(EW.com) -- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" features one of the more soul-destroying death orgies in Fantasy-lit history, with a whole cavalcade of Potter supporting players winding up as casualties in the climactic wizard battle. The series never shrank from death -- Books 4 through 6 each end with a major character dying, and the whole saga begins with Harry as a newly orphaned baby. But in a new special feature on the "Deathly Hallows 2" DVD, author J. K. Rowling notes that she'd planned one fatality that would have probably scarred a generation of young readers. As reported by the Guardian, Rowling says, "I did seriously consider killing Ron." Apparently, she briefly thought about killing off Harry's red-headed sidekick around the middle of the series, when she "wasn't in a very happy place."
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"I did seriously consider killing Ron," Rowling said
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How much freakier the latter Potters would have felt without good ol' Ron around

Question: It's hard to accuse @placeholder of any such anxiety, given the "Deathly Hallows" bloodbath.


The First Lady's whirlwind tour of Spain in 2010 better have been a once in a lifetime trip, because her getaway cost taxpayers nearly half a million dollars. The highly controversial and lavish trip drew ire at the time, but the White House assured the public that the Obamas picked up the tab on their own. But new information from Judicial Watch, a public interest group that investigates government corruption, detailed the extensive security costs to the United States Air Force and Secret Service. The Obamas' highly publicized and polarizing vacations may cost the First Family even more, as voters appear to be disheartened by their extravagance.
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New documents disclose $500,000 tab Michelle Obama left  for taxpayers
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Voters sour on Obamas' lifestyle that critics call 'tone-deaf' and 'hypocritical'
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New video reveals First Lady's 'fantasy' to sneak way from Secret Service
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Mrs Obama mulls political future and possibility of Presidential run

Question: When asked if she would ever go after her husband's job, the @placeholder responded with a resounding 'Maybe.'


Washington (CNN) -- Rep. Anthony Weiner has said he has no plans to resign over a "sexting" scandal, and that his wife wants him to stay in Congress, a Democratic source told CNN Thursday. Weiner made the remarks to a House Democratic colleague from New York on Wednesday afternoon, rejecting growing calls from fellow legislators -- including key Democrats -- for him to step down, said the source, who was familiar with the conversation. Weiner also cited polling data showing a majority of New York City voters want him to remain in office, the source said, describing Weiner as "dug in."
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NEW: New poll shows majority in Weiner's district want him to stay on
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Weiner told a colleague he does not intend to resign, a source tells CNN
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Sen. Leahy is the most senior Democrat to date to call for Weiner to leave
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An explicit photo claimed to be of Weiner is posted online

Question: The code of conduct for members of Congress calls for them to conduct themselves "at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the @placeholder."


(CNN) -- A 27-year-old Tunisian man who set himself on fire to protest unemployment has died, officials said Wednesday. Adel Khodri succumbed to his wounds early Wednesday morning, a day after he set himself ablaze, Tunisia's national civil protection and defense authorities said. His fate parallels the iconic death of Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor who set himself on fire in December 2010. Bouazizi's death was widely credited for spurring Arab Spring uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East. The fruit vendor's fatal protest unleashed a wave of regional dissent against oppression, government corruption and stifled freedoms. Self-immolation has since become more common in the Arab world, with people setting themselves on fire in Tunisia, Jordan, Bahrain and Morocco.
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The self-immolation of Adel Khodri, 27, is similar to that of Mohamed Bouazizi
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Bouazizi was credited for launching the Arab Spring protests with his fatal protest
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Khodri's death comes as the National Constituent Assembly votes on a new government

Question: Although @placeholder has toppled a longtime ruler and held historic elections since Bouazizi's death, the country is still mired in  political unrest.


Los Angeles (CNN) -- A homeless man included in a mock video produced by a friend of Justin Timberlake's for the actor-singer's wedding celebration wants Timberlake to visit him on Skid Row. Lawyer Gloria Allred, known for representing clients with high-profile complaints, held a news conference on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles Monday to publicize the demands of the man, identified only as Eddie. "I just want Justin Timberlake to come and talk to me about the things he can do to help us people that's down and out and that's lost things in our lives and not back on track," said "Eddie," who appeared at the news conference with Allred.
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"I just want Justin Timberlake to come and talk to me," homeless man tells reporters
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Lawyer Gloria Allred challenges Timberlake to help Eddie and other homeless get jobs
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Timberlake apologized for the "silly, unsavory" video, which a "knucklehead" friend made
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"I don't live my life making fun of people," Timberlake says

Question: Mr. @placeholder, you, and your friends and others are in a position to provide that help."

Question: While he was paid $40 to appear on the video, @placeholder said he had no idea it would make fun of him or his friends.

Question: While @placeholder said he had no involvement in making it, "by association, I am holding myself accountable."


(CNN) -- President Barack Obama has said he doesn't believe North Korea can fit a nuclear warhead on a missile, casting strong doubt on an alarming assessment disclosed last week by the Pentagon's intelligence arm. And he warned the young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that weeks of threats against the United States and South Korea had only served to isolate the regime further. CNN's full coverage on North Korea Asked in an NBC News interview whether North Korea could put a nuclear weapon on a ballistic missile, Obama said, "Based on our current intelligence assessments, we do not think that they have that capacity."
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Obama says Kim Jong Un is following familiar pattern of provocation
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He says intelligence suggests the North can't build a nuclear missile
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The North may make more provocative moves in the coming weeks, he warns
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North Korea has dismissed the idea of talks with the U.S. as "a crafty ploy"

Question: A @placeholder foreign ministry spokesman on Tuesday dismissed the U.S. suggestion of talks as "nothing but a crafty ploy" to deflect blame for the rising tensions.


Devyani Khobragade, the Indian diplomat at the heart of a dispute that has strained ties between New Delhi and Washington, is on her way back to India from the United States, officials said. American authorities' arrest and strip-search of Khobragade, the former Indian deputy consul general in New York, set off a storm of anger in India last month. U.S. prosecutors accuse her of lying in a visa application about how much she paid her housekeeper. She was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on one count of visa fraud and one count of making false statements. But the Indian government denied a request by the State Department to waive Khobragade's diplomatic immunity so she can answer the charges, U.S. and Indian officials said.
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Devyani Khobragade reiterated her innocence as she left the U.S., India says
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She is "pleased to be returning to her country," her attorney says
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She has been indicted on federal counts of visa fraud and making false statements
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India's deputy consul general in New York was strip-searched after her arrest

Question: When India refused the @placeholder request to waive the immunity so that she could face the charges against her, she had to leave the country, the officials said.


(CNN) -- Australian woman Schapelle Corby has walked out of a prison in Bali, Indonesia, after being convicted almost nine years ago of drug smuggling. The 36-year-old was surrounded by a swarm of cameras and Australian network reporters to see her released on bail in a case that supporters say was a setup. Covered in a hat and rushed into a waiting bus by security forces, she will be taken to a parole office for further processing. Indonesian Justice Minister Amir Syamsuddin said Friday that Corby had been granted parole. He said Corby's parole review was one of more than 1,000 that had been completed.
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Australian Schapelle Corby, 36, is set free from prison in Bali, Indonesia
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She was convicted in 2005 for smuggling 9 pounds of marijuana
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Corby and her lawyers maintain she was the victim of a setup

Question: Australian media have reported that she will have to remain in @placeholder on parole until 2017.


By Sarah Johnson and Nick Enoch PUBLISHED: 15:42 EST, 22 November 2012 | UPDATED: 13:37 EST, 23 November 2012 He was one of Scotland's most famous explorers and a national hero. And to mark the 200th anniversary of Dr Livingstone's birth, an exhibition has opened today to commemorate his life and legacy and will run until April next year. Among the objects going on display at the National Museum of Scotland are the hats reputedly worn by David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley when they met in Africa in 1871, leading to the famous line: 'Dr Livingstone, I presume? '.
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100 artefacts brought together to mark 200th anniversary of his birth
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Objects also include Livingstone's gun and casts of his bones
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The explorer is credited with forging links between Scotland and Malawi

Question: @placeholder wrote a bestselling account of his adventure, then became an MP and was knighted in 1899.


By Darren Boyle A Romanian mother lost custody of her two-year-old daughter after she taught the youngster to smoke an e-cigarette and drink coffee. The child's father went to court after he saw a video of his daughter puffing on the electronic device and drinking coffee. Gabriel Burulea  was working in Austria trying to support his family when he discovered the abuse. Scroll down for video Elena Burulea videoed her daugter Magdalena smoking a cigarette, left and drinking coffee, right He said he now fears for the future of his daughter as he has returned from working abroad  to take care of his daughter.
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Magdalena Burulea was handed the cigarette by her mother Elena
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The shocking footage was posted on the internet and spotted by her father
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Gabriel Burulea returned to Romania to take care of his young daughter
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Elena Burulea lost custody of her daughter following the couple's divorce

Question: Mr Burulea, 30, said: 'I had agreed with my wife that there was little chance of getting a decent job to provide for her and our daughter in Romania, so I went to @placeholder where I managed to get work as a labourer and send money back every month and my family.


First Lady Michelle Obama will fill nearly two dozen of the seats in her State of the Union box with individuals representing key initiatives being promoted by her husband during the annual address to Congress. Among the first lady's guests are Alan Gross, the American aid worker recently released from a Cuban prison after a five-year detention, and his wife, Judy; Nicole Hernandez Hammer, a Guatemalan immigrant who raises awareness within the Latino community about climate change, and astronaut Scott Kelly, the brother-in-law of former Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords, the victim of a 2011 shooting, is married to Kelly's twin brother, Mark. She resigned three years ago in January, a day after being recognized at Obama's 2012 State of the Union.
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The First Lady will fill nearly two dozen of the seats in her box with individuals representing key initiatives being promoted by her husband
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Among the first lady's guests: Alan Gross, the aid worker recently released from a Cuban prison after a five-year detention, and his wife, Judy
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Nicole Hernandez Hammer, a Guatemalan immigrant who raises awareness within the Latino community about climate change
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Astronaut Scott Kelly, the brother-in-law of former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords; Giffords is married to Kelly's twin brother, Mark
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Anthony Mendez, a freshman in college who spent part of his formative years in a homeless shelter after his family was evicted from their home

Question: Scott Kelly will be a guest of @placeholder tomorrow night, as well


By Katy Winter PUBLISHED: 09:45 EST, 21 August 2013 | UPDATED: 03:43 EST, 22 August 2013 What started out as a joke to organise a wedding on just £10 has now become a reality for one thrifty couple. Kelsey Courtney and Alice Flannigan believed their longed-for wedding was something they would have to save years for, but now they have just 10 weeks to prepare. The North Tyneside pair, who have been together for almost four years, were chatting and joking with family members when the topic of marriage came up. Kelsey Courtney and her partner Alice Flannigan who with the help of Kelsey's sister Lynn are planning a £10 wedding
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Kelsey Courtney and Alice Flannigan have been engaged for 2 years
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Plan for a £10 wedding started as a joke with Kelsey's sister Lynn
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Lynn took to Facebook and in just 4 days has received hundreds of gifts
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Donations include services such as catering and DJ as well as dress
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Couple plan to wed on 31 October, after just 10 weeks preparation

Question: The couple are over the moon at all @placeholder has done for them so far and have been bowled over by people’s kindness.


Peter Moores has insisted Alastair Cook is the right man to take England to the World Cup in February, while admitting it is ‘ridiculous’ to suggest no one is ‘unsackable’. As the tourists left Kandy’s hill-country this morning for Colombo and, on Tuesday, their final game of cricket in 2014, it was sobering to reflect that the same questions were swirling around Cook’s leadership when they played their first game of the year at Sydney back in January. The questions then concerned the Test job; now it is about the one-day position. Alastair Cook remains under pressure after another disappointing performance for England
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England captain Alastair Cook dropped Kumar Sangakkara on 41
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The Sri Lanka left-hander went on to make a run-a-ball 112
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Sri Lanka beat England by 90 runs in their sixth ODI in Pallekele
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Cook remains under considerable pressure after his showing  ]
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England coach Peter Moores admitted no-one is unsackable

Question: And Moores was on firmer ground when he spoke of the progress made by others here in @placeholder.


Belo Horizonte, Brazil (CNN) -- At 11 pm, the tired and the injured gathered in Belo Horizonte for one last expression of discontent. More than a thousand sat in Praca Sete de Setembro, a square in the center of the city, chanting against the government and the police. But they weren't the crowd's only enemy. A sign hung from a nearby balcony. It read: "Anti Copa." On the pavement the words "A FIFA Ã© Foda" had been painted: "F*** You, FIFA," in Portuguese. The roads had been blocked off by the military police, who watched the protesters from afar. A bank of police horses chewed on piles of hay left for them on the road.
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Protesters and police have battled each other in some Brazilian cities
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The protests, sparked by a rise in bus fares, point to deeper discontent
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Some protesters say they are unhappy at the cost of next year's World Cup
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter booed by crowd at opening ceremony for Confederations Cup

Question: The police and @placeholder don't want the protesters near the stadiums."


(CNN) -- Ted Cruz is in for the fight of his political career. I'm not talking his possible run for president in 2016. I mean his fight with two far more formidable opponents: comedy and porn stars. This battle started last week after President Obama called for the FCC to back "net neutrality" for the Internet. As Obama said, at its core net neutrality means that Internet providers cannot act as "a gatekeeper, restricting what you can do or see online." Cruz responded, via Twitter, that "net neutrality is Obamacare for the Internet." This is nonsense, of course, but you have to give Cruz points for trying to conflate the unpopular Obamacare -- which, by the way is so loathed that it has exceeded its goal and has signed up 7.3 million people for health insurance -- with net neutrality. Although on the other hand, I'm surprised Cruz didn't claim that net neutrality is something supported by ISIS.
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Dean Obeidallah: Video with porn stars mocks Ted Cruz's position on net neutrality
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It makes point that Cruz got donations from Comcast. It opposes Obama regulation plan
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He says pols should use comedy to reach voters. Obama did with "Between Two Ferns"
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Obeidallah: Young people made big difference in 2008, 2012. Cruz, you should try comedy

Question: That six-minute video, which has been viewed over 27 million times, caused traffic to increase to healthcare.gov by 40% within 24 hours of its release, and caused a spike in people signing up for @placeholder.


(Wired) -- When Toshiba announced its 13-inch Excite tablet Tuesday, the company made an argument that one size does not fit all when it comes to touchscreen devices. But who will actually use such a large slab of mobile computing? "The Excite 13 is what we see as a home tablet," Jared Leavitt, a Toshiba spokesman, told Wired. "The larger size makes it an ideal kitchen tablet. You can watch how-to videos while you're cooking, or look up recipes. And then later, you can bring it into the living room to watch videos with the kids, or to look at family photos with friends."
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Toshiba's 13-inch Excite tablet runs on Google's Android 4.0 operating system
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The Excite will weigh 2.2 pounds and measure only 0.4 inches thick
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The tablet sports a 1,600Ã—900 screen resolution, a micro-USB port and a micro-HDMI port

Question: But where this @placeholder tablet fits in -- between those devices and the TV -- I'm not sure.


Baghdad (CNN) -- Two car bombs targeted Shiite pilgrims Saturday in Baghdad, killing at least 32 people and injuring 68 others, police said. The bombs detonated as a religious commemoration for Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, one of the 12 revered Shiite imams, was winding down in the northwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Kadhimiya. One bomb exploded near a bus station in the Shulaa neighborhood, where dozens of pilgrims were waiting for buses home after attending the commemoration. At least 14 people were killed and another 32 were wounded. A second bomb went off in Sanaa Square killing 18 more people and wounding 36
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Two car bombs exploded as a commemoration for a Shiite imam was winding down
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One bomb targeted pilgrims waiting at a bus station to go home
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An al Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for attacks a few days ago
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The latest incidents have sparked fears of renewed sectarian violence

Question: The car bombs followed a wave of attacks Wednesday that targeted pilgrims headed to @placeholder and killed at least 93 people.


Rome (CNN) -- James Gandolfini probably died of a heart attack, according to the head of a Rome hospital's emergency department where the actor was taken after falling ill at a hotel in the Italian capital. The body of the actor was transferred to the morgue at the Policlinico Umberto I hospital in Rome early Thursday, where it awaited an autopsy. By law, medical examiners in Italy are required to carry out the postmortem 24 hours after the body's arrival in the morgue, a hospital spokesman said. Professor Claudio Modini, head of the emergency department where the actor was taken, said he could not be certain of the cause of death until after the autopsy -- but it was "probably a natural cause of death, myocardial infarction," or heart attack.
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Friend Michael Kobold says family found Gandolfini in his room, raised the alarm
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Head of a Rome hospital's emergency department: Death likely from "a natural cause"
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Gandolfini was dead when he arrived by ambulance at a Rome hospital, official says
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Medical examiners must conduct an autopsy within 24 hours after the body's arrival in the morgue

Question: I told him I was glad an @placeholder played me -- swear words and all.


The numbers are in and the result is a draw. Well, nearly. Not everybody will be swayed by the evidence. The Premier League’s PR department will be quick to insist that the biggest, most important figure of all still points to a very substantial revenue gap between the Premier League and Bundesliga; a gap of £1billion a year. But here’s the thing. Some things are more important than money. German supports, like the ones in Borussia Dortmund, feel part of their clubs The atmosphere in Bundesliga stadiums isn’t just more exciting because the tickets are cheap, beer is freely available and fans can stand. It’s because supporters feel that it is still their club they’re cheering on.
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Premier League makes £1billion more than Bundesliga in revenue
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German teams are well supported because fans feel part of the club
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Growing organically is a long process but it’s also a rewarding one

Question: Commercial pressures notwithstanding, the @placeholder have been careful to protect the deep emotional ties and sense of identity that are unique to football.


London, England (CNN) -- The new Italian Serie A season kicks off this weekend -- Fanzone details what to expect from the forthcoming campaign where reigning Italian and European champions Inter Milan will be gunning for their sixth consecutive title: So what's new? The cast may have changed but the script is expected to remain the same. Inter Milan may have swapped coach Jose Mourinho for Spain's Rafa Benitez but the club is still expected to win its sixth straight title. Inter's 3-1 win over nearest rivals Roma in the Super Cup only served to underline the club's superiority over its Serie A rivals. The season's curtain raiser is usually played between the Serie A and Italian Cup winners but with Inter winning both, Roma took part simply because they were runners-up in both competitions. The fact that Ranieri's charges were dispatched again meant that Nerazzurri picked up their fourth trophy of 2010. Number five could well be a formality.
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New Inter boss Benitez under pressure to win clubs fifth straight title.
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Ailing clubs Milan and Juventus hire new managers.
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Former Inter star Adriano signs for title rivals Roma.

Question: The strength of their squad and experience of their new boss Benitez will make it extremely difficult for the likes of @placeholder and Milan -- their only genuine rivals for the championship.


Liberia (CNN) -- Thousands of young men shouting, driving in pick-up trucks and taking control of the streets of Monrovia was, only a few years ago, a reason to flee. They are scenes reminiscent of the 14-year civil war that devastated Liberia and left an estimated 250,000 people dead. But today, these young men and women are thronging the streets of the capital in excitement - supporting their preferred candidates in the last day of campaigning in the nation's elections. The front-runner : the first African female president, grandmother of three and newly-awarded winner of the Nobel Peace prize.
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Liberians head to polls Tuesday amid excitement
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Front-runner is Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf the first African female president and Nobel Peace prize winner
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Main opposition party's VP candidate is international football star George Weah

Question: I want to see Liberians not suffering and to have light and water and healthcare," @placeholder added.


West Ham striker Andy Carroll arrived back in London on Monday night with his new fiancee Billi Mucklow after proposing to the TV star during a trip to Rome. Carroll, who has been dating the former TOWIE star since last summer, popped the question on Sunday before touching back down in the capital the following evening. The 25-year-old, who could make his long-awaited return to the West Ham squad for this weekend's match against Aston Villa, was pictured with his new fiancee as the pair set off from the airport in the Italian capital. The newly engaged couple pose for a picture inside the plane at the airport in Rome before arriving in London
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Andy Carroll could return to the West Ham squad for the first time this season when the Hammers play Aston Villa on Saturday
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Carroll got engaged to TV star Billi Mucklow after proposing in Rome
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Mucklow announced her engagement to Carroll on Instagram
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The pair arrived back in London on Monday evening

Question: Carroll tweeted his excitement at being involved with @placeholder again... and he could play next weekend


One of the many disturbing aspects of the NSA spying revelations is how much joy they have brought to the world's chronic violators of human rights and political freedoms. On Thursday in Moscow, where former NSA contractor Edward Snowden awaits his asylum papers, a Russian court removed a major critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin from the Kremlin's list of worries, sentencing the charismatic opposition leader Alexei Navalny to five years in jail on theft charges. Amid intense anger at the verdict and fears that it would raise Navalny's profile, the court agreed on Friday to release him pending appeal.
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Frida Ghitis: NSA spying revelations have brought joy to world's violators of human rights
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Ghitis: While Russia convicts corruption-fighter Alexei Navalny, it defends Snowden
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She says Navatny is the most prominent of a long series of politically-motivated prosecutions
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Ghitis: Putin is basking in moral relativism, feeling his abuses are OK by criticizing U.S. spying

Question: Now that he's released, @placeholder is considering whether to stay or withdraw from the race for mayor.


Passengers aboard Aeromexico jetliner came in for a fright Saturday morning after two tires on the Boeing 737 blew out as it was prepared for takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport. The plane was taxiing with 129 passengers aboard about 6.30am when tire under the left wing blew out, stranding the plane on the runway. No one was injured and all were safely taken off Aeromexico Flight 18 and boarded onto buses to the terminal, where they took other flights bound for Mexico City. A pair of blown tires on the left side of the Boeing 737 caused the breakdown, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Aeromexico Flight 18 was leaving LAX for Mexico City about 6.30am Saturday
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During takeoff two tyres blew out on the left side of the aircraft
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There were 129 passengers and six crew aboard
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Runway was shut down for four hours
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No one was hurt

Question: Evacuated: Passengers were expected to be booked on the airline's four flights later in the day, @placeholder officials said


Manchester City, reeling after being forced to admit they and their sister club in New York misled fans on both sides of the Atlantic over Frank Lampard, are having their financial accounts scrutinised by UEFA to assess whether an attempt has been made to mislead the European governing body over the full extent of the club’s financial losses in 2013-14. The Mail on Sunday can reveal UEFA are examining whether the creation of a set of subsidiary companies by City’s ‘parent’ company, City Football Group (CFG), allowed City to under-report the club’s losses for 2013-14. Two particular subsidiary companies alone had costs, including wages, of £36.7million in the year to the end of May 2014, and posted combined losses of £25.9m in that period. Most of their business was done effectively on behalf of Manchester City FC in that period.
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Manchester City  forced to admit they misled fans over Frank Lampard
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UEFA are now scrutinising their accounts to to see if they've been mislead
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Club were found guilty of breaching Financial Fair Play rules last season

Question: The rule breach last time stemmed from sales of ‘intellectual property’ by @placeholder to two companies owned by CFG in deals that UEFA ruled artificially inflated City’s income in 2012-13.

Question: There is no specific timeframe to when @placeholder might discover whether they are in the clear over the latest accounts.


Washington (CNN) -- Pakistani intelligence secretly funneled at least $4 million to a Washington front group whose leaders improperly lobbied U.S. officials over the disputed territory of Kashmir, federal agents alleged Tuesday. A Pakistani-American man who served as director of the Kashmiri American Council is in federal custody, while a second man accused of steering money to the organization is believed to be in Pakistan, the Justice Department said. The KAC director, Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, "acted at the direction and with the financial support of the government of Pakistan for more than 20 years," an FBI arrest affidavit states.
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They are accused of lobbying for Pakistan without registering as foreign agents
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Pakistan's intelligence service funneled at least $4 million to their operation, prosecutors say

Question: Fai was operating as a @placeholder agent as early as 1995, the FBI affidavit states.


Washington (CNN) -- Michigan Democratic Senate hopeful Gary Peters is the target of a Sharknado-inspired cartoon, but supporters say the ad is part of a campaign that "jumped the shark." The Michigan Republican Party has a new 30-second spot featuring Peters' face imposed on top of a Hawaiian shirt-wearing body, running away from a tornado that's spewing sharks out of the sky around him. One loudly belches up a wad of cash. "Dark clouds are gathering, and Gary Peters is in the eye of the storm," the ad's narrator says. "Funded by a convicted felon, connected to a loan shark ring, run by an international gangster who also contributed to Peters' campaign. Gary Peters: Loan Sharknado. Coming soon to a voting booth near you."
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The Michigan GOP is targeting Democratic Senate hopeful Gary Peters with a 'Sharknado'-themed ad.
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The ad focuses on Peters' campaign contributions from a felon with ties to a loan sharking ring.
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Peters' campaign says he's given back or donated those contributions.

Question: On a map otherwise ripe with @placeholder pick-up opportunities, the race in Michigan -- which in presidential elections is a key swing state -- has remained outside of Republicans' grasp.


Energy secretary Ed Davey claimed the green business interests of energy watchdog chief John Gummer were not conflict of interest Energy Secretary Ed Davey has admitted he knew former Tory Minister John Selwyn Gummer had green business interests when he chose him to head the powerful government watchdog that sets targets for renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions. But he insisted they did not amount to a conflict of interest – on the grounds they only concerned ‘infrastructure’, not renewable power generation. Last night critics dismissed this view as ‘absurd’. The Mail on Sunday revealed earlier this year that Mr Gummer, now Lord Deben, is chairman of both Veolia Water UK, which connects windfarms to the National Grid, and the Climate Change Committee.
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John Selwyn Gummer is chairman of a firm which connects wind farms
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Labour climate sceptic Graham Stringer said that claim is 'patently absurd'

Question: Labour MP Graham Stringer, a prominent climate sceptic, was scathing about Mr @placeholder’s role: ‘The whole of our energy policy has been distorted by green lobbyists.


A health and safety expert was too ill too drive when he blacked out at the wheel and smashed into a bright A-Level student's car, a High Court judge has ruled. Peter Haynes will have to pay substantial damages to 19-year-old Simon Green, who was left with a permanent brain injury after the horror crash on the A11 in Norfolk. Mr Haynes, 56, told London's High Court he was not to blame because he was in a state of 'automatism', similar to sleepwalking, after abdominal pain caused him to pass out. Horror crash: Health and safety consultant Peter Haynes (left) will have to pay substantial damages to  Simon Green (right), who was left with life-changing brain damage after Mr Haynes passed out at the wheel on the A11
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Peter Haynes blacked out in his Toyota Land Cruiser on A11 in Norfolk
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He hit 19-year-old Simon Green's car, shunting it under a Land Rover
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Brain-damaged Mr Green sued for damages in civil case at High Court
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Mr Haynes said he wasn't responsible because he was 'sleep-driving'
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But he will have to pay out after judge ruled he was too ill to get on road

Question: One person involved in Mr @placeholder' case said it the first example he had seen in more than 20 years.


Greenville, South Carolina (CNN) -- Some are girlish 22-year-olds; others are women approaching 40. They come from South Carolina's rural counties and its booming cities. They are loud and muted, lively and vacant, hopeful and desperate. As different as they are, they share a connection to two powerful forces : their addictions and their babies. They are swallowed by the same shameful past. They don't know if they can be good mothers. They don't know if they can be clean mothers. They're here at a state-run drug-treatment program to learn how to do both. On this summer day, Ashley Hendrix, 24, is eight months pregnant with her first child and one of 16 women at the Phoenix Center's Serenity Place. This is her last shot to get clean -- or face jail.
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Serenity Place in South Carolina caters treatment programs to pregnant addicts
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South Carolina has been known to prosecute women in their third trimester
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A pregnant Ashley Hendrix sought treatment earlier this year for her addiction
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"If these women don't get this treatment, they are going to die," a counselor says

Question: "@placeholder's response to addiction has been incarceration not treatment."


(CNN) -- Debate over guns continues to inflame the nation, especially after the mass killings in a Connecticut school late last year that prompted President Barack Obama to seek new federal restrictions. Obama's efforts have stalled, but several states are now redefining their own laws for firearms. Those measures run the gamut. On one hand, New York toughed its gun laws. But in one extreme, Missouri sought to effectively obliterate federal gun laws, which eventually failed. The state-by-state battles seemingly favor Second Amendment adherents, led by the National Rifle Association, said one analyst who lives in Colorado, which this week saw a successful recall election against two state politicians supporting gun control.
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With President Obama's gun control effort stalled, states address the gun issue
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There is a recall election, a call to void federal laws, a toughening of gun laws
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Overall, the gun lobby is winning "the policy battle," a liberal commentator says

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Louise Troh, 54, was confined when she learned her fiance Thomas Eric Duncan had died of Ebola on October 8th and has now landed herself a book deal The fiancée of the Liberian man who died of Ebola in Dallas last month has landed a book deal to write her memoir for a publishing company affiliated with movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Louise Troh, 54, will have a book planned for release in April by Weinstein Books about her relationship with Thomas Eric Duncan, who flew from Liberia to Dallas in September to marry her. Duncan became ill shortly after arriving and died on October 8th. He is the only person to have died from Ebola in the United States.
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Louise Troh will have book set for release in April about her relationship
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Thomas Eric Duncan flew to Dallas from Liberia to marry her

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In court: Rihanna has won a two-year multi-million pound legal battle with Topshop who unlawfully used her image on a popular T-shirt Rihanna has won a two-year multi-million pound legal battle with Topshop after they unlawfully used her image on a popular T-shirt sold to thousands of fans. The pop star sued Topshop's parent company Arcadia for £3.3million ($5.5million) over the clothing, which featured a photo taken during a video shoot for her hit 'We Found Love' in 2011. In 2013 her legal team successfully argued her fans, who saw her as a fashion icon, would have falsely thought she had endorsed the garment sold by the high street fashion store.
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Rihanna was in £3m battle with Topshop over image on T-shirt since 2012
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Pop star won a ban on sale in the UK but High Street giant then appealed
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Today a High Court judge has agreed that Rihanna's face cannot be used
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Chain 'might have deceived her fans into thinking she endorsed T-shirt'

Question: 'In short the judge found that the sale of the t-shirt bearing this image amounted to a representation that @placeholder had endorsed it.


WEST HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- We halfway expect the four members of Kings of Leon to roll into Bar 1200 drunk and brawling, a burly tour manager leading them in by the scruff of their necks. Kings of Leon is a family affair, consisting of three brothers and their cousin. Instead, a uniformed valet ushers them in, one by one, offering each a flute of champagne -- which Caleb Followill, the singer, and Nathan Followill, the drummer, politely accept. "We have a bunch of rooms at the hotel, and the valet came with the floor," they explain, shaking their heads in amazement.
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Kings of Leon sold 5 million copies worldwide of CD "Only by the Night"
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Group of brothers and cousin started out playing in church
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Now band is enjoying fruits of their labors, opening for U2, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam
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Many stories of fights "aren't true," one member says

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(CNN) -- When Josep Maria Bartomeu became the 40th president of FC Barcelona at the start of this year, he was paraded at the Camp Nou stadium in front of the waiting press, just as his predecessors before him had. The president of Barcelona, after all, has an exalted status. Usually they are voted for by the club's socios, or members, the president sets the tone of the club and the scope of its ambition. They are held to account, too, for their behavior off the pitch and results on it. A picture was taken of the 51-year-old engineer and entrepreneur, with the club's famous motto visible in the stadium seats behind him, to his left.
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Barcelona president admits past year has been "very difficult"
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Josep Maria Bartomeu took over as club as been rocked by controversy
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Bartomeu believes Pep Guardiola will one day return to the club
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He says Luis Suarez does not have a "no biting" clause

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Question: What we know is that we accept this responsibility and he also wants this responsibility of bringing @placeholder to the family of football."


By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor and Jason Groves PUBLISHED: 02:49 EST, 20 June 2013 | UPDATED: 19:19 EST, 20 June 2013 One is a black soul singer known on this side of the Atlantic for little more than a  one-off hit in the early 1980s. The other plots the course of the British economy as Chancellor of the Exchequer and, as far as we know, restricts his singing to the shower. Still, when you are the leader of the free world, it is easy to get mixed up on small details. Barack Obama repeatedly referred to George Osborne as ‘Jeffrey’ during G8 meetings this week in an embarrassing blow for the Chancellor.
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US President called the Chancellor 'Jeffrey' throughout a meeting at the G8
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World leaders gathered in Lough Erne in Northern Ireland for talks on tax
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Obama admitted confusion with favourite singer Jeffrey Osborne best known for 1980s hit On The Wings Of Love
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R&B star delighted by namecheck suggests a duet with the Chancellor
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President joked that Nick Clegg was better looking than David Cameron

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A talented cricketer with 'the world at his feet', Phillip Hughes is being mourned in Australia and around the world following his death from a brain injury two days after being struck in the head by a bouncer. The son of banana farmer from the northern New South Wales town of Macksville, he was dropped from the Australian Test team five times but never gave up and is being remembered for his defiant attitude in the face of adversity. 'Hughesy' or 'Hugh-dog', as he was nicknamed, was an immensely likeable and also humble, understated and hardworking team mate for the Australian, South Australian and Adelaide Strikers.
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Phillip Hughes has died in hospital two days after being struck by bouncer
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He passed away from brain injury just days before his 26th birthday
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Hughes was on the verge of Test selection to play in Brisbane next week
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The left-handed larrikin batsman  had a career of ups and downs
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He was friends with boxer Anthony Mundine and  Sonny Bill Williams
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Hughes is son of a banana farmer from Macksville, New South Wales
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He always showed heart and determination despite career setbacks

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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 15:58 EST, 27 August 2013 | UPDATED: 15:59 EST, 27 August 2013 Two of the 'regular New Yorkers' featured in the latest Anthony Weiner campaign video have worked for the mayoral candidate. The 30-second TV advert, released today, features four people from four of the city's boroughs, who explain why they plan to support Weiner. What two of them didn't mention on camera however, was that they worked as interns for the candidate's election campaigns, the Daily News reported. Watch the campaign video Support: Weiner intern Joel Acevedo appears in the mayoral candidate's latest campaign advert
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Two people pledging support to Weiner have worked for him
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Former front-runner struggling after sexting scandal damaged poll rating

Question: First to appear in the video is fresh-faced Joel Acevedo, who says: 'An an 18-year-old, first time voting, I decided to vote for the future of @placeholder.'


(CNN) -- You might think you're a big deal on Twitter. But unless you've got more than 20,000 followers there's a five-year-old horse out there tweeting you into a cyber hole. Their posts mostly involve eating carrots and racing, but that hasn't stopped champion thoroughbreds Frankel and Black Caviar amassing a legion of followers to rival most B-grade celebrities. The pair, along with Kentucky Derby and Preakness champ I'll Have Another, are some of the growing number of racing horses using Twitter to reach out to fans. Like any sports star, it's no longer enough to simply perform well on the turf. Today, the job of being a champ is an all-encompassing juggernaut of marketing, fanbase and legacy.
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Racehorses increasingly taking to Twitter to reach out to fans
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Part of a growing number of popular animal accounts on Twitter
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The key to success is to be funny, argues social media expert
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Followers experience what it's like to own a race horse - without buying one

Question: In short, @placeholder's PR team did it so no one else would.


(CNN) -- When Vincent Tan led a Malaysian takeover of Cardiff City in 2010, the Welsh soccer club was battling crippling debts -- and a long-awaited return to England's top flight was tantalizingly out of reach. The new owners, frustrated by two more near promotion misses, decided that a major overhaul was necessary. Along with major investment, the team's historic blue strip was last season changed to red to appeal to Asian supporters and a dragon put on the club crest in prominent place above its iconic bluebird. One Cardiff fan was so disillusioned that he auctioned his club loyalty on eBay.
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Promoted Cardiff shock big-spending Manchester City with 3-2 victory
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Striker Fraizer Campbell scores twice for the resurgent Welsh club
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It was Cardiff's first home match in the top division in 51 years
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Tottenham's 1-0 win over Swansea gives London side second victory

Question: "Playing against a @placeholder team that only lost one game from a winning position last season, and to come back and show that character today -- I thought we deserved to win the game," Mackay said.


One of the most important Roman sites in Britain - dubbed the Pompeii of the North - has been saved after being sold in a £2 million deal. The Auckland Castle Trust bought the Roman Town in Binchester, which hit headlines in the summer after a treasure trove of 1,800-year-old remains and jewellery were uncovered there by archaeologists. Fears had been growing that the site was going to be split after the Church Commissioners who own the land put it up for sale over two separate lots. The Auckland Castle Trust bought the Roman Town in Binchester, (pictured). The site hit headlines in the summer after a treasure trove of 1,800-year-old remains and jewellery were uncovered there by archaeologists. Fears had been growing that the site was going to be split and sold off to developers
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Discoveries at Binchester Roman Fort,  date back 1,800 years
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They include a silver ring - early evidence of Christianity in Roman Britain
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Archaeologists also discovered a bath house with seven-foot high walls, once covered with brightly-painted designs
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The Auckland Castle Trust has bought the fort for £2 million
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Fears had been growing the site would be split and sold to developers

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Pope Francis praised exorcists for 'helping those who suffer because of the work of the devil' Pope Francis has given a special blessing to a convention of exorcists, praising them for 'helping those who suffer because of the work of the devil'. The International Association of Exorcists brought some 300 members to Rome to discuss the impact of the occult and Satanism, which many of them fear is on the increase. The Pope, who often speaks about the fight against Satan in his sermons, said by treating people who are possessed, exorcists demonstrate that 'the Church welcomes those suffering from the Devil's works'.
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Pope Francis blessed exorcists for helping those who suffer because of devil
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Association  brought 300 members to Rome to discuss impact of Satanism
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It warned number of people turning to Satanic practices 'constantly growing'
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The group was given formal recognition by the Vatican in June this year
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Last year, Pope appeared to cast out a demon from a wheelchair-bound man

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(CNN) -- Spain became only the second team to reach three successive major tournament finals after winning a nail-biting penalty shootout against Portugal following a tense goalless draw in Donetsk on Wednesday. The 2010 World Cup and 2008 European champions followed West Germany into the history books as Cesc Fabregas fired the decisive penalty in off a post after Bruno Alves had hit the bar for Portugal. Bizarrely, Portugal's key man Cristiano Ronaldo never even got to take a spot kick as he was saved for Portugal's final penalty, a tactic that backfired horribly. In a game of few chances, Portugal worked hard to edge much of it but their pressing tactics started to backfire in extra-time as tiredness increasingly became a factor.
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Spain become only second team to reach three successive major tournament finals
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Cesc Fabregas scores winning spot-kick as Spain beat Portugal 4-2 on penalties
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Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo not involved in crucial shootout
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Spain face Germany or Italy in Sunday's Euro 2012 final

Question: His final pass to Ronaldo was slack, though, and @placeholder's golden chance of sealing a dramatic win instead saw him lash his shot into the stands.


By Emily Sheridan PUBLISHED: 02:13 EST, 7 August 2013 | UPDATED: 11:20 EST, 7 August 2013 Kelly Brook is said to have dumped boyfriend Danny Cipriani after he allegedly cheated on her. The model, 33, was horrified when she found messages to other women on the rugby player's mobile phone last weekend, according to The Sun. The former Big Breakfast presenter's discovery came just days after they returned from holiday in Turkey. Scroll down for video It's over... again: Kelly Brook and Danny Cipriani, pictured in London in June, have reportedly split up for the second time The Sun claims the Sale Sharks fly-half, 25, was even sending sexy messages to other women while Kelly nursed him back to health after he was hit by a bus in April.
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Sales manager Stacey Simcox claimed rugby player bombarded her with sexy messages and pictures
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Sports star, 25, also alleged to have slept with other women
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Couple had reignited their romance in January after originally splitting in 2010

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New York (CNN) -- The Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip search in New York City ignited a diplomatic spat between nations has filed a motion seeking the dismissal of the charges, her attorney said Wednesday. The diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, left the U.S. last week amid federal charges that she lied on a visa application for her housekeeper. A dismissal of the charges against her would allow her to reenter the United States, where her husband and two daughters reside, said her attorney, Daniel Arshack. A hearing is set for January 31. A motion filed in federal court Tuesday asked that the case be thrown out, saying the court "does not have jurisdiction over the Defendant due to the Defendant's diplomatic status which provides her absolute immunity from criminal prosecution in the United States.
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Devyani Khobragade returned India last week
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She was indicted on federal counts of visa fraud and making false statements
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The former deputy consul general was strip-searched after her arrest

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Question: Some observers have suggested that @placeholder officials' protests and repeated demands for an apology are driven by political concerns.


The family of deceased sprint car racer Kevin Ward, Jr., declared the case of their son's death 'is not at rest' and claimed that Tony Stewart 'intentionally tried to intimidate Kevin.' A grand jury decided not to indict the three-time NASCAR champion Wednesday, who struck and killed Ward in a horrifying crash that was caught on film. At an afternoon press conference announcing the decision, Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo said there was 'no aberrational driving' on the part of Stewart. Tantillo also made the startling revelation that Ward was under the influence of marijuana the night he was hit and that there was enough of the drug in his system 'to impair judgement'.
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Statement from family claims that Stewart was the only car accelerating during caution
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Kevin Ward Jr, 20, died August 9 after being struck by Stewart's car at a dirt-track race in upstate New York
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Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo said Wednesday that Ward had enough marijuana in his system that night to 'impair judgement'
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Grand jury issued their decision on Wednesday not to charge Stewart, 43
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They deliberated for less than an hour on whether to charge Stewart with second-degree manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide

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Question: When Stewart's car came around on the next lap, Ward, while in the middle of the track, pointed at @placeholder.


Make-up artist Tanya Burr, 23, gets four million hits a month on YouTube In our exclusive video Tanya gives friend Millie Mackintosh red carpet makeover By Bianca London Millie Mackintosh is the golden girl of Made in Chelsea, almost as famous for her dewy glow and good looks as she is for her relationship with Professor Green. And now you can achieve her look at home with a little help from make-up artist and YouTube sensation  Tanya Burr, a close friend of Millie's who has been doing the star's make-up for years and is frequently behind her glossy camera-ready look.
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Make-up artist Tanya Burr, 23, gets four million hits a month on YouTube
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In our exclusive video Tanya gives friend Millie Mackintosh red carpet makeover

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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 13:32 EST, 8 November 2013 | UPDATED: 20:41 EST, 8 November 2013 Brooke Mueller's brother Scott has been awarded temporary guardianship of Charlie Sheen's twin sons Bob and Max. The news came after Denise Richards felt compelled to give up her guardianship of the four-year-old boys due to their 'violent behaviour' towards her daughters and pet dogs. According to TMZ, the Department of Children And Family Services signed off in court on Scott becoming a guardian and he will take charge of the children on Friday night. They are also now investigating allegations that someone hurt Bob in regards to a deep cut on his back.
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Brooke could 'regain full custody of the boys by Christmas if she doesn't relapse', according to reports
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Denise gave up custody following Bob and Max's 'violent outbursts'
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L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services open a fresh investigation into allegations that someone hurt Bob
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Brooke is reportedly pointing the finger at Denise Richards because it happened on her watch

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A woman who was 'left with no bones in her nose' after being beaten with a hammer in a plush London hotel room has spoken of the night she and her two sisters were attacked. Ohoud, 34, Kohlood, 36, and Fatima al-Najar, 31, were all left for dead in their room of the four-star Cumberland Hotel off Oxford Street, London, after being attacked by Philip Spence, 32, a court has been told. Today Fatima has spoken of the moment she woke up to the sound of her sister, Kahlood, screaming as she was beaten over the head 'around 30 times' on April 6.
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Philip Spence, 32, attacked three wealthy Arab women in their luxury hotel
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Ohoud, Kohloud and Fatima Al-Najar had spent the day visiting Buckingham Palace and the London Aquarium before falling asleep at four-star hotel
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One had her head smashed 'like an egg' with a claw hammer on April 6
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Her sisters sustained fractured skulls during the late-night assault
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Their children witnessed the attack as they were staying in the same rooms
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Spence, of Hounslow, admitted causing GBH and aggravated burglary
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He denies attempted murder at plush Cumberland Hotel near Oxford Street
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Also accused of conspiring to commit aggravated burglary with second man
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Thomas Efremi, 58, of Islington, London, and Spence deny these charges

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Just sit back and savour the ambush. Eight months on from storming the Bastille to deliver a rare Six Nations title, sorcerer Joe Schmidt produced another emphatic show of alchemy, conjuring up a magnificent blueprint to out-box the Boks and shake up the established world order 10 months out from the 2015 World Cup. On a day when England and Wales were swatted aside by the southern hemisphere giants they had welcomed into their lair, Schmidt’s Ireland showed their neighbours exactly what it takes to take out on of the touring big hitters – heart, relentless work-rate, canny tactics and ultimately some beautifully crafted tries.
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Jonny Sexton stars with the boot for Ireland in a man-of-the-match display as they beat South Africa
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Rhys Ruddock scored his first international try and Tommy Bowe also goes over
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Marcell Coetzee and JP Pietersen score tries for the Springboks at the Aviva Stadium

Question: @placeholder’s quickly launch their bench, but initial attempts to curb Ireland’s 13-3 lead lacked accuracy due to continued well-drilled home defence.

Question: @placeholder's Tommy Bowe celebrates scoring his try in the second half as they defeat the Springboks


A deeply Christian college student in Oklahoma allegedly nearly decapitated the son of a state trooper with a sword because the victim practiced witchcraft, police say. Isaiah Marin of Stillwater was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the attack that killed 19-year-old Jacob Andrew Crockett a day earlier. The two had been playing cards with a third pal, Marin's brother, when Marin removed the 'large black sword' from its sheath and began swinging it around, court records obtained by MailOnline show. Scroll down for video Devout Christian Isaiah Marin (left), 21,  allegedly hacked 19-year-old Jacob Crockett (right) with a sword because of the victim's interest in witchcraft
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Isaiah Marin, 21, is charged with first-degree murder in Oklahoma in the attack that killed 19-year-old Jacob Crockett
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Crockett, the son of an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper, suffered several stab wounds and had his head 'mostly severed' from his body
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Marin is described as a 'heavy drug user' and 'religious zealot' and was said to had sparred with the victim in the past
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Marin was furious at Crockett for his interest in witchcraft, which he saw as contrary to his Christian faith, court records show

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By Laura Collins In Denver PUBLISHED: 13:12 EST, 31 December 2013 | UPDATED: 14:10 EST, 31 December 2013 One of Denver’s most publicized celebrations of the legalization of the sale of recreational marijuana has been cancelled, just hours before the New Year brings an end to the state of Colorado's prohibition of the drug. The City of Denver took the extraordinary step of hand-delivering a letter threatening to rescind the liquor license of the downtown venue at which the party, dubbed Cannabition, was due to be staged. The letter also threatened legal action against all sponsors and participants in the all-day party, planned by cannabis tourism company 420tours.
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Cannabis tourism company had planned all-day party for January 1
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Colorado says plans would violate new rules on sale of drugs

Question: But, with @placeholder under intense public scrutiny, it is perhaps unsurprising that those tasked with enforcing the new law on January 1 should be concerned with just that and remain intolerant of any attempts to stretch it beyond the liberties so newly granted.


JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Ten South African ministers and the deputy president have resigned as President Thabo Mbeki prepares to leave office. South African President Thabo Mbeki announced his resignation in a televised address Sunday. His replacement, African National Congress Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, will be sworn in as South Africa's president Thursday. Mbeki announced he was resigning on Sunday, prompting threats from several Cabinet members to follow suit -- but the outgoing president urged them to stay in office, government sources said. The resignations, which include Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and Defense Minister Mosiuoa Lekota, will take effect Thursday when Mbeki steps down, a government statement said.
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10 S. African ministers, deputy president resign with President Thabo Mbeki
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Replacement, ANC Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, sworn in Thursday
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Mbeki quit after court case collapsed against longtime rival Jacob Zuma

Question: Earlier this month, the ANC asked Mbeki to step down after a judge threw out the corruption, fraud and racketeering case against Zuma -- @placeholder's political arch rival.


By Anthony Bond PUBLISHED: 08:21 EST, 23 March 2012 | UPDATED: 12:08 EST, 23 March 2012 A British hostage who was killed by his captors in Nigeria during a rescue mission by UK special forces 'always made people feel special', mourners at his funeral heard today. More than 600 people gathered to pay their respects to Chris McManus, 28, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, who was killed earlier this month. Mr McManus and Italian co-worker Franco Lamolinara died on March 8 as Nigerian troops and UK Special Boat Service (SBS) commandos tried to end their captivity. Great sadness: The body of Chris McManus is taken into his funeral service today. He died earlier this month while being held hostage in Nigeria
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More than 600 people gathered to pay their respects to Chris McManus
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He died with Italian co-worker Franco Lamolinara as Nigerian troops and UK Special Boat Service commandos tried to end their captivity
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28-year-old's proud parents tell mourners they 'feel privileged' to have known him
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His devastated girlfriend told congregation they planned to marry and added: 'He was the love of my life and I'll never stop loving him'

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(CNN) -- For nearly 30 years, one man has dominated Egypt. Hosni Mubarak, 82, has survived would-be assassins and ill health, crushed a rising Islamist radical movement and maintained the peace with neighboring Israel that got his predecessor killed. His government's continued observance of the Camp David accords with Israel is the cornerstone of what peace has been achieved in the decades-long Arab-Israeli conflict. Following the revolt that toppled Tunisia's longtime strongman, demonstrators in the streets of Cairo are standing up to riot police and chanting, "Mubarak, Saudi Arabia is waiting for you." Experienced observers say it's the most most significant challenge to his rule yet.
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Hosni Mubarak has held power since 1981
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A 30-year state of emergency has aided his rule
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He now faces widespread demonstrations after Tunisia's revolt
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The uprising removed the "barrier of fear," one analyst says

Question: "I think what the events in @placeholder did was take that sense that nothing could ever change and lead a few people to question it," he said.


By John Hall People from the north of England consider London to be chaotic, crowded and bad for Britain, according to a study released today. Only 24 per cent of those living outside the capital think London has a positive impact on their local economy, with that figure even lower in northern cities such as Liverpool and Sheffield, where the number drops to just nine per cent and eight per cent respectively. While two thirds of the population agree London has a positive impact on the national economy, the same number argue that the capital unfairly benefits from central government being based there.
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Only a quarter outside London agree capital is good for their local economy
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Trend magnified in cities such as Liverpool, where only nine per cent agree
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Majority of non-Londoners think those living in the capital get a better deal
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They argue the government and media pay too much attention to London
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Most think the quality of life is poor and it is an expensive place for families

Question: Three quarters of those asked also felt the media focuses too much on London at the expense of other @placeholder cities.


The murder trial into the killing of a Russian tycoon once dubbed Princess Michael of Kent's 'toyboy' is rapidly descending into farce after key evidence has gone missing, and witnesses have refused to testify because of 'threats', it emerged today. Furniture magnate Mikhail Kravchenko, 46, was shot dead driving his Mercedes near Moscow in 2012, but the truth behind his death appears no closer to being revealed. There are even claims that the suspected killer has 'escaped'. 'Toyboy': Mikhail Kravchenko (pictured right) with Princess Michael of Kent (left) together in Moscow in 2006 Gunned down: Kravchenko, pictured here in April 2006 outside his Moscow furniture factory, was shot dead driving his Mercedes near Moscow in 2012
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Mikhail Kravchenko, 46, was shot dead in his Mercedes in 2012
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Claims witnesses  are being threatened and evidence has gone missing
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The suspected killer 'managed to escape from police and investigators'
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There was speculation it could have been a state-instigated assassination to embarrass the British Establishment
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Furniture magnate was photographed holding hands with Princess Michael of Kent six years before his death

Question: After his death, a spokesman said Prince @placeholder and his wife were 'very distressed to hear of this tragedy'.


Encased within a plastic isolation chamber, Spanish missionary Manuel Garcia Viejo lands on home soil after being struck down with Ebola while helping victims in Sierra Leone. The priest, a medical director of the Hospital Order of San Juan de Dios, was infected with the deadly disease as he tended to victims in the Western city of Lunsar. And today, dramatic images of the missionary being unloaded from a Spanish military transport plane at Torrejon de Ardoz Air Base in Madrid were released, laying bare how fearful even the most experienced of medical professionals are of the disease. In scenes that would not feel out of place in a science-fiction movie set in space, Mr Viejo was wheeled by doctors dressed from head to toe in protective bio-hazard suits to a Madrid hospital where they will battle to save his life.
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Manuel Garcia Viejo was flown home aboard a Spanish military plane
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He landed in Madrid this morning where doctors will battle to save his life
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Sierra Leone's population confined at home for 72 hours since Friday
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30,000 volunteers went door to door to educate on preventing spread
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Meanwhile it emerged families holding secret 'night burials' at night
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The idea is to conceal fact there had been an Ebola patient in household

Question: Not only is that making it increasingly difficult for authorities to record an accurate death toll for the the worst outbreak of the disease on record, but it is also seriously damaging @placeholder's ability to prevent its spread.


Hong Kong (CNN) -- They live largely unseen, in towering Hong Kong apartment blocks, trapped in a life of servitude to pay back crippling debts to unscrupulous recruiters who've lied to convince them to sign up. According to a new report from Amnesty International, thousands of domestic workers from Indonesia are being duped into working in the city by brokers and agencies solely focused on profit. "Every step of the way, from the moment their documents are confiscated in Indonesia their movements are controlled in Hong Kong," said Norma Muico, the author of the report "Exploited for profit, failed by governments."
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Amnesty report claims Indonesia, Hong Kong ignoring problem of unscrupulous recruiters
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Says Indonesian domestic workers being overcharged, underpaid with little or no recourse
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Hong Kong, Indonesia say they're committed to helping foreign domestic workers
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Amnesty says huge fees prevent many workers from leaving abusive employers

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(CNN) -- South Korea beat Kuwait 2-0 Wednesday to seal their place in the final stage of Asia World Cup qualifying as Group B winners. Their victory also meant Lebanon qualified in second place, despite a 4-2 defeat against the United Arab Emirates. Kuwait went into the match in Seoul needing a win to leapfrog Lebanon, while a draw would have been enough for 2002 World Cup semifinalists Korea. Kuwait gave the home side some scares in the first half and goalkeeper Jung Sung-Ryong had to be at his best. But after the break it was the Koreans who dominated as Lee Dong-Gook broke the deadlock in the 65th minute.
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South Korea seal place in next round of Asia World Cup qualifying
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Victory over Kuwait leaves minnows Lebanon in second qualifying spot
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Australia end Saudi Arabia's hopes as Oman qualify behind Socceroos
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Uzbekistan beat Japan to top their qualifying section

Question: @placeholder had shocked South Korea 2-1 back in November to boost their hopes of going through, but were unable to repeat their heroics against the UAE.


Tokyo (CNN) -- The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the skies clear and blue in this seaside town. Yet apart from the occasional bark of a dog or the moo of a meandering cow, the most glaring aspect about life in Tomioka is the lack of it. Japan's government five weeks ago mandated that everyone must leave the town, amid concerns about dangerously high levels of radiation emanating from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant about eight kilometers (five miles) away. But Kazuhiro Shirato felt he had to go home. So, with a Japanese journalist and cameraman alongside, he got in a car and headed toward Tomioka, where he and many others hadn't been since the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck on March 11.
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Kazuhiro Shirato went to his hometown of Tomioka, Japan, which has been evacuated
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The town is about 8 kilometers from the nuclear plant that's been in crisis since March 11
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He says he found the town was totally abandoned, except for dogs and some cows
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Angry at the plant's owner, Shirato says, "I doubt I will ever be able to go back"

Question: He is one of more than 78,000 people who lived within a 20-kilometer radius of @placeholder who were ordered to flee, on top of another 60,000-plus in the next 10 kilometers who were told to shelter indoors.


(CNN) -- It looks like that "deep rift" among the Jonas Brothers has led to a breakup. The boy band, which recently canceled a planned 19-show national tour following a disagreement over musical direction, is no longer a group. "It's over for now," Kevin Jonas, 25, told People magazine, which first reported the news. His brother Joe, 24, called it a "unanimous decision." Jonas Brothers cancel tour amid 'deep rift' The three decided to go their separate ways after Nick Jonas, 21, spoke up during an October 3 meeting, according to the magazine. "I was feeling kind of trapped," Nick said. "I needed to share my heart with my brothers."
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The Jonas Brothers have broken up, People reports
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Kevin Jonas tells magazine the group is "over for now"
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The news follows the band's earlier tour cancellation

Question: Joe has gone in a more adult direction with his music career, and both he and his brother @placeholder have released solo albums and expanded into acting.


Ed Miliband yesterday said he had never taken illegal drugs – but added that he had ‘read about’ the effects of cannabis. The Labour leader said he was opposed to the decriminalisation of drugs, including cannabis, warning it would send out a dangerous message to young people. Mr Miliband was asked about his attitude towards drugs during an online question and answer Leaders Live discussion with young people, produced by Bite the Ballot with ITV News. Ed Miliband said he had never taken illegal drugs – but added that he had ‘read about’ the effects of cannabis Asked whether he had ever experimented with drugs, he said: ‘I have not taken drugs… but I have read about it.’
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Ed Miliband said he's never taken illegal drugs - but has read about effects
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Is opposed to decriminalisation of drugs as it sends 'dangerous message'
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Said Government should  look at ways to discourage people taking drugs
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Added Labour is finalising plans to promise a cut in university tuition fees

Question: Mr Miliband said @placeholder should ‘always be looking at the way we discourage young people from taking drugs.’


(CNN) -- Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived Saturday evening in the United States, bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and took to YouTube to complain about abuse he said his family suffered at the hands of authorities. United Airlines Flight 88 landed at New York/Newark Liberty International Airport to little fanfare after the U.S. State Department prohibited public and media access. Traveling with Chen were his wife and two children. Less than two hours later, Chen, 40, spoke from New York University, where he will participate in a fellowship.
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Chen expresses gratitude, asks for justice in China
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Actor Christian Bale, who tried to visit Chen in China, wants to meet him in U.S.
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Chen will be able to pursue his studies in the U.S.
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Chen's escape from house arrest and refuge in the U.S. Embassy caused diplomatic tensions

Question: Sunday morning, Chen will begin a new life in @placeholder, calm and resolute as always.


(CNN) -- Following last week's Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster, the carrier says it will offer full refunds to travelers who wish to cancel their tickets, while those wanting to postpone their flights can do so without penalty. "In light of the MH17 incident, Malaysia Airlines will be waiving any change fees for passengers who wish to make changes to their itinerary to any MH destinations," said the airline in a statement. This includes non-refundable tickets. The airline says passengers have until Thursday, July 24 to cancel or change their tickets, valid for travel until December 31, 2014. Meanwhile, the airline announced that it's retiring the MH17 flight number out of respect for the 298 people killed on the Boeing 777, believed shot down by a missile in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine last Thursday.
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Malaysia Airlines offers full refunds, waives change fees following MH17 crash
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Airline says daily Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur services to continue, but it's retiring the MH17 flight number
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Singapore Airlines responds to criticism of tweet/FB post concerning Ukraine airspace

Question: Since the @placeholder tragedy, all flights operated by Malaysia Airlines that passed through Ukrainian airspace have been rerouted.


By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:22 EST, 31 December 2012 | UPDATED: 04:37 EST, 1 January 2013 Farmers across Europe have ignored an EU ban on 'pig cages’, meaning UK families will continue to eat pork, ham and bacon from cruel factory farms. British farmers stopped using the cages or sow stalls in 1999 because they were so small the huge animals did not even have enough room to turn around. The EU finally agreed to outlaw the system across member states from today, but it has emerged that thousands across the continent have failed to meet the deadline.
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The ban on sow stalls comes into force in EU today
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Only one third of French farms have removed cages
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Half of German farms also still using sow stalls
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EU farmers given 11 years notice of deadline
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British farmers banned cruel practice in 1999

Question: The organisation is advising consumers to buy @placeholder bacon as the only guarantee of avoiding meat from the cage system.


By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:53 EST, 16 July 2013 | UPDATED: 15:54 EST, 16 July 2013 An Ohio man is lucky to be alive after blowing his arm off with high-powered, homemade fireworks he bought from a neighbor just a few days before the Fourth of July holiday. Kevin Skubic, 34, says that on July 1, he paid 65-year-old Wayne Jones  $200 for 50 homemade 'quarter sticks.' The homemade explosives are nearly three times as powerful as M-80s, a popular explosive that can be found in most fireworks stores. Skubic says he's bought similar fireworks from Jones in the past and nothing went wrong. But when he purchased the quarter sticks this year, his life was changed forever.
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The homemade explosives are reportedly three times more powerful than M-80s
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In addition to losing an arm, Kevin Skubic suffered hearing damage and a detached retina
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The man who sold Skubic the explosives faces criminal charges

Question: @placeholder has been charged with manufacturing explosives, unlawful possession of dangerous ordinance, illegal assembly of chemicals/explosives and possession of criminal tools.


Love triangle: Katie Gilmore, pictured, has admitted she played her two lovers off against each other A cheating woman has declared her love for the man who killed her TV actor boyfriend. Katie Gilmore, 27, was in a relationship with Gary Suller – who had appeared in Doctor Who and Casualty – but said she had ‘more feelings’ for her second lover, Barry Bowyer. Heroin addict Bowyer, a jury has heard, was so envious of Mr Suller, 45, that he battered him to death, in a ‘prolonged, unrelenting and brutal attack’. He has continued to receive letters from Miss Gilmore, while in custody awaiting trial.
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Barry Bowyer, 38, accused of murdering Gary Suller, 45
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Blonde Katie Gilmore, 27, was having a relationship with actor Mr Suller when she met lover Bowyer
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Bowyer allegedly broke into Mr Suller's terraced house and lay in wait for him before punching and kicking him to death
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Mr Suller 'suffered internal injuries usually found in car crash victims'
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But Miss Gilmore tells court today she has fallen in love with Bowyer
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Miss Gilmore has continued to write Bowyer letters in jail despite him admitting to killing her former boyfriend

Question: trial: ‘@placeholder and Gary Suller were not strangers to each other.


Dean met Emily Goodhand, 28, in Toronto through friends at a vodka bar He 'slipped her his room card and his room number after flirting' She claims they spent the night together in his luxury hotel room He allegedly told Emily he never had sex with Tori anymore She claims he bragged about his sex tape with Tori Emily now feels it was a mistake and she made a bad decision They seemed to have a blissful marriage filled with kids, reality TV and happy photo ops. But on Tuesday, UsWeekly reported there's a serious crack in the marriage of Dean McDermott, 47, and Tori Spelling, 40.
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Dean met Emily Goodhand, 28, in Toronto through friends at a vodka bar
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He 'slipped her his room card and his room number after flirting'
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She claims they spent the night together in his luxury hotel room
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He allegedly told Emily he never had sex with Tori anymore
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She claims he bragged about his sex tape with Tori
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Emily now feels it was a mistake and she made a bad decision

Question: And instead of taking off his clothes, he took out his computer where he showed off photos of @placeholder and the kids.


By Associated Press Reporter The defense attorney for a man charged with raping and strangling to death a University of New Hampshire student spent his first day cross-examining the state's star witness trying to convince jurors she was possessed by imaginary characters she had created. Defense attorney Joachim Barth also asserted the witness, 20-year-old Kathryn McDonough, changed her story and shifted the blame from herself to defendant Seth Mazzaglia, her ex-boyfriend, just to get a reduced sentence. Mazzaglia is charged with first-degree murder in the October 2012 strangulation death of 19-year-old Elizabeth ‘Lizzi’ Marriott, of Westborough, Massachusetts. He has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say he and McDonough dumped Marriott's body in a river and it hasn't been recovered.
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Kathryn McDonough, 20, was cross-examined Thursday by in 31-year-old Seth Mazzaglia's trial over strangulation death of Lizzi Marriott in 2012
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McDonough claims she watched as Marriott was killed after she allegedly rebuffed McDonough's advances
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Defense attorneys replayed a scene in which McDonough told a friend she was under control of separate personality and could not recall murder
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Mazzaglia's attorneys say that McDonough carried out the killing and he covered for her because he was obsessed with her
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McDonough is serving a prison sentence for lying to investigators about Marriott's disappearance and death

Question: @placeholder told jurors during his opening statement May 28 that McDonough had ‘a real problem.


Erica Faith Hagan, 22, a psychology graduate from Kentucky, was dead on Saturday morning A young American woman whose body was found in her Chile apartment may have been murdered, according to authorities. Erica Faith Hagan, 22, a psychology graduate from Kentucky, was found with three head wounds in the bathtub of her apartment on the campus of Colegio Bautista of Temuco on Saturday morning. She was working as an English instructor at a secondary school in Temuco, 700 kilometers (450 miles) south of Santiago. 'The investigation so far has shown that she had at least three wounds on her head that were caused by a blunt object,' said local prosecutor Cristian Paredes.
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Erica Faith Hagan, 22, was a psychology graduate from Kentucky
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Found in bathroom of her Chile campus on Saturday morning
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She had only arrived in July and was due to return to US in December
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Her family are now flying out to South America

Question: She had visited @placeholder previously and was scheduled to return home in December.


(CNN) -- The question is not just whether Jim Thorpe, in death, will ever be allowed to rest in peace. The question is whether he ever managed to find true peace while he was alive. Thorpe, the Native American from rural Oklahoma who in the early years of the 20th century became the greatest athlete in the world, died in 1953. He is back in the news because one of his sons, Jack Thorpe, 73, is waging a legal battle to have his body removed from where it is buried in Pennsylvania and sent back to Oklahoma. "I want to see him put away properly," the son recently told reporter John Branch of The New York Times. "I want him put where he wanted to be."
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Jim Thorpe was an Olympic medallist, a Hall of Fame football player and a baseball player
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Bob Greene says the life of the "world's greatest athlete" was difficult
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He says towns vied to host his grave and the winner changed the name of the town to honor Thorpe
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Now Thorpe's son is seeking to return his remains to Oklahoma

Question: So it is that @placeholder, for more than half a century, has been buried in Jim Thorpe.


The first mysterious camera-mounted car was spotted in California last week, and now new sightings of Apple's minivans have been posted online. At least two videos - one recorded in California, another filmed in Florida - suggest the top-secret project is more widespread than first thought. And rumours range from a Street View-style mapping service to an electric car that will rival Tesla or a self-driving van to rival Google. Scroll down for videos After the first mysterious camera-mounted car was spotted in California last week, further sightings of Apple's minivans have been posted online. At least two videos - one recorded in California, another filmed in Florida (pictured) - suggest the top-secret project is more widespread than first thought
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At least two videos, in California and Florida, have been posted online
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This suggests the top-secret project is more widespread than first thought
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Rumours range from a Street View-style  service to a Tesla-style electric car
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In the Florida video, the passenger is seen concealing an iPad
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The far-reaching nature of the project adds  weight to mapping rumours
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But reports claims Apple is building a self-driving 'Titan' car in a secret lab
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Alternatively, the tech giant could be using the vehicles for both projects

Question: With 12 cameras on top of the mysterious Apple car, some have said that is too many for it to be a mapping car like @placeholder's Street View (pictured left).

Question: With 12 cameras on top of the mysterious Apple car, some have said that is too many for it to be a mapping car like Google's @placeholder (pictured left).


Pope Francis today continued his diplomatic initiative to revitalise the stalled Middle East peace process with a hugely symbolic gesture beside one of Judaism's holiest sites. Standing in front of the Western Wall, the Pontiff hugged his two friends, Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka and leader of the South American country's Muslim Community, Omar Abboud. Both men were part of the inter-faith delegation. The three-day visit has been deemed a diplomatic success, despite some early controversy, after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres agreed to travel to the Vatican next month for talks. Scroll down for video Standing in front of the Western Wall, Pope Francis hugs Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka and the leader of Argentina's Muslim population Omar Abboud
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Pope Francis has invited the presidents of Israel and Palestine to the Vatican for prayers and talks early next month
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The Pontiff prayed at the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock - two of the holiest sites in Judaism and Islam
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He also visited a Holocaust memorial where he met several survivors of the Nazi regime and kissed their hands

Question: In response, President @placeholder replied: 'We would be honored to offer such a prayer either in our home or yours, in accordance with your kind offer.'


(CNN) -- The eyes of the gaming world are on Sony, which on Wednesday is expected to unveil the PlayStation 4, the latest version of its popular gaming console. It's been more than six years since the company launched its PlayStation 3. That's an eon in the warp-speed tech industry, and the company faces a drastically altered landscape as it enters a new round of battles with its top competitors: Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's Wii (and, now, the Wii U). Long gone are the days when gamers had to pop into their local game shop for the latest titles. PC gaming, Web streaming and smartphone and tablet games have all sapped the popularity of the venerable living-room console. In this new era of mobile, connected gaming, experts say faster processors and flashier specs won't be enough for the next generation.
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Rumors about Wednesday's launch focus on an online gaming feature, social sharing
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New console would compete with Nintendo's Wii U, Microsoft's Xbox 360
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Consoles also now compete with PC gaming, mobile games and Web streaming

Question: That's been enough to keep the console neck and neck with Microsoft (which is rumored to be developing its own next-generation console, the Xbox 720) but trailing @placeholder, which has parlayed its wide appeal with family and casual gamers into the top spot since hitting the market in 2006.

Question: Of course, like Nintendo and especially @placeholder, Sony wants to continue branding its console as an entertainment hub for the living room, not just a gaming toy.


(CNN) -- House Speaker John Boehner's threatened lawsuit against President Obama has elicited scorn from the right and blistering attacks from the left. So why is Boehner pursuing it? Perhaps because he thinks he just might win in the end. As political stunts go, Boehner's is too transparent for my tastes. And I say this as a guy who has perpetrated some serious stunt work in my political career. Boehner's not a bad guy. One gets the sense he'd rather be sharing Marlboros and merlot with Obama than taking him to court. But he is a SINO: Speaker in Name Only. The tea party is driving the GOP train these days, which explains the frequent train wrecks. So, perhaps to appease the tea party bosses, Boehner has decided to sue the President.
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Paul Begala: Why is Boehner suing Obama in face of criticism? Because he may win
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He sees hypocrisy in that Boehner has criticized frivolous lawsuits, backed Bush orders
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Begala: Sue first, ask questions later stunt might find support from Supreme Court's right wing
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He says if GOP can't move agenda or regain White House, maybe court will do heavy lifting

Question: A second way Boehner is being hypocritical is his support for robust executive authority when @placeholder was exercising it.


By Martin Robinson On trial: Max Clifford was defended by a string of stars at Southwark Crown Court, where he denies 11 counts of indecent assault PR guru Max Clifford is a 'good, decent man', actress Pauline Quirke told his sex trial today. The Birds Of A Feather star gave evidence at Southwark Crown Court, where the 70-year-old is accused of 11 counts of indecent assault on seven girls and women. 'The word I've always associated with Max, since I've known him, is the word integrity,' Ms Quirke said. Scroll down for video The actress told the jury she had known Clifford for 20 years, having met him through their charity.
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Actress was part of PR guru's defence as he denies 11 indecent assaults
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'The word I've always associated with Max is integrity,' Ms Quirke said
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Sky's Clare Tomlinson says he's not the sort who'd 'pat people on the bum'

Question: Sky TV presenter @placeholder said she worked for Clifford for six months from January 1991 as his personal assistant.


By Rob Brennan The seventh Premier League loss of the season for David Moyes has brought the looming shadow of Sir Alex Ferguson to life as the iconic boss returned to Old Trafford. The 3-1 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge all but finished Manchester United's season and with the bookies predicting the departure of Moyes soon, Paddy Power have taken matters into their own hands by creating a waxwork of modern football's most successful manager. Standing in his famous 'Fergie Time' pose, the 72-year-old has been placed in a glass box in front of the stadium he called home for 26-and-a-half years.
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Manchester United 14 points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal
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Bookies predicting the return of former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson
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Champions lost 3-1 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday
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David Moyes refusing to concede title race is over
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Phil Jones says United are 'not a million miles away' from top three sides

Question: Divine intervention: Ferguson looks to the heavens during another defeat for @placeholder on Sunday


By Snejana Farberov for Mail online and Associated Press Russia's food safety watchdog will conduct checks on McDonald's restaurants in the Urals region in response to complaints, a day after four branches of the chain were shuttered in Moscow. Natalya Lukyantseva, an official in the Sverdlovsk regional office of the agency, told RIA Novosti and Interfax that unplanned checks were being carried out in a number of restaurants after residents voiced safety concerns. The inspections come one day after the agency, known in Russia as Rospotrebnadzor, ordered four Moscow-based restaurants to suspend operations, citing 'numerous' sanitary law violations. Scroll down for video
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Russian food safety inspectors from the agency Rospotrebnadzor temporarily suspended operations in four McDonald's branches Wednesday
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The fast-food crackdown comes after sanctions imposed on Russia by US and EU in the aftermath of the crisis in Ukraine

Question: Shuttered: In this photo taken on Wednesday, August 20, 2014, one of closed @placeholder's McDonald's outlets in downtown Moscow w


Brendan Rodgers has vowed to make Liverpool stronger after accepting Luis Suarez had to go. The Liverpool manager signalled  Suarez’s departure after Barcelona agreed to pay the striker’s £75million buy-out clause and he will be unveiled next week close to the Nou Camp following a medical. Suarez, last season’s Premier League top scorer and winner of the PFA and Football Writers’ Player of the Year awards, pleaded for understanding from Liverpool fans who idolised the  Uruguayan but who had also grown increasingly exasperated at the controversy he courted throughout his three-and-a-half-year stay. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Barcelona reveal Luis Suarez's number 9 shirt
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The 27-year-old striker moves to Nou Camp after Barcelona agreed to pay the £75million buy-out clause
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Uruguayan will travel to Spain for a medical next week
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Suarez will be unveiled as Barcelona player after completing formalities
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Rodgers said: ‘If there is one thing the history of this great club teaches us, it is that Liverpool FC is bigger than any individual’

Question: And he's off: Rodgers (left) said that @placeholder did all they can to try and keep Suarez at Liverpool


Caterham have announced that they will take part at the final Formula One race of the season in Abu Dhabi. The British team, who entered into administration in October, launched a ‘crowdfunding’ scheme last week in a bid to raise more than £2million to make the race. And despite still coming up £500,000 short of their target on Friday afternoon, the administrators acting on behalf of Caterham, have announced that they will race next weekend. The cash-strapped team claim they will now compete at the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi Caterham have missed the last two races in America and Brazil but say they will take to the grid in Abu Dhabi
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British team launched crowdfunding initiative in bid to raise more than £2m
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Despite falling short of total, administrators say they will race in Abu Dhabi
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The team paid tribute to the sport's fans after £1.9m donated in a week
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Question: 'We now head to @placeholder ready to show what a hard-working and positive group of people this is and to hopefully secure a future for the team.


(CNN) -- Hunger isn't glamorous, but Michael Kors and Halle Berry are using the power of fashion and Hollywood to help the U.N. World Food Programme provide meals for children around the world. Thursday is World Food Day, but the celebrities are rallying support all month long to raise funds for WFP's School Meals program with the #WatchHungerStop campaign. The issue of hunger has been an important one for designer Michael Kors for decades. He started his charity work in New York in the late 1980s with God's Love We Deliver, a nonprofit organization that provides nutritious meals to seriously ill people.
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Thursday is World Food Day
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Designer Michael Kors and Halle Berry have raised funds for 5 million meals for children
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U.N. World Food Programme says it provided school meals to 19.8 million kids in 2013
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"We want to see zero hunger in the world," Kors says

Question: And as the @placeholder fashion empire grew so did the designer's mission.


(CNN)Oscar-nominated filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky, whose series on the "West Memphis Three" cast doubt on the murder convictions of three Arkansas teenagers, catalyzing a movement that led to their release, died Saturday, longtime collaborator Joe Berlinger said. The Emmy-award winning documentary director died in his sleep of complications from diabetes, Berlinger said. He was 58. "Bruce's humanity is on every frame of the films that he leaves behind, and words can't express how graced I feel my life has been by having the extraordinary opportunity of being able to say we were partners and, more importantly, best friends," said Berlinger. The duo collaborated on Sinofsky's debut, the critically acclaimed "Brother's Keeper," before turning to the "Paradise Lost" trilogy, a series of films that drew attention to the case of three teen boys convicted in 1994 of killing three Cub Scouts in West Memphis, Arkansas.
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Bruce Sinofsky's documentaries covered a range of topics
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He took up the noted case of convicted "West Memphis Three"
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Sinofsky, 58, co-directed film about heavy metal band Metallica

Question: Berlinger recalled Sinofsky's dedication to his first film "@placeholder," despite a lack of of financial backing or equipment.