With names like Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Yves Saint Laurent under its belt, it's little wonder Paris has earned a reputation as one of the fashion capitals of the world. If "French chic" has become synonymous with the elegance, grace and style of its country's powerhouse fashion labels and catwalk shows, this weekend that glamor will be out in force on a very different type of track -- the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Your average horse race this is not. While Britain's Royal Ascot often displays images of Tango-colored ladies kicking off their heels, their French counterparts take a distinctly more demure approach to a day at the races.
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Think "French chic" and the words elegance, style and grace spring to mind
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That glamor will be on display at this weekend's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
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Stark contrast to UK's Royal Ascot, which has a more flamboyant style
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Prestigious race regularly attracts the "creme de la creme" of European society

Question: Whatever the outcome, one thing is for sure, the @placeholder crowd will be celebrating in style.


Washington (CNN) -- In rural southern Virginia, 14-term Democratic Rep. Rick Boucher says he's never had an election enemy quite like the ones he's facing this year. Its not his opponent, but instead it's what he calls a "shadowy" group that is funding television ads against him. "Rick Boucher is trying to deceive you ... Boucher has failed to protect our jobs. Now it's time Rick Boucher loses his," the ad's narrator says. The 30-second commercial was paid for by Americans for Job Security, a conservative-leaning group which, according to the nonpartisan watchdog group OpenSecrets.org, has spent nearly $8 million against Democratic candidates nationwide.
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Political groups operate outside parties and do not have to reveal members or donors
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It's difficult for voters to figure out who is behind messaging, watchdog group says
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President Obama has attacked groups for spending millions without disclosing donors
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Democratic-leaning groups are also cloaking their funding sources, however

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Trying on a firefighter's helmet, allowing a young boy to hug his leg during a mass and phoning up his followers for a chat are just a few of the ways Pope Francis has attracted headlines in the last few months. And after years of negative press, the Catholic Church is basking in the 'Francis Effect' which has been credited with a 20 per cent rise in congregations in Britain, and similar boosts around the world. But who is the PR guru working quietly behind the scenes to help push Pope Francis forward and leading the Church out of one of its darkest spells following a slew of recent scandals?
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Greg Burke, 53, is a senior media advisor to the Vatican
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Used to work for Fox News and was hired by the Vatican in June 2012
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Born in Missouri he is a member of the controversial Opus Dei
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Pope joined Twitter a few months after he took up new role

Question: Mr @placeholder is on Twitter where he often posts humorous photos and tweets.


Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel has placed high-profile prisoner Marwan Barghouti in solitary confinement following his public call for Palestinians to participate in popular resistance against Israel's occupation of lands Palestinians claim, the Israeli Prisons Authority said Monday. Israeli Prisons Authority representative Sivan Weizman said Barghouti had been placed in isolation for a period of seven days following the publication of a letter last week "that called on Palestinians to take action against Israel." The letter was considered incitement, she said. In addition to the period of solitary confinement, Barghouti will not be allowed visitors for 30 days, she said. Last week Barghouti released 17-point letter from prison outlining what he said was a new strategy aimed at achieving Palestinian statehood.
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Marwan Barghouti gets seven days in solitary and 30 with no visitors, Israel says
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The punishment follows his call for new resistance against Israel
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He released a letter which the Israelis consider incitement
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Barghouti is considered a possible future Palestinian leader

Question: "The job of the @placeholder security services is to provide security and protection to Palestinian citizens, not to protect the occupation," Barghouti wrote.


By Richard Shears Last updated at 8:34 PM on 18th November 2011 Arrested: Conman Peter Foster who helped Cherie Blair buy two flats Peter Foster, the conman who was at the centre of the Cheriegate saga, was back behind bars last night after a chase through a hospital’s corridors. He was arrested over alleged false claims about a weight loss treatment. Australian police moved in on Foster as he sat at the bedside of his 80-year-old mother, Louise, who had collapsed with an apparent stroke shortly after announcing that she was suing News International for allegedly hacking into her phone in 2002.
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Held at the bedside of his sick mother in Queensland
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He is banned from being involved in any companies in Australia

Question: He is to appear in court in @placeholder next week.


A property in Sydney's inner-west with rotting floors, crumbling ceilings, and packed full of garbage sold for $923,000 over the weekend. The uninhabitable dump on Durham Street, Stanmore, went under the hammer on Saturday, and had bids from 20 serious buyers. The bidding started at $600,000 but quickly climbed, before selling for $923,000, which was 15 to 20 percent higher than the expected price, according to selling agent Ron Alexander. Scroll down for video The two-bedroom house in Durham St, Stanmore sold for $923,000, despite the fact that it is uninhabitable in its present state From the outside it doesn't look too bad, though the state of the house indoors is a different matter entirely
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The two-bedroom Stanmore house sold for $923,000 at auction
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It is strewn with rubbish and the ceilings have collapsed
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Most interest has come from builders who are keen on its great location
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Toulouse, France (CNN) -- The French police siege to capture a suspected al Qaeda-trained militant came to a bloody end Thursday morning when commandos shot Mohammed Merah in the head as he fired wildly back at them, authorities said. Merah emerged from a bathroom in his apartment and fired more than 30 shots at police as they burst in to end a standoff that had lasted more than 31 hours, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said. He jumped out a window onto a balcony, still shooting, and was found dead on the ground, officials said. Two police officers were injured in the raid, Interior Minister Claude Gueant said.
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Mohammed Merah was on the U.S. no-fly list, a U.S. intelligence official says
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President Sarkozy says Merah was not a madman, but a monster and a fanatic
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Merah is shot in the head during a raid by security forces, ending the long standoff
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Police say Merah killed 3 soldiers, a rabbi and 3 Jewish children

Question: @placeholder is not racist or anti-Semitic, Sarkozy added, and the tragic events of the past few days have shown that the nation is stronger when it is united and lives by its values.


Newark, Delaware (CNN) -- A feisty Christine O'Donnell attacked her Democratic opponent but also stumbled in Wednesday's debate with Chris Coons in their election battle for Delaware's U.S. Senate seat held for nearly four decades by Vice President Joe Biden. The highly anticipated showdown between two candidates considered surprise contenders featured O'Donnell displaying her conservative credentials that gained Tea Party backing while Coons, put on the defensive at times, generally backed Democratic policies favored by President Barack Obama. O'Donnell's primary victory over a veteran mainstream Republican candidate last month shook up the GOP establishment, with party strategist Karl Rove even questioning her qualifications. Now trailing badly according to the latest polls, she appeared nervous at the start but quickly went on the attack, accusing Coons of raising taxes and offering a "rubber stamp" to Obama administration policies if elected.
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NEW: O'Donnell backs more state powers on social issues
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NEW: Coons criticizes O'Donnell for comment on food stamp recipients
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Candidates spar on issues on CNN debate
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O'Donnell expresses conservative views; Coons takes mostly liberal stances

Question: However, @placeholder enjoys a lead in campaign cash, which is one reason both President Barack Obama and Biden are coming to Delaware on Friday to help Coons raise money.


Brave Peter Siebold (pictured) spoke for the first time about the tragedy that killed his close friend, co-pilot Mike Alsbury, revealing that he gave a passing plane a thumbs up to show that he was alive The pilot who miraculously survived the Virgin spaceship disaster has revealed how he was blasted from the wreckage of the disintegrating rocket ship and plummeted nearly ten miles back to Earth. Having suffered serious injuries, the experienced test pilot only regained consciousness halfway into his fall but was composed enough to give a thumbs-up to colleagues in a passing aircraft to show he was alive.
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Virgin Galactic pilot Peter Siebold speaks for the first time after tragic crash
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His close friend and colleague Mike Alsbury was killed in the disaster
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Siebold, 43, says he lost consciousness and awoke while falling to Earth
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He gave a thumbs up to a passing aircraft to show that he was alive
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Siebold travelled home to see his family just three days after tragedy

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Joachim Low has spoken of his fear that his all-conquering German side will experience burn-out as they seek to add the European Championships to the World Cup they lifted in Brazil back in July. Jerome Boatang, Mats Hummels and Sami Khedira will sit out their country’s clash with Argentina in Dusseldorf on Wednesday evening – although only the latter remains a doubt for the Euro 2016 curtain-raiser with Scotland in Dortmund on Sunday. Just 52 days after watching Philipp Lahm lift the game’s biggest prize in Rio, Low is deeply concerned that a lack of proper rest for his star performers coupled with the demands of elite club football will adversely affect their chances of a smooth qualification passage.
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Joachim Low is worried his Germany stars will burn out ahead of Euro 2016
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Jerome Boatang, Mats Hummels and Sami Khedira among players who will miss their friendly World Cup final replay against Argentina on Wednesday
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Only Khedira is likely to miss Sunday's Euro qualifier against Scotland
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Low named Bastian Schweinsteiger as captain after Philipp Lahm retired
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The coach will rest players and blood new ones throughout qualifying

Question: That cycle begins with the match against @placeholder on Sunday.’


(CNN) -- Barack Obama received the backing of a nation when he was elected for a second term as U.S. president last month, and now his favorite English soccer club has also won a significant ballot. English Premier League side West Ham United -- the team of choice of the 44th president of the United States -- has been selected as the preferred occupant for London's Olympic Stadium, the venue which hosted the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) announced on Wednesday that the east London club -- whose stadium is located near to the former Olympic Park site in Stratford -- had beaten off competition from neighboring third-tier team Leyton Orient, a proposed sports university project and a consortium looking to bring Formula One to the British capital.
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Soccer club West Ham selected as preferred bidder for London's Olympic Stadium
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Premier League side beat off competition from third-tier team Leyton Orient
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Reconstruction work on the arena expected to cost between $210-240 million
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U.S. president's favorite English team will contribute $24 million

Question: "The LLDC's board unanimously agreed that West Ham United's bid for a concession to play at the @placeholder should be ranked highest of the bids received, and that negotiations should be held with the club on final commercial terms for them to move to the stadium," read a statement on the organization's website.


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- You don't find many churches making theatrical films. You especially don't find many churches making films starring Kirk Cameron about a firefighter in a crumbling marriage addicted to online porn. Kirk Cameron stars in "Fireproof," a film he was attracted to for its many themes, he said. But that's the case for Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. In fact, the film, "Fireproof," was the church's third movie. It was also an unexpected hit. In September it debuted at No. 4 at the box office, eventually bringing in $33.5 million and spawning two books: a novelization, also called "Fireproof," which is in The New York Times' best-seller list's Top 20; and a companion journal to the movie, "The Love Dare," which has sold more than 2 million copies.
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"Fireproof" about a firefighter having marriage problems
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Film was produced by a church, aimed some marketing at churches
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"Fireproof" successful in theaters, now success on DVD, has become a brand

Question: Having @placeholder helps, but for it to come out and do 136,000 pieces [DVDs] in its first week is pretty impressive."


By Daniel Martin, Whitehall Correspondent Britain will leapfrog Germany to become Europe’s largest economy by 2030, economists predict. Thanks to our decision not to join the euro, we will overtake France in less than five years to become the fifth-largest economy in the world. In a significant boost to George Osborne’s austerity programme, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) hailed the UK as the second-best performing economy in the Western world after the United States – and said France was one of the worst. A vision of the future? The predictions, right, could be good news for George Osborne if true. The UK is set to beat Germany and France but lose out to Brazil and India, remaining the sixth-largest world economy
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We are seat to leapfrog Germany and France but lose to India and Brazil
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Austerity and our refusal to join Euro put us in good stead, study claims
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Study was by the Centre for Economics and Business Research

Question: @placeholder overtook the UK in 2011 to briefly become the world’s sixth largest economy.


By Daniel Bates PUBLISHED: 13:58 EST, 3 August 2013 | UPDATED: 04:32 EST, 4 August 2013 The married socialite who is pregnant with Simon Cowell’s baby cheated on her husband because ‘cuddling up to five Gucci bags’ at night did not satisfy her longing for a man. Lauren Silverman, who has enjoyed holidays on Cowell's yacht - sometimes with her husband and sometimes just with the X-Factor creator, lived a life of luxury that was empty without her husband Andrew around because he was often away on business, the man who raised her has claimed. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Stewart Eisenberg said that Lauren slept with Cowell because she was lonely and you ‘can’t put a credit card under your arm when you go out to dinner’.
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Stepfather claims 36-year-old had affair with X-Factor creator because she was lonely
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Mother-to-be Lauren Silverman seen shopping at a Hamptons toy store
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Husband is staying with her at seaside home but couple are said to be barely talking
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The two have been arguing over custody rights ever since news broke that she was expecting a baby with longtime friend Simon Cowell

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Question: As for the divorcing couple, they have both released separate statements and yesterday @placeholder spoke in person for the first time and said that his family were going through a ‘very difficult time’.


By Lee Moran Last updated at 4:59 PM on 29th November 2011 This satellite image shows the devastation caused by a mysterious blast at an Iranian missile base earlier this month. Its buildings are destroyed, mountains of debris are scattered in courtyards and roads are severely damaged. Iranian authorities claimed the November 12 explosion, which killed 17 at the Revolutionary Guard compound 25 miles east of the capital of Tehran, was caused by 'an accident' when ammunition was being moved. Devastated: This satellite image shows the destruction caused by the November 12 blast Before: This is the missile base pictured before it was devastated in a blast on November 12
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Aerial photo shows buildings wiped out in November 12 incident
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Western city of Isfahan rocked by blast on Monday
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Authorities put latest blast down to a 'military drill'

Question: Now, with a further blast yesterday in the western city of @placeholder, observers are questioning the competence of those in charge of the country's missile programme.


One hundred years ago today, 21-year-old Edward 'Ryko' Reichenbach, arrived at the old Darwin Post Office, having cycled 3,000km across the desert from the post office in Adelaide. Ryko, a keen cyclist and photographer, broke the record for the fastest person to cycle form Adelaide to Darwin, completing the journey in just 28 days. The Northern Territory Library, which is on the site of the old post office, where Ryko completed his journey, is marking the centenary of the occasion with an exhibition of some of the photographs Ryko took during his journey. Ryko is pictured riding his bike through a 'gauntlet of spears', though it is believed the picture was posed and he had a good relationship with local indigenous people. The caption on this picture reads 'Arnheim Land cycling episode - overcome by the Myalls. Running the gauntlet of spears'
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Edward 'Ryko' Reichenback cycled from Adelaide to Darwin at the age of 21
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The 3,000km journey took him 28 days to complete. He arrived at the Darwin Post Office 100 years ago today
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The Northern Territory Library have released photographs of his journey to commemorate the centenary
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The keen photographer took more than 3,000 photographs of the Northern Territory but they were stolen from his apartment and only a few hundred are available to the public, from private collections or libraries

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Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Bangkok faces the highest flood levels yet and is preparing for the worst, the governor of the Thai capital told CNN. Residents are urged to flee the rising floodwaters, which have already forced the closure of Bangkok's Don Muang airport and the evacuation of flood victims who have taken refuge there. Thailand's government has declared a five-day public holiday in flood-affected provinces to try to encourage people to seek safety elsewhere before high tides expected this weekend. But Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paripatra told CNN the authorities could not evacuate a whole city and it was difficult to persuade the Thai people to leave their homes, despite the risk.
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NEW: Bangkok's governor warns of the highest water levels in next few days
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Evacuations include 600 inmates at a prison, some animals from a zoo
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PM warns capital could be submerged by as much as 1.5 meters (4.9 feet)
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Authorities: Floods have killed 373 people and affected more than 9.5 million

Question: The Airports of Thailand declared @placeholder airport, which primarily services domestic flights, closed Tuesday night, after floodwaters flowed onto runways and affected the lighting.


By Iona Kirby Dallas star Larry Hagman has died at the age of 81. The actor, who was famed for playing JR Ewing on the hit show, died at a Dallas hospital on Friday after complications with his recent battle with throat cancer. He is survived by wife Maj, who he married in 1952. In 2008, Maj was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Scroll down for video Legend: Dallas star Larry Hagman, pictured (left) in the iconic show with Linda Gray in 1978 and (right) on November 15, has died at the age of 81 after complications with cancer. He was famed for playing JR Ewing
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Actor revealed in October 2011 that he had a form of throat cancer
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Hagman's 56-year showbiz career started in off-Broadway show
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In 1965 he landed TV part in I Dream of Jeannie, which ran for five years
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He starred in Dallas from 1978 until 1991, reprising his role earlier this year
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Hagman is survived by wife Maj, who he married in 1952, and two children

Question: The late actor added: 'Besides, as we all know, you can't keep @placeholder down!'


It is almost impossible for westerners to gain access to Iran first-hand, but these pictures aim to take us right inside their private lives. Iranian photographers have shared what life is like for ordinary young people by taking pictures of a place foreigners would rarely ever see - their living rooms. Western understandings of Iran tend to be dominated by the aggressive rhetoric of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmedinijad and controversy over the country's nuclear capabilities. Beauty salon owner Zohreh, right, sits at her desk in her home with her customers - once they leave the salon they will have to cover their newly-done hair, and their arms
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15 young Iranian photographers welcome us into the 'Iranian living room'
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Book lifts the veil on life for ordinary people living in repressive regime
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With the new president there are signs social strictures may relax

Question: @placeholder is looking at a hair colour catalogue, but women's magazines are forbidden


Australian journalist Peter Greste took to Twitter to express his sheer joy after being released from an Egyptian prison where he was held for over 400 days. The 49-year-old Al Jazeera and ex-BBC journalist shared a photo of himself on a beach in Cyprus at about 9:30pm Australian time on Tuesday, with his arms thrown in the air and the caption: 'Free in Cyprus! Feels sweet. Peter back online for first time in 400+ days. Special thanks to Mike 4 [sic] nursing twitter'. It was followed by a Tweet that confirmed Greste was on his way home: 'Brother Mike and I due to head home to Australia shortly. Can't wait for the family reunion.'
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Peter Greste was released from a Cairo prison and deported on Sunday
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On Tuesday the journalist issued his first tweets in over 400 days
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They showed him standing on a beach in Cyprus and revealed he was due to head home to Australia shortly
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He said he was looking forward to being reunited with his family
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However Greste continues to advocate for the release of his two colleagues who remain imprisoned in Egypt
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The three men spent 400 days in prison for allegedly aiding the black-listed Muslim Brotherhood

Question: Just prior to his first tweet in more than a year, a message on his account read: 'This is Mike who has been running @placeholder's twitter account since his arrest.


Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warned on Wednesday that the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the use of torture is causing the United States' allies to "rethink" their cooperation with the country. He also pledged that when Republicans take over the Senate next month and have control over both chambers of Congress, they'll take steps to be a "check" on President Barack Obama's "ill-advised foreign policy." In remarks at the conservative Heritage Foundation, Cruz declared, "Torture is wrong, unambiguously." But he decried the release of what he called a "partisan Democrat" report as "reckless and irresponsible." "The international repercussions of this partisan report are just beginning," he said, adding that even "friends and allies across the globe are rethinking" their relationship with the U.S.
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said the release of the torture report will affect U.S. relations with its allies
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Cruz also said the GOP-led Senate will act as a "check" on Obama's foreign policy
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The potential presidential contender took aim at what he called the "Obama-Clinton" foreign policy

Question: "The consequences of the Obama-@placeholder foreign policy is that our friends no longer trust us, and our enemies no longer fear us," Cruz said.

Question: "There is agreement, and in many ways bipartisan agreement, in the Senate that the Obama-@placeholder foreign policy is disastrous and is undermining America in the world.


(CNN) -- Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky denied Wednesday two new allegations of child abuse that authorities are investigating, his attorney said. "Jerry has adamantly denied the allegations," said attorney Joseph Amendola, adding that the accusations appear to be part of "a very nasty divorce and custody battle." The investigations were opened by Children and Youth Services in Pennsylvania, sources close to the investigation said Tuesday. In Pennsylvania, cases of alleged child abuse reported by an alleged victim who is an adult are strictly police matters, even if the alleged offenses occurred when that person was a child.
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Two new accusations of child abuse stem from "a very nasty" divorce, lawyer says
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Jerry Sandusky denies inappropriate contact with relatives, attorney says
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Sources: Two new cases were reported to authorities less than 60 days ago
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The alleged victims are currently under 18, the sources say

Question: Based on the grand jury report, @placeholder's attorney general has charged Sandusky with 40 counts in what authorities allege was the sexual abuse of eight boys.


Truck driver Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and is expected to be arraigned on Thursday afternoon A commuter train's on-board camera captured a fiery crash with a pickup truck abandoned by its driver on Tuesday morning, and federal investigators say the video could give a big boost to the search for a cause. The truck driver, Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez, a 54-year-old from Yuma, Arizona, was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and is expected to be arraigned on Thursday afternoon. The video, taken from the outward-facing camera on the front car of the Metrolink train bound for Los Angeles, was sent back to the Washington home of the National Transportation Safety Board for analysis, board member Robert Sumwalt said.
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Tuesday morning's Metrolink train crash with a pickup truck left abandoned on the tracks was captured by on-board cameras
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Federal investigators say the video could help their search for an explanation as to how and why the incident occurred
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Truck driver Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez, 54, is expected to appear in court on Thursday afternoon
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He was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries
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The truck caused a crash that derailed three cars and sent 30 people to hospital - leaving three in a critical condition - in Oxnard, California

Question: The crash in Oxnard, about 45 miles (70 km) northwest of @placeholder, flipped over three double-decker Metrolink rail cars and derailed two others.


(CNN) -- Computer hackers supporting WikiLeaks shifted targets Thursday from Amazon to PayPal, they said, as Dutch authorities announced an arrest in connection with hacker attacks on the websites of MasterCard and Visa. The Dutch High Tech Crimes unit arrested a 16-year-old in The Hague, Netherlands, with prosecutors saying he confessed to attacks on the websites. "He is probably part of a larger group of hackers, who are under continued investigation," they said. The teen is due in court Friday in Rotterdam. Separately, a group of hackers calling themselves Anonymous Operations said they would attack PayPal, not Amazon.com, about an hour after an attack on Amazon was due to start.
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A Dutch teen is arrested over hacking attacks on MasterCard and Visa
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A hackers' collective says it doesn't have enough forces to target Amazon.com
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WikiLeaks denies any connection with the hackers and won't support or condemn them

Question: He hasn't seen any obvious code in the tool that would allow @placeholder to use people's computers for other purposes, he said.


(CNN) -- The government's open. Washington is back at work. House Republicans, licking their wounds, are asking themselves what's next. And President Barack Obama has thrown down the gauntlet: The top item on his agenda is immigration reform. What are the chances that the House will now move ahead on immigration? The answer will have less to do with immigration than with how the budget battle has changed the larger political dynamic in Washington. House Republicans' views on immigration are untested, and many advocates for reform believe they are implacably hostile. But the truth is Republican opinion has been evolving since the 2012 election. More and more House Republicans, perhaps the majority, know that reform is overdue and that the GOP must be part of the solution -- to remain competitive with Latino voters and because it's the right thing to do.
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Tamar Jacoby: After budget battle, GOP may be in no mood for immigration overhaul
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She says others refuse to do President Barack Obama any favor by addressing issue
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Jacoby: GOP must take ownership, provide a strong conservative approach to reform

Question: Still, the complex dynamic that drives @placeholder in the House may have shifted somewhat in the shutdown.


(CNN) -- The Libyan government argued Tuesday that it should not have to hand over Saif al-Islam Gadhafi to the International Criminal Court because the court in the Hague, Netherlands, does not have jurisdiction in the case. Gadhafi, son of deposed strongman Moammar Gadhafi, was facing an arrest warrant from the ICC for alleged crimes against humanity at the time of his capture in November 2011. The court is still seeking to prosecute him and wants him handed over. Gadhafi has been held in the Libyan city of Zintan since his capture. The two-day hearing is being held in the Hague.
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The two-day hearing is scheduled to run through Wednesday
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Libyan authorities want to try the son of late strongman Moammar Gadhafi in Libya
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Libya and the ICC have been arguing over his case since his arrest last November

Question: "An unfair trial before a @placeholder court where the accused could face the death penalty is no way to guarantee justice and accountability," the rights group said.


A new email exchange between Scott Rudin, Amy Pascal and Angelina Jolie reveals another example how the producer blasted the actress to the Sony studio head. In the latest leaked exchange, Rudin criticises Angelina Jolie's planned remake of the classic Elizabeth Taylor film Cleopatra. Rudin had earlier described Jolie as 'a minimally talented spoiled brat.' This time however, Jolie was involved in the  exchange, but was occasionally taken off the chain so Rudin could comment about her behind her back. The newest leak from Sony's hacked emails come after the film studio canceled its release of 'The Interview' - which depicts the assassination and violent of death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un - after hackers threatened a 9/11-style attack on theaters that showed the film.
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Angelina Jolie is described as 'out of her mind' by producer Scott Rudin
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Jolie was determined to continue with her planned remake of Cleopatra
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Rudin and Amy Pascal wanted Jolie to work on a Shakespeare version
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Earlier Rudin called Jolie a 'minimally talented brat' in a leaked email
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Rudin removed Jolie from the email chain when he wanted to attack her
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Seth Rogen and James Franco were both spotted with bodyguards after the threat of a 9/11-style attack on theaters that show 'The Interview'
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Sony canceled release of the film and said they have no plans to release it in the future after the threats
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Hollywood stars reacted with scorn for Sony and said 'the hackers won'
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Another producer said in hacked emails that Sony should not cast Denzel Washington in big films, claiming he doesn't sell many tickets outside the US because the worldwide film audience is racist
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Steve Carrell's comedy about North Korea, 'Pyongyang,' was also canceled

Question: With the Sony collapse @placeholder has lost its first cyberwar.


Click here for all the stats and heat maps from MailOnline's Match Zone service The swan dive in front of the Doug Ellis Stand was reminiscent of Jurgen Klinsmann throwing himself at the mercy of Tottenham’s supporters at Hillsborough 20 years ago. Harry Kane - ‘he is one of us’, as they sing - was more than entitled to launch himself in front of them after scoring Tottenham’s remarkable winner at Villa Park. He deserved it. Spurs, most certainly, did not. Mauricio Pochettino can hold an inquest into this shambolic performance at a later date, but the facts are that they overcame 10 man Villa to record their first league win in a month.
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Andreas Weimann gave Aston Villa the lead early on after sliding in to convert Charles N'Zogbia's cross
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Emmanuel Adebayor was put through on goal for Spurs shortly after, but his effort was saved by Brad Guzan
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Christian Benteke was sent off for shoving Ryan Mason in the face after kicking Erik Lamela
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Nacer Chadli equalised after slotting home at the far post from a corner with six minutes remaining
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Then Harry Kane, on a a substitute, scored the winner in the 90th minute after his free-kick deflected off Nathan Baker

Question: @placeholder wheels off after scoring Aston Villa's opener at Villa Park on Sunday against Tottenham Hotspur


Jose Mourinho's recent fury at referees reached new heights this weekend in Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Burnley  - and by coincidence the man who helped set it all off will be back in the Chelsea boss' firing line at Wembley on Sunday. Anthony Taylor - the man who booked Cesc Fabregas for diving  in Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Southampton in December - is the referee for the Capital One Cup final that pits Chelsea against Tottenham. The 36-year-old official apologised to Mourinho for his mistake after the Portuguese coach slammed Taylor and said he would be 'ashamed' of the decision.
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Taylor was in charge when Mourinho made comments about a 'campaign to influence referees' after he did not give penalty in 1-1 draw at Southampton
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The Chelsea boss was fined £25,000 by the FA for his words at St Mary's
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Taylor apologised to Mourinho for missing the foul on Cesc Fabregas
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Now the same referee is in charge of the Capital One Cup final
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(CNN) -- In the early 1980s when I served on the staff of the Joint Economic Committee, we invited the Republican deficit scourge, Peter G. Peterson, to testify on Reaganomics, but he wouldn't come. Somewhat understandably, he declined to sabotage his own team. This week, when I was asked to comment on President Barack Obama's proposed "Buffett Rule," I had a similar urge to duck. But it passed. The Buffett Rule would increase taxes on a handful of Mitt-Romney-like figures in today's America, raising a few billions of dollars in new revenues each year from the very rich. It is perfectly tailored to the Obama political style, which is to nod symbolically leftward while reserving big concessions for banks, venture capitalists and insurance companies.
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Democrats are making a case for the "Buffett Rule" to raise taxes on the very rich
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James Galbraith: While the legislation calls for tax fairness, it is a symbolic move
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Galbraith says the Buffett Rule won't solve any significant economic problem
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It's better if President Obama would focus on raising the minimum wage, he says

Question: It would not add to the deficit -- since federal workers all make more than that anyway -- and would likely spur the economy and increase tax revenues -- by a lot more than the @placeholder.


Click here for more from our brilliant Match Zone, including this map of Ivan Perisic scoring Croatia's second goal A wild elbow from Alex Song on Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic ended Cameroon’s hopes of advancing from Group A in Manaus. The Barcelona midfielder was given a straight red card after losing his cool in the 40th minute, by which time Cameroon were already a goal behind. Cameroon’s night went from bad to worse following Song’s dismissal, as they conceded three times in the second half to quash any dreams they had of qualifying for the knockout stages. And to top things off, Tottenham defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto headbutted team-mate Benjamin Moukandjo in the closing stages.
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Cameroon out of the World Cup after second successive defeat
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Ivica Olic gave Croatia the lead after 11 minutes
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Alex Song sent off for elbowing Mario Mandzukic on 40 minutes
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Ivan Perisic doubled Croatia's lead just after half-time
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Mario Mandzukic then scored twice in the second half
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Benoit Assou-Ekotto headbutted team-mate Benjamin Moukandjo late on

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(CNN) -- A Sudanese government force destroyed a church Monday, ignoring the wails of nearby residents, witnesses told journalists working for CNN. The attack came a day after authorities sent a letter saying they would demolish the church, priest Kuoa Shimal said. Government sources did not immediately return calls from CNN. Complaints about the predominantly Muslim country's lack of religious freedom came under the international spotlight recently after Mariam Yehya Ibrahim, a Christian mother of two, refused to renounce her faith and was sentenced to death. After an international outcry, she was freed and reunited with her American husband. The 70-strong force Monday arrived at the Alizba slums near the capital, Khartoum, around 10 a.m., witnesses said. Some were dressed in plain clothes.
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Witnesses: A Sudan government force destroyed a church near the capital
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The government warned it would happen, a priest says
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Sudanese officials did not return calls from CNN
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Demolition follows the release of a woman who was sentenced to death for being Christian

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Prince Andrew is expected to hold crisis talks with the Queen today as he returned to Britain after a luxury holiday amid the growing furore over claims he had sex with an under-age girl. The Duke of York last night appeared in public for the first time since he was accused of abusing the girl ‘procured’ for him by his close friend and convicted paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein. The prince – who looked sombre as he left his luxury £22,000-a-week Swiss ski chalet yesterday – is today expected to meet with his most senior aides and lawyers in his mansion close to Windsor Castle.
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Prince Andrew is back in UK and will hold crisis talks at Windsor mansion
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Yesterday he looked pensive as he left £22k-a-week Swiss chalet
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He did not leave retreat for last two days of holiday after scandal broke
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Duke of York was accused of abusing girl 'procured' for him by Epstein
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Claim was made by Virginia Roberts as part of case against US billionaire
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She alleges royal had sex with her when she was 17 - a minor under US law
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He slept with her in New York, London and Caribbean, court papers claim
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Allegations robustly denied by Buckingham Palace in three statements
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Claims by woman's father she met the Queen also categorically denied

Question: The legal claim refers to ‘@placeholder’s lobbying efforts to persuade the [US] Government to give him a more favourable plea arrangement and/or non-prosecution agreement, including efforts on his behalf by Prince Andrew’.


Cairo (CNN) -- Egyptians exulted Wednesday over the detention of their ailing former president and his two sons in a probe exploring the killing of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the center of the country's dramatic uprising earlier this year. Former President Hosni Mubarak and his sons, Gamal and Alaa, were taken into 15-day detainment Tuesday in connection with the protesters' deaths, according to Ahmed Hemeida with the Justice Ministry. Mubarak has decried accusations of his responsibility in the deaths, saying the probe is aimed at tarnishing his reputation and that of his family. The detention and questioning of the former authoritarian leader is unprecedented in the modern Arab world.
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Mubarak and two sons are being held for questioning in the killing of protesters
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The questioning of Mubarak on corruption allegations already had begun, the military says
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Egyptian state television reports Mubarak had a heart attack
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Mubarak stepped down on February 11

Question: A man who said he was the head doctor from a @placeholder team assisting with Mubarak's questioning said late Wednesday the former leader had heart palpitations and was able to walk with assistance.


(CNN) -- Tom Cruise should have been a rock star. Remember him pounding his air guitar in not much more than a shirt and shades in "Risky Business"? He turned a pool hall into a concert stage, strutting his stuff in "The Color of Money," shook his moneymaker under layers of latex at the end of "Tropic Thunder" and took a chance, singing in his own voice in "Top Gun" and "Magnolia." He always had the moves, and more important, he had the self-belief. He turns himself on. Still, the challenge of a full-blown musical has apparently not been something he's been in a hurry to tackle, perhaps wary of undercutting his action-man credentials. Turns out, some things are worth waiting for.
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Tom Cruise stars in the musical film "Rock of Ages"
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Critic says he shines as Stacee Jaxx, "God of Rock"
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The film also stars Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julianne Hough

Question: But it's an uneven fight, and you might find yourself itching for the fast-forward button whenever @placeholder is off-screen.


San Diego, California (CNN) -- On a recent trip to Mexico City, I had barely made my way down the concourse and arrived at the immigration processing area when I got stumped. Signs pointed the way to two lines: one for "Mexicanos" ("Mexicans"), another for "Extranjeros" ("Foreigners.") I stood there for a few seconds, unsure of where to go. Growing up in Central California, I had been called a "Mexican" my entire life. It's ethnic shorthand in the same way that my friends in Boston refer to themselves as "Irish" or my friends in New York describe themselves as "Italian." Later, I settled on "Mexican-American."
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Ruben Navarrette: Long, troubled history divides Mexicans, Mexican-Americans
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He says many were forced to leave Mexico because of the lack of opportunities there
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Mexicans tend to fault those who left; they remind Mexicans of hard times, he says
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Navarrette says Mexican-Americans are caught between two worlds

Question: So the minute that a U.S. official says anything the least bit critical of Mexico, you start hearing -- in the @placeholder press, and among the elites -- complaints about how the Americans are encroaching upon their neighbor's sovereignty.

Question: And yet, for Mexico, the really challenging relationship is with the more than 35 million @placeholder living in the United States.


By Meghan Keneally PUBLISHED: 18:28 EST, 14 January 2014 | UPDATED: 18:58 EST, 14 January 2014 The mastermind of the September 11 terrorist attacks has penned a 36-page manifesto in an effort to convert his lawyers and the judge in the ‘kangaroo court’ to Islam. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed uses quotes from former presidents George W. Bush and Richard Nixon as argument points in his push against America, ‘the so-called "War on Terror"’ and Christianity. The manifesto, obtained by The Huffington Post, was the first of three planned parts that the al Qaeda leader has written from inside the most secure portion of Guantanamo Bay where he and other high-value detainees are held.
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was the self-proclaimed mastermind who planned the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
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He has now released a 36-page manifesto from Guantanamo Bay
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Decries 'the so-called War on Terror' and announced his plans to convert all of the non-Muslims involved in the 'kangaroo court' to Islam
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Criticizes adultery, same sex relationships, depression, soldier suicides and AIDs all as examples of problems with Western morality
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His trial has been a point of controversy since he was charged in 2008

Question: Their communities have been destroyed by the high rates of divorce, rape, robbery, killing, suicide, @placeholder, and often depression, bankruptcies, abortion, drugs, homosexuals, homelessness, psychological disorders, mental illnesses and most of the U.S. prisons are over capacity and crime is everywhere among all races and states'

Question: Their communities have been destroyed by the high rates of divorce, rape, robbery, killing, suicide, AIDS, and often depression, bankruptcies, abortion, drugs, homosexuals, homelessness, psychological disorders, mental illnesses and most of the @placeholder prisons are over capacity and crime is everywhere among all races and states'

Question: The first part is an invitation to happiness, to everyone the crusader government has provided to administer this kangaroo trial in @placeholder: The judge, the prosecution, the lawyers and anyone who works with those groups.


By Joshua Gardner and Ap Reporter PUBLISHED: 10:02 EST, 18 August 2013 | UPDATED: 14:36 EST, 18 August 2013 In the race for lieutenant governor of Texas, one candidate's supporters have taken inspiration from Buzzfeed by mocking the opposition using a series of cat GIFs. On a website dubbed Dewfeed that is built to look uncannily like the meme-spreading site, Texans for Republican Dan Patrick posted a series of short animated cat images that highlight what they call incumbent lieutenant governor David Dewhurst’s lack of leadership at June’s abortion bill filibuster. With posts like ‘Wendy Davis began her filibuster and Dewhurst began chasing his tail,’ Patrick gets catty in his fight to unseat Dewhurst, who has held the job since 2002.
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A rip on the site BuzzFeed hopes to help oust incumbent Texas lieutenant governor David Dewhurst with the help of animated cats
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'DewFeed' is a paid political ad in support of candidate Dan Patrick and mocks Dewhurst's role in June's abortion bill filibuster

Question: ‘Support Dan Patrick, candidate for @placeholder Lt. Governor,’ it reads.


By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor and Mario Ledwith Outspoken: John Major said he was appalled that 'every single sphere of British influence' was dominated by people who went to private school Britain is run by privately-educated elite, former Prime Minister Sir John Major has warned in a dramatic warning about the difficulties for poor children to get on in life. The Conservative grandee said the dominance of the wealthy and well-educated  in the ‘upper echelons’ of public life was ‘truly shocking’. His remarks were seen as a thinly-veiled reference to the wealthy backgrounds of David Cameron's government, in contrast to Sir John's own upbringing in a rented flat in Brixton, South London.
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Sir John Major says Labour left 'Victorian divide' between rich and poor
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Sir John grew up in a flat in South London and went to a comprehensive

Question: Mr @placeholder’s official spokesman said the PM regularly speaks to Si John.

Question: ‘We may be unsettled by them, but @placeholder and his colleagues have no choice but to deal with this new world.


By Victoria Woollaston and Mark Prigg PUBLISHED: 12:17 EST, 20 June 2013 | UPDATED: 16:05 EST, 20 June 2013 Facebook has officially revealed a new video-sharing service for Instagram during a product launch at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters. Called Video on Instagram, the service adds a video icon to the existing Instagram app and users can record 15-second video clips and edit them together for longer videos. Video on Instagram pits the firm against Twitter’s hugely popular Vine app, which lets users record and share six-second clips. Scroll down for video Facebook has officially revealed a new video sharing service. Called Video on Instagram, it will pit the firm against Twitter's hugely popular Vine service by letting users record 15-second video clips
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Video on Instagram lets users record 15-second clips, add filters and edit them together for longer videos
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The service will pit the firm against Twitter’s hugely popular Vine app
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Facebook bought the photo-sharing app in 2012

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After weeks of hard work organising the Invictus Games, Prince Harry finally got to celebrate his 30th birthday last night with a black tie event at Clarence House. The royal has been too busy making sure his pet project went off without a hitch in recent weeks to properly mark the milestone date. But he enjoyed a party befitting a prince at the royal residence opposite Buckingham Palace last night - with a special performance from singer Ellie Goulding. His brother Prince William joined the celebration but Harry's pregnant sister-in-law, the Duchess of Cambridge, who has been suffering from severe ante-natal sickness, had to stay away.
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Prince Harry was given Clarence House for the night by Prince Charles
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Prince William drove himself to the party, but sickly Kate stayed at home
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Ellie Goulding sang at the black-tie event hosted for friends and dignitaries
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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were on holiday in Scotland

Question: Singer Ellie Goulding - who performed at W@placeholderand Kate’s wedding reception - was said to have played at the bash.


The Islamic State recording showing two Japanese men held hostage by militants may have been filmed in separate locations before being combined into a single video, experts claim. Inconsistencies with the shadows of Haruna Yukawa, fellow captive Kenji Goto and the masked killer known as Jihadi John suggest images of the hostages were recorded separately and then added together for greater effect. Other tell-tale signs include the jumpsuits worn by the two men - they are slightly different shades of orange and don't flutter in the wind at the same time. Scroll down for video Shadows on the hostages (circled) lie in inconsistent directions, suggesting they may have been filmed in two separate locations with different light sources and the footage then combined
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Experts suggest latest ISIS video has been doctored by the militants
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Shadows indicate the two hostages were filmed at separate locations
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The extremists may have then combined the footage for greater effect
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Kenji Goto appeared in the latest ISIS  video alongside Haruna Yukawa
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Mr Goto's mother has begged for her son's captors to release him safely
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The two men have been threatened with death unless Japan pays ransom
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A 72-hour deadline given for the $200million payment has now passed
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ISIS militants have now warned the 'countdown has begun' for the pair

Question: An @placeholder posting appeared online today showing a clock counting down to zero along with gruesome images of other hostages who have been beheaded by ISIS.


WASHINGTON (CNN)  -- Thousands of Muslims gathered Friday on Capitol Hill for a day of prayer that organizers said was intended to inspire American Muslims and non-Muslims alike. People traveled from all over the United States to attend the Capitol Hill event, organizer Abdul Malik said. "America is not perfect," Abdul Malik, an organizer of the event called Islam on Capitol Hill, told the crowd. "But I will say something it took me my whole adult life to come to: America is not perfect, but I want to tell the truth: It is one of the best places in the world to live."
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NEW: Speaker calls U.S. "one of the best places in the world to live"
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Prayer event sought to inspire Muslims and all Americans, one organizer says
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Event drew protesters, criticism from Christian leader, "very nasty e-mails"

Question: And one @placeholder leader warned of a strategy to "Islamize" American society.


(CNN) -- Jacques Kallis moved into joint third place on cricket's all-time Test century list as he helped South Africa recover from a disastrous start to the opening match of the series against top-ranked India in Nagpur on Saturday. The all-rounder joined Brian Lara and Sunil Gavaskar in having scored 34 tons in the five-day game as he posted 159 on the opening day, putting on an unbroken 285 with Hashim Amla as the tourists battled back from losing two wickets for only six runs. The 34-year-old right-hander reached the milestone in his 136th match, five more than West Indian Lara and 11 more than India's Gavaskar.
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Jacques Kallis scores 34th Test century as South Africa reach 291-2 on opening day
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Hosts India took two early wickets before Kallis added 285 with Hashim Amla
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Kallis moves into joint third on all-time list with 159 while Amla contributes 115
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India head the Test rankings, having overtaken second-placed South Africa last year

Question: But Kallis took the attack to the bowlers, and had scored 120 of @placeholder's tea total of 193-2.


Brendan Rodgers said this week that Steven Gerrard is 'arguably the best player who's ever played in the Premier League', but the Liverpool captain didn't make his manager's all-time XI in 2012. Rodgers, who dropped Gerrard for Saturday's 1-0 win over Stoke, confirmed that the veteran midfielder has been offered a new contract at Liverpool and told reporters: 'I love working with Steven Gerrard, he's arguably the best player who's ever played in the Premier League.' In April 2012 though, appearing as a guest on Match of the Day 3, Rodgers picked Paul Scholes and Roy Keane as his midfield duo in his all-time Premier League XI, with Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola playing slightly in front of the Manchester United pair.
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Liverpool have offered Steven Gerrard a new contract
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Gerrard was dropped from starting XI for Saturday's 1-0 win over Stoke
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Brendan Rodgers says Gerrard arguably best ever Premier League player
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But Gerrard did not make Rodgers' all-time Premier League XI in 2012

Question: @placeholder finished seventh in his first season in charge and second in May, coming agonisingly close to winning the title before Gerrard's unfortunate slip gifted Chelsea victory in a crucial game at the end of the season.


Being backed into a corner is the kind of scenario that instinctively appeals to Andy Murray, and on Tuesday night he duly came out fighting to keep his hopes alive at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Buoyed by the unconditional support of nearly 18,000 in London's O2 Arena, knowing that defeat would effectively end his season, the 27 year-old Scot defused the sometimes erratic power of Canadian Milos Raonic. His 6-3, 7-5 victory was a far more convincing display than he managed in his opener against Kei Nishikori and keeps him in the hunt for a semi-final place when he plays Roger Federer on Thursday in the last round robin stage.
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Andy Murray defeats Milos Raonic 6-3, 7-5 at the O2 Arena
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Scot needed to win to keep hopes alive in ATP World Tour Finals
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Murray remains in the hunt for a semi-final place
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He could lose to Roger Federer on Thursday and still qualify

Question: After missing two break points in the fourth game poked back a 136 mph serve at 3-2 on another break point which @placeholder obligingly sent back beyond the baseline.


An Orlando police officer has been fired after cell phone footage emerged of him punching and kicking a handcuffed man. Officer William Escobar had been facing two counts of battery and two counts of perjury related to the March 2014 arrest of Refus Holloway, a former military police officer. Police Chief John Mina announced the decision to fire Escobar on Wednesday and he said the officer had violated Orlando Police Department procedures including the use of force and treatment of prisoners. Scroll down for video Orlando cop William Escobar had been facing two counts of battery and two counts of perjury related to the March 2014 arrest of Refus Holloway, pictured, a former military police officer
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William Escobar had been facing battery and perjury charges related to the March 2014 arrest of Refus Holloway, a former military police officer
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The incident only came to light after Holloway's sister posted cell phone footage on YouTube
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Under oath Escobar had claimed that he jumped on Holloway's legs because the man had tried to kick him
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The footage showed him punch and kick at Holloway who had been trying to break up a fight

Question: @placeholder had initially been charged with battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest, although the charges were dropped after the footage emerged.


Mike Tyson swore at a television presenter live on air after he brought up his conviction for rape. The former  world heavyweight champion had been expressing his support for Toronto mayor Rob Ford when the presenter suggested that Tyson's 1992 conviction may actually harm Ford's bid for re-election. After initially saying he had 'no comment' to make, the 48-year-old said to CP24 news anchor Nathan Downer: 'You're being negative. I met the mayor and there's nothing they can do about it.' Mike Tyson directed an expletive-filled rant at a Canadian television anchor in a live interview after the host brought up the former heavyweight champion's conviction for sexual assault
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Tyson had been talking about supporting Toronto mayor Rob Ford
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Boxer was jailed in 1990s for raping teenage beauty-pageant contestant

Question: @placeholder tells Downer the show it 'speaks for itself' before the promoter talks about it.


NASCAR suspended Kurt Busch indefinitely Friday after a judge said the former champion almost surely choked and beat a former girlfriend last fall and there was a 'substantial likelihood' of more domestic violence from him in the future. In a stunning move two days before the season-opening Daytona 500, NASCAR said Busch would not be allowed to participate in any series activities until further notice given the 'serious nature of the findings and conclusions' made by a Delaware judge involving the driver known as The Outlaw. Family Court Commissioner David Jones concluded that it was more likely than not that Busch abused Patricia Driscoll by 'manually strangling' her and smashing her head into a wall inside his motorhome at Dover International Speedway last September.
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NASCAR has suspended Kurt Busch after a domestic abuse incident that allegedly took place last fall
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A  judge ruled Busch 'manually strangled' his ex Patricia Driscoll, and there is a 'substantial likelihood' of more domestic violence from him in the future
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'Kurt Busch and his Stewart-Haas Racing team are fully aware of our position and why this decision was made,' NASCAR said in a statement

Question: @placeholder did not file charges until November, and the Delaware attorney general has not decided if Busch will be charged.

Question: It came last year, his first season with @placeholder, the team that helped resurrect his career.


This is the moment the carer for an elderly woman with Alzheimer's Disease was caught on a hidden camera stuffing stolen £10 notes into her bra. Sarah Leacy, 33, of Putney, London, was secretly filmed stealing the money from her 90-year-old client, Monica Flanagan, earlier this year. The victim's children Annemarie Key, Eileen Flanagan and Stephen Flanagan, had installed a small camera in their mother's home after they noticed money going missing from a secure cash box in the kitchen. Sarah Leacy, 33, was secretly filmed stealing two £10 notes from her client, 90-year-old Monica Flanagan The box was kept locked with a key that was hidden in a separate location.
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Sarah Leacy, 33, was caught after patient's children became suspicious
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They set up a hidden camera which filmed Leacy stuffing the notes in bra
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In police interview carer denied stealing until told she had been filmed
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Then changed  story and said took two £10 notes to buy things for client
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Leacy has been found guilty of theft and will be sentenced on Monday

Question: She would spend 45 minutes with Mrs @placeholder, make her a sandwich and a cup of tea and give her medication.


Minecraft founder Markus Persson has sold his hugely popular game to Microsoft. The announcement was made on Microsoft's official Xbox blog, and reports claim the software giant paid $2.5 billion (£1.5 billion) for Persson's company Mojang, which includes rights to the game. And, once the deal is finalised, Persson has announced he will leave the company. Scroll down for video Minecraft founder Markus Persson has sold his hugely-popular game (pictured) to Microsoft. Reports claim the deal is worth $2.5 billion (£1.5 billion). Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, made the announcement on Microsoft's official blog 'Today is an incredibly exciting day for our team as Mojang and the Minecraft franchise join Microsoft,' explained Phil Spencer, head of Xbox.
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Minecraft founder Markus Persson has sold his firm Mojang to Microsoft
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Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, made the announcement on an official blog
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Reports claim the deal is worth $2.5 billion (£1.5 billion)
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In 2012, Persson openly criticised Microsoft and its Windows 8 software
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He also separately tweeted that his price to endorse 'cr*p' was $2 billion
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This price exceeds the amount Facebook paid for Oculus Rift
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Persson has announced he is leaving Mojang once the deal is finalised

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By James  Nye Sordid new details about the night when Maryville teenager Daisy Coleman claims she was raped by high school senior, Matthew Barnett have been released by police in the Missouri town. In a taped interview with police, recorded just hours after the alleged assault, Barnett told police that he and the then 14-year-old did have sex in his house, but it was consensual and crucially, Coleman began drinking heavily afterwards. The newly released material from the police also reveals that Daisy admitted texting Barnett 'once a month' and indicated to the star-football player that she would provide him with sexual favors if he gave her alcohol.
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New tapes and documents from the alleged sexual assault of Daisy Coleman in Maryville in 2012 have been released
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Interview with alleged attacker Matthew Barnett recorded just hours after the alleged rape on January 8 released
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He claims that Daisy Coleman, who was 14 at the time, was not drunk and their sex was consensual
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Daisy Coleman told police in a criminal deposition that she suggested sexual favors to Barnett if he brought her alcohol
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Michael Barnett was convicted of Child Endangerment in January but escaped sex charges
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Daisy Coleman has tried to commit suicide three times since the incident
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The high school student has been subjected to constant cyber-bullying from classmates - and even parents - in the quiet town after she reported being raped in January 2012 by Barnett

Question: Scene: Photo of @placeholder's family basement where the teens were drinking on the night of January 8, 2012.


(CNN) -- As the death of the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. sparks more fears, airports are beefing up screening for people from affected nations. With developments pouring in from all corners of the world, here's what you need to know to quickly get caught up on the latest: WEST AFRICA No relief in sight: The world's largest outbreak of Ebola has killed more than 3,800 people, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The numbers reflect confirmed Ebola cases in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and the United States, the WHO said. The virus is affecting medical workers. A United Nations official is being treated in Liberia after contracting Ebola. The unnamed worker is the second U.N. member infected with the virus in Liberia. The first one died last month.
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NEW: Liberian president "a bit more confident" about avoiding most dire predictions
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NEW: Spokesman: US Airways followed CDC guidelines after health scare on Dominican flight
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After negative test, Texas sheriff's deputy is discharged
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Hotel closed in Macedonia after sudden death, ministry says

Question: A @placeholder hotel has closed after a person staying there died two hours after being taken to a hospital, the country's health ministry announced Thursday.


Lebanese authorities have arrested a wife of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -- the man spearheading the Islamist terror group's sweeping rampage across Syria and Iraq -- said a source with knowledge of the arrest. The woman is one of al-Baghdadi's two wives. Her arrest came as part of a "planned operation," according to the source. The source described her as a "powerful figure (who is) heavily involved in ISIS." Not much is known about the reported wife, including what her involvement is with the terrorist group, if any. "We will gain some intelligence from her. We may get insights into al-Baghdadi's movement, who he surrounds himself with, whether he was injured, and the degree of his injuries," said Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat.
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Woman part of a group freed in exchange for a group of nuns, intelligence source says
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Intelligence source identifies the wife as Saja al-Dulaimi
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Several U.S. sources suggest the person arrested is al-Baghdadi's ex-wife
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Little is known about al-Baghdadi; U.S. offers $10 million for info leading to him

Question: @placeholder authorities didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from CNN.

Question: But days later, an audio recording emerged that purportedly contained a message from al-Baghdadi saying the U.S.-led coalition to destroy @placeholder is "terrified, weak and powerless."


A prominent Manhattan lawyer claims that he was booted from the high-end spin studio chain SoulCycle for representing a former employee in a lawsuit over unpaid wages. Attorney Douglas Wigdor has filed a lawsuit of his own against SoulCycle accusing the owners of the exclusive fitness studios of making an example out of him to dissuade other workers from taking legal action against them. It all started when Wigdor, a former law partner of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, took on a wage-theft class action lawsuit in May 2013 on behalf of former SoulCycle spin instructor Nick Oram. Booted: Manhattan lawyer Douglas Wigdor (left) has accused SoulCycle of banishing him for representing former spin instructor Nick Oram (right) in a lawsuit over unpaid wages
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Labor lawyer Douglas Wigdor is suing SoulCycle demanding to be allowed to return to his favorite Chelsea gym
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Claims he was banned for representing former spin instructor Nick Oram in class action lawsuit
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Oram's suit was settled back in June, but neither he nor Wigdor have been allowed to attend spin classes at SoulCycle
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Manhattan judge found in October that owners of the high-end spin studio chain had failed to show legitimate reasons to justify the ban

Question: @placeholder had claimed that his employer did not pay instructors for time spent preparing for class and taking part in training programs.


E! News co-host Jason Kennedy, 33, shared an adorable Twitter picture with his new wife, airplane accident survivor Lauren Scruggs, 26, Sunday while on a romantic honeymoon after tying the knot Friday evening at the Four Seasons in Dallas. In the photo, the two are seen smiling and embracing each other at the Rosewood Mayakoba hotel in Mexico. The two are dressed casually, she in jeans and he in sneakers, a big change from their fancy wedding wardrobes. Scroll down for video Mexico: E! News host Jason Kennedy, 33, shared an adorable Twitter picture with his new wife, airplane accident survivor Lauren Scruggs, 26, Sunday while on a romantic honeymoon
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In the first photograph since their lavish wedding Friday, newlyweds Jason Kennedy and Lauren Scruggs are seen smiling and embracing each other while on a romantic honeymoon in Mexico
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In the photo, the two are dressed casually, she in jeans and he in sneakers, a big change from their fancy wedding wardrobes
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The two were married Friday evening in a lavish ceremony at the Four Seasons in Dallas
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The bride wore a dress by New York-based designer Romona Keveža
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Scruggs met Kennedy through his E! news colleagues while promoting her 2012 book

Question: Mr Kennedy popped the question in @placeholder, in front of her family and friends, by laying out lit candles on a lawn that spelled out 'Will you marry me?'


(CNN) -- It was a day of firsts at the World Cup as France got a boost from technology and Bosnia and Herzegovina scored a groundbreaking goal. And one of those "firsts" was a "last," as Switzerland netted a winning goal deep into stoppage time, in what is reportedly the latest score in the opening round of the tournament. Here are some of the highlights from Sunday in Brazil: Getting on the board It took almost the entire contest, but Bosnia and Herzegovina made sure its first World Cup match didn't end up a shutout. Vedad Ibisevic brought his homeland to within a goal of Argentina with a score in the 84th minute at Rio De Janeiro's Maracana Stadium, trickling a score past Argentine goaltender Sergio Romero. But it was too little, too late, as Argentina held on for a 2-1 victory.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina scored its first World Cup goal
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Star Argentine forward Lionel Messi, who went scoreless in the 2010 Cup, scored the game-winner against Bosnia
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Switzerland scored the latest extra-time goal in World Cup group play, ESPN reported
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New goal line technology confirmed a goal for France in its 3-0 victory over Honduras

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(CNN) -- A massive emergency response operation is under way in northern Japan, with world governments and international aid groups coming together to bring relief to the beleaguered island nation. According to Japan's Foreign Affairs Ministry, 91 countries and regions and 6 international organizations have extended offers of assistance. The Japanese government has received 11 urban search and rescue teams, the group said in a situation report, including teams from the United States, South Korea, Australia, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, China, Hungary, Singapore and the United Kingdom. Japan's own search and rescue team was in New Zealand, assisting with recovery from the recent Christchurch earthquake, when the quake and tsunami struck Japan on Friday.
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NEW: Mexican rescue squad arrives in Sendai
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U.S. search and rescue teams are in hard-hit Ofunato
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New Zealand sends search and rescue team as it recovers from its own earthquake
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China sends team despite long-running tensions with Japan

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London (CNN) -- Until last year, James Murdoch was widely regarded as heir-apparent to his father Rupert's global News Corp. media empire -- a remarkable turnaround for a college dropout once viewed as the family's black sheep. But that aspiration took a hit following revelations that -- while he was boss of News Corp. Europe and Asia -- the group's British Sunday tabloid the News of the World eavesdropped illegally on politicians, celebrities, army veterans and even a teenaged murder victim in search of stories. The scandal has exposed collusion between journalists, media groups, politicians and police, claiming the jobs of top police officers, newspaper executives and Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman, while dozens of people have been arrested.
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James Murdoch once regarded as heir-apparent to father Rupert's News Corp. empire
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Now that dream is in disarray after accusations of illegal phone-hacking under his watch
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James and Rupert Murdoch appearing before Leveson Inquiry into journalistic ethics
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Murdoch, 39, dropped out of Harvard to start a hip-hop record label

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By Emily Payne A model has been struck down by a rare condition which means she faints every time she stands up. Chelsey Reynolds, from Witham, Essex, went from living an active life as a trainee nurse and part time model to being permanently confined to a wheelchair in a matter of hours. The 22-year-old suffers from a condition known as Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS), which means that every time she stands up, her heart rate speeds up, causing her to pass out. Chelsey's PoTS is so severe that she has had to learn to walk on her knees around the house, and even carries a small stool with her wherever she goes.
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Chelsey Reynolds, from Essex, suffers from Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
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Every time she stands up, her heart rate speeds up, causing her to pass out
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Doctors are baffled and are still at a loss as to why Chelsey suffers from it

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Now she devotes herself to worship as a nun at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Connecticut By Neil Sears PUBLISHED: 17:41 EST, 29 April 2012 | UPDATED: 20:19 EST, 30 April 2012 High life: Laura Adshead at a charity event at Tiffany's in New York in 2003 before she turned to the convent Standing in her pearls on the diamond floor at Tiffany’s, Laura Adshead looks every inch the socialite. Given her privileged upbringing, it certainly wouldn’t surprise anyone to learn that the high-flyer, educated at Oxford and Cheltenham Ladies’ College, was once the girlfriend of David Cameron.
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She dated Cameron in the 1990s while working at Conservative Party HQ
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Now she devotes herself to worship as a nun at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Connecticut
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She turned to God after she became overwhelmed by problems with substance abuse

Question: She said: ‘I did think my life would progress on the normal tracks of meeting someone, marrying, having children, but that’s not the path that @placeholder has led me.’


(CNN) -- Olympic 1500 meter champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for doping at the 2008 Beijing Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced. The Bahraini runner, his country's first Olympic champion, also faces a two-year ban from track and field. Moroccan-born Ramzi tested positive for CERA, an advanced version of the endurance-boosting hormone, EPO. The 29-year-old's disqualification means that Kenya's Asbel Kipruto Kiprop will be awarded gold, New Zealand's Nicolas Willis has been upgraded to silver and fourth-placed Frenchman Mehdi Baala will get bronze. Ramzi was one of five athletes who were caught out by a new test for CERA and all have been punished.
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Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1500m gold from Beijing
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Ramzi tested positive for CERA an advanced version of blood-booster EPO
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Four other athletes who tested positive for CERA also sanctioned
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Moroccan-born Ramzi also faces two-year ban from track and field

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(CNN) -- Sony's high profile lawyer David Boies is demanding Twitter take action to block tweets that draw upon the material hackers took from the corporation's computer servers. He wants the accounts of those who post the stolen emails to be suspended. Earlier, Boies wrote to news organizations admonishing them that they should not publish stories based on the company's stolen secrets. Gossip-hungry media consumers have been enjoying a feast of salacious celebrity fare from the hacked computers of Sony Entertainment. The U.S. government says North Korea is responsible for the hacking, which apparently was prompted by a Sony movie, "The Interview." Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a man who loves movies but bans virtually all contact between computer, videos and his own starving citizens, is apparently unamused at the film, which makes a joke of his imaginary assassination.
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Sony lawyer David Boies asks Twitter to block tweets of stolen company email
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Paul Callan questions a key court ruling permitting illegally obtained tapes to be broadcast
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Callan: Privacy may be a greater value than free speech, given nature of hacked Sony material

Question: In David Boies, Sony hired one of @placeholder's most famous and successful lawyers to advance the suggestion that those who reveal Sony's stolen emails and computer data may face lawsuits for damages.


The people who created YouTube are getting into the quickie-video app business ... with a twist. MixBit, like Vine and now Instagram, lets users upload short videos from their smartphones. But that's just the beginning of what creators Steve Chen and Chad Hurley -- two of the three brains behind YouTube -- envision for the app, which went live on Thursday. MixBit lets users shoot video snippets up to 16 seconds in length -- more than Instagram (15 seconds) and Vine (6 seconds). Once uploaded, all MixBit videos are fair game for other users to edit, splice and mix with their own, creating new videos up to an hour long.
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MixBit, released Thursday, lets users create and edit short videos
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It's from two of the creators of YouTube
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Users can splice up to 256 videos together to create their own
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Web, Apple versions are out now, Android is coming next month

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By Heidi Parker PUBLISHED: 14:22 EST, 7 November 2013 | UPDATED: 10:32 EST, 8 November 2013 Brooke Mueller is accused of 'lashing out' of Denise Richards during an emergency meeting over the custody of her twins on Thursday, it has been claimed. Concerned about Charlie Sheen and Brooke's four-year-old sons Max and Bob, the Los Angeles Department of Children & Family Services are reported to have brought her and the actor's 2nd wife together to discuss the future for the twins. But Brooke, who isn't scheduled to regain custody of her boys until December, is said to have found the pressure of the meeting too much, becoming 'extremely combative' and having a 'temper tantrum' directed at Richards, who has been looking after the boys, during the meeting, according to RadarOnline.
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LA Department of Children & Family Services called the emergency meeting on Thursday
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Sheen was not present, after being given a restraining order against Brooke on Wednesday
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Brooke is reported to have 'lashed out' at Richards, claiming she was making her look like a 'bad mother'

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Beijing (CNN) -- "I have a bomb!" a wheelchair bound man shouted, holding what looked like a homemade bomb. "Stay away from me." Minutes earlier, Ji Zhongxing had wheeled himself into Beijing International Airport's arrivals terminal. As he began to distribute leaflets to publicize his cause, he was stopped by airport security. Arriving passengers walked past him, seemingly oblivious to the looming danger. Ji had written on his personal blog in 2006 that he had been attacked and beaten by security guards outside a police station in Shandong Province in 2005 after carrying a passenger on his motorcycle. He was paralyzed after the incident and petitioned for official compensation.
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Many on Chinese social media sympathized with plight of Beijing airport "bomber"
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But an editorial in state-controlled Global Times said this action is never justified
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Incident the latest involving petitioners airing grievances and seeking social justice
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China grappling with rise in social unrest sparked by official corruption, wealth gap

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Fargo, North Dakota (CNN) -- Officials in North Dakota and Minnesota are catching their breath Monday, if only briefly, after the Red River crested over the weekend. Despite the river peaking at 36.99 feet -- 19 feet above flood level -- Sunday morning, the region will have to contend with high water for a while. "It'll be about a week, so we're just going to continue to monitor things and kind of wait as that water very, very slowly goes down," said Robyn Litke, spokeswoman for Fargo, North Dakota. "We are just continuing to maintain our dikes and just continuing the dike patrols. It is expected that we will stay well above major the major flood stage of 30 feet for about the next week or maybe a little bit longer."
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Red River peaks at 19 feet above flood level over weekend
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FEMA chief Craig Fugate will tour Fargo, North Dakota, to see area's response to flooding
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City expected to stay above major flood level for at least week, spokeswoman says
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Sister city Moorhead, Minnesota, also on high alert for flooding

Question: The @placeholder flooding began last week when warmer weather and rain melted snow south of Fargo and its sister city of Moorhead, Minnesota, causing the river to swell.


(CNN) -- After learning what was going on across the nation in regulating food and drink, especially the edict by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg banning large sugary drinks, I could clearly see we needed a way to prevent government from placing additional regulation on small business owners in Mississippi. A judge has invalidated Bloomberg's ban on sugary drinks bigger than 16 ounces, which is a good move. But as a state legislator, and a restaurant owner, I wanted to prevent our industry from being regulated out of business. Working with trade organizations, I came up with what's being called the "anti-Bloomberg" bill -- Senate Bill 2687. It simply says that the Mississippi legislature retains the authority to make decisions about the regulation of food.
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Tony Smith, a Mississippi legislator and restaurant owner, wrote the "anti-Bloomberg" bill
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Bill prohibits local jurisdictions from regulating food and drink; only state can do it
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Smith says it will protect small businesses from hodgepodge of local overregulations
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Free market should guide what's sold, he says; other measures can combat obesity

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More than a dozen CIA spies have reportedly been caught in Iran and Lebanon and the U.S. government now fears they have been executed. The spies were paid informants who were targeting Iran - which is feared to be producing nuclear weapons - and the Hezbollah group in Beirut. Their discovery is a big hindrance to U.S. attempts to track Iran’s nuclear activities and discover if Hezbollah is plotting any attacks against Israel. Past explosions: In 1983 more than 300 people - including 260 Americans - were killed in an attack on the U.S. embassy and Marine barracks in Beirut
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It's a blow to U.S. attempts to track Iran and Hezbollah
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Officials warn of problems from sloppy CIA operations
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Others say it's unlikely any found CIA agents survived

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By Talal Musa PUBLISHED: 15:20 EST, 4 March 2013 | UPDATED: 13:05 EST, 11 March 2013 Rating: Price: £39.99 / $63.00 (RRP) She is one of the most iconic characters in video games. Her first outing on the PlayStation signalling the beginning of a new generation of gaming. Now, as the life of current gen starts to fade, who better than Lara Croft to celebrate the end of an era and offer us a glimpse of what's to come. But this is no 'normal' Tomb Raider, and Crystal Dynamics have worked tirelessly to reboot the series. Perhaps their biggest statement of intent is getting Terry Pratchett's daughter, Rhianna, to pen the story.
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Dark and compelling tale explores how gaming icon was born
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Excellent combat and well thought-out upgrade system
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Brilliant pacing and set pieces that rival the Uncharted games
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Strong performance from Camilla Luddington and stirring orchestral score
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Lack of challenging puzzles and monumental kill count may jar with some 'hardcore' fans
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VIDEO REVIEW at bottom of the page

Question: Birth of an icon: All alone and battling the elements, @placeholder is ambushed by wolves early on in the game

Question: @placeholder has a variety of weapons available to her ranging from shotguns to assault rifles and pistols.


(CNN) -- Barry Manilow told CNN's Piers Morgan that when he first got into show business, he had "no eyes to be a performer. I had no ambition to be on the stage singing, singing and dancing around the stage." Manilow, who has sold over 80 million records worldwide, had 35 consecutive Top 40 hits and five albums simultaneously on the charts, is the guest on Thursday's "Piers Morgan Tonight." The show was taped before a rare in-studio audience, and the renowned singer-songwriter played the piano and sang some of his hits. "When I got up there to promote my first album," said Manilow, "I really didn't know what to do with my legs. I was able to get up from the piano, and then I really didn't know what else to do, because I had never, ever thought about standing up on a stage and entertaining. And, I thought I was dreadful. But the audiences didn't. And I think they were able to connect with a guy who was telling the truth."
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Barry Manilow got his start as Bette Midler's musical conductor and arranger
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He also wrote commercial jingles early in his career, most notably State Farm and Band-Aid
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Manilow on first $1 million check: "I used it as a bookmark"
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Manilow: "I'm a private man, and I'm a gentleman. And I'm proud of it."

Question: Manilow recalled that his first real shot at the spotlight was given to him by @placeholder in the early 1970s.


(CNN) -- The FBI found "very low concentrations" of ricin on letters sent this week to President Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a gun control group, a spokesman said Friday. Mayors Against Illegal Guns was founded by Bloomberg. FBI spokesman Christopher Allen said lab results showed small amounts of ricin on the three letters. Meanwhile, in what appears to be a separate incident of possibly poisoned mailings in Washington state, the FBI confirmed the presence of ricin on a letter sent to Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, the agency said. One front of the FBI investigation advanced Friday in Texas, where authorities searched the home of a man in New Boston in connection with the threatening letters to Obama and Bloomberg.
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Ricin was found on letters sent to president, New York mayor, gun control group
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FBI seeks letter sent to the CIA

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(CNN) -- Dean Obeidallah, John Avlon and I kick off this week's episode of "The Big Three" podcast by tackling Congress' Benghazi hearings from three distinct perspectives. Ever the centrist, my beloved husband John questions whether the hearings are an earnest search for the truth or a hyperpartisan GOP political witch hunt aimed at embarrassing the Obama administration while derailing Hillary Clinton's potential 2016 presidential bid. Dean and I duke it out from opposite perspectives, and we all agree on a surprising point at the end. Then, on to a discussion of the dramatic fractures within the GOP on immigration reform -- a split between former Sen. Jim DeMint's Heritage Foundation and his protÃ©gÃ© Sen. Marco Rubio -- which give Dean cause for celebration. But I'm not sure he will ultimately like the outcome of these GOP growing pains, which I suspect reveal a realignment of Republican reformers from old guard thinking.
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Margaret Hoover, Dean Obeidallah, John Avlon tackle motivation for Benghazi hearings
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They ask if Gov. Christie's lap band surgery was for political ambition or personal health

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A touching photograph shared in time for Father's Day has revealed the incredible bond between a Utah dad and his disabled son. The image, which was released by the U.S. Department of the Interior, shows James Geier, from Logan, pulling his quadriplegic son Jonah through the Arches National Park in Utah on a stroller. The eighteen-year-old, who has cerebral palsy, adores being outside, so his 60-year-old dad has made it possible for him to see the nation's most breathtaking sights since he was born. Mr Geier, a retired law enforcement officer, hiked three miles pulling Jonah nearly 500 feet over rock trails and up steps so that his son could experience the best views at Arches National Park.
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James Geier, 60, is pictured pulling his son Jonah, who has cerebral palsy, through Arches National Park in Utah on a specially-made stroller
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The image was taken in 2012 but warmed hearts when it was shared by the U.S. Department of the Interior on Instagram for Father's Day
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The Geier family have enjoyed taking Jonah on their hikes since he was born and the teen loves being outdoors, his dad said

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Home Secretary Theresa May left rank and file officers in shock today - after launching a furious assault on the police . The Tory minister, speaking at the Police Federation's annual conference in Bournemouth, accused officers of treating the public with 'contempt' over the way they treated victims of abuse and domestic violence. She also announced that she was scrapping all Police Federation funding because the organisation sits on 'vast reserves' of cash worth tens of millions of pounds. Mrs May's intervention came as a fourth police officer was sacked over the Downing Street 'plebgate' row involving the former Tory Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell.
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Tory minister attacks corruption and treatment of women and minorities
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Says public no longer trust police after Hillsborough and 'plebgate'
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Condemns public funding for Police Federation as 'unacceptable'
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Tells organisation's annual conference it needs to 'face reality' and reform
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Claims Britain's model of policing is 'at risk' amid growing public mistrust
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Comes as a fourth police officer is sacked over Downing Street 'pleb' row

Question: 'It is an attitude that betrays contempt for the public these officers are supposed to serve – and every police officer in the land, every single police leader, and everybody in the @placeholder should confront it and expunge it from the ranks.'


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Salvadoran immigrant suspected in the 2001 slaying of Washington intern Chandra Levy told at least two people he killed her, according to an affidavit filed in the case. Ingmar Guandique is serving a 10-year sentence for two assaults in the park where Chandra Levy's body was found. Ingmar Guandique, 27, also kept a magazine photo of Levy in his prison cell, stated the affidavit detailing evidence supporting a warrant for his arrest for first-degree murder. Guandique is in prison in California for two assault convictions. Guandique boasted of his ties to the violent Salvadoran gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, and told witnesses that he was known as "Chuckie" -- the name of a demonic doll in a series of horror movies -- because he had a reputation for "killing and chopping up people," the affidavit states.
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NEW: Affidavit says suspect kept a magazine photo of Chandra Levy in prison cell
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NEW: Witnesses say suspect known as "Chuckie," like demonic movie doll
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An arrest warrant for Ingmar Guandique was signed Tuesday
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Levy disappeared in May 2001; her body was found a year later

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By Mia De Graaf PUBLISHED: 16:58 EST, 17 March 2014 | UPDATED: 17:03 EST, 17 March 2014 Channel 5 has been blasted by Ofcom for broadcasting a Big Brother in which a female contestant was grabbed by the throat and threatened by another housemate. In an episode screened last year, Daley Ojuederie grasped Hazel O'Sullivan's neck and pinned her to a bed after a heated argument. Ojuederie was eventually asked to leave the Big Brother house over his behaviour. Blasted: Ofcom condemned Big Brother for not clearly stating that it was unacceptable for Daley Ojuederie to grasp Hazel O'Sullivan's neck and pin her to a bed at the height of a heated argument on air
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Daley Ojuederie pinned Hazel O'Sullivan on bed after a heated argument
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Programme asked Ojuederie to explain but did not condemn actions on air
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Told to leave but Ofcom blasted 'lack of clarity' that it was unacceptable

Question: In total, the June series of @placeholder triggered 965 complaints and August's Celebrity Big Brother a further 438.


By Paul Bentley PUBLISHED: 11:42 EST, 17 June 2013 | UPDATED: 18:56 EST, 17 June 2013 Nurses at the disgraced Stafford Hospital who left an elderly woman to die and then recorded that she was just sleeping have been allowed to keep their jobs. Evelyn Agbeko and Theresia Van Der Knaap escaped being struck off at a hearing yesterday despite being found guilty of serious blunders at the hospital. They will now be free to keep treating vulnerable patients after a disciplinary hearing ruled that despite their failings they still ‘have a contribution to make’ as nurses. Scandal: The panel chair said that Ms Agbeko put a patient at serious risk of harm and broke fundamental tenets of the profession and brought the profession into disrepute
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Evelyn Agbeko and Theresia Van Der Knaap found guilty of misconduct
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Failed to provide life support for an unresponsive 81-year-old woman
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Van Der Knaap : 'In my country, if they have died, then they have died.'

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Editor's note: Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. His new book, "Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security -- From World War II to the War on Terrorism," will be published in December by Basic Books. Zelizer writes widely about current events. Julian Zelizer says Woodrow Wilson got his Nobel Peace Prize at the end of a presidency marked by failure. PRINCETON, New Jersey (CNN) -- Did President Obama deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? That debate will likely continue for weeks to come. But the more interesting question may be about what impact the prize will have on President Obama himself and the key decisions he must make about national security.
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Julian Zelizer: The last sitting president to receive Nobel was Woodrow Wilson
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He says Obama is being honored at beginning of presidency
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Zelizer: Prize can serve as a moral compass to guide Obama's actions

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