(The Frisky) -- Kate Middleton's engagement ring just so happens to be a hand-me-down from the late Princess Diana. It's a blue sapphire surrounded by diamonds set in white gold. Although this family treasure is very dear to Prince William's heart -- it was his mother's engagement ring -- the superstitious may think that 28-year-old Kate should never have accepted it. Not because she doesn't want to marry her Prince Charming (literally), but because some believe jewelry can be cursed. Another big blue stone, the Hope Diamond, was not good luck for French royals. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were the last royals to enjoy the stone before it was stolen and they lost their heads.
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Kate Middleton's engagement ring is same one worn by Princess Diana
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Old wives' tale: Engagement rings may carry energy of previous owner
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Superstition: If woman removes ring before wedding, wedding may not take place
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Single women should not put ring on  engagement finger as it might curse her to be single forever

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Los Angeles (CNN) -- Halle Berry and the father of her daughter settled their differences in family court Thursday, a week after a driveway brawl with Berry's fiancÃ© landed the dad in jail. "From all counsel, the parties have reached an amicable agreement. There will be no further statements regarding this matter," said a printed statement shown to reporters by Berry attorney Blair Berk. The agreement ended a private session at a Los Angeles County courthouse among Berk, ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and his lawyer, Shawn Holley, Thursday afternoon. The actress did not attend. While the lawyers would not elaborate on what the agreement covers, the fiancÃ©, Olivier Martinez, and Aubry, have each taken legal action against the other after the Thanksgiving Day scuffle at Berry's Hollywood Hills home.
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"The parties have reached an amicable agreement," lawyers' statement says
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The deal was reached after a private session at a Los Angeles County courthouse
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It comes a week after a Thanksgiving Day scuffle at Berry's Hollywood Hills home
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Berry and Gabriel Aubry have been engaged in a bitter legal fight over custody of Nahla

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Question: Martinez had @placeholder arrested, accusing him of battery, while Aubry filed for a restraining order against Martinez, saying he started the fight.

Question: Martinez had Aubry arrested, accusing him of battery, while Aubry filed for a restraining order against @placeholder, saying he started the fight.


The family of a British hostage who has been threatened with beheading by the terror group Islamic State (IS) have pleaded to the militants to contact them in an effort to save his life. David Haines has been held prisoner for more than a year in Syria, but it was only earlier this month that the world learned of his captivity when he was seen in a video released by IS. The same video appeared to show the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff. Then in the final seconds, a gaunt and hollow-eyed Mr Haines is seen being clutched by the collar of his orange robe by a masked man with a British accent, who warned that further air strikes will lead to the British aid worker’s death.
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Father-of-two David Haines abducted by militants in Syria last year
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He was shown on knees in jihadi video of US journalist being beheaded
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His family have now revealed they have tried to contact extremists
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They released a statement saying they have 'not received a reply'

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A grieving mother has received a handwritten apology from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt after doctors failed to spot her son's cancer for six months. Musician Lee Wyatt was just 25 when he died of bowel cancer in 2010 after being repeatedly misdiagnosed during almost six months of visits to his GP practice. Suffering abdominal pain and struggling to eat, the DJ and music producer from Denton, Greater Manchester, was initially prescribed painkillers after being told he had pulled a muscle while playing tennis. Linda Wyatt (left) holds a picture of her son Lee (right) who died aged 25 after being repeatedly misdiagnosed. She has since received a handwritten letter from the Health Secretary to apologise
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Musician Lee Wyatt was 25 when he died of bowel cancer in 2010
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He was repeatedly misdiagnosed during six months of visits to a GP
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Struggling to eat, he was given painkillers and told he'd pulled a muscle
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Last year his mother Linda received an out-of-court settlement from NHS
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She has now received a handwritten letter from the Health Secretary

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(CNN) -- Health officials in Glasgow, Scotland, have confirmed a case of Ebola. "The patient is a health care worker who was helping to combat the disease in West Africa" and returned from Sierra Leone late Sunday night, the Scottish health agency NHS Scotland said. The patient flew via Casablanca, Morocco, and London Heathrow Airport, arriving at Glasgow Airport on a British Airways flight around 11:30 p.m., the statement said. "The patient was admitted to hospital early in the morning after feeling unwell and was placed into isolation at 7.50 a.m. All possible contacts with the patient are now being investigated and anyone deemed to be at risk will be contacted and closely monitored. However, having been diagnosed in the very early stages of the illness, the risk to others is considered extremely low."
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NEW: The patient was working with Save the Children in Sierra Leone
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The patient flew via Casablanca and Heathrow into Glasgow; risk to others called "extremely low"
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The health care worker will be moved to a London hospital

Question: She added, "Scotland's @placeholder has proved it is well able to cope with infectious diseases in the past, such as swine flu, and I am confident we will be able to respond effectively again."


(CNN) -- American Webb Simpson capitalized on a last-hole collapse from compatriot Chez Reavie to win the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday. Reavie, 29, held a one-shot lead heading into the par-five 18th hole at TPC Boston, but he hit his first bogey of the final round to hand Simpson the chance to force a playoff. Simpson, 26, then sunk a 30-foot putt to draw level with Reavie on 15-under-par, before carding two birdies in the playoff to clinch his second tournament victory in three weeks. The win lifted Simpson to the top of the FedEx Cup standings, with two tournaments remaining in the season-ending series.
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Webb Simpson beats Chez Reavie in a playoff to clinch the Deustche Bank Championship
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Simpson has won two PGA Tour events in the last three weeks and tops the FedEx Cup
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World number one Luke Donald finished in a three-way tie for second place

Question: @placeholder was disappointed to see his hopes of a second Tour win slip away, although he was pleased with the form he had displayed in the tournament.


Steven Naismith has revealed Samuel Eto’o’s arrival has been key to his development and helped him become Everton’s most improved player. The Scotland international has thrived since Roberto Martinez has been at Goodison Park and he produced another accomplished display against Lille on Thursday, scoring the final goal in a 3-0 win. Naismith has been on a hot streak in this campaign – that was his fifth in 12 appearances – but his all-round play has been just as striking as his goal scoring and he puts that down to being able to play and train alongside Eto’o. Former Rangers man Steven Naismith has already scored five goals in 12 appearances for Everton this season
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Steven Naismith has scored five goals in 12 appearances this season
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The Everton forward has credited Samuel Eto'o with his development
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Naismith said he watches Eto'o closely in training every day

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his rejuvenated squad could yet hunt down Chelsea and Manchester City in the Barclays Premier League title race to emulate the class of 1997/1998. The Gunners - who earlier this week completed the signing of Brazilian defender Gabriel Paulista from Villarreal - host out-of-form Aston Villa on Sunday looking to record a fifth win in the last six league matches which would see them move back within striking distance of the top four. With Chelsea and Manchester City drawing 1-1 at Stamford Bridge in Saturday's late kick-off, the Gunners are now 14 points off the pace.
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Arsenal are fifth in the league and 14 points behind leaders Chelsea
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Wenger's side face out-of-form Aston Villa at the Emirates on Sunday
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The Gunners overcame 12 point deficit to claim league title in 1998

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A Montana homeowner was sentenced Thursday to 70 years in prison, with no parole for at least 20 years, in the shotgun killing of a German exchange student who was trespassing in his garage. District Judge Ed McLean said Markus Kaarma was hunting, not safeguarding his home when he shot 17-year-old Diren Dede early one April morning. 'Here you have a 12-gauge shotgun, not to protect your family but to go after someone,' the judge told Kaarma. 'And go after someone you did.' Convicted: Markus Kaarma stands in Missoula County District Court while Judge Ed McLean sentences him to 70 years in prison for the shooting death of German exchange student Diren Dede on Thursday
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Markus Kaarma was sentenced Thursday to 70 years in prison, with no parole for at least 20 years, in the shotgun killing of Diren Dede
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A Missoula jury convicted Kaarma of deliberate homicide in the case that caused an outcry in Germany
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He shot Dede, who was unarmed, after being alerted by motion sensors in his garage
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Witnesses said Kaarma fired at the teen four times, striking him twice
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The case brought scrutiny to Montana's law allowing the use of deadly force in some situations to protect home and family

Question: He and his wife attended the entire trial, and he flew back from @placeholder for Thursday's hearing.


Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Three Japanese lawmakers were denied entry at a South Korean airport Monday after they announced they would attempt a visit to an island near disputed territory in what Korea calls the East Sea and Japan calls the Sea of Japan. The lawmakers arrived at Gimpo International Airport near Seoul at 11:20 a.m. but were denied entry by the immigration service, according the Ministry of Justice. The trio is expected to return to Japan on a later flight, but details were not yet available, the Ministry of Justice said. The Japanese politicians announced they would visit Ulleung Island -- adjacent to the disputed Dokdo islets -- after the two countries clashed over a civilian aircraft running a test flight over the area.
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The politicians announce their intent to visit an island near disputed territory
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The disputed islets are known as Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan
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In July, Korean Air conducted a test flight over the islets
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The Japanese government issued a ban on flying with Korean air

Question: @placeholder has long claimed the islets as its territory, but Seoul said all Korean territory was returned after the country won independence from colonial rule by Japan in 1945.


(CNN) -- Of the many ghouls that we associate with Halloween, few reign as supremely in our imaginings as witches. Though these days, our fascination with witchcraft takes on a more benign form (nothing a Netflix all-night Buffy-fest can't cure), there once was a time when the mere mention of sorcery led entire towns to burn, drown, crush and flay those individuals believed in possession of magical powers. Though it may seem witches have since been relegated to the history books and costume shops, there are still many places in the world that treat magic as serious business, no matter the time of year. Want a truly spellbinding experience? Check out our guide to the world's witchiest hotspots. Trust us, their worth a pilgrimage.
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Salem attracts over 100,000 witch-hunting tourists around Halloween.
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Thousands of witch-dressed revelers gather in the German mountains on Walpurgisnacht.
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In Le Paz, Bolivia, tourists can purchase spell ingredients at the local witch market.
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Catemaco, Mexico hosts the annual International Congress of Witches.

Question: The @placeholder witch trials that ended in 1693 have become firmly embedded in the public imagination.


By James Chapman and Matt Chorley PUBLISHED: 19:16 EST, 14 January 2014 | UPDATED: 08:12 EST, 15 January 2014 Europe must take the axe to its bloated benefits bill, which now accounts for half of all welfare spending on the planet, George Osborne warned today. The Chancellor delivered a blunt message to other EU leaders, telling them: ‘We can’t go on like this.’ Mr Osborne raised the prospect of Britain leaving the EU altogether if the 28-nation bloc fails to undertake fundamental reforms. Warning: George Osborne said other EU countries must reform if they do not want Britain to leave
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Chancellor says the European Union must reform or Britain could leave
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Warns Europe must compete with growing industry in India and China
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He criticises 'inflexible' labour laws and 'bloated' welfare spending

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By Ryan Gorman Texas officials are renewing demands the federal government take further steps to secure the border as waves of illegal immigrants are turning military bases into makeshift settlements. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said ‘our military bases are turning into refugee camps. I never thought I'd see this in the United States of America’ during an appearance Thursday at the border near McAllen. Texas Governor Rick Perry, also a Republican, demanded ‘Secure this border, Mr. President’ in a separate speech. Now living on a military base: A temporary shelter for unaccompanied minors who have entered the country illegally is seen at Lackland Air Force Base, Monday, June 23, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas
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More than 52,000 unaccompanied children have been snagged by the border patrol since October
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Texas officials are blaming President Barack Obama for allowing the children to stay in the country
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They are also asking for the federal government to pay back the cost of securing the porous border

Question: ‘We have been fulfilling a federal responsibility,’ said @placeholder, whose own bid to run for president during the 2012 election fizzled out before the Republican convention.


Forensic tests have found the blood of Michael Brown on the gun, uniform and police cruiser belonging to Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot the unarmed teen two months ago in Ferguson, Missouri, The New York Times reported. The revelation, provided by unnamed government officials familiar with a federal civil rights investigation, marked the first public account of Wilson's testimony to investigators. That it could potentially serve as exculpatory evidence -- or at the very least, used by Wilson's supporters to back the officer's account of what transpired on Canfield Drive on August 9 -- immediately drew suspicion and anger from leading activists who portended an ominous reaction from Brown supporters.
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Officer's testimony helps him, but "he is not out of the woods yet," analyst says
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A leading activist finds account of officer's testimony "so hard to believe"
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Brown supporters are so angry that St. Louis area may "burn," activist warns
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Report: Evidence does not indicate any civil rights violations so far

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(CNN) -- Our favorite Sunday of the year will arrive on February 2, and we're already armed with snacks and snark to dissect the best part of Super Bowl XLVIII: its commercials. There will be the usual deluge of movie trailers -- expect to see clips for Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" movie as well as Kevin Costner's "Draft Day" -- plus the ad spots shilling beer, M&Ms and everything else. Here are seven clips that we're looking forward to watching all over again: Budweiser's puppy love C'mon people. This has small furry creatures, adoption and interspecies bonding. We've long awaited the moment when the Super Bowl gives up on football and just makes the Puppy Bowl the main event, and we consider this Budweiser commercial to be the first step toward that glorious day.
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Part of the fun of the Super Bowl is watching the ads
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A number of them have been released before the big game
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These seven are ones we can't wait to watch again

Question: If the marketing team behind @placeholder's upcoming dramedy "Draft Day" didn't find a way to advertise during the Super Bowl, we'd question their devotion to the job.


(CNN) -- Women age 60 and older have a 1 in 6 chance of getting Alzheimer's disease in their lifetime, and are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's compared with breast cancer, according to a report from the Alzheimer's Association. Men, by comparison, have a 1 in 11 chance of getting Alzheimer's, according to the 2014 Facts and Figures report. Age is the greatest risk factor for gender differences among Alzheimer's patients, but it's not the only reason. Researchers are also looking at genetic and hormonal differences, according to Maria Carrillo, vice president of medical and scientific relations for the Alzheimer's Association.
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Women over 60 have a 1 in 6 chance of getting Alzheimer's disease
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60% of Alzheimer's caregivers are women, according to new report
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The cost of Alzheimer's care is estimated at $214 billion this year alone

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Pippa Middleton and American reality TV star Kim Kardashian are the proud owners of the most talked-about backsides in the world, and now the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister has acknowledged their similarities. Pippa has written an article for the august political weekly The Spectator in which she compares her bottom with that of Kardashian, who posed naked and smeared in baby oil for a magazine. ‘The “Rear of 2014” award undoubtedly goes to Kim Kardashian, after her posterior exploded all over the internet last month,’ concedes Pippa, whose own backside was considered to be the rear of 2011 when she wore a tight-fitting bridesmaid’s dress to the Royal Wedding.
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Pippa Middleton's backside became the talk of 2011 after Royal Wedding
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This year, Kim Kardashian posed naked and smeared in oil for a magazine
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Pippa, 31, says her bottom is 'not comparable' to Kim K's 'Rear of 2014'
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Kim, 34, wanted to 'break the internet' when she published the photographs

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By Jonathan O'Callaghan The battle of the instant messaging apps has taken a twist today after reports claim Facebook is working on a Snapchat rival. The tech giant - which famously tried to buy Snapchat earlier this year - already has its own Messenger app, but rumours suggest it is planning to release a video-chat service, called Slingshot, later this month. Like Snapchat, Slingshot would let users send short video messages by tapping the screen after selecting one or several contacts from their list of Facebook friends. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (pictured) is said to be preparing to take the site into a video-messaging war with rivals Snapchat and Vine. Rumours suggest the company has been working on a video-sharing app called Slingshot - and it might be released later this month
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Sources claim Facebook could release a video-messaging app 'this month'
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Dubbed Slingshot, it would be a direct competitor to Snapchat and Vine
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It would enable users to send brief videos to friends in a standalone app
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Move comes as Facebook's rivals revealed their own messaging services
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Vine Messages and Snapchat's Chat both threaten Facebook Messenger

Question: At the start of April, @placeholder revealed its Vine Messages service that lets users send messages to each other.


(CNN) -- A Wyoming attorney representing a convicted murderer recently pardoned by Mississippi's outgoing governor says his client will not attend a Mississippi Supreme Court hearing this week on the constitutionality of his and some 200 other pardons. "He's not going to go," Cheyenne, Wyoming, attorney Robert Moxley said of his client, Joseph Ozment. "He's not a fugitive and there's no valid order that says he needs to appear," Moxley told CNN. On Thursday, the Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments brought by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood challenging the legality of scores of pardons issued by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour.
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Joseph Ozment was one of some 200 Mississippi inmates pardoned
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The pardons were issued last month by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour
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The state attorney general is challenging the pardons
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Ozment, now in Wyoming, will not attend a hearing in Mississippi, his lawyer says

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(CNN)  -- Sen. Barack Obama will take a break from campaigning Thursday so he can visit his ailing grandmother in Hawaii, an Obama spokesman said Monday. Sen. Barack Obama will take a break from campaigning so he can visit his ailing grandmother. "Sen. Obama's grandmother Madelyn  Dunham has always been one of the most important people in his life," spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters. "In the last few weeks, her health has deteriorated to the point where her situation is very serious. It is for that reason that Sen. Obama has decided to change his schedule on Thursday and Friday so that he can see her and spend some time with her," Gibbs said.
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NEW: Sen. Hillary Clinton urges Floridians to back Obama in appearance with him
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Obama will leave campaign trail Thursday after Indiana stop and return Saturday
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Rest of Thursday events canceled; Michelle Obama will stand in on Friday
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McCain references Biden comment that Obama will be tested with early crisis

Question: He was addressing comments made Sunday by Obama's running mate, Sen. @placeholder, in which he said Obama would be tested within the first six months of his presidency.


The world's largest collection of movie posters boasting artwork from almost every single film ever made has emerged for sale for $7.8 million (£5 million). The colossal archive features 196,000 posters from more than 44,000 films which have been made since the birth of cinema in the early 1900s and has been single-handedly pieced together by one avid collector over the last 50 years. Morris Everett Jr, from Cleveland, Ohio, has dedicated his life's work to seeking out original posters from every English-speaking film ever made and compiling them into a comprehensive library. The Prince and the Showgirl starring Marilyn Monroe, film from 1957, is part the collection
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The archive has 196,000 posters from more than 44,000 films
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Posters date from early 1900s
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Collector, Morris Everett Jr, 73, from Ohio, is a historian-turned-collector
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Collection includes a one-of-a-kind poster from 1927 silent film Metropolis

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If Martin Demichelis had asked for a new contract six months ago, you would have heard the groans from Manchester City fans all the way down to his native Cordoba in Argentina. It was only a man-of-the-match performance against Hull City on March 15 following Vincent Kompany’s dismissal that belatedly gave City fans a glimpse of the real Demichelis, who had previously looked slow, cumbersome and earned a red card against Barcelona that killed City’s Champions League prospects. Since then, he’s hardly put a foot wrong from playing in a World Cup final for Argentina to scoring City’s crucial equaliser at Arsenal on Saturday.
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Manuel Pellegrini has shown great faith in Martin Demichelis
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The Argentine's Manchester City luck changed against Hull in March
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Demichelis is expected to be handed a new contract at the Etihad Stadium
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Sergio Aguero, Samir Nasri and Vincent Kompany have penned new deals

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Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- The prosecution and defense have made their cases, and now Judge Thokozile Masipa must decide: Did Oscar Pistorius intentionally kill his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp? Was it murder? She will begin reading her decision Thursday. The judge has to answer several questions to reach her verdict on the murder charge, one of four charges Pistorius faces. First -- and most important -- did Pistorius know Steenkamp was behind the door in his bathroom when he fired four shots through it on Valentine's Day last year, killing her? If the answer is yes, beyond a reasonable doubt, Pistorius knew he was shooting at his girlfriend, then the judge will find him guilty of murder.
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Judge Thokozile Masipa must answer several questions to determine her ruling
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If Pistorius knew he was shooting at Reeva Steenkamp, he committed murder
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If he did not, the verdict hinges on whether Pistorius acted reasonably
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The sentence could be anything up to 25 years, depending on the verdict

Question: If she thinks the murder wasn't premeditated, @placeholder could get a minimum of 15 years behind bars.


(CNN) -- On Thursday, Scotland goes to the polls to consider leaving the United Kingdom. I'm praying they say no. For their sakes and for our sakes as fellow Britons. We need each other. Don't get me wrong: the English, the Scots, the Welsh and the Northern Irish are all very different people. You can tell it in the accents -- as an Englishman, I find it almost impossible to do a passable Scottish voice because I just can't sustain the requisite level of anger. And while the English are known for introversion and a terror of being noticed, the heat generated by the independence referendum has been a testament to the Scots' uncompromising desire to say what they're really thinking.
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Historian Timothy Stanley wants Scotland to stay in the United Kingdom
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He notes that the historical relationship changed after World War II
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Scots' quest for a wider social safety net may be hard to achieve alone, he says
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Stanley says he'd miss England's romantic, talkative partners if they go

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Question: As the empire vanished and industry declined, so the economic outlook of Scotland and @placeholder began to diverge.


By Alexandra Ryan PUBLISHED: 21:02 EST, 23 February 2013 | UPDATED: 21:02 EST, 23 February 2013 Glamorous weather girl Nuala Carey has revealed some interesting romantic encounters outside her presenting job Television viewers see the professional side of weather girl Nuala Carey as she explains the deep troughs and complex lows that will determine tomorrow’s weather on RTÉ. But now the vivacious blonde presenter has revealed some surprising highs in her romantic life and some unsuspected celebrity connections. The bubbly Dubliner, 36, has admitted to snogging famous actor Jared Leto and spending a night in the arms of Hollywood star Mel Gibson – though the latter encounter happened in the Wicklow mountains for a film.
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Vivacious blonde was body double on the film Braveheart
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Friends with Titanic actor Jason Barry who introduced her to Leto
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'I ended up in a hotel room with him but we didn't do anything funny'

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(CNN) -- Iran is in possession of the building blocks to construct a promising, fast growing, developing economy. The basics are all there -- a sizable population of 78 million people, with a median age of just 27. A highly cultured and educated society, and by its own geological surveys the country is blessed with 9% of the world's oil reserves. Utilizing a conservative IMF calculation of $75 a barrel, that means Iran sits on $10 trillion of oil reserves and another $3.5 trillion of gas reserves. Iran, minus the intense sanctions put forward by the West starting in mid-2010, would warrant a slot in the N-11 group of countries -- this is the next wave of the most promising economies within the emerging market sphere of Jim O'Neill at Goldman Sachs.
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Iran is in possession of the building blocks to construct a promising, fast growing economy
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But CNN's John Defterios says the reality today with its devalued rial is the polar opposite
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With rising import prices due to a plummeting currency, Iran Inc. is also no longer able to compete
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Defterios: Iranians must be asking the question: What if we joined the global economic community?

Question: In 2010, Iran began removing subsidies for fuel, from heating oil to engine petrol, which amounted to $4,000 per year for the average family of four according to the @placeholder.


(CNN) -- Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso believes the Formula One title race is now wide open with seven races to go following Ferrari's recent resurgence. Alonso followed up his controversial victory at the German Grand Prix with second place behind Mark Webber in Hungary, and is now just 20 points behind Red Bull's new series leader. Ferrari face possible further sanctions for the incident at Hockenheim last month that saw Felipe Massa allow Alonso to take the lead, having already been fined $100,000 for breaching the ban on team orders ahead of a September 8 disciplinary hearing of the World Motor Sports Council.
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Fernando Alonso believes the most consistent F1 team will win the 2010 world title
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Ferrari driver has revived his chances of third crown with a win and second placing
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Spaniard trails leader Mark Webber by 20 points with seven races to go
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The circuit will take a break until the Belgian Grand Prix on August 29

Question: But even though it's a nice feeling to get away from @placeholder for a while, you can guarantee that all the drivers will be desperate for the break to end because we'll want to get back into the car."


The family of an Iranian woman left brain dead after being beaten up by her husband were able to watch her final days and hours from 6,000 miles away, via the internet. The Michigan hospital treating Sanaz Nezami, 27, set up a camera that streamed images of her to the family's laptop computer. Ms Nezami, a vibrant woman who could speak three languages, had wanted to pursue an advanced degree in engineering at Michigan Technological University. Sanaz Nezami, 27, was left brain dead after a brutal beating by her husband in Michigan, but during her final days last month her family got to see her even though they didn't leave Iran
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Sanaz Nezami, 27, died in December just weeks after arriving in Michigan to pursue an advanced degree in engineering
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She was left brain dead after a brutal beating by husband Nima Nassiri
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Staff at Marquette General Hospital used Google to track down her family after she arrived with little information about who she was
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Technology also allowed her family 6,000 miles away in Iran to watch her final hours and talk to staff using Yahoo Messenger
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As a result of the hospital's kindness the family consented to their daughter's organ being used for transplants
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Nezami's heart, lungs and other life-saving organs have since been transplanted to save seven people in the U.S.
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Her husband has been charged with second-degree murder

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(CNN) -- Last year on World AIDS Day, President Barack Obama said that we can achieve an AIDS-free generation "if we stay focused, and if we keep fighting," and challenged the world to "come together to set new goals" in the war against AIDS. Three decades into the epidemic, important headway has been made thanks to ambitious efforts by the U.S. government to end AIDS here and abroad. The National HIV/AIDS Strategy, released in 2010, is the nation's first comprehensive road map with clear and measurable targets to be achieved by 2015: reduce new HIV infections, increase access to care and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV and reduce HIV-related disparities. Over the past four years, it has prioritized funding where it will have the most impact.
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Barbara Lee and Kenneth Cole: Big strides made in HIV/AIDS fight
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HIV diagnoses have declined among blacks, Latinos and women, they say
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An estimated 35 million people worldwide are living with HIV, authors argue

Question: Importantly, @placeholder diagnoses (or diagnosing people late in their disease progression) decreased among all racial and transmission groups during this time.


(CNN) -- If you take the long view - and by "long view" we're talking 10 days -- there have been three distinct paths the United States could have taken on Syria. First, way back on August 31, President Barack Obama seemed imminently close to a strike on President Bashar al-Assad's regime. After Labor Day, came a detour toward seeking congressional approval. That effort was overwhelmingly met by the public with a "No thanks. We'll pass." Then this week, thanks to a remark by Secretary of State John Kerry that may or may not have been off the cuff, Obama made a sharp turn -- toward diplomacy.
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Obama stalled the plan of a military strike on Syria
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He said he would give time for a diplomatic plan to work
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Obama had called for action after allegations of chemical attacks in Syria

Question: The good news (according to the @placeholder): Kerry said the looming threat of a strike will prod Syria to play nice.


(CNN) -- Time-lapse videos are usually a stationary affair, shot from a fixed location and angle over an extended period of time. But now, Instagram is letting iPhone users ditch the tripods and take time-lapse videos on the go with its new app, Hyperlapse. The key feature of the free app, released Tuesday, is a stabilization engine that takes advantage of the iPhone's built-in gyroscope to keep images from shaking. Without the jiggling, Hyperlapse users are free to move around. Take Hyperlapse for a walk or a bike ride and explore your surroundings. Strap your phone to a quadcopter, hold it out the car window, or if you're feeling old-school, just leave it one spot to watch the world go by.
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Hyperlapse is a new iPhone app from Instagram for creating time-lapse videos
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It uses the iPhone's gyroscope to stabilize videos
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Hyperlapse videos can be shot while moving
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You do not need an Instagram or Facebook account to use the app

Question: Unlike @placeholder, Hyperlapse is more a tool for creating videos than a social sharing app.


Bayern Munich beat Wolfsburg 3-0 in the final of the Telekom Cup after dispensing with Borussia Monchengladbach in the semis. Pep Guardiola's men strolled to victory in Hamburg. A brace from Robert Lewandowski came either side of a Sebastian Rode strike to give the German champions a comfortable victory. The competition, which competes with the DFL-Supercup as the curtain-opener for the Bubndesliga season, has been running since 2009 and this was the first time Bayern Munich had lifted the trophy. VIDEO Scroll down to watch highlights of Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg Champions: Bayer Munich lift the Telekom Cup for the first time after beating Wolfsburg 3-0
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Bayern Munich win Telekom Cup
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Pep Guardiola's men beat Wolfsburg 3-0 in the final
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Robert Lewandowski scored twice and Sebastian Rode once

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When Carol Jumper was diagnosed with cancer last month, she broke the news to her employer - but instead of sympathy and support she received a letter announcing her immediate termination. The handwritten note from Pennsylvania oral surgeon Dr George Visnich to his long-time employee, 51-year-old Ms Jumper, of Hopewell, sparked a firestorm this week after it was shared on social media. The letter, written on Visnich's office stationary and dated August 11, opened with the line: 'You are currently engaged in a battle against cancer that will be demanding physically, mentally, and emotionally.’ Unceremoniously dismissed: Carol Jumper, 51, received this note from her employer, Dr George Visnich, telling her that she was being let go because of her cancer diagnosis
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Carol Jumper, 51, from Pennsylvania, suffers from cancer that impacts her pancreas, liver and ovaries
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She has worked for Dr George Visnich for more than 12 years
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Visnich's lawyer said the doctor laid off Jumper just so she could collect unemployment benefits during her treatment

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By Cindy Tran and Daniel Mills and Marielle Simon for Daily Mail Australia A surfboard fragment matching the description used by the missing Australian surfer has been handed into Indonesian police. Peter Maynard, from Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has mysteriously vanished since August 27 on Nusa Lembongan, an island just off Bali, where he was last seen. The alarm was raised when the father of three failed to check out of his hotel room five days later. His family believes he went surfing that morning, as his white Hammo brand surfboard was among items missing from his hotel room.
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A section of a surfboard matching the description of the one used by missing Australian Peter Maynard has been spotted
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The alarm was raised after he failed to check out of his hotel room and left all his belongings behind
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Wife of missing Australian surfer has joined in on the hunt and believes one of his three surf boards are missing
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Police will ask the Maynard family for their help in identifying the surfboard
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Peter Maynard, a surfer from Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, was last seen at his hotel on August 26
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Police in Bali have called the missing persons case a 'mystery'
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While his search continues, a Gold Coast man died after being hit by 'a harsh wave' surfing off the Indonesian island on Friday morning
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Geoff Moase, 48, was pulled from the water after he was spotted floating in the surf by a local fisherman

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Three beaches along coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base in California have been closed through the weekend following a nonfatal shark attack, authorities said Friday. The attack occurred about 4 pm Thursday, military officials said in a brief statement posted on Vandenberg's website. The attack happened Thursday about a quarter-mile north of Wall Beach, which will be closed along with Surf and Minuteman beaches until 4 pm Sunday. A bite from a great white shark killed a surfer at Surf Beach in October 2012, and a bodyboarder at the same beach died in October 2010 when an apparent great white nearly severed one of his legs.
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Victim suffered minor injuries during the attack on Thursday, about a quarter-mile north of Wall Beach
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Wall, Surf and Minuteman Beaches will remain closed until 4pm Sunday
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Bodyboarder died at Surf Beach in October 2012 following a great white attack

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Rutundu, Kenya (CNN) -- When Prince William marries Kate Middleton with the whole world watching Friday, it will be a far cry from the private engagement at a rustic log cabin in the quiet African wilderness. The couple was engaged at the Rutundu cabin on the northern slopes of Mount Kenya, a secluded getaway near a sprawling animal reserve where rhinos and giraffes roam freely. Prince William and Kate Middleton secretly flew into the country in October and headed to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, where he had spent a year before going to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
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Prince William chose a rustic cabin for the engagement
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He and Kate Middleton secretly flew into Kenya
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It features the bare minimum; a fireplace, a couch and a canopy bed with thick woolly blankets
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The cabin has panoramic views of Mount Kenya and the Rift Valley

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Question: "I think he wanted to share @placeholder with his new bride, unknown to us at the time," Craig said.


By Richard Shears and Steve Robson PUBLISHED: 22:00 EST, 4 June 2013 | UPDATED: 17:46 EST, 19 September 2013 One of the Australian DJs behind the sick prank on the Duchess of Cambridge's hospital has sparked outrage again after accepting a national award for his stunt. Michael Christian, who paired with Mel Greig during the hoax on Australia's 2Day FM, has been named the 'next top jock' of the station and now describes himself as being 'at the top of my game.' His comments come despite the fact that the nurse who took his initial call Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was found hanged three days after the incident.
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Michael Christian and partner Mel Greig called Kate's hospital pretending to be Prince Charles and the Queen
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Jacintha Saldanha, 46, failed to see through stunt and transferred the call
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Found hanged at her London accommodation three days later
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Christan given top award by 2Day FM's owner Southern Cross Austereo
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Australian government minister says accolade is in 'bad taste'
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MP Keith Vaz describes decision as 'distasteful and disgraceful'

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By Emma Thomas PUBLISHED: 12:53 EST, 3 December 2013 | UPDATED: 15:07 EST, 3 December 2013 A village shop is claiming to be Britain's cheapest supermarket because customers can get up to two thirds off the price of groceries. The discount store is the first 'social supermarket' run by Community Shop and it is designed to help families who are stuck in food property. Up to 500 people can become a member of the shop, set up in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, as long as they claim one of a specified list of benefits including Employment Support Allowance.
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'Social supermarket' set up in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, to help families
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500 members will have to claim one of a list of benefits to use the service
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Founders hope to open 20 more supermarkets nationwide and six in London

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(CNN) -- Fierce fighting between rebels and Syrian troops raged on the embattled capital's doorstep Saturday, opposition forces told CNN. Free Syrian Army rebels traded gunfire for mortar rounds from President Bashar al-Assad's troops along a critical fault line separating the suburb of Jobar from Damascus itself, said Baraa, a spokesman for the local Revolutionary Military Council, who gave only his first name for safety reasons. "There are heavy ongoing clashes at Eight Azar. If we capture the area it means we have reached the heart of the capital. It means we can cross into Damascus," Baraa told CNN. Rebels appear to be inching closer to a decisive battle for the capital, al-Assad's stronghold, but after nearly two years of fighting the opposition remains wary.
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133 people were killed across the country Saturday, opposition group says
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Rebels and Syrian forces clash in the Damascus suburb of Jobar
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Syria's northern Al-Raqa province is also seeing fierce fighting
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The conflict has already claimed close to 70,000 lives

Question: @placeholder must "eliminate the sources of terrorism" and defend its sovereignty, he said.


Paul Rosolie allowed himself to be eaten alive by a giant snake in a documentary for the Discovery Channel The Amazon boasts the world’s greatest variety of wildlife, but no one had ever seen anything quite like this. Gliding through the dense, waterlogged vegetation was a 20ft long, 18 ½ st green anaconda — one of the world’s most terrifying creatures. Moving tentatively towards it was a man on his hands and knees pretending to be a wild boar — clad head to toe in a black armoured suit slathered in pig’s blood. Paul Rosolie was on a terrifying mission: to be eaten alive by the biggest and mightiest snake on Earth.
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Paul Rosolie wanted to bring attention to the plight of the rainforest
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The 27-year-old allowed himself to be bitten and eaten by an anaconda
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Wore a crush-proof suit for experiment that was filmed for a documentary
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Stunt has been slammed by animal rights campaigners across the world
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Eaten Alive will be shown in America on the Discovery Channel on Sunday

Question: It was also streamlined so he’d be less likely to damage the snake’s insides, and — crucially for @placeholder — its material would resist the anaconda’s digestive fluids.


A North Carolina man who used to work for Al Sharpton has claimed that his former boss met an undercover agent posing as a drug dealer three times. Robert Curington revealed the background to how he says Sharpton fell for the FBI trap in 1983, and claims the preacher was motivated by greed. The 72-year-old, who was convicted of drug charges in the 1970s, made his claims to the New York Post after it was revealed this week that Sharpton had been an FBI informant. Denial: Al Sharpton says allegations that he met an undercover agent to discuss a drug deal three times are unfounded
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Robert Curington alleges his former boss had three meetings with agent
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Sharpton denies claims and says mob threats forced him to turn to FBI

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Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama said Monday his $447 billion jobs plan is a common-sense approach needed right away, but House Republican leaders said they opposed Obama's intention to pay for it by ending tax relief for corporations and the wealthy. In a message accompanying the legislation he sent to Congress on Monday afternoon, Obama said his proposal "is fully paid for." "The legislation includes specific offsets to close corporate tax loopholes and asks the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share that more than cover the cost of the jobs measures," Obama's message said. In addition, he said, the package increases the target figure of a special joint congressional committee working on deficit reduction by the amount his plan would cost. If the committee reaches the higher target in deficit-reduction measures, then the offsets in his legislation that cover the cost of the plan would be unnecessary and therefore eliminated.
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NEW: Boehner rejects ending both corporate tax breaks and tax cuts for the wealthy
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NEW: Obama says the deficit reduction committee also can decide how to pay
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House Speaker Boehner promises the House will consider the president's plan
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Obama calls his job creation plan a "common-sense" blueprint threatened by politics

Question: "It is my hope that we will be able to work together to put in place the best ideas of both parties and help put @placeholder back to work."


(CNN)Best known for launching the 1970's all-girl punk rock band the Runaways, producer and manager Kim Fowley has died. He was 75. "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kim Fowley," independent music publisher Peer Music announced on its website Thursday. "With a career in the music business spanning over fifty years, Fowley was a singularly unique figure in the realms of rock history." Fowley worked with a wide range of artists, including Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Modern Lovers, Blue Cheer, Kiss and Helen Reddy. But he will be remembered in the rock and roll history books for helping form the California punk band, the Runaways.
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Kim Fowley is perhaps best know for his work with "The Runaways"
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Joan Jett left the band and went onto success with her band "The Blackhearts"

Question: That all-female group, which featured @placeholder, released four albums in the late 1970s.

Question: @placeholder tweeted "Kim was a friend, he taught me so much.


Stephen Fry has claimed he took cocaine at Buckingham Palace. Opening up about a 15-year addiction to the Class A drug, the comedian details dozens of respected institutions where he says he took it. The list includes the House of Lords, the House of Commons and BBC Television Centre – but Fry, 57, fails to elaborate further. At the Palace: Stephen Fry pictured with Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace earlier this year Meeting royalty: The comedian met The Queen at a reception for dramatic arts at the palace in February The claims come in a new autobiograhy, More Fool Me, published yesterday.
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Comedian said he took cocaine at Buckingham Palace and other institutions
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He said he also took it at the House of Lords, BBC television centre and Ritz
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57-year-old made claims about his 15-year Class A drug habit in biography

Question: However, as he was leaving, a police officer came running after him with the unopened holder, unknowingly returning the drugs to @placeholder which he went on to take that same night.


The Islamic State has created its own police force in Iraq with patrol cars, uniforms and even a jail as they continue to terrorise the country. The force has been set up in Iraq's north-west Nineveh province and according to a well-known militant Islamist website, their aims are to 'implement the orders of the religious judiciary.' Pictures seem to show armed members of the newly created force dressed in black clothing with the logo of the 'Islamic Police Nineveh State' printed on the arm. Scroll down for video Islamic State group policeman armed with guns stand guard outside the front of an ISIS police station in Iraq's Nineveh province
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ISIS has set up their own police force in northern Iraqi province of Nineveh
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Pictures show ISIS policemen dressed in black with police logo on their arm
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They are also thought to have their own police cars and even a jail
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Said the force's aims are to 'implement the orders of the religious judiciary'
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Residents say main duty is to detain people opposed to the ISIS cause
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Comes as France launch airstrikes killing extremist fighters in northern Iraq
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Coincided with car bomb that exploded in mainly Kurdish town of Kirkuk

Question: The news of the police force comes as France launched four airstrikes on northern Iraq killing dozen of @placeholder fighters.


By Martha De Lacey PUBLISHED: 07:17 EST, 28 August 2013 | UPDATED: 07:17 EST, 28 August 2013 The top sexual fantasies of women have been revealed in a new book by a prominent female sex writer that aims to revamp Nancy Friday's seminal 1973 bedroom rulebook, My Secret Garden. Garden Of Desires: The Evolution Of Women's Sexual Fantasies by Emily Dubberley delves into the female sexual zeitgeist and explores what's changed (and why) when it comes to women and sex over the past 40 years: specifically, what turns us on these days.
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Garden Of Desires: The Evolution of Women's Sexual Fantasies
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Written by Emily Dubberley who interviewed hundreds of women
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Focuses on what today's women really want to happen in the bedroom
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Aims to rework Nancy Friday's seminal 1973 book My Secret Garden
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Book is released on 12 September for Â£10.99 (Black Lace)

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(CNN) -- MotoGP's shining star Marc Marquez has been rapped over the knuckles and "told to take more care" when riding his bike by the sport's organisers. Running away with the MotoGP World Championship in his debut season, the 20-year-old Spaniard has been handed a penalty point and his Repsol Honda Team docked their points scored for Marquez's Aragon Grand Prix victory following his collision with teammate Dani Pedrosa. The pair had been scrapping for second place in the race two weekends ago when Marquez made contact with Pedrosa after misjudging the braking point at Turn 12. It broke a sensor cable on his fellow Spaniard's rear wheel and eventually led to Pedrosa crashing out of the race.
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Marquez handed penalty after collision with Pedrosa at Aragon Grand Prix
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MotoGP championship leader takes 2013 penalty count to three after incident
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Repsol Honda Team docked 25 manufacturer points after traction-control failure
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Team boss Livio Suppo considering whether to appeal that decision

Question: The latest punishment takes @placeholder to three penalty points this season as part of a points system that was introduced at the end of last year.


After a dour first half, Everton and Leicester City shared four goals between them after the break in a pulsating final half hour at Goodison Park. Steven Naismith fired the Toffees into the lead in the 57th minute with a scuffed effort. Everton's opening goal forced Nigel Pearson into action with the Foxes boss springing Jamie Vardy and David Nugent from the bench. The duo made an immediate impact as Vardy set up Nugent for the equaliser. Esteban Cambiasso pounced from close range to put the visitors in front but Matthew Upson's own goal earned Everton a late draw. Click here for the full match report.
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Steven Naismith's scuffed shot fired Everton into the lead
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Nigel Pearson sent on Jamie Vardy and David Nugent from the bench
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Vardy set up Nugent for the equaliser
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Esteban Cambiasso pounced to give the Foxes the lead
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Romelu Lukaku pounced late on to salvage a draw for the Toffees
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The Belgian forced Matthew Upson to concede a late own goal
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Everton starting XI: Howard, Baines, Jagielka (c), Stones, Coleman, McCarthy, Besic, Barkley, Naismith, Lennon, Lukaku
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Everton subs: Joel, Gibson, Kone, Mirallas, Atsu, Garbutt, Alcaraz
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Leicester starting XI: Schwarzer, Konchesky, Morgan (c), Upson, James, Huth, Schlupp, Simpson, Cambiasso, Mahrez, Kramaric
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Leicester subs: Hamer, Vardy, King, Hamer, Ulloa, Wasilewski, Nugent
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Barclays Premier League match at Goodison Park to kick off at 2.05pm
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Question: Rock-bottom @placeholder make one change, with Robert Huth coming in for Marcin Wasilewski at centre-back.


(CNN) -- Two children died Saturday in the suburbs of the Syrian capital -- not because of guns, bombs or other weapons, but because of malnutrition, activists and an opposition group said. The two boys suffered from marasmus, a type of acute malnutrition that can very quickly lead to death if not treated, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Ibrahim Khalil was 4; Ammar Arafa was even younger, but his exact age wasn't known, opposition activist Ahmed Al-Muadami said from the town, Moadamiyet al-Sham, in the Damascus suburbs. Moadamiyet al-Sham was one of the areas affected by the alleged chemical weapons attack August 21. It was the first town United Nations inspectors visited this week to gather evidence about the attack and speak to the wounded.
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Activists and an opposition group say they died of malnutrition
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They say their town has been cut off by Syrian forces since November
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12,000 people in the town need food and medicine, residents say
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The ICRC says those shortages plague a number of Syrian areas

Question: Attack at @placeholder funeral: 'Children's bodies were maimed and burnt,' witness says


He sparked outrage amongst Jewish groups after releasing a pig-shaped balloon featuring the Star of David was released into the sky during a concert in Belgium. And now rock star Roger Waters, who has urged others to boycott Israel, has earned himself another enemy - Israeli model Bar Refaeli, who has demanded he stop using her image in his concerts. The supermodel tweeted in Hebrew an order to the former Pink Floyd frontman, ordering him to stop using her in his concert's video footage. Scroll down for video Roger Waters has demanded a boycott of Israel - but used Israeli model Bar Refaeli in his concert's footage
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Supermodel ordered him to stop using her image in his concerts
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Comes after former Pink Floyd frontman demanded a boycott of Israel
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Balloon was released at former Pink Floyd frontman's concert in Werchter
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Giant pig featured symbols of organisations and regimes around the world

Question: @placeholder achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music.


Djakadam has booked his likely place in the Cheltenham Gold Cup field in March after impressively defying top weight in the Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park. The  success for the Ruby Walsh-ridden winner was also a record sixth win in the race for trainer Willie Mullins. Gold Cup sponsors Betfred reacted by slashed Djakadam’s Gold Cup odds to 14-1. Ruby Walsh riding Djakadam on their way to winning The Goffs Tyhestes Handicap Steeple Chase Djakadam (centre) saw his odds for the Cheltenham Gold Cup slashed to 14-1 after victory at Gowran Park The French-bred gelding will be hoping for better luck than on his previous sorties to Britain. He fell four out when still in with a chance in the JLT Novices’ Chase at last year’s Festival and faded into eighth being Many Clouds after being sent off a well-backed 5-1 favourite in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury in November.
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Djakadam won the the Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park on Thursday
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Bookmakers have slashed odds for Cheltenham Gold Cup to 14-1
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Ruby Walsh gave trainer Willie Mullins a record sixth win at the race

Question: He fell at the last but @placeholder had still to ask for everything and looked comfortably in control.


(CNN)  -- The Coast Guard ended its search Tuesday for two professional football players and a third man lost at sea, leaving the families to cope with unknown fates of the men and to organize a private search. Loved ones of one of the missing boaters react Tuesday to the news the Coast Guard's search would end. "There's a lot of things we have to come to grips with -- we've all agreed unanimously we won't give up hope," said Bruce Cooper, father of Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper. Cooper, NFL free agent Corey Smith and former college football player William Bleakley are missing, with authorities believing a fishing boat carrying them and a fourth man overturned Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard search was called off at sundown Tuesday, about 6:30 p.m.
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NEW: Friends, relatives of three missing men to organize private search
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Coast Guard suspends search off Florida coast at sundown Tuesday
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Missing boaters include NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith
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Fourth boater, Nick Schuyler, was rescued off Florida coast on Monday

Question: @placeholder has played for six teams in his five-season career.


Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) -- The Kentucky State Fair has its share of eye-popping choices: *Deep fried Kool-Aid *The Donut Burger, a heart-stopping marriage of Krispy Kreme and quarter pounder. *And this year, at the 50th annual Farm Bureau Country Ham Breakfast, a have to see it to believe it pairing: former foes Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul side by side, all smiles, eager to prove the Republican establishment and the tea party cannot only coexist, but can be allies. It wasn't too long ago that Paul, a freshman senator, was a thorn in McConnell's side -- defeating the Senate Republican leader's candidate of choice in the 2010 primary season that helped put the tea party on the map.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell faces a tea party backed primary opponent in his 2014 reelection bid
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Challenger Matt Bevin is leveling a litany of familiar tea party attacks against McConnell
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Once a thorn in McConnell's side, freshman Sen. Rand Paul is now part of an awkward alliance with him
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The Kentucky primary is May 20 and the GOP primary looks likely to shatter state spending records for Senate races

Question: McConnell is already spending on TV ads, painting @placeholder as a political opportunist.


Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa says he would be worried about playing Liverpool at Anfield even if they had lost 10-0 to QPR at the weekend. The former Liverpool full back has warned his team-mates Liverpool will pose a threat despite their underwhelming form. Liverpool were unconvincing in Sunday’s 3-2 win over QPR but Champions League holders Real insist they will be on their guard. Alvaro Arbeloa touches the 'This Is Anfield' sign, something he will have seen many times before Arbeloa has sounded a note of caution to his Real Madrid team-mates ahead of their match with Liverpool at Anfield in the Champions League on Wednesday night
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Liverpool face Real Madrid at Anfield in Champions League on Wednesday
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Real Madrid have never won at Anfield, beaten Liverpool or even scored against the Reds before
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Alvaro Arbeloa says he would still be worried about facing Liverpool if they had lost 10-0 to Queens Park Rangers on Sunday
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Arbeloa returns to Anfield for first time since leaving Liverpool in 2009
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He has told his team-mates about the 'special' atmosphere

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By Chloe Thomas PUBLISHED: 18:00 EST, 18 October 2012 | UPDATED: 07:31 EST, 19 October 2012 You'd have to be a very brave man to follow in Patrick Swayze’s footsteps in only the third week of Strictly Come Dancing. Well, either that or an Olympic gymnast. Louis Smith looked more than happy to take on the challenge as he practised with professional dance partner Flavia Cacace this week. The pair are set to recreate some of the famous sequences from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, starring Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Turning back the clock: Gymnast Louis Smith and his dance partner Flavia Cacace (left) are to recreate some of the sequences made famous by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey (right)
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Gymnast prepares to follow in footsteps of late heart-throb Patrick Swayze
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He and Flavia Cacace will reproduce routines by Swayze and Jennifer Grey
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Photographs from rehearsals show that pair's training is going well

Question: Flying high: Leading men @placeholder (top) and Patrick Swayze (bottom) lift their partners in matching poses


A day late and a compromise short. House Republicans stayed in Washington longer than planned to try to change an emergency border bill so it can pass without any Democratic help. A split between tea party conservatives and more moderate Republicans over how to respond to the immigrant surge from Central America threatened to further delay the start of the five-week summer break for Congress. GOP leaders abruptly pulled the bill from the House floor on Thursday, to address concerns by some conservative factions. They came back Friday with a revised version that included more money for the National Guard.
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The GOP-led House passes an immigration bill by a 223-189 vote
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Democrats, including President Obama, have criticized the measure
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Senate failed to push through its version and left town for the month of August
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With no legislation, Obama will act on his own

Question: That's because the measure has zero chance of getting through the Democratic-led Senate, meaning @placeholder will go on its August recess without sending legislation to President Barack Obama on what both parties call a humanitarian crisis.

Question: Obama, however, called the resulting GOP legislation "the most extreme" version so far and said Republicans knew it had no chance of becoming law because the @placeholder-led Senate wouldn't pass it and he would veto it.

Question: Obama also will do what he can to address overall immigration reform because House Republicans have refused to vote on a comprehensive measure passed last year by the @placeholder, Earnest said.


The Nobel Peace Prize has turned the global spotlight back on the conflict in Syria. The prize committee in Oslo, Norway, awarded it Friday to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the international chemical weapons watchdog helping to eliminate the Syrian army's stockpiles of poison gas. EXCLUSIVE: Inside lab that tested Syria chemical weapon evidence Its inspectors have just begun working in the active war zone, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee said it hopes the award offers "strong support" to them as they face arduous and life-threatening tasks. But the OPCW did not receive the prize primarily because of its work in Syria, committee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland said. "It is because of its long-standing efforts to eliminate chemical weapons and that we are now about to reach the goal and do away with a whole category of weapons of mass destruction. That would be a great event in history, if we can achieve that."
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Nobel committee hopes the award gives "strong support" to OPCW inspectors in Syria
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Panel says the prize wasn't for work in Syria, but for work to eliminate all chemical weapons
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OPCW inspectors have just begun to work in the active war zone
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All chemical weapons in Syria are to be destroyed by mid-2014

Question: The award to the @placeholder was intended in part as a message to countries still harboring chemical weapons to get rid of them, Jagland said.


(CNN) -- Russia's stand off with Ukraine might be spilling over into the sporting arena with the idea floated for Fabio Capello's team to be barred from contesting June's World Cup, but the UEFA president believes this would be a travesty for the players who worked so hard to qualify for the finals in Brazil. Ukrainian officials and Western diplomats accuse Russia of sending thousands of troops into the Crimea region in the past week -- a claim Russia has denied. Earlier this week, an unnamed European Union official was reported to have told a BBC journalist that his organization may try to expel Russia from the 2014 finals.
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Michel Platini dismisses calls to bar Russia from participating at World Cup in Brazil
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UEFA President also advises against sporting boycotts as Ukrainians ponder Sochi protest
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Ukrainian delegation set to reveal whether it will boycott or not on Friday
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Platini says he played at 1978 World Cup despite misgivings about situation in Argentina

Question: "I think it's better to explain that you are not happy, which is the same opinion I had in 1978 when I was in @placeholder for the World Cup," added the 58-year-old.


By Jill Reilly PUBLISHED: 10:05 EST, 10 May 2013 | UPDATED: 19:31 EST, 10 May 2013 Jimi Hendrix wanted Sir Paul  McCartney to form a supergroup with him – and be its bass player. He sent a telegram inviting the Beatle to join forces with him, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and drummer Tony Williams in 1969, as the Fab Four were breaking up. It read: ‘We are recording and (sic) LP together this weekend. How about coming in to play bass?’ It was sent to McCartney at The Beatles’ Apple Records HQ in London on October 21, 1969, and told him to get in touch with producer Alan Douglas.
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Telegram advises McCartney to make contact if he could make the session
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But McCartney had gone with his family to their farm in Scotland
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Unclear if McCartney ever saw the telegram as his aide replied

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By Simon Tomlinson Six U.S. men who have been imprisoned for weeks in Honduras after being arrested for violating weapons laws were working on a project to help local lobster divers. The crew from Aqua Quest International has been held at a prison in Puerto Lempira in the Central American country since May 5, when Honduran police and Navy personnel raided their newly arrived 65-foot vessel. The officers found a weapon on board, according to a news release from the shipwreck salvage and research company based in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Stephen Mayne, the brother of the company's president, Robert Mayne, who is one of those held, said: 'We initially thought it would be over as fast as it started because they broke no laws.
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Team arrested after Honduran police 'found weapon on board their vessel'
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Have been held in ramshackle jail in central American country since May 5
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Relatives condemn the 'phony charges' and say they are 'totally innocent'

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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:57 EST, 27 August 2013 | UPDATED: 11:48 EST, 27 August 2013 Despite allegations that he murdered someone, the National Football League's Player Association - the union that represents NFL players - is attempting to recover bonus money the New England Patriots owes the former tight end, as he sits in jail awaiting trial. Hernandez was released by the Patriots in June after he was arrested for the alleged murder of semi-pro football player Odin Loyd. The NFLPA says the Patriots owe the former University of Florida star the $82,000 bonus he was promised for showing up to off-season workouts.
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Aaron Hernandez, 23, charged with murdering Odin Lloyd on June 18
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The NFLPA claims that the New England Patriots owe Hernandez $82,000 for showing up to off-season workouts
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A grand jury is investigating whether Hernandez was involved in the July 2012 murders of two immigrants from Cape Verde, as well
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Boston Globe reports that police are investigating whether Lloyd was killed over his knowledge of the 2012 killings

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Sydney, Australia (CNN) -- Rising floodwaters cut off the last ground route into the eastern Australian city of Rockhampton on Monday, as police pegged the number of people affected by prolonged flooding at 200,000. Flooding also put increasing pressure on the southern Queensland cities of St. George and Surat, even as floodwaters receded in the communities farther to the north, including Emerald. Police said ten people have died as a result of flooding since November 30. The latest fatality involved an occupant of a car that tried to cross flooded ground between Muttaburra and Aramac in western Queensland, according to police.
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NEW: Police say 10 people have died in flooding since November 30
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Police: City of 75,000 now cut off by floodwaters
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Forecasters expect water levels will crest on Wednesday
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Australian prime minister says damages could cost "hundreds of millions of dollars"

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By Jessica Satherley UPDATED: 15:59 EST, 1 November 2011 Alter ego: Tom Adams, 14, as his drag queen alter ego Tamara A proud mother has told how her schoolboy son has become a drag queen at the tender age of 14. Tom Adams loves dressing in drag and has performed with his dance class dressed in a sparkly dress, blonde wig and full make-up. Tom, from Hartlepool, County Durham, suffers name calling from school bullies because of his hobby, but he is determined to follow his dreams of becoming a performer. He began using his mother Sharon's red lipsticks, nail varnish and high heels at the age of two and has continued to do so ever since – as his alter ego 'Tamara'.
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'I felt so proud, he was wearing false boobs, a blonde wig and high heels', says mother
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Tom Adams started cross-dressing at the age of two, as his alter ego Tamara

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Shanghai (CNN) -- When Yao Ming retired from professional basketball seven months ago, there were fears that interest in the NBA among China's 1.3 billion people would dwindle. But now the former Houston Rockets center -- one of the most successful overseas players in the league's history -- could be forgiven for feeling like yesterday's star in China thanks to Jeremy Lin, the American-born New York Knicks point guard with roots in mainland China and Taiwan. "We have a lot of talented young athletes here who are passionate about basketball," Yao told CNN in an interview Wednesday. "They all want be the next Jeremy.
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Yao Ming enjoyed huge success in the NBA while playing with the Hosuton Rockets
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Compared to American-born New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, who has Chinese-Taiwanese roots
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Lin's fan base on Sina Weibo, China's top micro-blogging site, has already hit the two million mark
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The two players bonded after meeting at an event for Yao's charity two years ago

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Cesc Fabregas has revealed a return to Arsenal was never on the cards because the Gunners didn't take up the option to re-sign him. The Spaniard had a buy-back clause in his contract with Barcelona, allowing Arsenal to have first pick on signing him if he left the Nou Camp. But after Arsene Wenger failed to move for him during the summer, Fabregas signed for Chelsea in a £27m deal. Cesc Fabregas has revealed Arsenal showed no interest in re-signing him before he joined Chelsea Fabregas opens the scoring for Chelsea in their midweek Champions League draw with Schalke Fabregas in action for Arsenal, who showed no interest in activating a buy back clause in his contract
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Arsenal passed up option to re-sign Cesc Fabregas in the summer
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Midfielder joined Chelsea from Barcelona in £27m deal
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Fabregas reveals he has not spoken to Arsene Wenger since move
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Chelsea travel to Manchester City on Sunday

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(CNN) -- Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the annual gathering where the secretive company hosts folks who make a living writing software for its products, kicks off today. And while the event is designed around presentations to help developers, its keynote address has also become an opportunity for Apple to roll out new products not just to developers, but to the world. Two iPhones and several Macs have had their coming-out parties at WWDC, along with a host of operating-system overhauls. Which raises the obvious question: What will Apple announce at its keynote, set for 1 pm ET? Speculation has run rampant, as it does every time the Cupertino, California-based computing giant moves a muscle. But some of the guesses make more sense than others.
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Apple's developers conference kicks off with a keynote at 1 pm ET today
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Apple will reveal features of iOS 6, its operating system for iPhones and iPads
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Company could also unveil its replacement for Google Maps on iPhone, iPad
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We may also see upgrades to the Apple TV device that streams iTunes content

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It’s quite common for celebrities to cause a stir as they board flights in Los Angeles, but a very different kind of passenger excited paps at the airport today. Athena became the first humanoid robot to have paid for a seat on a passenger plane when it boarded a Lufthansa flight to Germany. The robot even had to check-in and collect its tickets before being strapped into the flight. Scroll down for video The robot, dubbed Athena, (pedicured) was created by German roboticists Alexander Herzog )right) and Jeannette Bohg (left). It is being flown to Max Planck Institute for Computational Learning and Motor Control Laboratory in Baden-Württemberg
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The robot, dubbed Athena, was created by German roboticists
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It is the first humanoid robot to have paid for a seat on a passenger plane
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Athena was checked onto a flight from Los Angeles International Airport
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It was pushed in a wheelchair, dressed in a shirt and sneakers, onto Lufthansa flight number 9801
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Owner Alexander Herzog is taking Athena to Germany to teach it to walk
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It will be developed at the Max Planck Institute for Computational Learning and Motor Control Laboratory

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By Mark Duell PUBLISHED: 11:49 EST, 20 December 2012 | UPDATED: 17:53 EST, 20 December 2012 Fears that consumers are reining in their spending ahead of Christmas were fuelled yesterday after it emerged that sales volumes failed to rebound last month. A predicted return to growth did not materialise, with official figures from the Office for National Statistics revealing flat sales volumes between October and November. It comes after a much-worse-than-expected drop in October when retail sales volumes fell 0.8 per cent month on month. Still time to buy: Shoppers brave the rain as they pass shops in the centre of Bath yesterday, as it emerged that sales volumes failed to rebound last month
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News comes after retail sales volumes fell 0.8% month on month in October
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CBI: Sales for the Christmas season 'below par' as families stretch budgets
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Analysts: 126m visits to UK retail websites on Boxing Day (31% up on 2011)

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(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic can move above Roger Federer in the world rankings by beating the 16-time grand slam champion in the semifinals of the Masters Series event at Indian Wells on Saturday. The Serbian will clinch the No. 2 spot behind Rafael Nadal if he continues his hot form this year, which has seen him beat Federer on the way to winning the Australian Open and then again in the Dubai Tennis Championships final last month. The 23-year-old stormed into the last four of the Californian desert event on Friday with a 6-2 6-4 dismissal of French 18th seed Richard Gasquet, his 16th successive victory this year and 18th including the Davis Cup final in December.
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Novak Djokovic will take on Roger Federer in the semifinals at Indian Wells
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Serbian can claim the world No. 2 ranking if he beats Federer for third time this year
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No. 1 Rafael Nadal faces former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro in other semi
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Marion Bartoli becomes first Frenchwoman to reach the final of California event

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Former Newcastle Knights player Alex McKinnon has been released from hospital after seven months of rehabilitation from a devastating injury that left him in a wheelchair. McKinnon's career ended in March with a tackle gone wrong in a round three match against Melbourne Storm. The 22-year-old has posted an image on his Instagram account with his fiancee Teigan outside the Royal Rehab hospital in Sydney. McKinnon will now continue his rehabilitation at his home in Newcastle. Scroll down for video The 22-year-old has posted an image on his Instagram account with his Fiance Teigan out the front of Royal Rehab hospital in Sydney
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The former Newcastle Knights player posted the inspiring message on Instagram
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He says he will continue his rehabilitation at home in Newcastle
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Alex McKinnon is in a wheelchair after suffering a spinal injury in March
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McKinnon continues to inspire people with his resilience
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The 22-year-old says he is driven to succeed with a new career

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Yohan Cabaye has advised Newcastle fans to lay off Alan Pardew and insists that the players are to blame for the club's early-season crisis. Recent Newcastle matches have turned toxic with supporters at home and away calling for Pardew to be sacked while aiming a constant torrent of abuse at him from the stands. Owner Mike Ashley has stood firm and so far not bowed to fan pressure by getting rid of Pardew, even though they are second-from-bottom and winless in the league this season. Yohan Cabaye (right) believes Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew (left) is the right man for the job
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Yohan Cabaye has come out in defence of his former boss Alan Pardew
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Newcastle United manager Pardew is under severe pressure on Tyneside
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Toon Army have displayed banners calling for Pardew to be sacked
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Newcastle sit joint-bottom of the Premier League with just three points
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He also believes the players should take more responsibility for plight
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Cabaye's backing comes despite Pardew's criticism of Frenchman
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Pardew said Cabaye's refusal to play in 2013 was a 'distraction' for the club
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Cabaye left Newcastle for Paris Saint-Germain in a £20m deal in January

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At least ten patients have been left permanently blind following botched cataract surgeries at an illegal medical camp in Punjab state, India, health officials say. The operations were carried out at a free, unofficial "eye camp" at Guru Nanak Charitable Hospital, Ghuman, organized by a non-government organization, Amritsar's deputy commissioner Ravi Bhagat told CNN. Sixty-two people, mostly of them aged over 60, had undergone cataract surgery at the camp, held on November 4-5, Anil Joshi, Punjab's Minister for Local Bodies, Medical Education and Research told CNN. Seventeen later complained of severe pain in their eyes, he said, and had subsequently been treated at an eye clinic at Amritsar's Government Medical College.
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At least 10 patients have been blinded by botched cataract surgery at a free "eye camp" in India
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Officials say the camp was illegal and a police report has been filed against organizers
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Free health camps are commonplace in India, bringing healthcare to poor rural people
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But a rash of recent incidents has brought the camps under increased scrutiny

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Gaza (CNN) -- Nafoz Mohammed is living in a cramped two-room apartment with 16 other people, including several children, who spend the day- and nighttime hours holed up in fear. "All the children feel so scared when they cut the electricity," said Mohammed, who shares the tight space with others whose homes were hit by artillery. "They just keep holding their mothers." For the more than 1.8 million people squeezed into a territory about twice the size of Washington, chaos has always infringed on the daily rhythms of life. But the latest conflict with neighboring Israel has compounded the misery of many.
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Conflict with neighboring Israel compounds misery for many of Gaza's 1.8 million inhabitants
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Since Tuesday, residents have been without electricity
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Gaza resident Yasmeen El Khoudary, 24: "We only eat when we remember to eat"

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Minamisanriku, Japan (CNN) -- As some in Japan officially kicked off their first work week Monday since its epic earthquake and tsunami, others -- especially in the country's northeast -- grieved the loss of loved ones, kept fleeting hopes that missing could be found alive and tried to come to grips with a disaster that literally tore some communities apart. The nation's Kyodo News Agency, citing Prime Minister Naoto Kan, reported more than 15,000 people have been rescued in the days since Friday's 8.9-magnitude tremor. But, while 1,598 people were officially dead Monday according to the National Police Agency Emergency Disaster Headquarters, the fear was that the final death toll could be exponentially higher.
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The official death toll is 1,598, though fears are it will rise much higher
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Citing the prime minister, Kyodo says over 15,000 have been rescued
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In Minamisanriku, up to 9,500 people are unaccounted for

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Real Madrid’s 16-year-old £2.3million signing Martin Odegaard confirmed on Thursday that the prospect of working with Zinedine Zidane turned his head away from the Premier League and towards the European champions. The Norwegian teenager, who was presented at the club’s training ground, is on a basic £40,000-a-week for his first half-season but can double that with bonuses. He chose Madrid despite visiting Liverpool and Arsenal on a whistle-stop tour of some of Europe’s biggest clubs. Martin Odegaard holds his shirt after being unveiled as a  Real Madrid player Odegaard poses with Sergio Ramos (left) and Cristiano Ronaldo after signing on Thursday
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Martin Odegaard has signed for Real Madrid for £2.3million
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Norwegian 16-year-old was unveiled at a press conference on Thursday
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The teenager had been courted by top clubs like Arsenal and Liverpool
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Odegaard revealed Zinedine Zidane's presence helped in his decision
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He said: 'I feel very much at home and Madrid had best conditions for me'

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By Associated Press Last updated at 12:32 PM on 22nd October 2011 Rupert Murdoch was jostled by protesters and criticised by disgruntled shareholders who demanded the mogul and his sons resign from his scandal-hit newspaper empire. The 80-year-old chairman and CEO of News Corp was condemned for his  handling of the phone hacking scandal. At the company's annual meeting in Los Angles some of his biggest investors voted against his re-election and that of his sons, James and Lachlan as directors. Making a mockery: A protester wears a puppet head of Rupert Murdoch during a demonstration at Fox Studios in LA during the annual stockholder meeting
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MP warns mogul he faces 'Mulcaire 2' threat

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Francois Hollande has been pictured for the first time with his ‘secret’ lover Julie Gayet – relaxing in the official home of the French president. According to French sources Gayet has been a regular fixture at the Elysee Palace for months. The images of the pair sitting in the gardens of the Elysee Palace come as former first lady Valerie Trierweiler prepares to arrives in Britain. She was unceremoniously dumped by Mr Hollande in January, but is now promoting a kiss-and-tell book subtitled: ‘A story of love, power and betrayal’. Scroll down for video Caught in the act: The pictures, published by a French magazine, shows Francois Hollande and his rumoured girlfriend Julie Gayet, 42, sitting in the gardens of the Elysee Palace in Paris
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President Francois Hollande pictured with Julie Gayet for the first time
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Hollande and Gayet, 42, snapped sitting in the Elysee Palace gardens
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Gayet  'looks lovingly into his eyes' in snaps published in France
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Former first lady Valerie Trierweiler is heading to UK to promote her book

Question: But his ambiguous – not to say confusing – reply did not mention well sourced claims that Ms @placeholder is actually staying overnight at the presidential palace, and there are even claims that she has her own bodyguard.

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By Craig Hope for MailOnline Follow @CraigHope_DM Newcastle owner Mike Ashley could rename Glasgow Rangers’ famous Ibrox home as the Sports Direct Arena as soon as ‘tomorrow’ if he wanted. Sandy Easdale – chairman of Rangers’ football board – has revealed that the billionaire businessman bought the naming rights to the stadium two years ago, reportedly for just £1. Ashley already owns shares in the Scottish club and struck a deal for the naming rights with former chief executive Charles Green. VIDEO Scroll down for Graham Wallace denies Rangers will enter insolvency (Archive) Change? Rangers' Ibrox stadium could be renamed the Sports Direct Arena by Newcastle owner Mike Ashley
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Rangers' Ibrox ground could be renamed the Sports Direct Arena
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Newcastle owner Mike Ashley bought Ibrox naming rights two years ago and has shares in the club
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Ashley has twice tried to rebrand Newcastle's home St James' Park

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Washington (CNN) -- A man who volunteered as a suicide bomber for a terrorist group intent on blowing up a U.S.-bound plane was working instead as an intelligence agent for Saudi Arabia, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing American and foreign officials. The double agent departed Yemen, traveled through the United Arab Emirates and gave the bomb and information about al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to the CIA, Saudi intelligence and other foreign intelligence agencies, the newspaper said. The bomb, which was intended to pass undetected through airport security, was given to the FBI, which was poring over it, the newspaper said.
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Suicide bomber volunteer was instead working as an intelligence agent, NYT reports
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Agent has "cooperated closely" with the CIA, officials tell The New York Times
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The informant also provided information that aided the CIA drone strike last weekend

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It took 36 minutes for the first email to arrive. As the shockwaves from Rio de Janeiro were still reverberating, bookmakers began pumping out their blunt messages. Assessing how much of an impact Luis Suarez's suspension would have on Liverpool's ambitions for the new Barclays Premier League campaign, the words in the subject box from odds compilers had no ambiguity. 'Reds pushed out for title glory,' they proclaimed. They were delivering a calculated summary of where Liverpool stand without Suarez: not credible contenders. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Suarez bite Chiellini and Bakkal while at Ajax in 2010 Good times: Luis Suarez was the Premier League Player of the Year last season but Liverpool could now sell
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As it stands now, Suarez will miss the first nine Premier League matches of next season
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If the striker remains on Merseyside while serving his four-month ban, he will cast a heavy cloud
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Brendan Rodgers needs reliability and stability as well as talent to create title-winning team

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By Frank Coletta for Daily Mail Australia The Country Liberal Party in the Northern Territory is a party divided again today with Member for Daly, Gary Higgins, refusing to attend all meetings, after an alleged homophobic slur against his son by Deputy Chief Minister Dave Tollner. Parliamentary colleagues have confirmed Mr Higgins' stance. He's informed party officials that he does not want to present at future meetings where Mr Tollner be in attendance. According to the NT News, the territory's Deputy Chief Minister is accused of calling Joshua Higgins a 'pillow biter' and 'shirt lifter'. Scroll down for video
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Northern Territory Deputy Chief Minister Dave Tollner made the alleged homophobic slurs against the son of his colleague, Gary Higgins
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Mr Higgins' son, Joshua, works for the government for Community Services Minister Bess Price
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The drama unfolded after a draft speech was presented to the NT Cabinet
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NT Chief Minister Adam Giles agrees his deputy's comments were both inappropriate and not acceptable but says the matter has been dealt with
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Party colleagues disagree, claiming there should be disciplinary action and the 'team is not cohesive'
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The CLP, which lost three indigenous MPs after Terry Mills was toppled in a coup led by Adam Giles, holds a one-seat majority only in the NT

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Technology company IBM is putting its supercomputer Watson to work - in a robot call centre. The artificially intelligent computer system is taking on the role of customer service manager and will be called Watson Engagement Advisor. Companies will be able to sign up to IBM's service and its customers can then ring a helpline and complain or get help from the Question Answering (QA) machine. The IBM Watson Mobile Developer Challenge invited teams to design mobile apps using Watson's, pictured, cognitive computing capabilities. The 25 finalists will now submit prototypes for judging, after which only five teams will present proposals to IBM. Three winners will get access to the Watson's developer platform
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The IBM supercomputer is set to become a customer service manager called the Watson Engagement Advisor
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Customers will be able to complain to Watson through phone, email, instant messaging
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Watson-powered smartphone app, 'Ask Watson' expected later this year

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The U.S. decision to cripple the finances of the insurgent Haqqani network has put the limelight on its influential and respected leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani. Based in North Waziristan, a tribal area of Pakistan, the group is aligned with the Taliban and al Qaeda and is considered one of the most significant threats to stability in Afghanistan. Jeffrey Dressler, a senior analyst with the Institute for the Study of War, said Siraj, as he is known to intelligence sources, is the "name, the face" and the "guy with all the clout" in a group that has been a major problem for coalition forces along the Afghan-Pakistan border.
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Haqqani Sirajuddin is described by analysts as more radicalized and violent than his brothers
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His network is based in Pakistan's tribal region
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He is widely respected among other insurgents
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The Haqqani network has been described as a 'family business'

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Dallas (CNN) -- Severe weather hit the Houston area Monday, flooding streets and homes and leaving thousands of people without power, emergency officials said. Torrential rain fell across the area, causing flash flooding that left streets and highways impassable and submerged some vehicles. "We have a lot of roadways closed, and some evacuations are going on," said Alan Spears of the Fort Bend County office of emergency management. In the city of Richmond, rescues were conducted by boat and on foot. Spears said he believes a tornado touched down in the area. "We had 7,000 people without power in the county," he said.
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National Weather Service to investigate possible tornado touchdowns
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Houston has conducted 20 to 30 high-water rescues, another official says

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