If your romantic partner pointed you to an application for a one-way trip to Mars, would you be upset -- or thrilled? When Dr. Leila Zucker's husband sent her such an e-mail last spring, he said that he didn't want her to go but that he'd be a lousy husband if he didn't tell her about it. Fast-forward to today: Zucker has made it past the first round of cuts for Mars One, a nonprofit organization that aims to send four people to the Red Planet in 2024 and subsequent groups in later years. "Most of us want to explore, want to go new places, and then it's just a question of: How much are you willing to give up to do it?" she said.
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Mars One will select four astronauts for its first mission
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Candidate pool in current round stands at 705
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Some say humanity needs to leave Earth for survival
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One man's wife "concerned that she's going to have to watch me die on television"

Question: @placeholder is one of 705 candidates selected from a pool of 200,000 applicants for the mission.


They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, but for Kari Anderson, 42, it could have been deadly. The former model from Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, was almost left paralysed after a jealous neighbour laid a tripwire outside her door, sending her hurtling down two flights of stairs. The trap was the climax to a bizarre sequence of events, which included Kari's next door neighbour Janet Pearson changing her appearance and dress style to seemingly look like her. Kari Anderson, 42, from Lancashire, suffered a string of bizarre incidents with jealous neighbour Janet Pearson, that culminated in Janet leaving a tripwire at the top of the stairs. The trap sent Kari hurtling down two flights and left her with serious bruising and a brokwn
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Kari Anderson, 42, suffered string of bizarre incidents with her neighbour
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Former model  says her hair, clothes and make-up were copied
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After a series of arguments, Janet Pearson, 57, set wire at top of stairs
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Kari fell down two flights of stairs, broke her wrist and was heavily bruised
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Janet was convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm last December

Question: She said: '@placeholder had brown hair but she had it coloured blonde, like mine.


Two unknown New Zealand jewellery designers are set to be thrust onto the international stage after Kate picked four of their designs to wear on tour. Tory & Ko, run by young mothers Victoria Taylor and Kirstin O’Brien, have been asked to supply three pairs of earrings and a necklace. They were recommended by Miss Taylor’s sister, New York based fashion designer Rebecca Taylor, who has previously dressed the Duchess. Apparently Kensington Palace ‘liked what they saw’. Scroll down for video Pretty: The pearl and diamond Tory & Ko earrings chosen by the Duchess of Cambridge for the royal tour
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The Duchess has ordered earrings and a necklace from Tory & Ko
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Label is based in Wellington and were recommended by Rebecca Taylor
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Pieces will join others by Trelise Cooper, Karen Walker and World
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Clothes by London-based Kiwi, Emilia Wickstead will also feature

Question: Elegant: @placeholder also plumped for a pair of citrine drops, topped with a 9ct gold and silver bow


By Mia De Graaf A former soldier who battered his wife to death with a dumbbell after hiring a detective to expose her affair has been jailed for at least 17 years today. Nirmal Gill, 49, who killed wife Rosemary Gill, 48, in the bedroom of their Bristol home in the early hours of July 20 last year, was handed a life sentence at Bristol Crown Court. The killer beat her to death because he could not accept she wanted to 'move on and have a life without him', the jury was told. Guilty: Nirmal Gill, 49 (left), has been convicted of murdering Rosemary Gill (right) after uncovering her affair
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Nirmal Gill, 49, discovered wife Rosemary, 48, was seeing ex-husband
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Paid team to put tracking device in her Audi, followed her to his house
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Three days after seeing them together he beat her to death in Bristol home

Question: @placeholder was told 'possessive' Gill had become suspicious of his wife’s behaviour and contracted a team to watch her movements.


Tokyo (CNN) -- A massive typhoon crossed over Okinawa on Sunday, bringing winds more ferocious than even the typhoon-weary Japanese island has seen in decades. Typhoon Bolaven, with wind gusts that reached as high as 259 kilometers per hour (161 mph), is the strongest to strike the region in nearly 50 years. And with a cloud field of 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), it is 20 times larger than Okinawa's length. "It's been very, very severe," said storm chaser James Reynolds, who was on the northwestern coast of the island during the worst of the storm. Tree branches were flying through the air amid torrential rain, he said.
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Bolaven crosses over Okinawa
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It is the strongest typhoon in the region since 1956
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Typhoon Bolaven's cloud field is about 20 times the length of Okinawa

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New York (CNN) -- A New York man released on parole last month pleaded not guilty Wednesday in connection with the stabbing of two children in Brooklyn, one of whom died, authorities said. Daniel St. Hubert, 27, was indicted on charges of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon. He faces 50 years to life in prison if convicted. Police believe Hubert was out on parole on June 1 when he allegedly stabbed the two children -- killing one of them -- inside an elevator. "These two innocent children were subjected to unimaginable violence and terror in that elevator," Kings County District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said in a statement. Prince Joshua "PJ" Avitto, 6, died from his injuries, and his friend, Mikayla Capers, 7, was wounded.
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Daniel St. Hubert pleaded not guilty Wednesday in stabbing case
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St. Hubert is charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder
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"PJ" Avitto, 6, and Mikayla Capers, 7, were stabbed in an elevator, police say
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St. Hubert, 27, was released on parole on May 23, police say

Question: @placeholder was treated for abdominal bleeding and a lacerated spleen, prosecutors said.


LONDON, England (CNN) -- The sole survivor of the crash that killed Princess Diana has told a court he still cannot remember the incident but does not support the conspiracy theories surrounding it. Bodyguard Trevor Rees and the back of Princess Diana's head are seen shortly before the car crash. Bodyguard Trevor Rees, formerly known as Trevor Rees-Jones, was the front-seat passenger in the Mercedes that carried Diana, her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. He sustained serious injuries in the August 31, 1997 crash and testified that he received anonymous phone calls and letters after the accident, threatening him to keep quiet.
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Dodi Fayed's bodyguard says can't remember crash that killed Princess Diana
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Princess Diana, boyfriend Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul all died in accident
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Rees was a bodyguard employed by Dodi Fayed's father, Mohamed Al Fayed

Question: Rees has said what was once a good relationship with his former employer has broken down, largely because he does into support @placeholder's conspiracy theories about the crash.

Question: He said @placeholder tried unsuccessfully to stop the book's publication in England.


Washington (CNN)The 2016 calculations of three potential candidates -- two Republicans and a very senior Democrat -- plus big tests for President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell filled our Sunday trip around the "Inside Politics" table. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida skipped the big weekend GOP gathering in Iowa, and some believe Jeb Bush's presumed candidacy makes it hard for Rubio to find his 2016 footing. But Jonathan Martin of The New York Times shared reporting on how Rubio is still very interested in running, and hopeful that perhaps the interest from Mitt Romney offers him a new place in the growing GOP field.
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Why Rubio is excited about a potential Romney run
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2016 tea leaves: Biden's not in touch with top Democrats in Iowa
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The impact of a Palin candidacy on a crowded conservative field

Question: "If you have a Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney scenario, that could open up a door for @placeholder because it divides the center right and also it makes Rubio look more conservative, less establishment."

Question: Just watching him ask for authorization of military force was a reminder the world has not unfolded as @placeholder had hoped.


By Peter Simpson In Beijing PUBLISHED: 04:47 EST, 27 March 2012 | UPDATED: 05:32 EST, 27 March 2012 Conspiracy: China has been urged to probe speculation that Neil Heywood was poisoned The Foreign Office has asked China to probe the sudden death of a Briton who had close links to a controversial high-ranking Communist Party official. Neil Heywood, 41, died last November and Chinese officials claimed his death was caused by excessive drinking. But his concerned friends and other members of the British community in the south western metropolis of Chongqing fear he may have been deliberately poisoned.
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Friends fear consultant, 41, was deliberately poisoned
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Near tee totaller's death by 'excess alcohol' doubted
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Neil Heywood credited with getting security chief Bo Xilai's son place at Harrow and Oxford
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Chinese mafia-busting campaigner now accused of abusing position

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Re-live all the drama here Radamel Falcao celebrated his season-long loan move to Manchester United by spending some of his £280,000-a-week wages on a Chinese meal and some red wine. The Colombian forward completed his £6million loan deal in the early hours of Tuesday morning after the Old Trafford club held off competition from Arsenal and Manchester City for his signature. Falcao posted a picture on his Twitter account with agent Jorge Mendes and his lawyers, Paulo Rendeiro and Carlos Osorio, enjoying a glass of wine, some prawn crackers and a Chinese meal at Wing's restaurant in Manchester - a regular haunt for both United and CIty players.
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Manchester United won the Premier League race to sign Radamel Falcao
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Colombian striker has joined on season-long loan and cost £6million
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He has agreed a deal worth £280,000-a-week during his time at Old Trafford
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Striker celebrated the move with a Chinese meal at Wing's in Manchester
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The restaurant is a popular haunt for players in Manchester to visit
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Old Trafford club saw off Arsenal and Manchester City for striker's signature
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United signed Falcao amid fears of niggling injuries to Robin van Persie
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Colombia striker will wear the No 9 shirt at Old Trafford this season
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Falcao could make his debut against QPR on Sunday, September 14

Question: Popular: Wing's @placeholder is regularly attended by celebrities and other clientele from Manchester


By Liz Hull PUBLISHED: 06:38 EST, 30 August 2013 | UPDATED: 18:30 EST, 30 August 2013 Aggressive: James Browning 'was jumping up and down like Tarzan, ripping his shirt off and spoiling for a fight,' a court heard A drunk stockbroker said to be as wild as Tarzan headbutted a taxi driver and slammed his head in his cab door after dodging a fare. James Browning, 26, bragged he had been ‘on charlie’ – a slang word for cocaine – shortly before attacking Dean Wendleken. But when he appeared in court the associate at the London Metal Exchange, denied being high on the Class A drug.
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James Browning drank five pints and two cocktails before the incident
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Broker bragged about having a 'c*** night' after taking cocaine, court heard
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26-year-old had fled after not having enough money for the taxi fare
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Cabbie Dean Wendleken caught him but was left needing 16 stitches

Question: Mr Wendleken, 49, needed 16 stitches for cuts to his face following the attack in @placeholder in April.


Washington (CNN) -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is laying the groundwork for a presidential campaign with the intent of being ready should Hillary Clinton not run, a source close to the governor told CNN. O'Malley amplified 2016 speculation when he told the Washington Post last week that he can't wait for the former first lady and secretary of state to make a decision. He told CNN on Monday that he was working toward offering "a better direction for our country." Sounds like he's planning to go for it, right? Not quite. O'Malley is angling to be the person who could step in should Clinton decide to forgo a second White House candidacy.
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Maryland governor laying the groundwork for a presidential run in case Hillary Clinton doesn't run
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Clinton is odds-on favorite to capture the Democratic nomination at the moment
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Head-to-head, O'Malley dwarfed by Clinton's name recognition, fundraising prowess
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He supported her strongly in 2008 when she lost nomination to Barack Obama

Question: And that may be with good reason, as an @placeholder vs. Clinton race would likely be an uphill slog for the governor.

Question: Note, Clinton was the heavy favorite in 2008 only to be overtaken by @placeholder.

Question: Instead of stoking speculation, the source said @placeholder is being a good party man.

Question: He's helping President @placeholder's initiatives, helping to build infrastructure for 2014 and supporting candidates as he travels the country.

Question: During the 2008 primaries -- which pitted Clinton against then-Sen. Barack Obama -- @placeholder was outspoken and raised a substantial amount of money.


By Nick Pisa PUBLISHED: 08:28 EST, 11 May 2013 | UPDATED: 08:29 EST, 11 May 2013 Charmer: Juan Ramon Fernandez Paz, nicknamed Joe Bravo, was said to have seduced female security guards while in a maximum security prison Italian police fear a trans-Atlantic Mafia war after the charred and bullet ridden bodies of two Canadian gangsters were found on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. Convicted killer and mob enforcer Juan Ramon Fernandez Paz, nicknamed Joe Bravo, was discovered along with his associate Fernando Pimentel after an anonymous tip off to police. Investigators said they were 'riddled with at least 30 bullet wounds' and an attempt had been made to burn their bodies following the hit.
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Convicted killer Juan Ramon Fernandez Paz, nicknamed Joe Bravo, and associate Fernando Pimentel found dead
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Pair shot at least 30 times and bodies set on fire
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Paz deported to Sicily after serving 10 years in Canada for drugs offences
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Also killed 17-year-old girlfriend by punching her in the throat
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Police believe 56-year-old was key player in multi-million pound drugs deals
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Source: 'The hit was ordered from Canada. The fear now is that their could be more blood letting'

Question: He was named in a prosecution order to be arrested and we believe he was involved in drugs trafficking between Canada and @placeholder.'


By Larisa Brown When John Carter died of a brain tumour, his parents found comfort in the knowledge his heart would save someone else’s life. But they had no idea whose ... until an amazing chance encounter five years later brought them together with the man rescued by the transplant. The 19-year-old stranger was giving a reading at a memorial service when John’s mother Freda broke down in tears and said: ‘This person’s got my son’s heart.’ Chance encounter: Freda Carter (left) instinctively recognised Scott Rutherford (right) as the teenager who was given her son John's heart when she heard him speak at a memorial service for organ donors
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Freda Carter's son John, 33, died from a brain tumour in 2008
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His family agreed that John's heart, liver and kidneys would be donated
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They knew his heart had gone to a teenager named Scott, but no more
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Years later they attended a memorial service where Scott was speaking
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Mrs Carter, 66, says she instinctively knew Scott had John's heart
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Nurses arranged a meeting between the family and Scott Rutherford, now 20
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'It was some sort of miracle,' says Scott, who is now an aspiring actor

Question: They sat and listened to Mr Rutherford speak of how his life was saved at 14 when he received a heart from a man named @placeholder.


Washington (CNN) -- President Obama and Republican and Democratic leaders engaged in a spirited but civil debate at a health care summit Thursday, finding agreement on some issues but appearing to find little common ground on how to move forward in a bipartisan way. "I don't know, frankly, whether we can close that gap," said President Obama as the day-long meeting closed. If agreement is not reached, he said, there will be "a lot of arguments about procedures in Congress about moving forward," an apparent reference to using a parliamentary shortcut under which a health care bill could be passed with a simple majority instead of the 60-vote supermajority the body requires to overcome the filibuster which Republicans have threatened to use.
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller: "This is a rapacious industry that does what it wants"
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Sen. Tom Harkin says health care system discriminates, segregates people
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President Obama tells Sen. John McCain: "We're not campaigning. The election is over"
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GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander urges Democrats to scrap bills, start over on health care

Question: Obama said @placeholder and Democrats seem to agree that costs have to be contained.

Question: He called the GOP proposal "a legitimate issue," but said @placeholder already have a version of that proposal in their legislation.


By Katy Winter PUBLISHED: 07:57 EST, 6 February 2014 | UPDATED: 15:37 EST, 6 February 2014 A mother-of-one who was called ‘frog-face’ by school bullies is now earning a living as a top Katy Perry lookalike. Suzy O'Neill, 26, had always been bullied for her big eyes and full lips - but after shedding three stone, she realised she was a dead ringer for the pop princess. The two look so alike that even Suzy’s boyfriend Paul can't tell them apart - and has mistaken pictures of the LA-based diva for his own girlfriend.
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Suzy O'Neill, 26, from Kent, was teased about her wide eyes and full lips
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After losing weight found people comparing her to pop star Katy Perry
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Spotted and signed by Susan Scott Lookalikes agency
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Says even her boyfriend sometimes struggles to tell them apart

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Surabaya, Indonesia (CNN)Divers are preparing to investigate underwater pings that may be coming from the flight recorders of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, Indonesia's military chief said Friday. An Indonesian search vessel had earlier detected the pings, said Gen. Moeldoko, the head of Indonesia's armed forces. He was speaking on board the ship that is being used as a base for divers trying to raise the tail of the AirAsia plane, which went down in the Java Sea on December 28 with 162 people on board. But there is also caution surrounding the possible pings, because the sound could be emanating from other sources. In the case of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, several signals raised hopes of locating the missing plane, but proved to be false leads.
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An Indonesian search vessel detected the pings, the country's military chief says
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The tail of the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 was found Wednesday

Question: The vast majority of the people on the plane were @placeholder.


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Princess Diana's relationships with two Muslim men provoked an outburst from her mother, who called her daughter "a whore", Paul Burrell, the princess's former butler, told an inquest Monday. Diana once referred to her former butler Paul Burrell as "my rock." Burrell, who returned to Britain from his home in Florida to give evidence, was the first star witness of the London inquest, now in its fourth month. His role as confidant to Diana, who died in a Paris car crash on August 31, 1997, along with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and hotel security chief Henri Paul, meant his testimony was eagerly anticipated.
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Paul Burrell, Princess Diana's former butler, gives evidence at inquest
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Describes phone call in which Diana's mother called her daughter"a whore"
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Burrell says Queen Elizabeth's husband was not involved in Diana's death
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Also claims that Diana told him: "I need marriage like a bad rash"

Question: Asked earlier in the day if he believed that @placeholder was "the one," Burrell said "no, I did not have that impression."


(CNN)  -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be symbols of genocide and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them."
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Iran's Supreme leader says "why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them"
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IAEA draft report obtained Thursday says Iran may be working on nuclear warhead for a missile
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Iran defying U.N. orders about its nuclear program, IAEA draft report says
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Iran began boosting uranium enrichment before inspectors arrived, IAEA says

Question: It said Iran had begun enriching uranium to a level that can sustain a nuclear reaction before @placeholder inspectors arrived to monitor the process, and in defiance of a request not to do so.


Los Angeles (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's last personal assistant claims concert promoter AEG owes him money because, he says, it was responsible for the pop icon's death. Michael Amir Williams, one of the people closest to Jackson in the last two years of his life, filed a lawsuit that he hopes other former Jackson employees will join as a class action. The suit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, charges that AEG's "acts and omissions brought about the demise of Michael Jackson." Judge rejects e-mail ban in lawsuit The court filing included a copy of AEG's contract with Jackson, revealing that the promoter agreed to advance the singer $15 million to help him buy a 29-bedroom estate that spreads over 16 acres in Las Vegas.
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Michael Amir Williams wants other former Jackson staff to join as a class-action suit
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The lawsuit claims AEG's "acts and omissions brought about the demise of Michael Jackson"
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AEG's lawyer calls the suit "clearly frivolous" since Williams has no legal standing to sue
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AEG's "acts and omissions" allegedly involved hiring and supervising of Dr. Conrad Murray

Question: The suit contends AEG never paid Jackson's staff as required in the January 2009 contract with @placeholder.

Question: The company failed to look at "Conrad Murray's qualifications, experience, and medical specialty," but instead weighed the benefits @placeholder could bring, including "managing Michael Jackson so that he could meet all deadlines and timetables AEG set in place," it said.


(CNN) -- Fighting raged in a major Syrian city Tuesday, with at least two people killed and several others wounded, an activist group said. Clashes erupted between protesters and security forces in Homs, according to the Local Coordination Committee in Syria, a network of activists that promotes and documents demonstrations across the country. They occurred in al-Khalidiya neighborhood, and video said to be from the Homs unrest shows protesters running and throwing rocks and contains sounds of heavy gunfire. CNN cannot independently confirm the information. Demonstrations critical of the government began in the southern city of Daraa and were swiftly suppressed by security forces. Anti-government fervor caught on nationwide as more protests were met with tougher crackdowns.
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NEW: Fighting erupts in the Syrian city of Homs
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U.S. ambassador was among those visiting northern Syria
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A human rights official says dozens of peaceful protesters are arrested in Aleppo
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More than 10,000 Syrian refugees reportedly have crossed the border into Turkey

Question: Meanwhile, state TV showed images Tuesday of thousands joining pro-regime rallies in Daraa, @placeholder and Homs.


Honeymoon murder-accused Shrien Dewani is seen on newly released CCTV footage allegedly slipping away from a policeman and his father-in-law to secretly pay the driver he'd hired to kill his wife. Dewani failed to give an explanation for his seven-minute absence to either the father of his dead wife or an officer assigned to her murder, his trial heard. During the series of shots, the wealthy businessman is seen before, during and after the  meeting with Zola Tongo. It came three days after his new wife Anni was found dead in the back of Tongo's taxi, a bullet through her neck.
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Sequence shows Dewani before, during and after meeting with Zola Tongo
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Tongo was convicted of helping arrange the murder of Anni Dewani, 28
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Dewani, now 34, denies five charges, including murder and kidnapping

Question: The bag which came with the packet of greeting cards, is now holding the the money for @placeholder, the court heard.

Question: In his testimony @placeholder told the court, 'I saw the gentleman standing there.

Question: @placeholder was not a suspect in the carjacking by that point, the officer confirmed to the court.


Fernando Santos is taking over as Portugal coach, despite his eight-game international ban for misconduct at the World Cup. The former Greece coach replaces Paulo Bento, who quit two weeks ago after a run of poor results, the Portuguese Football Federation said in a brief statement on its website on Tuesday. The 59-year-old Portuguese will be presented at a news conference on Wednesday, the statement said, but gave no further information. Fernando Santos has been handed the chance to manage his country despite his eight-game ban Santos was handed a lengthy ban after he verbally abused officials following Greece's World Cup defeat against Costa Rica
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The former Greece manager replaces Paulo Bento who quit after a poor run of results
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Fernando Santos was handed an eight-match ban after he verbally abused officials after Greece's defeat to Costa Rica
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Portugal's new boss will find out by the end of the week if he had any success in appealing FIFA's ban

Question: @placeholder decided to step down from his position as the manager of the Portugal national team

Question: He took over a @placeholder that was in the doldrums after the 2012 World Cup, and racked up an unbeaten run in his first 15 months on the job.


"'God is great,'" the Taliban militants shouted as they roared through the hallways of a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. Then, 14-year-old student Ahmed Faraz recalled, one of them took a harsher tone. " 'A lot of the children are under the benches,' " a Pakistani Taliban said, according to Ahmed. " 'Kill them.' " By the time the hours-long siege at Army Public School and Degree College ended early Tuesday evening, at least 145 people -- 132 children, 10 school staff members and three soldiers -- were dead, military spokesman Gen. Asim Bajwa said. More than 100 were injured, many with gunshot wounds, according to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Information Minister Mushtaq Ghani.
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Children "are dying on the frontline in the war against terror," Pakistan's defense minister says
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The death toll has climbed to 145 people, included 132 children and the school's principal
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Attackers gunned down students taking an exam in an auditorium, military spokesman says
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Attack was on a school mostly for soldiers' children; many of the dead between 12 and 16

Question: Still, even by @placeholder and the Taliban's gruesome standards, Tuesday's attack may be the most abominable yet.


By Inderdeep Bains Mo Farah put family troubles behind him to win another two gold medals in the last week, it emerged yesterday. For as Mo repeated his Olympic heroics at the European Championships, his younger brother Omar was remanded behind bars charged with burglary. The 21-year-old is accused of breaking into a house with the intent to steal and will appear in court next month. Scroll down for video Mo Farah did his trademark Mobot dance as he won the 5,000m final in Zurich, left, while his brother Omah, 21, right, was in Wandsworth prison, London, accused of breaking into a house with intent to steal
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The 21-year-old was remanded at Wandsworth prison, south west London
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Came as Mo won the 10,000m and 5,000m races at European Championships
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Omar has been charged with burglary at a house in Brentford, Middlesex

Question: My dad said: ‘Why can’t you be more like @placeholder?’ and that’s what I aim to do now.’


By Mark Prigg and Damien Gayle PUBLISHED: 06:50 EST, 10 October 2012 | UPDATED: 12:30 EST, 10 October 2012 Apple's yet-to-be-announced iPad Mini has apparently been revealed in full for the first time in the best set of pictures yet leaked on the internet. Sonny Dickson, a researcher for fansite 9to5mac.com, published the images on his Twitter feed yesterday, sparking a wave of excitement among Apple enthusiasts. The images show a device that is significantly smaller than the regular iPad. According to rumours it boasts a 7.85in liquid crystal display, making it a rival to Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire.
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Pictures show device that is significantly smaller than the regular iPad
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Gadget believed to measure 7in diagonally - compared to the 9.7in on the most up-to-date version of the full-size iPad
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Controversial new connector - same as iPhone 5's - also seen on gadget
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Estimates claim Apple has ordered 10 million iPad minis from suppliers
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iPad Mini, Microsoft Surface and Kindle Fire all set to go on sale this month

Question: The images also show the iPad Mini utilises the controversial new connector introduced with the @placeholder, which has made all accessories available to previous Apple gadgets obsolete at a stroke.


Washington (CNN) -- President Obama's senior economic adviser said Sunday the government was delaying a report to Congress in order to provide more time to address China's alleged currency manipulation. Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic Council, told the CNN program "State of the Union" that major international meetings coming up, including a G-20 economic gathering that will include China, provide the opportunity to resolve trade differences that could be exacerbated if the exchange-rate report were released on April 15 as scheduled. Summers said the upcoming meetings offer opportunities to engage China and other countries that have large trade surpluses with the United States.
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Economic adviser Lawrence Summers wants to give China more time
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Critics argue China keeps currency low, hurting American businesses
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced delay of currency report
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Geithner admits China has maintained an "inflexible exchange rate"

Question: Many @placeholder economists say the currency is undervalued by as much as 40 percent.


By James Rush A black performing arts high school student falsely arrested by three white officers has been awarded $119,000 in damages. Pittsburgh officers David Sisak, Michael Saldutte and Richard Ewing had also been accused of beating 22-year-old Jordan Miles, but a jury found they did not use excessive force. The split verdict by the all-white jury of four men and four women had attorneys for Miles and the officers claiming victory, with neither side completely satisfied. Scroll down for video Jordan Miles, pictured aged 18, has been awarded $119,000 in damages after a jury found three white officers had falsely arrested him
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Jordan Miles said he was confronted while walking to grandmother's house
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Jury found officers falsely arrested him, but did not use excessive force
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Miles' attorney wants the FBI and Justice Department to reconsider a decision not to prosecute the officers criminally

Question: They say the confrontation escalated when Miles elbowed @placeholder in the head and kicked Sisak in the knee.


(CNN) -- Americans know Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his belligerence toward the United States and Israel and for clashes with international regulators over Iran's pursuit of nuclear technology. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's foreign policy has affected Iran's domestic economy. The conservative Ahmadinejad, 52, the former mayor of Tehran, was elected president in a landslide in June 2005, defeating centrist Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. A tighter race is expected in this Friday's presidential contest, which pits Ahmadinejad against self-described reformist Mir Hossein Moussavi and two other candidates. Ahmadinejad is expected by many to be re-elected. "He's pretty charming. He's a little bullheaded, but he's definitely got his charms and charisma in a strange sort of way," said Hooman Majd, an Iranian-American writer who travels to Iran several times a year.
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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad known for hostility toward U.S., Israel
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Incumbent in tight race to win second four-year term as president
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Ahmadinejad has defied IAEA over inspections of nuclear facilities
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Some voters think less belligerent foreign policy would help economy, writer says

Question: "But it would certainly be a lot easier, not to mention more politically palatable in the United States, if it weren't @placeholder."


(CNN) -- The teenage fugitive suspected of flying a stolen plane to the Bahamas over the weekend may have surfaced Wednesday night, authorities there said. "We've had some sightings of the individual," said Glenn Miller, assistant commissioner of the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Colton Harris-Moore, dubbed the "barefoot bandit," may have been seen Wednesday evening on Abaco Island, Miller said. "An individual was spotted, white male, running in the bushes," Miller said. "We suspect it's him, and we advise him to turn himself in." Harris-Moore, 19, has been linked to the theft of a single-engine plane Sunday at Monroe County Airport in Bloomington, Indiana.
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Police: Person who might have been Colton Harris-Moore was seen "running in the bushes"
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Harris-Moore is suspected of stealing plane that was flown from Indiana to the Bahamas
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Several thefts and break-ins have been reported since then, police say

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Florida State University quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston was cited for allegedly taking seafood from a Tallahassee grocery store without paying, the Leon County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. Winston, a two-sport athlete, was suspended from FSU's baseball team on Wednesday. Winston, only the second freshman to win college football's most coveted award, allegedly walked into a Publix near the FSU campus Tuesday night, ordered about $32 worth of crab legs and crawfish, and walked out of the store without paying, sheriff's Maj. Michael Wood told reporters. After deputies contacted him about three hours later, Winston told them that he forgot to pay, Wood said.
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Heisman Trophy winner said he forgot to pay, police say
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Police: Jameis Winston ordered crab legs, crawfish and left without paying
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Winston is suspended from FSU's baseball team
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He was not arrested, but received a citation

Question: A @placeholder employee noticed Winston left without paying but waited a while to notify a deputy, thinking Winston might have gone outside to get a cart, Wood said.


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British TV channel was scheduled to air a controversial documentary Wednesday night showing a terminally ill man committing assisted suicide. Craig Ewert dictates a letter to his children before leaving for his assisted suicide in Switzerland. The film follows retired university professor Craig Ewert during the last four days of his life in 2006, when he visited a Swiss clinic with his wife, Mary, in order to die. The 59-year-old suffered from motor neurone disease (MND), which deprived him of the use of his arms and legs and caused him to be on a ventilator, Mary Ewert told The Independent.
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Assisted suicide of 59-year-old Briton Craig Ewert sceduled to be shown on TV
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Ewert, a motor neurone disease sufferer, went to Swiss assisted suicide clinic
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Assisted suicide is illegal in Britain and carries 14-year prison term
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No one in the UK has been prosecuted under the 1961 Suicide Act

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(CNN)If you are fan of goal-packed football matches look away now. And whatever you do steer well clear of Aston Villa. In the English Premier League, often described as the most entertaining in the world, the Birmingham-based team are a mundane anomaly. With over half of the current season gone, Villa are the Premier League's lowest scorers with 11 goals in 20 games. That miserly total is the lowest of all the 92 clubs in England's four-tier football pyramid, with only Germany's Hamburg dipping below Villa's scoring ratio of one goal every 1.8 games. In Spain, leaders Real Madrid have rattled in 56 goals in 16 games, while over in Germany, Bayern Munich have notched 41 goals in 17 games.
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Aston Villa have scored just 11 goals during the 2014-15 Premier League season
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The Birmingham-based club are the lowest scorers in the English football league
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Despite their low scoring, Villa sit 12th in the table
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Paul Lambert's team play bottom-placed Leicester City on Saturday

Question: The 24-year-old's record of 37 goals in 79 games since joining Villa in 2012 is impressive, making @placeholder's difficulties all the more baffling.


Washington (CNN) -- A major online sports betting operation known as Legendz Sports, which allegedly took in more than $1 billion in illegal sports bets, has been busted, and dozens of individuals and related businesses have been indicted, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Government prosecutors said that a federal grand jury seated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, returned indictments against 34 individuals associated with Legendz and 23 business entities that helped facilitate the operation. The operation was first run out of Costa Rica, and then from Panama City, Panama, according to the indictment. "Today's charges demonstrate that we are as determined as ever to hold accountable those involved in facilitating illegal online gambling by U.S. citizens, regardless of where the business operates, or where the defendants reside," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman. Most of the gamblers who used the service were in the United States, authorities said.
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A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City indicts 34 individuals and 23 business entities
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Prosecutors say the FBI and IRS worked on the case for several years
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The operation was first run out of Costa Rica, then from Panama City, Panama

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By Jeff Powell The first batch of 60,000 tickets for Froch v Groves II sold out inside an hour of going on sale and Wembley is heading for the biggest crowd in British boxing history. Promoter Eddie Hearn is seeking talks with Transport for London for approval to market a further 20,000 seats before the world super middleweight fight takes place on May 31. The minor quibble over an earlier first bell time to help with a late night exit from the stadium is not likely to prevent Carl Froch and George Groves surpassing the 70,000 attendance for the heavyweight bout between Jack Doyle and Jack Petersen in 1933.
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Tickets sell out in just one hour, talks taking place to sell a further 20,000 tickets
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Froch v Groves re-match set to be the biggest post-war fight held in Great Britain
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Challenger Groves insists on neutral referees and judges
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Pair square up beside Wembley pitch where Froch pushed Groves

Question: Fingers crossed: @placeholder is hoping for a different outcome in the re-match


(CNN) -- Lady Gaga announced that she's going to sing in space. Everyone is raving about "Gravity," the new movie starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts in orbit. And India just launched its first Mars mission on Thursday. Clearly, we Earthlings are still madly in love with space. But what about the moon? It's sad how far America has fallen in our space aspirations. So far that we can't even get into Earth orbit without help from the Russians, let alone get back to the moon. But NASA is trying to get back in the game. Two months after launch, its Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer -- LADEE, pronounced "laddie" -- has finished its looping journey and it is gathering important information about the moon's dust and thin atmosphere.
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Chris Impey: It's sad how far America has fallen in our moon aspirations
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Impey: NASA is trying to get back in the game with the launch of LADEE
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He says other countries and private companies are more ambitious in exploring
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Impey: The moon has much to teach us, let's continue the mission started 50 years ago

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By John Drayton Lionel Messi took matters into his own hands and delivered Argentina's team talk following a goalless 90 minutes against Holland. Manager Alejandro Sabella began the chat but Messi soon took over as his team-mates listened intently. And although his side couldn’t muster a win in extra time, they edged out Holland 4-2 on penalties to reach Sunday’s final in Rio de Janeiro. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Mascherano hailed the hero as Buenos Aires celebrates Follow the leader: Lionel Messi (centre) led Argentina's team talk before extra time Stepping up to the plate: Javier Mascherano led the team talk at half-time during extra time
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Messi led the Argentina team talk between full-time and extra-time
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Javier Mascherano took over for half-time of extra-time
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He also led the team talk before the side stepped up for penalties
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Argentina won 4-2 on penalties and will play Germany in Sunday's final
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It will be the third time that Germany and Argentina face each other in a World Cup final

Question: Aggressive: Messi was tracked throughout the match by @placeholder's determined midfielders


(CNN) -- It's the most complex construction project in history. NASA's funding of the international space station is scheduled to end in 2016. Flying 250 miles overhead, the international space station can be seen with the naked eye, orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes, usually carrying a crew of six. Now, before construction of the station is even complete, there is already talk of when the lights will be turned off. NASA is waiting for the Obama administration to decide how much longer the station will fly and exactly which direction the U.S. space agency will take next -- a return to the moon, or maybe a trip to Mars?
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President Obama must decide how long to fund the international space station
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NASA's funding of the space station is currently scheduled to end in 2016
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The station's laboratory can conduct valuable science experiments
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Obama may wish to shift NASA funding instead to missions to the moon or Mars

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(CNN) -- The British invasion continues. Fox recently announced a new show airing soon -- "Take Me Out" -- from the producers of "American Idol" and "X Factor." The dating reality show premieres in June and marks yet another remake yanked from the tellies of the United Kingdom. Although it follows other British reboots ashore, the journey over can be choppy. When Adam Ferrara emerged from his broken '76 Coupe de Ville on the first season of "Top Gear USA," his co-hosts Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood raised their hands ... to bestow upon each other a round of enthusiastic high fives. For many fans of the wry attitude of "Top Gear" Classic, this show of dude-ly appreciation was a cringe-worthy moment.
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British TV shows have been rebooted and imported to the U.S.
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Some have had success while others have not
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Fox will try this summer with a remake of dating show "Take Me Out"

Question: For a remake to thrive in the Internet age -- and in a crowded market where both UK and @placeholder versions air on competing channels -- it has to pave its own road.


Apple fans enjoy watching Frozen and buy their clothes from Hollister, while Samsung owners prefer Police Academy and Ellie Goulding, according to a new online profiler. London-based YouGov collected data from 190,000 UK members over 120,000 data points including where people bank, what cars they drive and what they like to eat. The free web app lets people search for information about people who own different phones, eat different foods, shop in various supermarkets and live in certain areas, among other data. Click below to explore the profiler London-based YouGov collected data from 190,000 UK members over 120,000 data points. The free web app (above) lets people search for information about people who own different phones, eat different foods, shop in various supermarkets and live in certain areas, among other data
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The YouGov profiler collected data from 190,000 members in surveys
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It reveals what is 'particularly true' about a certain group, not a typical fan
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Apple fans love to eat halloumi and nachos and are most likely own a  fish
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Samsung fans are males aged 40 to 59 and lean to the political right
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They like Police Academy and Countryfile, and listen to Ellie Goulding
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Android fans in general are younger, bank with Lloyds and own a Nissan
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While BlackBerry owners describe themselves as funny and  sentimental
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And Windows Phone owners love watching Bodger and Badger and playing baseball

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Question: Sample sizes varied from 10,806 Apple customers, 9,648 @placeholder fans, 105 Android customers, 1,255 Blackberry owners and 853 people with a Windows Phone device.


By Alex Greig Three former NFL players have been diagnosed with having signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), including former Dallas Cowboys great and football Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett, 59. Up until recently, the only way to diagnose CTE was by studying brain tissue after death, but a UCLA research team has pioneered a brain-imaging technique that identifies a build-up of abnormal proteins called tau in the brain. The other players diagnosed were Hall of Fame offensive lineman Joe DeLamielleure, 62, and former All-Pro defensive lineman Leonard Marshall, 52. One other unidentified player was also tested but his results are not yet known.
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Former Dallas Cowboys great Tony Dorsett has been diagnosed with having signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
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He was diagnosed by a research team from UCLA which developed the test
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Before the test, the only way to discern CTE was to examine the brain after death
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Former NFL players Leonard Marshall and Joe DeLamielleure were also confirmed to have signs of the disease
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CTE causes memory loss, confusion, mood swings, depression and eventually dementia

Question: Dorsett, Marshall and DeLamielleure are among the more than 4,500 plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit filed against the @placeholder, which argued that for years the NFL had concealed a link between football and brain damage.

Question: Dorsett, Marshall and DeLamielleure are among the more than 4,500 plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit filed against the NFL, which argued that for years the @placeholder had concealed a link between football and brain damage.


By Emma Glanfield A man who dived into a river to help a desperate mother save a helpless child from drowning after her pram rolled off a quayside has relived the heroic moment today. Victor Martinez, 51, said he didn't think twice about plunging in to Exeter Quay in Devon after the pram rolled into the water with the young girl strapped inside. The rower jumped into the water with teammates Stuart Menzies and Andy Travers - who were in the city to take part in the British Dragon Boat race. Speaking today he said: 'I was standing on the side with other members of my team - The Raging Dragons - when I heard a deafening scream.
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Young girl was strapped into buggy when it rolled into River Exe in Devon
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Her mother and brave passers-by leapt into the water to try and rescue girl
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The buggy started to sink but rescuers managed to push it to the quayside
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The toddler and her mother were both unharmed but shaken in the incident

Question: Mr @placeholder then swam back over to the mother before helping her out of the water.


By Amanda Williams PUBLISHED: 10:26 EST, 28 January 2013 | UPDATED: 11:43 EST, 28 January 2013 Schoolfriends Nathan Wilkins and Kyle Robson have always been close - but their latest escapade brought them closer than ever. Medics had to free the two friends who 'bonded' during class when they accidentally superglued their hands together in an arm-wrestling contest. Nathan, 13, and Kyle, 14, both of Hartlepool, were in a music lesson at High Tunstall College of Science when another student brought out a tube of pink glue. The substance was squirted onto Kyle's hand, who then challenged Nathan to an arm wrestle.
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A prank saw Nathan Wilkins, 13, and Kyle Robson, 14, stuck together
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Staff at their Hartlepool school initially thought the boys were joking
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But after they realised pair could not be freed, the friends were taken to a medical centre where they were freed using hot soapy water

Question: The mother-of-five said @placeholder has always been accident prone after splitting his chin open, breaking his heel and then his arm in separate incidents over the years.


For the first time since the 2008 presidential race, Hillary Clinton made a foray back into the thorny world of campaign politics on Saturday, appearing at a rally for Terry McAuliffe, the longtime Clinton confidante now running for governor of Virginia. About 500 people showed up to the historic State Theatre in Falls Church, a suburb of Washington, D.C. to witness Clinton's smiling re-emergence on the political scene, showering her with applause when she made even the slightest allusion to running for office again. What did we learn about her future plans as she considers a repeat bid for the White House in 2016? Not much at all, actually.
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Former secretary of state campaigns for Democratic candidate
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Setting in Virginia seems to suit Hillary Clinton's style
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Appearance mostly upbeat, with a few shots at the GOP

Question: As much as Clinton was the story here, time and again she served as a character witness for McAuliffe, whom Republicans have relentlessly attacked as a carnival barker and @placeholder insider.


By Meghan Keneally and Ashley Collman Just hours after his ex-girlfriend declared her innocence in the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher, Amanda Knox's former flame Raffaele Sollecito said that the Italian court's decision to reconvict them 'is completely unbelievable'. Sollecito told the Today Show this morning that latest court decision that names the American and her Italian boyfriend as the killers of her British study abroad roommate 'is full of errors, there are mistakes all over the pages' and he is planning on appealing. 'They invented new evidence... they pictured it happening (and) it never happened. They invented more fiction,' he said in a remote interview from Treviso, Italy.
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Raffaele Sollecito has spoken from Treviso, Italy about the latest ruling that charges both him and his ex Amanda Knox with murder
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'They invented new evidence,' he said, vowing to appeal
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Knox was convicted of killing Kercher in 2007 but she was allowed to leave Italian prison four years later when the ruling was overturned
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The case was brought up again this year and she was re-convicted in January
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On Tuesday, the court released a 337-report on the case, concluding that Knox murderer Kercher in a row over money
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But Knox says she was under no financial strain and that Kercher was her friend

Question: 'My position is completely different than @placeholder's case,' he said, though it came just hours after Knox made a similar statement, saying there is no hard evidence to show her as the killer.


(Rolling Stone) -- With Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler both leaving the judges' table on American Idol, the search is on for their replacements -- and now, add Charlie Sheen to the list of interested candidates. Calling into On Air with Ryan Seacrest Tuesday, Sheen chatted with the Idol host about the judge job, noting that producer Nigel Lythgoe had said something about offering Sheen the opportunity. "It kind of came out of nowhere and I responded with a quote, just to sort of check the temperature of it or test the waters. Haven't heard anything back," Sheen explained. "I guess it got some people curious."
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Sheen told Ryan Seacrest that talk of him as an "Idol" judge "kind of came out of nowhere"
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The actor said he is genuinely interested in being on the show
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Seacrest promised to pass the news on to "Idol's" producer

Question: When @placeholder asked Sheen if he saw himself giving feedback to contestants, the actor responded, "Oh yeah, absolutely!


Christian Benteke made a scoring return to action after six months out by converting a penalty as Aston Villa’s Under 21 side beat Bolton. The Belgium striker completed 63 minutes in a match for the first time since he ruptured his achilles on April 3. He was named from the start by coach Gordon Cowans with manager Paul Lambert keen to witness his star player in action before Manchester City visit Villa Park on Saturday. Christian Benteke (centre) has returned to first team training after recovering from an achilles injury Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert is hopeful Benteke can be included in his 18-man squad to face Man City
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The Villa striker played against Bolton on Monday afternoon
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Joe Cole also found the net - boosting his own first team chances
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Paul Lambert is hopeful Christian Benteke can be included in his matchday squad to face Manchester City on Saturday
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Belgium ace Benteke was forced to miss the 2014 World Cup

Question: Next week we will see how he is for the @placeholder game.


An interactive map showing the names and addresses of all handgun permit holders in New York's Westchester and Rockland counties has infuriated many readers since it was posted Saturday on a newspaper's website. The map, published by The Journal News, allows readers to zoom in on red dots that indicate which residents are licensed to own pistols or revolvers. It had prompted more than 1,700 comments as of Wednesday morning. Blue dots indicate permit holders who "have purchased a firearm or updated the information on a permit in the past five years." "So should we start wearing yellow Stars of David so the general public can be aware of who we are??" one commenter wrote.
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The publisher issues a statement supporting the decision
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Other news agencies have published similar databases in the past
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Poynter Institute senior faculty member calls newspaper's move "journalist arrogance"
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"Readers are understandably interested" in gun data, newspaper editor says

Question: In an article about the uproar, @placeholder says many of the thousands of people who "have taken to their computers and phones in rage" live outside the counties covered by the map.


While JFK did not order the programme, Deane says he was 'aware' of it President John F. Kennedy secretly endorsed the release of hardened criminals to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro to curb the Communist threat, a new book has claimed. At the height of tensions between America and neighbouring Communist Cuba in the early 1960s, JFK was implicit in the freeing of rapists, drug dealers, and Mafia hitmen through CIA in a bid to recruit 'untraceable' spies willing to risk their lives on dangerous missions rather than go back to jail, a new book sensationally claims. Desperate to remove Castro from power, the president resorted to using dangerous criminals as operatives - rather than CIA agents - to 'do America's dirty work' as they couldn't be linked back to his administration, it is claimed.
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Revelations made by journalist Bill Deane in new book 'Smooth Criminal'
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It tells story of alleged CIA spy and 'one-man crime wave' Dave Riley
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Claims criminals allowed on 'crime sprees' in US when not working for CIA
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Deane: 'Riley was typical recruit: Intelligent, ambitious and without morals'
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While JFK did not order the programme, Deane says he was 'aware' of it

Question: In one failed plot, an ex con was smuggled into Cuba in 1962 to pose as a waiter in @placeholder's favourite restaurant where he would drop poison tablets into the revolutionary leader's soup.


(CNN) -- By the end of the Super Bowl on Sunday night, one or more professional football players will be hailed for their valor, for their guts, for their devotion to their teammates. They will be called heroes. And more than 100 million people will be watching. But because, predictably, those laudatory words will be thrown around so casually on Sunday, perhaps we can take a few minutes here to address an act of genuine valor that happened exactly 70 years ago today. It wasn't televised. There were no sponsors. On February 3, 1943, an Army transport ship called the Dorchester, carrying American soldiers through the icy North Atlantic on their way to serve in World War II, was about 100 miles off the coast of Greenland in rough sea. More than 900 people were on board.
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Bob Greene: On Super Bowl Sunday, football players will be called gutsy, heroic
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He says for real heroism, look to four WWII chaplains who sacrificed lives on this day in 1943
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He says the helped young soldiers to safety, giving up life vests, when their ship hit
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Greene: They went down with ship. Think of them while you're cheering football "heroes"

Question: And some of the survivors, in official accounts given to the @placeholder, and in interviews after the war, reported what they saw as the ship went down:


(CNN) -- Dane Cook's half-brother and sister-in-law must repay the comedian $12 million they admitted to stealing while managing Cook's business, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Attorney General said. Darryl McCauley, who was Cook's business manager from the early 1990s until 1998, pleaded guilty to larceny, embezzlement and forgery charges in October. His wife, Erika McCauley, pleaded guilty to larceny charges. "For several years, Mr. McCauley abused his position as a family member to gain Mr. Cook's trust, and stole millions of dollars for his own personal gain," Attorney General Martha Coakley said after his sentencing. He was sentenced to six years in prison and 16 years probation, while she got three years in prison and 13 years probation.
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Darryl and Erika McCauley pleaded guilty to stealing from the comedian
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The McCauley's must pay restitution and serve time in prison
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Darryl McCauley was the comedian's business manager for years

Question: The investigation began in December 2008 when @placeholder and his lawyer called police to alert them to the missing millions, according to Coakley's spokesman.


By James  Nye A courtroom in Cincinnati witnessed extraordinary scenes on Friday when a bereaved father publicly forgave the young woman who had killed his 21-year-old son in a hit and run accident. So emotionally fraught was the moment Bill Walker absolved Lauren Balint, 23, for striking  Chris Walker in February of last year, that the judge admitted she almost broke down in tears ahead of her verdict. With his wife next to him and Balint stood only six feet away, Walker told her that she was 'totally forgiven. I hope you get married and have a good, long life.'
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Pastor Bill Walker stood up in court in Cincinnati and faced the woman who killed his 21-year-old son, Chris
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Told Lauren Balint that she was 'forgiven' and said he didn't want two lives ruined
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Judge Melba Marsh had yet to reach a verdict and said that Walker's speech swayed her
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Balint, 23, was given two years probation instead of a custodial sentence

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BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China is shutting down a pair of smelting plants suspected of sickening several thousand children with lead poisoning, according to state-run media. A Chinese boy gets treated for blood poisoning in Shaanxi province Aug. 15. At least 851 children living near a plant in northwestern China's Shaanxi province were found to have excessive lead levels in their blood, according to the Xinhua news agency. The Dongling Lead and Zinc Smelting Co. would cease operations no later than Saturday, Xinhua reported Wednesday, citing local authorities. County officials had agreed to relocate residents who live within 1,640 feet (500 meters) of the Dongling Lead and Zinc Smelting Co. in three years, but the relocation is behind schedule, Sun Hong, the company's general manager, told Xinhua.
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A pair of plants suspected of sickening thousands of children is closed.
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At least 851 children in Shaanxi province found to have lead poisoning.
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In Hunan province, 1300 children near another plant were poisoned.

Question: A second smelter also was closed Wednesday in central @placeholder and two of its executives detained, a local official said, according to Xinhua,


By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:08 EST, 2 September 2012 | UPDATED: 14:46 EST, 2 September 2012 Despite its many successes, Apple has never been known for its charitable giving - perhaps until now. Now established as America’s most valuable company, Apple appears to be doing a shift toward more philanthropic endeavours. In fact, founder Steve Jobs was notorious for his scant contributions to good causes. Cheap? Steve Jobs was notorious for his scant contributions to good causes, and believed that Apple's contributions to the public were its devices Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, told the New York Post that the late Apple founder wasn't one for monetary donations.
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Apple now America's most valuable company, and set to become even richer after winning a $1.5billion patent lawsuit against Samsung
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Under new CEO Tim Cook, Apple gave a reported $100million to charity last year

Question: @placeholder will now be awarded $1.05billion in damages, according to the court ruling.


The parents of Reeva Steenkamp today backed calls for Shrien Dewani to give evidence over the murder of Anni Dewani - supporting her parents' campaign to ensure the case is not dismissed. Barry and June Steenkamp urged the judge to make the accused face justice on Monday, and offered their condolences to Vinod and Nilam Hindocha whose daughter, like Reeva, was shot dead in South Africa. Mr Steenkamp and Mr Hindocha spoke on the telephone from Port Elizabeth and Cape Town and discussed the similarities in their cases. Both their daughters, who were in their twenties, were gunned down with their partners accused of their murders in incidents which shocked South Africa and threw the country's record of gun violence into the spotlight.
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June and Barry Steenkamp want Dewani to face full trial for murder
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Barry Steenkamp: 'We are in the same boat as Anni's family'
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Both shootings shocked South Africa and exposed gun crime epidemic
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Dewani decision is due Monday with Pistorius case reopening 24 hours later

Question: Anni Dewani's husband @placeholder is facing trial for her murder


By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 22:06 EST, 29 July 2013 | UPDATED: 07:46 EST, 30 July 2013 After a prank pulled by Banksy got a homeless man kicked out of his longtime home in a Los Angeles water tank, the secretive British street artist made amends by giving the man enough money to live for a full year. The trouble began after Banksy turned Tachowa Covington’s makeshift Pacific Coast Highway home into a piece of art by spray painting along the side of the bus-sized tank ‘This looks a bit like an elephant’ and it only got worse when collectors who covet the elusive artist’s work bought Covington’s squat to sell to collectors.
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Tachowa Covington lived in an water tank for seven years before Banksy used it as a joke and caught the attention of covetous art collectors
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Covington soon found himself without a home again, but the elusive artist quickly stepped in to right his wrong

Question: Unfortunately, other people weren’t quite as out of the loop and news quickly spread about the secretive graffiti artist’s @placeholder cameo piece.


Forget trendy toys - all one little girl wanted for Christmas was her military father home early from Afghanistan. And this week, that wish came true. A camera crew captured the heartwarming homecoming surprise at BB Owen Elementary School in Texas on Tuesday. Kennedy Shaw was filmed as she got up on stage  to unwrap a giant bow-wrapped present she 'won' during a rigged raffle. Footage shows her tackling the gift while her peers watch on, then all of a sudden her father jumps out and she can barely contain her excitement. Scroll down for video Caught on camera: Kennedy Shaw got her Christmas wish early this week when her military father staged a festive homecoming surprise
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Kennedy Shaw was filmed as she got up on stage at BB Owen Elementary School in Texas to unwrap a giant present she 'won' during a rigged raffle
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When she takes a bow off the gift her father jumps out
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Sergeant Jayson Shaw was deployed to Afghanistan in June and not expected back until at least March 2015
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Kennedy says she doesn't need anything else Christmas after getting her father home early

Question: Jayson Shaw got teachers at @placeholder's school to wrap him up in a big box - his daughter was then called up to the stage to open the parcel after 'winning' it in a rigged raffle


(CNN) -- A hacker falsely posted on the Twitter account of Oscar Pistorius' older brother Saturday that the South African Olympian was going to do media interviews, a family spokeswoman said. Carl Pistorius didn't post such a tweet, and he and his sister, Aimee, were canceling all their social media accounts Saturday, said family spokeswoman Janine Hills. All three Pistorius siblings live in South Africa, she said. On Friday, Oscar Pistorius was freed from jail on $112,000 bail eight days after the shooting death of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, 29. Pistorius, 26, is charged with premeditated murder in her February 14 death.
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Pistorius family expresses relief upon his being freed on bail
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Twitter account of Carl Pistorius is hacked, a family rep says
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Tweet falsely states that Olympian Oscar Pistorius was giving interviews
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Pistorius, freed on bail on a murder charge, isn't speaking to media, rep says

Question: "This is untrue," @placeholder told CNN in a separate interview.


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Doctors gave Anna Nicole Smith a long list of dangerous drugs over the three years before her death, including while she was pregnant, according to sworn statements by investigators from state agencies. Dosages prescribed to Anna Nicole Smith were "dangerously high," a drug expert says in an affidavit. Two doctors charged in connection with Smith's death allegedly also crossed professional lines by having personal relationships with their patient, the court documents released Tuesday said. Smith died in a Hollywood, Florida, hotel on February 8, 2007, of what was later ruled to be "acute combined drug intoxication."
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NEW: Doctors' relationships with Smith crossed professional lines, affidavits say
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Investigator says Anna Nicole Smith was "drug seeker," court documents say
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Former Playboy model died of drug intoxication in 2007
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Pharmacist refused to fill one prescription, warned doctor, affidavit says

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After Mario Balotelli scored two stunning goals in the semi-final of the 2012 European Championships against Germany, a member of staff at his club Manchester City offered a startlingly frank opinion. 'Don’t worry,' he said, 'He will still be useless when he comes back to us. He just hasn’t got it.' Two summers – and a change of club – later, question remarks remain. Big game player: Mario Balotelli lit up Euro 2012 with a stunning strike against Italy in the semi-final Suitable: And the celebration in Warsaw fitted his colourful persona, too... Bench life: But things never really worked out for Balotelli at Manchester City
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Balotelli's ability was often doubted at Manchester City
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The striker is determined to be taken seriously at the World Cup
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Has already made telling contribution in 2014 against England
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Italy face Costa Rica on Friday looking for another win

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(CNN) -- One of the unintended consequences of the Arab revolutions has become evident in Israel, where a surge in the number of refugees from Africa has created new tensions in a country with no shortage of practical and ethical dilemmas. In the face of the new challenge, a number of Israeli politicians have sunk to the occasion, exploiting raw emotions and fueling a display of violence that should shame Israelis. To be sure, Israel is not the first nation whose handling of illegal immigration deserves criticism. But the anti-immigrant riot that took place in a Tel Aviv neighborhood on May 23 should rise as a rallying cry for Israelis who believe their country should shine as a "light unto the nations."
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Frida Ghitis: A demonstration against immigrants turned violent in Israel
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She says members of parliament added to the inflamed rhetoric
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Israel, of all places, should avoid intolerance of those seeking asylum, she says
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Ghitis: Israelis condemned the rioting, and Israel is not alone in its immigration problem

Question: Government figures say about 60,000 @placeholder migrants now reside in Israel, double the figure from 2010, with between 2,000 and 3,000 more arriving each month.


(CNN) -- When it comes to plastic pollution, our society has asked everyone -- scientists, environmentalists, and the government -- to clean up the mess we've made. Through recycling initiatives, plastic-bag bans and fees, and alternatives to plastics altogether, we still haven't come close to solving the problem ... perhaps until now. The solution might have been discovered with a fungus in a laboratory Petri dish. Pria Anand was a student in Yale University's class of 2010 whose passion for the environment made her want to make a difference. Anand wanted to find out if there was something in nature that could decompose plastic. She began experimenting with dozens of species of fungi from the Amazon, but she graduated before she could finish her work.
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Two Yale students find that a species of fungi can decompose polyurethane
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A professor says the potential to break down man-made materials could be endless
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One of the researchers cautions it's not "the cure-all to pollution"
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And a biochemist says, "It's a big leap to go from the test tube to the field"

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Barbara Bowman never thought this day would come. The artist says that when she spoke out three weeks ago, in a Washington Post opinion article, she hoped to give voice to other women who claimed to have been sexually assaulted by legendary comedian Bill Cosby. She says she wanted them to know they were not alone. Since then, at least 16 others have gone public with accusations. Many of them offered similar stories about being drugged and raped, and said they were reluctant to talk earlier because they feared for their careers, their families or their own safety. Three of Cosby's accusers, including Bowman, told CNN on Tuesday of having struggled and gained strength in solidarity.
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Three of the at least 17 women who have accused Bill Cosby speak to CNN
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Barbara Bowman says she hoped to encourage others when she spoke out weeks ago
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Victoria Valentino says "women didn't have a voice" in alleged rape cases
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Cosby's camp has consistently, vehemently denied the claims against him

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By Daniel Bates PUBLISHED: 13:09 EST, 8 May 2012 | UPDATED: 13:09 EST, 8 May 2012 Members of Congress were among the wealthiest on Capitol Hill with fortunes most families can barely dream of, new figures have revealed. Democratic Congressmen have a median net worth of $878,5000 - almost ten times that of a typical American household. Driving up the figures were the super rich including Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts who is worth $232 million, in part because his wife Teresa belongs to the Heinz family. Riches: Democratic Senator John Kerry with his wife Teresa (left) who is an heir to the Heinz fortune. Republican representative Darrell Issa (right) has a personal fortune of $448million
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Only 2pc of Congress comes from working-class backgrounds
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Senators' earnings at least 10 times the average American household

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Fish soup with tofu and rice, stir-fried pork with vegetables and baked chicken with stuffed grape leaves... these are just some of the exotic lunches school children from around the world tuck into. The widely different meals from Spain, Ukraine, Greece, South Korea, Brazil, France, Finland and Italy are all fresh and wholesome, with fish, steak and vegetables featuring prominently. But in stark contrast, the UK and US lunch trays feature processed foods such as popcorn chicken, frankfurters, cookies, and beans from a tin. Scroll down for video What children in other countries eat (clockwise from top left): Ukraine's version of sausage and mash; Brazil's plantains, rice and black beans; beetroot salad and pea soup in Finland and steak with beans and carrots in France
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Korean schools serve hearty fish soup and fermented cabbage, kimchi
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Greece, Spain and France all serve fresh meat, vegetables and fish
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US school lunches are the unhealthiest with lots of processed items

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By Wills Robinson A mother has spoken of the heartbreaking moment her beloved golden Labrador died in her arms after she was poisoned - just hours before another family dog suffered the same cruel fate. Ali Harling, 45, from Preesall, Lancashire, was left 'devastated' after someone deliberately threw a drug over her garden fence, killing two of her pets. Her 11-year-old golden Labrador Dizzy died in the car on the way to the vets, before her other dog Stan, who was four, passed away. Devastated: Ali Harding, 45, (pictured) has spoken of her heartbreak after two of her golden Labradors died when they ate drugs that had been thrown into their garden
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Ali Harling, 45, believes someone deliberately threw drugs over the fence
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Her 11-year-old Labrador, Dizzy, died in her arms in Preesall, Lancashire
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Stan, a golden Labrador, suffered same fate hours later at the vets
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Police are not releasing name of substance, fearing others may use it
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All of her dogs got sick, but the other two, Alfie and Jake, have recovered

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By Alex Ward PUBLISHED: 07:34 EST, 3 September 2013 | UPDATED: 10:31 EST, 3 September 2013 The Pakistani teenager, who was shot by the Taliban after campaigning for women’s rights, declared herself an honorary Brummie today as she officially opened a new £188 million civic library. Sixteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai, a vocal campaigner for girls’ education in Pakistan, was attacked by gunmen on a school bus near her former home in Pakistan in October. The cold-blooded assassination attempt sparked worldwide condemnation. Today she declared that pens and books are 'weapons' that can defeat terrorism, in her speech outside the library.
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Malala Yousafzai, 16, used her speech to call for peace and advocate free education for children around the world
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She was shot in October last year during an assassination attempt and airlifted to Birmingham for emergency medical treatment
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The attack sparked worldwide condemnation

Question: Home is where the heart is: Malala now lives in @placeholder which holds a special place in her heart 'because it is here that I found myself alive, seven days after I was shot,' she said


By Matt Chorley, Tom Kelly and Alan Roden PUBLISHED: 13:52 EST, 7 July 2013 | UPDATED: 06:50 EST, 8 July 2013 Alex Salmond today tried to laugh off complaints about his decision to unfurl a Scottish Saltire in Centre Court, insisting Wimbledon rules were there to be broken. The Scottish First Minister was accused of staging a political stunt by smuggling the flag in his wife's handbag before waving around behind David Cameron's head as Andy Murray secured his historic win. He insisted no-one sticks to the rule banning large flags around Centre Court, and after waiting 117 years for a Scot to win the men's singles 'a few Saltires hoisted over Wimbledon doesn’t really harm at all'.
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Scottish First Minister smuggled flag into Centre Court in wife's handbag
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Accused of photo-bombing David Cameron with political stunt
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Hails Murray as the 'King of Scotland' who can have whatever he likes
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Mr Salmond insists no-one sticks to rule banning large flags
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Asks for leniency on flag after 117 wait for a Scot to win Wimbledon
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Education Secretary Michael Gove tells him: 'Put it away dear'

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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 17:31 EST, 18 June 2013 | UPDATED: 02:22 EST, 19 June 2013 LeBron James is regularly labelled ‘cocky’ and ‘arrogant’ by his critics and judging from his latest line of Nike trainers they’ve got a fair point. Photographs released of the new low-top version of the LeBron X trainer show the shoe features the wording ‘2-Time Champion’ - a rather bold claim considering James has won just one NBA title and his chances of a second win are hanging in the balance. The bold prediction is printed inside one shoe, while the other features the dates '11-12' and '12-13', a reference to the fact LeBron and the Miami Heat won the championship last year and supposedly a prediction about this year's eventual winners.
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The basketball star's latest pair of Nike trainers proclaim him a '2-Time Champion' - something that hasn't happened yet
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The Miami Heat star could be left looking rather embarrassed if the San Antonio Spurs win the championship

Question: Cocky prediction: The latest rang eof LeBron X trainers feature the wording ''2-@placeholder' inside one shoe - something which James currently isn't


By Sam Peters Red-faced former England captain and Sky commentator Andrew Strauss has apologised to Kevin Pietersen after a foul-mouthed tirade against his former team-mate was accidentally broadcast live. Strauss, at Lord’s for the match between an MCC XI and Rest of the World XI, believed he was off air during an ad break but was overheard describing South African-born Pietersen as an ‘absolute c***’ on a feed broadcast to Fox Sports. Strauss, also born in South Africa, made the crass remark as Pietersen batted for the Rest of the World. Sky then tweeted an apology before Strauss went on air to say: ‘I apologise unreservedly, particularly to Kevin Pietersen. I am mortified and profusely sorry.’
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Sky have apologised for inappropriate comments made by Andrew Strauss
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Former England captain was overheard calling Kevin Pietersen a c***
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Strauss was commentating on Lord's bi-centenary celebrations
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His comments were not heard by a TV audience but by some overseas listeners using an audio application
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Piers Morgan has called for Strauss to be sacked if comments are verified
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Pietersen was previously dropped by England after admitting making provocative comments about Strauss to members of South Africa side

Question: @placeholder, 34, was sacked after last winter’s 5-0 Ashes whitewash and journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan — a Pietersen ally —called for Sky to axe Strauss.


(CNN) -- The Army-Navy game this Saturday marks the 120th anniversary of the great football rivalry. Their first game, played on a gridiron laid out on southeast corner of the West Point Parade Ground, was so sparsely attended that spectators could move up and down the field as the line of scrimmage shifted. We have come a long way from that first encounter, but as Army and Navy get ready to play again, the legacy of that 1890 game is worth recalling. In 1890 Army had only one player with any real football experience -- Dennis Michie, in whose honor today's West Point's football stadium is named. As a result Army was trounced 24-0 by a Navy team that had been playing football since 1886. The next year Army hired a part-time coach, played a series of early-season games, and with Michie (who would die tragically in the Spanish-American War) once again leading the way, Army avenged its earlier loss by a 32-16 score.
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The Army-Navy game on Saturday marks the 120th anniversary of the football rivalry
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Nicolaus Mills: Both academies made sure the rivalry was consistent with military values
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The game has become tradition for Americans and an antidote to dark times, Mills writes
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Mills: Army-Navy players don't go directly to NFL or a lucrative job, but to active service

Question: The president became so excited about the play, which featured a 105-yard kickoff return by @placeholder's star quarterback, that at one point he left his seat and moved to the sidelines to get closer to the action.


(CNN) -- When Oculus, makers of a virtual-reality headset many view as the future of video gaming, agreed in March to a $2 billion buyout by Facebook, they weren't tempted by the success of "FarmVille" or "Candy Crush." Instead, they eyed the 1.2 billion people who use Facebook every month, with dreams of dropping most of them together into a new, virtual world. "With Oculus ... if you're putting on this pair of glasses and you're going to be face-to-face communicating with people and you're going to be jumping in and out of this new set of virtual worlds, this was going to be the largest MMO (massively multiuser online community) ever made," Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe said Monday at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York.
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Oculus CEO: We want a virtual-reality world with 1 billion people in it
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Brendan Iribe says Facebook deal was attractive because of network's size
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He says gaming is still important, but VR will transform social
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Iribe was speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York

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Atlanta (CNN) -- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confiscated a potent drug commonly used in lethal injections from a state correctional facility cache. Georgia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Joan Heath said the department contacted the DEA about its management of sodium thiopental, a powerful sedative. "The department requested assistance from the DEA to ensure our handling of controlled substances is in compliance," she said in a statement. "Because this is an ongoing regulatory matter, we will reserve further comment until the review is complete." CNN did not receive a reply to an inquiry on how the correctional facility obtained the drug.
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Powerful sedative used in death-row executions now in short supply
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Illinois company stopped making sodium thiopental in 2009

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Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- A federal audit of $9.1 billion targeted for reconstruction in Iraq cannot account for more than 95 percent of it, a federal report said Tuesday. The report, by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, blamed "weaknesses in DoD's [the Department of Defense's] financial and management controls" and called on the Pentagon to improve its financial and management controls. The audit centered on the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI), which was established in May 2003 by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). After the CPA was dissolved in June 2004, the Iraqi government authorized the U.S. government to administer the funds used for reconstruction.
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Report: More than 95 percent of $9.1 billion cannot be accounted for
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Report blames "weaknesses in DoD's financial and management controls"
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Funds "vulnerable to inappropriate uses and undetected loss"

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Michael Schumacher's serious skiing accident in the French Alps has once again put the spotlight on skiing safety. The seven-time Formula One world champion remains in a critical condition after hitting his head on a rock at the Meribel resort in France on Sunday. But according to Dr. Mike Langran, a Scottish doctor who specializes in ski safety, serious accidents like the one endured by the German are uncommon. "Accidents of this nature are, thankfully, rare events amongst skiers and snowboarders, although of course they usually receive substantial media attention," Langran said in a statement on Monday. Langran, who was interviewed by CNN about skiing safety last January, said he was "deeply saddened and concerned" on hearing of Schumacher's accident and wished him a "speedy and complete recovery," but stressed that the risk of injury from snow sports remains low.
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Seven-time F1 world champion's accident highlights perils of skiing
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Serious accidents from recreational skiing are a rare event, says ski safety expert
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Injuries are between 2-4 per 1,000 days on ski slopes, says Dr. Mike Langran
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Langran recommends skiers and snowboarders always wear an appropriate helmet

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By Beth Stebner PUBLISHED: 13:17 EST, 19 February 2013 | UPDATED: 05:52 EST, 20 February 2013 Adam Lanza, the young man who grow up to kill 27 people, including 20 school children and his own mother, is seen for the first time as a four-year-old boy in a family video. In home video obtained exclusively by the Hartford Courant and PBS’ Frontline, a young Lanza is seen in 1996 at a police demonstration with the Scouts. The young Lanza wanders through the woods as his mother, Nancy, tells him off camera to bark like a dog, imitating the dog barks around him.
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Adam Lanza killed 27 people in Connecticut, including 20 school children and his own mother, Nancy Lanza
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New Frontline/Hartford Courant video shows four-year-old Lanza in 1996
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Anders Breivik murdered 77 in Norway in 2011; eight in a car bombing in the capital and 69 more at a summer camp
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Police probing whether Lanza may have been a copying video game as he went room-to-room firing a Bushmaster assault rifle at the school
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He smashed his hard drive before the massacre, making his online trail and habits impossible to follow

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Washington (CNN)  -- It feels like it went by in the blink of an eye. Tai Shan, the giant panda cub so many people have come to know and love, is about to board a flight to China. "It's very bittersweet. We love him. We love having him here," said Erika Bauer, curator at the National Zoo in Washington. Tai Shan was born in the nation's capital, so you can confidently call him a Washingtonian. But he is to be sent to China, under an agreement between the two nations, to help replenish the endangered species' numbers in the wild.
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Tai Shan, a 4-year-old giant panda, is to be delivered to China next week
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A farewell party was held at the National Zoo in Washington on Saturday
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He'll be joined in China by Mei Lan -- a 3-year-old panda born at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia
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They will take part in a breeding program aimed at increasing China's panda population

Question: At 4½ years old, Tai Shan is more of a panda adolescent than a cub, but to @placeholder fans, he will always be their baby.


PYONGYANG, North Korea (CNN) -- North Korea handed over its long-awaited nuclear program declaration to officials from China on Thursday. Workers remove fuel rods on the reactor floor at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility this year. President Bush, who once branded North Korea as part of an "axis of evil," welcomed the move and said he intends to remove the communist nation from the U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism. "The declaration says: 'We are not now engaged in any [uranium] enrichment activities or [nuclear] proliferation activities and will not engage in them in the future,'" U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley said in Washington.
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North Korea gives documents on nuclear activities to Chinese officials
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President Bush welcomes decision, warns North Korea still has work to do
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North Korea expected to continue preparations to dismantle a nuclear reactor
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Bush says he'll remove North Korea from list of state sponsors of terrorism

Question: @placeholder officials said the final deal wasn't perfect but offered Washington its best chance to learn about North Korea's nuclear activities.


Abu Al-Libi was nabbed in Tripoli in October 2013 and brought to the United States to face trial in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa that killed 224 people Prosecutors want a judge presiding over a terrorism trial to let them show jurors letters recovered in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden to boost evidence against a man snatched off the streets of Libya last year. In papers in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan to permit the 'critically important evidence' against Abu Anas al-Libi. Al-Libi was nabbed in Tripoli in October 2013 and brought to the United States to face trial in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa that killed 224 people.
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In papers in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan to permit the 'critically important evidence' against Abu Anas al-Libi
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Al-Libi was nabbed in Tripoli in October 2013 and brought to the United States to face trial in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa
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He has pled not guilty to the attacks

Question: They said the letters more than a decade after the embassy bombings provided "powerful proof of the defendant's culpable participation in the @placeholder-led conspiracies during the charged period."


(CNN) -- Billy Mays always let you know who you were talking to. OxiClean pitchman Billy Mays, king of the "yell and sell" technique died Sunday morning at his home in Tampa. "Billy Mays, here." The 50-year-old became famous for hawking products like OxiClean ("Powered by the air you breathe!") and Mighty Mendit ("Before you throw it away, let Mighty Mendit save the day!"). You needed more space in your closet, Mays had a special hanger for that. You wanted to hang a picture without putting a hole in your wall, he had some supernatural putty you needed to know about. You had a spill? One word. Zorbeez.
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Billy Mays was "Burt Reynolds in next-door format," advertising expert says
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Mays started his career on the boardwalk of Atlantic City, New Jersey
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"I'm a pitchman, my business comes from the pitch, nothing else," he said.
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Mays was found dead in his Tampa, Florida, home on Sunday

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By Matthew Hall PUBLISHED: 15:23 EST, 27 September 2013 | UPDATED: 16:28 EST, 27 September 2013 Billy Graham's grandson claims Evangelicals are 'worse' than the Catholic Church on responding to sex abuse claims. Speaking at a conference hosted by the Religion Newswriter Association on Thursday, Professor Boz Tchividjian, the third-eldest grandchild of Reverend Billy Graham, also said that Christian missions overseas are a 'magnet' for sex abusers. 'I think we are worse [than Catholics],' Tchividjian told the audience at the Austin, Texas, conference according to Religion News Service. In an uncompromising address, Tchividjian added that too many Evangelicals had 'sacrificed the souls' of young victims.
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Explosive statements warn of an 'evil within our midst'
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Evangelical Christians 'sacrificed souls' to hide sex abuse and have 'got the Gospels backwards'
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Grandson calls Christian missions a 'magnet' for abusers which recycle sicko priests

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WASHINGTON (CNN)  -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed his sometimes-turbulent relationship with the United States on Friday as more details emerged about U.S. airstrikes in his country that killed dozens of people this week. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government does not tolerate corruption. Karzai reflected on the past seven years of his leadership of Afghanistan and characterized his relationship with the United States as having "serious bumps along the way, especially in the conduct of the war on terror." The theme he emphasized Friday was the problem of Afghan civilian casualties caused by American airstrikes. Karzai said he has raised the issue repeatedly since 2007.
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Afghan president says airstrikes have strained dealings with Washington
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Latest incident is said to have killed 100 civilians Wednesday
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Karzai critical of how aid money is distributed to his nation
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He emphasizes importance of "peace process" with Taliban

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By Anna Berrill PUBLISHED: 12:59 EST, 5 December 2012 | UPDATED: 15:21 EST, 5 December 2012 The world of fashion can be a strange and unusual place. But a new style competition at a school in Japan has taken things to a whole new gothic-charged level. Inspired by the spooky fantasy world conjured up in his new film Frankenweenie, children at the Tokyo Mode Gakuen Fashion School were challenged to create a monochrome costume befitting of a Tim Burton epic - and the director even turned up to be a judge. Spooky: Children at the Tokyo Mode Gakuen Fashion School were inspired to create a costume befitting of a Tim Burton film
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Children at the Tokyo Mode Gakuen Fashion School
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Frankenweenie Fashion Competition

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