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Article: A Chinese doctor has admitted to stealing babies from the hospital where she worked and selling them to human traffickers. Zhang Shuxia told parents their newborns had congenital problems and persuaded them to give the babies up, according to court reports. Shuxia, a locally respected and soon-to-retire obstetrician, stood trial on Monday in northern Shaanxi province's Fuping county, according to online postings from the court. Scroll down for video . Trafficking: Zhang Shuxia, who is involved in a baby trafficking scandal, stands trial . Doctor: Zhang was a doctor with the Fuping County Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital . Zhang told parents their newborns had congenital problems and persuaded them to 'sign and give the babies up,' the court postings said. Calls to the Weinan Intermediate People's Court and the local Communist Party propaganda department went unanswered. The case exposed the operations of a baby trafficking ring that operated across several provinces centering on Zhang, who delivered babies at the Fuping County Maternal and Child Hospital. Child trafficking is a big problem in China, despite severe legal punishments that include the death penalty. Families who buy trafficked children are driven partly by the traditional preference for male heirs, a strict one-child policy and ignorance of the law. The indictment said that from November 2011 to July 2013, she sold seven babies to middlemen who sold the babies to 'couples' in central and eastern China. Six of the babies were rescued, but one that was trafficked for 1,000 yuan ($165) in April later died. Zhang was found out when a mother suspected her baby had been abducted and reported her to police in July. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that Zhang had taken the baby home with her and sold him to a man in a neighboring province for 21,600 yuan ($3,600) the same night. Accused: Zhang Shuxia, accused in a baby trafficking scandal is escorted to trial . He in turn resold the baby to a villager in central China for 59,800 yuan ($9,900). Several other suspects have been detained in at least four provinces, Xinhua said. The case has added to public frustration with China's medical profession over rampant bribery and other abuses. The Beijing Times newspaper called for a 'fair punishment' for Zhang to deter other doctors. 'It will inject the authoritativeness of law into professional ethics of doctors and will warn doctors not to take the wrong step that brings them lifelong regret,' the paper said. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Locally respected and soon-to-retire obstetrician Zhang Shuxia on trial . Child trafficking is a big problem in China, despite severe legal punishments . Six of the babies were rescued, but one later died .

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Article: If Prince Harry has ever regretted calling things off with Florence Brudenell-Bruce, he had better look away now. The 25-year-old actress and model shows off her best assets as the new face - and incredibly toned body - of lingerie brand's Rigby & Peller's new swimwear range. The label has called on the leggy blonde model to celebrate its 75th anniversary by showcasing the SS14 capsule collection. The one that got away? Florence Brudenell-Bruce, Prince Harry's ex, is the new face of Rigby & Peller's swimwear range . Shot on location in the Bahamas by photographer Eddie Wrey, the collection is inspired by the vibrancy of Brazil, paying homage to the bright allure of the country's tropical flora and fauna, according to the brand. Split into two ranges, Florianopolis and Maracana, the pieces are made up of corals, purples inspired by Brazil’s famous Acai berries, and eye-catching florals, each created exclusively for Rigby & Peller. Rigby & Peller say the . collection, which launches in April, has been carefully designed to . offer maximum support and comfort with a flattering forward uplift, . enhancing natural assets and ensuring you look your best at all times - . and it's working for Florence. Birthday girl: The brand has called on the blonde model to celebrate it's 75th anniversary . Wish you were here, Harry? Shot on location in the Bahamas, the collection is inspired by the vibrancy of Brazil and its bright tropical colours . Well-educated and from a close-knit family, Florence - nicknamed Flee - is the youngest of four children of Old Etonian wine merchant Andrew and his French wife Sophie. Scouted by a model agency at age 15 coming out of Topshop, Florence finished her A-levels at Stowe school (at the behest of her parents) before going on to model in her gap year, landing a campaign for Adidas in America, vamping up John Lewis' image with a swimwear campaign, and posing in Elizabeth Hurley's designs. She also completed a History of Art degree at Bristol University. Naturally slim, she never diets and adores baking. Florence follows her French mother’s advice on healthy eating: have a good breakfast, lunch and dinner with little snacking in between, and the metabolism will regulate itself, she says. The day before a fashion shoot she avoids large meals; on the shoot she sips ginger tea from a flask, then in the evening enjoys a Thai soup: ‘If food is spicy, it feels good for you,' she says. New man: Flee married Henry Edward Hugh St George, grandson of the Marchese di San Georgio and maternal grandson of the 11th Duke of Grafton, last year . Her relationship with Prince Harry is thought to have begun in 2011. The . couple, who had been friends for years, apparently became an item . after Harry confirmed that his relationship with Chelsy Davy was over . for good. The new couple are said to have . enjoyed a series of encounters at Florence's £2.5million home in Notting . Hill, west London. Florence, a . descendant of the seventh Earl of Cardigan who led the Charge of the . Light Brigade, previously dated Formula 1 racing driver Jenson Button. But in July 2013 she married Henry Edward Hugh St George, grandson of the Marchese di San Georgio and maternal grandson of the 11th Duke of Grafton. In an interview with Tatler magazine, Florence revealed that she is keen to embark upon a new career at some point, as 'one day everything will drop and I won’t be able to earn my living in a bikini.' But, judging by her latest gig, that day hasn't come just yet. Former flame: Flee and Prince Harry, who have been friends for years, apparently became an item after Harry confirmed that his relationship with Chelsy Davy was over for good . Model behaviour: Florence, who . has a History of Art degree from Bristol University, has modelled for . names including Knickerbox at Ann Summers . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Model, 25, is showcasing lingerie brand's SS14 capsule collection . Shot on location in the Bahamas by photographer Eddie Wrey . Dated Prince Harry in 2011, and Jenson Button before that . Brudenell-Bruce is now married to millionaire Henry St George . She has also posed for Adidas, as well as Elizabeth Hurley's range . She was scouted by modelling agent coming out of Topshop aged 15 .

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Article: Arizona law enforcer Joe Arpaio condemned for 'discriminatory policing' By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 11:28 PM on 18th December 2011 . A prisoner was brain dead after being restrained at a jail run by 'America's toughest sheriff' Joe Arpaio, according to a senior police officer. Lieutenant Mike Stauffer, a rival of Arpaio's for county sheriff, wrote on Facebook: 'We received news from an inside source that a Latino inmate at the 4th Avenue Jail is brain dead due to excessive force by detention officers.' Ernest M. Atencio, a 44-year-old Gulf War veteran, was being booked into the jail in Phoenix, when he was Tasered and suffered a heart attack, his family claimed. 'Excessive force': Ernest Atencio, 44, was being held at an Arizona jail run by Sheriff Arpaio when he had to be rushed to hospital and remains on life support . Decorated: Mr Atencio, who served in the first Gulf War, suffers from a mental illness . They told local TV station Channel 5 that he was a 'loving and sweet boy' who suffered from a mental illness and is now fighting for his life. Lt Stauffer also wrote on Facebook that homicide detectives were reviewing video from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Mr Atencio was arrested on assault charges on Friday at around 3am. Phoenix Police Department spokesman . Steve Martos told the Phoenix New Times: 'Once he got down to the jail, . there was some kind of scuffle of some sort.' Mr Atencio was put in a cell by himself to calm down, according to MCSO. Around 15 minutes later, medical staff checked on the 44-year-old and had to begin CPR when he was unresponsive. Under-fire: Sheriff Joe Arpaio is running an office based on blatant racism against Latinos, a scathing U.S. Justice department report has revealed . Blowing the whistle: Scottsdale Police Lieutenant Mike Stauffer posted the allegations of excessive force on his Facebook wall . Mr Atencio was taken to St Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix and remains in a critical condition. Mr . Atencio's family claim that he was Tasered by police and suffered a . heart attack but was not given proper medical care soon enough. An MCSO spokesman Christopher Hegstrom added in a statement: 'The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is releasing the name and photo of Ernest M. Atencio D.O.B. 2/22/67 who was arrested by Phoenix Police Thursday night. 'He is at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix. He is listed in Critical Condition at this time.' Last week, the U.S. Justice Department condemned Sheriff Arpaio for committing civil rights violations . against Latinos through his immigration and jail policies. Injured: Mr Atencio's family said these marks were caused by a Taser used on him at the Arizona jail . Latino inmates who didn’t understand commands in English were punished by up to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement, investigators found. Arpaio slammed the . report as a political attack by the Obama administration that will keep . illegal immigrants on the streets of Arizona. The Justice Department's expert on . racial profiling said it is the worse case of profiling in the . U.S. he has seen. Sheriff Arpaio has built a reputation on jailing inmates in tents and dressing them . in pink underwear, selling himself as unceasingly tough on crime. Racist: The report said some jail officers used racial slurs for Latinos when talking among themselves and speaking to inmates . Last week an Associated Press article exposed his office's bungling of sex crime . and molestation cases in a predominantly Hispanic Phoenix suburb. His office said more than 400 sex-crimes probes had to be . reopened after they learned of cases that hadn't been investigated . properly. Officials discovered at least 32 reported child molestations - with . victims as young as two-years-old - where the sheriff's office failed to . follow through. There were also complaints of deputies using excessive force . against Latinos and Hispanic communities receiving insufficient . policing. Tough: Arpaio has built his reputation on jailing inmates in tents and dressing them in pink underwear . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Arizona law enforcer Joe Arpaio condemned for 'discriminatory policing'

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Article: By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 14:40 EST, 18 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:40 EST, 18 January 2013 . What would Osborne say? The Chancellor's former speech writer has been given a caution . George Osborne's former speech writer has been cautioned for drunkenly rowing with bouncers during a brawl outside a cocktail bar. Mario Thomas Pisani, an aide to Chancellor Mr Osborne and number three in the Treasury press office, was cautioned on Wednesday after he admitted the public order offence. The 34-year-old was due to stand trial at Lavender Hill Magistrates Court today accused of behaviour 'likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress under Section 5 of the Public Order Act'. His name was listed among matters to appear this morning. But proceedings were dropped after he attended a south London police station on Wednesday to come clean. Pisani of Battersea, was involved in a row that broke out at the Adventure Bar in Battersea, South West London in the early hours of November 10 last year. He was accused of drunkenly abusing bouncers during the disturbance and at an earlier hearing had denied the charge. Ten witnesses - seven for the prosecution and three for the defence - were due to give evidence. But today at Lavender Hill a court clerk said: 'This matter had been withdrawn. He has already admitted his guilt and received a caution.' A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed this, adding: 'He received a caution on Wednesday at a South London police station.' The row happened outside The Adventure cocktail bar, but Pisani initially denied the charge . Pisani was suspended from his £50,000 a year job while the investigation was carried out. A Treasury Press office spokesman today refused to comment on the case or say whether he had been reinstated in his role. A 28 year old woman was cautioned shortly after the same incident for assaulting a female police officer. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Mario Thomas Pisani, an aide to George Osborne, has been cautioned for drunkenly abusing bouncers . The Treasury press officer initially denied the charge, but admitted his guilt . 34-year-old had been due to stand trial and ten witnesses had been called .

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Article: The going got so tough for Barbados’ rugby sevens side yesterday that they were prompted to call on the son of soul star Billy Ocean. But when Anthony Bayne-Charles ran on to the field as a second-half substitute, the tannoy announcer at Ibrox was not quick enough to put together a melody of Ocean’s greatest hits, which included, ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’ in 1990 and ‘Red Light Spells Danger’ in 1977. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Billy Ocean perform 'Love Really Hurts Without You' Outside chance: Barbados were always going to be in for a tough ride at the Commonwealth Games . Unfortunately for the son of Leslie . Sebastian Charles, Ocean’s real name, it was more a case of ‘There’ll be . Sad Songs’ which was a hit for his dad in 1986 as his team never won a . match, losing 56-0 to Scotland and 68-5 to Canada. Despite the defeats, he still enjoyed the experience of playing in front of the biggest crowd of his rugby career. ‘My . dad is on tour at the moment so he couldn’t come to Ibrox but it was . great for me to run out in front of more than 40,000 rugby fans at the . Commonwealth Games,’ said Bayne-Charles, who is eligible to play for . Barbados because his mother, Judy, was born there. ‘At times like this you have to just take your chance and do your best. ‘I am musical and studied music at university but rugby is my passion; I have been playing since I was seven. Thumbs up: Soul singer Billy Ocean will not be pleased when he sees Barbados' scoreline . Performer: Ocean, pictured performing at Trafalgar Square, has a large fanbase . ‘I am musical like my dad and when I retire I might do more of it but I am playing rugby at the moment and loving it.’ England beat Uganda 40-0 to register a second victory without conceding a point following their 57-0 thrashing of Sri Lanka. Wales . thumped Malaysia 52-0, while Scotland, after losing 17-14 to New . Zealand, hit back by thrashing Barbados and Lee Jones said: ‘We’re . playing well and if we keep doing what we’re doing then we can be . confident of coming through.’ Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Canada did not hold back as they defeated minnows Barbados 68-5 . Barbados face tough games against Scotland and New Zealand . Billy Ocean's son Anthony Bayne-Charles came on as substitute .

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Article: By . Lucy Crossley . PUBLISHED: . 11:33 EST, 21 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:19 EST, 21 January 2014 . This is the dramatic moment a rescue worker scaled a treacherous chalk cliff to save a stricken Staffordshire bull terrier after became stuck more than 160ft up the steep slope. Rescue dog Tyler had already been saved by his new owners from being put down, only to have a second lucky escape when firefighters were called to free him from the cliff face. The three-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier-cross, had disappeared from his new home after running away, only to get into trouble on the steep cliff. Pet rescue: Firefighters were called to free Staffordshire bull terrier-cross Tyler after the three-year-old dog became stuck more than 160ft up a cliff face . Stuck: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Chalkpit Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, at 9.26am today after receiving a report that Tyler had become stuck . Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Chalkpit Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, at 9.26am today after receiving a report that Tyler had become stuck. Animal rescue specialist Busta Brown managed to reach Tyler and used a dog-catching pole around his neck to guide him down to safety. 'Tyler was recently rescued by his owners from an animal shelter where he was due to be put down,' said a force spokesman. 'Tyler had another lucky escape after being rescued from the cliff face. 'Tyler's owners were thrilled to have Tyler back safe and sound and still can't figure out how he got up on the cliff face.' Safe and well: Tyler's owners were thrilled to have their pet returned safely, but have no idea how he managed to get stuck halfway up the steep cliff . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Firefighters had been called to save rescue dog Tyler who became stuck more than 160ft up the steep slope . Three-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier-cross had gone missing from his new owners . Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to cliff in Portsmouth, Hampshire to free Tyler . Animal rescue specialist Busta Brown used a dog-catching pole around his neck to guide him down to safety .

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Article: By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 09:22 EST, 12 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:25 EST, 13 August 2013 . A Dutch prince who has been in a coma for 18 months after being buried alive beneath an avalanche while skiing has died. Prince Friso, 44, was trapped while on holiday in Lech, Austria in February 2012 and never regained consciousness. He was under the snow for 20 minutes before he was rescued and died as a result of the extensive damage to his brain caused by oxygen deprivation. Scroll down for video . Royal loss: Netherland's Prince Friso, pictured with wife Princess Mabel and their daughters Luana and Zaria, has died after 18 months in a coma after a skiing accident . Horrific: Dutch Prince Johan Friso and his daughter Zaria earlier this year. He was trapped while on holiday in Lech, Austria in February 2012 and never regained consciousness . He was initially treated in a London hospital and was brought back to The Hague last month. The Dutch royal’s death comes just months after his mother Princess Beatrix abdicated in favour of her oldest son, now King Willem-Alexander. Prince Friso, full name, Johan Friso Bernhard Christiaan David, Prince of Oranje-Nassau, also himself gave up his claim to the throne in 2003 in order to marry commoner Mabel Wisse Smit, with whom he had two daughters, Princesses Luana and Zaria. Happier times: Dutch Prince Johan Friso right and his wife Mabel Wisse Smit during their wedding in Delft, the Netherlands in 2004 . He married his wife without official permission which meant he was removed from the line of succession. The 2012 accident occurred as Prince Friso was skiing with a childhood friend from the alpine village that the Dutch royal family had been visiting each winter for years. Family unit: Then Queen Beatrix, Prince Friso's wife Mabel and King Willem-Alexander, then Crown Prince, arrive at the university hospital in Innsbruck, Austria shortly after the accident . Tragedy: Prince Friso, who gave up his claim to the throne to marry Princess Mabel, died as a result of the damage caused to his brain when he was deprived of oxygen for 25 minutes in the avalanche . King in mourning: Friso's older brother Willem-Alexander, pictured with Queen Maxima, was invested King of the Netherlands in April after their mother Beatrix abdicated . The friend was carrying an avalanche 'air bag' and escaped without serious injury. Friso was found after 25 minutes with the help of a signalling device he was carrying and was flown by helicopter to an Innsbruck clinic. Following the accident his condition was at first described as 'stable but life-threatening', and the queen and his wife came to be by his side. At the time Stefan Jochum, a spokesman for the Lech ski area where the accident occurred, said the incident took place as the prince and other skiers were on slopes away from the marked Lech ski runs which were laden with snow after weeks of record falls. Prince Friso most recently worked as financial director at Urenco, the European uranium-enrichment consortium . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Prince Friso, 44, has died after 18 months in a coma . Dutch royal was buried in an avalanche in a skiing accident . Friso was second oldest son of recently abdicated Princess Beatrix .

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Article: By . Iona Kirby . PUBLISHED: . 11:20 EST, 13 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:24 EST, 14 July 2012 . After months of speculation, Jennifer Lopez has confirmed she won't be returning to the American Idol judging panel. The star was crying as she made the admission during a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest this morning. The 42-year-old seemed reluctant to officially make the announcement but told Ryan, who is the host of the TV talent show, that her time as a judge is up. Scroll down to listen to the interview . I quit: Jennifer Lopez has confirmed she will not be returning to the American Idol judging panel . She choked up as she said: 'It's just really going to be hard for me to go. It’s just one of those special things in your life that you just don’t want to walk away from.' And the star, who was a judge for two seasons, insisted her toing and froing over the decision had nothing to do with trying to garner a bigger paycheck. She told Ryan: 'It wasn’t ever playing any games or doing anything or wanting more and more money. It wasn’t any of that. It was just being smart about making a business decision and I had to really be responsible in that moment.' Tearful goodbye: Jennifer was crying as she made the admission during a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest . Time to go: Jennifer was a judge for two seasons but says the schedule is too demanding for her other projects . Jennifer added: 'You don’t want to shut the door completely, but you know, the time has come ... we had an amazing run.' Ryan also confirmed the news on his Twitter page, posting: 'Just confirmed w/ @JLo she's made up her mind...will leave idol. :( gonna miss her.' It comes just one day after her fellow judge, Steven Tyler, revealed he was quitting the show to focus on his band Aerosmith. Emotional: Jennifer told Ryan that 'the tome has come' after toing and froing over her decision . Breaking the news: Ryan also tweeted about Jennifer's decision following his interview with the star . All change: Steven Tyler (L) has also confirmed his departure and Randy Jackson's future is uncertain . Passing the torch?: Fellow diva Mariah Carey is rumoured to be in 'serious talks' to join the show's panel . True . to his idiosyncratic character, Tyler wrote in his statement: 'After . some long ... hard ... thoughts ... I’ve decided it’s time for . me to let go of my mistress American Idol before she boils my rabbit,' TMZ reports. The . 64-year-old was making reference to a scene from the film Fatal . Attraction - in which a deranged woman kills her lover's daughter's pet . rabbit. He went on: 'I . strayed from my first love, Aerosmith, and I'm back – but instead of . begging on my hands and knees, I've got two fists in the air and I'm . kicking the door open with my band.' Steven . admits he 'loved every minute' of his time on American Idol after . having 'over-the-top fun', but he is now committed to 'bringing rock . back' with the I Don't Want to Miss a Thing hitmakers. Tongues . were wagging over whether or not Jennifer would also be departing . following hints she made during an appearance on the Today Show . yesterday. The mother-of-two mused: 'Maybe it's . time for me to go. It's been on my mind a lot, as you can imagine, and . now it's like, "Do we continue on this journey?" 'I've loved it so much. I enjoy the show so much... It's a tough decision either way.' There are also rumours that the third and final judge, Randy Jackson, may be axed to make way for an entirely new panel. Speaking today, Jackson, 56, said he will love Lopez and Tyler 'for life' following their American Idol exits. In a statement to E!, Randy – who is the only original panellist on the talent show since it launched in 2002 – said: 'Steven and Jennifer are truly two of the most talented and consummate professionals I've worked with. 'I was friends with them before we hopped on this crazy journey together and I have no doubt our friendships will continue long after. I will love them for life.' It seems Jennifer could be replaced by Mariah Carey, after reports surfaced that the diva is in 'serious talks' to sign on. A shoulder to cry on: No doubt Jennifer will be comforted by toyboy Casper Smart, who tweeted a picture of himself with his lady love yesterday . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Made the admission on host Ryan Seacrest's radio show . News comes day after fellow judge Steven Tyler announced his departure . Mariah Carey in 'serious talks' to sign on, as Randy Jackson may be axed .

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Article: By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 06:41 EST, 20 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:45 EST, 20 February 2013 . A heavily pregnant woman was captured on CCTV moments before she was brutally kicked to death in the street. Eystna Blunnie is pictured walking in Harlow, Essex, in the early hours of June 27 last year just minutes before she suffered horrific head and facial injuries. It is alleged that she was lured to her death by ex-fiance Tony McLernon who said 'I've got a surprise for you' before savagely killing her and her unborn baby. Tragic: CCTV footage shows heavily pregnant Eystna Blunnie moments before her death in June last year. Tony McLernon, her ex boyfriend, is on trial for her murder . Brutal: The body of pregnant Eystna Blunnie, pictured, was found dying on the side of a road in Harlow . On trial: Tony McLernon is accused of killing Eystna Blunnie and her unborn child in Harlow last year . Mr McLernon convinced Miss Blunnie to . meet him in a street in Harlow, Essex, two days before she was due to . give birth by telling her in a text message 'Got a surprise for you, . hope you like it', Chelmsford Crown Court heard. But . when the heavily pregnant 20-year-old met him in the early hours of . June 27 last year, unemployed McLernon, fuelled by alcohol and cannabis, . forced her to the ground where he repeatedly kicked and stamped on her, . prosecutor Andrew Jackson said. McLernon was also shown in CCTV footage heading from the opposite direction with his dog. 'It was an act of brutal, sustained and wholly unprovoked violence,' Mr Jackson added. 'He knew he was not only killing her but their unborn child as well.' Residents living near the scene of the . alleged attack in the town's Howard Way, minutes from Ms Blunnie's . home, heard her 'horrific' screams and the impact of the blows. Ms Blunnie, who was due to give birth within days, was later found with severe head and facial injuries and died in hospital. After the alleged killings, McLernon hid in nearby woodlands and sent a text message to his father saying 'I'm scared'. He later spoke to his father on the phone and told him 'I think I've killed Eystna', the court heard. Investigation: Police outside the home of Tony McLernon last year . Distraught: People lay flowers on the side of a main road in Harlow near to where Eystna Blunnie and her unborn baby were brutally beaten to death . Grief: Two friends console each other beside tributes to the college student who was due to give birth . McLernon, 24, from North Grove, . Harlow, denies murdering Ms Blunnie and a charge of child destruction by . wilfully causing the death of an unborn child. A series of text messages, sent by McLernon to friends and family, were read to the court. In one, sent on June 23, he wrote: 'I f****** swear bro, I'm going to knife Eystna soon, she's proper ruining my relationship.' Tragic: More friends of Eystna Blunnie, lay floral tributes at the scene. They have also written messages of condolence on Facebook . In other messages sent to his cousin, he claimed that Ms Blunnie had been contacting his new partner. 'I'm sure I'm going prison Monday, my ex is proper trying to ruin my relationship with my new girl,' he added. Earlier he had sent a message to Ms Blunnie telling her she 'would not last or make it through her pregnancy'. The couple had been together since April 2011 and got engaged three months later. In October, Ms Blunnie told McLernon . she was pregnant with his child but they broke up the following year . after Ms Blunnie, a catering student and barmaid, made complaints to . police that he had been abusing her. Mr Jackson told jurors: 'It was a . relationship marked by controlling, bullying and violent behaviour on . the part of this defendant towards Eystna. Shocking: A mourner reads some of the touching messages left at the spot where Miss Blunnie was found . 'Within a month of the relationship . beginning, family members saw Eystna with bruising to her arm and within . that bruising they saw the outline of knuckles.' On one occasion, police were called to find Ms Blunnie with visible bruising. She told officers the couple had argued all night with McLernon saying: 'The child is not mine. I could do better than you.' Late on the night of June 26, McLernon and Ms Blunnie had exchanged text messages. She had initially been reluctant to . meet him but he convinced her with 'self-pitying messages designed to . gain sympathy from Eystna a make her go to him', Mr Jackson said. McLernon had a history of abusive relationships, the court heard. One woman reported him grabbing her by the throat in bed and attacking her in front of passers-by in a park. Another called police after he painted the words 'whore and bitch' on walls near her home then threatened her on her doorstep. Pathologist Nat Cary found the child had been a healthy girl who would otherwise have been born 'quite normally'. A post-mortem examination showed Ms Blunnie, who was found in a pool of blood, suffered a severe brain injury as the result of repeated blows. She suffered more than 50 separate injuries, with the heaviest bruising found on her face.Bits of her hair, matted with blood, were found around her body. The baby died from 'starvation of vital oxygen' as a result of the attack. McLernon, wearing a dark suit and tie, appeared to hang his head as Ms Blunnie's father Kevin gave evidence. Describing her, Mr Blunnie said: 'She was happy. She was looking forward to having her first child. 'She was a family girl and she tried her best at everything she did.' He said he had initially been disappointed when he learnt his daughter was pregnant. But as she 'got her life back together', the family looked forward to Ms Blunnie's June 29 due date and she seemed happy. The case continues. Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Tony McLernon accused of . killing Eystna Blunnie, 20, in Essex . The couple had recently broken up after an abusive relationship . Miss Blunnie was heavily pregnant and due to give birth in two days . McLernon, 24, denies murdering his former girlfriend .

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Article: (CNN) -- Juan Martin Del Potro put on hold Roger Federer's hopes of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals by inflicting a second straight defeat on the Swiss maestro in the final of his hometown tournament in Basel. Third seed Federer needed to win Sunday's showdown to seal his place in the end of season showpiece in London next month for the 12th consecutive time, but came up short in a three set encounter. Top seed Del Potro, who will be a dangerous outsider in the British capital, won 7-6 2-6 6-4 in two hours 20 minutes, denying former World No.1 Federer his sixth title in the event and repeating his 2012 victory over him in the title match. The Argentine won a tight first set which saw them exchange breaks before it went to a tiebreaker which Del Potro took 7-3. Federer, who recently parted with coach Paul Annacone after a disappointing 2013, hit back to level the match as two breaks of service gave him the second set. But he fell an early break down in the decider -- serving up two double faults in the same game -- and was unable to retrieve the situation as former U.S. Open champion Del Potro took his fourth title of the season. "I'm sorry again to beat you here," he said apologetically at the trophy presentation. "He's the hero here and for me my biggest inspiration. "You make history at every tournament you play. I'm proud to be playing at the same time as you." The 32-year-old Federer must now beat South Africa's Kevin Anderson or Russian Mikhail Youzhny in his second round match at the Paris Masters next week to reach the finals. It would enable him to tie Ivan Lendl's record for successive appearances in the finale of the men's season where he would be bidding for his seventh victory in the event, his last in 2011 with a final loss to Novak Djokovic in 2012. Meanwhile, Zouzhny showed he is in fine form heading into Paris with a 6-3 7-5 victory over top seed and three time defending champion David Ferrer of Spain in the final of the ATP tournament in Valencia. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Juan Martin Del Potro wins ATP tournament in Basel . Beats home favorite Roger Federer in three set final . Federer must wait to clinch place in ATP World Tour Finals . Mikhail Youzhny beats David Ferrer in Valencia final .

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Article: (CNN) -- Tourist traps -- overcrowded, over-hyped and, of course, overpriced. Yet we keep going. By the millions. Why? Because however one bad experience may make us feel about them, they're awesome. That's why they get overcrowded in the first place. That's why, as Yogi Berra supposedly once said of popular St. Louis restaurant Ruggeri's: "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." Professional globetrotter Gary Arndt perhaps sums it up best when he says, "I had a horrible time at the Pyramids, but I'd go back and recommend people go because ... they're the Pyramids. Some places you just have to suck it up and go visit." Here are eight over-popular places that are well worth a visit anyway -- and a few tips for avoiding the scrum, if you really have to. Share your picks for most-worth-it tourist traps in the comments. 1. Taj Mahal (Agra, India) It's one of India's most popular sights, attracting 3 million visitors a year -- which automatically puts it on many tourist's verboten list. More fool them: they're missing a World Heritage Site that really lives up to the hype. At sunrise or sunset the crowds are slimmest and the building is at its most photogenic. Travel writer Jodi Ettenberg picked the dawn hours of a rainy day for her visit, when most tourists would stay in bed. National Geographic Traveler of the Year Shannon O'Donnell took a different approach. "I went on a sunny day and still had a wonderful visit," says O'Donnell. "The site is just as popular with Indian tourists, so it was fun to interact with the families." 2. The Acropolis (Athens, Greece) Ruggedly modern Athens may be a culture shock to those expecting white marble and togas at every turn, but for many the most jarring experience awaits at the ticket barriers to the Acropolis, complete with security guards and a sea of visitors. The climb up is hot and crowded -- but at the top, you'll see why a million people do this every year. This is Athenian culture refined and placed on a pedestal 150 meters high -- in every sense, it's the heart of Athens and maybe even of Greece. The country's monuments have endured thousands of years of warfare, stone theft, punishing heat and, in one dramatic incident, an exploding ammo dump -- but they're still here. Be inspired by that, grit your teeth and brave those crowds. It's worth it. Alternately ... If you're looking for the best view in the city, head northeast and climb Lykavitos Hill. From its peak (at 277 meters, the highest point in the city), you'll be looking down onto the Acropolis, and the rest of the view will punch the breath out of you. 3. London Underground (UK) Canned sardines would gloat if they ever saw the twisted, conjoined bodies scrapping for pockets of air during rush hour on London's Tube service. During tourist season, it can get spectacularly horrible. There are tricks and shortcuts to avoid bottlenecks, including going up to street level and walking to the next station. Alternative Tube maps have become an art form (like the incredible Wonderground map) and the network's history is fascinating. If you need an excuse to explore, there's the Tube Challenge -- visiting all 270 stations in 24 hours. 4. Khao San Road (Bangkok) Online reviews of Khao San can be damning: "Meh, lots of drunk backpackers, tacky, noisy and crowded." Dubbed by Susan Orlean as The Place To Disappear, it's usually raucous and requires a particular mindset to enjoy. It's a tourist trap -- but not an unwelcome one, according to the average review on TripAdvisor. People visit Khao San because it's thrillingly chaotic -- the noise and the crowds are the price of that excitement. They're usually a bargain. Alternately... Too much chaos for you? Look to the surrounding streets. While food on Khao San itself has a reputation for being underwhelming and overpriced, writer Mark Piano found a wealth of Lebanese and Israeli food nearby, including the well-reviewed Shoshana, the "cheapest and best hummus I've found in town." 5. Sacre Coeur (Paris) Acting as Paris's own Acropolis is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, better known as Sacre Coeur, high above the city on the hill of Montmartre. Consecrated less than a century ago, it's the city's must-see symbol of unity and renewed confidence -- and yet the approach to it is plagued with Paris's worst tourist scams, including the Paris String Trick. Disheartening? Of course. Avoidable? Absolutely. "Most visitors take the same route," says travel blogger James Feess. "They get off at the Anvers metro stop, walk through the gauntlet of tacky souvenir shops on Rue de Steinkerque, take the funicular up to Sacre Coeur, walk to the Place du Tertre to see the artists selling their original paintings and finally walk back down the hill to see the underwhelming Moulin Rouge. "Venture outside these few areas and you'll find a whole different world of quintessential Parisian cafes, tree-lined streets, private gardens, hidden alleyways and boulangeries that most tourists never see. " 6. Stonehenge (UK) Ah, Stonehenge. These days you're unlikely to step between the stones unless you're allowed special access (say, you're Doctor Who). Most visitors have to walk around the outside -- and yet that's enough. It's the crowning monument in a staggeringly archaeology-rich landscape. It's also changing dramatically. A new £27 million ($45 million) visitor center opened in December 2013, and as with many new arrivals it's suffered a few teething problems. This is the most famous prehistoric monument in England, perhaps in the world -- and we still don't know what it was for. Alternately ... Twenty miles to the north, Avebury's stone circles has no admission fee and gets a quarter of the annual visitors. The stone circles are a short walk from West Kennet Avenue and other stunning prehistoric monuments. 7. Christ The Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro) It's the most famous sight in Brazil, it's stunningly beautiful and it has a remarkable history. Of course you need to go. Even if the area around the 98-foot-tall statue is almost always heaving with visitors. "Most of the photos you'll have seen are likely to have been taken by photographers in helicopters who can find the space they need for the shot without the crowds," says travel photographer Laurence Norah. "If you want to avoid the crush, go on a weekday rather than the weekend and perhaps pick a day that isn't totally clear. "The morning is better for photos of the statue, as the light is on him, whilst the afternoon and evening offers better light across Rio." 8. Grand Canyon (Arizona) If North America's Natural Wonder Of The World is your destination this year, don't waste your visit on a whistle-stop trip to the edge. That's how most people experience it, and it's a poor way to do this 17-million-year-old landmark justice. To avoid the beaten track do as the wisest local guides suggest -- book a few days and venture below the rim -- best to go out of season, as the canyon floor can be unbearably hot (39C/102F) during summer. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Rio's most famous landmark, Christ the Redeemer, is usually heaving with visitors. So what? It's worth booking a couple days at the Grand Canyon rather than peering over the edge and leaving . Choosing a weekday over weekend or early morning over midday can spare you crowds at big attractions .

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Article: Sportsmail examined 10 playmakers from the Premier League and ranked them against each other using their statistics. We've looked at pass completion, pass completion in final third, goals scored, chances created and dribble success rate. And here's how the scoring works: If the player ranks first, he gets 10 points. If he ranks second, he gets nine points. Third? Eight points. And so on, until the person in last gets a single point for coming 10th. Eden Hazard, Santi Cazorla, David Silva? What about Raheem Sterling, Christian Eriksen and Juan Mata? The Barclays Premier League is packed full of brilliant playmakers. How can you compare such diverse talents? Sportsmail has attempted to rank a subjective list of 10 advanced playmakers, the men who bob and weave close to the front lines and pick locks. It excludes a deep-lying genius like Cesc Fabregas, while rewarding the players who thrive in the most congested part of the pitch. By using five key indicators – pass completion rate, pass completion rate in the final third of the pitch, goals scored, chances created and dribble success rate – we think we have found the best of the maestros. The leader in each category will get 10, the backmarker will score 1 and the man with the most points out of 50 wins. It’s not a flawless science – some playmakers have had more game time than others - but it offers an interesting barometer of how these men compare when set against each other. Midfield maestros: David Silva (left) and Santi Cazorla make the list - but who finishes higher? Chances created: 50 (5th out of the 10) Dribble completion: 47% (8th) Pass completion: 81% (10th) Pass completion in final third: 75% (10th) Goals: 4 (=7th) 10th - Raheem Sterling . A wonderfully exciting talent who has not yet hit his fastest stride this season. He has impressed in front of goal with four strikes and has five direct assists included in the 50 chances he has created. Sterling brings thrills to a game and his dribble success rating is unfair, because even though he has only completed 47 per cent of his attempts, the fact remains he has tried 135 dribbles and succeeded many times. Only Hazard looks to beat his man more often. Where Sterling is let down is his passing. His pass completion of 81 per cent is four down on the next lowest and his success rate in the final third is also the worst of this sample. Dusan Tadic (left) scored the winner against Manchester United and helped Southampton beat Newcastle too . Chances created: 26 (9th out of the 10) Dribble completion: 52% (5th) Pass completion: 85% (=7th) Pass completion in final third: 78% (=6th) Goals: 4 (=7th) 9th - Bojan Krkic . When he was breaking youth-team records at Barcelona, not many expected him to truly flourish in Stoke. But he is looking to be a quite brilliant player in Mark Hughes’s side. He has thrived behind Stoke’s frontline, scoring four goals, including the winner against Leicester at the weekend. His pass completion is respectable, though Stoke’s style means he has actually attempted fewer passes than any other player in the sample. His dribbling is exciting and effective, but he has only created 26 chances this season. Bojan Krkic has made 88 dribbles - ranked third best in the 10 - and he has created 26 chances for Stoke City . Chances created: 17 (10th out of the 10) Dribble completion: 48% (=6th) Pass completion: 89% (=2nd) Pass completion in final third: 86% (2nd) Goals: 1 (10th) 8th - Ross Barkley . Had his season badly delayed by a knee injury and was recently told to ‘relax’ by Roberto Martinez. Plenty is expected of this excellent young talent, who is lagging some way behind his rivals in goals and created chances. But his passing statistics are excellent – his passing in the final third is second only to Hazard, while he maintains a very high passing ratio all over the pitch. More than half his dribbles don’t come off, but he tries more than most having attempted 96 this season, which is the third highest despite playing fewer minutes than anyone else on this list. He brings an excitement factor to a game. Ross Barkley has made 96 dribbles for Everton - the second best out of the 10 - but has just one goal . Chances created: 54 (3rd out of the 10th) Dribble completion: 48% (=6th) Pass completion: 86% (=5th) Pass completion in final third: 77% (8th) Goals: 4 (=7th) 7th - Gylfi Sigurdsson . One of the signings of the summer. He’s scored four goals, directly assisted eight (the most of players in this list) and has created 54 chances, which ranks fourth against these particular rivals. A solid all-rounder who, like most here, takes an excellent free-kick. Surprisingly for a player in a passing-orientated side, his passing in the final third is a full 10 per cent less than Hazard. Gylfi Sigurdsson has made 44 dribbles and has a pass completion rate of 77 per cent in the Premier League . Chances created: 60 (1st out of the 10) Dribble completion: 40% (9th) Pass completion: 85% (=7th) Pass completion in final third: 78% (=6th) Goals: 5 (=4th) =4th - Stewart Downing . West Ham have been a major surprise in the league this season and much of that is because of Downing. He can play out wide but has often been part of narrower systems this season. He has proven himself a major threat and has reached five goals for only the fifth time in 14 Premier League seasons. The 60 chances he has created is the most of any player on this list and he also has the best crossing figures. Stewart Downing is arguably the most surprising top player of the season with 60 chances created . Chances created: 52 (4th out of the 10) Dribble completion: 59% (4th) Pass completion: 84% (9th) Pass completion in final third: 76% (9th) Goals: 8 (=1st) =4th - Christian Eriksen . His passing statistics are good but look poor on a talented list such as this, but where the 22-year-old Dane really thrives is in front of goal, where he excels at creating chances and getting shots off. His haul of eight goals is matched only by Hazard. For all that, he is also part of Mauricio Pochettino’s pressing machine – his 34 tackles is best in the list. Christian Eriksen runs away in celebration after scoring Tottenham's winner against Sunderland . Chances created: 28 (8th out of the 10) Dribble completion: 36% (10th) Pass completion: 90% (1st) Pass completion in final third: 82% (4th) Goals: 5 (=4th) =4th - Juan Mata . His numbers paint a fairly accurate picture of a man who can score his share of goals and also passes better than anyone else on this list. But the numbers also show that no one attempted fewer dribbles and no one succeeded with less of those attempts. Surprisingly he has only created 28 chances this season, though he has played almost 500 minutes less than Hazard. Juan Mata has an 82 per cent pass completion rate and has scored five goals for Manchester United . Chances created: 40 (7th out of the 10) Dribble completion: 76% (1st) Pass completion: 86% (=5th) Pass completion in final third: 79% (5th) Goals: 6 (3rd) 3rd David Silva . He didn’t have his best game against Arsenal and has managed fewer minutes on the pitch than all but Ross Barkley and Bojan on this list. Yet he is a devastating talent. His goals tally of six ranks third here, while outside of our key indicators he actually has the best goals to shots ratio (32 per cent) of the field. Flattered a little by his very high dribbling success rate of 76 per cent, considering his total tally of 33 completed dribbles is better than only Juan Mata’s 25. David Silva has scored six goals, made 33 dribbles and created 40 chances for the champions City . Chances created: 49 (6th out of the 10) Dribble completion: 67% (2nd) Pass completion: 89% (=2nd) Pass completion in final third: 83% (3rd) Goals: 5 (=4th) 2nd Santi Cazorla . The most two-footed player in the Premier League? It certainly seems that way, a delightful blur that is capable of gliding to his left or right to get through a crowd. A fairly distant second to Hazard in this reckoning, though he has played roughly 250 minutes less than the Belgian, which might explain why he has created 10 fewer chances. Numerically, the most complete playmaker behind Hazard. Santi Cazorla put in a heroic performance for Arsenal as they beat Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday . Chances created: 59 (2nd out of the 10) Dribble completion: 61% (3rd) Pass completion: 89% (=2nd) Pass completion final third: 87% (1st) Goals: 8 (=1st) 1st Eden Hazard . Unlike most in this list, he doesn’t take a central role as he is often coming in from the left, but what a magnificent player. A creative genius with a balanced game. He has scored jointly the most goals (eight) of any of the playmakers in this group, but also has the highest pass completion rate for the final third of the pitch, where the gaps are minimal. He is also by far the most prolific dribbler – his tally of 175 dribbles is 79 more than the next nearest and he has a dribble completion rate that stacks up well against his peers. He does not fall outside the top three in any of our key indicators. Fearless and effective – the best in this list. Eden Hazard has been instrumental for Chelsea this season as they look to win the Premier League title . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Eden Hazard has created 59 chances and has eight goals for Chelsea . Surprise package Stewart Downing has five goals and created 60 chances . Arsenal's Santi Cazorla has the second-best dribble completion . Sportsmail used statistics and a points system to rank our list of 10 . Scroll down to find out which player tops the lot in the Premier League .

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Article: By . Ian Drury . Streaking rapidly across the skies, it resembles a flying saucer from a sci-fi movie. But this is no spacecraft piloted by aliens invading the Earth... it is the latest state-of-the-art drone being tested by the US Navy. Sleek, silver and capable of travelling at subsonic speeds, the bat-winged X-47B is a £1billion test aircraft developed to help the US develop the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The bat-winged X-47B is a £1billion test aircraft developed to help the US design the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles. The drone is capable of travelling at subsonic speeds . The X-47B taxies to its launch position on the flight deck aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, off the coast of Virginia on Sunday . Instead of being piloted by remote control, the X-47B flies autonomously using state-of-the-art GPS navigation technology and flight control software. Commanders will programme the drone’s on-board computer with a mission - for example, spying on or bombing a target - and it will follow these ‘orders’ to navigate to its destination unless a human ‘pilot’ on the ground steps in. The X-47B drone is the first designed to operate an aircraft carrier. These extraordinary photographs were taken as it took off and touched down from the warship Theodore Roosevelt as it sailed in the ocean on Sunday. Launching drones from carriers would mean the US did not need permission from other countries to use their bases. Flight deck crew prepare to launch the drone from the Roosevelt carrier - it is the second aircraft carrier involved in the testing of the X-47B . Admiral Mat Winter talking about the US Navy's experimental unmanned aircraft. The drone is the first designed to operate from an aircraft carrier . Launching drones from aircraft carriers would mean the US Government would not need permission from other countries to use their bases . A hook attached to the fuselage of the aircraft snags an arrestor cable on deck to bring it to a stop. The jet fighter-sized machines, developed by defence company Northrop Grumman, weigh six tonnes and have a range of 2,100miles. Senior US naval chiefs have described the ‘miraculous’ X-47B as a ‘glimpse of the future.’ The development could signal the end of Top Gun-style piloted air combat missions. They will be able to provide round-the-clock surveillance, gather intelligence and carry out lethal missile attacks without putting personnel at risk. The move to expand the UAV fleet comes amid growing criticism of America’s use Predator and Reaper drones against terrorists in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen. It is not yet clear whether the drone will be able to open fire without explicit authorisation from its controller. The Pentagon has vowed that no UAV would be able to decide when to attack humans. But critics have warned the introduction of ‘artificial intelligence’ into military weapons systems is a step towards the development of autonomous ‘killer robots’. The X-47B is expected to be in service by 2020. The jet fighter-sized machines, developed by defence company Northrop Grumman, weigh six tonnes and have a range of 2,100miles. Senior US naval chiefs have described the 'miraculous' X-47B as a 'glimpse of the future' The X-47b, pictured aboard the USS Truman, will be able to provide round-the-clock surveillance, gather intelligence and carry out lethal missile attacks without putting personnel at risk . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Bat-winged X-47B is a £1billion test aircraft developed to help the US design the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles . They are the first drones designed to launch from aircraft carriers . Aircraft will provide round-the-clock surveillance, gather intelligence and carry out lethal missile attacks without putting personnel at risk . The state-of-the-art design is expected to be in service by 2020 .

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Article: By . Rick Dewsbury . A coroner launched a scathing attack . yesterday on ‘incompetent’ staff at a leading teaching hospital where a . young man died of dehydration after dialling 999 in desperation. Kane Gorny, 22, phoned police from . his bed because he was so thirsty, but nurses and doctors ignored his . requests for water and he died the following day. In a devastating verdict, deputy . coroner Shirley Radcliffe said there had been a collective failing by . staff at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, south London, who all refused to . take responsibility for their roles. Hospital: Kane Gorny, 22, pictured with his mother Rita, needed drugs to regulate his hormone levels after successfully beating brain cancer. However, during a hospital stay nurses forgot to give him his medication . She added that the ‘target-driven’ culture in the NHS and the European Working Hours Directive, which . limits the number of hours medical staff can work, had played a part in . his death. Just one nurse has been demoted as a result of Mr Gorny’s . death after a routine operation and the rest are still working in . healthcare. Yesterday Mr Gorny’s mother Rita . Cronin, 52, said: ‘We put our trust in them and they let us down. If I . had taken him home and left him to die like they did, I’d be in prison . now. ‘I saw everything that went on and I knew who was involved. ‘If I’d seen any remorse, I would have been a little bit more forgiving. But I saw no remorse. ‘They didn’t seem to take into . account the fact that a life had been lost, but how they could get round . the fact that they did nothing for my son. ‘They were only interested in their . own jobs. He hated that hospital. If I’d have taken him home after his . operation as he wanted me to, he’d still be alive today. ‘He was an incredible human being who . fought cancer and won only to lose his life because of failings by . incompetent medical staff.’ Mr Gorny had survived a malignant brain . tumour in 2008, but the cancer affected his pituitary gland, which . regulates the body’s fluid levels, and he was prescribed medication to . help him retain water. Inquest: Rita Cronin, left, and Kane's father Peter Gorny arriving at their son's inquest. Rita told the court she had tried to convince the staff at the hospital her son needed urgent attention but they insisted he was alright . He was also put on steroids to . replace lost hormones, but they weakened his bones and he went into St . George’s Hospital for a hip replacement in May 2009. Nurses assured the family: ‘Don’t worry, he’s in good hands – we’ll look after him.’ But during the inquest at Westminster . coroner’s court it emerged that nearly all the staff involved in his . care neglected to read his medical notes or learn about his complex . condition. Nurses ignored his requests for water . and routinely failed to carry out basic tasks such as giving him his . vital medication and checking his fluid and sodium levels. After Mr . Gorny resorted to calling police because he was so thirsty, nurses told . officers he was in a confused state and they left. He phoned his mother, a civil servant . from Croydon, Surrey, who recalled: ‘He sounded really, really . distressed. He said, “They won’t give me anything to drink”. ‘He also said, “I’ve called the . police. You better get here quickly: they’re all standing around the bed . getting their stories straight”.’ She added that when she arrived at . the hospital: ‘They weren’t doing anything. They seemed out of their . depth. It felt like the two locum doctors were nervous about calling . anyone more senior than them.’ She described the nurses who were . supposed to look after her son as ‘lazy and careless’. Mr Gorny became more and more dehydrated and sodium levels in his blood rose. He died of water deficit and hypernatraemia, a medical term for dehydration, three days after he arrived. The case raised such grave concerns that the coroner referred it to police. No criminal charges have been brought. In a narrative verdict yesterday, Dr Radcliffe said: ‘Kane Gorny died as a result of dehydration contributed to by neglect.’ The coroner said Mr Gorny was . ‘undoubtedly let down by the incompetence of staff, poor communication, a . lack of leadership, both medical and nursing, and a culture of . assumption’. Happier times: Mr Gorny, who worked in Waitrose and was training to be a locksmith and shoe repairer, was denied the medication and sodium levels rocketed to an abnormally high 164 . St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London, where Mr Gorny died of thirst after 'incompetent' staff continually refused him a drink of water . She added: ‘The European Working . Hours Directive is a factor here which means a succession of junior . doctors are involved in a patient’s care. ‘[It] is causing lives to be lost on a large scale in this country. ‘This target culture puts . considerable pressure on junior doctors to deal with A&E referrals . at the expense of ward-based issues.’ In dramatic testimony last week, Miss . Cronin told the hearing that staff ‘tutted’ at her and refused to . listen to her concerns that her son had not been given the medication he . needed so desperately. A police officer told the five-day . hearing that Mr Gorny had twice shouted: ‘Nurse, can I have some water?’ and was ignored by all the medical staff present. Nurses and doctors on the ward said . he became angry and lashed out at them, so security guards restrained . him and he was sedated and moved into a side room by himself. The inquest heard that the lack of . fluids, combined with the failure of medical staff to give him his . medication, may have made him confused and aggressive. But consultant orthopaedic surgeon . Philip Stott allegedly asked whether he was on drugs or coming off . alcohol, though he told the inquest he could not remember this. The inquest heard that routine . observations were not carried out because nurses did not want to wake Mr . Gorny in case he became ‘aggressive’ again. His fluid chart was not filled in . properly and his drugs chart was not checked by doctors, so it went . unnoticed that he had not had vital medication since he arrived. A spokesman for the hospital said: . ‘We deeply regret the death of Kane Gorny and have apologised . unreservedly to his family for the grief this has caused.’ A letter had been penned by Dr Bridle, left, detailing the rare condition of Mr Gorny, right, but doctors and nurses on the ward did not see it . Kane Gorny dies following basic errors by doctors and nurses. The staff included: . Failed to follow up: Simon Birdle . SIMON BRIDLE: Consultant orthopaedic surgeon in charge of his care who failed to monitor him. When Mr Gorny became agitated, Bridle sent a more junior doctor rather than attending himself. He then failed to follow up the incident or check on his patient’s welfare. ADELA TAACA: Nurse in charge of his care the night before he died. She failed to give him vital medication or carry out important observations because she did not want to wake him in case he became aggressive. Taaca also ‘forgot’ to tell a doctor to check his high sodium levels, despite them being the highest she had ever encountered. She was demoted to a healthcare assistant and is being investigated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. 'I just went home': Phillip Stott . PHILIP STOTT: Surgeon who operated on Mr Gorny but failed to read his medical notes. He arranged for the patient to be sedated, removed his drip and then left without linking his behaviour to his medical condition. Instead, Stott asked Miss Cronin whether Mr Gorny was on drugs. He told the hearing: ‘I didn’t follow it up. I should have done but I didn’t . . . I just went home.’ VICTORIA AGUNLOYE: Locum junior doctor who dismissed the concerns of Mr Gorny’s mother moments before his death. She said she knew Mr Gorny was suffering from a rare condition called diabetes insipidus, but failed to link this to his behaviour. She claimed she did not check on the patient when his mother asked her to on the morning of his death because he was not her patient. Failed to monitor fluid levels: Sharon Gibbs . SHARON GIBBS: Nurse who failed to monitor Mr Gorny’s fluid levels after he was sedated. She admitted she had not recorded that his drip had been taken out and lost track of his water output, leaving boxes on his fluid balance chart empty. She also failed to link his aggressive behaviour to the fact he had not been given his medication, despite knowing about his condition. ERLINDA EDWARDS: Nurse who carried out pre-operative checks on Mr Gorny but failed to highlight his condition to other staff. She also neglected to detail his medication and the fact that he suffered from diabetes insipidus on a ‘communication’ sheet. This . meant other medical staff were unaware of his condition as none of them . wanted to read through his substantial medical records. Blamed target culture: Dr Konstantinos Karras . DR KONSTANTINOS KARRAS: On-call doctor who was told by a nurse that Mr Gorny had very high sodium levels and was asked to attend, but failed to do so. He also failed to pass the concern on to the night on-call doctor. He blamed the target-driven culture for preventing him from seeing Mr Gorny. POORIA HOSSEINI: Junior locum doctor who failed to investigate the real cause of Mr Gorny’s behaviour shortly before he was sedated. He said that this was because Mr Gorny was Agunloye’s patient. She said he was Dr Hosseini’s patient. He left for the evening without chasing up the blood test results which may have provided an explanation for Mr Gorny’s behaviour. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Kane Gorny, 22, died of thirst after nurses denied him a glass of water . Coroner blames ‘incompetence’ of NHS staff who died from dehydration in hospital bed after making 999 plea for water . She says a 'cascade of individual errors' were to blame for patient's death . Coroner reaches narrative verdict . One doctor concerned about patient asked if he was 'coming off booze' Nurse said to devastated mother sitting with son's dead body: 'Have you finished? Can I bag him up now?' EU directive limiting working hours 'partly to blame for lack of continuity in care', says coroner .

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Article: Light skin in Europeans stems from a gene mutation from a single person who lived 10,000 years ago. This is according to a new U.S. study that claims the colour is due to an ancient ancestor who lived somewhere between the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Scientists made the discovery after identifying a key gene that contributes to lighter skin colour in Europeans. Light skin in Europeans stems from a gene mutation from a single person who lived 10,000 years ago, according to research at Penn State University . In earlier research, Keith Cheng from Penn State College of Medicine reported that one amino acid difference in the gene SLC24A5 is a key contributor to the skin colour difference between Europeans and West Africans. ‘The mutation in SLC24A5 changes just one building block in the protein, and contributes about a third of the visually striking differences in skin tone between peoples of African and European ancestry,’ he said. He added the lighter skin colour may have provided an advantage due to the better creation of vitamin D from sunlight in the dark northern latitudes. Building on this research, Professor Victor Canfield worked with Professor Cheng to study DNA sequence differences across the globe. The mutation in gene SLC24A5 changes just one building block in the protein, and contributes about a third of the visually striking differences in skin tone between peoples of African and European ancestry . They studied segments of genetic code that have a mutation and are located closely on the same chromosome and are often inherited together. The a mutation, called A111T, is found in virtually every one of European ancestry. A111T is also found in populations in the Middle East and Indian subcontinent, but not in high numbers in Africans. Penn State College of Medicine's Keith Cheng identified a key gene that contributes to lighter skin colour in Europeans and differs from West Africans . They discovered that all individuals from the Middle East, North Africa, East Africa and South India who carry the A111T mutation share traces of the ancestral genetic code. According to the researchers, this indicates that all existing instances of this mutation originate from the same person. The pattern of people with this lighter skin colour mutation suggests that the A111T mutation occurred somewhere between the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. ‘This means that Middle Easterners and South Indians, which includes most inhabitants of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, share significant ancestry,’ Professor Cheng said. This mutated segment of DNA was itself created from a combination of two other mutated segments commonly found in Eastern Asians - traditionally defined as Chinese, Japanese and Korean. ‘The coincidence of this interesting form of evidence of shared ancestry of East Asians with Europeans, within this tiny chromosomal region, is exciting,’ said Professor Cheng. ‘The combining of segments occurred after the ancestors of East Asians and Europeans split geographically more than 50,000 years ago; the A111T mutation occurred afterward.’ Professor Cheng now plans to look at more genetic samples to better understand what genes play the most important role in East Asian skin colour. Newly released genomes from around a dozen early inhabitants of Europe suggest that the continent was once a melting pot in which brown-eyed farmers encountered blue-eyed hunter-gatherers. A report in Nature claims that present-day Europeans have ancestry from three groups in various combinations: . These three groups were identified from the genomes of 8,000-year-old hunter-gatherers - one man from Luxembourg and seven individuals from Sweden - as well as the genome of a 7,500-year-old woman from Germany. The study was led by the University of Tübingen in Germany. The research suggests that the individuals from Luxembourg and Spain probably had dark-skin and blue eyes. The German woman, meanwhile, had brown eyes and lighter skin, and was related to Middle Eastern groups. Both the Luxembourg hunter-gatherer and the German farmer had a gene that breaks down saliva - and a feature that may have came about due to agricultural life. However, neither of them had the ability to digest the sugar lactose, found in milk. The trait originally emerged in the Middle East after the domestication of cattle and later spread to Europe. Previous studies suggested that Europeans today largely descended from Middle Eastern farmers. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Study focused on DNA differences across globe with the A111T mutation . Those who had mutation also shared traces of an ancestral genetic code . This indicates that all instances of mutation originate from same person . The mutated segment of DNA was itself created from a combination of two other mutations commonly found in East Asians .

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Article: A seaside town with 40,000 residents has become the charity shop capital of Britain where bus-loads of people visit just to hunt for bargains in 24 stores crammed into three of its main streets. Tourists heading for a cheap shopping spree in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, are even handed maps highlighting the locations of charity outlets - some of which have more than one store. But while charity shops in the town are thriving, and multiplying, independent businesses say they are going bust because of crippling rents - with three closing in the past week alone. In the UK charities get business rate relief, which means they automatically escape paying 80 per cent, with the possibility of the remaining 20 per cent also being waived at the local council's discretion. Packed streets: Bexhill-on-Sea has become the charity shop capital of Britain with an extraordinary 24 stores concentrated in three main streets . Closing sale: Bestsellers owner Mike Lynott is admitting defeat in Bexhill-on-Sea after running his business for almost eight years - and is planning to run a charity shop himself . In total there are nine charity shops in Western Road, eight in Devonshire Road, five in St Leonards Road and two more in adjacent streets. Yet in the same streets the closing down boards have gone up outside the book store Bestsellers with owner Mike Lynott admitting defeat after running his business for almost eight years. Mauds vintage clothes and The Card Shop have also decided to shut down. Mr Lynott says he is going to take a job managing a charity shop in the town instead admitting: 'I haven't been able to beat them so I'm joining them. I have no choice.' He said: 'I just can't carry on beyond the end of January and most independent owners are in the same precarious state. 'When I set my business up there were around ten charity shops in the town. I knew I wouldn't become a millionaire but I wanted to provide a service and make a modest living. 'Now every other shop seems to be a charity shop and there are 24 charity shops in three streets, with at least four more coming soon and it is driving the rest of us under. ' I have nothing against these charities, they do a great job. But it is nothing like a level playing field and the rest of us just can't get by anymore. It's heartbreaking but I have no alternative but to throw in the towel.' Western Road: This busy street in the centre of Bexhill has an astonishing nine charity shops. Cancer Research, Oxfam and Autism Sussex share the street with RSPCA, Age UK, Rummage Community Shop, St Michael’s Hospice, the Sara Lee Trust and Scope . Mr Lynott says he needs to make £70-a-day to cover his £12,000-a-year rates bill. But now he is lucky if he makes £30 from the trickle of customers who scour the charity shops instead for cut price deals on donated books. He says coach parties regularly arrive packed with foraging shoppers from neighbouring towns because Bexhill now has the reputation as the UK mecca for charity shops offering bargain clothes, ornaments, homeware and rare books at every turn. They have even specially printed maps to find the charity shop of their choice. Mr Lynott said: 'What will I do? I will take the only job in town at the moment - working as a manager in charity shop. 'I haven't been able to beat them so I'm joining them. I have no choice.' A few doors away from Bestsellers the closing down boards have also gone up at Mauds ladies and gents vintage clothes shop, a fixture for decades in the town. The current owner is giving up after six years of increasing competition from charities. Devonshire Road: This thoroughfare has eight well-used charity shops in the south coast town. British Heart Foundation, the Alzeimer’s and Dementia charity shop and Save the Children share the street with Cancer Research UK. YMCA , two St Michael’s Hospice shops and a MIND shop . In the next street a long established gift card shop has also become a January victim of the burgeoning number of charity shops. It will soon be converted to yet another charity outlet. There has been at least a 30 per cent increase in the number of charity shops on the high street. The explosion since the economic crash in 2008 is leading to fears of the creation of ‘charity clone towns’ across Britain, with conventional retailers being forced out. There are believed to be at least 10,000 charity shops and they pay a fraction of the £7 billion annual business rates of traditional retailers, giving them a considerable financial advantage over other stores. That has driven the proliferation of charity shops. But it has also contributed to a rise in business rate relief given to charities, up 73 per cent to £1.3 billion over five years. They are also attractive to landlords, who avoid paying the business rate, while the charity can claim relief on it. Hilary Randall, chairman of the voluntary Bexhill Town Team that works for both traders and shoppers, said: 'I certainly don't think we want any more charity shops here. 'Other businesses are not getting the Government's 80 per cent rate relief the charities do so charity shops can afford higher rents and be in better locations because they get this present from the Government. 'And if you are part of a big charity, effectively a national chain, they are cash rich in comparison to the independent traders they compete against.' are helping by attracting more shoppers. Linda Hodgson of the Sara Lee Trust, who have two shops in Bexhill, explained: 'I don't think we have an unfair advantage. 'The charity shops do bring more people into the town and we can all work alongside each other. 'And we rely on our shops to help us provide the care and support to patients with cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Without our shops it would be very difficult.' But now traders and civic leaders in the Sussex resort of Bexhill have demanded an end to the explosion of charity stores they say is having a disastrous effect on long established businesses. They claim they can no longer cope with the growing competition that has seen 24 charity shops open in a cramped town centre of just three main streets - with yet more expected to open up in the coming months. St Leonards Road: This street has the fewest number of charity shops in Bexhill - five - with another two in neighbouring streets. Age UK and Barby Keel Animal Sanctuary are neighbours of Voluntary Association for the Blind, Charity Cards (not pictured) and the Alzheimers Society . But Warren Alexander, chief executive at the Charity Retail Association, who steps down this month, has regularly defended his members. He said previously: ‘Charity shops do not compete unfairly with commercial firms. All charity shops pay standard market rates for rents and utilities just like other commercial ventures. ‘Many of the charities benefiting from the funds raised through shops are local hospices or other organisations whose beneficiaries are in the local community.’ Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Tourists are handed maps detailing where Bexhill's charity shops are . Charities are given at least 80% off business rates if they rent stores . Local businesses say they are going bust while charity shops thrive . In Bexhill there are 24 charity shops and more planned in the coming year . Three independent shops have gone out of business in the past week .

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Article: By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 14:22 EST, 29 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:06 EST, 29 November 2012 . Madonna’s iconic conical-bra corset has fetched over £30,000 at auction. The green silk costume designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier sparked a bidding frenzy at the Christie’s sale in south-west London. The final purchase price, including the buyer’s premium, was £32,450 - more than double the pre-sale estimate of £15,000. Valuable assets: A Christie's employee looks at a couture corset designed by Jean Paul Gaultier for Madonna. It sold for £30,000, double what was expected . The 54-year-old wore the outrageous garment to perform three songs, including her hit Hanky Panky, on her 1990 Blond Ambition tour. A black Lycra two-piece that she wore to sing her hit ‘Vogue’ went for £16,250. The highest price raised at the pop culture sale was the £43,250 paid for a 1947 painting of American actress Ava Gardner. A whip used by Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones trilogy fetched £20,000, while a flamboyant pearl white sleeveless jumpsuit worn by Mick Jagger for the Rolling Stones’ U.S. Tour in 1972 fetched £20,000. Glitter: Madonna's bra, a mermaid outfit worn by Katy Perry and Jagger's jumpsuit all sold for big money . Covered all over with silver metal poppers backed by transparent sequins, the jumpsuit was designed by Ossie Clark. Another Indiana Jones prop, a manuscript book known as the ‘Grail Diary’ raised £18,750. An award for the Apple Records album Mind games presented to Beatle John Lennon went for £16,250. Mick Jagger's white jumpsuit by Ossie Clarke (left) and a whip wielded by Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones were also up for auction . A prop from hit movie Skyfall - a stone-effect plaque to the ancestral home of Daniel Craig’s James Bond - went for six times its pre-sale estimate at £8,750. Elvis Presley's 1960s Fender guitar and microphone went for £8,750 while his 1971 gold Mathey-Tissot watch raised £8,125. A Pirates of The Caribbean compass went for £6,875; a mermaid costume worn by Katy Perry £2,000; and a pair of Bono’s rimless Emporio Armani sunglasses £1,125. Pop singer Katy Perry's mermaid costume went under the hammer for £2,000 . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

One of the most memorable costumes in pop history sells for double the amount expected . Jean-Paul Gaultier creation worn on groundbreaking Blond Ambition tour . Other memorabilia auctioned included Indiana Jones' whip and a guitar owned by Elvis .

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Article: It was a desperate plea from a tearful dad, tossed like a message in a bottle into the vast sea of the Internet. "You ever do something crazy because you just don't know what to do anymore? Well, that's what I'm doing right now," said John Berlin, staring into the camera with moist, red-rimmed eyes. "I'm calling out to Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook," he continued. "You've been putting out these new movies, these one-minute movies that everyone's been sharing. Well, my son passed away ... and we can't access his Facebook account. I've tried e-mailing, and different things, but it ain't working. All we want to do is see his movie. "I know it's a shot in the dark, but I don't care," he said, his voice breaking. "I want to see my son's video. His name's Jesse Berlin. So please help me." The Arnold, Missouri, man shot the emotionally raw, 84-second clip on his phone and posted it Wednesday morning to YouTube and Facebook. By late afternoon it had hundreds of thousands of views and he was deluged with Facebook messages. Then, that night, Facebook called. As Berlin listened, stunned, they told him would indeed make a personalized "A Look Back" video for Jesse, using posts he had made public on Facebook before his death in 2012 at age 21. Now Berlin is planning to share it online as a tribute to his late son. "I just wanted a piece of him," he told CNN in a phone interview. "These (Facebook) videos really touched me. And every time Jesse would pop up (in one of them), I was choking back tears. I just wanted so desperately to see how his video would turn out." Facebook created the customized videos for most of its active users Tuesday to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The 62-second clips note the year the user joined Facebook, then show a handful of their most-liked posts and a seemingly random selection of their photos -- all set to instrumental music. A Facebook spokesperson said Berlin's video came to the attention of a staffer Wednesday, who shared it on an internal network. "With the number of people using our service, it's often very difficult to act on behalf of one. But John's story and emotion moved us to take action -- so we did," the spokesperson said. Facebook realizes that by granting Berlin's wish, they risk being deluged with similar requests from other users wanting to see video highlights of their deceased loved ones. Honoring all the requests would be difficult, but where do you draw the line? It's a thorny question. The Facebook spokesperson would not address this issue directly. But he said Facebook, which introduced "memorial" pages for deceased users in 2009, wants to give users better ways to honor their loved ones on the site. "This experience reinforced to us that there's more Facebook can do to help people celebrate and commemorate the lives of people they have lost," he said. "We'll have more to share in the coming weeks and months." John Berlin said his son Jesse died of natural causes in his sleep on the morning of January 28, 2012. Doctors could not pinpoint the cause of death, although he was told a viral infection may have impacted Jesse's heart, he said. Jesse Berlin was a musician and played rhythm guitar in Fivefold, a popular Missouri rock band. "Jesse was all about having fun," his father said. "We'd always say our hobby was laughing. We would just cut up about everything." He is also survived by his mother, Lisa, sister Nicole, 26, and brother Jared, 21. John Berlin posted Jesse's "A Look Back" video on Friday to YouTube and his Facebook page, where it's been liked and shared thousands of times. Berlin still can't believe his unassuming video appeal, which now has more than 2.7 million views and 7,500 comments, got Facebook's attention from a small town in the Midwest. But he hopes that his story will inspire Facebook to help others like him and ease their access to the accounts of late loved ones. "I'm glad that we're finding purpose in Jesse's death," he said. "I can't express how much this means to me." Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Missouri dad posts emotional video asking Facebook to share video of his late son . Family wanted to see son's edition of the "Look Back" clips Facebook posted this week . Facebook has agreed to honor his request . John Berlin said his son Jesse died in 2012 of natural causes at age 21 .

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Article: There's a letter from Joe DiMaggio begging her to come back to him following their separation; an intense love note from Arthur Miller, a message from Cary Grant, and even an old prescription pill bottle from a pharmacy in Bedford. Over 200 rare personal items of Marilyn Monroe's that have never been seen by the public will go up for auction in Los Angeles next month. The collection of belongings - which also includes her supposedly-favorite black coat, circa mid-1950s, photographs and other memorabilia - were until now kept by her mentor and coach Lee Strasberg, who died in 1982. Each item will go under the hammer separately at Julien's Auctions Beverly Hills gallery on December 5 and 6. Scroll down for video . Private collection: Over 200 personal belongings of Marilyn Monroe will go up for auction in Los Angeles on December 5 and 6 . Intimate: The collection gives a rare insight into the life of the late screen goddess . Personal: Among the items is a prescription bill bottle from a pharmacy in Bedford, New York . For Miss Monroe: Numerous phone messages that were taken at the Beverly Hills Hotel . Insightful: This letter was written to Monroe by Joe DiMaggio after she announced she wanted a divorce. In the letter the baseball star begs for his wife not to leave him . Bling: The belongings, such as this necklace, were left to mentor and coach Lee Strasberg, who died in 1982 . 'We are all in awe of this opportunity to offer such a rare collection and glimpse into Marilyn Monroe’s life,' said Martin Nolan, Executive Director of Julien’s Auctions. 'You can’t help but get emotional on several levels when you have the chance to read the letters and view some of the photographs and witness Marilyn’s own attempt at correspondence.' The collection is a strange glimpse into the late screen goddess' private world. Arguably the most insightful item is a letter from Joe DiMaggio, written after the baseball star learned his wife wanted a divorce. Monroe made the announcement during a press conference in 1954, nine months after their wedding. 'He writes this amazing letter, beautiful handwriting, very impressive,' Nolan told CCTV. 'But his first and foremost number one concern was he truly loved Marilyn, but he was concerned for her welfare, he felt she looked as though she was about to collapse. 'He didn't like to see her crying. And then he expressed his love, he expresses his regret and apologies if he had anyway hurt her. 'And he is begging her to come back to him. So it's a true love letter.' The most expensive item at the auction is said to be Monroe's favorite - a coat she wore consistently in the mid-1950s. The piece originally sold as part of her estate in 1999, but is expected to fetch at least $120,000. Favorite: This coat is said to have been Monroe's go-to and she wore it consistently . The auction will include love letters, photographs, personal items, personal records and documents and other memorabilia . Classic: A three-panel sterling silver custom-made Cartier frame, gifted to Marilyn Monroe by Nedda and Joshua Logan. Inside is a picture taken by Cecil Beaton in 1956, along with a letter from him describing her . 'My darling': One of many love letters sent to Monroe by husband Arthur Miller . Autograph: This slip is believed to be from an item Monroe bought at an auction . Nude: This painting of Monroe was done by Earl Moran, believed to be dated 1946 . 'My Darling, my darling, my poppy': This is a note Monroe was writing back to Arthur Miller but never finished . Next month: The auction will be held at the Julien’s Auctions Beverly Hills gallery, located at 9665 Wilshire Boulevard, on December 5 and 6 . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

The Lost Archives of Marilyn Monroe will go under the hammer December 5 and 6 in LA . Actress' favorite coat expected to fetch at least $120,000 . One letter is from Joe DiMaggio begging her not to divorce him .

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Article: Broadchurch's final twist left some fans of the murder mystery disappointed last night as stars David Tennant and Olivia Colman confirmed they will return for a third series. As the second series of the Dorset-based whodunnit drew to a close last night, viewers were torn between praising the show's actors, and expressing their disbelief at the final scenes. And while some viewers were excited to learn at the end of the episode that the show will return, others took to Twitter to complain they had seen enough. Broadchurch stars David Tennant and Olivia Colman have confirmed they will return for series three, but some fans of the murder mystery have expressed their disappointment with the way the second series ended . Last week, fans had been left in suspense with the jury about to declare Joe Miller guilty, or not guilty of murdering Danny Latimer, and wondering if the identity of the Sandbrook killer, or killers, would ever be revealed. And while last night's episode saw many of the show's plot-lines tied up, not all reached the conclusions viewers might have hoped for. Tennant's DI Alec Hardy and Colman's DS Ellie Miller were reconciled, and mystery surrounding the fate of the Sandbrook cousins finally unfolded - but Joe walked free, only to be banished to Sheffield and told he would never see his children again. Last night's viewing figure peaked at 8.26 million, with an average of 7.85 million and a 33.7 per cent audience share. Hinting at the show's rather depressing ending, presenter Christian O'Connell wrote on Twitter: 'If Radiohead made TV shows... #BroadchurchFinale' Viewer Sophie H was not excited to learn that a third series of Broadchurch is in the works . Ex-Radio One DJ Chris Moyles admitted he had been frustrated by the show, but described it as 'brilliant' Lorraine Kelly praised the drama, and put forward her thoughts on the next series . The final instalment was down on the first series, which peaked at 9.3 million viewers in its last outing, but did boast the highest rating episode of the series - far more than the 5.8million who tuned in last week and the initial 7.6million who watched the first episode of the second series. Viewers' responses, as they had been for much of the series where the murder mystery was transformed into a courtroom drama were mixed, with not all welcoming news of further episodes. Hinting at the show's rather depressing ending, presenter Christian O'Connell wrote on Twitter: 'If Radiohead made TV shows... #BroadchurchFinale'. And viewer Sophie H wrote on the social network: 'They are all dead, imprisoned or having a picnic on the beach. No series 3. No cliffhangers. No cliffs. Just NO. Spare my soul. #Broadchurch'. Another Twitter user, IncrediblyRich wrote: 'WELL THANK GOD THAT'S OVER AND DONE WITH. *closes #Broadchurch file and throws it down a deep ravine never to be seen again*'. Last week, fans had been left in suspense with the jury about to declare Joe Miller guilty, or not guilty of murdering Danny Latimer . Former The Only Way Is Essex star Maria Fowler said she enjoyed the series, but found the plot 'slow' Actress Hayley Tamaddon was one viewer excited to see the series make a return . Rosie Goldsmith took to Twitter to describe the final episode and 'weak, amoral and disappointing' And some Sheffield-based viewers were angry that Joe's exile to the Yorkshire city was seen as a fitting punishment. Deputy council leader Harry Harpham said: 'It's a fantastic drama but that part did make me sit up and take notice." The Labour councillor added: 'I have thoroughly enjoyed both series but I would not like child murderers to be sent up to Sheffield. That is not the image I want the rest of the country to think of Sheffield. 'This is the best city in Britain by a country mile.' Another councillor Roger Davison, said: 'It came as a bit of a surprise and it's a little insulting to Sheffield. 'I don't think anybody wants a load of criminals in their city.' His wife Catherine Davison also watched the show and said: 'They probably think Sheffield is an exotic place and a long way away from Dorset. 'Sheffield is like a big village, everyone knows each other and is very low on crime." She added: 'Broadchurch was a very complicated show but I will watch anything with David Tennant in.' Twitter user Charles Hartley was thought Joe being exiled to Sheffield did not fit his crime . While the first series had much of the nation gripped, eager to discover who had killed Danny Latimer, many fans were not as taken with the show's second outing . But those who praised the show included former Radio One DJ Chris Moyles, who wrote: 'It's kept me riveted and made me angry, frustrated, emotional etc but overall, Broadchurch has been brilliant television.' And after expressing her initial shock at Joe's acquittal, Lorraine Kelly added: 'That was a very good piece of drama. Big congrats to all concerned. #Broadchurch - will there be a spin off with the lawyers???' The murder mystery, which came to the end of its second season last night, attracted an average audience of more than nine million viewers across the two series, including those who watched via catch-up services. No details about the other cast members who will be joining DI Hardy and DS Miller have been revealed and filming dates will be confirmed at a later date, broadcaster ITV said. Creator and writer Chris Chibnall said: 'We've been overwhelmed that nine million people every week have continued to join us on the twists and turns of Broadchurch. This third chapter has been a glint in my eye for a long time and I'm thrilled to be writing these characters once again.' ITV's director of drama Steve November said: 'Chris Chibnall knows exactly how to keep viewers guessing and I'm delighted that he is going to take the story on to the next stage.' While last night's episode saw many of the show's plot-lines tied up, not all came to the conclusions viewers might have hoped for . Throughout the series viewers had complained that the court scenes were inaccurate, with some on Twitter even labelling the series 'Boredchurch' Twitter user Katie was not happy with how series two of Broadchurch had ended . While the first series had much of the nation gripped, eager to discover who had killed Danny Latimer, many fans were not as taken with the show's second outing. Throughout the series viewers had complained that the court scenes were inaccurate, with some on Twitter even labelling the series 'Boredchurch'. Fans had also expressed their disbelief at some scenes, including last week's kiss between two middle-aged women many had mistaken for sisters, and characters getting table service at chicken restaurant chain Nando's. Two weeks ago, viewers were shocked to see a 'Fifty Shades of Grey' scene in which Lee Ashworth is seen 'strangling' his wife Claire as the pair engaged in a sexual encounter in the ruins of a clifftop barn. ITV said the murder mystery, which came to the end of its second season last night, attracted an average audience of more than nine million viewers across the two series . No details about the other cast members who will be joining Tennant's DI Alec Hardy and Colman's DS Ellie Miller have been revealed and filming dates will be confirmed at a later date . Fans also complained that they were finding it harder to understand David Tennant - because his accent has become 'more Scottish'. The actor, who plays dour Detective Inspector Alec Hardy, received widespread praise for his performance in the first series of the acclaimed show. But a number of viewers complained that they found it increasingly difficult to understand his accent as the second series got underway. Tennant's DI Alec Hardy and Colman's DS Ellie Miller were reconciled, but Joe walked free, only to be banished to Sheffield and told he would never see his children again . Last night's viewing figure peaked at 8.26 million, with an average of 7.85 million and a 33.7% audience share . Elsewhere, mother Beth Latimer, played by Jodie Whittaker, prompted ridicule when she returned to court to witness the trial of Joe Miller a short time after an easy water birth. The criticism led to Tennant to jump to the show's defence, saying the second series of the show is a victim of its own success. He said: 'I think we're a victim of our success to be honest. The first series was such an extraordinary thing. This country, we never allow lightning to strike twice in this country...we just don't let that happen. 'So, inevitably there was going to be a certain amount of "it's not as good as the first time". 'I think it is. I think it's a wonderful series that I'm very proud to be part of.' The US version of the murder-mystery, also starring Tennant, has not being renewed for a second series, according to reports. Viewers were left baffled when lawyer Jocelyn Knight and newspaper editor Maggie Radcliffe shared a romantic kiss during a cliff-top picnic - despite many thinking they were related . Viewers accused Broadchurch of taking inspiration from 'Fifty Shades of Grey' following this charged scene between Lee Ashworth and Claire on last week's show . Ascene showing David Tennant's character being given table service at Nando's also sparked comment . Viewers also criticised the fact that Beth Latimer (pictured) had returned to court to witness Joe Miller's trial just after giving birth . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Series two of Dorset-based murder mystery came to an end last night . More than eight million viewers tuned in for final episode . But fan reaction to the conclusion, and to the entire season was mixed . ITV confirms David Tennant and Olivia Colman will return for series three . But broadcaster has not said which characters will be joining them . WARNING, CONTAINS SPOILERS .

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Article: (CNN) -- At least four Libyan soldiers were killed and three others wounded in violence in Benghazi on Thursday, medical and news agency sources said. The city's al-Jalaa Hospital said it received the bodies of three soldiers killed in fighting that broke out in the eastern Sidi Khalifa district. Residents reported fighting between the army and an unidentified armed group Thursday afternoon near the eastern entrance to Benghazi. Earlier Thursday, a Libyan soldier was shot dead by unknown assailants outside his home in the city's al-Sabri neighborhood, the LANA state news agency reported. On Wednesday, al-Jalaa Hospital said it received the bodies of three security force members who were shot dead in the city. The latest violence comes after fierce fighting in Benghazi on Monday between army special forces and members of the militant Islamist group Ansar al Sharia. At least nine people were killed and dozens injured in the fighting. The United States says it believes Ansar al Sharia was responsible for the attack on its diplomatic mission in Benghazi last year that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. Attacks on security force members have spiked in the eastern city in recent weeks, especially as more troops were deployed in Benghazi in an effort to secure the city. On Wednesday, the government said security cameras had arrived in the city and were being installed as part of the security plan. Over the past year, Benghazi has had some of the worst violence in Libya with a series of bombings and a campaign of assassinations that have mainly targeted security force members. Many Libyans and human rights groups blame authorities for failing to hold anyone accountable for the violence. While no one claims responsibility for these attacks, residents and security officials in the city blame Islamist militias. More than two years after the fall of the Gadhafi regime, the government is struggling to control the hundreds of militias across the country and Islamist extremist groups, some with ties to al-Qaeda, mostly in the eastern part of Libya. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Hospital says it received bodies of 3 soldiers killed in fighting in the eastern part of the city . Residents report fighting between the army and an unidentified armed group . Earlier, a Libyan soldier was shot dead by unknown assailants outside his home .

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Article: Members of the United Nations' aviation agency are holding high-level safety talks for only the second time in 70 years after hundreds of air passengers and crew were killed in a series of high-profile tragedies in 2014. The disastrous year has prompted government and aviation officials from dozens of countries to gather in Montreal this week for an International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly to discuss the risks of flying over conflict zones and how to prevent planes from vanishing. Malaysia is leading a push for sweeping changes after its state-owned flag carrier, Malaysia Airlines, suffered two air disasters within five months last year. Malaysia wants mandatory reporting of conflict zone risks after a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down . The Southeast Asian country is pushing for real-time aircraft tracking and calling on the UN to force its member states to warn airlines about the risks of flying over conflict zones. One of Malaysia Airlines' planes disappeared and has not been located, and another was shot down over eastern Ukraine, where the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian rebels are still involved in a heavy battle for territory. All 298 passengers and crew were killed when flight MH17 was shot down while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur last July. Since that incident the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has faced pressure to develop new systems to share intelligence and warn airlines about new threats associated with conflict zones. All 298 passengers and crew were killed when flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine . Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director general of Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation, said a proposal to create a central website where states and agencies could voluntarily publish warnings does not go far enough. Speaking at the ICAO assembly, he was quoted by Reuters as saying that reports from ICAO member states should be ‘mandatory and timely’. He added: ‘We cannot delay implementing changes in the way global commercial aviation operates.’ The ICAO’s proposal is backed by the US and Netherlands, which lost 196 citizens when flight MH17 went down. The International Civil Aviation Organization is holding its second high-level safety conference in 70 years . The Netherlands also wants airlines to tell passengers before take-off whether their flight will cross a conflict zone. The US said MH17 was hit with a ground-to-air missile fired by rebels, but Russia insists that the aircraft was shot down by a Ukrainian fighter jet. It was flying at about 33,000ft after Ukraine had warned airlines to remain above 32,000ft. Malaysia is also pushing for real-time aircraft tracking to become an industry standard, despite the costs. Search teams have found no trace of flight MH370 despite scouring 25,000 square miles of ocean . It follows the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which was carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite extensive search efforts in the Indian Ocean teams have been unable to find any debris or the plane’s black boxes. In a working paper presented to the assembly, Malaysia said: ‘We believe, based on our unfortunate experience, (it) will be offset by the benefits of enhancing the effectiveness of the alerting and search and rescue services. ‘The disappearance of MH370 demonstrates the crucial need to improve aircraft tracking systems for the sake of safety and security. The ICAO assembly is likely to endorse a plane tracking system that sends signals every 15 minutes . ‘In this day and age, the fact that an aeroplane could go missing and that the flight recorders could be so difficult to recover is unacceptable.’ Despite Malaysia’s demands the ICAO conference is likely to back a less-costly system that sends tracking signals every 15 minutes, but would increase the intervals to every minute in an emergency or if a plane deviates from its route. Current standards require long-haul flights over water to report their position about every 45 minutes. Delegates are also studying how ejectable and buoyant black boxes would assist rescuers and investigators when a plane crashes. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

More than 500 were killed in two tragedies involving Malaysia Airlines . Malaysia says countries should be forced to report conflict zone risks . UN agency is proposing a central website with voluntary warnings . Malaysia said real-time tracking should become standard, despite costs .

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Article: Queens Park Rangers are watching Blackburn strike pair Jordan Rhodes and Rudy Gestede as they weigh up a January bid. Manager Harry Redknapp is keen to bring in a goalscorer to bolster his side's fight for Premier League survival and ideally wants players who can bed in quickly. He has reservations that Rhodes can not play as a lone striker but his goalscoring record means he has to be considered. The 24-year-old has 59 goals in 106 games for Blackburn with 73 in 108 for previous club Huddersfield. QPR are interested in signing Blackburn duo Jordan Rhodes (left) and Rudy Gestede in January . He has scored seven this season and was on the bench for Saturday's game at Brentford, where Redknapp was joined in the stands by assistant Kevin Bond. Blackburn boss Gary Bowyer started with Gestede up front at Brentford and the 26-year-old continued his rich vein of form with his 12th goal of the season in just 20 games. Gestede impressed Redknapp last season also and has now scored 23 goals in 38 games since joining from Cardiff City. Rhodes has also been watched by Real Sociedad while Hull City failed with a £10million offer for the Scotland striker in the summer. Gestede (right) was on target at Brentford on Satruday- despite their 3-1 Championship defeat . Blackburn may well have been wiser to take that offer in light of their transfer embargo imposed by the Football League on Monday. They will now be under restrictions to what, if any player, they can bring in. There is also interest mounting in Rovers' 23-year-old winger Ben Marshall, with several Premier League and Championship clubs represented at recent games. QPR have considered moves for the likes of Peter Crouch, Gary Hooper, Robbie Keane and Jermain Defoe but Keane will be staying in the MLS and Defoe is expensive. Stoke want to keep Crouch and Hooper is still struggling for form. A suitable offer for either Gestede or Rhodes could be timely. QPR are also interested in signing Stoke striker Peter Crouch but the Potters want to keep the 33-year-old . Premier League clubs have been alerted to the fact Fulham are willing to listen to offers for striker Ross McCormack just six months after signing him from Leeds United for £11million. The 28-year-old is content in London but the struggling Championship side are considering means to strengthen their squad elsewhere and a sizeable offer for McCormack would be considered. Fulham have put clubs on alert with news they're willing to listen to offers for striker Ross McCormack (left) Although Kit Symons has steadied the ship, Fulham are still 10 points off the play-off places following their poor start under Felix Magath and their prospects of promotion look slim. They are evaluating the squad and are prepared to make changes in January. Aston Villa are also among clubs keen on midfielder Bryan Ruiz. There is interest in the 29-year-old Costa Rica star from Holland and Spain also but Paul Lambert hopes to persuade him to make a quick return to the Premier League with Villa. McCormack's team-mate Bryan Ruiz (left) is attracting interest from Premier League side Aston Villa . Gremio want Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva. The 27-year-old is in and out of Brendan Rodgers' side at the moment and the Brazilian club sense he could be open to a return home. Lucas, however, has made it clear he would prefer to stay at Anfield if he has a fair chance of contributing. Napoli have been linked consistently also but Rafa Benitez is struggling to get the financial support he wants to push the Italian club forward. Liverpool want to sell to raise money for January re-inforcements and Italian striker Fabio Borini is at the top of that list. The club hope to raise around £10m to £12m for the 24-year-old but may yet find a replacement on loan rather than commit even more transfer funds with Daniel Sturridge due back from injury and Divock Origi arriving in the summer. Gremio want to sign Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva (left), despite his preference to stay at Anfield . Manchester United are looking at Belgian brothers Indy and Seppe Boonen. Indy, 15, is a left back who left Genk last year and has already had trials at United. He is training with United's youth sides at the moment while his younger brother 13-year-old Seppe is a promising goalkeeper. They are hoping to sign a professional contract with United when they turn 16. United have held off competition from neighbours Manchester City to sign Portuguese winger Venancio da Silva Monteiro. The 15-year-old left Benfica in April to train with United in the hope of winning a deal but his performances had attracted interest from City who were also keen to sign him. West Ham are reviving interest in Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani. The 26-year-old Algeria forward impressed at the World Cup and is keen on a move to the Premier League. One concern though is Slimani's involvement in the Africa Cup of Nations. West Ham will listen to offers for Mauro Zarate. The 27-year-old forward has been used sparingly this season and wants more game time. Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani (right) is being monitored by West Ham . West Ham will need cover for Diafra Sakho, who is also due at the Africa Cup of Nations in January but Zarate wants a regular role. He wants to play for his adopted country Chile when they host the 2015 Copa America but will struggle to stake a claim having played just eight games this season. Southampton are among clubs to have shown an interest so far but Zarate also has clubs from Spain, Brazil and Italy who are keen to take him either permanently or on loan. Meanwhile the Hammers are willing to listen to offers for 27-year-old striker Mauro Zarate . Orlando City are closing on a deal for Stoke City winger Brek Shea. Former Everton and Manchester City midfielder Adrian Heath is in charge of the MLS side and hopes to wrap up the transfer in the coming days. The 24-year-old Shea has struggled to win a first team role at the Britannia Stadium since the club fought to secure him a work permit in January 2013. The £2.5m signing has only made one start, in the League Cup, and has struggled to make a positive impression in loan spells at Barnsley and Birmingham City. Shea trained with Orlando in the summer but insisted he still wanted to prove himself in Europe. Stoke winger Brek Shea (left) has struggled to make a positive impression on loan at Birmingham City . Swansea City are keen to make Tom Carroll's loan from Tottenham into a permanent deal. The 22-year-old has impressed manager Garry Monk and is happy to make the switch from White Hart Lane, where competition among midfielders is fierce. Tottenham want to bring in three or four players themselves in January but are struggling to offload some of their surplus squad members. Swansea also have a liking for Kyle Naughton. Monk is in talks over bringing in a new full-back and a defensive midfielder with Exeter's Matt Grimes a confirmed target. A striker is also on Monk's wishlist with Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham among those continuing to admire £20m-rated Wilfried Bony. Swansea are keen to sign on loan Tottenham midfielder Tom Carroll (right) on a permanent deal . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Blackburn's Jordan Rhodes and Rudy Gestede are January targets of QPR . Rhodes has scored 59 goals in 106 games for Rovers, while Gestede has netted 12 in 20 appearances this season . Fulham are willing to listen to offers for striker Ross McCormack . McCormack joined the club in a £11million deal from Leeds this summer . Gremio want to sign Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva . West Ham are reviving interest in Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani . Swansea want on loan Tottenham midfielder Tom Carroll permanently .

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Article: (CNN) -- Lazio moved up to second place in Serie A on Saturday with a 1-0 win at Sampdoria. A first-half goal from Brazilian midfielder Anderson Hernanes was enough for all three points as a clutch of teams look to keep touch with leaders Juventus. The reigning champions, who left it late to beat Cagliari on Friday, are currently eight points clear with 44 points. Vladimir Petkovic's side replace Inter Milan in second place after Andrea Stramaccioni's side could only manage a 1-1 draw at home to struggling Genoa. Ciro Immobile gave the visitors the lead in the 77th minute before Argentina's Esteban Cambiasso headed home an equalizer with five minutes remaining. The result sees Inter slip to fourth, level on 35 points with Fiorentina, but with an inferior goal difference. Vincenzo Montella's men boosted their league goal tally with a 3-0 win away to Palermo. Three second-half goals -- two from Stevan Jovetic and one from Gonzalo Rodriguez ensured a comfortable win over 18th place Palermo. Read: Lone soccer fan wins army of admirers . Napoli remain fifth in the league after a 2-0 win at bottom-of-the-table Siena -- Christian Maggio scored with four minutes remaining before Edinson Cavani converted a spot kick in injury time. Erik Lamela scored a brace as sixth-placed Roma thumped AC Milan 4-2 at the Stadio Olimpico. Nicolas Burdisso put the home side ahead in the 13th minute before Pablo Osvaldo doubed the lead ten minutes later. Lamela made it three on the half-hour mark before finding the net again in the 60th minute to leave Milan reeling following a winning streak of four matches. Read: The lonely death of Diego Mendieta . Milan managed to claw two goals back late in the game -- substitute's Giampoalo Pazzini and Bojak Krkic finding the net in the 87th and 88th minute -- but it was only after Roma's Brazilian defender Marquinhos had been shown a red card for deliberate hand ball ten minutes earlier. The win, which sees Roma consolidate 6th place ahead of Milan, is likely to heap further pressure on Rossoneri coach Massimiliano Allegri. Parma move up to eighth after a 2-1 away to Bologna. Frederik Sorensen gave the hosts the lead in the 54th minute before Roberto Donadoni's team struck back with two quickfire goals. Jaime Valdes equalized in the 56th minute before Nicola Sansone hit the winning goal ten minutes later. Mid-table Atalanta and Udinese shared the points in a 1-1 draw -- Luis Muriel opening the scoring for the visitors in the 33rd minute only for German Denis to cancel out the lead with a spot kick seven minutes later. Torino eased their relegation worries with a 2-0 win over Chievo. The win lifts Giampiero Ventura's side up to 13th with 19 points two points behind 12th placed Chievo. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Inter Milan drop to fourth in Serie A after a 1-1 draw with struggling Genoa . Lazio's 1-0 win at Sampdoria leaves them on 36 points, eight behind leaders Juventus . Fiorentina up to third after comfortable 3-0 at Palermo; Roma beat AC Milan 4-2 at Stadio Olimpico .

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Article: President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama observed their 22nd wedding anniversary a day late with a celebratory dinner Saturday night in the city's Georgetown neighborhood. For their anniversary dinner they picked Bourbon Steak at the Four Seasons Hotel, about a six-minute drive from the White House. Shortly after Obama arrived at the restaurant, more than 100 protesters calling for justice for Michael Brown, the shooting victim in Ferguson, Missouri, marched down M Street in what appeared to be a previously planned demonstration. Scroll down for video . Happy couple: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive on stage for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Phoenix Awards dinner a few days before their anniversary . Date night: President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama observed their 22nd wedding anniversary a day late with a celebratory dinner Saturday night at Bourbon Steak at the Four Seasons Hotel . Before their date, the president spent four hours playing golf at Andrews Air Force Base. Obama and his wife traveled separately on Friday, prompting a delayed date night. Both alluded to their anniversary Friday at their respective stops. 'I might not even see him today,' Mrs. Obama told a Boston political gathering. 'Twenty-two years she's been putting up with me,' her husband told steel workers at a plant in Princeton, Indiana. 'Michelle has been very patient with me,' Obama told the workers. USA Yoday reports that Obama visited yje steel company to talk about rising employment and celebrate what the adminstartion calls Nation Manufactoring Day. Obama also said on THursday that the economy is improving but they still have some work to do. 'There is a lot of good stuff happening in the economy,' Obama said. 'But what we all know is there are still some challenges.' Love: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 44th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner held at the Washington Convention Center just a few days before their anniversary . Tweeted: The FLOTUS tweeted happy anniversary to her husband of 22 years Barack Obama even though they could not be together on their actual anniversary due to separate travel . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Obama and his wife traveled separately on Friday, prompting a delayed date night . 'I might not even see him today,' Mrs. Obama told a Boston political gathering . 'Twenty-two years she's been putting up with me,' her husband told steel workers at a plant in Princeton, Indiana on their anniversary .

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Article: An MIT-educated neuroscientist terrorist known as 'Lady al Qaeda' was named on a 'laundry list' of demands from ISIS captors holding James Foley named, it was revealed today. Petite mother-of-three Aafia Siddiqui is currently serving 86 years in a Texas jail after being arrested with plans for a 'mass casualty attack' in the US, including infecting people with Ebola and a dirty bomb. But President Barack Obama's administration point blank refused to consider releasing Siddiqui, or handing over a $132 million ransom, according to the New York Times. Scroll down for video . Lady Al Qeada: Aafia Siddiqui is currently serving 86 years in a Texas jail after being arrested with plans for a 'mass casualty attack' in the US, including infecting people with Ebola and a dirty bomb. She was named by Foley's captors on a 'laundry list' as the person they wanted in a prisoner swap . Hunted: Mother-of-three Siddiqui, who is 5 ft. 4 in. and weighs just 90 lb, was on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list after 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed mentioned her name during his 2003 interrogation . Karachi-born Siddiqui, 42, attended two New England universities. She gained a PhD from Brandeis and then trained as a neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She founded the Institute of Islamic Research and Teaching while living in the U.S. Mother-of-three Siddiqui, who is 5 ft. 4 in. and weighs just 90 lb, was on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list after 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed mentioned her name during his 2003 interrogation. Siddiqui, who is divorced from her first husband is now married to Ammar al-Baluchi, one of the 9/11 masterminds, who is currently being held in Guantanamo. He is the nephew of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Burqa-clad Siddiqui was arrested in Ghanzi, Afghanistan in 2008 after a local saw her poring over a map. He became suspicious as most women in that country are illiterate. When she was held she had detailed plans on how to kill by spreading Ebola, making a dirty bomb and even a theoretical chemical weapon that somehow spared children while killing adults. She also had two pounds of highly toxic sodium cyanide hidden in her bag and documents detailing potential New York targets for attack including Wall Street, the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and the subway system. The documents also showed the Plum Island Animal Disease Center on Long Island Sound, New York - which was used for biological weapons testing during the Cold War - as another potential target. During interrogation the day after her arrest she grabbed a rifle that had been left on a table and started shooting at her questioners. She failed to hit them but she was shot in the stomach as they returned fire. Author Deborah Scroggins, who wrote a book about Siddiqui, calls her the 'poster child for jihadists around the world.' 'I doesn't surprise me that ISIS should call for her release, even though she is associated with al-Qaeda, because they want to take over al-Qaeda's mantle,' she told MailOnline. 'What better way to establish your bona fides than to exchange a prisoner for the jihadist's icon?' Scroggins, whose book, Wanted Women: Faith, Lies, and the War on Terror was published in 2012, points out that Siddiqui received an 86-year jail sentence despite never harming anyone, and it has never been fully explained whether her plans were realistic or just in her head. Demands: Obama refused to negotiate with the terrorists over Foley's release - in stark contrast to suspected deserter Bowe Bergdahl who was released to huge controversy in exchange for five Taliban prisoners . Siddiqui was only charged with two counts of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and three counts of assault. She was brought to the U.S. for trial which lasted for 14 days in January and February 2010. 'She was only tried for firing a gun at U.S. personnel overseas and Congress had just passed a law, going back to the attacks on the embassies in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam, that said anyone trying to kill U.S. personnel would get special strict sentencing,' said Scroggins. During her trial she said she loved both the United States and Islam. Her lawyers pleaded for leniency due to mental issues, but she said: 'I am not paranoid. I do not agree with that.' 'I do not want any bloodshed. I do not want any misunderstanding. I really want to make peace and end the wars,' she said during her trial. Siddiqui - prisoner number 90279-054 - is currently held in the Federal Medical Center in Carswell, Texas, which specializes in treating inmates with mental health issues. She is not due for release until August 8, 2083. Scroggins added: 'She is definitely closely involved with the highest levels of al-Qaeda, but the fact is she has never been convicted of killing or injuring anyone, but she has become a cause celebre in the jihadist movement.' Her 86-year sentence, imposed by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, led to violent protests in her home country of Pakistan. Thousands of protestors burned tires in Lahore, and police had to fire teargas to quell riots in her hometown of Karachi. Failed rescue: Obama authorized instead a daring mission to snatch back Foley and his fellow captives on July 4. But after a firefight, special forces realized the hostages were not there . Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called Siddiqui 'the daughter of the nation' and begged U.S. authorities to release her. While Obama did swap five Taliban prisoners in exchange for suspected deserter Bowe Bergdahl, who was freed on May 31 to huge controversy,Obama authorized a daring rescue mission over the July 4 weekend that failed in the Syrian desert. At least five ISIS militants were killed and one American soldier was wounded as the raid failed because the terrorists had moved Foley and other hostages including Miami journalist Steven Sotloff away from the base in Syria's northern Raqqa province. Scroggins said the question of whether Siddiqui's release would be a real threat is doubtful. 'But exchanging her would have been a PR disaster for the Obama administration.' She pointed out that the prisoners released in exchange for Bergdahl had not been convicted and tried in a U.S. court as Siddiqui was. Her release would certainly have been perceived as a tremendous victory for the jihadist forces,' said Scroggins. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

ISIS sent 'laundry list' of demands for release of James Foley . Before ransom rose to $132m, ISIS wanted release of Afia Siddiqui among other prisoners . Mother-of-three was jailed after she was caught with plans for 'mass casualty attack' and details of New York landmarks . Author describes her as a 'poster girl for jihadists' and her release would have been PR disaster for Obama . In her handbag was found details for a dirty bomb, Ebola, and a theoretical chemical weapon that did not kill children, her New York trial was told . Government refused to enter into negotiation with his captors and launched failed rescue attempt instead - in contrast to the Bowe Bergdahl swap .

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Article: By . Associated Press . and Zoe Szathmary . A mysterious Middle East virus with an approximately 30 percent death rate appears to have spread from one person to another in the United States, health officials reported Saturday. An Illinois man probably picked up an infection from an Indiana man who earlier this month became the first U.S. case of Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS. The two men met twice before the Indiana man fell ill and was hospitalized in Munster, Indiana, shortly after traveling from Saudi Arabia, where he lived and was employed as a health care worker. Health officials say they think the . virus spread during a 40-minute business meeting that involved no more . contact than a handshake. The Illinois man, however, never needed . medical treatment and is reported to be feeling well, officials at the . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Scroll down for video . Is this how it happened? Health officials say they think the MERS virus spread during a 40-minute business meeting that involved no more contact than a handshake . Dangerous: This electron microscope image shows MERS virus particles, colored in yellow . 'We don't think this changes the risk to the general public,' which remains low, said Dr. David Swerdlow of the CDC. The new report also is not considered evidence that the virus is spreading more easily among people than previously thought, he said. The virus is not considered to be highly contagious, and health officials believe it only spreads from person to person with close contact. Many of those who have gotten sick in the Middle East have been family members or health care workers caring for a MERS patient. The CDC said tests completed Friday provided evidence that the Illinois man had an infection at some point. Since the first man's diagnosis, health officials have been monitoring and testing anyone who was in close contact with him, including health care workers and household members, but none of the rest of them has tested positive for the virus. Caution: Airports have posted signs like this one, seen in Denver International Airport, to warn travelers of MERS symptoms . A second U.S. illness was confirmed last week in a 44-year-old man from Saudi Arabia who was visiting Florida. Saudi Arabia has been at the center of an outbreak of MERS that began two years ago. The MERS virus has been found in camels, but officials don't know how it is spreading to humans. Overall, about 600 people have had the respiratory illness, and about 175 people have died. All had ties to the Middle East region or to people who traveled there. There is no vaccine or cure and there's no specific treatment except to relieve symptoms, which include fever, cough and shortness of breath. Not all those exposed to the virus become ill. The CDC says that travelers do not need to change their plans at this time, and has asked the airline industry to report sick passengers in and around the Arabian Peninsula. MERS belongs to the coronavirus family that includes the common cold and SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, which caused some 800 deaths globally in 2003. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Virus may have spread from an Indiana man to an Illinois man during a 40-minute business meeting that involved no more . contact than a handshake . The two men met twice before the Indiana man fell ill and was hospitalized after traveling from Saudi Arabia . CDC says Illinois man, however, never needed . medical treatment and is doing well . MERS virus killed approximately 30 percent of victims in 2012 . There is no vaccine or cure and there's no specific treatment except to relieve symptoms .

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Article: By . Roz Lewis . PUBLISHED: . 17:49 EST, 24 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:47 EST, 25 November 2012 . Light touch: Ella's recent weight loss has helped with her joint problems . From playing the world’s laziest cleaner, Mrs Cakeworthy, in The Green Green Grass to a long-suffering teacher in The Catherine Tate Show, Ella Kenion has never been shy about taking on unglamorous roles. So it is a surprise when the 43-year-old comedy actress opens the door to her London home wearing a silk cocktail dress and with her long blonde hair stylishly tousled. This irony isn’t lost on Ella. But she says she is enjoying fashion for the first time after years of struggling with her weight – the lasting legacy of being blighted with arthritis in her late teens and early 20s. At its worst, it left her unable to walk without crutches. Having appeared with Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman, and most recently, Joanna Page and Sue Johnston in Sky’s comedy series Gates, Ella’s achievements are all the more remarkable as she almost didn’t get into drama school due to her severe illness. ‘I come from an acting family, so I always wanted to get into the profession,’ explains Ella. ‘I was determined to get into drama school.’ Ella’s father Geoffrey was in hit TV show Dixon Of Dock Green and her Australian great-grandmother was a film actress. When she was 18, Ella picked up a stomach bug during a trip to the United States to see a boyfriend. ‘He was training to be a chef so we never figured out if it was from a duck salad he’d made or a tin of tuna,’ explains Ella. ‘I had a bad tummy for a day, and then two weeks later I went to stay with my dad in Majorca.’ On the first night of her summer job – working as a waitress in her father’s restaurant – she felt inexplicably tired. ‘My dad joked what a softie I was,’ recalls Ella. ‘But the next night I awoke at 4am in the most excruciating pain. My knees had swollen up, my toes blew up like sausages, and my feet felt very painful. I was screaming in agony, and taken to hospital.’ Ella’s joints were so badly affected that she was bedridden for four weeks. ‘I had to have a cage around the bed, as even the weight of the sheets caused me intense pain.’ After two weeks of intensive tests, doctors finally diagnosed the problem. ‘I had a bug called Yersinia in my intestine – the food poisoning I’d had in America – which led to reactive arthritis.’ Sometimes called Reiter’s syndrome, this occurs when a primary infection, either from food poisoning or a sexually transmitted disease, triggers an inflammatory response in the body. No one knows why it happens. Up to four weeks after an initial . infection, the body’s immune systems appear to malfunction and attack . healthy tissue and, rarely, other organs. Frequently just the feet and . hips and knees are affected. Up to 3,000 Britons develop this condition . every year and one in seven people develops long-term problems. Dr . Richard Hull, spokesman for Arthritis Care, says: ‘Patients are hit . suddenly by very painful arthritis, usually when they are fairly young. It can be very hard to cope with psychologically.’ Ella . was badly affected. ‘I couldn’t walk for weeks. Medication began to . help slowly but it was ages before I was even allowed to use crutches to . get out the room,’ she explains. ‘Before this happened I was sporty, so . to suddenly lose my health like this was difficult to cope with.’ Broken dream: Ella, left, as Julie on Hardware with co-star Susan Earl and special guest Peter Davison, almost gave up on her career as an actor due to her joint pains . Dr Martin Richter, a rheumatologist at the Middlesex Hospital, explained to Ella what would happen next. ‘He told me that the condition could vanish at any point, so I just had to take painkillers and hope for the best.’ Ella tried to start a course at secretarial college but within days she collapsed and had to go home for weeks of recuperation. Eventually her health improved enough for her to complete her course. She then started temping during the day and taking part in amateur dramatic productions in the evenings. ‘I managed to get auditions for RADA and the Guildhall but was too ill at first to complete the physically demanding weekend workshops that accompanied them,’ she recalls. ‘I went back for the next three years but tutors on the panels would say, “Why are you applying if you are unwell?” I kept explaining that the condition could disappear but no one believed me. Finally I managed to get in at the London Theatre School, which was a huge relief. ‘At drama school, I was much better. I . had cortisone injections in my knees and hips every three months to . provide pain relief, so I was getting more mobile. However, the . arthritis would flare up twice a year. I was also putting on weight . because I was unable to exercise.’ Luckily . for Ella, she quickly found work after finishing her course, including . stints at the Royal Shakespeare Company. ‘My knees continued to be a . problem but I simply couldn’t afford to jeopardise my career and admit . to the pain, so I just carried on.’ She . had a series of arthroscopies – keyhole surgical procedures to examine . the inside of the joint and trim or remove cartilage or any loose bone – . when she was 24 to improve her mobility. Lazy on screen: Ella, pictured as Mrs Cakeworthy on The Green Green Grass with co-stars Peter Heppelthwaite, Ivan Kaye and David Ross, had surgery at 24 to improve her mobility . It was discovered that her knees were dysplastic, which means the shape of the kneecap and the groove that is supposed to move in do not quite match up, so the kneecap grates on the lower leg bone. ‘Doctors thought the reactive arthritis had caused damage to the joints,’ she explains. Finally, Ella’s health stabilised in her mid-20s, although there have been the occasional flare-ups. While working on The Green Green Grass in 2008, she had her first child, William, with husband Andrew Appleyard, 47, an office manager, and has since slimmed down to a size 12 from a size 22. ‘Having a child really made it imperative I look after myself a bit better, and I did manage to lose the weight quite quickly.’ For those with knee problems, being lighter is one of the most effective ways of preventing complications. Ella hopes her story will give hope to other youngsters affected by similar problems. ‘For years I didn’t know if I’d ever get my life back or make it into acting,’ she says. ‘I’d encourage everyone afflicted by this type of illness to never give up fighting for your dreams.’ Sky Living’s Gates is now available on DVD. Ella will be appearing in Heading Out on BBC2 in the New Year. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Actress Ella Kenion got rheumatic disease Reiter’s syndrom aged 18 . The pain in her joints nearly kept her from following her dream of acting .

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Article: EL James has launched a higher-end line of bondage gear at posh sex shop Coco De Mer with sister company Lovehoney. Called the Fifty Shades of Grey Red Room Collection, it features several spanking tools such as a riding crop, flogger, paddle and cane all in a premium brown leather. And the famed author, 51, has said the did a lot of research when it came to perfecting the range. Scroll down for video . EL James at the launch party for the Limited Edition Fifty Shades of Grey Red Room Collection . The range is crafted from luxury brown leather and includes wrist cuffs, £100 (l) and a flogger, £90 (r) It's being sold at Coco de Mer - London's most luxurious erotic emporium - on Monmouth Street . She said at an event launch this week: 'I don't really like to talk about my sex life. I have a child at school so I don't want to mention what I get up to. But I did a lot of research.' Starting at £40 and going up to £100, James' latest line is a far cry form her first sex prop collection with Lovehoney back in October 2012. The 15-piece range started at just £11.99 and came in a shimmering silver material; the sort suitable for hen party gifts. Appealing to an altogether more affluent customer, which matches its home of Coco de Mer - which has an unrivalled reputation as London's most luxurious erotic emporium, the Red Room Collection is certainly taking the brand up a notch. With just ten pieces, it's more considered and each one is finely crafted; but it's certainly not for the faint hearted. A blindfold, wrist cuffs, ankle cuffs, spreader bar, mouth gag and hog tie complete the range. A riding crop, flogger, paddle, cane, blindfold, wrist cuffs, ankle cuffs, spreader bar, mouth gag and hog tie . EL James said: 'The Lovehoney guys (co-owners Richard Longhurst and Neal Slateford) are such a pleasure to work with. They have got a great sense of humour and they really get the Fifty Shades brand.' Richard Longhurst, co-founder of Lovehoney, commented: 'This luxury range of leather bondage equipment is inspired by what Christian Grey has in the Red Room in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie and has been designed with author E L James. It's the real deal for anyone who wants to recreate the scenes that they're going to see in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie. It's a collection truly fit for a billionaire.' Lovehoney and sister company Coco de Mer are listed as official suppliers to the legendary Red Room in the film's credits. 'As manufacturers of the only official Fifty Shades of Grey Pleasure Products we were delighted to supply Universal with products for the Red Room,' said Longhurst. All the items come with luxury branded dust bags and leather tags, available from the Coco de Mer boutique and www.coco-de-mer.com . The latest Fifty Shades of Grey sex accessory line is certainly taking the brand up a notch . EL James with Lovehoney's Neal Slateford (l) and Richard Longhurst, and MD of Coco de Mer Lucy Litwack . The 'Twitchy Palm' spanking paddle (£24.99) (l) and 'Please Sir' flogger at £16.99 (r) from the 2012 range . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

EL James launches 10-piece line of brown leather sex accessories . Author, 51, says she did a lot of research to perfect new premium line . Sold in Coco de Mer with prices starting at £40, going up to £100 .

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Article: By . Jacqui Goddard . Last updated at 10:37 PM on 14th July 2011 . A mother, whose two-year-old daughter died after her pet Burmese python strangled and tried to eat her, was found guilty of third-degree murder on Thursday. Jaren Hare, 21, now faces up to 35 . years in prison after a jury in Florida took two hours to also find her . and boyfriend Charles Darnell, 34, guilty of manslaughter and child . neglect charges. Defence . lawyer Rhiannon Arnold told the court in Bushnell that she has had to . live with the horror 'like a dagger across her soul' for two years. Convicted: Jaren Hare and Charles Darnell also faced child neglect charges . Hare, she said, never believed that her . 'gentle' 8ft 6in pet, named Gypsy, could be capable of killing a child . and was distraught when her daughter Shaianna was found dead in her cot . in July 2009 with the snake coiled tightly around her neck. The starving . snake had been trying to eat her, according to a deputy chief medical examiner, Wendy Lavezzi. 'There were also several clusters of . puncture wounds that represent bites from the snake as the snake was . trying to ingest her, basically,' Lavezzi told the jury while they . viewed the grim post-mortem photos of the child. Prosecutor Pete Magrino said in closing arguments that Hare and her boyfriend were completely at fault. The tragedy was, he said: 'Needless, senseless, careless and reckless and the responsibility for Shaianna Hare’s death lies with those two defendants.' He showed the jury two pictures of the girl, one of her smiling happily and another of her after the post-mortem, which found she had been bitten by the albino snake and died of asphyxiation. Gypsy, he said, escaped from a tank over which the defendants had placed only a quilt as a makeshift lid. Hare burst into tears as the verdicts were read, while Darnell showed no emotion other than to place his arm around her. Both had rejected a pre-trial deal that could have seen them jailed for up to 10 years. Huge beast: Investigators take the 8ft 6in python from the property where it killed two-year-old Shaianna Hare . In her own closing arguments, Miss Arnold told the six-member jury that Hare was never anything but a 'loving mother' to the toddler and insisted the girl’s death was just an accident. Ismail Solis, another lawyer on the defence team, added: 'That event will shadow her for the rest of her life. 'But there’s not a scintilla of evidence that Jaren Ashley Hare was ever a bad mother. 'We’re talking about Gypsy, a pet that turned killer. Did she look at this and say "Gee, is this potentially a killer animal that’s going to kill us all?" No, that was not her mindset.' But assistant state attorney Magrino said that the couple should have known that keeping a deadly snake in a tank at their home in Oxford, Florida, starving hungry and without a secure lid to keep it inside, posed a danger. The python had escaped several times before and had not been fed for a month. He also showed the court a photograph from 2005 when rangers in Florida’s Everglades National Park found a 13ft Burmese python dead after swallowing a six-foot alligator. He said: 'It doesn’t take a rocket scientist. If that kind of snake will take down an alligator, it will eat something else – even a small two-year-old girl.' He added: 'The death of Shaianna Hare was totally preventable. 'The snake’s not at fault in this case, folks, it’s a wild animal.' But the defendants’ lawyers said that Shaianna’s death was just an awful accident, that had left them devastated. Miss Arnold said: 'Charles Darnell and Jaren Hare never in their wildest dreams ever thought this would happen. 'They had no idea that their tame pet would suddenly go wild.' Darnell, she said, was 'guilty of making a stupid decision and having a stupid pet. He’s guilty of not being a dog lover, and liking snakes.' A sentencing hearing will be held at a later date. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Jaren Hare could face 35 years in prison . Python named 'Gypsy' had tried to eat the girl .

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Article: Editor's note: Saturday marks one year since Hamas' defeat of Fatah in the fierce struggle for control of Gaza. CNN correspondent Ben Wedeman has been covering the region for over 15 years. He reports from Gaza on daily life and reality over the past year in this fractious land. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on the past year in Gaza, where people are safer but out of food, gas, and patience. GAZA CITY, Gaza (CNN) -- "If you take pictures, I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" screamed a masked Fatah gunman, pointing his AK-47 assault rifle at my cameraman, Joe Duran. "Calm down! Calm down!" I shouted back at him, turning to Joe to tell him to put the camera down. Joe and I had ducked into a fruit and vegetable shop in Gaza City. We had been covering the funeral of a Fatah gunman killed in a clash with Hamas rivals when our third gunbattle of the day had broken out. The gunman left, much to everyone's relief, and I put my small video camera on the floor and pressed the button to record the constant roar of machine gun fire, which went on for more than half an hour. Earlier in the day, Joe and I were on a street corner videotaping Hamas militiamen when a jeep full of Fatah irregulars opened fire, just down the street from an elementary school. As guns blazed, schoolchildren ran for cover. I watched as shopkeeper Khadar Aliyan slammed shut the doors of his grocery store, the expression on his face one of fear and utter exasperation. "I'm going home," he told me. "I'm afraid. We're done for. It's never been this bad." It was violence like this, which we witnessed on December 2006, that reached a climax in the second week of June 2007. When it ended on June 14, 2007, with Hamas roundly defeating Fatah, Gaza went quiet. And quiet -- relative quiet, that is -- has been Hamas' biggest accomplishment since. No longer do you worry about being kidnapped. Gunbattles, though they can happen, are much less common. After last June's takeover (or coup d'etat, as Fatah supporters call it), Hamas quickly imposed law and order, tried to reacquaint Gaza's drivers with long-forgotten traffic regulations, launched a municipal cleanup campaign, and forced the release of kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston, who had been held in captivity for almost six months. Chaos-weary Gazans applauded all of these initiatives. But the honeymoon ended quickly as reality sank in. Since Hamas won parliamentary elections in January 2006, and even more so since last year's takeover, Israel has tightened its siege of Gaza. Israel has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip, and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world. Israeli officials say these measures are intended to pressure Hamas, which is on the U.S. government list of terrorist groups, to stop its members and other factions from firing mortars and rockets into Israel. Israel Defense Forces reports that 1,500 Qassam rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza in 2007, and 2,383 in the past six years. As a result, almost all of Gaza's factories have shut down and thousands of workers have lost their jobs. Between 70 and 80 percent of the population is dependent on food supplied by the United Nations Refugee Works Agency, set up after more than 700,000 Palestinians became refugees after the war that resulted in Israel's creation in 1948. Life in Gaza, never easy, in the last year has become a grinding daily struggle to make ends meet. For the vast majority of Gazans, it means they must spend much of their time trying to secure basic commodities. Such as cooking gas, which comes from Israel. In the past, when supplies were plentiful, it was sold from the back of trucks and donkey carts. Not anymore. When there are supplies, people flock to a few distribution centers. One is a hot, crowded compound north of Gaza City, where the stench of gas is so strong you shudder with fear that someone will light a cigarette and the whole place will go up in flames. People have to wait for their cooking gas for hours some claim days, in the hot sun. There I met a woman who identified herself as Um Wadi'a (the mother of Wadi'a), who at 2 p.m. told me she had been waiting since 5 a.m. She said she had run out of cooking gas three days before. Typical of so many people here, she blamed both main Palestinian factions for her woes. "Hamas hasn't done anything for us, nor has Fatah," she said. "All those people want is to sit comfortably on their thrones." In Gaza City, long lines of immobile cars and trucks wind around the block from gas stations, their owners waiting, surprisingly patiently, for supplies to arrive. The only other option is to go in search of black market gasoline, much of it smuggled through tunnels from Egypt. It goes for more than $10 a liter, which comes close to almost $50 a gallon. It is now common for families to divide up responsibilities for the day. One family member will go in search of cooking gas, another will join the line for gasoline or diesel, another for whatever else is in short supply. To get around the shortages, some motorists mix their fuel with cooking oil, a practice that isn't particularly good for the motor. Many people complain that it's unhealthy -- but it works. Others, like electrical engineer Wasim Khazandar, are thinking completely outside the box. Wasim has invented an electric car, which he is more than happy to show off. He's already received dozens of orders from motorists weary of the search for fuel. Beyond material concerns, there are worries here that Hamas has a barely concealed hardline Islamist agenda, and one often hears complaints that the group is intolerant of any form of dissent or criticism. One man who can testify to that is Ibrahim Abu Al-Naja, the most senior Fatah leader to remain in Gaza after most fled to safety in Ramallah. Abu Al-Naja is from the Fatah old school, a grizzled veteran of the group's wars in Lebanon. He told me earlier this year Hamas security officials showed up at his home late at night, bound his hands, put a blindfold on him and dragged him to their headquarters, where they shaved his head and cut off his moustache, then released him without apology or explanation. He makes no excuses for Fatah's dismal track record of corruption and mismanagement when it ran Gaza, but says the crisis that began with Hamas' rise to power is nothing short of a catastrophe. "Our people has been transformed," he said, "into a desperate people, who must search for food, for the minimum of survival. It's as if we returned to 1948, dependent on gifts and assistance and relief." Despite all the difficulties of life under Hamas, despite all the grumbling, the men who run Gaza are as confident today as they were a year ago that they will weather the crisis and emerge stronger. Last Wednesday I went to see Ahmed Yusif, a senior adviser to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya. "Whatever the Israelis think," said the U.S.-educated Yusif, "whatever pressure they put on us, it's not going to make us buckle or give concessions. "This is part of the Palestinian struggle for more than 60 years living in the refugee camps," he said. "We don't always enjoy a good life. It's the toughness and the suffering [that] are part of the struggle." Others here don't quite see it that way, like a man I met in Gaza's old market who would only identify himself as Abu Khalid. I asked him if he was better off today than a year ago. He laughed, cursed Israel, Hamas, Fatah, the United States, the European Union and the rest of the world, then made the following suggestion: "Let them open a market in Gaza so we can sell some of our children [in order to] feed the rest." Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Wedeman describes violence, gunbattles, fear before Hamas . Reports on encounters with assault rifles, children running from gunfire last year . Now, it's safer but Gazans desperate for gas, cooking fuel, jobs . One woman: "Hamas hasn't done anything for us, nor has Fatah"

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Article: (EW.com) -- Logan is back. Rob Thomas has informed his "Veronica Mars" movie Kickstarter backers that Jason Dohring is officially on board. "We now have three actors officially cast. Veronica. Logan and the waiter who says, 'Your check, sir,'" he wrote in an email Tuesday night. "Don't worry. We're busily working on bringing your favorites into the fold. As a Veronica Mars backer, you'll be the first to know." EW: Rob Thomas talks 10 things you should know about 'Veronica Mars movie . Since "Veronica Mars," Dohring has gone on to star in the one-season wonders "Moonlight" and "Ringer. " At New York Comic Con in 2008, promoting the former, the CBS vampire drama co-starring Alex O'Loughlin, EW asked Dohring to name five things that should live forever in pop culture. His No. 5? EW: More 'Veronica Mars' news . "Veronica Mars. Unfortunately, it didn't last forever, but it seems when you walk around a place like Comic Con that it does," he said. "Art's the kinda thing that stays with people. You emotionally invest in people and you emotionally invest yourself in something, and then it lasts. That's pretty amazing, actually, isn't it?" See original story at EW.com. CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Jason Dohring is officially on board for the "Veronica Mars" movie . Since "Mars" he has appeared in one-season wonders "Moonlight" and "Ringer " He told EW "Veronica Mars" should live forever in pop culture .

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Article: By . Emma Glanfield . David Waygood was the sole director of a British-based company allegedly used by footballer Messi . A British banker who killed himself by stepping out in front of a train ran a company which allegedly helped footballer Lionel Messi dodge tax, it has emerged. David Waygood, who died last year aged 62, was the sole director of a firm which Spanish prosecutors claim hid tax owed by Messi. Earlier this week, a judge in Barcelona ruled that Messi, 27, and his father Jorge should be charged with tax evasion after prosecutors claimed the pair hid more than £3million in shell firms in the UK, Switzerland, Uruguay and Belize. One of the British firms was looked after at the time by Mr Waygood, a banker who had previously worked for HSBC and NatWest. The Spanish prosecution alleged that the company held shares anonymously in a British-based nominee company. Rosie Sharp, from campaigner Global Witness, told The Mirror that nominees ‘own or control the company on behalf of someone else through hidden arrangements’. Mr Waygood committed suicide in April last year by standing in front of a train at a railway crossing in Otford, Kent. He had left a note for his children James and Lizzie which blamed stress. At an inquest into his death in October, a coroner returned a verdict of suicide. Messi and his father were accused last year of defrauding the Spanish state of £3.3million by filing false returns for the years 2006 to 2009. They have denied any wrongdoing. The Spanish court will now push ahead with the process of prosecuting the Argentina and Barcelona forward for the alleged tax evasion despite a recommendation from the public prosecutor that the charges be dismissed. The prosecutor argued in June that it was Messi’s father Jorge who was responsible for the family’s finances and not the four-time World Player of the Year. Lionel Messi (above) and his father were accused last year of defrauding the Spanish state of £3.3million by filing false returns for the years 2006 to 2009. They both deny any wrongdoing . Messi (pictured arriving at court in Barcelona, Spain) is accused of avoiding paying tax on his image rights . Messi's father Jorge is also accused of tax fraud after allegedly being responsible for his family's finances . However, the court decided that Lionel could have known about and approved the creation of the shell companies which were allegedly used to evade the taxes due on income from image rights. As one of the world’s highest-paid athletes, Messi earns just over £31million a season in salary and bonuses, according to Forbes magazine, as well as about £18million from sponsors. The magazine has him as the fourth top-earning athlete behind boxer Floyd Mayweather, Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and basketball player LeBron James. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

David Waygood was sole director of firm allegedly used by footballer Messi . Mr Waygood died in April last year aged 62 after stepping in front of a train . Spanish prosecutors allege that Messi and his father hid £3.3m in shell firms . Both Messi and his father Jorge deny any wrongdoing and case continues .

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Article: By . Arthur Martin and Tom Worden . PUBLISHED: . 05:21 EST, 2 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:50 EST, 2 September 2012 . A British shop manager has drowned in a desperate attempt to rescue his seven-year-old son from rough seas in Majorca. George Selby, 27, leapt into the water despite being unable to swim after his son Louis was swept off a rocky outcrop by a huge wave. Both died as the rest of their family watched from the shore of the Spanish island at about 11am on Saturday, during the first full day of their ‘dream’ first foreign holiday. Scroll down for video . Father George Selby pictured on his wedding day last year with his wife Abigail and their three children Dylan, left, Louis, front row and Mitchell, right. George and Louise both drowned in the terrible accident . Louis was standing on a 55-step stone . stairway cut into rocks overlooking a small deserted cove when he was . hit by the large wave. One report claimed that moments . before, Mr Selby had been taking photographs of his son by the rocks, a . popular spot for holidaymakers to take dramatic snapshots with waves . crashing in the background. After Mr Selby jumped in, Louis’s . mother Abigail, 31, ran to a nearby hotel screaming for help. Lifeguards . from the hotel ran to the scene but were unable to save father or son. Louis Selby was swept off this rock platform in Cala Antena while his father George was taking his photo. The 28-year-old died trying to save his seven-year-old son who also drowned . The father and son drowned off the Majorca coast, pictured . Witnesses said they saw Mr Selby shouting for help and waving his arms in the air while in the sea. Police officers and paramedics arrived minutes later but by then the pair, from Hornchurch, Essex, were already dead. Manuel Gordini, 23, witnessed the drama from the beach, where he works as a chef in a bar. He said: ‘It was horrific, the worst . thing I’ve ever seen. The lifeguards managed to get the bodies on to the . beach but it was obvious they were already dead. ‘The mother was hysterical, crying. It was very upsetting. It was raining so there was almost nobody on the beach at the time.’ The sea conditions on the day at Cala . Antena, a series of coves on Majorca’s south-east coast, had been poor, . with a red flag flying on the beach warning bathers not to enter the . sea. A red flag was raised at the time of the incident, warning visitors not to swim in the sea, pictured . Last night a police source on the . island said: ‘It is a terrible tragedy. It appears the young boy was . swept from the rocks by a large wave, and the dad naturally dived in to . try to save him. ‘The sea was ferocious with very . strong waves crashing on to the rocks. When it’s like that those stairs . are extremely dangerous. The staircase really should be closed off when . the weather is like that.’ Yesterday Mr Selby’s best friend, . banker Graham Klerks, 31, said: ‘George going out into the sea to rescue . Louis is him down to a tee. The tragic thing is that George could not . swim but I honestly can’t imagine him standing by the side and watching . his son drown. For whatever reason he had never learned to swim. It’s so . tragic. You could not ask for a more decent guy than George. ‘He had been stressing about going abroad for the first time. ‘It was very much their dream holiday – they normally went away to Clacton-on-Sea. This was their holiday of a lifetime.’ Resort: George Selby and his family were staying at Cala Antena in the south east of the Spanish island . Tragic: The Foreign Office confirmed the deaths of the two Britons . Mrs Selby’s older sons from a previous . relationship, Mitchell, 14, and Dylan, 12, were also on the family . holiday, along with her niece Olivia, ten. Mrs Selby, a barmaid, was yesterday being treated for shock, and family members have flown out to lend their support. Mr Klerks added: ‘Abigail is holding it together for the kids as best she can but it must be incredibly hard right now. ‘George loved all three of his boys so much. He and Louis were alike in so many ways. ‘He was also very kind and generous. The family were working hard to make a better life for themselves.’ Last night Mrs Selby’s sister Melissa Silwood, 33, of Romford, said Mrs Selby had been left ‘feeling numb’ by the deaths. She said: ‘My sister Abby is . devastated, she can hardly talk. Louis was a mischievous little boy but . he was always happy. He was always laughing and joking.’ Louis’s grandmother Christine Selby . last night paid tribute to her ‘truly heroic’ son, and her grandson, . whom she described as ‘our little bear’ in a statement released by the . family. Mr Selby met his wife eight years ago . after she moved into the house next door. They soon became an item and . went on to marry last year. A Foreign Office spokesman said consular assistance was being provided to the family. The tragedy comes less than a . fortnight after British expat Brian O’Dwyer, 66, died as he tried in . vain to rescue his five-year-old granddaughter Lara Lewis, who was swept . out to sea by a freak wave in Portugal. Spanish TV show beach in Majorca where father and son died . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

George and Louis Selby both died in the accident during their first foreign family holiday . Father who had never learnt to swim dived in after son who was swept away by a wave . Horror unfolded in front of boy's mum .

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Article: Brown University officials announced that two fraternities on the Ivy League campus have been sanctioned for hosting unregistered parties last fall, including one where two students reported drinking punch laced with a date-rape drug. School leaders announced the discipline against Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Chi in a statement to the media and a letter to members of the university community. Brown officials said both fraternities created environments that 'facilitated' sexual misconduct. No members of the fraternities are accused by the school of sexual misconduct, and none of them face criminal charges. Brown University officials announced that two fraternities on the Ivy League campus have been sanctioned for hosting unregistered parties last fall, including one where two students reported drinking punch laced with a date-rape drug . Phi Kappa Psi will lose university recognition for four years, including the loss of housing on campus, effective immediately. School officials said the fraternity hosted a party in October and two students reported drinking a beverage containing a date-rape drug. Both students reported rapid intoxication followed by memory loss, and one of them reported being sexually assaulted. Brown officials said the assault was non-consensual contact that did not happen at the fraternity and did not involve a fraternity member, but was the result of the student's incapacitation. One of the students tested positive for gamma hydroxybutyrate, a date-rape drug also known as GHB, Brown officials have said. Sigma Chi was put on probation and its university privileges have been suspended until the fall of 2016. Brown officials said the fraternity cannot sponsor social events, has lost access to the chapter room, lounge, library and basement, and is ineligible to conduct recruitment, rush or initiation processes. School leaders announced the discipline against Phi Kappa Psi (pictured) and Sigma Chi in a statement to the media and a letter to members of the university community . School officials said Sigma Chi hosted an unregistered party in October where a student reported an incident of non-consensual sexual contact, but the student wasn't able to identify the person who touched her. 'The measures we are taking ... reflect our interest in preventing sexual assault by addressing the campus climate at Brown,' said Brown Executive Vice President Russell Carey and Vice President Margaret Klawunn in a letter to the campus community. 'All Brown community members need to be involved in preventing sexual violence, and all student organizations are expected to ensure that adequate security measures are in place to promote safe events and activities.' Carey and Klawunn also announced a comprehensive review of alcohol policy and regulations for social events. Officials with the national chapters of Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Chi and an official with the Brown chapter of Sigma Chi did not return messages seeking comment Monday. A phone listing for the local Phi Kappa Psi chapter couldn't be found. Phi Kappa Psi members in a letter to The Brown Daily Herald last fall said that news involving the two students who reported the date-rape drug incident took them by surprise and they were confident 'that in no way did any member of Phi Kappa Psi engage in or perpetrate such atrocious and criminal behavior.' Brown officials said the sanctions against both fraternities were upheld on appeal and the national chapters were informed. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Discipline against Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Chi . Brown officials said both fraternities created environments that 'facilitated' sexual misconduct. No members of the fraternities are accused by the school of sexual misconduct, and none of them face criminal charges .

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Article: By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 21:53 EST, 13 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:00 EST, 14 December 2012 . The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to touch down in the UK has arrived at Heathrow Airport. Qatar Airways became the first airline to run a regular service in Britain using the planes which have been dubbed the worlds most advanced airliner. Carrying an official delegation from the capital of Qatar, the aircraft landed in London from Doha. The planes boast being more fuel-efficient than other aeroplanes but perhaps of more interest to travellers, there is anti-jetlag technology meaning people will leave long-haul flights feeling much fresher. Scroll down for video . Touch down: Qatar Airways new Boeing 787 Dreamliner taxis along the runway at Heathrow Airport following its inaugural flight to London . Business class: Qatar Airways has become the first airline to operate regular scheduled flights with the 787 Dreamliner to and from the UK . UK airlines including Virgin, British Airways and Thomson have also ordered Dreamliners, which are designed to carry up to 290 passengers, for their fleets. The so-called 'green planes' boast LED . lighting rather than harsh fluorescent bulbs, as well as bigger windows, . wider aisles and higher ceilings than the average passenger plane. Boeing also claims the planes have cleaner cabin air, meaning those on board are less likely to become dehydrated. The Dreamliner is also equipped with 'Smoother Ride Technology' which senses turbulence and commands wing control surfaces to counter it - offering a more comfortable flight and reducing the risk of motion sickness. Doha-based carrier Qatar Airways expects to take . delivery of two further Dreamliners later this month. It expects to have 10 of . the lightweight jets in service by the end of 2013, a reduction from . the initial plan for 30. Advanced: According to Boeing the Dreamliner can fly 52 per cent further, burning 20 per cent less fuel, and saving more than 30 per cent on annual maintenance costs compared with existing aluminium machines . 'Green': The ultra-modern planes claim to have jetlag-busting technology as well as being fuel-efficient . Customer: Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker poses in the business class cabin of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner after it arrived on it's inaugural flight to Heathrow Airport . The ceremony surrounding the Qatar Airways inaugural Dreamliner flight between Doha and London was somewhat marred when the airline was forced to ground another of its three 787s due to a fault. It was the same fault that recently forced a United Airlines Dreamliner to make an emergency landing, the airline's CEO Akbar Al Baker said yesterday. 'One . of our Dreamliners has the same problem that the United plane had and I . am very disappointed in Boeing,' he said. Mr Al Baker said the firm would be demanding compensation from Boeing, and expressed concern that two airlines finding the same fault could indicate a wider systemic problem with the U.S. made jets. Boeing UK said it was aware of the issue. 'We are working with our customer at their request', the manufacturer said in a statement. VIDEO: Experience the luxury of the Qatar Airways Dreamliner (well watch it at least...) Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Qatar Airways' new Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed at Heathrow yesterday . Passenger plane is thought to be the world's most advanced airliner . UK airlines Virgin, Thomson and British Airways have orders for the craft .

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Article: Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani military on Sunday was looking into a local report that the region's Taliban leader had died, officials said. State broadcaster PTV reported that Hakimullah Mehsud, the Taliban commander in Pakistan, was wounded in a drone attack this month, and that he died and was buried last week. PTV cited local sources and its correspondent in North Waziristan. A Taliban source denied the report to CNN, saying that Mehsud has simply gone "underground" after being targeted by drone attacks. The source, who requested anonymity because he is not an authorized spokesperson for the Taliban, said Mehsud is alive and well and will release a taped recording to prove as much. Military spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas told CNN that "we cannot yet confirm" Mehsud's death. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik told CNN on Sunday that officials have received reports of the Taliban leader's death, but also could not immediately verify it. Mehsud has been the target of suspected U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan. The U.S. military routinely offers no comment on reported attacks by the pilotless aircraft. The Taliban leader's status came into question following two drone attacks aimed at him this month. U.S. counterterrorism officials contacted by CNN Sunday could not confirm whether Mehsud is dead or injured. CNN's Kiran Khalid and Pam Benson contributed to this report. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

NEW: Taliban source says commander alive and well, will release tape soon . Pakistani military looking into reported death of Hakimullah Mehsud . State-run TV reports Mehsud was injured in drone attack and died last week . Mehsud has been target of suspected U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan .

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Article: Washington (CNN) -- Toward the end of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's surprise appearance at the TED Women conference Wednesday, she told the story of a girl and her father in a developing country. "This teenage girl's father expected to force her into early marriage, but she had been to school and she received a cow, perhaps through the Heifer project, to encourage her to stay in school. When her father demanded she drop out of school and get married, she said no. When he insisted, she insisted right back. "And finally she pulled out her trump card: 'If I leave and get married, I'm taking my cow, that cow belongs to me.' So guess what. She stayed in school, she was spared an early marriage, all because her father couldn't bear to part with the cow." TED.com: Sheryl WuDunn on oppression of women . Clinton devoted her talk to the importance of empowering women and girls around the world, and the audience of 700 at the International Trade Center responded enthusiastically. "Let women work and they drive economic growth across all sectors. Send a girl to school even just for one year and her income dramatically increases for life, and her children are more likely to survive and her family more likely to be healthier for years to come. Give women equal rights and entire nations are more stable and secure. Deny women equal rights and the instability of nations is almost certain." Clinton said the goal of empowering women and girls is a "central tenet" of American foreign policy. "Women's equality is not just a moral issue, it's not just a humanitarian issue, it is not just a fairness issue," she said, "It is a security issue, it is a prosperity issue, and it is a peace issue. "Therefore when I talk about why we need to integrate women's issues into discussions at the highest levels everywhere in the world, I'm not doing it just because I have a personal commitment or because President Obama cares about it. I'm doing it because it's in the vital interests of the United States of America." Clinton said the status of women will be a key part of a new document the State Department is planning to release this week. Modeled on the Defense Department's review every four years of U.S. defenses, the "quadrennial diplomacy and development review" will assess American foreign policy. TED.com: Zainab Salbi on women and wartime . Clinton spoke of an array of initiatives and programs the State Department is using, many involving technology that can empower women. Among them is a program in the wartorn Democratic Republic of Congo that enables women who are the victims of violence to record and transmit their testimony in criminal cases through the use of mobile phones. Clinton's talk did not mention the ongoing worldwide controversy over the release of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks. She did pay tribute to Elizabeth Edwards, who died the day before her talk. "She lived with a fierce intelligence, a passion, a sense of purpose," Clinton said. "She would have appreciated this event, where we are coming together to look for solutions." The TED Women conference was a new event organized by TED, a nonprofit that runs conferences and makes talks available on its website, and by the Paley Center for Media. Clinton said the effort to empower women and girls faces cultural barriers: "The low value that many families and societies place on girls makes possible many of the worst abuses they suffer. But even among girls who are spared the worst, too often it is a girl who is still the first to drop out of school, the last to be fed, the last to receive medical care. And in too many places, she is taught there are special limits to what is possible for her. "We need to reach out to faith leaders and community leaders to change the perception and treatment of girls, and to persuade men and boys to value their sisters and their daughters, their talents and their intrinsic worth." Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Hillary Clinton spoke at the TED Women conference on U.S. policy on girls, women . She said empowering girls and women is vital for peace and security . Clinton said sending a girl to school increases her earnings and improves her family's health . Empowering girls faces cultural obstacles that must be overcome, she said .

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Article: By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 14:07 EST, 25 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:18 EST, 25 June 2012 . Love triangle: Katie Gilmore, pictured, has admitted she played her two lovers off against each other . The women at the centre of a love triangle with a Doctor Who actor today claimed he had ordered hitmen to murder his rival before he was killed. Former prostitute Katie Gilmore, 27, was having a relationship with actor Gary Suller, 45, when he was allegedly murdered in his home in Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, south wales, by her lover Barry Bowyer. Bowyer, 38, from Croesyceiliog, has admitted burglary and manslaughter but denies his murder. Today Miss Gilmore, who admits playing both men off against each other, claimed it was Mr Suller who was so jealous he hired men to kill his love rival Bowyer. She told Cardiff Crown Court: 'I blame myself for Gary’s death. I played them off against one another. 'He knew for a long time that I had been unfaithful to him. Gary was jealous and would do anything to stop me seeing Barry. 'I was told he was going to pay three men to murder Barry. Barry was in the bath when they kicked the flat door down and attacked him. 'He lost so much blood and should’ve died.' Mr Suller, whose roles included small parts in Doctor Who and Casualty, met Ms Gilmore in a brothel in 2010. Ms Gilmore said: 'He was infatuated with me and bombarded me with flowers, wrote lover letters and promised to look after me financially.' The court heard family members hoped MS Gilmore, who took Valium at the age of seven, smoked cannabis at nine and began using heroin aged 11, would clean up after she started dating Mr Suller. Tragic: Father-of-two Gary Suller, left, had hired hitmen to kill his love rival, right, before he was himself killed in . a bitter love triangle over Katie Gilmore, Cardiff Crown Court was told . But Ms Gilmore claimed Mr Suller had . encouraged her to take drugs and one occasion following her release from . prison had driven her to a dealer’s house. She also claimed Mr Suller was a pimp, . saying a piece of paper that police found in his home with girls’ names . on it was a list of prostitutes he 'picked up' for jobs. In love: Miss Gilmore said Barry Bowyer, who has admitted manslaughter, is the love of her life . The jury also heard details about how Ms Gilmore and Bowyer had met during a drug rehabilitation programme in September 2010. She told the jury: 'He got me off heroin and prescription drugs. He’s the love of my life and will love him until the day I die. 'With Gary, my drug addiction escalated and increased. He had an unlimited supply of money.' But the court was told how Bowyer's head 'became screwed up' after Ms Gilmore continued to flit between Bowyer and Mr Suller. Four days before Mr Suller died, Bowyer wrote a letter to Ms Gilmore speaking about how he had felt manipulated. He wrote: 'If you loved me you would . have the decency to tell me the truth. I’m your bitch and I have got to . take it or simply lose you. 'You know this very well and play it . to your advantage. When I first met you... [I realised] you were a . dangerous lady who would bring me life or death.' The court heard Bowyer broke into Mr . Suller's terraced home in Cwmbran, South Wales, and lay in wait before . punching and kicking him to death in a 'savage and bloody' attack. Divorced father-of-two Mr Suller, who . appeared in Doctor Who, Casualty and other TV dramas often as a policeman or . prison officer, discovered he had landed a part in the TV series The . Indian Doctor on the day of his murder. Bowyer, of Cwmbran, denies murder claiming he killed Mr Suller in a 'momentarily lapse'. He admits manslaughter. The trial continues. Talented: Gary Suller is pictured during his many acting roles. He appeared in Doctor Who, Casualty and other television dramas, often as a policeman or prison officer . Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Barry Bowyer, 38, accused of murdering Gary Suller, 45 . Blonde Katie Gilmore, 27, was having a relationship with actor Mr Suller when she met lover Bowyer . Bowyer allegedly broke into Mr Suller's . terraced house and lay in wait for him before punching and kicking him . to death . Mr Suller 'suffered internal injuries usually found in car crash victims' Miss Gilmore tells court today Mr Suller hired hitmen to kill Bowyer .

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Article: It could mean the end of the TV remote - and even the computer keyboard. Apple has been granted a patent for 'Minority Report'-style 3D gesture controls. The system uses a 3D camera to track movement, and use it to control an on screen interface - which could be a computer or the much anticipated Apple TV. Apple's US Patent 8933876 relates to 'three dimensional user interface session control' - and in this image, the system is being used with a computer to control an on screen interface. Tom Hanks in Minority Report, which predicted gesture control systems . It was announced late last year that Apple bought Israeli company Primesense, which developed Microsoft's Kinect sensor, for around $350 million dollars . A representative for PrimseSense confirmed the deal at the time, but so far Apple has only said: 'Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.' Although Apple hasn't announced what they'll be using motion-sensor technology for, industry insiders have already begin throwing around ideas - including a rumored Apple manufactured television, . The latest US Patent No. 8933876 relates to 'three dimensional user interface session control.' The diagrams included in the patent show the technology being used to control a desktop computer. But it could also be applied to Apple TV, or to Apple's iOS devices. It also details how users would interact. For example, in a scenario invoking a soft bar (shown in the illustration above as a system dock), a user raises their hand to unlock and activate motion tracking. In 2013, the Cupertino company bought the Israeli startup PrimeSense for a reported £360 million — one of its largest acquisitions at the time. PrimeSense had previously helped Microsoft develop its motion-sensing Kinect technology. If the user drops their hand out of the sensing hardware's field of view, the session is likewise dropped, with the example soft bar falling offscreen. The patent suggests users could unlock their Macs by 'swiping' upward in the air. In 2013 Apple was also granted a patent for a 3D camera. The patent details a system capable of capturing low-resolution images that can be refocused even after they’ve been taken and processed. A 3D camera - which Apple has also patented - tracks a user's hand . The patent application also reveals the same system being used to control a TV - perhaps the much anticipated Apple TV? It would do this by capturing the whole light field of an image, similar to the technology seen in Lytro cameras, meaning the shots appear in 3D rather than 2D. According to patent papers, which were originally filed in 2011, photographers could take an image and change the main area of focus numerous times to produce different shots. These images would be taken through what’s called a microlens array. According to Apple's patent, this array would be detachable and could be removed when the user wanted to take a traditional high-resolution photo. A similar array is already used in Lytro’s Light Field Cameras. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Patent shows system that could control a TV, Mac, or even an iPad . Users can unlock their Mac by simply swiping up . Comes as Apple believed to still be developing a TV set .

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Article: By . Associated Press . and Alex Greg for MailOnline . Women's basketball stars Brittney Griner, 23, and Glory Johnson, 24, are engaged. Griner proposed to Johnson and both posted pictures of the event on social media, with Griner showing a photo of herself on one knee with a ring in her hand in front of Johnson on her Instagram account. Griner plays for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and Johnson for the Tulsa Shock. The two are now the first professional athletes to become engaged to a player from a rival team. 'In it for life': Brittney Griner posted this picture of herself proposing to her girlfriend Glory Johnson to Instagram . Competitors: In this March 26, 2012 photo, Baylor's Brittney Griner grabs a rebound in front of Tennessee's Glory Johnson during an NCAA women's college basketball tournament regional final in Des Moines, Iowa . Young love: The pair have reportedly been dating for just two months . In the post, Griner wrote: "Last Night . was a Night to Remember(,) I became the happiest person on this earth! (almost pass out but when that one word came out I came back to life) Me . and my baby @missvol25 are in it for Life!" Johnson also had a photo on her Instagram account of Griner lying in bed with an engagement ring resting on her shoulder. Griner has embraced her role as a prominent gay athlete since finishing a record-breaking career at Baylor. She came out last year and wrote a candid memoir, In My Skin, that was critical of college coach Kim Mulkey. Mulkey encouraged Griner to hide her sexuality because she and other university officials thought it would hurt recruiting. The 6-foot-8 center, drafted first overall by Phoenix last year, has helped lead the Mercury to a WNBA-best 27-5 record. She is averaging 15.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.9 blocks. Promising careers: Griner is the first openly gay athlete to score a contract with Nike and both women are prominent members of their teams . Newly engaged: Glory Johnson captioned this picture of her fiancee 'What I get to wake up to' Johnson is averaging 15.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in her third season with Tulsa. The 6-foot-3 forward played at Tennessee. Arizona . and Oklahoma have gay marriage bans being contested in court. Oklahoma's ban was found unconstitutional, but that decision is on hold . and the state has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Griner and Johnson have not said when or where they plan to get married. The widespread reporting of the engagement and its positive reception was unthinkable just a few years ago, when despite a large proportion of lesbian fans and many gay players, the WNBA shied away from acknowledging it. Earlier this year, the WNBA announced that it would actively begin marketing the sport to its lesbian fans, and teams and individual players have participated in gay pride events. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Brittney Griner, 23, of the Phoenix Mercury, and Glory Johnson, 24, of the Tulsa Shock are engaged . Griner proposed to Johnson with a diamond ring after the couple had been dating two months . They're the first players from rival sports teams to have become engaged .

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Article: By . Alexandra Klausner . PUBLISHED: . 21:38 EST, 8 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:27 EST, 9 January 2014 . Jeopardy stumped it's contestants with a question and one controversial news reporter was amused by the little 'ego check.' Fox News reporter Megyn Kelly played a clip on her show 'The Kelly File' on Monday night revealing the moment she was a jeopardy question and nobody knew who she was. 'File' this blonde anchor and lawyer under Fox News where she hosts a show weekdays from 9 to 10 p.m,' Jeopardy host Alex Trebek asked. Ego Check: 'Don't be fooled, I'm huge' joked Megyn Kelly on her show on Monday night . Stumped: The answer was 'Megyn Kelly' but nobody ever even heard of her . Fail: 'Who is Nancy Grace?' guessed this contestant . The contestants were dumbfounded when asked the question. One contestant named Mary guessed, 'Who is Nancy Grace?' Megyn Kelly maintained her sense of humor about the situation and joked.'Don't be fooled, I am huge!' 'There's always something to keep your ego in check,' she continued. Kelly also quipped that she was the $800 question, 'so they knew it was going to be hard,' she said. One Huffington Post politics reporter Jason Linkins wasn't surprised contestants didn't know who she was and speculated that there is a relationship between not watching cable news and 'succeeding in an intellectual capacity' on a show like Jeopardy. While the Jeopardy contestants had no idea who Kelly was, some offended Americans have heard of her. Megyn Kelly made news recently when she said that both Santa Claus and Jesus were ' just white.' Kelly was responding to an essay in Slate.com by an African American named Aisha Harris who says she felt ashamed as a child because Santa was only depicted as white, reports Variety. Harris argued that there should be a more universal depiction of the widely loved holiday symbol. Kelly disagreed. 'Just because it makes you feel uncomfortable doesn’t mean it has to change. Jesus was a white man, too. He was a historical figure. That’s a verifiable fact — as is Santa. I just want the kids watching to know that. My point is, how do you just revise it in the middle of the legacy of the story and change Santa from white to black?'said Megyn. Kelly later addressed her comments and said she was being tounge-in-cheek, but only some people knew who she was anyway. Who is she: All three Jeopardy contestants were stumped by the $800 question . Megyn Kelly made news recently when she offended peopel by saying the Santa Claus and Jesus were 'just white' Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Jeopardy host Alex Trebek asked, 'File' this blonde anchor and lawyer under Fox News where she hosts a show weekdays from 9 to 10 p.m' One contestant incorrectly guessed Nancy Grace and the rest were stumped . Megyn Kelly laughed about the situation and said, 'There's always something to keep your ego in check' Megyn Kelly was under fire recently for saying Santa and Jesus were 'just white'

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Article: (CNN) -- Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson perhaps put it best. He said Ferguson, Missouri, was unknown to most of the world before August 9. That's the day Darren Wilson, a white police officer, shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen. The shooting prompted protests in the suburb of St. Louis, making it a flash point in the debate over race and policing in America. Suddenly, Ferguson had a place on the map. "It has become a conversation throughout the world," said Johnson. Complete coverage of the events in Ferguson . Here's a look at key moments from that conversation: . AUGUST 9: THE SHOOTING . There are conflicting accounts as to exactly what happened the day of the shooting. Certain facts of the case, however, are clear: Wilson shot and killed Brown on August 9. The teen was unarmed. ONGOING: THE PROTESTS AND RESPONSE . Brown's death sent immediate shock waves through the community of Ferguson. Protests began the same day, and grew as time passed and news of the shooting spread. The vast majority of demonstrations were peaceful. However, there were pockets of looting and violence, which prompted a forceful -- protesters say excessive -- response from law enforcement. Authorities, who drove armored vehicles and wore military gear, were roundly criticized by members of the media, other law enforcement officials and demonstrators for escalating the violence, rather than tempering it. AUGUST 14: THE SHIFT IN SECURITY . In a bid to turn the tide, Gov. Jay Nixon put the Missouri Highway Patrol, and specifically Johnson, in charge of security. Nixon said he decided to tap state troopers because "at this particular point, the attitudes weren't improving, and the blocks towards expression appeared to be a flash point." Ferguson has looked "more like a war zone, and it's not acceptable," the governor said. Johnson promised to take a different, more inclusive approach. He walked with protesters and was initially welcomed with open arms. Some of that good will soured after security forces under his command lobbed tear gas and stun grenades at rowdy protesters, who tossed rocks and Molotov cocktails at them. AUGUST 15: THE RELEASE OF SURVEILLANCE VIDEO AND THE OFFICER'S NAME . At the start, one of the protesters' main demands was that the name of the officer involved in the shooting be made public. Police eventually identified Wilson as the officer responsible. They did so the same day they released surveillance video of Brown at Ferguson Market and Liquor store. Minutes before the teen was shot, police said, a man fitting Brown's description allegedly stole cigars and roughed up a store clerk as cameras recorded. Release of the video angered some, who said police were using it to distract from Brown's killing and paint him in a negative light. Authorities have said Wilson stopped Brown not because of the theft, but because Brown and a friend were "walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic." AUGUST 15: THE OFFICER'S REPORTED ACCOUNT . The officer who killed Brown said the teenager rushed at him full speed in the moments before the shooting, according to an account phoned in to a St. Louis radio station and confirmed by a source with detailed knowledge of the investigation. According to the version on KFTK, phoned in by a woman who identified herself as "Josie," the altercation began after Wilson rolled down his window to tell Brown and a friend to stop walking in the street. When Wilson tried to get out of his cruiser, Brown first tried to push the officer back into the car, then punched him in the face and grabbed for his gun before breaking free after the gun went off once, the caller said. Wilson pursued Brown and his friend, ordering them to freeze, according to the account. When they turned around, Brown began taunting Wilson, saying he would not arrest them, then ran at the officer at full speed, the caller said. Wilson then began shooting. The final shot was to Brown's forehead, and the teenager fell two or three feet in front of Wilson, said the caller, who identified herself as the officer's friend. AUGUST 20: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S VISIT TO FERGUSON . Federal officials are conducting two civil rights investigations, one into Brown's killing and the other into the local police department's overall track record with minorities. The most high-profile figure in President Barack Obama's administration to visit Ferguson, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, stressed that the federal government is on the case and listening -- both to protesters calling for Wilson's arrest and for an end to what they describe as a heavy-handed police response, and to residents and law enforcement officers challenged with looting and violence from some in the crowd. "The people of Ferguson can have confidence in the federal agents, investigators and prosecutors who are leading the process," Holder said. "Our investigation will be fair, it will be thorough and it will be independent." "On a personal note," the African-American father of a teenage son told reporters, "I've seen a lot in my time as attorney general, but few things have affected me as greatly as my visit to Ferguson." SEPTEMBER 25: THE FERGUSON POLICE CHIEF'S APOLOGY . Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson issued a video apology to Brown's parents, as well as to any peaceful protesters who felt he didn't do "enough to protect their constitutional right to protest." Specifically, he apologized that it took investigating officers four hours to remove Brown's body from the street after Wilson shot him. "I'm truly sorry for the loss of your son. I'm also sorry that it took so long to remove Michael from the street," he said. Later, Jackson said he had no intention of stepping down, despite many calls to do so, telling CNN, "this is mine, and I'm taking ownership of it." OCTOBER 21: THE AUTOPSY . Brown's gunshot wounds included a shot in the hand at close range, his official autopsy shows, according to an analysis reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper. A county official with knowledge of the investigation told CNN the autopsy document that the Post-Dispatch used to do its report is authentic. The detail could lend credence to Wilson's account that he and the unarmed African-American teenager scuffled at his patrol car before Brown was shot and killed. A private autopsy conducted for the Brown family showed the teen had been shot at least six times, including twice in the head. The official autopsy, as published by the Post-Dispatch, said Brown suffered six gunshot entrance wounds. INTERMITTENT: THE LEAKS IN THE CASE . Many details about the investigation have been leaked to the media and some, including Attorney General Holder, have accused the leakers of being selective. In addition to the autopsy information, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published accounts of testimony presented to a St. Louis County grand jury. The Washington Post, meanwhile, reported that at least six black witnesses gave testimony that supported Wilson's side of the story. The New York Times said it received information from a federal source. Holder has called the leaks "inappropriate and troubling" because both the federal investigation and the grand jury proceedings are ongoing, according to a Justice official. ONGOING: THE GRAND JURY . Although the grand jury has until January to issue its ruling, the prosecutor's office has said a decision could come as early as mid-November. Whether or not it decides to indict Wilson, authorities have said they are planning for protests and possible violence. Police from various departments will operate as a unified command. The National Guard will be available as necessary. Law enforcement is prepared to extend shifts and limit leave, and additional resources have been distributed, Gov. Nixon has said. "These measures are not being taken because we are convinced that violence will occur, but because we have a responsibility to prepare for any contingency," said the governor. He added: "This is America. People have a right to express their views and grievances, but they do not have the right to put their fellow citizens or their property at risk." CNN's Michael Pearson, Steve Almasy, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Holly Yan and Evan Perez contributed to this report. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Michael Brown, a black teen, was shot August 9 by a white police officer . His death sparked protests in the St. Louis suburb and beyond . A grand jury is weighing whether to indict the officer . Federal officials are conducting two civil rights investigations .

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Article: R.K. Gupta (pictured) is accused of having carried out 83 tubectomies in just three hours at a state-run 'family planning camp' Pictures have emerged of the Indian doctor believed to be responsible for the mass-sterilisation which left 13 women dead and dozens hospitalised. R.K. Gupta is accused of having carried out 83 tubectomies in just three hours at a state-run 'family planning camp' in the Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh state on Saturday. A majority of the women fell ill shortly afterwards, and local government officials admit the equipment used was rusty and medicines provided to the women were contaminated. 'Reports of a drop in pulse, vomiting and other ailments started pouring in on Monday from the women who underwent surgery,' said Sonmani Borah, the commissioner for Bilaspur district where the camp was held. The death toll has now reached 13, dozens remain in hospital and 20 are critically ill. The cause of the deaths was not immediately clear, but officials said the victims showed signs of toxic shock, possibly because of dirty surgical equipment or contaminated medicines. Dr Gupta's mass sterilisation took less than three hours with the help of two assistants working in a dirty, abandoned private hospital, officials said, and contravened government guidelines to limit such operations to 30 a day. 'Preliminary reports show that the medicines administered were spurious and also the equipment used was rusted,' senior local government official Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi said. A seven-member team of doctors from New Delhi arrived in the district of Bilaspur on Wednesday to investigate what went wrong, and the local government registered with the police a case of causing death by negligence against Gupta. Local media said Gupta blamed medicine the women had been later given and denied making any mistakes. The 83 women who underwent tubectomies at the camp received . incentive payments of 1,400 rupees ($23) to have the surgery, . according to R.K. Bhange, Bilaspur's chief medical officer. Health workers also got 200 ($3.25) rupees for bringing a woman . to the camp. The cause of the deaths of the eight women had not been . determined, according to Bhange, but he said they had been . vomiting before they died. Senior state health officials have been sent to investigate . Scroll down for video . Tragedy: 13 women have died and dozens remain in hospital after a state-run mass sterilisation in India, which was carried out with rusty instruments and contaminated medicines . Recovery: Victims of surgeries lie on hospital beds after 13 women lost their lives in sterilization operations in Bilaspur, Chattisgarh, India . Government mass sterilization camps are held regularly in Chhattisgarh and other states as part of a long-running effort to control India's booming population . An Indian woman who underwent sterilisation surgery is carried on a stretcher for treatment at the CIMS hospital in Bilaspur, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh . Tubectomies were carried out on 83 women by a single doctor in a government-run 'family planning camp' 'As of now, the government has not found any evidence of . negligence,' said Bhange. He said the government doctors who had . performed the surgeries were experienced in the procedure. Deaths due to sterilization are not a new problem in India, . where more than four million sterilizations were performed in . 2013-14, according to the government. Between 2009 and 2012, the government paid compensation for . 568 deaths resulting from sterilization, the health ministry . said in an answer to a question in parliament two years ago. Authorities in eastern India came under fire last year after a news channel unearthed footage showing scores of women dumped unconscious in a field following a mass sterilisation. The women had all undergone surgical procedures at a hospital that local officials said was not equipped to accommodate such a large number of patients. Health advocates worry that paying women to undergo . sterilization at family planning camps is both dangerous and, by . default, limits their contraceptive choices. 'The payment is a form of coercion, especially when you are . dealing with marginalized communities,' said Kerry McBroom, . director of the Reproductive Rights Initiative at the Human . Rights Law Network in New Delhi. Indian man Ram Avtar who lost his wife Nem Bai sits together with his children in Bilaspur, Chattisgarh . Relatives mourn the death of women who died after undergoing sterilization surgeries. Local media reports that all the women involved had been operated on within a five hour window . She said basic care at the camps is often inadequate, with . surgeries rushed through in unhygienic conditions. Pratap Singh, commissioner of Chhattisgarh's Department of . Health and Family Welfare, said the state's . sterilization program was entirely voluntary. The United Nations expressed concern. 'If the facts are confirmed, then a grave human tragedy has . occurred,' said Kate Gilmore, deputy executive director of the . U.N. Population Fund. 'Where there is deviation from clinical standards, there . must be consequences.' Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

A lone doctor operated on 83 women in three hours on Saturday . Death toll at 13, dozens remain in hospital, 20 in critical condition . Doctor accused of using rusty equipment and contaminated medication . The tubectomies were carried out in a government-run camp in India .

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Article: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Navy is having hundreds of its older F/A-18 fighter jets inspected, including some flying operations over Afghanistan, for cracks in part of a wing assembly, officials said Friday. Inspectors looking at F/A-18 fighter jets have found 15 with stress crack problems on the wings. Some 636 F/A-18 A through D model Hornets in both the Navy and the Marine Corps are being inspected for stress cracks on a hinge connecting the aileron to the flaps on the back side of the wings, according to Navy spokesmen. Inspectors started looking at the planes Thursday and have found 15 aircrafts with the problem. A panel on the wing can be swapped out with a new one to get rid of the problem. The Navy is still looking at the hinge in question to see whether the problem is severe enough to ground the Hornets and come up for a permanent fix for the hinge. Navy officials said there are no immediate plans to ground the 636 planes. This month, a post-flight inspection of one F/A-18 found a crack, and it was determined to be systemic enough to warrant an inspection of the older F/A-18s, according to Navy officials. The Navy also flies the Super Hornet, a newer version of the F/A-18. That plane is not part of this inspection. Navy flight operations around the world will not be interrupted because of the inspections, officials said. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

636 F/A-18 A through D model Hornets being inspected for stress crack . Inspectors started looking at planes Thursday and have found 15 with problem . Navy officials said there are no immediate plans to ground the planes .

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Article: NEW YORK (CNN) -- When Yo-Yo Ma enters a room, everything changes. Yo-Yo Ma's new album, "Songs of Joy and Peace," is his first holiday-themed record. His energy and warmth (he hugs everyone in sight) and curiosity (for every question you ask him, he asks two of you) envelop you like a blanket. He's also surprisingly funny. The world's most celebrated cellist introduces himself not as Yo-Yo, or Mr. Ma, or even Yo Mama (as you might expect from a wisenheimer). Instead, with a hint of mischief and a nod to the everyman celebrity of campaign '08, he offers, "I'm Joe the cellist." He adds, "I get the 'plumb' jobs." He might be right. Consider Ma's latest album, "Songs of Joy and Peace" (Sony), the first holiday-themed release of his career. Ma describes it as a musical party, a collection of good-time collaborations with musical buddies, James Taylor and Diana Krall among them. Watch Yo-Yo Ma enjoy time with his friends » . "I asked everybody to bring their favorite piece of music that signified joy to them," Ma said. "And out came all of these fantastic pieces. Many of them I didn't know." Krall applies her mellow voice and piano playing to the lighthearted "You Couldn't be Cuter." Ma joined Taylor in Taylor's Washington, Massachusetts, barn to record George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun." Other guests include vocalists Alison Krauss and Renee Fleming, trumpeter Chris Botti and saxophonist Joshua Redman. Ma also enlists help from friends who are less mainstream such as the green-haired Galician bagpiper Cristina Pato and mandolin player Chris Thiele. Jake Shimabukuro's ukulele provides a delightfully plucky counterpoint to Ma's soaring cello on the John Lennon/Yoko Ono hit "Happy Xmas (War is Over)." Born in Paris to Chinese parents and raised in New York, Ma, 53, is no stranger to thinking outside the music box. In 1998 he founded the Silk Road Project, a multi-cultural exchange designed to help artists and musicians share ideas across borders. His international efforts have earned him the title of United Nations Messenger of Peace. And to Ma, his extensive travels have earned him comparison to a certain shifty-footed children's book character. "As a musician I'm kind of nomadic, Waldo-like," he says. "I show up in different places, and I'm witness to unbelievable things." CNN caught up with Ma at Legacy Studios in New York where some of the recording took place for "Songs of Joy and Peace." The following is an edited version of that interview. CNN: One of the things that's apparent from watching the footage of the studio sessions from this album is that everyone is so humbled to work with you, and you are just as humbled to work with them. Yo-Yo Ma: Well, I think what I loved about the sessions was that there was mutuality, if that's a word, of just being open and wanting to do the best thing possible. And so I think everybody just came with an open heart and open mind. ... The amount of talent that walked through the room was staggering for me. Day after day I thought I could die and go to heaven. ... Every day was like that. So I feel very, very, very lucky and very grateful to my friends. CNN: With the work you do, particularly with the Silk Road Project, you've really had to relax the rules of classical music. Has that been difficult? Ma: There's a part of me that's always charging ahead. I'm the curious kid, always going to the edge. But I have such deep love for the domain that I come from, whether you call it classical music or ... I don't know what you call it these days because it's no longer really definable. It's coming from a lot of places. Yes, you're right, I had to relax. It was scary. And I think the idea of transcending fear and transcending technique or understanding different frames is part of the adventure. Something's scary until you make it familiar and comfortable. I feel so much more a member of the planet community after doing this work for 10 years, because I feel like you can drop me most places and I'll be OK. I'll find out what's going on and find a way to participate. CNN: You're a big believer in the idea that music is this big unifying force in the world. What other common languages have you come across? Ma: Oh my goodness. I think there are so many basic ways of behaving that we all have. Guest-host relations ... there's no culture that doesn't have that. And there's almost no culture where there are not stories where people take in strangers. Gift giving is another act that is universal. Certainly caring for one's group, a tribal mentality. Sometimes it means putting up firewalls because it's dangerous to mingle. But in today's world it seems like we have different groupings. [We seem to have] a younger generation that actually is much more tribe-blind or they've created their own social communities. So it's interesting to live in today's world and observe how within urban or rural areas people's habits may be changing. And I think culturally speaking I'm trying to work in such a way that we can actually find more commonality than the differences, especially because often things happen so quickly. CNN: Can you ever remember a moment in your life when you felt bored? Ma: Yes. I hated that feeling so much. I think we all remember when we were much younger, how slowly time [goes]. And I think those years often were very boring years. When is summer going to come? When is Christmas going to come? Never! But I think I decided or thought about how I really would love to have an interesting life. I really would like to be involved in things and to understand things, and in some ways you've got to be careful what you wish for because I feel very, very blessed to have such an interesting life and to be able to have little snapshots of lives of people from many different parts of the world. CNN: What do you do to relax? Ma: Because so much of what I do involves people, being in a place with more trees than people immediately takes me down. I live in Cambridge [Massachusetts] and so when we go to western Massachusetts and see the mountains and trees, suddenly I'm totally relaxed and feel fabulous. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Yo-Yo Ma's new album is first holiday record for cellist . Collaborators include James Taylor, Diana Krall, bagpiper Cristina Pato . Why is he so active? He wanted "interesting life"

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Article: Social networking has a reputation for cyber bullying and negativity, but a new app is hoping to change that. Called Instapray, the free service lets people send prayers or words of encouragement - regardless of religious persuasion - to others who are having a difficult time. This can be in the form of public posts, or in private groups with friends as well as strangers. Instapray (pictured) was designed by San Francisco-based Fryderyk Ovcaric to be 'a safe, supportive online community' that is 'free of the overwhelming negativity present across much of the web.' Members of the Instapray community can post prayers and encouragement publicly or create private groups . Instapray was designed by San Francisco-based Fryderyk Ovcaric to be 'a safe, supportive online community' that is 'free of the overwhelming negativity present across much of the web.' He said: 'As online bullying has increased in recent years, with the rise of anonymous sharing apps amplifying this destructive and hateful behavior, I believe the world can benefit from Instapray now more than ever.' Reverend Dr Christopher Benek, an associate Pastor of Providence at the Presbyterian Church in Florida, believes religions may help artificial intelligence live alongside mankind. 'I don't see Christ's redemption limited to human beings,' he said in a recent interview. 'It's redemption to all of creation, even AI,' he added. 'If AI is autonomous, then we have should encourage it to participate in Christ's redemptive purposes in the world.' A ticker on the site shows that more than 33 million prayers have been posted using the app in 195 countries. This is the equivalent to 192 years of prayers. The name isn't restricted to religious people, it can be used by anyone with spiritual beliefs or people who want to discover and discuss world events. Members of the Instapray community can post prayers and encouragement publicly or create private groups. They can also join more broad-based groups that focus on global issues concerning peace in the Middle East, victims of natural disasters, or a cure for Ebola, for example. 'Instapray is an uplifting community where people don't have to be afraid to express their faith or spirituality,' said Mr Ovcaric. A ticker on the site shows more than 33 million prayers have been posted using the app (pictured) in 195 countries. This is the equivalent to 192 years of prayers. The app comes with a set of guidelines including: 'Treat others as you would like to be treated' and 'Make the world a better place' 'They can be vulnerable, share personal struggles, or support others with a prayer, comment, or private message. 'And if they choose to request prayer, a caring global community will reach out and respond with love and compassion.' With this in mind the app comes with a set of guidelines including: 'Treat others as you would like to be treated,' 'Have meaningful and genuine interactions,' and 'Make the world a better place.' People are forbidden from being rude and sharing prayers of illegal content. The app is free and can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Free app lets users post public prayers and messages of encouragement . They can also set up private prayer groups with other members . This can be for individual prayers, or prayers for global disasters . Instapray was designed to be a 'safe, supportive online community' that is 'free of the overwhelming negativity present across much of the web' A ticker on the site shows more than 33 million prayers have been posted .

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Article: Scroll down for video...She is known for her million dollar smile and bubbly and glowing persona when she is pictured on the red carpet. But in her mugshot for her recent dramatic arrest last Friday, Reese Witherspoon looked anything but camera ready. With her head and eyes down and what appears to be a smirk across her face, it is not the actress her fans know from her fun flicks, including Legally Blonde and Election. What a difference: Reese Witherspoon had her head down and what appears to be a slight smirk across her face in her recent mugshot, a look far different from her red carpet appearance on Sunday night . Reese admitted in a statement released on Monday that she 'clearly had one drink too many.' And according to a police source within the Atlanta Department of Corrections who told People magazine, the actress failed to look up in her mugshot because she was 'wobbly'. 'She was wobbly,' said the source. 'She didn't need help walking, but she wasn't at a point where we could get a really clear picture.' The source told the publication that they had to take numerous snaps of the Academy Award winning actress in order to get some kind of mugshot. Fairing better: Reese's husband Jim Toth had his head up and looked at the camera in his mugshot . Eventually they were forced to use the one where she had her eyes cast down, allegedly because her 'motor skills weren't what they needed to be.' 'On another picture, she sort of bent down at the waist and we got the top of her head,' said the source. 'She wasn't being difficult or rude, but her motor skills weren't what they needed to be.' Meanwhile, video footage of Reese in handcuffs following her dramatic arrest in the early hours of Friday morning was revealed on Tuesday. The footage shows the 37-year-old actress being led out of an Atlanta police station in cuffs before being unshackled and taken inside for booking where she made her ''you're about to find out who I am' comment. Reese appears in a calm and co-operative demeanor, although the video - obtained by TMZ - serves as another nail in her well-carved squeaky clean image. Cuffed: Reese is seen here in new video footage in handcuffs at an Atlanta police station following her arrest for disorderly conduct in the early hours of Friday morning . The Mud actress was arrested for disorderly conduct last Friday after her husband Jim Toth was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Talent agent Toth, 42, apparently feels 'awful' for getting Reese involved in his arrest and is overwhelmed with guilt. A source told People: '[Jim] feels awful that he involved Reese in the situation. He made a bad decision and it certainly made things worse that he dragged her into it. Moment of truth: The Mud actress was arrested for disorderly conduct last Friday after her husband Jim Toth was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence . Jail time: Reese was uncuffed before being led into the jail . '[He] has to pay the consequences, bottom line. He gets that.' Jim reached 1.39 on the sobriety test - over Georgia's legal limit of 0.08 - when he and Reese were pulled over in the early hours of the morning and it is thought their 'embarrassing' incident will cause him to look at alcohol in a different way. The source added: 'Jim has always been a big social drinker. A lot of his job is being social. He's out to lunch or dinner almost every day of the week, schmoozing clients and taking business meetings. Back . in court: The couple, who have seven-month-old son Tennessee together, . have been given bail until their court hearing on May 22. Shock: The arrest of Reese, seen as 'America's sweetheart' has surprised her fans . Come this way: An uncuffed Reese accompanies the police officer to the Atlanta City Jail, where she was booked on charges of disorderly conduct . '[The arrest is] just going to make . the two of them stop and pause, and think about maybe how much Jim's . drinking plays a role in their lives - if it does or not.' The couple, who have seven-month-old son Tennessee together, have been given bail until their court hearing on May 22. Reese . - who also has children Ava, 13, and son Deacon, 10, with ex-husband . Ryan Phillippe - has since made a public apology for her behaviour. You're booked: Reese put out a statement where she admitted to having 'one drink too many' No hands free: Reese follows the policeman out of the car still in handcuffs . Referring to disrespectful comments . to authorities, which allegedly included the statement 'you're about to . find out who I am', she said: . 'Out of respect for the ongoing legal situation, I cannot comment on everything that is being reported right now. 'But I do want to say I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said. Captured on camera: The Oscar winning actress's humiliating moment was captured on CCTV . Disorderly: Reese's husband Jim Toth followed his wife in a different patrol car where he was also booked . 'It was definitely a scary situation . and I was frightened for my husband, but that was no excuse. I was . disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. 'I have nothing but respect for the police and I am very sorry for my behaviour.' Meanwhile, Reese's friend Chelsea Handler told Entertainment Tonight that the actress was 'doing fine.' 'She was just trying to protect her husband, so,' she said. 'I mean everybody makes mistakes, so it's not a big deal.' Brave face: Reese and her husband flew to New York, and were pictured looking glamorous a day after they were arrested in Georgia . Chelsea met up with Reese, her husband and a group of friends including Cameron Diaz, Michael Keaton, Judd Apatow, and Leslie Mann - two days after the couple's arrest. According to Us Weekly, the couple joined their friends at the Greenwich Hotel in New York City. Reese began dating Jim in early February 2010, three years after her divorce from actor Ryan Phillippe with who she has two children. Jim and Reese married in Ojai, California in March 2011. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Chelsea Handler said her friend Reese is 'doing fine' and was 'just trying to protect her husband'

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Article: By . John Drayton . Who will win the title this season? Six-time Olympic champion cyclist Sir Chris Hoy has again been on the sharp end of abuse from disgruntled football fans after Chelsea supporters took to social media to vent their fury at referee Chris Foy. Foy sent off Willian and Ramires, as well as Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, in Saturday's 1-0 loss at Aston Villa as the Barclays Premier League leaders' title challenge faltered. Mourinho later called on the Premier League to stop sending Foy to officiate at Chelsea matches. Foy, meanwhile, is to be sent to Hull on Saturday by the Premier League for the match with West Brom. Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy (left) was on the receiving end of some Twitter abuse on Saturday after Chelsea fans mistook him for referee Chris Foy (right) Sir Chris Hoy received a barrage of criticism following the match between Chelsea and Aston Villa on Saturday . Chelsea fans were left angered after Foy sent off two of their players and ordered manager Jose Mourinho from the bench during the match at Villa Park . One Twitter user called Sir Chris 'the worst referee I have ever seen', while another admitted: 'We were rubbish but Chris Hoy is a diabolical referee!' Another user of the site meanwhile declared: 'Chris Hoy has had an absolute stinker today, awful referee.' The mistakes were quickly picked up by others, while some even predicted Sir Chris was likely to receive abuse after being the subject of similar messages meant for Foy in the past. Dan Walker tweeted: 'Poor old @chrishoy could be in for it tonight #FoyNotHoy #AVFC #CFC'. Despite being one of the most famous Olympic athletes in recent times, Sir Chris's twitter feed was bombarded with messages criticising his 'performance' in the match on Saturday evening . The mistakes were quickly picked up by others on the site, while others even predicted Sir Chris was likely to receive abuse after being the subject of similar messages meant for Foy in the past . Chelsea's Willian (right) is sent off by referee Chris Foy during the Premier League match against Aston Villa . Sir Chris started receiving the . criticism after referee Foy gave two players, Willian and Ramires, as . well as manager Mourinho, their marching orders during a fiery contest at . Villa Park on Saturday. It . is not the first time the legendary cyclist has been mistaken for the . football referee. In 2011 he was on the receiving end of insulting . Twitter messages from Tottenham supporters who mistook him for Foy. The referee had been in charge of Spurs' 2-1 Premier League defeat at Stoke, when the visitors had an Emmanuel Adebayor goal wrongly ruled out for offside, two penalty appeals for handball turned down and Younes Kaboul sent off. One of those to get the pair's identities . mixed up tweeted: 'Chris Hoy, not only are you a useless **** of a . referee, you also support Stoke.' Referee Chris Foy prepares to send off Chelsea's Ramires after a challenge on Aston Villa's Karim El Ahmadi . Sir Chris seemed to be taking the tweets with a pinch of salt, judging by this response to a message of support from Dan Walker . Sir Chris was even advised to get another job, as users mistook him for the Premier League referee . Another posted: 'Robbed ! Chris hoy calls himself a premier league referee ! #mug.' 'Just for the record 1) I don't need glasses and 2) I do not lead a double life as an English Premier League ref. That's Chris Foy,' Sir Chris posted. He continued rebutting the messages, adding: 'Still getting some rather amusing grief from Spurs fans! On the plus side I've learned some new 4 letter words today. #FoyNotHoy.' But despite the ire from both Mourinho and Chelsea supporters, Foy - not Hoy - will be at the KC Stadium on Saturday, where Newcastle boss Alan Pardew infamously headbutted . Hull midfielder David Meyler earlier this month. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Chelsea FC fans confuse Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy as ref Chris Foy . Foy refereed Chelsea's defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday where he sent off Blues' Ramires and Willian as well as ordering boss Mourinho to the stand . Olympic icon Hoy has been bombarded with angry messages . Derided referee takes charge of Hull v West Brom at the weekend .

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Article: This in the cruel Taiwanese college student who stuffed her cat into a jar as a 'punishment for misbehaving'. Kiki Lin has now been charged with animal abuse after she posted a picture on to Facebook of her pet, also called Kiki, inside the glass container. The cat is seen with its face pushed against the sides of the jar and is clearly upset by the experience. Scroll down for video . Kiki Lin (pictured) posted the image of her cat, Kiki, saying the ordeal was a 'punishment for misbehaving' [caption . And seeing the shocking image prompted Facebook users to criticise the English major's actions. Many called Miss Lin an animal abuser, but she took to her account to say that the posters had 'too much time on their hands'. Following the backlash the student, who attends Taichung's Providence University, told The China Post that she has put her pet in the jar to experiment with different ways of transporting it. She claimed that she had only tried it once, but it didn't work because the trapped feline would not fit into a bag. Commenters on the photograph accused Miss Lin of being an animal abusers on Facebook . But she took to her Facebook account to say that the posters had 'too much time on their hands' She told The China Post that she has put her pet in the jar to experiment with different ways of transporting it . But when asked by the paper what she would say to those who had criticised her on Facebook she remained defiant. She said: ' I only have three words for them, ha ha ha.' However, it looks as though animal lovers will have the last laugh. After conducting an investigation, the Taichung City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office charged Miss Lin with animal protection law violations. If found guilty she could face an expensive fine, and up to one year in prison. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Taiwanese student uploaded image of pet cat Kiki to Facebook . Said that she was experimenting with ways to transport fluffy cat . Has been charged and could go to prison for abusing her pet .

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Article: John Terry admits there have been no talks yet about extending his Chelsea contract beyond the end of the season. At 34, Terry is aware time is running out for him at the top level and wants to squeeze every drop from a campaign chasing three major trophies. He hopes to sign for another year under Jose Mourinho and is unconcerned that negotiations have not opened because he accepts the priority for Chelsea was to secure the long-term future of Eden Hazard. Chelsea captain John Terry admits the club haven't opened up talks with him over a new deal yet . The 34-year-old's (centre) current contract with the Blues expires at the end of the season . Terry (right) marshals his defence during their 1-1 draw away at PSG in the Champions League on Tuesday . ‘The club know my position,’ said Terry. ‘Hopefully, I know theirs and it will get done. No talks have happened yet between myself and the club but we both respect the position. ‘There’s more important players. Hazard’s one. For me, that was the most important for the club. Without anyone telling me that, I knew that was the first priority for them. Hopefully they’ll be knocking on the door soon.’ Hazard, 24, signed a five-and-a-half-year deal last week, making him the top earner at Stamford Bridge and keeping him from the clutches of Real Madrid, at least for now. The policy at Chelsea for players over 30 is to limit extensions to one year. Terry could secure a longer deal elsewhere and his contractual situation means he is free to talk to foreign clubs about a move. He could sign a pre-contract leading to a free transfer at the end of the season. But he is comfortable with Chelsea’s stance, having been through the same process last year, when he was linked with moves to Galatasaray and Monaco. And Mourinho has spoken in public to confirm he wants to keep his captain. Eden Hazard (left) signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea earlier in the month . The 24-year-old poses inside Stamford Bridge after signing his new deal with the club . ‘The first year, I was maybe a bit nervous and hoping and knocking on the door myself,’ said Terry. ‘But we had a good chat. I know their position and they know mine. I want to stay and hopefully my performances are showing that and they want to keep me. ‘I’ll be happy with one more year and then we’ll see how we go year by year. I’ve not got much choice.’ Terry has spent his entire career at Chelsea and has been restored as the defensive bedrock of the team since Mourinho returned to west London. There is pressure from emerging players such as Kurt Zouma, but the captain promises to be one of the last survivors from his generation at the top of the English game. Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard plan to leave for the USA in May, Ashley Cole is in Italy and Rio Ferdinand has been unable to hold a regular place at QPR. Terry (right) has spent his entire career at Chelsea and has been reinvigorated since Jose Mourinho's return . ‘The way players like me, Stevie, Rio, Lamps, those kinds of player, have looked after ourselves in the last five or six years has helped us in our later careers, for sure,’ said Terry. ‘They’re a couple of years older than me. ‘It’s difficult when you see young boys come in like Kurt. He’s been a revelation since he came in. He’s young, fit, strong and hungry and it makes it even more difficult. We all want to play every game. Gaz (Gary Cahill) and Kurt have been fighting it out and it could be me (who’s dropped) any time. ‘It’s important to remain top of the league and everyone gets their game time. When Gaz plays he’s been great, when Kurt plays he’s been great, so it’s hard but we’re all rotating and there are enough games to share around. ‘I don’t want to rest. I’m coming to the end of my career, so it’s important I stay fit and play as much as I can.’ Terry also described young defender Kurt Zouma's impact on the team this season as a 'revelation' Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

John Terry's contract at Chelsea expires at the end of the season . Terry captained the Blues' 1-1 Champions League last 16 draw at PSG . Chelsea's policy for players over 30 is to limit extensions to one year .

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Article: Shane Geraghty booted a 78th-minute penalty to end London Irish's long wait for a win at the home of 10-times Premiership champions Leicester Tigers. The centre's easy kick earned the Irish a 22-19 win, their first Premiership victory at Welford Road since 2003, and also ended a run of 10 matches without a win in all competitions against Leicester. After Owen Williams kicked a massive 55-metre penalty to level the scores at 19-19 in the 70th minute, the match looked to be heading for a draw and a valuable two points for the Tigers after last week's thrashing at Bath. London Irish players celebrate their victory over the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road . But with time running out, referee Greg Garner awarded a controversial penalty which was greeted by boos from the Welford Road crowd. Geraghty kicked 17 points in all, Irish's solitary try coming from prop Halani Aulika, while Vereniki Goneva scored for Leicester. Freddie Burns added 11 points with the boot. Geraghty and Leicester number eight Jordan Crane both received yellow cards. Leicester boss Richard Cockerill hinted he might go into the transfer market after last week's record 45-0 defeat at Bath, due to an injury crisis that has robbed him of almost half his 45-man squad. He called on a side which again had an unfamiliar look to show some "steel and backbone" against an Irish side that had a shocking record at Welford Road. With first-choice centres Manu Tuilagi and Anthony Allen out, Goneva moved to outside centre, allowing winger Miles Benjamin to make his first start of the season. Flanker Kieran Low made his first start of the season for Irish who had much the better of a poor first half and turned round 13-6 up thanks to the try by prop Aulika and a conversion and two penalties from Geraghty. Shane Geraghty kicks the straight-forward penalty that won the match for the Exiles . Fly-half Freddie Burns kicked two penalties for Leicester but also missed two from long range. Geraghty put the Irish ahead with his first penalty in the fifth minute and five minutes later the visitors thought they had scored when Alex Lewington put fellow winger James Short over, only to see the try chalked off for obstruction by number eight Luke Narraway. Burns missed penalties either side of a successful one for Geraghty and it took a fine tackle by Leicester winger Blaine Scully to stop Blair Cowan scoring after the flanker had split the Tigers defence with a fine run from halfway. Cowan was lucky to escape a yellow card when he appeared to punch Leicester flanker Jamie Gibson during a melee, and after consulting the TMO the referee reversed the penalty he had given to Irish and warned Cowan and both captains. Leicester's Blaine Scully is tackled during their defeat at home to the Exiles . Burns finally put Leicester on the scoreboard with a 29th-minute penalty but they failed to collect the restart, Lewington plucking the ball out of the air and launching an attack that led to the visitors' try. After Lewington had been forced into touch just short of the line, Leicester messed up their line-out. The Irish however won theirs through former Tigers lock George Skivington and the forwards drove Aulika over for an easy try, which Geraghty converted. Geraghty, however, played little further part in the half. He was yellow-carded for handling in a ruck near his own posts, allowing Burns to slot an easy penalty. Irish fly-half Chris Noakes missed a long-range penalty and centre Fergus Mulchrone failed to capitalise on an interception on his own line, throwing a speculative pass into thin air just past halfway, near half-time. Eight minutes after the break Burns reduced the deficit with his third penalty. Kieran Low embraces Geraghty after he kicks the match-winning penalty for Irish . Aulika wasted a chance when knocking on within sight of the Leicester posts before Geraghty slotted another penalty to make it 16-9. Leicester equalised minutes later when Goneva caught the Irish napping, picking up at the base of a ruck and sprinting 15 metres to score while the Irish watched Ben Youngs organise his attackers. Burns kicked the conversion. Yet Geraghty put the Irish back in front again with another penalty after Crane had been sin-binned for dangerous play. Burns missed a long-range penalty and such was Leicester's desperation that centre Owen Williams then attempted one from five metres inside his own half - and it sailed over. But two minutes from time Burns clinched victory for Irish with a simple penalty after Mathew Tait had been penalised for handling on the floor. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

London Irish's Shane Geraghty kicked penalty in the 78th minute to inflict a second successive loss on the Leicester Tigers . The result is the first time the Exiles have won at Tigers' Welford Road . Owen Williams had kicked a 55m penalty to level the scores at 19-19 . The Tigers' loss follows their 45-0 battering by Bath last week .

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Article: By . Simon Tomlinson . UPDATED: . 02:23 EST, 11 October 2011 . This sorry sight is the result of mindless vandalism which police are calling a 'crime against our Armed Forces'. The First World War memorial was knocked over on Friday night, leaving lumps of stone scattered across the grass where people would normally stand to pay their respects. Villagers in Prestbury, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, where the structure has stood proudly since 1920, have placed a £1,000 bounty on the heads of those responsible. No respect: The shattered remains of the First World War memorial in Prestbury, Gloucestershire, lay strewn across the grass. The monument carries the names of 41 dead servicemen on six plaques . They are now desperately trying to raise funds to get the structure repaired in time for Remembrance Sunday on November 13. Sergeant Mark Stephens, from Gloucestershire Constabulary, said the cost of the damage could be as much as £5,000. He said: 'This is a crime against the men and women of our Armed Forces who have in the past, and continue in the present day, to pay the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country to ensure the freedom and liberty we all enjoy. 'This will have a significant impact on not only the residents of Prestbury, but also the wider Cheltenham community. 'It is particularly poignant as we are so close to Remembrance Sunday when a great many people attend the Prestbury service held at the memorial to honour those who have fallen in service of our country. 'You can rest assured that I will ensure every possible line of inquiry is fully investigated to determine how this damage occurred and, if it were malicious, to bring those responsible before the courts.' Manhunt: Police gather evidence from the scene. They want to speak to three people seen taking photographs of the memorial around 30 minutes before the vandalism was reported . The memorial carries the names of 41 servicemen killed in the 1914-18 war on six plaques. It was built in April 1920 using donations from villagers in place of a tree used as a gift-giving spot for children. Outraged businessman Terry Croft, 44, has put up a £1,000 reward to catch the vandals. Mr Croft, from Prestbury, said: 'I think I know the sort of person who would have done something as shocking as this and for the circles in which they operate, this sort of offer should have some impact. 'Money always talks and if it brings somebody forward who has information to help catch whoever did this, it will be well spent.' A dog walker reported . seeing a woman and two men taking pictures of the memorial - dedicated . to the parish's war dead - shortly before it was destroyed. Police want to speak to three white people, aged 18 to 25, in connection with the incident. They . were between 5ft 6in and 5ft 9in tall, dressed in jeans and anoraks, at . about 11.20pm - 30 minutes before the vandalism was reported. It is not known whether the memorial can be repaired or replaced for Armistice Day. Poignant: The vandalism comes just weeks before the village marks Remembrance Day in honour of those who have died in conflicts since the First World War . Prestbury Parish Council will debate the matter at a meeting tonight. Malcolm Stennett, parish council chairman, said: 'It's really horrendous. 'It's terrible when you think that our troops are out fighting at the moment, getting killed and injured, and people are going around desecrating a war memorial. 'It must show an extremely low intellect and I hope the police are able to bring the culprits to book.' The Reverend Daniel Papworth, of north Cheltenham team ministry, added: 'It is sad and distressing to see the damage and local people are understandably shocked.' Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Vandals strike as village prepares to honour war dead . Not known if memorial can be repaired by Remembrance Day . Businessman places £1,000 bounty on heads of culprits .

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Article: Nigel Pearson can expect a call from the League Managers’ Association following the verbal exchange with a fan during Leicester’s midweek defeat against Liverpool. While LMA chief Richard Bevan prepares to get involved, Pearson is armed with the knowledge that both dressing room and boardroom are united behind him as far as the abusive spat is concerned. The Leicester manager will escape disciplinary action for an incident which is becoming increasingly common in the Premier League, hence Bevan’s interest. Nigel Pearson stands on the touchline during the defeat by Liverpool before launching his tirade . The Leicester City boss then turns to a fan in the stands and begins to exchange words . Pearson appears to tell the supporter to 'f*** off and die' during the match . The Leicester boss continues his tirade against the supporter from the touchline . Pearson was targeted by a serial offender, who also picks on players and backroom staff. That is like waving a red flag at a bull as far as the manager is concerned. It was Pearson’s willingness to jump to their defence which resonated loudest in the dressing room. ‘The lads know that the gaffer is going to back us. He has always backed us,’ said midfielder Matty James. ‘We had a dip in form the first season I was here and he did the same then. He is a lot more scrutinised now in the Premier League, a lot more eyes and ears, but to see your gaffer backing you is a great thing to see. Leicester manager Nigel Pearson positions himself in the stands, where he is surrounded by supporters . ‘What has happened this week, that’s football and that’s what goes on. The gaffer has shown passion and the fans have shown passion but all of that has to be put to bed now.’ Thai owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who also found himself targeted for criticism by box holders on Tuesday night, is sticking with his manager too – although pressure is building. Leicester travel to Midlands rivals Aston Villa on Sunday, who are also struggling badly. Leicester took the lead through Leonardo Ulloa but that was as good as it got for the Foxes against Liverpool . Steven Gerrard (right) pumps the air after scoring the second goal in Liverpool's 3-1 victory over Leicester . Pearson retains the support of the majority of fans despite a dismal winless run of nine games since beating Manchester United 5-3. That match was also James’s Premier League bow, two years after rejecting a one-year deal with United to drop to the Championship. James, 23, chose to leave Old Trafford after a 14-month spell on the sidelines with a rare knee injury, which took time to diagnose. Leicester midfielder Matty James has backed Pearson over his heated exchange with a fan . He recalled: ‘There were times when I’d have an injection, take the edge off it and a couple of weeks later it would come back. I would go home in tears and it was scary. ‘I eventually had surgery and United offered me a one-year deal. Sir Alex Ferguson was brilliant and told me he didn’t want me to go. ‘It was surreal playing Manchester United in the Premier League as my first match. That win hasn’t got anything to do with this run. People say we got lackadaisical but I don’t think that at all. It has just been learning about this League.” Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson exchanged angry words with fan . The incident occurred after Leicester's 3-1 defeat to Liverpool . The Leicester manager will escape disciplinary action for the incident . Pearson was targeted by a serial offender who also picks on players and backroom staff .

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Article: By . Bianca London . The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have laid a wreath in memory of Welsh miners killed in the collieries saying the country owes them 'a debt of gratitude'. Charles and Camilla attended the Welsh National Miners Memorial in Senghenydd, in the Aber Valley, meeting relatives of those killed in the area’s biggest disaster. In 1913, the village’s colliery was rocked by a huge underground explosion claiming the lives of 439 miners and one rescuer. Remembering: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall during a visit to the Welsh National Mining Memorial, Senghenydd, where they paid their respects to those who lost their lives in the coal mines . Roy Noble, patron of the village’s heritage committee, welcomed the couple to the monument’s 'hallowed ground', which also commemorates a similar disaster from 1901. The Prince and Duchess were shown tiles inlaid around the sculpted bronze memorial bearing the names of the victims, some as young as 14. As both intently studied those names, many from the same families, the Aber Valley Male Voice Choir sang the song 'Senghenydd', which asks 'where have all the young men gone?', concluding 'we will remember them'. Commemorative: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall lay a wreath in memory of Welsh miners killed in the collieries during a visit to the Welsh National Mining Memorial, Senghenydd . Paying their respects: In 1913, the village's colliery was rocked by a huge underground explosion claiming the lives of 439 miners and one rescuer . When in Wales: The Duchess of Cornwall is given bunches of flowers by local school children during a visit to the Welsh National Mining Memorial . Tribute: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall view the names of miners engraved into the stones . Meet and greet: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends the 50th Anniversary of RHS Britain in Bloom at Usk in Bloom . Blooming lovely: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall meets locals at the 50th Anniversary of RHS Britain in Bloom at Usk, Monmouthshire . Wellwishers: Charles and Camilla spent a long time greeting crowds of villagers and taking posies of flowers presented by dozens of schoolchildren . Among the choir, 70-year-old Viv Pitten, who lives at the top of the valley, said the disaster was 'still raw' for the people of his generation. Later, as Charles toured the village’s Heritage Museum, he paid tribute to the courage of the miners, and to those who paid the ultimate price digging the vital coal that helped drive Britain’s industry. He said: 'My wife and I have so enjoyed this opportunity to meet you all and if I may say so to have a chance to pay our respects at the memorial. 'We just wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate all those who’ve been involved in ensuring such a marvellous memorial is there in memory of all those many people who died so tragically, not only in 1913, but in 1901. Tribute: As Charles toured the village's Heritage Museum, he paid tribute to the courage of the miners, and to those who paid the ultimate price digging the vital coal that helped drive Britain's industry . 'And in the fact you are commemorating so many other mining disasters which have afflicted so many other communities in this remarkable part of South Wales. 'I think we owe such an enormous debt of gratitude, respect and appreciation to those people - so many from the same families - who went underground and were courageous and determined enough to do so. 'Both of us are enormously proud to have this opportunity to be here.' Charles and Camilla, who had been due to visit the memorial’s unveiling on the centenary of the disaster in October last year, spent a long time greeting crowds of villagers and taking posies of flowers presented by dozens of schoolchildren. The couple met mother Helen Manship, and shared a playful moment with her one-year-old daughter Evie-Rae Manship, who seemed thoroughly bemused by the royal attention. Mrs Manship said the heir to the throne seemed in good spirits. She said: 'I told him I was a mum of three, and he said "you’ve got your hands full then" and then joked "have they got permission to be off school?"' Hilary Barbrook, 74, lost two grandfathers in the 1913 disaster. She said: 'They brought my grandfather Hopkins James up, and he’s buried in the nearby cemetery. 'My other grandfather Charles Brown, they couldn’t find his body. Then 15 months after the explosion, they opened up that part of the mine and they found him and he was only recognisable from a ring he had on.' Tour: The Prince and Duchess were shown tiles inlaid around the sculpted bronze memorial bearing the names of the victims, some as young as 14 . Ms Barbrook, who now lives in Caerphilly at the bottom of the valley, said it was still 'very emotional'. She welcomed the royal visit and said: 'I think it’s very important for the recognition of what we’ve tried to do for all of Wales.' Charles and Camilla are four days into a five-day tour of Wales. The Duchess of Cornwall was later due to visit Usk, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom competition and meeting local schoolchildren and community members. Separately, Charles was being shown around a 15th century Welsh farmhouse which is being restored by the Landmark Trust, of which the Prince is a patron. He was then due to continue on to Cricklehowell in Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, to view the production process for a family-run organic apple juice maker. 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Attended the Welsh National Miners Memorial in Senghenydd . Met relatives of those killed in the area’s biggest disaster . In 1913, the village’s colliery was rocked by a huge underground explosion . Claimed lives of 439 miners and one rescuer . Stopped by 50th Anniversary of RHS Britain in Bloom at Usk in Bloom .

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Article: GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (CNN) -- Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Friday that government prosecutors are trying to determine who put microphones and video cameras in the presidential palace. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom: "Organized crime" may be behind cameras found in the presidential palace. "It's a serious allegation, it has never happened before in Guatemala," he told CNN en Español. He said he did not know who was responsible for the breach of security, but added, "One of the possibilities is organized crime." He said "a lot of people" had access to the palace and his office. Colom noted that Mexican President Felipe Calderon's anti-narcotrafficking efforts may have pressured drug cartels to move their smuggling to other countries, including Guatemala. Calderon said in June that his campaign against drug traffickers was working. Mexico has seized more cocaine and money from drug cartels than anywhere else in the world and this summer Mexican authorities seized at least 16,000 arms, including more than 1,000 grenades. Colom said Friday that he has already taken measures to ensure his security and that of his family. The president said that the discovery of the microphones and cameras explain, to him, some strange experiences he's had recently. He said he was in his office when the Guatemalan military called him and asked permission to seize a plane suspected of carrying illegal drugs. Within moments of approving the action, the plane disappeared. He is convinced the call was being monitored. Colom took office in January and is Guatemala's first leftist president in 53 years. CNN's Claudia Palacios contributed to this report. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

President Alvaro Colom says microphones, cameras found in palace . He says "organized crime" may be involved . Mexico's anti-trafficking campaign may have pushed criminals to Guatemala, he says .

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Article: Britain has asked Indonesia not to press for the death penalty in the case of an ex-PCSO accused of trafficking crystal meth just days after the start of her trial. Andrea Ruth Waldeck was hooded as she was brought into court to face charges of possessing £12,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine, from which the drug Ice is made. She is alleged to have passed through the city airport after a flight from China with 1.4 kilograms of drugs hidden in her underwear and strapped to her body. Scroll down for video . Andrea Ruth Waldeck, followed by her translator, entered the court room for the second day of her trial at the district court in Surabaya, in Indonesia's East Java province . Andrea Waldeck, 43, was arrested by detectives . who said they searched her hotel room and found crystal methamphetamine worth . £3,000 taped to her stomach . Police allege they found the drugs when they raided her hotel room. In a letter to Miss Waldeck's lawyer, which has also been passed to prosecutors, the embassy asked for leniency. 'We have received an official letter from the British Embassy in Jakarta requesting prosecutors reconsider the death penalty request for Andrea. Further, in order to strengthen the argument, the embassy will send an official to testify in Andrea’s favour,' her lawyer Mr Oktavianto Prasongko told The Jakarta Post. Waldeck was hooded and guided into the courtroom. She is accused is smuggling crystal meth into Indonesia . He said the embassy would present the facts regarding Miss Waldeck's role as a community police officer and social worker who dealt with drug addicts while serving in the UK. 'Most important is the fact she has never been involved with any crime while serving and living in her country,' said Mr Oktavianto. Prosecutor Mr Deddy Agus Oktavianto has already asked the court for a mandatory death sentence for the British woman, . Police are still hunting for an Indonesian man and Miss Waldeck's Nigerian boyfriend, identified only as Joe. She told authorities that she was ordered to deliver 3lb (1.47kg) of the highly addictive drug, known as crystal meth, by her boyfriend. She was arrested in April after tip off to police. Until February last year, she worked for Gloucestershire Police. After leaving her job, Waldeck crossed the globe to become part of what prosecutors alleged to be an ‘evil conspiracy’ involving an Indonesian drug-smuggling gang. Former Gloucestershire Constabulary PCSO Andrea Waldeck, pictured on the first day of her trial on Monday, is charged with drug trafficking. She faces death by firing squad if found guilty . If convicted, she will become the second British woman facing the firing squad in Indonesia for drug-smuggling. Grandmother Lindsay Sandiford was sentenced to death in January after cocaine worth an estimated £1.6millon was found in the lining of her suitcase. Waldeck was declared bankrupt in 2009 with debts of more than £120,000. Prosecutors say she initially evaded customs officials at Juanda Airport while hiding four packets of drugs in her underwear. Andrea Waldeck worked as a PCSO for Gloucestershire Constabulary until she left the force in February 2012 . Waldeck, pictured with prison guard Eru inside Medaeng Prison in Surabaya, looked solemn on the second day of her trial . She was arrested in April at her hotel room in . Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, after police received a . tip-off. Officers raided her room after she rang an associate in China . to arrange for someone to pick up the crystal meth, it is alleged. Her trial began this week at Surabaya district court and Waldeck is expected to give a statement next Monday. Last month Indonesia's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for grandmother Lindsay Sandiford . Her brother Mark Waldeck, of Brecon, . Powys, said yesterday: ‘We don’t want to talk about it until the trial . is over.’ He said his sister is being assisted by London-based legal . charity Reprieve. The British Embassy has been aware of Waldeck’s case since shortly after her arrest and has provided consular assistance. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Andrea Ruth Waldeck, 43, faces firing squad if found guilty . Waldeck was hooded when brought into court as trial began on Monday . Waldeck worked for Gloucestershire Police until February last year . She is accused of trafficking £3,000 of crystal meth in her underwear .

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Article: A woman who was hit by a truck while pregnant has woken from a coma to deliver a healthy baby girl. Jenny Quiles, 36, suffered brain injuries after the truck slammed into her while she crossed the street in St Petersburg, Florida, on October 15. She was taken to Bayfront Hospital in critical condition but woke up on Wednesday. Doctors decided to deliver baby Emmy by cesarean section then, even though she was not due to be born until December 1. Baby Emmy was due on December 1, but doctors delivered her by cesearean section after Jenny woke on Wednesday . Father Angel Quiles set up a fundraising page to help with his family's care expenses after the accident, which has raised almost $10,000 so far. He posted a picture of his wife in hospital and wrote: 'This is my beautiful wife who got struck by a tow truck carrying our unborn baby girl. 'Protecting her child, she covered her belly like any other mom to be would have done and took the impact to her brain where now both, mom and baby are fighting for there lives (sic).' Angel Quiles posted this picture of wife Jenny on a fundraising page to cover expenses for her medical care . He added: 'I have nothing for the baby and the expenses we have with me unable to work are in serious need of your support (sic). Anything will help.' 'I really thought I was going to lose my wife,' he told Bay9 News. 'I thought I was going to lose my baby and here we are celebrating the fact that Emmy is born and Jenny is doing better today.' 'When Jenny gets out of this, I'm going to tell her thank you, thank you 10,000 times because if it wasn't for her protecting the baby at that time, we wouldn't have the baby or this conversation right now.' Mr Quiles was terrified he would lose both his wife and baby, but is thrilled that both are doing well in hospital . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Jenny Quiles was hit by a tow truck as she crossed the street . Baby due in December but doctors decided to deliver early when she woke . A fundraising page for her and the baby's care has raised almost $10,000 .

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Article: (CNN) -- At first Alon Meyer thought it was a bad joke. When Kreshnik Berisha, the first suspected member of ISIS to stand trial in Germany, was arrested upon his arrival back in Frankfurt in December after spending six months in Syria, youth team football coach Meyer was left shell-shocked. The coach thought for a while and then it slowly sank in -- this was the same boy who had once stood by his side and taken the field in the shirt of Makkabi Frankfurt, Germany's largest Jewish sports club. Meyer's phone began to buzz with journalists trying to ask him whether he remembered Berisha, a 20-year-old born in Frankfurt to Kosovan parents. "I didn't think it was serious -- I remember when the journalist told me, I didn't believe it," said Meyer, who is also the president of the 40 different Makkabi clubs in Germany, which he says has some 4,500 members. "This was a guy who used to play with Jewish players every week, he was comfortable there and he seemed so happy. "He was a normal player, never shouting too much and was fighting on the field with his friends. "We are a Jewish club with a Jewish heart -- and everybody who has been involved with us knows that. "Now, within three years, he's back in Germany facing prison having left us and been radicalized. "It's very, very abnormal." Berisha is expected to receive a sentence of between three to four-and-a-half years for allegedly being a member of a foreign terrorist organization. Judge Thomas Sagebiel is offering a more lenient sentence than usual in exchange for a confession and information about ISIS. "We don't want to destroy his future with all our power," said Sagebiel during the trial last month. A sentence is expected to be handed down in the coming weeks. In a written statement read out by his lawyer during the court case, Berisha explained his motivation for traveling to Syria via Turkey in July 2013. "The inconceivable violence used by the Alawite Assad regime against the Sunni majority was enraging and bewildering. No-one wanted to help the people there," it said. "I saw it as my duty to fight against the suppression and tyranny." Statistics provided to national newspaper Die Welt by the German intelligence agency, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, states that around 450 Germans have traveled to fight in Syria. According to German media, Berisha was radicalized while studying construction engineering at college. In his statement, Berisha told the court how he was hoping to lead a normal life after serving out his sentence. While he awaits his fate, those who used to share the same football field as him are still reeling. "His old teammates were very shocked -- they didn't know how to react," Meyer said. "They couldn't believe it, nobody has contact with him. "He was moving out of the area and people lost contact with him." Makkabi Frankfurt has 1,300 members and gives opportunities to the wider community to take part in an array of activities. With 30 sports on offer and 23 different football teams for ages as young as four all the way through to 55, it is a club at the very center of the Frankfurt community. It has opened its doors to everyone in the past decade, with Meyer insisting Makkabi Frankfurt "does not talk about integration, it lives integration." "A few people in the community were shocked and called me to discuss what we should do," he said. "They asked whether we should go back to just looking after our own but I said we cannot do that because of one person. "This is a club for everybody and we want everybody to come and play together. "We have opened ourselves up to everybody and that is how we live." Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Kreshnik Berisha arrested in Germany for links with ISIS . Berisha used to play for a Jewish football team in Frankfurt . Club and community shocked by events . Sentence expected to be handed down next month .

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Article: A Transformer-style ‘flying car’ being developed by an Arizona company could soon spell the end of runways. The company’s vision is to build a vehicle with four rotors that allow it to take to the air anywhere like a helicopter - and then switch to fly like a normal plane. While this ‘SkyCruiser’ vehicle is still some way from development, the technology could soon become a reality in a functioning prototype dubbed the ‘SkyProwler’. Scroll down for video . The SkyProwler (artist's impression pictured) has four horizontal propellers that allow it to perform vertical take-offs and landings, and to hover in mid-air . The SkyProwler has four horizontal propellers that allow it to perform vertical take-offs and landings, and to hover in mid-air. ‘This opens up flying to a much larger range of possible terrains, from backyards and rough fields, to a boat on the sea,’ the company writes on its Kickstarter campaign. Users can instruct the aircraft to retract its landing gear and pull its four rotor props into the sides of its body. Users can instruct the aircraft to retract its landing gear and pull its four rotor props into the sides of its body . Pictured on the left is a prototype flown on April, and the right image shows what the current design looks like . In this mode, the craft is powered by two rear props allowing it to cover bigger distances at 83 mph (134 km/h). For slow-speed flight, they craft’s weight can be cut by temporarily removing its wings and tail. It will then travel at 35mph (56 km/h). According to Krossblade, flight time ranges from 24 minutes when it is in quadcopter mode to 40 minutes when flying fixed-wing. Nose cones on the drone can also be changed, allowing it to carry different gadgets such as a HD camera, according to a report in Gizmag. In ‘hornet configuration’, without the tail and wings, the craft has a range of 14 miles (22km) and in ‘blade configuration’ it can travel for 43 miles (69km). The SkyProwler is controlled using a radio remote control unit that comes with a live-streaming video screen. Users also have the option of removing the GPS module from the drone, and carrying it with them so that it acts as a homing beacon. The patent pending switchblade mechanism forms the basis of the transformation of SkyCruiser and SkyProwler. Airplanes need to fly fast and to fly fast you need to be as aerodynamically clean as possible. That's why airplanes are long and narrow, somewhat drop-shaped and with as few 'things' sticking out as possible. For vertical take-off and landing on the other hand, you need to be the opposite of aerodynamic. The more things you have sticking out producing lift (think of the extreme of a parachute for example) the easier it is to hover. The craft can switch between plane and quadcopter mode with a special 'switchblade' This is one of the main reasons that helicopters which a great at hover, are not very good at forward flight, being slow as well as needing a lot of fuel. The switchblade mechanism transforms an aircraft from the aerodynamically clean airplane configuration to the VTOL configuration, which features a number of rotors that together have a large rotor disc area that is ideal for hovering at low power. According to Krossblade, flight time ranges from 24 minutes when it is in quadcopter mode to 40 minutes when flying fixed-wing. Pictured are the craft's key features . The SkyProwler is controlled using a radio remote control unit that comes with a live-streaming video screen . A ready-to-fly package is currently being advertised on Kickstarter for $899. Shipping is estimated for July, if the Kickstarter is able to raise enough funds. The SkyProwler is based on the larger concept of the SkyCruiser transforming vehicle, which was unveiled last year. In normal flight, the SkyCruiser uses two 150 bhp electric motors in the tail, but when switching from horizontal to vertical flight, a set of four 'switchblade' rotor arms fold out from the fuselage to take the load. There are four 80 bhp electric motors running the four main rotors, plus another four 10 bhp rotors to providing stability in crosswinds. According to Krossblade, the smaller rotors can accelerate faster than the larger ones, so they can respond faster to sudden gusts. On the ground, the 9.5 m (31 ft) wing span can be stowed away, and electric motors mounted in the wheels drive the craft along at 75 mph (112 kph) - although be warned, it is 8.4 m (27.5 ft) long. The SkyProwler is based on the larger concept of the SkyCruiser vehicle (pictured), which was unveiled last year. In normal flight, the SkyCruiser uses two 150 bhp electric motors in the tail, but when switching from horizontal to vertical flight, a set of four 'switchblade' rotor arms fold out from the fuselage to take the load . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

SkyProwler has four propellers that allow it to perform vertical take-offs . Users can instruct aircraft to retract its landing gear and four rotor props . They can also temporarily remove its wings and tail so it can travel farther . It flies for 24 minutes in quadcopter mode and 40 minutes as a fixed-wing . Its top speed is 83 mph (134 km/h) in 'blade' or fixed wing configuration .

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Article: By . Simon Walters . A senior Tory MP is to study a dossier of secret emails in an investigation into a £5 billion deal plotted by two disgraced Conservatives on the public payroll. The inquiry has been ordered by former Tory Minister Henry Bellingham, who is responsible for the Policy Research Unit (PRU), which advises Conservative MPs and is funded by their Parliamentary expenses. Mr Bellingham acted after The Mail on Sunday revealed PRU boss Iain Corby emailed Tony Caplin, a crony of David Cameron, from his official Parliamentary account, suggesting they could both make money from a £5 billion investment project. Iain Corby, left and Tony Caplin, right who are accused of suggesting they could make money from a £5bn government deal . Mr Corby, who ran the PRU for six years, was fired on the orders of No 10 last month after claims he was guilty of misconduct over a sex texts scandal. Mr Caplin was sacked as the head of a £60 billion Treasury quango after a separate investigation by this newspaper revealed how the Prime Minister gave him the job despite the fact he had been declared bankrupt for not paying his taxes. Mr Bellingham told The Mail on Sunday: ‘I have asked to look at all Mr Corby’s emails to see if this was a one-off or part of a pattern of outside activities. I am determined to establish the truth. The PRU is funded by taxpayers. If anyone is dealing in shares or other commercial activities, they should not be doing it via the PRU.’ PRU director Eoghan Williams, appointed to clean it up after Mr Corby’s abrupt departure, is compiling a dossier of the messages. The email concerning the £5 billion deal was sent to Mr Caplin from Mr Corby’s PRU email address. Headed ‘spending some cash,’ it was sent in March 2013, ten months after Mr Caplin, a member of the Public Works Loans Board (PWLB), which controls £60 billion of loans to town halls, was declared bankrupt. Four months later, Mr Cameron promoted him to the post of Board chairman. Former Tory minister Henry Bellingham has ordered an inquiry into the secret emails . Mr Caplin and Mr Corby had access to privileged Government information as a result of their positions. Two other powerful groups of MPs, the Public Accounts Committee and the Public Administration Committee, are also expected to discuss the allegations concerning Mr Caplin this week. Downing Street last night admitted no checks were carried out on Mr Caplin before his appointment as head of the PWLB last year. Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood said in a letter to Labour Treasury spokesman Chris Leslie: ‘Mr Caplin should have told the Treasury he was bankrupt.’ Tory ‘quango king’ Mr Caplin is the former boss of stockbroker Panmure Gordon, where the Prime Minister’s father, Ian, was one of three generations of Camerons to work. Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude is a former business associate of Mr Caplin and gave him a top Tory HQ post. Further details of how Mr Caplin cheated friends as he tried to avoid bankruptcy and public disgrace emerged last night. ‘He borrowed more and more money from friends to pay off other debts without telling them he was going broke – like using one credit card to pay off another – but it collapsed,’ said one. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Former minister Henry Bellingham to study dossier of secret emails by two disgraced Conservatives . Iain Corby emailed Tony Caplin suggested they could both make money from a £5billion investment project . Mr Corby ran the Policy Research Unit, which advises Tory MPs . Mr Caplin was sacked as head of £60bn Treasury quango .

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Article: By . Emma Reynolds . PUBLISHED: . 04:32 EST, 5 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:30 EST, 5 October 2012 . Family and friends of murdered Irish journalist Jill Meagher today said an emotional goodbye at her funeral. The 29-year-old from Co Louth, Ireland, was raped and killed after a night out with colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, as she walked the short distance home to her husband. Her grieving family and a small group of friends attended a private service at Fawkner Memorial Park in the city two weeks after the tragedy. Scroll down for video . Beautiful smile: Jill Meagher's father George McKeon, left, choked back tears as he spoke of his daughter, right . Last goodbye: The mourners released 29 white doves for Mrs Meagher - one for each year of her life . White ribbon wristbands were given to . mourners to signify the fight to prevent violence against women and 29 . white doves were released at the end of the service, one for each year . of Mrs Meagher's life. Tears flowed as her husband Tom said a farewell in Gaelic: 'Slan abhaile no chara', meaning 'Safe home my friend.' He spoke of their shared love of literature and how much his wife loved to go dancing, adding that she was always happiest when she was making others laugh. 'I couldn't ask for more loyalty, happiness and fun,' he said. 'Goodbye my beautiful, funny girl. I'll love you forever.' Painful emotions: The journalist's mother Edith McKeon is comforted by son Michael, left, while her father George hugs her husband, Tom Meagher, right . Tragedy: Mrs Meagher was raped and murdered as she walked home from a night out with colleagues two weeks ago . Many of the women attending the service wore pink clothes and red shoes in memory of Mrs Meagher, a radio programme manager for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Mourners danced to her favourite Queen song, Under Pressure, during the hour-long ceremony, to celebrate the ebullient woman's love of dancing. Guests were driven to the service in buses, and Cordell Chapel was heavily protected by police. Her father George McKeon fought back tears as he read a card he and his wife Edith had sent to their daughter in 2004, in which they told her how much they missed her, her laughter, energy and smile. 'It hard to be apart from you,' he read. 'So many of my thoughts are of you. 'Each night when the world is quiet and still, your smile and the wonderful moments we have shared crowd my mind. Then I find myself missing you even more.' Treasured memories: Mrs Meagher's mother said the family were overwhelmed by the outpouring of grief from the public . Intimate service: Guests were driven to the service at Fawkner Memorial Park in buses, and Cordell Chapel was heavily protected by police . Mrs McKeon, from Boyle, Co. Roscommon, had travelling from Perth in western Australia for the service. She said the family were overwhelmed by the outpouring of grief in both Australia and at home near Drogheda, where the young woman grew up. She wrote on Facebook about her cherished memories of playing frisbee with the family in the park on their last meeting three weeks ago. her uncle Michael, who had last seen his niece three weeks ago when she was on a trip home to Ireland, said: 'Gillian was a brilliant person, so happy, great worker, so in love with Tom - all the cliches, that was her. 'Tom and Gillian were a lovely couple and they don't deserve this - nobody does.' In a statement released by the family yesterday, they said: ‘We understand your interest and that many of you are grieving with us. However, we also request that you allow us, our family and Jill’s friends time to grieve the loss of our beautiful wife, daughter and friend in privacy at this emotional time. Tribute: (From second left) Edith, Michael and George Mckeon released three boxes of white doves along with her husband Tom Meagher . Missed: The funeral took place at Fawkner Memorial Park in Melbourne, where her loved ones honoured the young woman for her humour and kindness . ‘We would like to sincerely thank the public for their support, condolences and concern.’ Thousands took to the streets of Melbourne on Monday for a peace march Mrs Meagher's memory. Mrs Meagher vanished after a night out with colleagues from ABC, and her body was found last Friday. Adrian Bayley, 41, was arrested after leading police to her shallow grave. The last image of Mrs Meagher on a shop's CCTV footage showed her talking to a man wearing a blue hoodie before she vanished. 'We miss your smile': George McKeon read out a letter at the service that he and his wife Edith had sent to their daughter in 2004 . Happy moments: The family were reunited in Ireland three weeks ago, where they played a Frisbee game together . Safe journey: The 29-year-old was described as happy, fun, a keen dancer and a loyal companion . According to one witness report, a car made a U-turn on the street after Mrs Meagher walked past. Her husband, Thomas, raised the alarm when she failed to make the short walk to her home less than a mile from Bar Etiquette. Last weekend, 30,000 people marched in her memory in the north inner suburb of Brunswick, Melbourne, where Mrs Meagher lived after moving to Australia two years ago. Thousands are expected to attend a memorial mass in St Peter's Church, Drogheda, at 7pm tonight. A candlelit procession through the town will take place beforehand. VIDEO: Thomas Meagher speaks of his grief . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

The mourners released doves - one for each year of the 29-year-old's life . She was raped and killed on her way home from night out in Melbourne . Mrs Meagher moved to Australia two years ago . Man, 41, arrested after leading police to her shallow grave .

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Article: By . Mark Duell . Gunmen killed three Egyptian soldiers in an attack on a bus today - prompting a warning from the army that it would eliminate the Muslim Brotherhood. Al Qaeda-inspired Islamist militant groups in Sinai have stepped up attacks on security forces since the army toppled President Mohamed Mursi in July after mass protests against his rule. Some 49 people were killed yesterday in anti-government protests which were attacked by supporters of the new political order and security forces, witnesses said. Scroll down for video . Attack: His appearance comes as British holidaymakers are repeatedly told to stay indoors in Egypt's capital after 80 people died during a weekend of street clashes. Above, protestors throw stones and glass at police . Help: Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi carry an injured demonstrator who was shot during clashes in Cairo . Deaths: Supporters of Egypt's army and police at Tahrir Square, on the third anniversary of Egypt's uprising . Yesterday was the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Security forces said they fired live rounds on Brotherhood supporters as they tried to set up a sit-in in Cairo. Security sources said that 23 people died in the incident, 22 from by bullet wounds, and that they were included in the official death toll of 49. The violence showed deep divisions that have flared often since the 2011 revolt that raised hopes of a stable democracy. The military blames the Brotherhood for much of Egypt's political violence. In another attack in lawless Sinai, five soldiers were killed yesterday when an army helicopter crashed in the north of the peninsula in an operation against militants. It was a missile attack, security sources said, without giving further details. The army has not commented on the cause of the crash. Militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Supporters of Jerusalem) claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on an army helicopter in a statement posted on the internet. Fire: Supporters of the Brotherhood and President Mursi close the road during clashes with riot police in Cairo . Protection: A riot policeman sits inside a police vehicle on October Bridge during the clashes with protestors . Tanks: Supporters of Egypt's army and police cheer with national flags and Sisi posters in front of armoured personnel carriers standing guard in front of Tahrir Square . The group also said it was behind a wave of bomb attacks in Cairo on Friday which killed at least six people. Egyptian authorities make no distinction . between militants operating in the Sinai and the Brotherhood, which . renounced violence in the 1970s but has been declared a terrorist group . by the Egyptian government. 'We assure the Egyptian people of the great determination of its men to fight black terrorism and the complete elimination of the advocates of oppression and sedition and blasphemy from followers of the Muslim Brotherhood' Egyptian army . In a statement on Facebook, the army said: ‘We assure the Egyptian people of the great determination of its men to fight black terrorism and the complete elimination of the advocates of oppression and sedition and blasphemy from followers of the Muslim Brotherhood.’ . The soldiers who were killed in the bus attack were on their way back from holiday when gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, security sources said. Security forces have killed up to 1,000 Muslim Brotherhood supporters and put the movement's top leaders in jail. But the tough measures have failed to pacify Egypt, which is of great strategic importance because of its peace treaty with Israel and control over the Suez Canal. Destruction: A security guard walks at the Islamic Art Museum, which was damaged by a car bomb attack targeting the nearby Cairo Security Directorate on Friday . Taken away: Riot police arrest anti-government protesters and members of the Brotherhood during clashes at Ramsis Street, which leads to Tahrir Square . Death toll: Some 49 people were killed yesterday in anti-government protests which were attacked by supporters of the new political order and security forces, witnesses said . Interim President Adly Mansour announced today that Egypt's presidential elections would be held before parliamentary polls. The new political timetable could see army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who toppled Egypt's first democratically-elected president, become head of state within months. Parliamentary elections were supposed to happen first under the roadmap agreed after the army deposed Mr Mursi. But critics argued that a presidential poll should be held first to elect a strong leader able to stabilise Egypt before potentially divisive parliamentary elections. General Sisi, who was President Mubarak's head of military intelligence, is expected to announce his candidacy for the presidency soon and is likely to win by a landslide. His supporters view him as a decisive figure who can pacify Egypt. The Brotherhood accuses him of masterminding a coup and holds him responsible for what it says are human rights abuses. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Egyptian army warns that it will eliminate the Muslim Brotherhood . Al Qaeda-inspired Islamist militant groups have stepped up attacks . Army toppled President Mohamed Mursi in July after mass protests . 49 people were killed yesterday in anti-government demonstrations .

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Article: By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 00:51 EST, 5 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:11 EST, 5 June 2013 . Critical: Cesar Campuzano, pictured, is fighting for his life after he jumped into an Oregon river with his friends despite not knowing how to swim . A 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he jumped into an Oregon river with his friends, despite not knowing how to swim, and spent 30 minutes underwater. Cesar Campuzano, a freshman known at Newberg High School for his 'big smile,' disappeared below the surface after his classmates tried to help him get out but couldn't. The group of teens, who had been hanging out on the Willamette River at Rogers Landing called 911 at 6:19 p.m. on Monday to report the potential drowning. But the fire department's rescue team took almost 20 minutes to arrive and it wasn't until 6:47 p.m. that a diver located Cesar underwater and pulled him from the river. Paramedics initiated CPR before he was transported by Life Flight helicopter to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland where he remains in critical condition. 'He just went back under and we just didn't see him again,' one of the girls who witnessed the incident told ABC News. Another young girl said: 'He was flailing his arms, like, we didn't know what was going on. We thought he was just playing around but he wasn't. Both of the boys were freaking out too. They tried getting him but he just kept slipping away.' In some cases, doctors use therapeutic hypothermia on patients who have been underwater for an extended length of time. This slows down the metabolic rate of the body and the brain - by reducing their body temperature - to save a patient's life and limit the risk of brain damage. In Cesar's case, Captain Tim Svenson of the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office believes the teen survived because the temperature of the river was cool, slowing his body temperature in a similar way to keep him alive. It's too early to say whether he will have suffered brain damage. Half an hour under: Cesar Campuzano, pictured, a freshman known at Newberg High School for his 'big smile,' spent 30 minutes underwater . River: Cesar was on the dock with six or seven other teens when some of the boys jumped into the river, pictured, to swim . Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Svenson told the Yamhill Valley Newsregister.com that Cesar had probably been in the water two or three minutes when the 911 call came in. 'The . Newberg Fire Department Dive Rescue Team and our marine patrol were on . scene at 6:38. We were providing support, and a diver located him at . 6:47.' Svenson said Cesar was on the dock with six or seven other teens when some of the boys jumped into the river to swim. 'Cesar could not swim,' Svenson said. 'The kids he was with didn't think he would (jump in) because everyone knew he didn't know how to swim. 'A couple of kids tried to get him to . the dock, but he was in panic-mode, and started climbing all over . them. They couldn't get him to the dock, and he went under.' The water where the teen was found is 10 to 12 feet deep and the water temperature was 61 degrees, according to Svenson. On Tuesday, the school brought in extra counselors for students and staff who are trying to deal with the accident. Newberg High School Principal Dan Malone said everyone was hoping for the best. Hospital: Paramedics initiated CPR before Cesar, pictured left and right, was transported by Life Flight helicopter to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland where he remains in critical condition . Big smile: 'He's a young man with a big smile,' Newberg High School principal Dan Malone said, adding 'who hopefully still has a promising future ahead' Dock: Cesar was hanging out with a group of school-age friends at on the Willamette River at Rogers Landing, pictured . 'He's a young man with a big smile,' Malone told Koin.com, 'who hopefully still has a promising future ahead.' Svenson defended the fire department, saying they got to the site as quickly as possible. 'It took 20 minutes for the fire department to get to the station, to get a boat and the appropriate personnel — people equipped to dive,' he told ABC News. He added that the team had to wait for part-time/volunteer members to assemble, because many had just been given off of work or were called in. 'As soon as the fire department heard the call that was the quickest they could get together,' he said. Svenson said after half an hour underwater, Cesar was unresponsive but alive when teams arrived. They immediately started CPR and put Cesar in an ambulance where they hit his chest with the AED in a bid to shock him. Svenson said no foul play is suspected. He said it will take a couple of days to assess how being underwater for such a long time has affected Campuzano's brain function. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Cesar Campuzano, an Oregon freshman known for his 'big smile,' spent half an hour underwater . after his friends tried to help him out but he slipped from their grasp . Fire department rescue team took 20 minutes to get to the Willamette River, where Cesar and about six friends had been hanging out when the incident happened . After he was pulled from the river, 15-year-old was helicoptered to a Portland hospital where he remains in critical condition . Experts believe the cool river reduced his body temperature enough to slow his metabolic rate and keep him alive .

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Article: (CNN) -- Samuel Eto'o doesn't like the question -- instead, he points to a picture. It is of a hospital in Cameroon -- "I want to give a chance to each child," he says. When Eto'o, a four time African Player of the Year, signed for Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala in August 2011, he became the highest paid player in the world. Here was a man who had already won the Champions League on three occasions, starred for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Inter Milan and led Cameroon to Africa Cup of Nations glory -- twice. It was a move which raised plenty of eyebrows considering Anzhi's standing on the European stage and gave credence to the argument that Eto'o was more interested in Russian rubles than ramming home goals in one of the continent's top divisions. Such accusations rile the 32-year-old, who is adamant that he made the move to an unheralded team in Dagestan for the challenge rather than the financial rewards provided by the club's oil tycoon chairman Suleiman Kerimov. Money . "It's not a question of money because when you look at my career, I've won everything except for the World Cup," Eto'o told CNN World Sport. "It's also a problem of motivation too. I had the opportunity this window to go play again at Inter and other teams in Italy. "At Inter, I was the best paid player in the world. But it's not a question of money because when I go out onto the pitch, I only have one thing in mind -- winning. "And I don't think about having money in my bank account or not, I only think about winning, having fun and entertaining the fans -- these are the only things I have in my head. "Of course, it's normal for people to say, 'yeah, this player changed teams because of the money.' "That could be the case sometimes, but after a certain level of success? No." That money has given him a life he may never have dreamed of while growing up as a young boy in Cameroon -- but it has also helped hundreds of disadvantaged children in his home country. Charity . The "Fundacion Privada Samuel Eto'o," which was established in 2006, helps provide basic healthcare and works on improving social inclusion. So while Eto'o is aware of the exorbitant wages he has received, he is equally aware of just how vital that money has been in helping those chasing the dream of becoming Africa's next superstar football player. "We've done quite a few things with ambulances, operation centers...we've built hospitals in the interior of the country.," he points out. "I have a lot of boys who play in Barcelona's youth academy -- I have another named Unlinga who plays also for Malaga -- all of these come from my foundation. "I have a lad who's a good forward, he's doing quite well, named Odongu. I have a kid named Abanya who's a center back. "All of them come from my foundation and it's the joy that I try to share -- the opportunity -- that I want to give to each child. "They themselves have to fight for their place, but the first opportunity is what I try to give them." Eto'o, now at Chelsea following his move to London last month, has reportedly taken a huge pay cut from the estimated $26.8 million a year he was earning at Anzhi. Instead, he has signed a one-year deal at Stamford Bridge thought to be worth around $11 million with Anzhi keen to offload the forward and ease pressure on its wage bill. The move to the west London club came as something of a surprise, not least because of the striker's former disdain for a club which he said, "I'd rather sell groundnuts in my village than to play for a pathetic team like Chelsea." That comment came following Chelsea's Champions League victory over Barcelona in 2005 where Eto'o was left seething at the tactics of a certain Jose Mourinho - now in his second spell as manager of the London club. After the tie, which Chelsea won, Eto'o told a Spanish media outlet: "Chelsea going through is a disaster for football. "If this team wins the Champions League, it would make you want to retire." Mourinho . Little did Eto'o know then that five years later he would be exchanging love letters and text messages with Mourinho as Inter Milan embarked on an astonishing run of success which culminated with victory in the 2010 Champions League final. In July 2009, the Cameroon striker was sent packing by Barcelona as the Catalan club secured the services of the enigmatic Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Eto'o, was seen as surplus to requirements and moved to Serie A to team up with Mourinho -- a partnership which flourished even after the two parted ways. While he is reticent when it comes to talking about former Barca boss Pep Guardiola, "I don't talk about him," he says, Eto'o is unyielding in his praise for Mourinho. "There is only one Jose Mourinho,' Eto'o once said about the Portuguese coach. "I have played under a lot of great coaches but there is no other character in the game like Jose." The two men helped Inter win the treble during their time together at the San Siro and Eto'o even revealed that he attempted to persuade Mourinho to move to Anzhi with him. "Since we met at Inter, he has always been in my life," he said. "We talk almost all the time -- he sent me a good luck message before a match and I'd send him something, he can ask me something or I can do the same. "And I'm going to tell you a secret. You know that I spoke with the boss about coming with me to Anzhi? Because I thought he was the right man for the job and situation. Yes, I said this to him." Champions . Mourinho, now back at Chelsea following his departure from Real Madrid, will hope the two can combine again with the club aiming to challenge for both the Premier League and Champions League titles. Eto'o sees similarities between this Chelsea side and the Inter team which conquered Europe in 2010 -- and believes another Champions League title could be on the horizon. "When I got to Inter, they didn't expect anything from us," he said. "People would say, 'they're old, they're this, they're that' and we ended up winning everything. "In football, it's not a question of saying, 'do we have a squad?' "The first thing for victory is believing. Believing that you can achieve. When you believe that you can achieve something, I'm sure that you're 60% on the path to victory. "Chelsea has won before and it can win again. We're going to work hard to be able to do it." Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Samuel Eto'o insists he did not move to Anzhi Makhachkala for the money . The 32-year-old was the highest paid player in the world during his time in Russian football . Eto'o signed for Chelsea in August after reuniting with manager Jose Mourinho . Believes new club has every chance of winning the European Champions League .

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Article: (CNN) -- A standoff between Boeing and thousands of unionized workers based in Washington state came to an unexpected end Friday after workers voted in favor of a contract to build the company's new commercial jet. The deal keeps economic activity worth billions inside the state, and means hundreds of thousands of jobs will be retained. The vote Friday, from the International Association of Machinists District 751, came in at 51% to 49%. It was a dramatic reversal in the machinists' stance, after they had overwhelmingly rejected a similar contract less than two months ago. The new contract, which will run from 2016 to 2024, means an end to the traditional pension plan for more than 33,000 machinists at Boeing, replacing it with a 401(k) type of plan. The plan had been a sticking point, but fear of losing jobs and work connected to the jet prompted members to change their minds. Union representatives told media they didn't like the position, but were forced to accept it. Local union officials had pointed to the loss of the pension as the prime reason to reject the deal, also arguing that approving the contract would encourage the company to make continued threats to move work elsewhere in the future in order to win other concessions. However, IAM International leadership had argued the new offer was better than one that was rejected last year, adding about $1 billion in value to members. The improvements include an additional $5,000 bonus in 2020 and the continuation of the current formula for how new hires move up the pay scale. Jim Bearden, speaking on behalf of the local union president,Tom Wroblewski, said, "Our members have spoken, and having said that, this is the course we'll take. No member liked this or the position we were put in by the company." "We faced tremendous pressure from every source imaginable," Bearden said. "Politicians, the media, and others, who truly had no right to get into our business, who were aligned against us." Ray Conner, chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said in a statement that the 777X and the composite wings would now be built in the Puget Sound area, where the company's plants are based. "Thanks to this vote by our employees, the future of Boeing in the Puget Sound region has never looked brighter," he said. The 777X is Boeing's answer to the Airbus A350-900/1000, which competes with Boeing's current 777 Classic series of jet airliners. The 777 Classic is assembled at Boeing's production plant in Everett, Washngton, near Seattle. The Classic's metal wings are built in Japan, shipped to Everett and joined to the fuselage at the Boeing plant. Production of the 777X will begin in 2016, with a first flight due in 2018 before it goes into service in 2020. The jet will use carbon-composite wings, which are regarded as the plum of the program. State officials had pulled out all the stops to win the program. Gov. Jay Inslee said losing the 777X to another state would be the beginning of the end of Boeing's production in Washington, where the company employs nearly 90,000 and drives another 270,000 indirect jobs. Elected officials and others believed that losing the 777X and the composite wings would mean future airplanes would follow the 777X to other states. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Machinists' union votes in favor of building Boeing's new jet in Washington state . Boeing and the union disagreed over pension plans but came to an agreement . The 51%-49% vote was a dramatic reversal in machinsts' stance . The deal means major economic activity and thousands of jobs stay in the state .

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Article: More than half of black Americans think Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson should be convicted of murdering Michael Brown - compared to just 17 per cent of white Americans. The results from a survey carried out by Rasmussen reveal a stark difference in attitudes towards the death of the black teenager, which has sparked riots in the Missouri city and across the U.S. Nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of the 1,000 American adults surveyed believe Wilson should be found guilty of murder, while another quarter (26 per cent) thought he was acting in self defense when he gunned down the unarmed teenager in broad daylight on August 9. But 57 per cent of black . adults think he should be convicted compared to only 17 per cent of white Americans and 24 per cent of other minority Americans. Scroll down for video . Divided: The results of a survey have shown that black and white Americans have different attitudes towards the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, left, at the hands of Missouri cop, Dareen Wilson, right . Of those who are undecided about what should happened to Wilson, most - 56 per cent - are white. The survey results also show that black Americans are more convinced that the violent riots since the . killing are legitimate outrage rather than criminal . activity. Police have said they fired tear gas and rubber bullets in response to gunfire, looting, vandalism and protesters who hurled Molotov cocktails over the weekend. Exactly a quarter of all those surveyed said they believed the protests have mostly been legitimate outrage, whereas 52 per cent think the riots have been carried out by criminals taking advantage of the situation. Protest: Residents of Ferguson show protest the killing on Sunday. A quarter of Americans believe the riots have been based on legitimate anger, but more believe criminals have been taking advantage of the situation . Among these, 54 per cent of white Americans and 53 per cent of other minorities think the violence is mostly down to criminals, compared to 35 per cent of black people surveyed. In addition, black Americans are more likely to think the protests are legitimate anger. As tension grows in Ferguson, the Missouri State Police and the state . National Guard have been called in to help deal with the violence. Of those who took part in the survey, 27 per cent believe the police have responded well, while a similar percentage - 28 - call their response 'poor'. The results also showed that black Americans were more than twice as likely as whites and other minority adults to rate the police response as poor. Gunned down: On Monday, one of the Brown family's attorneys indicates the location of the 'kill shot' And while 68 per cent of Americans say . they have been following the new reports very closely, black Americans . are far more likely to be following it, the survey revealed. The racial divide apparent in the survey results is reminiscent of the . trial of George Zimmerman, who shot dead an unarmed . African-American teenager in Florida in 2012. Zimmerman was found not guilty at . a trial last year. This latest survey shows that eight out of ten black voters believe the system is unfair to minorities. Brown, 18, was shot dead on August 9 and sustained six bullet wounds, including the fatal shot to the top of his head. His killer was identified as Darren Wilson, who has since been placed on paid administrative leave. The survey by Rasmussen Reports was carried out on August 15 and 16 and involved 1,000 people. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

There is a stark difference in attitudes of white and black Americans towards the Michael Brown case, a survey has shown . Black Americans are more likely to think cop Darren Wilson should be found guilty of shooting dead the unarmed teenager . White Americans are more likely to think the subsequent riots have been carried out by opportunists rather than because of anger . Black Americans have also been following the case more closely than white Americans, according to the results from Rasmussen .

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Article: By . Catherine Hardy For Mailonline . When Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead were convicted of in 2013 of lighting the fire that destroyed their home and resulted in the death of their six innocent children, the entire country was baying for the couple's blood. But no one wishes that Mick Philpott was dead more than Mairead's father, and grandfather of the dead children, Jimmy Duffy, who has spoken in a TV interview to be shown on Sunday night. Speaking in an episode of The Crimes That Shook Britain, Jimmy says that he'd 'like to kill the man for what he’s done to them children and what he’s done to my daughter.' See below for video . Jimmy Duffy with daughter Bernadette arriving to the trial of his daughter Mairead Philpott in 2012 . Jimmy puts what his daughter did down to her husband's abusive and controlling behaviour . Jimmy puts what his daughter did down to her husband's abusive and controlling behaviour. 'I blame him for the way she was and the way she is now and what she’s done. All his doing. 'If it was up to me I’d strangle the man tomorrow if I was given half a chance.' The episode, which details the crime, also includes reflections from neighbours Darren and Jamie Butler, who were present the night of the fire. Mairead was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment for manslaughter for her part in lighting the fire at her children's home, and attempting to blame the arson on husband Mick's ex-lover Lisa Willis. The jailed couple were married in 2003, but Jimmy says that he had misgivings about Mick from the beginning . The pair married in 2003, and in the episode Jimmy recalls that from the beginning he had misgivings about his son-in-law. '[At their wedding] he seemed to be mingling around everywhere in among the women, stuff like that there and half the time she was sitting there on her own, and he was nowhere near her. I said to him ‘You’re supposed to be with your wife today. You’re going round all these women’. And he did quite annoy me but I was in two minds of saying I’m going to whack him one, but I decided not to ruin the day kind of thing, so I just kind of bit my tongue and left it at that.' Speaking in The Crimes That Shook Britain, Jimmy says that he'd 'like to kill the man for what he’s done' In the aftermath of the fire in May 2012, Mick and Mairead appeared on TV to talk about the incident, but even then something didn't seem right to Jimmy. 'To me it was a show because I couldn’t see a tear. I never heard a mention of the children or ‘Find out who done this to my children.’ 'I thought to myself, ‘What’s wrong with the man?’ Six children are dead; somebody set the house on fire. No mention of the children; no sign of a tear. 'I don’t think there was a tear coming out of Mairead’s eye either. But she just sat there with her head down, clinging on to him.' Mairead and Mick speak to the media in Derby, 2012, following the fire that killed six of their children . Once their crime was discovered, Mick, Mairead and co-conspirator Paul Mosley underwent an eight week trial, at the end of which they were all found guilty and sentenced, Mick to life imprisonment and Mairead and Mosley to 17 years each. However, Jimmy believes that sentencing should have been harsher, saying that some of the spectators in court believed the couple should have received an individual sentence for each of the six children who died. Despite saying he 'can't forgive' Mairead for her actions, Jimmy says that she's 'still my daughter, I still love her' and worries that he might somehow be responsible for what happened. 'Some nights I sit back and think what did I do wrong that she turned out the way she did? You know, I blame myself sometimes.' Jimmy's interview features in Crimes That Shook Briatain, The Philpotts, Sunday, 9pm on The Crime and Investigation Channel . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Jimmy Duffy says he'd like to kill his son-in-law Mick Philpott, who caused the deaths of his six grandchildren in 2012 . Blames his daughter's actions on Mick's abusive and controlling behaviour . Says that although he can't forgive Mairead he stills loves her .

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Article: Refugees who claim asylum on the grounds that they are homosexual should not have to undergo tests to prove it, the EU's top court has ruled. Three men, including a Ugandan and one from a Muslim country, failed to gain asylum when a Dutch court found they had not proved their sexuality. The European Court of Justice says EU states must respect human dignity. Its rulings apply for all EU member states. Refugees who claim asylum on the grounds that they are homosexual should not have to undergo tests to prove it, the EU's top court has ruled; pictured above Sub-Saharan migrants celebrate as they try to reach a immigrant holding centre after they jumped the border fence in Melilla, the Spanish enclave in northern Africa . The case involving the trio is significant because this year there has been a surge in the number of sub-Saharan Africans seeking asylum in Europe; most African countries treat homosexuality as a crime; desperate migrants are pictured trying to get over a border fence in Morocco . The case involving the trio is significant because this year there has been a surge in the number of sub-Saharan Africans seeking asylum in Europe, the BBC reported. Most African countries treat homosexuality as a crime. In 2011 the UN, EU and human rights activists criticised Czech authorities for using an erection or 'phallometric' test - a practice dating back to communist times - to determine whether certain asylum seekers were gay. In its latest ruling, the court of justice said that determining a refugee's sexuality had to be consistent with EU law while also respecting their private and family life. It said evidence of homosexual acts submitted from tests or on film infringed human dignity, even if it was proposed by the asylum seeker. Allowing such evidence could result in it becoming a requirement, the court said. While authorities can ask questions about asylum seekers sexual orientation, they can't ask about their sexual practices. While authorities can ask questions about asylum seekers sexual orientation, they can't ask about their sexual practices, the court found . In its latest ruling, the court of justice said that determining a refugee's sexuality had to be consistent with EU law while also respecting their private and family life; pictured above, immigrants wait in line at a shelter in Crete after arriving on a cargo shop from Turkey . The judges said an asylum seeker's failure to answer questions about their personal circumstances was not sufficient reason to reject them. Nor was an applicant's failure to declare his homosexuality from the outset. Treatment of gay, lesbian or bisexual refugees has been highlighted in the UK in recent months following revelations one asylum seeker was asked 'shockingly degrading' questions. More than 10 per cent of interviews with asylum seekers involved questions of an 'unsatisfactory nature', a report in October by the UK independent chief inspector of borders and immigration found. Last year the court of justice ruled that gay asylum seekers who had a genuine fear of imprisonment in African countries could claim refugee status. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

EU states must respect human dignity, the European Court of Justice says . Ruling follows a surge in sub-Saharan Africans seeking asylum here . Over 10 per cent of asylum seekers are asked 'unsatisfactory' questions .

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Article: By . Snejana Farberov and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:27 EST, 8 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:27 EST, 8 June 2013 . The crane operator accused of being high on marijuana when a Philadelphia building collapsed on to a thrift store, killing six people, has turned himself into police. Sean Benschop was wanted on six counts of involuntary manslaughter, 13 counts of recklessly endangering another person and one count of risking a catastrophe. Authorities believe the 42-year-old had been using an excavator on Wednesday when the remains of the four-storey building gave way, killing two employees and four customers, and injuring 13 others. Wanted: Sean Benschop covers his face with a red jacket as he turns himself in to Philadelphia police . Deputy Mayor Everett Gillison told The Associated Press a toxicology report showed evidence that Mr Benschop was high on marijuana. That finding, combined with witness statements and evidence led to the decision on Friday to raid his north Philadelphia home, he said. Mr Benschop had samples of his . blood and urine tested at a hospital about two hours after part of the . building on Market Street crumbled on to the Salvation Army thrift store . below on Wednesday morning. Sources also told CBS Philadelphia that police officers noticed Mr Benschop was speaking in an unusually slow and quiet manner, as if he were whispering. The . 42-year-old crane operator allegedly told investigators that he has . been taking prescription pain medications after suffering a cut to his . finger recently. Mr Benschop, who also goes by the name Kary Roberts, has been arrested at least 11 times since 1994 on charges ranging from drugs to theft to weapons possession, according to court records. He was twice sentenced to prison in the 1990s after being convicted on drug trafficking charges. At least two survivors have sued the demolition contractor and building owner, alleging gross recklessness at the job site. The city has since promised to improve the demolition industry. Under the influence: Sean Benschop, 42, allegedly tested positive for illegal drugs and prescription narcotics two hours after the building collapse . Boss sued: Demolition contractor Griffin Campbell is facing a lawsuit in connection to the collapse of the Philadelphia building . 'We can do much better,' Mayor Michael Nutter said. 'We will not accept the status quo in the face of this tragedy.' Mr Nutter's reform for construction sites includes random drug testing on heavy equipment operators. The . mayor also pledged to adopt tougher background requirements for . demolition contractors, including information about each worker's . experience, and frequent site inspections. His plan could run into resistance from builders who say they are already highly regulated. 'I . think that before we do anything, before we rush to any judgment about . how to fix what happened, we have to have all the facts," Steven Lakin, . of the General Building Contractors Association, which represents . Philadelphia contractors, said. 'Everybody wants to regulate demolition contractors, but I'm not so sure that's the answer.' Lawyers for the two survivors who . have sued accuse demolition contractor Griffin Campbell of violating . federal safety regulations. No one answered the phone at a listing for Campbell on Saturday, and the voice mailbox was full. Linda . Bell, a 50-year-old mother of three, was shopping at the thrift store . when the building came down . She fell into the basement and was covered . by rubble for more than an hour. 'She's still shook up real bad, sore, swollen up,' Ms Bell's brother, Keith, said. He added that his sister was suffering after 'seeing other people getting killed'. Construction engineers said the thrift store should have been evacuated during the demolition project taking place next to it. 'There . was communication between the Salvation Army and the attorney of the . neighboring building's owner, pertaining to the demolition. The neighbor . assured The Salvation Army that they would be taking proper . precautions,' Major Robert W. Dixon, the Salvation Army's Philadelphia . director of operations said. Tragedy: A four-storey building being demolished on Philadelphia's Market Street collapsed Wednesday on the edge of downtown, killing six and injuring 13 people . Frantic search: Firemen and rescue workers swarm the site of a building collapse looking for survivors at 22nd and Market Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wednesday . Traumatic sight: Phildelphia firefighters bring out a tarp to block the view as a body is removed from the rubble of a building collapse . Mr Benschop, who described himself as being 'self-employed,' was working on the Market Street site as part of a demolition project handled by Griffin Campbell Construction. Mr Campbell's company was handing . demolition at multiple adjacent properties along the 2100 block of . Market Street, including house number 2136, which came crashing down on . Wednesday. It was revealed Thursday that nearly a . month before the deadly collapse that ended the lives of six people, the . City of Philadelphia had been made aware of potentially unsafe . demolition practices at the site. Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Sean Benschop faces six counts of involuntary manslaughter . Two thrift store employees and four customers were killed in collapse .

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Article: The son of American evangelist Benny Hinn was arrested in Brazil after allegedly beating up a deaf and dumb man during one of his father's rallies, it was reported today. Hestephenson Araujo, 21, reportedly needed hospital treatment after the incident on Saturday night during a religious crusade in Manaus, northern Brazil. Police detained Joshua Hinn, 21, along with two of Benny Hinn's bodyguards, on suspicion of torture after the three men allegedly locked Mr Araujo in a trailer and physically assaulted him. Big money miracle worker: Televangelist Benny Hinn is best known for traveling the world on 'Miracle Crusades', performing for thousands of believers, claiming he can heal the sick. He is worth some £27 million . According to police, Mr Araujo, a local pastor, was sitting in the front row of seats at the event, in the city's Povos da Amazonia arena when, during Mr Hinn's sermon, he got up and approached the stage. Mr Araujo, who was carrying a bottle of water, later said he only wanted to receive a blessing from the famous evangelist, who claims he can heal the sick. But he was allegedly pounced on by Mr Hinn's son Joshua and two bodyguards, Caleb Shirk, 26, and Konstantins Konstantinovs, 34, who claimed they thought he was about to throw water at the preacher, who is worth an estimated £27 million ($42 million). The men took Mr Araujo to a trailer parked near the stage where they allegedly held him captive inside, beating and punching him as they demanded to know who he was. Mixed blessing: Mr Hinn was performing in the Brazilian city of Manaus, Hestephenson Araujo, 21, approached the stage carrying a bottle of water, later claiming he only wanted a blessing from the famous evangelist . Because the man could not hear or respond to their demands, the physical aggression continued, police said. Tactical squad officers burst into the trailer after concerned members of the public called police. Mr Araujo was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he received medical treatment and was later released. Manaus' Civil Police confirmed the three men, all Americans, were arrested and . taken to the city's 3rd Integrated Police Department for questioning. 'Tackled and beaten: The men reportedly claimed . they didn't know that Mr Araujo was deaf and dumb and wanted to know why . he had approached Benny Hinn during his sermon (pictured: Hinn in . The men reportedly claimed they didn't know that Mr Araujo was deaf and dumb and wanted to know why he had approached Benny Hinn during his sermon. According to police, Mr Araujo's father, a sign language translator, entered into an agreement with Benny Hinn's representatives to not press charges against the men. Police sources told Brazilian website Portal do Holanda that the agreement involved a "large sum of money". The Civil Police said an investigation will still be launched into the incident. After being released, Joshua Hinn and the two bodyguards reportedly continued to Manaus' international airport from where they flew directly back to the US. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Benny Hinn was on stage 'healing sick' when Hestephenson Araujo got up . Thinking Araujo, 21, was about to throw water, Hinn's son Joshua pounced . Allegedly taken to trailer and beaten, but could not speak to defend actions . Later claimed he simply took water to stage because he wanted blessing . Joshua Hinn and two bodyguards arrested on suspicion of torture .

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Article: From the outside, Ukraine's Ministry of Revenue building looks rather non-descript. But step inside and a secret world of pleasure awaits... at least it did until the country's government collapsed in February amid violent protests. Instead of the standard company gym, tax officials had an array of luxuries to keep them entertained - from a giant jacuzzi and boxing gym to a sauna, massage tables, and even a salt room. Scroll down for video . Ukraine's Ministry of Revenue building looks rather non-descript from the outside but it houses many surprises, including a boxing gym . Phil Black (front left), from CNN, was recently given a guided tour of the premises, which revealed the astonishing extent of corruption while the country was under the watch of now ex-president Viktor Vanukovych. Above, the massive jacuzzi in one of the 'secret' rooms . A ceiling fresco in one of the tax ministry's entertainment rooms (not coming to an HMRC office near you...) Phil Black, from CNN, was recently given a guided tour of the premises, which revealed the astonishing extent of corruption while the country was under the watch of now ex-president Viktor Vanukovych. Behind one locked door, for example, lies a boxer's paradise. Lower-level tax workers assumed the room contained a secret jail, as they often heard yelling from within. The noise was, in fact, bareknuckle fighting matches which were put on for the entertainment of government VIPs. Another room reveals even more surprises... and is just the place to unwind after a hard day's work milking the system. Behold the massive jacuzzi (with complicated control panel); angelic fresco on the ceiling; a deluxe sauna; plus a cold-water bucket room for that post-steam cool-down. Right up there in 'things least likely to be found in a tax office'... a stand-up tanning booth . The salt room - walls, floor, and ceiling covered in sodium chloride - was also made available to dignitaries of the corrupt regime . After a busy day massaging the figures, what better way to unwind than a trip to the massage table? The average Ukrainian wage is less than a dollar an hour - but such details did nothing to assuage the guilt of the government cronies. And it was a different sort of guilt - namely gilt - which greeted dignitaries when they went to the bathroom: gold glitter decorations at every turn to make the call of nature that much more bearable. Down the hall lie yet more forms of relaxation: a cryo sauna - a form of extreme cold therapy - for the elite; and a stand-up tanning booth. And finally, the piece de resistance in the last chamber: a salt room. Here, the walls, floor and ceiling are all covered in the white stuff, which is apparently good for you to breathe in. It's just a shame they didn't care so much about the health of their country. Spending a penny? More like spending a fortune in the tax office bathroom . The exterior of the revenue office gives little away to reveal the extravagances that lie within . Anything to say, tax minister Klimenko? The former minister responsible for the tax office, Alexandr Klimenko, was unavailable for comment. According to security video, he was last seen fighting his way through a metal detector at Donetsk airport as he made a desperate attempt to flee the country. The footage, from February 22, appears to show Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka, Klimenko and their bodyguards in chaotic tussles. The pair, who were close allies of Vanukovych, were blocked from leaving the country. A huge portrait of Alexandr Klimenko, the minister responsible for the tax office, hangs on a wall in the building . It was the same day Pshonka was ousted from the fast-collapsing regime with a vote of no confidence in Ukraine's parliament, as deadly clashes raged in the streets of the capital Kiev. Days later, Pshonka's opulent mansion near the capital Kiev was stormed by anti-government protesters, who revealed it was filled with crystal chandeliers and plush golden furniture. Opulent to the extreme, the lavish estate was just one of several extravagant homes inhabited by the country's former leaders and top officials. The house in the village of Gorenichy outside Kiev was having its value assessed by experts after its owner went on the run. However, it was only one of Pshonka's homes. He also had the use of a hunting lodge around 20 miles away on a compound with two other lodges, one of them for the use of the deposed president Yanukovych. The hunting estate was also entered by opposition activists, who reportedly found guns and removed files. The scale of the opulence of homes used by public officials is seen by opposition activists as proof of large-scale corruption among the country's elite, one of the key causes of public anger which led to the protests in Kiev and other cities. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Also in the building: massage tables and cryotherapy chamber . VIPs watched bareknuckle fights in the boxing gym . Ceilings adorned with frescoes of angels .

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Article: With items such as venison and wild boar on the menu, you would be forgiven for thinking you were dining at an upscale, five-star restaurant. But instead of being helmed by a celebrity chef, all the dishes in The Clink are cooked and served by inmates. And now the eatery - which is staffed by prisoners at HMP Cardiff - has been recognised as the best place to eat in the city as voted for byTripAdvisor reviewers. Scroll down for video . The interior of The Clink: All the dishes are cooked and served by criminals . High security: The restaurant in HMP Cardiff has been credited with helping slash rates of re-offending . The Clink, which opened in September 2012, has been rated top on TripAdvisor out of 946 restaurants in the capital, after more than 380 satisfied customers left glowing reviews. One reviewer wrote that the 'friendly and informative staff' put other waiters to shame. 'The standard set by everyone at this venue would be hard to match in any other restaurant we have been to in recent times,' a happy diner wrote on the website. Another left a five-star rating with the comment: 'The waiters were great with perfect service - better than we have had in some starred restaurants - and also attentive to your needs.' Venison and wild boar ragout with game sausage, chargrilled polenta and seasonal vegetables . Dining behind bars: The menu features dihes such as spaghetti with vegetables and grilled aubergines . About 30 prisoners work a 40-hour week either in the kitchen or restaurant, training towards nationally recognised City & Guilds NVQs before returning to the prison at the end of each working day. The team of trainers at the restaurant works closely with the prisoners to create seasonal dishes with fresh ingredients that are sourced locally where possible. Among its typical menu options are 'venison and wild boar ragout with game sausage, chargrilled polenta and seasonal vegetables' and a 'celebration of rhubarb'. The Clink restaurant in HMP Cardiff has been voted the best place to eat in the city by TripAdvisor reviewers . Jason Lawrence, general manager at The Clink, said: 'The whole team is delighted to have made it to the top spot on Trip-Advisor, and to be ranked so highly against almost 1,000 restaurants in the city is a huge achievement for us. 'The recognition we have received from so many of our diners for the atmosphere we've created, the effort we put into sourcing our ingredients, the high standard of front of house service offered by the waiters, and the skill our menus is incredible. About 30 prisoners from HMP Cardiff (pictured) work a 40-hour week either in the kitchen or restaurant . Huge achievement: Head chef of The Clink Mike Arnopp hard at work (left). Jason Lawrence, general manager at The Clink (right), said: 'The whole team is delighted to have made it to the top spot' 'For many businesses in the hospitality industry, TripAdvisor is a crucial tool when it comes to driving trade with more and more people looking to peer recommendations, especially when looking for somewhere to dine out. 'A big thank you to everyone who has left such kind comments on our page. 'We'll continue to impress our customers and hope we can stay at pole position for the foreseeable future.' The restaurant has also been credited with helping slash rates of re-offending. The latest figures show it has reduced the re-offending rate of released prisoners who worked there to 12.5 per cent. The national average is 47 per cent. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

HMP Cardiff's The Clink Restaurant rated top on TripAdvisor . Eaterie beat 946 restaurants in Welsh capital to be named the best . Prisoners create seasonal dishes using fresh, locally sourced ingredients .

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Article: (CNN) -- Belgian police Thursday arrested a woman they called an "al Qaeda living legend" as part of an operation to thwart a terror attack being planned to coincide with an EU summit in Brussels, a Belgian police source told CNN. Malika El-Aroud is the widow of one of the men who killed Afghan anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. Police seized 14 people, one of whom was planning to carry out a suicide attack in Belgium, the source said. They had contacts at the "highest levels of al Qaeda," the source said. The police source said officers "had only 24 hours to act." The leaders of the European Union's 27 member states are meeting in Brussels Thursday and Friday. It is not clear that the heads of state and government themselves were the target of the planned attack. The federal prosecutor's office in Belgium identified one of the suspects as Malika El-Aroud, the widow of one of the men who assassinated a key opponent of the Taliban in Afghanistan two days before September 11, 2001. El-Aroud's late husband was one of two men who killed Ahmed Shah Massoud, a leader of the Northern Alliance, in a suicide mission ordered by Osama Bin Laden. Belgian police aimed to prevent El-Aroud, whom the police source called an "al-Qaeda living legend," from moving to Afghanistan to play a role in the fight against the coalition forces there, the source said. She is thought to be a recruiter for the anti-Western network, rather than a fighter, the source said. El-Aroud described the "love" she and her late husband felt for Osama bin Laden in a 2006 interview with CNN. "Most Muslims love Osama. It was he who helped the oppressed. It was he who stood up against the biggest enemy in the world, the United States. We love him for that," she told CNN then. Gazing into CNN's cameras she said, "It's the pinnacle in Islam to be the widow of a martyr. For a woman it's extraordinary." "Most of those arrested" Thursday had Belgian passports, the police source said. All 14 are of Moroccan descent. Three of the suspects had traveled to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region to participate in fighting or training camps, and were in contact with an unnamed suspect who had direct links to important al Qaeda figures, police said. Two of those three returned to Belgium several months ago and started surveillance operations, and the third returned to Belgium a week ago, police said. Intelligence showed that third person was ready to carry out a suicide attack, police said. Information showed the suspect who was to carry out the attack had received the green light to execute the operation, police said. Investigators noted the suspect had said goodbye to his family "because he wanted to go to paradise with a clear conscience," police said. Authorities also found a video meant for the suspect's family, which police said was probably a farewell tape. They did not find any explosives, the police said in a statement. The 14 suspects were arrested after police carried out 16 search warrants in Brussels and one in the western Belgian city of Liege. During those searches, police seized computer equipment and documents and the 14 people, including the three who traveled to Afghanistan and Pakistan and 11 others suspected of having given them logistical and material support. Police said their investigation has been under way intensively since the end of 2007. --CNN's Andrew Carey and Paula Newton contributed to this report. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Three suspects have alleged al Qaeda links, Belgian report says . One had been given the green light to carry out a terrorist act . Police detained 14 people with links to a Belgian branch of al Qaeda .

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Article: (CNN) -- They are one of nature's most spectacular sites: The aurora borealis, or northern lights as they are known, have captivated onlookers for thousands of years. This past weekend saw a particularly stunning display following a phenomenon known as a coronal mass ejection, where the sun spews a burst of particles into space that reach Earth one to three days later. Bursts toward earth can cause electromagnetic storms when they react with the Earth's magnetic field, resulting in an explosion of color in the sky. "We see them regularly, but they were quite spectacular [Sunday] night ," said Halldor Sigurdsson from Iceland, who captured some of the display. "A busload of tourists came and they certainly got their money's worth." Meanwhile in the tiny Icelandic fishing village of Ólafsvík, photographer, tour guide and occasional fisherman Stefán Ingvar Guðmundsson spent three hours driving around the beautiful Snæfellsjökull glacier near his home to take photos. "It's always a big 'wow,' but last night was overwhelming," he said Monday. The northern lights have been particularly spectacular in 2013 as the sun is expected to reach the peak of its 11-year solar cycle later this year. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Lights have been particularly stunning in 2013 due to sun's peak in its 11 year solar cycle . iReporters from Iceland, U.S. sent images . Lights described as "overwhelming" by one iReporter .

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Article: (CNN) -- If you've been reading the comments on CNN stories, you've probably noticed that things look a little bit different. We've updated our comment system to include some new features that will improve the discussion and hopefully build a greater sense of community on the site. A lot of the changes are designed to make it easier for you to keep up with the conversations you're interested in. You'll get real-time notifications when someone mentions you or replies to one of your comments, so you can respond right away. You can also find the most active discussions and see what our top commenters are saying. It's also easier to share comments on Twitter, Facebook and other social networks so you can see what your friends and followers have to say about a story. The other big change is that we've removed the "like" button and replaced it with up-and-down arrows so you can "downvote" the comments that don't add to the discussion as well as "upvote" those you think are interesting. You can still flag comments that violate our community guidelines, and moderators will take appropriate action. One thing that won't change is that CNN will be listening to what you want to tell us, whether it's in the comments, on social media or on CNN iReport. Everyone has a unique perspective on how the news affects their lives, and we want to make sure we include as many voices as possible in our news coverage. We've found that we have users who are experts on almost every imaginable topic -- from nuclear physics to grammar to where to get the best sandwich in St. Louis on a Tuesday night. We get a lot of great ideas from the comments, and our producers are always experimenting with new ways to share your stories with the world. You can see some of our latest examples on our comments Tumblr. If you have questions, suggestions or complaints, let us know in the comments below. We will be checking in throughout the day to respond. If you have a concern that you don't want to raise publicly, feel free to e-mail me at david.williams@cnn.com, and I'll respond as soon as possible. Thank you for being a part of the conversation. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

CNN is upgrading its comment system . New features make it easier to follow conversations and share them with your social networks . We are listening to what you tell us and adding your perspective to CNN's coverage .

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Article: A report reveals highly qualified working mothers are being excluded from full-time jobs because they lack flexibility. File photo . Highly qualified mothers are being excluded from full-time jobs because of a lack of flexibility in the work place, according to a report. The survey revealed that two-thirds of employed women were unable to adjust the time they start or finish work. And a quarter said it was difficult to take an hour or two off work to attend to personal matters at short notice. The report by the IPPR think-tank said the UK had a ‘particular problem’ with a lack of part-time work in skilled jobs for highly qualified workers compared to other countries. It means many women with children in Britain are working part time in jobs below their skills level. Women in Sweden and the Netherlands are more able to adapt their working hours than those in the UK, said the report. More than two-fifths of women who work part time do so mainly to take care of children or disabled adults, compared with 6 per cent of men, said IPPR. The report revealed that a third of women in part-time jobs were not happy with the amount of hours they work. The research also showed that women who work part time in the UK are seven times more likely to let care duties dictate their working hours than men in part-time jobs. Dalia Ben-Galim, associate director of IPPR, said: ‘Employers are missing out on top talent and highly qualified women are working in low-skilled jobs. ‘That’s a missed opportunity for both employers and employees. ‘How work is arranged, and employees’ level of autonomy over working hours, can have a big impact on how well people reconcile paid work with other commitments.’ The survey revealed two-thirds of employed women were unable to adjust the time they start or finish work. File photo . She continued: ‘An important indicator for flexibility is how employees’ hours are set, and who has control over this. ‘For example, fixed starting times set by an employer may conflict with the varying and changing needs of families. ‘Flexible working in its current, reduced-hours form simply isn’t flexible enough. ‘The prevalence of rigid scheduling, especially in low-income jobs, often means that even reduced hours work is not sufficient for meeting the more spontaneous demands of care-giving.’ Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

A quarter of employed women said it was difficult to take time off to attend to personal matters at short notice . UK has a ‘particular problem’ with a lack of part-time work in skilled jobs . It means many mothers are working part-time jobs below their skills level . Women in Sweden and the Netherlands are more able to adapt their working hours than those in the UK, the report said .

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Article: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:45 EST, 28 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:23 EST, 28 September 2012 . A mother-of-two fears she may never walk again after falling 10ft down a concrete hole while on a dream in holiday in Mexico. Marie Honey, 48, from Ormskirk, Lancashire, was knocked unconscious, suffered cuts and bruises, damaged her coccyx and fractured her spine in three places. The nurse was on the last day of a holiday in Mexico for her niece's wedding last year when the accident happened. Terrifying: Marie Honey, 48, fell 10ft down a concrete hole while on a dream holiday in Mexico . She was walking over a hole which had been covered by a piece of wood at the when it suddenly gave way and she plummeted 10ft to the concrete-lined surface below. Marie suspects the sheet of wood, which had been painted green, collapsed because it was rotten. She spent the next three nights in a Mexican hospital terrified because she had no idea what injuries she had suffered and very few staff spoke English. After being flown home in a fully reclined position she had to wear a back brace for three months. Almost a year later, Marie is still unable to walk properly. She has had to undergo surgery to her back and still needs crutches to help her with day-to-day tasks. She said: 'We had all been so . excited for our holiday in Mexico and to see my niece Kerrie get . married. 'It was beautiful and the wedding day was perfect but the . memories have been ruined forever by what happened on my last day out . there.' Ruined: Marie, pictured between her daughters Kate, 24, and Rosie, 21, had been enjoying her niece's wedding in Mexico when the she fell down a 10ft concrete hole in the grounds of her hotel (right) 'I didn’t even notice the hole cover . because it was painted green presumably to be concealed within the grass . and it gave way before I even realised what I was standing on. 'It was only afterwards that I saw that the cover was not only just a sheet of wood but it also looked like it was rotten. Frightening: Marie fears she may never walk again after having surgery on her back . 'I banged my head in the fall and I . think that I was knocked out.' 'When I came round I started screaming . because of the pain but the only way to get out of the hole was to climb . a ladder that the hotel lowered down. 'It took every ounce of energy in my body to do it and I was in agony. 'I couldn’t understand what was going . on in the hospital because not many people spoke English and I was . terrified that I would never walk again. 'I was eventually allowed to fly home but under strict conditions that I was to be fully reclined . throughout and that I sought immediate follow up care upon my return. 'Thankfully, the medics in the UK have . been fantastic but I still have a long way to go and I am still not . sure what my future holds.' Joseph Dawson, a specialist lawyer in . accidents abroad at Irwin Mitchell, is representing Marie against the . tour operator TUI UK Ltd. He said: 'This is a horrendous case that . has left a woman who was very dedicated to her profession and caring . for others, unable to work and virtually housebound. 'The terrible injuries she sustained are likely to affect her life forever. Nightmare: Marie's horrendous injuries included a damaged coccyx and a fractured spine in three places . 'We are pleased to hear the hotel has apparently since taken measures to ensure the area is safe. 'At this stage liability has not yet been admitted by TUI UK Ltd and I understand that they are investigating the circumstances of the accident with the hotel management. 'I hope, however, that the tour operator will work with us swiftly to ensure that Marie has access to the best support and rehabilitation services possible so she can try and rebuild her life and get some freedom back.' Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Marie Honey, 48, fell down hole on last day of dream holiday in Mexico . Knocked unconscious and fractured her spine in three places . Fears she may never walk again after falling down the hole .

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Article: By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 08:16 EST, 21 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:26 EST, 22 February 2013 . A scandal-hit councillor who was once the highest-paid in the UK has courted controversy once again by claiming to have slept with an Arsenal footballer. Brian Coleman, who calls himself the 'King of Bling', made the surprising statement in a post on his blog about an unrelated subject. He did not give any hint as to who the player might have been, other than saying he was a striker. Claim: Brian Coleman wrote on his blog last week that he 'once slept with an Arsenal striker' Mr Coleman, 51, serves as an independent on Barnet Council in North London, and used to be the borough's mayor. He is a former Conservative, but was suspended by the party after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman who tried to photograph him. As a member of the London Assembly who was chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, Mr Coleman was paid £130,000, more than any other local official in the country. His unusual claim about his sex life came in a blog post last week about Barnet FC's plans to move stadiums. Mr Coleman, who is openly gay, . wrote: 'For someone who has little interest in Football, although I did . attend Barnet v Port Vale at Underhill a couple of years ago, and once . slept with an Arsenal striker, I am not fussed if Barnet survive in the . Football League or bothered where they play.' It is unclear when the incident allegedly took place, or who the footballer was. When contacted today, the councillor refused to reveal the identity of the player. Blog: The controversial Brent councillor calls himself 'The King of Bling' on his personal website . Homosexuality in football is currently a hot topic due to the very small number of openly gay players - only three professionals are believed to have come out during their careers. Mr Coleman previously made headlines with a claim that former Prime Minister Ted Heath was told off as a junior MP for 'cottaging' for anonymous gay sex. Despite the revelation about his sporty former lover, the councillor has previously insisted that he 'does not discuss his private life with anybody'. Mr Coleman, who lost his London Assembly seat last year, is currently awaiting trial on charges of assault by beating and driving without reasonable care. He is accused of attacking a cafe owner after she tried to photograph him parking in a restricted zone. Following his arrest in September he was suspended by the Conservative Party and stripped of his place on a number of council committees. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Brian Coleman, former mayor of Barnet, posts claim about sex life . Does not give any hint as to player's identity . Councillor who used to earn £130,000 a year has been under fire recently .

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Article: (CNN) -- Miley Cyrus could be in celebrity sick bay for another three weeks because of an "extreme allergic reaction" to an antibiotic, her representative said Thursday. Her illness interrupted her "Bangerz" tour when she was admitted to a Kansas City hospital Tuesday. Cyrus, 21, tweeted to fans Thursday morning that she is "over the hospital," along with a photo of her lying in bed. She added: "can't quit crying i wanna go back on tour. im meant to be onstage performing for y'all ... not laying in a hospital bed." She canceled a show in Charlotte, North Carolina, last week because of what was reported to be a flu-like illness. Tuesday's Kansas City and Wednesday's St. Louis shows were also canceled. The statement sent to CNN by Cyrus' representative did not specifically say it, but it implied that her upcoming shows over the next week -- including Nashville; Louisville, Kentucky; Philadelphia; Uniondale, New York; and Connecticut -- would be off. "Miley was suffering from a sinus infection during her tour in N.C. a week ago. She was prescribed the antibiotic Cephalexin which she has now suffered an extreme allergic reaction to," the statement said. "This type of extreme reaction can last from five to 27 days in these types of cases. "She will remain hospitalized and is under a doctor's care until we see some improvement in her condition and is asking for your compassion and privacy at this time. Miley is devastated about missing shows and possibly disappointing her fans." Miley: Post-Disney, post-Liam and stronger than ever . Miley's miserable day . Is Miley the new Madonna? CNN's Carolyn Sung contributed to this report. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Cyrus' "Bangerz" tour was interrupted when she was admitted to a hospital Tuesday . She tweets: "can't quit crying i wanna go back on tour" Cyrus suffered an "extreme allergic reaction" to an antibiotic for her sinus infection . Doctor says her illness can last from five to 27 days .

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Article: (CNN) -- A parachutist fell to his death Saturday when his parachute failed to deploy during an air show north of Tampa, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. The man, Mark Curto, 62, had jumped from a biplane and died on the scene, sheriff's spokeswoman Melanie Snow said. The pilot landed safely. Curto was from Tampa. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board have been notified, she said. Plane carrying skydivers crashes in Belgium . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

The man's parachute failed to deploy and he died on the scene . It happened at an air show north of Tampa . The FAA and NTSB are investigating .

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Article: New York (CNN) -- Cheap round-trip airfare between New York and Israel, sold by accident this week in some cases for less than $400, will be honored for thousands of lucky customers, El Al Airlines announced Thursday. "Although a review of this occurrence has not been finalized, a decision was made to accommodate El Al passengers who purchased these low fares because we value our reputation of offering excellent customer service," said El Al Vice President Danny Saadon. The El Al Airlines flight typically costs somewhere around $1,300. The airline blamed an outside contractor it uses -- which was not named -- for the error. For two hours Monday, the stunning deal drew hordes of excited travelers before the airline had time to make the fix. "It's really nice to see that the airline is standing behind a mistake they made," said Brooklyn resident Joe Mansour. "We're doing a nice family trip for Thanksgiving, probably a group of around 20. "I'm just really thankful to the airline, in today's day and age where people make mistakes and money's tight." Airline officials say they will also allow the tickets to be changed for direct flights for an extra $75 each way, or get a refund. CNN's Pauline Kim contributed to this report . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

The El Al Airlines flight typically costs somewhere around $1,300 . The airline blamed an unnamed outside contractor for the error . For two hours Monday, the stunning deal drew hordes of excited travelers .

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Article: (CNN) -- World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki had to admit to an embarrassing loss on Wednesday, but it won't affect her chances of winning her first grand slam title at the Australian Open. The Dane's post-match press conference was delayed because the 21-year-old misplaced her bag of clothes after a 6-1 7-6 (7-4) win over Georgia's Anna Tatishvili that put her into the third round in Melbourne. "I left it on the practice court. I went to hit a few minutes after the match, and I left it there. I didn't have any more clothes. So I took a shower, and I'm looking for my bag and I couldn't find it," said Wozniacki, who will play Romanian 31st seed Monica Niculescu in the last 32. "Thankfully, one of the locker room ladies was nice enough to go out and look for it, and it was there." Nadal into third round as Federer walks it . Wozniacki, who fired nine aces in an aggressive on-court display, then had to field questions about her golf star boyfriend Rory McIlroy, revealing that they try each other's sports and that she is learning from his mental approach. "It's just about you can't really do anything about the past. You just need to look forward. You have a tournament now, and you want to do the best you can. That's it," she said. "Then if it goes well, it's great. If not, you have the next one. It's like tennis. So, you know, it's just important not to dwell too much in the past. " Wozniacki's position at the top of women's tennis is under threat in the next fortnight, with third seed Victoria Azarenka one of the players who can overtake her if she wins her first grand slam. The Belarusian progressed with a 6-1 6-0 demolition of Australia's Casey Dellacqua in Wednesday's final women's match, and will next play Germany's Monica Barthel -- who eliminated Czech 32nd seed Petra Cetkovska. Last year's runner-up Li Na continued her impressive start to 2012 with a 6-2 6-2 romp over Australia's 20-year-old Olivia Rogowska in the day's opening match. China's French Open titleholder will face Spanish 26th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues as she seeks to set up a fourth-round rematch with defending champion Kim Clijsters. The Belgian 11th seed had few problems in beating France's Stephanie Foretz Gacon 6-0 6-1 to earn a tie against Slovakian No. 20 Daniela Hantuchova. Li or Clijsters could potentially face Wozniacki in the last eight. Tenth seed Francesca Schiavone, the 2010 French Open champion, failed to match last year's quarterfinal effort in Melbourne as she crashed out against fellow Italian Romina Oprandi, losing 6-4 6-3. The 80th-ranked 25-year-old -- who had never previously progressed past round two in a grand slam -- will next face German 22nd seed Julia Gorges. Chinese 16th seed Peng Shuai also exited, losing 6-2 6-4 to Czech Iveta Benesova -- who earned a clash with Russian debutant Nina Bratchikova. Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic also won in straight sets to set up a meeting with American 19-year-old Christina McHale, with the Serbian 13th seed on course for a fourth-round clash with Wozniacki as she too continues her bid for a first grand slam title. Polish eighth seed Agnieszka Radwanska also progressed into a third-round tie against Kazakhstan's world No. 57 Galina Voskoboeva, who has matched her best performance at the tournament. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki through to the last 32 at the Australian Open . Denmark's world No. 1 will next play Romanian 31st seed Monica Niculescu . Third seed Victoria Azarenka also progresses with victory in third round . Defending champion Kim Clijsters on course for rematch with Li Na in round four .

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Article: Football clubs commemorated the centenary year of the First World War with a number of tributes across the country on Saturday. All 20 Premier League clubs are wearing specially designed poppies on their shirts, emblazoned with '1914-2014 Football Remembers' They will be seen on team's jerseys either this weekend or next, in the latest line of support from English football's top flight sides. Chelsea's Oscar was one of many Premier League stars to have a specially designed poppy emblazoned on his shirt . The poppies have been emblazoned with '1914-2014 Football Remembers' in commemoration for the centenary year of the First World War . Every year Premier League outfits support the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal by wearing shirts with the official poppy on them. However; for this year's Remembrance Day, on November 9, the Royal British Legion has approved the one-off poppy. In Saturday's early kick-off Newcastle observed a one-minute's silence with Liverpool at St. James' Park. The fixture was the Magpies' final game at home before Remembrance Day and so marked the occasion in this respectful manner. Newcastle (left) held a minute's silence before their Premier League clash against Liverpool in Saturday's early kick-off . The mark of respect was matched at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea (left) hosted QPR on Saturday . Chelsea, Everton, Hull and Leicester all observed a minutes silence too at their home games in memory of those who had fallen. In north London, Arsenal installed two giant poppies above Armoury Square overlooking Hornsey Road at their Emirates Stadium. The tribute will remain in place until Armistice Day on November 11. Several clubs are expected to auction off their Poppy shirts from Remembrance Week for the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. Arsenal installed two giant poppies above Armoury Square overlooking Hornsey Road at their Emirates Stadium as a sign of respect . Fans inside the Emirates stadium hold a minutes silence as Arsenal faced Burnley in the Premier League . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

There were a number of tributes at football grounds across the country on Saturday . All 20 Premier League clubs are wearing specially designed poppies on their shirts . Several clubs are expected to auction off their shirts for the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal .

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Article: A serial burglar dubbed 'Safari Boy' after being sent on a trip of a lifetime to Africa in a failed bid to stop his offending as a boy was jailed today for his latest offence - breaking into an elderly widower's home. Mark Hook, now 38, was taken on an 88-day safari to Egypt and Kenya at public expense when he was just 17 - sparking a national outcry which included condemnation in the House of Commons by the then prime minister John Major. But it proved to be a waste of taxpayers' money as Hook has continued to offend ever since. Today Gloucester crown court heard that in April this year, he smashed his way into 86-year-old Frederick Talbot's remote home near Dursley, ransacked it and stole property and cash, including photographs of sentimental value. Mark Hook, pictured left in 1995 - shortly after his controversial safari trip by social services - and right, in a police mugshot in 2012. He was jailed today by Gloucester crown court for 22 months after breaking into the home of an 86-year-old widower . Judge William Hart told Hook, from Gloucester: 'You targeted an elderly man's remote home at night after smashing the burglar alarm off the wall. 'Your victim, who has been burgled before, can hardly sleep happily in his bed again under those circumstances. 'You have a chequered criminal history and committed your first burglary when you were only 14 or 15 years of age.' Hook, back row second from left, poses with a group in Egypt at the Temple of Karnak while enjoying the £7,000 safari to try and stop his offending in 1993 . Prosecuting barrister Julian Kesner said: 'The day before Frederick Talbot returned from holiday to his home, the defendant jemmied his way into the property through a bathroom window using a screwdriver. 'An untidy search was made of every room and drawers were left open and cupboards ransacked. 'A bag containing £120 in £2 coins, £26 from the victim's grand-daughter's money box, cheque books, bank cards, a wallet, a watch, Mr Talbot's national service medal, old passports and photographs were taken. 'Tokens for an OAP to use on buses were left behind, but the defendant's fingerprints were found on them. 'The victim is naturally upset and unnerved and fears the burglar will come back again. 'Mr Talbot lives alone as his wife died four years ago after the couple had been married for 59 years. 'Fortunately the old passports and photographs were recovered in a car nearby which the defendant had attempted to hot-wire after the burglary. 'Hook has a large number of previous convictions - more than 100 - including seven burglaries.' Defending solicitor Nicola Colwall said: 'Damage was minimal and my client denies that he brought the screwdriver with him - he says he found it in the garden shed. 'All the items of sentimental value were recovered. Hook's innocent smile as a child gave little indication of the terror he would inflict on his victims over the years . 'He has had a troubled, miserable childhood, was in care from the age of 11 and in custody when he was 16. 'But although he was offending prolifically in his 20s now, at the age of 38, he is beginning to feel the weight of his background. 'His feelings of guilt and remorse are growing, he is tired and ashamed of himself and having nightmares about the things he has done. 'He also has an eight-year-old daughter and needs to feel responsibility for her.' Judge Hart jailed Hook for 22 months. During the safari trip in 1993, Hook visited the Pyramids and the Sphinx, cruised the Nile and went to a big game park. Hook first appeared in court in 1991 when he admitted taking a car without consent. In 1993, he was sent on the 88-day holiday by social services to show him how worse-off people in the world coped without resorting to crime. The trip caused a national furore and was denounced by critics who said it would not reform the teenager. John Major, the then prime minister, told MPs no offenders would be sent on trips abroad again. Referring to the £7,000 trip after a previous hearing, Mr Talbot said: 'Holiday or no holiday he will obviously never change his ways.' Hook claims to be a descendant of Private Henry Hook, who won the Victoria Cross fighting the Zulus at Rorke's Drift in 1879. The battle inspired the film Zulu in which Private Hook, who is buried in Churcham, near Gloucester, was played by James Booth. Ratboy . A notorious criminal who gained the nickname 'Ratboy' for his habit of hiding in ventilation shafts as a child burglar was back behind bars in August 2013 after returning to his old ways. Anthony Kennedy, then 34, made headlines nationwide as a baby-faced schoolboy who terrorised the Byker Wall estate in Newcastle in the 1990s. He would raid homes and then escape police by crawling through heating ducts and stairwells while on the run from council care. A life of crime: Anthony Kennedy, left, was jailed for burglary again, in 2013. He gained the nickname 'Ratboy' for his habit of hiding in ventilation shafts to escape as a young criminal in the 1990s, right . Kennedy had his first police caution at the age of 10. By 13 he had committed 55 offences and run away from care 37 times. In 2007, Kennedy claimed to have given up a life of crime after finding love and religion. He and his partner moved to Blyth, Northumberland, to have a fresh start. He said at the time: 'I believe it’s important to treat others how you would like to be treated yourself and to have respect for other people. 'When I was Ratboy, those were things I didn’t care about.' But Kennedy was jailed again after he admitted committing two burglaries in Blyth in May. He was sentenced to three years in jail at Newcastle Crown Court. 'Demons from hell' Two young brothers dubbed 'demons from hell' after making their neighbours' lives a misery are still getting into trouble with the law nearly a decade later. Ricky and Daniel Oakley were both given anti-social behaviour orders in 2006 when they were just 11 and 12. It was hoped the ASBOs would help put a stop to their loutish behaviour which included throwing knives, starting fires and letting down tyres in their hometown of Park Village in Wolverhampton. Asbros: Ricky (left) and Danny Oakley (right) have both racked up a string of convictions since they were handed ASBOs in 2006 . But fast-forward eight years and it seems not much has changed, with both brothers - who were once nicknamed the 'Asbros' - having racked up a string of criminal convictions. At the age of 20, Daniel Oakley, was sentenced in April to a 12-month probation order at Walsall Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to burglary. He was also ordered to pay £570. It is his fourth criminal conviction to date. Meanwhile his brother Ricky, two years his junior, has been in and out of prison six times since he and his brother were first given two-year ASBOs in 2006. It demanded the pair behave or face five years in a young offenders' institution but both brothers now admit they just saw the ASBOs as badges of honour. 'Demons from hell': Daniel Oakley, 12, and Ricky Oakley, 11, pictured soon after getting their ASBOs in 2006. They are both shown with injuries after Ricky put a can of foam on to a bonfire and it exploded . The boys claim they grew up in a troubled household. Abandoned by their mother at a young age and left in the sole care of their father, they said they became used to committing antisocial behaviour and crime. During their reign of terror in their small community, the brothers often set things alight, which on one occasion resulted in the pair both suffering severe burns after Ricky placed a can of foam on a fire and it exploded. At 10 years old, the boys’ petty crimes escalated to burglaries and robberies. But since 2006, Danny claims he has tried to get his life back on track. He said: 'I’m well known for bad things. I don’t want to be known for that anymore. All I can do is apologise for what I’ve done. 'I’m now just thinking positive. I’m going to get myself somewhere to live and I’m going to get a job and start working.' His brother, however, doesn't share his concerns. Ricky, who was released from Brinsford prison, Wolverhampton, in March, said: 'I’m not bothered about going back [to jail]. It doesn’t bother me because I’m not scared of jail. 'That’s why I go back so many times because I’m not scared.' Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Mark Hook was taken on 88-day safari to Egypt and Kenya at public expense when he was 17 . Caused national outcry - and proved to be waste of taxpayers' money . Hook has a large number of previous convictions - more than 100 - including seven burglaries . In April, he broke into home of widower, 86, and stole property and cash, including photographs of sentimental value . Hook, of Gloucester, was jailed today for 22 months .

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Article: Tamerlan Tsarnaev is telling no tales. The older of the two brothers who allegedly committed the Boston Marathon bombings was likely the one who planned the attack, but when he died in a shootout with police just days after the blasts, his thoughts and motivations vanished with him. But the brain that was home to his angry mind remains, and in this case that may mean something. Tsarnaev was an amateur boxer who won the New England Golden Gloves competition as recently as 2009 and 2010. That speaks to a young man with a healthy sense of discipline and focus, and if he had a violent streak, it was violence well-channeled. What we know about the suspects . But his sport of choice suggests the possibility of something else too: traumatic brain injury. As the National Football League and other pro sports increasingly reckon with the early dementia, mental health issues, suicides and even criminal behavior of former players, the risk of what's known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), is becoming clear. Roughly 4,000 former NFL players and 2,000 of their spouses are currently suing the league, claiming that the perils of head injuries were never explained to them and, indeed, that the players were pushed to get back on the field even when it was clear that they had suffered concussions. It was inevitable, then, that questions would be raised about whether Tsarnaev's brain may have been similarly traumatized during the years he boxed, and if there had indeed been damage, did that spark his alleged murderous behavior? The answer is a likely yes to the first part and a likely no to the second. TIME.com: Terrorists and mass shooters: More similar than we thought . Boxers are perhaps the best-studied victims of CTE, with the consequences of consistent trauma to the head described initially as "punch drunk," but emerging as CTE in the 1950s, says Dr. Robert Stern, cofounder of the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy. The term "better describes a neurodegenerative disease caused, at least in part, by repetitive brain trauma," he says. The presence of CTE can only be confirmed postmortem, by looking for tau proteins in the brain -- produced when neural connections stretch and show signs of wear. Whether the presence of those proteins, however, play any role in behavior is less clear. In general, older people with CTE exhibit problems with memory, attention span and the ability to learn new material -- all of the things we associate with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. They may also exhibit impulsiveness, anger, situational explosiveness and paranoia, which are familiar as well to families of people suffering from dementia. In younger people, the predominance of the symptoms is frequently reversed: outbursts and lack of impulse control come first, with an underlying loss of cognitive abilities eventually following. And that's the problem with looking for CTE in Tarnaev. Authorities haven't revealed if they plan to examine his brain, and unless they have taken some necessary steps to preserve it for study, they may have lost that option already. But it may not matter. "The Boston bombing was a planned attack," says Dr. Robert Cantu, also of Boston University and co-director of the Encephalopathy Center. "There were lots of explosive devices put together in a very premeditated way. There was no flipping out here, no impulsiveness. That's not what you see with CTE in younger people." That doesn't mean Tsarnaev didn't have brain trauma related to his boxing. "I think he did," Cantu says. It's just that it may not have caused his alleged criminal behavior. TIME.com: Brother's keeper: Did older sibling lure brother into plot? That points to the difficulty of establishing any link between the condition of a brain and actions that may or may not result from it. Cantu points to the case of the late pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son and then himself in 2007. When his brain was studied after he died, it showed signs of CTE-- but here, too, it might have had little to do with his murderous behavior. "In Benoit's case the behavior was again premeditated. It took place slowly, over the course of a weekend. He even sedated his son first so he wouldn't suffer," Cantu says. Criminally pathological? Certainly. But triggered by CTE? Probably not. TIME.com: Brothers in arms: Sibling psychology and the bombing suspects . For now, there is no cure for CTE and the best treatment is prevention, which sports leagues from Pop Warner football on up are beginning to address with rules changes and more stringent medical monitoring of players. As my colleague Sean Gregory reported in January, investigators at UCLA have developed a still-experimental technique to detect CTE in the brains of living patients, using positron emission tomography (PET) scans and a radioactive dye that clings to tau proteins. Early diagnosis, if it becomes routine, could be used to keep already ill people away from contact sports and prevent their condition from being exacerbated by more hits. They might also be enrolled in treatment and therapy programs that would slow the onset of what for now are inevitable symptoms. While none of this likely would have deterred Tsarnaev from his alleged plot, it might be used to diagnose other people at risk of explosive CTE-related violence and stop them before they act out. By treating a single person's wounded brain, doctors could one day save uncounted other lives. This article was initially published on TIME.com. The brain of a bomber: Did damage caused by boxing play a role in the Boston bombings? Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an amateur boxer who won competitions in 2009 and 2010 . That raises questions on the possibility of traumatic brain injury . One expert says Tsarnaev likely did not have chronic traumatic encephalopathy .

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Article: By . Jenny Awford for MailOnline . It has swept the globe dominating social media and now the ice bucket challenge has reached the animated realm - with a shirtless Homer Simpson taking the plunge. Producers of The Simpsons have released a clip of the loveable character being doused in icy water before the stunt spectacularly backfires. Homer nominates Ned Flanders, drinking buddy Lenny and real estate mogul Donald Trump before trying to take the easy way out by pouring a small glass of icy water over his head. Scroll down for video . Homer Simpson is the latest in a line of celebrities to take the plunge in the ice bucket challenge . But a curtain of water then knocks him to the ground, quickly followed by penguins, a polar bear, ice hockey players, a Yeti and an ice cream truck. No prizes for guessing who is responsible. A pan upwards reveals Bart cackling in a helicopter having just dropped the load on his father. 'Fight ALS', Homer says to the camera before passing out. The ice bucket challenge began in late July when former Boston baseball player and ALS sufferer Pete Frates dared his friends to perform the task to raise awareness. It subsequently went viral, with millions of challenge videos posted to social media accounts and a sharp rise in donations. Many celebrities including Robert Downey Jr, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Patrick Stewart, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith and George W. Bush have now taken part. Homer nominates Ned Flanders, Lenny and Donald Trump before pouring a small glass of water over his head . D'Oh! But he is taken by surprise when a polar bear, ice hockey players, penguins and a Yeti fall on him . Why you little: A pan upwards reveals Bart cackling in a helicopter having just dropped the load on his father . Everyone who takes the challenge makes a donation to the ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) Foundation, which heads the fight against Lou Gehrig's. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their death. When the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost. Early symptoms can include: . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Homer Simpson takes the plunge with the ALS ice bucket challenge . Loveable character tries to take the easy way out with a small glass of water . Bart then drops penguins, a polar bear, a Yeti and an ice cream truck on him . Challenge raises awareness of ALS, known as Lou Gehrig's disease . It has also raised more than $80million for cause so far .

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Article: (CNN Student News) -- August 29, 2014 . This Friday, we're all about explanation. Why is the U.S. deeply concerned about a terrorist group in another hemisphere? How does the popularity of Russia's president at home contrast with his popularity abroad? What's different about a new ceasefire in the Middle East, and what kind of technology could change the park bench as we know it? We've got it all covered today on CNN Student News. On this page you will find today's show Transcript and a place for you to request to be on the CNN Student News Roll Call. TRANSCRIPT . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published. WEEKLY NEWSQUIZ . Click here for a printable version of the Weekly Newsquiz (PDF). 1. What kind of natural disaster struck Northern California on Sunday? 2. What kind of unmanned, SpaceX vehicle recently exploded over Texas during a test launch? 3. A team from what country won this year's Little League World Series? 4. In which borough of New York City would you find Hunts Point? 5. What is the capital of India, where some roads, houses and parks have been overrun by monkeys? 6. What kind of natural disaster has triggered a state of emergency in parts of Guatemala? 7. What is the name of the hurricane that is sending large waves to Southern California? 8. To what country is Burger King planning to move its headquarters from the U.S.? 9. During what war was the U.S. Medal of Honor established for the Navy and Army? 10. What country denies accusations that it has supported rebels in Ukraine with troops and weapons? CNN Student News is created by a team of journalists who consider the Common Core State Standards, national standards in different subject areas, and state standards when producing the show. ROLL CALL . For a chance to be mentioned on the next CNN Student News, comment on the bottom of this page with your school name, mascot, city and state. We will be selecting schools from the comments of the previous show. You must be a teacher or a student age 13 or older to request a mention on the CNN Student News Roll Call! Thank you for using CNN Student News! Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

This page includes the show Transcript . Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . At the bottom of the page, comment for a chance to be mentioned on CNN Student News. You must be a teacher or a student age 13 or older to request a mention on the CNN Student News Roll Call. The Weekly Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of events in the news .

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Article: By . Ryan Lipman . and Aap . Featuring masonry columns, painted gold features, two galleries, wrought iron balustrading and a glass-domed lantern roof, a wing of the South Australian State Library has been listed among the top-20 most beautiful libraries in the world. The Mortlock Wing opened in 1884 in Adelaide CBD, and still features original furniture and a large Dent and Son clock over its main hall. The wing joins the likes of Oxford University's Bodleian library in England, the Marciana Library in Venice, Italy, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, America's Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and the Royal Library in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the list compiled by Travel and Leisure website. The Mortlock Wing of the South Australian State Library has been named in a list of the top 20 most beautiful libraries in the world . 'Old World': An employee said the library had a Harry Potter-esque magic feel to it . Jo Chesher has worked at the South Australian State Library for more than 10 years and said she still gets goosebumps when walking into the wing. She said the wing's clock is wound by staff each week and has an 'audible tick', which excites visiting school kids. 'It also seems to be getting a reputation of being rather Harry Potter-esque, with an Old World and a bit of a magic feel to it,' she told AAP. 'I would describe it as magnificent and grand, but not too big as it has an almost intimate ambience.' George Peabody Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA . The Royal Library Copenhagen, Denmark . Clementinum, Prague, Czech Republic . Royal Portuguese Reading Room, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA . Central Library of Vancouver, Canada . Musashino Art University Museum and Library, Tokyo, Japan . New York Public Library (Stephen A. Schwarzman Building), USA . Marciana Library, Venice, Italy . Trinity College Old Library, Dublin, Ireland . Stuttgart City Library, Germany . Library of Birmingham, England . Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt . Coimbra Library, University of Coimbra–Alta and Sofia, Portugal . Bodleian Library, Oxford University, England . Seattle Public Library’s Central Library . Connemara Public Library, Chennai, India . Austrian National Library, Vienna, Austria . Mortlock Wing State Library, Adelaide, Australia . Beitou Branch of the Taipei Public Library, Taiwan . Books at the library date back to colony times and can still be inspected . The wing opened in 1884 and is located within the library in Adelaide CBD . Considered one of the most beautiful parts of a library in the world, the wing took 18 years to build . Taking 18 years to build, the wing first opened as a public library, museum and art Gallery with 23,000 books and three staff. The length building process was due to political indecision and delays, design changes and issues relating to the building being over an underground stream, which caused the foundations unstable, reported State Library of South Australia. Original features of the wing include two gas 'sunburner' lamps in the office space on the second floor and some remaining wallpaper in a room off the ground floor. While students are able to study at grand heavy timber desks, visitors from across the globe are greeted by one of the library's 30 volunteer ambassadors. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in Alexandria, Egypt also made the list of the world's most beautiful libraries . Denmark's Royal Library Copenhagen was one of the more contemporary libraries to be featured thanks to its modern features . Marciana Library, located in St Mark's Square in Venice, Italy features ornate detailing both inside and out . 'Visitors are gobsmacked - after first going through a very modern, glass, light and timber walkway they then literally take a step back in time.' Among the selection of old books are half-a-dozen which came to Australia in trunks during colony times and can be taken out of shelves and inspected. Some of the first-floor balcony-level books are from the early 1900s and were originally circulated to people in country South Australia. The South Australian State Library was the only in Australia to make the list, piping out the NSW State Library and Victoria State Library. Two American libraries made the list including the Library of Congress in Washington, which features spectacular masonry . Oxford University's Bodleian Library is the second biggest in England one of the oldest in Europe . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Wing of South Australian State Library is one of the world's most beautiful . Travel and Leisure compiled a list of the world's top-20 . The wing opened in 1884 and features some original furniture . Located in Adelaide CBD, the wing took 18 years to build .

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Article: (CNN) -- Why should we care about what Sinead O'Connor says to Miley Cyrus? When a 1990s hitmaker tells a former Disney Channel darling to stop "pimping" herself (or allowing herself to be pimped), does that have any bearing on our lives? That's what we were wondering after we read O'Connor's open letter to Cyrus, in which O'Connor cautioned the 20-year-old singer that "nothing but harm will come in the long run, from allowing yourself to be exploited." Naturally, as one does in this day and age, we took to Twitter to find out, by asking prominent feminists and media critics Soraya Chemaly, Gloria Feldt, Jaclyn Friedman, Erin Matson and Jennifer Pozner what they thought of the letter. We got some pretty interesting responses, and we'd like to continue the conversation. Check out this sampling of their responses and let us know what you think in the comments or on Facebook. Or, you can e-mail us at CNN.Features.Sources@gmail.com. Your thoughts might be used in a story on CNN.com. . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Sinead O'Connor tells Miley Cyrus to stop allowing herself to be "pimped" Do her comments have any bearing on our lives? We took to Twitter to find out . We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments .

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Article: By . Jack Crone for MailOnline . These CCTV images appear innocent enough - a 'respectable looking' middle-aged couple stroll casually down a shopping aisle laden with a basket and baby pram. In fact, the pair pictured are serial shoplifters suspected of stealing thousands of pounds worth of cosmetics and electrical items using an empty pushchair. On each occasion captured by surveillance cameras, the woman enters the store and brazenly fills her basket with around £500 worth of items. Caught in the act: The couple pictured are wanted for a series of shoplifting offences in Plymouth and south Devon - the pair use an empty pram to hide their stolen goods . Her male accomplice then joins her a short time later and transfers the goods into his empty pram before leaving the store. Finally, the woman abandons the basket and walks out of the shop without making a purchase. The unlikely pair are being hunted by police, who believe they may be responsible for a series of high-value shoplifting offences in department stores in Plymouth and south Devon. Officers say the crimes date back over a year - with Dingles and Boots among the shops that have been hit. The white female suspect is thought to be in her late 30s to mid-40s, around 5ft 6in in height, with a slim build and dark hair worn in a pony tail. She also wears black and white glasses. Wanted: On each occasion the woman fills up a basket with around £500 worth of goods - the pram-pushing man then joins her and transfers the loot into his buggy before casually strolling out of the shop . The white male suspect is believed to be between 30 and 40 years old, approximately 5ft 6in to 5ft 7in in height, and bald with a chubby build. The pram he uses to conceal the stolen goods is dark, with orange detailing around the chair and hood. Police are now asking the public for help in identifying the pram-raiders - anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting the reference CR/67065/14. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Couple are wanted for series of buggy thefts in Plymouth and south Devon . On each occasion, woman is filmed filling basket with £500 worth of goods . Man then joins her - switching loot into empty pushchair before strolling out . Police are now appealing for help identifying the pram-wielding store raiders .

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Article: It is set to become the largest rocket ever built, dwarfing the rockets that took man to the moon and paving the way for manned missions to Mars. Nasa's Space Launch System (SLS) will take America to deep space - and blazed through its first successful test at Nasa's Stennis Space Centre near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The RS-25, formerly the space shuttle main engine, fired up for 500 seconds on the A-1 test stand at Stennis, providing NASA engineers critical data on the engine controller unit and inlet pressure conditions. Scroll down for video . Four RS-25 engines will power SLS on future missions, including to an asteroid and Mars. The SLS system will use four of the giant rockets when it blasts off to deep space . There will be two versions of the rocket. The smaller, 70-metric-ton SLS will stand 321 feet tall, provide 8.4 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, weigh 5.5 million pounds and carry 154,000 pounds of payload. The massive 130-metric-ton-configuration will be the most capable, powerful launch vehicle in history. Towering a staggering 384 feet tall, it will provide 9.2 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and weigh 6.5 million pounds. It will be able to carry payloads weighing 286,000 pounds to orbit. This is the first hot fire of an RS-25 engine since the end of space shuttle main engine testing in 2009. Four RS-25 engines will power SLS on future missions, including to an asteroid and Mars. Scheduled for its initial test flight in 2017, the SLS is designed to be flexible and evolvable to meet a variety of crew and cargo mission needs. The initial flight-test configuration will provide a 77-ton capacity, and the final evolved two-stage configuration will provide a lift capability of more than 143 tons. The rocket will be used to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, and to help us explore the outer reaches of the solar system. 'The potential use of SLS for science will further enhance the synergy between scientific exploration and human exploration,' said John Grunsfeld, astronaut and associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters in Washington. 'SLS has the promise of enabling transformational science in our exploration of the solar system and cosmos.' Nasa has made major modification to the shuttle engines for its new role. 'We've made modifications to the RS-25 to meet SLS specifications and will analyze and test a variety of conditions during the hot fire series,' said Steve Wofford, manager of the SLS Liquid Engines Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where the SLS Program is managed. 'The engines for SLS will encounter colder liquid oxygen temperatures than shuttle; greater inlet pressure due to the taller core stage liquid oxygen tank and higher vehicle acceleration; and more nozzle heating due to the four-engine configuration and their position in-plane with the SLS booster exhaust nozzles.' How big the rocket is: Nasa's new SLS dwarfs the Saturn V in terms of thrust - and the larger version will also dwarf it is size. The massive 130-metric-ton-configuration of the SLS will be the most capable, powerful launch vehicle in history. Testing will resume in April after upgrades are completed on the high pressure industrial water system, which provides cool water for the test facility during a hot fire test. Eight tests, totaling 3,500 seconds, are planned for the current development engine. Another development engine later will undergo 10 tests, totaling 4,500 seconds. The second test series includes the first test of new flight controllers, known as green running. The first flight test of the SLS will feature a configuration for a 70-metric-ton (77-ton) lift capacity and carry an uncrewed Orion spacecraft beyond low-Earth orbit to test the performance of the integrated system. The first flight test of the SLS will feature a configuration for a 70-metric-ton (77-ton) lift capacity and carry an uncrewed Orion spacecraft beyond low-Earth orbit to test the performance of the integrated system. As the SLS is upgraded, it will provide an unprecedented lift capability of 130 metric tons (143 tons) to enable missions even farther into our solar system. Nasa has signed a $2.8 billion contract with Boeing to build the giant rocket it is hoped will take us into deep space. 'Our teams have dedicated themselves to ensuring that the Space Launch System (SLS) – the largest ever - will be built safely, affordably and on time,' said Virginia Barnes, Boeing SLS vice president and program manager. 'We are passionate about NASA's mission to explore deep space. 'It's a very personal mission, as well as a national mandate.' This milestone marks NASA's first CDR on a deep-space human exploration launch vehicle since 1961, when the Saturn V rocket underwent a similar design review as the United States sought to land an astronaut on the moon. How it compares: The SLS is larger than the Saturn rockets than launched man to the Moon. It will also be more powerful than any rocket in operation today. Russia's super-rocket design has yet to be unveiled. However construction of the first stage of Russia's super-rocket - capable of lifting 80 tonnes - is already underway . Currently under construction, NASA's Space Launch System will be the world's most powerful launch vehicle. Designed to enable human exploration missions to deep space destinations, including an asteroid and Mars, SLS is working toward a first launch in 2017. For that first flight test, the rocket will be able to launch 70 metric tons (77 tons) of payload into low-Earth orbit, almost three times what the space shuttle could carry. From there, SLS will be evolved to a configuration that will be able to carry 130 metric tons (143 tons), more weight than any rocket ever has been able to carry. 'While many people think of the Space Launch System in terms of human exploration, SLS could have a wide application in a lot of other areas, including space science,' said Steve Creech, assistant program manager for strategy and partnerships for SLS. 'For missions to the outer planets, for example, SLS could make it possible to do things that are currently impossible, such as sending larger scientific spacecraft with more instruments to far off destinations with reduced transit times.' Nasa's previous rockets, the Saturn, Shuttle and right, the smaller configuration of the new SLS . Agency scientific and engineering teams have been evaluating whether there would be potential benefits from launching deep space robotic spacecraft, such as the Europa Clipper, a proposed mission to one of Jupiter's icy moons, on the SLS rocket, and determined the rocket would enable the spacecraft to fly direct trajectories to our solar system's outer planets, rather than using planetary gravities to gain speed, reducing transit time compared to current launch vehicles. In the case of the Europa Clipper, for example, the transit time would be reduced to less than half of what it would be using other launch vehicles. 'For as long as people have been launching rockets into space, mission designers have had to work within certain limitations – a spacecraft can only be so heavy and it has to fit within a certain width,' Creech said. The pieces that make up Nasa's mega-rocket in its first configuration . 'Depending on how large you make it, it can only go so fast, which in some cases limits where you can go. 'Today, if you want to send a mission to the outer planets, you have to be able to make it fit within that box. With SLS, we're about to make that box much larger. 'With the space shuttle, for example, we were able to launch missions like NASA's Hubble Space Telescope that were about the size of a school bus. 'With SLS, you can design a spacecraft even larger than the space shuttle that carried Hubble. 'It's going to open up an entirely new way of thinking about how we plan and design planetary science missions.' 'The Space Launch System could be really game-changing for space science,' said ACO manager Reggie Alexander. 'For some missions, it makes it much easier and quicker to carry them out. 'A Mars sample return mission, for example, could be flown using only one rocket instead of three. 'But for other destinations, SLS lets you do things we could only dream of before – like collecting samples from the geysers of Saturn's moon Enceladus.' Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Construction of the Space Launch System has already begun . Rocket will eventually be 384 feet tall and weigh 6.5 million pounds . Will be powered by four RS-25 engines - previously used to send space shuttle into orbit . First test flight scheduled for 2017 . Will be able to carry 130 tonnes into space .

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Article: A Florida mental health counselor has been arrested for allegedly murdering her lesbian lover's two-year-old daughter after the girl's mother, also a mental health counselor, broke up with her. Kymberley Lucas, 40, also tried to kill Jacquelyn Jamason's 10-year-old son - and possibly herself, police said. Officers were called to Lucas' Jupiter, Florida, home Monday for a reported drowning. There, they found Elliana Lucas-Jamason, 2, dead. Tragic: Police say Kymberley Lucas, 40, (right) killed girlfriend Jacquelyn Jamason's (left) daughter Elliana (center) and tried to kill her ten-year-old son (lower right) Lucas posted this pictures of her with the two children last week and wrote, 'Those two precious souls are my life!' Tragic: Elliana was found dead in the bathtub at Lucas' home on Monday after police were called there for a possible drowning. The boy (right) was also hurt . Lucas and the boy were both taken to the hospital for treatment. Police did not comment on how they were injured, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Police say Lucas and Jamason had recently ended their relationship. Lucas' last Facebook post, made last week, included a picture of her with her arms around Elliana and the boy. 'Those two precious souls are my life!' she wrote. On Mother's Day, Ms Jamason and Lucas shared a touching video with several photos of the children and both women. Both Lucas (left) and Jamason (right) are licensed mental health counselors who maintain private counseling practices near their home in Jupiter, Florida . Police say Lucas (pictured second from right) was unconscious when police arrived. She was taken to the hospital for treatment, where she is being kept in police custody . Lucas and Jamason are both licensed mental health counselors who maintain private practices in Palm Beach County. Jamason runs jupiter-counseling.com, which says she specializes in group and family counseling and the treatment of depression. Lucas was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder. She is in police custody while she recovers at the hospital. The ten-year-old boy is expected to survive. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Kymberly Lucas, 40, is charged with murder and attempted murder . She allegedly killed Elliana Lucas-Jamason in the bathtub and tried to kill her lover's 10-year-old son, as well . The children's, Jacquelyn Jamason, had recently broken up with her . Both Lucas and Jamason are licensed mental health counselors .

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Article: (CNN) -- Singer Nelly Furtado is trying to cross over in a direction many artists don't ordinarily take. Singer Nelly Furtado says she enjoys diversity in music and broadening her fan base. With "Mi Plan," the Grammy Award-winning singer is taping into a brand new market and fan base, almost a decade after she came to fame in 2000 with the single "I'm Like a Bird." While the Canadian-born singer -- whose parents are Portuguese -- has sung in Spanish before, "Mi Plan" is the first time she has recorded an entire album in Spanish, a language she said she learned as a teen. It's seems like a natural progression for Furtado, an artist often noted for diversity in her sound. A few years after her breakthrough, Furtado teamed up with superproducer Timbaland for her 2006 album "Loose," a collaboration that gained her scores of hip-hop and R&B fans as well, and spawned hits such as "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right." "Mi Plan" pairs her with a few Spanish-language music artists, including Alex Cuba, Juan Luis Guerra, Julieta Venegas and La Mala Rodriguez, as well as English-language artist Josh Groban. The first single off the album, "Manos Al Aire," made history as it marked the first time a North American artist reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart with a song that was originally written in Spanish, rather than a translated version of an English-language song. Furtado spoke with CNN about her passion for Spanish, why she feels like an artist reborn and the career path she hopes to take. CNN: What was the inspiration for the new album? Nelly Furtado: There were so many inspirations. The language was the biggest inspiration. I've sang so much in Spanish in the past, and also Portuguese. I get a lot of joy in singing in Latin languages. It expresses the Latin side of me. Watch Furtado talk about her new album » . My parents were born in Portugal and they raised us in Canada. We grew up speaking Portuguese and then I learned Spanish at the age of 14. I love being a multicultural artist, I love being a global artist. [The album] is almost like a literal reflection of that this time in the fact that it's all in Spanish and it's a completely original project written from scratch. CNN: So it's all new? Furtado: Yes. It feels like a rebirth of sorts. It's almost like a parallel world where I get to reinvent myself again as an artist, but in a very whole kind of way. It's been a lot of fun. CNN: You have such a loyal fan base. What do you hope they get from your latest project? Furtado: Just because I have collaborated with so many different people with so many different styles of music that I think my sort of goal or mantra my whole career has been to broaden the minds of my fan base. This album is just an extension of that. I'm an inclusive person and everyone is invited to the fiesta. I'm excited because I am meeting brand new fans for the first time who don't have any of my prior albums. Four albums in, it's a tough job to try to attract new fans and I think that's what I am doing with this new music. CNN: Did you consider it risky to do a Spanish-language album? Furtado: I like to take risks. I live for risk taking and challenges. I just find it so much more exciting and it keeps my job entertaining and interesting. Everyone is looking for that next challenge at work. Everyone wants that extra credential on their business card. If it's easy, it's not fun. CNN: How is performing in Spanish different? Furtado: When I express myself in Spanish or in Portuguese I feel very free. There are a lot of things you can say in a Spanish song that you can't say in an English song, especially from a feminine perspective. As a female, the moment you sing too passionately in English you are kind of labeled as an angry singer. In Spanish that doesn't happen. You can be dramatic as you want and it's accepted. So it's liberating. CNN: There are a lot of Spanish-speaking artists who want to cross over into the English-language market. How does it feel to be doing the reverse? Furtado: I think I'm capitalizing a little bit on the inroads I have already made in the Latin world through working with other established Latin acts. I dabbled in Spanish on my third album. I had two records on there in Spanish and I really enjoyed writing them and playing them live. I'm just going where my heart's at and following the passions. CNN: What's next for you? Furtado: It's interesting because when I got off the road from touring with my third album, "Loose," I was exhausted. I tried to write some songs in English and no inspiration really came to me. Then I started writing songs in Spanish and it started flowing, so this album has been like a medicine of sorts. I'm so excited about music now. I can't wait to put out another project in English and further Spanish albums as well as Portuguese. The list is never-ending. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Nelly Furtado's new album is sung completely in Spanish . The singer worked with noted Latin artists on the project . Furtado, whose parents are Portuguese, finds performing in Spanish "liberating" First single made history on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart .

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Article: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:28 EST, 6 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:58 EST, 6 December 2012 . A little girl is heading home for Christmas for the first time after spending the first two and a half years of her life in hospital fighting a life-threatening illness. Adalynn Willett was born with her liver and intestines outside of her body, a condition known as Omphalocele. She has undergone 28 surgeries - one for each month she has been alive - at Cook Children's Medical Center, Texas. Scroll down for video . First steps: Two-year old Adalynn Willett leaves the Texas hospital for the first time since she was born 850 days ago after battling a rare condition where her liver and intestines were outside her body . Going home: Adalynn, with her parents Serafina Sevallos and Bryan Willett prepares to head to the family's home in Abilene for the first time . She took her first steps outside the hospital on Tuesday with her family by her side and headed home to Abilene. The child's mother Serafina Sevallos was overcome with emotion as she carried her daughter in a purple, sparkly dress from the ward. When doctors discovered Adalynn's . condition while she was still in the womb, they estimated she may have to . spend the first few months of her life in hospital. The birth defect causes the baby's abdominal organs to stick out of the belly button. Between 25-40 per cent of babies with an Omphalocele have other defects including genetic and heart problems. Once the child is born, surgery takes place to repair the Omphalocele. The organs are covered with a man-made pouch which is stitched in place and they are gradually pushed back into the body. Children are expected to make a full recovery following the procedure. Giant omphalocele is extremely rare and affects one in every 10,000 babies. Adalynn has had her heart stop twice in the course of her treatment and battled many infections. Although the toddler still has a way to go, she is expected to lead a normal life. At the moment, she as a tracheotomy to offset pressure put on her lungs by her intestines. She will continue to be fed using a feeding tube until next spring after the precarious flu season has passed and her risk of infection is lower. Her team of doctors are optimistic that little Adalynn will not require long-term care. Her father Bryan Willett told WFAA: 'I always hoped for it, but I never thought this day would come. It is a very exciting day.' Full of joy: Adalynn is set to spend her first Christmas at home with her mom and dad . Smiling through: Adalynn has endured 28 surgeries to fix her condition - almost one for each month she has been alive . On the mend: Doctors are hopeful that Adalynn will not need lifelong care after undergoing such extensive procedures in early life . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Adalynn Willett has not left Texas hospital since she was born . Two-year-old has had 28 surgeries - one for each month she has been alive .

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Article: By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 04:30 EST, 7 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:54 EST, 7 May 2013 . Arriving just in time for the bank holiday, the blue skies and brilliant sunshine felt too good to last. Now after the warmest day of the year, forecasters are predicting thundery showers and gales will set the tone for the rest of the month. Yesterday was the hottest day of 2013 so far, with temperatures reaching a high of 24c (75.2f) in Crosby, Merseyside. Relaxing: Along with large parts of the UK today, Bath in Somerset was also treated to warm weather. Rowena and her dog Missy enjoy the glorious sunshine . Relaxing in the sun: Office workers enjoy the pleasant weather in Green Park, central London at lunchtime today . Much of Britain saw continued good weather, with temperatures higher than 22c in West Yorkshire, Surrey, Lancashire and Wales. Today, however, any thoughts of summer coming early will quickly be put to rest. A cold front will bring the warm . spell to a sudden end with thunder, lightning and heavy rain expected . across the country. The South West will see the worst of the weather, . with up to 0.8inches of rain. The rest of the country will get between 0.2inches and 0.4inches, with the chance of thunder in the North and the Midlands. Dan Williams of the Met Office said: ‘After the nice weather, things are going to change in the next few days.’ Forecasters expect temperatures to plummet by up to 10c, with highs of just 14c by the end of the week. Gale force winds will hit Wales, . south-west England and parts of the South East on Thursday, with gusts . up to 70mph along the coast and 50mph inland making the drop in . temperatures feel even sharper. Mr Williams added: ‘Winds are going . to be strong for this time of year. There is a severe weather warning . for the South West because the winds may cause damage to trees and . transport disruption. Bright: The glorious warm weather has continued today following on from the warm conditions over the weekend. This image shows a boat leaving Ross Rowing Club in Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, today . Glorious: This crew onboard this boat in Ross on Wye are no doubt enjoying the hot weather. But conditions are set to deteriorate tomorrow . Basking in the sun: Imogen O'Brady, 21, relaxes on Southsea Beach, Hampshire, today as temperatures are expected to hit 23C . Beach day: Imogen, 21, splashes in the sea on Southsea Beach today . ‘As a band of rain sweeps the . country on Wednesday, most places will see some rain. It will leave . behind cloudy weather with further showers possible.’ The unsettled weather will spread across the UK over the weekend, but the high winds are set to ease. Looking further ahead, the Met Office . expects the second half of the month to be cooler than usual, with a . chance of frosts at night. The short-lived top temperature . yesterday made Britain hotter than the party island of Ibiza in the . Balearics. It was only just higher than the previous high of 23.1c set . on April 25 in Faversham, Kent. Forecaster Lindsey Mears from the Met Office said yesterday : 'The hottest place in the country today was Charlwood in Surrey, were temperatures got up to 23.2C. Colourful: Glasgow University medical student Rosie Shields, 23, from Aberdeen, enjoys the sun while revising . Scenic: Locals and holidaymakers in the small village of Kenmore in Perthshire, which sits on the bank of Loch Tay, enjoy the beautiful sunny day . Spring day: Glasgow University medical students Rosie Shields, 23, from Aberdeen, and her friend Ewan MacPhee, 27, from Glasgow enjoy the sun while revising . Stroll: These walkers are taking full advantage of the stunning weather on the banks of Loch Tay . Basking: Vanessa Fasolt, 20, originally from Italy enjoys the sun at Glasgow University as temperatures of 23c hit the city . 'That just beating the previous record of 23.2C which was in Kent on April 25. 'We have been lucky with the high . pressure across the country which has caused this lovely weather over . the last couple of days, but sadly it is going to get quite unsettled . over the next few days. 'Tomorrow will be much cooler down to on average 14-15C. It will be cloudy with rain expected. 'That rain could even turn to thunder in the north and Midlands. 'Towards the end of the week strong . winds of up 50mph are expected, with coastal towns in the West of the . country worst affected. 'There will also be scattered rain showers in the south, with the chance of thunder in the Midlands and the north.' Mrs Mears added: 'That wind will be . strong as the week progresses. We are looking at up to 50mph by the . coast, perhaps even stronger. 'There will still be some rain but it will only be showers so nothing to much to worry about. Ice cream weather: Sophie Sheridan, two, from Glasgow enjoys an ice cream in the hot weather whilst playing in the sandpit at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling . Sunny weather: Sealion keeper Frances Reid with female sealion Poppy as she goes through a routine in her outdoor pool at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling. Today's hot weather has allowed Frances to work with the Sealions in their outdoor pool . 'It is expected to remain unsettled as we get into the weekend and beyond.' Britons enjoyed basking in the . sunshine yesterday as temperatures soared to 22.2C. England and Wales were yesterday warmer . than many traditionally sunny European countries including the Med and . Venice in Italy as temperatures peaked at 22.2C in central London. There was a marked difference between . the warmest and coldest places in Britain yesterday, as Stornoway in the . North West of Scotland reached a peek of only 9.5C. Britons flocked to beaches around the country to make the most of the blistering heat, but many found themselves suddenly shrouded in a bizarre fog. Brighton may have been packed with sun worshipers but the temperature cooled when warm air moving in over cold sea water covered the beach with a thick sea mist. The . rare sea fog left many sun-seekers in Bournemouth and Sussex struggling . to even see a few metres in front of them, let alone soak up any sun, . after a clear sky was quickly replaced with thick mist moving in off the . ocean. The weather . phenomenon is caused by warm air passing over the chilly sea water, . which is much cooler than normal after the cold weather in March, and . turning into mist. The . sea mist, which slowly edged eastwards along England's coastline . throughout the day, kept the temperature down until it gradually began . to clear and the sun broke through. The . mist developed along the south coast overnight, and was gone in the . East by mid day but there is still fog in the west between Dorset and . Cornwall. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Charlwood in Surrey recording temperature of 23.3C . Met Office confirms it is the hottest day of the year . But conditions will take a dramatic turn for the worst tomorrow . Many parts of the UK will see rain and cooler temperatures . Gale force winds and heavy rain will batter country on Thursday .

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Article: (CNN) -- A standoff at a beachside Oregon motel ended Tuesday evening with the focus of the police's attention -- the suspect in his grandparents' deaths over the weekend -- being taken from his room and transported away in an ambulance. Members of a "tactical team" entered the Lincoln City, Oregon, room of 26-year-old Michael Boysen around 7 p.m. (10 p.m. ET), emerging with no injuries, said city police Chief Keith Kilian. The suspect had suffered apparently self-inflicted cuts, he added. The image of him on a stretcher being placed in a waiting ambulance closed a day full of drama at the WestShore OceanFront Suites. Boysen was taken into custody about an hour after authorities used water cannons to blast down part of the front door to the suspect's room, a move that showed authorities' intent to "just kind of step ... things up a little bit," according to Kilian. "We removed the front door for him to show him which way we wanted him to come out," the police chief told reporters a short time later. "And he chose not to." Boysen was released last Friday from the Monroe Correctional Facility in Washington state, where he served a year behind bars for burglary. His grandparents picked him up, drove him around running errands and held a gathering for family members at their home to welcome him back, said King County Sheriff John Urquhart. The next day, the grandparents were found dead. After Boysen and his grandparents did not respond to phone calls Saturday, his mother drove over with a key to the house in Renton, Washington, near Seattle, and found the couple's bodies. Boysen and his grandparents' car were missing. Authorities have not said how the victims were killed. A gun was not used, but the deaths were violent, they said. During the course of their investigation, detectives said they learned that Boysen had talked about killing his grandparents, acquiring guns and going after authority figures. He had searched the Internet for gun shows across the Pacific Northwest and Nevada. "We need to do everything we can to get this man off the street as soon as possible," Urquhart said. "His threats against authority figures make him very dangerous and unpredictable." Boysen checked into the WestShore OceanFront Suites, situated along the Pacific Ocean, around 10 or 10:30 p.m. Monday, said Killian. The hotel clerk contacted police around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday after watching a news broadcast and identifying Boysen by face and by name. Police arrived soon thereafter, and an Oregon State Police SWAT team and hostage negotiator were on site by 10:45 a.m. With nearby roads blocked off, armored personnel trucks were stationed in the hotel's parking lot, while at least one sniper was positioned with clear sight of the suspect's room, according to video from CNN affiliates at the scene. The police chief said the suspect had barricaded his door, so even after the water cannons were used "it didn't come down all the way." "His request was for us to go away and leave him alone," Killian said then of authorities' initial communications with the suspect. "Obviously, we're not going to do that." CNN's Ben Brumfield and Dan Simon contributed to this report. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

NEW: The suspect has apparently self-inflicted cuts, a police chief says . NEW: No other injuries are reported as authorities go into his room, he adds . Michael Boysen's grandparents picked him up from prison; they were later found dead . He later checked into a motel on the Oregon coast, where a clerk noticed him .

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Article: London (CNN) -- The reason for model Peaches Geldof's death is still not clear, with an autopsy turning up inconclusive results, UK police said Wednesday. Authorities are still waiting for toxicology reports, which could take several weeks, police said. Geldof, the 25-year-old daughter of Irish musician and Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof and TV presenter Paula Yates, was found dead Monday at her home in Wrotham, Kent, southeast of London. Her sudden death prompted shock in the entertainment world and an outpouring of tributes from family, friends and fellow celebrities. According to Kent Police, it is being treated "as a non-suspicious, unexplained sudden death." Officers are continuing to investigate the circumstances, the force said. Geldof, who was married with two sons under the age of two, was only 11 years old when her own mother died of a drug overdose. In a poignant column for Mother and Baby magazine, published with the blessing of her family a day after her death, Geldof had written of the huge change her "two fat little cherubs" had brought to her life. She had "lived a life of wanton wanderlust" as she partied from Los Angeles to London, "lost in a haze of youth and no responsibilities," she wrote. "But it was becoming boring. I wanted an anchor -- I craved it. And, when I had two wailing, smiling, joyful little blobs of waddling pink flesh, they became my entire existence, and saved me from one of pure apathy." The transition could be tough, she said, but it was worth it. "I had the perfect life -- two beautiful babies who loved me more than anything. It was, and is, bliss." Her widower, rock musician Tom Cohen, said Monday he would bring up their sons, Astala and Phaedra, "with their mother in their hearts every day." In a statement, Bob Geldof said his family was "beyond pain" and would cherish Peaches' memory forever. A host of celebrities also paid tribute. TV mogul Simon Cowell tweeted his condolences: "The few times I met Peaches she was a sweet, funny warm person. Much love to her family she has left behind." CNN presenter Myleene Klass said: "The news of beautiful Peaches is utterly devastating, God bless her babies. RIP mama xxx." Geldof was the second daughter of Yates, who rose to fame in the 1980s as presenter of music show "The Tube." She died from a heroin overdose in 2000, aged 41. Yates had divorced Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof in 1996 after starting a relationship with INXS frontman Michael Hutchence. CNN's Carol Jordan and Elaine Ly contributed to this report. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Police: Postmortem examination after Peaches Geldof's death is inconclusive . A toxicology report may take several weeks, police say . Geldof, 25, was found dead at her home in Kent, southeast of London . In a column for a parenting magazine, she wrote of her bliss at being a mother to two babies .

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Article: An early version of the ‘King’s Speech’ reveals Britain was preparing to declare war on Germany before Hitler invaded Poland. George VI’s address to the nation, depicted in the 2010 movie starring Colin Firth as the stammering monarch, had been written at least nine days beforehand. The three-page document that has come to light is entitled ‘Draft King’s Speech’ and is dated August 25, 1939. This early draft of the King's Speech, announcing the outbreak of war, was written at least nine days before George VI addressed the nation . The document, which was written on August 25, 1939 - seven days before Germany’s invasion of Poland - has come to light after 74 years. The typed document, the second draft of the speech, was retained by civil servant Harold Vale Rhodes, who had previously written a first attempt. In a pencilled note in the left-hand margin, Mr Rhodes criticised the length of some of the sentences in the second draft and hinted that his should be used. It would appear his advice was followed - the final speech read to the nation and the Commonwealth by the King on September 3 contained shorter, more concise sentences. Although the tone remained the same, some of the content was significantly different. For instance, it did not mention Germany or Hitler by name but merely 'our enemies’. The early draft accused Germany of being a bully that wanted to dominate the world by brute force and stressed that 'we are fighting for the principles of freedom and justice'. The address was delivered by King George VI (left) on September 3, 1939, after Hitler's Germany had invaded Poland. It was depicted in the 2010 film, The King's Speech, which starred Colin Firth (right) as King George VI . In the Oscar-winning film, Colin . Firth's royal character was given little time to prepare for his . defining address to the nation but in reality it appears the speech was . being readied for him more than a week beforehand. The rejected draft was acquired by the unnamed owner in a load of paperwork from Mr Rhodes' estate following his death in 1970. It has now been put up for sale at auction with a pre-sale estimate of £4,000. Dr Gabriel Heaton, of Sotheby's, which is selling the speech, said: ‘This is a fascinating document for a number of reasons. ‘It brings to life not just the speech, but a pivotal moment in British history. ‘It was written before Poland had been invaded but at a time when it was clear we were moving towards war with Germany. ‘It shows that something was being prepared days in advance of the declaration of war so that the monarch had a speech ready in order to speak to the nation and the Commonwealth.' He added: ‘You get a sense of the preparations for the speech and the struggle to find the right words to prepare the nation for the terrible fight that lay ahead. The three-page second draft, uncovered after 74 years, is to be auctioned by Sotheby's next month . ‘There would have been a group of people writing this speech and Rhodes was one of them. ‘He . had provided a first draft and was sent this revised version. His note . in the margin is saying that his original is better than this one and . that the wording should be shorter. ‘The . final version was a lot clearer. The sentences were shorter and the . structure was simpler and that is what you want for public speaking, . especially when the speaker has a speech impediment.’ Nigel Steel, a historian at the Imperial War Museum, said: ‘When it happened, war wasn't out of the blue. ‘There had been a number of political crises involving Germany going on for over a year before. ‘The idea that this speech was prepared in advance of war is not a huge surprise, especially as the King had difficulties in delivering speeches.’ The auction takes place at Sotheby's in London on December 10. Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Document, announcing the outbreak of World War II, shows Britain was ready to declare war on Germany a week before Hitler invaded Poland . Famous address was depicted in Colin Firth's 2010 film, The King's Speech . Document, uncovered after 74 years, is to be auctioned next month .

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Article: The manipulation of Libor by Barclays is likely to be the ‘tip of the iceberg’ in terms of fraudulent activities by banks, according to a former head of the U.S. securities regulator. Hervey Pitt, the former chairman of the Washington-based Securities and Exchange Commission, said: ‘It is in Barclays’ interest to prove the old adage that misery loves company and I expect they’ll be implicating a lot of their colleagues in other banks. ‘This is the proverbial tip of the iceberg.’ Money worries: RBS Group and other banks saw shares slump as fears grew they could be hit with huge fines . Dramatic: Shares in RBS Group were hit hard as details of the Barclays penalty rattled the banking sector . Barclays was fined £130million by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the largest penalty ever by the agency. It has also agreed to pay £100million to the US Justice Department, whose criminal investigation continues. The U.S. Justice Department decided to levy the fine rather than pursue litigation against Barclays. Mr Pitt said this was a matter of ‘taking the bird in hand’ rather than risk taking action through the courts. The £230million in fines in the U.S. makes up most of the £292million levied on Barclays and its subsidiaries . on both sides of the Atlantic, following an agreement between . regulators in Washington and London. Under pressure: Lloyds Banking Group and RBS Group, led by chief executives Antonio Horta-Osario (left) and Stephen Hester (right) respectively, are both under investigation . Scrutiny: Lloyds Banking Group's London headquarters. Analysts say fines could be imposed across the sector . Devalued: Shares in Lloyds Banking Group slumped yesterday morning but rallied slightly during the afternoon . Speaking to Bloomberg Television, Mr . Pitt continued: ‘This is a phenomenal example of the ability of both the . UK and the U.S. authorities to work together. ‘This really should give marketplace . participants a lot of hope, and for those who are thinking of violating . the law a lot of fear, that different governments will work together . constructively and come up with cases of this nature.’ The massive fines are unlikely to be . the end of the pain for Barclays. Crisis: George Osborne told MPs that Barclays was 'not alone' in its efforts to rig interest rates . The cost of lawsuits related to the . Libor scandal are likely to be bigger, according to Sandy Chen, banking . analyst at Cenkos Securities. He added: ‘Since Royal Bank of . Scotland, HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group have also been named in . lawsuits, we expect they will also face significant fines and damages. ‘We are pencilling in multi-year provisions that could run into the billions.’ The Barclays case follows co-ordinated . investigations lasting years and is just the first in a series of . potential cases against other financial firms, including HSBC, Citigroup . and JPMorgan Chase. American regulators have issued . subpoenas to banks including UBS, Citigroup, and Bank of America . regarding how Libor rates are calculated. Canada’s Competition Bureau is looking into the activities of Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and others. At least nine agencies have carried . out investigations into Libor, including the Financial Services . Authority in Britain and Japan’s Financial Supervisory Agency. Authorities across the world are also looking into the activity surrounding similar interest benchmarks such as . Tibor, the Tokyo interbank rate, and Euribor, the eurozone rate. Bart Chilton, commissioner of the . CFTC, said: ‘This thing was about smoke, mirrors and sneaky backroom . dealings with potentially dangerous effects on the world economy.’ He added that it was essential that . there be ‘a sturdy firewall’ between bank workers involved in setting . the Libor rate and traders. Uncertainty: The scandal comes only days after RBS Group, which owns NatWest, suffered an embarrassing computer crisis . Summarize the above article in 3 sentences.

Analysts say penalties could dwarf the record £290m fine for Barclays . HSBC, RBS and Lloyds have all also been named in lawsuits . Regulators in Japan and Canada are also conducting investigations .

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