do it, and she has also demonstrated that Formula One is a non-gender bias sport.


(CNN) -- Political discussions about Iran's nuclear aspirations were benched Thursday when the U.S. and Iranian national basketball teams went head to head at the FIBA World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. The Americans clinched first place in Group B with an 88-51 win over Iran. But most of the attention wasn't directed toward the players' performance or their skills on the court; rather, it was the fact that the two teams -- whose countries have no diplomatic relations -- were sharing the same court for the first time. "Yeah I get a lot of questions, most of it about the politics. But our game is nothing to do about the politics, it's just the sport," Iranian player Arsalan Kazemi told CNN.
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In the first-ever meeting of the teams, the U.S. won 88-51
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Scrutiny of the game was due more to the political situation than anything else
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The Iranian players said they were excited to go up against NBA stars

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Guillermo Ochoa must have been distracted. The Robin van Persie corner was wicked, Dirk Kuyt's movement direct; the Mexican goalkeeper span on his goalline to find Stefan de Vrij careering in from nowhere. The Dutch defender latched on to the cross with a sweetly-hit volley four yards out. Goal, surely? No, on the turn Ochoa threw out two big hands and punch away at point-blank range. It was one of the most stunning saves at this World Cup. And this was no fluke. That split-second decision, to get his head straight and look directly at the effort before throwing his arms out, was technically flawless.
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Ochoa is likely to be courted by clubs across Europe
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Mexico were eventually knocked out in Brazil by Holland

Question: Keeping them at bay: The @placeholder made a string of stunning saves as his side made the last-16


Washington (CNN) -- The unsolved murder of human rights activists in Russia. Their detention, torture and murder in Iran. Their jailing in China and Vietnam. Attacks on journalists in the Philippines, Pakistan, Mexico and Somalia. Coups in Africa and Central America. All isolated incidents around the world that together made 2009 a grim milestone in world freedom, according to a United States think tank that tracks liberty around the globe. Declines in freedom around the world outweighed gains last year, for the fourth year in a row, Freedom House says in its annual survey published Tuesday. "This represents the longest continuous period of deterioration in the nearly 40-year history" of the report, writes this year's author, Arch Puddington.
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Freedom declines outweighed gains in '09, Freedom House says in annual survey
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Number of electoral democracies low, group says, but it calls voting rights relatively good
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Progress seen in Iraq, the Balkans, Malawi and Togo
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46% of 194 countries, territories in survey rated free, 30% partly free, 24% not free

Question: @placeholder groups countries into three categories: free, partly free and not free.


Jerusalem (CNN) -- Militant sources in Gaza tell CNN that a shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missile was used to try to shoot down an Israeli helicopter flying east of Gaza last week. It is significant because it is the first time a weapon of this type has been used against an Israeli aircraft, though the missile did not manage to hit its target. Hamas, which controls Gaza, has not commented on the incident. The weapon is said to be a Strela SA-7 and was smuggled in from the Sinai desert but originally came from Libya, according to a source in Gaza. Libya has been grappling with a huge number of unaccounted for weaponry since the revolution that toppled its dictator, Moammar Gadhafi, and left everything from mines and mortars to anti-aircraft missiles in the hands of its citizenry. No group has taken responsibility for firing the surface-to-air missile from Gaza.
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Sources in Gaza: Shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missile was fired at an Israeli helicopter
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It is the first time a weapon of this type has been used against an Israeli aircraft
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Source in Gaza said the Strela SA-7 originally came from Libya

Question: In the past week, there has been an increase in rocket attacks from @placeholder into Israel and subsequent air strikes by Israel on targets in Gaza.


Theresa May said the issue of tax credits for migrants was 'being looked at' Migrant workers could be stripped of up to £100million a week in tax credits under Tory plans to seize the initiative from Ukip on immigration. Home Secretary Theresa May has told the Daily Mail that the Treasury is conducting detailed work on ways to restrict access to tax credits, which are seen as a major ‘pull factor’ for migrants to the UK. 'The tax credits issue is something the Treasury has looked at and the Treasury is continuing to look at it,' she said. Britain spends £5billion a year on tax credits to migrants – from both inside and outside the EU.
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Home Secretary Theresa May said treasury is 'looking at' tax credits issue
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Credits described as a major 'pull factor' for foreigners to the UK
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Britain spends £5billion a year on tax credits to migrants from all over world
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David Cameron said it's worth 'one last go' for better relations with Europe

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By Meghan Keneally Chelsea Clinton's mother-in-law has been earning a six-figure salary from her role heading a charity intended to help women in political campaigns abroad. Marjorie Margolies, the mother of Chelsea's husband Marc Mezvinsky, is a Democrat currently running for Congress in Pennsylvania and the financial statements for her charity, Women's Campaign International (WCI), have come under scrutiny as such. As the charity has grown over the past decade, so has her salary as The Huffington Post reports it has steadily increased from $54,962 in 2002 to the highest point in 2011 when she took home $164,159. Connections: Marjorie Margolies, a former Congresswoman who is currently running to get back into politics, presented her daughter-in-law Chelsea Clinton with an award last month on behalf of her charity
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Marjorie Margolies is the mother of Marc Mezvinsky, who is married to Chelsea Clinton
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Ms Margolies is the founder of a charity called Women's Campaign International which helps empower women in Malawi, Liberia and Sri Lanka
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Over the past five years, she has given herself a six-figure salary which is higher than the average pay for heads of non-profits
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In 2013, however, she has not taken any salary as she is now running for the Congressional seat she once held

Question: Adding to the fundraising climates in particular years, the @placeholder also receives grants- the budgets for which are at the whims of their own ties to the economy.


Moeen Ali, booed in two recent England internationals in his home city of Birmingham, has been voted the professional sportsman of the year in the city's sports awards in recognition of his performances for his club and country in 2014. Moeen could perhaps have been forgiven for doubting his popularity when he was heckled during 50-over and 20-over matches for England against India at Edgbaston this month. The hostile reception at Edgbaston, especially loud and persistent during England's NatWest Twenty20 victory over the tourists, came from a partisan majority of India supporters in the crowd. Moeen Ali has had a superb summer with England and Worcestershire and has been rewarded in Birmingham
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Moeen Ali made his Test debut in June after strong form for Worcestershire
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Ali averaged almost 38 with the bat in seven Tests this summer
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Part-time spinner also took 22 wickets at 28 against India and Sri Lanka
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England's new star was booed in Birmingham during one-day games
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Worcestershire won promotion to LV County Championship Division One

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By Emily Sheridan UPDATED: 09:56 EST, 18 January 2012 Coronation Street has sparked a storm of protest from viewers after an episode showed a child being smacked. Hundreds took to web forums and Twitter to express outrage at the scene which features Faye being hit by her adoptive mother’s boyfriend Owen Armstrong. The builder, played by Ian Puleston-Davies, loses his temper after the ten-year-old schoolgirl deliberately poisons the  fish in his pond. He is seen whacking 10-year-old Faye, played by Ellie-Louise Leach, on the back of the legs as she winches in pain. Controversial: Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) goes to slap Faye (Ellie Leach) in a scene from Coronation Street
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Viewers take to Twitter to express outrage at Owen Armstrong hitting Faye
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Many complaints focus on builder not being related to schoolgirl
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Show's producers: We certainly do not condone Owen's actions

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Sanford, Florida (CNN) -- An affidavit of probable cause in Florida's case against George Zimmerman for the shooting death of an unarmed 17-year-old says that the neighborhood watch volunteer "profiled" the victim, Trayvon Martin, and disregarded a police dispatcher's request that he await the arrival of police. The affidavit, which was drawn up Wednesday but not made public until Thursday, was prepared by investigators for the state attorney, who charged Zimmerman with second-degree murder Wednesday. Public documents in the Trayvon Martin shooting Zimmerman's relatives say that he did not profile Martin and that he shot him in self-defense. They say Zimmerman killed Martin after the teen punched him and slammed his head on the sidewalk.
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Affidavit says Zimmerman disregarded dispatcher's request
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Zimmerman's relatives say he killed Martin in self-defense
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"Martin was unarmed and was not committing a crime," affidavit says

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Question: "The witness advised that @placeholder was scared because he was being followed through the complex by an unknown male and didn't know why.

Question: "The 'accident' I was referring to was the fact that @placeholder and my son ever crossed paths.


Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- By now, the entire country has gotten the message that Arizonans are angry and frustrated over illegal immigration. But, oddly enough, the anger and frustration isn't usually aimed at the illegal immigrants themselves. Many Arizonans would probably admit that, if they were unable to feed their families in their home country, they too might venture out in search of employment. And, if they were faced with waits of 10 to 15 years to enter another country legally, you can bet many of them would enter illegally. What really gets Arizonans fired up are three things: the feeling that they're under siege by spillover violence from Mexican drug cartels, the concern that the U.S. government isn't doing enough to protect them, and indignation that people in other states are judging them for responding to a reality most of us can't imagine.
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Ruben Navarrette: Arizonans upset about drug violence, government's inaction
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Defenders say law helps fight drug violence, he says, but crime down in Phoenix
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Governor said most illegals used as drug mules, he says, which is untrue
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Navarrette says scare tactics used to justify bias against ethnicity, fear of change

Question: "If you're going to write about this issue with credibility," he said, "you have to acknowledge the reality of the violence caused by the Mexican drug cartels and the inability of the @placeholder government to contain it."


By Tom McTague, Deputy Political Editor for MailOnline Ed Miliband today publicly snubbed Gordon Brown after thanking every Labour MP who campaigned against Scottish independence – apart from the former Labour leader. Mr Miliband made an impromptu speech at the Labour Party conference to hail the efforts of those who defeated Alex Salmond last week. He welcomed onto the stage in Manchester a host of MPs while heaping praise on Labour activists and trade unionists who campaigned for the ‘No’ to independence group. But Mr Miliband pointedly failed to mention the former Prime Minister, whose intervention has been credited with helping to shore up leaking support for the Union in the final weeks of the campaign.
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Labour chief hailed party activists, trade unionists and MPs - but not Brown
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Former Prime Minister has been credited with saving the 'No' campaign
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Mr Brown intervened to rally ailing pro-UK team with just weeks to go
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Orchestrated 'vow' by Cameron, Clegg and Miliband to devolve more powers

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By Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press An attorney for an Ohio death row inmate who underwent a slow, gasping execution with a new drug combination has been accused of coaching the condemned man to fake symptoms of suffocation. Dennis McGuire, 53, took 26 minutes to die - the longest execution of the 53 carried out in Ohio since capital punishment resumed 15 years ago - which renewed questions about the death penalty. The Office of the Public Defender said Robert Lowe, one of McGuire's attorneys, was temporarily suspended last week but back at work Monday after a review failed to substantiate the allegation.
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Dennis McGuire, 53, took 26 minutes to die - the longest execution in Ohio since capital punishment resumed 15 years ago
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The death renewed questions about the death penalty
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McGuire's family say the convicted killer was 'tortured'
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McGuire's attorney accused of counseling him to make a show of his death

Question: As such, the appropriateness of the drugs, and the extent to which they may be cruel, will likely be reviewed by @placeholder officials before they are used in another execution.


By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 14:32 EST, 2 November 2012 | UPDATED: 14:33 EST, 2 November 2012 Rupture: Rebecca Van Hooser said the officer threw her against her car when he arrested her during a traffic stop on Bowen Road A Texas woman has filed a lawsuit claiming that one of her breast implants ruptured because a police officer used excessive force during her arrest last year. Rebecca Van Hooser, a litigation paralegal from Arlington, said that the injury at the hands of Pantego officer Eric Alvarez caused serious health complications that she has been dealing with ever since. According to Van Hooser's attorney, Susan Hutchinson, her client was pulled over on Bowen Road on October 28, 2011, for driving with her headlights off after dark - an accusation she disputes.
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Rebecca Van Hooser claims she 'screamed out in pain, telling the officer that she had undergone spinal surgery in 2008'
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The officer allegedly told her, 'You're not supposed to be comfortable'

Question: In the process, @placeholder said an implant in her client's right breast had burst.


After months of meticulous planning, Susan and Carl Smith thought they had arranged the perfect wedding day. But they hadn’t considered that a rock star might turn things up a notch by making a guest appearance. The bride and groom were left speechless when their luxurious wedding reception was interrupted by The Who frontman Roger Daltrey. Wedding crasher: Susan and Carl Smith look on in amazement as The Who frontman Roger Daltrey drops in to sing at reception The rock star became a welcome wedding crasher as he took to the stage and sang to the disbelieving couple as they stood in shock beside him.
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Daltrey, 70, was staying at Marr Hall hotel near Glasgow before his concert
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Taking to the stage, he gave short speech and congratulated newlyweds
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Excited crowd urged him to sing and band improvised song 'Can’t Explain'
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Couple said performance was 'legendary' and they were still in 'disbelief'

Question: But having been approached by a persuasive friend of the couple’s @placeholder entered the reception room, with the band stopping mid-song as they noticed one of their heroes was in the room.


(CNN) -- It is time to stop focusing on the next month and start focusing on the years to come. Syria is not a chemical weapons crisis any more than a country whose problems can be solved by supporting the rebels. Like many of the countries in the Middle East -- Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia and Yemen -- it has already been destabilized by a mixture of population pressures, weak economic development, authoritarianism, corruption, failed governance, and deep ethnic and sectarian divisions. It will take years for them to achieve stability and move along some path toward growth and development.
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Anthony Cordesman: None of Syria's problems can be solved until its civil war is solved
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Cordesman: The U.S. must be involved for both humanitarian reasons and self-interest
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Cordesman: Sadly, Syria is just this month's crisis in a region full of complicated conflicts

Question: Reports that @placeholder officials have turned over materials to prove the August 21 chemical attack was carried out by the rebels only further complicates matters.


By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:29 EST, 2 September 2013 | UPDATED: 05:18 EST, 3 September 2013 A former principal is being sued after allegedly beating a five-year-old elementary school pupil with a paddle, leaving him badly bruised and terrified to return to classes, it emerged today. Elizabeth Boyd, ex-principal of the Sunbright Elementary School in Tennessee, is being sued for $1.7million by parents Sandra Hall and Jason Williams over the treatment of their son Lukas last year. The couple said that although they had given verbal permission for their son to be gently swatted if he misbehaved, they claim Dr Boyd hit the boy eight times with a paddle because he had thrown some crayons.
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Elizabeth Boyd, ex-principal of Sunbright School in Tennessee, is being sued for $1.7million by parents Sandra Hall and Jason Williams
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Corporal punishment is legal in Tennessee schools but each district sets its own guidelines

Question: Compensation claim: Lukas' mother @placeholder is suing her son's former principal and the school district for $1.7million


By Ian Drury Hundreds of British troops are being prepared to deploy to North Africa to tackle al Qaeda-inspired extremists. Under secret plans being drawn up urgently by top brass, UK soldiers would be sent ‘within months’ to the region to help train the Libyan army. Political and military chiefs have acted amid mounting fears that Libya is rapidly becoming a safe haven for Islamist fanatics after Coloner Gadaffi was toppled in October 2011. Under secret plans being drawn up urgently by top brass, UK soldiers would be sent 'within months' to the region to help train the Libyan army
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UK soldiers would be sent ‘within months’ to help train the Libyan army
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There are fears that Libya is becoming a safe haven for Islamist fanatics
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Critics have raised concerns that Britain could suffer ‘mission creep’ and be sucked into another bloody war

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Kliptown, South Africa (CNN) -- Brian Munyai has spent nearly all of his 22 years living in a small metal shack that has never had electricity or running water. He shares a pit latrine with his neighbors. He bathes in a bucket with water drawn from the communal tap. At night, he reads by an oil lamp. Conditions like this are typical for the nearly 40,000 people who live in the slums of Kliptown, a district in the largely black township of Soweto, South Africa. Generations of families have lived in these ramshackle homes just 15 miles from Johannesburg, the economic capital of the country.
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An after-school program is giving poor South African kids a shot out of poverty
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The Kliptown Youth Program uses education as a tool for empowerment
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Director Thulani Madondo: "We're making kids earn whatever they get"
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Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2013 CNN Heroes

Question: The deal is simple: Students must agree to stay in school and attend mandatory tutoring sessions twice a week; in exchange, @placeholder agrees to provide uniforms, books and school fees for any student who cannot afford them.

Question: So far, 21 members, including @placeholder, have gone on to a university.


Bannu, Pakistan (CNN) -- The road to Bannu city in the northwest of Pakistan is a journey through the elements. Harsh wind and rain make way for bursts of sunshine in June, a month of typically oppressive heat when illnesses such as diarrhea and typhoid are common, alongside the ever-looming specter of polio. It is in this stifling heat that hundreds of thousands of men, women and children are fleeing their homes in North Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan, to Bannu and other neighboring regions. The mass exodus began after the Pakistani army launched a full scale offensive against militants on June 15 called Zarb e Azb, or "The Strike of The Prophet's Sword."
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Hundreds queue in stifling heat for food after fleeing North Waziristan
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Families fled after Pakistani military launched offensive against militants
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Government has been criticized for imposing curfew, not warning locals to leave
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Strong army presence overseeing crowded World Food Program distribution points

Question: While the Pakistan army has been releasing a daily stream of information regarding the operation, it has come under severe criticism for failing to notify the residents of @placeholder of an impending operation.


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a congratulatory letter to president-elect Barack Obama, French President Nicholas Sarkozy writes, "Your election raises in France, in Europe, and beyond throughout the world, immense hope." President-elect Barack Obama faces a litany of foreign policy problems when he takes office January 20. Similar statements from dozens of world leaders and images of people around the world celebrating his election make clear Barack Obama will enjoy a good deal of international goodwill when he takes office on January 20. Obama's election offers a monumental transformation of America's face to the world. Many see him as the epitome of the American dream. But his appeal is not solely based on the fact that he is black or that his middle name is Hussein or that his father was Kenyan or that he spent part of his childhood in Indonesia.
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Analysis: Many see Obama as the epitome of the American dream
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Analysis: Global excitement over Obama's election is also about Bush's exit
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Analysis: Obama faces complex foreign policy issues when he takes office
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Analysis: Americans will expect Obama to protect their interests first and foremost

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By Meghan Keneally PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 5 December 2012 | UPDATED: 05:32 EST, 5 December 2012 Retail therapy can cure many an ailment, and though the Romneys are multi-billionaires, they apparently find their source of comfort in the filled aisles of Costco. The former Republican presidential candidate and his wife were pictured shopping at their local bulk warehouse near their home in La Jolla, California on Tuesday. The couple stocked up on bottled water, pretzels, fruit snacks, Dixie cups and paper towels. They also seemed to be preparing for Christmas as their carts had a few rolls of gift wrap and a toy car that will likely be a present for one of their 18 grandchildren.
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Family have long been fans of the discount bulk shop
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Comes day after Romney re-joined the board of directors of Marriott

Question: Spoiler alert: One of the @placeholder clan can expect a remote controlled car for Christmas


When Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Robert Gates advised President Barack Obama in late April 2011 that sending a Navy SEAL team into Pakistan to capture or kill Osama bin Laden was not worth the various risks that this operation entailed, John Brennan, the president's top counterterrorism adviser, urged the president to authorize the raid. It's that kind of call that has made Brennan the president's go-to guy since the beginning of Obama's first term on all matters related to terrorism and has also thrust him into a broader policymaking role in the Middle East and in South Asia.
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John Brennan is up for a confirmation hearing before the Senate on Thursday
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The nominee for CIA director has been at the center of Obama's counterterrorism policies
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Peter Bergen says Brennan's been key in the drone program and in the bin Laden raid
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Bergen: Brennan supported the raid while Biden and Gates argued against it

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Oscar Pistorius did not commit murder the night he killed Reeva Steenkamp, a judge said Thursday. He did not intend to kill her, Judge Thokozile Masipa said. But his conduct was "negligent," she said before adjourning for the day, suggesting she will find the Olympian guilty of culpable homicide. There is no minimum sentence for culpable homicide in South African law. It's up to the judge to decide. As he fired four bullets into the bathroom of his home in Pretoria on Valentine's Day last year, he did not foresee the "possibility that he would kill the person behind the door, let alone the deceased, as he thought she was in the bedroom at the time," Masipa said.
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Oscar Pistorius' conduct was "negligent," Judge Thokozile Masipa says
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She says Pistorius cannot be found guilty of intentionally killing his girlfriend
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In addition to the murder charge, Pistorius faces three weapons charges
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The most serious weapons charge is related to ammunition found in his house

Question: She described the victim's wound as "immediately incapacitating" and said she believed a scream heard by witnesses  the night of the killing was @placeholder,' not Steenkamp's.

Question: She knocked down some aspects of the state's case: the fact that @placeholder took her phone and locked herself in the bathroom allegedly out of fear for her safety, phone messages between the couple that showed some rocky patches, and her stomach contents.


A Swedish company has implanted microchips in its staff which allows them to use the photocopier, open security doors and even pay for their lunch. It is hoped that eventually around 700 employees from the Epicenter hi tech office block in Stockholm may eventually have the chips implanted into the back of their hands. The chips use radio-frequency identification (RFID) and are about the same size as a grain of rice. Scroll down for video A Swedish company has implanted microchips in the hands of staff which allows them to use the photocopier, open security doors and even pay for their lunch - the chip is the size of a grain of rice
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Swedish company has implanted microchips in its employees' hands
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Chips allow staff to use the photocopier and even pay for their lunch
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Each chip is the size of a grain of rice and stores personal information
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Radio-frequency identification is already used in contactless cards

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When 19-year-old weightlifter Zulfiya Chinshanlo won an Olympics gold medal for Kazakhstan on Monday, her feat was met with disappointment by some in China for what could have been their victory. Her success was also met with questions about her nationality as Chinese media reported Chinshanlo to be a Chinese national. According to the state-run Xinhua news agency, she was born and raised in Yongzhou, Hunan province under the Chinese name Zhao Changling. Xinhua quoted a Hunan provincial sports bureau official, Zhou Junfu, as stating before the London Olympics that Chinshanlo was the same person as Zhao Changling who had been transferred by the bureau to the Kazakhstan team in 2008.
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Weightlifter Zulfiya Chinshanlo won Olympics gold medal for Kazakhstan
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Chinese media reported she was born and raised in Hunan province under a Chinese name
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Hunan provincial sports bureau said she was transferred to Kazakhstan team in 2008
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Many other athletes have left China to seek Olympic glory abroad

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Question: Chinshanlo was described by Xinhua as a fluent @placeholder speaker, but unwilling to address questions relating to China, including when she left China and where her family is located.

Question: But she was apparently willing to comment on whether she missed Chinese food, saying she missed glutinous rice cakes -- evidence, Xinhua said, that she appreciates @placeholder cuisine and has a "Chinese stomach."


By Daniel Bates Updated: 03:34 EST, 10 November 2011 Body parts belonging to U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan were routinely cremated and then dumped in a landfill site. For five years, between 2003 and 2008, staff at the Dover Air Force base mortuary, Delaware, disposed of parts that could not be identified or were later recovered from the battlefield. Family members were not told what happened to their relatives - and the company running the landfill site was not even informed what was being thrown away. Shocking numbers: It has been revealed that the remains of 274 soldiers were dumped in landfill in Virginia
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THIRD scandal over how the Army treats its dead
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Bodies at Arlington National Cemetery put in WRONG graves
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Military lost body parts and shipped fetal remains in cardboard boxes

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ROME, Italy (CNN) -- The Vatican says it has ordered a controversial bishop who denies the Holocaust to "distance himself" from his views "in an absolutely unequivocal and public manner." In the interview,  Bishop Williamson denied the Nazis had used gas chambers at concentration camps. The Vatican has been under fire since Pope Benedict XVI lifted the excommunication of Bishop Richard Williamson almost two weeks ago, days after Swedish Public Television broadcast an interview in which Williamson said the Nazis had not systematically murdered 6 million Jews during World War II. Israel Wednesday blasted the rehabilitation of Williamson. "The reinstatement of a Holocaust denier by the Holy See offends every Jew, in Israel and around the world, and humiliates the memory of all Holocaust victims and survivors," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
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Vatican orders bishop who denies Holocaust to "distance himself" from views
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German police launch criminal probe into Bishop Richard Williamson
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Williamson denied Nazis intentionally murdered 6 million Jews.
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Pope recently rehabilitated Williamson, who was excommunicated in 1988

Question: According to the German criminal code, comments glorifying or denying crimes committed by the @placeholder, or National Socialists, are a crime only if they are made publicly.


By Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED: 13:52 EST, 7 September 2013 | UPDATED: 07:23 EST, 8 September 2013 Prim and proper: Miss America 2011, Teresa Scanlan, is now attending the ultra-conservative Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Va. The contrast is startling: from a bikini-clad 2011 Miss America, Teresa Scanlan has transformed into a prim and proper student at the ultra-conservative Patrick Henry College. The school requires students to dress modestly and ‘seek parental counsel when pursuing a romantic relationship.’ But the match has been a good one. Scanlan returned to campus in late August to begin her sophomore year. Among the things she loves about her classmates and her campus is her relative anonymity.
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Teresa Scanlan won Miss America in 2011, at age 17 becoming the youngest woman to do so
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Now she is a sophomore at Patrick Henry college in suburban Washington DC
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School founded in 2000, offering home-schooled Christians education in fields of government, journalism and law and

Question: On the small campus, she said students don't dwell on the fact that Scanlan was @placeholder.‘We see her as a sister we can be proud of, rather than a celebrity we can be taking advantage of,’ Clark said.


(Entertainment Weekly) -- Once upon a time -- oh, let's just call it North America in the mid-'90s, shall we? -- Weezer and Alanis Morissette were an inescapable part of the cultural landscape, churning out buoyant rock-radio hits (Weezer), wordy, eccentric anthems (Alanis), and MTV-friendly videos (both) with impressive consistency. Alanis Morissette struggled to find a way to stay current after her last album failed to do well. Each act's follow-ups, however, have failed to yield quite the success of their initial impact. So how, in the face of a never-ending rush of fresh industry blood, does an already established act stay relevant?
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Breakup with actor fiance Ryan Reynolds part of "Flavors of Entanglement"
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Alanis Morissette's most affecting moment on the album is sparest
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Morissette partners with producer, co-writer Guy Sigsworth

Question: For @placeholder, the answer on new CD "Flavors of Entanglement" seems to lie, for better or worse, in going through a really, really bad breakup.


(CNN) -- Bou Meng walks into a big open room, sits down on the floor and points to a number, which is stenciled on the wall. Number 13. It was his prison number and the spot on the floor where he says he was shackled in Cambodia's infamous Tuol Sleng Prison. The prisoners who entered were often killed. Bou was one of the few who survived the torture, starvation and executions routine when the Khmer Rouge were in power. Led by the late Pol Pot, the regime was responsible for the deaths of millions of ordinary Cambodians during a four-year reign of terror that was eventually halted in 1979 by invading Vietnamese forces.
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Survivors of torture, disease, starvation have many questions
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Tens of thousands died under Khmer Rouge
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Remaining leaders of Khmer Rouge to stand trial
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Thousands expected to come watch the trial

Question: But the memories of this dark chapter continue to haunt victims such as Bou more than 30 years later, as four surviving members of the Khmer leadership, including @placeholder's "number two," prepare to stand trial for their alleged role in the genocide.


By Bianca London PUBLISHED: 08:40 EST, 22 January 2013 | UPDATED: 12:57 EST, 22 January 2013 Valentine's Day provides the perfect romantic opportunity for smitten partners to pop the question and from flash mobs to flying banners, proposal methods are getting more and more lavish. But for hopeful romantics feeling the pressure of finding an original and romantic way of getting down on one knee, help is at hand. Luxury website, VeryFirstTo, is offering one individual the opportunity to propose to their loved one in the UK's first-ever Valentine's Day marriage proposal advert on national TV. Not one to stick to traditions? Now you can propose on TV in the UK's first wedding proposal on Channel 4
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Will be broadcast on Channel 4
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30-second advert costs £135,000; £2,000 of which goes to charity, while rest goes on production costs

Question: The romantic stunt will cast the proposer as the star of a specially crafted commercial on @placeholder dedicated to persuading his/her loved one to say 'yes' - but it doesn't come cheap.


Crucial talks on ending Syrian control of its chemical weapons began Thursday in Geneva with the top negotiators -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov -- offering similar goals but different ideas on how to reach them. "This is not a game," Kerry said, making clear that a U.S. threat to attack Syria for allegedly gassing its own people remained an option if the negotiations failed to prove Syria and its ally Russia were serious about the Syrian regime handing over its chemical weapons stockpiles. Any agreement reached must be "comprehensive," "verifiable," "credible" and "able to be implemented in a timely fashion," Kerry said, adding that "there ought to be consequences if it doesn't take place."
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Many rebel fighters want to establish an Islamist state in Syria, U.S. officials say
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Kerry says there should be consequences if Syria fails to turn over chemical arms
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Russia is proposing that Syria turn over its chemical weapons to international control
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Some in U.S. question Moscow's sincerity given its persistent backing of Syria

Question: Kerry then asked the translator to repeat Lavrov's final comment, but when that didn't happen, Lavrov tried to assure @placeholder there was no problem.


(CNN) -- President Barack Obama is visiting China, Myanmar and Australia this week for a series of key regional summits. The trip is his first opportunity since his Democratic Party's massive defeat in the midterm elections to demonstrate the power of the presidency. Surveys conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies show strong support outside China for the President's announced "pivot" or "rebalance" to the Asia-Pacific region. The same polls show that experts across Asia see great resilience in the U.S. economy and expect -- and want -- America to continue leading Asian integration and cooperation in the future despite the sudden rise of Chinese power. Indeed, it is largely because of the aggressive way China is using its power that allies and partners want more commitment from Washington.
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Michael Green: Obama has a chance to show power of the presidency after election
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Asian governments have found Obama's leadership wanting, Green says
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Obama must show commitment to Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, he says

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Poisoned former KGB spy  Alexander Litvinenko was effectively a triple agent working for MI6 and the Spanish secret service, it was claimed yesterday. He was on the payroll of MI6 and had a handler called ‘Martin’, a barrister for his widow Marina said. The Spanish secret service was also bankrolling his espionage activities and both stipends were paid into a joint bank account he held with his wife, it was said. 'Murdered': Litvinenko was hospitalised after the radioactive substance, Polonium-210, was allegedly put in his tea. He died three days after this picture was taken on November 20, 2006
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Former KGB agent introduced to Spanish intelligence services by MI6
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Alexander Litvinenko advised on link between Russian Mafia and government
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Spy was poisoned after allegedly having tea with former KGB colleagues
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Family claim he may have been poisoned in bid to silence him or as warning

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(CNN) -- Crime fiction fans know the name Parker, a single-named anti-hero of the 1960s. As a character, he's a career criminal, hired gun and professional thief, a pulp-fiction prince of America's seedy underworld. He's relentless and menacing with steely good looks. Imagine a hard-boiled Don Draper with a gun. Parker made his debut in 1962 in Richard Stark's "The Hunter." But Stark was a pseudonym of legendary author Donald Westlake, who continued writing about Parker's criminal exploits in more than two dozen books until his death in 2008. The character has long enjoyed cult classic status and found varying success on the big screen, portrayed by actors including Lee Marvin and Mel Gibson. More recently, Parker has found new life in a series of imaginative and stylish graphic novels from Eisner Award-winning artist and writer Darwyn Cooke. Comic fans recognize Cooke from his past success in the superhero genre, putting his own creative spin on icons like Batman, Catwoman, The Spirit and Watchmen.
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Richard Stark's one-named hero Parker was the star of two dozen crime-fiction books
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Darwyn Cooke has taken up Parker's exploits in a new series of graphic novels
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Cooke will debut his newest book, "The Score," at San Diego Comic-Con this week

Question: When @placeholder wrote the books, he did so under a pen name, Richard Stark.


Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam (CNN) -- As a hangover "cure," they don't come more brutally disturbing than bear bile. Extracted from the animal with a long needle inserted into the gall bladder on illegal bear farms in Vietnam and China, the endangered Asiatic black bear -- also known as Moon Bears because of the crescent of white fur on their chest - is subjected to a slow death from infection and disease in tiny cages that restrict their movements. "In Vietnam, men in particular mix bear bile with rice wine because they believe it makes them stronger and able to drink more," says Tuan Bendixsen, Vietnam director of Animals Asia, an animal welfare group.
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14 Moon Bears have been rescued from a bear bile farm in Vietnam
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The painful process often leads to a slow and agonizing death for the bear
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The rescue marks the first time a large number of bears was relinquished on conscience

Question: "In @placeholder, especially, these remedies are not thousands of years old at all, they've been imported from China much more recently," he says.


(CNN)As Bill Cosby faces a slew of sexual assault allegations, two women are joining a defamation lawsuit against him. Linda Traitz told CNN that she and  fellow accuser Therese Serignese are joining the suit, which was originally filed by Tamara Green. Traitz, Serignese and Green are three of at least 23 women who have accused the comedian of sexual misconduct ranging from groping to rape. And after each came forward with the allegations, they were called liars by representatives for Cosby, the defamation suits says. Cosby's attorney, Martin Singer, has called the spate of sexual assault accusations against the comedian "ridiculous."
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Three women are suing Cosby for defamation
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At least 23 women have accused Cosby of offenses ranging from groping to rape

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The surname Khan is the most common surname among doctors, according to a top ten list Next time you’re treated at hospital, chances are you’ll be thanking a Dr Khan. The Asian name is the most common surname of doctors registered in Britain, according to figures. Patel – from the Gujarat region of India – was the second most popular, and Muslim surnames Ahmed and Ali also made the top ten list. Smith and Jones featured on the list as the most common names of British origin. The rest of the list was made up by Williams, Davies, Thomas and Taylor.
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Muslim surnames Ahmed and Ali also make the top ten in 6th and 9th place
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Smith and Jones are most common names of British origin in 4th and 5th
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Nearly 35,000 of the 270,000 registered doctors trained in India or Pakistan
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Britain saw influx of Asian doctors in 60s and 70s amid NHS staffing crisis

Question: But overall the proportion of foreign-trained doctors in @placeholder has fallen slightly by 1 per cent over 18 months.


For a player West Bromwich Albion desperately tried to offload into the dying hours of transfer deadline day, Brown Ideye is proving himself rather useful. The Nigeria striker, derided for much of this campaign following a £10million club record move, struck his second goal in as many games to shift Tony Pulis’s team away from the relegation places. Had Carlton Cole arrived from West Ham United as planned, chances are Ideye would be in Qatar, a deal worth £3.8m having been agreed with El-Gharafa. West Brom striker Brown Ideye celebrates with team-mate James Morrison (right) after scoring the opener on the hour mark
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Club record £10million signing Brown Ideye fired West Brom in front on the hour mark at the Hawthorns
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The Nigerian striker scores in consecutive matches for West Brom for the first time since his summer move
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England Under 21 striker Saido Berahino added a second on 74 minutes, after an assist from Ideye
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Victory moves Tony Pulis' West Brom up to 14th in the Premier League as Swansea remain in 9th

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(CNN) -- When former U.S. congressman Anthony Weiner admitted two years ago to sending explicit messages and photos to women online, his wife was notably absent, letting Weiner make his public mea culpa alone. But on Tuesday, Huma Abedin was front and center as Weiner confessed to having further explicit exchanges, even after the first scandal forced his resignation from Congress. Abedin, 36, is no stranger to politics. She has worked for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for years and accompanied her husband on the campaign trail in his current bid for New York City mayor. She had her first news conference on Tuesday, however, and she admitted to being nervous -- but it was her moment to defend her husband of three years and describe her struggle to forgive him.
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Huma Abedin was notably absent when Anthony Weiner admitted to 2011 scandal
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Abedin, 36, says it's been a struggle, but she forgives him
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She has worked with Hillary Clinton since 1996 and was a top State Department aide

Question: Although she is described as a very private person, Abedin's intelligence, striking style, unusual background and ability "to make the trains run on time" brought her attention well before her July 2010 marriage to @placeholder.


(CNN) -- Japanese teenager Yuzuku Hanyu survived two falls to emerge on top of a tense and error-ridden finale to the men's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi Friday. The 19-year-old had set a world-record score in the short program, but under pressure of expectation in the concluding free routine appeared to have blown his chances as he failed to land two jumps. However, there was drama still to come on day seven of the Games as three-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada once again saw his dreams of Olympic gold crumble. A lackluster display littered with mistakes saw Chan fail to overhaul Hanyu, who was left as a relieved winner -- Japan's first in the event as the country opened its gold-medal account in Sochi.
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Yuzuru Hanyu wins men's free skating gold despite making errors
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Double gold for Darya Domracheva and Dario Cologna
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Lizzy Yarnold maintains British dominance in skeleton racing
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Sandro Viletta of Switzerland surprise winner of men's super combined

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By Joshua Gardner and Rachel Quigley PUBLISHED: 17:53 EST, 26 October 2013 | UPDATED: 17:56 EST, 26 October 2013 One month after a kind-hearted police officer gave the starving mother and her family a chance, Jessica Robles' life has taken a dramatic turn. Not only does she have food for her children, but she has a steady job and invitations to appear on shows like Good Morning America and Inside Edition. The mother-of-three owes her recent good fortune to officer Vicki Thomas who, when called to deal with a shoplifter at a Miami Publix, decided to help instead of arresting her after Robles admitted she would probably steal again because her kids were hungry.
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Instead of hauling Jessica Robles off to jail, Miami-Dade County Officer Vicki Thomas decided to help her out
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'Arresting her wasn't going to solve the problem with her children being hungry,' said Thomas, who instead gave her a misdemeanor citation
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Since then, the story has inspired residents and businesses of Miami to help Robles out
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Ellen DeGeneres and Steve Harvey want Officer Thomas on their shows

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By Associated  Press Reporter and Daily Mail Reporter Two Detroit teenagers were arrested Saturday in an attack on a suburban man who was brutally beaten by a mob after accidentally striking a boy with his pickup truck. Investigators believe the 17-year-old and 16-year-old males had a direct role in the beating of Steve Utash, said Sgt. Mike Woody, a Detroit police spokesman. Utash remained in critical condition Saturday, three days after the attack on the city's east side. Loving husband: Steve Utash, pictured with wife Starr Utash, was beaten into a life-threatening coma after he accidentally ran over a young boy
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Investigators believe the unidentified teens had a direct role in the beating of Steve Utash
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Utash, 54, accidentally hit David Harris, a 10-year-old black boy, with his truck when he darted out into the busy street, surveillance footage showed
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Utash stopped to make sure the boy was okay and was instead savagely beaten by as many as 12 people, said police
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Police have ruled out the beating being a hate crime, but are still searching for the attackers, who also stole his wallet
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Utash remains in critical condition
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The family of the young boy have condemned the attack

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Washington (CNN) -- A classified U.S. intelligence analysis says it is most likely that pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine fired the missile that downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, CNN has learned. A U.S. defense official with direct access to the latest information detailed the analysis to CNN but declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the information. The preliminary analysis concludes the missile was from a Russian-made Buk system, known as the SA-11 among NATO forces, the official said. U.S. military intelligence analysts concluded only the SA-11 or the SA-20 has the warhead, range and ability to shoot down an airliner, the official said.
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Preliminary analysis concludes missile was from a Russian-made system, official says
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U.S. intelligence has concluded that pro-Russian separatists have a Buk system, official says
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"All the indications are it was fired from inside eastern Ukraine," official says

Question: For now, the @placeholder has some data that shows a missile launch system was turned on and operating in the area at the time of the plane's downing as well as separate data that shows a heat signature of a major event, believed to be the plane being shot down.


By Associated Press One of the foremost experts on Kurt Cobain said the late grunge rocker did not pen a note mocking his wedding vows to fellow musician Courtney Love. Love herself wrote it, said Seattle author Charles R. Cross, who has written several books on Cobain, including the biography 'Heavier Than Heaven.' Cross said Love emailed him to say that she wrote the note and that she gave it to Cobain before their wedding in 1991. 'Early in their relationship, they wrote notes like that to each other constantly,' Cross said. 'The handwriting is absolutely Courtney's.' Just prior to April 1994: Kurt Cobain of Nirvana with wife Courtney Love and daughter Frances Bean Cobain
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The note found in Kurt Cobain's wallet after he died was written by Courtney Love, says an expert
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The note, which disparages Love, is written in handwriting that is 'absolutely Courtney's', says Charles R. Cross, Cobain's biographer
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Cobain and Love often wrote mocking love notes to each other during their marriage
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Love's estranged father Hank Harrison has said that the note proves Love and Cobain had an unhappy marriage
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He believes his daughter was responsible for the 1994 death of Kurt Cobain
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'No doubt she was capable,' Harrison says. 'I can’t prove she pulled the trigger, but I can prove her involvement to a high degree of certainty.'
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Is to republish his book on the couple where he will outline his proof
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Authorities ruled Cobain's death a suicide and said he had taken a lethal dose of heroin prior to shooting himself

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Kentucky police say a man tortured his neighbor's dog to death by feeding it razor blades wrapped in Canadian bacon because it barked too much. Robert Hamme, 60, of Elizabethtown was arrested for animal torture on Sunday after admitting that he left the deadly treats in his neighbor Jim Stotts's yard for the family's dogs to eat, according to a police report. The Stotts had been forced to put their 14-year-old beagle mix Nibbles to sleep after finding a mysterious blockage in his intestines that put the dog 'in agony.' Medieval torture: 14-year-old beagle mix Nibbles was fed razor blades wrapped in Canadian bacon by a neighbor who believed he barked too much
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Robert Hamme concealed broken razor blades in pieces of Canadian bacon and left them for the Stotts family's dogs
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The Stotts were forced to put 14-year-old beagle mix Nibbles to sleep because they couldn't afford an operation to save his life
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Jim Stotts found a piece of blade-laced meat in the mouth of his other dog Bolt
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Hamme admitted his crime to police after they visited his home to warn him about meat in his own yard

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- A jury Tuesday acquitted three men of charges that they helped the bombers who carried out the July 7, 2005, attacks on the London transportation system. Sadeer Saleem was accused of helping to plan the July 7, 2005 bombings in London The four bombers died in the blasts, but Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil were accused of helping them by conducting reconnaissance and conspiring with them. Two of the men -- Ali and Shakil -- were convicted of a second charge of conspiracy to attend a place used for terrorist training. They will be sentenced Wednesday, London's Metropolitan Police said.
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Jury acquits three accused of involvement in July 7, 2005, attacks on London
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Verdicts came at the end of the men's retrial
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Three men had always denied the charges

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Comedian Rowan Atkinson crashed out of a classic car race at Goodwood today after a head-on collision with a fellow motorist. The 59-year-old careered his blue Ford Falcon Sprint into the front of another car during the Shelby Cup, a one-off race which marks 60 years of the small-block V8 engine. According to the Telegraph, the carnage began when a fellow competitor, who was driving two in front of Atkinson, lost control of their car and spun off the tracks. Scroll down for video Rowan Atkinson, 59, pictured in his blue Ford Falcon Sprint, before crashing it during the Shelby Cup at Goodwood Revival earlier this afternoon
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Comedian, 59, careered his blue Ford Falcon Sprint into back of another car
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He was taking part in the Shelby Cup, a race for cars powered by V8 engines
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Carnage began after fellow competitor spun off tracks in front of Atkinson
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Actor, known for Mr Bean role, forced to abandon race but was not injured

Question: A @placeholder regular, Atkinson is frequently pictured at the race track during its renowned festivals.


The national controversy over a surge of Central American immigrants illegally crossing the U.S. border established a new battleground this week in a Southern California small town where angry crowds thwarted detained migrants from entering their community. In a faceoff Tuesday with three buses carrying the migrants behind screened-off windows, the demonstrators chanted "Go back home!" and "USA" and successfully forced the coaches to leave Murrieta, CNN affiliate KFMB reported. The buses instead took the 140 or so undocumented immigrants to U.S. processing centers at least 80 miles away, in the San Diego and El Centro areas, federal officials say.
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"The problem still is there. The problem is in Washington, D.C.," says Murrieta mayor
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Immigrant rights advocate denounces "anti-immigrant hate language"
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140 undocumented Central American immigrants arrive in California from Texas
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Protesters block them from being processed at the Murrieta Border Patrol station

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(CNN) -- As beer bottles flew and bonfires burned at the annual Pumpkin Fest in Keene, New Hampshire, over the weekend, those following the events online compared the "riotous behavior" near Keene State College to protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Their common refrain: a racist double standard in law enforcement response and media coverage that they attempted to mock using hashtags #PumpkinSpiceRiots and #Pumpkinfest, among others. 'Apples to oranges' Such comparisons are complicated, experts say, because Keene and Ferguson arose from different circumstances. Yes, law enforcement deployed tear gas and rubber bullets at both scenes, but otherwise, the two events are an "apples to oranges comparison," said Donna Murch, associate professor of history at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
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Experts say what happened in Keene was a riot; Ferguson is a political movement
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And yet Pumpkin Fest violence prompted important debate about racial perceptions

Question: "If there is justification for being upset about the coverage, it's the fact that the @placeholder situation was treated so much like the New Hampshire, not that they were treated differently.


New York (CNN) -- Trees toppled and streets flooded Sunday morning as Irene lashed some of the biggest cities in the Northeast with wind gusts and torrential rains. Even as Irene weakened to a tropical storm, authorities in the region warned that its impact was not waning. "We're not out of the woods yet. Irene remains a large and potentially dangerous storm," U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told reporters. Officials said the storm had knocked out power to more than 4 million people and was responsible for at least 15 deaths in six states. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said flooding in his state was widespread and advised residents to stay indoors.
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NEW: Authorities say at least 15 have died in six states due to the storm
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Tropical Storm Irene is heading northeast toward New England with 60 mph winds
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"Do not leave your homes ... It is still not safe," New Jersey's governor says
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Chertoff: Flooding in New York City threatens electrical infrastructure

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Citing cost concerns, the Obama administration said Friday it has halted a long-term care insurance program that was part of the massive health care law passed in 2010. Called the CLASS Act (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports), the program was canceled by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius after a 19-month effort to find a way to make it financially viable. In a letter to Congress, Sebelius wrote, "Despite our best analytical efforts, I do not see a viable path forward for CLASS implementation at this time." The CLASS program was similar to long-term care plans available in the private sector in which workers sign up and pay a monthly premium. It was voluntary and was to be paid for entirely by the premiums from those who signed up. In return, subscribers would get a daily benefit.
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Obama administration drops long-term insurance program
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Officials had questions about whether it could sustain itself
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McConnell calls provision a "budget gimmick"

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By Leon Watson It's one of the most prestigious addresses in the world, but in the 1890s, living on Pennsylvania Avenue meant a whole different type of neighbor was expected. This extraordinary map, held by the Library of Congress, shows the 50 'saloons' and 108 'bawdy-houses' (or brothels) within sight of the White House, in the so-called Murder Bay neighborhood. It is taken from a newspaper clipping from the 1890s, Presidents Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William McKinley were in the Oval Office, without a known author or publisher, The Slate reported. More... Under the sea: Incredible images show what America's most famous coastal  landmarks would look like if sea levels rose by just 12 feet Radio host Casey Kasem is FOUND in Washington just hours after daughter filed missing persons report claiming estranged stepmother moved 82-year-old to secret location
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Map taken from a newspaper clipping from the 1890s without a known author or publisher
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It is held by the Library of Congress and shows the area just east of the White House
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Presidents Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William McKinley were in office

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Michael Brown died from a 'kill shot' to the top of the head, a renowned medical examiner revealed today - but could have survived his five other bullet wounds. Dr Michael Baden, who was asked by the family to perform an independent autopsy, told a press conference in Ferguson, Missouri on Monday he reassured the teen's mother, Lesley McSpadden, that her son had not suffered. The family's autopsy, which was released on Sunday, revealed the unarmed 18-year-old had been shot at least six times by police officer Darren Wilson in the St Louis suburb on August 9. Family lawyer Benjamin Crump described the teen's death as an 'execution in broad daylight'. He said it was important for the family to have their own autopsy results as they did not trust the work of the local police. Scroll down for video
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Family released independent autopsy results on Sunday which revealed Michael Brown, 18, was shot at least six times by officer Darren Wilson
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Brown was shot four times in the arm, once through his right eye and a 'kill shot' to the apex of his head
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Former NYC Chief Medical Examiner Dr Michael Baden conducted the autopsy for Brown's family who did not trust St Louis police autopsy
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Dr Baden said autopsy results could have been released on day one of the investigation
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Following family press conference on Monday, St Louis medical examiner released report saying Brown suffered six to eight shots from the front
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A source revealed the teen had marijuana in his system when he died

Question: He said: 'They did not want to rely on the autopsy from @placeholder law enforcement officials who they believe executed their son in broad daylight.


Hong Kong (CNN) -- Investors around the world have far more fear than hope this week judging from a major selloff of global stocks and gloomy predictions from the World Bank and PIMCO, the global bond giant. Japan's Tokyo Nikkei led Thursday's rout across Asian stock markets, closing down 6.4% to a two-month low. The index has also lost a full 20% of its value since this year's high -- only set on May 22 -- meaning the bourse is now in bear market territory. The Shanghai Composite fell 2.8% while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong fell 2.7%. "The fear of markets in Asia is that the strengthening of the U.S. dollar could pose risks across the entire region," says Frederic Neumann, HSBC's Co-Head of Asian Economic Research and Managing Director.
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Asia, U.S. investors sell off stocks; Japan leads Asia rout Thursday with 6.4% plunge
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HSBC: U.S. dollar strength pushing fear into Asia markets; volatility to stay
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Sunrise: Japanese yen to fall below 90; investors 'should reduce' Japan equity stake
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World Bank revises down 2013 global growth; PIMCO says 60% chance of new recession

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(CNN) -- Take one part Shakespeare's "Hamlet," two parts Machiavelli's "The Prince" and an even larger measure of guesswork and North Korea's latest political drama could seem like a Cold War thriller. For North Korea watchers, the all too real political theater playing out in Pyongyang may offer another tantalizing glimpse behind the opaque curtain of the North Korean regime, but raises more questions than answers. Depending on how you read the signs, the execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and formerly trusted regent, Jang Song Thaek, either shows a young leader further cementing his control, or the first death throes of a regime teetering on collapse.
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Execution of Jong Song Thaek reveals glimpse into closed world of the North Korean regime
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Some analysts say it shows Kim Jong Un consolidating power over a politburo gerontocracy
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Others say it reveals a regime in meltdown as Kim battles military hardliners within the party

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"I have five days to recover from surgery and look good before my husband gets home." Marina, a 60-year-old Caucasian woman, sits before me to sign the consent forms for her upcoming operations: a 3-D face-lift, upper and lower eyelid lifts and an endoscopic brow lift. I see on her information sheet that she hasn't authorized us to discuss her surgeries with anyone else -- not even her husband. "So you're not telling him about all these procedures?" "Not unless I have to. You don't know him. He wouldn't understand, and he wouldn't want me to spend all this money, especially on something he thinks is frivolous. So that's why I need to look good before he gets back. We've got five days, Dr. Youn."
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Cosmetic surgery has become a new form of infidelity, plastic surgeon says
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Dr. Anthony Youn says a third of patients in his office don't tell their partners about treatment
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Many patients hide how much they're spending, Youn also says

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Two-thirds of Australian fathers would think twice before approaching a child in distress in public over fears they would be labelled a predator, new research shows. The survey conducted to coincide with the launch of Skynanny.net, a GPS tracking device for children, found that 45 percent of fathers said they would be reluctant to help a child, unless the child was in great distress and action was needed. And 23 percent of dads would not help lost children under any circumstance. Parenting researcher Dr Justin Coulson said this reaction was common. Skynanny.net inventor Jason Petch (pictured), who was abducted as a six year old, said he was inspired to create the device after he lost his daughter Lucy (pictured) at the beach when she was two
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Two thirds of Aussie dads would think twice before approaching a child in distress in public over fears of being labelled a predator
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A survey found 23% of fathers would not help lost children under any circumstance
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It's been conducted to coincide with the launch of Skynanny.net, a GPS tracking device for kids
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The device is carried on the child and links an app, which can be downloaded to phones

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A British-sounding parrot called Nigel went missing for four years - and came home with a Spanish accent. Nigel, who lived in Torrance, California with his British owner, Darren Chick, flew away one day in 2010, and was gone so long he was given up for lost. But, in a case of mistaken identity, Nigel was returned to another pet owner, who was also looking for their African grey parrot, and was able to pass him on to Chick. Long gone: African grey parrot Nigel, pictured, had been without his British owner for four years and had picked up Spanish instead
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African grey parrot Nigel lived in California with British owner Darren Chick
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But went missing in 2010 - not to be found for four more years
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By the time Nigel was returned his accent - and language - transformed
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May have learned Spanish from Panamanian dog-groomer who found him

Question: However, during his long absence, Nigel had forgotten all about his @placeholder roots - and started speaking Spanish.


HANNOVER, Germany -- Germany maintained the pressure on the Czech Republic in the race for top spot in Group D with a comfortable 4-0 win against Cyprus in Hannover. Lukas Podolski celebrates his goal as Germany cruised to a 4-0 victory over Cyprus. Both sides have already qualified for EURO 2008 but Germany showed no sign of letting up as Bayern Munich pair Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski struck either side of half-time to build on Clemens Fritz's second-minute opener. Thomas Hitzlsperger added the fourth in the 82nd minute as Germany claimed their eighth win in the group to move level with the Czech Republic on 26 points.
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Germany beat Cyprus 4-0 in Hannover as they keep pressure on the Czechs
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Lukas Podolski scores and produces a superb performance for the Germans
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The Czech Republic remain top of the group after defeating Slovakia 3-1

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The three-day 'festival of the pooch' has kicked off to a fun-filled start, with organisers for Sydney's Dog Lovers Show expecting around 20,000 visitors over the next few days. Following Melbourne's successful Dog Lovers Show in March, over 1.2 million registered dogs in New South Wales have signed up to be apart of the three day event in Sydney. Dog devotees and their little pooches enjoyed a day filled with educational canine activities and interactive dog games on Friday at Sydney's Royal Hall of Industries in Moore Park. Small dogs, big dogs, white dogs, black dogs and multi-coloured dogs had a day of tail-wagging fun, as they swam in the pool and played educational games with their owners.
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Sydney's Dog Lovers Show began Friday November 7 and will continue till Sunday November 8 at  Royal Hall of Industries at Moore Park
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Small dogs, big dogs, white dogs, black dogs and multi-coloured dogs had a day of tail-wagging fun on Friday
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The event features education and interactive activities like Pat-A-Pooch, Ask-A-Vet and Dock Dogs
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Organisers expect around 20,000 visitors, with 1.2 million registered dogs in New South Wales signed up to attend

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has today apologised for his controversial comments on racism in football after David Beckham and David Cameron waded into the row. The under-fire head of football's world governing body said he was sorry - but was adamant he would not resign from his role. Speaking to the BBC, the 75-year-old said: 'It hurts and I am still hurting because I couldn't envisage such a reaction.' Eye of the storm: Blatter posted this picture of him hugging South Africa's black football chief Tokyo Sexwale in 2009 which has only fuelled the racism row 'When you have done something which was not totally correct, I can only say I am sorry for all those people affected by my declarations.'
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Prime Minister and former England captain brand Blatter's comments 'appalling'
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FIFA president embroiled in Twitter row with Rio Ferdinand who accused him of being 'ignorant'
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Several Premier League managers join criticism
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Key FIFA partner Emirates reveal they may not renew their £122m deal over concerns its brand has been damaged

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(CNN)  -- Spain won the World Cup for the first time in its history as an extra-time goal from midfielder Andres Iniesta gave his country a last-gasp 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final at Soccer City. The showpiece game of the South Africa-hosted tournament on Sunday was littered with no less than 14 yellow cards and one red but was settled by a moment of magic by the Barcelona man after he was played in by substitute Cesc Fabregas. His 116th-minute strike was the goal all Spaniards were waiting for and spared both sides the agony of deciding the new world champions by penalties.
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Spain win World Cup for the first time with 1-0 win over the Netherlands
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Goal from Iniesta in extra time settles final without penalty kicks at Soccer City
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Dutch lose their third appearance in a World Cup final
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Game littered by 14 yellow cards and sending off for Dutchman Johnny Heitinga

Question: It was poorly cleared, falling to Fabregas, who sent a neat pass through to his teammate @placeholder, who had cleverly stayed onside.


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A campaigner for a British grandmother on death row in Texas made a unique plea for her life Thursday -- from atop a plinth in London's Trafalgar Square. Brian Capaloff uses his slot on the plinth in Trafalgar Square to campaign for clemency for Linda Carty. Linda Carty, 51, recorded her message this week from the prison in Gatesville, where she is serving her sentence, as part of an effort to win clemency. Campaigners say Carty's trial was "catastrophically flawed" and that her court-appointed lawyer failed to take steps that could have at least spared her the death penalty. An appeal is pending in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Campaigner for Briton on death row in Texas pleads for her life in London
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Linda Carty, 51, recorded a message this week from prison
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A man stood on plinth in Trafalgar Square and played Carty's message aloud
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Carty is accused of taking part in 2001 murder of a 25-year-old Texas woman

Question: "@placeholder plans to kill her by lethal injection, which is a painful and lonely death."